The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-27


Joost were married at Palatka Thursday.
W H. Fuller of Braidentown has been
nominated by the democrats for senator
from the TwentySeventh district-De Soto
and Manatee counties.
The steamer Welaka of Jacksonville has
been sold to George Meyer Of the Belle
River Canning Company. Mr.. Meyer will
use her as a freight boat on the St.
Mary's river.
Santa Rosa county democrats, IN their
different precinct meetings on Monday.
decided to adopt the primary method for
nominating the different county officers.
Milton, precinct No. l. cast us votes,
rs for primaries and 80 for convention
methods.
Dennis Eagan, one Of the committee APP
pointed by the national republican con-
vention to notify Mckinley of his nomi-
nation, left Jacksonville last night for
Cleveland. o., where he will join the other
members of the committee and together
they will proceed to Canton. where the
formal notification will be made on the
18th.
The republican convention of Nassau
county was held at Fernandina Thursday.
The following delegates were elected: To
the state convention J. w Howell Riley
Bergnet, and G. W. Tompkins. To the Sec
ond congressional district convention. p.
n. Richardson, W. l. Green, Robert Ross,
Andrew Higg.nbotham, f. b. Bryant and
John Odonald.
Kisslmmee gets the senatorial conven-
ton, which viii meet Aug. to name a
senator to represent Orange and Osceola
counties in the next legislature. At this
convention Orange will have 81 votes and
Osceola win have % votes. Sanford. Or
lando and kissimmee will hold primaries
Aug. / and the other precincts can elect
delegates by primary or convention, as
they may choose. So far, J. S. oliver of
Osceola and l.. c. Massey of Orange are
the only names discussed in that connec-
ton.
The case Of O'Halloran & Co. VS.. r. A.
Salomonson came up for hearing in the
circuit court at Tampa Thursday. This is
a suit for damages against the ex-mayor
on the alleged grounds that he made state
ments about the affairs of the firm that
were calculated to do 1t great injury finan-
Gladly. O'Halloran & Co. are among the
largest cigar manufacturers in the city
The defendant pleaded good faith in the
statements he made. and that he had no
intention or desire to do the firm any in
Justice.
Marshal Martinez Of West Tampa has
arrested a colored man on the charge of
having swindled many West Tampa citi-
I Ssd IN peculiar way. He
issue many years ago by the old
Tallahassee Railroad Company This scrip
on one side closely resembles the present
greenbacks. Denominations of ones. twos
and threes were being worked of on the
unsophisticated Cubans OF West Tampa,
when the strong arm OF the Law inter-
fered.
Political matters are enllvenlng Liberty
county. The primary will be held July
is. The following candidates are in the
neld: For senator, I. II. Jackson, w. II.
Gum, and ]. p. Roberts: for county rep
resentative, S. ]. Bell and K. F. HosforJi;
Tor clerk of the circuit court, F. A.
Hentz (present incumbenD, L. L. Rob-
erts, Z. c. Bateman and W. S. Summers;
Tor tax assessor, W. U. Robertson, ]. T.
Shuer, o. W. Terrell and L. G. Wilder
for tax collector J. r. Shuler, w. J. Bate
man and Z. c. Herndon.
The republicans OF Volusla held their
county convention at DeLand Thursday.
The following delegates were elected to
represent the county in the state and con-
gressional conventions at Ocala: John E.
St3llm2n, Charles A. Cooper, j. W. Will
kinson, W. A. Allen. Joseph Atkinson Ben
Green, and H. P. Dixon. Resolutions were
introduced commencing the national re-
publican platform, and indorsing the nom
1natlon OF Mckinley and Hobart. The dele
gates to the congressional convent ion
were Instructed for J. N. Stripping.
at the republican primary, held at Key
West Thursday for the election of dele
gates to the county convention, to be held
On the 18th, EoR. George w. Allen and his
friends carried every precinct by a large
majority The delegates to be elected al
the county conventions belong to the
Eagan-L ee-Stillman organization. The dis
anected element represents only a small
minority, but it will probably send a con-
testing delegation TO the state conven-
ton. George w. Allen, P. A williams
president of the board of trade, Judge Ra.
mon Alvarez, and other leading republi.
cans will go as regular delegates to the
state convention.
Gainesville correspondence jacksonville
Citizen: WEIGH, the former proprietor OF
the Democrat, in this city who /.
charged with forgery and lifting checks
and who mysteriously disappeared from
this city about tive months ago, has
been run to bay In North Dakota anC
will be brought here for trial WelcE
was living with an aged widow lady
who had the utmost confidence in him
Nsich, she says, asked her severa
times for money that she had on de
post at the First National Bank. Sh,
charges that he would write 4 checl
Tor a small amount and after she HAD
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