The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-23
FLORIDA.

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FLORIDA.
c. E. Chase, one of the best known veg
etable growers of Boynton, died Wednes-
day from heart disease, after an illness
OF only twenty-four hours Mr.. Chase
was AZ years of age, and leaves a wife and
three sons. He was a native of Saginaw
Mich, and had lived in Florida only four
years, being one of the first settlers at
Boynton. The body will be taken TO his
former home for burial.
William Dudy, a German, in the employ
of Mr.. F. Stlupuagel as foreman a Cutler
shot himself about noon on Sunday, killing
himself instantly. He had been out dur
ing the morning with young man named
Rieber and was taking a cup of coffee
in his tent with his visitor. While ex-
amining small revolver belonging 10 Mr.
Rieber the weapon was accidentally dis
charged with fatal effect.
The coroner's jury at Tampa Wednes-
day finished the investigation on the death
of B. F. Daniels. They returned a finding
that the man came to his death from gum
shot wounds inflicted by w. II. Stafford
and that they believed the same to be
murder. According to the evidence at the
inquest, young Will Stafford, the nephew
who was arrested, had nothing to do with
the affair, and he will be released.
w. l.. Holloway of Plant City says that
he has been growing cassava for six years
and best food for animals and fowls of
anything on his farm. Stock eat it raw
but it must be cooked for fowls. He claims
his yield was fourteen tons an acre on I'M
fortified land. He lays off his rows four
feet apart and his hills three feet apart,
rrraN Il TT. L.. l. M
w. Charley Moore of Ocala, who had the
misfortune to lose his house by fire We'd
nesday morning, was overtaken with an
other loss. Learning that his family was
houseless, he left one of the Dunnellon
mines. of which he is foreman, and took
a hack for the depot When he went to
buy ticket he found that his cash, $3l,
and his check for a months wages were
gone, and a search did not bring them TO
light.
The Tampa Light Infantry is now
part of the state militia. The arrange
ments have all been completed to be ac-
cepted on the part of the state, and
meeting of the company held. The gem
tlemen who compose the company took
the oath, and became members in due
form The uniform have been ordered and
will soon be ready, and the equipment
from the state will also be forthcoming.
w. l.. Jewell is captain and NJ. Henry
Cohen first lieutenant.
Wednesday evening, directly after the
steamer May Garner left the wharf at
Switzerland Jake Quackoo, Clarence
Darrell and James King, all colored, were
pushing a truck with load of freight
for w. c. Steele up the wharf, when about
twenty-five feet of the wharf gave way
and let all into the river. Quackoo and
enocaadad n getting but
James King, the mail-carrier, was drown
ed His body has not yet been found.
The mail was also lost.
At meeting of the Pensacola City Coun-
ell Wednesday night an opinion from the
CITY Attorney relative to the purchase of
the water works plant in that city was
considered 1t was moved and the motion
prevailed that the water company be no
titled that the city would purchase the
plant. the 2o-year franchise having ex-
pired. At this meeting the Harbor and
Sanitary Committee, in conjunction with
the County Attorney and pilot commits
sioners. recommended the appointment of
a harbor police to guard against the dump
ing of ballast in the bay This latter
measure will receive further consideration.
Mrs Florida Mcclure. a resident of Mo
bile. Ala, last Monday filed a bill in
chancery in the United States Court for
the Northern district of Florida against
William Fisher, W. A. Blount and a large
number of Others The bill of complaint
is quite lengthy and in il the claimant
states that she is the owner of large por-
ton of undivided right, title and interest
TO the real estate and improvements there
on. known as the "Rivas tract." consist
ing of 300 arpents OF land in the city or
Pensacola. containing 1853 acres, with
number of houses, improvements, orchards
and gardens, which interest exceeds $780,
900. She AYERS that the tract was legally
granted by the Spanish crown on Nov. 10,
1906 TO Gabriel Rivas her grandfather,
and that she is deprived of its enjoyment
by the illegal acts of the various defend
ants named in her bill of complaint.
Tampa Tribune: The police are now
dealing with a very unique character in
the person of Gottleib Wernle, who is
Young, good-looking and the possessor of
a good-sized bank account, and who,
rather than draw out any of his savings,
has submitted to a term of duty on the
CITY chain-gang Wernle was arrested
day or two ago. He was found asleep in
a ibox-car without the appearance of
a tramp, he nevertheless, accepted confine-
ment at the station as natural order OF
events Wernle has been working on the
streets for two days When he was jailed,
he handed Col McGraw bank book for
safe keeping The book showed that
WernIe had on deposit, with the Savings
Denosit Bank Company of Elyria, O., the
SIN, Of S415 not one cent of which has
o,,er been drawn When they asked him,
ar the station, why he did not draw
enough TO pay his fine he said: No. l
want that for something else. III work
on the gang"