The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-15

| El Modelo Cigar Manufacturing Company.
/ who has recently undergone a difficult surgi-
cal operation in New FORK city. is reported
! to be improving, and the chances for his re
! cOVery are now very favorable Mr.. Myers
| has transferred his headquarters from JACK
sonville to New York, where he will reside
| permanently.
Capt Jim Fitzgerald will commence in a
few days the erection Of a handsome business
laock on Bridge street, between Bay and For
syth. at Jacksonville. The building will be
Of brick, with frontage on Bridge street of
2le feet, on Bay of 10 and On Forsyth of so.
The lower floor will contain eleven commodi-
GUS stores, and the upper stories forty-seven
/ apartments.
the CITY OF jacksonville was filed in the
Office of the clerk in the circuit court at
Jacksonville W Wednesday, setting forth that
Mr.. COlvin's taxable property in Jacksonville
would be affected more than - 900 by the is
suance Of the 81 goo 600 bonds. In order to
bring case OF this kind in the United States
court. II is necessary that the plaintiff shall
be affected to the extent of $1,000 or more,
hence this AFFIDAVIT
Negotiations are pending which may re-
suit in Jacksonville having magnihcently
lifted up new opera house by the time the
next season begins. 1t is reported that a
company is being formed which will erect the
building at once, il a suitable lot can be pro-
cured at a reasonable figure. The Old con
vent property, situated on Main and Duval
streets, II is believed, will be selected. as Ger
tain parties have within the past week been
making inquiries as to the price Of this prop
erty.
Barlow Courier Informant: The affairs OF
Walton Whann, of Wilmington, Del are
in the hands of a receiver, as is also the Ell
wan Phosphate Company, Of Charleston, S.
C., in which they are the principal stockhold-
eFs. Walton q Whann are the principal
stockholders in the Pharr Phosphate Com
pany Of this place but il is thought this will
not be affected. The Pharr company is on a
paying basis. running on full time and mat
ters will doubtless be arranged so as to con
tinue.
Foreman Robert Harrison, OF Neoga. has
forwarded to Coroner Forward the verdict of
the jury impaneled to inquire into the killing
OF John BarkeS by Eugene Broadnex near
that place last Friday morning. The verdict
finds that Barxes came TO his death from a
pistol shot wound at the hands of Broadnex.
and that the shooting was a willful murder.
Two persons witnessed the shooting which
was premeditated and cold blooded AFFAIR.
No one made any attempt to catch Broadnex
at the time, as he was intoxicated and very
ugly. Since the shooting he has been searched
Tor, but cannot be found. he is we'll known
Throughout that section, and the authorities
are on the lookout for him.
Tampa Times: Judge Phillips was busy in
chancery this morning with the final hearing
In the case OF the Virginia Florida Phosphate
Company vs.. J. w. Wilmot, a bill setting up
fraud against the defendant and asking that
certain stock issued 10 him be cancelled and
the money he obtained from the company bv
the fraud alleged in the bill be paid the com.
Ddllfs ana tIAGb ne DC restrained from selling
Inc stock. The defendant denies the allega-
ton of fraud, and SAYS he acted i'm good faith.
He brought suit first against the company for
his wages as superintendent Of the company,
and that Is also en1Oined by former decree
of Judge Mitchell until this case is settled.
The first bill was filed Feb. 10 1892 and the
ABOVE injunction was granted by Judge
Mitchell March 20, 1892
Orlando Reporter: stock company has
! been formed TO manufacture Mai. c. ID. Shep-
herds patent steel channel horse shoe. which
after having been thoroughly tested its
merits were so patent. developing so many
valuable and important advantages over the
old style shoe. not the least among which are
Its 1ghtness and durability, being half the
weight and wearing four times as long. he
cognlZlng these facts the gentlemen cOmpOs
ing the company, did not hesitate to put their
| money into it, The company is com
posed of some Of Orlando's best
and most prominent business men
and capitalists whose names mean sue
cess. Here is the list: A. McCanurn presi
dent; II. w. Greetham, secretary and treas.
urer; B. F. Bowen, Charles Lord w H Nall
Bowen ana Maj Shepherd expect to start
north IN few days to have the shoe manu-
| featured and placed upon the market.
Tampa Times: John jaw PhilbriclJ returned
| last night TO Key West after month s alb
| sence in New York, where he purchased the
! Key west street car line. He says the sale
Will be completed in fifteen or
| order the rails and material nee
| essary to change IL into an electric road He
! will operate it in connection with his electric
| ltght plant, which is one OF the finest in the
| south The cars are now run by mules and
the system was the property of Z. II. Cato
! There are three and one-half miles Of track
! and Mr., Philbrick viii increase il to six
| miles, running an extension down Thomas
| street to form complete belt and q branch
| down SimOnton or Elizabeth, Later he in
! tends extending 1t TO the head of the island
/ lie says Key Westers are working for a daily
| mail, which they hope to secure this winter
! via Bay Biscayne. Light draft steamers will
] make the run from Key West to Bay Bis
] eayne inside the keys, connecting with Mr.
/ Flaglers steamers from Lake Worth TO the
! bay This inside route can be made by q
| little dredging through Barnes sound int
| Biscayne ana will be as smooth trip as on q
! river all the way, aifordlng beautiful scenery
y and none of the discomforts Of n sea yoyagb