The Sonora Sun. (Sonora, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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The sonora sun
VOL. 4.
SONORA. TKXAS. SATURDAY. JANUARY 26. 11107.
NO. 4 7
DEATH LIST APPALLING. Kingston sinking into bay.
80, OOO PERSONS HOMELESS— $10,
000,000 DAMAGE AT KINGSTON.
HOLES AND CRACKS 100 FEET
DEEP.
1,000 THE ESTIMATED DEAD.
Fear* That Entire City Will Slip Into
Vi* Bay—Dlaaater as Great as
That of San Francisco.
Admiral Ewans Goes to Investigate—j
Supply Ships Ordered to Kingston.
Ghastly Scenes Witnessed.
St. Thomas. U. W. I : Reports re-
ceived from Jamaica say that It Is es-
timated that 1,000 persons have been
killed by earthquake ““<1 and 00,-
000 persons are homeless The dam-
age In Kingston alone is placed al
*10,000.000
Si. Augustine, Flu.: Wireless mes-
sages received al the station on Ana
| stasia Island by Chief Electrician Kl
l H'ns say that Kingston Is atnklng
! gradually: that many holes and
' cracks 100 feel deep were caused by
j the earthquake and that great fears
are felt that the entire city will slip
Into t|jc bay. The disaster there is
* as great as the calamities of San
Francisco and Valparlaso. Thousands
i of people have been killed and the
j dead bodies are being (alien from the
Rich and poor alike are homeless. d,,bl.is ,)y the hundreds. The whole
Provisions of all kinds are urgently [ lown j„ jn rll|ng
needed. It Is Imivosalble to any where
anybody can be found. The Horror Grows.
Sir James Ferguson, vice president | According to information received
of the Royal Steamship Company, is, Friday the Kingston horror is growing,
among the killed. Communication with the island Is
The dead are being buried under | partly restored, and every message
smouldering ruins. The mercantile that comes through brings fresh de-
communlty suffered most severely, rails of the appalling catastrophe. The
warehouses falling in. 1 number of dead is placed variously
Many professional men are dead and at fmm 500 to 1,200 and the num-
injured The negroes are 1 ooting | bel of Injured runs Into the thousands.
Ghastly scenes are being witnessed ; Pen thousand people are said to be
All (be shops have been destroyed homeless. I he danger of famine has
and all the buildings in and around | leased and with it stands the spec-
Very few of ,re of pestllance. 'I here is urgent
need of supplies of all kinds, and en-
The governor and his party are safe, j ^gettc efforts are being made In this
It Is reported that an extinct volcano country and in England lo send aid.
In the Parish of Portland Is showing The business section of the city has
signs of activity, but this has not been j 1)eP" wll*e<1 out and the estimate of
verified. No news has yet been re- i damage Is from *10.000.000 to *15,000,-
ceived from other parts of the Island oflb
of Jamaica, communication being very | Among the dead and injured aie a
dlffleult.
CAMPBELL 18 NOW COVERNOR OF TEXAS.« “»•
Inaugural Ceremonies Took Place Tuesday in the House of RUSSELL DUNN IS COLLECTOR
Representatives Before an Immense Throne.
A 6REAT OVATION WAS GIVEN.
Band Played “The Campbells Are
Coming” as He Entered the Hall
With Governor Lanham.
Austin, Tex.: Co), Thomas M. Camp-
bell of Palestine was Tuesday Inaugu-
rated governor of this commonwealth
ley of the joint committee Govern-
or 1-anhaTn walked on the right of Gov-
ernor-Elect Campbell. The latter’s
face wore an expression of great pleas-
, ure. Following these two came Repre-
sentative Briggs, Lieutenant Governor-
Elect A. D Davidson, retiring Lieu
HAB BEEN APPOINTED AT SABINE
—A PORT OF ENTRY.
HON. THOS. BALL 8AYB 560,000
WILL BE APPROPRIATED.
CHANNEL GETS $450,000.00.
Thar* Waa Some Opposition to the Ap
pointmsnt, But Its Nature le
Not Known.
Improvements Contemplated, There-
fore, Will Be Accomplished at Seen
aa Money le Available.
Beaumont. Tex.: Information has
______ _ ________ ___________ been received here to the effect that
tenant Governor Neal, the Justices of ; ,b* senate has confirmed the nomina-
the.Supreme Court, United States Sen-
ator Jos. W Bailey, Representative
John 1. Peeler of Travis county, De-
with all the eclat which should be tectlve Al Ray of Fort Worth, Rail
connected yith such a ceremony. ; road Commissioner O B. Colquitt, Al-
Every officer of this state, every j lison Mayfield and L J Storey and all
lion of Mr. Russll Dunn of Port Arthur
to be collector of the Sabine district,
the new port of entry established at
Port Arthur ami Sabine Pass. For I
some reason the papers seem to have j
missed the item, and some anxiety was j
felt here and aggravated a rumor that
employe of the government and about' other officials of the stale government Mr. Dunn's confirmation was being op-
posed In the senate. A telegram was
received from Senato* Cluberson. how-
7,000 citizens were witnesses, and
those who are inclined to the belief
who live Id Austin.
Rev. H M. Sears, chaplain of 1he
Kingston are in ruins,
them are safe lo live In.
number of prominent English people,
and almost every dispatch adds a new
: name to the list.
Eight Americans are recorded as
Capt. Beekler, at Key ! missing, and it Is said that many tour-
America Aids British Sufferers.
Washington:
West, has informed the navy depart- j ists undoubtedly were crushed by fall-
ment that he has received a wireless
dfispatch ifrom Guantanamo stating
that Admiral Evans, commanding Hie
Atlantic flleet has sailed from that
place on the torpedo boat destroyer
Whipple for Kingston to ascertain con-
ditions and extend such aid as may
he necessary.
A later dispatch says that the battle,
ships Missouri and Indiana have fol-
lowed Admiral Evans.
The supply ships Celtic and Glacier,
which are now attached to the Atlan-
tic fleet, and which are fully provi-
sioned. have been ordered to proceed
with all haste to Kingston, where
their cargoes of food will be distrib-
uted among the needy.
■ -• Negroes Loot Saloons.
Ing walls in the shopping district,
i The American battleships Missouri
and Indiana have reuched the scene,
and American officers and sailors are
standing by to render every assistance
in their power
A new horror is added to the situ*
tion by reports that the city seems
to be slowly sinking into the sea. The
! contour of the bottom of the harbor
j has materially changed, and two light-
I houses at the harbor entrance are said
I lo have disappeared.
The ships in the harbor are crowd-
ed with Injured people, and the death
list Is being increased daily. Corpses
! lie in the streets and are being thrown
! into trenches.
i The fearsome extent of the appalling
calamity that has visited the capital
of Jamaisa has not yet. been recorded
London: The following telegram has i ,0 the outside world, and it Is doubtful
been received from a press represent#-! if even thp peopU, of Kingston them-
who accompanied Sir Alfred i seivos are yPt aware of the full exten/
of the disaster thal overwhelmed them
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tive who accompanied Sir Alfred
Jones and bis party to Jaimaca:
"Fire broke out again tonight. The
negroes are looting the run) shops.
Al least 500 have been killed. There
are weird and terrible scenes. Forty-
flv invalid soldiers were burned to
death In the military hospital. Sever-
al shocks were felt today.” ,
The above dispatch is not dated.
No Shipping in the Harbor.
Santago, Cuba. Kingston harbor,
as the result of the earthquake, is
closed to shipping, but Bowden is
open There is ueed of quantities of
provisions. Famine and pest condi-
tions prevail and there Is misery ev-
erywhere. Both rich and poor at
Kingston are homeless
last, Monday afternoon,
AMERICAN MARINES LAND.
Streets Picketed by Them—600 Bodies
Recovered—Dynamiting Debris.
\ Kingston: On Thursday the streets
of this city were picketed with Amer-
ican guards. Admiral Evans, at the
request of the British authorities,
landed a force of marines from the
battleships Missouri and Indiana. Six
hundred bodies have been recovered
and more are bing constantly found
Dynamite is being employed to clear
away the debris of shattered buildings.
T. M. CAMPBELL, Governor.
A. B. DAVIDSON, Lieutenant Governor.
that the citizens no longer take much senate, delivered an invocation. Then j ever, saying thal the nomination has
interest In public affairs would have the oath of office was administered to j been confirmed. It Is true, however,
had their views rudely shattered had Col. Campbell by Hon. F. A. Williams, j that there was opposition lo the ap-
they been on hand, he people came associate justice of the Supreme Court i imlutment, but the nature of It ran not
from every quarter of the great Km- j of the State of Texas. Col. Campbell. I be learned. Inasmuch as the appoint-
plre of the Southwest. The man from with his hands on the Bible, repented ! menl of Mr. Dunn as collector was con
the plains Jostled with the man from the oath in dear, decisive tones which
the rice country, and the roan from reached to the farthest corner of the
Oid East Texas Joined with the man j hall, giving just emphasis to each and
| from free and open-hearted El Paso in j every syllable. United States Senator
j t he great crowd which packed the j Bailey, who sat just behind him. was
Moor, crowded the galleries and filled j the first to shake hands with him af
the windows of the great ball of the | ter he had signed the oath.
House of Representatives, where the. Governor l-anham then delivered his
formality of ushering out the old gov-1 retiring address. He s|xike briefly,
ernor and ushering in the new one j hut with emphasis and feeling, refer
took place. There waa applause for ring casually to the satisfaction which
the veteran. Hon S W. T. Lanham, it gave a public servant lo be able to
as be made his farewell utterance in | retire from office after duty had been
public and withdrew from the stage well done, and bespeaking a peaceful
THE COTTON SITUATION.
HOKF. SMITH URGES UNITED EF.
FORT OF COTTON GROWERS.
Cotton Growers Commend President
In Brownsville Course—Brief for
New York Exchange.
Birmingham. Ala.: Speeches by two
distinguished Southern governors wore
the features of the sessions of the
Southern Cotton Association Friday.
Governor-Elect Hoke Smith of Geor-
gia spoke during the morning session,
and his address urging untied effort
In seeking to control the cotton situ-
ation was enthusiastically received
Koinier Governor D C. Heyward spoke
Gombert Not Guilty.
Houston, Tex.: Maurice Gombert.
charged with murder, by the killing
1 of Ills wife, was today in the criminal
■ court, tried and found not guilty.
The trial drey many spectators lo
I the court. It was of brief duration,
compared with the trial of murder
cases in general. The plea of the de-
fendant was sell-defense. The prill
clpal witnesses were Miss Etta and
j Miss Mamie Gombert, nieces of the
defendant, who were In the house at
the time of the killing, and Mike Har
kel.
( the plea of self-defense, and the Jury
was instructed by the court to return
a verdict of not guilty.
of politics; and there were cheers for
Col. Campbell as he look the oath of
office and delivered hla inaugural ad-
dress. One was very forcibly remind-
ed of the old English court crier’. an | <^Ver“no7oe7rge d’ Neal
nouncement "The King is dead; long
live the King.”
and harmonious administration for his
successor.
After Governor Campbell bad con-
cluded his address, retiring Lieutenant
| Governor George D Neal lose with a
: broad grin on bis face. The grin
sldered to be the only thing lacking
lo make Port Arthur a port of entry,
It will be seen that more than ordinary
importance attaches to It, and If there
was opposllIon to the upiM.Intment It
would b<> interesting to know whether
it was to the appointment of Mr. Dunn
in particular or u move to delay the ac-
complishment of a port of entry.
Willie It has been stated thal the
Port Arthur Canal ha* been turned
over to and accepted by the govern-
ment. II Is known thal a certain land-
holder who owns Hhuttlng land for a
distance of two miles from the mouth
of the canal al Mesqult Point has nev-
er deeded any isirtlon of ll to the Gov-
ernment or to the canal people, and It
would appear, therefore, that the title
of (lie canal to the government. Is
faulty to that extent, as It was re-
qnlred that a strip of land 150 feet
from Hie water line should be donated
with the canal. The land mentioned Is
seemed lo be Infectious, for it soon |n
It should be stated that East I exas reeled the crowd, and from a grin grew
was well represented and Hint prac- into a laugh and from a laugh into a
tically the whole town or Palestine, as roar When the nnlso had subsided , , ,,
well as citizens of other East Texas |IH „iade the shortest retiring speech J own*'<li by " H ° .J11"1 Bnd
places, were here The boys with red record, br'cfly Introducing his sue "* of -l J <i|lli‘and. who died
clay on their shoes and sand between censor, who was sworn In and then ,,<,n ■'
their toes were everywhere and shift-1 made a speech j —.....—..........
ed uneasily on tbe hard pavements wh,,n 0ov,,rlH)r Campbell got up to
Never before, it Is said, has such a makp h|„ „ ,lUpranw aftPr bceom-
crowd assembled at an Inauguration ,ng poV)M.nor PhpPrH w„nt. thal
The galleries were filled to suffocation i ghook ,hp ((||Kl fiwn (hp raripr(l
ELDRIDGE TOT 6IHLTY.
and those who came late were fortun-
The testimony of these sustained | ate indeed. If they found a piece on
the floor of the House
The Campbells Are Coming.
Hon Thomas B I»vr, speaker of the
House of Representatives, rapped for
order at 11:65 a. m Immediately
thereafter the members of the Senate
in the afternoon, and ills remarks were long way toward wiping out the deficit
When the *55,000 Is transferred to
general revenue frotn the pure feed
Inspection account, as contemplated
In a bill Ir’-oduced Thursday by Ben
ator Murray, tbe deficit will be wiped
out.
Wiping Out the Deficit.
Austin, Tex . The general revenue
fund Thursday rerelved *155.000 from
the penitentiary system, same having 1 were admitted and given special seat*
been accumulated as surplus earnings in the hall. President Pro Tern Skin
This was most unusual and goes <i | nPr called that body to order. The roll
along the same lines, although as pres-
ident of the Industrial Association bis
rrmsrks were more general than those
of other speakers.
Joseph H Hoadley was Introduced
later In the afternoon and spoke of the
workings of the New York Exchange. 1
He said there were honest men on i
the exchange, strange as it might |
stem to some of his hearers.
Night Operator Shot
Round Rock, Tex.: Two boys, 8 nnd
11, are here under arrest for shooting
A feature of Friday’* session was the I the night operator Tueaday night Tht
adoption by an unanimous rising vote j WOund Is not serious The boys claim
of a resolution which commends Presl they are from Pari* They gave varl
out name* They claim the shooting
was accidental
dent Roosevelt for the stand ha ha; 1
taken in the Brownsville matter.
of each body was called and a quorum
ef each found to be present. Then the
report of the Joint committee on the
arrangement for the ceremonies of In
uuguration was read by tbe clerk rtf
the House
Scarcely had the sound of the clerk’s
voice died away when the Herb A
Lewi* band of Houston In the gallery
strtick up tbe air ’’The Campbells Are
Coming.” and cheer after cheer went
up from tbe assembled thousands as
the gubernatorial party appeared and
advanced up the central aisle to ths
Governor. Compbell was preceded by
Senator Store and Representative Bra
one in the rear end of the hall waved
a fishing [Kile to which were attached j
a number of bandana handkerchiefs
The reception given him amounted to
a positive ovation and ho bowed sev-
eral times in pleased recognllion of It.
Inaugural Ball. "
Austin: AH who conld crowd Into
the hall of the the House of Repre-
sentatives atended the inaugural ball
here Tuesday night, the attendance tie
lag declared to be by far the largest
in all the history of these function*
In Texas Peaple came lo It from ev-
ery portion of this stale, and besides
there were many he,re from other
states and sections
The scene presented was a brilliant
ont, more than 2,000 Incandescent
lights being used in tbe scheme of
illumination, bringing out in hold re-
lief the floral and other decorations.
Ouero, Tex.:: Weather still
and the country dry
Jury Took One Vot« Friday Morn-
ing and Quickly 8ettl*d Matter.
Hcllvflle, Tex : W T. Eld ridge Is ac
quitted At g:.*IO Friday morning the
Jury returned the fallowing verdict.
"We, the Jury, find defendant not
guilty F. W GRAFF, Foreman."
It Is learned that when the Jury
first retired they read the charge of
I the court and went to supper Re
I turning, they again read Hie charge,
I and retired for the night This morn-
j Ing they took a vote, resulting unani-
mously for a verdict of not guilty.
When the verdict waa rendered
there were about twentv persona in
the court room. Of course, the ac
qulttal brought relief and gratitude to
the defendant, his faithful and loving
wife, his children and Mrs. Van Hou-
ten of Eagle l-ake. the slater of Mr*.
Eldrldge. With tear* streaming. Mr.
Eldrtdge and hi* family and friends
shook bands with the Jury. While
thia expression of gratitude to the Jury
was taking place there was ecarcely
t a dry eye In the court room
Houston, Tex.: Hon. Thomas H. Ball
returned Monday morning from Wash-
ington. where he went as a committee
of one for the llooston Buffalo Hayot
Improvement committee, which is com
posed of business men of Houstos
whose aim Is lo see that the buyot
above Long Reach is placed ill a con-
dition in which It will be navigated.
The *50,000 which the rivers and
harbors committee has appropriated
will be used In cleaning out Hist sec
Hon from Main street to tbe turning
basin and putting it In such shape
that vessels will not have to contend
with the present shallowness of the
stream.
Mr. Ball Is quite certa'n that the
bouse of representatives will approve
fo the appropriation und that the sen-
ate will not reduce the amount.
"We succeeded III getting an agree-
ment,’’ said Mr Ball, “to appropriate
*450.000 for the Houston ship channel,
of which *50,000 Is to be expended
above laiug Reach In giving present
commerce relief.
“This was an Increase of *150,000
over the recommendation of tbe engin-
eers und was Hip best thal could be
done In view of the many demands
from the various Texas projects.
"The house of representatives al-
ways passes the bill as reported by the
rivers and harbors committee, al
there Is no danger of the amounts k
Ing reduced in the Senate.
"The rivers und harbors bill has n
yet been re|>orted to the house, but „
will contain the Items mentioned
above We are sure they will go
through exactly as stated, and lhat
there will be no reducing of the
amount fwr Buffalo Bayou work "
Mr. Ball went lo Washington ten
day* ago. Prior to his departure there
had been a meeting of the bayou Im-
provement committee, at. which It had
requested him to go as a committee
of one und endeavor to get favorable
action inward clearing out thal stream
' above Lang Reach. The fact Hint lie
secured *50.000 for thal purpose shows
that he has been successful and thnt
1 the improvement will he accomplished
t as soon as the appropriation becomes
available
, A BIG FIRE AT BEEVILLE.
Broke Out Early in the Morning and
Destroyed Nineteen Buildings.
•i Becvllle, Tex : At 12:40 o’clock last
night fire broke out in the rear of s
barber shop In the block occupied b;
the Llndell Hotel and destroyed nine
teen buildings before It was checked,
everything on the block except th>
Llndell Hotel and the Beevllle Hottl
Ing Works being burned. The ulght
was a still one and the fire burned
slowly, allowing ample time for Ibe re-
moval of tbe stocks from the various
buildings, and the streets this morn-
ing presented » congested appearance,
household goods and merchandise be
I Ing stacked Indiscriminately. Tho
block burned was one of the oldest In
the city and was composed entirely
of frame buildings and considered a
bad risk by insurance companies and
the total Insurance In the burned area
will not exceed *2,000, while the loss
Is conservatively placed at frotn *25,-
000 to *:io,ooo.
Started Building at Bseville.
I 6 Beevllle, Tex.: Before the ground
had cooled from the fire Wednesday
both L J. Harkey and H Mattingly
had lumber on the ground to replace
their buildings consumed In the fire.
In Ona Family Many Years.
San Anfonlo, Tex.: After bcln
i owned and occupied by one family col
llniionsly for seventy-one years, th
! old Fretelllere homestead al 127 Norti
Flores street, hns been sold and wll
I be improved as a business site. The
| resilience I* a two-story stone build ng,
, opening directly on the sidewalk When
first erected It was one of tbe most
palatial dwellings In tbe city and was
ibe scene of many social events among
j Ibe early citizens.
PROHIBIT COCK FIGHTING.
Legislator, to B* Asked to Pass a Law
on the Subject.
Brown wood, Tex.: A petition waa
circulated here this evening, the pur-
pose of which la to prevent cock
fighting, which, ns soon as a good
number of names are added, will be
forwarded to Austin at tbe proper
time, and a bill prepared und scut to
the legislature asking for a Jiw to be
passed prohibiting cock fighting The
bill will be forwarded to Representa-
tive C. If Jenkins
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