The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-06
FLORIDA.

sionary work in the Waldo settlement
Arrests are being made in Manatee
county of parties violating the fish laws.
George W. Potter has been elected pres
ident of the West Palm Beach city coun-
ell.
The state and county taxes paid in
Tampa during October amounted to $1S,-
1884
The new hotel at Fort Myers is to have
a 5000 electric light and water supply
plant
Great preparations are being made for
the Polk county fair, which will be held
next March.
The Wilson cypress mill at Palatka has
just been placed in thorough repair and is
again in operation.
The hyacinths are disappearing with
out waiting for frost. An old settler says
the catfish hre eating them.
Tampa's city council is soon to begin
arrangements for the entertainment of
members of the grain congress.
1t is estimated that 100 persons went
quail shooting from Orlando Monday last
the first day of the open season.
There are four phosphate plants in OPP
Grafton near Albion, and several parties
are looking for locations for others.
A bald eagle measuring six feet between
tip of wings was shot and killed by a Mr..
Trimble in Manatee county last week.
The bond trustees of Sanford, in a terse
note, refuse to resign from their posi-
lions as was requested by the city coun-
Gil.
Mrs VIM. Mcintosh died at River June
ton Thursday after a brief illness of pneu-
monia. Aged II years. Her children live in
Savannah.
]. A. Maultsby of Campville and T. w.
Stands of Bronson have leased lands near
Albion and will locate a turpentine distil-
lery about a mile from the depot
The fish dealers at st. Petersburg are
doing larger business this season than
ever before. For the month of October
there has been more fish shipped than
any previous month.
Donald Maclennan Munro died Oct. II
at his residence, at 6 Wellington Road,
Oxbon, Birkenhead. Eng, aged 70 years
He was for many years engaged in the
timber trade at Darien and later at Apa-
lachicola.
The suit of ]. c. LEngle Of Jacksonville,
against ]. Nj. Gates, which has been pend
ing for some time In the United States
court at Milwaukee, has been decided in
favor of the plaintiff, DR. LEngle The
amount claimed was more than $50 900, and
DR.. L'Engle recovered the full amount.
Requisition papers have been forwarded
north for the return of C. B. Beatty, who
is wanted at st. Augustine for passing
forged checks on the First National Bank
to the amount of $500. Beatty is also want
ed in Pennsylvania, but 1t is understood
that the evidence In the St. Augustine case
is more direct, so he will no doubt be TAX
en- there for trial.
Gen. 1. Russell has shown the Orlando
Reporter a head-dress made from pine
apple fibre. 1t was procured from the
Azores by Mr.. RusselPs mother, d
shows what can be done with pineapple
leaves, that, instead OF being worked up,
are thrown away here by the ton. The
piece of work referred to is as pretty as
lace and as durable
w. P. Bailey. alias w. P. Nelson, white,
agent of the Bailey Loan company, a part
nership composed of w. p. Bailey and E.
M. Bailey, withdrew his plea of not guilty
In the criminal court at Jacksonville
Thursday, and pleaded guilty to the charge
of grand larceny He was sentenced to
imprisonment in the state prison for pc
Rod of eight months at hard labor. The
defendant stole 1872 and pocketbook be-
longing to W. NJ. Dallam on Sept. 81.
Tho fret chinpoa,,f ~ cat+Ia z5O had
was loaded at Port Tampa Thursday on
two large barges made especially for the
business. The barges will be towed to
Cuba by the large and powerful Spanish
tug, Humberto Rodriguez. The Rodriguez
Is said to have extra large and powerful
engines, and will be able to tow the loaded
barges at the rate of ten miles an hour.
The schooner c. A. Glidden, Capt. Fales,
from Tampico to Port Tampa, for a cargo
of phosphate. went ashore on Egmont bar
during the gale on Monday The Plant
line steamer Margaret went down to the
schooner on Tuesday to pull her off but
the sea was running so high that it was
impossible to approach the stranded YES
sci at all. When the Margaret left, after
having found it impossible to render any
aid the sea was breaking over the decks
of the schooner. The crew was still on
board, though it is not probable that the
vessel can be saved. The Glidden is the
first boat to go on the bar at Egmont in
many years, and she would not be aground
had she not gotten entirely out of the
channel.
Tampa correspondence Jacksonville
Times-Union-C Citizen: City Auditor NJ. B.
Knight has finished the assessment roll
for the city and Tampa is gratfied to
know that, while other places have croaked
of hard times and business depression,
values in this city have gone upward
steadily The Increase this year over last
amounts to over half million dollars, and
comes mainly from improvements on real
estate. The total valuation in the entire
city amounts to $5,sss. GIG. which is divided
as follows: Personal property, $528, Isl; i'm
provements, s., 222, rs; real estate, s. 800 S79
| The total tax assessment on this amount
| is $l467ll.46. The assessment figures as
| given above for some reason, do not con-
! tain the valuation of the property owned
| by the gas company the telephone ex-
change, telegraph company, railroads, and
| street railroads. The valuation of this
property is $26,S64.S0. The taxes assessed
| on this latter amount is $3,171S4
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