The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
FLORIDA.

Apalachicola has a population of over
Florida papers.
W. 1. Huffstetler. the professional BIZ
cyclist of Orlando. is now in Massachu-
sets, riding for bicycle firm.
wv. e. Boggs and A. A. Boggs, his son.
of Athens, Ca, are at Miami, negotiating
for one of the finest places on the bay.
Willis NJ. Myers. well-known newspa-
per man. is in Ocala organizing labor ex-
changes and Debs social democracy clubs
If everything turns out successfully a
cigar mandatory with a capacity Of
about 100 hands will be in operation at
Miami within a few months.
J. J. Hickman, special agent of the
New York Equitable Life Society. arrived
at Ocala Wednesday, bringing with him
a check for $l7,S8S, the amount OF the pol
icy held by Mrs. r. B. Mcconnell on the
life Of her deceased husband.
In a desperate encounter between two
negroes who were carousing in a saloon
at Tampa Wednesday Joe Commody was
horribly carved up 10y Tom Williams The
injured man is pronounced mortally
wounded, and his assaiant is still at large.
The phosphate company at Fort Ogden
contracted for a large amount OF rock
and they fell short in their calculations
and had to run day and night and Sunday
TO keep from paying a large amount Of
damage They are now having three
dredges built to avoid working on Sun
days.
A emit bac haep T,ro,gt,t {r "a, r~.tt.a
States circuit court for the southern dis
trict Of Florida by J. c. Oglesby ct. al
OF Georgia against Samuel r. pOoler Of
Marion county Florida. The suit is an
action in assumpsit, in which damages in
the sum Of 5000 are claimed by the
plaintiffs. The declaration has not yet
been filed and the grounds for the suit
are not known.
A movement Is on foot 10 establish a
sugar factory az Miami Those who are
At the head OF the enterprise are familiar
with the sugar business. and are backed
by capitalists with plenty OF money 10
carry on the enterprise successfully The
promoters are considering the purchase
OF several thousand acres u land that
will be planted IN cane. II they meet
with success In their plans they will be-
gin operations at an early date Should
this industry be established n viii mean
an Increase Of over 1900 to the popula,
ton OF Miami IN a very short time.
For some time past. 8. p. sllcox. who
lives six miles south OF Green cove
Springs, has been missing corn out OF his
field where some one was breaking a.
Last Sunday he reported that De was ro-
ing out several miles from home TO churcn.
but Instead he. with two friends. hid
themselves IN the field 70 watch for the
party or parties who had been stealing
MS corn. During the forenoon three
young white women came 10 the field and
gathered a sack Of corn each ana picked
some melons ana went home. They were
members q family that lived near Mr..
silcoN's farm, and are tho ones that he
has suspected.
The last legislature failed TO settle the
titles 20 thousands Of acres u land TO
which q I. Wales and the Florida
Southern railroad. both hnd deeds from
che state. The Legislature passed an art
EiVinH every alternate section Of land 10
the Florida Southern Railway Comnauv
u they completed the road In a apoelaod
Time, which they dld. In the interval
@ol' wales was employed by the state 10