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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington Feb. 11-Appropria-
tions aggTegating forty three million
for waterway Improvement all over the
country are provided in a bill com
pleted tonight. 1t will be reported to
river gets seven millions and New
York harbor thirteen millions.
The bill provides eight million to
buy and improve the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. The idea is 10 make an
intra coastal waterway from Boston to
Beaufort, North Carolina. II will i'm
prove as far up as Rock island.
Without roll call the senate today
passed the bill providing a temporary
method for the nomination. and cleo
ton of United States senators in the
states which have not legtslated to
carry out the seventeenth amendment,
providing for the direct election of
senator's. The law will be effective
only In the states not providing their
own machinery for senatorial elections.
When the state provides no such law,
the bill makes a law for the state off,
GERS to govern in that state.
Nearly five million had been added
to the postoff1ee appropriations bill
when the senate committee today COM
pleted its work on the measure. The |
bill now carries $310, ,00O.0G0, and pro- |
vides the maximum salaries of rural |
carriers at twelve hundred. One mil |
lion to the railway mail service will I
help take cara of the parcels post No i
increase in second class mail were /
provided in the bill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
Pope Receives American Ball
Players With Much CordiaIitv

praised the practlve Of athletic sports
for the strengthening Of the body ard.
at the same time, the practice Of re-
ligion to strengthen the soul He then
impaired TO all the apostolic benedle-
tion.
/. The members Of the teams were then
photographed in the court OF San Da-
maso. Cardinal Merry del Val, papsI
secretary Of state, afterward received
the Vatican, Mr Comisizey went with
game today because Of bad weather.
Immediately after the audience al
the Vatican, Mr.. Momiskey went with
DR.. John z. Jones and Prof. Giuseppe
Bastianeli TO a medical institute where
he was examined by Prof. Uuderico
de Luca with the aid Of the X-rays
This examination indicated that there
was nothing serious in the condition
OF Mr. Comiskey.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
MONUMENTS FOR
SOUTHERN DEAD
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

that the Southern states provide battle
monuments in honor OF Confederate
regiments on the field at Gettysburs
nave been discussed between Repre-
sctstive Walters OF Pennsylvania and
several southern member of tls
house.
'Pra ctlcaIly every union regiment
has a distinctive marker ur monument"
said Mr.. Walters today. only ono
Confederate regiment has ils place
marked with anything but what the
government provided. Would IL not ba
a graceful recognition Of the day ug
unity II the southern states were to
provide enduring stone memorials for
their brave sOnse"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
MEXlCANNAvAL
SALUTE PASSED
BY UNNOTICED
Twenty-One Guns Were
Fired By Gunboat cara
gosa When Passing Jack
son Barracks, But Fort
ress Let Honor Go With
out Recognition.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans. Feb 11.-When COM
ing up the Mississippi river to this
port today the Mexican gunboat Zara.
gosa saluted with twenty -one guns as
she passed Jackson barracks. The sa-
lutte was not answered by guns or by
any other manner of recognition. AS
the vessel passed the Tilted States i'm
migration station the Mexican band
played Mexican airs, but the serenade
passed unnoticed by government Off
GERS there.
At jackson barracks II was said Of
f1cers had telegraphed to Washington
for instructions as to what action, if
any, they should take on the question
of a warship Of an unrecognized power
being in this port None was received
the barracks at this morning.
immigration authorities had not ex-
pected to inspect the Zaragosa on the
ground that she was a foreign war
ship of q friendly power but il was
reported from quarantine that three
aliens were aboard. Commissioner
Redfern gave Instructions for an in
spector to meet the Zarra gosa when she
docked and to ascertain if any attempt
was being made to bring aliens into
this country unla wfully.
It has been reported here that a
Frenchman, an Italian and a Mexican
of some prominence were aboard the
craft. What their mission is has not
been explained.
The three passengers aboard the
zarragosa. according to immigration
authorities. were AureIiano MaIgarejo.
Mexican minister rfanipotentiary to
Colombia: Louis Roumagnac. a French
banker, and Antonio Magui. an Italian
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Rome. Feb. 11.-Charies A. Comis-
key. president Of the Chicago club OF
the American baseball league, was we'll
enough today to go with the members
of the American baseball teams 10 the
Vatican, where the party was received
by the pope. DR.. John Edward Jones,
American consul general at Genoa,
who has attended Mr.. Comiskey during
his Illness, accompanied the parts
which comprised seventy people.
The American visitors were intro
duced to the pope by Manager Charles
A. O'Hearn, vice rector Of the Ameri-
can college in Kome, who explained
the national interest taken in baseball
In the United States.
The pope greeted the visitors with
great cordiaity. He thanked them for
their visit and IN short address
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
COLLISION Of
BOATS SUBJECT
OF AN INQUIRY
Witnesses Give Testimony
In Case OF Investigation
Into Responsibility Of
Sinking Of Steamship
Monroe By Nantucket
/ BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-Capt- Edward
E. Johnson. commander of the Old Do
off the Virginia coast by the Mer-
chants and Miners steamship Nantuck-
ct testified today in the trial of Capt,
Osmyn Berry OF the Nantucket On the
night OF the disaster he was navigat-
ing his vessel with a steering compass
that was not a true instrument
There was a standard compass
aboard the Monroe, he said, but he
used the steering compass which show
ed an easterIy deviation. When he
was northwest by north the deviation
was about two degrees, but he ad-
mitted he did not know what the de-
Walton was when his course was
northeast by east. Capt. johnson said
1t was the custom OF vessel masters
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
PRESIDENT AND
FLETCHER CONFER
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Feb. 11.-President
Wilson told Senator Fletcher presi-
Gent Of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress, and a delegati ion from that or
ganization today that the question of
restoring the American merchant ma
rine would be taken up with other
non partisan questions soon after other
measures being considered in congress.
We're disposed of.
Clarence j. Owen, Bernard +. Baker,
OF Bal irnore and Senator Fletcher
outlined plans for developing trade of
the United States with Latin America
and emphasized the Importance OF the
merchant marine with which they
found the president in hearty accord.
They will work out specific plans to
be submitted to the president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
MEXICAN MINISTER OF
FINANCE LEAVES PARIS

Paris Feb. 1f.-Adolfo de Ia Lama,
Mexican minister of fnnace, sailed to-
day from Cherbourg for New York on
board the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Be
fore leaving he said
Il am returning to Mexico to devote
myself to Provisional President Hu-
erta's administration. l have a plan to
meet all the Mexican National obliga-
tions and 7 am convinced that the plan
will accomplish tfs purpose.
Il shall not go to Washington as I
have not received instructions from
General HueTta to see any one there
I shall probably return to Mexico City
by way of Cuba and Vera Cruz
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
Big Bip1ane
for AviatOrs
ofNavyHere
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Los Angeles, Feb. II
Two biplanes are under
construction here, one for
the army and one for the
navy. The utmost secre-
cy guards the details. The
navy machine will have
a one hundred horse pow
er motor, and will be de-
livered to the navy avia-
tion corps at Pensacola,
Fla, in several weeks. The
army machine will have
an eighty horse power mo-
tor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
HANS SCHMIDT TO
ELECTRIC CHAIR
BY ASSOCIATED Press

New York. Feb 1I-Hans Schmidt
was sentenced today to die In the cleo
trio chair during the week beginning
March % for the murder Of Anna Au-
muller Schmidt was found guilty Of
murder, first degree, at the second trial
after the jury which first tried him
had failed TO agree.
Schmidts lawyers pleaded insanity
for their client, but the prisoner would
not aid them and said repeatedly be
wanted to die.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12

Dayton, O., Feb. 11.-AIiss Mary Ma
son Brown, of Lexington, KY, accom-
panied by a chaperone, has spent sew
eraI days in Dayton, selecting apart
ments in which she expects to live
following her marriage in the spring
to Hen1s N. Sserlts. the new city man
zger of Dayton. Waite helped select
the apartments
Miss Brown is a society leader and
heiress Of Lexington, Ky. Waite met
her while he was a city engineer of
Cincinnati. She is a tall, prepossessfng
blonde.
She is the daughter of the late John
Mason Brown. lawyer of Louisville,
KY Her mother was Miss Mary Pres
ton, daughter of General William Pres
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
WHITFIELD HERE
TO GIVE TESTIMONY
State Bank Examiner Ap
peared Yesterday Before
the Jury, Returning TO
Tallahassee in the After
ternoon - Other Wit
nesses. 1t IS Understood,
Are Going Before Jury

That the suspension of the Pensacola
! state bank rs being investigated by
the grand jury OF the circuit court bee
came known yesterday with the ap-
pealanCe in Pensacola OF B. g. Witt
field, state bank examiner, and also
from the fact that other witnesses who
are supposed &c know Of the hanks
condition prior TO its failure. were he-
fore the jury and were heard behind
closed doors. Just what evidence they
gave viii not be known for all luoui-
ries OF the grand jury are secret
Mr.. Whitfield arrived Iu tho city
Yesterday morning and shortly after
ward appeared before tbo grand Jury
on being excused. after giving his tus-
timony, he returned 90 Tallahassee.
Mr.. Withheld came 60 Pensacola tho
day before the state bank closed it's
ioors and is therefore well acquainted
with the causes which brought about
he suspension of the bank
II was stated on the streets last
night. but not from an authoritative
zource, that other witnesses ere To- ap-
pear before the inquisitoriai body du.-
nE today
TWO TRUE BILLS.
Two true bills were returned 1y .aa
jury yesterday, both against negroes
tbA iAhAA'ta bAA all4AlftA N.HHt 1T" N.fI#
alleged murderer under arrest The
Jury failed to indict John Adams. coI-
1red, charged with murder.
Two cases were heard in the circuit
court during the day. One resulted iu
q verdict against the gsrnishoe iu the
case of Thornton against Ward an6
the other was a verdict for $500 ia
favor Of Georgia Bonner against the
solored Knights OF Pythlas
All petit jurors were excused rro1u
further service until Saturday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
RIVER PACKET
BURNS ANDFIVE
LIVES ARE LOST
Captains Son Was Among
Those Who Were Lost,
Master Himself Being
Badly Burned-Boat Des-
troyed Above New Or
leans In Mississippi.
RY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans. Feb. 11.-Five persons
were drowned when the river packet
Gem was destroyed by fire last night
opposite Hahnville. 40 miles UP the
Mississippi river from New Orleans.
The dead:
E. J. Comeaux, 20 years old, son
of Captain r. J. Comeaux, and clerk
of the boat
W. E. Barre, one Of the best known
river pilots in the New Orleans dis
trtct.
5. Laroix. an old negro steward well
known TO rivermen-
Negro roCstabout and a negro wo-
man passenger.
None Of the bodies had been recov-
cred this morning.
Those who succeeded in swimming
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
FIRE DRIVES MANY
INTO SNOWY STREET

New York, Feb. 1I.-Six hundred
men, women and children-one hum
dred and fifty families-were driven
20 the street in the snow by a four
alarm fire which wrecked five story
factory building in East Thirty-fourth
street early today. The building is in
the heart of "Corcoran's Roost" and
surrounded tenement houses all OF
which were empties. The loss was
about 100000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
Federals ire
on [ own;Fear
for oreigners
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb 11.-Three
thousand federals, with field artillery,
backed by five gunboats yesterday
bombarded Esmeraldass the capital of
Esmeraldas Province, held by the reb-
els under Col. Carlos Concha-
The shells set the town aflre, and
much damage is reported. The result
is not definitely known. There is fear
for foreigners whom the rebels would
not allow to leave town. There are
no American interests there and no
American battieship south Of Ecuador.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
EvERS IS READY
To JUMP FROM
The NATIONALS
Deposed Manager Of the
Cubs VIII Confer With
Federa1s With View to
Signing With That Or
ganization.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. 11.-John Evers, de-
posed manager Of the Chicago Nation
ais. caused much discussion among
National baseball magnates this after
noon by calmly announcing that he
had agreed TO meet President Gilmore
of the Federal league late today over
a reported proposition to play with
the Chicago Federal league club next
season.
Esvers gave no intimatlon whether he
would enter ain such a proposition but
again asserted 'teven If the National
league decides that I must play with
the Cubs because of some contract or
other. never viii serve under Charley
Murphy
Evers will also have talk with
President Ter.er of the Ma +ionaI league,
when it is expected Mr.. Tenner will
go over the contracts which Evers has
with the Chicago Nationals Henry
O'Day, who was appointed to succeed
Evers as manager of the Cubs, talked
with Evers for some time this after
noon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12

Los Angeles. Feb. 11.-Frank Chance.
manager of the New York American
league, said today he was in the field
to get Johnny Evers. the Chicago Cub
manager, let out yesterday by Murphy.
'I don't care what the Federal
league offers" he said Il will pay
more. Evers Is a great ball player.
I played with him and know, and
am sure he will play go3d ball Tor
the New York Americans"
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Continued on Page seven.)
BROKE ALTITUDE RECORD.

Johannisthal. Ger, Feb. 11.-Robert
Thelen, German aviator, made today
worlds altitude record for a f1ighl
with four passengers He attained a
height of $3.50 feet
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12

| ton of Lexington, once United States
minister TO Spain. Miss Brown is a
graduate of Bryn Nawr college.
Waite was made city engineer of
Cincinnati by former Mayor Hunt Of
that city. Previously ne had won
wide recognition as an engineering
expert in Ohio. Xixetzsza-. and Southern
states. He was notably successful IN
the Hurt administration and was
picked for the Dayton nanagership
from an international field of appIf-
cants. The salary is the highest paid
any public Official in Ohio-$12, 500 a
year.
The wedding Of Ntr. Waite and Miss
Brown viii take place at the home of
the bride-eIect in Lexington, probably
next april.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
BY ASSOCIATED pREss

E1 Paso, Texas. Feb. 11-Maximo
Castillo and six of his bandits, who
sent many Americans to death in Cum
bre tunnel, We're captured and exc
cuted Monday, according to advices
received today by General Villa in
Juarez.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
Progressives
urnDeafEar
to Old Love
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

By ASSOCIAIED PRESS
Lincoln, Neb, Feb. 1.-The pro-
gressive republicans announced after
a meeting today that they never can
be united with the republicans MedilI
Mccormick, national committeeman.
and other prominent Progressives were
rA<a~<
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
S43.OOO,OOO
FOR waterway
IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriations for This Sum
Contained in Bill to Go
Before Congress.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GETS $4,000, 10000

New York Harbor Will Re-
ceive S13,000,000 = the
Measure Will be Report
ed in the House This
Week-Senate Passes Bill
Providing Temporary Me
t1od for Election of u. S.
Senators.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
Nine riso1lers
Escape From
the Opelika Jail
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opeiika, Ala, Feb. 11.-Nine out of
the twenty-five prisoners in the Lee
county Jail here escaped tonight. JaiIer
Singley in charge of the prisoners was
overpowered and the keys taken
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
BANDIT CHIEF
ISEXECUTEDO ON
BEING CAUGHT
He and Six of His Gang
Shot for Wrecking Train
in a Tunnel.
MANY AMERICANS
KILLED IN WRECK

Capture and Execution Oc-
Cured Monday, According
to Advices Received by
Gen Nilla-Mexican Min
lister Of Finance Sails On
Steamer From Paris for
New York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12
ESQ POUNDS Of
DYNAMITE FELL
INTOTHE WATER
Was Being Transported In
A Skiff From Warehouse
To Small Sloop.
UNEASINESS ALONG
THE WATER FRONT

Tugs Were Moved Out Of
Danger Zone And Pre-
cautions Were Taken To
See That No Craft Dis
turbed the Lot-Was In
tended For Up-the-Bay
Points For Stump Blast
ing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12

Two hundred and ffty pounds OF
dynamite were dumped into the ten
foot deep slip between PalafoX and
Baylen streets wharves yesterday
afternoon. Five boxes, each containing
fifty pounds each, were dumped over
board, and should the wheel Of any
tug strike any one OF the boxes a
square blow, there probably would be
some havoc created, for, even under
the water. dynamite loses none Of it's
explosive force. ANY ore OF the boxes
contains enough to blow to smither-
eens, many a boat which may be
operating in Pensacola harbor.
Captain Aiken Of the Aiken Tow boat
Company, is well aware Of such 2 pos
sibility, and after the lot was known
to have been dumped into the water
ne ordered the removal OF three steam
tugs out of the slip and last night
they were moored near the end Of
Palafox wharf. The Dixie, Sea King
and E. E. Simpson were the tugs which
occupied the new moorage during
the night The tug Nellie. which We
coming up from st. Ancrews during
the night, and which was looked for
every hour. was watched for, and
orders had been left to see that the
tugs of the fleet mentioned above. All
Of these vessels were comparatively
deep draft ships, to take berth I'm the
slip, and it would not have taken very
much work on the part Of their FRO
pellers TO have disturbed the explo-
sives. And then
WAS BEING TRANSFERRED
Besides the dynamite going over
hu et..
boxes of dynamite were being trans
rerred from the Cessna warehouse |
where it was slowed the day before /
20 the sIoop Magnolia, awaiting the /
which was moored at
8aylen wharf Some launch came 4
along and the sISiff in which the two /
men sat- and in which the five boxes /
If dynamite were slowed. suddenly |
overturned. 1t was stated last night |
hat the skiff sank, too but this was
lot stated As q fact.
Scrambling to safety, the two men
cached a line that had been heaved
o them. and beyond a wetting and q
good fright, their experience ended.
Then it dawred upon them the narrow
scape they had had. The fact that
he dynamite went to the bottom soon
ecame known, although many were
ound along the waterfront last even
ng to whom the fact OF the loss Of
he explosive was not known.
TO BE RECOVERED.
Precautions were taken hast night
0 thwart any possible accidents. and
iunches were warned against too
areless navigation Larger launches
7ere moved during the night. and
mere the wharf is usually lined with
mall boats during the night but two
on the east side Of the Bavlen :
ip. These were the Grand Rapids {
nd Helmar It was safe to say that
ley were not tempted to leave their .
srths during the night time.
Just What method will be adopted d
recover the dangerous lot was not 2
orked out last night. The fact that
CONTINUED on Page Three1 "a
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CONTINUED On Pa-~ Tsa--~~a
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Fair THURSDAY and Fri
day, rain Friday north
west portion.
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TO BE RECOVERED.

CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-12

You cannot vote In the primary unless you d
ter, and the final limit is almost Up.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-09-18

gotten the mesh OF circumstances that
had been woven round us. Now the
memory of them recurred TO me.
Some day." / answered, when our
troubles are over. Charles. When we
have conquered our enemies"
With that he had to rest content
did not feel that It would be decorous to
yield too much within single hour.
Later that afternoon the mother OF
Charles called In her victoria and took
me to their town residence. She
would be satisfied with nothing but
that l should become their guest.
pleaded, however. that must walt at
the pension until the three weeks had
elapsed. that the banker might readily
find me should he desire to. since
he could hardly communicate with me
at the home of his enemies. However,
I compromised by consenting TO pay
a few days visit to Clichy at the end
OF the week
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-09-18
SYNOPSIS.

Anne Ives mascot by reputation. stcrts
from Winnipeg for London 10 attend the
coronation OF King George. Her father
had come 10 America following quar-
rel with his father. Comte DIVES OF
France. Anne's father. at his death, left
her a key to strong box containing
bonds of the defunct French Panama
Ganal company. The box is In 1Se vaults
of Magnin q Co, Paris bankers. On the
STEAMER Anne meets the dessolute oon OF
Magniff who. not knowing her iderNty.
tells her OF a scheme 10 get hold OF the
canal bonds and extort money from Mag
min. Anne volunteers TO go as passef-
ger with French contestant at an ayia-
ton meet I'm London. The Frenchman
Wins, bat disappears without disclosing
his identity. She meets him again In the
crowd at Westminster abbey and accom-
IpaHies him TO the coronation. She learns
Aat he Is her cousin Chevaler DIVES
End that his companion is her grand
1hther, Comte d'Yves. Sharing her faith
er's hate for the family, Anne abruptly
leaves the abbey. She losses her purse
and bororws money to go TO Paris. On
the way she meets an official OF the avia-
ltion meet who. thinking her the wife or
the winner, forces on her the prize OF 600
pounds She learns that Banker Magnir
is extremely bitter against her grand
father and holds a mortgage on the an
,cestral home. Magniff tells her new
key must be made for the box. He In.
lduces her TO sign an agreement TO sell
him the bonds for $1,000 frances.