The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22

DR.. r. H. Peak of Orlando has applied
for a patent on a method discovered by
himself for rendering iron ore magnetic
by a very simple and inexpensive process.
West Palm Beach reports that pine
apple shipping has begun regularly, and
every day much pine fruit is sent for
ward. Returns have been very satisfac-
tory.
The peach crop of Orange county prom
ises to be exceptionally fine this year
The trees put on large quantities of fruit
and most Of il is holding on and promis-
ing to mature.
A white man who gave his name as
Conkin, reported TO Chief Of Police Keefe
Of Jacksonville Wednesday morning that
he had been held up and robbed Of $f.75
on Myrtle avenue.
Thomas Bland, who lives in East Jack
sonviIle. reported % Policeman Moore
Wednesday that his house had been enter
ed, and that $3.50 belonging 10 himself, and
SOB belonging to a secret lodge. had been
stolen. The money was in his trunk.
L. W. spratt, who lives on Taleyrand
avenue at Jacksonville, states that his
house was robbed some time between Tues
day night and early Wednesday morning,
and that a large quantity Of sllVerWare
and household goods was stolen from his
dining room.
The twin towns Of Chattahoochee ana
River Junction are getting up an extensive
basket picnic for Tuesday 20 inst, at the
upper boat landing TO which the prospec-
tive county candidates are invited 10 venti-
late their views on free silver, the Cuban
war and the minor issues of the approach
ing campaign, which is likely 20 be warmed
up by the county mass meeting that Is TO
be held at Quincy next Saturday.
The Equator-Democrat of Key West says
that Capt. a. b. Potter arrived last Tues
day on the Mascotte to look after the in
terest of Capt. II. G. Ross in making esti-
mates to remove the wrecks in the harbor
and all other obs taces that are In the way
of navigation. Capt Potter is familiar
with all the channels banks etc, in these
waters The government has appropriated
between $780, 600 and $4,000 for the cleaning
of Key West harbor.
The growers in the vicinity of Miami
have shipped 5000 crates Of tomatoes this
season. The principal destinations have
been New York, Baltimore, and Philadei-
phia. The prices have been very good,
and the growers are greatly pleased. A
large quantity of beans, potatoes, egg
plants and squashes have been sent away,
and the returns for these have also been
satisfactory. The increase in acreage over
that Of last year VIII average 25 per cent,
and the prospects are that the Increase
Will next year average SO per cent.
AT tampa wednesday night the jury IN
the case Of Thomas Milton, the policeman
who murdered Georgia McCraw and Sc
riously shot Robert Meachum on Feb y
rendered a verdict Of guilty of murder in
the first degree, without a recommends
tion. The crime for which he Is condemn
ed to hang was one of the most dastardly
and unprovoked in the history Of the coun-
ty He walked into the room where the
girl, formerly his mistress, was sitting
near Meachum and, after q brief CONVEX
sation, drew his pistol and shot the girl
down and shot Meachum three times. The
girl fingered for six weeks and died.
Meachum recovered.
The Stillman-Lee faction of the Florida
republican party is determined not TO be
behind the Gunby-Chubb faction when It
comes to a matter of holding state and
congressional conventions, and putting
state and congressional tickets in the
field. The Stillman-Lee republicans will
do their nominating all at one time, and at
a meeting of the state central commit
tee, held at Jacksonville Wednesday, ii
was ordered that a state convention be
held at Ocala, July 8, to nominate state
officers and presidential electors, and that
congressional conventions for the two dis
tricts be held at the same time and place
to nominate congressional candidates