The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-14
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early date, as soon as all the plans are
perfected and the necessary purchases
etc, made. President Baldwin is here tC
supervise certain arrangements looking tc
the consummatlon Of the ends which the
company has in view.
1t was hoped that Mrs Mary Ann Jack
son, widow of Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson
would be an honored guest a the fair
which IS 10 be given by the Daughters OF
the Confederacy in jacksonville neXt week
as she had been invited by Mrs. r. c.
I Cooley to come during the fail Mrs
Jackson, however was compelled 10 de-
cline the invitation on account Of her
falling health.
The Planters Manufacturing Company
of Sanford has commenced making starch.
several airs Of roots are now on the track.
visit to the factory showed the machn-
cry running, ana electric lights in opera
ton. The process is an interesting one TO
watch. Mr. John West. an experienced
starch maker from Wisconsin, arrived
last we k, and has charge of the manu-
facture. Five months ago there was not
"a stick OF lumber on the ground.
A. Stewart Appleton. the Boston publish
er Of poyglot literature. is in Jacksonville
with his family for a state tour He is
gathering accurate Information as to the
South, its resources, etc, pending a trip
10 Europe where it is his intention to pub
fish in Paris magazine in several Ian
guages 10 interest European people In
American lands, etc. His appointment as
special commissioner to The Worlds Fair
IS being urged upon President Mckinley
by Gov. Gambler of Georgia, Henry Flag
Ter and many others.
Pensacola News: W F. Meadford,
white, wanted in Daytona, Fla. for
breaking and entering freight cars and
taking goods from them. was located by
Sheriff Turner and Conductor Donaldson
of Daytona, who came in on the next
train on his trail. officers Daw and Mead
detained the man in George Wilson'S cof-
fee saloon, at the union depot, until the
sheriff telephOned to the county Jail for
Deputy Sheriff II. A. Cowart, who was
soon on the scene and took the man under
arrest. Sheriff Turner and Conductor Dom
aldson, with Meadford in custody, left this
morning.
Nolusia County Record: Mr.. Mayo Dade
returned the latter part of the week from
Arcadia and other orange shipping points
of that section. lie has just finished pack
ing and shipping 23,0O0 boxes OF oranges,
bought from The growers by a New York
house. MIR. Dade says the acreage of
oranges in that section Is not increasing
rapidly but the growing of winter and
early spring vegetables is immense, and
vegetable growers are sending them to
the Northern markets in carload lots.
They paid, as a general price, for the
crop of oranges in that section, he says,
81. 10 on the tree. He does not like the
country either for growing oranges or for
health. He says there are a great many
people constantly down with chills and fe-
YER.
President John Savarese of the Florida
Fish and Ice Company, at Tampa, receiv-
ed further particulars concerning the saw
ing of large English steamer by some
of the boats belonging to his company.
The letter stated that the schooners Wig
ilante, Viola and Defender came upon the
Englshman near Key West The vessel
was firmly imbedded in the sand and could
not move. 1t WAS bound from England to
Iampico, Mexico. The three schooners at
once attached cables and began work In
an experienced manner, and soon the
steamer was afioat and ready to proceed
on its way. The salvage is estimated ia
be about 5000, half of which will go ia
the Florida Fish and Ice Company and
the remainder to the crews. There are
only nine men, so their portions will
amount to several hundred dollars each
Capt Miller of the Viola proceeded on
the steamer to Tampico and will go from
there to Baltimore, where the salvage
will he paid, the vessel having to dis
charge its cargo at Tampico.
Alex M. Nicholson. the gifted lawyer
of Jacksonville. died Friday morning a
mis- home on West Monroe street, while
he was in the full possession of his men.
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Mr.. Nicholson has been very i'll with
complication of diseases, and to his friends
a short time ago he announced that hi,
end was near. His career was a varied
checkered and romantic one. Born in st
Petersburg, Russia, of noble parents hi
father being the Mayor of that city h
left that country when quite a young mar
on account of political intrigue and land
ed in Charleston, s. c., where he begar
the study of law. He then studied for tn,
ministry As a preacher his eloquenc,
soon brought him into public notice, anC
he was chosen state evangelist of tn,
Christian Church of South Carolina. Sew
eral years ago he moved to Madison, Fla.
and again took up the practice of law
While in this town he married the daugh
ter of a prominent citizen and represente,
he county in the Florida Legislature
where he attained distinction as a de
bator. His wife soon afterwards secured
a divorce, and she and one child surviv
MIN in Madison. He then came to Jack
sonville and entered the legal profession
and practced law, in conjunction with F
W. Pope, but subsequently practiced hi
profession alone. He was very successful
as a lawyer, and but for his waywardnes
he would have been one of the leadin.
men in the state. 1t was only this tina
held him back, for he was. indeed, a ge
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