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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-15
TLORIDA's DELICIOUS PRODUCTS.

Strawberry planting at Dade City is 60
ing on in good shape, and there will be a
large area planted there.
C. RerdeH of Port Tampa City was at
Auburndale a few days ago, and left an
order with Hebb & Mexican for 10000 feet
of lumber to be used for a pineapple she'd
Mrs. Ambrose Of Waldo planted some of
the American June corn the first OF June
Some Of the stalks are now fifteen feet in
hight and have two ears of corn on them.
c. T. Watson of Maccook, Neb., has
brought eighty-slx acres of land on Lake
Whistler, two miles north of Auburndale,
and intends planting twenty-five acres in
orange grove.
Guava trees about Miami have borne a
heavy crop This year. Since the rains have
been falling they have put on a heavy
new growth, and now many of them are
covered with bloom.
The orange trees at Weir Park are look
ing well, and are fast recovering from the
effects of the freeze. There will be con-
siderably more fruit shipped from that
section during the coming season than
was shipped during the last.
by another year there VIII probably be
a fine crop of Avocado pears in the vicn-
ity of ST. Petersburg, as there are a large
number Of fine trees old enough to bear.
Mr. stanton gathered about a bushel last
week, and they were soid at 10 cents
apiece
C. II. Matthias of Blackville, s. G.. who
planted such a large acreage of melons al
Lake City last season, Is again there ne.
gotiating for lands to operate upon this
| season. Mr.. Matthias made great success
| last season, and declares that he likes that
section for melon culture. The people viii
| offer every inducement to get him to plaui
| and as there is a large humber who intend
planting, the melon business will present
a formidable shape at that place the com.
| ing season.
! The orange crop throughout Lake county
| is very encouraging TO the growers. unc
| they consider their investments wei
placed, even if they should have to sunni,
artificial protection from freezes eyerI
winter. They argue that If plneanple
can be grown under shelter at pro6t ir
| Orange county, and vegetables under can
vas in Alachua. 1t win pay far better /,
| grow an orange crop at the expense a
! making fires ia the grove from three I,
! six nights in the year. A grove never re-
| quires any more protection. Ono citiza,
| Of Lake county figures that the cron in IN,
vicinity OF Leesburg win reach 10000 boxe,
| this year.
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FLORIDA's POLITICAL POINTS.

Orlando Is already talking up the re-
ception to be given Congressman r. w.
Davis on the occasion of the Democratic
rally to be given there in October.
Popuhsis of Columbia county will, If
they can get together enough of their be-
lief, nominate ticket at Lake City on
Sept. II. They attempted the nomination
some time ago, but their assemblage was
too small 10 warrant action.
The Democratic campaign committee of
Nassau county is now fully organized and
has mapped out an active campaign. The
first of a series of campaign meetings
will be held in the county on the 9th. at
Fernandina, and at Callahan on the 18th,
when Congressman Davis and other dis
tinguished orators will. be present.
The Columbia county campaign has
opened in full blast, and the various as
pirants are now making the canvass. Col.
E. Brown and Col. b. II. Palmer are the
only aspirants for the Senate, and as both
of these gentlemen's friends feel sure of
a victory, it is hard to say which will win
Hon r. F. Rogers was very favorably in
dorsed by a large number of people, but
he declined to enter the race, thus leaving
the field between the two above-named
gentlemen, who are forging their causes
ahead in a good, lively manner
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Fake Advertisements
We Do Not Believe
Gambler is making it hot in HOgan's al

Gambler is making it hot in Hogan's al
ley.
Milledgeville Recorder: 1t is just simply
a question whether the Democratic major
ity viii be $4,000 or an even 100000
LAGRANGE Graphic: The Tom watsonian
horror of fusion which the Populists of the
Eleventh district have exhibited is remark
able.
Valdosta Times: The fusion of Populism
and Republicanism is worse than the
crude essense of either one of those isms.
Democrats should rise triumphantly and
blot out such political trading.
Atlanta Constitution: Milledgeviile, Ca,
Sept. 12-Hon. j. r. Hogan, the Populists
gubernatorial candidate, came to Milledge-
vile this morning TO speak, but when he
reached the court house there was not as
many as a corporafs guard to hear him.
This was quite bitter pin for him. as
ne counted on Baldwin county as one of
his strongest strOngholds in the state
When 1t was found that the politician from
Agnes, Ga, did not have an audience, a
caucus was he'd by the third party lead
ers of the county and vicinity, with Mr.
Hogan, and it was decided that they would
end their campaign at MilFedgeville with
speeches from Hons. Thomas e. Watson,
J. X. Hines and j. r. Hogan. 1t was quite
noticeable that no colored people were in
reach of the Popuiists. They were count
ing on the negroes. This is quite a triumph
for the Democrats.
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COFFEE CoUNTY,s POLITICS.
Republican PODuIist Doodle Being
Poured Into the Stronghold.

Republican PoDuIist Doodle Being
Poured Into the Stronghold.
Douglas, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE signs now
point to one of the most heated cam
paigns in the history of this, Coffee coun-
ty. There is not the least doubt that Re-
publican Doodle is being poured into the
county to defeat Mr.. Brantley for Con-
gress. with the Republican nominee, J.
M. Wilkinson of Valdosta, and to make
more binding the trade of the Populists
and Republicans in this, the Eleventh con-
gressonal district. The Populists OF Cof-
fee at least some of them, are getting on
Co this trade effected by Belcher, Mlliken
& Co., who traded them off like so many
sheep, and then if Col. Wilkinson, who Is
to speak at Douglas on next Saturday.
18th inst, cannot explain away satisfac-
torily the private letter mentioned by Col.
Dickerson in his speech at Douglas on the
5th inst, of which he said he had the
proofs and could produce them on de-
mand, that he, Wilkinson, had rather
see negroes in oEce than white silver
Democrats there will be a mighty fall
ing off in his anticipated white Populst
support in Coffee, Sor the Populst party
of Coffee county is composed of some of
the best families in the county, and no
self-respecting Southern white man, will
support any man who advocates such
principles.
The Democrats are working as never
before, and they have q herculean task
before them in this Poriulist stronghold.
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FLORIDA.

Jake Lewinski, the Hebrew of Key
West, who attempted to kin Sheriff
knights son there several days ago. is
spending a while in the county jail in
Tampa. He was taken there for safe
keeping until court is held, when he viii
be tried for his crime.
Capt. Chase Of Miami win soon COM
menoe the manufacture OF saw palmetto
cordial from the berries of the saw pal
metto, which abounds throughout that Sec
ton. Already he has commenced the pur-
chase of the berries, for which he pays
81 per bushel delivered at his store. The
saw palmetto is said to be one of the most
valuable shrubs OF that section, being rich
in medicinal properties. It is claimed TO
be a sovereign balm for kidney troubles
Tallahassee Correspondence; Some OF
The Oldest citizens here came from Viz
ginia about fifty years ago, bringing their
slaves with them. Most of them have
passed their fOur-score mile-post. and the
list OF white and black is yearly growing
less. Saturday Aunt Memory Adams, aged
eighty-odd years, passed away. She was
a peculiar negro woman, would have
nothing to do with her race, and was a
member of the white Methodist Church.
She was very surperstihous, and see her
day or night. she carried a broom, a
DucktN. AdhlcIn anu Oln6F traps. she
would not step over stick, and she al
ways swept around gates and doors-even
her own, before she would pass through
them. Her last owner was MIR. Argyle,
end his daughter nursed her carefully IN
her last illness.
A bicycle race at Miami was to have
taken place Saturday between Wilbur
Hendrickson, Dutch John and Joe Dorm,
but it came to a sudden and disastrous
end. Heudrickson rode a wheel geared to
100 and was going down a street at a
rapid rate. On reaching a corner he was
unable TO make the turn, running against
two-inch gas-pipe awning post. The
post was badly bent and pulled out by
the force of the blow Hendrickson fell
TO the sidewalk He was taken up and
carried to the office of Dr. j. M. Jackson
Jr.. in an unconscious condition. BY the
aid of physicians he was soon brought to
consciousness. The sixth and seventh ribs
were fractured. He has several serious
bruises on different parts of his body. How
serious the results will be the physicians
cannot tell. The bicycle was unlnjured.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Friday night, a
burglar entered the residence Of L. s.
Scroble az Leesburg and accidentally
awakened Mrs. Scroble and a lady compan-
ION who is staying with her. On discov-
ering him in the house. the ladies became
greatly frightened, and screamed at the
top Of their voices Neighbors hearing
the outcry FASTENED to the scene. but The
burglar he'd fled. Next morning Mayor
mote, as soon as he heard of the occur
renee wired the sheriff to bring over the
pooQhounas which was done. and The
r0es were pu1 on the trail Just as they
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Key West, Fla, Sept. 14-Arrived.
steamer Mascotte, Allen, Havana and sa;i-
ed for Port Tampa; schooner Louise Hast
ings, Albury, Tortugas.
Saled-schooner Admiral Sampson,
knight, Havana.
Jacksonville. Fla, Sept n.-sailed,
steamer Cherokee kemble, New York.
Cleared-Schooner W. T. Parker, Lynch,
Hartford
Sailed-Steamers Maverick, Fossett Bal
timore; Algonquin, Platt, New York.
Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 14.-Arrived bark
Maria Maddalena QtaD. Garfbaldi, Genoa.
Sailed-Steamships AmaFyllis (Br), Howe.
Wismar; Pensacola, Simmons, Galveston.
towing barge Regulator; ship Mfnden
(Nor), Torgesen, Calais; bark KelverClale
(Br), Brown, Buenos Ayres; schooner Mel
rose (BT). Ward, Belize.
Cleared-Barks Kotka (Nor), Kjelsen.
London.
Fernandina. Fla, Sept 14.-Cleared.
steamers Viola (Br), Herosa, Mcneil;
Nymphaea (Br), Muro. Memel.
Charleston. S. c., Sept. 14-Arrived. S.
o. barge No. 81, Wilmington, N. c., U. s.
S. Wasp, Key West bound for NorfoEk.
Sailed-U. S. transport steamer No. "a.
Santiago de Cuba; steamer Agnes (Nor),
Unite, Jamaica.
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DOWN IN ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
POLITICAL SITUATION GROWING
MORE AND MORE INTERESTING

RcpubIican-PopuIfst Crowd Making
Taxes of Negroes Paid in Order
That They May Have VOtes-POpu-
lists Saving Wood, and Glad to
knew That Democracy Has an OPP
pOnent-BOOdIe in Coffee County.
Col. wilkinson to BE Called Upon
to Explain That Private Letter
Mentioned by Col Dickerson.
Waycross, Ca, Sept 1.-THE political
situation in the Eleventh congressional
district grows more and more interesting.
The ground is going to be vigorously con-
tested by the Republican and Democratic
parties. The past success of the latter
party was won over the Populsts, and
has nothing to do with the present cam
paign, which is being waged against
Brantley by the Republicans and Popu-
lists combined, with the aid of money.
The combined strength of the two latter
parties is being increased, as the cam
paign progresses by the liberal use of
money.
The Democratic leaders are urging Dem
ocrats to become more active in campaign
work. There are thousands of negroes
in the Eleventh district The Republican
bosses have provided money for the pur-
pose Of paying back taxes and getting
votes They have agents employed TO get
men to. register and to vote the Repuhh-
can ticket The PopuIists are saving
wood They are not disgruntled on ac-
count of the fusion They are, body and
soul in favor of anything to annoy or
defeat the Democratic patty.
The Democrats cannot a5fold to take it
for granted that the opposition will nos
win. 1t is the Republican purpose TO have
Col. E. NJ. Hammond of At;anta and Hon.
]. L. hanson of Macon ana other promi-
nent Republican orators 10 stump the
Eleventh district for Wilkinson.
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A Southern Fancy.


From the Hartford Times.
There is Homeric simplicity in the plan
of Georgia man for improving the peo-
pie of his state. He suggests that each
county shall decide by vote on Jan. ] or
each year who the worst man in the
county is, and that the man receiving the
highest number of votes shall on the en-.
suing Feb. ! be hanged. There are some
where about 40 counties in Georgia, go
that evil-doers will be weec3ed out at a
great rate. Another beauty of the plan is
that even if thousand OF the wieked.est
men flee the state, there will still be 40
wicked enough to be hanged in the sue
Ceeding February. Thus the law is like
the old river law on the Connecticut
which declared that the length of fence
rail and the row Of potatoes nearest TO the
river belonged to the boatmen. Even it
these hardy navigators had carried off
dozen lengths Of fence rail and a dozen
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rows of potatoes, there still remained rails
and potatoes nearest to the river.
The propounder of the Georgia scheme
of reform thinks it will drive bad men out
of the state, No doubt it would, but then
pretty good men would have to be hanged.
because although good positively they
would still be the worst of the virtuous
element. Thus what with hangings and
flight we should presently see the spec
tacle of state with small population of
very good men and women. of whom 140
have TO be hanged every year because al.
though good as compared with those or
other states, they are bad as compared
with the remaining inhabitants of Georgia.
Every one can push the analysis further
at his own discretion; we merely suggest
possibilities in a closing scene where the
last 140 have to vote their own condemna-
ton and hang themselves, there being no
one left to perform either duty for them.
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CAMPAIGN IN LOwNDEs.
Congressman BrantIey to Speak at
WiIlSinsOn's Home.

WilSinsOn's Home.
Valdosta, Ca, Sept. z4.--The political
campaign is beginning to wax warm in
this section of the state. The Democratic
nominees are opposed by fusion candl-
dates and the contest will be a hot one
all of the way through Col. Wilkinson,
the candidate for Congress, is to open his
campaign at Jesup Thursday and will
continue his speech-rnaking for the bal
ance of the campaign. 1t is understood
that protection for sea island cotton WOOL
hides. etc, viii be his campaign slogan,
and other Republican speakers may aid
him in his canvas.
The Democrats are standing together
very well. Col. Wilkinson being a citizen
of ValdOsta and being popular with all
classes, has considerable advantage over
his opponent in that respect here, but
Democratic loyalty will probably over
balance the esteem in which Mr.. Wilkin-
son IS held personally.
Congressman Brantley will open his
campaign here on the oath and his friends
are preparing a warm reception for him.
John r. Padgett was nominated as the
Democratic candi date for the legislature
from EchoIs county on Saturday.
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vALDosTA HAPPENINGS.
Richard Royal shoots and Kills BOs-
ton williams.

Valdosta. Ca, Sept. IA negro named
Boston Williams was shot to death last
night at Clyattevile, in this county, by
another negro named Richard Royal The
row was about woman, though the shoot
ing is said to have been a cold blooded
murder Royal escaped after the killing.
The sheriff and a deputy went to Dash
er station yesterday 10 arrest a negro
named Bush, charged with stealing. The
officers found Bush sitting on doorstep,
and when he saw them he began TO shove
cartridges in the breech of his rife. The
officers therefore, had 10 deal very gently
with him to avoid killing him or being kin
cd by him. They finally succeeded in get
ting the drop on him and arresting him.
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Cuban Letter in London Times.
I have been unable TO obtain an express
sion of opinion from Gen. Gomez himself.
who is particularly shy of newspaper cor,
respondents. as he claims that they have
invariably n1isrepresented him; but from
members of his staff and officers of his
command, who have expressed their opin-
ions-end forcibly, at that am satisfied
that they represent his views as well as
their own. One officer on Gomez's staff
who speaks English Wen, told me, just
after he had had long talk with his chief.
that if they were only going to exchange
one set of masters for another, they would
Infinitely prefer to remain under Spanish
rule for their language was the same, their
habits the same, and their blood the same
TO large extent; while on the other hand,
the Americans would take much more out
Of the country than the Spaniards had
done.
There can be no question but that i'm
Cuban military circles at least, the good
faith of the American government is very
much doubted. and officers are asking
themselves If they will have to fight
when the Spaniards have evacuated the is
land. Gomez himself shows that he Is I'M
easy with regard to the situation, for his
temper, which is invariably bad, has for
the last few days become almost unbeara-
bae. He rules every one with a rod of iron,
changing orders means instant and severe
punishment, ranging from death down to
being ''bucked, which consists of your
arms and legs being tied to a rife in such
manner as to render you incapable OF
walking, or doing anything but sit like
trussed fowl ready for the table.
Gomez Is not a native of Cuba, having
been born In Santo Domingo, and, in fact,
he served as lieutenant in the Spanish
army against the Dominican patriots when
fighting for their liberty. From what L
have seen of him, 1 should say he was q
man of more than ordinary ability, exces-
sively ambitious, whose desire is to go
down In Cuban history as a Washington or
a Bolivar l do not think am msjudgiug
the man when 1 say that his great ambi-
ton is to be the first president of Cuba
libre" when the island is in fact free. Con-
sequently his rage at the idea of the
Americans annexing the island or holding
il for number of years can be understood.
This little, gray, keen-eyed Santo Domn-
gan seemingly loves but one thing ON
earth, and that is power.
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Receinfs nd nniIronda.

Per Central Of Georgia-Railway, Sept. IA.
500 bales cotton,
Per Central of Georgia Railway, Sept IA.
--122 pkgs mdse, 100 pkgs domestics, $40 bbls
rosln, 40 bbls spirits, is cars clay, 10 cars
lumber cars p products 1 car coal,
cars hay, 10 cases eggs.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road, Sept. 40 bales cotton. car rice,
car cabbage, l car buggles, "a cars mdse,
cars hides, cars phosphate, car cigars,
cars wood, cars lumber, car tubes, l
car -four, / car tobacco 1 car stoves, us
bbis rosin, 1S2 casks spirits.
Per Georgia ana Alabama Railway, Sept.
H.-745 bales cotton, 1.241 bbls rosin, 4sl
casks spirits, S cars mdse, % cars lumber,
cars cotton, 10 cars hay,
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NEWS DOTS FROM DUBLIN.
Death of Mrs. Rivers MT the Are o..
81 Years.


Dublin, Ga, Sept. 1-Mrs. Lucinda Riv-
ers died here this morning at the home ~
her daughter. Mrs. b. b. jackson. She
was 81 years old, ana leaves three daueb-
ters and a SON. Her remains will be car
ried tomorrow TO Chauncey for burial
Dublin win soon be connected with
Tombstone by telephone. A. j. smith OF
Stephensville has last completed a line
from Toombsboro to Stephensviue AMI
Will build il on TO Dublin.
W. H. Harden OF Eussellvine, Monroe
county has just moved to this city and
opened a grocery stora.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. Gerard OF Muncie.
Ind, are visiting relatives here. Mr. Ger,
rard is assisting in working up an ex-
cursion from Muncie to Dublin. which
Will be given next month
r. i. Denham, a wealthy citizen of
Washington county. moved here this week.
He has bought considerable real estate
here, which he intends TO improve.
Private Charles Manning of Battery Il
Chatham Artillery is at home on fur.
Tough.
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APPLINGps REPUBLICANS.
They Meet at BaxIey and Endorsed
the POpmlist Ticket.

Baxley, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE Republicans
Of Apping county Gall negroes) met at
Bailey Monday and Endorsed the Popu-
list ticket for state and county officers
The convention was a hot one" and any
thing but harmonious. Many of those
present express themselves as against the
action of the party, and declare they will
not be bound by the action OF the conven-
ton, but viii support whom they please
j. NJ. Wilkinson, the Republican nominee
for Congress, made a speech at Baxley to-
day.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vesse1s Arrired Yesterhnr-

Steamship d. H. Miller, Peters, BaIti-
nore.-J. ]. Carolan, Agent.
Steamship Delmar (Br), Williams.
Siields.-Wilder & Co.
Bark Visurgis (Ger, Bahlnann, Bremen.
Dahl & Andersen.
Steamer D. Murchison, Haddon, Angus
ta.-W. T. Gibson, Manager.
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DEMOCRATS HAVE A MAJORITY.
Sumter Registration Books Closed.
Col. GAMBLER at Americus To-day.

Col. Cunhler at AmerlcuS To-day.
Americas, Ga, Sept. H.-The registrar ton
books for Sumter county closed tonight
with 2,552 voters registered for the state
election, the Democrats having a safe ma
jority over the Populists and negro Repub-
licans combined.
A strong effort Is being made by the
Populists to secure the support of Repub-
hcans In the state and county elections, as
the Populists recently nominated full
ticket of county officers and members of
the legislature, though some of the Re
publican leaders oppose such fusion.
The great Democratic rally here to-mor-
row at which Col. Gambler and others
speak will greatly strengthen the Demo-
cratic position.