The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-17
FLORIDA.

The new cigar factory built by J. Fl. Drew
for Il. F. Fleitas at Tampa is completed and
the firm will occupy it on or about June I.
The city council of Jacksonville is to adver
tise for plans and specifications for the new
city market house The cost not to exceed
10000.
Frank Richardson has sold his place two
miles east of Ybor City to K. A. Glover for
Sl,0O0 There are thirty eight acres OF land
with five acres in oranges,
Tampaites viii soon have chance to vote
on the Issuance OF S3500O0 bonds. Before
they vote that amount Of bonds they will have
70 know something about the details of its
disbursements.
Hon w. H. Milton, Jr Of Marianne, the
new surveyor general OF Florida took charge
OF the ONCE at Tallahassee Tuesday, relieving
DR.. j. G. Slocum. of Orlando, whose term ey-
pired some time ago.
William Mckenzie Oerling has resigned the
position OF Danish vice consul at Pensacola,
which he has held for twenty years. Eggers
Forum has been appointed to the position
vacated by Mr.. Oerling.
It is stated that the following taxes are
still due the city of Jacksonville for the
years named 1876, sl646.25: 1887 s6.3s04s;
lsSoi So ,625 IS; 1888, s16,2e620 1890 g. 1899;
1891, $l9.Ss92s; 1882, s2S 9.s7 1898, ~ 34O2l
Charles E Jarvis. who has been in Jail al
Lake City for the past week for the killing OF
FIanklyn Bars. near Columbia City in Co
lumbla county, had hearing before Judge
Ives Monday morning on a writ OF habeas
corpus and was discharged from custody the
evidence going TO show that the killing was
lustihable.
continue, Notwithstanding the dry weather,
and very satisfactory prices are re allied.
Several growers are already talking of in
creasing their acreage for next season. and
many new growers are expected here A
number of sales Of tomato land have already
been made and others are being negoti-
ated.
The Seidenburg people have overgrown the
capacity Of the old Tampa commercial build
ing already. They have about 400 men at
work now. and soon expect to put on more
The old freight building, right back of the big
room, mas been liked up-windows put in,
new doors cut and partitions run across and
number Of the men VIII be put 10 worl.
there
Ex-Gov. Francis p Fleming has been men
toned as icing very probably the man who
would be appointed by Gov. Mitchell as JUS
tiee OF the supreme court, to fill the vacancy
which will be created by the resignation Of
Chief Justice Raney He says that he has not
been rendered the office and that II is time
enough TO consider when the offer is made.
He has not thought OF gong back to Tallahas-
see, and has no idea that he will be appointed
10 the supreme bench.
At st. Augustine Tuesday. six colored sec.
ton hands refused 10 work under the rules OF
the Jacksonville, St Augustine and Indian
River railway, and we're given their time ON
being told by Division Superintendent fvers
that he would 20 *. same later they got
dissatisfied and prevented his going away on
wv hGAlu Cal OuGs humphreys. drawing his
knife, and with the others threatened ivers.
who called the sheriff. Justice Forward con-
mitted them for trial, charged with unlawful
assemblage.
The manner in which insurance rates in
Jacksonville have kept steadily increasing
dJr.ng past years is well illustrated by tie
premium charged upon j. b. Tognis place of
business on Bay street. The rate of insu-
rance on this building when IL was first
erected twenty eight years ago was ia per
cent The present rate is ~ pee cent. and
the risk is as good to-day as It ever has been
Mr.. Togni has carried good sized insurance
policy on his property during all OF this time.
put the rate has now got so high that he has
decided TO carry MS own insurance.
The democratic executive committee OF
Clay county held meeting at the court house
al Green Cove Springs Monday and was reor-
gained by electing j. i. Greer chairman M a
". D. Randall secretary. Judge j. a. Gone
land, the former chairman. having died and
.. r. Greer being former secretary Tbe
principal business Of the committee was TO
ueclqe whether TO have a convention or prf-
narles to select candidates. The latter was
determined upon. and the first Tuesday in
oeptemher named as the day for holding
primaries IN the precincts TO make the choice
OF canaldates 10 be elected In October The
committee recommended to Gov. NitcbelI
the appointment OF George w. Banford n
~ s.eIti 10 illI the vacancy caused bv the
esath Of the late j. a, PeeIer. - '-0