The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-19
amounted to 315,305 tons Of hard rock and
SS.6l5 tons of pebble.

] amounted 10 Jl0,3U0 TONS OF ldIu IOCh anu
/ SS6l5 tons of pebble.
A telegram was received at Tampa
Tuesday saying that the pending tariff
bill would go into effect before May l.
/ Capt. Lesley, the collector OF customs,
who received the notification, informed
the manufacturers that one bank bad
| made arrangements to obtain $4,000 in
treasury notes to enable its customers to
pay the duty on their tobacco at once, II
necessary; but with forty-three days to
spare they can take their time about 1t.
S L. Hough, the alleged knights of
Pythias swindler, wanted in as many as
ten different states, who was arrested at
Gainesville Saturday, was before Judge
Mason Monday for a preliminary hear
ing, on the charge of attempting to de-
fraud. lie was discharged, but was ar
rested Immediately afterward by the sher-
if as a fugitive from justice. The sheriff
from Sherman, Tex, is on his way to
Gainesville for the prisoner with requisl-
ton papers.
V. Burke, trustee has decided to D.
NJ Flynn & Co., 35S lots in the town Of
Phoenix, being all the vacant lots in the
town: consideration. $500. Flynn 81 Co.
are the parties who recently purchased 49,
600 acres of timber land near Phoenix
erected large turpentine sdll there. have
$50 men employed and are making extern
sive improvements on their property. They
are also preparing to put up two large
saw mills next fall.
Brodie Williams, the diver, made his
last leap at Palm Beach Tuesday night
His neck was broken, and ne died In
few hours afterward. Just how the ac-
cident occurred is not known. The last
high dive was made in the evening in a
ball of fire from PEDESTAL seventy-fve
in hight into about four and one-lalf
feet of water. The pedestal was on
lighter anchored in Lake Worth, oppo-
site the Royal Poinciana. 1t is supposed
that Williams was dazzled by the fire and
could not judge the distance. He came
up with his head covered with sand and
mud, showing that he must have struck
bottom physician who examined him
at once said that he had fractured the
spinal column, and that he might live two
or three days. but had not the slightest
chance of recovery. His body was paral-
yzed, but he recovered consciousness Tor
a short time only, and was taken to the
Dellmore cottage, where he was staying.
He fingered there until Wednesday morn
ing and died.
j. w Seaman writing to the st. An
drews Buoy, about the now extinct Flor
ida town st. Joseph, on the Cuff coast
says; From all accounts accessible the
town seems to have been started in 1890
and was at its best in 1910. in which year
it was visited by a tidal wave and partly
destroyed At this time it is supposed to
have been town of 5000 or 5000 inhabit-
ants. In lS43 and 1874 this memorial town
was visited by a yellow fever epidemic,
which was brought to the town by vessels
carrying fruit from the West Indies. Over
half of the inhabitants perished and those
that escaped the plague abandoned every
thing and fled. From correspondence with
one of the early residents of the town, the
belief predominates that it was the wick
eldest town (of its size) in the world and
although its fate was not exactly like that
of Sodom and Gomorrah, il was Just as
effectually destroyed The correspondent
asserts that there was not a church, min
lister or priest in the town"
At the second session of the grand lodge
of the Independent order of Odd Fellows,
at Jacksonville Wednesday, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand master, George l.. Baltzell of Fer
nandina; deputy grand master, John A.
Preston of Jacksonville; grand warden.
/. Il. Webster of Gainesville; grand sec
rotary, A. NJ. Cushman of Sanford; grand
treasurer, b. A. Meginnis OF Tallahassee:
lodge, +. b. Van Deman of Jacksonville,
Following the election, the remaining Of
icers were appointed by the grand mas
ter. They are: Grand conductor, c. Pap
cell of Tampa; grand chaplain, O. Bern
reuter-, Tallahassee; grand scribe, s. A.
Mcbride of Barlow; grand herald T.. Shu-
CURT DeFuniak Springs. The next con-
ventfon of the grand lodge will be held
in Sanford, on the fourth Tuesday in
March, 1898. After the adjournment of
the grand lodge. the grand encampment
was convened, and the following officers
were elected: Il. E. Boyce of St. Angus
tine, grand patriarch; w. N. Emery of
Jacksonville. grand high priest; G.. L.
Baltzell of Fernandina, grand senior ward
en-; j. A. Webster of Gainesville, grand
junior warden; S. A. Meginnis of ITALIA
hassee, grand scribe; A. NJ. Cushman of
Sanford, grand treasurer; c. d. Rinehart
of Jacksonville, grand representative: e.
A. Mcbride of St. Augustine, grand inside
sentinel; Il. Shugart of DeFuniak Springs,
grand outside sentinel; S. A. Mcbride of
st. Augustine, grand marshal; William b.
Barnett of Jacksonville, district deputy
grand patriarch The next session of the
lodge will be held in Sanford, March %,
1898, the day after the convention of the
grand lodge.