The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-20

information that four of the largest cigar
| manufacturers in New York will certainly
remove to Tampa before the winter passes
/ over. -
Mrs. Hugh Brown died very suddenly at
her home, at the forks Of st. Ma Us river,
aged 81. She was daughter Of Harold
| Raulerson, once prominent in state politics
and legislation.
The Manatee county commissioners
passed a resolution at their last meeti g
! exempting manufactures with a capital
ock Of 5000 from taxation for five years
after their establishment.
It is said that great many new buildings
will be erected in Palatka this fall, among
them the depot for the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad, to cost $50, 900. pro-
vided Front street is opened to the river.
The third story framing for the 13O-room
hotel being put up at Sutherland by the
Sutherland II tel Company, was placed in
| position last week. The smaller hotel build
ing 1t will have eighty rooms is rapidly
ne ring completion.
The election held in Orange county
| Thursday under the local option law re-
| suited in a sweeping victory for the wet
! side. The election passed off very quietly
| IN all the precincts, and but apparently
! little interest was manifested in the result
| The wet majority is AL.
Sanford journal: We learn that the
material of the ArgUS-AlJtdnce office has
bee ordered shipped At once to the Clncin-
natl type foundry, who owns it'by virtue of
a mortgage at has never been raised The
| ArguS-Atlidnce, however, as we have been
! informed will hereafter be printed in At
lanta, Ga and sent to Sanford for distri-
| button
| c. s. LEugle's warehouse at Jackson
vile was nearly de troyed by flames at
| / o'clock yesterday morning The fire was
confined TO Mr.. LEngles warehouse, which
was co npletely Quilted. This was a two
story corrugated iron building, valued at
l,500 and insured for 81 900. The loss on
the stock stored therein Mr.. LIE gle was
unable to estimate, or the insurance on said
! stock
The farmers Fin the neighborhood Of
Matanzas, St. Johns county, are making
pre1arations for a grand picnic and barbe-
cue. to be held on Thursday ard Friday of
next week. at the school house on the Kings
road, near Hewlett's creek. This jolIifica-
ton will be managed and conducted by the
Pellicer and Duke branches of the farmers
alliance.
Braidentown Journal: The postmaster
informs us that some person or persons are
guilty or attempting 10 use old stamps to
pay postage on letters mailed at this office
This IS rather dangerous experiment and
entirely too small business for a sensible
person to engage in. The penalty is heavy
ana if the parties should be discovered they
would no doubt have to spend term in the
penitentiary.
The citizens of Gainesville to the number
OF fifty met at the Armory hall Wednesday
for the purpose Of discussing the ways and
means for increasing aud benefting Gaines
vltle's trade Jacob Endel wascalled to the
oh
Speeches were made by W. N. Sheats, Hon.
h. L. Mason, Judge Gardiner, j. Voyle and
Others, which resulted in an interchange of
opinion, but nothing further.
Pensacola NelOS: On several recent ocea-
slons some person. signing his communica-
TONS Detective" has been wri ing RI
members of the city police COMMITTEES MAX
ing grave charges against one of the officers
OF tie force. The NeUS has been requested
TO say that the committee appreciates fully
the gravity of those charges, and will
gladly institute an investigation of them
when they shall know the responsibility of
the complainant.
s. H. and t. r. Webb were called no
witnesses in the same case recently at De
Land They are twins, and are so near
alike that you can't tell one from ''t'other u
). ID. was sworn, and gave his testimony
and left the court house. T. r. was called
The clerk, thinking he was the same man
VINO mad testified before, refused to swear
nun, and States Attorney Beggs objected
20 the same witnesses being put on the
stand twice IL the same case to testify TO
the same fact. Mr.. Weob finally swore he
Wasinot his brother, and the trial proceeded.
Orlando Record; The trial of James
Y ates for the murder of NJ. II. Mitchell.
that took place at Turkey Hummock on
Sept. 20 last. was begun at Kissimmee last
Monday, closed Wednesday night, aud the
jury, after bsing out two hours, returned
with verdict of murder in the first degree,
without recommendation of mercy Judge
Mershon, counsel for defense, moved for a
new trial, and on Thursday made lis argu-
ment on the motion before the court basing
| his plea on the fact that two of the jurors
had proved themselves incapable of render
ing verdict. Judge Broome overruled the
motion and sentenced the prisoner TO be
| hanged.
Tampa Ne,os: If there is hell on earth
it IS at Fort Brooke village. Prostitution,
| drunkenness, 6 imbing and free run
mans most beastly passions run riot from
| Saturday night to Monday morning, an
| there seems to be no power on earth that
can reach the rioters, and enfl CO a SEM
bl tnce OF respect for Gods holy day. The
| respectable portion of the colored citizens
have repeatedly laid their grievances before
| oA1o hASAcli uut hLChtHS, IN b06 case, Is q
bootlesS waste of vitality. There is but one
remedy, and that is to extend the metes
and bounds of the city TO take Fort Brooke
| village into her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Let
annexation be Tampa's slogan until thi:
| great nuisance is abated
! The Orlando team won the state champion.
shipin the gun club tournament at Leesburp
| Wednesday. Thirteen teams were entered
The first prize is an elegant silk banner
The background of this banner is sage
green, on which is painted picture OF
Diana, the goddess of hunting. In he,
| raised left hand she holds a wreath and al
arrow, while with her right hand she holds
in check greyhound, just ready for the
chase. Underneath the picture is the fol.
lowing Latin inscription: Ferdt pa{lndD
| qut nleratt. The back Of the
banner is white, upon which is painte
a realistic Florida forest scene, in tbs
foreground of which is a portrait of T. W
| Spicer, vice president of the Leesburg gur
club, in the attire of hunter, accompanied
by an Indian guide. The painting on the
banner was executed by Miss Mamie A,
Hooker, daughter of w. A. Hooker Of
Leesburg, and reflects great credit upon hel
as an artist. The first prize for the best ia
| dlvldual score was fine Claybrough ham
mer .eSs shotgun, aud was won on a tie by
S. q. Dolive and W. f. Hudson, both being
| members OF the Orla do club The tie will
be shot off on the grounds at Orlando.
Gainesville Advocate: Lieut.. c. S. Rip
ley, who has assumed his duties as tactica