The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-06
FLORIDA.

George Priests house at Tampa was
burned Thursday.
The first service in the new Catholic
church at Miami will be held this morn
ing
The Governors Guards Of Tallahassee
are endeavoring to make arrangements to
accompany Gov. Bloxham to the Tennes-
see centennial on Florida day.
Mrs. r. G. Fowler, one OF the land
marks of Tarpon Springs, died at her home
last Tuesday. Mrs. Fowler was one of
the wealthiest and most charitable citI-
zens of Tarpon Springs.
The action of the legislature In dismiss
ing the Impeachment proceedings against
state Treasurer Collins, saves the state
$4,000, as it was expected that the trial
would cost the state that much.
At Jacksonville Friday the firm of David
Thompson & Son filed an assignment
deed from David Thompson and L. ].
thompson to Alexander Uederman for 81
The assignment is made for the benefit of
the creditors.
At Tampa Friday an Italian left his gold
watch and $iS6 in money in his vest peck
ct. The vest was hanging IN in the shon
and the man went out in the back ward
Tor something. When he returned his
Watch and money were gone.
The case of Ida Lassiter, who was I'M
before Judge Harrison at Tampa Friday
on warrant sworn out by Frances Saun-
ders Tor criminal libel, was dismissed the
counsel having demurred to the evidence.
ana the demurrer being sustained.
N awohapo-a NC. 90
pelling a proper observance of the Sab
bath is that devised by the clergy of We
Laka, where carload of alligators
has been placed in the ponds adjoining
the town to prevent Sunday bathing"
On the excursion from Tampa to Loeb
loosa Thursday, a Cuban, who left Tam
pa, slapped a colored woman's face near
Dade City, and Immediately a colored
man drew a pistol and shot the Cuban.
wounding him severely. He was left at
Dade City for treatment
Another chapter was added to the Oar
rell-Armstrong affair at Jacksonville Fri
day. when James Armstrong was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by Mai. Alexan-
der st. Clair-Abrams before County Judge
Baker, charging him with perjury and
subornation OF perjury. This is the out
growth OF the habeas corpus proceedings
IN the circuit court on Thursday, In which
Miss Darrell was brought into court and
afhdavits were made by Armstrong and
herself.
The land department OF the Florida
East Coast railway OF the Florida East
Coast Line Transportation and Canal
Company have sold to the Builders Sun
bly, Company, of which Heath Garfield is
president and Erskine II. Reynolds Is
secretary, doing business In ST. Johns
county, 1900 acres Of timber lands, which
lie contiguous to Moss creek, st. Johns
county, and stretch four miles parallel Ia
the Kings highway. The Builders Sun
ply Company will manufacture lumber.
shingles, etc, at their mill IN st. Angus
| tine, and propose building a railroad 10
and from the timber and mill.
Commander Relsinger. the new COM
mandant OF the Pensacola navy yard has
| determined to restore some OF the former
glory OF the yard when It's departments
/ were all open, giving employment to hum
| dreds OF men. lie has requested the navy
/ department 10 restore the marine guard
| that was formerly kept at the yard, and.
IN view OF the fact that the new gun
! boats that Will operate IN the Gulf have
/ been ordered to make their headquarters
/ there, he has also requested that some of
| the shops be reopenod. so that repair
work needed by these vessels may be done
| az the yard. When he was an ensign
| Commander Reisnger was stationed
/ there. AZ that time the yard was In full
blast, and he is DESTROYS OF seeing It so
| AMIN.