The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-14

and Joseph Price have been appointed by
Representatives Morgan and Wall to con-
duct the examination.
Lieut.. ]. c. r. Foster of the First Flor
ida Regiment, who is in Jacksonville on
recruiting duty. lost his pocketbook at the
Placide Hotel Tuesday. The pocketbook
was OF red leather, and contained between
$50 and $50 in money, besides valuable pa
pers and other things
Information has been received at Tampa
to the effect that j. Edgar Wall was
thrown from horse last Saturday at his
home in Plano, Tex. The kilograms say
that he is seriously injured internally.
and Perry G. Wall has gone 20 him. MIR.
Wall is well known at Tampa, and only
moved TO Texas about year ago.
About midnight Monday fire was
discovered in the dwelling house in the
western part of Orlando owned by Mrs.
Davis and occupied by ". NJ. Mattews.
owing to the distance from headquarters
and the Roadway of the fire before it was
discovered, the house and contents were
burned. The loss was considerable.
]. o. Duval, a well known citizen of
Palatka, and an old Ocklawaha river engi-
neer, shot himself IN the head with a re-
volver at his home on Reid street Mon
left eye, near the temple, and ranged up
ward. DR.. A. Nj. Steen probed for the bull
| let, and dressed the wound. Tuesday Mr..
Duval was resting quietly but his condi-
ton is critical
The primary election in Alachua coun-
ty passed off very quietly The main
fight was between Fl. H. McCreary and
Charles L. Fildes for the state Senate.
Eleven precincts heard from give Nc
Creary majority of 5+6 McCreary beat
Flldes in every precinct heard from.
There will be majority of from 600 TO
400 in favor of McCreary in the county In
the lower house race, Watkins and Cox
lead, and will undoubtedly be elected.
The Lake county convention was held
AT Tavares Tuesday. The Abrams ticket
was Withdrawn. Robert McNamee and
A. J. Wainwright were nominated for the
legislature without opposition. The dele
gates to the state convention are: Robert
McNamee, S. W. league, J. W. Northrop
E. H. Mote, J. H. c. Pratt,A. J. Cassidy
! and ]. 3. Gaines. W. G. Long was nam
ed for collector, r. L. Mutt for assessor
and J. W. Diches for treasurer. J. R.
Cunningham, J. S. Godfrey and E. A
Wilson were nominated for the school
| board.
The Florida Central and PeninsuIar
Railroad is still making new side tracks al
Fernandina, and is also making extensive
additions TO its shop facilities. Contractor
Mann is erecting 50-foot addition to The
blacksmith shop, and will at an early day
extend the machine shop proper 100 feet
Besides the new buildings, new machinery
has been ordered, and soon ample facili-
ties Will be possessed by them for the i'm
mense amount of work necessary TO put
| the Tol4ing stock of the system in good
| condition to handle the fall and winter bus
| mess 1T is an i'll wind that blows no.
| body any good" is a true saying, and ne
war we are now engaged In is being Of
! benefit to the shop and railroad men here
| The shops, for the first time in years, are
running on full time, and the number OF
men employed is larger than ever before
at this season of the year
George NJ. Green, a private in Company
| G, Second Illinois Regiment, is confined
in the guard house of the regiment. a
| Camp Cuba IibTe, at Jacksonville, charg-
| ed with being a deserter from the Fourth
! United States Cavalry. Green was arrest
| ed on Monday, and at that time denied
! that he had deserted, but Tuesday admit
| ted that such was the case, giving hi:
/ reasons therefor. He stated that in com
/ pany with several others he left the
| Fourth Cavalry about three years go fol-
| the reason that he could not stand th<
| treatment received from the first sergeant
| of the troop. He returned to his home il
! Chicago and continued to reside there. IN
der his right name, until he enlisted witt
the Second Illinois Regiment Although
desertion from the army is a serious Of
| Tense and punished by death during
time of war il is thought that the scas'
VIII go light with Green, as he has showr
a disposition to serve his country, and lef
the service, he stated, because of the hare
| treatment.