The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-16

expecting better prices. NJ. Lane & Co. of
New York shipped 100 crates of pines pur-
chased by growers on the keys. The far
mers are just beginning 10 send forward
their crop of Irish potatoes. The crop is a
magnificent one.
The Congregational Education Society of
Boston, Mass, announces that the trustees
of Rollins College, Winter Park. have ar
ranged for the payment of its debt of $20,-
coo, of which 50 per cent. is to be paid or
raised by the trustees themselves, and the
balance is pledged by a wealthy manufac-
turer of Naugatuck Conn, who has also
pledged an annual payment of $3.50 for
five years. Rev. George NJ. Ward has felt
compelled to withdraw his acceptance of
the field secretaryship of the education So
ciety, because these payments and pledges
are made conditional on his continuation
In the presidency of the college.
State Superintendent Sheats has provic-
ed for twenty-three teachers summer
training schools to be held at the follow
ing places; Pensacola, white and negro.
Chipley, white; Palatka, negro; Quincy,
negro; Crawfordviue, white; Perry, white;
Madison, white and negro, open May 16;
Lake City, white and negro; Fernandna,
son, white; Umatilla, white; Kissiri-
NEE, white; Titusville, white; Barlow
white; Tampa, White and negro; Dade
City, white; Jacksonville. white. County
superintendent will arrange for date on
which schools shall open.
AT Jacksonville Thursday morning, about
o'clock, ]. W. Hines a white man about
50 years of age, attempted suicide by stab
bling himself with a pocl5etknife. Hines
succeeded in stabbing himself seven times
in the breast and arms, and in stabbing
himself the last time the end of the knife
was broken off in his breast, leaving about
one inch of the blade imbedded in the
flesh. A physician says his wounds are
probably fatal. Hines was arrested last
Tuesday afternoon for drunkenness and
was on the verge of delirium tremens
when discharged Wednesday morning. The
cause Of the mans act is assigned to ex-
cessive drinking, which produced despond-
ency.
Chief of Police Burke of Tampa shot and
painfully wounded D. M. Hardee, so years
old, of Fitzgerald, Thursday. The shoot
ing was caused by an attack made upon
the chief by Hardee. Hardee has re-
Gently gone crazy on religion. Tuesday
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night he had a queer spell and told his
son that God had commanded him to kill
Catholic priest and two other people,
and it was time he was at it. He went
into the Convent of the Holy Names, on
TWiggs street, Wednesday and fiourishe1
big knife and Immediately cleared the
school room of children and teachers.
Some of the children reported the affair
to police headquarters. Chief Burke went
to the convent On his way there he met
Policeman Campbell, and carried him
along. When they reached the place Har-
dee was in the street, and as soon as he
saw the two men approaching he rushed
at them with the open knife. Chief
Burke saw that he was an old man, and
tried to dissuade him. but it was of no
avail. He finally retreated from the man
until he was cornered, when he fired three
shots at him. One entered his right shout
der the other cut the right size OF MS
coat. and the other struck the right lore
arm and made him drop the knife.