The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09

camp. near Hudson Sunday afternoon,
wEue hunting The murderers are sup.
posed to be runaway negroes from c. L.
1ohnson's camp.
Judge Locke entered a final decree in
the United States Court Monday at
Jacksonville in one of the cases of the L.
Bucki q Son Lumber Company against
che Atlantic Klmber Company. giving
mai judgment for the defendant. The
case was one in which the plaintiff claim
ed damages for 100000 for an alleged
breach of contract existing between the
parties to the suit
Orange trees in the section around Or
lando have made a good growth this
spring. and are now rapidly resuming
their old-time appearance. This asser-
ton does not apply TO all of the groves,
however. Some were damaged past re-
covery. But those that We're the least
injured and that have been best cared
for since are cheering the hearts of their
owners.
hidden crime was possibly partially re-
vealed Monday by negro wirkmen In the
vicinity of Laura and Second streets, in
Springfield, a suburb of Jacksonville,
when they dug up a pair of trousers COW
cred with blood stains. At the place
where the trousers were found a stake
was discovered bearing a card, which was
evidently put there to mark the spot
where the clothing was buried. City Mar
shall Williams Investigated the matter, and
found leather truss and some papers in
the pockets, but nothing to disclose the
owners name. The matter is a mystery
TO the police and it may yet lead to i'm
portant disclosures.
Few people outside of the county realize
the Importance attached 20 the various
precinct meetings held in Alechua Sat
urday. Ever since the opening of the
campaign the name of Hon. w. N. Sheats.
state superintendent Of public instruction,
has been prominently before the public
The press has been discussing his quail
fcattons pro and con, until his home peo-
pie have become anxious to show the
state that Mr.. Sheats is their choice, and
chat he will go into the State Convention
with the solid backing of Alachua county.
Taking into consideration the fact that
the polls remained open only two hours
and O half. the vote in the Gainesville
precinct was exceptionally large, 294 bal
lots being cast. Practically the entire
delegation chosen is for Sheats.
The cigar shipments from Tampa for
last week and for the corresponding week
last year ran almost together. There were
but two cases Different, and that an in
crease over last year. A resume of the
situation shows that there have been
from 100000 to 1.000090 cigars shipped this
year, which have not been entered in this
weekly report. These are cigars contain
ed in the countless number of packages
shipped. Fully $1,000 cigars a week have
gone out under this arrangement. The
shipments last week were Asa cases, or
2.2700 900 cigars. This is against ASP cases
shipped for the corresponding week last
u ,ofa r-J,I,
up to last week has been S,OO5, against
COOS fc. the corresponding period last
year. Strange as II may seem, this Is
the same increase which was shown last
week,
Mayor George L. Bartlum of Key West
and the citizens in general are up in arms
on account of the government contemplate
ing removing the national quarantine sta
ton from Dry Tortugas to the harbcr OF
Key West, en- an island called Fleming or
Mangrove key, which is about a mile from
the wharves. The Inter-Ocean, in COM
menung on the question. says: THE gen.
eral government has no authority to in
flict this curse upon us, and thereby not
only endanger oul lives, but eudanger our
property We protest. and the Governor
of the state should do likewise, and it
should be prevented. even if the Legis,a-
ture should be called in special session"
The following proclamation has been is
sued by the Mayor: Whereas, 1t is the
intention of the Marine Hospital Service
to establish a quarantine station, fer the
purpose of OBTAINING and fumigating ships,
at Fleming, or Mangrove key. within the
waters OF the harbor of Key West; and,
whereas Such action would surely infest
our city with yellow fever every year;
now therefore, !, George l.. Bartlum
Mayor of the city of Key West. do hereby
call upon the people Of the city of Key
West, to meet In front of the Custom
House Monday at p. M, in order that
we may enter our most solemn protest
against such action"