The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-03-03
THE SUN

A. 7 Balfour, the former British Premier, was
returned to Parliament for the City OF LONDON ny
huge majority. Mr.. Balfour is in poor health'
Can't r. p. Hobson has opened his campaign Tor
Congress- in the Sixth Alabama district against Ooh'
gresham Bankhead who defeated Hobson TWO years
ago.
Jail is to be built at Fort Pierce, the seat OF the
new county of ST. Lucie. 1t will be constructed Oh
brick and cement, and the estimated cost Is aoou'
$1,000.
A Government dredgeboat has been at work on
the channel in Orange river, and the stream IS pehg
cleared in manner very satisfactory TO STEAMBOAT
men,
Mrs Cory, wife of the president OF the Steel
Trust is at Sioux Falls, 5. d., where she Will remain
in order to secure legal residence in applying Tor
divorce.
Congressman Kefer of Ohio has introduced bill
providing for reduction of Southern representation
in Congress, but indications are that 1t Will 1ail OF
passage.
Elliot f. Shepard, who ran over woman with his
automobile in France will have to serve three months
in prison, the sentence being affirmed by the Ministry
of Justice.
Business men of Columbus, Ca. are said to be
working for connections at Apalachicola between
Gulf steamship line and the river steamers from
Columbus.
Application has been made by business men OF
Thomasville Ca, for charter for railroad to ex-
tend from Thomasville to ST. Joseph, Fla, distance
of 100 miles.
h,lH If thn
is said to be assured, and prospects are that the
road will be completed between Tampa and Brooks
vile within year.
An agent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
is making trip along the East Coast for the pur-
pose of locating landmarks and stations and repac
ing marks where necessary.
The dry dock Dewey, which is being towed to
Manila, was badly wrenched in recent storms, and
will be detained at the Canary Islands until March
IL in order to make repairs.
The Bankers Life and Mutual Reserve Life of
New York; the Cosmopolitan Life of Freeport ILL.,,
and the Northwestern National Life of Minneapolis,
have withdrawn from Missouri.
The Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg and
Prince Eitel Friedrich, second son of the German
Emperor, were married in the Court Chapel at the
palace at Berlin February q.
Rev. George d. Wade of Lead, S. D., has been
sentenced to imprisonment for one year, and to nav
fine of $1,000 for defraudng the Government by
means of illegal homestead entries.
An electric line from Tampa to the east coast is
reported project; q representative of New York
interests in Tampa stating that survey for the
proposed road would be made soon.
Timmons- Blount Company of Tampa, dealer in
naval stores has been organized and the name
changed to the Peninsula Naval Stores Company and
the capital stock increased to $50O,OOO
delegation from the House committee on rivers
and harbors and interstate commerce will visit Ana
lachcoa and inspect West Pass there March IL. Con
gresham Lamar will accompany the party
State Superintendent of Insurance Hendricks Of
New York replies to his critics by saying it is not his
duty to himself with the honesty of insurance
officers and that he could not if he wished.
The agricultural committee of the House declare
favor of stOnninO the for f.oo -