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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05

one hundred bushels to the acre by sub
stituting sweet potatoes; or, if we are a
very poor potato raiser, and hence make
only one hundred bushels to the acre, we,
by substituting potatoes for the corn we
are proposing to raise, get virtually fifty
bushels of corn to the acre, and all at an
outlay no greater than would character
ize our operations in 81 real corn crop
giving us from fifteen to twenty bushels
to the acre. We really have no use for
corn in pork making, unless it should be
a very little at the finishing up to harden
the lard, and we do not at all admit that
this is absolutely necessary, for we have
seen taken directly from thesweet potato
patch, where hogs had been made fat by
cleaning the leavings Of the harvest, pork
good enough for anybody, with lard decld-
eddy harder than the average lard of
commerce put up at some of the famous
packeries operating in the corn States
far above the old line of Mason & Dixon,
But even admitting, for the sake Of
giving satisfaction all round, that a lit
tie corn is necessary, cannot you see
that it would be better to buy the corn
than to raise it, by making for the pur.
pose turn with q few bushels of sweet
potatoes? Twenty bushels of corn to
the acre-tWo hundred bushels of sweet
potatoes to the acre; or, if you please,
one hundred bushels OF sweet potatoes
to the acre. The average selling price of
each may be cOnsi tered as exactly the
same per bushel SAY so cents. There being
five times as many bushels of sweet po-
tatoes to the acre as there are of corn,
you can readily see, With very little
figuring, that this turn, made as against
raising the corn, would actually reduce
the cost of the corn to just one-ffth,
which, of course, would leave the po-
tato grower cut only 10 cents q bushel
for it. If lie raised two hundred bush.
els Of sweet potatoes to the acre at an
outlay no greater than would be neces-
sary TO raise twenty bushels of corn to
the acre "a thing he ought to do every
time), this turn would leave his pur-
chased corn costing only cents a
bushel.
1t has been further demonstrated that
there is no better cattle feed as a beef
maker and for the dairy than the sweet
potato. The Florida dairymen have
adopted it almost universally, fed with
the usual "roughness, 'of course, and
they claim it gives better results than
any other solid feed that could be re-
sorted to, two bushels going fully as far
as bushel of chopped corn or CORE
spending proportion of wheat bran.
Through the past winter We have
been paying particular attention 10 the
feeding of cattle on sweet potatoes.
The potatoes were fed raw. chopped up,
and though not what might be termed
large feed was given, the cattle, some
Of them mixers, kept in excellent order
all along.
AS q poultry feed boiled sweet pota-
toes have 10 superior, and even the
horse will not object to finding a supply
of raw sweet potatoes in his manager
and will be found doing entirely we'll on
them. What more could we ask?
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

TYLER. Tex, Nov. IA frightful
accident occurred on the Cotton Belt
railway in this place yesterday morn
ing. which resulted in the almost in
Simultaneous death of Mr.. John John
son, transfer man well know here
Mr.. johnson was walking along the
track and saw a train backing toward
him, but on another track He did
not notice that two detached box cars
had been started down the switch
track on which he was walking He
continued to walk without looking
back and was knocked down and run
over by the two detached box cars.
His body was mangled. the legs. arms.
thighs and hands being broken into
splinters. Death was almost instan-
taneous and Mr.. johnson never spoke
after the cars struck him. The de-
ceased was a persevering and hard
working man, past middle aged and
widOwer with a large family. Most
of his children are nearly grown.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

LAKE CRY, Fla, Nov. 7.-One oil
the boldest murders ever committed
in that part of the country was re-
ported from Lake City Junction, on
the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway. thirty miles from Fort White,
and in the lower portion of this coun-
". William Duncan was killed
in his store at the junction between
8 and 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The weapon used was a coupling pin,
and his brsns were beaten out. Three
negroes were seen by those living
near TO go in the store and afterward
the three were seen going away with
large bundles, and shortly after this
the crime was discovered by some one
who went to the store. Robbery was
evidently the motive. The store was
ransacked and left in confusion: The
community was aroused, and a posse
is in pursuit with dogs. It is thought
that one of the negroes has been cap
tured. If caught they will be lynch.
ad
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

FORK. The legislature is kepuDucau.
IN Ohio Mckinley is reelected by at
least so, 600 majority and the legisla-
ture is Republican. Massachusetts
has gone Republican, electing the
governor and legislature. Virginia
is Democratic by 80, 200. The Repub-
licans elect the governor of Iowa.
The Democrats were successful with
heir ticket in Maryland. Pennsyl-
Fania goes Republican. In Kansas the
Republicans elected 277 of the county
)ficers voted on, the Populists I27
and the Democrats twenty. In Illi-
nois Judge Gary, who presided at the
Haymarket anarchist trials, is re-
elected. The election in Illinois was
a stand-off, the Republicans electing
the Judiciary and the Democrats the
county officers. Kentucky goes Dem
ocratic. The Republicans claim New
Jersey. South Dakota elected the
Republican ticket The Republicans
were successful in Michigan. In Ne
braska the Populists have probably
elected their ticket. 1t is thought
that the Republicans carried Colorado.
1t is impossible at this time to give
full returns.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-sWhat about
Hawaii" is an important question
that is mixed up with the debate of
election results. From the most re-
liable information attainable it can be
stated that the instructions to Minis
ter Willis, who should have arrived at
Honolulu last Sunday, we're to hold
aloof and permit the bona fide citizens
of Hawaii to determine their form of
government. No aid of the United
States is to be afforded to either fac
ton. A fair field is to be given them
to decide their form Of government
and rulers, aud no foreign government
is to be allowed to interfere. The
United States will not permit any
other government to interfere at all.
and after the people of the island
have decided their preferences it will
be sustained. That substantially rep
resents the administration views.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Assistant
Land Commissioner Bowers is con-
sidering an interesting case from
Louisiana About the beginning OF
the war the United States granted
patents to citizens of Louisiana to 49,
900 acres. The patents were never
recorded. The governor of Louisiana
during the war granted to the same
parties the same lands by state
patents, assuming that, as Louisiana
had gone out OF the union, it had
taken the public lands within the
border with it. The state patents
were recorded, and at present are the
only title by which theland are held.
A request is now made to the general
land office for patents from the
United States in order that the title
may be secure in the parties now own
ing the lands. This Is the first case
of the kind ever before the land office.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 6.-At FIVE
minutes of y o'clock yesterday a
number of pistol shots rapidly fired
broke the Sabbath stiffness on Nc
Kinney avenue, at No. sic, near the
city limits. Charley Rogers, alias
Charley Martin, had shot Patsy Cole
man three times and then shot him
self in the breast. Henry Carter, a
white man, was an eye witness and
says: About II o'clock went to
their cabin to fix the clock, which
was in the kitchen. Charley and
Patsy we're in the bed room convers-
ing in low tones. l could not under
stand what they were saying, so |
paid no attention to their converse
tion. After a while my attention was
attracted by struggle, and Charley
had his left arm around Patsy and
pistol in his right hand. Patsy
caught hold of the pistol and
tried 10 keep him from shooting. She
succeeded in breaking away from
him and ran to the back door into the
yard. notice that one of her hands
was hurt. | went in the room and
tried to get Charley TO give me the
pistol. but he would not do it. The
pistol then was not loaded. He load
ed the pistol and went to the door and
called Patsy to come back, saying.
Hun. come back and lets see how bad
l hurt you He did not use abusive
language. Patsy returned to the
house. When she entered Charley
caught her around the neck with his
left hand and commenced to shoot
her. In her struggle to break away
they passed me as was standing in
the door. l was so close that my
nose wes powder burned by one of the
shots He then shot himself. l
heard aone Of the conversation that
proceeded the shooting She died
late yesterday evening, and Rogers is
not expected to live. He says she re-
fused to marry him after promising to
do So and that he could not live with
out her.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

tempted during the time he has been
postmaster general, and the report
will be confined largely to matters of
detail of the business of the depart
ment, and with such recommendations
as he and his subordinates think may
be beneficial to the service. 1t is
known that the congressional com
mission which has been working on
the subject of the reform in the exec
utive department will make some
recommendation about the postal ser
vice which need not be necessarily in
Guided in the postmaster generals re-
port. This commission thinks there
should be a reform in the money order
department, and that the present sys-
tenn of postal notes should be entirely
discarded. The department cannot
take cognizance of the recommends
tions until they are presented to con
gress and the opinion of the depart
ment asked.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The few
days succeeding the adjournment of
congress have been used by senators
and representatives who are trying to
have appointments made by the
departments in calling on the heads
of bureaus aud others who have the
handling of the Offices. They find
that the department heads are Just
now very busy preparing reports
which will be submitted to congress.
Each senator and representative usu-
ally has in tow candidate for the
place, some of whom have been wait
ing ever since the fourth of March.
One of them explained the situation
yesterday morning by saying that while
the silver bill was pending the presi-
dent would make no appointments,
and now, while there is time to act,
the cabinet officers are not to be seen
because they are working on their re-
ports, which must be in by the time
congress meets in December, and
meanwhile the men who saved the
party year ago are compelled TO
wait,
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

noon yesterday two men looking like
''nesters. went to Uncle John Ora
hams office, county treasurer, and in
quired for the Ray notes. which they
said they were on trade for. Uncle
John is a crippled man. and not sus-
pecting anything, got up, opened his
vault and entered to get them, when
they surprised him after hard strug-
gle by robbing the county and him of
S1400 and locked the old man in the
vault, where he remained until County
Attorney Turner returned from dinner
and hearing the noise and the cries
made inquiry, and found the old gem
tleman in the vault. On receiving the
combination Turner was enabled to
let him out. when an alarm was given.
Officers are searching the town over
and horsemen have gone out on every
road,
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

GRAND SALINE, Tex, Nov. 9.-Tes-
terday morning at the Star and Ores
cent salt work John Heisler was
crushed to death between two box
cars. The switch on the north side
of the works had about twenty empty
cars standing on it. g. L. Glosson
and W. L. Waddil were moving a car
at the cooper shop, while Heisler and
four others were moving some cars at
the shipping wareroom. The car at
the cooper shop got loose from the
others and came down so fast that il
was impossible to get out of the way.
The drawheads caught Heisler in the
pit of the stomach and crushed the
life out of him. +. A. Sparks and
John Wiley caught the man as he fell
and in pulling him out the cars caught
his legs and crushed them in several
places. Heisler leaves a wife and one
child.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

DEL RIO, Tex. Nov. 1O.-The latest
report from COmstock in regard to
the robbing of Geo W. Anus store
is that 5he robbers got between $15n
and 5000 worth of dry goods and gro
ceries, but no money. The goods
we're carried of on a race mare and
a mule both stolen from Comstock.
These We're all the horses in the town.
so they could not follow the thieves.
The robbers were seen about eight
miles from the town the next morn
ing with the mare and mule packed
up By the time horses were pro-
cured they were so far in advance
that nothing has been seen of them
since.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

LONDON. Nov. st is given out
here that the Italian government de-
sires complete accord with Great Brit
ain in the Mediterranean. We're this
secured by treaty Italy would, If Eng
land wished it, withdraw from the
triple alliance. 1t is quite understood
that England does not desire Italy 10
take such step. Italy, therefore.
never need care to conceal the fact
that she is ready to support Great
Britain in any Mediterranean question,
no matter what other power is in
VOWED. The above is stated upon
high authority.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
Secretary Gresham Outlines a Policy That
viii Recrown LiIioukaIani
he QUOTES FROM MINISTER BLOuNrs


WASHINGTON, Nov. IA letter
addressed to President Cleveland by
Secretary Gresham October IS is given
out for publication. The secretary
reviews in detail the acts leading up
to the revolution in Hawaii in January
last and takes strong ground in the
opinion that Queen Lilioukalani
would never have been deposed had it
not been for the landing OF United
States marines from the United States
steamer Boston. He maintains also
that the provisional government has
been maintained solely by fear of the
military power Of the United States.
He cites much evidence from minister
Blount's report and from the reports
Of Minister Stevens himself to sustain
this view The government of Ha-
waii, he says, surrendered its author
ity and threat Of war until
such time only as the United
States should reinstate the
constitutional sovereign and the pro-
visional government was created to
exist until terms of union with the
USited States were agreed upon. The
treaty OF annexation withdrawn from
the senate should not. he argues, be
submitted again. Should not the
great wrong, he says. done a feeble
but independent state by an abuse of
authority OF the United States be I'M
done by restoring the legitimate gov
eminent? Can the United States con-
sistently insist that other nations shall
respect the independence of Hawaii
while not respecting it itself? Our
government was the first to recognize
the independence of the islands, and
should be the last to acquire sover-
eighty over them by force and fraud.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WAxAHACHIE, Tex, Nov. S-Jus-
tice Kemble had a case of kidnapping
before him yesterday. A stranger,
calling himself Win Brown, came into
the Nash community last Wednesday.
Yesterday morning he arrested John
Simmons, who was picking cotton for
T. A Williams. simmons is from
Tennessee and stands well with the
Nash people. Brown claimed to be a
detective and said he wanted Sim
mons at Denver, Colo. The people at
Nash demanded to see Browns au-
thority, but he refused to show his
papers. He, however. pointed to a
detective star on his coat I. b.
Williams and others secured a wagon
10 bring the men to Waxahachie,
where Browns authority was rejected
by Sheriff Meredith. Brown was ar
raigned, and in default of $500 bond
was committed to Iail.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

CLEVELAND, o.. Nov. IA crank
called at the office of Myron Herrick
secretary and treasurer of the society
for savings, at I2:15 yesterday, and
with a dynamite bomb in one hand
and revolver in the other demanded
$4,000. Herrick responded by prompt
ly knocking the man down and crap
pied with him on the floor. While
in this position the crank fired a shot
at Herrick, the bullet passing through
his coat. The fellow then leaped
through the window and escaped.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

DALLAS. Tex, Nov. s.-Last night
Maggie Rose, a white woman who
lives at the corner of Austin and Co
lumbis streets, was painfully wounded
in the wrist by an unknown white
man. She says she had been to a
flying jenny and was returning home
on Columbia street just before she
reached the corner of Austin street a
man accosted her and offered to ac-
company her home. She declined
Thereupon. the man drew pistol and
with the assertion he would kill her
fired twice, one of the balls passing
through the right wrist. Her
screams frightened tine man and
attracted a crowd. The shootist es-
capped.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

GUTHRIE. Ok, Nov. 9.-John Poff,
aged 20, residing in the Chickasaw
country west of Purcell, met with
death in a peculiar but horrible man
ner few days ago He was working
in cornfeld smoking a pipe when
his long gray beard took fire from a
spark from his pipe and the fire was
communicated to his clothes and the
corn husks lying about, ana before
help could arrive be was burned so
badly that he died in great agony.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

BEAUMONT. Tex, Nov "a man
was found dead in the swamp near the
Neches river From letters on his
person it was learned that his name
was John Bigler and that his mother,
Mary Bigler. lives in Pennsylvania
II is thought he was stealing his way
on a westbound train and when they
stopped at the drawbridge he at
tempted to get off, not knowing there
was a bridge. and, falling through.
was killed.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17
4 CARPENTER FALLS.
Julius Clemens Goes Through ne Haishway
Of New Barge at Orange.
ED. NICHOLS WILL HANG DECEMBER ~.
Girl and He Must Ds.-k Shooting
ARRAY at Tyler.

ORANGE, Tex, Nov 11.-Yesterday
evening Julius Clemens, a shin car
pender, fell from the hatchway OF the
new barge being built at the Lutcher
& Moore shipyards. He went down
head first, striking against the edge
of the frame timbers ten feet below,
cutting frightful cash across the top
Of his head and laying the scalp wide
open from the crown of his head to
back of his neck. His neck was badly
wrenched and his body and shoulders
painfully bruised, but just how seri-
GUS his wounds are cannot be deter
mined yet.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. T. President
Cleveland has given temporary com
missions TO Robert f. Preston, di-
rector OF the mint, and number of
New York appointments in the treas
ury department, whose nominations
failed OF confirmation by the senate.
This viii enable them TO perform the
duties of their Offices until their
names can be again sent to the senate
when that body reconvenes in Deem
bar
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

AUSTIN, Tex. Nov. 11.-Yesterday
morning Judge Morris sentenced Ed
Nichols, colored, to hang December
% Nichols crime wa, rape on lit
le Bohemian girl. and the court of
appeals at Tyler having affirmed the
judgment Of the trial court, Nichols
must hang unless the governor inter
feres. The condemned man received
his sentence without any evidence Of
emotion. He had nothing to say Why
the sentence should not be passed.
In jail he preserves the same stolid
course, giving no Ineligible replies
TO questions except to insist that he
is innocent.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WAsHISGroN, Nov. 1.-The presi-
dent has pardoned Clarence II. Har-
ris. formerly cashier Of the National
bank Of Dubuque. Ia, convicted OF
classifying reports TO the comptroller.
who pleaded guilty and had his sen
tence suspended. The petition was
based on the alleged trust placed by
Harris in the word of the president OF
the bank.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON. Nov. Although
congress amended the Geary act so as
to allow the Chinese six months more
in which to register, it adjourned
withoot making an appropriation to
TO carry out the provisions of the act.
The internal revenue bureau of the
treasury department will make pre-
parations, and as soon as some money
is available it will be prepared to as
sign officers so they can begin work
at once.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-COmmis-
sioner Miller of the internal revenue
bureau is attending to the department
regulations for the registration Of
Cinnamon in accordance with the re-
cent act OF congress extending the
time OF registration six months The
department has an unexpended bal
ance of about $50, 600. which can be
utilized in putting the new legislation
into operation. This is sufficient for
month or 50 1t is generally UNDER
stood that the Chinese as whole
will register, and after six months all
the Chinese unable to produce certif-
Gates viii be summarily deported.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Nov. @
Sheriff W. W. Shelly of Starr county
arrived here yesterday with several
neutrality law violators who we're
placed in Jail pending trial. The most
notorious of the prisoners were An
tonic NJ Peua. Euclosio Rodrigues.
lnnocencio Muuia, Sastines Liman,
Ciciano Scans. Luis Vela Augusta
Yela, Eucil.O Ramirez. Yincesbada
Barrera. EfToren Herrera. Feliciano
Belmontez and Felipe Trevino.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

TExAREANA, Ark, Nov. "A
BOggy, small town on the Gate City
and Shreveport railroad, twenty mile:
south of here. Tuesday night Mrs. W
I. Beasly, married woman. shot and
perhaps fatally wounded William
Donaldson, a fireman at a planning
mill. Mrs. Beasly was alone and dur
ing the night she was aroused by
some one coming in at the window.
Without moments hesitation she
seized Winchester and fired at the
party, who proved to be Donaldson.
The ball passed through his hips. He
is still alive but in a precarious con-
dition. Mrs. Beasly is in custody.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

BERLIN, Nov. IA dispatch from
Hanover says Lieut.. Won Meyerick.
prominently connected with gambling
fraud trials and convicted and SEN
fenced to four years Imprisonment.
was found dead in his cell yesterday,
having committed suicide by hanging.
Lieut.. Won Meyerick was a distin-
guished officer OF the Landwher cav
airy and was decorated with the order
of the Red Eagle.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-11-17

GRoEsBEECK. Tex, Nov. 10.-W.
T Carmichael, living at Kirk, this
county, was shot and instantly killed
at s o'clock Wednesday night while
standing at his doorstep. Deceased
was called out by his assailant, who
was on horseback at the gate. He
went to the door to answer the call
and was shot with two loads of buck
shot and with a 45-caliber six-shooter
The assassin disappeared Immediately.