The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-23
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to Cuba. The conviction of Cain Perry.
the noted cattle thief may put an end to
the theft Of stock.
Speaking of the mayoralty race in Jack
sonville the Metropolis says: The lines
are tightly drawn. The issue is now be-
tween Mayor Knight and Mr.. Bowden. Mr.
Toomer, Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Buesing are
not seriously considered in the fight. The
informed people of this city know full well
that vote for either of the last three
candidates is vote thrown away, and it
behooves all who oppose the election of
Mr. Bowden to unite on Mr. knight.
Gainesville SUM- While F. E. Cellon was
digging place for cuIvert for a spring
on place he recently purchased near
Lacrosse, he found two feet under ground
a substantial culvert, which seems to have
peen put in many years ago. The Gull
vert was about five feet deep and was
constructed without nails. The lumber
had been buried, but was In a fairly good
state OF preservation. An oak tree had
grown to considerable hight over the place
since the spring had been abandoned.
Judge Cali Of Jacksonville is being warm
ly congratulated by his many friends upon
his reappointment for term of six wears
as Judge Of the Fourth judicial circuit.
Judge Can is not only popular as a Judge,
Out as citizen. His upright course has
won for him the esteem of all citizens
here and elsewhere, and his reapnointment
Will De source of pleasure to the citizens
OF every county in the circuit He had
not single opponent, which is within it,
seII an indication of his universal popu-
larity. ''''' '''"'
Tampa Tribune: Capt. Frank S. Har-
low of the First United States Artillery.
arrived in this city yesterday on very
important GRAND. He is summoning Wit
nesses from this city to give testimony
III the case OF the negro soldiers who per
petiated Jail delivery IN this city on
aug. o, 1888. The trial will be held AT
Fort Logan, near Denver, Col Witnesses
from this city will include Chief of Po-
nee woodward, Lieut.. johnson, ex-JaiIor
biount Gordon Keller and several others
VINO were eye witnesses.
A special to the Morning News fro,,
Jasper says: The farmers of our section
nave their crops clean, but are SUFFERING
severely Tor rain. Unless it comes in q
lew Gays all crops viii be very much in
a. yi Gu Nstermelons look as if they will
dle. Crops will be very short here M
John Jones, at Bakers mill. had the re
fortune to have his house DESTROYED nv 5ra
Idst evening loosing everything he had
Mr. Jones as Woodworking, industrious
man lie had recently been married and
mad just furnished his house nicely. Nov
all is gone together with S25 or $50 in cash
Pensacola News; The press Of the coun-
try seems TO be unnecessarily excited over
me announcement that Mr.. Henry NJ
Fiagler has become a citizen of Florida
The principal cause of the excitement js
the unauthenticated rumor that il ie M
flagiers intention to take an active parf
IN FLORIDA politics. Well, suppose he
Goes. Every citizen who so desires has
the right 10 dabble in politics, WIN no4
Mr' Flagier? No citizen of Florida has
better right to a voice in the MANAGE
nleht OF the affairs of the state than he
NO dozen men in the state have done ne
muen toward developing Florida's "a
sources. No man in the state has greater
property interests. Then why should he
not have a voice in the politics of the
state? vi the