The morning news., 1897-07-28
FLORIDA.

Two new general merchandise stores are
to be STARTED at Orange Lake.
The Winttr Park Horticultural Associa-
tlonFwill hold a fair next winter,
Tobacco growers Of Gadsden county are
importing laborers from other sections.
Capt David Kemps. well-known pilot
of Jacksonville. died Monday of apoplexy
Santa Rosa county still has about It's, 900
acres of land subject to homestead entry.
All Of the lumber mills in Santa Rosa
county continue to run on full time, with
plenty or orders.
The Plant system viii soon begin to
build machine shops and a $4,000 water
tank at Leesburg.
R. f. Tnlis of Gainesville says he will
bet $1,000 that horse owned by him can
outrun any horse in the country. ~
Pears are going forward from the Ar
redondo section in large quantities, and
prices realized are very satisfactory.
The Plant system will run excursions to
Jacksonville next Saturday and Sunday
from Tampa. Savannah and Charleston.
DR.. j. Y. Porter state health officer
reports the health Of the people of the
state remarkably good for this summer
Miami and Cocoanut Grove are to DE
connected with bicycle path. A tele-
phone line between the two towns is also
probable.
A number of prospectors are now down
the east coast investigating the opportu-
mites for sugar culture. They are men
who mean business.
w. F. Higginbotham recently purchased
from Mrs. Margaret E. Acosta tract of
land near Yulee. containing $50 acres, and
is now building a residence on il.
Fishermen on the dock at Port Tampa
Monday landed a good-sized man-eating
Shark. The fellow was feet long and
measured 20 inches across the jaws.
Wool growers of Santa Rosa county are
beginning to sell to Mobile parties.' who
bought two carloads of about 10000
pounds, at l7lA cents day or two ago.
The Owl Cigar Company at Quincy are
mining and shipping about sixty tons of
fuller's earth per day and 1t is reported
that they intend to double their capacity
this fall
Secretary of State Crawford is now busy
preparing copies of the laws of the last
legislature for the printer, and then COM
pairing the printed proof sheet with the
original
The republicans Of Franklin county are
kicking because the so-caned republican
executive committee of the county has
indorsed a democrat for postmaster at
Apalachicola.
Two Of Bartow's growers sod their to-
bacco crops on Saturday for 40 cents per
pound on the poles L. ~ Milann, one of
the sellers, had about 5000 pounds The
other crop was small.
sylvester j. Allen, the young boy who
was stolen from his father about twelve
or fifteen years ago at lave Oak. was re-
stored TO his father Monday, having been
found in Putnam county.
The caterpillars are doing much dam
age in North Gainesville with potato vines
and the hay. They seem TO take one field
az time and migrate from day to day
The damage to the hay crop will be great
John Baker a desperate negro, who is
wanted in Tfton, Ga, was arrested at
Jack ksonville Monday. The crime was COM
mitted fifteen months ago during a dis
pute about Is cents with another negro.
Coleman & Ferguson are placing ma
terial on the ground at Dade City for the
erection of a large two-story brick build
ing on the site occupied 10y their store
building which was destroyed by fire last.
August. u
The United states revenue cutter Bout
wen is still at Jacksonville She will leave
/ .sl,a Gov
/ daty OF patroliug the coast. The head
quarters Tor the Bouswells district Is Sa-
vannah
The project OF building ship canal
across the peninsula Of Florida has been
revived, but no route has been determined
nor has company been organized yet.
= IS a fact, however, that a construction
/ company 4 contemplated,
The best posted estimate the acreage
around Quincy at between 400 and 5000
acrass and the output az moderate hg-
| ure, at ,5oe,0l0 pounds. This. at an aver
I age price of % cents per pound. viii Yield
/ thn handsome sum Of $4,000.
| The bicycle path between Apopka and
/ Clay springs ie completed and efforts are
/ being made 60 connect Il with Orlando.
/ n ts said that Orlando Is willing TO do her
share Of thc work, as she will then be
! connected with Apopka, zenwood aud
| Clay Springs.
! The official report from the United states
health officer az Havana shows that yell
low jack Is still prevalent Ia that city.
/ During the week just passed there were
800 new cases OF fever and gs0 deaths.
/ while The smallpox showed only thirty
hvo new eases end eight deaths.
Jay G Holland a Jacksonville young
man. proved himself hero a few DAYS
ago when he divcd from ferry boat In
East river. New York. In an nttompt 90
/ snvos from drowning "a young woman who
/ hnd Jumped overheard with aulcidnl Ina.
I tUuL. ifia bravo fmurf Wa ln ,..lt. u.