The Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 29, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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ORANGE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1908
NUMBER
STAVE SHIPMENTS
WILL BE CHANGED
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Elgin Brothers'Will Not Ship Staves Through Orange the
Coming Season, Account of Heavy Expense.
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MOUNT ETNA SPOUTING LAVA AND FUMES IN ALARMING MANNER
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BIG LOSER LAST YEAR
STATED THAT FIRM LOST MORE
THAN FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN DEAL
MANY SUITS FILED
DOCKET OF ORANGE COUNTY
COURT SHOWS SEVERAL SUITS
HAVE BEEN FILED
4 Hearot New* Service. .j.
4 Rome, Italy, Dec. 28.—Basing the »1 tuition upon latest reports from the devastated districts of 4.
+ Southern Italy, it Is now predicted that the casualties will reach 75,000 and perhaps more. 4
4 Hundreds of men,,women and children were burled alive and suffocated. 4
4 Mount Etna began to spout lava and fume* In an alarming manner today, adding to the terror of the 4
4 people and dispatches from Palermo say hundreds will perish from exposure^ and starvation unless In- 4
4 slant relief Is provided.
4 Semiofficially reported dead at Messina alone I* 12,000. The Strait of Mesaina was materially 4
4 changed by the upheaval and navigation will be hampered for some time. Arsenals throughout Calabria 4
4 and the affected porta were destroyed, causing further loss of life and great destruction of government 4
4 property. .j,
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TWENTY THOUSAND
LIVES WERE Ll
Earthquakes, Landslide and Tidal Waves tf Southern
Described as Most Horrible ■ Modem History.
AMERICAN DYNAMITED DON'T LIKE
PERISHED HIS CHURCH; MANAGER
SNIP VIA LOGANSPORT
■lavas Manufactured Near Sam*
Points, but They Will be floated to
Logan sport, Louisiana and Trans-
ferred Direct to Now Oritana
Prom present Indications. It ap
pear* (bat Orange la thin scaaoa* dew
lined to b>»e the stave shipping of
tha Kngiin ltro» through this city
to New Orleans which will reduce
th* freight revenue nut of tb<- dly
and on the river several thousand
dollar* an.) will not give employ merit
*8 fifty to sixty men at least two
week* in each month, during the afatp
plug season, it being understood that
the Jfeasra Kgtm will . t(,etr
stave* Via 1e>faImport. La.. they bo
lag lightered to that place on small
barge# and then transferred to the
raOrcNuS cm,r».
It ha* boon _ staled that the caper
leoco of the Measrt Sgltn In ship,,tag
•iaveo from sever*) hundred mite* uj,
the ■shin* river to Orange, and then
unloading them from th- b.:*£ bar«es
onto fretgh! c*r» was a mmly one to
Diem. It taring Mated that rhelr i«,
this way aoKninled to wore than fifty
thousand dollars
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Mika Wi’ccften Bring* Suit Againat
the Orange and Northwestern Rail-
road Company for Damages—Three
Suita Againat Mrs. R. Sokolahi.
ROME DISPATCHES ENTERTAIN
FEAR AMERICAN CONSUL AT
MESSINA PERISHEO
MEN ARMED WITH AXES AND EX
PLOSIVES DESTROY CHURCH
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OF"HOLY ROLLERS"
ALLEGED UNFAITHFUL ADMINIS-
TRATION OF ESTATE HAS
ACTION FOR SUIT.
GINGERBREAD MAN
MANAGER MILLER OF ORANGE
THEATER BOO^S BIG MUSI-
CAL COMEDY COMPANY
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*• * huMMVft f»rt Ih*t ft
of fear*** of mrti wwf* **nk j *******
la tlto flppr SilHft*, oih>
Hum*# Bad dop hf th#
* ufrftfef
«#f ilkpft# «tftrwovppNt
luto *1*0 lr*rr«»4 rfc*t %lto
Kco* attempted to float a large mmm
***r ®f •**««* to orwage in raft* botti
of aunt timber* ■ hut tht* *u found
»*ry tmtvwexMai god e*r*«*t*(
a large number of «t«vc. wen
la this m an per
The espenaa for hostta to th* firm
Uf ata* a raawufatrarwra
waa a very booty 00
There have been a number of suits
filed on the docket of the Orange
county court .which will be .brought
up for tryil at the next term of the
court.
Mike Wllkerson, through attorney*
Rtatapd and Bruce, file* suit against
the Orange and Ntirthwestern Rail
road roan pan* for damages
Through the firm of Adam* and
Huggins lawyers, the Orange Na
tltmal Hank ha* brought ault against
the Orange County Irrigation com
pony for claimant* bond
K- L Hru-e flies suit againat J W
Link for forfeiture of recognisance,
the person In question being Jim Bird,
•boo* bond *** fixed at tl“" 00
Throtigh the firm at ittaland and
(truce attorney*, three anlta haw
been Bled against Mr* It Soholakl
They are as follow*
Cohn llna vs Mr* R iLifcoiakl—
debt t*S! 71.
Nottingham lore Works vs Mr* R
BoBoiaki -debt ■ 4210 Oti
Hal pert Una v*. Mr* it HoknDki
debt - .EH.; #$
Alt of these rear* will come q, for
trial at the coming ae**ioa of the
tonh. which meet* In
the neat few
INTEREST MRS. ANN1S WOMAN SHOOTS SELF MRS. ERRS ON TRIAL
Widest of Liaut. Ann.* Star** Witneaa
In Fat# During Trial, But Hi*‘Toa-
timony Ramatna Unahakan—Defend
anf* Parent* Will Taatify,
Young Lady Claiming to be Connected
With Turkish Embassy at Waahing-
ton. Either Was Shot, or Attempted
Suicide m Chicago Cafe Early To-
day.
Wealthy and Prominent Madia Woman
and Sitter Placed on Trial Taday for
Murdering Fermerie Husband.
Whose Married Life Wae Claimed
Tragic.
Will he Hera February Flret— Several
Attraction# That Hava Not Boon
Announced, Have Bean Booked Dar-
ing the Nest Two Months.
TOWNS SWEPT k\
WHOLE TOWN* AND VI
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BWEPT AWAY ANO MANY
OTHER* INUNDATED
ARMY TO BURY THE DE/U)
a, the within
m? wtana* j *
port tatmr '—-
MARATHON WINNER
THOMAS LONGBOAT TO
Heart! New* Service.
Washington. Dec 28—Effort# have
been mad- by the IB ate Department
to sacertsin whether Dr Arthur Chen
ery, American Coeffll at Messina, t*
alive.
A Rome dispw’ch voter-* the fear
that he perished In yesterday's catas
trojihe In th« Riel 1 tan city Dr Chen
cry was a native of New Haven.
Army Cn Rank# to Town of N.gity to |
- Bury Dead and Reheat Suffer.wgn ad
Manager Jo* M tiler of the Orange •wnrirwan* NaaatMW Ctotea
theater annoonc«a the booking of nee Lashed. Wava Swept and
of the heat plays am. the road foe the *****-
Orange amuaement lower*. February
lat. The Gingerbread Man." one *1^..., v.ti Serrk*
the biggest and beat mtuoeol eranodles 1* fbomo. Italy, I—- 2*
on the road 1 U*« com {A Sarto* waa
Manager Miller ta Indeed fortunate 10 •womtdtt *** «***«■ <*
In booking this attract!rm which far
Flashing Dee 28......Attorney Mein
tyre for the defense In the Jenkins
Ham* trial, this m arsing announced
that they would probably rail both
the aged parents of the defendant and
hi* brother. Peter C. Mains, to the
wit bee* grand today.
During the trial Mr* Aneis wife of
the dead man stepped for* 1 rd and
stared a witaea* In the face, hut the
witness Tierney slack firmly to hi*
deriaratfbn that she waa not on the
float at pw yacht club
—W P Morse, a prominent Hons
Ionian was transacting b«wtne*s y. *
terday in Orange
Awraataftoa - of the earthgoal
_ , , tidfc waves ywacevday. whe*
Hear»t New* Rght joe I Brovidence, R I.. Jft- 28 —Alleging 1 'he past two aotaoam ha* been the h« [cities were 4ewt.ro*«d- and It
Jefferson. N H Dec 29—A bah *Bf*Hhf*l adinini*t.fcus, of her fath- jof hits, and Orange aaoseateat lovan i t« fw««ty thooaiaad'lKee were
<bed men arm-1 with axe* and dm rotate. HorneesR SKnowie* mtc •owor.ttBit, ,4 ottaamr '
mite, destroyed the eha.pei of the ; ba* Hied aw? against th* truateewklp; :1ig tkt> gr..*, nrat,Mrnj cotw^j-
Hol.v R«Uef*” here and ordered the ; of Mr* Dan J Ruiltvas. wife of the
leader, Jwl Wright, to le**.- tow* at
once. -
former cotton king
Media, Dwc 28 —Mr* Florence Ert.
Oarm.-a*. Van- and sitter, Jfr* Katherine Btewe:
be connected wt-rr pot on trial today tor the war
»y at Wash d.-r of th* foraner* htashwnd. ('apt J
or attempted ; ('layton Erba, on the night of October
A «<b
t'blcago lie* 28 — M
deriei, who claim*
with the Turkish .emba
in gum either wa*
suicide In a cafe here early today
dying wait-r, a rtetim of one of her I The naar ha* attracted arid* latunaat
**’» *•>* vberae f <on account of the wealth and proW
---------«w< ---- 1 timer of the Ert*. It is expected f hat j
CHASE LISTER COMPANY aeverai day a wfB tse cooamed la
- .earing a Jury
Play# m Orange to On# of
Worm to Hwtory
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The eatastr.:gske Which swept . jj
included to the booking of th# above ; aowthem Italy acrording to report*,
aurac-kto. Manage# Miller haa hooked L, the worn ;a amdera htatory sad
several good mum tor January and j, terod tkwa mm to Meal aatfe
F-t.ruary that have not > wt awes an- j mates u? death *r.d damns* *fM5 prwsw
SK»uiK-*d and altogwcker the com mg ronaervarive Thaw# b a wide va-
two Mawtha should not be dull ooe* | rtaace l.« «kmw. hwt ft tm impos-
ter the Ihea-er going pahtto of Orange j *vw to make !*«* thsm a baity
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K.-U. Taaceaew. Taw*. Swap, Away.
Topeka, Kan Dec. art —Kansas i
OdMStoea to the cam her of aawenxi ***“ *** wf*
|*w>ept away a ad dosaca of othacp
j hundred* arrited to Topeka today |pj
take pan to the «wa**nUoa of the
were UMHadated
Largeat
Crowd* of t*«* praaaat Swaaon.
"Th# Signal K rw.“ wa* the offer
tog laat night at il>e trot of the Chase
l.l*ter CVtaapany and the fact that thl* be th
a a repSiilJoa 0* * play given In ib- , came
that Mr* Krbw waa tormarly a widow,
and led him <0 believe that surgeons
atone could save her ropatslioa and
* pro* j
««tg thaw eewwtag ar»H 1
CommuiB*c«t>on Cut Off.
waa rm off two
_______ _ , , . .State Teacher*' Aaaoeiateoa.
The }-row#ev!-»or, «rii! declare that
Erha' married .Ufa waa a tragic oanr I__, _.__ . _ ^ ,--—---------. - — —- - - ——7
opea the tomtom Goveewor Frank lately after :kr dbaater .and vowriew
HanD 'of Indiana, and Frafearor »' \m tom. hmoght dreadful tidiaga fro**
(C Wilcox of town State r«0*«Mtr,W „.ncaex MN*
_ j . 9 fare assoeg th* spoakers who wfil ad
Erba BMurted her hebeviag that to 1 . ~
, . , _ . . . (drew# the pedagogue*
be the oaiy nxaa > coorae; that death '
to hi in not aa a final
WED AN INDIAN GIRL + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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Tor».ou> Do! I tec 28 Tom long j 4
boat the Indian runner who recenti> 4
defeated itoraudu ta the Marathon j 4
and «hippec* ear# at Madteoa »|ttaro Harden N V 4
a •»< u - "**’ 'w *! : »>•«! whe I* wtteduled Ip meet !h# 4
a^net Of barge* onattng the flrJLtear
Iv a beared dollar* t day, and^inu
HWtea :'’.'»owl WOW Id he t*u> ■•.,& or
*la>tI« MM btooded Mina of the Moh..kj4
lb# wamw. Whether the boat was held I—*- ___te.: .. ... . . . IT
*»p to Shallow water aw no,
i Italian agata «* New Year s -re will
j broom#’ a taroadlei lomornpw Th#
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*M»pro#,-cii'" bride 1* Mi** L Miracle. (4
who tea-id** on th# l.yenl ndaga
rvewnatk* She wa* aa»»ag the to
| teroaled speaUatort at Madtoun Squat
he tiard-a when latngfenri defeated be
—ft M Jf’nka. manager of
n-b# roatpauiy** hotel at J Itallaa rihaavplon. sad bof aotUeo of pa
-no waa a morning viadtor to Or- conr-mgroaeat mdoPhtwIH1 acted a* a
*o#e nmtog over to vtati hi* taany | <qmr npon her gallant swain when hi*
friend* and took after buaane** mat illmha began »a drag from the
i airsln at the Marathon grind
weary
CHILD FINOS 1100 BILL
Raoderaor. T*x»*. Dec. 28
—A private baakaote foe II*#
wa* picked ap on th- railroad
track laat week by a Util#
girt || 1* dated 1X54 and la
drawn on the Mechanic* Hank
of August*. OS. Th# local
t>aak {ironounce* ft good moo
*y. but dvc-ilne* to c**h It. ow
tog to Its great age large de-
nom turn >i»n and dilapidated
condl’kMi Th* iaaulng bank
ha* b-en written to. *
t about ten da
•taci from .the a
—If anvihlog, ir«!
Th# patron* tb-
4 | parfornxaoce and
4 ' ban mad. good In
4 The Charo-Lt*:.
4 ax*to in Orange *6
a ago. did. not de trophe, bu
raianrs whatever sorrow
MMtSg IL ______
•ugbly enjoyed the ]
he company more!
"The Signal Fir.-
Company will n
1 Week, ctowing th
a# a wdcoaae relief from
WOUNDS WERE FATAL
4 . **t three high-.* of their enghgemeat
4 ; In th# city at lb# Orange Theater, the
4 laat pwrformaac. in th*. t#at Win*
4 ; given ngnorro* ntgh!
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ELKS TO ENTERTAIN
W.11 Hava Danes and Recaption FrP
day Evening m Club Reams
of Drang
* week ia
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•M». <w. **»f*ort.
ban c. ratuat *
Plee-rvsaaaeo*
uaoanx w. MILLS
w. L. JOlilk
te l CtwaAtet
Capital,
Marplna and CadlvidM
Proflu, WMWU
Wc Wish Our Friends and Customers
A Prosperous and Happy
New Year
The Orange National Bank
Tt-c Elks' tod*
Fr iday night of 11
room* In the (ton
tbelr annual New
reception io tkeir fa
at member* of their fan-.!hr
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will on
•ir c ab
roft buildlag. give
Year'* dan.ee and
tile* and friends j
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4 Ray City. Texaa, Dro. 28 —
4 John Mbrhton. who wav cat
; 4 whh a knife at Van Vteck a
4 I#* ds< • before Chrl*tmaa,
j 4 d -d fnxaa ht» wvxsnd* at kto
- 4 boat* near Van Vtrok Satar-
day night.. A «' Whiv who
»fr7t-.a,-x- 5 wtlh the cattiag.
wd» roairroaied today, and.
after an examitt.mg trial be-
fore a Jwottoa of the peace
h#re was placed under ILitW
bond to await the act too of
the grand Jury
OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS
MEET IN CONVENTION
IKTEREST1NG PROGRAM
The mow* *#rkt<fc* jaadv.'d* mxtm
hefWweo Fseagafci sad' th» vf!’ig|.-
Ram Ghovataai. wh-Sch cwMhwPHl
t-inee aad dawt.mvwd th# tw
mat nag ret \-»i h#rs toady fMMB toff
whtoh to ingwrud aino- derornwwd.
Shawnee. Okia.. Doc.
teg fro their ihird annual ewaroa-t
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+ member* of th# Oklahoma Slat# .
+ j Tea*'ber»'' Aaorolattoo are pouring j B<
+ into Shauraw# today for wfagut fromtl#**
+ jt»,he th# awvas mrowaatoti educatMamal
+1 tore ting ever held In the new State
+ The program (or th# next throe day#
+ o an improsatve one., the speaker*
+ J tocfwdtng KtrtHvj- CJaay-i*. (feamltn
+ tlarlar.ii the poe- Tuifi aawr fki* 11n*
+ | Laa*. of O-virgi* -• |*Tef.>*oc.- O. J
+ I Kern of UUacia
Hwndrod* of Boat* Look
Aloe trouble and d-.ataxhawooo
*ea are rrperti~f. it being e
that seven SaadTod craft sank
ted also daw
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ft. x* whkh to rep#
ew
f The ft rat tM»OUpntom frwas NtoaRg
t-asae sodk? #nd euafbrmw tlbe wont1.
fear*, * '3
Sbitw have been, orjered there with
awHaBaa, WBl
The army t* oq tfce way -See# t*
vary the dead and ft #vf - awffer-
;.ag urrtnor*.
^ i —Mr and Mr* VI g Townsend of
, j the Holland hotel have rotwroed ffvaw
*** | TtorfcwvUto, w bore they, apettt the
J | holiday* with Mr*. Townawwd'a par-
TI rot* Mr. and Mrs C E Cad-
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WISHING YOU THE ;
M-,,' :‘;X : '• II ■ * I
Seasons Greetings and trusting that the
1 New Year will bring a large measure of
Prosperity and Happiness,
Cordially,
Th* Crty Mtharf
Engineer fVmgnn ww* bony ywater-
day and today running level*, taking
rounding in th* river and preparing
th- estimate of the additional , piling
needed to strengthen the bulkhead for
the oily wharf As *oon a* he com
!*•**<•» the ewUmate. th# material will i
b# secured, the gdilag driven and the
work of filling the wharf will be
resumed
Traveler* Elect Off leers
at, Louis. Dec 28 —T D Wllaon
wa* elected president of the Western
t'lxnmerrtal Traveler*' A«w»c1auan at.
It* annual meeting In the Jefferson
Hotel today Eight director* ware
atoo elected
DO YOUR EYES HURT?
After the strenuous Christ-
inas celebration t They
should have immediate at-
tention. Come in and
HAVE THEM EXAMINED
Cox fc* Myers
CAN DO IT BLTTLR
AND QUICKER
They heftt hod tht rxftrwwn mod
torn gwt to * trrrmf hood */ *
Grnorotmt for all ihtir merit St
THt SHtlT MZTAl IWZ
Neve* From S-«-y.
Th*. gahtosat Spdva tongM Uke tint
| tiding* from toctly Reports are that,
j Madataa ta (racucalti dewtroywd. Ra-
fage* de#.-rl-Ud the *c^ne* there -as
I gruvrome and horrible ia detail,
| A tidal wave a wept the city tad
|Mt th# street# owaorod with • thMk
1 layer of mud The behntlfai adty wa*
; transferred la no to*:«s Into a black-
ened masa. wtiad iashad and **tt
j swept, while the ata'efv nvlamn* of
her aMhgmftowBt asvbitecinrw ennmhtod
1 like atleka of clay- Fire broke- and
j further added horror tdf the aituaDon.
1 Catania ta aiMMh#r etty »ni--h »«{-
; fared terribly. *nd the great
; there tumbled down, though they am
built oa support# of mad
—Mr and Mr*. Cha*. Kosbioi,
have b*en visiting friends In Cuaro,
came in this afternoon to visit rain-
live* for a while before returning to
their home at Orange —Toakunj Her
aM
by our graduate optician, jd \ |
who wilt prescribe just the
gia*SM j-ou need ta correct
the delect* •, and improve
your vision. This examin-
ation will be given
Tlie itn Who Knows How
To Do the Work Now
MANOR IS THE MAN for
Tinning Work Of all kind*. AH
work toraed out on short immks
aad lil’ARANTKED
R. L. MANOR 6r CO,
FBEE OF GNAR6E
Wdf have a complete line of
optical goods of all kinds
and we are here all the time
to .cornet defects in your
glasses and to give your
eye* proper treatment Ow
repair department is com-
plete. Bring us your watch
and jewelry repair work.
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