The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-25

insolvency as % thc costs They were
then ordered to he released from custody.
Matt G.. johnson. OF Gainesville who Is
% first cousin 81 Is is Elliott, whose little
. tauElter was outraged lud murdered ln
Ia taycttc county ou Wednesday bv q
negro heud. says that Nr. Elliott has
been followed hr % series % narrowing
q iEastess fay the past ten years of his life.
Some wears ago his first wife WAS burned
90 death, aud three years later the little
babe she left suffered the same fate. 4
year or so later his nephew was murdered
and on Wednesday his daughter suffered
q worse fate.
At Bagdad about four o'clock Friday
morning fire was discovered eating a way
through the roof of the big new McPher-
son dry kiln at Simpson * COS. gang mill,
and though the kiln was equipped
Throughout with latest improved spriuk-
lers and water from the water tanks and
fire boat was thrown on the blazing mass
from all directions. Yet the lntiammablc
nature of the building caused it 10 fall an
easy prey 10 the fire hend, About $4,000
feet of lumber in process Of dry
ing was also consumed. Loss about So
600 Fully insured.
Lakeland Cracker: Some days ago
George. a son Of A. w. Luuu, who lives
near Willow Oak. was 40 work on Lake
Z
away down at the bottom Of the lake.
probably ten feet below the surface
through the clear water, he saw an ALI
gator about five feet long. in a spirit of
dare-dcviltry he Immediately plunged
into the water, dived down, caught the
saurian by the front foot, and swan to
the surface with him, there completing
the capture. The gator seemed so much
surprised that he did not show fight at
all
At q mass meeting Of the business men
Of Ybor city held Friday night commit
tee consisting Of ten Of their number
was appointed to confer with Ignacio
Haya, of Sanchez & Huya, to see If the
troubles In his factory could not be ad-
justed so that the operatives could return
to work The committee called on Mr.
Haya Saturday morning and were met
very cordially. Mr. Haya SAID that if
twenty good cigarmakers apply to him
yesterday that he would give them en-
plOyment, and next week will employ
twenty more. This was very satisfactory
10 the committee.
The shipping at Fernandina is begin
ming to brighten up and the delayed phos-
phate vessels are gradually making their
appearance in port The steamship
Macedonia arrived Wednesday and will
take on a cargo of 1000 tons from the
Il IGltn tOulpdLA llluths L ut lNut DOH
came in early Saturday, to load with
1000 tons. The bark Kappa has just fin
ished loading with 800 tons. The cargoes
Of these two vessels are also from the
French company's mines. There are six
others on the way and the prospects are
very encouraging for heavy shipments
during the next six weeks.
Tampa Times Saturday three young
men who were watching the operations
of the treasure seekers in the reservation
picked up some of their tools and going
10 the summit of the mound near by be-
gan digging. About a foot below the sur
face they unearthed a perfect human
skeleton and part of the coffin in which
it was buried. The bones were placed in
a sack and brought up town, where they
were exhibited From the formation of
the skull it was presumed that it was the
skeleton of an Indian. Although the
corpse was probably buried there while
this country was in possession of the In
dians, the bones are well preserved, par
ticutarly the teeth, none of which are
missing, and they are as white as pearls.