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

boys fire company has been organized
in Orlando.
Rev. w. F. Martin has taken charge of
New Macedonia church at Milligan
The Ocala graded school has turned the
300 corner in the number Of enrolled pupils.
The question of bonding Santa Rosa
county tor school purposes is under discus
sion.
y kerosene famine is now prevalent in
Ocala. None of the valuable lighting liquid
can be found at present.
The young five-acre orange grove of A.
Whitson, at Wekiva, has been sold to Il.
Stone Of Georgia for 81 900.
The Ocala foundry and machine works
are fast getting things into shape, and ia a
few more days will be ready for business.
Sheriff Shelley of Palatka has received
the governors death warrant for the execu-
tioa of Muuroe CLARK, who murdered Pierce
Carroll, at lnterlachen in 1885. The day SCI
for the execution is De- 81.
Another cigar factory has been started in
Jacksonville by III. Satchelberg g. Co. Of
New York A force OF about fifty hands
are already at work. and will be increased
as soon as they can be engaged.
Francis G. Raymond, an aged white man.
was found dead in his room at the A ling
ton hotel at Jacksonville. He haQ been
troubled with asthma fer some time, and
the cold weather brought on an attack Of
congestion of the lungs.
On Dec 16 the voters of Hillsboro county
are to decide waether or not bonds to the
amount of $70, 900 shall be issued Co build a
court house said bonds to be paid in tive ty-
five years with interest at per cent pay
able annually, which would amount to
$1,000 each year.
A shooting scrape took place in the rear
OF Vereens saloon, at Ocala, wednesday, in
which Clayton Hamilton put bullet
through Frank Crompton'S right arm. After
lively chase Hamilton was captured and
lodged in jail. Both parties are colored.
Whisky was the cause of the trouble.
The Ocala NeW Capitol of Wednesday
morning said: at is more than probable
that an injunction viii be filed this morn
ing restraining II. l.. Anderson from serving
as mayor, on tie effidavits of two promi-
nent citizens, certifying that the polls were
not opened until $3.50 o'clock, contrary to
chapter 1879, section 90 of the acts of 1899
of the legislature of the state OF Florida "
Fernandina Neics: 1t is said a tramp
found riding on a car near Madison last
week was elected by the conductor when he
THE tramp told the conductor of a pair Of
trucks that were out of fix and about to
| leave the track The same, on examination.
was found to be true. but the tramp was not
| allowed TO get ABOARD Lne Train as q reward
| for his information. The passengers, how
ever, invited him to get on the train and
paid his fare.
The street car drivers of Ocala struck
| Monday, The Banner says: lit seems
that the drivers were receiving 81 day for
their services, for ten hours work, but
! owing to the & eat demand for transpJrta
ton during the past week, they labored
anywhere from fifteen to eighteen hours.
aud as no arrangements bad been made for
extra compensation for overwork, the
drivers took very oppor,une time to
make "a souless corporation feel the
grinding force Of the iaborers' power, by
quitting just US the Homosassa excursion
train, with 500 people, WAS expected in.
Most of said happy aud jubi!ant excurters
footed itup from the Silver Springs,
| Orlando aud Gulf depot, are
the differences between the drivers ard
the city street railway company could
/ adjust their differences, which was done
when they got together, by allowing the
drivers l2iG celts per hour for all over
| tine