The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14
FLORIDA.

Palm Beach News: ten days trip
taken back in the glades west of Miami
by Lieut.. c. e. vorster resulted in his
getting a chance to shoot and kill six alli-
ga tors, the largest being eleven feet in
length. In all the trip they only found
one rattlesnake, which he killed, and found
TO be five feet nine inches long, but had
only five rattles and button.
Judge Thomas R. McCullagh is candi-
date for denomination to the honorable Of
fee of judge of the County Court of Es-
Gambia county, subject to the decision of
the Democratic primary election. Judge Nc
Cullagh is an ex-Confederate soldier and
sacrificed an arm on the altar of war in
defense of his countrys honor. He is
well known, honored and respected in Es-
Gambia county.
Jacksonville News: Jacksonville is just
now enjoying a building boom that shows
well it's prosperity and energy On every
hand the song of the saw and hammer is
heard and where there were once vacant
lots there is now springing up substantial
residences and business blocks. In the
suburbs especially is building on a boom,
that in the east end being principally no
ticeable. The buildings under course of
construction are substantial and orna-
mental and of sufficient dimensions to be
cfeulI 10 any city.
A. ]. Pearson. manager of the Florida
Ostrich Farm, returned to Jacksonville
Sunday from Palm Beach, and reports a
desperate fight which occurred there a
few days ago. between the birds Admiral
Dewey and The Prince of Wales, in
which Dewey was badly whipped, he now
being under treatment fer his injuries. Mr.
Pearson says ii was a terrible fight, the
powerful birds kicking and biting each
other in a frightful manner. Five dollar
plumes were pulled out and trampled in
the dirt, and the birds were soon covered
with blood. Dewey was fast getting the
worst of the fight and finally he turned
TO run. AS he did so the Prince of Wales
knocked him down and he lay helpless. on
the ground. 1t was not until this time
that the keeper dared so in the pen to
separate them, and by hard efforts the
Prince of Wales was driven from his fall
len foe. Both birds were badly used up.
There has been a great deal of talk
about opening a canal between the upper
waters of the st. Johns river and Indian
river, via Lake Washington, in order 70
deepen the waters in Indian river and
make it navigable. The Board of Trade
of Jacksonville has antagonized the
scheme for fear it would lower the waters
| in the ST. Johns and harm navigation. D..
| G.. Amber chairman of the River and
Harbor Committee of the Board of Trade,
| received communication from the eng-
neering department at Washington on
| Monday relative to the propo ed canal.
| II stated that the approval Of the war de-
nartment would be necessary before the
| canal can be constructed, 1t will also be
! necessary to ascertain what effect the ca
| nal will have upon the st. Johns river.
No action can be taken toward the con-
struction of the canal until II is approved
| by the war department. In constructing
This canal people in the section Of
| Lake Washington will be greatly benefited
/ and relieved from overflow now suffered
| by them, besides advantage rendered to
| commerce in the entire section, reclaimins
| thousands of acres of the best vegetable
| and sugar lands in the state.
| Mr. Tendprfoot-This bear meat seems