Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-20
OUR TALLAHAssEE LETTER.
A Duh Capital-GOyernOr Gone
-Four Death Warrants Issued.
Miss jefferson Bell

There amt No. nothing much IL
write,
There amt no thought that come,
to me
In vain ] think with all my might
WhatI had best to write to thee.
Tallahassee is fearfully dull-a,
one fOrlOrn creature expressed it,
there's nothing to do but chew the
rag, and chew, and chew" The sun
rene court is busy clearing up the
docket preparatory to the adjourn
ment for the summer vacation early
in August A number Of opinions
we're handed down this week, most Of
them being criminal cases. The court
heard cral arguments Tuesday in the
rampant. Brooke case, which win
test the eonstitutionality of the re-
cent act Of the legislature extending
the limits Of che city OF Tampa. Hon.
W. A. Carter and John P. Wall re.
presented the Fl. Brooke contingent.
Hon. E, R. Gunby and Judge Glen.
the city ofTampa.
/ am always glad to see Mr., Gunby
in Tallahassee and there are 50 many
others here who share this feeling.
that he must surely leave the hills
with a very comfortable feeling
Without exception, Mr.. Gunby is the
best loved Republican in Florida, and
his friends at the capital always give
him the warmest of welcomes.
Governor BrOward, Mrs. BrOward
and their eight handsome daughters,
Dorcas, Josephine, Enid, Elsie, Ella,
Agnes, Florida and Elizabeth and
Mrs. Broward's sister, Miss Elsie
Douglass left Thursday for their sum-
N reouting. The party expect to
visit Washington, New York and 9TH
er points, returning via jamestown
where they will spend some time at
the exposition.
Several of the cabinet are away at
present. Mr.. Holloway is attending
the meeting Of the National Educa-
tional Association at Los Angeles,
California; Mr., Ellis is attending the
grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias
at Indianapolis; Mr.. Knott is visiting
his brother in Tampa.
Death warrants were issued yester-
day from the executive Office for the
execution Of four murderers: George
viii Collier, Ben Cooper and
Walter Tyson will be hanged in
BrookSville August S0th. Kemp
Holt, of Santa Rosa county, will be
hanged at Milton on the same date.
The commission to examine Indian
War claims, consisting Of Hon. ]. W.
knight, of Floral City, Hon. ]. H,
Haryell of Bagdad and Hon. Charles
E. Davis Of Madison, met here We'd
nesday. This is one Of the several
commissions created by the last legis-
lature. Year after year legislatures
have created these Indian war CON-
The last legislature evil
IDENTIFY had In mind this fact and at
tempted to make this commission the
last Of the series. The work Of the
commission at this meeting was to
organize and give out a notice that
all claimants must put in and prove
their claims within a certain period
Of time, and that the commission will
meet again September 18th to con.
slider these claims. Under the act, no
claims shall be considered for which
the general government has not al
ready made an appropriation, As the
general government has. made no pay
ment to the state except as a refund
Of moneys already paid out BY the
state, there should be no further de-
lay in closing out the Indian war ae-
counts.
The commission to locate the bur-
Ial place of Ponce de Leon in Porto