The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-04-20
State NEWS ITEMS.

blis Oh AnIOrnAtlon ABOUT various Events
Occurring at Different Florida Points.
There are vessels chartered To take from
Fernandna 10000 tons of phosphate
during the month of April.
Congressman Sparkman is in Tampa,
having arrived Saturday. He had re-
Gently become grandfather.
At the organization of the Florida Au-
dnbon society at Maitland last week, Dr.
j. +. Forbes and Mr.. T.. o. Painter, of
DeLand, were elected vice-presidents.
The society is for the protection of our
birds and bird nests.
Congressman Robt. w. Davis was
hurriedly summoned home a few days
ago on account of the illness of his son,
Capt. Walter NJ. Davis. Capt. Davis ac-
companied his father to Washington,
hoping that the charge would help
him.
Mr.. II. NJ. Flagler's grove at Boca Ra-
tone is another illustration of that gentle
mans faith in that section. He has had
5000 trees set during the winter and they
are doing nicely. Every tree was taken
off and the land cleared as free as floor
at the start.
Capt. James Mckay, of Tampa, says
that large number of cattle are dying in
Cuba, and the only thing he can attribute
it to is the extraordinary bad pasturage
This is ordinarily good, but this season it
seems to have been very bad, AID large
numbers of cattle have died.
The palmetto fibre factory at New
Smyrna, belonging TO Mr.. Jas. \. Bishop,
OF jacksonville, was purchased last week
by MIR. j. w. La Bau, of the same place.
The factory started up last week to run
regularly. The factory gives employment
TO about ten boys and four or five men,
besides those engaged i'll cutting fans.
In the mandamus proceedings instituted
by the state railroad commission against
the Jacksonville terminal company to EN-
force the admission of the Atlantic, Val
dOsta Il Western Railroad company TO
the station, Judge Call issued last Friday
a peremptory writ TO compel admission.
The case will go again To the supreme
court.
Thomas J. Peters has already gathered
and shipped : 900 crates of tomatoes from
his seventy acres at Cutler, and while
some sold for fancy prices and some were
selling at 81 cash on the dock, he placed
the entire output at $3.50 net per crate,
although none had been so low. He will
ship at least 5000 crates more, making
total of 10000 crates, which, at Sl.5O,
would amount To $1,000, with total
expense for fertilizers, cultivation and
gathering of less than $1,000. II is too
early yet 10 form a Correct opinion as
to the net results of all the tomato
crops, but all of the growers inter
viewed feel sure of 100 crates or more
per acre, although they may get much
more.
Mr. W. ii. Binder, while sailing from
Wufiert, on Sanibel, to his home OH Cap
tive Island, Friday, was surprised by
tarpOn jumping into his boat, Just oil
| Buck key. As yOnng man named Bran
ard AMI 6. W. GatewoOd were sailing Uy,
he brckOned Ia them. On reaching the
! boat, they found il covered with blood
and broken pieces of ceiling and boat fur
niture. Mr.. Binder himself Was on the
outside of the boat his back covered with
slime, with every appearance of having
! fought hard battle. lie said hc did not
get excited in the least; Yet lac had given
the fish the entire boat, while he took 10
the water-thruugh courtesy, presumably.
! the fish measured q feet inch in length,
and ; feet 3 inches in circumference.