The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-10
FLORIDA.

Charles L. Fildes announces himself for
state senator from Alachua county.
A total of 1905 tons of phosphate has
been shipped from Punta Gorda so far this
year.
The Clay County Times is the name of a
new weekly paper just started at Green
Cove Springs, by Frank II. Hanford.
Henry Morrison. a negro, was shot by
Oliver Barnes at Fairbanks Sunday morn
ing. from the effects Of which he died
Monday night.
One of the companies In the Second Vlr-
ginia Regiment at Jacksonville is without
a single gun. The captain only got his
uniform very recently.
At meeting of the Democratic party
at Perry, Taylor county, on Monday. to
decide whether the nomination should be
by primary or mass meeting, 1t was car
ried IN favor of the former.
E. Oxendine. who has a mill five miles
west OF Mariana, was arrested an De Flu
MAX for trying to pass counterfeit money,
was tried in Pensacola and was sentenced
to be confined In the De Funiak Jail eight
months.
The following were elected at New Smyr-
ma Wednesday: r. S. Sheldon, mayor
y. ~ Bryan, c. c. Moore, j. NJ Boyett
couneilmen; J. L. McCrory, clerk and as
SCISSOR; c. Westall. treasurer; II. A. Sum
neral, marshal and collector.
Mr.. Miller of Jackson county went TO
Mariana Saturday and Ben Niles asked
him to buy him some tobacco. Miller for
got 1t, a quarrel followed, in which Miller
shot Niles in the right shoulder and left
elbow, and Niles cut Miller in several
places. Both men were hurt painfully, but
not seriously.
Robert II. Baker, who has an income
of about $4,000 a year. was enlisted as a
private In Company +, First Wisconsin
Regiment, at Jacksonville. Mr. Baker was
in Paris when hostilites broke out. He
returned to his home in Racine, Wis, but
found the company had left. He followed
them 10 Jacksonville In order to join. Pri-
vate Bakers father was once q Wisconsin
assemblyman.
The New Jersey boys who are camping
alongside of the Second Illinois troops at
Jacksonville are so we'll supplied with
shirts that on Wednesday they sold 81. 50
army shirts, just issued them, to Illinois
men for 90 cents apiece. AT Sea Grit the
l.
and they bought apparel of such good quail
ity and texture that they will endure no
matter how long the war lasts.
Owing probaly to the war, only one bid
was received by the chief Of engineers for
the building of the permanent dredge for
Pensacola harbor. The bid was 100000.
more than the appropriation.
The commercial bodies of the city have
unanimously requested that the appropri-
alton on hand be devoted to the channel
10 thirty feet by contract. There Is now
twenty-six feet of water In the channel.
A particularly graceful act OF courtesy
was performed by the Second Illinois Reg
iment at Jacksonville Wednesday, which
was highly appreciated by Gen Lee. He
was riding a particularly nervous gray
horse, and as he rode down the line OF
the company street the Chicago boys. in
stead of showing their enthusiasm by
cheers, fell into ranks at the head Of the
street and uncovered as tho general and
his staff passed by. A more soldierly act
Of courtesy has seldom been witnessed.
The city election at Tampa Tuesday re-
suited as follows: Mayor, +. C. Bower;
city clerk, John NJ. Henderson; counciimen
at large, J. NJ. Holmes, s. r. Morey j.
II. Minnick; aldermen, First ward, w.
Lesley Broen, c. Elmer Webb; Second