The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-21
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at his call gathering his stock from the
range east of here and buying more.
The board Of aldermen Of Key West has
subscribed 500 to help defray the expenses
for the hremen to attend the Jacksonville
tournament during gala week. The coun-
ty commissioners have appropriated SIS,
and the citizens will be called upon TO
help the boys out The present prospect
indicates that a large delegation, with two
hose teams and one hook and ladder will
go. The boys are practicing every day,
and are making good time.
The district conference of the Metho-
dist church, embracing the Jacksonville
and St. Johns river districts, from Jack
sonville to Miami and all points on the
Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West rail-
road, and the Epworth League convention,
will be held in Grace Methodist church.
at St. Augustine, on Nov. Is, 16 and II.
Delegates to the conferences and cOnVen-
ton will go from all points represented
in the district and the gathering is ex-
pected to be large.
Orange buyers have reached Fort Og-
den. Hurd Rawls has bought the oranges
from four large groves, and will, in a
few days, buy the balance, rating them
at 81 a crate on the trees. The oranges
are of desirable size. Z. A. Williams &
Son are shipping oranges TO Massa Bros
Of Jacksonville. u. o. Carr shipped some
to Augusta, Ga. F. c. NJ. Boggers ship
ped yesterday to New York. No oranges
VIII be sold for less than 81 a crate on
the trees, and grape fruit s. a crate.
Mary Mozeak colored, has been remand
ed by Justice Todd to appear before the
circuit court Of Lake county next Mon
day to answer to the charge of murder.
Her husband, James Mozeak. a section
hand for the Plant system and living In
Clermont, died on the night of Oct s.
with symptoms of arsenical poisoning. The
witnesses at the preliminary hearing to-
night gave evidence to the fact that she
had said upon several occasions that she
wished to get rid Of her husband. The
body, which is buried at Oconee will be
exhumed, and the stomach examined and
analysed.
Mai. w. G. Peck Of Winter Park, who
had been sick for several months, died
last night. Maj. Peck was veteran of
the civil war having served for several
years as a soldier in the union army Aft
er the war he was engaged in the lumber
business in Duluth for many years. He
and his wife came to Florida about ten
years ago as winter residents, and about
five years ago located in Winter Park. He
became identified with various interests in
Florida, among others, orange culture,
grape raising, and to some extent with
the phosphate interests, and was a prom
inent member of the board of trustees
OF Rollins College. He leaves a Wife, one
son and three daughters. two of whom
were recently instructors of music in Rol-
Inns College
Joseph Valerie colored Cuban, SO years
old, hung himself with strip he had torn
from an awning at jacksonville, Tuesday.
The spot chosen was a closet in the yard
of SIS Jefferson street, where he and other
Cubans kept bachelors han. The strip he
used was very strong and very narrow,
and 1t curt deep into his neck. Valerie was
a cigarmaker He had lived in this coun-
try eleven months. Saturday night he
was discharged from FL Modelo cigar fac
tory He bought ticket for Tampa hop
ing to get employment there. but he got
on the wrong train and was put off. At
$50 o'clock Tuesday he told his Hiend,
H. Valdez, who lives i'm the same house
with him, that he intended to take the
next train. At $3.50 he was found swing
ing in the closet dead his toes barely
touching the floor. On a joist. near at
hand, was huge butchers knife. He was
evidently doubtful as to which plan he
would adopt to end his life.
Tampa Dlspatch Last nights demon
stration on the part of the Cubans of this
city and their American friends, in honor
of the power of the American press was
one of the most successful events that was
ever planned in Tampa. The long parade
was sight such as was never witnessed
here before. 1t was filed by Cubans of
high and low degree, all bent upon show
ing, in a spontaneous outburst, their APP
probation Of the favors extended their
cause by Americas free and untrammell-
ed press. This parade was gotten up in
less than forty-elght hours, but it was
sight that made the people of Tampa Won
der, for the parade expressed a. wealth of
patriotism. wagon tastefully decorated
with Cuban and American colors bore a
printing press, which was kept constantly
running, printing small bill expressing
beautifully in Spanish a bit of sentiment
appropriate to the occasion. Several car
riages containing the officers of the va
| rious patriotic Cuban clubs were In line,
| with the usual decorations, and besides
| the officers many of them contained two
| or four young Cuban boys dressed in the
| typical insurgent style and bearing tiny
| guns. Each little fellow seemed filled
| with enough enthusiasm to be a real in
| surgent and use his gun to effect in the
| cause of Cuba llbre. They were enthu-
| siastically cheered A striking feature Of
the parade was a typical Cuban country
| house on wheels. It's matched roof and
! tropical surroundings gave it a realistic
! appearance, and IL touched a tender place
! in the hearts of many of the patriots, to
| whose mind IL called up memories of DAYS
on the happy island before il was battle
SCARED ana bathed in blood as 1t is now