The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
FLORIDA

ELOklDA.
stetson University, DeLand, will open
Sept. 30
There are forty white base ball teams
in jacksonville.
1t is reported that few. If any, mechan-
les are now idle at Pensacola
The Episcopalians Of High Springs win
soon have church of their own.
The material for the construction of wa
ter works at Live Oak has been ordered.
1t looks as if Ocala would have an in.
closed base ball ground and athletic park
very soon.
Florida Citizen: In all Florida to-day
you couldn't chase down enough politics
TO elect constable.
Lawyer Frank Clark was recently paid
fee in Polk county with $3.50 head Of
cattle, which he sold FOX $500.
The consolidated Banner and Leader of
Live Oak is now issued by J. E. Pound
under the name of Suwanee Democrat.
Miss Josie Smith of Tampa won a 800
diamond ring in word contest" in the
Womsl's World. The word was "enthus-
iastic," and she compiled LOO words.
Gainesvflle's new electric light company
has purchased a lot and the contract for
the necessary buildings has been drawn
up. An ice-makng plant may be added
The Florida Refrigerator Car Company
of Gainesville is busily engaged In maxi ~
a number Of doors Cor refrigerator cars
for various parties in northern and west
ern cities.
Even the ministers are members of the
board of trade in Orlando, and they take
hold and help boom things. They are not
silent partners in the efforts for the citys
good interests.
Ex-State Treasurer Collins injured him
self seriously at his home at Dunedin,
Hnlsborough county, by falling in a fish
ing boat. His injuries are internally. He
has long been in bad health.
Orlando Reporter: Pineapples are scarce
this week and the market price has gone
up. Two weeks will see the market full
of fruit again, as the second crop COM
mences to ripen, and there will be plenty
of the luscious fruit from then until aftel
the Christmas holidays.
L. w. Young John Marshall and Par
thenia Jenkins, girl, were ordered sen.
to jail in jacksonville on Saturday until
Tuesday for contempt of court in failing
to respond wnen ca"'I as witnesses. The
girl finally cried herself free and the judge
told her to clear out, until wanted, ana
she did.
Bronson Times-Democrat: The Dutton
Phosphate Company has constructed a tel
ephone line from their mines near Albion
IL
their mines near Lexington, where they
viii connect with their line to High
Springs. giving them control of nearly six
ty miles of telephone.
About three weeks since the laborers en-
gagged in handling timber at Ferry Pass,
Escambia county. made a demand that
they be paid $l.75 per day for nine hours
of labor, and % cents per hour for night
work. but it has not been complied with,
and strike may be ordered. Eighty la
borers are employed at the work.
AT Ochessee, Fla, a negro made an I'M
provoked attack upon Mr.. Rhodes, the
white proprietor of a turpentine farm,
who was after him for shooting another
negro. He shot at Rhodes twice with
revolver, but missed him. The white man
pulled down on him with his shotgun, but
after he was down the negro continued
10 snap his pistol Both negroes shot will
recover.
Orlando Reporter: There have been,
within the last six months, dozens of peo-
pie attracted to Orlando by and embark
ing in the pineapple industry. As an inn
migration drawer the pineapple business
vies with the gold craze in the Klondike
region, and the results here viii be more
satisfactory, as a whole, than they are
likely to prove with the gold hunters in
the frozen wilds of Alaska.