The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-17

about 100 strong. Mayor Easley. the local
| press and a large number Of prominent citI
| Zens met the party at Port Tampa, where
| Mayor Easley welcomed it's members most
| heartily to Tampa, and extended them every
courtesy and hospitality.
Henry Floyd, colored was found lying in
ditch ABOUT two miles south Of Yulee Satur-
day morning with one Of his legs cut of and
cash six inches long on his head He was a
brakeman on the South Bound road and fell
from a train bound for Jacksonville Friday
| afternoon, but was not seen 90 fall, and lazy
all night in the open air with the injuries
above mentioned.
The Orlando Reporter, in a well written ed
itorial, urges the orange growers of Orange
county 10 meet in convention and organize
for protection and mutual teneht II well
says that a small org anizatiOn will do but lit
tie II any good s-and that the Florida fruit is
mainly made TO pay small profits through ex-
cesstve charges OF transportation lines and
the bad faith of the middle men in dealing
with the growers.
St Leo, in Pasco county. seems destined to
become famous for its educational institu-
lions, for although its population is so limited
that one hardly dare mention the number, yet
II has fine convent school on fits borders and
contains one OF the most thorough colleges
for boys in the stateS This is the st. Leo
College, which is conducted by the Benedic-
tine fathers Of the Catholic church, which de-
votes itself specially to teaching the young.
Last Christmas Mrs c. f. Steele of Pensa-
cola. had the misfortune TO have silver
watch stolen from her, and her suspicion
re sted on colOFed boy named Carlin Francis
Henderson. she reported her loss to the
police and they kept strict watch on the
boy Saturday Officer Murphy learned that
the boy had sold a watch to a lady in town
and he at once arrested the boy and got the
watch Mrs. Steele was at once sent for and
identified the watch.
A prominent hotel man estimates that Jack.
sonville entertained 1900 people during the
season which is just al out TO close. against
8GOOQ last year He thinks that about 5000
people visited the state this season, against
$1,000 to 5000 during the season OF 1929
The failure of the season to materialize in
such good shape as Its predecessor is due, he
thinks to several causes-the money that
people spent in going TO the worlds fair, the
mild winter, and the unsettled state Of finan-
cial affairs.
| DeLand Record: II the season continues
favorable through the summer, Florida's crop
| OF oranges will run up TO 100000 or 5000, 600
| boxes. But there will be market for ii all.
| A considerable portion of the crop will go to
| the European market If only from 80 10 70
cents per box Is realized on the tree net, 1t
| will be as good as most Of the past crop sold
| for In the porthern markets. The cold spell
| north during the past few weeks has injured
! the prospects OF full fruit crop there, and
| with better times which we will surely have
/ by next winter, the prices will not rule so low
even with so large a crop as they have for
the crop just shipped There are plenty OF
growers in Florida who would take a ten
years contract to furnish every box of or
anges they raise at prices net on the tree
rum DU 10 20 cents, claiming that
| there is money growing oranges at these
! figures.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail
! road has filed a petition with Judge Call Of
the circuit court to have the city tax assess
ment at Jacksonville, set aside as illegally
made, on the ground that the city has as
| sessed It's property for more than has been
| done by the state comptroller. The comp
! toller has assessed all of the property Of
/ the company in Jacksonville at between
| s2iO0O and s24,OO in value and the citys as
! sessment is between 5000 900 and 500 900. The
| railroad company claims that the city should
assess its entire property in this city for less
| than $4,000. The com pany s property takes
| in all OF the land from Hogan street to Bridge
street, south Of Bay, to the river, and NJ cCoy' s
| creek, including the Clyde warehouse and
| wharf, the main line from Bridge street west
| TO the city limits, the belt line and the Fer
nandina and Jacksonville road from the river
/ 10 the northern limits OF the city.
The bloodiest and most terrible tragedy In
| the history OF Green Cove Springs was enacted
| Sunday night. About 1920 o clock the town
was alarmed by four pistol shots fired in rapid
| succession, followed by the screams of a
/ woman. A crowd soon collected and inyesti-
| cation showed that viii McCrowley "a colored
man, had shot and killed his wife. shot his
/ wife sister. l5year- old girl. and then blown
| his own brains out. McCrowley's weapon was
| a 3s-caliber Smith s. Wesson revolver and he
] used It with unerring aim, The first two balls
/ breast and the other in her head Just back OF
/ her ear, passing entirely through 1t. The third
/ shot was fired at the girl striking her in the
! side near the heart Fortunately the ball
/ struck a steel corset RIB, and its force was
/ coneiderahly checked The corset rib was
/ driven into the girls side, but the wound will
not be fatal, McCrowley arrived at Green
! Cove Springs from South Carolina about two
! years ago and married his wife about year
/ ago. He was regarded as quiet and industrious
/ man, and has for some time held a position
I as foreman in Col Chnehs brlckyard. Jeal-
I ousy was the cause OF quarrel between Nc
Crowley and his wife Saturday night which
! ended in the tragedy. The deceased leaves u
4-months-old baby
W. I. Hornaday writes to the Indian River
/ Advocate as follows My interest in the
/ preservation of everything that is especially
/ wonderful, beautiful or interesting in nature
! impels me to inquire Of you what can be done
/ 10 secure the protection OF the pelican breed
I ing on Pelican Island. about six miles below
| sebastian. Having twice had the privilege Of
visiting that spot recently, and enjoying there
/ the most wonderful sight in bird life that 1
! ever beheld, l desire TO do something toward
I securing the permanent preservation of one
OF the most wonderful sights in all Florida
/ The authorities of Brevard county and
/ of the state OF Florida make q great
mistake in failing to preserve thar rock
/ cry, ana allowing brutal and unscrupu-
] lOuS gunnerS to slaughter the birds on that
/ island. as was done q week ago last Monday
! On the day referred to, a steam launch and
! two sail boats visited Pelican Island, and
ABOUT noon a general slaughter of pen-
| cans began. friend who was near the spot
/ informs me that he heard about 100 shots
| fired. Residents Of this vicinity tell us there
/ is not now one pelican to every twenty tina.
| once nestled on the island. Two years ago
\ DR.. Maurice Gibbs estimated the number
! OF birds there at 1900. Now there are, at a
! liberal estimate, about 1000 only; and II
! every Tom, Dick and Harry who owns gun
! Is to slaughter pelicans at Will, as is now the
! case, about two years more will see the
rockery entirely broken up and the
most interesting sight Of bird life in the
whole United States will be utterly de-
stroyed. win you kindly inform me whether
the game laws OF this state are sufficient if
enforced for the fun protection of that island?
II not, let US appeal to the legislature TO pass
special act as soon as possible for the pro-
lection Of that rookery, and providing for
penalty OF SIS for each shot fired on or near
the island, one half the fine to be paid to the
informer II VIII require good law stif
penalty. and little money to save that
rookery. No man can spend his time in pro-
tecting that island and following up offenders
unless he is paid for IT, but the cost win be
very tri1tng. A sign-b board with a warning
against shooting, should be put up on each
side and each end Of the island, and kept up"
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