The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04


restaurant at Jacksonville. was robbie
FSaturday morning Of sl33. The thief Wis
tied him at about 2,O at his home OF
Bridge street. between Monroe and Du
val
small frame building near J. Mizell &
Bros saw-mil at Kings Ferry caught
fire Saturday from sparks from the slaf
pit, but the fire was put out by the mil
hands. The building was occupied by a
colored woman.
The contest over the TT Brook reser-
walton, near Tampa. is again on in the
United States land Office at Gainesville
The original hOmesteaders are now max
ing final proof in accordance with the
/ decision OF the Secretary of the Interior.
Brevard county court adjourned Satur-
I day, after five days work on the Jensen
murder case. The grand jury brought
{ in true bill against G.. N. Hardee for
/ the murder Of Miss Kaiser. A special
term Of court viii be held on Dec. 10 10
I try the case.
Justice Of the Peace Dupree Of Jones'
/ vile was striker with paralysis Tuesday
I evening. He was working in his gar
Z den and fell unconscious to the ground.
/ He was carried To his house where he
! has remained ever since In an uncon-
/ sciOus condition.
! The owl Cigar Company at Quincy is
I AahallE AfOuLlt Win LnNlL MdMus on the
La Camelia plantation. The employees
/ are all negroes. and on account Of an
{ overbearing disposition have rendered
I themselves obnoxious TO the new super
intendent, G. 3. Gregory, who resolved
to get rid of them.
J. A. Burchil. as receiver Of the Ocala
Light and Power Company. has filed his
bond in the sum of s. 1000 with the clerk
OF the United States court at Jackson
VILE FTp W. ararnfrafaa varofrras ON
ton Of the Southern Bank and Trust Com
pany. In the case of the G. b. Rogers
Company VS.. the East Florida Land and
Produce Company Qimitedl, an attach
ment was filed on certain property by
the First National Bank of st. Augustine.
An important find was made by L. L.
Warren, while surveying near Archer a
few days since. In a hammock on Two
mile Run he found six complete sets of
plaster dies which had been used for maxi
ing different coins. Four months ago a
man was about the outskirts of the city
showing the queer" but Sheriff Spencer
got wind Of his work and about the same
time the counterfeiter scented trouble
and left for parts unknown. The case
will be ferreted out.
St. Augustine Press: The work of dredg-
ing near the draw of the bridge of the
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Indian
River railroad over the st. Lucie river
has been stopped, and it is not known
when 1t Will be resumed. The dredge
has been at work for some time. and
the price agreed between the owners and
the railroad company was S75 per day
until the work was completed. The own
ers asked for 500 per day, and as it
was refused, they struck, and refuse to
work until the company agrees to their
demands. As neither party is likely to
give in, IL is evident that the work will
necessary for the draw to be dredged
out as large boats are compelled to
use this waterway, and with a small
amount of water IL is impossible. The
workmen at the dredge are lettering
around West Jupiter. and are getting
tired of it, as their pay has been stopped
and their expenses are increasing
st. Augustine News: Word has been re-
ceived in this city Of the death of James
W. Smith, ex-president of the Consoli-
dated Gas Company, in New York, at
$3.50 o'clock last Tuesday night. Mr..
Smith, at the time of his death, was play
ing billiards, when he suddenly dropped
his cue, threw his arms up. reeled and
fell by the table. The gentlemen with
whom he had been playing, Immediately
sprang to his assistance, believing that
he had fallen. and a physician, who was
playing at an adjoining table, Joined the
group, which quickly gathered around
the PROSTATE man. The physician made a
hasty examination and pronounced him
dead declaring that death was instanta-
neous, and that heart failure was prob
ably the cause. Mr.. Smith was a very
wealthy gentleman, his fortune being
estimated at about S6,000.OO0, to which
there are five heirs, Ferd and James
Traver of this city being two of them.
These gentlemen are both nephews of
the deceased and will probably come in
for their share of the money. Mr. Smith
two years ago gave Ferd Traver $1,000
with which it will be remembered he
started a livery stable. 1t is not known
when the will will be read.
on Saturday DIR. J. L. Clay of Jack
sonville was ordered held three days by
Judge Gibbons for insanity. DIR. Clay was
arrested by the chief of police on Friday
evening near the fremont hotel. When
arrested he was circulating a petition
which he wanted every one to sign and
promise to take dinner with him at the
fremont hotel. At the trial in the city
court DR.. Clay told a rambling and rather
disconnected story He said, among other
things, that he wanted to get a $4,000
check cashed, and could not do it. lie
also said that he had negotiated with
several parties in regard to transporting
1000 negroes from Jacksonville and i'm
porting 500 Germans, and he offered $1,000
to the person who accomplished this feat
Furthermore, said he, Il will give
another 81 900 If the 500 Germans do not
double the population of Jacksonville
in one year" Upon questioning DR. CLAW
it was revealed that he had relatives in
Madison. When taken downstairs he
wanted the chief of police to send him a
cigar, some newspapers and other articles.
He was also especially anxious about his
plans to increase the poulation of Jack
sonville. He will be held three days, dur
n Ubf tina his rela will ho.
fed of his condition. DR.. Clay has been in
Jacksonville since 1885, and is well known
About three months ago his wife died He
has been watched for several days by the
police, as his actions indicated that he
was gradually losing his mind.
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