The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-12
meet next November in annual session at

meet next November in annual session at
Madison.
Hebrew refugee from Cuba was sent
to Mobile recently, and he walked from
Mobile to Gainesville en- route to TAMPA.
He arrived in Gainesville Friday.
H. J. Card, alias Calder, Is under ar
rest at Key West for passing $50 forged
bank check on H. e. Bemis at Miami last
week The name of J. A. Mcdonald was
forged to the check.
The schooner John C. Whidden, Capt
Macarthur, bound from Philadelphia to the
klondike regions, was at Jacksonville
Monday. The wife of The captain was
aboard and VIII brave the perils of the
frozen country with a party to be taken
| aboard at Port Tampa.
John B. stetson's pinery at De Land was
protected during the cold weather by be-
ing wen covered with boards and the
burning of pitch until the air was thick
| 1t is thought that no damage was done
This is about the only pinery in Volusia
county and it is being closely watched.
John Gomez of Panther Key celebrated
his 10th birthday on JAN 4. He and his
venerable wife, who is nearly as old as he,
went to Eyerglade to attend Christmas
tree entertainment. Mr.. Gomez is prob
| ably the Oldest man in Florida. He and
! his wife are in excellent health, and have
| the promise of a long life yet.
Judge r. NJ. Call of Jacksonville will
preside over the special term of court TO
1 convene on the 24th at Bronson. The term
| is called to try the cases in which j. A.
| Norris is suing the Florida Central and
| Pennsular Railroad, and the Savannah,
do w
| each, for alleged injuries sustained by
the late Col. H. L. Morris while travelling
| from Archer to Morriston. The line is
operated by both companies
The recent freeze wrought but slight
damage on the lower east coast, and all
the harm done will be repaired within a
few weeks. Some of the most tender veg
etables were nipped in exposed places, and
| the leaves on young orange trees will drop
| but that affects only the appearance of the
| trees, which escaped injury of any kind
! The upper or exposed leaves of some of
| the pineapple plants were touched, but the
| plants themselves are not injured Among
! the vegetables potatoes, cabbage, lettuce,
| turnips, radishes and the harder plants
| were not hurt. Peas and beans in some
| places were set back few weeks in their
growth. Altogether the growers feel that
! they escaped lightly, and wherever re-
| planting is deemed advisable 1t is being
| done in every case. In the lower section
| of tne east coast no damage whatever was
| done, and the tables of the hotels al Palm
/ Beach, Miami and other places are serv-
/ ing guests with all kinds of fresh vegeta-
bles and fruits, including lucious straw
| berries.
Mrs. Mary Register, after having been
confined in the county Jail al Jacksonville
for several months on the charge of being
implicated in the murder of her husband
has been discharged. AT the trial of Hen
ry Tyre in the Circuit Court on the
charge of murder, Mrs. Register was an
important witness. She was alleged tc
have sworn falsely. a statement made al
the trial and a statement made to Sheriff
| Bro&ard differing very materially The
result was the acquttal of Tyre, and Mrs
Register being committed to Jail again
for trial in the Criminal Court, on the
charge of perjury. She was admitted tc
bail, and Monday appeared In court to
stand trial. County Solicitor Christie de-
| cded that it would be impossible to Sc
| cure a conviction in the case and when
| the Criminal Court met he moved her dis
! charge which was granted by Judge Dog
gett This leaves the young boy, Robert
| Tison. in Jail as the only one of the three
originally arrested, who will be punished
for the crime. He will probably soon re-
ceive his sentence from Judge Call. The
| county solicitor said to the court that he
! felt satisfied that the defendant could not
be convicted, and made many remarks
upon the subject explanatory of Mrs. Reg
isters conduct.