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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 204 PRETTY GRADUATING EXERCISES EAST NIGHT PROGRAM m A GOOD ONE —♦ — THE CLASS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WAS AN UNUSUALLY BRIGHT ONE AND HAVE ALL DONE GOOD WORK DURING THE YEAR. SEVERAL TROPHIES AND DIP LOMAS AWARDED LAST NIGHT. MUSIC A PRETTY FEAIURE OF THE EVENING. Tiu* closing exorcises of the Glynn High school occurred yesterday morn ing. ami thet program was interesting and brilliantly rendered. The contests tor prizes offered for declamation and elecution was parti cipated in by a number of pupils. Bach of the contestants did remarka bly well, some splendid specemetns of oratory and elocution being given. The judge's decided the winners as follows: Mr. Brantley's prize, Watson’s llle of Napoleon and France, to El liot Butts. The beautiful pin, donated by Mr. C. Downing, was won by Miss Re becca Davis. The flag drill was extremely beauti ful. the different figures eliciting much applause. The music was exceptionally good. The solo, “Call Me Back,” was beauti fully sung by Miss Janie Symons, ac companied by ss Helen O'Conor. In the different grades a prize had been offered by Mr. A. V. Wood for proficiency in different studies, to be awarded according to the teachers jndgi rr.t. These were awarded as f olows: First Grade,' spelling. Mary Spears. Second grade, spelling, soared by Oolquit Mitchell and Hloise Me- Don ald. , Third grade, for general excellence, Donie Durden. There were also prizes offered by Messrs. C. Miller, Julius Levy, Kcn non Mott and Edwin Brobston. These were awarded for English composit ion to the following pupils: First grade, Fannie Mason, Triger Tolnas. Second Grade. Estelle Terras, Mary Mason. Third grade, Frank Thomas Elliott Butts. Fourth grade, Clare O’Conor. David Hoss. Last night at the Grand the graduat ing exercises were witnessed and en joyed by a crowded boils The eve *niliig was bCjgun by a prayer by Rev. Bradley. The eight young graduates were: Miss Clare Lowe O’Conor, Miss L<uh Johnson, Miss Tallulah Da Costa Fleming, Miss Della Elizabeth Black, Miss Marie Sabine Goette, John Hun ter Hopkins, David Scarlett Ross. The following was the program of the averting, and was, indeed, splen didly rendered: Song -Class. Prayer—Rev. O, G. Bradley. Overture, “Pique Dance,” Suppe Mrs. Baya and Miss Emily Waff. Essay, “Pericles as a Character Study” -Della Black. Recitation, ‘‘Charge of the Light Bri gade”—Leila Bunkley Song—Tall ulah Fleming. Essay, •‘Simplicty”—Marie Goette. A Norwegian Bridal Party, Griog— Miss Janie. Symons. Declamation, “Graves, Eulogy of Grady”—Hunter Hopkins. Essay, “Morning”—Clare O’Conor. Le Reveil|Du Lion, Do Kontsk—Mrs. J. F, Baya. Presentation of Diplomas and Deliv ery of Prizes. Song—The Class. The instrumental musac by Mrs. Baya, Miss Emily Waff and Miss Janie Symons was a most enjoyable feature of the program, and added greatly to the pleasure of the evening. Th solo. “For All Eternity,” bv Miss Talluiah Fleming, was sung in the gitted young lady’s happiest man ner and was enthusiastically encored. Hunter Hopkins' deelahat.ion de serves special mention, the young era tor giving evidence of markeu power and brilliancy. The essays of Miss Della Black. Miss Clare O'Conor and ...ss Marie Goette were exceptionally good, both the thoughts and language reflect! H much credit upon the writers. Miss Leila Bunkley charmed the au dience with a recitation. "The Charge of the Light Brigade,” delivered in a splendid manner. At the close of the program. Rev. D. Watson Winn awarded the prizes with beautiful and appropriate remarks. Tine prizes wee awaded by Mr. A. L. Franklin as follows: The SSO in gold given by Mayor Emanuel was divided best.ween five of ill? riinitiates, each of these making the required average. They were: Hunter Hopkins, David Ross, Cl|aa-e O’Conor, Leila Bunkley, Leah Johnson 1 1 The $lO, given by a friend of thet school, who modestly withholds his name, was divided between Hunter Hopkins and Miss Leila Bunkley. MAKING CHECKS EOR TEACHERS’ SALERIES STATE THEASURER PARK WILL SEND THEM ALL OVER THE STATE TODAY. Tli.. following from the Atlanta Con stitution will be of interest to the school teachers generally: State Treasurer Park and Assist ant. Treasurer Furlow were busy all day yesterday getting out checks in payment of schocl teachers' salaries Only $ 1td,.000 will be paid! to the teacljirs at this timej. which is a Ut lt.• more ihun half of what is due them for theif second month's work on the present year. * The amount P being distributed pro- rata, so that every teacher in the •.-.fa ja jwtll get part of his, or her . Hilary lor that timej The balance of the amount due will not be paid the teachers until sometime in JumV when, it is exported. Governor Cand ler will borrow money enough tto make up the difference. Dr. Geo. F. Payne, who lias been -pending a few days on St. Simon, i;,.'turne.4, to his home in Atlanta last night. 10 COMMENCE WORK INVtRY FEW DAYS ARMOUR AND COMPANY WILL REMODEL THE JULIUS MAY BUILDING. The Armour Packing Company, who have recently leased the two-story brick building of Julius May, at thev corner of Gloucester and Bay streets, for the purpose of establishing a cold storage depot in Brunswick, will com mence fne work of remodeling the Uu,U„jing in a few days. It is under-, stood that it is the intention of the company to carry a full line of their products in this city aaid tnat they will make Brunswick a distributing point for their southeast Georgia territory. SHE STOOD WELL. Brunswick Giri Makes Good Record in Virginia School. The following ieter received by Mr. J. W. Griffith, principal of the Glynn High school is self explanatory: Lynchburg, Va., May 13. t iincipal Glynn High School, Brunswick, Ga. Dear Sir: In reviewing the work of the session I find that Miss Emma Lee. uo was prepared in yoqMPsti tution, lias done credit to your work. She entered the Freshman class and thus far has maintained her standing well. We shall be pleased to hav<A your continued good will and coopera t.ua and if wq can assist you in any way shall be glad to do so. If you have any particularly prom ising graduate whom you would like Ito have pursue andvanced work in | connection with a course in pedagogy j with a view of having ner return to i your own institution as a teacher we j should take especial pleasure In assist . ing such a student if necessary from | our loan fund. j With best wishes for your success and prosperity, I am, Yours truly, W, W. Smith. BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1902, TELEGRAPH LINES AT DAGGERS POINT —♦ — PACIFIC CABLE QUESTION IS THE* CAUSE OF ALL THE TROUBLE The Postal and the Western Union* Will Be the reading Spirits In the Coming War. Washington, May 23.—The matter of the construction of a Pacific ca ble seems to have resolved itself into a contest between the two big tel egraph companies, according to the de bates so far upon the subject, although the signal corps of the army and most of the naval officers are in favor of a government constructed and owned ca ble. The Western Union company nat urally is supporting a government ca ble because the owners of the Postal Telegraph and Commercial Cable are the promoters and, iu fact, the men be hind the Commercial Pacific Cable com pany, which seeks to lay a line from San Francisco to Manila. When the Pacific cable proposition was first con sidcred, the various companies desiring to lay the cable asked large subsidies from the government, and the senti ment seemed to be that if the govern ment was to pay anything for a cable it would be better to construct it itself. Now the Commercial people only want an uninterrupted right to lay a cable of Its own without subsidy. This would be a great advantage to the Mackay cable and land telegraph lines, there fore the Western I'nloti interests are opposing the proposition. His Pride in the West. Senator Clark of Montana Is no ora tor and does not pretend to he, but be occasionally grows eloquent when la* gets warmed up over the west. I heard him one night among a number of western men tell how, as a boy, lie be came interested in all the tales of tie* west. He read everything he could find about the west, both in history, travel, adventure and story, lie told his mother thut be intended to go out Into that great west and make his for tune. When in 1856 his father moved to lowa, he felt his first great thrill of pleasure. For a time he remained In that then new country, but, longing for the mountains and plains, be set out six years later across what was still supposed to be the “Great American desert,” going first to Colorado and then to Montana. He fought Indians and went through numerous other ad ventures, but steadily he amassed the fortune be said be would seek years before iu his Pennsylvania home. The great west is bis pride and one of liis enjoyments. While the new railroad he is building front Salt Lake City to the Pacific Is a business venture, his greatest pride in it is that it will de velop anew region of agricultural and mineral richness and add to the wealth and resources of the Rocky mountain country. Upon this theme of the west, its rapid development and its people, Its boundless prospects for the future, this rather silent man became eloquent, and at the close of bis speech received round after round of applause from those men of the west who had shared with him the early pioneer days. Is This Ignorance? “While you are talking about civil service reform so much,” said a mem ber who opposed it to a group who ad vocated it, “I want to say that there isn’t one of you here who can name the governors of all the states. You can perhaps name all the states, so important an affair as the governors of each state has slipped your memory.” It transpired that no one could name the governors of all or even a quarter of the states. “In fact,” said one, “I don't think I ever saw the names of half the governors of the states. Gov ernors are not in my line. I have enough to do to keep track of the im portant politicians In my district.” “That's just it,” said the first speaker. “You take any man with a good educa tion and ‘gumption’ enough to be elect ed a member of congress, and be could not answer half of the civil service questions. House Personal Mention. Representative Kahn of California finds it easy to quote poetry, and when he is called upon for a speech at some Informal gathering he usually springs some poem to Illustrate his subject or remarks. He was on the stage ten years, playing with tragedy kings and queens, and retains ail the fire of dec lamation he used in the days when hs was behind the footlights. Odd Fellows' Meeting. The. Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows which meets in Atlantn on next Tue - day, the 27th, will be the largest and grandest gathering ever held in onr state by any ftatemal organization. This order has grown wonderfully in the past twelve months. The Brunswick lodges will all be rep resented . SWALLOWS HIS TEETH Hi DIES ♦ WELL' KNOWN JACKSONVILLE MAN MEETS AN UNUS UAL DEATH. While Eating an Orange His Fals' . > Teeth Were Swallawed and Death Resulted. Jacksonville, Fla.. May 23.-—The death of Benjamin Id. Hopkins, which occurred here yesterday, was from a cause almost unknown to medical sci ence. On April 13, as lie was eating ail or ange, lie sneezed violently, and as he did so a plate with four or five false teeth was iu some wav drawn down his throat He choked and was about to strangle when the teeth slipped further down, presumably into his stomach. Physicians and surgeons were called in immediately and an attempt was made to locate the teeth. Inflammation set in in his throat, from lacerations made by the teeth in going down, it Was thought, and a hole was cut in hi; windpipe. After about three weeks it was discovered that the teeth had not gone into the stomach, but were in the throat just under the clavicle. Au op eration was successful in removing them and it was thought that Mr. Hop kins would recover, but he was t- o weak. Mr. Hopkins was known from one end of this state to the other and in Georgia a* well, having been in the transportation business all of his life until the last few months. He was con nected with the East Teuneseo, Virginia aud Georgia railroad company and with the Louisville and Nashville in this eiiy and in St. Augustin as passenger agent. THE LADIES MAKE IN!(RESTING REPORT FULL STATEMENT OF THE WORK' OF THE OAK GROVE CEME TER SOC’ET The Oak Grove Cemetery Society, having received from the public the means for carrying on its work, here by submit its first annual report: The condition of Oak Grove corn tery, previous to March 1, 1901. is to well known for comment. A few la dies, seeing the wilderness, ol wends, the piles of trash, the fallen fences, the dilapidated building, all suround ed by a rusty iron fence, determined to unite in an effort to improve the place confident that all which was needed was systematic work aim a moderate amount of money to- pay a workman. Their first encouragement was an offer of SSO a year from Captain Jos. Lassare to pay ..*e wages of a man t,o keep him all the time. A meeting was called for March 3, 1901, at which auout twenty ladies twenty ladies were present and th , !- lowing officres were elected by' ballot: Mrs. G. O. Wilder, president; Mrs, T. F. Smith, vice prcsMient; Mrs. .1. A. Montgomery, secretary. Mrs. A. Banks, treasurer. It was decided to solicit monthly subscriptions from those interested and Mrs. TANARUS, F. Smith was apnointed. solicitor for the southern portion of fhq city and Mrs. Young, assisted by Mrs. Coles berry, for the northern por tion. , After a week or two, the reports of the committees warranted the offer of $4,00 weekly to a workman, and a young white man wias employed, he makings his application before an as sembled meeting. In July, this man gave up the position and a colored man was employed at, $4,50 per week, who is still at work at $5,00 per week. Sev eral times during the year, when tt|* needs were growing very fast, the so ciety wits obliged to hire an extra man for a few days. The worn at the cemetery lias been personally superintended the presi dent . who- was assisted by Mrs. Jos. I. ass err • jm whose good taste and love for timvors, the beautiful floral effect is mostly due. These ladies ar at th cemetery every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, to whom Till com ’op-Bui aq ppioqs sjsanboa puts spipqd and not to the workman. From March 2, 1901, to April, 1902, the society held twenty meetings, all proceedings of which have been re corded in the secretary’s book, the THE IRRIGATION BILL IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY secretary and treasurer both resigning during the summer on account of ill health. There being no ladies who could conveniently fill their places 111 ? president assumed their duties until the t'ml of (he year. The collectors appointed for t. yejir were Mrs. T. F. Smith and Mrs. J. 12. Young, the latter assisted by Mrs. J. E. Young and Mrs. Christie. Mrs. Jennings collecting for a short tj.iie. The amount collected by tdri ia .ms during the year was $261,00. the amount paid out $258.50. All money not required for Immediate use has been deposited in the Brunswick Bank and Trust company. Mrs. Smith was treasurer of the de partment during fne past yefar and was re-elected for the ensuing year. Th regular society duep are five cents a month are used for incidental purposes. The amount collected was $42,10, all of which was expended for, tools, drayage and stationary. At the request of the society i,lre. city removed the old building and for months material and funds were so licited for anew one, and there is now finished and paid for a little chapel suitable for a place to hold soeiejty meetings, for funerals and the storage of the workman’s tools. For the drawing and specification; g.uitlie society is indebted to the gen t e realty ol Geo. W. Lane, architect. At lantal. For building material thanks arc due Mr. A. c. Banks, Mr. Ton as, Mr. Sizer, Mr. Uonzelman, Mr. Mil kip and M.r. Aiidiersoii. For suiugles, i.aug Wood and Mrs Christie, for oil aim paint Mr, Johannesen and Mr. J. Ma son and to nails, Mr. J. O’Conor. Mr. Baldwin very kindly laid the brick: work free of charge. Mr. Lytle paint dllie gate arch. Mr. Jennings con tributed a hi hie and Mrs. Young a chair. Thanks are due Mr. McCreary for valuable assistance during the year. * ‘ - . For tire Cash expense of the d'hapel ihq city appropriated $75. and 78 ritj zca- contributed sum?from l*jt*qents to twelve dollaa, aggregating ,$ Bitty Every name is recorded. The value' of tlio chapel is stiniatd at S4OO. Th city anticipated our wishes and painted the fence and also appropria ted $3.00 weekly an,., this,, with our regular subscriptions, will enable us to keep a man at work all the time during the present year. Again we thank all who have so cheerfully assisted us in accomplishing even more than we expected to do when the year began. Airs. G. O. Wilder. President. Alls. T. F. Smith, \ ico President NEW COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY F. E. TWiTTY WAS RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN AND D. W. KRAUSS MADE SECRETARY. ’[ he newly elected democratic exec utive committee met at. the court house yesterday and effected organization. I. E. Twitty was elected chairman ■uni I). W. Nrauss secretary. Rules were adopted to govern the primary to be held June fi. Judge S, (’. Atkinson and Rev. D. Watson Winn were elected delegates to the senatorial convention and Mes srs. H. F. du Bignon and B. F. Lewis were elected alternates. The committee adjourned until June* 6. when delegates to the gubernator ial convention will he elected. LITTLE LOCAL NEWS NOTES. A squad cl naval reserves un- Ounnersmate Bailey will have a target practice out on the boulevard this af ternoon. Remember the banks will close to day at 1 o’clock. People should draw their pay rolls before that hour. Preaching services will he conducted by Rev. J. W. Weston at the Me- IvOndree Methodist church tonic row. All cordially invited to hear him. the little infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. Elliot died at their Home on Car penter street Wednesday. The re mains were takn to Mcßae Thursday for interment. The Brunswick baseball club has malic arrangements to play the Fer nandina team in that city on June 6. Turner Brewer, they hustling rep resentative of Kaloia, one of the heist remedies on earth for human ills, Is kp i-jzdliig Ainie tim ein the city. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ITS CHANCES LOOK GOOD —— FRIENDS OF THE MEASURE ARE ENCOURAGED OVER UNLOCKED FOR SUPPORT WHICH HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IT IS THOUGHT THAT SENATORS FROM THE SOUTH AND THE EAST WILL BE IN FAVOR OF ITS PASSAGE. Washington, May 23. The ir rigation bill was resumed in the house again today and the se favoring the bill are encouraged. Of course they expected to pass their liiil in the sen ate, but they did not expect to receive so niucli support from - men whose states are not to be directly benefited by the measure. Senator Hansbrough has been receiving the congratulations of his fellow senators for the manner in which he handled the bill in the sen ate. He made but one brief speech on it when first reported. Then he watch ed his chance and slipped tlio bill in behind the Philippine tariff bill as the unfinished business. Without antago nizing any one and only answering such questions os were necessary he kept the measure to the front until H was passed. But what encourages these men from the west is the cordial in dorsement given the bill by Pena'ors Hoar and Gallinger from New Knglaiid states and Tillman, Bacon aud Clay from the southern states. If the sen tiwentH which tin se men express per meates members of. Urn bmtse from lhe._ same sections, f th< re ought TO be a fair ’ chance to get the bill through the house. ’ Newlands In the House. The irrigation bill is known nS the Hnnsbroiigh-Ncwlnnde bill because the measures were Identical ns introduced In both bouses. The Nevada repre sentative was not quite successful in getting it reported from the commit tee on arid lands ns lie introduced it, but still he is glad to get it before tlio house. If It ever passes, any material differences will be arranged in con ference. The great difficulty will lie in getting consideration In the house. Speaker Henderson is not behoved to he very much in favor of It. but if a majority asks for irs consideration the committee on rules may decide to grant time. The western men have been working earnestly for the bill and are making converts, ' r he fact that the president is outspoken ..it .t is a great help, and this is being used with good effect. An Origon Senator's Move. When Senator Mitchell first went west, lie sailed to Panama, crossed the Isthmus and thence up Hie coast, set tling at Sun Obispo, Cal. “1 came uear being a Golden State man,” said Senator Mitchell to a party of friends. “I intended to settle at San Obispo and begin llie practice of law. It was a small place. There was only one woman there.” As he paused some one piped out, “And that's why you moved ouV” “I said,” continued Sen ator Mitchell, “that there was only one woman there who could speak Eng lish. All the rest spoke Spanish. 1 concluded that there was not sufficient scope there for my talents, and I went on to Portland, and 1 am glad of it. That was back in 1860. I bare been elected to the senate four times and am naturally grateful to tlie people of Oregon.” And Oregon has reason to ba grateful to Senator Mitchell, for no man has done more for the state la congress than he. Representatives Reappear. For two months a certain number of representatives have been “out of sight.” Seldom would they lie seen in the house even to answer to roll calls, and then only In case 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; Acheson, Pennsylvania: Morris, Minnesota; Alexander, New York; Tongue, Oregon; Lawrence, Massachu setts; Davidson, Wisconsin; MrLach ian, California; I.efßer, Georgia; Bank head, Alabama; McCulloch, Arkansas; Sparkman, Florida; Ball, Texas, and Bansdell, Louisiana. They could be seen by those who went to the capitol early or remained there late, for they ware away among the first to arrive and the last to leave. They were bur .ed in a committee room, making a river and harbor bill. T - ”