The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16
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oous disease in Florida. Therefore peo-
p'e should be careful how they talk
Cedar Key Gulf Coaster: Cedar Kew ia
gradually increasing in population. During
me past three months June, July and Au-
suso' thirteen families have moved here,
ana there are several others whom we
Know Of that will come before many
weeks.
west Tampa had a rather destructive
IRE Wednesday night Three residences
near the large cigar factory of O'Hano-
ran d Co. were discovered on fire. and the
alarm given. These residences were to-
tally destroyed by the flames. but further
progress was checked at that place, and
a serious fire averted
Falatka Advertiser: We learn from the
current number of the Clay County
Times that a large sugar refinery will
soon be established at Orange Park. a
stock company with capitalization of
100000 having been formed to install, the
plant and prosecute the culture of sugar
cane in that section. The above furnishes
very paipable object lesson for Palatkl
and Putnam county
Attorney George U. Walker was fined
$40 in the Municipal Court at jacksonville
Thursday morning on a charge of practic-
ing law without first having paid his civ
license tax of $40 Attorney Walker claims
ne was prosecuted. and has been hunting
up evidence to show that Mayor Bowden
Is tax defauter, all of which Mayor
Bowden emphatically denies
Around Miami the guava growers are
rejoicing over the great demand for this
fruit. The supply is far too small. Deal
ers are constantly receiving orders from
private families in the state, which can
not be supplied. Some of the truckers
have begun planting elephants and toma-
toes for an early crop, and cucumber
growers are preparing ground so as to be-
gin shipping about Dec. l.
On Sept. 26 and q there is to be held in
Orlando a two-days' educational conven-
ton in connection with the twentieth CEN
fury educational work of the Methodist
Church. Bishop Galloway of Mississippi
and John Hammond of Nashville, Tenn,
are to be there. as well as several other
prominent people who are interested in this
work. There are to be two such conveu-
tons in Florida. Orlando is fortunate in
having been selected for one of them. The
sessions will be held in the Methodist
Church.
The Tampa City Council is now wrest-
ling with the occupation tax. For sew
eral nights the committee has been meet
ing and going over the old ordinance ana
making such changes as experience has
shown to be best. 1t will be the idea OF
the Council to make the ordinance as
nearly just as possible, pass it and then
require the payment of all khe licenses de-
manded by it. There will be no more toy
ing with the payment, as in the past A
certain limit viii be paced, and after that
time those who fail to make the proper
deposit will be required TO face the Police
Court and pay an additional fine.
During a hard rainstorm at Lakeland
Tuesday gentleman from the country, a
Mr.. Futch, stopped under or near a tree
in the suburbs of the town. He was rid
ing a mare which was accompanied by a
small colt. Lightning struck the tree,
glanced and killed the mare on which the
man was sitting. killed the colt, and never
as much as scratched the man. The
same flash ran into a drug store over
electric light wires, shocking every one in
the building and in the vicinity in neigh
boring buildings, but doing no further
damage. Electricity has been unusually
active in that neighborhood this summer,
striking many tall pines.