The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05

sessed valuation of property in the state
was S73,362 1888, or nearly 237la per cent.
| The republican political methods that
| have been practiced in the state have not
| been of a character to accomplish re-
| suits like these.
George f. Miles of the Florida East
Coast Canal and Transportation Company
sent Mr.. Parsons to White City recently
| with the view of finding a location for
| the planting Of ramie. Mr.. Parsons in
tention Is to plant ten acres, and if the
experiment shall be satisfactory In its re-
suits. steps will be taken TO plant ex-
tensiVely.
The establishment Of the steamer line
from Miami to Key West is opening a
new market for Jacksonville wholesale
merchants and brokers in several lines
of trade. The general manager of the
line is perfecting arrangements for the
refrigeration of butter shipments and a
large volume of business in that product
is expected.
There is talk in st. Augustine of throw
ing that part of the city bonding ordi-
nance, approved at the election on Tues
day, which refers to paying the citys
Indebtedness" into the courts, as it is
claimed that the bonds creating the in
debtedness did so in violation of law, and
that the boards themselves are RESPONSE
bic for the debt.
The statistics of the Florida bureau of
agriculture stoY- that for the years 1883
and 1893, inclusive the sugar product was
6,AS 40 pounds worth SAT-, 250.42, besides
25S, 1863 barrels of syrup, worth $2,721 ,652 A,
making a total valuation of $3,l9S 9O2 SO.
The destruction of the Cuban crop this
ID, 4 IL.
industry in FLORIDA and other states.
Jacksonville Times-Union: The tug r.
L. Mabey returned yesterday morning
from outside the bar and beyond the
three-league or nine-miie limit, where she
transferred about seventy-five men to the
steamer Three Friends. About daylight
the transfer was completed the Three
Friends turned her Prov southwark, blew
a goodby and the Mabey answered with
a "good-luck."
An attractive programme has been pre-
pared for Labor day at Tampa, on Nom
day. The celebration will take place at
Ballast Point, in the large Japanese pa
vilon. The Consumers Street Railway
Company will make a low rate for the
round trip On that day, and will furnish
sufficient number of cars to accommo-
date the crowds. In addition to this trans
portation service, frequent excursions will
be made from this city to the point by
steamers and sailing vessels.
Jacksonville Citizen: Independent cam
ddates for the legislature are growing
slightly more numerous as the date of the
election approaches, but in every instance
IN which the names of such candidates
are put forward with or without nomina-
lions, they are opposed by regular demo-
cratic candidates who antagonize the re-
election of Senator Can. The inference
is inevitable that these Independent cam
didates are inspired by desire to make
one more despairing effort in Mr.. Calls
behalf.
While searching for cows in the woods
near his residence, north of st. Augustine,
on Thursday Joe Sherry discovered the
decomposed remains of a colored woman
| in kneeling position in the grass. He
notified Coroner Forward. The coroner
empaneled jury of inquest, with r. f,
| Ximanies as foreman, and went at once
| to view the remains. From some wit
nesses It was learned that the remains
were those of Celia Baker, aged 80 years
who resided in North Citya The woman
| evidently came to her death from heart
disease or some other natural cause, as
no marks appeared on the body to indi-
cate that she had been foully dealth with