The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-06
SAVANNAH, GA, FRIDAY, g.

age on the river. and within a few days
the matter will be made public.
At the meeting of the County Commits
sioners. held Tuesday petition signed by
the required number of voters was pre-
scented, asking that wet and dry election
be ordered for Orange county. After an
examination of the petition, and ascer-
tanning that the document had the names
of the required nhmber of legal voters, an
election was ordered, and the date fixed
for May 81.
The heavy rains of the past few weeks
have damaged the vegetable crops around
Wauchula to an alarming extent. The
bean crop is two weeks late, and will
probably not exceed one-third of what
was expected Beans, tomatoes, celery
and strawberries are being shipped in
small quantities. The excessive rain has
retarded all farm work, and makes the
planting of general farm crops late. The
orange crop will be immense The trees
are in the best possible condition, ana
growing magnificently
Jacksonville Metropolis J. W. Adder
hold was again elected Mayor of Kissim-
NEE Saturday for the fifth term. 1t is
probably Unnecessary to state that Col
Adderhold is a Democrat as he came here
from Georgia. His qualities of a mayor are
equally as good was once his determine
ton as a federal court juror here in Jack
sonville, in the case of the United States
VS.. Gregg, of Ocala, charged with vio.at-
ing the carpet bag election law. One week
locked in a jury room failed to change
the views of Col. Adderhold that GreSs
was innocent of the charge.
Just when life should have been bright
est, William M. York. 80 years old, ended
his life at Jacksonville Tuesday by an
overdose of morphine. Mr. York was a y c.
tim of consumption, and went TO jack
sonville from his home in Atlanta last
December to endeavor to avoid the almost
certain fatal results of the disease. With
him came his young wife, a daughter of
Judge Benson Mr.. York secured employ
ment in the dispatchers office of the Flor
IDA Central and Peninsular Railroad and
being an expert telegrapher, he contin-
ued to work there until Monday night. At
o Hearn's Pharmacy he purchased 30
grains of morphine, and it was this that
caused his death. The young man com
mitted the rash deed while in a fit of des-
pondency caused by the. wretched state of
his health. His wife is almost distracted
over her terrible blow.
1t has just come to the notice of the
officials interested that an entirely inno-
cent man has been confined in the Florida
state penitentiary for over five years,
with life sentence to serve unless JUS
tice is done him and the authorities re-
lease him from the unwarranted incarcer-
alton. Jim Beasley is the name of the
man. He is we'll known in Tampa where
he always bore an excellent reputation.
Beasley went from Tampa to the phos-
phate district Shortly after his arrival
there one negro killed another. The kill
ing was done with a pistol, which was
identified as belonging to Beasley. The
principal was arrested and Beasley was
also held for trial, charged with being an
accessory before the fact At the trial
the negro who did the killing made a
statement to his attorneys, completely eX-
ouerating Beasey, stating that he had
stolen Beasey's pistol without his knowi-
edge, and that Beasley was altogether in
nocent of any connection with the crime
This statement, on a legal technicality
was not allowed to go before the court
Efforts are now being made to secure
Beasley's release.