The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-30

o. Hugh Stewart. Al s,nander Stephens.
Isaac Wingate, n. Die ke rsOn and Antho-
ny Gonzales.
The site selected for Tampa's public
building is what is known as the Hender-
son residence property, on which is To-
Gated. in addition to the old W. b. Hen
dersOn residence. the Pres sbyterian Church
and the Stebbins residence. The block is
bounded on the north by Zaek street,
on the west by Florida avenue, on the
south by, Twiggs street, and on the east
| by Marion street The properly Of
fered TO the governments for $4,000 The
selection Will give genaran satisfaction.
A meeting of the citizens of Sanford
was held al the Council chamber Mon day
night. The meeting was called 10 re-
organize the fire department. NJ. + Rob-
inson was elected chair uan and Capt l.
B. Manley secretary. A number OF the
old firemen were present, who vea0nteeFed
to join the new departm emf. Thomas A.
Brotherson was elected chief. Mr. Gus
tafsen was appointed ass istaTd chief tenn
porariiy. The meeting die armed TO next
Monday night, July 3, " hen the organiza-
ton viii be completed.
The settlement of Graz I'd Ridge. Jackson
county. Florida. intends to celebrate the
Fourth difrerennly frorn most places. The
programme of exercises printed in the To-
cal paper says nothiB about fireworks
and the marching of troops but Il does
about The disp.fSy Of Dig melons. Il is a
novel departure, but valuable one 20 the
farmers, who Wis me et and exchange opin-
ions as to bow t4aey make melons and 9TH
er crops in the western part of Florida.
This innovation in celebrating was the
suggestion of Ed tor John Thomas Porter,
of the Grand Ridge Echo
An Investigation into the killing at Tam
pa of NJ. J. Christopher. the negro editor.
which lasted all DAY Monday and brought
out the testimony of fourteen witnesses,
half of whom we're col0red, failed abso-
lutely to diseov' sr who fired the shot that
caused the neg ro's death. 1t did, how
ever, disclose two facts. First that on
the testimony td Christopher, himself Po-
liceman Wood ward is. innocent. Second.
that the revo tver of Christopher, taken
from him whe he fell had one chamber
empty. The ,soroners jury, after an all
day session.. Rendered the following YER
dict: I'VE, the jury, find that the de-
ceased M. J. Christopher, came to his
death from the effects of a pistol shot
wound, under circumstances and by per-
son to this jury unknown"
President Garner, of the Jacksonville
Board of Trade and the members of this
Institution in general, were much ehag-
rined Tuesday when they learned that the
work ON the St. Johns bar would be de-
layed Secretary Smith, q few days ago.
being anxious TO have the work begin,
as il r1'sant a great deal for the city. wrote
to Capt c. II. McKinstry, captain of the
United States army corps Of engineers [
St Augustine. asking him relative to the
matter, and received a reply stating that
under authority received from the chief
40.
for jetty work at the mouth of the ST.
Johns river have been rejected. The work
will be re-advertised as soon as the ne
cessary Dreiminaries are completed. Pres
ident Garner, in speaking of the matter
said that he was unable TO understand the
reason of the rejection, and that he fel.
very much disappointed, as he had been in
hopes that the work would soon begin.
A wreck occurred on the Florida Central
and PENN sular Railway Tuesday morning,
in consequence OF which a train of cars
is now lying in the ditch by the tracks.
The accident occurred between Otter Creek
and Rosewood, on the Cedar Key division
OF the rond. Train No. 16. Capt Frank
Bunker, conductor, due in Gainesville
about 1880. left Cedar Key on time, and
was speeding toward Waldo, It's destina-
ton, at the usual speed, when K came to
a misplaced rail- which threw the train.
excepting the engine, from the track
Fortunately there were few passengers
aboard. or the result of the accident might
have been far worse than IL is Neverthe-
less, some of the trainmen were pretty
badly bruised up, and may possibly have
TO lay off a day or so for refrigeration
Among those hurt were Col White mail
clerk, injured about the hips; Conductor
Bunker, cut in the left temple; not thought
to be dangerous; William Smith, foreman
shops at Waldo, injured internally; Henry
Richard, baggagemaster, foot mashed; Ar
thur Boring, cut about the head not sup
posed TO be dangerous; Engineer Spark
man and Fireman Bufford were unnjured