The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-18
FLORIDA STATE AFFAIRS.
Suit Against ex-Treasurer Collins
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Matters.

Tallahassee, Fla, Sept. T.-Hon. VIM.
b. Lamar, attorney general, and VIM B.
Young, associate counsel for the state OF
Florida, In the case Of Gov. w. D. Biloxi
ham VS.. Clarence 3. Collins, late state
treasurer. are his official bond, for the
sum of $4,000, have filed their declara-
ton In the circuit court Of this county.
The declaration AYERS that said Collins
failed to comply with the covenants and
conditions of his bond, in that he received
S52,59l.@, belonging to the state of Florida,
besides other large sums Of money, which
he failed and refused to pay over and
account for, and still fails and refuses to
pay over and account for, and plaintiff
claims 10000 as damages.
Plaintiff further AYERS mat the cove
nants and conditions of said bond have
been broken in that, on the LIST day of
July, 1886, said Collins did deposit in ard
lend the Merchants National Bank of
Ocala, %59l.57, which he has failed and re-
fused TO pay over and account for, etc.
That on July ID, 1896, he did, without au
thority of law, deposit in and lend 10 the
same bank, $4,000 which he has failed
and refused to pay over and account for,
etc.
That on Oct. 10, 1896, said Collins did
lend said bank $1,000 which he has failed
and refused TO pay over and account for,
etc.
That on Oct. 10. 1896. said Collins did,
contrary to his duty as prescribed by law,
and without authority therefor, lend to
one j. N. C. Stockton, to be by him lent to
the Merchants National Bank of Ocala,
$4,000, which Collins has failed and re-
fused to pay over and account for, etc.
That on Oct 49, 1896, said Collins as
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Bank of the State of Florida $4,000 with
the intent that the same should be lent
to the Merchants National Bank of Oca
la, and the same was so lent, which sum
said Collins has failed and refused to pay
over and account for, etc.
That on Dec.,11, 1896, said Collins, with
out authority of law, did lend to the board
of public instruction for Marion county,
Florida, $4,000, the property of the state,
which sum said Collins has failed and re-
fused to pay over and account for, etc.
That on said Dec. II, 1896. said Collins
did deposit in and lend to the Merchants
National Bank of Ocala $4,000 for the pur-
pose of being lent by said bank TO the
board mentioned above, and said Collins
has failed and refused to pay over and
account for the same
Letters patent were to-day issued for
the Sierra Madre Magnetic Mineral Water
Company of Pensacola, with a capital of
$4,000. The business of the company will
be to prepare and sell a certain proprie-
tary medicine, known as Sierra Madre
mineral water. The incorporators are K.
j. Whitmire, L. Cara A. c. Blount, Jr.,
j. N. Andrews, j. S. Reese, ]. j. Hooton
and r. NJ. Cary, Jr.
DR.. Thomas NJ. Mcintosh of Thomas
vile, Ga, a celebrated occulist, recently
performed a very delicate operation for
irredectima on Jonas H. Frazier of this
city, and the operation bids fair to be a
success.
Adjt Gen. P. Houstoun has detailed
First Lieut.. E. A. RickSm quartermaster
of the First battalion, and Second Lieut..
J. n. Stevens of the Jacksonville Rifles to
serve on court martial now sitting in
that city
r. E. Roux, w. T. Brown. M. d. John
son, c. C. Gillen, George Garcia, George
E. Pitzer, F. w. Kirksy, C. H. Taylor and
f. ]. Burke Of the Jacksonville Rifles
have applied to Gen. Houstoun for dis
cherge from the state troops, their three
years enlistment having expired. George
p. LeFills and A. L. Sterrett of the same
company ask TO be discharged, as business
interests conflict with their military du-
ties.