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The morning news., 1897-03-29

NEW RAILROAD BUREAUS.
They Will Furnish Information
About Rates on All Lines.

About Rates on All Lines.
Chicago, ILL.,, March 2S.-Western rail-
road managers decided yesterday to wind
UP the affairs of both the Western
Freight and the Western Passenger asso-
Citations. In their place bureaus of infor-
nation and statistics will be organized
for both freight and passenger business.
This was agreed upon by the general and
traffic managers of the various western
railroads which have their headquarters
in this city.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
senger Association will become chief of
the passenger bureau of statistics and in
forma ton, and the members Of the board
of administration of the late Western
Freight Association, c. H. Parker, II. A.
Courtwright, c. l.. Wellington and H. Z.
Shute, will take care of the different de-
partments of the freight bureau. The
offices heretofore occupied by the Western
Passenger Association on the eighth Hoor
of the Great Northern building, will con-
tnue to be occupied by Mr. Caldwell and
his force, while the freight bureau will
have Accommodations on the ninth floor
of the same building, and the removal
from the Rookery, where the freight as
sociations now are, will be made In n
week or two. Many of the clerks and
other employees of the defunct associations
will flnd employment in the reorganiZa-
tons.
The reason for placing all the four mem
hers of the late board of administration
in charge of the freight bureaus work is
not because their services are needed, but
because the roads are under contract to
nav them $4,000 per annum each for two
wears, of which term only three months
have expired.
Definite arrangements for the establish
ment of the new bureaus will be made
next Wednesday, a meeting of the general
traffic officials of all the western roads
having been called for next Monday in
this city to perfect the details of the new
scheme At yesterdays meeting the Off
cials of the Chicago roads only were rep
resented, but at Wednesdays meeting the
officials Of all the roads in the west were
expected to be present.
Through the agency of the new organiza-
tions, the railroads expect to keep inform
ed what the rates of each individual road
are and keep posted as to changes in rates
any of them may make. With this infor-
nation at hand joint tariffs can be pub
lished by the bureaus and shippers and
travellers can be Informed what the
through rates are, while otherwise each
road could only publish rates over it's own
line and shippers would, in order to find
out what the through rates are have to
secure information from all the different
roads over which the business is to go.
To make uniform tariffs will be easy
enough without holding meetings for that
purpose The roads can send voluntary
information of what their rates are to the
bureaus, and IL the rates do not cores
pond, the roads can be visited by the chiefs
of the bureaus with a view of securing uni
formity of rates.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
FILrBUsTERs GIVEN a FRIGHT.
The Vesuvius Sent to Intercept an
Expedition.

The Vesuvius Sent to Intercept an
Expedition.
Jacksonville, Fla, March 2S-PeremptOry
orders were received by the commander Of
the dynamite cruiser vesuvius from Wash
ington this afternoon for her to depart inn
mediately for the Florida, keys to inter
cept filibustering expedition now prepar-
ing to leave. The men were piped to
quarters, a squad sent ashore for those on
leave, and in half an hour the vessel had
up anchor and was off under a full head
of steam, leaving six men of her crew,
who could not be found.
During the last few days a large quanti-
ty of coal, groceries, arms and ammuni-
tion has been shipped from Jacksonville
to Miami, on Biscayne bay, there to be
transferred by sailing vessel to the rendez-
vous among the keys. 1t Is impossible
for the cruiser to reach the rendezvous,
the way being intricate and the water
shallow. The best she can do is to patrol
the Florida strait in the hope of intercept
ing the filibustering tug, the identity of
which is not known here except by Gu
bans
The departure of the Vesuvius gave the
Cubans considerable concern inasmuch as
a small schooner laden with part of their
supplies left port early yesterday morning.
The interception of this vessel, however,
will not delay the departure of the expe-
dition.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
MANUFAcTURERs FILE MORTGAGES
The Significance of the Fact Not Ex-
DInined Yet

Cleveland. o., March 2S.-Adams, Jewett
& Co, paper bag manufacturers. filed
chattel and real estate mortgages in the
recorders Office yesterday for about $50
OOO The mortgages are in favor Of Anna
S. Rainey and others and cover the stock
OF the company, as well as real estate and
other property at Chagrin Balls, o. A
statement Of the meaning Of the filing Of
the mortgages Is promised within day
or two.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
MARGARET ). PRESTON DEAD.
She Was Known as the Mimosa OF
Southern Literature.

Southern Literature.
Baltimore. Md. March 2s.-Mrs. Marga-
ret j. Preston, "The Mimosa of Southern
Literature" died to-day at the home Of
her son. DR.. George Preston. in this city.
Mrs. Preston had been ailing for nearly
ten years final dissolution being caused
by the inhrmities Of old age. She was the
daughter OF the late DR.. George Junkin,
who founded Fayette College. Penn
sylvania. and was afterward for long
time president OF Washington University
at Lexington, Va. In 1857 she was mar
rled 10 Col. J. T. s. Preston. who served
during the war In the confederate ranks.
She lived IN Lexington until the death, six
years ago, Of her husband, when she came
TO Baltimore and made her home with
her son.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
CYCLONE sTRIKEs AUSTIN.
Houses Demolished ana Much other
Damage Done to Property.

Austin, Tex, March 2S.-A cyclone
struck this city about o'clock this after
noon, doing much damage to property.
Electric light towers were blown down
and houses demolished. The state univer-
slty suffered much. The roof, a dormitory,
was carried a hundred yards.
Persons arriving on the evening trains
tell a story OF ruin. In the town of Buda
The morning news., 1897-03-29
DIED WHILE DIsROBING.
ApOpIexy Carries on Prominent
Citizen of Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 81. f.
Coffey, a merchant tailor and prominent
citizen, was found dead in his room at
midday to-day. The gas was still burn
ing and the body lay on the bed as it had
fallen a corpse while he was in the act
of disrobing The face was purple which
together with tell tale stream of clotted
blood that had flown from his nose, indi-
Gated an instantaneous death, due proba-
bly, to apoplexy.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
ArNATOLIA's ANARCHY.
Disorders Reported to Have Oc-
Cured at Arbah.

Constantlnople, March 2s-It is reported
here that disorders have occurred at Ar
bah, in the vicinity of Tokat. the town in
the Sivas district of Anatolia, where 700
Armenians were recently massacred. No
details of the troubles are given. but the
report is generally accepted as true.
Owing to the fears that are entertained
that there will be trouble in the city of
sivas the Hon. A. w. Terrell. the Ameri-
man minister. has asked the porte to re-
appoint military guards for duty at the
residences OF the American missionaries
there.
The morning news., 1897-03-29

Reynolds. Ga. March 23-Yesterday
morning the hotel here was destroyed by
fire The loss falls very heavily on Mrs.
Hodges, proprletress, who ls a widow wo-
man, and carried no Insurance. The loss
amounts 10 about $500.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
FELL BEFORE his FATHERS FIRE

Man Killed at Detroit For Refusing
20 Leave His Home.
Detroit. Mich, March s.-William Holz,
Jr.. aged q. was slain last evening. by his
father at their home on Catherine street.
Father and son quarreiled, and Holz or
dered the boy out Of the house. The lat
ter refused to go. and the old man. Il Is
said, secured a rifle and fred several shots.
Holz la under arrest.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
DALLAS DELUGED.
Bridges swept Away ana bad wash
outs on the Railroads Reported.

Dallas, Tex, March 28.-The big rains
that subsided two days ago broke loose
again last night and preclpltated a worse
flood than before. All railroad traffic cen
tering at Dallas is tied up.
Two bridges on the Santa Fe south OF
Dallas, and one on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. have been swept away. Bad
washouts are reported on other lines.
There are rumors OF cyclone having
passed over the country TO the southwest
Of Dallas this evening, but confirmation
IL lacking
The morning news., 1897-03-29
KILLED ny a TRAIN.
A Resident OF Mission Ridge Walks
Into the Jaws of Death.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 2s.-John d.
Blackford. resident Of Mission Ridge,
was killed tonight in the outskirts Of this
city by an outgoing freight train on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad. Two
trains were approaching from opposite d.
rectlons and he, in getting out Of the way
of one, stepped IN front Of the other.
The morning news., 1897-03-29

Columbia. S. c.. March 2S-The sumter
Tobacco warehouse with about 1900
pounds OF tobacco, graded and packed,
was destroyed by fire this morning. In
surance, $1,000.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
AUGUSTA FInM EMDARRAssED.

ThOmns q BnrtOn FiIe MOrtgnges Tor
$4,000.
Augusta, Ca, March 2s.-At late hour
last night the firm Of Thomas & Barton
filed two mortgages. one for $500 In favor
OF the Commercial Bank Of Augusta, and
the other OF sl,7oO in favor OF the John
Church company Of Cincinnati. Thomas
g. Barton conduct the largest music house
in Augusta and is one Of the largest In
Georgia or the south They are very popu-
lar men, aud their embarrassment Is re-
gretted by the community.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
MALAYs ACCEPT AMNESTY.
Large Numbers Take Advantage of
POIavteIa's Proclamation.

Madrid, March PA dispatch from Ma
nia to the impartial says that large num-
bers of rebels have submitted TO the gov
ernment, having accepted the offer Of am
nesty issued by Gen. Polavieja after the
capture OF Ymus.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
EX-COUNTY CLERK INDICTED.
He Is Accused of EmbezxIing $3,15O
of County Funds.

Butte, Mont, March 2S.-Charles Q.
Johnson, formerly county clerk and re-
corder, was indicted by the grand jury
yesterday charged with embezzling 1916
of county funds, which were received by
him as fees and which he failed to turn
over to the treasurer. He has disappear
ed. He was an A. p A. politician and
served as county clerk for four years. He
was a candidate for reelection last fail,
but was defeated
The morning news., 1897-03-29
RoLOFg LANDS IN CUBA.
Had with Him 5000 Rifles, s,OOO,-
900 Cartridges and Two Cannon.

Washington March 2S.-Senor Quesada
to-day received dispatch from r. Tru-
jillo, editor OF the Borvenir. at New York,
stating that Gen. Carlos Rolon had landed
In Cuba with 5000 rifles. 100000 cartridges.
and two l2-pound Hotchkiss guns.
The morning news., 1897-03-29
GEN. ". "a. TERRY DEAD.
lie Was One of the Last Commanders
of the stOnewnII Brigade.

of the stOnewnII Brigade.
Richmond. Va, March 2S-Gen. William
r. Terry died in Chesterfield county this
morning. Deceased was one OF the last
commanders of the stonewall brigade. He
represented his county (Wythe) in the
state Senate; was at one time superlntend-
ent OF the penitentiary, and later COM
mander of the Lee Camp Soldiers Home,
near this city
The morning news., 1897-03-29

Memphis, Tenn, March 2S-The local
weather bureau tonight reports that the
cyclonlc disturbance central near Austin,
Tex, this afternon, is sweeping in the di-
rection of the Mississippi valley and VIII
probably strike tomorrow afternoon. bid
The morning news., 1897-03-29

81. Paul, Minn., March S.-The BOhem-
ian Flats on the east side Of the Missls-
slppi, are half under water tonight and
the residents nearest the river have been
forced TO take TO the hills. The remain
der OF the residents will remain up all
night to watch the rise OF the river The
gauge showed that the river had passed
the ten-foot mark this morning shortly
before 10 O'Clock, and since that hour
there has been a steady but slow rise.
The Ice has been going out all day and
gorged at the high bridge and at South
81. Paul As Il Is thawing very rapidly
the gorged Ice Is becoming rotten and Will
break away probably during the night
Lake Pepin, the Mississippi at Lake City,
Is reported still solid, but Is expected to
break up during the next three days. All
the rivers to the north are rising and
there will be n further considerable rise
here. However II there II no rain, Il Is
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23

list in it's climate. The following in
stances will illustrate the above state
ment:
a. Diaspis amygdali or lanatus
the destructive peach scale, was de-
scribed from Australia in 1899. Today
we know it from Australia, Ceylon,
Hong Kong, Japan, several localities
in the United States, Jamaica, San
Domingo, Grand Cayman, Barbados
Martinique Trinidad and Cape Colony
(2.) Aulacaspis rosae, the common
rose scale, was described from Europe,
but is now found also in the United
States, Australia, New Zealand, the
Sandwich Islands, China and Jamal-
ca.
CD Chionaspis citri, very de-
structive scale on citrus plants was de-
scribed from Louisiana and Cuba in
1888; now it is known also from Thu
idad, Antigua, Demerara, Bermuda,
Mexico, Tonga, New Zealand and Aus
tralia.
a. Howardia biclavis, a trouble
some scale of citrus and other plants
was described in 1888 from specimens
on dollhouse plants in Washington
City; now it is known out-of-doors
from Trinidad, Mexico, Tahiti, Sand
witch Islands and Ceylon.
(5.) Lecanium oleae, the we'll
known black scale of California, is
found, out of the United States, in ia
anaica, Antigua, Trinidad, Europe,
New Zealand, Australia Sandwich
Islands and Mexico
These may suffice as examples,
which could be multiplied many times
if desired
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23
Proposed Agricultural Bounties.

rs the result of a conference be-
tween Silver republicans, populists
and democrats who consider the silver
question paramount to all others in
Importance, Senator Cannon, of Utah,
has offered the following as an amend
ment to the tariff bill.
From and after sixty days from
the passage of this act there shall
be paid out of any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to any exporter of wheat or wheat
flour, rye or rye flour, corn, ground
or unground; cotton, hops or tobacco,
produced wholly in the United States,
and exported by sea from any port
in the United States to any port Of
other countries, the following bounty
by way of an equalization to agricul-
ture of benefits of this act to encour-
age the industries of the United
States, to-wit: Ten cents per bushel
on wheat, so cents per barrel on wheat
Hour, 10 cents per DuShel on rye, oO
cents per barrel on rye flour, five
cents per bushel on corn, 10 cents per
GENITAL on corn, ground; one cent per
pound on cotton, two cents per pound
on hops, two cents per pound on to-
bacco. And II payments of bounty
under this act shall be made upon ne
gotiable vouchers issued by the collec-
tors Of Customs at the port of clear
ance, upon presentation at the treas
ury or any sub-treasury Of the United
States; and the secretary of the treas
ury is hereby charged with making
and enforcing such regulations as may
be necessary for the full protection OF
the exporters of the government ac-
cording to the true intent and mean
ing of this lawn. Y. Shipping List
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23
Broom Making by the Producer.

Brooms are usually made on large
scale, the economy Of the business is
reduced to a minimum, and the little
man isn't in it. Hundreds of towns
and villages in the United States get
their brooms outside of their limits.
Broom-corn will thrive anywhere that
ordinary feld-corn will grow. In fact,
broom-corn natures earlier than or
binary corn land has quite as wide an
adaptability to soils. The producer,
by converting his broom-corn into
brooms, though he could not make
them so economically as the big man
ufacturer, would have the advantage
of his own labor of freight charges
and OF several commissions.
The cultivation of broom-corn is
easy and simple, requiring no more Ia
Dor than the average farm crop. Sow
tnlcn enough to insure stand, and
when up and well started, thin to the
desired quantity. The stalks should
stand thick enough to give brush of
medium length and good quality; not
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23
The Fruit Exchange System.

The fruit growers of Southern Cali
fornia have been experimenting for
several years past on the proposition
of how to market the orange crop.
When the crop was limited and the
financial condition of the country was
in a prosperous condition the orange
crop was marketed at rates that were
very satisfactory. Fruit merchants
entered the field as buyers and the
competition for purchasing the crop
on the tree or delivered at the pack
ing houses was very brisk! AS the
crop increased in size and the imam
cial condition of the country became
less satisfactory the fruit merchants
turned the business into a commission
line of work, and the orange crop was
sent to market foy what it would
bring, and the commission merchants
returned to the fruit growers as much
or as little of the proceeds of the sales
as they thought their business and
their elastic obnsciences would stand.
AS result of this system-if such
it might be called-the fruit growers
soon arrived at a point where they
worked FOR nothing and boarded
themselves.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-23
The Useful Peanut.

The peanut is coming into greater
prominence every year as a factor in
the worlds supply of things needful,
and there is hardly any limit to the
predictions of the uses to which it
may be put. At the same time, the
territory in which it may be grown is
rapidly extending, and it soon may
become a really important crop in
this country. Peanut oil is now high
ly valued in this country and in Eu-
rope, and peanut flour, said to be ex-
tremely nutritious, is used extensive
ly in Europe, especially in hospitals.
An oil factory with capacity suffi-
Gent to use five tons of peanuts daily
has been established at Norfolk, Va.
In a prospectus issued by the COM
pany it is calculated that the receipts
from five tons of peanuts will amount
to 235 gallons of refined oil at 81 per
gallon, 175 gallons of crude oil at so
cents, $500 pounds of -four and meal
at 2 cents, and $50 pounds of stock
feed at 60 cents per 100 pounds, MAX
ing the total gross receipts $4,000 per
day, which, it is estimated, would give
years profit on five ton factory of
$40, 725.-Farm News.
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Something had to be done. Under
the leadership of t. B. I'll. Chamblin OF
Riverside, the fruit growers began to
organize for the purpose OF marketing
their own fruit. Fruit associations
we're formed all over Southern Cali
fornia Some ten or twelve assocla-
tons were organized in Riverside
alone. These united and worked to-
gether under the name of the River
side Fruit Exchange. Associations
we're formed in other localities. These
were formed into local exchanges, and
finally these local exchanges all unit
ed under the Southern California
Fruit Exchange.
Under the workings of this system
Southern California received this sea-
son over So 100000 for it's orange crop,
whereas Just before the inauguration
of this system it received practically
nothing, while some of the growers
we're frequently called upon to send
forward freight money in addition to
giving away their fruit.
The Inauguration of this system by
the fruit growers Of Southern Califor-
MIA has compelled the fruit merchants
to enter the field again as buyers, so
that it is possible for those who re-
manned outside the exchange to sell
their fruit at good prices, and in some
cases the growers have received
higher prices for their fruit than they
could have obtained through the eX-
change-the fruit merchants paying
these large prices so as to make
points against the exchange and
weaken it's hold upon the people. 1t
is very plain proposition, however,
that without the exchange the fruit
growers would today be consigning
their fruit to commission merchants
and getting very little for their crops.
A determined effort is being made
to break down the exchange. This eff
fort is being made by interested par
Ties, VINO nope again 10 get the lrulC
on consignment. If they succeed in
the one they will succeed in the other.
If they succeed in both it will be a
sorry day, not only for the fruit grow
ers, but also for the bushes men of
Southern California. If the fruit
growers prosper the business men
will prosper If the fruit growers fail
the business men will feel the effects.
This is a fair statement of the situa-
ton. Gentlemen fruit growers, what
are you going to do?--Los Angeles
Herald.
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we like to do. We do with great labor
and wear of mind and body what we
dislike. We do the first well, the Sec
ond i'll. There is no use advising a
man to keep sheep, who does not
want to have anything to do with
them and never did. 1t is true that he
might be reformed; we think he
ought to be. He ought to know better,
but life is too short to undertake to
reform them in lines Of business how
ever it may be in morals. There are
farmers who have a great liking for
swine breeding. To them the squeal
of the hungry pigs climbing over each
other two deep, trying to get on the
board floor at the swill, and squeal
twice as loud when the farmer puts
in a bucket of buttermilk, is finer
than music of the grand opera in the
great metropolis would be. Let that
man keep pigs. He is likely to prove
an artist in that direction.
There are some men who like to
keep horses. They have an instructive
eye for the defects of horse, can
point out splint, curb, SPAWN or
ringbone in an instant. They carry
around with them unconsciously an
ideal of perfect horse. They like to
handle them when they are colts and
the colts like them. They like to break
them, or we should rather say train
them. They know what horse is
worth, know what price to ask, and
know how to get it. They take pride
in matching their skill and intelli-
gence against the intelligence of the
horse in the way of training them for
road work. These men should keep
horses.
There are other men who are nat
ural dairymen. They know good
cow on sight, do not need to be old
the breed or the yield and would not
believe it if they were told. These
men should be dairymen. They are
predestined and foreordained to tlat
calling.
There are other men who know how
to handle steers. A car load of steers
bred alike fed alike, uniform in color
and quality gives them more real
pleasure than would the finest paint
ings by the old masters. These men
are natural born feeders.
1t is seldom, indeed, that you find
farmer who likes equally we'll all these
varieties Of stock kept on the farm,
and it may be necessary to keep all or
nearly all of them, but if so, he should
give special prominence to those de-
partments which he likes and make
the rest secondary thereto.
Broom Making by the Producer.