The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-08
FLORIDA.

| G. M Weeks, general merchandise and
lumber, located at Rochelle, has failed.
The receipts of the custom house at
Tampa for the fiscal year ending June
3d. amounted to $500, 900, less exactly
| 81 200
H. A. Abercromby has been appointed
TO get up an exhibit of Orange county to
take to Chicago, and commences the
work of preparation at once.
Samuel Spencer, son of Mrs. S. A.
Spencer, of Jacksonville, accidentally
shot himself in the right leg at the knee
Wednesday while cleaning his pistol.
In Gainesville Monday Sheriff Hilleary
sold at public cutlery the stock of liquors,
pool tables, etc, recently levied upon by
the creditors of S. Simonson. The gross
receipts of the sale amounted to SSl0.30.
The Gulf Pennant, of Key West, has
suspended, leaving the Equator Democrat
the only daily paper in the field. The
former paper is said to have sunk Sl2, 900
trying to establish itself where there was
no field for it,
The cigar business all over the country
is in a more depressed condition than it
| has been for the past seven or eight
years Good authorities state that this
condition may be expected to last until
late in September.
The Manatee county commissioners
have let the contract for building the new
courthouse designed by NJ. L. Miller of
Tampa. Harry Wadham of Bradentown
secured the contract for about s., 400, The
building is to be ready by next term of
court.
For the first time in five years the city
Jail at Jacksonville is without male
prisoner There are only four female
prisoners in the Jail, and Jailer Canova
says that it is the smallest number that
he has had in jail since he has been in
charge.
It is rumored that the Port Tampa Mail
is to be re-launched in the not distant fu-
ture, but under another name. RumOr
also says that the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany viii soon begin the work of erecting
their mammoth printing establishment at
Port Tampa City.
Last Tuesday while the attaches of
Spiers g. Palmer's shoe store on West
Bay street at jacksonville, were at the
front of the store a sneak thief entered
from the rear and stole from the iron
safe which was standing open, silver
watch and other yaluables worth $40.
The thief stole blank order book de-
posted in the safe, belonging to Julia
Gillard. Wednesday Charles Oats wrote
out an order from the book for 50 and
Dime Savings bank ana got the money.
Thursday Mr.. Robinson, of the bank,
identified Oats as the party presenting
the order. Oats was arrested Thursday
by Policeman Carradice and put in Jail.
Juno Sun: More or less wild talk
has been INDUCED in by portion of our
citizens over the means employed by the
Flagler interests to control their labor
after getting il here. II has been stated
that they have been guarded and driven
by men armed with Winchesters and pis-
Jos without a shadow of warrant in law
This is untrue in every particular. The
men employed as peace officers, or to
police the works and camps are all regu-
larly deputized officers by the proper
authority. As to the laborers themselves.
before starting they sign a regular and
lawful contract, by which they secure
transportation to the works at a low rate
fed en- route and after arrival are further
allowed credit at the company's commits
slry, all 70 be paid for as their wages be-
Comedu Out of the immense crowds of
laborers brought here, white and black,
there would, of course, be unruly ones
among them, men who would not work
long anywhere, or at all, if an opportunity
presented itself to steal, and who took
advantage of the company's offer TO get
to a new field for preying upon the public.
That this is true is sufficiently shown by
the contentment and working qualities of
the great body of men, who have long
since worked out their advance, and could
have left al any time since had they so
desired. Not one per cent of them have
quit their original job and will stick to
the end
A few days ago Chief of Police Keefe
of Jacksonville received description of
one Tatro, young white man, who was