The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-13

chased by the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroad, at Tampa, has been great
ly improved. a dock has been erected
along the entire front. The work of bulk
heading this, as well as the other river
front property, will commence within a
short time.
Misses Lille Haley and Gertie Pereda
.were out driving a few days ago al
Oeala and their horse took fright at the
appearance of Prixy. Mary Burford's lit
tie pony. The horse ran away and against
DR.. Newsom's fence and threw the ladies
out. Miss Pereda was badly bruised, aud
Miss Haley wrenched her ankle.
The baccalaureate sermon, at Stetson
University DeLand, will be preached be-
fore the graduates of the university on
Sunday morning, May 20, by Rev. DR.. Ed
win NJ. Poteal, pastor of Memorial Bap-
fist Church, Philadelphia DR.. Poteal has
an enviable reputat ton an able and elo-
quent preacher. He is expected to arrive
in De Land on Saturday, May 10, and viii
be the guest of President Forbes.
There was a shower of pleas of guilty
in the United States Circuit Court at Pen
sacola Wednesday morning, with one or
two exceptions, all defendants placed on
trial entereing this plea And with one ex-
ceDtion, all the cases disposed of in this
tribunal during the day were brought on
the one charge of cutting timber from
government lands. Fines were imposed
on twenty-five defendants ranging from
IS to SIS
The sixth annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery of knights Templar of the
state of Florida was begun at Jackson
Vile at Masonic Temple at 10 a. m.
Thursday. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: Grand COM
mander, Warren Tyler of Barlow; deputy
grand commander, w. S. Ware, Jackson
Vile; grand generalissimo, b. H. Chad
wick, jacksonville; grand captain general,
Q. S. Wright, Plant City: senior grand
warden, O l.. Keene, jacksonville; jun
Tor grand warden, James NJ. CARMEL, Or
mond; grand prelate, Irving E. Webster,
Gainesville; grand treasurer, l. f. Baird,
Jacksonville; grand recorder, WILDER p.
Webster, Jacksonville; grand standard
bearer, M. d. Gushing, Tampa; grand
sword-beHrer. j. C. Jones. Orlando; grand
warder, A. NJ. Cushman, Gainesville;
grand captain of the guard, j. r. Keller,
Pensacola.
Plans are being discussed and formu-
lated by which it is believed that at least
induced to go TO St Augustine for an en-
campment of ten days. Regimental Quar-
termaster F. j. Howatt and a number of
the business men of st. Augustine have
taken the matter in hand, and will soon
interest the business men generally. The
plan is to establish a fund by popular sub
scriptions among the merchants from
which it is proposed to pay for transpor-
tation and rations for the troops. After
all plans have been completed and the
funds In hand. the committee will invite
certain companies to go there for ten
days encampment, as guests of the city.
The companies which will most likely be
invited are the Jacksonville Light Infan-
try, Jacksonville Rifles, Columbia Light
Infantry of Lake City. Gem City Guards
of Palatka, Halifax Rifles of Daytona and
the st. Augustine Rifles. These troops will
more than likely be the honored ones, on
account of their close proximity to ST.
Augustine.
1t is announced that Jacksonville is soon
to have new soap factory.