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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
A MIRROR OF oCALA.
Mrs. Bella Brant Dead-A Big Boom
In Tobacco Planting.

Ocsla. Fla, May 25.-Mrs. Bella Brant,
a very excellent Christian lady, after a
short lingering fitness, died at her home
in this city last night Her remains were
taken to her old home at More Bluff for
burial this afternoon. She leaves a hus-
band and three small children
The peoples party executive committee
has issued a call through its president for
a special meeting, to be held June Z, to
attend 10 important business.
julius Hidalgo, having sufficiently re-
covered from his recent stroke of paraly
sis to be up and about, leaves for an ex-
tended European trip tonight accOmpa-
MED by his wife, daughter, governess.
man and servant He will be accompanied
as far as New York by J. L. Aiedero.
Mr.. Hidalgo Will return to Ocala in the
fall and engage in business in our city.
Mrs. Newcombe Of Kentucky, largely in
terested in phosphate in this county, is
here looking after her possessions.
Gambler, one of the most progressive
towns along the Plant system, reports that
heavy acreage will be planted in tobacco
iD that section this season. j. d. Allen
has just ordered several thousand plants
from Col. Eunelberger and VIII plant sew
eral acres, while Wallace and Allen have
leased the St. Clair orange grove, ten
acres, apd will try their luck with the
weed. There are any number Of smaller
patches. and they are ali in an excellent
condition. From recent estimates made
by your correspondent. the estimate of Mr.
Curtis that 80 acres would be planted in
tobacco in this county this season, we are
confident he has made the estimate at
least 100 acres too small. There are nearly
one hundred acres near Beliview, on the
Florida Central and Peninsular, and stin
others, who are making prepare tons TO
plant. The finest patch seen in the coun
", IS that of Mr.. George Smith, near
Ocala. His plants are waist high and in
a very short time will begin harvesting.
The public school closed Friday, and this
Friday the commencement exercises wilt
be held. There are thirteen graduates.
The contract having been let, work on
the new Howard academy will be COM
menced next week.
Ocala is making preparations for the
Fourth Of July. Among the attractions
anticipated for that day, will be an ad-
dress b. Senator Stephens r. Mallory
largely signed petition by nearly all OF
Ocala having been sent him yesterday by
AFR. G. II. Campbell, who has charge OF
the programme for that day. which means
a big success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
HAzLEHURsT HAPPENINGS.
New school Building wanted-COun-
~ Election 10 lie Held.

New school Building Wanted-COun-
~ Election 10 he Held.
Hazlehurst, Ca, May 26.-The citizens OF
this town are trying to devise some means
to build a new school building, TO replace
the rotten, miserable shack" that is now
used for school purposes. Hazlehurst, with
probably a thousand inhabitants and
about two hundred school children, GER
tainly needs a school building.
People OF this vicinity were surprised
on Sunday evening at the announcement
OF the marriage OF MIR. r. Clary Williams
and Miss Minnie Odum. both of this place.
The bride and groom left Immediately
for Mississippi. where the best wishes OF
their many friends follow them.
The farmers Of this section are needing
rain badly.
The people OF Appling county will soon
have another election. There Is a vacan-
cy caused by the unfortunate condition
OF the county treasurer, Dr. Robert Carter.
who lost his mind some time since. Al
ready there are n good many candidates
cropping out.
There Is talk OF petitioning the general
assembly to create a new county out of a
part OF Coffee and Applng counties. The
limitation OF establishing new counties
passed by the last constitutional conven-
ton has about expired. In the event that
new county Is made, Hazolhurst will.
IN all probability. be the county scat This
will be n great benefit to people who have
to go to Douglas and Bailey to the courts.
as the distance 10 Douglas IL thlrty-nve
miles and eighteen to BaNley. and there
is no way to get to Douglas except BY pri-
Yate conveyance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
ATHENS GAY SEASON.
Commencement Days Approaching.
VIII he Five Summer schools.

VIII he Five Summer schools.
Athens, Ca, May 26.-The university will
have five summer schools in operation
this year and quite a number of students
will attend them. These schools open
June 20 and run six weeks. They will be
as follows: Mathematics, Prof. II. c.
Moreno; modern languages, Prof. A. A.
Boggs; ancient languages, Prof. G. p.
Hunt; chemistry, DR.. c. II. Herty., The
law school of the summer session will open
about July 10 and will be in charge OF
Prof. Sylvanus Morris.
DR.. b. f. Riley of the university de-
llvered the annual address to-day at Bow
man Institute at Bowman, Ga. He will
also deliver the address at the Wlnterville
academy June 4.
Mrs. DR.. w. H. Young and a number
of the good women of Athens will, in a
few weeks, start a night school in East
Athens for the benefit of the children of
that section OF the city who work in the
factories.
THE hoard of education yesterday re-
elected all the teachers of the city schools
and named Miss Rosa Maddox as an ad-
ditional teacher
col. b. +. Abbott Of Atlanta delivered an
able lecture yesterday TO the members of
the university law class upon the subject
OF professional Ethics"
The university tennis tournament began
Yesterday and will run for several days.
The contestants are working for the sill
yer cup offered by Prof. A. II. Patterson
and now held by Mr.. Marion Dubose OF
This city. the winner of last years tourna-
ment.
The final examinations in the state uni
versity have commenced.
The corps OF editors OF the Georgian"
for next year will be chosen this week.
DR.. s. c. Benedict has finished his course
OF lectures TO the law school on the SUBJ
feet OF Medical Jurisprudence"
one OF the most interesting features of
the coming Lucy Cobb commencement will
be an art levee held by Miss Jennie Smith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
FuLToN's NEW COURT HOUSE.
A Probability That Ii VIII BE Built
of Georgia MnrbIe.

Atlanta. Ca, May 26.-It is probable
that the new county court house, which
is to be built at once under the direction
Of the board Of county commissioners, will
be constructed of Georgia marble. The
building is TO cost $4,000, and II Georgia
marble Is used II will be the first big office
in the state built OF that material, though
other states have used II for public build
lngs with great satisfaction. The menu
bers OF the board Of county commissioners
left to-day TO inspect the quarrles Offer
ing the marble for the building, and II is
expected that they will fnd stone some
where in the state that VIII meet their
approval. and IL Is the expressed policy of
the board to favor domestic materials for
the new structure, which is to be a model
for the state
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
ENoAMPMENT AT 81. sIMoN's.
Naval Reserves and Militia 90 Camp
nj the same Place.

nj the same Place.
Brunswick. Ca, May @.-Eight compa-
mics OF the Georgia militia have signihed
their intention Of joining in the enoamp-
ment on 81. simon's next July. In consld-
Grafton OF this fact, Il Is probable that
both divisions OF the naval reserves viii
60 into camp on board the Passaic In
brunswick harbor instead OF jointly with
the reserves OF the Carolinas at Port
Royal. The torpedo corps so decided last
night. An officer from the navy depart
mont will be requested to give instruc-
tons TO the divisions In addition, an ef-
fort will be made to secure a regular war
vessel during the cncampment Sub
scripuons for the infantry encampment
have been liberal. To date amounts nut
down aggregate $500. The balance OF sub
scriptons needed viii be secured without
any trouble. Tents used at the regular
state encampment al Griffin viii be
brought down. For this reason the date
for the 81 slmon's meet will have 70 be
as late as July.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
RAILWAY TEIEGRAPHERs.
Federation with the Hallway Broth
erhOOd Endorsed.

Peoria, ILL.,, May 26.-The convention Of
the Railway Telegraphers adjourned to-
day to meet in 1899. either in Peoria or
Philadelphia. as the executive committee
decide. The convention was organized by
electing Charles Daniel of Atlanta, Ga.
chairman, and c. s.. Mahoney of st. Louis
secretary.
The proposition 20 federate with the rail-
way brotherhood was Endorsed. but feder-
alton with the American Federation Of
Labor was refused
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
Ayers Cathartic Pills

have, from the time of their
preparation, been a continuous
success with the public. And
that means that Ayers Pills
accomplish what is promised
for them; they cure where
Others fail. 1t was fitting,
therefore, that the worldwide
popularity of these pills should
be recognized by the Worlds
Fair medal of 1898 -a fact
which emphasizes the record:
so Years of Cures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
srLAURIN APPorNfED.
The Governor Names the Congress-
man as EarIe's Successor.

Columbia, S c.. May 25.-As forecasted
yesterday. Gov. Ellerbee to-day commits
stoned John Lowndes .AIcLaurin, senator
OF South Carolina until the election of his
successor by the legislature
Mr.. McLaurin has sent a letter of ac-
ceptance to Gov. Enerbee, in which he
says:
With profound consciousness of the re-
sponsibilities involved and an honest de-
termination to represent, as far as / am
able, the interests of the entire people of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
TIFTON's FORGED CHECK.
The Prisoner a Cuban and n Second
Party Involved.

Triton, Ca, May 26.-James De Havens
who passed the forged check on the
Southern Bell Telephone Company, was
taken to Nashville Jail on Saturday last
He proves TO be a Cuban and carries
scar where he was shot through the body
He claims TO have known Maceo. He was
born and lived twenty years In Cuba bu'
has spent ten years of his life In the YIN,
ted States. A second party was invoyei
IN the forgery business. The second par.
~ is the one who did the forging, and 10
Havens passed the check, and was to OF
vide the spells. -.
The Empire Garden Midsummer FaP
will be held on July Z, s and 2.
The Valdosta district conference OF w
Methodist Episcopal church, south OF tno
South Georgia conference, convenes nv
to-day. One hundred and twenty oel
gates, including pastors and laymen, az
expected. The conference will remain ~
session ill Sunday night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
The story ON the Assistant Chief.

Assistant Chief George Mouro says the
story credited to him of a lady's COM
ments on the management of the Christ
church IRE was not his production. The
story, instead of being told by. was told
to him. lie did not hear the lady make
the remarks accredited to her, and as II
goes, the story leaves him the bearer of
the burden of criticism. The story was
told by one OF the police commission.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

our state, I accept your appointment
desire, however, TO say that believe that
United States senators should be elected
by a vote of the people, and as the consti-
tuition gives us that privilege, / sincerely
trust that the democratic state executive
committee will order a primary and give
every democrat a voice in the selection of
one to fill this, the highest, office in the
gift of the people. If 1 am not selected l
will humbly acquiesce in the wishes of the
majority. If am selected, I will have the
proud consciousness of knowing that am
in fact, truly the representative of the
people-the whole people of the state of
South Carolina"
Mr.. McLanrin goes on to say that had
It not been for the exigency demanding
the immediate filling OF the vacancy he
would have preferred that 10 appointment
had been made till the people had spoken
at the polls
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
Negro Shot nt Nicholas

Waycross, Ca, May "a white man.
named Evans, a few days ago. shot a ne
gro at the turpentlne still of Deem & co.
at Nichols. The negro was dangerously
wounded, and until yesterday 1t was sup
posed he could not live He Is improving
and VIII soon recover Evans LEFT FOR
North Carolina soon after he did the
shooting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

Gave Them the CLASSY Stare. -"of
course said the Turkish commander-ln-
chief. when we came we expected 10 ana
free passes, however"
An observer might have noticed that tho
ambulance corps were even then bringing
IN the head heads. New York Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
GREEK LETTER DAY.
Representative Of Fraternities Meet
I'm the Auditorium.

in the Auditorium.
Nashville, Tenn, May 26.-Greek letter
day was informally observed at the expo
sition to-day and a number of representa-
lives of the different fraternities met in
the auditorium.
A number of governors including Gov.
Johnston OF Alabama, and Gov. Russell OF
North Carolina, with their STATS and es-
corts, will come June ], Tennessee day.
The statue of Commodore Vanderbilt
is In place and is a notable feature OF the
exposition.
Yesterdays attendance was over $500
despite the cold. Tonight and to-days
attendance and weather were good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
Ell PAsO's FLOOD.
A Levce Breaks and sweeps Away
the City Recorders Home.

the City Recorders Home.
FL Paso. Tex. May 26.--The Rio Grande
continues to rise, and an army of men is
strung out on Sixth street on a levee that
was thrown up Monday night the old one
having broken.
At noon to-day the levee in front of
City Recorder c. b. Patterson's residence
broke. The water rushed into the house,
almost drowning the recorder and
friend, who was with him. Mr.. Patterson
had just moved his family out His pretty
residence was washed away, together
with a dozen other houses in the neigh
borhood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
Fifty Years Ago.

who could imagine that this should be
The place where, in eighteen ninety-three
That white worid-wonder of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, polyohrome e.
Here at the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills. BY the world preferred.
chieago-like, they record show,
Since they started-so years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
Pythinn Han For waycro.,.

Waycross, Ca, May 26.-There is strong
probability Of a Castle Hall Association
being organized in this city at an early
date by Wakefield Lodge No. q, Knights
OF Pythias, for the purpose OF building a
handsome brick castle hail In the bust
ness center for the use OF the lodge aud to
contain offices and stores for rent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
Japan Doesn't want Hawaii.

Montreal. May 26.-Marquis Ito IN an
Interview. said that the talk In the United
States about the desire Of Japan to annex
Hawaii Is foolish. Japan would not have
Hawaii, he said, II IL could be had FOR The
asking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

be submitted By the state in the form
OF interrogatories, and there VIII be an
other session for argument. This arbitra-
ton was authorized by an act OF the legis-
lature passed last fail on recommendation
OF Snecial AttorneY Mimblsh
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

II the valuable properties Of
Tarrant's Efervcscent settler AperIent
were universally known, no family would DO
without t. 10 Is the best known prevenfative
Of and cure for Bilousncss Sick Headaehc
Constipation. Imperfect Digestion Disordered
stomach, Vomiting. Loss OF Appetite Erup.
ton on Face. Prickly eat and an had oHocta
arising from cxccssos IA eating or drinking
Sud By druggists for ~ years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

The Florida Central and Ponlnsular
railroad will resume its summer Sunday
excursions from Savannah to Fernandina
on June 6. These excursions are very pop
ular with Savannahians. They cost but
81 for the round trip, which is made in one
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

san Francisco, May 2e.--In the first event
tonight OF the fstic carnlvals under the
auspices Of the National Athletic Club
Ryan OF Cincinnati was given the decision
over Emmer of San Diego in the tenth
round.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

MIR. S. c. Hoge, superintendent OF the
First division OF the Central. is down from
Macon headquarters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

General Freight and Passenger Agent
A. Pope Of the Georgia and Alabama went
through yesterday for Americas. after at
tending the Charleston conference OF
freight officials.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in Savannah ana
Elsewhere.

General Freight Agent W. A. winburn
OF the Central came back yesterday from
the freight oficialg conference az Charles
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

New York. May 26.-ISid Mccoy detes',
ed Dick O'Brien of Boston before .ns
Palace Athletic Club tonight ~ "'
rnunde
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

A meeting viii be held at Atlanta Sat.
urday at which representatives OF the
roads running into that city and the clty
officials will discuss measures looking to-
wards the removal of the Objectionable
crossings over the tracks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27

The Southern and the Georgia Toaa are
spoken OF as the probable holders f5r the
Northeastern. The minimum price set a
t2SIOo0 The sale Is now being advertised
The arbitration TO determine the amount
OF compensation which the Atlanta, Knox
ville ana Northern railway shall pay the
sutle TOT using a strip OF land one mile
long on the right or way OF tho Westcrn
aha Atlantic railroad at Marietta. Is In
lrosreas ana witnesses have been exam.
inca at Marietta Further evidence wal
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-24
THE COCAINE SIN

We deem it time to call public at
teutiou to the rapid growth and
horrible results of the cocaine habit
as seen daily in this city, The gen
eral public do not realize the extent
to which this drug is used, There
is not druggist in the city but can
give facts that would stdrtle the
most staid. There are a few drug
gists, however, who do not sell the
drug to these creatures, yet, when
they have reached that stage when
they becope desperate If their ap-
petite is not appeased, perhaps
they might as well have IT. But
to sellit as we fear some druggists
do, to anyone who applies for it and
has the money to pay for it, is a
practice as repreheusible as the
use Of the drug is sinful We be-
lieve the board Of health Of this
city ought to take some positive
action, and see if they cannot at
least stop the cultivation of the CO.
cane Gend, Fort Smith Tjmes.Dem-
ocrat,
What is true Of Fort Smith in re-
gard to the cocaine SIN is also true
OF Camden, and the Beacon has re-
peatedly called the attention Of the
authorities to the matter but 50
far to no avail, 1t is the duty of
every good citizen, every minister
Of the gospel every lover of morai'
ty to take tins matter in hand and
demand the passage Of a city ordt'
nance that will put an end 60 this
most damnabIe vice. Camden Bea-
con,
1t is said Of this city, that if a
man could secure the trade Of all
the cocaine Gends here, he could
make respectable living from the
profits Of the same, The negroes
Of our city are addicted to It's use
more than the white people, and
they buy It by the ten cents worth
and Of course pay a laundering big
profit, II our legislature would
spend half Of the time lcgisIating
against these poisonous sedatiyes
as they have spent on some Of the
lesser evils man Is addicted to
It would do the country more
good, We believe cocaine, opium,
morphine, ladamm and chlorolorm
should never be sold unless q doc
tors prescription accompanies the
the order, and these prescriptions
should be subject to The scrutiny of
the grand jury at each term, Of
court and the DOCTOR and druggist
both be fined If the jury find that
any one has purchased more Of
these POISONOUS drugs than rs d5tus
ally necessary, as a medicine, The
child born Of parents addicted to
the use Of narcotics, is liable to fol-
low In the parents footsteps, and II
will not be long before we will be q
nation like China Let our law
makers put q restriction on the
trade,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-24
BRYAN GIVES MONEY.
One half Of His Royalties to Go to the
Silver Cause.

Lincoln, Ncb, March % Hon,
w, J. Bryan will give one-half the
ROYALTIES received from the sale Of
his book, "The First Battle to the
cause Of bimetallsm and has ap-
pointed a committee whose duty
will be to properly eXpeud the
funds reserved for that purpose,
The committee is composed of Sen
ator James X. Jones Of Arkansas,
Senator Henry NJ Teller Of Colora-
do, Senator VIM " Allen of Ne
braska aud Hon A, j Warner
president Of the National BimetalIic
union. In answer to a commuica-
ton from his publisher W. B. Con.
key company Of Chicago, stating
that $40, 600 was due him as royal
ties ON the first months sales, Mr.,
Bryan at once instructed them to
forward $4,000 to Mr., Jones, $500 to
Mr. Warner, $500 to Mr., Allen and
$500 to Mr.. Teller.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-24

II Is thought the arbitration
treaty between England and Amer
lea will be passed blythe Senate this
week, after being yarIousIy amcud-
ed, Proposed amendments, which
have been agreed TO, destroy all ob.
icctionablc features Of the meas.
urc, we think.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-24
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY

one email hutlIuuI llu|IH Great
Discovery cures aa.I biuNay and uIads
Der troubles. removes gravel cures
diabetes, seminal emissions. WeHF
aud lams backs. rheumatism and
an irregularities of the Eidhays and
hIaiderin both men and wumrn.
Regulates bladder trouble I'M chill.
dlrH lluul auId by your druggist
will bt sent by mail uH receipt of
tlon one small bottle is two
months treatment and will cure
any case above mentioned % w.
llalI, sole Manufacturers y " hUV
'ls Waco ltSis lfur siIu hy q q
lllunvIt .rpybtNanh fpNa
Cameron fu,as Mawhh iaW
This is TO certify that thave beaH
cured Of bladder trouble by Halls
Great discovery I had been tHH
inpd iU bed seven Wgtis aud Wbsir
lIuvJd Va four OONa. Ny NldupNt
acted lurlystwU times in Que night
| would not take toot for the sure,
FBAER pBRftR
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-24
From Cripple Creek

After Jbu biH H0 in CHpplo
OtHrh luuN d very severe cold aud
tried many remedies without hrlp.
Che t1ll uuly becoming more sat
tlel After UsiHH three small bot.
tIes ol thimbarhiB4 Cough Rem.
e0y Both lhu cough and cold lpTl
ml ANA no lhb h.Hb altitude il
lllya q mulllNrIuw uWuh remedy
lu do hNY good d. li Henderson,
editor Daily Advertiser fuF sale
by ssLemIf druggist
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-24
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discovered four new springs oBt of
which is intaiible IN lifiHhls disease,
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j, w. fABWta
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