The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-03

convaIescent except Cornelia Cole who has
a light case OF varioloid. All suspicious
! cases viii be removed at once.
| Gainesville Sun: The white majority of
Florida must save their state and county
government from the clutches OF the re-
! publican party Every vote cast for Weeks
! for governor Will only 10 that extent as
slst in electlng Gunby.
The artesian well at the Fernandina
ice works is in use. The well is 762 feet
deep. and has a flow OF 400 gallons of
water per minute. It was dug by Hugh
Partridge of Jacksonville. Mr.. Simmons
Of the ice works states that the well will
pay for itself in three years.
Tampa Times: The warning republicans
of the state have buried their differences
and united on one ticket. Concessions
were made by both factions, but to a dis
interested observer 1t looks like NJ. Is.
Macfarlane and his followers In this sec.
ton have been lnconsiderately sold out.
jacksonville Times Union: Freight
rates to New York on lumber from JacH-
sonville are lower at the present time
than ever before. The rate now charged
is $4S5, which is the largest amount paid
in several months, with the exception Of
one vessel, when 1925 per thousand was
paid. 49,
Tampa Times: The past two crop sea
sons have abundantly demonstrated that
the Florida farmer is more independent
than the tiller Of the soil In any other
state He can raise two staple crops a
year on the same ground. He can produce
everything he needs 10 eat except a few
articles OF secondary Importance.
The Melbourne Times reports that the
deposits of the Melbourne state Bank are
50 per cent. larger than they were one
year ago. This shows the effect Of par
tial crop of pineapples, together with the
successful season in vegetables last win
ter When the orange business is on It's
feet again and the pineapple fields reach
their former output, the Indian river will
resume its former prosperous time.
D. c. Sutton, one Of the owners and
editors Of the Lake Worth News. and res
ident agent of the railroad lands, has re-
ceived the appointment Of director OF the
Louisiana experiment station, and VIII
accept. He is native of that state, and
came from there to take charge OF the
St Cloud experiment station in this state.
This offer was the cause OF his with
drawal as a candidate for the legislature
from this county.
Tampa Times: The republican county
committee met this morning in the office
Of Gunby & Gibbons, pursuant to call of
the chairman, =. r. Gunby. The entire
committee was present. Lengthy discus
sion was had on the advisability of placing
candidates for county offices in the field,
but it was finally decided not to do so. No
candidates for county oflces we're indors-
hoo aF aIaa
party were left entirely free to pursue
whatever course they may see fit in local
matters
Tampa Tribune: We learn from gen.
tleman who came from the West Coast
yesterday that on Saturday afternoon
George Meares 14-year-old son was acct
dentally shot by the 9-year-old son OF Will
liam Neeld. They were out little ways
from the house fooling with breech-
loading shotgun when the cartridge was
exploded and the contents lodged in the
knees, legs and right hand of young
Meares. Fortunately the gun was loaded
with small shot and the doctors say the
wounds are not dangerous. Boys should
not fool with guns-they are dangerous
things gw
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The Leon county school board has
provided for new coored schools as fol-
lows: Woodvllle. Spring Hill and Lutter-
lohs turpentine camp. Seventy-one
schools will be operated in this county
during the winter.-Miss Nancy McClam-
rea of Spring Hill, aged % years, lately
adjudged insane, was taken to the state
asylum at Chattahoochee on Tuesday,
Tube Martin, a prisoner in the county
Jail, who a few days since broke bottle
over Joe Mitchelrs head, had ninety days
added to his term by Judge McGriff.-A
number of young men here are preparing
to organize Bloxham lodge of the Coming
Men of America. The object of the or
der is to prepare young men for the duties
o.. life.
Tampa Tribune: Dover. ten miles from
this city on the South Florida railroad,
was the scene of dastardly tragedy Sat
urday afternoon. A colored man by the
name OF d. w. Walker, has been cutting
wood for Contractor Woods for about
year Saturday he came into the little
town and he and young man, merely
a boy, It is said, by the name of Nelson
Hillyer, had falling out. The murder
Gus scoundrel drew a razor and cut the
boy down, infiicting serious wounds on
his left arm, and on his shoulder and
back The strangest part of the whole
affair is that II occurred within twenty
feet OF a crowd sitting or standing about
the door of the postoffice, and no one
knew it until the boy was found nearly
dead In the ditch near by. After cutting
the boy the negro walked into the store,
got his coat and walked out by the
crowd.
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