The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
FLORIDA.

The Republicans of Franklin county
held their precinct meetings on Tuesday
for the purpose of choosing delegates to
the county convention, which will meet
at an early date. The Long and Gunby
faction swept everything before it,
Prof. Henry A. smeltz Of Tarpon
in making watermelon syrup and vinegar.
The samples he exhibited prove his exper-
iment to be success. The cost, he claims
Is trivial, and in this way the Florida
melon grower may reap rich harvest.
A black worm from an inch to an inch
and a half in length has lately made its
appearance in several Bermuda grass
lawns at Tarpon Springs. They number
millions, apparently, and in short time
destroy the beauty of the lawns entirely.
No one seems to know what they are.
Some think them the army worm.
The Duvai and Clay Sugar Company,
which owns 625 acres of land one and one
quarter miles north of Orange Park.
has organized with a capital stock of
$1,000 divided into shares of $40 each. 1t
Is the intention of the company 10 com
mence operations at an early date. j. r.
Eldridge of the Springfield Hotel Is the
treasurer of the company.
An attempt was made a Sanibel a few
nights ago TO cut the cable on shore. but
the guard fired on the men. giving them
quite a chase, but failing to capture them.
Upon returning the guard found an AK
and a shovel near where the strange men
were first sighted. The same night an
attempt was made to rob and destroy the
signal station property, the signal SER
vice men being temporarily absent, say
To baf ria
timely return of one of them IS believed
to have saved the property.
A court martial of soldier on the
charge of murder in the first degree viii
occupy the time of the military court now
in session at Miami. The case is that of
Virgil II. Duncan of the Second Texas
Regiment, who shot and killed Simon
Drummond, colored, a few days ago. The
charge has been preferred by Col. Open
heimer, commander of the regiment in
which Duncan is a private. Duncan's de-
Tense at the stime of his surrender was
that he shot the man for insulting a lady
in dry goods store. The court will pro-
coed in the trial in conformity with the
law in such cases provided.
Titusville Star: The live property of
Col. H. ]. Tiffin, at Courtenay, advertised
for sale last Monday, consisting of the
ostriches, two COWS and mule was sold
by Sheriff Brown. Seven of the full
grown ostriches were sold to Col. D. l..
Gaulden at sums ranging from $42 to $5(
each. He also bid in two of the young
ostriches. Two other chicks were sold to
Goss Tucker of Fort Pierce, and George
M Robbins bid in two of them for Joseph
u. Macdonald of Miami, the chicks bring
ing from SIG to $40 each This sale was
made to satisfy an attachment against
Col. Tifin in favor of the Indian River
State Bank.
DR.. r. II. Peak of Orlando has received
information that a patent has just been
issued to him upon a process for convert
ing all kinds of iron ore into magnetic
ore for use in the manufacture of steel
The application was filed in May. 1896
The patent Is numbered COZ, S75 Dr. Peak
has been experimenting along this line
| for the past four or five years., and fin
| ally discovered a process which produces
uniform and satisfactory results. 1t is
! believed by those who have given the
matter attention that the discovery will
| prove of great industrial value. Iron ore
| of high grade is found in many parts oil
| Florida. While the ore beds have never
been prospected to determine their extent
| ii is known that in some localities they
| in the eastern portion of Orange county
| where great lodges are exposed above tho
| surface of the ground, and where the in
| dications lead to the belief that the beds
| extend over considerable areas.