The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-17
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woods throughout Alachua county. AL
ready much fencing has been lost by some
VINO were not enterprising enough 10 plow
around their fields.
The people living on the coast in volusia
county want the county seat brought over
from DeLand and put down beside the
sad sea waves" They say even the ju-
rors can amuse themselves fishing while
waiting for court 10 convene.
Bertram Simmons, Kingston Miner and
Edward Griffith, formerly bell boys at the
Hotel Ponce de Leon. were arrested at
Jacksonville the other day for robbing a
tourists trunk, and carried back to st.
Augustine, where they will be held to
await the action of the grand jury.
A special to the Morning News from
Tallahassee says: The state superintend-
, ent of schools has been authorized by
Mrs Robert Howard Gamble of Tallahas-
see, president of the Society of the Colo
NAL Danes for Florida, to offer 10 the
students in the public, graded and high
schools of the state, a gold medal of the
value of $40 to $40 for the best essay on
the early history of Florida.
Several fishermen, while engaged in fish
day night, found the dead body of a white
man floating down the stream. and It is
supposed to be that of tourist who is
thought to have been drowned several
days ago near Jacksonville. The man is
unknown to the people residing at New
Berlin, and no papers were found on the
body by which it could be identified.
Gainesville Sun: There is now some
doubt To tho I,lorida LNortil;1o-
featuring Company rebuilding their fac
tory in this city. They have received in
ducements from Jacksonville and they may
make up their minds to locate there. e.
f. Cannon, manager for the company
will go to Jacksonville TO investigate the
matter. The people of Gainesville should
make every effort to induce the company
to remain here.
Arcadia News De Soto, Manatee, Hills
borough, Lee, Polk and Osceola counties
will grow nearly all of the oranges In
Florida hereafter Several other counties
will produce a few oranges, but not
enough to be considered important fac
tors in the markets. We can now look
for large immigration of orange growers
but now that the orange growing terri
tory is limited, the price of oranges will
always be good.
A projeet~is-on foot 70. secure the location
at DeLand of a United States experiment
station, TO experiment in the matter of
citrus fruits. The government has had
several of the stations-or at least two
in the state for several years, and the
work they have accomplished has been
of inestimable value to the orange growers
of Florida. The donation of twenty acres
of land, and a residence for the director
is required.
An oil pump at the Pensacola gas works
exploded Tuesday and seriously burned
Mr.. Robert H. Hilliard about the face and
body, the conclusion decorating his flesh
and giving him terrible nervous shock.
Mr.. C. F. Geek, superintendent of the gas
company was also burned about the face
and seriously shaken up, but, with rare
presence of mind and a thorough knowl-
edge of the plant, at once shut off all
connections with the tanks and averted a
serious fire.
st. Augustine Herald: On Sunday last,
at spinner's camp near Bayard, a col
ored man named Dozie Joiner fatally shot
Dan johnson, also colored, one shot TAX
ing effect in his stomach and one in the |
groin. johnson bled to death in a short |
Mackey and Constable Mier went to the
scene of the affair yesterday and held
an inquest before a coroner's jury. The |
verdict rendered was: "Wilful and abso- |
lutte murder, without cause or provoca- |
ton" The shooting had for a basis the |
important sum of 10 cents, alleged by join |
err to be due from johnson. Joiner is |
still at large, but being diligently sought |
for.
Jacksonville Metropolis: wilkinson
Call will be the next senator" remarked |
gentleman from South Florida at the |
Windsor last night. After his hearers had |
ceased laughing at the absurd remark,
he continued: "Well, you'll see. Old Call
amt no fool. He will have thirteen votes
on the first ballot, and they will be given
to Taliaferro but there won't be enoagh |
of them to elect him, and after several |
ballots. Call will be re-entered, and Italia |
ferro will throw his entire strength to
Call. BY this time the thing will get so |
monotonous that the scattering votes will |
go to Call. and he will win" A friend of |
MIR. Taliaferro, who was present. was an
attentive listener. and blandly remarke o |
'Taliaferro is accused of being the rail- |
roads candidate. Call can't sleep from |
thinking how to get even with the rail- |
roads Politics makes strange bedfellows, |
as a rule but nothing on earth Will ever |
get Wilkie and Jim into the same bed |
Joe Haddock to the contrary notwith-
standing"
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HOTEL CHANGES HANDS.