The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
FLORIDA.

The town of Newberry has built up rap
idly since the storm. There are only a
few houses which are still down.
The farmers in the Evinston and Mican-
opy section are clearing a great deal of
hammock land, which will be used in farm
ing next year.
Mrs. Henry II. Wartman of Citra died
day or two ago. Mrs. Wartman was
the wife of H. T. Wartman, for four years
tax collector of Marion county.
Messrs. Gardner and Evans have raised
the largest crop of tobacco at Fort Meade
excepting the Cuban company, that has
been raised. They expect 60 realize at
least $4,000 on their crop, If they can get
1t housed before frost comes
A sneak thief entered the residence, of
G. p. Hall at Jacksonville Saturday. and
broke open a trunk belonging to Mrs.
Haney, wife of Jacksonville's chief of 20
lice, and stole her gold watch and chain.
a pocketbook containing her wedding ring
and gold badge belonging to the chief.
Among the numerous trunks that were
brought out of the hold of the steamship
Algonquin at Jacksonville Saturday were
two that were extravagantly decorated
with old shoes, white ribbons and plac-
ards, which read, I'm Married and 1--WE
Are Married. 1t is needless to say that
they belonged to a bridal couple.
A telegram from Palm Beach, announces
that grave fears are entertained that the
schooner Mary B., owned by Capt. U. d.
Hendrickson, of Lake Worth, and plying
between Palm Beach and jacksonville is
lost, as nothing has been heard from her
fn tue ale
small coasting vessel and is well known
here.
There are now 5000 poles of tobacco in
the curing houses of the Cuban Tobacco
Growers Company at Fort Meade, and tue
work is being pushed as rapidly as posi-
bic. Three curing houses have been built
and two more are being erected, and IL
is believed that these will not be suffl-
cient to hold the immense crop that has
been raised.
Edward Mcbride. who is in charge of
the Hotel San Marco property at st. Au,
gustine, received a telegram from W. f.
Beale of Boston Saturday, informing him
that the property had probably been sold,
and to discontinue all work until author
lied to proceed by the new owner Mr.
Beale bought the property few months
ago, and for some time has been negotiat-
ing with Oscar Barron, well-known hotel
man, for it's sale. 1t is believed that
sale has been effected.
About dark Saturday night the sheriff
received notice that an attempt would he
made to blow up the new dam and power
house of the Consumers Electric Com
pany, six miles from Tampa, by the irate
country people, who claimed that the ris-
ing waters ruined their farms. An cleo
trio car with thirty men, armed with rifles
and guns was sent out to the dam. The
property threatened cost about $150O00.
Threats of its destruction have been rife
for some time.
The Farmers Cooperative Tobacco
Growers Company of Fort Meade has been
organized, with membership of twenty
seven. The acreage to be planted by them
the coming season will amount to about
forty-five acres The following officers
were elected: George McCraig, president;
3 pa. Blackman, vice president; j. E.
Cook, treasurer; H. II. Taplin, secretary
While a barge loaded with wood from
Stokes Landing, on Dunns creek, was be-
ing towed to Palatka Saturday by the
steamer Pioneer the barge filled and sank
near the mouth of the creek. A colored
man was drowned.
Cuba, paper edited by Rivero Rivero,
at Tampa detailing the death of Maceo
says that Acting Governor General Ahu-
mazda entered into a conspiracy with Dr.
Zertucha of Maceo's staff and the latter
administered the fatal dose which killed
every man to whom it was given. Imme-
diately after the deed Zertucha made his
way to the Spanish troops and communal
Gated with Ahumada, who ordered him
brought to Havana. The clothing and
other personal effects were taken from The
body of the dead chief by the traitor
himself and carried to the Spaniards as
proof of his right to the reward of $4,000
offered by the government for Maceo, dead
or alive The brother of Zertucha, who
has been confined in the Cabanas for two
months was promptly released in part
payment for the deed of blood. The news
spread in Tampa like wildfire, and the
greatest excitement prevailed. 1t was pub
licly announced in the cigar factories, ana
there was great sorrow and the most In
tense Indignation. Cuban flags all over
the city were foated at half-mast, and
women and children wept, so sadly were
they affected. There, however, was no
evidence of despair, for the cry of Cuba
libre" was on every lip The villainy
of Zertucha, who betrayed his chief and
his country for gold were denounced by
Americans, as well as Cubans.
jacksonville Times Union: In answer TO
a protest made by J. NJ. Bars, attorney
for the Cubans in this city, to the treas
ury department against interference with
the shipment of arms to Cuba, Attorney
General Harmon has made the following
ruling; THE mere sale or shipment of
arms and munitions of war by persons in
the United States to persons in Cuba Is
not a violation of international law, how
ever strong a suspicion there may be that
they are 10 be used in the insurrection
against the Spanish government. Individ-
uals in the United States have a right to
sell such articles and ship them to whom
soever may choose to buy them. Interna-
tional law reposes no duty upon our gov
eminent with respect to such transac-
tons" The protest to the treasury de-
partment was made through Senator Call.
Mr. Bars claiming that IL was no viola
ton of the law to ship arms to Cuba and
to carry with the ship a number OF port
ters" to handle the freight. Senator Call
saw Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Curtis. who suggested that the matter be
referred to the attorney general. 1t was
so referred and this is the result. The opn-
ion is regarded as a victory for the Cubans,
and that shipments of arms to the insur-
gents will hereafter not be interfered with
on every trivial pretext.