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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 196.
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
WILL BE FOUGHT
IN GLYNN TODAY
SOME CLOSE
RACES ARE 01
— ♦ —
THE PRIMARY IS EXPECTED TO
..BE AN EXCEEDINGLY WARM
BUT NEVERTHELESS GOOD NA
TURED ONE.
THE RACE FOR SENATOR AND
..SHERIFF IS THE CENTER OF
IINTEREST—THE CANDIDATES.
IN THE FIELD.
One of the closest political contests
Glynn county lias ever witnessed will
he fought out with the ballot today,
A light notable for a complete lack of
bitterness, and yet characterized by
an unusual degree of interest, not only
by the candidates and their friends,
but by the general public as well.
The strongest race will be between
Judge A. J. Crovatt and Hon. \Y. F.
Symons, rival candidates for the state
senate from the Fourth district, both
are extremely popular men, whose
friends are legion, and who are work
ing like trojans for their respective
candidates. Bets on this contest were
numerous yesterday, the prevailing
odds being's to 10 in Crovatt’s favor.
The fight between Sheriff W. H. Her
tie and W. T. Owens is also attract
tng much attention and both sides are
sanguine as to the result.
Several other contests will serve to
make the day s primary an interest
ing one, and besides a full
board of county commtsioners and a
new executive committee will hi
elected.
The polls in Brunswick will open at
7 o'clock this morning and close at
(i this afternoon. In the county pre
cincts they will open at 10 a. m. and
close at 3 p. in. Following is the list
id' managers at the different predicts:
Twenty-Sixth District .1. T. Lam
bi ignt. \>. R. C jx. .1. 1-:, I;a t.
Twenty-fifth District—J. D. Gould,
John Postell, Wm. Taylor.
Twenty-Seventh District —Frank
Scarlett., W. F. Knight, R. J. Mat
thews.
Thirteen Fifty sixth District — I T.
W. I.aanib. Charlton Wright, Joseph
Sapp.
Fourteen Ninety-ninth District 11.
Lewis, .1. A. Ward, G. W. Arnett.
The full ticket to be voted is as
follows:
For Senator, Fourth District:
A. J. Crovatt.
W. F. Symons.
For Representative:
IS. C. Butts.
’■'or fieri; Superior court.
Henry F. du Bignon.
For Sheriff:
W. It. Berrie.
Waiter T. Owens.
For Treasurer.
H. S. Lee.
For Tax Collector:
Hiram J. Read
For Receiver of Tax Returns:
John E. Dubberley.
Taylor B. Ferguson.
For County Surveyor:
George C. Myers.
E. A. Penniman.
Foe Coroner;
G. A. H. Jennings.
Hardy M. Turner.
For Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue.
From the City of Brunswick: (Vote
for Four.)
J. R. Knibb.
J. J. Lott.
Constant Miller.
C. D. Ogg.
From Without the Corporate Limits
of the City of Brunswick: (Vote for
Three.)
John R. Doerflinger.
Davis Dubberley.
Robert L. Rateliffe.
W. R. Townsetnd.
J. B. Wright.
For Democratic Executive Committee
Frank D. Aiken.
J. O. Beasley.
J. T. Dent.
Albert Fendig.
A. 11. Gale.
D. W. Krauss.
C. G. Moore.
R. E. Owens.
| F. E. Twitty.
E. D. Walter.
J. D. Gould,
•uuiAV uosjTLW II
G. W. Rateliffe.
G. W. Arnett.
.1. A. Williamson.
It. F. Lewis.
W. H .Crofton.
George Sapp.
VALDOSIA IS READY
fOR GEORGIA KNIGHIS
THE GRAND LODGE K. OF P. WILL
MEET IN THAT CITY ON
MAY 21.
The people of Valdosta are making
extensive arrangements for the enter
tainment of the Grand Lodge. Knights
of Pythias, which meets in that city
May 21.
They have arranged a magniflcient
order of tilings, including a number of
social functions. The general pro
gram for the two days is as follows:
Tuesday. May 20.
7 a. m. Arrival of Grand lodge offi
cers and delegates and reception by
Valdosta lodge No. lir>
9 a. in. Formation of Georgia bri
gade Uniform Rank. General R. F.
Harmon, commanding. Escort to the
Grand Lodge headquarters.
10 a. ut. Welcome by citizens of
Valdosta at city opera house, invo
cation Roy. c. c, Carson. Address oi
welcome. Hon. J. li. Walker, Valdosta
lodge. Response, Grand Chancellor
Frank A. Hooper. Address. “Wel
come to South Georgia.’ Hon. J. M.
Wilkinson. Response, Supreme Itep
r scntati'. • - Hamilton Douglas. Grand
lodge sessions Tuesday morning and
I uesday afternoon.
7,30 }>. m. Ad-ircss. “Con!ribtihu
tion of tlio South to I’hythian History”
iloil. T 'liitnl Lomax, < ! Montgomery,
Ala **
Wednesday, May 21.
9. a .m. and 2 p. m. Grand lodge
session.
3 p. m. Prize drills of Uniform
Rank aL Pine park.
T> p. m. Dress parade of Georgia
brigade, Uniform Rank, at I’ine park.
7,.'1P p. in. City opera house. Ad
dress “Faith and Friendship,” Judge
John P. Ross, of Macon. Ga.
Rot'n or the Brunswick lodges will
bo well represented and a number of
oilier local Knights of Pythian will at
tend the meeting.
10 CROSS BA IS Willi
ITRNANWNA TEAM
BRUNSWICK BALL TEAM IS AR
RANGING FOR A CONTEST
WITH THE FLORIDA BOYS.
The Brunswick base bail teamN will
at an.early date (day a match game of
baseball with the team of Fomandina.
It will be r*smembeo| l that the
Ft-rnandina team came over to Bruns
wick a few days ago and met a defeat
at the hands of the local boys and
they are now anxious to get hack at
our club and are of the opinion that
they can even tip with them when they
meet on the Fernaadina diamond.
In the meantime the Brunswick hoys
are doing some practicing and claim
that they will win again when they
get the opportunity.
FIRST OF THE SEAON.
Ladies of the Catholic Church Will
Give Excursion to St. Simon May 22
The ladies Aid society Xaviers
catholic church art; arranging for a
pleasant excursion to St Simon on the
evening of May 22.
A band of music will accompany the
party and a delightful dance at the
pavilliou without extra cost will be a
thoroughly charming feature of the
veiling.
This is really the first affair of the
kind of the season, is given in a charita
ble gotitl cause, and it is to be hoped that
it will be well patronized.
No "Strikers” are employed at Jim
Carter’s, only first-class workmen,
who know how to do good work.
BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDY MORNING, MAY 15.
MICH'S LIVING
WORTH MO,OI
FINANCIERS FIGURE THAT Hls
DEATH WOULD INJURE THEIR
INVESTMENT THAT AMOUNT
Brunswick's Able Railroad Builder the
Pierpont Morgan of the South—
How He is Regarded.
In connection with the story below
given, published in yesterday's Atlanta
(! institution, there is a Joiral end
connected with the. effort to place an
insurance policy for one million dol
lars on tne life of Col. E. C. Machen.
It happened last winter while Col.
Machen was here and on Jekyl and a
News reporter who was present then
learned the value financiers in Wall
street plac on Col. Maohen’s health
and continue.) life.
It seems that when the Wall street
magnates were called upon to tinan
cier the B. & B. railroad they inquired
judiciously into the prime mover ol
that enterprise and soon learned what
everyone here knows mat Col. Ma
ch,on was the moving spirit in Its ov-
Vi>- workings. The fian)eiers rea
lized tnat if Col. Machen died the en
terprise would lie injured and they
very promptly demanded as a part of
the deal that they be allowed to in
sure his life for one million dollars,
the amount estimated they would he
financially damaged If lie died. Col.
Machen was simply to submit to a
rigid examination hero and later in
New York, the financiers to pay all
tiny expenses of the policy, premiums
etc.
001. Machen readily consented and
he wii:l put through a severe test.
Evidently the fuel thnl his atlm I. of
illness here told against him as the
Constitution states that the applica
tion was declined.
However, The News has it from an
absolutely reliable source that the fi
nanciers. after hearing from the med
ical experts, themselves decided to
bn/'k the enterprise on the strength of
Col. Maehen's prospect.; for living and
it is .lute to ids being such a “live”
subject that the millions are now be
hind the B. & B, and pnsViing u on
ward.
• ue Constitution refers to the mil
lion dollar policy and Col. Maehon as
follows:
“Atlanta railway men will Im l inter
ested to learn that the story recently
circulated in insurance circles con
coining the hard luck of an Atlanta
special agent who wrote a northern
millionaire at Jekyl island for a pol
icy of SI. 00(1, ooo and had the appli
eation declined concerns a man who
lias imen quite prominent i railway
affairs in Georgia.
' The applicant for the million dol
lar policy was none other than Col. R.
C. Maehen, tne .1. P Morgan of south
ern railway operations, whose con
nection with the Brunswick and Bir
mingham has been so prominent.
“The Brunswick and Birmingham
lias held a prominent place in the pub
lic attention ever since it was first, ex
ploited and as the actual work of
construction has progressed the inter
est of the people living along the pro
posed route of the line lias greatly in
creased. The energy and genius of
CoL Maehen have been among the
main factors in the success of this
enterprise and those who are acquaint
ed with the affairs of the road believe
that the application of Mr. Maehen
for this large amount of life insur
ance is proof that, the people who are
putting up the money for the con
stuction fully appreciate nis worth to
them and arc not willin to run the
risk of the loss that, would probably
tali to them should his demise occur
before the road is put through to Bir
mingham.
Banquet To President Erwin.
The Savannah Morning News of yes
terday said: "President R. G. Erwin, of
the Plant System did not fail to inter
est his audience at the dinner at Han
non Lodge given in his honor by the
counsel of the compony. His speech
was closely followed.and his references
to affairs of the Plant System were
given special attention.” ooi. W. E.
Kay of this city attended the ban
quet.
For Sale
One small house and lot. on A street
near gas house. Price SSOO. monthly
payments. Brobston, Fendig & Cos.
IDE MEETINGS
IN FULL BLAST
f
DR. MUNHALL ARRIVED YESTER
DAY AND HELD SESSION
LAST NIGHT.
The Initial Meeting Was a Splendid
Success and Those Interested
art Gratified.
Dr. Munhall opened the revival
meetings last night, and while the
large auditorium had many vacant
seats. Dr. Munhall expressed himselt
well pleased with the opening service,
believing that the Brunswick people
like his own in Germantown, are slow
to move, but will do something when
they are aroused to a sense of their
great responsibility.
I’rof. and Mrs, Moore, who are mem
bers of the Baptist church of Phila
delphia, have charge of Ihe choir and
this teat arc of the meetings is sure to
attract many who might not go to hear
the good preaching which Dr. Mutt
hall will do.
I‘rot I.owio has his steropticon
views along and will give an exhibit
ion on Saturday night. The exhibit
ion will be free and as lie has a fine
collection of views i< will be well
worth seeing.
Dr. Munhall will hold a young peo
ple's meeting at .'! o'clock Sunday af
ternoon and requests everybody be
tween (lie age of twelve and twentty
flve to attend.
AS TO SPRINKLERS.
People Should Cooperate With Light
and Water Company.
Attention is directed to the card to
water-taker.: in Ibis issue and the
Brunswick Light & Water Go, ask that
the public give the matter attention.
The request made by the company is
also incorporated tinder certain or-
qmiuces, ami is, therefore, a law.
The tvsevoir capacity of Ihe plant
is only 134,000 gallons and until a
larger resevoir is built, which is now
in course of construction, the company
cannot allow sprinklers to be used
except at th> prescribed hours.
It will ttvoiu trouble if the citizens
will observe the city ordinance gov
erning the case.
Major Green is ever ready to serve
the public to the best of Ins ability
but In this matter he asks and is
ttally entitled to the consideration of
Lie pot lie.
A Card to Water-Takers
All citizens using sprinklers are ur
gently requested to observe the rules
of file water company regauling their
us They are allowed to be used only
Bom 1 p. rn. to !l p. in. each day. An
Inspector has been appointed to exam
ine into the cseessivo use of sprinklers
than at other time than allowed by the
company rules and by the city ordi
nance and wherever sprinklers are
found running at, any other hour than
from 4 p. m. to !l p. m. the water will
be shut off from the premises under
the rules and ordinances. To avoid
trouble and hard feelings users of
sprinklers will please hoed this warn
iK. , B. L. & v,. Cos.
BETTING WAS LIVELY.
Plenty of Money Put up on the Race
For Senator.
The sports and betting men gener
ally, were in their glory yesterday
because in the senatorial race they
actually had something to bet on.
The Crovatt end of the gang seemed
to beanxious to bet and even offered
odds of three to two and more than
that in some instances.
Three prominent Crovatt men with
SIOOO,OO each went the rounds late in
the afternoon and they ail offered
big odds. But the Symons men had
some money too and quite a number
of bets were ttaken.
WILL MEET TOMORROW.
City Court Goes Over Today for
the Primary.
Because of the democratic primary
which occurs today the city court
will not meet until tomorrow, when
the regular order of business will be
taken up and the business of the term
finally disposed of.
Judge Reynolds, of Waycross, is ex
pected in the city during the week
to preside in some matters in which
Judge Sparks is disqualified.
Deputy Clerk Townsend notifies all
jurors, parties and witnesses not to
appear unU.il tomorrow.
GHOULS BEGIN THEIR
PREY ON VICTIMS
IN SAINT PIERRE
COM. LIMENT TO THE NEWS.
An Advertisement Which Brought An
swers from All Parts of Georgia.
Some days ago. Mr. C. E. Murphy,
of Waycross, jilaced a small advertise
ment in The News, setting forth the
tact that he desired to dispose of his
cottage on St. Simon, and the follow
ing from Mr. Murphy is self explan
itory:
“Enclosed find cheek. Allow me to
say that your paper i- a line adver
tising medium. Numerous? applica
tions have come from all parts of
Georgia. Accept my thanks.”
SAVANNAH 10 FIGHT
I HE PESKY MOSQUII'O
THE CITY AUTHORITIES WILL
WAGE WAR OF KEROSINE IN
THE TROUBLESOME PESTS
Savannah, Ga„ May 14. —It was to
day determined by the city authorities
that war should be waged upon mos
quitos. The ammunition to be used
in the war is kerosine oil.
The battle will be fought in the
catch basins of the street corners.
When tnese catch basins are cleaned
which happens once every three weeks
oil will he put in. Half a cup full will
be put in each basin at the lirst dean
ing. and at a subsequent cleaning it
is said that a teaspoon full wilt suffice.
Ibis method is relied upon to put an
end to mosquitos in the central sect
ions of the city, but is is feared that
they will still make their appearance
in the outskirts, coming in from neigh
boring bogs, where they breed,
Wm against the pests is also to be
declared on Tybee island. The garri
son at Fort Screven has also freed the
overnmeOt reservation, and Prtjtl
-1 lent Eagan, of the Jetra' railway,
ami the hotel proprietors are ready to
combine forces for further extermina
tion.
PENSION BLANKS HERE.
Ordinary Dart Has Received Them
For 1902.
The pension blanks for 1902 have
been received by Ordinary Dart and
veterans of Glynn eouty, as well as
widows uf the county, can get them
By calling oil the ordinary or his dep
uty.
These applications for pensions
should lie in the office of the pension
commissioner in Atlanta between the
dates of May 1 and September 30.
CAP I AIN NEWMAN I ALKS
Of THE ’I RISCO I RIP
THE KNIGHTS WILL HAVE OPPOR
TUNITY OF SEEING THEGREAT
GOLDEN GATE.
Speaking of the coming convention of
tbs Knights of Pythias ill San Fran
cisco, Oapl T. Newman, of Oglethorpe
division, and one of Brnnswicks most
prominent Pythians, said:
‘One of the big movements of history
will lie that of the Knights of Pythias
of the United States in August, next,
when from all directions they will ad
vance on San Francisco and California.
The national convention of the order
which is held every two years, will take,
place in flan Francisco, August 10 to 20,
and great times are promised all the
Knights and their ladies who get there
at that time.
“Not only the members of the order
in California, bat the state and city of
ficials, are up and doing, and their greet
ing to the visitors will be extended
with a hospitality that will make every
one glad he is a pilgrim- All sorts of
side trips are planned, incidentally, in
cluding sights of the orange groves and
the olive’ prune and almond arcliards
of the great Pacific state, and glimpses
of Lake Tahoe, one of the highest lakes
in the world, way up in the Siena; of
far-famed Yosemite; of Hotel del Monte;
of the Lick observatory, and hundreds
of other spots worth seeing and knowing
about. Just now the nation with its
Oriental responsibilities is facing west,
and the Pythians are wise to go as far as
they can and see and learn about the
state that forms the nation's western
borders.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SCENE ONE
OF HORROR
♦
WORK OF BURYING THE DEAD
IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY AND
IS BEING DONE UNDER GREAT
DISADVANTAGES.
MANY BODIES ARE COMPLETE
LY INCINERATED AND THE SIT
UATION IS BEYOND THE MOST
DEPLORABLE REPORTS.
Fort de France, Island of Martin
que, May 14.—Words fail to describe
the present situation at St. Pierre, A
small detachment of French troops is
making efforts to inter the dead, al
though the government seems to be
strikingly .unconcerned as to what
is to lie done In this direction.
The looting of tne dead baa begun
already. While) coming to Fort de
France the Potomac picked up a boat
containing live colored ami one white
Hmn, whose itockets were filled with
coin and jewelry, the latter evidently
stripped from the fingers of the dead.
Lieutenant B. B. MeCorniiek. the com
mander of the Potomac arrested the
men and turned them over to the
commander Of the French cruiser!
Suchet fo punishment. The Potomac
also brought a ton of supplies to Mar
tlnque.
Busines hero is suspended. The
people of the city have assembled in
iho churches and the cathedral, where
special services are being held for the
Ft. Pierre dead, has been thronged
since -daylight
The United States government tug
Potomac leaves here tonight for the
island of St. Vincent, where condi
tions are reported to be worse.
Povisions are needed here imme
diately for 100,000 people. A s’ni|
load o-f lime is also needed at St. Pier
re for sanitary purposes. The stench
there is overpowering. Mont I’eleo
was still erupting smoke and firo at
a late hour last night.
The scenes within the dead city
are strange and grewsome. In the)
section of the city known as Moullege
no sign of fire is visible, but every
thing sfems to have been rent and
scattered as though by a tornado. The
iron bedsteads in the hospital are
twisted, but there are no marks of
heat, nie bed clothes and all tex
tiles in the hospital simply furnished.
About 200 corpus have been found
in thq streets of St. Pierre, most of
them lying face downward. The cen
tral quarter of the town and the fort
are buried severalN yards under cin
der* In the neighborhood of the
creek sevetral houses were found in
tact, but their inhabitants were all
dead and appeared to have been kilt
ed by lightning, Here the bodies were
lying, sitting and reclining in cur
iously lifelike attitudes.
Corrected List of Ushers.
Following is the corrected list of
tish;ers for Dr. Munhall’s meeting:
A. Riggsliee, chairman, J. R. Knibb,
R. E. Owens, W. D. Bailey, Bruce
Carrol, C. F. Bloodworth, O. C. and Ai
lie Johannessen, A. M. Way, Edwin
Dart. F. L. Stacy, J, J. Vickers, W.
E. Fouche, D. W. Krauss, W. C. Brown,
W. W . Miller, P. M. Ulsch, J. A.
Wright.
Hitch on the Claims Bill.
Washington. May 14,—The omnibus
claims bill carrying a number of small
appropdiations to meet claims for des
truction of property of southerners dor
ing the civil war and also the Frene
spoiiation claims, the Selfride board
claims and others which 'nas been in
conference between the two houses,
was before the house today and was
sent back to the conference under in
structions of the house arverse to
the acceptance of the senate amend
ments inserting the Selfridge claims.
Free Exhibition of Art.
Commencing Mondty next, and con
tinuing ten days Wilson’s studio will
display the handsomest lot of enlarged
and colored portraits ever shown in
Brunswick. The ladies especially are
invited. A rare treat.