The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-22
GEORGIA.
FLORIDA
AND CAROLINA
FLORIDA.

TO 90 dry. Thousands of acres. which
were under water few weeks ago, are
! now dry and ahording pasturage for cat
| tie. If the drought continues for few
weeks longer the lake win 60 cntirely
dry.
Mayor Barlleson Of Gainesville has re-
ce.ved a number of letters recently max
Ing inquiries in reference to Florida. Some
of these letters come from Europe, and
many are from people who have money
TO invest. All of them have had the May
or's prompt attention.
Mayo Free Press: There are millions Of
acres of sugar land in Florida lying Idle
for the want Of development, and at the
same time the United States are import
! ing annually millions of dollars worth Of
sugar from abroad. Capital could find no
better investment than the sugar industry
in Florida.
Jacksonviile's Board of Trade is work
ing hard to secure the removal Of the
state capitol to that city. The latest move
is 10 send a committee to Tallahassee to
invite the entire legislature to visit that
place, and if the boys" should accept tho
invitation they will no doubt be royalty
entertained.
Citrus County Chronicle: The farmers
and truck growers are about through ship
ping Vegetables from this section. The
crop was the largest and finest ever
grown here, but the grower received very
little and in some instances nothing for
his crop-took all the proceeds Of the sale
to pay the exorbitant express charges.
A United States internal revenue Off
Ger was in Gainesville Thursday looking
for cigars which bore the forged revenue
stamps put on by Pennsylvania parties a
few weeks ago. He found several thou
sand cigars, all of which were seized for
the government The merchants hope
their goods will be returned them in the
near future.
Volusia County Record: Two things
should happen in Florida next year First.
the state capital should be voted from Tai
lahassee to jacksonville; second. the main
state offices should be taken out of fami-
les who have held them for the past
twenty years. The people are getting tired
of seeing the best offices of the state re-
main forever in one family.
Sumter County Times We note that
patry has been convicted in Osceola
county for burning woods That is the
way 70 sup the OHGnSe. llGrc IS niue n
complaint about the violation of this law.
but we believe that we have never before
heard OF a conviction. The law is ample:
it only needs TO be enforced. We had
concluded that it was dead letter for lack
of enforcement.
Brooksvile News Register The farmers
over tho county are preparing to put a
large acreage in rice this year, AS fine
rice can be raised in fernando county as
can be raised anywhere and it brings good
prices and is a slife crop. If every acre of
available land in fernando county were
put in rice this summer we would see a
vast change in the financial condition of
our people. Let our farmers put in a large
crop of rice.
Ktssimmee Valley Gazette: A vegetable
freak grown on Frank BASES farm was
brought to this office yesterday and is ex-
citing the curiosity of visitors. II is the
head of a stalk of corn, but instead of the
| tassel 1t bears a compact cluster, like a
bunch of bananas, of green ears 10 the
number of forty seven, and the whole
thing is swathed with thick hair about
eighteen INCHES long. The grains on the
ears are distinctly formed and roundGy
swollen.
About O'Clock Tuesday night. the beau
| tiful and well-kuown residence of Oscar
TORY. situated on Lake Conway, abou,
| three miles southeast of Orlando, was
| burned to the ground the cause of the
| fire being unknown. The residence was
| handsomely furnished, and about three
weeks ago was sold by Mr. TORY to Mr.
| S. NJ. Barnett of Resaca, Ga. The house
was in charge of Mr.. e. L. Carter, who
was in Orlando at the time of the fire ii
| looks very much as if the fire was of in
| cendiary origin. There was an insurance
of s., 500 on the building.
At a recent meeting of the citizens OF
| Titusville it was decided, without a dis.
senting voice, to celebrate the Fourth OF
July in good style this year. A COMMITTEES
| on general arrangements, with power e
| appoint subcommittee for the different
events, was elected as follows: Messrs
| George NJ. Robbins, r. w. Rhodes, w IL
Mcfarland and w. Nj. Brown. 1t has beer
decided TO make few new and leading at
| fractions, among which there will be
grand balloon ascension and parachut,
jumping in the afternoon, and circus ant
menagerie in the evening.
The large naval stores manufacturing
establishment of d. c. Carmichael & co.
a. IhiChdiu' NdS pAoNh up ana burnct
down Saturday morning. The explosion
occurred a little after l O'Clock and jarret
every building in the neighborhood fol
miles around. The burning spirits set fir,
10 the dwelling OF Mr.. Carmichael. and i
was soon in ashes. Also $50 barrels O
rosin We're consumed. The loss was $40.
900 with no insurance. The origin of IN,
fire is in doubt, though the negro in at
tendance says the stil sprang a leak ant
when he opened the door the explosion oc
Cured.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
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