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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30
CHEAP COLUMN.

IGOR SALE-Smooth Cayenne and Abbaka
Il suckers and slips-ST. PETERSBURG
PIN EAPPLE CO., St. Petersburg, Fla. IS
IL REEL will extend my offer of send
IL ing few Centennial buds to any one
sending his address to B. H. Walker, In
terlachen, until June 10.
NOR next sixty days will sell fine Muir
price list.-C. w. FOX, Villa Lake Muir
series, Fruitland Park, Fla.
- END for price list fine Nursery Stock
- at greatly reduced prices. All leading
varieties on 4, and year stocks.-C. w.
FOX, Villa Lake Nurseries, Fruitland
Park. Fla.
uOU SHOULD SEE those 5000 two year
l. King buds on and year stocks. The
most profitable orange grown-C. w. FOX,
Villa Lake Nurseries, Fruitland Park, Fla.
6-o-tf
,UE HAVE THEM. 10000 fine Orange and
w Pomelo Buds on 4, and year stocks. L
want to sell 10000 in next 20 days, by discount.
VILLA LAKE NURSERIES, Fruitland
Park Fla 6-o-tt
upUDWOOD, bearing trees, no white fly
ID within IS miles. Leonardy Pomelo, Ian
gerine, Tardiff, Jaffa Navel and kumquat.
Satisfaction guaranteed.-CYRUS w. BUT
LER. St. Petersburg. Fla
! OR SALE-Near Indian river between
4 two railroads. Fourteen acres, part
in grove will bear this year. House three
rooms, good garden spot and pump, one
mile from postoffice. Box 6S, Titusville,
Fla.
mn ANATEE NURSERIES-Orang lem
M on and pomelo, grown on new, high
| hammock, ideal orange land. Best rooted
and thriftiest trees. 36 varieties and
continued effort has been made to get
| them thornless. Budwood, best strain
| tangerine rs cents per 100 King, $1.OO,
| most varieties so cents. All true to name
A. J. PETTIGREW, Manatee, Fla
PINEAPPLE PLANTS. = ALI the best
l. varieties. Grown at my Indian river
| Pinery, Waveland, Fla, Smooth Cayenne,
| Abbaka Enville City, Golden Queen, Rip
| ley Queen, Porto Rico and Red Spanish
slips and suckers for sale cheap. Write
| for prices.-CHAS. H. ROWLAND, 1852
| Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
NITRUs NURSERY TREES and bud
| " wood. - Satsuma, Parson Brown,
Starks Seedless, Homosassa Jaffa, Tan
| Franco Lemon and other varieties such
as Majorca, ST. Michael, Maltese Blood,
Centennial and Nonpariel. Address A.
| l.. DUNCAN, Mgr, Milwaukee Grove
and Nurseries, Dunedin, Fla.
m TWENTY-FIVE ACRES of very desira-
l. BILE pineapple and orange land on Mer-
| ritt's Island, one mile north Of GeOrgiana
| postoffice, school and M E. church, front
| ing on Indian river: high river front,
| partly improved one hundred orange
! trees and a variety of other fruits, Japa-
| nese Persimmon, Peach, Mango, Guava,
| Lime and Surinam Cherry. Address Rev.
| J. H. White, Georgiana, Fla. I'm
| E1o<.;Ho Eor<1c Wanted
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-30

/. OR SALE-Near Indian river between
4 two railroads. Fourteen acres part
in grove will bear this year. House three
rooms, good garden spot and pump, one
mile from postofice. Box 6S, T1tusvllle'
Fla
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
WELL KNOWN DIVINE DEAD.
Rev. J. A. Brooks of Memphis Taken OF
by Paralysis.

Memphis, Feb. 3.-Rcv. J. A. Brooks,
n well known divine of the Christian
church and prohibition candidate for the
vice presidency in 1888, died here to-
night of heart failure, superinduccd by
paralysis. Rev. Brooks has been in fee
bic health for some time past and his
death was not unexpected. Rev. j. A.
Brooks was born in Mason county, Ky,
in 1896. lie graduated from Bethany
college, in virginia, and entered the min
istry Of the Christian church. In 1884
he was nominated by the prohibitionists
OF Missouri as their candidate for gov
"rnor and made n spirited canvass. -Four
years later he was nominated for the
vice presidency by the prohibition con
ychlion at indianapolis, Gen. Clinton Il.
Fiske being nominated for president. He
assumed charge Of the Christian church
IN Memphis in 1899. After a years resi-
drncc here he was called o the Christian
tabernacle in London. He returned here
II, short time ago, having resigned his
charge on account Of bad health.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
WEYLER'S MOVEMENTS.

Havana, Feb. 4-Advices received here
from Villa Clara, capital of the province
of Santa Clara, today, say that Capt.
Gen. Wcylcr, on his arrival there yester-
day, was received by the authorities and
crowds of people. The city was decora-
ted and the captain general was present
later at review of the garrison. The
soldiers received him with enthusiasm
and it is said the captain generals pres
ence ut Villa Clara has raised the public
spirits considerably.
Since the captain general entered the
province of Santa Clara. the column of
troops under his command has had sew
eral skirmishes with the insurgents and
from Cruces to Villa Clara the number
of these engagements increased. One
band, near Sagua, fired into the captain
generals camp. The insurgents were
dispersed by squadron of the Paw regi-
mcnt. Gen. Gazo, i'll command of the
advance guard, dispersed another group
of insurgents at Quemadio Hilario, near
the river Sagua. The troops composing
the garrison of Tanamo, province of San
tiago de Cuba. have been engaged with
the insurgents at Dolorita. They cap
tured an insurgent camp and continued
the pursuit and engaged the enemy sew
eral times. The government forces had
four men killed and twenty-one wounded
Later the same forces, acting with Guido
Pinzon at Bradcrask, where the column
was reinforced by n detachment of ma
rines landed for the purpose. completely
dispersed the insurgents in that vicinity
The enemy lost over sixty men. On the
government side lieutenant of marines
Roberto Lopez, and two soldiers were
wounded and in addition one man was
killed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
LADIES THROMN into JAIL
THEY WERE AMONG A BATCH OF
PRISONERS "SLOUGHED" IN
HAVANA.
TOOK A TYPEWRITER WITH HIN
Reports of Defeats of Insurgents in the
Vicinity of Where Weyler Is En-
camped-Rumors of Reforms EN-
anate From Madrid.

Havana, Feb. 1.-The steamer Manuel
arrived here last night from the province
of Puerto Principe, having on board as
prisoners, arrested by order of the gov
crnor, Sonora Agramonte, mother Of DIR.
Sanchez Agramonte, the physician of
Gen. Gomez; Sonora Laperio, wife Of the
leader Loperio; Sonora Gabrielle Varon
de Miranda, Sonora Maria Aguila, Sonora
Eva Adam Rodriguez, an American citi-
zen, and wife of the insurgent colonel,
AlcXandero Rodriguez, now in the
province of Santa Clara; the editor of El
Vale Sequicra and eight other prisoners.
They were all escorted to the Jail.
Capt. Gen. Weylcr says he has author
lied some of the plantations to grind
cane. 1t is expected he will soon allow
other plantations to begin work.
Additional details received by the au-
thOritics regarding the engagement near
Cicgo Avila, published yesterday, are to
the effect that the insurgents left seven
dead on the field and that thirty-threc
wounded prisoners were taken. lnas-
much as the insurgents carried some of
tnelT uedu anu WOunucu WIN them IL Is
believed their loss was far greater than
this. Col. Ajandra commanded the
Spanish forces.
La Lucia and Diario Marino yesterday
received cable extracts from the autono-
my DEGREES, to be published officially next
Saturday. These extracts have not yet
appeared in any of the local newspapers,
but La Lucia, in an editorial, comments
upon the reforms proposed by he Span
ish premier, saying:
La Lucia. being republican paper,
can not help expressing enthusiasm and
admiration for Prime Minister Canovas
del Castillo on account of the spirit man
ifested in the proposed reforms We
hope that the enemies of Canovas del
Castillo will hereafter regard him as the
illustrious statesman he is and they will
personally recognize in him n grand
leader"
Diario Marine today contains laudato-
ry paragraphs of Premier Canovas del
Castillo and praises the promised reforms
and expresses the hope that he will be
able to carry them into effect.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
SOJOURNED IN GATyEsrov

GALVESTON; Tex, Feb. 4.-(Speciaj
Mal. Gen. Wesley Merritt of the United
states army, eX-Secrctary of War Rob'
E ,rt !. Lincoln and Marshall Field \ J K
fairbank and G. II. Porter. well known
capitalists of Chicago arrived here tTi i,
morning from San Antonio on n snonin I
car OF the Chicago and Eastern IIIinoii
halIWay The gentlemen spent thr NORM,
mG IN walking about the city. Tbnir
VISIT To Galveston has no special signif i,
canre and has nothing whatever to Il, Ja
with business. They left Chicaro ,, Wv
weeks aga Sunday to escape from Tho wv
usually cold weather, The nnrtv I "I!
Tor the jctticS in the afternoon Gn i ,ho
government tug Anna and man va ,b uHr
return departed for New Orleans ''''''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
FORECLOSED A MORTGAGE.

Trenton, n. j.. Feb THE Trenton
Savings Fund society this morning filed
a bill in chancery to foreclose mortgage
for $1,000 in Edward Magowans hand
some residence. on North Clinton avenue
The bill charges that large arrears of in
terest are due on the mortgage and reiter-
ates that since June. 1894 there has
been secured against Mcgowan in the
supreme court judgments amounting to
$4,000. Sheriff Eye has advertised for
sale, on Tuesday. the furniture of Ma
Sowan's house. his horse and carriage,
and oeher personal property, to satisfy
. some of the judgments referred to in the
suit. The property mentioned in the levy
includes shares of stock in the Taylor
opera house, Trenton Pottery company.
Trenton Rubber company and Trenton
Power company. The stockholders of
the Eastern Rubber company. of which
Mcgowan is president, held meeting to.
day, but adjourned without electing di.
rcctors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
WOULD TICKLE LANDLORDS
If Gomez Would Accept Reforms GUAR
anteed by Uncle Sam.

New York, Feb. A special 10 'n'
World from Batanabo, Cuba, dated Jan
uary q, says:
All Cuban property holders will he glan
if the insurgents can accept the KIND OF
autonomy Spain is about TO offer. but II
must be guaranteed by the United States
If Spain can be induced to grant real;
not sham reforms, then everything VIII
depend upon the acceptance OF the pfoi'
fered terms by Gen. Gomez. If he re-
fuses, the overtures of Spain and the
diplomacy of Secretary Olney will have
been made in vain. Our opinion is that
the insurgents can hold out almost IN,
definitely on the present lines. 1t is not
believed that Spain can long MAINTAIN
the war, which is costing her $40. OOO,OOo
a month. But if Spain can be induced
to make just concessions to the CubanS'
it is known that the most powerful peo-
pie here. who now sympathize with the
insurgents, even the great plantation
owners, who now secretly aid the insur-
gents, will bring great pressure upon
Gomez to accept. The insurgents now in
arms will follow his lead. The Cubans
will win absolute freedom, it is true. IN
time, but this means the total ruin OF all
interests, American as well rs Cuban.
1t is hoped Spain will see the inevitable
and seize the only means left to keep
Cuba. Then will come the endorsement
by Gen. Gomez the Cuban government
and principal leaders. 1t is known here
that President Cleveland and Secretary
Olncy wish greatly to secure autonomy
and De LONE, the Spanish minister 10
Washington, has guaranteed that Spain
will accept the United States arrange
mcnt. Minister Canovas has not yet
made good Minister De LOme's promise.
The state of public feeling in Spain prob
ably prevents it. If Gomez accepts and
indorscs the plan of autonomy when it
is promulgated, there will probably be
long negotiations between Spain. and the
with the United States as me-
diatOr. The fact remains that Spain has
not yet gone half way.
This is written by candle light within
900 yards of an cncampmcnt of one Of
Gen. Weylcr's flying columns.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
TIE FAMINE IN LOUISIANA.
One Hundred Thousand People Are Dcs
titutc-Thc People Need Aid.

New York, Feb. 3.-Congressman G.. T.
Boatner of Louisiana, who is in the city,
sald lU,OOO people are destitute in the
northwestern part Of his state owing to
shortncss of crops. He had received n
dispatch from Col. Page Baker, editor
OF Il New Orleans paper, telling him the
people needed seeds to plant their farms
and asked him If he could not get CON
grcss to approriatc some money TO buy
seeds with.
II shall not ask congress to appropri-
ntc anything TO buy seeds with. because
| feel sure that President Cleveland
would veto any bill Of that nature. He
vetoed bill Of n similar kind for the
sufferers in Texas some years ago. 1t
gives me pleasure to say that many con-
gressmcn besides myself are sending
seeds and it is II great help. Whatever
they get in helpful and viii assist them
TO plant small crops, ut least"
He explains the reason for fear of the
condition in the future there az follows:
Last year we had u drought for eight
months. 1t not only killed the growing
crops, but the streams dried up; those
crops that survived became very poor
The droughts were confined to the hilly
or sandy soil and not to the rich lands
of the Mississippi, Red and Ouachita
rivers. These alluvial grounds, however,
can stand longer dorughts than the hill
lands There are about 100000 people
affected by this failure to make crops and
we are doing all we can to help them.
The state, of course, will do all it can
to prevent them from suffering, but they
are in actual need for they do not get
enough from the crops when they realize
them to have any surplus money on
hand Besides the help they receive.
they will have to have seed to plant their
crops. 1t is u fearful drought that kills
even Il seed crOn"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
11n1.sn rROrEEnlNGS.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Thc contested
election ease of Cornell v. Swanson, from
the First Virginia district, occupied the
attention of the house today. Three re-
publicaus and three democrats on the
election committee had reported III favor
of the democratic ContCStcr, Mr.. Swan
son, and three republicans offered II min
ority report recommending that the seat
he declared vacant ON the ground that a
fair election could not he held under the
Virginia election laws. The majority re-
port was signed 10y Mr. Mccall lrcpl of
Massachusetts, Mr.. Jones tdcml of Nir-
GINA. Mr.. Jenkins trcp) of Wisconsin,
and the contentious of the minority 10y
MIR. Thompson trcpl of Michigan, Mr..
Gibson trcp) of Tennessee, and Mr.. Me.
CAN (rcp) of Tennessee.
When the vote came to he taken the
minority could not muster enough votes
to call the ayes and nays. and Mr.. Swan,
sons title To his seat was confirmed ny
an overwhelming vote.
During the debate Mr.. Gibson irCp) of
Tennessee Indignantly resented IN al
legged statement of Mr.. Mccall (rcp) OF
Massachusetts, made in speech on tn,
Iork-Tucker case, that the republicans OF
the north were expected 10 "cOddlc" Il
the southern republicans. He paid Il
glowing tribute Ia the battle the rcpuh
Leans of his section had fought in the
name of their party. He declared that
il was by means of infamous" democrat
ic election laws that the negroes of tn,
south were turned from the party of thcir
choice, and predicted that once honest
elections We're established in the south
the democrats who had come to congress,
year after year with their contests would
he left so far in the rear that they coult
not he discovered with the most improved
telescope.
Mr.. Mccall (repl of Massachusetts re-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
DIED AT GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown, Tex, Feb. 4.-(Special.) J.
Eugene X, Smith, aged 20 years, son OF
MIR; j. X. Smith of this city, died last
night after a lingering illness of nearly
nine weeks. The funeral services we're
conducted from the residence by the
Methodist pastor, Rev. |. G.. Putnam, at
3 O'Clock this afternoon. A long process
sion of relatives and sympathetic friends
ioiiq"ed the BODY to, its last resting place,
in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mr., Smith had lived here only a few
months, but had won many personal
friends and unusual esteem. by his manly,
upright character and pleasant social
~ Inc greatest part of his young
life was spent in Alabama. his native
state. About two years previous to his
coming to Georgetown he spent in New
York; He has been engaged Tor several
months with his father and uncle in the
faithful to his duties and in ali tb;naS
competent and Trustworthy. '"''s'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
THEY MOURN ITS LOSS
n, hing on the Early l & e. ~ '''
lSN Eel, At Taylor

r,x,or. Tex. Feb, i.-ysTT %nrnIps east
, nSr ,Tii oil Of the early mo, XSrthern
me ,nS International and uI h;.b formerly
N,u il'rrrr and mail train wn nnlnrk each
lSSseu; Al Taylor n 9;4o f Honmd left
aIE .n;nc and departing W YVES and which
m etnIns, o'clock =. III. daiLy' a ,har"e Of
mere aa;;s'Sontjuuti by \ la'e mis- .i I;srom-
was III, uI last SUNDAY. was 4 Sore ore, which
sch.uus mar nnrry local traffic anu mT NJ
htuFe " an rNpenSc 10 the coiln" ,,sn.
mas Ftv,;nnsS service. Still the moi it,. M
MS tNu sS;nsss men Of Taylor; luIl! an
erous uu tho efforts ot the raiIWa! lHT rs
pretla,'.fi in hooking after the wants VI a. is.
As.nm OS have no kick coming lot wv
rNstinnancc Of the service. : ,b, Inter
'oT I,S ,'rrsent management OF the ihre'
,i ne and Great Northern ha' n,,.;a
llatUn fnlly appreciates the 'ohltl'rntS'
vUn lr,ayr. Of Taylor; has rc-eS'ap''Sih,o Inv
;ts machine and repair shoPS mot huiId-
hnilt in TAYLOR the costllest uvpGj' has
;n~ on its extensive line oil SrI,i I,,,j in
n large force of lahorerS now 'i'l'" ";;t,l a
uniting in without cost 10 t..v LAW .awrr.
,bnrnmrh system of underground I,wnr
No., for the proper drainage OF .h' thr
rSS,,;nn NJ the business portion VI WY
XIV. has cravelcd Commerce street, . Im,
,b. management does not now thlI'N ~.
:, wall should rcsound from those pun MN
IN It's lines and taps where ON! 'ny w.,
livinr within the sacred precincts ar' '">
brnrticiaricS thereof. c,,,,loI
From an interview with MT ,nn,l'TTv;, !.
il is asccrtaincd by your reporter lhat .nl'
snrcial train was run AT deau loss y
the company: that revenues derived "ouI'
nor compensate for the undertaking. ant
from interviews with leading representa-
tive business men of TaylorLnamell
Alderman John +. Black, eN-Aldermal
j. l.. Tucker. James IT,. Blalile ,sciilV
member of the firm of Blaine fruit.
and Crawford +. Booth, president OF IN
Tuylor National bank and others, tina
no blame is attached to the railway MAI
agcmcnt for discontinuance of TINS SCI
vice. In fact. Il conservative opinion pre-
walls here that continuance of this earl
morning train service would have mil
tatcd against the commercial interests q
Taylor.
This city has been 4 true friend to tn
international and Great Northern Raj
way company and this company is still
friend to Taylor. as is attested by action
above recited, which speak louder tina
words, in the blasts of the early mOrnln
whistle of the repair shops which no.
calls about forty hardy laboring men
work, and which has remained slel
since the katy" shops left us.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
THREE FRIENDS ABSENT.
The Vessel Will BE Proceeded Against
for Piracy When She Returns.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Although instruc-
tons were sent to the United States of
ticcrs three days ago, directing them to
libel the Three Friends as Il pirate, no
service so far MS known here has yet
been secured. The failure to carry out
the instructions of the department of
justice in this matter is the subject of
comment among the officials. and it is not
unlikely, that it may result in an investi-
CATION.
The facts in the case appear to be that
several days ago the collector at Jackson
vile reported that the captain of the
Three Friends had requested permission
to go on four days wrecking expedition
and the collector asked for instructions.
The treasury department replied that the
vessel might go on the expedition, provid-
ing the vessel was accompanied by an Of
ficcr from the revenue cutter, and that
the captain subscribed to an oath that he
would not violate the neutrality law in
any way. Later the collector tele-
graphed that he had been instructed by
the United States attorney to hold the
vessel until she could be libellcd as n
pirate, and asking if he should obey these
instructions. A telegram was sent in
structing him to do as requested. The
vessel is understood to have left port be-
fore the receipt of this telegram. No
satisfactory explanation has been receiv-
ed. The Three Friends was expected to
return today. but nothing has been heard
from her. The collector will be called on
to explain his conduct. AS soon as the
vessel returns today or later she will be
proceeded against a. a pirate and the
trial pushed to speedy termination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
RIRRONS FROM THE CZAR

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE ceremony of fixing
the ribbons sent 10y the car TO the stand
ards of Alexandria regiment, of which he
is honory colonel, occurred in the Lust
Gartcu at noon today. After luncheon
Emperor William toasted the ear and
begged Col. Nopokoishitzki to convey 10
his ajcsty the thanks of the Alexandria
regiment and of the whole army for this
proof of his favor, Emperor William
proceeded to refer to the brotherhood of
arms existing of yorc between Russians
and the Germans. adding that the Ger
man army was deeply sensible of the
honor conferred upon il and today would
look with pride ON the new ribbons and
ever remember the days when his
majesty, ut the head of the regiment led
them at Breslau. the name of which is
permanently bound in the past relations
of both dynasticS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
CIVIL AppE \JS-FOJTRTH

San Antonio, Tex, FEB. 3.-(Spccial.)-
The following decisions were rendered
yesterday by the Fourth court of civil
appeals:
Ailirmcd-Southcrn Building and Loar
Association of Knoxville, Tenn, vs.. Il. a
Luzcnbcrg ct al., from BeXar; persona
judgment against W. l.. Brown vacated
and set aside: +. Hrnscl e: nj. VS.. Louis
Kaufman. from Brxar; George w. Haw
ley ct al. VS.. John f.. Brooks ct al, from
Jefferson; w. l.. Gates vs.. w. Il. Hooper
from Xayaa; Ike thompson VS.. Sylvia
Hawkins, from Lenn City Of Dallas VS.
J. j. McAllster, from Dallas.
Motions Ovcrrulcd-Mary Il. o. Grand
jean vs. City of san Antonio, from BcXar,
for rchcaring; W. l.. Campbell vs. G. w
Sanders 4 Bro. from Frio. for rehearing
International and Great Northern Rail
way Company VS.. Mrs. Alice Calpper,
from Smith, for rrhcaring and for addi'
tonal conclusions of facts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-11
*. OF T. TRJRIrNAJ

lndlanapolis, Feb. 1.-The supreme tri
Dunai OF the knights of Pythias con,
vened IN this city today. The tribunal
consists OF five members, as follows
George e. Zaya of Dallas. Tex. who !.
chief tribune; George w. Alexander 81
Leesburg, La; Edward Graham of Mont.
gomcry, Ala; Benjamin r. Chase nt
Lewiston, Me-, and Frank II. Clark Of Of
Cheyenne Wyo. ''N Vi
me matter before the tribunal invoIv.
ing the new ritual of the Uniform Rank
OF the order adopted by the suprcmn ,
lodge at Cleveland last summer. was c c
sIdered. The question of whether or N nor
tn the ritual was legally adopted was nm
me case viii occupy considerable tm r,
ana a mai decision is not expected for