The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-03

block, has been transferred to D. F. Nc
Doualds small brick building on Lake
street. s,s Ill
w. F. Woerner of st. Louis, we'll
known attorney, is in Tampa looking at
ter the estate of H. C. Yocum Mr. Yocum
was one of the passengers on the yacht
Paul Jones, which was wrecked by an ex-
plosion, and all on board lost. Mr.. Yo-
cum owned a winter home in Hillsboro
county, and this property is now being
looked after.
Jacksonville News: Both the Gainesville
Sun and the Pensacola Journal, two of
the hest papers in the state, advocate the
employment of the state convicts on the
public roads. and are unalterably opposed
to the continuance of a policy which en-
aDles a few spectators to coin money
from the misfortunes of others at the ex-
pense of honest labor. The entire system
is rotten and cannot too soon be abolish
"a.
Sheriff Davis and Coroner Mackay re-
turned to ST. Augustine Wednesday from
Armstrong, where they went to hold an
inquest over the body of one Tucker. a
colored man who was recently killed in
the turpentine camps near there by an
other farm hand. George Thompson
negro. was arrested charged with the
crime He was given preliminary hear
ing and was remanded to jail to await
the action of the Circuit Court.
Sarasota Times: A ]. Albritton of MI
aka brought in some live aIgators to
sell for "curios," and some alligator skins
and hens eggs. He retired from the oys-
ter business in Sarasota few months ago
and now is devoting his energies TO farm
ing and hunting alligators. Mr.. Albrit4 on
is typical South Florida native, and be-
lieves in odd numbers He has thirteen
children-ten of them boys. but he has TO
scuffie around, you may believe.
Tampa Times: Dr. d. NJ. Echemendia.
who has been in charge of the state quar-
antine station at Mullet Key ever since it
was established ten years ago, has re-
signed his position with the State Board
of Health. The resignation took effect
to-day, and what is worse, The vacancy
has not been filed nor has the president
of the board another in view who can be
intrusted with the important duties of
keeping infectious diseases out of this por-
ton of Florida.
Two batteries of the First artillery,
which have been stationed at st. Francis
barracks in ST. Augustine for some time,
have received orders TO proceed to Key
West, and will start for their new post
next Wednesday AS there are 1000 sol
diers. both infantry and artillery, to BE-
removed from Cuba in the near future, in
all probability the St. Augustine post will
get it's full quota from among this num-
her Whether the new troops to go there
win be infantry or artillery is not as Yer
known, as the soldiers who are to relieve
the men there have not been assigned, 20
far as is known.
For the last several days Alfred W.
Weston of Detroit. Mich H. A. Wright
Of Glenwood, Fla, P. A. Hall of Glen
wood. Fla, A. ]. Nye and A. P. Fenner
Of Romeo, Mich. have been at Miami in
vestigating the orange industry, and are
greatly pleased with the outlook. Messrs
Wright and Hall are experienced orange
growers A year ago these gentlemen Wis
tied that section on the same GRAND, and
were delighted with the young groves they
saw. There was still some doubt in their
minds in regard 10 this rocky land being
adapted to successful ybgrow citrus fruits
Their visit this year has entirely dispell-
ed these doubts and investments will like
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