The morning news., 1897-04-13
FLORTDA.

The expense roll of the Jacksonville fire
department for the month of March
amounted to $1,s969O.
At Mariana, Saturday, Mrs. Ann vii
son lost her balance while STOPPING and
fell upon the floor, breaking her left arm
just above the wrist
Shipments of cucumbers from Williston
will probably be delayed several days on
account of a very heavy rain Saturday
morning. All Of the young cucumbers were
beaten off the vines
The st. Augustine Light Infantry will
hold its annual fair in the armory on the
10th inst. A committee of ladies is hard
at work on a collection of fancy articles,
needlework, and bric-a-brac.
DR.. Thomas A. Pacetti of St Augustine
has been receiving congratulations upon
his brave act in extinguishing the flames
caused from the explosion of a lamp at
the San Marco last Thursday night His
overcoat was destroyed and he himself
so severely injured that he cannot yet
leave his room. His prompt action saved
the building from destruction and perhaps
considerable loss of life.
Saturday night Tampa was enlivened
by men from the United States cruiser
Montgomery A number of them were
arrested and placed in the lookup for vio-
lating the law. This act on the part of
the police has excited some criticism, and
the officers are angry about it, for they
feel that they were as lenent as possible
to the men, and only arrested them when
they had to do so. They say the men raced
horses on crowded streets and basphemed
in the presence of women. A report has
haa safra N.1 - -
timents of Commander Bradford of the
Montgomery, to the effect that he had
given eighty of the men leave Of absence
on last Saturday, and that they spent on
an average Of $25 each in Tampa, amount
ing to $1,000 in the total and that If these
men had been treated with any consider
alton or courtesy he would have let $50
more of them go ashore, which would have
benefited the city more than $4,000; but,
owing 10 the way in which the first lot
was treated, he would not let any more
of them visit the city.
The official report of the court martial
approved by the governor and commander
in-chief, and by Patrick Houston. adiu-
tant general, in the case of Capt w. j
Driscon of Company A. First battalion
Florida state troops, has been made
| public. The finding of the court is as to
the first and second specifications OF
| charge l. relating to having received
money from the state troops and not hav-
| ing turned 1t over to his company. "barred
by statute of limitations" and as to the
third specification not guilty, and not
| guilty as to the charge itself He Is found
guilty of specification Of charge 2. this
| referring 10 h.s having received money
for the encampment fund and not having
| turned II over to the chairman of the
committee, as was admitted by the de-
| fendaut, but giving reasons for not having
done so. OF the charge itself he Is found
/ mot guilty. but guilty OF conduct to the
/ prejudice of good order and military dis
1 cipline IN violation of the cd article Of
| war" Charge ?, originally was that OF
conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen
tleman, in violation of the 6ist article OF
war, but the court seemed TO have chang
ed this charge. Capt. Driscoll Is found