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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 148.
COLO WEATHEB
STOPPED FLOODS
RAILROADS HAVE NEARLY ALL
REPAIRED THE MANY
WASHOUTS.
FARMING OPERATIONS IN THE
STATE ARE NOT LESS THAN
TWO WEEKS BEHIND.
Atlanta, Maren 19. —The sudden fall
fn the temperature has effectually
checlted any further rise of the swoll
en streams in south Georgia, Alabama
and Florida.
Farm work of all kinds is behind
two weeks. The railroads have re
stored traffic which was interrupted
in several places by washouts.
The lowest temperature recorded in
tin- south was 20 degrees in Atlanta,
a tall ot 24 degrees in twenty-four
hours. The freezing temperature
leaches into middle Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi, and snow is falling
in Wilmington, N. C.
CANDIDATES GALORE IN FULTON.
Eight Aspirants for Legislative Hon
ors.
Atlanta, March 19.—The legisla
tive tace ih Fulton county seems to
hi wh ming up, and more, candidates
coining into ‘.lie contest every day.
leo,-,day Here were six and today
tiier are r ght. with several others
fe ting their way who may announce
m n day oi two The latest entries
at ire ,1. bungle, and Hotter? U.
idackburn The lift tc date is as
follows .lack Slaton, C. C. Houston,
Edgar I rthorn, K. F Childress, F. .1.
.Mirniau, It. N. McCullough, Lee J.
l.i c>v oil! Rc I ert If. I’laekburn.
Slaton and Houston are candidates
for re-election, while the others are
new men who have never before as
pired to honors oi this character.
Five of these candidates are young
lawyers, one a printer, one a farmer
and one a produce merchant. As At
lanta has only three representatives,
fiv> of tin- eight are sure of defeat.
11 is 'too early as yet to predict the
results, as all of the candidates are
putting on a bold front and say they
are going to win.
HAD HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
Ezekiel Stalsvey of Homersville
Struck By Falling Limb.
Valdosta, Ga. t March 19.—A youlig
white man named Ezekiel Stalk voy,
ot Homerville, ha 77 Tils beau crushed
by a taking limb last Saturday while
otit hunting. FTls dog “treed a squir
rel in a tree and he cut the tree down,
in falling a limb caught another tree
and he tried to pull it down, when it
feii with a crasn, catching bun under
it. His head was crushed fn find his
condition has been sufTi that the doc
tors' cotiln not operate upon him.
though they expect to do so tomorrow,
a i iie has shown some improvement.
GOVERNMENT ASKED TO
STAMP OUT SMALLPOX
Lincoln, Neb., March 19.—Following
a meeting of the state hoard of
health, at which it was announced
that there were 764 smallpox cases
in the state, the secretary of the board
was ordered to communicate with the
federal authorities as to the best
m an.-, of stamping out the disease. It
was decided to telegraph the army
and navy hospital marine corps to
send a special messenger to Nebraska
and tne message Til II go to “Trashing
ton some time during tfte'TTay.
EARLE WINS MAJORITY.
Blind Tigers, Slot Machines and
Gamblers Got Him 45 Majority.
Columbia, S. C . March 79.—The sec
ond primary election for Mayor today
was intensely interesting. W. J.
Cathrart contended against Mayor F.
S. Earle. it was known the race
would he close. Last Tuesday Earle
ied Cathrart by over two hundred
votes. Today blind tigers, slot ma
chine men and gamblers openly work
ed for Earie. In a total vote of 1,-
M-.i. Karle won by 4,, majority.
APPREHENSION AT AMERICUS.
Fear of the Result of a Freeze on
the Fruit Crop.
Americus, Ga., March 19. —While the
cold weather today inflicted no dam
age in orchards and gardens, there is
considerable apprehension felt tonight
regarding tne safety of these crops,
and the belief is expressed that they
will be killed. All peach, pear and
plum trees have been in full bloom
for a week past, while all varieties
of early vegetables are growing vig
orously A freeze tonight would in
flict irreparable damage. The ab
sence of any moisture in peach inula
is considered a favorable indication.
HARDWICK OPENS CAMPAIGN.
Makes an Interesting Address in
Thompson.
Augusta, March 19. —Hon. Thomas
W. Hardwick, of Sandersville, in
Thompson, today, makes his opening
address'in his candidacy for the dem
ocratic nomination for congress from
the Tenth district of Georgia.
Mr. Hardwick is an entertaining
man on the stump. He is a demo
crat, and his ambition is a most laud
able one. The friends of Mr. Flem
ing and his (Mr. Hardwick’s) owri
friends will he out in force to give
respectful audience to the gentleman
from Washington.
As is well known, Mr. Hardwick's
announcement as a candidate for the
nomination was made some time ago.
Mr. Hardwick, subsequent to his an
nouncement. invited Hon. W. it.
Fleming (whose formal announce
ment for the nomination has also been
made) to divide (line with him (Mr.
Hardwick) during his addresses to
the people. Mr. Fleming, however,
decided that he could not, in justice to
the duties which he had been chosen
to perform, leave Washington af this
time for the purpose to jointly stump
tlie district with Mr. Hardwick.
NOT WARM
AT PRESENT
POLITICAL SITUATION HAS MA
TERIALLY CHANGED WITHIN
THE PAST FEW DAYS.
Politics Is not so warm In Glynn
county right about now, and some of
the looked for hot contests may be
“arranged,” so the knowing ones say.
The retirement of Major Dart from
the legislative race probably gives Mr.
Butts a clear field, and this is one
contest which is certainly off for good.
In the race for the senate both can
didates seem to be standing “pat.'’
In the contest for county treasurer
there is considerable bustle. Mr.
Scarlett is moving around lively, and
Mr. Dee is doing the same thing,
while Mr. Tilton is adopting the Es
tlll policies, and may he said to bo
on a still hunt.
Both Sheriff Berrie and his oppo
nent, Mr. Owens, are stirring around
considerably, but the contest is one
devoid of personalism, slurs, etc. Tax
Collector Read, Clerk du Bighon and
Tax Receiver Dubberly have no op
position, and it is needless to say that
these gentlemen are happy.
Coroner Jennings, who is a candi
date for relection, nas so far had no
opponent, and it is likely that he will
not have. Surveyor Penniman will
probably have a •'small” fight to
make. The race for the judgeship
will he not here. Both Judge Parker
and Col. Hitch have warm friends in
Glynn, and there Is no telling which
of the two will carry the county.
|
j Large Wheat Crop.
I Tacoma, Wash., March 19.—Follow
jing last year’s record wheat crop, the
(largest wheat acreage ever sown in
this state is beifig plowed and seeded
now in the wheat UTSfrTeia o T eas,
era Washington and Oregon,
Yacht Picked Up.
Norfolk, March 19.—The new yacht
| Endymoin, with George Lauder, her
[owner, aboard, has been picked tip at
sea in a helpless condition by the
wrecking tug 1. J, Merriett.
BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 20, 1902.
GOODYEAR ITEM
PASSES ROUSE
WILL GET THE MONEY NOW IN
A VERY SHORT
TIME.
THE ITEM PASSED WITHOUT OB
\
SECTION—COL. GOODYEAR TO
BE CONGRATULATED.
Yesterday afternoon a telegram was
received oy Col. C. P. Goodyear, from'
Congressman Brantley containing the
good news that Col. Goodyear's item
in the river and harbor bill, giving
him $45,000 for excess widths and
and be passed on by that body and
depths on tile outer bar, a3 per' the
Marjnden purvey, had passed the
house of representatives without ob
when it becomes a law the money
jection. This means (hat this item
will now go to the senate in this bill
will he immediately available. The
commerce committee of the senate
and the senate passed this item in
the bill which was talked to death by
Senator Carter There Is no question
that in a short time Colonel Good
year will collect his $45,000.
THAT POTTS TELEGRAM.
Still the Topic in Political Cir
cles.
Atlanta, March la.- —That letter
which Mr. Berner wrote Mr. Guerry
is still tlie talk in political circles.
Mr Guerry lias not yet made the cor
rection asked for by Mr Berner, but it
is understood that Tie saiil DiaCTie Tic
lievos that Mr. Berner had absolutely
no connection with' the telegram, anu %
did not know of the existence of such
a telegram until some time after die
senatorial convention, which was in
session fn Forsyth, adjourned. And
it may lie that he will make such i
statement in ins next speech, which
will he at'Cumraing, in Forsyth coun
ty. perhaps toflhy or tomorrow.
It is said that Mr. Berner objects to
the word "TuSn” which appeared in
Mr. Guerry's card Saturday. The
sentence is as follows: "All ot this
information i feel that I have a right
to use not only as an opposing can
didate of Mr. Terrell, but as a citizen
ot Georgia and of the Twenty-second
senatorial district, and especially, as
an active participant in the Biblt
county democratic meeting referred to,
taking tlie part I did in it, and 1 then
thought in Mr Berner’s cause and in
the cause ot right and correct poli
tics.”
All elforts to get a statement from
Mr. Berner have failed. It is being
told around that he is simply wait
ing for the correction asked for, aad
in the event lie does not hear from
such a correction he may participate
in a “captain’s fight” as is called by
Mr. Guerry. Mr. i'otts, the author oi
the telegram referred to, still declines
to lie interviewee on til subject, and
at the Terrell headquarters no state
ment will he made.
Mr. Guerry may dwell on the sub
ject some more before he closes his
campaign. Ho seems to have his in
formation pretty straight and he has
not hesitated so far to give his views
on the subject. Mr. Guerry says that
he is well pleased with his campaign
so far, and that he is receiving every
; encouragement from the voters of the
, state. He intends going into every
| county in Georgia before the end of
the campaign. I saw Mr. Guerry and
his campaign manager, W. F. Blue,
in Macon Sunday, and both seemed
confident that Mr. Guerry would be
elected. Mr. Guerry says he is stand
ing the campaign very well, and that
he is enjoying unusually good health.
Evans May Get in Cabinet.
Birmingham, Ala, March 19.—A
special to the Age-Herald from Chat
tanooga, says: Close personal friends
here of Pension Commissioner 11.
Clay Evans claim to have informa
tion that. President Roosevelt will
make him secretary of the interior. It
Is said Secretary Hitchcock will re
sign soon and that Evans will he of
fered his place. It is said that the
change will occur within thirty days.
INF FRANCHISE
TO BE GRUNTED
BUT THE CONCESSIONS WILL NOT
BE MORE THAN REASONABLY
LIBERAL.
AN ALDERMAN SAYS THE PRES
ENT COUNCIL IS FOR NEW IN
DUSTRIES EVERY TIME.
"You ,aslc me about the electric rail
way franchise." said a member of tlie
aldermsnie hoard yesterday, and lie
went oh to soy that llio city council
was ever ready and willing to assist
new enterprises, but lie wanted tlie
interests ot the city carefully guard
ed, and thought the other members
felt the same way.
From what the News can under
stand. there will he no trouble in the
applicants being granted a franchise,
but the city will make no unreason
able concessions.
The News sincerely hopes that the
matter will be arranged in such man
ner that both the c.ty and the appli
cants .or the franchise will lie satis
lied.*'
HE IS HOME AGAIN.
J. Pierpont Morgan Back in New
York.
New York, March 19.—J. Pierpont
Morgan reached here today from
Jekyl Island. He said to an Associat
ed Press representative that the trip
was purely for pleasure and unevent
ful.
The reports as to the trouble in get
ting from Jekyl island to Brunswick
on account of th - storm were exag
gerated, he said. It. is believed thai
the trip has been in the interest of
the Brunswh k an 1 Birmingham rail
road, in the course of construction, in
which Morgan is largely interested.
Tlie paity ot eight eastern capital
ists is on the train with Morgan. They
Wt at 12:30.
A. AND B. EXTENSION.
Te Line to Be Extended From Cordele
to Birmingham.
Way cross, Oa„ March 1 ft. —Vice
President Wad ley, of the Atlantic and
Birmingham road, gave out today that
it had been decided to commence
work on the extension of the Atlantic
and Birmingham at once from Cordele
toward Birmingham, Montezuma or
Oglethorjie being the present objective
point. He left for Cordele via Savan
nah today to receive bids lor contracts
for the extension.
The Weather.
For this day: Fair, slightly v
er,
HUNTING HIS DAUGHTER.
Old Father Is In Quite a Lot of
T rouble.
J. C. Annen, who claims to he from
Dupont, Ga., passed through the city
yesterday morning on route to Jack
sonville, where he goes in search o,
his daughter, Luia, who ran away
from home with an actor some days
ago. The old man seemed to be
heartbroken.
Pensacola Man Drowned.
Pensacola, Fla., Warch 19.--Rudolph
Foy went across the bay Sunday with
an excursion party. He didn't return
and the people became anxious for his
safety, but the anxiety was ended this
morning by the finding of Foy's body
on the bay shore almost without
clothes. Coroner Landrum is now con
ducting an inquest. It is supposed
that he became intoxicated and ion
into the water.
Reward for House Burner.
Atlanta, March 19.—Secretary of
State Cook, by authority of the gov
ernor, issued an order today offering
a reward ot $l5O for the apprehension
and delivey to the sheriff of Wilkes
county, with proof to convict, of the
unknown person or persons who set
fire ami caused to be destroyed the
dwelling house of Louis Callaway, in
Wilkes county, in the year 1901.
CAN’T GARNISHEE TEACHERS.
Decision Rendered by Attorney Gen
eral Wright.
Attorney General Boykin Wright has
delivered an opinion holding that a
teacher's salary is not subject to gar
nishment, as such garnishment would
be contrary to public policy.
A teacher in one of the schools in
Upson county had his salary held up
by the county officials on account of
garnishment proceedings, and before
taking final action in the matter the
attorney general was asked for an
opinion.
A decision was handed down by the
supreme court some time ago holding
that a teacher's salary was not sub
ject to tiie garnishment laws.
MAY HEAD GEORGIA UNIONS.
Kilburn Will Probably Be Elects
President State Federation.
Macon, March 19.—it is very prob
able (hat Hon. L. J. Kilburn, of Ma
con, may he elected president of tne
state rederation of Labor at the an
il uai convention to be held tills yeai
in Savannah.
Mr. Kilburn is one of the most pop
ular and zealous labor men in Geor
gia, and as president of the Central
Labor union of Macon lie nas (Tone
much to make this union one oT T
most prosperous and best organize
in the state. The friends of Mr. Ki 1-
liurn in the (TTueront unions of m
state are Urging hTm for the pres!
deney of the state federation and if
chosen president, he will ably am.
faithfully discharge the duties of tli
position.
Mr. Kilburn represents Bibi> county
in tin legislature and he is standing
for re-election Labor has never had
a more earnest advocate of its into
ests in the legislature titan Mr. ~"
burn.
Mrs. Celeste Clay Dead.
Huntsville, Ala., March 19. —Mrs.
Celeste Clay, a prominent Daughter
of the Confederacy, died here this
morning from an attack of pneumonic
MAY HAVE
NO FRUIT
PROBABLE THAT THE COLD
HAS DONE CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE.
Will we have any unit in south
Georgia Ibis year?
That is the question thousands are
asking and which various persons are
variously answering.
Monday’s cold may have caused
some damage to blooming peach, pear
arid plum trees, but. it is not thought
that the temperature fell low enougu
to produce, in itself, any serious
damage. The trees had been in
their spring garb for a sufficient
length of time to enable the blooms to
pass from the lender stage of their
(irst existence, and it, is believed that
they were quite tough enough to
withstand last night's mild freeze.
But there is another factor which
must he taken into consideration In
figuring on the prospects of a fruit
crop, and that is the severe rains of
a few jlays ago.
Fruit men are of the opinion that
the steady downpours of Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday last came just at
a time when great damage to peach
and pear prospects was inevitable.
They believe that the pollen was
washed from all blossoms, and that
therefore a fruit crop is impossible.
The pollen is the yellow dust we
see deep down in the anther of a
blossom. It is the fecundating tde
ment in plant life, and is thrown out
jot' one bloom to lloat. through the air
| and settle In another Without it, a
blossom will never produce fruit or
I seed.
j It Is argued, and not without reason
j that the recent, hard and continued
rains robbed all fruit blooms of the
pollen, and that we will therefore have
no fruit in this section this year. Of
course, it. will require some time to
determine just how well grounded
these fears are, but that they have
some foundation in fact is not to be
doubted. Lelus hope, however, that
the case is net as had as many per
sons fear.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DEMOCRATS TO
MAKE A FIGHT
REPUBLICANS SEEM DETER
MINED TO BACK UP CRUMP
BACKER SECTIONAL BILL. j
DEMOCRATS DETERMINED TO DE
FEAT THE PROPOSED MEAS
URE, IF POSSIBLE.
Washington, March 19. —Since the
republican leaders have determined to
force through the Crumpacker resolu
tion for an investigation of the suf
frage question as its affects the south
ern representation in the house, it has
become clearly evident that this move
of the majority means a repetition <
the old Force bill light and a revival
of the sectional oitierness of recon
struction days.
The supporters ot the measure have
made no concealment ot their desire
to utilize, it tor purely partisan ends,
l’his is particularly true of certain
western representatives, who seek to
solidify the negro voters in their dis
trict. Conservative reublicans, such
as Cannon, at first arrayed themselves
stoutly against any such legislation,
and the speaker himselt took but a
perfunctory interest in tlie proposition
and only ceased when a policy of con
ciliation became necessary on ac
count of the row over the Cuban
tariff.
The democrats will light the reso
lution vigorously, beginning with the
presentation ot the rule of the house,
t'liey believe that if so radical a step
at mice taken themajority will not
Hesitate to go even to greater ex
tremes to insure control of the house
in the next congress. The democrats
will probably consider their plan of
action in caucus tomorrow night, and
it is said they may agree to stop the
regular procedure ot tlie house by
filiibustering.
Tne sudden change in the attitude
of the republicans toward this resolu
tion is regarded as full of significance,
coining as it does at a time when tlie
prospects ot the democrats electing
Uie n xt house are aamtt'e.TTy bright
THEY OBJECT TO COBB.
Anti-Dispensary Folk of Rome Would
Disqualify Him.
Rome, Ga., March 19.—it is prob
able that the anti-dispensary people
who are seek.ng to have the recent
act of the legislature declared void for
Floyd county before the supreme
court will ask that Justice Gobi) he
declared disqualified in the case. It
is rumored the point will be made that
Judge Cobh in a letter to parties in
Rome during the campaign expressed
a desire to see the dispensary law go
into eifect and that he was strongly
in favor of dispensaries over the
state in wet counties. It is alleged
that these letters of Justice Cobb
played an important part in the cam
paign and had much to do with tlie
victory at the polls lor the dispensary
side.
Memorial Bridge Appropriation.
Washington, March 19. —Senator
Martin, of Virginia, today introduced
an amendment to the sundry civil ap
propriation bill providing for the con
struction of a memorial bridge across
the Potomac liver at Washington and
appropriating $190,000 for the purpose
of beginning operations.
Victory for Rebels.
Washington, March 39.—Secretary
i.ong has received the following tele
gram Horn Commander Rodgers, or
the gunboat Marietta, dated Colon,
yesterday: "Liberal army lias gained
a victory. Rebels have possession of
the country west of Panama, lighting
expected on the isthmus."
Manly Offered Place.
Washington, March 19.—Joseph H.
Manly, of Augusta, Maine, the Maine
member of the republican national
committee, is being pressed by the ad
ministration to accept the office of
first assistant postmaster general, but
it is not yet known whether Mr. Manly
will accept.