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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
4 Whist Party.

A delightful whist party was
given at the beautiful residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Anthony
last night by the East End Whist
Club. Miss Pauline Harder won
first prize, a beautiful vase, and
Miss Meta Jewett won the BOBBY,
which was a small horn attached
to card with the following in
scription on ic: ''In the future do
your BLOWN" at home.' After
this refreshments We're served
and al departed, having enjoyed
a delightful evening. This club
is composed Of eight young gen
tlemen, who, with their lady
friends, give a progressive whist
party every two weeks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
A Good Appointment.

Robert G. Blake, O-ala's pop
ular city clerk. has been appoint
ed solicitor by the district su-
preme president of the Fraternal
Union Of America. He Will be
pleased to give any information
regarding this excellent benevo-
lent organization to those who
may wish to gain an association
of this nature. AS the charter
will remain open for several
weeks, all those uniting within
that time can come in on the
charter members fees, thereby
making considerable saving.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
Art Loan and Exhibit.

At an early date in January an
art loan and exhibit will be given
under the management Of the
ladies of the Presbyterian Aid So
ciety. Amusement of some sort
is one of the essentials, and it is
We'll when the gifted ones Of our
own city can furnish it. The art
IS one Of several pleasant
things arranged by different lines
of local talent, which are on the
tapis for the winter season.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
ANOTHER FOR THE J. P. G'S.
They Win An Exciting Ball Game
From a Strong Picked Nine by
the Score of 10 {.

Quite large and enthusla site
crowd assembled on South Third
street yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the ball game between the
j. =. q. 5 and a picked nine, The
two teams lined up in the follow
Ing battmg~ order: j. j. u s.
Ford, s.; Lancaster, c; Bryan, If;
Jewett, p; Peyscr, 80; Nogt, 2b:
Flshci, 10; Scott, CT; Miller, RI.
Picked nine-Anthony, p: Kissam,
3b: L. Chaille, c; F. Challle, ss:
Anderson, cf; Lopez, If; Joe
Chaille, 2b: Green, 10; Moody, rf.
The players as a rule were con-
siderably out Of practice, but not
withstanding this fact there was
some good playing, and us the
teams were very evenly matched
the contest was close and eXcit-
ing, the youngsters winning by a
score Of s to :.
The j. 2. G'S. started off with
a lead OF enc run in the second
inning but lost il in the next, then
the giants made three and added
three more in the next by some
good batting and base running.
The youngsters made Garrison
finish, crossing the plate three
times in the fifth and twice in the
sixth, the last one of which was
the winning run. The fielding of
the Cuban, Lopez, was the finest
of the game. The pitching and
fielding Of Jcwett was also above
the average. The game passed
off very pleasantly, not a kick
coming from either side Another
game will be played next week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
Announcement.

We desire to thank the gener-
Gus public for their liberal pat
tronage and announce the re-
moval OF our paint parlors to the
corner west Of Masters store on
Exposition street, where we will
run a full fiedged carriage and
repair shop. The paint depart
ment needs no comment, as So M
Piles Of Merck's work are all over
the country. The lower depart
ment will be run by j. 3. Wat
kins, who has had fifteen years
experience in all grades of black
smithing and carries diploma Of
championship as horse shoer of
North Carolina. He also gives
as reference in Ocala the livery
stables, for whom he has done
shoeing. The price Of horse shoe
ing will be $l.5O to all. Every
body treated alike, and no char
ges will be made unless satisfac-
tion is given. Give us a call and
see whether we merit your pat
trOnage or not.
Respectfully,
12-3tf WATKINS & MERCK.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
Holiday Goods at Burnett's.

notwithstanding an already
complete stock Of handsome
goods, 4, F. Burnett is receiving
new ones daily. He has Just
opened some beautiful pieces Of
cut glass ware, vases and new de-
signs III cake ana fruit baskets.
He has by far the largest stock
Of silver ware carried since the
freeze and his array Of china
ware IS complete. y large line
CT watches and jewelry viii ar
riys in q few days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
Notice to Stockholders.

Notice IS hereby given that the
annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of the Ocala Building and
Loan Association Will take place
at the Office of the company OIL
the evening OF December 9th,
1891, TO hear the annual report Of
the secretary and treasurer Of
the association, eject officers for
the ensuing year, and such other
business a. may come before the
ASSOCIATION. NJ. ANDERSON,
O. ). SCOTT. President.
Sec. and Treas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04

"A choice line OF new calico
homespuns, ahte5lnG, ginShams,
domesticS and notions at I. K.
Powers.
Thu Ocaia Democratic Club
will be called together next week
by the president, w. S. BJllcck,
20 ascertain what person thu c,uo
prefers 20 instruct the county OK
ecutIve c0mmitte TO vote for Is
their choice for county tax CO.
.eCUor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
Gel. Chipley Buried.

Columbus, Ga, December g.
Col. w. D. Chlpley, of Pensaco-
Ia, was buried here today at
noon. The funeral was one Of
the largest ever held in this city.
A special train from Pensacola
brought a large delegation from
that city. The funeral services
we're conducted 10y DR.. William
Jones, Of Richmond, Va, DR..
Pugh, Of Pensacola, and D..
Smith, of this city. The floral
offerings were magnificent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04

marles In the future will eliminate
the dlsgraceful buying of black
votes.
This election dem 0nstrated
what persons will do for their
friends when thoroughly aroused,
and in no case W Il they go further
than in a political contest.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04

The North Carolina Society
held a meeting at the city hall
last night, and decided to hold
their 'possum and "tater' sup
per on the 1.th inst. ,Simmon
beer will be the beverage.
Hoods pills are the only pills
to take with Hoods Sarsaparllla.
Easy and yet efficient.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-04
A HOT MUNICIPAL CONTEST
Augusta, Ga, the Scene Of One OF The
Most Exciting and Lively Elections
Ever Held in That City.


The election for mayor Of Au-
gusta, Ga, December 1st, was
one of the most rema rkable mu-
nicipal contests that ever ook
place IN that city or any SOul lern
city, or for that mat. r il my
city in tIc world
There were three 4 ,lldaJ,S,
Walsh, Kerr and Dumb; Fac
had his following, each was petit
toned to run and each had a pa
per to advocate his claims. A
big induccment to each paper was
the city printing, regular
Xmas plum pudding.
Dunbar represented the mill in
tereSts Of the city, appealed sole
~ to the white vote, refused to
spend money and got left.
Kerr belonged to what is
termed the Getty ring" was an
alderman, and all the city de-
partments were for him.
Editor Pat Walsh Of the
Chronicle, represented the indus
trial interests and his thirty
years labor in the upbuilding of
the city.
The contest lasted three months
and it was not long before the
ncgre vote came into prominence
and the leaders Of the Walsh
and Kerr factions began to reach
out for it. No efforts or money
were spared to secure it. SO ex-
citing became the contest be-
tween these two clements that
the leaders, the night, before the
election cOrraled their dusky ad-
herentS, fed and fcasted them,
pinned badges on them and the
Walsh leaders marshaled them
at , o'clock in the morning to the
polling places, where they were
kept until ,nc polls opened 40 5
O'Clock, in this way getting pre-
ccdence of the Kerr forces who
arrived on the ground a few mo-
ments later, only to find their
move had been anticipated.
The Walsh voters had red l.,
white and blue tickets, and as
the men deposited them in the
ballot box each one received d
slip OF paper, passed across
the street and received anywhere
from So to SIS for his vote, ac-
COrGing to his prominence in the
COlOred ranks. With this money
in their hands, all new, crisp
bank notes, they surrounded the
Kerr crowd, and by shouting and
displaying their wealth demor-
allied many Of them, who tore
oil the Kerr badge aud pinned
or one for Walsh.
This state Of excitement lasted
until the closing Of the polls at
p. m, whcu it was learned that
Editor Walsh had beat Kerr S2t
votes ana that the election had
cost Walsh and his friends ST..
600, while Kerr and his hackers
spent equally as much.
Money bought votes by The
hundreds, and the coIored "brud
der never had such a picnic il
his life as he did in Augusta tina
daE.
In one ward Garrett aud Mar
tin ran Tor alderman, both promi
nent citizens. Garrett repre-
santed Walsh and Martin stood
for Kerr. Garrett spent $4,000
in the contest, ana offered tht
colored voters s. more than hi
opponent offered, beating him oy
ten votes.
Wniic stores we've open, IL
business WAS Gone during tn
election he irs, buU after that til,
negroes Got a mania for fanc'
cvOrcd shirts s.ut he dealers dur
iu@ the evening scid over :, 100 o
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
wisconsin Elections.

Milwaukee. Wis, April 6.-Party lines
were not drawn in the municipal elections
throughout Wisconsin today. At Eau
Claire the democrats elected mayor and
a majority of city officials by pluralities
averaging about 200.
At Waukesha the democrats elected
mayor, the republicans taking most OF the
other offices.
At La Crosse most of the republican
ticket was elected.
At Chippewa Falls democrats and re-
publicans divided honors, the former get
ting majority of the city council and
the latter the mayor.
At Green Bay r. ID. Desnoy. was elect
ed mayor on the independent ticket.
Racine re-electd Mayor Graham, demo-
crat.
The democrats were successful at
Oshkosh and Watertown.
At Madison the democrats elected the
mayor and a majority of the council.
Janesville democrats elected mayor.
ShebOygan elected republican mayor.
The main contest was on county judge.
and indications point to the election of
the republican candidate.
Ashland elected the entire democratic
ticket.
Republican aldermen were elected in
these cities: Merrill, Ripon, River Fails,
Viroqua, Mineral Point, Sturgeon Bay,
Tomah, Menomonie, Plymouth, Chippewa
Falls and New Lisbon.
The democrats secured mayors in the
following cities: Watertown, Hudson,
Medford, Prairie du Chen, Beaver Dam,
Chiffon and Fountain City.
License or no license was the Chief
issue in many places.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08

suffering people of the overflowed portion
of the state. AS the inundated area in
creases so do the cries for help become
more in number and more urgent. From
all sides comes news of rains. washouts,
landslides and delayed and abandoned
trains.
The relief committee of the Board of
Trade, at its meeting today, received sub
scriptions to the fund from various parts
of the state, and completed arrangements
for cooperation with their vice presidents
all over the state. An appeal for succor
from upwards of 500 sufferers in the In
dian bay country, where 25.OOO acres are
already under water, and where the back
water is still rising, was granted, and a
boat with one weeks rations for 500 was
sent to their relief. The steamer Eugene
has gone to Arkansas points with pro-
visions for the refugees who are congre-
gated there, and also supply OF feed for
their stock.
An appeal to the governor from Lulu,
st. Francis county, was referred by the
local relief committee to the Memphis
relief committee, that place being acces-
sible from that city, and boat has gone
to their relief. Each hour is increasing
the number of sufferers The following
telegram was sent today to the Arkansas
delegation in congress-:
"Great distress prevails in eastern Ar
kansas. Must have at least $4,000 of
government appropriation for relief of
Arkansas flood sufferers. This amount
should be placed at the disposal of the
governor. Dan w. Jones. who acts in
conjunction with the relief committee Of
the Little Rock Board of Trade and Ar
kansas State Board of Trade. Prompt
action is necessary. Delay means loss of
'W. w. DICKINSON,
president Little Rock Board of Trade "
Governor Dan W. Jones today received
the following telegram from Washington:
"Please report Immediately. number OF
people suffering for food and shelter in
the flooded districts of your state, and
the sum required in your opinion for re-
lieving distress. Keep department
| promptly informed of particulars by tel
egraph and mail. r. A. AI4GER,
"Secretary of War"
| Governor Jones replied, saying:
Gam gathering information by wire and
| otherwise and will promptly report to you
as soon as reliable data can be obtained
| by Monday, probably. Entire Mississippi
| valley in Arkansas overfOwed. Great de-
| structon to property. Communication
! with many points cut off, rendering inf0r
nation as per your request difficult to OBJ
| tain. Amount of relief necessary car
| only be estimated, but it is safe to say
that $4,000 added by the government t
| our local resources will not be too mucf
to meet the exigencies."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
AUSTIN, TEXAS. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1897.

attention of congress. trusting. to that
branch to provide means of relief. To
this end he has made inquiries by tele-
graph of the governors Of the states
where floods prevail as to the extent OF
the floods and as to the needs of the peo-
pie. These reports will serve as basis
of an application to congress.
Several days ago and order was issued
by the secretary of war detailing Capt.
Fitch, in charge of the river and harbor
works of the Mississippi in the vicinity of
Memphis, from that duty and sending
him to New York AS the floods came
down the order was suspended because
Capt. Fitch is so familiar with the flood
ed districts as to make his presence in
charge of leyee and protection works very
the order altogether in view of the
threatening condition along the river and
the apparent necessity of much work by
Capt. Fitch in the vicinity of Memphis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
commerce Commission.

Savannah, Ca, April 5.-The interstate
commerce commission was In session in
Savannah today. The meeting was held
in the United States court room and was
largely attended by the prominent men
of Savannah. Every member of the
commission was present. The complaint
investigated today was against the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad. 1t is
claimed by the Savannah naval stores
men that the rates In force on the At
lantic division of this road prevents
trading with Savannah, forcing Florida
naval stores men to do business with
Mobile and New Orleans.
Cole & Dougherty, naval stores dealers
of Pensacola, testified that they could
not buy goods from Sayannah on account o;n
of the rates. q. G. Trenholm, superin-
tendent of the board of trade, and W. Q:
Powell, president of the Savannah Naval
Stores company, gave testimony in tina
same strain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
A SEA OF WATER,

Shaws Springs, Miss, April 3.-Yes-
terday the plows were running in the
fields adjacent to Shaws. Twenty-four
hours later boats were running through
the main business street of the town, and
fields are from four to six feet under wa
ter. On the west side the rise was very
sudden last night, and the people. were
totally unprepared for it, some barely
escaping with their lives. The water is
still rising slowly. The water. in the
bayou has risen thirteen inches since yes.
terday morning. A few miles south of
here 600 yards of railway track were
completely washed away. 1t is impossi-
BILE to estimate the amount of stock
drowned, but it will go into the hundreds.
Many people are camping on the rail-
road tracks where not under water. Res
cuing parties have taken people off tops
of houses in many instances.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
Nashville bike Races.

Nashville, April 5.-Tonight the south
ern circuit bicycle racing commenced at
the Coliseum in this city. About 5000
were in attendance and the track was
good. Great interest was shown and to-
morrow night the attendance will be
greatly increased. There were thirteen
events, making each heat race and in
creasing the interest. There were thirty
starters and many races were close. The
sport was the best ever witnessed at the
Coliseum. The following the finals:
One Mile-Open: Bert Rapine, Nash
vile, won; A. l.. Weinig, Buffalo, N. Y,
second; II. r. Stevenson, ST. Paul, third.
Time, 2:26 As.
One Mile--Invitation professional:
Robert Walthour, Atlanta, won; Con.
Baker, Columbus, O., second; G. B. Jack,
Philadelphia, third. Time, 2:29.
One Mile-Amateur: Gilbert League
won; w. P. Lowe, second; Louis Smith,
third. Time, 2:2S.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
River Bulletins.

Washington, April 3.-The following
reports have been received today from
the weather bureau officials in charge of
river districts:
st. Louis-Coming rain will no doubt
intensity rise in Mississippi and Missou-
ri rivers by Monday night, and it, now
ST. Louis in about two days. A general
warning has been given to that effect,
and general warning given to up-river
points.
The Fall river levee, opposite Quincy,
broke yesterday, and a number of farms
are flooded.
Cairo-River fallen two-tenths since
Friday morning.
Memphis-Levees in Tunica, Miss,
above Austin, are in danger of breaking.
Strong fight is being made at that point.
Flood situation at Memphis unchanged.
observation-disclosures change in river
condition.
New Orleans-River rising slowly from
Natchez south.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
DESOLATION AND RUIN
On the Plantations Around Rose
daIe-TwO Boys Drowned.

On the Plantations Around Rose
daIe-Two Boys Drowned.
Memphis. April "a special to the
Commercial-Appeal. from Rosedale,
Miss, says:
A driving rain storm this morning, ac-
companied by terrific wind from the
southeast, caused the whitecaps to rise
several feet high, causing several small
bridges to sway to and fro and float
away. The fourth day in the food scene
has changed materially for the worse.
Hundreds of negroes are without pro-
visions and with no possible means of get
ting any. There is fully half a million
acres of the finest farm lands in the coun-
try inundated. Each plantation pre-
sents a scene of desolation and ruin.
| There are tonight in Rosedale 1000 desti-
tute people who can not be cared for un-
less relief comes from another source.
The home supply is about exhausted. Not
content with sweeping away property
that has taken years of labor to accumu-
late, the food waters claimed two more
victims tonight. Bob and Walter Brown,
two colored boys, were swept away b.
the storm. The levees in front of t
town are standing the awful strain, bu.
they are being watched night and day:
| for break means that Rosedale would
be swept away.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
women Voted strong in Kansas.

Topeka. Kan, April 6.-The women of
Kansas were an important factor in to-
days municipal election and polled
heavy vote Topeka, the republican
stronghold, went republican by 1900,
which shows material gain for the
fusionists. In Wichita and Atchison the
republican tickets were elected by small
majorities, and in Kansas City, Kan.
Robert p. Marsh, republican, is elected
republicans elected a majority of their
candidates. Leavenworth elected a DEM
ocratic mayor.
The vote of the women was pretty
evenly divided on party lines, as the en-
forcement of the prohibition law in the
cities is under the direction of the metro
politan police officials. In several of
the second class cities. however, the
women made the liquor law vital issue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN.
From Vicksburg to the Gulf There
VIII Be a Strain on Levees.

From Vicksburg to the Gulf There
VIII Be Strain on Levees.
Washington, April 3-Mr. Willis L.
Moore, chief of the weather bureau, has
issued a special river bulletin, in which
he says:
The river at Vicksburg will probably
begin to rise again when the water from
the crevasses rteurns through the Yazoo,
and the rise from Vicksburg to the mouth
is liable to continue indefinitely.
The greatest strain to the levee below
Vicksburg is yet to come. and the. resi-,
dents of districts formerly Over1owed
should heed the warning given by the
weather bureau and remove persons and
property to places of safety.
Heavy showers occurred last night in
the watershed of the Arkansas and along
the lower Misssissippi:: The Tennessee,
Arkansas rivers have risen, and the
Ohio has continued falling. The Missis-
sippi has risen throughout it's. entire
length, except stationary at Memphis,
and slight fall from Arkansas City to
Vicksburg, in the vicinity of the crevasses.
1t is above the danger line al. St. Paul
and La Crosse, and nearing the danger
line from Keokuk to st. Louis. Ample
warning of threatened floods in the lat
ter district was sent two days ago to res
idents along the river from the weather
bureau office at st. Louis.
The president is showing great interest
in the news of the flood. and his sym
pathy has been aroused by the account
of the sufferings of the unfortunates who
have been driven from house and home
by the rising waters of the Mississippi.
Of his own initiative he can do nothing
for them, but he intends to appeal at
once to congress to come to the relief of
the sufferers. 1t was at first supposed
that the passage by congress last week
of the Joint resolution making Immediate
" available $25O,000 of the total appro-
pria ton in the sundry civil bill for the I'M
provement of the lower Mississippi river
under the direction of the Mississippi
river commission would go toward allie.
waiting the distress of the submerged sec.
tions. Now it has been discovered. how
ever, that not cent of this money can
be applied legally to feeding or caring. fol
the people starving and shivering along
| the banks of the river.
Under the law the money is appro
priated for the improvement of the river
and can be expended only for the preser
vation of levees, and perhaps, by
| stretch of construction. for the prOtec
ton of property To meet this exigency
the president has determined to brint
the unfortunate state of the people to thu
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
c. 6 Belge||G1 \ Bro,
The Cash Hardware Dealers.
Sign of the Aermotor.

withdrawal from the company of Capt.
Evan 2. Howell, who sold his fourth in
terest in the company at a handsome
profit to Mr.. Hugh T. Inman of Atlanta,
twenty years editor of the paper and
president of the company. Mr.. Clark
Howell, who succeeds his father, Capt.
Howell, has been since the death Of the
late Henry w. Grady, whom he succeed
ed seven years ago, managing editor of
the paper There WILL of course, be no
change in the policy of the paper, which
will continue to support the present re-
organization Of the democratic party, Mr..
Howell being national committeeman
from Georgia and ex-speaker of the
Georgia house of representatives.