The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-12
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Two large mills are now in courie OF con-
struction at Palmetto.
Large shipments OF lumber are being
/ m lde from Ellaville to Chicago.
The measles have broken out among
( the school children at Evergreen, Nassau
county.
The total value Of real estate, personal
I property, railroads aud telegraphs OF Orange
county is no. 12S 80.
Tampa is swarming with Florida's school
teachers. 10 is estimated that 800 of them
are attending the convention.
She'll farm, a large plantation in Levy
I county owned by the Med nell family, was
sold few days since for about $4,000.
Several different saw-mills along the
Florida Central aud Peninsular railroad
are supplying lumber II i'll al order at
Fernandina for l 400, 900 feet.
The Fernandina NetCs says all ice factory
projects have completely fizEled out, but as
there will be two competing ice dealers
there this sum TEL, the prospects are that all
will bs abundautly and ohsaply supplied
with ice.
Judge Swayne, in the United States
court at Pensacols Friday, ordered 800
bred names selected from the various coun-
ties in the western division of the state of
perons to serve as jurors at the various
terms of that court.
Last week is said to have been the heav-
lest in the orange shipment business in the
history OF Florida, from Jacksonville alone
at least 8, 900 boxes per day have been sent
away: The fruit. as whole. is said to have
been below the average this season, but not
outstanding this, the best prices ever real
lied have been secured.
At Tampa at Q O'Clock Tuesday morning
Marshal Boil was summoned to Ybor to
investigate a case Of housebreakinp and rob-
berry. and in the space Of ten minutes he had
the guilty party on the way to jail with
convicting evidence to send him up. The
house broken into was Sandoya's bar and
the guilty party.
property to NJ. F. Dryer Of Brooklyn. n.
Y. Mr.. Lee will operate the hotel for the
remainder or this season, as usual, for his
own benefit His brother, Andrew 8. Lee.
has contracted with Mr.. DIVER to manage
the hotsl for him during future seasons.
Mr. Dryer says that hs will at once begin
the construction OF an addition to the hotel
to contain 100 rooms, and the work of gen
eral improvement will be continued during
the summer. Mn. Dryer is the well-known
tlrfman, member OF the firm of Dryer
Bros. and is man of large means aud Of
liberal and progressive ideas, and the extent
TO which he will make improvems nts and
develop this resort cannot at present be es-
umated but it is altogether likely that he
will develop 10 to its fullest extent. The
sale was contaminated on Saturday last.
The consideration is reported to have been
5000 cash.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Rev. Deu' Dor
chester, ID. D., and wife are stopping tenn
porarily at the Duval since Friday. where
they are busily engaged in making out
their reports as superintendents of the gov
eminent Indian schools. The two are On
route for Washington from tour through
hfiy-stx Indian reservations, occupying
twenty-five months time, and covering
close upen 10000 miles OF travel. They
have been brought In contact officially VITA
some OF the most civilized aud some also of
the most savage of the aboricines. finding
much that has q hopeful out oOA, as " elias
something on the reverse side Of the cues
ton. Their latest work has been among
the Cherokees in Western North Carolina,
During their long and crcuitous line of
travel they have been called into New
Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Washington
Oregon. Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Indian
Territory and Kansas visiting over 100
Indian schools, containing 10000 pupils.
Mrs. Dorchester will remain in our CITY 70
some little time to complete her report
upon the status of tho Indian women and
girls, into whose condition she is required
TO examine officially, when she will iejoin
her husband, who has inst been summoned
TO Washington. The doctor is soon to re-
pair TO Dakota to aSeiBt in the reorganizs-
tion OF the Sioux tribss in view OF the
troubles