The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-08

are looking fine and promise a good crop
this year.
Ten boxes of grapefruit arrived at Tam
pa Wednesday from Manatee and were at
once sold for so cash.
e. f. Haskell has received his commits
sion as Judge of the criminal court of rec
ord for Putnam county.
The fourteenth annual convention of the
Florida Woman's Christian Temperance
Union began at Pensacola Friday.
The Florida State Tobacco Growers AS
ISOLATION will meet in annual convention
at Quincy, Gadsden county, tomorrow.
Five white and six colored men now oc-
cupy the Gainesville Jail. Not for several
years has there been so many white per-
sons in Jail there.
Many acres of Irish potatoes, cucumbers
and other early spring vegetables. are be-
ing planted in Alachua county, and toma-
to seed-beds are being prepared.
Wallace Reed, who lives at the life saw
ing station on Santa Rosa Island, recent
ly found two silver Spanish coins bearing
the dates 174S and 1851 respectively.
Sanibel has an immense vegetable crop,
in fine condition. The shipments aggre-
gate about 5000 crates to date, and If the
season continues favorable, the amount
will be increased by 1900 or 10000 crates.
Senator NJ. s. Quay and party will
leave Pennsylvania on the Sth inst. for
Florida, and will make a prolonged stay
in the state for the benefit of Mrs. David
son. a daughter of the senator, who is In
ill-health.
The approval of the selection by the
state of 2.9l2, 800 acres of land in the Ever
glades has been received at the United
States land office in Gainesville. The re-
ceipt of the official document completes
the states title to the land, and any part
of 1t can now be decided TO corporations or
individuals.
Candidates are announcing themselves
at Gainesville, for the several offices to
be voted for on April 10. ]. A. Ammons.
s. j. Burnett and DR.. j. f. McKinstrey,
Jr., are mentioned for mayor; w. A. Sigs
bee and ]. NJ. Dell, for clerk and treas
urer and c. II. Davies and r. b. Rives
for marshal.
Cocoa and Rockledge News: The ship
ments of fresh fish from Indian river for
the year 1895 aggregated 2573,3tS pounds,
519 aggregating 1900 pounds, valued at
$1,220 There were 9,0S4 bushels of oysters,
which yielded AZ. 5SS pounds of meat, and
was valued at S2.115.
One hundred acres of strawberries are
now growing around Lakeland and the
estimated yield is 1900 quarts per acre,
which, at a fair price for the fruit, means
a net sum of about $4,000 that will be
brought into Lakeland alone. The tobacco
industry is also growing in that section.
Many acres will be planted this season.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Disston Land Company which
was held at the office of the company at
Kissimmee Thursday. the following Of
ficers were elected: George S. Graham,
president; Henry Disston, first vice presi-
dent; Jacob E. Hyde, second vice presi-
dent; e. T. Steck, treasurer; c. w. Ward,
secretary.
A private communication from Hon. S.
NJ. Sparkman states that the strongly in
dorsed petition for government survey
on the Ockolockonee river, looking to bet
ter commercial facilities for Carrabele,
was presented to the chairman of the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, and by him
favorably considered; but that owing to
the rush, action could not be taken until
the next congress.
Gainesville Sun: The United States land
Office has received the official approval Of
the state selection of 2,9i2.SoO acres of land
in the Everglades. The title Is now in the
possession of the state, which can now
make a title to the whole or any part of
IT, The land grant railroads already have
agents on the land and win claim vast
acres of 1t under the provisions of their
and will have to be reclaimed.
Fort Myers Press: Lee county has ship
ped over % 900 boxes of oranges and 5000
boxes of grapefruit, besides about 100000
crates of vegetables, mostly tomatoes. Es-
timating the oranges at 81 per box (Which
is very low. this years crop would
amount to $4,000. The grapefruit netted
at least $4,000, and 1t is a very low esti-
mate to say the vegetable crop, so far.
has sold for $780, 000 The product exports
of Lee county have brought in at least
S260,OOO
The port business at Fernandina during
February was much better than the month
previous. Thirteen vessels entered from
and eight cleared for foreign ports, and
seven entered from and ten cleared for do
nestle ports. Entries of merchandise for
duty, two; entries of merchandise free of
duty one. Foreign shipments were II. $50
tons phosphate, valued at $ll9,500 and
900 feet lumber, valued at $l5.S26 The
coastwise shipments were 1855, 600 feet lum.
Der and 65,942 railroad cross-ties.
A general meeting of the stockholders
Of the Indian River and Lake Worth Pine
apple Growers Association was held al
Jensen Thursday. An unusaily large at
tendance of members. growers, and Others
was present. In the early part of the day
an interesting political meeting was held
for the purpose of discussing the advisa.
bility of cutting off the lower part of Bre-
ward county, and making new county
with the addition of the northern part OF
Dade. This matter will doubtless come
before the next legislature.
A question, and very important one
that is likely to come up In the shape OF
a bill at the next session of the legisla.
ture Is one TO regulate the management OF
the offices of county clerks in the state
The state laws at present provide
certain rules and regulations for the
One reason why SCOTS
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