The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-31

| FLORIDA.
| There is talk Of putting in an electric hight
/ plant at Kissimmee.
A merchant of Fernandina received g.. 500 in
silver coin from Jacksonville last Thursday
The public school at Orlando now has 500
pupils, the highest number it has never had.
The new range lights now being erected on
/ Tiger aud Amelia islands near EernRldlna, will
be liz the first night IN February.
Mrs U. S. Grant and Col. U. s. Grant, her son,
accompani-d BY tina colonels family, arrived at
the Tampa Bay hotel Friday evening.
Lowell & Hartshorn OF Gainesville Saturday
shipped TO Boston two quarts Of Strawberries
picked from the patch OF James Quinn in North
Gainesville.
C. B. Pendleton lost a very valuable COW at
Key West Saturday. The COW was grazing IN
the garrison, when she was bit by rattesnake
and died within an hour In terrible agony.
Al the South Florida depot at Tampa, Thurs
day evening" pickpocdets relieved Mr. Cole OF
Michigan of his pocSet book containing the eX-
cursion tickets of himself and party and valua-
Bile papers
There is movement on foot TO organize q
fish dealers union. The fish dealers Of Punta
Gorda have issued a circular letter 60 the
dealers OF the state requesting that a meeting
be held in Jacksonville at an early date.
John A. Alden Of New York, president Of the
Foote Commercial Phosphate Company, and
Frederick Lewis of New York, the vice presi-
dent, are at Barlow actively engaged in start
ing operations. A plant capable OF daily out
II
soon be Ia operation.
Col J. L, Valentino, a prominent capitalist Of
Nashville, has purchased a onehalf interest IN
the lS0-acre tract Of land including grove, etc,
on the west side Of Orlando. partly in the city
limits bordering on Lake Concord for the sum
Of $4,000 His new purchase is on the site OF
the West End hotel, which was burned few
years ago, and Col. Valentino may possibly
build hotsl there as he is impressed with the
beauty of the site
The Masons and friends of John Ladner have
obtained information as TO his whereabouts, aud
men are now on his track. On Saturday last Mr..
Ladner boarded Conductor HunDcutts train at
Bayard and paid his fare TO Jacksonville. On
Monday he was seen in Jacksonville by Mrs.
Root and Mrs. Palmer. Later in the week he
was seen on the road again heading toward st.
Augustine. Saturday Nanny Masters reports
that he was seen at the mill OF the Builders
Supply Company twelve miles out, on Friday,
IL Is supposed that Mr.. Ladner is now near st.
Augustine, wandering back home.
Birmingham dye Herald: On special train
preceding train No. 3, on the Louisville and
Nashville road yesterday, there was party OF
some 40 ladies and gentlemen en- route to De-
Leon Springs, Fla, to attend meeting of the
National Spiritual and Liberal Association.
The meeting commences Sunday, Jan. 20, and
continues for six weeks. The excursion that
passed through the city yesterday started FROM
Cincinnati, but there were people aboard from
number OF cities in Ohio aud Illinois. The
party was in charge of DR.. w. S. Rowley, chair
man of the Committee from Cleveland, o.
Lakeland Cracker: News has just been re-
ceived here OF a horrible affair in which two
women were burned alive near South Prong, on
the Alfalfa river, some fifteen miles from this
place, on last Thursday IL appears that Mrs.
Gruh Williams and MIS- Luke Aultman were
engaged in some household duties at the lat
ter's home when one Of the children fell into
the fire. Both rushed to its rescue, and in doing
SO their dresses caught in the flames, which
made such rapid Roadway as to completely en-
velop them in a few moments Both rushed from
the house and Mrs, Williams losing her presence
of mind tainted the flames soon burning her
to a crisp Mrs Aultnan, after Attempting to
extinguish the fire on her friend, and finding
that she could do no more, rushed Ior the well,
located some distance In the yard, and which is
about sixty feet deep, drew "a bucket of water
and put out the scorching flames, which had
during all that time been burning up her body.
The nerve, GOODNESS and heroism which she dis
played is seldom chronicled. She leaves a hus-
band and two little children TO mourn her loss,
which will fall heavily upon their Borrowing
hearts. Mrs Williams leaves husband and
three small children.