The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-22

death from wounds inflicted by Abe Mon
roe and that the same should be invesu-
gated by the courts. Monroe is the man
VINO killed Clayton on the steamer Man
atee Monday morning just before day.
Lamar sparkman. son of Congressman
S. NJ Sparkman, has entered newspaper
work. and is now en- the local staff Of The
Tampa Times. The young man has just
returned from the law department Of the
University Of Virginia. where he has been
taking course. He viii return 10 The uni
versily in the fan to resume his studies.
Tampa Times: DR.. J.. W.. Weedon's
method of vacc.nating the colored citizens
seems TO be a success. Yesterday morn
ing the task was begun at the Beulah Ban
list Church, and in The course of several
number would have reached several hun
dred, but the work was interrupted by
funeral being conducted from the church.
The question of immigration agent at
Port Tampa has been settled. Capt. S. A.
Glenn on Saturday afternoon received his
permanent appointment, and no eXamina-
ton wall be held. Powerful friends took up
Capt. Glenn's case and carried il to head
quarters with satisfactory results. The
permanent appointment Is made under the
Presidents order of May %, removing GER
tain appointments from the operation OF
the civil service laws
The handsome two-story residence of
DR.. George =. Henry, representative in
the state legislature on the circle al the
corner of Live Oak avenue, at DeFuniak
SPRINGS, was burned 20 the ground early
Monday afternoon. The estimated loss
is about $500, with 81 100 insurance. The
origin of the fire has not been clearly de-
termined. The heroic work of the local
fire department prevented the fire from
spreading 10 the adjoining buildings.
Tampa Times: Under he new military
law enacted by the last legislature Tampa
may secure a battery of artillery and an
other company of infantry if the proper
efforts are put forth at cnce. Let the young
men of the city take hold of these matters
Immediately and organize both bodies be-
fore other cities grasp the opportunity.
The advantages are tco apparent to need
enumeration, and the expense to the peo-
pie would not be Increased. The armory on
Lafayette street is sufficiently large to
accommodate two more companies.
Jacksonville has followed the example
set by her neighbors, Bernandina and
Gainesville, and has swung into line for
the, sub-d,striet plan for her schools,
county school system, and has declared
herself In favor of raising by taxation
three mills each for the coming two years
for the benefit of her schools. This was
decided by a majority of the votes of
taxpaying citizens cast Tuesday, and al
though the vote was close one, the We
tory was with the advocates of better
schools for Jacksonville by majority OF
twenty-three votes.
j. E. T. Bowden was elected Mayor of
Jacksonville Tuesday, and his entire ticket
went into Office with him.
The primary election on June
accurately forecasted the re-
suit of the election, and by the votes
casted Monday every candidate nominat-
ed for municipal office was chosen by the
votes OF the electors OF the nine city
wards The election was without incident
to mar its peaceful nature. In no ward
and at no polling place was any disturb
ance reported, and the day was marked
only by an unusual excitement an the
Second and Sixth wards, where candi-
dates for the City Council. outside OF the
primary nominees, sought election at the
hands of the qualified voters
DR.. T. o. Summers, who recently com
rnitted suicide In st. Louis, was for many
wears a resident of Jacksonville He was
a native of Nashville, and formerly a
professor of anatomy in the tennessee
Medical College, and occupied this impor-
tant chair when but 26 years of age. In
1875 he went to Jacksonville and establish
"a a sanitarilIqn on the corner of Market
and Adams streets, which was not a sue
cess and he afterwards began the prac-
flee of his profession in a regular way
When the yellow fever broke out In Jack
sonyille i'm 1888, DIR. Summers took high
rank and battled with the disease heroic
ally and was eminently successful His
life has been a varied and romantic one,
and while he was considered an authority
in certain branches of medicine, he was
addicted to alcoholic liquors most Of his
life.