The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-14

FLORIDA.
A car load of watermelons will be ship
ped this week from Plant City.
The Equator Democrat says that there
are more old people proportionately near
ing the century line in Key West than any
other place in the United States.
The Mcmillan mills at Pine Barren
twenty miles north of Pensacola,
were burned Wednesday. The dry kiln
with 5000 feet Of lumber, was also de-
stroyed.
High Springs has passed an ordinance
which is ironcIad in its provisions agains,
drummers and statesmen who represent
firms in other places. Several gentlemen
from Gainesville have been asked to pay
a license or desist from doing business.
Capt James Ward, William Douglass
and Charles Cameron were acquitted by
the jury al DeF'uniak Springs Saturday on
a charge with having blown up, with dy-
Mantle, three lighters belonging to Bryan
Dunwody Of Pensacola about year ago.
The area in cotton planted within range
OF Lawtey will be about the same as last
year. but the farmers, owing to the low
prices and poor results last year, will use
little or no fertilizer. The corn crop will
be good, judging from present indications.
The farmers OF Alachua county are
greatly distressed on account of the con-
tinued dry weather which is proving a
great detriment to growing crops Cotton
and corn is being parched in the field and
has not grown much during the past two
weeks.
Col. J. F. LeBaron, a well-known civil
and mining engineer of Jacksonville, who
first discovered the phosphate deposits in
Florida has been engaged by the United
States geological survey to prosecute the
work of that bureau in the state, and has
entered upon his duties
Pensacola Star: The committee ap-
pointed to award the medal annually
given by Hon. w. d. Chipley to the pupil
of public school No. ] having the highest
average in scholarship, attendance and
department, have examined the reports Of
the pupils. They found that two pupils
Of the school had the same standing. and
the committee referred the matter to Col.
Chipley.
The board of medical examiners of the
Fifth judicial circuit of Florida met at
Ocala Wednesday and passed upon the fit
ness Of the following applicants for per-
mission to become practicing NJ. DIS: e.
Lartigue of Gainesville, NJ. II. DePass of
Hartsville, =. w. FAINT OF Dunnellon and
L. g. Russell of Grahamville. AS yet II
cannot be ascertained whether they were
successful or not.
The Koreshans claim to have proved by
their observations and measurements at
Naples, in Florida, that we live on the in
side of a sphere, instead Of its external
surface. With a powerful glass they as
sert that they can see the hull of vessel
in the Gulf, and even the water upon
which she Is sailing, after she has disap-
peared to the naked eye "below the hort
face OF the water curves up instead of
down from the point of observation.
Key West Advertiser: The mandate of
the United States court 10 the city com
missloners 20 assess and collect mills per
annum as special tax TO settle the claim
OF Sil5.000 and costs. with s per cent inter-
est of J. G.. Baer VS.. the city OF Key
West, which has been in the courts for the
last four years. Is eminently satisfactory
to the taxpayers. II viii take between
twenty and thirty years to settle this
claim under the most favorable circum-
stances; assessing is one thing, collecting
Is another, and IL Is more than probable
that, like a national debt, It never will be
paid, unless a very liberal compromise is
effected. The original claimant, j. G.
Baer of Missouri, displayed his wisdom by
disposing of his claim early IN the fight 10
a syndicate OF local capitalists for a good
deal less than half the original judgment
subsequently awarded. II our information
is correct.