The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-31
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buzzlng in their bonnets who would like
mighty well for stroke of lightning 10
strike them that would land them in
Washington.
Thieves who have made their debut in
Jacksonville strayed little from their US
ual scenes of operations Friday night, and
visited the Jewish synagogue at the cor
ner OF Union and Laura streets. from
which they. stole a large brocaded white
plush ark cover valued at $780, No clue 10
the thieves has YET been obtained.
A report has reached Gainesville from
Miami that great damage is being done
there by the sea, which is backing UP and
overcoming many acres of truck farms.
The northeast winds which have been rag
ing Tor the past several days have caused
this sad state of affairs. 1t is very prob
able thai The damage will be great.
During the past week the aggregate out
put of the largest cigar factories of Tampa
was 1892 $50 cigars. These same factories
shipped during the week 1,51S,9O0 cigars TO
I'LL orders. The figures for the preceding
week were LAS, $50 cigars made, and ! ,57S,-
800 cigars shipped. This shows an in
crease in the business of these factories
of AS,60O cigars made and only a slight
falling off in the number shipped.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Guests do not
usually "rubber-neck" but when the
Baron and Baroness de Bara arrived Fri
day night at the Windsor the curiosity to
see two ''sprgs of nobility" asserted itself
one amusing thing happened when a gen
teman from Connecticut gazing intenty
at Attorney Cromwell Gibbons, who ac-
companied the prisoners 10 the hotel re-
40 ;fa of
those slick, plausible foreign noblemen."
Mr.. John Elbertson, aged "a years. died
Saturday morning in Gainesville, after a
very continued illness. He and his wife
went there several weeks ago, since which
time they have been unable to provide for
themselves and have been provided for by
the charity inclined people of the city
Mrs. Elbertson died only a few days be-
fore her husband.
Sanford Chronicle: Messrs. Douglas,
Raulerson, Whidden and Drawdy shipped
$50 head of hogs from Sanford to Cuba
last Tuesday. This Is a new enterprise
and is bound to prove profitable to the
grower and shipper There was practi-
cally no market for Florida grown hogs
in this part of the country until this de-
mand arose. Three cents per pound gross
was paid to the grower, and as il costs
nothing, or next thing to il, to grow them
the profits are easily estimated. Brother
Cracker, here is our opportunity-let's
catch on.
Tampa Tribune Some unprincipled
scoundrels are stin tampering with the
Consumers Company property along the
river. and from present indications it looks
as if they were determined to continue
their nefarious work of destruction. On
Thursday night the upper or old dam on
the river was cut clear through and the
water let out. For fear the company
would think the dam had broken of its
own accord the miscreants took shovels
and threw dirt clear up on the top of the
dam. where the company could see it and
know that their enemies were still in the
ring and ready for more devilment.
Lucius Boyd, a negro boy hailing from
High Springs, met his death in Jasper on
Wednesday night From a statement
made by him before dying he was stealing
a ride on train 208 of the Plant System
going north, which reached Jasper about
1915 a. m. Attempting to dismount he fell
between the cars and his leg was cut off
by the wheels just above the knee. The
accident happened in the heart of town,
the body being found between the tracks
in front of Smiths stable and the dismem-
bered leg right near the street crossing. He
remained where he fell until discovered
Thursday morning and was then removed
to the Plant System depot where he died in
a few minutes.
El Soceidad Patrotica Guiana has not
received very encouraging news lately in
regard to the efforts made TO have the
government send a vessel to Tam
pa 60 transport l,5O0 or more
Cubans from that city and su-
burbs to Cuba. The people who were
anxious to take advantage of free trans
portation to their native land, were as
rule. those who sought refuge there dur
ing the Cuban-Spanish war, Many of
them are the wives and children and sis
ters of Cubans who remained in their ma
tive country to fight for its freedom They
have been cared for by their fellow coun-
trymen living in Tampa, and now that the
war is ended, they desire TO return to
Cuba. but have not the necessary means
to pay their passage. Comparatively few
of the people desiring TO leave are cigar
makers, and there is no reason why any
obiection should be made to the society Sc
curing free transportation for them if 1t
can do so.