The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-28
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autnoIlzeS the statement that there will
be about Is per cent. more cotton this
than last year
Ocala correspondence Times-Union and
Citizen: Judge McConothy has been dis
tributing a petition for signatures, asking
the legislature to transfer the state capi-
tai from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. II
IS getting many signatures. Not that
Ocala loves beautiful Tallahassee less, but
progressive, metropolitan Jacksonville
more.
The Jacksonville Board of Trade has
, gone to work in dead earnest to assist
DuvaPs representatives in the movement
10 move the state capital to that city. The
present dilapidated condition of the capt.
tol building, and it's helpless condition in
case of fire, has caused a feeling all over
the state that new structure is absolute
ly necessary.
Mate Mattson and the other fourteen
survivors of the lost steamer General
Whitney, who were at ST. Augustine, have
gone to New York. They received their
pay in full and transportation to New
YORK. The men left in high spirits and
claim that they never had such kind treat
ment as that received at the hands of the
people of that City.
Advantage is being taken of the low
price of property in Interlachen. Improve
ments have been going on. sidewalks ex-
tended and orange groves put in condt-
ton for another effort al orange produc
ton, and a confidence is growing that one
of the healthiest and most beautiful viii
lagos in Florida will be sought for at no
distant day for desirable homes.
Barlow Courier-Informant: Mr. R. G.
Perrin of Fort White, Fla, secretary and
treasurer of the Kansas City Phosphate
Company, is in the city in the interests of
his company. Mr.. Perrin has a force of
hands at work prospecting, and, if his ex-
pectations are realized a phosphate plant
will soon be among the industries within
the incorporate limits, but the work has
not yet gone far enough to tell the extent
of the phosphate deposit.
matrimonial epidemic has struck st.
Petersburg. On Wednesday night Miss
Cora Buchanan and Mr.. P. G. Cochran;
on Friday night Miss Queenie Branch and
Mr.. e. L. Waggoner, and on Sunday aft
ernoon Miss Minnie Cornell and Mr..
Thomas Harding were married. Rev. 1.
NJ Aud OBLIGATED in each case. Judging
by the preparations carried on by young
bachelors in the way of buying lots and
building cottages, there will soon be more
weddings.
BY far the most important social event
of the season in Rockledge was the mar
riage of Emma, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. G. S. Hardee, to George Warren
Shelley, which took place Tuesday noon
at the residence of the brides parents,
Rev. Brown of Ttusville officiating. The
wedding was very quiet only relatives and
intimate friends being present. The bride
was attired in a tailor-made suit of blue
broadcloth. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelley took the train for Jackson
Vile. After a short tour they will go to
GAINESVILLE, Wis, the home of the groom,
where they will reside. The bride was
born and reared in Rockledge.
The Board of Trade committee of Tam
pa appointed for the purpose has been
busy for several evenings now getting the
proposed amendments to the city charter
in shape. The amendments will be Of
fered for adoption at the present session
of the legislature. Several are proposed,
but the most important one is the remedy
for the tax collections. Under the pres
ent charter the city has never been able
to enforce the collection of it's taxes and
this has caused great deal of trouble
| and placed the city deeply in debt. With
good law, making people pay the city
will soon be in a good condition, and all
its current debts paid. The amendments
that are proposed have been submitted TO
all of the leading attorneys in the city,
and they have approved them as being
perfectly constitutional.
Reports are in circulation in ST. Angus
tine which, while not official, come from
reliable sources TO the effect that St
Francis barracks may be temporarily
abandoned in The next month or two If
such action Is taken it will be due to the
fact that fha frOODs now there will he semi
TO the Philippines or TO a nearby post, so
that they can be hurried to the front in
| case of necessity. If the troops should be
moved from st. Augustine, it will only be
temporary, on account of the present
| emergency occasioned by the trouble with
| the Filipino Insurgents In any event,
substantial guard would be left there TO
look after the large amount of property
| in the city and also to guard the prison.
ers at the fort, although the latter may
not be necessary, as most of the prisoners
| will be discharged at intervals during the
next week or two and the long term men
will be transferred to another prison.
Two days ago a meek-looking gentle
man entered the postoffice at Miami Stop
ming in front of the delivery window, he
| said: Mr.. Scruggs wants a dollar s
| change in nickels and dimes" Mr.. Smith,
| the letter clerk not having the amount
asked for in his drawer, the matter was
referred to Mr.. Merritt. He opened the
ponderous safe, counted out carefully ten
! nickels and five dimes. Approaching the
window he laid the money down. The
| meek-looking gentleman counted it over
carefully. and turning away, said: "I'n
| go across the road to Mr.. Scruggs' shop
| and get the dollar and will be back in a
| minute" The minute passed into an hour,
but the gentleman had not returned. Mr..
! Merritt began to suspect there was some
! thing wrong and going across the way
| TO Messrs Scruggs & McDonald's, he
| found out that the meek-eyed stranger
was a fraud, and had feloniously beaten
| him out of 100 cents in hard cash.