The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-17
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Quincy Herald: Pensacola may have
marine hospital located there. Capt. 8.
c. Cobb, of that city, is in receipt of
letter from Congressman Sparkman, in
which the congressman promises to do all
he can to obtain the location of a marine
hospital in Pensacola.
West Florida Echo: Probably the last
carload of syrup for this season from
Jackson county has been shipped, and we
doubt if enough now remains to supply
the local demand until a new crop is
grown. The~price has run at % to % cents
per gallon, which is fair paying price TO
the farmer, as 400 gallons per acre is
an ordinary yield. Less than that is poor,
and we have known as high as 800 to 1000
gallons. Which is exceptional
A. HI. Brown, the manager Of the c. II.
Foster orange grove, near the town of
Manatee, says that grove, which consists
of forty acres, produced $500 crates of
oranges during the past season. The fruit
brought in, in cold cash, $4,000, which dis
counts any other grove in the state. Next
season, the crop of this grove will be fully
10000 boxes. and Mr.. Brown promises 10
maintain the record OF superiority made
by this excellent property this year.
The body of Mrs. T. J. Yearly, wife of
Mr.. T. j Yearly, one of the most ex-
tensive cattle men in the Gainesville sec
ton, was taken to Triton, Ga, Wednes-
day morning and inferred in the family
cemetery near the old home of the de-
ceased. About ten days ago Mrs. Yearly
was confined to her bed with an attack
of la grippe, and died last Monday. Mrs.
Yearly was native of Georgia, but went
to Florida about eleven years ago as the
bride of Mr.. Yearly
DR. Grothe, the German chemist of
Ocala, is being congratulated by his many
friends on the result of his law suits. The
doctor was elected to the City Council as
councilman at large for the city, but the
Canvassing Board refused to allow him to
take his seat, because they believed him
TO be alien. A peremptory writ of
mandamus was issued by the Circuit Court
compelling the city clerk TO give him his
certificate of election. few hours after
wards he was arrested for cruelty to an
finals, and when that went to trial the
case against him was dismissed.
The State Convention of stockmen held
last year will be followed this year by
business meeting of stockmen, called for
March T. at Kissimmee The meeting is
being supported by the Stockmens Asso-
citation of Osceola county, which now
covers three counties-Osceola, Polk and
other counties. All persons interested in
the stock industry are invited to partici-
pate in the meeting. Addresses will be de-
liVered by prominent speakers and a mon
ster free barbecue will be given by the
people OF Kissimmee. The railroads have
promised a cheap excursion rate; and no.
tel accommodations are ample. Thousands
of cattle and stock of all kinds will change
hands at the meeting, as hundreds of
stockmen will come prepared to trade.
Work on the experimental grove and
station in course of planting and construc-
ton at Miami by the Florida East Coast
Railway, is well under way and the plant
ing out of the grove Will begin in few
days. This grove is to embrace about
twenty acres of land, on which viii be
planted trees of all ages and varieties. Ex-
periments will be made on grating and
budding, and it is expected that many &C.
velopments will result that will be of vast
interest to the orange industry of the
state. The ground is now being cleared
and prepared and as soon as this has been
finished the planting will begin. This
work is in charge of Griffing Bros, nur-
serymen of Jacksonville and the trees will
be furnished from their nurseries at Po-
mona and Macclenny. They win also see
that the trees are cared for and made TO
live.
developed in the Roberts murder case, and
despite the efforts of Sheriff Broward and
his efficient deputy, ]. A. Vinzant, no clew
has been found. These two officials are
hard at work on the case, and no stone
will be left unturned to bring the person
who committed this foul deed to justice.
The citizens are worked up to a high
pitch over the affair, and If the murderer
is caught it will likely take a strong jail
to hold him from the violence of the pop
uace. Frank Startling, a negro farm hand
who worked for MIR. Roberts. is in Jail
on suspicion of knowing something about
this horrible crime. He declares that he
is ignorant so far as anything connected
with the crime is concerned, but as the
authorities think he knows more about 1t
than he has told, he will be held to await
the action of the coroner's jury
Tampa Tribune In the United States
District Court Judge Locke render
ed an important decision. that will
have a large bearing upon future ltiga-
ton under the national bankruptcy law.
The decision was rendered in one of the
several cases which have grown out of
recent failures in this vicinity. Judge
Locke ruled, in effect, that the purpose or
the national bankruptcy act was simply
TO set in motion the machinery of bank
ruptcy proceedings" He said that the pri
mary object of the law tended toward the
appointment of a trustee, who should adj
Indicate the issues arising in the settle
ment of such cases. with the appoint
ment of the trustee" said Judge Locke,
cit is the courts opinion that the func-
ton of the Federal Court under the law
has been discharged, and that future is
sues arising between the bankrupt and
the creditors, in which there Is a con-
| flict of claims, of interest, etc, must go
into and be decided by the state courts"