The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01

Rev. Thomas a. Carruth. OF Tampa.
died Wednesday
There is 'butterine war" waging
among the Gainesville merchants
L. n. Murray. owner o. the Ormond
Gazette. purchased the Daytona News
last week
81 3. Macfariane IS a candidate for
mayor Of Tampa IN opposition % 1T
SalOmOnsOn-
fiber factory for the working up Of
the saw palmetto leaf is an assured indus
try Tor Melbourne Ia the near future.
Grand Reporter 4. II. j. Alemberte Of
the Knights Of Honor has been presented
with a silver water service by the lodges
at Pensacola.
Mrs Ruby A. Moore Of Biscayne Bay
has recently copyrighted the title Of her
composition, the operet,ay The Butter
flies Cousin
An order has been Issued by Secretary
Herbert transferring Lieut.. J. II. Bull
from the cruiser Montgomery TO duty a.
the Pensacola navy yard.
Col. George r. Davis. director general
Of the world s Columbian exposition. s. a
guest Of the Hotel Royal Ponciana at
Palm Beach with his two daughters.
The Syd. p. Sturdivant Company is the
name Of corporation that has just been
organized az Tampa. The ncW company
Will handle all kinds Of building mate
rial
The cattle men in De Soto county say
that cattle are ia very poor condition.
owing TO the grass being killed by the
late freeze Before the freeze the cattle
were sleek and fat.
After an interruption Of many months
BY tarlU cQmpnca tons. the export trade
IN bread stuffs from Pensacola TO Cuba
was resumed Wednesday. the Gulf Transit
t0mpanys steamer clearing with l3.Z.2
barrels Of flour and other articles OF feed
c. T. Williams Of Fitzgerald made an
assignment Wednesday, placing his assets.
mostly BOOK accounts, at 5000, with la
biltes at $500. ii IL believed that the
assets will not cover the liabilities. -Four
attachments have been issued notWith-
standing the assignment.
Collector II. Z. King OF the SUPPORT Of
entry OF Ocala received yesterday fifteen
bales Of fine Havana filler tobacco for
Cuban cigar manufactures During the
same day he paid out more than 500 and
took In 100. The business of this port
Is increasing every day. ana the wonder
Is now how we did without it so long.
The Florida supreme court has handed
down an opinion in the johnson manda-
mus case from Jacksonville. The court
holds that GeigeT was duly elected tax
collector, and awards a peremtory writ,
commanding Johnson 10 sure nder the tax
collectors office at once TO John ".
Geiger, and to make return TO the court of
how he has obeyed the writ on Tuesday
March s.
Joseph Lichensteln. who IS accused of
running away from Barberville with a
woman for whom he desc rted his wife.
and considerable of his wife's money and
81 ago, and while there attempted suicide
by taking laudanum. His life was saved
however. a woman was with him He was
travelling in a wagon and had a servant
driving the cattle.
About 1890 o'clock Monday morning the
building al Fernandina occupied as a sa-
loon by A. W. Lehman, was burned with
It's contents. The building was owned by
J. Fred Lehman, and was insured for s.
OOO this amount being divided among four
companies. a. W. Lehman had q policy
for 1850 on his furniture, and one for
1850 on his stock, the latter sum divided
among six companies.
At Ocala Wednesday. on petition of J.
'. Burke and w, +. Mckay, an intunc-
ton was granted against the management
Of the Globe Phosphate Mining and Man
utacturing Company, restraining its
manager from further involving the COM
pany, and asking that q receiver be an
pointed to take charge of the affairs of
the corporation. The court appointed r.
Henderson receiver. and he has assumed
charge Of the company.
The case Of the Polk County Bank VS.
the Foote Commercial Phosphate Com
pany was up before the United States
court at Tampa Wednesday. and has been
continued to-day. This ease involves the
possession of 2l0 acres of phosphate land
under twenty-year lease. The defend
ant has placed thereon a plant worth
about 10000, but in some details did not
come up to the specifications of the con-
tract, and hence the attempt to Dust the
company from the property.
The white teachers of Orange county
held a meeting at Orlando on Saturday
and elected delegates to the convention
10 meet at OCala to confer with State
Superintendent Sheats as to what changes
are advisable in the state school law Prof
G. ID. Cingan Of Orlando and Miss Lew
ellen Of Sanford We're elected delegates
Resolutions We're adopted advocating more
frequent examinations for teachers dur
ing the summer, and also recommending
that an certificates be good In all parts
of the state.
Jerry Brown and Horace Simmons, two
colOred men, make their living by gath
ering ana selling shad from me IJilIs-
borough bay. Tuesday they We're as usual
returning to the city with two boats
loaded to the beam with their choice Sc
lections. Simmons was in the leading boat
and when about in the middle of the hav
he turned to look at his companion lie
was Mortified to see the boat capsiZed
and Brown struggling for life, but fate
and the wind was against him. and before
he could reach him Brown crowned
West Palm Beach Sun: 1t is now an
assured fact that the lake must be nro,
vided with more hotel accommodations
few years since, when the accommoda-
tons for people We're limited to a few
hundred, few hundred came. When
increased to the present capacity of about
100, that many came. and thousa Dds
more want to- If the lake could take
care of 5000 people, there would be that
many people here for this season, and
more would want to be here. In to a
certain limit, 1t can be safely said that
ou. amy " floNAaC oNNDiiiilloddtionS
will be the measure Of travel for years
to come
A sad accident occurred at w n. Camps
mine at Lexington Monday, which resulted
in killing one negro convict and seriously
in1uring two others. The three men, with
others We're at work in the pit, at the
very side of the mine They were using
their pick axes and digging up rock pre-
paratory 10 loading 1t upon the dummy
car. Suddenly. and without warning a
huge boulder fell upon them. The convict
nearest TO the edge was completely COW
cred and crushed. Nearly every bone in
his body was broken, and he had ceased
10 breathe before he was uncovered The
other two were working a few feet from
their Inflated comrade and they escaped
death but We're seriously injured One Of
them had his leg broken, while the other
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