The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-10

verdict of the court was sent TO the de-
partment at Washington, but was not
made public.
Harry Falkner, John w. Hannah and
George F. McMurray, formerly members
of the Rough Riders, after being dis
charged went to Miami, and viii grow
crop of vegetables. They are so taken
with that section that they have sent
home for their parents.
Orlando Correspondence: From the num-
Der of jugs. demijohns, kegs and SUSPECT
ous-looking packages daily shipped into
this place by freight and express, it is
quite evident that the drought is broken
with a number of individuals. Thirty gall
Ions was about the estimate of one days
rece pts as made by one of the receiving
T agents. There are no open saloons, but 1t
is evident that some of The thirsty ones
get their ratIons with as much regularity
and In as liberal supply as before the sa-
looms were closed.
The mammoth new cypress mill Of the
Wilson Cypress Company at Palatka was
started up Tuesday morning on full time.
While the mill is not quite completed,
everything about the machinery is in run
| ming order This is probably the largest
mill of the kind in the state, and is fur
nished with band and circular saws. Two
massive engines of 1850 and 20O-horse power,
respectively, and SIX boilers of 50-horse
power and two of S0-horse power furnish
the power for the immense plant. When
running at its full capacity the mill will
be capable of cutting 100000 feet of lumber
per day.
There is a movement on foot FOR the
building of an electric railway from Miami
south to Cutler, on the Perrine grant,
and north from Miami as far
as Lemon City. The news was
given to the people of Miami Monday night
by Joseph A. Mcdonald Such road
as this will be of great benefit to the truck
growers south of Miami At present their
crops are sent to Miami via schooner. It
will also prove a great developer in the
way of new settlers in the isolated region.
Among the best and most prolific lands
in Dade county are those Of the Perrine
grant, and south, which will be eagerly
sought for as soon as the electric railway
is completed.
The coroner's jury impaneled at Well
born to inquire into the cause of the death
of Miss Edna Ogden on last Friday night,
brought in a verdict Tuesday morning as
follows: 1--WE, the jury impaneled, find
that Edna Ogden came to her death by
the hands of Arthur Williams, by first
choking her into insensibility and then
drowning her in lake of water; that he
is guilty of willful murder in the first
degree and that he had no aiders or abet-
tors and he alone was the guilty party.
The coroner's jury ordered Bush James
and Monroe Liggett TO be released from
custody. Arthur Williams, who commit
ted the horrible deed, had been working
for Mr.. Miller for four years, and he had
trusted him at any and all times.
]. N. Clinton, the new deputy collector
of internal revenue at Tampa, took charge
Monday of all the effects of the office. Sat
urday he had secured an office In the
Hancock building, but Monday, when he
went to take charge the tenants of. the
| floor served notice in q body to the effect
that if the colored man came in they
would go out This changed things con-
siderably and necessitated the collector
going out house hunting again. He has
about located in the Citizens Bank build
ing. but an uprising may follow there
next Ii has been suggested that the way
to settle the matter once and for always
Is to place the man in an office at the
custom house and let him stay there, Ill
timately this may be the result of the
trouble in finding a stopping place for the
Office.
President H. B. Plants great hotel sys-
tenn is not yet complete. He now intends
TO build a new summer hotel. During
his visit to Tampa last week he unfolded
his plans, which are to build forty-room
hotel ait Belleair, to be used exclusively
for summer visitors. 1t will be conducted
on the same style as all of the Plant no.
tells. but the prices will be arranged so
that a person of moderate means may
| spend some time at this summer resort.
The new house win be located on a splen-
did site overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
The building will be frame of the modern
stvle Of architecture, and will be provid-
ed with all the latest conveniences. There
is no more pleasant place TO spend the
summer than Belleair. The west coast
was crowded all summer long with people
from Tampa and other portions of the
state Accommodations were at a pre-
MUM nearly all the time, and every ham
let that boosted of a boarding house had
visitors.
Jacksonville Tlmes-Unlon: At o'clock
this morning fire broke out in the midst
of a closely built block of houses in the
lower part of town, near the cigar fac
tories The building where II originated
was occupied by Cuban named Sagrera,
as a restaurant. The fire burned so fierce
| ly that in less than an hour the ehtIfe
block of twelve buildings was a smoking
ruin. On the northwest corner of the
block was a two-story building, owned
| and occupied by Memblela & Suarez as
a saloon and bar. They saved most of
their stock of liquors and bar fixtures.
Adjoining this and facing west was the
Sagrera restaurant, where the fire origin
ated and beyond this. on the same street.
were two other houses used as dwellings.
on the north side of the block was a row
| OF one-story houses. in which were some
small stores, a barbershop, and restau-
rant large two-story building stood
on the east of the block In the lower
store a Jew had a stock Of dry goods
and notions. and the upper story was used
bv Mrs Hernandez as an apartment
house. The jew lost his entire stock. and
Mrs. Hernandez only saved part of her
furniture. The other buildings were tene-
ment houses, occupied by Cuban cigar
makers. who saved most of their belong