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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31

FOR SALE-A pair of Large Mules-good
workers. Address Tom Page, DeLand, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31
COLUMN

RATES-Twenty words, name and ad-
dress one week, Is cents; three weeks.
so cents.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
A SUGGESTED TICKET
Editor of the Age-Herald:

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 The knowing ones say that William Jen- nings Bryan is the strongest man before the masses of the people among the lead CTS of either great political party, and the same authority claims that Gen. Joe Wheeler is perhaps not whit behind him.
 If there is much truth in the foregoing statements; why should they not make the best team to run together as candidates for first and second place in the presiden- tial race the coming year?
 In order that the very great popularity of the republican party, coming as it does fresh from victorious fields of battle and of probable gain of valuable new territory according to the point of view one may take of that mooted question-mays be counterbalanced; the democrats must put forth strong, clear-cut and popular plat form.
 To the extreme adherents of the free and independent and unlimited coinage of si- yer at a ratio of 16 to 1: You may as well dismiss from younr minds forever the idea in its entirety. But a half loaf is better than no bread at al so then compromise, Not principles but measures.
 Many are now holding that if the coinage value of gold were taken away from it. as was practically done with silver, and so Tar as this great government of ours can do it, relegate the two metals to their nor nal commercial value, and by closing out the hints and stopping all coinage, except subsidiary pieces, say halves and quarters, sidiary pieces, say halves and quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, great expense would thereby be saved.
 Absolutely no coins are ever needed in domestic or foreign trade settlements. Among ourselves anything that has the same purchasing power as a-gold or silver dollar answers all purposes. When we come to settle foreign balances of trade, our coinage don't go, except at it's bullion value. Then why any coinage? Let this writer repeat it, Why?
 Now, reader, don't get frightened, green backsm is a deader issue than the ex- treme free silver notion, hence the Idea herein held does not savor of that at all.
 Under proper restriction, with both met als robbed of their coinage value, and said metals only to be purchased by government in equal quantities, and at ratio of 16 to Then issue paper certificates based upon the purchased value of each, or if deemed wisest, issue certificates for each respectively. There would be no question of the soundness of our currency. Because no nation, nor no government has ever put forth or adopted a more solid basis for the utterance of what is known as money.
 Be 1t understood that the foregoing is merely suggestive. No elaborate discus sion can be expected here in a short news- paper article.
 The democratic party must, as before stated, do something wise and adopt ra- tional ideas and put forth her best and most popular men in order to win or to come anywhere near it in our next presi- dentlal contest. J. s. KNIGHT.
 Birmingham, March Il, 1S99
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
M'KINLEY LEAVES.
Will Spend Two Weeks Vacation
 With Hanna.

Washington, March 13.-President and Mrs. Mckinley and a party of friends left the city at $40 o'clock tonight for vaca- ton of two weeks at Thomasyille, Ga., where the train is scheduled to arrive at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 The trip is made via the Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant system aboard a spen- did train of Pullman cars. perfect in equip ment, with every provision for the comfort and safety of the party The president oc- cupied the magnificent private Pullman ob- servation car Iolanthe, in the rear of the special train, the remainder of which was made up of the compartment car Horatio' the sleeper Clematis, the dining car Aberlin and the combination smoking and baggage car Cassius-all handsomely fitted out for the accommodation of the distinguished travellers.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
THINK IT A BLUFF.
Centrist Believe Hohenlohe is Trying to
 Brighten Them.
morrow.

Berlin, March 13.-The opinion is In reich stag circles that the conflict arising from the differences existig between the gov ernment and the budget committee regard ing the military bill are more numerous than at first thought.
 The imperial chancellor Prince Hohen- 1ohe conferred confidentially this after noon with Dr. Leiber, the centrist leader, urging that the center should yield. Dr. Leiber replied that this was impossible, as it would destroy the centers influence with the electors.
 A number of leading members of the reichstag and all parties tonight are of the opinion that the reichstag tomorrow will vote the budget committees report by about 200 against 16S, and they believe dissolution will follow. The center, how ever, does not believe there will be disso- lution, but thinks it is mere bluff upon the part of the government. "a.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14

pa, Fernandina, Lakeland and Port Tampa. He said that no chemicals were used to preserve the beef either whilst in transit or in storage in an agency.
 How do you account for the dissatisfac- ton, as alleged, on the part of the soldiers in the use of the roast canned beef?"
 Reasons for Dissatisfaction
 q think there were several reasons-the heat, which caused the fat and hetieilyito melt, and instead of nice, attractive looking piece of meat coming out of the can, the meat would separate-come apart in pieces. And there no salt in it, no pepper, no condiment. and in many eases no condiments were used"
 The witness stated as another reason for the soldiers not liking the canned roast beef that neither the regulars nor the volunteers were used to it, the regulars having fresh beef at the posts.
 The last witness of the day was w. F. Pierce, in charge of the slaughtering, cool ing and loading of cattle at Armour & Co.'S He was asked if any discussion or dispute had ever arisen between the firm and the government inspectors with ref erence to the proprietary of a condemna- tion.
 If a prime steer is condemned what Is the loss to Armour & Cor"
 Forty dollars or more"
 Has any matter ever been removed from the tanks during your connection with the establishments"
 "Only after it has been thoroughly dis integrated."
 Have you ever had any reson to suspect any tampering or foul play with respect to condemned meat?"
 No, sir"
 Are any chemical salts or acids used In connection with preservation?"
 NO. sir; cold alone is relied upon"
 The court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
FIRE Is OUT.
Miners Have Returned to Work in Slope
 No. 2, Blocton.

Chief Engineer Ramsay. of the Tennes- see company stated yesterday that the fire in slope No. ? at Blocton was now entirely out and that the miners went to work last Friday digging coal. It Is now running at almost its full capacity.
 The fire, 1t will be remembered. has been raging In the air shaft of the mine for several weeks, and it has been hard fight to get It under control. A great portion of the coal around the air shaft is charred and coked, but this will be removed at once and the shaft thoroughly cleaned out.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14

Third distriet-Ashbrook Neck, $2O, ,O50; Lake Providence district, s25, 900; surveys, Third district, s500O0.
 Fourth distriet-Kempe Bend revetments, s1S0000; surveys. Fourth district. 5000.
 Plant-First and Second districts, $25, ,00O; Third district, s60, 900; Fourth district, s64, IA.
 The subdivision of the two general allot- ments for levees for the several United States levee districts has been made as fol- lows:
 Upper St. Francis, s20.OOO Lower St. Fran els. s123,590; White river, $61, 1,750; Upper Ya- zoo s12S500 Lower Yazoo, $247 GOO; Upper Tensas. $197 600; Lower Tensas 300; Att chafalaya, s9S TOO; Pontchartran, s74,1O0; La Fourche, sS7,050; Barataria, 24,700; Lake Borgne, $24, zoo.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
LEVEE HLLOTMENTS.
Secretary of War Announces Points at
 Which Money is to Be Expended.

Washington, March 13.-The secretary of war has made allotments as follows from appropriations for improving the Missis- sippi river from the head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio river: .,a f-
 Greenville, Miss, $50000; Helena, Ark, ssO, 900; New Madr.d, Mo-, $4O,OoO; Caruthers- vile, Mo, s35 900; Mississippi river commits sion, $35,O0O; surveys, gauges and obserya- tions, $70GO0; dredges and dredging, $35S, iOO experimental, S50,000. ,,f.s
 First and Second districts-Plumpoint Beach, $6O000; Hopefed Bend, $G0.00O; sur vey, First and Second districts $5,0O0. l~-
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
THE BEEF BOARD
 HEARS EVIDENCE Rapid Progress Vas Made at Chicago
 Yesterday. INSPECTORS AT STOCKYARDS Gave an Account of Their Duties as
 Examiners.
INSPECTORS AT STOCKYARDS
EM0LoYEs OF PACKING HOUSES
All Testified That No Chemicals Were Used in Preparing Their Meats Reasons for Dissatisfaction
 Among the Soldiers.

Chicago, March 13-Rapid progress was made today by the government court of inquiry investigating the beef controversy. Nearly a dozen witnesses were examined, three of them being inspectors of the gov ernment bureau of animal industry and the rest of them employees in various ca- pacities at the Chicago packing house.
 Dr. Dyson, an inspector at the packing houses, said that cattle condemned at the ante-mortem examination in the yards for various causes if they passed the post mortem inspection might be brought into the packing house and used. He had never seen chemicals of any kind used, except borax and things of that sort, around the packing houses; he had never investigated the subject of chemicals with reference to beef He said that case of lumpy jaw does not necessarily condemn the meat unless the disease is generalized.
 Dr. Charles E. McNeil, bureau inspector at the beef and sheep house of Nelson, Morris & Co.,, was the next witness. He was not aware of any chemicals having been used in that establishment, and had no reason to believe or suspect that they were so used.
 Charles H. Emory superintendent of the Libby, McNeil & Libby packing house tes- tfied next.
 No Chemicals Are Used
 "Our business is principally canning" he said. We do not do any slaughtering di- rectly, but animals are killed for us by Swift & Co. The amount of canned beef sold by us to the United States las year was between two million and two million and a half pounds. Of this we had on hand on the 1st of January, 1898, about 100000 pounds. No chemicals are used or relied upon by us to preserve the canned beef"
 James s. Morrow, assistant superintend- ent at Libby, McNeil & Libbys corrobor- ated the testimony of the previous witness to the processes of canning roast beef.
 The first witness at the afternoon session was Arthur Meeker, manager of Armour & Co.'s packing house. He said the firm had sold two million pounds of canned roast beef to the government and also 250 900 pounds corned beef.
 Refrigerated beef had been furnished to camps at Chickamauga, Jacksonville, Tam
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
THE GRIP CUKE THAT DOES CURE

Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets removes the cause that produces la grippe The gen. uine has l.. B. O., on each Tablet, 25c.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
Imports of Sugar and Wool

Washington. March 1s.-The monthly statement of the imports of sugar and wool, Issued by the bureau of statistics, shows that during February the imports of sugar amounted to $55s1 ,9O6, as against s4,574,544 for February, 1898, and wool sl,- G23 ,3lS, as against s2,11s,261
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
Mrs. Winslow's SoothingSyrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER. EECT SUCCESS. IT 6OOrHES the CHILD sOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND COLO. and is the best rem. in every part of the world. Be sure and ask Tor Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The age-herald., 1899-03-14
DELEGATE CANDIDATES
 AND THEIR PLATFORMS

vision which would decrease the legislative
 power we now have to regulate the liquor traffic by dispensary or otherwise, as the conditions in Alabama may at any time re-
 quire. H. K. WHITE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
af0('N DOUBTFUL.
Yesterdays Heavy Shows May Bring
High Water.
A COLD SNAP WILL PREVENT A
FLOOD-KANAWH RIVER ON
THE BOOM-FLCOD AT WESTON
THE WRECKS AT MALLORY
AND RRIMAN-OTHER RIVER
NEWS.

According to all present indications
there will be big river as result OF
the heavy SHOWS and rains yester-
day. In the whole section of the coun-
try which embraces the three river val
legs the snowfall was general, and
thaw at the present time will once
more put the Ohio on the boom. AS
yet nothing definite can be learned
concerning the height the water VIII
attain. Should a cold snap set in, how
ever, and allow the rise now in the
river to run itself off, there would be
no danger of a flood stage. AT present
there is IA feet of water in the channel
at this point, and there is still more
water coming from the last rise.
Should the cold weather predicted for
to-day arrive on scheduled time and
remain for while the danger OF very
high water may be averted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
IET CAILCIIS RE KING

On the assembling of the Legislature
at Charleston next Wednesday, it is
highly important that every Demo-
crat be present and that all act as
unit on every party question tb at
comes up. They should caucus on every
point and on all points involving the
interest of the party they should vote
as unit. In this way aIone-by per-
feet harmony-can Democrats hope to
accomplish anything whatever against
the determined and desperate political
enemy.
1t is an extreme situation but the
caucus is the solution of it. By hold
ing council in advance and settling
and disposing beforehand of possible
internal or factional disputes the stu
alton will be immensely simplified and
the desperate foe will find themselves
checkmated in their evil schemes at
every turn.
Let Caucus be king and harmony the
Democratic watchword at Charleston
and more than half the battle in main
tenance of the rights and will of the
people is won.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
AN IMPORTANT PETITION.

Frank Lively, State Game Warden,
of Hinton, is having petitions circu-
lated in every county of the State ad-
dressed to both Houses of the Legisla-
ture, asking for amendments to the ex-
listing game law so as to cover the
following points.
l. To make the Office of Game and
Fish Warden a salaried Office, and pro-
viding for the appointment of deputies
2. Changing the penalty for dyna-
n.iting to either fine or Imprisonment,
instead of fine and Imprisonment, as in
the existing law.
8. Providing protection for cartridges
after the expiration of the term of five
years which expires July %, 1899, there
being no protection after that date.
The petitions have been numerously
signed in this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
THE WRECKS AT MALLORY AND
MERRIMAN

Pittsburg, Pa, January 6.-J. Frank
have gone to Wallory to-day with the
Ford City to examine the wrecks at
that place, but the trip was abandoned
at noon on account of the heavy ice
which is running in the Ohio, the Park
er gorge having broken loose. The
Mckinley Coal Company, which owns
the fiat sunk at Wallory, and John A.
Wood & Co, owners of the coal boats
sunk at Merriman. refuse to abandon
them, and they cannot be removed by
the government for 80 days.
The coal operators will order the
crews of the various boats to go
around the wrecks. One operator said
this morning that the Coal Exchange
could not afford to buy the wrecks,
and as there will be a big river the
boats can go around them in safety.
For the present, pilots say, boats
should run on the island side of the
wrecks. ne OlllIOI, WulCu lelL yes
terday for East Liverpool, sunk a fiat
on top of the fiat submerged at Wal
Tory.
No towboats had departed from
Pittsburg at noon to-day. None of the
operators cared to send out lows on
account of the heavy ice running out
of the Allegheny, and then there is a
prospect of a big river. The ice at
noon was getting heavier, and it is
probable that none of the boats will
make the start south until tomorrow
morning, although some may be able
to get away late this afternoon. The
Sam Brown, Harry Brown. Enterprise,
Josh Cook, George Shiras, Raymond
Horner, James Moren, Ed. Roberts and
many other boats are waiting to get
away Most of the coal that is loaded
is in coal boats, and will be sent
through to New Orleans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
RAINS BRING FLOODS.

The Little Kanawha is Booming and a
Hood is xpected-W Weston Flooded.
Special to the Register.
Glenville, w. Va, January 6.-The
Kanawha river is on rampage at this
place, and a big flood is sure. Heavy
rains have fallen throughout the coun-
try and all the little streams are bank
full and rising. The Kanawha at this
place is very high and rising rapidly.
A big run of timber is assured. All
the timber in the small streams for
seven miles above here is putting out
and the river is full of logs, slaves,
ties, etc. Old settlers anticipate as big
a flood as the Kanawha has known for
several years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07

BY virtue of a deed of trust made by A.
G. Jamison and Helen NJ. Jamison, his
wife to the undersigned as trustee, dated
the 18th day of December, A. D. 1897, and
recorded in the office of the clerk of the
county court of Ohio county. West Nir
ginia. in Deed of Trust Book No. 81, folio
266, l will sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder, at the north front
door of the Court House of said Ohio
county, in the city of Wheeling, West Viz
TUESDAY. THE 7TH DAY OF FEB
RUARY, A D. 1899,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the follow
ing described property, that is to say: All
of lots numbered two ~. four %, six (6),
fifteen G5), seventeen % and nineteen
90. in John @. Hoffman, Sr. s, amended
addition to the city of Wheeling, in the
county of Ohio, in the State of West Nir-
GINA plat of which addition is recorded
in the office of the clerk of the county
court of Ohio county, West Virginia. in
Deed Book No 81. folio so. Each of said
lots mas a frontage of twenty-five (25) feet
on IE0ff street and extend of equal width
one hundred QG9 feet westward to an al
ley in the rear. the said six lots to be
sold being the same property granted and
conveyed by said John c. Hoffman Sr.,
and Katharine Hoffman. his wife, to the
said A. G. JamisOn by deed dated the 22d
~ of March A. D. 1893. and now of rec
ord in the office of the clerk of the county
court of said Ohio county in Deed Book
No. 90, at page 1876.
more as the purchaser may elect TO pay
in cash on the day Of sale, the balance OF
the purchase money in two equal Install
ments. payable respectively at one and
two years from the day of sale, with in
terest from that day; for each of which
deferred payments of the purchase money
the purchaser shall give his negotiable
promissory note. bearing interest from
the day of sale as aforesaid, to be secured
by the title of the property sold being re-
tanned until the payment in full of the
same or by deed of trust on the property
sold to be drawn acknowledged and re-
corded at the expense of the purchaser
GEORGE B. CALDWELL,
ja7ei Trustee
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
FLOOD AT WESTON.

Special to the Register.
Weston, w. Va, January cit rain
ed continuously all last night and to-
day the river reached the highest
point, seventeen feet, at seven o'clock
tonight, when it began to fall slowly.
All that part of the town known as
Germany is inundated. The water is
six and eight feet in some of the
houses. 1t is two feet deep in the
Camden hotel. The weather tonight
is colder with light snow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07
THE ORGAN INA oUANpARy.

y The Register splits the difference be-
and tacitly endorses expansion . though
| IL isn't exactly clear in its mind what ex-
| pansion is. This is getting pretty near to
an unconscious endorsement of the Presi-
dents. policy. There has been no so-called
| imperialist policy announced nor is it in
contemplation The whole thing is man
4 of observation-disclosures
Let us ask, is the annexation of the
I Philippines, the doctrine preached and
/ advocated by Republican organs and
\ politicians throughout the land the
avowed policy of Elkins, Hanna, Wall
Nreet and, hence, the administration,
is this policy. called imperialism
WI dch Secretary Wilson, of Mr.. Nc
Kin ley's cabinet in so many words an
noun 'ced as the policy of the President,
"a m; N of straw"
If sc It is a mighty substantial one.
The organ would better be careful
in it's a ttitude in this matter and not
get too f ar away from Boss Elkins, an
open and avowed imperialist of the
first water |, who is likely to bring the
organ up v 18th round turn if it wan
ders too far off the beaten path which
all good ad ministration organs must
follow.
AS regards the difference between
expansion, as :, jefferson, the great Dem
ocrat, practice it in increasing cur
domain without 1essening IFS compact
ness, and the i'm perialist policy of the
administration, Which consists in cs-
tablishing through the medium of con.
quest, colonies andt satrapins in for
eign islands amo ag alien peoples,
who can never beco1 ne assimilated I'M
der our form of GOV lernment-posses-
sions that could only be held inviola-
ton of our fundament al law and gov
erned only by the brute force of mill
tary rule, after the method of England
and Russia in the Orient-if the organ
can see no difference between this
proposition and the wise American pol
icy of Jefferson, it is simply because it
is wilfully blind.
The trouble with our CO ntemporary
is it tries to serve too many masters
at once. 1t can't we'll openly turn its
back on such time honsored Repubr-
can leaders as Hoar AMI Edmunds, to
say nothing of its own. ex-editor, Hon.
A w. Campbell, and 1t the same time
dare not oppose the aal-powerful boss
Of 'em-all, Mr.. Elkins who is as ram
pant for imperialism with all the trim
mings, as the before mentioned wiser,
less selfish and more conservative and
patriotic leaders are determined and
implacabLe in opposition to that pol
Icy.
Plainly IL is not the Register that is
not clear in Its mind on this question,
but the organ, itself, which is plainly
very much in doubt as to where it
is at.