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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 191L
PRICE, 5 CENTS.
SENATORIAL DEADL OCK IN
.IAiJY CHANGES
AtEAi, HEAD
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W YORK AT LAST BROKEN
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Sujsreme Court Justice. Jas.
A. O'Gorrnan Elected on '
64th Ballot.
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HE IS A DEMOCRAT AND HA8
LONG BEEN PROMINENT IN
TAMMANY HALL RECEIVED 112
VOTES OUT OF 132 CAST, HIS
ELECTION FOLLOWING A CAU
CUS OF REGULARS AND IN
SURGENTS. - .
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. By Associated PrtN. ,
, Albany, March 31- Supreme-Court
Justice James A. O'Gonnan. a New
York Democrat, was elected United
States senator by the legislature to
night en the sixty-fourth ballot, after
a deadlock last Ins; since January - 6.
Judge O'Gonnan received 112 votes
ut of 192 cast. Chauncey M. Depew,
Republican, received 80. , .Necessary
for choice, 97. O'Gorman has long
been prominent in Tammany halL
At tha close of a day of almost con
tinuous negotiations, the insurgents
capitulated and O'Gonnan was elected.
A few rn mutes before the ballot CGor
man's resignation from the bench was
filed in the office of the secretary of
state as a conditional provision would
have prohibited his election while hold
ing the office of justice of the supreme
court- . . '
pi - Wild applause marked the end of the
' long contest and the legislature, driven
from the capitol by the recent fire, ad
journed antil April 17.
- Gov. Dlx tonight expressed gratifica-
vtlon at the result, while Charles Mur
phy, leader of Tammany, was also
highly pleased.
. ""No better selection could have been
made by the party after, the unfair and
unmerited defeat of Sheehan," he said.
MURPHY TOOK CHARGE.
Charles F. Murphy arrived here this
morning" and took personal charge of
the organization forces in today's cau
cua rwhich proved, the .crucial battle
of f the long light to elect a. United
States senator. Foremost among .jthc
rwns why the regular Democrats
anxia-ws to break tha deadlock
was the proximity of April 4
3-assembling of: the special ses
fa . of ' congress. . The . legislators
V vfared popular criticism would follow
W taflure to send a new senator to
Washington in time to give New York
its full representation.
A second reason was the overtures
tire Republicans are- making to the
Democratic Insurgents and threat of
the latter that if . the question was
not settled today they would accept
Republican aid, to elect an "independ
ent" Democrat, hostile to Tammany
HalL . '
'The - Inconvenience of. conducting
legislation in the temporary quarters
to - which the members have been
driven by the fire at the capitol and
the expectation that ' if the deadlock
was settled today a recess could be
taken until the regular senate and as
sembly chambers were ready for use
made for hope of a settlement at
once.
The caucus this morning was late
in assembling.
Soon after Mr. Murphy's arrival a
report was circulated that Supreme
Court Justice James ; A- O'Gorman.
of New York, was the latest name to
receive serious consideration by ' the
organization leaders.
"After a conference with Mr. Mur
phy, Senators Ferris, of Utica, and
e. of New York, the latter an in
dulgent, went to the . home of Sena
tor Roosevelt to sound the insurgent
leader as to whether the name of Jus
tice O'Gorman ' would be an acceptable
addition to the list to be considered
at the caucus; Twenty-two insurgents
were assembled at Senator Roosevelt's
house when Saxe and Ferris arrived
After & short discussion they turned
down the O'Gorman proposition until
they could look up his record.
Later they accepted O'Gorman and
his election followed.
CURTAIN IS RUNG DOWN
. ON PANAMA LIBEL SUITS
By Associated Press.
TVs shin gton. March 31. The cur
tain was rung down today on the
Panama libel suits against the New
York "World and the Indianapolis
News when United States Attorney
Wilson requested permission of Jus
tice Wright, in criminal court No. 1.
to enter a nolle prosse.
The United States supreme court
has decided the case in favor of the
defendants.
Take Son From Mother and
Collect Twelve Thousand Ransom
By Associated Press.
1as Vegas, N. M, March 8L Two
masked men forced entrance into th
home of A. T. Rogers, a lawyer, at 11
o'clock "Wednesday night and compelled
Mrs. Rogers to surrender her two -year-old
baby. The kidnappers left, a note
for Mr. Rogers demanding twelve thou
sand dollars in cash if the parents
wanted their baby back alive, and di
rected that the money be paid at mid
night last night. The money, was paid
and the child recovered.
One of the kidnappers was partially
Identified as Dennis Hart, a notorious
FLORIDA FEE SYSTEM
Example No. 6. .
Case State vs. Mose Sanders, in Escambia county.'
Charge Selling liquor.
Examination August 27, 1910.
Tried Sept. 7, 1910. ...
Plea Guilty. .
'costs. '
COUNTY JUDGE t s "
Taking affidavit
Issuing warrant ..........
Docketing case
Entering Judgment
Writing commitment ...
Indexing case
Filing 2 papers
SHERIFF "
Arrest of prisoner .......
Return on warrant
- 1 copy subpoenas for witnesses.
Serving subpoenas 1 witness,. . .
Return on subpoenas 1 witness
Mileage for officer for prisoner... .. 3.00
. Mileage for officer , for witness 2.00
Commiting prisoner to jail
Recommitment of prisoner to Jail .
Release of prisoner T
. Board
CLERK ; r
Docketing case . ...
Arraigning prisoner
- ' Indexing case,., .......I....
... Information, writing oath (20c), administering oath (6c),
affixing seal (10c), filing (5c)...:.'
Issuing capias' ...... in. ..s .'
Issuing writ fiere facias......!...
Taxing costs l.
Filing two papers ...S.. - ......... .. .
Entering sentence i ......... .
COUNTY SOLICITOR
Total Costs
UTO RECORDS
LOUIS DISBROW, .DRIVING ... A
POPE-HARTFORD, GOES THREE
HUNDRED MILES IN LESS THAN
FOUR HOURS.
By Associated Press.
Jacksonville, March 31. Taking the
lead in the first mile, ' never to be
headed, Louis Disbrow, driving a
Pone-Hartford, won the three hundred
mile automobile race ,at Pablo Beach
today in the time of three hours, fifty
three minutes and thirty-three and a
half seconds, lowering the world's
record by fifty miles and setting a
new record for the 250 and 300 mile
marks. ' -
This contest was the only event of
the last day of the meeting.
HAKE CUT II SEA
FREIGHT RATES
RATES FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO
NEW YORK WILL BE REDUCED
BY A STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, March 31. A cut in
sea freight rates from 15 to 40 per
cent' for i cargoes shipped from San
Francisco to New York has been an
nounced by the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company. The company
offered to contract with San Francis
co shippers at 30 cents per hundred
pound. ' "
The reductions follow the cut re
cently made by the Pacific Mall Com
pany, which was prohibited from fur
ther rate slashing by the United
States government, which fixed defi
nite commodity rates. The action of
the American-Hawaiian company is
believed to be the result of compe
tition by other boats.
postoffiee and bank robber, who- re
cently broke Jail at Albuquerque.
Eat ring the mother's bed room the
two masked men pointed revolver at
Mrs. Rogers and demanded the baby.
She offered them her jewels, silverware
and other valuables, but they told her
they wanted her son only, and took
him. ' I
Headed for the "bad lands' near th
Oklahoma line, the four bandits who
kidnapped the boy are tonight closely
pursued by a posse with the prospects
of a conflict. A . reward . of twenty
thousand has been offered for the kid
nappers, dead or alive.
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DELABARRAI
EX1CD CITY
NEW; CABINET NOW LACKS ONLY
ONE' MEMBER OF BEING COM
PLETE DIAZ WILL NOT RE
SIGN. By Associated Press.
Mexico City, March 31. With the
arrival here tonight of Francisco de
la Barra, the new minister of foreign
affairs, the Diazt cabinet lacks but one
member to be tiomplete and it is ex
pected the remaining vacancy, minis
ter of the interior, wwill be tilled to
morrow afternoon. ..
De la Barra will take the oath at
noon and it is expected the first form
al meeting of the cabinet will be held
immediately thereafter.
Despite the receipt of news of the
battle fought west of Chihuahua, the
rebels are menacing the city's elec
trical power. . The principal subject of
interest here, the story that Diaz will
present his resignation, gains little
credence - here.
DEMOCRATS TO
WILL ORGANIZE AND RULE THE
FIRST DEMOCRATIC HOUSE
SINCE 1895 WILL ASSIGN COM
MITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 31. To organise
for domination of the first Democratic
house of representatives since 1895,
the Democratic member of the Sixty
second congress will hold a party cau
cus tomorrow and reports of the new
ways and means committee on house
committees will be considered and of
ficers of the house will be determined
upon.
With relation to the legislative pro
gram the discussion will be oenfined
chiefly to Canadian reciprocity, tariff
board bill and tariff revisions.
Chairman Underwood, of the ways
and means committee, will submit a
report on the new committee chair
manships and the majority of the
personnel of the same. Contests with
regard "to chairmanships are probable.
VETERANS MUSTERED INTO . i
TENESSEE NATIONAL GUARD
By Associated Pi
Knoxville. Tenn March 2L A. W.
Fulkerson camp. United Confederate
Vetertas, of Tezewell. Tenn, has ben
formally mustered into the national
guard of Tennessee. J. A. D. Kelms
has been commissioned captain of tb-a
company. The veteran militiamen to
day forwarded to President Taft a ten
der of their services to go to the Mex
ican border in the event of hostilities.
This is the only company of its kind
in the Tennessee militia -organization.
HOLD
CAUCUS
ML SERVICE
Postrnaster - General Hitch
Cock Uses the Ave in
. Unsparing Manner. :
TAKES DRASTIC ACTION IN EF
FECTING RE-ORGANIZING THE
SERVICE,' REMOVING, REDUCING
AND TRANSFERRING HEADVT-FICIALS-HITCHCOCK
DECLARES
ACTION WAS "UNNECESSARY
AND SERVICE HAS SUFFERED.
By Associated Press. .
Washington, March 31. Drastic ac
tion was taken tonight by Postmaster
General Hitchcock in effecting the re
organization of the railway mail ser
vice. A round dozen changes of the
most important offices of the servtc
were made as the result of a long and
careful Investigation.
Theodore Ingalls, of Kentucky, super
intendent of the division of rural mails,
was appointed general superintendent
of the railway mail service at a salary
of $4,000;' succeeding Alexander Grant,
jwho was transferred to St. Paul aJ di
I vision superintendent. Clyde M. Read,
I division superintendent at Cleveland,
! - r.-J '- I - a m aI--.
Cincinnati division to succeed Charles
Rager, who-was reduced and appoint
ed chief clerk of the Atlanta division,
in place of J. F. Blodgett, removed.
The affairs of the railway .mail-service
were overhauled) thoroughly by
Hitchcock personally and in a' state
ment tonight he said the action taken
was clearly necessary and that the-service
had suffered greatly from poor
management and lack of supervision.
The changes are effective tomorrow. ;
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKIS
. . . r . . FELT AT LITTLE ROCR
:l-i'ByAsOclted fitiCjjJjr
-Little rItdcTc,vArk.; "Marcfir; 31. Llttlf'
Rock was shaken by an earthquake
this morning at 10:60 o'clock. 'Mirrors
were, shaken from walls, desks and
chairs in offices rolled about and win
dows clattered. A' near panic "result
ed in the Southwestern Telegraph &
Telephone building. -
II. F. Alciator, section director of th-s
weather bureau, whose offices are "lo
cated on the tenth floor of the Southern
Trust building, says there was consid
erable "sway In that' building. The
union railroad station, built4 of heavy
concrete and stone, 'was rocked per
ceptibly. . Pines Bluff. Dumas and Wal
mar also reported having , experienced,
shocks. ;
No serious damage has so far" been
reported. -'- - -
ALABAilAIS
TO THE BORDER
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD OF THAT STATE ARE
TO LEAVE TODAY TO PARTICI
PATE IN MANEUVERS.
By Associated Press.
Montgomery, Ala-, March 31. Sat
urday night officers of - the Alabama
National Guard, who are to go to San
Antonio, Texas, to participate In 'the
maneuvers along the Mexican border,
will meet in Montgomery, reporting
to Major W. T. Weiss of this city,
the senior officer of the -party. -The
same night the party will leave over
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
for New Orleans and thence to' San
Antonio, reporting to the general com
manding. They are Major W. F Weiss,
Capt. Paul D. Franson, Company D,
and Captain D. S. Hudson of the Sec
ond regiment of Montgomery;' Capt.
C. H. Mandy, Troop D of : Birming
ham; Captain I S. Dorrance, .Battery
B of Birmingham, and Captain Frank
Morgan of Woodlawn.
These officers will undergo military
training for fourteen days, after which
they will be ordered home and others
sent for a similar experience. .
Trusted Employes
Oftentimes It's a hard matter to
find Just the right person for a
position of trust or responsibility.
It's no easy task, as every busi-'
tims man knows, to always select
Just tha right man for the right
place and it's invariably an ad
vantage to ha-v the opportunity
' ot selecting tram a number of ap
plicants who can prove by- past
performances' that they possess
sound business Judgment and abil
ity. The Journal Want Columns are
utilised by many employers In get
ting In touch with applicants for
trusted positions. The highest
grade employes as Well often find
it to their advantage to stake their
' qualifications for trusted positions
in the Wants.
Titiiti
I0W ON TRIA
Most Feared Man in South
ern , Italy, Called For
i Interrogation.
UNDER THE GRUELLING HE
MAINTAINED . THE . INSOLENT
- ASSURANCE WHICH REPEATED-
LY SAVED HIM HERETOFORE,
DENIED- EVERY ACCUSATION
AND RIDICULED THE TRADI
TION OF HIS POWER.
By Associated Press.
Viterbo, Italy. March 3L Enricone
Alfano, commonly known as Erricone,
accused as being the real head of the
Neapolitan Camorra, perhaps the
most powerful and certainly the most
feared man in southern Italy, was
called for interrogation in the court
of the Assizes today, where thirty
five of his alleged associates are on
trial.
The crimes laid at this man's door
are numberless and the machinations
with -which he is credited are almost
beyond belief.
.Under the gruelling today . Erricone
maintained the insolent assurance
which, if not disarming suspicion, re
peatedly saved him from arrest. At
his headquarters in the Cafe Fortune
where he received his agents, his vic
tims and the police, Erricone was
wont to smile blandly upon those who
mentioned the Camorra, and say:
'Do you really believe there is such a
thing? Why, those are stories of other,
times."
The prisoner was well prepared for
today's examination, which was a
thorough one. He denied every accu
sation made against him and ridicul
ed the tradition of his, power. .
Erricone has had a checkered career,
many times arrested, he was invaria
bly discharged because of lack of evi
dence,, or at the worst received light-pw'iluneDt.The-P-
re -said, to
have, been 'due to -hi&r influence with
the authorities, many of whom owed
their offices to his control over the
votes of the poorer classes, whom he
often helped- ' . .
Following the murder of v Gehharo
Cuoccolo, Erricone was arrested and
charged 'with instigating the crime,
but a way to his release was found in
the false testimony of the priest, Ciro
Vitozzi. Fleeing to America, .he was
rearrested in Brooklyn by Policy Lieu
tenant ' Petrosino and has never since
been a, free man. .
. Abbatemaggio, the Informer, has
testified ; that Erricone approved the
sentences of death Imposed upon his
traitorous associates, Gennaro Cuoc
colo and his wife, and after the deed
was done distributed sums of money
among the assassins.
These allegations, as well as that
concerning his position in . the Camor
ra, Erricone stoutly denied in reply
to the questions of President Bianchi
and the crown prosecutor, Cavaliere
Santoro, today. , .
.Erricone , held the spectators spell
bound with the eloquence of his de
nials. ' -
The man Is either innocent or a
consummate actor. As he proceeded
his slender figure seemed to grow un
til it dominated the court room. .
T am a victim of yellow Journal
Ism," he cried. "I have been ruined
by carbineers, who have made me ap
pear as an assassin."
WILL ADOPT OPINIONS'
OF JUSTICE WRIGHT
By Associated Press.
Washington, March ' 31. Justice
Ashley M. Gould, of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, announc
ed today his determination to adopt
the opinion of Justic Wright declaring
unconstitutional the attempt by con
gress to pass special "anti-bucketlng"
legislation.
"Justice Gould Is In full accord with
the finding of Justice Wright that the
statute violates the liberty of contract
protected by the constitution and that
It attempts "'to 'penalize an Innocent
customer, if the broker intends that
the transaction shall be "bucketed."
That the victory gained by the. de
cision of Justice Wright and the con
currence of 'Justice, Gould will -be a
Vacant" one if the' court of appeals
should sustain the invalidity of the
law ls an opinion expressed today by
members ef the local bar.
Since, the court of appeals, they
point" out, has decided In the Wade
case that- the bucket shop Is a gamb
ling place under the code which pro
hibits setting, up a gaming table. It
will only bo necessary for the govern
ment to secure new indictments charg
ing conspiracy to commit the. crime
of gaming. ; " ' ' .i
The belief if expressed that such
Indictments would hold," to view of the
fact that the federal court of appeals
In criminal easas in the district has
decided against the bucket shops.
LIQUOR FORCES WIN IN
THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE
; ' By Associated Presa
.Montgomery, March 3 L After the
prohibitionists . had made an unsuc
cessful effort to substitute the Moody
dispensary bill for the Smith regula
tion measure, the senate this after
noon passed the latter and it now
goes to the governor for approval.
WILL DISCUSS
DRAINAGE WORK
111 EVERGLADES
TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IM
PROVEMENT FUND AND LAND
COMPANIES TO TALK OVER THE
ADVISABILITY OF CARING FOR
THE SECONDARY CANALS BE
FORE COMPLETION OF THE
MAIN CANAL.
Special to The Journal.
Tallahassee, March 31. Ex-Governor
W. S. Jennings in this city gave out
the following information this after
noon: "It has been found desirable to
change somewhat the order of work on
the two hundred miles of main canals
being constructed under the Furst
Clarke contract and representatives of
the several companies named in thai
contract are here, by Invitation of the
governor and trustees of the internal
improvement fund to consider the ad
visability of caring for the second' try
canals, without waiting for the ci-m-pletion
of the main canals. Thlse lec
ondary canals will be cut through- the
livers on the east side of theEfer
glades directly into the ocean. Y
The companies represented are. the
Southern States Land & Timber Com
pany, by Pearl Wright, president. Maik
rice Stearn, treasurer, and George P.
Bensel, agent.- the Consolidated Land
Co', by W. F poachman, president;
the -Model Land Co.. and the Florida
East Coast Railway Company, by J. R.
Ingrahan, vice-president, and R. J.
Boll'esj by W.-S-.s Jennings, though Mr.
Boll ps is himself present also. '
'hese companies and . Mr. Bolles
agree' to "contribute to this work as
follows: The. land companies, twenty
five thousand dollars,' Mr. Bolles twen-ty-flve
thousand dollars, and the trus
tees, twenty-five thousand dollars."
It is also thought that R. B. Davis,
who Is expected here on the night train,
will contribute, as well as other owners
of lands lying in the east side of the
'glades.
The trustees have been in session for
two or three days, discussing this (and
other matters pertaining to the great
work of draining the Everglades.
AN AMERICA!
UNDER ARREST
TWO MERCHANTS HAVE BEEN
ARRESTED BY MEXICAN OFFI
CIALS AND MUCH FEELING HAS
BEEN AROUSED. -
By Associated Press.
Tucson, Ariz,, March 31. A special
from Nogales, Ariz., says that Gill, an
American resident, has been arrested
by Mexican officials, at Nogales,
Mexico. Following so closely the ar
rest of A. Saleeby, a .Nogales mer
chant, who was placed in prison at
HermosUIa, ' this affair,' it is stated,
has aroused much feeling among the
Americans against Mexican . officials,
some believing It is the beginning of
a move to force American interven
tion. OVERALL FACTORY IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
By Associated Press.
Danville, UL, March 31. Fire which
broke out at 4 o'clock this morning
and for several hours threatened the
retail district of this city, destroyed
the Stabl-Urban Overall Factory on
North Hazet street, valued at $175,
000. Crossed electric wires is sup
posed to have been tho cause. The
fire was under control by 10 o'clock.
Sidney Burbank, Former American
Army Officer, With Insurgents
By Associated tVsss,
Fort Leavenworth, Kas, March 3L
It la reported that Sidney S. Burbank,
formerly Heutanant in the sixth infan
try, Is in Mexico fighting as an officer
in the army of the insurrectos. Bur
bank came of one of the most illus
trious families in the country. He was
commissioned for bravery in the
Spanish-American war and later Us
served in the Philippines.
He returned to Leavenworth in July,
1902, and at once became a social Hon.
He became engaged to a young society
Frank M. Daniels Returns
From Havana Where He
Has Been at Work.
PENSACOLA MAN HAS HAD.
CHARGE OF BUILDING THE IM
MENSE COFFER DAMS AROUND
THE SUNKEN VESSEL AND
SAYS THERE IS NOT MUCH
MORE WORK TO BE DONE
SHOULD BE FLOATED JUNE 1. ,
Back from Havana, where he has
been engaged for many months in
sinking piling around the sunken bat
tleship Maine, Frank M. Daniels, of
this city, who is in the employ of the
engineering department of tha govern
ment, and has had charge of this por
tion of the work, states that all of tha
pile driving has been completed and
that within a short time" the water
can be pumped out and whatever tha
work that is necessary to float the
battleship, can be done. Mr. Daniels,
built the Immense coffer dams, which
now surround the sunken battle
ship. Mr. Daniels talked Interestingly to
a Journal reporter yesterday of the
work, which has been progressing so
rapidly during the last few months
that all piles have now been driven.
It was upon this work that Mr. Dan
iels was engaged. He has a large col
lection of photographs showing the
work in its various stages. His pic
tures showing the exercises on Me
morial Day, the anniverasry of the ex
plosion, are very beautiful and espec
ially interesting.
The coffer dams are fifty feet, In di
ameter, made by driving down piles
twelve inches square and seventy-five
feet long. 1 They are grooved and in
two sections. All of the skilled labor
is done by Americans, while most of
he laborers are natives and foreign
era. . Mr. Daniels estimates that within
two weeks , these huge dams will be
filled with clay pumped from the bot
tom 1 of Havana harbor, and that all
water will -be out from 'around xhm
wreck by June l,when it can easily
be seen what caused the .vessel to :
sink.
It will then remain only to patch ths
opening, take out one end of the dam
and float out the old wreck.
The first appropriation of $350,000.
has been spent and the second for a
like amount has been granted.
Mr. Daniels has been away for four
months and will be in the city for a
few weeks before going on another as-
slgnment from the government
COL C. S. DIEHL
BUYS A PAPER
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WILL LEAVE THE SERVICE TO
GO TO SAN ANTONIO.
: By Associated Press.
New York, March 31. CoL C S. i
DiehL assistant general manager cf !
the Associated Press, and Harry L .
Beach, superintendent of the central
division of the Associated Press, have '
purchased The San Antonio Light at
San Antonio, Texas, and will retire
from their positions. Their resigna
tions are effective at the convenience .
of the service.
Both men are highly trained ' Jour
nalists and have contribtued material
ly to the high position attained by
the service.
LEADER DECIDES HE WILL - ' A
SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC BlU-iA.
v.-A
- 3v& Jaelated Press. O
Nashville, Tenn March 3L Speak- ,
er A. M. Leach, of the lower house of l
the Tennessee legislature, who was '
chosen speaker by Independent Demo
cratic and Republican votes, is out in
a card today in which he says he has
Joined the regular Democratic forces
in support of the general election bill
now pending In the house.
In the opinion of party leaders here,
the action of Mr. Leach indicates the
beginning of the disruption of the fu
sionlst ranks. ' . t
woman but soon afterwards a Filipino
woman proved she was already his
wife. He sued to annul tha marriage.
His wife won the suit but the marriage
was afterwards annulled with tha pro
vision that be never marry again.
Soon afterwards Lieutenant Burbank
was convicted by a court martial of
embezzling $485 of his company's j
funds. He was sentenced to fifteen;
months imprisonment. He was pe-i
leased February 12, 1907, and for;
months wandered around the country,4
avoiding, army posts and army people, i