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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08

Of 300 boxes OF fancy oranges from
the Daughtry groves at Fort Myers a
few days since. He has purchased a
number of groves in the county, and
expects to ship between 5000 and
1000 boxes of fruit.
The old Florida Southern wharf we
learn, is to be rebuilt Immediately,
and large consignments of logs from
Paradise, Fla, will be shipped to Jack
sonville, requiring three trains per
week of IS cars each to convey them.
-Pala tka Advertiser.
Our city and railway wharves look
quite gay with so many steamers and
sailing craft anchored in the river. AL
ready these steamers have been the
cause of leaving good many hundreds
of dollars in town-divided among
our merchants, whose prospects are
looking much brighter.-Indian River
Advocate.
1t may not be generally understood,
but it is fact, nevertheless, that the
canning factory here has put up quite
a lot of fruit, all of which are in the
very best condition. Not long since,
the company shipped to the North,
upon order, $500 cams of pears to one
party, and the goods have given the
very best satisfaction to the purchas-
er. Now the question arises, why do
not our local merchants patronize this
branch of home industry by purchas-
ing from them whatever they may
need in their line? They can get from
them just as go goods and as cheap
as they can get elsewhere, and very
potent way of helping to make a sue
cess of any home enterprise is to pat
ronize it.
Bill Downing and Guilford Hogan
broke Jail here Wednesday evening
and escaped. Noah Keene, who was
confined in Jail, also got out, but in
stead of leaving went and informed
the jailer that Downing and Hogan
had done ''fewed. "-Mayo Free Press.
The British Consul at Jacksonville
shipped six men to Fernandina yester
day. Vice Consul Nichols promptly
communicated with that officer tell
ing him that his consignment was not
appreciated, as there was no demand
here for British seamen. These men
are without money, and it was cruel
to send them here. One of them in
CURED if there was a chain gang here,
as he was getting desperate for food
and would even seek work in the con-
Wet ranks.-The Florida Mirror.
G. G. johnson, bookkeeper of the
Putnam National Bank of Palatka, is
the inventor of a very ingenious de-
vice for banks in case of attempted
robbery 1t consists of a bullet-proof
curtain suspended above the iron
guard or grating, and is so arranged
by levers to be operated by hand or
foot, that when an attack is made the
bullet-proof curtain is let fall in an in
slant and the looters are foiled. This
contrivance is also equipped with cleo
trical appliance, so that an alarm can
be given all over the bank as we'll as
in adjoining buildings, thus giving
citizens and officers alike an OppOrtu-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08

tory being established at Sanford a
an early date for canning strawber
ries.
Most of the oranges from the grove
of the Thonotosassa section of Hills
borough county have been sold on tn
trees at from So to 1925 per box. Gen
entire crop at So on the trees. The
fruit is to be all gathered 10y the 15tl
of December.
The Sumemrlin Home near Barlow
was burned Sunday. The house was
beautiful modern structure erected
a few years ago near the old Summer
lin homestead, about three miles
northwest of Barlow The family
have occupied their town house fol
some time.
Miami has five and one-half miles
Of water mains, four and one-hal1
miles of paved streets, one and one
quarter miles of sewer pipe laid and
more is being put down, and two
miles of paved sidewalks. Eighteen
months ago not tree had been cut
-Palatka Weekly Advertiser.
Within the next few days an appli-
cation for a charter will be made by q
company that has been quietly organ
izing for several weeks, having for its
purpose the construction and opera
ton Of an electric railway line from
Tampa to the great Manatee section
The latest project for Orlando is a
camphor farm. 1t is reported thai
three well known citizens have enter
ed into an arrangement to plant about
sixty acres in camphor trees on an eli
gible tract of land about two miles
southwest of town.
The finest stalk OF cane we have
seen or ''chawed" this season was one
sent down 10y Mr.. A. L. Williams OF
Green Pond. 1t had twenty good
joints and was full of Itch, sweet
Juice The cane was of the ribbon va
riety and was a fine sample of what
can be done up in that region Of Polk
Courier Informant.
Many of the leading citizens OF
Lakeland have signed a protest direct
ed to the president against the APP
appointment of Mr.. Skipper, of Bar
tow, as postmaster at Lakeland, on
the ground of non-residence, and also
because the term of the present in
cumbent, r. o. Cresop, has not yet
expired.
Charley Gray, aged ten years, who
accidentally allowed persimmon
seed to get into his windpipe some
weeks ago, coughed it out recently
He in company with his mother, was
on a visit near Nashville, Tenn, when
the accident occurred. He was taken
to the Nashville hospital, and all eff,
forts to remove the seed were futile
A number of German families have
recently arrived at Orlando from Mis-
sissippi. They have purchased homes
and settled themselves down to work
in a way that promises success TIC
themselves and added prosperity tc
thee ountry. They are well pleased
with Florida, and are now writing let
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08
FLORIDIANA.

ign Us.
Kew West will soon have an electric
car service.
The net indebtedness of the city of
Sanford is about $4,000.
Many acres are being planted in cei-
cry at Hawthorne, Alachua county.
The DeLeon Springs companyis pre-
pairing to plant fifteen acres of tobac-
CO.
Orange groves are being sold in
Polk county every week to Northern
men.
Orange packing is one of the chief
industries in DeSoto and Manatee
counties.
Last week 1900 trees were shipped
from Glen St. Mary's to Jamaica via
New York.
Kings Ferry had destructive fire
Sunday night. Loss $1,000 and little
or no insurance.
One hundred families of Illinois are
to be located near Lakeland on the
Plant System this winter.
The town of Melbourne, on the east
coast will soon lay thirty-fve car
loads of shell on her streets.
1t is rumored that Maj. St. Clair
Abrams is anxious to organize COM
pany with $25O,OOO capital to start "a
new morning paper at Jacksonville.
VIM. M. Brown, of Titusville, has
sold his crop of oranges, 500 boxes, to
New York gentleman for $3.50 per
box, f. o. b.
A good clay road between Yalaha
and Leesburg via Okahumpka will be
completed before the fall of 1898, as
work on it is to be commenced at
once.
There will be more syrup made in
Volusia county this year than has ever
been since the great mill at Dun Law
ton ceased to run some thirty or forty
years ago.
1t is estimated by the growers that
5000 boxes of oranges will be shipped
from Oviedo, Orange county, this sea-
son. Before the 1895 freeze it was 5O,>
900 boxes per season.
Rumors are afoat in Gainesville to
the effect that one of Jacksonville's
large sawmill firms will, in the near
future, establish logging and tie
camps near tint city.
Cotton continues to be shipped
through this port in considera BILE
quantities, and Centre street wharf
was crowded with it this morning.
Fernadina News.
The commissioners of Orange coun-
ty have determined to have good
roads, and will at once expend $4,000
for the teams, tools and machinery to
construct these highways.
Rev. Mr.. Nolan, late president OF
the Methodist Conference College, To-
Gated at Leesburg, died at his home
on Wednesday of last week, of con-
tinued fever.-Plant City Courier.
j. Hamilton Gillespie is at Kissim>
NEE, where he is experimenting the
laying out of the golf links that are to
form one of this seasons attractions
of the Plant Systems long list of
Florida hotels
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-08

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All Druggists refund money if
it fails to cure. Csc.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
In Part or the Whole.

Next Lesson-"Christ's Humility al
Exaltation. Phil. 2: Ill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

WARS AWFUL HORRORS ON THE
ISLAND OF CUBA.
Conditions Under weyler's Inhuman
Policy Find No Paralleliu Amy stage
Of Observation-Disclosures Of Thous-
snds Of Helpless Starved to Death.



An investigation conducted by the New
York World into the horrible conditions
affecting Cuba under the bloody and in
human policy of Weyler discloses the fact
that 20 per cent OF the 100000 helpless
women and children whom Weyler forced
to live In starvation, misery and disease
in the fortified towns-in other words, the
reconceDtrados-have persisted. The spec
tacle is the worst presented in any age
or in any stage Of civilization, and unless
heroic efforts are made under the more
humane Gen. Blanco the epidemic condi-
tons Of the small towns will annihilate
the remainder of the reconcentrados.
The World shows that one Of the best
places where the country people were con-
lined was the estate of Central Suia,
owned by the American citizen Perfecto
Sacoste. The actual figures of the death
rate there show an almost unbelievable
state OF affairs. When the estate was for
tilted Sacoste allowed only the vigorous
men whom he could use during the sugar
season to remain. With their families
there were 1000 persons. To-day there
are not 500 left. The 1900 persisted of
hunger.
There was no epidemic. Sacoste planted
vegetable gardens for their support, but
exactly as in most Of the zones Of cult
walton the insurgents got the produce.
The creek banks are absolutely filled with
the buried. There is not a square yard
Of ground about the forts that is not
taken for grave. Between two slabs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
An Official Interview.

Gen. Pando, chief of Capt. Gen. Blan-
co.'s military staff at Havana, defines
SPANS new policy as follows: Il am iden-
titled with the Government and with the
illustrious Gen. Blanco because both rep
resent tolerance without debility and en-
ergy without cruelty. l have always be-
lieved that policy is a factor in the plans
Of every general-in-chie and the policy of
to-day compatible with the energetic mil
itary action consists in being generous
with the repentant and memorable with
the impenitent traitors. This is the pol
Icy OF the Government and OF Gen. Blan-
co, which l propose to follow, seconding
1t with the loyalty which has always char
acterized my public actions. 1t Is very
grave error to suppose that the political
concessions of the Spanish Government
have been given to an enemy to secure
peace. They are given to the loyal and to
the repentant; but for the inccndianes,
the dynamiters, Spain reserves the action
Of force, energetic and without temporiz-
ing measures. Cuba, then, to avoid being
a chaos or theater Of bloody strife ought
to remain Spanish, because only by be-
longing to Spain can be guaranteed its
commercial relations with the civilized
world, especially so when the Isthmus Of
Panama shall be no longer an isthmus or
the two oceans be joined In some other
manner. The United States is more in
terested than any other nation in Cuba
remaining under the Spanish flag, be-
cause it prefers to assure the prosperity
of its commerce to making enemies Of Eu-
rope. About independence let us not speak,
because no person of sane judgment ought
to take into consideration such hypoth-
eSisv
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
ExToRTED A CONFESSION.


Missouri Mob Secures Evidence from
Two Prisoners.
A special from Lamar, No., reads as
follows: Sheriff Livingstone and Marshal
Rice went to Boston, Mo-. with warrant
for w. l.. Simpson and William Kaderly,
charging them with aiding and hiring the
parties who assaulted Mrs. Jacob Resi-
one night recently. On the way to this
city at night their carriage was stopped
about six miles south by a mob Of about
thirty masked and armed men. The OH
GERS were disnrmed and taken to near
by corn field by members OF the mob,
while the others blindfolded the prisoners,
put a rope around their necks and strung
them up to tree. They were let down
and in few seconds pulled up again
This was repeated till the prisoners were
too weak to stand, when they were called
on by the mob for a statement as to the
crime and the parties implicated. kad-
erly admitted writing letter to Harry
Monkstar, employing him to commit the
crime, for $50. Simpson admitted paying
the money in gold to Monkstar. Officers
and prisoners were then put in the car
riage and ordered to drive to the county
Jail, which they did. The prisoners now
deny having made confession.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
STOP SEAL KILLING.
PROBABILITY IS THAT CANADA
WILL DO so.
The Dominion Takes Steps that Indi-
cate Victory for the United States
-Indians Make Poor Soldiers : q ran
ite Ware Makers I'm Combination.


The dispatches from Ottawa announc'
Eng that the Canadian cabinet has de-
cided to send commission to Wasmng-
ION to negotiate with n similar commits
sion to be appointed by the United States
Government touching all the questions at
issue between the United States and Can
ada, has had the important effect OF draw
ing forth at Washington statement OF
the exact proposition that was laid be-
fore the Canadian contingent when they
were i'm Washington. 1t can now be stat
ed that the proposal Of Mr.. Foster, repre-
senting the United States Government,
which the Canadian delegates took home
with them to submit to their council, was:
81. That both nations agree at once to
q suspension Of all killing of seals during
the next season in the Pacific ocean and
Boring sea, the modus to go into opera
tion on the first Of next month. 2. That
representatives of the governments Of the
United States and Great Britain, includ-
ing Canada, be designated to enter with
as little delay as possible upon the con-
sideration of all unsettled questions be-
tween Canada and the United States with
the view to a settlement by treaty, this
to include the sealing question and any
other matters which either government
may choose to bring forward" So far
the State Department has not been adj
vised that the Canadian council has act
ed upon the propositions. One important
fact that is not clearly disclosed in the
Canadian dispatches is that the modus
must be agreed upon positively before our
Government consents to the commission.
In other words, there must be no more
killing Of seals while the commission is at
work
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

crowded with girls when the fire broke
out and it was instantly the scene of n
semi-panic, the frightened operatives
rushing to the roof Of the building and
thence crossing to other buildings and so
cffecting their escape while the flames
were pouring out of the basement. In
less than quarter of an hour the flames
had enveloped the adjoining warehouse
and thence they leaped across the street
to an enormous paper warehouse, which
was fully alight in less than ten minutes.
1t is officially reported that $50 ware
houses have been Quilted, and an estimate
OF the damage done places the amount at
nearly f5,000,O00.
Curiously enough, the territory covered
by this fire is in part the same as that
burned over in 1865. The place of be-
ginning is within 100 yards in both in
stances. The direction is the same, and
the same public buildings-now vastly
more magnificent than then-were imper-
lied while the fire burned what were de-
stroyed then. Since 1906 no fire of so
great destructiveness has visited the Eng
lish capital.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

claiming that he willed his entire estate
to her.
The case has been closely watched by
the police and States Attorney. Ketch-
ans physician, it seems, had told his pa
tent IL he persisted in drinking it would
cause his death.
The sick man utterly disregarded this
injunction and the officials are now won
dering why he was not compelled to leave
liquor alone in view Of the doctors un-
qualified order From all reports 1t Is
evident that Ketcham had NO medical at
tendance during the last week of his life,
excepting the day he died. These facts
have but strengthened the intentions of
the Ketcham family to contest the will.
Criminal proceedings are threatened
against the alleged widow and several
other persons whose names have not been
divulged, but who John Borden Ketch-
ans relatives will charge were associat-
ed in what they characterize as n con-
spiracy. Attorney James Il. Purnell, rep
resenting the dead bankers family. said
that enough evidence relative to John b.
Ketcham's life in the Wallace-Walkup
house, as well as the marriage that was
performed in Milwaukee last September,
has been collected by detectives to make
clear case OF conspiracy against several
persons.
Relatives will contest his will, if such
an instrument is in existence, on the
ground that he was not only of unsound
mind at the time he may have signed 1t,
but for ten months previous. Ketcham's
two brothers and two sisters will also de-
ny that their brother was legally married
to Mabel Wallace Walkup. They will
claim that he was entirely incapable of
making any kind of a contract Mt the time
Of the alleged marriage, or indeed for
nearly year previous. Attorney James
Il. Purnell, who has charge of the case,
says he has abundant proof that John b.
Ketcham has been mentally unsound for
almost year, and that there has been no
proof Of marriage with Mrs. Walkup
offered by the alleged wife. The attor-
ney served notice on the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank to restrain Mrs. Walk
up from having access to the safety box
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
----------------------
CHRISTMAS AT DAWSON.
An Oregon Man Expects to Make 500
600 ia Holiday Dinuers.

Mr.. Charles III. vest Of Portland, Ore.
has started for Alaska ON remarka HE
venture. He intends to furnish the people
of Dawson with Christmas dinners and
at the same time make his fortune. Mr..
Vests transportation outfit consisted OF
% dogs and 10 sleds. He has five helm
ers. His merchandise consists OF ASA
dozen eggs, III tons Of dressed poultry
and $50 worth Of oysters. The eggs were
carefully broken aud placed in cans. six
to the can, and then frozen solid. The
poultry and oysters were likewise nnt
throughuhe freezing process, and rntil the
steamer sails will remain in the cold stor-
age warehouse. The steamer has a re-
frigerntor room, where the stuff will no
slowed. and after reaching Dyes, no pre-
caution will be necessary. Mr.. Vest on
reaching Dawson. expects to sell his poul-
try for 50 pound and the oysters for
100 times what they cost him. La,cst
Dawson quotations on eggs were SIS per
dozen, and by Christmas, Mr.. Vest be-
lieves, they viii fetch $50 a dozen. He
hopes to realize 100000 on the specuIa-
uon-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

Let the freshet of spring flood the
meadow and strew 1t with debris and a
long while and much toll will be requr-
ed to restore it to its former beauty and
pioductiveness; SO let failure come to
one or many in a community and long
period is required to make reparation,
putting affairs into prosperous opera
ton. The high and the low, the rich
and the poor, the strong and the weak,
the sick and the well, mutually depend
on one another and cannot live without
co-operation.--Dr. s. ii. McCollester, in
the Universalist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

eral, Joseph Jefferson and others called
upon Rev. Mr.. Sabine, pastor Of FISH
ionnble church in Madison avenue, and
asked him IL he would conduct the fun
cral services. Ascertaining that Holland
was an actor. Rev. Mr.. Sabine declined
to conduct the funeral service, and when
asked by Mr.. Jefferson and his compan-
ions IL he could tell them where they could
get clergyman, he remarked that "there
was little church around the corner
where they do such things. The dead &C
tors friends went TO that little church and
were received with kindly consideration
by Rev. DIR. Houghton. This incident
formed live theme for talk all over the
country, and IL established "The Little
Church Around the Corner firmly In the
affections of the public, as well as of the
theatrical profession.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
kEroHAM CASE MYSTERIOUS.
Developments Look Bad for the MIL
lionaire's Alleged Widow.

Developments Look Bad for the MIL
lionaire's Alleged Widow.
Several peculiar phases have developed
In connection with the death OF Million
aire John b. Ketcham in Chicago. The
dead man since being divorced from his
first wife was supposed TO have remained
single up to the time OF his death. He
was a victim OF chronic alcoholism and
his associates knew him to be rapidly de-
clining. About a month ago be disap-
peared from the Auditorium hotel, where
he had made his home, and 1t was an
nounced that he was in the care Of
friends. Afterward came the announce
ment of his death mt the residence OF Mrs.
Mabel Wallace Walkup, who also claims
the name Ketcham, the woman asserting
that the dead broker married her in Mil
waukee shortly before his death and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25

rsspondence IN His annual message "a
Congress-. He does not deem II compati.
BILE with TIE public interest to publish the
full text Of the notes pending further cor
respondence. and the carrying ont Of the
promises made by the Spanish Govern
ment. The papers viii be accessible to
members of the committees on foreign af.
fairs for their guidance in dealing with
various resolutions which will come be-
fore them. 1t Is reported that Spain
asked to have the correspondence with
held for the present for political reasons.
The new ministry fears that Its concilia-
tory attitude toward the United States,
as shown by its note, may cause embar-
rassment Mt home, and thereby make II
impossible to carry out the proposed re-
FORMS"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-11-25
In Transnctions with Others.

Christians are never to lose sight Of
the principle of justice in their transac-
tons with other individuals. No mat
ter how weak the individual is, and
how great the opportunity there is to
wrong him with impunity or with ad-
vantage to himself, III a man be goy-
erned by the principles of Christ he
will render to the other that which Is
due. The rule of the world is to take
every advantage the law will permit.
The rule Of Christ Is to take no advan-
tage of any one.-Christian Instructor.