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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-05-27
ORANGE LAKE.

The little showers we have had fer
the past few days have been very re-
freshing and great comfort to the
farmers
-umr Tomatoes have been shipped
from here this We-k aud We hope
sluce The rain h A. "esdn thai there
will he all sbun.iant crop.
The Messrs Cave, who have planted
large melon crop on the farm Of Mr..
d. h. Irvine are also shipping melons.
The are expecting an abundant yield
from their crop.
There was All ice cream festival
given tuesday evening in the PARK.
Quite large crowd attended and a
nice little sum was realized tOr the
benefit of the church.
Mrs. Major Ryals, of Savannah,
who has been the guest of Mrs. ID. h..
Irvine for the past few weeks, expects
to return home saturday.
Mrs. Frank Campbell, of Dunnellen
and her charming sister, Miss More
land, of Tampa, are guests of Mrs. {.
C.. Waits. They are Sx-residents Of
Orange Lake and made quite num-
Der of friends while here who gladly
welcome them back again.
Miss Elizabeth Mozelle, who has
been attending school at st. Peters
burg, will return home Saturday.
Miss Minnie Clark, of Georgia, is
visiting Mrs. Dave BURY. Miss
Clark is an accomplished young lady,
she writes for one of the Georgia pa
pers and on her arrival here wrote
quite fiattering account Of Orange
Lake, with which place she says she
is delighted. We are glad TO have
Miss Clark with us and hope she may
remain some time. GOSSIP.
NOTE Items received too late
for last weeks issue.
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Gordon's Record.
By H. c. sistrunk, D. c.

All through the campaign we heard
great deal about it being a clean
camgaign, no mud singing. This
may be trde in one sense of the word,
but if you will take this statement,
there is some one at work prejudicing
the minds Of the people against an
excellent man, and it is not fair and
unbiased presentation of faces. In
discussing the relative merits of the
candidates for sheriff, this cOnversa-
ton was overhead: "He is too quick
on the trigger he has shot down too
hastily half a dozen men, aud all
you've got to do is to get his record at
DunnellOn." The talk referred 10 Mr..
Gordon, of DunnellOn. The remarks
We're TO influence voter. Now, what
are the facts about Mr.. Gordon's of.
fetal acts in Dunnellon? All the peo-
pie of DunnellOn rise up and deny
this statement most emphatically:
not word of truth in it. Mr.. Cor
don did shoot two men while on duty
and shot them in self defense-what
any other man would have done. 1t
was kill them or they kill him.
His tOwnsmen passed officially on his
conduct and exhOnOrated him. Now,
we call such talk mud singing" 1t
did not state the facts. All that Mr..
GOrdOn's friends desire is to give the
facts and let the voters draw their
own inference. One thing is certain,
Mr.. GOrdOn's reputation as marshal
of OuhnellOn is a credit to him. and
every citizen of that growing town
testiies to his capability and worth.
Mr.. Gordon has created out of an Open
and Iawless town one of order and
decency, and the people of Dunn
ellOn respect him for the faithfulness
with which he sees that all the laws
are observed. They see in him an
ideal man for sheriff. He marches
straight for the offender and makes
him feel the pressure of the mailed
hand Of the law. Order is the result.
We say vOt4 for Gordon.
ONE WIN L vows
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BIitchton.

Mr. Richard, our enterprisiDg mer-
chant, was visited by terrible fire Sat
urday night, destroying his stock ana
had he not made hasty leaps he would
have lost his life. He has our SYM
ptthy.
Mr.. Brooks, jr., accompanied by The
Misses WinstOns. Of Dunnellon. were
the guests Of Mr.. Brooks and family
last week.
Willie Morrow spent last week in
in Ocala and Mrs. J. Arch. Me-
liver left for a visit TO North Carolina
Tuesday accompanied 10y DIR. Davis
and wife, of Irvine, as far "a Atlanta.
Mrs. Sandifer end children have re-
turned from visit To- Williston.
Let everybody remem5 Der the sun
day School convention at this place
Saturday and Sunday.
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DEFIED SHERIFF'S POSSE.
Tennessee Murderer, Barricaded In
House, Refused 70 Surrender.

House, Refused 70 Surrender.
Nashville, Tenn, May pa special
to The Banner from Carthage says
one man is dead and another supposed
TO be as the result of an effort 90 ei-
feet the capture of murderer.
1t appears that Sid Walden and Dan
w. White, got into a difficulty ON ac.
count of the trespassing OF a COW ON
the growing crops of Tie latter
White called to his little son 90
bring a gun, and he empued the con
tents into the back of Walden "a the
latter was walking away
Walden died instantly.
Sheriff Scruggs and a posse start
ed for the scene of the trouble, auc
on arrival found White and his sol,
securely barricaded IN his house. he
refused to surrender and the sheriff
and posse closely guarded the place
all of last night This morning four
OF the posse decided to charge and
force an entrance and succeeded In
getting inside of the doom but the
fire from a winchester was SO fierce
that they were compelled 10 retreat.
leaving one of ter number Robert
Overstreet. in the house.
Overstreet is supposed To be dead.
White defes his wCulj-ba captors
and says he will not be taken alive.
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Henry Gordon Rstutss a False Report


To the Voters of Marion County:
In this campaign now before the
second primary in June 7, al kinds Of
impressions are g ught to be made up
! on the min IS Of the voters to Influence
or prejudice hem against n'e. Late
! ~ circular has been issued. which
| was also printed i'll tn DC i. papers 5,
/ as if an attack haG been made upon
the personal honesty" of my present
ana only OppOn-nt. My name does not
/ appear therein, but ON The side" am
/ charged with having cirula ted this
report. / have not in The past, nor
! would at the present, even for the
| sheriff's Office wiIfully say or do an
unfair, dIshOnOrable thing or act TO
secure my election. / stand before
| the people as a candidate for sheriff
upon my character as man and my
| record asan officer and, in the future
as in the past, propose to conduct a
clean, honorable and straight forward
canvass, and l believe that such and
such only, will win despite the under
minded advantages that are icing al
temped against me. The office ne-
longs to the people, not to the trick.
sters, and on June Z, the voters will
say who, in the true Unrest of the
people, shall be sh, riff.
Honesty in politics is os essential as
in any other walk of life. The voters
will readily distinguish that there is
quite a difference between an insinua.
ton and sworn testimony.
In conclusion, permit ME 10 say
that if l am nominated and elected
sheriff of Marion county, 1 shall serve
the country as faithfully as shall the
town. HENRY GORDON.
The following affidavit shows how
utterly grOundless the impression,
which has been made againsc me in
a few minds, is:
State of Florida.
Marion County.
Personally before me, an officer authorized by
law to take Acknowledgements, appeared Henry
Gordon and J. L. Smoak, to me known as the
parties who signed this instrument who, being
duly sworn, depose and say that during their
canvass tor sheriff, prior to the primary on May
10, they never heard, neither did either Ofthem
utter one single word or charge rehectnglin any
way upon 1.-The honesty of John P. Galloway,
enc of their competitors; also that neither Of
them has circulated any such rumor since that
date.
HENRY GORDON
IL. SMOAK.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this z5rd
day of May, A D. 1904.
5. I. SIsTRUNK, Clerk.
BY H. c. Sistrunk d c.
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Officers and slueiackets Drowned

Toxic. May cor the complement
of the protected cruiser Yoshino. re
Gently sunk in collision with the cruis
er Kasuga. 90 nOn-cOmmisioned Off
GERS and 220 bluejackets were drown
ed. and .4S- nOn-cOnmissiOned Officers
and men were rescued.
No details of the disaster have a.
yet been received. A detailed report
of the loss OF the battleship Hatsuse
destroyed by coming in contact vii.
a mine while cruising of Port Arthur
on the morning of May 10. IS expect
ed hourly. A naval constructor has
been despatched by the department 20
question the survivors Of the catas.
trophe and make thorough and tech.
nical investigation into the affair
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Sparr Items.
The weather continues dry and truck
is suffering badly.

The weather continues dry and truck
is suffering badly.
Light shipments of tomatoes and
cantaioupes are being made this week
and fruit of good size.
DR.. j. S. Lewis and wife of Irvine,
paid pleasant visit to the Misses
Jessie, Alice and Ella Owens last
week and were royalty entertained.
Mr.. w. Huffman is suffering with a
bad case of sore eyes which prevents
him from overseeing his trucking.
The Spar young men cordially in
vited and royalty entertained the An.
thony young men at the Meadows and
in return the Anthony boys invited
the Spar boys to an ice cream social
and requested them to bring the girls.
They did so and among those who at
tended were the Grantham brothers
accompanied by their mother and
Miss Meadows. While the social was
being enjoyed some of those
wretched Anthony boys cut and COM
pletely ruined the harness and turned
over the buggy that conveyed Mr..
Lawrence Grantham and Miss Mead
Ows, damaging the vehicle and har-
ness so that they had to return home
IN the wagon with other members of
the family. Such doings are atrOciCus
and the guilty parties are tit for the
Changing or asylum.
Lee Grantham and family spent
Saturday and Sunday at Fort Mccoy
ard while Ell route came in contact
with big alligator near the prairie.
Mr., u. tried to kill the monster and
with knots and limbs carried on war
but in the struggle Mr.. Grantha Al
got his hand hurt and the alligator
became enTaged at the continuous
peltlng and soon made fight, COM
pletely routing his assalant, putting
him TO seek safety in his wagon and
escaped by driving hastily away.
Some five or six weeks ago Gran
thanh passed this way after night in
10 the moonlight and saw large alli-
gator trying to catch some hogs out
from the water. The approach of Mr..
Grantham saved the hogs, the alliga-
tor taking to the water.
Mrs. Burton continues TO improve
and we hope will soon be able to be
about again.
There certainly is needed an officer
of the law, good deputy to keep or
der. There are more pistols and
whiskey here than any little place we
know of; the negroes here do not
know how TO behave. SPARRITE.
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BELLEVIEW.
Life at the Village of Oaks ''In the
Coed OLD Summer lime"

Coed Old Summer lime"
Mr.. ]. ID. Pope has sold out his
interest in the turpentine business
here to Mr.. f. p. Thagard, of Ocala,
who took charge Monday.
Miss Jane Williams arrived Monday
from Conant for few days visit with
he brother, Mr.. Joe Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. d. DOOlittle and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph MillsOm left
Thursday for Short Beach, Conn.
Work on the brick piers for the new
MasOn's building on the corner of
carp avenue and Front street began
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. T. Hopkins are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
boy, born Sunday.
Mrs. Gilkey left Monday for Ocala
where she will spend a few days with
Mrs. O. NJ. Gale before starting for her
home in IndianOls, I'll.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church held successful ice cream
sale in the town hall Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, ID. r Dana left We'd
nesday for the north.
Miss Ruth Whittier left TUESDAY for
Fort Plain, \. Y, where she will
spend some time with Miss Irma
Wendall.
Mrs. True Whittier and baby left
Monday for their home in Tampa,
after a visit with relatives here.
Mr.. Jas. Pope spent several days in
jacksonville last week.
JOSH.
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q a6.lh Melon

Mr.. NewcOmb Barco has placed us
under obligations for 36-lb. melon.
As it lies on our table the thought oc-
ours to US that it was a melon and not
an apple that tempted Eve.
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For Sale.

Two splendid working mules, one
gentle pony, two 2-horse wagons, one
Mccormick mower good as new, one
self-dumping hay rake good as new,
lot of plOws, harness, ETC. Apply to
Allan Rodgers, Ocala, Fla. 5.27.6l*
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An Erroneous Statement Corrected

To the Editor of the Ocala Banner.
/ understand that a rumOr is cur
rent throughout the county that all
the bar rooms in the county are back
ing John p. Galloway in his race for
sheriff.
This is absolutely erroneous as any
one may find out who takes the
trouble to make an Investigation.
There are three bar rooms in Ocala
and three in DunnellOn, and the pro-
prietOr of only one of these establish
ments is for Mr.. Galloway.
FAIR PLAY.
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Recitation. CuriaW NuSt No ming
Tonight, by Inez Ross.
Recitation. Our Nations Hope, toy
Henry Jordan.
Song. = ;hool of Jolly Boys. by
school.
Recitation, Little Jim, by Mabel
Turner.
Dialogue. Boys Rights, by five lit
tie boys.
Recitation. Somebody's Mother, by
Dora Morrison.
Dialogue. Retreat.
Recitation. when Pa Began to
shave, 10y Roy Ross.
Recitation. An Incident of the
War, by Ethel Turner.
Dialogue Country Boy and City
Dude, by George Thomas and Abner
Brass.
Recitation. Vacation Day, by Lee
Robinson.
Recitation. One Legged Goose, by
Abbie Stokes.
Dialogue. Old Heads on Young
Shoulders.
Distribution of prizes.
These prizes were presented by the
teacher for regular attendance and to
the one in each grade receiving the
highest number Of headmarks which
were as follows:
Abner Brass, Bessie Ross, Roy Ross,
Mabel Turner and George Thomas,
each receiving a gold star for not miss
ing single day.
Those who missed less than five
days were Inez Ross, Abbie Stokes,
Cecil Stokes, UIee Stokes, Elmer
Turner and Fred Turner, who each
received a silver star.
The prize winners for the most
headmarks were: For Sd grade, Geo.
Thomas; 4th grade, Roy Ross; 9Th
grade, Mabel Turner; 9Th grade, Alb
bie Stokes; Sth grade, Inez Ross. Each
of these received a nice book.
After the distribution of prizes,
Dora Morrison made a speech and
presented the teacher with a gold
spoon, bearing the Florida coat of
arms, and the words, "Ocala, Fla"
This present was bought by the pu-
pills and kept secret until the close of
the exercise. 1t was a great surprise
to the teacher and will be nice SOU
venir of the Pine Level school
Closing song. Good Bye, by school.
NOTES.
This school, though having some
delay in its commencement, owing
to the failure. of the first teacher as
signed, we are proud to say has had
one of the best teachers in its history.
The school opened Sept. %, '03 and
continued about eight months, being
the longest term ever taught at Pine
Level. Not one day has the teacher
lost. She has ever been at her post of
duty and has been so efficient in her
work that she has won the love of all
her pupils and the patrons all are
very anxious for her to teach the
school next term. Miss Sarah Nc
Creepy a. a teacher cannot be excelled.
She will remain in -Gaiterville two
weeks after which she will depart for
her home in Nashville, Tenn, stop
ping over in Ocala for the teachers
examination. We are always sorry
to part with one like Miss McCreery
and can only hope that in the future
we will meet her again as a friend
and teacher. UNCLE JOE.
An Erroneous Statement Corrected.
To the Editor of the Ocala Banner.
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Juggling With Dynamite

Is more dangerous than to neglect
kidney disorders. FOley's Kidney
Cure corrects Irregularities and has
cured many severe cases after other
treatment had failed. Ii builds up
the worn out tissues and restores
health and vigor Il was troubled
with kidney complaint for about two
years." writes A. II. Davis, of Mount
Sterling, Iowa, "but two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Cure effected a per-
manent cure" PostOffice Drug Store.
Mr.. E. :. Upham, of Lake Weir,
was prominent visitor to Ocala yes.
terday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-08
(By the Associated Press,)

st. Louis. Mo-, July THE morn
inG session of the Democratic Nation
al convention today lasted less than
an hour.
There was a delay in calling it to
order and AT II O'Clock it became nee
essary to take q recess until O'Clock
to await reports from the Commit
tees on Permanent Organization and
Credentials The Committee on Per-
manent Organization met at once and
elected Representative Champ Clark
as permanent chairman. The choice
was unanimous. The real cause for
the delay was the time needed to
prepare the report of the Committee
ON Credentials. This committee dis
posed of the last contest at an early
hour this morning, but was unable to
have its report ready for the conven-
ton. The order maintained in the
convention hall this morning was a
great Improvement over yesterday al
though the proceedings We're heard
with difficulty. The first business was
the presentation and adoptioE of the
report from the Committee on Rules.
The question of representation of the
insular possessions on the floor OF the
convention preciDitated the first con-
test in the Republican Convention at
Chicago and that instance was du-
plicated this morning.
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(Bv the Associated Press }

2:17 p. m.-Majority delegates re-
manned seated during demonstration
which still continues.
2:1S D. INSTRUMENTATION cOntin
ued for eight minutes with little sign
of subsiding has provoked continual
ton of cheering. Standards of Mis-
souri,, Iowa North Dakota and Ken
tucky carried to Nebraska standard
amid tremendous din. All this while
delegates are almost wholly in their
seats.
2:23 y. m-Parker banner unfurl-
ed causing widest uproar. Lifted by
Georgia.
2:25 D. m.-DemonStration now on
for eleven minutes and shows little
signs of diminution. Significance of
demonstration seems lost, as whole
convention now in uproar. Georgia s
banner going up main aisle, surround
ed by frantic cheering crowd.
2:27 .. m.--Parker banner carried
to platform. South Carolina and Ar
kansas rushed up to join it,
2:30 o. m.-Alabama's banner has
ioined the others. Pennsylvania s
New Jerseys, Indiana's have Joined
the others and Connecticut has fol-
lowed West Virginia has also been
put forward. Michigan and Kentucky
have forced their standards up
through the main aisle. Chairman
Williams is trying to stem the tumult
Delegates resuming seats.
1892 y. MT is quieting down
after eighteen minutes.
2:33 D. m.-Attempt made to renew
cheering for Bryan rises, dies.
2:37 p. m.-Temporary Chairman
Williams trying to announce order of
business through megaphone, makes
call for Committee on Credentials
2:40 p. m.-Bryan coming to plat
form. Another demonstration, most
ly in galleries. Delegates all seated.
2:42 p. m.-Convention awaiting ap-
pearance Chairman Head of the Com
mittee on Credentials.
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UpLEAPS ROARING
BRYANESQUE WAVE
But Its Thunderous Crest Bursts Into Foam of
Parker Banners Upheld by South
ern Hands,

order that the Philippines were not
part of the United States and there
fore the amendment was not ger
name. Mr.. South defended the rights
Of the Philippine delegation. but final
~ withdrew his amendment.
Arguing for the adoption of the re-
port Mr.. Grady said the National Com
mittee had decided to include Porto
Rico i'm the call of the convention.
The committee had to consider the
question as to whether these delegates
had the right to vote. The Supreme
Court of the United States had de-
cided that Porto Rico was a part of
the territory of the United States. The
same court had decided that the Phil
ippines was not part OF the United
States The committee had followed
this court and had given Porto Rico
votes and withheld votes from the
Philippines.
''The question: said the chairman,
els upon the adoption of the
Senator South interrupted at this
point with an expressed desire to
speak to the question and accordingly
took the platform. He declared that
il had never been part of Demo-
cratic doctrine to consider the insular
possessions as part of the United
states and he was opposed to such ac-
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KINETOSCOPIC FLASHES
OF THE CONVENTION

3:03 D. m.-Chairman Head has ap
peared on platform.
3:05 D. m.-Majority report now
being read.
3:12 D. m.-Chairman Head moves
adoption of majority report.
3:14 p. m.-Bryan appears with
minority report. Delegate moves
that galleries be cleared. Chairman
Williams warns them to keep order
or he will order them cleared
1888 p. m.-Bryan submits minority
report in case of Illinois.
4:20 p. m.-Bryan begins his speech
Alb D. m.-Bryan has concluded
reading of long minority report after
thirty-five minutes reading.
Ais y. m.-Bryan asks for fifteen
minutes a side to discuss the report.
4:28 p. m.-Bryan became very de-
nunciatory. He contended that the
action of the Hopkins element in
Illinois was like to that of "ordinary
train robbers"
4:41 p. m.-Bryan received ovation
at close, but it was restricted to gal
leries, practically no delegates rising.
Bryan demanded roll call which
was ordered on motion to substitute
the minority report for the majority
report of the credentials committee.
Bryans minority report defeated.
Majority report on Illinois contest
adopted
Report of committee on permanent
organization read
4:10 p. m-Champ Clark escorted
to chair as permanent chairman by
Joseph w. Bailey. Of Texas, and
Bourke Cochran. of New York.
subcommittee of the Committee
on Resolutions adopts as it's financial
plank a declaration for the mainten-
ance of the present gold standard on
the ground that the increased supply
of gold insures a sufficient volume Of
currency.
6:1S p. m.-Clark begins his speech
6:20 p. m.-Clark concludes, and
convention adiourns until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.