The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-12

uated in the Province of Esmeralda,
Ecuador, South America. The officers
and directors of the company are Herbert
Noble, president; Hampton D. Ewing,
vice president; James A. c. johnson, sec
rotary and treasurer; Ralph 5. Rounds,
and Frank A. Dillingham; of Summit n.
city. " ''S ''''' ''' - ~" - n
Tampaites are curious to know what
has become of G. Fischer, a piano tuner
who recently settled in that city and mar
ried a Tampa girl. The marriage was
Immediately followed by a wedding tour
10 Atlanta. While there, Fischer, who
was anxious to set up in business as a
music dealer for himself, bought seven
pianos through the Atlanta branch of
the New England Piano Company of Bos-
ton, which he ordered shipped to Tampa.
The pianos came in due time over the
Florida Central and Peninsular, but
Fischer has not been seen since early
Saturday morning. The pianos were not
consigned TO Fischer, but TO the New
England Piano Company, with draft and
bill of lading attached. His wife is still
at Tampa.
The bill introduced by Congressman
Cooper in the House of Representatives
at Washington Monday providing for the
sale of the site of St. Francis barracks
at st. Augustine and the improvements
thereon, and the purchase of new site,
and the construction of suitable build
ings for four-company post, was eX-
pected by those interested in the en-
terprise in St. Augustine. The plan is
10 dispose OF the present holdings or the
government, and to obtain possession of
one lot, south of the present location,
In addition to the land now owned by the
government. Sufficient ground will be
provided on which commodious buildings
can be erected. The new location will
also remove the post from the center of
the city to the southernmost point of the
peninsula upon which st. Augustine is
built and in many other ways il will
prove most advantageous change. Two
propositions have been made to the gov
N.sefl 80 afnN~
Endorsement of the war department, that
will, II accepted, make 1t possible for the
government to dispose of the old prop
erty for at least 10000, and by which a
very desirable lot can be had in exchange
for one that is now of practically no use
to the government.
st. Augustine Herald: Some time last
year the South Beach Railway Company
was having an artesian well bored on An
astasia Island near Jack Mound, but the
water was so bad and discolored that
it was abandoned, and u well bored in an
other place. There was gentleman here
at that time from Niagara Falls, who
saw the water from the well first dug,
and believed it to be the same water as
that from the famous burning spring at
Niagara, and so informed the owner of
the spring, and advised him to come here
and investigate it. Mr. ]. r. Dowd is the
owner and as he was coming down to
the exposition, concluded to extend his
journey here, though he was not prepared
to meet the success that awaited his
coming. As soon as he saw the water
from the railway company's abandoned
well, he felt satisfied that he had struck
a bonanza, but to make assurance doubly
sure sent sample of the water to Wash
ington for analysis, which showed that
it contained precisely the same ingredi-
ents as that at Niagara, with one more.
the latter OF no Importance. Mr.. Dowd
then went to work and connected a pipe
to the old well, running it to a point near
the pavilion, where he has erected a small
building inside of which well has been
constructed which receives the water
from the artesian well. This water can be
set on fire with a match, and burns a
blueish flame similar to that from alcohol,
and to a hight of two or three feet. 1t can
be instantly extinguished by the use of a
cover the size of the top of the well. be-
ing placed over it, and can be lighted and
eXtinguished as often as desired.