The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-11
FLORIDA.

The Orange County Sunday School Conven-
ton will meet at Oakland March % and %.
Ten thousand cattle and two thousand five
hundred hogs Craze on the fertile pastures
that border the Miakka stream.
Mr.. Schroeder. who has been operating a
cigar factory at Gainesville. has decided to
transfer his operations to Jasper If given SUI
hcient encouragement.
The Grifith mills. in Manatee county. have
been sold to Wadham Frazier, who will
begin saving lum Der in few days or as soon
as some expected logs arrive.
The saw mill at Windermere, recently pur-
chased at sherif's sale by a. f. Odlin, Of
Orlando. was totally destroyed by fire Thurs
day. 1t caught from the engine, and the loss
is $1,000, and there was no insurance.
J. d. Wolverton. a lawyer from Houston
Tex. has just pur -hased from George w.
Stein 3, 40 acres of Orange county land and
hfty-nIne lots in Orlando, the consideration
being $4,000 The property. much Of which is
very valuable, was purchased by Mr. Stein
under tax executions.
Capt. A M. Ives. manager Of the Florida
Fruit Exchange, said to a Metropolis re-
porter Friday that the exchange was ship
ping daily about . 600 boxes of oranges, and
good prices were realized. The captain eSti-
mates there are 100000 boxes increase this
year over other CropS-a total of about 1000
900 boxes.
Mrs. JAS. Jones' living near Parish in
Manattee county, met with a terrible acct
dent last Friday. she was washing in the
yard and her clothes caught on tlre. Only
two little children were at home, and the poor
woman, frantic with pain and fright, tried to
get in her wash tub to put out the lire. A
neighbor living some little distance heard
her screams, came to her assistance, but at
last accounts 1t was said she could not live.
Tampa Times: Several carloads OF oranges
have recently been shipped from this section
In bulk-that is, loose in the cars This is
the first time the experiment has been tried,
but 1t has so far proved very successful BY
this plan 1t Is estimated the grower or shipper
Wi "A q a hn fG mr. hoy sid
cradle item on a large shipment. The re-
ceivers report that the fruit so far sent this
way have arrived at their destination in first
class condition, and 1t is believed that the
principal portion Of the next season crop
will be shipped in bulk.
At Tampa Thursday afternoon. three ne
groes WIN Moore. Fred Jackson and Edward
Carter, the first named man and the TWO
latter boys, com mitted q bold robbery They
were loatng around Mrs. Ida McGregor
primises, but a lOafng negro is not an I'M
common sight so they excited no suspicion.
They watched the house until they saw Mrs
Mc4regor leave it and go across TO neigh
bors, leaving the back door open. Then two
OF them entered the house while the other
remained outside on watch. The two who went
in opened a jewel case on a bureau aud took
from ii four val able rings. They tn en- left,
overlooking a purse which was lying near
the case IN which was Ss5 and valuable dia-
mond ring which was under 1t. The negroes
have been arrested.
St Augustine Press: The city marshal has
been instructed to place Yale lock on the
door OF police headquarters, that each police
man have key, and that no one be allowed
IN the room, except on business. This in it.
self appears to be matter of little moment
but there is sequel. as the following will
show. II has occurred sometimes that while
the marshal and the chief were away on bust
ness at night, the door has been left open.
A few nights ago number of flisly
young men took possession Of the
room and determined to have an
evening sport And they had 1t. Revelry
reigned lpreme, and attracted the attention
the corridor and looking through the wide
open door, was DUMB founded by sight that
made his hair stand on end and caused the
marrow 10 freeze in his bones. There on the
table was pile of empty TASKS. There were
also Indian clubs and boxing gloves, and
packs OF cards. And this is the reason Yale
lock has been put on the door of police head
quarters