The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-17

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/ ever seen anywhere. IL was estimated 70
, have a diameter Of ECO TO 800 feet az the
base. and was about two miles high. he
watsr was plainly seen trickling down The
sides Of tie great cone
Jack Scarlet, brother OF H. H. Scar
lett. and baggage master OF TIE South
Florida road. was ba lily hurt at Plant City
Tuesday. He was on tie accommodation
train and was leaning out Of the door OF
his car as It approached the depot when II
appears that the iron piping OF the water
tank was hanging down and struck him
on the head aud knocked him out Of the
car.
Henry johnson lcolored) was shot, near
Gainesville. Wednesday, between the Sink
aud the English COLONY, by young negro
named Marion Washington. Two small
BOYS saw the shooting johnson and Wash
ington were fishing partners. and had spent
| the night together. The latter was fooling
/ with bis gun, no one seems to know Just
! how. when il went OFF and shot johnson in
the left cheek and in the neck, lnficting
| painful but not necessarily dangerous
! wounds.
DeLand Record: The Honduras Fruit
! Company, organized here last week, is
! planning for active operation in the clear
| ing and planting 70 bananas on a large
\ fertile tract of land on the Colorado river
| within easy access TO the New Orleans
steamers. The river is navigable at this
| point for the river steamers. They pass in
| front Of the land which the said company
| secures from the government Of Honduras
| for nothing after certain improvements are
made toward its Development Mr.. Well
man, who was in that vicinity last winter,
says the tract above mentioned is one Of he
| finest and most fertile bodies he ever saw in
any country. Bananas grow almost spon.
taneously, aud once rooted with this fruit
the yield is marvelously large, and brings
great profits to the cultivators.
Tampa Tribune: We understand that
arrangements have been completed for an
open air Chautauque to be held under the
live oaks in the garrison grounds, commenc-
ing on the evening of July 20 aud continu-
ing through every evening of the week. 1t
is intended to be educational, especially on
the lines of industrial, moral and economic
reforms The programme wi j include such
subjects as The Relations of Capital and
Labor" The Rights and Wrongs
of WOrkiDgmen," Wooster Ros-
couras.n I'm Darkest An erica
an elegant musical concert each evening and
perhaps one or two humorous or stereopti-
con illustrated lectures during the course.
We are informed that the proiect is In good
hands, that talented speakers have been on
gagged, and the best men in the CITY are be
hind it. The details of arrangement are in
the hands Of an able and experienced Chau-
tauqua lecturer aud organizer.
DeLand Record: Saturday night about
S o'clock William carp, a young white man
who has Seen in the employ of A. Seaman
for the past three or four months, stepped
into Mike Davis handsome clothing house
on the Boulevard and after buying several
dollars worth Of dry goods presented
check for SO, out Of which he asked Mr.
Davis TO take the amount Of goods bought
and give him the res: in currency The
check was made payable to A. Seaman,
with the name OF C. H Strong,
as signature. "a Seaman"
was Endorsed upon its back and the check
had every appearance of being genuine
and was cashed. In about fifteen minutes
afterward the thought came to Mr. Davis
that it might be forged paper, so he dis
patched boy up to the Floral Grove to
ascertain from Mr. Seaman if the check was
genuine. Mr.. Seaman examined the check
and pronounced it forgery. The boy re-
ported the fact to Mr.. Davis. The matter
was reported to Sheriff Kurtz, who with
bis deputies began a search for this clever
scamp, but he had made good his escape
out OF town.
DeLand Record: The immense rattler
which Bolley captured out at Winnemissett
park last August, and has since been cage
at Allen & Co. drug store, got out Wednt S.
day night last. The door to the cage had
been left unfastened, and before be was
seen he was crawling across the store at
rapid gate his immense fiat head about
twelve inches III the air, his tongue flashing
like lightning and the end of his tall elevated
about six inches AS he was thus seen the
buttons, sixteen in number, began to give
warning that he was in possession Of the
store, and be then proceeded to clear it
out. VIII Allen leaped into a showcase
and from there he landed on the top of
his news stand, nearly up to the cell
ing of his store. Bollev leaped
cleared two counters and went through a
glass door into the street. There were other
parties in the store, but they got out of
there without an invitation. Bolley was
the man that captured the snake by means
Of barrel last summer, but the other
evening he took snap shot with long
handled spade, almost severing the head
from the body. Since his capture last Au-
gust he has eaten nothing, only drinking
water occasionally. He was seven feet
long and his fangs Is inches in length
Ward Skinner skinned him and the hide
turned over to taxldermist to be dressed.
Parties who have rattlesnakes to sell need
not apply to win Alien.
The Orlando correspondent of the
MORNING News writes as follows:
Ah5 kClbIdl uusAHceS VI
SEEMS TO Re improving The
South Florida Foundry and Machine
Company have just completed a good tw o
story brick building to be used as an ofiic ,
warehouse. etc. Al hey are also building
another addition to be used as a boiler fac =,
tory. The novelty works which at this time
last year wds only running half time, are
now doing regular work and business ia q Jod.
The paving of Pine street has been COT =
| plsted and 1t is now a thoroughfare which
| does credit to the town. Many
of the erchants report business
| much better than at this time last wear
| The Cottage Hospital Association, which
| was Crgauized here recently, will open a
! hospital soon. 1t will be for the eneGt of
! the unfortunate poor, sick and neglected.
| number of citizens met yesterday aud
| formed a citizens improvement company.
| The aim seems to be to improve the streets
and roads of the vicinity, and
! to establish parks and driveways
| James Mott Of this place shipped "a Jnsid-
! cradle number of peaches to the northern
markets this past season. He reports net
| ting more than S20 from four bushels of
| fruit with a cost of 50 cents per bushel for
crates. gathering and packing. The
Shine Guards of Orlando will go to
! st. Augustine to attend the encampment Of
the state troops, the time being from July
! 81 TO 2S.