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Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
TRADE TOPICS.

Previously Reported Advances In
Prices Have Been Checked.
Brsdstreet's report on business CON.
ditions for the past week says:
"Ihe interruption of general trade
throughout the country incident TO-
the election has been emphasized b..
unusually mild weather which checkt.
demand 'or clothing; heavy weight
textiles and other seasOnable 2ooda
Except for iron, steel and cotton, tho
larger portion of advances in prices OF
commodities reported since March,
last has largely disappeared. Antici-
pstions of continuance of advance In,
prices and demand this year, the ont
growth of the activity of two and three
months ago, have met with disappoint-
ment. But there is little reason fox
the reaction in settlement by many
who discuss business conditions. Tho
sentiment of traders generally is that
the outlook promises nm active spring
trade and with the holiday season win
prove satisfactory.
'Bank clearings throughout tho
United States for the week aggregated
81, 221 900. 900, q gain of 3.5 per cent
over the preceding week. The fall
ing OF during the week III comparison
with the like total In 1892, when tho
volume Of business was very heavy, Is
less than 5 per cent. 1t is to such ex-
hibits as this, together with greatly
increased railway earnings, the heavS-
est iron and steel production on record,
widespread advances Ct wages nnd
prices for cotton and cotton goods
promising prosperity during the CON-
ing season that those should look who
have felt only disappointment in the
falling away OF demand since Septem,
ber
"The feature OF the business week,
among larger eastern Cities is an i'm
proved demand for textiles with in
creased strength in iron at PittsbuIa
after the recent reaction; At cities in
the central western states o moderate
volume of business is reported without
material change, complaints being
most numerous from Cincinnati. A
fair business is reported frem Chicago
in shoes and ruhbers, ewing to the
weather conditions. st. Louis reports
Q larger volume of trade, while at
Kansas City the opposite is true, owing
to the consequence Of prolonged dry
weather last month. Similar adyices are
received from Omaha. ~ Milwaukee.
Minneapolis and st. Paul general trade
is quiet, in part owing to the mild
weather. Grain continues to move
freely to Duluth and lake traffic con-
tinues active. At the south unreason-
ably warm weather is complained OF
and in some instances there are reports
of decreased demand for staples, but
on the whole the prospect favors m
active spring trade. McI camille col.
lcctions are improvedsnd in 3 Humbea
l.of instances long standing accounts ard
Icing paid"
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
SULTAN rs TRICKY.
1T SEEMS THAT THE ARMENIAN
MAssACREs, WILL CONTINUE.
The Porte Treats Communications or
the Powers with Mockery.

Each day shows the situation OF
affairs at Constantinoplsto be growing
more threatening. The reply of the
porte to The communications sent to-
it after the meeting Of the embassa-
doris last Monday has been awaited
with interest, as in the note the rep
resentstives OF the powers used much
stronger language than heretofore
and positively insisted upon being
Immediately informed as to what
steps the Turkish government intend
ed to take for the restoration Of order
in the disturbed province Of Asia
Minor.
The porte, replying to the identicaN
notes OF. the ambassador of Germany,
Austria and Italy, simply said that in
formation regarding the scheme for
reform in Armenia vonld be forwarded
to the representatives Of the powers
without delay" 10 other words,
these three ambassadors, at least, have
obtained no satisfaction at all. II In
not yet known If the notes OF the am
bassadors of Great Britain, Russia and
France have been replied to; but it is
presumed that they were also assured
that their requests for information re-
gsrding the proposed reforms would
be complied with 'twithout delay"
Surprise is expressed even by the
diplomats Of Constansinople. who ex--
pect almost anything from the PORTE
at the action Of thesultsn in sanction
ing the official note issued Monday as
cablsd exclusively in The Associated
Press, expressing abdul Hands thanks
for the energetic measures taken by
the imperial authorities" in suppress
ing" the disturbances in Asia Minor,
asserting that "order has now been
restored in all the districts recently
the scene of riots and Conflicts" and
adding that precautions have been
taken to insure the maintenance Of or
der"
MOclking tho Powers.
This really looks like hooking ther
ambassadors and is second in impor-
lance only to the Stub administered
by the sultan to Great Britain in deco
rating Bahri PashA and giving hiR-
the command OF the troops going to.
Zeitoon, after he hsd been removed
from Q governorship at the instance Of
the British ambassador, Sir Philip
Currie, for his i'll treatment of Ar
nenlans.
Az to order being. restored in the
districts, it need only be said that thu
mobilization of about 100, 900 troops
to be sent to these districts is pro-
crossing as actively as the Turkish
government can push such an under
taking, h&mpered as il is by lack Of
finds and the incompetsncy of tn
J officials.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
FOR CHANGING REFORM.
Gov. Atkinson Sends q Message ia
the Legislature.

WV EASAhhSOh 0Cuu1 - NObooSO ~
the Legislature.
Governor Atkinson sent an impor-
tant special message to the general as
sembly Tuesday morning. The mes
sage deals with the question Of treat
met Of misdemeanor convicts in the
counties OF the state and is based upon
the report of an inspection made by
Hon. r. F. Wright, formerly assistant
keeper of the penitentiary. The mes
sage is as follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Nov. IL, 1895.
GENTLEMEN OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
In my communication to you In
1894 I recommended that provision be
made for state supervision Of INSIDE
meanor convicts. After the adjourn
ment of the general assembly reports
reached ne touching the management
of these convicts, which indicate such
a state of affairs that felt it my duty
as the chief executive of the state,
charged with the obligation to see 10
the proper enforcement of the law, to
investigate and place before you facts
showing the true state affairs, as the
subject might be intelligently consid-
cred and wisely acted upon by you.
To perform this important work, I
engaged the Hon. R. F. Wright, who
had faithfully and efficiently performed
the duties of assistant keeper OF the
penitentiary during the term of my
immediate predecessor, to visit each
camp in the state where misdemeanor
! convicts were worked, and make q
thorough investigation and report to
/ me.
This task he has partially completed,
i and 1 herewith send you his report
upon the camps visited. It reveals
such inhuman aud barbsrous conduct
upon the part of some of those en-
gagged in working this class of con-
victs that comment by me is unneces-
saty to induce you TO act promptly to
save our state from longer submitting
/ to this burning shame.
There il but one remedy for the de-
plorable conditions now existing, and
that is through state supervision by
which uniform treatment can be re-
quired under one set of rules enforced
by our penitentiary department I
ask that you give this valuable report,
which I now submit to you, careful
consideration, and to the subject upon
which it bears, that attention which
its importance demands. The special
report made to me upon each camp
visited, gives in detail the results OF
Mr.. Wright's investigation and is SUBJ
| iect to inspection by such committee
as may have in charge legislation upon
this subject.
W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
BOLD ROBBERS
MAKE A RICH HAUL OF TwESrY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Wells Fargo Express Company
Were the Victims.

The Wells Fargo Express Company
was robbed at the Santa Fe depot, nj
Colorado Springs, Col, about 10
o'clock Monday night.
Twenty thousand dollars was sent
from Denver to the First National
bank Of Colorado Springs early in the
afternoon. This money was IN curren-
cy OF small d, nominations and was re-
ceived about four o'clock and too late
to be delivered to the bank. The four
O'Clock package containing the money
was placed i'll the depot safe and both
doors locked. There was nothing to
indicate its value. Evidently the
thieves knew of it's existence. When
train No. came in about 9:43, there
were other packages aboard, with cur
rency to Che amount OF S3j, 200. con-
signed to the Same bank. These pack
ages were delivered to the ageut and
placed in the safe with the other. At
ter the train had departed, the agent,
George Krout, went tn the platform TO
straighten the trucks which were
standing there, and when he returned
to the Office be was met at the door by
two masked men with drawn revolv-
ers.
They Got $4,000
The package containing the $4,000
was demanded, and the agent was COM
PEELED to open the safe and give it up.
The agent said nothing about the re-
naming packages and the robbers left
at once. The standing rewards of
1000 each for information of the ar
rest of the robbers holds good and the
amount will undoubtedly be increased.
Krout says that wher he entered the
Office, after performing his duties out
side, two men, one tall, the other
short, confronted him with revolvers
pointed at his head and commanded
him to throw up his hands. Badly
frightened he obeyed. He was then Or
dered to open the safe.
With trembling hands he slowly
| turned the combination. When the
door swung open Krout explained
that there was only one package
there and reaching in, he picked up
an envelope containing $40, 900, which
he handed to the short man.
he then closed the heavy door.
The robbers, seeming satisfied that
the agent told the truth, stepped away
from the safe. Krout's action IN
handing the $40, 900 package through
the doors of the safe saved tho COM
pany $50, 00).
Put Krout to Bed.
The robbers ordered KrOut to IN
dress himself and get into bed Al
ter he had done so, one Of the rob
bers took pains to see that the quilts
and comforters were drawn tightly
over Krout's head and tucked down.
When Krout plucked up courage to
jump out of bed and go outside there
was no one in sight. An alarm was
gwen and by IL o'clock posses we're
scouting the vicinity of the depot
in the eastern outskirts of the town,
but NO traces of the robbers wai
found.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
Hold Their Nineteenth Annual Assem-
bly, In Washington.

Hold Their Nineteenth Annual Assem-
bly, In Washington.
The nineteenth annual convention
of the General Assembly Knights of
Labor began at Washington Tuesday.
The sessions will continue for about
ten days, but all business transacted
at the meetings will be guarded with
the utmost secrecy, not even the
Knights of Labor, other than the del
egates or alternates being allowed ad-
mission.
A grand reception and banquet will
be held Saturday evening, on which
occasion addresses will be made by
prominent knights.
General Master Workman Sovereign
expresses himself as being very much
encouraged by the present state of the
order. He thinks the progress Of the
Knights Of Labor is more marked at
present than ever before, and that the
increase OF membership in the face OF
hard times is exceedingly gratifying.
One OF the important subjects to be
discussed at the convention will be the
attitude OF the members of the order
toward political parties during the
next national campaign. While the
populists have embodied many of the
principles of the Knights in their plat
form, the latter think that, in view of
their voting strength, the recognition
should go further. A large number of
delegates are on hand.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
Anew Industry for Inverness.


Senator Albert Williamson is ex.
hibiting sample of q peculiar muck
being dug from the bottom of TsaIa
.Apopks lake, in Citrus county, by F.
Q. Fishburn, president of the Central
Peninsulsr Muck Mining and Manu-
featuring Company. The specimen
shown was taken from beneath e three
foot layer Of ordinary muck. Ordinary
much contains great deal of sand.
This muck seems to contain none,
but appears to be pure vegeta-
bic matter gellstipized. A lump
Of il, when messed with the
thumb, swells heekk to its original
shspe. A knife HIade shaves it with
ous striking O. gfsin OF grit. The
shayings resenAls particles OF glue OF
India rubber, The thinnest shaving
y black and OPAQUE, even between an
iridescent light and the eye. An
analysis is said to have shown that it
contains an unusually large proportion
q ammonia. . The bed from which it
came 10 practically inexhaustible, be-
ing three feet thick, and covering a
large portion iof Tsals Apopka 4 TIE
conpsny is now building a plant at
Inverness, the roof of which will cover
tHo and half acres. It will operate
thfse scoop dredges. The muck will
Be mixed with soft phosphate and put
upon the market as g special brand OF
fertilizAr. .eL,-.,
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
BETTER WAGES IN SIGHT.
Ten Thousand Iron Workers Are Il
Get an Advance.

Ten Thousand Iron Workers Are to
Get an Advance.
At the quarterly conference just
ended in Pittsburg, Pa, between rep
resentatives of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Iron and Steel Workers,
and John Jarrett, secretary of the
Iron and Sheet Steel Manufacturers
Association, it was discovered that,
according to the provisions of the
sliding wage scale, the selling prices
Of finished material during the past
ninety days justified an advance Of 2
per cent in the wages Of employees in
this department of iron manufacture.
The wages Of twelve thousand work
men are advanced. This involves every
sheet iron mill in the country.
A conference is now being held be-
tween the iron puddlers and manufao-
turers of Mahoning valley. The indi-
cations are that the wages of the ten
thousand puddlers and finishers will be
advanced from S425 to $3.50 per
week
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
NEW YORK IS READY
To Swoop Down Upon Atlanta and
the Exposition.

To Swoop Down Upon Atlanta and
the Exposition.
All doubt is now dispelled as to
whether New York will do the hand
some thing at the Atlanta exposition.
An enthusiastic meeting of the COM
mittee on plan and scope was held
Tuesday afternoon, at which it was
unanimously decided to send q full
representation of business men to At
lanta to do the honors Of their city on
Manhattan day. November 25tb.
The delegation, which is composed
sof the cream of New York's citizen
ship, will be headed by Mayor Strong,
who will have the celebrated squadron
"A" as his escorl. This company il
held highly in esteem by New York
ers and many of them are men OF high
position and wealth. It is Q cavalry
organization and will take its quota OF
mounts in palace stock cars. The COM
pany will also take its mounted band,
numbering sixty pieces.
No effort has been made to make
Manhattan day one of revelry aud
wild popular demonstrations In fact,
all such suggestions have met with
prompt encouragement on the part Of
leaders, although there have been
warm advocates of such q plan. The
idea seems to prevail that Manhattan
day shall be celebrated decorously and
elegantly as BELTS the dignity of q
great city. Nearly all the names en-
tered thus far are men of prominence,
both in the business and the sociR
world, and it is doubtful if such 6
large body OF men of like character
ever left New York or any other city
at one time in the history Of the coun
try.
More than 1900 have already en-
gagged passage from New York city
alone and 500 from Brooklyn. Thil
will require twelve trains of eigh
coaches each. Ample room is to b,
allowed and expenses are not to b
considered.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
FOR THE NATIONAL EDITORS.
Arrangements for tho National Edi.
torial Association Meeting.

Arrangements for tho National Edi.
tsrial Association Meeting.
A meeting of the transportation COM
mittee Of the Florida State Press asso
ciation aud the general passenger
gents Of the railroad lines centering
y Florida, was held at Jacksonville a
lsE days ago to arrange the itinerary
ior the trip Of the National Editorial
,ssociation through the state.
Those present ct the meeting were
!. u Appleyard, of the Sanford Chroni-
ele; John Frank, of the Southern
Tourist, jacksonville T. Stockton,
81 tae Jacksonville Times Union, as
Z.o1J for G. B. Psndleton, of Key
West, president Of the State Press as.
soeiAtiou, and I. J. Applsyard, rs
PROXY Of b. J. Drane; d. G.. Ackerly,
general passenger agent of the J., T.
I'M ". railway; A. o. MscDonell,
ssoeral passenger agent of the F. G..
+. railroad, and Joseph Richardson,
ssnsral passenger agent 9th FIorids
se.s Coast line; g. a. McDosld, gem
"a Passenger agent Of the G. 8. & F.,
ssthsr with W. b. Lucas, Florida
assenger agent. and D. G. Hall travel
passenger agent Of the Georgia
oetnern and Florida railway.
AFTER some discussion upon the ad-
oility Of arranging tour of the
.e before or after the meeting of the
eiation, ON motion OF G. ID. Akerly,
was decided Chat the members OF the
@mittee, other than the general
erger agents Of the railroads, meet
arrange an itinerary through the
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
POWDERLY CANNOT VOTE
In the General Assembly of the
Knights Of Labor.

In the General Assembly of the
Knights Of Labor.
In the general assembly of the
Knights of Labor in session at Wash
ington the proposition to reduce the
per capita tax from 2 cents per month
to cent was defeated, the drift of the
argument going to show the organize
ton needed the money thus derived
for the institution of new assemblies
and the propagation of the general
work of the order. It was also thought
that this tax was not so heavy but
that it could be borne easily by the
members until the organization was on
a firmer footing.
The constitution was amended so as
to take from the past general master
workman the right to vote in the gen.
eral assembly, but permitting him to
retain his seat Is an advisory member,
with authority to participate in all de-
bates. Mr.. Powderly, although now
under suspension, is the official thus
deprived of the vote in question. He
is not present and it was expressly
stated that no feeling OF luminosity TO
ward Mr.. Powderly actuated the as
sembly. The new rule will apply in
the same manner to Mr.. Sovereign
when he retires one year hence. Itwas
said that if apast master workman had
the proper standing in his own juris-
diction his district would send him as
an accredited delegate and the present
provision of the constitution was for
that reason unnecessary.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
MUCH IRON CONSUMED.
The Production is Not Equal to What
the Trade Demands.

The Production is Not Equal to What
the Trade Demands.
The Iron Trade Review OF the past
week says: When it is considered that
the furnaces of the country are pro-
ducing at the yearly rate Of nearly H.
500, 900 tons of pig iron, and that at
the beginning of the month the con-
sumption was in excess OF this rate,
the inherent strength of the situation
becomes apparent in spite OF the evi-
dence of weakness that appears In the
limited business of the past few weeks
Returns from the district producing
the bulk of the country's Bessemer
iron shows increasing production, no
stock on hand and continued weakness
in price, though consumption Is at the
highest rate yet attained.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
Still Figuring on a Fight .

Fitzsimmons and Julian arrived at
San Antonio, Texas, last Friday. Ju-
liam said he received = telegram from
Dan Stuart saying he had made salts
factory arrangements for a battle
ground between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons. Julian said Fitzsimmons had
signed new agreement to fight Cor
bett at Ell Paso for q purse of $40, 900
hung up by Stuart, and a side bet of
$40. 900.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22

Fire broke out in the general mer-
chandise store of, George Anderson, at
Punta Gorda, Last Wednesday morn
ing. Heroic efforts were made to ex-
tingaish it, but to no avail. The wind
vas blowing and the Herald building
vas soon in flames. The residence of
John Gill was the next to catch and
then the Georgia hotels All the
houses were completely destroyed.
The losses are as follows: =, G. A. An
derson. SIG, 600, no insurance; build
ing, 5000, $400 insurance; Georgia
hotel, $1,000, no insurance; Gill resi-
dence, 8, 800; insurance. $500.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
BeIsian Cashier Absconds.

The cashier of the Societe Generate
bank at Brussels, Belgium, has alb
seconded, leaving a deficit in his &C
counts of 2, 500, 900 francs. When it
was discovered that he was missing a
warrant was issued for his arrest. 1t
is supposed that his defaloation was
caused by speculation in gold mines.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
Receiver of the N. & W. Road.

A Cincinnati special says; Judge
Taft has appointed Henry Fink re-
ceiver OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad on petition of the Mercantile
Trust Company, of New York, holding
$40, 900, 900 of mortgage bonds. Fink
had already been appointed receiver
for the Fidelity Trust Company, OF
Philadelphia, holding other mortgage
bonds.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
MISS WHITNEY A BRIDE.
Welded at New York to Mr.. AlmerIc
Paget

Paget
The marriage Of Miss Pauline Payne
Whitney to Mr.. Almeric Puget was
solemnizrd at New York Tuesday
noon. The marriage occurred at st.
Thomas church.
The bride who is the daughter OF
Vim. G. Whitney, former secretary of
the navy, is great favOrite in society
in New York, Washington, London,
and Paris. The groom is the young
est son of the late General Lord AL
fred Paget, who was personal aid de
camp to the Qusen and grandson of
the first Marquis of Angclsea.
Among the guests we're President
Cleveland, Secretary Daniel Lamont,
Secretary of the Navy Herbert, Cover
nor and Mrs. Morton, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, and members of the Brit
ish Embassy and DR.. Chauncey NJ.
Depcw.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
DeltaCity.

The newly-crested town on the line
OF Orlando and Lake counties, Delta
City, by name, is steadily growing in
population and prominence. Mr.. F.
B. Muushsw, representative of the
Delta City Improvement company, has
just returned from Grand Rapids,
Mich, and while there he contracted
10 get over one hundred new settlers,
and negotiations are now pending for
running q cheap excursion from the
latter place to Orlando in q few weeks.
The owner of the land upon which tho
city is located, is Col. Lemuel Fl.
0avis, very wealthy resident of Or
lardo. The city is located on the
northern side of the reclaimed Apopka
ssv-erass lands, the richest farming
and grazing lands in the state. Col
onel Davis had all the work done at his
own expense and now he is looking
after settlers.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-22
FLORIDA BRIEFS.
ITEMS oFINTEREsC GATHERED
AT RANDOM.
News from all Parts Of tho State
Summarized

!, Fire started in the W. B. McKigon
Compsny's store, the Provis, Elem
ing and Rand building, at Kissiamee,
at an early hour last Wednesday morn
ing, burning the buildings occupied
by the Msckinson grocery store. A.
Petit's bakery and DR.. Lewis Office
aud residence. Tbs loss, is estimated
at 8, 900; fully insured.