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ty'mwVM Minutes
jg VB ol k nndrinse
with Pf ARL
INI- wtihing,
lor every hour ol hivrd rubbing
with old-fashioned washing.
You save hall the lime. It’s
easier, plensanter, healthier
work. Soaking the clothes in
PF.ARUNF. and water loosens
the dirt. You rinse it out with
no rubbing. This soaking is
absolutely harmless-- not so
with most soap-soaking. 020
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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Iwfal lllim-I luritln 'lrachpra In
nf I niii|M—l li* rat iiiu Oa>
irirh \ latla Jarkaona Ilia*.
'Sil-rifr O'Connor of Hl.hmond countv.
hm* levied iifum the offW fullllng of 111*
G*orgia lUllronJ anl Banking <*orn|Miiy,
tornor of %VaHt?r *ul Jn kNon *treM"
The atructure i. by |he way. oru- >f h*
fiateat ofl)< • buiUltngH In the B*uth. Tn
levy is under inn derulon ami Inatru -
tlon* of William A Wright, controller
grnrrsl of lh state, ai l n ft fa* for
taiM alege| to be ih* htatr the
tounty of Hlc.imoni) shl the cry of Au
gusts. to tha amount of fla.MfJ.77 This
levy Khia out of the AlUmiJ .11*1 Ui(
Point debenture tan
*rl t li r*t lima liny trelilrnt
faUther Brewer, son of it t*ro*prrmi*
farmer of Ooi>b couniy, *o rililug on
m fence in hla father’* >r.l Christmas
Day, when ti allot sun. which h* had in
hi* hand, waa an’iipt)lall)' ***l
The charge blew out the vniitu. man*
brain ami caused liatam dewth Young
Hfe wer had been hunting during the* day,
ntul had returned miitgh lle aat
on the fence for h f*-w momenta to red
bolding hie shotgun in hi- hated. So n*
wa near at the nm* of the Occident,
nnd it is not certain Jim’ how the gun
went off It is mi |>|oa<-d the trigger go:
caught in the fenee.
91a, Ftlnitl Y'allnlnh Falla Hallttar.
Th, Tallulah Falla Railway, runniiix
from Comrlla to Tallulah Fail-, of whi'li
Col. Samurl C. Dunlap of Galnmvlll,. la
X,n,rai manax-r. will in all probability
l>, ,Rt,itlp<i from Talio.an Falla to Frank
lin. N. C. On, of th, probablli(l,a alao
in ronn,otlon with th, proposo.l ,xt,n-ton
I, a Itn, lo Cl,\,lan,l in Whit, tounty.
It la uinit raltH-l that blx Intlu. ,m,nta
hav, b,,n off* rt-l by tht* |a*opl, of
liml anti Whit, rounty to llw* r.lltoa.l
l>,p) to hav, a bratit'h lln, built It, :hat
point. Th, protluc, from th, mountain,
till, fall to Ih, city mark,!, ha, b,,n tilt*
u,ua.ty iarg, anti th, necally for a rail*
rttatl throuxh that r,x!<>n I, mor, apt par
ent than ,v,r.
Struck b) m Mullet.
Mr. M Hturlen, an engineer on the Cen
tral Railros.l. was struck In the temple
by a Mmy bullet from a Christmas pis
tol aim! was painfully though not seri
ously wouieta) White coming Into llimn
from Atlanta Mr. Hturien wan pulling a
freight train, and when hi* train r* a* h* .1
Il si-ley's crossing he felt a blow on hit
right temple mikl ttrough! he had been
•truck by a rock. but investigation show
ed that k- hfni town struck by a plttol
tail and that It had entered the akin and
ploughed it'* way to the tan k of hta head
and stopped, from where It was rut out
by I>r. Howard J. Williams.
t hriatmtii I mniou Mm* t nue llenth.
A terrible accident happened at Hign
Hhoul* Monday night An okl cannon,
about a foot long that had been made by
boring a hole tn a abaft, wan being Inade I
by Mr Leonard Earnest. when it wax
cidentally discharged and lltw up and
struck him under the chin. smashing every
bon* tn hit chin, ami lower pin of hta
head, knocking every tooth out of lilt
mouth and uplifting hie note wide open
It ia supposed the pwdrr wan Ignited
by tome ashes from hit cigar that he
wn* amok tag at the tfmf. Everything
• l*uji •fOTti for ** Wound .*1
mm. but very tittle hope in entertained
of ha* recovery. Mr Earnest lives in
Monroe ami was visiting hit mother at
High Shoals.
Hri% rn Iron, Home hr 111 Treat
ment.
Albany Herald: To escape ill treatment,
13- > car-old Blanche Mannun, who lived
with her fatner and stepmother near Kit*
fteruld, left home early last Hiturda/,
and. after being ( hated for four mil *
through mmhii** and heels b> her step
mother and two half-sisteie. UtaniHl a
train and cam* to Albany to teg aim*
to enable her to reach Jacksonville, Fla .
where she ban an uncle, and with whom
It was her intention o hv< Tin* eggar l
> ap{>eaian< e ami disconsolate form of
the little girl attracted the attention of
Mim Rebecca Sauls ut the union depot
shortly slier her arrival in the city, and
©n questioning her, she learned the facia
as stated above. Mi-s Sauls was so Iru
pteased by the story of the child tb.it
ahe gave her a home until the mean*
(ould be provided to enable her to reach
Jacksonville. The ((eiwoti of ih* Hill* girl
exhibited marks of recent 111 usage, and
welte raised by the lash were found in
distressing numbers on her person The
girl remained at the home of Miss Sauls
until Sunday night, when she was fur
nished with a ticket to Jacksonville by
Mr. George II Flint, the big - hear ted
ticket agent at the depot. A letter wa
received yesterday from the girl by ‘her
benefactors, ami It brought the gratify
ing Intelligence that her unci. had as
sured her a home as long as he had one
Of hit owrn.
Florida!
JlrkNmvt)!, m.y noon hr connected hv
water wHh Leesbura. The Le.-sbur* t*om
merckil says tluit on.- of the most Im
portant enterprises that will nrol—t.ly b.
consummated soon. and which moan* so
much tor Laeshurk and Lake county In
Increase of buslnt-sx and (>ron|—-rtt>- to
hr- people, I* the op, nin* of the Ockla
waha rher to steamer uav gallon from
J ..rebury and around the like* to the Bt.
John's river and the ocean.
I’lar|islr lirorver.' Urrilny.
The Idnearmle Growers' Association of
Si. Petersburg l ursine the growers
from all over the state to attend the
meeting which Is to toe held there on Jan.
ft. to foitn a state organisation They
hold out the Idea that the Industry ha*
reached such proportions In all ection*
row lhal concert of action I* needed It
Is contend—l that If this Is taken at th>
loginning there will be less trouble. The
Idea Is to prov.de a suitable system
through which to dispose of the product,
mid leave out the dishonest |>eople who
so often ruin things of this kind The
object w.ll be also to establish a scale of
prices which ate to bo adhered to as close
ly ss possible so as to protect the mem
bers tn every eectton of the state.
A Parlna Ostrich.
Oliver W., the tracing oetrleh. with hla
Utlver, Jce Campbell, vlslud Jacksonville
Christmas day. with the ostrlrh road ear?
fi# n t . Ostrich Firm. The turnout cum*
d*wn Florida avenue to Hay atr**t A*
tin ostrich came a routs) tne corner at a
Hire*-minute clip he nan Into a street
cai. and the wheel of the buggy came off
K |<r t'amphell of once cstught the os
trich by the head, and put it hood over hi*
eye*. When th* was a < ompltahed the
hld aqu.itted arid the buggy was tnk*n
to the bla< W-tiuth shop and r paired. In
front of the Si James a huge crowd was
oti the piaxxa, and also at the Windsor,
and from forty to lifty kodaks were turn
ed upon the bird and hi* driver Forty
two ostriches will be sent to Palm Peach
to the farm In that city for the winter.
Burton Cornell will !** manager of the
Palm lieach farm
Florida Teachers %re at Tampa.
The Florida Htote Tea tiers Association
t* In s*sstOii at Taint** Atmu-t W)
teacher* riml m h<*ol officer* are present
from various co tin ties of the Mate, and
. Is conildeiitly believed tlait tht* mau
ler will h- .ncre.s..l to :*#>. A n'*st *•*-
. . Hem progracnm*’ ha been arrange I,and
the cldaitis of Tampa are showing th**
visitors .-very attention. Dr John F.
Forbes. tin tide rtf id cultured president
of Stetson University, at la* Band; Dr W
1 Yocum, the t**ai-her-orator, nnd able
president of th. Miate Agricultural U©l
|< ? Duk* Pity; Prof Hayes, of the
Stilt.. Normal and Prof <*t* of the J
I*, r Normal, .r. atrnmg the dlstlnjculshetl
. ?tic.t4or* |*remih. The convention will
ont.nue thr. ugh Friday On Saturday the
me ml > r> will go to St. Petersburg, t* !*■
pr-* tit at th# openm*. of Ul manual
training * w*l there
THK MAP* of ill BI.H.
% ommrrrlal %gent fr the
U rlht*llle wad Tenwllle.
Dublin. ta . i>* c. 2* Mr * Haley
of this city his tn*-n aiq*4nt* <1 'omnur
'- i,l agent In I uiWin for the Wrlghmvli **
and Tenrdlle Hailroad by Official Passen
ger Agent K K Bryan Jr Since the
resignation of Mr. H B Young aome
week ago. • his |n-*itioii ha* been fllle*!
by Mr Thomas Pullen of Savannah. The
p 1.-., w.i- n •nth tendered to Ait £)•
H ilia, kshciir, formerly agent In Dublin
for ihis line, bin after considering the
m.itier for >i’V ral -lays, li* decline*) Ihe
appointment
Mr Dal. y is n brother of President A
F Daley of the Wrlffhtsville and Tennllle
lto.d lie has had no experience In the
railroad business. hut Is qultu p i-ular in
this dty.
Yesterday the rn* r.-bants of Dublin fig
ur.sl up their business for Monday otwl
found that though Saturday was r
oed-breaking -lay for trade in Dublin,
they did considerably better Monday than
Saturday. Most oi th<* business houses
remutned open yesterday, tlweigh there
was but Uftl* trad,* except In fireworks.
lax Collector F. M Daniel ha* figured
up bis collection* to dale. un*l finds that
it amount* to IliMsiU CB. against over 115.**M
ft r Hh uim* |x*ilo*) last yer. There te
muins yet to la* ollected In this couniy
t43.75fc.54. Nc\t before were the people
of laturcna county so Ijackward In the
payriH Ut of their taxes.
Mrs. Henrietta (uitotiin, mother of Mr
K W. ( ti,- m.tii, died In this city yester,
lay itfter>-uul>. Htu* can,.’ fr.wj HadJo k.
Jones county, a few w.-ks ago. -a b-t
here by the illiwss of her daughter-in
law who died ten biys ago. and was im
mediately taken 111. H r remain* were
carried to Had!o>-k yesterday uf ter noon
for Internw-nt, ace. mtariled by Itev. W.
N. Ainsworth Mr. Coltman is ill with
pneumonia, aisl coui<l not accompany hia
mother’s remalin*. Since coming to I>ul
iln a few mouths ago to manage the Dub
lin branch of Armour A Cos., he aits had
many mldortUMt.
A Christmas tragedy was narrowly
averted yesterday A negro cursed In thk
preaetice of Mrs II Iv Clark and s**v nai
o-her ladles. Mi C atk secured a pistol
mil it several times at the negro.
Fortunady the pistol was not loaded.
I he ngro t<s>k the pistol from C.ark ntu\
• arried it to out 1 of the |*olcemen of the
city.
Dr. Krnest H Haw Is is prospecting In
Savannah with tlie view of locating in that
n\ Ha Is a raotni ffi MliMila llmi CM*
-ago t’nlverslty.
MlUt AT TAI.I.AHAMBB.
tii.lst School Pupils lirl 0H Hark
Front SoperlntciMlrnl.
Tallahassee. Fla.. Idee. ITT John Ulmer
and Joseph T. Ladd had a difficulty Mon
day afternoon. In which Ulmer treed his
knife on Ladd, wounding hint In the neck
and h, .id. Jir. ttwynn dresst-d iuidJ's
wounds arid he left for 8t Marks Tues
day innrnlna
l>r T. F Smith, quarantine officer at
the port of Carr a belle, and Ur. E. Is
Stcwait of Ih. Sian- Board of Health, will
exchange positions at the beginning of the
new year.
The coroner's Jury In the case of 'h is
Stmmon. the negro who was killed on the
Seaboard Air Line Saturday ntghl. te
turned a verdict of accidental death ex
on.ratine the railroad trom any responai
blllly for the death of Simmon*.
lion Wm. W She lls, superlinendent of
the Methodist Sunday School, offered a
prise ed $5 In gohl for the pupil who
would bring a perfect lesson every Sunday
during the year lJttle Ml*s Eunice
Rawls. I .in wood Evans, and Howell
Sheets tied for the prise and each received
a Is gold piece.
MKHHY AM* AT IMIHILIM.
Mayor McDonald Wins first Prise
In n fool Itace.
Douglas. On.. Dec. 27.—Christmas here
passed quietly. The ikhm* of the city were
cot tot gotten Sheriff at*d Mr*. VV W
Southerlaml frd the Jail prisoners, and the
KpWurth League, under the management
of Mr. and Mrs. T 8, Hart, and those two
consecrated Christian young ladles. Mls.es
Mary Anthony and Eva I'oole served the
county convicts with a royal dinner.
In the afternoon there wits hors.- racing
with good slo k. scrub stock and stta-k
ready for the bone yard. Interspersed with
foot-nii IttK Mayor M Dotut I not only
runs a gts-l poll)leal ra e. but Is a lively
► iwlnter on the turf With a free.for-nll
or*- hundred yard foot race, he carried
his 223 pounds avoir,lopoU out ttr.l an.l
look the pur-e Altos ther this has been
the most enjoyable Uhrlstmas Iroughis lias
had, and the w'.alher was Ileal. 1
—The German Emperor always wears
two bracelets on his left wrist. One con
tains a small watch and the other Is In
the form of a gold cable.
Despondent Women.
Year* of experlenci* In treating (Hikmi peculiar to women, .luring which time
I h-i\ .' ne, ii ir \ - inly and ati*‘titi’'H.
WfJ-; ►tnl.le me to promise relief to the thraussnds of women
’ *'*■* lnnt■ ptlbi or Kvrt y woman ow
II to hrrwlf and family to l>e robust and well, yet many
I of them from a sense of raise modesty continue to suffer
'?*>- In slleis s rather than take advantage of expert, skillful
M treatment which wilt rrstoie them to perfect health
g\ w Ml fHtlent* are among the nest fieople of this dtyan.l
Uk. Mote, and no w oman need he Kate to place herself urslei
pTfiA my treatment I'ndertandlng thoroughly her .tetk-ate oi
gunlsm as I do. I have perfeecied an eii.ii. tlj nest a l
E/V| ongtijil method of tie; ttner.t whl. h na proven unifort.,-
i h -e-M-,; *, ■' rr is-e
nta.te , sje ■ Ity of t'e.. dU.- ~ • for twer.’v year* and
K ,d y ran give the heat profeaslonal and tlnanctal references. I
’ Invite every one to consult me without cost, either In per
j Newton Hathaway.M D " on or b > l *"* r - All correspondence confidential
S A Bryan street, Mavannab. Ga.
Office Hours— 9 to 12, 2 to 5, 7 to P p m.ftundays. 10 a. m, to 1 p m, i
THE MO If NT NO NEWS: FRTDA Y. DECEMBER 29, 1000.
NO EXTENSION THIS YEAR.
1.0%. MrlWl’t.Vi iWOlAtr# THAT
MINK itlix HK OHAATFI).
I aimers %re in lioiml t ondltlnn anil
An Itehsoii U lit They Should \nt
l‘ay Tlielr Taxes Ma) \% . 11.
%lanlilln. Konnilrr of flir ‘limn of
llainpfiin and a lltstlnMulshed I If-
Iseu Head - tin* I'ulltleal l.od
liUlur nf tin,. %lc*ts eea >-Timi ii
nf Mnrlnn fins llesfruellxe Fire.
Columbia, H. C.. [Vr 27 —lt h* teomr
Almost custom.iry to ex#ond the time for
the payment of taxes in ltd* state Thlx
h?a*c of affair* wuh br-night at*out by a
succession of hxrd r* a son* for several
v*gr# The fiscal yeas mils I>e<*. 31. Oov
Mcßweeney announces that hi* will grant
I no extension this year as the farmers all
j i| |m ar to Is* In brie cln*umstances. All of
the smnll tax-pa vet a have about, tald up.
lisllroads and other lirg* tax-p.iyers do
not remit tint It the lust day In order to
save the interest on their money. Tha
j * iuvertH>r’H decision w ill not work a hard
ship on anybody.
Mo) W. 11 Mauldin of Hampton died
yesterday after .i month's Illness. M,J
Mauldin wio senator from Hampton
county, and sob- owner of the Hampton
and lir.inchvHle Hailroad. He had large
l imb'-ring and fanning interest- lie w n
a native of A iderson • ounty ami H3 years
old. lie was known in #h* war ns "the
fprhtlrg quartermaster " ll* served under
tier*. Mart il.iry In Hampton’s Union.
Ma) Muuldln was the f *th*r of the
town of Hampton, and ore of the original
mover* in the project to establish Hamil
ton tHinty tt* was a man of a great
deal f twrvi In laistness undertakings
and had n gr**it many v|clssltub*s In his
busineg* care* r Polities wis a shh* Issu*
with hltn lb* nad served In tlie State
Senate dx >• ar*. ami was the political
gotlfather of th* present tJoVernor, M It
McSweenv.
The city of Marlon was visit**) hy h
destructive fire Christmas night. Care
lessness In shooting ft re-cracker* I* as
signed as the cause. Four stores and con
tent were burned I>oss about $12,000. par
tially' Insured.
It UM I Mat 'EY t >;a F EIoHIDV.
Th, ■),vrl|iiuiiit *f Ih, *ltllt* In
Tiv,nt> Elvr *,r.
St. Jam,, lloit I. Jacksonville. I),, 20.
—Tw,nty-Bv, years axo my-first Florida
letter to th, Morulnx N,w, was .lattal
frttfn thl, hotel, then a- nttw. untl,r Ihe
TniiliaK.fnrnt of Mr. J. It. Campbell, tin
veteran hotel nun of thl, state. The only
other similar rase,. In various llnrs of
bu,lne„. ar. Col. D. E. Maxwell, th,
ir,n,rat maruixer of th, H,*al,wird Air
Din, Railroad In Florida, anti Capt. Wm
A. Sluts*, of th, steamer City of Jack
sonville. and Ktlitor W. W. Douxlass of
the Metropolis; all of whom have stuck
4o tin- "old rut." anti stestltly risen lo
positions of greater Influence.
Twenty,five years axu the St. Jam,,
wu, the only first-eta, a tourist hotel in
the state on the main lln, of travel, anti
was only about half Its present stse; at
that time Colonel (then Captain) Max
sell was superintendent of a tthackly
railroad from Cedar Key to Fernandtna
ond to Taliah taste; Capt. Shaw was com
mander of th, little rlearner laiilie Boy.
owned by MaJ. Ttatsdnle of i‘alatka. Mr.
\V W Druxlass saa "llvlnx from ItanO
,o mouth" servlnx newspapers that hard
ly outlived their Infancy, the Savannah
M- rninit News tlien belnx the daily |i-er
mat bnmxhc full tel. xraphle news to the
p,tX>le of the stale. At that time no
waves of development were rollick In this
direction, amt even Jarits..nvllle made
very slow proxress In the direction of
her later rapid and substantial develop
ment a, Ihe chief city o( a lonx neglect, and
stale of the Union.
Hmtth Florida was than a "fatal
No railroads, oo clay roods, few and wide
ly acadared settlement*. and an outlook
for dn* future that wa* int encouraging
I reached the now famous city of Oa a.
by going an t'.e Ocktawaha river ml
riding o\ er fr*m Silver Spring". Where
the elegairt brick Ocala house of the
Plant Hyetein now stand*. there wa* an
Slid a.*.(ien hotel, hut well kept by Land
lord Harris and hi" excellent wit* Pp the
Hi. Join" river into Lake Monroe, the
now flourishing ‘ Gate City to South Flor
ida." known an Hanford, wan not In **x-
Ulenv’e. but Mellonvllle wan quite a lively
place To-day there k ha tally a trace of
that town to be writ on the lake ahore.
T.imna wax "out of the world " except
by a ateamer line from Cedar Key. then
-haring the honor with Pii'Ol.tta. the
Ht. Johnx. of Mok the moat *’Ood-for
eakeii place" In Florida
Gov. Joxe|*b K Urown. of Georgia, an.l
other clear-headed men who then vial ted
the state, could not penetrate the future
of its career very far beyond Its then
very alowly. and not surely developing
condition, certainly nowhere near It* pres
ent wonderful growth and activity In all
kinds of enterprise*. The Plant System
wan then unknown, and the Wavcros*
Short Une hardly dreamed of by the nusi
sanguine developers. Ht. Ai gustlne. the
famous t oid city of the stat**. could l*e
reachiHl only by outside steamer or up the
Ht. Johns and acroxs from Toool on a
sha kly railroad, which dumt*e.l you In a
swamc and 'ompeHed you to rM<
corduroy road In a rattling omnibus to
reach a hotel. Rut there were men here
then, pioneers, who had faith in Florida's
future, and they held on and pushed ale ad
Into the anticipated era of development.
As the years roiled on Manager f*antt
beii smv the need of constant improve
ments and enlarge ments t* Ip* hotel, and
to-day the elegant St James recently
modernised, covers an entire square,
fronting Ht James Park, and has never
step a season that ws not prosperous an I
•ucccaafui And it has •**••! year by >• r.
new and elegant hotels spring up .*ll
around It In the city—the Windsor, the
(*arleton. (now the t’mted Htates Hotel),
the Everett, the Placlde. the Duval, etc.
And all down the East ('oast ore *<-tit
tered Flagler's pa*ce hote|s. while iv*
IMsnt System pa luce hotel* line the \Van
('oast. M done an! millions of <kill.ir*
have been put into hotel* in this sta*e
since 1 wrote mv first Florida letter from
this, then leading hole of Floridi.
In ttiose er|y days me Ht. John* river
was covered with steamers of all sis**
and kind, ('apt Hhaw, n Savannah boy,
whose father. Capf. Hh W'. was killed on
the river by an explosion, then .*ommand
e*t of the little Lollle Hoy Next I foun 1
him on a larger stesimer. the George .\|
Bird, then he superintended the building
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall's Great Disravary.
On# small bottle of Hall t Oraat DU
covsry cures all kidney and bladder trou
bles. removes gravel, cures diabetes.
Inal emission*, weak and isms back#
rheumatism and *sll irregularities of the
>0 hikl bladder in both men and wo
unn. regulates t.souu troubles in chli
drtn. if | 4U | #o )u by your druggist wui
be *-nt by mail un reteipt of tl. one am* •
bottle is two months’ treatment, and will
rure sr.v case above mentioned. Dr. F
W. Hall, sole tnojiufai turer. F O bo*
Ht Ecuis. Mo. H-nd for testimonial*
Cold by all druggists and Soiumom Ca..
havannah, Gt
Head Vhla.
Dothen. Ala , July Is. l* 9 *
Dr. F W Hall. 8t Ignils. Mo Dear
Btr %%’• have been selling your Texas
Wonder, Hall's tlreat Discovery, for two
years ;,n.i rwommmi It to any one suf
fering with any kidney trouble .is i*etng
the h*t remedy we ever sold. Yours
truly. j. n. YOUNG.
of the Fr*-d le Barjr. a line steamer, and
*’ocnmunde*| her until he built the more
elegant and larger ste mer City of Jack
eonvlllv. of th* Cl.vd*- Him 1 , which he still
commands. Wt**p by step tha, veteran and
popular commander ha** riser to his pres
ent importunt position, and despite sharp
railway f.* train competition, hlssttaimer
do**f profitable bus Hie as In the winter
season.
Twenty-five years qg Capt. T> K. Max
well. witn h*.idqimri**rs at Ferrumdin*,.
w.*s the bigg* !*t railroad rnan In Florida,
*nrt Hia* w.ih not saying much, except that
his energy, -kill am) pcrweverence mad*-
m,c*h out of little for the disgruntled
traveling puh.lc. He he i on. however,
and mad* the most of every opportunity
for Improvement am) development. lie
.-aw his r*,*l reach out from Waldo to
Tamps, and from wiulwikk! to Orlando,
am) from Jar kponvilfc to Fernand I no. and
then to .Savannah, a ral finally to Colum
bia rt. C. TV-ds>' |f Is an imrsrrtiint <ll
-of the great H*nhasit) Air Din*-,
arsl Col Maxwells high character and
rare ability as m rallroul manager have
made him :i leading official here of this
|sYWfrful corporation. No m.n In the
-t;t** Is more h*m*r* and ami tielovctl try th-
People g**n rally.
Aral lastly, but not least, in my love
n I res|>ect. cornea good o’.l friend W.
W Douglas-, now one of the Metropolis
editors, .iiel a man who can scent a n-w>
item . mile off. A native of Monroe
county. Georgia, when the war closed he
was a-soclatcd with Col. John H. Prather,
in*- bite J. J Toon and others In Atlanta,
but soon after came to Jarksonvll.e full
of hop** for Its future, although the city
was for yeurs a “graveyard for newspaper
ventures," he held on. serving first one.
iihl then another, until the Metropolis
was start*#), thirteen year* ago. on which
h* has dAi** most excellent service up to
thw present lnv*. Cental am) warm-heart
*d. his unselfish nature tins made for him
friends In every class of cltlgens. and in
his old gc he serves a iw-oi*!* 1 who love
and respect Mm for his many virtues
Too generous to ever lecome rich, h*’ will
ev Ills children the legacy* of "tt g.ol
name." but may that time be long da
ey*<l. During twenty-five years I hnv
knowti no better hearted man than Kl
- fxougliiss. ’Winy he live long and
prosper."
Perhaps this mmhling revUw of a quar
ter of century of Florida experience* may
not interest the general outside reader of
the Morning N*ws. but here, in this erate.
In hundreds of home* it will Ih* read by
many with tender ( motions as they recall
tlie distant past with its pioneer priva
tions and discouragement*. The Hemtnel-
Reporter of Orlando, tn regretting the
departure of ex-Edltor R A Mills and
family for California, tells of his first ar
rival a! Sanford by the steamer Rosa
She hove in sight on laike Monroe Just
* the little narrow gauge railroad train
was having on a Katurday night for Or
lando, about twenty miles away, and Its
then terminus. Mr. Mills and his family
had to Ik over there until Monday af
ternoon to make tht twenty miles. Be
fore that railroad wa* hulH I mad** a
buggy rale trip to M dtland. fifteen miles
south, from the effe* ts of which I suf
f. :*ml for six months. To-day Maitland is
on the main line of the Plant H>stem’s
gnat West India fast mail route. Hplen
• lid railway tmina and elegant hotels
abound oil o\er the state to-day.
1 have seen Hanford and Orlando and
Likelund and Tam|*a and Plant City and
Ocala and I'.ilatka und other places rise
Up out of the wilderness anti become
cities of Industry, culture anti enterprise.
Hjuth Florida, then a * sealed book." has
Iveen opened up. and later the east coast
•ie vein jane nt came, ami is now the wonder
f the world, through Millionaire Flag
ler's enterprlM* Jacksonville, despite the
yellow fever epidemic and several de
structive Arcs, has s adlly and bravely
marched she ul Into an era of prosperity
truly wonderful in its steady and sure
development. I never expected twenty-five
years ago. to w itn<*-s any such future de
ve!oi ment Ami twenty-five years nh*ad.
whu< will it be? Sidney Herbert.
nn om KkiM.oie NHwno.
Warrant for tarry Ing t wnresleil
Weapon* Served n Wnodnnrii.
A llama, tree. 27. —J T. Rome, an em
ploye of the Atlanta Cotton Factory, who
lives at 10 Connallv street, has been miss
ing fr<*m Ills hon.e stneo lasi Monday. an*l
ion yesterday the prdl* e were n*ked to |o
• ate him. Early Monday m*>nlng Home
j left home to visit n neighbor, saying he
would return at*out k o’clot'k He has
not be seen by bis family since then.
For several years Home has been In
the employ of the Atlanta Colton Mill,
and Is known as a sober. Industrious man.
No reason can assigned for his dlsap
|waranee and his wife refuse* to believe
that he bun d' * rid her. and their three
-moll children. The city detectives are
at work on the case, but a- yet have dis-
I * ov-rsd i.o traces of flu* mining man
A warrant was to-day served upon May
or James G Woodward, charging him
with carrying concealed weapons At
i tched to the warrant was a Ikuvl for
SDO. with a blank place for the niun' of
i bondsman to be signed. This bond wa*
left with the Mayor, with the understand
ing that he was to g"t someone to sign
It for him and return it to the sheriff's
office.
The w trranf was served by Deputy
Sheriff Tye. It grew out of the recent
police episode in which the Vlo.vor fig
ured. and with which the public Is famil
iar. The warrant was wvorn out by
Policeman Dobbin* upon the Inst mot lone
of Recorder Broyles. It was taken out
on the evening of Dec. IH In the City
Criminal Court.
The warrant was turned over to Deputy
HI erlff Tye. He communicated with tne
Mayor once before to-day In regard to
the mnttei und the morning the war
rant wa* served on him personally. He
agreed to have his bond Axed up and sent
to the sheriff's office art. on re, and the
matter was left in chat shape.
Mnrrinuf Nl I nl<|nltt.
Colquitt, # l . l>*v 27.—I*r leon Vic*
Tyr* of liaiihr<lK<*. Oo . and Minn CalUt*
liuph of Chi* place, wrr* mwrrlrd at lha
MtnodUt Church, yaiipnlay *v*nln *1
I o'clock. Rev. Dr. Perker afflckllni Tha
<>r<#l* wan In a hnautlful whit*
*ilk guatt iv tl a v*ry hanlaome> wMdln*
v**M that r*;ch*d th* floor Tha groom
cv i* ilrpppwl In a hamlnomf black ault,
th.if war very heromlng to th* occaaion.
Th# hr war* Mi**** V4alg
Morgan and Kart* Sharp of Hainbrkkl*,
?h* m*5J of honor waa Ml*a Nellie Bum.
a *i*t*r of th* br.*l* Mr. John McTyr*
act*<l aa b**t man Th* church wa* h*au*
tlfully decoratwl with holly ar,.| f*rn.
—N*arl> S10,000,(M* of fruit la a*nt from
thl* country to England *v*ry y*ar. y*t
w* buy mat quantltl** of Jam and pr%.
r*rv*a from London manufacturer*.
NtHPiK DTKLIIbEXCK.
Matters of laterest to Shipping Men
Generally.
The Unite*! Fruit Company has con
tracted for th*- building of six new’
steamers to meet the requirements of Its
for* ,gn trade
These stearrers are to Ih* from 2.otn to
2.UJO tone public rspa< ity for cwrgo. and
will be fitted especially for carriage of
perishable cargo of fruit ns well ,i* g**.
eral cargo*-*. They will b* 4 fully provided
with electric lights throughout, and every
modern devlc# for the **4*l*l handling of
fruit and general cargo. Elegant passen
ger arcommodstlons for 24 t 3b passafi
gers will m* fu*nsh*<l. saloons, state
rooms, social hill, smokifkg room. *tc„
to be place*) arnldshtp on upper d* k
with extra large stattruems t<> meet th**
requirements of tropical trade, and all
the conveniences found in modern tran*-
Atlantic liners.
The contract call for an average spec*!
of 14 knots i*er hour at *.. kid*d The
st*amers will lie ready for delivery next
fall, anl will iron*dlately enter into th*
different tra<les io which they will be as
signed The United Fruit Company at the
present time owfn or have under * barter
between #Ui ami 70 steamships, an*) every
mmlern device up to hle a- to Improve
ment In passenger service, and the rapid
and safe handling of cargoes, which *n
account of thHr jierlshAble cargoes makes
s|<ee*l the ali-ess-iitlal feature in thes<*
steamers, has bseti very carefully attend
ed to.
The annual repor# of the Unite*! (Bates
Digithou lloar<i shows that at th<- *-lose
of th- Aih'.il year there wer* under
the control of the lighthouse eetabllhtnent
1.243 lighthouses and beacon light-. 4
llxht ves*-ls In )*ositg>n. S light vessels for
r# lief, 11 electric lighted buoys In position.
£2 gas lighted buoys In position. 172 fog
signal* operated by steam, caloric or oil
engines; 1.7*3 post lights, 4% day boa -one.
73 whistling buoys in >n. 120 ?>ell
buoys In position am) 4.71 H other buoys, in.
•'haling piles and makes In the Alaska
district. In the construction and rare of
these ald? t€# navigation there are *mpkv
e j 34 st*am tenders. 11 steam laun h*-s. 2
sailing ten*)er, 1,394 light keepers, I 3X2 la
borers In charge of light |osts an<l 1
oth**r employes, including ctews of light
ships and tenders. During th*- year <57 new
lights were established. 13 now fog *ig
rials and 15 lights were discontinued.
A large number of changes wore made
In the location of buoys, signals ano
lights. For supplies to lighthouses th**
laar l recumnwuids an ai*proprlation or
5175.U00; for reisiirs. etc., s7*h/*ui. for sala
ries of lighthouse keci*er, fuel, etc , $400,-
00u. for eg|M>*nses of llgh# Vessels, etc.,
$175,000; expanses of buoyage. s**fio,<xtf); >x
l<*ns* H conne'ted with fog signals. SI7S.(XX);
for lighting rivers. $325,000.
Tlwr hoard recommend* the establish
ment of . first order light at Hillsboro
Inlet to complete the system of lighting
on the £uth Atlantic coast by filling the
ling gap between Jupiter Inlet and Fowey
Hecks. A now light vessel is asked f<r to
be locate*! at Cape l/mkout Hnoals, N U .
a light vessel for the Dacfflc, a light ves
sel for PeslHlgo Iteef. Gre*n Hay. Ill' ll.;
a steel st*am light vessel for Ma~tlns
Heef. Ixik- Huron, and a steam light ves
sel for Hlunt's R f. off Cip Meiulo lno,
on the Pacific. The board also recom
mend* the cons‘rue lion of six hew ten
der*.
Paaaengers b> gleamablpa.
PJssengeri by steamship Tal!ah;ee
from New York for Havannah Dec. 35.
F. D Debide. A M Jam* -. Miss James.
M Yohhannus. K. Rice. C Jordan ami
wife. Mrs. C. A Beers. A l4*lhernit*. E
E Feehley. F. D- Austin. J. Burt, M
Hoxeiglto. W. I/awlor
1 Passengers by steamship Kansas City
for New York, yesterday Rev Mr C.
H. Strong and wife Mis- Fannie Ritchie.
I*. A. |jenna-d. .1 Htaten Smith. J A
{.rearing. Wm. Smith. M. L Corry, John
i avery. Atnean Tatsy, Mike Joseph.
Anna ham Ilamra. Joseph Smith, A Ros.*.
Wm. Jennings. H Hrescall.
Passengers arrived last night from Bal
timore on st**amshlp Itax.-- Mr*. Wall
man. Miss Walt man. Mrs. Myers. Miss
Valentine. Mr. Nichols, Mis N.chols, T
Mullin
Havnnnah Aln**n*r.
Sun rise* at 7:02 a. m and sets at s:<B
P m.
High water at Tybee to-day* at 1:11
m, and 1 37 p m. High water at Savan
ts* h on*- hour later.
I*bae of the Moon for December.
Standard time—9<h rner
k H M
Full moon < 4 M morn.
East quarter H 4 42 eve.
New moon ... 21 * 1 tvf.
First quarter 21 7 4* eve
Moon perigee. 3d and 30th. Moon apo
gee, 16th.
ARRIVALS Rl) DKPABTIKI64.
Vessels Arriv ed % sstsntay.
Steamship Itasca. lUllups, BaHimore—J.
J. C'aroian. ag*nt
Vessels ( lenred \ r*t**rln j.
Dark Rlnghom (Nor). Knudxen, I*on
don
Sc hooner James Boyce. Jr., Allen. I*hll
adelptita.
Schooner Edith Olrott, I>y>* lay. New
York
Schooner Rebecca M. Walls Eittle,
Phlladclplt.a
Vessels Went tu Men.
Steamship Kunsas City, Fisher, New
York
Steamship D. 11. Miller. Peters, Balti
more.
Schooner Bt. Croix. Htra-tton, TVinvtno
Hay, Culm
klilppliiH Memoranda.
Key Weal. Fla . Pee. 27.—Arrive,!,
.learner Nueeex, New York atwl -alle-l for
Galve.lon: Miami, Delano, Havana and
aalteil for M wnl.
Uharlcaton. Ile,* 27—Arriveil. .(earner,
Comanche. Pennlnkton, Jackaonvllle. pro
ceeded to New York; George W. Clyde.
Uhleherler, lloalop. \ki New York; Iro
qidi*. Kemble, New York, proceeded to
Jackaonvllle
Balle,l—Steamer CSeorkc Far well, Ire
land. Jackaoiivtllc.
Ilaltimore, l*vc. 27.—Arrived, .ateamer
Newby. Charle.lon; John K Devlin. por4
Tampa. Mary A Randall. Fcrnandlna:
the Joaephlnc. Port Koyal; So-le H. Da
v l,i-on. Uharlrpton; Kmli C. lto|a*r.
Port Tampa: Wlate of Texaa, Savannah;
Ida Lawrence, Savannah
Sailed—Stewmer Chatham. Savannah.
Philadelphia. Dec. 27 —Arrived, steamer
John W Llntirll. Putt Tampa. laland
Clfy, Charleator
Newiort. Dec. 27 —Sailed. steamer
Scawfel. Penaacola.
Enwler. Dee 21—Arrived, ateamer
lleathtlrkl. Fenwicola, via Rotterdam
Venice. Dec $4 —Arrived, steamer Klla
my. Pensaeola. vta Alklers
Harriet na. Dec. 25—Arrived, steamer
Chatburn. t’harleston
Jacksonville, Flu . Dec. 27 —Kntere,|,
Itrltiah schooners tilerra, Roberta. Ha
vana; Kffi,* Russell. Hojn* Town, B. W. I.
Ulew red—Steamer Weatover, John*, Phil- ,
adalohla.
Candy Esculetts
Cam PILES or Money Reloaded.
WHY SUFFER?
Sold under guarantee at following atoms:
Howitnikl'a. Jonea . Masonic Tempi,
Knight’s, W. T Raid's, Marlows C.ia
land's. Donnelly's, and W. A l'lgraan'a.
Savannah. Ga.
LJ I'I'MAN BROS.. Savannah. Ga. and
W. r. RUUD, Savannah. Ga., Distributors
The most perfect artificial light is
v V Acetylene (jas.
The most perfect and cheapest genera-
SSg- ii 1 tor on the market for f
making this gas is the
t e |u ai Carbide automatically fed to water.
INVmSTIGATE Irt MK!T*.
RESPONSIBLE TRADE CONNECTIONS SOLICITED.
WRITE TOR CATALOGUES AMD INFORMATION.
Jf. B* COLT CO.* Dept, lltfiew york!
I'lmm mention this m,d.uin in your rrply.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FOR
NEW YORK. BOSTON AND THE EAST.
. 'ommoda'lon* Ail th, comforts of hnH. Elm*
(rlo t'np*r,lll tbl,. Tleiu-t* tn'-luA, m*l and hartha aboard mp.
PASSENGER FARES FROM SAVANNAH.
TO XRW YOKE -Flral Cabin. *; Fm t'abln Bouiui Trip, *32; Intoraatdl
♦, Cabin *l6 00; Int,rm,dUt* Cabin. Bound Trip *24 00 St<vracc. *JO.
TO BOSTON—Kirai Cabin, *22; t-irai Cabin Bound Trip. *. Interroedlata Cabin
*17.00; IntarmMllata Cabin, Round Trip. *3*oo B:,era*,. *11.75.
Th, ,xpr,* ai-amahlpa of Ihta lln, ar, to tail from Savannah, Con
trol <9o!h) morkfcan Um, aa followai
MAVAhVAH TO YEW VOIYK.
TAL.I.AHABRKE. Cap! Atkins. BATCR
DAY. D,c . 11:00 p, m
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daßxeit.
TUESDAY Jan. 1, 2> p. m
•CITY OK BIHMINGHAM. Capt B,r*.
WBDNKBUAY. Jan. 2. J p. m.
NACOOCHKE. Capt. Hinitti. THUHB
- Jan 3. 3:30 p. m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. FBhcr. BATUR-
I>AY, Jan. 6. 6:*o p. m.
TAI.I.AHABSKE. Capt. A-klna, TUES
DAY, Jan. *. 7 30 p m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daccatt,
THURSDAY. J in. 10. 9 <0 p. m.
NACOOCHKE. Cata.Smith. SATURDAY.
Jan. 12. 10 8) p m
•CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Berx,
MONDAY. Jan. ii. 12:00 noon.
•NOTlCE—Steamship City of Birmingham will not carry passengers.
Steamship City of Macon. Capt. Savag*. will ply between New York and Bos
ton on the following schedule: *
Ueave New York for Boston (from Pier! Leave Boston for New York (from Lewi-*
15. North River, st 12 00 noon). Dec ! Wharf) at 1200 (noon). Jan. 2,1 14, 23 *.
29. Jan. 5. 1., 19, 26.
This company re*erv,a the right 4o change It* sailings without notice ar.d
without Ikiblllty or accountability therefor.
Sailings New York for Savannah Tuesday*. Thursday* and Saturdays. 5 p. m.
W U. BREWER.
CUy Ticket and Paenger Agent.
HP Hull *tret. Savannah. Ga.
R. G. TREZEVAXT.
At- nt. Savannah. Ga.
I> E. DEFEVHE.
Manager,
* New Pier *5. North River. New York.
CHRISTMAS TROUBLES.
are over now, and we are ready again to take up
, business in the regular channel.
A SPECIAL OFFERING IN RUGS.
9x12 Smyrna for $20.00; regular price $25.00
3x6 Brussels for $1.25; regular price $2.00
These are big bargains for balance of week.
LINDSAY & MORGAN,
McDO.NOI'GH & BALLANTYKE, W
Iron Founders, Machinists, m I
II la. L*ml, >, .. 11..11. rnihkrr. m.iiul.rl H rrn ul SHMion
<r. nn,l l*n rlnlt I n I n,l„i. Vrrllrul and Top 11110111111.
I urn Dill.. *nnr >llll noil I'au. Mi. lilii u , C 0 11 ,1
TELEPHONE NO. 123. '*Y' *
Port Tam Ni. Fla,. I>ec. J7—Arrived.
Kteamer Mascotte. White. Havana, via
K*y West
Hailed—Hark Adelaide. Gacel. Nantes;
| Maacotte. White. Havana, via Key West.
I Fcrnandiiwt, Fla., tDec. 27—Arrived
"diooner l*>iw rd htew.ird. Winslow*. New
York.
Hailed ItHrkentlne Ft Croix (Hr). Hines,
Hierra Leone, A fries*.
Nollre tu Mariners.
Pilot chart* and all hydrographic infor
mation will lx furnished musters of ves
sels free of charge tn Vnlted Htates hr
drograf>hic oflier tn Custom House. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the Navy Depart
ment
Foreign Exports.
Uer Norw.-.l .n hark Rirqrhnrn for 1,00-
t\nn~:*jo h.rn>ls roxfn nil. ;.;,K l„ir
i r. 1- uplriix turpmun*.. EO.MO.—Hosln oil
hv 8 P. *‘'<t 00., and aolrjtx by
Jamra Earle. Jr.
Coastwise Kxoorta.
I’er steamship D. II Miller for Raltl
nvet—l.llH hnlcs up and cotton. 3U) hrartvls
rosin, IX* bun oranges, jsy
crates vegetable*. 40 hrarrels tar.
<** Iwrnls lard. 1.170 sacks cotton seed,
iru aa. ks clay, IXI pkgs mdse, 102 pkgs
domestics and yarns, lal eases canned
g.ods. 2* cases palmetto filler; 111.214 feet
| lumber for Baltimore; 19.119 feet lumber
| for Philadelphia.
Her schooner James Boyce. Jr., for PhU
adslpMa-xr. iff) feet yellow pine lumber
(by K, B. Hunting A Cos., and 2S7.JW r-e,
v T B Wyllv Cb.
| ler schooner Itebeeea M Walla for
I'hlladolphla-401 .899 feet yellow pine I uni.
! her —Cargo by John A • 'alhoun.
Per schooner Kdllh Olrott for New
York—ll.lil lies, measuring H9J.MI fset
liimlwr —Cargo by John A. Calhoun
Per stenmshlp Kansas City for New
York — 1.199 twite, upland cotton. J7J bales
s.a island cotton, 480 harral, cotton sees!
oil. 100 cates otlon seed rail at) hales do
mestics, etc., 1M barrels rlc. St barrel*
rorln, 144 barrels turpentine. 174.170 feet
li.mlier. 100 tub* lard. 70 barrels syrup, K
barrels tlsli. 51 cases cigar*, 1.1 C holes
fruit, teen pkgs vegetables. 71 tons pig
Iron. CS bales swes|.lng. 144 sacks clay. 1
carloads shingle,. !00 boxes snap. So bar
rel, rostd ell, 47 barrel, pine tar. 300 sacks
chaff. X>4 pkg, mdse.
—There hae been ,uch a tremendous de
crease In Alaska', output of furs that a
decided stlmulu* le felt In the business of
fox farming In the southwestern part of
th* territory. Numerous such enterprise*
are being organised, and a skunk fartu la
also being established.
KANSAS CITY. Capt Fl.ihor, TUESDAY
Jan. 16 12:10 p. m
TAI.LAHASBKE. Capt Aallin*. THURS
DAY, Jan. 17. 2.30 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt Da**,! ,
SATURDAY. Jan. 19. 4:00 p. m
NACOOCHKE. Capt. Smith, TUESDAY,
Jan. 22 4:00 p m,
KANSAS CITY. Capt. F!,hor. THURS
DAY, Jan 24. 6:00 p. m.
•CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Btr*.
THURSDAY. Jan. J 4. tdP p m.
TAKI-AHASSKE. Capi. Aokina, SATUR
DAY, Jan 26. 930 p m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daxsatti,
TUESDAY. Jan 3. 12 *> p. m.
NACOOCHKE, Capt Smith. THURSDAY,
Jan. 31, 2.30 p, m.
E. W SMITH.
OoMrartinx Pr. lxht Axrnt. Bavannah, Go
WALTER HAWKINS,
Oen„rul Anini. Traffi Uapartm.nt.
—4 W. Bay 8i . Jacksonville. Fin.
W H PLEA HANTS.
G#neral Kreljht and Piiaxenx- r Aifnt,
New Pier ®. North Iltver. Jf. w York.
TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
(Continued from Ninth I'ax<.)
Mrw Pork, wr hbl.—
J,in *i- sl2 u sl2 n-t* si; io
May .... |j Jo j- )5 j- jo jj jg
laird, per lot) lb.—
IK ‘ e #2H BKH 8 87', S7' J
•J, ,n 75 77W 72>k 875
May .... B7S 6 9)1 6 87>. St>
Hhort Ribs. |>er It© |)>s.—
Jen .... 8 31) 625 l tZ.
May .... 6 32V, SSS 63> IS
Caeh quotatlor ■ were a* follow-: Flour
dull r,d <•.)) , No. 3 .prink wheat. Riffic:
No. 2 rid. 72*i7to*; No. 2 < on. 3K’ :No 3
yellow. •W'.r : No. *2 oate. 22*,<12- K V No.
2 white. 25fi2f*\c; No. 3 whlu. 24',b2‘'s ;
No. 2 rye. .Vqc.l,*; fair to rholee ntilttok
barley. No. I fl ix ae.*d. s|.:A‘*. No
1 Northwestern, $1,57; prime timothy <*,d
sl.sit; me.-M i>rk. per barrel. sll (i 11.12';
l.ird. p.*r ln pound., $,; miQCa*>: elarrt rib
eldo*. (100-el, t8.20h4.4U; dry -ailed .houl*l
era (ltox*,l). SVito.; ahort ,*lear
aide, (boxed). $6 U-hS.7O; whisky, ha.l, of
hlkh wine*. $1.27; elover, com reel kt*a<se,
slo.oo® 10.25.
AMKRI4TM' FLORA I. PARAMO.
Military Review tty fen. Caaillrr To
day and Hall 'lra-night.
Americas, Ga.. Dec. 27.—The principal
feature of Americas' Christ mo carnlv. I
to-day, was the mngnifloent floral pardc
this afternoon A half hundred gaily be
decked vehicles. Including many beauti
fully decorated bicycle,, made up the
georgou, pageant which was headed by
Amerlcus' lire department In charge of
Chief Smith. The royal chariots oc’uplcd
by the King and gueen and the maid, of
honor w re superb In their decorations of
royal purple and gold, while the mar.v
trap, and rig, occupied by other ladles
and gentlemen were likewise attractive
In carnival colors.
To-marrow Is military day an I the
crowning occasion of carnival week.
Gov. Pandler and staff, Secretary of
State Phil Cook. Attorney General Ter
rell. Commtsstoner of Agriculture
Stephen,. Congressman Deeds, and other
distinguished visitor* arrive to-n:ght and
the Governor will review Hie troops to
morrow afternoon.
Tne carnival bill to-morrow night will
be attended by the Governor and ocher
officer*, state and mllPary, and will be a
magnificent woclnl function. TV carntvi!
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