The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-05

George Burbridge's cigar store on West
| Bay street at Jacksonville was entered by
thieves Tuesday night. and robbed OF 500
! cigars, several mcerschaum goods. and "a
59i OF TOBACCO, assresating in value about
The Florida Pineapple Company
! through its manager. @. c. Matthams is
| shipping large quantities of Porto Rico
pneapples from West PAIN Beach. Sew
eral large orders have been received from
| European fruit dealers.
The session Of the Gainesville district
Methodist conference. which. after
four days session adjourned ON Monday,
| was the most successful held for years.
Inc last meeting was devoted 90 general
discussion particularly church finances.
A circular letter to all statesmen Of the
Plant systems associated railroad land
department withdraws from sale an rail-
road land situated on the Kissimmee and
CaloOshatchie river. That developments
Of some magnitude are about TO occur is
generally believed.
A horrible story Of infanticide comes
from Gretna, a few miles east Of Mount
Pleasant. A colored girl is said to have
murdered it at the instance of her moth
I er The child, which is reported to have
been buried In the woods, was found par
tally devoured by dogs.
,
| the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West
railway, was fatally scalded at Sanford
| Tuesday. He was standing i'm pit under
meath his engine. lOOsening the bl0w-Off
cock, which suddenly came or, and he
was enVeloped in steam and scalding wa
ter He was taken to his home on Park
avenue. He died Wednesday afternoon.
The popullst executive committee Of
Marion county met in Ocala Tuesday and
issued a call for county convention, to
be held on July 9. The various precincts
meetings may be called al any time be-
fore July 4. The state convention VIII
be held In Ocala on Aug. 5. The popu-
lists have already, through their state eX-
\ ecutive committee, selected delegates to
| the national convention.
The democrats of Santa Rosa county
held a mass meeting at Milton Tuesday
After the mass meeting the executive
committee held O meeting and called
precinct meeting June p TO elect dele
gates to a convention called for June q,
for the purpose Of deciding as to whether
the county shall nominate its candidates
by convention or by primary, and also
to select new executive committee.
The democratic convention Of Jefferson
county put the free silver test to every
aspirant for a place on the delegation
separately, and no man could pass who
| though he expressed a willingness to re-
| ceiVe instructions contrary to his con
| vicuons. No chances were taken, and
none but avoWed free silver men passed.
! The convention Endorsed Senator Pasco
and Attorney General Lamar.
The Titusvile Advocate says Of the
pineapple industry: LAS time advances
the industry grows. and daily the fruit
or the plant is put to some new use, thus
paving the way for still more extensive
culture Medicinal properties have re-
Gently been discovered, and the pineapple
| IS now used as a digester and a remedy
syrup, 1t will soon be manufactured ex-
tensively in the state. The finest fiber In
the world is made from the pineapple
plant"
Perry was filled to the brim Tuesday
with men from all parts of Taylor county
all looking after the political interests
of the different parties. The populists
and republicans held their meeting at Il
a. m, and 1t is reported they agreed to
fuse and will only have one set of candi-
dates in the county, whom they will
| nominate by primaries in July. The dem
Ocrats held a meeting at 2 p. m, and de-
cldeq 10 nominate py primaries on July
Is. Hon. S. II. Peacock and I. j. Frank
lin were elected delegates to the state
convention and instructed to favor free
silver platform.
The democratic convention Of Brad
ford county was held at Starke
Wednesday. Delegates were elected 20
the state and congressional conventions.
The convention voted in favor of a pr-
mary to nominate a senator and two
represe ntatiVes to the legislature, the
county officers to have a scrub race. BY
resolution the convention Endorsed the
| present legislative representation Sena-
| tor NJ. L. Mckinney and Representatives
L. Wills and J. l.. Gaskins. ]. l.. Hill
was chosen chairman Of the county ex-
| ecutiVe committee, and w T. Weeks treas
urer The primary win be held June 80.
Among the candidates for nomination
in the democratic party in Marion for the
| legislature are: II. T. Wartmann of Citra
| and ID. A. Miller of Ocala. Mr.. Wartmann
| was formerly tax collector and Mr.. Mil
/ Ter is the present county clerk. Other
| candidates whose announcements are ex-
| ]. M. Sims of Linadale, DIR. I. j. Fink of
| Orange Lake. D. a. Smith of Anthony, 7.
| NJ. Cooper of Pennington is already in the
| race. Senator S. II. Bitch, who holds
| over from that senatorial district states
| that he Will abide by the action of the
majority at the coming primaries.
The democratic convention of Pasco
county met at Dade City on Monday to
nominate a representative and three mem
bers of the school board, and to elect
| delegates TO the state congressional and
| senatorial conventions. ]. II. Pedrick was
| nominated for representative and J. r.
! O'Berry, F. j. Christ and NJ. L. Gilbert
! for members OF the school board. The
| convention favored the adoption of q
| financial policy for the free coinage OF
! silver and the recognition of Cuban bel.
| hgerency by the United States A reso-
luton was adopted indorsing the candi
dacy of Judge Mabry for the justiceshir
of the supreme court. Hon. w, d. Blox,
ham was also Endorsed for governor.
Willie Jones. colored, was arrested al
Green Cove Springs Tuesday night by
City Marshal Wilson for attempting IL
enter the house of DR.. r. e. Norman
The citizens on hearing of the case. go
together and determined to lynch him
Several went after their shOtguns. MAYO,
aud-Brown went with the marshal 4
the town jail and ordered the prisoner
| locked up in the county prison Great
| Indignation is expressed by the citizens
and the prisoner is being carefully watch
ed. He has already served two term.
in the penitentiary for burglary and lar
| ceny He was tried before the MAYOR n
the municipal court Wednesday mornsns
and turned over to tho county official!
| for prosecution.