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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. •