The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-09
FLORIDA.

The Tampa Republican a weekly news
paper, will make it's first appearance this
week. II viii be under the editorship CT
w. c. Crum.
Tired of life, respondent, and at the ter
mInation of a drunk lasting three days,
George Y. Ruprecht, an aged white man,
shot and killed himself at Jacksonville
Sunday.
The death of Gabriel H. Cato, proprietor
of Ell Modelo Cigar Manufacturing Com
pany at Jacksonville, occurred Sunday af-
ternoon at his home in North Springfield.
Death was due to catarrh of the stomach,
with which he had been afflicted for a year
or more.
Capt. r. K. Mulliken, a conductor on
the Southern division of the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsular Railroad, was serious
ly hurt Friday night by being mashed be-
tween two freight cars at Baldwin. Capt.
Mulliken's head was caught between two
pieces of lumber on different cars, as he
was about to couple them, and it is feared
that he has sustained serious injuries.
Frank P. Collins, the war correspondent
of the Boston Journal, whose severe Ill
ness has been mentioned died at Jackson
vile Saturday. Mr. Collins was an excel
lent correspondent, and men VINO served
with him say that he contracted the dis
ease in making one supreme effort to
scoop other papers on a story just before
leaving Cuba He succeeded, but at the
cost of his life.
Word reached Jacksonville Sunday that
j. S. Nettles, young man who lived at
Bologne, had been struck and killed by
lightning Saturday afternoon Nettles was
at val
when lightning struck where he was stand
ing and killed him Instantly. He was Sc
Verely burned, and all efforts to restore
life were unavahng' Nettles was q years
of age and married.
Friday morning nineteen soldiers passed
through Miami from Key West en- route
for their Northern homes. They came from
Santiago, some of them being slightly
wounded, while others were unfit for ser
vice because of sickness. These men had
three months pay due them from the gov
ernment. Their furloughs were granted
them, but not one dollar in cash. Many
of them had started on their homewar1
journey absolutely penniless.
sergt Garrett of the Second Alabama
Regiment. who was seriously injured by
being stabbed with a bayonet by Sergt
Robinson of the same regiment at Jack
sonville a day or two ago, is resting IS
easily as can be expected at st. Luke s
Hospital, where ne is being attended by
regirnental surgeons of the Alabama regi-
ment. The wound is a particularly severe
one, the bayonet having penetrated the
left arm-pit and almost punctured the
skin on the other side. Two hemorrhages
followed shortly after the stabbing. He
is entirely rational, and is suffering very
Itte, if any, pain. 1t is impossible for the
n ~ fell in q bpt f,.1.
the wound will prove ia tai, but if the man
lives it will be a remarkable recovery.
Robinson is still held in close confinement,
TO await the result of the injury.
Saturday morning the dead body of a
soldier was found hanging in an unused
house near the old Sixth Cavalry camp in
West Tampa. The man had loop around
his neck, and his knees were resting on
the floor Saturday night several people
saw the body In the undertaking rooms,
where it had been carried, and they pro-
nounced Il to be Sergt. Koeffier of the
Thirteenth Regiment 1t develops that this
soldier had received his discharge several
days ago, and with II $3.50 due him by the
government. He bought ticket home,
and then he was robbed of all the money
he had, as well as the ticket. He knew
the men who robbed him. and told one of
them that he would like to compromise
with them so that he could get his ticket
home and some of The money. He told
them that if they would do this he would
not report the robbery. 1t is now believed
that the man was murdered by the men
who robbed him, and was afterward car
ried TO the Old house and paced in the po-
sition in which he was found so that the
idea of suicide might be created.
-s--ss-s-
II tell YOU cried Nupop enthusiast
ca1y, that baby of mine is a wonder.
Think of il, only eight months old and
can talkp "Pshaw," remarked his friend
carelessiy. i've known some men that