pf Q- LIVE 1 w 0- r t 9- w L < K a- J OAK D D t 1 Y r a ILY E 11 OC t VOL II No 180 P 4 Till cMONUMNT UNVEILED IX PRESENCE OK MORE THAN 50000 PERSONS ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT > Distinguished Kepresentatives From DilVcrfiit Countries Were Present t Canton 0 Sept 30The nation paid homage today to the memory of William McKinley when the splendid monument which marks his last rest ¬ ing place was unveiled in the pre ¬ sence of an assembled throng such- as Canton never saw before and with the president of the United States as t the principal speaker It was the tribute of a grateful nation both in word and in deed to a good citizen a bravo soldier a wise executive and more than 50000 persons repre- senting ¬ all walks of life and every part of the country participated in i th ceremonies duplicating the monu- ment ¬ y the living gft of ja i million t Americans wVpse contributions ag- gregating ¬ < a 6 > eO prpvfded the splendid tomb In whicl est the- martyred bodies of the thVd oft presidents his wile and eir two children V- DistinguishqtLmi frni all parts- of the country amtniany representat- lves of foreign countries made the pilgrimage here to participate in the dedication of the mausoleum and made the event a notable one Tho monument a magnificent r Structure simple hilt Imposing In the sarcophagi are the bronze caskets j containing the bodies of both Presi ¬ dent McKinley and his wife In I niches in the wall of the tomb are two little caskets containing the a ashes of their only children Ida and Mary both of whom died in infancy Life As a Journey I y On the aboveihject Rev C A Ridley of the aptist church preach- ed ¬ S at 11a in Sunday to a splendid congregation Tlfe presence- and power of God were felt and toanifestedrduring the entire service and the congregation was first ia y smiles and then In tears Mr Ridley bagan by paying a tri ¬ bute to the str ngth and beauty and richness of th figures of speech with which the Word of God abounds He showed that sometimes the Bible spoke of lifl under the figure of a school then said he we are pupils sitting at the feet of the Great Teach- er ¬ We open the Book again and find life presented as a battle then We are admonished to be strong and IVt fight as goo soldiers of Jesus ry i Christ In another place our attent- ion is calledto the brevity of life by such figurei of speech as A s watch in the night Cometh forth s as Rower and i cut down Fleeth h as a shadow eta sS But the text presents life as n m journey towards better country k t Just as the ancient Jew was ever looking for the land of Promise- and the modern sailor always search t tai for some frienSlly shore so is the Christian ever gazing towards the city of his dreams j k r With these words of introduction J the sermon outline jwas announced- and discussed for minutes The J outline in lull is even below IThe Purpose 1 To make the world better 2 To make the world brighter r 3 To make heaven his home at t H Tho Christiaas Prospects fj t as the Promises of God n- I t t 7 LIVE OAK FLORIDA TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 1907 News NotoLightning struck Speaker Cannons b rn urtdav Berryman in Washington Star u IK FLEET NOT IIKADV And Cant Start for Pacific Ocean for Several Mouths New Yorka Sept 30A special to the Press from Washington says The presiddutwas chagrined to learn today that the battleship fleet will he delayed probably two months and perhapakSeveatyJive days before- it can departtonitl triy to the Pacific coast AlthouKhtho iiavy yards have been wo rJiing over tae in the hope of leaving lire ig sibs in shape next month it was fou today- td throw off all disguise and admit that many of the big lighters are wholly unfit for a long voyage and that the repairs necessary will delay the departure until Christmas if not until the second week of January Negro Colony for California Los Angeles Sept 29A project- to establish a large colony of negroes in Southern California is being pro ¬ moted by an association one member of which is > ieut Colonel Allen Sworth formerly a chaplain in the United States Arhjy Several million are said to J oars represent tlrc vga the negroes back of the nOV ment A tract of 90000 acres n Riversflde and San Diego conntiesj is in view and will be offered at ow prices The pro- ject ¬ is to establish a colony where the negroes will have an opportunity- to work under favorable conditions 1 I give untoThem eternal life and they shall ever perish 2 There is Therefore now no condemnation tothem that are in Christ Tests 3 Assurane of at last being with Jesus That jwhere I am there ye may be also Ill The ChI tians Promise 1 The perpetual presence of Christ Lo I an with you alway 2 The presence and power of the Holy Spirit He shall be with you and in you f And ye shall receive power 3 Promise bf the best company both here and h earter Go with us and we will do hee good There was ose addition at the close of the service One of the largest congregations of the season greeted the pastor at night He spike on The Causes of Infidelity anl the closest attention- and deepest interest prevailed throughout th service There were many strangers pre ¬ sent at both Servic- esrsro < DIVORCE SUII STARTED i MAK e11I1 USE VOOI > IHUXGS- i ACTIQX IX SlIMSKMK r I T i AGAINST TOMAS c PLATT I- I i Ilatt Denies lhrHe Was Ever I Married ttthe Woman I I New York Sfcpt 30Mae Cather- ine ¬ Wood the former government clerk who has ween suing United States Senator C Platt for Tomas several years action- j in the supreme coiirt for absolute i divorce from the j senator alleging j that she had been married to him in the Fifth Avenue hotel New York in I 1001 J D Lee representing the- i plaintiff announce the action as Platt against Plat and he said the I motion was fOI th purpose of fram I lug an issue He id he wanted the- I details to become c nerally known John B Stanchfield who appeared- for Senator Platt a ked that the mat ¬ ter be heard in private by a referee- He 1 said Senator Platt was never married to Miss Wood and therefore there was no ground for divorce Justice Seabury reserved decision i 1 Sunday at tlujMethodist Church f i Sunday was a beautiful day and j large congre dons were at both ser- vices j The music was well caleulat ed to be an aid to true worship The i pastor remarked that he had served churches that were glad to pay well for less artistic musical services Mrs Dr Thoiason violinist Prof I G S Stephens cornetist Mrs J C i Baisden organist and choir leader I aided by a fine body of vocalists and each and all of hese gi dly and free- ly ¬ rendering this service because ar they love the Lord and serve Him I i with willing hearts Rev H Dutill publicly expressed his appreciation of I the work of hi 5 choir The morning sermon was a soul I strengthening jpresentation of what I Christ is to the belIever based on the I thirtieth verse of the first chapter of 11 Corinthians Christ is made unto- us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification apd redemption The natural divisions of the text were fol- lowed ¬ and many souls were blessed I with new visions of tile glorious g y = COTTON HAXULEKS s STI11KK Eight Thousand JMeii Threaten to Quit Orleans i New La Sept 29 I Action whichis expected to cause n I j strike of about 8000 cotton handlers I tomorrow was taken by the commer j cial bodies oiNew Orleans today I The exchange instructed steam ship agents at this port to disregard the demands of 1200 cotton screw men and to hir nonunion labor to load their vessels All the othe unions in the cotton loading business including long- shoremen ¬ yards en scale men mark ¬ ers and freight handlers declare they will strike if no union screw men are employed J The steamshipjagents demand the screw men load 200 bales of cotton daily in place ofl160 formerly load ¬ ed The screw nven have refused and have demanded pn increase of 1 a day for stowing ICO bales Christ in IIis attitude toward sin burdened men The evening > sernion was a con ¬ tinuation of Bro Dutills series on the Ten Commandments the subject being Thou shalt not bear false witness againsthY neighbor This commandment seeks to safeguard your good name I A good name is to be prized by ones self Not by self praise or lauding our works as a merchant advertises his wares nor by challenging what others say about you that you dojnot like Some one has said i You may get through this world But twill be wiry slow- If you listen to all that is said as I you go But show your appreciation of a good name b > careful conduct so that he that wJll speak ill of you must her fals witness But tne good name of others w- are to prize < Lying slander and flattery are herein prohibited It would be Impossible to report the preachers scatting denunciation of the scandalmonger The creature whether Stan or woman with tongue dipped in the venom of hell deliber- ately ¬ scattering vile reports break- ing ¬ hearts and wrecking homes The ruining of the great Henry Ward Beecher was cited as an illustration If some one brings a tale of evil to a you about your neighbor dont Ic 00 go an ear farther The sla thOk a work would be at an er i city t 5 dollars could be found whfita for the sale him or her r < i F n TEN CENTS A- VERY Yj t > ti I d iU- t SEVERE SEA Sui if > < 1 NINE BIG BATTLESHIPS SEVERE- LY ¬ t- J TOSSED ABOUT tt TWO LIVES WERE lOST T = The Storm lasted More ThanTwentyq Hours r Boston Sept SOA ireless dis- patches ¬ y received from the At- lantic ¬ s I squadron anchored atj the head of Cape Cod C Jbe Barnstable shore show that twq lives wed lost two vessels damaged and th entire yc fleet was given as yore sharing up in the storm whi h r aged estcday in the bay The fleet wasjanchored on a lee shore tad oaly tl strength of their ground ta Te saved some of the big war efils from being thrown on the beach Those who lost their lives were 1 Lieut John H iCurse of the battle- ship ¬ Illinois and Sbfc onlhiary sea ¬ 5 man of the battles iip JHflnesbta The refrigerator ship Glapier ar gg6d her k anchor and coirSjed with the cruiser Des Moines necessitating the send- ing ¬ of both vessels to the Charles town navy and foArepairs f More than wenty hours the great ships were tumbted about in the big r seas which surged nto the bay Furse was thrown agains a hatchway on the Illinois aritkso baUy injured that he died during UJeKAi ht The sea- man ¬ on the Minnesota was washed overboard and drowned while nearly every vessel had some crew bruisQd Dv being blu Otber the ship X I The lOllowingTdsseJsf lost their anchors and chains The Minnestoa- the Kentucky the Des Moines two r anchors the Marcellus the Ohio the Glacier two anchors the Caesar and the Mayflower The Kear sarge and Maine lost their anchors a getting under way but those of the r Maine were recovered Lieut Furse 27 years old was a f native of South Carolina but ap ¬ pointed to the naval academy from Georgia 1 1 WHAT STORM SIGNALS MEAN 1 t j Explanation of United States Weath- er ¬ Bureau Code t t Storm warnings are displayed by the United States weather bureau at 141 stations situated on the At- lantic ¬ J and Gulf Coasts from East port Me to Brownville Tex An ex ¬ k planation of thecod eof flags is given below Storm Warning FlagsA red flag f with a black centre indicate that a storm of marked violence is expect- ed ¬ S The pennants displayed with the flags indicate the direCtiOn of the wind red easterly from northeast- to south white from testerlYi I southwest pennant 1 above the flag lutes that the wind is expected to blow from the northerly quadrants below from the fi + t southerly quadrants f By night a red flight indicates easterly winds aada rek oC ti k above a red light wcstenhda do here 4 Hurricane Warningforegoing Ordin Y by flags with black fen on the 10th day of A D 1907 and the same one above jfc certified to the Mayor for expected appro val i 1m- irnal > Witness my hand and the- tor seal of the said City this f Seal 10th day of September A D 1907 S P MAYS City Clerk gents Examined and approved by me this YY 12th day of September A D 1907 j of I J B JOHNSON Mayor Av rqT 4 1 otk