The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-07
FLORIDA.

Sanford Chronicle: Last week 10l2
pounds of fine trout were caught by
Messrs. Rolliston and Baker with a
pole and line. Over 600 pounds were
caught in less than six hours. The fish
were taken at Lake Harvey. and the
fishermen say they strike so rapidly that
the bait rarely touches the water.
The busiest lot of men in Miami at the
present time are the members of the var
ious Fourth of July committees. If hard
work and thorough preparation will make
the celebration success it will succeed.
Monday the Transportation Committee re-
ceived from the traffic manager the rates,
which are highly satisfactory TO all.
There is considerable tolk on the streets
in Ocala to the effect that the Marion
county delegation to the State Conven-
ton would like to vote for j. d. Robin
son for railroad commissioner. There is
no one in that section, it is said who is
in better position to know the wants of
the farmers, truckers, lumber men and
all classes of shippers, than Mr.. Robinson.
Gainesville Sun: The purchase by the
city of the gas plant meets with general
approval. 1t is movement in the right
direction, and we believe ii will prove
fully as advantageous TO the city as has
the ownership of the water works. While
Gainesville has liza blities it has assets
ample to meet them. It is probable that
if properly managed the gas and water
works plants will in few years liqui-
date the entire Indebtedness of the city.
One of the largest baptisms ever seen
in Sanford took place on Sunday last in
Lake Monroe Rev r. Brewer, pastor
of the Colored Baptist Church, perform
ed the ceremony. Twenty-one men, wo-
men and children, varying in age from
six to seventy-five, were baptized. The
shores of the lake and wharves were
thronged with spectators. Rev. R. Brew
er, an intelligent negro and earnest
preacher is doing good permanent work
among the colored people of Sanford.
Word has been received in st. Angus
tine, to the effect that the war depart
ment at Washington has rejected all bids
made under the recent sale of ordnance
held at St. Francis barracks, and the old
guns, shell, gun carriages ETC., will re-
main there Most of this old ordnance is
at Fort Marion, and those interested in
the historical old structure viii be glad
10 learn that the old guns and she'll
which have been within it's walls for so
many years, will remain there undis-
'turbed.
Mr. Peckham Adkins. S0-odd years Of
age, died at his residence, three miles
west of Hawthorn, Friday night. His re-
mains were buried Saturday afternoon.
He has been in poor health f6r8 some
time. He was large cattle raiser and a
successful orange grower He owned the
famous big orange tree. from which was
gathered when il was % years old from
the seed, 11,640 marketable oranges in 1888
or 1884, This tree was killed in 1885, He
left two sons and three daughters, and
many grandchildren. His Oldest living
w wa he i1Ysx
now sitting in Gainesville on the Sum-
mers murder case, was unable &c attend
| the funeral of his father.
The trouble among the cigarmakers az
| Tampa took a little aggravated turn Mon
| day afternoon, when another factory was
closed on account of a strike About l
| O'Clock the men walked out and refused
| 20 work until their demands were grant
| ed. Sanchez & Haya had discharged an
| italian cigarmaker on Saturday, and now
| the men want him reinstated, and they
| also want him and all those working on
| the particular sized cigar he was a work
| on to receive So per thousand more than
| before. These demands were not grant
| ed, and the strike ensued. The factories
of the Havana-American Company which
| have been closed for some weeks, will
| probably open this week, and have gen.
uine respite from labor troubles
hoheiSeAio Immune "A ueal mas peei
| closed by George w. Saxon, president of
| the Capital City Bank of Tallahassee act
| ing for G. N. Henson, president of the
| Citizens Banking and Trading Company
| of Chattanooga, for site on which TO
| build and operate a cotton seed oil mill.
| Mr.. Henson is at the head of a syndicate
| which already owns several plants of this
| character in other states. The mill will
| he erected near the cotton compress at
| the Florida Central and Pennsular depot.
! Work will be commenced at once, and
the plant will be in operation in time 10
utilize the seed of the crop of 1900 II is
said that mill to grind grits. cotton
| meal, ETC., will be in course of construc-
ton before the oil mill is ready for oper-
| alton
| Tampa Tribune: Recent and important
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