The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-26
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[ ing the pilot laws. The case was mol
pressed and the present suit which VIII
come Up for trial on the second Tuesday
in July. grows out Of u.
A hotel down on Coronado beach has
EMPLOYED an experienced fisherman 10 tur-
nish bait or TO show guests how ana
where 20 fish
A. NJ Williamson has sold his paper,
the South Fl0ridian, published at lnver-
ness. 70 the Chronicle Publishing Com
pany OF the same place
Mrs. James NJ owens, Sr., Of Umatilla
fell down the piazza steps OF her resi-
dance Monday. The result Is spraincd
ankle and II is feared one or two broken
ribs. Her arm Is also injured.
Rev. " 5. Wallace, who, for the past
Z i've years has filled the pulpit Of the Pres
byterian church at P9latka, has TIeslsaleg'
ard via sail for New York next Thursday,
where ne Will ill the pulpit Of prominent
church during July and August.
Jack Johnson, who struck and broke
John Olsen arm in a row at Punta Cor
da last week, has compromised by agree
ing 10 pay Olsen Sl25 They were disput-
ing about some work when the blow was
struck.
OF the remarkable fertility Of the soil
fin the savannas along the Banana river
there can be no doubt. as Charles Creesh
shipped last season 90 crates OF beans
from one acre of land at Atlantic. There
are thousands of acres Of such land be-
tween the mouth Of the Banana and Cam
averal.
The work Of dredging Punta Gorda har-
bOr Will be continued for at least three
months yet and possibly longer. The con-
tractor has already put in over two
months. The total amount 70 be eXpend-
ed is $500. the remaining $1,000 OF the
first appropriation having been added 10
the latter Of $4,000.
Mrs. futile Of Lemon City has purchas-
ed from L. l.. White all Of Virginia Key,
rows Cut The price paid for the land
was $1,000 The property will be used
a summer and winter resort. A motel win
be built upon 1t, and other improvements
mile in length and three-fourths Of a mile
wide.
The Orlando Sentinel says that the tax
payers are insisting for the reduction Of
their taxes They justly claim that their
ability to pay has been greatly decreased
by the low prices Of everything they pro-
/ duee and that the count expenses should
be reduced pro rata. The board Of copntJ
commissioners will be urged as never be-
fore in the history Of the county to reduce
expenses and relieve the burden of tax
alton.
Titusville Advocate: During the past
week Pritchard, Oliver & Bulge have been
busily engaged experimenting the fixing
up OF the workshops and erection of ma
chinery for a new palmetto brush fac
tory. Mr.. Oliver Informed an Advocate
reporter that the machinery and engine
would comprise a six-horse power Sintz
engine. brush machines, band saws, plan
ers etc. and that ere long they hoped to
have at least thirty men employed at
making brushes.
News has just been received at West
Palm Beach of the purchase of the Vir-
gina Key by the Flagler interest. This is
the key forming Cape Florida al Bis
cayne Bay. and IS the present deep water
entrance into Biscayne bay. The Tuttie
property at Fort Dallas. and the Brick
el property, Just the other side of the
Miami river has also passed into Mr..
Flaglers hands. The intention, so 1t is
reported, is TO build large hotel on Mrs.
/ Tpttle's property, while on the Brlckei
property a town is TO be laid out. A town
is to be laid out at the site of the post
office Biscayne, couple of miles from
Lemon City.
George, the 7-year-old son of George
Zapf, was missed from the Seminole hotel
at West Palm Beach on Saturday. Every
one thought that the little fellow had been
drowned and searching parties went
in boats and were busy dragging
for the remains The boy was last seen
in boat in the middle of the lake. AS the
| boat was not to be found, il was supposed
that he had met with death. 1t was about
II O'Clock in the night when he was found,
sound asleep In the attic of the hotel, The
boys father and mother sailed from Jack
sonville on Sunday on Clyde steamer for
New York.
Another chapter in the long litigation
Of the Globe Phosphate Company began
| at Ocala Monday by the arrest of John
A. Bishop, formerly president OF the COM
pany, charged with embezzlement of the
funds Of the company by Capt William
Mckay. Mr.. Bishop immediately gave
bond, and viii have his preliminary hear
ing before Hon. James II. HILL, county
| Judge. Warrants were also taken out
Charging Bishop and his brother Herbert
A. with altering the minutes of the pro-
ceedings of the Globe Phosphate Com
pany. One of the charges against Agnew,
the banker, was the wrongful manipula-
! ton of the stock of this company.
A general row took place on the streets
at Williston on Saturday, some of the par
Il Ill 4 tod ~
| At one time eight men were paired of,
and earnestly engaged in what they
| termed a "hst-and-skulP' combat. The
difficulty grew out of the sudden discov-
| cry of a finger ring that had been lost for
! fifteen years. on the hand of young lady:
A general misunderstanding prevailed, and
| the men put hasty threats into active OPP
/ era ton one pistol shot was fired by
4 Fletcher Harod, the ball passing through
/ the shirt of L. Abercrombie. Barring a
/ few black eyes and skinned noses, there
/ were no traces of the hight visible at sun
/ down Harod gave himself up to Justice
The, express office at White Springs was
/ entered by robbers Monday night and
| the safe blown open. The safe was re-
| lieVed of its contents, consisting of some
small change and several {. y. u. pack
4 ages and money order blanks. From APP
| pearances the safe was opened with nitro
sglycerine, and II Is supposed that the
! Same parties that blew open the safe Of
] Adams Bros. of White Springs few days
| ago. are still at work in that section y
/
| the Springs for few days past, and con-
! stantiy evading the authorities, who were
| loath TO make arrest for want of proper
identification, but the suspicion is now
more thoroughly confirmed, and in all
probability his arrest will follow.
The Atlantic Construction Company,
which has had charge of the government
| improvement work on Cumberland SOUND
! and river, has completed its work at Fer
nanhina and will now move it's plant 10
! Brunswick The $4,000 appropriation Cor
! improvements on Cumberland river be-
/ tween Brunswick and Fernandina has
been very judciously handled. Twenty
! thousand dollars has thus far been used
! with the best results. 1t has given sum
! cient depth of water to permit the steam
er City of Brunswick to make her usual
/ daily trips between Fernandina and Bruins
| wick without an impeachment so far as
! tides are concerned. Before II had to
i wait at certain places FOR higher water
! Where there used to be but three feet
| Of water at low tides, there is now seven
| feet, which is plenty, since few of the
| rived boats draw more than that Should
a larger vessel desire to come through II
| could take advantage of a six-foot rise
in the tides, giving about thirteen feet OF
| water.