The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-31
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viii be used 10 put in a good system of
water works.
Vegetable shipments along the lower
east coast continue to be heavy, the daily
shipments from Miami alone amounting
TO above 600 crates via express, besides a
large amount that is going via freight.
Many flattering statements in regard to
the profits in vegetable growing are re-
ce!ved.
Henry Lacret, brother of the Cuban Gen
eral Lacret, died in. Tampa at his home
Sunday. He was young man wen thought
of by large circle of acquaintance. He
contracted malaria While serving in the
Cuban army, and died from the effects of
Il. His funeral was attended by a large
concourse of friends and admirers.
High Springs Sentinel: Two or three
weeks ago the Sentinel nominated Hon.
Samuel Pasco for the next Governor of
Florida. We wish it to be understood fur
thermore, that the Sentinel was the first
paper in Florida to make this nomination,
and we confidently believe that the people
of Florida Will elect him TO that office.
The section around West Palm Beach
is alive with prospectors and investors
from other portions of the state who are
looking for a desirable location in which
to make their home. The latest arrivals
are Il. S. Mcmillan, James Diamond and
Fletcher Moselle. all of Winter Park They
arrived this week, having come overland
by private conveyance, distance of 235
miles.
A bond in the sum of $500 was given by
John NJ. Davidson, a we'll known young
man of Jacksonville, for his appearance
next Thursday morning for a preliminary
hearing before Justice Wright upon a
charge of embezzlenent preferred against
him by r. Z. Brown, agent for Swift &
Co.'S branch packing mousse there. The
warrant alleges that Mr. Davidson embez-
zled Swift & Co.. out of s11267
Fernandina Mirror: The sub-school dis
trict plan is being adopted all over the
state, and has proved satisfactory where
ever applied. So viii il be in Fernandina.
When the increased funds are collected
and the public school facilities increased
the Improvement will be so marked as to
prove conciusVefy the wisdom of the pro-
motors of the enterprise. Money raised
and judiciously spent for educational pur-
poses is never wasted. Good schools fur
nish the very foundation for good govern
ment, enterprise and progress.
The striking cigarmakers of Tampa are
evidently putting a serious question be-
fore the manufacturers now. From what
can be seen of their plans, they are de-
termined to win if the aborng population
has to be removed to carry out their plans.
Within a few weeks they have raised
fund almost large enough to carry every
cigarmaker in the ciCy 10 Cuba and the
mood they are getting in now seems TO
be determine ton 10 move everyone, or Sc
cure the object of tine strike.
Thomas Milton OF Tampa has been car
ried to the penitentiary 10 serve out a life
sentence for The murder of George Nc
Graw. Milton killed this woman three
years ago, and the SLOW process of the
courts has kept him as a burden upon the
taxpayers of the county. He was one time
sentenced to hang, but secured a new trial
and was given a life sentence. When the
last jury delivered its verdict Milton pour
ed out a torrent of abuse upon them and
the court, making quite a sensation.
Preparations for a mammoth celebration
on the coming Fourth of July in Titus
vile are going on with undated vigor.
Money is being literally subscribed by citi-
zens to meet the expenses of the occasion,
events of the day will shortly be an
nounced. Among the new features TO be
| introduced will be a balloon ascention and
| parachute leap; there will also be an up
to-date" circus exhibition. These events
will be under the direct supervision of
Prof w. H. Mcfarland.
w. L. Splitter of Tampa, who is employed
on the rebuilding of the Consumers Com
pany's dam, has found a curiosity in fine
shape of a monster tooth, evidently from
| the Jaw of a mastodon II is a little over
eight inches in length three inches in
width and the cavity on top is about six
! inches to where it broke off The tooth
| contains six Washers, each one little
over an inch wide, and three inches long
Mr.. Splitter IS as proud of his prize as if
il had been a nugget of gold He has
| been offered $40 for it, but he declares that
money can't buy it. He expects 10 send
! il to Washington for the National Mu-
scum.
The orange crop around Braidentown
promises TO be a good one, and while
many oranges are dropping, the trees are
still faH. and seem to hold all the fruit
that can be matured. Never before has
there been so much field stuff planted in
! that section Peas and corn can be seen
on nearly every farm, and are looking
very we'll The corn is especially fine,
and within a mile or so of Braidentown
are fields on pine land that il is claimed,
! will yield forty bushels per acre. 1t is
estimated that 800 acres will be planted in
rice. and, in fact. that number of acres
have already been guaranteed. and other
names are coming in, all of which insures
a RICE mill There win be large acreage
of sweet potatoes. crop that mas always
nroven successful and remunerative in
| Nanatee county.
DOUGLAS sOLICITORsHIP.