The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09

officials have awakened to a sense of duty
and now energetic steps will be taken to
discover the murderer and bring him to
Justice.
James Williamson Of Niece is now re-
cehing returns from pineapple shipments
which are Of an interesting nature. He
shipped eighty-two apples to New York
and received returns of $322O-some of his
apples bringing as high as rs cents each,
and the lowest 4S cents.
w. F. Spurlin Of Camden, Ala. is to
start a canning factory at Largo, where
guavas and other fruits will be put up
The plant will be started more for the
purpose of putting up orange marmalade
the orange peel to be used for making an
extract, Of which Mr.. Spurlin is the in
ventor.
The principal orange-growers of Belle
view state that groves are prospering and
looking fine and their owners are greatly
encouraged. f. D. Waite has 400 grape
fruit trees in bearing, while j. u Hilton
has over 400 that will bear next year.
Gov. Bloxham has appointed j. w. Va
landingham as county commissioner of
Hillsborough to succeed J. b. Pollard de-
! ceased.
Reports received at Tampa by Sundays
steamer show that the fever and small
pox in Havana are getting rather bad.
| The official report showed that Friday
| there were 1874 new fever cases, with S.
deaths; while there were 154 new cases
| of smallpox with 80 deaths. According
| to this, the percentage of deaths from
| the fever is greater than usual there. Very
| few people are coming from Havana to
| Tampa just at present, as the quarantine
restrictions are severe.
tobacco grower and manufacturer will ar
rive in Gainesville in few days and sub
init a proposition to the business men of
| Gainesville and the surrounding country
which viii be of great benefit to the vi
cinity If accepted He proposes to sell or
! give tobacco seed to the farmers and then
| purchase their tobacco from them at mar
ket prices. If the people think it neces-
sary he will import expert Cuban labor to
| take charge of cultivation.
The Pensacola Terminal Company's
| property was sold at special masters sale
| Monday to w. II. Bosley of Baltimore,
| Nd for $4,000. The property includes the
| railroad from Pensacola to Fit Barran-
! cas- with all the rolling stock, buildings.
| and the entire street railway system of
| the city of Pensacola. 1t is understood
| that the purchase is made in the interest
| OF the stockholders of the company. The
company is capitalized at 100000, all of
| which amount has been expended on the
| property.
| Ulysses S. Quick and Eliza Block, col
| ored, were married at r. d. Alexander's
building, on upper Lemon street, at PaIat-
| ka night or two ago. After the cere-
| mony a crowd of guests numbering about
sixty men and women, went out on the
| Neranda up stairs, when the structure
caved In, precipitating its burden to the
| street and had 1t not been for several
| palmetto trees on the edge of the side
walk many lives would doubtless have
| been lost. One man had his arm broken
and others escaped with numerous cuts
and bruises.
The Spanish wise consul of Key West has
given out that one of the Havana papers
publishes an article stating that Senior
Miguel Diaz, owner of a rich sugar plan
| tation in Cuba, has offered to employ GOO
1000 or 100 American citizens on the Is
land at 40 cents a day. NJ. P. Delgado
| OF Key West says that he challenges the
| consul or any one else, to show him the
| notice OF Mr.. Diaz. He states that Diaz
Is the mayor of Havana and owns a
| livery stable, and does not own a planta-
ton. The article was written or given out
| TO make the Spanish side of the question
better. and to deny that there is destitu-
ton on the island
Lake City Reporter: Truss Bethea came
in during court last week and gave him
self up to the authorities. He was released
on bond, fixed at 5000 by the states at
torney. Relatives and friends Immediate
| ~ went 10 work and secured the bond for
| Mr.. Bethea, which has been filed with the
clerk Of the circuit court. Ike Spanish. A
| protessed murderer, who was let out on
| $1,000 bond, Will probably never be heard
OF again; 1t is also strongly believed by
many that VIII Adams has been put out
OF the way by certain parties, that being
/ the case there rs little doubt of this muir
der case ever coming up again for trial
This case has already cost the county In
the neighborhood Of 5000
The death of Antonio Diaz. which &C.
CURED at Tampa Sunday as a result OF
pistol duel on the street, already describ-
ed in the Morning News. makes Manuel
Gonzales a murderer and brings to light
very interesting story in which the de-
ceased man figured prominently about
four years ago. Santiago de las Vegas IN
Cuba, was place with strong Spanish
sentiment and the Cubans and the Span
iards were always having fights one dav
q party OF young Cubans were travelling
In an omnibus from Rincon TO Santiago de
las Vegas to attend a party M the after
place. No one in the party was ARMED
ana consequently they were defenscless
when as they ncared their destination. sew
eral armed Spaniards emerged from tho
woods ana opened fire upon them. Sew
oral Of the party were severely wounded
and one was killed outright. The nerne-
traitors were all caught, except the leading
spirit. who made good his escape, and were
punished according TO the laws. Dlaz. the
victim OF the late tragedy, was the leading
spirit who escaped and came 10 this cou,,.
try for safety Both he and Gonzales. his
assailant, were not Cubans. but spaniards
Gainesville correspondence Jacksonville
Citizen; Within the past few DAYS the
condition OF the people IN the western mart
OF Alachua and la Fayette counties has
increased IA wretchedness, and to-day hum
dreds OF people are on the verge OF starry
alton and are leaving that section by the
score. During the past week people who
come from there tell only OF suffering
Many families have been left with only
a very small supply Of corn ana no meat
This has been obtained IN many instances