The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-11
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FLORIDA.
Owing TO some defects the sale of the
Excelsior Phosphate Works at Barlow
was not made Monday by Judge F. NJ.
Slmonton, acting as master, according to
programme. 1t is believed that the sale,
however, win be consummated next
month.
During the trip over this week from Ha-
vana TO Tampa a beautiful girl baby was
born on the Nascotte between Port Tam
pa and Havana. Since the Mascotte has
been on this run Ibis is the fifth child
born on the vessel while at St a, and every
one of them is alive and doing well.
Ezekiel studstll, white, was shot and
instantly killed by Joe Lacata late We'd
nesday afternoon, at the corner of Fifth
avenue and Seventeenth street. in Fort
Brooke, near Tampa. The shooting was
of an unusual nature, and the cause which
led to it was over the sale of a COW.
Twenty-one cars of cattle. amounting to
800 head, was the number loaded for ship
ment at the Plant System depot at Gaines
vile Wednesday. These cattle were in
excellent condition, and were destined for
the Cuban market, being shipped by Bar
ney Hart an extensive cattle man of
Jacksonville.
Several bears having been seen near
Clay Springs, a party of hunters went
from Apopka, surrounded the scrub in
which they were seen, and sent in beat
ers. Mai. Steinmeitz killed one bear, but
the others escaped. 1t weighed about 400
pounds and did not succumb until it had
received three loads of buckshot.
Gainesville Sun: The Democrats of
Florida are generally pretty well inform
ed as to the position of prominent Demo
Gratis in this state on the gold standard
question, and it is not probable that any
aspirant for the gOvernorship who is even
suspicioned of being in line with the Re-
publicans on that issue will meet with en-
couragement from Democrats.
The unofficial. announcement is made
that e. H. MCGOWAN will succeed s. NJ
Hannah, as manager of The Inn, at Port
Tampa Mr.. MCGOWAN, winter before last
was cashier at the Tampa Bay Hotel, and
last winter was chief Clerk at the Belle
view He is thoroughly popular and a
good hotel man. Mr. Hannah wi assume
the management Of he Arno next week.
George f. Gay of the firm of Gay Broth
ers, grocers, was arrested at Palatka
Wednesday on warrant sworn out by r.
c. Howell, charging Nj. Gay with selling
cigarettes in violation OF the state law
Mr.. Gay was taken before Justice Raw
ion, aud the case continued until Monday
Hon. G. M Cooper of Jacksonville repre-
scented the defendant The case win be
watched with interest by merchants
throughout The county, as it win lie made
a test case.
A romantic marriage has just been made
public at Lakeland, the contracting par
ties being Miss Annie Tucker, a daughter
of Judge Epps Tucker of Lakeland and
Mr.. Reed Weaver, a well-known young
business man of Barlow. They were mar
ried by the brides father at his residence,
and at the bedside of the mother, who
is very i'll. The marriage was solemnized
on Sunday, Oct %, and was kept pro-
found secret for an entire week Even
members of the brides household were not
informed until she started for the groom's
home, a week later, announcing the event
upon her departure.
Gainesville Sun: The interests of Cedar
Keys are again looking up. We are glad
of this. It has always seemed to us that
the natural advantages of Cedar Keys
could not be permanently ignored. 1t is
therefore with pleasure that we note the
fact that healthful indications of a gen.
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mat locality are observed. The FISHING
and oyster interests well as the lum>
| ber naval stores and stock industries are
| each reported 10 be in a flourshing con-
| dition. Cedar Keys greatest need is a
line of steamers to Havana, and we trust
her hopes in this direction will soon be
| realized
Barlow Courier-Informant: Mrs. A. F.
Wallace of this city laid on our desk to-
day a lot of fine pecans taken from
trees on her place just south of the city.
These trees were planted in 1886, just thir-
| teen years ago, and they are now about
thirty feet high and in a fiourishing con-
| dtion. These are, we believe the first
bearing trees in this immediate vicinity.
In fact. very few of our people have tried
! to raise pecans. Mrs. Wallace has demon
| strated however, that they do as well here
as elsewhere. The nuts from her trees
| are large, heavy and finely favored, and
| show conclusvely that our soil is well
adapted to their growth and maturity.
Barlow Courier-Informant Col John
| Beatey went 10 Savannah last week and
made TO Mr. Joseph Hull the final pay
ment of $4,000 on the purchase of the
lands on which the Greenhead Phosphate
| Company is mining. Mr. Hull had some
| months ago bought The lands and up to
| this time the Greenhead company had
| been paying a royalty tonnage on the peb-
| bic mined The deal was consummated.
| deeds passed and everything settled up in
an eminenuy satisfactory manner to all
parties Col. Beatey says he is now in
| better position and more satisfactorily
| situated than he has ever been before in
| the phosphate business. He will prose-
| cute the work henceforth with renewed
| energy.
| Ira D. Sankey, the singer, who used
| to be associated with Mr.. Moody, is to