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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOL. 1, NUMBER 120.
PDSTMftSTERSHIP
TIES SEW
TURH,
APPOINTMENT OF SMITH HAS
BEEN WITHDRAWN AND SENT
BACK TO COMMITTEE ON POST
OFFICES.
CASE WILL BE REOPENED AND
CHARGES AGAINST BROWN IN
VESTIGATED—HE MAY HOLD
THE OFFICE.
The Brunswick postmasU rship has
taken anew turn and the nominatiton
of Mr. Smith was. on Tuesday, with
drawn from the Senate and sent hat k
to th committee on postodices for
reconsideration.
corn spondent of the Atlanta Journal,
wires his paper on tlr.' so’ce-t as fol
i ws:
The Brunswick post nil '0 fight It ok
a new turn yesterday afternoon when
the nomination of Albert .'I
who was name 1 by th* president to
succeed F. M-C. Brovn. "as "Ith
drawn from the senate and sent back
to the commit ' ov postoffices for re-
JljConsideration.
' This was done to allow Postmaster
' Brown an opening to be heard on the
charges upon whi. b ho was removed
Horn office, it mif h t-.at he will
succeed in disproving the < barges
which were "gross urtgu’.a' ities in
( b'ue." anl perhaps be retained in of
lice
Virown says Ik vus i’*.uu>vO'l v ivh
out a heating ■> .and that a gross in
jm rice lias been done him by the
p< stoffleo departrie-it.
He has elisted U.e sympathies of
Pcu-.itor McComas, of Maryland, "ho
m aiding him in Lis fight.
Brown says he was attending a
conclave of Mystic Shriuers at Louis
ville last August when he received a
telegram front Brunswick stating that
an inspector was at work in the of
fice and had found a shortage He re
turned to Brunswick, was informed
by the inspector that his accounts did
not balance, and thereupon issued his
check to square the balance.
He heard no more of the matter
until he saw in the press dispatches
that he had been removed and his
.-successor appointed. He is ( in Wash
ington now and says he will remain
until the matter is adjusted satisfac
torily.
Kim:!h i.stant Postmaster Gen
c.sl Bristow will probably re-open
the case for Brown, though it is not
usual in cm-, s whole officials are re
moved under charges. Brown had two
years to serve when removed.
ASH WEDNESDAY.
Lenten Season Wes Ushered in Yes
terday.
Yesterday was the first day of Lent,
called in church parlance "Ash Wed
nesday" from the custom of sprink
ling ashes on the forehead on that
day as a sign of humility and a re
minder of the mortality of our lives.
The ashes are placed in the fore
head. in the sign of the cross, by the
priest, who recites the i.atiu monition
which, translated, reads:
“Remember man, thou art hut dust:
amPomto dust thou shalt return.”
The ashes are made from the palm
vised in the church on the Palm Sun
day of the preceding Lent, and which
is burned for that purpose.
The observance of Lent dates back
to the days of the first Christians,
and is commemorative of Our Lord's
forty days' of fasting and prayer prior
to his crucifixion, on Good Friday.
Easter Sunday marks the celebration
of His resurrection from the tomb and
closes the Lenten season.
IN GOOD SHAPE NOW.
News’ Machinery Up and in Good
Order.
After a gr eat deal of hard work the
linotype, presses, etc., or the News are
now up and in good running order.
For the past several days the lino
type has geen giving considerable
trouble, which accounts for the lim
ited reading matter in the last few
issues.
Derminal for ehaps. Hunt*-Sale
Drug Cos.
WRECK ON
THE B. & W.
ENGINEER JO.HN FARMER SAVED
HIS AND OTHER LIVES BY
HIS BRAVENESS.
Albany, Ga„ Feb. 12.—(Special)
The Chicago and Florida vestibule
was derailed on the Brunswick and
Western line, a half mile east of Al
bany at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The
accident was due to the spreading of
rails Four coaches were thrown from
the track and two Pullmans, but were
not much damaged but a Plant Sys
tem combination baggage and smoker
and combination mail and express
were turned down an embankment
and badly wrecked.
The engine tender was overturned
and smashed up.
Engineer John Farmer was thrown
against the top of his cal) and badly
bruised, but stuck to his post and
saved his own life and those of
many others in the train. Mail Clei
T. G. Haddon had several ribs smash
ed in and is seriously injured. He
was taken out of the overturned ma.
car in an unconscious condition, it
seems miraculous that no lives were
lost. Trains will not be able to pass
the scene of the wreck before to
morrow morning.
WORKING ON THE PLAN.
Congressman Brantley Still After Al
tamaha Appropriation.
A special dispatch from Washing
ton says:
Congressman Brantley is trying to
secure an amendment to the river
and harbor bill of the "House which
will authorize an appropriatin to have
the Altamaha liver turned so that it
will have its outlet through Bruns
wick instead of Darien. This lias
thoroughly crossed the people of Da
rien and they are making a vigorous
fight to defeat the scheme.
The lighthouse , board lias recom
mended an appropriation for the
erection of anew lighthouse to the
entrance of Sapel bar, or that the ap
propriation be used in repairing the
old lighthouse.
DpiBLE
TRAGEDY.
New Orleans, Feb. 12. —Willis
Cooper ot Amite City, La., has been
brought here hurriedly and lodged in
the parish prison to escape being
lynched.
Wh.ie a carnival procession was in
progress in Amite City, Cooper a-
William Perry renewed a previous
Acuity Perry was the aggressor.
Cooper, gettiing the worst of it. drew
a pistol and fired tour shots, not
oaiy killing Pony, but Mrs. Russell,
an aged lady, who, surrounded by her
children and grandchildren, was wit
nessing i.*e parade.
The deplorable killing of Mrs. Rus
sell created intense indignation.
MET WITH AN ACCIDENT.
Colored Laborer Seriously Hurt By a
T rain.
Peter Duncan, a well known col
ored laborer employed at the new
docks, met with quite a painful acci
dent late Tuesday afternoon and
came near losing his me.
Duncan was returning to the city
and, as a Plant System train came
by, he endeavored to jump bn and was
thrown against the track, receiving
several ugly wounds. The negro was
brought to the city, and his injuries
were treated by Dr. J. A. Butts.
COUNT TOLSTIY WEAKER
Hope That He Will R%. Has Not
Been Abandoned.
Yalta, Crimea, Feb. 12.—Count Tol
toy is continually growing weaker.
His temperature is low and his pulse
102. The pneumonia is not spreading
and the improvement in his pulse and
temperature has awakened the hope
that he will rally. All the members of
the count’s family are assembled at
his bedside.
Receiver Appointed.
Detroit, Feb. 12.—Judge Dinovan
today appointed the Union Trust Com
pany of this city receiver for the
wrecked City Savings Bank.
BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUAH / 13, 1902.
MILLIONS FOR
OUR EDUCATION
ROCKEFELLER AND SOME OTHER
WEALTHY MEN TO ORGANIZE
AND BACK AN EDUCATIONAL
BOARD.
william h. Baldwin, who is
WELL KNOWN OVER GEORGIA,
WILL BE AT THE HEAD OF THE
ORGANIZATION.
New York. Fob. 12. —A movement
to organize educational work in the
United States, especially in the south,
on a scale larger than has ever been
attempted lias been gaining strength
rapidly in this city within the last
few weeks, says The Tribune, it lias
attracted the favor of a dozen ov move
men of great wealth, among them
John i). Rockefeller and his son. who.
are said to have determined to give
the needed financial support.
Several million dollars are ready to
be pledged to the great undertaking
and abundant means will be available
as soon as plans for the organization
are completed. The plans indicate the
formation of a strong central educa
tional hoard, which will direct in a
general way the educational work to
be performed in the various states by
branch organizations.
For a time the efforts of the or
ganization will lie directed to educa
tional work in the south, but later on,
when the southern educational sys
tems and facilities are brought up to
a high standard, the organization
probably will direct some of its en
eries to educational work in the
northern and western states. The or
ganization is to be formed on such a
substantial basis that it will he self
perpetuating and be expected to con
tinue to increase in power and in
fluence long after the men who give
it a start are dead.
V’lion the central board is formed
it is pected William H. Baldwin,
Jr., will he placed at its head. Mr.
Baldwin lias been devoting much
thought and st idy to the question of
educational work in tlie south, and
has been a prominent member of the
executive board of the southern edu
national conference. For several
educational conference have been in
duced to join in the conference over
plans for improving the educational
facilities south.
It has been made plain that the
south is unable to provide for its peo
ple, both white and black, as good
schools are needed. Several of
Hi men concerned in the southern
educational eonerence have been in
terested in the work done under the
supervision of the board of trustees
controlling the funds for education in
the scuili provided by the late George
Peabody and the late John Fox Pea
body.
VISITED SAVANNAH.
Cook County Marching Club Was
There Yesterday.
Savannah, Feb 12—The Cook county
Marching club arrived in this city this
afternoon at <i o'clock over the Plant
System from ( narleston, where Hey
have been for the past two days tak
ing in the exposition. The party came
in one of the finest trains ever seen
in this city. It. was composed of ten
cars, eight, of which are sleepers, one
diner and one combination car. They
remained in the city over night and
lett. at an early hour this morning for
Macon.
HAWAIIAN BAND TO PLAY
FOR THE MILLIONAIRES.
Will Go Over To Jck>l This Morning.
For a Day.
The Hawaiian string hand, which is
now in the city, will go over to Jekyi
this morning to furnish music for the
millionaire visitors on the island.
Some ot the Jekyi Island people
were at the concert Tuesday night,
and were so charmed with the music
that they wanted to hear more of it
and at once arranged with the Ha
waiians to come over and play one
day.
The band will return to the city to
morrow, and will give another con
cert at the opera bouse tomorrow
night. The prices will be 25 and 50
cents.
None but the best barbers at Clark’s
Shave at his shop.
BANQUET GIVEN
LAST NIGHT,
OFFICERS OF THE BRUNSWICK
AND BIRMINGHAM RAILROAD
WERE ROYALLY ENTERTAIN
ED.
POPULAR PHOENIX CLUB HAD
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AS
THEIR GUESTS AT THE Ci-UB
HOUSE.
At the Phoenix club last night. Hie
jofficials of the Brunswick and Bir
, mingham railroad were tendered an
I informal hut very ' delightful reccp
jtioti. The guests of honor were Mr.
(.’has. L. Hyde, Col. B. C. Machen, Mr.
It. A. Fairburn, Mr. W. R. Garrison.
Col. Machen was indisposed and tlxi
toast to him was responded to by Mr.
F. G. Twitty, who expressed Cos.,
j Maehen's regrets. General Manager
-McDuflie and Auditor Coates were
toasted as were the members of the
Phoenix club whose hospitable roof
sheltered the pleasant party. The
gathering was a representative one of
Brunswick's business men and the
sentiments expressed were all of the
most cordial nature towards the
Brunswick & Birmingham and the of
ficials, who are so active in pushing
the line forward to Birmingham.
i During the evening the Hawaiian
band discoursed delightful music.
! To President Hyde, Col. Machen,
Mr. Garrison, Mr. Fairlmrn and Col.
McDuffie the toasts spoke most, eio
j quent.ly of the good feeling enter
tained by everyone here for them, and
the hearty applause which greeted the
i ntoasts and the responses made to the
.attested the sincerity of all Bruns
wick,ans in a most eloquent and con
vincing manner.
The Phoenix club is noted for its
entertainments and last night’s was
one of Hie inns enjoyable to everv
one that its history has yet recorded.
RIFLEMEN ELECT
EIGHT NEW MEMBERS.
Company is Now Taking On New
Life.
The Brunswick Riflemen held their
regular monthly meeting in their arm
ory last nigtit. and great interest and
enthusiasm was manifested in it by
the members.
Among other things, eight new
members were elected, viz.: L. W.
Baker, H. E. Ibcrson, T. W. Davis, D.
B. Brown, J. A. Muudy, 15. S. Golden,
W. B. Burroughs, Jr., Rev. (’. (!.
Bradley j'us. elected chaplain of the
company.
The company had several other ap
plications which weie placed on their
first reading.
The company now seems to lie tak
ing on new life, and Captain Robin
son is very much encouraged witn
the outlook. It is probable that i
first lieutenant, will lie nominated at
the next meeting. The company has
several good men in view, bv it i
not yet known who will ge selected
VALDOSTA GETS SiATc FAIR.
Plucky Little South Georgia City
Beats Savannah.
Atlanta, Feb. —Alter an execu
tive session lasting two hours the ex
ecutive committee of the. Georgia
State Agricultural society this morn
ing chose Valdosta as the place for
tiie next state fair.
Propositions were received from
Valdosta and Savannah, Savannah <
fering a premium list of SIO,OOO an.
Valdosta $.z,000, and in addition of
fered to give the society 25 per cent,
of the net profits.
The vote in Valdosta's favor was
unanimous. The new president, Dud
ley M. Hughes, presided.
Blackburn's Son Dead.
Frankfort, Ky„ Feb. 12.—Joe
Blackburn, Jr, son of United States
Senator Blackburn, died at the home
of Col. Kph Lillard this morning. He
was 35 years old and not married. He
had held official positions in Washing
ton for ten years.
Marquis of Dufferin Dead.
London, Feb. 12.—The Marquis of
Du fibrin, former governor general of
Canada, who also filled many high
diplomatic posts in the English service
died this morning* at his residence,
Clan.eboya, County Down, Ireland. J
GETS BIG
CONTRACT.
BRUNSWICK MARBLE AND GRAN
ITE WORKS TO DO STONE
WORK IN JACKSONVILLE.
Tlia Brunswick Marble and Granite
works, o£ which Mr. Reed E. La
Mance is proprietor, has just been
awarded the contract for all the in
terior work in the Dyal investment
company’s handsome five-story bank
and office building, which is now in
course of construction in Jackson
ville.
This is the largest contract of the
kind let out in Florida since the fire.
The Brunswick company is to do
the marble work on the entire interior
ol' the building, and it will amount
to quite a big job.
Bids were submitted on this work
by some of the leading marble works
of the South, and is quite a victory
for the Brunswick company, there
only being S3O difference between
their bids and several others.
Tlio Brunswick Marble Works lias
been awarded several other large
contracts recently, among them being
tiie marble work on the public build
ing in this city. This company's bus
iness eaters all over the South, and
its' excellent work is an honor to
our city.
THE VOTING CONTESTS.
Mr. L. H. Haym Captures Handsome
Elks charm.
The voting contests, which have
been going on at tne Catholic fair
were brought to a close Monday
night, and the winners announced.
For the most prominent Elk in tile
city, Mr. L. H. Haym, was the win
ner, and received the handsome Elk
charm. Little Ruby Selig was voted
tiie most popular little Miss, and was
awarded the large doll.
| Mr. M. Kaiser, treasurer, requests
all who have bills against the fair to
present them to him at once.
Legislature Adjourns.
Columbia. S. C., Feb. 12.—The gen
eral assembly adjourned today on ac
count of the death f Hon. B. A. Thetis
of Hampton, one of file most popular
and prominent men in the state.
HE STILL
IMPROVES.
Groton, Mass.. Feb. 12. —"Young
Tilt adore passed a very good night
and his condition shows much im
provement this morning," was an
nounced by S icretary Cortclyou at
8:30 regarding uio son of President
Roosevelt, who has been ill with
pneumonia for several days here.
From expressions . ade by the
school authorities and those most in
terested in the ease it is believed the
goy’s condition, while not removed
from the dangerous stage, has as
sumed a more favorable aspect.
Gets $60,000,000.
Washington, Fob. 12.— A definite
understanding lias been reached that
the river and harbors appropriation
bill now approaching completion will
be kept down to about $60,000,000, the
amount carried by the measure framed
and defeated last year. The commit
tee is working daily, but the decisions
on specific items are all tentative
and open to revision.
Mrs. ,J. H. Heller returned from
New York a few days ago, where she
has been for the past four weeks pur
chasing a full line of ladles’ and chil
dren’s millinery. While there Mrs.
Heller has also completed the pur
chase of an elegant selection of dress
goods in the latest designs. The first
shipment of millinery and dress goods
has arrived, and Messrs, H. Heller
& Bio. extend a cordial invitation to
all their friends and patrons to call
and inspect the beautiful line of mil
linery and spring dress goods.
Lessons in Art.
i give lessons in my own system of
drawing, called "Black and White”
by the scholarship; or free-hand les
sons, Pastel and Oil painting and
newspaper and magazine illustrat
ing by the lesson, teaching each pu
pil alone and never in classes. With
an experience of 25 years in teaching
Art I thnk I can satisfy you.
Otis A. Miller, Winston's Gallery.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BIRMINGHAM HUS
H ViSlI FROM
MRS, DAVIS
NORTHERNERS OFFER $90,000
FOR BEAUTIFUL BEAUVOIR,
WHICH WAS REFUSED BY MRS.
DAVIS.
RECEPTION IN THE MAGIC CITY
YESTERDAY IN HONOR OF THE
WIDOW OF THE CONFEDTRATE
CHIEFTAIN.
Birmingham, Feb. 12.—There was
a general reception this morning at
the Morris hotel in honor of Mrs. Jcf
erson Davis. She is on her way to
Jackson Miss., where she will appear
before tiie lejslature to urge the pur
chase by the state of Mississippi m
Beauvoir, the old Davis mansion.
Hundreds of people attended the re
ception and had the privilege of being
greeted by Mrs. Davis. She was
presented with badges by the local
camps of Confederate Veterans and
was tne recipient of many beautiful
flowers It is learned today that Mrs.
Davis lias geen offered in the norHi
$90,000 for Beauvoir, Imt refused to
sell. Bhe offers tiie place to Missis
sippi for SIO,OOO, provided the slate
will establish and maniain u iii,.,:o
for Confederate soldiers.
To Spend Some Time.
A party of East Grange. N. J.. peo
ple arrived in the city yesterday to
spend some time and are pi. . :.:ly
qi ' H - . c, l at to Oglethorpe. Yh. ..•
in the party are: Mr. E. 15. ,
Mrs. Clapp, Miss A. B. Claps. and Mis.
L. V. Cortclyou.
Belmont's Fast Horses.
New York, Feb. 12.- By way of (. -
periment August Belmont has ordered
his string of horses shipped from his
Long Island training quarters to
Aiken, S. C. This will permit earlier
training, owing to the milder cli
mate.
Mr. Sol Waxlebaum Dead.
Mr. Sol Waxlebaum. a prominent
drummer, who visited Brunswick very
frequently, died in Atlanta Tuesday.
He was well known and very popular
in this city, and was related to Mr.
Julius May.
His Uncle Dead.
Major N. O. Tilton, one of the old
eat and most, highly respected resi
dents of Savannah, passed away
Tuesday, very suddenly. He was an
uncle of _Mr. C. M. Tilton, of this
city.
To Patrons of “Black and White.”
1 hose hitending to take a course in
my rapid system of drawing—“ Black
and White”—should make
nients this week as nearly all the
time is now secured. Only four or
five more pupils can In; taken, as the
engagements now number eighteen.
Otis a. Miller, Winston’s Gallery.
PERSONALS.
Mr. ,1. W. Blyth, formerly with
Hoffman, of Savannah, in now; at th®
Wilson Photo Studio, on Gloucester
street.
Note the “Artist Proof" photos (“tli
latest agony”) exhibited in Butts'
drug store window. Made only at Wil
son’s Studio.
Miss Williematte Gale has re
turned to her home in Atlanta, after
a pleasant visit in this city, tin
guest of the Misses Gale.
Mrs. James A. Davis and son of
Wilmington, N. C„ are visiting rela
tives in the city.
Mi 1 . B. 11. Daniels, real estate agent,
has rented part of the office formerly
occupied l>y Mr. J. B. Abrams.
Miss Della Black has returned from
j St. Simons, where she attended the
I wedding of Miss Helen Forsyth and
Mr. R. E. Dart.
j Misss Corinne Barfield has entered
the Glynn High School, where she
promises to be one of the foremost
pupils.
Mr. Mel A. Collins, representing
the big supply house of Walter and
Zelmicker, in St. Louis is a visitor to
Brunswick and adding to big ai
ready large eirele of friends,