The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-03
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
George Cooper, of Daytona, left Wednes-
day for the Klondike.
Six prisoners in the Lake City jail are
awaiting trial for murder
There are about 200 pupils in the State
Agricultural College at Lake City.
Lakeland is infested with thieves and
robbing of houses is of nightly occurrence.
Another carnival for Gainesville is be-
ing strongly agitated by the business men
of the city.
The DeFuniak Chautauqua promises to
be as good as ever this year, and will be-
gin Feb. IT,
Prof. II. E. Graham of DeFunisk
Springs has accepted the principalship of
the Mariana High School.
On their recent hunt on Blue Cypress J.
n. Bradshaw, j. II. Mooney and Mr.. Cav.
of Orlando saw over one hundred deer.
The police commissioners of Jackson
vile has elected w. ID. Vinzant chief of
police, to succeed w. F. Ivers, resigned.
The concrete foundation for the new
Masonic Temple in Pensacola is nearly
completed, and the brick work will 20 for
ward at once.
The general condition of cattle in
Alachua county this winter is much better
than it was last. In all parts of the coun-
ty stock is looking we'll
Carl and Ernest Carleton (negroesl were
arrested last week in Levy county for
ch0nfiOor of
Galloway in Tavares nine years ago.
Two negroes, arrested charged with the
murder of William King west of Marian
ma, have made a full confession of the
crime, and will await the action of the
grand jury.
Green Cove Springs now has a Board of
Trade organized Wednesday by electing as
officers the following: President, ]. F.
Greer; secretary, Thomas Roberts,; treasu-
rer, P. j. Canova.
D. L. Hancock, who was raised in the
tobacco-growing region of Virginia, has
decided to plant ten acres at Orlando, as
an experiment. He has already commenced
operations and is confident of success.
Fort Ogden has two churches, Baptist
and Methodist, one good school, enrolling
more than eighty scholars, four mercan-
tile stores, one saw mill, one blacksmith
shop, large drug store one beef market
and good physician.
The work of making additions to and i'm
provements on the East Coast Lumber
Companys mill property at WATERFOWL
continues The company now has % miles
of their railroad completed and keeps two
log trains busy hauling logs.
There is a movement on foot at Gaines
vile for the organiza ton OF a stock COM
pany to operate in the Klondike gold
fields. The object of the company is TO
subscribe stock and send an agent to
Alaska to look after the company inter
ests there.
Last Monday morning, while the con-
victs were digging up lumber, palmetto,
etc, back of the Methodist Church at Ar
cadia, a bag containing 100 counterfeit
dollars was found. They are supposed to
have been buried there a few years ago
when the gang of counterfeters were put
ting in their work in that part of Florida.
Most of the dollars are finished up, and
in general appearance are masterpieces In
the way of an imitation of the real article.
The bondsmen Of Capt. F. D. Poser, ex-
tax collector of Marion county, held a
meeting at the Montezuma hotel at Ocala
Monday night, at which time it was de-
cided to close the tax office and suspend
all payments of taxes until a successor had
been qualified, and in condition to assume
the duties of the Office. Len DoZier, who
had been appointed, but failed to qualify,
and who has been attending to the collec- |
lions for the past two months, was re-
ouested to furnish the bondsmen with
complete statement of his work at once,
together with the key to the office and
safe. Postmaster Martin was also notified
20 hold all mail for the tax office, and keep
same in his custody until such time as
properly qualified collector was ready to
accent it.. Mr.. Thagard, who was recently
appointed. stated Tuesday that he had sue |
ceeded in securing the necessary bonds
men. and would submit his papers 10 the |
board of county commissioners at their |
monthly meeting at the court house next
Monday In case they are approved, the |
new incumbent will begin work at once.
Kissmmee Valley Gazette The Flant |
system travelling commissary car made its
annearance in town Wednesday morning, |
ana oDened for business on side-track. |
Actinp under the recent decision or the /
Sunneme Court the county and city tax
Collectors demanded payment of led
dler's license. This was refused on the /
ground that the car was only doing an or
der business, and was not selling mer-