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The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-28
a Sheriff KiiI.d-

Live Oak, Feb. 26.-HenryJ J. Platt
was shot by a negro at his commis>a-
ry store in Lafayette county, near
MAYO, yesterday morning Sheriff
Mathis, of Lafayette county, went in
pursuit of the negro, overlook him,
and was shot twice by the negro, and
has since died. The negro was also
shot dead. PIAtt is very low, and is
not expected to live. He is shot
through the stomach on the right side,
and through the left thigh With-a fl,
caIIbre pistol, the bullets going
through him. a;3..Ssss : "
4 brothar of tie nee growkp did.
the q sst1seEfpa & "a jsIl here d!sstgsa
The original affair grew odt'Io the
negro cursing and swearing in. the
store against the rule of the owner,
and was ordered to stop it. They
first had an encounter in front of the
commiSSary, fist and fist, and it is
understood the negro afterwards pur-
chased 4 pistol, and did the shooting
In the cOmmlSSary.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-28
Cake Sale:
We may i've without friends,

W
We may live without books
But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
And some of the very best cooks are
among the Kings Daughters who
will make delicious cake which will
be for sale at the City Drug Store on
Saturday, March ed. Be sure to
send in yOur order early.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-28
Kings Daughters:

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Kings Daughters W i'll Ue held at
the residence Of Mrs. ]. f. Spears,
on Friday afternoon, March 1st, at
4 o'clock.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-02-28
Special Appointments.

Hon. T. NJ. Weir, of Tampa, to be
Florida commissioner to the Pan
American Exposition, to be held the
present year at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. NJ. E. Bishop, of Washington,
D. c., to be Florida representative
to the st. Louis fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17

himself is open to chieftain and slave
alike. Each may be present whenever his
overload sits in judgment or council.
A number of women were busy about
the house. weaving cloth and doing needle
work, while one woman was vainly trying
to sileIfce the noisy bawling of a small
enid that had on a green silk jacket and
nothing else 1t was plain to see that this
was no mere slave woman's brat" but
member of Importance in the datto's house
hold. He would not stop crying, and
stamped his naked little foot in rage, until
a bright-faced Moro girl went to him and
marched him off, contened and proud as
could be. to play with the rest of the chill
dren Heavy curtains hung in the passage
eyes peeped slyly forth for moment, and
comely Moro girls passed swiftly from
room to room. clad only in a simple loose
garment or house robe called battalion"
Present for MIR. Mckinley.
Datto Piang wore a serpentine cris su
perbly mounted In gold. in girdle or belt
that was a work of art The belt plate
was very ornate, a most elaborate speei-
men of the goldsmiths art. The major ad-
mired it very much and the datto went to
one of the great cedar chests piled up
against the wall and brought forth six
golden girdies equally as handsome, and
presented one of them to the major. He
then gave each of the party cris to take
away a souvenir, and not having one
that suited him to give me. he walked up
to one of his chiefs and drew handsome
cris out of that worthy's belt almost be-
fore he knew it, and gave it to me, with
an irresistible laugh, that must have pre-
vented any feeling of iIl-will At least, 1t
relieved the embarrassment of the situa-
ton. Piang is craftsman, and works skill
fully In wood and iron. He Is now making
fine set of typical Moro weapons to be
sent to the President of the United States.
He showed us two knives that were nearly
completed, made of the finest steel and
cunningly inlaid with gold and silver trac-
cry, which readily bore the closest scru-
tiny. They were. indeed, beauties The
hits Were finished off with highly polished
white tuskS of alligator. The scabbards
We're still incomplete, but the workmanship
on them was fine. They Were made of DIFF
ferent kinds of wood, carefully selected,
and beautifully put together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
TO STUDY RAISING OF RICE.
Secretary Wilson to Send Out an Ex-
pert on Rowing Mission.


pert on Rowing Mission.
Secretary Wilson has decided to send out
an expert to scour the rice-growing coun-
tries of the world and thoroughly investi-
gate important matters connected with the
industry. This mission, which is to stretch
into the civilized and uncivilized parts of
the world, probably will be intrusted to
Prof. Knapp of Louisiana, who returned
about year ago from an official trip of
Investigation in the orient. The start will
be made about next July.
1t Is proposed to hunt out the rice-grow-
ing countries, ascertain what they feed,
both to the beef animals and the work
teams, what rice can be grown on high
land that cannot be irrigated, what legunes
can be used for forage for animals used In
the rice industry and a host Of other Kin
dred questions. Great success in rice grow
ing is reported in the rice fields along the
gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas, and
Secretary Wilson predicts that year hence
will witness the production in the United
States of all the rice required within the
country. The rice consumption per capita
will increase very materially, he says.
The United States is now exporting red
rice and other second-class rice, which
makes excellent food, to Porto Rico There
second-class rice heretofore had been fed
to animals or sold to brewers. Secretary
Wilson believes that the future will find
this country in the first rank of rice-groW-
ing countries, and the coming mission to
the east with a view to gathering fnforna-
ton the whole subject Is expected to
yield good results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
PANIC PENDING IN JAPAN,
Financial Conditions are Reported to
Be Far From Encouraging.

The financial condition of Japan is at
present far from encouraging. and her
bankers, statesmen and business men are
exerting every effort to avert a pending
panic. This statement is conveyed to the
State Department in a communication from
United States Consul General Bellows at
Yokohama
The situation as analysed by the shrewd-.
est financiers and statemen of the empire,
shows that the Chinese indemnity secured
at the close of the Japan-China war, to-
gether with large national loans, led to the
exploiting of many public and private I'M
dertakings, which caused money to be I'M
usually plentiful among the coole or la
boring classes. This induced extravagant
methods of living. and is assigned as a
potent factor in the large Increase of i'm
ports. The amount of indemnity paid by
China proved insufficient for the enterprises
projected, and many millions were diverted
from the customary channels of trade to
carry forward the undertakings referred to.
The interruption of the Chinese trade
brought falling off in exports also during
the past year. In 1900 the relation of
Japan's exports to her imports stood at the
ratio of five to six, and S24, 900, 900 passed
out of the country to settle Japan's balance
of trade.
Foreign capital, it Is stated, declines to
enter the Japanese market, although tempt
ed by fattering rates of interest. Living
expenses have Increased during the past
few years over 70 per cent. which causes
the scarcity of money for commercial and
industrial purposes to be all the more keen
ly felt.
The consul general closes his report by
saying: THE closeness of the money mar
ket. combined with the dullness Of trade
and violent fluctuations OF prices, is cauS-
ing much alarm among merchants, manu-
facturers and bankers, and more failures
are imminent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
WHAT is 0NYDOMOIR 3?
OXYDONOR

Is n marvellous scientific instrument invented by
Or II. Sanche after So years OF patient research
1t positively drives every form of disease from the
human system by supplying the blood with rich
Hfe-Giring oxygen No injuri6ns drugs nor medi-
cines to swalOw-just fasten the contact disk Isee
above picture to your ankle and place Oxydonor in
cold water. 1t will cure you while asleep. We
fully realize that in stating that Oxydonor sue
cessfully overcomes EVERY human ailment some
people will doubt-BUT we have record of over
half a million CURES to bear out what we say
and what We know to be THE ABSOLUTE
TRUTH. All we ask is honest investigation
II you will call at office we shall take pleas
ure in explaining Oxydonor and its method of cure:
or on request will mail. without cost nlustrat-
ed catalogue No. ., containing also letters from
prominent people. giving their experiences with
this marvellous Hfe-giving agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
MINING OF HARD COAL.
Ex-President Harris of the Reading
Before the Industrial mmissiOn.


The production and shipment Of coal and
the affairs generally Of the Reading Rail-
way Company were under discussion before
the industrial commission yesterday after
noon, when Mr.. J. s, Harris, president of
the Reading road until a month ago, was
on the stand
When asked If the bankruptcy of the
road had not been due to the fact that so
much coal land had been bought in an
ticipation of future needs, Mr.. Harris re-
piled that to some. extent this was true.
However, 1t was not a fact that the
finances of the railroad and Reading Coal
and Iron Company are i'll any way connect
ed, the coal company taking care of it's
own interest payments.
He expressed the opinion that the pro-
duction of anthracite coal had reached
practically it's maximum. The present pro-
duction is almost 30 900, 0G0 tons annually,
and Mr.. Harris thought it would never ex-
coed GO,OOOO00 tons. This limitation, he
said, was due to the fact that many of the
collieries are becoming well nigh exhaust
ed. He estimated that the Reading coal
reserve is good for a hundred years or
more. Mr. Harris also said in this connec-
tion that there coIrld be no great increase
in the price of anthracite, because of the
competition of bituminous coal, though in
the distant future he expected to an
Increase in the price because of the inev-
liable advance in the cost of mining. With
in the past thirty years there had been
an advance in that cost of almost dollar
ton.
Mr.. Harris was questioned at length con-
corning the acquisition of the New Jersey
Central railroad by the Reading He said
that transaction had been arranged and put
into execution by the bankers who control
the Reading. They had bought 145, coo
shares of Jersey stock at SLIGO per share
The Jersey road and the Reading naturally
constitute system. he said, and they
had exchanged business for thirty years.
He knew of no steps on the part of the
Reading management to absorb the Lehigh
Valley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
Happy and Contenfed.

the datto's household must number fifty
or sixty at least / never saw a finer set
or Moros nor happier or more contented
lot OF people. We seldom or never hear of
nl-treatment among the Moros. and slavery
sits lightly upon them Indeed the few
Moros that are driven away from the
rancheriaS are pitiful sight The dastos
own all the land, and these outcasts have
no place they can call home until they at
such a matter of fact that repeatedly Moros
have come to the governor and voluntarily
offered to be hts slaves. Any sympathy
that might be stirred up In behalf of the
Moro slave is wasted Any other social
condition at present would be distressing
In the extreme to these poor and help
less people. While every datto assumes
the power of life and death over his peo-
pie, yet even slaves enjoy a wide measure
OF freedom. and the house of the sultan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
MAIL SERVICE IN ALASKA,
Time Between Circle City and Valdez
Cut In Half.


Cut In Half.
It is reported to the Post Office Depart
ment that the mail which was dispatched
from Circle City, Alaska, March 4, for VAL
dez over the all-American route between
those points covered the distance in fifteen
days and four hours lowering the record
for service on that route by three hours
The Post Office Department is steadily de-
veloping the service along this route, and
has reduced the time between Circle City
and Valdez. with proportionate improve
ment along the rest of the way down the
coast. Better equipment recently has been
sent to the stations there, and while II has
not yet been deemed best to divert the let
ter mail thence from the older route that
has to pass over Canadian territory via
Dawson, that probably will be done in the
near future. Mining interests in the Cop
per, river country, according to the latest
official advices. are likely to tempt an in
f1ux Of population that will justify espe-
cial attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
Prospects for Immigrants.

prospects Tor immigrants.
The emgrants' information office today
issued some very useful particulars as to
the present prospects offered to intending
Immigrants to English colonies and depen-
denotes. They give once more an emphatic
warning against persons going to South
Africa in search of any kind of work I'M
less they have ample private means to
meet the very high cost of living at pres
ent. As a rule they will not be allowed to
proceed up country, and there are at pres
ent large numbers of persons out of en-
pioyment. If they want to join the South
African constabulary that Is different
matter, and they will get free passage If
accepted In New Zealand there is plenty
of work to be had, both in towns and
country. In western Australia there has
been full employment for all classes of
workmen throughout the year. Farm la
borers and domestic servants seem to have
been most in demand. Queensland does
not offer a good outlook at present eX-
cepting to female servants. Nor does Vic
toria seem to want fresh hands at pres
ent South Australia and Tasmania are
supplied with all they want, but there is
room in New South Wales. Canada Is
ready for farm laborers, miners, mechan-
les, and above all, female servants.
Want a Postage Stamp Like Ours.
The United States postal authorities can
convey favor to the British government
by explaining the process Of manufacture
of the red dye for the 2-cent American
stamp. The British public has sudden
desire to see it's penny stamp colored red
instead of lilac, but the post office SAYS
there is a chemical difficulty in the way
No Fed ink, as known to the post office
people and procurable at a reasonable
price, is fast to sunlight, water and ex-
agents, and 1t Is of supreme importance
that the postage stamp most frequently
used should be, in postal phraseology,
treble fast, because otherwise it would be
affected by the action Of the saliva, If not
by atmospheric moisture Many expert
ments have been made of late in the pro-
duction of a new range of treble-fast col
ors, but no fresh discoveries have resulted,
and the existing colors will almost certain
ly be perpetuated unless the Washington
authorities come to the rescue.
L. H MOORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17

Senator Mitchell OF oregon recently pre-
scented to Secretary Hay communication
from Mr.. Solomon Hirsch Of Portland Ore,
requesting that the United States minister
to Turkey be instructed to protest to the
Turkish government against the regula-
lions promulgated by that government last
November to insure the carrying out of
the measures adopted by it to prevent the
sojourn in Palestine for a longer period
than three months of any foreigner of the
Jewish faith In reply Secretary Hay in
formed Senator Mitchell that Mr. Hirsch's
request was anticipated by an instruction
on the subject sent to the United States
charge d affaires at Constantinople on Feb
ruary 2S. 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
RECEPTION TO MR.. WI.
of the Chinese Minis
ter at Charlotte, n. C..


Minister WI Ting Fang, accompanied by
Mr. D. A. Tompkins of the industrial COM
mission, will leave Washington on the
Southern railway at 9:55 O'Clock tonight for
Charlotte, N. c. He will return to Wash
ington day after tomorrow.
A reception is to be rendered there to
Minister WI tomorrow. The occasion is
intended to signalize the interest of
the cotton manufacturers of the south
Ia the Chinese situation. and Mr.. WI
has been invited to make speech explain
ing the Opportunities for the extension Of
the cotton goods trade in his country. He
will be shown through the ten different
cotton manufacturing concerns of Char
lotto during the forenoon and in the after
noon will be given public reception, the
day closing with a banquet at night. A
number of other speeches also will be made.
including one by Senator McLaurin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns of The
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
HENRY EVANS.
OPP and 924 r St. N. w.

any proportion of the 24,OO0 who were
evicted; they were, in fact, a superior class
Of tenants. At the last municipal election
the conservatives brought this matter very
prominently to the front, but suffered
an overwhelming defeat in spite of it. The
progressives now suggest the purchase of
two large estates, one in the north and
the other in the south of London, for the
construction of individual dwellings for
wCrkmen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-17
Question of Housing the Poor.

The London county council authorities
estimate that there are one million inhabi-
tants in the metropolis In need of improved
housing accommodation. To grapple with
this problem the conservatives are in favor
of great scheme Of decentralization by
means of electric trans and trains. The
progressives, on the other hand have
stuck to the system Of barracks and cubi-
cies. and from that system they do not
seem anxious to deviate. They have al
ready evicted "a 900 people from the slutns.
but as they have only provided house ac-
commodation for 10000 they cannot be said
to have made any impression upon the
evil, for even the 10000 people for whom
accommodation was found did not include
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
THEIR WATCHES RIGHT.
Gun Metal an Excellent Protection
Against Electricity.
ON the \. o. Times-Democrat.


From the n o. Times-Democrat
Since gun metal has come to be
used so extensively in the manu-
facture of watches of the cheaper
grade there has been a big decrease
in the number of complaints about
bad timekeepers," said a local watch
dealer The fact is that the watch
maker has been learning a few things.
and he has been impressed with the
importance of protecting the works
of watches as much as possible.
Electricity has been playing havoc
with time. Take the men who work
in the larger plants and they will tell
you that il is almost impossible to
keep correct time unless there is
some sort OF insulation Gun metal
has been extensively used by watch
makers OF late because il offers good
protection to the interior Of the watch.
Il shuts out a great portion of the
electricity which Is now so common
in the larger places where machinery
is used for so many different pur-
poses Recently vatchmakers have
been putting a specially designed
watch on the market for the men who
are engaged in working in places
where the air is kept charged with
electrical current The men who ma
nipulate the street ears are nearly eli
supplied with watches specially insu-
lated By the use Of gun metal. or rub
Der. or some other non-conducffve ma
terial j was talking TO an old mo-
torman a few davs ago and be told
me that the men in his business now
had no trouble whatever on the watch
score But up 10 very recent period
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10

We are making a specially Of gold
crowns and bridge work; the most
beautiful. painless and durable Of al
dental work known to the profession
Our name alone viii be a guarantees
that your work win be OF the best We
have a specialist In each department
Best operators. best gold workmen
and extractors OF teeth: in fact, ali the
staff are inventors OF modern dentis-
try. We will tell you In advance ex-
actly what your work will cost by free
examination. Give us a call and you
will find we do exactly as we adver-
tise.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10

they had sxpeFieacs9 mnch trouble
II running according 10 the schedule
because OF Z strong variance IN time
due TO the influence Of electricity. The
variance vas snail. probably amount
ing 10 few seconds On trip. bur K
was sufficient 70 throw things out OF
balance. But the method Of insulating
watches has solved the problem. aud
the motormen and con6rctoFs on the
street railway lines and other EN-
pIOyes who work zro1nd complicated
machinery where there Is a constant
waste Of electricity do not experience
any interference with the works of
watches
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
New York; Dental
Parlors.
Room :. EIis. Building. Hotel Street
THE DENTAL SPECIALISTS.
No More Dread of the Dental Chair.

Teeth extracted and hIled absolutely
without pain by our late scientific
methods. No sleep-proaucing agents
T cocaine These ara the only dental
'ariors in Eonolulu that have the pat
ut appliances and ingredients to en-.
raet. ill md apply gold crowns and
orcelain crowns. undetectable from
iatural teeth. AMI warranted for ten
Years. without the least particle Of
pain. Gold crowns and teeth without
plates. gold filings and all other den
tai work done painlessly and by spe-
cialists.
Gold crowns. IS; full set teeth, IS;
bridge work, IS; gold filling, 81 Up;
silver filings, SOC.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10

I" The above articles must be sol
at the lowest Market Prices BY the
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
Claus Sprekels ( Co.,
Bankers.

HONOLULU. HI.
San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank OF San francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma
tional Bank Of San Francisco.
LONDON-Tht Union Bank Of Lon
don, Ltd.
NEW YORK-Ame, lean Exchange
National Bank.
CHICAGO = Merchants National
Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dreedner Bank
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bankir5
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AM AUSTRIA.
LIA-Bank of New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER
Bank of Br.tish North America.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANK11Se
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. loans Made Oh
Approved Security. Commercial and
Travellers Credit Issued. Bills of tx
change Bought and Sold
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
PhnosonhieaL.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Here the man married. for he was
sweary Of working
A better half is better than no loaf
az all" he observed. not unphilisoph-
icaiIy-
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
| HeH Lot Of Good Tools |

D TSSF0N & SONS SAWS. FILES
and Trowels. Fray's Ratchet Bra
ces. Birch Bros Chisels and Gon-
~ ges, Clark's Expansion Bits. Rus
sci. Jennings. Anger Z Co.'S Bits,
Baileyis Iron Planes. Stanley Rules
and Levels. Steel Squares. Goes
Monkey Engineers. Ma
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Plumbers Tools. Steel and Metallic
Measuring Tapes, Surveyors Chains,
Morrilfs Saw Sets. Bench Stops and
Cutting Pliers. GrindsfOnes snd Fix.
lures, washit2 OIL Stones and Rszor
Stones, Screw Drivers. Nail PuIlers.
Nail Sets, Coppering Punches, Hunts
Axes aud Hztehets. Butchers CIeavers
and Steels. Drills. Chucks. Steel Let
tiers and Figures, Post-hole DigEers. atc