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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1. NUMBER 102. A YOUNG BOOKKEEPER ON $25 A WEfft SALARY IS $400,000 SHORt. HE STOLE FOR TINT! YEARS, A BIG SHORTAGE IN THE AC COUNTS OF BOOKKEEPER FOR CINCINNATTI FIRM. YOUNG MAN AT ONCE MADE GOOD THE SHORTAGE—SAYS HE WAS LUCKY IN SPECULATIONS. CINCINNATI, Jan. 22.—1 t is alleged that Theodore Braemer, secretary and treasurer of the J. & F. Sehroth Pack ing Company of this city, is short from $160,000 to $400,000. .Braemer and his wife have turned all their estate over to the Schroths, and the shortage will be fully covered without prosecution. Until recently Braemer received $25 per week as ♦bookkeeper. His salary never exceed ed S4O per week, and he has been with the firm 26 years. He has transferred one of the finest residences in the city and other valuabe property and liver $200,060 In stocks and bonds to his for mer employers. His employers always believed his statements about fortunate specula tions and investments and never exam ined his books. After tne death of John Sehroth, a year ago, his heirs in stituted an investigation and. recently had detectives cooperating with their expert acountants. Expert. Munster claims to have con fronted Braemer with a $160,000 short age and he estimates hat the shortage for over 20 years aggregate $400,000 The firm does a business over $3,00u -000 annually, all passiDg through §te 000 annually, all passing tnrough the hands of Braemer. It is claimed Braemer did not enter cash collections from wagons as other collections. Braemer and his family are noted entertainers and very promi nent socially. , Braemer admitted today that he had transferred propery to the Schroths after he met their attorneys and ex pert accountant last ounday. It was then that he resigned ana an attempt was made to keep the matter quiet. CLAIM EXAGGERATED. Ex-United States District Attorney Cleveland, representing Theodore Braemer, and Joseph O'Hara, repre senting the Schroth Packing Compa ny, have been In consultation during the day as joint trustees as well as counsel. It was expected that they would give out a statement at noon, but at that hour he said they would have nohing for publication today ex cept to say that Braemer denied any shortage and that all discrepancies in the books and other differences had been satisfactorily adjusted. They insisted that published accounts were grossly exaggerated and did Schroths as well as Braemer injustice. They denied that Braemer had transferred anything to Schroths, but admitted that the transfer was to trustees, awaiting more definite adjustment of the differences between Braemer and the company. They said the amount held in trußt was more than enough to cover the differences in the settle ment and the discrepancies would not approximate any such figures as those published. Their Informal replies to a crowd of newspaper men were more conservative than the interview of Braemer and covered the same points. BRAEMER’S STATEMENT. The Times-Star publishes the follow ing interview with Braemer: “So they say I am short $400,000?” “Yes. “it is not true. I'll tell you the truth of the wholes matter. The old man and I have’ been fighting for the past six months. I concluded to quit. There have been some errors in the books and some time ago-It was mutually agreed to have an expert go over them. More errors were found, and, as a precautionary measure and to in demnify the company, Harland Cleve land and Joe O Hara were appointed trustees of my estate. I have turned over to these gentlemen purely as a business measure, 100 shares of Stand ard Oil Cojnpany stock; worth about $60,000, and holdings In the Cincinnati Gas and Electric stock amounting to about $12,000.” “ ‘When will the work of examining the books be completed?’ “ 'ln about three weeks.’ “ ‘lf a shortage Is found will you be to blame?’ “ 'Solely, because I had charge of the books. I have no desire to shun any responsibility’ ” NO MORE FREE LUNCH. Council Will Pass an Ordinance Pro hibiting Saloons Serving It. .The free lunch grafter is in hard luck. Tonight the city council will pass a law prohibiting the serving of lunch in saloons, arid it is needless to say that the restaurant people are happy. The News understands that council was asked by those saloon keepers who serfe lunch to pass the • ordi nance. and p. will be done. The law will be sweeping in its nature and there is no way left by which lunches of any sort can be furnished. Tho new law will be a boon to the boarding house keepers because the business has been greatly damaged by the free lunch counters. In fact, the average boarder stopped at the saloons where he could get a good meal and a glass of beer for the small sum of 5 cents, while the boarding house and restaurant keeper did well to serve supper. VERY LITTLE BUSINESS. courts of Glynn Have But Little to Do Now. Tljere is a lull in local.legal business and the lawers as well as the court of ficers are not making half as much as in former years. Some say the lull is a good sign, otners assert that it is just the reverse. On the first prop osition it is stated that the court dock ets show the people of Brunswick and vicinity are living at peace with each other, and they claim this as a good indication. On the other hand it is claimed that legal bus,ness should In crease with others. On this proposi tion tiiey say when’court circles are dull every thing else Is the same way, and say business makes litigation. One encouraging fact, though, is the lack of criminal business. Mr. G. M. Owens Bhot Mr. G. M. Owens was shot but not seriously injured near Hazlehurst a few days Lott. Both are well known in B^^vick; the latter lived here a number of years. It seems that the two men had a flgght in which Mr. Owens was the victor. Mr. Lott not being satisfied got a Winchester and opened fire. It was returned by Mr. Owens, who had a pis tol, but the Winchester shooter proved the best marksman and Mr. Owens re ceived a painful wound In the hand. Captain Napier Dead. ATLANTA, Jan.’22.—Captain N. C. Napier, editor of the Walton County Messenger, died suddenly at his home at La Fayette last night BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, ,1902. WILD UPROAR AT WESTMINSTER DISORDERLY POLITICAL GATHER ING AT BISHOP GORE’S CON FIRMATION. THREATS MACE TO CLEAR THE HALL BEFORE KENSIT WOULD SIT DOWN. LONDON, Jan. 22.—The ceremony at. the coronation of Rt. Rev. Charles Gore as bishop of Worcester, at West minster, today, was attended by an ex traordinary scene of tumult. There were numerous objectors to the confir mation, among whom were John Ken sit, the notorious anti-rituaistic crusa der. What was intended to be a semi-re ligious ceremony assumed the charac ter of a disorderly political gathering. Bishop Gore’s editorship of Lux Mundi and the fact that he was the founder of the monastic celibate society figured largely among the arguments of the protesters. The vicar general ruled out most of the protests, whereupon Kenslt in vigorous terms, defied the vicar general to stifle him, declaring that he would continue to protest until he' was ejected by force. A great uproar followed and it was only when the vicar general proposed to carry out his threat to clear the hall that Kenslt consented to sit down. Shouts of "farce” and “conspiracy” ac companied Bishop Gore’s declaration and administration of the oath. TO SAVE A BOER. Senator Teller. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Senator Teller offered the following concurrent resolution in the senate today, which he as ted should go over until tomor row. “Whereas, It is announced that sen tence of death has been passed upon Commandant Scheepers of the Orange Free State army, now a prisoner of war in the hands of the British forces in South Africa, and, Whereas, It is known that said Comandant Scheepers was captured while lying sick and injured in a hos pital, such capture being in vioation of articles 1 and 5 of the Geneva con vention, and, “Whereas, This execution by British authorities will lead to als of retalia tion and rerisal, he it Resolved, by the senate, the house of representatives concurring, That the president request the government of Great Britain to set aside, in the inter est of humanity .such sentence of death and accord to Commandant Scheepers the priviliges and immunities guaran teed under the Geneva convention.” After reading the press dispathes Senator Teller said: “That is a case which certainly calls for the intervention of the United States or some other government which has some feeling of humanity. LYCEUM ATTRACTION. Dr. May, on the Passion. Play, to Lect ure Tonight. By a happy coincidence Dr. Eugene May, of Washington, D. C., the great lecturer on Art, Travel and Adven ture, has been secured as the fourth attraction of the Lyceum course, tonight at the Grand he will deliver his thrilling descriptive lecture on “The Passion Play.” Nearly every one has read something of the won derful play as produced by the pious villagers of Oberammergau In Ba varia every ten years. Dr. May is eminently qualified to make it lively before bis hearers. He is said to be the most vivid, eloquent, and realistic descriptive lecturer on the American plaltform. Members of the Lyceum course may begin to reserve seats to morrow. Seats will be on sale at pop ular prices to the public, Wednesday and Thursday. MRILFRAM FOR LEGISLATURE SETTLED FACT NOW THAT THE PEOPLE OF GLYNN WANT HIM IN THE LEGISLATURE. PROBABLY AMONG THEVERY FEW BRUNSWICK IANS WHO CAN BE ELECTED WITHOUT A FIGHT. It has been decided that Mr. A. L. Franklin will be the next representa tive, from Glynn county in the Geor gia legislature. This decision has been fixed in the minds of the people of Glynn for some time but it lias re quired no little persuasion to get Mr. Franklin to see it that way and ob tain bis consent to take the place. His selection was by popular will as the current opinion here lor some months has been, taat on no other man could the entire people unite, and it was especially desired that the man chosen should be one that woulu not arouse any factional differences in this county, at least for some years to come Brunswick has had its fill of fractional politics and the city is prospering without it and that was one reason why such active efforts have been made to get Mr. r ranklin to let his announcement for the house go in. Mr. Franklin is at present county at torney and also an alderman of the city of Brunswick. Ho was the only alde.i'lnan on which all tne people of this community cotud unite at the last election, ami he received almost the total vote at a time when the lines were sharply drawn, and every man was asked to give his platform. Mr. Franklin declined to announce in fa vor of any particular faction and despite this the people’s confi dence in his integrity and ability was so great that at no tiriie was there any suggestion of an opposition can didate. He hears the distinction of being the one man in Glynn that can unite all factions and he has done it on more than one occasion. His person ality is pleasing, while his ability as an attorney has been demonstrated in a most remarlcabe manner. It was some years back when Mr. Franklin came to Brunswick from Athens anu began to {each as one of the princi pals in the Glynn schools. He went ahead rapidly and soon retired to open a law office. Shortly thereafter a de cided change took place in the politi cal atmosphere of this county, and in the rront rank of the then victorious element was Mr. Franklin. He was heard nightly on the stump and by his eloquence and force of argument had great weight in turning the political tide his way. During the interval be tween speeches he was doing expert work on the books of Glynn county, and by patient efforts secured evidence that made the county commissioners refuse to pay any more of a lot of bonds that bad been in course of re demption by the authorities here for years and years and which at the rate they were being redeemed had the county practically bankrupt and would have kept it so for some years. He secured the evidence that stopped the redemption of these _bonds and which later resulted in the county gelling, through his efforts as county attorney, $111,600 worth for the remarkably small price of $2,500, or less than It would have cost to have fought the case in court even if it had been de feated. These and other good busi ness handlings of matters connected with public affairs and for the good of the public, have gradually formed such a strong bond of confidence be tween te public and Mr. Franklin that it, in a measure, accounts for his irresistible political popularity and he will go to the legisature with the strongest endorsement ever given by DANISH WEST INDIES WILL BE UNCLE SAM’S DURING THIS WEEK. the people of Glynn county to any man that has ever gone up there to represent them. In view of the rap idity of his deserved rise in local af fairs and the force of character and natural ability that has aided in send ing him forward so rapidly it is not too much to predict that Mr. Franklin is one of the coming young men of South Georgia, and his friends down this way have been especially anxious to see him announeg for the House in order to get him into a larger field, confident in their belief that he will be able to help South Georgia and this immediate section in particular just as he has helped Glynn county and Bruns wick in the past and is helping them now. The formal announcement from Mr. Franklin is expected shortly and when the time comes it Is known that he will retire from the City Coun: oil but as yet there Is no necessity of his so doing, and .he will be asked to remain there until just a short while before the election for the house. TERRELL’S ANNOUNCEMENT. Although Expected It Caused Consld able Comment. The announcement of Hon. Joseph M. Terrell for governor was the cause of a great deal of talk yesterday, not withstanding the fact that the general public expected the announcement. Mr. Terrell has many warm fiends in Glynn, and his chances for carrying the county are not bad by any means. There will be an important meeting of the Ladies’ Aid Society, of St. Mark's Episcopal church, on Thurs day afternoon, January 23, at fotir o’clock. In the Parish Home house. A full attendance is desired. CHALLENGE BY GUERRY TO BE SENT TO TERRELL. ATLANTA, Jan. 22. —Dupont Guerry, who was here today, gave out an In terview challenging J. M. Terrell to a joint debate. He commented good na turediy on, Terrell’s announcement, saying Terrell had climbed on to his “Guerry" platform. USED DYNAMITE TO ROB A BANK. Burglars Awoke the Town and Were Forced to Flee. HARTFORD,Ky., Jan. 22.—The Bank of Hartford was roboed by five or six safe blowers at 2,30 o’clock this morn ing. The vault was wrecked with dy namite. About $6,000 was on hand, but it is believed the robbers obtained only a small per cent of this. Much money was found scattered on the floor. The noise of the explosion aroused the town and the robbers were compelled to flee. Field of Velvet Beans Burned. WAYCROSS, Ga., Jan. 22.—Mr. W. J. Carswell, who was down at Upton ville Sunday, tells of the awful ravages of the flames in the woods of that sec tion Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. Dinkins, who had a field of ten acres in velvet beans, suffered heavier than any of his neighbors. The beans were in excellent condition for his stock and cattle were feeding on the rich beans day after day, and he was reaping a very satisfactory return from his milk and butter, but in a few minutes rt all went up in smoke. The fire came in on one side of his field and swept the beans away like a whirlwind. Noted Chemist Dead. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 22.—Profes sor Emile Sceffer, one of the best known chemist in the country, died this morning of old age. Professor Scheffer was the first to discover a formula for making liquid pepsin, ’and the announcement created a great sen sation In medical and chemical circles of the world. Five years later he dis covered a formula for making dry or powdered pepsin. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE DEAL HAS BEEN CLOSED, REPORTED THAT THE PURCHASE PRICE WAS S4,SOO,OOO—LOCATION OF THE PLACE. IS A PART OF THE VIRGiN ISLANDS AND COVERS IN ALL ABOUT 188 SQUARE MILES. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 22.—1 t has been definitely decided that the treaty with the United States, providing for the sale of the Danish West Indies, is to be signed at Washington this week, All the formalities have been com pleted. The Danish West Indies, a part of the Virgin islands, consist of the isles of St. Thomas, St. John, and Santa Cruz. They cover, altogether, 118 square miles and have a population of 33,000. The interior of the isands is mountainous and not very fertile. Since slavery was abolished the culti vation of sugar has ceased. A little cotton is grown there. The climate is hot, dry, and unhealthy. The harbor of St. Thomash is deep and locked and finely fortified. The houses are built tier upon tier in cream colored limestone and are beautiful. The pur chase of these islands from Denmark has been hanging for a long time. It is said the price is $4,500,000. Jefferson Gives SIOO. CANTON, 0., Jan. 22.—President Day of the McKinley National Memor ial Association has received from Joseph Jefferson, the actor, a check for .. 100 for the memorial fund. Wanted—A smart white boy at Nuss baum’s grocery store. Chapman Named ATLANTA, Jan. 22 John T. Chap man was this morning appointed by Governor Candler solicitor of the county court of Liberty county to suc ceed Newton J. Norman, resigned. The appointment is for the unexpired term. LOST THEIR LITTLE GIRL. The many friends of Mr and Mrs. Gus Hoffman will be grieved o hear that their little daughter died in At anta. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman went to Atlanta several days ago to attend the funeral of the latter’s father. NOTHING NEW. The postofflce matter had no new de velopments yesterday except that the senate did not confirm Mr. Smith’s ap pointment with the other Georgia postmasters. The impression seems to prevail, hough, that the appoint ment will stand. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT. The regular weekly session of the city council will be held * night. Among other important matters the license ordinance will be placed on its second reading. Wright Accepts. ATLANTA, Jan. 22.—Hon Boykin Wright has formally notified Governor Candler of his acceptance of the ap pointment as attorney general to suc ceed Hon. J. M. Terrell, resigned. Mr. Wright will take charge of his new office Feb. 1. Weather Forecast. Fair. No decided temperature changes; fresh northwest to north winds, moderating. When you want good shoemaking or repairing done always call on B. L. Jordan. The be&t work for the least money. WANTED —Good second hand me dium size safe at reasonable price. Warren A. F'uller Lumber Cos., Opera House block.