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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.