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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
GOOD DEMAND FOR FLoRIDAs.
Oranges From the State are Being
Sold Before Arrival

There has probably never been so
favorable an orange market in New
York for a good while as now. Flor
ida oranges are becoming scarce and
the demand grows as the scarcity in
creases. Sales are made before arri-
val. The cargo which came in Thurs
day was in such demand that quite
bit of we'll known brands were sold
before the car was unloaded. A steam
er is due Tuesday and quite a num-
Der have been spoken for. The fruit
is arriving in the most satisfactory
condition this season. Russets have
quite a wide range. The 150s and the
250s average about $3.50. The Sos and
the 1865 range $2.50q3. Fancy fruit
ranges $3.50Q5. The Indian river
fruit when large sizes and firm
brings So readily and the packers are
getting excellent returns. There are
few Florida oranges TO come forward.
Grapefruit is in good demand. The
40s to SOS are ranging $4.50Q6, with
an occasional sale of the favorite sic
at $3.50. The 36s range $3@4, while
the 2Ss bring $2.509S. There is large
quantity of the large sizes, which are
not selling very rapidly. The Florida
orange season is going to wind up
in the most satisfactory condition for
a long time. While the rain caused
oranges to puff somewhat it increas-
ed the number of boxes and by the
time the season is over it is estimated
that there will be 2.5OOO.OOO boxes of
citrus fruit out of Florida.
The Porto Rico oranges are doing
very well this week and at the auc-
ton the range was $1.30@2.70. At
Wednesdays sale there were q
boxes of Florida ruby blood oranges
which ranged $2.25@3.35.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
EDWIN w. DAVIS.

Davis as appointed acting state at
torney from term To term and has per-
formed the entire duties of that Office
for. several years past. and in the do
ing of which has shown conspicuous
ability.
He stands well with his fellow mem
bers of the Ocala bar and is extreme
ly popular throughout the circuit.
Mr.. Davis has been a member OF the
Marion county executive committee for
the past two years, being the commit
teeman for the Ocala district. He has
always been a democrat and is in line
with his party on all measures, and
has never bolted nomination.
Mr.. Davis was married in 1892 and
his a most interesting family.
If elected to the position which he
seeks the states interests will be safe
in his hands. He is fearless in the
prosecution of cases and while fearless
is just and tolerant. His maxim is
to let no guilty man escape and also
to punish no man unless his guilt is
clearly established.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
A chicaqa Alderman Owes HIS Elec
ton to Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

/ can heartily and conSclentlousIy
recommend Chamberlain Cough
Remedy for objections of the throat
and lungs says Hon. John Schnick.
go So. Peoria street, Chicago. Two
wears ago during a political campaign
/ caught cold after being overheated,
which irritated my throat and | was
compelled TO stop, as could not
sneak aloud. In my extremity my
friend advised me TO use Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. | took took
two doses that Afternoon and could not
believe my senses when l found next
morning the Inflammation had largely
subsidized. / took several doses that
day. kept right on taking through the
campaign. and i thank this medicine
that I won my seat in the council"
This remedy is for sale by all drug
eists m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
GRAFT IS NOT NEW.

How often one hears some old gen.
tleman, in melancholy mood, regret
the departure of the simple and Sc
we're old days when Americans were
poor and honest.
The recent life insurance scandals
and the numerous other disclosures
increasing wealth is sapping the NOR
ais Of the public.
He forgets the innumerable &C.
casions in the past when corruption
on grand scale was brought to light
and men said. as they say now, that
the good old day of honesty had
gone.
If history is to be relied upon, the
good old days of honesty never ex-
listed except in imagination.
In Jackson's day the country was
poorer and the revenues of the gov
eminent much smaller than now,
but the defalcations in the New York
custom house. and the stealings in
the postoffice department were large
and when measured by the present
standard of wealth and revenue
And-worst yet-they did not excite
the general popular indignation that
smaller thefts do today.
Up-to-d date "frenziad finance" is
bad. But for many years before the
war the wild cat" bank graft-the
palming off on the public of paper
money that was afterwards repud-
iated-was carried on throughout the
country on a grand scale. And the
public tamely submitted.
Thirty years ago the whiskey
frauds, by which the government was
cheated out of millions through the
purchased completely of revenue Off
GERS. were carried on almost openly.
Though the public applauded Presi-
dent Grants saying, Let no guilty
man escape" a good many more did
In the thousands of years of record
ed human life. human nature has
changed but little. 1t has changed
good deal less in the last three-quar-
ters, half and a quarter of a century.
Even reverence for ancestry will
not permit us. in face of cold fact, to
believe that our fathers and grand
fathers were very much better than
we are.
There has come one change, how
ever. The public is less tolerant of
graft and grafters than it used to be.
1t has a higher moral code and will
have still higher one and a half
century hence.
OF course, this is no argument for
the condoning of offenses of today II
is only a tip to pessimists that there
still is hope of progress worth fight
ing fOr-Palatka News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09

At the conclusion Of his speech on
the railroad rate bill, Senator Forak-
er, Of Ohio. said it is not either easy
or agreeable to differ with the presi-
dent Yet congressman. who conceive
it 10 be their duty ought not to hes
itate TO do so. This is what makes
this country the great country that
it is and differentiates it from almost
all other countries. While not agree
ing or disagreeing with Senator For
aker in his position on the rate bill
we honor him for addressing himself
10 what he conceives to be his duty
although in doing so he comes 70 the
parting of the ways with the pres
ident.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
Why Bad?

The Tampa Times confesses that
there is not a neighborhood in any
county in Florida that has not had
identically the same experience that
Mr.. Close and other vegetable grow
our railroad commission is powerless
to do any good in the premises, but
it says that the Ocala Banners plan
TO do away with the commission is
bad.
Why bad?
II it is useless and a costly luxury
why retain it?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09

Hon. Frank Clark has failed TO OBJ
tain sea island scotton seed for his
constituents, because of the seed trust
organized by the South Carolina cot
ton growers. Our editor made this
effort some time ago and was con-
fronted with the same obstacle. Thus.
two great men have made a failure.
Jasper News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09


would have you know that life
down here is not all an unbroken
round of sunshine and flora. of star
III night and sapphire days. impene-
trable to sound or thoughts of the
world outside. We have our excite
n-ents. Though no alarm bell rings
al midnight from castle watchtower.
Oh prosaic engine house, nor the
screening of the electric nuisance
disturbs our slumber as it turns the
curve, there is anon the whine of the
wildcat, prowling about the haunts of
scorponicum and the lisp of the rattle
snake as he plays chuck-a-luck with
his fellow reptiles on a sweat cloth of
velvet green in the adjacent jungles.
The kid has had several bouts with
ferocious animals-in his dreams-and
the kidlet actually caught a moccasin,
for a hat band, he says.
The other day We had a sure enough
sensation-a regular scoop! Away off
upon the larboard quarter-north, nor.
westerly, avast there, you land lubber,
may l never see the back of my head
If am not giving it to you straight
at IL o'clock a. m.-strange .vapors
were seen arising above the wave lit
ridges of the horison. These grew
denser and denser. and darker and
darker, and they bore down upon us
(who's telling this story. you or me?)
and presently the smoke stock of a
fiotilla showed through the impend-
ing gloom. Obviously they were veer-
ing round on our weather gagei The
Kidlet promised that the Japanese
were coming, but the Kid. whose
memory goes apace further back
rebuked him and said it would be none
other than the Spaniards. Slowly.
majesticaIly the fleet came on. And
now 1t passed in solemn review-si-
lent, phantom like in the offing-prows
southwark, anu read strange, cabilis-
tic words, Evansville" and St. Louis"
and "St. Paul." upon warehouses,
barricaded with pine against the ele-
ments. They proved to be superanHu-
ate Ohio and Mississippi steamboats,,
charteded by Flagler for lumber ser
vice upon the construction between
Miami and Key West. Only this. and
nothing more.
Out at the end Of the pier where
the porpoise and the shark dance the
cancan to the music of an Aeolin harp
something flashed in the sunlight out
of a bunch of sea weed that joggled
against a pile. The Kidlet thought it
was a mermaid and the Kid a dolphin
for sure. 1t proved to be bottle,
tightly corked and sealed, and on the
torn label of which. still adhering to
the glass, the legend, "Old Charter"
might be vaguely disciphered. A mes
sage from the vastly deep! At last
the sea had given up its secret. Big
sis. whose imagination is no SLOUGH on
such occasions, already pictured the
shipwreck. the struggle Of the sailors
TO rescue the woman and children
the last hope gone and the final
fond farewell of the loved ones.
We opened the bottle-in point of
fact. busted its neck o&against con-
venient bulk head. Trembling We
took the neatly folded paper thence.
1t read, Miss Annie Mclaughlin keeps
as old and as pure Burbon whiskey as
was ever fetched out Of the bluegrass
country" n. w.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09

For Rent-Two miles south of Ocala
q acres of fertile. well rested Ham
mock land, cleared, unfenced. Apply,
lag Lime street. 2-23-4t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
0caIa Furniture Company.
There is Nothing Too Good For You.

broad will surel-
cheap does not that
goods and would
knou, prices
arepa
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09

Mr.. Frank L. Watson. of Citra, spent
Sunday in Oeala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09

Hon. w. A. Fulton. of Brooksville,
was a prominent visitor TO Ocala Mon
day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09
Smith & Roberts,

the best goods at the lowest
prices consistent prices
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-09

tourist seeing merely the novel and
attractive. and therefore enthusiastic.
Quite twenty years have 1 known
these parts Familiarity. In a sense
am IAN old hustler" and may speak
by the card. But 1 have no land to
sell.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
AF TER COAL BY
MANDAMUS WRIT
y. =. MUST BRING THE
COAL OR SHOW WHY NOT.
Yakima Man VIII Make Test Case
and for the First Time In the His
tory of Washington, II Common Car
ricr Has Been MandamnsCd-WiH
Test Validity of Claim Company
Cannot Get Cars.

North Yakima. Wash, Dec. A
writ of mandamus has been issued by
the court commission commanding
the Northern Pacific to carry coal to
North Yakima Immediately or show
cause before the superior court De-
cember 6 why the order has not been
obeyed. 1t is said to be the first case
of the kind in the state where a COM
mon carrier has been commanded to
carry commodities over its line from
one point to another.
The writ was issued upon petition
of Albert II. Hall, who makes affi-
davit through his attorney. H. J.
Snively, that the company refused to
carry coal to North Yakima for do
nestle uses, and there is not plain
speedy and adequate remedy in the
ordinary course at law. Hall asserts
he went to the coal company fire.
qpently to obtain fuel, but could not
obtain 1t because the company stated
the Northern Pacific could not fur
nish cars.
North Yakima is located less than
100 miles from the Roslyn and Gle
Elum coal mines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
0. R. & n. RAISES
WAGES Of 10 MEN
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
GETS BETTER PAY
Four Glasses of Labor Have Their Pay
Advanced From Five to Is Per Cent
Car Cleaners Raised From S1.7O
10 50, Round House Men From ST. go
TO 50. Car Repairers From $40
to S2.15, and Car Inspectors From
$40 to $3.50.

Fifteen employees in the mechanical
department of the o. r. & n. in this
city have enjoyed a raise in wages
ranging from to 10 per cent in the
various classes of labor.
There are four classes of labor en-
ployed in the mechanical department
here under Foreman F. P. Rounds
as follows: Car cleaners, car repair
ers, car inspectors and round house
men. For a number of years Pen
dleton has been on of the principal
car repairing and car cleaning points
on the o. r. & n. system, and num-
ber Of men are employed here in
those occupations.
The raise in wages of the various
classes of labor is as follows: Round
house men from $3.50 to 50 per day;
car cleaners from $40 to 50 per day:
car inspectors from s2.40 to $3.50 per
day; car repairers from s2.10 to s2.15
per day.
1t has been extremely difficult to
retain experienced men in the me-
chanical department of the road at
various places during harvest season
as many of them went into the har-
vest fields where wages were much
better for a short time. BY raising
the wages in the various positions the
company hopes to be able to keep ex-
perienced men the year around with
out interruption.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
s1e1, 900, 900 WATER SCHEME.
New York City Looking to the Cats
kill Mountains.

New York, Dec. 4.-Bids were re-
ceived today for the first contract In
connection with the new scheme for
supplying water to the city from the
Catskill mountains. The contracts
for which today's bids were received
involve an expediture of only $4,000
600, but the full cost of the work is
estimated by the board of water sup
ply to amount to the enormous sum
Of $161, 100000.
Mayor Mcclellan, who recently
made a tour over the entire ground
to be traversed by the proposed
aqueduct pronounced the project to
be more stupendous than the Panama
canal. Controller Metz states that the
matter can be financed without any
difficulty. BY the wording of the
legislative enactment authorizing the
expenditure of $161,OOO,OOO by the
city for an additional water supply
the money must be obtained entirely
by the sale of 2O-year bonds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04

Washington, Dec. 4.-The presi-
dents message was laid before the
senate today 10 minutes after the
opening. Assistant Secretary Latta
carried the message to the senate.
Printed copies were placed on all
desks. The senators closely followed
the reading except Tillman, who left
before the reading began. other
southerners gave close attention TO
the discussion of the race problem,
and denunciation of mob law. Plat
and Depew paid little attention, but
conversed and laughed iovially occa-
sionally.
In the house practically the full
membership was present at the read
ing of the massage, though few mem
boIs listened to the end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
Raynor of Maryland, Indignant.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Senator Ray
nor of Maryland, regards the presi-
dents attitude on the japanese ques-
ton as absolutely indefensible and
such a threat as using force against
the state as Outrageous and start
ling to the imagination" This after
noon he offered a senate resolution
directing the president to notify all
the world, Japan included, that the
states have exclusive rights of their
schools.
The resolution proposed declares 1t
is the opinion of the senate there is
no provision in the treaty with Japan
that relates to the subject, or inter-
feres with the right of the state of
California to conduct its system OF
schools in accordance with its own
legislation. Raynor will speak on
the subject tomorrow.
The Raynor resolution was laid
upon the table and the senate ad-
journed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04

Chicago, Dec. 4.--The National In
dustriaI association was addressed to-
day by j. w. Vancleve, president of
the National Association of Mahufac-
turers. He pleaded for fair play on
the part Of both operator and opera =
tive. He denounced Bryan, Gompers.
SchmitZ and Ruef and said:
"The causes for the creation of the
movement these men typify is rested
in autocratic and unjust employers
who go far as they can without vio-
lating the statutes, and always hold
a hostile attitude toward labor.
Trades union autocrats also exist.
The good employer and well be.
haved laborer must work in harmony.
The oppressive employer is a worse
enemy to society than the demagogue
he assails.
He advocated an increase of wages
and urged manufacturers to -hare lib
orally Of their prosperity with their
employees, ana cited statistics to prove
they are able to do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
MANITOBA'S GREAT CROP.
Flax, Rye, Wheat. Spring Wheat, Oats
and Potatoes.

Ottawa, Dec. 4,-rhe census of the
field crop of Manitoba was issued to-
day IN the shape of blue book and
shows a great advance in the crop
production of the province.
The total acreage Of land under cul-
tivation is given as 4,175,346, of which
2,i15.5+3 is under wheat. Occupied
farms total 10,195,6O4 acres. of which
21,O19 is under potatoes and III, Al
in hay In flax, rye and spring wheat
there is an enormous increase, whila
spring wheat has reached total of
47,j77,S2l bushels in the province
alone. There are 930,174 acres under
oats and 2,71S,SSS acres are being pre-
pared for spring wheat during the
coming season. Prairie hay shows a
great falling off but the acreage under
beets and barley compensates for this
by more than $50 per cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
Connecting for $4,000 job.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 4.-The ex-
animation of candidates FOR the posi-
ton of chief of the water bureau Is
taking place here today. Major Gill
lette of the engineers, is chairman of
the board of examiners and the posi-
ton is worth $4,000 per annum and
pickings. There are 412 candidates
and they hail from all parts of the
United States, including Utah, Colo
rado, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Arizona. California, Washington New
York, Massachusetts and Montana.
The examination is purely a technical
one and will be one of the severest
ever given under the new law.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
Extortion Cases Continued.

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-Schmitz
and Ruef were arraigned this MORN
ing under five indictments. charging
. extortion in the French restaurant
cases Both appeared in court On
the plea of their attorneys for further
time to prepare defense the Schmitz
case was continued until Monday,
and the Ruef case until Thursday.
s. NJ. Shortridge and Henry Ach
appeared as counsel for the indicted
boss and the mayor.
They pleaded not guilty to the
charges Of extortion as specified in
the indictments At the office OF the
district attorney It is stated that
everything is in readiness to begin the
trials on all the indictments found
by the grand jury to date.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
PENDLEroN, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1906.

anese may be naturalized. War with
Japan would find every naturalized
Japanese citizen of this country doing
all in his power to aid the mother
country"
Mclaughlin said, "If the president
desires to take the part of Japan
against a sovereign state that is his
affair. but the authorities of Cali
fornia will not long be able to precent
overt acts by the people"
Knowland said, ut is a good thing
for California congressman the pres
idents message did not come before
the election"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
ROOSEVELT TO F|FTY-N|NTH CONGRESS

Washington, Tee. 4.-President
Roosevelts message to congress, one
Of the best yet written by him, was
presented this afternoon and caused
widespread comment because of some
of the radical recommendation made
in 1t.
The message contains $4,000 words
and touches upon every public issue
before the nation. A synopsis of the
leading topics is as follows:
TO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
AS a nation we still continue to en-
joy a literally unprecedented prosper
ity; and 1t is probable that only reck-
less speculation and disregard of le.
gitimate business methods on the part
of the business world can materially
mar this prosperity.
No congress in our time has done
more good work CT importance than
the present congress. There were sew
cral matters left unfinished at your
last session, however, which 1 most
earnestly hope you will complete be-
fore your adjournment.
No Campaign Contributions.
again recommend a law prohibit
ing all corporations from contributing
to the campaign expenses OF any
party Such II bill has already passed
one house of congress. Let individuals
contribute as they desire; but let us
prohibit in effective fashion all cor
porations from making contributions
for any political purpose, directly or
indirectly.
Another bill! which has Just passed
one house of congress and which It is
urgently necessary should be enacted
! into law, is that comforting upon the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
GRIND jury Take Evidence.

San Francisco. Dec. 4.--The grand
jury sitting was resumed today. The
Belvidere, Music hall. municipal
brothel and several other cases were
considered. The star witness was
Frank Garlic. ex-manager of Aurello
Herrera Garlic told the jury an un-
successful report made him secure a
permit to erect tent in the unburned
district in which he proposed to con-
duct n vaudeville show. He attrib-
utes his failure to get the permit to
his refusal to give up one-third the
receipts to representatives of the city
administration.
Evidence Against John \. Benson.
The grand jury this morning heard
evidence of the alleged Illegal seiz-
ure Of land in Tnyo county, Califor-
mia. by John A. Benson. already un-
der Indictment for land frauds in
Oregon and California. An indict-
ment is expected this evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
CalifCrnians Enragcd.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE presi-
dents attitude toward the japanese
situation has stirred the ire of the
California delegation. Mclaughlin,
of Los Angeles, says
at is fierce. Tomorrow morning
the Pacific coast will be ablaze with
indignation. The entire west will
fight the commendation that the Jap
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
COWBOY SHOT TRAIN RoBBER.
Latter Captured and Believed to BE a
Colorado Boilermaker.

Holiday, Kan, Dec. A man
boarded a train on the Santa Fe with
a ticket for Topeka last night, drew Il
revolver in the smoking car and or
dered the passengers to deliver. All
gave in but a cowboy, who drew a
gun and fired a shot, which struck the
thief in the leg. The thief forced by
the closed doors ran through the en-
tire train to the private car of Third
Vice President Nicholas, from which
the robber grabbed Il coat AS he
ran through he broke a window and
as the train was slowing he leaped of!
with no booty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-04
FIRE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Two-Story Frames Along the Water
Front DESTROYED.

San Francisco, Dec. A row of
two-story frame buildings at Front
and Market streets, occupied by the
Bullshead oil works, American In
surance company of Newark, North
ern Assurance company, Lake, Hale
& Co, NJ. p. Detel flour and hay;
Preston Commercial company, Ma
her. Alfs & Brune, burned at mid
night. Loss 100000.