The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-30
FLORIDA


FLORIDA
Sierra and William Forepaugh, who
were so seriously injured in the street car
accident at Tampa Tuesday, are still alive
but are in a very precarious condition.
Preparations are now being made for the
annual meeting of the Florida State Den
tai Association at Ocala next week. The
first session will convene on Tuesday,
May 4.
The assassination of Jackson Law (co,-
ored) at Tampa Tuesday night is stin
shrouded in mystery. 1t seems that the
negroes in the neighborhood of the shoot
ing know who the man was that did the
shooting, but they will not tell.
The continued drought is causing con-
siderable uneasiness among the truck
growers of Marion county, and already
considerable damage has been caused by
the drought, the peach, pear and plum
crop of the Mcintosh neighbOrhood being
almost a complete failure.
At a recent meeting of the Fancy Pine
apple Growers Association of Orange
county the committee to fix grades for
the different varieties of apples grown in
that section, reported the following; Tor
smooth Cayennes. first and second grades;
Abakas, arst and second grades; queens,
first and second grades.
The tomato season has just closed at
Lemon City, and the estimate OF the crop
Is 1900 crates. This is considered a good
showing as this is practically the first
season, the railroad having reached there
last April too late for crops. 1t is esti-
mated that the entire crop averaged a net
return Of s. per crate throughout the sea-
son.
At st. Augustine Wednesday morning.
shortly before o'clock, fire was discov-
cred inrthe servants quarters Of the Ocean
View hotel, situated on the bay. An alarm
was sent in, but before the firemen could
get a stream to work, c. +. HANDLERS pri-
yate fire engine was pressed into service
and eXtinguished the flames. The damage
to the building and furniture was $500. Pa
cett's jewelry store on Cathedral street
narrowly escaped destruction Tuesday af-
ternoon from spontaneous combustion In
a closet at the rear OF the store.
]. Morgan Hammond was given a pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Harrison
at Tampa, Wednesday, on a charge OF as
sault with intent to murder J. ii. May at
Port Tampa City a few weeks ago. The
hearing occupied all cay and ended in
Hammond being held In bail TO appear
before the circuit court to answer to the
charge. This is a part OF the awful TRACE
dy which occurred at Port Tampa City
a short while ago. when j. II. May killed
one Of the Hammond boys after he had
been assaulted by the two, who had made
threats against his life.
A suit for $4,000 damages was instituted
IN the state circuit court at Jacksonville
.a.,.~4 H..
laslSi Broward. The declaration was not
fled. but the attorneys for the complaint
said that II would charge false accusation,
Imprisonment and conspiracy. The cause
Of action is said to date back TO 1891, when
the defendant lost a large number Of cross
ties at New Berlin by fire, and he accused
Anderson OF burning them The latter was
prosecuted In the criminal court, was con-
vlcted and served a sentence Of nine
months IN the chain-gang. Anderson has
always asserted his innocence, and now
brings suit to recover damages.
At Port Tampa City, Monday night. a
| Cuban cigarmaker went TO his house and
| found a young man named Mcdonnell
who Is employed by the Plant system as
ward master, in a compromising position
! with his wife who is half-witted 'rhe
! Cuban Immediately opened fire on Me-
Donncu shooting him four times before
| the latter could get out OF the house. Tho
| Cuban also received a bullet in his right
ankle but IL 81 thought that he shot him
self in bis excitement Mcdonald al.
though desperately wounded. managed 10
make his way 90 the hospital, whore be
was admitted. ana physician called 70
/ dress his wounds. One ~ the wounds IL
| considered necessarily fatal The Gu.
| BANS wound 81 also considered very aeri.
ous, the physician fearing that blood poi
F0nlus VIII result
Miss Francis wallis. who has TAUGHT
the school at itoehedee for Two terms. died
| Tuesday af fhe beach at Ocoanus. whom
ODE boa gone With MiHa Daisy Iardse.
hief Annie dechoney. and D. Sanders
600 hia 1870 sisters. They were ln bronze,
| when hffaker r0if1 ln. an1 fhny ufrr
I Carried M fhrIf fref Ihr too Sander
flrl. evan ashore. Dose $3.50 Wanls rIunr
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