The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18


| ing Mr. Wood very violently and some one
/ went for a policeman, who when he )t
! there. ordered the negro to sop. Instead
/ OF stopping, the negro pulled his pis ol
/ and commenced firing at the policem n,
| who then drew his own weapon aud ki.!e1
! him but not until the negro had fired sew
/ eral shots ShackelfOrd was for innate IN
not being killed himself, as he was expect
ing no resistance. and his pistol was in
its sheath at the time the negro commenc-
ed firing upon him.
Mr. Charlie w. Cheeny of Boston, who is
a guest AZ the Fort Myers Hotel. was sue
cessful Thursday in landing the largest
tarpon yet caught, and under very trying
conditions, the FISH being taken during a
very heavy squat. and the guide breaking
an oar while Mr.. Cheney was still bat
ding with the tarpon. The silver king
measured seven feet three inches.
Sheriff Spencer has begun a war Of ex-
termination on the slot machines in Tam
pa He has issued notices to the effect
that he will destroy all machines in oper-
alton after the Goth Of this month. the
saloon men are greatly iucensed over the
action of the sheriff, but IL is not known
what steps they will take. If any, 10 pre-
vent the officer from carrying out his
threats Nearly all the slot machines
have. for the present at least, been re-
moved.
Thursday afternoon another sensation
was sprung in Starke. Deputy Sheriff
William Tison at that time made the ar
rest of three men, charged with assault
and an attempt to murder j. w. PhilyaW
of Bradford county. The three men ar
rested are: Seaborn Brown Charles Phil
lips and w. NJ. Phillips. The alleged
assault was committed at Phyaw's home
mi los CT M
the 4th inst The prisoners were locked
UP, and will be given preliminary heat
ing.
An interesting case occupied the atten-
ton of the County Court at Ocala. Judge
Robert Bullock presiding on Thursday.
Several weeks ago, S. l.. Greggs COM
planned against the Countess B. NJ. de-
Equueely living south of Summerfie1., oF
driving him off piece of land a the point
of the pistol The Countess was acquitted
of an intent to assault. Then Mr.. Greggs
brought the present suit for forcibly re-
tanning possession OF lands claimed by
him The trial lasted all day and was
houy contested. The jury decided in favor
of Mr.. Greggs.
II is announced that just half of the
dredging in the Hilsboro bay has been
completed With the dredge running night
ana day. there is no question about the
completion of the work by the contract
time Tampa is booking forward to this
eagerly. The dredges are progressing to-
ward the city, and it was feared al one
time that this work might be stopped by
the Board of Health regulations. But this
il seems was without foundation, as all Of
the discharge is made below the water
line and the material removed is never eX-
posed at ALL According to this. the work
viii go on until 1t is completed and the new
channel in use.
The leading merchants of Mountbrook
and surrounding towns are expressing
themselves a : being very much in favor
of the next Legisla ture passing a bill for
a high state license on the sale of rife
and pistol cartridges This, they claim,
would stop the sale of them in the small
phosphate towns not under municipal gov
eminent These towns are greatly annoy
ed by the reckless firing of pistols in the
hands of drunken negroes, and in many
places it is unsafe to be on the streets aft
er dark especially on pay day. While il
is possible that this measure would lot
appeal forcibly 10 the citizen not acquaint-
ed with the circumstances around these
phosphate aud mining towns as one of
much Importance, 1t is to be hoped that
the Legislature will give it proper consid-
Grafton and hearty support, for it is high
time something should be done in this di-
rectiOn.