The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-13

fan crop of tobacco. The prospects are
that the fan Wanting vii. be greatly in ex-
cess Of the spring crop. both as regards
tho number Of planters and the acreage.
Gen Gnchrist of Punta Gorda, who has
been on sanibeI Island for 1--WE weeks.
found a very peculiar apple having the
taste. smell, etc. of quinine. He proposes
TO send this apple to Washington, and
have it tested to see if IL does not contain
the properties Of quinine.
At Gainesville Monday the 10-year-old
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Tummond,
while trying to make a fire with kerosene
oil, got the oil too close to the fire, with
the result that the can exploded, throw
ing the burning oil upon her. Her cloth
ing caught fire and she was badly burned
on her hands, knees, thighs, and abdomen.
A mad dog ran through HeidWille, near
Oca.a, Tuesday. Besides biting number
of hogs. dogs and cattle, it bit an S-year-old
daughter of Asa Redding one Of the
dogs that had been bitten died, and the
others have either been penned up or kill
ed. The little girl is being carefully at
tended to. and il is hoped that no serious
results will follow.
Lake Worth News: The rice produced
on the Disston farm was of a very super
Tor quality, and the yield was enormous.
II was sown on the fresh cleared ground
TO kill the small wild growth. dry up the
land and destroy the sourness of the soil,
present to a greater or less extent in all
muck land when first cleared and cuti-
waited The experiment in this particular
proved a success. besides producing, as
stated, a heavy crop of rice of the best
grade.
Jack Williams has suddenly dropped
out of sight at Tampa. and the Herald
thinks il is queer The paper says: He
left Tampa with some fishermen nearly
two months ago and has not been seen
or heard of since. His personal effects
are in his room, in the old Missing Link
building, just as they were the night he
left, but nothing 10 indicate whether he
still lives or is dead can be found, Every
thing relative to him since his last night
in Tampa Is a mysterious blank. The
night OF his departure he had about $50
on his person, having just been paid at
the Plant system pay car for some car
penter's work done at Port Tampa.
A court-martial was in session at Fort
Barrancas, near Pensacola, last week. for
the purpose of trying Pat Taylor and -
Galloway, two privates of the First Artil-
lery, who deserted from the post a few
weeks since, after robbing several of their
comrades of clothing and one of them OF
a watch. The two men were arrested at
Flomaton and brought back TO the fort
The court adjourned Saturday and it's
finding has been forwarded to Washington
II will not be made public until approval
by the department Besides desertion
the two men are charged with a felony in
robbing their comrades and the court had
authority to sentence them to the peniten-
tiary IL they were found guilty.
Lake city Reporter: Some time ago the
firm of Graham & Hubbell purchased about
So. 900 worth of wild state lands advertised
for taxes. 1t appears now that the taxes
had been paid on these lands and that they
We're sod at a tax sale owing 10 error in
advertising on the part of the collector
Since the lands had been enormously ad-
vertised and sold the deeds were no good,
and the land has been decided back to the
state by Graham & Hubbell. w. NJ Ives
assisted by a. J. Henry, as attorneys for
Graham & Hubben. appeared before the
county commissioners last Tuesday and
made a demand upon them as provided by
law, for return of the money paid out
by them, and for which they have not re-
ceived value. Then rises r. r. Boozer,
the worthy chairman Of the county com
missioners, and says the county should not
return the money TO the firm of Graham &
Huhbell which is obviously just and right
r. 4. BOozer also proposed that the the
county fight the case, and r. T. Boozer
was appointed, as chairman of the board,
as attorney to represent the county.