The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02

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The first tramp Of the season struck
Waldo last week.
A general repairing of streets and side
walks has begun in Gainesville.
A horse traders convention of Jackson
county is to be held at Mariana Sept.
IS.
Molelo is now a postomce, under the
name of DANA. 1t was reported at first
that it would be called Chicago.
John Green, the white man employed
at Smiths log camp, Upon whom a tree
fell last week. died Saturday afternoon
in an unconscious condition.
Henry Clemmens of Francis has been
employed by the civil engineers of the
projected ship canal across the state to
assist them in their survey, as Mr.. Glenn
mems is familiar with the proposed route
The idea that a fat hog would not be
affected by a snake bite proved untrue in
suwannee county last week, as A c..
Johnson saw huge RATHER strike fat
hog OF his, and it died within an hour
after.
Jesse Stringer, a young negro. was acct
dentally shot and killed in the Southern
Express Compauy's Office at Pensacola,
Tuesday night, by Vincent Fauria, the
messenger running between here and Flo
maton. Fauria was examining the rifle
he is required to carry on his car, when
it was accidentally discharged.
Jacksonville Times-Union The justices
of the peace are now being troubled by
abused wives. who think they ought to
prosecute their husbands under the new
law making the neglect of family a crime.
Justice Wright states that he has had as
many as twelve complaints from all
classes of women importuning him to is
sue warrants for the arrest of their hus-
bands.
Jacksonville Metropolis: A small num-
Der of those interested IN hav-
ing the state juvenile reform
atOry located here met at the
board of trade rooms yesterday afternoon
and the colored soliciting committee re-
ported $2S050 subscribed towards the pur-
chase of the site. No report from the
white soliciting committee was made. An
other meeting will be held next Monday
at p. m.
Tavares is small, but sets a good exam
pie to other Florida towns in more ways
IMAM one. ne place. mas d ItdulIB CIR
Gle, whose members take number of
the best magazines, and the Christian En-
deavor people have established a new
reading room for the mutual benefit of
the citizens. Strangers find the reading
room, near the Osceola hotel, a pleasant
place, supplied with books. magazines,
papers, games etc.
Crawfordville Breeze: The 19-year-old
negro boy who was caught in the bed
room of the 17-year-old daughter of Mr.
r. C. Stone Of Franklin county last Sat
urday night. and was bound hand and
foot and lost in Mud lake, is said to be
the fifth that has been lost whereabouts
in two years. If the negro boys of that
section don't learn to curb their brute
passions, Mud lake will soon be worth
draining for its fertilizers.
/. d. Mccormick, the foreman of the
work train, shot a negro man named
Mathew Pew, aud it is thought mortally
wounded him, in the yard at West Palm
Beach on Tuesday. The negro had been
discharged for impudent acts, but con-
tinued to hang around the cars. making
threats. Mccormick ordered MIN away
At this the negro picked up a heavy piece
of iron. and while in the act of throwing
Mccormick fired, the ball entering the
Gainesville Sun: While floating a raft
down the Suwannee river julius Wallace,
a negro, met with a horrible death. He
was at the front of the raft making an
effort to clear il from a lot of old tim
Der, when he lost his balance and fell
He was caught between the raft and
timber, the whole weight of the former
bearing down upon him and crushing him
horribly. stick of timber struck in
the abdomen. making a hole through TO
the spine. He died in a few moments.
Tampa Times: Judging from the
many new and attractive SAM
pies of advertising matter re-
ceived from the passenger department
of the Plant system, it is evident that
the system is determined 10 interest and
attract tourists and settlers to Florida
next winter in greater numbers than
ever before. The Times predicts that the
result of this extensive advertising will
be fully demonstrated by the crowds of
people who will visit the west coast next
season.
Starke Telegraph: We learn that some
cotton has been Carried to Lacrosse, and
that it brought only 21s cents per pound.
AT that rate it would take $40 pounds of
cotton for a farmer TO pay the taxes on
81 900 worth of property in Bradford coun-
ty. With a few extra expenses thrown
in to crafty the whms of a few prop
erty owners at Lake Butler the rate of
taxation would climb up until it would
require about a thousand pounds of cot
ton for a man to pay the taxes on a
very humble little home.
Tampa Times: Florence aged . years.
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w
Mohr, who reside in the rear of the bak-
cry at the corner of Central avenue and
Polk street, was horribly and probably
fatally burned at noon to-day. The child
had by some means obtained possession
of several matches. one of these she
struck From the match her dress caught
and soon the little one was enveloped in
flame. Before her parents reached the
child she was fearfully burned on all
parts of her body, her clothing being al
most totally consumed.