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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 164. PATRICK SENTENCED TO ELECTRIC CHAIR THE MURDERER HEARS HISDOOM MAN WHO KILLED THE NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE HEARS SEN TENCE FROM LIPS OF RECORD ER GOFF. LEGAL STEPS WILL BE TAKEN AND DELAY EXECUTION AND PATRICK MAY LIVE A YEAR YET. New York, April 7.—Albert T. Pat rick, convicted of the murder of Wil liam M. lUee, was today sentenced to death by Rticofder Goff. The date of tue execution was fixed for Monday, May 5. What may be bis last Sunday In the Tombs before being taken to Sing Sing was spout, quietly by Pat rick. He had no visitors. Neither his counsel nor his wife called and the convicted murdierer passed his time reading and writing, except dur ing the - religious services, to which he listened from behind the bars of his cell. Patrick was tasen before Recorder Goff, in the general sessions, today, for the sentence of death. His coun sel made a formal motion for anew trial and for a stay of sentence, pending appeal, and both of these wore denied. A few dayß ago Patrick said he would address the court him self when the opportunity came, but fie abandoned this intention. According'to the law the sentence of aeath In tne electric chair within fivt* 'wv'cka was’pronounced by the re corder. The recorder, in pronouncing seutence, made no comment on tne Jurys verdict. The case will go to the court of appeals and the mere tiling of a notiee of appeal oy pris oner's counsel will act as a stay of execution. It will require many months’ work to make up this “case” for the court of appeals to pass upon. More than 4,000 typewritten pages of testimony were taken by the stenog raphers at the trial, and this will be condensed as far as possible by agree ment between (he pi-soner's coun sel, the prmoi'u'ibg attorney, and the recorder. It is doubtful if the ease will be in shape to lie sent to the highest court in the state tefce the end of the summer. There is slim chance that the court of appeals will be able to take up the Patrick case inside of a year at least. When their opinion is handed down finally Patrick will he brought to this city again. If the conviction is sustained the prisoner must be brought here for resentence, and in case the judgment is reversed and anew trial granted Patrick will also have a release, at least tempo rary, from the Sing Sing death chamber. It is probable mat Patrick will be taken to Sing Sing this afternoon within a few boors after his sentence this morning. His wife, who was Mrs. Addie M. Francis,will accompany him to the prison and she will Bpena much of her time from now on near her husband. She has obtained lodgings in Ossining and will divide her time between that village and her home in this city. The last session of the legislature passed a law requiring that cases of murder must be passed on by the court of appeals within six months. As this bill did not pass until after Patrick’s conviction, it is a question whether it is applicable in his case. COCHRAN RETIRES FROM RACE. Judgeship of Brunswick Circuit Be tween Parker and Hitch. Col. A. E. Cochran, of Waycross. has withdrawn from the race for judge of the Brdhswick circuit, and says he will support Judge Simon W. Hitch for the office. , Thiß leaves the fight between Judge T. A. Parker, of Baxley, and Judge Hitch, of Waycross. They are both hard at work over the circuit, and the race will probably be an inter esting one. The Brunswick attor neys seem to favor Judge Parker for the place. LITTLE LOCAL LINES. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give an entertainment at the opera house on Friday night. Storm signals were hoisted in the city esterday, but we saw nothing of tue storm. A small wreck on the Southern railway near McDonough caused all trains over the Southern to arrive late Sunday. The Marine band held their usual Monday night practice in tue Naval Reserves’ armory last night. The many friends of Captain Av ery, of the Mallory line, will be glad to learn that he has again been transferred on the Brunswick-New York run and will be here every oth er week. Ordinary Dart was busy yesterday hearing arguments in a litigation over the estate of Hannah Caburn. R. E. Dart represented the heirs and Sparks and Meader the estate. Yesterday brought forth the first hot weather of the year. It was rath er warm in the morning, but the rain in the a. ternoon and last night made it very pleasant. The steamer Kmmiline is ready to resume her regular run to Fernan uuna. after being thoroughly! over hauled at Briesenick's marine rail way. Postmaster Brown lias received a shipment of new mail boxes irom the poptaja aq him Xaqx 'juauipmdap about the city within the next few days. Things have been rather quiet in shipping circles during the past few days. The steamship San Marcos ar rived yesterday from New York and the schooner Edna came up from St. Simon. The schooner Ebenezer Bag gett sailed Sunday for New York. An election will be held in the Na va! Reserves' armory tonight to rat ify the nomination of S. S. Rickett and Jas. Bailey as lieutenant junior grade arid ensign, respectively, of the First division. The election will be conducted by Captain Robinson and Lieutenant Elliot. GIRLS *WILL PLAY BALL. Clash From Chicago Will Cross Bats With Local Team. The Chicago Stars, a baseball team composed of girls, will visit Bruns wick some time during the present month and play a game with a team to be organized in the next few days. Mr. Ado Miller has been corres ponding with thV manager of the team for some time and has closed arrangements for the game. The baseball gils also carry a military band with them, and they will no doubt have a large crowd to the game here. Mr. Miller is now or ganizing the club and is finding no difficulty in securing members for that game, anyway. SAYS HE PLANNED MURDER. Ex-Convict Adimts He Had a Hand in Killing of Woman Near Toledo. Toledo, 0., April 7.—Ben Wade, once a member of the notorious Lan dis gang, just dismissed from the penitentiary and rearrested at the door and brought to this city on a charge of attacking the Sullivan sis tes and killing one of them, has ad mitted, it is said, to Detective Carew and other officials that he planned the murder. Elver since the crime Carew has been working on the suspicion that some member of the Landis gang was guilty and has made many trips to the penitentiary to secure evidence. Kate and Johanna Sullivan, spin sters, lived alone l.tyond West To ledo. and two years ago their home was entered by masked robbers, who beat one sister to death. The other escaped and gave the alarm, ’flfreir money was stolen and the two rob bers escaped. There were other murders that gave evidence of being committed by the same men, also several robberies. Wade’s confession furnishes the miss ing clew sought by the officers. Suffers a Relapse. London, April 7.—-The Earl of Kim berley, Liberal leader in the house of lords and former foreign secretary, who has been ill for some time paßt. suffered a serious relapse this morn lng .. . . BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1902. FIGHTING 808 OFF 10 ORIENT REAR ADMIRAL EVANS WILL LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO SOME TIME TODAY. Arrived There Yesterday and is Ready for the Trip—He May Go to China. San Francisco, April 7. —Rear Ad miral Robley D. Evans nas arrived here from Washington and will leave on Tuesday for the Orient to be come senior squadron commander under Rear Admiral Rogers, whom he will succeed as commander-in chief of the Asiatic station six months uence, when ,ne latter officer will be retired. When asked regarding his plans Rear Admiral Evans said: "1 do not know whether I shall be. stationed at China or tne Philippines, hut from the fact that Admiral Frank Wildes is now stationed at Manila, i presume 1 will be paced in command of the squadron in the Chinese wa ters. it is intended that the two squadrons shall exchange places every six months and thus afford a regular period of rest for the men after half a year of ocuve service in the i nil ippines. u. is also intended under the new arrangement that. t.he'Vom mandcr of the station shall bring the two squadrons together once a month for drill.” The rear admiral declined to dis cuss affairs in .up Orient content ing himsrlf with saying that he would deal wilh emergencies as they aiose. IN CHARLESTON STREETS POLICEMAN RUNS AMUCK. He Shoots Wildly at People and Wounds a Motorman. Charleston, April 7.—Michael Sages, a policeman, erased by drink, ran amuck this morning down the principal shopping street, of the city firing widly at people passing. He shot a motorman named Ingle. No other person was struck. There was a wild scramble for safety and a pan ic. among the people. Ten men had a desperate right to subdue the crazed policeman. L. and N. in Deal. New York, April 7.—The Louis ville and Nashville has acquired con trol of the Atlanta, Knoxville, and Northern railroad, giving them a line from Cincinnati to Atlanta 100 miles shorter than the present route. AUGUSTA STRIKE IS ON; OPERATIVES WALK OUT Augusta, April 7. —All the King mil! operatives struck thiß morning in accordance with their notice to do so unless given a 10 per cent, ad vance in wages. , Perfect order prevailed at the mills when the strike occurred. The op eratives reported for work on time, but when they tdtmd that the manage ment at the last moment would not grant the increase they all walked out without starting up their work. The mlTl men seem determined to resist the demand for an increase in wages and ail the mills are scheduled to close down tomorrow night in the Augusta district. Over 10,000 operatives will be out of work and at least 30.000 people are Charged With Fraud. Buffalo, N. Y., April 7. —Edward Kappel, one of the best known life insurance agents in this part of the country, is under arrest at Niagara Fails accused o: obtaining $3,000 by false representations from George F. Green, a farmer of Niagara county. The warrant was issued against “Ed ward W. Kappei, alias Edwaid W. King.” Editor Commits Suicide. Kansas City, Mo., April 7.—James Whitfield, president of the Western Baseball League, and for many years sporting editor of the Kansas City Star, committed suicide at his home here today. WANT PRINCE TO VISIT AMERICA ENGLAND IS QUITE ANXIOUS FOR HIM TO COME OVER NEXT FALL. Britishers Are Worrying Themselves However, About Question of Etiquette and Precedent. London, April 7. —The suggestion that the Fringe of Wales attend (he dedication of the new home of the New York Chamber of Commerce ex cites the liveliest surprise here, coup led with satisfaction at the indica tion of good feeling on the part o 1 leading members of America's Indus trial community. Undoubtedly it is hoped in politi cal circles that the expected invi tation will be accepted. Inquiries have elicited the fact’ that in court and official circles it is rec ognized that there are certain ob stacles in the way, but it is hoped they may not prove insurmountable. In the first place a court official of experience says, as the prince of Wales represents the king, it would be unusual for aim to visit any for eign country officially except as the guest of that country's chief of state or its government. King Edward is personally said to he strongly favor able to such a visit, yet he may he slow to establish a precedent which might Thereafter lead to trouble or misunderstanding. Tlica' the. fact that European roy!7l heirs apparent and persons of emi nence have been invited raises ques tions of etiquette which assume very serious dimensions in the eyes ol loyalty in court functionaries. It has been arranged that the prince shall go to India next winter to make a tour of the empire and to attend the proclaiming of his father empe ror of that dependency. _ Tim court official heretofore mentioned points out that unless the prince can visit New York on the way it will tie too great r. strain on him to cross the Atlantic and bark in the autumn, especially as heavy demands on his by no means robust constitution would be made by the coronation festivities. Anyway it is a fact that such a visit would be extremely popular here, and it is believed in court cir cles that the king, who is well aware of the international advantages of such an interchange of courtesies, will do ail in his power to accede to the New York chamber of com merce’s hospitable invitation,, dependent upon them. The effort to arbitrate the trouble Saturday night by the Chamber of Commerce was a complete failure. The strike Is being conducted from Fall River by one of the national offi cers of the Textile Workers’ associa tion. If by Tuesday night the trouble in the King mill is not settled the Manu facturers’ association will close down every mill in Augusta, Aiken, Vau cluse, Warrenville, Bath, Langley, and Clearwater, throwing 10,000 people out <it employmeinL The strikers claim they will win in two weeks, because they watted until all the mills had large rush orders on hand. This la denied by the mill owners. Bank’s Vault Blown. Pueblo, Col., April 7.—A special to The Chieftain at 2 a. m., from Fowler, 25 miles east of here, says the Bank of Fowler was blown up by burglars tonight, but the amount they secured is not yet ascertained. The large bank safe was blown to pieces, probably being used. A. H. McMasters, a grocer, saw the robbers running away and fired sev eal shots at them. They are sup posed to be on the way toward Pueblo and officers here are starting to head them off. Off for Charleston. Washington. April 7.—President. Roosevelt and party left at 3:30 on a special train oa the Southern way for Charleston. !S EXPRESS COMPANY ALSO IN BIG DEAL? GREATER THAN CECIL RHODES. Felix Adler Talks of Booker T. Washington. New York, April 7. —Lii his address before the Society of Ethical Culture in Carnegie hall, Felix Adler con trasted the methods and life work of Cecil Rhodes to Booker Washington and argued that Washington is bet ter entitled to rank as a benefactor of humanity. “From our point of view,” said he, ”1 am sure that while Americans see the brilliant side of the proposed union they wii! he quick to see the practical oujections and ask if the flower of our youth should spend three years of their lives at Oxford — not the most progressive, by the way, by far, of the world’s colleges, in these years public sentiment will say they should become rooted to their own soil and fit themselves for ihe conditons that exist here and the ideals hauueu down by their fath ers. "Mr. Washington.” concluded Dr. Adler, "contrasted with Cecil Rhodes, seems of very small stature. He is much magnified wnen we think of his life work, the real beuents ne has conferred, and his influence on the moral character of his race. He lias taught them no dream of con quest: no theory, of perfect equality With the whites. tie. tound the two chief faults of his race to lie a desire for social equality and Indolence. He has given up none of their rignts, nor has he taught them to forego these lights. He has taugnt them tiiat recognition woud come if they de served it and has shown them how to deserve it." THOSE WHO MAY MANAGE A. C. L. Slate As to Probable Officers Under tne New Conditions. There is considerable speculation as to the officers of the Atlantic Coast Line railway aftei the Plant System is absorbed by that com pany on July 1 next. One in Savan nah, who claims to be well posted on future developments says the list of officers will be something like this: T. M, Emerson, vice president in charge of traffic; H. to. Emerson, freight traffic manager; B. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic manager; D. F. Jack general freight agent; Ernest Wil liams, general passenger agent. Mr. Wrenn is now passenger traf fle manager for the Plant System and Mr. Jack freight traffic man ager. The other gentlemen are At lantic Coast Line officials. FIRE BURNS NINE BUILDINGS. Hetty Green Part Owner of the Property Destroyed. Chicago, fpril 7.—Thirty persons were driven into the street today by a fire which destroyed a block of frame buildings on Cottage Grove avenue, between Tnirty-ninth street and Oakwood boulevard. The destroyed buildings number nine and were landmarks on the south side. They burned like tinder and the firemen failed completely to check the flames till a brick building occupied by the Oakland National bank was reached. Hetty Green is one of the owners of the buildings whicn were consumed. The total loss is $20,000. Six members of the Willischke fam ily and two brothers named Lenard were cut off on the second floor by the burning of the stairway. They were preparing to jump when the firemen brought them to safety by means of a ladder. WILL GO BY SPECIAL TRAIN. Plant System Grants Request of the Military Companies. The Brunswick Riflemen, the First division, Naval Reserves and tne Ma rine band will go ro the Albany Chautauqua on April 2 over the Plant System in a special train. Lieutenant Commanding Wrench, of the Reserves, received a telegram from Colonel Wooten, of the Fourth Georgia regiment, yesterday in which he stated that the Plant System had granted the request of the Brunswick companies, and would give them a special train. All three of the organizations 'are taking great interest in tne trip and Brunswick will no doubt be well rep resented at the Chautauqua. PRICE FIVE CENTS RUMORED IT HAS BEEN SOLD BELIEVED BY MANY IN SAVAN NAH THAT ALL PLANT HOLD INGS WILL SOON CHANGE HANDS. GENERAL OPINION THAT SOUTH ERN hAS MORE INTEREST IN DEAL THAN MERELY TRACK ARRANGEMENTS. Savannah, April 7.—As the sale of the Plant System of railways is more generally discussed in Savannah it seems to be taken for granted by more of ihoes interested that the Southern railway is, after all, the real purchaser of the system instead of the Atlantic Coast Line. Brokers in Savannah and in the eastern cities seem to be of that opinion today. The atvices received from w— York are to that effect, and it would not be surprising if the Southern has something more than a perpetual trackage arrangement with the new combine. If the Southern is file real pur chaser and is to control the policy of the Plant System there will be much more speculation as to the future of the line in its connection with Sa vannah. The Southern railway would hardly have the headquarters of tiie system remain here. The next big deal in which Savan nah is interested is the expected salei of the Southern Express company to some company that would like to control it. it seems to he the policy of Mrs. Plant and Morton Plant to get rid of their holdings, anu there is already considerable gossip about the sale of the Express company, which was built up largely through the efforts of the late H. B. Plant. If the Express company is sold it would probably go to the Adams Ex press cotnpany, with which it has been closely allied for several years. There has as yet been no direct re port of the sale of the Southern ex press company in Savannah, but such a report would not cause surprise. It is even expected in some quarters. Employes of the Plant System, who have their lives insured in the Plant System Insurance and Relief depart ment have been asking themselves what is to become of their policies when tne change of ownership takes place July 1. The policies will prob ably be allowed to continue if the Atlantic Coast Line takes the system over, as the Atlantic Coast Line has a relief department also. It is not known ir the rules of the Plant Sys tem and Atlantic Coast Line, relief departments are the same, but the policies now in vogue in the Plant System could probably be exchanged for those of the AtlanticCoatst Line. CAPTURED TOWN OF JACMEL. Haytians Hold Place Twenty-four Hours, Seize Arms and Withdraw. Port-Au-Prince, April 7.—A number of revolutionists, commanded by General Nicolaus Baptiste, attacked and captured Jacmel, a town on the south coast of Hayti, Saturday, oc cupied the town 24 hours, released the persons who were imprisoned there, and then retired to the hills, taking with them all the arms and ammunition they could obtain. During the fighting two men were kiled and a number wounded. A Haytian cruiser started for Jac mel with arms and ammunition and Minister of War Guillaume also left for Jacmel with a detachment of troops. All is quiet here. Salt $3 Per Pound. Spokana, Wash., April 7—. Flour sugar, and salt are selling at *3 a pound in the newly-discovered Idaho gold fields of Thunder mountain. There are now between 800 and 1,000 men in the camp and others are com ing in at the rate of 50 per day. Sixty miles of the journey must be made on snowsihoes, through ;now from three to fourteen feet deep.