The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
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ing its railroad northward, so as 10 be
ready to haul the phosphate to he works
at Huh This company contemplat's
many Improvements in its plant and Is eX-
pending large sums Of money.
The number of murders which have been
committed in ST. Johns county during the
past month is Unprecedented and Sheriff
Davis has been kept on a continual search
after desperate criminals right along. In
every case 20 far he has succeeded in cap
turing his men. and viii work up telling
evidence against them before they come -
trial as he is determined TO break up this
Iawlessuess. In every case, all Of the crimes
have been committed in the turpentine
camps or lumber mills south Of St. Angus
tine.
The English government, through its
consul, w. J. II. Taylor Of Key West has
demanded an investigation of the impris-
onment of one MaIachia Ingraham, who is
a British subject and has been confined
in the county jail for some months. 1t
seems that Ingraham sent a message to
English Consul Taylor when he was first
imprisoned. which was never delivered it
being kept by The jailer TO show that In
graham is not insane when his trial
comes off, in November He is charged
with an Infamous crime, and if convicted,
win get a severe sentence.
Manager Gay of the Jacksonville Bell
Telephone Company is in Fernandina en-
deavoring 10 build up the exchange there.
At a recent meeting of the Board of Trade
a scale of rates was approved, submit ed
by the committee, TO whom The matter of
rates was referred with the exception of
a residence rate of SIS per year. This rate
the board considered excessive, and asked
the telephone company to make the rate
the same as that charged at Jacksonville
Sl5 The matter has rested just there and
the telephone people are making eNuaord-
mary efforts to secure subscribers at the
SIS rate.
Mrs Mossett of Ocala gave into the keep
ing of jennie Moon, one of her trusted
boarders $lS5. or at least thought she had.
Revelations later on demonstrated that she
only gave him So; that she dropped a $lOO
bin in front Of her place Of business which
Edward Woodruff. a colored youth, discov-
cred, appropriated and proceeded to blow
in" When the shortage came to light,
suspicion fell on Woodruff. He was in
duced 10 give up the money to d, S. Will
Jams but the 800 bill had been broken, and
$35 Of It had entered into active circula-
ton in the town of Ocala. The finder
AYERS he has land and viii sell it and
make the shortage good
ored, who conducts a barroom and an
amusement hall at the corner Of Bridge
| and Ward streets. in Jacksonville. was re-
| arrested for running a vaudeville show
/ within 100 feet of a barroom without hav-
ing paid the license required therefor by
| the city ordinance. The case was heard
! Wednesday morning, and terminated in the
/ defendant being fined $500. Chapel was
arrested for the same offense several days
| ago and fined a similar amount to that i'm
| posed Wednesday. The first case was ap.
pealed to a higher court, and bail in the
sum of 1906 was given by the defendant
In this case the same process will be taken
Mr.. Richard Pinder, aged rs years, and
Mrs. Caroline Sweeting, aged 81 years
| were married Tuesday morning by The
| Rev. Mr.. Richardson of Sparks Chapel, a
| Key West. Both bride and groom have
been married twice before. and the matri
monial sea viii have no terrors for them
! They endeaVored TO escape the chariVar
which their friends had planned for them
| and thought that by getting married anC
| going right down TO the schooner Magno
| La and leaving Immediately for Mata
cumbie Key, their future home, they woul,
miss the Entertainment" In this they
we're fooled for dozens of their friends
We're down TO the boat with tin cans
horns and anything 20 make a nose, an,
opened up when the couple arrived.
A frightful accident occurred last weel
at Key West by which Adelaide Billiard
the S-year-o,d child of Samuel Billiard
was fatally burned. The lille girl wa
engaged in starting a fire and poured ker
osene into the stove. There must hav
been some fire in the stove. for all a
once a flame burst out, exploding the cal
and setting fire to The childs clothing
The frightened child a seething mass o
flames. rushed through The house to tn
piazza. soldier who was passing a
the time, saw her and ran in and wit
a blanket. succeeded in smotherng tn
flames. Or. Joseph Fogarty soon arrive
and did what he could to relieve her bu
il was seen al once that death was hmm.
nent After suffering great agony tn
child died