The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-01

the stroke, but they are getting on very
well to-day.
I DR.. ]. l.. Roberts of Wildwood, per
formed an operation upon the Rev. j. j.
Melton one day last week. taking out a
tumor which had grown to three ribs just
under the shoulder-hlade. The incison
made to take out the tumor was six by
two and a half inches in length. The
tumor was a large one and the opera
ton was difficult, but it was very success
fully done, and the patient is doing well.
Florida Citizen: The steamboat men on
the river have found it necessary 20 take
some steps themselves to bring about the
destruction on the St. Johns river of the
water hyacinths which have been for the
past two or three years a serious obsta-
Gle to navigation. A plan has been sug-
gested by which salt water could be let
into the upper part of the st. Johns river,
and the belief was expressed that if this
could be done il would prove of great aid
In destroying the pest.
Florida Citizen: ST. Augustine has en-
tertained upward of 1900 people during the
past eight days. They have come from
all parts of this state and from Georgia
and Alabama. Last Sunday 700 came for
the day from New Smyrna and intermedi-
ate points. On Monday the first Install
ment of the 800 Georgians arrived and
they remained almost the entire week
Yesterday 5000 people came from all sta
ions OF the Plant system in this state,
from Live Oak on the west to Tampa on
the south. Monday 400 colored excursion
lists were there from Jacksonville
High Springs Sentinel: The Episcopan-
ans of High Springs will soon have
church of their own The lot on which the
church will be built is a very pretty one,
located on North Fifth street, just north
OF the Phoenix hotel. The lot is now be-
ing cleaned off preparatory to building. 1t
has not been determined yet whether the
building of the house will be let by con-
tract or whether the material will be pur-
chased by the building committee and the
work done under their supervision. 1t is
safe to say, however, that High Springs
will soon have an Episcopal church edifice
of which she will not feel ashamed.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Next Monday
Will be Labor day which is a national
holiday. The various trades unions of
this city are showing unprecedented en-
terprise in their preparations for the cele-
bration of this day, by running excur-
sions on all of the roads that come into
Jacksonville, and having large delega-
tons of unions in other cities of this
state and Georgia to join them The big
procession that will begin to move through
the streets at o'clock in the morning
Will be the largest display of union men
ever witnessed here. The speaking and
long round of amusements will take place
at Pablo Beach. Everybody will go.
Florida Citizen: Octavia Davis, wen
known Cuban of Tampa has gone to New
York to close a deal in the interest of a
large Cuban sugar growers association.
This means the purchase of "The Mead
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of gentlemen have been for some time in
vestigating the advisability of raising SUI
gar in Florida, and they have decided
that it can be made as profitable as in
Cuba. They have been looking over vari-
Gus locations with view of making a
purchase. Mr. Davis has interested
number of wealthy people in this matter
and it will be only a short time before the
enterprise is well under way.
Florida Citizen: j. Chevon, the mail car
rier on the route between DeLand and
Beresford, for the midnight train, met
with an adventure last night that nearly
cost him his life. After loading the mail
bags into his wagon about IL o'clock he
drove by his house on his way 20 Beres-
ford. Seeing a man in the yard 10 dis
mounted and went in. The man stepped
up and asked who he was, and. without
waiting for a reply drew a pistol and
tering the skin Chevon is an excitable
little Frenchman and he did not hesitate
to draw his pistol and reciprocate He
fired wide of the mark. This morning he
made an affidavit charging William Raw
Inns with the shooting. Rawins is now in
Jail.
Florida Times-Union: Enoch Doyle, the
condemned rapist, who is to be hung next
Thursday. in company with Robert Hens
ry, the wife murderer, has come to the
conclusion that it is about time for him
to endeavor to get religion. before he
meets his fate. He has been attended
daily by a Catholic priest but has not
been able to adopt that faith Monday
morning Enoch sent for colored Meth
odist preacher and Rev. Archibald j.
Carey, d. D., pastor of Mt. Zion A. NJ .
e. church, responded to the call and
will do what he can to convert the DOOM
ed man. At present Doyle has no idea
of religion, but he says that he is willing
to give it a trial. He thinks the Metho-
dist will carry him to heaven as quick
as any other kind of religion, and says
that he can come nearer understanding
what a preacher of his own race SAYS
than he can q Catholic priest.
Key West Herald: The death warrant