The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Fifty acres of tobacco will be put out at
Keuka this spring
Alachua county grown lettuce is selling
IN New York al $3.50 per basket.
Stevedoring work in the bay at Pensa-
cola last week was lighter than at any
time during the winter
Mr. Rumley has put out half an acre
of olives at Keuka, and is preparing to
put out an acre of walnuts.
Commandant Reisinger at the Pensacola
navy yard had Arbor day observed by the
planting of trees within those preserves.
The phosphate shipments from Fernan-
dina in January foot up S426 tons. Ship
ments in February are expected to reach
10000 tons.
Bronson and Fort Fannin will soon be
connected by a railroad. The survey
has been made and the telegraph wire Is
being stretched.
]. II. McKinne. of Mariana, has five
turkeys that weigh So pounds each. He
has two others that tip the beam at 90 and
SO pounds respectively.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan has notified the COM
mttee at Mobile that he cannot visit that
city during the Mardi Gras festivities. 1t
is understood that he is to be invited TO
Pensacola.
The Irish potato product bids fair to pro-
duce surplus in the markets, as dealers
at Waldo say they have sold from two to
five times as many barrels for seed this
season as in former seasons.
The praying of Richard James, the corr
demned murderer, and other prisoners who
join him in the Gainesville Jail. begins be-
tween 8 O'Clock and o'clock in the morn
ing, and during the two hours the prayers
can be heard for blocks away.
DIR. G. S. Wilson & Son, of Tallahassee.
have been awarded the cross-tie contract
for the Tallahassee and Gainesville rail-
road, now in course Of construction, and
have commenced operations with a large
force, establishing their commissary about
eight miles from town.
The committee of the commissioners
of Leon county to whom was referred
the matter of providing an armory, have
effected an arrangement with John T.
Bradford and others to erect a structure
for the purpose on the old Floridian Office
lot opposite the capitol grounds at ITALIA
hassee and the material is now being de-
livered
There is said to be one or more wild
animals, supposed to be wolves, near Olus-
tee, which are playing havoc with sheep
and calves. They are said to have killed
some 800 head of sheep for DR.. Hancock
and several calves and pigs for other peo-
pie. The Macclenny Press says the peo-
pie all refuse to assist Mr.. Hancock in
hunting the animals for the reason that
he poisoned their dogs in the past.
Jacksonville Times Union: w. e. Pa
Dor, secretary and manager of the Edit
oria, at Interlachen, is in the city en-
route TO Chicago to attend a meeting of
the Editoria Board of Control, at which
he will submit his first semi-annual re-
port A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Editorial Associa-
ton is to be held at the same time, when
the affairs of the Editoria will be dis
cussed. Mr.. Pabor is somewhat disheart-
ened at the lack of interest. shown by
editors throughout the North in the Re
sort and Home. There is some correspond
ence going on between the committee of
the international Press Club and the off,
GERS of the Editoria with reference to
cooperation or consolidation, as the
Press club Is now negotiating to purchase
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