Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1900-06-08
rioridInn. Honor Victoria.

Queen Victoria. The shipping in the
barbor was decked in bunting aud
guns belched forth in honor OF the
day.
An interesting feature in connection
with this event was dedicating q palm
tree to her majesty in the botanical
gardens OF the Tampa Bay. Earth to
mingle with the Florida soil in which
this tree Is planted was sent to Colonel
T. I. Wright, master Of ceremonies,
from prominent parties OF various
states.
The president Of Yale university,
the Hon. Alexander Stoddart, the
Hon. A. V. Clubbs, Governor Blox-
ham, of Florida; Governor Roosevelt,
Of New York, and Editor Colonel A.
X. Mcclure sent greetings. DIR. Annie
Wilson Patterson, Il. A., doctor OF
music OF the royal University OF Ire.
land, sent O wreath Of shamrocks and
q poem.
Holders OF old First National bank
certificates are notified that the con.
troller OF the currency is now ready to
declare a dividend OF 20 per cent on
their certificates. For the past three
years the certificates have sold around
20 per cent, aud ii has been generally
accepted by holders that this was
about the limit Of their value.
Tho strike and all other trouble
among the cigarmakers at the factories
Of the Havana-American company in
Tampa Is oil settled. The fight started
between tho Resistencia, a Spanish
union, and La Liga, a Cuban union,
with the International rather between.
The Spanish packers did not want the
Cubans to work as packers, while the
Cuban cigarmakers did not want the
Spaniards to work o. cigarmakers.
The committee which has charge Of
the finances for the fourth Of July
celebration at Miami has already
raised the thousand dollars desired,
and will add from $500 to 5000. This
insures the carrying out Of the entire
program, aud much finer display OF
fireworks than was at first anticipated. |
The merchants aud citizens Of Miami
have responded most literally TO the
call for cash. This Is really the first
elbow out" that Miami has ever had,
and the citizens are determined that
it shall DO the greatest celebration
ever held in south Florida.
-. Not u sb,re Left.
In Apalachicolgs big IRE the pas
week the. entire business portion o
the city was burned, including six
blocks, two hotels, three large stores,
bank, new armory. theater, Grady's
big general store, all steamboat
wharves, customhouse, four saloons
and sixty other structures.
Not store was left. Very little OF
the contents Of the burned buildings
was saved. All the big lumber mills
escaped.
A brisk wind was blowing, and even
had the fire department been q good
one, 1t is probable the flames could
not have been stopped
The customshouse was consumed,
and very few Of the records were saved.
The splendid armory, recently built,
at q cost Of $4,000, was also de-
stroyed.
The loss is half q million dollars.
with 30 per cent Of insurance.
The report says that the Are started
in small building, but IL Is not said
how. There Ia no estimate OF loss aud
no inform alton as to insurance Apa.
lachioola Is on the Gulf, at the mouth
OF the Apalachicola river, has five
thousand population. aud is the coun.
ty seat Of franklin county. II is q
mill and lumber town.
Compiler Political situation.
Anew turn has arisen In the political
Geld st Tampa. Legal steps will be
taken OF once to determine the rights
OF the Democratic executive committee
to hold . primary election beyond the
limits Of the law. A number OF the
candidates who withdrew from the
race before the June primary held Q
conference and employed Johu p. Wall
10 bring action along this line. The
idea 10 10 establish by the court II the
candidates voted for ct the coming