The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13

nior sycamore. Joseph Toby, Jacksonviue;
great chief of records, benjamin Il. Dy-
son, Jacksonyilie; great keeper of wan
pun, Frank stephens, South Jacksonville;
great representative to the great conVen-
ton of the United States, Benjamin Il.
Dyson, Jacksonville.
The cigarmakers held a meeting in Ces-
pedes hail. at Tampa, Monday night, to
take action regarding the lack of support
given recent subscriptions lists by certain
Cuban merchants. Last week several
committees were sent around to obtain
contributions intended for the Junta to
help purchase another steamer to replace
the Hawkins. The committees went
around to all of the factories and pre-
scented the cause of their visit to the
Cuban employees, who responded very lib
orally; but when they came to the mer-
chants of Ybor City as a rule they found
the task more difficult As collections
with these people have been very slow,
consequently they did not see their way
of the meeting Monday night was to pass
resolutions of protest against their action,
and possibly to institute a boycott against
the offending tradesmen.
James Dumas, an engineer employed at
Buddington's logging camp near Palatka,
was shot and killed on Saturday night
about IL o'clock by Policeman j. H. Pull
len, near the western limits of the city.
Officers Pullen and Green were out look
ing for negro who had committed a mis-
demeanor early in the evening, and Mr.
Dumas was coming 70 the city from the
camp when they met. The night was
very dark and rainy, and MIR. Dumas
didn't recognize the officers when told to
halt, but began firing at the officers,
thinking that they were robbers, as he
had a large sum of money with him. Of
ficer Pullen returned the fire, not know
ing who he was shooting at The ball
struck Dumas in the stomach, from the
effects of which he died in about two
hours. Mr.. Dumas was native of New
berry, s. G., and was 40 years of age. He
was a member of the brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, and was at one time
in the employee of the Jacksonville Tampa
and Key West Railway Company. He
leaves one brother, j. H. Dumas, now
running on the above road.
Barlow Correspondence of the Jackson
vile Times-Union: j. A. Dalton of this
city returned to-day from his tomato
farm, near White Haven, and tells a thrill
ing story of battle with alligatsrs. Dali
tons partner, J. b. Lowering drove a
wagon, to which two horses We're attach
ed, into Lake Winterset, 10 fill some bar
rels with water. While Lowering was at
work the horses began to scream in NOR
tai agony, and he realized that they We're
being attacked by alligators. The horses
plunged violently, but soon fell down, their
legs having been broken. When the horses
fell the gators rose and began to tear
the bodies of the animals. Lowering had
a Winchester and began firing at the ga
tors, hoping to drive them away The
shots, however, increased the anger of the
saurians, and they made a rush for the
wagon, and overturned it. Lowering, hold
ing the rifle, fell into the water near a
big gator which Immediately made for
the man. AS the gator came Lowering
thrust the rifle into its mouth and fired,
the bullet intiicting a mortal wound In
its death agony the saurian swung its
tail and knocked Lowering out of the
water and onto the beach, twenty feet
away. At this juncture Dalton arrived
and dragged Lowering away, as the ga
tors were again rushing for him. As
sistance was procured and the horses and
the wagon pulled out. The horses We're
the gators 1t is thought Lowering drove
his team into a den of gators, judging
from the number that We're seen.