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The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
DEATH OF COL. PHILLIPS.

The following from the Jackson
Vile Times-UniOn and Citizen will be
read with regret by Tallahasseeans
generally. Col. Phillips was well
known to most of our citizens, and his
loss will be regretted by many:
Mariana, Sept. S0.-Colonel Frank
Phillips, who has been sick for some
weeks, passed away Sunday morning
at 8 O'Clock. He leave eight children
and many friends to mourn his loss.
Colonel Phillips was widely known,
not only over the State Of Florida, but
many other States for his political and
social influences. He was ever a
friend to those in need. For a great
many years he was Clerk of the jack
son County Court and member OF
the State yards of the Governor. The
military companies Of Pensacola and
this place joined to do honor at his
the State Guards of the Governor. The
pal Cemetery this afternoon. His sons,
Professor w. N. Phillips, OF Mont
gomery, and Roland Phillips, OF Col
Umbus. with their sister, Mrs. Henry
Trawick, of Greenville, Ala, were here
to attend the funeral
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
WILL PRACTICE LAW.

Tuesday last ,--e resignation of Mr..
John L. Neeley as secretary of the
Railroad Commission Of Florida took
effect, and that popular young gen
tleman can now be found in an ele-
gantly furnished Office upstairs in the
Ames building.
Mr.. Neeley was the first secretary
of the Railroad Commission, and
could have held that position indefi-
nitely, but resigned voluntarily to go
into the practice of law. He was adj
mitted to the bar about two years ago,
and at once commenced receiving a
pretty fair practice.
He is a thorough business man in
every sense of the word, and during
the last year his practice has grown so
rapidly that he found he would have to
give up the secretaryship or neglect
the work in the profession he expect
ed to make his life calling. He wisely
determined upon the former.
Mr.. Neeley is a bright young law
yer, attentive to business, thoroughly
reliable and will, we predict, be
valuable acquisition to the legal fra
ternity Of the capital city.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
BANQUET TO HOMER L. OLIVER.

Mr.. Homer L. Oliver, of Apalachi-
cola, was rendered a banquet and en-
tertainment by the young people Of
the town last Thursday evening, the
Goth of September. AS the affair hap
pened just as we went to press, we
were unable to notice it in last weeks
paper. Mr.. Oliver is an old Tallahas-
see boy, and since his residence in
Apalachicola has always treated the
boys whenever they came to his city.
The banquet was given at the Ron
aids property, about three miles
North of the city Those present were
Louis DeMilly, Richard Carpenter,
Bonnie Brown, Walter McGriff, Will
liam Crawford, Eugene McLin, John
DeMilly, Albert MOsely, of Quincy;
and Miles Johnson, John Costa, ]. T..
Crawford, Willie McGriff, BalckOm
Garner, Julian Howard, Ed. Manning
and Gus Close. The boys had a rat
Ting good time and kept it up until
about midnight. Mr.. Oliver expressed
himself as satisfied that Tallahassee
ans could treat their gusts right roy
ally when they choose to.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
PICNIC AND ENTERTAINMENT.

There will be a basket picnic and
grand entertainment given by Mr.. S.
". Farnham, at his residence, the
well-knOwn Otis place, about a mile
and a half from town, a half mile
south of the railroad station, on We'd
neSday, October 9Th. The entertain
ment will be given by Mr.. Farnham,
Tree to the general public, and every
body is cordially invited to attend.
Come one, come all, old and young,
u'aie AID female, and have a glorious
good time. There will be all sorts of
good things and pleasures provided for
your benefit. Mr.. Farnham is an up
to-date farmer, and does this from
purely motives of wishing all a pleas
ant day and outing,
During the day there will be an
exhibition of high rope walking. A
rope will be stretched taut thirty feet
from the ground, and a skilled per-
former do all sorts of tricks and walk
upon it. This will astonish the old
folks and delight the children. Be-
sides this there will be sleight-Of-
hand performances and a stage i'm
provised where dialogues will be re-
hearsed, acrObatic acts performed, and
several dramatic plays produced, be-
sides tableaux and other scenic eff
fects.
Don't forget the rope walk at 10
O'Clock a. m. The other performances
will take place after dinner. Don't
forget the day, Wednesday, October 9.
Entertainment free to all. If you
don't have a good time it will be your
own fault. Come one, come all.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
THE GOVERNOR TALKS.

We cl-p the following from Mon
days TimeS-Union and Citizen:
Governor w. S. Jennings was in
the city last night, on his way home
from Buffalo and Washington. The
Governor spent the night in the city,
at the Duval. He will leave this morn
ing for Tallahassee. Governor Jen-
nings has been actively engaged in
the interests of Florida during his
stay up North. He is just from Wash
ington, where he has been for the last
few days. He stated that some mat
tiers had been receiving his attention
there, the nature of which, however,
he was not yet ready to give out for
publication.
cat the capital he called upon the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
the Government land ONCE, and on
Friday he paid a call on President
Roosevelt He was cordially received
by the new incumbent of the Presiden-
tial Office, who, he said, spoke most
pleasantly of Florida, recalling his
stay at Tampa during the time Of the
Spanish-American war. Mr.. ROOse-
welt said that he took a particular in
tereSt in Florida.
1.-The Governor said that Florida
Day at the Pan-American Exposition
was a most successful event. The
State had a large representation. He
had met many Floridians at Buffalo.
1.-THE Governor spoke of the Good
Roads Convention which was held in
Buffalo, which, he believed, would
bring about valuable results. Many
delegates were present. During his
trip Governor Jennings visited, To-
runto, Canada, and also New York
City. He is apparently in splendid
health"
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04

MesSrs: 4. J. Evans and Gilbert Harris
Helu' Inc chairman, Mr.. Davis, being
absent Mr. Evans was requested to
act as chairman pro TEN. The minutes
OF the last meeting were read and an
proved. The salary for the teacher of
Lake jackson school was increased
IRON S25 to $50 per month. warrants
ranging from No. 626 to No. 69S were
ISSUED IN payment of claims. after
which the Board adjourned.
Approved:
G. w. BANNk. MAN
Supt. and Secy.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04

an offer very advantageous TO them
from the Cohen -ObaccO Company Syn
dictate, of Climax, Ga, at least this is
their nearest post Office address, and
go to enter upon their new duties at
once. They closed their engagement
at Mr.. Wilson's on Saturday, Septem-
Der 18th. Many of their friends still
hope that Mr.. Wilson will be able to
induce them to remain. They are
IePhews to Mr.. c. ~. Bannerman,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
of Leon county, and SONS of Mr.. R. J.
Bannerman, ST., the well-known stable
man On Monroe street.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
Judge RaRGy and Miss Cam
GT0n to be United
OF EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST
On AocCnnt of the Prominence of
Both Parties.

1t is authOritatiYely announced that
at an early date Judge George p.
Raney and Miss Eva Cameron will
be united in marriage. The promi-
nence of both the contracting parties
makes the announcement one of ex-
ceptional interest in the social world.
AS member Of the Legislature, tn,
Constitutional Convention, as Attor-.
ney-General, Justice and Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, Judge Raney
has always been regarded as one of
the brainiest men in the State. In
fact, had the peoples wishes been par
amount he would have remained on
the Supreme bench all his life. He
voluntarily resigned that place, how
ever, and went into private practice
several years ago.
The best evidence of his popularity
and worth as lawyer is demonstrated
by a practice that takes up all his
time, which he has enjoyed since leav-
ing the bench. His clients come from
the entire State, and in tact from al
most every quarter of the country.
Miss Cameron is none the less pOpu-
lar She belongs to one Of Virginias
Oldest and most aristocratic families,
and her many charming qualities have
made her favOrite among a very
large circle of friends.
The date for the wedding has not
yet been announced definitely, but it
is said that it will probably occur
some time next month. MISS Cameron
is at present in Baltimore, but will re-
turn soon. The Judge is being con-
graduated on every hand.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
A NEW VARIETY OF SUGAR CANE

A NEW VARIETY OF SUGAR CANE
A new variety of sugar cane, origin
ating from seedlings obtained from the
Botanical Gardens of the British Gov
eminent, has come to this country re-
Gently. A large number of these seed
lings were propagated, some of which.
have proven extremely valuable. DR..
William. G. Stubs, director of the
Louisiana State Sugar Experimental
Station, obtained a numbertof the best
of these, and after, series sof years of,
careful culture and experfmeAttsa is
distributing small quantities OF two
varieties, which have proved to be the
most valuable in sugar contents and
in tonnage, to several stations to be
experimental with in various districts.
The samples distributed and used for
propagation last year showed a per
cent. of increase of about 25, and also
about the same amount of increase in
the per cent. of tonnage. DR.. Stubs
is delighted with the results already
obtained in the experiments tried so
far, and has offered to send a quantity
Of the cane for starter to any station
or person who will agree to pay eX-
press charges or the freight on same.
He wants to see what can be done with
the new variety in this country.
Capt. Rose, State Chemist, has re-
ceiVed a personal letter from Dr..
Stubs, and is quite enthusiastic over
the possibilities of the new variety as
regards the State of Florida. Capt.
Rose has agreed to the conditions be-
fore mentioned and sent for samples of
the cane, which he expects to receive
in few days.
Capt. Rose thinks that if the same
amount of labor and expense had been
used in America on the manufacture
of sugar from sugar cane and Of grow
ing varieties which yielded the great
est amount of sugar, that has been eX-.
pended in Germany, Austria and
France in experimenting with the beet
very much better results would have
been obtained.
Beets contain, besides water and
sugar, a variety of other substances;
while sugar canes are about wholly
sugar and water. The original beet,
Capt Rose says, gave about five and a
half per cent. of sugar. By careful at
tention, fertilization and cultivation it
was increased from eight to twelve per
cent. Sugar cane, on the contrary,
gave an average of fifteen per cent,
and could be made, with careful at
tentiOn, to give twenty-five to thirty
per cent. Hence, Americans had bet
ter have experimental more on sugar
cane.
Capt. Rose also states that we can
sell cane sugar in Florida at larger
profit than it costs to make cane sugar
IN the West. If the new varieties Oh
cane do what is claimed for them'
and growEigorouslyhe here, the difference
IF increase of. per cent. alone above
hat of ordinary can will pay more
han the whole sugar yield from the
sugar beet industry. He is very san
mine as to the results Of the cane su-
;ar INDUSTRY ultimately in Florida
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
WILL ACT SQUARE.

AS an appeal is pending in the Su-
preme Court to determine the question,
consumers of water in this city have
been anxious to know what the COM
pany would do in case they signed new
minimum rate contracts and the ST.
preme Court subsequently reversed
Judge Malone's decision allowing them
to put in force the new and increased
rate.
The company announces that in
that event it. will refund to consumers
Of water every cent in excess of the old
rate, as shown by the meters. With
this new understanding new contracts
are being signed every day
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
LITERARY CLUB.

The Tallahassee LIBRARY Club, for
19O1-19O2, have issued neat program
for the fall and winter course of meet
ings The first will take place on No
vennber 18th, and will consist of music
and tie following papers: The Ma
tionaI Government, by Miss Flagg;
the President and His Cabinet, by
Mrs Pearce; Recent Developments OF
the Navy, by Mrs Walker; Edison and
His Inventions, by Miss Rawls, and
Current Events, by Mrs. Spencer. The
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
A PROMINENT MAN. DEAD.

John J. Bradley died yesterday after
noon about 1 o'clock at his home, q
Hurt street. He was IS years old. The
funeral will occur this afternoon at
3 o'clock at the residence and the in
torment will be at Oakland cemetery.
The pail bearers will be the six SONS
of the deceased.-Atlanta Journal,
Sept. %.
Deceased was formerly one of the
county He resided at ShidZuOka, now
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
HOuSE BURNED.

The many Leon county friends of
Mr.. ]. R. COwles will be grieVed to
learn that his house at Lake City was
destroyed by fire on the list inst. He
lost everything, even wearing apparel,
and every article of household goods.
Whether he had any insurance or not
we are not informed.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
MASONIC MEETING.

There will be regular meeting of
Jackson Lodge No. 1, r. and A. NJ,
on Monday, the eth inst, at 7.SO
o'clock, at Masonic Han, being the
first meeting since ne same was called
off during the summer. All visiting
Masons are cordially invited to at
tend.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04

Weakness manifests itself In the loss Of
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
vstery; the tissues are Wasting-the door is
beinQ opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soOtke your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course Ofmedicine.
Browns Iron Bitters Is sold by all dealers.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
"A NEW HOUSE.

Mr.. ND. Wilson, head agent for
the Soafhern Express Company, OF
this cit is building handsome new
house, Park avenue, west OF Mrs.
Roberts house. It VIII be a two-story,
'six-room house, and fitted p:with all
modern conveniences, including gas,
water, bath and water closet. He will
live in it himself, and expects to have
it completed by the first of November.
The lot is large one, Ito by ITO feet
and will have a stable. Messrs. Gil
more & Davis are the contractors.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
TWO COUPON CONTESTS.
The Most Popular Student and Most Popular
Person in Leon County.

Coupon for the Most Popular e4 in
Student Florda
city. oL1d or
whether male
the State Fair at JacnVhe anu
board a frst-cass hotel go uiu
Florida State College this city, we WI"
in he holiday
mail them or hand them IN at tne
the your
will induce others a distance for her or MN:
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
NOTICE. KINGS DAUGHTERS.

NOTICE, KINGS DAUGHTERS.
There viii be held at the residence
of Mr.. w. "A. Rawls the monthly
meeting of the Kings Daughters, Fri
day afternoon, October 4, at 4 o'clock,
sharp. A full attendance is desired,
as business of Importance will be
transacted
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04

owned by Prof. E. Warren Clark, and
enjoyed the highest esteem of an ex-
ceptionally large circle of frienus ana
acuaintances.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04

club is composed wholly of ladies, and
their efforts to make the coming win
ter evenings entertaining are certainly
cOmmendable.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
BOARD PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. 1.-The Board
VI Public Instruction of Leon county
met in regular session to-day. Present,
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04

Messrs. R. C. and w. H. Bannerman,
the polite clerks of Mr.. W. Il. wilson,
are to leave us. They have received
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
NEW STATE FAM PREMIUMS.

There has been a new sweepStake
premium offered for the farmers of the
State fair. The premiums hitherto Of
fered are $3.50 for the best general
county exhibit in of its departments;
one of 500 for the best county exhibit
in the agricultural department; one
of 800 for the best fruit exhibit, anu
one of 500 for the best general eX-
hibit; all of these are county exhibits.
The new prize is called an individual
exhibit, and open to every farmer in
the State at large. It is of 800, ike
the rest, and for the best exhibit from
any one farmer, of every department.
1t will be no easy matter to win this,
as a great many farmers are already
trying hard to show that they can raise
everything on their farms. A good
premium for such a collective exhibit
for the individual of any county IN any
part of the State has not before been
offered.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
APALACHICOLA'S SQUABBLE.

CarT2belle wants q Board Of Pilot
Commissioners of its own, and has pc
titiOned the Governor for the appoint
ment OF such a board This action is
one of the unlocked for turns the
Porter case has taken.
The Porter case" in ApalachicOla
is set for trial in the Circuit Court of
Franklin county ON October q. Judge
MalOne's decision as favorable to Por-
ter, the defendant. The Judge over
ruled the demurrer to the defendants
amended plea, and the issues will be
tried by jury. As the pleadingS now
stand, the case will be determined
upon the questioa of whether there
are regular pilot boats on the bar for
which A. B. Porter has a license.
The most interesting developments,
however, have been, not in the suit at
law, but with the Pilot Commissioners.
When Pilot Porter began his counter
proceedings against one of the COM
missiOners, R. G. Collins, who held two
offices, Mr.. Collins resigned at once.
The remaining commissioners were
equally divided on the Porter question,
there being two against Porter and
two not unfaVOrable to his case. APP
plicatiOn was made for a primary to
select Mr.. Collins successor, but the
executive committee declined to cali
one until on the appointment of A. L.
Wing, who was commissioned finally:
By this time the matter had become
rather of political nature. Porter waS
in charge of a vessel which grounded
to her great damage. The majority 81
the commissioners being his chief opx
pOnents, Porter was cited to appeal
before the board to stand trial f0f
grounding the vessel
Before the hearing in his case
was discovered that the new Board g
Commissioners had not taken ,tS
oath of Office, and as the old bOarS.
under the law, held over until thet
successors qualified, the old board dug
themselves from their premature grave
and their first official act after theFr
resuscitatiOn was to suspend POrtSr
for sixty days.. This fOrestalled rae
predicted action of the new board bat
the latter met anyhow, and revoked
POTer's license, although Porter did
not pay any attention to them. So that
Apalachicola has two boards of pilot
commissioners running on full time,
and Porter has been suspended from
the bars by onS and dismissed forever
by the other. Al the end Of sixty days,
however, he purposes to return to Udty
and ignore the action of the new
board.
So much feeling has been aroused
that Carrabelle has petitiOned the
Governor to appoint a board of pilot
commissioners for Carrabelle alone.
Evening star., 1901-07-13

with prayer by the president OF the union.
Mrs. 8. H. Martin. who spoke OF the work
Mrs. Adams was doing in the Young Wage
Farmers Club. which is composed Of mes
senger boys and ether young bread-win-
ners.
Mrs. Martin also spoke Of the work at
the 11th street wharf, where a temperance
meeting Is held every Wednesday evening.
number Of the men employed there have
taken the pledge and the spiritual interest
among them was reported to be constantly
increasing.
Mrs. Emma 8. Shelton, financial secre-
tary OF the board OF trustees, said the
greatest interest was being manifested
throughout the city by the membership In
the W. 6. +. U. building, 622 9th street.
She cited Incidents in regard TO some OF
the subscriptions given by the women,
showing their love and devotion TO the
cause and also the need OF this building
for their work.
The treasurer. Miss Gussie Nichols, re-
ported that Chaplin Union had paid over
800 toward the first payment on the w c,
T. U. building IN the last three months
Several persons present signified their in
tention to attend the temperance meeting
to be held at Washington Grove from
the 18th to the 24th Of July. Mrs Ella
Boole. president Of the state Of New York,
will be the guest Of the Maryland women
and will make several addresses.
Flowers and a lstter Of loving sympathy
were sent 10 Mrs Mary s. Gist, the press
reporter OF the union, who has been con-
fined to her home by serious illness.
After q social time, refreshments were
served by the hostesses. Among those
present were Mrs. Sarah Denham, Miss
Margaret Gittinger. Miss Lehman, Mrs.
Mary g. Rosenbaum, Mrs. J. c. Thomas,
M3- Sarah Folk and others.
Evening star., 1901-07-13
AuacOstfa and Vicinity.

Arrangements are being made for the
dedication Of the hall of the Citizens Asso-
ciation of Congress Heights II is the in
tention, 1t is stated. TO extend invitations
to the District Commissioners to the Off
GERS of the various citizens associations of
the District and to others. 1t has been de-
cided by those controlling the hall to build
an addition to the structure in the near
future The hall is located on the Hamil-
ton road.
The children who have been cared for at
the Bell Winter Home. opened several
months since at the head of Franklin
street Anacostia, have been transferred to
the Bell Summer Home, at Colonial Beach.
ladies in charge.
A handsome mortuary chapel is being
completed by the Adas Israel Congregation
in the cemetery on the Hamilton road near
Congress Heights. The building is Of
frame having the appearance of a church.
and its cost is estimated at about 50 600
A stable is to be erected near the cemetery
house at the entrance to the burial ground
Joseph Edmonston. cOlored, who was a
well-knOwn resident of Hillsdale for a
number of years. died at Freedmen's Hos
pital Thursday night. He was about sixty
five years old. His friends were notified
and took charge of the remains
Several hundred coiOred children from
Sunday schools In the city were given an
all-day outing IN Wilson Park yesterday.
Officer ]. G. Bum, who is assigned TO
night duty in the police station, is absent
on sick leave and Officer j. T. Reagan has
been detailed in the place.
Mr.. Warren Tolson's new residence at the
corner of Spring street and Morris road is
completed and is about to be occupied by
the owner.