The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-02
sLil another orIanao man las decided

to go into the poultry business on large
scale. This time it is Mr. Clouser. pro
prietor of the Racket store He has an
incubator with capacity of two hun
dreds eggs, which he proposes to keep
warm for the next two or three months,
turning out chickens by the hundreds. His
idea is to rush the business during the
early part Of the season, and then lay by
during the summer months.
Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen:
The article in Mondays issue of the
Times-Union and Citizen. about the for
nation Of a branch of the Animal Protec-
tive League has borne good fruit, and now
instead of two or three interested ladies'
there are dozens of noble women who are
anxious to see their childfen educated to
be kind and gentle to animals and who
viii assist in the formation of a league
lin Jacksonville, so soon as the matter
shall have been taken in hand and a be-
ginning made.
Barlow Courier-Informant: Coz. ]. W.
Brady has just received request from
Mr.. Peck, United States comm ssioner at
the Paris Exposition, TO secure if posi-
bic, an elaborate exhibit of phosphat e
from the state and nave it forwarded at
once in order that 1t may be properly
placed. The phosphate interests of Polk
extensive in the world, and We trust that
some of the enterprising gentlemen con-
nected with these viii consult with Col.
Brady Al once.
The annual fair of the Dade County Ag-
ricultural and Horticultural Association
win be held at Miami March l, , and s.
The last day falling on Saturday, the tent
will be open until Monday morning. The
prospect is that there will be the largest
display of fruits and vegetables ever
brought together at a midWinter fair. The
display of lemons oranges and grape
fruit will be much larger than at pre-
vious exhibitions. A large number of
citrus trees have come into bearing dur
ing the past year, and their first fruit
will be on exhibition.
The revenue business in Tampa for the
month of January was the largest since
the office was opened there Il was a
record-breaker with a vengeance. The
sales ran up to $49S24 for that month.
Tuesday was also a record breaking day
in the office of the collector of revenue.
The sales for the day amounted TO A,64S,
which is more than ever sold before in
one day. OF course the principal amount
Of these sales is for cigar stamps, and
this official record shows that the claims
made for the healthy condition of the
aggerated.
The Duval county Jail contains over
seventy prisoners. a majority of whom
are awaiting trial. The two cases of small
poX which developed there a few days
ago were promptly taken to the Sand
Hills Hospital, and the Jail Thoroughly
fumigated The disease, however has
caused alarm among the prisoners, and
the officials are now waiting to see if
there will be any more cases States At
torney Hartridge said that on account of
the disease, he did not desire to prosecute
the Hewett brothers next week for the
murder of their brother-in-law, j. t
Johnson, in Bradford county, nearly two
years ago. That, as well as other trials,
will be deferred.
immigration Agent Julius Otto has held
several of the alien passengers that ar
rived at Key West last week on the Brit
ish schooner Hattie Darling from Havana,
and says the captain of the vessel will
have TO- take them back. He says that
there We're several plain infringements of
the contract labor law, and the agent lee
tured those who were responsible for them
pretty severely. The captain was also
fined $50. If the law had been enforced for
the past ten years as strictly as it is now.
there are quite number of undesira b, e
residents that would not be in Key West
at present 1t is a well-known fact that
natives of the Bahamas have been going
there and keeping citizens of that place
out of employment on the sponging yes
sells.
A call has been issued from Orlando for
a state good roads convention. The peo-
pie of Florida no longer doubt the import
ance of good roads, but it is now ques-
ton of plans and cost of cons truction
Some of the counties of the state are build
ing permanent highways, and have gained
valuable experience touching the problems
that confront road construction an Flor
ida. and fun reports from such counties
wills be presented to the meeting. The de-
partment of good roads at Washington
ID. c, has been requested to send its rep
preventative. and also expert road builders
and manufacturers of road machinery are
expected to attend. The convention has
been called without any special authority
save that delegated by the Importance of
the question of public roads TO the people
OF the state and those who have property
within her borders.
Tampa Herald: 1t is agreed without dis
sent that the general course Of litigation
in Florida is so hndered by the lack of
sufficient court facilities that Justice is
too often obstructed rather than further
ed by an appeal TO the tribunals thereof.
Something ought to be done about it, We
have no more courts and supreme judges
than when there was only half the popI-
lation, one-fourth the property and one
sixth the litigation our constitution is 50
worded that relief can only come through
its amendment. This means that the Leg
islature must devise methods. those meth
DDS must he submitted TO the people in
the shape of an amendment, and under
the most favorable circumstances and
rapid progress IL must be three years be-
fore any remedy can apply. 1t is, there
fore. none too soon TO begin the discuss
sion ~ what ehpufd I,a Don, a,a -.