The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-11
FLORIDA.

in excess of the Western rate.
FLORIDA.
j. M. Austin of Orlando, a few days
ago dug up a cassava root from seed
planted a year ago, and grown without
fertilizing. The root weighed 50 pounds.
The famous Ponce de Leon hotel closed
for the season yesterday, and the clos
ing of this hotel marks the beginning of
the end of the most prosperous and gay
est season in the history of st. Angus
tine
Mr.. Lonnie Crews, son of County Com
missioner ]. B. Crews, a promising young
man of twenty years, was struck by a
limb, which fell from a tree he was cut
ting, and was instantly killed Saturday
morning, about five miles from Lake
Butler. The accident caused deep sor-
row there, where he was well and favor
ably known.
After eighteen years of litigation the
courts have thrown out a suit involving
a piece of Ocala town property once
bought in at tax sale, leaving the IT,
tie in Julia S. Haisley whose first hus-
band, B. F. Priest, bought it at tax
sale. Mrs. Haisley has held the tax deed
and been in possession since 1875. The
suit began III loS-
Tomatoes are now going forward in
large quantities from Miami. While there
is a marked increase daily in the number
of crates shipped, the price is steadily
advancing in all the markets of the
North. The distribution is better this
year than ever before. There are two sub
jects of interest that are being generally
disc ssed by all-tomatoes and oranges.
H. K. Smith. secretary and treasurer of
tie Ocala Foundry and Machine Works,
is dead While Mr.. Smith had been ailing
for some time, it was generally believed
he would recover. He was a highly priz-
ed citizen He went to Ocala some time
ago from Kentucky. and for several
years assisted Capt. Richardson in the
livery business. After that he was con-
nected with the foundry.
Hugh Mclaughlin, the leading polite
ian of Brooklyn who has been spending
the winter on Merritts Island, and the
resorts along the east coast arrived In
St Augustine with his party Saturday,
and will spend several days at the Alcaz-
ar before returning North Mr.. McLaugh
lin had been in i'll health and his trip to
Florida was principally for the purpose
of regaining his health, which has been
accomplished.
The greast season in the history of
Palm Beach ended Saturday with the
closing of the Royal Poinciana this morn
ing. During the past few days people
have been leaving rapidly, and only
score or so remained until the end. Man.
ager Sterry and family are still there, but
will leave as soon as possible for Hot
Springs, Va, where the hotels under his
management are already crowded 20 their
utmost capacity.
Frank Williams, charged with the muir
der of Bryant Denham, was convicted of
murder in the first degree at Apalachi-
cola and was sentenced to be hanged VIII
Evans. charged with numbering his mis-
tress about a year ago, was convicted of
murder in the first degree, but escaped
the capital penalty by a recommended
ton Sam Latson, an octogenarian,
charged with rape on ms l4-year-olu
daughter was acquitted.
Another murder and murderer at
large is the record of Duval county for
Sunday The crime was committed near
Cummers settlement, about four mites
northeast of Jacksonville, just before
noon yesterday, the murderer being
Charles j. Williams, negro, and the VIC
tim Ella Williams, wife of the murderer.
The crime was committed about dollar
that the wife refused TO give her husband,
that he might buy whisky or gamble.
The long-talked-of canal connecting In
dian river and Lake Washington is about
TO be built. 1t is expected work will com
mence early in May. and 1t will take
two or three months to complete the ca
mai which will be 100 feet wide at the
hotton and 10 feet in depth. Coun-
~ SURVEYOR Frieze will shortly commence
making preliminary surveys. This canal
will drain a large tract or country ana
reclaim many acres of valuable farming
land.
Commissioner Samuel Pasco arrived
home from his Central American trip Sat
urdav. and will spend some time with his
family at Monticello. The "trip seems to
have agreed with him, as his bronzed
face looks the picture of health. Attor-
new General Lamar is spending the week
at Monticello, looking after his polttical
interests. The county primaries Will be
held next Tuesday, and the convention
90 nominate delegates to the state Con-
vention will meet the Saturday following.
burglars broke into the Pasco County
Rank building in Dade City Friday night
by breaking one of the glass windows
and then into the postohice, which is To-
Gated in the bank building. They stole
about Sl7 from the postoffice and about 16
cents from a drawer In the bank, where
Mr.. Porter the cashier. kept some revenue
STAMPS. The burglars did not take any
revenue stamps. or in fact any articles
OF value except the money they could
find They at first attempted 10 force
omen the front door Of the bank building,
They Were certainly amateurs They ala
not attempt 10 enter the vault Of the bank
or the safe in the postohice.
The burglars also broke into the Florida
Central and penlusular Railroad Com
u,pyfs derot hut gtOie nothing,