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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 160.
BLED THEIR CUSTOMERS
FOR MANY THOUSANDS
CHARGE AGIST
COTTON FACTORS
H. & C. NEWMAN, NEW ORLEANS
COTTON DEALERS, CHARGED
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT BY DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY.
THE FIRM HAS RETURNED OVER
A MILLION DOLLARS—THEY
HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FROM
COTTON EXCHANGE.
New Orleans, April 2. —District
Attorney Curley today tiled informa
tion against narris Hvman and Henry
C. Newman, ot the lirni ol' H. &. C.
Newman, cotton (actors, of New Or
leans, charging them wun the embez
zlement of money from John A. Buck
nei, a cotton merchant, of north
Louisiana.
Ihe information is the result ot a
case that has been before the New
Ormans puoiic lor several mouths,
and wbtcu lias caused a sensation
mruuguout the cotton country. The
ill m of H. Ai U. Newman is one ot
the largest, li not the largest, cotton
laetorage houses in New Orleans and
* njoyeu a reputation lor the highest
commercial honor.
One ot the planters tor which the
house cud business was Colonel John
Buckner, of Couconlla parish, lie
discovered accidentally that the Arm
.lad Ueiiauded nun and that tne cot
ton which On shipped to them and
which they leporteu as having been
sold at about s cents a pound, had
actually been sold at 10 cents. He
made a demand on the firm tor the
dilterence, which amounted to $20,-
•ioo, and Messrs. Newman and Hyman
acknowledged tne claim ami paid the
mon'fty. Other claimants presented
themselves and tne sum ot $86,500
was refunded to them on to,- ground
that the account ol cotton sales kept
by the tlrni were traudulent.
'the mattoi was brought to th
attention of the New Orleans cotton
exchange. Alter a thorough exami
nation of the case the boaid of direr
tors unanimously found Newman and
Hyman guilty and expelled them from
the exctiange. The matter was then
carried before the giand jury with
ihe lueu of having indictment* found
against Newman and Ilyinau. The
failure oi the grand jury to act is
understodii to lie due to a difference
oi opinion as to what was the ut
rense committee, compelling the dis
trict attorney to file information for
embez/.,eiiienl against Newman and
Hyman.
SHERIFF STANDS OFF A MOB.
Woulu-Be Lynchers Could Not Face
Rifle Barrel.
Columbia, 8. G\, April 2. —For the
eecuuu tiuie in lwo weeks auuiil Cai
'jliiia sheriffs have demonstiated that
lynching paities are not so composed
Oi such "determined men" as they are
generally pictured and are not al
ways willing to risk a volley even
fiom greatly inferior numbers.
Wdi Brower, an alleged murderer,
< apturk'd at Nashville, Ga, was in
jail in L'ueraw last night when sixty
armed men made a demand for him.
•Sheriff Douglass had six guards in
the building. He warned the mob
away on penalty of being killed.
Some of them, ot thinking he would
shoot, into the yard. The
sheriff threw' open a window and lev
eled his rifle. The mob fled.
Similar, action was necessary in
the ease of Julius Gibbes, in Florence,
who was convicted of
criminal assault and sentenced to
hang April 25.
Elks Attention.
There will be installation of of.
fleers tonight at lodge rooms. Vis
iting brothers invited to attend in
stallation. You are requested to at-
G. W. BLANTON,
Kxalted Ruler.
Attest: _
M ?'
L. H. ; AYM, Secretary.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Intersting Items Caught On the Fly
by News Reporters.
Justice Conolly’s court is still In
session and is disposing of quite a
number of cases, both civil and crim
inal.
There were no arrivals of vessels
at this port yesterday. One schooner
went to sea.
Tne Brunswick and Birmingham
railroad is now a member of the
Soulhern Car association.
It is very probable that one or two
of the, gubernatorial candidates will
be in Brunswick on April 12, when
the cane and cassaVa coven tion is to
be held.
Several sailors engaged in a free
for-all figat yesterday in. Sheppard’s
saloon on Bay street. No one was
seriously hurt, however.
Warmer weather is predicted for
today. The weather man says we wilt
hardly have any more cold spells.
A prominent Atlanta attorney has
been selected to deliver tne Memorial
address at the uneviling of the Co-n
--lederats monument in Hanover park.
All the roads iu Glynn county are
now in good shape again, after being
greatly damaged by the recent heavy
rains. All of the bridges which were
washed away have ulso been repaired.
The Brunswick lodge of Elks will
hold an interesting meeting in their
halt over the National bauk tonight.
The new officers elected last week
will be installed and other important
ousiness transacted.
Tiie KiHcrnen held an inteiesting
meeting in their armory last nigiit
and transacted considerable business.
After the meeting the company came
on the streets and had a good prac
tice drill.
City council will hold an interesting
meeting tonight- Several matters of
importance are scheduled to come
up Tor action, among them being the
ordinance gianting New York parties
the street car franchise.
E. 0. Elliot has accepted the po
sition of shipping clerk at J. J. Liss
uer's instead of bookkeeper as report
ed ill these columns yesterday. Har
ry Milder, who lias served so long
and faithfully, will continue to hold
nlB present position.
Quite a number of citizens have
visited the larm a few miles from
M.ie city during the past few days, to
get a glimpse at the Russian German
farmers who are at work on the faun.
This is the first time any of these
kind of people have ever been in
this section of the country.
FERGUSON IN THE RACE.
Announces That He is a Candidate
for Receiver of Tax Returns.
In our announcement column this
morning Mr. T.B.Ferguson announces
that he is a candidate for the office
of receiver of tax returns of Glynn
county.
Mr. Ferguson will no doubt prove a
live wire in this contest as iie Is one
of Brunswick's oldest lesidenrs, hav
ing resided here for a long number
or years, and scoies his friends by
the nunureus. ill. Feigusou has
never taken any part in local politics,
but has always been a staunch dem
ocrat in national matters. He is a
member of the Glynn county veberans
and is also prominent in the phystian
circles of this city.
Tnis race, for which there is two
candidates, Mr. Ferguson and .Mr. J.
E. Dubbeilv, the present incumbent,
promises to be among the most, in
teresting in the coming primary.
Tomorrow May Never Come.
You intend to assure tomorrow?
How do you know theie will be a
tomorrow—for you? Assure today.
Don’t wait because you can’t afford
to take a large amounts Besides,
while you are waiting, the cost is
Increasing! Take out a policy for
safe amount now. while you can get
it. A more convenient season may
never come. Many good companies,
but only one best—The Equitable.
The Penn Mutual is no ex
periment as it was organized in 1887,
and by Its conservative and econ
omical management now occupies
front land in the financial and in
surance world. It leads ail other com
panies In Georgia, Fleming & Vaughn
agents. ’Phone No. 10,
BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1902.
RAILROADSOFFER
A CHEAP RATE
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP
FROM ALL SOUTH GEORGIA
POINTS TO CONVENTION.
Many Farmers Are Coming on April
12 to Hear Speakers Discuss
Sugarcane and Cassava.
The Sugarcane and cassava con
vention to be held in Brunswick Sat
urday. April 12, promises to bo onai
of the largest attended gatherings
of the kind ever held in Georgia.
The farmers of south Georgia are tak
ing great interest in it and many of
them will come to hear the different
speakers discuss the benefits derived
from cassava and the advantage of
planting sugarcane. These two prod
ucts seem to be in the minds of the
farmers of south Georgia, and they
are Learning that it pays to plant
bqjh of them.
The railroads entering Brunswick
have granted the request of the board
of trade and have offered a rate of
one fare for the round trip from Sa
vannah, Macon, Fitzgerald, Valdosta,
Albany and all intermediate points,
me railroads are also advertising
the convention and lending their aid
to make the meeting a success.
Secretary Ogg, of the board of
trade, and of the sugarcane and cas
sava association, is receiving letters
daily from farmers all over the state,
saying tiiat they will he present at
the meeting.
Avery interesting program, for the
entertainment of the visitors, is now
being arranged, and will be announced
later.
VICTIMS NUMBER SIXTEEN.
In the Nelson Mine Explosion at Day
ton, Tenn.
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 2.—The
total number of killed in the explosion
in the Nelson mine at Dayton, Tenn.,
will reach sixteen.
Thiiteen bodies have been recov
ered and three more are known to
he in the mine.
It was discovered today that the
mine is on fire. The rescuing party
distinctly felt the heat and (Were
beaten back in their attemps to reach
and recover tne three remaining
dead bodies in tile mine. It is not
known yet how extensive the fire is
or whether it will force teh abandon
ment of the mine.
A colonial inquiry will lie demanded
by representatives of the miners to
fix the ursponsibllity for the disas
ter. ,
COONS CHASED A COON.
Considerable Exiitement on Glouces
ter Street Yesterday Afternoon.
A coon, belonging to Conductor
Temple, made an escape from his
• age yesterday aft”noon and came
Op on Gloucester street for a littlo
often oon stroll The little animal
was noticed by several negroes, who
endeavored to capture the escaped
P'-t and a lively chase followed.
One by one otner '‘conns' joined in
Hie chtse and when tin* poor little
i ril c.v was finally castti-e • • •• were
e eiu hundred large "coou.-s'’ gathered
around him.
The coon ran to the corner of
Glouce.-ater and Oglethorpe streets
and climbed a small tree, thinking
that he would be sale from the reach
of his pursuers, hut they secured fish
ing poles and succeeded in catching
tho little fellow.
COL. MACHEN RETURNS.
Spreads Over Alabama Telling of
Brunswick's Strides Forward.
001. 10. C. Maehen, the most ene
set.ic railroad builder ever produced
f>y the southland and one who has
rloiie more to develop hidden resourc
es than any other man in the state,
is just, ltack from a trip through Ala
bama, in company with the big steel
mil! magnates of the country.
I'ioni the present reports covering
the tour it is evident that Col.
Maehen continually sounded Bruns
wick's praise and told of the devel
opment near at hand for this pro
gressive seaport. In Col.* Maehen
Brunswick and her people certainly
have a good true friend, an.) the
community as a whole is backing his
enterprise to the limit .jf their hearty
good will pud encouragement.
•
FREE DELIVERS
IN THE DISTRICT
INSPECTOR FROM WASHINGTON
WILL VISIT BRANTLEY’S DIS
TRICT THIS MONTH.
i
Georgia Bishop Will Demand Inves
tigation of Methodist Book Scan
dal—Other Washington News.
The following is a special to the
Atlanta Constitution, from its' Wash
ington correspondent:
Anotner chapter iu the Southern
Methodist book concern scandal is
about to be promulgated. At the
forthcoming general conference of
Methodists to be held at Dallas, Bisa
op Warren A Candler, the official
head of the Methodist Episcopal
church of the south, is expected to
revive the charges of alleged corrup
tion growing out of tne SIOO,OO com
mission paid to Major E. B. Stall 1 man.
of Nashville, who claims to have in
fluenced the passage of tne relief bill
through congress. Bishop Candler is
here gathering data on the subject
and it is understood to be his inten
tion to tiling the subject before the
coference and liuve the whole ques
tion of alleged crookedness disposed
of wi mout fear or favor.
Colonel Stahlman is also here look
ing alter his Interest in a libel suit
against the editor of lne Chiistian
Union.
Rural Delivery Routes.
Representative Brantley has been
informed by Superintendent Maehen
that a special agent will commence
work in his district April 15. There
are some twenty-five applications lor
rural delivery routes now on file from
Mr. Brantley’s district.
Representative Adamson today in
troduced a bill authorizing the Co
lumbus, Eufaula and Gulf Railroad
company to construct a bridge across
the Chattaboocuee river between the
towns ol Columbus. Ga., and Eul'aua,
Ala. Navigation rights are amply
protected in the bill and the secre
tary of war will pass on tne plans
for its construction.
After absence on business in his
district, Representative Carter Tate
returned to Washington today.
Wilson Coming to Brunswick.
Postmaster General Payne today
ordered the establishment of sub-sta
tion No. 5 at Augusta; the service to
comence July 1.
Representative Brantley todaj 10-
ceived assurance from Secretary Wil
and that he proposes to visit Savan
nah and Brunswick in connection with
his trip to Charleston with President
Roosevelt.
Among prominent Georgians in tin
city today were Bishop Warren A.
Cander, Captain E. I’. Howell, Hon.
C. E. Hattie anil Mr. I.uthei Possor.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Will Meet Today and Arrange for the
Big Revival Meeting
The union meeting to he held in
May, uh published In yesterday's
News, is to he conducted hy In. L.
W. Munhall, instead of Marshall, a
well known evangelist of Philadel
phia, who has recently conducted a
remarkable scries of meetings in
Augusta. He is well known in many
sections of the south.
A committee will go before coun
cil tonight to ask permission to erect
a tabernacle at a point to he desi,,
nated. The following citizens, rep
resenting various churches and in
terests in the city, arc asked to meet
at the hoard of trade room in the
City Hall this afternoon at. 15 o’clock
to form a permanent organization
to arrange ail necessary details:
Rev. J. B. Game, J. J. Lott, D. \V.
Kraus,, H. 3. Johnston, I. C. Cal
houn, E. R. T. alundy, ij i>, Atkin-
W. K. HollingoWiv :li, L. T. Mclvin
son, J. M. Blood worth \V R. Cox, A
Rigs bee, C. E. Arohl, it. L. Grady,
K. TANARUS, Clark, J. B. Tait, G. VV. Cline,
Rev. M. C. Austin, Ward l.ang, .1.
W. Wood, P. M. Ulsch. Rev. V,'. f\
Hollingsworth, 1,. T. McKinnon,
Stovall Smith, T. J. Wiighl, J. | v .
Cornelius, W. J. Way.
A great deal of interest has been
expressed since the matter was made
public by the News yesterday.
On Exhibition.
Tlie Clayton sewing machine motor
at .1. W. Wal.kin’s store. Call at once
if you want one. 2ox Bay street.
MARK HANNA REBUKED
AND IS FIGHTING MAD
ANOTHER NEW COMPANY.
Brunswick Railway, Mill and Supply
Company to Be Incorporated.
In this issue of The News appears
an application for a charter for the
Brunswick Railway, Mill and Farm
Supply Company,”, which seeks in
corporation under the laws of Geor
gia witl! a paid up cap.tal of $!,000
with the privilege of increasing same
to $25,000 whenever the majority
stocknolders desire. The incorpora
tors named in the petition are Messrs.
A. L. Franklin, James S. Wright, and
0. W. Deming.
The prime mover and working ele
ment in this proposed new corpora
tion is Mr. C. W. Deming, the well
known railway, mill and factory sup
ply broker and agent for Page fenc
ing.
He represents the largest railway,
mill and factory supply houses, man
ufacturers and machinery builders in
the United States, and sells at such
low prices as to command a large
volume of business.
The first move of the company will
he to give (lie buying public a con
tinuance of the low quotations that
navj,' |.',Ti7\i broltj-rnage business to
late, and in due course of time it
is their intention to establish here
one of the largest supply depots in
the south.
DANCE FOLLOWED BY DEATH.
Young Men and Women Are Crushed
at Railroad Crossing.
St. Marys, Kan., April 2.—Three
persons were instantly killed and an
other perhaps fatally injured early
today at a railroad crossing two miles
west of Rossville by a Union Pacific
passenger tiain.
The killed: Fred Smith, Edward
Smith, Miss Minnie Mainey.
Mrs. Fred Smith may recover, al
though she is still unconscious. Mrs.
South was the bride of less than a
week, having been married on Sun
day, and Miss Minnie Mainey was to
have been married next Sunday fo
Edward Smith, one of the unfortunate
men. The young people had been
to St. Marys to attend a Woodmen
dance and were returning home when
the accident occurred.
GOES TO THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Burglar Was Given a Preliminary
Hearing Yesterdya.
Lloyd Rogers, the w..,te man who
was captured Tuesday night in, the
residence of Mr. S. M. Glogatier, was
given a preliminary hearing before
Justice Conolly yesterday, and was
bound over to the superior court un*
her a uonu ot s2uu. Tlejjman, oi
course, was amiable* to Rive the re
qiiired bond and was remanded to
jail to await trial at tiro next session
<>£ t',c colli i.
A NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
Judge Bennet Renders Decision in
Case of Jack Williams.
Judge Bennet has rendered his de
cision in the case of Jack Williams,
the young plumber, formerly of this
city, who is in jail at Wapcross under
ten yeais sentence for the killing
of Hugh Ashcraft. The judge refuses
to grant u new ti ial and the case
will now g,, before I in* supreme court
for review.
Revival Service Concluded.
I he revival services that were con
ducted last wees at the Presbyterian
church, in which the pastor was as
sisted by Dr N. Keif Smith, of Darien,
were concluded last Sunday night,
llie eliinch was fille.l at Dotli services
Sunday, and much good was done.
Dr. smith made many new friends
while here, and renewed old friend
ships formed wiien he visited here
sorm years ago. lie preached some
excellent! sermons, and liis singing
was greatly enjoyed. He has been
engaged to lea.l ttie choir of one hun
dred or more voices that are to sing
in tlie tabernacle meeting in Savan
nah in May.
Silver Sociable Tonight.
Tonignt at the residence of Capt.
and Mrs. W. M. Tapper. Mrs Ralph B.
Topper will give another silver so
ciable as inaugurated by the- Manse
Circle of the Presbyterian church.
Light refreshments will be serveTl,
delight,lul music will be furnished,
and other diversions of an entertain
ing nature. No admission will be
charged, but a tre<*-wiil offering will
be made by the guests. No special
invitations arc issued, but all friends
<U the church and congregation are
cordially urged to attend.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
i HEW TRIAL
FOR RATHBONE
PRESIDENI ROOSEVELT AN*
SV. ERS THE SENATOR’S PLEA
IN A ROUGH MANNER AND SAYS
HE IS PLEASED.
DECLmRES TO HANNA THAT IF
HE HAD POWER HE WOULD
DOUBLE PUNISHMENT OF THE
SENATOR’S FRIEND,
Washington. April 2.—Senator
Lianna's plea for clemency of Estes
G. Rathbone, convicted iu connection
with the Cuban postal frauds, lias
met with a firm refusal from Presi
dent Roosevelt. The president told
Mr. Hanna that if he had the power
he would double the punishment ot
both Neely and Rathbone. Mr. Roose
senator and a split between them is
velt's position has chagrined the Ohio
predicted. Hanna believes Rathbone
is the victim of a conspiracy.
Senator Hanna denies that he lias
1 gone to the extent of requesting the
president to issue a pardon to flatli
boue and Neely, as some of the press
dispatches sent out from Washington
make it appear. He has not request
ed a pardon. What he has requested
is that if possible. Rathbone lie
admitted to bail pending his appeal
to the court of appeals in Havana.
Hanna Asks Investigation.
Senator Hanna has further asked
the president to investigate and see
it' it is not possible lor Rathbone to
be brought back to the United States
and tried before an American jury.
That is all he lias requested and he
believes that his requests are sim
ply in the interest of justice and fair
play. He does not think that justice
has been done to Rathbone by the
Havana tribunal which tried him but
he does not, pretend that his own
opinion is of any greater value than
that of other men. Rathbone is a
friend of his of long standing. If ant
(American court decides that he is
guilty of the conspiracy charges
against him and upon which lie lias
been sentenced. Seator Hanna says
he will believe Rathbone guilty, but
until he has had that sort of fair
allowing the senator will exercise his
r'Kht as an American citizen and
doubt the justice of the finding of
the Cuban court.
There is apparently no movement
on the. part of Neely's friends to gain
further consideration of his case.
Indiana republican leaders say that
they know of nobody who will stand
sponsoi for such a movement.
“I have not only not heard of any
such movement,” said Senator Bever
idge today, "but I do not hesitate to
say that if any such movement shows
its head it will lie promptly jumped
upon.” ,
The Pardon of Thompson.
'the reported pardon of Edward P.
Thompson, former postmaster at Ha
vana, according to information given
out at the white house, has no hear
ing on the Neely ft- Rathbone case.
In fact, nothing is known either at
the waite house or the war depart
ment concerning Thompson’s pardon,
although it is admitted that Gover
nor Wood lias lull power in the mat
ter.
I hompson was tried some months
ago and a fine of several hundred
dollars imposed upon him for having
cairied his own due bill in postal
funds. It Is presumed that the re
ported pardon is but a remission of
the fine or its alternative of impris
onment. Thompson has been since the
iall of 1900 in the employ of the
Havana Electric Railway company as
bookkeeper.
Senator Hanna says that he has
consulted with his colleague in the
senate about some legislation by
which Major L. G. Rathbone could be
brought back to the United States
fiom Cuba for trial by American
courts, but that, it seemed impossible
for anything to he done in the way.
The celebrated Waukesha Arcadian
ginger ale now on sale at Hunter-
Sales drug store. The most exhiliar
fating drink dispensed at any fount
in the city. Call for it.