The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-13

cause Of the trouble. Stewart is not ex-
pected to live.
AT a mass meeting at Avon Park a day
or two ago a committee was appointed 10
discuss the feasibility OF Incorporating the
town as a city, so that bonds can be is
sued and high school building erected.
Atst. Petersburg the city council on Fri
day night granted a franchise to the West
Coast Development Company for sys-
TEN OF water works ana electric light
plant also making the company an offer
for hydrants and light.
Messrs. Barrs and Broward Of Jackson
Vile spoke at Madison Saturday in favor
Of free coinage Of silver at l6 to ]. When
the speaking started only 100 men were
present and before it closed half Of these
had grown weary and left.
Senator Gail arrived at Key West Mon
day on the revenue cutter Forward. He
met comparatively few people. Cancelled
his engagement and left ON the Forward
for the mainland. He made no speech.
No demonstration occurred.
AT Avon Park during a recent thunder
shower Mrs. Il. S. Johnson and Capt w.
S. Armstrong were struck by lightning.
and remained unconscious for over two
hours. Capt. Armstrong; left side was
paralyzed for number Of days.
At Jacksonville Monday the jury in the
case Of Bucli against the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad brought In a YER
dict for g. The Jury was out fOrty-tWo
hours and the two trials of the case have
consumed twenty-five days time in the
United States court.
The executive committee of the Gunby
wing Of the republican party of Escambia
county has called a county convention to
meet at Pensacola on Tuesday the 18th
inst, TO select delegates to the state and
district conventions Of the republican par
ty to be held at Ocala.
The Lake county republican executive
committee (Gunby-Chubb faction has is
sued a call for a county convention to be
held at Tavares ON the 23d. to elect six
delegates and six alternates TO the state
convention, and six delegates and six al
ternates to the Second congressional dis
trlct convention, at Ocala on the 9th.
Henry B.. Todd has decided to erect a
canning factory at Avon Park at once. Ten
acres viii he donated TO the enterprise by
the Florida Development Company. The
land viii be enclosed, and a large number
Of chickens kept, which VIII be canned
when no fruits or vegetables are to be had.
This viii keep the factory running the
year round.
The. record of retail licenses issued by
the city Of Jacksonville for the current
year shows that there are 40 restaurants,
Is dealers in cigars and tobacco, cigar
factories. Is life insurance companies, 80
fire insurance companies, % lawyers, II
physicians and dentists doing business in
that city, besides numerous other profess
sions and business houses.
The first pineapple shipments made from
Florida this season has been sent from
the plantation of the Florida Pineapple
Company, operated by q. c. Matthanis at
West Palm Beach. The fruit was from
Porto Rico In the open field, showing
that the freeze of last year did not dam
age these plants so much as Il did others
The shipment consisted Of sseven half
crates the apple running eight to the
half crate.
Boston Potter of Pinecastle is under ar
rest at Orlando. There has been bad blood
between Potter and one of his nelghbors,
named Kuhn. Saturday night Potter went
to kuhn's home In a belligerant mood, and
Wordy alteration occurred between the
two men. Potter had a pistol and -four
ished the weapon in so careless a manner
as to shoot one of his own fingers off. The
when he was arrested by the deputy sher-
iff on a charge or having alienated the af-
feetions Of kuhn's wife. he was taken
his bail at 500. Failing to give the re-
quired bond, he was put In Jail.
Gainesville correspondence jacksonville
Citizen: Several months ago two white
men. Conner and Jordan, were arrested
for breaking I'm a store at Patton, near the
Suwannee river, In Alachua county, and
robbng it of nearly half of Its contents.
In making the arrest the officer discovered
that they had two dangerous characters
to deal with. one Of them drew a pistol
and fired repeatedly at Deputy Sheriff
Thomas, seN erely woundinB him. The
officer exhibited great bravery, and even
after he had been shot in the thigh and
fell. he made the man surrender. The
prisoners were brought 10 Gainesville and
confined in the county jail for several
months, and until they employed an at
tOrney to defend them. The attorney, by
careful inquiry, 2scertalned that the jus
tice Of the peace Who had committed them
had not filed his commission with the
clerk as required By law, and upon this
ground went before court commissioner
upon a writ of habeas corpus. Upon this
ground the men were released. and they
returned to their homes in the Western
Reserve. The statement is made on good
authority that the men have sworn VEN
geance upon those who were instrumental
in accomplishing their arrest. That they
are capable of carrying out their threat
is evidenced by their recent action one
of them stole a valuable horse the other
day, and when pursued by its owner the
former fired two loads of buckshot at him
The owner of the animal returned home.
and the two men are still at large.