The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25
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ANY GOWN IN THs STATE.

Silver Springs BONANZA
OcALA, FLA, Oct. 24-To arrive in Ocaia
at any season of the year, after deVotihg
months to the serenity Of tue coy ancient
city. is to transform ones self from the cal
culator OF the coming seasons pr sPects'
to that Of the man chuck full OF business
regardless Of past, present or future SEA
sons, so far as the tourists are cohceIne!
and more especially does one snake OH All
lethargy on shifting the lingering fumes Oh
gunpowder expended. and the echolng seh-
tineuts of Tom Harris and the other Dig
guns in glory Of the great deal between Jus
Ocala House Company and Dean Ne"
York syndicate, which, some are so wicked
as to say, Toms versatility worked INTO
the cele bration of the first anniversary OF
the birth If the new capital
Chemist Ser-e Malvvsn Is prominent
fgure ON the streets 4 Ooala. He looks as
though he hsd devised an extract from some
one Of the products Of FioTl las trees OF
life and infused it with his Ia belle France
blood, SO youthful does be appear since
handling phospbates. Inc gal!ant Ieucn-
man grows sublime when telling and ges-
ticulating how IL was arrest last night for
carry In my pocket ze arrow head Of the
dead Seminole found in re grave. It were
no concealed weapon, surely, and the sheriff,
Mons Williams, arrest me not"
Mr.. Malyvan has recently discovered the
graves OF taose whom, il is supposed, be-
!onged 10 both the Seminoles and the fol-
lowers OF De Soto. The graves are located,
be saws, with one of his French winks,
Somewhere between Ocala aud Martel,"
doubtless having III hand another surprise
20 celebrate.
To see Capt. L. NJ. Thayer lounging about
the Ocala house recalls the day when his
management OF that excellent venture by
G. Monroe Brown, which, * not as probta-
bic as his friends could wish to-day, stands
monument of the faith he placed ia the
''hummuck town" eight years ago, aad
gives to the old hsbitues a chance to refer
10 the second-Jo-uone management OF Capt
Thayer. Things have materially changed
since then. Monroe Brown parted with his
''hobby," his name left the houses but the
s'boys' carved and painted in big letters on
the east gable OF the pretty pagoda they
erected in the court house square, m. G.
B." They got the initials Slightly mixed,
but they will last as long as the band stand
Mr.. Brown, 10 his happy face, shows that
fortune smiled phosphate smile on him
self and delightful family. They live
quietly in their hilltop home, content with
each other and the results Of the phosphate
discovery.
Odpts mayer uhS hlSO FbllTeu ITOtu tuh
hotel field to enjoy the success OF honest
work in the phosphate world-the half-mil-
honaire He, ike honest John 4. Dunn,
wears the phosphate halo, notwithsta nding
the sneers and jibes Of little souls, and
through indomitable will, have reached the
top round of the ladder without blot
1t is amusing to hear the knowing ones
tell how Banker Ambler's "Logroad" is
Embling along through the pney woods
nrnnallor ri Tho ird
the"-tempting morsel, in this case. the
output Of the Early Bird mines. Competing
lines had best hump along the building of
proposed roads, or the old reliable Florida
Central and Pennsular will be toting the
phosphates via the short cut by Archer to
Fernandine.
Meeting with the handsome Capt. Zim-
norman, enough news Of old fris ds and
doings in Citrns was cleaned 20 fill VOL
ume. TIE cou house question, al shough
settled at Inverness, the new county seat,
seems to be yet the absorbing topic, possibly
only so far as the style OF architecture is
concerned. However, the Citrusites got
wind Of the preliminary" war between the
Plantites on their northward dig, and the
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf railway on
its dig south to- Those who have mover
enjoyed dog fight will find it difficult to
appreciate a preliminary" battle between
opposing railway surveying corps unless
they have INDUCED in the feat Of passing
another train on the same track, only that
this battle is carried on by the general
managers directing, each, their army of
coons to toss sand over the others prelimi-
nary.
Tor the past several years the Silver
Spring, Ocsla aud Gulf rail-
way has industriousiy run pre-
hminaries to every homestead from Dun
mellon TO Pineallas and from the gulf to the
Withlacoochee river, intending, with its
usual libeTality, TO comply with the request
of each settler for depot. Now the south
Florida not satisfied with checkmating the
Florida Southern from Femberton to Bar
tow, must needs take swish northward 20
carry Off the pbosphates from the road
which has stuck preliminary pegs all owe
the proposed airline of the South Florida
railroad, aud which Gen. Boynton
didn't see, as be ordered g
Gen. Swope of the company to
bury all opposition, this included the Silver
General Manager A. P. Man, ST., objected
by ordering his men to bury the others line.
Thus the battle waged for sometime until
the 81 per diem per capita Of the coon,
brought the parties to an armistice. But
before many weeks pass by the South
Florida plant system) will IN tracks with
the Savannah, Florida and Western at High
line from Savannah to Tampa, tapping the
phosQ hate mines OF Marion, Citrus, Her
mando aud Pasco counties.
During tue recent cold snap several "oi
the boys got stalled in the Brick city. "Itt
a cold day when the knights of the grip gel
left" and it was only for the reason tnai
the counters Ii. g. furniture) were nailed t,
the floor, that the boys didn't shove then
into the fireplace OF the leading hotel, IL
which they had to stay over sunday. JACK
Strauss OF MOhr & Co., Savannah, alsc
captain of the A. A. A. proposed a "leetlt
warmth" No sooner suggested thai
every drummer In the hotel, no
intending to get left In the colC
began contributing something to the FIRE.
A. Fl. Brown OF Earle & Co., Chicago, ap-
propriated all the newspapers In the Office
and started the warming 10y smokiny on
the guests; A. II. Drain of E. Il. Nichals
FernandiEa, assisted Fred Clock Of Porte
Bros. of the Windy city in adding Goa
oil lamp TO the sacrifice. erected Ia the we
bacon box contributed by II. H. Paul OF
Savannah, and thus the boys good-natured
" amused themselves and the guests. 4
bulletin stating: "If toe ma 1ager did no
furnish the ways and means to Keep warm
the unders gaed. during their temporarl
sojourn Oh Garth, Jack Strauss, A. Il
Brown. j. l. Drain. II. II. Graham, A. z
Allen, II. G. Tall Of Atlanta, Ga, and I. r
Snow OF Baltimore. Nd, would"
A gentleman al Aays pleasant TO meet
the Hon. Daniel Miller, clerk Il Mario
county. Mr.. Miller is not in the best 0