The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

The market is hardly ready for the stock,
but the cabbages must be shipped or left
in the fields 10 rot Several carloads VIII
90 forward next week.
The action of the business men of St
Augustine i'm coming to the rescue Of the
board Of trade trustees by giving their
notes 10 the amount OF $4,000 IN order
that the construction Of nine miles OF
water works might be finished oefore
May l. is commended by everyone who
has the welfare OF the city at heart
The officers Of Eustis Post. G. A. r.,
were publicly installed Thursday night.
The new commander. Capt. =. G. Rohrer,
welcomed Commander II. II. Duncan or
the Confederate Veterans. Mr. Duncan
spoke very feelingly of the cordially or
the welcome, and Of the feeling Of union
in the hearts of the gray and the blue.
Eusts house, where an elegant collation.
had been provided by the post
The ladies Of st. Barnabas Episcopal
church at DeLand rendered a reception
to the new, rector and his wife, Rev.
and Mrs. Little, at the Hotel Putnam
Thursday night. A short musical pro-
gramme OF half dozen numbers was
rendered, after which refreshments were
served. A little after 10 O'Clock the or
chestra struck up waltz, the dining nan
was cleared of chairs and tables and be-
tween thirty and forty couples enjoyed
dancing until O'Clock.
Fernandina correspondence Morning
News: The county commissioners of Mas
sau county adjourned Friday until the
18th, when they Will meet for the purpose
of opening bids for the new steel draw
bridge over the Amelia river This bridge
will be paid for by direct taxation. 1t is
to be made of steel and to be 137 feet in
length and ~ feet wide. The bridge is TO
be supported by tubular steel piers. The
pivot pier will be 16 feet in diameter The
interior of the steel casing will be filled
with concrete and to extend at least three
feet below the bottom OF the river.
Mayor Porter of Daytona died sudden
ly of aneruism Friday morning. He left
the breakfast table complaining of nau-
sea, and was on his way to his room
when he died. Capt. owen Sylvester Por-
ter was born at FrostDurg, Nd, in 1885.
He served in the federal army through
out the war, and was discharged with. the
breVet rank of lieutenant colonel. Flags
are at half-mast, and special meetings of
the town council and Halifax River Yacht
Club have been called to pass resolutions
of sympathy and respect The remains
will be taken to Jamestown, N. Y, for in
torment.
]. w. White and w. e. Pabor of Pabor
Lake have gone to Galveston, Tex, where
the National Editorial Association will
hold its annual convention. Among the
subjects that will come up for considera-
ton at the convention VIII be the selec-
ton of a suitable place for a home for
inhrm and aged journalists, who have
spent the best part of their lives in serv,
ing the public. The Florida delegation
Will carry with it several propositions
from property-owners in various parts OF
the state looking toward the donation of
suitable land upon which to build the
home.
In the consideration by the United
States court at Tampa of the case of the
Bell heirs VS.. the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad Company, for eject
ment, new turn to the case has de-
veloped. 1t is now the United States cir
cult court VS.. the state courts. The Flor
ida Central and Peninsular has taken
steps through the state courts to compel
the Bell heirs to sell the property occu-
pied by the railroad under condemnation
proceedings, while the heirs are proceed
ing in the United States court to eject
the railroad from the property, and it
remains now to be seen who will come
out on top
c. A Cook of Auburndale has mysteri-
ously disappeared. He went to Auburn
dale about the last of November and since
that time has been engaged in the wood
business, sending wood by the carload to
ID. ID. Fitzgerald of Tampa. On the Sd
inst he went to Tampa for the purpose
of seeing Mr.. Fitzgerald. Up to date he
has not been heard from. In a communl-
cation to Mrs Cook, Mr.. FITZGERALD states
that Mr.. Cook called at his Office during
his absence on the 4th or 5th, but has not
returned since that time His wife is at
a loss TO Understand MS SnenCe ana APP
parent disappearance. He is of middle
age, about six feet tall, with iron-gray
hair and mustache.
Rapid progress is being made toward
the completion Of the new lumber mill
that is being erected by the GUNNER
Lumber Company, near the site of the
old st. Johns mill, on the Talleyrand
road, Jacksonville. The mill, when COM
pleted, will be one of the most thoroughly
equipped lumber mills in the south. Six
ty-ive mechanics are now at work on the
main part of the mill, the frame of which
is entirely done. All of the lumber from
the mill will be run on cars into the dry
kilns, which will be six in number, and
will be dried without being removed from
the cars. The cars will be then run out
from the opposite end of the kilns into
the sorting sheds, from which the
lumber will be taken to the respective
sheds for the different kinds of lumber.
Cars will be run about the yard either by
electric or steam power. The capacity
of the mill will be at least 100000 feet of
lumber a day. The largest schooners will
be loaded in twenty-four hours. Two
forces of men will be employed, and the
mills will be kept running night and day.
A grocery store will be stationed on the
grounds, at which the men can obtain
supplies. Jacob GUNNER is at the head of
the mill, and he states that so far as
possible the laboring men in the employ
of his company will be given the benefit
of wholesale prices.