The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-04
FLORIDA.

While the Seventh Army Corps was
camped at Jacksonville the government
paid out in that city $2,lOO,OoO. of which
1t IS estimated that one-half was spent
in that city.
orange City's municipal election passed
off quietly. w c. Cannons was re-elect-
ed Mayor; l. L. Erie, f. Graham and Mr.
McFarun, aldermen ]. p Merwin. clerk
ana treasurer and F c. sperry. marshal
and collector.
Patents were issued to the following
Floridians between Oct IS and %: joseph
c. Norris Tampa, plant setting device:
y. b. and ]. L. Walker, Pensacola, fun
mel; J. F. Whitfield, Tallahassee car
coupling; w. S. Proskey, Jacksonville
acetylene gas generator; L. p. C. Pack
wood, Lake Maitland, badge
Palatka City Council held its regular
semi-monthly meeting Monday night at
the Council room, with a fun board. The
matter OF electing chief of police to I'M
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
chief Trueman, came before the board.
and Officer P. M. Hagan was unanimously
elected as chief of police. Alderman
Fowler was elected policeman, to MI the
vacancy caused by the promotion of or
ficer Hagan. Mr.. Fowler at once resigned
his position as alderman, leaving va
cancy OF one alderman from the Seventh
ward.
Jacksonville Times Union: Burglars en-
tered the home of DR.. w T. s. Vincent In
Fairfield on Tuesday night, chloroformed
Mrs. Vincent, while she was sleeping in
bed, and then stole money and vaIuabies
Dr. Vincent owns the Hotel Roseland. one
tuesday evening he put on his uniform
10 attend the meeting OF the Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, of which he
is member. While making the change
OF clothes he found that his purse was
too bulky TO get in his uniform pocket. so
he placed it in a top bureau drawer for
safe keeping. The purse contained about
Sl4O IN cash and some valuable notes and
other papers. After the session of Tho
lodge. he returned to his home and upon
gong in, discovered that the front door
was OPEN Thinking this strange. he bur
ried TO his wife's room and there found
her on the bed, unconscious from the ef
fects OF ckloroform. He at once set 10
work TO restore her to consciousness. and
AFTER hard work his efforts were rewarded
When she awakened, Mrs. Vincent was
somewhat dazed, but soon recovered. and
upon being asked by her husband what
had happened, stated that she knew moth
ing whatever, as she had retired about Q
O'Clock and gone TO sleep almost Instant
~. A search revealed the fact that the
house had been robbed The purse CON
tanning the money and papers, besides sew
eral articles of jewelry and diamond ring
valued at $50, were among the articles
missing. The ring had been taken from
Mrs. Vincent's finger while she was uu
conscious. Mrs Vincent was somewhat
better yesterday, but still suffering from
the shock. She does not remember bav-
Ing heard any peculiar noise.
Tampa correspondence Jacksonville
Times-Unlon: The Southern Pacific Rail.
road Company will establish a line Of
steamers between New Orleans and Tan
pa This will be a direct line from New
orleans TO this city and thence to Havana
rms information was received here YES
terday, and it was also announced tbat
the nrst steamer would leave New Orleans
Tor Tampa on the 5th inst No pIace In
the country has seen its water transnorta-
tlon grow faster than Tampa within me
past Few months. Two months ago there
was a steamship line from Port Tamna 70
Havana and Key West. and one schooner
line from this city to New York To-day
mere are two schooner lines running -
BaAimore The one from New York has
neeh enlarged, ana The rates reduced
d mere is one steamship line already RIM
Hins 70 Mobile and another win start