The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-09
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The order is out TO discontinue the st.
Cloud posfohice on May Il. People in that
precinct are much concerned and have
forwarded a petition to have the order
rescinded Mr.. Farr has applied for the
Office.
Capt T. w. Lund, Mayor of Ttusvilie,.
and former wcll-known steamboat man,
and father cf Capt T. w. Lund, Jr., and
Mrs. r. II. Mcmillan, OF Jacksonville, was
stricken with paralysis last Monday,
while visiting his daughter. Capt Lund
is speechIess and unconscious.
The c. B. Rogers Company Of Jackson
vile has secured the contract to supply
the army at Port Tampa with 100 car
loads of hay and grain. MIR. Rogers has
agreed to begin delivery to-day and de-
liver daily fourteen car loads until the or
der is completed. The price agreed on IS
about 800 a car. The c. B. Rogers Com
pany win make a handsome profit out OF
this deal as the gross price will foot up
TO the snug sum Of S2s0,000.
At Tampa the United States regulars
are having a good time. A large part OF
the population OF Tampa are Cubans, and
they are showing the boys in blue the
most royal hospitality. Every time they
pass man in uniform they sing, Viva
Americana" and smile their sweetest. The
male Cubans are all cigarmakers, and they
give out the fragrant weeds to the SOL
diers with great hberality. One regiment
was lately presented with 5000 cigars, do
mated by Cuban admirers.
The case Of the Atlantic Lumber Com
pany against the l.. Bucki & Son Lumber
Company. which has been on trial for the
past twelve days, ended at Jacksonville
Saturday by the jury rendering a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum Of S. 81, and
for the defendant on counts three, four.
FIVE. six. seven, ten and eleven Of the
declaration. The Jury awarded the plain-
tiff the amount considered due for the
logs delivered under the contract between
the parties a ipteresh The claim of $500
90 made for money due and for unliqui-
dated damages expected TO be realized
during the unexpired three years of con-
tract was not allowed.
The admiralty case of N =. Broward
and Montcalm Broward. owners Of the
steamer Three Friends; G. A. DeCottes
owner Of the steamer Kate Spencer, and
the Merril-Stevens Engineering Company
libeliants against the German bark Lima
was begun al Jacksonville Saturday. The
case Is one wherein the libellants make a
Nieiihi VI @OofJyVs OF ~ per cent. OF the tStl-
mated value of the vessel and cargo, which
We're saved by the Three Friends off the
Fernandna bar about a month ago. John
G. L'Engle. j. r. Townsend and Leo Voge
were appointed appraisers of the bark and
her cargo by Judge Locke. and they have
reported that the vessel and her cargo
IN its present condition. IS valued az $50.
500, the cargo being valued al 81 800 and the
vessel at $55.oOo.
Kissimmee Valley Gazette. People from
Passenger and the lower precincts say that
the range is drier than ~ was ever known
10 be All the ponds are dry, and the
creeks, too, except IN deep holes. There /.
one hole IA Canoe creek simply swarmiua
WIN hsh which VIII an die unless ii rains
soon There Is no water between Lake.
view and Bassinger and stock especially
oxen suffer on The road. While the cut.
uns q miles q pasture fence was an I'M