The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-29

I'm at ann beach. MI. Jefferson
appeared to be in better health and spirits
man on his arrival last year, when he was
suHerng from dyspepsia Mr. Jefferson
who divides his time between fishing and
paihtlns' viii have Capt Aliens private
once an the casino for a studio. the same
as last year. Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson are
accompanied by Mrs. Sturgeon and Frank
Jefferson
The orange trees in the vicinity of Rock
ledge have made a great growth during
the past summer, and there is every nros-
pect 1or a large crop of fruit next sea-
son. few of the planters are covering
their trees with the Mcfarland patent
tents, but as rule the planters are trust
ing 10 providence for a warm winter. The
trees are in the best possible condition
TO Withstand cold. and the growers are
confident that there will not be cold
enough to damage their trees.
Sheriff Anderson Of Orange county was
called to Gainesville Sunday by a muir
Ger, which occurred at a turpentine camp
near that place. Two negroes named
Bowman and Thomas got into an alter
cation. Thomas started 10 run. when
Bowman seized an AK and threw it at him
with terrific force, striking him in the
rear portion of the thigh and severing
time. Bowman took to the woods, and
up to last accounts had not been cap
tured
Florida Tropical Sun: Big investors are
not backward about placing their money,
as well as pinning their faith, on Florida s
future. Among the several recent big deals
is the sale of $4,000 acres of land in Lake
county to the great tobacco kings known
as the Dukes of Durham. They expect to
first cutoff and utilize the timber, then
plant their purchase to tobacco and event
ualfy run a railroad across country to con-
meet with the Florida East Coast Railway.
This is their present programme of opera
tons as announced.
L. B. Brown was shot and instantly kill
ed Monday about noon by Frank Pierce,
at Tampa. Both persons are colored, and
the latter is now in Jail meditating over
the crime which he perpetrated so quick
ly The shooting occurred in the colored
department of the Bank saloon. Pierce
was the colored bartender, and he and
Brown had heretofore been good friends.
There were several colored people in the
saloon at the time of the shooting, but
they were so bewildered that they could
not tell a thing coherent about the
tragedy.
The steamer Caloosa has now been on
the run from Myers TO Punta Gorda, for
week or more, assisting the st. Lucie
TO handle the immense volume of freight.
This season promises to put as much
money into the farmers and truckers
pockets as they can hold. All other pro-
LESSONS and occupations are below par
now, in the county, compared with that
of vegetable and orange growing. There
is plenty of work for the carpenters. Mer-
Ill In I,,rf-
mas was enjoyed and celebrated in a
country of plenty this time.
A resume of the cigar situation at Tam
pa shows that during last week there were
S73 cases of cigars shipped, and that means
large number of cigars. At the regular
rate of calculation, il means 1,6150O0 cigars
were sent away. These cigars were ship
ped into tWenty-seVen different states,
where the original package was opened
and again distributed about over those
states as well as other states. This still
maintains the record of scattering the
goods Tar and wide over the country, show
ing the wonderful spread of country in
which the Tampa cigars are known.
The next session of the Florida Chautau-
qua will, it is said, present the brightest
list of talent ever introduced to the dwell
lers of De Funiak Able directors and
leaders in every department have been Sc
cured, and the roll of platform entertain
ers, lecturers and artists is the largest
and best selected in the entire history of
the assembly. The musical programme
consists of Rogers Band concert compa-
MES soloists and violnists; lectures, liter
ary, scientific and popular; Biblical stud
les, conducted by the ripest scholars, and
readers and impersona tors, the best in the
land, will contribute 10 instruction and en-
tertainment from Feb. IA to March q.
Wednesday morning the trial of Joe Lii
cata. charged with the murder of Ezekiel
studstill. commenced in the Circuit Court
at Tampa The case is a strange one.
The story told of It is as follows: The
city impounded a COW belonging to c. j..
Allen. The cow was sold and purchased
bv Antonio Licata. Allen wanted his
COW and went down to take the same
forcibly from the Italian. scuftie, or
something of the sort, ensued, and Joe
Tjcata. a brother of Antonio came up.
Studstill was there in some capacity, and
there was a shot fired and he fell dead,
which is about the story. Licata dsap-
neared as soon as the shooting was done,
but gave himself up later, and has since
been resting in jail.
There was still another shooting affray
added to Tampas list Tuesday Doc
Walker was shot through the breast by
/ A. Parker, near Camp Rogers. There
were no witnesses to the affair, and there
is a great deal Of doubt as TO what caused
the shooting Investigation showed that
Doc Walker was at the place armed with
a shotgun. while Parker had pistol and
thjs makes ii look like they went there
10 fight There are no evidences of the
fact that Walker discharged his shotgun,
hut Parker let go the contents of his pis-
tol, and shot his victim through the breast.
Parker disappeared as soon as the shoot
ing was done and was caught few hours
later near the dam on me river aoou. SIX
miles from the city. He was Immediately
placed in jail.