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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOL. 4. NO. 139 INTERESTING MEETING OF COUNCIL WAS HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NO ACTION ON ELECTRIC LINE Council held an adjourned meeting yesterday afternoon at 2:10. A large volume of business was disposed of. The official minutes were received at 6 p. m„ but owing to the demand on our space for legal advertisements, it is only possible to give J brief synopsis. The official minutes will appear in full in Tuesday’s issue. Petitions were read from.T.E Strick land, for a lease of two acres of the pest house tract; from the Ladies' Memorial Association, for a donation of SIOO.OO to erect the Confederate monument; from Me >. Jones, for pay for his demolished bicycle by he hose wagou the night of the tire, March sth; from R. K, Hop kins and others, asking Council to defer action on the ordinance granting right of-way to B. <fc B Railroad across New Town ; from Brunswick Sash and Door Factory for fire hydrant and fiie alarm lix, which were all referred to appro priate committees. The projectors of an electric railway filed a petition for a franchise, which was fefsrred to Railroad and Harbor and Public Works committees. A number of report* from the laxes and Revenues committee were read and adopted. City Physician s report for January was read and ordered filed. A social committee was appointed by the mayor to have the hospital property conveyed to the city, the ladies of the Association having made a tender of the property on condition that the city com plete the host i al. The draft of a tie 1 contract with the Brunswick Light * Water Cos. was read, and by resolution, the mayor was au thorized to execute tin- same on behalf of the city. By this new; contract the city gets a reduction of $7500 a year on lights and water, besides ihe quashing of a suit by the Light & Water Cos, against the city for $7,000 for water used in flushing sewers, etc. An ordinance granting the Brunswick ,v Birmingham Railroad Company the right to lay tracks on certain streets in the city of Brunswick, was read the first time. PITIABLE CASE. White Boy Only Eleven Years Old Sent to Prison for Stealing. Atlanta, March 6. —Superintendent Jae Moore of the penitentiary depart nient reached Atlanta lrom Rome this morning, bringing with him a small white boy, eleven years of age. who has been sentenced to one year in the peniteniary for stealing a shot gun. The boy later in the day was sent to the state farm in Baldwin county. He is George Estes, and in speaking of the matter said that an other boy. fourteen years of age would be sent to the pnitentiary in a few days from Rome for stealing a gun, horse and buggy. Young Estes says while the- boy has not. been tried yet, he will undoubtedly be convicted. GOVERNOR CANDLER IS MUCH IMPROVED. Atlanta, March 6.—Governor Can dler is much better today and the physieiins announce that he will be able to sit up tomorrow. The gov ernor hope* to return to his office by Monday if possible. Railroad Pall* Into River. Augusta, March 6. —Four hundred feet of river bank caved in this morning about McKinney street, sending much of the Charleston and Western railroad into the Savannah rived - . The warehouse of Rogers & Cos. is undermined and may fall at any time. ROYALLY received SNOW STORM DAMAGED DECO RATIONS, BUT THE PRINCE PLEASED ANYWAY. Boston, March 6.—Prince Henry’s first view of Boston was of a snow clad city upon which there shone the sun from a clear sky. Hundreds of workmen were busy all night long clearing the streets through which the prince and party were to pass and they were in excellent condi tion. The had storm of yesterday had impaired the decorations, but it di not take long today to repair the damage and nearly the entire route was brilliant with color. Mayor Col lins and President Doyle of the board of aldermen and President Dolan of the common council were received by Admiral Evans as soon as the tijain stopped. Thu officials w.jre escorted into the car and introduced to Prince Henry. Colonel Bingham, military aid to the president, led the way into the big station, where the cavalry was lined up at “attention.” Then fol lowed Admiral Evans, Prince Henry, Assistant Secretary of State Hill, and Mayor Collins. Other members of the party brouht up the rear. The crowds which came in on lo cal trains and which filled the wait ing rooms cheered as soon as (hey caught sigiyt of the 1 party. The prince raised his hat in acknowledge ment of the greeting and was driv en to the Hofei Somerset. Governor Crane and President Eliot of Harvard University called on Prince Henry. Governor Crane remained a few moments. Shortly after their departure the prince started for the state house, where he was received by the governor, lieutenant governor, and heads of the military and naval forces and state departments. At 1 o’clock the prince left for Harvard University, where the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him. ARE WARMING UP. More Candidates In Georgia Than Anything Else. Atlanta. Fell. 6.—There are perhaps in Georgia today 2,000 candidates for various offices. It is a political Mftir and the candidates are all run ning. For (days announcements have been made, the country and daily pa pers have been filled with the appeals of the candidates, and personal let ters have flooded nearly every home. The 137 counties in the state are having a busy time just now, and the candidates have been in a rush for some time. The state house officers and the politicians who stroll into the big building are interested in the result In every county. As certain coun ties are going to have a separate primary they can generally tell the result of the state primary when it is held, and for - tnat reason they are keeping a close eye on what is hap pening throughout the state. There are guberntorial candidates, candi dates for attorney general, candi dates for state school commissioner, candidates .or commissioner of agri culture, candidates for secretary of state, candidates for state treasurer, candidates for comptroller general, candidates for prison commissioner, candidates for the state senate, can- j didates for tne United States sen- | ate, candidates for congress, cans, j dates for the house of representa tives, candidates for judge, candi dates for solicitor general, candi daies for ordinary, candidates for clerk (ft superior courts, candidates for county treasurer, candidates for school commissioner, candidates far county tax receiver, candidates ior coroner, candidates for county sur evr, candidates for ail sorts of of ri.'ot*. Formtr Br n>.ic ftn Deid. News was received here yesterday of the death of . J.,hn ■ ./IvilJo, at East man. On , after a short illness from the grippe Mr. Colville died on Thursday morning, and dm funeral will take place at Wilmington,N. C„ his old home, to day. The dec a -i haring 1 in Brunswick s/-v<r. I years, i ~ to imout eipht years ago, there are many friends who v ill receive this new., w i, b regret. Mr. Colviile was a native of Scotland, and many rememlxr him as a noble, Christian gsutleman. BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 8, 1902 TERRIBLE WRECK I REM ELPASO, Tea,, Eatvh 7.—The Gal veston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio westbound passenger train No.fi was ditched three miles from Maxon, on the El Paso and Sanderson division, at 3 o,clock this morning. Niue coaches and the baggage car were burned. Only one coach escaped, which was occupied bv Mr. Ryan and 40 New York capi talists. Engineer Mast, a native of St. Louis, and Fireman Harry Bertsch of K 1 Paso were killed. Conductor Staekwell es caped. The traiu is a smoking heap of ruins. Many bodies were burned. Fif teen dead were reported found at ten o’clock, but not identified, Superin tendent Martin, with Dr. Turner and a corps of physicians, left on a 5 o’clock special for the scene of the disaster. Express Messenger Adams was badly scalded and several clerks were injured. Wrecking outfits have l/een sent from Alpine’ Mafia, and Marathon, the nearest stations to the wreck. J.t is re ported that eome of the injured would have lived had they not been helpless and later burned. There was one tourist car from Gin cinnati, one from Washington, one from St. Louis, and a Pullman from New Orleans, besides two passenger coaches, all loaded with passenger*. Twelve persons, including the engineer and fire man aud train boy, are known to have tiern killed and 33 injured. JUDGE MARTIN WALLACE DEAD Chicago, March 6.—Judge Martin It. VI. Wallace, a pioneer resident of Chi cago, and a prominent character, ’with a pong life full of notable Incidents, is dead, aged 74 years. For 13 years Judge Wallace had been a noted police magistrate. He left the bench Feb. 12, too weak to conduct the business of the court, and did not recover. Judge Wallace was a brevet brigadier general of the oivil w ar. He served as United States assessor in the district of j Cook county, under the sesond admin s tration of Grant, and became noted du ring tin- whiskey scandal as the man who refused a bribe of $75,100 said to have been ott'ered by the wiiiskey ring. He lid always be< n known fc r his ster ling honesty, but from that day he was pointed to with ; ride by persons discred iting tlx- allegation that every man had his price. He was a native of Ohio, and Imd re sided in Illinois since IH3-I. He studied law in Ottawa, 111., in office of General Lew Wallace. When the war was de- dared he went to the front as major in | the Fourth Illinois volunteer cavalry. | He was promoted tluough the various grades to brevet brigadier general at the close of the war. After eight years as judge of the c unity court, which, at that tine e .- bol e l the proliate court, he became at torney Jfor the county hoard. He had been a United States jury commissioner for 40 years Besides his wife, four daughters and a son survive him. SENATOR BACON SPEAKS ON THE ANARCHY BILL Washington, March li. —At the con clusion of routine business Senator Bacon of Georgia, a member of the judiciary committee, discussed th 1 bill for the protection of the presi dent $ -svs It was, he though, a very grave question and he did not believe the men sure ought to he passed without amendment. In view of the recent calamity in the assassination of the president the subject of the pending bil! was a difficult one to discuss. He paid a high tribute to McKinley, say ing he was the most “amiable, cour ageous aud pleasant man I ever met TREATY CLAIMS DECISION IS IN, Washington, March 6.—The Span ish treaty claims committee has handed down a decision adverse to the claimants on account of death and injury received on the battle ship Maine, blown up in Havana harbor. The commission holds that “imli vidual claims of citizens of one na tion may arise against the govern ment of another nation for redress of injuries to persons or property which such citizens may have stis tained from such government or any of its agents, ltut such imlividm claims to do not arise in favor of of ficers and seaman of a ship of wai who receive, in line of duty, injuriei to their poi-son for win country is responsible. A claim against a foreign government is wholly national and all injuries of such officers and seamen are merged in a national injury and they can look only to their own goverment for such remuneration as it may choose to give them. “A seaman injured by the explo sion which destroyed li.e battleship Maine in the harbor of Havana, hail no individual claim against Spain, even if that government was respon sible to the United States for the ex plosion, and therefore such seamen is not entitled to an award in his favor from the Spanish claims com mission.” Claims so far filed with the com mission which will ba affected by this decision amount to about. $2,500,- 000, which would probably lie in creased to $50,000,000 had the decis ion been favorable to the claimants. MORMONS IN DENMARK BOLD IN THEIR WORK. Copenhagen, March o.—The Mor mon missionaries' propaganda here has become so active that they are disributing literature even within the Danish churches, urging young girls to attend Mormon meetings. Statis tics show that one out. of every 22 Danish emigrants to the United States becomes a Mormon. The clergy, in connection with the gov ernment, are continuing their plans to put an end to the proselyting. OSMAN PASHA GUILTY; SENTENCE TO DEATH. Turkish General Will, However, Get Off With Imprisonment. Constantinople, March (i.—Osman Pasha, whose trial on a charge oi high treason began Feb. 2il behind closfed doors, has been sentenced to death, but the sentence will he com muted to perpetual imprisonment. General Nazemi Pasha, son-in-law of the former grand vizier, has been ar rested . PRIZE FIGHTER DYING. The "Brighton Smasher” It Is Said, Cannot Live. Chicago, March <1. —Samuel Dp houser, known in pugilistic circles as the "Brighton Slasher,” is dying at his heme her*. p ten result of a knockout hlo.v received in a light at Hrii-klavi rs’ hall Saturday night. The police aro soairhiiig for his op ponent. in the battle, but can only learn that he was known as “Y'oung Choynski.” in so high a station,” and from him he, personally, always had received the kindest consideration. Mr. Bacon believed the proposed law was un necessary and did not provide a more certain punishment for assassination than is provided now in the state laws. The world, he insisted,- was not large enough ior a criminal to get beyond the reach of law and there is no place secret enough in which to hide himself from avenging justice. He urged that the . i inui cated that there was not sufficient reliance on the criminal laws of the several states. STEAMER GOES TO THE BOTTOM AND MANY PERSONS WITH IT. RECEIVED BY THE POPE. John Wanamaker With Many Dis tinguished Men at French Church. Rome, March 0. —John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, former postmaster general, was received by the pope at the Vatican Wednesday, together with a delgation of 100 distinguished men of the French church. The interview took place in the consistral hall. The pope entered in a sedan chair, which was closed on all sides. He was dressed in red robes on entering, but lie afterward laid them oft and appeared in spot less white. While receiving the apostolic ben ediction Cadinal Richard of Paris, the leader of the French delegation stood at th/e foot of the throne and read an address to the sovereign pontiff, who responded, saying tha' lie was profoundly moved iiy the vis its and salutations. Leo Xlll's reply to (he cardinal’s address was extempore, spoken with great enthusiasm and vigor, and was distinctly heard throughout the hall. Cardinal Rislete also gave a short written address to the pope. 'ROBBERY AND MURDER. BEAUMONT, Tex. March 7.—The finding of the body of G. B. Pearson in the Neelies river stripped to bis un derclothes and his bead crushed in bus convinced the local police that a sys tematic plan of robbery and murder is being conducted by unknown persons in this vicinity. When Pearson was last seen alive he had on a suit of good clothes and be tween SSO and SIOO in cash. Within three month* four Ixxlies, including <hat of Pearson, have been taken from the river, and in every ease there were svideuces of violent death and no valu ables vvi .and. In two of the ease* the bodies were not identified and were buried by the county. FIRE IN PLAINFIELD, N. J., CAUSts $250,000 LOSS. Plainfield, N. J., Marcn o.—The most destructive fire Plainfield has experienced in many years destroyed the Babcock building, a five-story brick, and two adjoining buildings to day. Tlie loss is $250,000. SOCIAL. Miss Patterson is the guest of Mrs. Joseph Lasserre for some time. Mr. John P. Scarlett, of Lakeland, Fla., has returned to the city from Fancy Bluff, where he was called by the serious illness of his brother, Mr. G. S. Scarlett. Miss Rosa Russ leaves today for Screven, Ga., where she goes to begin a term os school teaching. Mrs. R. E. Sherman is confined to her home witii a slight attack of grippe Mrs. Will Lainbright ami little son, Percy, leave shortly for their home in Atlanta, after a pleasant visit to rela tives. Stenography. Advanced method of shorthand taught, by an experienced stenogra pher. Terms reasonable, course short anu pupils assisted in securing positions. I*. O. Box No. IBS. A GOOD LUNCH. The Arcade Is now serving the best lunch in the city, and this populai place should be liberally patronize!* by the public. McDuffie’s Turpentine and Mutton Suet Lung Plaster is a certain cur* for whooping cough, easy and com fortable, works while you sleep. 25 cents, at W. Joerger’s. Typewriter Headquarters. New and second-hand machines, all makes bought, sold, rented and repaired. Chas. h. Jewett, ’phone 275-3 calls. Opera House building. Full line of building material at L A. Miller**. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VESSEL'S CREW WERE BRAVE. Liverpool, March 7.—The British steamer Hannonides. from Brazilian ports, which was in collision with and sadk tlie Red Star liner Waesland on Wednesday night, 40 miles southwest of Holyhead, and which was towed into this port this morning, has a great hole in her bow, One of the rescued passengers of the Waesland who was on board the Har monides, said the Waesland was run in— ■ to amidships during a fog at midnight and sank 40 minutes afterward, her boilers bursting as she went down The report that only two of tlie passen gers of the Waesland, a mail and child, lost their lives, appears to be confirmed. In addition, one woman was injured. Some of the Waesland'* boats were in the water a couple of hours before; ow ing to tlie fog, they could get alongside the Harmonides. When ti/e Hannonides arrived, her decks were crowded with the half clad passengers of ti e Waesland, whose hag gard faces told the story of their trying experiences. So hurried wait the depart ure of tlie passengers from tlie sinking ship that iu some cases they were cov ered only witii bankets, and handker chiefs were their ouly headgear. When the accident occurred, the two steamers were sailing slowly off tlie coast of Anglesy, The Harmonides crashed head-on into the Waesland and broke away, makiug a great gap in her side. Though the sea was perfectly smooth, the demur s of the fi g add and to the terrors of the passengers of the Waesland. v omen rushed on deck screaming, but were soon reassured by the officers Boats were quickly low ered, but the operation resulted in two fatalities. The end of one of tlie life boats slipped from tbe davit and precip itated the occupants of the boat into the sea. A steerage passenger. Edward Dangerfield, of Kansas, was struck on the head against the boats fittings aud instantly killed, and Elsie Emmett, 12 years old, daughter of Rev. A. Emmett, was drowned. The other persons in the boat were picked up. The bravery of the passengers, many of whom were Scandinavian immigrants, was exemplary, Precedence was given to wenicn and children. As the last boats were leaving tlie fast sinking ship, whose decks wore already awash, an explosion announced that the boilers bad burst, and 40 minutes after tlie first impact, the Waesland gave a mighty lurch and disappeared beneath Ihe waves. A GOOD PERFORMANCE. “El Capitan” Well Presented by the Gran Opera Cos. A packed house greeted "El Capi tal!” at the Grand last night and all were highly pleased. The music was among the best ever heard in Bruns wick, aud tbe performance, as a whole, was thoroughly complete and well pre sented. The leading roles wore hand led by people of ta*te and with good voices. “Dorothy,” the beautiful comic op era, will be presented at a bargain mat inee this afternoon especially for ladies and children. Reserve seats are being sold for this performance and the man agers announce a big advance sale, Tbe prices will be adults 60c and 75c, child ren 2oc in any part of the house. Tonight “The Isle of Champagne” will bo presented. This is one of the latest and grandest of comic operas and is sure to please all. Prices 25c, 500 aud SI.OO,