The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-10

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Talk is heard of Incorporating Winter
Haven. A canal, 20 connect Lakes Spring
Little and Big Cannon, and Howard, is
also among the probabilities.
Capt. a. J. Coffee died at his home on
Cherry lake Wednesday, and was buried
at Madison Thursday from the Metho-
dist church, of which he was a devoted
member.
The tomato crop was cut short in some
cases at Winter Haven by the severe
drought, but it has brought $4,000 a week
for the past three weeks. The crop has
nearly all been harvested.
NJ. E Gnlett of the Tampa Building and
Investment Company is being urged by
his friends as a suitable man for mayor.
since Col. +. X. Gunby has announced that
ne will not enter the race under any cir
cumstances.
While the little 4-year-old son Of b. A.
Brown was playing on the second-story
veranda at his parents home at Tampa
Wednesday he fell to the ground, some
fifteen feet below, sustaining, it is feared,
serious injuries.
Senator wilkinson Call has consented
to make a speech at Center Hill, Sumter
county. on June Is. A big crowd is ex.
pected, and preparations are being made
to make It an enjoyable occasion with
an old-fashioned Barbecue.
The Federations Trades council at Tam
pa has made the following nominations:
Col. E. r. Gunby. for mayor; A c. Moore.
S. r. Brengle and John s. Neral forr
councilman at large, 5. J. Bowers for city
clerk. The meeting then adjourned
Yact racing viii probably be revived at
ST. Augustine during the coming summer.
A race for a purse of $50 between the
yachts Undine and Addie will be sailed
just as soon as the boats can be nut in
proper racing order. Other races are be-
ing talked about.
The site of the Macon postoffce has been
changed to the railroad crossing at Tril-
by. stephen Weeks is appointed postmas-
ter The latter will look after the Office IN
his place of business The name Of the
office IS not changed.
A new sponge bed has recently been
discovered off Horse Key, about four miles
from Cedar Keys, and near the United
states lighthouse. About one hnndred
vessels are already at work. The sponga
is said to be the handsomest that has ever
been found on the west coast
Fire in Lincolnville, a suburb of ST An
gustine, Friday morning, DESTROYED three
residences and seven small houses and
damaged two other buildings, causing a
400 worth of insurance The properfy d.
stroyed and damaged belonged to colored
people. GU
A canning factory for Linton is now an
assured fact. Hon. W. S. Linton has gem
erously offered to purchase a factory with
a capacity of 150o0 cans a day, and place
ii at Linton at the disposal of the seftIars
free of charge. A practical canninp. mo n
from the north will have charge Of the
factory. '-'e
The Plant system will soon have the
large dredge from Port Tampa at st. Pc
tersburg, to dredge a canal from deem
water, parallel with the railroad. to the
shore, where a bulkhead will be put In
and the Port Tampa boats will land at The
foot of Sixth avenue, the future site for
the depot
The buyers of the Jupiter and Lake
Worth railway, Messrs. Sable Bros. of
Jacksonville, will remove the entire plant
rails rolling stock etc, without delay.
The road. was built in 1SS9-9O, and was
a part of the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railway. It's length Is only
eight miles, between Jupiter and Juno.
The populfsts of De Soto county met in
convention at Arcadia Thursday for what
purpose could not be learned About thir-
made by little populist to a small num-
Der. The address abused Cleveland Car
Isle, national banks, and all corporations.
A suit has been filed in the circuit
clerks office at Gainesville by DR.. NJ.
Becker of Cincinnati against S. H. Hutch
lnson Of Gainesville. The suit is for pos
session or property in North Gainesville
and West Gainesville for which DR. Rect,
er holds deeds, and for which S. H
Hutchinson has been acting as agent
Albert H. Trimble, who is under A bond
to appear at the Orlando county sessions
on charge of bigamy, states that the af-
falr is simply a case of blackman instiors
TED by woman whom he knew in Orl9n-
do. He prefers to say nothing as to The
Legality of the charge or to go into nartic
ulars about II. He is confident that he can
clear himself IL
The chief political fight in St Johns
county will be between Mayor GafIIard
and Mr.. Pinkham, both of ST. Augustine
for the nomination for state senator from
that district Mr.. Pinkham says that he
understands that his political enemies
have dug his political grave. but he saws
That they will have hard time getting
him into it.
man named Gunner reached Gaines
vile Friday morning to have wounds re-
ceived in a fight dressed by a Dhvsician
Gunner and Joe Moree, two white men
had a dispute over a bill for S1.5O. The lie
was passed by Moree and Gunner struck
him in the face. Moree struck his assault
ant on the head and shoulder with a
Ratchet, infiicting two deep gashes. A
warrant has been sworn out against Mo-
rec, charging him with aggravated as
sault.
Sam Griffin, young colored man OF
Jacksonville, is crazy on the subject Of
bicycling. He was formerly emploved m
the steamer Frederick DeBary, but ala
not go out on the last trip. as he said
the Lord told him to stay off the boat.
for it was going to sink this trim on
Thursday he attracted much attention bv
his reckless riding on a bicycle on Bay
street. He would set as close behind an
electric car as possible, and. with heal
down, go at a terrific speed as far as
the brick pavement lasted. While ridine
in this manner he would wave his hat IN