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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. WHITFIELD TALKS OL THE COMMISSIONERS IN PLAIN ENGLISH JUDGE ATTACKS THEIR COURSE —* — The Well Known Attorney Discusses Certain Acts of the Board. Mr. Editor: —Some w.'cks ago you kiufily granted tne the use* of your col umns to enquire of the board of coun ty commissioners by what authority ot law they had appropriated one thou sand dollars of the funds raised by tax ation "for offering judicious induce ments to investors who may be seek ing locations” and authorized the chairman of the board to use that moa ey for that purpose in - is discretion. More than sufficient time has elapsed in which the board could have either made known to the people their post' lion in the matter or taken any other action but so far as I am infoirmed the they have done neither. The hoard is composed of reputable, intelligent gentlemen, ami it has capa ble retained counsel and certainly it jheir fiction was legal they could eas ijy have made that known or if inter having coixsulte.il their attorney they had acted mistakenly ami without au thority of law and contrary to tnsjr of ficial duty, they have bad full full op potunity to revoke that appropriation. I now assert for the benefit of the people and for the infomation of “Tax Payer" whose card upon thesanio, liiie appeared In your columns also some time ago, that the action of the hoard in the matter referred to by me is un authorised and is not only wiithout an ihority of law but is confirary to law, and it ae. ms that in I his view, name ly: That the commissioners can only appropriate the money raised by tax tion to the pur irises deslgiiated by law 1 seem to have some good company for the following statement ot the opin ion of the attorney-general of the state appears in the c. nstitution of yester day the 21. "Over in Franklin county Treasurer .1. C.C. Miller has on hand about $2,000 collected as road tax under the alter native system which was rec mtly abol kshed under recommendation of the county grand jury, treasurer Miller' now wants to know if ho can use this money for any other purpose than that for which it was collected. Attornoy lieneral Wrlghf decided yesterday that he could not. It is likely he will nave to apply to the courts for dlrec as to what disposition to make of the fund." It scorns that the attorney general is of the opinion that money raised by It (.ation is raised for a specific pur pose and cannot be applied to any oili er. and that it is said tnat the remedy where it is desired to make any other use of the monies by a proceeding In. the courts, but my own opinion in that respect is that an act ot the leg: Ma ture would meet the difficulty. I have shown the iljegal action of (he Hoard of Commissioners and I have no further interest in the mat ter as any other citizen has. The Superior Court is In session and its (Jranu Jury is charged with tho duty of examining fully into tho ex rvittditure of the public money and it' Ofay and the people generally are they and the people generally are satisfied and permit their money lo be used contrary to law and for any purpose that one man or set of men may choose then I qiq coqieut If this action is permitted to stand then there is no reason why the Commis sioners cannot appropriate money to the support of a steamboat line or publishing of a newspaper or any pub-fishing of a newspaper or any ither scheme which in their opinion may tend to advertise the town or the increase the taxable values" and "supplement the revenues." If tne first can be done these can also. BOLLING WHITFIELD, The Hessie line will, make double -ally trips to Bt. Simon pier Sunday leaving Brunswick at 9,30 a. m. and 2,30 i). m. returning at 11 a. m. and 6 a day at the island and a large crowd! Will go. THE KNIGHTS ARE BACK. They Had an Excellent Time in the Pretty City of Valdosta. v The Oglethorpe eornpan and a num of citizens who accompanied tern to Valdosta returned yesterday and, although very much disappointed be cause rain prevented them from hav ing tne piiz (drill, they all state than they had a golrious time and are in love with Valdosta and her hospita ble people. Capt. Newman told a News repre sentative yesterday that he would not soon forget he the kindness shown his company and himself and further stated that he would be delighted to visit Valdosta with his company ag ain. The prize money was divided among ijae companies and each received $75,00. Attend the Sattqrthwaite sale of live stock at the court house at 12 o’clock today. Some genuine bar gains will be offered at auction. Hor ses, muhp, timber carts and buggies will go from the block. Ran Off the Trqck. Alreight car on the- Brunswick & Birmingham railroad jumped the track in front of the Wi'nsnip bujlding on Bay street yesterday morning and af ter considerable Work the car was put in shape again. Try a bottle of Columbo Bitter*. A fine conic and appetizer; none better, only 76 cents. Telephous 130. Slg The Hessie line) will make double daily trips to Si- Simon pier Sunday leaving Brunswick lit 9,30 a, tn, and 2,30 p. m. returning at 11 a. in. and 6 p. m.lt will lie a rare opportunity for a day at the island and a large crowd; will go. THf.Y WILL CONSIDER JOURNLY 10 lllf WEST PyThiANS ARE TO DISCUSS THE CALIFORNIA TRIP NEXT WED NESDAY NIUHT. The Oglethorpe ce -tpany wm meet next Wednesday night and it is ul inost certain that they will take somt tion on the proposed trip to California which has been disc cussed by the members for the past several months Find a great many are in lavar of go ing. There is no douot but the company would win the prize for travelling the longest distance and this alone i55.500,00. $.500,00. As the drill does not occur "Jiit.fl August the boys could be in a most excellent condition to put up a winning drill. UTILE LOCAL NEWS NOTES, J. T. Dent, of Howfyl, spent yester day in the city. Col. W. E. Kay spentjyestf-rday in Sa vannah. J. A. McDuffie, of the Brunswick & Birmingham, spent yesterday in Sava it nali. K. F. Coney is in Brooklyn on busi. ness. Judge D. J Dillon left for Atlanta Wednesday night to be away for a day two. A party of Brunswick* headed by John Farmer, left yesterday for Atkin son, where tiny will sjfflli a week fish ing in the Satiila river. Stop and Look at the beautiful por trait in Levy’s window. It is a sample of others to lie seen at Wilson’s gallery both in Crayon and Water Colors, It is worth your while. Ciotne in aud see them. Attend the Satuvthwaite sale of liv- (stock at the court house at 12 ot.oek today. Some genuine bar gains will be offered at auction. Hor ses, mules, timber carta and buggient will go from the block. Lumber! Lumber! Lumber! All kinds. L. A. Miller. BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1902. THE! FAVOR EARL! CLOSING —♦ — THE LADIES INTERESTING THEM SELVES IN BEHALF OF THE MANY CLERKS... WILL AoK THE MERCHANTS TO LET THE CLERKS HAVE AN EASIER TIME. The News understands that an organ ized effort will be made today to git Brunswick merchrnts to close their stores at 6 p. m for the summennontbs, This is a movement that sliou.d succeed withou effort. All the larger cities have Nuoii a custom—and even a half holiday on Saturday. It commends itself as human. The merchants will lose nothing, as the people will soon adapt themseles to the hours and do *ll the trading that would be done otherwise. The clerks will give batter service becaues of the shorter hours and the afternoon recrea tion. It isunderstood that a committee of ladies will call on the merchants and we trust that their request will be readily granted. Lot the good work be gin at once. Attend tile Ba(terthwaite sale ot live stock at the court .louse at 12 o'clock today. Some genuine bar gains Will be offered at auction. Hor ses, mules, timber carts and buggies will go from the -oek. THE TAX ORDINANCE. As Placed on ita First Reading by the City Council, Following is the tax ordinance as passqd by council on Its first reading: An ordinance to levy and assess a tax for the support of the government of t'ne city of Brunswick lor the year 1902, and for the payment of the ordinary and extraordinary ex penes of said oify for &td year, and for other purposes: Section 1...8e ortdained l*y Yht mayor and aldermen of the city of Blrnus'wtek,, |r counjclt atsem bled, and It Is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that for the sup port of the government of t'ne city of Brunswick for the yesr 1902 and for the. payment of the ordinary and ex traordinary expenses of said city for said yqar.a tax of one ane forty-hun dredths (1.40) per centum of the value of the taxable property within said city be and the same is hereby levied and assessed on all property taxable by said city, and shall be paid by the several and respective owners of t’ne same In two equal payments, one on or before the 30th day of Jqno, 1902, and the other oil or before the 30t.h day of November, 1902, provided, any tax payer shall have the rig*nt to pay niß or her whole tax at (he time the first installment ia due; and provided further, that should any person or persons, liable for suen taxg, fail so to pay one-naif q( any and all taxes due said city for said year by the 31st day of July, 1902 the entire amount of such taxes due for the year shall im mediately become due, and 1t shall be the duty of the clerk or council to Issivi executions against such de‘ faulting tax payer or tax payers for the entire amount of taxes due said city for said year by such person or peri sons, and such executtion shall be enforced by levy and sale, as provided by th<( charter, ordinances and by laws of said city. Section 2. Be it further ordained by the authority aforeaid, That one half of one per centum of such taxes shall be levied apd collected for the purpose of paying the ordintry cur rent expenses of said city for said ’year, and three-fourths of one pet centum for the payment ot the prin cipal and interest of the public debt of said city, and fifteen-hupdredths of one per centum fpr paying and me.cad amlzing the streets. Section 3. Be it mrther ordained by the authority aforesaid, That this or dinance shall be subject to amendment and the right is hereby reserved to levy an additional tax for said year. Section 4. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That all or dinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith he and the same are hereby apealed. If you are thinking of building see L. A. Miller. A MISTRIAL 111 THE STORY CASE JURY WAS OUT VERY NEAP* TWENTY-FOUR HOURS BUT DID NOT AGREE ON A VERDICT. DEFENDANT WILL HAVE TO STAY IN JAIL UNTIL THE DECEMBER! TERM OF THE COURT. I he jury in the case of Sam Story, charged with the murder of Hamp Shrivw, after being out nearly twentyfour hours failed to agiij: ytfaL terday and Judge Bennet finally de clared a mistrial in the case. Tne reading public is familiar with the: killing of Shriver and hence it is not. necessary to go into details. Story will now have to remain in jail until the December term of the Superior eourtt. Tho Jury, it is said, disregarded the charge of murder and on a vote to re, turn a verdict for voluntary man slaughter, stood 8 for acquittal and 1 lor conviction on that charge. r l he members of the jury were laitli ,tuj to their work and it is iio lault of tlicirs that a verdict, was not readied. Attend the Sattqrthwaite sale of live stock at the court house at 12) o’clock today. Some genuine liar gains will be offered at. auction. Hor sixs, mules, timber carts and ouggies will go from the block. The Final Arrangement. The Southern railway systtqip and i .o Louisville and h{anhvill© have taken the final step toward becoming joint owners of a controlling interest in the Monon system known as tho Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville. Altoud the Satti Hawaii,- sale of live stock at the court, house at 12 o’clock today. Some genuine bar gains will lie offered at auction. Hor ses, mujea. timber carts and Im ,g, s will go from the block. NEW RO ADM ASTI R IOR III! B. & B. R. R, J. F. WILSON AN OLD SEABOARD AIR LINE MAN IS NAMED FOR THAT POSITION. General Manager J. A. McDuffie, of the B. and B. railroad, has announced tljc appoi’njtinent of J. F. Wilson, for-'* merly of the Seaboard Air line, Ip be roadrnaster of the B. and B. Mr. Wilson is u railroad man of many years experience, has served in the regular roadway department of a number of lines and will prove a val uable acquisition to the official family of the B. and B. MV. Wilson wont over the line yes terday an a tour of inspection and was greatly pleased with the "t nation. IMPORSANI SALE TODAY. At noon today before the court house door Leroy Satterthwaite, admin istrator on the estate of W. N. Sattea thwaite, deceased, will offer for sale at public outcry, the following property belonging to the estate : Six mules, five horses, three timber carts undone bug gy. All this stock as wel\as (he vehicles, timber carts, etc,, are in first-class con dition and any one in the market for such articles will find some genuine bar gains by attending the sale which will occur promptly at noon, at the court house. The property in question is well known to stock people ill Brunswick generally, and is onusidrred among the best in the county. K will go from the block to the highest and best bidder promptly at the hour named. Reveals a Great Secret. It ts often asked how such start ling cures, that puzzle the best phy sicians, are effqictod by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Here’s the secret. It cuts qut the phlegm and germ-infected mucus, and lets the life-giving oxygen enrich and vitalize the blood. It heals the in flamed, cough-worn throat and lungs. Hard colds and stubborn coughs soon yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery, the most infallible remedy for all Throat and Lung diseases. Guaran teed bottles 50c and SI.OO Trial bot- HIGH SCHOOL CLASS IS TO GRADUATE THIS EVENING ESTILL ON SOME STATE ISSUESV Has Something to Say on the Liquor. Question and Others. Col. Estill wa* asked some days ago as to his position on several state mat. ters and among other-things he said: * i believe that state proniLUGwU v-'o.a-t be a step backwatu. Che upvi salou. might lie closed, but the people v\uu.- be supplied with wmske-y. ion cannot make a man stop drinking by mean ot a statute. The tact mat you sa.. he shan't have whiskey in-Kcs mm a. he more determined to have It. \v k i is the condition ot affairs in prohibiiim ° a in Kansas, \win Oeu, JOO less poptila ion than Georgia, men are 3,IDT United States liquor house issued, against 1,480 in Georgia. ii Maine, wnere prominiion has .jeer. tn*. law for fifty .stars, with a po, matio.. only about one-fourth Uia.t o*. Go*, gw* theie are 1,50- United States tUiuui li • lists, agaiii.-t i.isu in i.emg.a. 1. visMng ditteient parts of the state J can truly say lira 1 ha\e found Gcor gians to be a sober people. ’lhere is. oi course, drinking everywhere, in prohl billon counties and in those that ui. not, bill i .'ill ventuio to say thm there is less whiskey drunk, pa capi la, In G< orgiu tnun ah ‘in ; tales winch have state prohibi tion; and thu \s> ha . a tn the education u the* din t tion m tesn peraiicp that hu been effected through Uh •t i option effuits. A '-tah prohibition law, and that education would < ease. Therefore, a staU law would result in harm rather thai good. ‘Mu* of the reasons urged b> the prohibition}; ts lor a general proh bition law is that Atlanta. Savannah and Augusta now send whiskey Into the prohibition counties by ’Means o: Jugs. Hut a general prohibition law would hot stop tin* jug trade. It just ns easy 1 > get whiskey from cities outside of Georgia as from cities in it. tn fact, it would east but little, \i any more, Lo get It from l’uitlm >r md N< w York than from and Atlanta. The only sure way to put a stnj to the liquor traflle is to educate th* people against It, and there is no b. ter way to edmat* them agaius* 1‘ fhan by pie.ins of local option agile tion IIIn I'omH ion on Now, as to f'rtucaUfKi. This U question in whU‘l* rwry ill;.* 3 ; !h in terested. it w<* are to weep |>- ’.vitij ii v tion of the* tutiiiklh • n tury we must ciiucah* the children white and black, both at the sa.i. time, if we cun. il we * m not. the* tin* white* children flrt-d and aft-u wards the black children. The Con stitution of Georgia provides for th education of the state’s children, arm we should sc** to \\ chat It is done. ' prom Ist- you. if l am elected, to u my best endeavors to have it done In my opinion, to carry out a pi >pc system of education without Incmis liik the state tax, the counties urns take upon themselves a part of the bu? den. Many of the counties are now sup piemen ting the school money receive from the state by local taxation, am others will do so when the pcop' realize that 'nothing conrihutes • much to their happiness and pro .pc ity and the welfare of their children as schools and churches. Im migration and capital seek th counties in which there are gi*" schools, and in those counties th* signs of prosperity are the most num emus and the evidences of comfort an contentment mnt apparent. I do no Intend any reflection on the state sup erintendent of public education whet I say their is no state system of edu •ation in Georgia. It is no fault <> his. As far ns I am informed, he i: doing the best he can under the laws and with the means at his command Till* I* I* IIM i 1111 (lUC'Nliflll. 1 have, as you know, well define views on the pension question. It i a question that Is steadily increasin; in importance. The pension chare has become so large that the peopl are wondering where the money t< meet it Is to come from. And the ulti mate amount of this charge Is not ye' known. It is increasing, and promise, io reach a million dollars a year, believe the remedy is to pay pension only to needy Confederate veterans and' needy widows of veterans—thosi who have no incomes and are physl cally unable to earn a livelihood. 1 wish it were within the ability of tin state to give a pension to every poor Confederate veteran, and to every poor Widow of a veteran. There is not one of them, I feel assured, who is not deserving. These veterans responded promptly when their services were needed on the battlefield. They did not hesitate to make any sacrifice, however great, for the cause which they supported, h They followed Lee and Johnston and Beauregard and ltoo,t and other Confederate leaders as long as there - was hope, and the stale was proud of them and the glori ous way they illustrated her. We can not afTord to see any of them suffer for the necessaries of life In their old age, and the people do not Intend they Should suffer. But there are many drawing pensions who do not need them—who are not in any way de- P'fident upon them. They are either •arnirig incomes sufficient for their comfort or have independent means TANARUS( Is not fall to the needy veterans that this class should share in the state’s bounty. AH that the state can give should go to those who are In newd of assistance The Bessie line will make double dally trips to Ht. kimon pier Sunday leaving Brunswick at 9.20 a. m. and 2.20 p, m. returning at 11 a. m. and 6 p. m.lt will be a rare opportunity for a day at I lie island and a largo crowd; will go. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LARGE CROWD WILL ATTEND $ The Exercises will Be Quite Interesting. .Several Prizes Will Be Awarded. 1 lie exercises of the Excelsior so ciety will occur at the High school building today at Hi a . ra. instead of 10,30 as formerly announced. The principal part of the program will consist of the contest iu declama tion in which tne following pupils, chosen in a pre.,minary comest some weeks ago, will participate: Misses Leila Bunkley, Rebecca Davis, Mary El leu wood, Lillie! Gornto, Clare O’- Connor, Masters Frank Atkinson. Henry Bunkley, Hunter Hopkins, Jul ius Elkan, McDonald Harley, and James Orsborne. Tne public of courses understands that this is not a part of the regular) work of the scnooU, more beingno regular teaching doiu-j in this depart- ' ment and whatever training the pupils have had has been given by the prin cipal and the teachers at odd times re cesses etc., outs idle of the regular school hours. So the public need not expect any exhibition of so tailed ora tory and pyrotechinlc, skyrocket eio cuition but an effort made to teach them to say what (lu-tty Wave- to say in a straight forward manner. There will be, in addition to this, / >me songs and other music, and, a pretty drill. No admission is charged. The exercises of the graduating class will occur at the opera ■ house t'nis evening at 8:30 o clock. An ad mission fee of ten cents will lie charg ed to defray expenses. MUNHALL MEETINGS HAVE LARGE CROWDS The services at the auditorium yester day were well attended and were un usually attractive. In the afternoon Dr. Munhall discussed ‘'Sanctification,” and will continue the same theme this afternoon at 4 o’clock. The sermon last night was forcible and eloquent and made a profound impression. The text was, “How shall we escape if We neglect so great salvation?” and was ably handled. The usual service will be conducted tonight beginning at 7 .4 5. Sunday afternoon there will be a meet ing for men"only and the age limit is from fourteen to thirty-two. Admis sion will be by ticket. The special ser vice for the military and secret order men on "Monday night promises to be the largest yet. It will lie open to all, but seats will be reserved for orders at tending in a body. The Marine band will be asked to attend and assist in the music of the service, There is no cooler place in town than the auditorium and the public is cordially iuvited to all ser vices. Holds Up a Congressman. “At the end of the campaign,’’ writes Champ Clark, Missouri’s bril liant congressman, “from overwork, nervous tension, loss of sleep and con st&nt speaking I had about utterly col : lapsed. It seemed that all the or gans in my body were out of order, hut uiree bottles of Electric Bitters made me all right. It’s the best all around medicine ever sold over a druggist’* counter.” Over worked, run-down men and weak, sickly wom en gain splendid health and vitality from Electric Bitters. Try them. Only 50c. Guaranteed by all druggists. For Sale. Two-story, 7-room house, close to business section. Good condition, nice lot. Price $1,500. Terms will be given. Brobston, Pandig & Cos. Attend the Kattufith waite sale of live stock at house at 12, o’clock today. Some genuine bar gains will be ottered at auction. Hor ses, mules, timber carts and buggies will go from the block.