The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-01

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right The contractors are putting down
clay with rush on the Lisbon road. and
the Frutland Park and Montclair roads
are also progressing satisfactorily.
Senorita Evangelina Cossio Y Cisneros,
the Cuban heroine, who has been the
most widely discussed person with whom
the American press has dealt within a
year, is expected to visit Tampa soon.
Macclenny Press: The Mormon preachers
are still having a cake-walk, they walk
where the pot boils the strongest. They
have made several converts, and at a re-
cent meeting ordained our worthy towns
man, Henry L. Wester, as high priest,
with the title of Father Wester
After sixteen years of lodging from pill
lar to post, evading an Indictment for
an aggravated assault. Ned Wesley is
now safe behind the bars at
Live Oak, and unless the I'M
looked for happens, will stand trial for
that offense during the next term of court.
Gus Newsome and Doc Harris, two
young men from Bradford county, who
were arrested by Sheriff Fennell a week
or two ago for kidnapping Adolphus
White, a little negro boy, some time ago,
were given preliminary hearing before
Judge Mason. There being an insuffici-
ency of evidence they were discharged.
George b. Mcclellan died in the confed-
crate home, about three miles northeast
Of Jacksonville Saturday morning De-
ceased was native of Mississippi and has
been a resident of Jacksonville for quite
a number of years. He was a highly edu-
Gated gentleman, having taught school
here for some time, until he was disabled
q CT "a nf a1xrefa fyo. -.
suffered for about ten years, which finally
terminated in his death. He was a good
confederate soldier and had been an in
mate Of the home for the past three years.
Tallahassee correspondence: Two faml-
lies are en- route from oregon TO ITALIA
hassee, where w. L. Taylor has sold them
land east of the city.-Julius Ball, a saloon
Keeper, is prime mover in a project to re-
quest the city council to compel bar
rooms to close at 1870 every night.-Prof
Frank r. Osborne of DeLand, has been
appointed by Gov. Bloxham trustee of
the Florida Agricultural College, vice H.
w. Gelston, resigned.-J. r. Cunningham
has been commissioned second lieutenant
of the Leesburg Rifles, vice ]. C. Hall, re-
signed.
c. W. Balster, the young white man
confined in the Jacksonville Jail since
wednesday on charge OF arson by set
ting fire to a building owned by George
Wetmore, colored, on Orange street. be-
tween Laura and Main, on Monday night
made confession Saturday morning to
Chief of Police Ivers that he is guilty
of the crime. Balster, in his confession,
said that he has been living with a wo-
man named Lula Galloway in the Wet
more house. The woman had her furni-
ture insured for $3.50 and was very anxious
to secure the insurance money, so it was
planned that she was to leave Jackson
vile, which she did the latter part of last
week, and he was to remain behind and
set the place on fire. He tried for two or
three days to muster up cour-
age enough to commit the crime
of arson, but he did not
succeed in nerving himself up to the
crime until Monday night, when he secur-
ed a can of kerosene and scattered it's
contents over the rooms and bed clothing
He then set fire to the floor in different
parts of the house and left. to return
again after the fire department had turn
ed out and had the fire almost under
control