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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
The Peter Horne Case.

In the case Of Mr.. Peter Horne, his
motion for anew trial was oyerruled
last week and he was sentenced to five
years imprisonment. His attorney,
Col. h. Don Mcleod gave notice of ap-
peal to the supreme court and asked
the court to fix an appearance bond.
The bond was fixed at $4,000 and 20
days was given, in which to prepare his
bill of exceptions and assignments of
error.
The evidence in the case showed that
Peter Horne had started to billiard
Vile with $50 to buy horse from Mr..
jape Raker, and meeting up with II
party Of convivial friends, he began
drinking, and before train time was
crazy drunk. He managed to buy n
ticket to Hilliardville, but got on the
wrong train and was carried to Quincy
and had to pay his fare.
In making change Conductor Harry
Taylor, one of the most courteous rail
road conductors living, handed him
back Il ten dollar bill and took five
which he had in his roll of money, and
gave him back the correct change.
After the conductor had passed OH
Horne tried to count his money and
finding that he did not have all Of his
$50, he jumped at the drunken conclu-
sion that Conductor Taylor, whom he
had never seen before, had kept that
$40 bill and he charged Taylor with
stealingit it.
The QUARREL was renewed after get
ting off the train at Quincy, Taylor
.eeing that he was drunk, bore with
him patiently, and tried to convince
aim that he had given him back the
$lO bill and the correct change for the
five, but Horne persisted, and in the
fight that ensued, he shot Taylor
through the left ear, bit off one of his
fingers, and bit him badly on the nose.
The indictment charges Horne with
assault with felonious and premeditat-
ed intent to effect the deRth of II. i.
Taylor.
Horne's defense was that he was era
~ drunk, and knew nothing Of the af-
fair until he was told about it next day
after SOLDERING up in jail He did not
deny anything, but his attorney insist
I'd that as the testimony showed that
he was drunk and incapable of forming
pr entertaining premeditated design
Of any sort, he could not under the de-
cision of the Supreme court in the
Garner case, be guilty of crime, the
essential element Of which was pre-
meditation. He was willing to plead
guilty of aggravated assault and suffer
the penalty, his attorney insists that
that is the highest crime of which he
should have been found guilty.
All the witnesses testified that Mr..
Horne was aquiet, peaceable, good cit
izen when sober, but terror when
drunk.
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The hotel at Teresa has been bought
by Mr.. Walter G.. Bond, of Lloyds, who
is preparing to put it in first class or
der and make Teresa more attractive
than ever as a Summer resort.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Tomorrow week is the first Saturday
in May, and according to the custom
of many, many years, it is the regular
annual picnic day at the famous Wa
kulla Springs.
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For Tax Collector.

To the democratic voters of Wakul-
la county, I hereby announce myself q
candidate for the Office Of Tax Collect
or subject to your choice at the COM
ing primaries.
X. B. Council.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Mr.. Hall, the enterprising proprie-
tor of Panacea Springs was in Craw-
fordville few days ago on business
connected with the future of these
fam GUS Springs.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Tax Assessor LangstoD will he in
Crawfnrdville next Monday to assess
taxes.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

The magnificent Tampa Bay Hotel
Casino has been transformed into head
quarters for the U. s. Army at Tampa.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Capt, and Mrs. w. w. Walker and
daughter, Miss Bessie, spent Tuesday
in Tallahassee.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

District Conference at Appalachico-
Ia on the first Saturday in May, will
draw off many who would otherwise at
tend the annual picnic at Wakullu
Springs,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Mr.. W. G. Tully and wife, Of ITALIA
hassee, were here this week, visiting
relatives and friends.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Among the new enlstments in the
Governors Guards, is Mr.. q. L. Tully,
a Wakulla county boy.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Arran cannot get her new Baptist
church completed too soon. They al
ways have larger congregation than
the present church will hold, and
many stay away because they know
they would not get seat If they did
90.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Mrs. F. 7, Roberts, Of Loyd's was in
Crawfordville Tuesday, looking after
her landed interest in this county.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29

Mr.. j. j. Harrell has been devoting
his leisure this week to repairing his
store house and building an ice box.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
LOCAL
Tax Collector Council, visited ITALIA.
hassee yesterday on business.
The oat crop is looking well and will
soon be ready for harvesting,

Mr.. Bailey Mathers, We learn, had
the misfortune to lose his horse last
week.
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For The Legislature.

hereby announce myself candi-
date for the legislature subject TO dem
ocratic nomination.
II nominated and elected, shall en-
deavor to do my whole duty, evefkeep.
ing in sight the interest of the people,
Soliciting your support, am
Yours Truly
Nat h. Walker
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For Tax Assessor.

At the solicitation of my friends ]
hereby announce myself candidate
for Tax Assessor, for the county OF Wa
kulla, at the coming election, subject
to the ratification Of the democratic
primaries. II elected | will endeavor
to fiji the Office satisfactorily to the
people and with credit to myself
W. III. HARRELL.
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For THE LEGISLATURE.

I hereby declare myself candidat,
for the legislature, subject TO Demo
cratic nomination.
s. X. Causseauy.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-29
Legal Advertise ments.
FinoDciol Statement
OF the Board of Public instruction
Of Wokullo Coupty,
Mar. |, 1893,

Mar. |, 1893,
RRCEIPTs,
Bal brought forward sl25,OO,
>, LIST FIN h, Il, COUNCIL, Col, Rov. 23s,s7,
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GLADSTONE'S ESTATE.
Valued at Nearly Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The will of the
late Right Hon. w. E. Gladstone has
been probated. 1t shows that hts per-
sonal estate is valued at f59, ,506.
Mr.. Gladstone's will was written by
himself in an ordinary memorandum
book. 1t is a document of about 1000
words, and is a remarkable specimen
of penmanship. The second clause of
the will has reference to the funeral
arrangements, and says:
.'Commending myself to the infinite
mercies of God and the incarnate Son
as my only and sufficient hope, I leave
the particulars of my burial to my
executors, specifying only that they be
very simple and private, unless there
be conclusive reasons to the contrary.
And I desire to be buried where my
wife may also lie. On no account shall
a laudatory inscription be placed over
me-
After appointing his sons as execu-
tors, the will charges the future-pos
SCISSOR of Hawarden to remember that,
as the head Of the family, it will be
his duty to extend good offices to other
members thereof, according to his abil-
ity and their manifest needs and mer-
it's.
The rest of the document leaves
souvenirs to servants and beQueaths
to his grandson, William, as heir
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WAR TAX.
Letter Addressed to Revenue Col
1ectors by Commissioner Scott.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Commis-
sioner Scott of the Internal Revenue
Department to-day sent the following
letter to collectors of internal revenue:
Letters addressed to this office from
all parts of the United States by per-
sons who have become liable to special
taxes under the provisions of the sec
Ond section of the Act of June 49, 1898,
and who, having failed to make the
prescribed retnrn form I'D under oath
with the calendar month in which their
liability began, have been calle.. upon
by collectors to pay 30 per cent in ad-
dition to the tax, clearly snow that
these persons, while aware of their spe-
cial tax liability under the new (war
revenue) Act, had no knowledge, or no
tice, whatever that it was their duty
under 3.231 revised statutes. amended.
to make sworn return regarding their
business to the collector or deputy col
lector not later than the last day of the
calendar month in which their liability
began
The War Revenue Act gave them
full notice as to their special tax La
blllty, but gave them no information of
the requirement that they should make
1CA Aii1A SHOIA II ItlQIllS 10 the cOl6ctOT
within the time prescribed by section
3,23i, revised statutes. as amended by
section 53 of the Act of October /. 1890
There being nothing in the law spe-
cfally calling the attention of the pub
lie to the provisions of section Z, ,237. re-
Vised statutes, amended, as applicable
to these new classes of special taxpay-
ers. it would be manifestly inequitable
and unjust to regard the mandatory
provision of section 3,237, revised stat
utes, as requiring imperatively the ad-
dition of % per cent. to the taxes due
in these cases, as if they were on the
same footing with special taxpayers un-
der the old law who had for many wears
complete information as to what Is re-
quired of them, not only through pub
fishing official notices, but also through
the express terms of the law itself and
the regulations and instructions issued
hereunder
collectors are accordingly hereby au-
thorized and directed for this time. in
all cases of persons who had neither
notice or information that they were re-
CURED to make sworn return within
the calendar month when their liability
began and who failed to make such re-
turn, 10 report facts in these cases in
their next list for assessment of the
special tax without the 80 percentum
penalty and to refer to this circular let
ter as their authority for doing so. This
Is not to be extended to cases hereafter
rising.
In each particular case of this kind
therefore, notice has been given that
hereafter for any neglect or failure to
make such return, without the excuse
OF sickness or absence" nhe only
excuse provided for by section 3. 17S
revised statutes) the 80 percentum pen
atty must be assessed and collected
general notice hereof should be given
by collectors for the information of the
public
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CAPTURE OF oMDURMAN.
Official List of the British and
Egyptian Casualties,

LONDON, Sept. 5.-Dispatches from
Omdurman relate that the newspaper
correspondent, Howard who was after
wards killed, participated in the gallant
charge of the Twenty first Lancers.
These troops We're scouting when they
saw in the basin between 600 and 700
Dervishes. The lancers charged the
enemy, and suddenly found themselves
face to face with 1000 swordsmen, be-
ing thus outnumbered at least four to
one. The Dervishes We're hidden from
view in a hollow. The lancers charged
through them, reformed and charged
back to recover their wounded, who
We're being savagely slaughtered.
The official list gives the number of
British officers killed in the capture CT
Omdurman as two, while thirteen
were wounded. OF the men, twenty
three We're killed and ninety-nine
wounded. The loss sustained by the
Egyptians was: Officers, one killed,
eight wounded; men, twenty killed, 221
wounded.
Colonel Rhodes, brother of Cecil
Rhodes and correspondent of the Lon
don Times" was severely wounded, a
bullet having struck him in the shoul-
der
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His March Through Porto Rico Devoid Of
Sensational Incident.
Natives Show Their Pleasure at
the Advent of the American
Commander, Though There
Were No Demonstrations-W
Use the Residence of Captain
General Macias as His Head
quarters.

SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Sept.
5.-Major General John r. Brooke, his
staff and escort have almost completed
their journey across the island toward
this city. The march has been like
a march through a friendly territory
On Saturday General Brooke stopped
at Cayey. Yesterday he reached Cagus,
twenty miles from here This afternoon
he enters Rio Pedras, one of the aris-
tocratic suburbs of San Juan, where
he will establish his headquarters
General Brooke has accepted the hos
pitality of Captain General Macias, who
graciously offered him the ue of his
private residence at Rio PedraS.
The column, though small, is impo5-
ing, and is making a deep impression
AS it wound it's way over stately noun
tains, covered to their SUBMITS with
coffee and tobacco plantations, and
through broad savannahs and valleys,
General Brooke, with his chief of staff
rode at the head of the column. The
natives who had news of the coming of
the Americans lined the streets, their
faces showing their pleasure, although
there We're no demonstrations. At inter-
walls along the way, the Spanish SOL
diers of the guards civil presented arms
as our troops passed.
General Brooke will have arrived here
in advance of the other American Com
missioners, who are expected on We'd
nesday by the Seneca
The City of Cadiz, of the Spanish
Transatlantic line, arrived this morning
from Corunna the first ship direct from
Spain to reach here since the termina-
ton of hostilities. She carries the
Spanish mails, is bound for Havana
and will then proceed to New York.
The French steamer Notre Dame de
Salut which was to embark the first
installment of Spanish troops for Spain,
consisting Of the sick in the hospitals
and a few Spanish officers, went
aground on entering the harbor to-day.
General Brooke, upon his arrival at
Rio Pedras, will be received by Colonel
Pine, the local commander there
The sessions of the military commits
sion, it is understood, will be held in
the palace here
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The National Convention at Gin
cinnati Poorly Attended.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 0.-The National
| Convention of the middle-o road
Populists was to have convened at the
Lyceum at 9 a. M, but owing to the
conferences of leaders and the inability
of Ignatius Donnelly and others to find
the hall the convention was not called
to order until 1880 p. m.
During the forenoon the middle-of-
the-roaders were in formal conference,
and exchanged opinions enough to indi-
cate much difference in their views as
to whether they should hold a nomin-
ative convention or merely a general
conference.
In calling the convention to order J..
A Parker of Louisville, Secretary of
the Reform Association, strongly ad-
vocated independent action by the Pop
ulists, whether it is done at this con-
vention or at some future time.
Ignatius Donnelly was chosen tempo
rary Chairman, and made most radi-
cal speech. He referred to Grover
Cleveland as a traitor to the Demo-
cratic party, and to Senator Butler as
a traitor to the Populist party. He
was especially severe in denouncing
Senator Butler as man who reached
the Republicans for his election to the
Senate, and now, under instructions
from w. J. Bryan, was conniving with
the Democrats.
Mr. Donnelly advocated reorganiza-
tion of the Populist partly on the line of
the middle-of- -the-roaders, as indicated
in their conference at Omaha last June,
and again at Nashville, Tenn, last
July.
The usual Committees of Credentials,
Resolutions, Rules, Order Of Business
and Permanent Organization were ap-
pointed, when a recess was taken until
) p. m.
The afternoon session disclosed many
differences between the middle-of-th
readers, who were denouncing fusion
as demoralizing. They were united on
the subject of such a permanent reor-
ganiZatiOn as to prevent fusion or de-
sertion hereafter, and on an independ-
ent ticket for 1900; but there were
| wide differences as to how to prevent
| fusion deserters," and how to name
the candidates.
AS the Committee on Credentials had
not reported, Chairman Ignatius Don
nelly was compelled to recognize who
ever could get the floor, and there was
much discussion over a. partial report
of the Committee on Credentials. AS
the call for this convention was mis-
understood, and by many thought to
| have been withdrawn, it was difficult
to pass on any credentials. Most of
those present are self-constituted dele
gates, or at least unable to show the
1Su3l credentials and there iS an0thar.
class claiming the right to vote prox-
les. AS there are only two or three
present from some States, the question
Of proxies is one on which control of
the convention hinges, and it was pend
ing when the convention adjourned till
tomorrow.
The committees werel in session to-
night.
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EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
The National Convention to Omen
at Denver To-Day.

DENVER, Sept. 5.-Editors of coun-
try newspapers. many of them accom-
panied by members of their families
are pouring into Denver to-day from
all parts of the country on regular
and special trains. They come for
the purpose of attending the thirteenth
annual convention of the National Ed
itorial Association, the sessions of
which will begin tomorrow and con-
tinue four days.
The Eastern delegates arrived this
morning in a special train over the
Burlington route from Omaha, where
they had been taking in the exposi-
ton sights.
Reception Committees met arriving
delegates at the Union depot and aided
in comfortably settling them This
afternoon tramway cars were placed
at the disposal Of visitors, and points
Of interest about the city We're visited
This evening public reception was
held. More than sixty papers on sub
jects of interest to every newspaper
editor or publisher have been prepared
for presentation to the convention. A
tour of the State, which will consume
about ten days, VIII be begun by many
of the delegates next Saturday.
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POISONED WHISKY.
A Case Similar to the Dunniup
Murder.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-John Hills, a
Well-to-do ice dealer of 81 Second
street, his wife and sister-in-law, Miss
Mary Conley, have been poisoned by
whisky which had been sent through
the mails TO the house. The case in
many respects is similar to the poison
ing of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane
by means of box of candy sent to
them through the mails.
Mrs. Hills received by mail last
Tuesday a small package, which con-
tanned bottle about four inches high
bearing a whisky label. She received
a second similar package Wednesday.
and in that found another small bottle
labeled a different brand of whisky.
She received a third package on Fri
day 1t was larger than the others.
and in bottle which had evidently
contained toilet water Mr. Hills. his
Wife and sister-in-law We're at home
last night, when Mrs. Hills thought of
the liquors and told her husband about
them. There was just enough LIQUOR
in the bottle to give each one an aver
age sized drink. 1t was pronounced
good whisky when the three had each
tasted it.
The three persons became afflicted
with a strange Illness within half an
hour of drinking the whisky. and their
symptoms becoming alarming, Mr.
Hills, whose powerful frame withstood
the attack better than the women, ran
to DIR. Lavendecker, who expressed the
opinion that they We're suffering from
a powerful poison, either atropic or
belladonna. DR.. Lavendecker sum-
moned assistance, and also notified the
police, and after awhile Mr. Hills and
his wife were pronounced out of dan
ger. Miss Conley, the doctor said,
would probably die.
Mr.. Hills says he has no enemies,
and the police are at sea.
The record-union., 1898-09-06
POSTOFFICE CLERKS.
The National Association Begins
It's Sessions at Detroit.

DETROIT, Sept. 5.-Some sixty men
and women Postoffice clerks were pres
ent at the ninth annual convention of
the National Association of Postoffice
Clerks, which began it's session in the
Hotel Cadillac to-day. The attendance
is smaller than had been anticipated
Heretofore the railroads had provided
free transportation to delegates, but
two months ago the Postoffice Depart
ment gave notice that it would not ap-
prove such action this year.
Postmaster F. B. Dickerson and
Mayor Maybury made welcoming ad-
dresses, and President E. p Lincoln of
Boston responded.
This afternoon the delegates boarded
ferry steamer for Belle Isle
The coming three days will be occu-
pied with business sessions, varied oc-
casionally by pleasure trips.
One hundred and seventy local letter
carriers went to Toledo this afternoon
to attend the opening exercises of the
National Carriers Association
The record-union., 1898-09-06

tracks were clear at this crossing, the
engineers Of trains have always felt
safe in running by at a high rate of
speed. The engineer says that the first
he knew that the car was coming was
when it hove in sight at the corner
of the street at which the crossing is
situated. He was but short distance
ly impossible for him to bring his train
to a standstill. He thinks that the
motorman, when he saw the train was
upon him, tried to get beyond the dan
ger line. The grade Of this crossing
and the speed at which his car was
going also made it impossible for him
to stop before he reached the tracks.
1t was the front end of the car that
was caught and crushed and he was
killed outright
The following bodies We're identified
up TO l. O'CLOCK: Archie Camp6au, CO.
hoes; James Temple, Lansingburg;
Edward Barney, Cohoes; Mrs John
Craven, Cohoes; Miss Kittie Craven,
Cohoes'; Joseph Sense, Cohoes; Nellie
SWEET, Is years old, Cohoes; Mrs Edna
McEIroy, Cohoes; Mrs. Sutliff, Cohoes;
Mrs. James Taylor, Cohoes; Miss Ad-
die Craven, Cohoes; James Linez, Co
hoes; Mrs. Ellen Scaw, Cohoes; John
Timmins, Cohoes.
The injured are: Isaac Shaw, Cohoes,
skull fractured George Ankere, Co
hoes, injured internally; John w. SUIT
lift, Cohoes, head cut and ribs broken:
Miss Lizzie McElroy, Cohoes, leg
broken; Miss Izenesse, Cohoes, collar
bone fractured and several ribs broken;
she had a baby in her arms which
was crushed and will die; Emma Dew
ershire, Cohoes, skull crushed; Mrs.
James Temple, Lansingburg, jaw frac
tured and injured internally; Mrs Ira
Dewey, Cohoes, head crushed.