The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08

The BODY or January Gardner, cOlored,
aged 70 years. was found in his home. at
Jacksonville Friday. The old man had evil
IDENTITY been dead for several days, for de-
composition had set in.
During October 2,2O5 tons of phosphate
were shipped from Punta Gorda to domes-
tic ports and none to foreign ports. The
shipments this year to Nov. ! have been
20, 1876 tons to domestic and 1886 tons to
foreign ports.
The relatives of Fannie Viola Finnegan,
who committed suicide at jacksonville
Wednesday night by shooting herself
through the head, have been heard FROM
and the body will be sent to Spencer,
Mass, for interment.
II. F. Dutton & Co. have at their gins
in Gainesville LOO bales of cotton, which
will be shipped next week. Shipment had
been deferred until after the election be-
cause the market price was thought like
ly to be affected. The cotton is valued at
$4,000
The farmers of Alachua county have
discontinued the shipment of beans to
northern markets. The weather has been
unusually warm this fall, and the farmers
around Charleston and Norfolk have had
great success in raising beans. and are
shipping heavily. This has shut out the
Gainesville farmers.
Emory Jones. a United States soldier, is
now being tried in the criminal court at
| St Augustine for the murder of James p.
Weldman. Jones' plea Is self-defense. He
claims Weidman was known to be a dan
gerous man. and only when he, Weidman,
put his hand to his hip pocket did he shoot
to save his, Jones'. life.
Capt Henry H. Coston, United States
marine corps, died at his home at Pensa-
cola Friday at the age of "a. He was born
| in Washington, d. c., and entered the ma
| rine service in 1861. Besides his sea sepe-
vice he served at the naval stations of
| New York, Pensacola, and Norfolk. He
was retired in 1898 on account of i'll health.
He was a son of B. F. Coston, inventor of
the Coston distress signals that are used
in the navy.
A great many vegetables are being ship
ped from Plant City every day, such as
cucumbers, egg-plants, okra and pepper.
| Shippers have been realizing but small
sums for stuff, on account of the express
| charges being so very high Consequently
all have dubbed together and are shipping
| in carload lots, as freight The first car
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bound for New York. consigned to differ
ent parties. The car contained 5l2 pack
ages assorted stuff.
W. c. GUNNER. senior member of the
firm of Gunner & Co., which has extern
| sive timber interests in Florida, is on
| his way to Gainesville. In all probable
! ity this company will put in as many as
| twenty saw-mills in Alachua county alone
| This will be done at once. A member OF
| the firm, who has been at Gainesville for
| several weeks, said a few days ago that
| the company would saw the timber al
| once If the election should be favorable
| to Mckinley, and had placed many orders
for machinery with the provision that
this would be revoked in case of Bryan's
election.
Several farmers from the western part
of Alachua county. where the destruction
from the recent tornado was the heaviest
have been in Gainesville during the past
few days looking for locations for vegeta-
BILE farms A general exodus of farmers
from the devastated region appears prob
| able. Most of them will locate neal
Gainesville or some other point convenient
to a railroad, and plant vegetables Cor the
northern market. The reasons assigned
for leaving is that the cost of clearing
farms of fallen trees and rebuilding theiI
| houses would be greater to the owners
than the purchase of farm and buildings
near Gainesville.