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VOL XIINO 47 PENSACOLA FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 24 1909
GRAND AND BEAUTIFUL MYS1IC
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CHEERS GREETED
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STREET PAGEANT PRONOUNCED
THE GRANDEST EVER WITNESS
ED IN PENSACOLA WHILE THE
CROWDS THRONGING THOR
OUGHFARES WERE ESTIMATED
AT NEARLY 30000 EVERY POS
SIBLE POINT OF VANTAGE BE
jiING FILLED
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Fully twenty thousand of Pnsa
1oasown people anrl nine thousand
vJtitora witnessed last night the mot
affective and gorgeous carnival pa
rade that ever added lustra to the rep
utation of the I > eep Water City Every
point of vantage on Palafox and otlu
streets through which the wonderful
Hosts were drawn was crowded with
enthusiastic bewildered watcaers
while the sidewalks were packed from
curb to houseline with a dense mass
of humanity which at many places
overflowed the usual bounds and ex
tended far into the roadway
It was the final demonstration of
King Priacus before repairing to the
ball of splendor where he crown d
his lovely queen In the presence ot a
dovoted throng of courtiers It well
befitted the mysterious being whose
usual court It held on a distant un
Icnown Isle bathed in eternal sunshine
nml aresaed by a soothing sea and
Who though monarch of this great
land upon the Mexican Gulf comes
out once a year and then for a period
fai too brief to choej the hearts and
Inspire the hopes of his most loyal
subjects
BRIGHT LIGHTS FLASHED
Bright flashed the wild light of col
ftre4 flames upon the weird symbolic
cat ven Dreams which w re born
wlthjn the imagination of the anxious
SettlM4f iQijle crar CL
7 hem woit JWlvation from n ftuitans
j wrtt t VrLM conjUred into
1Tlend swptln a bewildering pan
orama the wondering vjres of
American twentieth century civiliza
tion Strains of music the penetrat
Ing blare of raucous brazen horns and
harsh alarum Of rattling drums or the
subdued and pleading cadences of dul
ce Instruments attuned to sweet ac
cord lent emphasis to scenes of ven
geance blood and death or of the dear
SeCt dalliances of mutual love ae re
counted in those marvelous Arabian
Nights Entertainmentstales which
will live forever among the rarest im
mortelles in the worlds bouquet of lit
erature
EXCLAMATIONS OF PLEASURE
There wag but one expression with
regard to the pageant On every side
might be herd expressions of delight
beautiful splendid fine love
ly simply grand all the usual ex
clRraatloHB of a well pleaded crowd
Whoso pleasure was further accentuat
ed by frequent and loud applause
Maay of the spectators not satisfied
wttione view hastened to other
Joints where they might again see the
floats pass by and feast their eyes on
a sight which no doubt to many was
as novel as it was beautiful The
crowd on Palafox street remained
compact as at the start until tie final
tableau passed for the lust time on its
TOgy to the point of diabaRdment on
Option street Aid there was evident
regret when all was over despite the
merriment which reigned and claimed
a universal participation
THE HANDSOME FLOATS
The fourteen handsome floats
which elicited applause along the en
tire line of parade were as follows
The Kings FloatN 1
The float of his majesty King Pris
ens X was resplendent in gold and
silver trappings the white billowy
cloudltke throne having surmounted
the whole from which his majesty
bowed profoundly ml enthusiastical
ly srsoiod hit loyal subjects The al
togftlhar regal and really elaborate ef
fct produced was a fit setting for the
mythical king whose reign was so
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Title FloatNo 2
The title float a hazy fairlylike
creation IM swirls of breathlike
sephyra and surrounded in all evi
dence of the stuff that dreams ea
fieelxlty day dreamsare made of
WNf pecfact in its harmonious and
ielteat Mending of colors rne title
AraW ia SIghts was to be seen from
two elJn arches which added great v
lo the effect
The Fisherman No 3
Float Number 5 depicted the fam
ous tate of the Fisherman told in
the Arabian Nights series and was
1 credit to the artist Great white
ash were seen floundering and leap
Ing about ia tae water and the fisher
mn was in the act of casting his net
This particular fisherman according
to the tale unfortunately fished out
n brass pot from the sea one day upon
which was affixed the seal of Solomon
Breaking this he set at liberty a huge
geni who had somehow been impris
oned ia the vessel for something over
10 year by defying the great proph
It upon some trivial point It will be
remembered that the cents temper
flit iioi appear to iiu iot in the esn
CCvulliiued ou Page Three
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DR S R MALLORY KENNEDY
4 King Priscus X
FULLY NINE THOUSAND
VISITORS IN THE CITY
Railroads Alone Handled
L 6043 Since Last
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6ATS FROM < VARIOUS POINTS I
AND THOSE WHO CAME HERE
PRIOR TO THURSDAY EASILY
NUMBER 3000 AN INCREASE OF
25 PER CENT OVER LAST YEAR
Fully nine thousand persons visited
Ponsacola during the Mardi Gras fes
tivities being an Increase of 2000
ovex the number estimated to have
visited the city last Mardi Gras The
fact that 900 persons were attracted
to the city by the Carnival is borne
out by figures furnished by the Louis
ville Nashville and proves clearly
that Pensacolas Mardi Gras carnivals
are growing more popular with each
succeeding year and where eight and
nine ycSrs ago only a few hundred
came to the city they now number up
into many thousands
This year the travel by boat and
the number to come to the city prior
to Thursday showed a big increase as
all of the river vessels were crowded
on each trip and it is conservatively
estimated that these brought fully
3000 people to the city including
those who began arriving ten days
and two weeks ago and oontinued to
increase in number each day up to
Thursday when records were obtain
ed It is thus estimated and conser
vative too that the visitors num
bered fully 9000
The hotels and boarding houses had
the greatest rush of their existence
to handle this number of visitors
Providing food ana a place to sleep
for possibly 1000 for it can safely be
said that 1000 isited relatives was
a task but none went hungry or were
without a lodging place provided they
desired such a place But many of
them did not seek bods for there
was fun and frolic almost the entire
nights
604S BY RAILROAD
The Louisville Nashville Railroad
handled since last Thursday morning
no less than 6041 passengers into
PonsacolR The dates and number of
passengers arriving each day are as
follows Thursday 536 Friday 4S1
Saturday 1000 Sunday 1500 Monday
1500 Tuesday 1026
Last year 2000 passengers arrived
in the city on Wednesday Thursday
Friday and Saturday 1900 on Sunday
SS6 on Monday and 952 on Tuesday
VERDICT AFFIRMED
Washington Feb 23 The verdict
of the United States circuit court for
the southern district of New York
imposing a fine of 198009 upon the
New York Central Railroad company I
en the chargfe of granting rebates to
the American Sugar company was to
day affirmed by the supreme court of
the United States
RAIN STORM IN MEMPHIS
Memphis Tenn Feb 23 Memphis
and vicinity was visited today by a
severe wind and rain stonu which did
I some damage to outhouses and shrub
bery Telegraph wires were disar
I ranged and rQinmiiniration witn north i
ern nut eastern uomus was slow aUf
uncertain
I RICHMOND
iNELC PIlES
BATTLESHlPS
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Graceful Homage Paid to
the Globe Circlers by Peo
ple of Old Confederate
Capital
By Associated Press
Richmond Va Feb 20 Graceful
homage was paid by the south today
to the globeeucireling American bat
tleship fleet in this old capital of e
Con fcderac
We welcome you to the hearts ot
a people who yield to no one in de
votion to the America nnavy nor in
loyalty to our flag
This sentiment was feelingly express
ed by Mayor Richardson in welcoming
Rear Admiral Sperry Rear Admiral
Wainwright and fiftyJour officers un
der the formers command and found
a harmonious echo in the following
words of the gallant Sperry
On the world cruise I aad about
me a splendid corps of officers In
my personal staff of seven men six of
them are commonly known asrfarrant
rebels Georgia Florida and South
Carolina were all represented among
my personal aides With these men
at the wheel is it any wonder we have
gotten here and on time I
WALTHOUR I
WINS FROM 1
E1 GOlUr Si
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In Doing So He Lowers the
Track Record of Atlanta
by Over a Minute
By Associated Press I
Atlanta Ga Feb 3BoDby Walt
hour tonight defeated Elmer Collins
winning the first and second live mile
heats of the schedule of tie fifteen
i mil event Time First heat 7i S I
i 45 which is 1 15 seconds faster than
the track record Second heat 803
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FIRE AT LUVERNE I
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Motgontery Ala Feb 2FIre at
Luverne last night destroyed the city
court room aDd the postofffee be
sides other buildings The loss win
be about 1200 most of which i
I covered bj insurance
Crowds Excellence of Parades
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rades Etc All Combined
to Make It Success
SPIRIT OF FUN
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THE STREES WERE JAMMED
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I BUT GOOD OSDER PREVAILED
I AND EVERYONE WAS OUT FOR
FUN AND FROLIC WHICH THEY
ENJOYED UNTrL A LATE HOUR
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LAST NIGHT
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Penoacolas r J IJl J5 Car
nival was R bl giftga Tlie orowds
ccllence of lyglWrttwiBS aBjfifeeod
order made it iRfctChe spirl j5f fun
I was contagious aSd therete not a
man woman or < l frdln Pensacola
fterday and the day prior but who
thoroughly enjoyed the occasion The
streets were crowded really jammed
with a mas of struggling humanity
each day from neon until far into the
I right but that t ritwhich makes
I Carnivals of this tiiaracter so pleas
ant was prevalent and ever one was
in a good humor True some few
overstepped the twkwds of decorum
this but
veil on occasions of nature
these were very few
Merry maskers mingled with the
crowds throughout the afternoon and
night and as the latter began to ap
proach the number on the streets oe
gan to increase and by the hour ot
the mystic parade moving along any
of the principal thoroughfares was
almost an impossibility Children of
three and four years men of 80 and
9f years mothers Mith babes in their
arms young ladies young men In
fact all were there and there for furi
Confetti was thrown and no one toolt
offense It was dashed in handfuls
into the face of any and everyone
and laughter and merrymaking could
be heard above the din of noises made
by horns bells e W <
THEA FDE
With the spirit JT fun unloosed in
thp letter Ualf of JaaiM Mlwith m t
tefestfiig etoRfsV nRiffcftsaaOr wmch1
Joy reigned supreme in abeyance to I
the command of King Priscus mon
arch of those who rorget their troubles I
and joined the throngs which know I
neither care nor sorrow during the i
ante Lentfn carnival witnessed bv j
cheering thousands and pronounced I
one of the most beautiful attractions I
offered by Pensscola during the
Mardi Gras season 23 beautifully
decorated and highly finished automo
biles in which were seated beautiful
women passed over a route which
caused them to twice appear in re
view of the seething mass of human
ity which lined Palafox and other
streets at 230 oclock yesterday f
ternooi 4
The big machines made a very
pretty sight as they proceeded at a
moderate rate of peetl over the dif
ferent streets the careful manner in I
which they were piloted over the long
route without accident to either oc
cupants or spectators being remarked
upon by many persons
The parade of the automobiles was
the first of its kind held in this city
the success of yesterdays event being I
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a guarantee that this feature will
form an important part of future car
nival celebrations
All of the big cars were decorated
in an artistic manner showing that
careful attention was paid to minor
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1 GOG PERSONS ABOARD O
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Or Boston Mass Feb 23 Af 4
> ter floundering in the mud off 4
< > Ft Warren on Georges Island 4
4 in the outer harbor the White 4
bound 0
O Star liner Cretic inward
O with nearly a thousand passen
gers from Mediterranean port 0
0 on board brought up on Ten 4
4 turion ledge tt lf a mile east Q
< of the fort at plem thirty to
0 night and is apparently in a
< > dangerous posiion late tonight 4
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FLORIDA WINS
IN RECLAMATION
LAND TAX CASE
By Associated Press
New Orleans La Feb i
23The case involving j
the constitutionality of the i
reclamation land tax in
Florida was decided in fa
vor of that state by the I
United States circuit court
of appeals here today
BRILLIANT CORONATION BALL
FITTIN r G CLIMAX TO CARNIVAL
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MISS CORA E BRENT
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Crowned Queen of the Carnival
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COL DUNCAN B COOPER
IN THE WITNESS CHAIR
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TORNADO tJIPES
OUT TOWN OF I
FISHER ARK
Six Persons Were Killed and
More Than a Score Were
Injured Several Seriously
By Associated Press
Marked Tree Ark Feb 23Six
persons were killed and more than a
score injured several Seriously and
practically every building in the
town of Fisher was wrecked by x
tornado which swept throughout the
northwestern portion of this county
today according to meagre advices
received here late today
Wire communication with tn de
vasted district is completely pros
trated and the oniy information re
ceived was by messenger who stated
that in the town of Fisher there are
but two buildings standing while the
damage to the surrounding country is
gn
gnBf > aue of HIP flooded condition of
the country a reh < f party which left
here this aft > rnoin was forced to
alauda1 jtb eforis
iOAOWN5VILLE
SOLDIERS Will
I SOON REEN LIST
Measure Providing For Such
Passes the Senate by a
Party Vote of 56 to 26
By Aseeclated Press
Washington Feb 21The measure
providing for the reenlistment of the
soldiers of the Twentyfifth infantry
discharged by th president for al
leged participation in the shooting up
of Brownsville Teas was pased by
the senate today i I to 26
This is the compromise bill which
if approved by President Roosevelt
Senator Yorker and all Republican
members of the rotfcmittve on military
I affairs Ir wa adopted b > a party
> ot with the exception of Senator
Trltr who voted with the Republi
1 tan
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Testified to Facts Leading
Up to the Carmack
Killing
CLAIMS THAT CONFERENCE IN
BRADFORDS OFFICE WAS TO
PERSUADE HIM NOT TO SEND A
NOTE TO CARMACKGOT RE
VOLVER SUNDAY NIGHT PRIOR
TO KILLING
By Associated Press
Nashville Tenn Feb 23Tbe
s ixth day of actual testimony in the
CooperSharp murder case closed wiLL
ihe aged defendant Col Duncan B
Cooper on the stand his own counsel
questioning him and when court ad
iourned it was intimated they were
about half through
They had taken him over the trou
ble commencing four years ago and
brought ifciim down to the start from
his sons office to the governors man
sion It was during this walk that
the killing of Carniach occurred
Colonel Coop r made an excellent
witness He appeared very cool col
lected and almost disinterested Only
one time he showed emotion when
counsel was reading the editorials
which led up to the killing The re
lations between himself and Carmack
were most cordial during the Car
mackTaylor senatorial contest said
Cooper The first offensive article
appeared In the Memphis XewsScim
liar in 1908 Cooper supported Tay
lor then The witness saW when he
Ftipiwned Patterson for governor Car
mack ceased speaking to him
THE OFFENSIVE EDITORIAL
A copy of the Tennesseean of No
vember SLIt 1908 was introduced It
contained an editorial entitled Across I
the Muddy Chasm which fao enraged
Colonel Cooper CUlt he told Craig
that either Carmack or he Colonel I
Cooper must die if his name appeared
again Cooper said Carmack also I
charged him with being the head t
and front of a corrupt machine
Cooper said he read these editorials
i > tore the killing of Carmack Wit
ness said be was armed when ne went
to Robins office on Monday morning
i He got the revolver Sunday night
He ilidut know what kind it wait as I
he never looked at it twice Asked
if the weapon was loaded he said 1
presume so Colonel Hutcheson told
me it was when he gave it to me
After an hours iltlfcu ion the court
ruled that the witness could say
waether there was or was not a con
ference and what the result of that
conference was hut must not glye the
language used during it Asked re
garding the purpose of the conference
Cooper said
PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE
SEt was to dissuade me from end
ing n note to Carmack I went to the
conference to learn what resulted from
Bradfords efforts to sitle the dUn
Continued on Page Two
Miss Cora E Brent Crowned
Queen of the Carnival
of 1909
PR S R M KENNEDY
KING PRISCUS
BEAUTIFUL SCENES WITNESSED
AT OPERA HOUSE WHERE THB
CORONATION AND BALL OC
CURRED AND WHERE KlNC
PRISCUS UNMASKED CAUSING
MUCH SURPRISE AND PLEAS
URE
His Royal Majesty King Pnscus X1 r
appeared in all the pomp and rega
glory of the coronatIon Sail at thtf
Pensacola opera Kbuse Hist night
when surrounded by a court of daz
zling yplendor and amid the flashing
of the lights the handsome feature
of Di Mallory Kennedy were revealed
II to tne audience as fflsciis king or
the carnival of 190S the best the
I greatest and the lagest in the history
of all ilardi Gras festivities
Dr Kennedy had a bearing which
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might have stamped him at once as
having indeed been born to the pur j
pie and a kinglike air with a more i
regal manner would indeed have been J
difficult to find He acknowledged the
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loud applause whica greeted him with
a dignity which was becoming amy
Aerj fit worthy in fact of the grea
and unabounded admiration which hq
received
His robe which was of ivory satin j
mel his long flowing mantle of ermine
were shown to good effect and ho
wore his crown with a kingly grace
Masters Dan Reilly anti Harold
Wright were his pages
THE QUEEN
Miss Cora Brent who was crowned
queen of the carnival last night whoa
1JYisqus placed a crown of flan
ing goats on her head has been seen
to advantage in many of the eitjrK
most prominent ooiaJ Jjnw tri for
senera seasons but neter before hai
her splendid regnl beauty appeared
more strikingly than last night
MIss Brent has a ueautify 1 Jignre
taad 0JKi curries netself Tihormingjju lIL
faqts which were iccentuated during
I last nights ceremonies
Her dress was of white ivory satin
the entire front of which j was or
duchess lace With rose point Inserts
the whole having been beautifully
embellished with gold passementerie
done with touches of pearl and bril
liants In ornamental design The
mantle worn by the queen was also of
white ivory satin entirely covered
with gold bouillon net over which
was arranged a trimming of Iridescent
passementerie The facing was ott
roselined velvet her iny pages hay
Ing been Masters Nendwcll Downing
Covington and Chas lamar both or i
whom were dainty and sweet in white
satin and rose velvet
Beautiful queens have reigned in
the realm of Priscus In years that
haVe gone but none have surpassed
either In beauty f parson or regal
attire the beautiful consort of the
monarch of yesterday and Pensacola
as a great enthusiastic unit was
proud of her
The city thronged as it was with
visitors from abroad could not have
presented a more royal appearing
couple last night than Dr Kennedy
and 5liss Brent which was indeed
cause for real congratulation upon
the part of those who had the success
of the gigantic fete most at heart
THE ROYAL ATTENDANTS
The pretty group of ladies in waft
Ing to the queen was composed of the
following local society girls Miss
Genevieve Brent Miss Nellie Koyser
Miss Emily Jones Miss Ada Hilton
Green Miss Mary Wilson and Miss
oulse Quina all of whom appeared
in beautiful directoire costumes of
white ivory satin with gold trim
mings Each carried an arm bouquet
of white roses there haYing been no
coloring among the costumes of the
ladies save white and gold
Each of the ladies were types of
Pensacolas fairest womankind and
they presented a beautiful picture in
deed as they were escorted by their
respective knights and surrounded
their regal queen
The gentlemen In waiting were
Messrs Fred Blount Hazel Stone
Ellis Knowles Alba If Warren Clar
ence R Avery and Geo S Brent all
of whom appeared in conventional
evening dress
THE TABLEAUX
Preceding the coronation cere
monies a series of four tableaux was
enacted those presented having been
taken from the Arabian Knights Tales
and those participating being from
the floats in the big street pageant
The fourth scene represented the
throne room when the mapkec Pus
ells was discovered Hated The en
trance of the attendants occurred
Miss Genevieve Brent entering upon
the arm of Mr Warren Miss Ada
Green being attended by Mr Clarence
Avery Miss Xellie Keyser by Mr
Geo Brent Miss Mary VjIn by Mr
Kills Knowles Miss Kmily Jones or
Mr Fred Blonnt and Miss Louise
Quina by Mr Hazel bOOn
The queen was the las to aJtD ar
advancing to the throne whp Pri
CHS placed the blazing tiara or
diamonds on her dark hair The
ContInued on Third Pasc
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