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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 152.
ROOSEVELT WILL
PRESENT THE
sworn,
MAJOR JENKINS WILL BE HON
ORED IN SPITE OF LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR TILLMAN.
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND CHAR
LESTON EXPOSITION ON
APRIL NINTH.
Columbia, S. C., March .4.—Presi
* nt’s day at the South Carolina expo
sition will be April 9, and the feature
of the day will be the presntatiou to
Major Jenkins, by Ids former chief
ot the Hough Riders, of a beautiful
sword from South Carolinians who
honor Jenkins, the son of a Confeder
ate general who died in battle, and
who alio honor the ptesident.
\\'h< ;i Lieutenant Governor Tillman
sen*, his telegram to President Roose
velt, withdrawing the invitation to
him to present a $65 sword to Jen
kins, the president was asked by those
who claimed to represent all that was
worthy and honorable in South Caro
lina, if he would present a sword to
honor to Major Jenkins Before de
riding to go to Charleston the presi
de! replied that it would give him
pleasure to participate in such a cere
mony, and again expressed his high
admiration for th gallant bearing of
the south Carolinian who was his fel
low -officer In the Ko igh Riders. It
has now been decided that President
Roosevelt will attend the exposition
April y, and the management has ar
ranged on the prograu tor tne sword
I-’-est nation.
II is probable that because of this
nature several the it and people will
visit the exposition that day who
would not otherwise have goae, and
ttiat :Pe president will have an ova
tion to make amends for what is
■very whore eoßhlared the gross dis
count! jy offered him by a state offi
dal.
A state committee will have charge
of the presentation ceremonies and
Hugh S. Thompson, of the New York
1-ife, former mn error of South Caro
lina; lias been invited and has con
sented to be the head of the eommit
t< ■ and speak for South Caroina on
Hiat day. Governor Thompson has
for years been an admirer and friend
of Roosevelt
The sword to be given Major Jen
kins vi!! cost %MU) or s"r„. R will be
purca tried with the n h.ntary, spon
tancous contributions from every part
ol South Carolina. There was no gen
cral contribution to the fund gotten
up by Colonel Tillman because of the
surrounding circumstances.
CAUGHT FOUR CRIMINALS.
Deputy Sheriff Pyles Made a Good
Haul in Jacksonville Yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Pyles left Sunday
for Jacksonville, where he went to
a mist four negroes wanted in Bruns
wick on different charges and who
b-H the city when they learned that
the authorities were after them.
fniormation was received from
Jacksonville last night to cue effect
that Mr. Pyles had been successful and
itad caught all four of the negroes and
fdaced them in jail in that city. He
will return to Brunswick this morn
ing with his criminals.
FIVE CONVICTS CREMATED.
Tried to Burn Their Way Out of
Stockade in Mississippi.
Kosciusko, Miss., March 24.—Five
county convicts made an attempt iast
night to burn their way out of prison,
burning the stockade house in which
they were confined down over their
heads, cremating themselves. They
wre ail negroes and named as fol
lows: Bob Burt, Phil Newell, Jim
Culberson, Amos Dai ford, Jim Jones.
The prisoners were let out to Robert
Campbell, county contractor, whose
farm is situated sixteen miles west o
this place, and weft all charged with
minor offenses.
Sold the Smith Stock.
Trustee C. W. Deming yesterday
sold tne bankrupt shoe stock of J. A.
Smith, it was bid in by Mr. Smith
for fiju2. There were several parties
bidding on the stock.
SHOT BY HIS GRANDFATHER.
Little Eddie Gibbes, of Savannah, Is
Wounded.
Savannah, Ga., March 24. —Little
10-year-old Eddie Gibbes, the only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Gibbes,
of Savannah, was accidentally shot
by his grandfather, E. J. Thomas,
county surveyor, this morning. Mr.
Thomas is almost frantic over the ac
cident. which bids fair to be followed
by the death of the boy.
This morning the gtr.u’father and
ttie i-o; drove to the c< in.try place
of the former, several miles from the
city. An old pistol was found in the
house and the two decided that it
would be sport to take it outside and
fire it off.
The program was carried out, ami
all but one of tjie cartridges in the
pistol were fired. The last, however,
though snapped several times, refused
to fire, and Mr. Thomas then started
to unbreach The weapon to remove the
defective cartridge.
it was then that it was discharged
and the bullet took effect in the lad's
body.
Mr. Thomas, almost crazed with
grief, made the boy aa comfortable
as possible and then drove to the city
as rapidly as possible. Dr. T. J. Charl
ton was found and with Mr. Thomas
went to the scene.
The Bby was taken to the Savanna'
hospital, where an examination dis
posed the fact that the Dali had herb
itself in the child's liver. Dr. Chari
ton announced tonight that there was
but a bare chance for recovery.
Eddie is the only son of Mr. and Mrs
Gibbes. during the day there has bee.
a great many callers at their handsome
home at "The Meadows,” where ex
pression* of sympathy have been giv
en All news of tile accident lias been
kept trem Mrs. Gibbes, J|ir fear that
its announcement might prove her
deal 1:. the is lying dangerously ill.
BOY TRAMPS KILLED BY TRAIN.
Freddie Winchester, Who is From This
City Escaped.
An Associated Press dispilch pub
lished yesterday says:
Two boys, aged 15 and 17, members
ot a party of three who were tramp
ing across the country, were run over
and horribly mangled by a train at
Ysluta. ulteen ruilow easL of here, last
night. They were asleep on the track.
I'he third boy, Freddie Winchester, of
Brunswick, Ga., escaped and states
that the name of one of his compan
ions wiAi J. J. Johnson of Abilene
I'ex. The name of the, second hoy lie
does not remember, but liis home was
in Los Angeles.”
The boy Winchester is the son of
Engineer Winchester, who resided in
this city for a number of years, lie
ran away from home several times
during the time he lived here.
AN OIL STEAMER BURNED.
Crew of the Major Barrett Supposed
to Have Been Rescued.
Charleston, Marcu 24.--~Cttpt. John
son, steamship Navahoe, from Boston,
reports that on March 22, between
ilatteras and Body's Island, he passed
steamer .Major Barrett on fire. lie
went around her, but saw no sign of
life. Two empty boats were adrift in
vicinity, which looks as if crew bad
been rescued. Sea was smooth. The
Major Barrett was an oil steamer,
home port Philadelphia, bound New
York from Sabine Pass.
HIS FOURTH WIFE, BUT
HER FIFTH HUSBAND.
Rhode Island Couple, Believing Mar
riage to Bea Success, Join Hands.
Attleboro, Mass., March 24.- —The
marriage of Mark H. Wood, former
town clerk. of Barrington, R. 1., here
today to Mrs. Elisabeth Anson, of Bar
rington Centre, K. 1., lias created con
siderable iuteiest here and in Rhode
Island. The marriage was the fourth
venture for Mr. Wood and the fifth for
his wife.
Mark H. Wood, traveling salesman
for a western house, is one of the bes
known residents of Rhode Island, j
is sixty-three years of age, as* is also
his bride. In 1808 he was divorced
from his third wife. This suit result.-
in factional lights or disagreements in
Uarrlagion which may not end ioi
years. For years Mr. Wood bad be<
the town dlerK of Barrington, and ev
erybouy consulted him on every sot 1
of matter lie knew more or some
family Histories than did some of i:
members of the families themsclv- -■
His third wife was from Minne:
and when the action for divorce w.;
entered by her, off toe ground of r.
elty, it caused arr upset in the church.
BRUNSWICK, GR., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1902.
ALBRECHT’S SON FOUND
WITH HIS NECK BROKEN
IN THE SAME POND, TEN OR TWELVE FEET FROM WHERE FATHER
WAS DISCOVERED, BODY OF THE BOY WAS FOUND BY SEARCH
ERS—BROUGHT TO THIS CITY AND PREPARED FOR SHIP
MENT—NOW DEVELOPS TH AT ALBRECHT WAS PROB
ABLC INSANE—CORONER’S JURY UNABLE TO FIND
ANYTHING THAT WOULD INDICATE FOUL PLAY
AND RETURNS VERDICT THAT THEY MET
DEATH FROM U NKNOWN CAUSES.
I Side by side in Undertaker Moore s
establishment lies ttie bodies of Rich
ard Albrecht, the New Brunswick, N.
J.. hotel proprietor, and his little son,
embalmed and ready to be shipped to
their former nome, w'nere a loving who
and fond mother is patiently awaiting
the arrival of her two loved ones.
The story of the finding of Albrecht
in the back water of the Altamaha
river, on the Seaboard Air l.ine, ap
peared in these columns Sunday
morning.
The Boy Found.
His son, about whom so nntcn anx
iety was felt, was found Sunday
morning by /Cgcnt Rooney, of Everett,
and a party who went out in search of
(lie boy. In the same body of water,
some ten or fifteen feet from where
the father was found, lay the bright
eyed little fellow, half of his body
being submerged.
He was fished out by the men,
placed on a hand car and carried to
Everett and later brought to Bruns
wick and turned over to Undertaker
Moore, and it was embalmed and pre
pared for shipment by W. it Moor* -
and placed besides the father, to
await further orders from N<‘W Bruns
wick as to what to do with them,
inquest Held.
Coroner Jennings, accompanied by
a News reporter, went up to Everett
yesterday afternoon and held an in
quest In both eases. The jury was
made up of citizens around Everett,
who were present when the body was
found. There was but, little for the
jury to discover, ‘However, as there
was no witness before them wiio know
any facts which would lead to a clue
as to how the two unfortunates met
ihoir death, and the following verdldl
wa„s returned in both cases: “We, the
jury, find that the deceased came to
his death from unknown causes."
The story of t'ne death of Albrecht
arid son is, indeed a sad and myster
ious one, and just how they met their
death is a question which will prob
ably never be solv“d.
Story of the Mystery.
Tim father and son left Baltimore
on a Merchant and Miners’ Transpor
tation steafner for Savannah on March
11. The tickets read from Baltimore,
to .Jacksonville, but ft seems that
when the man reached Savannah he
decide., to return to his home in New
Brunswick. He went to the ticket of
fice and called for a ticket to Bruns
wick, it is thought meaning New
Brunswick. He boarded the Seaboard
Air Line train bound south. When
Thalmann was reached, where a
change of cars is necessary, the man
refused to get off, and the conductor
was compelled to put him off by main
lorce, as his ticket only read that far
over the Seaboard.
Tim conductor of the Brunswick and
Bhmlngham then endeavored to get
the man on his train, but he refused,
saying he had been treated wrong. Af
ter Holding his train fifteen or twenty
minutes, and seeing that the man was
MAN IS RUN DOWN BY TRA.N.
Joseph Harrington Killed on South
ern Near Alabama City.
Rome, Ga., March 24.—Joseph Har
rington, a well known foundry man
of Alabama City, Ala., was run over
by the northbound passenger train on
the Attalia division of the Southern
railway, near Alabama City, today and
killed.
It is saTTI that Harrington was asleep
on the track at the time he was struck
by the train. Both legs were complete
ly severed just above tile knees an
he died in great agony about two
hours after the accident.
Harrington was 42 years of age and
was well known i n Rome and Annis
ton, Ala. lfc is said to have been
drinking heavily several hours before
he was killed.
J.OST—Between depot and Union
-treot. on Sunday night, one package
of merchandise. Suitable reward it
t nls r T;<
not coming to Brunswick, the conduc
tor pulled out and left him.
Tlio agent at Tiialmann then asnod
the man to come in out the rain, hut
he refused, ami alter blessing out the
railroad, took the boy and left in the
direction of Savannah.
Nothing more was seen of them un
til the discovery of their bodies m
the llvCr. And how they met their
death is a mystery, it may have been
foul play on the part of the father; i,
may have been an accident—no one
knows —and never will.
Boy's Neck Broken.
What makes the ease more mysteri
ous is the fact tuat the boy's nee,,
was Broken, while there was not a
bruise or mark about him to indicate
any violence. Besides having a brok -n
neck the body of young Aklrecl.i indi
cates that it had been in the water
much longer than that of liis father,
all of his body being badly (locum
posed. The suppostion lias been a I
vanced that the father killed his son.
left tne scene, and then returned latei
ami ended liis own life.
It is hadly posslld that they foil from
tre trestle or were knocked off by a
train as both bodies were found some
ten or fifteen feet from the trestle, am
the bodies could not have float, 1 as ;;
wire fence stands between whore
they were found and the tresile
Man Was Insane.
From the conductor of the Seaboard
train and others who talked wtli Al
brecht. it seemed that the man's
mind was affected, as lie acted very
queer in-many ways. When ho pur
chased a ticket, as he thought, to New
Brunswick, N. J„ any sensible man
would have known that the fare to
the New Jersey city would be five
or ten times as much as it would In
to this city, and in this, if in no other
way, o. seems that he would nave dis
covered his mistake. And again, no
man with his right mind would atari
out to walk from Thalmann to Savan
uah with a small boy in the cold and
rain. Efforts have been made to gel
some information concerning him from
Now Brunswick, but no replies have
been recevied.
Wife Not Heard From.
Notniiig has been heard from the
wife of Albrecht since Saturday after
noon, although she has been tele
graphed by Agent Rooney, of Everett,
and others. It is hardly thought mat
she is on her way to this city, as sir
would have notified someone of her
coming.
Bodies to Be Shipped.
Both the oodles will probably in
shipped to New Brunswick today. The
Brunswick and Birmingham has offer
ed to take them as far as Thalmann
free, and the Seaboard Air Lino will
carry them as far as Richmond, Va.
This is done on the part of tne rail
roads on account of the tact that, i
is learned that the family is i„ poo r
circumstances.
THE SITUATION AT NORFOLK.
Cars Carefully Guarded and Military
May Be Recalled.
Norfolk, Va., March 24.—A. C. War
rol! and George Wynn, strikers who
were arrested at midnight last night,
charged with attempting to wreck a
ear of the Norfolk Street Railway and
Power company, were released tonight
on SSOO bonds each. The police claim
Wynn had a revolver on his person
when arrested. All ears are hein
looked out for tonight by guards. The
suburban lines are especially closely
watched There are fifty deputy sher
iff's on duty and all pedestrians are
being scanned.
Suicide of a General.
Brussels, March 24.—General Henne
quiu, director of the military carto
graphical society, has committed sui
cide by shooting with a rifle.
ERPOSITION COMMISSION.
' List of Those Named to Represent
Georgia in St. Louis.
Governor Candler has named the fol
i lowing to represent Georgia at the
St. Louts exposition to be held next
year;
From the first congressional district,
John M. Egan, president of the Centra!
of Georgia Railway company, Savan
nah, and Col. I>. A. Stovall, Savan
nah.
For the second congressional dis
trict. J. L. Hand. Pelham, Ga., and S.
L. Rainey, Dawson, Ga.
For the third congressional district,
!. P. Cocke, Leesburg, Ga.. and S. H.
Humph, Marshailville, Ga.
For the fourth congressional district.
Dr. L. H. Chappell, Columbus, Ga.,
and Harry Fisher, Newman, Ga.
For the fifth congressional district.
Oliver porter, Porterdale, Ga.. and Dr.
J. D. Turner. Atlanta, Ga.
For the sixth congressional district,
W. J. Kincaid, Griflin, Ga.. and A. 11.
Shaver, Jackson, Ga.
I'or Die seventh congressional dis
trict. W. J. Neal, Rome, Ga.. an l Dr.
T. It. Baker, Cartersville, Ga.
l*or the eighth congressional dis
trisl, McAlpin Thornton, Hartwell,
Ga,, and Hon. Janies M. Smith, Smith
sonia, Ga.
For the ninth congressional district.
Dr. F. J. Erwin, Blairsville, Ga., and
Hon, John Palmer, Dougherty, Ga.
For the tenth congressional district,
Hon. H. M. Franklin, Tennille, Ga„
and E. li. Hook. Augusta, Ga.
tor the eleventh congressional dis
tiiet, Hon. G. J. Holton, Baxley, Ga.,
aim Colonel J. F. Del.aeey, Eastman,
Gu.
TWO FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
*
Bad Blood Between Kentuckians
Brings on Fatal Shooting.
Henderson, Ky.. March 24.—A fatal
shooting occurred at Corydon, this
county, today, in which Green W
Pritchett was killed and John Below,
a farmer, fatally wounded.
Bad blood existed between the two
men over business, and when they mef
on the streets today Pritchett shot
Below ami Below shot Pitehett.
With a tin Hot through his bean
Pritchett fired a third shot at Below,
but miss. and. Pritchett then fell and
expired.
Pritchett was one of the wealthiest
nu n of ibis section. He was an ex
icisi.e land owner and tobacconist,
i in- ~l oner's jury exonerated Below.
CARRIER CAUGHT BY DECOY.
Memphis Postman Arrested on the
Charge of Robbing Mails.
Memphis, Tcnn., March 24.—John W
'Mostly, for twelve years a carrier at
tlie local postoffice, has been arest
ed and bound over on a charge of
robbing the mails.
Mostly lias been suspected for some
time and two decoy letters were placed
in boxes on his run. When only one
came in he was arrested. The marked
money was found.
COUNTRY IS FLOODED.
Public Roads Are Still In a Bad Con
dition.
The country roads around Glynn
county are still in a very bad condi
tion, on account of the recent heavy
rains, and the entire surrounding
county is about flooded.
Near Everett City and Bladen many
briugcs have been washed away or
damaged, and the country folk find
great difficulty in traveling. In and
around Buffalo swamp the water is
very ingn. but is not doing any dan
age.
DID GOOD WORK.
Mr w. E. Dempster Has Everything
in Excellent Shape.
For some months the News has had
a great deal of trouble in getting the
water power to shove Hie presses.
After employing a dozen or more me
< hanies the treasurer of the company,
Mr. L. FVibelman. asked Mr. W. E.
Dempster to give the motor a trial,
and as a result the press is now run
ning Titty papers per minute.
Subscribers will now receive the
News on time, and they should thank
Mr. Dempster for his excellent work.
Two Negroes Drowned.
The News heard that two small nr
gro boys were drowned out near Eve
lyn Sunday, but could not obtain any
tacts and do not know whether or not
there is any truth in the report. It
was also heard that the boys were
brothers, and that one fell in the river
and the other attempted to rescue him
and they were both drowned.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GEORGIA MAYORS
ARE SOON 10
ORGANIZE
MAYOR MIMMS. CF ATLANTA, IS
ENDEAVORIG TO GET ALL
MAYORS IN ATLANTA.
THINKS IT WOULD BE A GOOD
PLAN TO HAVE A STATE OR
GANIZATION.
Atlanta, March 24, —Mayor Mims
has inaugurated a movement, the pur
pose of which is to bring together in
Atlanta some time in June next the
mayors of all the cities in Georgia
and of the larger towns in this state,
for the purpose of organizing a Geor
gia League of Municipalities. To this
end lie will shortly send out circu
lar letters to these officials asking
them to give the movement their sup-
T-oit and to attend the mooting in per
son. Mayor Mims st ; s that later on
her will appoint committees to meet
and to entertain the visitors while in
Atlanta. He thinks that a great deal
of good can be done by an organiza
tion ot itiis character in backing up
legislation of benefit to the growing
cities and towns of this state.
One ot' the principal objects of the
organization will be to secure the pas
sage of a state franchise tariff hill giv
ing municipalties the authority to tax
the franchises of corporations of
Georgia.
Mayor Minis makes the following
statement regarding the Georgia
.League of Municipalities:
| fk is my intention to have the
mayors of Georga assemble in Atlanta
during the first week that the exhibit
of the Atlanta Manufacturers’ Associ
j ation is opened. I am not bringing
j them here for the purpose of exhibiting
Atlanta-made goods to them, although
I suppose that they will he Interested
in the exhibit, as all of us will be.
"My object in organizing this league
is to have tne mayors of Georgia
work together for the common inter
ests of ail the municipalities of the
state It. is very necessary that we
have passed a state franchise bill,
which will enable the cities of Georgia
to tax the valuable franchises of the
corporations that are using the streets
of the cities of Georgia without re
muneration. l thank goodness that
Atlanta is now in a better position
upon this question than are the ma
jority of the cities of Georgia. r
think it is right that they should have
the opportunity ot profiting by our
experience. Thai, however, is only
one of tne objects of the league.
I am confident tnat the mayors of
Georgia will respond heartily to the
call which I will issue within the next
tew weeks, and I am sure that the
people of Atlanta will be very glad
to welcome them to the city. ’
LOST HIS WIFE.
Wm. Glover, Colored, Is Very Much
Worried About His “Better-Half.”
William Glover, a well known col
ored laborer, employed on the Plant
System wharf, has lost his wife and
is very much at sea as to her where
abouts.
William says he left her "well and
hearty when he left homo for his
work yesterday morning, and when he
returned in the afternoon she was
missing. He says they have been
married seventeen years, and nothing
of the kind has ever occurred before,
and he believes her to be dead or
stolen. The man is very much worried
about her whereabouts, and asks the
News to help him locate her.
MANY VISITORS WILL COME.
Indications Are That Season Will Be
a Big One at St. Simon.
Prom all indications the coming
season will be a big one for St. Simon,
and many people will spend the sum
mer on the island. It is understood
that a majority of the cottages on the
islauu have already been engaged by
people of the Interior.
Proprietor Arnold, of the Arnold
House, it is understood, is receiving
letters daily from people asking rates
and engaging accommodation in ad
vance. Those who operate business
places on the island are already pre
paring their stores and getting ready
for the Kt*ason.