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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOL. 1, NO. 128. MANY GUESTS NOW AT BEAUTIFUL JEKYL. MILLIONAIRE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE NOW FLOCKING TO THE POPU LAR RESORT. CLUB HOUSE, NEW ANNEX AND MOST OF THE COTTAGES ARE NOW OCCUPIED—NAMES OF SOME OF THE GUESTS. The weather on Jekyl for the past week has been superb and prior to that only at intervals was it in any way unpleaant. The cold had a dampness that has been rapidly dispelled under the sun rays and every daylight hour is now pleasant and enjoyed to the utmost by the guests. Among the late arrivals are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Spencer, of New York, who have apartments in the new apartment house; Mr. and Mrs. Pres, cott Slade, of New York, whose very recent marriage was a social event of the Metropolis; Miss Pruyn and her guest, Miss Oliver, who are the guests of friends. Miss Pruyn came direct from Washington, where she was .ne guest of Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the president; Mr. and Mrs. John Mason Loomis, of Chicago, accompanied by Miss Hage nian, have taken apartments in the club annex, and later among those who will occupy apartments already engaged are Mr. Frederic Baker, Mr. F. G. Bourne and Mr. R. W. Patterson. Mr. Charles Livingston Hyde, of Tuxedo, the new president of the Brunswick & Birminham railroad, ar rived early In the week and has as guests Mr. R. A. Fairburn, of Tuxedo; and Mr. William R. Garrison, of New York; all Brunswick & Birmingham officials. They occupy apartments in the club house and come over to Brunswick daily to attend to business affairs connected with the new invest ment. Miss Foulke, of Washington, arrived Tuesday to be the ueat of Mrs. W’illiam Dudley Foulke for a few weeks. Mr. H. K. Porter and family, of Pittsburg, have arrived and are occu pying their cottage for the balance of the season. Bishop Henry C. Pofter amt Rev. William M. Grosevnor have returned to New York, stopping over at Wash ington, to which place they left direct Tuesday last. Among the cottagers who are now on the island are Mr, and Mrs. 0. S. Maurice, the Misses Maurice and Miss Hickey, of Athens. Penn., Mr. N. K. Fairbank. Miss Fairbank, Livingston Fairbank and Miss Schmidt, of Chicago: Mr. Gordon Mc- Kay, of Newport;Mr. and Mrs. William Strutters and Miss Struthers, of Penn sylvania. In the club house at present in ad dition to those mentioned above are Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Fabyn, of Boston; Mrs, William Dudley Foulke, Miss Gwendoline Foulke, of Richmond Ind.; Mrs. Mark E. Reeves, of Rich mond, Ind. Mr. George Blelnstein, of the Buf falo Courier, has the club cottage for the season. Mr. Edwin Gould and Mr. Frank J. Gould anu nride left a few days ago and will return in two weeks. Other guests who have returned home for social events but who are to return this week are Mrs. John A, Weiekes, Miss Weekes Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. MacDonaio. Mr N. A. Campbell, of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Claflin have returned to Lakewood but are expect ed later. Mr. Edwin Gould’s yacht Nada will remain at the club during the season, his party going to and from the north in their private car until the season ends. In the Sans Souci apartment house among those who have apartment re served and are expected down later in the season are Mr. Charles Lanier, Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss, Mr. Morris K. Jesup, Mr. John S. Kennedy, of New York; Mr. Edmund Hayes, and Mr. J. J. Allbright, of Buffalo; and Mr. A HEAVY CORPSE. TOOK THESTRENGTH OFTWELVE MEN TO HANDLE THE BODY. New York, tel). 15.—1 t required the utmost strength of 12 me# to car ry to the grave the casket containing the remains of Dennis Leahy, whose funeral has just been held. The dean man weighed 700 pounds. Leahy's enormous weight was acquired with in the past ten years. When he turn ed the 500 pound mark two years ago his physician pronounced the increase in his size due to fatty degenerate of the heart and iold Leahy his death was only a question of time. Appre ciating the trouble his interment might cause his friends, Leahy hunted up a place of residence close to a cem etery and it was necessary to carry the casket only a short distance. COUNT TOLSTOY BETTER; WAS WORSE LAST NIGHT. Yalta, Crimea, Feb. 15.—Count Tol stoy fs somewhat improved today. The change for the" worse in his condition, which occurred last evening, was caus ed by the spread of the pulmonary in flammation to the right lung. FELL FROM 'BALCONY LANDED ON A LADY'S HEAD AND CAUSED A GENERAL MIX-UP IN THE OPERA HOUSE. New Vork, Feb. 16.—While FTT audience in the Victoria theater w'as sitting in darkness looking at a scone representing a cotton field in the moonlight last, night a man fell from the first balcony and landed on the head of a woman who was sitting in an orchestra chair The fall was ful ly 20 feet. The woman was not se riously hurt. Someone cried "Fight!" and per sonjfen the audience mistook it for i' 1 '* and scores of people quickly arose. Prompt action of the attend ants however, soon quieted the crowd and l~ man who had fallen was <•; tied away by th • police. The latter was George S. Bullock, a salesman, formerly of Chicago. Francis Bartlett, of Boston. Asa compliment to Mr. Charles Livingston Hyde, Mr. William R. Gar rison, Mr ,R. A. Fairburn and Col. K. C. Maehen, Brunswick &, Birmingham railroad officials, a number of leading citizens of Brunswick on Tuesday last tendered a yachting party and oyster roast, at Dover Hall, an ancestral plan tation owned by Mr. G. VV. Wrigh one of Glynn’s wealthiest citizens. The yacht Wing-It, of tue South Car olina, Yacht club, was tendered by Cap tain Lockwood, the owner, and the run up Turtle river to the plantation was made in a short while. There everything pertaining to good, old fashioned life on a typical southern plantation was placed at the guests' disposal, tue wine served being from grapes grown on the place and the venslon served being from the wooded preserves around tne hunters lodge. Among those enjoying this trip with the honored guests were Col. L. ('. Hopkins, of New York; Lot A Mo Duffle, Mr. E. if. Mason, Col. O. i>. Goodyear, Mr. Henklns, of New York: Mr. A. Bradley Coley, Mr. Frank D. Aiken, Mr. M. Brown! Mr. Albert Fendig, Mr. C. W. Doming, Mr. Edwin B robs ton and Captain Lockwood, of Charleston. Mrs. Marquand Bacoft* of New York, has arrived at Jekyl for a few weeks’ stay. Mrs. Bacon is the wife of Mr. J. F’ierpont Morgan’s partner. The yacht Onward with Mr. Ed ward R. Bell, Mrs. Bell and Dr. Clarke arrived in port yesterday. The On ward will anenor here while the party will visit Jekyl. ( Mr - George Bleistein of the Buffalo Courier and party of six, including Mrs. Bleistein and three children, have arrived at Jekyl and will occupy the club cottage during the season. Miss DeWitt Clinton, daughter of ex- Goveriior Clinton of New York is a guest of ...r. and Mrs. Bleistein. BRUNSWICK GA„ SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10. 1902. SUNNY SOUTH A SHEET OF SNOW. SLEIGH BELLS ARE JINGLING IN ATLANTA AND TROLLEY CAR TRAFFIC COMPELLED TO SUS PEND FOR AWHILE. — CHARLOTTE HAD A FALL OF FIFTEEN INCHES; TEN AT NASHVILLE AND EIGHT AT CHATTANOOGA. ! Atlanta, Feb. .4. —The storm, which was central yesterday near Vicksburg, has moved eastward, giving that sec tion of country over which it passed a variety of weather. The disturb ance which this morning was central near Jacksonville, caused rain, snow, and sleet, and Blunder terms occurred at Vicksburg, Montgomery, and Char leston . The snow is the heaviest of the win ter. Charlotte reports 15 inches, Nash ville, 10; Knoxville, !); Chattanooga, 8, and Atlanta Freezing weather ex tended south to a line running south west from Wilmington, through the cenual poition of the cotton belt, and much colder weather is predicted. In Atlanta street ear traffic has been seriously interfered with since (i o’clock last night, several suburban lines abandoning their schedules un til this morning. Sleighing is in dulged in on many residence streets, Trains from the east were only slight ly delayed up to noon. Augusta Covered With Sleet. Augusta, Feb. 15.-—There was no snowfall in Augusta, but sleet and rain fell last night and this morning and today the electric wires are burd ened with icycles that are causing some trouble. Ice is breaking the limbs from the trees. Eighteen Inches at Blacksburg. Blacksburg, s. C., Fell. 15.—The nowfall here amounts to IS inches. There are no trains in any direction. TO LEAVE SOUTHERN PINE CO. Rumored That Mr. J. J. McDonald Will Retire. The Savannah Press says: Hon. J. J. McDonough, who has been superintendent of Inc land and mil! department of the Southern Pine Company for the past several years, has resigned from that position. It is said that he will go into the whole sale lumber business on his own ac count.. This latter statement could nor ne verified today, as Mr. McDon ough was not in the city, but the ru mor is given general credit among the lumbermen of the city. A gentleman close to Mr. Me Don ough stated that the large interests of Mr. McDonough in the lumber trade and his railway line at Brooks ville, on the won’t coast of Florida, the McDonough & Bailantyne machine sittTps, and the Georgia Car Works, were enough to keep one man busy, if he had nothing else to do. Mr. McDonough’s landed interests at Brooksville, Fla., of which mention has been made in these columns be iore. are qiiite large, he owning there more than 100,000 acres of the finest timber lands on the west coast. Th - area covered comprises the tetter he of two counfids. No information as to Mr. McDon ough’s intentions in a business way could be obtained at the office of the Southern Pine Company, and the only information given out was the names of the newly, selected directorate and the officers for the ensuing year. BARBER TRIPLET DEAD; ANOTHER IS VERY ILL. J. Pierpont Morgan, An Atlanta Baby, r asses Away. Atlanta. Feb. 15. —Several days ago the triplets born to 'Mr. and Mrs. Moses Barber in this city were named J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rocke feller, and Andrew Carnegie. One of the triplets is ’dead. Pierpont Morgan Barber died Thursday night at th# home Of his parents at the Exposition mills. Rockefeller Barber is very ill and is not expected to live. Andrew Carnegie is iveli and it is believed will live. Parched wheat for chicken food; hoc 100 pound sack. Makes hens lay—at J. M, Burnstta. TEARS FLOWED AS SHEJALKED, MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS OVER COME BY EMOTION AND SHED TEARS AS SHE ADDRESSED THE LEGSILATURE. A MEMORABLE SCENE IN THE MIS SISSIPPI STATE CAPITOL YES TERDAY—NAME O Fr STATE IS WRITTEN ON HER HEART. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 15. —Mrs. Jef ferson Davis appeared before the Mis sissippi legislature today. She was introduced to the joint session by Senator Cayce, who spo.ve of her hus band's distinguished services. Mrs. Davis broke down completely when she attempted to reply to Sena tor Cayce. She had been invited here by the legislature and made the long journey that she might once more see I he friends and comrades of her hus band in the historic old capital of the state that, delighted to honor him, I when she came to express her feel ings she burst into tears. | ’’Gentlemen," said she, “all I can say is that the name of Missisaipi will be written on my heart when I die, and I shall always tenderly i>: the people ot Mississippi, who clung of the cause of a defeated man." Mrs. Davis was assisted from Hie speaker’s stand and the old veterans, citizens, and little children crowded around her. Tne scene was most ai feeting. GREEN-GAYNOR TRIAL. Case Now Rests in Hands of Judge Speer. Savannah, Feb. 15.—1n the United States court this morning Mr. Martini Erwin, United States district attor ney, concluded his argument against, the pleas in abatement filed by H. D. Greene et al. in the ease of conspiracy against them. At the conclusion of I lie district attorney's argument, which lasted two hours, Judge Speer thanked the attorneys for the very able manner in which the case had been presented to him and apologized to the district attorney for having in terrupted him so frequently during his argument. He said that he would require sometime to consider the ease and asked fhe attorneys to leave with him ail the authorities fhoy had used in their arguments. He said the de fendants, while they are under bond, must Hold themselves in readiness to come to court when called, and tnat Hew must not go beyond (he confines lof the county. Probably some day next week Judge Speer will render his decision on the pleas in abatement. Public interest in this phase of Ih case that has been presented to the court during the past three days ap peared to lag this morning. There were few spectators in the court room during the morning. Mr. Erwin said in beginning his ar gument that eaen of the pleas was <‘t fee five and bad in law, and plated in such a way as to mislead the court if the court would give to them such intentment as referred to in the ar gument for the defense. I Mr. Erwin in his introductory read from many deiTions of the higher courts touching the strictness with which pleas must be pleaded. Com mon law governed tin* presentation of the pleas, lie said, and they must lie argued upon common Taw principles. As the speaker proceeded and be an quoting decisions of other courts Judge. Speer interrupted him to say that every authority he had quoted had been quoted by Mr. Adams. He asked him to go on the other points “The court would have Mr. Adams’ speech nicely written out in type for its elucidation.” Judge Speer suggest ed that. Mr. Erwin believed in the ut terance of Charles John Fox, tnat there is power in repitition, but he should remember that St. Paul said we must not indulge in vain repeti tions, as the heathens do. The district attorney said he had concluded with TTTe authorities used by Mr Adams, but he was sure the points made were of such great im portance that the time of the court was not wasted in hearing them. FOR SALE—YawI boat, in good condition. Address W. H. D. care New®. PRINCE ON HIS WAY. HE SAILED LATE YESTERDAY AF TERNOON FOR NEW YORK CITY. Bremerhaven, Feb. 15. —Prince Hen ry sailed lor New York at 4:13 p. m. Previous to sailing Prince Henry, in conversation with a correspondent of the Associated Press this afternoon, denied he had written a letter to Ad miral Dewey apologizing for the con duct of The German squadron at Ma nila bay during the war with Spain. "it is all untrue," said the prince. "1 have never written to Admiral Dewey in my fife.” The last seen of Prinee Henry from slitire here was when he stood on the bridge of the Kron-Prinz-Wilhelm in admirals uniform and lifted his cap in response to cheers from the assembled crowds. Ready to Welcome Prince. New York, Feb. 15.—The cruiser Cincinnati arrived' today from Hamp ton Roads. She is anchored off Tomp kinsville, near the Illinois and Olym- Tun, to await the coming of Prince Henry of Prussia. HUNDREDS KILLED. EARTHQUAKE IN A RUSSIAN TOWN BURIES PEOPLE UNDER DEBRIS. TiHis, Russia, Feb. 15. —Two hun dred bodies oi victims of the earth quake which destroyed the town of Shamaka have been recovered. It appears certain that 100 bodies were buried in the fissures and debris caus ed by the shocks. The quakes con tinue at intervals and the work of ex cavating in the search for victims proceeds with difficulty. Among the dead are many women who, at the time of the principal shock, were con gregated in various bath houses. BRIGANDS GET MONEY; WHERE’S MISS STONE? State Department Hears That the Ransom Has Been Paid. Washington, Feb. 15.—The state de partment. has received cable advices confirming the report that the ransom money for Miss Stone has been paid to the brigands. It is not known where ti'i release will take place, but it is understood the briands have maTIo it a condition that they r have a period of a week or ten day: in which to make sure meir safe re treat oci'ore the prisoner is deliverer’ up. YACHT ONWARD IN PORT. Arrived Yesterday From Cruise Along Florida Coast. The handsome steam yacht On ward, owned by eastern millionaires, arived in port yesterday. The yacht with a party has been cruising along the Florida coast, for some weeks, and is now oil her homeward voy age. In entering port the Onward met with a. slight accident, only a smalt damage being sustained. TWENTY ROUND FIGHT. Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Signed Ar ticles i esterday. New York, Feb. >■>. —Boh Fitzsim nions and James Jeffries signed ar ticles today to meet in a twenty round glove contest at some date be tween May ih and 20 for the cham pionship of the world. The, contest is to take place before the club offer ing the highest purse. The winner is to receive fill per cent, and the loser 40 per cent, of the purse, WILL TAKE VOUNG TEDDY TO WASHINGTON CITY. Groton, Mass., Feb. 15.—The re markable progress made by President Roosevelt’s son in is recovery from the severe attack of pneumonia, con tinues and the announcement is made that last night was the most satisfac tory since the illness began Mrs Roosevelt said she wan planning to take her son to Washington next woclc. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WILLJUDGEBENNET REM FROM BENCH? GENERAL IMPRESSION EXISTS THAT POPULAR JUDGE OF THE BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT WILL NOT OFFER FOR RE-ELECTION. FRIENDS OF JUDGE SAM C. ATKIN SON WILL URGE HIM TO MAKE THE RACE IF JUDGE BENNET RETIRES. i There is considerable talk over this judicial district at present, and es pecially in llrunswiciv, concerning the next judge of the superior court. | It is a well known fact that Judge Joseph W. Bennet, the present ineum bent, may retire From the bench and in that event there is much specula tion as to his successor, a number of names having already been mentioned in connection with the place. One of these names is that of Judge Sam C. Atkinson, of this city, an should Judge Bennet decline to offer again, tha Brunswick bar seems de termined to put this popular Bruns wick attorney in the race, j Judge Atkinson served as judge of the city court of Brunswick for a num ber of years, and made a most ex cellent judge, and the record he then j established for himself would greatly assist him should lie offer for judge of the Brunswick circuit. ! There are other names mentioned for the place, however, and among them is Judge F. Willis Dart, o; city court of Douglas, and from th - last issue of thfe Breeze, or that cit w, clip the following: I "We have heard the name of Jud > F. W. Dart, of our town, favorably mentioned* in connection with the judgship of the Brunswick circuit, in case Judge Bennet does not want the place another term. Judge Dart is a local mad, and of course the Breeze is for him, and there is not a better selection in the district. Still another name is that of ('■ Simon W, Hitch, of Waycross, also quite prominent in this district, and who, it is understood, will be urged by his friends to enter the race. At any rate, if Judge Bennet does decide to retire, there will be a lively contest and, from what a News re porter could gather yesterday, it is al most certain that Judge Atkinson will be found in the race. | However, it is not definitely known yet whether or not Judge Bennet wil! decline re-election, but if he does, it will be a great loss to the Brunswick circuit. Never on a Georgia bench was there a more popular judge wit . the lawyers and with the people than Judge Bennet. In every county of his district he is held in the highest es ,teem by the people, and lias made an excellent record during his time of office. Should Judge Bennet decide to again offer lor the place, which is very doubtiTl, it is useless to say that there will be no other candidate in the field. But it is believed by close friends to the judge that he will retire at the expiration of his present term. NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POSTMASTERSHIP. Probable That the Matter Will Res* For Awhile. Nothing new lias developed in the Brunswick postmastership since the i withdrawal from the senate of Mr. Smi'.i’s non inati.m an I the natter is nr.w !tk fly to r for a few weeks at least. | Of course nouiiug, i.s known in it's city further than what has already been pub..she I o* nothing has since been given out from Washington. However, there is considerable tail: .still going the rounds relative to the j matter, and the general impression |as to the final result seems to be in ! Postmaster Brown’s ravor and it is j thought that he now stands a good showing of holding the office. Two Dredges Burned. | Savannah, Feb. 15. —This morning at 2 o’clock two dredges, owned by Rit tenhouse Moore and Company, caught fire and in a short while liad been burned tQ the water’s edge.