The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-09

FLORIDA
r NJ ShackelfOrd may be chosen by the
HulsborouRh democrats to succeed Col. Ne
Kay IN the state Senate.
Hon ID. H. Frvine OF Orange Lake has been
prominently mentioned for the state Senu te,
but until few days ago he has refused TO al
low his name TO be used. Mr. Eryine is now
in the race. and there is strong probability
that he Will be the nominee Of the party.
Dunnellon is hardly ever without q sensa-
ttOn Of q shooting nature. The elements be
longing to the AfricO- American party are al
ways practcinE on one Of their color Satur-
day night John Gent attempted to take the
life OF Ed Martin by pertOrating his spinal
column. Ed still lives; Gent took French
leave.
Bradford county for the first time IN its DO
litiCal history has decided TO nominate rep
resCntatiyes and county OrtlCials by primaries
There was no opposition to this mode Of nom
tnatlOn. The date for the primaries Is not
yet published by the county executive com
mittee. The committee has appointed three
inspectors In each district. The privilege
Of voting is restricted TO duly qualified cleo
tors.
Marshal Bargainter was up before the police
commissioners OF Ocala Monday night
charged with bribery. He was completely
eEonerated, and VIII. II is intimated, prefer
charges against one OF the city alderman for
impeachment. The said alderman claims TO
have visited five out OF six OF the local
saloons in violation OF the Sunday law. Three
oL LHC SdlOAL keepers nuke duIOdFlN lhdL INC
alderman has prevariCated.
n Z. ShaIer. one Of Lake Wefr's progres-
stve and energetic young men, was in Ocala
Tuesday and informed the Capitol that he
had purchased $4,000 worth Of oranges and
lemons from the CarneyigrOves at Lake Weir
for H. l.. Hurf Of Philadelphia In less than
a month the lemon crop win be ready for the
market, while the orange shipment viii fol
low few weeks later The Lake Weir crop
this year is good one, and good returns are
expected.
At Tampa one day last week a man was
going the rounds Of the city selling stereo.
SCOPE views He went 70 one place where all
the family were absent except young lady
or girl about 10 years old He made an in
sulting remark to her and she ordered him
out Of the house. lie then caught hold of her
hand and said something when she ierked
away and showed him out at the door. closing
1t. She then informed her brothers and they
| began TO look for him. On Saturday it was
learned ne was going OF on the evening
Florida Central and PenrsulaT train and four
OF the young lady brothers went down to see
him or They gave him a sound beating
As the matter OF the Spanish fishing smack
! cases Is aired at Key West other things come
| 10 light Ten years ago number Of enter
/ prising citizens along the west coast Of Flor
/ ida, among them Capt. FOrgarty of FoTgarty
] vile, Manatee county, organized feet fol
! the purpose of fishing along the gulf banks
and exporting their catch for market in
! Cuban ports. Matters proceeded very sue
| cessiully for time, but the business heinF
brought TO the attention Of the Spanish gov
| ernment, that power laid an embargo on the
| enterprise that forced the abandonment OF
| the project and the subsequent selling Of
! their fleet to Cuban and Spanish purchasers
| In turn the Spanish and Cuban smacks re-
sumed the catching of fish in Florida waters
and transported them to their home market
! They have continued the business for mum
/ Der OF years-until 10 has become menace tC
sanitary and revenue regulations and Uncle
! sam has determined to put stop to IL.
One OF the DeLand papers came out las
! week with the announcement that the regulal
! democratic ticket in Nolusla county had beer
! withdrawn on account OF the action OF Ia,
/ state convention in seating the delegation
| appointed by the boiling convention. The an
! nOuncement was premature, as appears by
| the following letter issued by the democratic
! committee. The proposition contained II
| this letter, II accepted win likely. settle thu
/ question and 1t Is generally expected that
will be accepted. The letter is as follows
! poland, Fla, Aug 7, lS94-L. MoretoI
| Murray, Esq, and ]. W. Perkins Esq.
chairman and secretary Of the execu
tive committee, appointed by the con
! in DeLand, July 10 1894, Gentlemen
! The ticket nominated by the democratic
| convention, which met at the courthouse fl
| DeLand, July 10, 1884, has not been with
| drawn. Any report to the contrary is un
founded. This committee considers tina
ticket the regular democratic ticket, ana in
tends to support il and work for It's election
as such. This committee and the candidates
upon that ticket consider the action OF thu
late state convention In seating the deley
selected by the convention which appointed
you, which action was brought about By
means which are well understood and hear
THY condemned by the majority OF the demo
Gratis OF the state, but which II is moi
necessary to discuss In this letter. a.
in no sense deciding that the county tickle
nominated by the Putnam house con
vention, is the regular democratic ticket
That decision can only be given by tn,
democratic voters of the county. In Orde
to arrive At that decision and for the puTpOs
! of avoiding further factonal strife and pos
| sible disruption of the democratic party /
this county, and believing this to be the onl
method to arrive at harmony and 10 settle tn
differences now existing In our party, we II
wife you to meet with us, at DeLand, on tn
| 18Th day OF August, 1894 or on such other da
within ten days from this date. as may b
con venient TO you. to consider the followin
| proposition viz: That democratic primarie
| be called in each precinct by the two con
| mittees, under such fair and denocratl
! rules as may be prescribed by them TO d,
termine which ticket or which OF the Cand
dates thereon are the choice OF the demoCratl
voters Of the county and that the pei
sons receiving the highest number of vote
for each once at such primaries shall be cor
sidered the regular democratic candidates
We pledge ourselves and the candidates upo
marics and shall expect the same pledge froI
you and from the candidates upon YOU
ticket, This proposition Is sanctioned by tn
candidates upon the ticket represented by u-
Awaiting the favor OF an early reply we ar,
respectfully yours, @. u. Bryan, chairma
democratic executive committee; r. J. Kurt.
/ Jr., secretary"