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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 150. WILL RETIRE GENERAL MILES ROOSEVELT AND HIS CABINET HELD A LENGTHY CONFERENCE YESTERDAY AND DISCUSSED THE MATTER. THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ROOT GREATLY DISPROVED GENERAL MILES’ ALLEGED OF FENSE. Washington, March 21. — (Special ) President Roosevelt and his cabinet held a long conference this afternoon, and discussed at length the matter of retiring General Miles. The, president and Secretary Root great.l'y disproved Miles’ alleged of fense of criticising the army oiganiza tion hid before the senate committee, and it is sa..i the president seconded Root's suggestion to retire General Miles. it is announced that President Roosevelt will postpone action on the matter until he goes carefully over the official copy of the testimony given by Miles before the senate com mittee. If the president is then sat isfied that Miles made the statements which have been recited to him, ho will retire the head ot the army under the statute for age or under the law providing that an army officer may he retired alter forty-five years’ service. What General Miles Said. In his statement before the com mittee General Miles said that if tho hill introduced by Senator Hawley at tne instance of the war department tor the organization ot a general staff for the army should become a law he would decline to longer hold his com mission. Tile reason ho gave for the state ment is that the hill is utterly sub versive of the interests of the military estaijffs'nmeat and he said that he would not be a party to such a pro ceeding to tho extent even of contin uing to hold his place. The portio of the hill to which he directed his especial criticism is that contained in section 7, reading as fol lows: That from uud after the passage of this act the senior general officer ol tile army shall be assigned to com mand such portion of the army as the president may direct or be de tailed to duty in the general staff corps. All duties prescribed by law for the commanding general of tne army shall be performed by the eiaei of general stair or other general of fii • r designated by the secretary of war. Provided, That so long as the present lieutenant general of the army continues on the active list he shall be the chief of the general staff am upon c.e separation from active serv ice of the said lieutenant general of th army, said officer, except as here in provided, shall cease and determine. General Miles said that if this pro vision should become a law it would have tiie effect of destroying the unity ot the army ana he read numerous au thorities, Including Napoleon, Wash ington, Cass and Grant to show the necessity of having me head to the .army and of controlling authority. His own experience and observation had, lie said, had the effect of confirming l.icse views and he gave an illustra tion of its beneficial effect in time of emergency, instancing the beginning of the war with Spain. PICKED UP A PURSE. And In It He Saw All Kinds of Green backs. Elsewhere in this issue appears an advertisement of money found. The aJ, was handed in by Mr. M. A. Baker, Jr., the well known proprietor of the t opper shops. Mr. Baker would not tell the re porter the amount contained in the purpose, but from what he said" there -vas no doubt a large amount in it. He will return the money*to the owner if properly described, other wise, be will place it to his ; hank ac count. the law avenges murder. George Gordin, Lolored, Died at ;a> mond. Miss., Yesterday Jackson, Miss.. March '2l—George Gordin, a negro, was hanged at Kay mond today for the murder of his wife. * I The trap was sprung by Sheriff Har -1 ding, and about fifteen minutes later ) the negro was declared dead and the ; laxly cut down, 'me execution was private, and witnessed only by a few persons. The murder for which Gordin paid the death penalty was one of unusual coldbloodedness and atreity. In the presence of his four little children he beat ills wife into insensibility with a club, stamped her face into an unrec ognizable mass, and then mutilated the body in the most horrible man ner. When placed on trial lie attempted no defense, and seemed to take an especial pride in the fiendishness of the crime. CHILD BOILED BY FATHER. Help.ess lefjnt Placed ir, Vessel nod Cooked to Death. Toivoka, (la., March 21.—There was an occurrence near here of a strange kind yesterday morning, and very brutal. Jim Swinney, a big in gro, got tired of supporting his family, and put a large tin tub of water on a fire he built out in the yard, an 1 when the water was steaming he put the young est ot his ten children into it. He threw a big handful of red pep per into the boiling water and stirred it up until the child was dead. Swinney had tied three of his little children, but the others became scared and, with his wife, ran away. After the first child was dead Swinney took if. out of the water and put another child in. Just at this time he was frightened by neighbors who came running up, being told by the children who had run what their father was doing. When Swinney saw the men coming, he made for the woods, but he was caught and, although some were in favor of lynching, others said let him be taken to jail to be tried by the law. He was tueu delivered To Haliff Roper and lodged in jail. The other child was taken from the boihiig water, out died in about an hour in great pain. TWO MEN SHOO I AT CHILDREN. Chaige Made Against White Fellows In Rome. Rome, Oa., March 21. —1.. King and George King, two white men claiming Calhoun as their home, were arrested here.this morning charged with shoot ing at a crowd of school children while the luLier were on their way to Jiiek ork Grove school hoiiSe, near Rome. It seems that some playful taunt from one of the children enraged one of the men, who pulled out nis pistol and commenced shooting in the direc tion of the children. No one was hurt, but a handsome pointer dog belong ing to one of the boys was Killed. The two men were arrested and brought to Rome. They have given bond for future appearance in court to answer the charges as stated. WILL BE REAPPOINTED. No Need for Haste in Matter of Geoi gia Coilectorship. A special from Washington says: Georgians are in receipt of many in quiries concerning the delay in an nouncing appointment's in the Savan nah and Brunswick eolleetorships and the office of the survey of customs in Atlanta. The terms of aii these offi cials have expired, ‘t is stated at the "■‘Be ho isc that ihe only reason for the delay is that more pressing mat ters are jccupvlng Hie attention of the president. There is no doubt of the reappointment oi Collector Dunn at Brunswick, Collector Deveaux at Sa vanna.i, and the probabilities point to the re-app< ilUnient of the incumbent in Hie .• Manta to: vt..'r>.-hip. Speak, r of the house ].title, of Co lumbus, passed through Washington today on Vm: way to New York. Solicitor Gtneral Osborne of Savan nab, and President Egan, of (he Cen tral of Georgia Railway, are here on business relating to legislation, an torizing the constiuctiora of a bridge at Savannah. WILL BE A BUSY WEEK. Easter Comes on Next Sunday and Merchants Look for Big Business. Next, week will probably be a very one, as Easter cornea on Sunday, March 30, and everyboly will be busy purchasing their Easter “outfit.”’ A great many of the ladies, of course, already 'nave their dresses bought and made, wnile the men, as usual, will wait until the last minute to purchase .their suits. i 4 The merchants ail have a very pret ty stock of Easter goods to select from (this season, and they all expect a big I business next week. BRUNSWICK. GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1902. IMPORTANT TO THE VETERANS CIRCULAR LETTER ISSUED RELA TIVE TO THE GATHERING IN DALLAS. HOSPITABLE TEXAS CITY EX TENDS A WARM WELCOME TO ALL WHO ATTEND. The committee in charge of the Confederate reunion sends out the following: To U. C. V. Camps, tho Camps of Sons and all whom it may concern: The Texas Reunion Association, hav ing in charge the arrangements for the Confederate reunion, to be held in the city of Dallas, Texas, April 22, 23, 24 and 25, sends you this greeting. The railroad rates from all parts outside of Texas are one cent a mile for the distance traveled that is, each way to and front Dallas. From points in Texas the rates are one fare up to 100 miles. All one cent mile each way for distance above 100 miles to $3, the 100 mile fare, and you have ttie rate'. For instance, for 200 miles, $3 for 100 miles and $2 for the next 100 miles, makes $5, and so on. We will establish an encampment at our lair grounds-—where the reunion will be held—in the edge of the city, where in tents and in buildings on the grounds we will lodge, and also f<;ed. free of cost, every Confederate sol dier, whether rich or poor, who will go there. They will he the honored guests of the city of Dallas and the state of Texas. Otir tables will be landed with the best that Texas ut lords and that money can buy. The last day for dinner we will serve bar hecued buffalo meat the only buffaloes llvin 1 - - menageries and public and private parks. Idle reunion will open at 10 o’clock on t..e morning of April 22 and will close at 4 o'clock on the af ternoon of April 25. We will have various entertainments for everybody, tin- old and the young, Interesting and amusing, that will make the hours pleasant by day and by night—enjoyable diversions from the routine of business, the ruin its cent mats of 1 war times” and re juvenescence of the memories of the I olden, golden days of our youth. | Among these will be a parade by the I Kaliphs a famous order of this city -most resplendent pageant, a scene rivaling in brilliancy and beauty even that, of The Field of the Cloth of Gold,’ or the mighty gatherings in the chivalric age of armored knights for the tournament, where lances were shivered and blows of sword and aee fell heavily in the fray, and all for a fair woman’s smile. This will be on tile nigltt of the 23d. Trie next, night the Kaliphs will give a magnificent ball, clad in their wondrous costumes glistening with the sheen of gold and terns, and crown the Queen of the Kaliphate. The Sons of Confederate Veterans will also give a grand ball. To all entertainments the Confederate ->0,..,er nas the entre. Dallas ami Texas invite you all to come—fathers ami mothers, sons and laughters and grandchildren. Their portals will lie unclosed. A eordial greeting, a heartfelt welcome awaits you. Evf ryoody in our great city and within the broad limits of our state expects you. Their hearts and their homes are wide open and only cordial ity and iovc and good fellowship shall be yours. With every fiber of our being thrilling with joyous antic ipations, we bid you come! We have established a bureau of 1 information, of w,„eh John W. Worley, I 373 Commerce street, is chairman] i lb is arranging for accommodations , for every visitor who may desire . them. We request that each confed- 1 erate camp and camp of Sons of Vet-1 erants correspond with Pirn as soon as possible, and arrange ior lodging or board and lodging, giving the num ber of persons who may desire same and the price they are willing to pay. Prices range for lodging from 50 cents to $2. and for board and lodging from $l5O to $5 per day. it being un derstood that here, as at. all reunions, two or more persons will lodge in a room, this being necessary to accom modate the throng. Camps of veterans are requested to notify the secretary, Charles C. Mar tin. No. 247 Main street, as soon as possible, how many delegates will be sent and how many other members will attend, and how many are willing to go into the encampment. Visitors to the reunion, who desire, can have their tickets extended to Wav 15, depositing R ame and paying SO cents. Excursion rates over Texas will not he exceeding one and ono tlurd I are for the round trip to and from Dallas. r , C. C. SLAUGHTER, Tres. Texas State Bunion Association. f-. D. MARTIN, Secretary. THE REVISED 8 U,(MICE PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH COUN CIL GIVES ROAD PERMISSION TO LAY TRACK. IS OF INTEREST TO EVERY CITI ZEN—WHAT STREETS NEW ROAD WILL CROSS. Following is tho ordinance granting the Brunswick and Birmingham per mission to lay track in the northern portion of the city: An ordinance granting the Brunswick apd Uirmingain Railroad Company the right to lay tracks on certain streets in the city of Brunswick, and for other purposes. Be it, and is hereby ordained by the Mayor and aldermen of the city of Brunswick lit council duly assem bled, That the. Brunswick and Bir mingham Railroad Company shall have the right to lay and construct a track from the southern end of F street, at or near its intersection with the western side of Oglethorpe street, thence, in a northerly direc tion, across F street and across the extension of Oglethorpe street, and thence along the east side of V street, as near as practicable to the track of the Brunswick and Western railroad company to A street, and thence along A street in a northerly • I pns o ueaAvjoq puod ti oj 'uoipio.ttp streets, and them e in a northeasterly direction, on a curve, to Q street, and thence along Q street to Wolf street, and thence In a northeasterly direc tion across Cot bra.ii avenue, and the track of the Southern Railway Com- I >;**ry to a point of conn* "tlon with o.nnewick ami Bir mingham raiload. as now constnu-u-u along said Cochran avenue. Section 2. —Be it further ordained by Ine authority aforesaid, that wherever said track is laid along any of said public streets, the top of the tails shall be laid flush with the grade of said streets. Sec, 3.—Be it further ordained by tho authority aforesaid, That such track be laid ns near as practicable to the track of the Brunswick and West- Jcrn Railroad Company along A I street, and between the track of the latter company and the cast side of said street. Sec. 4.—Be it further ordained by tli authority aforesaid, That should it become necessary to widen said /i street on the east side between I, and O streets to the extent of the space occupied by the track of the said Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad Company as it sliao lie laid on said street then the said Bruns wick and Birmingham Railroad Com pany snail pay tin* cost and expense of so widening said street within said limits; and should said railroad company be unable to purchase from the owners of the abutting property sufficient of said lands so to widen said street at and for a reasonable price, and should it become necessary for the Mayor and council to con demn said lands for the purpose ot so widening said street, then the said | railroad company shall pay such con jdemnation price and all expenditures of every character incurred by said | Mayor and council in and about the making of any such condemnation and ■save the city harmless in the matter of so widening 'said street. It is understood that it will not be necessary so to widen sai 1 street if the track of said Brunswick and Western Railroad Company with in said limits is moved westward so as to make the same straight along said street, or at least moved west ward to the extent of the space that would nave to be occupied by the track of the Brunswick and Birming ham Railroad Company between I> and O streets. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That said Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad Company shall make deliveries of freights in carload lots, without ex tra cuarge, to any persons who may be permitted, at their expense, to make side-track connection with such line of iai!road on any of said streets, within a distance of five hundred feet from the main line, and if over five hundred feet, then suen deliveries must be made for a charge not to ex ceed $2 per car or such switch charge as may he at any time hereafter fixed and established by the said Mayor and council: provided such freights are transporter or are to be transported over the line of said Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad Company. And said Bruns wick and Birmingham Railroad Com pany shall switch and deliver to and receive from such persons any cars of freight transported or to be trans ported over the tine of any other rail road company entering said city or which may hereafter be constructed and operated in said city, at the switch service hereinbefore stated. See. 6.—Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That said railroad company shall permit any shipper doing business on the water front of said city, or any other person or dealer who has a place of business located within five hundred feet of such main line, to construct a side track, oi the same guage as said main line, from such place of business with out. expense to said railroad company, and to connect the same with the main line of said company, as laid on the streets of said city, provided the Mayor and council first grant such person permission to lay such side-tracks, it to be laid in whole or in part on any of the public streets of said city, provided further that no such side tracks as may be permitted by the Mayor and council under this ordinance to be laid and which side track if laid to a connection with the tracks of the said Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad Company wouiu cross the tracks of any other railroad company shall he laid across the tracks of such other railroad company if the company whose tracks ‘ thus lie crossed liy said side !: .c :.s will permit its track to be poum-et.xi with such side-track and will receive either thereon or therefrom such freight as may be offered by the per son, firm or corporations controlling ilcViVer *Vile ! 'sanic"Vo Te tracks of uu said Brunswick and Birminghan Railroad Company, and do this prompt ly and in good faith at charge there for of not exceeding $2.0(1 per ear lot each car so received, transferred and delivered. Sec. 7.>—Be it further ordained. That the said Brunswick and Bir mingham Railroad Company shall not discriminate against any person do ing business within the incorporate limits of said city in favor of any other person or persons, where the circumstances and eonditons are sub stantially similar. Bee. S. —Be it further ordained That, said railroad company, its suc cessors and assigns, shall always be subject to all lawful ordinances and regulations in force or which may hereafter be enacted by tho Mayor and council, regulating and govern ing the running and operation ol trains within the limits of said city, ind the use and occupation of the streets, squares and alleys with rail road tracks. See. !. —Re it further ordained. That said railroad company shall be required to maintain safe and con venient crossings over its tracks at all street crossings. Sec. 10.- —Be it further ordained. That said railroad company Is hereby authorized to lower the grade of the extension of Oglethorpe street, be tween the Oglethore hotel and the union passenger rir pot, and also F street, where its track crosses t'ne latter street, sufficiently to give its track leading from Y street to Ray street a proper grade; provided, that, said rilioad company shall lower said street grade at its own expense, under tin- supervision and direction of the city engineer; and provided further, that said railroad company shall be required to bear the. expense ot changing the grade on F street, be tween Newcastle and Bay streets in such manner as may be required by the said city engineer, and shall also bear the expense of putting shells or other material on said F street, be tween said points, so that the same shall be in as good condition as now. The said railroad company shall pro vide and maintain such crossing and passageway across the extension of Oglethorpe street, between the union depot and the Oglethorpe bote,, as may be required by the Mayor arm council. Provi led further that the said railroad company shall erect and Continued on page 3, PRICE FIVE CENTS CONVENTION WILL BE HELD BOARD OF TRADE DECIDES TO HAVE ANOTHER GATHERING OF CANE AND CASSAVA GROW ERS. SECRETARY WILSON, DR. WILEY AND OTHER PROMINENT SPEAK ERS WILL BE HERE AND AD DRESS THE CONVENTION. At the meeting of the board of trade yesterday morning, it was decided to have another sugarcane and cassava convention in Brunswick on Saturday, April 12, at the city hall in this city. On this lay Hog. James Wilson, sec retary of the department of agricult ure, and Dr. Wylie, chief chemist of -he department of agriculture, will lie n the city, and they and a number of other prominent men will address the convention. The ooard of trade has gotm active ly to work on the convention, an 1 it will no doubt be a successful gather ing. This wi,, be the third cane and caa -ava convention held in Brunswick luring the past year, and they have ill proved to greatly aid the cultiva tion of the two staples in this section of the state. They have caused the arums attention to be attracted to he many usages of cassava, and, as i result, that staple is being planted ! ll over the section, while a year ago. Here was not a field of it in southern Georgia. ’I lie boa I'd of trade asks the co-oper ctiou ol the muons to make this third convention a success and m-.m. "strate a> itJTG*WvgHwtfwi fcflqftr'TuiM'm'H'... he cultivation of the two staples. A number of social attain; will also >e arranged for the entertainment' of he visitors while they are in the ity. RAILROAD io HEIR TO A BABY. Lusty Infant Left to Mercies of Illinois Central. Jackson, Miss., March 21—The Illi nois Central railroad lias found itself unexpectedly in the role of custodian tn 1 guar,..an of a lutsy infant about four days old. Yesterday afternoon a prepossessing young woman who had boarded the loithbound limited train at New Or leans left the day coach at Crystal Springs, and also left bemnd a well dressed infant apparently four or five days old. 'I he child was brought to Jackson and turned over to the loral agent of the company, who returned It to Crystal Springs on the southbound train, hoping that . e mother emiM be found, but thus far she lias not been located. WHITE MAN BURNED TO DEATH. Victim of Epilepsy Dies Trying to Reach Water. Opelika. Ala., March 21.—Thomas Washington, a white man, was burned to death early yesterday morning while employed as a watchman of the Jenier Furnace Company at a washer about one mifle roin Jenifer. Washington was subject to epilepsy and had a covulsion yesterday morn ing and in some way fell upon his ■ante) n. From the way that he was lying when toun.l it seems that lie had found out that h; was on fire and had made an effort to reach a pool of water about two hundred yards -.is tant. When found he was wu..in 100 yards of the pool of water and from indications had been dead about two hours. He was burned almost beyond recognition, and is supposed to have cafjght from the exploding of the lan tern wnen he fell upon it. He leaves a widow and one child. His remains were taken in charge by the Jenifer Furnace Company anu buried. Returned From Camden. Judge Rennet Stenographer Gale. Attorneys S. C. Atkinson, H. F. Dun wody, Bolling Whitfield, D. W. Krauss, J. D. Sparks and sir. C. M. Tilton, all of whom have been attending the I Camden superior court at St. Mary's have returned to the city.