The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-08
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
At recent meeting of the trustees of
the Seminole Industrial School, held at
Jacksonville, Mr.. ]. r. PARROT was chosen
president and Mr.. George w. Wilson sec
rotary.
The demand for laborers in the phos-
plate mines and turpentine farms is still
very large. Ii is impossible 10 secure
enough men in florida for the work, and
they are being imported from other states.
The shipments of vegetables from the
Manatee section last week amounted to
25,00O packages. This immense shipment
was but ittle short of the largest week
and all of the boats have been kept very
busy moving this immense amount of
stuff.
Thirty-eight negro gamblers were arrest
ed at Tampa Sunday by Deputy Sheriffs
w. c. Spencer and j. }. Stephens. These
men were picked up IN saloons, where they
were enjoying quiet little games of va
rious kinds. They were placed in Jail and
held for trial before the Criminal Court
next week.
The people of Osceloa county have call
ed on their representative in the late leg
isiature through the Valley-Gazette for
statement of their stewardship A meet
ing will be held at an early date al which
the legislators will relate what they ac-
complished and attempted for the benefit
of their constituents.
The foreign commerce of the port of
Miami shows a gratifying improvement.
For the month of May there were IA for
eign entrances with a tonnage of IS 400,
carrying an aggregate of 491 men; while
the ciearances numbered Is, with crews ag-
gregating sos. The earnings of the custom
house for the month of May were $2,749.45.
AT Williston the vegetable season is
about over, and was almost failure.
Some 1900 crates of cucumbers were ship
ped, but prices ranged low, and the cash
realized was comparatively small, little
more than paying for the fertilizers. Those
that have any TO ship now are doing a good
deal better, as they are selling for $1.75,
netting about 81.
The steamship Florida, Capt. ]. b. AL
len arrived at Port Tampa Sunday after
noon from New York, after a pleasant
and quick run down from that place The
Florida has been in the government en-
ploy for about three months, and has per-
formed some valuable service during that
time for the duartermaster' department
She will now lay up until it is decided
what further service she shall perform
Lake Butler Bulletin: Senator James P.
Taliaferro does not seem to wait for the
opening of Congress in order to go to work.
He lately spent ten days in Washington
getting acquainted with department Of
ficials, and to attend TO various matters
that have already come before him. Sena-
tor TaAaferro will make Florida one of the
most potential powers that the state has
ever had in Washington. His six-years
term will be fraught with a regular service
of successful endeayors.
lightning proved a serious obstacle to
the bicycle propensities of Henry Schoeflin
at Tampa Monday. schoehin was peda.ing
| briskly along Cleveland street during The
shower. A mischievous bolt suddenly lift
ed him bodily from the saddle and threw
him over the handlebars, heavily to the
ground. Schoefin was unconscious for
several minutes. He didn't realize what
had happened TO him. The wheel was I'M
damaged, and so was Schoeflin. except in
the rather unpleasant consciousness that
he had been badly played with.
Gainesville Sun: More rape cases have
occurred in Georgia and more Iynchings
are almost certain to follow. The sun
preston of crime and the execution of the
law. are questions which are Just now
putting a fearful strain upon the people
of that commonwealth. If existing law.
properly enforced win not suppress crime.
then laws should be enacted providing for
still greater penalties. In some manner
every rapist should be treated so as 10
insure the innocent against assault Ra-
psts are neither fit to live nor die. and
what 10 do with them is one of the I'M
solved mysteries of the times.
Belmont Infancy of New York is down
on the Manatee looking after the big full
ler's earth mines owned by a syndicate he
represents. Mr.. Infancy is there for the
purpose of making preparations for com
mencing active work on the mines, and ii
will not now be a great while before the
Manatee country will begin to ship full
ier's earth, as well as vegetables. There
are only three mines of this earth in the
United States, and the Manatee deposit is
the largest of the three by long odds. A
large amount of money viii be spent in de-
veloping this valuable deposit, and all of
the companys business will be transacted
through Tampa.
While standing guard over two military
prisoners engaged in moving grass on the
fort green at ST. Augustine Monday after
noon, Private Spradkn OF the First Artil-
lcry, accidentally discharged his rifle,
blowing off half of his left thumb. The two
prisoners, seeing that the sentry was hurt,
FASTENED to his assistance, and after bind
ing the wrist with handkerchief went
with him to the fort where Sergt. Brown
checked the flow of blood, and took Sprad-
lin TO the hospital. 1t was found that the
{oint of the thumb was shattered and the