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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-15
NOTICE OF TOWN ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters Of The town OF
Southern Pines that an election
will be held by the qualified voters
of said town at L. G. Huflines'
Store on Tuesday the 2nd day OF
May, 1899, (being the first Tues
day after II first Monday in May
1897 for The election Of a Mayor
and five Commissioners to- serve
one year or until their successors
are elected End qualified.
Given under my hand as Town
Clerk OF the town of Southern
Pines, by order of the Board of
Commissioners this the 18th day
of March, 1899.
Irvine L. HAML1N. Town Clerk.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given 10 the
qualified voters Of the town OF
Southern Pines that Especial cleo
ton will lie held by the qualified
voters OF said town at L. G. Huffines
Store On Tuesday the End day of
May, 1899, (beiDg the same place
and time appointed for the regular
town election for Mayor and Com
missioners for said town. com
mencing at seven o'clock IN the
forenoon and continuing until sun
set of the said day, for the purpose
of voting upon the question OF is
suing Twenty Thousand Dollars Of
bonds of the town Of Southern
Pines and oflevying and collecting
a tax for the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest upon said bonds
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-15
Costly Peace.

The preservation of peace" in Eu-
rope by means of navies and standing
armies costs $3.50 100000 a year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
rAsoo APPOINTED SENATOR.
Many News Notes From FlOrida's
Capital City.


Tallahassee, Fla. March Miami has
new corporation. the Biscayne Lumber
& Supply Company, with a capital of
$4,000
Adjutant General Houston has issued
general orders No. 30, as follows;
All officers of the Florida state troops
who, during their term of service in the
volunteer service of the United States,
were transferred TO some other company
or battalion, are hereby retransferred to
the original company and battalion to
which they belonged, with the same rank
they held at the time Of volunteering.
Nineteen marriage licenses were issued
in Leon county during February, only two
of which were for white persons.
John Shears, charged with malieiously
shooting and killing a valuable horse, the
property Of Winfield Cover, was arralgned
before Judge Whitfield on Tuesday, who
committed him TO Jail to await the action
OF the grand jury in his case.
The new city administration has started
out In a commendable manner on the lines
of retrenchment. The police force has
been reduced to two and other reforms are
promised.
Gov. Bloxham, In accordance with pre-
vious announcement to-day appointed
Hon Samuel Pasco United States senator
to serve from March until the legislature
shall elect his successor.
Mrs. j. II. Kelly died Tuesday of con-
sumption. after a lingering Illness. She
was highly esteemed by a large circle of
friends She leaves a husband and two
small children to mourn her demise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
FLORIDA's MANY TOURISTS.
Fine Golf Links Now Being Prepared
Near Orlando

Orlando, Fla, March FLORIDA is now
in the hight of the tourist season. In this
immediate portion of the state there are
more visitors than in any former year
since Florida. became the p5optilar resort
for those who would escape Arctic win
ters The hotels and boarding houses are
well filed
The A.tamonte at Altamonte Springs.
nine miles north; the Park House at Matt
land, six miles north; the Seminole and
Rogers House at Winter Park, four miles
north and the San, Juan of this place, all
winter hotels, are doing good business.
Each reports a better winter than any
of the past five or six.
Good clay roads connect ali of these
places and the driving and wheeling are
superb and are drawing cards for those
VINO are fond of out-of-door life.
Orlando has a live polo club, with fine
ly prepared grounds and conveniences for
visitors, where games are played each
week. Yesterday the polo club he'd a
gymkhana, which attracted visitors from
all of the nearby resorts. Polo, polo ball
race, ladies' bicycle race, pony and bicy-
Gle tandem race, by ladies and gentlemen,
cigar and refreshment race on and off
race and thread and needle race were
among the attractions of the occasion. The
weather was favorable, and a delightful
day was spent.
Among those who are here for the winter
are many devotees of golf, For two years
there has been a small course on The mar
gin of Lake Eola, but the popularity of
the game and the number of its votaries
has demonstrated that somet thing must he
done Additional ground has been secured.
and force of men are, now at work clear
ing and preparing a new and larger course.
II Is said by experts who know that when
finished Orlando will have the finest; course
in the state, If not in the South. 1t will
attract and hold many who love to play,
and who find true enjoyment and delight
ful associations in this popular game In
week Orlando will be ready for all of
the golf players in the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
ORANGE TREES ARr DEAD.
Report From Gambler shows First
AdvIces Were Correct

Gambler, Fla, March 1.-Suhicient time
has now elapsed for a correct report to
be made on the condition of the orange
trees in this section of the orange belt
When the freeze came the Morning News
correspondent sent In a dispatch stating
that the orange trees were killed, IN aR
probability, TO the ground, and now after
two weeks this report can be verified. The
largest trees are entirely killed down to
the ground and many growers are saving
them off close to the ground
Nearly all the groves were we'll banked
up with earth. on these groves the buds
are saved, but years growth Is gone The
people are greatly discouraged. but stiR
there are not many that will entirely
abandon their groves The groves will not
be worked as much or fortified as highly,
but still they win have a good deal OF
care. There is entirely too much invested
In the business for people 10 give II up.
There Is stM faith In the groves and peo-
pie generally believe that the climate has
not permanently changed, and will again
get back to its normal conditions.
The Morning News wants the true situe-
ton made known, and 1t is the purpose of
your correspondent to give the facts In the
case. That orange growing has received a
very great setback cannot be disputed
and there will not be many new groves
started TINS year, but at the same time IL
is found that there are but very few who
will give it up. 1t Is a serious condition
that confronts us, but the people of Florida
who are so terribly stricken by this great
calamity win bravely face the future, and
go 10 work TO retrieve their lost fortunes.
great many are planting melons in their
groves and other crops, which promise to
bring in quick returns.
Mr.. l.. II. Bishop of this place has made
IL very profitable to grow velvet beans. He
planted his ten-acre orange grove last year
and has cleaned and shipped to different
parts Of the country, 300 bushels of the
beans for seed. He Is getting about 81 per
bushel for them net. The greater part of
them he has shipped TO New Orleans, La.
and Richmond, Va. They are proving
boon to the farmer and stock men. Cattle
and hogs fatten on them and prefer them
to cow peas or pea nuts. As an improver
of poor or worn out land they have no
equal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
HIS RIVAL WAS POISONED.
One Negro Arrested for Giving An
other Strychnine.

Statesboro, Ga, March 1.-Coroner Stand
ford returned to town last night after
holding an inquest over the body OF Nor
gan Miller. colored, at Portal. The me-
gro was supposed to have died from the
effects of strychnine administered in whis-
ky.
Morgan and another negro both
seemed to have been enamored OF a wo-
man, when Morgan's rival decided he had
rather have the field all TO himself, hence
the poisoning. The sheriff went up last
night and made the arrest.
Mr. Simon Mikell, a prosperous farmer,
living two miles from town. was thrown
from his mule to-day, breaking his thigh
and sustaining other serious injuries.
The wife of Mr.. w. III. Bitch of Bitch,
died this morning after a lingering Illness
Of several weeks Mr.. Bitch LIS one OF the
best known men in Bulloch county, and his
many friends will regret to hear of his be-
reaVement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
welded AT AMERICUS.
NuptiaIs of Hon. j. L. Hand and Miss
Florence Hollis.

Americas. Ca. March Hon. Judson
L. Hand and Miss Florence May Hollis
were united in marriage at noon to-day
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Florence D. Hollis, OIL Taylor street The
occasion was one of much social promi-
nence, and the handsome parlor of the
Hollis mansion were thronged with
friends of the bride and groom to witness
the marriage rites, impressively solemuized
by Rev. T. E. Davenport, an uncle of The
fair young bride.
The floral decora tons were elaborate and
beautiful, and The marriage ceremony was
by far one of the prettiest witnessed here
this season Quite large number of out
of-toWn friends of the bride and groom
were in attendance, the magnificent array
of bridal presents attesting In a manner
the popularity of the newly welded cou-
pie. After an elegant wedding breakfast
had been served the bridal party was driv-
en- to the Central Railroad depot, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hand leaving for an extended trip
through Mexico and the southwest.
Miss Hollis Is a daughter of the late
Hon. BENJAMIN P. Hollis, and since her
debut has been a social favorite among
a wide circle of friends and admirers here
and throughout the state. Senator Judson
T.. Hand. is one of the wealthiest and most
prominent men in Southern Georgia. Mr..
and Mrs. Hand will return to their beau
fif,u home at Pelham, Ga, about April l.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
LIVED WITHOUT A STOMACH.
Nine Months After Its Removal Mrs.
wales Dies of Cancer.
From the Philadelphia Pres

From the Philadelphia Press.
Boston, Mass, Feb. N.-Probably few
people outside of those specially interest,"
ed paid any particular attention 20 the an
nouncement on Monday last OF the death
of Mrs. Georgiana Wales, in Newton Gem
ter. Yet the announcement meant the
practical failure of one OF the most dar-
ing operations ever pesformed--"in the
very slSirmish line of surgery" as one OF
the attendant physicians aptly termed IT.
1t was the third operation In the history
OF medical surgery, involving the removal
OF the entire stomach, and the second In
this country An account OF II was pub
lished last fall, although the name of the
patient was not made public. The opera
ton was performed by DR.. Maurice II.
Richardson, a leading surgeon of Boston.
and attracted widespread interest In the
medical fraternity both in this country and
abroad.
The operation was performed on Nav
81 last, and since then Mrs. Varies had
lived without a stomach up to Feb. 10 Iaet
the day on which she died. Until a few
weeks ago she gave promise of final and
absolute recovery.
The autopsy showed that a second can
Ger and not the absence of a stomach had
caused death. The connection between the
oesophagus and duodenum was found 10
have fully healed, and the upper part of
the transverse colon, or the dudoenum. to
have assumed the shape and lost func-
tons of a stomach.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
THE ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE.
1t Is in Danger, but the Club May
Stay in the League.


New York, March THE representatives
of the several base ball clubs which make
up the National League, began the annual
schedule meeting of the league this after
noon at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They
ACCOMPLISHED very little, however, and af-
ter five hours elaboration adjourned un,
ill II o'clock tomorrow morning.
Yesterday the board of arbitration and
board of directors passed upon the stand
ing of the Sportsman's Park and Club AS
ISOLATION of st. Louis, which means the
ST Louis Base Ball Club, and when they
adjourned it looked as if the franchise of
the ST. Louis club was in danger of be-
ing wiped out
When the magnates met to-day the first
question taken up was the st. Louis mud
die and after a thorough discussion in
which several were in favor of taking i'm
mediate action which would be adverse
to the clubs prospects. it was decided by
a vote of seven to four that the report
of the directors recommending expulsion
be received and placed on file.
In view of the fact that the assets of
the club in question are to be sold a pub
lie auction in st. Louis on March IA in
slant, it would seem that. the magnates
had decided not to take any action, which
insight be contrary 10 law. Just whether
any further move was made in the matter
during the present session could not be as
certained tonight, but in all probability
a twelve club schedule will be adopted
with st. Louis left in.
Three schedules were presented at the
meeting this afternoon.
President Nick Young, OF Washing
ton, handed in two schedules, calling for
three and four trips, respectively, and Mr..
Whitehead presented another one which
was based on a three trip arrangement.
All three were received and filed by
unanimous vote.
No deals or exchanges of players were
consummated to-day. Joe Kelly of Bal
timore had a long conference with Ed
Hanlou, who will manage the Brooklyn
team next season, but they evidently did
not agree on the salary question, as they
parted TO meet again, probably tomorrow.
Kelly says that it is a matter of money
with him, sand he would rather lay idle
for a year than work for smaller sal
airy than that which he earned last year
with the Baltimore team.
Early in the day a well authenticated
report was circulated that Andrew Freed
man was about to sell his controlling in
terest in the New York Base Bah Club
for S65,0O0 One of the magnates, who
requested that his name be reserved, made
this statement, and said that it was au-
thentic. Later in the day, however Mr.
Freedman and Mr.. Bonnell the secretary
of the New York club denied the state
ment and said that il had no foundation
in fact.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
"oFTERED LATIN PHRASES.
e""ants WeDt While in the
POpe's Sick Room

attendants Wept While in the
Pope's Sick Room.
iiie' March lit was ascertained bv
INQUIRY at the vatican at a late hour tb,s
e.e .'.s that the Pope was resting tran
Tuiliy The wound continues healthy ana
:, 'e pam diminished After the onera tion
bo o8pears the weakness due 10 loss 80
los, 'u' became extreme, and his boiinaes
I'LL, Consciousness and muttered ,,oin1 sIs
cba,o.l l-dtin phrases. Cordials hrotts a,,a
en- 'pdshe We're administered win COL
,t nl' LLapponi left the vatican far . s,or.
bo-,of,'Io ~ midnight He then seemed ve,.,,
Ta eSls'enee of the tumor. ''o'essieu
operatia"a was touching scene aftar ,ho
sisrrn. The Pope's extreme weel, ene
Pom laled the attendants. Presen tSNn tss
ana v, dsked DR.. Mazzoni why thav ua ne
Inc , mnether 1t was because he W. weP.'
NV worse Sc DR.. Mazzoni replied. as grow
hol,ness !, "ey weep because they love vo,,r
cleared az eT then ordered the ebamhor
ali ,yp. The Pope has sent a reo ns.l,oe ee
vac nave forwarded kilograms thai
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
AFTER AN IMPOsTOR.
Tallahassee Minister Looking for an
Alleged Fraud.

Tallahassee Minister Looking for an
Alleged Fraud.
Tallahassee, Fla, March 1.-Rev. S. M.
Provence, pastor of the Clinton Street
Baptist Church, is the most active minister
in the city just now He is trying to
run down and capture what he conceives
TO be an impostor.
Recently a stranger came to Tallahas-
see and had prescription blanks printed,
with the name of J. G. Ard, NJ. d. AT one
place in the county he made an appoint
ment to preach as a Baptist minister, but
failed to fill the appointment.
Finally Mr.. Provence met Ard; who
claimed that he was sent out by the South
ern Baptist Convention, which claim Mr..
Provence fatty denied. Ard then said he
was representing a Baptist publishing
house in Philadelphia. Mr.. Provence wired
the manager and this answer came
promptly: do not know such man."
and Mr. Provence Is more anxious than
ever to meet the stranger once more
Mr. Provence thinks Ard is the same
person who has been practicing fraud upon
the people of South Georgia, by claiming
to be an agent for the Red Cross Society,
and collecting money TO build a hospital
at Havana.
Col G. w. Saussy. formerly general pas
senger agent for the Carrabeile ITALIA
hassee and Georgia Railroad has gone 10
Bainbridge TO accept the position of audi
tor for the Georgia Pine Railroad.
Hon. Jas e. Alexander Of De Land, the
one steadfast friend OF ex-senator Call.
visited the capital to-day, and claimed
that when the roll was called here in April,
the vote Of Mr.. Gail for United States Sen
ator would surprise the wisest politicians
la the state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
DIR. FAIR AT CHAUTAUaUA.
Spoke on WashlngtOn's Birthday
and Preached Sunday.

and Preached Sunday.
De Funiak, Fla. March 1.-The winter
Chautauqua at De Funiak Springs. Fla,
has brought together this season an i'm
posing array OF leading talent and among
the distinguished lecturers has been Rev
James Young Fair d. D., of Savannah.
Ga.
DIR. Fair was the orator appointed for
Washington's birthday, and delivered one
of the most eloquent. tributes to Washing
ton ever heard from the American plat
form. He said that the key to Washing
tons greatness was found in the equli-
brium of his character. Washington was
great not alone because of Intellect, he was
great not alone as a general, but he was
great because the only aim he set before
him was to do his duty. The offer of the
servitude of America was a great tempta-
ton TO his integrity, but this integrity was
based on a religious connection of faith In
God. Washington's religion was moulded
in his home life, and the need to-day was
of younger generation, which should rise
up and learn the lessen of American homes.
On Sunday last Dr. Fair was the preach
er at the morning service. His text was
found in John 1872: THE Truth Shall Make
i GU free. ne Iecdiieu lHe OlQ coHdlllonS
of servitude in the ancient world, and
pointed out how the coming of Christ had
brought freedom to the masses by breath
ing into them the spirit of liberty. The
Bible revealed the greatness of mans ma
ture The truth. continued Dr. Fair, con-
firms freedom by giving the principles OF
justice, equality and kindness. without
which no great nation can long stand.
Finally, said DR.. Fair, the truth completes
the work Of freedom by instilling into men
the love of their country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
A NEW PARTY TO BE FORMED.
Will Take in POpulists, SiIverites
and Others.

Cincinnati, March IA new political
party is to be organized here this week.
The general conference began a session of
two days at the Odd Fellows auditorium
to-day.
The new national organization is to be
called the Union Reform party, and it will
seek TO amalgamate the silver Republicans
the Popuhsts, the social labor party and
the liberal party, in fact all Of the minor
parties except the prohibitionists. In res
ponse to the can sent out be Chairman R.
S. Thompson and Secretary M A. Neff,
there were seventeen states represented in
the national conference.
The usual committees on credentials, res
olutions, were appointed by the chair, and
each one approved by the convention. The
committee to formulate plan of organ.za-
ton for the new party, was selected by
call of the states with one member from
each state.
At the afternoon session the report from
the committee on resolutions was adopt
ed. 1t declares that an experience of over
a century has proved that the system of
legislation by representatives does not pro-
vide government of, by and for the peo-
pie, and continues:
Legislative bodies, from municipal
Councils to the national Congress, have
been controlled by corrupt influences. Leg
islation has consequently been in the in
terest of the corrupt few and against the
interest of the voiceless masses.
Under this system the people are dis
franchised on all matters of legislation
They are allowed to vote for men, but are
denied the right to vote for measures. The
people are governed by laws which they
did not enact and cannot repeal
"As the result of this system great
oh ha nd hk.
come a synonym for corruption.
I'VE, therefore, reserving to ourselves
the right to legislate for ourselves and
the right to our individual opinions on all
questions of legislation, unite for the ac-
complishment of that end for the enfran-
chisement of the American people and the
establishment of government in which the
will of the people shall be supreme.
And we invite all persons who believe
in the principles of liberty and the Declar-
alton of Independence to unite in support
of the following:
Direct legislation under the system
known as the initiative and referendum.
THE following permanent organization
was affected:
Chairman. r. s. Thompson, Spring
field, o.
Secretary, Asa Taylor, Omaha, Neb.
Assistant Secretary, T. ]. Donnelly, Gin
cinuati
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
they should pray for him and for the
PNEUMONIA MAY FOLLOW.
Vatican Has Received $4,000 Tele-
grams About the Pope.

London, March 1.-THE Rome correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says:
"The Pope is still suffering from diff
Guilty in respiration and from pain in the
lumbar region. DIR. Mazzoni has informed
me that it is possible pneumonia may dis
close itself. Altogether the progress of
the disorder is problemancal.
When he consented to the operation, mis-
holiness said to Dr. Lappon:
ut is truly disagreeable thing to me
to separate myself from this cyst just when
1 am about TO go, after having had its
company for a third of my life"
During the operation he cried out several
times. After 1t was over Mgr Marzolini,
the papal chamberlain, on being asked
what Impression the Illness had made
abroad. replied that $1,000 kilograms had
been received at the vatican. Queen Vic
toria telegraphed direct 10 Cardinal Ram
polla for news
There is a rumor tonight that the Pope's
physicians fear blood poisoning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02

Augusta, Ga, March la very unu-
sual incident occurred this evening In the
killing Of COW by a policeman on Greene
street. The COW had broken out Of a stock
yard, and was running amuck, trying 10
hook everybody and everything she met.
IL was said she had gone mad. A stock
man was vainly pursuing her with horse,
and got the policeman to shoot her II
was on the principal residence street of
the city, and the incident scattered pedes-
TRANS and proved quite a sensational
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
mig Combine In straw hoard.

Akron, O., March There was practi-
cally closed in this city to-day deal for
combination for all the independent
straw board factories In the country II.
II. Binnian the chief promoter of the
new combine. states that the new company
will have capitalization OF 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02

Wolseley of the British army, was pre-
scented TO the court. in which he spoke in
very favorable terms of "tinned meats and
vegetables" for practical use in tropical
campaigning.
The testimony of the other representa-
tives of packing companies revealed moth
ing new
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
ReRIndO Made President.

Washington, March 1.-The state depart
ment has received official notification from
Upited States Consul jenkins at San Sal
vahor that Senior Raglado was sworn in
to-day as constitutional President of Sal
Vador
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
Rate war of steamer Lines.

New York. March 1.-The American
Line to-day met the recent cut IN rates
Of the White Star Line. The latter had
made a reduction from 800 minimum rate
cabin passage out of New York, to SIS
and $50. The American Line cuts to $50
as the minimum rate after April Is. Of SIS
after June /, and of 800 between June /
and July 25