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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOL. I,NO. lif
B. & B. WANTS TO LAY
TRACK OVER THE CITY.
PETITION TO
CITY COUNCIL
80L0NS HEED A SPECIAL MEET
ING LAST NIGHT TO ACT
UPON THE MATTER.
It Was Referred to Bpecia! Commit-
Itee on Railroads to Report
Back Today.
I
Call Meeting.
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 18, 1902.
Present —Hon. N. Emanuel, Mayor,
Aldermen Newman, McGarvey. Frank
lin, Kaiser and Cook.
Absent—Aldermen du Bignon, Cal
houn and Taylor.
PETi l ION:
From the Brunswick and Birming
ham Railroad Company for the right
to construct and lay a track from the
southern line of F street, at or near
the point of its intersection, with the
western line of Oglethorpe street,*
thence northerly, along the extension
of Oglethorpe street, thence along the
eastern side of Y street to A street,
and thence northerly along A street as
near as practicable to the line of the
Brunswick and Western Railroad
Company to a point between O and
P streets, thence along a curve to
Q street, thence easterly along Q
to Wolff street, and thence along .1
curve, In a northeasterly direction,
across Cocuran avenue and across the
track of tne Southern Railway Com
pany on said avenue, and there to
connect with the line of petitioner. Re
ferred to the committee on Railroads
and Harbor, and Puklic WtHfca, to
report at a special meeting to he
held Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 5 o'clock
p. m. Adjourned.
N. G. Russell,
Clerk of Council.
PLAY WAS PLEASING.
“Reaping the Harvest at the Grand
Last Night.
A fair and very appreciative audi
ence attended the Grand last night,
the bill being “Reaping the Harvest
a four-act comedy-drama.
The play was a very good one, ami
seemed to please the audience. Th
participants all did exceedingly well
and the leaders were unusally goou
and handled their respective rolls witn
credit.
Tom Fitch, the author of the play,
as Donald Steward, demonstrated mat
he is well fitted for the leading roll
and was applauded very much by the
audience.
"Reaping the Harvest” is a very
pretty story, of a man's high living,
his downfall, and his rise again, with
love stories attached,interminflled with
Just enough comedy to make it ap
peciated.
There are some very sad part3,
again it is all laughter and. all in all.
the play is a very good one, and was
well handled by the company last
night.
CAVALRY EBCORT
FOR PRINCE HENRY.
Lateness of His Arrival in Chicago
Makes It Necessary.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 18.—The Chi
cago troops of tne First cavalry reg
iment of the Illinois national guard
will form thq military escort for
Prince Henry upon his arrival in Chi
cago.
Governor Yates has directed Adju
tant General Reece to Instruct Colonel
E- C. Young, commander of the regi
ment, to prepare such escort from ms
command as he sees fit for the or
casfon.
It has been decided to use only cav
alrymen in the escort because Prince
Henry will not arrive in Cntcago until
P m. and, owing to the lateness of
the hour, It will be desirable to expe
dite movements as much as practi
•aDle.
Bob Crockett Dead.
Little Rock, Feb. 17.—Colonel “Bob"
Crockett, father of Secretary of Stats
Crockett, and grandson of Davy Crock
ett, died last night at the age of 70
years.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
DISCUSSING CONSTITUTION.
Washington, Feb. 18. —The Ameri
can Daughters the Revolution
plunged into consideration of the pro
posed constitutional amendments at
the outset, of today's session of tneir
convention.
Many of these changes were pend
ing only two out of 17 submitted hav
ing been disposed of yesterday. The
first of these amendments today pro
posed additions to the representation
from each state, now consisting of one
regent, by j four additional represen
tatives to b'e elected at an electrivo
conference to be called by the state
regent.
HE SCORES
“TEDDY.”
SENATOR BURLESON, OF TEXAS
IN A SPEECH YESTERDAY
CALLS ROOSEVELT
"STENUOUS ONE.”
Washington, Feb. 18,-Mr. Burle
son of Texas mane a speeou iu the
house today on the subject of trusts.
He spoke Ilf the "strenuous one" who
had succeeded to the presidency last
fall and "onirasted h's Minneapolis
speech last summer with the utter
ances in iii.-; message on the trust
question. Before ids actuation of the
presidency he ha*l spoken of "trust
barons' and “monopolists.” After
wards lie talked or "captains of in
dustry." All or We. oil, he declared, in
dicated that the president was con
trolled by forces in the Republican
party which pad .it the past respected
pfftf 1 . t rl tf ! frHmii‘Miunii ii ... r; yi V r,, . ■
What is tne Democratic governor
ot Montana doing to prevent tne big
railroad merger in the northwest?
asked Mr. Taawney of Minnesota.
"If lie is not in line with the gov
ernor of your state,' responded Mr.
Btirlesgp, “tnen 1 repudiate him.”
not." retorted Mr. Tawney,
"and be repudiates you."
THE STATE'S DEPOT.
President Spencer Says Site is Too
Small For His System.
Atlantn, Feb. 18.—President Sam
Sjiencer of the Southern railway, who
is here today, says the present depot
■dt.e is too small lor the new depot and
unlos the stale can show him that
tnere is pienty of room the Southern
will not accept the slate's offer. The
state officials are greatly alarmed. The
depot commission meets tomorrow
and interesting developments are ex
pected. The railroad men will meet
with the commission.
GOVERNOR TAFT'S PLAN.
Method by Which Philippine islands
Should Be Governed.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Governor
Taft in his testimony before the
senate committee on the Philippines
stated more succinctly that hereto
fore his theory, which is, he said, also
the theory of the Philippine commis
sion, as to what congress should do in
the way of supplying tne Philippine
people a form of government.
The plan is, first, to give the peo
ple a qualified suffrage, with a grad
ual growth in popular government,
which should be enlarged through ed
ucation in the English language and in
American institutions.
Second, to institute within a reason
able short time a local legislature, to
consist of two bodies, one to be chosen
by vote and the other to be appoint
ive.
Third, to permit! the islands to send
two or three representatives to Wash
ington .
In reply to questions, he said ha
agreed with General Funston that the
establishment of popular assemblage*
would give an opportunitv to dema
gogues to stir up the people, but he
did not include in tee designation all
persons who were opposed to Ameri
can control.
Chas. Tiffany Dead.
New York, Feb. 18.—Charles Tif-1
fany, senior member of the Jewelry i
firm of Tiffany & Cos„ died today of
pneumonia. He w a 90 year* of age
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT'.l >K I' AH Y 1-.). 1002.
TWO CANDIDATES
HAVE ANNOUNCED
JUDGE SIMON W. HITCH AND COL.
A. E. COCHRAN, OF WAY
CROSS, IN THE RACE.
Looks Like There Will Bea Lively
Scramble in the Circuit for
Judge Bennet's Place.
The race for the judgship of the
Brunswick circuit, to succeed Judge
Bonnet, has started at a lively rate
and two attorneys, both of Waycross,
have already announced themselves
ns candidates for the place.
Tne( Waycross Herald, of Monday
had quite a lengthy article on the stR
ject, and, in part, said:
“In an interview this morning, Col.
A. E. Cochran stated to the editor of
, the Herald that in the event of the re
riement of Judge Bonnet from the
race for the judgship of the Bruns
wick circuit, that ho would be a can
didate for that honorable position. It
has been understood for some time
that Col. Cochran was a prospective
candidate, and the retirement of
Judge Bennet settles the matter."
Following is a card addressed to Col.
S. \V. Hitch by a number of Way
cross attorneys:
"Dear Sir: Having been informed
that Hon. Joseph W. Gennet, judge of
the Brunswick judicial circuit, wi!
not be a candidate for re-election, and
desiring a lawyer to be elevated to the
bench as his successor wno will fill
the position with credit, and satisfac
tion to tne people, and believing that
you would, on account of your ripe
experience as a practicing attorney,
fill this position in a manner accept
able to the entire circuit, the under
signed members of the bar respectful
ly request you to become a candidal
for the same.
in reply Mr. Hitch address'd -the
gentlemen as follows:
“Your communication received. 1
desire to tell you frankly that, this ex
pression of your confidence coming as
it does from members of the bar with
whom 1 am in daily intercourse and
moat intimate association, Is highly
appreciated. Believing as I do that
your opinion is in accord with that
field by a majority of the bar and peo
ple of Brunswick circuit, I have coo
eluded to become u candidate for
judge subject to the primary of the
Democratic party.
By the above it is seen conclusive
ly that the two Waycross attorneys
are squarely in race. But they are
not all—there are other counties yet
to be head from, and among them is
Glynn, the citizens of which will en
deavor to put the winning man in the
race Judge Sam C. Atkinson. It is
conftdentally believed by close friends
of Judge Atkinson that he will an
nounce within the next few days.
Judge F. W. Dart, of Douglas, and
Judge Barker, of Baxley, are also yet
to ho heard from.
Swindler Jailed
New York, Feb. 18,-Great import
ance is attached to the arrest of John
Joham, whom the postoffle© author
ities and the police allege has operated
a "green goods" swindle on a large
scale. When taken Into custody he
had just received and opened a letter
containing an express order for sr>o.
The letter directed “Grey,” to whom
tne letter was addressed, although the
envelope bore the name of Johnson,
to send SSOO In the "goods” or tne SSO.
Fought a Duel.
Baris, Feb. 18.—Cavignac (practical
Republican), former war minister and
M. Renouit, formerly secretary to
Senator Flouquent, former president
of the council of ministers, fought a
duel this morning In consequence of
an insulting letter written by Renouit.
Two shots were exchanged without
Platt’s Son Will Land.
Washington, Feb. 18. —It is an
nounced at the white house that i
Bresident -...oosevelt has decided to ap
point James Platt, son of Senator Platt
of Connecticut, to the United States
district judge of Connecticut in place
of William R, Townsend, promoted to
the circuit judgship. Senator Platt
did not indorse nis son’* petition.
SEN, WELLINGTON
MAKES A SPEECH,
SAYS HE IS AND HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A REPUBLICAN. BUT
£LSO A PROTECTIONIST.
, |
However, He Said The Spanish War
Had Brought the Parting
of the Ways.
Washington. Feb. 18.—Mr. Welling
ton of'Maryland, addressed the senate
upon the Philippine question. He said
he haif been a Republican, a protec
tionist, and a believer in the gold
atandiid. However, he said, the Span
ish wat had brought the parting of the
ways. Ho was opposed to that war
and believed Cubanindopondoneecould
have been brought about by diplomatic
negotiations.
Tiled tame the ''imperialistic ten
dency’Tof the Republican party, and
with them he could hot agree.
"Without the Spanish war." he said,
"Cuba might have been tree, might
have enjoyed, indeed, a larger meas
ure of freedom and independence than
she is enjoying now or would enjoy
In the future. The only tiling Culm
hns been taught i’s how postal officials
can embezzle a half million-dollars "
Referring to the bill under discus
Sion Mr. Wellington declared his op
position to il on the broad ground o:
the minority, that there is no rignt
here to enact such legislature.
During the speech Mr. Wellington
si>©k© of the battle off Santiago, and
said Admiral Schley was in command
ol the vessels of the American squad
ron, bul the administration nad been
as unjust to him as n had been to the
Cubans and Filipinos. He said Admi
ral Schley had not received the credit
due him, but an effort had been made
to bpsnjireh him and detract .mm his
character and bravery. The meritb-n
'<* . fill ill* CM-.,;.,-., .vrqflitil..' I;■
some of the galleries.
CONGRESSMAN BRANTLEY
nXPLAINC HIS POSITION.
He is Not Endeavoring to Change
Route of the Altamaha
River.
A special dispatch sent out from
Washington Monday says:
Congressman Brantley says that he
is not. seeking an appropriation to nave
the Altamaha river turned so it will
have its outlet through Brunswick, in
stead of Darien, as has been reported.
He is only asking an appropriation ol
SB,OOO to connect Club and Plantation
creeks, so that the riv. i boats on the
Altamaha can get to Brunswick, if
they desire to do so. They cannot
now get to Brunswick wituout going
Mi' ough St. Simons sound, which
dangerous for them to attempt
Some of these boats, at least, and
sire to go to Brunswick in order to
connect with the New York steamers
that ply between Brum- wick and New
York. They cannot get such a connec
tion at Darien, as no line of Now
Yorlt steamers touch there
Siu-h a connection would give the
people or Macon, of Dublin, of I law
klnsville, of Abbeville and other places
in the interior an all-water route to
New York, and would thus give them
water competition in treight rates to
New York.
The connecting of the two creeks
named is pronounced entirely feasible
by the army engineers, and the prop
osition to connect them originated
with the people in the interior, and
not In Brunswick. If Congress will
give the boats coming down the
Oconee, Ocmulee and Altamaha rivers
safe passage to Brunswick the result
would he not to divert anything from
Darien, hut to put a business on these
rivers that does not now- go to either
Darien or to Brunswick, it would
also give Darien the benefit of tne
Mallory Line of New York steamers
and the Clyde Line of Boston steam
ers at Brunswick, which would be
quite an advantage to her, giving her
a competition in freight rates that she
does not now have, and, in addition,
the increased business that would’
come down tne rivers would undoubt
edly go in part to Darien and then*
would he no reason why she shou 1 .
not hold all that she no vf has.
“I have no desire to injure the
port of Darien, and if the people
tnere are opposed to the bill intro
duced by me, they have not notified
me of the fact," said Mr. Brantley j n
speaking of the mattsr.
SANATORIUM BURNED
AT BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
SPAIN WANTS TO KNOW
WHO HER FRIENDS ARE.
Madrid, Feb. 18. —In the senate to
day Senor Labra questioned the gov
ernment. concerning statements made
in tne British parliament and newspa
pers in regard to the support the pow
ers are supposed to have given Spain
at the outbreak of the war with the
United States. The senator said he
asked for the information so Spain
mignt better know her friends and ene
mies.
The foreign minister, the Duke of
Almodovar, declared that on the mat
ters which ought to be known the
government would make a point of
informing the senate.
HANDSOME
BUILDING.
BRUNSWICK NIGHTS OF PYTH
IAS SOON TO ERECT ONE ON
GLOUCESTER STREET,
CORNER REYNOLDS.
The Brunswick Knights of Pythias
ha ve about decided to erect a handsome
building on their lot, corner Glouces
ter and Reynolds street, opposite the
new public building.
I lie Kniglus have been considering
tho erection of a building on the lot
for some months and a News reporter
learned yesterday that they had defi
nitely decided on the matter and, at
La- meeting to Ik held Friday night of
*"'x( week, Chanceiior Butts will sub
mil plans to a joint session oi the
Rath hone and Oglethorpe lodges.
1 he building, il is understood, is to
I>e among ,t,he host in the city. It wjjj,
lie three stories, the top floor to he
use,| ns castle hall. The second floor
'll! he fitted with offices, while the
round floor will be a large store.
Being next to the postolfice the
building will he in a good location, and
the Knights will have hut little trou
ble in renting the part, of the building
not to be used by the order.
JUDGE DART SAYS
HE iS CONSIDERING.
Judge F. Willis Dart, of the City
eoini ol Douglas, was in Brunswick
yc Roc-lay on loyal business. Judo
Hart in being prominently mentioned
a : a rao'luinte to scoot od Judge Bru
nei as judge of the Brunswick circuit
a’ '■ "mo ol iris Douglas friends state
positively 111 at ho will bo in the race.
Ho was sion by a News reporter and
only said that he has not decided
whether or not he will be a candidate,
hut was considering the matter.
FOUND MURDERED.
Man Whose Testimony Convicted
Wardman Was Killed.
New York, Feb. 18.- -James Mo
Auliff. . the principal witness in the
trial of Wardman Glennon, and whose
testimony was thought to have been
largely responsible for Glonnon's con
viction and sentence to Sing Sing, is
dead.
McAuuliee's death, according to tne
diagnosis ot the hospital surgeons,
was due to a compound fracture of
Iso base of the skull and a fracture of
the nose. The man was unconscious
when picked up in Sixth avenue and
did not I'ccain consciousness before
tic died.
McAultffe lived at i ifi West Thirty
tiiiid tied. lie made a complaint,
against, Glennon for the wardtnan’s
failure to suppress an alleged disorder
ly house next door to his own house.
McAuliffe went to the home of hi*
sister, at l-li West Sixtieth street, Sat
ui'by evening and remained until
■ "0 o'clock, having arranged to re
turn on the following day. Sunda
morning a policeman found him lying
on Hie. sidewalk in Sixth avenue. He
was carried to a hospital, where he
lip., just died without recovering con
sciousness .
Tweed's Son Dead
Stamford, Conn. Feb. IK.- Wil
liam Tweed, aged 55, a son of the late
Tammany chieftain of that name,
dropped dead this morning.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LOSS WILL BE
ABOUT $400,000,
FOUR HUNDRED PATIENTS SAVED
THEIR LIVES BY CLIMBING
DOWN FIRE ESCAPES.
*
Three Firemen Were Seriously Hurt
By Falling From a Ladder—Lady
Describes Her Escape.
Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 18.—The
Kellogg, or Seventh-Day Adventist,
Sanatorium, here, located on a hill,
the highest point in the city, was de
stroyed by fire early today. The
property loss is between $300,000 and
$400,000. So far as can he learned
tnere was no loss of ....e among the 400
people in the sanatorium, although
one or two persons are said to be
missing and it is possible may lie in
tlie ruins.
Mrs. H. C. Daniels of E! Dorado,
Ark,, was the only person seriously in
jured. She jumped or fell from a fir.:
escape at the third story and sustain
ed a bioken leg.
i ue iiic started in a hath room of
the sanatorium. A still alarm was
turned in, hut tne first company of
firemen could not cope with the
flames and a general call was made.
The water pressure was low and this
added to the handicap of the firemen,
as Hie sanatorium stood" on a hill.
In two hours tne building was in
ruins and the hospital nearly and.
strnyed. li is almost miraculous Pi •
tin KM) sleeping inmates escaped with
their Uws. Watchmen darted through
tfie corridors ’sawaltenlng the inmates ’
when the fire was discovered. Few
of them had time to gather their cloth
ing, escaping in their night clothes.
The corridors were soon filled with
smoke and the patients were com
pelled to make their way do", n tne
lire escapes.
Mrs. Gillingham of Atlantic City, N.
J.. describing her escape, said:
T was in my room on the fifth
floor when a nurse rushed to the door
crying 'tire!’ The electric lights soon
went out and we were in darkness
save for the flames, which rushed from
the tower above our heads. My aged
husband was on the floor beneath me
and had to go down u fire escape as 1
did. He was guided by a nurse and
escaped safely. Scores of people were
on the escaping coming from all parts
of the building, and it is a wonder
none of them was killed.”
Firemen Henry Lucas and Arthur
Robinson and assistant C. F. Webb
were hurt by falling from a ladder.
The total Insurance on the sanato
rium is $118,501). In addition to the
loss on the building and contents the
loss of personal property to the pa
tients is heavy. Ni-arly all lost their
wearing apparel, and many lost val
uable jewelry. **
SECRETARY SHAW TO SPEAK.
Will Address Chicago Business
League Feb. 27.
Chicago,. Feb.. 18.—The. National
Business League has received an ac
ceptance from Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw in response to an Invita
tion to be present at the annual ban
quet of the league, Feb. 27. The sec
retary w.ii speak on the "Commerce
and Industries of the West.”
Hairy A. Garfield has also agreed
to speak on the United States con
sular service. Other prominent men
will he present and speak.
TO MEET TONIGHT.
Oglethorpe Lodge to Install New
Officers.
Oglethorpe lodge, Knights of p y .
thias, will hold an interesting meeting
in their armory tonight, and among
other things the new officers will be
installed -and the company inspected.
Captain Newman requests all mem
bers of the lodge to be present.
Rev. Newman Hall Dead.
London, Feb. 18.—Rev. Newman
Hall, D. D., former chairman of the
Congregational Union, died this rnorn
in **' / T 'TTTIfIIM