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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."