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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 192.
OVER A THOUSAND ARE
ON REGISTRATION BOOKS
OUT OF TOWN
LIST IS SMALL
—. — + —*
ONLY A HUNDREO AND TWENTY
FIVE HAVE REGISTERED OUT
SIDE OF TH c- TWENTY SIXTH
DISTRICT.
LIVELY TIMES AROUND MR.
READ S OFFICE YESTERDAY AND
THE WOODS WERE SCOURED
FOR VOTERS.
Tax Collector Read will now have
a breathing spell as the registration
books closed yesterday..
From 9 a. in until I p. m Mr. Read
\va kept eon continually busy.
The total registration numbers
1,01)0 and all ol' them, with the ex
ception of 125, are registered from
this, the Twenty sixth district.
Following is the ticket to be voted
for next Thursday:
For Senator, Fourth District:
A. J. Orovatt.
W. F, Symons.
For Representative:
Eustace Butts.
For Clerk Superior Court: -
Henry F. dti Biguon
For Sheriff:
W. 11. Benin.
Walter T. Owens.
For Treasurer:
11. S. Ice.
For Tax Collector:
Hiram .1. Read.
For Receiver Tax Returns:
John E. Hubberley.
Taylor B. Ferguson.
For County Surveyor:
George C. Myers.
E. A. I'cnniman.
For Coroner:
G. A. H. Jennings.
Hardy M. Turner.
For Commissioners Roads and Revenue
From Gity of Brunswick: (Vote
for four.)
.7. R. Knibb.
J. J. Lott,
Constant Miller.
C. I). Ogg.
From without the coruorate limits of
tlie city of Brunswick: (Vote for
Three.)
John R. Doer (linger.
Davis Dubberly.
Robert L. Ratclic.e.
W. R. Townsend.
J. B. Wright.
For Democratic Executive Committee
Frank D. Aiken.
J. O. Beasley.
J. T. Dent.
Albert Fendig.
A. D. Gale.
D. W. Krauss.
C. G. Moore.
R. I*2. Owens.
F. E. Twitty.
E. D. Walter.
J. D. Gouid.
D. Watson Winn.
(. W. Race litre.
O. W. Arnett.
J. A. Williamson.
B. F. Lewis.
W. H. Crofton.
George Sapp.
COUNCIL TO NAME
ANOIHER INSPECTOR
SUMMER SEASON HERE AND ONE
CANNOT POSSIBLY DO
THE WORK.
The action of eounc i in deciding to
name another sanitary inspector has
met with general approval by citizens
generaly.
The fact that the summr r season is
now nere makes it almost impossible
for one man to do all the work.
Te sanitary laws will be strictly en
forced. and when the new inspector
is named. Inspections will occur at
shorter intervals.
The Columns Up.
Bowen & Cos. the contractors, who are
erecting the public building, are rush
ing the worg and they are making
excellent time. The large iron col
umns are now' in position.
, LIIILE LOCAL NLWS NOILS.
BATCH OF INTERESTING ITEMS
GATHER HERE AND THERE BY
NEWS REPORTERS.
The tug R. B. Topper is being rap
idly finished and will be launched
about June 1.
Supt. of Convicts .Toe Williamson,
of Bladen, was in the city yesterday.
Col. Sam Surrency returned to his
home iu Surrency yesterday.
These are ideal days for an outing
to St. Simon. The T-lessie will go down
Sunday.
J. W. Chasten amt family have re
moved to the rooms over The News
office. |
The work of laying the B. & B.
track on Bay street is progressing
rapidly.
G. A. Newman will serve barlia
eucd meat and turtle soup at the Met
ropolitan saloon tonight.
Quite a number of Bimiswiekians
will go to Savannah tomorrow. The
rate for the round trip is only SI.OO,
via the Southern railway.
Thinks were lively around the
court house yesterday and registration
was brisk. Both sides claim a ma
jority of votes of the day's registra
tion.
Col, .). I*2. Dari lias been named as
one of ihe managers of the primary
Finns,lay in place of W. .1. Way, who
will he out of ihe city.
People fmm the interior are al
ready coming to. St. Simon. Quite
a number came down yesterday from
U a venes and Thomusville amt a large
party is expected Sunday.
Information received yesterday from
the Satilla club, of Griffin, now en
joying an outing of a week at Atkin
son, is t.o the effect that fish are plenti
ful and that the visiitors are all hav
ing a pleasant time.
The uniform rank, Knights of Py
thias. were out for a drill last, night
an i showed more signs of improve
ment. The Brunswick division is
• t< al , a hard light for prize
money at Frisco in August.
Work as p,:> iresqring Tnpidly on
the talienia* le . When completed it
will Do one of the largest structures
of the kind in south Georgia, and will
1)0 very popular with conventions 1 *
meetings, etc.
The Brunswick baseball {earn is
preparing for the trip to Fernandina,
which they will maks shortly. The
eluii is practicing daily and are deter
mined to again defeat the Florida
club.
When the city court adjourned
Thursday, Judge Sparks announced
that the recess would he until May
15. He overlooked the fact that May
15 was election day. arid, accordingly,
has changed his order and the court
will not meet until Friday, May Hi.
Now that the registration books
have closed the candidate and his
supporters will devote the time be
snow and the primary to campaign
ing over the county.
Work on the B. & B. is now pro
gressing rapidly and it will not be
very long before the road will reach
Offerman and it will then put on trains
to the end of the Offerman & West
ern, which road they recently pur
chased.
The number of prisoners in the
county jaii has been greatly de
creased by the .session of the city
court tliis week. The jail is quite full
yet, however, with prisoners who will
he tried in the superior court, which
meets on tHe third Monday of the
month.
it, is understood that a represent
ative of the electric car lino, who have
been granted a frai mum here, will
visit the city shortly and make pre
liminary arrangements for beginning
work. The franchise was accepted by
the company at the meeting of council
Thursday night.
STILL IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
Chas. Wilson Has Not Yet Secured a
Bondsman.
It now looks very much like Chas.
Wilson, the young white man tried a
few days ago for carrying concealed
weapons, will have to remain in jail
until the August term of the city
court.
Up to the present the young man
has been unable to secure a bondsman.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1902
CHANCES FOB
IRRIGATION BILL
——
FRIENDS OF THE MEASURE MUCH
ENCOURAGED BY SUPPORT
FROM SENATORS.
StatecJ That Eastern and Southern
Senators Favor it—Other News
From Washington.
Washington, May !).-- -The irrign
gation men from the far west are
greatly encouraged. Of course they
expected to pass their 1)111 iu the sen
ate, but they did not expect to receive
so much support from men whose
state); are not to be directly benefited
by the measure. Senator * 1 ansl rough
lias been receiving the congratulations
of his fellow senators tor the manner
in which he handled the bill in Hu* sen
ate. He made but one brief speech on
it when first reported. Then lie walcit
ed his chance and slipped the bill in
behind tile Philippine tariff lull ns tin*
unfinished business. Without antago
nizing any one and only answering such
questions as were necessary lie kepi
the measure to the front until it was
passed. But what encourages tli.si
men from the west is the cordial in
dorsemeut given the 1>; 11 by Bonn to;
Hoar and Gal linger from New 12m lam
states and Tillman, Bacon and Ckr
from the southern states. If Hu* s i
t.l incuts which these men express pet
mottles members of the house fr< m lit
same sections, there ought to be a !
chance to get the bill through tt
house.
Newlands in the House.
•The irrigation Dill is known as F
Hatisbrottgli-Newiarids bill 1 li
measures were identical as ini i ndue,
iu both houses. Tin* Nevada ropt.
sentative was nut quite siiccinTul i
getting it reported from the eoinnc
tee on arid lands as be liiiroilueed it
but still 1: • is gind to get it befnr • i
house. If i. evr pas. s. any nialeri.
differences will I** arrangi and in c*
fere nee. The great difficulty will I*< it
getting consideration in The hot
Speaker Henderson is not in hered t
lie very much in favor of it. but if ;,
majority asks for its consideration t!
committee on rules may decide 1
grant time. The western men lia
been working earnestly far the li
and are making converts r, ’lu* I
that the president is outspoken ..■*
is a great help, and this is being u
with good effect.
An Oregon Senator’s Move.
When Senator Mitchell first, went
west, lie sailed to I’uuuma, crossed tho
Isthmus and thence up the coast, 'set
tling at San Obispo, Cal. "I came
near being a Golden State man,” said
Senator Mitchell to a party of friends.
"I intended to settle at .San Obispo
and begin the practice of law. it was
a small place. There was only one
woman there.” As be paused some
one piped out, “And that's why you
moved oil?” “I said,” continued .Sen
ator Mitchell, "that there was only one
woman there who could speak Eng
lish. All the rest spoke Flemish. I
concluded that there was not sufficient
scope there for my talents, and I went
on to Portland, and I am glad of il.
That was back in 18(10. I have been
elected to the senate four times ami
am naturally grateful to the people of
Oregon.” And Oregon lias reason to lie
grateful to Senator Mitchell, for no
man fias done more for the state in
congress than he.
Representatives Reappear.
For two months a certain number of
representatives have been “out of
sight.” Seldom would they be seen in
the house even to answer (o roll calls,
and tb(>n only in ease of urgent neces
sity. The fact that they did occasion
ally respond to their names* showed
that they were somewhere about the
capitol. But cards could never find
them in the house, and seldom could
they be found elsewhere. These men
were Burton, Ohio; Reeves, Illinois:
Dovenor, West Virginia: Bishop, Mich
igan; Aeheson. Pennsylvania; Morris,
Minnesota; Alexander, New York;
Tongue. Oregon; Lawrence, Mnssnebu
setis; Davidson. Wisconsin: McLaeli
!an, California; Lester, Georgia; Bank
head. Alabama; McCulloch, Arkansas;
Sparkman, Florida; Bail, Texas, and
Ransdell, Louisiana. They could be
seen by those who went to the capitol
early or remained there late, for they
were away among the first, to arrive
mid the last to leave. They were bur
.ed in a committee room, making a
river and harbor bill. Now their great
work is over, and when the Dili passes
they will lie through, but for months
they have been endeavoring to lecon
cile the various claims of sections and
states, trying to make a satisfactory
bill'aml frame one that would not he
too large. They have had many de
mands made upon them, and. while
they have not satisfied ail sections,
they have made a bill that cannot
defeated. , • '
CUMBERLAND IQ
OPEN ON JUKE I
4
MANAGER JACOBI IS NOW GET
TING THE HOTEL IN FIRST
CLASS SHAPE.
It Will Be Run On a Liberal and Up
to Date Plan and Success
Is Assured.
Manager Jacoby lias definitely de
cided to open the Hotel Cumberland
on June 1, and, form tho present out
look, he will have a full house from the
o|teiiing to tim cloning of the popular
resort.
Mr. Jacold said to a representative
of The News yesterday that he had re
ceived numerous letters from people
of throe states engaging rooms during
the summer. A large crowd from At
lanta. fifty in all, will spend the first
week in June on the island and later
an equuly large number will come from
Chattanooga to spend some time at
the hotel. Other parties from Macon
and other eiiir,s nave also engaged
accommodation at the hotel.
Cumherlarm bids fair to become pop
ular with BvnnswjeKians, as the
double daily schedule suits them
exactiy,
MUTUAL INSURANCE
KIR COS lON Mill Ml N
they are going to organize
AN INSURANCE COMPANY
OF THEIR OWN.
I he following is from tho Oolumbiis
Enquirer Sun of Thursday and will he
of general intevesf in all sections of the
state :
Mr. G. Gnnliy Jordan, president of
llm Eagle and IMirnix Mills, returned
yesterday morning from Ihthiti Springs
1 a ■ where in* attended 111** opening
session of tho association of G torgia
mill mmi. Superintendent Rankin, of
tin' Eagle and l’lienix plant, is still in
attendance upon the meeting. There
a large attendance of eotfon goods manu
facturers from all over the stale.
One of the most important stops taken
by the meeting was tin; agreement to
'barter a manufacturers’ mutual in
surance company, in which ail protect
ed hazards will be insured. Such a
I mutual insurance company has existed
among the New England maim factitious
for many years, and lias proven very
advantageous. Il lias g.ven insurance
at very low rates, for very frequently
eighty and ninety per cent, of the pre
miums are paid ack to the members
in the shape of dividends. The tlieor
is to give protection at actual cost.
The cotton mills of North Carolina
already have such a mutual insurance
company, and one, is now being formed
in South Carolina. Ueee ntiy one of
these New England companies has sus
tained very h .ty losses, due to the ac
ceptance of risks on chair factories and
other manufacturing establishments in
the west. it. is their idea to have a
southern mutual insurance company,
which will insure only cotton mills’ and
the best risks at that. Mill men who
join must agree Io pay I) 1- 2 times their
regular premium on any occasion,
should the emergency arise. The class
of risks is so good that the soutlieen
manufacturers believe they can do their
own insurance at a very low rate.
CROSS OF LEGION AFFAIRS
The Chief Topic of Conversation in
Washington Now.
Washington, May 1).---The war and.
navy department are very much ex
created over the cross of legion of honor
which Admiral Dewey and General
Miles will not get. All of the eiubas-1
sies are very much embarrased, lest
someone should suggest that a story, 1
in which the French emhassey has 1
been the central figure, which hassetall 1
Washington agog, might in; traced to '
some unfortunate attache.
In the White House all is grim, ai <1
it is determined that no one should i e
permitted to even suspect the president
or to have ever heard him whisper a
word in regard to the M iles and Dewey
cross of legion of honor.
A serious state of affairs exist all
around. The Miles lira are firmly
convinced, however, that hut f>r Miles
the whole army and navy would be
wearing crosses of honor on and after
May 24th. ' The friends of Admiral
Dewey sate that he is perfectly satisfied
with the honors of his own country and
and does not care for foreign decora
tions,
WITS VISIT MEANS MUCH
FOR MILLEDGEVILIE
MACH! VS GEORGIA MARBLE.
NEW YORKERS ARE NOT LAUGH
ING AT THE GENIAL COL
ONEL NOW.
Iu speaking of the new stock ex
change building in New York, the
Stocknolder says*. ,
A striking feature about the DuiKi
ing is the white marble used. We pro
bably are indebted to Colonel I*2. C
Maehen of the Brunswick and Birming
ham railroad, for introducing into New
York thei Georgia marble which the
architects selected for our stock ex
change.
Years ago Colonel Maehen was
building a railroad through Georgia,
when he ran across the quarry form
which this marble is brought. He im
mediately saw its value, although
everybody else refused to see anything
in it. The enthusiastic nature of the
colonel, however, caused him to make
certain predictions about it which
caused his hearers, at that time, to
laugh at him.
He predicted tin.. New York bus
iness men would in time he building
their fine buildings out of his Georgia
marble. Borne time lias been required
to make his prediction true, but Col.
Maehen now has the satisfaction of
seeing the most costly building in New
York constructed as he prdieted.
Whenever the colonel walks along
Broad street, passersby always notice
that. In* always takes a sly peep at the
new exchange and then a quiet look
ol satisfaction conies over his coun
tenance. ,
GRAVE CRIME LAID TO COOKER.
Slay of Collins, in Newton County,
Must Answer to Murder Charge.
Newton, Ga., May a.—M. C. Cooker,
who on Saturday morning last shot
and killed, Bill Collins, had a commit
ment trial today. After hearing the
qvidpnee of twenty slight witnesses
the judge ordered Cooker to jail to
bo held to answer to the charge ot
murder.
it, is claimed by Cooker that his wife
oil Friday evening last, was the victim
of an attempted assault, by Collins,
while Cooker was absent from his
home, ft is also alleged that Cooker
was on Ills way here Saturday morn
ing to swear out a warrant for Col
lins. Meeting Collings unexpectedly,
however, it is said Cooker, without
warning, shot him twice with a rifle,
death resulting instantly.
Coolon- Was convicted here at the
last term of the superior court of for
lorging land deeds. He was under sen
tence to serve a term in the ehaingang.
He was out on bond awaiting the act
ion of the supreme court in his case.
This tribunal had affirmed the decis
ion of the lower court, but the order
had not been received by the sheriff
to turn tlie prisoner over to the author
ities.
Collins, the deceased, was one of
the most important witnesses against
Cooker in the land deeds forgery
trial.
Tht civil service.
That Department Announces an Ex
amination in This City.
The Uited States civil service com
mission announces that on May 28, an
examination will lie held in this city
for die positions of clerk and carrier
in I lie postoffiee service.
The examination offers an excel
lent, opportunity lor entering the Fed
eral service to bright, energetic young
persons who are not afraid of hard
j work, and the commission hopes that
1 a large number of intelligent, active
! persons will present themselves for
.ibis examination. It may be stated
! U>at there is a wider field for advancer
, merit upon merit in the Federal service
i than in many private employments,
j The nature of the examination is a
test of practical, general intelligence,
and of adaptability in postoffice work.
The age limitations for this examina
tions are as follows: All positions 18
to 45 years.
j All persons who have been exam
-1 ined for the position of clerk or car
rier within the last year and failed to
pass may be reexamined upon filing
new applications in due time.
All aplicants, male of female, must
have the medical certificates in form
1()1 executed. Male applicants must
he at least five feet four inches in
height and; weigh not iess than 125
pounds.
Applications may be tiled with the
secretary of ilirj local board as late as
1 May 19.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MANY VISITORS
WILL BE THERE
BOTH THE SENATORS AND A NUM
BER OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
SAY THAT THEY WILL BE
PRESENT.
PROMISES TO BE THE GREATEST
COMMENCEMENT IN THE HIS
TORY OF THE COLLECE IN THAT
CITY.
Milledgeville Ga., May 9. —Tne mil
itary college and the pity of Atil
ledgeville are pluming themselves
upon the expected visit of Ministry*
Wu. Ting-fang.
President Reynolds has received a
telegram from Congressman Bartlett
giving positive assurance that Minis
ter Wii is coming. He will reach the
city by the Georgia railioad from
Augusta at. 10 o’clock on the morning
of April 28th.
The college hoard of trustees held
a meeting this afternoon for the pur
pose of devising plans for the suitable
reception and entertainment of the
distinguished visitor. Two addresses
will lie made from the college rosr
trum on Wednesday the 28, one by
Hon. Roland Ellis, of Macon, and the
other by the Chinese minister.
Mr. Wu’s visit is going to mark a
red-letter day in the calendar of this
historical old Georgia city. Already
Indications point to* the greatest crowd
Miiledgevnle lias ever known. St.P|>K
have been taken to secure excursion
rats for the occasion.
Among the visitors will lie some of
Georgia's most distinguished men, in
cluding Governor Candler, Chancellor
Walter B. Hill, members of congress,
state and United States senators and
ouiers prominent fir public and pro
fess ioal life.
ADD TO THfc CLERICAL FORCE.
Department Allows Another Clerk in
Brunswick Postoffice.
On account of the increase of bus
iness in the Brunswick postoffice, the
department has notified Postmaster
Brown that $5OO per year additional
has boron added for the employment
of a stamping clerk in the Brunswick
office.
l
The department is now raising the
monthly pay rolls of nearly all tho
postoffioo.s in the country.which need
more assistance in the clerical
force, and Brunswick, of course,
comes in for her share.
May Be Out.
On the official ballot for the primtry
Thursday F. M. Scarlett's name does
not appear in the race for treasurer,
whether or not he has retired is not
known. A News reporter endeavored
to see Mr. Scarlett last night but
did not succeed in finding him.
HAY SURF 10 BE IHE
“WHOLESALE SI REFT”
A PLAN TO MAKE IT WIDER SUG
GESTED AND IT WILL PROBA
BLY MEET WITH APPROVAL.
It, now looks like the plan sugges
ted by R. E. Briesenick, as to turning
over Bay street to the .wholesale mer
chants, will he carried out.
Mr. Briesenick suggested tins years
ago and the idea found favor with
some while others laughed at it, but
the faeti that everybody nearly is
in favor of it now is quite a compli
ment to Mr. Briesenick’s judgment.
The News thinks that, it will he only
a short time before Oglethorpe will
be one of Brunswick's busiest streets
and instead of being the “back street
it will he just the reverse.
As nearly every property owner on
Bay owns from street to street they
could extend their hu.. .ings through
to Oglethorpe.
Mr. Briesenick now comes forward
with another good proposition. He
thinks Oglethorpe street should he
wider and offers to allow several feet
of ills lots for that purpose, provided
other property owners will do like
wise. -i m