The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-21


of the fruit of their magnificent groves
can but say the title is well deserved.
At the High Springs phosphate plant,
near Wade, a white man shot and wounded
a negro a few days ago, and ii is reported
that the negroes are quitting their work
and congregaung in small squads, with
guns, and are swearing vengeance against
the white man who did the shooting. EV
cry white man in the neghbOrhood is
well armed, and so are the citizens OF
Newberry who are ready at a moments
notice to aid them, should the negroes at
tempt any violence, consequently there is
but little excitement among the whites.
Some time ago the custom authorities
at Key West received information from
Washington that number of Chinese
were residing there without having the
necessary certificate to remain in the
United States Inspector Leondre An
drews was ordered TO investigate the mat
ter and find the parties. After a diIgeut
search, and with the assistance of some
of the Chinese residents. he could locate
but three persons who did not have the
required certificate, and these were taken
before United States commissioner for
examination. The three men We're found
to be long residents of this country.
Several young men brought raft of
drift timber down the bay a few days
since, Offering It for sale at Miami After
a time they found a purchaser in Mr..
Arnout For some reason he paid them
only portion of the price agreed upon.
Afterward the same parties sold the raft
to Mr.. Debagory, the mill man, for spot
cash. Mr.. Debagory, having the raft tied
up at the mill, seems likely to hold it.
Mr. Arnout is slightly out of humor in
regard 10 the transaction, and from pres
ent appearances IS short ten hard-earned
dollars.
For years the water front of Pensacola
known as the Pintods grant, has been in
litigation. several persons claiming. under
Spanish titles. Finally the courts decid-
ed that title vested in The state. The re-
cent session of the legislature enacted
law creating a commission, composed of
+. c. Bird, Boykin Jones and f.. d. Beggs
which is empowered to make deeds to
claimants who can prove solid improve.
ments on the lands. the remainder of the
property to be decided TO the city of Pen
sacola. The law becomes operative Aug
g. The commission win then meet elect
| secretary and take testimony from claim
ants.
There seems to be no change in. the
strike situation at Tampa. The strikers
are stubborn, even to the point of reck-
| lessness 1t would seem from their pres
| ent attitude there is no truth in the claims
| they advanced, on the strength of which
| the charges against the leaders were dis
| missed yesterday. Day before yesterday
| afternoon monster meeting of the strik-
| ers was held on Fourth avenue, in Fort
| Brokee, between Fifteenth and sixteenth
| streets 1t was probably the largest meet
| ing held by them, GOO or 200 sympathizers
| being present. AT this meeting reports
| from the committees were read. Many
| speeches We're made denouncing the man
| ufacturers. They We're particularly severe
on the manufacturers because of the I'M
| expected action of Col. Peter O. knight
| in Withdrawing the charges against the
| eleven heroes" arrested last week.
| Mr.. e. C. Stuart of Boston has landed
three more big deals. one of which means
a big phosphate plant, one an immense
| lumber and shugle mill business and the
| other something not yet given out The
phosphate land sold is a tract of 100 acres
| lying just west of Mr.. J. b. Crums resi-
| dence. a few miles southwest of this city.
| This tract was sold as the property OF
| Col. Swope of Kansas city, The purchaser
| being Mr.. Wright of Dutton, Fla and q
Mr.. Tisdale of Canada The purchase is
said 10 be a magnificent one, containing
| an excellent deposit of high grade peb-
| BILE. Mr.. Stuarts big timber sale con-
| sisted of 1900 acres of cypress land near
| Davenport. the purchasers being Messrs.
| Pfann & Singletary of Thono tosassa. who
| will erect mammoth lumber and shingle
mills there promptly. The third deal CON
sisted of about LOO acres of woodland a
few miles west of Barlow the names or
| intentions Of the purchasers not being
| given out for the present.
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