The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25
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pared for a larger acreage another year,
when there is every prospect of having
| factory established in that city for the
manufacture of starch and olher pro-
| ducts from cassava. Negotia items are
Z already under way with this in view.
Titusylle. Indian River Advocate: Some
people have an idea there is very lit le
fish along the East Coast, but what do
you think Of the following immense eaten
on Lake Worth. The fishermen Of Palm
Beach and West Palm Beacn, on Friday
and Saturday nights and SUNDAY morning,
/ last made one of the bigg5 st haus of
mackerel this season, catching, over 1900
pounds which was shipped by the East
Coast Fish Company
jacksonville Metropolis: The itinerary
of Bryan is not only opening the national
campaign, but local politics in Duval
county have taken on new life, aud TO-
day the candidates for the various county
offices are energetically at work laying
out their plans and fixing Their fences.
At present the sheriT's race is creating
the most interest, and there are already
five candidates in the field. These aspir-
ants are "Cad" Pickett j. r. Thurber,
Capt John Floyd, John Price and Flem-
ing Bowden. IC was reported today that
three other countrymen would announce
their candidacy next week, which will
make eight aspirants for this position. ".
g. Broward, the present sheriff, has
given his utimatum, and will positively
not stand for denomination. The Demo
cracy OF Duval county has in the present
candidates an admirable list to select from.
and henceforth the canvass will be a live
~ one.
A very important transaction involving
the sale of an interest in a large cigar
factory at Tampa. was stopped by an in
tanction from the United States Court
Wednesday. The injunction was granted
h Judge Locke, in Jacksonville. ON Tues
d. W, upon the application of Leonard j.
ST adaker of Chicago, and was directed
az linst John La Paz of this city, The lat
Ter was scheduled to sell an interest in
his factory to William f. Parsons Jr.,
of ew York, and the papers were to have
been passed Wednesday afternoon This
come. of some trouble between Stadaker
and | a Paz, wherein an unpaid claim eX-
lists 5tadaker was distributing agent for
La Pa e. handling the products of the fac
tory large sale was made, amounting
to som ething like 100000. Stadaker asked
for com mission on this, and it was denied.
He was told that it was not included IN
his CON .ract. He instituted suit for the
collectio of the amount. He elso ceased
TO handl g the goods of the factory. Mat
ters rem aimed this way, while La Paz con-
tinued to sell his own goods. William Il.
Parsons, Jr.. was manager OF the cigar
departme 1T of Acker, Merrall & Condit OF
New Yor k. He opened negotiations with
La Paz or an interest In the business
The tran saction progressed, and Parsons
resigned his position, and this week came
70 Tampa 10 close the deal. Mr.. Stadaker
claims that he had a hve-year contract
with La Paz. which has not yet expired
and he must have a settlement before
there can be a trade whereby an interest
Is DISPOSED of. La Paz will fight the IN
junction.
Titusville Florida Star: The usu al Feb
uary freeze this year came as predicted
h>, the Weather Bureau on Sund ay and
Ma uday the low temperature bein about
he same in this section both morn angs, 20
degre es Sunday morning and 70 degrees
Monday Owing 10 the very shor inter-
val tina the tempera ture was bel oW the
freezing point there is. practically speak
in no da mage to the orange ire IS, but
tender veg etables were knocked Gut. In
some grove the tenderest sprou' S ana
bloom buds are not even blackened, while
In a few the tender shoots will be killed
back for a few inches but i'm thes e 1t is
not thought that the crop prospects are
injured in the slightest The 70 DOWNS
temDeratures have been learned fro n pref
tv relnbe sources as calculated show
the Intensity of the cold all the wa y down
the coast: Sunday morning at Stv art 81;
Eau Galne, %; Jupiter, 81; Mi mi A.
Monday morniu g. Miami, 2S; Titus vile, 26;
Jacksonville, q. The damage TO the veg
etable crop in Dade is hard to dc Eermine.
Tomato fields are hur$ from 10 10 80 per
cent. perhaps more. The indiea tions are
that the pineappes have suffered very
little as the cold was of too short dura-
ton. Mr.. S. Belch er, a large planter west
Of Miami, says: MY crop of tomatoes
is untouched by cold" Frank I. Bulge,
who has visited tine prairie lands west,
and north of Miami. says: The crop IL
prac ticaly not dem as.ed any"