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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 110.
TWO BIDDLES KILLED
BY SHERIFF’S POSSE;
MRS. SAFFEL SUICIDED
A DEADLY DUEL
WITH MURDERERS
THE TWO BIDDLES PUT UP A DES
PERATE FIGHT, bUT VvERE
OUTNUMBERED.
BODIES WILL BE TAKEN TO PITTS
BURG TOMORROW—GREAT EX
CITEMENT PREVAILED.
BUTLER, Pa., Jan. 31—The post
master at Mount Chestnut, five miles
lrom here, telephones that the Sher
iff's posse caught up with the Biddles
and a terrible battle followed, result
ing in the death of the Biddles anu
the wounding of Sheriff Watson, of
Butler.
When the posse of the sheriff
caught up with the murderers shoot
ing began immediately. John Biddle
was killed outright and Edward uied
from his wounds in less than a half
hour. Mrs. Soffee, whose love for
Edward Biddle caused her to assist
in the escape and furnish weapons to
the prisoners, was crouched in the
bottom of the sleigh and when she
saw capture was certain she shot her
self through the head and died in
stantly.
Deputy Sheriff Watson, the only
member of the posse injured, is not
badly wounded and will recover.
The battie occurred at six o'clock
this afternoon. The bodies will he
taken to Pittsburg tomorrow.
DENHAM THOMPSON TONIGHT.
“Old Homestead” be Greeted By a
Large Audience.
The advance sale for tonight’s per
formance Is larger than any previous
occasion this season.
There is only one company playing
“The Old Homestead,” on the roaij
this season and that one is headed by
Denman Thompson himself, in his in
imitable assumption of 'Joshua Whit
comb,’ so that in its forthcoming ap
pearance here the public will see the
real article. The important charac
ters in the play are in the hands of
artists who have played their parts
so long that it is almost second na
ture to them.
McDuffie’s" excellent orchestra will
funisn music tonight.
Lutheran Services.
The Lutherans of this city held ser
vices at the Riflemen’s armory last
Sunuay morning and evening for
which they wish to extend the Rifle
men thanks. It was certainly sur
prising to see the great number who
atended these meetings, and tuose
who were present were well pleased
and impressed with the able sermons.
NOT HAPPY
WHEN HUNG
FORMER GEORGIA CITIZEN WAS
EXECUTED IN PORTLAND, ORE
GON—HIS STATEMENT
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31.—Jose
Wade and B. H. Dalton were hanged
this forenoon for the murder of James
B. Morrow. Just before the rope was
put around Wade’s neck he said:
“You think Pm happy, but I’m not.”
Dalton was born in Georgia.
TWO HORSES BURNED.
Fire Consumed Jeff Perry’s Stable
Last Night.
Fire broke out in the stable of Jeff
Perry on E street lane and everything
in the building was a total loss.
Two torses were consumed also
carriage, harness, etc; The origin of
the Are is a mystery. Perry had no
insurance and th fire destroyed every
thing he owned.
AT ST. MARK’S SUNDAY.
Rev. C. G. Bradley Will Be Ordained
To the Priesthood.
An interesting and infrequent ser
vice will occur at St. Mark’s church
Sunday at 11 o’clock, when the Rev.
Clement G. Bradley, of St. Jude’s
churcn, will be ordained to the priest
hood. Mr. Bradley has been in
Brunswick but a fetv months, but he
has won. a host ot friends in that
short time by his earnest work, his
manly bearing and character, and his
interest in all that makes for the best
good of the city which is to bo his
home for many years. Besides the
grand, dignified and solemn service
of ordihation, the popularity of Mr.
Bradley will draw out a large congre
gation, and although the new priest
will continue in charge of St. Jude’s,
the much larger building of St. Mark’s
will be used for the sacred ceremony
in order tuat the people may be better
accommodated.
The Right Rev, Kinlocli Nelson, D.
D., Bishop of Georgia, will arrive from
Atlanta this morning at 7 o'clock, and
will be the guest of the Rev. and Mrs.
J. J. P. Perry, at their hospitable
home on Union and Monk streets
As 11 o’clock will begin the Bishop’s
examination of the candidate for ordi
nation, the examining chaplains hav
ing finished their W'ork several days
ago, and filed the necessary certifi
cates with the Bishop, the final ex
amination will be in the presence of
the Ven. Harry Casssil and Rev. J.J. P.
Perry.
At 11 o’clock tomorrow morning tire
Bishop, assisted by the Ven. Harry
Cassil ( and the Rev. U. Watson Winn,
examining chaplains, and the Rev.
J. J. P. Perry will admit Mr. Bradley
to the sacred order ot priests.
Bishop Nelson will deliver one oi
his usual able sermons. Music will
be furnished by the choir of St. Mark’s
church.
THE PRETTY GAS STOVE.
Mrs. R. E. Guy Was the Lucky Win
ner.
Since the middle of December a gas
range has 'been on exhibition at the
Gas Co's, display store, at 310 Newcas
tle street subject to a guessing con
test. As advertised, the stove was to
be awarded to the successful one on
Feb. Ist. Last evening the contest
closed and the peas in the bottle
counted. Mrs. R. E. Guy proved to be
the nearest on a guess of 4,300 —the
actual number was 4,294. ,
Mrs. John R. Cook, Mrs.. M. Elkan
ami Miss Hattie Bingham composed
a committee who counted the peas for
the Gas Company. • The lowest guess
mad (“was 500, and the highest 25,000.
The gas company will only keep their
display room open for a short time
longer, when the stock will be moved
up to the company's office, from where
all business thereafter will be trans
acted.
THE PURIM BALL.
Jewish Fair Will End in a Blaze of
Glory.
The Purim ball, Feb. 11, will end the
fair and this will probably be the
most interesting event of the fair.
Quite a large number have already
had their costumes made, and it is
safe to preiflßt glorious affair.. The
concert, too, A.IIy inter
esting, and the who
will lend their assistance will be pub
lshed later.
RIFLEMEN NIGHT.
Company Will Attend the Fair in
Uniform.
The ladies of the Jewish lair have
invited the Brunswick Riflemen to at
tend the fair in a body and it is prob
able that the invitation will be ac
cepted.
It would be a good idea for the com
pany to give a prize drill.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1902. *
COUNCIL HELD
A BUSY SESSION,
GRANTED LICENSE TO ALL AP
PLICANTS TO SELL LIQUOR EX
EXCEPT TWO.
CITY FATHERS HAVE BEEN
MEETING EVERY NIGHT, BUT
WILL TAKE TWO WtEKS’ REST.
Regular Meeting. *
Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 31, 1902. *
Present: Hon. N. Emanuel, Mayoi®,
Aldermen du Bignon, Newman, Cal
houn, McGarvey, Franklin, Kaiser,
Cook and Taylor. Full board. Min
utes of meeting Jan. 30, 1902, read
and confirmed.
Petitions from J. R. Knibb, J W.
Watkins,R. E. Breiseniclc, J. J. IJss
ner, A. Kaiser & Bro., B. Hirsch, Ju-
Uus May, T. Newman, and Mrs. B. B.
Scarlett, property owners and mer
chants on Bay street, between Glouces
ter and Monk, for permission for the
Brunswick & Birmingham Railroad
Company to construct a side track
along its main line on said block, ad
jacent to sidewalk. Said side track
not interfering with street crossings
on Monk or Gloucester streets.
Referred to Railroads and Harbor
and Public Works Committees.
Petitions from Gilbert Williams lor
permission to keep uis dance hall
open Saturday night, Feb. 1, as com
pensation for having had to close two
nights last year by orders of the Mar
shal.
Refused.
W r . R. Cox was elected a member of
the Board of Health, to fill vacancy
occasioned by declination of Dr.
ford.
A motion prevailed that the clerk
be directed to order the necessary
blank and record books for the City
(Continued on 4th page) •
SMART SCHOLARS OF
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Honor Holl For the Month of Feb
ruary is Large.
The following pupils made high
marks in lessons and deportment:
4th Grade High School.
Clare O Connor, Leah Johnson, Leila
Bunkley.
2d Grade High School.
Donie Durden, Irma Simpson, Frank
Thomas, Emma Cornell, Rebecca Da
vis, Katie Moore, Bertram Kaufman,
Minnie Royal
2d Grade High School.
Andrews Wright, Newton Walker,
Henry Bunkley, Julius Elkan, Colquitt
Mitchell, Irony Krauss, Harris King,
Clinton Knight, Elsie McDonald, Vir
ginia Burney, Carie Stacy, Nellie Ken
ner, Martha Olsen, Lily Gonto, Lau
ra .Tones. Janev Dart.
Ist Grade High School.
Irene Baumgartner, Fannie Mason,
Mary Spears, Katie Franklin, Lena
Coleman, Margaret Davis, Lena Sat
terthwaite, Millie McCrary, Maude
Thompson, Alma Wright, LrJn Hen
derson, Fred Goette, Try give Tolnas,
Frank Atkinson.
Ist Grade Grammer School.
Hal Johnson, Eunice Breisenick,
Helen Baumgartner RuL. Irvine, Law
renec Kaui man,. Pauline Brock, Bessie
Noble, Mack Flanders, Adel Burney,
Robbie Dart, Miriam Gonto, Julia Ma
noe, Araneta Odham, Maude Sykev,
Lebby Cline, Ethel Dart, Ramona Kay,
Laurie Traylor, Annie May Tostensen,
Bettie Coleman, Lizzie Bradwell, Ja
nie Farmer, Eula Harvey.
2d Grade Grammar School.
Jack Barkaloo, Willie Cline, Wilson
Spears, Marvin Moore, H. S. Mc-Crary,
Frank Edwards, Annie Atkinson, Co
lon Bylsma, Etta Ossinsky, Willie Sil
verstein, Florence Davis, Carolyn At
kinson.
3d Grade Grammar School.
Norbert O'Brien, Guy Hasket, Dor
othy Burford, Esther Clark, Minnie
PUN NORFOLK
DQESBIGDAMAGE
ATLANTIC HOTEL AND THE
GREAT COLUMBIA OFFICE
BUILDING WERE DESTROYED.
A THOUSAND GALLONS WHISKY
EXPLODED TEARING OUT THE
FRONT WALL.
NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 31. —A heap
of smoking ruins is all that remains
today of the Atlantic hotel, the mas
sive Columbia office building, which
adjoined the hotel, the Albemarle
flats, and a block of stores in the cen
tre of the city.
The conflagration, which is one of
the greatest in the history of Norfolk,
broke out shortly before 2 o'clock this
morning and when finally subdued
over a half million worth of property
oeen destroyed. The loss, it is
believed is fully covered by insurance.
Tue flames started in the Columbia
which is the largest of Norfolk’s of
fice buildings. Over 1,000 gallous of
whisky was stored in the building and
exploded with terrific force, tearing
out the front wall. The firemen were
driven back by he explosion and be
fore they could get a stream of water
on the flames the entire building was
on fii'e. Hardly 15 minutes later the
north wall fell in, completely annihi
lating the home of the Virginia Club,
which adjoins the building on the
nort.i.
From the outset it was evident that
the immense Atlantic hotel was doom
ed. J. Hull Davidson, the proprietor,
personally made the rounds of the
r rooms and, aided by his assistants,
aroused every guest in the building.
To this is due the fact, so far as is
known, that no life was lost, although
3 00 people were asleep in tho hotel
when the alarm was sounded.
Goldstein, Nora Gogarty, Aline Jeffers,
Olivia Kay, Drucilla Kendrick, May
Joe Lott, Ruth Norris. Elizabeth Fon
niman, Mozelle Traylor,
niman.
4th GradeGramar School.
Kenneth A. Berrie Stella Wentz,
Mattie Wilchar, Rachel Itogowin, Mat
tie Ferguson, Arthur Wright, Stella
Thompson, Mabel Lancaster Gertrude
Lott, Louise Baker, Maud Elliot.
Ist Grade Primary School.
Louise Elliot, Mattie Coleman,
Maude Lee Johnson, Mildred Banks,
Andrea Knudson, French Temple, Jim
Frank Thompson, Morris Heller, E.
D. Gonto, Rufus Franklin, Henry
Edwards, Gus Anderson, Villard Royal,
Helen Taylor, Sadie Zelmenovitz, Cas
sie Cornell, Myrtle Richardson, Lula
Edwards.
2d Grade Primary School.
Maggie Jones, Madge Ward, Earline
Loftin, Corinne Southard, Willie Wal
dron, Palmer Stacy, John Hum, Wm.
Dun woody, James O'Connor, Freder
ick Waiter, John Livingston.
Honorable Mention.
Burford Tankersly, Walton Ken
drick, De Voe Coney.
Ist Grade A., Primary School.
Florence Peace, r annie Peace, Ber
tie Paulk, Mary Lee Bowen, Tallulah
Raffo, Annie Hine, Leona Clarke, Er
nest Courjer, Henry Clarke, Karl Mc-
Donald, Jimmie Peek, Jack Richard
son, George Armstrong, Julian Torras,
Elmer Daniel.
3d Grade i rimary School.
Dillon Raffo, Legette Burns, Char
lie Barnhill, Clarence Elkan, Joseph
Gardner, William McDonald, James
Noble, Charlie Rogowin, Paul Tolnas,
j Clifford Brock, Gertrude Breisenick,
| Jennie Courier, Willie Cornell, Clara
! Gains, Sophie Knudson, Irene Lancas
ter, Annie Harvey, Sophia Knudsen.
GOV. TAFT WAS BEFORE
THE SENATE COMMITTEE
YESTERDAY MORNING.
THE LENTEN SEASON.
It Will Begin on Monday, February
11.
Lent will commence on Monday,
Feb. 12, and last through the follow
ing 40 days. It wil be a sort of peni
tential season when most of those
who are now indulging in social fes
tivities will abstain from all public en
tertainments. To the members in
some churches it wil! be a season of
prayer and sacrifice. Feb. 12, 14, and
1(i are known in the Roman Catholic
church as Ember days, or holy days
of obligation, when the faithful repair
to ther respective places of worship
and prepare for the penitential season.
Asa general thing,Lent is observed by
most Christian people in abstinence
from the pleasures that usually attend
the winter season. Easter Sunday,
which this year falls on March 30, end
ends this season, and then again the
people lay aside serious religious
thoughts and resume tho pleasures
that preceded the Lenten days.
A REAL CHURCH ORGAN.
Beautiul Church Scene in the Old
Homestead.
One of the prettiest scenes in “The
Old Homestead" and the one Whlcn
caused the reatest comment on its
production, is the beautiful picture
of firace Church, N. Y., by monlight.
When the scene was first talked of be
fore its production, one feature,
which was overlooked by all concern
ed, save Mr. Thompson himself, was
to secure a real church organ.
When the expense was considered
it was voted almost an imposlblllty
but Mr. Thompson had faith in his
play, and after weeks of consultation
wiui the best organ makers In the
country the resulf was a magnificent
piece of musical mechanism set up
on the stage of the Boston Theatre.
When “The Old Homestead’’ was
on for what proved to be the largest
and most successful run that any
American drama has enjoyed in our
history, the organ in Boston was taken
apart and shipped there, but on being
put together again, something was
wrong; it would not worn to the sat
isfaction of Mr. Thompson, who is a
master on detail, and another expen
sive organ was set up in the Academy
and tncre it now stands, a monument
to Mr. Thompson’s expensive tastes.
Since “The Old Homesetead” wa3
first produced six organs have been
built for Mr. Thompson, but only one
is of any use as the others will not
stand transportation.
Mr. Thompson has had built for him
a massive special improved organ,
which is guaranteed to withstand all
kinds of travel, of pure, sonorous and
orchestral tone, and theatre-goers of
this city will have an opportunity to
hear it.
Mr. Thompson's desire to have a
first-class organ in his production has
cost him in the neighborhood of $25,-
000. But he will have it.
The company and production which
Mr. Thompson carries this season
is said to be exceptional for a road
tou r.
On the Ocmulgee.
The navigation of the Ocmulgee riv
er, always of interest to the citizens
of Macon, is receiving special consid
eration, since the government’s forces
have been at work between here and
Hawkinsville, which has rendered the
river navigable at all times of the
year.
Different men, in the city and at
other places, are at work trying to
place steamboats on the river. These
men are very active in their efforts
and it is believed will, succeed in the
udertaking.—Macon News.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
LENGTHY TALK
ON PHILIPPINES
TOLD HOW HE ORGANIZED CIVIL
GOVERNMENT IN ALL CHRIST
IAN PROVINCES.
MR. TAFI WAS THE FIRST WIT
NESS BEFORE THE SENATE IN
VESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Investiga
tion into the conditions in the Philip
pine archipelago apropos of efforts to
secure legislation for the government
of these islands was begun by the sen
ate committee on the Philippines to
day.
W. H. Taft, civil governor of the
archipelago, was the first witness.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the com
mittee, explained that the committee
desired not only the fullest informa
tion concerning the islands, but anv
advice that Governor Taft might of
fer.
Governor Taft said he had gone to
the Philippines in the sprng of 1900
and had visited almost all the prov
inces during the past year. He sad
in all the Filipino or Christian prov
inces there is a form of civil govern
ment. There are 34 of these provin-
CCS.
The Moros are all friendly execept
a few who have never been otherwise
than hostile to the Spaniards. These
are now being brought over by the
prospect of trade, oi which they are
very fond. He then gave in detail the
proceedings of the meet.ngs, in va
rious places visited, saying some 17
capitals of provinces were visited on
the first tour. At oach place delegates
of people were met, a prescribed spe
cial act was passed, and a governor
appointed, who was authorized to or
ganize municipalities.
These provincial governfhents, he
explained, consisted of a governor,
secretary, superintendent, treasurer,
and fiscal, or prosecuting attorney.
In all cases where the selection, could
be ma-e without arousing jealousies,
natives nave been chosen. All these
appointments are temporary, and next
month successors will be elected.
When the factions are too strong,
Americans are placed at the head ot
each provincial government. In all
cases the treasurer and superintend
ent were Americans.
MR. POTTER
TO PREACH
GREAT NEW YORK MINISTER TO
OCCUPY PULPIT OF ST. MARK’S
CHURCH SUNDAY WEEK.
* '
Bishop Henry C. Potter, of New
I York, who will arrive at Jekyl next
, week, has accepted an invitation to
preach at St. Mark’s Episcopal
church on Sunday, February 7th.
Bishop Potter is one of the greatest
ministers in the world and it is need
less to say that St. Mark’s cannot ac
, commodate the great crowd which
will go to hear him.
REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Mr. H. F. Dunwoody Purchased Build
ing Occupied By Butts' Drug Store,
i Mr. Harry F. Dunwoody yesterday
purchased the building occupied by
Mr. W. J. Butts, he druggist, and also
the building adjoining it ÜBed by
1 Brobston, Fendig & Cos.