The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-02
FLORIDA.


| There were over 900 tourists on Indian
river last Saturday.
Many shipments Of strawberries have
been made from Gainesville within the
past few days.
An immense amount OF phosphate Is
| being shipped over the railroads passing
through Gainesville.
Considerable improvement is going on in
and about Quincy, and a number Of new
houses are being erected.
The special meeting Of the city council OF
| Ocala, Friday night, to consider an aopro-
| priation for the continuation of the exposi-
ton, failed TO materialize.
The Owl Cigar Company Of Quincy are
making great preparatIonS for the coming
tobacco crop, which, it is expected, will be
the largest ever raised in Gadsden county.
Gen. Russell A. Alger of Michigan will
be one of party that viii! arrive in Pensa-
| cola, in a private car, tomorrow The
| gentleman has accepted for himself and
those accompanying him an invitation
from William II. Knowles to take a spin
down the harbor upon their arrival.
DeLand Nelcs: Out near Glenwood the
other day lady saw on the bank OF lake
most singular reptile. 1t was about
three feet long and as thick as a mans
| wrist, except the neck, which was quite
| slender. About four inches back of the
head was pair Of short legs, but otherwise
the body was that of snake. The tail
was stumpy, like that Of a poisonous SER
pent.
Titusville Advocate: J. F. McAbee of
| Glenwood. who was II town last week, in
| formed us that be had purchased the fruit
| from q number OF orange groves on Indian
river. aggregating about 10000 boxes. Up
to date he had shipped over 10000 boxes of
oranges, for which he was raid from 81 to
81 rs per box on the tree. We understand
the McAbee Fruit Company is the largest
| buyer-direct from the orange grower-in
| Florida. We are told that Mr. McAbse is
about 81, 900 ahead through his big deals
in oranges this season.
Tallahassee Tallahasssan: The question
Of citizens rights ia the navigable streams
of Florida was raised some time ago, when
| Gov. Fleming notified parties dredging
phosphate in Pease creeK and other naviga-
| bic streams that they would have to paw
royalty to the state Of 81 a ton for all phos-
pilates so taken from said streams under
the riparian laws of the stats. The gov
ernor's letter created quite sensa~
ton in phosphate circles, and, of course, the
severest opposition, but he maintained
that he was right under the laws
and remained steadfast and immovable
The case was taken into the conrts. Judge
| Younge of Duval county decided that the
rights OF citizens owning land to the edge
Of mean low water on the banks OF naviga-
BILE streams did not stop here. but went to
the edge # the channel Of said stream.
This would give the phosphate men privi-
leges not allowed according to the con-
struction put upon the law by thu gov
ernor and attorney general, and the case
was appealed to the supreme court for settle
msnt. The state supreme heard arguments
pro and con in the matter, Saturday, Attor-
ney General Lamar representing the state,
and ex-Attorney General Cooper the in
teresUs Of the phosphate men. The court
now takes it under advisement, but it will be
several days and possibly weeks before the
| hnal outcome will be known.