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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
L. T.. & 2. Special Rates

Winter Park-On account Y.
2. S. C.. e., tickets Will be sold
March list - 22nd at one and
one-tourth fare round trip; limited
to March p.
Sanford-On account General
Lodge l. 0. q. f tickets will be
sold March 18th and 23th at one
and one-fou'th fare round trip;
limited TO April /.
Mrami-On account Tobacco
Growers Convention, tickets
Will be sold 20 members Of the a.
ISOLATION on surrender cf certifi-
cate, March &, and 5, limited %
March Itch, 1898, at $40 round
trip. This rate applies via Jack
sOnviile and passengers leaving
Ocala at 2:05 Il. III. will arrive at
Miami the evening Of same day.
Correspond;ngly low rates from
all +. G. q L. stations.
w II. HOPKINS, ". ". CONDOR.
Travelling Pass. i-gt. Ticket Agent.
JOHN DOZIER. Agent.
Ocala, Florida.
%. MACDONELL, Gen. Pass. Agent.
Jacksonville. Florida.
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Leroy

Miss Lille A. Anderson OF
Cleveland, O., is visiting her
goodly possessions at Leroy and
is SO we'll pleased with her grow
ing prospects that in future win
ters she Will return to mark their
expanding. She IS the guest Of
Editor Chas. T. Miller of the only
Leroy News.
his IS q great masonic neck of
the woods and the tlouri>hing
lodge Of M2sonS Of ST. Johns viii
have one Of The biggest times en-
record, Saturday, Much 9Th.
Worthy Ben Fr'Nmoutl viii
btilIe the goat, and Secretary
Veal will crack the whip,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
WeirSdaIG

Me Christi1n Fndro yOr So
ci.tv oava o., on+ortoi,nont ON
tho ORA commemorative 1v.cb
jroton,s birthday A worry IN.
terest program was cxcelIeotlv
carried ont &c follows.
Sono-uAmnrica ), Rv Soci.,tv
pravor-Pav 8 q Far,i,
Recitation - o\VashinDton ;,
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Spring Park

Re. and Mrs. p. J. Reeves
gave reception at their palatial
residence on Magnolia avenue
last Friday afternoon and even
ing, the 25th Inst. The spacious
parlors were filled to overilowing
and with just one look at our
former pastor and his charming
wife all Formally was. laid aside
and the evening was spent as in
times gone by, with chats with
our friends and neighbors, inter-
spcrsCd with both vocal and in
StrumCntal music. Mrs. 6. L.
French assisted the hostess to
entertain and dispense the hospi-
talities Of the house which con.
sisted Of various kinds Of cake
and fruits with lemonade. After
some pleasing remarks from the
host and an introduction TO
"Bruno" the company dispersed
after expressing their joy III bav-
ing Bro. Reeves and wife as per-
manent residents and wishing
them health, happiness and pros
peTity III the years TO C<ni@.
Geo. Young is krgiun5n@ TO
l. 4.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
BlitchtOn

There should be il stop pat to
the waste Of timber going On at
present time, or in ten years there
viii not be enough left ID fence in
d potato hill. There arc hun
dredS and thousands of cords Of
wood going to waste where the
cross tie men go through, cut
down q tree, perhaps take one
and perhaps none, then leave it to
rot on the ground.
1t should be against the law to
use barb wire for line fences, as
it IS dangerous to stock.
The roads ia this vicinity are
in very good condition at present.
According to all reports, Ma
ri)n county has as good farming
land as can be found Ia the stat tie,
and furthermore, it has good
pure water, and it has the right
kind Of sell for tobacco, which il
taken care Of will yield a good in
come to the farmer.
Messrs. Tomber;in, Holloway,
Geo. NJ. Richards, a. L. Fergu-
son and Dick Curry, from this
vicinity, were called to Tampa
last week on important business.
Several hunters from the ,icin-
ity Of Anthony passed through
one day last week from the gulf,
where they had spent a week il
huuting and fishing, and reported
very poor luck, as the weather
was very bad.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
Through SleGpers.

The e. G. & z. railway has es-
tablished a through sleeping car
line between Jacksonville and
Kansas City, via Everett and
Southern railway TO Birmingham,
Kansas City, Memphis & Bir-
ningham to Memphis, and Kan
sas City, Ft Scott q Memphis to
Kansas City. This car will run
out of Jacksonville on train No.
3G at ,:O5 p. IN. daily, and into
Jacksonville on train No. 50 at
$40 a. n. daily. Time between
the two cities, 4G hours. Berth
rate between Jacksonville and
Kansas City, $3.50. Service I'M
surpassed.
A. O. NACDONELL,
If Gen. Pass. 4 Agent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
INTERESTING ITEMS COLLECTED BY
OUR RURAL EDITORS
BeileYieW

Miss Fannie Vining, who has
been visiting friends here, re
turned home Friday.
Mrs. L. n. Shcdd attended the
". c. 7. u. Convention at San
ford last week.
S. Il. Vining Of Bushnell was
in town last week.
DR.. Abshier's new house is
nearing completion.
The school held its closing ex-
Crci Sos at the town hall Friday.
4 large crowd Of parents and
friends were present. The exer-
cise5 We're splendid. Much credit
IS due Miss Miller for the interest
she takes IN training the children
oar town now boasts OF bicy-
Gle club, OF which j. w. Hilton is
pres lent and ID. &. Stanley su-
perlntendan The track " i'll be
about three miles ia length and
extends from the town west to
the cave.
Oar pcoris rendered Re-: 7.
IL. Rouse and wife d surprise in
honor Of lis sevcnty-aignth birth
day. They have spent thirteen
winters a5 BeIIc>i,w and are be
loved by all.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
Citra

The rains that we are now re-
cciving are very much appreciate
ed by our orange and vegetable
growers.
Rev. l.. @. Long, president of
the Methodist college located at
Leesburg, spent two days here
recently in the interests Of this
institution Of learning. The citi-
ZenS gave him a warm reception
and in many ways expressed
their interest in his work.
NIr. @. Il. Sangster of Canada
IS now mining phosphate from
his valuable lands III this section
and expects at an early day % do
his work upon a much larger
scale. Mr.. George K. Taylor Of
Atlanta is experimenting the
work and perhaps a little later
will bring his family down.
Among the distinguished par
ties who have recently visited our
city was the Hoyt family, who
came in th"i;' private ca over the
i. G.. & z. yesterday afternoon
They are members, OF the Bishop
Hoyt company and Oranges Lake
El.Ilit c,on3H< While IN tit,..l
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
'I The plAN1 system FG Points ns
Schedule in Effect JAN lS lS93Arriya and Departure of

No. IS, leaving Ocala at 2:i5 p. m. solid
train, connecting at Waycross with Pullman
sleeping cars as follows: WaycroSs to St.Louis
via Montgomery and l.. * V. r. r.; Waycross
10 Nashville via Macon. Atlanta and ChGtta-
nOoga and Waycross to New York via Sayan-
nah. Charleston, Atlantic Coast Line and
Pennsylvania Railway; at Nashville direct
connection with the Chicago Limited Nesti-
bule solid through train Wa the Evansville
Route Also at Louisville and Cincinnati ii for
Chicago. Train No. -, leaving Ocala 80 a.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
=. &. McIvER GEORGE MAcKAY
McIver and MacKay
Building Materials

Paints, Oils, Varnish, Pun
bers Supplies, Corrugated Iron
Pressed and Fire Brick, Lath,
Lime, Hair, Cement, Shingles
Plaster, Moulding, Wall Paper
c. A. Wood Preserver, Gas fix
lures, Sewer and Flue Pipes,
Glass, Gasoline.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05

m. via Gainesville and High Springs, carries
Pullman sleeper Port Tampa and Ocala to
New York without change, via Richmond,
Washington. Baltimore and Philadelphia
connecting at Washington with the Old
Colonial Express for Boston without change
of cars. No. 81 also connects at Waycross
with through sleeper for Nashville via Mont
gomery without change Direct connection
made at Montgomery for New Orleans; at
birmingham for Memphis; at st. Louis for
Kansas City.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05
Eureka

Our village IS small, general
health good, no saloons in town
TO create disturbances: even dog
lights are out OF date on account
OF the scarcity OF that article.
did hear few days ago that they
are having trouble at MarShvllIe
with petty thieves, some houses
being broken into, but as the
guilty ones have not been appre-
hended and no one hurt, l can t
tell you much about that.
Our young merchAnt, Charles
BeliimY, after a months siege
with the grip, is able TO be in bis
store again. His brother, Walter,
IS not yet able TO get about.
DR.. Paramorc and one of hi,
children are confined to the house
with the Glio.
oar pubic school closed
couple Of weeks ago with exami-
natiJn in all the common
branches. Professor Swarts is
very successful teacher. AS
number Of his pupils wished to
cOntiaue their studies, he is now
cnga gcd il teaching q private
school.
Rev. Proctor Of Summerfald
preached to a large and attentive
audience at this place last Sunday
night.
A new building i5>going up near
the hotel. [ understand it is to
be used for a millinery store.
Nc. Philips, Yale College
man, who has been spending the
last few years here, left for Mem
phis, Tenn. lie has fallen heir,
through the death of an uncle, 20
$4,000. We hope he may live long
to enjoy bis good fortune and not
entirely forget his old friends in
Eureka.
was rather amused at an item
in the letter to the Banner from
it's special correspondent at Fort
Mccoy last week, in which he
says: "The most interesting fea-
ture Of the day is the discussion
of moving this old voting pre-
cinct from this old established
place to Eureka. The idea of
such move.' Now the people
Of Eureka think it a very good
idea. We admit that Fort Nc
Coy IS nearer the center of the
precinct, but Eureka is nearer
the center of population, and not
only population but is the bust
ness center, there being nothing
to constitute a village at Fort
Mccoy but church and school
house. Eureka with her four good
general merchandise stores, one
drug store, a first-class hotel and
gootly numbers Of dwelling
houses, forms quite q nice little
town, and is headquarters for all
the pulI-boatmen OH the river,
besides the turpentine and saw
mill men at Marshville, forming
a good majority of the voters of
the precinct. OF course a few
would have to travel farther, but
as they form the minority, we
think the majority should rule.
The minority have been accom-
modated fer 10 these many years,
SO why not accommodate the ma
jorjty now.
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dist church conducted the prelim-
mary exercises. Mrs. Lydia
Hoyt Farmer, a sister, was one
Of the company, and is q writer
OF large reputation.
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Sleeper to New Orleans.

The I. G. & =. railroad IS now
running a through sleeper from
Jacksonville to New Orleans
leaving jacksonville at 9:I5 a. M,
arriving in New Orleans T:40 a.
N. next day.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-05

Wagons, Buggies, Carts,
Harness, Saddles, Leather,
Wagon Materials, Lap Robes,
Sewing Machines. If there
is anything else desired, make
your wants known to us. We
have what you want.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
CROWDS POUR In
Capitol at Washington Sees the
Greatest ThrOng For
Many Years.

Washington, March 28.-Except on the
occasion of the Inauguration of a pres
ident, no such crowds as surged through
the corridors and stormed the galleries
for admission, have been seen in the
capitol in a quarter of a century. Pub
lie interest in the findings of the board
of inquiry, appointed to investigate the
disaster which sent one of Uncle Sam S
nobIest vessels to the bottom of Havana
harbor and sacrificed the lives of 260
American sailors, was at white heat
At daylight this morning people were
already seeking entrance to the capitol,
and hours before noon, when both houses
convened the marble stairWays were
choked with pushing. jostling people
pressing toward the galleries. Not an
inch of space remained in the public
galleries at o'clock, though long lines
of people, stretching down the stair
ways to the lower corridors, continued
to press forward.
Within a few minutes the reserved
galleries were thrown open; they were
Completely filled with the exception of
those reserved for the diplomatic corps
and the families of the president and
cabinet.
Admission to these galleries was
strictly by card. Many distinguish nee
personages were in the galleries. The
hall buzzed like a bee hive with the
sound of myriad of voices. On the floor
there was almost as much excitement
as in the galleries, aItnOuSh the IuIl
SYNOPSIS of the report, which was print
ed in the Associated Press this morn
ing had taken the keen edge off the
anxiety with which the members await
ed the reading of the official finding OF
the board.
Upon the desk of the late Represen-
tative Simplzins of Massac chusetts, who
died suddenly on Saturday night,
wreath of Easter lilies, interviewer with
tulips. crocus and lilies of the valley
cast an air of sadness over the vast as
sem blaze.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
TWO WIRES.

The State Journal has two leased As
sociated Press wires today from Wash
ington to the State Journal office.
This is a stroke of enterprise never
before attempted by a Kansas newspa-
per.
The two wires are manned by expert
telegraph operators and the wires are
used only for news
The state Journal every day has one
leased Associated Press wire running
into it's own building, but today there
are two.
This paper gives the news from day
to day. despite the criticism of envious
contemporaries.
The findings of the court first official
Iy published today confirms the position
taken from the start, although the
Journal has been abused for weeks and
called a yellow paper lingo paper,
etc. for printing what it believed to be
true.
The greatest care is always used to
publish accurate and reliable news and
readers may depend upon the fact that
the news given in these columns is from
the best and most reliable sources. Some
times items are printed which turn out
to be incorrect, but this is often due to
natural mistakes that people make in
telling news. Some times news must
be published before affidavits and GER
tificates of it's correctness can be OBJ
tanned. We can't always wait for Off
ciaI news
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28

At o'clock in the evening of Febru-
ary 18th, everything had been reported
secure and all was quiet.
At forty minutes past o'clock the
vessel was suddenly destroyed.
There We're two distinct explosions,
with a brief interval between them.
The first lifted the forward part of the
ship very perceptibly the second
which was more prolonged. is attribut-
ed by the court to the partial eXpl osiOn
of two or more of the forward maga-
zines.
The evidence of the divers establishes
that the after part of the ship was
practically intact and sank in that con-
dition very few minutes after the ex-
plOsiOn. The forward part was COM
pletely demolished.
Upon the evidence of concurrent ex-
ternal cause, the finding of the court is
as follows:
AT frame II, the outer shell of the
ship, from a point liz feet from the
middle line Of the ship and six feet
above the keel when in it's natural pO-
sitiOn, has been forced up so as to be
now about four feet above the surface
of the water; therefore, about 81 feet
above where it would be had the ship
sunk uninjured.
The outside bottom plating is bent in
to a reversed w shape the after wing
of which. about Is feet broad and 81
feet in length (from frame II to frame
25) is doubled back upon itself against
the continuation of the same plating
extending forward.
AT frame IS the vertical keel is bro
ken in two and keel bent into an angle
similar to the angle formed from the OUT
side plates. This break is about six
feet below the surface of the water and
about so feet above its normal position.
In the opinion of the court this effect
could have been produced only by the
explosion of a mine situated under the
bottom of the ship, at about frame IS
and somewhat on the port side of the
ship.
The conclusions of the court are:
That the loss of the Maine not in
the part of any of the officers or mem
bers of her crew.
That the ship was destroyed by the ex-
plOsiOn of a submarine mine, which
caused the partial explosion of two or
more of her forward magazines; and.
fixing the responsibility for the destruc-
ton of the Maine upon any person or
I have directed that the finding of the
court of inquiry and the views of this
government thereon be communicated to
the government of her ma jesty. the queen.
and l do not permit myself to doubt that
the sense of justice of the Spanish ma
ton will dictate a course of action Sug-
gested by honor and the friendly rela-
tiOns of the two governments.
It was the duty Of the executive to ad-
wise congress of the result. and in the
meantime deliberate consideration is in
VOked
Executive Mansion March IS 1898.
There was an outburst of applause in
the galleries and on the floor when the
message was concluded. Immediately
afterward the death of Representative
SimpkinS was announced.
The presidents message was referred
without debate to the committee on for
eign affairs, under the rules. No mo-
tion was made.
Immediately after the announcement
of Representative Simp1in's death the
house at 1928 p. m, adjourned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
TO HIS FACE.
Roosevelt Scores Senator Hanna
in Public Manner.

st. Louis March 28.-The Republic
publishes the following Washington
special:
All official Washington is talking of
the challenge which Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Theodore B. Roosevelt last
night gave to the peace party in general
and to Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio in
particular.
Mr.. Roosevelt is enthusiastically in
favor of immediate action. He wants
the Cuban question settled before the
rainy season sets in. He wants the
Spanish fotilla stopped before. it reach
es Cuba or Porto Rico. He believes that
the administration should act without
further delay and trust to the American
people.
In the presence of Senator Hanna
and others, he said:
Il yield to no man in my loyalty to
the administration, nor in my devotion
to its interests and its fame. But neith-
er do 1 yield to any citizen in my re-
gard for the good name of my country
men,
Turning to Senator Hanna and look
ing directly at him, he said that the in
terests of the business world and of
financierS might be paramount in the
senate but they would not be para
mount with the American people, and II
anyone wanted to stand in the way OF
the American people outside of the SEN
ate he was welcome to try the expert
ment.
Mr.. Roosevelt's remarks were 50
pointed that Senator Hanna turned red.
A friend of Hanna, attempting to
neutralize the remarks of the assistant
secretary, said, turning to Hanna:
Now, senator, may we please nave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
TOPEKA COMPANY FOR WAR
Captain Phillips Organizing a Battery
of 1875 Men to Fight Spain.

H E. Phillips, late captain of Bat
terry B, Kansas National Guard, is busy
today securing recruits to organize Il
battery of 126 men to volunteer in the
service of the government.
The work is being done as quietly as
possible but it is known that 40 men
have already been enlisted and as many
more will be on the rolls before night.
Capt. Phillips is an old militia man.
He served in the Pennsylvania National
Guard before he came to Kansas and
for ten years he was an officer of Bat
terry 3. AS soon as he has completed
the organization he will offer the servi-
ces of his organization to the govern
ment and ask for equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
sCHLEY TAKES COMMAND.
Great Enthusiasm Manifested by Off
GERS and Men.

Fort Monroe, March 28.-More than
by the officers and men of that portion
of the American flying squadron al
ready assembled here when Commodore
w. S. Schley took command. There is
always a perfunctOry duty to be done
in such cases, but the duty today was
performed with an ilI-concealed enthu-
siasm that bordered upon a breach of
discipline.
officers smiled, however. The newly
detailed commander could not at
such a greeting find fault, and the men
were allowed to give full vent to their
feelings.
last night and arrived at Fort Monroe
early this morning. He was met by an
ensign and a boat crew of sailors, who
relieved him of his baggage and receiv-
ed information that he would go aboard
the BrOokly, which he has designated
as flag ship.
Within half hour after boarding the
ship Commoare Schley, in full uniform.
was ready to take command, and the
men of the fleet were drummed to quar-
ters with the yard manned, the ma
rines on deck and officers and gunners
at post.
Commodore Schley stepped to the
bridge of the Brooklyn. and, reading his
commission as commander, took posses
sion At the same instant his flag was
broken from the BrOoklyn's masthead
and one of the big guns belched forth a
salute which was answered from the
Massachusetts, lying near by. Then en-
thusiasm broke loose and there was a
roar of applause from the deck and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
THE WHOLE STORY
Of the Maine Explosion Goes to Con-
gress at Once.

Washington, March 2S.-The determ-
inatiOn was reached early today to send
in the testimony taken before the board
of inquiry to accompany the report.
Members of the foreign relations com
mittee of the senate made vigorous pro
tests yesterday and this morning
against the former programme saving
that it would be a great deal of a farce
to refer to that committee the findings
of the court and withhold the testfmo-
ny The committee desired the testi-
mOny at the earliest possible moment.
It was also pointed out that the with
holding of the testimony would be con
strued by some persons to mean that
an attempt was being made to keep
from congress and the people, testi-
mony which was regarded as sensa
tional. The first plan adopted, if car
ried out of having the testimony print
ed before being sent to congress. would
not have delayed to any great extent
its consideration as all the documents
will have to be printed before taken up
in the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
"PREPARE FOR WAR"
Significant Cipher Dispatch Sent
From Madrid to Havana

Havana, via Key West, Fla, March
28.-Last night it was persistently sta
ted on alleged good authority that the
palace officials here had received a
cipher dispatch from Madrid which in
effect said: Prepare for war" 1t is
not likely that anything so alarming
or peremptOry was received, but it is
pretty certain that intimation was Civ
en- that the time for evasion or delay
on the part of Spain was drawing to a
close.
Many of the best informed Spaniards
are free to say that Americas inter
ference on humanitarian grounds will
be bound to carry with it the passive
sympathy, if not the active, of all civil
lied nations, since the fact as ii 10
cal conditions are no longer in doubt in
any cabinet in chriStendOm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-28
THE MAINE NEVER MOVED.
Was Blown Up at Her First Anchor.
age in Havana Harbor.

Washington, March 28.-One of the
main points brought out by the testimo-
ny in the Maine case will correct an i'm
portant impression which has prevailed
all over the country.
The testimony will prove that the
battleship's position was not changed
after she entered the harbor. She was
moored to a buoy and remained there
until blown up.
The statement has been made repeat
edly in the press that her position was
changed the night before the explosion
by the direction of the master of Ha-
Yana harbOr.