The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
FLORIDA

Fresh Strawberries sell at 81 per quart
in Tampa.
Millions of mullet are now in Indian riv-
err and many are being caught.
The new postoffice building at Miami will
be completed and ready for occupancy in
a few days
Excursion parties on tours out and
around in the country on bicycles are the
go now about Waldo.
The torpedo notiua is vending its way to-
ward Tampa, and it is announced, will
spend two weeks or more in Tampa Bay
VIM. Jones' for grand larceny, goes to
state prison from Tampa for two years
George Sanford and VIM. Arnold, one year,
for house breaking.
The orange crop in the Manatee country
is fully half picked and shipped, and will
probably aggregate $4,000 boxes, which
have mostly been sold on the trees at 81
per box.
The grand jury has returned an indict-
ment against j. C. and Lee MCNEIL for
killing Clip Hawkins, the result of the ia
nous street duel that occurred at Tampa
last summer
The Phoenix hotel at Phoenix. a two
story sixteen room building, has been pur-
chased of r. 2. Priest by John e. McNair
and N G. Wade of Wilmington, n. c.:
consideration, $1,000.
The dead body of white man, supposed
to be ]. II. Kimball, an attache of the
Everett hotel, at Jacksonville, was found
,sr,a.F Y,x
There was nothing about him to indicate
his identity.
The South Florida. Foundry and Ma
chine Works, of Orlando, has just COM
peted and shipped TO Leesburg three ton
roller to be used in leveling the proposed
and already constructed clay roads of
Lake county
Judge G. B. Sparkman, of the county
board of education Of Hllsboroush coun-
~. finds that upon research it as impossi-
BILE for the county to issue bonds for the
purpose of building school houses owing to
a defective law.
Two lots of sponge were sold at Key
West a day or two ago. Three hundred
punches from The schooner Rosa Albury
was purchased by w. J. H. Taylor for
S60l and the cargo Of 200 punches from the
/ schooner hancock Drought S2ll.T, and was
| secured by Charles r. Pierce.
NIessrs. John Lowe, Jr., George w. Rey-
nolds and John w. Sawyer, appraisers of
the property of e. II. Cato, are still busy
with the work. They have finished the tes-
timony in the case and are now inspecting
/ the property. They will make their re-
port to Judge James w. Locke of the
United States court This property is sit
uated on the South Beach, where the gov
eminent desired to place Notifications. Mr.
| Cato asks between $4,000 and SAC, 600 for it,
/ The appraisers expect to finish their work
| this week.
/ The gunboat Newport Commander Til
ley, left Key West for Nicaragua last Sun
day afternoon, after coaling all day. Ad-
miral Walker and party consisted of 104
persons who will take part in the survey.
/ The Newport had 40 men and officers on
board, which crowded the ship The bat
! tleship Maine, Commander A S. Crown
shield, has arrived from New York. having
been ordered by the Secretary of the NAVY
10 precede the North Atlantic squadron To
Key West, and remain there until they ar
rived She has twenty-nine officers and go
men on board. The Detroit Is still in port
awaiting orders. The training ship AL
lance has left for Newport News.