The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-04
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me phosphate shipments from Fernan-
ANA for the month of January amounted
to 1887 tons. There are twelve steam
ship charters for the month of February.
whose cargoes are estimated to aggregate
S1,OOO tons.
There was shipped from Fernandina dur
ing the month of January 7.205.OOO feet of
lumber, 1,7l9,OO0 feet foreign and 5,4S6, 600
coastwise. There were twenty-five entries
and twenty-siX clearances, equally divid-
ed between foreign and coastwise vessels.
Jasper County Sentinel: Il may be
matter of news to the citizens of Jasper
county to know that they will be required
TO present health certificate il they cross
the Putnam county line. the Commission
ers OF that county having quarantined
against us
If there should be no freeze around
Gainesville in the near future the straw
berry growers of Alachua county Will
crowd the growers of South Florida very
closely. 1t is very probable that extern
sive shipments of berries will be made
from Gainesville soon.
1t is announced that Sir Gilbert T. Car
ter, X. c. NJ. G., governor of the Ba-
hamas, has accepted an invitation to visit
Palm Beach Feb 20, as the guest of Henry
NJ Flagler, at the Royal Poinciana. 1t
is thought probable that the British war
ships at Nassau will accompany him.
The 3-year-old daughter of Antoine Ca
caicare was killed by a street car on
Seventh street at Tampa Wednesday. The
street was not lighted at that place. Mo-
Unit Il.
thing on the track about two car lengths
ahead, and he thought it was a dog. In
an instant he saw a child run away from
the track, and something still remained
He reversed his car and set the brakes
but the distance was so short that the
car could not be stopped, and the child
was struck.
Sheriff Higgenbotham, with two depu-
dina on Sunday night. two negroes who
had been engaged in a serious shooting
and cutting ARRAY On Saturday night
the shanty of J. Field and called him out
AS he came cut Bill Tillman fired two
shots, but missed him. Fields then drew
his knife and cut Tillman dangerously.
Tillman was also shot by some one In the
crowd. John Fields made his escape. Bert
Tiilman and Bill Fields were arrested and
brought into town.
Levy Times Democrat: G. w. Campbell,
the mail rider, whose arrest was men
toned last week, pleaded not guilty and
waived a hearing until his wife and chill
dren should arrive from Alabama He re-
ceiVed letter from her stating that she
would start at once for Bronson; also
that she had forwarded him some under
clothing which he must put on at once
The package came, and upon being exam
ined by Jailer Exley a note was found pin
ned inside of one of the garments, stating
that she was on her way to Texas, where
she expected him to follow when he gave
bond. The mortgaged property is gone.
An interesting vessel at Tampa is the
large German sailing ship Columbia, Capt
Lord, which has just arrived from Queens
town for a cargo of 1000 tons of phosphate
for Yokohama, Japan. The registered
tonnage of this vessel is 1850. and she
is one of the largest sailing vessels afloat
She viii take the first cargo of phosphate
from Tampa for such far distant port
The captain of the Columbia reports that
in addition to his charter for phosphate
10 Yokohama he Is also chartered to go
from thence to San Francisco or Oregon,
for a cargo of grain to Europe, and, there
fore, has his programme mapped out for
the next twelve months at best.