The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-18
FLORIDA.

A. w. Rogers of Fort Myers has applied
for patent for a spectacle holder.
Horace Baker, on trial at Live Oak for
the murder of Thomas Dunn, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree
Monday. Sentence was deferred.
In race between crews from the United
States revenue cutters Boutwell, and Win
dom at Jacksonville, Monday, the crew
from the Window beat the crew from the
Boutwell, badly.
The building committee appointed by
the quarterly conference has issued an APP
peal for assistance, to rebuild the church
at Cedar Keys, which was destroyed by
the hurricane in September.
The United States revenue cutter Win
dom, which has been at Jacksonville the
past month, has been ordered to Balti-
more The Colfax, which has been in port
for the past week, left yesterday for VIII
mington.
The Bank of Eustls was reopened Mon
day. Out of the $4,000 liabilities, all of
the depositors, except few to the extent
of s21, signed the agreement for resumption
on the basis outlined by the committee
appointed by the creditors.
r, Willie Wilkes was formally charged
by the coroner's jury at Jacksonville Mot-
day afternoon. with the murder of Mrs.
r. E, Caroway, otherwise known as RAJ
vemah Caroway, who was found dead at
her room in the Smith building on last
Saturday.
A new suit has been commenced in the
United States court at Jacksonville, and
the declaration was filed with the clerk of
the court Monday. The suit is brought
S. w. league and w. A. Posey OF Florida
for the recovery of $17,500 balance on
note for $4,000 due and unpaid.
In the cases brought by w. B. Jackson,
receiver Of the First National Bank of
Orlando VS.. the Fidelity and Casualty
Company Of New York. suits on the
bonds of Nat Poyntz and o. T. Poyntz,
president and cashier, respectively, of the
bank, the plaintiffs filed demurrers to the
pleas of the defendant company at Jack
sonvile Monday. In these same cases a
joinder of issue was also filed by the plain
tiff. through his attorney, Alexander ST.
Clair-Abrams.
Fire was discovered in the barn belong
ing to d. r. Peacock at Interlachen on
Sunday al $50 p m. Chained in the barn
were four valuable hunting dogs Two Of
them belonged to MIR. Peacock and two to
Messrs. Hunter and Van Cortland of New
York They were valued at more than
81, 900. The fire was too far advanced to
enable anybody to get near them, and
they burned to death. There was no in
surance. The loss on the barn is $780, i'm
plements $500; dogs, $1,000. The origin
OF the fire Is unknown. Two tramps were
seen in the vicinity short time before the
| FIRE broke out
The municipal election held at Lake.
land Monday. for the election Of city on
GERS was the hottest-contested one that
has been held in Lakeland for several
| years. The hardest fight was between
the candidates for mayor. Capt. W.'B.
| Bonacker, the present president of the
council, and ]. p. Thompson were the
| candidates. Everything passed off
| smoothly, and the following officers were
elected: Mayor, j. p Thompson; mar.
shall and collector, ], r. Feaster; clerk,
| treasurer and assessor c. ID. Clough;
couneilmen, 7. j. Darracott, A. r. Sloan,
and w. ID. McCrae. Mr.. Thompsons ma
| jority over Capt. Bonacker was only one
vote.
Edward Mcbride. who has charge OF
the Hotel San Marco property, at st. Au-
gustine, has received instructions from
| William +. Beal, the new owner, to put
the hotel in order. and to have It ready
! for opening on Jan. /. Mr.. Mcbride has
recently returned from Boston, and was
present In that city when the property
| was sold. Mr. Beal has nearly 81 900. 900
invested in different parts of the country
He Is wealthy broker, and should he FAIL
to lease the property, he will engage
manager to take charge OF It for this sea-
! son. The new owner intends to make ex-
tensive improvements, but very little OF
/ this work will bo done mis- v-ipfor . A.,
! time for opening Is too nea. at hand.