The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
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pany OF New YORK.
FLORIDA
A Bryan and Davis club has been organ
lied at PENAL.
A game protective association is to be
organized at Orlando
A Mckinley Gunby- Hobart club has been
organized at Callahan.
A Mckinley and Hobart sound money
club has been organized at Auburndale.
The state hremen's tournament win
take place in Fernandina in November.
f. r. Gunby, the republican candidate
for governor, speaks at Sanford tonight.
The sound money democrats of DeLanl
have organized a campaign club with
twenty-five members as a starter.
Tax Collector f. D. Poser reports that
the delinquent tax list for Marion coun-
ty is 20 per cent, smaller than in 1895
Seventy-five candidates have applied for
teachers certificates in Alachua county.
Thirty-seven Of the applicants are white.
A democratic rally will be held at Tar
pom Springs on the 18th, when Hon. S. NJ.
bly, speak on the issues of the day.
There are rumors of combine of the
republicans and populists in fernando
county to defeat the democratic county
ticket. The democrats are not frightened.
L. W. Fennell, the democratic nominee
for sheriff of Alachua county, will be OPP
posed at the general election in the person
IF a
chant of Waldo.
Capt. l.. M. Ware of st. Andrews Bay.
is the republican candidate for state sem
ator from the Twenty-ifth district, and
they expect to have a candidate for the
legislature in Calhoun county.
Mrs. Celia F. Rentz, who killed P. r.
Lynes on Sunday evening, Aug. 16, is still
confined to the county Jail at Jackson
Vile, as she has not yet been able to Sc
cure the $500 bond required by Justice
Smith, before whom she was given pre-
iminary hearing a few weeks ago.
J. C. Crosby from Middleburg, sat down
on the draw bridge on the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway at Rice
Creek Wednesday night and went to
sleep. Train No. q, came along and rolled
him into the creek. The train was running
| bruises.
The democratic executive committee
met at Arcadia Wednesday and selected
a candidate for county treasurer: The
| vacancy was caused by the death OF II.
H. Parker There were few applicants
| for the appointment. On the twenty-sec-
ond ballot L. T. Bloxham was declared
| nominated.
A political worker, who is familiar
with the politics of Duval county and the
| state, made the statement Wednesday
| that IS per cent of the qualified electors
| in Florida Will be able to vote the Aus
| tralian ballot that will be in use at the
| October election. and that so per cent.
of the colored people will be able to do
the same thing.
i The work OF Improvement at the various
Plant system hotel properties continues
actively, and preparations are now being
! pushed TO put these excellent resorts in
| a thorough condition. The chain of no
tells has been increased by the addition of
erection at Clearwater and the Tropical
hotel at Kissimmee.
walter Chamberlain. the would-be bank
robber, who made an attempt TO rob the
Southern Savings and Trust Company of
| JaCkSOnNlllc OF SOsVuds on aux d, ana was
shot by Archie S. Hubbard before Cham
berlain could dishgure him for life with
a glass of sulphuric acid Is fast losing
| his hold on life, and few more days
may see him beyond the pale of any earth
ly tribunal
After a prolonged session of the demo-
cratic and populist county. executive COM
mittees in Joint session on Monday. an
| agreement was reached whereby the law
will be set aside in the October election.
| and voters of all shades and parties will
be assisted in preparing their ballots. I'm
case the election shall be declared nle-
| gal we agree to recommend those who re-
ceive the largest number Of votes TO the
governor for appointments" reads the res
olution. y.
A rumor was afioat in Aiachua county
that Grant Wilson, a weli-known colored
man of La Crosse, would be a candidate
for superintendent of public instruction,
with the prospect of being nominated by
the republican party The Jacksonville
| Citizen correspondent called upon the
| chairman of the committee appointed by
the republican party TO make nominations.
and he was very emphatic IN his denial
that Wilson would secure the nomination.
He stated that the convention had made
all OF the nominations that the party
deemed. necessary.
Mrs. Maria Shine, wife OF Dr. w. f.
Shine Of ST, Augustine, died suddenly in
New York city Tuesday afternoon Mrs.