The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11

ped yesterday afternoon by Rev. 3. F. Ma
son. IL seems that the parties had some
words concerning La Brisa, when the
young man made a remark which the
reverend gentleman did not approve of,
which resulted in the slap. The young
man left for parts unknown Immediately.
Bronson Times-Democrat: Fireman
Tom Burford. on the passenger train, had
a narrow escape from death one day last
week. one of the side arms broke while
the engine was going at full speed, and
the disconnected arm crashed through the
cab knocking Mr.. Burford of his seat
Had the bar been a few inches longer 1t
would have dealt certain death to him. and
Mr. Burford considers il very fortunate
escape.
Henry e. Costa. the slick young man
who arrived at Tampa over a year ago
and cut a wide swath finally winding up
by making a bogus trade with Senator
Thomas Palmer, whereby that gentleman
and the Pasco County bank lost a nice
little sum, was carried before the criminal
court of record at Tampa Friday and
pleaded guilty TO the charges against him.
and was sentenced to five years at hard
labor in the penitenuary.
The city officials of Key West are still
busy trying 10 ferret out the murderer Of
Willie Gardner who was killed on June "a,
during the riot, when the negroes had
charge Of the Jail yard Up to date there
have been twenty-eight different arrests
for different offenses in connection with
the trouble. One of the men charged Is
out on $500 ball. and the others could not
give bond. 1t is expected that many more
arrests will be made, most of which will
be for perjury.
Klssimmee Valley: Last Monday night,
July g. Mrs. B. F. Hall came very near
having a lamp explode in her bedroom.
She had blown out the light for the night
and was IN bed, when she thought she
smelled kerosene very strong Looking
over in the direction of the lamp, she saw
it was in a light blaze and running over.
Gathering the lamp, she threw it out Of
the window just as it exploded Fortu-
nately, no harm was done, but it was a
narrow escape for Mrs. Hall.
Miss Lola Hicks was badly burned by
blazing oil from a broken lamp at Waldo
Thursday night She had dressed for The
knights of Pythias entertainment, ana,
in descending the stairs, stumbled and
dropped a lighted lamp, which fell on the
floor at the foot of the staircase and
broke. the oil igniting She fell, with a
scream upon the burning OIL which sat
urated her clothing, and in an instant she
was in flames, which completely envel-
oped her 1t is feared she will die.
Judge Perry c. Wall of Tampa, who
died Thursday, as already reported in the
Morning News. was born Nov. 3, 1909, in
Liberty county, Georgia, where portion
of his boyhood days were spent From
there he moved TO Jasper, Fla, where he
grew TO manhood, and il was in that coun-
~ that he held his first public office, be-
ing elected county clerk. He filled that po-
stion for a number OF years; in fact, until
he removed from the county, going TO
fernando county in 1915. He was soon
elected probate judge in fernando, which
position he held until the outbreak Of the
civil war. In 1870, Judge Wall removed to
Tampa. He served four years as probate
judge of Hillsborough county, and he was
postmaster of Tampa for one term.
Orlando Star: George Fox, representing
the Plant system of railroads and steam
ships. appeared before the county commits
sioners yesterday in reference to the in
creased valuation which had been placed
upon the railroad lands in the county. He
said that acres of land in the county,
which 1t would be glad to sell at 80 cents
or less per acre. and yet the county had
placed an assessment upon these lands of
$1.25 per acre. He came here TO protest
in the name of the Plant system against
this uniform valuation of S1.25, and to say
that these lands would be allowed to re-
vert to the state If the valuation IS not
reduced. He said that there was very
little sale for the lands at any price, and
that only 100 acres out of these $4,000 had
been sold, and he had instructions from
the New York Office of the system that
under the present valuation he must al
low the lands to go back to the state.