The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-03

White Springs, Jacksonville, PaIatka
Ocala Brooksville, Orlando, Punta Gorda
The course OF study for these schools was
arrfDged by DIR. w. #. Yocum. Prof. j.
ii. Fulks and Prof l.. w. BuchhoItz. The
schools will open on July II and continue
for eight weeks.
A recent report shows that the board Of
public works, OF Jacksonville, has the city
building insured for $4,000; the furniture
and fixtures la the city building insured
for $6,vJ0 and the city electric light plant
insured for $i0,340. making a total of $751;
$40 upon which premiums are paid by the
board OF public works.
Timbers have been placed on Day Island.
near Carrabelle. near the anchorage, and
the pile-driver began work Wednesday
morning, preparatory to the establishment
OF a state quarantine station near there
The appropriation Is hardly sufficient to
construct ballast crib at present but
IL Is understood that this will follow later
A musical instrument mandatory has
been started at Miami by the Hargrove-
Kerfoot Music Company The company
will engage extensively In the manufac-
ture OF banjos. guitars, mandolins, and
other musical instruments, which will be
made from native Florida woods. such as
madeira, wild tamren. prune, crab-wood,
iron-wood, and Florida rosewood.
Many arrests have been made of leaders
and accessories In the shooting Of william
Gardner at Key West. The murderer Is
not known although several are suspect
ed. Eleven guns belonging to the Sons OF
Veterans were seized In the house Of John
Scheurer, a Grand Army man. Notice
had been given that the guns we're there.
The coroners jury has rendered a verdict.
but Il Is not yet given out for publication.
Hon. w. d. chlpley general land COM
missioner Of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, is making active preparations for
the corn fair 10 be held at Pensacola on
the 18th inst. The fair win be held for the
purpose Of awarding premiums for the
best displays OF the famous Silver Mine
corn, Col. Chipley having furnished seed
10 over 800 farmers In West Florida Not
withstanding the dry weather this corn
Is doing finely. except In few localities.
Dredging operations stIll continue Ia the
new channel over Pensacola bar. The
contractors are 70 make the channel Of
. feet uniform depth. and 90 feet wide
bat the Young Mems Business League OF
Pensacola are urging Mai Mahan, tho
government engineer in charge. 20 have
the present contractor make the depth
n feet. which they think viii answer un-
an the new dredge Is built. when the
channel will be made % feet deep and 100
feet wide.
Atlanta Constitution: Judge Gambler
will be petitloned to call a special session
OF court for the trial OF John Il. McCol-
Tough OF CLAYTON county These people
say that the motive for the murder Of Mrs.
McColloueh has been found. They will
produce witnesses 70 show that McCol-
Tough killed MS wife. and that Il was
brought about because the intimacy with
Miss Judson Jones. the sister OF the wo-
man who was killec. on this they say.
they have evidence OF a new and conclu-
sivo nature, which viii be brought out at
the next trial. and Cor that reason they
are urging the special session OF court
action viii be taken NJ once.