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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBEF 13* FLOODS NOW AT DANGER POINT RIVER AT AUGUSTA YESTERDAY WAS THREE FEET BELOW THE HIGH WATER MARK OF 1888. ♦ - BOATS WERE IN USE TO MOVE PEOPLE FLOOD IS DOING GREAT DAMAGE TO THE FARM ERS. Augusta. Ga., March 1. —The river is ou a rampage ami at noon was only three feet below the high water mark of 1888 and was rising steadily. Above Cuming street, between Broao and the river, is a vast lake amt resi dents are being moved from their houses in boats, and down John street the water is rushing like a torrent. Tne upper part of Broad street under water, though ears are still ltinning, the ear tracks having beei raised two feet recently. On Broad sti i t at Koilerk the w, ter is half way across the asphalt and pedes ti.ans tar, on., walk in th. middle of the stun, where the yirde Is high t r. Itej.ert* up the river indicate that tne wt r*t tas not tome yet. The water is rising fast at 2 o'clock and it is raining. Sidewalks about the 1 lanlers ho tel are covered with the hood and machines in No. 3 engine house, on Upper Broad street, are standing bub deep in water. It is doubtful if any of the afternoon trains will attempt to leave the city. No accident* or loss of life, are reported. Upper Jones, Keynolds, and Bay streets ' are under water anil the houses are flooded six or eight inch es. Floods at Many Points. Atlanta, March I.—The floods in the rivers of Georgia caused by the unprecedented rains of last Thurs day were somewhat abated and train service to the east and ROUlhwt-wf iu improving slowly. The mails and passenger trains have been delayed many hours in all directions. The Seaboard Air Line has a wash out at Tucker. Ua, ami part of Its bridge over the Savannah river was carried away. The Macon line of the. Southern is under water near Dame's Kerry and the road is using the central's tracks from Macon to Atlanta. Traffic to Columbus, Ga., has been suspended two days. The Atlanta and West Point is send iug trains to Montgomery over the Southern to Birmingham and over the i.ouisvflle and Nashville to Mont gomery . Ai Macon the Ocmulgee is higher than was ever known ami six houses have t een washed away, but reports this morning say the river is falling. The Chattahoochee at Columbus, Oa., is falling six inches an hour. The situation at Athens, Ga., is improving. At Augusta lowlands along the Ba var.ah river are flooded and a serious result is feared for crops in that sec tion . BANKS MAKE FINE 6HOWING. More Money on Deposit Tha 1 Was Ever Known Before. Chicago, March 1. —The national banks in Chicago hold larger amounts on deposit at the present time than they ever showed before in their pub iished statements. The 12 principal national institutions in Uia city mak ing reports yesterday in response to a call of the comtroller of the cur rency for statements of the condition at the close of business Feb. 25 showed total deposits of $284,214,534, an in crease of $23,000,000 over the amount held oy the same banks Dec. 10. The loans showed an increase of $11,434,- 255 to a total of $177,124,938. and casn' resources increased $9,000,000 to a to tal of $124,120,589. MORGAN GIVES TWO MILLION. Princely Donation to the University of the oouth. Nashville, March I.—lt is under stood here that J. Lierpont Morgan has given $2,000,000 to the Univer sity of the South at Sewannee, Tena. MR. MASON DECLINES. He Will Not Offer For the Legis lature. The following card is self explana tory: Brunswick, Ga., March 1, 1902. Editor News: Having noticed in recent issues of your paper the men tion of my name in connection with the office of representative to the next Georgia legislature, and having been approaohd by a large number of our representative citizens and business men who have urged.me to make the race for the nomination, 1 ueem it m.v duty to tuem and to the public gener ally to make known my position in the matter in order that there may be no misunderstanding. While I feel very grateful to my friends and to those who have so kindly volunteered their support in case I should allow the use of my name, yet 1 am forced to decline tne honor, and for several reasons. First, I am out of politics, and have no po litical ambitions to gratify. Second, it my time has any value at. all, it is probably worth more to the business institutions wall which I am connect ed, than it would be to the people of our county. 1 lic'teve tnat our people can agree upon some good man for tne office who will be mutually satisfactory to all, and for the good of our city and county 1 sincerely trust that they will do so, and avoid a heated political -ampaign. Very respectfully, E. H. Mason. SERVANT GIRL STEALS A BABY, ANOTHER CASE LIKE THAT OF CHARLIE ROSS REPORTED IN MONTREAL. Montreal, March i.—Much excite ment prevails lieu- over a mysterious kidnaping. Edgar Wayland, the 2- year-oid son of E. J. Wayland, niana gvfr of a large boot and shoe firm, is believed to nave been carried off by a servant girl who called Herself And ley uarle, but whose real name is b iieved to Im Ethel Voting. Mrs. Vvayand left the child and ai elder boy in the nurses’s care at. 2 o’clock t- riday afternoon a week ago and when she returned at ,i o’clo. she learned that the girl had packed a valistn with many valuable belong .ug to tne house. Carrying this and leading the child. She had told the other servants she was going to deliv er thij valise to a girl to whom it be longed. That was the last seen o her or of Edgar. The case was put into the hands of tne detectives but no trace of the pair has been found. One theory is that the abductor has been urged to the deed by men who hope to obtain a reward for the chid’s return. Another is tnat tne girl had been in spired by the reading of dime novels. She is only 18 years old and has SB,- u„v, which is in trust lor her in To ronto. Cleveland Banks Unite. Cleveland, 0., march L—-A con solidation has been effected be tween the Amrican Exchange Nation al Bank and the Metropolitan Na tional Bank of this city. The con solidated bank will be known as the American Exchange National Bank, with a capital of $500,000, a paid up surplus of SIOO,OOO and deposits of $1,500,000. Richard Parmely will be president of tne bank. The action was decided upon at a joint meeting of the directors of both hanks. TEXAS EDUCATOR KILLED BY AN ENGINE. Lufkin, Tex., March I.—Professor J. V. Curlin, sup< is: 'zndemt of the public school, wa*. n.n down by a switch engine and instantaneously killed yesterday. He was on his way from town to his home in the north ern portion of the town and was walking along the railroad track when a switching engine was backed upon him. Perfume Manufacturer. New york, March I.—L. T. Lazeil, one of the loading manufacturers of America, is detail at his residence in Brooklyn. He was born in 1825. See our line of Easter hats at Mrs. M. Isaac’s BRUNSWICK, GA .SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2. 1902. ROOSEVELT-TILLMAN TROUBLE IS GROWING. MAJOR JENKINS REFUSES SWORD TELEGRAPHS LIEUTENANT GOV ERNOR THAT HE DOES NOT NOW WANT SWORD. Takes This Step, He Says on Ac count of the Message Sent Pres ident Roosevelt. Warrenton, Va„ March 1. —Major Jenkins has declined to accept the sword which it was proposed to pre sent him at Charleston, S. C., when the president shall visit that place. Major Jenkins, who is a member of the faculty of Bethlehem Academy here, has sent the following telegram to Lieutenant Governor Tillman of South Carolina: “Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman, Columbia, S. C.: You are represented in the press as having telegraphed President Roosevelt, at the request, of subscribers to the sword recently offered me through von. requesting him to withdraw the aeeptance to present same. If this is so 1 must decline under these cir cumstfinces to accept the sword. Thanking you for your personal kind ness in the matter, 1 am truly yours, M. J. Jenkins.” Invitation is Renewed. Charleston, March 1. —Supplement- ary to the Exposition Company's res olution last night., renewing the in vitation to the president to visit Charleston and disclaiming responsi bility and sympathy for Lieutenant Governor Tillman’s action, the city council today, at a special meeting called for the purpose, passed resolu tions repeating the invitation already extended by the city to the president to visit iiere and appointed a special committee to present the resolutions to the president and to express to bin* the earnest desire of the people of Charleston that he attend tne exposi tion. SPECULATION jUIL TO STAGNATION (VINT. Attack on Northern Securities Com pany Depresses Wall Street. New York, March I.—Generally speaking, the stork market has been dull to the point of stagnation during the w.iek. Activity in a large num ber of obscure specialties under the influence of operatons by speculative pools has been the only redeeming feature. The cloud upon the legitimacy of the Northern Securites Company con tinued a dominant influence in repress ing speculation. The approach of the period of vicissitudes for the winter wheat crop began to manifest itself in the stock market. The export of a large sum of gold aroused some apprehension over the future of the money market. There was some undhsiness also lest labor troubles may develop this spring, es pecially among the coal miners. Presbyterian Church. The usual service will be conducted at the Presbyterian church today by the pastor. In view of the fact that today marks the beginning of the pas tor's fifth year of service, the subject for the morning will be "Retrospect and Prospect." All the members are specially urged to lie present. Strang ers and visitors are cordially wel comed to all services. Sunday school meets at 3:30. American Engineer Murdered. Cumberland, Wis., March I.—-A message from Congressman Jenkins confirms the report, that John R. Hegg of this city was murdered by Filipinos on Bond Island Jan. 21. The body has not yet been found. Hegg was a graduate of the Cumberland schools and state university and was superin tendent of construction of government, roads in the Philippines. Earl of Perth Dead. London, March I■The1■The death is announced of Gaorgr Drummond, the Earl of Perth. He was born in 1807. TRE TELEGRAM IS DISCUSSED CHARLESTON EXPOSITION DIREC TORS MEET AND DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. Presenting the Sword, They Say Had Nothing Whatever to Do With the Exposition. Charleston, March 1. —The action of Lieutenant Governor Tillman in with drawing tne invitation to President Roosevelt to present the sword to Major Jenkins is still much talked of, and at the meeting of the exposition directors, held yesterday, the lieu tenant governor’s course was repudi ated so far as the exposition is con cerned . Colonel Tillman has never pretend ed that the sword presentation was in any way concerned with the ox position, but as the presentation was to have been made at the exposition during the visit, of the president it has been nard to separate the two in the minds of those not familiar with the facts. Resolutions were adopted by the directors informing the presi dent. that the exposition Is in no way responsible for Colonel Tillman's ac tion. It is understood that the president has not fully decided whether lie will abandon all idea of visiting cnarles ton. The . illmaii-McLaurin incident and the sword matter combine to make it very doubtful, but Roosevelt is a man with notions of his own, and it is impossibly to predict what he will do. There is some curiosity to know just, what part of Roosevelt's praise of Major Jenkins has been placed upoif the sworef; Etched on one side ol the solfbnard are the words: “Presented to Major Micaii Jenkins, First. United ..States Volunteer Caval ry; war with' Spain, 1898.” On tne other side or the scabbard from a letter from the then Colonel Roossevelt to Colonel l illman, is the following excerpt: “The bravest man in my regiment. Danger seemed to act upon him liter ally as wine.” MORE LUMBER COMPANIES. Two or Three Want to Come if They Can Secure Frontage. It is understood that there are two or three lumber concerns anxious to establish brandies in Brunswick, but are kept away on account of not be ing able to secure wharf room. The Plant System is now repairing their wharf, near the ice factory, which will I),, useu by the Bradley- Watson Lumber Company, which have recently opened offices in this city. It is also understood timt. the Plant System will fix up some wharves nortri of the ice factory to he rented to some of the conipanes that are wait ing to come here. CHANGE IN SCHEDULE. B. & B. Make Some improvements Over Their Line. Commencing today at 12 o’clock the Brunswick and Birmingham rail loud inaugurates a scheuulc that sur passes anything that has ever existed for travel in and out of Brunswick. We have three trains per day for’ Jacksonville, and three trains per .lay for Savannah. Leave Brunswick fi a. m„ arrive in Jacksonville 9:15 a. m. Leave Brunswick 1:10 p. m., ar rive Jacksonville 2:55 p. m. Leave Brunswick 5:30 p. nr. ar rive in Jacksonville 8:30 p. m. Leave Brunswick 8:50 a. m., ar rive in Savannah 11:50 a. m. Leave Brunswick 11:00 a. m„ ar rive in Savannah 1:45 p. m. Leave Brunswick at 8:40 p. m „ ar rive at Savannah 11:35 p. m. H. J. FORD, City Passenger Agent. Embroidery at your own price at Mm. M. Isaac’s. DIAMOND FIRMS FAIL. Trade in Amsterdam Faces Crisis; Says a Correspondent. London, March 1. —The Amsterdam correspondent of The Daily Mail says that the two important diamond firms of Heyman and Graanboom are re ported to have failed. Heyman is said to have failed tor £85,000 and has bee,n arrested. It is believed that Graanboom has fled to the United States. The correspondent says the dia mond trade at Amsterdam is facing a crisis owing to the defalcations ex tending over several years, and that the strike of the cleavers at Antwerp has had a similar effect on the trade there. HEAVY RAINFALL. Registered 1.50 Inches in Brunswick Yesterday. Brunswick had the heaviest rain fall of the season yesterday, it reg istering 1.50 inches up to U o’clock in the afternoon. The rain foil at intervals all during tne day, and con tinued through the night. The rainfall reported in other Geor gia cities was Atlanta, 3.02 inches; Augusta, LOti inches; Macon, 1.50 inch es. The Ocmulgee river at Macon was 19.9 feet at 7 o’clock yesterday morning and still rising. Atlantian Dead. New York, Nareh I.— E. L. liaise of Atlanta, who was burned in the Park Avenue hotel, died today in Bellevue l i:q‘tai. He was 40 years old. His death makes the total number of lives lost, by fire 21. TWO MURDERED! BODIES BURNED, OUTRAGEOUS STORY COMES FROM SMALL PLACE NEAR SAVANNAH. Savannah, March I.—News readied the city this morning of the burning and probable murder of Mr. Michael *ffeli Wiuk and a clerk in his employ named Jacob Carter at the, 16-mile post on the Ogeechee road in the western part of the county, near the ogeechee river. From the best information that can lie obtained it is probable that botli men were murdered, the safe opened and ransacked, and the building fired, after which the murderers made their escape. Mr. Thomas Bom-quin, who lives near the place, came in this after noon and l'uiiy corroborated the story of Schwink and Carter's death. “The sight i saw was a most hor riole one,” said Mr. Bourquin, who spoke feelingly of the tragedy. “Near the money drawer in the mid dle of the floor, near where the stove stood, lay the remains of Mr. Schwink burned into an unrecognizable mass, and a few feet away from him lay the charred remains of his clerk, Jacob Carter, a young man who was reared in tile neighborhood. “1 learned that two other attempts were made recently to break into the store. The first time nettling was taken, as the parties were frightened away by Mr. Schwink, who fi ted at uiern several times. I.a ter the place was entered and some few things were laden, though tne uurglars were frightened away before they did any appreciable damage.' It is learned that. Mrs. Henry Wil liams, who lives near where the store' stood, heard a report/last night of a gun at about 9:30 o’clock and at about If) or 111:3o, saw the store on fire in a full blaze. There was not a man near, as everybody in the neighbor hood was engaged in fishing on the Ogeeehee, lrom one to three miles away, Inough at the time the blaze was discovered no human agency could nave saved the building. The neighbors who reached the place at :> o’clock tins morning were appre hensive at once that Schwink had been killed robbed, and burned, on account of the recent attacks that had been inane on his store and as soon as the flames died down sufficiently tor them to investigate the remains we: - found *s described. Near the remans the iroil ’sa.o stood open and from its appearance it had been bown open and robbed of its contents. None but the best barkers at Clark’s. Shave at his shop. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GUERRY AND TERRELL MEET BOTH THE GUBERNATORIAL CA>“ DICTATES SPOKE IN WAYCROSS YESTERDAY ON LIVE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN. MACON CANDIDATE ESCORTED TO THE STAND BY THE ATKINSON, WAYNE COUNTY GUERRY CLUB. WHAT THEY SAID. Wayeross, March L —Joseph M. Terrel and DuPont Guerry, candidates for governor, met here today. Mr. Terrell spoke at noon. Mr. Guerry spoke at 3 o’clock. Some momenta before Mr. Terrell came into the court room Mr. Guer ry arrived with a number of his friends. He was accompanied from the Phoenix hotel by the Guerry Club of Atkinson, Ga., which came here to hear him speak. There was no de monstration as he entered. Mr. Guerry says that he does not intend to follow Mr. Terrell about the state, and that lie came back to Way crass today upon the invitation of his friends. There is some criticism of his coin ,’ng back here after having spoken once in this place. The Guerry-Ter rell feeling is very acute in Way cross. A Guerry club was organized several days ago amt last night a Terrell club was formed. Mr. Guerry said this morning that he hoped to have Mr. Terrell answer '■“O questions of liis platform some time and in som manner. “The man seems to have no plat form,” he said, “and seems to pur liosely avoid discussing any public aiiuirs.” Mr. Terrell declines to discuss Mr. Gnerry’s 16 questions printed in the Wayeross Journal, a Guerry organ. Mr. Terrell Speaks. Mr. Terrell was introduced by Hon. Lemuel Johnson in a short speecu. There were probably 250 present when he began ins address, of which 15 or 20 were ladies. Mr. l’errell began by saying he did not propose to pitcli his campaign upon the low plane of personalities. Ho declared in favor of the present school and pension systems, saying that he would never consent for eith- er to be abolished. The fact that Georgia securities can be placed as advantageously as those of the gen eral government he said, shows that the people oi uie state have a gov ernment in which the people, not only or Gorgia, but of other states, have lull commence. In explaining the increases tax rate the speaker quoted figures showing in great increase in the school and pension tunds, showing that $920,u0i) more than formerly was spent on these mnds, and that $75,000 went, for the lunatic asylum at Milledge ville. The Georgia legislature saw its duty and performed it. Had these three items hot been increased the rate wouid have been less than ten years ago. Every year the Georgia legislature is cutting down expenses, and the cause of the increase was placed on tin; state by tile people themselves if they want decreased taxation at the expense of the school turn! and the pensions they have but to so Instruct their legislators. BATTLE ABBEY TREASURES ARE TO BE SCATTERED. London, March L—The historic Hattie Abbey i to be despoiled of many of its art treasures. A private view is to be held at Christie's rooms, in St. James Square, on Saturday. Ihe pictures and furnitures are to lie sold next week. Ail the tapestries, trophies, arms, amt armor have been bought by Sir Augustus Webster, pur chaser of tlie abbey. Prominent Man Dead. Philadelphia, March I.—James Bailey, president of The Record Pub lishing Company, died this morning. Bailey was identified with William M. Singerly in that enterprise from the, establisument of The Record, first as foreman of the composing room.