The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-19
FLORIDA.

Nearly $4,000 was paid out by the banks
of Pensacola Saturday for labor in the
bay during the past week.
Mrs. Soledad b. Stafford of Tarpon
Springs, widow of the late Gov. A. +. *.
Stafford. was married Saturday to War
wick w. Harkins of Tampa.
E. p. Thaggard, a well-known Reddick
merchant and at present assisting F. d.
Poser in the tax collectors office at
Ocala, is in the race for county clerk.
Sheriff Bowden Of Jacksonville has late
~ received three letters from some un-
known source, warning him that he will
be killed In the event Of Robert Henry
being hanged.
With a desire to secure the best inter
ests of the democratic party in the state,
Senator +. L. Myers of Tallahassee has
withdrawn his name as a candidate for
gubernatorial honors.
George w. Atwood. rep. says that he
is in the race for sheriff of st. Johns
county. It is learned that the republic
cans are going to put UP full ticket for
county and legislative offices.
Hon. Harry H. Floyd of St. Augustine.
ex-member of the legislature, has an
nounced himself as q candidate for legis-
lative honors. Mr.. Floyd was succeeded
by Hon. Lewis W. Zim four years ago.
A call signed by most of the business
men Of Kissimmee has been issued for
a meeting at the council chamber on May
25 to organize a board of trade, to aid
in developing the latent wealth of the
country.
A mass meeting viii be held at Milton on
June l, when strong fight will be made
for primaries Several candidates are
working to this end and some of them
say that they will not be subject TO the
convention.
The following parties left Ocala Sat
urday to shell the woods politically, around
Fl Mccoy: Mayor Reardon, Hon. c. NJ.
Brown, Hon. +. p. Harris, Mr.. MeNamee,
Gen. Dickson, +. y. Poser Sim Sistrunk.
Mr. Galbraith Prof Brinson, Cornelius
Harris, c. I. Bittinger and Glover Miller.
H. C. Garrett, the Orlando member Of
the republican executive committee of
Orange county, has called caucus of the
republicans of the Orlando precinct, to
be held tomorrow at the opera house at
Orlando, TO elect delegates to the county
convention, TO be held there on Saturday
next
The real estate transactions at Pensa-
cola during the past week amounted to
more than $1,000. and local real estate
agents report an active inquiry with
bright prospects for number of large
transactions in the near future. Houses
are in good demand and vacant ones
scarce.
The spring term of the circuit court
for Hillsborough county is now in session
at Tampa and there are eight murder
cases to be disposed of. The most inter-
esting of these is that in which Tillet
Whidden and Edward Mobley were tried
for the killing of Thomas Swayne in
June of 1894. The trial resulted in ac-
quittal on Saturday
The democrats of Lafayette county met
in convention at Mayo Saturday, select
ing delegates to the Ocala and Tampa
conventions. The convention split on the
question Of seating a contesting delege-
ton, and in consequence two sets of dele
gates will seek recognition in the state
and congressional conventions one side
being led by T. L. Chaires and the other
by John w. Day.
meeting of the republican executive
committee of Alachua county was held
at Gainesville Friday. A majority Of the
committee were present, and selected W
q. Robinson, leader of the Gunby fac
ton in that county, as chairman Prl-
on May 20, to select delegates to the
county convention, TO be held on Man
%. The county convention is held Ia
select delegates 10 the state convention
which meets in Ocala.
Near Palatka Friday E A. Dinkfns
struck his cousin, Tony Dinkins. on the
head with an oar and killed him. The