The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-09


porary injunction of Capt Donald Nc
Wicker of the British ship Lord Wolse-
ley, restraining the Escambia county
board of health from collecting a draft
for $3.50 on the ships agents that the cap
tain declares he gave under duress.
The well-known Williams place at st.
Augustine. owned by II. il. Williams, has
been sold to Mrs. c. NJ. i. Miller of San
ford ana New York for $4,000. The Will
Jams place Is located in North City, just
beyond the fort reservation, and bordering
the North river The estate consists OF
thousands of fruit and shade trees. and
many modern Improvements
Gainesville Sun: NJ. Endcl has his hands
full again. Some time ago he received a
check for $1,000 from Jacksonville to be
distributed among the storm sufferers Of
Alachua county on Saturday he supplied
over twenty applicants with clothing Of
every description. He gives only to those
who have orders from the sub-agents In
the storm districts. Many are in need and
the check VIII not be amss.
There was a destructive wreck on the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
about six miles north Of Gainesville Fri
day morning. The engine of the Early
Bird freight train was deraled by a de-
fective frog at new switch the company
not ditched, but nine cars were thrown
from the track and piled up in the ditch.
The track was torn up for fifty yards.
Thurman Nathans, colored, was killed
Friday night in the suburbs of Quincy. A
crowd of negroes had congregated at the
house Of one of their friends. who was TO
be married. Quite number were in the
house, and crowd was in the yard
around a fire. Three pistol shots rang
out, and Thurman Nathans ran in the
house and asked to be laid down. He
Immediately began praying. and contin-
ued TO do so until he died. Ike Wood,
tod - tot,
and has been found guilty by the coro-
ner's jury.
bill of complaint has been filed in the
clerks Office of the United States court
at Jacksonville in the case of Louis Adler
VS.. the Blue River Phosphate Company
=. w. Agnew, and G. ID. Massey, praying
Tor the appointment of a receiver and the
ISSUANCE Of Temporary injunction. The
Injunction was granted by the court, and
the papers were served on the defendant
The bill of complaint sets forth that on
July 10, 1898, the defendant company, sold
SIS of its bonds at $3.50 each, drawing 8 per
cent interest payable semi-annually the
company issuing TO Agnew a mortgage or
deed of trust on the same date for certain
land In Suwannee, Levy and Citrus coun-
ties, amounting to about 10000 acres, be
sides certain mills, machinery, etc, in
Luraville, Suwamee county.
Tampa Tribune The killing of Constan-
tine Stevenson at Hudson Wednesday
morning has kindled afresh the fires of the
old feud between the Whitehursts and
Stevensons on the West Coast 1t was
thought after the storm of Indignation
raised'b by the killing Of the Whiddens in
Pasco county two years ago had sub
sided, that the difficulty was ended but II
looks now like Hillsborough is to nave a
feud equal in daStardly bloodshed to the
famous Hatfield-McCoy feud in Kentucky
Saturday a number of people known TO
be involved In this feud We're in the city
nhug &C.
ammunition a our hardware and gun
supply establishments. They said moth
ing when asked what they meant by their
conduct, but 1T could be plainly seen by
even the most casual observer that deep
determined purpose prompted their ac-
ton. 1t may be further stated that these
men are esteemed in the community
where they lived as sober, Industrious
peaceable citizens. and have always been
SO held IN this county. But IL seems they
nave gotten into an unfortunate difficulty
Of the most serious character and i'm adj
diuon TO the number of homes already
made desolate. more bloodshed must be
suffered. The Tribune thinks mutual
friends hould interpose to bring about
peace.
Charles r. Worth. collector of internal
revenue for the Fifth division, has COM
pleted his report to the department for
the year ending Dec. 81, 1896 and it will
be forwarded at once. The report shows
zWOVO less cigars were manufactured
during the year just closed than the
previous year, but that is accounted for
IN large measure. by the cutting off of a
portion of the territory belonging to the
tfth and adding it TO the Second district.
As now constituted, Mr.. Worth's division
Is composed of Hilsborough and
Manatee counties. The net num-
per OF cigars made in Tampa
was 80, l46,5l5, and the number sold was
81 Oo6II, the suburbs of West Tampa and
Fort Brooke being included in the esti-
mate. The number of cigars manufactur-
ed outside the city is divided up as fol-
lows Tarpon Springs made Is. $50 cigars
ana sold D,O0O; Clearwater made 1926 and
sold SO26; st. Petersburg made sc 200 and
sold SO. 525; Plant City made I6, 46S and sold
l2,463; Port Tampa City made 5,242,15S and
SOLD 5,S2S, 461; Manatee made 80 300 and sold
S905O The town of Barlow has three fac
tories, and Fort Meade and Lakeland have
one each. When the division was made
smaller July /, 1896, all these except II .325.
made and sold by one Of the Barlow fac
tories, sent their reports to the collector
of the second division. But the Barlow
report is not included in the total here
given for the fifth division.