The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-13

but indications poiA to it being the worl
Of burglars or incendiaries.
Harmony Baptist Association of Levy
county has arranged with Rev. J. e. Nc
Intosh to travel through that and othel
counties. holding meetings in the Interest
of the state board Of missions. He vii
trave IN "a wagon, having his wife and ar
organ with him,
Prof W. T. Funk, assistant principal oil
the Sanford public school last year, has
been offered. and has accepted, the posi-
ton of principal of the Leesburg schoo
for the coming year. He was reappointed
TO the Sanford school, but declined IL for
the place at Lecsburg.
For the first time in more than two
years the famous tug Three Friends Is
practically freed from all litigation IN
which the United States is the prosecu-
tor, for alleged violation of her internal
revenue laws. This Is the result of the
war, either directly or indirectly, as in his
motion for the dismissal of the charges
at Jacksonville Monday, the United States
district attorney gave as some Of the reas-
ons for asking that the prosecution be
dropped that the governments witnesses
were scattered, and il would be impossible
to get them together. Judge Locke grant
ed the motion.
The City Council of Tampa has express
ed determination to take money that ac-
crues first and pay its own running ex-
pcnses letting the seven months expenses
already due wait. This proposition has
brought about a little storm, and those
vino are interested say it shall not be
done. There is another trouble. Large
sums of money are due the city on back
taxes, covering period Of TWO years Tax
payers have eVaded the payment. The
present administration decided that a spir-
IL of compromise would be a good thing,
and the city attorney was instructed TO
treat with them. At the last meeting Of
the Council he announced that he had
about concluded negotiations whereby a
compromise would be reached that would
bring into the treasury about 81 900. The
people who have paid their taxes for the
two years say that if these citizens get a
deduction all are entitled to it, and if the
city does not allow them a rebate they
win get out an injunction TO stop the com
promise.
Miami correspondence Jacksonville
Tines Union; In war time patriotism and
charity manifest themselves in different
forms, and the work now being conducted
by Mrs. Babcock, wife of one of the cap
tains of the Seveuty-first New York Regi-
Babcock followed the regiment as far as
she could, making her headquarters in the
Hotel Key West, al Key West. She has
ample means and her method of aiding
in the war is by taking charge Of the sick
and wounded of the regiment as they re-
turn from the battlefield. OF the wound
ed soldiers recently transferred from San
tiagO to Key West We're seven members
of the Seventy-frst. Their names are
John c. Brennan. ]. S. Hoekstra, f. A.
Sandland, j. i. Carroll, Charles w. Good
man, James e. Kellar and Fred c. Kuer-
ale. While all of the men were badly
wounded, their injuries were not sufi-
GENTLY dangerous to keep them in hos
pitfalls. Mrs. 8abcock took them in charge,
bought them tickets through 10 their
homes, provided each with S. in cash, q
change of underclothing, a clean shirt
and pair of slippers. They arrived here
Yesterday on the steamship Miami, and
left on the morning train for their homes
Mrs. Babcock will remain at Key West
until the war is ended, and Il is her pur-
pose to look after all members of the Sew
enty-frst New York Regiment, care for
them If they are unable to travel, and
send them to their homes IL they can
stand the journey.
At Jacksonville Monday, County Judge
Baker made an order in the will contest
case of John L. K. Holzendorf, deceased,
brought by the two daughters Of deceased
and admitted the VIII to probate. The
order sets forth that the ground for the
contest was thot at the time of the exc
cution of the alleged will decedent was
not of sound and disposing mind and men,
Dry and had not testamentary capacity.
The evidence showed deceased was a
white man, but had lived with Annie
jackson, colored woman. since 1882, and
in 1889 an alleged marriage ceremony was
performed between these two and after
wards he held her out TO the world as his
wife. For the past several years Holzen-
dorf had lived in Jacksonville with the
colored woman. He conducted a mer-
camille business In that city and at Bou-
logne. He associated with negroes and
Annie Jackson was called Mrs Holzen-
dorf. Letters from deceased were intro
duced which showed that he recognized
her as his wife, as he so wrote her in the
letters. His two daughters reside at and
near Brunswick. Ga, and are Mrs. Flor
ence Beaton and Mrs. Eliza Berry. The
viii bequeaths the property In DuVal
county to Annie jackson and that in Mas
sau county to Mrs Beaton, while So is
given to Mrs. Berry. and Annie jackson
is named as executrlx of the will. He
died April 10 last. Before death A. M.
Nicholson was directed by deceased to
draw up a Will, which was done and exc
cuted in the presence of several persons.
all of whom testified to Holzendorf being
in full possession of his faculties. DIR.
Alexander Scott, brother of the wife of
deceased, testified to Holzendorfs uncon-
sciousness on Friday before his death on
Sunday and never regained It, He was
his attending physician. Mrs. Beaton
also testified that she visited her father
the Friday before his DEATH and he rec
ognized her and then fell into n stunor
from which he never aroused. Many 9TH
ers gave testimony as to his mental con-
diuon, and Judge Baker decided to admit
the will to probate, as deceased was of
sound mind when he signed 1t.