The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-27
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MT. Burnett is on the ground. and will
ae once go to work boxing the trees for
crop.
Key West Herald: Six hundred punches
of sheep wool sponge. brought to Kew
West by the schooner Louisa. John Lowe
| IT, owner, were sold for $3.50 Wednes-
. uay afternoon. Mr.. d. Morris was the
purchaser His bid was $5l9 higher than
the next highest bid. There must be an
! immense profit in buying sponge. or else
Mr. Morris will be heavy loser by pay
ing such prices.
government surveyors are now at work
surveying the Fernandina harbor. The
party is composed of Lieut.. E. Martin
U. 5. A., Joel II. PiDsbury, w. Lockwood
ana Capt. ]. Y. Wilson. The SURVEYORS
VIII be engaged in and around the bar
Tor the next ten days. The presence of
the party argues well for the resumnt;on
OF the work of improving the Fernandina
harbor.
Gainesville Sun: Ferd Bayer has lust
received a large card containing the pho
tographs of the leading attorneys of Flor
ida IN group Among the attorneys are
two ladies-Miss Lou Becca PinneI of
bronson, who is said to have passed the
best examination of any lawyer at the
bar in this state, and Miss Alice H. John
son of Live Oak, another bright LAWYER
The group is a good one and will be
framed
For the first time In six months Tampa
was lighted by electricity on the street
Friday night, The arc lights were turned
on. and the changed appearance of the
city was noticeable. The street arc lights
went out the night the dam was blown
up last December, and since then the
Consumers Company has been unable to
furnish power TO make this light Now
they have restored everything in the way
of power, and really done more, they have
turned on the lights, and the change is
an agreeable one. The lights are all new
ones, and make better show than the
Old ones did.
Loren Hill and ]. Morris had a peculiar
experience with a tarpon and an immense
shark near Punta Gorda the other day.
While they were playing very large tar
pom a shark came up and bit a half moon
weighing about ten pounds out of the
tarpons belly. This killed the tarpon, but
before it could be gated and hauled in the
shark took out another half moon a size
larger. As they were hauling the tarpon
aboard the shark bit off the tail, equaling
about one third the length and about one
fourth the weight of the fish. The part
that was left weighed 1854 pounds. They
beat the shark over the head with the
oars. The fish would have been a record
breaker, and would have weighed about
220 pounds. The scales were preserved,
and measure S1a by Az inches.
After preamble praising Mr.. H. B.
Plant for his work in upbuilding Florida,
and especially Tampa the Tampa City
Council passed the following resolutions
relating to his death: Resolved, By the
City Council of the city of Tampa, by spe-
cial meeting assembled, That we indi-
vidually, and for the good citizens of Tam.
pa, express the deep feeling of regret at
the death of Mr.. Pant, believing that
Tampas strongest and wisest friend has
been taken, and that the entire citizens
OF our city highly appreciate him a
friend; and, be it further resolved, That
Tampa extend to the bereaved family of
Mr.. Plant deep, sincere and heartfelt sym
pathy in this, their hour of mourning,
and be it further resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be sent to Mrs Plant
by the city clerk, and that the same be
published in the public press of the city.