The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29


are many more on the trees than was sup
posed early in the season. The crop of
orange county will probably be 80 per cent.
greater than was estimated in the early
part of the summer.
Tampa cigar manufacturers have had
burden lifted from their minds about the
shipment Of freight. Information has been
received there to the effect that all sealed
through cars of freight are allowed to pass
through Montgomery and on the strength
Of this information, many western ship
ments will be made that have been held
up for several weeks. Some San Francis
co shipments have been made from there
via New York
Col. r. ]. Watkins of Arcadia has sold
his fine crop of oranges and grapefruit to
j. s. Arnold of Gainesville for the hand
some sum of 1925. The sale of this crop
demonstrated what good judgment, close
attention and judicious fertilizing will
yield to the orange grower. Watkins e
Phifer two years ago, purchased for $4,000
the grove that produced the fruit. The
fruit this year paid net profit of SSls
per cent. on the investment.
Dr. MoNary, a prominent physician of
Pine Level, and well known in South
Florida, died at his late residence Satur-
day morning and was buried in Pine
Level cemetery in the afternoon. DIR.
McNary had been connected, at different
times in this county, with improvement
enterprises that did much to develop the
resources of the country. He was a broad
minded man. literally educated, and stood
high in the practice of medicine.
Candidates are beginning to bud for the
Ocala city election. that occurs early in
December A petition is being circulated
by the friends of Mayor w. s. Bullock
asking him to stand as candidate for re-
election. The friends of Maj. c. II. Camp
bell are also in the field urging him to al
low his name to be used as candidate.
If both men shall accept the nomination,
it will be a repetition of last years
exciting contest. Col. j. II. Livingston,
president of the present board of alder
men, is named as a candidate for alder
man-at-large.
Ut begins to look as if the people of
Tampa who have been anticipating live
ly race for the position of city clerk are
destined to be disappointed. No election
has been ordered, and the city attorney,
IL is reported, has found clause in Tam
pas charter which provides for such emer-
gencies as this and gives to the mayor
the power of filling the office by appoint
ment. City Attorney Hunter has gone to
from Judge Phillips, and as soon as that
is secured. the matter may be definitely
determined in some way.
Miama's city election passed off quietly
Wednesday. There was but one ticket in
the field resulting in a light vote. The
total vote was 22S. One hundred and eight
of these votes were defective, and were
thrown out. Mayor Kelley received the
highest a irls
| officers were elected: John b. Reilly, may
or; Joseph A. Mcdonald, DR.. Walter S.
| Graham, Frank Bulge, and ]. h. Lummis,
aldermen; J. NJ. Graham, clerk;TF Gray,
marshal; Charles II. Garthside, treasurer.
Twenty nine votes were cast in favor of
borrowing money for town Improvements
and one against.
Elbie Sweet, a negro, was killed Tues
day morning in the mill connected with
the fuller's earth mines of the Owl Cigar
Company at Quincy. Sweet had an apron
on, made of one of the bags which the
| earth Is shipped in. He was on a raised
| platform, attempting to put belt on
pulley, when his apron caught in the set
! screw of the shaft upon which the pull
| ley hung. The shaft was turning at
| high speed, and the apron was wrapped
| around and around the shaft until he was
| pulled off the platform, and around the
| shaft He was then suspended in mid air
whirling at an incalculable speed. Every
! time that he was whired through the air
! he struck the platform which IN few
/ seconds was completely demolished. The
| foreman was near when the accident oc-
| Cured and shut off the engine as soon as
| possible, but the negro had received his
| death wounds. 1t was necessary to cut his
| clothes to pieces in order TO get him off
the shaft. A doctor was sent for immedi-
ately, but he could give no relief. The
remarkable feature of the accident is that
the negro was alive when taken down.
| though his body was crushed most terri
1g