The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-16
GEORCIA AND O
" o FLORIDA.

J The Florida beach resorts arc an crowd
! Cd this year. Tho people. as general
thing. cannot pay hotI rates. hlI they
| are all there. in coitases. Iu utuy in-
, stances several families cluo together aul
! rent and occupy single cottase. thus re-
4 ducing Tie expense ~ a stay lt INC sea-
shore.
The water hyacir,hs are multiplying
/ very fast on De soto lake az Lake C.ty.
and in o short time The Whole lake VIII
! be so closely matted with them taat IL
vii. be impossible TO Ply "a boat over its
surface. This Jake rs the only one at
Lake City suitable by SIZE and .o-sl.1n
for boat rowing.
John Easterim of Hga Springs. son Of
O. u Easterlir. has been arrested at
Gainesville on a charge o. rap
upon Marie Davis tae l3-y-ar-
ola daughter Of Car Inspector Davis
II that place. The young man stated. il
reply 10 all questions thar he did nor care
to talk and that everything connected
with the case would be brought ou- az the
preliminary hearing.
The County Commissioners of Osceola
county have called a mass meeting at
Kissimmee for July Q. OF residents and
citizens of the Kissimmee valley. for the
purpose of peuGoning the war department.
20 instruct the engineers 10 make the pre-
l.miuary survey oil the kisslmmmee river
as soon as possible before che next Con
gress. i'm order that an appropriation for
the work OF deepening the channel may
be secured at the next session.
The strike ag,tators at Tampa are hay
ing warrants for their arrest issued. one
OF the cigarmakers, Juan Cordoba. one
Of the leaders, Yves apprehended and
lodged iu jeI Great surprise and con-
stern1tion in the ranks or the Cuban c.-
garmakers was caused by the arrest.
Twelve of the leaders are charged with
conspiracy. Judge Harrison fixed a bond
of $500 for Cordoba. waIch was given,
The man was released ana greeted with
enthusiasm by she cisarmakers when be
returned TO their headquarters,
Union River Advocate: Mr.. d. L. Alder
man of Fort Pierce viii shortly snip 100
head OF cattle TO Cuba. For these be viii
get the snug little sum of $1,000 cash. We
are also told that Mr.. Leonardy and 9th
ers at Osteen Will also make shipments of
cattle TO the amount Of nearly $50 head. IL
looks as il there was money iu raising
Florida cattle Why not make a cattle
range Of Relespine grant. reserving The
river bank portion for winter Cor summer
residences and orange groves, especially
when we know we can save the trees from
frost by McFar,and's system of tent pro-
lection.
Gainesville Sun: Turpentine men in all
parts of Florida are complaining OF the
shortness of the crop this year. Many
reasons have been advanced as to the
cause Of this but the one given by J. =.
Padgett, an extensive turpentine man OF
Paradise, seems to be the most plausible.
He states that the cold weather last spring
killed the straw on the trees, and THAI
the sap that should now be running into
the boxes is going into The young needles
that are putting out Mr.. Padgett says
as the market is the turpentine men could
get good prices for their naval stores II
only they could get a large supply. The
crop this year he stated, viii only be
about two-thirds as large as it should
be.
Form the Office Of the secretary Of
state letters patent have been issued in
cooperating the following companies: The
Punta Gorda Bank, with "a capital Of
$4,000, all paid up; 10 conduct general
banking business at Punta G0rda. The
officers are 2. ". Meadow, president;
James H. Harrington. vice president; c..
L. Huddles ION, cashier. The Florida Os-
trich Farm, at Jacksonville, with a cap
ital of $4,000, TO buy and sell ostriches,
other birds and animals. manufacture
| and sell feather goods. The stockholders
are Morton J. Taylor, Catherine Fie.den,
Aylma Y. Pearson and Edward w. Dun
ton. The Universal Mercantile Coop
erative Restaurant Company of Tampa,
with a capital of $1,000. The general ma
! ture of the business 10 be conducted by
| this company viii be 10 sell meals, spir-
ituous, vinous and malt liquors, merchan-
| disc, and to conduct a general restaurant
| business, with the right to own, buy, sell
and lease real estate. The incorporates
| are Stanisao Lanoga Simon Gonzales
| and Enrique +. Quesada.