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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 189.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON
ANSWERS THE
LAST CALL
WELL KNOWN WORRIOR PASSED
VERY QUIETLY AWAY AT HIS
HOME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
A LONG ILLNSSS. .
WASHINGTON IS SHhuJDED IN
DOOM OVER THE INTELLIGENCE
ROOSEVELT AND MOODY EULO
GIZE DEmD SEA FIGHTER.
Washington, May fi.—News has been
received in this city of the death of
Admiral Sampson, which oc'curred at
'mis home this afternoon.
The information has caused regret
in all departments of tne government
more especially in the navy depart
ment, wiiere the admiral was held in
the highest esteem by every em
ploye of the department.
Secretary Moody was deeply affect
ed when the news reached him and is
sued the usual order calling for va
rious signs of respect in the depart
ment.
The president was also grieved by
the information and paid a glow'ing (rfi
bate to the many deeds of valor of the
illustrious dead.
Admiral Sampson has been in the
navy for many years and his promotion
has been gradual and steady. He was
a brave and fearless officer and in his
death the navy loses one of its best
officers.
.nee the Spanlsh-American war Ik*
has been in ill health and it is said
that the Schley investigation was dis
astemus to his condition, ami is lar
gely responsible for his rapid de
cline.
Tire funeral arrangements have not
yet been made but it is the general
idea that it will be among the most im
posing iu the naval history of recent'
years. Flags have been placed at half
mast on all of the government build
ings in this city.
NEWS NOIES 01 INTERESI.
A large number of country people
were in the city yesterday. Quite a
number of them are attending the
city court.
Brobston. Fendig & Cos., have had
their little office repainted and made
other improvements which makes it
add considerable to the vicinity.
Three small one-story residences are
being erected on the vacant lot on
Reynolds street, lx t ween Howe and
George. * * J;
Registration continues quite lively
and the total number will exceed ex
pectations. The hooks will only be
open for a few more days.
The schooner Garnett B. Reynolds
arrived a solid cargo
pressed brick consigned to Bowen &
Cos., and is to be used on the new pub
lic building now in course of construct
ion.
Marshal Burney conducted his usual
tax sale yesterday. But few pieces of
land were sold.
Reed B. La M a nee left last night on
a business trip to Chattanooga.
.1. M. Wiggins, of Waynesville, was
in the city yesterday.
George Ralston, the well known el
ectrician, is now with the the Elec
trical Supply company.
W. B. Colesbery has acceptted a po
sition with the well known lumber
firm of B. Padrosa.
Mason T. Scarlett, of Fancy Gluff.
is in the city.
B. F. Westberry, a young white man
employed on the government building,
had a difficulty with Joe Green, a col
ored employe yesterday and dealt
him a severe blow with wrench,
(inflicting painful ; injuries. West
bery will ue arraigned in police court
this morning.
Death of An Infant.
Thresa, the nine-months old infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G Mock,
died late yesteray afternoon. The fun
eral will occur at 4 o'clock this after
noon from the family resience, the in
rment will be in Oak Grove cemeter
torment will be in Oak Grove ceme
tery.
BIG MASS
MEETING
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GLYNN DEMOCRATS SELECT THE
PARTTY VIGILS FOR
TWO YEARS.
The Glynn county democracy met
at the city hall at noon yesterday in
persuance to a call from Chairman
Twitty for a mass meeting. The pur
pose of the meeting was to suggest
names for anew executive committee
to be voted for at the primary of June
fifteenth.
Chairman Twitty stated the object of
the meeting and a motion prevailed
to the effect that the chairman name
a committee to retire and select a
list of names.
The committee was appointed with
Hon. Edwin Brobston as chairman and
alter a deliberation ol' twenty minu
tes, returned and suggested the follow
ing names.
Twenty-fifth district—J. T. Dcntj,
F. E. Twitty, C. G. Moore, J. O. Beas
ley, Frank D. Aiken, A. 1). Gale, E. D.
Walter, Albert Fendig, D. W. Krauss,
R. E. Owens.
Twenty-fifth district D. Watson
iv inn, .) 1). Gould.
Twenty-seventh district —J. A Wil
liamson, O. W. Ratcliffe.
Thirteen fifty-sixth district —W. H.
Ctoifon, Geo. Supe
Fourteen forty-ninth district —G. W.
Arnett, B. F. Lewis.
The report of the committee was rat
ified by the meeting, after which the
session adjourned sine die
MANY CASES IRKD
IN I 111 Cl IY COURT
THE COURT IS NOW DOWN TO
WORK CLEARING THE CRIM
INAL DOCKET.
Tlio city court was in session again
yesternay an.l the following cases
were disposed of:
Joe Uuzzoll, escape, verdict of hot.
guilty.
Alex Wylly, carrying concealed
weapons: plea of guilty. Sentence
1*75 or #no months.
Eddie I-.ee, larecney; verdict of
guilty. Sentence SSO or nine months.
Peter Dorsey, larcency. Nolle
pressed.
Alfred Armstrong, larcency from
the house. Nolle press...i.
Eugene Pollad, carving conceal’d
weapons. Nolle prossed.
A. C. Rooney, carry concealed
weapons. Nolle prossed.
Iml a Williams, vagrancy, not guilty
Eugene Pollard, traverse to special
pica, former acquittal.
('has. Wilson, carrying concealed
weapons, jury out.
ACCIDENT ON THE SEABOARD.
The B. & B. Happened Along, How
ever, and Helped! Cut.
Had it not been for the fact that
an acciuent on the Seaboard occurred
just at the right, time a. few nights
ago, transportation on that road be
tween Jacksonville and Savannah
would have been blocked for several
hours at least..
As the passenger and mail train
which leaves Jacksonville at & o’clock
arrived at Thairnann, the draw-head
of the mail coach was pulled out and it
was impossible to move the train.
Fortunately the accident occurred)
just at the right place, as the liruns
and Birmingham engine was there
and by using the Y the engine coup
ler tlr mail car to the rear of the
coach. Had not the engine of the
B. & B. been available at the time,
the Seaboard train would have been
compelled to waited at that point, un
til an engine could have arrived
from Jacksonville. As it was the train
was only delayed about forty minu
tes.
NOTICE.
Is Sunday’s issue of The News I
stated: “1 wish tr announce that I
am in no way connected with the At
lantic I.sundry, Dye and Knitting Ob.,
as my name was among the incorpora
tors by mistake.”
I now desire to correct my said
statement, and say that I did give au
thority for the use of my name, and
I was named one of the incorporators
by my .Erection and with my con
sent, but I did not understand that
it was to be published, and that is why
I made said former statement, and
I do not now’ wish to lie an incorpora
tor, but wish the new enterprise ali
possible' success. Respectfully,
R. E. Hunter.
BRUNSWICK, GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1902.
WILSON IS
IN LIMBO
-
GAY LOTHARIO HAS A BRIEF LIB
ERTY AND BREAKS IN
JAIL AGAIN.
Chas. Wilson, the young white man
who has been in the county jail for a
month, wuo has a natural- penchant
for entering homes, and w'no was tried
and acquitted on a charge of larceny
in the city court on Monday, is in dur
auce vile again, and if nis brief period
of liberty and recent experience did
not serve to remove him from the
“primrose path of dalliance,” which it
seems is his wont to tread.
Indeed, the mortification of a trial
for larceny seems to have emboldened
Wilson, and as soon as lie was free
again he donned and “dapper” raiment
in which he first made fits appearance
in Brunswick, visited the tonsorialist
and the florist, and then, in correct
J
attire, with a tiny buttonaire of or
chids on the lapel of his coat, he
he started out to do t’ne town "do
regur.” He frequented the haunts of
the idle, imbibed freely at the tount of
Bacchus, and soon was quite hilor
ious in cups that sparkle.
He remembered having left two re
volvers at the jail, and, repairing
there asked for and received his hat
tey of artillery, and here he must
have imagined himself a Freddie Fun
ston in t'ne far away Philippines or a
Roosevelt rough rider, charging El
Galley’s Heights. Newcastle street
was the line of battle and on reaching
the intersection of Newcastle and
Gloucester, he made a desperate
charge on the imaginary enemy, pulled
both of his mausers and began snap
ping them right and left into the faces
of passers-by.
Sheriff Berrie was notified and be
gan a seac'a for the conducing hero,
finally, locating him at u hoarding
house on A street, lie was arrested,
on the charge of caryilig eonccalud
weapons, was taken to the court
house and placed on trial in
stanter, the city court being in se
siori.
Atttorney D. W. Krauss was employ
ed by Wilson and Solicitor Colson ap
peared for the state, .he evidence
brought out the fact that Wilson had
guns concealed before his “charge” but
it seems that the jury could not agree
[and, after remaining out some timet,
the court recessed until tins morning,
Heaving instructions with the jnury to
return a. sealed verdict.
At midnight a bright light in the
jury room indicate,l that the jury had
not agreed.
Wilson hails font Brooklyn, and
seems to he a rather hard proposi
tion. Sentiment is divided in his case
however, and it is hard to t, II what
tlm result will he.
A TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN KEEN.
Col. C. P. Goodyear Writes of His
Many Attributes.
To tnose who knew Captain Keen
well tlie announcement of his .sud
den death came with a sense of deep
personal loss. Who that has met him
in the paist few years on the wharves
of the Southern railway asd Mallory
and Clyde lines will not miss this
sturdy, manly man ? I have been
thown in the years gone by into in
timate relationship with him in the
work upon the outer bar, not of days
and weeks merely, but of years. Com
petent, faithful, conscientious, doiffg
his duty quietly, no man could be
thrown long into intimate relation
with him without learning to appre
ciate those qualties which make the
true citizen, the faithful friend, lov
ing husband and father.
He had the sweet gift of silence
which would say nothing ill of his
nirghbor if he could say nothinrlgood
This very quality of reserve in speech
led many w'no did not know him to
think far other than he was, rough
and unkindly in disposition, hut to
all who knew him well his sterling
character, kindly disposition ,manly
devotion to his duty in all walks of
life, commanded respect which with
intimate acquaintance ripened into
sincere affection. His devotion to
home to wife and daughter were
touching. Their loss is great and
many hearts heat in deepest sympathy
with them in their bereavement.
C. P vroodyear.
Launch For Hire.
The swift launch “J. H. Polhiil” is
for rent by the hour, day or week.
Fast, safe and roomy. Enquire at
Polhill's drug store.
ALASKA’S
BOUNDARY
GOVERNMENTS CAN'T AGREE
BILL FOR DESERTERS—HOAR
AND BERRIE HAVE IT.
Washington, May (>.—lt is very prob
able that we will always have an
Alaska boundary dispute Ittt kill
crop out on ail occasions when our re
lations with the British government or
Canada are under consideration. The
modus vivendi or agreement between
Secretary Hay and Lord Puuncefote
provided for a temporary boundary,
hut it is hard to see why that will not
he practically a permanent boundary
line. By the terms of the agreement >
the “temporary” boundary is to lie |
maintained until a “permanent” ar
rangement ts made. As it is very
doubtful whether the two governments
can ever agree upon a permanent line,
this means llmt the temporary line will
he permanent. At all events, all nego-
tiations fora permanent boundary seem
to have been dropped. There have been
remarks heard about the department
of state Indicating that it was believed
that tlie matter had been settled and
probably we had heard the last of it.
But that will not satisfy those earnest
and perhaps over-zealous American cit
izens who think that the Cubed Stales
lias surrendered some of its territory.
Therefore there will be murmurings
from lime to time. Meanwhile, until
both of the nations want a change, tlie
temporary boundary will remain.
Representative islayucn ot texas, a
member of the committee on military
affairs, told the house that there were
pending before the committee 2.11U0
bills to correct the military records of
men who were once in the t'nlon army
during the civil war. He opposed one
of those hills which the committee had
reported and said that if the door was
once opened these 2.11110 men who were
upon the records ns deserters would
receive pensions from the government.
Mr. Slayden maintained that the rec
ords of the war department should not
he mutilated and records of deserters
made , ,111 unless it was shown be
yond all question that these men were
in fact unjustly classed as deserters.
He said Hint it was injustice to the
men who served honorably throughout
the war and were properly discharged
to have skulkers and cowards given an
equally honorable place beside them.
This kind of talk will no doubt have
a tendency to prevent consideration of
these 2,000 hills to which Mr. Slayden
referred.
Loc aliy senator or representative ao
anything out of the ordinary that will
attract attention to him, and he is sure
to lie flooded with letters by those who
want a share in liis notoriety. Thus it
happens that Representative Wheeler
of Kentucky received hundreds of let
ters Immediately after the delivery of
Ills speech upon the visit of I’rinec
Henry and the special embassy to the
coronation of England's king. So also
is the mail of Senator Tillman crowded
with letters discussing his recent “af
fair" with Ids colleague and the subse
quent action of tin* president in with
drawing Tillman's invitation to dinner
Willi Prince Henry. Naturally these
letters are of a commendatory charac
ter.
Senator Hoar was in a playful mood
the other day. He bad tlie door to
speak on a bill and yielded to different
senators who wanted to get bills pass
ed. Finally Mr. Berry sought recogni
tion. apd this occurred:
President Pro Toni. Frye- Does the
senator from Massachusetts yield to
the senator from Arkansas?
Hoar— For what purpose?
Berry I want to pass a bill.
Hoar Does the senator want to pass
It or allow the senate (o pass it?
Berry—Of course I want the senate
to pass it.
It was a bill to establish a fish cul
ture station in Arkansas, and Senator
Hoar asked:
‘‘l would like to ask the senator from
Arkansas if he considers the Dill strict
ly constitutional.”
This was directed at Senator Berry’s
well known views upon restrictions of
the constitution, and lie snapped out:
“I decline to answer the senator
from Massachusetts.”
The bill then passed. Senator Hoar
once put a like query to the late
Senator Harris of Tennessee about a
similar measure, to which the Tennes
seean caustically replied: “If the sen
ator from Massachusetts will come
here on the Fourth of July,” then sev
eral months distant, “I will discuss
the constitution with him. Just now
I want this hill passed.”
What Thin Folk Need.
In the greater power of digesting
and assimilating food. For them Dr.
King’s New Life Pilis work wonders.
They tone and regulate the digestive
organs, gently expel all poisons from
lue system, enrich the blood, improve
appetite, make healthy flesh. Only
25c. at all druggists.
Last Summer’s Clothes made new at
Jim Carter's. 'Phone 253-2.
ARMOUR A
CERTAINTY
—4 —
BIG PACKING HOUSE CLOSES A
DEAL FOR LARGE QUARTERS
IN BRUNSWICK.
The great Armour Packing company
is coming to Brunswick and proposes
to make this a distributing point and
will conduct a large cold storage ware
house in the city.
The matter has been under consid
eration for several days, but was fin
aly determined yesterday when the
company signed a contract to rent the
handsome brick building of Julius
May at the corner of Bay and Glou
cester streets for a period of five
years.
The company proposes to spend sev
eral thousand dollars in fitting up the
building to suit their demand and
when completed it will be one of the
best equipped of the many Armour
concerns in the south.
The company will carry a full line
of goods in Brunswick and, in addit
ion, will make this city their head
quarters for a large portion of their
south Georgia and Florida business.
Is Badly Handicapped.
The News is in bad shape at pres
ent. A member of the staff is on the
city court jury, an operator is in
Charleston at the neuside of his
mother, one member of the business
force is off on a vacation and another
of the mechanical department is ill.
phoenix' CLUB HELD
INI ERFSTING MEETING
ALL Oi-i-.LERS FOR THE YEAR
AND A BOARD OF COVER
NORS ELECTED.
Tlie Phoenix dub, one of Bruns
wick’s well known and very popular or
ganizations held its annual meeting
in the handsome club rooms on Un
ion street last night.
The meeting was characterized by
an unusually large attendance of the
members, and reports of the several
committees shews theorganization to
he in a thoroughly flourishing condi
tion.
The feature of the evening was the
election Of officers, which resulted as
follows.
President —Frank D. Aiken.
Vice President —M. Kaiser.
Treasurer-—Geo. H. Smith.
Board of Governors —F.D. Aiken, M.
Raise, W. S. Greene, G. W. Coates
and N. Emanuel.
This is tnc old hoard and thoir re
election is a compliment to them, in
dividually and collectively.
THE BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
Capt. Purse Talks to the Members of a
Sugar Factory for Brunswick.
A special meeting of the board of
trade was held yesterday to consider
facts presented by Capt. 1). G. Purse,
president of the board of trade of Sav
annah, in addition to opportunities
for establishing a syrup factory at
Brunswick under anew process.
The tacts stated aroused great in
teest and a- committee was appointed
consisting .of C. P. Goodyear, Chair
man, E. D. Walter, E. F. Coney, J.
Stovall Smith and C. D, Ogg, to confer
further with Capt. Purse and gather
data to arive at a detemination of
whether it is expedient to erect such
a factory here in time for the fall
crop .
Other routine matters were handled
and, ail in all, the meeting was a"thor
oughly interesting one.
“TAX PAYER” MAKES INQUIRY.
tie Wishes to Know Something of
Judge Whitfield's Investigation,
Editor News:
The taxpayers of this iwenty
filth district read, with much inter
est, a letter from Judge Bolling
Whitfield, which appeared in a recent
cent issue of your paper, asking for
information in regard to the county
commissioners donating the people’s
money for different imposes unlaw
fully. We have watoheu for some
thing more on the same line, as the
judge promised, unless the informa
tion asked for was forth coming.
What has ..appened ? we would like
to know. Has the judge found the
law he was seeking ? If so we would
like to hear of it through the columns
of your valued paper. Tax Payer.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THIRTEEN VESSELS
YESTERDAY'S
RECORD
—4 —
BRUNSWICK SMASHES INTO SMIT
HERING PAST RECORDS ON AR
RIVAL OF VESSELS IN ONE
DAY
THE TUG VIGILANT PUTCOMPET
ITORS OUT OF BUSINESS BY
TOWING FIVE SCHOONERS AT
ONE TIME.
Thirteen vessels arrived in Bruns
wick yesterday. Thirteen ! Think of
it, a regular fleet, and a record breaker
for one day’s arrival in any south At
lantic port.
Tnis does not mean little fish crafts,
etc., or boats plying to neighboring ci
ties, but means that thirteen vessels,
seeking cargoes, came into the port of
Brunswick yesterday, consigned here,
and are to be loaded by Brunswick
dealers, and start on their voyages to
all sections of the world.
They all came in during the after
noon and a casual observer might
have thought a fleet of warships were
approaching as fine white sails and
stately masts lined the brood expanse
of Oglethorpe bay.
In connection with this large move
ments of ships it will he of interest to
say that the tug Vigilant, which is
one of the handsomest and most pow
erful in southern waters’, towed in five
vessels at on<| time, and the Inca,
also a magnificient tug, came second
with four. Tne others were towed in
by the other tow boats ofthe, port.
This great influx of arrvals just
now is phenominal, and is the best eve
deuce of the fact that Brunswick is
gradually forging to tne front among
the great south Atlantic seaports and
is destined to head me list very soon.
fine vessels arriving yesterday were
as follows:
Schooner Cassie F. Bronson, Captain
Bennett .from Philadelphia.
Schooner Theoline, Captain Frances
from Boston.
Schooner William F.'~Collius, Cup
tain Fullerton, from New York.
Schooner Gertrude Iv. Trundy, Cap
tain Rounding, from New York. #-*
Sellooner Gertrude B. Reynolds, Cap
tain Mans, from N. Y.
Schooner Nettle Shipman, Captain
Raynor, from New York.
Schooner John L. Treat, Captain
Gilmore, from New Haven.
Schooner Willie L. Newton, Captain
Coon, from New York.
Schooner Three Marys. Captain Can
'over. from Portsmouth.
Schooner Willie E. Downs, from New
York.
Schooner Annie L. Henderson, Cap
tain Wuson, from New York.
Barkenttoe D|isy Reed, Captain;
Mitjchell, from New York.
Schooner Chas. S. Hirsch, Captain
Brown, from New York.
WILL PI AY BASEBALL I QUAY
FERNANDINA AND BRUNSWICK
TO STRUGGLE FOR HONORS
ON THE DIAMOND.
The first match game of baselball
of the season will be played in Bruns
wick this afternoon, when the local
club will cross bats with the Fenian
dina team on the diamond at the fail
grounds.
The Fernandina club will he accom
panied by a large number of rooters,
as an excursion will be run from that
city. Tne game will be called at 3;B >
and it promises to be a very interest
ing one as both clubs have been prac
ticing for some time.
An admission of 25 cents will ho
charged; ladles free. A large crowd
will no doubt witness the game.
Read This.
It is to your interest. Wison’s
photos are the only thing. The very
latest in styles and the handsomest
in finish ever seen in the city. We
guauntee you the picture you want
without) any reservation. Com; in
and see us.
If you are thinking of building see
L. A. Miller.