The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
FLORIDA.


The Orange City Times has suspended
on account Of lack Of patronage.
E. b. Cooper of Leesburg took POO wa
termelons from patch in one day.
A base ball park with bicycle track and
rife targets is among the possibilities at
Ttusville.
DR.. Darby of Atlanta, Ca, has decided
to establish a sanitaTium at st. Petersburg
before next winter.
Gainesville Journal: 1t is said upon good
authority that the stock in this vicinity
is in bad condition and that many ami
mails are diseased.
Dayton Daytonian: A large school of
tarpon was seen yesterday about mile
off shore. Sixteen were counted out Of
the water at one time.
Alachua county is ow,practically out
Of debt. The only outstanding bills
against her is $1,000 held by L. L. Hin and
$500 Of the Murphy judgment.
The citizens of Port Orange are try
ing to form company to build a bridge
over the river at that place, to cost about
$1,000, and about one-third is already sub
scrbed.
A company Of naval reserves has been
organized at Tampa with So members. The
following officers have been elected: J.
Harlee. senior lieutenant: c. +. Spencer.
junior lieutenant. and John Campbell and
c. II. Olsen. ensigns.
Inspectors Tom Shoultz and James Fa-
gan made a seizure on the Plant steamer
Mascotte at Key West on her last trip.
in which three five-gallon demjohns and
several sacks of bottles OF aguadlente
we're found in the fire room under the
coal.
w. 4. Swingle Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture is In Miami The
nature OF his business has not been made
known, although he is supposed to he
there for the purpose OF inquiring into
the establishment of an agricultural cx-
pertinent station at that point
The Hector property at Melbourne sold
Monday under foreclosure proceeding. con-
sistng OF a great deal OF land. The hotel
| and residence OF Mr.. Hector, was bid In by
| Judge Jones as attorney for ]. b. Terry
/ Of Southold ~ y the mortgagce, for a
sum something larger than $500.
Kssimmee Valley: The cattle in, South
/ than now. The ranges are supplying plen-
/ ~ OF grass. and thousands OF fat cattle
/ range over the prairies. Sales so far this
| year are behind the average, and there are
/ plenty OF fine beef cattle for those who
/ have the money.
The enlisted members OF the Third d.
vision OF the First Battalion Of the Ma
/ val Reserves assembled at Jacksonville
| Friday night. and elected the following
/ officers: Senior Lieutenant. Alexander r.
| Merrill. Junior Lieutenant J. n. Bland;
| senior ensign, p. ]. Robinson; Junior en-
/ sign, Gilbert W. Weldon.
The Jasper Land and Timber Company
has 1900 acres Of pasture land under
/ fence seven miles from Jasper. ana have
a good stock Of cattle. hogs. sheep and
| goats thereon In addition TO their naval
/ stores mandatory, they have coo acres
OF corn, $50 acres Of cotton and $50 acres
| Of peas, potatoes. etc, IN cultivation.
J. il. Wilkinson Of Mlddlcburg. Is con-
fined 20 his bed with a broken thigh. Il
IS very strange thing about wnkinson's
leg Since tho day It was broken he has
never suffered a moments pain -Four
| men were required by the doctor 10 place
hiU leg IN position 10 be set. No pain was
| fclt then, nor has any been felt up to this
timc-some two weeks and over.
The Florida East Coast Railway Com
pany have ordered Eve tcn-wheci engines.
TO be ready by Nov l. The order for these
engines have been placed with tho schen-
| Cctady locomotive works. ana the specific
! cations call for cylinders lsN2i inches.
American balance valves, driving wheels
G3 inches loo diameter outside OF tire, equip
ped with krupp cruciblo steel tires
Key West 19quator-Dcmocrat. A young
man named Lon Albury had bis face slap