The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-30

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posted. So the franchise is practically
dead.
c. VI. Drake, one Of the earliest settlers
Of Lake Helen, returned home Sunday
night to find only pile OF Goals and
ashes on the spot where he had left his
house in the morning. Mrs. Drake was
at nome alone, and when she discovered
the fire It had made such progress that
she was unable to save anything. Before
! help could arrive the house and its con-
tents were an entire wreck. Mrs. Drake
is an artist and possessed a valuable col
lection of paintings, all of which were
consumed, together with a great quantity
of handsome clothing and jewels anG
about $500 in money Mr. brakes mother
was also away at the time, and is now
suffering the loss of all her earthly pos
sessions and the result Of the labors Of
lifetime.
DR.. c. P. Carver Of St Augustine is the
owner of a very valuable cluster OF dia-
mOnds, three I'm number, set in a pin.
When he left in the fOrepart of the sum-
ner Tor bis vacation he supposed that
he carried the pin with him, wearing 1t
under the lapel OF his vest, as is his habit.
Sunday while cleaning up a ring, he sud
denly thought of the diamonds for the
first time this year, and feeling in the
usual place for them he was much dis
mayed to find them gone. After diligent
subsequently found il in an old vest in
closet, where il had been all summer.
Probably $4,000 worth Of wine was made
at Lawtey this season, chiefly from soup
pernong grapes and strawberries. One
grower made nineteen barrels.
One of the largest land deals ever made
in Nassau county Is now being consum-
mated. The investors are capitalists from
Northern Georgia. who have plenty OF
money behind them and the land being
purchased Will aggregate many thousand
acres Of pine. situated in the northern
part of the county, and includes the we'll
known White Oak grant. This grant con-
tains about loco acres, and was the first
property purchased BY the syndicate.
Small plantations south Of the White Oak
grant have been gradually absorbed by
the investors, until they have secured all
chase that they desired. The syndicate
Will embark in the turpentine business
on large scale. and have already begun
the construction Of a still, which will
in the state.
A Florida land company with capital
/ OF N,OoOOOO, including some 100000 acres
/ OF land, has been organized at LeMars,
/ la. y few years ago Nebraska and the
terprises. Five years ago Arthur Haviiand
/ OF Iowa arrived in Escambia county and
/ entered homestead of eighty acres. He
| soon grew dissatisfied and gave up his
claim to an uncle. He returned to Iowa.
| and afterward went to California. A few
| days since he returned to Florida, and
| was surprised to find his claim in the
midst of the thriving town of Cottage
] Hill, which has been settled by colonists
/ from the northwest: He was also sur
| prlsed to find the land which he had aban-
/ doned now worth from S25 to 800 per acre.
His uncle has given him back thirty acres
! OF the land, upon which he is preparing
! to build residence.
The mysterious lot of guns found Thurs
day evening and Friday morning in q
! pond in West Tampa, have been identified
s those Sn5 BelCngng t9 Sir Francis
| ashore from the Inflated yacht Rosalind
| at the time of her wreck at St. Peters
| burg. Capt. Brock, now commanding a
little steamer at Tampa, who was form
erly an officer on the Rosalind, recogniz-
| ed the arms. and the sheriff has gathered
nearly the whole lot. These arms were
oddities. which Dregmore had gathered
| from all quarters of the globe. When
Dregmore arrived at Tampa his boat was
! all that sportsman could desire. He
had fine pack of dogs, consisting of all
| the varieties useful to sportsmen, besides
/ having all manner of guns and fishing
/ tackle. Shortly after his arrival he and
| his son had little misunderstanding, and
| the latter left the yacht. He went OUT
to Fort Meade. then the home of large
English colony, near Barlow. He was
talked into buying a grove for $4,000. and
500 was paid down; then the old gentle
man took an interest in his sons pur-
| chase, and went to see it. When it was
discovered that things were not as they
/ had been represented, they refused to pay
anything more. The yacht was then illeg-
ally attached, and Mrs Emily Dregmore
! proved that it was her individual prop
! erty. Suit was instituted against the
sheriff, James p. Martin, for $4,000, and
| things began to assume very serious as
| pect for the sheriff and his bondsmen.
About this time Dregmore was threat
ened with prosecution for living in adul-
| terry, and he left for Nassau.
A letter from Gainesville to the Jackson
| Vile Citizen says: 1.-The most progress
! sive if not the most profitable, Industry
| of Florida to-day is the manufacture of
naval stores. This industry has developed
| itself wonderfully within the past six
! months and in this county, where two
| years ago there was not turpentine farm,
| there are now eighteen or twenty, en-
| ploying at least 200 men. During the past
six months several large farms have been
establshed in this county. and those ad-
! joining. C N Hildreth of Live Oak, one
! of the pioneers in this line in Florida, was
| in the city to-day, and was seen at the
| Brown house by the Citizen correspon-
gent, The industry IS rapidly develop
| ing Mr.. Hildreth said, and observe that
during the last few months no less than
/ thirty large plants have been put up in
/ the counties further south, while in your
county there are many large farms, which
| nave recently been established Mr. Hill
dreth has two farms, and employs over 100
/ men, This county is beginning to feel
| the effects of the establishment of the
/ great industry, which now pays wages to
nearly a thousand men. Within the past
/ year new plants have been put in at Ala
| ehua La Crosse, High Springs, Newberry.
Barnes Yular, Trenton, Lochloosa and
/ ters IN savannah. is at present negotiat-
| ing for thousands of acres of land in this
ana other counties. with a view Of estab-
| fishing turpentine farms. A tract of sew
/ eral thousand acres of land has been pur-
| chased near Island Grove, in the southern
part OF the county, and 800 men will be
employed on this one farm alone. In ad-
dltion to these, plants will be located in
| St Johns, Marion and other counties"
For years past large lumber companies.
as Wen as private individuals, have been
! cutting timber from government lands
| in Florida. This has been generally
| known, but it was never supposed that
| the government had lost such a vast
sum by this practice as now appears
| after an investigation that has been in
| progress for a few weeks. Several par
| ties are now at work conducting a rigid
| investigation, and all of them are as
| tonished at the result. H. T. HOLSTER,
/ Marshal Mckay several weeks since, has
| covered a great deal of territory in Du-
/ val, Clay, Putnam, and st. Johns coun-
ties He has made some very important
/ discoveries. In one instance alone he
found that in one township half Of the