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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOL. 1, NUMBER 117.
PRESIDENT HYDE AND
OTHER MILLIONAIRES
VISITED BRUNSWICK.
LOOKED OVER
THE NEW ROAD,
ALL OF THE GENTLEMEN ARE IN
TERESTED IN THE BRUNSWICK
AND BIRMINGHAM, WHICH IS
NOW ON A BOOM.
THE PARTY RETURNED TO JEKYL
LAST NIGHT—BANQUET WILL
PROBABLY BE TENDERED THE
NEW PRESIDENT BEFORE HE
RETURNS TO NEW YORK.
President Charles Livingston Hyde
of the Brunswick and Birmingham
railroad, accompanied by Mr. W. R.
Garrison, president of the American
Finance company, of New York and
Mr. B. A. Fairbairn of the banking
firm of Fairbairdn and Hilyer, came
over from Jekyl Island yesterday to
confer with President Machen of the
Brunswick and Blrminbam Construc
tion company. General Manager Mc-
Duffie and Attorney Twitty. Follow
ing the conference they, in company
with General Manager DoDuffle and
Attorney Twitty were driven over the
city and taken over the Brunswick
and Birmingham terminals. Later
they returned to the Jekly Island club
house and will return to Brunswick to
morrow morning to resume their tour
of inspection and meet the people of
Brunswick. In this connection the
suggestion has bean made, and wo.
probably ho acted upon, that the cit
izens of Brunswick tender the Bruns
wick and Birmingham omeials a ban
quet before they return home the lAi
quet to be given under the auspices
of the Board of Trade. The citizens
of this community are anxious to show
the Brunswick and Birmingham offi
cials tueir cordial feeling towards
them and the banquet suggestion is
the outcome of the idea.
l.ast night President Hyde stated
that he was not in position to state
what route the Brunswick and Hir
mingam would take, but that it
would he built rapidly. President
Machen who has the physical work in
charge is on the grounds, but will
probably return to New York for a
few days pending the arrival of two
cargoes of railß that are now afloat
and en route.
The gentlemen referred to above
are well known in the world of
finance. Either one of them is amply
able to finance a seven million dollar
proposition, such as they now have
hold of in the Brunswick and Birming
ham, and their combined wealth
would build the road several time®
over should It be necessary or should
they not desire to go outside of tneir
own circle for capital. They are all for
mer school mates and are enthusiastic
in their plans for the Brunswick and
Birminham. Mr. Hyde, the new pres
ident, of Tuxedo, is of the Hyde fam
ily of bankers and is interested in the
banks of Titusvile, Jrennsylvania and
elsewhere. Mr. Garrison is a son of
Commodore Garrison, who had a name
known to a! the financial world and
Mr. Fairbairn is well known to the
bankers of the United States. Col.
Machen, as president of the Construc
tion company, capitalized at $1,000,-
000, has ample capital at his back to
do the work with the two cargoes of
rails en route and weekly shipments
to follow will soon have the road ex
tending at a rapid rate.
A gas stove—a genuine pleasure.
MR, WYLLY ABBOTT
.. DIES VERY SUDDENLY.
Was Found Dead in His Bed Yester
day Morning.
M. Wylly Abbott, one of Brunswick's
oldest residents, expired suddenly
yesterday morning, a few minutes af
ter 6 o’clock.
The deceased retired as usual Fri
day nignt, and when his son went
to wake him yesterday morning he
found him dead, but the body was
warm, which showed that lie had ex
riped only a short time. Dr. G. V.
Cates was hastily called, out all that
human hands could uo was of no avail.
Mr. Abbott leaves a wife and
six children, Thomas, John, Jesse,
Cleveland and Mrs. Allen Knight, of
this city, and Mrs. Morrow, of Quit
man. The deceased was one of the
pioneer conductors on the old Bruns
wick and Albany railroad, but resigned
some years ago to engage in business.
The funeral will occur from the res
idence, 614 North Wolf street, at 2
p. m. to-day. Interment will occur in
Oak Grove Cemetery. The following
will act as pall bearers: H. J. Read,
Horace Dart, J. C. Green, W. B. Bur
roughs, C. L. Parker, J. J. Lott.
GREAT LAW SUIT.
Stafford Heirs Getting Ready to
Fight Mrs. Carnegie.
;* Mrs. Lucy Carnegie wili have ull
kinds of troubles in defending the ti
tle to her beautiful home on Cum
berland Island. The Stafford heirs are
going to make a spirited fight for the
property, and their chances of win
ning are good.
Messrs. Crovatt and Whitfield, of
this city, will probably represent the
Staffords.
MURDER OF HERMITS.
Three Have P.ecently Mysteriously
Died in Kansas.
Kansas City, Feb. B.—Upon the dis
covery today of the body of George
Seimmerman, a fanner, 60 years of
age at his home, near Morris station,
six miles west of Argentine, Kan., the
Wyandotte county officers concluded
that Siemmerman and two other aged
men, all recluses, have been murder
ed in Wyandotte county since the first
of the year, by the same persons, and
in each case, it is said, the motive
has been robery. Seimmerman’s head
was crushed and it is said he had been
dead more than a week.
Wednesday of last week the dead
borly of Thomas Carroll, all aged her
mit. was found in a well at his home
near Argentine. He had been dead
nearly a month anti the coroner’s jury
decided that he had been murdered.
Two men and a woman, are In the
Argentine jail pending an investiga
tion of the mysterious disappearance
last week of Noah Long, another aged
recluse.
AFTER A VISIT TO ~l!> PARENTS.
Mr. Nelson Norris Has Returned to
Danville, Virginia.
Misses Kathleen and Vivian Norris
are with Col. B. W. Wrenn and
party on a trip to Cuba and Nassau.
Before * returning home they will
spend some time at Miami, Palm
Beaen, and other points of interest
in Florida
Killed His Sweetheart.
Chicago, Feb, B.—Joseph Krummell.
a young Bohemian, shot and killed
his sweetheart' Vary Alea, at er
home, 79 We:* 1 Tjixteenth street, to
night, and thUAred two shots into
his own bodySgVt is believed he wili
Hie. The tril-dy occurred in the
presence of mother. Krum
mell was because he was
out of work.
Abandoned Steam Yacht.
Mayport, Fla., Feb. B.—Captain
Chambers, of Fulton, reports having
found, near that city, a small steam
yacht named Bessie, ashore and
abandoned, with no traces of crew or
others who were aboard. It is be
lieved she was abandoned at sea dur
ing the storm Sunday night, and
drifted across the bar.
Early Rose seed Irish Potatoes, 50c
iper peck, at. Geo. W. Haper's. the
I Grocer.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MO RNING, FEBRUARY 9, ISC2.
HAWAIAN BAND
IS IN THE CITY,
WILL GIVE m CONCERT AT THE
OPERA HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT.
BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
WITH THE MANAGERS,
COTILLION CLUB ALSO ENGAGES
THEM TO PLAY AT IHE GER
MAN MONDAY NIGHT.THEY ARE
FROM HAWAII.
There is in Brunswick at present
a genuine Hawaiian string hand,
composed of eight of the best mu
sicians that have ever put tiieir
feet on Amrican soil.
These musicians came direct from
Hawaii to furnish music at the Pan-
American. Since the exposition
closed they have been traveling over
the country, giving concerts in the
large cities.
For the past few weeks they have
been playing at the Charleston expo
sition, and have been the talk of the
big show. They are now bound for
Florida and stopped at this city. We
are more than delighted to an
nounce that Messrs. Fleming and
Waff, managers of the opera house,
have made arrangements with the
l aid and a conceit will be give;, on
T'li -dav r, flit. An admission of c.rly
25 a I 50 e. nts will be charged.
1 ft,st night the band gave a coicoit
at the ('(ti.nrpe hotel, whicn was
enjoyed by quite a large crowd. A
reporter was fortunate to be present,
and to say that the music was
grand, would not be doing justice
to the members of the hand. The
singing was simply beyond describing,
and the music excellent.
The Cotillion cluh has also engaged
the band to furnisht music for their
german Monday night, and the mem
bers and Invited guests will have a
rear treat.
Each of the members of the band
Is an artist in the musical line.
Brunswick music lovers wili miss a
genuine treat if they tail to hear this’
band.
WiLL MOVE TODAY.
News May Be Compelled to Miss
One Issue.
The News will begin moving today
into the large building on Gloucester
street, next to Baker's plumbing es
tablishment.
It is quite a difficult job to remove
a printing office, as also big press,
type setting machine, etc., will have
to be taken down and erected again
and it takes considerable time. We
are going to use every effort to move
without missing an issue. However,
if we find it impossible there will be
no News on Tuesday morning, so if
your paper fails to come, bear with
us.
Three Officers Indicted.
Birmingham, Get). B.—As a result
of the recent escape of Frank Dun
can, the condemned murderer, and
two other prisoners, the grand jury
has found an indictment against
Sheriff Andrew Burgin, Jailor Mims
and Night Warden Ball. The bill
charges gross negligence on the part
of the officers.
HOBSON’S VIEWS.
He Speaks Before New Haves Busi
ness Association.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. B.—Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was
the guest of the New Haven Business
association tonight, at their ansual
banquet, was received with great en
thusiasm. He urged that the Monroe
doctrine be extended to the Filipinos
and to the walls of Peking, declaring
that the United States should insist
that Eupopeans shall not partition off
China, but open it up to the trad of
the world as the United States opened
up Japan.
Among the dangers that face Eu
rope, he mentioned a possible Slavic
invision, in the event of which, he said
it would fall to the iot of the Unite
States to assist in saving Europe from
powerful navy such action would man
ifestly ha impossible.
THE JEWISH FAIR
GOES MERRILY OK
ANOTHER LARGE CROWD WAS
PRESENT LAST NIGHT AND THE
RECEIPTS WERE ALL THAT
COULD BE EXPECTED.
THE PURIM BALL WILL BRING IT
TO A CLOSE ON TUESDAYNIGHT
HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL
AFFAIR.
Although it was Saturday night and
nearly everybody was at work, a
large crowd again visited the Jew
ish fair, and all of the boats engaged
a good business, while the supper
room an 1 ice cream parlor was well
patronized.
A number of very pretty and val
uable articles were raffled, among
them the beautiful ladies’ waist,
which was won by Mayor Emanuel; a
pretty ring, set in diamonds and
pearls, won by Mr. Allieliohannesen;
and several other pretty articles. The
fail', so far, has been a success in ev
ery way, and the ladies are well
pleased with the receipts. The fair
will be open again on Monday night.
The Purim Ball.
Much interest is being taken in
the Purim ball, which will be given
on Tuesday night. An admission ol
SI.OO will be charged, each ticket ad
mitting one lady and one gentleman.
For each additional lady an admis
sion of 25 cents will be charged. Be
fore the ball all unsold articles will
be auctioned off.
OPPOSITION TO RUSSIA.
Her Arrangements With China Not
Liked By Other Powers.
Peking, Feb. 8. —The British Amer
ican and Japanese ministers here have
renewed their opposition to the Man
churian arrangements between China
and Russia, it is probable that the
action will result in the further post
ponement of the communication of
this treaty.
The powers opposing the Manchu
rian treaty are now beginning to rec
ognize the force of the representation
of the Chinese plenlpotentaries for
the equal rights of tne other nation;,
in China, and are shifting their pro
tests to Russia as the responsible
party. Paul Lessar, the Russian min
ister here, is endeavoring to main
tain the transparent diplomatic fict
ion. that the Manchurian treaty and
the Ruisso-Chiiyssd! bank agreement
are not related. He, has inform,ea
his colleagues that the government
has no official knowledge of the Rus
so-Chlna bank.
In the light of the statements of Chi
nese officials which were repealed yes
terday, namely, that Russia insists
upon the simultaneous signing of the
Manchurian treaty and the hank
agreement, the rephesentations of M.
Lessar fail to carty weight. The na
tive newspapers are filled with stories
that Russia is trying to gain her end
by offer.; of heavy bribes.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here has seen a draft of the
agreement. This provided that China
shall build all railways and develop
ail mines in Manchuria, if she is un
able to command the capital she shall
apply to the bank. If the bank is
unable or unwilling to enter into ar
rangements, China may apply else
where for capital. *
The final clause stipulates that the
agreement shall in no wise impair the
existing rights of other nations,which
clause is palpably nullified by the pre
ceding condition.
The Metric System.
- Washingtcfv Feb. B.—The l>u?e
committee on coinage weights and
measures today heard reports of lead
ing manufacturing and business
nouses on the advisability of adopting
the metric system of weights and
measures. Among those heard was
Professor Elihti Thompson, of the
General Electric company. The sen
timent was entirely favorable to the
adoption of tthet metric system.
Large Fat No. 1 Mackerel 15c each.
Gao. W. Harpar, tha Grocer
PRINCE TO BE GUARDED
"WHILE IN NEW YORK
BY NAVAL MILITA.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Kings Daughters Held a Very Inter
esting Meeting Friday.
The Daughters of Confederacy held
the regular monthly meeting Friday
at the residence of the president,
Mrs. R. R. Hopkins.
There was a large attendance and a
very interesting meeting, much bus
iness being transacted. The yearly
election of officers was held, result
ing in unanimous reelection of most
of those who held office during the
past year. Among these were Mrs. R.
It. Hopkins, who has made a very able
and sueressflu president; Mrs. C. L.
Candler, vice president; Mrs. A. C.
Hiain, secretary; Mrs. M. S. Lloyd,
treasurer; Mrs. J. A. Butts, histor
ian.
All of these ladies have proven
valuable and efficient officers and de
served the flattering testimony then
prompt re-election gave.
Mrs. C. S. Wylly was elected second
vice president, Mrs. J. A. Montgomex-y
registrar. The chapter is in a flour
ishing condition and the members
evince much interest and enthusiasm,
rnnong the good work they contem
plate doing in the near tuture, is the
placing of a stone coping around the
lot where the Confederate; heroes rest
in Oak Grove cemetery.
BISHOP POTTER WILL
PREACH HERE TODAY.
It is a matter of sincere pleasure to
be able to announce again to the peo
ple of Brunswick hat Bishop Potter,
of the Diocese of New York, will cel
ebrate and preach at St. Jude's P. E.
Church this morning at 11 o’clock. It
is earnesstly deired that all who can
will take this opportunity to hear the
bishop, and they are hereby cordial
ly invited.
A Pleasant Afternon.
Miss Helen Montgomery and Master
Jack Montgomery entertained a num
ber of their friends at a party yes
terday aftrenoon. After playing
games all afernon, the little
ones marched to the dining room
which was decorated for the occa
sion, and participated of tempting
refreshments. The guests were: Mal
lory Aiken, Franklin Aiken, Will Par,
ker, DoVoe Coney, Howell Johnson,
Jim O’Connor, Harrington King, Joe
Bennet, Leslie Wilder, Livingston Ev
erett, Thomas Hopkins, Don Raymond.
Frederick Wiggins,, Maitland Lucas,
Arthur Blain, Moron Wiggins, Ash
ton Burl'ord, Leila Parker, Margaret
Wiggins, Annie Atkinson, Alice Par
ker, Katherine O’Connor, Louise El
liott,Ethel Mason, Margaret O’Connor,
Carolyn Atkinson, Frances Cook, Pris
cilla Brobton, Margaret Sparks, Marie
Hopkins, Burford Aiken, Louis O’Con
nor, Helen Perry,Jean Mason, Virginia
McGarvey, Katherine Blaine. Annie
Dyer, Theresa Dyer, Katherine
Thomas, Margaret Brobston.
BRANTLEY’S BILL.
Generally Thought That it Will Pass
.... the House and Senate.
It is the general impression in
Brunswick that the bill introduced by
Congressman Brantley, asking an ap
propriation of $125,000 for the im
provement of our harbor, will be
passed, as he is receiving the coop
ation of both Senator Bacon and Sen
ator Clay. The bill, as intrdueed, is
as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress assem
bled, that $125,000 be, and the same
Is hereby appropriated, to be paid out
of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to be immediately
available, and to be expended under
the direction of the secretary of war
and the supervision of the chief engi
neers for continuing the improvement
of the inner narbor of Brunswick, Ga„
in accordanre with the report sub
mitted in house document number 40,
fifty-six congress, first session, of
which sum $5,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary shall be used
to maintain the present depth of wa
ter in Academy creek to old Altamaha
canal, the same being a part of the
Inner harbor.
Shingles, laths and everything for
the builder at L. A. MlUer’a.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
1 MILL LOOK TO
TOT PROTECTION
HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS WILL
ATTEND LAUNCHING OF THE
METEOR TO PROTECT THE
PRINCE.
THE LIST OF GUESTS WHO ARE
BE PRESENT WILL BE VERY
CAREFULLY SELECTED—GREAT
PREPARATIONS.
New York, Feb. 8. —Wallace W.
.Downey, member of the firm which
is building Emperor William’s yacht,
has returned from a conference with
President Roosevelt. The president is
said to have asked particularly about
the arrangemnts as to the crowds at
the launching.
Ho is said to have told Mr. Dow
ney that Prince Henry is to be the
, guest of the nation and that tno na
| tion will be responsible for his safety
for that reason great care is impera
tive in editng the list of guest3 and
seeing that no one not vouchsafed for
by a responsible person shall be per
mitted to attend. Dr. Downey has
hail charge of all arrangements for
the launching and all the invitations
arc to be sent from his office.
Lists art* to be furnished him by
German embassy, tile president and
Mayor Low-. In addition to the names
on these lists the firm wiil invite a
number of foreigners and fellow-ship
builders. It was to prevent a too wide
distribution of courtesies that the au
thorities have been careful to redis
trict the number of invited guests.
Every member must be visedbytbe se
cret service bureau at * Washington.
No name not vouched for in the most
satisfactory manner will he allowed to
remain on the list.
The New York naval militia, 500
strong, will act as special guard for
the prince and the president at the
launching, it will be formed in a
double line from the pier on which the
prince, President Roosevelt and the
launching party will land and through
the line the party wili march to the
launching stage to be erected under
the bow of the Meteor.
A iage force of secret service men
from Washington, central office men
and policemen in uniform also will be
on duty. A squad of secret service
men, representing all foreign nations
also will be present to see that no
crank is permitted to get neat' tne
prince. .These latter official:!, the
leading men in their line of work in
the greatest Europeon capitals, will
it is stated, accompany the prince on
his tour of the ctountry.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the decoration of the Metro
politan opera house on the night of
the gala performance in honor of the
prince. A sub-committee of the opera
committe is preparing a schome of
decorations which will make the au
ditorium appear like a bower. The
colors of Germany will he conspicu
ously displayed in all parts of the
house. The plans call for the ex
penditure of many thousand dollar*.
“Black and White.”
This new system of drtw pg j n
crayon is proving itself to be just the
thing wanted in Brunswick. Prof.
Miller is demonstrating what he
claims for it, that anyone ca.i learn to
draw who will try. Some of the pit
pils will taken special lessons in news
paper and magazine tllistral ic*n,
which is now avery profl.uhle branch
of art, and some in payee! painting.