The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
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George 2. Canova at Sanderson on June
o, 1873. The rewards for the arrest of
Canova's slayers with proof to convict ag-
gregate $500.
At a meeting of the Orlando City Coun-
ell, held Thursday night. it was decided
TO lay off the night policeman. leaving the
care Oh the town TO Marshal Garter and
Sanitary Officer Dean. Orlando has so lit
tie rough element and has become so order
~ that police force seems almost super
fiuous.
Henry M. Flagler and the following par
ty sailed from Miami Friday for Nassau.
where they will spend several DAYS; Mrs
T. M. Ashley and maid, Miss Pomroy. DR..
A Anderson, Rev. and Mrs John A. Mac
Gonlgle, c. B. Knott r. w. Parsons.
Commander and Mrs. F. Ilobb Miss Iohh
and H. S. Kealhofer.
Newoerry. which has been practically
dead for years, is now, with the revival of
the phosphate industry. putting on new
me The High Springs Sentinel reDorts
the establishment of two new business
houses there and that a general air of
thrift and activity is to be seen. 1t begins
10 look now like the Newberry of former
days.
The question of the new city market
or public building at Fernandina. so much
discussed in the past several months. has
been settled. The committee of the
Council to whom it was referred reported
at the last meeting recommending the site
on the corner of Alachua and Third
streets. The report was filed for future ref
erence.
1t is announced that the Plant Line will
take the steamer Margaret North and sau
her, and that instead of this vesse, tho
Merrlll-Stevens Company of Jacksonville
has contracted to build boat to take It's
place in the Manaree trade. 1t is claimed
that The Margaret is too expensive to run
IN sucn trade, where the demands of the
business do not justify it, and for this
reason a cheaper boat will be used.
Fl. NJ. Flagler has entered into a legal
written agreement with Mayor Whildin
of West Palm Beach to give to West
Palm Beach the tract of land on the lake
front now used as a city park. The con-
ditions involved are that the west side
municipality shall devote a certain
amount of money each year to improving
and identifying the park, and that il
shall not be used for anything save park
purposes. If at the end of five years The
conditions have been complied with the
property will be decided TO the town.
The shingle mill of the Pitt Mill Com
pany, located on the annex to Sullivan's
wharf, at Pensacola, had severe shaking
up Saturday morning. Jack Lewis, a boy,
as usual, got up steam and let the pressure
run to 100 pounds. The boiler was old and
the pressure was too great for it, hence a
terrific explosion followed. Fortunately
for him, Lewis had moved to the opposite
end Of the building and was about twenty
feet away when the explosion came, es-
Gaping without injury One of the fiues
of the boiler was blown out, fragments
passing through two walls of the oil room,
scattering tools and bolts and leaving a
scene of wreck in their wake.
Gainesville Sun: A. Balk, a commission
merchant well known in this city, having
spent the greater part of several winters
here, died of yellow fever in Havana re-
Gently. There Is another cause assigned
for his death, and a prominent physician
in Havana Is under arrest charged with
poisoning him. Mr.. Balk had made deal
involving several thousand dollars worth
of pineapples, which were to be delivered
to him by a rich Spaniard of Cuba. The
freeze in Florida raised the price of pine
apples and 1t is stated that the Spaniard,
in order that he might steal the contract
from Mr. Balk, hired physician to com
nit the murder. He was the partner of
Hugh Powell, formerly of Micanopy.