The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20

Casino Is more popular this season than
ever before, and since its opening the place
has been thronged with visitors.
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safe
ty Of the schooner James NJ. Seaman,
Capt. Coombs, which left Apalachicola.
Feb 3, with 10000 feet of lumber for Bos-
ton. She has not been heard of since she
sailed.
The buildings at the corner of Bay cnd
Cedar streets, at Jacksonville have been
torn down, and a handsome three-story
brick building viii be erected on the prop
erty, which is owned by the E. NJ. Len
gle estate.
A force of men is at work al the naval
station at Key West, cleaning the rifles
and rapid-hre guns that have been res
cued from the Maine. OF these there are
sixty rifles, three 6-pound. and four /
pound rapid-hre guns.
The United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy have organized a chapter at Mad
son, called the Elizabeth Harris Chap
ter in honor Of Mrs. e. Harris, who was
resident Of Madison for many years. and
was during the war between the states
the matron of the Florida hospital at New
nan, Ga
As the cruiser Marbehead was going up
Tampa Bay Thursday, the Plant steamer.
Margaret, passed having on board the
Tampa Bay Hotel bond. When near the
Marblehead, the band began playing the
Star Spangled Banner, and it was i'm
medately acknowledged by the hundreds
of men on the war vessel, who swarmed on
its sides, giving lusty cheer.
The English flag sim floats from the
tall Flagstaff on the grounds of the Inn
at Palm Beach in honor of the visiting
warshlp Cordelia. The English officers
have been eXtenQRd the courtesies end
hosptalities of the hotels by Manager
Sterry and they have spent almost every
hour on shore enjoying to the fullest ex-
tent the attractions of the place and ru-
merous amusements given In their honor.
Pursuant to notice, the electors of Mad
ison assembled Monday. and put in nomi-
nation tho following persons for The CT
fees named, to be voted for at an cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, April 5: For
Mayor, Charles r. Davis; for aldermen,
William S. Jordan, Daniel G.. Smith and
William Burton; for clerk and tree surer,
Walter Bunting; for tax assessor, Robert
Shackleford and for marshal and tax col
lector, James Smart.
The following was sent to the Presi-
dent from the Everglades: ITO the Presi-
dent of the United States: Great Father-I
hereby tender my services with an army
of 10000 braves, composed of Seminoles
and negroes, to serve for ninety-nine years
or longer If required. In case Spain or
Cuba is invaded, this combination of In
4 md l..
fensiVe than white troops. A commission
as acknowledgement with a years pay in
advance will receive prompt attention
MEGA Toca TIMBER,
1.-THE man who blows his own horn"
, The committee from r. e. Lee Camp.
United Confederate Veterans, of Jackson
Vile, having In charge the details of the
unwilling exercises of the Hemming mon
ument, representing both the camp and
Mr.. Hemmingi held a meeting Friday
night. Charles Hemming, the donor of
the monument had asked that the for
malities attending the unwilling of the
monument be simple but he has yelled
TO the views of the committee, and agrees
to an elaboration of the programme 1t is
proposed by the committee that the re-
union of the state division United Con-
federate Veterans, will be held here in
May anu thdl the uhVelinS ceremonies
take place the second day of the reunion.
Charles McKhann, prominent real es-
tate man Of Frankfort, Ind, is being
searched for by detectives McKhann is
supposed TO be somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of Shoals, Ind. He is wanted on
indictments charging him with forging
deeds to $4,000 acres of Florida timber land.
valued at $4,000, the property of Mrs. Adj
cline r. Brundage of Chicago. MSKhann,
1t is charged, stole the deeds to the Flor
ida land from Mrs. Bruudage and after
altering them to appear like a deed to his
uncle. William McKhann, filed them for
record in Columbia county, Florida, where
the land is located. A1cKhann, 1t is said,
has sold considerable of the property
Roquisition papers have been issued for
him.