The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-30

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given up the eight or ten missions which
they have been conducting in Georgia and
Bishop Becker viii have to arrange for
this work TO be done by secular priests. II
has been stated that while the priests may
withdraw from other Georgia cities, they
may evince a disposition TO remain in Ma
con, where in the Old Pho Mono college
they have facilities for maintaining a
splendid educational institution.
FLORIDA.
Tampa wants hospital for the colored
people.
A clay road is to be built from Leesburg
to Orange Bend.
The West Florida corn fair held at Pen
sacola Wednesday was big success.
The laborers working for J. B. Stetson
at DeLand are paid about 800 per week.
The planters of Neptune will put in
sixty acres of pineapple slips this year.
The Jacksonville Light Infantry will
move into the new county armory to-day.
The public schools of Sumter county
open their doors to the children on Mon
day, Aug. 2.
a. A. Bishop. while racing on his wheel
at Aucila Monday. fell from it and frac-
tured his arm.
There is some talk of an "old settlers
reunion" to be held at West Palm Beach
some time during the summer
Citizens Of Key West say they have paid
poll taxes. and yet their names do not
appear on the registration books.
Monday afternoon during a storm light
ming killed a horse and dog owned by
Richard Kinscy5,- Who lives two miles east
of Auclla.
Some OF the prominent farmers of Evins-
ton are organizing a stock company for
the purpose OF planting tobacco accord
ing to the Cuban process.
The property owners Of Ocala have vot-
ed against ratification of the proposed con-
tract for lighting the city to be given to
the General Electric Company.
The board of trade of DeLand is gath
ering its fine crop of tobacco from the
ten acres planted The Record hopes that
the experiment viii prove convincing
success.
A new steamer was launched at Picolata
Tuesday, built by Capt. Cone for the mail
route between Palatka and Picolata. The
craft Is SO feet over all, u feet beam and
4 feet depth of hold.
Sheriff Simkins OF Monticello arrested
Wednesday morning four miles south Of
Aucilla, Mrs. Harold and Jasper Johnson,
on the charge of bigamy. Johnson has
one or two living wives in Taylor county.
Tuesday night while Miss f. Pugsley
and her niece. Miss Lettie Sampson, were
driving 10 their home at Meanwhile, from
fnterlachen, the horse took fright and ran
away, throwing Miss Lettie and killing her
instantly.
Avant & Taylor have published a petit
ton in the Braidentown News praying
the county commissioners OF Manatee
county 10 grant them saloon license. II
granted this will be the first licensed sa-
loon to open in that county.
The Tampa Bicycle Roadway Company,
which was recently organized and char
tered IS getting ready for business and
some stock has already been sold. The
company hopes 60 start work in a bicycle
path to Ballast Point within a couple Of
months.
The policy games that have been -four
lshing at jacksonville for several months
suspended operations Wednesday night.
ANA It Is doubtful II they VIII be allowed
TO resume again. Warrants have been
issued by County Solicitor Christie for the
propriotors
Fred King OF Gainesville. who travels
for a Macon house. is now on his way to
| Alaska, 10 try his fortune in the new
/ Eldorado. He left san Francisco on the
4 last ship sailing for the far-off territory,
and was offered 500 for his ticket, but
/ refused this amount.
! There IS an effort on foot. backed by
/ prominent business mon OF Cedar Key.
/ TO extend the FL White ana Southern to
| thu place. Col. Pitts who owns and op-
! crates The road. ls now considering prop
| ofltlon to extend IL there. Tie has also re-
coivod a similar proposition from the bus
| mess men OF Bronson.
Louis Robinson OF DoFuniak Springs has
recently secured patent on a color-prlnt-
lng pross and has just completed n work
! ing model OF the device. The machine Ia
designed for high grade pictorial print.
| Ing. the model built for four colora and
with the blending OF these many additional
colors car De- produced.
Sheriff J. T.. Brown. on complaint Of thc
| citizens of Jensen. was called upon TO ar.
! rest uu entire settlement Of colorCd people
on che outkrts OF that town, on tho
charge OF dIsorlcrly conduct. carrylns
! concealed weapons, gambling. drunken.
/ ness ana tffrurizluE tho noIehbnrhool
/ Accompanied hf three deputies tho sheriff
/ proceeded. on Saturday nHt 60 mako tho
| arrnnia and. after 20 stubborn Resistance
on thc part Of the accused people. ho sue.
/ coded Doc capturing huty-onr. all of
whom were landed in the lltuatluo Jail.
The case u the Travellers Insurance