The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28
FLORIDA-

FLORIDA.
S. ]. Ramsey has set out 400 grape fruit
trees in Orange county.
c. b. Pendleton is once more editor
| and proprietor of the Key West Daily
| Equator-Democrat
Mrs. J. V. Kessler has presented the
First Baptist church of Pensacola with a
silver communion service.
Editor Branning of the Waldo Advertis-
er has gone into the chicken raising bust
ness and expects large crops.
Orlando now has a frst-class telephone
exchange. which was put in by J. NJ.
Lennon and Is being operated by him.
1t is rumored at St. Augustine that II.
NJ. Flagler is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
Of changing the Cordova hotel into a
theater
Key West is stil calling for the estab-
lishment Of the free delivery of mail sys-
tenn in that place which has been recon-
mended three different times by agents Of
| the government.
on account Of malfeasance in office and
fraud in United States pension claims,
the commission Of Samuel Payne of Pen
| sacola, a notary public for the state at
| large, has been revoked.
Aulay McAulay chairman Of the demo-
meeting of the committee at Perry for
| April g. AT this meeting a call will be
made for a mass meeting 10 select a new
executive committee, to decide whe ether
nominations shall be made by convention
or primary, and also to decide upon the
| policy Of the campaign. The populist eX-
ecutive committee has already called a
| mass meeting for the same date with
similar objects.
At Melbourne string beans have been
moving steadily for two months at good
prices. Shipments are still going forward
from Tropic, Grant, the Narrows. Jensen
and other points. The tomatoes in the
| local market are very fine. Some are be-
| ing shipped. The estimate of the coming
pineapple crop Is lower than it was two
months ago. The plants needed special
| attention to enable them 20 overcome the
| effects of the freeze, and most of them
| nave not received 1t.
Frank Newell, Nancy Allen, and her
three grandchildren were capsized about
a mile from Punta Rassa Wednesday, and
| the boat went to the bottom. Capt.
| Charles Roam of the steamer Clara jumped
! from the upper deck and saved one child.
A boat was lowered and life-preservers
| We're thrown overheard, and the other
children, who were swimming, caught
them and were picked up. Capt. Newell
supported Mrs. Allen untl picked up. The
steamer put back to Punta Rassa with
Mrs. Allen unconscious. She died shortly
after she was one OF the pioneers of Lee
county. well known and highly respected.
She was S4 years of age.
Punta Gorla correspondence Morning
News: The American schooner Ella B.
Kimball which was last reported from
Pascagoula, Jan. 20, was towed into Char
lotte harbor a few days ago. and is anchor
ed In the lower harbor The schooner was
found caDsized adrift in the Gulf near
Anclote Key. Her three masts and the rig
ging and sails are gone. She had been
boarded at sea by wreckers and several
holes cut in her bottom. Her cargo appears
to be lumber. The tug A. +. Dewey found
the wreck and towed her into port, where
she awaits the order of the United States
court as to the disposition of vessel and
cargo. The crew is supposed to be drown.
ed as no tidings have been received con.
corning them. Bath, Me-. was the home
port of the Vessel.-Building continues
! Notwithstanding the hard times and scare.
! ity of money. fireproof business block
is being constructed.
NIessrs. Burton and Splitter proprietors
| of Hotel San Marco at ST. Augustine, who
were held by Judge Forward on a ioint
| bond for $500, on a charge of secreting with
| intent to embeZzle the sum of $2520 were
| given rehearing Thursday morning, anC
the. charge against them was dismissed
! The news that reached ST. Augustine
! Thursday to the effect that Capt. Jacl
| Cowan and Charles Suzman who left st
| Augustine the first of the month in 1
! New smyrna Inlet, has been contradictet
/ in part. So far as the capsiZing of tn,
] pOdl Is concerned, the story was correct
! but a letter received from Capt Cowan
dated Titusville, March -, which was re
| ceived by Capt, Cowan's family Thurs
day night, proves that the men lande,
| safely. The letter does not go into de
| tails, but simply states that they reached
/ Titusville after an eventful voyage, ant
| intended to continue to Miami.
Tallahassee correspondence Mornin,
News: According to the ratio of appor
tionment for delegates to the democratic
state convention, to meet June It, at Ocala
there will be an aggregate of 336 delegates
The counties marked with an asterisk ar
said to be entitled to increased representa-
ton under the call The following shows
it is claimed, the number of delegates eacl
county is entitled to: Alachua. Is; Baker
=; Bradford. Z: Brevard, L. *Calhoun, 3
Citrus, 3; Clay, 4; Columbia, s; Dade. 2
De Soto, 6; Duval, 16; Escambia, q; Frank
lin, 8; Gadsden, s; Hamilton, s: Herman
do 3: Hillsborough, Is; Holmes, g; Jack
son, y; Jefferson, "a; La Fayette, 4; Lake
Z; Lee 2; Leon, Is; Levy, 5; Liberty, /
Madison, Z; 'Manatee, a Marion. Ii: "Mon
roe, 6; Nassau, z; Orange, 10; Osceola.
Pasco, 5; Polk, s; Putnam. 8; Santa Rosa
4; st. Johns. 6: Sumter, 5; Suwannee, Z
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