The morning news., 1894-09-29


The Florida Baptist Witness will soon
move into its fine new brick three-story pub
fishing house at Ocala. 1t will, when com
pleted, be the finest printing Office IN the
state.
A little son OF Hugh B. Hatton. a clothing
merchant Of Pensacola, while attempting to
jump from the front end of a street car in
motion Wednesday afternoon. fell beside the
track, and was most painfully injured. the
flesh on his right leg being laid open to the
bone from the knee to the foot Fortunately
the bone was not crushed, and he received no
other injury. His wound was dressed by the
physicians Immediately, and he is resting
quite well TO day
The ishing season on the Gulf has opened
in earnest The club house of the Crystal
River Fishing Club has been opened by its
members for the season. A party consisting
OF Dr. William Anderson, Capt. l.. NJ. Thayer
ID. W. Davis, r. b. Mcconnell, and f. A
league went down on saturday afternoon,
ana report the fishing very tine. 1t is pre-
dicted that this point win be the great tarpon
fishing ground or this winter. Some of the
unest and largest tarpon ever seen were
caught there the early part OF this year.
Good reports reach Orlando of the pros
poets for Rollins College for the coming year
Prof Eairchlld, president of the college ar
rived at Winter Park two or three days ago
accompanied by his family, and is actively
at work arranging everything for the opening
of the fal Term one week from to-day LET.
ters are being received from all parts of the
country from young people who are prepar-
Ing TO be on hand at the opening day. Rooms
are Delng secured In the cottages on the col
lege grounds, and with private families in
Winter Park. The attendance promises to
be much larger than in any previous year,
and the colles people are all feeling very
hopetul and exultant over the prospects.
Marion county Is beginning to take a good
deal of interest in the proposed amendments
to the constitution % e voted on next Tues
day, and 1t Is prooa lie that each one OF them
will receive good majority. Especial inter
est is taken in the school amendment The
people here cannot understand why Leon
county, for instance, receives a portion Of the
school fund based on 10 900 school children
and has in reality an enrolment o but little
over OOJ. while Marion county and most of
the counties in the southern portion of the
state have an enrolment and actual attend
ance closely approximatiug the school cen
suS. Therefore, the amendment changing the
existing order Of things, and giving mo, e
equal Justice will receive practically every
vote in the county.
Florida Central and Peuinsular railroad
north bound, left Tampa at a.
m, on time, Thursday with ten
or twelve passengers, al men. The
crew was on the lookout for washouts from
the storm When about nineteen miles from
| Tampa, and running about ten miles an hour
the train rushed into washout where not ex-
pected Engineer Boone saw II when too late
TO stop and could only pull the throttle wide
| open and rush the train over il possible
which was done. Upon examination 1t was
OlSCohtIet budt lle LFGln naU passed over n
WaShoLt ten to twelve feet wide and eight 10
| ten feet deep. The rails we're held only bv a
hsn plate on one side and he strength Of the
| rail Cn the other I he rails were bent "a Z
| least one loot Uhe fireman was on he ten.
! der getting wood. and was thrown on and
| down the emUankment but was not hurt.
| Engineer Boone got his arm ably burnt. but
not seriously. At the time p .ssengers in the
/ rear coach felt the rough m lion ana looking
/ forward, could see the front coach boun, ing
! up, and in second the passenger Goa, went
D n NEa a Htn Ia
lily see that the train ha only one chance in a
/ thousand.
| At Tampa, on Sept %, at II 40 a. m. w. A.
! Dunnavant, white, was Walking up the rail.
way track near the South lorlda depo, hold.
ing an umbrella in front Of him sWllcb
engine with some freight cars backed into
MIN knocking him down. An entire car ran
over both legs Just Glow the knees crushin no
them TO pulp. He was taken on stretcher
into the baggage room, where Or Douglass At.
tended him. Morphine was Injected but n
complete colaIse resulted, and he
died at 4;30 o'eIo k p. m. Just before
his death he plead piteously TO be
turned over, and II took four men 10
hold him; he died ten minutes later Dun.
paVanl nailed from Burkeyille Va. He was
p years old, aud had been In the emptoy of
Gooue ~ Walker, iron bridge builders and
contractors OF Atlanta, for several years. lie
was very fayora ly known. The dreman oi
the engine stated that the bell was ringin, ot
the time OF The accident, out that owing Ia
the high winds, It was probably not heard.
tNtlNlANl AhV nltiAdN nor lne engineer saw
. Dun avant, This occurred in the busiest
pa OF the yard, and ,rossing the tracks was
considered very hazardous risk for anyone
TO take when ouscurlng their sight with an
A. umbrella.
The special hremen S convention committee
appointed az the citizens mass meeting M
Ocala on Friday night, met thursday alter
noon IN President NC Onnell's o0tce in he
Merchants National / alk They aproInted
T the following committees, who will at once
/ commence ac,lVe work Tor the annual con,
] Venton an tournament Of the state Fire
. men Association TO le held In this clty
/ Nov. l3, Il and 10. Finance D.. b. Mct ouneli
/ y. y. McIver. William FOX. A. II. Brdsey. A.
/ Nc ntyre, M Fish d and John w. Fearson:
/ arrangements k. T.. Anderson W "A. VI
wadski. p Claye. B. A. Weathers ~ l. GOT.
lelJ II. ". Harris and Charles Peyser.
transportation, $. E. Rowe. g. ~
LAous o. @. Finch John Dolier w. j. Me
. Grath. n G.. Alworth and "A. g. Haycroft:
advertising O. II. Campbell. l.. j. 8rumnv
I. g. J.. Bitunger, Il. l., Anderson c. A. car.
. mlehael. %. n Green and n. u. Lancaster.
/ trades display. Jose Morales George Nc
/ kay. Cash homas h. H. Root Her1ert A.
/ Ford. a. d. Llduou and T. B. Richardson,
] decorations, Z. G. ChamDllss r. b. David,