The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18


/ Minton settlement. when a tree lodged and
/ swung around, striking AR AIintou on the
face and the side Of his head Rocking
him down, and then falling heavily upon
| him. AT last accounts he was unconscious,
and his recovery seemed improbable.
A government Inspector is now in
charge Of the postOffice at DunuellOu.
and Is investigating the accounts Of the
missing postmaster, Kirby A. Griner
The shortage is said TO amount 10 over
$3.50, and Il is minated that several
parties may be implicated in the affair.
Griner's whereabouts are still unknown.
The editor Of the Ocala Free Press has
received a letter from Jacksonville bro
ker. submitting a proposition for the es-
Establishment in Ocala Of a new manufac-
turing company. TO be capitalized at So
OU0. He desires Ocala 10 pledge $4,000 in
stock, payable In approved property, the
broker agreeing 10 place the remainder.
The exact nature Of the enterprise is not
outlined
-. T. Buchardi. manager Of the Fern
andina CreOsOte works. at Fernandina,
was seriously injured Wednesday by the
chain of the log carriage at his works.
An accident happened 10 the machinery.
winch caused the chain 70 leave its reg
ular position It struck Buchardi on the
left leg, breaking the frontal bone and
fracturing the rear bone. DR.. Horsey
was called and dressed the wound and
thinks amputatiOn Will be unnecessary.
Louis II. Hall. white. who was arrest
ed at Citra for selling liquor without
paying the special government tax, was
taken before Commissioner Eagan for q
hearing at jacksonville Wednesday, and
was discharged as the evidence was not
considered sufhcient TO hold him. John
Allen. white, who was arrested at 1--we
oak for selling liquor without a license.
was also before the commissioner. lie
was bound over in the sum of 500 10
await the action Of the United States
court.
In the municipal election at Brooks
vile, Gen. J. c. Davant was elected may
or over A; T. Burns, 3. c. sharpe, and
Dr. J. c. Drummer; for marshal and city
tax collector, Theo 5. Coogler, Jr., was
elected over j. f. Higgnbotham; for
clerk and tax assessor b. Frank Car
man was elected over Fred I. Robertson;
J. w. Carman had no opposition for the
office of city treasurer; Messrs. j. A.
Jennings J. J. Hale, Frank +. Saxon
ard w. S. Jennings were elected council
men.
Quo warranto proceedings to determine
tees of Jacksonville will be heard before
Judge Call of the circuit court on the
oath inst. The title of the suit is as fol-
lows: 1.-THE state Of Florida ex rel. w. s.
Lamar. attorney general, plaintiff, vs.. p.
+. Dillon ct al, defendants" The bond
trustees will be required TO show ny
what right they are exercising the pow
ers as a board of bond trustees. the eX-
istence of which as an executive board
Is denied by the petition.
W. c. c. Branning. a jeweler of West
Palm Beach, has in his possession sill
Yer medal that was awarded to Robert
Black for being the best gunshot of
Ngthsdale battalion. The medal bears
the date 1905. 1t is oval-shaped, and is
well preserved. It was found by col
Ored boy in 1885 at Enterprise. Mr. Bran
ming saw IL in the boys possession, and
purchased 1t for % cents, together with
a Spanish 6l2 cent piece that bears the
date of 1882, that was found at Enter
prise by negro in the same year.
Mayor J. S. Earman of West Palm
Beach was served with warrant We'd
charging him with obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses. Earman, it is alleg-
ed sold the business and fixtures of the
butcher shop in the Zapt building On
wood, two young men from Tttusvilie.
After the deal was made and Mr.. Ear
man gave bill Of sale to the purchas-
ers. Allen Thomas Jr., got out an at
tachment for the fixtures. claiming that
they belonged to him The firm was
then compelled to procure new fixtures.
The mayor was taken before Justice FL
lott, who placed him under $500 bond to
appear at the preliminary hearing, to be
held on Thursday next. Mr.. Earman
says that he will fight the case.
In the case of the Merrill-Stevens En-
gineering Company VS.. the Columbia
Phosphate Company, on the matter Of
modifying the restraining order that was
issued several days ago, and the injunc-
ton restraining the sale of certain lands
belonging to the Columbia Phosphate
Company in Nolusia county, a motion
was made at Jacksonville Wednesday
as to allow the sale of the lands, on
condition that so much of the proceeds
as should be derived from the sale should
be held to satisfy the claim of the COM
plainants, pending a final settlement Of
the case The Injunction in question was
granted by Judge Call Oct. Z. The amount
of the claim involved was S,l0O. The
court oJdered that $3.50 be deposited
with the court until the case shall have
been disposed of.
Citizen from Pensacola as follows: "A
tract of about 10000 acres of fine tim
Der land lying in South Alabama and
n log
for some time past. 1t is embraced in
the original grant by congress of lands
to the Mobile and Girard railroad-noW a
part of the Central railroad of Georgia.
The road was never finished to Mobile as
contemplated, and it required many years
to obtain a settlement with the interior
department. Finally this was made and
the lands passed into the possession of
the Van Kirk Land and Construction
Company of this city. This company he
came embarrassed and mortgaged the
lands to Norris Adler of Birmingham. Ala.
suit in the chancery court at Montgomery
for a foreclosure Of this mortgage, and
after a long and holly contested legal
fight gained his suit last week, the amount
of his judgment being $l34,0OO. William
II. Knowles, vice president of the First
National Bank of Pensacola, is a iudg~
ment creditor on the Van Kirk company
He was in Montgomery at the time when
judgment was rendered in favor of Adler.
am Immediately rendered the latter the
sum of $l3i000 in cash. the amount of
his mortgage. Adler refused the money.
but Mr.. Knowles is advised by his at
torneys that, under the law of Alabama.
he, as a judgment creditor, was entitled
to make such tender, and that Adler's
refusal vests the title in him. The land
in question is covered with a forest If
pine timber and is very valuable Mr..
Knowles has no doubt of attaining a le-
gal title to it in the Alabama courts"
u fancy, Justin. that my coffee is
please, sir, l must have made a mis-
take, and brought you the servants COT
fee. L EVenement.