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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOL. 4. NO. 139 PEOPLE Mill VOTE ON cm COURT MATTER’ - - -i MOVEMENT NOW ON FOOT TO VOTE FOR ABOLITION OF THE COURT. Seems to Be the Best and Easiest Way to Settle the Mat ter. A movement is now on foot among a number ot Brunswick law yers and others to let the people de cide whether or not the city court is to be abolished, and an effort will Ixi made to have the matter voted on probably at the coming primary. The originators of this movement claim that it is the best and easiest way to decide the matter and be lieve that all concerned will agree to letting people decide the question, which now seems to be a leading one among the tax payers of Glynn coun ty. For some time there has been much disagreement among our citi zens as to whether or not the city court is needed; some claim that it Is an expense to the county, while others are of iii>“ opinion that it is a money-saver to ihe county in many ways. The Brunswick bar. some time ago passed a roao ution asking our repre sentative to have the court abol isned, the grand jury and county commissioners did likewise, hut no action was taken by the representa tive. It is probable that a petition will shortly be circulat <1 for the purpose of letting the people vote on the mat ter at an election. INTERESTING EXERCISES. Held at the Public Schools on Friday. The Excelsior Literary society held its usual meeting on Friday, with a number of visitors present to witness tne exercises. The following program was ren dered. showing excellent prepara tion as well as natural talent in the participants. Dec lam at! on—Fran k At kin son. Reading—T.eah Johnson. instrumental Solo—idly Gornto. Declamation. —McDonald Harley. Song—“ The Mivrmaids' I —Ciir. with solos by .Jainq Dart and Tallu lah Fleming. Recitation—“ The Leper” Clare O’Connor. Instrumental Trio—Tallulah Flem ing, Ixsah Johnson, Clare O’Conor. Declamation—Elliot Butts. Song—”Thq Shadow of the Pines,” choir. Calisthenic drill by the following girls of the first grade—Katie Frank lin, Mary EUenwood, Maude Thomp son, Lena Coleman, Marie Ralston, Mattie Wheeler, Irene Baumgartner. Lucy Holtzendorff. Mattie Peake, Ida May Elliot, Alice Martin, Lol ScUep (l, Ml,lie VcC.'t.v. By request the song “Little Tom my Went A-Fishin ," of the last pro gram, was sung by the following hoys; Hunter Hopkins, Elliot Moore, Elliot Butts and McDonald Harley, after which society adjourned. The instrumental trio which was drilled by Miss Helen O'Conor, was an inovation in musical features' in the school. The accompaniments to the songs and drill were rendered by the same talented musician. Jumped to His Dearth. Charleston, Marc}* 8. —A snbnrl.au train on the Southern road this morn ing ran into an open switch three miles from the city. The engineer was killed in trying to jump, falling between the engine and tender. The fireman was ► lightly bruised in jumping. >o pas sengers were hurt, Smoke the Rio Hondo mads cigar, always the best. TO LEAVE TUESDAY New York, March B—Skilled artists are busy on the deck of the Peutsch laed, preparing the officers’ quarters on the bridge of the great liner for the re ception and the accommodation of Prirce Henry of Prussia on his return voyage. The quarters of Captain Alber and his officers are being completely transformed for the use of the prince and his suite. The Deutschland will sail at 3.30 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. It is ex pected the royal passenger will board her at Hoboken. TO GET MORE MONEY. Georgia Teachers to Be Made Happy With Checks. Friday Atlanta Journal says: Another payment of $300,000 will be made to the school teachers of Georgia next week. State School Commissioner Glenn is now making out the warrants for the payment and Treasurer H. E. Park says there is Plenty of money on hand to send out, This is the first time in years that the teachers will have been paid so promptly for the (list month’s work of the year, and they will no doubt be pleased to learn Hint they have more money coming to them. It was thought several days ago that another payment could not tie made until some time in April or May, hut the use of the public prnn ety fund, which was held to be legal by the supreme court in a recent de cision, has enabled the state to al most catch up in its payments to the pedagogues. Money is still coming in from the tax collectors, and on April 1 a large payment of special taxes will he due, which will probably pave the way for another payment. Treasurer I’ark says now he does not think a loan of $200,000 to meet a casual de ficiency will be necessary. JUDC£ MAY BE ELECTED BY LAWYERS OF DISTRICT. Plan is on Foot to Name Judge Bennet’s Successor in That Way. A plan is now on foot by a num ar of leading attorneys of the Bruns wick circuit to have Judge Bennet’s successor named by the lawyers of the Brunswick circuit, and it is un derstood that the idea is meeting with favor among the lawyers gon arlly, and the candidates as well. The plan is to have a meeting somewhere in the district at which all iawyers will meet and nominate a judge. If it is impossible for any to attend they will be allowed to send a proxy. The candidate receiv ing the lowest number of votes oil the first ballot will drop out, and so on until only one man is left, who will be uie nominee. The plan seems to be a good one, inasmuch as the lawyers will have the opportunity to name the judge, TO ELECT OFFICERS. Glynn Veterans Will Hold Interest ing Meeting Tuesday. There will be a meeting of the Glynn county .veterans held Tuesday next, at 4 p. rn. at No. 108 Newcastle street, for the election of officers for 1902, and for the election of dele gates and alternates and sponsor to the Dallas reunion April 22, 23, 24 and 25. Nearly every good deed which is accomplished for our living heroes, and the care of the grves and the erection of monuments to “our noble dead" has been*done by th.i glorious v,-o:nc-n < f the Confed eracy, or their descendants, these, noble young woman as they have filled the posts of duty they should also be giv. a tbe posts of honor. The sponsor is privileged to select her own maid of honor. A full at tendance is requested. V/. B. Burroughs, President G. O. Confederate Advocate. H. Dart. Secretary. Wood and Coal. Coney & Parker. THE RRUNSWICN DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 9, 11102 AWFUL SCENE IN EL PASO PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED IN WRECK FRIDAY, REACHED THERE YESTERDAY. Total Number Killed Will Never Be Ascertained —A HorriDle. Story. El Paso, Tex., March 8. —Creeping like a mammoth hearse across the des ert ihe relief train conveying the dead, the dying and the injured of the disas ter at Maxon puffed slowly into the de pot. It-was a sight long to lie remem bered by those who witnesses the {dead and the maimed taken from the coaches. Men, women and children, many of them still with their night robes on, bandaged from head to foot, made their way or were “assisted to the vehicles awaiting to receive them. Others with children in their arms, and mothers with children (lead in the front coach, were taken to the hotels or hospitals husbands and wives citing to each other, the terrible scene of the morning still fresh in their memory. A prominent New Yorker, who re fused to give li is name for publication, said: “The back clinches were not turned over and that is all that saved those of us who were fortunate eiionsli to be riding on the Pullman. They t.ppeil slightly, but rcniuiuod on the track. Otherwise; had we not been killed we would have been cremated. The coaches caught tire and I never saw anythii g burn so rapidly in my life, By the time 1 got, out- of the Pnllman there was lit tle left of tin- smoker and chair ear, ex cept cinders and ashes. The shrieks and groans of the unfortunate victims is something that will be remembered for a lifetime and we were as helpless as babes to assist them. It is my opin ion that the exact number of dead will never be known. Nearly every passen-' ger was asleep when the accident occur red. Probably the majority of the pas sengers in the front coach met death before the ft ■ i reached them. , It was said that as the engine left tin- inside of the reserve curve Ihe acci dent could not have been due to fast running. Story of the Wreck. KLPASO, Te/.„ Kurd, i J in- (Sal veston, Harrisburg, and Han Antonin westbound passenger train No.it was ditched three miles from Maxon, on the 151 Paso and Sanderson division, at 3 O,clock this morning. Nine (caches and the baggage (air were burned. Only one coach escaped, which was occupied by Mr. Ryan and do New Vork capi talists. Engineer Mast, a native of St. Louis, and Fireman Harry Bertscli of El Paso were killed. Conductor Stack well is caped. r I he train is a smoking heap of ruins. Maliy Isillies were burned. Fif teen dead were reported found at fen o’clock, but not identified, Superin tendent Martin, with Dr. Turner and a corps of physicians, left on an o’clock special for the scene of the disaster. Express Messenger Adams was badly scalded and several clerks’were injured. Wrecking outfits have been sent from Alpine’ Mafia, and Marathon, the nearest stations to the wreck. It is re ported that come of the injured would have lived bad they not been helpless and later burned. There \vas one tourist car from Cin cinnati, one from Washington, one from St. Louis, and a Pullman from New (Irleans, besides two passenge r coaches, ; all loaded with passengers. Twelve persons, including the engineer and fire -1 man and train boy, are known to iiu\e been killed and 33 injured. Uriel Crocker Dead. Boston, March 8, —Uriel Crocker, au thor of several standard books on lgal points, died here today. A SAILOR MEETS HORRIBLE DEAIR WHILE BEING LOWERED FROM MAST WAS CUT BY HIS OWN KNIFE. Before Physician Could Arrive the Unfortunate Man Bled to Death. A sailor oil the British bark Galo fre, at Pailrosa’s dock, met with a peculiar accident yesterday which cost him liis life. The unfortunate man was scrap ing the mast of the ship, ami when his job was completed, he called to some of tiie other sailors to lower him. He placed the knife in his belt and was being lowered quite rapidly by the other sailors. In some way tiie knife struck the mast and the blade inflicted a s were gash In his leg. cutting the femoral artery. It was seen that, the man was so • ionsly injured, and a physician was vent for, hut before one could arrive he unfortunate mail bled to death. Had the sailors or anyone aboard he ship known what to do they ■inn,l have saved tiie life of their ■ompanion, as the doctor said, when he arrived, that the How of blood •onhi have been stopped. The remains of the sailor were '•urned over to Undertaker Moore to ie prepared for burial and will he nterred this afternoon. RETURNED TO NEW YORK. ilectric Car People Feel Much En couraged. Messrs. Hobart (\ Fash and L. 11. Treadwell, who have been in the city several days endeavoring to get. a irnnclii.se for an electric ear line, left ni the Colorado yesterday for New York. The gentlemen feel that they will be given the franchise, and expressed themselves as being very much in "ouraged with the outlook. During their stay in Brunswick they visited our river front,, made a general in spection of Uws city ami think an electric car line is much needed, and also believe it would he a paying in vest nv nt. The committee to which council referred the petition, will probably report back at the next meeting. Baptist Convention. The Baptist of Georgia will hold their annual convention at Romo this year, March 2<i to 30th inclusive. The Southern railway has announced a rate of one (are for the round trip from Brunswick to Rome for Ibis oc casion. Tickets on sale March 2a and 26th, with final limit. March 31. RETURNED FOR PROVISIONS. Schooner From This Port Blown Off Her Course. The schooner Margie Brown came in yesterday to get a supply of wa ter and provisions. This schooner sailed from here two to three weeks' ago for Boston, but during that time she has been having rather a hard time. Shortly after leaving Brunswick, she was struck by a heavy gale and blown off her coast, and had quite a difficult time. She will take on provisions and water and leave again for her destination. SPENDING THEIR HONEYMOON. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Arnow, of Gaines ville, Fla., in the City. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Arnow, of Gainesville, Ha., are spending their honeymoon in Brunswick, visiting relatives of Mr. Arnow. They were married Thursday in Gainesville, Fla., and the wedding was quite a social affair. Mr. Arnow resided in Brunswick for several months and was a mem ber of the Brunswick police force He has many friends hero who ex tend congratulations. 10 REMOVE THE DUTY London, March 8. —It is learned by the Associated Pres* that the British government intends in the near future to remove Gd. per pound duty 'which is now inq.o ed on West Indian sugar This will afford the West Indies the relief they have demanded until the Brussels convention comes in force. Between new and September, 1903’ according to the terms of the convention Great Britain can take any steps she i e ms adv'sable to si f guard the ii • dustry. The abolition of duty on West Indian sugar is tantamount to giving it preferential treatment over all other sugars, though this,, of course, ceases the moment the British agreement be comes operative, According to representative leading sugar.house here the immediate i fleet will be m bring to English ports West Indian sugar which now goes to the Americau market. A delegation of leading West Indians whom the colonial office consulted tills week oil this matter declared that unless something of the kind was done the We : . t Indies would be ruined before the new arrangement could commence workine. A Correction. In the News yesterday the types made us say, that the new contract with the Brunswick Light and Water Company, effected a saving of $7,500 per annum, in addition to the with drawal of the $7,000 suit against the city by the Light and Water Com pany. 11 should have said $1,500 imr annum saving, and the quashing of the suit for $7,000. This reduction of $1,500 is about 15 per cent, from last year's rates. Bryan’s Birthday. Chattanooga, March B.—The Bryan Democratic club in this city is taking steps to celebrate the anniversary of W. J. Bryan, March 18. It is expected Hon Benjamin Tillman, of South Carolina, will be one of I lie gitesls. Reports Conflicting. Loudon, March B.—While Private telegrams from Cupp Town today report Cecil Rhodes in n critical conditou the officials of the British Chartered South Yfrioan company say Mr. Rhodes is conducting business and correspondence as usual. PRELIMINARY HEARING. J. E. Moore Bound Over Under SSOO Bond. Judge Conolly yesterday held the preliminary trial of J. E. Moore, and the, defendant was hound over to the superior court and his bond fixed at SSOO, which was promptly furnished. Attorneys Ira Smith and A. D. Gale represented Mr. Moore. Great Bargain Days. Mrs. M. Isaac, who has just re- I turned from the northern markets, will bate three great bargain days— Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and. those who are looking for real bargains should not fail to visit her store. Mrs. Isaac has the largest stock of dress goods ever brought to this city. Governor Candler Improving. Atlanta. March x.~ Governor Candler is very much improved and vs;il 1 proba bly Ik: at ids office on Tuesday morning. His friends will be delighted to learn < f his improvement. Yesterday there was a slight turn for ti e worse, but I e ral lied last night. ■ LADIES—I make big wages and want all to have the same opportuni ty. The work is very pleasant and will easily pay $lB weekly. This is no deception. I want no money and will gladly send particulars to all sending stamp. Mrs. H. A. Wiggins Benton Harbor, Mich. PRICE FIVE CENTS CROWNING OE KING WILL BE GREAT FESTIVAL WINDOWS ALONG THE ROUTE OF PARADE WILL SELL FOR $365 EACH. The King Favors Sunday Night Music—Great Program Being Arranged. London, March B.—This city is ul ready flooded with illustrated literature pointing out the advantageous view points from which the coronation parade may be witnessed. Many single win dows opening on balconies at such points at Ludgate Hill have already been let for £4B each. Windows with ■ xceptional approaches, on the Surrey side, have fetched t’T.'i. Equally elab orate plans for viewing the naval parade are already in full swing, The demand for high class steamers is said to exceed the supply. Charles Frohman is devoting himsulf to rehearsals of "The Girl from Mux iins," which opens at the Criterion theatre March 32. "Ben Her," is in active preparation. J While Hr. Parker, minister of the City Temple, is scoring Kn; Edward for attenping Sunday concerts, the king has already intimated the desire of the queen and himself to attend the opening performance of one of the most elaborate musical events London lias known for some time, It is a scheme for private concerts, beginnius at 10 p. m.. Sunday, at the Queen’s hall, which will be fitted up with lounges and easy chairs and < on verted into a palm garden. Subscriptions are limited to 150, the members being permitted to take a restricted number of guests. Alfred Charles Rothschild, whose private Sunday evening concerts have long been a feature of society life, has concented to associate himself with the venture, and Princess Louise lias con sented to lend it hsr aid. CLOSED THEIR ENGAGEMENT. Grau Opera Company Made Quite a Hit in This City. The (Jrau Opera Company closed their engagement in this city yesterday with I wo performances. At the matinee “Martha,” a very pretty little opera, was presented to a large and appreciative andence. The opera was full of pretty music and greatly pleased the ladies and children. The attendance was rather small last night on account ef it being Saturday but those who were present thoroughly 'enjoyed “Cbanipaigno Island" which was benntifully rendered by the com pany. The (Iran Opera company has made a hit with our theater-goers and a warm I welcome awaits them should they ever return. Boer Magazine in a Cave. London. March 8. —Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Pretoria today, re puts the discovery of a Boer magazine in a cave north of Rietz, Orange River col my, containing 310,000 rounds of l ifte ammunition, hundreds of shells, 200 pounds of powder, a Maxim gun. helios, fields of telegraph and quanti tiesof stores. Governor Candler Improving. Atlanta, March B.—Bobby Walthonr, thechainpion bicyclist, will be confined |in bed several days as a result of last night’s fall in a race with Leander at the Colliseum. Tbe skin is torn from h > sides of both of his hands, the flosh is exposed on one arm from the shoulder to the wt ist, ami on the other as far a? the elbow. He also sustained an ugly gasli about five inches long in the groin.