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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 95.
CHANGE IN BRUNSWICK POSTMASTER
BY THE OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON
IS A SURPRISE TO OUR CITIZENS.
ALBERT M, SMITH
HAS BEN NAMED
POSTMASTER BROWN UNAWARE
THAT A FIGHT WAS BEING
MADE AGAINST HIM BY LOCAL
REPUBLICANS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM RECEIVED
BY THE NEWS FROM WASHING
TON SAYS POSTMASTER IS
CHARGED WITH “GRAVE IR
REGULARITIES.”
The announcement in the Washing
ton dispatches yesterday of the ap
pointment of Albert M. Smith as
postmaster of Brunswick to succeed
F. McC. Brown, was perhaps the great
est surprise the city has had in some
time. It came absolutely without
warning to the general public, and
perhaps not three people in the entire
community knew of it, and one of
these was District Chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee E.
R. Belcher, while another was Mr.
Smith, who thought he might get it,
but was not sure.
Not even the very few men who,
several weeks ago, endorsed Mr.
Smith, as to character, knew what
they were at that time endorsing him
for, and the public generally could
hardly believe their eyes when they
read what the president had done.
Postmaster Brown had over two
years to serve and as far as the pub
lic knew, he was making a good ol
cial and had practically an unlimited
stay. It seems, however, that he ran
afoul the political influence of the
organization in some way and efforts
have been under way for some months
to oust him. It all grew out of the
manner in which some appointments
were made, and the displacing of
Postmaster Brown but adds a feather
to the political cap of Eugene Belcher,
the shrewdest colored political lead
er in the Eleventh district.
Some two months ago when Bel-;
cher was satisfied that Postmaster
Brown would have to go he founu
trouble in getting someone to take
the place that could qualify. None but
a republican or gold democrat could
get it and while a prominent young
Bryan democrat was much wanted
the “Bryan" in his politics barred
his name from consideration. The
matter then narrowed down to two
young men in Brunswick, Mr. Smith
being the one finally chosen. He was
ranked as a republican, and in addi
tion had been a member of the Me
Kinley club five years ago. His re
publican politics and the other condi
tions served him well, and he was
landed through the influence of Chair
man Belcher and the "machine.”
Belcher was turned down by Post
master Brown in some appointments,
it seems, out it is a dead fall now,
both having gained their points, al
though Belcher has a position as
deputy collector of customs that pays
him $1,600 per year, while Mr. Brown
loses a $2,400 job.
Postmaster Brown is a secret order
man and has many friends in the city.
As far as the public is concerned he
has made a splendid official, and the
fact that he crossed Chairman Belcher
some months ago, probably accounts
for his being out of a position now.
It is a case of fine political work and
the colored political leader of the
eleventh district seems to have play-
ed his cards last, but best.
Postmaster Brown declines to say
anything about the appointment of
his successor, saying that it came as
a complete surprise to him and the
first he knew of it was what he saw
in the dispatches yesterday. When
asked about the part that Chairman
Belcher played in the appointment,
he declined to talk, saying that he <li>
not want to accuse him of having
done the work.
ACCOUNT FROM WASHINGTON.
By Milt Saul.
Special Dispatch to the Nows.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Postmaster
F. McC. Brown was removed on'
charges of '“grave irregularities” in
office. The charges were made from
an inspector’s report after an exami
nation of the books about six months
ago, when, it is alleged, a shortage
was found in the accounts. The
shortage was made good at once, buf.
the postoffice department records
were inscribed with the act of the
irregularity.
The name of Albert M. Smith was
sent to the senate yesterday by the
president for confirmation, and it is
believed the final action by the sen
ate will be announced early next
week.
•Postmaster Brown’s friends are try
ing hard to have the matter re-opened
before the president. They wired
Congressman Brantley today to exert
his inlluence in behalf of another hear
ing. It is said on high authority,
however, that since the removal of Mr.
Brown was made for cause, there will
not lje further proceedings.
An interesting feature of the spir
ited contest over the office was the
application of Assistant Postmaster
Elliott for the job. The application
was filed recently, but was turned
down on account of the rule in the
postofflce department that no assist
ant to a postmaster removed for
cause, will be considered for the va
cancy.
Smith, the new postmaster, was
highly recommended by a large num
ber of prominent Brunswick people
and will assume the duties of the of
fice at once.
Mr. Brown Talks.
After receiving the above telegram
from our Washington correspondent,
a News reporter visited Mr. Brown
at his home, and the telegram was
shown him. Mr. Brown said that he
remembered well the time that the
supposed shortage was found. It was
when he was attending a secret order
convention In Louisville. During his
absence, the inspector visited this of
fice to check up the monthly ac
counts. The books did not exactly
balance and the inspector wired Mr.
Brown to return. He hastened to
Brunswick, and together with the in
spector, went over the books and they
were balanced; and Mr. Brown now
holds the inspector’s receipt.
As is stated in the telegram, this
charge was preferred against Mr.
Brown six months ago, and it Is rather
singular that the officials are just now
putting him out of office, when It Is
customary to government office
holder as soon a charge Is
made. This fact plainly shows that
Belcher has been endeavoring to get
the postmaster out, and used the in
cident against him.
Assistant Knew It.
While Postmaster Brown was inno
cent of what was going on it seems
that Assistant Postmaster Elliott knew
the fight was being made to have him
ousted, and was himself a candidate
for the place, but, It seems, did not
i have the Belcher forces behind him.
|lt Is also understood that Assistant
I Elliott is the one who informed Mr.
; Smith that Mr. Brown would be
| ousted.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1902.
TWO BROTHERS KILLED.
Interfered With a Policeman and He
Drew His Gun and Shot Both.
Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 14.—While
Policeman Joe Cruze was on his way
home at an early hour this morning
five shots were fired as he neared the
corner of Cumberland avenue and
Patton street.
At the corner three men were
standing, Lon and Alec Nelson and
Os Ingle. Cruze accused them of do
ing the shooting, but they denied it.
He placed Lon Nelson under arrest
and the others interfered. Cruze drew
his piltol and shot both the Nelsons
and fired at Ingle.
Alec Nelson died early this after
noon as a result of his wound and Lon
Nelson died tonight at 10 o’clock.
The Nelsons were brothers and
were within 20 feet of their home
when shot. Cruze was arrested on
the charge of murder and is now at
police headquarters.
An attempt to assassinate Cruze
was made about one year ago and
when the fisc shots were fired be
thought that, he was being shot at.
Both the Nelsons and Ingle were un
armed.
ANOTHER FAIR FOR SAVANNAH.
New Organization Similar to the Sa
vannah Fair Association.
Savannah, Oa., Jan. 14.—A plan for
anew fair association was launched
at a meeting of the directors of the
Savannah Fair Association tonight.
The directors themselves started the
enterprise auspiciously by subscribing
to $7,000 worth of the stock of th(?
prospective company. Present at the
meeting were President Georg'S V, K
Owens, Vice-President A. B. Moore,
Treasurer B. H. Levy, Directors J. 11.
Estill, Herman Myers, G. M. Ryals,
I. A. Solomons, Leopold Adler, G. W./
fiedeman, A. S. Guckenheimor, P. A.
Stovall, A. B. Hull and Secretary J. C.
Shaw.
It was decided to appoint commit
tees to solicit subscriptions to the
new enterprise They will begin the
work at once.
FOUR ON TRIAL FOR LARCENCY.
White Men and Women Up in Macon
Court.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 14. —Four persons
with larcency from the person wore
on trial in the superior court today.
The defendants weere Molly Bur
gamy, a white woman; Eva Hoover,
another white woman, and George D.
Coley and Loomm Carter, two young
white men.
The four persons are charged with
having robbed S. H. Davis, a white
maan from Augusta, of S2OO, while the
latter was at the bouse of the Bur
gamy woman in this city several
months ago. It is charged that the
two men drugged Davis, and thatt the
four robbed him. He appeared) in
the recorder’s court the following
morning and Judge Freeman bound
the four persons over on the charge
of larcency from tne house.
When the cases were called this
'morning a severance was asked for
and granted, and George Coley was
first put on trial. The jury failed to
find sufficient evidence to convict
and Coiey was released.
“CORN KING” IS NOW
IN TROUBLE
Break in Rye Causes George H.
Phillips Heavy Loss.
Chicago, Jan. 14.—Notice was post
ed at the opening of the Board of
Trade today calling for the closing of
all “open deals with George H.
Phillips, the former “corn king.” a
heavy call for extra margins is said
to have been the cause of posting the
notice. The call was made yesterday
afternoon and Phillips and his staff
worked all night over the firm s
books. The trouble is said to be due
to the 3 1-2 break in rye yesterday.
Phillips is credited with holding
1,500,000 bushels of this cerea!, most
ly in May options.
mccreary is elected
FROM KENTUCKY
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 14.—James
B. McCreary was today elected United
State* senator by the legislature.
PRES, ROOSEVELT
WILL PRAISE
SCHLEY,
HIS FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON
GAVE OUT THAT STATEMENT
YESTERDAY AFTER A CONFER
ENCE WAS HELD.
BY SO DOING THE PRESIDENT
THINKS HE WILL SETTLE THE
LONG NAVAL CONTROVERSY
FOR GOOD.
Washington, Jan. 14. —(Special.)
Close friends of President Roosevelt,
\vho had conversations with him to
day, concerning the Schley case,
predict that the' president will offi
cially praise Admiral Schley for his
courage during the battle of Santia
go. Just when the president will do
so, is not known, but those close to
him say it will happen within the
next few days.
By doing Admiral Schley this jus
tice, the president feels that his object,
can be attained in bringing the long
controversy to a close.
WOMAN FIRES JAIL;
NEGRO LOSES LIFE
Augusta Police Barracks Set Ablaze
By Prisoner.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 14. —Harry
Cook, a negro, was smoked to death
in a cell at the police barracks early
this morning. Cook was committed
last night for stealing and was locked
up in a cell, and about 6 o’clock Nel
lie McGriff, a white woman, was
brought in drunk. She was not put
in a cell, but was allowed to sit in
the corridor by the stove. These two
were the only prisoners.
Shortly atfer having been left alone
the woman fired the lockup, setting
the entrance door on fire with coals
from the stove. The smoke and
flames prevented her from getting
out and her cries brought help. She
was dragged out by policemen unin
jured, a heavy overcoat arouyd her,
having protected her from the flames.
The negro in the cell could not be
reached until the fire department ar
rived and put out the fire. When
brought out Cook was dead —suffo
cated, as the fire had not touched him.
Tlie damage to the barracks was
slight. The woman was placed in
jail, with a charge of arson booked
against her, She is a notorious wo
man who lately has neen the cause
of much trouble.
LUMBER MEN MEET
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Memphis, Jan. 14.—The twelfth an
nual meeting of the Southern Lum
ber Manufacturers’ Association began
here this morning. The attendance
of delegates is large. President S. H.
Fullerton, of St. Louis, presided "at
today’s meeting and read his annual
address. The reports of the secretary
and treasurer were also read, showing
the affairs of the association to be in
a satisfactory condition. Mr. W. B.
Stillwell, of Savannah, is present.
PROGRESS CLUB OFFICERS.
They Were Elected at a Meeting
Last Night.
The Progress Club held a meeting
in their rooms over the News office
last night and elected the following
officers for the year;
President—L. Feibelman.
Vice president—L. H. Haym.
Secretary—F. Pfeiffer.
Treasurer—G. Hoffman.
Board of Managers—J. J. Lissner,
Julius May, L, Goldsmith, W. Nuss
baum, B. Padrosa.
BIG BANK ROBBERY.
The Safe Blown Open and Explosion
Wakes the Town.
%
Macon, Jan. 14.—The Bank of But-'
ler was burglarized last night, the
robbers using dynamite to open the
large safe inside the vault. The doors
of the vault were opened with sledge
hammers. The loss is $2,000. The
shock of the explosion awakened the
residents of the town, but the bur
glars escaped. The $2,000 cash taken
was the largest amount that had been
In ths safe In many weeks.
REPRESENTATIVES TO
KING’S’ CORONATION
HAVE BEEN SELECTED
ARTHUR PUE GORMAN
AGAIN U. S. SENATOR
Elected at Annapolis Yesterday to
Succeed George L. Wellington.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 14.—Arthur P.|
Gorman was tOuay elected Unitea
States senator to succeed George L.
Wellington, whose unfeeling remarks
when President McKinley was assas
sinated brought upon his head con
demnation from all classes and ali
political parties.
Gorman’s re-entrance into the sen
ate makes him a strong factor in the
next presidential campaign.
WOODS STILL BURNING.
Much Damage Being Done by the,
Forest Fires.
The woods between Brunswick and
Savannah along the Seaboard Air
Line, are still burning and considera
ble damage is being done.
While the fire has been extinguish
ed in some places it has been caught
in others, and it is understood that
the flames are now raging in the
woods a few miles from Brunswick.
Somewhere between this city and
Everett, a large number of cross ties
caught and were burned, while many
cords of cut wood has been destroyed.
INTERESTING MEETING.
Eastern Star Chapter Elected Officers
Last Night,
The Eastern Star Chapter held a large
and unusually interesting meeting in
Masonic hall last night and, among
other things, elected the following
■ officers;. I’nr Hie year;
Worthy Matron —Mrs. S. M. Glo
gauer.
Worthy Patron —Dr. Alfred Christie.
Associate" Matron—Mrs. F. McC.
Brown.
Secretary - -M’fs. Alfred Christie.
Treasurer—R. T. Clark.
Conductress—Mrs. Alma Davis.
Associate Conductress—Mrs. C. H.
Taylor.
BOER SOLDIER A PRISONER.
Sent to the Chaingang for Being
Disorderly.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 14. —Patrick O’Con
nor, the Boer soldier who was arrest
ed a few days ago on the charge of be
ing drunk and disorderly, and who
took a pledge before one of the Cath
olic priests of the city to abstain from
the use of intoxicants in any form for
the next twelve months, has fallen
from grace. He was again before
Judge Freeman this morning for being
drunk and a sentence of thirty days
on the chaingang was imposed.
Judge Freeman let O’Connor off
last week on his taking the pledge not
to drink any more for twelve months,
put warned him at the time that he
would be sent to the chaingang if he
again came before him on charge of
drunkenness. O’Connor says that ho
thought his circumstances should war
rant him in getting on an occasional
spree. He told the judge that if his
wife and children were held prisoners
in a foreign country he would feel
like ando t ing more than getting drunk.
MAYOR SEVENTEEN TIMEB.
O. H. McWilliams Again Elected by
East Rome Citizens.
Rome, Ga., Jan. 14.—-Today O. H.
McWilliams was elected for the sev
enteenth consecutive time as mayor
of East Rome. During that long pe
riod as head of the municipal govern
ment no serious opposition has ever
threatened to dethrone the genial gen
tleman. At infrequent intervals a
half-hearted opposition sought to
take the reins from his hands, but it
was never anywhere close to success.
Mr. McWilliams would perhaps be
glad to lay aside the toga for a
change, but East Rome voters refuse
utterly to allow it.
The town has grown and prospered
under his charge. From a straggling
village he has seen East Rome grow
to a city of beautiful homes and many
modern municipal Improvements.
The election today was very quiet,
as there was no opposition to the tick
et. E. J. Moultrie and H. B. Parks
were ed oeuaeflsita.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
MANY WILL SEE
MG CROWNED.
WHITELAW REID, OF NEW YORK,
WILL BE THE SPECIAL AMBAS
SADOR AT THE CORONATION
OF KING WILLIAM.
GEN. WILSON WILL REPRESENT
THE ARMY, AND CAPT. CLARK,
WHO COMMANDS THE OREGON,
THE NAVY.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The secre
tary of state today announced the
names of the following persons, who
are to be special representatives of
the United States government at the
coronation of King Edward:
Special ambassador. Whitelaw Reid,
of New York; representative of the
United States army, General J. H.
Wilson, of Delaware; representative
of the United States navy, Captain
Charles E. Clark, of the battleship
Oregon, who commanded that ship
during the Spanish-American war.
The three secretaries are as follows:
J. P. Morgan, Jr., son of J. Pierpont
Morgan, of New York; Edmund Lin
coln Baylies, lawyer, of New York;
and William Wetmore, of Rhode Is
land.
VETERANS OF BOTH ARMIES
TO HAVE HOMES
Speech in Congress That Called
Forth Democratic Cheers.
Washington, Jan. 14. —The house
today resumed the consideration of
the pension appropriation bill. Mr.
Gardner, of Michigan, reverting to the
speech of Mr. Hixey yesterday in fa
vor of opening the doors of the na
tional soldieTs’ home to ex-Confeder
ates, said he approved the suggestion.
He predicted that the time would
come, and at no distant day. when
homes for disabed veterans, built and
maintained oy the common govern
ment, would be opened alike to needy
soldiers, whether Union or Confeder
ate.
His expression of sentiment that
it is better to care for the destitute
than to care for the groves of the
dead, immortai thousands they might
be, was greeted with a round of ap
plause on the Democratic side. Ho
said that since the Spanish war what
ever differencse existed among the
people of the country had ceased to
exist as sectional differences, and no
tice had been served on the civilized
world that In any future war with
the United States the whole country
must be reckoned with.
A SADDENED HOME.
Death Visits the Home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. N. Satterthwaite.
On Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock,
at the residence of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Satterthwaite, on
George street, occurred the death of
Robert Satterthwaite, aged 14 years.
The boy had been ill only slightly
since Thursday, but grew rapidly
worse on Sunday, hemorrhage symp
toms occurring in connection with
the fever. Medical aid was called in
and neighbors and friends lent kindly
assistance, hut to no avail. The
dreaded enemy came at length aaJ
the short life was ended. Safe in the
home on high, he will never know
the cares and pains which fall inev
itably to the lot of those who stay in
the land of pilgrimage, but his going
leaves a vacant chair in the home and
aching wounds in the hearts of those
who loved him. “It is not those who
go, that feel the pain of parting, but
those who st<*v.”
The funeral ceremony, conducted
by Rev. W. M. Gilmore, of the First
Baptist church, occurred at the resi
dence on Tuesday. The remains,
accompanied by Mr. Leßoy Satten.--
waite, were taken to North Carolina
lor burial.