The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25

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cred. 1t will assay IS per cent.
A minister who was passenger on the
Mascotte from Key West was arrested
upon his arrival at Tampa Thursday night
and sent back Sheriff Knight OF Monroe
county wired up here TO have him arrest
ed on the charge of abduction. No de-
tails of the case are known.
Evidence of renewed activity is appar-
ent in the phosphate fields of Alachua
county. Several new plants are beginning
operations. The High Springs phosphate
mine is again being worked with thirty
two convicts. AT Riley's mine large phos-
plate shed recently caught fire and was
destroyed
Robert Mcmillan, an employee of the
Southern Express Company, was run over
by Plant system passenger train No Is, at
Gainesville, Friday. Mcmillan was MAX
ing an effort to board the train while in
motion. The shock threw his body half
way around and his legs caught under the
trucks. Both will have to be amputated Just
above the ankle. He was slightly hurt on
the head.
A leading grower who has been well
over the tobaceo-growing sections, report
ed to Col. Curtis at Ocala Friday that the
total crop in Marion county this year
would amount to 1000 acres. As yet it is
very much scattered in small tracts, the
Belleview Company leading with fifty
acres, but by another year it will be con-
solidated into larger tracts, that will ne
cessitate the establishment of several
large curing-houses.
Ex-Sheriff Lambert of Levy county met
with an accident Friday which may prove
fatal. He went to lot for a horse which
he thought was perfectly gentle. He
caught the animal but used no bride in
riding 1t home. The horse ran away and
threw him violently to the ground break
ing his arm, dislocating his shoulder
blade and hurting him internally. At last
accounts he was still alive and his friends
had hopes for his recovery.
The melon-growers of Alachua county
have begun movement for the organiza-
ton of melon-growers' union. The OBJ
ject of the organization Is to sell in the
field instead of consigning to commission
merchants. A central Office is proposed,
where melons that could not be disposed
of in the field would be sold at the best
market price. A circular letter has been is
sued setting forth several good plans
whereby the object of such an organiza-
ton could be carried out. A fee of per
cent is to be provided to defray Office ex-
penses.
One by one the obstacles which have
prevented the Cypress Mill Company from
running it's mill at Panasoffkee on full
time have been overcome, and now it is
announced that they intend to put in %
per cent. extra time. This will be neces-
sary in order to keep the slip clear of logs,
as another skidder has been placed in the
swamp, and the logs are now coming in
at a rate which exceeds the ordinary ca
pacity of the mill, which is 10000 feet of
lumber and 100000 shingles per day The
huge piles of lumber in the yard already
embrace between 100000 and 100000 feet,
and the stock of shingles is about 100000.
As the through freight No. 81 was run
ming through Macclenny Friday at high
rate of speed to enable it to make the Trail
Ridge grade, w. D. Mathis of Glen st.
Mary attempted to jump on a fiat car
about seven or eight cars from the cab
and ride to the GUNNER switch, where
he was going to work. He grasped car
standard but was thrown down violently
between the main and side tracks. After
the train passed he was picked up and
laid upon the platform by the agent and
Roadmaster Wolfe. DIR. Williams was
called and dressed his wounds and made
him as comfortable as possible. No bones
are DrOkens out the Skull is fractured IN
the middle of his forehead, a bad cut was
made on his face and lips and a cut on
the back of his head. One hand was bruis-
ed, and he is injured internally.
Eugene Bevins was on Wednesday night
shot four times by Eppes Tucker. Jr, and
severely, though not fatally, wounded
Tucker is said to have betrayed a young
girl, and Bevins had been trying for some
time to arrange for a marriage between
| the two before the secret should be reveal
ed. A meeting was arranged for the we'd
ding on Wednesday night. A license had
been procured, and a minister engaged
| Tucker and the girl were in a room wait
ing, when Bevins walked in, and his story
is that Tucker Immediately began shooting
at him. The two grappled and James john
| son, son of County Clerk johnson, took a
| hand in the melee and beat Bevins about
| the head with a revolver until he was COM
PEELED to release fucker. The preliminary
trial was waivef and Justice Stanley
| placed Tucker ana Johnson under bonds
of $500 each to appear at the next term of
| court to answer charges OF assault with
| intent to murder.