The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

| carnival IS an assured tllng.
Manatee Journal: The people Of the river
towns were treated yesterday afternoon
TO The unusual sight of water spout in
| the Manatee river. II formed between
| Ellenton and Manavista, and seemed 10
| travel south toward the mouth of Braden
| river. then back and up the river 10 a
| point opposite Ellenton, where it broke,
or was obscured by the rain.
| Tampa Tribune: The movement to send
the Tampa Rifles 90 New York to particle
pate in the welcome to Admiral Dewey wi h
the other Florida troops, received an &C
| tive start yesterday, when Phillips & Full
| Ter headed a subscription list for the pur-
| pose with the handsome donation of 500.
! Capt. c. E. Garner of Jacksonville. also
| authorized the gentlemen who are circu-
| latns the list 20 place his name on the
| roll for a contribution of $50.
| A shocking accident occurred in the
| yard of the Florida Central and Penlnsu-
| lar Railroad near the passenger depot, at
| Fernandlna, Thursday morning. James
| Hnson, a negro switchman, stepped In
| between some moving cars of lumber, and
| either stumbled and fell, or was caught
| by the trucks of the cars. and was dragged
| for some distance. Both legs were cut
off,and his head badly mangled. He was
| dead when the cars we're stopped.
At meeting Of Pensacola City Council
Wednesday night City Health officer Hays
| submitted consolidated report of the city
| enumerators from July 10 to Sept 5, 1899
| showing the population Of Pensacola thus
| far 10 be 1889 The population as given
| does not include some 300 snapper fisher
| men and a great many others who could
not be reached, and there are undoubtedly
| 10000 people there now. The present CEN
! sus shows a remarkable gain of about p
| per cent. in two years, the census of 1897
showing a population of 1891.
It is supposed that the first outbreak of
| yellow fever in Key West was caused by
| baggage from Havana, which was seized
by the customs officials, belonging to Ho-
| racio Alfonso, marked "Fumigated from
| Havana" but by careful inspection by the
men who opened it it was found 1t had
| never gone through the process. The bag
gage is still in the possession of the Gus
! toms authorities, and besides The clothing
| there was a quantity of cigarettes in
| false bottom. The United States marshal
has been after Alfonso, but he has evaded
arrest.
Willie s. Balns, the second victim of
yellow fever in Key West, who died a few
days ago. was the third male member Of
| his family to die within q year His
| brother, Edward s. Bains, was with the
army of invasion in Cuba, and died at
| Montauk Point, after he was brought
| back to the United States about a year
| ago. The father of the boys died in May
last. Willie had been, during the past
| fifteen months, secretary to the command
ant of the United States naval station at
Key West, and was young man of high
moral standing He had been promoted
several times since his connection with
| the navy. and stood in line for promotion
to a higher position with the department
| in Washington.
| J. Robert Minier was accidentally shot
and instantly killed at Leesburg Thurs
| day. He was at his place. a mile out of
| town, and was preparing to take two
| small boys out dove shooting around the
| fields, when one of them accidentally
dropped the gun, which. in falling, was
| discharged, and the entire load entered
Mnters right ear. The news of his death
has shocked the whole community. The
| deceased was a bachelor, about 40 years
old. He went to Leesburg about seven
| years ago from Buena Vista, Marion
| county, where his father and other kim
| dred still reside. He was first in the en-
ploy of the Southern Express Company
but owing TO weak eyesght resigned his
position and devoted himself TO truck
farming.
! A report from Tampa says: A large num-
Der of cigarmakers arrived last night from
| New York, but IL was not a drop in the
| bucket. Hundreds would suit better than
| scores just now. The cigar factories are
| being run to the utmost. In spite of the
! fact that they had orders accumulated
| from the lockout, orders have come in
! since in the regular course of the growing
! business, and now they are called upon 10
fill the larger part of the orders of the
! Key West business. The fever has caused
| ,t,1, Ns,tAfn fe 20
| Tampa, and the manufacturers are almost
| desperate. They cannot get cigarmakers
enough, Notwithstanding the fact that
| prices are better In Tampa than elsewhere
and the men are allowed to work indef-
nitely as long they make good cigars.
Gainesville Sun: A party of gentlemen,
consisting of Drs. r. A. Lancaster and
| ]. H. Hodges, Messrs. H. E. Taylor, w
| r. McKinstry, j. c. Evans and the re-
porter, by invitation, went to the residence
| OF w. F. Tummond yesterday afternoon
to witness some tests of his ability as a
| hypnotist. This gentleman is certainly
well versed in this line, and performed
some wonderful feats. His first subject
was his little boy Carl. The operator first
demonstrated his power over the muscles
| of the body by rubbing the boys limb for
| a moment and then told him he could not
| bend it, The child tried with all his
might to bend It but could not DIR. Hodges
| then tried to bend the limb and a so failed.
| He stated emDha tically that the Limb was
! certainly rigid and stiff and il would have
been impossible for il to have been bent
without breaking. The operator then car
ried the boy to another degree and DEM
onstrated that the spirit and body could
be separated He, at the suggest ton of
Or. Hodges, sent the spirit to the First
National Bank, asking the boy to tell who
was there. The llttle fellow described
many of the surroundings or the bank
infinitely, but in several instances made
mistakes. With all this, there was some
thing remarkable in the entire proceeding.
News Notes From Dublin.
Dublin. Ga. Sept. S.--Cotton Is coming
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