The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30
FLORIDA


e. l.. White of Dade county is spoken
of as a possible member of the Florida
| railroad commission.
Joseph T. Brown has sold his clothing
and gentlemens furnishing business in
Tampa. Ben A. Brown will conduct the
business in the future
Jonathan Yerkes, one of the best known
| citizens of Clay county died suddenly of
heart failure a day or two ago.
w. c. Comstock of Winter Park, Les
lie Pen-Clarke of Orlando, and L. F. Dom
merich of Maitland have been added to
the board Of trustees of Rollins college.
J. H. Conway and Mrs. Jane Tedder,
aged % and 60 years respectively, were
married at Palatka Thursday by County
Judge Coke. They were both from Bost-
wick, Fla.
Fifteen carloads of pineapples passed
through st. Augustine Friday consigned
to different points in the north. This is
the largest shipment of the fruit ever
made al one time.
Tom Hill of Maitland accidentally shot
himself in the mouth a few days ago while
loading his gun. The wound is serious.
but not dangerous, and will lay him aside
from work for a while
Mrs. Leila Honiker, wife of Rev. r. L.
Honiker of Barlow, died suddenly Wednes-
day afternoon at O clock Of heart failure.
She had the children of the church at the
| parsonage teaching them for children's
day. when she was taken suddenly ill and
expired almost Immediately.
The southbound S. & ST. p. passenger.
No. %, was derailed five miles north Of
Trilby Friday at 1890 a. m, on account
of fallen tree across the track. Engi-
neer Gallagher and Fireman John Moon
were injured. All the cars were derailed
but no passengers were injured.
Waddy Thompson Of Fort Myers has
invented a can opener that threatens to
relegate all other can openers to oblivion.
| He has had his invention patented, and
/ expects TO either commence manufacturing
the article or selling the patent right. He
has already been offered a good price for
| his invention.
At Tampa Friday morning at o'clock
! Jim Scraggs shot and fatally wounded
Mabel Wellington, woman of bad repute.
| Scraggs is a gambler about town, and is a
brother to Joe Scraggs, who killed win
| Clark in Ocala several years ago. After
| he had shot the woman, he made for the
bushes, but was soon captured and landed
in jail.
Little has been heard in regard to the ia
nous ilibuster Bermuda since she was off
the Florida coast a month or so ago ex-
| cept that she has been seized at one of
the Bahama ports, and is being held there,
with the prospect of having her registry
taken away from her by the British gov
eminent.
The democratic executive committee of
Escambia county met Tuesday night and
selected J. NJ Hilllard, NJ. OLeary. ]. f.
Williams, Frank Johnson. and T. J. Film
| gin to be recommended 10 the governor
for appointment as county commissioners.
AL OF them, except J. e. Williams, are
members OF the present board.
The following teachers have been elect
ed for the next year to preside over the
various classes OF Summerlin Institute
at Barlow: DR.. w. r. Yoeum, principal;
Prof. Josiah Warn. assistant Miss Long
miro. Miss Bryson, Miss Carpenter. Miss
Bayley, Miss Granger, Miss Hicks. Miss
Schmalmeyr OF Memphis. Tenn. principal
OF the primary grade, and Miss Enie
Forsyth assistant.
A few days since the heart Of
John st. Croix. Jr.. poor boy
Of Charlotte Harbor. was made
glad by the receipt OF a letter
from his father containing money and a
request TO join him In Tennessee. whore
he had just come into the possession OF
$4,000 that had been left him by a rela-
tive who recently died on the island OF
Jersey In England.
The dead body OF Jose Hernandez. a Gu
ban, was found Friday morning hanging
from the limb OF a mulberry tree in the
rear OF the old Adams house az Ft Meade
He had committed suicide. as was evident
by the fact that his knees were almost
touching the ground and he had slowly
strangled TO death. lie was about Is or Ia
years OF age, and had been working FOR the
Cuban Tobacco Growers Company. The
reason for his taking his life Is unknown.
Some ten or twelve years ago a couple
OF Cubans by the name OF Cayotano Rodri-
guez and Manuollo Boedo, claiming 10 be
man and wife, moved TO Tampa from cuba
nnd went to keeping house some limo
ago the woman died, possessed OF valuable
property. la due time Cayetano Rodri-
guez applied TO the county Judge for LETT
ters OF administration, representing him
SELF 70 be the lawful husband OF the de-
ceased, which papers were issued and
kodriguez was made administrator OF hig
wires estate, However, the deceased also