The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25

placed in nomination. Clay county held
a caucus and cast 80 votes solid for Mr..
Laud-BrOwn, and Baker county cast q
! for Barber. The chairman refused TO an
nounce the result, and the secretary an
nounced IL. He withdrew on motion for
adjournment Mr.. Laud-Brown's friends
retired. Another meeting was held under
the presidency of MIR. Fisher, the same
chairman, with only thirteen persons in
the hall Mr.. Barber was declared the
nominee Of the minority. Both candidates
express their intention OF going to the
polls.
One Of the most important papers that
was filed in the clerks office in the Uni
ted States court at Jacksonville Tuesday
was the answer of the plaintiffs in the
case of the Pennsylvania Company for the
insuring Of lives and the granting of an
nuities VS.. the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West Railroad Company 10 the rule
of the court TO show why the rehearing
Of the decree OF Dec. q. 1885, on the petit
ton Of James II. Young, should not be
granted. The substance of the answer
was contained in the first paragraph
which was as follows; THE plaintiff. in
It's capacity Of trustee of all the bond
holders, secured by lien Of the consolida-
ated mortgage herein sought 10 be fore
closed, did pray that all outstanding
bonds OF the said issue be declared to be
valid obligations of the defendant com
pany entitled to payment out of the pro-
ceeds Of the mortgaged property, but since
the entry of the decree Of Dec o. 1895.
1t has been informed by holders of nearly
all the consolidated mortgage bonds now
outstanding, except the said James II.
Young, that said decree was acceptable to
them, and that they are willing to ac-
quiesce in and abide by 1t I'm its present
form. 1t has been requested by them to
resist the application of the petitioner.
james H. Young, for rehearing."
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: Hon. William n. Sheats, who was
nominated for state superintendent of
public instruction, by the state democrat
&c convention, al Ocala last week was
born March 5, 1851, at Auburn. Gwinnett
county Georgia. His father died when
he was only six years old, and he had to
depend on his own eXertiOns for an educa-
ton. In 1867, he came to Columbia coun-
", Florida, where, by industry and fru-
gality he succeeded in making few hun
dred dollars, with which he entered EN-
ory College, sustaining himself there by
working. during vacations. In 1873 he
graduated In a class of twenty-six, bear
ing of an honor, delivering the Greek sa-
lutatory. Successfully he was a teacher
in Fletcher Institute at ThomasviIle.
principal Of Mitchell High School at Ca
milla, and professor in East Florida Sem
mary at Gainesville. At the close of four
years service in the seminary he was cleo
ted superintendent of schools for Alachua
county, which position he held by sue
cessive reflections until four years ago.
when he was promoted to the office he
now holds. In 1885, he was elected to the
state constitutional convention, in which
body he was an active and influential
member, being the author of the article
on education in the present constitution.
He is strong temperance advocate and
an active member of the NJ E. Church.
South.