The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-16
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Jacksonville Metropolis: No county has
failed to indorse its candidate for Cover
nor. That was to be expected. The in
dorsement by other county delegations is
| what is now wanted
! H. .. Cummings & Bros Railroad is
about completed as far as Messrs. Powell
d Williams stnl at, Padgett. 1t is being
pullt of good, light STEEL rail and good
! ues' and will be, when competed, a first
| class road Messrs. Powell & Williams are
shipping a large cons gnment of rosin and
| spirits over the new railroad to Horse
Landing
Joseph Hull, president, and Mr. w w
Clark, general manager of the Prairie
Phosphate Company of Mulberry, Polk
county have been visiting Punta Gorda
Ihey have both been identified with the
| phosphate interests of that section Mr.
Hun was formerly the president and Mr..
clark the superintendent of the Peace
River Phosphate Company.
| Hon. j. M Bares manager of the Com
mercial Bank, and his wife, of Ocala, had
very narrow escape Saturday from be-
ing seriously injured They were out driv-
ing when their horse took fright and ran
away throwing both parties out, but with
the exception of a few bruises they are
none the worse off this morning. The
buggy was badly smashed up.
A fire broke out in a storeroom at Is
aac Hopper's pinery at Orlando Sunday
night, consuming the building and con-
tents and about half an acre of the pin
cry shed. The building contained a lot of
fertilizer, rosin, etc, and several thousand
yards of canvas, used for winter cover
ing, which was stored in the building.
The plants in the burned portion of the
pinery are killed The loss will reach ST.
900 or more. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. as the building was remote
from any Others and no fire was employed
In or about that portion of the premises.
Frank Norris was shot in the arm at
Tampa Sunday afternoon by travelling
man. and bad flesh wound was inflicted
1t seems chat Morris was standing on the
street near the intersection of Franklin
and Fortune. The travelling man was
out 60 see the sights and was running to
catch car In doing this his pistol fell
from his pocket and was discharged, the
ball taking effect in the left forearm. Po-
liceman Riggs was near, and at once ar
rested the man, who Immediately claimed
it to have been an accident. On the mat
Ger being investigated, it was found TO be
just had been stated, and small
went his way rejoicing.
There were 40 cases of cigars shipped
from Tampa last week. This is against
1856 cases for the corresponding week last
year. The weeks shipments altogether
footed up 2,40O, 600 cigars. and they were
distributed into thirty-dve states while
one shipment went TO Dublin, Ireland.
There has been general increase in the
demand for fine goods recently and this is
a healthy sign, for they bring more to
the manufacturer and also pay more to
the workmen There have been S475
cases of cigars shipped from Tampa this
year, which means 43 $4,000 cigars. For
the corresponding period last year there
were 6,441 cases shipped which gives this
year an increase of 2,034 cases over last
year. This is an increase that is strong
and healthy and assures 1900 of being an
other record-breaker in the matter of
handling cigars if the work goes on any
thing like the way it has started out
There is so far no change in the strike
situation at Tampa, and it looks ugly.
There is plenty of work for the men.
yet some of the largest factories are clos
ed because the men are fighting among
themselves. This is rather exasperating
to the business interests of the city,
which have to suffer to some extent by
this. The Cuban League claims that ii
is getting support in it's strike from the
Cuban Leagues of Havana and other
parts of Cuba, white the Resistancia is
supposed 10 get its support from the in
ternational while the strike is on. 1t is
a matter in which the manufacturer real
" plays no part. He does not care much,
one way or the other, how the thing is
settled, except that he wants to see the
work go on, and feels that 1t is an in
justice TO grind him between the mill
stones in this fight. Both unions de-
clare that they will fight this question
to the bitter end and will not give in,
and the other must come to their terms.
They exhibit their usual tenacity and de-
termination, and the result may be a long
struggle 1t is hoped, however that some
thing will happen whereby the men will
settle their differences and allow bust
ness to go on.