The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-06
JACKSONVILLE JorTINas.
Various Matters Of Greater or Less
Interest Discussed.

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 4.-Ihis is the
last day for cheap G.. y. r. excursion
tickets to indianapolis and Chicago and
the rear guard is getting of all right
Alderman W. II. Waterhouse IAN old
soldier and wife, Of MARYLAND; DR.. G. C..
Haskell. president of the Sanford Loan
and Trust bank, with Mrs. Haskell; Miss
Aggie Dart deputy post mistress at
Oviedo. and Miss Emma Dart, principal
of the high school at Winter Park, came
down on the noon train and leave tonight
Major w. J. Harkisheimer. Of this city,
aide TO Chief WelsscrJ,
with Mrs. H, also goes tonight with 9TH
er veterans.
Take all the parties that have gone out
and will 90 by the various routes and Flor
ida will be pretty well represented, both 1T
indianapolis and Chicago. Capt. Hugh
Dunno of this city, the popular and stir
ring junior vice commander Ofthe depart
ment of Florida, headed the largest
crowd on Saturday night via the ttlOrida
Central and PeninSular railway and
Georgia Southern and Florida. Depart
ment Commander George +. Foote left at
the same time with his friends via the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad. Yesterday morning the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway sent
out its special G. a, L. car, via Thomas
vile, with veterans from Sanford, Long
wood, Maitland and other points on its
South Florida division.
Saturday, with It's Grand Army delega-
tions departing and the opening Of Harry
Maynard's 200" with a big baby show,
ought to have been lively day for jackson
Vile but a steady rain or drizzle made 1t
dark and damp overhead and wet and
muddy under foot, so that there was no
enthusiasm indoors or out. Mayor ID. U.
Fletcher, who is always inspiring, did
warm up the audience at the ZOO
by his eloquent opening speech.
Florida, as well as Jacksonville, owes Geor-
gia big debt for giving us this braiuy.
magnetic, pushing young lawyer, legisla-
tor and philosophical citizen. He will
yet reflect high honor upon his native
state.
Great relief IVES felt here when news
came that the stauuch steamship City of
Macon had arrived at Boston from Sa-
vaunah, without meeting any storms, as
Mrs. DR.. Drew and son, of this city, Mrs
Sidney Herbert of Maitland, Mrs. WOrs-
ter and two children of Alphabetical, and
Cadet BOyntOn Of the East Florida sem
mary, were passengers. Mrs. Herbert
writes that. they had a most delightful
trip, and arrived in Boston on time Sun
day night, Aug. "a, although a fog pre-
vailed during that day. She speaks Of
Gdpb- Lew Is dS u thoughtful u ultb )GISOll
but strictly business as a steamship
commander and taking him for an ex-
ample the subordinate officers are prompt,
courteous and efficient in the discharge of
their duty. There were many ladies on
board, aud they We're more than delighted
with their treatment, and the excellent
meals furnished. Little Frank Stanley,
/ the cabin porter. won their Warme st
| thanks for his constant and polite efforts
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| rible sunerings of the passengers of the
/ companion steamship City of Savannah,
which left Boston the same day the City
of Macon left Savannah, made them feel
doubly thankful TO a kind providence for
their own safe and pleasant voyage.
News comes from Winter Park that the
| people there are greatly re1oiced over the
safety of the Venerable Rev. DR.. L. p.
! Hooker and family and Prof. Nathan
! Barrows, of Rollins College, and family,
1 as they are highly esteemed in that com
munity. Deep sorrow was felt on every
/ side when it was feared that they were
lost on the Inflated City of Savannah.
The yellow fever scarce" as it is
| called, has subsidized and lots of people are
I growing about health certificates, quar-
antine regulations, etc. but they fail to
consider that these very prompt and
| stringent measures may have nipped in
/ the bud several incipient yellow fever
I epidemics. A sudden stampede out OF
! Pensacola was infinitely better than
| a wholesale dying of those who might
/ have staid. So in the case of Brunswick.
| it was a wise action that depOpulated the
| city and made il almost impossible to
! have an epidemic. People who seek unre-
/ strained liberty VIII find it only where
/ life and property has little protection,
/ and law and order are not properly reCog.
nized. The safety of the masses must not
| be endangered TO crafty the whims OF
desires of the few who see no good in
quarantine and sanitary rules and regu-
! lations
The ''Orange county car" with its ex
| hibits for the worlds fair, is still side
| tracked here at the depot of the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad waiting
for transportation hence There is some
"hitch"in the programme, as the car should
have been in Chica5o last week Florida
I>has been unfortunate in all her world
fair operations, and it would have been
better for her if she had followed
| Georgia example and made no exhibit
unless it could have been a creditablJ
one. When l was at the worlds fair Z
month ago, was more than ashamed OF
the utter mismanagement of the Florida
building $50 called and the exhibits il
the Horticultural building. l do not
! know, nor DO care, who was to blame
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