The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27
FLORIDA.


The White city postofice has been made
a money order Office.
The Catholic ladies' of Daytona netted
nearly S3O3 with their fair.
The second trial Of Rene st. John win be-
gin a Tampa on Jan. IT, She is the Key
West woman accused of murder.
1t is rumored that a bank will be or
gained in Ocala by Tampa capitalists.
The capital stock is to be $4,000.
Ex-NIayor F. A. salomonson of Tampa
was painfully injured a day of two ago
10y being thrown from a buggy by run
away horse.
The material for the new Catholic cath
edral a Tampa is being purchased, and
will soon be placed on the ground. The
work VIII soon be under way. The ground
for the building has been cleared. The
edihce will cost over 100000
A negro brute made two attempts to
criminaHy assault two women living in
West Tampa Thursday night. but did not
succeed in his purpose. His victims were
Mrs. Whitehead and Mrs. LaRosa- the lat
ter is a cuban, and both lived near FISH
er's cigar factory, northwest Of the Tampa
Bay hotel.
owing to the large increase of the COM
merciai deposits of the Savings and Trust
Bank Of Florida at Jacksonville, much be-
yond the expectation OF its founders, the
stockholders, at their last annual meet
ing, decided to change its name TO the
Commercial Bank, and it will be SO known
after Jan. ], 1898.
White City made the seasons first ship
ment of beans to New York Saturday.
good many will go forward from this time
on. A few prineapples are also being
shipped north Mr. Carlson has a field, In
which it is estimated that there are at
least $3.50 pineapples in bloom. This will
bring them in the market very early next
spring, or before the bulk of the crop is
ready, and thus command fancy prices.
Tho steamer Della viii be put on the run
from White City to Stewart, to connect
with the Indian river steamers. giving
quick and convenient transportation for
produce to northern markets.
!. o. Arms a cattleman and farmer,
owning property at Leesburg was muir
iered and his body burned on his place at
lGmeralda, Marion county, Wednesday.
The sheriff went TO the scene of the muir
Ter, but made no arrests. The deceased
lad positive disposition and made some
,itizen. Mr.. Arms had gone TO his pas
ure, quarter of a mile west of his
house, near Emerald to cut sills for a new
Darn. The report of a shotgun was heard
n that direction, and VIXEN Mr. Arms did
lot return at night search was made at
'nce, but no trace could be found. AT
daylight Friday parties went in all direc-
ions and at 2 p. m, the remains were
ound a mile and a half north on the
ranks of the Ocklawaha. The fiends car
led the body to that point, and tried to
emove all trace of murder by cremating
he corpse. Only a few bones, the heart
md liver, with a scrap of the trousers.
With two buttons and matchbox, were
eft to tell the tale. A gold watch and
l1.50 had been stolen. This assassination !
occurred in the same locality where Ruben |
'tarke was murdered by negroes ten years
go. Mr. Arms came from Indiana thir- |
cen years ago. and located at Leesburg.
where he stll owned valuable orange
rove property. About nine years ago he
Fought large tract of land on the east
ide of the Ocklawaha river, from p. b.
Alsabrook. and fenced lands for stock
assures. This action was disliked by par
les who had had free use of the lands
or years. And for a number of years
Arms had been annoyed.