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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
A Turn Table

The F. G. & 7. Ry. Co., is put
ting in a turn table between the
track and the cemetery. The
phosphate freights necessltate
the move.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
Lost

A red silk parasol; Dres-
den China handle. Liberal re-
ward for its return to G. 5.
Scott's office or the residence of
DR.. G.. j. Alfred.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
y ours respectfully,
Fresh Oysters

Fresh oysters received every
day at William fuckers stall,
No. 5, city market.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
For Sale

Ocala city directories for sale,
50 cents each, by the Ocala Music
Company.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
For Rent

A fne 33-acre pasture, one
mile south of town. Apply to
Seymour and Smith. Phone 25.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
At the Hole in the Wall

Fresh cabbage, onions, lemons
and apples received every other
day.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
Cows Wanted

want to purchase several
young cows, with young calves.
Must be good. Address Box
S21, Ocala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
Something for Children

AT DANES only-Broadway Mixed
Tafiy, Broken Cocoanut and Pea
nut Tahy and Pop Corn Fritters,
pure and healthful.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
ImDOrted Delicacles

Imported German sausage,
most delicious; also Swiss cheese
Just received at the French
Bakery,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-10-04
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Proceedings of the City Council

lar first of the month meeting.
Those present were President Da-
Wis and Councilmen Delouest,
Smith, Edwards, Livingston,
Carmichael and McConathy.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
w. E. Allen, as a committee of
one from the board of county
commissioners, was present, and
addressed the council in behalf of
the Ocala and Silver Springs hard
road. He said that the commits
sioners had decided that it was
almost impossible to practically
fulfill the contract between the
city and county in constructing
the road, namely: to grade the
bed with "hard rock," or, as the
MAJ jority Of the members of the
board thought, clint or very
hard rock" Mr.. Allen thought
that to follow the contract to the
letter would be too expensive and
impractical.
Mr.. Burford, the county attor-
ney, who drew the contract, as
also the majority of the mem bers
Of the council, construed the
contract to mean any rock, or the
best rock obtalnable along the
route of the road.
A reading Of the city's oupll-
cate of the contract showed that
the word "hard" did not appear
as the quality of the rock.
Judge McConathy asked Mr..
Allen how long before the road
would be begun and finished and
the latter replied that the work
would begin this month, and that
be expected the road to be fin
ished by or before spring.
After a lengthy discussion,
the committee, Mr.. Allen, and
Mr.. Mcleod, who was also pres
ent, expressed themselves as sat
isfied with the contract.
A communication from DR..
Torrey, in New York, asking the
city to purchase number of his
fire extingui>hers, was read, and
the council asked DR.. Delouest to
notify the doctor that the city
did not care to purchase the ex-
tlngulshers.
N. NJ. Alfred, excity attorney,
presented bill tor salary for the
month of June, with request to
pay or refuse the bill. Carmi-
chael moved that the bill be paid
and DR.. Delouest seconded the
motion, but it was lost, and the
matter was LAID aside for the
present.
MIR. Smith introduced and read
an ordinance to provide for the
placing of a tax on all telegraph
poles and wires in the city limits
at the rate OF S. per pole and
cent per foot on wire Valuation
per annum. The ordinance was
referred to the judiciary commit
tee. The matter caused Severa
mirthful remarks.
The salaries of the city officer
and the regular monthly bill
were audited and ordered paid.
The bill of j. Z. BlackistOn to
$40 for treating fire horses wa
referred to the fire committee.
i Reports of the city officers fo
the month of September wcr
presented. Referred to the f
: nance committee for examine
ton.
n Inc report OF the Guy eicctf
clan was read, showing runnin
expenses of the plant for Septen
Der as follows: Receipts, $35o. @
!. expenses, including salarie
- $3.50 SO: new lights installed, 4
new customers, ,. This shows I
credits for the city arc lights.
This report makes one of Il
best showings since the pla,
was purchased by the city.
The clerk was instructed
draw a warrant to pay for a c,
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or &c
Il c. G. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
BURGLARS DESERVE DEATH.
Bill for That Purpose Advocated in
Illinois.

Chicago, Feb. ia bill was presented
yesterday in the Illinois Legislature by
Representative! George H. Harris, of Chi
cago, fixing the penalty for burglary OF a
dwelling at death II was announced that
another bill would fix the same penalty for
highway robbery.
In the course of my duties said Chief
of Police Kipleyea, speaking of the bill, 4
have talked with many of the most dan
gerous burglars in the country. One after
another has told me that If. while he were
looting a house. the owner should"awaken,
he would shoot him.
II know there would be much criticism
of this law, but | believe it would have
beneficial results and accomplish what
capital punishment strives at-the preven-
tion of much murder"
Police Inspector John D. Shea says the
law as it now stands is sufficiently severe
if the courts would impose the limit often
er
Attorney William r. Belham, who draft
ed the amendments TO the criminal code,
said:
Il believe in hanging the fellow who
breaks into a dwelling fully armed and
ready to do murder if any one should try
to catch him or block his escape. l be-
lieve in just one punishment, and that
strong enough to be effective. So far as
the intent is concerned. these men are
murderers, and should be treated as SUCH
The evening times., 1899-02-11
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1899.
Fighting at MaIabon.

twill be recalled that when the Filipinos
were re-enforced by troops from the h'rth-
ern proyinces, they gathered al Calooean
and Malabon, two posts not far apart
Also. that the new troops were supposed 10
be better trained and more determined
than those who were in the battle OF sun
dav. We have related the story of the
fight at Caloocan. The rebels were driven
away and they scattered. some Of them, Il
is supposed. joining the force at Malabon.
The news received this morning reports
Admiral Dewey as having begun bonn
bardment of the place, evidently TO clear
the way for the advance of the army, as
nj Caloocan. Our soldiers We're, in meas
ure. already engaged, as there were few
casualties. We may confidently expect TO
hear of a repetition of the Caloocan fight,
though it is possible the rebels will make
a more determined stand here. This Is
their last ditch. unless they can reorganize.
Ii is expected however, that when they
are driven ont of Malabon they will be 50
hotly pursued that they cannot reform II
is on this that the War Department bases
IFS hope of the early capture of AGuinaido
That careful rebel has kept bis own person
out OF The danger into which he plunged nj:
wretched dupes and is probably now far IL
the rear.
II Will depend on the character OF Inc
country whether the fleeing rebels can Ot
SO closely followed as 10 prevent another
stand. Evidently official opinion is that
the capture of Malabon means the COM
plete abandonment of the line the rebels
have attempted to hold, and this will Tir-
tually end the war.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
ALAMO SURVIVOR DEAD.
Nine. ViIIenueva Expires at the Age
of ll4.

San Antonio Texas, Feb. n.-Mme.
Candelario Villenueva, known throughout
the United States as Nine. Candelario, the
only survivor of the massacre OF Alamo,
died here yesterday at the age of 11i
years.
Nine. Candelario enjoyed the distinction
of being the only human being that es-
capped alive from Alamo at the memorable
massacre March 6, 1885,
During the battle she nursed Col. James
Bowie, who was i'll with typhoid fever, and
she was in the act of giving him drink
Of water when the Mexican soldiers rushed
in, killed Bowie in her arms, and severe
ly wounded her. To her the world is in
debted for the only authentic account OF
the happenings during the last days of
the memorable struggle of the Texas pa
triots.
Nine. Candelario was born on St. An
drews Day, 1885, at Laredo. She came
OF a distinguished Mexican family and was
a noted beauty in her younger days. She
came to San Antonio while still young,
and made her home with Governor Vera
melli, the Spanish grandee then govern
ing Texas.
Several years ago she was granted pen
sion by the Legislature of Texas, and she
: lived comfortably on this and the iona
tions of tourists.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
A PURE FOOD LAW.
Canners' Association Irges Congress
to Act.


Detroit, Mich. Feb 1.-THE convention
of Canned Goods Packers Associations,
which has been in session since Tuesday,
adjourned yesterday, subject to the call OF
the respective presidents.
No place of meeting was named. the
matter being left TO the presidents of the
three associations. Detroit seems TO be
leader in the talk about the next meeing-.
place OF the associations. whether coasoli-
dated or not. If the consolidation is ef-
fected some city in the middle West Viii
likely be chosen.
The joint session was largely OCCUPIED
with the reading by Secretary ii. +. Can
non of a paper prepared by Prof. Il. B.
Voorhees, of the New Jersey Experiment
Station. on The Fertilization of the Chief
Canning Crops Ten tons Of tomatoes
per acre, 1t was stated, is a reasonable
crop, and yield less than that lalls short
of the anticipated returns
Mr.. William Moore. of Illinois. was ap-
pointed to urge the passage of the Mason
bill, now before Congress. providing for
the appointment of commission TO lnvCs
tigate the subject of pure fools before 4
law on that subject is formulated Tor in
PRODUCTION into Congress. The Brosius
bill, now pending in Congress, it is said,
does not adequately meet the requirement,
and State legislation on this subject is fu-
tile.
A packer in one State, 1t - said, may
put UP goods contrary to the laws of his
own State, but sell them il anoth r State
where his methods may not be in conflict
with the laws. A national law is desired
to remedy these matters.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
DISHONEST POSTAL CLERK.
Caught by u Dccoy Letter. Walsh
Admits His Guilt.

Admits His Guilt.
New York, Feb. 1.-RObert II. Walsh,
twenty eight years old, of 146 Concord
Street, clerk in the distributing room
of the Brooklyn Postoftice was arrested
at 3 O'Clock yesterday morning by Post
office Inspectors Lewis and Sutton on a
charge of robbng the mails. He was TAX
en- before Commissioner Morle, admitted
his guilt, waived examination, and was
admitted to bail in 81 600
Postmaster Wilson, speaking of Walsh's
arrest, said: "A great many complaints
have been received recently about the nom
orders, and checks. They have come for
the most part from business houses doing
business on the installment plan, and lately
some complaints have come from the In
ternal Revenue Department.
THE Investigations have been going on
for some time, and almost every employe
of the postoffice has al times been under
surveillance. | feel obliged to the business
men for not having made their complaints
public, because if they had / fear we might
not have been able to discover the guilty
person. l cannot say how many letters
have been stolen.
Walsh's arrest was brought about by a
decoy letter containing marked money,
which the inspectors mailed so as to watch
its course through various hands. They
were watching Walsh when he put il in his
pocket, and arrested him at once.
Walsh has hitherto enjoyed good repu-
tation, and has been considered q good
clerk. He passed the last examination for
distribution with a percentage of 100. He
has wife and children.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
s1GsBEE WELL NOT BE THERE.
Takes No part Ina Decotatihg Graves
of the Maine Dead.

Havana, Feb. 11.-Friction between Com
modore Cromwell, Commandant Of the Ma
val Station, and Captain Sigsbee will make
it impossible for the latter or his suborii-
mates on the Texas to assist in the decora-
tion Of the graves of the Names dead on
February 10. This friction is of a sort that
appears little on the surface, yet it is so
acute that Captain Sigsbee requested that
the Texas should be sent away from this
harbor temporarily that he might escape
the humiliation which would surely be his
should he be here ON the anniversary IF
the destruction of his old warship
The situation has developed so Iauch
feeling that General Lee has decided. .l0t TO
cooperate with the navy. and has notiGed
Commodore Cromwell that his soldiers aiil
bank the graves in Colon Cemetery with
flowers after the sailors and marines c,n-
clude the first ceremony.
The American syndicate which is dcGuir-
ing the titles 10 Cuban railroads reCeh,ly
cabled an offer to Schroeder & Co.. of Lon-
don. for so per cent OF the total capitali-
zation of the United Railways. Fol that
property they offered 1900, 900, but the
tender was refused.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
Ihe poisnn MNsterN.

A murder mystery involving persons OF
an intelligent class, persons of means,
naturally exeites high degree of pub
interest Besides, the particularly horrible
circumstance that the murders were effect
ed by means of poison sent through the
mails and include at least two and perhaps
three victims, and the belief that the OBJ
ject was TO remove people who had knowl-
edge of an unspeakable scandal peculiar TO
an order of creatures known as degener-
ates; and the further fact that the highest
detective skill has been unable to acquire
information 10 warrant an arrest, make of
it a cause of absorbing gravity.
The circumstances are probably well
known TO all newspaper readers. A pack
age of a popular medicinal powder was
sent by mail TO a man named Cornish, the
director Of an athletic club He gave a
dose Of it TO woman in whose house he
lived, a Mrs. Adams, and she died in a
short time. 1t was learned that similar
poison had been sent to another member
OF the same club and that he died, al
thoagh diphtheria was named as the cause
of death.
The remarkable feature of the case is the
reluctance of Cornish to testify before the
Coroners jury. He has prevaricated and
conJradicted himself and retracted former
statements without any apparent cause
Asked If he ever suspected anybody of
sending the poison, he said he never had.
Then he was confronted with his own
statement to the police that he had said
a man named MolineuX, with whom he
had had trouble was the murderer. After
q great deal of twisting and squirming, he
was induced to say that he believed Mo-
lineuX was the guilty person.
Ii is almost incredible that two or three
persons, one of them a woman, all of ay-
erage intelligence and one a chemist,
should have conspired to kill at least two
persons and perhaps three in their own
class. The only apparent object was not
merely revenge-though that might have
been a motive in one case-but TO prevent
q hideous secret from being exposed. That
the District Attorney, the members of the
ban, and the detectives are fully convinced
that there was such a conspiracy, is be-
yond doubt. 1t is now confidently ex-
pected that within three days the Coroner
and the Prosecuting Attorney will have
conclusive evidence of this.
1t is a shock to learn that any persons
who are not classed with ordinary crimi-
mails should not only connive at the murder
of people who have knowledge of secret
but should incur the risk of destroying the
lives OF the perfectly innocent. Mrs.
Adams who was the second victim, was
not related TO the case at all, and it was
a mere accident that another innocent per-
son was not killed. A club member to
whom Cornish showed the powder was
about TO take fatal dose, but there hap
pened TO be no water at hand and he gave
it up. In the matter of the poison sent in
candy by Mrs. Botkin in California TO q
woman in Delaware, not only the intended
victim was killed, but also a woman and
child toward whom the poisoner bore nc
malice.
It is this danger that adds so much tc
the cowardly crime as to make it impera.
tive for the criminals in the New York case
The evening times., 1899-02-11
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
Beer Brewers Seek "A Reduction of
the War Tax.

New York, Feb 11-A memorial to be
presented to Congress has been prepared
by committee of the National Beer Brew
ers' Association, which has just ended its
sessions in this city. The memorial, among
other things, recites that the manufactur-
ers of beer pay 40 per cent OF all the mon
eys raised under the enactment to provide
funds for the Government to conduct war
and to pay off the national war debt and
that they also pay many times greater
tax than any other single industry. 1t fur-
ther recites that the American brewer, be-
sides paying higher wages and having 9TH
er expenses unknown to the trade in Eng
land, pays more than double the tax paid
in England In proof of this claim it is set
forth that a barrel of beer costs an Amerl-
can manufacturer in Federal taxes alone
81, while the English brewer pays but S1.17
and is permitted by law to turn out much
larger barrel ofsbeer.
1t is also stated that when the war tax
went into effect, on July l, OF the 1900
breweries formerly operating in the United
States Is per cent were then in the hands
of assignees or receivers, and closed.
Since July / insolvencies have largely in
creased. The memorial will add that IN
less there is a reduction in the war tax
at least one-half the breWerles now opera
tive will have to close.
In contradiction of the claim that has
been set up by Temperance advocates that
the war tax prevents excessive use of in
toxicants, 1t is shown that while the out
put of beer has fallen off to the extent of
100000 barrels in the last four months,
Or about 20 per cent, revenues from the
manufacture of whiskys have increased ST.
! 10000.
| 1t will be further told that while a
heavy war tax was placed on beer, native
wines and alcoholic elders will not be
touched. 1t is cited that in one State
alone, louisiana there has been decrease
! of 80 per cent in the amount OF beer man
ufactured-57, 900 barrels-in four months.
/ On the other hand, there has been an in
! crease Of about 800 per cent in the out
/ put and sales of wines and elders.
| 1t is also stated that all manufacturers
| of beer are arranging TO reduce their forces
I of employees, and, further. that wages will
| have to be cut at least 40 per cent should
! the present tax stand. In order TO further
| reduce expenses the brewers in three of the
chief States of the Union, 1t is stated,
through their associations, have practical
ly agreed to dispense with all advertising
and use only such printed matter as is
positively necessary 10 transact business
The evening times., 1899-02-11
CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
Mrs. scott Accused of Abusing Her
Demented Stepdaughter.


Lambertville. y. J., Feb. lin Pennsyl-
vania. a mile from this city. near New
Hope, is the farm OF Jefferson Scott. Thurs
day evening Mrs. Scott was arraigned be-
fore Justice John on a warrant sworn out
by her husband, accusing her of inhuman
and brutal treatment of her demented
stepdaughter.
Neighbors had been talking about the
case but no one imagined the condition OF
affairs to be as shocking as is now alleged.
Mrs. Scott is a large, powerful woman IL
frequently has been reported that she had
whipped her husband
After the warrant was Issued Justice
John and Constable Naylor visited the
Scott farm. They found the girl. who is
fourteen years old. confined in a room
eight by ten feet, with no carpet. bed or
furniture Several panes OF glass were out
of the windows, and the room was so bit
terly cold that dirty water in an old tin
basin in one corner was frozen. On the
floor was an old straw bed and a worn-out
horse blanket for a covering. On this bed
the child had slept every night this win
ter.
The little girl was scantily dressed her
only clothing being a piece of an under
garment and portion of ragged skirt.
Her back was covered with sores, cuts and
bruises from frequent beatings. and she was
greatly emaciated from lack of proper
nourishment. She was uuwashed and in
a filthy condition. Her feet were so badly
frozen that blood was oozing from them
and it is thought they may have 10 be am
putated.
Last night the justice and constable went
there again. They found the sufferer at
tempting to eat food furnished by kind
hearted neighbors. Although hungry, it
was with difficulty that she could eat, ow-
ing TO the bad condition OF her teeth and
mouth, sore from suffering The authori-
ties took charge of the child. At the re-
quest of the father she will be sent to the
asylum for feeble minded children. Mrs.
Scott was committed to the county Jail in
default of bail
The evening times., 1899-02-11
ROBBED IN A BANK.
Bold Thieves Seize n Roll of Money
ana Run.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 1.-Two robbers
held up Herbert W. Barker, and snatched
$3.50 from him in the Shoe and Leather
Bank, at the corner of Milk and Federal
Streets, at half past II o'clock yesterday
morning The robbers turned and fled
down the stairs of the bank and into the
street.
Mr.. Barker followed them, and got so
close to them that one of the robbers
dropped the money, at the same time
shouting over his shoulder to his pursuer
that he had done so. and then escaped.
The entire bank squad of detectives are
upon the trail of the robbers.
Mr. Barker, who is twenty-siX years old,
and a son of W. p. Barker, of Quincy,
came to the city yesterday morning and
went to the Shoe and Leather Bank to cash
a check for his father. Just as he received
his money a stranger stepped up to his left
and asked him where he could go to get
some Government bills exchanged Young
Mr.. Barker turned and gazed at the
stranger in amazement because of his queer
question As Mr.. Barker turned another
stranger stepped up to his right and
snatched the roll of bills, amounting to
81 $50, from his hand, and ran out of the
bank.
Mr. Barker recovered all but about s3 of
the money.
The evening times., 1899-02-11
THE ARMY CANTEEN.
Reply of the W. c. II. L. to the SEN
ate Committees Report.

ate committees hepOrt.
The Woman's Christian Temperance In
ion, through its superintendent of legis-
lation, makes the following protest against
the action of the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs with regard to the Army
canteen:
The report of the Senate Committee, in
reference to canteens, would give the i'm
preston to the uninformed, by its prohi-
bition of all liquors except beer, that other
liquors are now sold and are responsible
for the general condemnation of the can
teen by generals as we'll as preachers
Permit me to say that only beer is now
sold in these canteens. This the House
has ordered out, and the Senate is asked
by its committee to disagree with the
nearly unanimous action, representing a
corresponding sentiment of the people as
expressed by petitions, letters, and edito-
rials.
"Of the House vote on this matter the
Outlook says: The proposal to abolish
the canteen system, by which troops are
supplied with intoxicants at regiments
quarters used to be ridiculed as fad of
the Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion and the Prohibitionists. The expert
ments of the past war. however, proved
that the representatives of moral senti-
ment were right and the representatives
of cynicism wrong. Every commander with
the noteworty and welcome exception OF
General Eagan, took the position that the
canteen results in injury 10 the troops and
on the report of their attitude the House
voted without division in favor of the
amendment
1T is to be hoped that the Senate will
not follow its committees report in the
face of British experiments and American
experience.
"MARGARET d. ELLIS.
Supt. Legislation, National w. C. T. T."