The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11


night no satisfactory conclusion was
reached.
The Mariana fire company was organ
lied Thursday night. NJ. Jacoby was
elected chief by acclamation, w. b. Fol-
som was elected foreman of hook and lad
der department. s. A. Daffin foreman Of
hose department. Mariana has now a
fully equipped hose truck. and hook and
ladder truck.
jacksonville Metropolis Ex-senator
Wilkinson Can Of Florida is again in the
state. Though advanced in years, he
shows no signs Of failing health or
strength. Few men have experienced
more trying ordeals, politically, than VIII
ldnsOn Call. and he has been remarkably
successful, but is now out of office
Barlow Courier-Informant: one Of the
most propitious omens connected with the
future of Polk is found in the fact that
real estate with orange groves on it IS
approaching in value and the demands for
this class of property is more lively than
Ii has been for several years. Persons
owning This class of property are by no
means anxious to dispose of it, save at
remuneratve prices, as it will probably
pay good dividends on the Investments
Sheriff Morgan Of Marion county took
into custody Wednesday A o. Hiscock and
c. c. Long. upon a warrant sworn out by
a Junior officer Of Lake county, charging
Them with numbering the wife of C. c.
Long. Mrs, Long died during child birth.
The arrests have aroused the indignation
of the entire ueighborhood. No fears are
felt at Spring Grove as to the result OF
the examination outside of the incOnveni-
enCe and annoyance to the parties In
volved.
The preliminary hearing in the case
against Z. r. Bradley. ]. r.
Bradley and T. r. Reese, off
GERS of the Beach Club, and charged
with maintaining a gambling house at
Palm Beach, came up before Justice
Enoch d. Root Thursday forenoon. Hon.
Frank Clark appeared for the state and
w, l. Metcalf Of West Palm Beach for
the respondents. The principal testimony
put in by the prosecution was that fur
nished by William McIlwraith and D. II.
Hunnicutt, the two detectives who worked
up she' case. The defendants were re-
quired to give bond for 1850 each.
It seems that Wayman King, who was
executed at Pensacola Friday for the
murder of Victoria Watkins on Sept IS
last because she refused to marry him,
was twice hanged within a half hour The
drop first fell at 1:05 p. m, and after the
buby Hdu nhHBtu from the gdIOWS IlNe
minutes, County Physician Mcmillan pro
nounced him dead. The body was cut
down put into the coffin and carried into
the Jail. There it was discovered that
King was breathing in spasmodic gasps
and giving utterance to smothered groans.
BY order Of Sheriff Smith Waymau King
was again taken to the galloWs, new
rope was rugged, the moose was fitted
around his neck, and at 1:29 p. m. the
rap was sprung for the second time. In
eleven minutes life was extinct, but the
body was kept suspended four minutes
longer, to make sure that he was dead.
AT the meeting of the stockmen at Kis-
simmee the other day, Prof Stock bridge
gave statistics of a feeding test made this
winter at the State Experiment Station.
Twelve Florida range cattle, pure scrub
stuff. were fed forty days on various
feedstuffs, and everything was carefully
weighed during that period. They gained
fraction over three pounds per day per
head On the otner hand. summary of
thirteen feeding tests in Missouri Kansas
and Iowa, with the improved breed of
these great states, showed gain of a
little less than two pounds per day These
are remarkable results, showing the pos
sioilty of profits in the Florida climate
in feeding even scrub cattle. This gain
cost over cents per pound in those
but these improved breeds a the North
yielded greater proportion of the gain in
solid meat, in roast and porterhouse On
velvet beans and cassava, beef can be
made at the low net cost of cents per
pound.
f. w. Agnew, who spent three years in
the Columbus, o., penitentiary for alleged
Irregularities in conducting the First Ma
tional Bank of Ocala, returned home Fri
day. No one was present to receive him,
bat everybody, when he stepped off the
train with an overcoat in one hand and a
sachel iii the other. recognized him, and
they stepped up and shook hands with
him cordially, but Mr.. Agnew was so af-
fected he could not make reply The sec
ond person who grasped his hand was an
aged lady who had known him for years
Mr. Agnew was the picture of health
probably weighs 200 pounds, more than he
ever did He reports excellent treatment
at the prison. He ate al the warden's ia
bic, and was permitted TO send aud receive
letters from his family freely When he
| left he was presented with fine business
suit, s. in money and a through ticket
| from Columbus to Ocala. He has only
words of praise for his keepers Mr.. Ag-
news face showed he was trying to re
| press his feelings, which were strongly
| worked up. He has no. definite plans for
| the future, and says it doesn't look very
| bright to him now. Everybody is glad
| TO know he is at home, and has only the
| best of wishes for the unfortunate man.
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