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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
(VOLUME 1, NUMBER 205
CHINESE MINISTER
ON EXCLUSION BILL
IS AGAINST
A RIGID BILL
Ihe Celestial Diplomat is
Viry Cunninp in His Op
position
Washington, May 24.—Minister Wu
is now taking a very active j
Interest in the Chinese exclusion b’ill j
noil has been lighting it at every point.
ll© can talk to senators anil represent
atives “unottieially” and does so when
he happens to meet them. He cannot
go before committees and make argu
ments, but has taken the diplomatic
method of writing to the state depart
ment protesting against the proposed
law. More than this, prominent attor
neys who arc known to be employed
by the Chinese minister have appeared
before the committees of both senate
and house and argued against the
Mitchell Kahn bill. All of the brainy
Chinaman’s efforts, however, will be
unavailing. There will be a CUine-e
exclusion bill law, and the prospects
are that it will be much more drastic
than the present Geary law.
A Bill From Topeka.
Representative Curtis of Kansas in
troduced a certain bill, and I asked
him what It meant. He said it was
sent him by a man from Topeka, nml
he unloaded a lot of literature upon
me and said, “Search for yourself.”
After diligently looking Into the mass
of stuff I know less about it than be
fore. The bill directs “that it shall he
lawful throughout the United States of
America to' employ and use in the
computation of time the system of
chronology devised and developed by
James H. Crtixen and known as tlic
•prophetic Biblical system of c-hNuiol
ogy,’ or ‘Cruzen’s Christian chronol
ogy,’ and no contract or pleading in
any court shall ho deemed invalid or
liable to objection because the dates
expressed or referred to therein are the
dates of ‘tlie prophetic Biblical sys
tem of chronology.’ " There is a lot
more to it, but the above is the sim
plest portion, as the remainder relates
to “charts,” “perpetual calendars," "ta
llies,” etc. The accompanying charts
nml papers are bewildering.
“Smell of the Smoke.”
Representative Swanson of Virginia
tells this one on himself: With his
family is one of the old time darkies
of whom we read so much and see so
little. This old man thought the repre
sentative should spend more money,
should indulge in such luxuries as he
observed other men having and of
which he was a trifle jealous. “Why
don’t you buy an ottermobil uud have
a span of spanking, high stepping
bosses or a lot of things?” lie asked.
“You know 1 have not the money to
spend on all those things,” replied Mr.
Swanson. “Oh. yes, you is,” argued
the old man. “You is got money to
burn, but the trouble with you is you
don’t like the smell of the smoke.”
Things Heard and Seen.
When there is a big day of debate
on in the senate, the members of the
house come over in great numbers to
listen. They fill the chairs and sofas
around the hall and range themselves
up nlong the walls and remain while
the excitement lasts. In fact, there is
nothing more interesting in official life
here than a clash of the brightest in
tellects of the senate.
“Oli, yes,” said a millionaire senator,
“some of the big moneyed men are an
gry because tlie president directed tha
attorney general to bring suit, against
the merger. You see, the fellows who
have organized these big companies
will have to carry six or seven hundred
millions of stock that they wanted tc
unload on the public.”
“Chandler would have been willing
to serve without pay.” said a newspa
per man, “if lie could have been at tho
head of the committee on privileges
and elections and handled this Tillman-
MeT.aurin affair. And it would not
have been settled without some ‘Chan
fllerisms’ in the senate, either.” He
was speaking of William E. Chandler,
lormcrly senator from New Hampshire
The Hessie line will make double
daily trips to St. oimon pier Sunday
leaving Brunswick at 3,00 a. m. and
2.H0 p. m. returning at 11 a. m. and t,
p. ra.lt will be a rare opportunity for
a day at the island and a large crowd
Ship Notice.
Neither the owner, master or con
signee will be responsible for any
debts contracted by the crew of the
British steamship Cairnron.
Potter. Master.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
FAVOR OUR REPORTS
WORK OF CONSULS IS COWMEN
ED IN HIGH OPTIC AL
CIRCLES
Washing! ju. May 24 Wliil •
the diplomatic and ..onsulav ap
propriation hill was under considera
tion in the la •use several members took
occasion to criticise the consular serv
ice and urge that some reform he made.
It was claimed that good men could
not he obtained at the salaries now
paid, but tHo consuls were not without
defenders, and the fact was brought
out, which every one knows who has
taken the trouble to investigate. Unit
the eonsular service of the United
States is tlrst class in every respect.
As in every oilier body or men of like
number, there are sure to be some who
are not the best, hut as a whole they
are a credit to the country and have
accomplished great good for the com
merce of the country. If the advice of
our consuls as set forth in their reports
was followed more closely, merchants
and manufacturers would tind a still
better Kroign market for their wares.
When (•ailed upon for speiial informa
tion, it is found that our consuls from
every part of the globe respond in a
manner to completely exhaust the sub
ject. No publication has a greater cir
culation among business men interest
ed in foreign trade than the daily bul
letin of th" slate depot-fluent contain
ing the rejoins of consuls. Wlion it
Mat propo s'd to send a trade commis
sion t" the orient, the bill was defeated
niton tiso showing that ail information
that a i iunin imi could obtain was
found lu the consular reports.
Champion Champ Clark.
i hat pi Clark of Missouri was one of
the imn who (liainpioned tile cause of
the n u;is. He is a Member of tin*
committee on foreign ah - irs. whh li Inis
been eonsi nog a consul;,i- reform hill,
and said that the proposed merit sys
tem would not Improve the s r\ice.
Good i t: i'.'.i". ■■ men who were good pol
iticians. lie < in .'.,'c. i. made and would
continue to iim'-ia 'he bent men to rep
resent the country a oread In a bush
ness (,■:
marks Ho gut off t. -Hi-- characteristic
saying-'. I'.ir ii. lance: “.Now. some
body that you get a lot of buck
woods pi-litioillilK WOO have delivered
dciegab to Homebody. Y\'e never have
any delegates In tho district wliicit I
have the honor to represent, for we
have primaries. ‘Backwoods' districts
tire not the only places where there
is a job lot of politicians hanging
around. | Laughter.) I have heard
that politicians abound in great cities
and deliver delegates sometimes. An
other thing, the men who run tills
house, an a rule, are backwoodsmen.
They came from the country or the
lit tie too as. * * 1 say that I
can find men in ray congressional dis
trict. and every man on (ids floor can
find men who tire lit to fill these con
sular places any . in re. This talk about
backwoods sta-esmen and backwoods
disin-as makes me very weary.”
I I.atighter.]
Graduated to the Senate.
From the house and the governor's
chair to the senate seems to lie the
custom. Fifteen senators have been
governors ami thirty-live members of
the house I.m fore they on me to the sen
ate. Three, Elkins, proctor and Teller,
have is-,-it cabinet ministers, the two
former in Pis aident Harrison's admin
istration. Culloni and .Nelson have both
been members of the it us:- and gov
ernors of their states. Those senators
Who have been governors are: I’erkins
(f-'al.i. Pullout (III.i, MeEnery and Fos
ter (laid, Nelson (Minn.i, Mel.aurin
(Miss.), I-'oraker (Hi, Tillman (S.
Bate (Tennj, Culberson (Tex.), Proc
tor and Dillingham (Vt.), Warren
(AVy.i, Berry (Ark.) and Welmore
'K. I.g
Silent Conversation.
Chairman ‘Grow of the education
committee and a number of other rep.
resent atives were much Interested the
other day In n number of deaf and
dumb ehildren who, aeeonjfMMi and by a
teacher, allowed how they had learned
to carry on a conversation with their
lips. The teacher thought that such a
development was worthy of encourage
ment by congressional aid in the way
of a national school.
At the Expense of the Senate.
“Of course it is unconstitutional to
deprive a senator of his right to speak,”
said Ifepresutative McClellan of New
York. "To prevent a senator from
talking is ‘cruel and unusual punish
ment,’ clearly forbidden by that his
torical and revered instrument which
was framed by the fathers.”
Said another representative, “The
senate is the only body that would be
j gin Washington's birthday bv reading
! the immortal George's farewell address
I and end it with a list light.”
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1902.
PETTY OFFICERS
ARE NAMED
—*.—
RESULT OF RECENT EXAMINA
TION IN THE RIFLEMEN IS
GIVEN OUT.
E. O. Douglas Wins the Position of
First Sargeant—Others Who
Were Successful.
The result of the recent examination
conducted in the ranks of the Brunswick
Riflemen, for non-commissioned officers
places, was announced by Capt. 1.. A.
Robinson last night, and awarls for
places were made as follows:
First sergeant, E.O. Douglas. Sergeants
A. C. Jeffers, E. M- Peerson, L. W. Ba
ker, W. B. Fain. Corporals, H. E. Iver
son.
This does not include a full examina
tion of those applying for the position ol
corporal, and other appointments to this
rank will be announced in a few days.
The contest has been a good-natured
one, and the announcement of the fma
results have been received in the best ol
spirits, oh the part of the members ot the
organization.
Presbyterian Church Today.
The usual services will be held by
th pastor this morning. There will
be no iV.jening service in account of
the meeting at the auditorium. The
Sunday sell mil will nSect, at 5,15 p.
m. Strangers and visitors are; cor
dially invited to these services.
The military and field exicrcisi ( on
St. Simon Wednesday will bo worth
seeing. Boats will leave regularly
all day, the last, boat going over at 8
p. m.
PRISON CEELS ARE
NOI IOR RAIRHONE
,THE AMNESTY BILL PASSED IU
..CUBAN HOUSE-WILL PASS..
THE SENATE.
Havana, Miy 24.—The bill before the
house granting pardon to ail Amer
icans for facts committed during the
American intervention was amended to
day to grant these prisoners a general am
nesty instead ot pardon. In this form
the bill passed without opposition. A
similar bill has been introduced in the
senate, final action on the matter will be
taken Monday.
The amnesty bill is inspired by the
friendly sentiments of the Cubans towaid
Estes G. Rathbone. If this bill is passed
it will set at liberty Rathbone and all oth
er Americans under sentence awaiting
trial.
Today the senate adopted a resolution
of thanks to the president, the congress
and tile people of the United States-
Prof. Lowe to Speak.
Prof. Lowe, who lias charge of the
music at the auditorium will deliver
an address to the young people at
the First Baptist church this morn
ing at 10,30 o'clock. AH are cordial
ly invited,
Mr. Gilmoree Has Returned.
Rev. Walter M. Gilmore has return
ed from North Carolina and will hold
services at tyie First Baptist church
II 11 a. m. today. There will he no
soil vices tonight.
A gentleman who went to Valdost 1 *
with the Oglethorpe company told
a News reporter yesterday that at
least J 4.000 was wagered on the local
company at Valdosta.
It seems like the Oglethorpe was
the popular company at the drill and
had (it not been for the rain there is
no doubt but that the Brunswiekians
would have won.
This Superior court will meet to
morrow after a recess of a day or so
and the grand jury will be in s* salon
aiso. There is still quite a large
amount of work on hand for the court
Col. J. E. Dart spent yesterday at
St. Simon.
R. E. Owens is back from a trip to
Valdosta.
Capt. Frank D. Aiken and family are
pleasantly domiciled in thejr cottage
on St. Simon.
For all kinds of lumber see L. A
Miller.
ODO FELLOWS 10
MEET TUESDJK
+
THE GRAND LODGE WiLL HOLD
INTERESTING SESSION
IN ATLANTA.
Brunswick Various Lodges Will Be
Fully Represented;—Delegation
Leaves Tomorrow Night.
The meeting of the grand encamp
ment and grand lodge of Georgia Odd
Fellows which will be held in Alanta
next Wednesday promises to ha the best
attended in the history of Odd Fellow
ship in the state.
And it will be the most important in
the history of Odd Fellowship in the
stafo. The meeting will take place in
Atlanta next week, commeniug Tuesday
and closing on Thursday.
There has been a rapid increase in
membership of the order since last May,
The net increase by the time the grand
lodge meets will he about 5,000 mem
bers, making the total membership in
Georgia about 12,000. This does not in
clude the female members, which would
raise the number nearly 1 000 more.
During the years22,soo has been paid
ont. by Georgia Odd Fellows for the re
lief of I lie sick, burial of the dead and
the education of orphans.
Brunswick will do herself proud at
this meeting,” said a prominent Odd
Fellow yesterday. ■ There are many
Odd Fellows in this city and they have
been promised that this shall be made a
memorable occasion. The parade Wed
nesday will he the greatest over seen in
the south of a fraternal character. There
are (i,OOO or 7,000 Odd Fellows in and
near Atlanta. The railroads have given
a low rate of fare and the hotels have
reduced tlieir rates. Every duo of the
nearly 200 lodges in Georgia will send
not only the usual representation, lint
a number to swell the parade,”
Brunswick will he represented as fol-
I own :
O. E. El liott, J. T. Lnnihright, Grand
Encampment; W. E. Porter, J. H.
Bohne, Seaport Dodge; W. II Orofton,
Brunswick Lodge; E. ,1. McTiglte Mrs.
VV. F. Porter, Mrs. E. ,1. McTiglie, Mrs.
Lillie Ward, Essie Doit/, Re he kali Lodge
The and ll gates wi ll leave for Atlanta
tomorrow night anil wi ll be away for
three days.
OCEAN PIER LOCALS. .. j
1 l
F. i). Aiken and family have moved
down to their pretty cottage.
VV. H. DeVoe and family will move'
down on Monday.
Oapt. 0. 11. Temple and family will
move down on Monday.
Mrs, Tilton, Mrs. Williams „aud Miss j
Imogene Williams, spent Saturday at
the Neptune.
C. M. Tilton spent Saturday in tho !
city on important business.
Tho first turtle crawled up near the
Arnold house on Thursday night.,
Surf-bathing is in season and many
going in.
WILL BE LARGELY ATTENDED
All Organizations to Attend Services,
Monday.
Probably the, largest crowd that hits
yet visited the tabernacle will oe pres
nt tomorrow nigiit. Following is the
notices of the different organizations:
Uniform Rank Attention.
You are hereby commanded to ap
pear at this armory promptly at
7;30 p. rn., Monday) in uniform
witthout side arms to attend a meet
ing of a military character to be eon
ducted by Dr. Munhall at me auditor
ium tomorrow ait H p. m.
Attest: uy order of
H. Tankers! y, 1 . Newman
Recorder. Captain.
Notice Knights of Pythias.
All members of the Knights of Py
thias are requesstd to meet at Castle
hail at 7;B> o'clock on Monday!
night for thd purpose of attending a*
special Knights of Pythias meeting
at tlie tabernacle,
i- E. C. Butts, C. C.
Oglethorpe I-edge.
W. H. Wood, Jr., C C.
Rathbone Lodge.
New store at Ocean Pier just opened
byN. Weinstein. Every thing new and
first-class. Prices reasonable. Fine
new bath house and brand new bathing
snits. Itefresments and cold drinks.
Store to the left of the main pavilion.
NEW DEPARTMENT
BILL THIS SESSION
THE SCHOOLS.
Col. C. P. Goodyear Writes of the Ex
ercises Friday.
The school exercises Friday and
Friday night we l it- most creditably
to the boat--; oi education, superinten
dent, teachtetrs and pupils, and cause
for pride to ©very patriotic Bruns
wick man and woman.
The marve is how so much is done
so well with so little.
A little? bird which never lies sings
Hits song: 3,2, 3.3, 3. which means
little until the connection is eetab’isii
ed. Throe means the per cent of our
• oldie revenues which goes to out
public schools; twenty-three means
the town outside of Brunswick in
Georgia which attempts to maintain
a public school system at all and con
tributejs cash of thp revenues to that
great public purposei contributes 23
p.er, against our 3 per cent. 33
per (tynt means that our neighbor.
Savannah, contri mites 33 per cent of
her entire, revenues to public educa
t oi. It is true wc are poor; it's true
that, del it. wejghs heavily upon the
•eitj-y fathers. It s true that thu pub
lic debt must b. reduced and go tlnji
in hotter shape.
But, oh, fathers and mothers and
all of you who !o\:, Brunswick and,
want to nee, her prosper and grow, see
to it that as soon as possible we do
hotter year by yep,r until we can
boast we are doing as well by them
as any city In the! state.
C. P. Goodyear.
IMUNHALL MEETINGS
STILL VERY POPULAR
INTERESTING PROGRAM FOR TO
DAY AND LARGE CROWD
WILL ATTEND.
Perhaps (lie largest crowd that has yet
been in the auditorium was present last
night to witness the “Life of Chtist” in
story and song, illustrated with beautiful
and appropriate picture. To fsay that it
was beautiful is to describe it but faintly.
The public is indebted to Prof, and Mrs.
I.owe for this interesting service. There
will be no service this morning. At two
o’clock Dr. Munliall will meet men ot all
churches who are willing to do personal
work.
At three o’clock a service for youths
and young men between the ages of four
teen and thirty-two. The doors will open
at 2:45 and close at 3:i5. No admission
alter this time. Those not able to se
cure tickets before can secure them at the
and lor.
The service tonight is for everybody
l'iie song service will begin at 7:45.
These meetings will continue this
week each night, andi each afternoon ex
cept Saturday, beginning with Tuesday.
This is positively the last week of the
meeting. Monday night is set apart as
military and secret order night. The Ma
; rine band has been asked to assist in the
service.
i
A New Divice.
Chas A. Clark, the popular tonsor
iaJist, ,has ju.slt. put anew divice in,
his shop, which will be of great com
.•ltyjitto Vi is patrons. It Is an instan
taneous h.ot water bath, and is one
the best inventions of the age. Under
its operation both hot an (told wat r
can lie had in a moment. Charlie; is
progressive, and deserves to he pat
ronized.
New Store at Pier.
When you go to Ocean Pier today
don't fail to stop at the refreshment
stand of N. Weinstein, just to the left
of the main pavilion. Refreshments of
all kinds, cold drinks, cigars, tobaccos,
etc. New bathing suits for rent. Bath
house. Everything at reasonal 1 • prices.
Stop and Look at the beautiful portrait
in Levy’s window. It is a sample of oth
ers to be seen at Wilson’s gallery, both
in crayon and water colors. It is worth
ycur while. Come in and see them.
The Hessie line will make double
daily trips to St. Simon pier Sunday
leaving Brunswick at 3,00 a. m, and
2,30 p. m. returning at 11 a. m. and 6
p. m.lt will be a rare opportunity for
a day at the island and a large crowdi
will go.
•
Prize drills, target shooting, sham
battle and other features on St.
Simon next. Wednesday will make a
1 day never to be forgotten.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONGRESS IS
10 TAKE IT OP
—f —
The Idea of Establishing a
Department of Commerce
Still Grows.
Washington, May 24. —It is now
certain Ithat the hill for the crc-ption
of anew department will conn up
during this sepssion. It is moving
slowly in the house. Since it passed
the senate it has been reposing in the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, and us yet no movement
has been made in the direction of re
porting it. Of course the house has
been quite busy with other matters,
and there has been no reason why it
should be crowded, yet the time is slip
ping away. Chairman Hepburn has set
March 25 for beginning hearings on the
bill, and the committee will listen to
those who are in favor of it. He says
he wants men to appear who can say
why they want the bill and show rea
sons why various bureaus should bo
transferred to such a department.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota, the au
thor of the bill, has already put tu
print a number of reasons why such a
department should bo created, and
these views will he the basis of the
arguments by those who favor it. The
establishment of anew department
may be opposed on economic grounds,
because it will no doubt require anew
government building in tlie near fu
ture, and, as the house is the home of
economy, the bill may meet with seri
ous opposition even after It is reported
from committee.
Rights of Congressmen.
For the next forty days there will
be “moot” discussions as to whether
the senate or the house can or cannot
deprive members of the right to vote.
All manner of supposititious cases are
set up to prove various contentions,
while there lias been a search for
precedents which lias shaken the dust
from old volumes of the library. Argu
ments as to expulsion, suspension, ar
rest. etc., have been made without
limit, and those men who are supposed
to know the history of parliamentary
law have been called upon to contrib
ute their share to the symposium. H.
B McDonald, journal clerk of the sen
ate, and Asher O. Hinds, the parlia
mentary clerk who sits at the right
hand of the speaker or whoever is
presiding In the house and furnishes
advice and precedents, have both been
called upon to cull from their mem
ories any facts bearing on the ques
tion. Mr. Hinds has found that differ
ent speakers have had different opin
ions as to the voting light of members
under arrest. Some held that they
could not be deprived of that right,
and others that arrested members pres
ent in custody of the sergeant at arms
could not vote. Mr. McDonald’s parlia
mentary judgment was that senators
present in the chamber could not ho
prevented from voting.
Anent the Daniels Appointment.
Senators have had a good deal of
quiet fun first and last at the expense
of the president over the appointment
of Ben Daniels to be marshal of Ari
zona. It was at a dinner where jokes
were being east around that Senator
Hanna said, “Mr. President, Scott
[West Virginia senator] has found
your standard.” “How’s that?” asked
the president. “Why,” responded Han
na, “Scott says every time he went to
see you about an appointment you told
him you would appoint any one he
would recommend, but the man must
be up to your ‘standard.’ Now, he says
he hns found it.” Everybody was all
attention, and Hanna continued. "Scott
says it’s Ben Daniels.” Everybody
laughed and none more heartily than
the president. Senator Scott never
takes any one to the White House now
tlmt the president does not tell the
“standard” story. It is also told that
Senator Hoar, who investigated the
case of Daniels when his nomination
was before the senate round that tho
charge that Daniels had run a faro
bank was not true, and shortly after
Daniels appeared before the committee
and acknowledged that ne had been n
faro dealer. Members of the committee
tell this on Mr. Hoar.
Capitol Notes.
Occasionally the absence of a sena
tor is noted, and if it is for any length
of time while there are matters of in
terest going forward in the senate It
may be guessed that “borne fences”
are in need of repair.
Launch For Hire.
The swift launch “J. H. Polhill” is
for rent by the hour, day or week.
Fast, safe and roomy. Enquire at
PoUxill’s drug store.