The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-12

no doubt she would have met with horri-
bic death. She suffered only few slight
burns.
The city council Of DeLand is negotiating
with some Philadelphia parties for the
granting franchise for system of water
works The general terms are satisfactory
and it is hoped that the details will soon be
agreed upon. If the franchise is let tie
work is TO be completed within nine months.
Orlando Record: registered package
was recently mailed in Washington, d. c.,
| plainly addressed to Orlando, Orange
county, Florida 1t went from Washington
TO San Francisco, thence to Ogden, Utah,
after which it went TO New Orleans, and
/ from there to Jacksonville and then to Or
lando. True, it arrived at its destination,
but tho route was rather circuituous one.
Tarpon Springs Truth: C. B. Thornton
and Mr. Whitcomb shipped several crates
of Peeu-To peaches to New York and Bos-
ton on Tuesday. Il is believed that there
are few early peaches il the state, and
these are likely TO bring good prices. They
were shipped in ripe fruit carriers" and
single layer crates by express, all rail TO
/ destination The rates are unusually I'M
favorable this year. higher than usual. Mr.
| Thornton and Mr.. Whitcomb will continue
| to ship + two weeks or more.
Tarpon Springs Trut. John F. Dunn. the
phosphate king Of Ocala, Hon. III. T. Lykes,
s. A. Jones and Capt. J. B. Walon have
purchased from the Tampa and Chicago
company a tract of 100 acres Of land at the
head of Curlew creek. The tract includes
an area of rich bone phosphate, lying i'm
mediately beneath the surface. The de-
post consists of rich nodular Jumps of
blacklist hue, imbedded in a matrix some
two feet in depth, with sharks teeth of
-. 4 F.o -.
Dunn had this deposit analysed before pur-
chasing, and found that the nodules gave
S. per cent of bone phosphate, and the
matrix itself 70 per cent. of the same
Thereupon he instructed his representative
to purchase Immediately, and the negotia-
ton was effected. 1t is the intention Of the
purchasers TO Immediately operate these
phosphate fields.
Key West Democrat. william Cooke,
who left port few days ago in search of
his son Robert, has returned without find.
ing any trace of the boat or of its pa SEN
gers. 1t is now about six weeks since, on
Saturday morning, Robert Cooke sailed
for Cape Sable in tho Rosa +. Lee, a sixteen
foot boat, of which he was part owner, with
Mr.. Whltehurst, whose wife and daughter
were passengers, returning to their home at
the cape. the wind was light, and he took
the bay route, and when last seen was
up that night one Of the severest northers of
the season, aud the little boat with her
three passengers, heavily laden with freight
and ballast, was in no condition to weather
the storm. Parties from the vicinity of the
cape and from Key West have searched In
vain for the missing ones. Robert Cooke
was an intelligent young man. % years Of
age, who had been a sailor from his cradle.
The real work of the convention OF the
State Medical Association at Ocala
began Wednesday. The day was de-
cussion of papers. DR.. Frank H. Caldwell
resigned the position of librarian, stating
that he did not have the time to attend to
the duties, and DR.. j. III. Douglass of Jack
sonville was elected to fill the vacancy. DIR.
r. ?. Daniel, president of the state board
of health, read an able paper on matter per-
tanning to disappointment. DIR. Gary real
paper on New Medicines DIR. f. H.
Caldwell Of Sanford, chairman of
the committee on surgery, read On
able paper on railroad surgery. Dr. N. ID.
Phillips, chairman of the section on gYnae-
cology, read a paper on the same subject
DIR. Joseph Y. Porter, state health officer,
chairman OF the section on Estate medi-
cine" read very able paper A committee
on nomenclature" was appointed, and it
consists of Drs. Porter, Caldwell, and Phelps
DR.. j. D. Fernandez of Jacksonville, sacre-
tary Of the state association, read
paper on microscopic aid to diagnosis.
DR.. j. p. Wall, chairman of the section on
| obstetrics, read paper on puerperal convul-
| sions. DR.. A. T.. Gunner of jacksonville
read paper on the influence of microbes in
| the grippe A volunteer paper by Dr. L.
Van Hood of Ocala ON "gun shot wounds. -
detailing his experience with the shot in
| Policeman Cones case, was read. The cleo
| ton of officers resulted in DR.. J. Z. Gary
of Ocala being elected president; DR.. s.
Stringer of Brooksville and DIR. J. Harris
of Pensacola, first and second vics presi-
dents. The next place of meeting is Pensa-
cola. The time is the second Tuesday in
| April. The gathering was success. Over
| forty members were present.
| Health brings happiness. NeaIth can be