The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
FLORIDA.

The amount OF phosphate handled in Flor
IDA during August Is 1900 tons, exceeding
the prediction by 1000 tons. This amount
Will most likely be increased before the end
of the month
The Peruvian Phosphate Company started
up its works at Tampa Tuesday morning
| The capacity of the works is fifty tons for
| twenty-four hours. They have been shut
down for about three weeks repairing
bins full, they were virtually compelled to
stop
AT noon Monday the San Juan hotel, Or
lando was sold under foreclosure of a $4,000
mortgage held by the Portsmouth Trust and
Guarantee Company by which it was bld in
forSl5 900 The property cost $50, 900 and con
sists of the san Juan hotel brick block on the
northwest corner OF Orange and Central ave
nues.
Orlando Reporter: The building owned by
| Tilden & Co, at Oakland, and occupied by
Mr. Holman as general merchandise store,
was destroyed by hre sunday morning. There
was no insurance on building or goods and
| the loss is total The building was valued at
$500 and the goods quite that much. The fire
is thought to be OF incondlary origin
Mayo Free Press: Last Friday afternoon
Miss Il. Elliott and her sister Miss Bette
came TO Mayo, and on their return home when
about a mile from town the girth to the sad
ole Miss a. was riding broke and she fell the
I result was broken leg. She was carried to
the residence OF ANGEL Bass. Drs. Goodbred
and Cox were Immediately called and set the
bro ken limb.
J. w. Perry has bought the 2-story brick
! known as the B1gelOw building al Lake CITY,
which he is having nicely repainted and re-
| lifted inside preparatory to moving therein
! his stock of goods. lie will lay in large
| line OF furniture. partition has been put in
and nice convenient postotice with new
! boxes. etc. has been arranged The cigar
manufacturing industry will be carried on
/, upstairs
Saturday about o'clock p m, while several
| men were playing billiards in Dugan Bros ;
| saloon in Y Tor City, one Of them, Levi W.
! sheppard, became angry over the game and
decking up cue struck another player, L. n
T Church, over the head, Church was Knocked
| senseless and blood flowed freely from his
wound, big confusion was raised on the
side OF his head Just over the TEN pie. He was
taken 10 a physician and had the wound
| dressed.
Shipments of phosphate at Port Tampa are
! quite active, and the presence OF numerous
| vessels in port indicates an extensive bust
! ness during the current month. There are
] now in port six large steamships, one bark
| and two large schooners, with the Mascot
/ and Iarpon in sight The vessels now load
! ing are the steamships Resolute Norwood
and Hallamshire. The bark Nilora II. Hop
lins and schooner Maroon are also loading
| with phosphate.
| Titusville Advocate: Two weeks ago the
! Advocate referred TO freak OF nature in
palmettoe5, capt Rice having one on his lot
In Iitusville, with five distinct buds ~ owing
I from the trunk. We now inform our reader S
4 there has been a freak in pineapples "A
!
cred from the plnery OF +. N, / rice, Orlando.
! which had thirtysiX perfect crowns, melsur-
/ ing from TO Il inches. The pineapDle
] weighed sixteen pounds.
I Avon Park Idea: The fiber growth in Flor.
/ ida from sisal ard bayonet leaves is proving.
: II Is claimed, great success &c icing identi-
cal with that produced 10 the Bahamas which
Is superior 10 that OF the Nucatan product.
! Inc Bahama product IL Is claimed. is "A trans
plant from the lOrida Keys. is strong and Of
] Roou color. Inc shipments Of siSal from
/ 1utaJan IN January were very small only
| about Sd per cent. OF the usual amount. An
evolution in the business Is recorded in thu,
I TACT that sisa Irvine Is sold at lower prices
! than Jute, and is dtsplacing the latter
/ Saturday night Cut an named Mena. who
Keeps gambling room over antonio Gum
/ tana S coffee shop on Seventh avenue in Yhor
/ CITY, was shot in the arm 10y man with
T whom he was playing. he trouble arose over
/ game OF cards. shortly Lefore the shooting
/ the two men had quarrel and came 70 blows
/ IN the street then they passed on upstairs to.
1 gether. They began playing ana Mena
snatched the stakes said TO be $50 living on
the table. The other man pulled his uistOl
/ ana shot at nun three times, only one shot
/ taking effect in the leshy part OF his arm
! The wound was dressed by DR. Mendoza
! A runaway took place on Monday on Bay
/ street, near the corner Of Main at jackson
( Vllle IN which three dozen eggs were smashed.
I the smart OF a buggy broken and buggy on er.
! turned. The wagon Of John Mckinley to
/ when was attached % mule was standing an
/ front Of kohn Furchrott & Co q store and
the animal became frightened and started to
! run ana make short turn. Mckinley
Jumped out OF the wagon and ran 10 the ami
maj head, grasping the bits but the m lie
Kept going sideways. The left-haud snnft
came In contact with the buggy of b. Nj. keau
/ ana overturned iL This stopped the mule.
and upon investigation M,Kinley found that
] al out one OF three dozen eggs which he had