The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-14
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,.ulon that the city water works will pay
an interest of about per cent. per an
mum. 1t is hardly expected that il viii
DO more than tins for several years to
come. but those who have seen the strug-
gle that has been made to get this plant
paid for, think that even per cent. will
be doing well and that the pant is a good
| investment.
R. NJ. Shafter, once a resident of Jack
sonville, but now a merchant at Miami
speaking of the vegetable growing bust
ress of his section, said it would always
be prCtita bic, and instanced one man who
made last season l.lO0 crates of tomatoes
to the acre on five acres and sold them
at 81 .25 per crate. over 1900 crates will
be shipped from Miami within the neXi
few weeks. Solid train loads of vegeta-
bles often leave Miami.
Joe jefferson. Mrs. jefferson, maid and
man., arrived at st. Augustine Sunday
and registered at the Hotel Acazar. Mr.
Jefferson is in his usual good health and
is keen 10 get at his favorite sport, that
of fishing He will angle a bit in the
streams surrounding this city, and later
viii so to Key West to try the fishing
there. Later he VIII return to Palm
Beach, where he viii spend the season, he
DVAiI5 pdi NINNldiAy lOllO Oh uSuIS from the
long pier there.
On one of the great prairies near Miami
| there is a bed of clay or other material
that may some day prove of great value
1t is of a light slate color, and has great
polls hing powers. There is no grit in the
formation, and it can be applied to the
highest polished surface of any metal
without scratching in the least. For wash
| fNrr dc
cleansing properties. Stains, grease and
dirt are easily removed, and the hands
have peculiarly soft feeling. The ques-
ton is what is it?
Jacksonville Metropolis: At last Jack
sonville is to have a schooner line, if not
| steamer line, to Cuba A. McCallum
4 Son the commission merchants here,
have chartered the schooner John D. Long,
70 tons, and put Capt. Taylor in charge
and Capt. Cannte as pilot, and next Thurs
day she sets sail on her first trip The
vessel will go direct to Sagua la Grande,
$50 miles east of Havana, and will carry
a cargo consisting of cattle and merchan-
disc, and bring back fruit and other pro
duce from that place.
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: The 500 re-
ward offered by the stockmen has been
earned second time. John Padgett fol-
| lows Wilbur Shiver's footsteps into the
| court house to stand trial on charge OF
cow stealing. Again Burrell Yates has
shown himself 10 be a daring man and
a smart detective. There are three war
rants against Padgett two for larceny and
! one for changing marks and brands In
the two minor cases his bond was fixed
at $1C0, and in the other at $500 He has
employed Attorneys Taylor & Sears to de-
fend him, and as yet has been unable
TO give bond
Johnson, who shot officer Kreamer at
| Orange City on Saturday. has not been
caught yet, though the sheriff is keeping
| the wires hot locking for him. The wo-
man is in jail, and will be held as ac-
| cessory to the murder 1t seems that the
| husband knows little or nothing about his
wife's family, they having been married
! only a few months. The burglars tools
| found in the grip belonging to the es-
| capped murderer, and other things there
| seem to show that they were crooks. and
heir actions in resisting the officer and
shooting as they did put them outside of
he pale of the law.
There is still more trouble among the
| cigarmakers at Tampa. There is strike
n progress at the factory Of Arguelles
! Topaz * Bro. The c ig3rmakers have de-
manded an increase in price, and the firm
| iaty refuses to grant it. They declare
that they viii never open again if they
have to pay such prices. Both sides are
| holding out well. An effort is being made
| to get all the manufacturers together and
| fix a scale of wages, and pledge all TO
| stick 10 them at any cost, and to assist
each other There has been nothing of
his kind ever done before, and such an
| Gction would undoubtedly cause a great
deal of trouble at first, as the workmen
would take it as a personal affront
The rewards offered for the apprehen
sion of the murderer of George P. Canova
of Sanderson. Baker county, now aggre
gate 50 500. Canova was a prominent ciu
zen of that county and we'll
| known in other parts of the
state. The homicide occurred on June ).
sos The murder was of such a revolving
nature that the Governor offered 81, 900 and
The Board of County Commissioners $500
| reward for apprehension and proof TO
convict. This, however. has not resulted
in finding the perpetrators. Mrs. Canova.
widow of the murdered man, last month
offered an additional 1900, and now w
?. Ward, the well known attorney of
Jacksonville, and a son-in-.aw of Mr. and
Mrs Canova. offers another $1,000, making
total OF $500.