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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 197.
At 3 O’clock This Morning
He Led by Over [OO.
MANAGERS ARE
COUNTING YET
♦
WILL PROBABLY BE 8 O'CLOCK
THIS MORNING BEFORE THE
RESULT IN ALL CONTESTS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
THE CROVATT MEN DO NOT AS
YET CONCEDE DEFEAT—BER
RIE REELECTED OVER HIS
OPPONENT.
The (1; mocratic primary yesterday
to nominate a state senator, repre
sentative and all county officers was
one of the hardest fought, yet good
natured contests ever witnessed in
Glynn county.
From the time the polls were open
ed until the dosing hour the different
candidates and their supporters were
battling. for vote's and, in many in
dances, the scenes around the court
house were exciting.
The most interesting ton test, of
course, was for the state senate, for
which there were to candidates,
Judge A, J. Orovatt ami lion. W. F.
Symons. It was known that this race
would be very close, and the workers
fiollt :1 t voiy vote possible, then' being
a total of 554 in Brunsick, while there
were only nine hundred registered in
the city.
At an early hour this morning, the
indications are that Symons will bn
elected by a majority of between
fifty and a hundred votes, although
nun/ of frovaU's supporters are still
claiming victory for their candidate,
(in account of the lengthy ticket
and the many scratches me judges
will hardly hompletn h woi*. of
< cunfirig tlie votes beiorc 7 or h
o’clock, and the final result will not be
known until every one of the votes
ais counted.
in the other contests, there Is also
very much doubt. From the votes
counted last night, however, it is evi
dent that Sheriff Berrie has been re
elected by a good majority, while the
race between Jennings and Turner
for coroner, seems to he very close,
as is also the contest between Fergu
son and I lubberly, for receiver of tax
returns, and between Penniman and
Myers for surveyor, and it is a diffi
cult matter to even attempt to pre
dict the victors in those contests.
Outside of Brunswick Judge Crovatt
received a majority of twelve votes,
which surprised his friends as it was
the opinion that Mr. Symons would
come to Brunswick with a majority,
which the Crovatt supporters thought
they could overcome at this precinct.
When the result was received from
the county precincts and it was learn
ed that Crovatt was in the lead his
stock took a jump and odds of two
to one were offered with but few
takers. In fact, w'hen the liolls closed
it was the general belief among his
friends that he wouid be elected,
while Symons supporters admitted
that the result would be very close.
A bet of SIOO to SSO was made as
late as 11 o’clock last night tnat Cro
vatt would be elected, while small
bets, at the same ratio of odds, were
numerous.
SYMONS STILL LEADING.
As The News goes to press at an
early hour this morning, the mana-
gers have abo lit 150 more votes to
count. Mr. Symons leads Judge Cru
by one hunileej votes. This almost
insures his election, and iris snpportrs
now concede that they are defeated.
il is not known how the other con
tests will come out.as no count was
kept during the night. It is certain,
however.that Sheriffllerrio is reelected
while Dave Gale won a big victory in
his race for a member of the executive
com mittee.
TREASURE ISLAND FOUND.
New Eiodrado Located Off the Coast
of Eduador.
Sau Francisco. May 15. —The Treasure
island, for which an expedition started
from this port last December on the
schooner W. S. Phelps, has been reached
in safety, according' to a letter which
has been received in this city from a
member of the party.
The writer says that gold was found
in the sand on the seashore, and also
that quart/, discovered on the island is
supposed to be gold bearing. The locat
ion of the island is not stated As the
letter was posted in Ecuador it is sur
mised the rich island is off the coast of
that country.
MUNHAIt MH II\G
ISAGRfAI SUCCESS
CONGRLGATiON LAST NIGHT WAS
MUCH LARGER THAN THE
THE INITIAL NIGHT
I-ns I m-lit Mr. Miinhnll preai hed an
' lo<|iiciit and forcful vennon, ais text
being taken from John vi-17 "Verily,
verily, . say unto you, he that be
liveih on me has everlasting life."
Tin • .11ion wa (wire as large
as at the initial meeting and gave
great evidence of appreciation of the
'jest' a 'in forceful manner in which
Hr. Munhull handled the subject.
For this week (Ho following servi
ces will he held:
Friday night Regular service at 8
o'clock, conducted by Hi. Munliall.
Saturday night there will he a spec
ial service for children and young peo
ple, a lecture illustrated with song
and stereoptieian views conducted by
Prof, and Aire. Lowe This service is
also open to others of all ages, pul
special seats are reserved for child
ren and young people.
On Sunday morning all the. churches
will have their regular services. At
l! o'clock Or. Munliall desires to meet
with all officers and teachers of the
different Sun lay schools, also all of
ficers of young people’s societies. At.
■ ! o'clock there will he a special ser
vice for young people between the
ages of twelve and twenty-five, and
to these tickets will bo distributed at
the service on Friday and Saturday
nights which will entitle the hearer
to a reserved seat. Hvrybody is cor
dially invited to this service, hut the
young people will have seats especially
reserved for thm.
KNIGHTS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
Oglethorpe Company Stands a Good
Showing for a Prize.
T!i/ Oglethorpe company, uniform
rank, Knights of Pythias, are now put
ting on the finishing touches for the
coming prize dril! and when they
march on the field at Valdosta they
are going to make a showing and a
good one, too.
Captain Newman .--ays h will
he in excellent shape tor the drill
and he expects to capture some of
the prizes.
To Attend Palma's Inauguration
Washington, May, Js.—Senator
Money and bis secretary, Senator Mason
Senator .Tones, of Arkansas: former Sen
ator Thurston and Representative De-
Armond left here this morning for Ha
vana toattenrl the inauguration of Pres
ident-elect Estrada Palma.
Board or Education Meeting.
The Board of Education held their
regular monthly meeting at the
court house yesterday and the regu
lar routine business as transacted.
BRUNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 16, 1902.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
Washington to Be Headquarters of
Congressional Committee.
Washington, May 15. —The Demo
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee tonight decided to make its head
quarters in Washington and to increase
the executive committee from eleven to
fourteen members of whom eight shall
be members of the congressional com
paign committee and six from the out
side. It is understood Bon T. Cable of
fllonis, will accept the chairmanship of
th i executive committee. The head
quarters of the executive committee will
be in Chicago, and this committee will
have charge of the congressional cam
paign in the West, while the main com
mittee will look after the East from
Washington.
SHE WOULD NOT BEG.
And Peddlers Choaked a Woman Near
ly to Death.
Tifton, Ga., May 15—Because sbo
declined to purchase any of their wares
Mrs. Ktruuder. who lives near Feagiu’s
tnrpencine still, was choked almost into
insensibility yesterday 'ey two country
foot peddlers.
Mrs. Strauder was alone in the house
when the two peddlers came, her hus
band being away at his work, The ped
dlers showed their stock of. jewelry and
other small articles. Mrs. Strauder told
them she did not desire to make any
purchases They insisted and again she
declined. She then ordered them to
leave the house, but instead she was
seized and choked severely.
TALKS OF THE NEW MANAGER.
Atlanta Journal Thinks Jacobi Will
Big Success At Cumberland.
The following is taken from the
Atlanta Journal of Wednesday:
MrJ.L. Jacobi, lessee and manager
of Die Hotel Cumberland al (’umber
borland island, is at the Aragon today.
He will leave for Augusta late tonight.
Mr. Jacobi is here for the purpose
of giving information about (be rates
and accommodations Ibis year, and
tor securing such help as tuts not al
ready been engaged.
Mr. Jacobi is just the kind of hotel
man Cumberland neo..s. He is a wide
awake hustler. The first thing ho
did after securing tne option was to
make such arrangements with the
steamboat company as would insure
double daily schedule between Bruns
wick and Cumberland. This was
never given before.
On the island everything is being
put in first class shape. The cottages
are receiving anew coat of paint.
Welch back lights win he used! ex
clusively. and the ear line will ho pre
pared to give good service. The
plumbing is receiving especial atten
tion. Tennis courts have been laid out
am] ping pong will be provided. ,
Mr. Jacobi is an experienced sum
mer resort manager. Last year he
made a splendid success of th Atlantic
Beach hotel on Sullivan’s island.
He says no other seaside resort in
Amriea has th<| natural advantages
of Cumberland, an.l that this year he
will show what intelligent hotel man
agement can do.
CANDLER ELECTED TREASURER
Neat Compliment Paid to a Bruns
wickian By Freight Agents.
The Association of Southern Rail
way Agents, in session at Chattanooga
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
Piesident —J. H. Garner. Atlanta.
First Vice President-—l 5. T. Lamb.
Norfolk.-
Secretary \V. G. Crutchfield, Char
lotte.
Treasurer—C. L. Candler, Bruuns
wiek.
THE FRUIT GROWERS MEET.
Interesting Session Was Held In Ma
con Yesterday,
Macon, Ga., May 15. —The Georgia
Fruit growers association met in
this city today and held a very
interesting session. In all the at
tendance was the largest of any meet
ing held.
The principal subject taken up at
this meeting was that of commission
houses, and a list of those houses that
are to receive consignments from the
Georgia growers was submitted by tne
committee appointed for this purpose
at the last meeting.
TERRELL PAID
US SHORT VISIT
T HE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE
PAID BRUNSWICK A POP
CALL YESTERDAY.
Left Last Night for His Home-Made
Many New Friends While in
The City.
The monotany of yesterday’s pri
mary for the selection of county of
ficers and representatives in both
houses of the legislature, was broken
by an unexpected visit from Hon. J.
M. Terrell, candidate for governor.
Col. Terrell was in this section of
the state on a campaign tour and sur
prised his many Brunswick friends
by dropping in on them. He arrived
when the democracy of Glynn county
was in the midst of a primary and
IBs many admirers here are of the
opinion that the call just at this par
ticular time is, indeed, suggestive.
Mi. Terrell was warmly received in
Brunswick, and, though lie was here
only a lew hours he met a large num
of out people and upon all of them he
made a splendid impression.
I aat night ho received a number of
friends at the Oglethorpe hotel, and
a pleasant hour with Georgia's next
governor was pleasantly spent. The
colonel is in the very best of spirits,
and to a News representative he ex
presed deepest Satisfaction, and is
confident that he will be elected.
He left last night via the Southern
for other points in south Georgia.
THE AUDITORIUM.
A Building of Greater Magnitude Than
Many Expected.
A News reporter spent sometme at
tiie auditorium vest onlay, iuspeting
tlu - Imilding ami its aceessones and
was very inueli surprised at its mag
nitude and splendid capacity for hold
ing large numbers of people.
The auditorium is situated on a
practically levee plat in Hillsboro
square and (overs a grassy spot of
ground that affords a cooling feeling
io ye and rest fullness to the body
after a hot days work in office, store
or homo. •
Around the sides immense windows
have out which lets the air in from
any direction that the wind is blowing
and light by day w'nile at niglil num
erous one hundred candle power in
candescent lights illumine the interior
and surroundings as brglit as day.
The platform for speakers and mu
sicians covers a good size space and
laces .seating accommodations for as
large crowds as can lie assembled In
Brunswick. In every way the auditor
inm affords just what Brunswick lias
long needed, viz: Suitable accom
modations for any size convolutions
or gatherings that may be invited here.
The building lias been erected by
tne ministers and their congregations
primarily to hold the series of re!..;
ions meetings now being conduetlcJ
by Dr. Munhall, but alter these meet
ings are over the auditorium will re
main as a credt to Brunswick, the en
ergy of those who built it and an at
tractive home for conventions to
this beautiful hospitable city.
The aeeonsties are remarkable and
a speaker in ordinary conversatonal
tone from the platform can he dis
tinctly heard in any part of t'ne
building.
Say They Will do Better.
Tint' Ff f nandipa baseball club,
which came over here and was bad
ly defeated by the local team, say
' .ie next game, will show that t'ney
really know how to play ball. They
say they will play the next game
in genuine “fast” fashion. It is also
said that they will not lia/e boys
this time but full grown men.
Big Lumber Firm Fails.
It is announced that the firm of Dun-’
woody, Baais & Cos., of Pensacola, Fla
have made assignment. A. M. Me
Gourin, of Brewston, Ala., taking
charge of the business under a $50,-
000 bond.
Evans Takes the Oath.
Washington, May 15.—Henry Clay
Evans, who has just retired as commis
sioner of pensions, today took the oath
of office as consul-general at London.
He will leave for his new post early in
June
BOERS ARE NOW READY
AND WILLING TO MAKE
PEACE WITH ENGLAND
TRIBUTE TO BISHOP NELSON.
Application Shown for His Excellent
Work.
The first day's session of the Episco
pal convention at Augusta has been
largely the routine submission of statis
tical reports from officers of the diocese,
archdeacons and missionaries, The
convention was called to order at 10
o’clock, Bishop Nelson presiding. The
vested clergy tuid choristers made quite
an impressive appearance in the opening
exercises. Bishop Nelson’s address em
bodied a report of his work and counsel
led greater unity and cooperation in tl e
work of the churoh.
An interesting incident of the. morn
ing was the presentation of testimonial
to Bishop Nelson upon the completion of
his tenth year as bishop of the diocese.
It was in the form of a beautifully en
grossed address, on parchment and
bound in leather.
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION TONIGHT
To Be Given for the Benefit of the
Library Association.
An excursion, under t’ue auspices of
ihe Brunswick Library association
will be given tonight to St. Simon
pier.
The new Hessie has been chartered
and a string hand will ge along to
furnish music on the boat and for
dancing in the pavilion.
Those who enjoy surf bathing will
be delighted to learn that the tide
-utits exactly tonight.
NEBRASKAN MODNI
IS S I ILL SMOKING
PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE
VOLCANO ARE VERY MUCH
ALARMED.
Ponca, Neh., May It. —The fears of
in eruption of Mount lona, near this
town, have been united. The renewed
sailing of noxioux smoke, at the time
if the martinlque disaster, caused con
siderable uneasiness in the) vicinity.
The emission of gas continues, hut
no subterranean noises have been
neard since Tuesday morning.
Karmen who were planning to move
away iiave been reassured and will re
main. The cause of the disturbance
is not known, hut is supposed to be
the result of the heating of an under
lying limestone formation coming in
ontaef with moisture.
LIVELY BETTING YESTERDAY.
The Crovatt Men Were Offering Two
To One in the Afternoon.
Betting took a sudden spurt around
the polls yesterday afternoon and as
high a one hundred dollars was placed
bn one man.
The odds got as high as two to one
on Crovatt and not less than fifty
small bets were made in less than
a.n hour. Hats, shoes suits and
various other articles were wagered
by those who would not put up the
money.
. . How is This for Good Service?
A citizen of Brunswck places an
order with the new electrical and sup
ply company to wire two magnificient
houses now in course of construction,
and in less than eighteten hours after
the order was placed all material had
been delivered and two expert elec
tricians were at worn. Tuis is the
kind of service Brunswica has needed
for years. Encourage the new com
pany. They will treat you right.—ad.
City Court Today.
The city court will he convened in
adjourned session today. There are
yet a number of interesting cases to
he dispoed of and the session will no
doubt be an intereting one.
Will Be Here Monday.
Manager O’Farrell. of the Electric
Supply company, ays his engine will
arrive Monday on the allory steamer
ad he thinks he will have it in opera
tion by next Tnursdty. The new com
pany s now installing many fans and
lights.
Guerry Not Coming.
A Guerry supporter told a News re
porter yesterday that the Bibb county
candidate would probably not visit
Brunswick. Mr. Guerry has, no doubt,
decided tuat a visit to tiiis city
would not help him any.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FIGHTERS ARE
111 CONFERENCE
LORD KITCHENER IS AWAITING
PROPOSALS FROM THE BOERS
WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE
MADE TODAY.
THE FIGHTING BURGHERS ARE
NOW ASSEMBLING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF HOLDING A CON
FERENCE.
London, May 15. —There seems to
he little doubt now about an early set
tlement of the trouble in the Trans
vaal.
Lqjtl Kitchener has notified the war
office that represerawdves of all the
bodies of Boers throughont the Trans
vaal and Orange River Colonies are
gathering at Verening for the confer
ence which begins tomorrow and that
he has arranged that the delegates
hall not he impeded in reaching the
•endezvous. Consequently the assem
blage is expected to be large.
The decision reached regarding the
peace terms will later he submitted to
the British. A delegation consisting
probably of the same Boer leaders wlio
went to Pretoria recently, will he
deputized to convey the deieion to
Lord Kitchener.
NEW FENCE FOR THE SCHOOL.
Mr. C. W. Deming Will Build One of
Page Woven Wire Around it.
The hoard of education, at its meet
ing yesterday, accepted a bid from (’.
W. Deming, agent, for the construction
of a Page woven wire fence around
the Mansfield street school building.
Thei fence in front of the school
building will be three feet high, same
as the the one now standing, and ,will
ifford ample protection for the
iiedge recently puianted by Mr. A. V.
Wood. The balance of the fence will
be five feet high. Two large double
gates in the rear and two single gates
i the front will add to theattract
iveness of the fence and when comple
ted wovern wire will prove not only
a splendid protection to the school
property, but it will also enhance the
attractiveness of the surroundings.
THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT.
It Was Success in Every Sense of the
Word.
T’m* concert given last night at the
Grand was a decided success, all who
took part acquitting themselves most
creditably.
The farce “the Rehearsal.” was very
amusing, the young actors and act
resses evincing pronounced histrionic
ability. The corntet solo by Misq
Cohen was beautifully rendered and
enthuaiastcally encored. Miss Cohen
Is unmistakably an artist in her line
and last, nights performance was an
other of her many triumphs.
Miss Lottie Baumgartner was the
accompanieat and gave evidence of
great musical talent and fine training.
The little Selig sisters, as usual,
charmed the audience with their spec
ialtes. Walter Nathan, Carrie Lev
ison and Julius Elkan, in their re
spective parts, did especially good and
won much applause. •
Altogether the evening was very en
joyable and reflected much credit upon
the energy and ability of Miss Cohen,
who wrote and arranged the entire
program.
A Good Schedule.
For the benefit of passengers visit
ing Savannah on Sundays the South
ern railway announces that hereafter,
they will hold their afternoon train
at Jesup every Sunday until the arriv
al of the Plant System train which
leaves Savannah at 5 p. m. This will
enable passengers to spend the entire
day in Savannah, reaching Brunswick
at at 8 p. m.