The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-19
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! nad been slightly injured by pistol shot.
! Il has been learned that he was fired upon
! by an unknown person while on the way
! to his boarding house; hat the bah entered
| his left side just below the ribs and ranged
! upward lodging about the third or fourth
rib. The wound inflicted was a painful one,
| but was never considered dangerous by The
attending physician. Mr. Richard is now up
and VIII resume his run as baggage master
on the Florida Central and Pen.nsu.ar in
a few days.
The case Of Julius z. Cook vs.. the Plant
Investment Company came TO a sudden
end Thursday morning at Tampa. Judge
Locke instructed the jury TO bring in a
verdict for the company. as the plaintiff
had failed utterly to make out its case.
Inc suit was for $1,000 alleged damages
sustained al Port Tampa some years ago.
Osoeola's cattle king. Col. f. O. Morgan.
has lately closed one OF the biggest ca tie
deals on record in that county. He las
bought over 5000 head Of stock and beef
cattle from Locker, OF DeSoto. Realizing
now good the ranges are ON the kissim-
NEE ne has decided TO move these cattle
into Osceola county, and will keep them
there to fatten and prepare for market
The pineapple crop in South Florida is
looking well, and there will be more and
a better quality of pines shipped from that
section this year than last If il were not
for the fact that a great many of the tour
ISIS IKE to get a few pineapples to take
home with them. which consumes the sup
ply OF ripe ones at present, there would be
a few crates shipped from many South
Florida towns each week now.
Eau Gallie Correspondence Indian River
Advocate: Paul Mittelstaedt left here last
week for Guatemala, where he viii take
charge of coffee plantation. A. Wemer
went with him. Paul is the young man
who came 10 grief in Tampa about year
ago where he was robbed of his money
by men wearing the United States army
uniform. He is a sou OF the commander
of the German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta
which figured conspcuOusly at Manila re-
Gently.
The people of ST. Augustine, or at least
that portion most interested in politics. are
beginning to make preparations for two
local campaigns. First comes the question
of bonding the city for so 1000 to supply an
electric light plant, and later will follow
the regular city election for a Mayor and
city Council All interest at present IS
oentered in the first election for bonds
for while majority OF the taxpayers seem
to favor the scheme, there are some who
at present are opposing il, and il is this
contention that win make the election in-
teresting TO say the least
The United States land office at Gaines
vile has revised the list of lands open to
homestead entry in Florida, showing a to-
tai of ,592,793 acres still accessible to home
seekers. A large per cent. of these lands
are located along the east coast and are
very desirable, being adapted to the Gull
ture of all tropical fruits and vegetables
In Brevard alone is ! AIS acres while Dade
county has 50, 40. It is also stated that the
state viii soon receive patents for the Fv-
erglades and other unsurveyed lands, all
the work necessary for settlement having
been completed. Every inducement is Of
fered by this section of Florida to The
homeseeker of the North and West
Jacksonville Metropolis: Senator Plat
Of New York, who left Jacksonville yester-
day did not so to New York. but stoned
at brownsville TO join the Presidential
party, which is being entertained at the
home of Senator Hanna. The Ohio SEN
ator has also invited Senator QUAY. who
Is now at his winter home, to Join the
party at Thomasville. The general impress
sion is that the gathering of these dfstin-
guished leaders is to launch a boom for
the reelection of President Mckinley
The guests at the hotels who belong 10
the Presidents political party are praeti-
eally unanimous for the reelection of Nc
kinley. The New Workers are the excen-
tons, as they favor Teddy Roosevelt
for this high Office and claim that plat
is only invited TO offset any boom thar
may be created for the New York Govern
or.