The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-01
FLORIDA.

'iiS " tilS HIaHdm Hotel IN Paldtka.
The pay roll of the phosphate mines and
turpentine farms of Cordial and vicinity
for March, will amount to more than &c.,
600, and the total pay roll for all the mines
and turpentine farms in Citrus county will
be about $4,000.
Dunnellon Citizen: About 81 negroes. got
off the train Wednesday, They We're to
work on the railroad the Dunnellon Phos-
phate Company is building 20 the Gulf
coast. This makes nearly 100 hands that
has come in for the company inside of a
week, about As having come in last week
Gainesville Sun: Gainesville has been In
darkness now for two nights. The foun-
dation of the boiler at the electric light
plant gave way Tuesday and it was impos-
sibIe 20 get the plant in working order in
time for last night. A singular coincidence
is that a similar accident fell to the gas
plant and 1t required hard work to furnish
gas Tuesday night
The cantaloupe crop, and it is very ex-
tensive in Alachua and neighboring coun-
ties, Is looking exceptionally well for this
early in the year. The growth the vines
nave made during the past two weeks IL
Almost remarkable. If prices amount to
anything there will be much money
brought to Florida this spring in the way
Of returns for this crop.
On Tuesday the voters of st. Augustine
had an opportunity 10 decide by ballot
whether they were in favor of issuine
bonds TO the amount of $4,000 to be ex-
pended in purchasing and putting into op-
GRAFTON an electric light plant A very
small vote was polled, but those in favor
or the scheme had a majority of 40. II
Will be a step forward when the Ancient
city is as we'll lighted as the METROPOLIS of
the state.
Barlow Courler-Informant: Senator
Hooker and Representatives Hendry and
Sloan will leave Saturday for Tallahassee
IN order TO be there on Monday when the
caucuses will be held to decide upon the
when who are to be elected Monday night
as officers for The session. Polk will be
ably represented during this session and
we expect to have some good legislation if
our representatives can get the support of
enough like them.
st. Augustine Herald: The question of
price at which the $4,000 in bonds should
be sold in case they are issued, is now
before the people Quotations of similar
securities in the financial markets to-day
would indicate that they should readily
command ITO, in Boston or New York, less
a commission of II per cent Five per
cent. investments are growing remarkably
scarce. If properly handled, these bonds
should net the city premium of not less
than per cent.
Palatka Advertiser: A party of the pros
pective settlers on "Etoniah Prairie"
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land excursion, representing several West
ern and North central states, and in charge
Of Mr.. A. Turney, of Chicago, arrived at
Grandin last Thursday While there the
site Of the proposed colony was examined
and the soil tested, which it was ascertain.
ed, is three feet in DEPTH and capable of
producing rice, sugar cane or anything else
planted thereon when drained.
One day last week one negro killed an
other, on the Hinson place. in Gadstlen
county, Florida, over the pitiful sum of rs
cents, which the murdered man owed his
slayer. He cut his victim to death After
committing the deed he left and was not
seen any more for several days, when his
dead body was found in the woods, by
negro boy who was COW hunting with
CHASTITY bullet hole in his body. He was
probably killed by some friend of the man
he had killed three days before.
Tampa Tribune: Notwithstanding the
wild rumors that have been flying over the
city in regard to numerous cases of small
pox in the city, there is only one case
within the entire limits of the city and
that is the case of a negro woman that
came here a few days ago from the Peb-
Bile phosphate mines, in Polk county, and
it was proven that she had IL before she
left there. The place where she is stop
ping is located in the scrub of the eastern
part of the city and the house is being
strictly quarantined.
]. E. Polk of Morriston, leading mer-
chant of that place. was recently stabbed
and killed by Elias Griffin, another white
man, The two men quarreled over debt
of SO and a fight ensued. While the two
mon were down In a struggle Griffin drew
his knife and used II with deadly effect.
The man who did the killing is now In the
iail at Bronson awaiting trial. The trag-
edv has created much excitement In Levy
county. Mr. Polk was a good man and
highly esteemed by those who knew him.
The man now in jail bears an unsavory
reputation.
Jacksonville Metropolis: There is no
Doubt about a sale of the Jacksonville,
Tanpa and Key West Railroad next Mon
dav. The failure 20 sell at several offers
heretofore had caused a suspicion that no
sale would be held Monday, and a post
movement again be ordered, but Metrop-
dis reporter to-day consulted interested
attorneys, court officials and 9TH
ers and all agree that the sale will
take place, aud that there will be no fur
thor delay in the matter II is said that
eeveraI parties will bid on the property,
but ali seem to think H. B. Plant will
SCOOP il in. as he is said 10 hold the bonds
that caused the foreclosure proceedings to
be brought.
A frightful accident occurred Wednesday
ar the South florida depot in Ybor City.
Rev. s. w. Cunningham, colored preach
or while running along the railroad track
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth street,
was struck by the engine Of the north
hound passenger train and almost Instant
Iv killed He had bought his ticket and
was about 70 take this train for bis home
In barlow Instead of waiting on the de-
not platform until the train stopped, he
went out on the track and started 10
meet A. The two tracks are very close
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