The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-03

trade VIII be finally consunmated soona fter
the holidays
z. ID. Cromwell, a former resident, and
son Of DIR. Cromwell of Gainesville, acct
dentally shot and killed himself at Catoosa.
| /. T., Nov 10. DR.. Cromwell knew moth
ing of his sol's death until last Thursday
night, when he received a telegram saying
nothing more than that he had accidentally
shot aud killed himself. This was a heavy
blow to the doctor, as he had received a
letter from him short time since, in which
he had laid all his plans TO join him (hls
father at their old home in South Carolina,
! where they would spend month or SO on q
fishing and hunting excursion.
A disastrous fire occurred at Burnside
beach Thursday night, destroying the old
| Burnside house, that was built thirty years
ago, the rev Palmetto hotsl ard the
pavilion. Mrs. Roberts, who managed the
hotel during the summer season just past,
and who owned the furniture, was in the
hotel at the time with her little son Wal
lace, and three colored servants. She says
tnet the fire caught in the pavilion, which is
quite a distance from the hotel, and was
first seen by her about 1880, o'clock. A
very heavy wind was blowing in the
direction Of the hotel, and before
she knew it the roof was a mass of
flames. As there was no possible
means of extingulshing it, the hotel was
soon in ruins. The pavilion was owned by
Messrs. Wallace & Dolby. and it is not
known whether 1t was insured OF not. The
Palmetto hotel was frame structure four
stories high, built for a Florida summers
needs, and was owned by Mrs. Hooper of
Brooklyn, n. Y. It was valu d at 50, 000
and is said to have been insured for $1,000.
Mrs. Roberts' loss is about 81, 500, with an
insurance Of 81, 900. Burnside beach is so
near to Jacksonville and 50 easy of access,
that It was very popular summer resort.
Jacksonville Times Union: The Orange
and Vegetable Auction Company made
sale Friday of about $500 boxes Of oranges
at better prices when the northern markets
are consideredD than any time so far this
season. There is a dcad glut in almost
every center, and even good quality of fruit
is selling so low as to leave but little for the
grower, in most cases not half as much as
is being paid at the grove. Yet it is aston
lshlng to see even leading home company
reporting from so to rs cents box more
than the northern commission men report
for the same day. and at the wind-up of
each notice for many weeks predicting that
the prices would be all right in few days.
The glut will not let up until the last box of
Florida oranges has been thrown away,
unless the people stop rushing their fruit
forward, and they will never do this as long
as high prices are quoted. The prices real
lied at Fridays home market sale were as
follows: Brights, good fruit, 81 so to 50;
inferior and started" fruit, 50 25 to 81 so;
russets, 81 IS to 81 IS; drops and culls in
considerable quantities. sold from 81 to
81 %. One lot of 524 boxes consisting of all
qualities, including drops and culls, aver
aged 81 IS. In this connection a sale by
Scobel & Day Of New York. on Tuesday,
Nov. 26, may be compared with the home
market prices, much to the latter's ad-
vantage. The firms catalogue for
that day shows sales approximating 8, 200
boxes, Of which LAG brought 81 so; 1,792
brought 81 6219; /, 106 brought 81 371{; IA
boxes brought 81 1871; and Is boxes
only 871E cents; the only fruit which
brought So per box was a few boxes of
navels, These prices net to the grower an
average Of about so cents per box, after
deducdng expenses for picking, packing,
freight and commissions; the home market
prices net on an average about double that
amount to the grower. Growers are not
realizing half what they ought for their
fruit. The remedy lies i'll holding back the
oranges. If compelled to ship, the home
market can continue 10 give top prices, even
IN the face of glutted centers and a demon
lied northern market