The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-13
SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS

AL meeting OF the Board of County Commits
sloners OF Marion County, held this week at Ocala
it resolved to build county courthouse not to
exceed $4,000 in cost, and architects present were
requested to submit plans and specifications to the
board Wednesday, February Z
The mlion-dollar bank of this State, the Florida
Bank and Trust Company of this city, has a new
president. Charles E. Garner president of the Jack,
sonville Board of Trade is the new president. The
retiring president, Walter f. Coachman declined
nomination for the present year.
During the week the palatial Hotel Ponce de
Leon, at st. Augustine, the mammoth Hotel Royal
Poinciana at Palm Beach, and the superb Hotel
Royal Palm, at Miami, opened for the season. At
these hotels the bookings reported to be better
than at any other previous season.
AT the session, Monday of this week, at Ocala,
OF the Circuit Court, resolutions were adopted in
memory OF Gen. Robert Bullock Eloquent tribute
to the memory OF the deceased paid by all mem.
bers OF the bar and the resolutions spread upon
the minutes. General Bullock died in Ocaa in July,
1905.
The Greene and Gaynor case in the Federal Court
at Savannah, Ga, progresses slowly The Jury stage
of the case is yet distant Counsel for defense and
prosecution are in debate of the contention that the
defendants could not be brought back from Canada
to the United States upon charge and then be
tried another.
In New York City Henry H. Rogers refused to
answer most of the questions put to him at the
Standard Oil inquiry; Mr.. Belmont declared that
the transit merger would not affect the extensions
which had been planned, and Comptroller Metz an
nOunced that he would ask William M Twins to aid
him in reforming the citys bookkeeping.
At Miami several meetings have been held to fur.
Their the project for deeper water for that port It
was decided unwise to send a committee to Wash
Luul
bill. The Miami Merchants Association will CO.
operate with the Florida East Coast Railway Com
pany to secure additional appropriations
Secretary Root has been notified by cable of the
complete failure of the negotiations at Caracas to
settle the asphalt company and Venezuelan Govern.
ment difficulties. Clyde Brown, treasurer of the
company, has left Caracas. report on the situation
has been made and will be submitted to Congress.
George Standing lowered the colors of Peter La
than OF England in championship racquet match
in decisive fashion the courts of the Racquet and
Tennis Club yesterday afternoon. The score was
l5-5, l5-lO and l5-l0 They played for the
American championship, Latham unwilling
to battle for his worlds title on such short notice.
The Tampa Tribune moved this week from it's old
headquarters at Polk and Franklin Streets into the
large brick building formerly used a hotel-the
Arno. Editor Wallace A. Stovall had his plans so
thoroughly and completely made that the big print
ing press taken down, removed and set up again
without single issue of the paper failing to appear
Orders prepared this week at the War De-
partment relieving Major General Corbin Of COM
mand of the Division Of the Philippines February l.
He will be relieved by Major General Leonard Wood
The order also assigns Major General John F. Wes-
ton, now in command of the Department of the North
to the command of the Department of Luzon, Philip
pines r. ,.,.....vt :.
Midshipman John p. Miller of Lancaster, KY
cadet lieutenant in command of the Twelfth Com
pany at Annapolis has been arrested on the charge
of hazing No publicity has been given to the char
acter of the specifications in the case Miller was
expected to graduate at the head Of his class next
month.
Captain w. H. Butler of the United States navy,
commandant of the naval station at Key West, has.
given out some interesting information during the
week to the many proposed improvements to be
made at the station by the Government. A new wire
less house will be placed with new apparatus for
simultaneously at long and short