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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOL. 1, NUMBER 121. CITY COUNCIf HELD VERY INTERESTING MEETING LAST NIGHT MANY MATTERS DISPOSED OF, CHICAGO COMPANY WRITES CON CERNING A TELEPHONE FRAN CHISE ON OUR BREETS—WILL HAVE FURTHER LETTERS. ANOTHER CARNIVAL CONCERN WANTS TO GIVE A STREET FAIR —OTHER IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED. Brunswick, Ga„ Feb. 13, 1902. Present —Hon. T. Newman, chair man of Council pro tem. Aldermen Calhoun. McGarvey, Franklin and Kaiser. Absent—Mayor Emanuel. Aldermen du Blgnon and Taylor. Minutes of meetings Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 190 read and connrmed, PETITIONS To retail liquors were received froi the following parties: Manoe Brock ington, 618 Bay street; James Golden 401 Bay street; Ben McLendon, 230 Bay street. From I). D. Atkinson, to repair brick building, 618 and 620 Bay street Feferred to committee on po lice, Are and building permits. From R. L. Nobles and other resi dent* of New Town, for an electric light in vicinity of E and N streets. Referred to sanitation, light and wa ter committee. From 8. J. Gamble, to cancel execu tion alleged to be Issued In error. Ee ferred to taxes and revenue rommit tee. From A. Bhepperd and James Olsen, or reduct Ton In license 'on Sailor boarding house. Referred to specia, committee having In charge similiar communications. From Collins and Glass, asking council to reconsider Judgment of tin Mayor in police court in the mattei of (Ins for violating license ordi nance. Petition denied and the olen instructed to notify petitioners that council had no jurisdiction in the matter. From J. A. Butts, for permission tt •reel a wooden shed adjacent to store building occupied by him at 123 New cast)# street. Referred to police, fire and building permits committee. COMMUNICATION j From the Board of Education, ask ing for an appropriation of'two thou sand dollars io aid in erection of nec essary school buildings. Mr. J. I'. Col son. representing the Board of Educa tion, was extended the privilege of the floor and addressed council at length on the necessities of the board. On motion of Alderman McGarvey, coun cil went Into commute of the whole. On rising, ths committee reported a recommendation which was adopted, that the petition Ift> referred to the finance committee. From the Board of Health, announc ing ibe organization with Dr. Egles ton as chairman, and A. V. Wood secretary. Aiso a suggestion that an Inspection of the sewer system b made and bids be asked for for i purpose, .ae clerk of council was instructed to advertise lor the aeces sary bids. A further communication was received from the Board of Edu cation relative to mortuary records, and, on motion, referred to the clerk of council. From the Savannah Morning News, stating that th* city of Brunswick was indebted to them in th# sum of two through Mr. C. W. Deming, was re cived and th* clerk directed to re ply thereto denying th* indebtedness. From Chas. Halv*rson offering the sum of onh hundred dollars for the material fn th* old unfinished market building, and to remove same within SO day* if accepted. The clerk wa* instructed to nouty petitioner the bids would b* asked for by advertise ment for the said material. From Dr. Emil Dorn, of Chicago, 111., looking to the granting of a fran chise by th# city to him for a tele phone system. On *tioa. th* Mark was directed to open correspondence for further reformation. BIDS For repairing city hall was. received from Collins & Glass, according to specifications, for 8225, was received and, on motion, accepted. CADNIVAL. Tacob Edwards, of the Cincinnati Carnival Company, was extended the privilege of the door, and addressed council with a view of using the city streets for a street fair or carnival. On motion, the agent w-as referred to the clerk for information on the fire and license ordinance, governing such en terprises. REPORTS: From committo on public works, was received on the petition of labor ers in the public work department’ for an inerfease in pay, recommending that petition be not granted. Adopted. From taxes and revenues commit tee, that petition of Brobstou, Fending & Cos., for refund of tax paid for oth ers by mistake, had been withdrawn, aud .recommending, in the case o petition from Mrs. J. E. Palmer that amount paid by her in error. $5.25, be refunded, and that she be allowed to settle execution for $6.79 against hei without payment of costs. Adopted. From Dr. J. A. Butts, city physician and health officer, for month of ,ian uay, was received and ordered tiled. Report of Treas. G. H. Smith for month of Januray, approved by finance committee, was received and ordered published and filed. RESOLUTIONS. By Alderman Frau kill). Be it, and it is hereby resolved, by the Mayer and aldermen of the city of BYunswick in council assembled, that ’he coin'mlttee on sanitation, fight and water, be and they are here by authorized to have made such re pairs as may be necessary on the i-reamatory and the buildings adja cent thereto at an expense not to exceed $125, either by letting a con tract for such repairs to the lowest gilder or by purchasing, through the Jcncy of -the purchasing committee, he necessary material and employ ing the labor necessary for such re pairs, as may seem best, to said com mittee. Adopted. By Alderman Franklin. Be it. aud it is hereby, resolved, by ihe Mayor and aldermen of the city of Brunswick, in council assembled, that, in as much as the city is 1i need of a conveyance suitable for handing dead animals, stumps, etc. the purchasing committee be author zed to purchase such conveyance a’ once. Adopted. Bills and accounts properly ap proved and audited, rean and ordered placed in course of settlement. Adjourned. N. f>. Russell, Clerk of Council. FOR BETTER Si RfcETS. Alderman McGarvey Making a Stout Fight. Alderman McGarvey is determined to have better s.reets, and at every meeting of council he endeavors to get a resolution in this direction through. Last night Mr. McGarvey introduced a resolution, which if passed, v,, have greatly benefited New Town. The resolution t-ailed for the pur chase of 10,000 bushels of shell at, 1 cent per bushel, to be used for the improvement of E street to Palmetto cemetery. He also offered another rsolution calling fcdSsame annual for the purpose of knowing A and J streets. Both of these measure* wer* feated by a vote of 3 to 2. Mr. McGarvey is determined that Brunswick shall have better streets, and is not discouraged at a!! hy the action of council la*t night. Hegellan-Cavanaugh Leading. New York, Feb. 13.—The score of the six-days’ walking match at 8 o’clock this morning was: Hegellan- Cavanaugh, 471, Sheiton-Guerrero 452 Fahey-Metkus 444, Goiden-Tracy 437' Glick-Howarth 418, Davia-Carroll 400' Fe*aer Fe*r Ml, BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY M ORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1901. MY HONORED CMMBEMN, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY WAS PRESENTED WITH THE FREE DOM OF LONDON IN A GOLDEN CASKET. HE SAYS EMPHATICALLY THAT THE EXISTENCE OF THE EM PIRE IS INVOLVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN OUTCOME. „ London, Feb. 13.—The metropolis bestowed the highest distinction on Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial sec retary, today when at Guild Hall it conferred on him the freedom of the city in a gold casket. The address in connection with the presentation congratulated Mr. Cham berlan on the services he has rendered the empire during the last 25 years, dwelling especially upon the way in which he has welded the colonies to gether. In replying Mr. Chamberlain dis claimed any intention of making po lltieal capital out of the occasion: but he said he thought lv might in be half of the government make an ap peal for national sup l i< -t. The gov ernment had tw< > ejects in view to establish beyond q.i upon British au thority in 3outU Africa and to main tain tile unity of the empire. Both objects were involved in the South African war. “The war would always be memor able because it had called out great er military effort tli in was over be fore asked from Greet Britain an 1 lie cause it had shown to friend and foe the aim but inexhaustible resources of the empire. He' has not thought it necessary to stoop to meet the im putations of nation il greed, Inn of territory, or personal ambition, and criminal motives sucgerc.'l by the in ! significant minority, inu-.o the war had the approval of siste • nations across the sea. “In regard to the irnmodiit* musts ,of the war,;’ continued .Mr Chamber lain, “it was not only impossible for a great nation to all v i>ssbjacls to be humiliated or oi/p'.’.’H-1, its e:: gagements broken, an I (he ulack '•ares or.pre ced, but 11.* 'siv exist once of tii* empire "os v- invok<.i and the government vs pledged to continue It until the danger from which they had es 'aped was forever ave 1 a- 1 . • LACES TO BE USED. New York, Feb. 13. - Descriptions of the cioouanin l:"’- of the king and queen new being made in Eng iand, says the Lonuon correspondent of 'i.'hs Tribune, emphasize the fact that tlie coming pageant will be the richest and most, magnificent on rec ord. The model now exhibited at Nor folk house for the benefit if me peer esses has embroidered heraldic de vices on the katle. License to in troduce coats-of-arms and convert the coronation mantel into an heraldic garment impllps an enormous in crease in expensiveness through the lavish use of embroideries The diplomatic set has been in formed that invitation to the ceremony will he restricted to the ambassador and his wife, and that no other offi cials resident in the embassies, much less their wives or daughters, win be admitted An exception undoubtedly will b* made in the case of Henry White on account of his friendship of long standing with tne king. Chicago Club in Atlanta. Atlanta, Feb". IS.—Th* Cook county Democrats who have been touring the louth, arrived in Atlanta at 1:30 t.h's afternoon. The visitors were met at the union station by a reception com mittee and a large crowd if citizens and. escoried by a platoon of police, (the local marching club, and drum corps, paraded the principal down town streets. A genuine Georgia barbecue was giv#n th# visitors dur ing the afternoon at Piedmont park, and tonight ther* waa •peaking at Mm **4t#l. BROWN RETURNS FipPITHL POSTMASTER P!D NOT KNOW THAT SMITH’S APPOINTMENT ■ HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN UNTIL HE REACHED THE CITY. : ' * THINKS DEPARTMENT WILL IN VESTIGATE HIS CASE AND DO WSiAT IS RIGHT AND PROPER. | 'THE SITUATION. ) I’cjstmaster Brown returned yester day (morning from Washington, where he has been for the past few weeks in the interest of the post mastership, and to personally lay his ease before the president. Mr, Brown was seen l>y a News re porter, but was rather non-eomntunt cative on the subject. He did not know until he reached, the city a: saw , t it in The News that, the appoint ment of Air. smith had boon with drawn from the senate and returned io t tie committee on postoffices. Mr. Briwn stated, however, that lie thought the department would (to wnat is right in the matter, and investigate the case before they take any definite ! action. He thinks the alleged irreg ularities will be looked into by the department and is quite sure that he will make the proper snowing. As the matter stands at present, there is no telling what will be done. The investigation will pribably be commenced at once. In the mean time Mr. Brown will remain, as post master and the matter will probably remain quiet for awhile Broke His Arm. San Francisco, Fell. 13. —Iri box ing with his sparring partner, Mike Donovan,Kid l.avigne broke one of the bones of his left lorearm. This makes it impossible to carry out the Jit' t. .between i.avifnie and Jack O'Brien of New York. Statutte of Schley. Baltimore, Feb. 13. -A solid silver statutte of Hear Admiral Schley, six inches high, lias lit on received by Isndore Hayner, counsel for the ad rniral. Mr. Hayner has no idea who sent him the statutte. Broke the Record. Indianapolis, Feb. Hi Claude V. Crouse, a printer of tins city, has broken the world's record on the lino type machine, putting up in seven hours and lorcy-five minutes 86,200. SS URGED • TO HURRY. K el. Fch. 12.—Mayor L, -v -if \>w York has cabled Prince J terry pay ing Herr Wieagand, director general of the North Germ-11 l.loy ! line, thinks that unless the Ki-e \ ]b,pz Wilhelm sails from Bremen earlier than 3 o’clock Saturuny itimrr.onn he "’•I id he able ti aniv- in New Yi -V.. iw’ing to rough weather at this Mil son of the year, until iate in the after.-non () f Feb 22, too .ate for U.e fCM . ny of welcome ml itrscnltt tion to the prince of the freedom of New York. When asked if the steamer eon l l leave Bremen at an earlier hour Prince Henry replied that, he was un able to change the sailing hour of the ivi on Prinz, as it. was not chartered by Prince Henry. He and his party go simply as passengers. The commanuer Oi me Kron Prinz Wilhelm thinks the steamer can reach New York by midday of Feb 22. , Prince Henry spent the morning reading President Roosevelts Ameri can Ideas and during the afternoon coasted on the hill at the ack of the castle, over a slope which has been the scene of a hundred firce battles. TEDDY ROOSEVELT IS NOW OUT OF DANGED. Groton, Feb. 13.—Young Theodore Roosevelt passed a good night and this morning hi* condition was such that President. Roosevelt and his party left for Washington this after noon. The crisis ox the disease in the right iung has been passed suc cessfully, the left lung has cleared to the satisfaction of the doctors and Hi# hoy i* now con*id*r*d out of. dan- IN A KENTUCKY TOWN NINE WERE KILLED IN A SALOON FIGHT GREEN GAYNORS TRIAL. It Was Resumed in Savannah Yester. day Morning. Savannah, Feb. 13. —The trial of the: Greene and Gaynor conspiracy case was resumed in the United States court this morning at 10 o'clock. The first step in the case this morning was the reading of the pleas in abatement filed by the de fendants on Tuesday. Judge Sped expressed the wish to hear the pleas read, as he had not heard them. Felder presented them to the court. He was followed by Mr. Marlon Er win, district attorney, who read a lengthy demurrer to the pleas in abatement. This demurrer admitted as tri: many of the allegations made in t'r, pleas in abatement, but it was con tended that it had not been shown that the defendants had been injured in any way by the methods pursued in selecting ‘the jury or that their rights had in any way been assailed. The demurrer to the pleas in abate ment were about as long as the orig inal pleas themselves. It was after 11 o'clock when the-district attorney con cluded reading it. Judge. Speer at once ordered the argument to proceed, but the attorneys for the defendants asked for a little time to prepare an answer to the demurrer. A recess of ten minutes was announced, but later it was decided to give the attorneys for the defendants until 12 o’clock to answ’r the demurrer. When 12 o’clock came all parties were again in court and the attorneys for the defendants had evidently de cided upon a course of action. Mr. Rountree was the first of them tt heard from. With but little ado he called Mr S. F. If. Gillespie, deputj clerk of the court, to the witness .'land Mr, Gillespie was wanted to teJl how the grand jury in the Greene- Gaynor indictment was drawn. He was not permitted to go upon the stand. The 'district attorney inter posed a most decided objection to him testifying at that particular stage, and Judge Speer decided that he need not go upon the stand. express Companies combine. Rumored That All the Large Ones Will Go Together. San Francisco, Pel). 13. —The Call states that me four big express com panies of the country—-the Adams, American, United States, and Wells- Fargo—may merge into one corpora tion. It says: “Word comes by private message from the east that E. H. Harriman, president oi the soutnern Pacific, will he elected to the presidency of the Wells-Fargo Express Company at the annual meeting of the, stockhold ers.” NO DRAMA OF “JAMES BOYS. Court Decides That They Are Not Same on Stage as an Trains. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 13.—Judge Teasdale, in the Circuit court here today, granted the application of Frank James for an injunction to stop the production of “The James Boys in Missouri,” a drama depicting the James boys as train robbers and bank looters, which has been playing at a local theater here. . 'I he injunction proceedings were brought by Frank James, his mother, Mrs. Samuels, and his stepfather, Dr. Samuels. The suit raised the ques tion as to whether or not a private citizen could be portrayed on the stage without his consent, whetner to his discredit or not. Judge Teasdale instructed that James furnish a bond of $4,000 fo indemnity the theater people against loss in case the decision is overturn ed by a higher court, and until the bond is given, the play will go in. PURCHAING SPRING GOODS. All Our Merchants Now Receiving New Stock. All the Brunswick merchants are now receiving their spring goods, while many of them are on the East ern markets. All the stores, when all the stock is received, will have an unusually good line, and there will be no use of our purple sending away for any toiag. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OFFICERS AND MOONSHINERS, BARROOM WAS SET ON FIRE AND MEN CREMATED—FIERCE BAT TLE BETWEEN KENTUCKIANS YESTERDAY. PLACE WAS SURROUNDED BY “STOCKADE” FENCE THIRTY FEET HIGH WITH PORT HOLES, THROUGH WHICH THEY SHOT. Middleshoro, Ky„ Feb. 13. —Ac- cording to the latest reports from the scene of a fight at Lee Turner's quar ter house, in Bull county, three and a half miles from this city, between officers and citizens of Mlddlesboro and the mountaineer friends of Tur ner nine men were killed. Turner’s place has been the scene of many murders. The saloon is within a “stockade” 30 feet high, with “Port holes” for riflemen. Officers went to the place yesterday for tne purpose of arresting Turner and wt.e fired upon. During the battle which ensued the officers set fire to \ko place. The deaths are Charles Cecil, depu ty si. rii'i, and the following mountain eers: Charles Dye. a negro; Marsh Wilsin, Perry Watson, Frank John son, Turner’s bartender, Mike Weis- Tinner's chief lieutenant, l'ini Pra doe, a man named Hopper, and Jobs Doyle, it is also claimed an un known moonshiner perished in ii flames when Turner's saloon was burned, and several other persons are reported burned to death, although there is no confirmation of tnis ru mor. Over 60 men were engaged in the conflict. The officers’ posse, it is claimed, numbered 40. They were op pised by 22 mountaineers. Lee Tur ner, who is now at the Mingo mines, denies he took part in the fight. It is stated that lie has called 50 of his friends together to avenge the death of his companions and to resist any attempt which may be made by offi cers to arrest iiim or any member of the mountaineer’s party which took part in the fight. Although the scene of the fight is only four miles from this city. It is still impossible to ascertain the ex act casualties on the Turner side. On learning that the officers were com ing io his “blind tigeir” Turner called in his mountaineer followers, who kept up a hot fire until the building was burned. It. 's not yet known definitely how many wen in the In barracks when the officers made the attack nor how many were killed or wounded or per ished in the flames. As those who escaped into the Cumberland moun tains are still defiant and as the vic tims on Turner’s side were cremated it Is doubtful whether iheir iossei will ever be fully known. There are reports of wounded Turner men be ing cared lor in the mountains. As many murders for years have been reported in and about the noted log house, surrounded by a barricade 30 feet high, there are many expres sions of satisfaction over its destrtuc tion, although all regret the loss life. ST. VALENTINE’S DAY. Many Will R the Comiea| Pictures. 'fills is St. Valentine’s Day and the usual custom of sending your friends and enemies alike - comic valentines will be followed. Some people get quite angry when they receive one of the ugly pictures, while others take it as a joke and think nothing of it. An unusually large number of botn pretty and comical ones have been sold this season, and the postoffice had quite a rush yesterday, every hody buying one-cent stamps. They Return to Work. New York. Feb. 13.—A strike in voiving 700 carpenters on large build ings in this city haa been MttlM and the men will raUf. to We£ todV.