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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBEF 135. COUNCIL HELD VERY INTERESTING MEETING, MANY PETITIONS, COMMUNICA TIONS AND REPORTS IF DIFFER ENT COMMITTEES WERE RE CEIVED. THE ORDINANCE - ALLOWING RAILROADS TO LAY SIDE TRACKS ON EASTERN SIDE OF BAY ST. ON FIRST READING. Regular Meeting. Brunswick Ga., Fob. 27. 1902. Present —Hon. N. Emanuel, mayor. Aldermen du Ilignon, Newman, Mc- Garvey’ Franklin, Cook and Taylor. Ansent —AUierman Calhoun. Minutes of meetings Feb. 13, 14, 18 and 19, read and confirmed. PETITIONS: From Board of Trade, asking that the property formerly owned by Mrs. Frances Habersham, acquired by the city at tax sales, be advertised and sold in order to perfect title, said property being now part of the Bruns wick Sash and Door company prem ises and occupied by them under agreement with Board of Trade. A motion prevailed that the property be advertised as requested. From the Brunswick Library as sociation, for permission to erect a wooden sign on the vacant square, eastern side of Newcastle street be tween Monk and Gloucester streets. Granted. From the Brunswick Library as sociation, asking that a gas lamp be located in front of the library building. Referred to sanitation, light and wa tr committee. From W. H. Bowen & Co.,for permis sion to erect one-story frame single roof house corner South Wolff and Al bany streets, also to cover custom house with slate and copper .roof. Granted. From P. W. Fleming. K. E. L. Burford and other residents in the vicinity of Wright square, asking Uiat steps be taken to put said square in a respectable and tidy condition. Re ferred to public works committee. From Rio Hondo -Agar Factory asking relief from the special license tax. Refused. From C. H. Lang, asking that ex ecution issued against him for taxes on w % T. C. number 1, year 1901, be cancelled as said property was re turned by another and tax paid. Re ferred to taxes and revenue com mittee. From James E. Poore, protesting again-, t tno laying of a track on A street by th B. & B railroad. Refer red to committee on railroads and harbor and public works. Application of llanoe Brockington, icr liquor license at 518 Bay street. aceo:up',r. ed by anew bond, was, on motion, granted, provided said ten dere.. bend l.c completeu. COMMUNICATIONS: From R. R. Hopkins, stating that owners of the hospital property, now used by the city, will expect $25 per month, payable monthly. Ordered filed. From Board of Health, asking that a sum not exceeding SSO be appropria ted for the purpose of making a pre liminary examination of the sewerage system to be done under the direction of he Board of Health. Granted. From C. W. Deming, enclosing cop ies of correspondence between Sav anaii Morning News and himself, rela tive to bill of SIOO against former city printer instead of the city, as the Morning News had claimed. Mr. Dem ing requested that the papers be filed, and it was, on motion, so ordered. REPORTS: From hospital and charity commit tee, on bids for coffins, recommend ing that bid of C. G. Moore be accept ed as being he most satisfactory. Adopted. From police, fire and building per mit committee, on petition of B. and D. D. Atkinson, to repair buildings 618 and 620 Bay street, rcommending that same be granted. Adopted. From same committee on petition of W. J. Butts to repair and make ad- dition to building corner Gloucester and Newcastle street, recommending that same be granted. Adopted. From the same committee, sub mitting rules and regulations for the police department. Road and adopt ed. The clerk of council was direct ed to secure bids for printing 50 cop ies of same and refer to police, fire and building committee with power to act. From railroads and harbors and pub lic works committees, on petitions of R. E. Briesenick and others: l). D. At kinson and others for permission to construct side tracks on the eastern side of Bay street, recommending tnat same be granted, subject to the pro visions of an ordinance, to be passed, defining the conditions and provisions of the grant. Adopted. RECboB. Council took a recess for fifteen minutes. REPORTS CONTINUED: As chairman of the special commit tee, considering petitions for reduc tion of license from various parties the Mayor stated, that the commit tee had not yet agreed on a report, and requested further time, whicn was granted. A motion by Alderman Franklin, that the city attorney be instructed to draw an ordinance amending license ordinance reducing the license on marine railways and manufacturers of turpentine stills to $25 was lost. The report of the city assessors for 1902 was received and referred to the committee on taxes and revenues for examination and filing with clerk of council. From S. A. Burney, city marshal, u.at he had suspended Policeman Gill for ten days, was received, and on motion, referred to the Mayor. From. S. A. Burney, city marshal, month of January, showing 109 ar rests, 26 discharges. Police court fines, $250.95; marks and brands and impounding fees, $51.05. 1,400 bushels of shell placed on streets, ordered published and filed. A resolution by Alderman Mc- Garvey, authorizing the purchase of 30,000 bushels of shells to be distrib uted on the streets as follows: 5,000 bushels Newcastle street south of Hanover park; 5,000 bushels Mans field street, between Bay and tTnton streets; 5,000 bushels for George 3treet, from Bay street to Cochran avenue; 10,000 bushels E street, from Gloucester to Palmetto cemetery; 5,- 000 bushels for Gloucester street from Bayd*> Norwich street, at. a cost not exceeding lc and 1 l-4c a bushel for hauling, was lost by the following vote: Ayes. Aldermen McGarvey and Franklin. Nays, Aldermen du Bignon, Newman, Kaiser, Cook and Taylor. Mayor Rmanuel also voted nay. The following motions prevailed: That the finance committee, with pow er to act investigate the matter of an appropriation of SIOO by the council of 1899-1900 to the board of pilot com missioners, and which the hoard claims has never been paid. That the purchasing committee or der two cars of Augusta gravel for street improvement and repairs. The following ordinance was read the first time: By the Committee on Railroads and Harbor, and Public Works. An ordinance regulating the laying of side-tracks on the east side of Bay street anu other streets, lanes and alleys in the city of Brunswick, ami for other purposes. Be it, and it is hereby'ordained, by the Mayor and aldermen of the city of Brunswick in council duly assemb led, That the railroad company own ing and controlling the railroad tracn on the east side of Bay street, be, and it is hereby authorized and empower ed to construct side-tracks connect,ng with such track on the east side of said street, between Howe and Glou cester streets, except 27n feet south of Monk street, under the following conditions and provisions, to wit: (a) That the side-tracks be run as near the sidewalk as practicable, and that there be at least one switch con nection with the main line ol the said railroad in ea h block. (b) That the ties be sunk below the grade of the street, so as to make the rails practically flush with the street, and that a plank or deal three inches by -nine inches, he placed on each side of the rails, and that shells or other paving materia! approved by the committee on public works be laid between the rails. (c) That such side-tracks be used exclusively for ,hc receiving and de livery of freights from and to eon (Continued on Pago 4.) BRUNSWICK, GA , SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1902. SENATORS CENSURED. TILLMAN AND M’LAURIN IN FORMED THAT TREY OUT RAGED SENATE. Washington, Feb. 28.—As soon as the journal was approved in the. sen ate today Senator Burrows presented the resolution of censure upon Sena tors Tillman and McLaurin. Following is the full text of the r< olution recommended by the com mittee: “That,' in the full text of the sen ate, the senators from South Carolina, Benjamin Tillman and John 1,. Me- Laurin, for disorderly behavior and flagrant violation of the rules of the senate during tlio open session of tne senate on Feb. 22, deserve the cen sure of the senate, and they are here by censured tor breach of the privi leges and dignity of this body: and from and after the adoption of this resolution the order adjudging them in contempt shall be no longer in force and effect." The report of the committee read in the senate says the offense of Till man is much greater than that of Mc- Laurin. Mr. Bailey presennted the report of the Democrats agreeing to the reso lution, but dissenting from the major ity that there was a difference in the gravity of (he oirense. They also disagreed from the majority that the senators might be suspended, 'ino report or throe dissenting Republi cans was submitted by Mr. McComas. It asserted that the offense of the South Carolina senators was unequal and the punishment should not be the same. The minority report favored the suspension of McLaurin for five days and of Tillman for 20 days. Mr. Pritchard did not concur with Mr. McComas and Mr. Beveridge as to the infliction of punishment on McLaurin and asserted that, he had already been sufficiently punished. RAIN AND WIND. Brunswick Suffered Little Compared With Other Cities. A great many Brunswiekiana lay awake Thursday ilight expecting tne roofs of their houses to be blown away, and while no great damage seems to have been done to any one’s poperty the wind was blowing hard enough to cause some uneasiness. The regular night life of the city was not seriously interfered with by the high winds, but many stayed in doors who would otherwise have been out. A few of the electric lights were put out of business temporarily, but most, of them burned the entire night through. The extreme velocity of the wind recorded was 32 miles an hour. This occurred at 1:10 yesterday morning. St. Simon reported a velocity of 50 miles an hour, but the same conditions prevailed there as in Brusswick. It is probable teat the wind blew in gusts as high as 70 miles an hour at St. M.mon. The winds were from the south the entire time the storm lasted, anil those living in houses facing south experienced the worst oi the blow. The rain began to fall a little after 2 o’clock and It. came down steadily until 4. The rainfall for the night was .67. Brunsiek hail a very light rainfall PAmnaml f r\ cf)up oilioc Ton nation was excessive over Alabama and northern Georgia. Montgomery reports 4.40 inches of rain, Atlanta 3.62, Macon 1.50, Augusta, 1.06, ant’ Charlotte 1.10, The storm was moving, up to yester day, Southeast, over Missouri, and during ail of yesterday it remained stationary. It then moved north an is now central over Davenport, la., with a remarkable pressure, a shown by the barometer. The; barometer registers 28.68 at. Davenport. This is remarkably low. Trains Were Late. All incoming passenger trains over the Southern were late in arriving yesterday. The train due at 7:45 a. m. arrived at 1 p. m. Train hie at 2:35 p. m. arrived at, 6:30 p. m. Train due at 6:05 p, m. arrived at 10:30 p. m. Blew Rooofing Off. The high wind of yesterday morn ing blew the roofing off the store of A. Rothschild and his stock was con siderably damaged. The loss is cov ered by storm insurance. WRECK ON SOUTHERN. PASSENGER TRAIN ON COLUM BUS BRANCO WRECKED NEAR GRIFFIN. Griffin, Ga., Feb. 28. —The south bound passenger train on the Colum bus branen of tho Southern went through a trestle into a creek at mid night, near Zetella. Ga. The following were killed: A. F. Matthews, engineer, of Co lumbus; J. 1,. Hill, baggagemaster, of Columbus; Leo G. Murray, mail clerk, Atlanta; Isaac McDowell, fireman, of Columbus. Several passengers were injured, but none fatally. The structure had been weakened by heavy rains am three bolus of the bridge gave way. The train was running cautiously and not making over eight miles an hour. The first-class coach was the only ear that u.a not go into the. wash out . PRINCE AT ANNAPOLIS. Made the Trip Despite the Bad Weather. Washington, Feb. 28:—The driving rain ~,it not deter Prince Henry from going to Annapolis today to visit the United States Naval Academy. At 9 o'clock when tne prince came to (.be door of the German embassy the air was white with mist and rain. Some of the prince s party sought to dissuade him from making tne trip, but, like a true sailor man, he paid no heed to the elements. Prince Henry went to Mount Rernon yesterday and placed two wreaths on i..e tomb of Washington. A short dis tance from the tomb he planted a den tree. TAX ASSESSORS’ RETURN. Public Notified to File Complaints if Any They Have. The hoard of assessors of tne city of Brunswick have (his day filed their return of assessments for the year 1902 in the office of the undersigned, as required by law. “Twenty days (20) days, from March 1, are allowed in which to file complaints against property so assessed. Such com plaints must be in writing, on such complaint being made the assess ment complained of shall be immedi ately referred to three arbiters, one chosen by the Mayor and council, one by the party eomplaining, the third by the two so chosen, whose award shall be conclusive and final" (Extract from Section GI. Code of City of Brunswick). N. I). RUSSELL, Clerk of Council. 'Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 28, 1902. THE SHOW LAST NIGHT. “The Casino Girl” Presented at The Grand. A medium sized audience was at the Grand last nignt to see Samuel E. Rork present the musical extrava ganza, ‘"i ho Casino Girl." While 'the performance was full ol pretty songs and catchy music anu had many pretty girls, nimble of boot and adorned in gorgeous costumes, the price charged for admission was most too much. The scenery was all very pretty and appropriate, and some, parts of the performance were well received while the greater part of the last act was ratner tiresome Lama Lee, in the title roll, was very pretty and graceful and made quite a hit, while Grace Gannon and Lena Wilson were good in t.,eir special parks. Frank Bernard, as Pilsner Pasha, Ben F. Grineil and several others fur nished the comic part of the perform ance very creditably. IMPORTANT TO TAX PAYERS. Clerk Must Be Furnished With Re turns of All Property. “All persons claiming or owning property, both real and personal of every or any nature or sort in the limits of the city of Brunswick or who are engaged in any sort of bus iness, shall furnish the clerk with a return under oiath of ail property both real and personal in said city, owned or controlled by him, her or them on the day designated by the law of the city.” * * “Any person making a return ol real property, may at the time of making such return with the con sent of the Mayor and council, direct in writing that his return as to par cels of real estate included therein shall stand and be his return of the same for every years thereafter and until he shall alter such his return by adding other parcels thereto or striking therefrom, some oi’ the par cels included in the same.” * * * "All persons transferring or acquir ing real property shall notify the clerk in writing of the fact of such transfer, and the names of the trans ferrers and transferees before the nrst day of April, and in case trans fers of real property shall not be so notified to the clerk then the same may be taxed as the property of th poison last returning same, and shall be subject in like manner as if no transfer had been made.” * * * “If there is any real estate not so returned by the first day of May it shall lie the duty of the clerk to is sue execution against suen real es tate as unreturned property.” * * * Referring to the above extracts from Sections til and 336 of the City Code, 1 beg to notify the public that the re turn book will be opened March 1. Notice of transfers must be in by April 1, and all property must be re turned by May 1, on which day t books will lie closed. N. D. RUSSELL, Clerk of Council. Brunswick, Ga.. Feb. 28, 1902. DRAU OPERA COMPANY COMING. Will Give Three Perormances Here Next Week. Matt Drau, representing the Drau Opera Company, is in the city arrang ing for the appearance of his com pany. whicn will play here next Fri day and Saturday matinee and night. Tliis is said to he one of the best opera companies on the road, nnd will sing some new operas. The list will be circulated by Mr. Drau today. DIED AT THE OGLETHORPE. Visiting Physician Passed Away Ear ly Yesterday Morning. Dr. D. C. Calebraith, of Franklin, Pa., died in his room at the Ogle thorpe hotel at 4 o’clock yesterday morning, and his body was shipped over i: 35 Southern to be burled in the above city. Dr. Galebraith came to Brunswick about two months ago. He had been ill for some time, and came here with the hope of recovering, but his case was a severe one. and it wan seen some time ago that he would only live a short time. He was accom panied here by Dr. Brown, also of Franklin, who did everything pos sible to save his patient. He was also attended by Dr. Hugh Burford, of this city. Dr. Galebraith, up to the time of his illness, was a leading physician of his city, and was one of the most prominent men of Franklin. Dr. Jameson to Preach. Rev. S. Y, Jameson, D. D., of At lanta was unavoidably hindered somo time ago from filling an engagement here blit he will preach at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. at the First Baptist i nurch Sunday. Dr. Jameson is a very forcible speaker, and the congre gation of this church is rejoicing over bis coming. Wind at Thomasville. Tliomasville, Feb. 28.—A severe wind storm, followed by neavy rain, passed over this section early last night, doing considerable damage. Large trees were uprooted in all por tions of the town and one wall of a large, brick building in the course of construction, near the Plant depot, was blown down. Several serious washouts are reported between here and Montgomery. ~o trains arrived irom the west last night, and none are expected until late Inis afternoon. Wires are prostrated in all direc tions . Removed Preacher’s Brain. New York, Feb. 28.—1 none of the most remakable operations known to surgery, says a Baltimore special to The World, the brain of the Rev. William A. Stark, pastor of the Broadway German Metnodist Bplsco pal church of this city, has been ac tually lifted from its bed and the roots of certain nerves that had caused the clergyman excessive neuralgia were extracted. The patient is said to have stood the operation well and few doubts of his recovery are enter tained. The operation was per formed at the Johns Hopkins hospi tal. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FLOODS IN SOUTH DOING GREAT DAMAGE. WATERS OF THE CHATTAHOO CHEE, ALABAMA, OCMULGEE AND SAVANNAH RIVERS HIGH AND STILL RISING. SEVERAL RAILROAD WRECKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED. Atlanta, Feb. 28. —The storm which swept over the soutnaastera gulf stated yesterday and last night ap parently passed north and out to sea. Charleston feeling its force at 4 o’clock this morning, when the wind there registered 43 mites an hour. Heavy rains have raised the water to flood height in the Chattahoochee, Alabama, Ocmulgee, and Savannah rivers, and considerable damage is reported in Georgia and Alabama. Four lives were lost as a result of the wreck caused by a washout near McDonough. Numerous freight wrecks occurred from the same cause. At Columbus, Ga„ the wagon bridge was carried away and the Chattanoochee river is higher than in 20 years. Nearly all the manufac turing plants of Columbus, Phenix City, and Garrard have closed down. The regular water main supplying Columbus was washeu away and the old main, which was brought into use, burst this morning. The city is with out water. Washouts are reported on all the railroads and miles of track are un der water. All the trains of the At lanta and West point railroad ait* held at West Point, Ga„ since last night on account of a washout near Gabbettsville. Cyclone In Oglethorpe. The early warning sent out by the weather bureau officials gave the peo ple at West Point ample time to move their stocks of goods and cot ton to places of salety. Although the river continues to rise it has as yet done no damage there. High winds last night damaged the residence ot Edward Strickland, near Concord, Ga„ and blew down houses of several tenants on his plantation. Farm lands are badly washed. The damage in Lee county, Alabama, is reported at $50,000. Telegraph wires are washed away In many places, interfering with the regular channels ot communication. All the bridges over Mulberry and Standingboy creeks, in south Geor gia, are gone. A cyclone passed over portions of Oglethorpe county late last night. No loss of nfe is reported. On the plan tation of Macon Johnson, near Craw ford, the houses of eight tenants wera blown away and several occupants had their arms and legs broken aad were otherwise injured. At Athens the waters of the Oco nee river are in the second story of some or the buildings. The Seaboard Air Line bridge there is threatened, Athens is without water for domestic purposes. Cyclone in Dawson. Six washouts are reported on the Southern between Williamson and Columbus and no trains passed over that line after noon yesterday. It is also reported that the Oak Mountain tunnel has caved in at both ends. Su perintendent Vaughan said this morn ing iuat the water was so nigh on the iine between Atlanta and Macon that the operator 20 miles this aide of Macon had to leave his post of duty or ee washed away. A negro woman was killed, anotiier fatally injured, and several negroes badly hurt by a cyclone which passed over Dawson, Ga„ last night. Henley’s Roller Mills, the Barnett Mills, and Kinnard s sawmill were washed awy near Jackson, Ga., last night by the flood. The railroad tracks near Jackson are retorted five feet under water. A wreck is reported near Marshall, n. (J. It is said one man was killed and tree injured. A portion of the new south wing of the state capitol at Tallahassee, Fla., was leveled to the ground by* the gale last night.