The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-03

ba baS Hlsht at Lake City. So far
NE naS ne, been captured. The woman.
" muscle after the shot was fired.
Melbourne Times: j. R. PARROT. ESQ.
vice president of the East Coast Railway
mas oeen named by the Governor as one
VI .'he trus tees of the Agricultural Col
rec mere can be no question as 10 the
n'hess OF this appointment MIR. PARROT
70 siilihehtIy qualified by college training,
aud ms executive ability and business ex-
perience will be of great value 70 the
board. ''-N
Col. A F. Dick, the manager of the pa
iatlal Tampa Bay Hotel, is in Tampa.
lie is marshaling his force preparatory
TO me winter campaign. now soon to open
win hlm The big hotel teens with peo-
PIE now, put they are rot the fashion
do'e throhgs that are 10 come later. They
are the employees of the hotel. These
people are busy getting the house in or
der 70 throw open the doors on the 18th
OF THIS month 10 the wandering guests
The new year opens up with many new
industries in sight for Jacksonville In
addition TO a large brewery which viii
shortly be erected. the Chicago Lumber
Company will establish a plant In that
pany has already leased offices in the
Gardner building, and J. c. McEachern
VIII be the manager. He Is already in
the city with his Office assistants. Dur
| ing the present year they will erect
large mill there
Jacksonville News: The new steamer
II. B. Plant was out yesterday for a trial
spin on the river, Capt j. W. FITZGERALD.
superintendent OF the Plant Line, for
which the boat was built was aboard
with several friends. The trip was de-
cidedly successful. On Friday the official
trial trip will be made, the steamer going
down the river and 10 sea for a spin. If
she does as well then as she did yester-
day her success will be another triumph
IN steamboat building for the Merrill
Stevens Engineering Company.
At u O'Clock Sunday night or Monday
morning Jan. l, the law allows fishing in
Florida waters to commence. For several
days evidences of the approach Of the open
season have been seen along the river
front al Tampa. There are more than 500
people engaged in the fishing business in
those waters, and supplies had to lie
brought out for these boats, besides all the
camp equipage, ready for quick sail to
the different camps where everything
could be placed in readiness for the be-
ginning Of the work. By an early hour
Monday morning the river front was clear
ed of all these boats. The last one had
spread its white wings and glided oft in
TO the bay and headed for the particular
camp to which II belongs. The officers Ct
the Florida Fish and Ice Company ex-
pect to ship from go to 500 barrels day
through this season, and have made all
the necessary arrangements of get ing
that many fish from the section around
Tampa alone
W. j. Hadden, a young white man re-
siding in Madison county, arrived in Jack
sonvirle Saturday night, and at once went
to a hotel on West Forsyth street where
he retired for the night. Al o'clock Sun
day morning the ctambermaid reported
that she could not unlock the door Of
room A. and that the key was on the in
side. The clerk remembered that this was
the room occupied by young Hadden. and
that ne desired to leave for Columbia, 5.
c., on an early train and he, therefore,
rushed to the room to make an investga-
ton. Opening the transom above the
door told the tale as the released gas then
penetrated the Railways. The door was
broken open. and the young man was
found cold n death. An examination Of
the gas iet showed that it was turned
on in full, and chat the gas was escaping
fast Justice f. E. Willard, eX-ofiicio
coroner. was notified, and upon learning
the facts in the case, decided that an in
quest was unnecessary. The unfortunate
young man had evidently through ignor-
once blown out the gas, and t4us uncon-
sciously ended his own life
Considerable anxiety was felt at Bron-
son for Deputy Sheriff Robert Walker
when the report came that he had been
shot by Bill Williams while attempting to
arrest him. EOWeVer the wound ne re-
ceived was q very slight one, only one
shot striking him in the arm. Deputy
Walker and John Dean had Williams To-
Gated in a swamp, 800 yards from the
Williams farm. They lay in wait for
him Thursday night, and just as day was
breaking Friday morning they saw him
going in the direction of his home Dep
utv Walker ordered him to Throw up his
hands" but instead Of doing so he fired
his gun at the officers. Before he had an
oDn0riuntty to shoot again Walker and
Dean shot Williams. The load from Deans
siln took effect in the abdomen. and sew
eral of the shot from Walkers gun struck
bts head. He only lived a few hours, and
was conscious TO the last. He did not
denv the horrible crime of winch ne had
been convicted, and for when ne was
sontenced to death, and positively refused
batr,v his friends who have shielded
Si,, rom sheriff Sutton since his escape
49,, iau He said he was prepared to
Ale The body was delivered to MS chli-
dren and buried near the Williams nome \
,rhre ends she existence OF the man VINO
i - the most heinous crime in the
49,, of the county, If not in the state.
~, n.on,e are loud In their praises OF
- 1.ork The officers have done III thv
ease.