The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-14
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much greater than for this season, but
mere VIII be a greater diversity OF crops
planted.
Fernandina Mirror: The Republican
party of Florida is gradually Riding it
sell OF that class of men who for years
nave made their party odious in the eyes
u 'He people of the state. Such mon IS
x ,. NnuDb of Orange county, W. G..
hoolnsOn of Alachua ana T.. X CIunby
Of tampa are working with that object
IN view, and what they have accomplished
curing the last two years is remarka Bile
considering the nature of their task The
Cdfpet-bag element of the party has been
Ielesated 10 the rear and il is safe to say
lhat there IL will remain.
Apalachicoa Times; While il may be a
little early to agitate the question of a
successor TO our present able executive
ION that no one could object to pushing
a GOOD thing along, hence we to-day nail
our colors to the mas thead-the Hon Fred
L. Myers, Icons gifted son of whom
all tlorda is proud Ii will be RENE nber-
ed that in the last race for the Governor
snip, desiring party unity above all else
M Myers withdrew from the race, aud
tIle people OF the state have not forgot
ten this unselfshness of Icons distin-
guished son.
George Haslett, a well-known engineer
on The Plant System, is In Jail in Tampa.
He is charged with stealing a dog which
was valued al $50. The charge IS made nv
WIDOW OF St Petersburg. Mr. Haslett
SAYS that some one gave him a small
Maltese dog a short time ago and he heard
mat it was claimed by this lady He de-
eclares he wrote to her, and stated that
II she thought it was her dog he would
SEM 1t TO her, with the understa ndine
mat II 1t was not her dog it should be
returned to him. He never heard any
thlng from this letter. and concluded that
she had decided that the dog was nor hers
The next he heard of the dog question
was a warrant for his arrest.
With two strikes on part of the week.
the cigar situation in Tampa last week
was even good one. The unbroken rec
ora OF increases over the correspondents
week Tor the last year is maintained The
increase over the period is a material
one, and shows the substantial nature OF
me demand that is daily quoted as beins
I'm, me, ne SHIPMENTS Tor the past week
snow that 4SO cases left the city, going
mo thlrty-tlVe different states as Origt-
mai shipments In round numbers accord
ing 70 the general average, this represents
z,loUV9 cigars These cigars cost an aver
age OF $50 per thousand for the making,
SO one can readily see what the amount of
the pay roll for the week has been.
Jacksonville Metropolis The new LIQUOR
license law is now meeting with much
favor from press and people of the state
II IS alleged TO be no better than the
FORMER law in a general way While il
excludes the procuring of petitions OF
voters in election districts to the Board
or county Commissioners to grant licenses
10 dealers, 1t allows the right of petition
against granting license. The petition
ers, under the new law, after giving no
ice through newspaper, applies directly
to the Board of County COMMISSIONER
for license, and he must be a man of
good moral character. who will, In the
opinion of the board, keep an ORDERLY
place. The whole responsibility is now
placed upon the County Commissioners.
and those persons opposed to the sale of
liquor may possibly have chance to de-
feat the opening of liquor shops by an
appeal to the board.