The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1900-03-09
State NEWS ITEMS.
Bits OF Information About Various Events
Occurring at Different Florida Points.


Occurring at Different Florida Points.
In Dade county, says the Tropical Sun,
the sentiment is undoubtedly growing
strong in favor Of Judge William s. Jen-
nings as candidate for Florida's next gov
ernor.
Admiral Dewey is shortly expected to
visit Jacksonville and then he will be
greeted by naval and military reception,
such as has never been attempted in this
state.
Last Wednesday C. d. Blakeslee and
Marcus Jones made the largest catch of
fish of the season on the St. Lucie river.
In one haul they caught 1 400 pounds of
sheephead, besides several hundred
pounds of trout and bottom fish.
Probably never before in the history
of the resort business of this country were
there so many wealthy and well known
people gathered under the roof of one no.
tel as are now being entertained AT the
Royal Poinciana at Palm Beach.
Hon. T. L. Clarke, of Monticello, Is
once more a candidate for the legislature
from Jefferson county. Mr.. Clarke is
strong man, and during previous terms
in Tallahassee has made a record which
may this year insure his nomination and
election.
Garfield Green, negro of Fairfield,
Marion county, was carried to Ocala last
week by deputy sheriff for killing an
other negro. The arrested man SAYS they
were firing at a mark for sport, and the
man who was killed stepped in front of
Green's weapon As it was discharged.
The State Medical society will hold its
next annual meeting in Orlando April
18th. The doctors have a strong organ
ization in Florida, and they are apt 10
turn out in force, accompanied by their
wives, at their annual meeting Orlando
will give them cordial welcome and
treat them handsomely.
ii. b. Gaskins, clerk of the circuit
court of Calhoun county, has made a
deal with Col. +. \. SalOmOnsOn FIR 22
600 acres of timber land i'm Calhoun coun-
". The land Was owned 10y foreign per-
sons, and represented by Col. Solomon
son. The price is not given, but those
who know say that the check is tat
one.
No light has beeu thrown on the mvs-
| terry Of the skeleton found in the marsh
near Tampa last Friday afternoon.
| Physicians have examined what there is
left of it, and they declare that at the
| time OF death the person must have been
about 40 years old. They also give the
opinion that the person MAS either an
American or Cuban mulatto.
| Jacksonville News: Both the Gaines
willie sun and the Pensacola Journal, two
of the best papers in the state, advocate
the employment of the state convicts OH
the public roads, and are unalterably OPP
posed 10 the continuance of Il policy which
enables few spectators To coin money
! from the mSfOrtunes OF others at the eX-
pense of honest labor. The entire sys-
TEN j. rotten and cannot too soon be
abolished.
sheriff Davis and Coroner Mackay re-
turned to It Augustine "Wednesday ofla
week from Armstrong, where they went
10 hold an inquest over the body of One
! Tucker, colnrrd man who was recently
| killed in th, turpcntlnc camps near there
bv another farm hand George Thomp-
SON, negro. MAS arrested, charged with
the crime. lie Ms given "A preliminary
hearing and Mas rrmaudcd 10 Jail la
await the action of the circuit court
The third annual exhibition of the
lade County Agricultural and lIuuicuI-
tural society, held at Miami, closed last
saturday might The fair was a greater
-uccrS~ than amy previously held Dy this
~ocety Hundreds of visitors from all
..~cctiumS of the county visited the fair
daily, and Were not only delighted with
what they saw, bnt were surprised al tine
varied products Of Dade county. The
display OF citrus fruits surpassed that oi
the two previous years.
Tampa Times: DR.. -. VI EchcIucndia
who has been IN chargr II thr state quar-
autinc station AT Mullct Key ever since il
MAS established ten wears aga, has re-
-igncd his position with the state boar
ui health. The resignation took cdec,
Il few day- ago, ami the vacancy
has not been filled. nor has the president
Of the board another in view who can be
intrusted with the important duties of