The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-21
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Dr. Carl Bues of Oakland, died Monday
night of hemorrhage of the bowels.
Commencement exercises at Stetson Uni
versity at DeLand closed Wednesday.
Jim Banks colored, a cook on the tug
Flora Temple. fell overheard and was
drowned Monday evening at 1880 o'clock
The accident occurred off Tocoi.
The trial of w. G. Shehee for the muir
der of Taylor and billiard at High
Springs last summer was commenced in
the circuit court a. Gainesville Wednes-
day.
A convict at one of the phosphate mines
near Newberry was dangerously hurt
Wednesday by dummy car striking him
while going at full speed down the in
cline.
Memorial day will be celebrated in
Gainesville by union and confederate vet
Grams jointly, Rev. B. X Thrasher will
preach the memorial sermon at the Meth
odist church on Sunday, May %.
Hon. w. E. Allen of Mcintosh, a MEM
Der of the present board of county COM
missioners of Marion county, has made
application to Gov. Bloxham for the APP
In the circuit court at Gainesville We'd
nesday the spectacle was presented of a
Justice of the peace being on trial for
stealing a COW. The accused was Tim
Bailey Of Newberry, who was tried by
jury and acquitted.
A bill has been prepared by J. NJ. Che
ney, w. B. Jackson and il. G.. Garrett,
under the auspices of the Orlando Board
of Trade, authorizing a special tax levy
Of three mills for road improvements. 1t
will be sent to Orange countys represen-
tatives in the legislature.
Wednesday afternoon the body of J.
w. Watson, a negro ex-policeman of Tam
pa, was found in the bay, near Ballast
Point. Presumably, il was a case of sui
eide by drowning, Wednesday morning
he stated that he had had trouble and
would kill himself.
Mrs Richard Lewis of Philadelphia who
owns considerable property at Tarpon
Springs, and is a member OF the Lake But
Ter Villa Company. is trying TO arouse in
terest TO build public library casino and
coffee house, somewhere IN the central
part OF the toYp- Several have already
promised substantial aid.
Tampa's lumber export business Is grad
ually increasing. Two schooners, the II.
l.. Franklin and the Union are now at the
docks taking on cargoes for Kingston, ia
maica. The schoOners brought In fruit
cargoes, and are going back with the lum-
Der. The business is destined 20 become
the largest on the Gulf coast in few
years.
A. II. Hayden OF Tampa. dry goods
merchant. has made an assignment to T..
fav a., 80
The amounts of the liabilities and assets
are not known, but II Is thought that there
viii be enough to settle with all OF the
creditors. MIR. Hayden saw that his bus
mess was not paying, and he took this
step 50 that his creditors could be protect
ed before IL was too late.
James Crenshaw OF Orange City met
with an accident while hauling fertilizer
Wednesday. which resulted In killing his
horse. one barrel rolled OF the load onto
the horse, frightening 1t so that Il broke
tho shaft and ran away. Mr.. Crenshaw
was thrown TO the ground but escaupd
with a few bruises. The horse ran several
miles, but finally became tangled In the
harness and fell, breaking It's neck.
II. c. Curtis. industrial agent OF the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad
was transacting business at ocala We'd
nesday. lie Is greatly interested in the de-
velopmcnt OF tobacco throughout the
state, and particularly along the line OF
his road. lie has been all over the To-
bacco growing sections Of Marion county.
and estimates the crop this year al over
go acres. lie thinks the total acreage OF
the state VIII be over ten thousand acres.
Two extra cars were attached to Allan.
"a and Western passenger train. Nc. 3. on
iis trip to Orange city Junction Tuesday. |
ana on the return trip 10 Orange City, al. |