The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
FLORIDA.


Rev T. E. Smith of Archer died Thurs
Cay.
S. a. Beloher of Miami, It is SAID from
one-haf acre pine land. planted in egg
plants, has netted 500 cash.
The Democratic Club of Mcintosh has
recommended w. E. Allen for appoint
ment as a state railroad commissioner.
The large quantity of vegetables ship
ped from Indian river this season, will
now be followed by pineapples and or
anges.
Sheriff Anderson Of Orange county has
received enlistment blanks with authority
to enlist men for new company of state
troops.
George Macdonald, of Miami, sold from
a piece of pine land 40x130 feet, $1O4 worth
Of eggplants. He planted three, acres in
tomatoes, from which he received $3.50 in
cash.
The Democratic county convention Of
Polk county met in Barlow May 25. Reso-
lutions were adopted indorsing Gov. Blox
ham and Congressman Sparkman. The
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions are instructed to vote as a
unit
Tho old firm of s. s. Warehouse & Co.
of Orlando, dealers in groceries, grain,
hay and fertilizer has been dissolved, r.
U. Burdick of Hartford Conn. having
withdrawn on account of his age and fee
Bile health. MIR. Waterhouse win conduct
the business alone hereafter
In the Criminal Court at Or
lando on last Thursday, Ida Jones.
colored, was convicted of perjury.
She is the wife of Rev. George w. Jones
pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church,
in the eastern part of the town. A few
months ago the husband beat her Tho
present trial and conviction is a SEQUEL 70
that affair.
The coroner's jury completed its in
quest into the murder of Banker Mcleod
of st. Petersburg Friday the result he
/ Ing that warrants were issued charging.
Robert Merritt, a cOlored bartender with
the crime, and naming Felix Eaves as ac-
cessory Both were arrested and placed
IN JAN Eaves is also a colored man and
the proprietor of a bar. The jury believes
| that Macleod was shot from the rear room
and was carried inside, where he died.
ana from which place the body was car
ried TO the railroad track, where it was
subsequently found. The last part of the
/ Investigation was conducted secretly and
the 1urymen refuse to divulge the nature
of the evidence they have against the
men.
Twelve Of the war correspondents in
/ Tampa have, at the suggestion of Mai.
/ Gen. Shafter, organized themselves into
! an association to be known as the Re
! porters' Mess Army of Invasion" This
! has been done for the greater conven-
! fence of the officers of the army, and The
! correspondents themselves. The officers
/ OF the association are President L. Young.
4 of the Daily Iowa Capital, DesMoines.
! Iowa. Vice President John Fitzgibbon,
! the Evening News Detroit; Secretary A.
/ w. Copp, Associated Press; Treasurer S.
A. Adams, the World, New York. The
| correspondents intend to camp out end
have already secured tents, cots. ovens.
/ and oil necessary equipment. They have
| begun camping, so as to become aCSus-
4 toned 70 il before reaching Cuba or Porto
| Rico. Each of the correspondents holds
a pass issued by the Secretary of War
and cOuntersigned by Maj. Gen. William
| r. Shafter. Several of the other cores
pondents have organized another mess
ana their association will be announced
| at once. The Reporters Mess has adopt-
cd a badge which will be recognized by
the army officials. 1t will contain the in
scription: Reporters Mess, Army of Iu-
Vasion, 1895"