The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-15

ninsular railroads. Engines on both roads
whistled for the crossing, and the en-
slneers on either road thought they had
the right of way. The Savannah Florida
ana western engine ran her cowcatcher
under the cylinder of the other, raised
ner almost four feet and threw the
drivers off the track. The engine was
barely saved from going over on her
side.
At Jacksonville, next Wednesday an
other newspaper viii be added to the
that city. II will be called the Defender,
and will be run and edited by IsidOre Gel
der. II VIII be an editorial paper entirely,
and will deal with the municipal affairs
of this city principally. The paper viii
be four-page sheet. Its motto states
that it win be run in the interest of the
people. 1t will be distributed throughout
the city free of charge.
The movement projected by the cham
Der Of commerce of Fernandina a few
months ago toward the encouraging of
the growing of rice seems to be meet
ing With good results, and there is every
indication that the projectors of this
scheme have done a good thing for this
section. Twenty acres have been planted
this year. The great objection to the
growing of rice in this section was the
heavy expense incurred in getting 1t to
either be satisfactorily arranged, or mills
for the cleaning of the rice will be built
at Fernandina.
st. Petersburg Times: T. NJ Clark, the
hardware man. went down to Passagrille
last Saturday and caught fine tarpon
with rod and reel, More than that Clark
says anybody can do II, that will go down
there end try. He hooked several. and
lost large one by awkwardness in trying
TO get IL in the boat Clark says there were
only two sensations in the world of sport
that he hadn't enjoyed. One was catching
tarDon with rod and reel, and the other
was scalping an injun He has caught the
tarpon and says now that he is willing to
fofego the other. Passagrille is unques-
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state.
A meeting of the Florida Miners Or
ganization was held at Ocala Tuesday
afternoon in the offices of Thullier &
present, representing large interests The
vice president, ID. l.. Brooks of Fort White
presided. The chief topics discussed
change, the promotion of a financial asso-
citation for the control and systematic
working of the commercial interests Of
miners unon a plan presented by j. NJ
Schumacher of Jacksonville, president of
the StonewaH Phosphate Company A
committee OF representative miners will
meet at Jacksonville further to discuss
the plans proposed on Thursday next.
Tuesday at Aycock & Co.'S turpentine
camps, thirteen miles north of Macclenny
Aushey McCray was in the house of a
woman named Lula Bell. After he had
left the house a boy called to him. saw
ing that somebody was cursing him in the
house. McCray went back to the house
ana asked the woman If she had cursed
him, at the same time pointing a pistol
at her. She told him she did not curse
him and to go away and not point that
pistol at her. He said: you do not
go away" He then fired at her infiiet.
ing painful wound in the right thigh.
The woman was brought to town to-day
McCray is stin at large. All the parties
are negroes.
Pensacola News: Sunday afternoon
Lieut.. Max l. Bear and Mr.. Sam Rosenau
started out in small sail boat from their
summer place down on the west BAY shore
Tor sail down to navy yard When they
reached a point about two miles from The
shore Lieut. Bear suddenly iibed the boat
during a strong puff of wind and Il cap-
sized, throwing both men into the water.
Lieut.. Bear can swim but little and Mr.
Rosenau cannot swim at all, but they man
aged to seize the side of the boat and hang
on until assistance reached them From
his summer residence on the bay shore A :.
e. Blount Jr., witnessed the accident and
Immediately summoning a negro man,
they put out in a boat to rescue the, men
Two other boats, manned by negro men.
aso went to their assistance, and after
Messrs. Bear and Rosenau had chung to
the boat about half an hour, they were
rescued without any damage except a
thorough wetting.
Jacksonville Citizen: The several hun
dred ST. Augustine people who visited
South Beach Sunday afternoon were
amused by the pranks Of a drunken ex-
cursionist from Palatka. The man mar
rowly escaped death three times in hs
many hours. He went to the beach in a
sailboat With party of friends. They
landed at the lighthouse, where the fun
began. He chased and caught a large
razorback hog and began to carry il about
The hog bit him on the shoulder When
the O'Clock train came along the man
whose iirst name was John" boarded ii
After riding half a mile, Conductor Mas
tiers asked him for his ticket. He was
on the platform of the rear coach ana
which was going at full speed He tore
W the dirt and sand for fully six feet, bur
fna1y got 10 his feet again, with only
ana rode from Anastasia TO South Beach
lie sirolled down TO the ocean ana rec