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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Looking to Peace.

The English now occupy Bloem-
fontein, and the South African war
can certainly be considered at least
half over if not more. When it is
ended England will dictate the
terms of peace, and it is quite evil
dent that there will be no indepen-
dent states in South Africa.
The sympathy of the people gen.
orally is with the Beers, for they
were forced to fight or grant terms
that Great Britain demanded of
them. These terms included con-
cessions to the outlanders which
would have taken the control of
the Transvaal from the Beers and
transferred it to strangers, and then
England's will would have been
supreme.
1t is probably Great Britain's in
tention, while she has large and
well-equipped army in South AT
RIGA, to put it out of the power of
the Beers to give them any further
trouble in that section in future.
The Beers should now make
peace on the best terms possible for
they have nothing to gain by fur
ther sacrifice of life and property.
They have put up Il noble fight
and won the admiration of the
world, and while they could con-
tinue it for some time longer and
make it very expensive for the
British, they should not be reckless
in the extreme, but use their
diplomacy now to the best advan-
tage for a settlement.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Good Roads Convention.

From present indications the state good
roads convention, which will meet in Or
lando March 22 %, will go beyond the
highest expectations of its promoters.
Hon. w. l.. Palmer, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, is daily re-
ceiving numerous letters from prominent
men in all portions of the state who sig
Nifty their intention To be in attendance
upon the convention. 1t is thought that
Hon James Wilson and Gen. Roy Stone
of the United States department of agri-
culture, will be induced 10 attend. Col.
NJ. o. Elderige, of the United States di-
vision Of road inquiry, will be present
and deliver an illustrated lecture, and
other men of national reputation will be
III attendance. The program is now be-
ing carefully prepared, and will be made
public in a few days. Aside from other
attractions will be a fair exhibit, en-
bracing field crops, garden crops manu-
facture, art, etc, and will be an interest
ing feature To the occasion. The court
house auditorium will be used for the
meetings of the convention.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Sad Accident.

I'm unusually sad accident occurred al
Palm Beach Saturday afternoon Walter,
the o-year-old Soa Of Captain and Mrs.
t. ID. Hendrickson, who live two miles
north of there on the lake front. wander
eel away from the house, and when missed
could not he found. The members of
the family searched Tor an hour III vain.
The search was continued all night, al
most every rod oi ground in the vicinity
being gone over, while another party
looked along the lake shore About )
O'Clock Sunday morning the body Of the
little fellow was discovered in the lake
near the dock in front Of Mr.. Hendrick-
sons store. \ schooner was moorcd at
the wharf and the child probably climb
ed aboard that while at play, and from
there fell into the water unseen.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
State NEWS ITEMS.
Bits OF Information About Various Events
Occurring at Different Florida Points.

Bits of Information About Various Events
Occurring at Different Florida Points.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Hon. Fred I.
Myers is on a handshaking tour in South
Florida.
jacksonville is to have a soap factory.
The machinery for the new enterprise
will cost $l5, 900.
The Vanderbilt party, that has been at
Palm Beach, for a while past, had their
private cars attached 10 train "A yester-
day afternoon, returning north.
The Social Democrats have organized
in Tampa. Col. j. A. Turner, a well
known gentleman, has been chosen presi-
dent of the local branch This Organiza-
ton is carrying out the ideas expounded
by Eugene V. Debs.
Henry Graham, who has been confined
in Jail at Fort Myers for about one year,
entered a plea of guilty for manslaughter
and was sentenced for ten years at hard
labor. The other two GTahams are still
at large, with no prospects of recapture.
Jacksonville News: Capital punishment
Is already forbidden by law in Rhode
Island, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, and Judging from last weeks
CHASTITY exhibition of official incompetent
cy in Pensacola, in which a condemned
criminal was hung twice, it might be well
to abolish the death penalty in this state
as well.
The Tampa carnival has been postpon-
ed. The leading factors in the project-
those who worked and planned tirelessly
for its success-took this step at an infor-
mai meeting last Wednesday. 1t seems
the burden of the labor necessary To the
success Of the carnival fell upon a few
men, and the work was more than could
be accomplished in the limited time be-
fore \ pril 2nd. The carnival will be held
sometime in the summer or in the fall.
In many Of the orange groves Of the
immediate section around Orlando fruit
buds are making their appearance in pro-
fusion. While a large percentage of the
groves were practically wiped ont by the
disaster of five years ago, those that es-
capped serious damage are coming on at a
rate that is altogether gratifying To own
ers. one of the most promising Young
groves i that of Mr. {. Il. Thornton, in
the northern portion Of that city. The
trees were planted two years ago, and are
now blooming quite freely. From present
indications three fourths of them will
bear fruit this year
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Conductor Kills Negro.

The opening Of so many tnrpentine
camps, while it brings much business, is
also bringing a very undesirable class of
citizens in the many desperate characters
among the negro operatives, says report
from Cedar Keys. A. the sOnthbound
passenger train halted At Rosewood, a few
miles north Of that place, Saturday eve
ming, the conductor, Capt. Joe Beckham,
discovered two negroes who had beaten
their way from the station bey ond ON
his forbidding them 10 attempt the game
again, he was answered by an insulting
cpithet, and one OF them pulled reyol-
yer and fired point blank AT Beckham,
who was sitting in his baggage car door.
As soon as the conductor could secure his
revolver from his grip he stepped Ia the
door, and was met by a SECOND shot, one
of the balls passing through his coat. The
conductor sprang to the ground, and or
dcred the man To stop, a. he would put
him under arrest. The negro fired third
time, when Can't. Beckham fired three
times IN rapid succession. The negro ran
about one hundred wards and fell dead
his pistol still erasped in his hand.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
New Banks.

1t is the very general impression
that one effect of the refunding
provision of the financial bill will
be the establishment of Il great
many small banks. One banker
expresses the opinion that as many
as 1000 additional national bank
charters will be taken out within
the next six months or Il year.
Assuming that this estimate is
pretty near correct it is supposed
that the most of the new banks
will be in the south and west
where, in the rural districts, there
is Il want of currency. 1t may be
that in all parts of the country a
considerable percentage of the state
banks will become national banks.
The advantages Of national bank
circulation under the proposed law
will be very much greater than
they are at present. The tax on
circulation will be only half what
1t is now and the banks will be
able to get bonds on which to base
circulation at very small prem
ium. Besides, circulation will be
allowed up to the face value of the
bonds. At present circulation for
only 80 per cent. of the face value
of bonds can be obtained, and the
4 per cent. bonds, about the only
kind available, command Il prem
ium of between 80 and 40 per cent.
There may be some wild cat
banking done under the provisions
of the new bill, and some reckless
banking on deposits, hut as new
bank is not likely to secure a very
,sge deposit fund until it has
hoved itself worthy of confidence
here is little fear in this line.
:" There is a varying difference OF
opinion among bankers as to just
what extent the volume of paper
currency will be increased. Those
who have a reputation for being
conservative and experienced are
of the opin;Qn that the increase
will not beve j e than 100000.
psver, wec;ill 9very largely felt in
the bg,,S ne ssos7'Sorld,
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens FCot-Ease, powder Ii cures
painful, smarting, nervous feet and i'll
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out OF corns and buniOns. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t il certain cure for
sweating, Gallons and hot, tired. aching
feet. Try ii today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. by mail for De in stamps.
Trial package free. Address, Allen =. Ohm
stead, Le Roy, y. y.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
The Kentucky Middle.

The storm cloud that made its
appearance again in Kentucky the
first of the week seems to have sub
sided. An arrangement has now
been reached whereby both the
Goebelites and the Taylorites will
await the decision of the court of
appeals, the highest tribunal with
in that state. To a man up a tree
it seems as though Governor Tay-
lor, as he styles himself, is losing
official prestige nearly every day;
and it is quite apparent that better
judgment has taken hold of the
Republicans in their deciding not
to force matters any further against
the decision of their own state
courts, which has thus far been
against them.
Civil war in that state has no
doubt been averted by the forbear-
ance of the Democrats, for had they
shown the same reckless disregard
for the law that the Republicans
have there would undoubtedly
have been a collision that would
have cost many lives. A great
many people will blame Governor
Taylor for the partisan stand he
has taken, for, as a lawyer, he I'M
derstood the laws of Kentucky
we'll enough to know that when
the legislature decided against him
he might as well have stepped
down and out of the high position
he has been seeking to hold.
The announcement that the mat
ter will be left for the courts to de-
eide gives a feeling of relief all
through the country as well as let
ting up the great tension that has
been existing in that state for weeks.
The only stumbling block that
seems likely to get in the way now
for the adjustment of this question
is that Governor Taylor may take
a notion to hold out again should
the court of appeals decide against
him.
In the minds of many there
arises the question as to how this
veXed matter will affect politics
in Kentucky next fall? Which
will it help, the Republicans or the
Democrats ? The Republicans may
make a huge effort to carry the
state to show that Col. TAYLOR was
elected governor, but on the other
hand it is doubtful if the Demo-
Gratis who opposed Goebel will give
the Republicans any assistance. As
they were simply opposed to Goe-
bel on account of personal matters
it is but fair to suppose that as he
Is no longer living they will 90
back into the regular Democratic or
ganizatiOn. But that there will con-
time to be bitter feeling between
the two great parties Is only reason
able to suppose, and it is likely to
last, too, for some time To come.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

No one knows better than Gen.
Harrison himself the practical diff
ticulty of heading off Mr.. Mckinley
from denomination. Even Mr..
Blaine failed i'm such an effort
against Gen. Harrison in 1892. and
Mr.. Blaine was very popular man
in the Republican party. The
president now, like the president
then, has a superb machine to sup
port him. So far as delegates are
concerned, it is quite irresistible.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
ever a great political party in such
a hole baltimore Sun.

Senator HOar, who opposed seat
ing Mr.. Corbett as senator from Ore
.gon and favOrs seating Mr.. Quay as
senator from Pennsylvania, though
the cases are essentially alike, said
that Mr.. Mantle, of Montana, and
two other senators-elect had been
rejected because they were silver
ties, ::and the senate had determined
to repeal the silver purchase law.
According to the gentleman from
Massachusetts, the senate claims
the right of electing its own mem
bers.-N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Powder viii Explosion

Removes cvrrythin. in sigln; 50 du
drastic mineral pills. but both are mighty
dangerous. Don't dynamite tLr dclicatc
machinery of vour body with calumcl,
crotun oil or ulncs pills. when Dr. King
New Life Pills. which are gentle a. sum
mcr breeze do the work perfectly. Cures
headachc constipation. Only Pc AT T..
l.. Wilson * son drug store.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

The Republican leaders in con-
gress have got to their wits end
and at the same time to the end of
their rope. They admit their own
utter helplessness and incompetent
cy in the face of inevitable prob
lens presented by the situation
which they, themselves, through
their own weakness and folly and
their blind dependence upon the
blind leadership of President Me
Kinley, have created for their own
utter confusion. When was there
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

The interests of all the people
demand that the ship subsidy bill
be defeated. Important interests
of the northwest and west are ser
iously menaced by the possibility
of the enactment of such a law
Chicago Record.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

If the supreme court should de
eide that the acquisition of Porto
Rico carried with it an extension
IF the constitution over that island
1t would create an interesting stu
ton in the Philippines.-New York
World.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

The Opprobrium of cabinet ser
vice has been shifted around a
great deal. 1t went in some degree
from Attorney General Griggs to
Secretary of War Alger. Gen. Alger
was got rid of through the diplo-
macy of the late Vice President
Hobart and the next man for the
public displeasure to fall on was
Secretary of the Treasury Gage.
Now his case has been rendered less
conspicuous by the troubles of
Secretary of State Hay. Mr.. Gage
is a nice enough man to be entitled
to some rest. His troubles will come
again soon enough.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

Total rainfall for the week t"

Total rainfall for the week r"
Departure from the normal rainfall for the
week. minus iii inch.
Departure from normal rainfall since Jan.
lst. 1900 plus 81 inch.
Hal i. HARDIN
Observer Weather Bureau.
Jupiter. Fla. Mch. - 1900.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

Lewis Dennis. salem, Ind, says: "Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure did mc more good
than anything ever took" IL digests
what vuu cIt and cannot help but cure
dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Is. H.
WILSON y SON.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

The people of the United States
want a canal across the isthmus
and they want work begun as soon
as possible. They, as a rule, don't
specially care whether it is to be Il
Panama canal or a Nicaragua canal,
and the one easiest dug and ear
Hest completed will please them if
it answers all the purposes of a ship
canal. What they want their SEN
atOrs and congressman to do is to
select the best and most available
route, appropriate the money for
constructing the canal, and ut the
same time respect the rights of
other MISUNDERSTANDING Ameri-
can.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16
Weekly Weather Report.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE wEATH.
ER RUREAU.

Comparative statement Of temperatures
aud rainfall for the week ending Tuesday.
Mch. II 1900.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

There are thousands upon thou
sands of pensions being paid out to
those who are undeserving, to those
who were camp followers and SUIT
lers' clerks. These robberies could
be discovered and stopped if law
was passed making it obligatory
upon the government To publish Il
list of the pensioners in every COM
munity. Efforts 10 secure such a
law have been made, but the pen
sion sharks have always been able
to defeat them on the ground that
such Il publication would ''humil-
late the old soldier" There can he
no humiliation in it. The dcscrv-
ing prnsioner Is an honor to his
country. The dishonest and un-
deserving penSioner should be
eliminated. The pension roll
should be roll of honor.-Mem-
.phis Commercial Appeal.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-16

It must be clearly understood that neither
THE STAR nor its editor is responsible for
opinions expressed by correspondents.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10

tendre 80. Une chose me frappe
vous avez d1 etre richie; vous sem.
blez intelligent ct vous manque2
de tout....
-Juste CONNIE vous....A vous
6tudier on jurerait que vous avez
etc homme de loi.
--Notaire pour vous servir,
En- disponibilit6?
Sans honororiat.
Moi lie mai jamais exerc6 qu'u-
ne profession; j'6tais joueur, ct je
le suis rest6!
Settlement vous n'avez plus
rien a r1squer,
Non, mails il me reste une car
to a jouer.
-Est-ce I'm atout?
Celia d6pendra des circonstan-
-Dites plutot de votre adres-
IL ne s'agira point cette fois
de retourner lie roi.
-C'est possible, mails il est
toujours facile de tricher au jeu.
Celia depend du partner
Les deux hommes port4rent du
meme movement leur verre a
leurs l6vres ct chacun d'eux tit une
grimace slgnifcative.
Ills s'observaient.
A la pens6e que l'homme quill
r6galait dun verre de mauvaise
eau-de-vie pouvait avoir a jouer
une derniere partie, l'ancien no.
taire tressaillait CONNIE I'm CHEN
faire lie passage du gibier. De
son cote en- apprenant la qnalite de
son nouvel ami, lie voyageur SO dit
que peut-etre les ruses dun hon.
me de loi %pourraient devenir uti-
les. Settlement que lui confer,
comment agir? Tous deux SO trou-
vaient 81 d6nu6s qu'ils ne pou-
vaient rien entreprendre avant d'a-
voir au moins quelques 6cus dams
leur poche.
-Garcon, dit l'ancien notaire,
DIES cartes.
Elm I'm instant une partie fut Or
ganis6e; peu apres DIES clients de
Reimbursement Sc group6rent au-
tour DIES nouvelles commissioners
ct risquerent a leur tour quelques
pieces de monnaie.
QUAINT lie notaire Wit son compa-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10
lie s'6tala1ent les panonceaux.
"a continuer.)

I'm bon paysan anglais s'etait
achet6 I'M mouchoir image orne
DIES portraits de la refine. de la IA
mile royale ct DIES hommes les
plus 6minents du pays.
CONNIE on lui demandait pour
quot il SO servait dun mouchoir
semble.
-C'est la seule chance que 'au-
raj jamais de fourier lie nez dams
l'aristocratie, r6pondit-il.
En- Antique les Beers serrent de
plus en- plus pres l'armee anglaise
deciment chaque Jour.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10
mon a Ia t6te de cent sous:

gnon a la tete de cent sous:
-Tu sails, dit-il, nous sommes
presses, v1ens; &c soir nous ofri-
rons une revanche a ces mes
sieurs.
Cne minute apres tous deux
| Gtaient dams la rue.
-Diable, ft-il vous poss6dez de
jolis talents de societe.
-Je ne compile pas en- faire
usage.
-Qu'esp6rez-vous?
TOUGHER lie occur dun de vos
anciens Colleagues.
I'm notaire, c'est coriace.
-Peut-etre me conference.-the de
lui demander une adressse.
-Tenez, fit l'ex-notaire, Je vous
propose une association. J'ai gar
de de mon ancien meter une f.
nesse que null ne d6passera; vous
en- aurez peut-etre besoin. Nous
partagerons les b6n6fces.
-Je ne risque pas grand cho-
SO!
Celia vous va-t-il?
On est toujours plus fort
quand on nest pas seul.
-C'est dit, Je m'attache a votre
fortune, 81 ellie craque dams nos
mains nous chercherons autre cho-
Sc. Gu demeure votre n%otaire?
Pres de la basilique. Seule-
ment, il fault attendre, les clercs ne
sont pas encore a p6tude.
Ills Sc promen6rent en- efet de-
want la porte au-dessus de laquel-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10

femme vibrante ct douce lisait les
euvres des poetes on une enfant
chantalt avec IN timbre angelique
des airs appris q Rome, en- sac
compagnant dune mandoline We
nue. pour ellie de Paris.
LIE cure de Versel ne cessait de
vanrer Julie ct So file. La pre-
sence de cette ]eune femme atti-
raft au chateau l'excellente Nine
Aubry, la femme du notaire.
D'autres suivirent, d'abord d6fan-
tes a regard de cette 6trang6re,
ensuite ~froissees par sa situation
d6pendante. MATS il fallut peu
de temps a Julie pour prouver
que So Nuisance ct son education
la faisaient au moins egale DIES
bourgeoises du pays. La glace Sc
rompit, ct bient0t ellie ne compta
que des amies. De l'amiti6 on en-
vint q l'admiration.
Dorothee seuIe grommela des
approximations malveillantes ct des
prophecies terribles; null ne r6cou-
ia, ct on lui r6pondit par des rail-
leries.
LIE banc seigneurial fut des lors
occupe a l'eglise; le comte Ostrog
ne voulut point causer a NOZZLE le
chagrin de ne pas l'accompagner.
-Venez prier pour votre sour
lui dit-elle un jour.
A partir de Get instant il la sui
Wit.
Oui la vie dewitt douce a Versel
les vieux amis y vinrent avec un
empressement marqu6; le comte
consentit a voir I'm peu plus lie
monde. Sill ne redonna plus de
grandes reunions, il ordonna &C.
pendant DIES solennit6s quasi patri-
arcales. On feta les foins dams
les pres, la premiere gerbe dams
les champs, la buche de Noel, la
Saint Nicolas pour les enfants du
village.
Ostrog pr6sidait a toutes ces re-
unions, ct quand il await distribute
ses dons ct recu la b6n6diction de
tous, il embrassait NOZZLE en- lui
distant:
-C'est tot qui me vaux celia, ell
c'est pourquoi je t'aime.
Julie b6nissait Dieu chaque jour
de lui avoir m6nag6 CO port apres
tant d'orages, ct parfois quand lie
nom de son mari revenait a sa me-
MORE c'6tait moins pour en- SOU
halter lie retour que pour lie redou-
ter.
A quel bonheur n'avait-iL point
touche sans lie briser on sans lie te-
mir?