The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19

S. ]. Burnett was elected an alderman
in Gainesville Wednesday 10 succeed II.
Z. Day, resigned.
The whole country around Manatee is
under water. the heaviest rainfall of the
season being Wednesday night.
John Green, colored, 40 years Old cut
his foot a few days ago while chopping
wood and died of lockjaw in Orlando Mon
day.
Hubbard & Perkins have opened in
Tampa an extensive and well equipped
house for the handling of Florida grown
tobacco.
Tampa News: The Kelley Institute will
make a mistake in locating in Jackson
Vile Enough material in Tampa to run
it 600 years.
The Jacksonville and Atlantic Railway
Company is determined that the storms
this season shall not injure their property
at Pablo Beach.
Deputy Collector Worth and Deputy
United States Marshal Prince captured a
moonshne still and three men running it
near Palmetto. They took the prisoners
to Tampa.
During the month of August, at this
United States land Office, at Gainesville,
thirty-two final proofs, covering 1852
acres. were approved, and fifty entries
were allowed, covering 6,345 acres.
St Francis barracks at ST Augustine
has been military post ever since Flor
ida has been in the possession of the
f.,f ion, r4I
yesterday indicates that the war depart
ment contemplates abandoning the post al
together
AT a meeting of the city council of Or
lando it was decided that an ordinance
should at once be prepared which win
hereafter forbid any person from bring
ing into the city or keeping for sale or
exhibition any live snakes or dangerous
or vicious "varmints' or reptiles
Sanford Chronicle: Why not organize
company to put in say next year forty or
fifty acres of cane, and make a fine article
OF syrup? Five thousand dollars will do
it. and paid monthly. in 81 installments,
no one would miss the amount Let the
other fellow grow pines" Wen pin our
faith to staple crops all the time.
Tltusville Advocate: The wholesale de-
struction of the natural camphor forests
of China, Japan and Formosa have rem
dered necessary the artificial cultivation
of this tree, for the supply from these
countries must shortly cease and there is
every prospect of a successful opening for
the Introduction of the tree into Florida.
Titusville Advocate: Work upon the two
mile fence being erected in the vicinity of
Lyrata, by c.. D. Bryan, is progressing
satisfactorily; and when completed it will
enclose one of the finest cattle ranches
in Breyard county. Running parallel with
the Florida East Coast railway, the Local
ton selected by Mr.. Bryan is undoubted-
ly an excellent one.
Several sail boats and launch having
successfully made the trip through the
Juno-Jupiter canal, it is not presuming
too much TO say that it is only a matter
of a short time when crafts of light
draught will be able to use the inside
route exclusively from Jupiter to Miami.
The dredge will probably complete the
work in few weeks at the outside.
S. b. Wright. secretary of the State
Volunteer Fireman's Association, has is
sued the prize list and rules for the tour
nament to be held in Jacksonville in No
vember over $500 is offered in prizes and
a full week of fun. Special cheap ex-
cursions will be run from all points. The
L. A. w. national racing board has ar
ranged for their big meet on Wednesday,
Nov. TO- and a trades display and fire.
works on Thursday