The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-07

action of the water as to its qualities for
cement piping. The result was that with a
small addition OF Portland cement II made
the very best pipe. Accordingly all the sc wer
pipes in and about the building were made
with IL. and have given entire satisfaction,
while the cost is merely nominal IN COMPARE
son with the ordinary cement
A colored man was unfortunate enough to
pet finger chopped on while at work at
Wamel. TUESDAY. He and "Blige' Will
Jams. a half-witts1 negro, with vicious dis
position, we're at work together, when Will
Jams became offended and threw his AK on
the other negro's hand, severing one finger
and cutting two others. The wounded negro
picked up his dismemnered portion and
rushed out for PanasOiikee, which he reached
IN great agony. and requested DIT. Z. p. Med
lin 20 put the finger back With the assist
ance OF seyeral men. and with great difficulty,
the SuuerlnE man was put under the influence
OF chlOrofOrm and the doctor amputated the
bruised STUMP at the hand. he negroes are
threatening TO lynch Williams. some OF the
more moderate wanting tP give him thirty
lashes instead.
The formal organization Of the Railway
Employees Mutual Protective Association was
effected at Jacksonville. Tuesday might. at
the rooms of the toard Of trade. with several
hundred men present. The majority OF them
were from Jacksonville. but large delegations
came in from Femandina and st. Augustine
In Specials furnished by the roads The del
egatiOu from the East Coast line mum bered
sixty: that from Fernandinar. over the Flor
ida Central and Peninsula. eighty, Ccala.
Gainesville, Palatka and other cities were
represented. A score or so came from the
line of the Savannah, Florida and Western.
The meeting was composed OF represeu-
taiives from all branches OF railroad ser
vice clerks, dispatchers, conductors, en-
giueerS, brakemeu. etc. The purposes Of
the railroad employees association or at least
the promoters of 1t. is to aggressively night
all legislation iuimical TO railroads. to oppose
railroad commits sion. 10 work for all inca
Sures ana men conducive 10 greater railroad
profits ana, in nutshell. to assist the
officials Of the ROAD to control the poll
tics and legislation OF the state of Florida.
IN " .i me oIhef hand there are many members
OF the organization VINO oppose an aggressive
campaign Of this kind, but who
are willing to Loyalty protect their
employers in the exercise of Just rights.
and ready TO oppose men ana measures
taat are extreme and unreasonable in an
tagoni5m TO railroad interests.
AT Ocala the list OF casualties caused 10y the
storm sunday evening grows larger as the
Copal church shows that it was lifted from its
foundatlon and moved slightly, so that much
work VIII be required to get II square with
Inc world again. The Primitive Baptist
church (colOredj was thrown from its piers
and IS badly 'canted" to one side. Mayor
hltts, who lives just outside the corporate
limits on the northwest reports that his
fences were laid low and his barn blown down.
house occupied by MIR. Stearns, not very
far away, was thrown from its foundation
and considerably damaged Another on the
grove belonging 10 senator Camden of West
Nlrginia,was treated in a similar manner II
viii be necessary to jack 1t up in
order TO get it In place aga n
several other small houses, whose
foundations mad become somewhat rotten
We're lifted up and dropped just of the piers
PROBABLY the greatest damage occurred in
the vineyards. Reliable reports indicate
that the fruit in all the vineyards composing
the group owned BY the Niagara company. the
Orlando Grape and Fruit Company and
Messrs. Haines, Young & Bailey is lost The
crop was the heaviest these vineyards have
ever borne, and the fruit was almost ready
for the market. The Niagara Grape Company
whose vineyards are the most extensive Gov
erlng about 100 acres, were at
work putting down tramroad
to connect with the railroad in
order to enable them to handle their crop
with greater facility The building of this
tram will ee discontinued. as there will be no
necessity for II this season. The injury 10
the vineyards was caused by hail The storm
did not extend over an area OF more than two
or three miles 10y one mile IN width. w A.
cooper, superintendent Of the Standard Oil
orange groves, reports that good many
young oranges were beaten from The trees
sun he thinks the actual loss Will be very
slight, and be is con }ratulatiug himself that
the properties in his ga re got oF we'll