The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-20

noHa hotel and considerable other prop
| erty in that city, died Saturday afternoon
| and was buried Sunday afternoon. Dr.
| Chaplin was about % years old. He was
| from Richmond, Va.
Tom Mercer and Wesley Mobly, who
| killed John Lowe some weeks ago near
| Calyenia. were captured by Sheriff Dish
| ing on Big Cypress, near the Everglades,
| and are now in Fort Myers jail. The
sheriff located them some days ago, and
| with John Primer left on the 8th for their
rendezvous with the above result.
G. r. Sanders and J. G. Hagood of
Ocala have received a contract to furnish
500 carloads of rock for the government
use in constructing the jetties at F'ernan-
| dina. They are getting the rock about
| four miles south of Ocala, and have al
| ready sent forward several carloads. They
| are negotiating with other parties for
very large order, to be shipped as soon
as this contract is filed.
Punta Gorda Herald: Capt. J. A. Bry-
an, operator of the South Florida Dredg-
ing Company, has been awarded the con-
tract of dredging Cape Haze bar by the
| government and win begin work shortly.
The last appropriation allowed this port
was $4,000, for which amount, 1t is
thought the bar can be deepened at least
two and one half feet giving a depth of
sixteen feet up to Long dock.
A canning factory has been establish
ed at Turkey Creek, near Tampa, by H.
C. McCloud, and operations were begun
on Friday, with conveniences for turning
out 5000 cans a day. In connection with
it is a factory for the manufacture of
cans. MIR. McCloud intends to make a
speciality of canning sweet potatoes and
beef. Immense quantities of fruit, prin-
cipally strawberries, will be put up.
Frank c. Dunwoody, a clerk in the tim
Der office of H. Bars & Co., at Pensacola,
shot himself in the head at late hour
Saturday night. The shot was fired on
the sidewalk, in front of the residence Of
his brother-in-law, II. Baars, where he
lived. The doctors think the wound will
prove fatal. 1t is thought that his brain
was affected by an abscess on his head,
from which he had lately been suffering
greatly.
Plant City Courier: Some weeks ago the
Courier made notice of the fact that the
cabbage growers of the vicinity of Plant
City had loaded a solid car with the veg
etable and shipped it to Chattanooga.
Upon inquiry we learn that the total
amount received for the cabbage was even
$25, or 1719 cents per barrel crate. This
sum hardly compensated the grower for
hauling the stuff to town. much less for
the production of his soil.
Walter II. Preston of the Manatee Coun-
ty Lemon Company says they viii prob
ably have the largest place of its kind
in the world a few years hence. The
| tract of land comprises BAG acres on the
| north side of the Manatee river, 300 acres
of which is now under cultivation. The
1apr Of In he sa M
/ hundred acres is in truck, one-half of
which is potatoes, the other half divided
| between tomatoes, cabbage and celery.
H. II. Richardson. general agent of the
| Georgia Southern and Florida railroad,
with headquarters in Jacksonville, was the
! recipient Saturday of a handsome remem-
| brance from the Georgia editors, whom
1 he personally conducted on their tour
| through the state about two weeks ago
/ The souvenir is in the shape of a gold
( mounted silk watch chain, with a cameo
charm attached Engraved on It is the
| following inscription: Georgia Press As
ISOLATION TO H. II. Richardson 1897"
The Punta Gorda city council is about
to collapse. One of the five members con-
templates leaving town in the near future.
| and two others have rendered their resig-
nations. The fourth member j. H. Con-
| at the regular meeting Tuesday night only
! one member of the board, J. c. pepper.
/ was present. just what will be the out
1 come Of the dilemma is uncertain. Two
1 members, not constituting a quorum, will
| not have the power to accept designations.
| nor to appoint new members And the re-
\ firing members cannot remain in Office
| unti their successors are appointed. for
| II this tactic were to be followed there will
! have been no vacancies at the time the
4 appointments are made. The last ordi-
1 nance bearing upon the subject, ordinance
NO. ITO, provides that all vacancies occurr-
/ ing in the council, three months prior 10
the general election, shall be filled by a
vote Of the electors. But two members
| cannot so much as authorize the mayor
to call an election.
Starke Telegraph: A serious cutting af-
fray occurred few miles southwest Of
town Saturday night James and David
Kite were the principals. The men left
town together in a wagon for their homes
near Sampson City, and had proceeded
about half the distance when Heenan
Wynn and David Kite dismounted to en-.
gage in a friendly wrestling match. The
wrestling match soon resolved itself into
a fight. and James Kite and Jack Wynn
dismounted and entered the melee
Knives were drawn, and in the mix-up
that followed three Of the men, James and
David Kite and Heenan Wynn, were lit
orally hacked to pieces. Jack wynn who
tried 70 dlssuade his brother, Heenan.
and David Kite from wrestling, and who
was the last 20 enter the fight ESCAPED
without so much as a scratch. Heenan
| Wynn was stabbed In the left jaw and re-
celved cash extending from his forehead
through the upper lip, narrowly escaping
the destruction Of his left eye Re also
received several minor cuts about his
limbs, David Kite. besides several minor
Eashea about his body ana legs, and arms.
received four painful wounds one gash
cut ms lrit car in two and extended to the
corner of his left eye. narrowly oacnpine
the temple artery Another laid hia cheek
opeh IRON enc point Of the lefi law-hone
% the corner of the mouth The thlrd lald