The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11

believed the man guilty, and in open
court Judge Phillips highly complimented
the jury and Judge Wall, states attor-
ney, said ne had no criticism to make of
the jury and its verdict.
At a meeting of The stockholders of the
Miami Telephone Company, James 7. San
ders was elected president; J. r. Dewey,
secretary and treasurer. This company
now is getting into working condition Tire
poles have been ordered, and the entire
outfit, consisting of wire phones, etc,
will be in Miami before many days
The penalty for selling liquor to minors
in Florida is $1,000 fine or six months in
state prison, and that is the crime that
James Jordan (colored) and Thomas
Hatcher (white) and a clerk were con-
victed of in the Criminal Court in Jack
sonville Monday. Neither was sentenc-
ed however, as their attorney, A NJ.
Nicholson, made a motion for new trial
The business of the port of Fernandina
is again looking up. There are some
eight or ten steamers under charter and
under way for phosphate, besides a great
many sailing vessels for lumber. Manager
White of the Yellow Pine Lumber Com
pany reports five vessels now due. with
port charters of a number of vessels. All
the docks are becoming crowded with lum-
Der, and on the water front generally
there is an air of hustle and life.
J. D. Prescott, who has a fine home a
few miles southwest of Orlando, is a fair
sample of an energetic wide-awake crack
er farmer, who lives at home, and who
would not leave Florida for any spot on
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crease on his farm for the month of De-
cember Ten young calves, one hundred
and twenty lambs, seventy-two pigs, ten
kids, twelve chickens, five cats, two pup
pies, one colt and to cap all, a ten-pound
baby. Mr.. Prescott makes his own hay,
corn and sugar, and raises full supply
of vegetable crops for his family and
stock. And yet people-some people
claim that farming is a failure in Florida.
st. Augustine News: The several frosts
which have visited South Florida have done
but little damage. So far as orange trees
are concerned, they have done good by
keeping them dormant, in which condition
they can stand much lower temperature
without serious injury. 1t is natures
way of teaching a lesson to our horticul-
turists. Instead of stimulating growth
out of season the opposite course should
be followed. If possible, a stock should
be selected for budding or grating which
is slow TO start. A flow of sap should be
checked or prevented and artificial means
should be adopted to assist in checking
their growth. These, with occasional pro-
lection at times of especial danger Of Sc
we're cold, will soon restore them, and
maintain a prosperous condition of the
groves, which will mean much to the
state.
Tampa correspondence Times-Union and
Citizen: Now the Cubans in Tampa, who
want 10 go back to the island, are ex-
pecting Uncle Sam to handle them for
nothing Several months ago the officers
of La Sociedad Patriotica Guiana, in this
city. stated in a letter to the authorities
at Washington that there were large num-
bers of Cubans who wished to return 10
Cuba, but they did not have the means at
hand to make the trip. In the meantime,
about 500 of these people had been given
a very low rate by the steamship company
from Tampa and subscriptions among
their fellow countrymen did the rest. The
war department at last answered the setter
coming from Assistant Secretary Nickel
John, and heasked how many Cubans
there were in this city who desired to be
transported to Cuba free by the govern
ment. There are a thousand or more who
now declare that they are the ones who
wanted TO go, and go they will if the gov
eminent furnishes them free transporJa-
ton Many of them will go over just 10
get that much for nothing, and will come
back Just as soon as they can possibly
secure the means of buying a ticket back
to Tampa.