The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-05

sional aspirant. is making the acquaint-
ance of Dade county voters
The school board of Tampa at its recent
meeting appropriated $4,000 toward the
erection of a high school building.
Six murderers and three accessories are
to be tried at the spring term of the cir
cult court Of Duval county, which opened
az Jacksonville yesterday.
It is said that many Of the silver demo-
Gratis of Sumter are urging Editor +. +.
Harris of Ocala TO become a candidate for
congress in the Second district.
capt w. L. Finger, whose son was
killed by a Plant system train near Lake
land recently, will enter suit against the
company. He has retained Finley & Tapp
Of Gainesville TO represent him.
The political pot is being stirred by the
candidates in Alachua county. Twenty
eight have so far announced themselves,
and there will be about th-rty-tive or forty
more by the first of June, as the election
will be on June 10.
sherman Turner, the ex-convict who was
arrested at Tampa charged with perjur-
ing himself before the coroner's inquest
Of the remains of Hazel James, was given
a preliminary hearing before Judge Har-
rison Saturday and was placed under $500
bond.
The democratic executive committee of
Jackson county met at Mariana Satur-
day TO formulate plans for the election of
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions. and discuss whether or not
at the same time the nominees tOr coun-
ty offices viii be chosen, and whether by
primary or convention
The democratic executive committee of
Sumter county has been called to meet
next Saturday for the purpose of staFting
the bal. of democracy rolling. So far, no
candidates have been brought OUT Tor the
democratic nominations, but 1t is generally
understood that maJorfty OF the present
incumbents are willing to serve the coun-
ty again.
At a meeting of St. Peters vestry, of
Fernandina, the following gentlemen were
selected to represent the parish at the
diocesan council at Jacksonville this week
Delegates, II. =. Dotterer, Samuel A
Swami George h. Fairbanks, Charles v
Hnlyer. Alternates, r. NJ. Henderson,
Louis j. Muller, Walter S. Whitney, VIM.
o. Jeffreys
Many candidates are cropping out for
the different offices in Putnam county
Judge Thomas, father of Mr. Walter
Thomas, has announced for county judge.
Mr. Lillienthal has Withdrawn from the
race for county treasurer, and leaves the
field open for Judge Vertrese G.. +. Bull
lard of McMeekin has announced for as
SCISSOR. He served two years as assiS tant
assessor under the present incumbent
st. Augustine is justly proud of it's
health record. Out of over 10000 visitors
and guests at the hotels and boarding
houses there were only threee deaths. one
death was the result of consumption, one
heart trouble and another old age. One
death to each 10000 in six months is most
remarkable. one hotel entertained over
1OO0J guests. and not death is record
ed Another had over 5000 guests and re-
cords one death from old age.
The Norwegian bark Arnguda is DIS
charging 1000 barrels of German cement
brought from Hamburg, to be used by
the government in building the new dis
appearing battery of rifle guns on Santa
Rosa island, east of the ruins OF Fort
Pickins This is the first installment of
a contract for 400 barrels to be used in
the work A contract has also been let
! for 10 900 tons of pebbles and broken stone,
to be used in building the battery.
A freight train on the Florida Southern
railroad reached Leesburg Friday night
with a burning car attached. Signals of
| distress We're made by blowing the whis-
tie and soon all Leesburg, with the fire
| company with their engine, We're on the
! scene. The fire had made too great head
way to save the car, but the floor and
| trucks are not damaged A small portion
! Of the freight was for Leesburg merch-
4 ants, the larger part going to merchants
| south of there.
1 W. VI llAAGt Jay - oSo d Aduy DOalQln&
at W. A. Green's at Tampa lost a diamond
ring worth S10O. She suspected that a col
rored boy named Charles Bastian was the
/ culprit. 1t was further suspected that
| Frank Dorsey, a larger colored boy, took
| it away from him. They were both ar
| rested and taken to the station, but there
| appearing no sufficient evidence they were
! released. Saturday a warrant was sworn
/ out for their arrest but when search was
made it was found they had disappeared
During the past week every section
of Alachua, county has been favored with
a good rain and the staple farmers are
much more cheerful than they were sew
/ eral weeks ago. Throughout the country
| however, the cotton crop has received a
! severe setback In the Micanopy Haw-
/ thorn and Waldo sections the loss is
about 50 per cent, while in the Alachua
/ Jonesville and Trenton sections. where
/ rain fell three weeks ago, the loss is
/ hardly half so much. Corn has not suf-
| Tered TO any great extent.
| The report of Col. w. H. H. Benyaurd.
4 U. S. A, engineer in charge OF. the gov
| eminent work in Florida. on the practi
| rability Of building a breakwater at Palm
Beach and of deepening the harbor at
| Cape Florida, the entrance into Biscayne
pay, is en- route To Washington Mr. alag
Ter wants the breal1water built to protect