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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
PHYSICAL FORCE.
Irishmen to be Prepared to
Strike a Blow.

PITTsBURo, Pa, Aug. l0.-Five thousand
Irishmen, representing the United Irish
Societies OF Western Pennsylvania, met at
Phoenix Park last night, and passed resolu
tions advocating physical force in Ireland =
cause. Mayor Bernard Mckenna of Pittsburg
presided. DIR. Paul M. Sheedy introduced the
resolutions They advocated the formation
OF a secret service corps in the form. Of orga.
nized reyolutionists. The convention called
for September "a. at Chicago. was condemned
on the ground that IL was only intended 10
advance the interests of its originators. The
Irishmen should organize and arm themselves
SO that in any emergency that may arise,
they will be able TO strike a blow against
their hereditary enemies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16

That he be reduced to the ranks was what
the police committee recommended to Mayor
Olney today. in relation to the case OF Ser.
geant Andrew r. Martin OF the Oakland
street police station, as the charges against
him for intimidating witness were fully
sustained.
Martin has been on the force since June 8,
1856, and was made sergeant October 3. 1889,
and he Is tho second superior officer that has
been reduced to the ranks since the present
system has been inauRrated.
Mr.. Martin will receive a letter from Chief
Child this evening. stating the action of the
police committee and the mayor, and he will
be ordered TO report to the chief tomorrow
morning for further orders.
tie will be assigned to some other station.
IL Is not probable that Mr.. Martin will
resign from the force.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
INQUEST BEGUN.
eearching Investigation Regarding the
Loss of sixteen Lives.

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-The inquest in the
case OF the 10 men who lost their lives Thy RS
day OF last week through the collapse OF the
Ireland building at West Broaway and West
Third street, was opened this morning before
Coroner Fitzpatrick and a Jury of experts
Coroner Fitzpatrick has taken great care in
the selection Of the jury, and is determined
she Investigation into the cause OF the disaster
shall be thorough
Az present there are three men under 5000
bail each. charged with the responsibility.
They are John II. Parker, the builder |;
Jsffords y. silleck. the foreman, and Joseph
Guider, who had the contract for the plaster.
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
AFRO-AMERICAN CLUBS
To Organize a Permanent State League
In New York.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 16.-A State con-
vention. consisting OF about 100 representatives
Of Afro American clubs TO organize a perma-
nent State league, assembled here at noon
today. IL was called TO order by Charles W.
Anderson OF Albany, private secretary OF
State Treasurer A. B. Colvin. Thomas For
tune of the New York Age was tempol ary
chairman. The address OF welcome de-
livered by Village President Charles III.
sturgis was responded 20 by Rev. James K.
Mason of Rochester. The temporary chair
man appointed the usual committees, after
which the convention took recess for
dinner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
LOOKED LIKE CURTIS.
A Man Hiding in the East Trovidence
Woods.

A man whose general appearance compares
with that OF James II. Curtis, the missing
insurance man, was seen in the woods east of
the Rumford Chemical Works in East Provi-
dence this morning. Captain Marston of
the Knight street station, and one of the
detectives have gone there to investigate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16

GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Aug. 16.-Last
night verdict of guilty OF murder in the
first degree was returned against George
Chesebro, the 17-year-old youth who
killed his grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Pierce. There was much surprise at the
verdict as it was expected to be man
slaughter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
The Park Carousal.

There was meeting OF the park commits
sioners at the Mayors Office this forenoon
meeting the consideration of brick hous
foI the carousal at Roger Williams Park.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
Missing Men.

John Quenda, about 80 years old, is
missing from his home, 62s Charles street.
Thomas Mcclure, who is probably de-
mented, is missing from his home, 50
Arnold street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
Crowd Saw Him Ctoked.

MOUNT STERLING, KY, Aug l6-John
johnson, colored. was hanged here today for
killing policeman Charles Evans, June Is.
Johnson's neck was not broken. and he did
not die for 25 minutes, after the trap was
sprung. Ten thousand people witnessed the
hanging.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16

tFirst assessment paid.
COTTON.
Liverpool Cotton futures opened easier
and closed TO down rom yesterday.
Sales, 500 bales.
New York Cotton futures opened easy;
March, 752; Aug, z. 20; Sept, IS; Oct
I29; Nov, 7.34; Dec, 739.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
EARL CARPENTER & SONS,

No. 2 Westminster street. Gov. Dye.
This old esisbl shed hovse vho'esa es aud retail,
ICE At fair rices, AMI hy pt attention 10 bus-
iness and the employment Of food men In THAR
several departments, merit . cortinuFnce Of the
patronage 30 long enssysJ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
CHICAGO GRAIN hARKgr.
StoTKD BY A. y. wKnDEH.

CHICAGO GRAIN NOTES
QUOTED BY A. p. wEEDES.
Car Lots Today-M heat SO; corn 667;
oats 1856; hogs IL, 600.
Estimates tomorrow--Wheat 113; corn
720; oats 225; hogs 1000
Heavy shipping hogs, g. l0a4. 20.
LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS.
ikox MILLER VAUGHAN
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FINANCIAL.
BONDS.
c. FRANKLIN NUGENTScO.

OFFER FOR SALE
10000 City Of Brockton, Mass, Registered
City Hall, AS.
5000 City OF Haverhill, Mass, General
Fund, As.
1000 City OF Woburn, Mass, Armory and
Court House, AS.
$4,000 Town of Hull. Mass, A per cent.
Coupon Notes,
$4,000 City of Sioux City, Iowa, City
Sewer, 6's.
1000 City Of Lincoln, Nebraska, General
Fund, 6's. m&f
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BRIEF DISPATCHES.

ABINGDON, Va, Aug. 16. Gen. j. w.
lmboden, the noted Confederate cavalry
man, is dead.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25
The Useful Banana.

In the West Indies the dried leaves
and prepared portions of the stem are
used as packing materials. Fresh leaves
are used to shade young coffee cacao
seedlings in nursery beds, and ito cover
cacao beans during fermentation. The
young unopened leaves are so smooth
and soft that they are usedas ''dressing"
for blisters. In India the dried stalk of
the plantin leaf is used as a rough kind
of Irvine, and the larger parts are made
into small boxes for holding snuff, drugs
etc.
In the Malay Peninsula the ash of the
leaf and leaf stalk is used instead of
soap or fuler's earth in washing clothes,
and solution of the ash is often used
as salt in cooking. In the Dutch Indies
the skin of the plantain is used for
blackening shoes. The juice which
flows from all cut parts of the banana is
rich in tannin, and of so blackening
nature that 1t may be used as an indel-
ible marking ink. In Java the leaves
of the "wax banana" are covered on the
under side with white powder, which
yields5a valuable wax, clear, hard and
whitish, forming an important article of
trade. The ashes of the leaves, stem
and fruit rind are employed in Bengal
in many dyeingu processes. In Siam a
cigarette wrapper is made from the
leaves.
Fibre is got from the stems of many
kinds of bananas. The most valuable Is
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25
Fertilizing Peanuts.
Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
There is no crop that the southern
farmer makes that will give him more
satisfaction If well fertilized with potash
than the peanut. 1t is very valuable
crop for home consumption in the shape
of stock feed and there is always mar
ket for choice peanuts for candy max
ing and other commercial purposes.
The peanut requires warm sandy soil
with clay subsoll not very deep; some
hold that we must have limestone soil,
but the best crop of it I ever saw was on
soil without particle of lime in it's
composition. To make good crop one
has to begin and prepare for it the year
previous, after the corn crop is har-
vested, by blowing up the land and SOW
ing it TO buckwheat (about two bushels
per acre) and just as the buckwheat is
blossoming pillow it under, at the same
time scattering broadcast 400 pounds of
kainit FER acre. The kainit helps the
green buckwheat to decompose in the
soil, and at the same time prevents the
nitrogen in it from teaching. In No.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25
Editor Florida AgriculturiSt:
Why2 Why2

In the FLORIDA AaRICULTURIsT of
Nov. ID, Mr.. r. A. Mills of Chuluota has
an article under the caption of "Why?
Why? Why ?" which contains the follow
ing sentence: "Any one knowing these
conditions will unhesitatingly assert
that the business (orange growing) is ex-
ira hazardous north of township thirty
two south on an east and west line from
Mullett Key on the gulf to the Narrows
of the east coast excepting a very few
points along both coasts which enjoy
exceptional water protection" On read
ing this, two why's came to my mind.
/. Why will man write for the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25

truth what he does not know to be true?
2. Why will a man make himself
ridiculous by writing about that of which
he has no knowledge. He certainly
knows very little of our climatic condi-
tions or of citrus culture along this
coast.
When he speaks of three knock. outs
since November 1886" he may speak of
Orange county and the west coast but
not for Brevard county or the Indian
river portion of the east coast without
a vigorous protest. Now what are the
facts?
|. The groves on the mainland along
Indian river have no water protection.
2. They have no body of water on
their cold side, or to the northwest
Some of these groves have been among
the most profitable of any in the State.
have been here more than twenty years
and groves near here have been in bear
ing nearly thirty years, and not tree
has been injured by cold In all these
year until Feb. 7, 1895, and no oranges
have been frozen before Dec. 30, 1894,
except small portion of the crop In
January 1886; this may be ''extra haz-
ardous" IN the estim alton of calamity
bowler" but practical men will regard it
quite otherwise. ]. III. WHITE.
Georgiana, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25

The practice is to plant the rubber as 8
protecting shade for the young cocoa
and in some localities coffee. Cacao is
very profitable, and in great demand
as anyone who reads advertisements will
have noticed. 1t is not only healthful
drink, but furnishes the basis for the
numerous chocolate CONNECTIONS. One
of the best specimens Of the cacao plant
is native of Guatemala, and is grown
in Tabasco, Mexico. The Socunso
cacao, grown in the province of that
name, is supposed to be the best known;
little, if any, of it finds It's way to the
foreign markets. This cocoa is sup
posed to have been reserved from time
immemorial for the use of the ancient
royal court at Mexico.
These two plants on the same soil are
worthy of the immediate attention OF
those who are interested in the future
development of Florida.
The demand for rubber alone in this
electric age is fast exceeding the i'm
mense natural resources of the Amazon,
aud as it is not cultivated anywhere
Florida should take the lead in an ex-
pertinent that may result in much good,
and certainly will not cost much.
propose to introduce the genuine
Para rubber nut for seed. The fact is
that an acre so seeded will at once en-
nance its value, SO that if the expert
menter does not want to await results,
he can sell his rubber land to some one
who can afford to wait for the result.
A number of so-called rubber trees are
of minor value. Chicle, naseberry or
"folly tree' are abundant, from which
az elastic gum is imported from Yu-
catan under the Eame of chlcle. This
is for the use of our girls as q masti-
eating, or chewing gum.
G. P. Huntington, the railroad mana
ger, in a recent interview in New York,
declared that if he were young man he
would 20 to Africa to buy rubber from
the natives. He considers it NJ ost i'm
portant industry. The African rubber
is a shrubby climber, and requires
special conditions.
The advantage that Florida promises
over all other territories is that the tree
may be raised at home, under our own
protection. The Brazilian government
exacts a duty of 81 per cent on rubber,
and it is feared that Mexico might be
induced to do likewise, if it should be
cultivated there by American capital
Florida would be home producer. The
transportation of 5000 to 5000 miles
from the Amazon is also in favor of
Florida making the effort to grow the
exotic in her suitable soil.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25

vember or the beginning of December
| the land is ready to be sown in oats,
and by cultivating the land the oats will
make good winter crop requiring al
most no fertilizer whatever, except per-
hars little top dressing of nitrate OF
soda and muriate of potash. When the
oats come off in May or beginning of
June. scatter on the stubble fertilizer
strong ia phesphoric acid and potash
(about s to 10 per cent of phosphoric
acid and IL to Is per cent Of potash from
800 to 1900 pounds per acre according
to the power of the soil to assimilate it.
l Immediately pillow under the stubble
with this fertilizer on it, and | then
cross cultivate the land with an ordinary
five tooth cultivator as the peanut
thrives best in very loose mellow soil.
In planting the crop run burrows four
feet apart and drop the seed every
eighteen inches in the furrow. After
they have started growing and when
only few inches high l give them
slight dressing Of nitrate of soda SO as
to get good stand; about teaspoonful
to hill scattered around it (but not too
close) is enough. After the vines begin
to JOINT and lie over on the ground they
should be partially covered with soil so
as to yield more, as every joint will
make cluster of nuts if treated in this
way. The ground has to be kept free
of weeds or grass and we'll cultivated
until the nuts begin to make and then
to lie until harvest time. My reasons
for sowing buckwheat on the land and
then oats to precede the peanut are, that
the peanut has more enemies in the
shape of moles, bugs, crickets, ETC., than
any seed you put in the ground, owing
to it's sweetness in it's natural state and
being soft and easily eaten, every living
thing seems to be fond of it. The buck
wheat and kainit in the soil "a combin-
alton of the two) is certain death to all
the bug family such as erickets and
others and as green 'buckwheat in the
soil is certain poison to all crops except
oats, therefore SOW crop Of oats to
sweeten the soil for the peanut follow
ing. find the ground mole is also very
shy of soil well saturated with potash
particularly with kainit, and that is one
reason why am partial to kainit for
grain crops or wherever the seed is
dropped in the sell. An expert can tell
at glance what sort of fertilizer crop
of peanuts had by the number of pops
or empty shells, the number of half
grown peas and hulls, the size of the hull
the smoothness and thickness of it, etc.,
but potash on this crop gives results
that are very astonishing, particularly
on our sandy soilsIof the state of Florida
and I should think that further north
through Georgia and the Virginias
where they have lime in the soil the
results would be equally as satisfactory.
If we use phosphoric acid and potash in
iudicious quantities according to the
strength of our soil we will always find
them very good investment.
g. K. McQUARRIE.
DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
Edition Florida 0ricuEtu
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-25
The Rubber Tree in Florida.

dentally that the rubber tree, castiloa
elastica, is indigenous to this part OF
Florida. | have seen fine specimens on
the land between here and the Manatee.
Rubber trees on the islands or keys lin
ing Sarasota Bay measure in diameter
two and half feet to three feet and
have grown to considerable height.
The important fact established by
this large growth is that the rubber tree
Of this coast has outlived the freeze and
frosts of the past. Old residents, who
have different names for the tree (among
them that of wild f1g), say that only the
topmost branches were blighted by last
winters freeze.
This Castiloa elastica is a species of
rubber that grows principally in Central
America and Mexico, and has been
known commercially for it's product as
Central rubber. 1t resemb les quite
closely the caucho or second grade of
rubber that is found on the higher and
drier land of the upper Amazon.
Practically its output of rubber milk
is one-third less than that of the rubber
of the lower Amazon and low lands
known scientifically as Hevea Brazil
iansa. and commercially as Para. The
Para grade is the most prolific in yield,
probably because it grows only on
swampy, steamy soil, the coagulated
product being worth from rs cents to 81
a pound in gold in any of the markets
of the world.
A large tree of the castiloa, however,
say two feet In diameter. will give eight
gallons of milk at the first incision.
Each gallon should oyield from one to
two pounds Of rubber if carefully done.
A tree of this kind will give ten to six
teen pounds, worth $40 to S25 each sea-
son for forty years if properly tapped.
This species, once so abundant in
Mexican low lands and Central America,
is now,becoming quite scarce because the
native gatherers, in their zeal to obtain
speedy wealth, cut down the trees in
stead of tapping the bark.
The Mexican government is now, how
ever, prepared to pay a liberal conces'
sion to those who will stock their land
with the Para rubber tree.
find that practically the same con-
ditions as to soil and climate exist in
South Florida as in Mexico in approx
imately the same latitude.
The existence of rubber trees this far
north indicates quite clearly that rub
Der can be cultivated in certain sections
of South Florida.
The tree requires moist, steamy
soil, covered with water part of each
year, such as find in the Keys, and in
some sawgrass land favorably located.
It seems probable that the so-called
worthless lands of the Everglade region
may yet become the most valuable In
Florida.
Rubber should not be tapped until it
is seven or eight years old, when 1t will
begin to yield prodtably, and continue
for lifetime without cultivation be-
yond the caring for the young plants.
An acre in rubber, properly cared for,
should contain 300 to 500 trees, and
these will give a net return of at least 81
nor tree. nrOhA h1v 80. arOrnOa tin o
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-11

Being of sound mind and physically able to get
away with three square meals per diem. and
realizing that within a reasonable period OF
time from the date hereof. am to be. ''by virtue
of executive cemency'' or otherwise, translated
from the death that has surrounded me during
the sixteen months last passed. into life beyond
the borders of this tomb, and having during the
entombment aforesaid become possessed, in fee
simple, by reason Of purchase. presentation, or
otherwise of certain and divers goods, chattes,
personal property. ETC., as follows: Ito witt
One % Nickel clock of the construction called
"New Railway"
It may be said of this clock that its name is
we'll applied for barring little freak of fastma1l
service, lately mentioned by me in the columns
of The MIRROR, its equal for speedy action l
have never seen; it will easily out travel the
EDITORS jaw, and give him the advantage of a
down grade. 1t is my firm conviction, that II
given fair chance, it will easily make two and
one half days on any ordinary working day, be-
tween the rising of the sun and the going down
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-11
thereof What it might be able to perform on

thereof. What it might be able to perform on
Sunday,is past computation.
This clock give and bequeath to the occupant of
cell 2OS only cautOnDg him not to let said clock
fool him into the idea that his time has expired
a full six months before the date set by law.
Next in order comes pair of slippers; the fab
ric of these slippers is not costly other
slippers that / have seen, neither is their con-
structiOn of that peculiar grace and beauty that
we all love to see; but they are comfortable that
is, when covering d No foot. What they might
prove in case of being bestowed on an individual
with a No. 8 foot, is prOblematical; it might
destroy their usefulness; the strain on them
would probably be as great as it is sometimes
known to be on half gallon jug when your gro
Ger insists on forcing whole gallon of molasses
into it, Being puzzled as to whom to bequeath
this legacy, shall leave it to the best judg-
ment of the executor of this instrument.
Next comes piece of soap, of the style de-
nominated 'tar;'' it is not full cake, neither is
it the minimum part thereof, but just good.
stable chunk such as fits the hand to perfection.
This chattel desire to bequeath to the occupant
| of cell No. Alb, with the suggestion, that not
withstanding the excellence of the aforesaid
piece of soap it Should not be treated to perform
the difficult task of washing him over the wall
| to freedom.
| LASTLY there are divers and sundry picture
cards some of them being of the vintage of 1894
while still others have come into the possession
of the said mo. $685. at a more recent date. 1t
is my desire that these cards, together with the
receptacle in which they are contained, should
fall to the share of the occupant of cell No. 400
and further this testatOr Sayeth not, except tina,
it is his desire, and that he hereby requests the
captain of the cell house to act without remuner
alton as the executor of this instruments; and il
is further stipulated and agreed to by this tesla
tor that said executor shall be forever exempt
from making any report or statement as to his
disposition of the goods. chattelS personal prop
erty etc., of this testatOr, either by writing OF
orally either to the said testator or to any Othel
whOmsOever. 1t is suggested by the testatOr
that this instrument be shown to the editor 9
THE PRISON MIRROR, and should he show M
signs of insanity or profanity. that he be allowed
to publish the same in columns of said MIRROI
without pay and placed in such position IL
said paper as he in his discretion may choose.
Given under my hand
this 2nd day of April, 1885, T. No3S26
without witnesses