The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-16

Capt. Allen Of Fernandina has secured
the Moran boat and, in conjunction with
Mshoney & Hunt. viii make an experiment
with shark fishing. The oil is 70 be ex-
tracted for market aud the scraps sold for
the manufacture OF fertilizers. II the ex-
pertinent turns out as it is hoped It will and
a large amount OF fish can be caught, a
plant may be erected for the enterprise on
Amelia Island.
prominent attorney of Palatka has in
his possession a very old and valuable law
book Ii bears the title Of "a Collection
of the Statutes of England now in use in
North Carolina, and was printed in the
year 1923. Among the curious acts con-
tanned in this ancient document, and one
which would be entirely unnecessary these
days, was San Act 70 avoid the double pay
ment Of debts.
The grand lodge Of the Knights of Pythias
of the state of Florida conyeaed at Sanford
Wednesday with about fifty delegates
from the following places present: Jack
sonville, Key West, Palatka, Cedar Key,
Tampa, Kissimmee, Orlando, Tavares.
Pensacola and Sanford. Grand Chancellor
NJ. NJ. Beiisario of Jacksonville was in the
chair. Oaly lodge work was done ct the
session Wednesday.
Fernandina Mirror: The steamship Hal
lamshire is taking on phosphate at the rate
Of sixteen carloads per day. Mr.. Luken-
bill hopes TO be able To increase the guam
tity 70 twenty carloads per day. Eighty
carloads are now In the yard, with more
arriving every day. Another steamship is
expected by June for another cargo for
Hamburg. Between forty aud fifty men
are engaged in loading these vessels.
The stockholders of the ST. Augustine
Steamship Company, have elected the fol-
lowing directors: Warren Ray, Charles L.
Rickerson, George Thomas Lamb, John T.
DismuSes, ]. A. Barring, Jr., Heth Can
field, Jos. +. Cox. The directors selected
the following officers: President, John T.
Dismukes; vice-president, Heth Garfield;
secretary and treasurer, II. a. Barring,
Jr. Warren Ray will be the New York
agent for the company.
Commissioner Wombwell'5 crop report
for April. Just tabulated. covering over 100
reports from thirty-nine counties, shows
the following general average, as compared
with last year: Corn, los; oats. 80:
sugar cane. l05; rice, "a; tobacco, 80: Irish
potatoes, az; tomatoes, n; egg plant, T3;
cucumbers, 70; English peas, rs; beans, So;
Strawberries, 81. The correspondents
notes include, for the first time, reports on
the state OF the weather for April, adding
largely to the value Of the report, which
appears in full in the April number of the
monthly bulletin now in press.
Lake Weir Independent: Considerable
excitement prevails in phosphate circles
over the recent decision Of the land commits
sioner that Florida's phosphate is min
eral" and that the lands containing it are
subject TO entry under the mineral claim
laws. Claims" are being staked Off with
great rapidly even on the land bought bv
the heavy phosphate companies 1t is
feared that this decision will work much
injury to the phosphate business, as it may
break up the heavy companies mining aud
exporting the material. They may have to
buy up much of their land again, as the
entries for homestead proposes viii be can
celed on all that is shown to be more valu-
able for mining than farming purposes. 1t
may work hardship in many places where
final proof has beeu made, aud. through the
slow work Of the land Office, patents not
issued.