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The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
STEER BY rHs STAR

Night cn Che aaa. and ono lone ship
 In thc midst oi the darkness theref A tracklrss vaste sprrid aii about,
 And Che tiacknes evcywhcrc. Bot gieauing In the sAy above
 Are seyn the beacons oi the might. sct there Co guido t.lt lonely chip
 Across thc pathicss sea anghL nc vavcs ron high and tou Che ship.
 A piaything on thc.r turbid crssi; nc asa hiis un its tagcr trus
 And opsns siic iia leaving hrcasi. nit saisiy si.u ths ycssei ndca
 For one thrre ia eho guiics aright' Bccauss his c,rs orc avci upon
 uho.s hithfli bcacCna of the nighL No vcstcl uiiing OCT hie's sea
 Rui ai.ly nay tnc harbor and II on, Gr,at n.tcon oi Che sSy
 Hs ctcr krpt in dgat and mind The Msht at umcs may shine but dim. Tho way scen jirt. Che harbor far. Bat Dc cannot sst of the couuss
 Who euiles tIs ,rssel by Che star. -Arthur J uuriitk In Jos Angeles Hcrali
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
Nr.nt.hnnir cnIlnr-

It was told of Daniel Webster that when le asked at a Boston haberdash- CTS one day tor collar or "dickey
 tle clerk took a critical look at his GUS toner's neck and then said: We haven't got your size. You'u have to co Co the next store around the corner Cor it" That was a harness makers who made a speciality of horse collars.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
cLAsslFLFp rpgERINEMENr,.

.4svSinsuisui, psisr its b,ai qf "For Rsri." "Fo' Sale" or "lpssisf" fg5 eesh her uoSf Jor hrif in- ierfioH. ons ssnf tr torf or sist iabsqusni His'- hss. UsSsr bssf "SH.afori WaHisf." oss ssa psr uorf No asr~hielfni fitm foo fm hdH ftrsniy-fvs csHh.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
Tn. other Man. View ot It.

Little Wulie-Pa. what's a hnancierl
 Pa-A nnancier. my son, Is a mar who ls capable of inducing other men Co pile up a fortune for him.-Chicago News.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
On thn Nrnr mnmr

She-Oh I'm s0 tired.
 Uc-poor little woman.
 "You know, Professor Buxley took me iu tc dinner. and he's so intelll. gcnt"-Life.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28

The wood of Che redwood tree never decays. lt Is said. and fallen trunks which have been overgrowu by old for rsts are as solid as che day they fell
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
MOI IN HE PLAY.
Cnse Where Two Actors Displayed
 preseuct of Mind.

A Cnsc Where Two Actors Displayed
 Prrsenc, or Mind.
 X short umc ago go great historical play V1~ hciu- given m an Italian thgtrr The king had Co read his speech from thc throne llr was sur. rounded hy thr court an the repre- sentative uohl,> or thc nation. thc gov. crune- of tlc provinces and Che heads of tuc army
 Cl1I u his magnificent robes 0incd V.tu rabbit skim hr s,aiEcd majestic liIy across tIr stage. auL with fitting hau'rur slowly asccudcd the steps lcaJ.ue to thr throne Every one bowed low. and th, chancellor handed Go hls majesty tlc parchment roll from which to ryad thr royal speech
 An waited attaut.ycly Co catch the wUri from thr royal lips. hut hls maj- c>', uuuuJ tp l.~ cua-rn. that the rou ul- blank Thr -urcch was long and Hul unt h.vu committed Go mrm- lrr
 lt Wal. impossible to sot through lt W.tI t.r ad .f thc pumptcr. for he wa. tDD fsr away to ri.irr thc need. .si service \ bright thought passed through -lr royal brain. Having glanced over the roll as if to miber thr c'st of thc speech hc again tollrl .t aud handed it back to thc 'hauccilor with thc command.
 "Nuu uad it."
 The chancellor was somewhat put out uut duumuy took thc roll and opened it mly tn discover Che royal p,oa,aury. vhcrcupou. again rolling tlc parchment up auJ taking from his breast Che re-plcudcut tiu order. hc iaiI them together at thc kings feet. with.
 "Nour majesty. as ! cannot read thc speech. tender uy resignation" and walked oI tlc stage.
 The Hot Water Cure.
 Boarding House Ec,pcr-A glass Of hot watws What can The man want with glass of hot water? Ilc doesn't shave
 CUob-IIc wants to drink it
 "ro Jrus te We'll uoycrr'
 "Oh. aG tlr hoarder- is sending for hot water now three times day"
 "GooIuo~s mr. What forF
 "Tur to drink. They calls it the hot water cure lt beats ail uewfongled notions what come up.'
 "Wmt doc. It curc*
 "Oh. they say it really cures every thing just splendid"
 "Thauk fortune its cheap Give 'em an tlc hot water they want Maria
 "Yes'm.'
 "So hot water Is a great cure. Is itf We'll ! ~hau't lt any of my boardcrs got ID for want Uf medicine. Just put another gallon or hot water iu that oys- tcr soup. Maria, and | think you'd het- Ger take out thc oyster now. lt might got Goo London TitHits.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
Administrators. Notice

Notice is hereby given that the un- dcr,irncd has been duly appointed by thc Probate Court for the District oi Alaska. at Skagway administrator of Che estate of F. F. Stotko, deceased. An persons having claims against said estate are hereby required Co pre- sent the same properly verified as by law rQuircd. Co me at Skagwly m the District oi Alaska. within SiN months from the date hereof
 Dated at Skagway Alaska, this 7th day oi June, IQOT
 Cortcs Ford.
 Administrator of the the estate of
 F. E. Stotko. deceased fn.I
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
FOH sALE.

FOR SALE-Small steamboat fitted with new boiler and machinery; price Ssoo Apply this office. m. FOR SALE-Undcrwood typewriter by Lilly Bros. agents. e FOR SALE-Most artistic residence in Skagway; s-room cottage; bath clothcspress. etc. Apply Hotel Dew. ey. VI FOR SALE-Ncw groom house. also log cabin and barn. Apply G David. son. 7th avenue. west of Main Stlm FOR Sale-I h. D. marine boiler heater and pump complete; 4 h. D.. marine engine compls,c Inquire at Daily Alaskan office q FOR SALE-A hotel doing a good business in Skagway Cheap. Will give possession at once Come and investigate lt is thc catch of your lie. Inquire at this office or at the Broadway cafe
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28

ft takes @ good horse Co run down a giraffe and if Che lcust advantage is r.mIttrd tbe wild creature the race !' 70
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28

Grass seed for sale by Lilly Brostr
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
FOH RENT.

FOR RENT-Hall in Daily Alaskan building Apply Co J. A. MolincauN or c. w. peSucca. e.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
THE WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE.

Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company. British Columbia Yukon Railway Company.
 British Yukon Railway Company.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28
LOST

LOST-A small roll oi bills, some. where on Fifth avenue. on Sunday evening last \ liberal reward will bc paid by addressing and handms over the money Co Jay Alaskan oi- flee Skagway
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28

Old men. young men. boys snd youths. We can please you m hats. F II. Claysou & Co.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-28

FOR SALE-Undcrwood typewriter by Lilly Bros, agents. c
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
THE QUEEN AS A HINDOO GODDESS.
How a Missionary at Delhi Prevent
ed Her ApOtheOsis.
Letter in the Spectator.

Letter in the Spectator.
Sir: Possibly I have hesitated too
long for this communication to be of
interest, but not having seen anything
of the kind recorded in your or other
columns, / venture to send it on the
chance of it's getting inserted. l am
missionary in the largest and most
important city of Northern India, and
my work in connection with the fam
ines of 1897 and 1900 brought me into
close relations with all sections of the
community. When our beloved Queen
Empress died the whole city was deep
ly impressed, and women in the re-
nanas felt that the Golden Age for
women had passed away. On the Fri
day night preceding the day of the fu-
neral the leading members of the inf1u-
entail Kshatri community held meet
ing to consider what form their mem
orial service should take. They de-
cided that they would procure large
portrait of the Queen, carry it as
corpse, followed by thousands, through
the city to the River Jumna, and there
cremate it, lavishly paying all the hon
ors due to a Hindoo goddess. Some,
however, doubted whether this intend
ed honor would be acceptable to the
commissioner and deputy commission
er, and early on Saturday morning,
when the sun had scarce risen, I was
informed that man wished to see me.
He entered, followed by a servant
bearing large picture of her late Maj
esty Queen Victoria. He then explain
ed the object of the picture. and the
resolution of the previous evening. and
asked me to tell him frankly how, in
my judgment, the two authorities
above referred to would be likely to
regard it. 1 Immediately disclaimed
all ability to interpret the views of the
men concerned, and offered with con-
siderable hesitation the poor substi-
tute of my own. With Oriental polite
ness he FASTENED to assure me that 1t
was for that he came. I then told him
that, while approaching to the full the
honorable motive which underlay the
proposal l could not but regard it as
an utterly unsuitable way in which to
pay honor to a Queen who not only in
name, but in character and profession,
was an honor to the Christian faith.
The idea was abandoned, and in this
city at any rate Queen Victoria Kaisir>
i-Hind was not reckoned among the
divinities of the Hindoo Pantheon. She
may get there yet when her statue ar
rives and is placed in the heart of the
city, as we hope to place it. Never
theless, 1 felt it my duty to try to pre-
vent this latest attempt at apotheosis.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
Passenger by Steamships.

Passengers by steamship Nacoochee,
New York for Savannah, Oct. 22-N. Fl.
DeLane, Mrs. Van Brunt and two
children, Mrs. A. r. Lyons, Mrs. Sea-
man and children, ]. T. H. Waite, Mas
ter F. Williams, Jr., Frank Williams
and wife, Mrs. Strauss, D. r. Northey,
T. L. Cooper and wife, Mr. Old, H. J.
McCue, Mrs. c. K. Batchelder, Misses
D. and c. Batchelder, F. Mcguire, r
P. Medder, F. w. Hahn. ]. A. w Will
knson, Mr.. Durham, A. P. Diddy, j.
Menical, C. P. Williams, N. H. Parks
and wife. J ]. Gayhan, L. Matthews,
Miss E. Walters. G. Quinn, J. B. Will
liams, c. G. Smith and wife, N. H. De-
Lane, Mr.. Gerald, Miss H. Gerald, Mr..
Ricketts, and wife. c. A. Palmer, c. r.
Bennett, H. Steele, wife and child;
Mrs. Sexton. Miss Walbridge, G. Steele,
L. Shuier, c. c. Burbank and wife, A
Linden and wife, R. ]. Stokes, E. c.
Clark and wife, j. Bonquares, M. Che
brana, L. Cabara, D. Bracola, T. Pre-
patra, w. H. Hathaway, ]. Quirk, J.
Camps, J. Nelve, G. w. Evans, H. Oh
sen.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Oct. 24.-Flour quiet;
Minnesota patents, $3.75@3 80.
Rye flour firm.
Corn meal firm.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. 2 red, S0hc;
options opened very firm on cables, but
yielded to profit-taking. Later in the
day, on small Northwestern receipts, a
rally In corn, renewed bullish Argen-
tine news and general covering, the
market regained it's strong undertone,
but finally yielded to realizing, closing
steady, B0Ac net higher; May closed
79%c; October, 76c; December, THO.
Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, &c; options
opened steady but sold off under prof
it-taking, only to recover in the after
noon, and become very strong on a
scare of shorts and higher cables. 1t
eventually eased off a trifie under real
izing, and closed steady, A@Hc net
higher; October closed 61Ac; Deem
Der, SIC: May, 62Bc.
Oats-Spot firm; No. 2, 40A@41c; OPP
tons generally steady to firm all day
Beef quiet; cut meats quiet.
Lard steady; Western steamed, 5000
$50; refined steady.
Pork steady.
Tallow steady.
Rice steady.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining,
8 5-16c; refined steady.
Coffee-Spot Rio easy; No. Z, in
voice, CSC; mild steady: Cordova. TAO
lie.
The market for coffee futures open
ed steady, 10 to Is points higher on To-
cal covering, foreign and metal
clique" buying and lack of offerings.
Realizing and bear selling proved a
stumbling block to bulbtraders and be-
fore half of the session was over, val
ues were back to about last nights
figures. The market was finally weak
with prices 20 to 80 points net lower.
Butter steady; creamery, 15@221kc;
state dairy, 14@21c.
Cheese steady; fancy large white,
91h@9Ac; fancy small white, 10@1OAc.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania,
21Aa @22c.
Potatoes quiet.
Peanuts steady.
Cabbage steady.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 15c.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
shipping Memoranda.

New York, Oct. 24.-Sailed, Voltage,
Savannah.
Huelva, Oct. 1S.-sailed, CyranO,
Pensacola.
Greenock. Oct. 2S.-Arrived, vala,
Pensacola.
Norfolk, oct. 24.-Arrived, steamer
Citta di Messina, Savannah.
Fernandina, Fla, Oct. 24.-Arrived,
schooners c. c. Lane, Kelly, Charles
ton; Arthur NJ. Gibson, Milburn. New
York.
Cleared, steamer Louisiana DAM,
Jansen, Stettin, Germany; schooner
Woodward Abrams. Marshall, Balti-
more.
Sailed, schooners E<-a B. Hall, Hall,
New York; Sarah ]. D. Rawson, Blake,
New York; Hattie c. Luce. Achorn,
New York; Scotia, Meader, Juraco,
Cuba.
Charleston, Oct 24.-Arrived, steam
ers Navahoe, Johnson, Jacksonville
and Brunswick, and proceeded to Bos-
ton; Apache, Pennington, New York,
and proceeded to Jacksonville; CAL
listo Dutch). Wibes. Hamburg.
Sailed. schooners Massachusetts,
Jones, Providence; William Linthicum,
Brannock, Georgetown.
Port Tampa, Fla, Oct. 24.-Arrived,
steamship Winifred, Armstrong; Pen
sacola; steamer Mascotte. Smith, Key
West.
Sailed, steamer Mascotte, Smith,
Key West.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 24.-Entered,
steamer Algonquin, Chichester, New
York.
Cleared, steamer Oneida, Chichester.
Boston.
st. Michaels, Oct. 24.-Arrived,
steamer Elwick, Savannah for Bremen
and Antwerp (for coaD.
New York, Oct. 24-Sailed, steamer
Kansas City. Savannah.
Las Palmas, Oct. 22.-Sailed, Salopia,
Pensacola.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
LUNATIC IN PRISON CELL.

Atlanta Constitution: There is a
lunatic at the police barracks who APP
pears to be in a dying condition. He
has been locked up in a cell nearly a
week and on account of the state law
about relatives taking out a warrant
for lunacy the man cannot be taken
before the ordinary and consigned to
the asylum. The man is William Vir-
tue, who has lived in the city for four
or five years. He came here from Au-
gusta and worked as a mechanic. A
few days ago he was taken with a
sudden and violent fit of insanity,
chasing the women at his boarding
house into the streets. The police
were called upon to take him in GUS
tody and he was locked up. Last night
Virtue. after tearing off nearly all of
his clothes, sat in his cell apparently in
a dying condition. Great beads of
perspiration dropped from his body and
he closed his eyes and gasped like a
dying man. When a reporter of the
Constitution talked with Virtue last
night the man was scarcely able to
speak. He answered questions as if
he was on the verge of a collapse. He
has not been able to give any connect
ed account of himself and it is impos-
sible to obtain from him the names Of
his near relatives in the state. The
case is one that is pitiful and the chief
of police is conscious of the fact that
something must be done for him as
speedily as possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
a landing and was on its way to Indi-
anola.
TO TALK OVER FLORIDA.

Jacksonville Metropolis: The Florida
Long Distance Telephone Company,
which has been recently organized in
this city. will begin operations at once
to connect all important towns in the
state. Charles r. Speed of the Ameri-
lean Electric Telephone Company is
president: W. n. Shine, vice president,
and J. NJ. Shine, secretary and treas
urer. Mr.. Speed. in speaking of the
matter, said: I'VE intend to begin OPP
erations at once, and I think the move
ment will mean a great deal for Flori-
da In general, and Jacksonville in par
ticular. We intend to go as far west
as Tallahassee, and if we receive the
proper encouragement we may extend
to the far western counties in the state.
We will commence our line in Jackson
vile, and build to Palatka, where we
will meet in conjunction with the Pc
ninsula lines, which will operate all
through South Florida. We will oper-
ate in st. Augustine, Fernandina, Live
Oak, Lake City, and, in fact, all of
the important towns along the Sea-
board Air Line and Plant System. The
completion of our system will mean
great deal to Jacksonville merchants,
as they can readily converse with their
customers, and orders wanted at once
can thus be readily filled. We intend
to join at Lake City lines to Jasper,
Valdosta, Waycross and Savannah"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
THE MORRIS PARK RACES.
Blues at IL to 3, Wins the Ramafo
Handicap.

New York, Oct. 24.-Potente and
Chuctanunda were the only winning
favorites at Morris Park to-day. In
the Ramapo only three horses started,
with Gold Heels favorite at even mon
ey, Blues at II to 5, and Morningside at
to /. On the break Shaw sent Blues
out to make the running and he stayed
there to the end, winning easily. Sum
mary:
First Race-One mile, selling. Po-
tente. s to 5. won, with Lucky Star, Z
to 1, second, and Hammock, Z to 2,
third. Time, 1:44.
Second Race-Five furlongs. Bon
Mot, to 2, won, with Bijou, 80 to /,
second, and Early Eve, 5 to 1, third.
Time, :57A.
Third Race-The Ramapo handicap.
one mile and an eighth. Blues, IL to 5,
won, with Morningside, 8 to l, second,
and Gold Heels, even, third. Time,
1:541a.
Fourth Race-The Fordham handi-
cap, seven furlongs. Chuctanunda, 3
to 1, won, with Louisville, to /, sec
ond, and Lady of the Valley, 20 to l,
third. Time, 1928.
Fifth Race-Six and a half furlongs.
Lamp O'Lee, to 1, won, with Tour,
even, second, and Riff, to /, third.
Time, 1:22.
Sixth Race-One mile and an eighth.
Dublin, 10 to 5. won, with Belle of Troy,
to 5, second, and Tom Kenny, 16 to 5,
third. Time 155%.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
Continued from Eleventh Page.)

FOREIGN DIRECT-Barcelona 45c;
Genoa, Acc; Liverpool, 29@30c and Bre-
men, soc; Reval and st. Petersburg,
47c; Antwerp, soc; Rotterdam, soc;
Hamburg, 800; Havre, 3Oc.
INDIRECT-Liverpo via New
York. 40c; Hamburg, 40c; Antwerp, 4Oc;
Reval. st. Petersburg and Gothenberg,
soc; Genoa, .45c; Venice and Trieste,
SOC; Manchester, age; Bremen. Acc,
Havre 45c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight active,
to Baltimore, $4.75; to Philadelphia,
s5.25; to New York, Sc; to Portland,
$3.50.
LUMBER-By Stean-Savannah to
Baltimore, IS; to P. r. r. or B. and
o. docks, $3.50; to Philadelphia, 16 2-3
per cwt. a pounds to foot) to New
York, 1878 per NJ. to dock; lightered,
$3.50; to Boston to dock, sS.75.
NAVAL STORES-The market Is
firm: medium size vessels. Rosin-
Cork, for orders, IS sd per barrel of
$40 pounds, and / per cent. primage.
Spirits-4s Sd per 40 gallons gross, and
5 per cent. primage. Large vessels,
rosin, &c; spirits, As Sd. Steam, lie per
100 pounds on rosin, 211sc on spirits,
Savannah to Boston, and 91Sc on rosin,
and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
TRYING TO GUST ORDINARY.

Athens Banner: The differences be-
tween Ordinary Wingfeld and Capt. j.
E. Ritch, relative to the division of
fees of that office, have not been set
tied. Two Athens lawyers attempted
to arrive at a settlement of the mat
ter, but failed TO do so. Ordinary
Wingfeld says he has done his duty,
that he does all the work in the office,
that he does not regard Capt. Ritch as
his deputy, and that he has done as
much as he expects to do to get this
matter arranged. Capt. Ritch is not
at all satisfied with the status of af-
fairs, says he is deputy in the Court
of Ordinary, says he is entitled to a
division of the fees of the office, and
does not intend to get out. He has
had drawn a petition to be circulated
among the people asking for the re-
moval of Ordinary Wingf1eld on the
ground of incompetency and because he
has not carried out the agreement
made with him before the election last
wear.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25

at its hight, Honolulu and Hilo were
about equally divided commercially,
and Lahaina outstripped both of them.
The harbor of Honolulu at that time
was literally a forest of masts. one
could walk from one end of the har-
Dor to the other by stepping from deck
to deck. 1t is estimated that, in
good season, the vessels spend hundreds
of thousands of dollars here. All the
old business houses in this city owe
the foundation of their fortunes to this
enterprise. When the railroad was
built across the American continent
the whaling industry, which had been
failing for many years, received its
deathblow. Previous to that time oil
had been shipped around the Horn, but,
with the Introduction of the Central
Pacific road into the commercial world,
this was changed. and the product was
shipped to New Bedford by rail- In
the year 1874 there was a large number
of vessels crushed in the ice. This
put summary end to the failing in
dustry.
The gradual decline of whaling was
not noticed by the people of the ISL
ands, as sugar was a growing enter
prise, and the money that had been
invested in whaling was now put in
the product of the cane.
The Hawaiians made excellent whal-
ers. Often the entire crew, with the
exception of the officers, would be made
up of kanakas. The money they OBJ
tanned in this way did them very little
good, however, for the influence Of the
sailors upon the natives was anything
but beneficial. 1t was the whalers who
were among the first to introduce those
vices that unfortunately accompany
European civilization wherever it goes.
The advent of the whalers did more,
probably, than anything else to deci-
mate the population of the Hawaiian
Islands. They spread disease and vice
on every hand"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
FLORIDA.

Jacksonville Times Union and citi-
zen: The destruction by fire OF the
business section Of Cocoa was threat
ened by the connagration Of the ware
houses on the wharf Of John NJ. San
ders, about y o'clock Tuesday. A high
northeast wind was blowing, and II was
with great difficulty the flames were
confined where they originated. The
burning cinders ignited the Jarvis
house O. IS. Woods and other houses,
but the fire was prevented from
spreading by the strenuous efforts OF
the citizens. W, q. Paterson had n
fcorching time rolliaf the Kerosene and
haphtha barrels Out " the south ware
house into the river. lie had 20 np-
preach from the east and make bic es-
cape that way in d boat The IRE or
imuated on the roof OF the north
building. soon after the departure OF
me steamer HypoluKo. which had made
The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-25
MADE MURDEROUs ASSAULT.

st. Augustine Record: Tom Williams.
white, was arraigned before Judge
Cooper to-day charged with assault
with intent to kill. He was committed
to Jail in default of $500 bail to await
the action of the grand jury at the
next term of the Circuit Court. The
assault was made on Mr.. Harry Floyd
at Picolata yesterday and was the re-
suit of a grudge Williams had been
nursing for two years. Mr.. Floyd,
while engaged surveying about two
years ago. had occasion to pass through
land on the border of the mans sugar
can patch, and when Williams heard
of it he became incensed and uttered
threats, to which no attention was paid.
Yesterday Mr.. Floyd was engaged
looking over some maps at Picolata, in
company of two or three gentlemen,
when Williams entered and immedi-
ately began accusing him of cutting
down his sugar cane two years before.
Mr.. Floyd denied the accusation, and
Williams, with a string of foul oathS,
called him a liar. Mr.. Floyd struck
him in the face, whereupon the other
drew a knife and rushed at him. Mr..
Floyd seized a small stick and tried
to defend himself, but Williams ran
in on him and buried the knife under
Mr.. Floyd's right shoulder, raking it
under his right arm. The friends of
Mr.. Floyd seized Williams and dragged
him back before he could inflict more
serious injury on his victim Williams
tore loose from their grasp and escaped,
but was subsequently captured. Fortu-
nately the blade of the knife was
short, which prevented the knife from
penetrating very deep. A cash about
four inches long and half inch deep
was the extent of his injuries.