The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-05

the public schools OF Sanford will take
place this afternoon under the auspices
OF Gen. Harvey Post @. A R Business
VIII be suspended during the exercises.
D. F. Mitchell. a prominent citizen of
South Jacksonville, has recently purchas-
ed a large tract of land near Clarksville
Tor the purpose of producing camphor
gum. He now has 500 trees planted and
will enlarge that number at an early
date.
Vessels of the Key West sponging fleet
are arriving at Anclote almost daily. The
water has been reported quite clear with
good catches of sponge by the local fleet
WITHIN the last two weeks. Work in the
sponge houses has fallen off for want of
sponge until the end of the present trim.
First Lieutenant NJ. j. Fauria of the
Pensacola division of the Florida naval
reserves died very suddenly Saturday ar
ternoon. He was descending the stairs
from a building on Palafox street and
when near the pavement was seized with
apoplexy. He fell unconscious and died
while being carried into an adjoining
store. He was Ga years of age, and was
one of the best-known tugboat captains
on the waters of the Gulf He had been
in command of the tug w. j. Keyser for
years.
Conductor Steinhauser of the Florida
East Coast Railway is the owner of the
revolver with which Lieutenant Command
Ell Mark protected the report of the cour,
OF inquiry into the Maine disaster on his
way 10 Washington. 1t happened this
way: When Commander Mark reached
the East Coast he discovered that he had
forgotten to provide himself with wea-
pom. AS there was a bare possibility of
trouble, he approached Conductor Stein
hauser, who loaned the naval officer his
revolver.
At San Antonio Saturday night, as Allen
Newson was carrying stove wood into his
kitchen at Crawford's turpentine camp.
Herbert Smith, who was sitting on New
sons steps, fired two shots over his Shout
der, hitting Newson in the left side at
the back. Newson fell dead without ut
tering a word. Smith walked off and re-
turned later, changed clothes and left for
parts unknown, All are negroes. The
coroner's jury returned verdict of will
full murder. These negroes had a row in
Georgia five years ago, when Newson Shot
and left Smith for dead. They had been
working in this camp for some time, and
as they were on speaking terms, it was
supposed the old row was forgotten.
Senators Pasco and Mallory and Repre-
sentative Davis had lengthy conference
Saturday with the military authorities in
reference to the defense of the st. Johns
river. They secured the promise that two
big guns would be given them. The To-
cation of the battery was discussed incl
dentally, but no decision was reached
though it is believed that they will be
placed in position on Yellow Bluff or Fort
George Island. Representative Davis also
urged East Coast matters to the attention
of the Secretary of War, particularly the
military advantages of the inside route
as safe and easily defended highway Of
transportation of supplies. The officials
we're much impressed by his arguments
and maps, and whatever may be the final
decision as to the main base of supplies,
it is probable that Jacksonville and Miami
will be utilized in an auxiliary connection
with the general scheme.