The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12

bearing. when. instead Of apples, be had tbs
finest plums ever seen in Polk county.
Tropical Sun: Work will begin on tie
bridging Of all water ways between Lake
Wor b and Biscayne bay inside of two
weeks. The contractor, Peter Merritt, says
there is no reason way the road between
these points should not be 80 opened up as
to warrant the establishment Of hack line
by February. When that work is done
and the route between Jupiter and Wave
land is completed there will be a passably
good highway the entire distance from IT,
tusville 70 Biscayne bay.
Quincy Herald: A few days ago three
men, supposed TO be sailors, arrived here
from Alphabetical and began inquiriug for
work. After being here a day or two one
Of them was taken very i'll, and. being
without money or lodging place, laid him
self on the grass in the court house yard,
where he remained several hours appar-
emily IN great agony. Late in the after
noon some cigarmakers found the suffering
man and made up purse Of about Sl2 and
sent him back to the coast.
Last Thursday as party on the tugboat
Charles w. Tilden was returning to Cara
belle the boat passed through perfect sea
OF dead mullet- The fish covered the sur
face of the water for a long distance and the
shores were white with them. This wanton
destruction is said to be due to the fact that
while Pockets fishery on Sunday caught
enough to I'LL 250 barrels, it made use of but
$50 barrels, so that mullet sufficient to fill
leo barrels were destroyed. There is
| but the danger TO the health of the com
| munity from the noxious gases given of
by the decaying bodies.
j. NJ. Fant's store at Fantvine. Marion
county, was broken open and $50
In cash and several hundred dol
lars worth of goods stolen. The
night following Mr.. Fant's barn was
burned, containing 300 bushels OF corn and
a large quantity Of fodder. The impression
prevails that it was gang of negroes, as
they fred a volley on leaving the premises
| the night the goods were stolen. and next
/ day in looking over the ground broken
/ gun was found with the letter I'd" cut In
the stock. Great excitement prevails in
that neighborhoOd, and every effort will be
made to ferret out the perpetrators Of the
robbery and arson.
For some time the Grand Lodge of Ma
| SONS Of Florida have owned lot at the
corner of Adams and Bridge streets In Jack
sonville. This lot was purchased upon
| which temple was to be erected when
there was funds In hand to do it. A few
months ago Mr.. Barnett of Jacksonville
purchased a quantity OF brick aud had
them placed on the lot, and Tuesday the
| WOfk Oh OlSXlDR OUT Un0 FOUNDATION was De-
gun. Tuesday it was learned that it was
the intention of the building committee of
the lodge TO lay the foundation so that when
the grand lodge convenes there next Janu-
airy the corner stone can be laid by that
body with the usual ceremonies. The in
tentiou is to have brick building four
stories high, with elevator 100 by 55 feet
It's estimated cost is $40, 600.
The phosphate business is still growing in
kha a b.. "a
phosphate talk and work and worry, so
common there just now, is a surface indica-
ton OF good results sure to be effected in
this field in the near future. The hotel is
filled with guests, and a large proportion
of them are interested in the direction Of
the phosphate industry-some looking for
phosphate lands, others identified with
phosphate work. Quite sensational ripple
agitated the surface of Anthony hotel
society when it became known late on
Saturday evening that G. Thuillier. the
leader in the purchase of the property of
the Peninsula PhosE hate Company. with
several other Frenchmer, would arrive Sun
day. The party is almost direct from Paris,
and came to visit the works prior to COM
plotting arrangements for beginning opera
tlons. The new company is a very strong
one, and 1t is expected that 1t will greatly
increase the capacity of the works.
Upon application of more than one-foursh
OF the registered voters of Polk county the
commissioners Monday ordered an election
for Dec. 80, to decide whether the sale of in-
toxicating liquors, wines and beer shall be
prohibited in Polk county. IL is predicted
that the election will be the lveliest ever
held in that county. Only those who are
registered aud pay the pol! tax duo fer 1899
and 1890 on or before Nov. 80. 1891, will be
allowed to vote 1t is believed that this
election will bring 81 900 in poll taxes into
the county treasury. 1t is difficult at this
time to foreshadow the result OF the election.
Speakers for prohibition will shortly take
the field. The whisky men will work hard
and spend money to win. 1t is now well
known that the election held in 1887 was
void for Irregularities. The advocates of
license say th6t the county has lost the legit-
innate revenue from this business, while
"blind tigers have run day aud night, and
the express company has done an immense
business In carrying jugs. But the fight is
on now, and both sides will doubtless show
their full strength.
Fort Meade Progress: The Fort Mead Q
Jockey Club held its first meeting for this
season on w ednesday last, when it proceeded
to the election of officers for the ensuing
term, resulting in the reelection of St.
Clair Ford to the presidency and @. r.
Walker as secretary and treasurer. Messrs.
Walker, Hy LOWS, Conyngham and
Wemyss jackson we're appointed to act as
| committee for collections, and Nv Lewis, g.
G. h. D'Aeth and Gordon Doe as race course
committee. The dates fixed for the Fort
Meade annual meetings were Wednesday
and Thursday, Feb. 3 and 4, 1892. Further
improvements on the race course are con-
| templated. among them being the cree
| tion of stables for the accommodation Of
horses coming from distance.
There are several distinguished racers ex.
pected. The subscription list has already
been started. Five new members were pro.
posed for election. The treasurer reported
a good balance in hand, and with the antici-
patton of the Introduction of new blood
there is a confident and general expectation