The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-03

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electrical business. The incorporators are
c. A. Tremere, c. s. Hammatt, 7. 3. Liv-
ingston, A. F. Perry, and f. l.. Bishop.
An order from Judge ]. w. Locke Of
the United States court, vas filed in the
office Of the clerk of the court at Jack
sonville Thursday, granting an appeal in
the case OF the National Bank Of Jack
sonvilie VS.. r. B. Merrill, receiver Of the
First National Bank of Palatka, from the
decree Of the court made July q, 1896.
The order was signed by Judge Locke al
Kittery, Me, Sept. %, and the appeal
is ordered to act as supersedeas, without
bond. In the same case the defendants
filed an assignment of errors on appeal.
The reports that have been current for
some time past of change in the owner
ship of the Key West and Miami Steam
ship Company have proved true. H. NJ.
| Flagler president Of the Florida East
Coast railway, in connection with which
road the steamship line has been operated
from Maimi to Key West, has bought the
steamer property. In connection with the
deal is the report that another steamer
will be added the coming winter which
win give daily service between the points
| named, as well as from Jacksonville and
all northern points.
Milton Journal: A. NJ. Patrick has or
dered a complete sawmill which he will
put in for the colony of Chicago people
who have settled on the bay near Florida
tow. Mr.. Patrick says that he expects
to have the mill in running order within
the next two months. He has accepted
! the position of general superintendent of
the mill plant, and will have entire charge
of it, At present there are about 50 people
In hut SO fDH hat
! increase soon. They have bought 1900
acres of land and ordered $4,000 feet OF
! lumber to build a town with.
The storm of Tuesday left Sanderson in
very bad condition. The two cotton gin
houses of Mrs. F. j. Pons and G.. p.
| Canova, containing about twenty bales
| each of seed cotton, were destroyed, and
| scattered for miles The Florida, Central
| and Peninsular railroad depot is gone
| Dwelling-houses and store-houses are in
| fragments Many farmers will be heavy
| losers. Their dwelling houses and their
| crops of cotton, just housed and ready
| for market, are lost. The situation in
| Baker county is pitiful. Many families
We're left without even a change of cloth
ing. Many horses, cows and hogs were
| killed.
The city council of Orlando met in spe-
cial session Thursday afternoon to hear
| petitions and receive applications for Ii
| censes to sell liquors, but none was pre-
| scented. Under the citys new saloon law
| all applications must set forth that all
| screens have been taken down. The saloon
men have refused to comply with this re-
quirement and made no petition for a re-
newal OF license. Their licenses all expir-
ed Wednesday H. f. Bib has closed his
| saloon, because he is not ready to make
his tender. Conway & Spellman and II. w.
| Metcalf are running wide open. They re-
| fused to comply with the law and have
applied to Hon. John d. Broome, judge of
the Seventh judicial circuit, for a writ Of
mandamus.
jacksonville Citizen: AS the news of the
destruction wrought by Tuesdays storm
comes in from the remoter parts of the
state as well as from some places nearer
Jacksonville the evidence accumulates
| that the people of Florida. have hardly
| begun TO realize the suffering caused by
the tempest Scores, if not hundreds of
| people have lost their homes and their
all, and are without shelter and in need
of food. The restitution that already eX-
lists is appalling, and the indications are
| that Il will become more terrible unless
relief measures shall be promptly under
taken. Advices from Gainesville are to
the effect that no one who is not on the
spot can form any adequate conception of
| the damage want, and suffering in the
western part OF Alachua county. over
5000 persons are threatened with star
walton. They are deprived of homes and
clothing as well food. All of their
crops are destroyed, and what was in
their storehouses is almost ruined by rain.
| At Sanderson, Baker county, on the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railroad. thir-
ty-seven miles west of this city, a citi-
zens mass meeting was held on Wednes-
day, and the serious condition OF the
county caused by the storm was discuss
ed. A committee OF three was appointed
to solicit aid for the suffering. The COM
mittee consists OF Col. Z. f. Pons, j. T.
Doeman and Il. r. Canovar. Aid of any
kind will be greatly appreciated. Four
fifths of the people In Fort White were
| without shelter Tuesday night principally
| operatives at the mines. Most OF the best
dwelling houses are standing. The resi-
dents will do all that they can to arrange
for the homeless ones and Will appreciate
any contributions. AS far as the sur
rounding farming section has been heard
from, destruction is on every hand.
A special from Punta Gorda to the Jack.
sonvile Times-Union, says: "Wednesday
morning about y o'clock, J. c. cakes, n
lawyer shot Marshal b. A. Wachob in
front Of the city council hall. For some-
time i'll feeling has existed between the
two men. Wednesday a negro, who had
been arrested few days since and locked
up by the marshal. swore out a war
rant against the officer for false imprls-
onment. Wachob, perhaps believing that
Cakes had induced the negro TO have the
warrant issued, had papers fixed up for
the arrest Of Cakes on the charge Of hay-
ing failed to procure a license to prac.
tice his profession After his trial was
over, the marshal read the warrant to
Cakes and told him to consider himself
under arrest. Cakes told him that was
2 all right, ana then the marshall said he
must search him. cakes refused to be