The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-22
FLORIDA.


Eleven insurance adjusters aud special
agents arrived in Jacksonville Thursday to
settle the losses of their companies.
a new postnfTice has been established in
Hamilton county, on the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad at Paxton's mil, under
the name Of Paxton.
H. J. Cooper has sold the Tampa Journal
to George A. Vannever, late publisher of
the Sanford Journal Mrs. Lucie Van
nsver will occupy the editorial chair.
Saturday, Aug %. there will be held in
Ocala a meeting of the confederate veterans
throughout Marion county for the purpose
Of organizing a confederate veterans camp.
The Peninsular Phosphate Mining Com
pany OF Anthony has sold its present stock
to a company of Frenchmen, who will
probably continue the business under the
same name.
The convent sisters Of Jacksonville, who
we're burned OUT on Monday night, have
located themselves at st. Mary's Orphanage
home on Ocean street. Some of them have
gone to Pablo.
Thursday afternoon Capt. f. W. Shine
had In Orlando the largest soft shelf turtle
SO far on record-weigh5 $50 pounds. His
turtleship was captured in q fish net by
Oliver johnson in Lake Jesup.
J. o. Fries, surveyor for the Lake Jesup,
Indian river and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany, reports the final survey OF the COM
pany's road completed and handed In. This
road connects with the E. F. and A. at
Orlando. II is thought work will begin
| soon.
1t is reported by reliable parties that
thirteen phosphate companies will COM
mence work at Anthony very soon. Sew
eral representatives Of different companies
are in town examining phosphate lands and
| looking for desirable place in which to
| put plant.
Florida to-day supplies the bulk of the Or
apges consume in this country and it will
not be long before she will supply the pine
apple, cocoanut and banana, as groves are
fast multiplying in the stats and the pro-
duct is considered superior TO the imported.
1t is fresher, and as for size the Florida pine
apple ovsrreaches ALL weighing from three
TO ten pounds each.
A postlmortem examination was held by
DR.. Joiner in presence of DR.. J. c. Bur-
roughs Thursday morning over the body Of
Mrs. Emma Sullivan, who, it is supposed,
died from iL-treatment. After examining
several witnesses the case was given to the
jury, which returned the following verdict:
I'VE, the jury of inquest, find that Emma
Sullivan died from O complication of dis
cases.
At Palatka Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock peculiar-shaped cloud appeared in
the northeast. Many noticed it. having the
appearance of a funnel shape 1t was soon
Joined by other black thunder clouds. By 6
o'clock a tremendous rain storm was on, ,
which increased and ragged for two hours
1t extended from this section to Daytona
and beyond, and was one of the worst gales
Florida has experienced for many months.
No damage was done.
Key West Equator Democrat: II this
is not "red tapen we fail to understand
what might be 80 termed: The quarantine
steamer Dagmar, with DR.. Geddens,
surgeon in charge of the quarantine station
at Tortugas, on board, arrived at this port
less than 100 years ago. aud the steamer
was not permitted 10 come up TO her wharf
until DIR. Sweetiag, county health officer had
first boarded her-one quarantine doctor
examining the other before the first could
come ashore.
Jacksonville Times Union: Better fire
| protection is both the iced and the OUT
spoken demand of the people of this city,
and by better protection they mean urotec-
ton equivalent to what the people of other
progressive cities enjoy We can have it
at no great cost, and the Times
Union firmly believes that there are
enough philosophical citizens here to Sc
cure it within a reasonable time-say sixty
or ninety days, either by the plan that has
been suggested, or some better one if it can
| be devised. With ample fire protection,
| building would be commenced on a large
scale, real estate values would be enhanced
along with the general improvement in
trade to result from the building opera
tons and there would be an unusual de-
mand for all classes of desirable property.
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