The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-16
FLORIDA.


The peach growers Of Sorrento and
Mount Dora are shipping large quantities
of fruit TO market Watermelons are also
leaving these points in big lots.
The populists Of fernando county have
nominated a full ticket for county Off
GERS. The democratic primary comes off
on the 9th. There are plenty of cand-
d afes now for representative, sheriff, coun-
~ Judge and school superintendent. The
other incumbents have no opposition.
A contract has been closed with the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany. at Birmingham, Ala, for 800 tons
of pig iron to be shipped to a foundry at
Genoa, Italy, and the probability Is that
contract will be closed for $4,000 tons
q year for the same foundry. The iron is
likely to be shipped through Pensacola.
About one hundred bales of yagua, which
is used by the Cubans for baling their to-
bacco, is in Tampa, together with six
bales OF maiagua rope used in the work
Of baling the leaf its destination being
Quincy. The use of the yagua will add
materially to the sale of the tobacco, and
TO the price, too, for 1t will then have the
business-li like appearance of the natural
Havana leaf. The yagua is from the palm
trees, and is something like the foot of the
leaf of the banana tree where it joins the
trunk, and is used altogether in Cuba for
baling tobacco leaf.
The democratic convention of Nassau
county was held at Fernandina Saturday
The following nominations were made by
the convention: Members of the legisla-
ture, w. D. Ballantine and B. G.. Dyall;
county clerk, G. z. Wolff; county Judge, T..
A. Hal; sherin, j. j. Cone; county school
superintendent, S. SNOWFALL; coun-
ty surveyor, n. S. Upchurch; tax asses
sor, Marion ]. Wilds; tax collector, Nath-
an Priest; county treasurer, W. O. JEFF
freys; members of the school board. c. r.
McNair, J. Buchanan, and 1. A. Turency.
The convention adopted the two-thirds
rule in the nomination of all of its candi-
dates. Delegates to the state and con-
gressional conventions were also chosen.
At Tampa, Saturday. Marshal ]. J.
Stephens of Fort Brooke captured Luis
Paralta, Cuban. who has been endeav-
oring to raise money by sanguinary
threats. His first letter. signed Rafael
Navarrett, was addressed TO Y. Martinez
Hbor, demanding $500, containing blood
curdling threats in the event Of q re-.
fusal. Mr.. Ybor paid no attention to the
letter, SO Paralta turned his attention tc
a druggist in Fort Brooke. He demanded
$50, saying that if it was not sent he would
murder the druggists little child. The
druggist reported the matter to Postmas.
ter Clinkscales. and the druggist was re.
quested to answer the letter az a lure
Marshal Stephens was stationed in the
postoffice, and when Paralta asked for tn,
letter he was arrested.
The populists Of Jackson county hel(
a convention at Mariana Saturday. TIL,
purpose was to nominate candidates fo
the county. The convention was com
posed Of 46 delegates, represented by i
or ~ members present to cast the vot
OF the delegation In the afternoon tn
committee having reported, the convention
proceeded TO nominate candidates for TIL
legislature by ballot. Z. r. Mobey, Z
II. Hendrix, John McCrainy and D. L
MeKinnon were put in nomination Hen
dirk received II, Mobley Is, McCrainy Il
and McKdnnon 4. Mobley and McCratn
were declared nominated. Nomination
Tor taX assessor was next called. and T
@. Alsoboroh was declared nominated 4
acclamat ton. George T. Durham wa
dominated for county judge. The compile
ton OF the ticket was postponed 30 Aug