The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-13

Cedar and Forsyth streets. jacksonville,
was sold Thursday for $1,000.
The DeLand Record learns that every
room in the hotel at Coronado Beach
Is engaged for the summer months.
The Stanton mills at Braidentown are to
be enlarged and rearranged Work has
already been commenced on the foundation
for tie new plaut
SraidentoTn Journal There is no longer
q doubt about the genuineness of our phos-
phate deposits. Their extent is the only
question yet to be settled
c. III. Barton of Jacksonville, formerly a
| member Of the school of gunnery, also of
Her Royal HIghness Princess Louiss's
dragon guards, in the active militia in
Canada, challenges Mai. Mcclure to a ring
fitting match, tent pegging match and
lemon cutting match, all at full gallop; also
broad sword combat, all riding to be strictly
under the military rules and regulations Of
England, provided mis- friends in Jackson
vile will back him ia the money part as be
IS not in position 20 put up any great
amount Of money.
Belleview Blade: c. p. Goodwin and c.
II. .. Green purchased forty acres of land
few weeks since about three miles west
from town aud have repaired to their ne1
possessions to reside. II is what was for
merly known as the Foster place and is
located on a high hill. 1t is a fine piece of
properly, and what is better the whole forty
is said TO be underlaid with the richest
phosphate. Since making the purchase
these gentlemen have been hard at work
making improvements. Several acres have
been set out in grapes.
The state democratic executive commit
tee Of Florida met at Jacksonville Thursday.
The following was adopted: "Resolred,
That ho or 1aspnoroffo
mittee confer with the congressional execu-
tive committee with view of securing a
full representation in a state convention TO
nominate justice of the supreme court and
transact such other business as may come
before it, The two congressional commit
tees are respectfully asked to hold the con-
gressional conventions on the same day and
at places as convenient as practicable to
each, and the chairman and secretary of
this committee inform the chairman of con-
gressional committees Of this resolution"
As the congressional executive committee
OF the Second congressional district were in
session also, they were invited to confer
ence, after which the state committee
adjourned. subject to the call of the chair.
man.
John F. Dunn, the phosphate king of
Ocala, Hon. II. t. Lyses, S. A. Jones and
Capt. j. B. Walon have purchased from the
Tampa and Chicago company tract of 160
acres of land at the head OF Curlew creek.
The tract includes an area of rich bone
phosphate lying Immediately beneath the
surface. The deposit consists of rich nodu-
lar Jumps Of blaokish hue imbedded in a
matrix some two feet in depth, with sharks
teeth of immense size and fragments of
bone. Mr.. Dunn had this deposit analyzsd
before purchasing and found that the
nodules gave s. per cent. Of bone phosphate
and the matrix itself 20 per cent. of the
same. Thereupon he instructed his repre-
sentative to purchase Immediately, and the
negotiation was effected. 1t Is the inteu.
tion Of the purchasers to immediately oper-
ate these phosphate fields, and they will ship
by whatever route can be most advantage
ously employed.
Tarpon Springs Truth. Several months
ago we inserted upon the Tarpon Springs
local page displayed notice of "Opportu-
mites for Investment" calling attention
therein to the opportunity which existed
for embarking capital in the canning, the
sponging and the fish business with more
than ordinary prospects of success. We
take pleasure in announcing that two of
these opportunities" have found appli-
cants. The Anclote and Rock Island
Sponge Company will commence operations
this summer with a capital OF $780, 900.
Mr., Hamilton Disston is one of the large
stockholders in this company. Great inter-
est is also felt at Dunedin in the sponging
business, aud a few gentlemen, among
them the Messrs. Loucks and MIR. L. H.
Malone. are arranging to fit out large
sloop for this purpose. Miss Morley and
Miss Babcock. two energetic young Chicago
ladies, will engage in the canning business
at Tarpon Springs. and work will begin by
September at the latest. They will give
special attention to guavas. and the crop of
that interesting but malodorous iruit will
henceforth find ready market.