The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-22
FLORIDA.

F1OHlDR.
Some one broke into MIR Horizons store
at Jennings Tuesday and carried off about
500 worth of goods.
Tampa is much pleased over the fact
that it has been selected as the place for
holding the congressional convention for
that district. 1t will convene in June.
The third annual meeting of the Florida
State Association of Railway Surgeons and
the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the
Florida Medical Association will both con-
vene in Jacksonville next week
The drought has played havoc with all
kinds of vegetables at Leesburg The re-
mainder of the immense cabbage crop has
been rushed TO the markets in the last ten
days, caused by the slight rise in prices.
The election held at Daytona Monday for
bonding the city for 5000 for The purpose
of enlarging the public school buildings
was carried by a large majority. An
eight-months term is assured for next
year.
The biggest catch of fish in one day is
reported from Orange Lake, where j. D.
Bassett caught 40 fine trout Monday. 1t
was the finest display of fish caught i'm
fresh water, by one man, ever made in
Florida
The members of the Jacksonville Naval
Militia have already practically rendered
their services TO the government, and will
be assigned to patrol duty along the east
coast of the state from Fernandina to
Cape Florida.
Judge Asheton has the honor of enroll
ing the first troup of cavalry in Dade
county. The judge has forwarded to, the
Secretary of War the names of sixty
eight men, who are willing to defend the
honor of the country.
AT HOLSTER Tuesday morning, some
young men were telling trees 10 capture
a fox squirrel While thus engaged ]. G..
Osteen came along and joined the party.
The top of tree struck him, and it is
| feared that he is internally injured.
The price Of timber and lumber has ma
terially advanced during the past few
weeks and is steadily on the incline. Saw
mill men in Alachua county are taking
| advantage of the present prices and are
selling what stock they have on hand.
A few carloads of cabbage are going
forward from Gainesville daily. While
The price of cabbage is very low the farm
ers are compelled to ship to save the
stock. There seems to be no prospect for
a raise In the price of cabbage this sea-
son.
Al meeting of the executive committees
of the Democratic and Populist parties,
respectively. which was held in Arcadia
| recently a combination was effected by
which both parties will support the candi-
dates for county offices, but are left to sup
port their party nominees for state and
national offices.
The present drought and hard winds
that have drifted the sand badly have
| been quite discouraging to tobacco grow
| ers at Interlachen. Comparatively few
plants have as yet been set in the fields,
and those only on ground that can be tr-
rigated Most of the plants are waiting
| in the seed beds for rain.
There is some discussion about forming
a regiment of the First and Fifth Battai-
| ions of the Florida State Troops, and elect
ing Capt. Laggett, United States army, as
colonel to command 1t. The Fifth Battal-
ion is commanded by Mai d. F. Connally
| of Tampa, and is considered one OF the
crack battalions of the state.
An important suit for the foreclosure of
a mortgage of $4,000 on the Everett Hotel
property was filed in the Circuit Court at
| Jacksonville, Wednesday. The plaintiff
was the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
| pany, and the defendants Nathaniel Wep-
| ster and large number of others who are
more or less intimately connected with the
| case.
| Forest fires have been raging at Lake
Weir in different places for the past week
and were dangerous because of the dry
weather and high winds. The fire on the
| island destroyed for Capt. John L. Carney
| 400 or 500 bearing orange trees, STAPLE
and the thick forest trees which protected
the groves Others lost, but not so heavily
as Capt. Carney.
The st. Augustine Rifles Had a big mass
meeting at the armory Wednesday night.
Four hundred people attended. Patriotic
speeches were made by Capt. Saekett,
Mayor Genovar. Rev ]. N. MacGonigle,
| Cant Narcotic and others. Many volun-
teers were enrolled. The company ten
dered its services 10 the President through
! the Governor for service In the volunteer
army of the United States.
An exciting contest for the Senate, the
lower House and county Offices closed at
| Monticello Tuesday in the primary cleo
| ton. For the Senate. Denham succeeds
Bailey. and Edwards and Turnbull sue
| coed MAYS and Lamar. Junlus TuTnbull
succeeds himself as tax assessor; j. n,
Tucker is renomiuated as tax collector
and Il. w. Partridge, county treasurer;
~ l., Clarke, j. w Wellington and G. 7.
Sheppard are reelected as members Of the
Hoard of Public instruction. The race for
] the lower House was conceded before me
election 10 be exceedingly uncertain. ana
,ha close vote required The returns from
the last precinct 90 decide. Edwards Jed
~, ~ votes. Turnbull led Mays by votes,
ana only led Lamar bys22. A very close
shave With four leading Candidates ana
only two places 10 hll.
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Charley Bragg-Yes, Miss Brightly II
costs me ten thousand year 90 1--we