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Saigon April 24 24Accordlng According to the thelatest tbetlte5t theiatet
latest news received rcc ived here the Russian Russianl Russianlsquadron Russiansquadron j jsquadron
squadron was fifteen fifteenmUes miles from the thecoast tbeCQasT theCQJST
coast The vessels were steaming steamingnorthward Sleamingnorllward steamIngioriiward
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St Petersburg April 24 24News News from fromManchuria from1tanchllria fromManchuria
Manchuria indicates that Field Marj Marjthai Mar Marhal Mar1ha1
thai Oyama plans to await the result resultol
ol ii the naval battle it being too risky riskyfor
for or the Japanese arniy to undertake undertakeserious undertaketrions undertakeeriotis
serious operations while the outcome outcomeoi
oi o the he sea ca fight is In th the balance balanceShould balanceShould balanceShould
Should Admiral Rojestyensky R jestvensky reach reachYladivostock rea reachViadirostock h hVlal1imstock
Yladivostock and Admiral Togo still stillIK stillbe
IK l > able a11l to protect protcctthe the Japanese J panes lInesof lines linesof
of o ommunicaUou mmllnicatlout1i the general belief beliefat belie1t
at 1t tie he war office is that the Japanese Japanesewi
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S Petersburg April pril 24 241ster 241sterIl Myster Mysteriiii
iiii Il 1 minors that another attempt at atr
r a v > negotiations ne otiatlons is impending are areaiming areulljng areuIatng
aiming in high quarters and tha thal thaLt ther
l Lt Tfd < l States is directly mentioned as asncdiary asYletlial asnedjary
ncdiary Yletlial The Associated Press Pressu Pressimt
u not been able to obtan any con connrion con1don conL1iOfl
> nrion of reports No intimation of ofa
a a move has reached the Ameri Ameriembassy Amerimlmss Amenembassy
embassy mlmss but at the foreign office officeafternoon officeafternoon officeafternoon
afternoon it was stated that an antZ anal anal
tZ = al inquiry would probably be bewhen bewhen bewhen
when President Roosevelt re reuiw reI reJ
uiw J I to Washington WashingtonBONIFAY WashingtonBONifAY WashingtonBONU1Y
BONIFAY SENT FOR FORCOUMTY fORCOUNTY UORCOUNTY
COUNTY RECORDS RECORDSAS
AS SOON AS CANVASSING BOARD BOARDFORMALLY BOtRDFORi BOARDFORMALLY
FORMALLY FORi 1ALL Y DECIDED ELEC ELECTION ELECTIONNEWS ELECTIONNEWS ¬
TION TIONNEWS NEWS OF WEST WESTVILLE WESTVILLE WESTVILLE
VILLE VILLESpecial VILLESpecial VILLESpecial
Special to The Journal JournaltriHe JournalWt JournalApril
Wt triHe me April 24 24W W H Watson Watsonf
t f the law firm of Price Wat
Fla is in town to toft toJ t tfl ¬
J ft fl 1 egal business businessi businessT
T Ti i > oanty Q3nt commissioners met to tocanvassed toclmassed tocinvassecl
canvassed the vote ote for the thefi
fi t T I of the county site and de dec
c L Conifay to be successful and ands
11 s < irt time a team was here to toaay toaay
1 aay the records but it is isihat isl
l that the matter is not yet et end endhat endf
f r hat 1 = 1t there will be legal steps stepsa stepsthe stepsthe
a the matter matterL
H L I J Reeves of Pensacola Pensacolas
s 1 own < Wfl today on legal bcsiness bcsinessfor
f c for Pensacola on the after afterv afterrn
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v I 1 U R McLean ICLca oS the theAlab Alabama AlabamaLumber Alabama2i una
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P t he was here hereJohn hereJ
r John J n Neel left here today toda for
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r X railroad will give an anr ansion anion
1 r ion to see the th battleships battleshipsa battleshipsbefore
a oa a before they leave ieaveFlournov
J i c J v W v Flournoy Flourn and Honr Hon C M Mr Mof 11IJ
t of IJ 4 DeFuniak Springs were here heretoday
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t rnl rrj hnme today from the quar quarison quarCOlt quarhere
COlt > fre b here re
Ir Tsn son and Miss Iiss Broxton were wereCJ wereCJ wererci
rci CJ a he h residence otthe of the brides bridesfv
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President Jto of BigMHwaukce Financiitolnstitutiost FinanCinstltutionCaUglJt Caught by Recent RecentSlump llcentSlupIPrlees R cent centI
I Slump SlupIPrlees in Prices on WheaJarket Wha Market and Is IsHeavily isHcavlly s sH
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PROSECUTION IS HOT HOTAFTER nOTAfTEiR lOTATR
AFTER J Je MORGAN SMITH SMITHCOUNSEL 8M IT ITI ITCOUN3EL
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COUNSEL DECLARES DE LARES THAT HE PURCHASED REVOLVER WITH WITHWHICH WITHWHICH WITHWHICH
WHICH CAESAR YOUNG WAS KILLED KJLLEDMANYWIT KJLLEDMANYWITNESS MANY WIT WITNESSES WITNESSESIN
NESSES NESS NESSESIN SIN IN PATTERSON CASE
By Associated Press PressNew PressNew Pressew
New ew York April pr I 24 24That 24That That the pros prosecution prosecution prosecutlon
ecution in tne tfi Nan Patterson IPa terson case casehas casehas casehas
has not abandoned its contention contentionthat contenUonthat contentionthat
that the revolver with which whlchCaesar whlchCaesarYoung Caesar CaesarYoung CaesarYoung
Young was killed was purchased by b bJ
J Morgan Smith was shown during
Mr Rands opening argument today todayHe todayHe
He challenged the defense to f produce producethe producethe
the letters which whi h he said they claim I
Result Resultof of OfAII AH AILeague AILeagueC League Leaguedames LeagueGames
dames C es Played Yesterday
By Associated Press PressAtlanta PressAtlanta PressAtlanta
Atlanta April Aprll24ResultsIIi 24 Results ini In games gamesplayed gamesplaed gamesplayed
played today 10dayin in the Southern League Leaguewere Leaguewere Leaguewere
were as follows CoU ws Atlanta AtIanta8 8 Mont Montgoemry MontgoemlJ Montgoemry
goemry 5 Memphis 6 GNew New Orleans OrleanslBirmingham 1 1Birmingham 1Birmingham
Birmingham 6 Nashville 5 5ten ten in innings inningsLittle Innings ¬
nings ningsLittle Little Rockshreveport game gamepostponed gamepostp gamepostponed
postponed postp ned on account count of of rain rainAmerican rainAmeri rainAmerican
American Ameri can League LeagueNew LeagueNew LeagueNew
New York < April 24 24American 24AmericanLeague 24AmerIcanLeague American AmericanLeague
League games playea today UHi yresnlted yresnltedas resulted resultedas
as follows New York 3 Washington
4 Boston Bo ton3 3 Philadelphia IT 1 Stl Louis
6 Chicago CblCagolDetrolt It 1Detro1t Detroit Detroit2t 2t 2tCleveland 2 Cleveland 0
SHRINERSARE SHRINERSAREREACHING SURINfRSAREREAClrINGfffRf SHRINERSAR1RACfl1N
REACHING REAClrINGfffRf REAClrINGfffRfADV HERE UCRIADVANCE
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ADVANCE ADV NCE GUARD OF FTHE THE BIG BIGCROWDREACHED BIOCROWDREACHED
CROloyO CROWDREACHED REACHED PENSACO PENSACOLA ENSAC ENSACLA ¬
LA LAST NIGHT NIGHTThe NJGHTThe NIGHTThe
The advance a vance guard of the delegation d delegationof i iof Iof
of Shriners from Jacksonville reached reachedPensacola rach ach d dPensacola f fPensacola
Pensacola last night The party was wascomposed wascomposed wascomposed
composed of oCa a large number numhelof of per persons persons
sons bent upon upon having a good time timeand timend timeand
and nd each andevery and every one enjoyed the thetrip thetip thetrip
trip over to Pensacola PensacolaThere PensacolaThere
There are ar about twentyfour tw ntfour candi candidates candidates candidates ¬ I
dates to be initiated Wednesday night nightIn
In the Masonic hall This initiation initiationwill initiatIonwill initIationivili
will be followed by a banquet banqu tand and itis it itis itis
is expectetf that the occasion will be beI heone beone
I one of the most enjoyable j that has hasI hasoccnrredin hasoccurred
I occurred occnrredin in Masonic circles clrciescxcept clrciescxcepting circlesexcepting except excepting ¬
ing the candidates ca 1dIda es of course courseThose courseThose courseThose
Those who arrived last night and andwho andwho andwho
who compose the advance guard are areW a aV areW
W V S Ware thirtythird thlrty tbird degree degreeRab degreeRaban flab Rabban flabban
ban an Geo L LBahl J Bahl illustrious record recorder recordfr ¬
er r Fred H P1ickbaberJ Puckhaber ckhaber J W W Jngram IngramMarian Jngramllarian
Marian B Craig Wm O OBellaire OBellaireArab Bellaire BellaireArab BellaireArab
Arab patrol Clarence Cl rence S H Hammatt Hammattthirtysecond Hammattthlrtysecond mmatt mmatttblrtysecond
thirtysecond degree Illustrious Elec Electrical Elecirical ¬
trical Director Robert W Purdon As Asslstant AsistantElectr1cal AsP AsPnistant
slstant istantElectr1cal Electrical Director DirectorBlow DirectorBlow DirectorBlow
Blow Almost ArmostKi1led Killed Him HimTo HimTo HimTo
To say that the theavera th average eShtiner Shriner Isa Is Isa isa
a good fellow fellow1s as a general gen ral thing fee feebly feebly feebly ¬
bly expresses it A more morenoI5Y noisy thor thoroughly thoroughly thoronghly ¬
oughly good goodnatured natured bunch of these thesefun thesefun thesefun
fun loving fellows wouldbe would be harder to tofind tofind tofind
find than the advance guarfi guar of o the theMorrocco thelIorrocco theMorrocco
Morrocco Temple who whoreached reached here herelast herehst herenst
last night
u
They Tl er reported report d a mos mostrip
trip over and only one incident marred marredwhat marredwhat marredwhat
what would have otherwise been a apErfect a aperfect aperfect
perfect trip One neof of the Tpnnfer Tpnnfermembers younger youngermembers youngermembers
members went wentup up agsjlnst g4ns a gold brick brickgame brickgame brickgame
game and got buncoed buncoe It was a aseI aseIe self selfevident selfevident
evident e identhct fact that he h was selected selectedbv
bv the sharpers beforehand befor han6 owing to tphis tohis tohis
his extreme youth YQuthandhis and his unworldli unworldliness u unwonidliness worldJi worldJiness
ness nessThe nessThe nessThe
The matter was not placed in the tnehands thehands thehandS
hands of the authorities owing to the tneextreme theCxtreme thectreme
extreme modesty of the unsophisti unsophisticated unsophistlcted nnsopliisticrted ¬
cated Noble NobleSpecial NobleAGRICULT NobleAGRICULTURAL
AGRICULT AGRICULTURAL RAL NOT NOTES NOTESFROM S SFROM
FROM NiXS PREC PRECINGI PRECINGISpecial N J JSpecial
Special to The Journal JournalNixs JournalNixs Journalicixs
Nixs Precinct April 24 24Theboys 24Theboyslooked 24The The boys boyslooked boyslooked
looked for Stevy Joe last Sunday Sundayand Sundayand unda undaand
and when he didnt idnJ show up at high highnoon highnOon highnoon
noon they sent an advance guard to tolook tolook o olook
look for him They came J back > ack In Inabout ipabout inabout
about about two hours 1ours and a reported tepol dthat dthatth that thatthey thatthey
they th y discovered djscovereda a No so o 11 J1sJ shoe oepiint print inthe In Inthe Inthe
atid d they theythen theytben theythen
the mud m d near the big swampand swamp J
then decided that the tbehogs hogs bad eaten eatenQuite eatenhlin eatenhiin
hlin up upQuite UPQuite
Quite a few German families iamU es have havesettled haesettled havesettled
settled near our vilage One O Q family familyplanted famltyp familyp1anted
planted p anted 100 100packnges packages of fIother 110t rs s oats oatsThey oatsThey oatsThey
They expect a a big crop cropo ofoat of oat at meal mealnext mealnex mealnext
next nex fall Another A 10ther one bIi planted thc ihcwhole thcwhole he hewhole
whole placein place lIJ in cabbages 3bb ges and id the thecould tb tblady thelady
lady of the hou c AaidSl ad b hoped she shecould shecould
could get afew few barrels barr lsofsa of sauerkraut sauerkrautin Laner er koraut korautincase knautin
in incase case of f sickness sicknessJohn sl sicknessJohn kness knessJohn
John Fell the most oSl successful far farmer farmer farmer ¬
mer mer on Perdido Percii4oba1s Perdi1oba bay Is inow nowtI no trying yingto yingtoross to tocross tocross
cross ross his hogs hOg6Wlth with ith t tho thQusafleg5 qusand andlegs > legs 50 sothat 50that 50thathecan
that thathecan ie h can can get g t plenty ofhams OfhamI n sn s sr sc r
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ed to have b ve knowledge of thatwould thatwouldshow th tht t would wouldshow wouldshow
show that Young threatened to com commit commit cornmit ¬
mit suicide if he hau to give up up1llss up1llssPatterson Miss MissPatterson MissPatterson
Patterson He declarer that Young Youngnever Youngnever Youngnever
never owned or carried a revolver and andmade andmaile andmade
made the theDat flat statement The revol revolver revolv revolver ¬
ver v r that killed Caesar Young was pur purchased purchased putchased ¬
chased by b Joseph Jo eph Morgan Smith He Hereiterated Hereiterated Hereiterated
reiterated the charge of conspiracy conspracyon on onthe onthe
the part pa rt of the Smiths A number of ofwitnesses orwItnesses
witnesses were examined today
National League LeagueChicago Leaguechicago LeagueChicago
Chicago April AprI124Results 24 24Results Results in Na National tationalLeague National ¬
tional tionalLeague League games gam s played playe today todaywere todaywere todaywere
were as follows Chicago 7 Pitts Pittsburg Pittsburg Plttsburg
burg 1 Brooklyn 3 Boston 4 Phila Philadelphia Phlladelpbla4 Philadelphia ¬
delphia 4 New York 5 Cincinnati CincinnaUSSt 8 8St 8St
St Louis 0
South Atlantic AtlanticMacon AtlanticMacon AtlanticMacon
Macon April 24 2411csults Results in South SouthAtlantic SouthAtlantic SouthAtlantic
Atlantic League League1otiay today were as as fol follows follows follows ¬
lows Macon Mac n 2 2Columbus Columbus 12 Au Augusta Augusta Augusta ¬
gusta 2 Charleston 1 Savannah 4 4Jacksonville 4Jacksonville 4Jacksonville
Jacksonville 2
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By Associated Press PressNew PressNew PressNew
New York April AprI124J 24 24S J Wilcox WilcoxBrown WllcoxBro WilcoxBrown
Brown Bro vn a citizen of Maryland throughhis through throughhis throughhis
his attorneys Battle and Marshall of ofthis ottbls ofthis
this city today filed an action against againstthe againstthe againstthe
the Equitable Life Assurance Society Societyin
in the United States circuit court courtasking courtasking courtasking
asking that a receiver be beapp b appointed appointedand lnted lntedand
and also asking for an accounting forthe for forthe forthe
the benefit of himself and an other policy policyholders pollcyholders policyholders
holders who may care to join him Intbe in intheaction inthe
the theaction action Mr Brown is the holder holderof
of a twentyfive twenty five thousand dollar policy policywith polleywith policywith
with the company and andaIleges alleges that the theofficials theofficials theofficials
officials have disregarded his legal legalrights legalrjghts legalrights
rights and have not paid a proper pro proportion proIorUonon prorortion ¬
portion IorUonon on the net surplus surplusOil
Oil Well Brought Brou ht In InJennings InJennIngs InJennings
Jennings La April 24 24Tbe The Crow Crowley Crowley Crowley
ley Oil n and Mineral Companys WellNo WellNo Well WellNo
No 15 154 which was drilled about 120 120feet 120feet 120feet
feet deeper was yesterday morning morningplaceo morningplac morningplace
place plac Q on the pumps After being beingpumped beingpumped beingpumped
pumped for some two hours the well wellbegan wellJieganto wellbegan
began Jieganto to flow Dowa a stream of pure oil on onthe onthe onthe
the outside of the casing and reports reportsfrom reportsfrom reportsfrom
from the well this morning are to t the theeffect theeffect
effect that It is producing between
1 1200 200 and nd1500 1500 barrels of oil oUper per day dayi da daThis dayThis
i This state of affairs together with withthe wIththe withthe
the actions of Morse No No2 2 whichcame which whichcame whIchcame
came In this week w k gain confirms confirmsprophesies confirmsprophesies confirmsprophesies
prophesies that Louisianas large oil oilfield 011field oilfield
field is still sUUin In its infancy infanc
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DIRECTORS MADE MADEGOOD MADEGOOD
< 1 GOOD THE LOSS LOSSAmount LOSSAmount
Amount Deposited DepositedSufficient D pItedi pItediSutficient poSltedSufficient
Sufficient to toPro toProteet toProS Pro Protect ¬
S tect tectAIDe tectAIDePOSItOfSlIr All Depositors De Depositors ¬
positors positorsDEFAULTER positorsDEFAULTERTURNED POSItOfSlIrDEFAULTER
DEFAULTER DEFAULTERTURNED TURNED TURNEDOVER OVER OVER300 300
000 IN PROPERTY PROPERTYRUN RUN ON ONBANK ONBANK
V VBANK
BANK BY DEPOSITORSiBANK DEPOSITORSiBANKX
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ER ARRESTED AT ATH ATHIS HIS HOME IN INPRESENCE INPRESENCE INPRESENCE
PRESENCE OF WIFEAND WIFE A D TAKEN TAKENBEFORE TAKENJ TAKENBEFORE
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By Associated Press PressMilwaukee Press1Ulw PressMIlsukee
Milwaukee 1Ulw ukee Wis April 24 24Fran 24FranBigelow 24FrankBfgelQw Frank FrankBigelow
Bigelow president of the First Na ¬
tional ti nal Bank of this city and former formerpresident fotmerptesldentof formerpresident
president ptesldentof of the American Bankers BankersAssociation BankersAssociation BankersAssociation
Association has ha defaulted deC ult d bank funds fundsto fundsto fundsto
to the extent of 1500000 The Ihedirec Ihedirectors direc directors directors ¬
tors of the bank have ha e deposited a asum asum asuni
sum sum sufficient tor protect all depositors depositorsTbe depositorsThe depositorsThe
The capital of the bank is 15000000 15000000an
ane an the surplus is 1200000 Mr MrBigelow MtBigelow MrBieiow
Bigelow has signed over property propertyamounting propertyamounting propertyamounting
amounting to 300000 and this with withthe wIthth withtbq
the th surplus will meet mee the amount of ofhis ofhis ofhis
his defalcations and besides the theamount theamount theamount
amount subscribed by the thflrdlr thedIrectors directors ctors is isover isover isover
over 1600000 1600000Mn l600OOOllr 1600000Mr
Mn Bigelow has long longcupIed ocfcupied oc up eila eilaforemostJ a aforemost aforemost
foremost foremostJ place > Iace In the financial fiu8J1claltraIls fiu8J1claltraIlsactions fiui cIal trans transactions transactions ¬
actions of ofMUwa1 0 Milwaukee keeand and only last lastyear 1astyear lastyear
year was president or the American AmericanBankers AmericanBankers AmericanBankers
Bankers Association He H is also alsoprominent a1sonromlnent alsoProminent
prominent in Milwaukees MllwukeesB social clalset set setThe eeLThe
The Th Bigelow gelow speculation SP U11t1 has ia cbsjb cost st stDf the theBfseiows th thDIc1v
Bfseiows Df DIc1v ows their thelrnmne name nthe anfltTef7ranTca anfltTef7ranTcalarge Vtithik VtithikTarge t 1rnnlca 1rnnlca1arge
large sum of money In firtVe rnth tire IateAr IateArmour late Ar Armour Arniour ¬
mour wheat deal and the sharp sharpfiuctu sharpfiuctuaUonsof fluctu fluctuations fluctuatlons ¬
ations aUonsof of the he market which have come comecuring comecuring comecuring
curing the last few days Messrs MessrsBigelow MessrsBigelowS MessrsBigelow
Bigelow BigelowS Sr S and Bigelow Jrv Jr were werecaught w werecaught rc rccaught
caught and caught for all aHth the bank bankdirectors bankdirectors bankdirectors
directors now report reportLate reportLate reportLate
Late this afternoon Mr Bigelow Bigelowgave BIgelowae Bigelowgave
gave ae out the following formal state statement state11ent statemeat ¬
meat I have no excuse to make and andI
I do not care to speak of the motives motiveswhich motlyejwhIch motiveswhich
which I had and had no right to have haveBig haveBig haveBig
Big men among the directors of the thebank thebank thebank
bank have come forward in a way waythat waythat waythat
that should give glveconfidenc confidence to o the thecommunity thecommunity thecommunity
community There are no better men menIn menin menin
In any community communit and no stronger strongermen
men financially antf an the bank will be bebetter bebetter bebetter
better and stronger than ever My Myfamily Myinmily Myfamily
family has been kept in ignorance of ofconditions ofconditions ofeoudltions
conditions and their method of living livingis
is not to be laid up against them themToward thenTow themToward
Toward Tow rd the close of banking ba klng hours hoursthe boursthe hoursthe
the depositors crowded the bank to todraw todraw todraw
draw out their money moneyWhen moneyWhen moneyWhen
When the federal marshal called at atthe atthe atthe
the Bigelow house to serve a warrant warrantthe warrantthe I Ithe
the former bank presidentwas president was In the thelibrary thelibrary thelibrary
library with his wife Mrs Bigelow Bigelowrefuse Bigelowrefuseo i iIefuse
refuse to withdraw and the warrant warrantwas warrantwas warrantwas
was read in her presence Il be beready beready beready
ready to gowith go with you at once said saidthe saidthe saidthe
the banker Then he kissed wife an anaffectionate anaffectionate anaffectionate
affectionate farewell and left with the theofficer theofilcer theofficer
officer who took him before the fed federal federal federal ¬
eral court courtNpne courtNone I IN
N None ne of Mr Bigelows Blg lows friends were wereIn werei wereiIn wereIn
In court c urt during the brief proceeding proceedingWhen proce proceed1ngWhen ln lnWhen
When resolutions resolutlonswere were adopted re removing 10movIng romovIng ¬
moving Mr Bigelow from the presi
Greatest GreafesfAtnerican American Actor ActorPasses ActorPasses ActorPasses
Passes to Great Beyond BeyondI I
1 B By Associated Press PressWeslPaIm PressWesL j jWest
West WeslPaIm Palm Beach Fla April 24 24Josepli 24Joseph 24Joseph
Joseph Jefferson Jefferson died at his homeThe home homeThe liomeThe
The Reefs at Pafni p fm Beach at 615 615oclock 615oclock 615oclock
oclock last evening The Tbeend end came cameafter ca cameafter e eafter
after a day of unconsciousness and andafter andafter andafter
after a aher91c heroic struggle of f days which whichhad wblchhad whichhad
had exhausted his vitality At his hisdeath hisdeath hIsdeath
death bed were were his wife his sons sonsCharles sonsCbarles sonsCharles
Charles B and nd Frank Jefferson his hisnurse bisnurse hisnurse
nurse Miss Mabel Bfngham Dr R B BPotter BPotter BPotter
Potter and his faithful old servant servantCart servantCarl servantCarl
Carl Kettler KettlerThe KettlerThe KettlerTheend
The Theend end was not a surprise to his hisfamily blsfamily hisfamily
family Ever since his l last st sinking sinkingspell slnkIugspell sinkIngspell
spell which came eame after a rally on onThursday onThursday onThursday
Thursday morning and which was fol followed followed followed
lowed by an apparent improvement improvementuntil improv ment mentuntil
until Friday the family has been beenwaiting beenwaiting beenwaiting
waiting for the end endMr endMr endMr
Mr Jeffersons condition < Saturday Saturdaynight Saturiaynight Saturdaynight
night grew steadily worse and the thefamily thefamily thefamily
family who had retired were were sum summoned summonedfroDi suminoned ¬
moned monedfroDi froia their beds and Dr Pot
Russian Peasants Boldly BoldlyDemand BoldlyDemand
Demand Voice in Reforms
By Associated Press PressIvanoff PreSsIvanoff PressIvanoff
Ivanoff Saranoff Russia April 24 24A 24A 24A
A peasant society has addressed a astrong astrong astrong
strong petition to M Bouligan minis minister mihistel minister ¬
ter of the interlorlleclaring interior lntenlorde declaring laning that as it itis itIs itis
is the most numerous class and the theclass theclass theclass
class which is suffering the most it itshould Itshould Itshould
should be consulted ton m the method of
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Chicago April 24 24Maywheatbroke 24Maywheatbrokeagain 24May May wheat wheatbroke wheatbrokeagain broke brokeagain
again today adding a further tfecline tfeclineof oecIineof
of 7V 7 cents iothc to the sensational 11 11centsbreak1 ll1h ll1hCents 11rents
Cents centsbreak1 breakof of Saturday at iday This reces recession recession recesalon ¬
sion from the dollar mark the last
GERMAM GERMANi GERMANiOffiCER OFFICER OFFICERKILLED OffiCERKILLED OftICIRKILLD
KILLED HIMSELF HIMSELFBy
By Associated Press PressNewpork pressNewpork pressNewpork
Newpork News Va April 24 24Lieut 24Lieut 24Lleut
Lieut L A Stark of the German Germancruiser GemancruIser Germancruiser
cruiser Bremen rfow ow In this port sui suicided suIcided sulcided ¬
cided by shooting himself with a rifle rifleon riDeon rifleon
on board the ship today His brother brotherofficers brotherofficers brotherofficers
officers saythe Say th h lieutenant > wastempo wastemporarily wastemporarIly was tempo temporarily ¬
rarily insane at the he time timedency timedency timedency
dency of the bank Henry Goll Gollthe Golltheassistant the theassiStant theassistant
assistant cashier cashi r was wa also removed removedThe remov removedThe c cThe
The removal removaof of Goll Gollis is due to a state statement statement statement ¬
ment of of13igeJow Bigelow that he was aided aidedby aidedby aidedby
by Goll in concealing the shortage in inthe Inthe Inthe
the banks accounts accountsMr accountsMr I IMr
Mr Bigelow Is technically charged chargedwith chargedwith < bargedwith
with embezzling emb lIng an amount amountof of money moneyexceeding moneyexceeding I Iexceeding
exceeding 100000 i
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ot United States naval vessels vess ls lovjjrotect iOA to rot rotec theMnterests 1he thee In InterestS er ts ot o the th citizens of this l country Cot ntry T Te eraboveis a above elsagoodVIevi elsagoodVIevib3bor Is a good view viewof viewI
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Called Up in State Senate Monday Mondaynoon er ernoonEducllt ernoonEducational
noon noonEducllt noonEducational Educational oIJalTrusfee Trustee Bill BillSpecial HillSpecial c cSpeeialOrder
Special SpeeialOrder Order for Today I
ter was wascl1l1ed called The patients condij condijUon condi condiUon
Uon continued to grow worse all allthrough allthrough allthrough
through the day and the brief bulle bulletins bulletlris bulletins ¬
tins from the bedside contained no nowor3s noYoros noworIs
wor3s Yoros of encouragement encouragementThe
The sickness of Mr Jefferson Jef rson which whichended whichended whichended
ended in his death was contracted it itis itis itis
is believed while on ona a recent visit to tohis tohis tohis
his son at Hobe Sound afew a few miles milesabove milesabove milesabove
above Palm alm Beach where he went to tomeet tomeet tomeet
meet his friend former President PresidentCleveland PresidentCleveland resldentCleveland
Cleveland It is believed that from a aslight aslightindiscretion
slight slightindiscretion indiscretion in his eatng he suf suffered su sufered sitfered ¬ I
fered an attack of 0 indigestion Since Sincehis Sincehis Sincehis
his return to his home this thi condition conditiongrew conditiongrew conditiongrew
grew steadily worse orsC with slight ral rallies ral11es rallies ¬
lies until the th end endThe endThe endThe
The bod body of Mr Ir Jefferson was taken takento takento takento
to Buzzards bay on a special train trainleaving trainleaving trainleaving
leaving here this evening accompa accompanied accompanied accompanied ¬
nied by all the members of his family familywho fam familywho y ywho
who are here It will reach New York YorkWednesday YorkWednesday YorkWednesday
Wednesday morning and the family familyhope familybope familyhope
hope to reach Buzzards bay the even evening evenIng evenlug ¬
ing of Thursday i 1
realizing the imperial rescript The Theof Thesociety Thesociety
society boldly proclaims < itself < jn favor favorot i
of the convention of a constituent as assembly assembly as1 as1sembly
sembly to decide on the form of gov goveminent government gowernment
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ernment as a condition precedent precedentthe to tothe
the demand for or free speech abolition abolitionfof abolitionot abolitionof
of a state ate of siege and the use of1 of1whips of ofwhips 1 1whips
whips by cossacks cossa ks and bayonets bythe b bthe by bythe
the troops
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price of the previous session was wasrapid wasrapid wasrapid
rapid and spectacular spectacu ar and was wasaccom wasaccompalled accoin accoinpanjed accompazied
palled by demonstrations in the pit pitalmost pitalmost pitalmost
almost equal to those of Saturday SaturdayTee Saturday1ne
Tee market closed steady with May Maywheat Maywheat y
wheat at a1 33 9 cents
AFTER GAMBLERS GAMBLERSAT
AT MARIAflNA MARIAflNASHERIFF
SHERIFF LEWIS MAKING IT WARM WARMFOR WARMFOR WARMFOR
FOR SPORTING GENTRY GENTRYPER GENTRYPERSONAL GENTRYPERSONAL PER PERSONAL ¬
SONAL AND GENERAL GENERALNEWS GENERALNEWS GENERALNEWS
NEWS NEWSSpecial NEWSSpecial NEWSSpecial
Special to The Journal JournalMarianna JournalMarianna JournalMarianna
Marianna April 24 24fr Mr H H HLewis HLewIs HLewis
Lewis sheriff is making it mighty hot hotfor hotfor hotfor
for the gambling fraternity in this thiscounty thiscountY thiscounty
county Sixteen dtefendrjnts dlefend1 efenthnts ts were weremarched weremarched weremarched
marched up to the county judges court courtthis courtthis courtthis
this morning for trialMr trial trialMr triaLMr
Mr Lewis though tboUgba a new sheriff is isdoing Isdoing
doing his duty dut to t the letter so faras far faras faras
as Is IsknoW known knownSenator l
Senator Wilson and the Hon Hon J L D DStephens DStephens
Stephens left for Tallahassee today todayto
to enter upon the discharge of their theirduties theIrduties theirduties
duties in the way of making laws lawsWe lawsWe lawsWe
We are very ery soon going to have bavea baveah a ahanging ahanghg
hanging h nglqg in this county count the neck to tobe tobe tobe
be furnished by bya a negro nefIOb by the t e name nameof nameof nameof
of Tom Spiers Sp rs who was convicted here herea
a few weeks weeks ago agoMrs agors agoMrs
Mrs rs A A Calhoun the wife of Capt CaptCalhoun CaptCalhoun CaptCalhoun
Calhoun died at her home here last lastFriday lastFriday lastFriday
Friday night Mrs Calnoun will willbo willbogrcatly bo bogreatly begreatly
greatly missed here by her friends friendsand friendsana friendsand
and elatives relativesTHEROCK < elativesTHE elativesf elativesTHE
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THEROCK THE ROCK CRUSHER CRUSHERIS
IS s NOW ATWORK ATWORKThe ATWORThe ATWORKThe
The rock crusher which was ivasbrought wasbrougbthere wasbrought
brought brougbthere here recently by t the he e Good GoodRoads GoodRoads GoodRoads
Roads demonstrators Is s now no at work workand workand workand
and during yesterday crushed a a large largequantity 1argQJ1anUtyof largequantity
quantity QJ1anUtyof of ballast In fact the drays drayscould dr drayscould ys yscould
could not deliver thero the rock k as S fasl fastas fastasit Is IsIt S Sit
it could c Uld be crushed by the machinery machineryThe achinel achinelThe
The city has decided to repair r pair Ro Rproana RontaII3 Romaui
maui street beginning at PalafbpTarid PalafbpTaridgoing Pa Palafox oxand oxandgoing and andgoing
going west west Instead of InfJenjaSjicia InfJenjaSjiciastreet Int Intqnciastreet il cia ciastreet
street antf an the work of levelling the thestreet thestreet thestreet
street was begun Saturday iPnly Onl a afew afeW afew
few blocks will be built however howev al although a1tl10pgblt although ¬
tl10pgblt though it was at first stated statedthat that a amile aInilewould a anile
Inilewould mile would T be > e constructed constructedSTORM constructedSTORM constructeSTORM
STORM WARNING ISSUED ISSUEDBY ISSUEDBY ISSUEDBY
BY WEATHER BUREAU BUREAUThe BUREAUTb BUREAUTb
The Tb local We weather thEr bureau bu au yjestercaj yjestercajreceiyed yesterca yesterca1eceiY yestercayreceiyed
receiyed 1eceiY d the following fol1 jng stormwarning stormwarningfrom storm warning warningfrom
from Washington WashingtonSouthern Washington4Sout1iern i
Southern 4 Sot tbern storm warning wa ing Mobile MobileiFensacola MobileIFensacola ohne ohneIfensacola
iFensacola Storm Stormcenttalover central over east eastera eastem eastrn
era em rn Texas moving eastward Brisk ithigh it Whigh o ohigh
high southeast to ° south winds wii wiiprevail wilt wiltp willprevail
prevail p van this afternoon ri and nd tonigfc tonigfcalong t tonIgh1along nlg nlgaiong
along the th middle Gulf GuItooast coast c astwith with 1m 1mcreasmg in increasing Iicreasing
creasing east ast to southeast southe st fl inds indstte igg tlieR tlieRthe ar arthe
the West W s stFlorlia Florida xxMLrt co t
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PROHIBITION PROHIBITIONBILL PROUIBITIONDilliN PROtIIBITIONBILL
BILL DilliN IN HOUSE HOUSEAn no USE
An Bass Baseball Bassbali
ball Bill Billlnlroduc introduc introduced ¬ r redin
ed edin in the Sen Senate Senate en enate ¬
ate ateSPECIAL
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM GOVER GOVERNOR GOVERNOR GOVERNOR ¬
NOR BROWARD BROWARDON ON DRAINAGE DRAINAGEPROPOSITION DRAINAGEPROPOSITION DRAINAGEPROPOSITION
PROPOSITION EXPECTED EXPE TED SOoN SOQNBILL SOoNBILL SOONBILL
BILL COVERING DRAINAGE TO TOBE TOBE TOBE
BE INTRODUCED DURING DURINGTtS DURINGTtSPRESENT DURINGTHgPRESENTWEEK THB THBPRESENT
PRESENT PRESENTWEEK PRESENTWEEKSpecial WEEK WEEKSpecial WEEKSpecial
Special to The Journal JournalTallahassee JournalTallahassee JournalTallahassee
Tallahassee April 24 2 2The The hill hillamending blllamending billamending
amending the charter c arter of the City o oPensacola of ofPensacol3pasSed ofPensacola
Pensacola Pensacol3pasSed passed its third t irtl reading readingm readingmthe In Inthe Inthe
the senate this afternoon afternoonThe afternoonThe afternoonThe
The educational trustee bill was wasmade wasmade wasmade
made a special order for tomorrow tcmorrbwmorning tomorr tomorrowmorning V Vmorning
morning morningIn
In the house Bryan introduced introd ced a aconstitutional aconstitutional I Iconstitutional
constitutional amendment prohibiting prohibitingthe
the sale of liquor in Florida Also Alsoa AlsoabilI a abill abill
bill requiring patent medicines to bear bearthe bcathe bearthe
the percentage of alcohol alcoholIn lcoholIn
In the senate sen te Mr Canova introduced introduceda
a a bill prohibiting pr hibftlng Sunday baseball basehallGovernor baseballGovernor basebalLGovernor
Governor Broward has prepared a aspecial aspecial aspecial
special message message to the legislature legislaturewhich legislaturevthich legislaturewhich
which will be transmitted early in the theweeX theweek theweek
week on the drainage proposition that thatformed thatformed thatformed
formed so important a plank in his hisplatform hISplatCorpt hiaplatform
platform platformA
A bill specifically covering the same sameground sameground sameground
ground ground will wIUalso also beJ be Introducedduring Introducedduringthe introduced durIng durIngthe duringthe
the week weekThe weeKThe weekThe
The title at t this his bill may he eur eurraised eurmised sunmised
mised as follows roll s An act actfQr for the t br brganizaUonor brganizatlon oi oiganizationof >
ganizationof ganizatlon of drainage districts districti and andtorplace andi
torplace i 1Il such suchdiStr1cts districts inc lifcharge lit charge arg at atthe o oth atthe
the th eB Board rdof of Internal ImprovementsThese Improvements ImprovementsThese ImprovementsThese
These lands will be assessed for forthe Corthe forthe
the benefit derived from the drainage drainagesystem drainagesystem drainagesystem
system proposed by this important importantmeasure importanlmeasure importantmeasure
measure while on the th other hand tlio UIOowners tlioowners thoowners
owners of such lands as may be in injured injured Injured ¬
jured by the opening of the canals canalswill canalswIll canalswill
will be duly indemnified indemnifiedThe inlemniDedThe indemnifiedThe
The principle upon which whchthis this bill billis billis billis
is based is identical with that upon uponwhich upoawhich uponwhich
which a municipality conducts a street streetpaving streetpavin streetpaving
paving improvement The abutting abuttingproperty abuttingproperty abuttingproperty
property is assessed its pro rata share shareof sbareof shareuf
of the benefits involved while any anyproperty anyproperty anyproperty
property depreciated In value is pro protected protected ¬
tected tectedSLIGHT tectedSlIGT tectedSLIGHT
SLIGHT FIRE ATCI1lTTAOOCUEE ATCI1LTT1I1OOC1Ift AT ATCHATTAHOOGHEE
CHATTAHOOGHEE CHATTAHOOGHEERESIDENCE
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RESIDENCE OF OFcH OFH cH H H CPEAR PEARNAR PEARNARROWL WAR WARROWLY 4ARROWLY
ROWLY ESCAPED ESCA ED DESTRUC DETRUCTIONYESTERDAY DESTRUCTIONYESTERDAY
1 T1ON TIONYESTERDAYSpecial = TIONYESTERDAY YESTERDAY YESTERDAYSpecial
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Special to The Journal JournalChattahbochee
Chattahbochee Fla Ia April 24 24A 24Ak 24Aknoon Aft AftSpear
noon today the residence of 3rr H H HSpear
Spear caught < fire in the root from the thakitchen thekitchen thekitchen
kitchen flue and the fire was spread spreading spreadlng spreadlug
lug rapidly when discovered by Mr
Spearss 6yearold son who was play playIng pla plaing playJug
Ing in the back lot lot and gave gav the thealarm tbeaiarm thealarm
alarm The Tberoo roof was dry and the wind winflblowing windhlowJng windblowing
blowing bnt with a good well ofwater ofwateron ot water watiron wateron
on the back porch por h and the quick and andj andactive andactive
j active assistance of If neighbors a ase aserious se serious ccrious
rious conflagration conDagratlonwasaerted was averted Mr MrSpeer MSpeet M MSpeer
Speer is Isvey very grateful for the timely timelydiscovery timelydiscovery
discovery and the kind assistance of ofboth othoth ofboth
both ladies and gentlemen who rushei rusheito he heto
to the scene sceneAs scenAs sceneAs
As the hot dry weather approaches approachesit aproaeheit
it is well w lI for everybody to Inspect oil oilroofs o11troofs oldrocfs
roofs and kitchen flues fluesCrops fluesCrops t tCrops
Crops and gardens are re suffering sufferingfrom sUfferlt sufferingfront g gfrom
from rain although the weath weather re reports reports repOrts
ports have predicted showers the last lastweek
week but b t they the did id d not reach this part partof partof pat patof
of the country
f t 1 Easter services was well attended attendedat s sI
I at the Methodist Church yesterday yesterdayand and andhe an anthe
the he church was profusely prof us elY decorated decoratedRev decora decoraRev decoradRev
t Rev A M Mann preached two god gofedsermons godsermons d dsermons
sermons sermonsCELEBRATED sermonsCELEBRATED sermonsCELEBRATED
CELEBRATED NINETIETH NINETIETHBIRTHDAY NINETIETHBIRTHDAY NINETIETHBIRTHDAYANNIVERSARY
BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAYANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAYANNIVERSARYP ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARYP
J P > > J J 1 McKenzIe Qerting probably probablyone probablyone
one of the oldest residents residentsof of this sec section sectIon eection
tion yesterday ye terday celebrated lis nine ninetieth nfne11ethbirthday nineIleth ¬
tieth 11ethbirthday birthday anniversary annive and the theevent theevent theevent
event was was one oneo of the most enjoyable enjoyableof
of the manycelebratejf many celebrateif < elehrate < t by this excetr excetrlent exceilenf excel excellent
lent gentleman gentlemanThe gentlemanilie entleman entlemanTbeatfal
The Tbeatfal affair was strictly amns am ngUle ngUlefaml the thefamily thefamily
family faml and and only relations were In InTited InvIte InIted
Tited Ited to t be present pres nt Ofthese there therewere thereere therewere
were ere a large larg number an < the affair affairwas affafrwas affairwas
was most enjoyable In every v ryparticu ryparticular particu particular particular ¬
lar larj
larMr Mr Oertingt rting who resides at Wool Woolsey WooI WooIS Woolsey
sey S Y on the th e naval n a nl Yeservation re ias iasmanydesceadaats 11 11many iasiany
j manydesceadaats many des ad adaAts ts and they tb y attesiwf attesiwfthe attea atteatkecclebraUea atteite4the
the tkecclebraUea celebratiea la I 3arge JargeflUl iaigeubers iaigeubersV numbers aber3
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