The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09
OIL MILL FOR TALLAHASSEE.
Military Changes-Woman Saved a
Passenger Train.

Tallahassee, Fla, May S-A deal has
been closed by George w. Saxon, presi-
dent of the Capital City Bank, acting for
G. N. Henson, president of the Citizens
Banking and Trading Company of Chat
tanooga, for site on which to build and
operate a cotton seed oil mill, Mr.. Hen
son is at the head of a syndicate which
already owns several plants of this char
acter in other states.
The mill will be erected on the Nc
Dougal lot, near the cotton compress,
the Florida Central and Peninsular de-
pot. Work will be commenced at once,
and the plant will be in operation in time
to utilize the seed of the crop of 1900.
II is said that a mill to grind grits,
bolted meal etc.. will be in course of
construction here before the oil mill is
ready for operation.
Thomas H. Parrot of Jacksonville has
been elected ensign of the Third division
of Florida Naval Militia.
The following members of the Jackson
vile Rifles have applied for discharges:
E. f. Cleveland, Abe S. Berlack, George
E. Spencer, C. E. Burs Germ of enlist
ment expired; n. B. Carroll, G. A. Ryan,
W. A. Riker, E. J. Parker, B. S. Ber-
nard, left the state; e. Lopez, F. E. Arm
ington, business interferes with proper
performance of military duty
The Governors Guards held an election
for commissioned officers Monday night,
with the following result: A c. Spiller,
captain; w. S. Costa, first lieutenant; A.
e. Dickey, second lieutenant
Adjt Gen. Houston has issued General
Orders No. 80 creating a military board
of commissioners, to examine into the ca
pacity, qualification and efficiency of com
mssioned of the state troops.
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Battalion, First Regiment, In the absence
of an appropriation by the Legislature for
an annual enCampment of the state troops,
has undertaken to have his battalion to
have an encampment at Live Oak during
the summer. The Governors Guards has
received an invitation TO participate in
this encampment, which was accepted, and
Capt. A. C. Spiller, Lieuts, w. S. Costa,
A. f. Dickey and e. E. Philbrick, were
appointed a committee on arrangements
for the encampment
The lands of the Carrabelle Land and
Lumber Company will be sold at foreclos-
ure sale at Carrabelle May 9. On May u
the big saw mill of the same company
will also be sold.
A few days ago the Sopchoppy trestle
on the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Geor-
gia Railroad was set on fire
by southbound passenger train.
Mrs. w. B. Davis, who resided near
the treStie, UNDERTOOK 10 eAtlI-
guish the flames, which she failed to do
having to carry the water too far. Know
ing that the northbound freight train was
due in a few minutes, she ran into the
house, seized a red table cloth, and start
ed down the track waving it at the en-
gineer, and thus stopped and saved the
train. Capt John A. Cobb was in charge
of the train, and he and his men put out
the burning trestle, and repaired the dam
age In time for the morning passenger
train to cross safely.
The Jacksonville city attorneyship case
was set for argument in the Supreme
Court to-day. This IS the case in which
is involved the right to appoint a city
attorney by the board of trustees, or
whether the City Council shall elect said
officers. The former appointed J. F..
Bars. The Council refused to confirm
said appointment, and elected ]. S. Max
we'll Mr.. Bars appeared for the board
OF trustees, and Maj. Maxwell for the
Council. The court has the case under
advisement.