The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-17

alligator hides. There is very little money
10 gator hunting now, the hides averaging a
/ clear profit Of but - cents instead OF IS cents
or 81 as they did few years ago.
At Pensacola Saturday young Irish sailor
named Thomas Kelley, about 20 wears of age
/ belonging 10 the British steamship TeutOuia,
/ fell overheard and was rowned before assist
! ance could reach him. The body was quickly
recovered and buried in st. Johns cemetery.
/ Tampa Times Manuel Silva was badly
+ burnt IN the face and on one arm last night
while firing the cannon in the court house
yard. The powder flashed out as ne rammed
ON the Wau. He was taken TO the Tampa drug
store. where his wounds we're dressed by Dr.
3 Steb- ius. who says his eyes are badly burnt.
He cannot tell how serious the burn vail
I prove Silva overneated the cannon by try
Z ing 10 fire ten guns IN ten minutes.
{ Ocala Banner. John Mitchell was hauling
logsone day last week for kiilingers mill at
Martin. In crossing culvert one OF the
wheels OF he wagon slipped on of the bridge.
causing a sudden lurCh which threw Mitchell
on Of the log on which he was sitting 70 the
ground, the log following. striking him on his
chest and crushing it, from the effects "
which Mr.. Mitchell died In few hours. lie
was a young man OF promise, and a fayorite.
DR.. l.. G.. Washburn has resigned mis- posi-
Z tion as superintendent Of the Fl. Myers sub
experiment station because the remuneration
was too small 10 justify him In deyOting his
time TO it, Yet we read that Director Clute
Is about to eXpend 5000 In improving the
facilities and appliances OF this suD-statlOn.
W q cannot nut DblteNt llAJ the state WOUIQ
secure better results for the money if a num-
Der OF com petent farmers and fruit growers
in private life were furnished each with a
small fund and asked to experiment in some
special line under the advice and control Of
the director
Tampa Times J. II. Drew, contractor. has
Just finished 3 y 700 worth of work for the Nc
Farlane Investment Company. In little over
three months he has completed buildings
under contract, costing over SlO1U0 in, West
Tampa In Ia working days he has built 1873
houses, ll6 Of the number being completed in
that time and others nearing completion
I his is at the rate OF more than one house
per day. OF this number the cheapest house
cost S255, and the most expensive cost $3.50.
most of them being cottages costing $50 each
The number includes SIX factories, the net
contract prices Of which range from - 900 to
II o and also includes twelve residences
costing from $1,000 to e 100
The Fort White Herald has this to say Of
High Springs. Because Mayor Lee tCle-
graphed to party in High Springs who in.
tended to bring two sick persons here sun
posed to be affected with contagious dis
ease, that no person from High Springs
would be allowed to get OF the train at Fort
White until further Investigation 80 tn G little
paper published at that place few of the
handle and denied the report that its town
was infested by contagious disease. and
SAID that High Springs was a health resort
compared to the malaria laGcu atmdsp here Of
Fort White. For the sentinel TO deny the re-
port of the existence Of an epidemic in he
town was very proper. but its editor should
have rcfrained showing his tendency for lying
by praising the health Of his town, situated
ia low, marshy bottoms, and try to make il
appear that the atmosphere of Fort White. "a
town situated among nigh, rolling hills, 10 be
maIarlal laden. Fort White is an example
for High Springs.i ia health morality aud in
tclligence and il the people of that little vii
la would follow the example OF the moral
ana intelligent people of Fort White those
sinks in and around High Springs could be
put to a better purpose than the hiding places
for the Carcasses of men.