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Have You Nominated Your Favorite in the 11 ————————— —— UH .1 ■ ■■■ ■■ ■ —— Light and Gazette’s $17,500 Voting Contest? $2OOO Chalmers-Detroit 5-PassengerTouringCar Special Grand Prize 5-Passenger Auto $B4O Flanders 4-Pass. Suburban Motor Car Eight $585 Goggan Pianos Four $2OO Cabinet Talking Machines Four $lOO Diamond Rings 4 GRAND PRIZES CONTEST OPEN TO MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS—NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE TODAY CONTEST CLOSES TUESDAY, MARCH Ist SEE FOUR PACiE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE LIGHT AND GAZETTE — AMERICANS DD IM MK FDR STARVING NICARAGUANS “Camp Niblack” Established and Feeding of the Natives Begun Within Five Hours After the Orders Were Received WELL FED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LIVES Associated Press. Bluefields, Nicaragua. Jan. 1., Via New Orleans, Jan. 7. —The readiness of an American warship to cope with the unexpected, has been shown here in many ways, but in particular by the es tablishment of ‘ ‘ Camp Niblack, ’ ’ where Paymaster Neal Farwell, of the Tacoma, is feeding 1400 prisoners taken at the battle of Recreo, and feeding them in a style undreamed of in their native bush. The camp was informally named by Farwell after his commander, but that was a second thought, after a big range of steel rails hud been improvised, a shelter for the sailors provided and nothing else was needed save the name and an American flag. When it was suddenlv decided by Thomas P. Moffatt, the American con sul, that the increase of tbc town's population by 1400 of the dirtiest hu man beings in the world endangered the health of Americans, “El Bluff’’ was AFTER GRiPPS f— or any severe sickness Y»nbl IS BY FAR THE BEST STRENGTHENING TONIC. We will supply it to any one with the understanding that if it does not do what we claim we will refund the money paid us for it A. M. FISCHER, Druggist, San Antonio. FRIDAY, < chosen as a camp for them. The bluff juts in between the sea some eight or ten mile, east of Bluefields, and a shal- I low lagoon. Tall cocoanut palms, wild banana trees and giant cottonwoods pro ' vide a soothing shade; there is a spring of cold water and the health preserving trade wind of this latitude is almost । constantly felt. It is a better location ' for a city than the site of Bluefields, ■ and that city would have been moved ; there, bag and baggage, some years ago, : had not President Zelaya interfer?d. Most Nicaraguan revolutions start at •"Ei Bluff,’’ lor the customs house is ' there and all of them, except the pres- I ent one, have endqd there. Zelaya considered at a good trap for budding inetirroefionk ami did not pur- I peso having it spoiled with a city. Sleep iu the Open. There is no embarrassment of hous | ing and guarding the prisoners. They habitually sleep in the o]>eu, and all of _ ’ ' ’ ' ! View Or The Light Gazette FQZE. Italia.-! JFuxio ValkecL fttxwnKl San Aniohio the Zelayans in Christendom could not i drive them from the smell of a savory pot. The latter had to b<i provide I, however and the Americans, in the five hours given them for preparation, were equal to the task. Farwell was placed in command, as- j sisted by Charles J. Lynn, of Brooklyn, ; N. Y., the commissary steward. S. W. ; White. ot Atlanta, Ga., chief cook of the Tacoma, transferred his activities to , the shore and numerous jackies com- ; pleted the force. A rough sea was running, but tinned meats, bread, beans, onions, sea biscuit, bread and other commissary “gear” were safely stowed aboard the small boats and landed. Half a dozen obsolete rails were se cured from the customs house officials ‘ who lent every possible aid, and soon eight pots were -immeriug witli rich, I nutritious soup. Night had fallen when the first batch ot prisoners, 300 strong. | (or more properly weak, for they were | nearly stirved), arrived. There was a kopetul “viva Ameri canos,” as the wretched, tottering pris- I oneis saw the sailors moving about with lanterns and white, round, humorous faces, let by the fire, peering into his big pots and sniffing critically at each.. Farwell served 1200 rations of soup i that night, or about four quarts to caeh ! prisoner. They would ent and then i sleep for an hour or so. Then back for ' more. \\ hen day broke, the outfit was , for the most part enjoying the miracle I of unlimited food. Some who had eaten until they could eat uo more, would gaze with looks of I envy and disappointment at their more ; fortunate comrades whose eapaei ies 1 had not been satisfied. Camp Nibla-k ! more than kept pace with the work ' pile I on it as uew batches of prisoners j arrived. Zine roofing was obtained from | the provisional government officials to J protect jour rusty cook stoves, which [ Farwell uuc-arthed in Blucfields, so that 1 the cooking might proceed in any ■ weather. A tent was erected to cover the stores and ropes strung to keep the j prisoners in line while their soup was ' passed out to them. Indiscriminate ! feeding was displaced by three regular rations daily and the prisoners were made to wash their own dishes. They 1 would have allowed the sailors to do > this for them, but Farwell drew the line. Work for Their Rations. The spring from which drinking I water is drawn lies half a mile from ! tbc cook’s camp, and Farwell at first J rtied to make the prisoners fetch it. The first squad, however, did not re appear for an hour and a guard sent to 1 investigate found the Zelayans bath- < mg in tho poo]. They were relieved of I this duty and a guard plneed over tlw । SAN ANTONIO LIGHT AND GAZETTE $4500 House and Lot in Beautiful South Park OUR DAILY PUZZLE r h e night was clear, the sleighing They're married now; perhaps le guod. cause The cutter seat not wide; Was ’j" hel P ful then ' t , dhe snuggled close beneath the mbe " heu-- m we ”’ an d e °' es To her fond lovers side. Well, in the wav of men. The horse was spirited and jumped, And yet in all their sweet delight With frequent tugs and strains, O' l6 sa d thought makes him * wince— > i ntll she innocently said. she hel(i th( . th#t w(nter ui A Do let me hold the reins! s held them ever since. t Find n farmer. / ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S Pl ZZLC. I Left aide down un4rr rifflat artu. \ / supply. Farwell was unable to make them forage for fire wood until he hit upon the plan of rations and coffee for each bundle of fagots. That solved the fuel problem. The prisoners, on the surface, at least, *iro far inferior to the Indians uf th€ cist coast. It is to be remembered however, that they had just come from many weeks of starvation in the h isli and appeared at their worst. A singu hrity noted among them was their le sire for salt. They asked for it so of 26 DISTRICT PRIZES HOLDING THE REINS | ten that Farwell now keep* an open box of it where anyone can get nil he 1 wants. The prisoners take it. by the handful and walk about eating it like a । Int of sheep. When the ship with the Heo Cross supplies arrived a few days ago. the poor bush men. indeed opened theif eyes. Thore was coffee for all. eon • lensed mi Ik. tea (they had never heard 1 of ten), nieat. tinned sorts, ; beans rice—a veritable dream of feast i n "A GUESTS FLEE II NIGHT CLOTHES One Fireman Killed and Six In jured in Hotel Blaze in St, Louis. Associated Press. St. Louis. Mo., dan. 7.—One fireman . was burned to death. six others were j several women were overcome by smoke and two hundred hotel guests I temepratnre into the street with the ■ temperature near zero early this niorn ; ing, when tire broke out iu the barber shop between and under tiie Cambridge 1 and Barnum hotels on St. Charles street in the heart of the business districts. |The loss is estimated at $lOO,OOO to the hotels and adjacent property. Several cloak and dry goods houses iu the vicinity suffered losses of thou sands each from smoke and water. »-♦ TOO COLD TO BE BAD: COURT DOCKET LIGHT The drop in the temperature last night was blamed for the short session of the police court this morning. The night passed off quietly, according to । the blue coats, who say that after the i midnight hour the streets were prac- @ @ @ BEST ObSbOL FOR CATARRH There is no way to cure Catarrh except to purify the blood, and thus do away with the cause. The symptoms may be benefited by tho uso of washes, inhalations, sprays, medicated t.obaccos, etc., and through the uso of such treatment catarrh sufferers receive temporary relief and comfort. External and local measures however cannot have any effect on the blood, and therefore their use alone is of no real curative value. Catarrh is a deep-seated blood disease, and comes as the result of catarrhal matter an I other impurities in the circulation. These morbid matters in the blood cause an inflammatory and irritated condition of the mucous membrane or tissue liningpf the cavities of the body, producing an unhealthy secretion, ringing noises in the ears, stuffy feeling in the head and nose, headaches, hoarseness, Bronchial affections, watery eyes, etc. S.S.S. is the best treat ment for Catarrh because-it is the greatest of all blood purifiers. Tills medicine relieves every particle of the catarrhal impurity from the circula tion, makinglthis vital fluid pure, fresh and healthy. Then the inflamed membranes Begin to heal, because they are nourished with pure, health givingblood, Avery symptom disappears, and soon S. S.S. produces a perfect cure. S. S. S. ijoes not contain any habit-forming drugs, which really never can cure Oafaith, but often ruin’ the health. Book on Catarrh and any medical advice (free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. JANUARY 7, 1010. 10 Acre Farm at Asherton 10 Acre Farm at Crystal City Eight $5O Gold Watches And a Score of Other Prizes to Be Announced Later The Greatest Voting Contest Texas Ever Saw tically deserted. While several eatuß were disposed of at the hearing tod but one was the result of an arrest liBS night. Mclecio and Feliec Alarcon, brom ■ ers, were taken into custody bv Patrol 1 men Zepata and Daniels on a cbargWH of having engaged in an affray. Eaclßtl! was fined $5. Henry KamSey, a negro, was fined 1 $lO on a charge of vagrancy and Laura 1 Simmons, a negress, who has appeared in the police court on numerous occa sions, was fined $l5 on a charge of dis* turbing the peace. Charles Bons. a negro, charged with unlawfully block ading a public street, was fined $5. “Is that all,” exclaimed F. V. Wheeler, a visitor from Atascosa coun ty, when fined only one dollar on a charge of having been intoxicated. “That's all this time,” was the re ply of the judge. “Oh, thank you..” said the defend ant as he handed over a cart wheel. BIBKHEAD & BOOTH Attorneys at law. Suites 301-5-6 Hi. ks building. Both phones. COST MORE TO COME TO AMERICA NOW Special Dispatch. Liverpool, Jan. 7. — Atlantic steamship companies today agreed to advance the west bound passenger rates at least