The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-15

The increase in the business at Fernan-
olna for the twelve months ending Oct
over the twelve months previous, has been
wonderful The tonnage of phosphate
alone viii be $4,000 tons besides a phe-
nomenal increase in the lumber exports
II is claimed on the very best authority
mat the receipts for the period above men,
toned at that station will he $1,000 per
month"; or fully $4,000 for the year.
Saturday last was one of the busiest
days Orlando has seen since the Old DAYS
when the orange industry was at its hight
ana was putting thousands of dollars into
the pockets of the peope The streets
were crowded with teams throughout the
day and well into the shades Of night
Inc sidewalks were thronged and every
body seemed to be out. But inside the
business houses merchants and clerks w re
as busy as bees, and all report a day OF
lively trade and big sales.
Capt Charles H. McKinstry, in charge Of
the United States Engineer Corps of the
st. Augustine district, has ordered to-
biographical survey made of St. Johns
Bun, preparatory TO future work A
party of engineers and surveyors left ST.
Augustine yesterday for Mayport to com
plete the survey as soon as possible The
party. which will probably be occupied az
the survey about three weeks. includes
Engineer F. W. Bruce, c. H. Sperry, J. Y.
Wilson, G. M. Brown, c. E. Kettle and
others.
The pleasant news comes from Orange
county, through the Orlando Sentinel. that
the spirit of Improvement is apparent in
that county and many who were disheart-
ened after the successive disasters to the
orange Industry are now rousing up to the
universal revival in the country. and are
again at work with a determination which
will surely result in success. Neglected
fields are being cultivated, more attention
is being given to diversified farming; peo-
pie are living more generally upon what
they produce at home and less out of tin
cans and paper bags.
Orlando Star: The Florida commissioner
at the Omaha Exposition is in several
pecks of trouble and it happened in this
way: Polk county sent up a carload ex-
hibit of her productive resources. Mr..
Pfeifer had arranged with the exposition
managers to pay the freight on the same
and ii was so understood by the railroad
The exhibits were unloaded and the rail-
road, not being paid as agreed, attached
them. To save them from being sold for
freight, Mr.. Pfeifer paid the bill $3.50 TO-
himself. This happened few days before
the exposition closed Now Mr. Pfeifer is
appealing to Polk county to reimburse
him.
Ex-Mayor Pat McHugh of Pensacola
against whom several charges were pend
ing in the Criminal Court for malfeasance
in office in 1897, and who returned home
a few days ago and gave bond, appeared
before the court Monday morning and
pleaded guilty. In one case for malicious
ly threatening to accuse, he was sentenced
to pay fine of $500, but this sentence was
suspended. On the charge of conspiracy
he was sentenced to one year in the coun-
ty Jail or to pay a fine of $500 and COSTS
The third case was mol pressed. Two
cases against ex-City Marshal Ed Wallace,
who is now serving out sentence of one
year in the county Jail, were also mol
pressed.
The street railway strike is still in full
force at Tampa. The boycott Of the road
and of the merchants who use the lights of
the company is still on, and its effects are
to be seen. Circulars We're issued Satur-
day calling attention to the fact that no
workman was supposed to ride in the cars
nor was he supposed to trade
with merchant who rode in
them. 1t also called attention to
the fact that no union person should
trade with a merchant who uses the cleo
trio lights of the company II Is urder-
stood that if a workman does not follow
these instructions he viii soon find him
self without work. OF course there Is
no threat, but still this is so we'll under
stood that none of them care to go yainst
the orders.