The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12

law known as the Thayer fish bill. This
is tho first arrest made an Orange county
under the law and is expected to be u test
case.
| At the election In West Tampa Tues
| day G. N. Benjamin was elected Mayor;
T. Martinez, marshal; Ed. SomeIlan,
! clerk; Peter Someillan, tax collector: L.
| Vidal Cruz, tax assessor; while Clinton,
Brady and Milford were elected aldermen.
The moss business of the state is not
very brisk just at present. The moss mills
of Gainesville are running only part of the
time. IL is said prices on this commodity
| are not up 10 the average, and IL does
not pay to ship.
The distance from Lake Worth to Ju-
plter by the canal is now much shorter
Than it was. 1t has been shortened by
STRENGTHENING the canal and cutting off the
| various points between the rapids and Ju-
piter. The water Is also good all the way
through the canal.
The German bark Lima was sold at Fer
nandina Thursday by order Of the United
States Court to ]. M Bars, trustee, rep
resenting ealvors, for $500. The cargo
consisted of ] 200 tons of phosphate rock,
and was sold to John G. McGifin at $3.05
per ton. The amount of salvage was
$l2, 800.
Information has been received at Fer
nadina that five regiments of troops have
been ordered there from Mobile. The
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
officials have been requested to put down
double tracks from Yulee to Fernandlna
TO accommodate the movement of troops
and supplies.
Z. r. Conant, government engineer in
charge OF repair and construction of for
tlhcations at Fort Cllnch, is pushing The
work TO rapid completion 1t was thought
that the steamer Toccoa would place the
mines and torpedoes in position, but il
appears now that other arrangements will
be made TO do this work.
The fact that the troops have not been
paid off for last month is affecting the
officers az well as the privates. In sew
eral regiments In camp at Jacksonville
some Of the officers are said to
be entirely without funds, and
! are messing with the privates. The Of
ficers are supposed TO supply their own
mess, which is cooked and eaten separate
ly from the priyates.
News was received at Fort Myers Tues
day of the killing of Dan Bird at Fort
Thompson, in De Soto county, and later
the steamer, Grey Eagle, arrived, bring
ing the body of the victim. Bird, from
what evidence could be gathered, was ann
pushed and shot some time Monday night.
The body was discovered concealed in low
bushes. The authorities have strong evil
dence as to the identity of the assassin,
and his capture is momentarily expected.
Tampa has been rather quiet since Tues
day night. The soldiers became so unruly
that their liberty has been greatly abridg-
ed and the bad ones are not allowed to
come out OF the camps at all. BY this
means quiet has been restored to great
| extent. In spite of this, there Is trouble
| brewing for the government. A large
number of people who have suffered from
the depredations of the soldiers are going
to file claims This win be quite interest
! Ing, for there are many who express
| doubts as to the success of the claims. In
nearly every instance the property was
used for illegal and immoral purposes, ana
| this will initiate against the property
| owners TO a considerable extent.
Mrs. Mary Gardner of Miami has shipped
to ]. c. Collins, Bergn, Norway, e caee
of beautiful hsh-scale jewelry, consisting
of pins, brooches, necklaces, hair pins, etc.
The goods viii be exhibited at the inter-
national fishery exposition, which is now
| open there. In 1873 Mrs. Gardner saw
some fish-scale jewelry in Tampa. Mrs.
| Henderson, who manufactured It, gave her
a little insight into the method ana gave
| her three flowers. Returning 20 her home,
| Mrs. Gardner experimental until she be-
| came infatuated, and took il up as bus
mess. At that time the scales were fas-
| tened with fine wire. Believing that there
was better way" she experimental I'M
I'll she invented a metal fastening which
was far superior to the wire. Here she
met a new difficulty; in order 10 make
| these fastenlngs cheaply, there must be
dies" invented TO cut them. Mrs. Gard
ner set her womans inventive powers at
| work, which soon resulted In a complete
| set of dies for the manufacture of the set
| tings. She also found 1t necessary TO use
other tools to enable her to manufacture
the jewelry with dispatch. But these deli
cately made tools were not long wanting.
| Her genius was sufficient for the emergen-
| oy. Now, she rms a complete set of tools.
all of her own invention. which enable s
her to turn out the jewelry rapidly.
Jacksonville Times-Union and Citizen:
The Second Illinois Regiment has
a hero In the person of Charles
Burkheimer Of Chicago. who Is
! Mai. Stuarts orderly in the First
Battalion. The residence of II. f. Wilcox.
corner of Third and Hubbard streets.
caught on fire Thursday night, the fire
starting in an upstairs bedroom. 1t seems
that Mrs Wilcox, after the fire had gained
considerable Roadway, went upstairs 10
remove small trunk containing valua bles
and family heirlooms. She got caught in
a veritable death trap, and her two child
rem We're in the trap with her. The fact
became known to the spectators on the
outside, and Burkhcmer, who happened
along at the time, volunteered to climb a
lightning rod and rescue the inmates.
This he did amid loud cheers on all sides.
He brought Mrs. Wilcox and her child
rem out in safety, only to find that he had
missed taps at Camp Cuba Libre. Were
he to return without a pass, and not sue
ceed in running the gauntlet Of sentries
| everywhere he would be placed In Inc
guard house for being out Of lines after
taps He stated his fears to bystandors ~
+. NJ Ironmonger, Jr, who mad met Col
Moulton at Knights Templar function
lately at the Masonic Temple, addressed
a note to the regimental commander on
the back Of his card, containing the Tenn
plar crest OF arms The orderly produced
the card TO the first Second Illinois sentl.