The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-15
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oGtner service This exodus will leave but
aoout seventy men at that post Very few
WIZ Wy now b,N needed for prison guards as there
VII DC only about dozen prisoners LEFT
"ihih very few days.
Inc rush of vegetables from the Mana
zee section is now about over. and the
Independent Line steamer has been with
dfaWn from the service This leaves only
tng Mahatee running. The Terra Celia
VIM engage for some time in hauling
fo oPp ih and material 10 Egmont Key
zone there. There is large amount
OF TINS work TO be done, ana the vessel
VIII De Kept busy all summer perhaps,
A Fioridian. writing TO the Fruit Trade
journal of New York, estimates that the
fforty-nine passenger trains that enter and
itaVe Jacksonville daily during the tourest
season OF hve months, leave fiftv persons
a uay, and they spend through The season
5n average of $50 each. lie estimates that
uuIihg me season, 100000 persons enter the
2late and leave there fuzzy $40. 1000 900. Sure
~ me tourist crop beats all others, and the
returns make the canvass one of great in
'erest to the people.
Qcala Star: Receiver G. c. stapvlton
IS distributing to-day (Tuesday) to the
creditors of the First National Bank
Snecks that represent the 81 per cent
ulvldend' which is the final one. The
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scattered. though the bulk of il remains
IN the county. Mr. Stapylton handled
the securities with skill and Judgment
anu mas realized far more out of them
man II was ever thought he would. This
ulVldend makes 2Sl4 per cent. he has paid
on the entire deposits.
Tampa Times: Dave johnson. the ne
gro who was arrested last Friday for re-
fusing to be vacclnated, claiming that his
condition would not allow it without prov
ing disastrous to him. and who has been
confined In the city jail awaiting exam
nation from the city physician was to
nave been vaccinated this morning When
the men went into his cell he became
furious and fought like a tiger holding
them all at bay and allowing no one to
come near him. After considerable trou-
bic the task was given up until this after
noon.
Gainesville Sun: 1t is more than proba-
bic that there is fun ahead for the Of
lioe-seekeIs in Florida. There are 100 many
men seeking office for the good of the par
~ or the interests Of the people. Among
those who are accredited with being cam
didates for the Democratic nominatio for
Governor may be named Frank Adams of
Hamilton county; III. Mays and ex-senator
Paseo OF jefferson county; w. B. Lamar
and Geo. +. Raney, of Leon county; w. N.
Sheats, of Alachua county; and c. b
Rogers and ex-senator Gail of Duval couu-
". From present indications there will be
gruntled aspirants when a nomination
shall have been reached.
There is a novel fight being waged at
present in the Fourth ward at Tampa.
Saturday the wholesale butchers raised
the price of meat to the dealers about !
cent a pound. The Italians and market
men protested against this increase, claim
ing that the consumers were not able to
pay II. The dealers were obdurate, and
persisted I'm holding up the price. Yester-
under an agreement TO sell no more meat
until the price was reduced. There were
Two dealers in The Fourth ward who did
not close, and efforts are being put forth
by the thirteen TO make the boycott COM
plete. When the markets closed notices set
ting forth the reasons ~ere posted, and
circulars distributed 10 the people making
the same explanations.
A correspondent of the Ocala Star,
writing from Mcintosh, says: The drought
holds on with wonderful tenaeity, only
one shower having fallen in six weeks.
Crops have suffered great damage. The
tomato crop in this section is almost
total ruin as the result of the drought,
decay of fruit and worms. The latter
were never so bad here before Whole
fields have literally been eaten up by
them. Watermelons, cantaloupes and
some other crops seem TO be resisting
the dry weather better, and may do well
ago. with good average results, netting
from $3.50 TO S. per barrel, according TO
quality. Some sold (. o. b. here at A.
But for this crop, farmers would term
this the most Improbable vegetable sea-
son they have had.