The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
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OF So year. except when such enter
tainments are given for the benefit OF
either military or charitable institutions.
Miami Sunny Land: There is one COM
forung thought in connection with the
coming guberne torial campaign. We have
an abundance of good material from
which TO construct a Governor sui We
think the Hon. James d. Beggs 4he best
material for the present time and occa-
sion.
Soundings made by the pilots show a
depth of thirty-one feet through the en-
tire length of the channel at the entrance
to Pensacola harbOr. The dredge is now
a work widening the cut The British
steamship Lugano went TO sea az dead
low ebb tide drawing twenty-six feet of
water. The pilots are jubilant over hav-
ing deep water al low tide.
Madison Recorder; 1t seems now that
Congressman Bob" Davis win go back
to Congress in a walk" The greatest
opposition that he Will encounter VIII be
after his nomination. and judging by the
past that VIII not amount TO much The
newspapers of the district are almost
unanimous in their support Of his candi-
dacy, which speaks volumes for his popu-
larity.
The cattle shipments from Port Tampa
for the present month have been rather
heavy until this week. There has been
big slump in Havana prices, and as re-
suit the market is stagnated. The own
ers do not care to sell until the market
becomes firm again, and for that eason
transactions In cattle are few and far be-
tween. The shipments now going out are
simply in fulhllment of contracts that
have been made and no sales are included
in the number.
The preliminary examination of Otis
Kelsey, William Whalen, Peter Hanton
and Thomas Holland, charged with as
saulung Thomas Commyns a Pensacola
on the morning of July s. with intent to
murder will begin Sept. 20 Commyns
shot Harbormaster John Holland. who
died next day from the wound inflicted,
and IL is charged that the four men nam
ed in the foregoing then assaulted Com
myns, fracturing his skull. Commyns is
slowly recovering from his wounds, but
one entire side Of his body is paralyzed.
De Land News: Mr.. Stetson has go
acres in cessava this year; and it looks as
fine as any ever seen. It should yield an,
average of at least twelve tons to the acre.
counting 2,72O plants as an acre. Owing
to the cold followed by the drought a
tOHSiutfdDAc quantity OF tne SEED was IN
Jured, and, consequently, the stand Is not
good as II otherwise would have been.
The Seminole Manufacturing Company,
OF which Mr. Wardell is the manager, has
secured Mr.. Stetson's crop, and will begin
manufacturing as soon as the cassava is
ripe enough to yield the proper percentage
OF starch.
Titusvile, Indian River Advocate: The
erection of a fine hotel on the beach at
City Beautiful is now an assured fact.
The location is on the beach lot lately
owned by Mrs. Porter on the north side
Of the boulevard. The structure will have
a sea front of nlnety-six feet and three
stories high. All modern hotel attractions
viii be adopted, such as wide veranda
fronting in all directions. a mammoth sun
parlor and elevators conveniently located
for the use of the guests. The owner
Mrs. Hatfield, will spare no expense in
making the Claridon Inn most attractive
all-the-year around resort.
Lakeland Sun: Some of the state papers
are Directing to the amount of money
allowed for the education of the children
of Florida. We cannot agree with them
What Is needed is a larger allowance for
educational purposes. Instead of 81 per
head, 1t should be 81, and that amount
deducted from other unnecessary expenses.
We are not in favor Of increasing taxes;
that IS not necessary, but we are in ia
vor of knocking out some of the heavy
and unnecessary expenses the state has
For instance the Railroad Commission
costs the state about $12, 900 a year. and
this amount would add 81 per capita 10
5000 children for educational purpose. Be
sides this, there are many unnecessary ex-
penses that could be done away with.
Gainesville Sun: Wednesday afternoon
about 5 o'clock Mrs. C. d. Schafer, who
resides in North Gainesville. went 10 her
bird cage and fed her canary as usual.
leaving it in good condition. on Thursday
morning early she went to the cage to
again feed the bird. Upon examination
she found the bird gone Looking into the
cage she saw a king or chicken snake
about two feet long, quietly sleeping She
knew in moment the reptile had swal-
lowed the bird. Taking the cage outdoors.
Mr.. Schafer killed the snake, and discov-
cred that by swallowing the bird his
snakeship had become too large to get out
of the cage as he had gotten in. Mrs.
Schafer deplores the loss of the canary,
as 1t was, besides being a beautiful bird
fine singer.
1t Is reported that of the several regi-
ments that will arrive in this country
from Cuba within the next few weeks two
or three companies Of artillery will be
ordered 10 St. Francis Barracks, at St
Augustine. Rumor also has it that the
post will be regimental headouarters
which means that a military band will
again be stationed here. The governmen,
has no better post in the country for re-
turning troops from Cuba than St. Fran
els Barracks. The hospital reports of the
post prove that this is the most healthy
of all garrisons for troops under ord
nary circumstances, and it will be even
more so for troops direct from Cuba. The
post is now occupied BY one battery al
artillery, which is likely to be ordered
to Manila within a few weeks.
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