The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-27
PRIORITY OF CLAIM.
FLORIDA'S METRO POLLS.
A Bold Burglar Citys Profess
sional Base Ball Club.

bOlu burRIdr-lnS city fTOIeS-
sional Base Ball Club.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA, July % Treasurer
Bisbee was notified today that certain
LaVilla citizens will apply to Judge White
at Live Oak to declare the assessments of
that suburb for 1855 and 1856 illegal.
A burglar was chased out of Lawyer W.
II. Wards residence early this morning,
and he ESCAPED by sliding down the piazza
posts. On ahghting. he DIRE a pistol,
coolly.fred two shots at Mr. Ward, who
was standing on the porch above, but for
tuEately missed him.
jacksonville now mas professional base
ball club. The players have been sele ted
from the leading clubs of the Southern
league which recently disbauded. The
jacksonville club will report for duty Sat
urday morning and will 90 into practice at
once. The Sailing Brothers and Bennett,
Holland and Judson will be members of
the club The Jacksonville nine will be
under the management of j. f. NicOls,
president of the association. The Fernan-
dina club has accepted a challenge from
jacksonville to play a series Of games, best
two out of three, for 500. The games
will be played on the LaNilla grounds on
Monday, uesday aud Wednesday OF next
week. Arrangements have also been per
fected for a seri of eighteen games be
tween Jacksonville, Fcrnandira, Gainesville
and the clubs of other places in and out of
the state.
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
The rumor regarding the consolidation of
the Florida Southern aud Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railways seems to
grow stronger. A well-informed railroad
man informed the News correspondent this
noon that the deal was as good a. com
pleted, General Manager COnanU Of the
Florida Southern being now in New York
assisting to settle the details. Further, he
sad that his opinion was that Mai Conant
would be the general manager of the nav
line and that another road would be butt
from Palatka, or some other POINT on the
Lake Eusts branch. to connect at Barton
with the Florida Southern branch there Mai
Moran. of tire jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railway, is spoken Of as the
assistant superintendent of the Peninsular
line formerly the Florida railway and navi-
CATION company, as soon as it gets into full
operation. Railroad men are reticent
about the changes to be, but admit that
many important moves are pending, and
that the present railway system in Florida
will be well broken up by winter.
THE MILITARY ROW.
The military row seems unchanged in its
general features. 1t was learned to-day,
that petition is being circulated among
the officers of the first battalion for the APP
pointment of W. d. Barrett, in case tie
governor accepts Maj Young's resignation.
Mr. Barrett is captain Of Wilson's battery,
but he is now at Flat Rock, \. c. He is
very popular with all the military boys.
A big scheme is on foot here now to bring
cigar factories here. The parties having It
in view are interested in the Tampa and
other factories, and have ample capital
| The idea is to purchase the wcll-knOwn
"Gavine place" two miles out of the city,
consisting of l2S acres, and to form n cigar
| factory town similar to Ybor City at
| Tampa. Meyer Bros. of this city are nc
| lively interested. and it Is said that the
| project has the influence of SOW
eral very extensive manufacturers.
| Another very promising scheme that n
! dozen wealthy CubaIs are looking into is
! the establishment OF big brewery or dis
tillery here. y committee is busy at work
| now making estimates of the cost, etc
! C. J. Ponjaud is the lending party 10 it and
has been engaged in gathering statistics for
| the last two months. 1t will cost over
! 500 600.