The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20

a dozen or so was placed before them,
"aeh quick as thought they We're dis
tFlnuted among the men and they were
zone The loss was considerable, and
there Is no means Of recovery.
Several persons in Orange county nave
tobacco ready for the market. Frank Jau-
don. who lives in from Lake Butler. has
On hand his entire spring crop. So also
mas l. Wichtendhal Of Gotta. and others.
MI Jaudon is of the opinion that a buyer
cou!d DICK up 5000 or 5000 pounds Of first
class tobacco. Some of the farmers are
preparing to pat Out fail crop.
A few days ago the schooner John G.
Ruge' an Apaiachico,a sponge boat. was
found drifting in the Gulf off TarpOn
Springs. bottomstde up. 1t is thought that
Iitl entire crew, consisting OF nine Apa-
ihehlcohans, are lost. This schooner left
Apalachicola about ten days ago for the
sponge reef, with George Long as master
colored men.
The Democratic executive committee of
Jackson county met Saturday to decide
on what day to hold the precinct meetings
10 elect delegates TO the county convention
At the county convention delegates viii
De elected 70 attend the Democratic state
convention, which viii meet at Orlando
Aug. 3. 1t was decided to hold the pre-
cinct meetings Friday, July %, and The
county convention on the Goth.
Friday morning 1orty-nine stalwart men
in the camp at Miami lined up in front Of
Gen. Kiefer's staff and asked
they could not be trans
ferred 20 some of the regular reg
inonts, which are now in the trenches be.
fore Santiago. They were told that for
81 RI ha 116c m
the war department and that even then
1t was doubtful if they could be sent away
until they had been further instructed in
the duties of soldier.
A decree from Judge John W. White
of the Third judicial circuit was filed in
the county clerks office at Jacksonville
Monday In the foreclosure of mortgage
case of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company VS.. Nathaniel Webster, ct. AL
wherein defendant is due complainant the
sum of $S7,761.61. of this amount $4,000 is
fee for compliments solicitor The
property subject to the mortgage is the
Everett Hotel. f. J. LEngle is named as
master to sell the property.
One of the soldiers at St Augustine
Sunday, while going through Vedder's
museum, got too close to the cage con-
tanning a large rattlesnake. The serpent
VI uCh ~ the Iidltt Dbl ITS AdhSS ST. hNh
the wire of the cage. The poison, how
ever, epurted out and some of it entered
the mans eye. It was not long before
the whole side of his face began to dis
color. He hurried to DR.. AleXander's Of
fee, and received attention. DIR. Alex
ander does not think it will prove serious
Ktsslmmee Valley Gazette: Mayor Sey-
mour, attorney for Niece, Capt Thomas
Tiger has been notified that DR.. J. L.
Brecht, government Indian agent, now sta
toned at Fort Myers, viii be in Kissimmee
next week to investigate the taking of
Toms horses by one Harmon Hull OF Or
ange county. DR.. Brecht has just sue
cceded in recovering for an Indian squaW
fifteen hogs that were stolen by some white
men. Congress has now appropriated S.
$50 a year for the protection of the Indians
in Florida, and the government is urging
upon its agents that they be more vigi-
liant in seeing that their rights are protect
ed. to which all good citizens viii say
amen
c. e. Scott, white. was drowned at the
Clyde dock at Jacksonville Monday just
previous to the sailing Of the steamship
Algonquin for New York lie was found
in the hold of the vessel by the officers Of
the ship. where he had slowed himself
away with the intention of beating his
way to New York, and was being escorted
ashore by two OF the crew of the ship,
when he either fell overheard accidentally
or jumped. Scott was from Miami. where
he formerly kept a store together with
+. y. Gray, who is now marshal of the
town The business failed and since that
time Scott is said TO have been very de-
spondont.
Saturday night Clark Williams of Fitz-
| gerald, in company with a drummer by
| the name of Kirk, drove to the store of
| j. c. Calhoun at Bay City. Upon arriving
| there, the drummer asked Calhoun if he
| wished to purchase any cider. Calhoun,
| in a ocular way, replied that he did not;
| that he had plenty of cider, and for him
| CHE drummeD not to get out of the bug
| gy, whereupon the drummer did get out
| and a friendly scuffle ensued. Calhoun,
! being much the larger man, picked the
| drummer up and put him back into the
| buggy. At this point, Williams and Cal
| houn became involved in a difficulty, they
| not being on good terms. After angry
| words had beeen exchanged, Calhoun
| rushed into the store and seized his Win
| chester rife, seemingly with the intent
! of shooting Williams. Giddens, seeing
| that a serious affair was about to occur
! intercepted Calhoun and tried to get the
! rifle out of Cahouns hands, and during
| the struggle the gun was discharged, the
| ball laceratng the knee of Giddens in
| ficting a severe wound. About five hours
| later he died from loss of blood