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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 111.
SECRETARY GAUGE IS
NOW OUT AND LESLIE
M. SHAW TAKES OATH
CLERKS CRIED
WHEN MCE LEFT
FORMER SECRETARY WILL GO TO
NEW YORK AND THEN VISIT
FLORIDA.
MR. SHAW WAS WARMLY CON
GRATULATED BY THE MANY
WHO SAW HIM TAKE OATH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I.—Today, in
Ole presence oi the chief officials of
the treasury department, Senator Dol
liver and nearly all of lowa's delega
tion in the lower house of congress,
and otner friends, former Governor
Leslie M. Shaw of lowa took the oath
of office as secretary' of the treasury.
The oath was administered by Justice
Shiras.
As soon as the ceremony was con
cluded Secretary Shaw was warmly
congratulated by each person present
upon his accession to the high office.
Secretary Gage has the love and
F
respect of the officials and clerks of
t£e department to a remarkable de
gree, as was shown in their leave-tak
ing. ' .\i any eyes were wet and voices
treml&od as the chief they had known
and loved so well grasped them by
the hand, probably for the last time.
Mr, Gage remained in conference
With his successor an hour or more
and then left the department. He will
go to New York tomorrow or Monday
and remain a few days, and in the
course of two or three weeks will go
to Florida for a rest of two months.
New samples for fine tailor made
clothing at Jim Carter’s.
SCHLEY IS THE HERO.
Nashville Showing the Distinguished
Guest All Possible Attention.
NASHVILLE, Feb. L—lnclement
weather necessitated the abandon
ment of the parade this morning in
honor of Admiral Schley, but the ad
miral and Mrs. Schley were escortet.
to the capitol by a detachment of Con
federate Veterans, state militia, and
Knights Templar. The streets along
the route were crowded with people
and the greeting accorded Admiral
Schley was enthusiastic. It is esti
mated that 10,000 persons sought en
trance to the house of representa
tives when the formal welcoming to
the city was extended. The exercises
in the state house were begun shortly
before noon.
PRESIDENT PALMA
THREATENS TO STRIKE.
May Refuse to Serve if Concessions
Are Not Granted Cuba.
NEW YORK, Feb. I.—T. Estrada
Palma, president-elect of Cuba, whose
home is at Central Valley, N. Y., has
• been in consultation with members of
the Cuban commission, w'ho are in
this country to urge a reduction of 50
per cent of the duty on sugar imported
from Cuba. President Palma refused
to discuss the report. He may de
cline to accept the presidency of the
republic unless the tariff concessions
are made.
WRIGHT SWORN IN AS
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ATLANTA, Feb. I.—Hon. Boykin
Wright took the oath of office today
and is now the full-fledged attorney
general of the state.
J. M. Terrell, candidate for govern
or, has removed his headquarters to
the Kimball House.
Special sale of Embroideries on
Monday and Tuesday at J. H. Heller
& Bro’s.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
Crowded House Saw the Great Play
Last Night.
The largest and probably the most
representative house of the season
greeted Denman Thompson's celebrat
ed play, The Old Homestead, last night
at the Grand, no better pleased au
dience ever left the theatre than the
crowd last night, all feeling better for
having experienced “that little touch
of nature which makes all the world
akin.'’ This pretty pastoral play was
in Brunswick some years ago, but
tnis year’s production was more elab
orate than ever before and Denman
Thompson himself seems only to im
prove with age. The vitality of The
Old Homestead is indeed remarkable.
It continues year after year with un
abated prosperity. The story is typi
cal of New England farm life and no
play has yet managed to capture the
hearts of city and country folks alike
so effectually as this play. Perhaps
it is in the name so remindful of some
spot dear to everyone.
It would be difficult to touch on the
strongest points of this play as it has
no plot—no high flown dialogues, no
rolling periods, but is simply a char
acter study with plenty of light and
shade. Intrigue is wanting, but in
its place is an exquisite representa
tion of honest people and honest mo
tives. Probably there are few actors
living who more thoroughly live a
character than does Denman Thomp
son and his portrayal of Joshua Whit-
V *
comb was superb. The absence of
wig and make up made tne character
a real personage who is living an ac
tual life though behind the footlights.
The characters of Happy Jack, Cy
Prime, Seth Perkins, Eb Gauzy, Aunt
Matilda and Rickety Ann played by
Fred Care, Clias. Carter, Chas H.
Clark, Frank Knapp, Mrs. Louise
Morse and Miss Annie Thompson re
spectively, were all too good to allow
of special mention. The cast also in
cluded the famous double quartette
of sturdy farmers whose Binging
was delightful and every number was
enthusiastically applaudeu. They
were heard to advantage in the Grace
church scene, with its grand choir of
twenty picked voices. No grander
scenic production than the striking
Grace church scene has ever been
staged in Brunswick.
McDuffie’s orchestra rendered beau
tiful selections between the acts, and
each number elicited hearty applause.
Every night of the fair you want to
look your oest. Have Jim Carter press
your suit.
WILL PREACH TODAY.
Bishop Nelson Will Occupy Pulpit of
St. Mark's.
BiSuup C. K. Nelson will preach at
St. Mark’s Episcopal church this morn
ing.
An interesting and infrequent ser
vice will also occur when the Rev.
Clement G. Bradley, of St. Jude’s
church, will be ordained to the priest
hood. Mr. Bradley has been In
Brunswick but a few months, but he
has won a bfgt of friends in that
short time earnest work, his
manly bearing and his
interest in all that mSSrfor tne best
good of the city which is to he his
home for many years. Besides the
grand, dignified and solemn service
of ordination, 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 that the people may be better
accommodated.
I Ring Phone 2532 for a fair press.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1902.
JEWISH FAIR IS
TO OPENJONIGHT
WILL BE THE GRANDEST AFFAIR
OF THE KIND EVER GIVEN IN
BRUNSWICK.
EVERYTHING IS IN READINESS
FOR THE OPENING AND IT WILL
BE SOMETHING GREAT.
The concert which will open the
fair will be one of the best features ot
the program. Those who will take
part are the following:
Mrs. Baya and Miss Waff —duet.
Mr. J. S. Raymond—song.
Miss Aimee Cohen—cornet solo.
Mr, R. E. Sherman—song.
Mrs. Hugh Porter and Mrs. Will
Taylor-—duet.
Male quartette.
Mrs Hugh Porter and Mrs. Baya—
accompanists.
Friday will be children afternoon
All may expect a fine time.
will be spirited owing to the contest
ants being all so popular.
The supper is to be one of the popu
lar features of the fair.
The Purim ball will end the fair on
the night of Feb. 11.
TWO CARGOES COMING.
Steel Hails for the Brunswick & Bir
mingham Railroad.
Two cargoes of iron were shipped
from New York for the Brunswick &
S’
Birmingham Tuesday morning and the
same are likely to arrive some time
during the present week.
As soon as the rails reach here the
work of building the road will be
rushed as rapidly as possible.
Special salo of Mattings, on Mon
day and Tuesday at J. 11. Holler &
Bro’s.
PEACE FOR THE BOERS
PLANNED AT THE HAGUE
THE HAGUE, Feb. I—There was
unwonted activity in diplomatic cir
cles here today. It is generally believ
ed to have had some connection with
th’O Dutch note to Great Britain re
garding peace in South Africa. The
German minister, Count Von Pour
talis, had a long interview with the
CLEVELAND “FLYER”
THROWN FROM TRACK.
PITTSBURG, Feb. I.—The Cleve
land flyer on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie railroad was wrecked at Grove
town this morning. One day-ear was
thrown on its side and 30 or 40 occu
pants tumbled about, but no one was
seriously injured. The sleeper, which
was on the rear, was not damaged.
DYNAMITE SHIP
BARELY PULLEL OFF.
“Daggery” Was Ashore Near Cull
Shoals, North Carolina.
CAPE HENRY, Va„ Feb. I.—The
Norwegian steamsn.p Daggery, loaded
with dynamite and railroad iron, re
ported ashore near Cull Shoals, N. C„
was pulled off last night and is now
on her way to Norfolk.
I
A PRIZE DRILL BY THE RESERVES
Will be the Drawing Card For Tuesday
Night.
The Naval Reserves have accepted
an invitation to attend the Jewish fair
in a body Tuesday and give a prize
drill.
It will be Naval Reserves’ night,
and the popularity of the company in
sures a large crowd.
Judge Blandford Dead-
COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. I.—Judge
Mark H. Blanford, a prominent law
yer and tor years a judge on the su
preme bench of Georgia, died at his
home here yesterday at 12:30 o’clock.
CASE OF RIDDLES
THE SOLE TOPIC,
EVERYBODY INTERESTED IN THE
MATTER ..AND ..EXCITEMENT
STILL PREVAILS.
THERE PROMISES TO BE A LIVE
LY TIME ABOUT THE LARGE
REWARD.
BUTLER, Pa., Feb 1.- —Intense ex
citement exists over the shooting or
the Biddles, the escaped murderers,
and Mrs. Soffel, wife of the warden oi
the jail in Pittsburg, by eight officers i
who engaged them ,n a desperate bat
tle in the snow near this place yester
day afternoon at 5:45 o'clock.
The officers in two sleighs overtook
the Biddles and Mrs. Soffel and mor
tally wounded the men. Mrs. Soffel
either shot herself or was shot by one
of the Biddles. Her only wound was
made by a bullet which penetrated
tne left breast within an inch of the
nipple. It was from a 32-calibre re
volver and coursed around the fifth
rib on the left side, lodging under the
shoulder blade. This morning Dr. Me-
Adoo operated on her, removing the
buliet.
Mrs. Soffol tells two stories of the
shooting, one to the effect that she
shot herself during the fifelit and the
other that she was shot by Edward
Biddle. i.,e bullet did not go througn
her outer garment, which indicates
that the shot, was fired by herself or
by Biddle by putting a hand up under
the coat.
About 10:30 Mrs. Soffel took a bad
turn and her condition is more serious.
She asked for her children and they
will probably be sent for.
Edward Biddle Is unconscious and
breathing heavily. His death may oc
cur at any moment. John Biddle lias
British minister, Sir Henry Howard,
first secretary of the British legation,
lias unexpectedly started for London,
and the Dutch foreign minister, Baron
Von Linden, had a conference with
Dr. Kuyper, premier of the Nether
lands, and, subsequently, had an au
dience with Queen Wilhelmina.
recovered from the opiates and talk'
in a boastful strain. Physicians now
say that while he may live several
days, his ultimate recovery is deemen
impossible. The doctors have just
secured evidence that his bladder was
reached by the bullet, but his external
condition seems to be good.
There is great excitement in town
and the streets are crowded, large
numbers surrounding the hospital. A
conflict between the Pittsburg and
Butler authorities over the possession
of the prisoners and right to the re
ward is confidently expected. The
Butler authorities assert that they will
not give up the prisoners without a
writ of habeas corpsis.
BROKE WORLD’S RECORD
SHOOTING CLAY PIGEONS.
WACO, Tex., Feb. I.—ln the mid
winter shoot of the Waco Cun Club,
now in progress, Mr. Heikes of To
ledo broke the world’s record for clay
pigeon shooting. Shooting from the
19-yard mark, he broke as out of 100
and made a straight run of 89.
HORSE GUARD WILL
SHOOT AT SEAGIRT.
ATLANTA, Feb. I—A team from
the Governor's Horse Guard will be
gin practicing shortly for tne rifle con
test at Seagirt. The contests will con
tinue two months and the 12 best, men
will constitute the team.
POPEBROWN ANNOUNCES
THAT HE WILL NOT BE
IN GOVERNORSHIP RACE.
VALUABLE PRIZES.
Offered By Citizens to Glynn High
.. .. School Pupils.
Through the generosity of several
of Brunswick's liberal citizens a num
ber of valuable prizes will be con
tested for by the pupils of the High
School, and awarded at the close of
the term this year.
No previous anouncement of this
lias been made to the public through
the newspapers, but the announce
ment. was made to the pupils some
time ago and the prizes have already
proved a valuable incentive to a
large number of pupils.
While we do not believe in encour
aging pupils to work for prizes, per
se, if properly awarded they can be
made a valuable incentive and serve
a good purpose.
Among those who have contributed
in this way are: Hon. N. Emanuel,
who heads the list with $50.00 to be
known as the majors prizes; Hon. W.
G. Brantley, who offers a prize in de
clamation; Mr. O. Downing, Mr. Ed
win Brobston, who is none the less
loyal to the schools since severing his
connection wi— the Board of Educa
tion; Mess. B. 11. Levy & Cos., Mess.
A. Kaiser & tiro., Mr. A. V. Wood.
In the event the Hoard of Education
does not continue to give the card
prizes to the graduating class, as it
did last year, the fifty dollars offered
by Mr. Emanuel will be divided among
the pupils of the class making the
required average.
Oilier prizes will be given for Im
provement in declamation and elocu
tion and eneral excellence in the gen
eral school work.
jf there are others who would like
to contribute to the schools in this
way the principal of the High School,
Mr. J. W. Griffiths, will be glad to
consult with them.
Four Barbers Now.
Henry Brightly, the old favorite,
reached the city yesterday and is now
with C. A Clark.
Wood and Coal. Coney & Parker.
EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.
The social committee of the Ep
worth League of the First Methodist
church gave quite a delightful enter
tainment to the members of the
league ad their friends at the home
of Mrs. J. J. Lott, on Union street
Thursday, January 30tli.
A musical program was rendered,
after which games of various kinds
were engaged in. The refreshments
were served from a tastefully decora
ted table heavily laden with cakes,
fruits, etc. The occasion was quite a
success and shows that the League
is quite active in its several depart
ments.
A gas stove —a genuine pleasure.
Call on L. A. Miller for kiln dried
lumber.
Full line of building material at L.
A. Miller’s.
DOLE’S SUCCESSOR HAS
NOT BEEN CHOSEN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—The fol
lowing statement is given out at the
white house.
“The statement that any man has
been offered the governorship of Ha
waii is without any foundation what
ever. The president has long been
considering the Hawaiian situation and
is still considering it, but. he has reach
ed no conclusion as to whether he will
retain the present onicials or as to
whom he will appoint if any change is
made.” j '
A GOOD LUNCH.
The Arcade is now serving the best
lunch in the city, and this popular
place should be liberally patronized
by the public.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WITHDRAWAL IS
NOW ANNOUNCED
PRIVATE BUSINESS, MR. BROWN
SAYS CAUSES HIM TO COME
OUT OF THE SCRAMBLE.
THANKS THOSE WHO WERE
STICKING TO HIM—HE WILL
NOT RESIGN NOW.
ATLANTA, Feb. L—Hon. J. Pope
Brown 'has spoken regarding his can
didacy for governor and says he will
not make the race.
The announcement of Mr. Brown
which was in a letter to C. R. Pendle
ton, editor of The Telegraph, and
which letter appeared in today’s issue
of that paper, recalls his former an
nouncement that he would probably bo
in the race. For several months there
have been reports that Mr. Brown
would not run, but when these reports
were circulated they were, strongly
denied by the friends of the Pulaski
county farmer and railroad commis
sioner.
Private business affairs, said Mr.
Brown, caused him to reach the con
clusion that it was best to leave the
race alone. His letter of withdrawal
is a very strong document, though it
lacks the usual characteristic of de
clining in favor of some other candi
date as most withdrawals do.
The fact that Mr. Brown is no lon
ger a candidate for governor will be of
much interest to hundreds of Geor
gians who are his friends and who
would have voted for him, and to
hundreds of others who like Mr.
Brown, but on account of the candida
cy of others would not have voted for
him.
CALL MEETING.
Council Held a Short Session Yester
day.
Call Meeting.
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 1, 1902.
Present: Hon. N. Emanuel, Mayor,
Aldermen du Bignon, Newman, Frank
lin and Kaiser.
Absent: Aldermen Calhoun, Mo
Garvey, Cook and Taylor.
The object of tho call was stated
by the Mayor to be the consideration
of the application of D. R. Ponder,
manager, for a retail liquor license at
400 Bay street. This application be
in accompanied by the requisite bond,
was granted, and there being no fur
ther business council adjourned,
N. 0. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
WILL SAVE BIG MONEY.
Business Men Will Be Delighted
When the War Tax Ends.
If congress adopts the suggestion of
the ways and means committee and
takes off all war taxes next July it
will mean a saving of at least $7,000.00
to the business men of Brunswick.
It is estimated that they pay that
much more now into the treasury
through the revenue collector’s omer
than tney did before the war with
Spain caused any war tax to go on.
It is now suggested that all war taxes
be taken off.
Brunswickians pay now ior war tax
es in round numbers $30,000.00 a year.
The normal sales before any war tax
es were put on amounted to $7,000.00
a year in round numbers. They will
drop back tothat figure again.
The banks of Brunswick will be
glad when the last war taxes are re
moved. They have been spending at
the rate of about $500.00 a year for
documentary and other stamps since
last July. Before that date they spent
much more. - .