The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-06

age of 7S years, while chopping with an Ak,
| By accident cut his foot, from which gan
creme set in, and after lingering suffering
for six months lacking two days, he died
on the morning Of July 2. He had been a
Baptist minister for = number Of years, and
was highly respected by all who knew him.
DIR. A. Anderson Of St. Augustine, in a
recent letter to his partner. DIR. F. F. Smith,
says that be has Just returned from west
ern trip with H. NJ Flsgler. DR.. Ander-
son says that while travelling through west
ern Kansas they came across a town bear
ing the name Of Flagler. The town con-
sisted Of about a dozen houses, e railroad
depot aud big hotel In front Of the hos
telry was painted sign in letters twelve
inches high, bearing the inscription Ponce
de Leon" The tourists were somewhat sur
prised TO find such a forcible reminder OF
st. Augustine in the far west.
Notwithstanding this is the duh season,
Tampa IS making onward strides in the
march of progress. The grand tourist
hotel, OF which so much has been said and
written, is gradually nearing completion.
A large force Of hands Is still engaged in
rounding off its corners, under the super
vision Of Architect Wood. Several polished
! marble columns have been placed in posi-
ton, the immense rotundas and halls are
beginning to assume shape, and every day
some new feature Is added. 1t is expected
that one wing will be completed in time to
accommodate next seasons travel.
AT Kissimmee, Monday, during the meet
ing of the county commissioners Alfred
Eyerson, j. NJ. Bryan an A. Il. Drought,
trustees of the county bonds, pre-
sented their bonds for s20,0 each, which
were approved. The Pierce Tony Invest
ment company, the contractors for the new
court house and Jail, presented their bonds
ruh fCh 10
| county school board requested Of the county
commissioners an assessment of three mills
for school purposes which will be sufficient
To run all the schools in this county for six
months each year, and have adopted a
graded course of study for all the county
schools. The tax collector is busy selling
lands for the taxes, but the state has been
the principal bidder. There was II very
small attendance at the sale The A. and
G. c. c. and o. i. company and others ap-
Piled to Judge Browne for mandamus to
prevent the tax collector from selling their
lands for taxes, but the petition was refused
and the case has been carried to the supreme
court
Tampa has succeeded in floating bonds TO
| the amount or 800, 900, and the holders of
| city warrants are happy. The amount of
outstanding warrants on June Is was about
10000, and $25, 900 of this sum has already
OOSh 0Apc1utO III bilelE FeuelupLlOU. n6
| remaining $60000 is appropriated for the
| improvement of streets, the purchase of
sites and the erection of city buildings, the
purchase of a garbage cremator, etc. The
| expenditure of this money will tend to keep
! things lively all during the summer. The
city has just contracted with the Jeter q
Boardman Gas aud Water Association for
seventeen additional double fire by
drants, making a total of 1877. No
n ha pfs - IoA%
system of water works or a bet
ter equipped fire department. Seven new
hose reels have been ordered and their ar
rival is daily expected. At recent session
of the council Chief Wuerpel was instructed
| to ascertain the cost of an electric system
of fire alarms with a view 10 adopting such
system in Tampa. At his suggestion the
council have already authorized the adver-
tising for offers for lots upon which to build
brick hose and reel houses; one hose house
in each ward and the reel houses distributed
over the CITY.