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Recent Action of Operators and factors in Bidding to Organize

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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER IN

ARMORY HALL ADDRESSES 6FWELCOME BY MAYOR T E

WELLES AND FRANK L MAYES

ON BEHALF OF CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE 125 OPERATORS IN

ATTENDANCE

The big meeting of naval stores menschich was held in yesterd-ay convened at 11 oclock at thoArmory Hall Hon T A Jenningsoiled the meeting to order and introd-uced Mayor T K Welles del-

ivered a cordial address of welcomeMayor Weles spoke inpart as follows-

Mr Chairman and Gentlemen Asthief executive the city of PensaccX I esteem It a high privilege anda great honor to have the opportunityo welcome to our city such a repres-

entative body of men as I see beforece It has been my privilege withinlie past two years to welcome manypzanlzatipns We have always beenleased to receive these bodies aird

hve them with us not merely becaused the pleasure afforded us in meetingoar fellow citizens of this and adjoin

Sag states but w realizepenance meetings and knowMl well that y3tf will becomef interestcd in the Deep Water City the Gulfand come to us again either as permaneat residents pr as visitors Yourorganization although young in yearsrepresents one otthe largest industriesof our fair state Wherever the navalrores operator has located he hasInvariably increased the wealth of thelocality and while you have alreadydone much to develop the resources ofthe state I firmly your organzation will in the near future broadenyour fields of operation by utilizingthe millions of yellow pinethat now lie rotting upon the ground

The mayor here referred to theattractions and then conclud-

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of our city is yoursand I ask you to use it to the best ad-vantage and for your pleasure Somec you have been here before and know

Pensacolas hospitality isthat we have is yours We are glad-to have you with us and hope thatyour meeting will prove successfuland that you will come again

For Chamber of CommerceFrank L vicepresi

tent of the of Commercewelcomed the visitors on behalf ofthat organization Mr Mayes referredt-o the benefits which the

f Pensacola was receiving from thetaval stores industry and the conseq-

uent friendly feeling which the citythe men who are developing

that industry He regarded the navalcores men he said as pioneers in

development of the state andaen they have exhausted the forests

from which they are now pouringtreams o revenue Into the trade andcommerce of all Florida he predictedthat they would then turn their atteni-on to the development of the soil

ch under the name of the husbandaa would annually produce

tnral products a hundred told moreto the acre than all tile naval

lores or timber that had ever beenEe red in the same area

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ANOTHER OffICIAL TO TIltDBFEN8E OF ROCKPELUER

CHIEF SOLICITOR OF STANDARD OIL SAYS ATTACK IS BEINGMADE-

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By Associated PressNew York April 6 S C T

chief solicitor of the Standard OilCompany gave put a statement today

with reference to the recentas to the acceptance of the gift

of 100000 bg Mri Rpc fellerfor missionary worK

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does not control any railroadthat since the enactment of the

interstate commerce law It has notreceived lower rates than other shippers neither has it rebate arrange-ments devices or plans of any charac-ter

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Toklo April Imperialreporting today

Part of our Kaiyuan Iprce igaged

In driving the occupJed Knyu-

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Japanese Distpdged-SL Petersburg April 6 A dispatch-

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sack attacks The dispatch adds thatJapanese detachments have appearedon the Mandarin road between Changetnfu and Malmaikai on the Russianfront

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BjrUssoclated PressAntonio April 6 After an

eventful trip across a large portion ofTexas president Roosevelt arrivedhere at 839 oclock tonight Thepresident was greeted at the depotwith lusty cheers and load hurrahsfrom thousands of throats amongthem his old comrades In arms thefamous ftbugh Riders of the SpanishAmerican war who are holding theirannual reunion near the JST crumblingwalls of the historic

The presidents car tonightguarded by a detail of cltyfpollce andevery precaution is being taken

that he may have a good iilghfarest as he will be astir early tomor-row morning

The city Iff ablaze withCofer lnhonor of the dlstinguished ftsltor andtomorrows exercises promise to bethe most patriotic demonstration everheld in the state President Rooseveltand party will leave tomorrow nightfor Fort Worth

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Left for San AntonioDallas Texas April 6 The special

train bearing President Roosevelt andparty left here at 530 oclock thismorning for San Antonio The president and members of his party wereasleep when the train pulled out Stopswill be made at Waco and Austinwhere the president will deliver briefspeeches

Reception at WacoWaco Texas April 6 Amid the

thunder of cannon shrieking of steamwhistles and the huzzas of thousands-of people the special train over the

bearing President Roosevelt rolledinto the station here shortly after 9oclock today The president was metby a reception committee

and Grand Army organizationsand was given a most cordial greet-ing

The president was escorted to thepark adjoining the depot whereimmense assembly awaited him The

I reception here was an ovation Hatshandkerchiefs umbrellas flags and thefluttering of thousands of these patrio-tic emblems made a beautiful spectacle

The park has an area of severalacres and was festooned with the na

colors while at every few feetlarge flags were waived In the breezeThe president was introduced by

Mayor James B Baker and delivered-an address

Just as the president stepped on theI platform the school children of WacoIsl by sang America

i The entire city was elaborately dec-orated and all of business

j closed by agreement during the stayof the president here The postoffice-and schools likewise closed

The presidents train made Its firststop of the day at Hillsboro A largegathering was at the station andyielding to the repeated cries for aspeech the president spoke brieflyfrom the rear platform of his car Hewas given a cordial reception

The special left Waco at 545 forAustin where the president will makeone of the princIpals speeches of theday

meeting to outline its program Ear-nest effort will be made to have a

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AlTER SHORT SESSIONSBILL INt 6piCED BY REPRESENTATIVE AVERY REQUIRING

STREETCAR COMPANIES WHITES AND BLACKS

PROBABLY TiO FURTHER BUSINESS UNTIL MONDAY

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Tallahassee Fla AprilciaLrIn the senate this morning MrCarter of be Twentyfirst districtintroduced bill prohibiting expressand transportation companies fromcarrying Into dry counties-

In the house Mr Avery of Pensaccla introduced a bill requiring street-car Companies to provide separatecars for whites and blacks

The senate adjourned this morninguntil Monday ana the house adjourn-ed until tomorrow but will probablysuspend business for the week atneon

Dr Buskins protest against theseating of Senator Brown f Marionhas been referred to the committee-on privileges and elections It Is

believed that Brown will holdhis placeJn the until the

electedAn important measure is the bill

introduced in the senate by Dr Grillproviding for a geological survey and-a state geologist This bilL or one

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fallen he e af Intervals throughoutthe day and the mercury has droppedsteadllyr Much uneasiness is mani-

fested about the peach crop It is beonly cloudy w her

will save the fruit This is thefirst snow here in the memory of the

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LOVERS QUARREL

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OUNG WOMAN A HUNTSVILLE

FATALLY SHOOTS LOVER AND

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Associated PressHuntsville Ala April Bal

lard was fatally wounded here todayMiss Oma Harding his sweetheart

who followed the attack on him byshooting herself through the heart dy-ing instantly The tragedy is believed-to have resulted from a lovers quarrelShe was 21 years came hererecently from Sparta Tennesseewhere her mother Mrs Mary Hardingresides Ballard who later died atthe city hospital of Governor Cox of Tennessee and the sonof A C Ballard of Bristol Tenn

DURING LAST QUARTER OFSHOW DECREASE TOTAL

CASUALTIES NUM

BER 34978

By Associated PressWashington April O The report Of

railroad accidents in the United Statesduring the months of October Novemjber and 1904 compiledthe Commissionshows that the total number of

of all kinds was 14978 51 beingkilled outright and the others injuredThe report indicated a decrease overthe last preceding quarter of 175 killedand 624 injured The property damageaggregated nearly two and joalf mil-lions

DEMAND REVISION1

Of ENTIRE SYSTEM

ByMoscowApril i general meeting

of representatives bftSftTiigher schoolsof here today Demanded a re

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Regarding morocco Was Notable I s nifes-tation of AngloFrench Gordfalff Ufpon

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Dr Grills bill in reference to theproposed extension of the East CoastRailway to Key West also opens upa subject of great importance to thepeople of Florida

From the same source also comesthe senate bill empowereing tie at-torney general treasurer and

to equalize the assesmentsmade for general taxation purposesSenator Crill is one of the heavy-weights of the legislature He maydraw a great many bills but he alsodraws a good deal of wterTJie legislature seems to have it in

for the vagrants this year Severalbills relating to the Weary Willies

been thrown intothe mill Wednesday

Senator Crane has got In his billappropriating 15000 a year for twoyears for a state fair and will push itwith Ms usualenergy

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Alabama

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in MississippiSaratoga Miss April6 L

and damaging fell throughoutthis section last night

iBirmingham April 6 There was alight fall of snow today at

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TIlE FLORIDA

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he sessions of the Florida Presbytery continued through yesterdayandlast night concluding with a sermonby Rev Efeffin Jr who was examined during the past two days andadmitted to the Presbytery The sermon of Mr was an excellentone andr was listened to greatinterest by the congregation

Rev Daffin will ga to Brazil as amissionary of the churchRev Julian S Sibley bf the FirstPresbyterian church of

was selected as a member bt the ministerial committee to attend the assembly at Fort Worth Texas Iris alternate Is Rev R Q Baker vJudge Puleson was selected as mOOerator with C V Thompson as alToday the Sunday School Convention la with the FloridaPresbytery will convene There willbe addresses by a number of promlrneat church workers and the sessionsare expected to be most

A large number of delegatesthe city yesterday afternoon and lastnight

MUCH EXCITEMENTAMD NO PEASANTS

Associated PressSamara Russia April 6 Exchanges

representing commercial interests over this region have telegraphedMinister Boullgan of the Interior

department that the whole area In acondition of extreme excitement andthat a terrible catastrophe Is avertableonly by the immediate summoning ofrepresentatives of the people In ac

with theterms of the imperial rescript The peasants are greatlyaroused over reports that the Intellectuals are seeking to return themto a condition cf slavery

MRS ADELE DAVENPORTDIED THIS MORNING

Mrs Adelle Davenportoldest and most highly respected resdents of Pensacola expired this morafag at her borne on Haynestreet afteran Ilmess covering a perfoVl of severar-moBths Beaih arrived at l2ix clockwhen she was surrounded by Jrie8isand relatives

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J CANT TALK OF ANGLOFRAN

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By Associated PressParis April 6 The arrival of King

Edward in Paris today was the occaIon for a notable manifestation

AngloTrench cordiality which is be-ing generally interpreted tonight asa conspicuous response to Germanysattitude regarding Morocco

Although the King was to be herebut a short time he was met outsideof the city by President ionbefc whoheld a private conversation with hismajesty lasting nearly an hour Betails of the conversation have exerted-a wide of specnlatloa but itsactual purport Is not known-

A semiofficial communication rela-tive to the meeting of King Edwarand President Loubet says It Isnatural to suppose the conversationled to an exchange views upon dlv-ploaaatic question of the dayneither divulged confidences it is

to receive with reserve zaor-eSiless Ingeniows Torsions wflidfwit-

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SlONIFiCANCE OFKING EDWARDS TRIP

London April 6 King Edward y

started today to join Queen Alexan-dra at Marseilles by way of Paris r

where he will meet President LoubetThe Salisbury accompani-ed the king as minister in attendanceNot much attention is paidthe suggestipns from sume quarters-of the continent that the kings visit toFrance may be preliminary to an

alliance Neverthelessfollowing as it does oa ah active exchange ot viewa between London andParis it is expected to help in smooth

away some of the Internationalcontroversies Although King Ed-wards trip to the Mediterranean wasarranged some time ago no step weretaken to secure a meeting with MI-Uoubet fill after Emperor WlkKns

io The meeting there-fore Is accepted here as in somemeasure intended to emphasize AngloFrench solidarity and an answer to sthe commentations who represent the

incidents as Germanys retortto the AngloEYench agreement re

MUTUALIZATION-PLAN ADOPTED

j By Associated PressNew York April ot fifty

members ot the board of directors ofthe Equitable J4fe Assurance Socletr38 assembled in the companys boardroom this afternoon and after rand a half discussion In tire courSeof which It Is understood the wholeEquitable controversy was gone over

was made thatthose present ucnimously had declied to two years TnutBallza-rtioa plan announced several days agoRumors of resignations did not bearfruIt That everything was harmoaIons was of the official state-ment issued after the

Chauncey M Depew and CorneliusBliss This announcement also saltthe committee would thoroughly itthe companys managemest

REMAINS OF MAJOR BISCOESENT TO WASHINGTON

The remains of Major Blscoe bnaiof the widest known citizens of Washington were sent to that place

night he having expired tinight previous at Barraacawhile pa a visit to his son UeatBiscoe The latter accompanied byUent Crawford proceeded to Waai-Ihgtoa with the remains of the olstiguished gentleman

seat to tne fort aad the service bek fore the departure from the post COBdacted by tie was jaabs-tlouchlng a d wag largely atlesde

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