The morning news., 1889-03-15

there once before in 1886, as a soldier of the
regular army He says the Indians at
tackled them on Feb. 8, 1887, ard that Capt
Mellon was killed that day. The camp at
Fort Reed was not made until 1899. When
he returned to Orange county in 1910 he
camped in the Speer grove.
The Netrs says that it is pleasant to see
the cheerful, hopeful spirit that prevails in
st. Augustine under somewhat trying cir
cumstances. Business the past year has
been far from satisfactory, and the coming
summer does not promise great things by
any means, and vet there is a feeling preva-
lent that they might be worse Off, and that
on the whole they are doing pretty well.
The Hon. F. R. Webber has sold his fine
residence, situated north of Orlando, known
as Fair Oaks" with four acres Of land, in
cluding two acres Of old grove. to Theodore
Gerrish for $4,000. Mr.. Gerrish is an old
friend Of Mr.. Webber's, and is a member Of
the firm of Pettigrew, Tate q Gerrish, who
are large real estate operators in the north
west, with headquarters in the city of
Sioux Falls, Oak. The firm is Of high stand
ing in that section, Mr.. Pettigrew being an
ex-member Of congress and Mr. Tate an ex-
judge.
An interesting meeting of the citizens of
Rockledge was held Saturday night last at
the Tropical house to consider the PROPOSE
tion of constructing a street railroad along
Luo river Ddnk JuTOuSu buo C0looIa
Rockledge hammock. Messrs II. s. Will
Jams, A. N. Clark, G. B. Magruder, G. S.
Hardee and L. Powe were appointed a
committee to confer with Capt. r. P. Pad
olson and Mai. George Cecil, representing
the st. Johns and Indian River Transpor-
tation Company, to secure cooperation
and connection with the tram-road from
Indian river to Lake Poinsett landing.
Capt. Philip N. Price, United States
oil Of nt
| arrived in Pensacola Wednesday Capt
Price is in the city on purely business
| trip, and will remain until to-day, when he
| goes to Fort McRee to make critical ex-
| animation of the entrance to the harbor. In
an interview Capt. Price stated he had
made a thorough study of Pensacola bay,
! and said it was the best harbor south of
Fort Monroe, and the only harbOr on the
| gulf. He favors Pensacola as the site Of the
new naval station on the gulf. Capt, Price
| also stated that he had been called on for a
report on Pensacola bay, and had sent in a
statement of the condition of this port and
its advantages. He recommended in that
report that 81, 900 be expended in i'm
proving the natural advantages Of Pensa-
cola's harbor.
The DeLand NelUs says: From prominent
citizens of Enterprise, who were in DeLaud
this week, we have learned more Of the
rascality of the board of health at Enter
prise during the epidemic The citizens
held meetings and fully ventilated the
actions of the board and some of the gov
ernment physicians and nurses, and copies
OF the minutes Of the meeting and the reso-
| lutionS were prepared for publication.
There was talk of sending them to the NetOS,
when one Blrtola secured them under a
pledge that he would have them published
In pamphlet form as we'll as in news
paper, at his own expense. This he has
failed to do. We are now provided with
the matter for publication, and it will ap-
pear at an early day. The members of the
board Of health in Enterprise ought to
either try to clear themselves of the charges
made or skip the country, if they have any
sense of honor.