The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-07

for Jacksonville last week, Ii was plainly
understood that his report would be de-
cidedly favorable.
The declaration in the damage suit Of
f. J. TRAY vs.. the Florida Publishing
Company was filed for record Monday in
the county clerks office at Jacksonville.
The declaration sets forth among other
things that the Florida Publishing Com
pany did wicl1edly and malciously COM
pose and publish on the 18th of June,
1895, with the intent to libel and injure
the plaintiff, the following article: on
Ger Sammons was really discharged for
defending the police force from an attack
which Mr.. TRAY made on II at negro
meeting. The board of police commits
sioners think that when Mr.. TRAY wishes
to stir the negroes up against the police
he should be allowed to do it," The suit
is for $4,000 damages for libel.
jacksonville Metropolis: A letter re-
ceived in this city from the government
snag boat Shepard, now at work cleaning
the Ocklawaha river of snags and debris,
says that the work is progressing we'll,
but under great disadvantages and dan
ger, the trouble being principally due to
the many snakes in the water Every
snag that Is pulled has to be carefully
examined and cleaned of the snakes be-
fore the men can handle IT, Many hum
dred snakes have been killed, and al
row escapes none of them have been bit
ten. The snakes are water mocasins and
are very deadly in their bite. The work
was begun at Silver Springs and is being
pushed to the mouth of the river. The
boat is now at Grahamville.
At Chipley Monday night, near mid
night, three young men, Ben Gainey, Roc
ket Taylor and Marion Turner, went TO the
residence of Mrs. Cox and began cursing
her She became frightened and screamed
for help. An old gentleman living near
by, heard her call and went to her as
sistance, but they soon overcame the old
man and ran. City Marshal Watson was
attracted by the cries and went immedi-
ately in pursuit and in a short while
| had them all in Jail. About three hours
| later the marshal, hearing a noise in the
| jail, as though some one was at work,
went to investigate, and discovered that
| they had cut their way through the door.
| They had reached the outer room, the
| door to which was much weaker than the
| cell doors, and would very soon have been
at liberty. As 1t was, Marshal Watson
opened the front door and met them face
| to face. Catching sight of the Colts "A
they returned to their cell without q word.
Ben Gamer, who, it seems, was the
| leader in the outrage, was securely man
| acled with heavy log chain about his
neck and one end locked to the CRATE
bars.
About PAS a. M, Monday fire was dis
covered in the third story of the Central
Hotel at Leesburg, and before the fire
could be controlled, the Central hotel.
shoe store, the wager building French
meat market, Seegers market, one of
Fred Moorh's store buildings, and the res
idense of Mrs: Adams had been burned to
| the ground. The heaviest losses by the
fire are Maud & Neve, whose loss is
$4,000 with insurance of $500; The Cen
tral hotel suffered loss of $500, with
$1,000 insurance. The proprietor ]. ID.
Pendleton, lost furniture valued at 81 100,
on which he had 500 insurance. J. H.
Richards, who occupied the wager build
ing, lost $500, and had no insurance; Ar
thur Miller, on damaged goods lost $500;
wager building $500; Fred Moorh, building
burned and one damaged, 81, 600. The loss
on French,s store was $500, with no in
surance; 7. Kramer's loss was 800; A
Seeger, $50; G. r. Mobly, 800. The Ken
lucky house caught fire several times
but each time the firemen succeeded in
eXtinguishing the flames. The Needham
block was considerably damaged by the
loss of glass and paint.
A special from Fort Myers to the Jack
sonville Times-Cnion says: The citizens
of Lee county are considerably stirred
by reports in regard to the plans of Dr.
Cyrus Teed, the Koreshan high priest
who has founded a colony at Estero south
Of here on the Gulf Teed came TO this
county last year and bought large tract
of land on Estero bay. Since then many
who profess to believe in the peculiar doc
trines of iced. 1t is said that majority
of the colonists are women. They live
to themselves, having. little to do with
the few people who have homes near
From time to time reports have reached
here in regard to the lives the colonists
were leading, which caused a good deal
of unpleasant comment, but the citf-
zens thought of taking no action in the
matter. Last week, however, inforrna-
ton was received in regard to the plans
Of Teed which has excited considerable
Indignation. DIR. Teed is now at the
north, securing converts 70 Koreshanitv
II is said that he has purchased a large
boat. In which he expects to transport
his recruits. The boat will leave Pitts
burg in September, go down the Ohio
thence down the Mississippi to New Or
leans and across the Gulf to Estero. The
most startling information in the letter
is that Teed aims 10 dominate the politics
OF Lee county. The men he is gathering
are said TO be toughs many of them
common tramps. II Is stated that T'eed Is
buying arms and Will organize these men
into military company as soon as they
reach Estero. When they will become ie-
CALLED voters Teed expects TO obtain po-
ltlcal control In the county As the vot-
ing population Of Lee county rs not large
II Tced imports three or four hundred
men who viii 90 his bidding II viii be
possible for him TO have his disciples ohor-
en 20 the offices and thus obyinfe me
danger OF any legal Interference because
colony" Say