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The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
read tn various comments of the
nOrtherd nreSS

read thk various comments of the
northern press.
The ! ipringfeld (MaSs.) RepubIi-
can Qn4) Zone of the fairegt of the
nOrtherA papers, makes the follow
ing interesting comment:
'As Fl justifcatiOnthere vas none
in eithel case, but when that has been
said, it is only fair to braid New
York as more wanton in its 3avagery
than Nfw Orleans. The ne fro muir
derer i the Southern city killed
three policemen, instead of 4 dne. The
black race down there is about half
the ent Ire population, and race an
tAgonis n has been developed through
social a ad political agenciesisince the
days when the blacks in NeH Orleans
were 81 hves. In New YorH the COL
ored population is infnitesiIhal in the
whole; Jas a social and political factor
it has Always been too Insignificant to
be seris susly considered in the city's
! life. Tet the New York I4 OBJ was at
work 1ithin a month afteH the mob
at New Orleans and was 4llly equal
to it ih indiscriminate, ferHciouS as
sault upon innocent, peackhble citi-
zens, V hose only Ofense wd the color
of theE skins.
at is idle to eondonelthe New
York outbreak on the gE3und that
the RIDERS were for the host part
hOOdlQms. The rioters i1INew Or
leans were for the most sart hood
lums. The truth is that hoodlums
generally possess all the p4bsiOns and
share the prejudices whiEh fill. the
heart bf a community. IiFaee ques-
tions especially they feel th same an
tagoni SINS that the latte element
feel, the chief difference icing that
the hOodlums have less 81 IF control.
When riots like these OcGir a whole
city is. guilty" Il
And the following elf 1ping from
the Atlanta Constitution lis to the
point: II
"For the first time sinsle emanci-
patton the Republican origins of the
North are beginning to sealize that
they have been engaged'lin melting
out the most hurtful forHS of inius-
tice to the white people o5Ithe South
by their wholesale crit tIcism and
abuse. whenever, in speSial or par
ticular instances, a negrt has been
made a victim of a mob.
The New York EVeninH Post saws
that "news of the negro 9otS on the
West Side will be read wsah satisfac-
ton by most people froM the Poto-
mac to the Rio GrandelF Perhaps
so. 1t is possible to redset the oc-
cUrrence and at the Sam&stime feel
degree of satisfaction tha4 the scene
of the event was nextl door, as it
were, to those mighty md Fal engines
of Northern civilization which for a
generation have been holding all the
Southern people responsible for every
outrage committed by irresponsible
criminals, as well as for The taking
off of every negro erimI nal whose
beastliness no man can eltlure.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
TAX PAYERS SPEAK
Sentiment in East and South
Florida Opposes Removal
MASSES WANT NO CHANGE
Encouraging Letters Received by the
Capital League.

A letter from a weIl-knOwn eiti-
zen of Kathleen, Polk county, speak
ing Of the Capital removal issue,
says:
"You may depend On it that l am
not in favor of such an enormous tax
at this time as it would necessarily
take to remove and build a new
Capitol for our State"
Another Polk county gentleman.
living in Barlow, writes this:
81 am opposed to the removal of
the State Capital, as think it means;
a heavy expense at a time when not
needed. We have just gotten to,
where we can pay our present taxes
Since the freeze we have had to cali
for time to pay them, and now to act
on heavier burden for something
unnecessary! We will simply hoot it.
down, and don't you forget it. I
have been out some, talking with the
people and | find the sentiment grow
ing against removal, and as for my
self you will find me- against extra
expenses and high taxes, when not
necessary"
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Be Careful of What You Eat

There, seems to b e good deal of
sickness in Tallahassee and surround
ing country especially among the
children. Parents should be careful
not to eat and not allow their chill
dren to eat too much fruit of which
there was such a bountiful supply
this year. Owing to the severe cold
in February there was very little
fruit last summer, even blackberries
being unusually scarce, and conse-
quently there was very little sickness,
especially among the colored people,
who live so largely in summer on this
fruit. Of course, the heavy. rains
this year added to the trouble, but
we doubt if to any great extent be-
cause of the magnificent natural
drainage Of our hill country. One
mother has impressed the fact in the
most practical manner on her chill
dren that a dose of castor oil must
follow dose of green peaches, and
as a consequence have had no sick
ness among her little ones. A dose
of oil at the right moment is a
cheaper and better remedy than the
doctor at the wrong time.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
In MemOriam.

To the Officers and Members of
Cicero Lodge No. l, Knights of Py-
th1as.-Dear Sirs and Brothers
We, your committee appointed to
draft resolutions of coincidence upon
the death of the wife of Brother w.
C. Harvin, beg leave to submit the
following: q:
Whereas, Gcd in the dispensatiOn
of His wisdom. has once more sent
the death messenger into our "Py-
THAN Home" He has claimed for
his victim the wife of our esteemed
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Powers Guilty of GOebeI rlurder.

Georgetown, Ky, August IS
After a long and exciting trial, Caleb
Powers was convicted by the jury of
being an accessory to the murder of
William Goebel.
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered, the court sentenced Pow
erS to the State penitentiary for life
The verdict was taken very quietly
IN the court room. Powers friends
and attorneys accepted it in silence
The convicted man came, near
talnting when the finding of the jury
was read: He confidently expected
a mistrial.
Towers was taken to Jail as sOOn
as sentence was pronounced. The
jury was out fifty-fve minutes.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23

A very prominent citizen of
Tampa has this week written to the
Capital League of this city a strong
letter, from which the following is.
extracted:
81 am soul and body in sym pathy
with every man who is in fay or of
our State Capital remaining at TalIa-
hassee. l wish to say that in nv
humble opinion your fight is not a
hard one and scarcely a doubtf ul one
if the matter is plainly explained to
the masses, and the utter foOli shness
on their part and the har1shlps they
willfulIy bring upon themselv es to
benefit one city and a few politicians
thOughtlessly voting for removal.
81 am sure that the vote from
Tampa proper will be crafty ing to
you. would like to have so me of
your pamphlets to distribute among
my laboring friends. and will aid
your league in every way in my
power"
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
A Serious Accident.

On Monday afternoon, while Mr..
John Burns, who lives II miles north
of Tallahassee, was going home his
team became frightened and ran away
down the hill north of Mr.. Saxon's
residence. Mr.. Burns jumped from
the wagon and unfortunately broke
both bones of his right leg below the
kne,. Drs. Phiibfick and Gum set
the fracture, and Mr.. Burns is doing
as well as could be expected after so
painful an accident.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Extended to september 18th.

We are glad to annoUhce that the
merchants of the city hake agreed to
extend the time of early closing of
their stores until SEPTEMBER 18th.
The original agreement was to Sep
tember 1st and the extension to
September 18th is an &C of consid-
era5ion which will be APPRECIATED by
their employees and will1n no way in
convenience customers.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Died.

Mrs. VIM. C. Harvin of this city
died last Thursday afternoon very
ptaexpectedly. She was an estimable
lady, a devoted wife and mother. A
husband and seven small children
survive her. The funeral took place
Friday morning from her home, the
Rev. Mr.. Provence officiating, and
was largely attended by her sorrow
ing friends.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
The New York Race Riot.

/ On the 18th inst. one of the worse
race riots ever known in any nGrth-
ern or southern city occurred in
New York, caused by the killing of
policeman by a negro while resist
ing arrest. In an incredibly shoIt
time, a mob of several thousand as
sembled whites were clubbing, shoot
ing, and attacking every negro they
found on the streets (numbers being
dragged from the street cars and
beaten with the utmost ferOcity)
resulting in the serious injury of
thirty or forty innocent negroes. The
whites did not have it all their own
way for the negroes retired to the
upper windows of their houses from
which they discharged pistols, stones
and other missiles at the infuriated
mob below. 1t was owing only to a
fortunate down-pour of rain and the
appearance of a large force of the
police that a large number Of deaths
did not have to be recorded. Except
at New Orleans a month ago such a
riot has never occurred any where IN
the south, and we doubt if it could
occur at any other point. New Orleans
lowing to its situation at the mouth
Of the Mississippi river) receives the
out pouring and the securing, from the
whole Mississippi Valley above and
has therefore larger portion of the
hoodlum element than rightfulEy be-
longs to it. It has been amusing to
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Tribute of Respect.

At the first meeting of the Insur-
ance Agents Local Board, after the
death Of B. A. MeginRiss, the follow
ing resolution was offered and
adopted:
Whereas, The Divine Ruler has in
His wisdom removed from among us
our beloved friend and cO-worker
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
A Frightful Blander

Wll often cause a horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or BruiSe. BuckIen's Arnica
Sa!ve, the best in the world, will kill the
pam and promptly heal it. Cures Old
sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, all Skin EruDtions. Best Pile
cure on earth. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by all druggists.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23

State House? Do you find any rec
ommendatlon in the platform that
the Capital should be removed? You
will search the platform in vain for
an affirmative answer to either OF these
questions, and for that reason you will
decide that the claim of the Jack
sOnville Capital Asspciation, that fhe
convention passed npon these ques-
tiOnS, is not true.
The taxpayers should bear in
mind that the present State House,
which meets all the necessary re-
quirements, belongs to them and
that it is the height, of folly to incur
additional obligations, which simply
means increased nation, when there
is no valid reason for such action.
Your public business has been, and
is now. satisfactorily transacted in
the Capitol building which belongs
to yOp, then why involve yourselves
in debt for a new building which is
not necessary?
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
FOREIGN Ministers at Pekin Safe.

On Friday, August 18th, the allies
blew up the gates OF the city of Pekin
after a hard fight. They succeeded in
entering the city andim-
mediateIy sent detachments to the
foreign legations, whom they found
safe. What the next step of the
allies will be is not yet determined.
Having accomplished the primary
object of the invasion i. e. therescue of
the foreign legations, we should not
cOuntenance any farther hostile ac-
ton against a 6atidn with whom we
claim to be at peace, but should In
sist that when the insurrection is
quelled, the imperial government
restored and proper guarantees given
for the safety of the native and for
eign christians, the allied forces
be withdrawn.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Carn-MOrgan.
Committee.

A very pretty wedding took place
at Centerville Monday morning, when
Miss COrinne Eleanor, daughter OF
DIR. J. NJ. earn, was married to Mr.
Marcellus Morgan, of Chattahoochee
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. W. J. Carpenter, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church at Tallahassee. Quite
a crowd of admiring and loving friends
and relatives gathered from far and
near to witness the ever interesting
ceremony, which came off promptly
at 1920 a. m. The two sisters of the
bride, Misses Elite and Edna, acted as
brides maids. The groom looked
handsome and happy, as groOms
should look, and the bride in white
organdie and satin, with lace trim
mings, was lovely. She carried in
her hand large bunch of La France
roses, and bore herself with as much
composure as if nothing unusual was
transpiring. The presents were nu-
merous and choice.
The happy pair left Immediately
after the ceremony for their future
home in ChattahOOchee. Among
those from distance present were
Mrs. O., M. Hardaker, Miss Rose
Kemp, and MeSsrs. r. NJ. and d. H.
Morgan, father and brother of the
Groom.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
Republican Congressional Committee

The Republican Congressional
Committee for the First Florida Dis
trict held a meeting at Tallahassee
on Saturday. Hon. ]. n. CoOmbs,
chairman of the comm ittee, was not
present, being called to Colorado,
where his son is i'll. The attendance,
however, was very good. Hon. John
Eagan acted as chairman, and Hon.
P. F. McGourin as secretary.
Resolutions were adopted strongly
protesting against accepting the de-
clinatioH of Hon. John n. COombs,
recently nominated for Governor;
requesting George B. Patterson, of
Key West, the nominee for Congress
from the First District, to indite his
letter of acceptance, define his posi-
ton, and let the party know whether
he will take the stump and wage an
aggressive campaign. There was
considerable enthusiasm among the
members present, and all were de-
cidedly in favor of a vigorous cam
paign, not only in this district, but
throughout the entire State. The
members will urge Republicans to
pay their Poll tax, register and vote.
Union.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
The Efficiency of Our Health Board.

nOG necessary!
The Efficiency of Our Health Board
The promptnessI with which DIR.
Porter, of the State Health Board,
took charge of the yellow fever scare
at Tampa, again emphasizes the fact
to the people of Florida that, with
DIR. Porter on the watch, they need
have no, fear that an epidemic of yell
low fever will stes upon them una
wares. By his regent prompt, pre-
ventive action, ne 'has shown that he
considers the safety of the State at
large more important than the tenn
pory inconvenience of single COM
munity. 1t also further impresses
the well-established fact that under
our State health laws-with an eff
cient head-we enjoy degree of Sc
curity not attainabie under the health
officials of the general government.
Looking back on the yellow fever
epidemics of the past few years, we
note the fact that they all spread, if
they did not originate, through the
carelessness of the U. S. health au-
thorities. Such was the case at New
Orleans several years ago when the
epidemic originated because the au
thOritieS Of the quarantine station at
Algiers permitted visitors from the
main land to gOiamOng the inmates
of the station, who were infected
with the dread ;disease-thus dis
Semlnatlng the germs.
So also, during last summer, the fe-
yer at Hampton. Va, near Ports
mouth, was traced to an inmate of
the U. S. Soldiers Home at that
place, who had recently arrived from
! Cuba, and who vas allowed to mix
with the other inrs without proper
sanitary precautid ms.
Comparing these instances of the
official carelesSnesS, ineficiency, red
tapeism, or whatever name one may
please to call it Che result of which
has always been Jan epidemic), with
the efficiency and prOmptneSS Of our
own health board, it is not strange
that the people of the South, and es-
pecially of the State of Florida, pre-
fer their present security to the feel
ing of insecurity that would follow if
they were obliged to depend on the
watchfulness Of the U. S. Hospital
Board.
The recent SC are should also re-
mind the voters Of Florida that all our
seaport towns are liable to a vista
tion of yellow fever, and for that rea-
son, If for no other, the Capital should
be continued at: Tallahassee, which
has been proved to be entirely i'm
mune. To have pur State Capital cut
off from all communication with the
rest of the State, would cause great
inconvenience to! the people, besides
increasing the cbst of running the
State government thousands of dol
lars.
This is no tIifing point to be
passed over lightly, but should be
most earnestly considered by every
No.Go,,
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23
To Elect a Pastor.

There will be a meeting of the
congregation of the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, August 26, 1900,
at IL o'clock a. m, for the purpose of
electing a pastor for said church
All members of the congregation are
respectfully requested to attend said
meeting.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-08-23

Here is what one of Fernand mas
leading citizens writes to the Ca pital
League about the Capital rem oval
scheme:
"Fhe O'ervaulting ambition of GER
tain reckless politicians in J acksOn-
vile leads them into advoca TING. any
measure of municipal aggrandize-
ment or personal gain, regar dless of
the rights Of the people" D.
The same letter says:
awhile | do not believe we need
any great combination. to defeat
Capital moving just now, we appre-
ciate the effort you are making, and
will help you.
"TWaS a StrangS sight to witness
the raising of S4,OOO-for excursions
and wining and diniug a convention
of politicians, while the city's daily
press was advertising DELINQUENT
taxes-16I columns of 80 feet and 1
inches length! What a trayesty of
patriotic public spirit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-16
BLESSED RASTER sunday
WEATHER WAS FIT FOR AN OC-
CASION OF SUCH RELIGIOUS
REJOICING
RECTOR RHODES FAREWELL
Congregation OF st. John the Evan
geIist Listens to the Fare
well Address of It's
Pastor.

There was very large attendance at
the Easter services held yesterday Ia the
Church of ST. John the Evangelist, Kent
and Portland avenue. The music provid-
ed was of rare excellence. The floral
decorations of the church were singularly
beautiful.
At the regular morning service Rev.
Dudley w. Rhodes, who has resigned his
charge Of the rectorship of ST. Johns.
preached his farewell sermon, which was
one of rare excellence. Rev. Nh. Rhodes
has been rector of st. Johns for four
years, during which time he has endeared
himself to the members of the congrega-
ton. and his resigna ton is general cause
for regret
His sermon yesterday on THE power OF
the resurrection, and the great truth that
the resurrection teaches man-thst only
through death can he attain 10 a nobler
and more exalted life" was a fitting
close to his message for the people of St.
Johns.
A successor has not been appointed yet.
Next Sunday the services will be c. nduct-
ed by Rev. Mr.. Clayburn, of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-16
TINES ARE PERILOUS.
so SAYS REFORMER BIGELOW AT
WESTMINSTER CHURCH.

George E. Bigelow, of Chicago, held the
undivided attention of a good-siZed audi
ence, at the Westminster Presbyterian
church for nearly an hour and half last
evening while he discoursed to them on
the subject of "Perilous Times Mr.
Bigelow is here in the capacity OF state
organizer Of the National Social Reform
union, which was formed at Buffalo, N
Y, last July.
He said in part: The time of conflict
is a time of peril The political conflict
of four years ago showed that the polIt-
ical parties themselves are divided, ana
that perilous times are here, even in pol
tiles The Chicago Times-Herald, some
time ago, said that about 80 per cent OF
the failures last year, which were nearly
Il, 0O0 were business men doing business
with SIS, 900 capital or less, Concentration
is the trend along all lines, and frauSht
with peril to our social and political in
stitutions at the present time. We are
in a transition period, and confronted
with conditions unlike anything the
world has ever seen before. Mr.. BigeloW
read from the inaugural address OF GOV.
Shaw, of Iowa, in support OF the changed
industrial and commercial conditions now
confronting humanity. The world Is ho-
coming one in larger sense than ever
before in the worlds history He con-
cIuded by speaking in very forcible terms
of the evils Of the department stores,
and that the organization of trusts was
menacing the small dealers and small
manufacturers.
He also said that American ideals were
higher and more exalted than ever De-
fore in the history Of the past.
DR.. Bigelow spoke on "Christ's Procla-
nation of the Economic Phases Of His
Mission in the morning at the same
church.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-16
MINNESOTA LAND COMPANY.
That Is the TITLE of the New Syn
lieate.

The Nerthern Pacific has furnished tue
Rabei tson-Kenaston syndicate with fig
ures made up from the, official schedules
of the road, showing the amount of land
in Minnesota involved in the syndicate S
recent purchase. The total amounts to
569, $50 acres, located in twenty-three Diff
ferent counties. The total was a surprise
to the syndicate, and exceeded the amount
which they had supposed the road owned
in this state ~
When the land department officials cana
to make figures on the lands transferred.
they found $1,000 acres in st. Louis coun-
ty, which had not previously been consid-
cred. In Norman and Kittson counties,
as WELL small areas were found which
should have been included The aggregate
figures represent the total holdings of the
road, minus about $4,000 acres sold during
the past year.
The members of the syndicate met In
Minneapolis last evening with F. e. Ken
aston and o. A. Robertson and formulated
a plan of organization. They will incor-
porate under the name of the Minnesota
Land company. Steps towards perfecting