The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-14


The steamship Mascotte on Wednesday
night brought over 265 bales of tobacco
for Key West manufacturers.
Key West seems to be about to under
go a Parkhurst reform. The harrooms were
closed ON Sunday, and large temperance
meeting Is TO be held at the Methodist
stone church.
The merchants of Evinston had a side
OF meat on a pole eighteen feet high last
Saturday and any one climbing the pole
was 70 get the meat. Many tried the pole
but no one succeeded in reaching the TOP,
as the lard caused them TO slip back ev-
cry time.
The Key West water company had steam
on Monday for the first time, and the ma
chinery was tested. The big standp1pe,
seventy-five feet high, is being pumped
fun of salt water from the artesian We'll,
and the system of waterworks will be test
ed on Monday.
At Fernandina on Aug. u city officers
were elected for the ensuing year as fol-
Baker, mayor and city judge; T. b. Liv-
ingston, chief of police; w. S. Whitney,
city treasurer and r. NJ Henderson. SUI
perintendent of cemetery.
workmen have begun operations on
identifying Monument square opposite the
postofiice at Key West. A handsome stone
ing surface will be covered with lawn
grass. The work is being done under the
auspices of the Ladies' Improvement AS
ISOLATION
the Gainesville division of the Plant sys-
tenn has been made. Eighteen men, In
Guiding conductors and engineers, have
been laid off, and their positions filled by
men from the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. Most of those discharged have
gone to Mexico, where they have secured
positions.
Important decisions. affecting the title
to the lands known as the Fort Brooke
grants at Tampa, were rendered by the
Secretary of the Interior at Washington
Monday. The cases were again reviewed,
and appeals asking for a general review
were rejected. The case involves 14S acres
of land in the heart of Tampa, land valued
at from 5000 to 5000 per acre. Under
the decisions, the lands will at once be
patented to the original claimants, the
heirs of those who made entry when the
land was thrown open to settlement in
1888. These cases have been pending ever
since.
At West Palm Beach the capture of mum
derer Lewis by Deputy Sheriff Pierce, and
the shooting of Deputy McGregor at Lee
mon City last Friday was the sole topic
Of conversation Sunday and Monday.
was in bad condition, and his death will
not be a surprising event, in which case
Lewis will have killed eight men. he hav-
ing, IL Is alleged killed five men before
John Highsmith and George Davis met
death at his hands. The rewards that were
out for Lewis capture win amount to con-
siderable perhaps nearly $1,000. AS Ret Nc
Gregor was the one who wounded Lewis
on account of which wounds he was caught
the rewards will be given to this man. said
Deputy Sheriff Pierce TO the Citizen rep
resentative last night. I'm case McGreqor
dies, the reward will be spent in paving
his doctor bill, and for a decent burial
while the remainder will be divided among
the other men who stood by me so closely
In my endeavor to capture him.
Jacksonville Times-Un8on: John Allen. a
young white man employed in one Of the
bridge gangs of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad near Maxwell and Who
went TO sleep Monday morning, on the
track, was struck by train and Instant
~ killed. His body was horribly manRled
and blood and brains were strewn along
the track for many yards. The engineer
saw the man sleeping upon the track and
endeayored 10 stop the train, but was nm
able 10 DO so. Tho bridge gang. to which
Alien belonged was al work fixing a.
frestle. Allen was sent up ne trarf "a
nag All trains coming down. lie sal down