The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-16
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The gauge of the Florida Southern rail
way will be made standard to Arcadia.
The Marion Phosphate Company will give
| S75 head, per year, for the state convicts
| Senator Bailey gets them for Sl5.
The gauge on the Charlotte Harbor divi-
sion Of the Jack sonville Tampa and Key
West railway Is being broadened southwark
| from FIT. Mead.
A net sum of S132 was received by one OF
| Tropics prominent pineapple growers for
| thirty-two crates Of pines Aug. 8, about
| sixty to the crate.
| The brick vault of the Bradford county
| court house at Starke is nearly completed.
The walls are twenty inches thick and sup
posed to be fire proof.
Franklin a. Son Of Kissimmee are to have
q corrugated iron warehouse built at the
rear Of their store, 20x65 feet. Part Of the
lumber is already on the ground.
A new and improved filter has been built
at the Lake City water works and the open
pipes disconnected. The water is now
doubtless as well filtered as possible.
The insurance companies OF Jacksonville
will offer standing reward of $3.50 for the
arrest and conviction of each and every per-
son setting fire to any building in that
city.
John McAllister has completed four arte-
sian wells for parties south OF Eau Gallie
and has five more on hand. It is probable
that Mack and his staff Of men will be away
from home all summer.
Sheriff O'Neil of Nassau county has
withdrawn the reward offered by himself
Of $500 for the capture of Murray. If be is
not captured soon it is feared that the
rewards will all be withdrawn
Work on the ice factory at ST. Petersburg
is progressing rapidly, and it will soon be
in shape to begin operations. A large pipe
is being laid to the lake that will give an
abundant supply of purest water.
B. Il. Dillon of Jacksonville, on account Of
the important business he has in the Spring
field Phosphate Company, has felt Obliged
to resign the presidency of the Santa Fe
Phosphate Company and will devote all his
energies to the former company.
The Suwannee Rifles have resolved to Join
the state troops; they have received the
necessary blanks upon which to make the
application, and will forward it within the
next few days. 1t is finely drilled COM
pany, and will be quite an addition to the
Florida "milish."
Madison's town marshal is summoning
those persons liable to street duty to meet
iAil, u1Su du0 WlOu SUM plo-
nelts as will insure efficient service. As
some of those summoned have failed to
respond, he requests them to read the road
aw and see the penalty they are subject to
IS defaulters.
A young white man employed as cook on
one of the Peace River Phosphate Com
0any's dredges laid down on the rails OF the
Peace River railroad Wednesday night, and
came very near waking in the great hereaf-
.er. The phosphate train knocked him off
he track, mashing his hands and inhicting
serious wounds about the head.
The poll-tax has disturbed lots of Lake
county people Tor the past ten days. Many
thought that If they did not wish TO vote
hey could neglect paying the tax, but
they we're much surprised this week to find
the sheriff and his deputies on the war
path for them armed with bilious looking
executions. Men must pay this tax whether
they vote or not.
The August term of Brevard county court
Monday morning. his honor,
Judge NJ. s. Jones presidiug. The state
was represented by d. L. Gaulden, who
acted as prosecuting attorney for his part
ner, James T. Sanders. There were twelve
cases on docket, OF which there were seven
one mistrial, one discharged,
two continued and one mol pressed.
Lake City Citizen: The saw-mill trade
was consummated Saturday, the Water
town mills of Thomas bowling being trans
ferred to Harold Weston of Waltham, Mass
The value OF the property is about $40 900
but the figure paid was something less than
this. The transfer included saw-mills
mules, carts, land, planning mills, lease on
600 acres timber, ten miles of railroad,
etc. 1t is understood that the purchaser has
ample capital and will improve this plant
put new locomotive on the mills railroad
etc, and it is supposed he holds the key tc
the seveuty-hve miles of uubroksu timber
running northeast from the Waterfowl
mills, which would make this one Of the
largest enterprises in the country.
Starke Telegraph: Will Jon g. the negro
who killed LIE 1is Nixon at Clifford, had ar
examination before Judge Malphurs last
Saturday morning. The evidence was
about as follows: Jones and Nixon got into
a dispute over a game of cards Nixo-
drew his pistol on Jones, but it did not
shoot. He then tried to get gun, but was
prevented from doing 50 by Mr.. Cone. In
about an hour the two again met and
Jones walked away from Nixon; Nixon
followed aud again threw his pistol into
Jones' face. Finally, throwing down hi:
pistol he dared Jones to fight fair. Jones
walked away while Nixon kept on using
abusive language. Jones then turned and
fired Nixon did not fall when shot. but
lived about half an hour before he died,
never uttering a word. Judge Malphurs
decided that 1t was a case of justifiable
homicide, and turned the prisoner loose.
The last seen of him he was making track
for Lake Butler, at the rate OF a mile a
minute, the happiest darby in Bradford
county.
Gainesville Sun: Between II aud l.
O'Clock on Tuesday, Charles Warren aud q
young son of Fl. G. Cato, tax collector OF
Alachua county, went out to the latter
house to spend the night. Soon after they
had retired, some unknown parties tried e
break into the house, but were frightened
away by the inmates. Mr.. Cato and fam.
lily were away and no one but Warren and
the Cato boy were in the house. No other
disturbance was noticed that night. On
Wednesday evening, about o'clock, War
rem and Cato Rad just entered the yard and
were about going up the front steps, when
they discovered that some one was in the
house. The front door stood wide open and
they could hear whispered conversation.
1t was very dark, and Warren, fearing to
enter from the Lighter yard into the darker