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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 207. FORT DE FRANCE IN STATE OF HORROR ISLAND IS DOOMED GREAT EXODUS IS CONTINUING MANY RELIEF SHIPS HAVE AR RIVED WITH ABUNDANT SUP PLIES FOR THE THOUSANDS OF NEEDY PEOPLE. THE MONT PELEE ERUPTION SAID TO BE WORSE THAN THAT OF POMPII—FRIENDSHIP OF THE AMERICAN EPOPLE. Fort de France, island of Martin ique. Sunday, May 25, t! p. m. The United Siates cruiser Cincinnati ar rived here from St. Lucia yesterday. The steamer l.itekonbach arrived this morning and left at once lor Porto ltico. 'lhe steamer Fontabelle reach ed here at 9 o'clock this morning with 150 tons of supplies from the cham ber of commerce of New York and other citizens. Among her passengers arc W. 11. Conviue, who was specially named Py IP -indent Roosevelt as sec retary of the various bodies in the Unit -d States contributing tor the i.ef Of the hi!t!>r:-i':.; Professor Angelo Jit-ilpriu and ether scientists. Mr. ( or win. nud Captain Gcott, brother of Chief talli-or Scott, ot the Koraima, win pi-'-.-.-ntetl to Governor I’llucrre and the Freiiclt uelogates today. Tin 6 team or Torpaze Las been plat ed at the cCposiU of Mr. Corwinc to visit St. Vine. i,l. Her eat go will he ills chai ;;ei! .M onday, Ptoi' :)!• Robert T. Hill. Cue et.ii Jieut geologist, witb kill iim chartered a steamci and is studying the volcano from the t.ou. George Keni.au. with a iai.d purty. examining the northern pint of the is land. Mont Pelee was fairly quiet yester day, although there was a big eruption of ashes which covered the <■ xt.rrm north of tile island. The new crater is active. Mr. Corwine has investigated tip method employed in the distribution o; supplies and has informed Governor l’ltuerre that he considers it excellent it. is expected oliicial notification will be issued that sufficient supplies have been received. Most of tiie refugees who have come into Fort de France have deserted the town for points further south, as terror still possesses ail souls anil Fort de France is believed to be (loom ed. Ail business is suspended, as the amount of supplies received has killed sales. The French delegates, Admiral Set van and the citizens are unanimous in expressions of gratitude for the genu ine friendship,of the American people, which has been manifested by the swiftness with which great quantities of supplies have been furnished and forwarded and the character of tin delegates in charge of them. Fort de France looks do.vrted. N< ar ly 2,000 persons have gone to the is lands of ffuadelupc, Dominica and St, Lucia, and as many more are trying to get away. The simple object o! all minds is to escape from the island. The scientists are divided in opin ion as to whether or not new and more violent outbursts are to tie expected. A majority of them think volcanic on ergy will beydisplayed for a long time, but that no further loss of life will occur, as there are no large places leit to be destroyed, and Fort de France, they say, is absolutely safe from any possible outburst of Mont Pelee. Admiral Servan today called upon United States Consul Ay me to express to him his high appreciation of what the United States has done for the victims of the disaster. For two days heavy rains have fall en. End ot trie t-air is Near. Charleston. S. C„ May 27.—Satur day. May 31, closing day of the Soutli Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition., will bo celebrated an Charleston day. Great preparations arc being made for observance and the j railroads will make the lowest rate yet granted for the occasion. Tampa's Large Registration. Tampa. Fla., May 27,—The city reg istration boobs have closed. The larg est number of names ever enrolled up on the books of the city are estimated to be on them now. There are 3,000, which is fully 1,000 larger than evei known be fora. GREAT EXCDiJO OF MINERS. Over 2,000 Have Left Schuylkill Dis trict Recently. Pottsville, Pa., May 2'.. -Since the inauguration of the strike in the ax thracite coal distrii t there lias been a continuous exodus of mine woVkcvs from the Schuylkill district. Many of the mini ' s have taking their families frith them, their intention being to lo cate permanently in other fields. Most of the departing mine workers are foreigners, but many English speak ing strikers are among the.number. Since the suspension two dozen Eng lish speaking families have left Frank villc. Ruck Mountain has been prac tically deserted and New Philadelphia is In ing rapidly depopulated. It is cs timated that over 2,00(1 mine work ers have Hit Shenandoah and vicinity. The engineers, pumpmen and fire men in this section met here today to take action on the order affecting them issued b; National President Mitchell The sentiment is stron dy in favor *1 onioning the demand for eight hours at present wages. Two independent operators have granted it. Angiy Miners Chase Policeman. Ferule, li. May 27. chased by an angry mob oi i miners and citizens, William Stevens, a provincial police man, lost no time in placing himself outside tin town limits. Stevens in censed the miners by staling that ho wished '■( more miners bad been kill ed in tin- explosoti it \ day night last.. Careful anil conservative check ing of information from all sources now If-ads to tin- placing of the number of killed iy tire explosion at the Crow's Nest Coal company's mines at 151. Fifty .bodies have in -n recovered. Teamsters’ C.trike Is Being Felt Chicago. May 27.--The Hist effects of tin strike of teamsters at the stock yards was f -it today. Oh-- of the larg est hotels was siiivt on ham. bacon and eggs at breakfast. and several oth. er bote 1 ;, art- said to have fell Hie ab sence a partb 1 nine cuts of meats. Tin hot is ,'i-i'e wan- and by th.-ir butchers to look out for I rouble fit securing sup plies. and representatives of the Team st.ei ; ■* • a t uni-.- s the de lu:. i.u - lu-t t.-r s wen - met It would be e' • ei-dim-ly difficult to get meat in Chicago. Paper Mill Hands Strike. Rllst on. N. Y.. May 27.-Employes of the Union Hag and Taper company, who are members of tie Laborers’ Pro tective union, went on strike today for an increase in wages from $1.25 to $1.50 for a tO-liour day. and for 15 cents an hour overtime. About 300 men in six paper and pulp mills are affected by the strike. GIRL WAS NOT KIDNAPED. Kathleen Flanagan's Bodjk Found Floating In Hudson River. Now York, Va;. 27. -Alter eight days of constant searching the body of Kathleen Flanagan, \ years old, has been fo id In the Hudson river. It was thought the eliilil bad boon kid naped and a large reward had been offered for her return. Public prayers also had hi en made in the parish where the child’s parents reside.' She, with her father and two other children, was spending the afternoon along the river front at One Hundred and Twen ty-fifth nt. when sin- mysteriously dis appeared. She was missed a moment later and her father felt satisfied she had been kidnaped Fishermen were numerous along the docks in the vicin ity and none of them bad seen her fall Into the river, so that the father’s the ory found many supporters. Sear- h in the river was kept up, however, and there her body finally was found. New Trans Atlantic Steamer. New York. May 27.--The Atlantic Transport company's new steamer Minnetonka, armed today -from the builders’ yard ei Belfast. Irelamffler dimensions ate: Length. fico feet; beam. (55 feet, and depth 41 feet; regis tered tonnage, f .filfi, and gross ton nage. 13.3W5. She has accommoda tions for cabin passengers only; lias a large capacity and is fitted to carry many head of cattle and horses. The Minnetonka will be employed in the New York and London service, sailing on her first voyage May 31. She is commanded by Captain Sydney Lay land. Youth Charged With Forgery. Columbia, S. C., May 27. —J. E. Mc- Grath. a young man lately from Charleston, S. C., but whose home is in Birmingham, has been arrested here, charged with forging the name of W. B. Smith, Whaley & Cos. to a Cheek for awaw, ... RUNSWICK, GA.. WEDNESDAY MOR NING, MAY 28. 1902. line DETAILS OF TOE STORM •——t- FOUR PEOPLE KILLED BY CRASH ING WALLS IN CYCLONE AT UNION, S. C. Hurricane Struck the Town With Great Force, Raising Buildings From the Ground, Union, S. C.. May 27.—-Latey de tails of the terrible cyclone that visited this city yesterday shows that fin Lt JUntagc was done. - i:j .w m in came i[Otu the north ana it seems there was also one from the southwe. t, meeting in this vicinity. it played havoc, four deaths and consideiaide loss of property being the lesiilt. the storm from the north was pre ceded by a heavy rain and wliat ap peared to he a dark mass about. .100 yards wide. It traveled with great speed and people barely had time to get indoors before the storm struck the town. The wing of the storm passed along Main street and blew several store doors open, doing more or less damage. Knitting Mill hill, soutlCof the town, caught the full lon e of the tornado, which blew down the schoolhottse and two residences, converting them lit erally into kindling wood. The oci ie pants flew from one of the houses be fore it went to pieces and took n luge in another near by. hut this house was also crushed to splinters. In this house Misses Salih- Hart and Annie Lawson were instantly killed. Mrs. Maxey Sims died in an hour, and her little daughter, Vera, died about 9 o’clock. Five other persons were injured, one of them probably fatally. Dozens of large trees were blown down and many orchards utterly ruin ed. Reports are coming in that more than a dozen t'armhouiWk between Union and Jonesvllle and .Bantus v< re destroyed; also a number of houses at Santue. including a large ginnery and machine shop. It is Impossible to estimate the damage at present, but il will reach many thousand dollars. AUGUSTA MILLS RESUME. All Have Full Complements of Hands Except the King. Augusta. Ga.. May 27.-- All the mills in the Augusta district started this morning, and with the exception of the King mill have full complements of hands. The King mill has only 4GO, but hopes to get many more during the day. All King mill houses occupied by op eratives refusing to work must be va cated by night. This order will force many strikers in. or make them home less. An increase of 1 % per cent in stead of 10 per cent has been granted In some departments of the King mill. Ohio Republicans Gathering. Cleveland, May 27 Many delegates and visitors to the Republican state convention, which meets here tomor row-, have already arrived Li the city. Senator Hanna remained at his resi dence today, but will be at his quar ters in the Hollanden tonight and hereafter. It is understood that a plat form has been prepared by the Ohio senators and congressmen which lias been submitted to some delegates. Jt is said to indorse the national admin istration strongly in general terms, without special reference to Cuban reciprocity and other questions. The Philippines policy is unequivocally In dorsed, with a special expression of confidence in Governor General Taft. Union t. bor Meets at Denver, Denver, May 27.--The annual rnn vcnlinn of the Western Federation of M:nc e nnd \ .'estern Labor union as sembled in this city today. There are 300 delegate in attendance, represent ing: over 100.000 workers in the west ern states and British Columbia. The two organizations work in harmony, but the conventions meet apart, both in secret session. Tonight Eugene V. Debs is expected to outline his pro gram for the participation of labor unions In politics. The leaders of tlm western federation of miners and the Western Labor union have declared for socialism and propose to form or ganized labor political parties in all the western states. Count Tolstoi's Condition. London, May 27.—A telegram dated yesterday evening, received here today from Yalta, Crimea, says that no com plications have arisen in the condition of Count Tolstoi, who is suffering from typhoid fever, and that the gen eral state of his health is satisfac tory. m Dll! OF THE RIFLEMEN —f — COMPANY AND THEIR FRIENDS WILL HAVE ENJOYABLE OUT ING AT ST. SIMON TODAY. Very Interesting Program Has Been . Arranged anda Good Time is Anticipated. ddweTO-wsrsw-.rwv- w • s Unis will scent somewhat of a b ’ Iday in Brunswick, as nearly the en tire population will go to St. Simjon to injoy the gala day given under the auspices of the, Brunswick Riflemen, a,nd which lias been looked forward to with genuine plcassure by the com pany ami its friends. The Riflemen and their guests, the Naval lb serves ami veterans will i-'ii vr on Ihe early morning boat for too island. Avery convenient sched ule has been arranged an l buats will leave the city mt all times during the. day up to tlUfl) this afternoon. A v ri interesting' program Iras liven arranged, including, among ot.hc r (hinss, a suani Ir-stit- l-\ the IHli'-men, which promises to be one of the most intciv sting fiiittnvs of Uvo day. Oili er things, swell as prize drills, by both companies, target shoots, bicyfk- and ,lc,it is cs. etc., have been ai rangi ,and for tiie G'lUTtiunment ol those who alt end. Each bofrl Laving the If will lie accompanied by an orchestra, which will discourse music, and also furnish the innate in the pavillion for dancing MONTGOMERY LINE SOLD. Lumberman arid Banker Purchase Street Railway. Montgomery. Ala.. May 27. Captain ,7. \Y. himmicb lias : old ■i. 1 Hshare: - I Hi* Montgomery : a reel railioud Id Iw’nard THUs an I \Y. C. O N. al. th<* total number ol shares being lbf> ri. The par value of the stock is i?:H.2<ifi. It is report* <1 that. Mr. Tillis paid Captain Dimmick $184.0u0 for the stock, a little more than 5u * • ids o:i the dollar. The deal does not affect the holdings of the s2ro,uo > c.f out standing bonds, which are held lari’ -1 y in the east. Mr. Till’s is a rich lumberman re ,fil ing hen- nmH!i\ O’Neal i: president of a hank in Pensacola. There arc va rious surmises os to the real purpose of these giuth’iii ii in the pure ha.-’ . The m-w tinotion company, which is now building a rival system, is avowed ly ready to buy at what it considers a fair pi fi • . 11. M Atkinson, of At lanta. was negotiating on a purchase ’ T\ The public jumps to the conclusion that, the new owners have bought tu sell again. Mr. Tillis. however, says they have gone into it as an invest ment and will develop the properly. GIFT TO CONFEDERATE HOME. Complications Liable to Arise Over the Moore Fund. Montgomery, Ala.. May 27. The John 10. Moore fund is the most im portant contribution yet made in the new Confederate home at Mountain Creek. Some five years ago Mrs. Moore died and left $2,500 in bank stock to be used in founding a home for con federate soldiers or erecting some building at a home otherwise begun, as a memorial to her d< cl h tsl and. The (episcopal church was made trus tee of tile bequest, and at the meet ing of the Episcopal council in Bir mingham last week it was decided to erect a cottage at Mountain Creek with the money, which has now in creased to some s3,<iOU. Under the general plan of the homo lo ha 1 c all the cottages of four roonr.i the money would put up two nice cot tages and with the lumber and soma other material donated three could bn erected. Some complications . are itt prospect under the terms of the will in connection with the title to the lot” on which the bequest is to be expend ed. The land cannot be. deeded away' for any purpose. state felown at Wfnte'rville. Winti rville. Ga., May 27. Sunday morning about 4 o'clock there was a safe blowing at this place. Two young white men who were seen here are suspected. A lady who had risen ear ly in the morning to cook breakfast heard the explosion in tlm store of D. H. Winter and gave the alarm. The safeblowers got away and were close ly pursued, but succeeded in making their escape. They did not secure a thing, as they did not. have time to get into the inner compartment of the safe. MAY SOON ESTABLISH A LIGHTSHIP OFF BRUNSWICK’S BAR SALEM COLLEGE CENTLRY OLD. Famous Academy Celebrating One Hundredth Anniversary. Winston-Salem. N. C., May 27. —The famous Salem female academy and col lege is now celebrating its one hun dredth anniversary. From all parts of the country peo ple are coining to participate in the Interesting and uni.,no celebration. .(* rand mot hers, mothers, daughters, from the various sections ol the far away south are here lo visit, once more the scenes ol their girlhood and school days. Many of them may be seen walking beneath the stately cedars and elms that were planted by the hand of Frederick Marshall in 17M. Nuin -I*4*rs of distinguished people have a! ready arrived, bishops, senators, eon gressmeu and famous educators. Ik; on von Hollebon. imperial Ger man ambassador, wires his congrafffla- Hons and 1 egrets he is deprived of the ph asms of participating personal ly in the ph-asurr:. o' the occasion President Mary Wr.olov. of Mount Holyoke‘college, and the president a! the t niver: :ty of Pennsylvania send men: ages ni eonvrahilation. Bishop Homiv. president of the executive hoard Moravian church throughput the world, sends a letter of greeting from Saxony. FARMER MISSING-. M. L. Moore, Who Lived Near Char ioite, N. C.. Disappears. Charlotte. N. ('.. May 27.- Many peo pie have for two days searched fruit len.-dv for the body of M. L. Moore ti farmer, who came lo this city from his home some miles in the country Thursday and mysteriously disappear ed near Pat la Park, op the southern outskirts of the city. His horse and buggy were found near the park and bis pocket knife, keys and other things which apparently came out of hi? pockets were found a short distance away, but so far no clew as to tin man’s whereabouts has Been discov ered. Workmen are putting in a sewer about 12 feet under the surface near where the buggy was found and om theory is that the farmer was killed and thrown into a .section of the ex ca vat ion where the pipe had already been laid and then covered lip with the loose dirt which was being shov eled into the ditch. Another theory ip that he was drowned in the lake in T.atta Park. 'Hie latter will probably be drained and if nothing is discov ered the sever will likely he opened. Moon's relatives are confident that he is dead. NO PEACE YET DECLARED. However, Official Proclamation Is Only Question of Time. Loudon. May 27. Those persons ex pecting a, definite announcement re garding peace in South Africa on the rca.-n -milling of parliament this after noon were disappointed, as the gov ernment leader in the house of com mons, A. J. Balfour, declined to make any forecast as to when the govern inent would lie able to make a state ment. Better informed people did no! anticipate that the government would be in a position today to give out any filing of importance in this connection, but possibly after tomorrow's cabinet meeting Mr. Balfour may be able to communicate the eagerly awaited news. Although Mr. Balfour declined tfl eommit_Jiimsolf publicly, there is nti doubt whatever in government circles (hat a definite proclamation of peace is only a question of hours. Volcanic Dust Enveloped Steamer. New York. May 27. Another steam ship, the Coya. which passed through clouds of volcanic dust from Monl Price, litis arrived In port. One of the “Fifty miles from St Lucia and right south of Barbadoes we passed on the evening of the Sth a large dead whale, around which hum ' dreds of Mother Carey chickens were hovering. The whale v.-as 70 feet long. ‘ The Coya was one hour in passing through the wreckage and smoke off St. Pierre, but the flashes of fire could be seen distinctly when we were CO miles away.” ~ -“? 4* •* Professor Miller Resigns. Stanford University, Cal.. May 27. —• Walter Miller, professor of classic phi lology and secretary of the faculty, has resigned from the university and his resignation has been accepted by President Jordan. Professor Miller is at present in Europe. “This resigna tion.” said Dr. Jordan, “while doubt less the outgrowth of friction within the department, was wholly voluntary and at his own instance." PRICE FIVE CENTS. OFFICIALS 111 CITY VESTERDAY VISITED THE BAR AND, IT IS THOUGHT. WILL REPORT FAV ..ORABLY FOR THE ESTABLISH MENT OF THE SHIP. LIGHTHOUSE TENDED WASTERIA WAS IN PORT WITH COMMITTEE AND THEY ALSO INSPECTED LIGHT HOUSE. The Uni tod States light house ten der Wasteria. with a committee of -overnment officials on board, arrived in port, yesterday afternoon and will sail this morning for Savannah. Before entering port the Wasteria took the committee to St. Simon, where they inspected tiie light house. When entering the harbor the boat stopped at the bar and the committee made a thorough investigation as to the necessity for a lightship off tin hat Hi, gentlemen at once .saw the bar, and it is thei genenail impression need 01 a lightship and will so report o the officials in Washington. For some time thej marine men of Brunswick nave, been endeavoring to obtain a lightship off the bar and they were told that a committee would be sent here to investigate. Afer making the investigation and nspecting the lighthouse at St. Simon he Wasteria brought t'ne committee in port and they if once visited Col. Dunn at the custom house. Last nigliL aboard the lmaf. which uoore.i ai the foot of Gloucester street i conference was held, which was at tended by Collector Dunn, Col. C. P. Goodyear and others, and the officers of the government boat freely admit ted that a light ship was needed ami t. is generally believed that one will now be established off the bar. A. AND W. P. WANTS NEW LINE, This Is Thought to be President Wick ersham’s Desire. Opelika, Ala., May 27. —It is thought here that President Wiekersham, of the Atlanta and West Point road, is after the Lafayette railway, an inde pendent railroad extending front here to Lafayette, Ala., a distance of 20 miles. President McGehee, of the latter road, is now in New York, where he has gone' in an endeavor to (ioat $300,- 000 bonds for the purpose of extending the road to Ashland, Ala., a distance of about fin miles. This will open up a vast territory rich in advantages of all kinds and will give the road a, large volume of new business. It wilt also have a monopoly, ab no other road reaches the section sought to be tap ped. t President Wiekersham recently went over the road on his gasoline car and also took in the route over which it Is proposed the new road wili run. It is confidently expected that the West Point route will absorb this short line, as it will prove a valuable feeder. Last of Crockett's Mill Gone. Florence, Ala., May 27. —One of the old historic landmarks washed awav by the recent floods in this sectior. was the last remaining timbers of a mill on Little Shoal creek, in Lawrence county, Tenn., built and jpnducted by Ifavid Crockett in the -*-arly part of the last century. Near this place is the old Crockett spring, where the hero of the Alamo built his cabin. Lamar Goes Up for Life. Jackson, Miss., May 27.—Oliver La mar, the slayer of Rufus Sanders, lias been convicted in the Simpson county circuit court and given a life sentence in the penitentiary. The prisoner at tempted to set up a plea of self defense. but failed to produce evidence of sufficient strength. The case will be appealed to the supreme court. Charters Granted. Raleigh, May 27.—The state char ters the Farmers’ Ginning and Mill ing company, of Rich Square, capital $30,000. and the Bell Lumber company, of Mt. Olive, capital $20,000.