The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-22

The South Florida Fair at Orlando, opened
auspiciously Tuesday. with very good at
tendance OF sightseers for the first day
Many OF the exhibits were not in place. The
entries did not close Till dark. About $500
entries have been made In the various de-
partmeuts. many Of them from people who
exhibited last year
George E. Eleson, furniture repairer and
uphOlsterer, was found dead in his
house at Orlando ABOUT o'clock
Monday night. He lived alone.
and no one was with him at the time OF his
death. he was man IN apparently full
health. about 60 years OF age. who came from
Early, Ia, three or four years ago.
Quincy Lodge No. % knights OF Pythias
assisted by many friends celebrated the
thirtieth anniversary OF the foundation Of
the order, with a concert and ball. those
taking part in the concert were Misses Shaw,
Low Curtis and Mrs. A. i. Hearin. and
After the concert, dancing was INDUCED in.
Judge Cromwell Gibbons. judge Of the mu-
nicipal court at Jacksonville, was seen last
Tuesday night by reporter and asked IL
there was any truth in the rumOr that he was
going to resign in consequence Of structures
on his court in the report Of the Investigating
committee OF the city council The Judge
stated that he had no intention OF resignlng
TsY Tor. Collins, Of the Tallahassean. found
Sunday an oval copper medal, with loop,
about one inch in it's longest diameter, having
on one side a raised figure OF a man, with
a halo, and the words: as. T.. Xaveri Ind
Apost. T Ora Pro NObis:' and on the other
the raised figures OF the Virgin and Child
and Joseph and the inscription: Jesus.
Mary, Joseph" No date appears on either
side.
William Cardinal a young sporting, man
from Montgomery, who was arrested Sat1r-
day on the charge of robbing a safe in James
Will-inson's sporting club rooms at Pensa-
cola Of 81 200 had preliminary trial before
County Judge McCullagh Tuesday afternoon.
He was required TO give bail in the sum OF
$1,000 for his appearance at the criminal
court. Being unable to furnish bail he was
again committed to jail.
A writ OF attachment was got out Tuesday
IN the circuit court at Jacksonville by Ed
ward Hudnall, OF Orlando, for box OF jew
erly belonging to L. +. Kwiatowski Hudnall
claimed that KwiatowsN owed him a debt
and was removing his property from this
state to California hence the suit. The box
was found by Deputy Sheriff Collins and City
Marshal Vinzant at the freight house of the
savannah, Florida and Western railway. IL
was consigned to Los Angeles Cal. It's con
tents consisted OF jewelry, curiosities etc.
c. S. Smith, a colored preacher from Chat
tanooga, Tenn, was elected from the south
bound Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
train at Jacksonville Tuesday on account Of
his getting into the coach reserved for white
people. He refused TO get out of the cOac
when told TO by the conductor and was taken
out by the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway police and taken to
police headquarters by Omcer Colomors
where charge OF disturbing the public peace
was entered against him. Smith threatens 20
bring suit for damages against the railroad.
Smith gave bond in the sum OF IS to appear
before the municipal court yesterday morn
ing. but he left on train No. IS for the south,
this time taking the car assigned for colored
people.
The lsyear-old son of B. r. Pitt, president
OF the electric light and water companies was
assaulted and seriously injured near his
home, on West Gregory street, at Orlando
Monday night, by two unknown negroes
He passed the two negroes when one OF them
tW y han
and then ran away. The other negro imme-
diately struck him another low on the head
and also ran away. The young man sank to
the pavement unconscious The deed was
wttnessedby a boy on the opposite side OF the
street, but he could not identify the negroes
in the dark He gave the alarm, and young
Pitt was soon taken to his fathers residence,
block away, where he had immediate medi-
cal attention. He received two severe scalp
wounds which penetrated to the skull The
physicians think these wounds were made
with the sharp edge Of a board. Mr. Pitt has
onered reward Of 800 for the capture of the
assailants, but the police have not been able
70 obtain any elew by which the ne groes can
be identified.
At Tampa a few days ago the school house
used for Catholic negroes. which is situated
In the residence portion OF the city, was dis
covered on ire. The alarm of fire was given,
and the department reSpOnde livery promptly
ana extinguished1 the flames efore the en-
tire structure was destroyed. few days
after members OF the Catholic church wore
preparing to rebuild a house to be used for
the negro school and found the following
startling notice posted up on tree near the
spot. This inscription is posted in this
place TO say that the late Are on these grounds
was not caused by any i'll feeling to the
Catholic church but because the citizens do
not propose to submit to a negro school in the
midst OF the white and retired resident por-
tiOn OF the city. And warn that In case
another institution of the same character is
operated in this vicinity, 1t, too, win meet
the same or a worse fate, and to persist in
the same line will certainly cause destruction
OF the convent and your other churches Re
member, this is positive In spite OF the
above notice, work being pushed on the new
structure as fast as possible 4 hat the
negro children are nuisance to the resi-
dents Of that end Of the city there is no doubt,
still the better element OF the white people
OF Tampa greatly deplore the action Of those
who were instrumental in the burning Of the
old building, and who threaten TO burn the
new one.
You ought to he ashamed, Arthur; you an
noyed your aunt SO mu h that she has left us g