The morning news., 1897-08-28

gency Of the law passed by the last leg
islature i'm regard 10 song birds. Ii IL
not only a mIsdemeanor 10 trap or sell
red birds. mockers or other birds but the
mere fact Of having them in one possess
sion in cages is subjected to heavy pen
atty.
There has been an unusual scarcity Of
fish in market fos the past two months
or more. and the reason for it is the en-
forCement Of the new Florida fish law.
known as the Fuller law. The Florida hsh
law prohibits the catching Of fish in the
waters of that state and along the coast
for a period of sixty days, beginning
June lj
Tampa Herald: One Of the most beauti-
ful sights that the people Of Tampa were
ever treated to is now 10 be seen at the
dam, The water is running over the dam,
making = waterfall such as can be seen
at no other place in the state. Many
people are ayailing themselves of the op-
portunity given by the exceedingly high
water to see feature occurring very sell
dom in Florida landscape.
Jacksonville Times-Union: Less than
one week of life yet remains for Robert
Henry the wife murderer. ana Enoch
Doyle, the rapist They are both to be
HANGED in the yard of the county jail
next Thursday. The hour OF the hanging
has not been fixed. but it viii no doubt
be between III and y o'clock. Only com
paratlvc.y few tickets of admission will
be issued by Sheriff Broward.
J.. J. Fyfe of Tampa has invented
new way Of propelling boat The pro
peller consists Of a crank shaft having
four blades, two or which are always in
the water When one Of the paddles is
pushed 60 the extent of Its power it raises
itself about the water, performing its duty
without carrying any dead water and
man can drive a small boat easily twelve
miles AN hour. The power is secured by
pedals JUST the same as a bicycle The
handles bars control the steering appa-
ratus of the boat.
Capt. Drukenmiller. artist. flibuster and
marine Rypsy, arrived in Perth Amboy,
n. j., on Monday last, says the New York
Herald of Wednesday, with his wife, on
their schooner yacht Studio from jack
sonviile. Fla. and no craft ever carried
a stranger cargo. The yacht is of nine
teen tons burden, 80 feet long and was
built by Drukenmiller and his wife in
Jacksonville. 1t has alternately been
ilibuster, pleasure yacht and the home of
the adventurous couple. They were ship
wrecked on Cape Romaine on their trip
north, but succeeded in repairing their
craft and getting off the rocks.
Jacksonville Citizen: The articles of in
corporation Of the Florida Trans -Peninsu-
lar Ship Canal Company appearing In the
Citizen this morning, virtually announce
the active beginning of one of the most
gigantic enterprises of the century, and is
fraught with the most intense interest
70 the maritime world in general and to
the people Of Florida in particular. The
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ton that sufficient financial backing is
in sight TO guarantee the successful start
ing of the enterprise, and it will soon be-
come apparent TO the people and the gov
ernment of the United States that the sue
cessful completion of this canal is of ma
tional necessity and benefit.
Key West Herald. Never in the history
Of Key West has the gambling habit
taken so firm hold on such a large por-
ton of the people as at present. The Of
ficers of the city have always been very
lax 30 regard to this vice and in conse-
quence IL has always fiourished. Monte
rooms, and other gambling houses were
always well attended, but 1t remained for
the lottery business to spread itself into
private houses among women and chill
dren, who would not think of touching
money won by playing poker or other
card games. The rafiies, as they are call
ed, were started here several months ago,
we believe in the place run by EdwardO
Enriquez, on Greene street, nearly oppo-
site the telegraph office At first only the
sports about town took any interest in
them. The lottery was found to pay
and other places opened up. Then tickets
began to sell all over the city, until now
it is estimated that there are over fifty
of these petty lotteries. which play daily
besides a number of others, which draw
only on Saturday and Sunday. There is
no attempt on the part of the proprietors
to hide the fact Of the existence OF these
lotteries from the police. and they are run
as openly as possible.