The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-16

has recently been put up at High Springs,
Alachua county.
John Savarese and j. NJ. Reese have bought
out the Tampa Drug company. The business
will be continued under the same name.
George Simmons, of Chicago, has pur-
chased Pine Island, above Egmont key. This
key has on it 500 bearing cocoanut trees, the
only eocoanut grove north OF RI. Myers, ana
Is very desirable property.
The town council OF wildwood has effectu-
ally prevented any attempt to build any more
houses Of infiammatory material within a
block OF the public square by adopting an
ordinance establishing fire limit.
The late Commodore Colts yacht Oriole.
now at Punta Gorda. has been sold to George
d. Magoon, OF New York son Of the late pres
ident OF the Santa Fe railroad system. The
price paid is not given. The Ortole Will cruise
in Florida until next summer.
The Florida Pebble Phosphate Miners As
ISOLATION, composed Of miners and exporters
OF phosphate in the state Of Florida. in con
ventton assembled at Punta Gorda, Feb. 10,
II and 70, unanimously agreed to resolutions
calling on congress to deepen the water in the
harDor.
A bell boy at the Almeria hotel at TAMPA
picked up S25 in bills Wednesday night on he
office floor where no one saw him and walk
ing up TO the clerk, Gale Ford, handed him
the money. ord found that the money be-
longed to Frank F. Ricart runner for the
Hotel iOma, Havana.
On Sunday morning while Ian Haughton
and wife. Of Palatka, we're at church, their
residen e was Lroken into and Mrs. Haugh
ton gold watch and chain stolen. The case
was reported to Deputy Sheriff Howell on
Monday morning. and before noon he had re-
covered the watch and spotted the thieves,
two cOlored boys
The old Methodist church at Tampa was
burned Wednesday morning The building
was worth about 5000 and was insured for
Sl,250. This property was sold several years
ago to the Methodist Episcopal church by the
Methodist Episcopal church south, OF Tampa,
RECENTLY
erty was bought by the Catholics, who are
preparing TO organize a cOlored school there.
They VIII repair the house left standing for
that purpose.
Jacksonville Metropolis; Monday night
about 10 o clock EN press Messenger Joseph
Saunders shot and wounded a white man at
Davenport station on the South i lorida
railroad en- route to Jacksonville from
Tampa. Mr.. saunders says that he had a
considerable amount OF money and ValuaUles
in the car, and had il closed up. just before
arriving at Davenport he saw a man peering
through the window into the car from the
platform. When the tram stopped at DaY-
EXPORT Mr.. Saunders got his revolver and
went out OF the car on the platform of the
station and hailed the man. who was still on
the platform of the car, three times, and re-
ceivlng no answer fired on him, the
ball taking effect in the right hand, intiicting
very painful, but not fatal wound. AS soon
as the man was shot he jumped of the car.
and started 10 run, but was caught by the train
crew. he said he was plumber. ana was
only stealing ride through TO Sanford. He
satisfied the messenger that he had no inten-
ton OF robbery, and was released after his
wound had been dressed. He said that the
engine blowing off steam PROBABLY kept him
flom hearing the messenger when he hailed
him. Mr.. Saunders Is a brother to the unfor-
tunate express messenger, Walter saunders,
who was shot and killed about a year ago by
him when he tried to protect the property I'M
der his protection.