The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-15
FLORIDA.

w, c. Bass Of Kissimmee is a candidate
for county treasurer.
J. H, o'ouinn, who last week brutally
murdered George Cause, near New smyr-
ma, has been captured at Tampa
I. Owing to the drodth on the West Gulf
coast owners are hauling water to pour on
orange trees to save the fruit,
Last Friday the Seminole canning fac
tory shipped AGO pounds of guava jelly to
Key West for Admiral Sampson s fleet.
Forest fires did great damage 1t Eagle
Lake the first of the week. W. H. Flow
ers and M. E. Long were the heaviest los
ers.
formerly owned by E. H. Herndon, on the
lake shore, near Sanford, caught fire Fri
day night and was destroyed
L. S. Light, of Marion county, realized
last year from his farm. after paying 81. 200
freight on vegetables "a 400. lie sold s.. 800
worth of beans. Made 1S00 crates of to-
matoes, LOCO gallons of syrup. He now has
a crop of eighty acres of tomatoes.
Prof. J. L. Boone. principal of the Orlan-
do High School, upon the closing of the
present term, or soon after, will go to
Kissimmee to take charge of the summer
normal school to be held al that place; he
will be assisted by Prof. S. d. Carthon of
the state normal.
The verdict of the jury in the case Of L.
e. Hathcock, who was found dead near
Newberry, Alaehua county. Tuesday. was
to the effect that Hathcock was killed by
gunshot wound, the weapon being in
the hands of Joe Martin, and that w. p,
Hodge was accessory to the crime.
DeLand Record: J, l.. Lynch, a late res
ident of this place. is now comfortably To-
Gated at Lubec Sound, Maine, having Sc
cured situation in the marine gold mills
where Rev. Prescott f. Jernegan late
pastor of the First Baptist Church of De-
Land, is fast becoming a millionaire
through his method of extracting gold dust
from the sea, a recent invention of his.
certain citizen who revels in jokes
wrote President Mckinley that Eagle Lake
would be in great danger in case of inya-
sion by the Spaniards, and requested bat
teries and troops for defense But he
wears solemn face since receiving word
that has request had been referred to the
war department. which would investigate
and act at once.
A number of citizens Subscribed for a
large flag. 14x9 feet J, NJ. Bailey made it
up and Town Clerk Hughey supplied the
pole On Tuesday all hands were mustered
and the flag was planted in the middle of
broadway, where the victorious folds of
the Star Spangled Banner now float aloft
to inspire our patriotism and fire the souls
Of the sons Of freedom and heirs of Amer
ica's glory. The flag carries As stars. The
extra three stand for the new states Of
Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine Is
lands, soon to be added by right of con-
quest to the great republic.
Green Cove Springs Spring: T. H. west
has a curiosity in the shape of a deer that
kills and eats chickens. A few DAYS ago
he heard noise among the poultry which
indicated distress, and on. going our he
found the deer with a chickens head in its
mouth. He took the chicken away from
the deer, but ii was dead, so he threw n
ON the ground and awaited Developments
Immediately the deer grabbed it with is
teeth. tore it TO pieces and ate II. Thla
is very remarkable circumstances. ana
to those who have always regarded the
deer as a vegetarian 1t will be surprising
to find him also carnivorous.
The relatives of Gen. Enrique Collazo AZ
Tampa expect him to arrive at Tamna
next saturday from Key West Gen Col
lazo is the general in charge of all the ar
tillery in the insurgent army, and he is a
gentleman of great military ability ana
courage. His family has resided at Tam
pa since he went to the war about twenty
six months ago, and this is his first trim
home. He will only remain a few DAYS
coming over for the purpose OF consulting
with some of the military leaders. ana
bringing some instructions from Gen. Co
mez to the United States army
A pathetic scene was witnessed at Port
Tampa the other morning when a noor
loving old mother came all the way from
Indiana to bid goodbye to her SON who
is a member of a battery of the Second
Artillery. Her name is Mrs. L. d. Hin
kle and her sons name is Osman IJe 4.
a tall, fac looking young fellow az %
years. who enlisted one year ago at Fort
Sheridan. When Mrs. Hinkle got orr the
train at the artillery camp, she was kinSi,,
directed 10 her son'e quarters bv MsSor
Randolph. When they reached her sons
side, she threw herself into his arms ma
wept bitterly. She offered Cant Can
ron of the battery $1,000 if he would mn.
cure her sons discharge from the army
The poor woman had enly a few dollars