The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18

rooms in that city
Miami Metropolis: Ten years from now
Dade county oranges. Dade county lemons
Dade county grapefruit and Dade cour.
y lines, VIII set the standard for the
citrus fruits in the best markets in the
world 40 '''0
PENSACOLA News: The foundation for
aboul 500 feet of new railroad wharf is
completed and the floor laid Thus far,
ABOUT $500 piles have been used-about
half of the entire number that will be re-
CURED About seventy-hve men are now
employed on the work
Capt. James Mckay of TAMPA. saws
that large number Of cattle are dying in
Cuba, and the only thing he can attrib-
ute 1t TO is the extraordinary bad pastur-
age. This is ordinarily good but this
season 1t seems to have been very bad
ana large numbers of cattle have died
Leesburg Commercial: The two barrel
factories now employ an aggregate of
thirty cooDers and turn out two carloads
| per day of very superior turpentine bar
refs, one Of them has a contract for 500
| UO0 worth of barrels. The coOpers earn
from $50 to 81 per day. Orders from
turpentlne men come in as fast as they
can be filled.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
Polk county met in Barlow on last Thurs
day, and issued a call for the County Con
vention, to select delegates for the State
and Congressional Conventions. to take
Place on May II, and the precinct mee,-
! lnSs on May y. The County Convention
will decide between primaries and con-
Venuon as to nomination of county Off
GERS
According to calculation, there were
$4,000 cigars shipped from Tampa dur
ing the week just closed. These were con
tanned in 49S cases, against 414 shipped for
the corresponding week of last year Up
to the week ending Saturday night, there
have been 6,531 cases of cigars shipped
from Tampa SO far this year For the
corresponding period last year the ship
naent of cigars numbered 4,7S5 cases.
The prospect for the orange industry
was never so good in the section of the
country around Miami as at the present
time. Within the last few weeks there
has been a large number of orange grow
ers from other sections of the state there
making most careful investigation of
the industry. Those who have been en-
gagged in growing oranges all their lives
and have been familiar with the growth
of citrus trees in the old orange growing
section are simply amazed at what they
see there. So far there has been but one
opinion expressed by them, and that is
that Dade county is the future home of
the orange industry.
Brooksville News Register: The grow
ing of cantaioupes was so remuneratiVe
last year that the acreage this year has
been very materially increased. Hon. c.
BeVill was very successful last year and
il may be of interest to our farmers 20
know that he not only made cantaloupes
pay wen, but that the same land turned
him out several fine fat beeves and num-
Der of fat hogs, fattened on velvet beans.
The beans We're planted after the canta-
loupes had commenced blooming and COW
cred the ground after the melons were
taken off. Mr.. Bevill says he is satisfied
that he can gather 100 bushels of beans
per acre from any fair land in this sec
ton.
Mr.. w. H. Binder, while sailing from
Wuffert on Sanibel, to his home on Cap
tive Island Friday, was surprised by a
tarpon jumping into his boat, just off
Buck key AS a young man named Bran
ard and G.. w. Gatewood were sailing by,
he beckoned to them. On reaching the
boat they found ii covered with blood and
broken pieces of ceiling and boat furni-
ture Mr. Binder himself was on the out
side of the boat, his back covered with
slime, with every appearance Of having
fought hard battle. He said
he did not get excited in
the least; yet he had given the
fish the entire beat while he took to the
water-through courtesy. presumably. The
fish measured feet 1 inch In length, and
feet inches in circumference.
John Masters, the oldest, and one Of
-, -. Ls~-L,r. ,.o-roctad natives of Ct
Augustine. died at his home in North
City Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Masters,
who was SO years of age had lived a re-
markable life in many respects. He was
born in ST. Augustine, where he spent al
most his entire life. He was one of the
few survivors of the Florida war, and
was one Of a small party who captured
the famous Geronimo, the Indian chief.
In fact, Mr. Masters life had been filled
with many Interesting and thrilling eX-
periences During his earlier life he was
an active business man, and successful
and honest in all his dealings. For a num-
Der of yeGrs past the Old gentleman has
been enjoying a Wel-earned rest from
business cares, and up to a short time
before his death, despite his advanced
age, ne retained all of his faculties. His
eyesight was good, and every day he
took long walks and exercise and was
proud of his activity and strength. Sew
eral months ago, however he began -
fail, and despite the best medical atten-
ton, the weight of years and well-spent
life was too heavy for him. Mr.. Mas
ters had reared large family of chill
dren, who in turn have brought him
grandchildren and great-grandchildreu
nearly all of whom are living in St. Au-
gustne. and who deeply mourn for the
good old man. The funeral took place
Monday afternoon