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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

Vernon Hill, re H A1lfax county, 70 at 2
tend the marriage Fof their friend ;tall Mr.i
1T. Webb. 81 II.
@ Miss Ida smith, Of willamsport Pa
Is the guest of Mrs. w. T. Wright, OF
North & Avenue. rs y,
33 Mrs. e. Nj. Phillips. OF Hanover, 10 the
guest OF Mrs. j. u r. Phillips. g
Mr.. John 4. Il Pfeifcr has returned from
"a business trip to South Caro- lima.
88ss Miss Carrie Edmunds. OF Shirley. who
has been visiting Miss Florence ~ . nom p.
son, has returned horne.
Bfr. Charles Moscley has returned Y TO
his home in Baltimore Md, after 55' 2
{ short visit to Mr.. John p. Smith.
NJ. Mr.. and Mrs. iR.fSyN Payne who have
fbee,,Svisiting in Alexandria and Washing
ton, have returned 4, 4 u sss 3
NJ III. r. A. w ooldridge has returned TO
his home in Baltimore after a pleassaln rl
visit to hiss sister. Mrs. ]. G. Jeter, OF
Ladies' Mile Road. ss4tS
58 s,lMs IS Matte Raines. who has been
spending the summer with Mrs. J. g.
Jater, has left for her home IN Caro-
lire. N \. V,
Mr., !, III zach has returned TO his his
hcme on Worth Avenue from g 4. Pleasant :
"trip to North CaTolin "a, .si4 FssS
8s Miss Ida Leo, OF n NJ Her Avenue. a has
left for Glendale to attend the Fussell-
Warrlner marriage.
Milton McTyre, of Che terfleld. 4 is Wis,
ting his aunt, Mrs. M ": q
Miller "a venue. sst
Nj. B. NJ Bliss. OF Tarmville. is Wis.
iting Mr.. r. ham, Of Luck Ave- Ave:
nue. vi s8 &
Mrs. ii II. G.. Friend has returned home
from a pleasant visit to her rnotfler In
Charlotte county. & III
Miss Matte Moore, who has q been vis-
i5iting Mrs. Charles M ore OF ~ orth we.
nue., has left for her home IN Lexlng-
ton. NJ
Nj. Bnyard Jcter. who has been visit
Ing relatives, has left for his home In
Caroline. S43
Miss Annie o. Kuyls Of Isle Of fght.
IS visiting Mrs. CT r: I<uyk
Miss "a dde ~. $g Foster, OF Prince Ed.
ward, Il has returned I. to her. home Il after
Il q visit to her aunt, Mrs. M "a. Roach.
/ Mr.. Henry Coalter. Of Newport News,
is visiting his parents In Brooklyn Park.
Miss Eloise Goosi'y Of the Miller sllll
School, Va. Is spending the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. 2. aAackie, lof
York Street. ass
r.. n. ri Noel, Of Tarnnville, is visiting
hsl aunt, Mrs. B. a. OVERLY. Is i;
Mr.. s. p Jones and daughter are Y!
iting in Lynchburg,
Mr.. Fred Jones, Jrn has returned home
after a pleasant visit to relatives si!H
Hanover. Is;
Nj George Prince, Of Portsmouth. o..
Is the guest Of Mr., r, 3. In CHAM, o.
Luck Avenue. s " "A, E$3' d 55s A.
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two very serious operations IN her home
some time ago. Is getting along as well
as can be expected. 5s 3i M 'iS t
Mrs. u. w Ennis and the Misses Ennis,
accompanied BY her sister, 81 Miss Pearl
Gaines, have returned from Chesterfield
county, where they visited relatives.
Mrs. Mary Mcdowell, Of TWenty-sec-
cnd Street, has Il returned home alter
spending tho week with relatives IN Rich-
mond. s. II t553S, MI Yss n II
Mrs. Joseph Creepy OF Nineteenth
Street, who has been Y III n for several
months, is now improving, though still
confined to her bed. is35 .' s
s8ss388 MRS. John Goldsty is in Petersburg
visiting relatives. 3 4. 5... II.
% Mr. and Mrs. William Sickle. Of Rich
8mond, spent q part OF the holidays with
their niece, Mrs. j. Aubrey Enos of
Street. I'll
E The many friends here and elsewhere
of Mr.. M eeks, OF 1912 Twenty third Street,
will learn wi regret OF the serious at.-j
ScidentS which befell him Thursday morn
ling atSthe Locomotive Works He 4 Is
nov at Y one Of the hospitals in Rich
rnond, and is bad in jured .S:il His II left
arm is59 80 badly mashed a L Is thought
at will have to be .amputated He re-
sceiyed other INJURIES, the extent. OF which
have not as yet been determined.
Mr.. ~ and Mrs. Herbert Morris, who
spent the holidays with relatives here.
have returned to their home in Newport
News. 81 .s55 3 js9 IN
rs Miss Bessie Mcdaniel. OF Newport
News, was the guest M Of 1iss 8 s3Lettie
EThacker q Christmas week. q Oh
y Messrs. Clarence, Sidney, Charles and
fJunius Smith have returned from Han
over county, where they spent the holt
days with relat Ives. $sSs
,s Mrs: ] ohm NJ orrison and MISS Gertrude
Morrison, Of Hanover county m we're a he
guests OF Mrs. L.5 B. Z. Morrison this week:
Mr. and /. Mrs: james y eter. Of fronton,
Ohio; spent Christmas week with Il their
sister-in-law u rs. J ohm r. y eter, OF 1905
Fairmount Avenue. ,l$sss i5sa
RE DR.. Marks, OF Claremount Va, Joined
hts family here Christmas i Il, ~ no II ira
visiting Mrs r. Walker Jeter.s sister Of
Mrs. Marks. is$f858 s CT ss
Mr.. Ut r.. Jeter IS Visiting friends in
Amelia county during the holid lays
h Miss Bette Sand ford. OF Petersburg.
10 the guest of her friend Miss Clara
Smith. OF Twenty first Street n.
Mr. Bryant Carter. Of Newport News,
spent a. part of the holidays with friends
In Paramount. w 81 Fl i; Gs ~ :sssss
Misses Lizzie and ida Usher, Of spot
sylvanin county, who have been SPEND.
Ing Christmas week with Mrs.sJ. Rus
sell Gentry, have returned home.
Il Mrs. M. r. Puryear. of Charlotte Courts
house, visited her sster-in-law, Mrs.
John r. Jeter, during Christmas week.
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FULTON NEWS

! &5 Mr. and Mrs. Cahe, OF P1 ttsburg,
| Pa, are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Patram, on Graham Sire et.
Clerk James e. O. Grady, Of the Health
Department, is out after his recent spell
of sickness v. 81 s..
Frank Sears has returned to his home
In Newport News after spending several
days. with friends In Fulton,
Mrs. Benz, Levy and son Victor are
spending the holidays with relatives III
| Hanover county. IS ssSss5
Mrs. Lernuel Harden. OF Montrose, who
was.so badly burned several weeks ago.
is Improving, 31 S
Berry, tho little son OF Mrs. Kate saun-i
ders, Is spending the holidays with his
aunt In Washington. # sssss5
John Spear. OF Norfolk, Is visiting rela-
tives and friends In Fulton. 8a 35 "
Mrs Edward Donnhue. who has been
II. Is improving. vi j g iS!s "a VI 81
Sergeant George Baker, OF tho United
states army, was tho guest Of his sister.
Mrs, Alex. Waugh. on Graham Street, the
past week. s4s II.
Mrs. Nellie Shepherd OF Roanoke. IS
visiting her sister. Mrs r, r. Harrison,
on Fulton Hill.
Mr.. James Cassidy, who suffered a
stroke Of paralysis about two weeks ago.
has been removed to tho Virginia TT ospital
for treatment.
Mr.. James Hartley and his sister, Mrs,
Stone. arc the guests OF relatives In al lex
Rndra. III Il II. x e Nh
Mr.. n. W, Reigle is spending the holt
days with friends Son the lower Kappa
hammock.
Miss Annie Gill. Of Baltimore, Is the
guest OF Mrs. FL. Enright on Louisiana
Street. 81
Miss Gertrude Neagle is visiting friends
In Danville.
Mr.. Arthur Philips has returned to his
home In Philadelphia after several days
visit to his uncle. Mr.. II. II, Pollprd,- on
Fulton Hill,
Miss Laura powden Is quite sick at her
home. on Graham Street.
Mr.. w. s.. Lamb has returned to his
| home, In Fayetteville. N. &C., after visit
| Ing his parents. Captain and Mrs, John
c. Lamb. on Fulton Hill.
Mr.. a. 8. Barksdale. of Charlotte
| county, is the guest ct his son. Pr. George
| r. Barksdala, on Chlmbonazo Park.
Mr.. Rudolph GILL OF Newport News, Is
the guest OF relatives In Fulton,
Misses Mabel and Pansy Frayser, Of
Yartna. are visiting Miss Eugie Crump,
Of New Kent.
Miss Gertrude Portewig Is quite sick at
her home, on Marion Hill. N IA
| Mr. and Mrs. D. Kocen and little son
are visiting relatives and friends IN New
| York.
Mr. Henry Perry and family. Of At-
1 lann. Ga. are the guests OF this formers
mother. Mrs. Mary Perry. on Orleans
| Street. "a
hlilburn wtdeman. Of baltimore. Ii the
gucst Of his aeRt, Mrs. lirines. on Denny
/ Street. rs.
w. q. Stevenson. u Louisiaa4 srtst;
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Is visiting his parents IN North Carolina,
Charles wood, 81 Norfolk. spent christ-
mas with friends In Fulton.
Miss Coiflnns VILLAINS, Of Norfolk, u
the guest o. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Henson,
on State Street. !, IA.
Miss Cornelia Williams, Of New Kent,
is the guest OF her cousins the Misses
Dowdeil, on Graham Street. 81
Mr.. Jatnes Roaclle is quite sick at his
home, on Orleans Street. S.s
Mr.. Henry Coghill and family have res
turned to their home, In Roanoke, after
visiting the formers parents, on Fourth
Street. .Ss ge q 81 \
bernard Carter OF the United states
navy, SIS on afvlst to his father, In fien.3
rico.
Mr.. George Coghill has resumed his
duties on the "f'ocni,ontas'' after spend-
Ing the holidays with his family, on
Nicholson Street. s,i t,,5 &. \ iss Z VI
Mr.. Charles McGhee, Chesapeake and
Ohio telegraph operator In the Orleans
Street yards, lost a finger, besides br,iis-.
ing two fingers very badly, by d cannon
cracker going of In his hand Christmas
day. a III ssi VA 81 II I
Mr.. Thomas Whitlow and bride arrived
mono with the groohl's fatfer. MIR. N. w
sWhitlow, on Denny Street for the present,
Derby the little son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
III. Waymack, a Is very sick at the resi-
gdence Of his parents on Denny Street,
MIR. Thomas Lillls continues quite dick
at the residence Of his daughter. Mrs.
Jane McLaughlan, on Denny Street.
sMr. Edward Butler, OF Baltimore III
Visiting relatives and friends In Fulton.
Miss Fannie Lovelate, Of Halifax
county, s the quest Of Dr. George r..
4 Barksdale and wife, on Cllimborazo
I Park. 4 sia ai3 Nh il ii!5 a Eli
Messrs. Everett Toney, Charles Fer
gusson and Mr.sIiamlton have returned
from Norolk. They spent their holidays
on board the gasoline launch MARY
sBell,Sain tho waters around Norfolk anu
Newport News \ 51Ss "a a3s.
Mrs. ]. S, Burke and daughter, Miss
Inez. Sof " Highland Springs, were visitors
4 to ultor. tho past week. ~ 865 II
81. Mrs [r Hattie Godfrey is visiting friends
III Philadelphia, Pa. & "A lis NJ II
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EEsplSIRlCI

Mrs.. Thomas y, Swain has Teturned
from a several weeks visit to relatives
and friends in northwestern tles-Cln-
SoInnati, Chicago. lsalkak se and Indian-ss
fapolis, 5s
3 Mr., and Mrs, Jackson Anderson 4 left
Wednesday for Gopahland county, after
spending some time with N.Y. Anderson's
mother, Mrs. Catherine AZ, Anderson, on.
Grove Avenue, M Az.
Miss Susie Howard Evans spent Christi
mas day In Washington. y, G.. With her
brother. Mr. Andrew p. Evans.
Aiss LILLIAN NJ. Wilson, OF Port De-.
post, Nd. Is visiting her cousin. Mrs,
Oscar u, Grover, No, 2016 West Grace
Street.
Mas Mary Bowman. OF Charlo ttesyille.
is visiting her brother Mr., Lewis A.,
Bowman, 4l
Mr.. Paul Christian sts spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr., and Mrs,
X rev. assiasss sis yssSSass M returned
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FORT LEE ITEMS

s55 Mr.. J ]. Allard has returned to his
place Of business IN Lynchburg, after
q short visit " "Melrose' tho homo Or
Ehis parents.
t Mr.. and Mrs, Sam ryree. Of Richmond,
spent several days at "sNrnysldc dur--
Ing the holiday week. ~ 81 rs fg 5s
y Il Hiss Nellie Duke has returned to her
homo after spending several days very
pleasantly with her sister near. Rich
Emond. E44sst4 M
Several rriends were dclightfnlly en..,- -.
Etaincd at the home or Mrs. D. Duke
on Christmas evening. Music. singing
and games were INDUCED IN, ana refres;f-
nents were served A,nong those prcs-3
ient were Mr.. and Mrs. Sam gree, Mrs
Pierre Allard. b Claire Allard and Bernard
Duke. OF Richmond. 8ssss
Miss Alice NJ, sAllard has returned homo
from Q delightful visit to- friends In Rich
n,ond. ~ \. s., Is i " & ls,
Mrs Alma CUP Is visiting her niece.
Mrs. Frank 2. Read, In Highland
Springs, AZ RI XII If NJ
IL Hunting has been much enjoyed around
here all during the past week. and many
a rabbit has suffered thereby. PartrldgesS
are very scarce.
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The Cable g ON "a ny J.
Office 81 General Manager.
Richmond, Va, December 80, 4 05.

Richmond, Va. December 80, 1905.
no Our Patrons, Friends and the PubGc:@
We desire to sincerely thank you, and all for
erous patronage accorded during the year 1903 have
noted with that the people OF Richmond and
GINA as WHOLE willing and ready to promote good
business interests endorsed efforts them
rendering The Gable Company liberal share Of their good
will We heartily applecatye Of this and take this means
Of thanking every for their Resistance n theSpast
We earnestly hope that the soon TO dawn upon
u.s. will filled with prosperity and happiness for all and
that the friendly ties between the people State
and The Gable Company may grow apace
With cordial greeting to al for The new are
Sincerely yours
The Gable Company,
3 BY JS G. Corley, General Manager
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
COLD H I

All the schools here still he closed from
Thursday untu after the Christmas hollv
days
George Peace, OF old Church, spent
Monday night in Richmond, ana visited
friends hero on his return, home,
4 Yhe sleet at last week played 81 appo
hers with fruit 5trees, and shade trees 9
suffered N accordingly; lin some instances
every was ppea OF. 4 ~
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suffering With the grippe, q again Isl.

a
suffering with the grippe, II again abs
to be out. 4 N St q.
Mr. and Mrs. ". d, Koiium, Of Cedar
Hill, and children, expect To visit reia-s
lives here during the Christmas holt
days III II Il 81 NJ s. 81 88.
h a vicious COW! gofed a. two-year.old
colt OF Master Illerson Gaulding' 8 zone
day last week. The colt Ii progressing
hs we'll at present us could be expected.
MI. Jessie, OF Hopple's Lane, made II
business trip to this place during the
pas week.
tg servides viii be conducted at Walnut
( Grove Sunday Nv the pastor, Rcv. G. G.
8 Ryland. Ss III !.
ss9 Mr. lille sledd, Of Liberty Hall. was
4 successful s's !s enough to bag 1--WE fine large
turkeys while hunting near the Mutta-
& ponia River recently
Mrs. Mary Martin has returned to
Double 1ll Oaks after spending several days
Will, relatives on Church Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellcrson McGhee. Of
Church ELL. expect to spend the holl-
days with the forner's parents at Cherry
S11ano. NJ "A y
Walter, the little son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Gilt sMcG lee, who has been sick for
some time Is again able to DO out. 4 II
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24
A New railroad.

The Tampa Tribune Of Tuesday con-
tained the following, which viii be read
with eager interest and hope .ulaess by
ali Tallahasseans:
The Tribune is authorized 70 an
hounce that q line of railroad Is 70 be
built from Tampa to Tallahassee.
Prominent New York capitalists are
back of the deal, and some Of those
who are foremost in the enterprise will
be in Tampa before April to take the
preliminary steps toward the building
Of the road
In leos than two weeks the priocipsl
promoters Of the line will be here and
will then go to Tallahassee 70 ineorpor-
ate the company and proceed TO busi-
ness. The name of the road viii be the
Tampa, Tallahassee and Southern rail-
way.
Among the directors will be men Of
strength in the financial world, whose
names will be sufficient guarantee that
the rold will be built.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24
CARRABELLE LETTER.

A series of interesting meetings are
being conducted at the First Baptist
Church by Rev. Wells of Quincy, who Is
assisted by a minister from Tennessee.
THE steamer lola left Monday for
Kyle Landing, on the 0cklockonee river,
with barge load of machinery for the
Hayes Lumber Company Carrabelle
can boast the most Industrious justice
of the peace in the State. Judge Wal
dren wSJ seen last night at T.45 d. m.
hoeing IN his garden by moonlight, it be-
ing full a.0On. He said il was unneces-
sary to turn on the ''arc light. But
eVildoers had better look out; he'll turn
on the searchlight Messrs. T. b.
Greener, w. ID. Gaulding, b, Griffin and
Douglass HarFell, Of cambridge, are
pleasant visitors. - EXP Postmaster Nc
Donald of cambridge is a prominent
visitor. Brldge Foreman Mallard has
crew of men to Accommodate the in
creasing naval stores and lumber BUSH
ness. Steamer Sego brought down
the largest cargo of naval stores that
has arrived here In three years eight
carloads j. A. Harm & Co., Stout
amire Landing, for Barnes & Jessup
Co., Jacksonville. A large barge was
also towed in, loaded with naval stores.
A barge loaded with WOOD was toWed
from here to ApalaehicOla by the steam
er Lottie yesterday. Business must be
rushing in Apslachicola, when Cara
belle is called on TO help furnish It's fuel.
90 Capt. W. +. Shaekleford, with the
launch j. N. Coombs, towed barge up
Crooked river for the Franklin County
Lumber Company in an exceedingly
short time. We predict that in the near
future these small crafts will be used
almost exclusively for this kind of work.
DR.. B. b. Blunt is again at his post
of duty, ID the delight of his many
friends. Tax Collector Hinsey says
pay me before April or it will be pay
the printer for his services and ink. -
Senator Afford has treated his handsome
residence to fresh coat of paint, which
adds materially to the looks Of that part
of town. Josh COSBY, edgeman at
the Franklin County Lumber Company 8
mill, died last week as the result Of an
accident. An inserted tooth flew from
the edge-saw, embedding itself in his
forehead. DR.. F. F. Ferris of Apalach-
icola attended him to no avail.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24

Rev. Wells, Quincy, and Rev. Cramer,
Tallahassee. A revival Is In progress.
Everybody living in the country be-
tween here and Bristol are talking
about better and hard roads and there
Is no doubt but what they will get one
as soon as the Latimer bill passes Con-
gress. Long ago the people both IN
town and the country knew that poor
roads are q species Of extravaganza
which the county authorities ought to
Commissioner, VIII Waldren, is heart
own hook Pres. Williams will build a
shell drive from his Lanark Springs TO
this place. w. H. LAWRENCE.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24
KEEP your EYE on CARRABELLE,

New iron steamers, schoOners, banks
and barkentines are coming in each
week.
We are in "hallowing" distance of
Lanark Springs-the wires were strung
this week.
Soon the largest and only up-to-date
restaurant ever opened here will throw
open its, doors. Capt Joe MarZeyke has
leased from Joe DAILY the barber shop
building opposite the depot, and win
'gert" the inside and reaFrange the
same In firSt-class shape and proceed 70
furnish pure food for the southern and
northern stomachs.
Our farmers are turning over the soil
In great shape.
An fruit trees are IN full bloom and
things have assumed a springlike ap-
pearanee.
Eufanla now bobs up and says she
must have the G., +. 4 A. r. r. built
around her way 70 Atlanta Such being
the case, by-by big river steamboating.
Under instructions of the good roads
experts, Dodge and Spoon, we are put.
ting Curtis avenue IN shape. It will be
completed after the rainy season.
VIII Waldren, our efficient county
commissioner, IL In charge Of the Ice
factory since the death Of Mr.. Diekin-
son.
To the cotton mill owner IN the east.
err States, seeking q location for hi
coarse mill and q new field TO conquer
this port Of entry offers inducements
We have three Baptist diVines herr
this week: Rev. Edge, Bristol, Tenn.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24
1.-THE TRUE DEMOCRAT"

Our friend John Collins, has again be-
strobe the tripod. Many is the time,
John, old fellow, that we have lined up
the type together in days recent and
days long gone by, and wished I'VE
didn't have TO-" Now you are at 1t
again in dead earnest. Everybody knows
you are "true Democrat" as we'll as
a true friend and a royal good fellow.
Your paper will only insist upon that
standard in others which you have set
for yourself. We put another star in
our galaxy of State exchanges. May il
never be less than Of the first magni-
tude. Florida Christian Advocate.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24
THIS IS APPRECIATED.

The following little paragraphs high
ly appreciated, for Hon. j. c. B. Koonce
of the Sumter County Times is an ex-
newspaper man, an old and experienced
Florida Legislator, and an able attor-
ney at law,-one who knows just how
faithfully and well we have performed
our duties in the past, He says;
John Collins True Democrat is a
good paper, well edited, nicely printed,
and splendidly arranged. We hope it
will meet with deserved success.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-24
Public offices AI-special Privileges

States, 81 he had succeeded ia getting
only e132, 900 and interest, he would
have been entitled to no compensation,
although his services had been large,
and his expense proportiOnate, and al
though he had succeeded In wiping out
the debt Of the State to the extent Of
$50, 900, and interest.
'1n the view Of the undersigned, he
Is entitled to fifteen per cent. Of the
amount Of money which he has given
the use OF the State, whether such use
consisted OF the payment OF debt or
placing Of cash in the treasury"
Respectfully submitted.
w. A. BLoUNT,
w. HUNT HARRIS,
w. A. MACWIBLIAMS.
mot one but testified that II was the
work Of Col. Beard and myself in secur-
ing the evidence and preparing the
claim of the State, and pushing it be-
fore the department, that made 1t pos
sible to secure the passage by Congress
Of law to pay the amount of this
claim.
The accounting officer of the United
States Treasury had reported the
amount due the State to be more than
$500, 600. After all the years Of our
work and expenditure, the United States
has paid TO this State 81, 089, 159. 66,
without q dollar of cost to the State,
and not one dollar of the money eX-
pended by me has ever been returned
to me by the State.
"Why have you not brought a suit
against the State, which, being a nom
resident, you could bring in the United
States Court" was asked.
Thanks for the question, replied
Col. Wales. cit does not seem to be
generally understood that a citizen can
not sue State, not even under con-
tract, being prevented by the 18th Sec
ton Of the Constitution of the United
States.
1T is due to the Governor who made
the contract, and the other Governors
who followed in Office, up to the last
one, Governor Jennings, to state that
each one told me he recognized the con-
tract, and knew of my service because
/ was in constant communication with
them. and all of them at the critical
times the measures were being consid-
cred by Congress, were often at my re-
qnest in Washington.)
Had the money been paid the State
during the term of either of the said
Governors it would have come to the
State in two drafts, one for fifteen per
cent Us per cent?, which would have
been handed to US.
Governor Perry, in his message in
1887 to the Legislature, suggested that
they authorize and empower our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress to
accept the $92, 64809 which had been
offered by the United States in full set
Element of Florida's Indian war claims,
and the Legislature, by joint resolution
(page 289, Acts of 1887 advised and in
structed our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to use their utmost
efforts at the next session of Congress
to secure the passage of bill providing
for the settlement of claims and coun-
ter claims, upon the terms and condi-
tons stated in the bill mentioned in the
Governors message above referred to. !"
Col. Wales will remain in Pensacola
for several days, aud he will visit ITALIA
hassee when the Legislature cOnvenes
next month.