The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-18

Miami for cuba carrying about 100 head o.
cattle The Laura arrived some time last
week with "a broken pump. The delay was
fortunate for Capt Feunimore and his
crew. Had they been able 10 load ard sail
Immediately they would have been caught
in the storm,
Joseph Cameron at Sanford, sold COZ
head of Cattle Wednesday morning u Gu
ban layers The cattle were an extra grade
of beef stock. ana brought good price
Shipment viii be made in few days
Stock raising Is reviving in Orange coun-
IT, Several thousand acres of laCd have
been purchased recently for this purpose.
a shooting ARRAY occurred Tuesday
night at Neoga, in ST. johns county, be
tween Jim Dixon and Tom Morgan. two
negro mill hands, which, in all PROBABILITY
win cost Morgan MS life 1t seems thai
the men had been paid off and were drunk
before they got into the row Dixon drew
his gun and shot Morgan, the bullet tax
Ing effect in his SIDE.
Editor w. c. Crum of the Florida Re
publican has resigned the postmastershiD
of Peck. He appointed colorei man as
assistant and placed him in charge. Tne
white peop.e removed the assistant and
since then there mas been nothing but
trouble. As the postmaster could not ge-
ignauon. and at the present tine the
posto1tce is not in operation al all
The term Of Judge W. S. Graham Of the
Municipal Court at Tampa has
expired. but his successor has
not yet been appointed by May
or Bowyer. This Will probably not he done
before Friday, so that the name can be
presented to the City Council and confirm
ed There is very little idea OF who the
new appOintee viii be, yet the name Of
George =. Raney. Jr., has frequently been
mentioned In connection with the place.
The bolito players at Key West were
heavily fined on last Friday by Police JUS
tice Harris From the evidence i seems
that a young man bought a ticket on No.
% for 80 cents. When the drawing took
place 20 came out, but when the ticket WAS
presented for payment the house claimed
the number had been changed, and refused
10 pay. The young man reported the case
70 the police Justice and Edward Henrque
was fined 500, John Rodriguez $l01 sam
Sweetng $50 and Juan Shalvaedo SO.
The stores of II. c. Wlmberly and w. E
Walker and the school house at Highland
were burglarzed Tuesday night. Neither
of the merchants can give the fun extent
Of his loss. Mr. Wimberly misses more
particularly his fine imported shotgun.
Will lead 10 the return of the gun. The
money tills were broken open and about
SO was taken from Mr.. Wimberly and %
cents from Mr. Walker. Most Of the other
things missed consist of canned goods,
shoes, etc.
A special to the Morning News from
| Tallahassee says the preliminary exam
| nation for the West Point cadet
| ship. which was commenced there Mon
| day morning. was terminated night be
| fore last. the successful contestants be
| ing Benjamin e. Grey of Dade city, who
scored 9i1a out of possible 100, and Erie
L. Writ OF Barlow, who was credited
with 50 points The former will receive
| the appointment, with the latter as his
| alternate. Messrs. Grey and Writ are stu
| dents of the South Florida Military In
stltute. at Barlow of which Gen. Il. NJ
McLaw- is president.
one of the most successful and largely
attended teachers Institutes of this year
| under the direction and supervision of
| two distinguished normal instructors, Prof,
| ] NJ. Stewart and Miss Glenn Hampton,
| closed its six-Weeks' session at the Warren
| Opera House, in BraidentoWn on last
! Saturday evening, with a splendid pro-
! gramme of literary and educational eXer-
| cbses by the teachers and High School pu-
| pills, who attended the institute, assisted
| by ladies from Manatee, Palmetto and
| Braidentown. who very kindly contributed
| their vocal and musical talents TO the en-
| tertainment.
The two dailies the Key West Herald
and the Key of the Gulf, have been pur-
chased by Mr.. T. J. Appleyard of Sanford.
| aud both papers will be consolidated. The
| price was $3.50 each. Mr. Appleyard will
take charge of the new paper, retaining
| Mr.. W. W. Thompson of the Key of the
| Gulf as city editor AL. OF the Herald
force retires from the paper, and will
| leave for the mainland in a few days Mr..
| John Denham, proprietor of the Herald
| leaves for pleasure trip to Monticello
! but says he will return to Key West in
! sixty days, and enter other business. Ed
itor Walter Graham goes to Sumterville
Members of the st. Augustine Light In
fantry held meeting at their armory
Tuesday night and elected officers as fol
lows: Captain. NJ. T. Masters forme1ly
first lieutenant; first lieutenant, j. l.
Canova formerly first sergeanO; SECOND
lieutenant, George Ximanies formerly cor
poraD The new officers have served witt
the company faithfully for a number o
years and deserve the promotions TIL,
roster of the company will now be worked
up, and this company, with the Rifles vii
| give St Augustine two military organiza
tons Capt MacWilliams has forwarde,
his resignation as commander of the Ligh
Infantry but has not received his dis
charge papers
THE NEWS AT WADLEY.