The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23

FLORIDA.
Picking huckleberries by moonlight is
the latest fad in Fort Myers.
The Key West custom house has been
put under civil service rules.
A sneak thief entered the house OF Mrs.
DeNane of Ocala Sunday and stole peck
etbook containing $l9.S5.
L. b. Skinner Of Tampa has let a con-
tract 10 J, II. Drew for six seven-room
cottages. They will cost 81 900 each.
The boring Of the artesian well at Key
West progresses, $3.50 feet or earth had
been penetrated up TO last Saturday
night.
W L. Lampkin, a grocer Of Jacksonville,
made an assignment Tuesday for the bene-
fit OF his creditors. W. IL. Harwick was
named as assignee.
The shipments of strawberries from
Lawtey this season. 1t Is estimated. viii
aggregate about 1000 bushels. as against
about 5000 last year.
The corpse found on the Gulf coast in
Hillsborough county a few days ago is
believed to be that of Capt. Topliff OF
Tarpon Springs. drowned several weeks
ago.
William Douglass was arrested at De
Funiak Springs Monday afternoon,
charged with being the party who blew
up the lumber lighters at Berry's mill at
Whitfield with dynamite recently.
The Ocala Foundrey and Machine Works
have purchased the large building on Os-
ceola street. formerly used by Graham
q a
now having Il enlarged preparatory TO the
moving of their entire plant
The store of +. c. Allen at Georgiana
was burned Saturday night. 1t was Occu-
chandise. The loss on the building was
5000. 1t was insured for $500 The
stock was valued at $780, with no insur-
ance.
of the fremont hotel at Jacksonville
Tuesday on distress warrant issued out
Meachem and wife in favor of II. II. Buck
mann. The amount due is SS4l.A, which
was for rent.
w. f. Armstrong; drug store at Inver-
/ ness and the adjoining building. where the
| Citrus County Chronicle is published, were
/ burned Monday DR. Armstrong had s. 800
| insurance. The Chronicle was total loss.
AS no fire has been in either building il
is a mystery how 1t originated
Soon after the verdict was brought in,
/ Nat Blige, cousin of Jackson, swore out
warrants against Hunt and Mclean, the
| constable, charging them with murder.
They were brought before Judge Harrison,
who held them in S2.OU0 bonds each for
their appearance before him this morning.
The bonds We're given.
An accident occurred at Cedar Key Mon
day by which the little babe of j. A. Will
Jams will probably lose its life. Mrs. Will
Jams is quite i'll and the child has been nee
essarily left in charge OF a negro nurse.
| Monday morning as the child was fretting,
she undertook to give it "a dose of para
]
and gave 1t a large teaspoonful.
The jury impaneled by Judge c. L. Har-
riSOn in the case of the shooting of Ed
Jackson at Tampa on Saturday, returned
a verdict of accidental death by the shoot
ing Of a pistol in the hands of W. II. Hunt,
a public officer. while Jackson was trying
to escape from said officer. jackson had a
bad record, having one or more murders
attributed to him, and at the time of his
death was in custody for horse stealing.
Landlord Burden of the Arcade at Or
H.. I TVHa
owner missed him Saturday night and was
very much worried at his disappearance.
Monday when the cold storage department
Of Conway q Spellman's store was OPP
ened, out jumped Bruno as lively as
cricket, and apparently uniniured by his
long Imprisonment in a close room with
three tons Of ice, and the temperature
down TO the freezing point.
Messrs. George l. Russell, II. L. Beeman
and +. N Price, three of the well-known
growers of choice pineapples near Orlando,
are elated over the fine prospects of the
early recovery of their extensive pineries
from the February freeze. The plants
all of their plants are putting out new
shoots and there is every prospect for
| fine yield next year. Many plants are now
showing apples, but by next season there
will be full crop again.
A. Cameron, president of the Albion
Phosphate Mining Company. with his wife
ern home in Baltimore. Mr.. Cameron. be-
fore leaving, closed down the mine indef-
nifely which was a surprise to every one,
for more rock has been got out the last
few weeks than ever before. The company
has been having trouble lately from va
rious sources which has operated adverse
~ to their interests, and Tuesday William
C5ownn made an attachment for the last
| years royalty, $l,SW.
]. w. Newman of Sanford has been en-
gagged by Col. ID. H. Elliott to make
| huge map of the phosphate lands of Flor
| ida for exhibition at the Atlanta eXposi-
ton. 1t will probably be the largest map
| in the United States, being made in ten
! sheets, each four and a half by ten feet
| in size. These. when joined together and
| place in position Will cover space on the
| walls of the exposition of 800 square feet
1t was commenced about a month ago,
! and viii be completed some time in Octo-
/ her next The work is steadily progress
/ ing.
! There is some hard feeling in Alachua
| county over the recommendation of new
/ county commissioners. which was made By
! the county democratic executive commit
tee March 81 and which has not vet been
! complied with by the governor The
names recommended to his excellency for
/ Thomas J ID. Matheson. c. d. Wood and
| T. r. Kennedy The fight is being made
! over the two latter. Mr.. Wood is charged
! with being republican, and In the case
/ Of MIR. Kennedy the "kickers' declare
/ that he is not the choice Of the people Of
| his district. As 10 Mr. Wood. the people
/ testify that he has always affiliated with
( he Democratic party, and is known TO
! have voted that ticket
| The phosphate industry in Alachua
/ county is growing despite the fact that
| the price OF that product has deteriorated
| very materially the past several months
| Two new plants viii commence operations
| thc first part OF mex week. in the New Der
| rs section The miners complain of the
| cW price, but say that ii still pays them
! mine with modern machinery, the use
! # which greatly lessons the expense.
! There Is some difficulty between some Of
il" miners in That section and the Gus
sfer Land and Timber COMPANY. who
I laim that the miners are getting rock
! rom their land. This company owns 4G.-
10 acres Of land near Newber3s and Jones'
fIe.
The East Coast Line has PUT on
! enQoner Service from Matacumbe Key.
| touth Of Biscayue Pay. and some point 81