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Volume IV., Number 4
OCALA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1898
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SHAFTER'S FLEET
IS SAILING AROUND CAPE MAYS)
TODAY
.Manila Is Starving And At The
Mercy Of The Insurgents,
Who Will March In As
Soon As American
Troops Arrive
AT Till: OAI'JTAT,
Washington, dune hs. The?
cabinet has decided to postpone
tin; attack on Havana until fall,
m view of the rainy season.
An important war conference
is in session at the White House
this afterno'in. General Miles,
Secretary Alger, Secretary Long
arid the mem hers of the strat egv
hoard are present.
Sampson and
Sha fter have
been instructed to hold Cervera
and General llanco personally
responsible for- the safety of Hob
son and his men.
The vessels of the navy proceed
ing from San Krincisco to the
Philippines will carry mail to Ha
waii in addition to that of the Ma
nila troops.
Mr. MeKinley would not be sur
prised to hear today that the
t roops had arrived at Santiago,
although information is not ex
pected until tomorrow. Ky then
it, is thought the ships will be at
Guantanamo. The soldiers are
r eady and serious wo'k has been
planned. The president purposes
sending relief to t h" starving peo
ple in (Juba close on the heels of
the expedition.
Tie navv department is non-!
phissed by t he s iding- of the Cadiz
lied,. The fact that troops are
aboard indicates that it is bound
for the Canaries, but whether
t hey intend to bomb ml our coast
cities or- not is a mystery. The
administration's opinion is that
such is not intended. The strat
egy boaro attributes the sailing
to t he purpose of influencing pub
lic opinion.
tiii: thn:i .mam la
San Francisco, June IS. Gen
eral Merritt has issued orders to
General Otis, designating' the
troops for the third Philippine,
expedition. He may accompany
it, w ii h his st If. It, will proba
bly sail Monday.
Tin: south is in it
Washington. June 18. Four
i
i r li lkltl Ml 111 tL '1 tS lllk I n !
Ilt"W rtUUtht I II J CjI J lU iry ill-
stifuted at 1he following; places:
Krunswick, Charleston, Jackson
ville and FVrnandma.
SI IK WILL XKVEK (iKT THERE
Kingston, June 18. A dispatch
from Manzanilla announces t.hi;
ar r ival of t he Spanish steamship
Purisima Conception, laden with
food supplies and $100,000 in gold
from Kingston, bound for Ha-!.
vana .
moim: he is kioht
Washington, June is. -General
Miles states that Garcia has !.",-
(mm) insurgents ready near Sauti- j
a-o to co-operate in toe attack on
to co-operate in trie attack on
1
t he cit v and assist in landing the
mericin t roops.
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SPAIN WINS ON PAPER
.r . 1Q , m ,
insp.itcn irom Santiago says i-ii.ti
, . , 1 i it .. 1 1..,
an American cruiser and vacht
King-airs If am and Breakfast Bacon,
None Equal To Them
Film ientos Morrones,
Known As Rid Pepper Raiish
It Hits The Spot
At
TEAPOT
OCALA, FlA.
fired at Punta Cabora fortifica
tions, west of Santiago, Thurs
day, meanwhile dispatching
liunehes with landing parties,
which General Aldera repulsed
without loss. The ships then
retired.
ALMOST THEliE
Mole, St Nicholas, June 1.
Shnfter's fleet has been sighted
j oil (Jape May si. It is expected
'that it will reach Gruantananm
Jay this evening.
i'LKNTV (UMiKAVKS KOli THKM
London, Jura' is. -Advices from i the tax payer's and property own
Gibraltar make it a certainty i ers of ( )cai;t colll,.s up Monda y in
that the Cadiz fleet is bound for!,. . . .- 4l .
, . he form ot an election lor their
the other side of the Atlantic. 1? i
is known that the 11 et is ,n good lenient. K is an it..rest
shape. A dash along tl
ti v
Vniri-jmi it.- in ,nwi i .' '
Jnglana coast is intended. Ac:-;
vices state that the fleet is on the
Atlantic at present.
crn.vs i-'jkst smi'
New York, June 18. The
yacht Alfredo of the Cuban ; 1)oml or,i;1(i l3(!(., cvlilin- an eh-c-Junta,
left for Cuban waters i o- ! t , to . a ,., ):U.(J Mondav, June
u'l U ,U1 11 u;u- OI 'u,1,'1!"111 1-11
.i. ;i i- .
tul rilLic s ho flu' flu. fnL-in -
ana rin. s. km, nit.- t oe tn.un ; Is,ss of $ ijnn) is to be taken up
II:.- ;ind i er,nifh.nd 1 1,,, fi.f!,.,. , , ,
vessel of the Cuban navy
S 1 1 1N(, HOKSKs IN THE S1LLA.M , 1)llsht,(, ( , t yt j-
unn(I. i;nnir inruiivi r 1 .f.i. i ' .
Ixong Kong, June is. (i.neral informal, ion of ;tll our readers
A,,,,,,.; L.niKif. iiwi ..Mi.kt.l
Aagusti, trader ot the bpamsh ;ui(j especial! v 1 tie prop u-tv own-
f,lt. at mil-, L-iu ,. .;,, ,i
forces at .Manila, has re.gie d ! ,rs .,nj t:ix vt:, Vv1 s nf ( ),..)j;i . ye
ind uMwtt U- fiuioi-.i li! i . .
and is succeeded o txeneial ; t r-.st 1 la-v Ikivo read these reso -
r. An.mcH ...iOwui , , 1 ,
vuo. ivugusTa HKiKiu to surren- h..;., Tl,,.,- .. r,.n
dor t h o v Lnt u-i nr. K,.
dertncciu out was oei i uied b
the ollicers in council.
v si w i veii
'''' rt KAI
rir inti-M.ii Li.i.. Ti-Mvni
wit Santiago, June l,. lh,i(Ml.iiii1(-..li!.(,1.iin r n..ri-,v ivm-.
wmw: t luf Lruvli Imt niii ni nicli !
im(inu ,ln.i ,1,w iiilH ,P1,,rt,r:
troops and a i.-c.onn.itern.g party ;
jtl ci iri in "iifi rcj "i 1 1 1 ' i r i 1 .,. . i
in steam cutlers at daylight at a j
srimlloiiVPU-Psit nf Mnrm
...... , j .! r . , ... i I MJ llll.lll
" w ' "
I i,.ni .ti .nt i.,Pftllf imlnt,,. 4i. .J
l.ieut.enant MmIow enten-d t he :
ini,., t,,.ni)imiv wn..,,
cave to take soundings. W hen
:.i . ;,.!. q r . , , : , i . :.,
inside the mha, bpamsh itna ril t y ;
ww.rwwt M.i. ivi v i , ... :
opend hie hom :, blor viiouse. ;
I 'im... vj . n i i
i i uc iiu.i ma i u vi er i rii'intei u'n n
i " l" " "
retreat. !
AT TH K CAMPS !
Chattanooga, June IS. The j
1st, Georgia re-mient went ml o
camp at Uhickamauga 1 his iiptii- j
Camp Algvr, .June
regimi'nts have be;n
epiipped for active service im-
mediately.
.MASS IXC AT .IACKSOXVILLK
Jackonviile, dime is. ' m;jthoueht in the estimate of what
concentration of Lee's 7th corps j Ul(, j ( l)roV4M11,int s COst, that if it
is to begin immediately. Six j Cim (, h;i Vi, bl...n llon0 on a casll
regiment are 10 oe sern. irom
Tamna.
BRITISH NAVAL .MANE TV 5C1JS
London, dune IS. Lt is ofli
eially annouriced that the annual
naval maneuvers are abandoned.
Authorities decline to g-ive the
reason. Some siy it is because
of lack of coil in consequence of
the Welsh strike; others that im
port ml events are in sight.
KIliOT NOT THE MAN
Paris, June IS, Kibot has :; tjepivciat ed, discounted nnd dis
notified President Faure that he j cn(jlU.i SCrip, and the injustice
is unable to form a ministry. ! fkuie every city employe, com-
AVAH DOSS NOT STOP SPORT
Sew London, June lrf.-The
conditions lor the "varsity" race
appear favorable. Same tactics
as
year. Harvard is not
considered a strong opponent.
The betting' favors Cornell.
Yale is strong and confluent .
New
or e.
June IS. The
i weather, for the suburban is per-
- J
licet, urnameni and J5en lloili-
l;iv :i r tJw ririirm;
1 ., . e
lirDlM is ocr 1 while to the otiier interests af-
...
rC)trie, June Is. .L a r j 01 s di tected, such as Moploves and pur-
Rudini placed his resignation a-d
. ...
tjiat oi his mnuM.rv in the
111:
of the king- todav
GROC
RY
Mm
GiTY
RAISE ITS DEPRECIATED CREDIT
TO PREMIUM
A Few Remarks On The Issues
Involved In .Monday's
Election
A very important question to
,;whory local and one ot para-
tiiount i ! ! i po rta r jcc to our people,
: 1 1
because everv element of success
that enters into the carrying- out
of reputable business principles
is involved in t his e'ection.
Phe Star refers to the citv's
i'jot li. wherebv a serin indebted-
'
1 I I
resoiu I ions passed by the
! citv council Juiui 14th, have been
. .. : SCllSC ol hoilorand ptstlCO llOllld ,
u ,..n.p,s to be derived from , 4 , S
L prK'U ,ls Ut ,4-rJo,n-
4 . All these phases of this impor-
In tins connect son we wish to:. . .... ... 4- I
... . ...... .
l r . 11 w. U.Kwi 1 ' till,- i-.-vl.v l
ne-s .on winch we arepav-i
jp . M .j., pep c n t . mtorest, has
" . ' . ',-r
con err-'d on i ue cuv. we nave;,. , ... . r ... ti-A ,
' ; the best- interests of t lie mdivid-
, sho..v fl. lt a desir-able city , . , t . . ,
ual and of the whole community,
a ,,-,.); ; ppe, fire depart T ... ..r .
iii i Persona honor ami integrity in
!ll,n1 vil , h , i f I . .? '
iVs or(-.it);uicv , a cit v market ., the
'iiiri'U m .men n:?s long since oeen
1 i i i i
.1 opr -ia1 ed. and our miles of
, . . ... i-i
)'?ve.i s'rtMds, Wfiich art; admired
hv x. ..... tll ,...,,,,. u:i visits us.
T., ,.iir :i ,j 1 id-, pt operty into con-i
sjdei ai ion, and the improvements
IS. Ni'iej., people, we are certain that
oftlcivii LVi.rv thoughtful and eonserva-
j t ; Vl. "... n inns1 -nknowled-e that
t !k showing- is a good one, when
we reflect and must not omit this
i ,:lsis t ,i;lt is if tlie Kislators
of theci'.v, at that time, could
have seen ahead and acted in a
spirit pinvlv disassociated from
persona! considerations and per
sonal interests, the citv would
have been ahead thousands of!
dollars in the difference between
eight per cent, interest on the
j scrip issued and six per cent on
bonds, to say nothing- of the loss;
of thousands of dollars on the
nJlml.im tft t!il;e t.hi rlcnrcri- 1
j nt ,a ' scr;p, and the enhanced
-
nM;a f,,r ,.Verv article nu
!hns, !)V the eil v. bee use of do -
jro- business on a vicious credit
system.
Hooding" of the city does not
mean increased taxes, it means;
I T
j nssti.cu t..p. u ot. "iun,t,th(i bulletin boards at MarUn s
the interest
accoum amn.- u i.m u. i..t,-
; m s -,ti- w L.: w vri v
I lsino- 0f simp)'!''
lt will save
tr.e ci v auo t host woi'King' lor it.
it
at i'Tts! i'ioo, wfi!-h ha verv low ;
etio?;. e
irah-'tl. This will do:." , TJ. ,v, . i,k.1L.,.,
: Kirlv Risers. 1 hev are nleasant
aw :i . i: h a i
t.he cri-dit svo.
t!if bad features of.
a va e isii basis and irive us a j
co.iiin-reiMl standinsr in the mm -
ni-r.-iai world that can not be
ov.M-.-stiio:!tel. and can not be se-
cu r--(i in a n v o' her wav
than to
re: ice e.a,r scrip, with its tlepreci-!
ated nml dihonorinr features;
and ;ni'p? tiie pim of 4 "pay ;is
n U Li'n .
Everv merchant
aud man of
koyal makes the food pure.
holcbome nl delicious.
mm,
mm
ROY!. I2AKING PODEB CO., NE YORK.
business and every citizen, wheth- i
j ,.
er actually eng-au-ec
ea in t racte or
, not, knows, if he has not experi-j
enced, the demor alizing- effects of
an unstable credit svsteni.
We have hurriedly attempted
to reinforce the st atement of the
city council in regard to the vital
i'c lss i,v n o r nenoo vn ti mr
. V ' , . ' 1 . .
ww.i;i iiiu i. living wii iivu iia?L
, . . . ,
duand didionored obligations.
jand thus protecting- us from fur
4 i v loiitiilmt iii-t it! .h. itwk t w
j
: having those holdinir our depre-
f 11
ciated and disnonored scrip msti-
4 f. . ... '
tuting-stut and comoelling- us to
"
do by law, the cost of which thti
. 4 , , 4
tax paver must bear, what a
1 '
j Lant ouest ion are uorinv oi i.ne
.
; caret ui thought ol every tax pay-
erand propertv owner ol Ocala,
, ' ,, ,f- ,
.and we trust, hiving- all selfish
! . , , ' . , 4 ,
; IllOtl VCS asiUC, tlH'.V Wld act for
inn muixiousi k as envi ion a rep-
I . . : : .
uiuiion u) oosses us is in ;i inn
nicipality.
To be in full accord with th;s
hig-h spirit of eommervial honor
and correct., ne-thod of conduct
ing business, come out Monday
like Ocala oat riots that you are
and place your city, by your vote,
where it belongs in the rank of
economy, thrift and honor emphasizing-your
determination to
pay what you owe, and, in the fu
ture, to pay as you go, and your
children will rise up and call you
blessed.
The Modern Ifeauty
Thrives on g-ood food and sun
shine, with plenty of exercise in
t he open air. Her form lows
'with health and her face blomes
with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing- action of a
laxative remedy, she uses the
gentle and pleasant Syrup of
! Figs, made by the California
Fig; Syrup Co. only.
For Kent
An elegant dwelling
of seven rooms, plenty of store
m with all modern improve
! a r . 1 1 . . 11..
merits, formerly occupied by Mr.
; 'trensosser. .ppiy to naries
(
evser.
Look Out Tor the bulletin
The Star's dispatches from
the seat of war will b passed on
I antl XsraeFs sta nds tomorrow
Sick headache, biliousness, con
st! pa' ion and ail liver and
! stomach troubles can be ouickiy i
, . , t. . 1:4.
cured bv using those tamous lit
niik known :is l)eYitts Little
,
to take and never gripe. Anti-
; IiMKi' AIM
1 '
! Wanted a woman or un-;
j tfirl for i-npaniyn' oi-ure to j
: I vo riiihj the country. A j
imme.Tor me rijm larx.i
ief'r the nihil partv. i
A v
Rom Peer Kxtvaet . one pack -
niik.s live "nihms. at the
; An' i-Monopoly liru store for ten
1
ceiiti.
-4
A SUGGESTION
You are cordially invited to
spend your spare time inside of
our store to inspect our stock.
All the roods can be shown
in the window. You will not be
asked to buy. All we seek is
that you satisfy yourself as to
the correct styles and elegance of
our go ds.
Davidson- cNc Van Ecu op,
Merchants Block.
T. W. TROXLER,
if ) t-i-.-, ' y E-i - ivVJ
Petei
MERCHANTS' BLOCK
ER
111111 ; now 10 Lt
country and
SSOW
While the
now find at
war
65 i
a
The latest
the market.
Citv Wiarket
If you should inquire
iu Ocala, you would promptly
u
'1 In
OWA
Columbia
And this fact is not only confined to our city, or even
this country, but over the
Unequalled, Unapproached,
Standard ot tne vvoria
The newest wheel with the oldest name.
t- I it "
'-J ( Q J L 1 O id
j
! q ernn ( (m v Q the Colttirbia
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SIDNEY E. HILLER, Agent.
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE ?,
"I will take Manila Dewej says,
"what will you have?" Tou have a
wiile range of choice at our soda water
fountain. We hive all the fruit
lltvori from the pure juices of the
fruit, phosphate-, chocolate, coa cola,
grape juice ate! InmonauV. Our oda
water N a'wayj fresti. cohl and
:p:trkliri, nd is a touic as well as a
refreshment.
Ocaia, Fla.
WAR NEWS FROM SAMPSON
or Dewry will not h- of more interrat
to those thinking of nttin a nevr
suit of tuiiimr :l .ahi u tlmri the an
nouuceiiifnt that. .v will make you
one that is guarant l in style, fit
li uisli and idrgance, from the myst
exclusive fahrios, at price that ar
extremely attract i ve.
ngram
THE MAIN
true to your
HtMf
mm gol
is on.
You can
ETT'S
War Souvenirs on
Rlarketing
Is tiresome busineti
but we try to make it as easj as possi
ble for our customers. We don't knp
you waiting anr longer than we can
help we always try to have courte
ous and patient asfti-tsn's. We wan
your trade we will treat you so that
we will keep lt.
OTHERS
Ocala. Fla
as to the most popular wheel
be informed that it is the
j 1
whole globe as well
V OUCL LO
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