The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-25

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1 sgresd not TO do so until all open together.
A free fight took place Wednesday at Ell
! PrOgreso hall between the eigarmakers and
/ the cigarmakers' committee, the cigarmak-
ers saying they were starving while the
members OF the committee were receiving
| So per day. Several were arrested and
locked up IN the county Jail.
Can't. ". b. Watson, superintendent Of
the Halifax and Indian river line Of steam
ers, is in Wilmington, Del, looking after
the fitting up and furnishing OF two rev
vessels that are to be put on that line The
boats will run tr1-weekly between DAtona
| Titusvllle, connecting at Datona with the
Halifax and st. Johns railway, and at Titus
vile with the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railway and the Indian river steam
ers for Jupiter and Lake Worth. Capt.
Watson says that he has received numerous
inquiries from parties north who desire to
make this tour, and he anticipates a very
lively season.
About week ago a soldier belonging 10
the Fourth artillery, stationed at Fort Bar
rancas, while on his way to the post having
lmblbed little more whisky than was good
for him, stumbled against coIored woman.
Inc woman made great "to-do" about it,
and her son got together several other men
or his color and proceeded to Law for the
soldier with suppiysof brick-bats on hand.
They did not know which man they were
after, so to be sure of revenge they decided
TO assault every soldier they could catch
alone. They we're behind a corner q few
nights after when an innocent soldier hap
pened to pass by. One of the negroes
struck him, and as be staggered back another
threw a brick, striking him on the head,
inficting a wound from which blood flowed
profusely. When the negroes saw
what they had done, they ran.
The wounded man was taken to the
post and put in the hospital. When the
news Of this outrage reached the soldiers at
the fort they were very angry, aud a half
dozen seized their rifles aud came to the
town, but not negro could be seen on the
streets The commandant of the navy
yard (the governor of the town took the
matter in hand. had the negroes arrested
and tried, and now they are out on $50
bond each. There is much UNPUBLISHED law
Iessness In Warrington for the simple rea-
son that the commandant has not the power
TO sentence wong-doer, and it involves
considerable trouble to send to Pensacola
for deputy United States marshal and
United States commissioner, whose business
1t is to try such cases.
Orlando having gone wet, the city pro-
ceeded, as in such cases provided. 70 repu-
late the liquor traffic within her limits, the
principal features of the restrictive ordi-
nance being that no screen or clouded glass
fronts shall be used in barrooms; that they
snail not be located nearer than within 200
feet OF each other, and that no convicted
criminal shall be licensed to sell. Some
who were refused licenses, through their
attorneys, petitioned Judge Broome to
issue mandamus compelling the city tax
collector to issue them licenses, and, strange
TO say. the order was made. The city has
carried the matter to the supreme court.
and great interest is felt by the public gen
orally, as the situation is very embarrassing
TO the city government. Judge Broome's
decision practically annuls the whole
ordinance, and the government
Is paralyzed i'll its efforts to
control the traffic. It is therefore earnestly
hoped that the supreme court will take up
the case at once, as public interests require
that 1t should be advanced on the docket
and the city fathers feel confident that the
decision Of this court will bring them relief.
The ordinance at issue is based upon what
appears to be very plain law. For in
stance, as to their power to impose condi-
lions, they quote this: "Under the power to
license the council may impose such reason
able conditions, precedent or subsequent, as
they may see fit also, lin the exercise of
Its regulating power the government of
city must have as wide a discretion as that
possessed by the state;n again, cit NAV be
proper to refuse altogether to issue licenses
TO persons Of known bad character" 4
"Such regulations are usually made for
saloon keepers"