The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
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is one man in Florida whom everybody
loves 10 honor
The BIDDERS for the location of the public
building in Tampa have been in stale Of
suspense for more than week now
waiting FOR some word from Was ingtOa
conveying the desired information AS
Cay ~ day passed ana no ilt3ffna tou
came the anxiety increased. Wednesday
morning the interest found an escaA.
valve in a fake telegram 10 q prom nent
citizen. designating the selection OF a GER
tain lot. For time tne telegram created
the Wiidesl excitement among The bid
ders, and there was great relief wnen II
leaked out al iHte hour mat The tele~
gram originated ia Tampa.
An election was held in Gainesville
"Wednesday 10 decide whether or not
Gainesville precinct should be a school sub
district anu resulted IN eignty-lWo woes
lor the sub-distuct plan and hfty-One
against, making mir y-one majority n
favor. The trustees elected We're as fol-
lows Col. II. +. DuttOn q. W. Hide, j.
II. Vide. The names Of Col. W. ~.
Hampton and j. $. Arnold were on the
( ticket, but these gentlemen Withdrew from
tne race before the election. ana made
public announcement 20 nat effect. How
ever, Doth rece. we'd hattetlug votes. Those
who advocated the sub-district plan are
mighty elated over their success. and are
confident mat they nave accomplished "a
grand piece Of work for the educational
interests OF Gainesville.
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen:
AS result of the failure Of the Florida
Legislature to provide by even a small APP
preparation for the maintenance of the
state naval militia, the United states
steamship Wasp Will leave this port almost
immSdiatelyand VIII be turned back 10 the
United States government. Nhat viii
oring greater disappointment 10 the or
gamza ton Is the fact that this return OF
the vessel is on the direct recommendation
OF Gov Bloxham. Al an early hour yes
terday me gQYernment Tug Hercules cross
Cd the bar, having on board Lieut.. c. s.
StanWorth, \. ;. n, with thirteen men,
VINO came direct from Port Royal with
orders 10 receive from the officer in com
mand the Wasp and 10 give receipts for
her with all stores. as per the inventory
filed IN the office of the adjutant general
Of the state Of Florida. That this was a
surprise 10 Lieut. Gibbons and his officers
IS 70 put 1t very mildly as the arrival
Of the officer was the first inimation that
the vessel was 10 be taken possession Of
by the government.
A special to the Morning News gives
the details of the suicide of Andrew Flo
riens at Starke, a report of which
was published yes erddy. as follows: An
drew FlOrlenS, prominent grocer and
furniture merchant here, suiclded at Z
. cock yesterday morning in mis- store
Dy shooting himself in the forehead with
"a 3z-CanOer pistol. He died instantly. 1t
appears that he had contemplated this
rash act for some time. On June L. and
ne wrote Mr.. W. Z. Davis of this place
each letter bearing upon this subject eX-
planning in the letters TO Mr.. Davis that
MS business was 50 tangled that he could
not straighten IL out, and that he did not
nave the courage TO face 1t ali, and would
not He wrote Mr.. ~ T. Ritch, presi-
dent of the Bradford County Bank, here
june 3, enclosing some checks and asked
if anything was left that it be saved for
his wife. he wrapped up these letters to
Davis and Ritch, ana kept them until yes
terday morning, June II. and sent one or
his clerks 10 deliver them, and while the
clerk was out Floriens fired the fatal shot.
He leaves a $1,000 life insurance policy to
his wife and three children. Mr.. Floriens
was a Swede, and came TO Starke twenty
years ago ana secured "A position with
Richard & Pace, for whom ne worked mr.
teen years. Later he was assistant man
ager for number of years In the ex-
Co.. OF this place After they retired he
went with j. w. Hodges, who succeeded
them, for few months, and then in bust
ness for himself