The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03

Capt r. 0olrum has been deputiZel as in
ida state troops.
Under a suspension Of the rules. the
city council az Orlando. Thursday night.
adopted an ordinance requiring an oranges
on the ground iu The groves Oh the city 20
be buried, and all cape jasmincs 10 Do
cut down, al Japan plum trees 10 be de-
fOuated. as well some other plants
mentioned by the ordinance. This is in
line win the suggestions Of PrOfs. Weber
and SWlngle, Of the government eXpFri-
ineut station, who were al Orlando recent
D.. The object Of this is 10 destroy The
I last OF the laTva or the insect pests which
are injurious to the orange trees
Pensacola News: A good story is going
the rounds on a well known gentleman
of this city. Tuesday night he pleaded 20
his family a pressing business engage
ment down town and left home Later fro
the evening ne stood lu the afmor1 Watcn-
ing the gay maskers at the Eremen Mardi
Gras ball. Presently the soft hand OF
little child, en- masquc stole into his Ogyn,
and as he bent his head down 10 the
little one he WAS paralyzed for the
moment by the soft pleading voice,
Please pap, take me nome, 1 ~ 50 tfcd.
With the hurried exclamation which rs
mama q step forward, and touching
lady masker on the shoulder ne said with
much dignity, madam. We had better re-
tire" Certainly" said she, III your press
ing engagement Is finished" Without
word they passed out Of the crowded ball
room into the cool night air, where the
distinguished citizen lifted his hat TO cool
his fevered brow and recover his equi-
librium.
Louis Bach, who has been connected
with the Scandinavian colony at White
City for the past year, VIII leave st. Aug
Justine some time this month for Den
mark AS the representative OF the Jack
sOnYiIe, St Augustine and Indian River
railroad and the East Coast Canal and
Transportation Company, for the purpose
Of securing settlers on the lands of these
companies on the east coast. His prop
osiU0n 20 them will be 10 sell choice
lands on the east coast Of Florida 10
farmers for use, not for speculation, al
the rate OF 80 per acre. III lhe purchase
amounts 10 twenty acres, the expenses
Of the purchaser from his nome 20 his
lands viii be allowed him on his first
payment II he buys ten acres, one-haf
Of his expenses VIII be allowed. II the
farmers Of any locality should care 10
investigate the lands and resources Of
the east coast, the companies interested
viii agree to pay the expenses Of one,
two or three representative men, i'm whom
the farmers have confidence, to Florida
and return.
Rear-Admiral Ammen Of the United
States navy, who left last week for
months visit 20 friends in Daytona. said;
Il have been looking over the subject
Of the wisdom Of the advisablity Of estab-
fishing government dry docks at Key
West. / think IL Is practical thing and
Will be a necessity as soon as the Nlcara-
qua canal shall be buit-and il will be
built. The best course for vessels coming
north from the Atlantic terminus OF the
canal viii DO to cling closely 10 the coast,
passing to the west of the Islands and of
Cuba, then to follow the line Of the Flor
ide coast and take advantage Of the Gulf
stream and go on 10 the north. This course
VIII be some eighty miles longer than the
Stralghter one. which lies 10 the east Of
these islands but IL will be much safer,
ana II Will miss the heavy trade winds
which would be head winds IN the easter
ly course. / believe the west course viii
DO the one most used. There doubtless
would be more or less accidents, some of
them really accidents, and some the re-
suits Of ignorance OF navigation and care
lessness. but all would call for more or
less repairs.
Last Monday the little steamer Alligator
entered the waters of Okahumpka Run,
bearing a company OF gentlemen from
the Academy Of Natural Science located
I'm Philadelphia. These specialists are un-
der the direction OF Prof G. b. Moore,
ana are engaged in investigating the In
dian mounds, OF which there are "A number
Of important ones i'm that vicinity. Two
of them have already engaged the efforts
Of the visitors In one of these mounds
only Few arrowheads, some singular
pieces OF pottery, together with "a few
human bones, have been discovered in
the other, however, rich find came to
light Among the things were a number
of hatchets. made of wood, overlaid with
brass, and evidently used as weapons Of
war. There were the remains Of about
twenty-five Indians, some beads, and ves-
sells, curiCusly wrought I'm clay, with some
coin bearing q very strange stamp. These
excavations are going on earnestly. and
give promise of more interesting disclos-
ures. Prof Moore thinks that 1t is quite
impossible to determine accurately the
age of these mounds, but says that they
are evidently pre-Columbian.
At Barlow the coroner's jury has Just
concluded an investigation into the death
of William Blount, negro boy, and rem
dered a verdict that he was shot by UNI
known parties. 1t seems that a night or
two since Blount was shot through the
head and died soon afterwards, at the
tents which are located just across the
branch I'm the western portion of the city
There is a party of ten or twelve people
who have been camping at Barlow for
several days by the name of Kelley, and
who are, they say, from Barber county
Alabama. They are a rowing band and
have been called gypsies, although In
reality they may not be. On the night in
question about 10 or II o'clock this boy
had been sent out to gather up some
wood and soon after he left the tent a
pistol shot was heard and when the occu-
pants of the tent rushed out they heard
the groans OF some one which proved to
be this colored boy, who had been shot
through the head. The boy Joined the
campers at cambridge, Ca, and had been
with them about four years and was we'll
liked by them, apparently. II was also
developed that he had not associated with
other negroes and had no difficulty with
any one The only solution to the mys-
terry seems to be that some one was pass
ing by and hearing the noise in the woods
fired in that direction, and was fright
ened away by the EXPLANATIONS or groans
of the wounded boy.