The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

70 become an inmate of the Ocala Hos.
Dital.
Mi Thomas 4. Edison. the great electrl-
clan ard inventor. is visiting in Oca.a.
a prominent banker of Montgomery is
acting as a promoter to get all the Flor
Ida lime burners INTO d syndicate. and 10
mis- end is endeavorng 10 buy up their
plants. He has made a stiff dash offer
tor the Kendrck works a Ocala, and is
after others.
Titusvil,e Advocate. Hon. J. D. Beggs
IS making strong run for Governor. with
brilliant chances for success. Mr. BegSs
IS a gentleman Of unquestionable integ-
rity, and is intellectually CAPABLE of mag
nifylng any office within the gift of the
state. He is a true and tried Democrat.
and will, if elected, dl the responsible po-
sticn OF Governor with honor TO himself
and credit to the people OF Florida.
The dredging in the bay al Tampa is
now going on day and night The con-
tract calls for its completion June 30, and
to do this the work is 10 be pushed The
machines are working constantly now and
the men are divided into day and night
hits. 10 keep things moving al the high
est possible speed Tampa is keeping close
watch on this work, for deeper water up
to the docks means great deal here.
The State Bankers Association has de-
cided in favor of Orlando as the place Of
holding the mex annual meeting, which
Occurs on the 2lst inst. At a meeting of
he City Council Messrs. O'Neal and War
Geld were appointed a committee on ar
engagements 50 make the necessary prep
araticns Orlando will give the bankers
a welcome which will go far toward JUS
flying the wisdomsOf the selection of this
place. This meeting viii occur on the
day preceding the meeting of the Good
Roads Convention.
Tampa Herald; Judge J. 3. Wall has
rendered a decision in the White will case
from Key West His decision sustained
The action of the Probate Court from
which an appeal had been made This
leaves James A. Wadden a winner in the
iase so far, while che benefciaries of the
widow of John White are still TO do what
they can 10 get a showing at the property
left Ia the estate. Owing 10 the fact that
there is so much money in the case, the
fight has by no means ended and it will
be carried through court after court uu-
~ every possible means has been exhaust
ed in an effort to make change in the
Conditions
Tampa Tribune: Mr.. w r. Fuller, Jr.,
who is noted throughout the country for
his exact estimates of the Florida orange
crop, gave the Tribune yesterday his first
estimate Of the year on the Florida crop
FOR 1900. Mr.. Fuller says the excellent
of the trees throughout the state
makes it safe to place tho probable fig
ure for this year at 1909 900 boxes. This
will be the largest figure since the freeze.
when the usual crop of 100000 was cut.
a
Since that time the industry has been
slowly but steadily resuming its former
size and 1t will not be at all surprising
to see an output of over a million this
year.
Fort Myres Press: About $50 gallons Of
the famous Caloosahatchee river syrup
which r. A. Henderson had stored in one
of his warehouses on the dock, is now
with the waters of that river
and If ii had not been for some lively work
there might have been 1900 gallons gone
the same way The heavy weight of this
syrup caused the flooring of the ware
house TO give way Monday evening. dump
ing thirty barrels and eighty-fiye five
gallon cans, containing in all nearly 200
gallons into the river Many of the tins
were smashed in the wreck and a num-
Der of barrels were broken open, but a
force of hands got down into the water
and saved nearly 1,5OO gallons of the sy-
rup.
Jacksonville Metropolis: The domestic
felicity of Grover Cleveland and Frances
Folsom was considerably rufied Wednes-
day night by misundersta landing between
them, which resulted in a battle royal
Grover. forgetting the instincts of a gen.
tleman. bear his wife up badly and well
directed Kick tore cash about five inches
long in the neck of his better half When
w. S Belfield, the head keeper, went Que
among the birds at the ostrich farm YES
terday morning he found Frances bleeding
badly. She was Immediately removed TO
the hospital, where the surgical needles
and thread were brought into use and the
wound was sewed up. Il took some con-
siderable length OF time. however. before
the flow of blood was stopped and 1t re-
quired the constant application of tannIn
TO stop 1t. Frances was kept in the hos
pital all day yesterday, but this morning
was put back in the pen with Grover. and
to-day they are as loving as of old
A decided sensation has been created
at Palm Beach BY the raiding of the Beach
Club and the arrest Of the proprietors
charged with a violation of the state laws
against gambling The raid was made
Wednesday might when il was expected
70 catch the pace in fun blast. but the
result proved that the managers Of che
club had received Zip in advance. When
Sheriff r. j. ChiHingWorth arrived there
he found that the roulette and faro tables
had been removed and their places taken
by several common tables, over which
several innocent games of cards were in
progress. The raid is the outcome of
determined effort that is being made 10
drive the club out of existence Hon.
Frank Clark of jacksonville is in charge
Of the legal fight that is being made
against il and its propretors lie Is known
as one of the best lawyers in the state
and is backed in this matter by MIR Fiag-
Ter and che East Coast Hotel System, who
have long recognized the demoralizine eff
fects of the club and determined to drive
IL out, if possible,
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