The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-29
FLORIDA.

Senator Call will make speech Wednes-
day in Monticello.
There are $50 acres of sugar cane to be
planted at the St. Cloud farm.
The vineyards about DeLand are show
ing a profuse bloom, and give promise for
an abundant crop.
The shad fishing season is about over.
The catch this winter on the st. Johns
is larger than ever before known.
Smallpox has existed in Pensacola since
March 16, 1896. and there has been up to
Feb. g. 1897, iS9 cases-3O white and 100 col
ored-and deaths.
r. A. Credible, a well-known painter
fell from a scaffold while painting in Pen
sacola Wednesday, breaking a rib and
sustaining other injuries.
Gadsden is the only county and Florida
the only state where "Fullers earth" is
found in a pure state all ready for the
market and for use. The plant near Quin-
cy employs 125 men.
William D. Surbey aged 20 years, died
at the marine hospital at Jacksonville Fri
day Of erysipelas. Deceased had been a
resident of Barlow for a number Of years,
and was the owner of the steamer May
Haw, now being overhauled al Jackson
vile.
The Ocala Mail and Express says that
the outlook for large crop of oranges
next season is very promising, as many
trees throughout the county that were
thought to be dead are now bringing forth
new growth, and a great many trees are
laden with orange blossoms.
The United States government has its
agents stationed near Welaka on a com
modious government steamer engaged in
Matching shad. The spawn is Matched out
by the millions. the young fry being re-
tanned until they can take care of them
selves when they are turned loose in the
st. Johns to restock its waters.
While Mrs. John c. Christopher of jack
sonville was in Washington recently she
had diamond pin and a pearl pin stolen
from her. She notified the Washington
police, and last Tuesdays New York Her
aid stated that negro was arrested in
Jersey City and one of the pins was found
on him. lie had given the other away.
white woman arrived at st. Angus
tine day or two ago with five or six
small children, whom she Immediately sent
out to beg, giving each a note saying that
they We're in a destitute condition. and
asking for aid. They looked 10 be from
the country, but the authorities had rea-
son to believe that it was not a case of
actual need, and they were advised to
leave town.
A few days ago Joe Pomar, a business
man of st. Augustine, was, without the
slightest warning. stricken with a severe
pain extending through the head from
temple to temple. and in a short while was
rendered perfectly blind. He remained in
this condition for some time. when his
sight began gradually to return, but even
now he is unable to distinguish objects at
a distance greater than six feet away.
The Jacksonville Citizen says of the SEN
atorial struggle in that state, ION or be-
fore the sixth ballot the vote will stand:
w. d. Chipley, as; W. Call, 20; G. p. Ra-
ney, H. X. A. Burford, s; w. A. Hooker.
6; total, 100. When Judge Raney goes out.
in event of any effort to create a. dead
lock- at least five of his votes will go to
Chipley For example, Representative
Christie Of Leon county Is one of the or
iginal Chipley men, but in our forecast we
count him for Judge Raney, his own coun-
ty man. We also include in Judge Ra
neys following Senator Fred Myers and
Representative Chaires of Leon. Both of
these gentlemen are friends of Chiplev.
and though they win support their county
man Loyalty, no one who knows them will
doubt that they will be a party 10 any
deadlock business to defeat ChipIev. even
If Judge Raney desired them to do So
which we sincerely believe he does not,
If Judge Mabry is brought into the con
test in spite of his recent election as su-
preme court judge for six years, he will
receive about ten votes, of which three
Will be drawn from Call and the balance
from Hooker, Burford and Raney. When
Burford who Is really not candidate re-
tires, three of his votes win 90 In The
same direction, and from Hooker at les e.
three Will join Chipley, making eleven
votes, Whlch VIII be ample to elect; but.
before the breakup comes. IL rero
deadlock is attempted TO the injury Of
the party unity and to the detriment 81
public business five Of Calls twenty-nine
votes will join Chipley's Majority