The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11
FLORIDA.

| FLORIDA.
Volusia county went dry last Monday
| by a large majority.
Pineapple culture in Dade county prom
ises to overshadow the orange industry.
Last Sunday at Waukeenah Lewis Har-
| per- son OF Robert Harper. fell out Of the
door and was picked up unconscious and
soon died. His mother, who was i'll, also |
| died the same night.
| Robert Howe outstrips the world on |
| Washington navel oranges. he has one on |
his grove near Orlando that measures 1Sx |
| inches in circumference and weighs three
| pounds and two ounces.
The ribbon should grace the bosom Of |
| George Mcdonald of Mcdonald Station, as |
| the crack shot OF Florida. His latest ex-
| plot was to kill a chicken hawk with his
rifle, distance OF 40 yards-sn even half
mile.
The Orlando fire department has decided
| to send team to Ocala on Dec. %, to COM
pete for the 800 and $50 prizes offered by
| the Ocala fire department to hose COM
| panies. The team will be composed OF
| picked men from the hose companies
A very unique quilt" will be offered for
! sale at the church fair at Orlando next
week. IL has written upon it 1,234 names.
About 800 OF those whose names are in
scrbed have contributed 10 cents and up
ward toward the quilt. There are about
400 historical names with date Of birth and
death.
The American schooner Carrie A Buc-
nam, from Mobile for Matan2as, lumber
laden, went ashore on southwest reef near
Tortugas a day or two ago. She jettisoned
her cargo and pulled of without assistance
and proceeded on her voyage. AS the cargo
of lumber was not Of sufficient value to pay
for the labor and expense of salvage no
wreckers went in search OF IL.
A strike occurred in Seidenbsrg & Co.'s
factory at Key West Saturday afternoon
| The operators wanted the foreman dis
charged and Mr.. Seidenberg refused, as he
had no fault to find with him. The factory
| was closed. The foreman insisted on resign
| ing rather than be the cause OF trouble. The
house had TO accept his resignation, az he
persisted, and the operatives returned to
work Tuesday.
Washington Cd. e. Post: An effort was
made yesterday morning 10 sell the steam
yacht June at auction. The boat is licensed
to carry forty passengers, and Is complete
In every particular. It has been used as a
pleasure craft In Florida waters, and at one
time was the property Of ex-Prssldent
Grant, who utilized 1t while he was in Flor
ida. The boat was withdrawn. the highest
bid being only $780,
The Oviedo election district No. 8 Is likely
to become a school sub-district, a petition of
one-fourth the registered voters having
been presented to the school board praying
for an election TO decide the matter. The
law governing the establishment of school
sub-districts provides for a special tax levy
upon property in the district, the revenue
| from which goes to the support of schools il
said district. Thus the property of nom
A residents Is taxed for educational purposes.
: The balance of the $4,000 city bond.
have been sold to N. w. Harris & Co. OF
Chicago at par. and the bonds were signed
Wednesday by the mayor, city clerk and
r president OF the city council Of Orlando.
. Five thousand dollars Of these are street
8 | Improvement bonds, and 1000 general
] revenue honda Three thousand dollars OF
Q general revenue bonds were issued for the
!. purpose of purchasing the cemetery from
it's present owners aud making it city prop
Q erty.
Florida Is assuming a position In the front
: rank Of sugar-producinR states. The report
of the commissioner of internal revenue
4. which has just been made public, shows
= that there was paid to the cane-growers Of
o Florida SIS. 2S3 in bounty last year. aud that
the amount of sugar manufactured In the
L state was 929, 24S pounds. Only two: othel
n states, Louisiana and Texas, excesd thi.
9 amount in the production OF cane sugar. Il
is presumed that the amount this year will
greatly exceed that of last year.
Florida is the fifth state in the production
| or cigars In the OnlCeO states. Inc repOT
= of the commissioner of internal revenu,
= Just issued shows the number OF cigars mau
= ufactured in the state in the last fiscal year
u TO be las, 67S, 5S3 The four states which
> outrank Florida IN the manufacture OF
! cigars are Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
- New York. In this connection it may bS
o interesting to remark that the number oil
cigars manufactured iu the United States
u last year was 4, 422, 024, 213, and the number
!. of cigarettes 3, 1877 1913 500
=. Live Oak Banner: DIR. W. l.. Peoples Of
o Divoua, Hamilton county, spent last Mon
a day III cur town. he came over TO consult
q our county commissioners In regard to th'
a building a bridge across the Suwannee
4 river at Suzanne Springs, and we are GLAD
80 state, was successful DIR. Peoples rep
a resented Andrew Hanley, proprietor Of
:. Suwannee Springs, who gives $500 towarC
Z the construction Of the bridge. Hamilton
: county gives $500, and OF course Suwannes
a through her public spirited county com
( missioners, gives the remainder OF the $500
necessary 10 build the bridge.
Il The sale of the Del Pine property unde
d foreclosure Of mortgage held by the Bank o.
z Key West took place at the court hous
e Monday. Peter A. Williams, receiver o
IT the Bank of Key West, bought in the prop
|, erty for $13. 100. The bank had SIS, 900 in
10 vested in it. There were no other bidders
10 The homestead on Division street, consist
70 ing Of house, stable aud two lots, was bid II
r. for 81 o; house and lot corner Of Ameli
d and Thomas streets for 5000; a lot and tw
le houses on Thomas street for 81, 400; 10
N and three houses corner of Amelia suC