The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-08
FI.ORIDA.

The cfrar makers In r. Morne & Bros
factory 2 Tampa went out Tuesday n
+ernoon on a strike In sympathy with the
New York strikers.
The large furniture house of Qulna &
Co., on HalafoX street, at Pensacola. was
closed by the sheriff Wednesday on execu-
tons from the circuit court amounting to
$3.50.
The Lake Hancock Phosphate Company
Of Barlow has let the contract to George
Light, former superintendent OF the COM
psny, to mine the phosphate by the ton,
paying a stipulated price for every ton
mined. dried and delivered f. o. b. at the
works.
]. Lopez. member Of the firm Of Ar
guelles. Lopez & Co, clear Havana cigar
manufacturers Of New York city, is at
the Tampa Fay hotel. Mr.. Lopez is at
Tampa with a view to selecting the besy
locat on in Tampa for his factory. which
will be moved just as soon as the neces-
sary arrangements can be made.
The Spanish smacks case, which was
recently decided in favor of the defen-
aants by the United States circuit court Of
appeals, was one of much Importance, and
involved sum OF more than 5000. fines
originally assessed by the collector. In
the lower court held at Tampa the fines
were reduced to about $1,000 which were
entered against eight Of the twelve smacks
seized.
At q meeting Of the board Of public In
structiOn of Alachua county Wednesday,
several citizens appeared before the board
ard asked for a continuation of the term
months term. it was agreed by the board
10 extend the term two months, provided
the patrons Of the school pay for the, sew
enth month. There Is but little doubt
that this will be agreed TO.
The ccnfrsct YVES let Wedne day m ing
TO Edenfeld & Jetton to huld factory for
Ano. ORTIZ & CO. in Ybor CITY, on the
corner OF Fifteenth cvenue and Nine
teenth street They VIII locate there per-
manently and expect to be into their new
factory within a month. The contract
Co will work 2 force OF fifty or sixty cigar
ropEer= They begin work this week in
their temporary location at Port Tampa.
T. l.. MARQUIS left Barlow on Monday
for Arcadia with A lerge force of men to
build a SIX mile lire % railroad to connec'
the two large phosphate plants formerly
owned Nv Conner HUH & Co. ard now
part of the Peace River Conrolcat7d Com
panies. Mr.. Marquis viii rush this lire
10 compilation as RAPIDLY as possible. 1t
he's been hinted by some that later the line
VII he extended oil along the river to all
TIE mines and then carried on 10 Boca
Grande Pass. over the Gasporilla Islands.
J. e. T Bowden has purchased the lot
on the southwest corner or Bay ana
Bride streets near the viaduct at JACK
sonville, on which he Wa erect three
story brick buiidine. Work viii he com
menced in a short time. The building will
contain tan storeroonns three 70 face on
Rav street and the others on the viaduot.
There viii be JIG rooms on the second and
third floors One OF the storerooms win
he occupied HY OldHf e l. Fs0FIe I0f mis-
hardware business. The building will cost
$4,000
a stranger reported to police headquar-
ters 1T Jacksonville "Wednesday morn ing
thrt he had been robbed Of S275 bv some
voune white man during the nioht The
nan would rot give his name for puhli Ca
ton hut stated met during the evening
be met vcunr fellow who aCpeared to be
very sociahle, and they had several drinks
together The stranger got Drunk. but the
uouor aid not seem to take any effect
upon his young friend, who took he for
rrer to his room It one of the hotels. and
while putting him TO bed relieved him of
his money.
Sheriff Miller Of Kiss'nnr1ee was sent FOR
ore day last week to intercept some par
ties wNo had stolen cattle from Mesers.
Kine Walden and others down near Ar
cadia. On the way down the sheriff ard
Nis rarty net jack Scarborough end Art
Daughtry, the parties they were in search
charge about 80 head OF cattle helone'ng
10 Ere Whi6den and others in that
reiThhorhood. and were atter'pt'ne TO
N1essre kin and whidGe1 took fro~a
them the stolen cattle and they were al
lowed to go.
-Four ladies' had rather uupleosant ex-
perience at Devtona Tuesdav. They went
on their wheels to the inlet hrt IN ~
tempting to return n the evening the north
w'nd made 7 such he'd work that three
Of them broke down completely. and turn
"a hack 70 find their way TO Ponce Park.
which they succeeded in doing between 3
and o'c'ook. The fourth was out Of ear
shot ard failed to hear her companions
calling to her. and so kept on BY the
sine che missed them u had grown dara
md she presently got lost in the darkness.
and wand red along the beach all night
Fortune telv SNe seems 10 have ESCAPED
W tn only little stiffening Of the Joints.
In the circuit court at Pensacola
Wednesday, Mrs. Areelina WIKI rs. ID
r0instratrix Of the estate Of Jo~en1 WI
k'ns. deceased. obtained g iuf~rooDt
AGAINST this city for S3,4'fGS Joseph WI
k'ns, at tho time Of his death. was sheriff
Of Tsca n1hia county and eX-offic'o marshal
Of the citv. and had held the nosit'on fo-
several years. During his term of ofHre
the board Of city commissioners elected
q chef Of police. who acted ir ulace Of the
m0r~hal. Under the act creating the ,,ro-
'"s'orol TUnicpau-y OF Pensacola. WI
+'0@ cl"i~0ea that the comm iesfoners he'd
no legal right to elect chief of police, as