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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21
The City Council.

The city council held it's regular
semi-monthly meeting last night
with the following present:
President Livingston, Benjamin,
Davis, Pooser, Weathers, Pitt
man and Carmichael. Minutes
of previous meeting, read and
approved. Capt. Pooser was
sworn in; Treasurer Moody stated
that his bond would arrive in a
few days, instructed to place it
with Judiciary committee. First
National bank of Gainesville
through Mr.. Moody asked that
our city funds be placed with
them, that satisfactory, bond
would be given.
DR.. Chace objected to barn that
was being built in rear of his lot.
Referred to judiciary committee.
Mr.. Chaille complained that
the lunch peddlers were injuring
his and other similar businesses
and asked that they be required
to pay regular license. Referred
to judiciary committee.
E. @. Connor stated that with
help from city citizens, would
pave Earl street. Referred to
street committee.
Mccoy asked IS damages on
his cart caused by fire depart
ment. Referred to fire committee.
Judge Hooker made complaint
of Objectionable ditch near his
premises. Referred to street
committee to investigate.
Clerk reported health and
Lords day ordinances approved
by mayor.
Action on re-renting market
stalls indefinitely postponed.
Returned reports of city officers
marked correct.
DR.. Torrey's petition for rebate
on taxes, withdrawn.
Petition from E. Spencer for
rebate, refused.
w. L. Jewett, agent, petition
for rebate, refused.
On motion of Livingstone, or.
dinance was ordered prepared to
prohibit any one except street
committee from triming up shade
trees.
Mr.. Moorhead complained of
failure to notify him that his COW
was empounded.
The matter of the Trantham
lease on the old reel house is still
unsettled.
Adjourned.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21

Takes the Bakery.-Covered
dishes, SIC, SIC; bowl and pitcher,
6Oc; pitchers, 12c, 2Oc, 33c; sauce
boats, 12c; sugars zoe; never so
cheap before. The Racket.
Humors in the blood, boils,
pimples, scrofula sores, are
promptly eradicated by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, the one true blood
purifier, nerve tonic and health
builder.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21

could not be collected, but could
be as soon as the legal defect was
remedied by the proper officials.
Hence the present warrant was
not. a reasonable warrant, be-
cause no date was fixed; time
must be given, 30 or 60 days.
This remedied, the delinquent tax
list could be made out, published
and properly sold.
Writ of mandamus is denied
relator because the warrant of
the county commissioners is de-
fective, not good in law.
The judge said the question
was a serious one and demanded
the most careful attention of the
county commissioners.
The attorneys for Mr.. Pooser,
taking their pleas in the case as
evidence, imagined that the pro-
prietor and publisher of the
Evening Star lays awake nights
plotting how he can compel Mr..
Pooser to give him that list and
thereby ''pull public money from
the people to put in his pocket" !"
When Judge McConathy was re-
minded he had uttered these
words in his earnest argument
before the court, showing how
unjustifiable in this light, grant
ing of mandamus would be,
with the spirit of a true, high
minded and honorable gentleman
that the judge is, disclaimed any
personal reflection and with a
twinkle in his eye, intimated that
must be taken in a Picwickian
sense.
Mr.. r. L. Anderson devoted
about half of his time along a
similar line, imparting to Mr.. P.
purely personal motives in his ef-
forts to secure the tax list and
thereby adding to the distress,
vexation and loss of property
through inability of parties to
pay their taxes now.
All this is quite amusing to a
locker on in Venice to note the
zeal and deep interest the tax
collector, his attorneys and the
Banner and Free Press have for
the dear people and what they
are willing to do for them and
how nightly they are striving to
protect the lambs (the people)
from the onslaught of the vul-
ture (The Evening Starr to de-
prive them of their homes.
Can it be possible the people
can not see and appreciate the
patriotism and ideal citizenship
of the editors of the Banner and
Free Press for they are the true
defendants in the case and by
ttknocking out'' the Evening
Star secure the prize themselves
of publishing the delinquent tax
list.
Let it be said once for all the
Star is simply contending for
what it conscientiously believes
are it's rights under the law and
will SO contend until the highest
court in the state says it is
wrong and then it will submit
with cheerfulness and be perfect
ly satisfied no matter what pa
per secures the list.
But the Star repeats what it
said to the tax collector: cit de-
sires to oppress no one Or take
undue advantage of the public.
If it's right to publish the tax list
is affirmed the tax collector and
the people can have all reasona-
BILE time, 80 or 80 days in which
the tax collector can prepare his
delinquent list.
The attorneys. engaged in the
case say no trial in the history of
| Ocala ever caused such research
for authorities, really exhaus-
tive, and one in which the plead
ers showed better judgment in
the presentation Of their argu-
ments.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21
Good Gentle horse Wanted.

Will pay twenty-five dollars
for the rent of a good gentle
horse for twelve months, light
work and good attention. Apply
at room No. s. over Fisbel's
store. tt.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21

"A Tampa made cigar, all
clear Havana for &c. at 7. w.
TroYler's.
just try i0c. box Of Casca-
rcts, the finest liver and bowel
regulator ever made.
Ed Carmichael, the chief of the
fire department returned yester-
day from a visit to his family az
Fernandina.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21
THAT MANDAMUS CASE.


The Court Rules That the Warrant is
Illegal and New one be Issued.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning the attorneys in the case
and a few spectators appeared in
Judge Hockers' office to listen to
the arguments on the alternative
writ of mandamus secured by
the Evening Star against F. D.
Pooser, county tax collector, and
learn the outcome of the case of
the Evening Stars demand for
the delinquent tax list. Judge
McConathy and r. L. Anderson
appeared for the defense and AL
bert Wright and Neil Alfred for
the plaintiff. Judge McConathy
asked for dismissal of the writ
and gave q dozen reasons why
+ there was no law for it and the
Evening Star could have no
standing on this question in
court.
Albert Wright followed Judge
McConathy in behalf of the
Evening Star and consumed the
time to the noon hour pleading
for his client when a recess was
taxed until 2 O'Clock, when Neil
Alfred took the floor, and for an
hour addressed the court. The
closing argument for the defense
was made by r. L. Anderson.
II we were to attempt to follow
the learned gentlemen in the law
with their array of legal author
tiles and quotations from same
their arguments would fill sever
al issues of our paper.
At the close of the arguments
Judge Hooker proceeded to rem
der his decision, prefacing it with
the remarks that should he de-
vote month to consulting au-
thorities on this question he would
be no wiser; it was very diff
cult question, most knotty one
that had ever come before him;
law was constructed to fulfill it's
ends; it's Interpretation must be
reasonable; if law was hard and
unreasonable to construe, public
interests must not be lost sight
of. Law, as to question of time,
was directory, unless time was
specified and no other time per-
mitted. Under peculiar features
of the law many officials let spe-
cified time pass, hence the law
provided for such omissions and
the law that said the tax collect
or shall close his books April LIST
of each year and prepare delin-
quent tax list July 1st of that
year is directory and taxes can
be collected afterwards. 1t is
the duty of all officials to OBJ
serve the time, or as near so as
possible. The law of 1895, re-
ferring to the issuing of warrant
to the tax collector by the county
commissioners is different from
other statutes; that power is
mandatory and must be issued by
some official designated by the
law to make the warrant legal
and legalize and empower the tax
collector to collect and make sale o1
land advertised. The warrant is
sued July 9th by the county com.
missioners was not a proper one.
neither was the assessors war
rant of January 18th, 1897, any
good. The tax collectors au
thority rests en- the warrant ano
collector is bound to obey the au
thority if found so on it's face
Irregularities, such as existed il
Marion county now, do not make
the collection of taxes invalid
The time to make collection OF
taxes was compulsory by action.
but did not think the repetitions
in the statutes on this subject
were mandatory because no pow
er existed in Marion county tt
enforce them.
The herald., 1897-04-10
ON 'CHANGE
What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street

NEW YORK. April 9.-Compared with
the trading of some days this week there
the stock exchange. although the market
has by no means obtained large prices 5
yet Nearly half the sales today were of
sugar and Chicago gas and the grangers
and coalers took up a large part of the re-
naming half, so that the apparent Increase
in business was largely confined TO few
stocks. The market opened with quite
marked upward tendency and as prices
worked upward there was broadening in
the scope of the buying. But number of
unfavorable influences developed and in
duced the traders to take their profits. This
proved too much foT tie maj het and values
sagged Off closing prices showing in most
cases sharp net losses. There was quite
notable demand at one time during the
day for the Vanderbilt stocks. which has
come to be looked upon Of late as the first
returning indication OF an outside interest
In the market. This was largely diminished
as the market gave way to depression.
Some of the buying of sugar in the latter
part of the day seems to have been in
fiuenced by reports OF protests against the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill by foreign
governments the dealers in stocks appar..
entity considering from this that the tariff
as whole was likely TO fail and thus leave
the sugar duties as at present. This is an
example. of the professional character of
the dealings in sugar and the manner in
which the price has been manipulated. The
selling to realize on the rise was large and
affected the price not only of sugar but
nelpeu 10 drive down prices IN general.
After touching 115 the price fell ~. Chi
cago gas was almost as largely dealt in as
sugar and was strong nearly all day, clos
ing at s2 as comparedr@vth S0ia at the close.
checked by the weakness In the wheat
market and they fell Off about ss to point
The closing was weak with the downward
course unchecked. The bond market main
tanned a fairly good tone, although some
slight heaviness developed In few of the
active issues. The sales were $9Ss. 900 Gov
ernments were neglected at the board but
displayed renewed strength and rose
slightly on bid prices.
The wheat market wseked up consider
able action this afternoon by developing
sudden weakness to an extreme nature
ords since last September. The May op-
ton under heavy rush of orders. tumbled
from Is, the highest price of the day, to MS.
The herald., 1897-04-10

5,aq5A; veal. e@71a; mutton. 5; lamb. 61s
Z, CURED MEATs-sknned hams. So
Rex hams M selected mild ~ snsc cure.
breaRfast ial Bacon Backs s. Rex boneless
hams, sugar cured. 3; Rex homeless
butts, sh; Rex dried beef, sets, II; Rex
(outsides), s; smoked, tongues, per lb, 10;
medium bacon, Sis; dry salt clear bellies.
1920; av, ~: dry salt short clears, 35G40:
av.. N salt clear backs, e%; Rex pure leaf
lard, tierces Ga Ivory, -tierces, basis 5la;
5S; special kettle rendered leaf, eA.
1.5O; 4-crown LII clusters, 1.454160;
s-crown LII, per box. 1.15GI2O; g.
crown loose muscats, per box,
2-crown loose in sacks, per. lb., "A; g.
crown, loose in sacks, per lb, o1a45%: 4
crown fancy bleached. per lb.. 10: Sultana.
seedles. choice, per lb., IAqs. Fractions,
Half crown, per lb, 6q6ls; Sultana, seed
less, boxes, rs; quarter boxes. 50 per box
FFIGs-California white. per lb:,. ~;
fancy. per lb.. s@Sls; imported Smyrna,
BAGs-(net cash)-Calcutta, spot net;
potato bags, 4; dried fruit sacks, 100 lbs,
6hd71s; bean sacks, s; walnut bags, 14ql6;
wool sacks, 81
Lima S25q25o Lady ozg WashingtOa a. l1Si
beans, 200; lentils, imported. 6.5oq7.0o; lem
tits, California. 5.5Oq6.5o.
GRAIN-Wheat, 1.50g160; corn, small
yellow. 100; large yellow, 95q1.0 barley, Is.
banks, choice to fancy, l.2Odl.SO fair to
good and all other varieties, 1.0OQ1 20; early
rose, seed, 1.1041 Is; sweet potatoes. 1.25.
The herald., 1897-04-10
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, April s-The Boston Com
mercal Bulletin Will say tomorrow of the
wool market: The demand has dropped
off and the market is quiet Prices are,
however stronger than ever. There is a
great scarcity of medium wool. "B" super
pulled woods have advanced 3 cents. the
secured pound to 80 cents. The purchases
for the United States in the London auc-
ton just closed are more than double all
previous purchases. They aggregate 100. 600
bales. Wool is largely held out of the mar
ket for an advance and western growers
are inclined to contract for their wool on
the sleeps backs. The sales of the week
are 3O0S.000 pounds domestic and 2,69S, COO
pounds foreign against 5.103,0 600 pounds do
nestle and $780, 900 pounds foreign for the
same week last year. The sales to date
nestle and 80 S02. 400 pounds foreign from
the sales to the same date in 1926. The re-
ceipts to date show an increase of 15,29S
bales domestic and 1856 bales foreign.
The herald., 1897-04-10
Local Quotations

Yesterday there was no change of mo-
ment in the produce market. The demand
for poultry was trifle greater than the
previous day; eggs and butter remaining
at stationary prices. Dressed pork ad-
vanced half cent. all other meats re-
naming firm. Potatoes. beans. dried and
green fruits, millstuffs and other staple
products showed no change, although the
supply Of dried fruits still continues equal
to the demand.
(The following quotations are whole
for an extra fine or lower grade the quota
EGGS-Fresh ranch, 12k
BUTTEREansy local creamery per
per 2-lb. square, 271s@so; dairy. 1% lb. rolls,
CHEESE-Local factory, lage size. 9d914;
do, Young America. 1oQ101a; do. S-lb., hand.
11911h: &c extra per lb. when cased for
shipment); northern. full cream. S@S1s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, per ITO lbs, rs;
celery. doz.. 10000; cabbage. per 100 lbs.
5o16O chiles. dry. per string. boq6o: Mexi-
garlic, do, 3G4: onions, per 100 lbs, 3.25d
$50; turnips. per 100 lbs, 60; rhubarb. 1.25
GREEN FRUITS-Eastern apples. per Ib.
8; Strawberries. common, 10q12; bananas.
CITRUS FRUITs-oranges navels. 2.25
$500: seedlings, 50G60; lemons. fancy.
Eureka. l.5O; Eureka and Lisbon. 1.5O; un-
HONEY AND BEESWAx-Honeyc
soil per lb. strained. 5kQ7; beeswax 225A
POULTRY-Hens s.75@4.25 per dozen
young roosters. 4.50M4.75; broilers. $3.50
$50; old roosters, 3.75G4.25: ducks, 5.5016 90;
turkeys, live. 13015; dressed, 16Q17; pigeons,
per doz.. 1.00@1.25; squads. 1.50.
HAY-Wheat. per ton. 800: barley,
s.0Ods0o: wheat and oat. s00a1Ooo: alfal-
ia, baled, 6.00aS.00 loose. 50097. 90; oat. g. 80.
MILLSTUFFs-Flour. local mills. 4.so
bbl.; Stockton brands. $50; Oregon, 4S5;
eastern, 625 shorts. per ton. local, 1900;
rolled barley. per ton. $500: cracked corn,
per 100 lbs, 100: feed meal, per 100 lbs, 10
bran, 1900 per ton
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. sun-dried,
sacks. per lb.. 4lka5A; boxes. 5@5A: evapo.
choice. 10; peaches, fancy. unpeeled. sh;
6@7; pears. fancy. evaporated, 100; plums,
~: sacks, 6; dates, sl1@7
dium soft, 6lha71s, softshell, Los Nietos.
per shell, 1lQl2h; hardshell, 7Qs; pecans,
H1DEs AND woOLr-New hide list:
Dry. liz; kip 9; calf. l41z; bulls. 6; sheep
pelts. 2@4: wool, spring clip. good 5h; in
ferior, 3G3h.
LIVE sTOCK-Per lb.: Beeves, 21k@s;
hogs. sk@sh; lambs. per head, 1.2601.50:
D5RHEEssn1 MExTs-xil per ib.. Beef,
The herald., 1897-04-10
LINES OF IRA VEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,

The company's elegant steamers Santa
Rosa and Corona leave Redondo ar IL a. m.
and Port Los Angeles at 2:2O pm. for San
Francisco via Santa Barbara and Port
Hartford, April 2. 8, 10, A. is. %. 26, 30, May
A. s. -, 16. 90 "a, 2s, June l, 5, g. 1S, H. a. 25:
20. Leave Port Los Angeles at a. m. and
Redondo at Ii a. m. for San Diego. April
4, s.. u, 1e 20. "a Is May 2 6 10, i, ls e. 2s:
calls at Newport. Cars connect via Re-
dendo leave Santa Fe depot at 10 a. m. or
from Redondo railway depot at $3.50 a. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p. R. R. depot at :S5 m. for steamers
north bound.
The steamers Eureka and Coos Bay leave
San Pedro and East San Pedro for San
Francisco via Ventura Carpenteria. Santa
Barbala, Gaviota. Port Hartford. Cayucos,
San Simeon, Monterey and Santa Cruz. at
$3.50 p; m; April 81 Il, 15 ls %, "a, May
22 26 30 Cars connect with steamers via
San Pedro leave S. p r. r. (Arcade depot
at 5:OS p. m. and Terminal ry. depot at sos
pm. The company reserves right TO
change without previous notice, steamerss
sailing dates and hours of sailing. w. Par
ris. Agent, 124 "; Second on ST., Los angeles. s.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. AgtS,
San Francisco.
The herald., 1897-04-10

only fairly active Overfiows, washouts
and floods continue to do great damage
in the Mississippi and Missouri river val
leys, through portion of which genera.
trade remains practically at a standstill.
Pig iron, steel billcts and cast iron pipe
are lower In price and the demand for
steel and iron is not as heavy as it has
been, although the price of lake ore has
been fixed at low figure and an ore pool
formed. Wheat has continued a dis
appointment as to price, dropping nearly
cents a bushel on Bradstreet's report
of an increase in the worlds visible sup
ply last week, instead of a decrease, as
expected, due to a large quantity OF
wheat in sight abroad. Chicago has only
about held its own, little, If any improve
ment being reported in trade there. st.
Louis, more dependent upon traffic from
the flooded region, reports decrease In
volume of business. Jobbers at Omaha,
st. Paul, Milwaukee and Portland, Ore,
report a better demand, notably In dry
goods, oil, paints, glass, shoes and leath-
er. Prospective advances In the wool
tariff are behind another rise In the price
of woods and woolens, but common goods
thus far fail to advance, because the re-
stricted production Is meeting current
demand. Nearly all staples except those
mentioned as having advanced, have
declined Exports of wheat (four includ-
ed as wheat) from both coasts of the
United States and st. Johns, N. b., this
week were 2.O36.907 bushels. compared
with 2,664 900 last week. /, ,760, 600 the week
a year ago, 2,1s6000 the week two years
ago, 1885, 900 three years ago and 1854, 900
in the like week of 1893.
Business failures remain at the lower
level recently reported; 232 for this week
compared with 212 last week, 231 in the
week a year ago, 225 two years ago and
211 three years ago. There are 32 busi-
ness failures reported from Canada this
week O year ago.
The herald., 1897-04-10
INSURANCE

The rebating evil in life insurance has
been the subject OF much anxiety to
managers and the subject also of some
very stern and rigid regulations which
are supposed to govern canvassing
agents and prevent them, on pain of dis
missal and permanent expulsion from
the business. from giving away any
portion of their commissions to the as
sured. The Boston Standard relates an
instance of q significant kind on the
testimony of one Of the speakers at a
recent meeting OF insurance men in New
York. The agent said
II know of case In life insurance
where friend of mine carries 100000
on his life and he says i used to carry
100000 in the regular way. found that
very expensive proceeding. cancelled
all my policies. took the surrender value
or whatever could get from the various
companies and put the money in my
pocket. Then I went to an insurance
agent and said wanted $500, 900 insur-
ance, but also wanted to get so per cent
or the first years premium or I would
not place It through him. My friend
tells me he has successfully. for the last
five years. carried his insurance at 20
per cent Of the f1rst premium. When the
eleventh month comes along he picks
out another broker, makes new appli-
cation. letting his old policies lapse, and
taking new What does the law amount
to in such case?"
The above case. which Il not an ex-
ceptional one, except. perhaps, as to the
large amount involved. exemplifies one
OF the worst features Of the rebate evil
In life Insurance The bare statement
that conditions existing IA life insur-
ance today invite this lapsing and re-
newing of insurance fot ne cake Or the
The herald., 1897-04-10
Dun,s Trade Review

NEW YORK, April 9.--R. G. Dun &
Cos weekly review of trade will say to-
morrow: Out of 4006 failures, with La
bilities of $50. .752, ,561 in the first quarter,
"A banking failures covered more than
q fifth of the amount, $12,744,650, and
3345 failures with liabilities of s39, ,947 $50,
or nearly three-fifths, are classified this
week, according to branches of business,
leaving only 5S7 failures and less than
a fifth of the liabilities. $12,060,019, in
branches Of manufacture or trade not
specified Only two of the thirteen man
ufacturing classes and only four of thir-
teen trading classes show liabilities for
the quarter larger than last year and
only two manufacturing and five trad
ing show larger average of liabilities.
In almost every case, also. it is shown
that the increase is due to one or two
exceptionally large failures in that
class. The returns, compared with
those of three previous years disclose
much improvement already, and a
bright prospect for more hereafter. A
sudden collapse in the wheat market,
exceeding three cents In a day, appears
to have no other cause than a belated
perception that past estimates of yield,
official and otherwise. have been mis-
leading. Floods and other unfavorable
weather for seeding have no weight.
Expectation of great scarcity and high
prices burst like bubble. and for n
time the only support was the taking
Of profits by spectators for fall. Re-
ceipts have not warranted hopes Of
great advantage, nor do they now war;
rant much expectation of a decline.
Western receipts are smaller than last
year and Atlantic exports not large,
though over 60 per cent larger than a
year ago. Corn receipts continue heavy
and exports for this week were 1928
337 bushels, against 1,142,710 last year.
and against Atlantic exports OF wheat
amounting, flour included, to only l., ,521,-
122 bushels, against 967,553 last year.
Speculation in wool has been checked
by the possibilities that duties may take
effect April 1, and some large shipments
from abroad have been countermanded.
while traders here are less disposed to
sell. But trading between dealers makes
up more than half the sales of 1878, 400
pounds for the week, and since sales in
six weeks at three markets have been
6.464,600 pounds, 1t Is not improbable
that many mills have, as is claimed, a
full years supply The demand for
mems goods has diminished. The de-
mand for dress goods, especially of the
lower grades, has caused an advance of
five per cent in some lines. The iron
industry is hampered by the contest
between Mesaba ore interests, which
prevents as yet a settlement Of ore
prices and leads many to expect for
ther decline In finished products. The
Illinois Steel works. the Lake Erie works
at Cleveland. and the works of Oliver &
Co. and Byers & Co. at Pittsburg are
stopped by labor difficulties. and some
furnaces have stopped because the pro-
duction of pig iron had outrun the de-
mand for finished products, and heavy
stocks remained unsold. Bessemer, Pitts
burg. for pig brings only $40 and gray
forge only $S.75, the lowest on record