The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-19

N--N SAAAPpSiS are Mucn encOur-
aged. The quality is the finest ever grown
at sanford, and brings the highest nriees
Messrs. Quigley of the Mail and Express
Goode Of the Associated Press. and Cool,
Oh the New York Press, have. il is rumorea
at Key West, secured permission. from the
government to sail on the flagship New
nork when she is ordered to leave Kew
West. my
Inc Following have been nominated for
city officials of Barlow for the ensuing
year ii: p Logan, Mayor; D. w. Ston-
icy, clerk and treasurer; p w Daniel
coliector; G. e. Walker, assessor; Messrs
=. T.. Bayiey, r. p. Henderson. E, c.
stuart and Warren Tyler, couneimen.
W.. A. Bisbee, one of JacksonvIlle's we'll
known citizens and the owner of the
steam tug Dauntless, of flibustering fame
mad his left foot amputated NJ hospital
IN New York on Friday last About two
| years ago Mr. Bisbee injured his foot. and
thls' with other causes, led to its disease.
The outlook for building in Miami dur
ing the summer and fail is encouraging.
A large hospital building will be construct
| ed' TWO stone churches and one parson-
age prlck block containing six stores,
49, "Ai~AA SNOAC uVAAuos Win PUBIC liza IL,
one-story brick building and two cot
tages.
The revenue cutter Boutwell,, on receiy-
| ing telegraphic orders from WASHINGTON
! at 2;S0 o'clock Saturday afternoon, hur-
| riedly got up steam and put to sea, going
| southwark from the mouth of the ST. Johns
| river No information was attainable as
| to her destination or cause of hasty Ge-
| parture.
Frederick S. Morse of Miami has sold
within the last few days 800 acres of farm
ing lands in tracts ranging from five 10
| fifteen acres. These lands have been sold
| to parties that will put them into cult
| walton. Mr. Morse has also sold to
| prominent Bostonian property amounting
| to $500.
| Tampa is now preparing to take another
step in the clear Havana industry. firm
is organizing TO begin at an early date
| the manufacture of cigars of high grade
| from Florida tobacco. Only the very best
material will be used by the most skillful
workmen. George T. Chamberlain and s.
i. Biglow are at the head of the firm
Charles Sawyer was murdered at North
| Miami an the saloon of William Woods at
about Il o'clock Saturday night Sawyer
! and a negro called Smoky Joe got into
| a difficulty. The latter left the saloon,
but returned later and, standing outside,
| shot Sawyer The ball entered just above
the right ear, cutting its way through fis
/ head.
| Letters have been received from The
Sanford Klondike travellers. r. Muller
| received a letter from his son, Eugene,
| dated March 49, and Mrs. Beck one from
| her husband, dated April l. The catastro-
| phe occurred April g. Mr.. Becl1s letter Is
| dated from Chilkoot, and he mentions see
| ing a man coasting down the mountain at
| the rate of forty miles an hour. These
/ letters seem to indicate that the travel
ers had gone through the pass, and indi-
| cate feeling of hope to the anxious fam
| lily and friends. The letters were of a
| cheerful tone, and said all the party We're
well.
Lieut. Col. w. Fl. H. Benyaurd, chief
! of the Engineer Corps for the department
| of Florida, arrived at Tampa Friday. The
! steamer Lawrence of the Plant line was
secured and Col. Benyaurd and j. H. Neff,
| city engineer, went to Egmont Key, where
| the different batteries We're located. The
| number of these batteries will depend en-
tirely upon the size of the guns that can
| be secured 1t is believed that al least
| sixteen S-inch guns will be obtained. Two
| batteries will be located on Egmont Key
| and one will be placed on Mullet Key,
where the quarantine station is located
| and these will command the entrance TO
| the harbor 1t is announced on govern
ment authority that the work on the for
| tifcations will commence at once, ana
| viii be pushed rapidly
Jacksonville Times-Union; An order
for 500 laborers has been placed in this
city with a Jacksonville employment
agency. all of whom will be carried TO
Kew West and Dry Tortugas to work en-
| the extensive government improvements to
| he made at those points, and 10 be COM
| Melted within six months. Skilled and n
/ skilled laborers are wanted. Carpenters
| iron. steel and concrete workers, pile -driV-
| or men. with foremen, and also a force
| of experienced cooks, bakers and waters
/ are in demand. An effort IS being lhade
| to obtain 1.-THE services OF workmeh VINO
| can give satisfactory references, as the
work Is of much Importance to the gov
eminent, and there is urgency in complet-
! mo the contracts Acclimatized persons
| are said to be preferred. The construction
/ of the coal wharves and sheds, mcludlls
| one steel pier at Key West, two coal sheds
| and two steel piers at Dry Tortusas' VIII
| cost S75OOOO The work on the PIERS emo
sheds must be finished in six months time
| and the work at Key West in 100 days,
| For This purpose 1900 steel piles and 1900
wooden piles will be driven. About co., 900
oOO feet of timber, 12x12 inches and 6xls
inches. will be used, and 1900 yards CT
concrete will be laid. The coal sheds az
| both places will be $50 feet by lOo Ieet'
tbe wharyes will be. 304 feet by AZ rect
Ia NE approaches will be 46i feet long
g., AZ feet wide. The coal houses will be
5 gS Feet long by IS feet wide. An attempt
has been made TO buy two light-draft
fre,oht boats to ply between Key West and
Tortugas, but thus far the contractors
| have been unsuccessful.
POLITICS IN GEORGIA.