The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-29

! cncy Hospital. under tire care of DIT.
| Gwynn The wounded mar was in a crit-
! ical condition when nc arrived. and did
not recover consciousness. He died
THURSDAY night, and Friday morning
Judge McGrin had CORNERS jury sum-
moned to investigate the case: Burroughs
wife was examined, and the Inquest TOOK
a recess to await the arrival of witnesses
from Wakulla county. FORBES is in jail
| ct CrawfordVille.
s. T. Blake, who is ia charge OF the
arrangements for the match race for 5000
a side between tho champion bicyclists,
Tom Linton and Jimmy Michael, has ar
rived at Jacksonville from New YORK. Mr..
Blake says that the money is now IN the
hands OF responsible stakeholder, lns
men are in training. ana the match VIII
surely come off at Panama park between
Jan Is and % Three events viii be run
one mile. five miles and one Aodr. Inc
prize will pc awarded to the man making
the best aggregate distance ana tine. Mr..
Blake is in Jacksonville for the pdl pose
OF putting fril!s on this event by aTrans,
inS for other races ana cNhOltlons Oh
lesser Importance, but equally exciting.
His Plan is TO have week OF racing am
ateur and professional, with prizes such
as viii induce the best men in the United
States to take part. Among those VINO
have promised to cor2e Mr.. Blake mem
lions Teddy Hale, the winner of the great
six days race at Madison Square Gar.
den, where the record of the world was
broken. and Johnson, the big hyer. Sc
sides these will be fancy riders and riuers
u
dems The amateur purses will foot up
in value about 81 800.
Jacksonville Times Union: Capt o. II.
Pettibone arrived in Jacksonville Sunday
morning en- route to Cuba. He is a ma
tive of Minnesota, having lived In that
state when the frOntiersman was the prin-
ciDal character on its western border. lie
has with him fellow westerner, John Pu-
laski, and the two intend to make their
way to Cuba as soon as possible ana
Capt Pettibone is commander of COM
pany of thirty seven men. all westernefs,
and accustomed to the hardships of war
fare and border life. His company mas
had a series of interesting experiences on
the road to Florida. They have encoun-
terer Spanish spies, and the captain S
comrade, Pulaski, was arrested IN Mem
phis at the instigation of Spanish agent
and given considerable trouble. The lead
er Of the crowd of patriots was member
of the Sixth regiment of the United states
cavalry and has seen service on the
plains in the west. He can tell stories OF
hair-breadth escapes that would make the
hair of the young tenderfoot stand on end
He has secuted the same battlefield where
Custer fell, was actively engaged in the
last Sioux war, in the cattlemen's war
of 1892 and has ridden every trail in wy
oming.
AS telegraphed to the Morning News of
Sunday, fire started in L. L. Brady
Co.'S grocery at Miami early Saturday
morning, and in less than an hour Two
blocks of business buildings were mass
of flames. j. NJ. Frank, a clothing dealer,
was killed by the explosion OF soua
water apparatus, and Alonzo Johnson
colored, was seriously injured. The nre
which is believed TO have been OF incen-
diary origin, was first discovered few
minutes past O'Clock on the east SIDE
of Brady's store. The flames then leaped
to the bank building, which was soon
consumed. The loss of property IS esu-
mated at $4,000 with less thar, $4,000 IN
surance. The buildings were all OF wood
and the insurance companies refused to
insure them. The heaviest losers are: e.
l.. Brady 4 Co, grocers, 5000, insurance
$500; Bank OF Bay Biscayne, $1,000, insur-
ance $500: Peter Dowd's building, $500 no
insurance: and an adjoining building, $500
no insurance; z. b. Brown, Sl,OW,
no insurance; Raulerson & Bro. $500, fully
insured; East Coast restaurant, 500, no
insurance; Lesley & Renaker 5000, no in
surance; Coster & Co, 500, fully insured;
L. II. Chase, 5000, insurance $500; Good
rich & Bryan, 5000, insurance $1,000
Zapf's two buildings, $1,000, insurance not
known; Dave Singer, $1,000; Jake Schneid-
man. 81 000 G.. B. Blevins, $780, Gibson &
Colby, $500; w. q. Hart, $500; John
ing, $1,000; S. 4. Beicher. 500; G. G.
Sthrom $500; NJ. Buholtz, $1,000; j. Frank,
$1,000. All of the last named had no in
surance This loss is on buildings alone.
On stock the losers are: f. r. Davies,
household goods; J. II. Johnson Pullen-
dorf, grocer; G.. Duane. Mrs. Knapp;
John Rogers. jeweler Milton Young, gold
wire goods; Purcell & Co, S. A. Frank
Sons, Konner & Co, dry goods; DR.. Jack
son and w. .acGriffin, household goods
Many mechanics lodged in the buildings,
Charles Smith, who lived in the Lesley
cottage saw the man who lighted Brady's
building. Mrs. Smith did not realize the
mans intention, as, she thougnt 1t was a
tenant cooking his breakfast. Many valu-
ables that were saved from the fire are
missing, probably stolen.