The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-13
FLOR

FLORIDA.
Jacksonville is to have a soap factory
The machinery for the new enterprise will
cost $4,000.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Hon. Fred t
Myers is on a handshaking tour in South
Florida, and if he has the Bloxham shake
nothing can beat him for Governor.
There shipped from Galloway alone dur
ing the month of February 1900 quarts
of strawberries. These berries Melted on
an average of 20 cents a quart, or about
81, 600 tsr
The Social Democrats have organized in
Tampa. Col. j. A. Turner, a wen known
gentleman, has been chosen president of
the local branch. This organization is
carrying out the ideas expounded by Eu-
gene V. Debs.
Citrus county, the pioneer phosphate
county of the state. is rapidly filling up
with phosphate miners, naval stores op-
orators and lumbermen Almost all of the
available lands for either of these three
industries have been bought, leased or are
held under options.
Mr.. S j. Sigh. the fruit and vegetable
broker of Tampa. with his partner, w. d.
Gamble, have the packing and shipping
of the famous Peters crop at Cutler
This is the biggest crop of tomatoes in
the state. estimated at 100000 crates or
more, and is the biggest single crop of
any kind ever handled by one firm of ship
perS
At Mount Dora the fourteenth annual
session of the South Florida Chautauqua
opened Thursday night, and will continue
until March is. An excellent programme
has been prepared of music, lectures, etc.
1t shows great improvement over that
of the past year. The management has
| secured the services of some eminent lee
turers, and the whole session will be one
of interest to all.
The eccentric old junk dealer. Jack Bar
ry, more popularity known as Capt. Jack.
whose place of business was a dilapida ted
old shack Palafox slip at Pensacola,
died Saturday at 1850 o'clock of dropsy
in his humble room at his place of bust
ness. Capt. Jack was a very eccentric
character. He lived alone and made con-
fidants of no one He is said to have
left an estate valued at $4,000.
There are already over sixty entries for
the annual golf tournament of the East
Coast Golf Club on the Palm Beach links,
which began yesterday. Several of those
who have entered will not start, for vari-
Gus reasons, but the number who will
play will probably be fully seventy and
may be several more. In the tournament
last year there were f1fty-three entries and
UP to the present time that was the larg-
est field of starters in any annual tourna-
ment on the East Coast
Orlando Sentinel Reporter: We believe
that we can truthfully state that the
orange industry in this section has not
suffered from cold fbic o
have come through in good condition, with
the loss of a small per cent. of very tender
growth. 1t is not thought that fruit buds
are injured Many of the trees are now
putting out blossom buds, and give prom
Use of full crop of fruit Confidence in
orange growing as a profitable industry
has been much strengthened, and there
will be considerable planting of young
trees within the next few months.
H NJ Flagler and his party of friends,
who i1ave7sbeen spending some time al
the Colonial al Nassau, are so well pleas
ed that they have decided to remain there
for an indefinite period perhaps into
April. Mr. Flagler has made a number
of visits 10 Nassau this season, and each
time he goes over his visits leng hen into
weeks. He is delighted with the scenery
and climate, and since his present visit
began he has been kept busy in a social
way with banquets and entertainments
which have been given in his honor by
| the high officials of the Bahamas.
The young men of Gainesville have in
terested themselves and organized fire
Department. A president, secretary and
treasurer to take care of the business
part of the company, have been erected,
and a foreman to train the men and SUI
perintend them in action has been chosen.
A constitution and bylaws have been
adopted, and the company now bids fair
| to be a great help TO the city. leading
| insurance man says that the insurance
| companies are much gratifed al the or
! ganiZation of a good fire department in
| Gainesville, and that the chances for a
| reduction in insurance rates will be much
| enhanced.
Henry Graham, who has been confined
in Jail al Fort Myers for about one year.
entered plea of guilty for manslaughter
| and was sentenced for ten years at hard
| labor. The other two Grahams are still
| at largo with no prospects of recapture.
| II viii be remembered that these three
| men. the Grahams, killed Mr. Downs and
| came in and gave themselves up. After
word and while confined in the county
Jail the jallor thinking he had
locked the inner cell, left the
| outer door open, and two of
them thought It a good time to go. and
| did so and have been at large ever since
| Only one indictment was found by the
| grand jury
Orlando Sentinel Reporter: Hon. R. A
Henderson, one of the leading citizens and
| politicians of Lee county, under date of
| Feb %. writes the Fort Myers Press as
| follows: IT notice in the Savannah News
| of Feb. Is. in reference TO the contest for
| Governor Of Florida, statement that Lee
county is for Mays. Just where the News
! gets this idea puzzles me. ! am a Beggs
man myself and have not found a repre-
sentative citizen of Lee county yet who
! expressed himself, but comedies with me
Beggs is the man we want; Florida raised
| brilliant and trustworthy Lee county is
| entitled TO three representatives. How
| ever IL we have only two, we will give
| them 10 j. d. Beggs."
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. r. II. Jennings of Fairfield is an