The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-12

to skin the kitten. They were bending
down engaged in this work when they
were startled by an unearthly shrek, and
the next monet the old panther landed
upon their backs crushing them to the
ground and rendering them completely
helpless. They were trighuully torn about
the face, and Curry received a cut from
the panther's claws across the abdomen,
which cut like knife. Crawford was
nearly blinded by blow IN the right eye.
The young men were almost helpless, but
finally Crawford began to use his knife
lie stabbed the panther repeatedly, and at
last struck vital spot and the beast fell
dead on the body OF Curry
Sheriff Anderson of Orlando has just
made an important capture. being the
negro who stole about $500 worth of jew
eiry from NJ. Weissman Of Tampa. Two
hundred dollars reward was offered for
the property, most of which has been re-
covered. The negro was arrested and
sentenced q short time ago on petty
charge While serving his time, pair Of
cum buttons, made from two English
soYcreigns We're stolen from him by a
fellow prisoner He foolishly made com
plalnt TO the sheriff who recovered the
property from the second thief. The
sherin, who believed the buttons had
been stolen by the first negro proceeded
to hunt for the owner, who had Just ap-
peared on the scene. The thief, whose
name the sheriff refuses to give, disposed
OF much OF the property at about / per
cent of It's real value. negro woman,
VINO Keeps a cheap restaurant on Church
street. had diamond pin, which cost $3.50
in Paris, for which she gave the thief
three meals.
Tampa Times: Sheriff Spencer has sue
ceeded In rounding up five Of the leaders
OF the strike In Seidenberg e. CO. g factory
Two OF them, Marcelino CuertO and Jose
DlaZ, were arrested Saturday and Satur-
Castillo and Martinez, succeeded in ar
resting three more, who are held to be
instigatOrS of the trouble. They are Luis
Barcia, editor of El Esclavo Manuel Mar
tinez and Secundino Delgado. Two of
these men came here from New York re-
Gently to stir UP the trouble and all of
them are said to be anarchists. Judge Har-
rison placed each of them under 81 600
bond, which they could not give. They have
gone TO jan until they can have hear
ing next week. The charge against them
IS serious one and is made under a
law passed by the last legislature for
the purpose of preventing strikes, etc.
The charge Is that on March 6, 1895, they
did agree, conSpire and combine and con-
federate together for the purpose of
preventing another from procuring work
with Sedenberg q co.
Jacksonville Citizen: Among the many
claimants of large fortunes that date
back for many years, and are hopelessly
tied up in the courts, is Mrs r. e. Alex
ander in this city. Mrs. Alexander has
been resident of Florida for a large
number Of years. Her claim is for more
than Sl,00O0O0, and dates back to 1912. Dur
ing Jefersons administration one of her
husbands ancestors was a merchant in
Charleston S: c. He was the second
son of Lord Alexander, who died short
~ after his son reached this country.
Mr.. AleXanders brother then became
Lord Alexander, but he did not long sur
vive his father. AT the elder brother
death Mr.. Alexander, having then become
an American citizen, sent to England for
his Inheritance. The property consisted
of all of the plate of the family and large
sums of money, and, in fact, everything
personal that was valuable that
had belonged to the late lord.
These things were loaded on
five ships, also the property of Mr.
Alexander, and they sailed for this coun-
try. When on the way here they were
was conhscated. He had all of the papers
showing his claim to the ships and goods,
however, and since his death, many years
ago, these papers have descended from
father to son. There are now five de
scendants of the original Alexander, VINO
ants are Mrs. AleXander and her son, w.
Z. Alexander, in this city, the latter being
a policeman; S. B.AleXander of Waukeena
and Mrs. NJ. A. Giniard and Mrs. Emma
Sollee of Savannah. They will be entitled
to a one-fffth share in the property should
it ever be recovered. The United States
government has already paid large num-
against the French for conhscation of
the property of American citizens, and this
is what the Alexander heirs have been
striving to have done for a number OF
years past. 1t is said that similar claims
have in some instances been purchased
by northern spectators from southerners,
paying a mere song fol- them, and then
by having them pushed through congress
realized fortunes for themselves. Mrs.
AleNander's husband was many times
asked to sell his claim. but he refused to
do so, and SO have all of his descendants.