The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-02
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Very few shad have been caught so far
There are more strangers in Punta
Gorda at present than ever before at this
time of the year.
Monday night thieves entered the Am
bier building on East Bay street, adj
joining Bettelinfs hotel at Jacksonville,
and stole quantity of goods from the
stock of clothing placed on sale there a
few days ago by NJ. A. Dzialynski, auc-
tioneer. and owned by B. NJ. Baer. The
goods stolen represented about $780,
While Mrs. J. NJ Towns was absent
from her home in Hyde Park at Tampa
short time last Saturday night a sneak
thief made away with SIS in cash. The
robbery was evidently committed by some
body familiar with the premises, as the
stolen money was concealed beneath the
mattress OF one or the beds in a place
supposed to be secret by Mrs. Towns.
Gainesville Sun: People generally are
now inclined to the belief that the pro-
posed railroad from Arredondo to New
berry which was surveyed by b. ArentZ
a. Co, of Ocala, was an immense bluff
intended to influence the Plant system in
to making reduction in freight rates.
Nothing has been heard relative to the
proposed road for weeks, and il seems that
the project has been abandoned.
Gainesville Sun: There was an import
ant meeting of phosphate miners at w.
n. Camps mine near Lexington, in Ala
chut county, recently 1t was unanimous
ly decided to suspend operations for three
months commencing Jan. Is. This will
seriously effect business among the small
towns in that section, but II is plan
calculated TO improve the phosphate in
dustry, by decreasing the supply of rock.
Some OF the mines Will not shut down. for
the reason they have contracts which
they are compelled to fill.
A praecpe for summons was filed in
the office of the clerk of the United States
court at Jacksonville Tuesday morning
wherein Harry r. Davis of JacksonyilIe
institutes SUIT for libel against the Flor
ida Publishing Company Ohe Times
Uniom in the sum of $4,000. The suit
grows out of an account published in the
TimeS-Union the first part of last month
and which was sent out by the CORE
spondent of that paper at Ocala, which.
il is alleged, was defamatory to the char
aeter and business Of the complainant
Punta Gorda Herald: Henry a. Howe of
New York, representing London svndI-
cate with a capital stock of 5000 0O0 was was
in Punta Gorda and vicinity all last week
for the purpose of selecting a location
for an immense heneQuen farm And
he found-+to use his own phrase-an ideal
home for the hemp fibre. For some time
past Mr.. Howes company has been en-
deavoring TO get hold of the old Henry
Perine land grant in the Biscayne bay
country, but presumably failing in this
attempt the companys attention has been
representative is positive he has found a
country pre-eminently adapted 10 sisal
hemp culture. After examining thorough
~ many localities surrounding Pupta
! Gorda, and visiting an island down the
| harbSr known as Hemp Island, where sisal
/ hemp gl9Ws luXuriantly in the natural
| state. Mr. Howe decided on a body Of
/ land lying between Punta Gorda and Pine,
| apple river, and comprising about 5000
| acres. H = has returned to London 10
1 confer further with the stockholders.
! Gainesville Sun: Capt J. A. Tucker of
! Rochelle brought to Gainesville on Mons
/ day and turned over to Sheriff Tillis. Will
/ Moore, for whom the captain has held a
\ commitment for over one year Moore
/ has been in the clutches of the officers OF
/ the law three times, and in each instance
/ has managed to effect his escape. He ia
| charged with assault and attempting to
/ murder Will Davis, at Rochelle. about a
! year since. He was arrested and given a
/ preliminary hearing before Justice Thorn
as of Windsor, who committed him 10
4 jail in default Of bail. The prisoner was
1 placed in charge of Deputy Sheriff Tuck
/ err who left with his man for Gainesville.
| On the way to this city the prisoner
1 jumped from the train, while in motion.
! and made good his escape After a dill
| gent search and a hot chase through the
| woods several days later the officer recap
! tured his man and landed him safely in
| the Rochelle city jail. That night Moore
| succeeded in burning his way out of iail
| was heard from him until recently, Whe6
he passed through Rochelle in charge OF
one of the recruiting officers of the state
penitentary who had captured him in
Palatka. He was arrested on the suppo-
sluon OF being an escaped convict and
when the officer learned he had taken the
wrong man he gave him some money and
discharged him. Deputy Sheriff Tucker
learned that the recruiting officer had