The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14
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Dunellon Company. The Cheuiston is due
Monday.
The pineapple crop in the vicinity of
Palm Beach is looking much better than
was thought possible three weeks ago, and
the crop shipped from there this year will
be considerably larger and of better quail
ity than that of last year, if nothing hap
pens.
All Of the hotels in St. Augustine report
that the month of March, so far, has
proven the best that they have had for
many years There has not been sud
den rush of arrivals and hasty departures
but the people have come in regularly and
left again after longer visits than usual.
A rich deposit of whiting has been dis
covered in Nassau county. 1t analyses 80
per cent, and is said TO be the richest
find in America. II was also found that
carbonic acid in paying quantities was
Incorporated with the whiting. A syndi-
cate will at once proceed TO develop it,
and force of fifty hands will be put to
work
Gainesville Sum- The people of High
Springs are badly scared about smallpox
and fear an epidemic of the disease.
OF health, but to no avail. There is no
danger from the disease to cause any seri-
Gus alarm. The manner in which it has
been held in check by the health authori-
ties should serve TO dspel all fears.
The receipts of the Miami custom house
the first week in March were $55S.96. The
imports are becoming so much greater
that an additional assistant has been APP
a..
no port on the South Atlantic coast that
is paying the government better returns
with the same expenditure of money than
Miami. Up 10 this time there has been but
one man employed besides the collector.
The stock raisers of Putnam county, at
Palatka, have perfected the temporary or
ganization of a county stock union by
electng the following officers President,
James NJ. Chesser of Holster; first vice
president, James Cannon of Francis; sec
ond vice president, w. c. Alvers of Sisco;
secretary, w. f. Rogers of San Mateo;
treasurer w. Kellum of Francis. The or
ganization will be known as the Putnam
County Stock Union. The bylaws of the
Fruitiand Union were adopted for the gov
eminent of the county union.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tierney, well-to-
DO couple, Dut wen dIOiS Ill years, i've
by themselves in the eastern part of Or
lando. About o'clock Friday, as Mrs.
Tierney. was turning a corner opposite
the postoffiee, on her tricycle., she got a
severe fall and dlslocated shoulder.
Within an hour after the dislocation her
husband fell on the floor from stroke
of paralysis. The physician remained
with them throughout the night, and ev-
ery possible attention was given them by
friends. The old gentleman is still in a
partially unconscious condition, and his
case is regarded as critical. The wife Is
as comfortable as is possible under the
circumstances.
The large whale that has been sporting
along the coast at Palm Beach for the
past few days got into trouble at Hypo-
luxo Saturday morning from going too
near the beach 1t got into shoal water
and stranded itself, and for two hours
was unable to get away. The whale was
of the common black species of the North
ern Atlantic, but which is seldom seen on
the Florida coast. 1t was judged to be
fully sixty feet in length, and threshed
the water furioisly in all directions with
its gigantic tail. Word was spread
throughout the vicinity, and many people
went to see the monster of the deep as it
Law there in comparative helplessness on
| the sand. After two hours captivity, the
rising tide enabled the whale to swim
| away and it was last seen several miles
! to the south, evidently leaving behind as
rapidly as possible the scene OF its recent
| misfortunes.