The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-20

Of which Julia, the youngest daughter Of
the Rev. Joshua T. Wilson, the presiding
elder of the Orangeburg district OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, Is the victim.
The accident was caused by the young
girl attempting TO make n fire In the kitch-
en- stove with Kerosene oil. The stove hav-
ing had fire In It in the early part of the
day was still hot and as soon as the oil
touched the stove 1t caught fire. running
up into the can and blowing II to pieces.
AS soon as the explosion occurred her
screams brought the Rev. Grice, who lives
next door, to her rescue. Upon entering
the kitchen he found It filled with smoke
and flames, and quickly threw the can In
to the yard and subdued the flames,
burning the building The girl who was
enveloped with flames, rushed into the
house, where others of her family and
friends quickly put the fire out, not, how
ever till she was badly burned about the
body and limbs.
A special from spartanburg TO the
Charleston News and Courier says: News
has reached the city Of the death OF Rob
ert slmms which occurred last Friday
morning in a very unusual manner. Simms
lived just across the North Carolina line,
but was well known in this city. Very
early Friday morning his body was found
hanging from gate post, or rather from
two posts fastered together near the top,
which held the rails TO the gate post. The
supposition is that he had left his own
home to go TO Mr.. Plttman's. on whose
fence he was found, not far from the
house. Instead of opening the gate to pass
through he had climed up on the fence
close to il, probably for the purpose of
resting a while and had laid his head
down on the chain which held the posts
together. While thus resting, IL Is
thought he had fallen asleep and rolled off
but his chin catching over the chain with
the weight of his body, drew the posts To-
gether rendering 1t impossible for him to
hA
pended and choked to death. Mr.. Simms
was a very large strong man, rather I'M
der middle life. He leaves wife and mo-
ther two brothers and sister to mourn
his loss"
Charleston News and Courier: Mr..
Frederick Brotherhood has been appoint
ed receiver of the Phosphate Mining Com
many. limited The Phosphate Mining
company Is an English concern, which
Previous to that time all the dredges used
in phosphate mining had been ordinary
dipper dredges. This company, however,
had a dredge constructed on the pattern
of the Clyde river dredges, with an endless
chain and buckets attached. The concern
had large capital, and there were great
expectations as to what 1t should accom-
plish. The company dug with varying Tor
tune until the expiration OF the CoosaW
grant In 1890 when Tillman was tnaugur-
ated his inaugural address was largely
devoted to declaring the coosaw company
an octopus, which must be seized with
mailed hand and in the legislature that
year a bill was passed, which had for its
object the breaking Of the Coosaw grant.
The brotherhood Company, as the Phos-
phate Mining Company, limited, Is usual
iy called, was very active in forwarding
this legislation. The Coosaw grant expir-
ed on March J. 1891, and as all will remem-
Der heavy litigation ensued between the
Coosaw Company on the one side and the
state the Brotherhoods and the Farmers
Mining Company The case was decided
adversely to the Coosaw, and the terrific
~ thrown open to all. The Brotherhood
dredge went in and mined from the early
part of 1894 to the fall of 1885, when work
was abandoned. The finale is that Mr.
Brotherhood filed bill in the United