The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-10


delegates to the state and congressional
convention and adopted q free coinage OF
silver platform. The delegates 10 the state
and congressional conventions were elect
ed before the platform was adopted, ana
go un!nstructed. II Is known that about
oue-half of the state delegates are sound
money men, although the sentiment OF
the convention was strongly for free sill
yer. The convention indOrsed J.. w. A!m
for nomination to the Office OF commits
siouer of agriculture, and T.; Felkel LOT
state superintendent OF puDAc lnsIuc-
ton.
The democratic convention Of Liberty
county was held at Bristol Saturday to
elect delegates to the state and congress
si0nal conventions, and to elect new
county democratic executive committee.
T T. Shuler was elected a delegate TO
the congressional convention, and J. Z.
Roberts a delegate to the state conNen-
tion. No instructions were given the del
egates, excepting to use their Efforts 10
secure the adoption Of the system OF prl-
mary elections for nominating all state
and congressional officers. a resolution
was adopted advocating the free ana un-
limited coinage of both gold and silver an
a ratio of l6 to !.
Mayor Gilett of Tampa has issued an
edict that all gambling in Tampa must
cease by June IS and the keepers of all
places of that kind have been notified
TO that effect. The saloons Will come IN
~
will the houses of prostitution. Mayor
Gillett viii have prepared at once ordi-
nances thar viii close all saloons on sun
day. not ordinances that will allow one
door TO fly open when another is closed,
ana this law Will be rigidly enforced.
He Will also have an ordinance passed
restricting the bawdy houses, and CIV
ing the police the power 10 keep them
continually moving, and prevent them
from locating in any respectable neigh
Dorhood
The trial Of the Hopson brothers. on the
peace warrant proceedings, was completed
at Sumterville on Friday morning. The
order of the court was that 3. =. Hop
son be required TO give bond in the sum
of $500 to keep the peace, and James ;.
Hopson the same in the sum OF $l,OOV.
! Preston Hopson was discharged. Upon
the other charges the defendants waived
examination and the court nXed the
bonds Of b. b., Hopson and James HOP
son al $500 each for their appearance at
the fan term of the circuit court Pres
ton Hopson was released on his own
recognizance in the sum of 500 for his APP
pearance. The two elder brothers in
| default of the suretes, are sim in the
custody of the sheriff.
The Escambia county board Of health
is composed of three members B. r. Pitt.
Capt. Alex Grant and Dr. f. G. Renshaw.
MIR. Pitt is the president, and Capt; Grant
| is the secretary and treasurer. The an
| nual meeting and election of officers was
| held Saturday. All of the members were
/ present, but, when the election OF OIncerS
was declared to be in order, DR.. Renshaw's
| request 70 he excused was granted, and
] he retired. Capt. Grant then nominated
| Mr. Pitt as president for the ensuing year.
| Mr. Pitt seconded the nomination, and de-
| clared himself elected. Capt. Grant then
| took the chair, and Mr.. Pitt nominated
| him for secretary and treasurer. Capt.
| Grant seconded the nomination and then
| declared himself elected.
! A democratic county convention to Sc
| lect delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions met at Sumterville.
| Saturday, and selected the following dele
! gates to each convention: State-William
/ Hines, X. q. Wright, }; Rutland, George
! Nelson and j. T. Pemberton. Congress
| si0nal--W. w. Cassidy, J. Q. Smith, w.
| G. c. Kilgore and w. d. Hunter. William
| Hines of Bushnell was Endorsed by the
| contention for congress, with c. NJ.
! Brown as second choice. The convention
| yer to its position prior to 1873. The con-
| Ventlon Endorsed Sheats, Mabry, Craw-
| ford, Collins and Bloxham for their re-
| spective aspirations. W. N Sheats was
| present at the convention, and made a
talk upon the public school system.
William Livingston, about 50 years of
age, has been arrested at West Palm
| Beach for carrying concealed weapons,
| and is now in jail. During his impr.Son-
| ment on this charge investigations are
| being made to discover whether he is
! the burglar who entered and robbed the
| Miami and Lemon City postothces last
week Livingston arrived a West Palm
Reach about a week ago, peddlmg post
Office stock, which he sold below cost. He
seemed to have quantity or 1t, and this
aroused suspicion ,o one p person bought dg6i
for 50. After the sale was
made the purchaser went to Sheriff
renee intimating his belief that the ped
dler was in some way implicated in the
Biscayne Bay postofice robberies.
While an excursion train was en- route
from Palatka to ST. Augustine Saturday
an accident occurred that may prove Sc
rious. The train had just left Armstrong
/ station about fifteen miles from St. Au
gustine, when Fred CarrOway of Haw
thOrne, a young man about p years OF
age fell from the car, striking against g
wood rack with considerable force. The
train was stopped, and the conductor anC
others FASTENED back to the rack. Car
roway was found lying in the ditch in al
unconscious condition. On eXamina uoT
il was found that Carroway was strucl
across the chest, and was severely hur
on the left side from his hip to his knee
on arriving in the city, Carroway wal
! driven to Alicia hospital, where he wa
attended by DR.. S. F. Morley, chief sur
DR.. Morley carefully examined the wounds
and expressed the belief that the injured
man would pull through safely. unless i
INJURIES from the blow across The chest
: in which case the accident might prov
, fatal
; The Washington county democratic con
vention held at Chipley Saturday electe,
t delegates to the state convention, bu
l gave them no instructions. Among othe
: | resolutions adopted by the convention wa
the following: Resolved. That this con
VcntiOn heartily indOrSeS the course pur
sued by the national administration re
! specting the financial system, which ha
as its paramount purpose the mainten
ance of our commercial tranquility, bot
. / at home and abroad, by placing us upol
! | a standard of value which sustains on
credit with all civilized nations. and w
recommend the continuance of this trul
democratic policy on the part Of the stat
and national divisions of the party. an
the insertion Of a clause embodying tbi
matter in both the state and nationa
platforms" Other resolutions were ans
presented approving of the course pur
sued by the state officers. w T. Nav
the candidate for representative. is al
| aVowed supporter of Col. w. d. ChipIe
for United States senator. and an advocat
| Of sound money.
The last meeting of the political cam
'paign in Alaehua county was held a