The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01


son, the leading sheep owner on the range.
suggests an excellent plan for the de-
lection of cattle stealing. He proposes
that the stockmen appoint trustworthy
and competent cattle inspectors al the
principal shipping ports, Tampa, Punta
Gorda, Punta Rassa, etc. to examine all
stock and keep a record of all marks and
brands.
The pilot boat Frances Elizabeth, owned
by the pilots of Fernandina, which was
landed high and dry on the marsh near
the creosote works by the hurricane of
Oct. 2, and which was f1oated few weeks
ago, was found TO have been considerably
injured She was sent to Jacksonville
Monday, where she will go on the ways
to be recoppered recaulked and repaint-
ed. The schooner-yacht Sonora has been
secured by the pilots, and will be used
while the Frances Elizabeth is away.
William Jenkins, mate of the schooner
Jesse Murdoch, which was wrecked on
Flag Island shoals about two weeks ago
was lost Monday at Alphabetical in an
attempt TO. go from the wreck ashore on
raft. After leaving the wreck strong
north wind sprang up which carried Jen-
kins out to sea. There We're no boats at
the wreck at the time large enough TO go
to the doomed mans assistance, and con-
sequently he drifted out to sea. When
last seen jenkins was upon his knees.
The store building at Sanderson belong
ing to the estate of A. ]. W. Cobb was
burned Monday night. The origin of the
fire is not known. A person passing saw
light inside the building about twenty
minutes before the fire made its appear
ance, but no notice was taken of it, the
person thinking some one was inside at
tending 20 business. The store was a total
.oss the insurance policy having just ex-
pired. 1t was fortunate that the rain had
dampened the roofs Of the nearby build
ings, Otherwise the loss would have been
much greater.
Jacksonville Times Union: Stephen Ba-
ker, a negro, was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Policeman Hutchinson, charg-
ed with cruelty to animals and using pro-
fame language. Baker tried yesterday aft
ernoon to cremate a live cat, throwing it
into a roaring fire in his fireplace The
feline sprang out, but with badly burned
feet and two severely injured eyes, while
the cats fur was singed in big patches.
A negro woman, happening to see the
cruelty displayed by Baker, demonstrated
with him, but in vain, and received in re-
turn abuse by Baker, who cursed and
TdNSu DIT HSF interference, ana uSeQ very
profane language. 1t was intended to kill
the cat, to relieve it from its sufferings,
but it could not be reached, having run
away and under a house, where it re-
manned, crying piteously and allowing no
one near it,
Fernandina's public building is soon to
be an accomplished fact The site select
ed is the corner of Third and Alachua
streets, this being the center of popula-
ton. The pans of the building have not
been submitted, but sufficient is known
Of them to warrant the assertion that
when the building is finished it will be as
near perfect as can be found in the state
The building is to be two stories in hight,
with a bell tower for fire alarm purposes.
The lower story will be devoted to mar
ket and commercial uses, and the upper
10 the city offices, city hall and police
court rooms. The entire building is to
be lighted by electricity, and to be fur
nished with water from the city mains.
The drainage is to be perfect. A sewer
is to be put in, (which will directly empty
into the river. AS soon as the lots have
been paid for work on the building will
commence, as arrangements have been
made for funds to carry on the work.
No enterprise has been started in that
city for many years that has met with
such universal Endorsement.
Tampa correspondence jacksonville
Times Union, Nov. %: Cubans of this
city held their annual commemoration yes
terday of the death of the students who
were victims of mob in Havana on Nov
q, 1871. Meetings were held in the Liceo
Cubano on Seventh avenue and at Ces-
pedes Hail. in West Tampa, and in their
various churches the day was fittingly
observed AT the public halls there were
appropriate decorations, and many houses
were draped in mourning. Leading Gu
bans were prominent in these affairs, and
many thrilling speeches were made IN
addition to the speeches, were songs and
poems, rendered by senoritas. On the day
that is now celebrated twenty-seven years
ago eight students were shot TO death to
appease the wrath of a Spanish mob. The
story is a most thrilling one. DR.. Valdez
Dominguez, who lived in this city until
a year ago was a member of the class,
and he missed being drawn to die by one
number He was sentenced 10 prison, and
was treated in a most brutal manner.
The history of the affair starts in Key
West. where Senior Castanon, editor of
a Spanish paper in Havana, was shot and
killed in the rotunda of the Russell House,
He had gone there 10 fight a duel with
Senior Reyes, the editor of paper puo-
ished in the Island City. He abused
Reyes, and was abused by Castanon, and
a friend took il up and killed the Span
lard. The body was carried back to Ha-
vana and buried in an elaborate glass
vault. Some years after the students from
the medical college there were allowed
10 roam in the cemetery and it was alleged
bv the priest in charge that the students
had deseerated the grave of Castanon,
Lopez Robert. civil governor of Havana,
took the matter up and went to the col
lege 70 investigate. Before he finished he
became enraged and left the college, and
ordered the entire class arrested. The
matter became public and mob formed
and demanded the death of the students.
For three days there was a turmoil in
the city The civil governor feared for
his own life, although he did not want
10 put the students TO death, yet he did
so to save himself from the mob. Ii
was finally decided that eight Of them
should die, and they were to be seiecfed
bv numbers. The eight lowest numbers