The morning news., 1899-05-17
FLORIDA


Peter and Alfred Keen have killed three
large bear about their camp. near Pixies
Peak, twelve miles below Mineola. The
largest one weighed about $50 pounds and
the smallest 200 pounds. They have been
making sad havoc among the hogs there
abouts
The body of John Mellon who was
drowned in Lake Monroe Thursday night
came ashore at Sanford, near the fish
house, Sunday morning. The body was
examined, and no signs of foul play being
discovered, Mayor Welborne ordered the
body Inferred in the Sanford cemetery.
The sheriffs of De Soto county seem to
be playing in hard luck lately, but from
all accounts ii is the result of their own
negligence of duty. Last year Sheriff
Dishong was removed from office by the
Governor for allowing prisoners to escape
from the county Jail, and last week the
Board of County Commissioners recon-
mended to the Governor the removal of
Sheriff Pearce on similar charge. Let
the good work continue with every officer
who neglects his duties.
Two well known citizens of Pensacola,
William Hollifield and B. B. Smith, a dem
tist, engaged in a shooting scrape at 12
o'clock Monday. Mr.. Hollifeld was shot
three times, and the wounds are pronounc-
ed by attending physicians as fatal The
pistol used was of a large caliber. Smith
was arrested and held. The affair is said
to be because of a bill DR.. Smith owed
Hollifield. Both gentlemen are well-known
and respected citizens of Pensacola, and
the affair is much regretted.
The cigar business at Tampa for the
past week shows that the industry has
wonderful vitality. In spite of the fact
that at one time in the week four large
factories We're closed on account of strikes,
the shipments do not show any great re-
duction, and there is a good healthy in
crease over, the same week of last year.
The strike was settled at two of the fac
tories, but the Ybor- Manrara factory was
closed all the week, and only few per-
sons were employed at Ell Modelo.
Fred Summerfield, employed by Ell Per-
fecto Cigar Manufacturing Company as a
cigarmaker at Palatka, has been missing
since last Wednesday, and it is feared that
he has been drowned in the river. and that
his body is now under the large field of
hyacnths that lines the city's water
front, as his hat, with his initials in it,
was picked up by a fisherman Monday
last seen Wednesday night by Policeman
Sanford on the wharf, where he was
waiting for the steamer Jacksonville, but
inquiries from the officers of the steamer
show that no man answering 10 Summer
field S description boarded the steamer that
night. The river near where the hat was
found is being dragged for the remains.
The 24th instant will be a memorable
day in the history of Port Tampa. Prepa-
rations for the celebration of the Queens
birthday are going forward actively, and
nothing will be left undone to make an
impression upon the thousands who will
assemble there from all parts of the
South. These yearly celebrations of Queen
Victoria's birthday at the Port have be-
come events of national importance and
interest. They, are recognized by the
United States government, and receive de-
served attention throughout the entire
world Inaugurated several years ago,
in the interest of peace and the earth's
highest civilization. and as a fitting tribute
to the ruler Of a friendly power, the cele-
bration3 of the birthday of her Britannia
majesty this year wiz be participated In
by many of the leading Americans from
various states in the union.
A serious shooting affray occurred at
DuPorts lumber camp on The Florida
East Coast Railway, south of st. Angus
tine Sunday. Ii seems that the negro
hands had been paid off on Saturday
night, and as usual began to get hilarious
and INDUCED in reckless shooting. C. A.
DuPont in charge Of the camp warned
the men against shooting. and all was
quiet until yesterday before noon. About
this time one of the hands, Ed Holland,
got on the warpath, firing his revolver,
ara hafore Is c0uld he stunned had Sbct
several negroes two of whom are seri-
ously injured. MIR. Dupont rushed from
his cottage and commanded the negro 10
surrender. promising that no harm would
come 10 him if he would give up. but was
obliged to kill the man In self-defense.
Mr.. DUPONT came to this city on the lrst