The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
FLORIDA.

fLORlDA.
Seth Woodruff, tax collector of Orange
county for the past six years. announces
his candidacy for reelection.
The Seventh Day Adventists viii estab-
lish a church at Fernandina. They have
a membership of nearly fifty.
II is reported the railroad lunch man at
High Springs, Fla, has made $500 by sell
ing coffee to soldiers going through that
place on their way to Tampa.
Frank l. Kenyon and A. F. Boyce Of
Jacksonville are dead. Kenyon died of
consumption, Boyce of bladder trouble
Kenyon was once city treasurer, and
Boyee had also been an official of the city
The municipal election at De Land Tues
day resulted in the election of the fol-
lowinga Mayor, J. e. Bigelow; clerk, J.
II. Hubbard; treasurer George w. Bris-
to-; counclmen, r. c. Bushnell w. II.
Bristol and s. B. Wilson; member board
OF public works, George A. Dreka-
The United States land officials at
Gainesville report the following business
done during the month of April: Seventy
five homestead entries, covering $3.50
acres; Il final proofs, covering 1916 acres;
p cash entries, covering 175 acres; / inter
nal Improvement selection, covering GIG
acres.
Among the Cubans who arrived at Tam
po on the Mascotte the other day was a
small Cuban negro boy. about IA years
old, who is said to be a sergeant in the
Cuban army He is bright and inteH-
gent and it is said that he has been sent
10 guide the army of occupation to the
Spanish camps in Cuba.
e. c. Smith chairman of the Marion
county Populist executive committee, has
issued a call for a mass meeting to be
held at the court house on Wednesday,
May p, for the purpose Of adopting means
and measures to nominate a county ticket
and TO select delegates to the state and
congressional conventions.
The officers OF the Sixth Regiment, now
at Tampa, are very happy over the re-
ceipt of a beautiful stand of colors, pre-
scented to them by the people of Newport
Ky. They were stationed for long time
at that place, and were highly esteemed
by the people, who also adopted resolu-
tions with the presentation of the colors.
The Odd Fellows of Tampa have made
an important step that shows their fidelity
to brother members. A list Is being made
of all the soldiers who are members of
the order, and IL any of these men should
be sent back to Tampa sick or wounded
the Odd Fellows propose to care for them
and see that they shall want for nothing.
Parker Bros of Fort ogden are moving
their large stocks Of cattle from south of
the Caloosahatchee river on the big prai-
RE. They have large pasture that en-
braces the best grazing lands in South
Florida While cattle were being shipped
70 Cuba rcarly all Of the beef cattle were
sent away, and the range will improve
rapidly. Stock raising is very profitable
1t costs so cents TO have a calf marked
and branded, and 80 cents to bring it IN
for market and they bring the top mar
ket price when three or four years old
The annual session of the diocesan coun-
Gil of the Episcopal Church Of Florida has
adjourned after pleasant session of tive
days at Pensacola. It was presided over
by Rt. Rev. Bishop Edwin G. Weed, anC
much important business was transacted
Rev. p. II. Whaley of Pensacola, Rev
Van Wynder Shields Of Jacksonville. Rev
George Wood Of Crescent City, and Rev
c. NJ. sturges of st. Augustine were elect
ed az clerical delegates 10 the nationa
council which will meet at Washington
in october. The lay delegates elected ar.
Maj. George r. Fairbanks OF Fernandna
Mayor r. d. Knight OF Jacksonville, ex
Gov, f p Fleming Of Jacksonville, and
Hon. w. w. Hampton OF Gainesville.
A. Fl. Waters Of Pennsylvania. who ha,
been spending the winter at Melrose, wa
drowned at South Beach, near ST Angus
tine, Friday. Waters and companion
c. r. Darlington OF West Chester, Pa. ar
rived at St. Augustine Thursday and hire
carriage and drove 10 South Beach
shortly after their arrival there they de
eided to take a surf bath. Waters. VIII,
was poor swimmer, yentured too far out