The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-28
FLORIDA.

E. r. Gunby ai1d J. y. Stripping spoke
at Live oak Friday to an audience com
posed mostly Of n egrOes.
Judge T. J. CLAIR, Of Ocala died Friday
night He had been III several months,
and his death was not unexpected Judge
Clary was 60 years Of age.
Twenty gold STANDARD democrats met
IN convention at Gainesville Friday and
selected fifteen delegates 10 the congress
sional convention at Jacksonville
A Bryan and sewau club was organized
at Welaka Friday with about dozen
members. Clark Stephens was elected
president and a. p. Postell, vice president.
The turpentIne industry in Florida is
nearly at a standsull. The products Of
the turpentine farms IS not bringing
good price and some OF the operators are
shutting down.
silas Conerly, colored. was shot and
killed at Waldo Friday night by some per-
son as yet unknown. Conerly was near
his home when the first shot was fired. He
was followed and again shot after he got
into the house.
Fully 800 people assembled at Key West
Friday to hear Senator Gail discuss the
political issues Of the day. His visit was
to instruct his friends to vote only for
those representatives to the Legislature
who viii give him their vote.
Mrs Mary Ellis, charged with the theft
Of jewelry from Miss Braithwaiae's store
at st. Augustine, had a hearing before
Judge Forward Friday and was held UNI
der s35 bond for appearance at the next
term of the circuit court The accused
was not a sales woman" for Miss
Braithwaite, but was servant.
Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky
spoke at Flomaton, on the Alabama line,
Friday afternoon, and was greeted by
a large audience. He was met there by
Senator w. D. Chipley and members of
the democratic committee Of Escambia
county, who escorted him to Pensacola,
reaching the city at $40 p m. At S p.
m he addressed an audience in the large
armory. II was made up of all classes
of voters and the senator was given
respectful hearing His speech was de-
voted almost entirely to the money ques-
ton.
A. f. Kingsley real estate agent at
Miami. has sold ten acres of land at
Cocoanut Grove to c. c. Cory of Orange
City He intends to clear the land and
cultivate II at once. Mr.. Kingsley has
also made another sale Of Cocoanut
Grove property but the purchasers name
has not yet been made public John b.
Reilly reports the demand for Miami
town lots increasing. He says that the
inquiries about city property are numer-
Gus. and the prospects for changes in
town lots are exceptionally good. Mr..
Reilly has recently sold property to par
ties who intend to erect winter homes i'm
mediately
Willie George, bright 12-year-old lad,
had q narrow escape from being killed
at st. Augustine Friday. He was leading
a horse belonging to A. Vandalism & Co,
along the streets when the animal, a
vicious beast, having recently killed a
COW, turned on the boy and kicked him
on the head. The horses hoof struck
him on the right side, tearing his ear
nearly off and cutting a long deep cash
at the back of it. At first II was thought
that the skull was fractured, but he was
taken to the Office OF DIR. Dewitt Webb,
who, upon examination. found that he
had only sustained severe cuts and
| bruises. The brave little fellow under
went the operation of having his ear
and head sewed up without murmur.