The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15

the Manatee river section. for S3.e5 per
box (. o. b.
The county commissioners and city
council of Fort Myers are working To-
gether to devise means for the extermi-
nation of the white fly
Friday night Mayor Bernard of ITALIA
hassee nominated ex-Chief Bernreuter Tor
chief of police and the council refused 10
confirm, the vote being to against him.
The Methodist annual conference meets
at Orlando on Wednesday A large NUM-
Der of clerical and lay delegates are ex-
pected Preparations are completed Tor
their entertainment.
1t is rumored that Tom Darby, state
senator from Putnam county recently
made money enough out of cotton to re-
tire. 1t is said that the amount he cleared
had six figures to 1t.
December shipments Of tomatoes Ond
elephants from Cocoanut Groye to the
northern markets are quite brisk, and al
ready several energetic growers have
made considerable consignments.
The truck farmers Of Boardman who
planted strawberries this year are hopeful
of making a considerable sum of money
as a result of their labor. More straw
berry plants were set out in that section
this year than ever before, and they are
all looking well.
The damage suit of w. ]. Scott VS. the
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
company YVES concluded at Gainesville
Friday morning. The Jury was out three
defendant The counsel for the plaintiff
will sue Mr.. Day for damages.
The safe in the office of the Florida
railroad at Interlachen. belonging to the
open Friday night by burglars. The sta
ton agent. Mr.. Perkins had removed the
cash to a safe place, and the burglars got
nothing but q few worthless papers.
party of surveyors were at Miami dur
ing the past week surveying the site on
the north side of the Miami river, fronting
the bay. for the new Flagler hotel, to be
built next year. Considerable railroad
grading has also been done near the river,
and in few weeks the surveyors will be-
gin laying off the new town Of Miami.
A. p. Swinford, inspector general of land
offices was at Pensacola Friday to receive
from County Clerk LaRua the old Span
ish records in his Office. These records are
in five books. and contain all the titles
to land, with pats and surveys of the
same. granted by the Spanish government
in the province of West Florida from 1871
to 1924. There are also thirteen packages
of protocols. They will be sent to ITALIA
hassee to be placed in the Office of the sur
veyor general.
In the election last week to decide
whether Lake City should be bonded for
$4,000, not very full vote was cast
though very decisive one. The necessary
two-thirds was received, and Lake city
will have the Improvements. Three thou
sand dollars Is to be expended in the cree
ton Of new school building. The county
board of education has met this half way
and appropriated $1,000 from the county
funds. This we'll give Lake City 5000
school building.
The following postmasters have been
appointed in Florida: j. d. Peddle, AL
Hgator Liberty county, vice w. S. Lar
kins resigned; George Edwards, Mans
field Citrus county, vice J. b. Lieb, re-
signed new postoffice has been es-
tablished at Kynesville, Jackson county,
four and a half miles south of Cotton
dale from which Office II will be supplied
by special service. James Kynes has
been appointed postmaster. A new post
Office has been established at Olga, Lee
county, fifteen miles northeast of Myers,
with William F. Pearde, postmaster.
The case Of r. L. Boulware. charged
with numbering j. II. White on New
mans Lake, March u, 1894. had been set
for trial at Gainesville Friday, and sixty
men who had been summoned by the
sheriff as a special venire were on hand
when the attorney for the state novel for
a continuance. John Miller, who was In
tho boat when Boulware fired the fatal
shot, Was an important witness IN the
case and did not appear. G. l.. Fiides,
who has been retained by the relatives Of
the licensed. stated that - Was impOs-
albie for them 20 proceed with the case
with Mr.. Miller absent. The attorneys
for tho defense objected 70 the motion,
The case until the next term Of court An
attachment has been issued for the abb
sent witness. The case Of Joseph Holder,
charged with the murder Of the son u
Capt ~. 9. Parker 40 Lacrosse about