The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-13

! They organized Saturday night at the board
of trade rooms with the following officers:
President, jefferson B. Browne; first vice
| president, c. B. Pendleton; second vice
president, James A. Wnddell: secretary, c..
! E Merrill; treasurer, B. B. Whalton; COM
missioner, G. J. Huelsenkamp.
Taylor Allen, Jagged IS. the son Of W. W.
Allen OF Milton, was strangely wounded
two weeks ago. While out riding be dis
mounted TO shorten the girth of his saddle
and made use OF his knife, which be then
placed on the saddle with the open blade
pointing upward. Afterward be care
lessly mounted and drove the blade into his
leg, infiicting painful wound. The large
blood vessels Of the thigh were injured,
blood poison set In, and be died Thursday
night, despite the skill OF bis physician and
the loving care OF his family. His Lex was
ampu ated on Thursday. but he was then
too weak, and succumbed to the shock.
Godfrey Dawson, negro man engaged
In Tightening for the Amelia River Packing
Company, was drowned In the river near
the factory at FernAndIna Thursday even
ing. In company with W. L. Evatt, Daw-
son was trying to hoist an anchor, when the
boat capsized and they were thrown into
the water. They both commenced SWIM
ming to the shore, but Dawson became
frightened and tried TO clutch MIR Evatt,
who, in self-defense, was compelled TO get
away from him. Some men went 70 the
! assistance Of Dawson, but reached the scene
been recovered. Deceased was about IS
years old.
In Taylor county when the time for the
officers who we're elected on Oct. 4 to make
| their bonds expired on last Saturday, it
| was found that only part OF thote elected
| In the county had prepared for their re-
| sponsibilities. E. J. Courtney for treasurer,
| John Mathis for tax collector. and j. p.
| Whiddon for superintendent of schools we're
those who failed to give bonds. They are
all good and honorable citizens, but they
| were elected through the third party votes.
and their democratic friends felt too badly
| wounded by the abuse OF the third party
people during the last campaign to make
| their bonds for them. 1t is now left for the
| executive committee to recommend suitable
men for the vacant positions, hence the ac-
ton Of the committee is looked forward to
with q marked degree OF interest. J. B.
Hardee, the present tax collector, is very
prominently spoken OF as his own successor,
while there will perhaps be several appli-
cations for the Office of treasurer and super
intendent, and il Is impossible at present to
gain much Of an idea as to who will be the
fortunate ones.
Key West Gulf Penndnt: The numbers
OF Chinese which pass Key West of late on
the Morgan steamers en- route to Havana
have attracted notice. Every steamer has
two score or NOR on board most Of them
directly from the Flowery Kingdom. A
Pennont man called on Col George Jingg
Of Duval street yesterday 10 search OF In
formation about the Chinese in Cuba. Col.
Jingg 10 very intelligent Celestial and
reads both the Chinese ana American papers.
Between strokes Of his polishing machine be
said that the Chinese which pass Key West
are coolie laborers imported to Cuba under
contract from China, to work on the
sugar plantations. By the terms of
the contract all their expenses are
paid and they receive a certain amount
yearly until the expiration of four years.
when the contract expires; or II they re-
main an additional year they are paid 80
much month. Col. JinRg said that within
the last thirty years more than 80 .OoO
Chinese have immigrated to Cuba. The
climate or that island, however, does not
seem to be good for them, as it is estimated
that there are at present not more than
$4,000 of them remaining. The coolies lot
is a hard one everywhere, and there ia no
reason why Cuba should be an exception.
More than $1,000 Chinese have landed at
Havana in thirty years. and there are
now between 200 and 4 900 in that city.
The Chinese In Cuba, said Col. Jingg,
take more to matrimony than they do in
America. They intermarry with both
white and colored Cubans, and many have
large families. Col. Jingg says that IL is
difficult to distinguish the Cuban Chinese
of the second and third descent from the
natives. II is well known that racial preju-
dices among the Latin races are not as
strong as among the AnKlo-Saxon and
Teutonic races. As yet there is no Chinese
problem In Cuba. II one should arise it
will probably DO met by the assimilation OF
the Orientals.