The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-14

charged with violating section 3242 Of the
United States Revised Statutes-selllng
liquor without a United states license Or.
Lansing. "a druggist used 10 keep a store
at Eau Gallie. he had a license 70 sell
liquor there He opened store az Fort
Pierce, and thinking that ne could use
his license FOR this place, did not apply
Tor another one. A deputy internal reFe-
nue. collector informed him OF his error.
and ne at once applied for a license for the
Fort Pierce store Meanwhile ne nad sofa
liquor without a license, and tecnnlcally
against him were in February. 1898. his
new license not being received until some
time IN March. One OF the witnesses tes-
tined that he had called a. the drug store
10 call for cold tea" which he did Inc
tea was in the shape OF whisky, 1or
which he paid Is cents per glass IN the rear
room Col MacDonell had several Wit
nesses who testified TO the good character
of the defendant, and his high business
standing. In his address TO the jury t1s
colonel acknowledged that his client sold
whisky between the dates mentioned. but
SAID that II was done under a misappIe-
hensiOn, and that as soon as the DOCTOR
was informed OF his error he secured the
required license. District Attorney Clark
made good use of the cold tea testimony
and stated that man who told customer
10 call for cold tea was fully aware that
he was breaking the law. He chs racterized
the doctor as one who should have known
better, as he had been in the business
several months, and he severely aTTaigned
him for what was termed his drugstore
out but short time, and returned YER
dict of guilty, with a recommendation 10
the mercy of the court.
Jacksonville Times-Union; Pyle street,
on, across and over which the Jackson
Vile Terminal Company is building the
new union depot, must be opened and
the work Of obstructing said street must
stop. That Is the decision arrived at by
the city council committee on conference
and the board of public works at the meet
ing held Wednesday. The result or TINS
vi = of Hh1rfrgnn
lars TO the Terminal company as
large portion Of the structure, now IN
course OF construction, IS directly in and
over this street, which extends from
where Hawk street crosses HOgans creek
out to the Honeymoon settlements
parallel with Bay street and runs along
the southern edge of the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad main line right
OF way At a meeting of the board or
public works last month a resolution was
adopted directing the Terminal company
to remove all distractions from Pyle
street. At the next meeting of the city
council, after this resolution was adopt
ed, a committee was appointed to con-
fer with the board of public works and
consider any requests that the Terminal
company might make in regard to these
DISTRACTIONS. At the last meeting of the
council the conference committee submit
ted an ordinance, which was adopted on
its hrst reading, granting the Terminal
company the right to use Pyle street
and Johnson and Lee streets, south of
Bay street, for depot and transportation
entirely settled the question. as there was
no opposition to the ordinance when pre-
sented, but il appears that change has
come over the committee. The result of
the whole will. no doubt, be suit at law,
for the Terminal company is not going TO
quietly submit to the loss of at least &c.
600 which has already been expended in
filling in, laying tracks on. and building
their car sheds over this street.
AS announced in the Morning News, a
terrific cyclone passed through Holmes
! ri
morningA The first place heard from
where 1t struck was Summerville, just
east of Argyle. 1t tore down several
houses there, going in a northeast direc-
ton and sweeping everything in its track
for a width of about 100 yards. The next
place heard from was ]. n. Skinner s. It
swept over his place about sunrise. leav-
ing nothing but a total wreck of a prosper
GUS farm. Every house on his farm was
| leveled to the ground and all fencing was
carried away. His corn and fodder were
scattered for miles Mr.. Skinner himself
was standing in his gallery when 1t
| struck the house. 1t picked him up with
the house and carried him a distance of
| over fifty yards when he was hurled
! against the ground more dead than alive.
| He is cut and bruised badly from flying
/ timbers, and the doctors say il is doubtful
| if he RECEIVERS. The other members of his
/ family were more fortunate, and escaped
| with a few cuts and bruises, except a
| little boy, who had his jaw bone broken
/ and was otherwise severely bruised Mr..
! SINNERS family was found in this con-
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/ rain, with shelter to protect them.
| They were at once removed to the nearest
| neighbours house, where they are being
| cared for. All say who saw the wreck
/ that it is miracle how any of Mr.. Skin
| ner's family escaped with their lives. The
| storm next struck the farm of A. J. Brax-
son. 1t picked up the roof of his dwelling
house and set it down some distance
away. His out-hOuses and fencing were
blown down, but none of his family were
hurt. It next struck the smokestack OF
his mill, which was blown down, and some
other damage done. 1t passed through a
lake near William Dinkens house He
says the water from the lake was carried
a hundred feet high, and the air looked to
| be full of flying timbers, etc. All out
! houses at j. L. KellV's place were un-
! rooted and fencing blown down. The last
| place it struck before crossing the river
was William Cooey's. His out-houses were
| unroofed and fodder blown away. A wagon
| was picked up and carried 100 yards After
! the cyclone struck the river swamp il
| seemed to have lost it's force. 1t was one
| of the most terrible cyclones that ever
| DaSSeQ through the county,.