The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-26
FLORIDA.

Preparations are being made for grand
democratic rally and barbecue at Mid
dleburg on the S0th inst
The candidates on the populist and re-
publican fusion ticket are cut making
a canvass Of Clay county.
The democrats of the eastern portion Of
Orange county are to have a barbecue
and rally at Oviedo to-day.
The shipment of fish through Gaines
Vile is said by express messengers to he
larger than ever before in the history OF
that industry in Florida
The selden Cypress Door Company has
10000 feet of lumber drying in it's kilns
at Palatka 1t will probably be ready 70
take out by Monday, and the factory
started up.
Preparations are being made at White
City for setting out egg plants, tomatoes
and other vegetables. John Fronsen has
Just planted several thousand pineapple
slips. Fertilizer is being used freely.
The school census discloses the fact that
Marion county has 1927 children of school
agL, of which 3, 1872 are white 4,565 colored
Oeala precinct has GOA white and 772 col
ored school children. Marti city has 50
The Babcock- Wilcox Company has en-,
tered suit against the city OF Jacksonville
for $4,000 damages. The suit is brought
for the payment of the amount due on
the purchase of the boilers for the cleo
tric light plant
There was a rousing democratic meet
ing at Durbin school house in st. Johns
county Wednesday, The speakers were
Supt. r. F. Sabate and J. ]. Byrne, candi-
date for the legislature; S. Davis candi-
date for sheriff, and Charles J. DUPONT.
The receipts Of cotton at Gainesville are
still light. II. +. Dutton & Co., who buy
nearly all Of the sea island cotton pro.
duced in the state, say that the crop IS
coming in slower than ever before The
farmers are evidently holding back for
better prices.
The Ocala democratic club held an en-
thusiastic meeting Wednesday night at
the court house. In the absence of the
president. Gen. Bullock, Sheriff Hodge
was elected to preside. Reports Of the
most encouraging kind were received re-
garding the number of persons who had
joined the club and pledged themgelves
to vote for Bryan and SeNall. 1t was de-
cided to hold two meetings week until
after the general election.
Farmers from the eastern part OF Or
ange county who have been in Orlando
during the past day or two state that more
attention is being given to farming than
in former years. Already many are plant
ing truck gardens and getting ready for
the early markets. The acreage devoted
TO market gardening will be somewhat
greater than that of last year, while field
and forage crops will far exceed the aver,
age. Orange groves are making a salts
factory growth, and the general conditions
are such as to inspire confidence.
A meeting OF the sound money demo-
Gratis of Orange county was held at San.
ford Thursday TO effect a county organi-
cation and elect delegates to attend the
congressional convention, to be held at
Jacksonville on Sept. 20 for the nomlna-
ton of sound money candidate for con-
gress. The following were elected as the
executive committee of Orange county: II.
NJ Papworth A. c. Martin, II. +. Mum
SON lily Crutcher, J. II. Ford. The fol-
lowing were appointed as delegates 10
the Jacksonville conventions Hy Crutcher
A. c. Martin, c. w. Parham, Col. George