The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-27
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tne present winter and coming spring. A
membership of twenty is assured, and
they will begin at once the preparation of
a play 70 be presented Immediately after
Lent
Pensacola News: That railroad is
causing a great deal of talk and sumise.
That railroad is the promised line from
Birmingham TO Pensacola, and an enter
prise which Pensacola is prepared to
welcome gladly 1t is to be the B.rming-
ham Air Line, according to strong re-
ports, and it is getting TO be very profit
able
Brooksville News Register: The
people of Brooksville are clear grit. The
smoke of the fire was stin lowering over
the ruins when the houseless merchants
We're hard at work getting what was left
INTO new quarters, arranging stock and
getting down to work again The fire
had been an almost hourly expectation for
years, and while il is a serious disaster
it is al the same time a relief to feel that
it is over and that it is no worse, than il is.
A number of prominent bus
mess and monied men met in
the office of d. W. Davis at Ocala
certain how many subscribers to stock
could be secured toward starting a new
national bank. The meeting was a very
encouraging one The impression pre-
walls that there will be no difficulty in
raising the $4,000 asked for. as Commo-
dore Kountz is ready 70 put $4,000 into
the venture
Key West Herald: If the state road law
were enforced. requiring all male citizens
between the ages of IS and As to work the
roads four days during each year the
streets of the city could be put in fine
condition. OF course, the majority Of
citizens subject to the road law would
pay in cash instead of doing the work,
which would raise quite a large sum,
running into the thousands. Other cities
enforce this law and why should it not be
done in Key West.
Jacksonville Metropolis: The removal
of the Ell Modelo factory from Jackson
Vile will very likely cause no stagna ton
of business in any quarter, as already ac-
tive steps have been taken to establish
cigar factory in its place. The Ell
Modelo, conducted in this city a very
profitable business, and this fact being
well known has caused much talk that
will likely lead to the establishment of a
similar industry. which will prove of great
benefit TO the city.
Ferpandina Florida Mirror: The police
force have for several days been laying
to catch a gang of shoplifters who nave
been systema IDEALLY 1ooting some of the
stores on Centre street. This morning
Officer Pendarvis undertook to make an
arrest of two of the gang at a house on
Ash street, and while he was searching
one of them the other caught the officers
pistol and wrenched it from him They
double teamed upon him, after being
disarmed. The officer was severely
bruised in the fray. The thieves made
good their escape.
Tampa Tribune: Gov. Bloxham takes
a more sensible, view of the military sit
uation of the country than most of the
leading officials. He argues that army re-
organization is of much greater import
ance than army increase Acting on this
impulse he has called a great national
military convention to meet in Tampa,
the convention city of the South on Feb.
s, at which time full and free discussion
of a great issue will take place. The in
terest that is being manifested in the con-
vention by many of the Northern and
Western states indicates a large crowd
and interesting meeting.
In the Criminal Court of Record at
Tampa the judge instructed the jury to
bring in a verdict of not guilty In the
dam case. This is the case in which
John A. d. Branch, Tom Bouquardez
Seab and F. NJ. Robes were charged by
one Young Porter as being implicated in
the destructi of the old dam of the Con-
sumers' Electric Light and Power Com
-
Carter instructed the jury to bring in a
verdict of acquittal and also have the wit
nesses against them, Porter arrested for
perjury, which was done, and Porter was
locked in Jail 10 await further develop
ments.