The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-24

James J. Byrnes, democratic nominee for
the legislature, who was defeated in st.
Johns county at the state election by Mr.
Carter, the republican nominee, has given
notice that he will contest Mr.. Carriers
seat in the lower house on the ground that
the election was fraudulently conducted
in the Fourth ward of st. Augustine.
Should this precinct be GIrown out,
Byrnes would have sufficient votes to elect
him to the office. The outcome Of this
contest may affect that for the senator
ship. Pinkham, the Independent candidate
for the Senate from that district, was de-
feated by Mayor Gaillard by eight votes.
Jacksonville Times Union: While push
ing the work Of modern fortifications on
Santa Rosa Island to protect the entrance
to Pensacola bay, 1t appears that Uncle
Sam will not neglect the port of st. Johns,
for Saturday a prominent contractor of
this city received a telegram from Wash
ington inquiring If he could do certain
work at the mouth Of the st. Johns river
inside of sixty days. The nature OF this
work is not definitely known, but 1t is be-
lieved to have something to do with the
preparation for coast defense that is now
being so actively prosecuted by the war
department. If this conjecture Is correct,
the people of Jacksonville need have no
fear of attack by foreign feet for the
st. Johns river can in a short while be
protected by the erection of batteries on
Fort George Island and st. Johns bluff
The schooner Red Wing of Philadelphia
was lost sixty miles south of Pensacola
bar Saturday night at midnight. Capt.
earle, with the crew of six men and one
passenger, arrived Sunday evening. The
passenger is James H. Springer, United
States commercial agent at Caibairien.
The Red Wing was an iron vessel. 1t
was bound from Caibairien for Pensd-
cola. Last Thursday night 1t struck an
obstruction that nearly stopped It's course,
and the nature of which could not be as
certained. An investigation of the vessel
failed to disclose any damage sustained. 1t
was proceeding as usual until Saturday
night, when the hold was found to be half
full of water that had leaked in within
an hour. All hands took to the boat, and
the schooner went down twenty minutes
thereafter. A heavy sea was running at
the time, and the boat came near swamp
ing. The party arrived without further
mshap, however, and unassisted The
crew and the passenger saved their eff
fects.
Pensacola special to Jacksonville citizen:
The city council will hold a special meet
ing Monday night to take some action
toward stamping out the smallpox IN the
city. At regular meeting Of the couu-
Gil Saturday night the matter was par
TALLY discussed. The statement given out
by the president and secretary of the
board of health that their policy had been
Endorsed by DR.. Porter, the state health
officer during his visit here on Friday, is
now denied by some gentlemen who after
ward conversed with Dr. Porter on the
subject 1t has transpired that at the con-
ference Capt. Grant, secretary of the
board OF health, informed the state health
officer that the failure to stamp out the
smallpox during the past six months was
due to the fact that. their inspectors had
spent their time in barrooms and made
up their reports from the city directory.
Since the close of summer several new
cases of varioloid have appeared in re-
spectacle white families of the city, ana
much fear is felt that under the policy
of the board of health the disease may
become epidemic. The city council at
Mondays meeting will probably take
steps to stamp out the disease independent
of the board of health, relying upon pub
lie opinion to sustain them In any action
that may be made. This conclusion was
practically reached at the meeting last
night.