The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-08

and S25; Lake county, best quality of sugar,
$40; Lake county, est display of hone
$40; B. f. Holland, Polk county, best Ois-
play satin Seeding oranges diploma and
S25. Marion county debarred from compe-
tition.
John F. Dunn, the Ocala barker, owns a
small Steam yacht, the Laura, which is
used as an excursio steamer on the Silver
Springs run. Saturday night Prosky
Bros, who have charge of the steamer, put
out the fires and went home. Sunday morn
ing when they came down to take out a
party the boat was not there The Ockla-
wahi steamer Astatula came in a few
moments later and reported having seen
the yacht down at Sunday bluff.
kilograms we're at once sent to
Sheriff Shelley of Putnum county
to stop her. The sheriff put men on
the outlook for the runaway All day Sun
day the yacht failed to put in an appear
ance. A deputy was put on the railroad
bridge to stop the boat. About o'clock
Sunday night the Plant came down. The
bridge was opened to let her pass. Quick
as flash the yacht went through close be-
hind the Plant The man on the bridge
fired at the fast fleeing boat, but
that had not the desired effect.
Prosky Brothers, who were on the
scene, offered the captain of the
Plant $50 to catch thes yacht. A lively
chase then ensued The yacht ran into
shoal water and put out her lights, when
the Plant gave up the chase. From that
time until this writing the yacht is still at
large, though the authorities at Jackson
vile are on the lookout for her. The yacht
Is said to be tbs fastest in Florida waters,
and it would have been useless to have put
steamer her size on the river to run her
down.
IL = H.
Tropical Exposition at Ocala. In the morn
ing the Key West fire laddies divided into
companies and contested for the silver cup
offered by the Ocala Fire Company. The
Lightning Hose Company, H. L. Bethel
foreman, ente ed with Quincy 'SmIth
Tiger" Hose Company, G. D. Med maid
fore nan, as competitor. The judges were
j. Il. Avnot, Orlando; William Fox, Ocala /;
j. w. Sawyer, Key West. The test run
couplings and make connections. The test
resulted in a tie. Time, one minute and
thirtv--hree seconds N. G. Sherman Of
Key West, superintendent of the fire de-
partment, was time kee Der. The contest
was Itensely exciting and INTEREST," e, and
the square was crow led to witness it. The
Key " est band and fire company, the
Ocala rifles and firemen received
the different military companies,
viz: Tn, Orlando Guards, twenty
men strong, Lieut.. r. s. Allen in
command; tie Leesburg Rifles, fifteen pri-
Yates, Capt. G. +. Lowell CON IA ding; the
Gainesville Guards Capt. l.. +. Webste" in
command, twenty-five men; the E tst
Florida Seminary Cadets, Game ,ville, fifty
strong; Cant. &. +. Burrows, Command
ing the Jackso willie hIet"op Titan Light
Infantry; Capt. j. e. McGiHnis,
twenty me-; the DeLa4d Rifles,
Capt. Joe Daka with twenty men. Maj.
Lancaster, Sec )nd batta lion, commanded i,
assisted by his adjuta t. r. A. Burford, a
Capt. Sprague, of-the Ba to tigers. The
compani catering and compe ing for tie
$500 prize were the Game vile Guards, the
\ etropolitan and The Orlando Guards,
$ lectlng their sA Jnl ges, who were Cap.
f. II. Barr ha 'dt, Eighteenth United Stat IS
infantry, Delve", CT; Capt. u. L. bly,,
Louisvi KY, and Lieut.. c. G. Morton,
Sixth United > axes infan -ry, military in
strlctor at Gainesville. The Companies
took possession of the grounds II the rider
named, and each commander nal bG,
twenty minutes to examine the programm-
OF the dill before beginning the contest
The Orlando company is believed to have
won the pri2s. The award vas to have
been ar 1oIncsd Yesterday. The Cadet com
pany pfiza, $50, was awarded to the East
Fiord9 Seminary Cadets. There was no
M ition.