The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1903-12-22
ECrean of News.
Brief Summary Of Most
important Events
Of Each Day.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


at Cannonville Wednesday, killing one
man and injuring another, who was
struck by the flying body.
-Cracksmen blew the safe of G, A.
Banks, at Mansfield, Newton county
Ca, wednesday night, securing $3.50 in
cash. after which they stole Banks
horse and buggy.
President John s. Williams, of the
Seaboard, who has returned to Rich'
mond after a trip over his railroad sys'
ten. says the vagrancy laws OF Geor-
gia and Alabama are eliminating the
idle, negro.
The French cruiser Jurien de la
Grayiere is at New Orleans to take
part in the celebration OF the anniver'
sary Of the signing Of the papers con-
veylng Louisiana to the United States
Citizens of Jackson county, Mis-
slsslppi, have formed law and order
league for the purpose OF compelling
whitecappers to deslst from their out
RACES.
Central American affairs were dis
cussed in the house wednesday, and
also pensions, Industrial and agricut'
tural conditions and labor. The ses.
sion lasted more than four hours, the
house being in committee Of the whole
almost the entire time on the pension
appropriation Bill
w. A. McKowne, secretary OF the
California University, confessed to
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler, OF
that institution, that he was defaulter
to the amount of $4,000 and possibly
more. Most Of the money had been
lost at the race track.
AS result OF Minister Lelshmans
advlces respecting the Alexandretta
affair, the state department has re-
quested the navy department to place
warship at the disposal of Consul
Davies, now at Beirut, upon which he
might return to Alexandretta at his
pleasure
Judge Evans has named Judge A.
Burwell, Of North Carolina, and Dr. q.
v. Smith, of Tennllle, as receivers for
the Tennille, Ca. cotton mills and has
ordered them to sell the property.
Secretary Root appeared before
the senate military committee Wednes-
day and made an elaborate defense Of
General Wood.
by the decisive vote of 81 to S,the
senate passed the bill carrying into Ell.
feet the reciprocity treaty with Cuba.
An agreement has been reached
between Governor Taft and the Friars
by which the United States will &C.
qulre the friar lands In the Philippines
for the sum of seven millions two hun.
bred and ten thousand dollars In gold.
"A dispatch from st. Petersburg
says the Sea of Azol is rapidly dlsap.
peASng,
THE almost nude and partially de.
composed body Of white girl not over
20 was foun5 In Rockdale county, Ca,
Sunday. The skull was crushed, while
the girl bore a gun shot wound In her
breast
Citizens Of Sumter county, Ga,
are pleased at the prospect Of a $780,
900 federal building for Americas and
a splendid government highway from
Americas to Andersonvile.
1T is announced that the Georgia,
Florida and Alabama railroad has &C
quired the Tallahassee, Florida and
Georgia, giving 1t through line from
Cuthbert to the gulf
"A large sugar refinery Is to be
opened at cambridge, Ca, by A. Cohen
G. Co.. who intend to add sugar manu-.
facture to the extensive tobacco in.
terests.
The Operators Tank and Ware
House Company has been chartered
in Florida with a capital stock Of half
a million, it's object being to secure
control Of the naval stores product of
the state.
AT Pensacola, Fla, two tramps are
held charged with robbing a store and
KIDNAPPING the son of the proprietor.
The boy escaped and gave evidence
against his alleged captors
The republican national conven.
ton will be held in Chicago June Fl,
next
TIE republican executive commit. |
tee has recommended the appointment |
OF A. Pardee, negro, &c postmaster Mt
Mariana, Fla.
Three or four bad wrecks on rail.
roads in which about dozen persons
were killed occurred Sunday.
-Furman B. Pearce has been named
chief office deputy for the southern
district Of Georgia, succeeding the
late Colonel Richard d. Locke, OF Ma.
con.
Frederick Wilson and Marshal
Hoskins, the car robbers whose opera.
lions In Americas and Smithville, Ga.
have attracted attention, pleaded gull.
ty and were each sentenced to serve
ten years.
In quarrel over cards at spartan
burg s. c., Albert Thomson, son Of a
prominent family, fatally wounded Al
bert Dearman.
Mrs. Bennett, IN her appeal from
the decision OF the probate Judge in
regard TO her husbands will, charges
Mr.. Bryan with deceit in the matter OF
the $4,000 beQuest.
Senator Bacon has introduced