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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 151. MASONS TO HAVE A BIG MEETING CONVENTNON TO BE HELD IN ROME IN EARLY PART OF MAY WILL BE A BIG GATHERING OF MASONS. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS OF HALF A DOZEN STATES WILL BE PRES ENT—BRILLIANT PROGRAM BE ING ARR,..,GED. Home, <• a.. March 22. —The seventh district convention of Georgia Masons will assemble In the city of Rome on May 7. Every lodge in the district will be represented, and this conven tion will, without doubt, be the most 'largely attended and the most import ant in its results that has ever as sembled in Georgia. The mgnt of May 7 will be ladies' night Hundreds of the fairest ladies of Georgia and Alabama w ill crowd the beautiful hall of Cherokee lodge on that night. There will be music, ad dresses, a stereopticon display and a banquet. On the night of May 8 there will assemble in Rome the largest Masonic gathering ever known in Georgia un der tile auspices of Cherokee lodge, No. lib. More than a thousand Ma sons will be present, including the grand officers of Georgia and Alabama and probably those of Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi and South Caro lina, together with other distinguished Masons. There will be work in the third degree by Grand Master Max Meyerhardt and the officers of Cher okee lodge, addresses, a special music al program and a banquet. That the affair will be the most brilliant and notable Masonic event of many years is already assured. All the railroads in Georgia and Alabama will give rates of one and one-third fare for this occasion. Grand Commander E. A. Cutts, of the grand commandery Knights Tern plain of Georgia, will make his annual inspection of Rome commandery to morrow night. The Order of the Temple will be coni erred in the evening and an ele gant banquet will follow. Mr. Cutts, besides receiving a royal welcome from the Knights Templars, will be a guest of additional honor by i eason of the fact tnat he is an old Homan and was formerly engaged in business for years. PRINCE HENRY IS GRATEFUL. For the Hospitality Shown Him While in United States. Berlin. March 22—Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, has sent a telegram to Secretary John H. Jacobson as charge de affairs here in the absence OI Andrew 1). Whit -, the American ambassador in whicli the prince says: ' I pray you to accept for yourself and tne members of the American cm bassy my very best thanks for niv we|. come on my return from the United States. I shall never forget the cordial and splendid hospitality 1 met with in your country or the kindness shown me by tile American people.” SPEER DISMISSED~Th7E~PLEA. Judge's Decision Considered Blow at Savannah Officials. Savannah, Ga., March 22.—Judge Emory Speer, oi the United Slates district court, closed the term of his court here by giving the Mayor and al tiermen of ..avannah a blow. They had entered a plea of Jurisdiction to rile injune. ,on suit, brought by Gas ton street property owners, against Hie paving of that street with vitrified brick. The judge dismissed the plea, holding tnat his court has jurisdiction. The case will be tried on its merits next Mil. but Savannah lawyers de clare that Judge Speer has practically deemed it against the city already, as his decision upon the plea has clearly shown. Mayor Myers was asked today what he tuought ot Judge Speer's decision, and nis reply was that he thought that there were very few cases over which Judge opeer would not claim jurisdfc tion. Special sale of silks, worth 50c. per yard, at 39c. on Monday, and Tuesday at Hellers. SHOULD RAISE OUR OWN STOCK. Colonel Wade Addresses Students of the University. Athens, Ga,. March 22. —Colonel E. I. Wade, of Atlanta, industrial agent of the Southern railway, addressed the agricultural and senior classes yesterday morning, on the subject of stock raising. He called attention to the need of this industry in the state of Georgia, quoting statistics showing that the state pays out each year $25,- 000,000 to other parts of the union for stock. He explained how easy it is for the farmers to take up this work and to make a success of it. helping botlh the state and themselves, urging them to look into tins and when they have (leaded to lake it up to go to work at it in a scientific, practical way, not treading in the footsteps of the past. ln ending he said that though lie did r not disapprove of the course of the university in sending out bright, bril liant men. intellectual leaders of the people, into the world, still, he would like to see, side by side with them, men equally interested in the indus trial and agricultural work of tile state. Refused Registration. Decatur, Ala., March 22.—Some'™ the prominent and well-to-do negroes who were refused registration under the new constitution by th registrars of the county, have employed counsel to contest it in the United States courts. Among the ones having done so is Dr. W. R. Sterrs, who is a grad uate of (lie University of Michigan and highly regarded by his white friends. Many prominent and conserv ative democrats have protested with the registrars against their action, hut up to date tne protests avo had no effect The leading negroes are much wrought tip over their turn down. H. V. Cashin, receiver of pub lic moneys, appointed by President McKinley, was also refused registra tion. PASSED THE HOUSE BILL GIVING COL. GOODYEAR $45, 000 WENT THROUGH WITH OUT OPPOSITION. A sppecial from Washington yester day says: The river and harbor bill contains an item of $45,000 for Col C. P. Good year of Brunswick, in payment lor valuable results obtained by his op erations on the outer bar. There was some tear that when this item got De fore the house it would be objected to, as some enemies of Col. Goodyear outside of congress have been doing their utmost to enlist the assistance of different representatives in oitfio sition to the appropriation. These ef forts nave ail failed, however, and the appropriation went through without opposition. As the senate adopted the item when the last river and harbor bill was under consideration, it is eer tain that the action of the house this year will he approved by that body. This Is a conspicuous act of justice to Col. Goodyear and one that will be approved by everybody familiar with tae work none at Brunswick. FULL MOON TONIGHT. This is the Period so Much Dreaded by Fruit Men and Farmers. Tne full moon period, to which the fruit growers and agriculturists look with so much dread and apprehension each year at or near Easter, begins tonight. The scientists and the weather Im aeau liave 'lone their part to destroy the oid superstition that u.e moon has no thing to Jo with front or cold weather, hut the old-timers say lb y can sleep better after the full moon period around ..aster is past. Condition of Cecil K odes. Capetown, March 22,-Tlie weather lieie is cooler and It is raining. Last night Cecil Rhodes was lueathing bet ter and took nourishment, but his heart, was weaker. /vccoimngA to the latest report, issued at midnig/it last night, the patient was restless and de cidedly weaker. Michigan Men to Fight Cuba. Washington, March 22.—The repub lican members of the Michigan dele gation held another conference today on the Cuban reciprocity proposition. 1 he two Michigan senators, McMillan and Burrows, also being in attendance Asa result of t day's meeting it was stated that the Michigan men would oppose the bill in the house and cast their votes against its passage. BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1902. FOUND DEAD NEAR EVERETT DISCOVERY OF BODY OF PROMIN NT CITIZEN OF NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J., INA SMALL POND YESTERDAY IS A MYSTERY—BOY ALSO THOUGHT TO BE DROWNED ALTHOUGH HIS BODY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND—BODY BROUGHT TO THIS CITY. Tlie body of Richard Albrecht, pro prietor of the Windsor hotel, New Brunswick, N. J„ was found in a small pond of water on the Seaboard Air l.ine, between Everett City and Thal niann yesterday afternoon by Engineer Wilson and Conductor Dodson, of freight train No. It. The body was found at the end of trestle 79, and from all appearances the man had been dead for about between one and two days. The oody was fished out and carried to Everett City and brought to Bruns wick last night and turned over to Un dertaker Moore, who embalmed and prepared it for shipment. A telegram was sent to the Windsor hotel in New Brunswick by Agent Rooney, at Everett, as follows: "Body of Richard Albrecht found about hau mile from my station lying in water. Supposed he was drowned. What shall i do with remains?” 'the following reply was received, signed by Airs. Albrecht: "Please hold body of Richard Al breent and please locate son. Agent Rooney then telephoned Cor oner Jennings, who went to Everett, summoned a jury and began investi gation oi the case. Although some facts were brought out the finding of (lie mans body is still very much a. mystery and there is something very peculiar about the case. It was learned that Albrecht bought a ticket from Savannah to Brunswick on or about March 14. When ho reach ed i’halmann and found that he was coming to this city, lie refused to get on tlie train, saying that he thought he ha t purenased a ticket to New BrunswicK, N. J. i he man was accompanied by a boy about ij or 13 years of age, and what lias him is not known. The agent at Thalmann asked the man and l'y to come inside Up. office as it was cold and raining, but lie refused, say ing lie had not been treated right. He said he cared nothing about himself, l"t did not like to have the boy treat <‘d in any such manner. The agent -said the man seemed worried and was very nervous. He stood around the station tor a lew minutes and then took me boy and walked off in the at rectlon of Everett. He was not seen any more until his dead body was louiul yesterday, „ n ]y once hy a sec tion hand, who saw him and the boy walking on the railroad the same af ternoon that he left Thalmann It is a mystery where they were from that "ne, as all appearances indicate that 1,8,1 not ‘> p en dead over a day or two. In ...a pants pocket was found In the other pockets of his eoat and overcoat was found a hill of . t 0 U) “ al,ovp named hotel, a bank whirl, was balanced on Febru a,y 20 an<l showed his account over- many distinguihed visitors. Win Attend the Sugarcane and v.aE sava Convention. ■Many prominent people will be in " I ' , : ,WW,, - K at th * ”ing sugarcane , ‘ ‘■ a “ Kava convention, which will *' held on April 12. Among them will ><• Secretary Wilson, of the national 1 partment of agriculture; Dr Wiley < !"cf chemist of the department of ag’ ID D line. Prof. Wilson l>. Moore, chief lie weather bureau; Prof. W C Stubbs, director of the Louisiana' ex perinicnt station, Capt. D. G. Purse president of the Savannah board of -ado; Col. ~ C. Wade, of the Indus wav T ° f th<> S °t>ern rail way. and a number of others. ' 01. (.. p. Goodyear, president of “T ( f m an “ Cas ava association, is alieady hard at work to get a large (ndarice and the convention prom f*es to h< ‘ a y ery successful one. After the Religious Orders. Madrid, March 22,-The minister of the interior. Senor Moret, has request- Die minister of justice, Senor Mon tclia, to ascertain immediately what, religious orders have not yet complied with the registration decree of Sep tember IB ft),,,. This request was made with a view of enforcing the ’lm ree closing the house* of tne or- drawn ten cents. Since that date he had made several deposits, in all amounting to between S4OO and SSOO. In his overcoat pockets was found a pair of ladies gloves, a pair of gen tleman's gloves, one boy’s waist, new, another waisi which nail been worn and a pair of hoy's pants, while a pair of boy's stockings covered the money in his pants pocket. What has become of the boy is mys tifying. It. may be that he was also drowned, and his body drifted some distance away. No one has seen him pass either at Everett or Thalmann since he was seen walking on tne track on March 14. It is thought that the boy probable fell off the trestle and the man endeavored to rescue him and they were both drowned. Several telegrams were received in the city from New Brunswick last night, and they all asked particularly about the boy. One received from the Home-News, a newspaper of that city, said: “Have you any clue to tne boy sup posed to be with Richard Albrecht found dead today? Did Albrecht com mit suicide or how did he die?" In the telegram front the wife of Albrecht she asked that efforts he made to locate the boy. The fact that the man had a num ber of legal papers in his pockets would indicate that he left home on account of family indifferences. Where lie was before leaving Savannah is not known, or neither is it known when he left New Brunswick. | Coroner Jennings and the jury will go up to Everett tomorrow morning and do everything possible to obtain | some more facts about the case. ’ Agent Rooney said to a News report er last Alight that ne had n man who would search the river today for the body of toe boy, and if he was drown ed the body will doubtless be found, as the water is shallow and the body could not have drifted very far away as a wire fence crosses the water a few yards from the bridge. When the body of Albrecht was found he was laying on his right side, with his hands clasped to a bush. The body was seen at Undertaker’s Moore’s by the reporter last night. The man was of rather heavy build, with a small mustache; he was neat ly dressed and in no way disfigured. It is not thought that he was mur dered by anyone, as no marks were found on nis body, and had he been murdered for that purpose the money would have benn gone. Tlie body has been prepared for shipment and Undertaker Moore is awaiting further information from New Brunswick, as the telegram from his wife said to hold the body and she may he on tlie way to this city. The body was identified by a neat card of the Windsor hotel and the name on the bank book. SPECIAL REVIVAL SERVICES. Afternoon and Night Services at the Presbyterian Church. Itev. W. F. Hollingsworth, pastor of ttie Presbyterian church will begin special revival services today to con tinue ail oi this week. He will lie as sisted uy Rev. Dr. Smith, recently of Kentucky, wlio will arrive tomorrow, and will preach tomorrow night. Beginning Tuesday, an afternoon service will be held each day at 3:30. Night services will begin at. 7:30, and a special song service will be a feature each night . All Christian people of other churches are asked to co-op erate, and are cordially invited to all the services. A special invitation is extended to a., men. Dr. Smith is n great singer himself, and the music will be especially attractive. Millions Threatened by Flood. Bangor, Me., March 22.—F100d news of an alarming nature comes tonight from the Aroostoek, Machias and Union rivers. On the Aroostook it is reported that the new mill of the Ashland Manufacturing company at Ashland and 30,000,000 feet of logs are in danger of being carried out. Should this occur the loss will lie from $300,- 000 to $400,000. NOT SO HEAVY AS THOUGHT. Losses by Athens Fire Will Be About SIOO 000. Athens, Ga., March 22. —The losses in the Rucker compress fire will not reach $156,000, as at first stated, but will be about SIOO,OOO. It has been found that Holst & Cos., lost only 110 bales, when it was first reported as 450. Billups Phinizy's loss is 100 less than first reported. The compress machinery as not ruined and can be in a large measure saved. An'expert salvage man now on the grounds thinks the salvage in the burnt cotton will amount to about 25 per cent. All of tliis goes to show how magnificent a fight was made hy Chief M( Dorman and his fire laddies, aided hy the citizens. All night long the fire department played water on the burning cotton and all day today it has been drench ed. There are still some evidences of fire in the debris. Just as soon as the losses are ad justed steps will be taken to rebuild the compress. GRIGGS TO BE CHAIRMAN Looks as If He Will Be Choice of Democrats at Next meeting. Washington. March 22.—The discus sion of the chairmanship of the demo cratic congressional campaign com mittee continues, with Judge Griggs, ot Georgia, the most prominent fig ure. There has been a well defined ef fort to secure the election of former Congressman Ben Cable of Illinois, but it is announced today that while Cable will be associated with the com mittee in its work, Judge Griggs will be elected chairman at the commit tee's next meeting. Senator Clay, will, when the bill gets beiore tlie commerce committee, of wh.ch lie is a member, endeavor to secure some substantial increases in tne Georgia appropriations. ONTO BIRMINGHAM WORK OF LAYING RAILS OVER THE B. A B. WAS RESUMED YESTERDAY. A large loree of hands were put to work yesterday near Thalmann on the ..Brunswick and Birmingham railroad and work will he pushed as rapidly as possible. There is enough rail on hand ai present to complete the road so that it will connect with the Offerman A Western, which was recently pur chased by die Brunswick and Birming ham. Vv nen til connection is com piled trains will 1 at once be run to Nichols, in Coffee county, and the Inis mess oi the mail will he greatly in creased. Work will not stop there, however, not even for a day. and lie old cry oi “On to Birmingham" will be tlie slogan ol the promoters until trains are in op. oration between the great Alabama metrono.i?! and this best seaport on the South Atlantic. A DEATH AT BLADEN. Mr. Thomas D. Howe Passed Away Several Days Ago. Mr. Thomas I). Howe, a well knowTi ( citisen of Glynn county, passed away several days ago at his some near Mr. Howe was 83 years of ,age ano was the son of Robert Howe, one of the early sei.lers in this section f the country, who came here from England. j Mr. Howe died of throat affection. Ilis remains were interred at Morlngo cemetery, in this county. | Removing Indecent Signs. i Eliaitanooga, Tenn., March 22 Mayor Chambliss today declared war on indecent signs on billboards about the city He will order the chief of police to have them removed at once and will prosecute those responsible lor their posting if the offense is re peated. j o| y"iP'a Going to West Indies. I Newport News. Va., March 22.—The cruiser Olympia, formerly Admiral Dewey’s flagship, will sail Wednesday lor the West indies, where sue will join the North Atlantic squadron. .She will coal at Newport News tomorrow and Monday, filling all of her reserve hunkers. •Special sale of mattings, on Monday and Tuesday at ,1. H. Heller & Bio’s. See circular. PRICE FIVE CENTS SHE MASKED EMIL HER DEATH WOMAN MASQUERADED AS A HUSBAND UNTIL DEATH RE VEALED HER LONG KEPT SE SCRET. TRUTH WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL THE CORPS WERE BEING PREPARED FOR BURIAL—TRUE WIFE SAID NOTHING. Richmond, Va.. March 22: —After living for thirty-five years as a hus band aim head of a family, the death of George Green, at Bittrieks, Chester field county, this morning revealed the fact that the supposed man was a woman. Had not strangers prepared the body for the grave, the strange secret would never have been known. Green was 12 years of age, having come lo this country from England when a child. He or she resided first in Canada, then in New York, and next in Warlord, Pa., where, thirty-odd years ago, he married Mrs. John Bid dles. Green accumulated some mon ey and a number of years ago went to live near Raleigh, N. C., where lie purchased a large cotton plantation. Only a few months ago the family came to Chesterfield, the man-woman being then dying ot dropsy. When in health Green weighed more than two hundred pounds, and present ed the appearance of a robust, hearty man, except for an almost total ab sence of beard, and a slight shrillness ot voice For thirty-five years the wife faiiiifully kept the secret, blit after the death of her consort, said she did not care who knew it. It is said that Green assumed the attire of a man soon alter becoming of age, thinking that thereby it would be more easy to achieve ;siccess in America. CARD FROM COL. DART. Something About the Possibilities of This City for the Iron Business. Editor News: Col. Machen in his interview ro gaiding the ac< essability of Bruns wick to Cuba, and its iron production, yet in its infancy, could have included others of the Windward and Leeward islands almost at our door, it may appear strange to the average reader, yet it is a fact, that upon one of these islands, washed on tne west by the Camblin sea, on the east by the At lantic for miles upon its eastern shore the linest iron ore in particles is washed up by every incoming tide. It often reaches to theheight oi 1 1-2 feet (the normal rise and fall of the tide) and has, by expert analysis, shown a percentage of 88 per cent, of pure iron. Where it comes from is a debatable question, i sp al; from experience, and have watched every incoming wave land its rich treasure upon the sands of the shore, have seen 5(1 tons taken from a small place, anil in twenty four hours its loss could not lie per ceived, as more was brought up to till the space. Of course, special fur naces would have to be used on ac count of its being in small particles, not larger than coarse beach sand, f think there are one or two such fur naces 'now in the United States, am not positive as to their location, per haps ( 01. Machen and his associates nail this class of iron in view when they applied for a charter. Be that as it may I am satisfied Col. Machen lias very nearly carried out former promises made to our people, and it would scarcely lie expected he would iaii in thus. With tne Danish West in dies now the property of the United States, with the magifleent harbor at St. Thomas, which for years was the coal port for mostly all vessels seeking charters, or securing orders, what un der the grinding hands ot such far seeing men as Col. Machen ami his colaborers raigln be the coming possi bilities of Brunswick. Let us eaeh and every one hold up their hands, put our shoulders to the wheel, and with a hearty push and a strong push, help them climb the hill, for the pros perity of our loved city. Jacob E. Dart, Ex-Consul to Guadalope, F. W. I. 15 per cent, off on all clothing and nlioes on Monday and Tuesday at llel lei's,