The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-02
FLORIDA.

At the meeting of the Jacksonville
Wheelmen held Saturday night for the
question of securing crack riders for the
races during gala week was left entirely
in the hands of the racing committee
Every effort win be made to have the best
riders and TO give one of the best meets
ever held in Jacksonville. The meeting
was a very enthusiastic one large num-
Der of members being present.
The white man who was picked up at an
early hour Saturday evening at Jackson
vile in an unconscious condition. and was
taken to the police station, remained there
till Sunday noon. He was then removed
to the county hospital where he is a t pres
ent. DR.. Irwin, who was summoned Sat
urday night, pronounced the affection as
fit, and said that the sufferer was in
dangerous condition. He had not recover
ed consciousness at a late hour Sunday
evening, and 1t was thought that he
would die In short time. There is no clue
so far as to his identity.
Perry Correspondence: Thomas Branen,
a white man, was shot while sitting by
his fireside, in the lower part of the coun-
ty, at an early hour Thursday night The
shooting was done with double barreled
shotgun, both barrels being discharged,
the charges taking effect in the back and
shoulder. Just how dangerous the wounds
are is not yet known. The assassin is
not known. 1t is known, however that
Branen has been a party to and of the
most bitter fractional disturbances for
several years, and whether the wounded
man survives or dies, more and serious
trouble is likely to follow.
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen:
Loring V. Estes has challenged Frank
Powers to a five-mile match race, start
ing from opposite sides of the track, dur
ing the gala week race meet. Frank
Powers of Jacksonville is the champion
of the south, and has accepted the chal-
lenge. The race promises to be one of
the drawing cards of the meet, as both
men are very fast riders, and IL will be
worth while to witness the contest. Mr..
Estes Is an engineer aboard the cruiser
NesuVius, and is a first-claSs rider and
all-round athlete as are a number Of
other men on the cruiser He has the good
will and support of everybody on the YES
sell who will back him to win
Tallahassee correspondence; James Var
nell of Ormond, manufacturer of jellies,
preserves, ETC., had a fine exhibit at the
Lake City fair. Gov. Bloxham brought
home several jars of his guava jelly,
which are admired by everybody who sees
them.-Charles II. Blackwell of Newport,
sixteen miles south of Tallahassee, has a
fine pecan orchard. He has one tree that
bears a most remarkable nut, which is
greatly sought by parties desiring to grow
pecans. The nuts are large, thin-shelled,
of excellent flavor and look as bright and
smooth as if polished. He claims that ID
is the finest pecan grown in the world,
and he sells them at 81 per dozen, or 81
a pOund.LNrs. Alice Walker of Savannah
| is visiting friends here.
The entire plant of the Ocala Morning
News, including presses, type, Office fix
lures and good will, was purchased this
| morning by ]. c. Porter from w. II.
| ChaiNe, the present proprietor. Mr.. Por-
| ter is proprietor of the Evening Star
| Weekly Star, and Baptist Witness. and
| owns the largest printing and publishing
| plant between Jacksonville and Tampa
| After tomorrow the Morning News will
be merged into the Evening Star, and the
| entire plant win be moved into the Star
! and Witness building, where most of the
| type and presses will be utilized i'm the
papers now published by Mr.. Porter The
Evening Star win be enlarged and i'm
| proved and made in all respects a thor
| oughly representative daily The staff OF
the Evening Star will remain the same
| heretofore.
A. G. Phillips, manager of the Jackson
Vile Manufacturing Drug Company, was
examined Saturday night by a committee
appointed by Judge Baker, consisting OF
| DR. T. l.. Irwin, s. G. Soaring and Dr.
| John Kaiser, as to his sanity, information
| having been made by members of his
| family. He was examined and the COM
mittee came to the conclusion that he was
| addicted to the cocaine habit and adjudg.
ed him insane and a fit subject for the
asylum. Mr.. Phillips Is a man 46 years old
and has been a resident of Jacksonville
for several years, going there from
Charleston. S. c. He has a wife and five
children. He has been engaged in the
manufacture of drugs in Jacksonville fol
several years. On Friday distress war
rant was issued against him for rent, il
favor of Mrs. Ely, and the matter is now
pending in the shape of an application
filed for homestead exemptions Wher
Mr.. Phillips was taken into custody Sat
urday night he resisted and fought for lib
erty, Deputy Sheriff Mcmillan requiring
the assistance of two men to get hin
into the jail, where he is now confined
awaiting the arrival of a guard from
Chattahoochee. He had a pistol, and wa.
crazy with rage, threatening to kill any.
body who molested him.