The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-29
FLORIDA.


The first electrical street cars In Pen
sacola were started running Monday.
John Boyett was badly wounded at a.
charivari at Morriston Saturday night.
His gun burst, striking him in the face
and breast, making CHASTITY wounds.
The owner of the tug Dauntiess SAYS
the tug has been offered for sale to the
government She has not been accepted
yet and will be sent TO New York to be
inspected.
W. T. McCreary of Cedar Key re-
Gently caught 1900 pounds of turtle, which
he shipped to New York. 1t was one of
the most successful catches ever made
on the Gulf
The Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad Company has spent much money
recently in improving its track from
Gainesville to Albion. This has been done
in anticipation of the heavy shipments of
phosphate expected the coming fail and
winter.
The Shipments Of fruit and vegetables
to the North now from Florida are ex-
ceedingly large, and the express compa-
MES have about all that they can handle
Tomatoes, strawberries, beans and all
early garden truck are sent North by the
car load.
The Florida Light Infantry of Jackson
vile, have offered their services to the
government in case of war. The members
of the company are still in their teens
A reply has been received from Adjutant
General Houstoun thanking the boys for
the Offer and saying that the same will
be accepted when the occasion demands.
United States ship Detroit landed at Key
West Saturday afternoon for a practice
shoot. Judging by the skill exhibited by
these sharp-shooters, the Dons will stand
a sorry chance when they meet Uncle
Sam face to face. The men comprising
that squad from the Detroit can pick
off their man" every time at 1000 yards
The Mayor of Orlando has adopted a
new mode of punishment for youthful
criminals. In place of combining them in
prison he gives the parents the option of
giving the young culprits a good round
thrashing, the only stipulation being that
the Mayor requires that he be allowed to
be present and see that the job is well
done. The Orlando Reporter says that
the plan works admirably.
The machinery and apparatus for
the electric street railway and ice
plant of Key West will soon ar
rive, and within the next six weeks
one of the electric street railway lines
will be completed and running. The other
line will be pushed to an early compile
ton thereafter. President Stricken says
that he is expected to have the ice plant
in operation within thirty days.
new suit was instituted at Jackson
willie Saturday in the Circuit Court by the
L. Bucki & Son Lumber Company against
the Fidelity Deposit Company of Mary
land. Action on attachment bond. Dam
ages are LAID a 100000. This is her
chapter in the much litigated suit of the
Atlantic Lumber Company VS.. the L.
Bucki & Son Lumber Company. The FL
deity Deposit Company became surety for
the Atlantic Lumber Company.
The Central Curing and Packing
Company Of Tampa, has been reorganized
and incorporated. r. B. Sewer, retiring.
The officers of the new company are:
ID F. Fairchild, president; NJ. E. Gillett,
vice-president and treasurer; l.. F..
d'Estrampes. general manager and e. F.
Deratt. secretary. The company makes
speciality Of asserting, curing, and bal