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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME I,'NUMBER 173.
SENATE REJECTS THE
PACIFIC COAST BILL
DRASTIC LAW
IS DEFEATED
—f —-
PLATT SUBSTITUI E BILL WAS
ADOPTED IN ITS STEAD—EX
TENDS PROVISIONS OF PRES
ENT EXCLUSION LAW.
HOAR WAS THE ONLY SENATOR
WHO CAST A VOTE AG/>JNST
THE SUBSTITUTE WHEN IT
CAME UP FOR ACTION.
April 17.—The result
the vote on the Chinese exclusion
Bill was a decisive victory for those
fcyho have opposed the extreme posi
the Pacific coast
flkrlicvfil onr Intel esi
ISHm" I ' I ''' r ' ' lU ' Man
Stt . j igaucill Of the Oellie
| lilt, lest.- V
ffippr oi a iii'eaeh In die
vwiion* between the United
’ China. Of course the cf
simply to post pop, l tin
HHHb' expiration of the
®wf’f ■ ll * l ‘‘hina. wnen the
flspF “"'st t>e gone in.,,
M decisive character of the
ln the senate today seems to
Mate that the house must in the
with today's action.
Substitute Adopted,
instead of the drastic Chinese ex-
bill originally framed by the
V tors and representatives from the
coast states, which met de-
the senate substituted a measure
by Mr. Platt, of Connecticut,
the provisions of the pres-
Bt exclusion law, and also applying
B at exclusion to all insular territory
■ider the Jurisdiction of the United
The veto by which the sub
statute took the place of the original
hill was, yeas 18 and nays 33.
Once the substitution had been
made all senators Joined in Its sup
port with the single exception of Mr.
iioar, the substitute being passed—7fi
to 1. The friends of the substitute
showed their strength throughout the
voting on amendments that preceJed
final action and succeeded -in pre
venting any change In its
features. Some minor changes were
made, admitting Chinese persons con
nected with national expositions and
providing for certificates of ldentlfica
tlon of Choose in our insular pos
sessions. CNthu|rw.ise, however, jjie
substitute passed subtantially in the
form that Mr. Platt presented it.
ihe senate, after disposing of the
Chinese exclusion bill, made the
Philippine civil government bill the
unfinished business.
The senate failed to substitute the
enacting clause of the house mil ior
the senate measure, so that the bill
wnl go to the house as an original
measure, and from a parliamentary
standpoint will have to ne acted on
and treated the same as tnough the
house had not passed a Chinese ex
clusion bill. ,
Chinese on American Ships.
Prior to taking the vote speeches
were mad& by Senators Turner. Patter
son. Hanna and Fairbanks. Mr. Lodge
taen ashed for a vote on his amend
ment, striking out the provision pro
hibiting the employment of Chinese
sailors on American ships, known as
the seaman’s clause.
Mr. Mallory, hf Florida, opposed the
amendment and explained the neces
sity of the seaman’s clause as a.meas
ure of protection to American sail
ors. The amendment prevailed— 47
to 29.
Make Your City Tax Returns. .
The; time for receiving city
returns expires May Ist. Atl persons
transferring or acquiring city property
are required to fiie notice thereof with
the city clek. Something more than
150 notices of transfers ha''-
received, but a majority of the new
owners have failed, to make their re
turns. All property not returned by
May Ist., is obliged to go on the ex
ecutive docket, which means extra
cost. Make your returns.
N. D. RUSSELL,
Clerk of Council.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
The Riflemen hedd a drill in their
armory last night. v
M. A. Baker. Jr, Is back from a
business trip to Jacksonville.
Judge Conolly held a very Interest
ing session of hts court yesterday
morning.
Superintendent E. 0. Grob, of the
Jekyl Island club, came up last night
and left for New York, on a short
vacation.
The board of education held a meet
ing at the court house yesterday
morning. No business of any import
ance was transacted.
It is understood the railroads will
put on the cheap rate of $1 for the
round trip to Savannah beginning with
the first Sunday in May.
■ Auditor Coates, of the B. & 8., yes
terday went up the mad and paid oft
the construction force, who are now
at work in Wayne county.
It was not only dull with the mer
chants and business men yesterday,
but also with the newsgatherer.
There was not much doing in any
line.
Quite a large number or citizens
will accompany the military to Al
bany Monday. Avery convenient
schedule has been announced by the
Plant Bystem.
The hoard of trade will meet In reg
ular weekly session at the cltv bah
at 1.1 o'clock this morning. All mem
bers jre requested to be present.
The city court will meet the first
Monday in May and the superior court
on the third Monday. There is quite
a small docket for both the courts.
Several families from the interior
have already removed to St. Simon
for t'ne season and others will short
ly follow. The indications are that
there will be a large crowd on the
island during the sunimr* Both tne
boat lines will shortly resume their
ognlav schedule to the pier. .
MADE MONEY ON SUGAR CANE.
L. S. Turner, of West Point, Talks
Interestingly.
Columbus. Ga., April 17. —1,. S. Tur
ner, a prominent manufacturer and
planter >f West Point, declares that
in- made more clear money last year
off nine acres of cane than he did
from all the rest of his farni of
twenty-five plows. In a letter describ
ing his methods of cultivating cane
he says:
“We first plow up the ground as
deep- as w'e can, then lay off the
rows with a large turn plow. I find
it better to lay off two rows about
18 inches or 2 feet apart, and then
skip say 4 1-2 feet and put two more
rows. The reason this is done is on
account of blowing down when it gets
top heavy, and by having two rows
lose together they support each oth
-tr. I put in 200 pounds of acid and
run a small scooter to mix the arm
and meal u the earth. (If the cane
:omes In contact with the meal it will
'till it.) Then l cover deep, and Just
before it is ready to come up I take
a board and knock it off like you
would do cotton, or, if you have a
narrow, it is better than the board.
Then on the-second plowing I put j.OO
pounds more acid and meal. I find
-hat the last iOO pounds does more
sood than the 200 pounds.
“[ cultivate same as corn —plowing
deep the first time and shallow the
other plowing*, iam planting today;
will plant fifteen or twenty acres this
year. . i planted nine acres last year
and it made more clear money than
i made on the rest o. the farm which
i run—twenty-five plows. - ’
To Attend the Meeting.
Rev. W. F. Hollingsworth and Mr.
T. J. Wright left for Waycrosa yes
terday afternoon as representatives
of the Presbyterian church to the
Presbytey of Savannah, began
its sping session last night. Mrs. W.
M. Baker will represent the Mission
ary society at the meeting of the
Womens’ Presbyterial union, whicn
will meet at the same time and place.
The sessions of the Presbytery will
continue over Sunday, and on this ac
count there will be no preaching ser
vices at the Presbyterian church here
next Sunday.
Service! Service! Service. You get
the best of service at Jim Carter’s.
Every feature oi his business is well
organized, just ring phone 203-2.
BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, AHR’L 18, 1902.
MEETING OF
THE VETERANS
— + —
HELD AN INTERcSTING SESSION
IN THE RIFLEMENS’ ARMORY
LAST NIGHT.
# ——.
No Arrangements Perfected for
•Memorial Day Exercises —To
Meet Again Later.
Pursuant to a call from command
er of Jackson Camp, Confederate
Veterans, the members met in the
armory of the Brunswick Riflemen last
night to discuss the program for the
Memorial day exercises. Quite a large
number of the veterans of the com
pany were present, and t'ne meeting
was a thoroughly interesting one.
The arrangement for the Memorial
day exercises while freely discussed
by the members, were not finally
agreedupon, and a motion, "-''sented'
to the effect that definite action ue
postponed until a later meeting,
which will be called by the com
mander. Judge Horace Dart presided
at the meeting, and 11. R. Symons
served in the capacity of secretary.
During the evening short addresses
were made by Col. J. E. Dart w, p
Penniman, Capt. D. Dart, Capt, F.
Joerger. Rov. Harry Cassils. B. 11.
Daniels, T. B. Ferguson and others.
CHANGE OF ELECTRICIANS.
L. J. VcnWeller Severs His Connec
tion With Light and Water Cos.
L. J. VouWeller, who has for the
past lour yearß been connected with
the Brunswick l.ight and Water com
pany in the capacity of electrical
constructor, has tendered his resigna
tion, and will hereafter be connect
ed with C. J. O’Farrell, of the Bruns
wick Electrical Supply company.
Mr. Vou Weller will be interested In
the new concern, and will at once
begin work with >..em. During his
time wifiT - the Light and 1 vvhtOi cOTh
pany*Tie nas been a valuable man, Is
a good electrician, and will be a val
uable acquisition to Mr. O’Farrell,
He is succeeded at the Light and
Water company by W. W. Leathers,
of Indiana. Mr. Leathers arrived in
the city yesterday, and at once as
sumed his new duties. He conies well
recommended and will no doubt prove
to be a good man.
ISLAND VIEW CLUB OFFICERS.
Popular Organization Named Them
Last Night.
The Island View club held a very
interest‘ng meeting last night, and,
among other things, elected the fol
lowing olficers:
President —D. J. Gill.
Vice President —B. Padrosa.
Treasurer —W. F. Doerflinger.
Secretary-—O. W. Cole.
Gardner—B. F. Lancaster.
Chef —“Black Obe.”
All the members displayed consid
erable, enthusiasm in the meeting and
are anticipating some genuine good
times this summer. Tne clubs is in
a flourishing condition at present, and
have recently removed into their new
club house.
WILL HAVE A ‘BALL TEAM.
Organization of#One is Now Being
Perfected.
A number of enthusiastic baseball
players are now organizing a club,
and it is understood that they are
meeting with success.
It is the idea of the boys to or
ganize a club which will he able to
meet ail amateur comers, and some
very intersting games are expected.
There is suffiient material in Bruns
wick to form a first-class club, and.
with a little practice they could well
meet all teams ijom nearby cities.
WRECK ON THE GEORGIA ROAD.
'
Six Cars Demolished and Two Hun
dred Yards of Track Torn Up.
Sparta, Ga., April 17.—The east
bound Georgia freight train, due here
at 10:30 o clock this morning, going
eaßt, was wrecked l-2 miles from
here last night. *
The track was torn up for about
200 yards and six cars demolished.
The work of Clearing the traca was
begun at once. Both trains were
transferring all day. At 6 o’clobk this
evening traffic was resumed and by
10 o’clock tonight the wreckage had
been removed. None were killed.
MAN MARRIED
HIS STEPMOTHER
BRIDE WAS THE GROOM’S 'FATH
TER’S FIFTH AND DIVORCED
WIFE.
L. L. McAllister and Mrs. Army G.
McAllister the Parties to a Most
Unusual Marriage.
Tiftou, Ga„ April 17. —A marriage
of an unusual and sensational charac
ter took place here today shortly af
ter the noon hour. L. c. McAllister
and Mrs. Amy G. McAllister were
united in marriage, the Rev. Charles
G. Lpilworth. of the First "Baptist
( hurt It, officiating.
Quite a romance was concluded well
the rites of Hymen. T’ne bride was
the groom’s at.ep mo then, being his
father’s tilth wife. Hhe has two in
teresting children, wuo are now her
husband s half brother and half sis
ter.
In early girlhood Mrs. McAllister
married the latner of tier present hus
band, a man then advanced in years.
They came to Georgia with the Fitz
gerald colony and two years ago sue
obtained a divorce from ner aged hus
band |in irwln superior court, the
court giving br t.bo care of their
two yining c*..,uren.
Some time after the divorce l- L.
McAllister came to Fltzgera' ’ -.-a
theTvTnet the young woman, who was
an expert photographer, at which pro
fession she earned her living A feel
ing of mutual esteem sprang up oe
Tween the young man and woman
and they became business partners.
Esteem ripened .to love.
Mrs. McAllister returned today from
ITiomasviHe, where sne had been do
ing some work, and was 'met here by
her fiance with a license, from the'
same court house tn which her di
vorce was procured, the services of
Pa.'L'i, Diltworth were procured and
the two united.
The goorn is almost 22 and the
bride about 27 years of age. The two
left on the afternoon Tiftou and
Northeastern tram tor their hom6 in
Fitsjgeralo.
HAMPTON TOMB UNDER GUARD.
Constant W’atch Is Kept at Grave of
Late Confederate General.
Columbia, S. C., April 1 17.—It has
been found necessary to place a spe
cial guard at the grave of General
Wade Hampton. ,
Very soon after .the great Confed
erate leader's body bad been con
signed to the dust, many persons be
gan to visit the grave In Trinity
church yard. The object of the ma
jority of these souvenir hunters was
to secure as a keepsake some of the
blossoms from the handsome floral of
ferings with which the grave was cov
ered.
It finally became necessary to ask
for a guard to protect the flowers. The
mayor responded promptly, and a de
tail of men was placed at the tomb
where General Hampton’s body rests.
This guard will be kept on duty until
the flowers have faded away.
BOLD HOLDUP IN SAVANNAH.
Footpads Strangle New Yorker and
* Relieve Him of $260.
Savannah, Ga., April 17.—Highway
robberies have been ot nightly occur
rence in Savannah for the last.three
or four days. There has not been a
nigiit in which three pr four have not
boon reported. Tbs police cannot ap
prehend the highwaymen.
Tne climax was capped tonight'at
about I®;30 o’clock, when R. W. El
lis. a New York traveling man, repre
senting a safe manufacturing concern,
was held up on Abercprn street by
two negroes. One caught him wifr
the strangle hold while the other wont
through his pockets, relieving him of
a roll of bills amounting to $260.
He was then released and made hi
way to his hotel. He reported the
robbery to the police and they are .at
work oh the case.
A Special Train.
The Plant System will run a special
train to Albany on April 21, leaving
Brunswick 8 o’clock p. ni„ arriving at
Albany early on morning of the 22nd.
Returning leave Albany about 11
o’clock, p. m., on night of 22nd., ar
riving Brunswick early on morning
of 23rd. The Brunswick military com
panies and brass band will go on this
train and all others who desire can
go on same train. One iare for u ie
round trip. .
STATE’S ROAD MAY BE
BUILT TO BRUNSWICK
SAYS HE WAS ROBBED OF $B3.
Biunswick Young Man in Savanna!:
-Has a “Hard Luck" Story.
Tiie following is taken from yester
day'.? Savannah News:
Alter entering formal complaint at
police headquarters that he had been
held up and robbed of $B3, R. M. Am
mons, of Brunswick, was arrested yes
terday by Detective Wall and is held
at the police station house as a sus
picious character. Th< detective says
j that he will this morning ask Record
| er Myrick to order Ammons to leave
| the city.
j Ammons is a young man and until
i recently lived with his parents in
Brunswick. He claims that about 2
! o’clock yqgterday-morning three white
men held him up at York and Lincoln
streets and relieved him of his mon
ey.
He claimed to have put up a hard
fight, but taat he w-as overpowered,
jHe received a blow in the abdomen
Ahat took his wind away and claimed
that this kept him from shouting. He
, sa ys that the highwaymen struck him
: several times, and each time the blow
i la'nded on his wind and prevented him
using his voice.
Ammons called again at nea'quar
i ters and talked with the city detec
| u ves about the hold-up Detective
| Wall listen and attentively to his state
j ment and thought that it sounded
i somewhat lishy. Ammons, according
| to t' le detective, was able to give an
accurate description of cacli of the
three highwaymen and to describe in
j detail their apparel. He even went
j so far as to approximate their weight
and hignt, and. told tin? color of their
| hair. Usually the victims or robbers
jure too badly frightened to furnish
. much of a description ot them and Am
■ mons manner aroused the suspicions
of the detective.
| Wall began a quiet'investigation
which he followed up by arresting tht
I st ranger as a suspicious character
the officer learned, he says, that the
j man’s board was due yesterday, ano
ithat he had to make an excuse of
some sort for its non-payment. The
detective tdund that Ammons had lit
tle or nothing in his room and his
personal effects did not bear out tbe
story that me owner was a man who
would carry $B3 on his person. TJie
onicer Was also a u ,v to disprove other
statements made by the complainant.
In the language of the detectibe Am
mons story Vas ‘‘altogether too
strong.’’ During the afternoon Detec
tive Wall arrested two other young
" hi, e men who are held at the station
house as suspicious characters.
SHARE COMING TO THE SOUTH.
Geological Survey to Expend $250,000
for Water Resources.
Washington, April i;.—At the ln
s:-i;,;e of Senators Bacon an i
the senate committee on appropria
tions inserted in the sundry civil bill,
whi ih v.'a„ rtpelted to the senate to
day, a provision appropriating $250,000
to lie expended by the geological sur
vey in improving the water resource's
of the country. J"nis item is, of in
terest to those who reiy upon artes
ian well water for domestic purposes.
It is especially important to Georgia,
South Carolina and other states who
depend largely upon the development
of artesian wells for their water sup
ply.
The house bill only provided SIOO,-
000 and it provided that tne money
should be expended in the develop
ment of the water supply "in arid and
semi-arid districts." The senate struck
out the language quoted so that the
money may now oe used without any
reference to arid or semi-arid sections
of the country. But for this change
in the bill the southern states would
have been excluded from the benefits
of the appropriations. Not only have
the Georgia senators, with the aid of
Representatives Livingston and Adam
son. secured a change in the wording
of the bill, but they have also ob
tained an additional SJSO,UOO for the
purpose.
I
Miss Paddock Chief Honor Maid.
Fort Worth. Tex., April 18.—Miss
Virgie Paddock, daughter of ex-Mayor
Paddock, was today selected by the
Robert E. Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, on request of Genra! Gor
don. as the chief maid of honor for
the reunion to be neld in Dallas next
week.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GEORGIA LINE
WANTS A POST
—F
GOVERNOR CANDLER AND OTHER
OFFICIALS THINK THE ROADS
SHOULD BE BUILT ON TO THIS
CITY.
WOULD NOT THEN BE BOTTLED
UP BY THE SALE OF ITS CON
NECTING LINES AT QHATTA
NOOGA.
'the talk of big deals and combina
tions in railroad circles, that has been
going on for the last week or more,
has set the people all state
to thinking. They have a large inter
est to protect the state road, one
which annually pays them more than
the interest on their public debt, and
the possibilities of the situation have
forcibly Impressed themselves -on the
mind of the general public.
The Atlanta Constitution has ad
vanced the Idea of building the state
road to the sea coast, so as to prevent
the state road from being bottled up,
should the connecting lines be sold.
The Constitution yesterday, In dis
cussing the matter, said:
General approval Is expressed by
cltipens of Atlanta and state officials
of The Constitution’s proposition that
the state should take up the matter of
building its own railroad to the sea
ccast uh a means of l eading off any
efforts that may be made on the pare
at the giout railway combinations of
the south which would tend to bottle
lip and render practically valueless
the ptate’e line between Atlanta and
Chattanooga.
Piom ncnt Atlantans generally in
l dorse The Constitution’s suggestion
with reference to the state construct
ing Its own line to the seaboard. They
believe that is one, if not the only,
method of protecting the state's prop
erty, and consider that it should be
taken into serious consideration by
the legislature without delay. They
say that they foresee in the prospec
tive railway combinations about to
be put upon the south great danger to
the interests of all of the southern
states, and they feel that Georgia
should, if there Is any possible way
of doing it, get into a position te pro
tect herself as quickly as possible.
The question is a large one, and will
require a great deal of careful atten
tion and consideration. There Is no
disposition on the part of the people.
It Is believed, to sell the state roaa
even if a fair price could be secured
for it. They seem rather to tnink It
should be held and used as a means
of protection for the people of the
state against unjust discrimination in
rates or excessive rates.
Governor Candler Talks.
"1 think The Constitution's sugges
tion a timely one," Governor Candler
said. "The question Is a great big
one, and will, of course, have to be
given much careful study and consid
eration. But the plan proposed >.y
The Constitution is exactly in line,
with the policy I advocated In the
Georgia legislature more than twenty
five years ago. When the Macon and
Brunswick railroad defaulted in the
payment of its Interest on its bonds
which were endorsed by the state, the
state had to pay the bonds and take
the road 1 then iavored the building
of a line from Atlanta to Macon so
as to connect the state road with the
Macon and Brunswick and give the
state an unbroken line from Chatta
nooga to the sea.
"There is a great deal to be said on
the There is no doubt that
a line from Chattanooga to Brunswick
would be more self-sustaining than
the present line owned by the state,
because as The Constitution says,
they cannot syndicate the ocean.
Tnore is no doubt that everything
that comes into the state by water
could be pretty well controlled by
the state up to the northern termi
nus of its line.
"If the railroad combinations should
make any attempt to bottle us up I
believe that is the remedy and i
would be In favor of it. I do not
believe they couid afford to make
any such attempt, but, of course
there! is always a possibility of It!
and we must be on the alert in watch
ing out for our interests."