The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
FLORIDA.


Rattlesnakes are killing cattle around
Hallister.
The ladies' of Orlando raised $50 by
charity ball.
Both Orlando and Tampa have ordi-
nances prohibiting screens in barrooms.
Freeport has added a second assistant
teacher to the public schools and is now
building an addition to the school house.
The citizens desire to build up good pro-
gressiye training school.
A greenhouse for the Agricultural Col
lege at Lake City has been erected, and it
will be equipped with the necessary APP
pliances for experimenting in agricultural
and horticultural branches.
Opelika News There were between 1000
and !, 200 bales cotton received in Opelika
by the first of September. Usually there
are not more than a dozen bales brought
to this market by this time.
Gainesville Sun: If Gainesville's morals
are to be measured by the amount of fines
collected by Marshal Davis during the
month of August, the people of this city
are to be greatly commended for their OBJ
servance of law and order. 1t is one of
the most law abiding towns in the state
Correspondence Jacksonville Times-Un-
ion: D. f. whitstone of High Springs has
place for mayor Mr.. Whitstone Is a
live business man and good citizen, and
there is no doubt but that he will give
Mr.. Roberts a close race.
J. N. Stripping, candidate for congress
fbaf
withstandSng the letter he had received
from Madison, warning him from coming
there to raise hell among the niggers, p"
he intends to go to Madison and speak by
word of mouth and not by telephone or
photograph.
Rev. VIM. Marten of Homhome, Fla,
writes the Morning News: Money is
scarce, otherwise times are good they
were never better Provisions are cheap
and plentiful. There are no hard times
here and no excitement politically. We are
about all one way for Bryan and Sewall.
The Jacksonville Citizen says: The last
expedition of the pluckly little Three
Friends is likely to bring about many COM
plicating situations when 1t shall return
to this port, If it shall be fortunate enough
to do so. AS was stated in the Citizen yes
terday morning, the Three Friends left
| here in direct defiance of command to
| Capt Montcalm Broward from Collector
of Customs c. r. Bisbeey
The engineering department is at last
doing something towards improving the
upper st. Johns river dredge is now at
Volusia bar, where the river runs into
Lake George, and will begin work at once
| deepening the bar At present there are
| only four and a half feet of water on the
bar, but this is to be dredged TO six feet.
The channel over the bar is protected
| by jetties, and when once six feet of
| water is secured and the jetties repaired.
it will hold it's own for a long time. The
work is being done under the supervision
of Mr.. Thompson Of the engineer corps.
Titusvne Star: Senator Call is having
the hardest race Of his life this time.
Counties that have supported him solidly
| for fifteen years are now nominating men
| opposed to his reelection to the Senate.
| ST. Johns heretofore one OF the strongest
| Call counties in the state, has elected an
anti-Cal man for the state Senate, and
Marion previously always steadfast to
Call, has repudiated him at the prima-
ries. Mr. Perrenot. as senator. will be
against him from Santa Rosa also sena-
tors from Orange and Osceola, Brevard
and Dade VIII be against him.
Port Tampa claims the best fire protec-
ton of any place in the country. and it is
something that a fireman in Boston claims
to have just recently originated, although
it has been in actual service at Port
Tampa for something over two years. The
protection was planned for Mr. Plant by
Chief A. j. Harris Of the Tampa fire de-
partment. j is what Is known as the wa
ter veil" and is now attracting a great
deal of attention all over the country, A
large main from the water works plant at
Port Tampa City runs all over the docks,
and then on top Of the buildings run line