The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Juan Garcia, a demented Cuban, COM
mitted suicide at Key West, Friday. by
hanging.
w. B. Lamar, Col. R. A. Buford and
R. w. Davis addressed the democrats at
Newberry Thursday.
Fifteen hundred acres of land were sold
at sheriff's sale in Sumterville last Mon
day forfone hundred dollars.
A few days ago a rowboat from Cocoa
to Banyan passed through a school of
mullet that was about five miles lone
This, some years ago. would have passed
unnoticed, so common were large schools
of fish then. !,
Mrs, J. f. Lenaghan, wife of a whole
sale grocer of Tampa, is missing, and.
her husbands former bookkeeper. w O
Martin, formerly of Brunswick, Ga. has
also left town. Mr.. Lenaghan suspects
an elopement.
/ President MacWiliams of the BRYAN
and Sewall Club at st. Augustine saws
he has man who is willing to bet his
worldly goods, amounting to $4,000, in
that city, against like sum, that Bryan
and Sewall will be elected.
Ocdla
day aged 65 years, after a protracted Ill
ness. The deceased was born in Wal
thourville, Ga. He studied law and prac-.
ticed his profession in his native state
and Texas. He moved to Ocala some
thirteen years ago.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway is Announcing cheap excursion
rates to DeLand for the big barbecue
and races to be given in that city on
| Sept. 10. There will be bicycle races, foot
races, sack races, political addresses and
other entertainments.
| 1t is probable that a number of acres of
land at White City will be planted out in
ramie in the near future, George F.
Miles, president of the T. c. L. c. and T.
Co., St. Augustine, being the promoter of
the scheme, which will be under the SUI
periptendence of Mr.. Parsons, a gentle
man who has made study or ramie both
in its cultivation and uses.
The state campaign party arrived at
Dade City Wednesday night, and were
Joined by Hon. S. NJ Sparkman and w.
S. Jennings, who had spoken to a large
audience at San Antonio and had been
met by brass band and a torchlight pro-
ceSSion. Gov. BloXham was not well
enough to be at Dade City, so Mr.. Sheats
and Senator Pasco had to hold the fort.
Deals between independent democrats
and one or two republican candidates
are creating a great stir in both straight
democratic and republican ranks at st.
Augustine. While such a deal has been
rumored, it was not fully revealed until
petition was presented to the commits
sioners, asking them to place Mr.. Pink
hams name on the ballots as the indie
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Henry F. Gaillard.
About forty negroes held a county con-
vention at the court house at Ocala Fri
day, and nominated DR.. Alfred Abshire
of Belleview and Louis Casmin Xxi, colored
of Silver Springs for members of the leg
islature. No whites participated. The re-
publican leaders say that the nominations
were made only to secure campaign funds
and that none would be given them. The
convention was unauthorized by the coun-
ty executive committee.
AT st. Augustine Friday the jury of in
quest over the body of Joseph Allen, after
hearing the statements of several wit
nesses and the result of the post norton
made by Drs. c. A. Durham and Dewitt
Webb to the effect that Allen met his
death by a gunshot wound, which enter
ed the abdomen and ranged downward,
cutting the main artery and causing IN
teral hemorrhage and death, gave a YER
dict of murder. Judge Forward held
Weideman for a hearing.
The large cypress mill at Panasofkee.
owned and operated by H. A Bachelor
& Co., has shut down for thirty days.
Operations continue in the swamp and on
the tramroad. The mill machinery is also
undergoing repairs, ready to go in full
operation in thirty days. This is one of
the finest and best improved mills in
Florida. When in full operation it gives
employment to 200 or 300 laborers. The
Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company's
mills will open one mile north Of Pan.
asoffkee about the 18th, and will give en-
ployment to $50 men.
A Pensacola special says: A large force
of hands are engaged in sacking coal on
Muscogee wharf. The mineral in such
packages is to be shipped to Progresso and
thence distributed as sample among in
terror cities and towns. 1t is hoped in this
way to create a much larger Mexican de-
mand for Alabama coal, in supplying
which the shipments will be made through
this port. 1t is believed that lot of this
sample stuff will be shipped on the British
steamship Corsa, now at quarantine sta
ton from Tampico, which viii load here
In n few days for Mexican ports.
The Lewis brothers of Chuckaluskie,
who were charged with conspiracy and in
tent to murder J. Virgins. have been CIV
en- hearing before Judge A. }. Kemp at
Key West, and placed under 500 bond to
appear before the criminal court that
meets this week. Virgins then left for his
home at Chuckaluskie. warrant was
sworn out against him. charging him with
imputing a want of chastity to a married
woman. The sheriff went TO the comman-
der of the revenue cutter McLane and re-
quested him to catch Virgins, who had
left I'm his schooner the Marion. The cut
ter left in few hours and brought him
back. Virgins says that q great injustice
has been done him. His wife, who was Sc
riously I'll on the schooner, asked TO so
with her husband but this was denied her.
Virgins was placed under 500 bond to
appear before the criminal court. His
bords were signed. and he left for Chuck
aluskic.
Mandates Of the appellate court Of APP
peals at New Orleans were filed IN the Of
fee Of the clerk Of the United States dis
trict court at Jacksonville, Friday. I'm the |