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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 168. BRUNSWICK EXTENDS \ CORDIAL WELCOME TO HER MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. SECRETARY J AMES WIL .pN. ■e is Brunswick's distinguished guest t.< !;v an.l vili n hire ;i> Bfi^in<l cassava couvcntfon. PANY ACHES OF LAND SOLD IN GLYNN COUNTY BIG SAW ILL TB BE ERECTED ♦ . MESSRS. BROB3TON, FENDIG & COMPANY CLOSED DEAL YES TERDAY WITH WISCONSIN PEOPLE. ALTOGETHER 16,000 ACRES BE LONGING TO MESSRS. W. R. TOWNSEND ..NO J. A. WhRD WAS SOLD. Messrs. Blobs ten, texidig Cos. the well known Brunswick real es tate, dealers, closed another large deal yesterday, whereby Messrs. Cassius F. Sm.th. formerly of Wisconsin, and now president of the Oemulgoe River Lumber company, ami Mr. Frank S. Snell, trie wholesale lumber dealer of Milwaukee, becomes purchasers id 10,000 acres of timber land located in Giynu county, belonging to Messrs. W. R. Townsend and J. a. Warn. This land is located at Bladen, Crispend island, six-mile crossing Tnalmanu and other sections of the county, and is among the most val uable timber land in southeast Goor la‘ .V.V, This deal means much for Bruns wick arong industrial lintg-i for tne gentlemen and their associates wno have purchased the property propose to erect a large saw mill, box factory and planing mill at some point on the purchase lands, the site of which is to be determined iater. Mr. Snell was seen by a represen tative of The News before leaving tor Milwaukee last night, and, when questioned on the subject, said; "It is true that we nave purchased the 16.000 acres referred to, and it is cur purpose to immediately erect an up to date, twentieth century saw and planing mill, box factory and gen eral wood working establishment. We are very much impressed with Bruns wick. and if the city will treat liber ally with us In the matter of tax exemptions and other concessions, we w.ll locate the mill within the city limits of Brunswick, and you may say that we will employ at least 200 hands.” Wheip Mr. smith was questionctn he corroborated all that Mr. Snell had said. Both of these gentlemen returned to their respective homes last night, but will leturu to Bruns wick shortly, when the preliminary arrangements for the construction of iho mill will b made. In this connection it is a pleasure to chronicle the fact' that Messrs. Brobston, Fendig <si Cos. have been instrumental in bringing many new enterprises ami a large amount ol capital into Brunswick and south generally, but their greatest sco#: of entcrpi i:,f was the sale ol the Vale Royal mills and Umber lauds n bpvannah last week. This was me of the largest real estate deals ever =nade hi south Georgia, ami tin: fact that the property in question is lo ut, and outside of Brunswick'has made the deal more notable and has made t'te firm a subject of genera! congrat ulation. .ta an evidence of the many enter* irises in which they are interested t may bo l of interest to say that at. ihe last meeting of city council a street car franchise was granted at heir inauirce, and to a News report Jr yesterday both members of the irm expressed themselves as being .ally satisfied Unit a fuli-iledged trol ey line would b: in operation in Brunswick within the present year. These energetic young gentlemen save other important deals in course of culmination and in the course of a lew days they will prob ibiy announce other transactions I meaning more industries for tins city. In tiie meantime Brunswick scums :o have caught tue industrial inspira tion and new tactories, new railroads, tnd new business enterprises of every character are daily being launched into the business world. GENERAL HAMPTON VERY ILL. Gallant South Carolinian Suffering From General Break-Down Columbia. S. April 11.—Genera! Wades Hampton is critically ill. He aas no special disease, but it is a gen ital breaking down. A month ago General Hampton bad i severe attack and ids children were alied to hd; ! •lowever, and was out driving a week ago. in the la.R few days his condition has been getting worse and last night ae was in a precarious condition. The general can take no nourish ment and is very feeble. Ur. B. W. Taylor, ids physician, says his pres ent condition is such as to alarm his friends, and that ne is apprehensive of the worst determination of this illness. General Hampton celebrated his eighty-.ourth birthday last week. BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY nfoRNING, APRiL 12, 1902. CANE AND CASSAVA 10 BE THE THEME TODAY The Two Great; Money Crops Will Be Discussed. By Many Promi nent Speakers. The third sugarcane and cas java couveuUon will be called m order at the city hall this mu; nis.g at id o’clock, and, from ail iutii.-atians, it will be a suc-< i ss in every st ace of tile word. Many delegates arrived in flic city yes tv rday amt .last v. ht, bur tu<- majority are o .pen i this morning. They will come from aii over south Georgia auu if.feu.ia. and wuen tiio rouvr-uiiig hour arrives tii" assembly room of too city ball will uo hik'd with the Bturuy tiliers o! me soii. ail. oi whom are luieiY.-d.eu .a tile development, and u.u ,i,^rr.. m til south Georgia. Tne convention tossy will be at tended amt auuressea by genuemeii of national reputation, and tune and cassava vv.il oo discussed in aii us phases, aim the many usages of * two products will b Biio\vn*up-ni a vicar way to the iarmors. The convention will be called to oi'uor promptly at lu ovio. k by Pres idetit Goodyear, of Uie sugarcane and cassava association, auu it is lo uo hoped that uie citizens of Brunswick will turn out in Pun force and assist m making tne meeting a mg success. oorne or Our Guesia. A large uuiiiDer oi ai.'legates aim mtot’Od guess l".-- a. i iveti • yes ter i* ay &ao last night. Among those noticed in •he city by New a reporters, besides .Secretary Wilson, were Hon. Stevens, commissioner ot agriculture; • lon. Dope Drown, of Hawkiusviim, -ne of tiio leading and best known .amiers in Georgia; Capt. Lb C l. Purse, president oi U*u oavannah uoaru trade; J. S. ii. Tiiompson, superm ’.ondviiit bf the {Southern railway; W. i\ Smith, of Valdosta; J. iU. Spence, .. *... oi Waresboro; VV. 1.. Gleosuer, liu migration agent oi the G., S. 1G railway; Cob 1. C. Wade, immigration agent oi t'ae tooutiiern ran way; Jno. ii* Si evens, oi the Plant System; Air. l*. i\ Putucy, of Albany; Mr. J. o. Norton, of Bustos, (la.; (Jol. Simon .V. Hitch, of W'aycroHs: kirn. J. a. tve i tti, of the .*dou in cr n rati way, iuossra. .1. A. Wnght and VV. B. Rod* tlenbevy, of Cano, Ox.; (*. Id. Poy, oi 'g.yi, Ga. //HO The SPAAKEiRo ARE. it is, indeed, a brilliant array oi .hjmakers who will address the con vention today. They arc all iu hearty *ftn pathy with L'ne purpose of the con vention. Uur citizens who fail to at tend will miss a great treat'. The speakers are; Secretary Wilson. Secretary Wilson, the bead of the -real agricultural 'department, whicu closer to Uni people than any other department, *.*x*;pt, perhaps, me post* OFFICIAL PROG AM OF THE CANE ' AND CASSAVa CONVENTION. Convention-called to order promptly at. 10 a m Pr : r • ’■ ■ ,v■ •''' : a Aiac; .KtS: Aptrotluctory talk i lv , . r , 1 x . dt *e Address ■ i.y Cant. I). C. oi oavaunnh. Subject: "The Nov/ Development of tile ' si<,uUi ’' ' . of Agriculture. la ‘ y Ul< 'Wrtmwit i 35Urt*Jk ">•? HSBUW ,£"SS • Rive-minute talks until” recess.” Mf ' lnto - h - Florida f Ken-ms i |m. to 3 p. rn. . H AFTERNOON SESSION. < Address tjy Dr. VV. If. Wip , fhi„f -t t* Agriculture. CUern ‘ u Apartment or j AckHv.-vs ,hy Hon. Pope Brown oi' n*-iwi-inauin,, „ * “A South Georgia JixporinK-nt Station ' ' ' ’ Subject: A,W ™ B I,y ' ,on - °- a Sl '-—' o, Agricult- " "s^n^ay r ci* °™- -' A ' W .S,:;„:.: "y c M. J.rdln-. K ,„.. „„ aTll .. a; i Address by Hon. O. M Ry ais . of Savannah (■-, i Address by Mr. Harmon Menton A>fO-ie, 1 Georgia Railway Cos. ’ ‘ ujt,lllst Central of - five-minute talks * Adjournment. -I (i.i.e- , it is not too much to say, has d< ■ e more to males his department of peas leal value to the people than any .vcreuuy of this department since annul ion. No agricultural in is .. nn<; no section has been negiect in .. ; >p c s Hons for this do •i is iu, n commended by him. and is v passing e ■ ess, is a provision for a south liso ;a experimental sta where best methods of market up a .1 grading syrups, bed soiis for a ml iuj.-j.iva will be lesicd and v.’.ii prove of Vast bcactit to our pco pl.. Commissioner Stevens. ilon. o. B. Stoveus, our popular commissioner of agriculture, cannot iuii to interest his audience on the subject of ‘ South Georgia Develop tU. lll.** Hon. Pope Brown. Hen. J. Pope Brown is admirably equipped for Gie discussion of that subj- ct which so deeply interests every south Georgian, “A State Jfix i*. rum-at Bullion tor Bouth Georgia.” •Vlr. Blown is a practical farmer and ■das not a ciusviy identified with tne ..l i e a r ,i o uitural societies of Geoigia tor many years. He is, indeed, well pus - e on ait that pertains m iuuu — ■*u iiir. mik wid no uouln lie u gene Hon. O. u. Purse. •Yuo caii speak with greater au ’hority Ui'on ‘ih.: New Dcveiopmcat A tiie SoalitA" not the “new auuth,” out. •-liti new dovelapini?ut of a great section, than Capt. j). u. Purse, who ' sts seen a pai r of such n Veiopmcnt aivvays. He is an authority m sugar cane, and bin auareso wi ii m* a brii liant one. Major G. M. Ryais, That t'norougn and suce -ssfui far up., that live dUzcn, that earnest v/on.' r ior t*< upbuilding oi our sec tion, ii,-. not too min hi to say that ■prince of good fellows, can talk common oemsc by the tioiu - , and never mistukes of talking auv ether. Dr. Wiley. a. VY j icy, chief chemist of the ag 11' uiturai department, has studied our ■ • pm with ucop interest for its de- v ’ iiTTji'iit; studied it on the ground a,;i ' :s etpuppcii as 1* w men are to' give us wise auggeritiontj. Gui. C. < -e Goodyear, uce he -was elec tea president of use sugarcane and cassava assoc la icn; i,o!. G. id Goodyear, of this* city, -i... made a thorough study of the p...suing sugarcane and cassava, .ii ios talk oday will be brim full ■ 'Deis and bgares as to the ad van t of planting t’acsi* two products. Gome of tne Others. Mr. Gatskiii, of M'lmusn, Prof. ’ , n( 'hi idge, of the h lorina oxpori- • 7 li ll e f|| ■ vlfflcij : ' ”ei iiiiisii® a y; Ae;,: -e- . ; c: ■ ... ~y if#;-,.. : MSmSMk ■: ■ c r v . s ' I COMMISSIONER O. B. SfEVENS. 1‘ i' l in i, o:\vis. . Agricultural drnartmeut. will deliver an address on 'vinuii. Georgia lm voioprncMit" today. PEACE NOW REIGNS IN TORN SOUTH AFRICA uienful station, and Col. I. 0. Wade, are Uiofoughiy aiive to tue relation of. the. gy wv'th Oj. k&Uk&vu, ,tug vedyet .k n.n and otuor forage products. Mr." VV. J.. (oehkuer and Mr. Herman Ben * oil, of rue industrial development ol .wo great Georgia laifroads,, cannot .ail to add greatiy to the lima of in *or mat ion a.i to wise meiuods of im pro Vo in out and u< veioptuoiit. Luuice inviceu. it. is tiie ae.-.it ul the cane and cas* sava association to/iave a auiu oi iaeies jii • sen., asm Uiey are ..s-ei.ii/ ic. A ~ a to aLtcnu tae cuu v'L-iuiuji# r lit. .ipeaxung win Do of tile v .y e- .si ana vve hci sure Unit a * nrtreat io in ..v-u: tor tin-: fair sc a n. •u> cue ail-.uifu s io onof :\j ,-.uUe iniuiitie/j Whites AVcsiye insuit he Uiikrea VoLnj t-auy. • Yktzoo < ; g., AHs.-;., April ii.—A. P.. i.owifc, ti negro, vu; shot cu tieaiu iicro cist uaiurday at. v.i noon o y an iu£un .icek. party ul wintes. No less tnun oiay bull is were lOUged in bis body. He win as a negro of the auac ur ic* ami ibe crime ior which ho pain -be re.*:.u penalty w.s the writing of u. very lusuiUJig ho to to a young lady urn which coiitainou an indecent pro- POSH;. The note was hantich by the young lacy to a triwiia mnaoui lu-sy o.gsbiz: ¥ a pusoc, ami went in srOareli ot the neg ■">. hew in siax tea to run from tne posse k apj/.'oat s s, ana the ius’lade ot vhou iOliowed, during which his uody vua btei ally liddlcd wim builets. *■ "OX. !>'■ AY LcAVL CABINET. io -Vc.ke ti t hace for Governor of Pennsylvania. -if il - Attorney u *’" : ■ K ‘ l ' ' i;s - according to the Senes at iindttiisiaud inn among Penn sylvania poi ticiana, slated for the re ',ul,lli an nomination for governor of aal !ituu! - '•>> l!1 K Iho last few days. " ,l " ‘ “ ' have been held between ■>< 11....01 1 j lay aim .\!r. Knox, ami it ■’ ’ ! ‘hat the resuit is the lat- Pr K Virtual agreement to beepie u.e party's candidate. The . outlook has been that the or ”il” ' : ‘ - "'ld support John p. Kibin tor vow,nor. but the indica tion., of iev .il n/ialnat. the organiza tion on tuts account nave hern so siivf.-; that toe machine has been looking for a compromise candidate who would receive the support of all iactions and Knox is regarded an ideal selection. PRIGS WYK GENTS BOERS ACCEPT BRITISH TERMS DISPATCHES FROM PRETORIA PUBLISHED IN LONDON SAYS PEACE HAS AT LAST BEEN ARRANGED. SRiTiSH OFF. „ lALS DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE—BOER LEADERS HAVE B_t-N IN CONFERENCE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. London, April H. — A dispatch this morning from' Pretoria declares thai ■he ilo>t leaders have accepted the British li ■ iiis; t’nat peace has been ar anged and that the ..erms of peace <ave been cabled to the Boer agents it Europe. Other nneonfirnied statements of a nmilar character are in circulation n London tonight. It is said that I rederie Rutherford Hams, former n-.-etary of the Bltisli Chartered South II ilea eompan; . has received a tele- Tam to the same effect, but nothing -‘T any official or really reliable na ture concerning the matter is known. Boer Leaders in Conference. Pretoria. Wednesday , April President Steyn, of the Orange Free States; Secretary fo the State Reitz, d' the Transvaal; /Acting President. Schalkburger, of the Transvaal, and iencral Lucas Meyer, commander in hief of the Orange Free State forces, passed through Kroonstad, Orange Frei Star s. Sunday, April G, on their way to Klerkadorp, southwestern i'rausvaal, where General Botha, the i'ransvaal oonimanddr in chief, ar rive’.. Monday, April 7. It was ex i>< ctod that Generals DeWet and De iary would attend the conference to take place there. ft is understood that the Boer lead ers are fully possessed of the British peace terms aud that tne conference then assembling was to enable the leaders to thoroughly discus- u,*, terms. It is expected that tne linal decis ion of the ..urghers will shortly be made known. London, April 11.—The Central •N<‘ws is informed that a telegram was received in London this morning irom Pretoria, saying tuat Mr. Steyn and Generals DeWet and Botha had agreed upon terms of peace. The telegram indicates that the British t'.i ms have been accepted, and that peace has ueea arranged.