The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-18

ent law pertaining TO the purging Of registra-
tIOulists. Il county commits 5iOnerS comply win
the law hardship is bound TO be imposed
upon many voters, and many men must pc
subjected to annoyance. The law makers are
charged bT the republicans with having
formed a measure in the interest OF the Demo
cratic party. and democrats arc finding fault
with the legislators fOr cnacting OnerOus and
oiiOus election and registration laws. The
way Of the Florida legislator Is not streWn
with roses.
Residents Of TaViua a suburb Of Jackson
Vile had a tirst-Class scare Saturday morn
ing on account OF large bear being az large
in that suburb ana roaming the streets at
will The bear CelOngs 10 Abe Campbell, the
butcher and is usually kept chained in Camp
bells yard. Yesterday, while Campbell was
in the house sick. the bear succeeded in
breaking its chain and at once starred OF on
an exploring expedition In the meantime
the news had spread that wild bear was on
the rampage and the people began to hurry
their children into the houses and 10 bolt and
barricade The doors one woman saw the
bear come into her yard. and without waiting
TO close the outer door, darJed from the
kitchen into the house. his was what the
Rear had been looking Tor, and INTO the
kitchen lac went A nice piece Of roast beef
WAS already prepared for the oven and sew
eral pies were on the table. Bruin did not
wait for a knife ana fork or call for a napkin.
lie IMPLY proceeded TO get on the outside Of
heel and pies In the shortest time lmag enable
A dispatch from Lantana states that less
than nEe miles now remains to be cut IN the
canal connecting Lake worm WIN lne nat
ural waterway Of New River. The dredge
boat Matanzas is now six miles south of
Lake Worth. with an open channel averaging
five ana one half feet in depth behind her
For over month past, said Capt Halle
man, we have been aule to see the smoke Of
the dredge loat Biscayne approaching us from
the south. and every day the black cloud
grows more and more distinct. l expect that
10y the last Of September each boats crew
will be enabled TO make out the smOkestGck
and crane Of the other, with the aid of a glass
/ estimate that the TWO dredges are about
four ana half or i've miles apart-the Bis
cayne with about ten miles open canal behind
her She has already crossed the lower Hills
horo river so-callcdJ and is getting ahead
much aster Than the hatanZas. My opinion
is that the two boats win come together on or
before an. J., 1895, That is, II no Obstacles
are encountered more serious than
those which have already been over
come Capt. Halleman is in charge OF all
the dredging and other work OF the Florida
Coast Line Canal and Transportation Com
pany south OF Lake Worth. As before de
s-rioed in these columns, the plan OF this
company is to open continuous navigable
waterway from s.. Augustine to the waters Of
Disc lyne bay, paralleled by the ocean on one
side and the Jacksonville, st. Augustine and
Indian River railway on the other-thts by
deepening the channels Of the MatanZas, Hall
fax and Indian rivers and the waters Of Lake
Worth and by constructing canals across the
land separating these natural waterways