The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-27
RAILWAY & CO.,
% Elm street, New York.

ELM StrAeI, new i Ork.
road from the Bay, near Ballast Point to
Port Tampa City.
The Right Rev. John Moore, d. D., Bish-
op of st. Augustine, performed the cere-
mony of blessing the bell recently receiv-
ed by the Roman catholic church at Mi
ami. Sunday morning,
The big cypress mills at Harvey have
been sold TO capitalists from Buffalo.
They get with the mill SOOO,0O feet of fine
cypress timber. They will soon have 1t
in running order. 1t is one of the largest
cypress mills in that section.
Mrs. A. ]. Russell has published, and is
distributing the biography of her late hus-
band. Maj Russells long public career
has afforded ample material for a
handsome volume, which is now being
sought from all sections of the state.
At a meeting held Saturday it was de-
cided to hold a union Sunday school con-
vention in Orlando on Nov 10, 20 and p.
All OF, the Sunday schools of Orange coun-
ty will participate. Two members from
each of the city schools will constitute a
committee on entertainment.
Chief Haney of the Jacksonville fire
department has advised the Tallahassee
authorities to organize paid fire depart
ment. Tallahasseeans are inclined to
adopt Chief Haney's suggestions. 1t is
estimated that $1,000 is sufficient to sus-
tain the proposed department.
The Loxahatchee river at Neptune is
very high and yet it rains every day.
There is more water standing in the woods
than has been known for many years.
It. is feared that the continued rains will
injure the late planting of pineapple slips,
by causing them to rot in the ground be-
fore taking root
During Congressman SparkmanS visit
to the capital the past week Gov. Biloxi
ham suggested that the site of the Dade
massacre ought to be made a national
park and Mr.. Sparkman win introduce
bill to the effect during this winters ses-
sion of congress. There are various rea-
sons why this suggestion should bear
fruit
A great many citizens of Trilby expert
mented in the culture of tobacco this sea-
son. Some employed an expert to instruct
in its culture and cure. Samples prove that
the lands there are especially adapted to
its growth, and preparations are being
made for more extensive tobacco farms
for next season. The soil as rich, mellow,
and productive.
Nov. Il is the date fixed by Orlando
city committee for holding the primary
for the purpose of making nominations
for municipal officers. The primary will
practically settle the ticket, as it is not
probable that more than one ticket will be
brought out. The city's registration books
We're opened Monday, in order that all
who are duly qualified may register and
be entitled to vote.
A Kicker in Jacksonville has analyzed
the new market ordinance of that city,
and declares that at costs 500 to spit in
jacksonville" while the assessment for
crimson jag is only $6. The Kicker has
other troubles also, The bicycle law pro-
hibits a wheelman from riding on side
walks, but chicken coups of vile odors
are piled upon the pavement without be.
ing molested by the authorities.
Charles ]. Bernreuter, a Tallahassee
printed, died of peritonids last night, aged
% years. He was conscious to the last.
knew that his end was approaching but
death had no terrors for him. and he calm
ly gave directions for his funeral, which
was attended by Typographical Union No.
1886 at 4 p. m. to-day. He leave q young
wife, who has the sympathy of many rel
atives and friends in her great sorrow.
Maitland correspondence: A recent Flor
ida news item in the Morning News was
misleading. 1t stated that "Hurd Rawls''
had bought the oranges from several
groves around Fort Ogden on the Plant
system railroad, between Arcadia and
Punta Gorda. 1t should have read Heard
& Rawls The young men, ex-aldermen OF
Maitland, were the largest buyers, pack
ers and shippers of oranges in this place
when the great freeze came. They had
purchased the Packwood opera house (at
one time the biggest and handsomest
building of the kind in South Florida).
and converted the entire first fioor,to their
business.
Capt. Geo. H. Packwood, a prominent
Grand Army man of Maitland, but who has
an Office in Tampa, was the gold demo-
crat candidate for postmaster of the lat
ter place, but the appointment of Reynolds
leaves the gold democrats and Gunbyite
republicans out in the cold. 1t also makes
the Orlando and Sanford postofices (bie
| plums soon to drop into somebody's hands,
very doubtful. Never in the history OF
| Florida has there been so much knitting
| among the republicans-not Eagautes
against Gunbyites, but eager office seek.
| ers in each elan have been hard at work
| in secret, undermining each others
| chances of success. 1t looks now as IL Gun.
| by, Chubb & Co., will get nothing worth
| having from McKinley's administration.
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Gold Coinage.
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