The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29

cigar manufacturing circles there. For
several years he has been out of the bus
mess but II is said that he has purchased
an interest in one of the old established
the business. -
FlIly or more buildings are in course of
construction at Miami, including seven
me brick stores, which would do credit Ia
any city of 10000 inhabitants. and as a
consequence, the lumber dealers are al
Iheir wits end to keep up the supply OF
material An order for building material
cannot be filled without long waiting
The evidence adduced from the wit
hesses in the case against York Chism
colored, charged with rape at ST. Angus
tine, satisfied the court of the apparent
kullt OF the accused and Judge Drysdala
committed him to the county Jail to await
the action of the grand jury al the next
term of the Circuit Court The court
room was crowded with spectators all dur
ing the taking OF testimony Tuesday.
An old white man named Natal left
Pensacola Sunday in a small sail boat
Tuesday his decomposed body was washe
ashore on the Santa Rosa side of Pensa-
cola bay. His boat is supposed to have
been overturned in the stiff gale of Mon
county held an investigation and a verdict
was rendered in accordance with the
above. The remains were inferred in Pen
sacola.
Tampa Times: The Benner Line
schooner r. D, Spear, in quar-
antine, at Mullet Key, that was to
have been released Monday, is now held
indefinitely as the captain, Ernest Suli-
ia wi uva1F
developed case Of yellow fever. President
Henderson wired DR.. Echemendia at noon
to-day that if he wished he would send
him physician at once and the vessel
could be sent across the bay, as it is
thought the entire crew will have the
| fever.
Ed Mcclure, with a force of workmen,
has begun operations on the improvements
| to be made 10 the Hotel Ponce de Leon. at
| St Augustine. The first work will be to
get the hotel ready for the construction
of fifty-two additional bathrooms, which
! the plans of improvements call for. Cap
! penters are also at work in the Cordova
making necessary changes, for the house
| will be used this year as a first-class apart
ment house The Alcazar is being got
| in readiness for opening in November, but
very little repair work will be necessary in
! this case, as the Alcazar is in the very
| best condition possible.
Three hundred men employed at the Nc
| MILAN Mill Company's sawmilL at Pine
Barren. near Pensacola, went out on a
strike Wednesday afternoon, because of
/ the refusal of the mill company to grant
| their demand for higher pay, shorter
hours and cash payments. The demands
| of the men were about the same as those
| of the men who recently went out at MIL
! ton. Bagdad and Baypoint. The mli
| hands at nearly all the mills in TINS Vlcln-
itv have recently been organized by the
knights of Labor and il is said that the
men at other mills will soon go out 1t IS
feared that these strikers will seriously
| cripple business. There is no prospect OF
an early adjustment of the differences be-
| tween the mill owners and the men,
Punta Gorda Herald: Mayor G. q.
Davis who is also local agent of the
! Plant system. has refused to sign the
bonds intended to be issued by the town
/ of Punta Gorda to aid in the construction
of a public dock here He explains his
action in the premises by saying that ne
is opposed to the building OF a 'cheap
dock, or such a one as he believes fne
neonie are able 10 build a present. In
view of the fact that the qualineu electors
voted almost unanimously in favor OF the
dock nronosition. the action of the Mayor
in thus placing a stumbling block before
the enterprise is calculated TO stimulate
discord and i'll feeling. But the mater
| will probably be shelved until near the
| date of the next municipal electlon-NoV.
| 95-wben possibly the question OF puphc
1ock may figure as a local campaign is
I sue.