The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20

a bill for presentation to the state legisla-
ture. providing for reorganization of the
state troops.
The experiments In tobacco culture in
Polk county have proved successful be-
yond the most sanguine expectations, and
will probably lead to the cultivation Of a
large area of land in that crop next year.
Three citizens of Bronson have recently
had inventions patented Mrs. w. j. Ep-
person, curtain pole; H. w. Denham, hold
fast for retaining window sash at any
hight; S. E. Scarborough, plow attach
ment.
Around San Maceo can be seen Irish po-
tato vines six to eight inches high, corn
and beans as high; tomatoes in blossom,
green peas ripe, cabbage headed up, let
tuce In all stages, onions, turnips and
beats likewise.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The city is alive with government
agents. and they come and go almost
daily between this point and Carrabelle,
Pensacola and Apalachicola- The dis
covery has been made that lot of Gu
bans are quartered in a vacant store, on
Jefferson street, and that their agent Is
al a hotel, where he keeps very close, and
spends most of his time writing letters
and reading daily newspapers
The people who are at the head OF the
movement to organize town to the north
of Tampa have had another meeting. A
charter was adopted, and the call for an
election, to be held on the first Tuesday in
June, was made. The name of North
Tampa was adopted. The limits have been
extended one mile farther north than at
Grcf mn OF making the
nicipality two miles north and south and
one and a half mil IS east and west
The farmers of West Florida are de-
lighted with Col. Chipley's offer of seed
corn. and the corn exhibit at Pensacola in
July promises to be a success. More than
800 farmers have applied for seed. Col.
Chipley Is having the packages made up
and sent out as rapidly as possible. The
Young Mems Business League is working
zealously for an agricultural and hortlcul-
tural fair, to be held at Pensacola on
July 90 the date OF Col Chipleys corn ex-
hibit.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: There is said to be great destitu-
ton among the storm sufferers at Mt.
Tabor, Columbia county. A. relief asso-
citation has been organized there, and
donations may be sent to George r. Clark,
secretary and treasurer.-Adjt. Gen. Hous-
toun has ordered a general court martial
to convene at jacksonville on the 3D.
Francis Irsch of New York, interested In
De Soto county colony, is here to look
into the tobacco industry in Middle Flor
ida.-Gov. Bloxham has offered 500 for
the apprehension of the murderer of VIII
liam Hampton; $500 for the murderer OF
William b. George; 500 for the murderer
of A. X Morat, and $100 for Alonzo Ben
jamin, who killed York Bryan, all al
| Jacksonville.
Tampa Correspondence Jacksonville Cit
izen: A breezy affair is on at the armory
of the Tampa Rifles. A. Gutierrez, a mem
Der of the company, was arrested Tues
day evening, and kept under guard at the
| armory all that night. The cause of his
| arrest was an accumulation of charges
which date back to the last encampment
| held in Jacksonville AT that time Gui
| terez went down with the company, bu
failed to return with them. 1t was quite
| evident that he had decided to quit the ser
| vice, for since that time he has never at
| tended any of the drills, nor obeyed any
| of the commands of the officers in charg'
of the company. Bills had been repeated!
sent to him for back dues and fines TO
non-attendance at drills, all of which wer'
| ignored. Some of the company quite re
| Gently learned that Gutierrez had pawnet
| his uniform and they reported the matte
! to the company. This was the cause of tn
| arrest Of the disobedient member of tn
| company. Wednesday he paid up all tn
| bills and returned his uniform to the com
| pany, and was released from custody.
| process of court-martial will likely be in
| stituted and the man dishonorably dis
missed from the service.