The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13

pa, and IL is now expected that over
ury Not one-half Of those liable have
paid, none of the big corporations having
yet paid About 800 people have taken
probably run out before the ground is en-
tirely covered.
A special from Starke says a motion has
been spread on the docket Of the circuit
court to disbar James Frazee, a practic-
ing attorney of that town. The charges
are that Frazee in two instances collected
clients. and that he made affidavit to
having made service upon a certain day.
when service was not actually made until
some days later.
The election held for the purpose OF
bonding Brevard county to build a good
system of shell roads resulted in a defeat
for the bonds. The returns are not all in.
but the majority against the issuance OF
bonds viii be about thirty. The project
would have undoubtedly carried had
times been different. Titusville was almost
unanimous for bonds, while Cocoa, Rock
ledge, and Melbourne went heavily against
them.
A special from Tallahassee says that the
supreme court has decided that the coun-
" commissioners must pay over to the
city of Jacksonville the citys share of the
road and bridge tax. The suit was insu-
tuted under the old administration, man
uamus oeing the plan resorted 10. IN the
SUIT the amount involved is 5000, which
Will have TO be spent upon the improve
ment OF roads and bridges within the city
limits.
The store and postoffice building at Bay
View was completely destroyed by fire
lew nights ago. all the stock and postal
fixtures also being burned. The property
belonged TO the estate of ]. L. Webster,
deceased. The loss will amount to 5000
The Insurance had expired, and an appli-
cation had been made for a renewal, but
the policy had not been received. The
origin of the fire is unknown, as no one
had been in the building for several hours
previous to the fire.
The raranf action If fha cif,y council in
cancelling the contract with the Fernan
dina ice works, by virtue of which the
city has been furnishing that company
with its water for making ice, will most
probably have the effect of forcing the
latter company to bore its own wen, and
Manager J. w. Simmons is already. in
! cores ondence with several expert arte-
sian we'll borers with reference to the
work. II Is thought that a good flow can
| be found at depth of about 60 feet.
John Stillman of the Little Bros fer
| tilizer factory at Jacksonville has just
/ returned from Georgia, where he dispos-
ed of 1900 tons of phosphate fertilizer. He
has several other big deals pending. The
| factory now has a sufficient number sof
orders ahead to warrant resuming work.
This will be done in the course of a few
| days. The factory has been closed all
| summer. The cause of the closing was
| because of the freezes, which, to a large
extent, diminished the demand for fer
/ tilizer.
Five car loads of material for Tampa's
| sewerage system, most of which is pipes
| for MAINS has arrived, and more will fol-
| low soon. The plant is to be located on
| block of the city of Tampa, between the
| Plant system and the Florida Central and
/ Peninsular tracks. The works are to be
/ put in by the United Gas Improvement
Company, of Philadelphia, and will be
very extensive, costing $4,000. The Tam
| pa Gas Company will put up the buildings,
lay pipes, water mains, meters, etc, none
| of these points being included in the con-
| tract with the United Gas Improvement
Company.
Josephine Patten, a colored chamber.
maid at the De Soto hotel at Tampa
| while cleaning up the rooms at that house
| Friday, found under the pillow of the bed
/ that had been occupied by b. II. Powell,
commercial traveller, purse containing
/ valuable papers, and money amounting to
/ about $50, which she concealed between
/ the mattresses of a bed in an adjoining
room. Mr.. Powell soon discovered his loss,
| and not finding his purse where he knew
| he had left it, he accused the woman, who
| stoutly denied having seen il. The SER
vices of Deputy Sheriff Boil were soon Sc
cured, ana WITHIN very snort time he
! located the purse, which had not been de-
| pleted. The woman will not be prosecuted.
Orlando Reporter: For many years the
| turpentine interest of lower Georgia and
/ upper Florida haa been fruitful scource
| Of revenue to both those engaged in ii as
| proprietors of dstilleries and laborers
employed in boxing trees and preparing
the product for market Not until re-
Gently has the industry attracted any at
tention in this section of the state, but
news comes from Apopka, this county
establish a turpentine plant at that place
and will go into the business on a large
| scale, having already purchased 6,000
acres of pine timber and will employ some
| fifty or more men in the work. There
| are large belts of fiat pine lands to be
| found in South Florida upon which the
| timber is thick, but not the best for work.
| ing into lumber Such areas can be prof
itably worked for the manufacture Of
turpentine, and the industry is likely to
/ assume large proportions soon.