The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-19

! There is touching sadness in the deaf tn
of John Long of Jacksonville who died
! at sea while en- route to New York, the
! story of which was told in the Morning
| News yesterday. Mr.. Long, who was a
merchant on the Middleburg road, west
! of Jacksonville, was en- route to Cam
! den. \. J., where he expected to partici-
! pate in reunion of his family. He died
! before reaching port. and his wife was no
! titled by wire. He leaves three children
Col Henry Curtis of Quincy emgra-
| ton agent of the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular Railroad. was in Bronson Tues
| day. Col. Curtis was on his way to Cedar
! Keys and stopped in Bronson 70 view some
! Of the tobacco crops in this vicinity. While
| the crops are not as large as was at first
| anticipated, still an excellent price viii
! likely be paid for what has been planted.
! 1t is said that j. W. EXley has been Of
! fered 500 for his crop, consisting of about
two acres Mrs. II. C. Vezey has also
! been guaranteed Is cents per pound for her
| crop pole C9fred. Col. Curtis spoke very
| encouraglngiy of the great Gulf hammock
/ country, and is of the opinion that these
| fertile lands win soon all be in cultiva-
ton.
! A prisoner confined in Fort Marion has
! been watched very closely because Of a
belief that he was insane It has since
| been discovered that his apparent insan-
! ity was a case Of 'possum. His trick was
| cleVerly discovered by Corpl Sheriff. who
| under some prctense, succeeded in secur-
! ing a confession from the prisoner 70 the
! effect that he was playing off. The man
| is serving a sentence for striking a SUI
| peror officer, and had recently been sent
| there. one Of the prisoners was released
! yesterday. and is now working for the
! government as a free citizen, having been
! pardoned for being asleep while on duty.
! Another lot Of prisoners have been sem
! fenced from the different camps, and they
! are expected to reach this city in a few
! days.
Tampa Special to Jacksonville Times
! Union: A. NJ. Ryals of Barlow was in
the city yesterday searching for his
! daughter Miss Meade Dell Ryals, a To-
year-old girl, who disappeared from Ter
home. Mr.. Ryals found that she had
bought a ticket for Tampa, and after
! searching this city for a long time yes
| terday afternoon he found that she was
undoubtedly here. Mr.. Ryals says that
! the girl left home alone, and thinks that
! she did so to avoid a scolding or repri-
mand for some trivial offense committed
at home. He says that he can think Of
no other reason why she should leave
! Mr.. Ryals was very much distressed over
| the girls conduct, and worked diligently
until late hour last night following up
| every possible trail that would lead 10
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ance by the police department.
A new industry has been organized In
Ocala to so into effect as soon as suitable
buildings can be erected 1t is to be known
/ as the Ocaia Cooperage Company. It's or
! ganizers are Charles II. Hargraves, Ro-
meo, president lily /. Kelly, Rock
| Springs, secretary; Daniel Clark, Martel
/ treasurer, and Frank A. Lynch, Ocala
! general manager. These important fac
t5.la
of Marion county, with some twenty-odd
other manufacturers in this and contigu-
| Gus territory will give a backing to the
| enterprise that is bound to make it a 60
! They have secured the ground and build
ings of tie former site of the Ocala foun-
| dry and machine shops, north of the Y
There is one building ready. size 1OOx1lOf
| with 20Xi0 annex, and a building 100x1O0
| viii be erected, in which turpentine and
rosin barrels win be made and they figure
that they will make during the first year
| 5000 barrels Mr.. Lynch has been the
successful manager of the Montgomery
Cooperage Company.
Additional particulars of the ATTEMPTED
assassination of Private Bagmen of the
Second Georgia Regiment at Tampa are
gwen in a special from Tampa to the Jack
| sonville Times Union: young Bagmen
since his regiment has been encamped in
| this city, has formed the acquaintance of
IL WOildu uNlnS on tampa street. Ike has
| made occasional visits to the house and
has evidently incurred the enmity of some
one by doing so. A few days ago he receiv-
cd badly written and poorly constructed
note saying that If he did not keep away
| from the house he would suffer all kinds
OF dire disasters. He gave very little heed
10 this, and last night as he was coming
from camp TO the city he stopped to tell
the friend that his regiment would proba-
bly, leave within thirty-six hours. He did
not stay at the house but a few moments
as he had a short leave Of absence and had
to come to the city ON some business. At
ter he left the house he had gone about
block on Tampa street when man sprane
suddenly from behind a telephone pole, and
with knife made a vicious cut al Bag
men. The latter saw the knife and sprang
BACK, out not far enough, and the blade
cut long cash across the front of his
shirt, cutting through every garment he
had on. As he jumped back Bagmen drew
his pistol and fired three shots. The man
| gave every evidence that he was hit bv
one of the shots. Bagmen came at once to
the Central police station and told the Of
| fcers what he had done, telling a very
straight story. About that tipae the en-
gineer of the water works pumping station
! telephoned TO the station that the negro
wood passer at the water works was shot
\ physician was called, and il was found
that the negro had received one bullet lust
above the left hip and that the wound was
bad one. lie was suffering so much that
he could not make a statement of any kind
concerning the affair. Bagmen said that as
he approached the place, which was very
dark, he saw the man crouching behind the
pole, and that a short distance away he
saw other forms that he supposed were
men, too. The officers believe that the Wis
It's of Bagmen became Objectionable to
some one, and that this person or persons.
employed the negro man to attack him.
The negro is seriously wounded and there
is no assurance as TO what turn the affair
VIII take. Bagmen was not detained at all
by the officers, and he went Immediately
back 10 his regiment"