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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-28
Special Masters Sale.

Under and by virtue Of final decree is
sued out Of the circuit court in and for Bre-
ward county, Florida. wherein {. 4. Robinson
is complainant. and Amy L. Shaver, ct al are
defendants, / will sell at public auction for
cash at c. 4. RobinsOns. at Eden, in Brevard
county. Florida, on the first Monday in OctO-
Der, A. d. 1900, To the highest and best bidder.
all the following personal property belonging
10 said Amy X. Shaver, and in the possession
of C. A. Robinson. tO-wit:
Ten pieces of upholstered furniture; one
piece of upholstered rocker; six rocking
chairs; four center tables: one secretary and
book case: seven upholstered dining room
chairs: one sidebOard; one extension dining
table: one lot of dishes and waiter: one steel
range: one kitchen table; one hall rack; one
angle lamp; two large pitchers two sets OF
andirOns; five bedroom sets, three pieces each;
three toilet sets; three rockers and three cane
chairs; two sets pOTtieTs; three rugs and one
lot of mating; one lot OF carpets; two carpet
sweepers: one lot of laundry utensils; one LOT
of window shades: or so much thereof as will
be necessary To satisfy said decree and costs.
WM. +. RICHARDS.
Special Master in ChanccTy.
Titusville. Fla. Aug. 10th. 1900.
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larry on the Pacific coast. is well
known. but little understood. All we
know is that the Chinese have their
own courts OF law and justice and
can receive and bear their own pun
ishment without the knowledge OF our
courts. and they are condemned TO
death and executed by their own exc
cutiOners. One day in HOngkOng five
men were beheaded one day because
they were members OF a secret so
clety plotting against the peace OF the
empire. and Ii was afterwaTd asserted
that not one OF those five men was
guilty OF belonging TO that society.
and il was five prisoners in jail for
small Offenses whose heads were cut
OF. One young Chinaman was not
only beheaded, but mutilated In the
most horrible manner, and his execu-
ton was given out as punishment for
having killed his stepfather. whereas
the real truth was that he was sus-
pected or telling the secrets OF his So
ciety TO an English doctor.
CHARLES E. ROBINSON.
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TAKING A CHINESE OATH.

vicprOy offered liberty 10 those who
would break their VOWS against meat.
Some did this. but they mi=ht better
have been h"hcaded at once. Is they
one hy ond paid the penalty of their
broken oaths 10y the Ling Chez method.
One affair would have been amusing
had il not been 50 tragic. IL lasted
several months AMI seemed almost like
magic. AMI ut last the whole pOpula-
ton was thrown into panic. This was
caused 10y the dropping off of their
pigtailS. After several months il was
discovered that men of the society Of
Wu-Wci-kcaOu were doing these Sacrl-
lcgiOuS acts 10y means OF small SciS-
sOrs and some drug which caused the
hair 10 rot and fall off by its own
weight. and they were arrested, and
aS soon as the government found OUT
who had done IL all they promptly
Suuelchcd the investigation. The 10
Lao Hwcy is strong. aTAl IL il more
than probable that this society more
than any other is the power behind
the present state of affairs. They
have Headquarters in Human ana iIo-
nan. which are the central provinces.
The society is mostly composed Of sol
dicrS who are said 10 he vicious and
bloOdthirSty and 10 claim their lie
scent from the true imperial line. This
is considered 10y those in Il position :"
know 10 be military conspiracy. II
has caused several disturbances. the
worst being in 1901. when il WAS
their intention to blow up the powlc.'
ma "aZinc.
The control which the Six C"mpa-
nirs exercise over the deStinirs Of tn"
Chinese in this country. AMI particC
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sented as the base and the apex God.
and all together Is TO show the unity
OF God and mankind
All. the laws OF all these societies
sound most noble and moral and de-
mand that the members live simple
and moral lives and are charitable and
compassionate. And they must for
give. The Sam Hap society is~calIed
the Triad. This society and probably
also the other last named society use
much moral suasion such as the Ia
theirs OF the inquisition did in Spain In
the old days to gain adherents. 1t Is
claimed that gaining converts and new
members goes on all the time. The
more recruits the more money for the
fund or the society. Ii man is asked
10 join and does not, he Is from then a
marked man and may soon expect all
the calls mites to befall him. among
which are terrible beatings. arrests on
false accusations or possibly. if the
case seems To warrant il, he is seized
and carried 10 some spot where his
cries are not heard and tortured and
decapitated.
No tales invented by the enemies Of
FreemasOnry can match the actual
facts OF the fortunes and horrible mu-
tilatiOns inflicted on those deemed in
imical 10 the safety of the different So
cieties. and many have persisted most
miserably. 1t is impossible TO know
the workings OF Chinese justice, ham
pered as il is by the secret power of
these societies. One part of the oath
is a command TO mind each his own
business, and next he is ordered under
penalties OF death and mutilatiOn never
TO tell any part OF the secrets belong
ing TO any of these societies, and one
OF them sentences him TO the most
cruel death if he calls upon any officer
OF the law or judge or magistrate Of
any kind under any circumstances
whatever. If Chinaman ever goes
Into court. IL is because for purposes Of
its own an officer of the society TO
which the man belongs orders him To
so there for his OWN reasons. Every
member OF all the societies Is obliged
To refer all troubles and disputes TO the
council
This puts power into the hands of
these societies impossible TO explain or
imagine. They hide each others crimes
and help the condemned To escape. and
often hapless innocent men are behead-
ed or mutilated and tortured beyond
recognition. After one of their upris-
ings over 5000 men were beheaded IN
one day. and it is asserted that the
most of them were enemies To that So
ciety. taking unwlllingly the places OF
the real offenders. At one time an eff
fort was made to crush the Wu-Wei-
Keaou. and after months OF lighting SO
many thousands were taken that the
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-28
o. w. CONNER,
Grower of Orange and Grape Fruit Trees
Both Budded and Grated on Sour
Orange and Rough Lemon Roots.
Ocklawaha. Florida.

Ockawaha. Florida.
To our patrons aud those contemplating liant
ing orange. grapefruit and lemon groves
on the east coast
We wish Ia announce that our grated and
budded trees promise fair Ia be mach better
than ever before. and we would urge them
To place their orders for trees before the fall
rush and in that way be sure Of getting ex-
actly what they want both aS 10 size and
variety.
We have full line of orange and grape
fruit trees, including Walters. Boon. Marsh
Seedless. Jocylen. Triumph and Florida
Seeding Grapefruit Parson Brown, Homo
sassa. Pineapple SeedlcSs Majorca. Jatla.
| Ruby. st Michael Maltese Straight. Madame
| VIM. Paper. Rhind. Tarditf and Sanford ;
| Mediterranean Oranges. and for novelties we
| have the Tangerlne. Satsuma kumquat.
Washington Navel and Mandarin Oranges.
| Onr trees wi be ready for delivery by the
| first of September. but we advise November
and December planting. as trees planted al
| that time. are IN the best possible condition.
being perfectly dormant.
! II will pay you 60 wait for our stock. a. IL
| is mostly on year old stock. and by No
vrmber will lee from la feet tall. and will
calihrr from Z To inch in diameter: and all
our grated trees will he fully branched. and
more than equal To any two year bud in the
| state.
| our CRAFTS were all cut from hearing trees
and came ont full of fruit first growth thi,
spring. and We have saved several specimen.
of fruit for exhibition To our visiting Gus.
| toners.
We invite correspondence and careful in
spcctiOn of our stock.
| NOu-s very truly.
| THE OCKLAWAHA NURSERIES,.
.. W. Conner Prop
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MYSTERIOUS POSTER.

rivals In the business by lowering the
prices. and he had been tried by his
society and condemned and executed.
and though every Chinaman In the city
undoubtedly knew of il. no one was
ever found guilty or even accused. But
his death had been swift and mercifrl.
unlike the most OF tire offenders
against the code that binds them In
solemn compact
There are numberless secret societies
In China. mast OF them born OF oppres-
sion. but now they are almost as strong
rs the government, AMI there are those
who think stronger, but they are not
all united.
These societies flourish wherever
there are Chinese. They had their
origin in cOnSpiracies against Tartar
rule, which has always meant OppreS-
sion, and they were organized for the
purpose OF the restoration OF the old
Chinese royal family.
The names Of the most important of
these societies are a. follows. and their
importance may he judged by their or
der: First Is the Tlen-Ti-Hwey, or
Hung league. IL was this league that
made the uprising of 1919, when atrOc-
tiles such ais history shows no paral
lei for were committed by both sides
After that is the Sam Hap. which ap-
pears 10 he Al branch of the other Gee
IIOk was another OF the first. The WI
Wci-keaou came next and then the
White Lotus. or Water Lily. This So
ciety was considered most terrible. AMI
Il large percentage Of the members left
cities and lived in the islands hidden
i'm the marShy river mouths and were
regarded as pirates. All sorts Of snt
RACES and high handed actions We're
laid To them. Ii is said that some
times Of IL dark night swarmS of their
boats would fill harborS. and when
they had finished their Expectations
the shipping would look like IL forest
after the lOcuStS had passed there No
Judge or court could condemn any one
OF them. for the White Lotus had aS
many members OH land as on sea or
rivers. and no one dared To incur Their
enmity.
Another secret society of frarSume
renown is the Ko-I.ao-IIwcy or League
of the Elder Brother. The Mohamme-
dams in China have a secret society
numbering 2J.UOO.OOO. called Hwy
IIwy-Jin This is considered more Of
Il religious fraternity than Il political
union, but when so many are lcagued
together they become power for good
or evil.
Just now the TSai-I.i-IIway has its
Headquarters NJ Ticn-tSin, AMI two
others are known as T'SZe-T'wan-
Keaou and the Tan-Pci-KcaOu, and
their secrets are absolutely unknown.
All the Chinese associations i'll this
country are branches of the parent
ones. and the members pay their dues.
which. after paying the necessary eX-
penseS i'm this country, are sent 10 the
head OF the order i'm China. Ii is claim
ed by some English and other foreign
ers that the societies resemble the
FrcemasOns 10 marked degree. and
many of their symbols are exactly the
same. The Tien-Ti-IIwey means the
union Of heaven and earth. and the
triangle is its symbol. Man is repre-
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-09-28
OATH BOUND CHIHAMEN.
Powerful 1niasnes Of Secret Societies In
ne Celestial Empire.
Special correspondence Of The Florida Star.

San FRANcIsco. Sept. I9.-Those who
have come in contact with many CHI
nese in this country and have seen the
abject fear that shows In every line OF
a Chinaman's face at the sound OF the
word "highbinder'' know something
OF the terror inspired by the secret So
eieties In China. Even here the very
word VIII blanch the face OF any ma
tive OF that country TO a slelily white
1t means that sudden and terrible
death awaits the victim. IL Is not long
since Chinaman was found murdered
sitting In his chair In his laundry.
where he had hoped to distance his
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-20
NEW HAYENERs, OUTINGS.

Mrs. Robert r. Wiseman, wife of the
artist, is spending July and August at
old Quinnebassett Inn, Norridgenock,
Maine, Sophie May" the author of
Quinnebassett Girls and other stories,
has her summer home there, and on her
place is a most attractive tree parlor,
from which one may look great dis
lance up and down the Kannebec river
The Quinncbassett Inn is very near the
pine woods and the genial proprietor
often drives his guests into the woods
to see deer or UP the river to view a
drive of logs. During the very warm
days of last week it was so cool at Nor
ridgenock that some Of the guests
thought of leaving, but on learning Of
hot wave elsewhere they decided to
remain.
Mrs. J. Howe Vorce of this city is
spending the remainder of the summer
at Roxbury, Conn.
Miss Ruth Olmstead has Just return
ed from her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Watterson have
taken the M. S. Cornell cottage (owned
by NJ. s. Cornell of Brooklyn) for the
remainder of August and month of Sep
TENDER at Belle Isle, near South Nor
walk
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-20
ITALIAN PARADE

In Memory of the Dead King, Humbert.
The United Italian societies formed
on the green at 2:30 Saturday afternoon
and after marching about the city pro-
ceeded to Music hall where they We're
addressed by an orator from New York,
Harfirzo LaRicco Mr.. LaRicco, while
delivering his address was seized with
an apoplectic fit and fell headlong on
the stage. coming within an ace of roll
ing over the edge and falling to the
floor
The orator dropped to the floor in full
view of the audience, in the midst of a
half-uttered sentence, and the Interrupt
ton was most exciting one.
La Ricco was carried out of the hall
while the meeting broke up in unusual
good order, considering the circumstan-
ces. La Ricco was taken to the general
hospital on Cedar street, where he died
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
DR.. James S. Maher was called from
his office nearby Music hall.
He ordered the patient laid on his
back upon the green sward in the rear
of the hail. and administered aromatic
spirits of ammonia, which seemed to
have a revivirg influence, but the doc
tor said the patient had ruptured
blood vessel on the right lobe of the
brain and suggested sending him to the
hospital The members of the Italian
societies present agreed that this was
the best course, as he would there have
better treatment than could be given
him elsewhere. Accordingly the police
ambulance was sent for and under es-
cort of police the man was taken to the
New Haven hospital.
Arriving there it was found as Dr.
Maher had stated that the patient was
suffering from paralysis, probably
brought on by over eXertion and the ex-
citement of the occasion in which he
had figured at the hall. After short
time the patient lost all power of speech
and his condition became so critical it
was thought best to notify his family at
1856 Broome street, New York.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-20
V1RIOTS ITEMS.

Andrew Radel of Bridgeport has COM
pleted plans for large oyster station
in the East End. He has been acquir-
ing large oyster privileges in and about
the sound for the past two years
Henry G. Beaumont and family of
East Hartford have returned from Nor
ris Cove, where they have been spend
ing three weeks. Charles Beaumont and
family of Madrid, Neb., are visiting at
Mr.. Beaumont's.
Miss Bond of this city, who has been
spending a few weeks at the Stevens
house, Norfolk, expects to return to her
home to-day.
A daughter has been born to Mr.. ard
Mrs Edward e. Swift of New York.
Mr. Swift was the first librarian at the
Norfolk library, serving from 1889 to
1898.
E. ID. Alvord of Hartford, formerly of
Bridgeport, has been elected president
of company which has been organized
under the laws of New Jersey with a
capital of 100000 to manufacture sole
leather from scrap leather
All the bills for the Bradley court
martial have been received by Cover
nor Lounsbury and now await payment.
The total sum is $2,700, and as there Is
no available appropriation, according to
the military authorities, from which
payment can be made, the payment
probably awaits action by the board of
control.
An important artistic addition to the
adornment of Center church, Hartford,
one of much historical interest and val
ue, is the Hooker memorial window re-
Gently placed there through the gen.
crosby of Edward w. Hooker of Hart
ford. 1t is placed in memory of the
Rev. Thomas Hooker who came to
Hartford in 1886 from Cambridge, Mass,
and with about 100 others founded the
town and commonwealth of Hartford
and became the first pastor of it's first
church society.
The Yalesville Drum Corps corpora
ton has filed a certificate of organiza-
ton in the state secretary's Office. The
capital is $500, in sixty shares of $125
sach, 20 per cent. paid in. The corpora
ton is organized to promote musical
interest and generally to do all things
with such business.
State Auditors w. A. Riley and ID.
Ward Northrup are auditing the books
and accounts of the state treasurer.
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MONDAY 10

one that has been drawing great crowds
all over the country, and the success
of the combination at Savin Rock is
assured
Jones and Walton, the rural city char
acters, head the list in their novelty
sketch THE Country and City Cousins"
introducing Frank Jones, the original ST
Perkins.
Nellie Seymore, the charming song
ster, will be heard in budget of popu-
lar selections. Miss Seymore is a win
ner with her voice, and doubtless large
crowds will come to see her.
Another star attraction Is the Carrie
tons in the acrobatic comedy sketch,
1.-THE Texas Girl and Circus Man" in
Producing mirth, music, dancing and
strong acrobatic feats.
Gordon and Lick, musical entertain
ers and Stella Lee, the vocalist and
dancer, are two more good attractions
The bill closes with the wonderful per-
Torrance Of the Tenyons, renowned Eu-
ropean equilbrists, who perform an en-
tirely new aerial act with original APP
paratus.
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NO APPROPRIATIONS REPORTED.

For the New Pavements on Chapel and
Temple Streets
The committee on appropriations of
the court of common council held a
meeting at the city hall Saturday even
trg.
The committee, which is composed of
Aldermen Walsh and Corcoran and
Councilmen Bracken, Donnelly and
Harris. were called together by Chair
man Walsh to consider the appropria-
tons for the streets ordered paved a
few days ago, viz: Chapel and Temple
streets Councilman Harris was the
only absentee.
Councilman Harkins of the street
committee talked to the committee
about shale brick which he inspected
with the street committee at Paterson.
N. j.
City Engineer Kelly explained that
there was about $4,000 yet to be ex-
pended on permanent pavements, and
that the estimates provided for S31, 900
for Temple street. $4,000 for Chapel
street, $4,000 for Crown street, and that
probably Elm street could be included
in the amount.
After hearing the city engineer the
committee went into executive session.
AlderCan Corcoran moved to adjourn
until Tuesday at 1880 .. M for the
purpose of Investigating to obtain more
facts about shale brick.
A vote was taken, Corcoran and Don
nelly voting for the motion and Walsh
and Bracken against it.
Mr. Walsh Dissolved tba tia NV ooet;,,rr
a second ballot against the motion.
Alderman Corcoran objected to Mr.
Walsh's voting twice and after remon-
strating without effect with Councilman
Donnelly left the room and as there was
no quorum the meeting adjourned.
Another meeting of the committee will
be held to -night previous to the special
meeting of the councilmen.
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PRESENTED TO ADMIRAL FOOTE
POST.

At the meeting of Admiral Footc post,
G. A. r., Saturday night two handsome
volumes were presented to the post by
the executors of the late Captain Doug
lass Leffingwell, who died in this city
on April %. Captain LefFingwell, it will
be remembered was a captain of the
Third Iowa cavalry during the war and
was one of the posts most active mem
bers for number of years He was
highly esteemed by all who knew him,
and it was in his memory that the
books We're presented to the post. The
names of the books are THE Spanish
American War and the Battles in the
Philippines" and 1.-THE Library of South
America"
Assistant Surgeon Hall made the pre-
sentation remarks, Afterward Major
Albee entertained the veterans with a
very interesting recital of some of his
own personal experiences in the Indian
campaign of 1874.
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CARS TO CRAWFORD.

Ran Every Twenty -FOUR Minutes Yes
terday from the City.
Cars from this city ran every twenty
four minutes through to Branford yes
terday, there being no construction
work going on yesterday on the uncom-
pleted portion of the Branford line be-
tween that place and Short Beach,
There was big travel over the line yes
terday.
To-day through cars will run from
this city every twenty-four minutes, be-
ginning at SIS p. M, the last one leav-
ing at 1898 p. m. Cars run only in the
latter part of the day and in the even
ing owing to the construction work
The line will be all finished In a few
days.