The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
FLORIDA.

Mrs. Jessie Denham Palmer, wife Of DR.. T.
NJ, Palmer, died at her home at Monticello FRI
day.
Within a month number of men will be put
TO work mining phosphate at the sharon mines,
near Green Cove Springs.
This month two ships laden with phosphate
have cleared from Fernandina, and three are
now loading and six are under charter to load
phosphate there
A company has been organized at Fort White
for the establishment of a first-class canning
factory The machinery has been purchased
and the factory will DO built without delay.
II. f. Mayheld has closed a contract with the
Foote Commercial Phosphate Company to
furnish all necessary machinery to erect 100
ton plant on the east bank OF Peace river three
miles south Of Barlow. The plant will cost
about $4,000.
President Flagler, Vice President PARROT,
General Agent Ingraham, General Superin-
tendent Crawford and Chief Engineer Haines of
the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian
River railway, left st. Augustine Thursday on
special train for Rockledge They will make
thorough inspection of the new road and decide
as to the date for the inauguration of through
train service from Jacksonville to Rockledge.
St Augustine NetGs; The search for John L.
Ladner is being diligently pushed but as vet
nothing definite is known OF his whereabouts.
Detective Cooper. who came over here from
Jacksonville to look the case up, returned yeS-
terday afternoon and will continue his work
there. Mr.. Lemon Is deYoting all his time in
the woods around Sampson, and other parties
are out The search will continue, and every
possible means will be used to trace the miss
ing man.
Pat Wells, negro. was lynohed Thursday
night five miles southwest of Quincy Wednes-
day night the barn and stable belonging to
George Fletcher we're discovered to be on fire.
He left the house TO extinguish the flames and
it was robbed of money and clothing, which
were afterward found on Wells person. The
negro confessed the crime. While bringing the
prisoner TO town the guard was surrounded and
49, omar av,sah ar
TO the lynchers has yet been found.
Fernandina Neics: The phosphate shippers
wear a more pleasing smile of late. The price
OF phosphate has recently advanced and the
orders for shipments have increased beyond the
most sangutne expectations. There will be six
or seven large ocean steamships in our port
within the next ten days, and we hear of one
firm who has standing order 70 ship 5000 tons
will probably ship 100000 tons il not more
during 1898, while the prospects are that Bruins
wick will ship at least 60,U00 Savannah will
also come in for good share OF this years
shipments.
Mrs. A. n Anderson lives at house with four
small children on the Kings road two miles
from Jacksonville. aud during the day is alone
with them. Thursday evening she was with the
children when suddenly she heard the grind
stone, which is in the rear of the house, grind
ing, and o few moments later light tap at the
front door. Being virtually alone, she didn't
respond TO the knock, and IN q few moments
she again heard it at the rear door. She asked
who 1t was, and the response "me" came from
a low voice. Mrs. Anderson asked what was
wanted and the voice answered that the boss
was wanted. 1t was almost o'clock and the
moon was shining brightly and on peeriug
through a small opening she recognized short
black negro who had attempted her life on
Monday night. and whom she had shot in the
arm. She let him know that she recognized
HIM ana he then demanded an entrance, threat
ening 10 break the door in if she failed to open
it. Fearing that if he broke in he might do her
personal harm. she agreed TO open the
Kitchen door, but before doing so provided her.
self with an English bulldog pistol, and on
opening the door, aimed at the scoundrel and
pulled the trigger. The cartridge failed to ex-
plode and she pulled twice more with the same
result. The negro, who mad drawn back at this
show Of fight then sprang forward and caught
her by the hair with his left hand, and pushed
her against the side of the house, endeavorIng
70 brain her, now and then hitting her a terrible
blow on the head, each being almost enough 70
knock her senseless Sue pulled The trigger of
the pistol again. and IL went Oft but without eff
feet. Meanwhile the villain abused her in every
conceivable way, giving as reason that she
had crippled him for lie, and he proposed to
get even with her. He said that he knew that
there was money ia the house. and he would
walk over the dead bodies of herself and chill
| dren 20 get It This cruel treatment continued,
but meanwhile the children had given the alarm
and the cook az J. Ramsey Dey's house rushed
across the road TO another neighbours and in
| duced Tom jackson, a workman, to come 70 the
rescue. At the same time G. NJ Barber. who
also lives near by, rushed over just in time 20
see the negro going away. Scarcely had he
/ gotten out Of the yard when firing commenced,
aud jackson yelled out that he had him, bur the
| negro MAJ evidently charmed life, as none OF
! the bullets ht him and he escAped lie was
supposed 20 have taken refuge under the house,
and the crowd which had by this time collected
made thorough search, but be could not be
found.
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