The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23

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FLORIDA.
The only name mentioned thus far for
representative OF Liberty county is S. J.
kevell.
DIT. s. NJ Gonzalez has entered the race
as "a candidate for tax assessor for Es-
Gambia county.
Forty-seven delegates will attend the
Levy county convention, to be held In
Bronson June 8.
Escamhia countys democratic primary
to elect delegates TO the state and CON
grcssional conventions VIII be held June s.
A family named Dooley purchased a
home al Anthony recently, and expected
to move there soon. They were killed by
a tornado in Seneca, Kan, last week.
j. A. williams Of Cedar Key. chairman
Of the Levy county populist executive
committee, has called a meeting of the
committee. to be held in Bronson May 20.
The delegation to Ocala from Levy
county viii probably favor the nomina-
ton of Bloxham for governors. Craw-
ford for secretary of state; BarcO for con-
trOller, and Collins for treasurer.
The stays-King republicans of Nassau
hold a county convention at Chester We'd
y.
gates to the state and congressional CON
venuons, which meet at Ocala on the
9th
John OConnor has Withdrawn as a
candidate for clerk of the circuit court
at Pensacola, giving as the principal rea
son that his announcement was made
too late. many Of his friends having al
ready pledged themselves to other candi-
dates.
Thousands Of citrus buds are now be-
ing inserted into the orange and lemon
sprouts at Montclair. Orange and grape
fruit predominant, only a few lemon buds
being Ventured upon. DR.. Egbert Guern-
sey Of New York viii transform five acres
of his old orange grove into grapefruit
The democratic party of Duval county
viii hold convention at the opera house
in Jacksonville June 6. to elect delegates
TO represent the county in the state con-
vention, called to meet at Ocala June
is, 1896. To elect delegates to the con-
gressional convention called to meet at
Sanford June "A, 1895.
j. W. Helton, ST., and j. w. Helton, Jr.,
father and son, whose names were signed
TO the recent call for a populist eonven-
ton at Pensacola, have published cards
repudiating the movement, and denying
that they authorized their signatures to
the call. The movement Is not exciting
any interest in the county.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: A good rain fell here Thursday,
the best in two months. 1t was estimated
that it was worth over 100000 TO the
forming interest of Leon county.-The eX-
oursionists to the snapper banks Thurs
day took 10 snappers, with eighteen lines,
in about fOrty-fve minutes.-Leon county
dairymen have recently turned their at
tention to cheese making, claiming that
it is more profitable than butter.
williams & Hubbard of Crescent City
are about to begin a new industry in Flor
ida-the manufacture of camphor. They
have planted on their Haw creek land
l. 300 camphor trees, which are doing we'll
planted. Henry Hubbard and @. II.
Williams have been experimenting, and
have succeeded in, making small guam
tity of good camphor, which will be sent
to Washington for analyzation. They
made the camphor from the leaves by
very simple chemical process.
The watermelon crop in Alachua coun-
ty will soon begin to move between Ro-
chelle and Hawthorn, on the Florida
Southern railroad. Many acres of mel
ons are In cultivation. In the region
known as Arredondo and WacahoOta are
at least 300 acres, and at Alachua the
farmers are experimenting with melons,
and have 200 acres planted. In the lat
ter place they have not had to contend
with the drought. There the yield will
be 100 per cent, while in other parts of
Clara Harlow, an English woman, who
has been living at Jacksonville for a num-
Der of years, and who is we'll known as
Sister Ruth. was examined Thursday by
a committee appointed by Judge Baker
as TO her sanity, with the result that
she was adjudged insane. The woman's
insanity Is said to have been caused by
the deception of a man, claiming to be
a preacher, who persuaded her to live
with him for about year, telling her
that God required nothing besides the
consent of both to make them man and
wife.
A special to the Jacksonville Citizen
says: Tampa is very indignant about a
fake alleged to have been perpetrated
by Senator Call and Col. Frank Clark on
the day that Call spoke here. Mr.. Clark
sent telegram to a gentleman in this
city stating that the Senate had passed
the Tampa public building bill, and Call
made the most of himself In connection
with it in his speech. He told the people
that this was the direct result of his ef-
| forts. The bill seems, however, not to
have passed. and little likelihood is per,
| ceived of its being passed.
The following gentlemen have announced
| themselves as candidates before the dem
! ocratc primaries to be held in Levy Sat
urday Aug /: For state senator Nevton
| A. Bitch of Phoenix and n r. Carter az
| Levyville; for representative. William H
] Anderson and w. D. Finlayson both Of
Cedar Key; for clerk of the circuit count
/ Perry NJ. Colson of Bronson; for tax col.
! lector II. b. Lloyd of Bronson; for tax
! assessor, T. J. Prevatt of LeyyviIle: for
| county Judge, Ben Friedman Of Bronson.
for sheriff, II. S. Sutton of Bronson: for
! county treasurer T. w. Stands of Bron-
| son; for county school superintendent :
! Phillips of Williston, and w. H. McCen-
| don of Bronson.
! Lake county has named as delegates to
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