The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-27

interviewing moneyed men. and II the
money can be raised he will establish II in
Ocala-if not, he will try Jacksonville.
ST Augustine News: a. n. Terwillger
Of Canada has been in this city several
days purchasing orange groves from
those who wished TO sell and leasing
others for a term of years. Mr.. Terwilli-
ger has been engaged in the orange busi-
ness in this state for a number Of years,
and owns numerous groves at different
places, the fruit Of which is mostly
shipped TO England through his agent,
Mr.. Lane, in New York. Just before the
storm Mr.. Terwillger purchased the en-
tire crop of oranges on Mr.. Zerowski's
grove at Six Mile Creek and shipped them
10 England, realizing a good profit. The
oranges when shipped were green, nut
matured during the trip and upon their
arrival were fully ripe. Mr. Terwiliger
last purchase is the Jacob Lee place at
BakersviIIe, on which there is a large
grove. He is now In Jacksonville, where
he is making arrangements to ship a
large consignment OF fruit north.
Pensacola News: When the tropical
hurricane struck the Florida coast on the
morning Of Oct. 8 fifteen fishermen Of st.
Andrews Bay were encamped on sand
island near Apalachicola. They had come
to the island in their boats and estao-
llshed a camp at which to eat and sleep
tiers. When the terrific hurricane swept
over the island and the great tide rose
over it on that fateful day these unfortu-
nate men were swept away to their death
and several homes at ST. Andrews Bay
were made desolate. A letter has been re-
ceived in this city from Francis II. Shep>
pard, a well-known citizen Of st. An
drew's Bay, detailing the heartrending
facts connected with the loss of these
men. They were all poor men, dependent
upon fishing for a support for themselves
and families. Their widows and orphans,
numbering twenty-six persons, are en-
tirely destitute and depedendent, during
the coming winter at least upon the char
ity of the people One woman lost her
husband, four sons and son-ln-law. Mr..
, Sheppard writes that the people of st.
Andrews Bay have generously aided the
helpless widows and orphans, but that at
least $3.50 will be required to tide them over
the winter.
There was fled by Bisbee & Rheinhart,
as attorneys for the Citizens Gas and
Electric Light Company, in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court at Jackson
Vile Thursday, a bill praying for an in
junction to restrain the city from putting
in its electric light plant. The plaintiff
sets forth in its bill of complaint that it
has an electric light plant which Is valued
at over $4,000, and in a position to furn-
ish all the lighting necessary for private
purposes. 1t sets forth that the city has
contracted with the General Electric
Company for an electric light plant
and intends to furnish the inhabitants of
the city with lights, a thing which it,
the complainant corporation, is now do
ing. The complainant AYERS that the city
has no right to furnish the inhabitants of
the city with lights, and that the cost of
plant necessary 10 light the streets, and
other public places and buildings, by be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and this expendi-
ture is made with the view of deriving
income and revenue therefrom. This,
the electric light compay claims, is an
improvidential expenditure of public
money and unauthorized by the laws of
the state of Florida, and q great wrong
to it and other taxpayers. 1t claims that
the city of Jacksonville has no authority
to expend or appropriate any of the rev.
enue for the purpose and object of pro-
viding for the vending of electric lights
to the inhabitants of the ci v, and that
the city has no power to appropriate any
of it's revenues. and to levy and collect
taxes for any purpose or object other
than municipal purposes. The electric
light company also claims that the city
violated articles nine and thirteen OF
article five, chapter BITS of the laws of
Florida which requires that the board
of public works shall let out all con-
tracts of over $500 to the lowest bidder,
and that the General Electric Company
to which was let the contract for furn-
ishing the plant for the city, was not the
lowest bidder. All of tines actings and do
ings TIL bill of complainant sets forth, are
contrary to equity and good conscience
and tend to manifest wrong and injury OF
the plaintiff and other taxpayers.