The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-01
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@"ile serious shooling Serape occurred
ten miles north of Blountstown on Friday
evening between r. H. Lewis and A. X.
Hdrrord. 1t seems that Lewis and Bar-
rord have had some trouble heretofore,
and bad blood has existed for some time.
AT the last term of the United States
Court at Tallahassee Harrord made
charges against Lewis for Illicit distill-
ing. The court found a true bill on
Harrord's testimony and Lewis is out
under bail. On Friday Harrord came to
Lewis place, when the trouble reached
climax. Harrord is rot expected to live
Lewis shot him with double-barreled
shotgun twice. the load taking effect in
his left side and shoulder. Lewis is still
at large.
Tampa Tribune: Fire-bugs are evident
ly numerous in West Tampa Yesterday
morning at o'clock the large cigar fac
tory of F. Napoles & Co. was consumed
by the fiery fiend and last night five cot
tages belonging to Hugh Maefarlane, 10
Gated on Green street and France avenue,
were totally destroyed. These houses
were not occupied, and from the way the
hre caught and the manner in which it
spread and consumed the buildings there
was no doubt that it was the work of fire.
bugs. This little city is without fire pro-
lection, and being so far from Tampa, our
fire department could do it no good. Lieut.
Garter, of the police force, went to the
nre, and ne is convinced that the houses
were set ablaze, but the parties made
their escape.
There has been much Illegally imported
whisky and other liquors in and around
Miami of late. Several engaged in this
business have been dealt with according
to the law, but the business has been GO
ing on all the same According to re-
ports, a would-be smuggler was caught
last week. He had a lot of contraband
goods concealed under some freight. Capt.
Welsh, the inspector, was leisurely walk
ing around the ship, when the dealer in
foreign spirits approached him with the
proposition to sell him a quantity of his
wares at a very cheap rate. The captain
heard the proposition, then revealing his
official position, the captain gathered in
the ardent spirits, transferring them to
the custom house, to be sold for the bene-
fit of the United States government.
The bill requiring railroad companies to
fence their tracks against cattle, horses
and hogs and other domestic ANNA IS
brought out much humor in the legisla-
ture when Mr.. Dyal of Nassau amended
ii, striking out hogs" Mr.. Palmer OF
Orange characterized the animal as relic
of barbarism and a menace to civiliza-
ton, and he prophesied that the time
would soon come when the razor back hog
would be confined at the expense OF his
owner or in a grave. He Claimed and he
vowed that he spoke from experience. that
you might as well undertake 10 fence OUT
bird as a razor back hog The fac,
was also developed that the razor bach
had friends on the floor, and that his re-
deemng trait was that he was the only
hog in the country that could outrun a
negro.
Inc new state revenue law prohibits
the sale of weapons Of any kind to mi
nors, and the penalty for violation is a
| hne of $lO0, or Imprisonment for six
months. Junk dealers and pawnbrokers
are required to keep a record of all trans
actions of purchase and sale giving names
| and articles, and their records are TO be
| submitted at all times for official inspec-
ton. The penalty for violation is impris-
onment from six months to one year. The
liquor dealers catch it. They are taxed
| for each place of business 81, 900. Such Ii
cense tax shall be in lieu of all other Ii
cense taxes on said business. state, coun-
| ~ and municipal, and shall be divided
| as follows In all Incorporated cities and
| towns, one-fourth to the state, one-fourth
to the county and one-half to the munic-
| ipality; outside of incorporated cities and
| towns, one-half to the state and one-half
to the county.
For several days the citizens of Jack
sonville have been anxiously discussing
| the new charter amendments, which have
| at last been passed by both branches of
| the legislature, and which are now a law,
| having been signed by the Governor The
amendments carry with them complete
! adjustment of the board of police COM
missioners and places in the hasds of the
| bond trustees the selection of all officers
not chosen by the electors except those
! of the board of public works, This body
also has the appointing of all police Off
| GERS, and all officials connected with the
| health department. Thus the system of
municipal government of the city OF Jack
sonvile has undergone a radical change.
| Under the provisions of this bill. nom
partlsanship and the principle of civil serv-
| ice have been substituted for the old-es-
| tablished doctrine of ito the victors be-
! long the spoils.' Although Jacksonville is
almost on the eve of a city election, the
discussion of local politics Tuesday gave
way to the all-absorbng topic of the
| amendments to the city charter.