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VOL XIINO 93 PENSACOLA FLORIDA SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 18 1909 PRICE CENTS
SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN FORCES MOBILIZING INVESTIGATION BY GRAND 1
GRAIN PIT TICKERS FOR FINAL FIGHT ON
SAID GOOD NIGHT PROPOSED AMENDMENT I JURY ENDS 1 MAN ARRESTED
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A Memorable Speculative
Week on Grain Comes
to a Close
BEARS NOW ADMIT
PATTEN IS WINNER
HE IS THE ARBITER OF THE
PRICE OF WHEATBULL LEAD
ER LAUGHS AT ESTIMATE OF
SECRETARY OF AGRICULUTURE
WILSON AND DECLARES IT A
JOKEFIGHT FOR THE NEXT
TWO MONTHS PROMISES TO BE
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By Associated Press
Chicago April 17After a mem
orable speculative week the tickers
Good night was received at noon
today with a doep sigh of relief from
Uie board of trade men not to men
tion laymen drawn into the vortex of
the wheat pit by the publicity given
James A Patten the bull leader The
question now is will the public eat
this ears or last years wheat three
lUonthij > hence
Patten today personally left the
luarket to its fate He paid his re
spects to Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson declaring that the Matters
estimate of the available supply of
wheat is a joke and lectured re
porters who he alleges have been
more entertaining than accurate in
their stories As to the talk of re
moving the tariff on wheat Patten
said he is for it He said he favors
romoving it right now as it will
have to be done within ten years
anyway He said it wouldnt affect
the price of wheat
The weeks place in speculative his
tory is due to the practical passing
of the socalled May deal and
aativo engagement of bulls and bears
concerning the proper price for July
From now on the price of May will
likely fluctuate erratically but it is
r Mid there will ba little trading in it
The bears admit Patten won and that
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lids the arbiter of the price The
price this week ranged lyCtwoen li 2r f
and 5128 closing today at3i 2SlS
The fight for the next two months
and a half promises to bo one of the
rcjst exciting in the history of the
Eoard of Trade
MASS MEETING
TO DRIVE OUT
BLIND TIGERS f
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Citizens of Girard and Phoe
nix Ala to Meet Mon
day Editor of Paper
Spends Night Elsewhere
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By Associated Press
Columbus UH April l7A call for
a mass meeting of citizens to drive
blind tigers out of Phenix City and
rirard Ala was issued for Monday
by ICditor Berry of the PhenixGirard
Journal whoso life was threaten
yesterday it is alleged because of
his activity against tlu blind tigers
Berry is trying to communicate with
Governor Comer It was reported he
wanted to ask him to declare martial
law Berry spends his nights at Co
lumbus but resumes his duties at his
oince in the day time
YOUNGEST GRANDFATHER
Pembroke > Ga April 17 Probably
i the youngest grandfather in the coun
It try is Dan Lanier aged 14 years of
t this town His daughter Mrs John
po Bryant yesterday gave birth to a im
pound bov I
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MobilizingTroops I I
l Near Constantinople
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By Associated Press
Constantinople April liThe com
mittee of union and progress has
given convincing proof of its power
end influence over the third army
rorps Two military trains each
containing eight hundred infantry
have gone to Spartakuleh which is
Inside the line of fortifications at
Hadomkoi forty miles from the cap
ital which was abandoned during the 1
night by the artillery of the garrison i
It is estimated that seven thousand I
Saloniki troops will be collected at
SpartaJoileh tomorrow including
reinforcements from Adenapole ji
Within a dav ur two thf committee
Avill hart iifulv iwtatj thousand men
within stiikiug distant of Ceit tall
I SENATE IILL SESSION
BUT MANY WERE ABSENT
At One Time the Sergeant
at Arms Had to Gather
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in Members 1
HOUSE BILL NO 20 RELATING TO
STREET PAVING IN PENSACOLA
WAS PASSED AND GOES TO THE
GOVERNOR FOR HIS SIGNATURE
NUMBERS OF OTHER BILLS
READ DURING THE SESSION
By Fred M Allen
Tallahassee April 17Seine legis
lation was ground out by the senate
this morning despite the fact that
there were many vacant seats
A quorum was present at 10 oclock
but the roll call on a bill against
which there was no opposition called
attention to tae fact that there wasnt
a quorum at 1130 On a motion bj
Beard a recess of five minutes was
taken while the sergeant at arms went
out to hunt up the requisite number
Many of the senators went home for
Sunday regardless of the failure of
the body Friday to adjourn until Mon
day
House bill Xo 20 by Stokes and
relating to street improvements in
Pensacola was passed by the senate
and goes to the governor for his sig
nature
Seventeen members were present at
roll call at 10 oclock
Bills were introduced as follows
Senate bill 161 Johnston regard
ing supreme court opinions Substi
tuted for Senate bill Xo 11 on calen
dar for third
No 162 Massey relative to right
of homestead
Xo 1C Dayton protection of food
fishes in coast waters
Yo1I4lT3Lrtpbries providing state
prison farm
No 1G5 Humphries for parole state
prisoners I
No 16C HumphrlS fftolilbltins
sale pr gift of liquors on Sunday
Xo 167 Humphries relating to li
cense tax on clubs
Xo 160 Dayton for teaching of ag I
riculture and civics
Consideration of Resolutions I
House concurrent Xo 2 by Alexan
der of Volusia joint committee to in
vestigate state insane asylum Adopted
House concurrent Xo Alexander
to ask congress to make Xew Synirna
and Palarka ports of entry Adopte1
House concurrent Xo S Neely of
Leon for joint committee to draft
resolution on death of Senators Mal
Tory and Bryan Adopted
House concurrent Xo 7 Durrance
of Polk joint committee to investi
gate means of collecting taxes from
thus enjoying schools and roads and
not paying taxes Adopted
House concurrent resolution No 6 I
Stoke of Escumbia protesting against
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appointment of negroes to federal ot
flees in Florida Adopted
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A message from the governor call
fug attention to a deficiency in pub
lic printiiic appropriation was received I
Knit s were waived and the sena I
considered bills on third reading I
Xo 2ft Henderson relating to draft
ing of juries for second and succeed
weeks of circuit courts Adopted J
No 1J Johnson relative to issue o I
executions against stockholders of cor
porations Adopted 15 to 2 I
Xo 47 Liggett relating to penal s
for cheating in teachers examination
Adopted I
No are Brooine by request eta i I
lis aiiis county court in Gadslen
Adapted 17 to 1 I
No a 4 Adkitiii elating to ilUgui
sale of liquor Kmpowerini ofliceia
to enter buildings Adopted
Xo 20 Beard prohibiting spitting i
and smoking on electric oars on Inter
urban and suburban lines To com
mittee on engrossed bills
Xo 27 Baker regulating practie
of aptometry Adopted
A roll call showed only sixteen
present and BeardJB motion for sew
seam at arms to look up senator
Continual on Fifth Page
tinoplo where the mutinous garri
son having practically discarded its
officers certainly will be unable to
offer resistance The advance of sol
diers have greatly impressed the puT >
lie and some quick changes are ex
pected to be made among government
official
The artillery at Hudomukoi mu
tinied during the night and in trains
i twelve hundred went to Constanti
nople to ascertain if the constitution
was being maintained and that if the
Sultan was alive They were cor
dialh greeted and highly entertained
aftM which the returned u Hadoru
ko The t itiN ij < e < co < td to be
rt hed wlllu all tin irrops t
foll c1tv1 in the next few dais
YEAROlD
CHilD SAVES
BABY BROTHER
Little Girl Took Infant in
Her Arms and Carried
Him Safely From Burning
Building
By Associated Press
Plymoutn Mich April 17Seven
yearold Zaidie White showed herself
to be a real heroine when she saved
the life of her twoyearold brother
by carrying him out of their burning
home early today The barking of
the dog awakened the family and the
house was discovered to be in flames
In the confusion the baby sleeping In
an upstairs room was overlooked
When the family reached outdoors
Zaidie discovered that he was miss
ing and running back returned safely
down the blazing staircase with the
littlo fellow in her arms
Will PRESENT
SilVER CUP TO
MIS51SSIPPI
Natchez Citizens Have De
ci ed to Giver Vessel reup
Instead of Silver Service
By Associated Press
Natchez Miss April 17 AuJcipat
ing that the silver service to be pre
sented to the battleship Mississippi
by this state will be tendered while
the ship is at Horn Island the citi
zens of Xatcliez will purchase and
tender to the ship a silver token on
their own account while the Mississip
pi is at this port It is not probable
that an effort will be made ito have
the place of presentation of the sil
ver service changed to Natchez
f Before the Week Closes the
I Contest Will Be At
I Its Height
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I SUBMISSIONISTS
NOW IN MAJORITY
BEARDS DISFRANCHISEMENT
BILL IS SPECIAL ORDER FOR
THURSDAY IN THE SENATE
BANKERS TO BE GIVEN OPPOR
TUNITY TO EXPRESS OPINIONS
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ON PROPOSED STATE GUARAN
I TEE OF BANK DEPOSITSTHE
RULE TO COMPEL COMMITTEES
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TO REPORT ON BILLS IN SEVEN
I DAYS A GOOD ONE
By Fred M Allen
Tallahassee > April 17Vhetter
the people of the state of Florida
shall vote upon the question of wheth
I er they shall incorporate a clause
in the state constitution calling for
statewide prohibition or not is the
momentous question that the Florida
legislature will be forced to decide
within the next two week
The forces are already mobilizing
for the final fight on the resolution
submitting the amendment and be
fore the new week closes the contest
will be at its height The Submis
sionists have a clear lead now and
it is pretty certain that the amend
I ment will be submitted by the legis
lature but it will not be without a
fight
A week aso the wets only hal
twentyone votes in the house when
they needed tweneiant and eleven
in the senate when HSy should have
thirteen to block the passage of the
resolution for it takes a threefifths
vote In each house to pass it During
the week two of the doubtfuls ant
claimed to have been won over to
the twentyonemddag twentythree
in all Thev sell liJ V spine hope
of ruakine gains ia tk i senate but
tljeir cklef hope lies In WI xonlk
° APECULlAR T >
It is a peculiar fifeht In that its
pretty hard work and takes a remark
ably bis lot of talk to change the
lines a bit because nearly all of hp
members were pledged bv theTr con
stituents months ago as to how they
would stand on the quesiion Its a
pretty honest lot of legislators t ml
i lined up on each side anl it any of
them arent voting constituents they
dictate of their constituent they
are voting actirdiiiK to their own be
liefs The tight will not 1x prolonged
for though the antisnbmissionisls Mill
p
ntiim i on Pag Thre t
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ISCtlOONER J C CLIFFORD I
DESERTED LATER BURNED
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ODD fELLOWS
LEAVE FUn THE
GHAND lODGE
MANY OF THEM WILL DEPART
THIS MORNING FOR THE GRAND
LODGE MEETING WHICH IS TO
BE HELD IN DELAND THIS
YEAR
The following delegates from local
lodges will leave here this morning to
attend the annual conventions of the
Grand Lodge I O O F and the Re
bekah Assembly of Florida which
will convene in DeLand April 20 the
sessions to continue three days II
Pensacola Lodge Xo 4T C Wat
son representative from the Sov
ereign Grand Lodge N A Neilsen
Joe Nicola J Ed Williams
Toppa Lodge Xo GDave Kugle
man Claude Wilkins
Excelsior Encampment Xo 4A
V Clubbs representative to the
Grand Encampment
Naomi Rebokah Lodge No 10
Mrs M B Olsen president of the
Florida Rebekah Assembly Mrs L
M Davis Mrs J E Long Mrs Emma
Clutfe
This will be the first annual con
ventioi of the Florida Rebekah Assemble
sembl
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0 JUDGE W SHEPPARD
> IJLESIN BIG CASE4
By Associated Press
o Savannah April 17111 flu 4
e Tinted States court today 0
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O Judge Shcvpard sustained The 4
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I e al Stores Co in the socalled 0
I o turpentine trust case on one 4 I
O count and overruled it on two
otheis This will result in the 0
Q case being tried on its merits 4
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YALE AND PENN CREWS IN TRAINING i
SCENE ON SCHUYLIvlII t RIYr COURSE I
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Mystery Surrounds Vessel
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Found Thursday by the
Schooner Algoma
CAPTAIN OF THE LATTER BOARD I
ED THE VESSEL AND FOUND
HER IN GOOD CONDITION RE
TURNED 48 HOURS AFTERWARD
AND FOUND HER BURNED ALMOST
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I MOST TO THE WATER LINE
Found sixty miles south hy south
east of Pensacola deserted and float
ing aimlessly about and then to be
burned almost to the water edge forty
eight hours later Is the mystery which
surrounds the threemasted American
schooner Jus C Clifford of Mobile
which was sighted early Thursday
morning by the fishing schooner Al
goma of the Warren fleet coming from
the Campeachee banks for Pensacola
with a cargo of fish
The appearance of the Clifford as
the Algoma hove In sight caused Capl
McIntyre to lower a small boat and
send some of his men to the vessel
When they went aboard not a soul
could be eenbut every evidence
showed that the crew had not been
gone many hours for a small lamp
in the cabin was still burning while
the stove on which the morning meal
had been cooked was still warm Some
of the sails were carried away but
otherwise the vessel was in good con I
dition there being a little water in the
hold An auger was found lying on
deck
CAME FOR TOWBOAT
Captain Mclntyre was snort of men
aboard his vessel and also short of i
supplies so he could not leave any
men with the vessel He headed for
Pensacola with the intention of jotting1
I a tug boat and returning to get the
schooner from which lie anj his ves
sel would iet a neat Bum aB salvage
He readied 1eiisacola Friday morn
ing but he kept his find a spcivt
telling only the owners of th smack
rrld ftgryl EI tin oart tite utter
Nellie he left fix die polntnvlwraplnx
had left thh t Kclioonor AbouJ < 12
oclock Friday night themen aboard
I the Xellie sighted a vessel burning
about ten miles distant Upon ap
proaching her it was found to be the
Clifford and she wag so badly burn
ed at that time as to be worthless
Her masts had fallen her deck and
stern burned away while fire and
smoke were breaking through the
sides
Capt McIntyre was almost dumb
founded for when his men left the
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ship there was not a spark of fire
lof any description on the vessel The
I men looked into the stove which was
warm but found no fire The small
cabin lamp was put out and taken
aboard the Algonia while one of the
port lights which was also burning
wits extinguished
CREW NOT SIGHTED
On neither visit to the Clifford did
the crew of the Algoma sight the
crew of the abandoned vessel That
they had put off in small boats was I
shown by the fact that the boats were
missing Why they loft thin vessel is
somewhat of a mystery as the leak
the men say was not sufficient to
cause abandonment As she was
within sixty miles of this nort and
possiblv closer to others along the
coast it is thought the Clifford could
easily hae made yot
According to Lloyds the schooner
was rebuilt in IHO > and was in first
class condition She was of 3r 9 net
tons JPG feet in length and 21 foot
beam In 190 > she was owned by
Horace Turner of Mobile but her
present owner is not known
According to a chart found aboard
the vessel on the first visit she was
evidently bound from Porto Rico
where she had carried cargo for Mo
bile
SHOT HIS WIFE
Caui > teo X Y April 17 Arthur
G Conkiing a young farmer last
night snot his wife and then threw
himself under the wheels of a rapidly
nomine roller car The woman id
s ul alive but is in a critical con
dition Conkling is dead
Wm Thompson a Bayman
Charged With Murder
ing Dave Alexander
WAS INDICTED BY
THE GRAND JURY
MAN WAS ARRESTED LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON BY THE SHER
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IFF AND IT IS NOT KNOWN IF
THERE ARE ANY MORE INDICT
MENTS SHERIFF REMAINED AT
THE JAIL DURING THE NIGHT
AS RESULT OF TELEPHONE
MESSAGES
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William Thompson a young white
man was arrested yesterday as thu
result of the probing by the grand
jury during the past week into the
lynching ot the negro Dave Alexander
two weeks ago when the prisoner r
was taken from the cit pjail and
hanged in the Plaza He is charged
with murder
Thompson was arrested on an in
dictment made acainat nini by the
grand jury charging him with tha
murder of Dave Alexander colored
who was lynched in the Plaza on
Monday morning April 5
Thompson who was arrested at his
home corner Baylen and Cedar streets
is familiarly known as Russian Bill
and is a barman by occuptation Far
ther than saying he was in no way
connected with the ncJJinghe refus
ed to talk with the officers concerning
the matter
State Attorney J Walter Reline said
last night that Thompson was arrow
ed on an indictment charging him
with the murder of Alexander but
was unable to say what kind of evi
dence had been secured against him
Sheriff Van Pelt and a number ot
deputies remained at the jail through
out last night as the result of sev
eral telephone niessujgK from uJt
known parties baIM f ceivfld at th >
jail stating that unless Thompson TVUS
released he would be forcibly taken
from the jail
Na 0110 was allowe to rumuintiiL
wtttul stalk ttar ttJJ q3 ail
m ordfr to mo tt n in b n f Hbrz fir
ly obfejSed r i T
REPORT OF GRAND JURYi tt
The following Is the report of tha
grand jury
In the First Judicial Circuit of Flor
ida Circuit Court of Encanibla
County Spring Term 1909
Jon J Emmett Wolfe judge
We the grand jury for the spring
Term of the circuit court of Encani
bia county 190 having concluded our
labors beg Jean Jo submit our final
report and be discharged
We have investigated In all approid
hiately seventyfive witnesses anti
have returned true bills In thoge cases
where the evidence warranted
A large part of our time Sas been
devoted to investigation of the two
recent nchings in this county With
reference to these matters we report
as follows
Leander Shaw was taken from the
county jail of this county on the night
of July 22 190S and lynched In the
public square From our investigation
it appears that anywhere from ono
to three thousand people were pres
ent on tne streets and in a sense wit
nesses to this deplorable affair some
were there for the purpose and ac
tively engaged in attempting to sup
press and keep down the lynching
while a very large majority of those
on the streets and about the square
at that time were there as specta
tors though from our examination
there was unquestionably a large num
ber of determined persons who actual
ly engaged in the lynching and who
rendered assistance to those who ac
tually perpetrated the deed We haM
made a most thorough and complete
nnvesti into this matter We
have caused numbers of witnesses to
come before us and we together with
the assistance of the state attorney
i examined them closely with the view
of ascertaining the names and iden
tity of those who encaged in this af
fair but we ar j unable iiotwithHiand
fug our diligence and the efforts on
our part to secure evidence identify
ontinllf on Fifth Page
Broilers of Gridiron
Club Wrecked Buoy
By Associated Press
Washington April 1Tbe broilers
of the Gridiron Club that famous or
ganization of newspaper men were
kept busy tonight serving up wit and
lumor at a special dinner compli
menfarj to the administration Care
vas taken that men prominent in
at public eye pot all that was com
tg to them
A troupe of minstrels furnished the
1m Eating through Georgia was
i p opeaer Sound of tie good old
dinner horn well sing another song
lean and later added
w tackeled the possum that they
< ok suck care to bake
d ll f didnt even draw the line at
I aOl steak
The tariff way discarded It was
stated iae tariff talked about was
pro and con Pro said on min
strel means forfor trusts Con Is
what the consumer gets
An Imitation COW was brought into
the room to show that the Toddy Bear
was not one of Taffs inherited pelf =
Ties It was discovered the cow gave
a fluid including a bottle which re
moved all Payne from tariff bill In
staltly
Castro ru hed into the room seek
ing shelter and was given in charge
of the presidential cow Hitchcock
sent eighteen rates and five barrels
labeled T Rs policies to storage
prepaid for eight years from dat