The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-05

Jasper next Monday, for the purpose of
electing delegates 90 the State and Con-
gressional Conventions. Very little in
terest is being taken in it so far. There
are no factions among the Democrats of
that county, and none of The state can
didates have worked the county.
Heavy rains have fallen throughout the
section around White Springs for the past
three or four days doing considerable
damage to young crops of all kinds and
increasing the labors of the farmer. The
Suwannee river is getting quite high, and
is still rising, which Is rather an un-
usual thing at this season of the year,
but 1t does no damage beyond overlooking
the spring and stopping the supply of
sulphur water, which is a hardship to the
town.
Car No. /, containing 900 shad fry,
arrived in Jacksonville from Alexandria,
Va, Thursday, via Charleston, and was
Immediately taken in charge by Fish
Commissioner J. Y. Detwiler. Ten cans
were sent down the East Coast; the bal
ance were distributed in the headwaters
of the streams in the different sections
of the state. When Mr.. Detwiler returns
a full report will be given as to the
streams stocked and the quantities in
each stream.
of the new fish and ice company, has ar
rived at Punta Gorda, accompanied by
the architect of the company. He states
that work on the largest of the buildings
will be commenced just as soon as the
contract can be let. They have COM
pleted one building 50 feet by ZOO This
building will contain 100000 feet of lun-
ber II will represent the largest ice fac
tory and cold storage room south of Phil
adelphia. The output will be $50 tons of
ice day.
Citrus County Chronicle: W. N. Camp
closed a trade yesterday with Walter Raw
of Elliston, for 5000 acres of land at Ell
liston. Consideration $4,000 This body of
land embraces several fine deposits Of high
grade phosphate rock, and is considered
a valuable acquisition to Mr.. Camps min
ing property at Elliston. Mr. Camp never
misses an opportunity to buy good lands,
end within the past year has bought Il
number of very desirable properties IN
Citrus. He realizes that this country is
the greatest phosphate mining section in
the world, and if the price is reasonable,
he will not miss an opportunity to buy
Citrus county phosphate lands.
The Dade County Democratic Conven-
ton met in West Palm Beach Tuesday.
After the election of delegates, w. A.
Filler offered a resolution indorsing W. J.
Bryan for President and the Chicago plat
form, which was adopted unanimously. He
also offered a resolution to the effect that
all state officers be nominated in future
by the prim airy system. which was adopt
ed. The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: Resolved, That 1t is
the sense of tits convention that the Hon
]. D. Beggs Of Orange. county is the
choice of a majority of the Democrats of
e. nd he oil
gates elected to represent this county in
the State Convention are hereby instruct
ed to support him as long as there is rea-
sonable hope for his election
Tampa has been selected as the next
place of meeting of the Florida State Dem
tai Society, which will be he'd the first
Wednesday in May. DR.. Jones, as retir-
ing president, stated at the clos
ing meeting in Jacksonville, that
there would be one member to be recon-
mended to the Governor as a member Of
the State Board of Dental Examiners.
Further he said that for thirteen years
he had acted as their president, and de-
sired now to retire from this position,
and as a member, having declined the
presidency for another term, and having
also declined any recommendation as
member of said board. DR.. w. G. Ma
son Of Tampa was elected president, and
Dr Sandprson was recommended as a
member of the state board to fill the va
cancy.
Tampa Tribune: The delegation selected
hv the County Convention yesterday to the
state Convention at Jacksonville is, es-
sentially. a Myers delegation. In selecting
the list, some good friend of the ITALIA
hassee candidate for Governor, evidently
had che controlling voice. Under the res
oiution adopted by the convention, the
majority of The delegation shall have
nov-er to place the entire vote of Hills
borough county as 1t pleascs. IT is be-
uaved that on the first ballot, the vote
may be split between two or more OF the
leading candidates, but that. in case OF
a second ballot the entire twenty votes
win be swung into the Myers column. The
agencies now combined in the state to
elect MYERS are certainly represented here
and their presence tells IN the delegation
selected by yesterdays convention.
Judge Locke of the United states Court
nj Jacksonville has entered an order in
the case of j. L. Irwin against the Allan
lie Knoxville and Northern Railroad
Company and others, which practically
terminates q suit that has been on the
court doclets for nearly a year. The de-
PENDANTS include nearly every railroad and
TRANSFORMATION company doing business in
the Southeastern states, and also Joseph