The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-29

the City Council, is out in a card announc-
ing himself a candidate for the Office II.
X. Smith, acting president Of the City
Council, and John @. Reardon are also
spoken OF as probable candidates.
The Twentieth senatorial district conven-
ton was held at Ocala Wednesday D. II.
Baker Of Orange Home, Sumter county,
vas nominated. A resolution was passed
as offered by ID. II. Irvine of Marion that
In future conventions there be no rotat-
ing candidates, and that all county hnes
he obliterated The district is composed Of
Sumter and Marion. Heretofore, from 1903
the nominations have alternated between
the counties comprising the district
In the county convention held at Tampa
Wednesday there was an exciting contest
especially for the legislature. The fight
was between J. L. Young, a MEMBER Oh
the last assembly. C. l.. Wilder, and Don
c.. McMulen. Many ballots were neces-
sary to effect a choice, but finally Col.
Young was defeated. Considerable Feel
ing was shown throughout the convention,
and II is possible that another ticket Will
be put in the field /. s. Giddens was re-
nominated for county treasurer without
opposition.
The result of the primaries in Madison
county IS as follows: For the Senate, b.
d. Wadsworth. renominated by about 10
majority over the highest vote OF three
opponents For the House, Moses l.. Les
lie. a farmer. and william S. Jordan, agent
OF the Florida Central ana Peninsuiar Kali
road, were nominated by good maJorltles
over eight other candidates. For tax as
SCISSOR, Robert J. Paterson was renoml-
mated: for tax collector, c. O. Moye, re
nominated. and for county treasurer, /.
W. Dale. renominated, all by round ma
jorities.
At the saw mill owned and operated
by the Brown Bros. of Anthony, one OF
the belts, run by the main driving shaft,
got out of order Tuesday and A. ID. Brown
attempted its repair by putting in new
lacing without stopping the machinery. In
some unaccountable manner the belt
caught him by the ankle, and at the same
time began winding on the SMART. In an
instant Mr.. Brown was pinioned to the
shaft, and was revolving with II. WIN
each revolution he struck some OF the
tlmbers. He was instantly killed ana
fearfully mangled before the machinery
could be stopped
on the first Of August there will be an
other cut in the custom force at Tampa.
One man from the Tampa office will go,
as we'll as the deputy collector at Mana
tee While the department seems to nave
the cutting idea the business is on the in
crease, and the men say they are having
more work to do than for some time past.
The collector of Port Tampa will soon
need his old time number of men, and Is
now badly in need of the launch, which
has heretofore been in service at Tampa.
It Is likely that this will be placed in ser
vice soon. if the ear of the treasury de-
partment can be reached.
Corpl. c. L. Livesey of Company H,
Fourth Virginia Regiment, now at Jack
sonvile. left this week on ten-days
leave of absence for his home at Rich
mond, Va. The manner in which Corpl.
Livesey obtained his furlough is very in
teresting One day this week he was call
ed 10 the tent of Col. George W. Taylor
and was informed that he could have a
ten-days leave of absence. His surprise
was genuine, for he had made no applca-
ton for leave of absence. The mystery
was explained to him by the colonel, who
stated that the corporaPs little sister,
aged s years, had written letter to the
President to please let her brother come
home to see the folks, and President Nc
Kinley wrote Col. Taylor, granting Corpl.
Livesey permission to leave on furlough.