The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14

balance of the money. s2io. and promises
20 replace the balance in Il day or TWO.
The Morning News has already printed
an account OF the FIRE at Washington.
Following is fuller story OF the blaze
sent by ITS correspondent by mail: The
fire that swept this town Monday origi-
mated in the cellar Of IA. Hillman's store.
which was ia the midst Of nest Of
wooden buildings on the west side OF the
square. Although il was discovered ear
~ IN the evening, It was Impossible 10
control It, Washington has no Ire en-
CINE, and the town was powerless. The
IRE burnt steadily through the whole
block. destroying the residences Of &. ~.
Smith and Mrs. Patdl, three liquor stores
belonging respectively 10 NJ. &. NOHen,
}. NJ cfoucn; ana II; Fhiliips lour sF9-
Gerry stores. those o. W. H.. Phiipot, Wal
heit x Anthony, TheO Kramer, and
Brooks & Johns three meat markets, ~.
Y. MOOres s, J.. l.. Parkor's and J. l.. tiill's.
The flames had now reached the post
office, which went up in smoke, then
Hackney q smiths carriage shop melted
before the flames and a row of WOpden
shops followed, when the lire seized on me
Episcopal church, the last building on the
block. The next building, the house OF
Mrs. kemme. being about hundred yards
away. the fire was stayed ia is course
The large brick building belonging 10 j.
A. Benson was fully insured also the stock
of Wilheit a Anthony, but on the wooden
buildings there was pracucdlly no lnsuL-
ance. Brooks * Johns, NJ. y. Moore, j.
NJ. Crouch and others saved thor goods,
but the stores of W. II. Philpot, A.. G.
belonging TO Mrs. Duncan duBOse, also the
residences were a total loss. Many people
are left without the means OF making
livelihood. 1t was only by the most SUI
perhuman eXertions that the rest Of the
town was saved. a calamity was the de-
structiou of the beautiful shade trees,
which were such an ornament 70 the town.
FLORIDA.
The plum crop in Putnam county is i'm
mense.
Springs died Wednesday morning.
For the want Of crates many vegetables
Will fail to be shipped from Manatee
county .,
liams Wednesday By a vote Of PIG to 102
for mayor Of St. Augustine.
Sidetracks and wharfs are to be built
at West Palm Beach this summer for the
accommodation Of private cars next Win
ter.
The Metropolitan hall building at Jack
sonville has been bought by 3. +. john
son and II. G.. Clark. Ten thousand was
the price paid for it.
T. f. Aldermen OF West Jupiter has sew
eral barrels of alligator skins, recently
purchased from the Indians, which he VIII
ship north in few days.
The Marion county criminal court adj
journed Wednesday after three days
uneventful session. the shortest on record.
This court was abolished by the recent
legislature
Those who have been in the surf at West
Palm Beach the past few days are covered
with large red bumps. Those posted say
the water is poisoned by jelly fish, and
VIII remain so for some days.
1t is rumored that another railway line
Is to be built from Plant City through the
phosphate fields to Barlow. The work of
completing the w. & y. V. branch to Bone
Hin is being rapidly pushed forward.
Judge Avery and DR.. Whiting Hargis
having resigned as city attorney and city
physician of Pensacola, Mayor McHugh
has appointed Hon. W. A. Blount as city
attorney and DR.. II. l.. Simpson as city
physician. Both gentlemen have accepted.
on Saturday afternoon at Palatl1a a
small -colored boy, living in the suburbs,
was bitten by snake while out gathering
berries. live frog was applied TO the
wound al once, and to-day the boy was
out on the streets seemingly all right,
the foot slightly swollen.
T. w. Smith was shot and killed by one
NewberTy at Mexico Wednesday night.
Smith and Newberry We're section hands
on the S. & ST. 2. Il. Il. They had some
words during the day, but were prevented
from fighting. After work the difficulty
was renewed and Smith was killed.
The eommissary cars of the Plant sys-
TEN of railways were sidetracked at Lake
land late Saturday night. and on sunday
morning the doors were opened and gro
ccrcs,, clothing, etc, We're being sold
to the men employed on the roadway de-
partment. Mayor pro tenn Bonacker had the
men in charge arrested and fined them
to the full extent of the law for viola
tion of the Sunday ordinance.
A. b. Black of Lacoochee has a quarter
of an acre in strawberries that he com
menoed to pick first from in February and
they are now in heavy bloom. He has
gathered 4S3 quarts up to date and will
make 1t 500 quarts. lie has realized from