The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-24

Kentucky, stating that he would speak at
| Flomaton next Friday at p. M, and
at Pensacola that night. On Saturday he
will speak at a democratic barbecue at
! DeF'uniak Excursion trains will be run
| to all of the meetings.
! In round numbers it viii cost the United
States government 100000 to transfer the
| Fifth artillery from the Pacific to the
Atlantic coast, and the Third artillery
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
Even then it only provides for the officers
and men, The officers wives and families
will have to be provided for individually.
Capt. Hawkins, county license inspector.
reports that 1852 state and county IL
censes were issued in Jacksonville for
1895. The total revenue received was
1851, 7O7 2l. The greater part Of this rev.
enue was derived from liquor licenses, a
total of fifty-six being issued in the city.
The revenue from this source alone
amounted TO 1888, 600. At least two of the
present dealers will go out of business the
coming year.
An attempt was made Tuesday morning
at $50 o'clock to burn the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular depot at Gainesville.
window was broken near the telegraph
table, and file of kilograms that hung
above the window casing was set on fire.
The discovery was made by Tom Price,
an employe of the company. The fire de-
partment extinguished the flames before
they had gained any great Roadway This
is the second attempt in the past ten
days.
At a meeting of the sound money demo-
Gratis of Suwamnee county, held at Live
Oak Tuesday, the following delegates
were chosen to represent the county at
ba1A
in Jacksonville on the 18th inst: w. l..
Whitfield, F. c.. 1vey, George f. Porter,
II. NJ. johnson, d. e. Horne, Frank
White and 3. T. Carroll. The following
county executive committee was chosen:
W. L. Whitfield, chairman: H. NJ. john
! son, George E. Porter, J. 7. Carroll, DR..
A. D. Puterbaugh and D. e. Horne.
Gainesville correspondence Jacksonville
Citizen: An order known as the Farmers
| Resort, in the western part of Alachua
county, is making trouble there for the
democratic party. The order has already
a large following among the farmers, and
will influence the vote appreciably. Those
in a position to know state that the re-
publican and independent ticket will have
| an overwhelming majority in Yular and
| Osceola precincts. The members declare
| that they have grievances against certain
county officials who are candidates for
| reelection, and that is the basis of the
/ movement. The Bryan and Watson cleo
| tors will poll the majority of votes in the
| two precincts named, unless a change
! shall occur. For some reason the farmers
| there do not like Bloxham, and are frank
in saying that they win not vote for him,
but will cast their vote for either Gunby
| or Weeks. All of them participated in the
late democratic primaries.
! For several months Miss Braithwaite
| has missed various articles from her stock
of goods a st. Augustine. No one in par
4 ticular was suspected, but there was an
uncomfortable feeling among her en-
| ployes. This was set at rest Monday when
| a registered package, returned from one
william L. Greaves, care Western Union
! office, Birmingham, Ala, fell into the
| hands of Miss Braithwaite. Opening it.,
she found it to contain $36 worth of jew
| elry, her property. The package was sent
by an employe named Marie Ellis, who, on
| being charged with the theft, said she was
sorry, and hoped nothing more would
come of it. Monday night Marie Ellis de-
MED having stolen a valuable gold watch
| and locket, with gold piece attached, from
| a young lady employed in the store, and
| threatens Miss Braithwaite with arrest
| for opening the package. The man
| Greaves in Birmingham received several
registered packages from the Ellis woman
during the past several months. The
package mentioned was returned owning
to his absence.
Juan d. Creagh & Co.'S cigar factory in
West Tampa resumed work Monday, after
being closed for several months One
hundred and fifty hands were put to
work. Monday afternoon the factory was
closed again under peculiar cir
cumstances. The factory is UNI
der the management of Jose
Fernandez, a Spaniard, who is the sec
rotary of the Centre Espanol Before the
factory was opened Mr.. Fernandez gave
notice that he would give employment
only to the cigarmakers who lived on the
west side of the river, or West Tampa,
as there were plenty of people there who
needed work. Monday morning when the
factory was opened there was crowd of
500 or 900 people assembled there for the
purpose of securing work, if possible.
Only a very small percentage of them
was engaged. out of the entire number
employed not a Spaniard secured work,
there being no Spaniards living over there
who were out Of work. Everything went
smoothly Monday morning, and Mr. Fer
nandez stated that he had very bright
prospects for a good business this winter
He had a good portion of his fall orders
already in and he said that 1t was his
intention to gradually increase the force.
Monday afternoon Mr.. Fernandez closed
his factory and calling on the sheriff
laid very peculiar case before him. Mr..
Fernandez said that he had closed his
factory and that he would not reopen it
until he found a new location. either in
Tampa or in Ybor City. He said that on
going home-hls house is adjoining the
factory-he found his wife in a very ex-
cited state. Three anonymous letters had
been left at the house. all of them of a
very threatening nature. stating that il
! ho
would be assassinated and that the fac
tory would be destroyed by fire Mr. Fer
nandez states that he villa not remain IN
West Tampa with mis- factory any longer
than possible and that he will not resume
work until the factory is located some
where else. No explanation is given of
the letters.