The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-26
Thursday will be Baby Day at the
Onala Semi Trnnical

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Ocala Semi-Tropical.
April l4th will be Savannah Day at
the Ocala Semi-Tropical.
The Prince of Wales contemplates
visit to the United States.
Every visitor to Florida should see
the picturesque Hill Country of Middle
Florida.
Tuesday was Sumter County Day at
the Ocala Semi-Tropical and the display
was magnificent
Key West was in holiday attire Fri
day and a great crowd welcomed the
Cleveland party.
Associate Justice Stanley Matthews,
of the United States Supreme Court
died at Washington Friday.
Tuesday was Madison County Day
at the Jacksonville Sub-Tropical and the
attendance from that county was large.
Maj. A. J. Russell, State Superin-
teadent of Public Instruction, has been
invited to visit the Ocala Semi,Tropical
on School Day-April 9th.
1t is asserted that Col. J. n. Strip
ling, of Live Oak, is unanimously en-
dorsed by the Florida Republicans for
the District Attorneyship.
The Spring, of Green Cove Springs,
is sending out neat and attractive Trade
Issue, which will undoubtedly result in
much good to Florida.
The Treasury surplus has been stead
lily increasing for several days past. 1t
row amounts to O,2O0, 900, or 1000
600 more than it was ten days ago.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at DeLand April 3 and 4. 1t is expected
that Miss Francis f. Willard will be
present.
The State Farmers Alliance assem-
bled in annual session at Jacksonville
Wednesday and reelected the old staff of
officers Hon. A. p. Baskin was made
Secretary
Mr.. +. A. Gonzales has returned
from Cuba with twelve families of expe.
rienced tobacco growers who will cult
vate the weed at DeFuniak Springs.
Others will arrive soon.
Work is progressing on the Memphis
and Pensacola Railroad, and it is rumored
that the Mobile and Ohio road is backing
the enterprise in order to secure Gulf
outlet.
The Savannah. Florida and Western
Hallway Company have pnt on through
sleeper between Monticello and Savannah.
This car leaves Monticello on the 4:45
p. m. train and arrives in Savannah next
morning at six O'clock
The United States Naval Commits
sion, appointed to select a suitable Gulf
port for establishing navy yard for
building ships, have examined ST. Angus
tine, Pensacola and other Florida ports
and will make their report to the next
Congress-
The resignation of Senator Chace. Of
Rhode Island, has aroused much GU
rloslty. 1t is now said that when the
Senator found money had been corruptly
used by his friends to elect him he only
remained in the Chamber long enough to
protect the Republican ma ority.
The Palatka Herald celebrated its
twentieth birthday last week. 1t is one
OF Florida's most solid journals and has
accomplished much good for the State
May it continue in it's present path Of
prosperity and grow fat from the boom
which it is helping to build, is the wish
of the FLoRIDIAN.
-lallahassee-and great many other
places in Florda-ought to have a Town
Improvement Association Such organi-
cations have greatly improved and beau
titled other cites-have increased their
business and added to their population
and similar associations can do as much
for Florida cities and towns.
President Sparks, of the Georgia
Southern and Florida Railroad Company,
has disposed of 100000 of the bonds
to an English syndicate; new steel rails
have been purchased; the work is being
pushed, and the road will soon be con.
nected with the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company's line at Lake City.
April 10th, Mr.. Geo. w. Wilson,