The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13

ing it hot for the gambling fraternity in
Gainesville.
Two butchers have cornered the market
stalls Ia the Ocala market by renting all Of
them and shutting out competition.
one case OF the Bone Hin phosphate COM
pany Of sn original amount Of $50, was set
tied in Barlow Monday at an expense OF
more than 500 for costs.
Lake City has employed a night police
man, who is to be paid only $3.50 for each
arrest and conviction made, and that is to
be paid by the arrested party.
The Tampa agency Of the Southern
Lumber and Supply Company have secur-
ed the contract for furnishing the mater
ial for the new hotel at Fort Myers,
amounting to 100000 feet.
Jacksonville Metropolis While the cruis-
er Nashville was serenely crossing the st.
Johns bar en- route to the city to watch
for filibusters an expedition was leaving
Carrabelle. on the West Gulf coast
The Jacksonville police have been fur
nished with bicycles. Half of the force will
be on foot and half on bicycles After Il
and q regulated system inaugurated in
relieving the men. A rogucs gallery viii
also be made for the photograph Of all
criminals.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Well. the peo-
pie of Florida should be gratlhed that the
state agricultural college, at Lake City,
has found successor for o. Clute, presf-
dent. DR.. Yocum is now president, and
heaven grant that he may prove accepta-
Bile to all and not found wanting in any
qualifications as other presidents have.
Brooksville News Register: Mr.. John
Lee of Spring Lake, made seven hundred
pounds of Cuba leaf on one acre of land
and sold it pole cured for SOC a pound.
Three hundred and fifty dollars cash for
four months work and good crops of corn,
fodder, potatoes, etc, is very satisfactory
farming but that's the kind the farmers of
fernando can depend on all the time.
Kissimmoe Valley: Five carloads of beef
cattle were shipped from this point to
Tampa last week. There are plenty Of
beef cattle in the county, and considera-
BILE complaint among the cattle men of
small prices and of not being able to sell.
1t is also noticeable that the price of hides
is very high and beef very low. The hide is
worth almost as much as the beef, the
proceeds of which go 10 the butcher When
cattle man sells a live COW to a butcher
he gets little more for the cow than the
butcher gets for the hide.
Pensacola News: A force of about 100
men is now employed by the government
engineers on the new defenses on Santa
Rosa Island. Two of the heavy carriages
for disappearing guns have been placed in
position and the third one is well under
way The big disappearing guns have been
carried to the battery and are ready for
completed. Work on the new mortar bat
terry, east of the disappearing gun battery,
is now well under way. A new survey of
the bay and channels is being made by the
engineers.
Brooksville Register: The patrons
of Riverland school found that the school
house had become infested with bats and
one day last week they assembled and had
! a grand bat killing. The crop was a large
one but the killing of the bats did not les
sen the stencil or the mites 50 they adj
journed with the determination to return
at later day, scald and scour and fumi-
gate with sulphur. A crazy man who lives
near one Boyett, heard them discussing
the question and determined to help the
people out. this he did by getting up some
time day before on the date fixed for the
final work and setting the school house on
fire AS a mite and bat exterminator he is
a success but the school house is gone too