The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19

urday to have an important operation per-
formed by DIR. J. II. Livingston. Hulburt
is the man who attempted suicide a few
weeks ago by shooting away the lower
portion Of his face. Dr. Livingston desired
to perform the plastic operation, and to re-
move several fragments of bones that are
embedded in the flesh. He hopes by the
use of the most modern methods i'm plastic
operation to give Hulburt's face a human
shape and appearance.
The business men of st. Augustine will
hold a meeting in the office of ]. f. Ing
raham In the city building this evening
for the purpose of forming a permanent
organization Of the Young Mems Business
League. The main object of the organiza-
ton viii be to make arrangements for d
gala week, to take place here some time
during February. An interesting pro-
gramme has already been outlined to in
clude a reproduction of the landing of
Ponce de Leon, pyrotechnlc displays, bicy-
Gle, foot, yacht, and other races, dances
and a fantastic carnival
Orlando Reporter: A Kentucky gentle
man, Mr.. Miller who spends his winters
in Orlando, instead of returning to Ken
lucky last spring went TO Polk county,
and he and son planted seven acres in to-
bacco near Barlow. Their net returns
were ST. 400, just 500 per acre. These gen.
tlemen are convinced that they can do q s
well in Orange as Polk so they have
concluded to make tobacco farm on Lake
Butler where the land is, they think, par
ticularly adapted to tobacco, as 1t is fer
tile and has a yellow subsoi, which is
only suggestive of the gold it Will yield In
tobacco
A number of property owners met Fri
day night at the office of T. f. McGourln
at De Funiak Springs to formulate some
plan whereby they can provide adequate
fire protection. De Funiak has no protec-
ton whatever from fire, and insurance
rates are therefore so high that 1t is a
great burden on property owners. At the
meeting a committee was appointed to or
ganize q hook and ladder and hose COM
pany, and another committee will com
municate with the largest fire insurance
companies asking them to make such sug-
gestions as they think would be useful
in establishing water facilities for fire
protection.
John H. Jackson, a fugitive from
Brooksville Fla, was arrested Friday by
Marshal II. z. HARRISON of Palmetto, at
Oak Hill, a small place above Ellenton,
and placed in Jail at Braidentown, says
the Braidentown News. Jackson is charg-
ed with abducting girl IA years or age
from her home two years ago Marshal
HARRISON stated that the prisoner is also
wanted for abducting another girl 16 years
of age from her home in fernando county
for immoral purposes. The prisoner, after
GLIDING the law for two years, was APP
pretended last week. Jackson is farm
err. and has a wife and three children llv-
ing at Oak Hill. officer Will Cobb depu-
ty sheriff of Brooksville, came after the
prisoner, and left with him Monday.
Bradford Telegraph. A pool of blood
marks the place on the Sanderson road,
about three miles northwest of town,
where william Addison and Paul johnson
engaged in an alteration Monday night,
that came near terminating fatally to
Johnson The men had been in town in
attendance upon the court, and We're on
their way home when the difficulty be-
tween them arose. Addison fired on John
son with a revolver, the bullets barely
missing their mark. One bullet passed
through the rim of Johnson's hat while
another struck the horse he was riding,
seriously injuring the animal AT this
juncture mutual friends interfered, and
the difficulty was ended Johnson and Adj
Olson were both in town again Tuesday,
but no further trouble between them oc-
Cured.
George Barker, the mail carrier, who is
accused of criminal assault on a young
girl in Jacksonville, was taken there at 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon from Gaines
VILE and he is now confined in the county
Jail At first it was feared to take him
to Jacksonville soon after he was arrested
by Sheriff Fennel, while on his way to
Gainesville on account of a few idle
threats of violence that We're made on the
streets there For the last few days, how
ever nothing has been mentioned relating
TO the affair." and the public is quiet and
in favor of the plan of allowing the law
TO take its course. A reporter visited the
jail Sunday night and met Cromwell Glib
bons, of the law firm of Clark 81 Gibbons.
coming out of the Jail. Mr.. Gibbons said
he had instructed Barker not to answer
any questions that might be propounded
TO him, and as a result the accused man
is almost as retlcent as William Tyre.
who Is also confined in the same building
charged with the murder of Henry Regis
ter, who would not even say whether he
was in good health or not. All Barker had
to say was, II can't answer you. / will
allow my attorney to do my. talking for
me-" Mr. Gibbons stated that Barker
SAID he was guiltless of the crime charged
against him, and that he was very much
surprised when he heard that he had been
accused of the serious crime Barker also
SAID that he felt sorry that the affair had
come up but that he would show his side
of the case when the proper time should
arrive. His preliminary hearing will take
'e1t Friday before Justice a. o.