The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-06

cigar and tobacco stamps sold during the
month Of October. Al Tampa the sale
Of these stamps now amount 20 ABOUT
Sl.C50 per day. ana the indications are
that the sales in Tampa viii amount 70
esfH.1tJ for the year. During tLe mouLl
OF October the stamps issued FOR clgard
amounted 10 Sl2.l3Zs5; cigarettes, SO. i2'
tobacco tsmokinEl, Sl-.; SPECIAL TAX
$3.50. playing cards. seVls misce4laheol ",
81 2l2-s3; total. SO t-5-s0. There are 90
cigar and Il tooacco factories in the
state
Judge Barron Phillips left Tampa sun
day night for Arcadia 10 preside at Jne
session OF the circuit court for De soto
county Court has been in session FOR some
days but the judge came over 70 spend
Sunday with his family. The luuge on
Friday ordered the arrest or D. r. W 600,
the treasurer Of De Soto county VINO
was alleged to have been robbed some
time ag0 Of 81 500. The grand jury was
investigating his case and a rufnor was
current that he contemplated going 10
Tampa on a short visit This was thought
to be an improper step Just at that time,
and the order was issued. The grand Jury
found a true bill against him for failure
TO account for moneys Collected W Ood
gave bond in the sum OF S5VH. me case
viii probably be tried this week
The Market Wooster SANDER case from
Lake City was called at Tavares Monday
in the circuit court OF Lake county Inc
prosecuting witness. or plainum, IN the
case was young lady, daughter OF >.
A. Market. The defendant was Dr. WOos-
ter "A woman, both of Lady Lake The
testimony showed that Dr. Wooster had
made many damaging statements concern
ing the character OF Miss Market, Dut
when brought before the court she was
entirely unable TO prove them. she MADE
a statement iu her own defense, but in
troduced no witnesses. The jury was out
but a short time, when 10 brought IN a
verdict Of guilty. The sentence OF the
court was that she should pay me OF
IS. The fine is considered very lignt
one, but it was made so out of regard
for her sex. A civil suit for damages II
still pending against DR. Wooster, but II
will probably not be tried at this term OF
court.
Eugene Vallens Of Eugene Vallens &
Co., large cigar manufacturers OF New
York. Chicago and Havana, arrived at
Tampa from Cuba Sunday night, where
he has been for several weeks examin-
ing his June, July and August pure ase,
consisting of 1900 bales of hne lear to-
haccO. selected from Iumbedera, the choice
district of PaTtido, in Nuelta AbaJo. lie
states good tobacco this year has been
from 50 to 100 per cent. higher than II
has been any year in the history Of the
tobacco trade. The portion Of the crop
suitable for fine, clear goods has been
of such a small percentage that IL VIII
be very difficult for - per cent. of the
manufacturers to obtain a sufficient sup
ply Of the Cuban product. Mr.. Nallens
purchase represents an outlay of about
s.. 600 900. and with the increase in price.
can now be safely estimated as worth
81. 800 600. Joseph Hoffman of Emanuel
Hoffman & Sons of New York also large
tobacco packers in Havana, accompanied
Mr.. Vallens.
A peculiar case that is or the docket
for trial at Arcadia this week is that
against Ed Weasel, Colored, for assault
with intent to murder. Some time ago
Weasel ouarreled with a Bahamian negro
and struck him in the head with a blow
that laid the man out so eftectualy that
Weasel thought he had killed him. In
order to conceal his crime he obtained
a heavy iron cogWheel and an eight-fOOt
piece of railroad iron. These he tied to-
gether, and with a rope fastened the
mans feet He then fastened a
piece of wire around the mans
burden in a lake in twelve feet of wa
ter. When the Bahamihn struck the wa
ter he Immediately revived. He loosened
the wire moose over his head and united
the rope from his feet, and swan ashore;
Later he went to the lake and secured
the piece of iron and cOgwheel, which
The greatest CONSERVATION has been Gre
ated in this case among the supersutious
negroes.
AS Nov % approaches great interest
in the entry of naval reserve lands In
various parts of the state Is increasing,
and hundreds of hOmeseekers are await
ing with all anxiety the result of the
rush. These tracts are located IN some
of the best farming belts and the most
healthful sections Of the state. The gov
eminent land that adjOined these tracts,
and which was never reserved Tor any
purpose, has long since been settled by
honest. hard-working men, who have
families. In Alachua county every piece
of the naval reserve land has been squat
ted upon by the sons of those who set
tied upon government lands years ago.
All these lands will be settled upon prompt
~ after Nov %, when they will be sub
iect to entry in the United States land
office at Gainesville The lands are stu
ate in Alachua, Lafayette, Levy, Suwan-
nee, St. Johns, Santa Rosa and Escambia
counties. In Alachua county there is a
tract of $500 acres located upon the banks
or near the Suwannee river In Lafayette
there. is a much larger acreage, which
is in four tracts, one directly west OF
the Alachua county line and few miles
from the river, and the other three are
west of the Suwannee county lire and a
few miles from the river. In Suwannee
county the land all lies in one tract and
in the western portion Of the county,
lust north of the Lafayette section. In
st. Johns county the tract is located in
about the central part of the county and
a few miles west of Gainesville. In Es-
Gambia and Santa Rosa counties the tracts
are small and are not desirable for set
tlement, as they are located in a belt
that is not considered healthful