The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02

presented to the voters for the next cam
paign and considerable effort Will be mazda
to choose delegates with reference to their
viws upon the subject
Palatka Advertiser: Jacksonville has nor
yet got a well defined candidate in the
fed for Governor Is this owing to ths
fact that all their available timber was
used up in the municipal election, or is it
due to a sudden burst of modesly that
has come over the city?
Private Information which has been re-
ce.ved at Tampa is TO the effect that in
his will President H. B. Plant left the
Presbyterian Church of that city $4,000.
This fact Of kindness on his part VIII bs
greatly appreciated by the members Of the
church, as well as the public generally.
The trustees OF the Florida Agricul-
tural College have decided to purchase
more ground contiguous to that on which
the college now stands, and will have
erected thereon dormitory for the young
lady students. They expect to have the
same ready for use when college opens in
the fall.
Another Old landmark of Orange county
was removed Thursday by the death OF
Mrs. Sarah A. f. Tucker, wife of ]. R 4.
Tucker of Fort Christmas, in the eastern
part of the county, where they have re-
sided for many years. The deceased was
Il years of age, and was we'll known and
highly respected by her neighbors.
Phosphate mining is getting to be an
enormous business in Florida. The price
paid for phosphate is good, in fact it is fine.
being now 50 per ton, and the demand
good. The prospects for the price hold
ms up are also good. Many phosphate
plants that have been id,e for some months
are now running on full time and can
hardly get the rock out fast enough.
While at the house of Elliot Richard
son at Sanderson Thursday, j. B. Dowl-
ing was handling a pistol when it acct
dentaily dropped 10 the floor and dscharg-
ed. The ball went through the wall into
an adjoining room, and struck Mrs. Rich
ardson in the mouth, knocking out seven
OF her teeth and lodging in the roof OF
the mouth The wound, though very pain
fui, is not thought to be dangerous.
The widow of NJ. J. Christopher, the
colored editor who was recently killed at
Tampa, says that she has no intentions of
agitating or prosecuting the matter fur
ther. She denied that she had employed
an attorney to look into the case, and as
serted that if any such steps had been
taken they were without her knowledge or
consent. She also disclaimed being in pos
session of any statement made by her
husband before his death, also any knowl-
edge of the fact that Christopher came
originally from Brunswick.
Orlando Sentinel: w. H. sheats. state
superintendent of public instruction, has
designated Orlando as one of the points in
the state where a summer school for
whites will be held This school will open
July 10 and will be in charge of Profs.
will
probably last for six weeks but this de-
ponds upon the number of teachers who
attend and the interest they manifest in
the work. The professors to be in charge
are men of education and experience; our
teachers should by all means take ad-
vantage of this rare opportunity to inn
prove themselves and attend as a unit.
No teachers in Orange county can afford
TO do otherwise.
FLORIDA orange growers" said Mr. B.
N. Howard of Miami a Chamberlins.
will sooner or later have to adopt the
Italian system of protecting their trees
against destruction from freezes In Italy
the practice of protecting the groves
against frosts has been long in vogue, and
though costly, it pays the producers well.
We must resort to the same thing in For
IDA. Our orange groves should be shield
ed from cold by putting a tent over each
tree, with a lighted lamp in each tent
50 as to keep the temperature above tho
danger point By such precaution they
will raise an abundance of fruit, no mat
ter what Jack Frost may do, and put
good money in their pockets. There is no
orange in the world that is comparable to
ours, or that the public is so willing to
buy"
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: We notice
that Capt. johnson brought up on his last
trip 1000 pounds of wool and one ton of
honey. These are both the largest single
shipment of their kind that have been
made in the county. The wool came from
various sheep owners on the Kissmmee
river and considering the industry is prac-
ucally new one il speaks well for the
possibilities of that section. The honey
came from the celebrated Orange Ham
mock farm, originally started by the laie
MIR. briggs and is now being managed by
Mr.. Fuller, who thoroughly understands .
all about bees, and has all the latest ap-
planes for extracting honey, which ar
rived here in perfect condition. This is
an industry which should be more largely
taken up by our people, and with the eX-
ample Mr.. Fuller has set them we hops
to hear soon of bee farms in many local.
ties.
Jacksonville Metropolis: A rumor 10
current that the Plant System intends re-
moving from High Springs Fla, its i'm
menSe shops and hospital, owing TO the
unhealthy conditions said to exist in that
place. These shops and the hospital are
worth much to the business of any place,
and as no new site has as yet been Sc
lected, why should not Jacksonville be a
bidder for them. over $4,000 per month
is paid out to employees, and every busi-
ness man well knowns that such employees
never horde money, but keep it in circu-
lation. Since the Plant System has be-
come the owner of the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railroad and hav-
ing its main florida offices here, it would
seem as if there was a chance to securs
the shops for this city Such additions
to our population and revenues would he
much more acceptable than a cigar fac
tory, with a restless and unstable force of
workmen.