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MAKY HUSTLING FOR
STATE JOBS.
Governor Jennings and Attorney
General Whitfield Only Capitol
Officials Who Will Not Ask
Beelection —Strong Con
tests Are On.
Tallahassee. Fla., July 25.-(Speclal.)-
With the exceptions of Governor 55 . S.
Jennings and Attorney General James
B. Whitfield every one of the state house
officers here is a candidate to succeed
himself in the position he now holds.
The state constitution prohibits the
governor from being his own immediate
successor, and. besides, the indications
are unmistakably strong that Governor
Jennings' ambition is fixed upon filling
United States Senator James P. Talia
ferro’s seat in Washington. Attorney
General Whitfield, however, is retiring
from politics as a matter of choice. He
is still a young man. just over 40, but his
ambition is along the line of advance
ment in his profession. He was grad
uated from the law department of the
University of Virginia in June. JBB6, and
since the beginning of 1889 has contin
uously held public office here, with tne
exception of throe months in 1897.
Mr Whitfield was electee] county judpe
of this county in 1888, but resigned in
March, 1889, to become clerk of the Flor
ida supreme court, the most lucrative of
fice in the state house. This he. held
for eight years, w’hen he resigned to
practice law. Three months later Gov
ernor Bloxham tendered Judge 55 hit
t>ld the appointment of state treas
urer, which position he continued to hold
by popular election until March 1, 1903,
when Governor Jennings appointed him
attorney general, where he is making a
splendid record. Judge Whitfield and
Governor Jennings are the most promi
nent young men in Florida and are aerj
close friends.
Office Won’t Go Begging.
There Is no danger that the office of
attorney general will have to go begging.
.Although the nominating primary Is still
nearly a year off there are already five
candidates aspiring to the place, three
from west Florida—Hon. Charles B. Park
bill, the Pensacola orator; Judge Daniel
Campbell, of DeFuniak Springs, and
Hon. William H. Ellis, of Quincy, now
state senator—and two from south Flor
ida. Hon. Alfred St. Clair-Abrams, of
Tavares, and Hon. John C. Breckinridge
Koonce, of Sumtervllle. Messrs. Camp
bell. St. Clair-Abrams and Koonce were
members of the lower house of the legis
lature of 1903. the last named being chair
man of the judiciary committee. None of
the candidates seem to have any clear
lead at this stage, and others are expect
ed to enter the race.
Secretary of State 11. Clay Crawford,
who is a candidate for reelection, has
as opponents State Senator B. F. Kirk,
of Brooksville, and former State Senator
E. Broome, of Quincy. Mr. Crawford
seems to be very confident of his reelec
tion.
The state superintendent of public in
struction, Hon. William N. Sheats, will
run again, and, as usual, will have strong
opposition. The names of County Su
perintendents W. M. Holloway, of Gaines
ville. and W. S. Pinkham, of St. Augus
tine, are being canvassed for this office.
Mr. Sheats was first elected in 1892 and is
now serving his third term. He is a
man of very positive convictions and ag
gressive principles, with many strong
friends and many bitter opponents, it
is not yet known how sharply the lines
will be drawn against him, and until this
develops Mr. Sheats can be considered
as stronger than the opposition to him.
The other three cabinet officers—Comp
troller A. C. Kroom, Treasurer William V.
Knott and Commissioner of Agriculture
B. E. Mcljln—are serving their first
terms, and the satisfaction which their
services have given In all portions of
the state is so complete and general
hat no opposition whatever is in sight
for any of them. Messrs. McLln, Knott
and Croom are three of the most con
scientious and capable officials who have
been sent to the capital in recent years.
They are all plain, practical, common
sense business men, of abundant expe
rience and excellent judgment, and ft
will be surprising if all of them are not
reelected.
Four Justices of the state supreme
< ourt will have to be elected at the next
> lection, as the terms of Chief Justice
Taylor and Justices Shackleford, Maxwell
and Cockrell will expire. It Is under
stood that all of these gentlemen will
stand for reelection, and there seems to
be a quiet understanding that there shall
be no opposition to any of them. The
distinguished chief justice, Hon. R. Fen
wick Taylor, one of the most learned
and clearest headed lawyers who ever
adorned the Florida bench, is sure of an
overwhelming reelection. The present
supreme court justices are In high favor
with the people, and opposition to them
would have small chance of success.
DARK RIDE FOR ROOSEVELT.
President and Son Ride by Night
from Oyster Bay to Saville.
Oyster Bay, L. 1.. July 23.—Shortly after
Z o’clock this morning President Roose
velt. accompanied by his eldest son,
Theodore, started from Sagamore Hill on
a horseback ride to Saville, L. I, The
president goes to Saville to visit his un
cle. Robert Roosevelt. It was expected
that Mrs. Roosevelt might accompany
the president, but she was deterred from
attempting the long ride by the very tin
propitioiis weather.
Saville. I* 1.. July 23.—The president
left Sagamore Hill at the end of a severe
thunder storm. During the night it had
Sa I
I II
THE MAN WITH THE BIG HEAD-Go ’wayl GJt out! I’m sick! I want to die!
THE MAN WITH THE LEVEL HEAD -Ah, you old sinner! No rest for the wicked!
You will £jo on a bat while your wife’s in the country, will you? You ought to suf
fer! But why didn't you do as I told you when I left you last, night, and as I did
myself: take a CASCARET Candy Cathartic before going to bed? You'd feel good
like I do. They work while you sleep, fix up your stomach and bowels, cool
your feverish liver, and make you. feel fine and dandy the morning after, 5C2
been raining heavily, the downpour being
accompanied by much lightning.
Undeterre/1 by the elements. Presidenit
Roosevelt and his son prepared for their
journey. The storm had abated some
what by 2 o’clock and soon after they
started subsided entirely. The president
and his son were accompanied on their
trip by two nephews of President Roose
- elt. For more than two hours the party
tede through a night, that was inky in its
blackness but shortly after 4 o clock the
dawn broke and in a little while the sun
was shining gloriously.
President Roosevelt set the pace, Iheo
rtore. Jr., riding the horse ‘'Wyoming,”
presented to tho president by the citizens
of Douglass. Wyo. The party arrived
here a few minutes before 6 o'clock this
morning, riding directly to the home of
the president’s uncle, Robert Roosevelt.
The president arrived at too early an
hour to attract much attention. His visit
is of a purely social character and It is
understood it will not be made the oc
casion of TTie least public demonstration.
ALLEGES LEE BEGGED BOODLE.
Fugitive Kelley Squeals on Former
Missouri Official.
St. Louis, July 22.—Special correspond
ence published here, from Niagara-on-the-
Lake, Ontario, where Daniel J. Kelley,
under indictment in this state for alleged
bribery during the legislature, is now re
siding, Indicates that Kelley is divulging
correspondence received by him from for
mer Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee,
of Missouri.
Kelley showed a number of the letters
to a reporter, saying they were the orig
inal letters received by him from Lee.
The following sentences were contained
in the letters:
"I have concluded that you should
furnish me with some postage stamps.
. . . Total SI,OOO. I would rather have
stamps than money.”
"I like you. you are a good fellow
. . . but business is business and must
be awarded to those who control the sit
uation.
“I control the situation, together with
Phelps and Carroll. I can make them
work for me without charge. They are
subject to my orders, and they will dance
to my music.
’T have had a conference with certain
exports, and they hold that it is nos tho
anti-trust baking powder legislation that
should be stopped in tho house the next
time, and it will cost, including all con
tingencies about $15,000. Entirely condi
tional. of course, on delivery.”
In Boodle Net Lee Is Caught.
Nfagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, July 23.
D. J*. Kelley, indicted for bribing Mis
souri's legislators, gave today his story
of the SI,OOO check dated March 17, which
was handed to Robert Lee, for his broth
er, John A. Lee, former lieutenant gov
ernor, and upon which the two indict
ments charging Kelley with attempted
bribery are based.
Lee declared to Attorney Genera! Crowe
that he understood this was bribe money,
but that he refused to accept it. Lee
held the check for two weeks before turn
ing it over to the authorities.
Kelley said that from the time the 1.'03
legislative session opened begged him
by wire and letter to let him have seme
money. He was sorry for Lee's distress,
but he thought he had given him enough
during the preceding two years and was
tired of supplying his financial wants.
March 26. 1903, Lee went to the office
of The American Queen, the organ of
the National Health Society in New York,
rind, according to Kelley, Lee said:
"You know. Kelley, you promised me
some money and I think I ought to havi>
"I don’t consider,” replied Kelley, "that
you have done anything for me, but I
guess I can let you have a thousand.”
When Kelley reached St. Louis a week
later he handed the SI,OOO check to Robert
E. Lee at the Planters’ hotel.
March 31. 1903, Kelley received the fol
lowing written request, signed by John
O Lee:
‘Paper you gave Rob cannot be used
at present. I will have it returned and
vou can send New York exchange, pay
able to A. S. Lee. This Kelley refused
to do,
"Now.” said Mr. Kelley, "If 1 attempt
ed to bribe Lee In that Instance, why
<’.id not ho mention all tho checks of a
similar nature that I had sent to him?’
Mr. Kelley then showed the corre
spondent nine other checks for sums ag
gregating $2,350 which ho said he sent
Lee between November 21, 1901, and De
cember 14. 1902.
HAD MANIA FOR SPECULATION.
Alleged He Used Half Million of
His Employer’s Fund.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 22.—Mrs Frank V.
I,a Bountle, the wife of the confidential
clerk and bookkeeper for the. law firm of
Wilson & Smith, who, it is alleged, used
hundreds of thousands of dollars of his
employers' money to carry on his exten
sive real estate deals, made a statement
today in behalf of her husband.
She says that her husband’s operations
were on a more extensive scale than thus
far had been admitted. The. figures now
are approaching the half-million mark
and the Investigation is not nearly fin
ished.
“When all is over,” she states, “Wilson
& Smith will be able to realize a profit
of at least SIOO,OOO from the operations of
a man who was insane on the subject
of real estate speculations, and whoso
mental derangement was due entirely to
being overworked.”
La Bountie's salary from Wilson &
Smith was $62.50 a month.
THE VISIT OF LORD ROBERTS.
British General May Not Come to the
United States.
London, July 23.—The statement cabled
to the United States to the effect that
tho British cabinet had vetoed tho pro
posed visit of Lord Roberts to the United
States is as accurate a.s was the original
announcement that Lord Roberts had defi- |
nitely determined to make, the visit The
truth is that the whole matter has al- ■
ways been indefinite. Lord Roberts has 1
said, and still says, that he will visit
the United States m the autumn if his 1
duties will permit.
Major Frank Strong, Washington.
Washington, July 25.—Major Frank
Strong, of Arkansas, the general agent
of the department of justice, died today
at Mountain Lake Park Maryland. Ma
jor Strong was born in Now York state, ;
went to Wisconsin just previous to the >
civil war. enlisted in a Wisconsin regi- I
merit and served with groat distinction. ,
He entered the government civil service .
with Attorney General Garland.
THJffi WJCEKLI OOHSnTTVnONt ATLANTA. OA.. MON DA v JULY 27, 1903.
CANDIDATES ACTIVE 11
MISSISSIPPI. !
Picnics Being Arranged in Honor of
Aspirants in Many Counties.
North Mississippi Farmers
Hard Proposition for
Politicians.
Jackson. Miss., July 25.—(Special.))—
The candidates for county offices in Mis
sissippi are now traveling en masse from
one. voting precinct to the other making
speeches, shaking hands and mingling
with the voters generally.
This will be kept up until the primary
on the 6th of August, and in many "f
the counties the fight is growing exceed
ingly warm, the candidates slinging all
sorts of personalities at each other and
delivering addresses that are sometimes
breezy in the extreme.
In quite a number of counties a series
of precinct picnics have been arranged in
honor of candidates and bounteous bas
ket dinners are served prior to the un
bottling of the oratory. The unusually
large crop of county candidates tills year
makes these events doubly interesting,
and they invariably attract large crowds
of people. The farmers have laid by their
crops and now have plenty of leisure
time to spend listening to the siren song
of the politician.
Strenuous Tactics Practiced.
The state campaign is showing its great
est strenuousity up In north Mississippi,
and according to reports from that sec
tion politics is the sole topic of discussion.
With assurances of splendid crops of both
cotton and corn the farmers and mer
chants have nothing else to talk about,
and as the business season Is at its dull
est stage, nothing is left to discuss
the chances of the various candidates.
A good Illustration of the way politics is
discussed in a. rural town is reported from
New Albany, Union county, where it 'S
said that the business of the community
is transacted in tho morning, and after
dinner practically the entire male popu
lations congregate on street corners or
under the chinaberry trees in front of the
leading grocery to hear the county candi
dates engage in join debate, and the local
spellbinders spout for their respective
favorites for state and senatorial offices.
It is said that these impromptu debates
move up and down the street, the crowd
floating along in their wake, and often
they are continued until far into the
night.
Longuno Asked for Pardons.
Governor Longlno has been petitioned
to grant pardons to John R. Albritton,
Asa Brown and Joe Bob Brown, three of
the most noted prisoners now serving
terms in the penitentiary.
The trio was sent up from Lincoln
county In 1901 for arson, and their con
viction was tlie sequence of a long series
of incendiary fires in that county. Citi
zens were terrorized by the ravages of
the fire fiend and manj farmers were
afraid to leave their homes during the
day, fearing they would find them in
ashes on returning. The crimes were
finally fastened on Albritton and the two
Browns, and they entered pleas of guilty
when arraigned before Judge Powell and
were given terms of .me y ir > acb In the
penitentiary.
The pardon? are asked on condition that
the trio will abstain from the use of in
toxicating liquors, au>l that they will
lead peaceable and orderl> lives. Ihe
three men have families and their wives
and children are in destitute circum
stances. This makes the case an unusual
one and the governor will give it a care
ful investigation before reaching a de
cision.
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MOTH-LA. JONES AND HER ARMY
They Invade New York City with
Banners Flying.
New York. July 23—" Mother" Jones’
"army.” consisting of thirty-seven men,
women and children, arrived in Manhat
tan by ferry from Hoboken at 2:30 o’clock
They were met by a delegation of the
Social Democratic Club. The army made
no attempt to parade, but split up into
groups.
'Die “army” abandoned its march in
view of Acting Police Commissioner Eb
stein’s refusal earlier in the day to per
mit a parade. Later Mayor Low granted
a permit to hold an evening meeting.
Still later Ebstein reversed himself and
granted a permit to parade.
With drums beating and transparencies
setting forth their demands, the “army”
walked this evening to Madison avenue,
where the meeting took place. Two hun
dred persons, exclusive of the large police
escort, were in line.
The speaking was from a. truck. Colonel
Geiger; of Philadelphia, presided and
made a speech. So did Benjamin Han
ford, candidate for governor of Now
York on the social democratic ticket at
the last election.
Colonel Geiger Introduced Mother Jones,
who was greeted with cheers. She an
swered questions put to her by the spec
tators. Mother Jones began by saying
she had just marched 92 miles and Was
tired and had brought with her a little
band of slaves, “and,” said she, “wo are
quietly marching toward the president's
home. I believe ho can do something
for these children, although the president
declares ho cannot. Congress last yev>r
pissed a bill giving $45,060 to fill the
stomach of an old prince, and) he in
dorsed that, and if ho could do that he
surely could tell congress to pass a hill
that, would take the children out of the
God-accursed mills and put them in the
schools.”
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Large Decrease Shown by the Report
of Yerkes.
Washington, July 25.—The annual pre
liminary report of Commissioner Yerkes
on the collection of internal revenue and
tho condition of the service shows that
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903,
tho total collections amounted to $230,-
740,282. a decrease as compared with the
year 1902 of $41,127,607. The receipts from
the several sources of revenue are given
as follows:
Spirits. $131,953,472; increase $10,815,459.
Tobacco $43,511,810; doorcase $8,423,114.
Fermented liquors, $45,547,856; decrease
$21,111,046.
Oleomargarine, $7.36.783,783; decrease $2.
207,709.
Filled cheese, $6,445; increase $6,121.
Mixed flour, $1,795; decrease sll7.
Adulterated butter and process or reno
vated butter $151,558; increase $151,058.
Banks, bankers, etc.. $899; Increase $672.
Miscellaneous, in 'hiding legacies, $6,826.-
761; decrease $17,027,001.
CUBA FREE TO BORROW MONEY.
United States Will Lot Interfere
with Proposed Loan.
Washington, July 25--Careful Inquiry
In executive circles fails to discover any
evidence of an attempt on the part of tho
United States government or its agencies'
to interfere in any way with the placing
of the $35,000,000 Cuban loan When the
loan was first projected, some inquiries
were, unofficially made by Cuban agents
as Io whether the loan would be repug
nant to the Platt amendment.
Secretary Root being then in charge of
Cuban affairs, without making any offi
cial statement, let it be known that tlie
only test that would be applied would
relate to the ability of Cuba to repav
the loan and meet the Interest. It would
be for the buyers of the bonds themselves
to determine whether or not the loan was
sound, for the United States government
did not propose at that stage to enter
into the subject and the bond purchas
ers, realizing the exact risk involved,
would fix their bids upon that basis. As
far as -can be learned that is the situa
tion now. ,
AFTER KILLING HIS MAN
PARSON LEE GAVE THANKS
Middlesburg, Ky., July 23.—After killing
one man and fatally wounding another,
Robert Lee, a minister at Linnie. in Ca
sey county, said grace at tho jail table
in Liberty. Lee became involved in a
quarrel with Ellis Woods and the lat
ter’s son and a shooting followed, in
which tho preacher proved himself more
than a match for both of his oponents.
for he succeeded in killing Woods and
fatally wounding his son. The "lighting
parson” was then arrested and taken to
tho jail at Liberty, where he peacefully
returned thanks at the table with the
other prisoners.
THEY MAY YET FACE SPEER.
Greene and Gaynor Case Is To Be
Opened in Canada.
London. July 22. The case of the United
States for the extradition from Canada
of John F. Gaynor and W. R. Greene
came up this morning before the privy
council, on the petition of the United
States for leave to appeal. Sir Edward
Clarke, for the petitioners, presented the
case. Counsel. instructed by Charles
Russel, for the respondents, said im
portant law points were involved. The
respondents not only welcomed, but were
anxious to have the matter finally dis
posed of, though they did not admit the
statements alleged In the petition. The
lord chancellor granted leave to appeal.
As Viewed at Quebec.
Quebec, July 22.—The cablegrams re
ceived here today from London in re
gard to the Gaynor-Greene affair are
rather contradictory. At Mr. Tascherau's
office a cablegram was received stating
that counsel for the accused consented
to the granting of the appeal, as they
wished to have the matter finally dis
posed of bv the privy counsel.
At Mr. McM.i v.r's office a cablegram
was received, stating that the privy coun
sel have grantci leave to appeal and
that the Lord chancellor had stated the
offense charged was clearly extradita
ble.
Gaynor admitted f,o an Associated Press
correspondent this eveping that he and
Green had advised their London solic
itors yesterday by cable to consent to'
the petition for appeal being granted, as
they wished to g..-t a judgment in the
case from the privy counsel. Guvnor does
not believe tho lord, chancellor expressed
the sentiments • xpressed to him. as his
lordship lias not vet been called upon
to decide as to the extraditabilitv of the
offense charged.
CHARGE AGAINST MELVEN
White Man Is Accused of Attempted
Assault on Child.
Columbus, G. July 20.—(Special.)—
Charged with an attempted assault upon
Nancy Tyler, a 12-year-old girl. James
Melvin, a wilt nan, 28 years of age.
was arraigned before Justice Lennard
this morning. .’.i-lvin is a. photographer
who has b'-en ~t work in this comma
nity some time. taking views and enlarg
ing pictures, r- . h of his patronage com
ing from nep, * -■ and the poorer classes
of white peoph ,
It is charged that yesterday afternoon
he enticed into the woods, in the rear
of Wynnton, 11 ■ Tyler girl, who is the
niece and adopted daughter of Nancy
Tyler, who work ; in one of the cotton
mills. It is alleged that he attempted
to assault the girl but she screamed
and a number of negroes were attracted
to the scene by her cries.
Melvin ran off, but was captured. When
arraigned in court this morning his at
torney asked that the ease be postponed
until Tuesday, which was done, the de
fendant being assessed a SI,OOO bond,
which he could not give.
The girl is said to be not entirely
bright.
Grave Charge Against Father.
W. H. Bartlett, aged about 45 years, a
white, earpent r, who lives on North
Highlands, was bound over by Record r
Grimes this morning in tho sum of SSOO
on a charge of attempting to assault his
own daughter aged 20 years.
Tho girl lives witli her father and step
mother. It Is alleged that Bartlett at
tempted the assault yesterday while in
a drunken state.
The man denies the charge. It is alleged
by the daughter that tills is the second
time he has made the attempt.
HEIRS TO THE HILL FORTUNE.
Salem Charles Family Named by
California Court.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 25 —The Salem-
Charles family, of Boston, was given the
verdict by the jury in the Hill will case
today. Mrs. Gertrude Driggs sought to
establish her right to the fortune of $142,-
000 left by the aged Charles Hill. The
jury decided that the will presented by
Mrs. Gertrude Driggs, in which her daugh
ter. Grace Driggs, was made tho heir to
Charles Hill, was signed by Hill, whose
true name was declared to be Salem
Charles. The verdict named eight mem
bers of the Salem Charles family as the
true heirs to the old man's fortune.
TURKISH TREASURY IS EMPTY
Sultan Can’t Even Pay Salaries of
Officials.
Constantinople. July 22.—The emptiness
of the Turkish treasury Is shown by the
fact that the finance minister has for
severa weeks been unsuccessfully en
deavoring to pay a month’s salary to the
state officials, who have only received
one m< nth’s pay since March. It is be
lieved it will lie possible to make a par
tial payment during the next few days.
Ferdinand Leaves Bulgaria.
Belgrade, July 24.—Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria, accompanied by his children,
passed through this city at I o'clock this
morning on his way to Vienna.
A disnatch last night from Vienna said
that rur ts were in circulation in Bel
grade t" the effect that, a revolution had
broken at in Bulgaria and that Prince
Ferdinand, on the advice of his ministry,
had fled to Belgrade.
Report of Revolution Denied.
Vienna. July 24.—The reports that a rev
olution has broken out in Bulgaria and
that Prince Ferdinand has fled are semi
officially . haracterized here as unfounded.
It is explained that July 26 is the anni
versary of tho death of Prince Ferdi
nand’s father, and that tho immediate
object of his present journey is to visit
1 is grave at Berne, which is Prince Fer
dinand’s ii-ual custom.
The Bulgarian agent in Vienna said to
tlic .-orr- - pendent of the Associated Press
this afternoon:
"The state published by The Stampa,
•and other Belgrade papers (that a revo
lution has broken out >n Bulgarm; that
Prince Ferdinand is about Io fl had
lie,l to Belgrade, ami that there have
been fifty-! nr night assassinations, most
ly of soldiers on duty at Prince Ferdi
nand’s palace at Sofia) Is a malevolent
political trick designed to compromise Bul
garia and her prince and to direct pub
lic attention from the present conditions
in Scrvia.”
SOME ADVANCE TIPS
ON CONSULAR REPORTS
Imitation Silk From Wood.
I have today seen samples of imitation
silk for weaving purposes manufactured
from wood. I't is an English patent
granted to C. H. Stearn. 47 Victoria
street, Westminster, London. The rights
for the United States, Germany and
France have been sold. Prince Henckel-
Donnersmarck lias purchased the Ger
man rights and has just completed the
erection of a plant at Sydowsaue.
about 5 miles from Stettin. My
informant says that the plant
is at present turning out 50 pounds of
skein silk per day, which can be in
creased to a daily output of 2.000 pounds.
The sample shown me. was very soft and
of a. cream color. Each thread is made
up of eighteen single strands. A single
strand is hardly pereetlbie to the naked
eye. As to the relative strength of a
real silk thread and this imitation, the
real silk is two-thirds stronger. It is said
to take the coloring or dyeing readily,
and when woven into pieces has the ap
pearance of real silk. Wood silk seems
to have a. great demand. I was told
that within the last ten days the price
jumped from 16s to 28s ($3.89 to $6.81) per
pound. How this new artificial article
compares with the genuine, In the way
of wear and price. I am unable to say.
It is Impossible to get samples here, or
information as to the process of manu
facturing excepting that no particular
kind of wood Is required and that the
pulp undergoes a chemical process and
is pressed through very fine tubes by
hydraulic pressure, forming the single
strands which go to make no the thread.
JOHN E.KEHL, Consul.
St&ttin, June 22, IJO3.
Artesian Wells in New South Wales.
The first experiment made in boring
artesian wells in New South Wales was
in 1879 at Killara Station, in the western
part of the state. Water was found at
a. depth of 140 feet, shooting up 26 feet.
Thereafter, artesian wells multiplied, be
ing bored both by the government and
by private persons.
The wa'ter in the northwest was found
in cretaceous rocks, but some of the best
wells have pierced rocks of the Triassic
age. as Coonamble. Moree. Gil Gil and
Eureka. The deepest is at Doigelly (4.086
feet). The heat of the water is 130 de
grees. Fahrenheit. These wells for the
most part, are situated near traveled
roads in districts destitute of streams.
Water is furnished to stock at the fol
lowing rates:
Cents.
Horses, cattle and camels, per head... 2
Goats and hogs, per head 5
Sheep, per 100 head 25
Water is sold for domestic uses at 12
cents per 100 gallons. The water of ar
tesian wells is used also for wool scour
ings giving line results. The wells are
leased to urivate parties, the highest
bidder taking the property in charge
under conditions fixed by law.
At some of the wells the water is used
for experimental farm irrigation. Lucern.
corn, wheat, tobacco, sugar cane, date
ptilm. bananas and other tropical prod
ucts have been grown on land thus irri
gated. Unfortunately, thus far. water
cannot be obtained at will nor in quanti
ties necessary for irrigation, except in
limited areas.
Sheep and cattle during the past year
have died bv thousands from lack of
water and grass. Os 60.000.00 u sheep it is
estimated that only 20,000.000 have sur
vived.
A great de-jJ of talk Is heard as to
methods conserving the waste waters of
rainy seasons that now become destruc
tive floods rushing to the ocean, and
plans have been taken to form extenuy
reservoirs in various parts of tile state
subject to drought. , tx i
The deepest well (1.086 feet) is at Dol
gellv and c >st $51,733; it yields 750,000 gal
lons dallv. The lowest points at which
water was found were at Tonngerina dbl
feet) and Tatabulla (.209 fecD The for
mer yielded 12i',O>u gallons dally and cost
$::,714; the I'Her yielded 100.000 gallons
daily for some time, but fell off to 7.500
gallons; it cost $3,670. The Tonngerina
shut down; cause not given.
ORLANDO II BAKER, Consul,
Sydney, June 6, 1903.
Australian Trees.
The rapid decimation of forests in the
United States, has awakened the question
as to the best manner of their restora
tion. It is thought profitable to consider
the claims of trees not indigenous to
America to be cultivated on the denuded
lands, especially on hilly, rocky ground,
or ground unfit for farming. On this ac
count I wish to call attention to some of
the native trees of Australia. These trees
are being successfully grown in Califor
nia and in other states .similar in climate
to California.
The forest of Australia generally have
a monotonous appearance. This is caused
by the presence everywhere of the eu
calypti. of which there art many species.
There are. however, trees of other genera,
notably of the Angophora. etc.
The parklike appearance of the open
forests ami the beauty of the many flow
ering shrubs win admiration in spite of
tlie sameness of the trees. Even the dull,
grayish blue of the foliage of the gum
trees, when relieved by the yellow blos
som of the wattle, including the graceful
myall or the beautiful and shapely kur
ra'jong, is not without its attractiveness.
The trees for tile most part are straight
and cylindrical in the trunk, and when
full grown their first branches are at a
considerable height from tlie ground.
The roots of tlie eucalyptus often lie
at no great depth from the surface, an
adaptation of nature to tlie peculiar cli
matic conditions of the country. The
finest, specimens of the most of the tim
ber trees -those yielding the most valua
ble! timber—are found on ridges and hill
sides and in places frequently too rough
ami stony for cultivation. This circum
stance is in many ways fortunate for the
state. In tlie course of settlement, when
the rich plains are denuded of their trees
and when scarcity will make timber more
appreciated and valuable than it is at
present, land not adapted for agricultural
settlement will still be available for the
cultivation of tlie finest trees. Among
the manv trees of commercial value, im
mense specimens of red gum (E. rostrata)
and apple trees (Angophora, subvelutina),
on the northern river flats, mark the
course of tlie streams, while cm the ridges
and mountain sides other species predom
inate suclV as the white or sh< iron bark
(E. paniculata). narrow-leaved iron bark
(E. crebra). broad-leaved iron bark (E.
sideronhloia). mugga or red iron bark
(E. sideroxy'.on). black butt (E. piiularis),
white mahogany (E. acmenoides). tallow
wood (E. microcorys). spotted gum (E.
maculata). gray box <JS. ijemiphloia). red
mahogany (JI. resinifera). grt>- gum (E.
punctata and E. propinoua). forest red
gum (E. tereticornis) and Sydney blue
gum (E. saligna). Neither must the tur
pentine (Syncarpic laurifoiia). one of the
beautiful trees', of tin state, nor the
bush box (Tristania conferta) of the
northern rivers—a tree much in request
for ornamental purposes be forgotten.
The most of the eucalypti are of very
slow growth. Iron barks, of which there
are four different species, commonly call
ed red. white, black and gray, may he
classed as our best timber for engineer
ing structural purposes, such as beams
or girders for timber bridges and build
ings. piles in harbors and railway ties
or sleepers. For the latter purpose the
timber has been known to last for from
twenty-five io thirty-six years. It is a
proven fact that iron bark is one of the
best, If not the best, hard wood timber
in tlie world. From its very slow growth
it could not lie r<- ommended for planting
in till' United Slates, nor could many
species of th.- eucalypti be recommended
except eucalypti corynsealyx. common
ly called sug.-i r gum. This specie of euca
lypti is peculiar to south Australia,
especially Kangaroo island, but has been
largely planted in the state forests in that
colony, .and its rapid growth has been
tho subject of much comment during the
past decade. Mail) of the sugar gum
Painkiller
‘PE-RU-NA AFFORDED IMMEDIATE RELIEF’
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Hon.C.J.
If you do not. derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hart
man, giving a full statement of
your case, and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman. President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Co
lumbus, Ohio.
trees In the Wirrabarra forest reserve
have attained a height of from 90 to 104
feet and to a diameter of 34 inches in
twenty-five years. It is about, equal to
the jarrah of west Australia, and in this
respect it may be classed as about the
fourth best timber of Australia its
weight runs from 64 to 68 pounds per
cubic foot. For railway ties or sleepers
it is almost as good as iron bark or
red gum. Mr. John Wright, civil en
gineer, to whom I am Indebted for facts
stated herein, says that he knows some
to have been in use for at least twenty
years. As a mine timber it is second to
none, throwing out but little noxious gas.
it has been used in the Mooty.a and 55 al
laroo mines for the past thirty-five
years, showing little indication of decay.
For its rapid growth and general utility
I recommend it in preference to any
other species of eucalypti.
The Victoria Leader of May 23. 1903. has
the foilowing relative to this tree:
"The sugar gum thrives so well in a
dry climate that tile growth is quite re
markable. Trees (shown in an illustrated
group! measured 29 feet in height at 4
years and S months. Another group of 3
years and .8 months measured 22 feet high,
and trees in a very fine avenue, half a
mile in length, at 2 years and 5 months
old. 15 feet in height. It will be seen
from these figures of actuai measure
ments that the trees grew at the rate
of 6 inches per month, or 6 feet a yea/,
since the date of planting, ami a- vciy
litUe growth is made during the first six
months the subsequent progress must
have been at a greater rate. Another
avenue, three-fourths of a mile in length,
on the' same property, contains trees
which at 1 year and 8 months oid meas
ured 9 feet in height, it is worthy of re
mark that while all other trees require
the ground to be kept in a state of cul
tivation for many years, it is only neces
sary in the case of the sugar gums to
cultivate for one year after plantjng. It
has been unmistakably demonstrated by
this experiment that forests of this hand
some tree and useful timber can without
difficulty be established on the direst
portions of the Wimmera plains.
"ORLANDO H. BAKER.
"Consul.
"Sydney, N. S. 55'., June 6, 1903 "
Fruit Crop of Hungary,
On the 30th of May the agricultural
examiners of the Hungarian minister of
agriculture reported as follows on Hun
gary’s prospects for a fruit crop:
Danube, left bank—Partly good; partly
poor. Mostly pears and apples; plums in
places only.
Danube, right bank—Medium crop only,
except in early fruits. s'ermin in places.
Apples, pears and plums in sufficiency.
Daunbe-Theiss Delta-April frosts ruin
ed crop, which is all falling from trees.
Theiss, right, bank—Early fruits have
suffered; less stone fruits; cherries, apri
cots, apples, pears and walnuts only In
places; few plums; other fruits plenty. In
Bereg and Borsod counties, plenty of
plums in certain districts; less pears and
apples. In Gomor county one district
shows full, another medium, a third
small crop. In Saros county pears will
be tine, apples poorer, plums poorest.
In Ung and Zemplln counties there will
hardly be a medium crop, especially in
the district of Nagy Mihaly, where the
melons, squashes ami cucumbers were
frozen.
Theiss, left bank—Only three-fourths of
a crop expected, owing to frosts
Theiss-Maros Delta—Cherries few, on
account of spring frosts; medium crop
of plums. Os soft seed fruits, apples and
pears are very promising in places.
Transylvania—Apples and plums prom
isin'-- others fallen, from spring frosts.
Insects have attacked buds throughout
Brasso county.
FRANK DYER CHESTER.
Consul.
Budapest, June 8. 1903.
VIRGINIA MAN FINDS ICE CAVE
Mammoth Cavern in Pocahontas
County Filled with Ice.
Richmond, Va., July 23.—(Special.)—
While a rnri'cnter was engaged in the
building of n house near Academy, in
Pocahontas county, he discovered an ice
cave near that place.
Although It is difficult of access, he
made frequent visits to it, not for the
purpose of exploring, but to get supplies
of ice for use during the hot weather.
The entrance is made along a rugged
descent, ropes being used to render it
less hazardous. He reports that as far
as the eye could penetrate walls, floor
and ceiling seemed to consist of ice piled
in blocks and masses.
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LOST $6,000 AT CARD TABLE.
Jesus Mendozo Then Shot Himself
to Death.
Nogales, Ariz., July 21.—Jesus Mendoza,
confidential clerk of Ramierz <££ Co., cus
tom house brokers, committed suicide by
shooting. It is said he lost $6,000 in a
gambling house. He came here recently
from Mexico City, where he is said to
have been well connected
*
Why Hedges Had To Go.
Washington, July 22.—Charles Hedges
was today removed from the office o'
superintendent of free delivery of the
postoffice department on the charge of
falsifying his diary and loaning his trav
eling commission. It is charged that he
reported himself at various places when
he was not there on the date men
tioned.
Mr. Hedges, while making no general
denial of the charges, contended that they
were not sufficient justification for re
moval. Ervin H. Thorpe, postoffice in
spector in charge of New York, who has
Writes
COUNTY AUDITOR MINOR.
IPe>ru-na Endorsed as a Cure for >
Catarrh by Prominent Men. f
Hon. C. J. Minor, County Auditor for )
Hennepin county, in a letter from Mln- >
neapolis, Minn., says: ;
“I am pleased to say that Peruna )
i is the best remedy I have ever tried >
■ for catarrh. It afforded me imme
/ diate relief and I shall always be a
( friend of your famous remedy.”—C.
} J. Minor. '
J A U. S. Senator's Letter.
/ Hon. John J. Patterson, ex-United >
( States senator from (
I Pennsylvania. In a. p-a ‘
i letter from 37-' >
( Chestnut St., Phil- F' - 1
I ad e 1 p h i a, Pa., '
I writes: /
( "As quite a num- MW Srt&tfe )
| her of my friends
) have and are using y •
) I’eruna as a catarrh )
J cure with beneficial L
\ results, I feel that . (
; I can safely rec- .8?:-■ \ )
1 ommend it to those G'J A' \
J suffering from that ' jtl 1
: ..ur.a >
more cases of ca- f
tarrh than all the 1 «k' >
[ other remedies /jon.J.J. Pdtterson ’
! combined. 1—,—... ■ '
, Men of Prominence Do Not Hesitate
r To Endorse Pe-ru-na.
' The day was v,h<>n men o' prominence ‘
hesitated to give their testimonials to '
(proprietary medicines 'or 1 T.icati n ?
t This remains true toda;. of most pro- I
’ prietary medicines B
( come so justly famous, its merits are (
( known to so many people > f high an I
(low station, that r.o one hesitates t ,
(see bls name in print recommending P'- '
( runa.
) The highest men in our nation have i
/ given Peruna a strong indorsement. Me : (
, of all classes and stations are equally 1
> represented.
) They have no hesliatirm in lending
} their influence- to assist in lotting the
’ people know of the virtues r>f Peruna.
been assisting in the sdmii -stration of
free delivery service si.’; th" i’: pticn
of the investigation ha designated
acting superintendent of free
place of Mi Hedgt s
WRICK NEAR LOUISVILLE.
Eight Persons, All Railroad Men,
Were Seriously Injured.
Louisville, Ky.. July 25.—Train wreckers
jeopardized. the lives of over 109 passen-
I gers on the Lexington-Atlanoi “flyer” of
the Southern railway last night at Tusk
’ ers, a small station 14 milr-s south of
here.
The "flyer” left here a - 7 to p. m. an I
an hour later, while running .it a high
rate of speed, ran int > an open switch
which had undoubtedly been thrown ope .
for a. siding with the purpose of wrecking
the train. The. "flyer” first struck two
cars of stone and crashed them into .1
boarding car fiilr-d with railroad em
ployees. Eight persons, all railroad men,
V.-.’l
The engine, two freight ears and .a pas
senger coach were demolish--'!. I'-c: 1-
nately all passengers escaped, .--Itho;;:
they received a shaking up. There is
no clew to the miscreants who misplaced
ttte switch.
. ROME LOSES PROF. GAMMON
Is Made Supervisor of Public Schools
of New York City.
Rome, Ga., July 25 —(Spec' !!.' ■ Pro'- -
I sor E. M. Gammon, of Rome, has jus:
I been notified of his ,app inttnent. a >
pervisor of pubii ■ schools -n S- - v Y
city and will enter or. his !:i 1 r-
September 1.
This Is a magnificent honor to this Ro
man .am! the position carri- - with i .1
very handsome salary Professor 1 <
mon. who was for years th, pr:: ■i; •' "
the Rome public school. !;.! w--'.
tame as an educator an i has just : 1
ished .a two year's postgradt;. ’• 11 r. it
Columbia, who h li- wo:. 1
with
high honors at 1 -'lumbia
His rise in his ehos--n :;o:d f w ■
been wonderful
Women Touched by Swindlers.
New York, July 25.—1 in I:
lous women in this cits as ! th '■
the country have bvn t k
ingenious swindle b > .-h i
scale and just discovered in -
Each victim was multched to :
of from sls to
many thousands of d- ir.
was perpetrated under tin- ran.
league of woman, the ollogo-l
which are woman suffrage, on:.'
perance, etc. Owing to the
of the name "’ith that .1 w
organization the work
tims was easy.
Advertisements v. ■ ;
carlj’ in June for "ioial
vht m a salary of ?6A) 1 • - ■ ■■•
Those who answered a : t '■
of glowing letters iri,i
cheeks for $25 to pay the • a? :
trip to Detroit. The ir.t -i
was warned that the r- lu
fare could be securo-i by s- -i
an alleged passenger
within three days. Th 1- I.
| riedly cashed in almost
and came back protest’-"!,
was then out sls good m 'y.
presumably fell into th- '
swindlers in. Cleveland
1 Murdered Men and Ate Them.
! Tuscon. Ariz., July 25. A t'-
Ing men from this cit ■ t-i-im ”
Guayamas report the arrival u a-■ I ’■ "
ment of Mexicans with
from Tiburon island. Tho I-id -
charged w ith murder .and e ” ' ili-i
party of Mexican pr "pi " '
ed on the island two weeks
said to have been r.ipn;-- *'■
and partly oaten by tin- In i. ' -
The Mexican governm* ■ t s.
live expedition to the i 'in .
fliers had a fight with tl
according to the story f> mi - i->> ■'■
killed a number and captured ■ x. "
are now in prison at Gu-'- in !
Indians are described as lata.--' st n
os dark complexion anil wearing i ’■
hair.
Funeral of Mrs. Blaine.
Washington, July 20.—The rem 0 '
the late Mrs. James G. Blaine, widow
the former secretary of state, were
torred at Oak Hill cemetery in thi- ■ '
today. The body arrived hero at it o -Io- k
this morning and was taken dircctiy to
tlie cemetery. The services . oiisi.-t- 1 of
the ritual and prayer of the Presbyterian
church.
American War Ships at Lisbon,
i Washington. July 21— Seer- t irv Moo.|\
. received a cable message today fiom
I Rear Admiral Cotton, commanding th*'
European station, saying that the squad
non. consisting of tlie Chicago. San Fan
cisco and Machias arrived at Lisbon to
day from Portsmouth. England.
Italian Minister Offended.
Santiago Do Chilo. July 23. The Italian
minister to Chiic publicly withdrew from
the Cathedral today while an official
requiem was being celebrated for the re
pose of the soul of the dead pope because
of indiscreet references to tho relations
between the Vatican and the Italian gov
ernment in the sermon of the officiating
clergyman.
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