The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-13
IS ELM STREET,

pay all the money the city owes in that
neck of the woods.
At a special meeting of the Jackson
vile city board of health Monday it was
decided that a quarantine be established
Against all excursion trains arriving from
any point in the United States. State
Health officer j. Y. Porter has consented
to Jacksonville quarantning against all
excursion trains coming into the city.
r. J. Wemyss, general land commits
soner of the Louisville and Nashvill Rail
road, has sold to a Western syndicate 325.-
coo acres of Florida timber lands, located
in Lafayette, Jefferson, Madison Taylor
and Wakulla counties. For business rea-
sons the purchasers desire their names
withheld from publication for the present.
At Ocaa Bin Mack was given a prelim-
mary hearing in Justice Crawford's court
for killing Tom Corker with a baseball
bat on July .. at Crenshaws turpentine
still near Grahamvlle. Mack has been
in jail ever since The hearing was 10 lie
eide whether or not he should be admitted
10 bail. II. l.. Anderson defended the pris-
onr, and bail was granted in the sum of
$780, with d. L. Crenshaw as security.
The financial condition of Tampa is
something that the people are now proud
of. For the first time in years there will
be a reduction in the taxes, and the prop
erty owners are correspondingly happy.
Last year the present administration
was compelled to make a levy of twenty
eight mills. This year the levy has been
cut TO twenty mills, and the next admin
istration will be left in a position where
a still greater cut can be made.
Last Friday Customs Inspector Cath
Port Tampa. They were found secreted
on the Mascotte TO the amount of 200 reels.
There was nothing to show who they be-
longed to and the owner had to silently
see his cigarettes taken by the officer and
conveyed to the custom house, where they
will be sold or destroyed soon. The care
fulness of the inspectors makes 1t hard
undertaking for Struggled goods to get
through Port Tampa
report from Quincy says that the to-
bacco grown under shade this year has
proved a wonderful success, and togel her
with artificial irrigation, has fully demon
strated that this is the method of tobacco
culture in the future. Perhaps no finer
tobacco has ever been grown, both as TO
quality and yield, than that which has al
of the cloth covering was destroyed by the
hast severe storm, but had amply repaid
for ITSELF and will be replaced another sea-
son.
Judge John r. Mlzen of Orlando is or
ganizing a fruit and vegetable company to
operate in the Island of Porto Rico He
desires that the stockholders shall be res
idents of Florida. He has made a critical
examination of the island during the past
ten months, having visited every import
ane town and personally inspected the
farming sections. He is satisfied that the
island offers rare opportunities for farm
ing, fruit-growing and industrial enter
prises. 1t is his purpose 10 return 10
Porto Rico within short time and make
it a base of future operations
An electric storm of unusual violence
passed over st. Augustine Monday after
noon. Vivid flashes of lightning, imme-
diately followed by heavy peals of thun-
der and a heavy downpour of rain, con-
tinued for nearly an hour. During the
height of the storm lightning struck the
St. Augustine Yacht Club house on the
bay doing considerable damage The
fluid shattered the flag pole and splintered
many of the boards on the west side of the
building. Glass in the windows was also
demolished. 1t was feared that other To-
calities suffered from lightning bolts, but
no other damage has been reported from
other parts of the city.