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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 153.
ROOSEVELT SAYS
"WE'LL THROW
MILES"
PRESIDENT SAYS THE HEAD OF
THE ARMY WILL BE THROWN
OUT VtHY HARD, AND THAT IT
WILL NOT BE LONG.
TALKING TO LODGE AND WOOD
HE ANNOUNCED HIS PURPOS
TO GE T RID OF THE GENERAL
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Washington, March 2;>. —"We will
throw him out," President Roosevelt
is quoted as having declared. He
had reference to Lieutenant General
Miles.
l his declaration was not made in
any public gathering or in any olh
cial way. The president was walking
through the suburbs with benator
Lodge of Massachusetts and Gover
nor Wood, of Cuba, and these three
were discussing the Miles episode
without any regard for their surround
ings. The president seems to forget
tiic presence of outer people when
he has something to say, tor he talks
at the top of his voice; and in this
particular instance there were several
people within earshot. The state
ment that he said, not once, but sev
eral times, “We will throw him out,"
comes with the authority of one of
those who heard.
It may be that my informant was
mistaken—that these gentlemen were
discussing s,omebodjf else; but mi
informant does not think it possible,
from other portions of the conversa
tion which he and others could noi
help overhearing, that anybody else
than the commanding general of the
army could have been meant.
Will Come Eventually.
When this decapitation process is
to be put in operation was not made
clear. Apparently, the disposition
manifested at the cabinet meeting on
Friday to take prompt action on this
line has been thwarted by the lact
tiiat there is nothing in General
Allies' testimony before the senate
committee on military affairs which
could possibly he distorted into such
criticism of superiors as would war
unit his being summarily removed.
His oppositon to some f the feat
ures of .Secretary Root's Hill is strong
.but lie advances his reasons for his
position in a way that has convinces
more than one of the members of the
committee. That the secretary of
v.ar is displeased with this opposition,
especially as it is calculated to de
feat the bill, there can be no doubt
but this displeasure is not sufficient
to warrant the compulsory retirement
01 commanding general of the ar
my Senators who agree with Miles
and those who disagree wuu him are
v '; r - v jealous of the rights of a com
mit.tec to get the opinions of witness
e.-. even if these witnesses are army
officers, and there should be some
eritimisms of superiors in their tests
mony, and any snob witnesses are in
sured protection from official attack.
Both from the white house and the
war department there are intimations
tuat nothing more is to he heard from
Hie .Miles episode But. there are oth
er indications than this conversation,
to which 1 have referred, to show
that it is only a question of time
when President Roosevelt takes ad
vantage of the power he has under
Die law and places General Miles
' lion the retired list.
Miles and the Parrot.
When this comes—and it seems in
evitable—General Miles can attribute
it to the same cause that led to the
undoing of the famous parrot, ife has
talked too much.
Milos' mouth is responsible for all
his troubles. He has grievances and
seems to love to air them. Not only
does he talk with men he knows to
b His friends, but he talks with any
body who happens to got next to
him. More than once during the past
tnn o years has he been on the grid
iron because of alleged utterances
He gears the reputation of unbosom
ing his soui to anybody who gives
.urn a good "jolly," and sooner or later
this tendency wit! result in his undo
ing.
They are after him Secretary Root
General Corbin, President Roosevelt—
all tnree, and others. Miles has some
friends in public life; he has a great
many admirers who praise his braver
and ability as shown on many battle
fields, but he is "up against it" wit.
these three, and they'll get bis scalp.
Hen who praise his bravery depre
cate the lark of tactfulness he has a
times displayed by his utterances,
fie present episode may not bring his
recrement, but som<> other opportu
nity will present itself to his enemies,
and then as 1 have said, he will eon
-2', W ," h , the , ' ,arrot - that he nas
talked too d—d much.”
LOST HIS HAIR.
Oil Magnate Will Be Known as “Hair
less Rockefeller.”
Lakewood, N. J., march 25.—John
D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil
magnate, will soon be known as the
hairless multi-millionaire as the re
sult of a peculiar malady.
Physicians and hair specialists
have been brought from New York,
but have failed to ascertain the cause
or check the malady that has made
Mr. Rockefeller almost bald.
ciout two weeks ago Mr. Rockefel
ler noticed that his hair was falling
out iii alarming quantities, and lie
first consulted his family physician,
who called several specialists from
New York in consultation. They were
unable to successfully diagnose the
case and others were called. Mean
while Mr. Rockefeller steadily grew
more bald until now he has little hair
on liis head and has lost moustache,
eyebrows and eyelashes. Mr. Rocke
feller has for years suffered from
acute nervous dyspepsi” He said yes
terday that he could not teTT w'uat was
the cause, for he "never felt better
in his life.'*
Mr. rockefeller takes the matter
not only philosophically, but good
humoredly. He is. in fact, not above
jesting over bis loss. Shortly an.er
reading his mail at breakfast a day or
two ago he said to his family: "Ah.
Here’s nope. One doctor reports that
with the aid of a powerful magnifying
glass he has discovered three hairs on
the top of my poor head and another
cliftras to have found ten.” Mr. Rocke
feller refuses to wear a wig.
KILLS NEGRESS, THEN HIMSELF.
Former Tax Collector Armistead, of
Montgomery, Enacts a Tragedy.
Montgomery, Ala., March 25.—K. K.
Ahmistead, for eight years tax collec
tor of Montgomery county, this
morning killed a negro woman and
then shot himself dead.
It seems that Armistead and the
woman, whose name was Mary Han
son, had been intimate for many years,
and iiis attachment amounted to blind
infatauation He had made a great
deal of money, hut failed some time
since, and ihe woman betrayed a dis
position to desert him.
For years Armistead ° ■ the mosi
expert manipulator of politics in uie
county, and was credited with having
done more than any other one man
to introduce the use of money in the
democratic primaries. lie was ex
ceedingly active along this line in tie
last election.
Armistead leaves a widow and ten
children. His family is one of the ties!
in the county, and belongs to the old
planter class.
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
Robbers Kill a Wealthy Farmer in
West Virginia.
Kenova, \V. va, March 25. -Joseph
Wilson, a wealthy farmer an.l stock
raiser of Wayne county, was murder
ed and robbed last night a half mile
out of Thacker, a small mining town
in the mountains on Tug river.
About dusk his horse came running
into town and a party went in search
of Wilson, whom they found lying
dead on the public highway, his
head crushed wiin some heavy instru
ment ad his throat cut from ear to ear.
He was known to have had more than
SI,OOO on his person and robbery was
undoubtedly the motive.
BROUGHT BACK PRISONERS.
Deputy Sheriff Pyles Did Good Work
in Jacksonville.
Deputy Sheriff R. S. Pyles returned
from Jacksonville yesterday and
brought with him five negroes who
are wanted in this county under dif
ferent charges.
One ot the negroes is Richard Gad
son. w r ho shot a white man by the
name of Fundv some two or three
years ago, and who has never been
seen since.
The other negroes are wanted for
burglary, larceny and gaming.
mr. Pyles says there are several
other Glynn county criminals in and
around Jacksonville, and he jjili make
another trip to the Florda city short
ly.
Dr. Smith Preached.
The special services that are being
conducted at the Presbyterian church
were well attended yesteray after
noon and last night. The sermon,
preached by Dr. Smith last night was
a very strong and forcible one, and
was attentively listened to. The mu
sic was especially spirited and enjoy
able. The services will continue each
day at 3:3b and 7:45 p. rn. Everybody
is cordially invited.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORING MARCH 26, 1902.
WADE USES
THE WHIP
PROMINENT CEDARTOWN MAN
HORSEWHIPPED BY ANOTHER
CITIZEN.
MANAGER CLUSTER, OF PAPER
BOX COMPANY, THE VICTIM
OF A SEVERE THRASHING.
Cedartown, Ga., March 25.—The big
gest sensation Cedartown has known
for years was the public horsewhip
ping here on Saturday night of Man
ager Custer, of the Cedartown Paper
Box company, by George Wade, one of
flic most prominent merchants and
business men of the city.
Mr. Wade, it seems, has received
several anonymous letters of late con
tabling some very sensational state
ments. These letters are said to have
made very ugly references to some of
Mr. Wade's private and personal af
fairs.
Thinking he recognized the hand
writing as that of Mr. Custer. Mr.
Wade procured a very heavy horsewhip
and, meeting Mr. Custer about dark,
gave him a terrible whipping. In sev
eral places the flesh is said to have
been cut to the bone, and Mr. Custer's
condition is serious.
Mr. Custer indignantly and vehe
mently denies the accusations of Mr.
Wade, and says he will prosecute him
to the extreme limit of the law. T'
most stenuous efforts are being put
forth to keep the affair quiet, and
n lends ol all parties concerned are try
ing to keep it out of the courts.
Mr. Custer claims that Mr. Wade
struck him without any warning or
intimation of what the trouble was,
and despite all efforts, the prevailing
opinion is that the affair is not over
yet.
PRIVATE ALLEN’S HATCHERY.
Many Offer Suggestions Regarding
the Culture of Fish.
Jackson. Miss., March 25. —The lo
cation of "Private” Joiin Allen's fa
mous tish hatchery in the vicinity o!
Tupelo will he decided upon this
week by Commissioner Rowers, who
is now in Tupelo for that purpose.
It is intended to have the hatchery
in operation during the autumn, and
bass and white perch will probably be
the two varieties propagated, as they
are best suited to the Mississippi wa
ters,
Hundreds of suggestions are pour
ing in on "Private Allen as to the
varieties he ought to cultivate and
how his new hobby should be man
aged. Many of the writers seem to
think mat the hatchery will he Al
len s private property.
TRIO MAKES DARING HOLD-UP.
Make Victim Prepare Them a Bount
eous Meal.
Hip, Hall County, Ga., March 25.
A daring and most unusual kind of
hold-up occurred near here, 1C miles
north of Gainesville, last night.
A wagoner named Cripple was haul
ing a load of merchandise for Newt
Moore, of Hayesville, N. C. He had
ramped tor the night and was cook
ing his supper when three men, Hern
Hulsey, Jim Staton and George
Haynes, came up, and, drawing their
pistols, forced him to prepare a
bounteous repast for them.
One of the trio then held Cripple at
the point of his pistol wtiile the other
two entered the wagon and took out
a liberal supply of tobacco, shoes,
cm.
As soon as they left Crippe ran to
a near-by house and, securing the as
sistance of several residents of the
neighborhood, the robbers were soon
captured and the goods restored.
The local citizens here are very in
dignant that such a thing should have
occurred here, and are determined
that the perpetrators shall pay for
their work.
The three men have unsavory rep
utations, though they are all of good
families.
n.cchcock Will Not Resign.
Wahington. March 25.—Secretary
Hitchcock lias returned from St.
Louis, where he was called by the
serious illness and subsequent death
of his brother. He denied that he
iiad any intention of resigning his
cabinet portfolio or even had con
templated resigning.
RATHBONE
PUNISHED
HE AND NEELY, FOR CUBAN
FRAUDS, GIVEN 10 YEARS’ IM
PRISONMENT AND FINE.
CASE HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS AND HARD FIGHT
WAS MADE.
Havana, March 25.—The tritils be
fore the audiencia court of the cases
arising from the embezzlement of Cu
ban postal funds nas resulted in me
following sentences:
C. F. W. Neeiy, ten years’ impris
onment and to pay a fine of $5(5,701.
W. H. Reeves, ten years’ imprison
ment and to pay a fine of $35.516.
Estes G. Rathoone, ten years' im
prisonment, and to pay a fine of $33,-
324.
Rathbone, Neely and Reeves have
been on trial here for several weeks.
Rathbone was formerly director oi
I>osts in Cuba, and Neely and Reeves
were under him. It is alleged that
the three men entered into a conspir
acy to defraud and that as a result
large sums were emgozzled from the
postal funds of tin' island.
It was charged that Rathbone spent
thousands of dollars belonging to tne
postal funds in furnishing his resi
dence in Havana and that lie even
charged up personal apparel to the
postal account. Rathbone practically
admitted this clause of the accusa
tion, lint said that he did only what
other United States officials in Havana
did. He even said that the then post
master general, Charles Emory Smith,
knew that, money was being spent m
this way.
The frauds were rommitted soon
after the United States took charge of
affairs in Cuba, but the men were only
forced to trial during the present year.
Rathbone is from Ohio and was
prominent in rcpunlican polities in
that state. It is said that he contri
buted greatly to Havana's success
when lie was first elected to the sen
ate.
Neely is from Indiana.
MARRIED SEVENTY YEARS.
Old Cobb County Couple Celebrate
Their Anniversary.
Marietta, Ga., March 25. —Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Griggs, of this county,
celebrated the seventieth anniversary
of their marriage jesterday at the
home of their son, A. A. Griggs, at
Upshaw, in this county.
Mr. and Mrs. Griggs were both born
in 1812, and are nearing their nine
t*i th birthday. Mr. Griggs was born
near Charlotte, N. C„ and his father
came to Georgia in 1814. His father
was full Irish and Mr. Griggs says
was the only family living in Georgia
by that name at that time.
They moved to Morgan county, Ga..
and in 1832 he was married to Miss
Nancy Walden, of that county. Soon
after that they came to Cold) county
and for more than fifty years have
lived at uie same place. Mr. Griggs
is well preserved and is conversant
with the important happenings for the
last three-quarters of a century.
Mr. and Mrs. Griggs raised a large
family, fourteen children being born
and eleven growing to manhood and
womanhood and having families of
their own. There are now living six
generations of this family.
HAWAIIAN BAND TONIGHT.
Will Give a Concert at the Opera
House.
The genuine Hawaiian band, which
delighted our music-loving people with
concerts some weeks ago, will fill a
return date at’ the opera house to
night.
Everyone who heard this band be
fore pronounced it the best ever
heard in this city. Their music and
singing is simply grand, and no one
who loves music should miss the op
portunity of hearing them tonight.
The price of admission is 25 and 50
cents.
Interesting Meeting.
The Cotillion club held an interest
ing business meeting in the parlors of
the Oglethorpe last, night. A large
number of the members were present.
It was decided at the meeting to give
the last german of the season next
Tuesday night. The Hawaiian band
will be in the city and will be en
gaged to furnish the music.
KILLED BY HOLINESS i-ARSON.
Rev. Ensley Lamar Shoots Van Wi
nkle Over Religious Question.
Ordinore, lud. TANARUS., March 25. —Rev.
Ensley Lamar, a Holiness preacher,
shot and killed Calvin Van Winkle
.aged 24 years, a well to do citizen
of Cumberland, last night. Before the
services of his church began Lamar
made the statement that no other
Christian belief than that of tile
Holiucss sect was of any value.
WiffTam Van Winkle, father of the
young man who was slain, is a strong
Baptist, and was offended at the
statement made by the preacher and
invited him outside. Lamar followed
the elder Van Winkle out of doors.
Calvin Van Winkle heard the men
quarreling, came to his father’s rescue
and was killed. Several shots were
exchanged between the elder Van-
Winkle and I.amar without damage.
I.aniar is under arrest.
DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
•James Towns Kills Wife, Daughter
and Himself.
Chicago, March 25.—James Towns,
his wife and their 8-year-old daughter
were found dead in bed here today.
They had been asphyxiated by gas
from the kitchen range.
A plug had been removed trom the
range, and man's arm was thrown
over the child’s, apparently holding
her down. These eireunistances are
cited by the police as evidence of a
double murder and suicide.
UNITED STATES ANu BOER.
Two Resolutions Regarding South
African War Introduced.
Washington, March 25.—Represen
tative Randell, of Texas, today in
troduced resolutions relative to tin
war in South Africa, similar to those
recently adopted at a caucus of house
democrats, expressing sympathy witli
the two republics, appealing to tb
British government to make peace, and
declaring that the United States
should maintain an attitude ot strict
neturam.y.
Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, also in
troduced resolutions requesting the
secretary of state to ascertain of the
British government whether associa
tior.s of charitable persons in tine
United .States could secure facilities
for aiding the non-combatants, partic
ularly the aged and women and chil
dren, and whether safe conduct could
lit- secured to concentration camps to
enable physicians to administer to the
sick, etc.
END OF SUFFRAGE MATTER.
Action in the Convention Points to
This Result.
Richmond, Va., March 25.—Action
this afternoon in the constitutional
convention seems to foreshadow the
end of the suffrage matter.
Resolutions wore adopted providing
that tlie vote shall lie taken tomorrow
at 11 o’clock and that after that time
any amendments offered shall he voted
on witnout debate.
An incident of the session was a
striking speech by Mr. Meredith
against the understanding clause of
the compromise plan, and reply
thereto by Mr. Goode, president of
the convention.
WANTS DISTRICT COURT.
Brantley is Working to Obtain It for
Valdosta.
A special sent out from Atlanta
says:
A gentleman from south Georgia
says that politics are warming up
down there, and that lie thinks that
all three of the candidates are clam
ing more than they will get there.
He also said the people of south
Georgia were very much in earnest
about getting anew division of the
federal court in south Georgia
The bill for the purpose is now
pending in congress and was intro
duced by Congressman Brantley, of
Brunswick. It takes the counties of
Decatur. Thomas, Brooks, Ware, Ech
ols, Coffee, Berrien, Lowndes, Pierce,
Clinch and all the southwest counties
Which the last census shows have
gained so much in population and
wealth, and putting them in anew
division.
This division to be known as the
southwestern division of the southern
district of Georgia, with court head
quarters at Valdosta. Early and Mil
ler counties are taken from the west
ern division of the southern district.
Fife at the Roff Home.
Macon, Ga., Mareli 25. —A small fire
occurred early this morning at the
Roff Home for the Destitute. The
barn, four mules, wagons and harness
were destroyed The origin of the
lire is unknown.
PRICK FIVE CENTS
BIG SUIT AGIST
B & B, AND TIE
SEABOARD
MRS. H. B. RANDOLPH, FOR KILL
ING OF HER HUSBAND, SUES
THE TWO RAILROADS FOR
$25,000.
SUIT WAS FILED YESTERDAY BY
ATTORNEY BURTON SMITH, OF
ATLANTA, WHO WILL REPRE
SENT MRS. RANDOLPH.
A suit was tiled in the superior
court yesterday by Mrs. Horace B.
Uandolf through her attorney, Mr.
Burton E. Smith, of Atlanta, for $25.-
000 against the Brunswick and Bir
mingham railroad and the Seaboard
Air Line, for damages sustained in
the killing of her husDanu.
The Killing of Mr. Randolph is well
known to the reading public general
ly-
He was killed on February 3, by the
Brunswick and Birmingham special,
between Brunswick and Savannah. Mr.
Randolph left Brunswick early in the
morning on a minting trip, and was
killed near the lour-miie crossing.
The coroner’s jury, after thoroughly
investigating the CH‘-e, returned a ver
dict that it was their opinion that the
engineer of the train did all possible
to avoid the accident.
The suit is brought jointly against
I the Brunswick and Birmingham aim
" aboard Air Line owing to tile iact
that the train was a combination, the
cars belonging to the Seaboard and
being pulled by a Brunswick and Bir
mingham engine. The train was in
charge of a Seaboard crew-.
The suit is brought jointly against
the two roads, and will come up for
trial at the December term.
The Seaboard Air Line will be rep
resented by Grovatt ft Whitfield and
the B. ft B. by F. K. Twitty and At
kinson ft Dunwody.
The officials of the Brunswick and
Birmingham claim that the killing of
Mr. Randolph was purely an accident
and entirely unavoidable.
BODY FISHED FROM STREAM.
Novice at Handling a Boat Goes to
the Bottom.
Dublin, Ga., March 25 —Yesterday
evening the body of W .sh Jenkins, col
or’d, was pulled up with a drag net.
from the bottom of the Oconee river
ut this place, after having been there
since Friday afternoon.
Jenkins and another negro attempt
ed to go in a rowboat from the wharf
of the Louisa Steamboat company to
one of tlie steamers which was about
to feet distant. Neither could handle
a rowboat, and as soon as they got
a few feet from the wharf and the
swift water began to carry them down
stream they became frightened and
lost their presence of mine.
Jenkins’ companion jumped from %lie
rowboat and succeeded in catching
hold of the stern wheel of the steam
er and pulling himself aboard. Jen
kins, however, could not reach the
steamer when lie jumped into the wa
ter. He got hold of a cypress stump
and held for a minute or two, hut
turned it loose and sank before help
could reach him.
The body was fished for until yester
day evening, and it was found only a
few loet below the point at which it
went under.
SERVING HIS LORD
HE LIVED AND DIED.
The .iev. W. J. Flanders Is Stricken
While Preaching.
Lyons, Ga., March 25.—The remains
of Rev. W. J. Flanders, whose sad
d"atli occurred here last night, were
carried to Cochran, Ga, tonight, where
the interment will be made tomorrow.
His death occurred almost as he
wished for. He had expressed himself
as wanting to uie in the pulpit, and
his last conscious hours were spent in
the pulpit, although he did not die un
til afte’r he was carried to his home.
it is impossible to say anything save
good lor him. He was loved and re
spected, not by his own mem
beis, but by everyone.
His widow goc*s to make her niture
home wit,i her son at Cochran. The
bereaved relatives nave tlie sympathy
of the entire community.