The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20
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orlando Reporter: Florida grows the
very hnest fbers. Immense sums of
money could be derived from pineannIe
rear hber. On our rich prairie, muck and
hammock lands constant invitation is
gwen to the thrifty soil toiler to take pos
session hemp and fax would no doubt
yield satisfactory results.
Gainesville Sun: G. T. Kennard has a
pet pig which is quite an oddly His pig
ship recently observed a calf receiving
mink from its mother and evidently
Ihought that he had as much right there
DIS any olher animal around the yard. The
co" oHered no resistance, and now MIR
Aennard has to lock his pig up in order
TO get any milk from the COW.
5. F. Black and ". S. Johns of CRYSTAL
River have been arrested by officer Alfred
for selling whisky without license. also
columbus Everett of Chronicle for mann
featuring whisky. They are all white
men, and have all failed 10 give bond. so
are languishing in the Marion county iaiI
to await the sitting of the United States
District Court in Jacksonville.
The Christian Endeavorers of Florida
closed their convention Sunday night. The
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Sunday Mr.. Baer of Boston, Mass. The ma
tional secretary of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor, conducted a most
successful conservation service. which was
very impressive, and in the afternoon at 8
O'Clock Mr.. Baer made a very enthusiastic
address to the Junior Endeavorers
The experiment made by Mr.. Ingraham
in using crude petroleum on the streets Of
Miami seems go far to be q success. Sun
day there was a high wind, and the por-
ton of the street where the petroleum
was not used was very dusty, while in that
portion treated with petroleum there was
no dust There is another feature; the
petroleum changes the white streets to a
yellowish brown, which is a great advan-
tage. Mr.. Ingraham Will continue his ex-
periments further.
Gainesville Sun: The Kissmmee Valley
Gazette learns that white squatters have
recently entered Indian town, about ten
miles from the Cow Creek Seminole set
Element, and under deceitful pretenses are
robbing the few Seminole families there
and driving them away. 1t is a scandal
upon the government-both state and fed
eral, that such a condition of affairs ex-
lists, and that the depredaUons II these in
iuALldii idilu IlIdlGS dIS ISHueIeu pbSSlDlt
through the neglect of the authorities TO
protect the wretched Semnoles.
Tampa Correspondents Times Union and
Citizen: In regard to the liberation of the
two donkeys and the pony seized from Col.
Taylor of the Virginia regiment by the
custom house, the Port Tampa City cor
respondent tried 10 create a wrong i'm
preston. The department at Washington
did not in any sense of the word suggest
that the customs officials here had over
stepped their rights. The animals were du-
table, mascots or no mascots, and II was
the duty of the officers here to collect on
them or seize them but if the authorities
at Washington wanted to release them,
that was ali right When the step was
taken the department was notified by tele-
graph. and the action was approved. Since
that time. no doubt Col. Taylor has made
a statement, which resulted in the depart
ment overlooking his action here and al
lowing him to take the animals. But the
authorities here never for moment feel
that they acted unreasonably or without
warrant of law, as laid down in their rules.