The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-12
FLORIDA.

Edward l.. Root has purchased the Chandler
Yonge residence at Ocala.
During the year 1892 there were shipped from
Florida 394,327 tons Of phosphate. an increase
of l13 tons over 1891.
Mark Marble, a young man connected with II.
b Gibson's saloon at Key West, was arrested
day or two ago and jailed by Sheriff Knight on
warrant sworn out by Edward Baker bar
tender, charging him with the theft Of a gold
watch and chain aud $50 in cash.
There is a movement on foot among tho ship
perS OF Pensacola TO reorganize the timber and
lumber exchange. which for several years past
has been virtually out of existence. A meeting
was held Friday for this purpose and commit
tee on constitution and bylaws appointed
The Hotel Lagonda the largest and finest
hotel at Interlaken, was burned to the ground
Sunday morning. The house was owned and
managed by NJ. Z. and G. r. Knapp. The
latter Is the mayor of the city. His wife and
child narrowly escaped being burned to death.
Gener & Co. formerly McKnay & Semple,
who have been manufacturing clear Havana
cigars at Key West for several years past have
removed their factory furniture to Tampa.
They will at once commence business in the
new factory recently provided for them at that
place
There was no change in the conditions Of the
timber market at Pensacola during the past
weak The stocks on hand are still ample for
the limited demand AT the close of business
Saturday sawn timber at Ferry Pass
quoted at ia to ll16 cents, according to
average and quality
James Coachman and Robert Mawdsley of
Jacksonville have rowboat which is run by a
baud propeller. There is an iron seat on which
the occupant of the boat sits and in front of
him is perpendicular shaft. This and a pair
of stirrups ut the bottom of the boat, which fit
tne feet are worked backward aud forward
which turns the propeller shaft and runs the
boat
The ground is being cleared fer Mr. Flagler's
big hotel at Palm Beach, on the eastern shore
of Lake Worth and within week or two work
will have begun in earnest on the foundation
walls. About 400 men will be employed in the
work of construction, under the supervision of
]. A. Mcdonald and j. A. Mcclure, builders of
the Ponce de Lon at st. Augustine, and Mr..
Flagler says that the hotel will be ready 10 open
at the beginning of the next winter season.
About 10000 tons of phosphate were SHIPPED
from Fort White last month, and this Is but
beginning. The Fort White Phosphate Com
pany is putting in machinery to double its cRpac
ity. Gen. + b. Bailey is putting in new pant
on the Tolen place. The T. W. Pitts Company
is just getting in good working order, and the
Perryn company has Just finished its works and
! will soon start to mining, and lt is probable
| that the shipments from that placs will soon so
| to 1000 tons per month.
The democratic executive committee of
| Walton county met on Monday last and elected
/ the following persons to be recommended to
/ the governor for appointment as county com
J missioner J. G. Douglass, J. J, McCaskill, j.
/ c. McSween, Lafayette Cawthon and c. l.. n.
/ Hart. The members of the school board have.
/ so far refused to comply with Mr.. Sheats' re-
quest to resign. AS their terms of office expire
at different dates, and one Of them has been
| recently appointed for four years, there will
not be an entirely new board until near the end
OF the present administration
The company of Indian soldiers of the United
| States army which some time since ordered
/ to Fort Barraucas near Pensacola, have arrived
and are now in camp near the fort. This com
| panY was recruited at Fort Bowie, ATL and
/ numbers forty nine enlisted men. II is com
| manded by white officers OF the regular army
| and four of the scrgeants a! @ white. The other
| non commissioned officers are Indians 1t is
( understood that this company was sent to Fort
Barrancns for the benefit the Indians will derive
in discipline and training from their contact
with white troops Very few Of them eau Yet
sUeak any English words, but they understand
the commands Of their officers, which are given
10 English.
Key West Equator: Fred D. Peer the gov
eminent posto.hce inspector and Mrs. Peer
were In Havana last week Mrs Peer and a
lady friend we're strolliIg along one of the
principal streets one afternoon alone when Mrs.
Peer felt a jerk on her dress. Turning quickly
she saw man running away with her watch.
Without moments reflection she gave chase
and followed him for three blocks. The police
scented trouble aud joined in the chase. By her
intrepid and impuleive act the man was caught
and identified. The watch found on his
person, and his arrest led 10 the discovery of a
den Of thieves who made a business OF picking
pockets and buying any plumber that other
thieves brought to them. Mrs. Peer had some
difficulty in reganing her watch from the au-
4 thorlties as they wished to Eo il until after
the thiet's trinl. but she finally succeeded.