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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 97.
CIT! COUNCIL HELD
AN INTERESTING
MEETING,
TWO NEW POLICE AND SEVERAL
OTHER CITY OFFICIALS WERE
NAMED AND OTHER IMPORT
ANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
ON ACCOUNT OF TWO ALDERMEN
BEING ABSENT, THE LIQUOR
LICENSE QUESTION WAS NOT
TAKEN UP—MEETING TONIGHT.
Regular Meeting.
January lft. 1902.
Present: Hon. Is. Emanuel, mayor;
Aldermen du Bignon, Newman, Cal
houn, McGarvey, Franklin and Cook.
Absent: Aldermen Kaiser and Tay
lor.
Minutes ot the previous meetings,
10th and 13th, read and confirmed.
Unfinished business in the shape
of elections was, on motion, deferred
until after the routine business was
disposed of.
Petition from R. A. Mullins, for
some reasonable compensation for ser
vice performed in printing numerous
detailed statements imposed on him
during his term of office as city prin
ter, for 1901, alleging that he had lost
about S4OO by reason of extra work
he did not expect to be required to
penorm. Referred to tinance com
mittee, to report back next meeting
of council.
Communication from Seagrave Cos.,
of Columbus, 0.. asking for something
definite regarding iTxeir bid to furnish
a fire truck. On motion the clerk
was directed to write them that the
bid was still under advisement, and
that council would decide on it as
early as practicable.
Reports: From public works com
mittee, on petition of Oak Grove Cem
etery Association, recommending the
addition of one man to the regular
working force of the department, at
$1 per day, to be detailed specially
for keeping in order and caring for
Oak Grove and Magnolia cemeteries.
Adopted.
Report from Taxes and Revenue
committee, on petition of W. .1. Clubb,
recommending that $2 street tax as
sessed erroneously against T. E. Pnil
lips and paid by Clubb, be refunded.
Adopted.
Report from Light and Water com
mittee on communication of Bruns
wick Light and Water Company, was
as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of Brunswick:
Gentlemen — Your committee on
sanitation, light and water, to which
was referred the attached communi
cation from W. S. Greene, receiver
of the Brunswick Light and Water
Company, beg leave to report as fol
lows, touching said communication:
First— We recommend that the
mayor be requested by council to call
the attention of the chief of police
to the violations of city ordinances
therein reierred to, and to instruct
said officer to enforce said ordinances
strictly by docketing all parties found
in violation Of the same.
Seconu —We recommend that the
clerk of the mayor and council be in
structed to notify the said company
that it is the duty of the said chiei
of police to proceed against all such
offenders, and to advise them to fur
nish said officer with information as
to persons whom they know to be
guilty of such violation.
Third—With reference specially to
that part of said communication com
plaining that certain closets are no“
flushed in conformity to the require
ments of the sanitary ordinances, we
recommend that the sanitary inspect
or be instructed by the chairman of
this committee to discover the persons
guilty of such violations and to fur
nish their names to the chief of po
lice to be placed on the docket of the
police court.
Respectfully submitted.
A. L. Franklin, Chairman.
J. E. du Bignon.
W. B. Cook.
Adopted.
BrtfhswicK, Ga., January lb, 1901.
Report from same committe on the
matter of uniforms, was as follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Brunswick:
Gentlemen: —Your committee on
sanitation, light and water, to which
was referred the matter of uniform
to be worn by the superintendent of
sanitation and sanitary inspector of
said city, beg leave to report as fol
lows:
We recommend that said officer be
required to wear a uniform similar
in style and material to that worn by
the policemen of said city, except that
he shall wear a cap instead of a hel
met, said cap to have in gilt letters on
the front thereof the words “sanitary
inspector,” said officer to wear a metal
badge, similar to that now worn by
policemen, having on said badge the
words “superintendent of sanita
tion and sanitary inspector." Re
spectfully submitted,
A. L. Franklin,- Chairman,
.1. E. du Bignon,
W. B, Cook. .
Brunswick, Ga., Adopted.
Jan. 16, 1901.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment by him, under' authority given
January 9, 1902. of the following:
Engineer, Pumping Station — E. R.
T. M undv.
Impounding * Officer—A. C. Strick
land.
Janitor City Hall —J. E. Bryan.
The mayor also announced, with
reference to the petition of Messrs.
Montgomery, Goodyear. Symons and
Burroughs, which had been referred
to him, that said petition had been
withdrawn and the matter of the
treasurer’s insurance business, satis
factorily adjusted.
After a recess of thirty minutes
council resumed business and the fol
lowing was uisposed of:
Elections:
For two additional policemen, vis:
A. J. Burney and T. L. Lamb.
City Arbitrator —P, W. Fleming.
Assessor, three years—H. R. Sy
mons.
Assessor, one year—W. A. Hackett.
Board of Health—A. V; Wood, Dr.
H. Bnrford, N. H. Ballard, Willis Mer
chant, Dr. J. C. Egleston.
Keeper of City Clock —Ken non Mott,
$7.50 per month.
Furnishing drugs and medicines,
hospital and charity department—
W. Joerger, $9 per month. *
A resolution was presented by Al
derman Franklin, as follows:
Be it and it is hereby resolved, by
.he mayor and aldermen oi the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
That from and after the passage of
this resolution the city physician of
§;aid city shall perform the duties
usually incident to the ’ position of
"health officer”; and in such capacity
shall act as professional adviser to
this body and the Board of Health,in
all matters concerning sanitation and
the public health, wherein either of
said bodies may require such profes
sional advice.
Adopted.
The following resolution was pre
sented by Alderman Newman:
Be it and it is hereby resolved, by
the mayor and aldermen of the city
of Brunswick, in council assembled,
That the police committee prepare
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of police officers and policemen,
and report as early as practicable.
Adopted.
On motion of Alderman Newman,
the public works department was au
thorized to employ an additional man
to the regular force, at a salary of
$2.50 per week to keep and care for
the colored cemetery.
On motion the clerk was directed
to advertise for bids for the following:
Repairs to city hall (giving specifica
tions) ; and for furnishing pauper
coffins for the year 1902, reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Alderman J. E. du Bignon was elect
ed chairman of council and Alderman
T. Newman was elected chairman pro
tem.
Adjourned until tomorrow (Friday)
night at 7:30 p. m.
N. D. ftUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
FIRE CONSUM^^PROPERTY.
Destroys Saioon and Fourteen Resi
dences in Huntsville.
Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 16.—Pap
worth’s saloon and fourteen resi
dences in the western part of the city
were destroyed by fire yesterday
morning, entailing a loss of SIO,OOO.
The places were insured for one-third
that amount, 'f’he blaze originated
in the saloon and swept through the
block so rapidly that in many cases
the occupants of the houses barely
escaped.
A convenience in the home is worth
having; therefore, put in a gas stove
at one*.
BRUNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1902.
BRANTLEY’S
TWO BILLS
BRUNSWICK CONGRESSMAN IS
AFTER APPROPRIATION
FOR OUR HARBOR.
Exact Copy of the Bills as Introduced
By Him in Congress Providing
for the Appropriation.
The following are exact copies of
the bills introduced by Congressman
Brantley for the improvement of our
harbor:
Be It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That $125,700 be,
ahd the same is, hereby appropriated,
to be paid out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to be immediately available, and to
be expended under the direction of
the secretary of war and the • super
vision of the chief of engineers, for
continuing the improvement of the
inner harbor of Brunswick, Georgia,
in accordance with the report sub
mitted in House document No. 40,
fifty-sixth congress, first session, of
which sum $5,000, or so much thereoi
as may bp necessary, shall be used
to maintain the present depth of wa
ter in Academy creek to old Altamaha
canal, the same Ijeing a part of the
inner harbor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Con
gress assembled, That C. P. Goodyear,
his heirs and assigns, shall be paid
for fifty feet excess of width over
the contract width of twenty-four
feet depth at mean high tide on the
outer bar of Brunswick, Georgia, ob
tained as shown by the report of
11. I- Marinden, the officer detailed
to make survey of such work, made
to the secretary of war on the fourth
■lay of December,, 1899, in the same
proportion as he was paid for 100 feet
widths of succh depths, namely, $20,-
000: and that for a fifty-foot excess of
width of twenty-five feet depth at
mean high tide, shown by said report,
he or they shall he paid in the same
propoition as he was paid for one hun
dred feet widths of twenty-five feet
depths, namely, $25,000.
FARMERS FICHT FIRE.
Forest Conflagration Falls Heavily on
Turpentine Men.
Wayeross, Ga., Jan. 16.—Forest fires
raging west of "here Saturday and
Sunday did heavy damage, according
to reports. Probably eight or ten lots
of land were burned over, and the
loss is heavy to turpentine men, wood
and timber men and farmers.
W. D. Inman, a leading farmer
near Manor, turned out witn his
neighbors and fought fire all day Sun
day and became overheated, from the
effects of which he died Monday after
noon. He was 55 years old.
Ketterer & Deen lost two crops of
turpentine boxes by fire and Mr. Col
lins 40 cords of wood.
SCHOOLS aRE CROWDED.
No More Children Can bo Accommo
dated in Preparatory Department.
At the meeting of the Board of Edu
cation yesterday, it was announced
that all grades of the preparatory
school and two grades of the gram
mar school were crowded and could
accommodate no m6re pupils unless
some now attending should drop out.
In view of that fact, the’ board advises
all parents who have children attend
ing school, not to let them drop out
as their places will be given to other
children.
The board also decided to adopt a
new plan concerning teachers. Next
June a norma! class, consisting of six
teachers over 17 years of age, will
be organized. From this class, all
supernumeraries and new teachers
will be selected. For instance, should
one of the teachers in active service
drop out, a teacher from the Normal
class would be selected to fill the
vacancy, while another member
would be taken into the class.
HELD MASS
MEETING
WHITE CITIZENS MEET AND CON
DEMN THE NEGRO POST
MASTER IN ATHENS.
Committee Will Go to Washington to
Ask President to Rescind the
Morton Appointment.
Athens, Ga„ .Tan. 16—The citizens
1 of Athens showed in no uncertain way
this morning that the appointment of
,M. B. Morton, colored, to succeed him
| self as postmaster here, would be un
satisfactory in every respect.
The call for a mass meeting to be
1 held at the city hall was more enthu
| siastically responded to than was an
ticipated. The city hall would not
, hold the crowd and the meeting was
adjourned to the opera house.
I Mayor J. F. Rhodes presided over
[ the meeting and T. W. Reed acted as
1 secretary. Colonel S. J. Tribble intro-
I duoed strong resolutions against Mor
! ton's appointment, which were unan-
I imously adopted and telegraphed at
once to Congressman Howard with
the request that he present them at
once to the president.
Mayor Rhodes was then empowered
! to appoint a committee of five to go
on to Washington and in person pre
j sent the facts to the president.
Quito a number of telegrams were
I sent to Congressman Howard and Sen
ators Bacon and Clay asking that they
request the president to hold up the
appointment until the Athens commit
tee could reach Washington.
From replies received it is apparent
that the president will hear the Ath
ens committee. The committee was
busy all yesterday getting affidavits
as to Morton’s incompetency, and it is
thought that the prsident will be con
vined that Morton should not be ap
pointed postmaster here.
TOOK WOMAN AND MONEY.
Deputy Sheriff Grooms Captures the
Pair of Criminals.
Waycross, Ga„ Jan. 16.—Deputy
Sheriff Grooms, of Ware county, came
in today on foot witli J. B. Manning
and J. T. Knight, who were arrested
last night at Waresboro.
These are the two men who ran
away with Mrs. James Manning, from
near Mount Pleasant, taking along
$l3B of her husband's money.
Deputy Grooms reached Screven
a few minutes after the parties had
left, but. he intercepted their trunks.
Dr, Spence, at Waresboro,' stopped
the parties and wired the sheriff.
The woman was sent home last
night, and the deputy marched his
men ahead of him to this point. They
acknowledged taking tne man’s wife
and his money, but claim the amount
was only $lB.
PLANT SYSTEM DIRECTORS.
Re-Elect Old Officers and Arrange
for a Refunding Bond Issue.
Savannah, Ga., Jail. 16. —The an
nual meeting of the Plant System
directors was held here today. The
income account showed an Increase
of $393,445.59 over that of the year
1900. The following directors were
elected: F. Q. Brown, R. G. Erwin,
.1. H. Estill, H. M. Flagler, C. S.
Gadsden, E. B. Haskell, Lynde Harrl
son, M. K. Jesup, M. J. O’Brien, M.F.
Plant, W. F. Vandiver, and H. Wal
ters. The following officers were
elected: It. G. Erwin, president;
M. F. Plant, first vice-president; F.
Q. Brown, second vice-president; C.
S. Gadsden, third vice-president;
R. B. Smith, secretary, and J. Moul
trie Lee, treasurer.
A special meeting is to be held Feb
ruary 6 to authorize an issue of $31,-
000,000 of 4 per cent, bonds to take
up old bonds and to furnish a fund
of $6,000,000 to acquire new property.
HIS HANDSOME MAMMA
SNUBBED THE KING
And Willie Wetmore Feared He
Would be Barred from Coronation.
Washington, Jan. 15.—Willie Wet
more’s father, who is senator from
Rhode Island and whose possession
of many dollars is responsible for
both the senatorship and the fact that
the son has been named as one of
the secretaries of the coronation em
bassy, was at the state department
bright and early today wearing a
worried look. This was due to a story
J printed in New York that King Ed
ward when Prince of Wales, had de
clared nobody of the Wetmore name
should ever be admitted to royal
presence, or words to that effect.
This declaration, so the story goes,
was because the senator's wife, a
very handsome woman, had some
years ago declined to meet his royal
highness, who ikes to meet handsome
and attractive American women. The
senator did not like today’s publica
tion, which insinuatd that Willie’s
lovely junket would he cut off, but he
was assured by Secretary Hay that
he need not worry. The fact is, the
officials hee have no idea that King
Edward would, under any circum
stances, take notice of a small secre
tary of embassy and they believe
there will be no intimation from
Great Britain that Willie is persona
non grata. The senator, when he
learned this, went away, his face
wreathed in.smiles.
NATIONAL BANKS AND LAND.
A Bill Introduced in Congress Amend
ing the Law.
Washington, Jan. 16.—Representa
tive Lewis today introduced a bill to
amend the national bank act so as
to permit national banks to loan on
real estate an amount equal to 50 per
cent, of their capital and surplus on
the basis of one-half the marketable
value of the real estate exclusive of
all buildings and improvements there
on.
Mr. Lewis as a member of the com
mittee on banking, has always taken
an active interest in all matters com
ing under the committee and has been
a strong advocate of state banks,
hut he says so long as it is evident
national banks are here to stay, the
laws restricting their operations
should be so changed as to permit the
people to get all the benefits from
them they can. He thinks that the
provision which prohibits the loaning
upon real estate is a hardship upon
farmers and others holding real es
tate which is the best security.
A farmer, he argues, can get money
upon land when railroad and other
stocks are valueless as collateral, but
as things are now the southern or the
western real estate owner can borrow
only in a way that involves his pay
ing high rates of interest, and two or
three commissions to people handling
eastern money. Mr. Lewis thinks
the enactment of his bill would work
to the relief of the farmers and own
ers of other real estate in the south
and west.
RAN OVER A LADY
Ami Was Arrested to Escape the
Vengeance of a Mob.
Yesterday afternoon great excite
ment was created on Union street
by a man who is a prominent Bruns
wick citizen running over . a lady,
wno is one of the Four Hundred. The
lady called a policeman to arrest the
offender, and it was well that he did,
for a mob was forming to lynch him.
When the policeman arrived at the
jail with his prisoner, who wore a silk
hat and broadcloth suit, he was im
mediately given a trial before a jury
that was summoned. Everybody said
that he ought to be lnmg,notwithstand
ing his aristocratic proclivities. At
any rate he asked permission to orate
to the jury, and the ju.lge consent
ing, he said;
"Gentlemen of the jury, yesterday
morning my wife went down to Miss
Kate Slater’s, at 504 Gloucester street,
and had one of those beautiful hats
laid aside for her to wear at the
Silver Tea and at the meetings of the
Four Hundred. She didn’t pay for
the hat when she ordered it, and be
ing afraid that it with all the others,
might be sold, 1 was hurrying back
to get it, when, unfortunately, in my
haste, 1 ran over the lady.”
"There is no use in a trial,” sain
the judge. You are discharged, sir.
If anybody else gets in your way when
you are going to Miss Slater’s for one
Of those beautiful hats, run over them
twice.” And the jury ail went over
to Miss Slater’s at 504 Goucester
street, to see those beautiful hats.
PRESIDENT SPENCER COMING.
He WiJI Spend a Month Visiting at
Jekyl.
President Spencer, of the Southern,
’Railway, is to visit Jekyl within the
next few days and will spend a
month on the island.
An office is being fixed up at the
Southern freight house in this city,
which will be used by Mr. Spencer’s
private secretary during the presi
dent's visit to Jekyl.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FRIENDS OF BROWN
ARE NOW AT
WORK
SEVERAL PETITIONS BEING CIR
/
CULATED ASKING PRESIDENT
TO INVESTIGATE CASE OF OUR
POSTMASTER.
BUT FEW CITIZENS BELIEVE HE
IS GUILTY OF THE CHARGE
PREFERRED AGAINST HIM BY
THE DEPARTMENT.
I The only new developments in the
postmastershfp yesterday were a num
ber of petitions being passed around
the city asking the president to hold
up the nomination of Mr. Smith and
investigate the charges against Post
master Brown.
These petitions were drawn up
and circulated by the present post
master's friends, and a large number
of names were signed to them. They
will probably be circulated again to
day and then forwarded to the presi
dent.
The petitions state the facts in the
matter as they exist and highly rec
ommend Mr. Brown as a postmaster.
Reference is made in them to the
time when Brunswick was darkened
with a yellow fever epidemic and
while hundreds of our citizens were
leaving the city. Mr. Brown faced the
terrible scourge until he was stricken
and as soon as he recovered, again re
turned to his post of duty.
Mr. Brown’s friends claim that he
has made a faithful postmaster, and
feel that when the president is
shown the afets in the matter he will
have an investigation ordered.
There are but very few citizens of
Brunswick who believe Mr. Brown
guilty of the charges preferred
against him by the department, and
think it but justice that he should
have a chance to prove it to the gov
ernment.
While the people have no objection
to Mr. Smith as postmaster, they feel
that a great injustice is being done
to Mr. Brown and every effort will
now be made to have the matter re
opened.
Nothing official has yet been heard
by any one in Brunswick and probably
will not until the nomination of Mr.
Smith is confirmed by the senate, if
the president refuses to reopen the
matter.
GIRL’S BETRAYER FOUND.
Louis Long, Wanted in North Caroli
na, Located in Colorado.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 1(1. —Mecklen-
burg county has a sensation in which
some of its most promient country
families figure most prominently. In
November, Louis Long, a young man,
fled the state. Detectives were put
on his trail. Last summer he became
engaged to a Miss Mitchell. The
wedding day was fixed and the trous
seau prepared. Two days before the
day set Long fled. It was discovered
that he had betrayed the bride-elect
and that he had also ruined two other
girls in the same neighborhood.
No trace of Long could be found.
He gave himself away a few days ago
by a telegram to a kinsman to send
him SIOO. A detective happened to
see the message and found that Long
was at Colorado Springs. A telegram
asking his arrest was sent and he was
caught. Governor Aycock has made
requisition for him. Feeling is high
against Long. The penalty for seduc
tion in the courts in this state is se
vere.
The School Teachers,
Atlanta, Jan. 16. —As soon as the
work of paying pensions to the Con
federate veterans of Fulton county
is completed the school teachers ot
the state will make a pull upon the
treasury for someting like $300,000.
When this payment is made the state
will then owe the teachers only $330,-
000 more, and this they will in all pro
bability get in March.