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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

The firm of Carnegie, Phipps q Co,
of Pittsburg, issued during the present
month circular to their employees, offer
ing to take deposits from them not to
exceed 81, 900 for each individual, and to
allow six per cent interest on the money.
This offer was coupled with q statement
that the firm, as hitherto, would continue
to lend money at bond and mortgage to
intending builders of homes. At the
end of the circular the men were exhort-
ed to adopt the practice of saving and
investing some part of their earnings as
a provision against old age. This offer
represents what may be justly termed an
advanced form of profit sharing. The
rate of interest and the conditions are
such that there is little probability of the
banking account giving any profit to the
firm. Too much praise cannot be
awarded to the members of the partner
ship for showing so great and SO judi
ciously conceived an interest in the affairs
of their workmen.
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Address on IMMIGRATION.


In q NarOag Appeal.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 20, 1888.
To the People Of Florida:
The Immigration Convention, which
met in the city of Jacksonville on the 18th
day of this present month Of May, adopt
ed certain resolutions, copies Of which are
appended for your information, and in
pursuance Of which we now appeal to you
in behalf of the important interests
which the convention has delegated to
our care. In accordance with the plan
submitted by the Committee on Finances,
the directors of the association have dis
tributed two-thirds of the $4,000 pro-
posed to be raised for the purpose of the
association during the ensuing year rata
bly, to the assessed value of the property
in the several counties A tabulated list
of the counties and the amounts appor-
toned to each is attached.
The directors now appeal to the several
counties of the State in their corporate
capacity, to all organized branches of
this association, to the Boards of Trade
of the different cities and towns, to land
companies and land owners, and to the
people of the State generally, to contrib
ute literally and promptly to the fund
which they desire to raise.
The transportation companies have
pledged $4,000, or one-third of the fund
contemplated, on condition that the
other two-thirds is provided by those to
whom we now appeal. There should be
no delay in this matter. Time is an es-
sential factor in the successful prosecu.
ton Of the work.
Every county, and locality in the State
is interested, and all should contribute.
The fund as distributed is altogether
within the ability of the people Of the
different counties to provide.
The directors propose to send canvas
sers into every county, and for conve-
nience and economy of time, have divi-
ded the State into groups or districts.
We ask for these canvassers, your patient
hearing, earnest cooperation, and gener-
GUS support.
The association has the welfare of
every portion of the State at heart, and
will promote it as you strengthen its
hands to do 80.
1t is for you to say whether they labor
with heavy hearts and light treasury,
or, encouraged by your confidence and
material aid, press forward vigorously to
the good results which are attainable.
J. J. DANIEL, President,
For the Directors of the Florida Immi-
grafton Association.
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Km91A14o UD8 - InsA2s
Upon no individual clan - she OPP
pse.ivs effects Of Ia n war sar4
moss ssverylw islasGhaa y he $500
Aer;cais.r I'M sn1St.. =, CID
salk, I.mbsk fur kurqIn e s every tAisg
esssumedsbus Nd 6aact by the hsaA-
er, u taxed from IS to IS per cent This
might possibly not be 90 onerous II the
farmer were paid . protective. or fcti-
tious, price for his prodscss- Bat the
price of the great staples, = wheat, grain,
etc, is governed by The output Of the
world, not the cost Of production. Sup
ply and demand il the ultimate arbiter Of
prices. The price Of grain is fixed in the
great trading centres Of Europe. where the
surplus, over and above the demands of
the American people, is to a great extent
shipped 1t follows, then, that the farmer
is paid /. market price for his commodi-
ties which is fixed by circumstances de-
pendent upon the grain product of the
world He produces at protective, and
is compelled to sell, practically. At free
trade price. In addition, also, he has to
fight the 4" corners" " trusts" and other
iniquities fostered by excessive protective
duties.
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A correspondent sends an interesting s,o,y
that is told of q Doc" Smart, 9 noted Western
bandit, who is now spending the rest of his dan
in the Tombstone Prison. Arizona At one tine
Doc" with two confederaies, bought al d.
playing cards in Ell Paso at Guldberg's s,aiioos.J
store, paying for them $75, and when ques,ioud
what they intended doing with them, said thy
were going up in the mines and expected 10 dos
great business, but if they failed, would like he
privilege to return what they did not use Cold
berg consented, and in few days they returned
with about halt of them. This same Goldbur
was in the habit of furnishing all the faro bsaks
in town with cards, and upon receiving ordn
from them and having none on hand excepting
those returned by Smart, he divided the lot Be-
tween the different banks" and on the sane
night every "bank" in Ell Paso was busted
by Smart and few of his confeJeraies Ii
last bank" that was "broke," thinking i
strange that Smart should be followed By such
luck, examined their cards and found that ever
card had been "pinched" An investigation d
each bank" showed their cards pinched' n
the same manner. 1t was found out next day
that Smart had returned these cards 10 Goldberg
and of course it was decided thai Smart and b,
gang "pinched" them. The town vs too bci
for him for several days after. II was estimated
that the winnings on that night were abod
$125, PAizadalphis Norta Amerioas-
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New York Herald
Plafn Words from Pennsylvania.

Plafn Words from Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Democrats have
placed themselves squarely in line with
the policy of President Cleveland, as will
be seen by reference to another column.
There was no hitching or hating, neither
hesitation nor delay ; no cautious, careful,
evasive language in its platform to coax,
conciliate, coddle or smooth down the
rufied feathers of anyone. The opinion
of the Convention was decisively and in
cisively in favor of the Mills bill and
tariff reform, and it was given to the
country like clear blast from trumpet
Mr.. Randall will rub his eyes in won
der and become convinced that he must
get aboard the train mighty quick or it
will start without him. He is in a very
lonely, uncomfortable and untenable po-
sitiou. Besides, he is too clear headed
not to know that though he believes him
self to be in the right, the party in which
he has so long been trusted leader is
convinced that he is in the wrong. He
must act with it or stand alone.
That tariff must come down peg or two.
Our merchants see that it is not for the In
terest of the Republic to empty the pockets
ofthe people into the Treasury vaults. The
working men are waking up to the present
dangerous condition of things, and are
determined that some measure for re-
ducing the surplus, opening up larger
market for our goods and insuring them
steadier work and good wages shall be
agreed upon.
1t is the oldest thing in the world that
the opponents Of this evidently necessary
step should be mostly Republicans. They
are making the mistake of lifetime, and
must recognize that fact or it will soon be
too late to recover from it.
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LUCKY TALLAHASSEE

IL. D.vs~.sa Oses S~r P-naae
o~lAaaax - 1arssEA ~
Last Friday sksruoa Mayor R b
German received the 1sllowlng t1egrsn
wA.ausrox. Nay s5,h. 1883.
~ O'clock IN
z b Gsr~sa. Mayer q Tsssassss:
The hin making IN appropriation for Tie srse-
ton Of pubic boildiag u TalhAacoes has
passed both hoasea- r. II. Il DAynsox.
Mayor German imnediateiy sent the
following inquiry by wire:
TALIAHAssxz. Nay 35th.
Hoa. r II II Dssidssa, WsaAiagsss CITY:
Is there any possibility Of . veto from the
President, II 90, would . petition from the cit
izens or q delegation from the city, do any
goodf r B. 0oRNAN, Mayor.
Mr.. Davidson replied that he thought
there was no danger Of . veto, but ad-
vised that strong petition be forwarded
at once
Upon consideration of Mr.. Davidson's
answer, and in view of the short time to
elapse before the bill was laid before the
President for signature, Mr.. German
called meeting of the citizens, and the
following telegram was sent to Washing
ton:
TALLAHASSEE, May %. 1888
Hon r. IL H. Dasidoa, HosH Of Representatives.,
Washington. d. c.:
AT public meeting Of our cit liens the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Reaoleed, That the thanks Of the citizens OF
this city and county be extended 10 our Senators
and Representatives in Congress for their sue
cessful efforts in securing an appropriation for
public building at the Capital of the State.
Resolocd ID, That our Mayor request our Sen
ators and Representatives to wait upon the Presi-
dent and present the claims Of Tallahassee for a
public building, and urge favorable action on
his part. X. b. GoRNAN,
Mayor of Tallahassee.
The bill appropriates $4,000, was in
troduced in the Senate by Hon. Samuel
Pasco, who engineered it through that
body. Having passed the House, it only
requires the Presidents approval to make
the appropriation available.
Tallahassee is the only State Capital
without government building, and one
is certainly needed for the q. S. Courts,
U. S. Surveyor-General's Office, postofice
and Office of Collector of Internal Rev
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-PAlatka DAILY NsSs: The Order Of the Iron
Hall, with headquarters at Iodisnapolis, have
sstablishcd . branch In Palsika. Meetings are
held every Tuesday evening 10 Red Mems Hall
The order affords it, members an Insurance on
which It b not necessary 10 die 10 order 70 realizes
Certificates mature every seven years, and 10
csc OF sickness ID members realize Q weekly
benefit Of from ~ e35. The hIghest certificate
b @f0.Soo. IT. pssssnt msnbership Ia over
10000. has besn IL operation about seven years,
and has paid h hees1s q $4,000. An effort y
bsi6g mAas 70 organise branch Of The order 10
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Colonel John A. Mcdonald, of Eustis,
was handed q letter from an enquirer
about Florida received by the publishers
of the Lake Region, with a request that
he answer it. The colonel, who was a
settler from the North himself, described
the State and then explained some facts
about the political situation as follows
We Northern Republicans have been here a
quarter of a century. Our sons and daughters
are Southern born. They are white and they
are Democrats. and all that we old fashioned
Republicans can do would not make Republi-
cans Of our sons. And ii Is not the Southern
people, our neighbors, we have to blame for it,
but the Northern demagogues whom we af1l-
lated with in former years. As soon as they
found that the South could be held no longer
for their party they commenced system OF
abuse Of the Southern people called bloody
shirtism," which they still keep up. and our
sons, seeing these false and damaging state
ments circulated about our people and our sec
ton (for remember, this is now our country. are
naturally disguised with Northern Republican
ism which must depend upon such misrepresen-
taiiOu of our own people, our neighbOrs and
friends. and they early become Democratic
The freedmen have all the rights that law can
give any man-social rights must be gained by
their own worth-the law cannot make gen.
tleman. The colored people can and are acquir-
ing property rapidly, race prejudice has all died
Out-as much - it ever can while one part Is
black and the other white. or while one class is
rich and The other poor. Every man or woman,
black or white, has every right that law. can
give.
We see that the Southern people are now
completely reconciled 10 this new order OF
things-that they are as strongly Ia favor Of the
Nation as we ever were-thev are now as en-
thusiastc Americans a. their fathers and grand
fathers. We know that thousands
of our colored people are Democrats and We
know that q revival Of the Republican PARTY
here il impossible, could do no good, and we BE-
lieve it Is not desirable, and just so long rs the
Republican demagogues OF the North abuse the
South and try to fire the Northern heart by RI
diculous bloody -shirtism, will our sons continue
to grow up Democrats.
We can also assure your correspondent that IL
he desires to be Republican, he will find that
he vii! be received by the Southern people,
with all their proverbial hospitality, for can
say that in twenty years Of my life 40 . Repub.
lican in Florida, when to be q Republican meant
tomething. I never was insulted by q Demo-
Graf for my politics, and never could find that
It made the slightest difference with me, either
Ia business or socially.
Ihave felt more afraid Of my old Republican
niends since I voted my frst Democratic vote,
and few fresh Republicans who have come
since the Republican party died 10 the South
than have ever bean Of Democrats
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

Mr.. j. NJ Earnest Of Chaires, Leon county,
was In town yesterday with ripe peaches, Of ex-
cellent flavor, and full medium size for extra
earlies This is the Goodbread peach and is
certainly very valuable variety. Mr.. e. has
practiced the better method in giving much at
tention 10 improving and forwarding native va
rieies instead Of importing novelties exclusively,
and his efforts, with those of others who have
worked TO the same purpose. have resulted in the
production OF fruit 80 early tina, each year the
"old inhabitant ~. is surprised anew. Mr. Earu-
est has gained much note for early apples as we'll
Is peaches.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

The Blakely train will hereafter run
through to the Chattahoochee river, the
extension from Blakely to Columbia, Ala,
having been completed to the river. The
Central railroad will commence the erec-
ton of bridge across the Chattahoochee
at that point in q very short time, and
Alabama will have an additional tie to
Georgia.-Bainbridge Democrat.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

Tia Rspsblica.s sssn 70 hsss but tve
iasuss % far = Ito South i concsrns
sectional ,rreinaice. md rasse sprs diee.
Shsrman md II IL ars deslsrasy a4-
Doyed q the sssppossd condition. r. tn
nm "a bsolAsrse Tsseadthsir Mod
cardling scoo1nts Of Southern barbarian,
and Southern inhumsnity 70 the black
man, carries one back to the dark agea-
Nos only are they deprived of their
rights under the law. bat their right to
vote has been entirely annulled, if We are
TO believe the extrsvagaut romances
brought forward, for political effect, by
these radical shrieken. In sharp and
truthful contrast Is the following from the
pen Of Mr.. Hamilton Jay, editor of the
Eustis Labs Regioa:
The Republican politicians Of the North are
very much aggrieved because the negro popula-
ton cannot govern the Southern States. and yet
In any SoatheSu State that can be named the me-
ero kAs more rights and b treated With more
kindsess han be b q the North This b the
absolute truth
Mr.. Jay 10 well known in the journal
istic world - gentleman Of culture aud
refinement A Northern man by birth, .
Republican in principle, he has the hon.
esty and manhood to speak the truth, As
impartial history will record it
If Mr.. Sherman is sincere, he has an
abundance Of missionary work in his own
State. 1t has been but . few months
since the white citizens of town in Ohio
rose in their might TO crush any efforts at
mixed schools in their midst, and to rem
der the experiment even impossible for
the future "boycotted their colored
population by refusing to give them work,
and thus forced them to emigrate.
Al the recent State Convention of the
Republican party in Ohio a colored man
appealed eloquently for . representation
of his race, and asked for one delegate to
the Chicago Convention. Mr.. Sherman
and his friends controlled the convention,
bat the 4" colored brother was denied his
reasonable request Yet these sanity
hypocrites grow pale and eloquent over
the imagined wrongs of the black man in
the South.
Colonel John A. Mcdonald, of Lake
county, also q Northern gentleman and
Republican, who has lived in our State
a quarter of century, bears the following
unimpeachable testimony to the condition
of the Southern freedmen. In letter to
the Lake Region be says:
The freedmen have ell the rights that law can
give any man-social rights must be gained by
their own workable law cannot make gentle
man. The colored people can and are acquiring
property rapidly; race prejudice has all died out
AS much Is it ever can while one part Is black
and the other white, or while one class is rich
and the other posr. Every man or woman,
black or white, has every right that law can
give him.
But why accumulate evidence. These
men, who for political purposes, wilfully
aud basely misrepresent the. South, have
other objects to accomplish, rather than
seeking the truth. Fortunately for the
welfare of the country, such ISLANDERS have
been too often heard, and fail in their OBJ
ject to " fire the Northern heart"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

Mr.. Evans, the Liberal member just returned
to the British Parliament from Southanpon,
had TO conduct his canvass by proxy, being hin
self absent from England while it was IN p'0-
gress- His American wife appeared at the %
lie meetings in his stead, and carried IN
through in triumph. The American Wive d
the foreign politicians will be encouraged ioaks
an interest in their husbands p,litical forums
by the examples of Mime. Cleme uceau in Frascs'
and of Lady Churchill and Mrs. Evans il Bag
land, and the belief will gradually be conhnsa
that no British candidate can be thoroughly
equipped for battle without an American vie %
aid his campaign.-W Warrington Star.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

Mr.. George William Curtis, the leader Of
the Mugwumpa gives his opinion concerning
the coming campaign 10 . manner that cannot
be misunderstood, and that must convince The
public that the Mugwumps will be found
battling for Mr.. Cleveland. He believes the
two nominees will be Cleveland and Blaine, and
In that event he confidently predicts Clevelands
reelection. The Republicans. he ayr. viii not
have the courage 10 cast ASIDE Blaine and
Blaineism and nominate . candidate like
Gresham; and ct asy rate Mr.. Cleveland win b
able to defeat any candidate who h put up
against him. Il being about settled that tho
Augwumps wont return to the Republican
fold, the organs may b expected 10 assume
severity In speaking of them.
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Parry Usisy q Ne,.--.

The following, from thu -.
Evening Metropolis, is worth, n .
peruaal BY every Democr,s !. n'si
Than = troahss IN The camp q he D..
In Putnam county, and heroic ,r,.,..-
dispsaaabae % he healing thereof
III Astvepsis from that county ri,-
ton thai would widen the bre.cA :.
and It also contains very pointed -
which border on 70 persoaaiitie. ,.a =
publicity thereto would Only make u. :: IN
more complicated Every true Deuo,-'
address himself to the task Of healip, -
In the party and encouraging unity i. 3.
The writer b correct 10 hin bel,ef a..
Aefropeiss d opposed to political bo.e. "a
Party history teaches that they eur..S--
and disintegsatson wherever to,er,,.a -
are nothing more nor len than petty ,.
whose sway proves the downfall Of an -.
lions Az long - they are kept on, Of N. n
cratic party just % long will tina, psrtv -
popular favor and strength, and cou,io.. !.
new converts At every election.
So far Is The Aarepoiis 10 conoer..a
rather see every Democratic candidate ~. -.
toned Cor an ofice land it entertaius t. IL.
soual regard for them) shelved than n :. -
party torn into shreds and finally vrsel.. !,
minority dictaiion and domination for a. -
pose Of carrying out selfish scheus. ~
strength is in union Of thought and .esio. =,
TO encourage anything else ID to encoon,, -:
sion and disruption. which must sooa /, 1,
lowed by dissolution Of party tea
The union of the Southern States |. N.
tral political power Of this country, and !, N
remain 20 while internal strife is len m, - !.
and that can only be done by pnrgng Il Of nm,
bosses and combinations formed TO conn., =.
majority 10 bow To the minority and fur,h.,;,.
selfish ends at the cost Of party unity.
Wise and Discreet counsellors, lo;ier NJ, :.
your tents while dangers confront you. but :.
and doing. The same noble work can h J.
complished elsewhere that has been 20 ,.s;.,..
torily accomplished in Duval county. D;va,.
and estrangesi almost beyond hope two NJ.
ago. We 10 day stand in one solid column. sh,-
der to shoulder. hand grasping hand and mana
ing with steady step to victory. Let the pain.
OF Putnam gather around the camp fres ,ud,
the pipe OF peace, shake hands. forgive and tr.
get, and reswear allegiance 10 that fai,h b.
queathed TO rs by an honored ancestry. ,,i
which secured to rs the blessings OF good guvsrs
eminent and delivered Us from foe who ,,o,,
over our PROSTATE form with uplified hee /.
crush US out of existence.
Since writing the above we have read e,ls
Of Mr.. McMeekin, in the Palatka Necs, also mai
ing complaints about 1.-The one man rule a,
giving a gloomy aspect of party matters .
present in Putnam county.
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DIR. Merger. At Amsterdam, has had unde'
massage treatment the Queen Of Sweden, lns
Empress of Austria. the ex-Empress Eugene,
the Queen Of Roumania, the Crown Prince q
Holland, the Archduchess of Austria, the Duk'
Of Mecklenburg and several Russian Princes
DR.. Mezger charges his royal patients precissg
the same sum that he exacts from plebeian p
tient& For three minutes of massage ruoosas
the patient pays i've guilders-Ss d.
&eDAea's GozettA