The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-15
FLORIDA.


Orange trees around Orange City are put
ting on an unusually large crop Of fruit.
A family of Danes arrived at Darien last
week from Europe and will locate there
Warren Taylor expects soon TO open
bank at Interlachen on prominent bust
ness corner
DR.. J. j. Harris received Saturday eve
ming his commission as postmaster of San
ford for four years.
The City Council of Orlando at its last
meeting passed the ordinance providing for
the pay Of its members.
Prospecting parties from Nebraska have
made purchases at Grove City. One of the
party offered $1,000 for the property at
Liverpool.
n. NJ. Belisario, Grand Worthy Patriarch
of the Sons of Temperance of Florida, will
leave Jacksonville to-day on general tour
OF inspection of the lodges throughout the
state.
At Key West a representative Of a Tampa
lumber firm, during the past week disposed
! of several schoonerrloads of lumber TO local
contractors and parties who anticipate
building during the spring months.
The Lake Helen people refuse to prose
cute the man who stole a lady's diamonds
at that place last week aud was captured
the next day in Jacksonville. The dia
monds were recovered and he was allowed
to go his way.
The Casa Monica. at st. Augustine has
as chef Charles La Mamma, who was in
Nine. PATHS private car on her tour in this
country. The hotel has already been called
the Casa Delmonico by witty epicure who
appreciates the excellence of the cuisine.
| The ST. Johns County Commissioners
propose that the $4,000 court house
they intend to erect shall be temporary
structure, to be sold or otherwise disposed
Of in the event of more commodious and
costly building being put up in the future.
Y. j. Ojeda, prominent manufacturer
| OF Key West, has sent to the President a
beautiful fancy -wood cabinet of pure Key
! West cigars. Each cigar is enclosed in gold
| foil, with band around it, upon which is
| the miniature of Mrs. Cleveland The name
of the firm and the initials of Mr.. and Mrs
| Cleveland are beautifully embossed upon
the cabinet in letters of coin silver.
The remains of a colored man were dis
covered i'll the woods just back of Fort
| Clinch, near Fernaudina Sunday morning
His head had been crushed in, and by his
side lay a club. Evidently a murder has
! been committed. He is supposed TO be Jake
Lewis, from up the st. Mary's river, as
| Lewis was i'll town selling wood last week
and probably had some money. The motive
was likely robbery, as his pockets were
| turned inside out
The Interlachen Board of Trade completed
| its organization by the election of the fol
| lowing officers: President, c. r. Knapp:
Vice President, Lott Allen; Board of Gov
ernors, George w. Hastings, c. A. Brush,
Dr. o. S. Whips, F. H. Williams and
Thomas d. Hubbard. The following stand
! ing committee was appointed by the Presi-
dent: E. 5. Brown, Charles Francis Jr., II.
Friedlander, A. l.. Ross, D. f. Peacock. H.
| art nd l. oil 10
! Governors elected Warren Taylor to the
combined office of Secretary and Treasurer
and to him inquiries may be addressed.
News received at Key West from Havana
Is to the effect that Senior Sebastian Moreu
! SuareZ, Captain of Police for the Fourth
| district, of the above city, while trying to
stop a mango fight between negroes on Mar
! quez Gonzalez street, was stabbed and muir
| dered by one of the gang. The Captain
was accompanied at the time by two guards,
who at once fired with their pistols on the
! murderer, killing him instantly Tn Sc
| nanigoS are bodies of negroes who organize
in the several different districts in Havana
and 60 from one district to another to en-
gage in deadly combat, and if any of the
authorities attempt to stop them they are
often murdered.
The correspondent of the MORNING NEWS
| at Cedar KEYS wrote as follows on Feb II
~
accompanied by smaller one, are reported
stranded on the south side of Sea Horse
! Key. The sponge fleet, which is arriving
almosthourly, confirms the report. An effort
will be made to secure the steamer Stafford
to go in search of the whales tomorrow.
The sponge catch so far has been very
| large and remuneratlve. The weather and
water continue very clear Much cont
demo is engendered by the news of the pur-
| chase by Mr.. Cutting of the western
division of the Florida Railway and Navi-
CATION Company'S railway. The question
Of q supply of water for the new ice factory
has been finally settled by digging a large
| square well.
The South Florida Fair which opened at
Sanford yesterday promises to be one of the |
best ever seen in the State The main ex-
hibltion building is 35xl50 feet, and will be |
| filled to oVerfiowing with the products of |
South Florida. The trade display building |
is 3Oxl25 feet, and every foot of space is |
taken and the cry is for more The rear of |
the main building is fitted up for an art |
! gallery, which will prove one of the attrac- /
tons. A long line Of stalls have been fitted |
up for the convenience a d benefit of racing |
stock and live stock that is on exhibition. |
The grand stand IS one of the largest and |
best ones ever erected in Florida The race !
track Is graded in accordance with the best
rules iald doVl for such work, and has been |
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offers unexccllod facilities for racing Ac- |
! cording TO the statement of the manager of |
tins department, some thirty-five or forty |
horses will be entered Four to six mill I
tary companies and several of the bc,t /
bands III South Florida are expected to be |
present The tournament, regatta, foot
ball and base ball contests win be leading |
features.
John n Hill and W. S. Douglas. Of
Philadelphia, spent Sunday in st Angus 4
tine, and left last evening for Kissimnee. /
Mr.. Douglas is the Superintendent Of the |
Runnymede Land Company, and both he |
and Mr. iliil have gone 10 attend the OPEN /
ing OF the new hotel at THAT place, and also /
10 attend the meetings Of the Floridelphia /
Land Company, the Florida Land Com. /
pany and the st. Cloud Sugar Mil aud |
Agricultural Company, all Of which /
VIII be held on Feb. % a. Tho |
kunnymede Hotel, Mossra Hin, ". W. |
Dunn, Hamilton, Disston, r. c. Rose, !