The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-01
FLORIDA


FLORIDA
The Mormons are in Chester again.
There is only one vacant house in Man.
aztec.
Last week eighteen of 161 cigar factories
in Tampa made LAT, $50 cigars.
Two men were attacked by a tiger last
week in the woods Of Clay county.
The steamboat men of Florida are con-
sidering the hyacinth problem in conven-
ton at Jacksonville.
Mr.. George Allen, who was recently APP
pointed collector of customs for Key West
district, will take charge Of the office
Sept. l.
There is every indication that the COM
ing season at the Tampa Bay theatrical
auditorium win be one of the most bril-
liant enjoyed by any southern city.
In ST. Augustine on Saturday Judge
Drysdale committed to jail, in default of
$500 bail, Fritz Schau. charged with at
tempting a criminal assault on Mrs. Jen-
kins.
From Micanopy cotton is reported as
injured from the excessive rains. AS yet
very little is brought to market, the
price being very low and discouraging to
planters.
At Banyan, this week win close the set
ting of pines for this season. Guavas In
small quantities are being shipped. A
good supply has been turned into jellies
and the whole fruit put up in jars.
In the criminal court in Jacksonville on
Monday Smith & Ingalls,, proprietors of
the CLYDE bar room, were fined $3.50 each
for doing a liquor business without
license from Oct. l, alS96, TO Oct. l. 1881
Sam Burkheim, manager Of the Jackson
Vile Light Infantry Glee Club, is making
ARRANGEMENTS for the appearance of his
singers. burnt cork artists and artistic,
up-to-date cake walkers, at GenoVar
opera house in st. Augustine.
Quarantine officer Hope of the port OF
Anclote sent the. sponge schooners Rosini
and Rovers Brothers to quarantine at
Muliet Kew for violating the quarantine
regulations by visiting the Spanish fishing
smacks off the Anclote keys.
Jacksonville Tlmes-Union: Theater-
goers will not recognize the front of the
Park opera house when they attend the
opening performance of the season next
Tuesday night on account of the many
changes and improvements that have been
made
Lewis White, a colored man of Fernan-
dina. rolling a wheelbarrow of phosphate
rock from the cars to a steamship, col
lded on the gang planks with another
negro and his barrow. White tell INTO
III. I,,I.r hos M
since.
Mr.. Thomas Kydd of Fernandina has in
stituted a suit of 1920 damages against
the Continental National Building and
Loan Association located at Gainesville.
This company not long since bought out
the Fernandina Building and Loan Assoc
citation.
Jacksonville Times-Union: The pros.
poets are now good for big national cir
cult race meet to be held at Panama park
on Nov or 3, FOR the Jacksonville Wheel
men have taken hold of the matter and
when that organization undertakes any
thing it always succeeds.
Monticello has received one hundred
bales of cotton new crop this season.
The beautiful, clear, sun-bright weather
of the past week has improved the condi-
ton of the crops very materially. OF the
one hundred bales brought to market
thrty-three have been delivered by T. b.
Simkins.
Barlow Advance: The outlook for Flor
ida has never been brighter than it is to-
day. our people do not realize the favor
ed position our state occupies in the minds
and eyes of those who wish to secure
homes or make Investments. 1t will not
be many years before the present popula-
ton is doubled.
DeLand Sun: Mr.. T. F. Griffin, the en-
terprislng and hustlng manager of the
electric light plant, has made arrange
ments for an entire new set of arc lamps
Of the latest make, which viii arrive in a
short time. He will place several addi-
tonal lights in different parts of town as
soon as the new lamps arrive.
Florida Times-Union: William Henry
Mallard, convicted of bigamy at Jackson
vile, moved for new trial, which mo-
ton was denied, and the defendant was
sentenced to a term of five years in the
state prison. In pronouncing the sentence
the court said "Mallard, you have ruined
the lives of two women, ana it is a pretty
serious offense that you have been con-
Victed Of
During the heavy rain and thunderstorm
Saturday evening lightning struck the
cantilever and railroad track of the vena-
bic Construction Company, near Fort
Taylor. As result five negro workmen