The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-24

delegates to the County Convention Sat
urday favorable TO him. This Information
was conveyed in a telegram received here
this morning. The Citrus county Gelega-
ton was also instructed for Jennings
Saturday.
Government operations at Fsgmont and
Mullet keys are now being pressed rap
idly. The buildings on EgrusJnt KEY. the
contract for which was awarded to the
firm of Washington & VerGier, are being
steadily pushed. Forty men are employed
on the work, and with the completion of
other contracts now being executed by
the firm, in Tampa, more will be added
from time to time.
Lake Butler Bulletin: Once in while
the question of successor to Senator
Mallory comes up, although such cleo
ton Will not occur W,fil the meeting of
the Legislature in hob. The reason OF
the question now is that the sixteen state
senators to be seleet'd this year will hold
over and take part in that contest Were
the time now, Congr essnan s. M. Spark
man would be an easy winner, for, like
our Bob Davis, he has made most
enviabe record sirIce his election to the
national House of Representa- ives.
One of the largest and best real estate
transfers that has been made in st.
Petersburg for some time has just been
contaminated in the purchase of the Cox
grove just west of town, by Col. W. L.
Alnsley. Mr., Ainsley bought this grove
from John B. Bradner through Col. l.. Y
Jenness, for $4,000 cash. 1t consists of
some of the hnest trees in the state, and
VIII produce, on a conservative estimate
LOO boxes of fruit this year. Mr.. Aims
ley will improve the property by a lib
eral expenditure of money, and the place
VIII be CHILLED "Ingleside," in honor of a
poem written by Mr.. Ainsley's grand
father.
The loay from Tampa around to Port
Tampg, and on well toward the Gulf. is
becoTing thickly studded with busy
dredf5es. Deeper and deeper grow the two
channels, one leading to the great docks
at Port Tampa, where the fleets may Law
alongside and load and the other leading
to the reconstructed water front of Tam
pa, where miles of work is now being done
TO make the docks compare favora bly
With those elsewhere. The constructors
| are sparing no effort or pains to get the
work completed. While the contract time
expires on June first, yet a reasonable
| amount of time will be allowed them to
complete the work without forfeit
Every branch of business and every in
dustry is feeling the preliminary effects
of this work.
Lake Worth News: F. G. Crosby of
Mangonia, had rather an interesting ex-
| perlence one day this week while on his
way home from town. Mr.. Crosby was
on his bicycle and was riding along on
the rock road at 240 gait when his eve
| caught sight of a six-foot diamond-bacIx
rather lying at full length across the
| road and only a few feet ahead of him
Mr.. Crosby was going too fast 10 stop
and could not turn to either side so the
| only thing left for him to do was to go
straight ahead. He put on ali speed.
threw his feet in the air and hit his
safely across, but slightly nervous. He
| secured a heavy stick and returned to
the RATHER to ind him paving the
earth" few well-dirceted blows being
sufficient to keep him from harming or
frightening Other wayfarers in the fu-
| tIlse.