The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-03
FLORIDA.
Green Cove wants troops.

Green Cove wants troops.
c. S. Van Houton, the Modello Park pine
apple man, now has about two thousand
sheep on his ranch in Oseeola county.
They are in healthy condition.
County Road Overseer Young was at
Jacksonville Wednesday from his home,
eight miles west of the city, and said that
a few days ago one of his fine cows stepped
over. a poorly constructed fence into a
neighbours field, and when he found her
both eyes We're punched out and her side
filed with shot. Mr.. Young does not know
who did the brutal act.
The farmers of Alachua county have a
more varied assortment of vegetables
planted this season than was ever known
before. For the first time in the history
OF the truck business, prices on almost
every vegetable grown have been keeping
up well While the farmers in previous
years have planted considerable truck,
they have never before planted in such
large quantities.
Two hundred men Of the Second Illinois
Regiment at Jacksonville We're poisoned
Monday night by eating pork said to have
been tainted Advices have been receiv-
ed from Tampa that fifteen carloads of
rations, consisting chiefly of bacon and
salt pork have been condemned there and
that the meat has been cast into the sea
1t Is thought that the carload of rations
received al Jacksonville Monday evening
had been i'm the condemned train of fifteen
care, and was sent to Jacksonville before
being inspected.
Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage resigned
his position as chaplain of the Second Hi
nois Regiment now at Jacksonville. and
the same was forwarded to the war de-
partment for acceptance. He will leave
for Chicago on a seven-days leave of alb
sence, to be continued until action shall
be taken on his resignation. The reasons
which he gave for his action are that GER
tain matters connected with his church
IN Chicago require his immediate atten-
ton, and also because his health is not Of
the best and his physicians have advised
him that he cannot safely encounter the
hardships of camp life.
The Democratic executive committee of
Washington county met at Vernon We'd
nesday. Gen. William Miller resigned the
Craftsmanship, and w. r. Gamer was
elected chairman. The county convention
is called for July % at Vernon. The pre-
cinet meetings are to be held July IS.
AT meeting of the Democratic execu-
'AfN NOAliiA4itA Tee OF l1ADSItN county sat
urday, c. 3. Whiddon and A. McAudlay
We're elected delegates TO the convention
at Tampa new executive committee,
consisting of J. NJ Jenkins, chairman; w.
W. Tyson, secretary; J. n. Dial. G. w.
Carren, A. J. Green S. II. Peacock and
T. h. Poppel, was elected. The meeting
adjourned to meet on Monday June 6. at
which time it win be determined whether
the nominations will be by primary OF
mass meeting.
The Tampa Rifles held meeting Tues
day night for the purpose of deciding the
advisability of endeavoring TO volunteer
for the second call. The question was dis
cussed, and the company decided to stan(
and TO do their duty when called upon
A member made a motion that the cap
tain ask all present who were not wilkins
TO muster in, should the company be ac
cepted, to step forward and shOuldei
arms. This was done, and ten men &C
cepted the invitation. AS quick as it wa
seen that there were no more TO step Il
the front, motion was made that thes
men be granted their discharge immediate
ly, and this was passed like a flash Ia
another instant the men had been toll
that they were no longer members Of tn
company, and that they must turn IN
their uniforms and accouterments at once