The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-04
FLoRIDA's METROPOLIS.
The State Board of Health-Lively
Days at the Sub-Tropical.

The State Board of Health-Lively
Days at the sub-TropicaL
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. April 8. - The
members OF the state board Of health are in
the city to-day, as is also Surgeon-General
Hamilton of the United States Marine Hos
pital service. Under the guidance of Chief
Engineer r. n. Ellis they made a complete
inspection OF the city and its suburbs. Spe-
cial attention was directed to the sewage
and draining systems of the city, and the
recommendations of Engineer Bo = ditch Of
Boston were discussed by the board.
Surgeon General hamilton seemed very
much pleased indeed with the improved as
pect of the city, and the many changes that
had been made, and gave utterance to the
opinion that jacksonville was in a very fine
condition from a sanitary point of view. 1t
Is understood that this commission or board
will make some suggestions to our board of
public works which will be acted upon at
once. Altogether, however, the inspection
is said TO have been a very satisfactory one,
and proved that the Jacksonville health
main to remedy the bad points OF the old
system
THE EXPOSITION.
Florida's metropolis is busy this week
and in whirl of excitement which will
probably continue until after the interstate
drill mex week. Tomorrow Frederick Doug
lass, the well-known c1lored orator will visit
Jacksonville, and most elaborate prepara-
tions have been made by the coloreI
people to give him a grand reception.
He is engaged by the Sub-Tropical, and
his lectures and receptions will be
given a tat place. He will arrive here
about y o'clock tomorrow, and will be
met by Bishop Arnett and large number
Of the leading ministers and colored
men of the city and state. Several of the
colored military companies will be present,
and there will also be six brass bands.
Friday afternoon and evening he will de
liver addresses, and there will be other at
fractions offered in connection Herewith.
Saturday forenoon there will be- COM
petitive drill between the colored cDmpa nj S
at re Sub-TropicaL 1t is expected that
these three days will be the greatest ever
known in this state for the colored people,
and excursions have been arranged for
from all points in Georgia, and the entire
state of Florida.
CLEvELAND's PARTY.
The Cleveland party will arrive here at 4
o'clock tomorrow morning, and will devote
tomorrow forenoon to sightseeing in Jack
sonville. l. compliance with Mr.. Cleve-
lands expressed wish, the reception and all
proceedings will be strictly informal, and
no speeches, or fireworks" eloquence will
De expected
At 10 o'clock reception will be given
the party at the Sub-Tropical Mr.. Cleve-
land leaves here tomorrow afternoon for
the north.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Plant, break
fast will be given the party at the st. James
by dozen or more prominent citizens.
THE DRILL.
Secretary Adams of the Sub-Tropical re-
ports that there are some twenty compa-
MES already entered for the drill with
prospects Of probably twenty in all.
The four judges, who are all officers Of the
regular United States army have already
been selected They are L'euts. Wilcox and
Zalinski Of the Second artillary, Of st.
Augustine, Lieut. Morton, commandant of
the Gainesville militia y college, aud Lieut..
CabanIss, commandment of the Citadel at
Charleston.
Macon and Augusta both send two COM
panies, and the Georgia military will be
well repr resented from other places. Savsn-
nah's boys haven't been heard from yet,
and their many friends here are greatly
disappointed.