Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-15
the Credit Of State and Educs-
tional Funds.

The report of the state treasurer
fled with the governor shows balances
to the credit of the several state and
educational funds at the close Of bus.
mess, MAY 81, 1900, as follows: Cen
eraI revenue fund; $137, COS. "a; one
mill school tax fund, Si4,504. 10; pea
sion tax fund. $50, 179, SO; tax certifi-
cate fund, 12,674,0S; principal OF
school fund, $40, 757. 81; principal of
Psminary fund, SlO5.17; interest OF
school fuDd, 1889. 80, Agricultural
college fund, $751;. 20; Experiment
station fund, 81, 040. IA; white college,
Morrill, fund, sole. 60; oOIOred college,
Morrill, fund, So, 755. 81; college mess
hall fund, Sl77.s2; college incidental
fund, 1927; station incidental fund,
sl2. Il; bonds Of 1873, sinking fund,
S5S3. %; bonds OF 1871. sinking fund,
S3S. IL; total, 9247, 112.SS.
The general agents in Tampa for the
Hollander Line, which is to begin
transportation between Tampa and
New York, say that they could not get
the vessel ready for the 18th. They
announce that the 22d has been select
ed as the date. and already there is n
full cargo awaiting them. while the
merchants generally are ordering goods
out from New York by the new line,
and good business is in sight.
The bids for erecting additional
quarters and other buildings at Null
let Key we're opened q few days ago.
Edenfield & Jetton, of Tampa, we're
the lowest bidders. As this firm has
performed much work for the govern
ment, and has an excellent reputation
for what it has already done, it is al
most sure that they will get the
award. The total amount of building
included in this contract will be over
$685.
There was Jail delivery at Madi-
son recently. OF the seven prison
ers, Pink Tindall and A. J. Register,
each charged with murder. and white
man aud a negro, each charged with
assault with intent to murder, escaped,
the other three remaining. It was
not discovered until early the next
morning. The bars of the inside cage
of chilled steel were found to have
been sawed asunder, aud large hole
was made in the outside brick wall
The Gainesville city council met in
special session for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for the first pay
ment on the purchase of the gas plant
The plant is now tho property OF the
city, and a payment of s., 900 has been
ordered. While the council has given
out no definite information regarding
the matter, it is the general opinion
that the plant will be added to, and in
time the electric light plant placed
there by unknown parties.
Letters patent have been issued for
the incorporation of the Madison Gin
ming Company, with capital of 81, 600.
to conduct general ginning, buying
and selling of cotton, cotton seed,
merchandise and deal in real and per-
sonal property. The incorporato.s are
B. B. Mccall, J. R. Davis, H. L.
Young and H. ]. Mccall.
After July LIST the mails between
Cutler and Miami will be carried over
land. Rely Johnson has secured the
contract. The mail is now carried via
sailboat, and is very uncertain. This
If an improvement in the mail service
that the people have been asking for.
Walter YowelI, the publisher of the
Orlando Star, has purchased the hand
power printing press on which the
Orange County Reporter was printed
several years before the consolidation
of the Sentinel and Reporter. II is q
good machine, and will prove a valua-
bic addition to che Star outfit. This
is an evidence ofProSperity on the part
of the Star.
The jury in the Summers case at
Gainesville brought in a verdict of
not guilty after having been out for
two days.
The ''Steele property" at Citra.
consisting Of a large tract Of land.
orange grove and phosphate deposits,
has been purchased by Mr.: Robert L.
Steele, ". T. s. Steele and J. W.
Covington Of Rockingham, N. C.
The internal revenue Office in Tampa
sold BAT, worth of stamps during
the month inst closed. Out of this
amount $44, $50 wOs for cigars alone.
Messrs. Howell and Martin of New
Jersey will at once erect q savmill at
Standard, near Morriston.
The oat and rye crops harvested in