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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 185. BIG PACKING HOUSES TO HAVE BRANCHES HERE ARMOUR & CO, MD SWIFT i CO, — ♦ — REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH CON CERNS HAVE RECENILY VIS ITED THE CITY AND DECIDED TO LOCATE HERE. ARMOUR & CO., HAVE ALREADY, RENTED A LARGE BUILDING AND Vi/ILL BEGIN WORK WITHIN NEXT FEW WEEKS. From a reliable source it was learned yesterday tViat the two larg est packing houses in the country would shortly open branches in this city, representatives of both the houses having already visited Bruns wick. They arc the Armour Packing com pany and Swift & Cos., who are known the world over as great packing con cerns. 'mo Armour people sent their rep resentative here a few weeks ago to look over the field, see if he could ob tain a suitable building for the bus Iness and report bacn as early as possible. The representative came, and in a quiet way looked over the city, picked out a building and the contract to lease it for five years, with the pnvik-ge of reviewing for five more, is now about to be signed by the owner of the packing company. The building is one of the best, in ii.e city. The name of the owner Is withheld owing to the fact that the deal lias not yet been closed, but will lie within the next few days. The packing people announced that it was their Intention to establish the branch here as soon as possible. They will spend about SSOO in fitting the build ing up suitable for their business, making a cold storage. Thai the company means business there Is but little doubt as they have made a very liberal offer for the building, and telegrams have b. n passing between the agent in Bruns wick and the Armour people for the past several daj 3. The News has known of the inten tion of the Armour people to come to Brunswick for some time, but did nor publish it. as no official steps had been taken, hut it is now almost an as fciir.vj fact. Tiic news concerning the coming of Swift & Cos. was told to a reporter yesterday by a prominent real estate man. who has been dealing with the company for some time. He says they have definitely decided to locate here, and will at once rent a building and make all arrangements. Branches of these two mammoth packing houses means considerable for Brunswick, as it will he the dis tribnting povnt( for this immediate section, if is not yet known who will tie the Brunswick agent, but it is gen erally thought that the two companies will send the men from headquarters. CATHOLICS IN UNITED STATES. Some Interesting Figures Are Fur nished by Father Sheedy. New York, May I.—At the fourth annua! meeting in this city of the Maynooth Association of the United States speaking on the progress of the Catholic church in the United States, Father Sheedy, of this city, said: “Taking the religious census for the past year cornp,.ed by Dr. H. K. Car roll, a Protestant clergyman, it is found that of the 653,000 n -w mem bers that were added to the various denominations, 468,083 were added to the Catholic church. The increase in population was 2.18 per cent., while tint Catholic increase for the year was 5.4 per cent. On the 20,000,000 church members in the United States, J)r. Carroll set down 9,000.000, or nearly one-half, as Catholics.” South Afrjfta Comes High. London, May I.—An official esti mate of the total cost of the South J African war to March 31, 1903, places : the amount at nearly £223,000,000. WILL SEND A DRILL TEAM. ' Riflemen Will Be Represented at Prize Drill in Savannah. A regimental individual prize drill among the companies of the First Georgia regiment, will take place in Savannah on May 20, in the Guards' armory, and a majority of the com panies in the regiment will lie repre sented, and the drill is expected to be a very interesting aud exciting one. The Brunswick Riflemen will he rep resented in the drill by four men who will lie selected within the next few days and start to practicing for the Each company of the regiment is allowed to enter one team of four men. The winner of the drill will receive the regimental medal for one year and the best drilled man in each team will receive a prize of $5.00 in gold. Captains W. E. Coney and C. IT. Richardson, id' the regiment, will al ternate in giving the commands for the drilling and First Lieutenant E. L. Gilmore and Second Lieutenant W. G. Pease and C. M, Bunker, artillery corps. United States army, will act as the judges. All of tlio companies of the regiment ant* taking great interest in the drill and will make efforts to capture the prize, it is not yet known what four men will be selected to represent the Riflemen. CAMDEN COUNTY CITIZEN DEAD. Mr. Daniel J. Long Passed Away at St. Mary’s Wed 'evday. SI. Marys. Ga.. May I. Mr. Daniel L l-oiiK. proprietor of (he St. Mary’s lloii! ', one of our old ami respected ■itizi nr, did yesterday morning, and was hurled today. A!,aongli years old, Mr. Long was sinmg and active up to about one week ago, when lie took pneumonia, ■'■ hi. h war. the cause of his death, lie was horn in this place and has lived ineo atl ids iiie, with the exception of Die f, w yeais passed in the Con iVdmalo army. U has been a member of hoard or ■ ouniy commissioners for many years, one of the aldermen of St. Marys, ■Old v. HI I.e 1 ■•ally nils e.l. lie leaves : wife, four sons, and lour daughters, 1 win) w re all with him at the time of Ids death. CUTTER NOW COMING DOWN. Prices Ready to Take a Slump in Erunswlck. Housekeepers will bail with satis faction the news that butter is about ready to take a decided slump again. I ho western markets are being flood ed viitp fresh made butter and Brunswick in common with other mar kets. is beginning to terl tne effect. Dealers yesterday stated that the do ciin' in prices ol tin- past fi w days would be followed by further drops in a day or two and the best butter won!*' hi he retailing at 36c per pound. BUSINESS CHANGE YESTERDAY. A. Arnheiter Purchaszs Meat Business of His Father. i h<* meat marker of C. Arnheiter, on Monk street, 'tag yesterday sold to A. Arnli'dt et', tie iormer owner’s son, who will conduct the same here alter in the same old place. Mr. Arnheiter has been connected with his lather's business for several years and is thoroughly 1a mi liar with ail details of the business, and will ho to see all th old customers. He wji| keep on hand, at all times, a fresh supply of meats, sausages, and, in Tact, everything in the butcher’s line, and will sell them at prices as low as possible. I lie News wishes the new owner much success in the business and lio speaks for him a liberal patronage. LOST BIG ROLL mm* MONEY. Prominent Brunswick Lady Drops Purse Containing $175. Elsewhere in The News this morn ing appears an advertisement of mon ey lost to the amount of $175 The money was lost, yesterday af ternoon by a prominent lady of Bruns wick. Her name is wfi.hekl by re quest. The lady does no’ know ex actly where she lost the money, a 3 B lie was on several streets during the afternoon. The money was in a gen tleman s purse, which was dropped by the lady. Most of the money was in bills. BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1902, JACOB! WILL MANAGE HOTEL A CHARLESTON MAN LEASES HO TEL AT THAT POPULAR RE SORT FOR THE SUMMER. Will Go Down in a Few Days to Make Arrangements for Opening June 1. Cot. J. L. Jacobi, of Charleston, has leased Pile Hotel Cumberland for the present season, and will open the popular summer resort on June 1. Mr. Jacobi is an efficient and ex perienced hotel man, and will no doubt make a success at Cumberland. Lard year he managed the Atlantic Bwieh hotel at Sullivan's island, near Char leston. and the season was a big enc. He understands the hotel business thoroughly, has had many years ex perience in the business and the own ers ol the Hotel Ciimhcriau 1 are to lie congratulated on letting the eon tract out to such a good man. Mr. Jacobi will go down to the island in a few da vs f,r.| ,;,e preliminary arrange .vents for the opening. He will great iy improve tin hotel and cottages and wil’ make o'lt er improvements about the place. The present, season promise's to be a big one> at Gumbo an,' and many people will borne down from the 111- (erieir to spend some time. Already let: ore have been receiver s ! from peo ple in Atlanta, Macon anil Chalta mioga engaging accommodations Cumberland Is mi doubt the most pop ulnr rr/ort on the South Atlantic coast at present and with first-class aci'ommndatlons, liic season this year should he a log and successful one. A Citizen Talks. Editor News: f congratulate' the' public upon the announcement of the i opening of Cumberland hotel this season. On all the' At!* 11 ye Coast (Imre in not a point worthier of pat ronage than ibis Georgia its freedom from storm anel sudden at mospheric change s make it an ideal place for mother and child. It. is also free from damages by accident, of ev ery character to little children, and le Iter than all, free from all forms of ’ malaria or summer complaints. The families of Georgia at all poinls 1 convenient to railroads should think ; seriously of the great advantages of I Cumberland, especially before decid ing where to take their summer out ing. The grounds are oroad and f.hady, covered with clean grass, s, where the babe can tramp around free from molestation. The boat line is as safe as travel in the family buggy, and accessible as the country church. Us resident physician of experience is always present when the hotel is open but seldom has a chance to prescribe. J. A. Butts, M. D. POSTAL CURRENCY SCHEME. Outline of Measure To Be Recom mended by Expert, Washington, May L Th • conin'.!- J lee of postal and treasury experts I which lias been considering the ques tion of a fractional currency probably ! will recommend to congress a maas- | m e calling for the establishment, of a j provements from the post il notes used ' in Canada, Great Britiio, Germany) and France. This plan ealls for hooks ; or fractional currency arranged in j detachable coupon, from which are to I be obtained from postoffices or rural ■ free delivery carriers in amounts from ! 5 cents to $2. Screven Guards to Disband. The Screven Guards, Captain A. M. Chapman, will be disbanded. The command was inspected by Colonel \V. G. Obear, inspector general, and it is said that he found it in a chaotic condition. The company is attacned to the First regiment. Its disband ment would ieave ten companies in the regiment. Senator Money Not Well. Washington, May I.—Senator Mon ey, of Mississippi, wno suffered a se vere shock as a result of his difficul ty with a street car conductor last week, has been confined to his apart ments for several days, if is doubt tul whether he will be able to appear in court tomorrow w,i :n the charges growing cut of the affair are to lie heard. he ms wives IK MINK STATES + SO SAYS t.AUD E. CHAPMAN. NOW IN TOCCOA JAIL CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. The Wedding Is Solemnized Soon Af ter the Departure of a Woman Who Lived With Him. Toccoa. Ga.. May I.—Claud E. Chapman, of Greenville, S. C.. was t<*d iv sent to ttie county jail to await • tie next term of the superior court of Habersham county, charged with bigamy.' Chapman is a young man aboout 24 years of age, and first appeared in Toccoa about one month ago as a tru. tree agent. Soon after he came In re uis wife appeared, and they spent t"’<> or three weeks together at a boarding house in the city. During this time, while Mrs. Chapman was still in Toccoa, Chapman was paying considerable attention to Miss Gussie I ovell, the daughter of G. H. Lovell, of this place. For sortie reason Mrs. Chapman re turned to South Carolina to Chap man’s father’s last Tuesday, April 23. On the same day Chapman re quested of Mr. i-ovell the hand of his 'taught r. Miss Gussie, in marriage, Mr. Lovell replied that lie could not consent to the marriage until he could learn something of the man who de sired to marry his daughter. Two days later. Thursday night, Chapman procured license, went to tne resi dence ol Rev. W. S. Whitmire, accom panied by Miss Lovell, and (here the twain were made one. Chapman Arrested. Tlry returned to Mr. Lovell’s, where they remained until the next morning. During the'day Mr. Lovell b'-aid that-Chapman had'introduced a Vqman in. Tpecoajis-jds wife, ami had Hvvd with 'ner thefle for stveral weeks. He at once „ad Chapman ar rested. Mrs. Chapman No. I was notified that, her husband was in serious trou ble in Georgia. She at once came to Mrii t 'thinking that she could he of some help jo him in his trouble. No one here whether they were really husband and tvffg. When Mrs. Chapman NY>. 1 arrived rlij* me tee very cold reception at the Tfatßls dfaher husband. Finding that -shje! wdutiV the means of sending ‘him to. prisora il he remained in Georgia, she, made her visit very ’short. Mr. Lovell, without delay, instituted a search for evidence of the South Carolina marriage. This was no easy task, as in that state no record of marriage is kept, by the county au thorities. inter three days it was as certained that the marriage ceremony was performed in Greenville county. He Denies Marriage. Chapman has all along mantained his innocence, saying that, although he was living with Miss Julia Jacobs, wife. No. 1, he was not married to her. Chapman and Mrs. Chapman No. 1 are both of good family, and are well known in Greenville county, South Carolina. Chapman is a young man of prepos sessing appearance and made a good impression upon the people of this community. He dressed well and .it now develops that' he owns a consid erable amount of property in South Carolina. Mrs. Chapman No 1 is a very modest woman, and while here with Chapman remained at her hoard ing house, and it was not generally known that he had a wife with him. When asked if he did not know that he would get into trouble by marrying a second time, Chapman re pli and t/iat he had lived in many states and had a different wife in every state in which he had lived, but that no one would ever he able to secure evidence to convict him of bigamy. Miss Lovell, whose father is a man of very modest means, but a hightiy respected citizen, says that she will have nothing further to do with Chap man, and that she wishes him to he punished. Long Out; Moody In. Washington, May I.—Secretary Long closed his official career as the bead of the naval establishment to j day. It has been arranged that Sea rotary Moody shall assume the duties of secretary or the na, y tomorrow I JUT • 1 il'£. SENATOR LODGE SAYS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSED. House Then Takes Up the District of Columbia Measure. Washington, May I.—The house to day passed the agricultural appropria tion bill and entered upon the consid eration of the District of Columbia ap propriation bill, the last but two of the regular supply measures. I’y the teims of a special rule adopted twyt'ore the distiet bill was tr.ken up. it will be in order to at tach a rider to it to make operative ;ho existing personal tax law of the '-'strict, which lias been a dead letter •or twenty years. Chairman Cannon ‘Miniated tHat there was $10(1,00(1,000 untaxed personal property 111 Y nshtngten. The G0,...0g1e resolution, calling upon C.iq secretary of state for infor mation as to w..ether American citi zens ol Jewish faith were excluded from Russia was adoptee. ' BIRTHPLACE OF "UNuIE SAM.” It Goes Under the Hammer of Auc tioner for $1,500. Mason. N. 11., May X.—The Wilson homestead, said to he the birthplace of th original “Uncle Sam,” was sold at auction this afternoon for $1,500. The purchaser was Captain Orren A. Hamblett, of Washington, “Uncle Sam” was Samuel Wilson, the eldest ot twelve children born on this farm. During the second war with England, as Ih story goes, lie and his brother, Edward, were contractors for govern ment supplies at 1 roy, N. Y. It was the Wilsons idcgi to label fbeir beef and pork packings "U. 5.,” and as Samuel Wilson was generally 'ailed "Unci? Sam” the army quickly referred to the supplies as “Uncle Sam’s. This title quickly was ap plied to the government and after the w!tl- wift used everywhere in that sense. Samuel Wilson died in Troy, in '854, aged 88. The farm was sold tr- Yflay because of the death of the last member 1 of the family, it was owned by a Wilson for 122 years. BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH. Horrible Mode of Suicide Chosen by Grief-Stricken Mother. Detroit, Mich., May I.—Crazed by the (leant of her 3-year-oid child from scarlet fever on March 19, Mrs. Ade line Sage, of .63 Locust street, arose .from jier Led this morning, poured a ean of kerosene over herself and Ig tefed it. , uMf? s< ')eaiiis "Awakened iier Ims bandjMjriiu.rtgi to her aid and tried to smother thocffanijai with -Some bed •"'"thing. 'l4e <*raySl* that nothing could save her and crying for help. Neighbors* rush<3s in. Imt they, too, could do nothing, and WheV’the iiekr ost physician arriv the last* little flames were dying out on the wom an’s charred body. ' _ V Barges and Men Lost. New York, May L—The tilg boat Volunteer has reached this port after having lost the barges Henry Hughes and Baxter off Ron field reef. Long island sound. One man on board the Baxter was lost, anil one hoy from the Henry Hughes also perished. The captain of the Henry Hughes, his wife and two children were rescued and returned to New York on the Volun teer. Assassin to Be Hanged. St. Petersburg, May I.—Balshaneff, the man who assassinated M. Sipi agiiino, Hie Russian minister of the in ferior. April 15, has been sentenced to death. H will he hanged May 3. Carnegie Leaves for Scotland. New York, May I.—Andrew Carne gie left today on the steamship St. Louis for his estate in Scotland. With him were Mrs. Carnegie and James Bertrain, his private secretary. Divorce for Mrs. Tiffany. New York, May I. —Announcement was made that Mrs. Marie Tiffany had been granted an absolute divorce from Perry Tiffany yesterday at River Head, Long island. Jim Roach, the irripressibie, and genial agent of the Central railway and Ocean Steamship company, was among me visitors to the city yester day. Special Agent Sparkman, of the Ag ricultural Insurance company, 1b in the city on a uualnesa trip. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COMMITTEE TO TOE PHILIPPINES THE SENATOR SAYS mLL THE FACTS ARE WANTED AND WILL BE OBTAINED BY THE GOV ERNMENT. BUT IN FACE OF THAT STATE MENT HE OPPOSES SUMMONING MAJOR GARDENER TO TELL ABOUT DEAD FILIPINOS. Washington, May I.—The republi cans of the senate are beginning to weaken under the fire of the minority and it has been determined that, to some extent at least, the men on the majority side will take part in the Philippines debate. It has been the policy of Senator Lodge and his as sociates to refrain from donating the pending legislation, and they have gone to the extent of announcing that they would let the democrats do all the speaking. Not only this, hut they have persistently absented themselves from the chamber during the speeches of the democrats, their aim being to impress the public with the idea that' no int rest whatsoever is-being taken in the matter. The way the democrats have been exposing the conditions in the Phil ippines as revealed by the eonrtmar tials of Waller and Smith, in the re port of Major Gardener and in the fa mous orders of General J. Franklin Bell has stirred the republicans to the necessity of meeting the charges and of taking some step calculated to meet the popular demand for a thor ough and searching investigation. Senator Lodge indicated in a short speech he made today that the re publican senators are seriously con sidering sending a sub-committee to the Philippines. Lodge Talks of Investigation. In explaining why the committee had seen tit to decline to send for Major Gardener and also, for Agutnal do and other leading Filipinos, Sena tor Lodge contended that it would lie more reasonable to send a commit tee out there than to send for a num ber of witnesses to come from the islands. With characteristic protes tation of virtue he declared that no body would suspect the republicans of (ho committee of endeavoring to sup press anything. This created a smile even on the republican side. The discussion of the Philippines question- was decidedly lively today. Seqator Cirt*r took part in it, arguing that Major Gardener should certainly fie summoned at • once'. He, quoted ' liberally , from Major Gardener’s fa mous- report to show tnat he was cer tainly a very material* .witness and ought to lie sdtit fof to testify fully concerning the conduct of the war in the Pu.iippines. .“if we have not ‘been cruel," said the senatoi', “lot us cfear ourselves of the charge that has been made against the army. All we want is the truth." He strongly argued that any person who can possibly throw any light upon the conditions in the Philippine islands, snould be sum moned before the committee. A resolution offered by Mr. Patter son, of Colorado, directing the secre tary of war to order, by cable, Major Gardener, now in the Philippines, to come immeniately to Washington to appear as a witness before the Phil ippine committee, recipitated a warm discussion. The debate continued for about two hours, considerable feeling being manifested on both sides of the chamber. Charge of Suppression Made. The charge was made by the mi nority that the majority of the com mittee was endeavoring to suppress facts and information. This was de nied by the chairman of the commit tee, Mr. Lodge, who said that any such action would be inconceivably stupid. The resolution finally went' over until tomorrow. The Weather. Forecast today for Brunswick and vicinity: Fair and warmer, with slight northeast winds.