The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-12

The park will be ready for opening on
Christmas day.
A tramp broke into the rectory of the
Episcopal church at Enterprise recently
and stole some candies, communion nap
kins, and a few other things. He was ar
rested. He traded the stolen property
for some sweet potatoes
John r. Mizen Of Winter Park is at
Jacksonville feeling the republican pulse
He was successfully United States mar
shall and collector of customs at Pensaco-
la under the last republican administra-
ton, and he expects to have a good berth
under the Mckinley regime.
orlando's municipal election occurs to-
day. The candidates are: For mayor, ].
B. Paramorc; clerk, James K. Duke; mar
shall and ex-officio tax collector, B. l.,
Dean; treasurer, S. Y. Way; assessor, c. A.
Boone; aldermen, A. G. Branham, Will
lam Smith, and H. L. Beeman.
At the meeting of the state medical
examining board at Orlando this week
the following named physicians were ex-
amined and granted certificates to practice
medicine in Florida; John H. Cox, New
Smyrna; John c. Peyton, St. Francis;
and S. A. Morris, Belzona, Miss.
Fl. B. Plant has arranged with C. E.
Howard, photographer, to make several
photographs of the newly constructed
road between Orlando and Winter Park,
taking in some of the most picturesque
points. The views are to be used in adj
vertising matter to attract bicycle riders
to Orlando in winter.
A dispatch from Jacksonville to the New
York World says that cargoes of arms for
Cuba are at Eau Gallie waiting for the
Dauntiess, Three Friends and Commodore.
AS 1t would be impossible for anything
more than a roWboat to get to Eau Gallie,
much less one of the tugs, 1t must be
case of mistaken Identity,
Bishop Gray of the missionary jurisdic-
ton of South Florida, is making strenu-
Gus efforts to extened the teachings of the
Christian religion to the SeminoIes in the
Everglades. His work has been warmly
approved by the venerable Bishop Whip
pie of Minnesota, whose labors among the
Indians of the northwest have. been ex-
ceedingiy successful.
The Palatka Advertiser announces the
publication by Mr.. C. w. Parson of South
Florida, Volusia county, of an interesting
pamphlet on the fiber plants of Florida,
and states that the author is an enthus-
iastic advocate of the cultivation of ra mic
in this state. He has plot of five acres
of ramie growing and specimens of the
manufactured fiber in several forms.
The fertility of Florida soil and the per-
lection of Florida climate have been
strikingly demonstrated in Santa Rosa
county by the fact that LeConte pear trees
there have produced two crops this season
The Milton Clarion says: THE trees
bore full crop. This was harvested and
the trees were left bare. Soon they bloom
ed again, and shortly fruit appeared. Now
the orchard is as full as before. Think
of this, people in the frozen north and
west
The home of Adjt Gen. Patrick Houstoun
at Tallahassee was the scene of a happy
event Wednesday night. His youngest
daughter, Miss Claudia Bond Houstoun,
and George P. Raney, Jr., son OF ex-Chief
Justice George p Raney, were married
The ceremony was performed by DR.. w.
H. Carter of the Episcopal church. James
S. P. Houstoun was best man, and Miss
Sarah b. Raney was maid of honor. The
wedding was quiet. No invitations were
issued.
Miss Aurora de Mena, professor of
Spanish in the state agricultural college
at Lake City. who is well known in Jack
sonville, is about to issue a book of great
interest at the present time, owing to the
attention that is being directed to Cuba
It's title will be THE Pearl Key, or Mid
night and Dawn in Cuba" 1t will con-
tain a thrilling story of. Miss de Mena' 5
own experiences in Cuba up to the time
of her escape from the island about a
year ago.
NJ. Deblon, a Russian professor of lam
guages was arrested at Havana a few
days ago and placed in Moro castle Deb
lon came to Key West last week to see a
California tobacco buyer, and the two re-
turned to Havana to complete some bust
ness, when Deblon was arrested, and he
was not allowed to see anyone. It is sup
posed that he was arrested on account of
his trip to Key West. The tobacco mer-
chant has returned to Tampa completely
disguised, as the arrest prevented him
from completing his business.
A fisherman landed at Punta Gorda
Thursday and told startling story of a
large amount of gold he found in TIE
mouth of a small creek near there, but he
would not give any definite information as
to where it is located He said that he
made a rough map of the location and
was going to Philadelphia, where he had
some friends that had money, and would
SnOrtiy return ana would work at night
until he had the entire amount mined our
of the bottom of the creek. He showed
a piece of blue granite rock, and said that
| the gold was in a chest made of it. He
| stated that he could prove that this gold
had been right there for about eighty
! years.
Jacksonville Citizen: John E. Hart
| ridge has returned from Washington,
where he appeared before the supreme
court of the United States to argue. on
appeal, the case of F. r. Osborne, plain
tiff in error, VS.. the State of Florida, de-
PENDANT in error. The question involved
in the case was the right of the state Of
Florida to demand from the Southern Ex-
| press Company a license for doing bust
/ ness In this state. Mr.. Hartridge said
that he believed that he was sustained in
the matter by a recent decision in a SINH
lar case, that of Krutcher VS.. the state Of
Kentucky. In that decision the fact was
| established that the business of the ex-
press company between points in the state
was but 25 per cent of its entire business
done within the limits of the state. and
that the remaining 70 per cent. was in
terstate business. The decision treated