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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-31

Having been thoroughly OYerhauled and
renovated throughout, is now the largest and
most complete Hotel in the Southwest. Fine
billiard and bar rooms attached. Hot and
cold baths. Large sample rooms for COM
mercial men. Patronage of the travelling
public solicited. l0-5-6m
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
oLENWooD RIPPLEs.
Interesting Items from the City Of
Orange Groves

Interesting Items from. the City of
Orange Groves.
Mr. Wright is repairing his house.
The picnic OIL May 1st passed off pleas
antly.
Mr.. Mann is recovering from severe
carbuncle.
Homer Russell is preparing land to set
grove, when it rains:
The continued dry weather is causing
our groves to look badly.
Mrs. Hickox and daughter leave for
their home in Illinois Monday.
A number of our citizens are expecting
to visit friends North this summer.
Mr.. Mann is clearing ten acres to set
to grove this fall for parties in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bly,, Of DeLand, were
over viewing their fig grove few days
since.
The colored folks are holding pro-
tracted meeting and can be heard for
miles.
Mr.. Sherman's family leaves Monday
for Ohio. The Doctor will join them later
in the summer.
Judge Stone is having cottage built
at Sea Breeze, where he and Mrs Stone
will spend portion of the summer.
Rev. Hughes and wife, DIR. and Mrs.
Newton, and Mr.. and Mrs. BLY,, of De-
Land, were the guests Of r. B. Sproul
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bredow, ST., and Master
Howard, and Mr.. and Mrs. Luce and
daughters returned from a week s visit
to the Coast Friday.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
DeLand's Fire Brigade.

Pursuant to call issued by the old of
ficers of the DeLand Fire Company, a
meeting was held for the purpose of re-
organization Monday night.
The meeting was called to order by ex'
president Hull. After some discussion
the constitution and bylaws of the old
organization were alt pied.
R. A. Hull was elected president and
James Stackhouse secretary.
1t was the general opinion of the meet
ing that however thorough the organiza-
ton might be, but little could be accom-
plished without water.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Cairns, Stackhouse and Hall, was ap-
pointed to enlist the cooperation and
assistance of the business men and the
city council.
The meeting then adjourned. Another
meetingwill be held next Monday night
and large attendance is desired.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
DeLand Retail Produce Market.
Pure Milk.

On and after this date and until further
notice pure milk from the Irondequoit
Dairy will be furnished at ten cents per
quart, live cents per pint.
JAMES CAULFIELD, Manager.
DeLand, Fla April l, 1889.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29

sub-irrigated garden. His tomato plants
are as fine and Furnishing as though
they had a shower every day.
Go to Gus Hellenthrall's if you want
fresl goods in his line. He has fresh
soda water and candy received Monday,
also fresh cakes and pies baked every
day.
Harry Wood and Lee Powe returned
from Gainesville Saturday where they
had been on musical engagement.
Wylie Swift went on to Boston to study
music.
Fine cereals and farinaceous special
ties, such as oatmeal, wheatlet, cereal
inc, entire wheat -four, samp, macaronl,
vermicelli, tapioca, etc., at r. 9. Bush
nell's.
For reliable, gilt edge" fire, life and
accident insurance, call on Silas B.
Wright, at the bank. Agent for all of
the frst-class companies doing business
in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hineberg and Miss Ro-
berta Lindley are expected from Califor-
MIA next week. Mrs. Hineberg and Miss
Lindley are daughters of Mrs. M. M.
Lindley, of this place.
The woods have been on fire all around
town for the past two or three days.
Tuesday some trees burned down and
fell across the electric light wires, stretch
ing them considerably.
The city council will m4et next week
and elect city officers for the ensuing
year. The officers will be: marshal
Henry Stevenson; clerk, Silas b
Wright; treasurer and collector, Will A
Allen.
A musical and dramatical society was
organized last Wednesday night at the
residence of Mrs. Rosamond. The soci
ETY. will present play at no distant day
1t meets again to night to perfect its or
ganization.
A bill was introduced into the legis
lature Saturday to create and establish
Halifax county from the territory of Vo
lusia. No use in trying to do it gentle
men, you will fail and have your trouble
for nothing.
This week we published the last chap
ters of our interesting serial "The Grea
War Syndicate" Next week we will
begin the publication of remarkable
detective story, "ADother's Crime," by
| Julian Hawthorne.
The notice in last weeks SUPPLEMENT
about-the arrest of the negro with the
collection of old coin brought forward ar
owner in short order. Mr. G. S. Booth
of Highland Park, identified the coins as
his, and also part of the jewelry founC
on the negro. Abram now languishes il
the county Jail, awaiting his trial before
the Circuit Court, which meets in Sep
| tember.
J The telegraphic news Thursday an
nounced that II. A. Tanner had been re-
moved from the postoffice and HI. G
Howard appointed in his place. Mr.
Tanner has held the office about two
years, and had he treated some of the
patrons OF the Office with more courtesy
and consideration, he would probably
have held it longer, for in all othe
! things he was a most desirable and eff
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29


Dunn and Henry Stevenson INDUCED in
the free excursion yesterday.
For SALE Eighty acres Of tip-top,
high pine land near Bonds mill, at 500
per acre. G. W. McLaurine.
Catalogues of John B. Stetson Univer-
sity can be had by applying at Fishers
or w. A. Aliens drug stores.
Jeff Kurtz says that Gaskins and
Hammond, the condemned murderers,
are in tranquil frame of mind.
Mr.. J P. Mace received the contract
Friday for building twenty-room hotel
on the beach opposite New Smyrna.
Dr. Sutton has moved into Mr.. G. F.
Spaulding's residence, which he will oc-
cupy during Mr.. Spaulding's absence.
Five negroes are now enjoying this de-
| lightful, cool weather in the county jail.
There is also one white man confined.
Mr.. Randall had an auction OF his
household effects yesterday. He leaves
for New York with his family next we k.
Mrs. Swift will leave in short time
for visit to Alabama where she will
remain during the balance of the sum-
mer.
The steam pump at the city we'll was
at work yesterday and day before filling
the dry tanks in different sections of the
city.
During the past winter Mr.. r. P.
Randall made for himself and others
about five hundred gallons of orange
wine.
All vegetation is suffering seriously
from drOuth. The rainfall this month
has been too light to measure in the
guage.
Mr.. J. j. Banta is building a hand
some residence on the st. Johns River,
near DeLand Landing, for DR.. II. B.
Bracy.
Parties wishing dark cotton seed meal
from long staple cotton, can procure the
same at this Office in any quantity de-
sired
Sulphur for spraying orange trees to
prevent rust mites and other purposes,
$7.25 per barrel of 250 pounds. g. w.
Fisher.
A meeting of the business men of De-
Land has been called for tomorrow night
to select delegates to the New Smyrna
convention.
A free excursion to Palatka yesterday
caused some of our citizens to indulge in
that luxury hitherto monopolized by edi-
tors-a free ride.
The people on the south end of town
! are now in better humor, as new saw
dust side walks have been put down on
some of the streets.
Mr.. ]. S. Knapp, who has been work
ing in the AGRICULTURIsT Office for sew
eral months, returned to his home in
New York Monday.
All parties wishing to make a trip, or
send their families, to the coast should
call on P. S. Bennett before making
other arrangements
My stock of groceries is complete in
every particular. Special prices to hotels,
boarding-houses and those buying round
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

May & Hibbard. agents for Bowker's
ertilizers.
Miss Isabella Mcintosh leaves for New
York aturday.
Nearly all the cisterns in DeLand are
dry, or quite low.
Work is progressing on Cairns & Pear
sons new factory.
Mr.. r. G. Bushnell will be home from
Connecticut to-day.
Fred Hitchings, from Orange City, was
in to see us Saturday.
Attorney B. M. Miller, of Jacksonville,
was in town last week.
Mr.. M. L Granville, of Lake Helen,
was in town yesterday.
The Y's gave largely attended and
pleasant social last night.
Fine assortment of staple and fancy
crackers at r. @. Bushnell's.
Miss Emma Hitchings returned from
her visit to the coast last week.
Mr.. George Hulst will leave next week
on his annual visit to Brooklyn.
Miss Jessie Holbrook, from Palatka, is
visiting her parents north of town.
The foundation is laid and part of the
frame of the Baptist parsonage is up.
Prof Forbes address for the summer
will be 20 Tracy Park, Rochester, N. Y.
The finest sugar cured hams, every
one warranted, only 1124c, at Bushnells.
Mr.. 1. A. Stewart went to Kentucky
last week to visit his mother, whois very
i'll.
Railroad iron is being put in place for
the extension of the railroad to Dunn's
mill.
Mr.. Witeman's house west of town is
being remodeled and repaired by Mr..
Wise.
Peento peaches are quite numerous in
our market and retail at 10 cents per
quart.
Spray your trees with sulphur. Buy
it of Fisher; So 80 per barrel of 25O
pounds.
The residence of Mrs. Thomas, at the
old Allen place south of town, is nearly
finished.
Mrs. Thompson, mother of Mrs. N. B.
Carpenter, leaves to-day on visit to
Kentucky.
Arch Wood has invested some of his
surplus wealth in beach lot opposite
New Smyrna.
For eale very cheap-Large budded
orange trees of the finest varieties. APP
ply to w. w. Hulst.
Mr.. j. B Stetson is raising the roof of
his packing house and having the build
ing made two stories.
There is an orange grove in DeLand
owned by man in Japan. May & Hb-
bard have charge of it.
Mr.. Herman Davis has located in
Greenville, S. c., where he will go into
the mercantile business.
The best sulphate of potash and pure
ground bone can be had by leaving or
ders with Fred Nvlund.
At the next meeting of the city coun-
Gil, some steps will be taken to establish
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
Col. Goodrich

Has policy in the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, the profits on which
show the benefits of insurance in this
company.
POLICY No. 165144, Dated March 12, 1875.
~Z,0OO.UU
Ordinary life term. Premium $39.25, semi
annually.
Face OF Policy So 10000
Additions of Dividends. 676.OO
Er0SeuU
Total premiums paid. 1T so
Net profit to date. 81 998.5O
His average cash dividends for fourteen
years have been $2368, which is over 80
per cent. of the annual premium.
Call on Silas B. Wright, at the bank,
for applications.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-29
For Sale.

Three cottages on Ricn avenue, with
two acres of ground; set in orange and
peach trees, all in bearing; also with
choice shrubbery; the lat er lot running
through to Church street. Terms easy.
Inquire of j. J. BANTA, on the premises.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

CoNsTANTIAOPLE adYices of the 25th
say that the steamship India, with Ave
hundred MOhammedan pilgrims ON
board, had been sunk in the Rgean Sea,
and that of all On board only the captain
and two passengers survived.
The death of Hon. George II. Pendle-
ton, of Ohio, ex-Minister to Germany,
occurred at Brussels on the night of the
cath, at the age of fifty-four years,
SEVERAL Golfers containing about $780,
900 in gold and silver in Spanish pieces
dated 1866 were on the Goth taken out
of the sea near the Island of Andres, in
Greece.
A STEAMER from Port-au-Prinoe ar
rived at New York on the Goth and re-
ported that five thousand Haytians bad
risen in revolt against President Nip
pOlyte.
MEssRs. KEUDLER, the famous bankers
of Vienna, failed on the Goth, with liza
bilities of 2. 500, 900 forms.
IN a colliery at Bocham. Germany,
an explosion on the 2sth killed fourteen
persons and injured four fatally.
AT Aldershot. Eng, Whites drapery
establishment was burned on the 2sth.
Loss, $500. 900.
Brazil on the Goth ult readopted the
old flag, and France recognized the re.
public.
NEAR Quebec, Can, storm on the
Goth ult wrecked several houses and
barns. and in Quebec houses were un.
rooted and the electrie-light works de.
stroyed, leaving the city in darkness.
ON tho Doth ulf W N Harvav who
shot his wife and two daughters last
March, was hanged at Guelph, Ont.
ADvIcEs of the 30th ult. from Japan
say that the misemona at Sennichimae
collapsed and twenty-nine lives were
lost. The American ship CheeseborOugh
was wrecked by running on a rock off
Sluchiri-Hama and nineteen OF The crew
were drowned
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THE EAST.

On the 36th fire at Lynn, Mass. de-
stroyed 296 buildings, causing loss of
=, OO0, 900. Eighty acres, containing the
handsomest business and residence por-
tions of the city, we're in ruins, I64 fam
5000 workmen were thrown into idle
ness. Two lives only were lost.
FLAMES on the 26th at Leechburg. Pa,
destroyed twenty-five buildings. Loss,
500, GOO
Orr Nantucket, Mass. the steamer
Santiago. valued at $500. 900. was burned
ON the 26th. No lives were lost.
POLLARD & Moss. New York publish
ers, failed on the 21th for 500, 900.
TIE monument to the memory of
Thomas \. Armstrong by the members
of the labor organizations of the coun-
try was unvailed at Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 2sth.
JOSEPHINE WELSH. of West Elizabeth,
Pa. shot and instantly killed her lover.
Charles Weite. on the 2sth while hand
ling a revolver. They were soon To have
been married.
Mr.. AND MEs. MEAD. Of Springfield,
y. v, were fatally wounded on the 2Sth
by burglars.
IL Boston ON the morning of the 2sth
a fire burned over two acres in the sec
ton where were massed the large
wholesale dry and fancy goods estab-
lishments. and some twenty large gran
tie and brick blocks were destroyed.
These with their contents involved a
loss of S5.OOO.OOO. Six persons were
missing.
Is a gale on the 27th off West End.
Long Branch. the bark Germania went
ashore and ten of the crew, including
Captain NindhOrst, were drowned. The
storm along the Atlantic coast was one
of the seyerest in the memory of the old
mariners, and many other wrecks were
reported, with the loss OF several lives.
ADyIcEs OF the Goth ult. say the loss
by the recent great confiagratiOn at Bos-
ton was estimated at $4,000, 600. Four
firemen lost their lives.
Mrs. EVE SHANNON. for years ma
tron OF the home for Tue aged and infirm
Hebrews in New YORK. died on the 29th
ult.. aged one hundred years and six
months
ONE OF the Hartford Carpet Company's
mills at Thompsonville, Conn, was
burned on the 29th ult. Loss. $50, 200.
CHARLES ii. TURNER DEM was
elected to Congress in the Sixth New
York district ON the Both ult.
An explosion of nitro-glycerine on the
S0tn ult. at Oil City, Ia, killed James
and Charles Fisher (brothers) and Ed
Hoffman.
On the 3Oth ult. Secretary Kremer, of
the JOhnstown pa Flood Relief Com
mission, finished the distribution of
>. 500. 900 among the sufferers.
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Pats.
ERoM WAsHINeroN.

Mr.. LACEY, the Comptroller of the
Currency. showed in his report on the
25th that there were in existence 1919
National banks. the largest number
since the Inauguration of the system.
The aggregate capital was SGs0. Ia, 800.
The amount of circulation outstanding
was S20,i. CO.,. s32. of which StS3. $50, :sss4
was secured by United States bonds. and
the remainder, S52,2s9. 39G. was repre-
scented by the deposit OF lawful money in
the Treasury. Within the year forty
one hanks went into voluntary liquida-
tion and only two failed.
THE General Superintendent of the
Life-Saving Service in his annual re-
port ON the 2sth showed that at the close
of the fiscal year there were 80 sta
tiOns. During the year the number of
disasters was 52S; value of property in
volved, S6.4l6. 555; value of property
saved. S5.054.4 40; number of persons
saved. 3. 426; number of persons lost. AZ;
number Of persons succOred, 5s7.
IL his annual report on the 29th ult.
Commodore !. G.. Walker recommended
that the enlistment of aliens in the
navy he discouraged.
THERE were 249 business failures in
me United States during the seven days
ended on the 18th ult.. against 2s7 the
previous week. For the corresponding
week in 1sSS the number was 23a
TIN annual report on the 18th ult. Of
Thiri Assistant Postmaster-General
Hazen shows that the total cost of the
service for the year was S63, 55l. Sal. or
81, Cos, ST in excess of the revenue. The
revenue exceeded that OF the previous
year BY =. Az. SIS.
THE Secretary of the Interior in his
annual report on the 3Oth ult. showed
that the number of patents issued for
the fiscal year was l2..s4.5l5 acres.
Eighty million acres of land had been
claimed BY States under the swamp land
grants.
AT the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during the
week ended ON the 3Oth ull aggregated
S992. OII. s6S, against 81. 229. Cos. 269 the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1855 the increase
amounted To &c.
II the Republican caucus on the 3Oth
ult. for the nomination of a candidate
for Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives Thomas L. Reed. Of Maine. was
nominated. Mcpherson. OF Pennsyl-
vania. was nominated for clerk. and A.
J. Holmes. of Iowa, for Sergeant-at-aFms.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

DISPATCHES of the 26th say that Hans
Jacob Olson. of Preston. Wis, a trouble
some character. was taken from his
home by masked men and lynched be-
cause he refused TO leave town.
Is the Cronin trial in Chicago on the
Goth the efforts OF the prosecution were
directed toward breaking down the
alibis of Beggs, Burke and OSullivan.
A number of witnesses testified in con-
tradictiOn of statements made 10y pre-
vious witnesses for the defense.
on the Goth the Citizens State Bank
of York, Neb., suspended.
OK the Topeka & Santa Fe road an
express ear was robbed of $50. 900 by if
teen masked men on the night of the
25th at Berwyne, Ind. t.
THE North Pacific whaling fleet ar
rived in san Francisco on the both. The
catch this year was the1poorest in ten
years. and comprised $4,000 barrels Of
oil and 2I7.OOO pounds of bone.
THE death OF John b. Emery, the
oldest Grand Past Master of the |. O. O.
F. of the United States. occurred in
Baltimore on the 25th, aged eighty-three
years
The failure of Mcleod & Anderson,
tobacco warehousemen at Louisville,
Ky., occurred on the 25th for 100000.
A. J. GERSTEI. of Peoria. ILL.,. tobacco
dealer, was on the 2Gth charged with de-
frauding creditors out of $4,000. He
had fed.
THOMAS DAVIDSON, wealthy farmer,
aged seyenty-fiye years, who lived alone
at a farm near Areola. H., was found
murdered in his stable on the 26th.
Ar ST. Louis on the goth the National
Silver convention net with $50 dele
gates present from all parts OF the coun-
try.
FIRE nearly destroyed the town OF
Wesley, Ia, on the 25th.
The death of Peyton Wilkes, aged one
hundred years. occurred at Greenyille,
Ore. on the eth.
Ok the 2sth the National Silver con-
vention closed its sessions at St Louis.
II adopted a platform calling for the
free and unlimited coinage OF standaEa
silver dollars to be legal tender for ali
debts.
OFFICERS on the aSth arrested niue
men at Berwln and Ar0more, Ind. T.,
Tor the recent santa ~ tram AootSAN'
Ok the esth Rev. Erdmsn Delorme, q
minister of the German Reformed
church. committed suicide at Hunting
ton. Ind, while insane bg shooting him
self.
AT Cleveland. O.. the National Dairy
and Food Commissioners Association OF
the United States was organized on the
27th. its object being TO promote purity
in articles OF human food and drink
THIRTY Mexican herdeFS and i've
American cowboys persisted ia the re-
cent Colorado blizzard.
IL his annual message to the Legisia-
ture on the eth the Governor OF south
Carolina recommended separate accom-
modations on railroads FOR whites and
blacks.
AT caredo. O.. train ran into : wash
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cern. Inc enlarged participation our
people in the carrying trade, the new and IN
creased markets that will be opened for the
products OF our farms and factories. and the
FULLER and better employment or our mechanics
which will result from LIBERAL promotion Of
our foreign commerce, insure the widest posi-
bic diffusion OF benefit 10 all the States and 10
all our people. Every thing is most propitious
for the present Inauguration of liberal and
progressive policy upon this subject, and We
should enter upon IL with promptness and de-
cision
The legislation which have suggested, 1t is
sincerely believed viii promote the peace and
honor Of our country and the prosperity and Sc
curity OF the people. | invoke the dlligent and
serious attention OF Congress 10 the considera-
lion OF these and such other measures as may
ne presented having the same great end in
ci--s. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Exec tive Mansion, Washington, ID. o.. De-
uN.sr 4
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LARGE deposits OF ice. believed by
some to Be relics of the glacial period in
this country. have been discovered in
Idaho. They are imbedded in earth and
oyergrOwn with moss, which has pre-
vented them from wasting away. IL is
seriously proposed to form companies to
mine this ice for sale in western cities
where ice Is always dear and scarce.
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LATER.


LONDON, Dec 3.--The New York Herald
commission has sent the following dis
patch: Nassau. Nov. q. . p. nj have
just met Henry NJ. Stanley, Emin Pacha.
Casstl, Lieut. Stairs, Mr., Jephson, DR..
Parke. Nelson ard Bouny and $50 men,
women and children. l have found Stan
lev looking exceedingly hearty He wears
a Prussian can. linen breaches and can
vas shoes / presented him with tho
American flag W tn VIII ch ] was entrusred
and il is now fiyiEg from Mr.. Stanley's
tent. The great explorers hair is quite
white and his mustache is iron-gray. Emin
Pasha is slight, dark man. he wears
speetaclss. In a short conversation which
had with b m he sold me he did not wish
for any hOnors for what he had done.
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stuck In the Drifts.

WABASH. Ind. Nov. 80 One of the
heaviest snow-storms that have visited
this locality in years prevailed Thurs
day night. Trains on all the roads in
this section are delayed and the
morning express south on the
Cincinnati. Wabash Is Michigan
me was abandoned. Trains on
the Chicago * Atlantic are late. and
on the Grand Trunk twenty-ou passen-
ger and freight trains are stuck in the
drifts. The ground throughout the
northern part Of the State is covered
with snow to a depth of from six inches
to Two feet