The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
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Flnley, at Gainesville, on Tuesday night.
Mrs. Waugh was IS years of age and the
widow of the late Mr.. p. Waugh, who died
IN Gainesville about eighteen months ago
: She was native of Gadsden county.
Florida.
Ocala Star: Waiter T. Colquitt of AT
lanta' commander-in-chief of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans. has tender
cd j. H. MatheWes of this city the position
| on his staf of assistant inspector general
The office is entirely unsolicited on Mr..
Mathews part and came as pleasant sur
prise TO him.
A bank is assured for Braidentown with
the very best local and outside backing.
Gentlemen, prominent in financial circles
nave announced their willingness 10 give
| that place a Bank, provided the peop.e
would take a certain amount OF capital
stock. This proposition has met with a
hearty response and more than three times
the amount asked for was subscribed in
few hours
Judge j. B. Wall of Tampa says that he
is not candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. He prefers. d.
II. Mays of Monticello. He. in his re-
marks as published in the Tampa Herald.
says; THE interests of Tampa demand
that Mr.. Sparkman should be his own
successor as long as possible. Each term
increases his strength and usefulness 10
his constituents. 1t would be unreason-
able to ask that Tampa should have any
other prominent Office while we have the
congressman.
Gainesville Sun: A good joke is told
on Col. H. S. Chubb, receiver of the Unit
ed States land office in this city While in
Jacksonville recently he heard two gen
tlemen talking. when one was heard to
ask, Who is this man Chubb?" The other
replied that he was from Gainesville and
receiver of the United States land office.
Gracious" replied the questioner. has
Inc United Sta les land Office gone into the
hands of a receiver" Mr.. Chubb went
out of hearing about that time, and can
tell nothing of what transpired between
the gentlemen.
The bids for the dredging to be done at
Port Tampa have been opened and for
warded TO Washington. The Alabama
Dredging Company of Mobile is said to be
the lowest bidder and their bid is expect
ed to secure the work. This is a continu-
Gus contract, beginning with $4,000, and
is one of the largest ever let for Southern
waters. The bids for the work on the
HiEsboro bay will be let on the 31st inst,
and there are a large number of bidders
figuring on it. The work is al to be
done under the supervision of the engin-
| eer 5 office in Tampa.
Harbor Master John Holland of Pensa-
cola, who was shot Wednesday by Thorn
as Commyns, died Thursday morning. He
was a prominent political and labor leader
| being chairman of the Democratic eXecu-
| tive committee of his county, a member
of the First district congressional commit
| tee, master workman of the Knights OF
Labor and president of the StevedOres
| Cotton Screwmen's, Fishermen's, Motor
mems and Conductors and Volunteer
| Firemen's Association, also of the Escam-
| bia Boat Club. and a member of the
| Woodmen of the World, Catholic knights
of America, Ancient Order of Hibernians
American Guild and other fraternal asso-
| Citations. He is survived by a wife and six
children, the eldest being only u years OF
age. Every labor organization and many
of the fraternity societies. the fire depart
ment, naval militia etc, will attend the
funeral in a body. Thomas Commyns
who killed Mr.. Holland, and whose skull
was fractured by Thomas Holland, is rest
| ing easier and may recover, but he is still
| in critical condition.