The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02

Chief Hauey has 5ust prepared q SUM
mary 90 the losses by fire and Insurance
on buildings and contents al Jacksonville
Tor The past SIX months The report shows
rf gcol on the part x enc Ore depart
mrn- The total loss On buildings Hes
Efe. on contents. S.Hl. insurance on
buildings $500 Insurance on contents.
Af.fFt The total value ur buildings and
contents was SLED There are one or
Two losses rhat have nos get been adj
Jlsted, blt these wll only amount %
about 800
The Plant system exhibit az the At
llntt exposition is Oh be permanently iu-
stalled in building soon % BE- erected
near t1H Tampa bay notel az Tampa. Mr.
rant is reported 90 be- contemplating the
erection % another llrE- new hotel az
Clearwater. ana "a pew station building al
Dea-a- These extensive works will az
iorI employ ment Tor "a large number Of
mechanics during the summer months.
Tie widening OF the track of the Florida
southern railway. now part OF the Plant
system VIII Dee done on july u and l4
The Improvement is expected 10 increase
largely the business OF the system.
Tallahassee. correspondence Morning
News. George r. Raney. Jr.. son Of ex-
chef Justice Eaney. and a graduate OF
the University of Virginia. has been adj
mitted 10 practice in all u the Florida
coIrts--Wleu the Sunday excursion train
a
turn Trip. "a negro employed on "a turpcu-
tine farm To that section had a dispute
with parties on the train over an um-
breila. After leaving the train he fired
Two or three shots from his 3s-caliber p.s-
t0l Into crowded coach and disappeared
in The dark. one BAH passed through
window blind and glass and buried itself
90 the opposite side Of the car. F0rtu-
hate-y I'D one was Injured.
Passenger train No. 30. on the South
Florida division Of the Plant system, on
the way from Tampa to Savannah. was
di,cned Tuesday morning at ] 80 o'clock
Few miles from MOrristOn. The engine.
baggage car, mail car and co0red coach
left the track. The engine tipped over
upon its side. The engineer and fireman
were only slightly injured. The baggage
master. Charles Winston. was the only
train hand injured sufficiently to need
doctor. lie was badly shaken up. ana
perhaps injured internally although no
bones were broken. A lady passenger was
slightly injured. The cause Of the acct
dent was a Wash-Out. The train was run
ming on full time when the accident oc-
CURED.
Rev. J. II. Stoney. pastor Of the Meth
odist church at Orange city. was bitten
on the finger by "a SMALL apparently IN
offensive snake Monday A boy mad the
snake playing with 81. and Mr. StOney
took 1t from him TO examine 10, when the
hung on until Mr.. Foreman forced its
mouth open with his knife. Mr. Stoney
AKA not think anything Of IT, not believing
the snake was poisonous. until his
hand began to swell and the poison was
about an taken mp In his blood He was
taken to DR. Baker at Lake Helen. who
administered antidotes but his hand and
arm continued to swell. and at last ac-
counts he was considered In critical
condition. The snake was what is COM
monty known as coral snake or Amerl-
can cobra.
The first republican convention held IN
Putnam county for eight years met in the
court house at Palatka Tuesday. ]. r.
Ienny was elected chairman and l. c.
Posey colored. secretary. After adopt-
ing a lengthy platform. the following Of
ncers We're placed In nomination to be
voted for at the October election: For
clerk OF the circuit court. Ed Kirby. for
county treasurer, George r.. Cay: for
5herlu' d. p. Peacock; for collector w
H. Yates Tor county judge. j. s. Rewley:
superintendent public instruction j. T.
Jenny; for representatives,. w j. Berkle-
man and w. p. Wright. The convention
then chose delegates to the state and dis
trlot convention, and appointed an execu-
i've committee before adjournment
While the majority Of the delegates were
colored, all nominated for office are white
men.
The arrest and Imprisonment Of Colyer
Han, an aged citizen of Mobile county.
Ala, on an indictment for murder. is still
the talk OF the hour at Pensacola. Since
ne was placed in Jail at Pensacola bv
sherln Smith, the prisoner has been visi-
ted by many OF the older citizens. who
Knew him before the killing. He Is a
sialWart man, six feet high, with grey
hair and long snow-white beard and
appears 10 feel very deeply the position
IN which he Is placed. The indictment for
murder was filed on June 30. 1871 and
charges that on May II. previous. Colver
nan, James Hall. Taylor Hall. Andrew,
Han. and Alex Hall, maliciously ana win
Fermentation. killed John O'Ferrall bv
lnhletlng upon him thirteen mortal
wounds with shotguns and pistols. and
atterward cutting his throat with a knife,
~ those indicted, Coyer Hall and James
nan are the only ones alive. The latter
Is supposed 10 reside in Texas. Tavlor
Hal died in Memphis about 1872 Andrew
nan returned to Escambla county a few,
years after the killing. and remained
Mithout molestation. until his death
Eleven witnesses are named on the In.
dlctment, and It is believed that All bnt
one are living. Only two of them have
removed from the county, and their pres-
ent residence is IN Alabama. near the
state line. The prisoner was accomnan-
led by the sheriff of Mobile county. ana
also by his attorney, Leslie B. Sheldon of
mobile IL is Mr.. Sheldon's Intention ~
! employ local attorney and endeavor -
nave the prisoner released on hail