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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
The Episcopal Silver lea.

The first of series of monthly
silver teas to toe given by the Ladies
Church Building Fund Association of
Grace Episcopal church WAS given 10y
Mrs. b. a. Weathers Tuesday after
noon at her elegant home on youth
Second and Pond streets.
This tea was one OF the most pleas
ant social affairs given in Ocala this
winter. Mrs. Weathers WIS assisted
in receiving the large number OF
guests 10y Mrs. c. A. Tydings, Mrs.
II. A. Ford, Misses Esther Westhers,
Hattie Dye and Meta Jewett.
There were about hundred callers
during the afternoon among them
being a number of gentlemen, who
received sn especially warm welcome.
The large dining room table was
very prettily decorated, the center
piece being al exquisite bouquet of
violets. At one end of the table
Mrs. G.. T. Msughs poured the coffee
and al the other, Mrs. Godfrey MOy-
ers poured the tea. The coffee and
tea, sandwiches and crackers were
served to the guests by Mrs. >. T,
Sistrunk, MISSES Sue BarcO, Violet
HARRIS, George Smith aud Ethel
Sinclair.
The guests spent the time most
pleasantly in social chat and during
part of the afternoon Miss Westhers
rendered some delightful instrumental
music.
This entertainment was decided
success both socially aud financially
Nearly twenty dollars was realized.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
STRIKE COMMISSION.
Prcsert1tjcn c. ln+s-,n"ert Opera
tors cas5 Se3ins.

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t.E. q Ea.a.teu. ~. al tie attorneys
10. H.. M.ae Workers. l-r. NJ az
t.A objected OH the sg0uI-. ;.at be-
tau.g nor - expected To testify 10
facts -e Laa learned - counsel. lLt al
c.ua.,l tcr tie company said ae Won.
u3; ASA guest.ons mich Mr. NcGa"
Jhy could not as couNscd answer. Pie
iaNye. waived further objection and
took the stand.
H. was asked when he had first
heard CT the eviction notices served
by the MaI1sle company on y tenants.
to which he replied that all his infor-
nation in this connection was secured
as attorney. as all of the evicted men
brought the notices 70 him and retain
| cd him as counsel.
In answer to further questions Wit
ness said he knew the leases signed
| by the men confessed Judgment in
| election. The ev!c;od men told him
! they had never willingly signed such
| a lease and had never given auth0,i
! ~ to an. person to confess Judgment
in eiectmont.
Il beloved" continued the witness
! "the men had a good defense. so
| saw the sheriff and asked him 20 no
| tifv me p day or two before he served
! the notice. so that | could prepare the
| defense. He promised to do 50. but
| failed and when I upbraided him he
| said the writs had been prepared al
| midnight and brought 70 him at {
| O'Clock in the morning with instruc
tions 10 aarve them immediately"
Counsel for the COMPANY asked the
witness II ht, vas not aware that judg
| mcnt could not be confessed unless
! an agreement had been signed.
Il have heard of forged papers" re
piled Mr.. Mccarthy.
DO you mean 70 say these lease:
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
GIRL tired TO KILL
her FOSTER PARENTS
Administered Rat Poison -
the Pair.
WANTED 70 GET PROPERTY.
Thirteen-Year-Cld Nellie Hnjssly has
Been Sent 10 the 6uCquehana Valley
Home Fer Attempted hIrdcr-Sh4
Makes q Cent ession.

CORNING. y. y. Jan. 2t.-.-Nslile
Kuis. Iy. the 12yeey-5lG adopted aaGsa-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac b. kE.syly,
Of THIS city. who was recently sent TO
the Susquehana Valley home at Bins-
hampton. has written home cOu1es-
sion rLat she had been systematically
administering poison 10 her foster par
eDts. with the hope Of killing them
50 that she could obtain their proper
".
Air. and Mrs. Kn:sely have been
mace very III lately after their meals,
and Mrs KniseIy Is now an invalid as
the result. il is alleged, OF the poison
taken into her system. At one time
Mr. and Mrs. Kniscly ate canned meat
and were poisoned. Physicians at
tr.buted the illness to the canning.
About the same time a neighbOr III
formed the Kniselys that Nellie had
told their daughter that when her
foster parents were dead she would
have their property. and that she had
given them q dose which should kill
them Mr.. and Mrs. kn!se-
ly then recalled that the
girl asked them who would get
their property If they both died. AZ
ter they had become i'll again they dis
covered that q package of rat poison
had disappeared. They accused Mel
lie of putting poison in their food. but
she had protested that she was eat
ing the same food that they were.
She Is said 70 have told a girl com
panion that she intended 20 give her
foster parents another dose and pun
away TO Pennsylvania The girl was
then sent to the S,lsQuehana Valley
home In her confession Nellie says
she feels sorry for what she has done
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
MOUNT PELEE AGAIN ACTIVE.
EKcursionists Visit Island and Are
Forced to Flee.

EKcursionists Visit Island and Are
Forced to Flee.
Castles. St. Lucia. Jan. c7-The
royal mail steamer Esk took over 400
excursion'sts 70 ST Pierre. Island Of
Martinique. Saturday and returned
here today
She reports that while she was at
St Pierre at O'Clock in the after.
noon. Mount Pelee eruDted, Al the
time there were more than geo per.
sons ashore sri much alarm was telt
for their safety Volunteers from
tho ship who had remained on board
assisted the crews Of the boats in
Fastening 20 the resue After 40 min
utes OF excitement sil the passengers
were brought back safely 10 the ship.
Apparently about 500 feet OF the
cone of the volcano has been blown
away. Dense clouds Of smoke passed
three-Cuarters OF mile from the Esk-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
Six Scholarships Awarded.

Tallahassee. Jan. 27.-Six scholar
ships in the state Normal school at
De Funiak Sprinks were awarded. in
competitive examination. ny state Su
perintendent Shcats at his Office on
Friday The successful applicants
were the following: Miss l. II. West
Milton: Miss Naidra c. Bowling Cot
tondaIe; Mr.. c. D. Hathaway. West
Vile: Mr.. J. T Hathaway. WeStville;
Mr.. D. y. Davis. De Funiak Springs
Mr.. George Banks. Greenwood
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
OFFICIALS WILL INVESTIGATE.
Grave Charges Against Nurses at
BelIeNTeW Hospital


BelIeNTeW Hospital
New York. Jan 27.-Offici6l inves-
tigation Is 10 be made OF charges
against the nurse training system in
Belleview hospital made by John San
Ia Rosa. a male nurse. who recently
resigned and in aR affidavit said that
men nurses were in the habit Of Civ
Ing powerful Injections Of stryChnine
10 dying patients In order 10 prO1Ong
their lives until after the close OF the
period Of duty Of the nurses In atten-
3arCa
Tho o"0~oi Object Of this procedure
."e ?" ohi~)r the duty of laying out"
h-''ce Oth-r grave irregularities
,ra a,S0 CHARGED. The nurses make
rf~"ral denial " PoSa's charges. but
soy t@nir work IS too hard One
nurse 'Ney asset. some times has
from, &c 20 * patients to take care Of
during the night and these patients
have 10 he w2tCNNs closely.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
At the Hote S.
studied.

J. 4. EnslOw, jr-, ~. Augustine; J.
w. Russell, Atlanta; c, NJ. Scott,
Charlotte; r. r. Sessions, Holder; ID.
A. Clark, Msrtel; w. l.. Stephens,
Washington: ]. w. Jones, Orlando,
are among the prominent arrivals al
the MonteZuma.
AT the Ocals House are, r. L. Pal
mer, f.. h. Foster, Richmond; VI.
Knowles, Atlanta; Cole Dsnly, Nash
willie; b. r. Hinson, Leesburg; H. H
Buchanan, Jacksonville; :. NJ. Davis
Juliette; r. z. Evans, Philadelphia
w. VI. Ross, Fl. White, Miss Ads
Bennett, r. J. Knight, Crystal River
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
MILES IN PARIS.
Lieutenant General and staff Arrive In
French CsoitaI

Paris. Jan. e7.-Leutenant General
Miles. the members OF his staff and
his family arrived here from Berlin
yesterday Afternoon aud are now at
the Continental hotsI.
This morning the general and his
stan called at the United States en-
baSsy and later Ambassador Porter re-
turnd the visit. General Miles also
received the military attache. Captain
Mort. and other American military and
naval officers and friends He will
pTohaody be received by the mir.ster
q war. General Andre. and other
French military aotabi!ities and will
Inspect the military school and other
features Of the French military svs.
TEN.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Charles RhOades. one of the beet
known ministers Of the Society OF
Friends. 10 dead at HsIden1e!d. u. J..
Of pneumonia.
While the services were 10 prog
ress in Christ Episcopal church. OF
Elizabeth City. \. J.. the congregation
was startled by hearing q loud moan
and seeing John Rowland MoorewOOd
one OF the Oldest communicates, fal
back in his paw. He died few min
otaz later.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
Steamer Korea Breaks Record.

Honolulu. Jan. 27.-(By Pacific Ga,
oie)-The steamer Korea has arrived
breaking the record between here and
San Francisco hours and 81 minutes
Her time from San Francisco was 4
days. % hours and SO minutes. Her
longest days run. the las, tay VAS
451 miles. The Ko-ea will sail for
yokohama Tuesday and Will try for
another record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30

The Palatks correspondent TO the
jacksonville Metropolis says that
"Htiss Lillian Msckay, the belle of
Naldosta," is in that city very soon 10
be the guest of Miss Pansy Deveraux
for a short while. Miss Mackay is at
present the charming guest OF Mrs. :.
Il. Slslrunk.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30

A. before stated, have on hand u
srlUSd OF one and twO-hOrse mowers,
Takes, sickle grinders and repair
parts, and shall have in the next ten
days a car load of rcaper-, binders,
shredders aud every part pertaining
10 make harvesting success.
Remember that the HcC.rmicR
binder is the only right hand m~chine
on the market, and should you buy
any other, You are sure To be di-sp-
pointed.
We defy and challenge the world Il
meet us IN the hSrve-t field. There
il the place TO show what your ma
chimes are. Call and see me and
will give you points thSt will Interest
you, and save you money. Every
machine sold will be- put up anC
tested before it ia turned over to you
r. o. POSER, Agent.
3-iN-dIf. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
Lvnch's Scntonco May &c Commute

London. Jan. g6.-tt IS now general
" conceded that the death sentence
passed upon Colonel Arthur Lynch.
who was found guilty OF high treason
on Friday last. will be cOmmuted to
penal servitude tor life. suhjec& 10 fur
Their consideration after a term OF
years
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
AMERICANS BOLOED.
Volunteer Force al BoIisnso, Defeated
by ladrones

Manila. Jan. Eft is reported here
that the volunteer force organized at
BOlignao. province OF ZambeleS. for
the purpose Of dispensing the la.
drones in that vicinity. has been de-
feated and that three Americans. in.
Guiding Mr.. Osborne. 8 teacher. were
killed.
The Ladrones Outnumbered the vol
Unteers. surrounded the latter and DO
loed them. The Americans died fight
ing. The details OF the affair ogtain
able at present are meager.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-30
JUDGE DAY ACCEPTS
Appointed Associate Justice United
States Supreme Court

Canton. o.. Jan. 27.-Judge w. r
Day has accepted a tender OF appoint
ment as associate justice OF the Unit
81 states supreme court.
Judge Day said today in answer 70
Cnery as to his appointment:
Il received the tender from Presi
dent Roosevelt Saturday. / mailed
my acceptance this morning"
Judge Day does not know when the
appointment Will be sent the senate.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
WOMAN TOOKs5O,OO0
WAS BOoKKEEPER IN NEW YORK
AND PLAYED STOCKS.
JUGGLED TWO ACCOUNTS.
AND so HID HER REGULATIONS FOR
MANY MONTHS.

Her Accounts Were Investigated
and Now She Is, Under Arrest.
Shortage Is $4,000 So Far But
Will Probably Amount to S5O,OOO.
Woman Is Young, Pretty and Mar
ried - Detectives Found Home
Locked Up When They Sought Her
But Finally Secured Her at the
Husbands once.
New York, Oct. marie Layton
Johnson, aged 20 years, the wife of AL
bert M. Johnson. a dentist of Larch-
mont, N. Y, with an Office in this city,
was arrested tonight on a warrant
specifically charging her with the grand
larceny of $1,000. The total amount of
her defalcations. however, may, it is
said, amount to $4,000.
The compliments are officers of the
United States Playing Card Company.
with home Offices in Cincinnati, and a
branch here.
Mrs. johnson, whose maiden name
was Marie Layton, was bookkeeper in
the New York office. and in addition,
acted as private secretary to Manager
r. H. McCutcheon. She was married
to DR.. Johnson in 1901, but did not
leave her position after the marriage.
In April of this year discrepancies are
said to have been discovered in her ac-
counts, according to the statement
given out by Inspector McCluskey, and
an examination is said to have revealed
a shortage of $4,000.
The womans modus operandi is said
to have been as follows: The accounts
of the concern were kept in the Han
over National Bank, there being New
York and Cincinnati account there.
Cincinnati would send a bill of goods
to New York which would be sold for
$4,000 and that amount would be placed
to the credit of the Cincinnati account.
But, it is alleged, Mrs. Johnson would
charge the New York office account
with $1,000, taking the difference her
self To make the account balance,
she would then raise a small bill of
goods shipped from Cincinnati from,
say, SO to $1,000.
Mrs. Johnson was discharged from
the employ of the company in April.
Further investigation was made into
both the New York and Cincinnati ac-
counts, with the result, it is said, that
the defalcations now amount to $4,000
with possibility that they may reach
$4,000
Mrs. Johnson is tall, slim, pretty
woman, with fair complexion and
brown hair.
Detectives went to Larchmont
Thursday night to arrest her, but found
the Johnson home locked up, and from
neighbors it was learned that all the
furniture had been packed, apparently
ready for removal. The detectives then
watched DR.. Johnsons office on Fifth
avenue and arrested Mrs. Johnson as
she was leaving the place in her hus-
bands company.
1t is said that Mrs. Johnson specu-
lated in Wall street and lost consider
able money there. y@s
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
OBITUARY.


Miss Sarah E. Wamsley died yester-
day at her home. No. 2o6 Habersham
street. after an illness of over year
Miss Wamslev was a native of Savan-
nah. though she had lived in Boston
Mass, for twenty, years. She return
ed to Savannah. about a month ago.
She was As years old and leaves, be-
sides mother, three brothers and
three sisters. Her sisters are Mrs
B. B. Henderson and Mrs. Mary
Griner of Savannah and one sister liv-
ing out of Savannah. She was a mem
Der of Trinity Methodist Church. Her
funeral will take place to-day from
her late residence, the services being
conducted by Rev. A. NJ. Williams.
The pallbearers will be Messrs. ]. S.
Sims, w. F. Cler, C. P. Miller. A. B.
Brooks, r. H.. Tatem and William
Riddle.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
PRESIDENT INSISTS ON 1T.

Washington, Oct. "A good deal of
pressure has been brought to bear
upon the President to induce him not
to call Congress into extraordinary
session in November; but to all callers
who have spoken to him in that vein he
has said that this government is COM
mitted to the proposition that the
Cuban reciprocity treaty be made eff
fective at the earliest possible date
and he regards it as a matter of good
faith that this country should keep
it's word. He has declined therefore
to consider any proposition looking
to the abandonment of the idea of an
extraordinary session.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
MIMIC WAR GAME
GIVEN A LET UP.

Camp Young, West Point, KY,
Oct. 2. - The lateness of the
arrival of portions of several
of the military regiments caused
considerable modification of to-
days programme after the troops had
taken the field. Instead of spending
the whole day in advance guard move
ments as intended at the start, it was
decided to return after five Indiana
battalions and the greater part of the
Third Brigade, composed of Michigan
troops, had been given a brief period
of work, the Indiana troops in extended
order and the Michigan infantry in
close order.
The officers of the state troops spent
a portion of the afternoon inspecting
the intrenchments thrown up by the
regular troops on Thursday. The en-
gineer officers in charge of the work
had provided some specimens of all of
the light earthworks known to modern
warfare.
The chief business of the day was
the discussion of the results of the
maneuvers, but. no decision was an
nounced as to the points scored.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
MARBLES TO MARK
CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Memorial Board VIII Hold Meeting
Soon.

Soon.
Atlanta, Oct "A meeting of the
Confederate Memorial Board will be
held at the State Capitol next week
for the purpose of organizing and
discussing plans for the best method
of proceeding with the work of the
body. w. S. Shepard of Muscosee;
w. D. Ellis of Fulton; J. C. Waddell
of Polk; ]. G. Morrie of Cobb, and
r. A. Nisbet of Bib, constitute the
board. The board is to make inves-
tigation of the condition of the ceme-
teries in Georgia where Confederate
soldiers are buried; and report the
condition of the graves, whether they
are marked with headstones or not,
to the next session of the General AS
sembly.
1t is the intention of the Legislature,
II possible, to make an appropriation
to provide headstone for each grave,
and have the name of the soldiers in
scribed thereon. The board was named
by Gov. Terrell some time ago I'm
der an act of the General Assembly.
The board has never yet held meet
ing.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
FOUR WOMEN DROWNED.

Brainerd, Mimi, Oct. -Four wom-
en- were drowned on Long Lake while
attempting to ford THE Narrows."
They were Mrs. Vet Borders, Mrs
Alice Hurd, her daughter, and two
younger daughters of Mrs. Borders.
The women were driving home last
evening and in attempting to ford a
narrow arm of Long Lake their vehicle,
was overturned and all were drowned
Their bodies have not been recovered.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
BooMS LOW FOR PRESIDENT.
President Harper started 1t in Chi
caRO.

Chicago Oct. 2.-President Harper of
the University of Chicago started a
boom for the presidency of the Unit
ed States on behalf of Mayor Seth
Low of New York, to-day. The New
York chief executive was to address
the students of the university in Kent
Hall. and when President Harper
stepped forward to introduce the dis
tinguished visitor, he said:
I'VE had once with us in this hall
a Governor, Mckinley who became
President of the United States. Later
we had with us a police commissioner,
Roosevelt, who became President of the
United States. To-day we have
with us a Mayor of a great city, and
may he not also become President of
the United States?".
The last words of the speaker were
drowned in the yells of the students,
and it was several moments before
Mayor Low could check the vociferous
cheering.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
MANY FLORIDA WIDOWS
SEEK PENSIONS.
Family Bound for Georgia Destitute.
Kick on Tax Law.

Kick on Tax Law.
law providing annuities for widows of
deceased Confederate soldiers and
sailors of Florida went into effect
there have been over 400 applications
for. pensions by those who come I'M
der the provisions of the act, and Hon.
G. H. Dickinson, secretary of the
Pension Board, has been kept busy
sending out application blanks.
Only those widows who were mar
ried to the deceased soldier or sailor
prior to Jan. 1, 1885, and who have
been continuous residents of the state
since Jan. l, 1890, are entitled to PEN
SiOns, and no widow who has. prop
erty of any kind to the value of $500,
can become a beneficiary of the law.
The amount allowed to each is 500
per year. There are now 2,400 people,
including widows, drawing persons
from the state of Florida.
Something over a week ago fam
lily passed through Tallahassee from the
gulf. en- route to Georgia. The head
OF the family was taken seriously ill
and they took possession of a vacant
school house, where they have remain
ed ever since. The man grew worse
until yesterday, when he died. The
widow and several small children are
in destitute circumstances.
There is tremendous kick going up
from the merchants throughout the
state on account of the license tax
law passed by the recent Legislature
Heretofore business houses carrying
from $4,000 to $4,000 stocks of goods
have been returned at from 81 900 to
$4,000 and paid the license tax on that
amount. The new law requires them to
go before notary public and make
affidavit to the actual amount of money
invested, and they. pay accordingly.
By this law merchants who have been
paying a $12 license tax on a $685. 0C
stock of goods will have to pay $50
1t is a good law for the small dealers,
haII-a1.ar. nd than not lzinl1iae.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
CH0ATE WIRES
CONDOLENCES MADE.

Washington. Oct 1.-The State De-
partment received a cablegram from
Ambassador Chocate at London giving
the correspondence between the am
bassador and Lord Lansdowne trans
hitting the condolences of the Presi-
dent and Secretary of State on the
death of Sir Michael Herbert
Mr.. Choate's message expresses high
appreciation of Sir Michael's great
abilities and exalted character and
says his brief career had been mark
ed by great service in promoting ami
cable relations between the two coun-
tries. Lord Lansdowne in reply con-
veyed his appreciation of the SYM
pathy of the President and Secretary
of State.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
Benjamin s. Thomas, Nashville
Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 2.-Benjamin S.
Thomas. secretary of the Maury County
Fair Association, died suddenly this
morning of heart failure while attend
ing the fair.
Mr. Thomas was one of the most
prominent citizens Of Maury county and
was member Of the Democratic Com
mittee and Congressional Executive
Committees
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
NEGRO SOCIETY
WANTS $2OO,OOO,OOO.
Suggest Each Negro BE Taxed Al
Cents a Month.

Cents a Month.
New York, Get. 1.-The Commercial
American Negro National Convention,
which opened on Thursday in Brooklyn,
closed tonight. 1t was decided to name
the new organization which had been
formed The American Negro Cooper
alive and Industrial Association"
The convention decided to raise a
fund of 5000. 00O, 900 to aid negroes in this
country. On the suggestion of the COM
mittee, it was declared that the 10000
900 negroes in, the United States might
be taxed Al cents a month, which would
create a fund of $50, 900 in one year,
or 100000, 900 in four years.
The interest on this sum at per
cent, sS,000.00O q year, could be ia
for the establishment of factories, bank
ing institutions, the purchase of valu-
able stocks and the organization of
other enterprises for the benefit of the
race. The national board of supervisors,
one to be chosen from each state, and
to have control and distribution of the
fund was advised.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
SOUTH AND WESTERN
TO MAKE EXTENSIONS

johnson City, Tenn, Oct. 2.--George
L. Carter, president of the road, an
nounces that the South and Western
Railroad. formerly the Ohio River and
Charleston, is to be at once extended
from Johnson City to the West Virginia
coal fields and its important North
Carolina terminus to the Atlantic coast.
The extensions will aggregate several
hundred miles. The road was originally
projected from Charleston to Chicago,
Via Cincinnati.