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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOL. 1,-NO. 128.
WAR ON RAILWAY TRUST
ASTONISHES WALL ST.
* FIT TO
BITTER END.
FACT THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL
KNOX IS TO TEST COMPANY
CAUSES A STIR.
And the Syndicate Announces That a
Bitter Fight to the End Will
Be Made.
New York, Feb. 20.—The bankers
of this city identified with the forma
tion of the Northern Securities Com
pany are greatly distressed to learn,
and at first refused to believe, that
Attorney General Knox is preparing a j
case against the company. They
pointed out that the decision on a
cognate case front the supreme court
of the United States is expected Mon
day next. They are unable to under
stand why notice of another action
should be given pending this decision
It is stated to he the intention of both
the Hlll-Morgan and Kuhn. Leob-Har
riman syndicates to fight the cases
out to the end.
The decision of the administration
to test the legality of the Northern Se
curities Company came upon the stock
market this morning with a shook.
The weakening of the market was al
ready manifest in the American de
partment of the London market before
the opening here. The New York
stock market opened in a semi-de
moralized condition. Very large blocks
of stocks were unloaded in all direc
tions at acute declines.
Naturally the stocks of the trans
continental railroads, as being imme
diately interested, were most affecte*h
but large losses were shown in other
stocks where speculation for rise bad
been extended, the coalers, high priced
industrials, and local tractions alt
showing sharp losses. Great Northern
preferred dropped 5 1-2.
The sensational flurry in the stock
market proved how disagreeable a
surprise President Roosevelt had given
the speculative world by the instruc
tions to Attorney Geneal Knox to be
gin proceedings to test the legality of
the Northern Secutiries Company.
Stocks of the transcontinental rail
ways bore the chief brunt on unload
ing, as they were the most immedi
ately concerned in the project repre
sented by the formation of the com
pany. The weakness is by no means
confined to this group. There were
wide decreases in value among the
Southwestems and in Reading, as
well as in the highpriced industrials
like Sugar and Tennessee Coal, and
the local transactions was a fair in
dication how confident a tupm has
been cherished that the supreme court
next Monday would dispose of the i
Northern Securities uncertainty and
relieve the stock market from that
depressive influence. Generally speak- ]
ing first prices were the lowest, sup- j
I>ort for the market nemg prompt and
powerful.
ATLANTA POSTMASTERHIP
Ex-Governor Bullock Denies He Is Out
For the Plum.
Atlanta. Feb. 20.—Ex-Governor R.
B. Bullock, Assistant Postmaster E.
F. Blodgett, J. C. Jenkins, who is son
in-law of former Minister to Venezuela
W. L. Seruggß, and Jerry C. McCall
of the F. E. Block Manufaturing Com
pany, are in the list of applicants for
the postmastership made vacant by
the death of Major omyth.
Ex-Governor Bullock insists that he
is not an applicant.
TIME TO BE ANNOUNCING.
Glynn County Candidates Are Rather
Slow.
The candidates for county officers
in Glynn are somewhat slow in an
* nouncing themselves and it is not
known whether or not all the present
officers will stand for re-election.
However.it is generally thought that
they wiil all want to succeed them
selves, and if there is any opimsition
we have failed to hear of it.
SAILORS AND NEGROES
HAVE A LIVELY “SCRAP.-’
Brick-bats and Sticks Took a Promi
nent Part.
What came near being a serious
fight and which did result in one or
two people being hurt, occurred .last
night about 11:30 near the corner of
Mansfield and Oglethorpe street, in
which four sailors off the Mallory ship
and an equal number of negro men
and women participated.
Just what caused the row is not
known, but while it lasted it was fast
and furious and brick-bats and sticks
were flying in every direction.
One o tthe sailors received a blow
in the side that took him off his feet,
while another has a bad gash in his
iiead.
Officers arrived on the scene in
time to avoid further trouble, and
placed three sailors and one negro
woman in jail.
(PONTIFICAL JUBILEE *
OF THE POPE BEGINS.
New York Feb. 20. —The fetes at
tettuing the pontifical jubilee of the
pope will begin today with To Deum
at St. Peter’s, says a dispatch from
Home to The Journal and American.
Responding to congratulations the
pope is reported to have said:
My jubilee is brightened by the
fact that a minister has quit the ser
vices of his government rather than
approve of a divorce bill, which the
church holds is hurtful to the family,
morality, and concord.”
The registration referred to is that
of Count Guisso, the minister of pub
lic works.
DEPOT SITE TOO SMALL.
Commission Will Employ An Engineer
to Draw Plans.
Atlanta, Feb. 20. —The depot com
mission has met and adjourned and
the erection of a union station on the
state’s property is as much in doubt as
ever.
President Spencer of the Southern
thinks the alto is too small. Major
Hanson takes the same view. Presi
dent Thomas of the Nashville, Chat
tanooA and St. Louis, thinks the site
is laivw enough.
The following resolution which was
adopted, embraces the result of the
deliberations:
“Resolved, That the committee, in
order to meet the objections of the
railroad authorities this day made, em
ploy an architect or civil engineer of
national reputation to examine the
state’s depot property in Atlanta, an
to prepare ground plans, including
plans for tracks, etc., for the erection
of a union passegner station in said
site amt in his work under the super
vision of this committee the railroad
authorities and their engineers be
invited to consult with said engineer
to the completion of a plan that will
and to make any suggestions looking
meet with the wishes and needs of all
parties concerned.”
During the meeting, when President
i Spencer was pressed with a question,
he said:
J If you insist on my giving an an
’ ser to a question which you have not
yourselves investlated I can do so and
put the matter at rest at once. If the
proposition had come from any other
source than the state of Georgia it
would not have been considered.”
President Spencer says he open to
conviction, but as he knows as much
about the situation now as he can
i know after the engineer makes his
plans it is very doubtful if his opinion
will undergo a change.
NEARLY ALL GONE.
If You Want to See Lewi* Morrison,
You Must Hurry.
When the curtain goes mrSaturday
night Lewis Morrison and his com
pany win see one of the largest audi
ences ever gathered in the Grand
opera house. *
The advance sale of seats opened
Wednesday morning, and up to t>
o’clock yesterday afternoon over two
thirds of the seats down stains had
heen sold, while over naif of the bal
cony seats are already reserved. The
fact that Lewis Morrison himself will
be here and the regular price of ad
mission, ?1.00, will be charged, will
cause the house to lie packed.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 31, 1003.
CZAR PLAINLY TOLD
BY UNITED STATES WE
STAND WITH ENGLAND.
Chicago, Feb. 20.—The Tribune to
day prints the following cablegram
from Pekin, China, under date oi
Feb. 19:
“A sensation was caused in diplo
matic circles here today when it be
came known that the United States,
through Secretary of State John Hay,
had sent a note to the Russian and
Chinese governments following closely
along the lines of the Angio-Japaneso
treaty of Jan. 30.
“The note is a distinct warning to
both China and Russia that the United
States will not permit the integrity of
the empire to be molested in favor of
one nation to the detriment of anoth
er.
Secretary Hay’s Note.
“The note, which pratically indorses
the English treaty with Japan, says:
“ 'Washington, Feb. I.—An agree
ment whereby China gives any corpo
ration or company the exclusive rights
or privileges of opening mines, estab
lishing railroads, or in any other way
industrially developing Manchuria,
can but be viewed with the gravest
concern by the government of the
United States.
“ 'it constitutes a monopoly which
is a distinct branch of the stipula
tion::, of the treaties concluded be
tween China and foreign powers and
thereby seriously affects the rights of
American citizens.
“ ’it restricts their rightful trade,
exposing it to being discriminated
against interfered with, or otherwise
jeopardized, and strongly tends to per
manestly impaling China’s sovereign
rights in this part of the empire, while
it seriously interferes with her abil
ity to meet her international obliga
tions .
Other Demands Would Follow Low.
“ ‘Furthermore, such a concession
on China’s part would undoubtedly be
followed by demands from other pow
ers for similar equal extensive advant
ages elsewhere in the Chinese empire,
and the inevitable result, must be the
complete wreck of the policy of ab
solute equality of treatment to ail na
tions respecting trade, navigation, and
commerce within the empire’s con
fines.
“ ‘On the other hand, the attain
ment by one power of such exclusive
privileges for the commercial organiza
tions of its nationality conflicts with
the assurances repeatedly conveyed
to this government by the imperial
Russian ministry of foreign affairs of
the imperial government’s intention to
follow the policy of the open door as
advocated by the government of the
United States and accepted by all the
treaty powers having commercial in
terests in the empire.
Hopes It Will Be Heeded.
’lt is for these reasons that the
government of the United States now,
as formerly, animated by the sincerest
desire of insuring to the whole world
the benefits of full and fair inter
course between China and the nations
SOUTHERN MM
PURCHASE PLANT
RUMOR THAT THE TWO ROADS
WILL GO TOGETHER REVIVED
IN SAVANNAH.
The Savannah Press of yesterday
says:
The rumor that the Southern rail
way is to come into possession of the
Plant System belore a great while has
been revived in Savannah. The re
port was talked anout considerably in
the city this morning. There is con
siderable activity among some of the
departments of the Plant System here,
particularly in the auditing depart
ment, and it is said that some import
ant statements are being prepared.
No confirmation of the rumor could
lie secured here today. President Er
win will probably be in Savannah next
week, when he is coming to attend a
meeting of the stockholders of the Sa
vannah, Florida, and Western railway,
and he may have something to give
out at. that time. The settlement of
j the Plant estate will probably have
I some decided effect upon t.he railroad
■ property, but it. is not known now
just what it will be. .Mr. Morton F.
Plant, it is said, is not desirous of
continuing actively in the railroad
business. He is vice president of the
system.
on a footing of equal rights and ad
vantages to all, submits the above to
the earnest consideration of the im
perial governments of China and Rus
sia, confident that they will give due
weight to its importance and that they
will adopt such measures as will re
lieve the just and natural anxiety of
jtne United States.’
Comment in Washington.
Chicago, Feb. 20.—The Tribune
prints, the following special from
Washington:
"It Vas been understood here from
the outset that the terms of the Brit
ish-Japanese agreement to preserve
the integrity of China was submitted
in advance to President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hay and approved by them.
"Following out the traditional pol
icy, however, of avoiding entangling
alliances, the United States positive
ly declined to become a party to any
actual agreement concerning China.
“When Lord Cranborne, in the Brit
ish parliament last week, declared
there was no doubt the Britah-Japan
e#e agreement would command the
full approval of the United States, he
spoke by authority.
“The agreement between Great Brit
ain and Japan was dated Jan. 30.
There is, therefore, deep significance
that on Feb. 1, two days after the
treaty was signed this country sent
to Russia a note practially adopting
the principle of the treaty as the pol
icy of the United States. The agree
ment between Great Britain and Japan
is largely a military one and provides
for a joint use of forces in case of
hostilities.
Stands by England.
“Secretary Hay’s letter, of course,
could not go to that extent, but the
substance of it as telegraphed leaves
no doubt that Russia has been notified
of the fact in strong diplomatic lan
guage that, the moral support of the
States is with Great Britain
and Japan and that this country will
necessarily resent any failure on the
part of Russia to reueem the pledge
It made to President McKinley that
the open door policy should he applied
to Manchuria.
“Apparently Secretary Hay waited
until after the Britlsh-Japanese treaty
was made public, so that the note of
the United Stales might have all the
weight of an indorsement of that
treaty.
“It is believed here also that Ger
many wrote a similar note to Russia,
and that, while the emperor was un
willing to participate in an alliance
with England and Japan, lie was not
averse to letting the Czar know that
Germany’s commercial interests in
the Orient would he Jealously guarded.
"It is expected, in fact, that Ger
many and tl.e United States will be
found to be occupying almost the
•same position and thus the result will
be that Russia and France will be ar
■ayed on one side and Great Britain
Germany, Japan, and the United
States on the other,”
BOERS DEFEAT
THE BRITISH.
MAJOR FIELDEN AND CAPTAIN
US3HER SEVERELY WOUND
ED IN THE BATTLE.
London, Feb. 20.—A detachment of
the Scots Grays, Second dragoons, one
of Great Britain's crack dragoon regi
ments, lias been out up by the Boers
at H'liiVs: i.
Major C. W. M. Fielden and Captain
Usslior were seveieiy wounded, two
captured.
The news was received this morn
ing from Lord Kitchener. The Scots
Grays formed a part of General Gil
bert-Hamilton’s column. The latter,
while moving on Nigel Feb. 18, en
gaged a force of Boers at Klipdam.
The Scots Grays became detached,
were surounded, and cut oft. General
Hamilton was unable to dislodge the
Boera. who later released the Scots
Grays.
Let us fill your prescription. Pure
INTERNAL WAR IN SPAIN;
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
SENTENCED TO DEATH;
HE MAY BE INNOCENT.
Condemned Murderer Exonerates an
Alleged Accomplice.
Salt Lake, Utah., Feb. 20.—James
Lynch, a prisoner under sentence of
death in the state penitentiary, has
made an affidavit to the effect that L.
E. King, also under a death sentence,
had absolutely nothing to do with the
attempted hold up of a gambling house
in this city in September, 1900, when
George Prouse was shot and killed and
for which crime Lynch and King were
convicted.
Lynch was captured during the at
tempted hold up and King was arrest
ed a few days later on suspicion of be
ing connected with the affair. tie
has steadily maintained his innocence,
and, being an Italian subject, recently
enlisted the aid of the Italian ambas
sador at Washington to assist in se
curing his release.
An affidavit was secured by King’s
attorneys after receiving another affi
davit from Colorado to the effect that
a convict named John Strange, in the
Canon City penitentiary, had con
fessed that he and not King was
Lynch’s companion during (lie at
tempted hold up.
NOTED PHO i OGRAPHER DEAD.
He Made the First Pictures of the
Panama Canal Route.
Now York, Feb. 20, —John Moran,
a member of the famous family of ar
tists and one of the pioneer photo
graphers of this country, who did
much important work for the United
States government in the early days
of the science, is dead at his home in
this city.
Mr. Moran, in charge of the photo
graphic work of the coast survey,
made the first pictures of the original
route of the Panama canal.
He was the chief photographer of
the expedition sent out in 187) to. ob
serve the transit of Venn. With the
advent of the dry plate he abandoned
photography and has since devoted
ulmself to landscape painting.
Zionist leaders
EXPECT SULTAN’S AID.
London, Feb. 20. —The leaders of
the Zionist movement anticipate im
portant developments to result from
the visit of Dr. Theodore Herzl of
Pennsylvania, president of the Zionist
congress, to Constantinople. Dr. Herzl
has been summoned to the yieldez pal
ace by a special telegram from the
sultan and is now negotiating with the
sultan for tne acquisition of conces
sions in Palestine, permitting the un
impeded immigration and settlement
of the Jews there.
INTERESTING EXERCISES.
Excelsior Literary Society Will Meet
Today.
The Excelsior Literary society will
hold an interesting meeting today
with exercises appropriate to Wash
ington’s birthday.
The feature or' the entertainment
will he a Delsarte military drill by
the following girls, commanded by
Mary Elienwood: Haddie McCul
lough, Clare O'Conor, Florence Porter,
Della Black, Nellie Kenner, Josephine
Tanas, Elsie McDonald, Carrie Stacy,
Lott a Baumgartner, Leah Johnson,
Irma Simpson, Corinne Barfield. The
exercises begin promptly at 12:20.
TALK OF A CROVATT CLUB.
His Supporters May Form One in
Near Future.
There is talk going the rounds at
present among the supporters of Judge
A. J. Crovatt to form a club in his
behalf in the senatorial race, and one
of his close friends said to a reporter
yesterday that he thought the club
would be organized within the next
few weeks.
Te race for senator between Judge
Crovatt and former Representative
Symons promises to he a lively and
interesting one.
JOHN J. TUCKER DEAD.
New York,, Feb. 20.—John J. Tuck
er, former president of the National
Association of Builders, is dead at his
home in this city from apoplexy. As
a builder Mr. Tucker did much im
portant work in New York.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
GOVERNMENT
FACES CRISIS,
STATED THAT ARMS HAVE BEEN
SERVED OUT TO TROOPS
IN MADRID.
Premier Sagasta Has Prepared De
cree Declaring Martial Law in
That County.
| Madrid, Fell. 20.—Premier Sagasta
is preparing a decree establishing mar
-1 tial law throughout Spain. The sig
nature of decree, it is believed, will
| lie followed by an extreme national
‘ crisis.
It was persistently said when flic
chamber of deputies closed this atter
] noon that the minister of war, General
Weylerd, had a long conference with
te queen regent yesterday, followed by
a conference with the military author
ities today.
Afterward, it is asserted, arms and
ball cartridges were served out to the
troops in Madrid, who are in readiness
to start, at a moment’s notice.
Riots in Barceiina.
Barcelona, Feb. 20. —Strikers to
day murdered three workmen who
tried to resume work. The proprietor
of a bakery who raised the price of
bred was also killed.
It is hourly becoming more ap
parent that the anarchists are the
prime movers in the incipient revolu
tion. The markets are without pro
visions and the strikers are prevent
ing the slaughter of animals.
Additional reinforcements of troops
are arriving. A mob stormed an ar
senal at Sabadell, not far from Barce
lona, and secured 40 rifles, but they
were subsequently recovered by the
troops,
More Fighting.
Barcelona. Feb. 20.—Fresh fight
ing between troops and rioters has oc
cured at Tarrasa and Sabadell. Most
of the ships in this harbor have been
forced to leave without discharging
their cargoes.
TO TAKE SOUNDINGS.
Tug Titus Soon to Start on a Long
Voyage.
New York, Feb. 20. —To take
soundings in the Pacific ocean from
near San Francisco to the Hawaiian
islands, thence to the I.adrones, and
from there to the Philippines, for me
projected Pacific cable The Titus a
120-ton sea going tug, will leave New
York within a few days. Stops
probably will be made at Valparaiso
and Panama.
One of the government’s most trust
ed transport captains, who has a
knowledge of the soundings and math
edatics, has just arrived here from
the Philippines for the purpose of
taking the Titus out.
He expects to begin taking sound
ings about the end of April and to
complete this task by the end of May.
For ascertaining depths anew
device will ~e used. It is a large iron
cylinder, topped by a cone, containing
air, and is hermetically sealed, except
when the cylinder is immersed. Then
water, flowing into the cylinder and
through a tube, has access to the cone
containing the air.
Working on the principles of hy
draulics and gravitation, it is possible
to drop the cylinder to a reasonable
depth and the pressure is indicated on
a dial attached to the cone, when
the cylinder is drawn up, by taking the
pressure and the depth, and making
the proper computations, the total
depth to the sea at that point in de
termined .
Soundings will be taken every half
hour, with the tug going at a speed of
about six miles an hour. It is not ex
pected that a depth greater than <l,OOO
feet will be found on the course
The Weather.
Cloudy, with lower temperature and
probably rain; brisk to high oa.terly
winds. •