The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
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yards at Lakeland waiting for the train
10 lake them North. This is the largest
| Shipment of oranges from Lakeland since
the big freeze. several years ago. Ripe
strawberries have made their appearance
IN town, and viii be shipped in quantity by
Ian. /.
Express Agent Powe of DeLand has re-
ceived a telegram saying that the johnson
brothers, who shot officer Kreamer re-
: Gently, are wanted by the express company
Tor train robbery, and that a regard of
$1,000 is offered for their arrest and con-
Viction 1t is thought that Ben, who es-
capped, went TO Tampa, and is there or has
gone to Cuba.
Clearwater Harbor Belle: Another dis
graceful row occurred at the public school
house Thursday, in which the teacher
came out second best Some of the
larger boys contested his right to rule
and pitched battle ensued, in which
Prof Starbuck received several ugly
gashes in the head. Dr. Edgar was call
ed, and with the assistance of J. l.. AIMS
paugh stitched up and dressed his
wounds.
The saw and grist mill of Messrs. S. D.
& c. D. Souter near Anthony was dis
covered to be on fire last Friday night.
When The fire was discovered the entire
plant was engufed in flames. so that
nothing could be saved The burning is
thought to be accidental. Mr. S. D. Sout-
er, who is a splendid vocalist and COM
| poser, when he beheld the ruins next
morning, sang in appropriate and i'm
promptu words lit Is All Over Now
Rev. w. c. Barnes of Melbourne has
gone to New York to testify as to the
marriage by him of Julian D. Hayne to
Mrs S. A. Brush The marriage took
place at Melbourne four years ago The
career of Mr.. Hayne has been very cratic
in the years that have followed, both in
this country and in Hawaii He is now on
trial in New York for forgery, and. ac-
cording to the New York papers, he is
also charged with bigamy, having been
married long before he met Mrs. Brush.
The name which he now bears is Hallum.
Mr. Chester w. Chaplin, receiver of the
! Consumers Street Railway Company is in
Tampa for the purpose of putting the
steam power at the dam in first-class
working order for the present operation of
| The system. The rebuilding of the dam
will be a matter for future consideration
Mr. Chaplin was naturally very much sur
| prised when he learned the true state of
| affairs and expressed himself as being
| very anxious that the criminal be brought
| to a speedy punishment, not only for the
| benefit of his company, but for the repu-
| tation and honor Of the entire community.
Gainesville Sun: Some of the phosphate
miners have decided to make an effort
to import Italian labor for the mines in
| Florida. They have faithfully tried colored
| labor for years, and have found that it
| could not be depended upon. Nearly every
| season the mines have been forced to send
an agent to Georgia or the Carolinas for
| laborers, and this has annually incurred a
| great expense In some instances negroes
| who have had their fare paid to Florida
have refused to work when they arrived
here. and the money spent upon them
was a dead loss. Now there are some mines
in this county who have not employees
enough by 80 per cent, and in consequence
| are great losers. There is a great necessity
for adopting a new plan.
The second annual meeting of the Flor
ida Hotel Keepers Association took place
at the Windsor Hotel, Jacksonville Tues
day. The object of the association is to
| bring about a better acquaintance among
| hotel keepers throughout the state, to pro-
| tect the hotel business from unjust and
uncaled for legislation, to guard the as
| ISOLATION against imposition and fraud.
| The election of officers for the year 1899
| resulted in the election of j. r. Campbell
| as president to succeed c. 3. Knott; A.
| e. Dick, first vice president, to succeed D.
| P. Hathaway; j. D. Price, second vice
president to succeed ]. r. Campbell; j.
| A. Erskine, secretary, to succeed himself,
| and H. L. Beeman, treasurer, to succeed
| G. W. Smith. The board of directors for
! the ensuing year will consist of J. r.
| Campbell, A. E. Dick, j. D. Price, H L.
Beeman, w. H. Passmore, S. NJ. Hannah,
J. p. Greaves, j. a. Erskine and George c.
Howe.
! Gadsden D. Bryan was convicted in De-
Land the other day of COW stealing Great
| excitement has attended this trial on ac-
| count of the prominence of the defendant
| who is a politician of some note in Vo-
| lusia county, and of the stockmen, who
| are anxious to put a stop 10 cattle steal
| ing, being out in large numbers. In May
! 1897, Bryan purchased 1000 head of cat
! tie from the Clifton estate, and by the
! terms of the sale the administrator fur
nished an agent TO butcher the cattle
sold to Bryan. 1t is alleged that in June,
1897, a man by the name of Davis White,
while butchering Clifton catGe with the
| agent of the estate, killed a certain COW
| belonging to the Clifton estate, but not of
| the marks and brand sold TO Bryan; that
the COW was killed at the suggestion of
Bryan. Bryan denied any knowledge of
! the killing and claimed that he was not
| n the county during the months of June
| and July. and never knew any cattle were
killed except of the marks and brands ne
had purchased. The jury brought in
verdict of guilty Saturday night. a mo-
ion for new trial was filed.
RARE MANUSCRIPTS FOUND.