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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 184,
BRANTLEY WILL GET
COURT LOR VALDOSTA
HE UNO SPEAR
HAVE A CLASH
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JUDGE HAS GONE ON RECORD IN
OPPOSITION TO NEW DIVISION
WHICH IS FAVORED BY THE
CONGRESSMAN.
BILL HAS BEEN FAVORABLY RE
PORTED AND IT IS THOUGHT
WiLL PASS IN SPITE OF THE
JUDGE’S OPPOSITION.
A special from Washington, pub
tishej in yesterday's Atlanta Con
stitution, says:
Banresentative Brantley and Judge
Emory Speer have locked horns over
the former's proposition I'm- the cre
ation of anew division of tue soutn
ern district of Georgia with headquar
ters at Valdosta.
Mr. Brantley some time ago Intro
duced a bill providing for a south
western division of the southern dis
trict, to consist of seventeen counties
in the western half of the southern
district and two counties from the
northern district. Judge Speer has
gone on record in opposition to the
new division, and Savannah influences
are being exerted against it. As it is.
all nf the business in those counties
of the western half of the southern
district is transacted at Savannah, and
naturally the Savannah lawyers and
Savannah people generally are In fa
vor of maintaining the present stat
us- Judge Speer claims that the bus
iness, as shown by the records of his
court t"om (nose counties, is not suf
£1 Gloat to warrant r separate division.
Asa rule, federal Judges oppose the
creation of these divisions which nec
essitate their holding court at smaller
cities, hut the policy of congress has
been to carry the courts to the peo
ple.
Bill Reported Unanimously.
The house committee on judiciary
evidently did not let the arguments
of the judge affect their deed-ion, lor
in the face, of h*'s contentions, nr
rather his statements, the committee
gave a unanimous report in favor of
Mr. lirantleyY *>lll.
It Is ex meted that th? I II will l,<
brought bet re the house some day
ne.it week.
Under its terms the proposed now
southwestern division of the southern
judicial district is to be composed oi
the counties of Baker, Berrien, Brooks,
Calhoun, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, De
catur, Dougherty, Echols, Irwin.
J.ownues. Mitchell, Thomas, Ware and
Worth, of the southern district, and
tne counties of Early and Miller now
in the northern district.
Case To Be Tried at Valdosta.
With regard to the character of the
cases to he brought before this divis
ion of the district, it is provided that
all suitts not of a local naturp In the
circuit and district courts against a
single defendant, inhabitant of the
state of Georgia, must he brought in
the division of the district where he
resides, but if there arc two or more
defendants residing In different divis
ions of the district, suits may be
brought in either division. All issue
of facts in said suit shall be tried at
a term of the court held in the divis
ion where th suit Is brought.
Prosecutions for crime in any of
the count! es of the division shall be
cognisable within such division; and
all prosecutions for crime heretofore
committed within either of the said
counties taken from the northern dis
trict or committed in the southern
district as hitherto constituted, shall
be commenced and proceeded with as
If this division had not been made.
Provision is made for tne transfer,
by consent of all parties to the suit
'or by order of the court, to the new
southwestern division, of all civil suits
now pending In the circuit or district
courts of either district, or division
from which the counties constituting
this division nave been taken.
To Be Effective January 1.
In all cases of removal of suits
from the courts of the state of Geor
gia to the courts or the United
States in me southern district of
Georgia, such removal shall be to the
United States courts in the division
in which the county is situated from
which the removal is made. Alt
grand and petty jurors summoned tor
service in each division shall be res
idents of such division. AII mesne and
divisions may be served and exe
official papers issued in either of saxu
catted in either or both of said divis
ions. It is provided that the act, if
passed, shall go into effect tne Ist
day of January, 1903.
The committee on judiciary, to
which the bill was referred, has made
a favorable report upon it. This re
port points out that the new division
is composed of nineteen counties,
having a population in the total of
275,691, and that Valdosta is situated
near the center of the division and
has ample railroad connections with
the counties composing it. Petitions
from the bar of fourteen of tile nine
teen counties, have requested that, the
iocuton of the court he r ude in the
city of 1. Yosta.
The committee gives the proposi
tion its luoniinmic com m endation. de
claring it is in the line of that wise
polfey of carrying the courts to tile
people instead of requiring the people
to travel unnecessarily long distances
to reach the court. "Hitherto,” says
the, report of the committee, “the fed
eral court’s business arising in seven
toen of these nineteen counties has
been transacted at Savannah, requir
ing the litigants to travel in some in
stances over almost the entire state.
Hy holding the court at Valdosta it
is believed that milch time and ex
pense will lie saved in the transport
ot litigants and officers. No new offi
cers are created by this bill and the
government Is not put to any addi
tional expense, inasmuch as suitable
buddings and accommodations are re
quired to he furnished free of charge."
NEGRO TRIED TO ESCAPE.
But Wat Captured by the Offievm Be
fore He Got Very Far.
Baby’ Graham, t'ne negro who was
card tired by Policeman i iitlier Lamb
early Sunday morning, was arrigned
before Judge (’onolly Tuesday morn
ing for a preliminary hearing.
The negro was in charge of Con
stable Tliarin, who was bringing him
D tlie jail to the court room. Just
as Mr. Tharin entered Judge Conolly’s
door tile negro made for liberty and a
lively chase followed, the negro being
caught before he got very lar away,
lie was returned to I'm- court, tried
ami hound over to the superior eotirl
under a sso bond.
Graham seems to be a bad negro
and is now under arrest, on three,
charges. He will be tried in the su
perior court next month.and will prob
ably be severely dealt, with.
°kP BRUNSWICK BALL PLAYERS.
A Number of Them Now in the South
ern League.
A number of the players who were
on the Brunswick ball team two years
ago are now playing with the differ
ent clubs in the Southern league.
Henley, who was our star pitcher,
is now twirling the sphere for the
Atlanta club, and is doing some good
work. iialJanlyne, who was captain
and catcher ,is with the Birmingham
team, in a game with Chattanooga
1 uesday he scored a home run. Sev
eral of the other players are also in
the Southern league.
PROMINENT REPRESENTATIVES.
iwo Page Cos. Expert Fence Men Are
Now in the City.
Among the arrivals here yesterday
were Mr. Sam C. Patterson, general
agent and Mr. J. R. Roberson, expert
fence builder for the Page Fence Cos.
These gentlemen are here to assist
Mr. 0. VV. Hem ing, the local agent,
in selling and building I 'age woven
wire, ornamental, lawn and wrought
iron fencing. ,
Both visitors liaVeJjjfen with the
company for many years and both ex
press themselves as highly pleased
with Brunswick and the city's sur
roundings.
Mr. Patterson will remain here to
day and Mr. Roberson will be here for
sometime, directing the work on sev
eral fence contracts placed through
Mr. D: tiling's agency.
The popularity of Page fencing has
increased enormously in tnis section
since it's introduction here, and the
company is showing its appreciation
of the public’s patronage by sending
their best men to assist in placing it
before everyone. a
BRUNSWICK, GA„ THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1902.
DARIEN WON
THE GOLF GAME
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DEFEATED LOCAL PLAYERS YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON BY A
GOOD MARGIN.
Nearly the Entire Population of
Darien Came Over to See
the Game.
Darien was well represented in
Brunswick yesterday, nearly the en
tire population accompanying the golf
club, and they had the pleasure of see
ing them victorious in a game with
Brunswick.
A large .crowd both of Brunswick
and Darien people were at the links
to see tlie game and it was a very in
teresting one. The visiting team
came out victorious by a score of 1(1
to 7.
While the Brunswick team has no
kick coming, they were at great dis
advantage in tne game, one of their
best players, Mr. J. S. Raymond, be
ing ill. They did not know, either,
that they were to go up against the
Munson brothers, who are considered
the best players in the Btate. The
score was as follows;
Darien Brunswick.
A. H. Hanson , .10 0
R. Mattson 8 Stiles (I
J. Matrson 0 Walter 2
Skupps to Bailey o
J. Clark 0 Coleman 0
Crnighill II Tapper 0
Strain :s Finney 0
tames ( Ttrli .... 3 Mallard 0
Space 0 Cook 5
40 7
Tlie visitors were royn.ly i utertain
ed while in Brunswick and all left
lasi night with a good word for our
people.
immediately after the arrival of Hut
i lub they wore talon to the Ogle
thorpe ant, lunch was served and af
ter mingling with their Brunswick
friends, went, out to the links for tlie
game. Tin- ladies who accompanied
th: m were well entertained by (lie
ladies of Brunswick at the Oglethorpe.
After the game the visitors were taken
to tii' Phoenix club and entertained
until the time tor the departure of
(lie boat.
WOMAN’S BLOW PUTS MAN OUT.
With a Bottle as a Club She Brings
Him to Earth at One Blow.
Columbia, 8. 0., April 30.—-At Spar
tanburg last evening a genuine sensa
tion occurred sit the Southern railway
depot. A homely looking young white
woman by the name of Mrs. Fannie P.
Ooodson walked up to Sam W. Wood,
who was standing near tlie baggage
room, and struck him a severe blow
in the face witli a bottle. Tiie man
was instantly felled and lay for sever
al minutes.
When he arose and attempted to
depart, his assailant administered sev
eral kicks on his person. An officer
who was standing nearby arrested Hie
woman and she immediately gave
bond.
The blow received by Mr. Wood
was a very severe one, a gash being
in flirt yd on his forehead over the
eye, and his heat, is considerably
swollen.
ft is elaime i by the woman that Mr.
Wood had been talking about her and
sought revenge with the bottle. The
case will lie heard in tlie ponce court
tomorrow morning.
ARCHBISHOP NOT SO WELL.
Condition of Prelate Takes a Turn for
the Worse.
New York, April 30.—Archbishop
Corrigan’s condition took a turn for
the worse touay and though Father
Curley, the prelate’s secretary, de
clared the restlessness and weakness
of the archbishop had been antici
pated, extra precautions were taken
to insure the patient recovery. He
is very' weak. Father Curley said
tonight:
"There is nothing in the fact of his
restlessness and weaknes of today
to warant apprehension. We antici
pated a slow recovery because of his
extremely weak condition. The pneu
monia has almost left him, only a lit
tle part of the bottom of the right
lung at the base being still affected.
The physicians really anticipated this
relapse, but they had hoped it would
not be so pronounced. He will re
cover, but. his recovery, as the doctors
■say, will necessarily be slow.”
RIFLEMEN MADE
£OOO SNOWING
COMPANY WAS INSPECTED BY
COL. OBEAR LAST NIGHT AND
SHOWED UP WELL.
Are Now in About as Good a Con
dition as Any Company
in the State.
Col. W. G. Obear, inspector of the
Georgia state troops, was in Bruns
wick yesterday and last night inspect
ed the Brunswick Riflemen in their
armory on Newcastle street.
The Riflemen, it is thought, made
an excellentt showing in the exami
nation and but little will he marked
against them. The company w'as in
better condition than they have been
in some time. Col. Obear was much
11 leased with the advancement the
Riflemen have made during the past
few months. At one time it; was gen
erally thought that the company
would be disbanded, in fact they only
had tVo days left in which to elect
a captain. Several of the members
got together and by hard work suc
ceeded, in saving the company. The
state then gave them sixty days pro
bation to recruit ttp. Tlie time limit
last night, and there was
present at the examination all three
commissioned officers-and some thirty
men. The armory and all the guns,
belts, etc., were in good shape and
the company made a very creditable
showing
■ TJf Riflemen will continue to im
prove and under the present officers
will soon be one of Hie best companies
in the state. New. members are join
ing at each meeting and the enlist
ment rolls will soon lie filled.
Col. Obear wdl return to Brunswick
about duly first and inspect tlie na
v.il reserves, and It is useless to say
that this organization-will also make
ft good showing.
The officers of both our military
companies are to he congratulated
upon the good work they have done
in tlie past few months and the or
ganizations should receive the sup
pert ol our citizens generally.
uLEMSON IS DEPOPULATED,
Action of Faculty Causes Students to
Quit.
Grcenviiie, S. C. Am il 30.—Tlie fac
ulty of'Clenison college last week sus
pended a member of tlie sophomore
class until the end of the session.
The sophomore class petitioned the
faculty to reinstate the student. The
taeiilty held a second meeting, and
beard a committee of the class, but
refused to grant, tlie petition. Asa
result, seventy-six members ot the
class left the college and went to their
respective homes.
The faculty regrets this action on
the part of tne students, but it feels
compelled to maintain discipline.
Resolutions wore pasevl by the
senior classes upholding the sopho
mores in their action,
SCARCITY OF EGGS FELT HERE.
They Are Four Cents a Dozen Higher
Than Last Spring.
Kgd.s have been scarce for a day
or two, but, nevertheless, there are
enough in the markets to supply t'ne
local limited demand.
Eggs are now 18c. a dozen at whole
sale, an increase of 4c. over last year.
This is attributed to the crust, which
has cornered all it can get suitable for
storing away. This ntake3 the supply
somewhat, limited. However, it is ex
pected that in a day or two there will
lie plenty of eggs in the market not
only for local demands, but amply
sufficient to fill orders.
CARS THIEF NOW BEING TRIED.
Plant System Robbery on Trial in
Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., April 30.—The cele
brated Plant System car robbery case
began in the court here today when
W. A. Howell, alias uock Howell, one
of those charged with the theft, was
placed on trial.
The evidence shows that five boxes
of codfish were shipped by a Phila
delphia house to Howe & Cos., Mont
gomery, Ala. Tne fish were loaded in
the through freight and the car sealed,
not to be opened until reaching Mont
gomery. When opened there, while
the seals remained intact, one box of
codfish checked short.
; When Howell’s -house was searched
KILL AND BURN ORDER
SCARES REPUBLICANS
by officers among other articles they
found a box of codfish answering that
description with Howe & Co.’s name
in pencil on it.
The railroad company exhibited as
evidence a miniature freight car show
ing the methods presumably employed
in breaking open the car without dis
turbing the geals.
The case will be resumed tomorrow
morning. The outcome is watched
with much interest, as the trial of
the others accused depends largely on
their verdict.
ERWIN FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Plant System’s Chief Executive May
Take Another Place.
A special from Savannah yesterday
says:
It Is reported here that President
R. O. Erwin, of the Plant System, will
become president of the Atlantic
Cost Laine railway company after the
merger of that road with the Plant
System has been effected.
The rumor comes from New York
and it cannot be substantiated here.
When he was last in savannah Pres
ident Erwin made the statement that
after too merger he would remain as
president of the Piant Investment
company and that he might wind up
tlie affairs of that concern.
As to nny further business connec
tions he might make, however, he then
said he was completely in the dark.
BETTING ON CANDIDATES.
Local Election is Attracting Some
Attention.
A News reporter saw three bets
made yesterday on the coming elec
tion. One of them was a bet of $lO
to $8 that Crovatt would defeat Sy
mons for the state senate. Another
was a wager of $l5 to sli that Sheriff
lJerrie would be re-elected, while the
other was an even bet that Owens
would be defeated.
The election will probably grow in
teresting now as the primary is only
two weeks off. All of the candidates
are hard at work, and a large vote wiil
be polled. Everyone of the present
officers Have opposition with the ex
ception of Ceric of the Superior Court
du Rignon, and Tax Collector Read.
There is also some opposition
for county commissioners.
GENERAL SMASH UP.
Mallory Steamer Colorado Ran Into
the Wharf.
The steamer Colorado, Captain Risk,
ran into the dock Tuesday and
smashed in about twenty feet. The
steamer came near going headlong
into the Hessie, and only quick ac
tion of Capt. Risk saved the little
steamer.
The Colorado was not damaged.
Rice Released on Bail.
Macon, Ga., April 30.—The gran.l
jury today found an indictment
against, Richard Rice for Involuntary
manslaughter in the commission of an
unlawful act, and he was released
from jail on a bond of SSOO. Rice
shot and killed Deputy Sheriff John
Bennett a short time ago and claimed
that: the shooting was accidental.
Many Are Moving to Texas.
Fayette, Miss., April 30. —Complaint
is being made of the steady tide of
immigration from this county to Tex
as points. The movement has been
larger during the past, several months
than in any preceding year. Small
farmers have been depressed by the
partial failure of two crops and are
seeking new fields of labor.
Death of a Child.
l.ittle Eloise, the 7-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. ana Mrs. John W. Odum,
died Tuesday night, after a brief ill
mss with diphtheria. From the first
symptom ot the terrible disease every
thing that medical skill anu the af
fection ot her loving parents could
suggest was done but in vain, and the
little sufferer gave up the struggle
and fell asleep to wake in the light of
a world where sadness and suffering
have no part. The sympathy of a
large circle of friends goes out to the
bereaved parents, whose home is des
olated by the loss of the bright little
one gone from them.
Picnic Week.
All of the Sunday schools are pre
paring to give their picnics next
week. A majority of them will go
to St. Simon.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ADMINISTRATION
DON'T LINE IT
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THE REPUBLICANS ARE ANY
THING BUT COMFORTABLE
SINCE THE DISCLOSURE OF AF
FAIRS WITH PHILIPPINES.
DEMOCRATS HAVE WATCHED
THE PROCEEDINGS AND ARE
NOW AFTER MUCH BIGGER
GAME THAN GEN. SMITH.
Washington, April 30.—Democrats
oonttend that there is sufficient war
rant under the circumstances for sen
ators, in their speeches upon the
Philippines question, going to extrem
ities of language which might not, he
warranted under different circum
stances. The epithets applied by
Senator Rawlins to General Chaffee
are cited as a case in point. It is not
contended that General Chaffee is any
worse than the system he represents,
any more than that General .Talrie
Smith is to be held entirely respon
sible for conducting the campaign
which must have had, and did have,
the full approval of his superior of
ficers. In order, however, to draw Hie
attention of the country to Che condi
tions prevailing In the Philippine is
lands. democratic senators have felt
the necessity to go to sensational ex
tremes In denouncing individual offi
cers.
Why Did Chaffee Open the Box?
War department officiafs and sup
porters of the aihnfiristration in hon
gress are wondering what could have
induced General Chaffee to bring
courtmartial proceedings against Lieu
tenant Colonel Waller, since the gen
eral must have known that the dis
closures upon that trial would make
unpleasant reading for the people of
the United States, The official rec
ords cal>led to the war department
do not throw any light upon the sub
ject. It is presumed that the facts
concerning the killing of prisoners by
the marines became so notorious that
General Chaffee felt he could not ig
nore them, be the consequences what
tiiey might. The suggestion is made
in some quarters that the existing
antipathy between the army and ma
rine corps may have had something
to do with the charges, and that ! f
Waller had been an army officer the
courtmartial would never have oc
curred. This may be a solution of
the problem.
ft did occur, however, and the result
of the disclosures has proved exceed
ingly annoying to the officials of the
administration.
There was a general hope in ad
ministration circles that Wider would
he convicted by the cou-tmartial
which tried him, since that would
have operated to hush the matter up,
but the acquittal of Waller and his
associates on the ground that his ac
tum was warranted by the orders giv
en him by his superior officers fins
developed a tendency to “look higher
up, ’ and this is not at all enjoyed by
those who have been engaged in sys
tematically suppressing the facts
about the Philippines.
This tendency to look higmr up has
brought from General Smith the sen
sational acknowledgement that he did
issue orders to his command on Samar
to lay waste the land, to kill and'
burn everything, and tuafc he did
specify that, "everything” over TO
years old—meaning every male over
10 years of age—should be included in
the killing program.
Plant Mileage Books.
The Plant System announces, com
mencing twenty-sixth instant, its new
interchangeable mileage hooks will be
recognized by the Seaboard Air Line,
Louisville and Nashville, Atlantic
Coast Line, Nashville, aattanooga
and St. Ixjuis, Western ana Atlantic,
and several other lines in the south,
covering over fifteen thousand miles.
The Plant System has not inter
cnanged passenger business before!
with the seaboard Air Line for eight
years.