The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-30


the country whenever and wherever the
nations needs require.
The arrivals of pineapples at Miami from
the Keys continues to increase. Six scnoon-
er loads arrived Thursday. The prices are
much better than those received during
the past few days. Still, as a rule, taey
are too green for market Nearly thou
sand crates came into port within the last
two days.
Drs. A. J. Miller, William Kelman, ana
R. L. Harris have recently been appointed
a pension examining board for the South
ern central part of the state.
The past winter and spring have been
the dryest ever known in Manatee county,
but for all that. 100000 crates of vege-
tables will be shipped. Those who are
fortunate enough TO have artesian wells
are making large shipments and getting
good returns.
Since last Tuesday night Lieut.. d. w.
Ramsaur of the Gem City Guards has sue
ceeded in securing the names of forty
eight men who will volunteer their eerv-
ices to the United States through Maj.
Lowell of the Second battalion. Lieut..
Ramsaur expects TO have sixty men enroll
| ed by Saturday night.
The Shine Guards of Orlando now have
on the roll of the company the names of
seventy-one men, who are enrolled for
the war with Spain. A number of Others
| old members, are trying TO arrange their
affairs so that they can join their COM
| rades, and a dozen or two more new ones
are ready to join the ranks.
The mother superior of the Convent of
Mary Immaculate, at Key West, has TO-
titled Commander Forsyth and Admiral
Sampson that the convent school was clos
ed Tuesday, and the building placed at TIE
disposal of the government for hospital
purposes; also that she and all of the SIS
ters of the convent will act as nurses in
said hospital.
A half-witted old negro was as
sassinated in his house three days
ago four miles from Madison. The
| perpetrator of the crime is not
known, but is supposed to be an
enemy of his own color A negro woman
in another part of the county was killed
by another negro a few days ago. but
no particulars are known.
The Middle Florida Turpentine Associa-
ton held a meeting at Ocala Wednesday,
for the purpose of considering a number
of important matters, including a uniform
scale of wages. Quite a number were
present, but, after some discussion, it was
| deemed advisable not TO take definite ac-
| ton without a larger representation. The
meeting adjourned until May II, when an
other session will be held.
Off Key West, Monday evening, signal
for surgical and medical aid was sent to
the gunboat Helena from the prize chip
Miguel lover, and a surgeon was at once
sent in the Helena's launch. Quartermas-
ter John Hanson of the Helena, who was
one of the prize crew on board the Miguel
Jover, accidentally shot himself while
cleaning his revolver. The doctor thought
it only flesh wound, and not at all dan
gerous, but Tuesday evening every tne
was shocked to hear of Hansons death.
Driver Waters of hose wagon No. 4,
had one of his hands almost cut off at a
fire at Tampa Wednesday. A still alarm
was sent in from the corner of Nineteenth
street and Seventh avenue. where a coal
furnace had set a house on fire. The
place was filled with dense smoke when
the men from No. 4 arrived, and Waters
went in with a chemical. A soldier ac-
companied him, and in his efforts TO cut
a hole In the floor, so that the chemical
could be used, he struck Waters hand in
the binding smoke, and almost severed
it from the arm.
Superintendent NJ. L. Helings has turn
ed over the ocean cable Office al Key West
to Capt. Thompson of the United States
signal service corps, who arrived Monday
to take charge of the o1sce for the United
States government, and in future every
telegram sent out of Key West will first
pass through the hands of Uncle Sam's
censor and statements as to the move
ments of the fleet, captures, prize vessels,
or battles, will not be allowed to leave
over the wires unless the facts are cstao-
lished. The cable between Key West end
Havana has been shut off altogether hy
the government censor. The tugs bring all
the news.
The grand jury at the recent term of the
Circuit Court returned an indictment
against ex-County Treasurer Ernest Oil
veros of st. Johns county charging him
with embezzlement Sheriff Davis served
the warrant on Mr.. Oliveros Wednesday
night At that time il was impossible to
secure bond, which was placed at $1,000,
so the sheriff provided apartments in his
own home for the prisoner with an Of
ficer to remain with him. At the time the
ex-treasurer resigned his accounts were
somewhat confused, and some of the funds
showed a shortage, which deficits nave
never been adjusted to the satisfaction of
the county authorities.
Jacksonville Metropolis; wel-known
and highly connected young man of Lake
City arrived in the city last night accom- !
panied by young girl about IS years Of
age The girls home is In Tallahassee, |
and she had been on a visit to friends at
Lake City, and during her visit there he
came acquainted with the young man |
above referred to. A telegram was recelv- |
ed by Chief of Police Vinzant last night |
from the girls mother in Tai |
lahassee, requesting that she be
arrested and sent home. Officer /,
Jones was detailed on the case and found |
the couple at the Arlington Hotel, occupy |
ing adjoining apartments. Although the I
couple had only been in the city a short |
while. they had stopped at three different /
hotels The young man, being afraid that |
he would be pretended, became very |
nervous and changed his place OF abode /
as soon as his suspicious became great /
enough 10 warrant move. The young /
lady was taken In charge by the officer Id |
carried 10 the Bristol Hotel. where she
snent the night This morning she was /