The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-17

inspectors and clerks of elections. These
subpoenas We're issued by County Solicitor
John b. Jones' and commanded the in
Spectors and clerks to appear before him
at 9 o'clock the next morning and bring
with them the ballots, poll lists. etc, of the
election. They appeared as directed, but
without the ballots and poll lists, alleging
as their reason for failure that they were
directed by law TO return them TO the
board of election commissioners, and that
they had done so. Their failure to return
the poll lists, etc, was reported to Judge
+. G. Maxwell Of the criminal court and
that official caused a writ to be issued
commanding George T. Morgan, the pres
ent city controller, one of the inspectors,
to appear at the next term of the court
and show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt. Mr.. Morgan APP
peared with his attorneys, w. A. Blount,
John Eagan and c. b. Parkhill who ar
gued that Morgan was not In contempt.
as the county solicitor had no authority
to order the production of the poll lists,
ballots, etc. Judge Maxwell, however, i'm
posed a fine of $50 upon Mr.. Morgan for
contempt and there being no appeal, ne
applied to the state board of pardons for
redress. The board passed upon the APP
plication last Friday, refusing TO remit the
fine upon the grounds that by the returns
of Mr. Morgan to the subpoena he failed
to show that he obeyed the subpoena in
any particular either by personal APP
pearance or otherwise.
Jacksonville Citizen A bill of complaint
for suit was filed in the Office of the clerk
of the United States court Tuesday, in
volying the right OF possession OF Of, Anas-
is instituted by Charles NJ. Furman of
Clemson College. S. C.; Boliver B. Fur
man of Somerville, S. c.; Alecter G. Fur
Mitchell. governor of Florida; w. ID. Biloxi
ham, controller of Florida; c. B. Collins,
torney general of Florida, and L. B.
Wombwell, commissioner of agriculture of
Florida, onstituung the board of trustees
of the internal Improvement fun of
Florida Florida Coast Canal
and Transportation Company, the st.
Johns Railway Company, II. 5. Cummings
of Tallahassee, Jennie c. MacGonigle and
John n. MacGonigle of st. Augustine.
The bill of the complaint sets forth their
claim to the whole of AnastaSia Island,
With the exception of what is known as
the Kings Quarries,' covering about 200
acres. The amount of land that is claimed
is 1880 acres. Title to this property is
claimed through a long string of ances-
tors, dating back to grant by the gov
eminent of Spain to Jose or Joseph Fish,
otherwise known as Jessie Fish, under
date of June 10, 1875, and afterward con-
hrmed by treaty with the United states
on Feb. 10, 1921. The claimant also sets
forth that the property was claimed by
the state of Florida under an act of con-
gress Passed in 1850. entitled IAN Act to
Enable the States of Arkansas and Ouher
States to Reclaim the swamp Lands
Within Their Limits" The United States
government also issued a patent to Flori-
da for the land on Sept. is, 1856, and the
legislature of Florida passed an act Jan.
6. 1855. entitled IAN Act to Provide for
and Encourage a Liberal System of In
ternal improvements" by which act the
board of trustees of the internal improve
ment fund of Florida was created. on
May H. 1885, a deed of conveyance for
539.49 acres to the Florida Coast Line
Canal and transportation Company was
executed by the trustees On Sept p, 1885,
328lO acres were conveyed to the St. Johns
Railway Company and on July 30, 1892.
2S6.& acres were conveyed to John a.
Henderson, all of which is declared TO
have been Illegal