VOL XXIX NO 17

Published Twice a and Thursday

GAINESVILLE FLORIDA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER ONE DOLLAR A Y

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HUNDREDS OF BODIES

BURIED AT MONTEREY

Deaths From Disaster Total fully 2000 While

Many Will Never Be Found

MONTEREY Mex Sept 1 Last

night the number of bodies recovered

from along the shores of the Santa

Catarina river victims of the flood

totaled approximately a thousand In

Monterey 100 is the total whllomeager reports from along the valley

increase the number However butlittle is yet known the loss of

life and damage outside of this city

That the entire number lost will ever

be known l not probable as manbodies mutt be butrUd In the sanUh

And mud deposited by the falling rherIn the eddies caused by theturns and bends in the streams titan

Reports continue meager frompoints down the valley but it is

known that the village of Sanwas entirety destroyed the town

of San Juan badly damaged and thetown of Canmrgcuoji the Rio Grande-

is reported to have been completelywashed away-

A rider from the town of Cadereytathis State the birthplace of Gen Ge

ronlnio Trevlno stated to the Asso-

ciated Press correspondent that twen-ty bodies had been recovered at thatplace that hundreds were seen float-

Ing by with the flood and that onhis trip from Cadereyta to Montereythere was not a depression in theground or an arroyo which did nocontain from one to ten bodies leftthere by the receding flood

A complete list of the dead Is nbsotely unobtainable but no Americans-

r other foreigners were lost as nonef them resided In the flooded dis-

trictWide Extent of Flood

The entire northern part of thestate of Neuvo Leon has been floodedand towards Tamplco In the State ofTamaullpas alarming reports haveKeen received Nothing definite Is

Known however as telegraph com-

munication has not vet been openedwith this district

Relief in the chape of money tinsl een pouring In from all sources andlarge amounts have been contributedfrom the United States Clothes foodsupplies and money Is needed to carefT the homeless nnd destitute Theu pone has been large and noble-I U uses for the money will be found

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especially when the full refrom down the valley are learn-

edTemporary shelters are being erect

ed for the sufferers and all are beingtaken care of with the best of themeans at hand

The waterworks company was ableto get a supply of water In the citymain yesterday from what is known-as the low pressure service whichheretofore had not been in operationso that the danger of a water faminehas been removed The food supplycontinues short but there has beenno increase in the price of anythingneeded for the people

Heavy Property LouThe property loss Is now estimated

at between 512000000 and 15000000in this city without counting the dam-

age to the railroads or down the val-

ley from this cityThe plant of the American Smelting

nnd Refining Company here was unin-

jured by the flood but the plant of

the Monterey Smelting and ReflniugCompany was badly damaged

The Monterey steel plant was alsobadly damaged and will be unable toresume operation under three monthstints

The railroad situation remains uachanged but officials state that atrain will arrive early today fromLaredo and that trains will leave forLaredo at 10 oclock this morning-

No trains will leave for Mexico Cityhowever before another fortyeighthours and then they will be detouredfrom Monterey over the Mexican Cen

Paredon branch to SaltllloThe Santa Catarina river drains a

water shed comprising looo squareme nnd tome idea of the amountof water can be obtained when It isstated that the actual flow of water inthe Santa Catarinn river at the height-of the flood Saturday morning was

of the flow of tho Nile andof the flow of the Missis-

sippi when these rivers are at theirflood The Santa Catarina

river a fall of 1 per cent atand by actual measurement by

of the water and drainage

Icompany It was ascertained that tincurrent attained a velocity of twentyfeet per second or thirty miles anhour

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Excursion to Ocala Today

Biggest Event of SeasonI

Tht largfht beet and cheapest base-ball excursion that ewer left Gaines-ville the Imnnor baseball town ofFlorida will bo the one over the At-

lantic Ciwfct Line this afternoon a-tlir ncifKk

Tin train will of tenbaggage car Mud the lust three

art to IM reserved for ladles theirit both going nail coining that

will not be In any mannerwU d up with the Jolly outs who go

for the real sport of goingThe rate U the very lowest that was

known and while the greatertart of the fannabelles anil fanx areOUt of the city the delegation that

represent Gainesville on tits ocMlon will be one that will show upatrong

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could be This is an assurance thattin excursion will be liberally patroniged by the ladies who are the lifeof a buiebnll team

Remembor the tote Is but centsfur the round trip The train will

leave Ocala returning at 730 p m

ynti fo ir Mud a half hours In

tin City and a chance ioOak Hall come clean with the

fatuous rivals who have gone to a

treat expense to take the last games

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C W Williams manufacturerf tin famous Colonial Grove Guava

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NORTH POLE HAS

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AMERICAN EXPLORER DR AL

BERT COOK LUCKY MAN

Found It April 21 1908 According to

Newt Received atColonial Office

COPENHAGEN Sept 1 Accordingto a telegram received here at theColonial office today Dr Frederick Al-

bert Cook an American explorer discovered the North Pole on April 21

1905 The news has caused great Interest

Frederick Albert Cook the Ameri-can explorer was born ui Sullivancounty New York in 1 lo and is

about 14 years cJ lit waseducated In Brooklyn nJ amedical degree from the Universityof New York in 1SI 0 He was surgeonof the Peary Arctic expedition 181U2surgeon of the Belgian Anarctlc expe-

dition 1S97D and led expeditions toexplore and climb Mt McKinley inAlaska ll 036 He has been

with the Order of Leopold ofBelgium the Royal Society of Bel-

gium and the Royal Geographical So-

ciety of Belgium and Is n member ofthe American National and Philadel-phia Geographical Societies and I

the president of the Explorers Clubof New York He is the author oftwo books Through the First Auaretic Night and To the Top of theContinent and has been an exten-sive contributor to magazlnvs onArctic and Anarctlc exploration DrCook was married in 1902 to MaryFidell Hunt

There have been many Arctic expe-ditions costing in the aggregate hun-

dreds of lives and millions of doltare

The first time the North sea wasentered was In the year 1001 by JK Other a Norwegian and sincethat time there have been variousexpedition each of which IIwt withfailure The expedition of tearythree years ago was the most success-ful of all Peary and party In thesteamer Roosevelt reached within 174stiles of pole anti found new landin the North American nrchlpelago

Further details of Dr Cooks expe-dition are eagerly awaited

ORPHANAGE DAY

The first Saturday in October willsoon be here We ask that everyone-in Florida Kin the earnings of thatday to the Florida ItHptlM OrphanageArcadia Fla This Institution IK fortour white orphans of the State ofFlorida irre H clive of religiousTeed or imtlonalltv If you do noi-am HII thing on the first Snturda-n Octobtr send us the earning ol-

uiii other good day With navy thisi a very happy day because theylute working to help the orphans We-n d means to innintain and train andlocate thetie orphans and othersMint art coming

But let me mention another matterMore than twenty month ago we be-

an H unnltariuni which wt haveneeded Todny It brick wall

stand complete and hare because wehurt not had the money to go

with the work Please help tofurnish this building

Will not merchant every hiiHlneorganization x oie In every OCCIIJKI

lion churche Sunday chools wo-

men tiocletle young peoples tillIon organization secret ordersvery Individual In the State send

UK help on the first Saturday In Oclober If you will I am sure we willbo able to go forward with the workand finish the sanitarium which wihave netdtd BO long Send nor v to

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PELLAGRA APPEARS IN

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Durban N C Is latest Place To BecoieAt Appearance of Dread Disease

DURHAM N C Sept 1 Alarmedby the number of cases of pellagrawhich have developed in this citylocal physicians yesterday began experiments to locate the origin of thedisease Six deaths from pellagrahave occurred In this section An exnmhiatlon of the blood of a powerfulnegro who has the disease in a mostaggravated form revealed a

organism and specimensv ere rent to Richmond and to JohnsHopkins University for more carefulanalysis-

If a germ la found as physicianshere are Inclined to believe some anfinal will be Inoculated and a

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theory will be waged The theorjthe disease bas Its origin la corntically his been abandoned bymedical men but a fierce war athe Importation of Western ctbeing conducted-

Dr McCampbcll of tile Statepits has written a paper tnwith twelve cases of peUagrsanity and health Threetonthe cases were among women-Is unusual It Is said as the dloccurs more frequently amongNone of the cases which have

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Effort Being Made to Save

Mitchell From ChainsATLANTA Ga Sept 1 Yielding

to the pleading of his rich andfriends the prison

yesterday recommended that thesentence of W H Mitchell be com-

muted to a year In the State prisonform from that of twelve months uponthe chain gang at hard labor

The Mitchell case Is cr ofmost celebrated In Georgia One daylast fall a Miss Linton of ThomasvlHcreceived a note telling her that heroroihcr was In a serious conditionand asking her to come to him withthe bearer The bearer won apparent-ly an old ncgres Tho young wo-

man who was of good family and ofmore than ordinary social standingwealth and beauty obeyed the sum-

mons When upon n lonely road Ina buggy the supposed negress drag-ged the young white woman from thevehicle and attempted nn assault Hewas driven off by n passerby nnd MissLlnton swore that she recognizedMitchell In the disguised negressThe horse and buggy used by the as-

sailant was one that Mitchell hadhired from a local liveryman

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enced to the chain gang for tmonths The friends of Mia Icontended that the penalty wiadequate and when Mitchells lrapplied for a pardon the youngfriends rallied to OPPM itprison commission heard Ute castwo days Mitchells friendstat f be committed the crlan

was crazy because be wasmu social position Influence

charming family They alsocertificates from physicians thatconvict would endanger tits lifeserving on the chain gang

most influential and prowlmen In the State appeared onbehalf His attorneys arguedthe opponents of c pardonwasted to see a rich and promtman suffer

The decision of the pardon comslon was sent at once to GoveBrown who granted a bearing to I

sides The Governor probably-not announce his decision In thebefore Friday

Mitchell will remain out on hon

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Census Department Asks

CoOperation of FarmeWASHINGTON D C Sept 1 The

farmer of the United States arenaturally very much inlvru tod In the

tarsus of agriculture and farms thatwill be taken April 1 1H10 UK ono

of the subjects to Uv covered by theThirteenth Decennial CIMIMI Many

an showing their Itttorenl by writing-

to Bureau for the pnrx sv-

of making continent UIMMI cea n In-

formation regarding agriculture axpresented In the The Directorof the Census welcomes all such twg-

Kcstlon HIM gives theta careful ranMiderxtloti as he I anxious to halethe results of the conning census cor-

respond a ntarlv may be to titf i ople taut Interested

In itiilitinr irj studying carefullyih sum the Director has onIJH own ujniive requested certainprofcitr f economic and agrlcul

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of studying carefully and critlclslplans now under way Especially-It desired to obtain their opinion retire to the questions to be asked atheir form as the roeults to be obtad will so largely depend upon t

character of the schedule and the nunor In which the questions are pi

pounded Those suggestions comfrom outside exports are provinglw of groat value and It is bellethat In consequence of this prepnary study more valuable and acvrate data will be obtained than cototherwise be secured After thspecial students and experts hamade their preliminary studiesconferences are hold in the officewhich the whole matter of the cMacter of the schedules and the to

methods of securing tho Informalare thoroughly gone over

The Department la also seeking

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