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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 163. ROOSEVELT SOON TO PROBE BRITISH CAMP TO INVESTIGATE HEARD’S REPORT ORDERED THAT CHARGES PRE FERRED IN GOVERNOR’S RE pott: must be thoroughly INVESTIGATED. HE CLAIMS THAT FROM SOIL OF AMERICA THE BRITONS FIGHT BOERS— SITUATION DIS CUSSED. # Washington, April s.—An investiga tion into the charges that Great Britain has what is virtually a mili tary camp at Palmetto, near New Orleans, was orueretl today after the cabinet had discussed the questions involved in the report sent to the siate department by Governor Heard, of Louisiana. The time of the cabinet was taken by almost entirely with the commu nication which the president has re ceived from the governor of Louisiana protesting against the camp alleged to be maintained in that state by agents of the British government for the purpose of supplying mules and teams to the British army In South Africa. Pearson Meets Livingston. General Pearson had lunch today with Colonel Livingston, who Is much interested in the charges made by friends of the Boers in the house. In the course of his talk Pearson claim ed that the “British officers near New Orleans conduct a shipping post Just as If it were a military camp, the only difference being the lack of uni form. The Boer commander said today: ‘‘There are millions of pounds ol supplies being snipped the British it'my In the field from New Orleans, and 1 have been sent, to tins country to put a stop to it. 1 nave used ev ery effort in my power to this end, hut without) avail, and now, as a last, resort, 1 have appealed to Pres ident. Roosevelt for tne same privi lege allowed the British. If they can wage war against the burghers on United States soil, and this I strongly contend they are techlnalty and actually >.oing, by buying any shipping supplies from a central coun try, tfu-n I know of no reason why 1 should not, on the part of the South African republics, be allowed to ear ly f >n the war against the British on tin same territory.” Pearson stated that he has received the most encouraging reports from South Africa, and that his advices plainly showed that, the burghers had not the slightest idea of giving up their fight for independence. MR. RATCLIFFE TALKS. Says He Is Not Making the Race In Opposition to Mr. Townsend. Mr. It. L. Katcliffe, who has an nounced himself a candidate for coun ty commissioner, yesterday gave out tne following announcement: Since my announcement as a can didate tor the position of member of the board of commissioners of roads anil revenues of said county, I am in foi med that a rumor has been circu it* ito the cuect that I would make the race tor said office especially in opposition to Mr. W, R. Townsend, i desire to make a correction of said rumor, and to state that my candidacy is not in opposition to any one in par ticular. Since the passage of the law con stituting said board of commission ers of roads and revenues as it pres ently stands, the Twenty-seventh dis trict of said county haR had no repre sentative upon said hoard, and while' the citizens of said district have no special complaint to make against the board, still they desire represen tation upon said board in the way of having one of its citizens a member thereof. Believing that our district is en titled to furnish one of the members of said board, and having been Im portuned by quite a number of cltl y.ents and friends to make the race for said position, I therefore announced my candidacy therefor. Robt. L. Rateliffe. . LITTLE LOCAL LINES. Willie Anderson held the lucky number in the drawing at Marks’ ci gar store last nigtn. The program for the cane and cas sava convention is now being pre pared and will be announced in A few days. Al! of the candidates in Glynn county favored an early primary and endorse the action of the executive committee. J. D. Wright, the contractor, is soon to begin the erection of a hand some residence on Union street, be tween Howe and George for Mr. J. G. Young. t Mr. F. A. Wrench will shortly re move irts job printing establishment into the building just north of his present place. The butiJfng has been thoroughly overhauled and will make a convenient office. Tue following schooners went to sea yesterday: Harry Prescott, Cap tain Gray; Annie L. Henderson, Cap tain Hall; Samuel H. Hubbard, Cap lEaju CJovjerdale, Brooklyn, Capfcttyi Dexter A party of gentlemen will leave to morrow for Cumberland to spend a week drum fishing. Levy Bros, has just furnished the officers of the Brunswick Ritl-uien with new uniforms. The entire com pany will get new ones in the near future. St. Jude’s P. E. church, morning prayer and Holy Communion at 11 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7:30 p. m. The new residence which is being built by Contractor J. I). Wright for Mrs. Cora Rowe will soon be ready for occupancy, and will be one of the handsomest residences in the city. Tupper Ac Co’s, new steamer Is now being eoppeied, and as soon as the new boiler is completed, work will be rushed on the craft. She will run during the summer between Bruns wick and St. Simon. The race for receiver of tax returns between Messrs. T. B. Ferguson arid J. E. Lubberly promises to be one of the most interesting contests in the coming primary. Both the gen tlemen are very popular and the final result of the race will be watch ed with interest. CONFIRM HIE SALE PLANT SYSTEM HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY ATLANTIC CC AST LINE. The article published in the lanta Constitution on Thursday and reprinted in itie News Friday morn ing, to the effect that the Plant Sys tem had been absorbed by the Atlan tic (L ast T ine, has neon confirmed by both President Erwin of the Plant System, and President Elliott., of the Atlantic Coast; Une. Following is President Erwin's statement: New York. April 4.—Mr. W. G. El liott, president of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad company, and i as pres ident of the Savannah, Florida and Western lailway, authorize the fol lowing statement. Negotiations have been completed under which it, is ar ranged that the Savannah. Florida and Western railway company will, on or before the Ist of July, 1902. be con solidated with and become the prop erty of the Atlantic Coast Line rail road company.” The negotiations also contemplate that the other railway properties of the Plant System will pass under the control of the Atlantic Coast Une at the same time. It has alio been agreed that when the consolidation takes place, the Southern railway shall have trackage right tno-roafter tor ail ot its trains, both passenger and fieight, over the line between Savan nah and Jackson vile, thus making Jacksonville the southern terminus of tee Southern railway company for its Florida service to and from the east and west. r. u. Erwin. | Plain and trimmed corset covers only 10 cents, Monday and Tuesday at Mrs. M. Isaac's. BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1902. PELHAM PEOPLE WEI WHISTLES THEY RUN DISPENSARIES NOT WITHSTANDING COUNTY IS A PROHIBITION ONE. Legislature Repealed Act Creating the Commissioner* of Body Corporate. Camilla. Ga., —pril 5. —Possibly the town of Pelham, in this county, stands alone in the unique distinction of having in operation a dispensary system created by ordinance of her city council. The dispensary, however, just at this time, is sailing with difficulty over troublous Beas. Mitchell county, under the provis ions of the local option law, is dry. It is, therefore, illegal for "persons" to engage in the sale of liquors with in the county. But in the case of Butlet et al. v. Merritt, that went upon from this county after the adoption of the provisions of me local option act did not bind the dis pensary commissioners of Mitchell county, they being a public corpora tion and a branch of the government, and therefore that the dispensary could lie operated in the county by such commissioners regardless of the fact that tue county was "dry." The last legislature repealed the act creating the county commission ers. a body corporate under the name of the "dispensary commissioners for the county of Mitchell." The repealing oi the act, authoriz ing the dispensary system would seem to make th ■ county and towns in the county hopelessly ‘dry,’ until another election. Lint tne city council of Pelham, acting under the advice of counsel, created an ordinance creating a dis pensary system for the town of Pel ham, creating the office of dispensary commissioners for said town, provid ing that no appropriation of the city funds should be made to said dispen sary, that the city should not in any event be liable for the debts of said dispensary, and that the profits aids ing from the sale should be turned over by the commissioners to the c'naiirnan of the school board of the town. Certain citizens or Pelham, oppos 'ing the dispensary, last week sued out a petition for injunction against the mayor and council of the town of Pelham, praying that they be en joined from further operating the dis pensary tinner the local ordinance. The defendants answered by saying ■ hat they were not operating the (It pensary, neither directly or by agents, and setting up that the dispensary commissioners were not the agents of the town and could in no wise bind the town. Plaintiffs admitted that no appropriation of the town's funds had been made the dispensary. Where upon Judge Spencer, on April t, re fused the injunction, and suggested selling liquors In violation of the law that if tlie dispensary managers were they were criminally liable. And im mediately after the injunction sought was refused, the parties opposing the dispensary swore out a warrant for G. W. Bowen, manager of the dispen sary, for illegally selling liquor In t'ne county before the judge of the city court here. Bowen waived commit ment. trial and demanded indictment by the grand jury, and bis bond was fixed at SIOO. The managers say they intend to keep the dispensary open and in op eration, while the opponents say they will swear out anew warrant eaci day the dispensary is operated. In accordance with this statement, an other warrant was sworn out for th< dispensary manager today. And so it will go merrily on. i being three weeks before the supe rior court convenes her 0 , if the op ponent* carry out their present policy the manager of the dispensary will be arrested every day for the next 1 twenty or twenty-five days. Mr. W. J. Murphy Dead. Mr. W. J. Murphy, who has been a resident of this city for several months, died Friday night after an illness of a few days. His remains were interred in Pelmetto cemetery, yesterday, Rev, W. M. Gilmore con ducting the funeral MANY SPEAKERS; ARE COMING DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE TO AD DRESS THE SUGARCANE AND CASSAVA CONVENTION. Will Be Held Next Saturday and Bids to Bea Big Success. The coming sugarcane and cassava convention will be attended by some of the leading people of the country, who are interested in fatjin work, and many eloquent and instructive speeches will he delivered. We are glad to be able to an nounce that Mr. Gartskill. who de livered a notable address at the cane and cassava convention last spring upon cassava as a food for and lat tener of stock, and as a starch maker, and Prof. H. E. Stockbridge, who de livered an address of great power at the convention last fall, will attend and address the coming conventioi April 12. Hon. J. Pope Brown will also ad dress tho convention on “an ex peri ment station lor south Geoigia." Hon. D, G. P i se, president of the board of fra Jo. of savannah, on ’Uk new development of the south ” Hon. O. B. Stevens, commissioner of agrionli'uie al Washington, will also address the convention. Col. I. C. Wade will deliver an ad dress on “the stock proposition in the south.” Dr. Wiley, chief chemist agricultu ral department, Washington, upon our soils, sugarcane, cassava and other crops. Secretary Wilson, should his son s illnes permit Ids attendance, upon his choice of subjects. Other interesting and aide speakers are expected. This convention is going to be a notabe step in the development of south Georgia, and every citizen of Glynn county should lend it his aid in every way in his power. MR. G. S. SCARLET T DEAD. Passed Away at 11,3 dome Yesterday Morning. Mr. G. S. Scarlett, Sr., one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Glynn county, passed away at his home, Fancy Bluff, yesterday morn ing at 7 o’clock. Mr. Scarlett has been seriously 111 for a long time, and his death was momentarily expected by those who were oest aware of his condition. Everything possible, however, was done to save him, put to no aval, and at last he succumbed to the call of the Grim Reaper. Mr. Scarlett was sity-four years of age and has been a resident of Glynn county nearly his entire life. He has a large circle of friends in Brunswick as well as all over the country. Besides a wife Mr. Scarlett leaves eleven children to mourn their loss. They are Mrs. J. L. Beach, ol this city, Mrs. Albert Hillsman, of Macon, and Messrs. Stanton, Mason, Frank, Robert, Julian and Misses Emmie, Meta, Pauline, Daisy and Helen Scarlett. All of his children are well known in this city, and, like their father, have many friends here. The funeral will occur at 12 o’clock today from the family residence. The interment will he in Oak Grove, the family cemetery. The steamer Howland has been chartered by Brunswick relatives and friends, and will leave here this morning for Fancy Bluff. IN BRANTLEY’S DISTRICT. Executive Committee Will Meet at Waycross April 19. Hon. John C. McDonald, chairman of the democratic executive commit tee of the Eleventh congressional district, has issued a call for a meet ing of that committee to he held in the parlors of the Pheonix hotel in Waycross, on Saturday morning, April 19, at 10 o’clock. The object of the meeting of this committee wnl he to call a demo crjjiUc primary to nominal)': candW dates for congress from the Eleventh district and transacting any othe business which may come before the meeting" Mr. W. T. Dickerson, of Homerville, .s secretary of the com mittee. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished brick dwelling. 119 Reynolds street. BIG SAW MILL DEAL BY BRUNSWICK AGENS SHOULD AWAKEN INTEREST. Prominent Citizen Talks of the Ger man Emigrants. Editor Daily News: The coming of the German emi grants to Glynn county to develop the vast area ot waste and idle land, lying immediately north of Bruns wick, should awaken the greatest in terest among the entire citizenship ot noth city and county. The intensive system or agricul ture, in which the foreign element of migrants have been educated, ad in its of support and profitable occu pancy by live persons lo eveiy ten acres of land; ~us being true, it will be seen that there is room within six this city, north and sur rounding the first stations upon three lines ot railroads, a sufficient amount of valable lands to meet the wants of several families, who would not only acquire homes with every facility of transportation to the markets north and west, but who would become the very best and truest contributors to the growth and prosperity of Biunswick. Brunswick's business men, and women, too, should stndty ways of contributing to the success and con : tentment of these people who have left all behind them to find homes in a strange land, and who we know constitute the very best element of all emigrants from the old country, b'iiglit personal acquaintance with them by the writer has convinced him already that among them are people of gentle blood and capable of high order of citizenship in a very short time. The first want, of these strang ers. will he a school of German and English, and the establishment in their midst of the facilities of relig ious worship, and social entertain ment situated to their taste and en vironments. To the end that the very best im pressions may be made upon them, from a social point of view, basket picnics should he given monthly by the citizens of the town, and, through the large German element in our midst, every facility given for free intercourse, and, in this way, assuring them that the cold and oppressive hand ot Russia has been replaced by the warm and generous hand of free America. J. A. Butts. THE DATE IS NAMED COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECU TIVE COMMITTE CALS PRI MARY FOR MAY 15. The Democratic: executive commit tee met yesterday and ordered a pri mary election for the nomination of candidates for senator, representa tive and all county offices to he held on May 15. The qualification £)' voters are practically the same as in 1900. All white registered voters who will pledge themselves to support the nominees of the primary will he qual ified to vote. The voters must reg ister by May Bth. The expenses of the primary were assessed against the 'candidates, as follows: For Ine senate $lO 00 For the house 10 00 For clerk 15 00 For sheriff 15 00 For treasurer 15 00 For tax collector 15 00 For tax received 10 00 For coroner 3 00 For surveyor 3 on The names of all candidates must be printed on one ticket, and the voters will erase the names of all candidates except those for whom they desire to vote. The following managers were ap pointed : Bniiis'wiek Precinct l —J. T. Lam bright, W. J. Way, A. L. Franklin. Twenty Fifth District —J. D. Gould, W. C. Taylor, John Poatell. Twenty-Seventh District—W. F. Knight, Frank Scarlett, Hugh Rat ed ffe. 1499th District—J. A. Ward, B. F. Lewis, G. W. Arnett. 1356th District —T. W. Lamb, Charl ton Wright, Joseph Sapp. The primary for the nomination of candidates for governor and other state house offices, congressman and jodgo o’ the Brunswick circuit was ordered to be held on June 5, under the rules prescribed by the state and county demoeartie committee. The same managers were named for this primary who were appointed to hold tile primary on May 15. PRICE FIVE CENTS 1300,000 IS THE PURCHASE PHICE BROBSTON. FENDIG & CO., OF THIS CITY, SELL SAVANNAH PROPERTY TO HILTON AND DODGE COMPANY. DEAL WAS CLOSED YESTERD . . AND THE LOCAL FIRM HAVE CLEARED A NEAT SUM OUT OF IT. Brobston, Fendig & Cos., have ad ded another feather to their cap and scored a big turn on Savannah real estate agents. This firm has made a sale of the Vale Royal mills, at Sa vannah. and forty thousand acres of cypress timber on the Savannah river. The Hilton-Dodge Lumber company, having purchased the property of Mr. H. P. Smart, one of the most wealthy and best known mill men in the south. It is understood that a price of about $300,000 was paid for the prop erty. Captain John A. Foster, of the Hilton-Do.Kge Lumber company, when asked about the last night, but declined to say what was paid for the property, but said it is much more than lias been reported By this deal they have secured prou alily the finest body of cypress tim ber in tjliei south, and Mr. H. P. Smart now retires from active bus iness. Mr. Smart spent years in secur ing this cypress, he having long ago foreseen the great value in southern hardwood, bought these lands when they were considered of little value and a few years ago erected a large mill in Savannah to manufacture the lumber fiom his timber lands, but on account ot advancing yeats and the increased responsibilitty of looking after this business he decided to al low Messrs. Brobston, Fendig & Cos. to handle the property and they quickly found a purchaser in Mr. It. H. Knox, of Darien, who offered to buy the property for his company, and yesterday the deal was closed and in future the Vale Royal mills will be operated by the Hilton- Dodge people. The peculiar interest in this mat ter to Brunswiekians is the fact of enterprise by which one of the largest deals ever made in Savannah was engineered by a Brunswick broker— Brobston, Fendig & Cos. have suc cessfully operated all over the south and have established a reputation ' f or reliability and integrity that has brought them a magnificent clientage and Brunswick people are justly proud of their success. CARRIERS WORKED OVER TIMt. Money to Be Paid the Brunswick Carriers by Government. Old mail carriers of Brunswick will get $1,077.20 Tom the general government for working over time, hvery year this bill has come up for action, but has never been passed. It. was reported favorably Friday. The Brunswick carriers who are to g, the money are the ones who were at work when the free delivery system was first established in Brunswick. They worked more than eight hours per day and charged it up t,o Uncle Sam as “extra.” As it is at present the carriers cannot work overtime, as the depart ment requires them to complete their work in eight hours and if they fail to do so it is their loss. THREE BOYS BURNED TO DEATH. Perished in the Flames of Their Home. Anniston, Ala., April s.—News reached Anniston this afternoon of the horibie death of three colored boys early this morning two miles of Alexandria, about 20 miles north of Anniston. The boys were aged 12, 14 and lo years, respectively, and were burned in the home of their father, Chris McDaniel. Six children were in the house aud three barely escaped witn tneir lives and some injuries. All the flesh were burned from the hones of the three children. Details as to liow the house caught on fir# could not be learned.