The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-24

coed Miss Annie Snow, whose term OF
office has expired
Harold. the S-year-oid son Of Rev. Nor
man Plass. who has been for some time in
charge Of the COngrega lional missionary
work az Miami, died suddenly Wednes-
day.
Phosphate shipments from Gainesville
are more extensive this week than for
the past several months. The miners who
are shipping are working a force Of men
TO keep their sheds filled. There has been
no rise III the price OF phosphate.
Edward Morgan. colored. day switch
man Of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road. while coupling cars on the railroad
wharf at Pensacola Wednesday. had one
leg cut Off and the other crushed, while
the train was backing. He is in criti-
cal condition.
The contract for carrying the mail from
Chipley TO st. Andrews Bay has been let
to 1fr. johnson Of Kentuck y who for
500 agrees TO deliver the mail daily at
Bay Head where it viii be received by
l.. Al. Ware, and brought on 10 the bay
postofiice by launch.
In the United States court at Pensa-
cola Wednesday. c. r. Jenkins. convicted
OF the embezzlement of funds Of the gov
eminent while postmaster at Sneads, in
jackson county, was sentenced TO pay the
costs OF prosecution and a fine Of 81 ,42l, and
to be imprisoned in the penitentiary at
columbus, o., for six years.
The democratic executive committe of
Volusia county held a meeting at New
Smyrna Tuesday. Two conventions are to
be held, the flrst on May a. to select
delegates TO the state convention The
primaries for this convention are called
for May II. No date was fixed for the
regular county convention. but as a short
campaign has been decided upon, IL will
be held late.
G.. D. Clifford of Clifford & Horton of
Eustis. met with very painful accident
recently. He was out at his farm and In
trying TO get some old bolts out pillow
beam took an AK to split the hard wood,
when by an awkward blow he struck the
handle of the ak against the door post,
the ak flew to one side and cut into the in
side OF the left knee, high among the mus
Giles and nerves that cross and meet at
that point.
The Indiana Farmer Company of Indian
apolis Ind, has secured 1900 acres of
land in Washington county, near the town
Of Chipley, for the location of a colony
of farmers The vice president OF the COM
pany, w. +. Barron, has been in Wash
ington county since March, and has made
selection for twenty-five families on
1000 acres. The company estimates that
during the present year, IL VIII locate 200
families from Indiana on these lands.
John c. McGrew, who succeeded ]. NJ
Ferriday as postmaster at Cedar Keys, is
said to have defaulted to the amount of
about 1920 Instigated by unfavorable
letters from the authorities al Washing
ton, his bondsmen summoned Postoffice
inspector Bula OF Augusta, Ca, to inves-
tigate the financial position of Mr.. Nc
Grew. Finding that "A shortage existed,
the bondsmen requested Mr.. Anderson to
assume the duties Of the Office for the
present; affOrding Postmaster McGreW an
opportunity to meet his Indebtedness. The
land that he owns in Lafayette county par
TALLY satisfied the claims.
James Case, who. for several years lived
at Green Cove Springs, but for four
or five years past has been living at
orange Park has become violently in
sane. While in cell Tuesday night, he
took his mattress, pillow and blankets and
piled them up against the wall and set
them on fire. 1t was about midnight,
and the sheriff was aroused by the smell
of the smoke. When he got to the jail
door the smoke was so dense inside that
he was almost smothered before he could
get the cell door open and get Case out.
Had IL been a wooden structure, Case
would have certainly burned himself and
three others to death.
Reports from Sharon are to the effect
that Dan Thomas, who was so badly cut
by Lewis Williams on last Friday evening
Is very low and the chances are that he
will not live many days. There is one
wound across his stomach that is six
inches long. When first examined, tust
dIIef ne was cut, II was decided that the
wound did not reach into the cavity of his
stomach, but now when he breathes
bloody water runs out at the wound, and
II is thought that if the cut did not go into
the cavity at first that il was so near
that there was only thin skin or the in
side lining, which has bursted from the
Inflammation or swelling of the wound.
Largo is coming to the front in the or
ange industry, and it is estimated that be-
tween 10000 and 5000 boxes will be shipped
from a
deals have been made in orange groves,
among the latest are the following: A. NJ.
McQuinn sold his grove of eight acres.
will be between 500 and 1000 boxes on 1t
this season, and the purchaser has been
offered 81 per s6 box in IN the gToSyoe5 * N NJ
tree. j.. C. Whttle has sold his oranges
and grape fruit for SO per box in the grove.
w. Cobb has sold his crop on a small
grove for $625. Liberal cash advances have
been made on all these transactions.
DR.. ]. d. Fernandez. secretary of the
Florida Medical Association, has Just is
sued a circular addressed to the medical
profession in Florida, and calling atten-
ton to a resolution that was adopted at
the recent meeting of the association held
at Sanford, as follows: Resolved That it
Is the sense of this association, in con-
vention assembled, that we most emphat-
ically protest against the reduction of
examination fees for life insurance as
proposed by the several insurance compa-
MES and that we insist that so long as
said insurance companies require the high
| and necessary standard of eXamna tion as
has been in force, we refuse land so adj
wise all physicians in Florida) to make
! such examinations for less than the usual
heretofore fees that have been paid"
wednesday. when the workmen of the
Ybor City Manufacturing Company went
to work. they were confronted by a dep.
uty sheriff, who told them that the works
| had been attached, and no work could be
| done. This milling company started liz
| business with bright prospects about six
months ago. About a month ago sgd b
| Sturdivant the manager, was deposed
! pending an dnves tigation of the books. A
| H. johnson was then made manager an6
| served as such up to Monday night, wher
| the sheriff stepped in. The works were
| closed by two attachments, both in favor
of j. b. Withers. a lumberman of Savan
nah, amounting to about 500. Wednesday
! the scramble usual in such instances tool
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