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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1; NUMBER 219.
CAPITALISTS AFTER
LAND ON ST. SIMON
ANOTHER JEKYL
ISLAND CLUB
1 —
STATED THAT THE NORTHERN
PEOPLE ARE NOW ON A DEAL
WITH THE OWNERS OF LITTLE
ST. SIMON.
WANT TO CONVERT IT INTO A
HANDSOME CLUB. SIMILAR 'TO
THE ONE NOW SITUATED ON
JEKYL.
A News representative yesterday
learned, trim an autUentice sorce.
that a deal was now on between the
owners of the entire north eud of
St Simon, and northern capitalist,
which, if carried out, will mean that
there will soon be another Jekyl is
land in this vicinty.
The news of this proposed deal
comes direct from St. Simon and
from one who is interested in it to a
great extent.
The plan of tne northern capitalist
is to purchase the entire northern
portion of the island, including Little
Sfc “idmon, and convert it into a
winter resort. While no definite steps
have yet been taken, the owners of
the property have been made a prop
osition by the millionaires and the
matter is now under serious consider
ation.
If the deal is made it will mean
that, witain a short while, handsome
buildingss. such as club houses, pri
vate residences, ets., will be erected
on the island, and each winter the
members of the club will come down
and spend some time on the island.
In fact, it will lie a club similar to
tlio ono that now owns Jekyl and
some of the most prominent people
of the nation will be members of it.
MET WITH AN ACCIDENT
Manager Grob, of Jekyl, Came Near
Losing His Life in New York.
The mauy Brunswick friends of
Richard Grob, the popular manager
of the Jekyl island club, will regret
to learn that, he met with a serious
accident in New York a few days
ago, and received several painful in
juries.
The jnews of the accident was re
ceived uTjfekyl yesterday. It seems
that Mr. Grob wad about, to get on
a street ear, lost hjs hold and fell
and narrowly escaped being killed.
While he received several painful in
juries it is not thought that he was
serioussly hurt.
TWO HIGHWAYMEN KILLED.
Attacked Hunter With Clubs, but He
Was Too Quick for Them.
Des Moines. la., June 10. —It is re
ported today from Talma.-lge, 4b miles
southwest of this place, that two un
identified men. alleged to be highway
men, were shot and instantly killed
by Claude Bristow, of C'awki-r City,
Kan. Bristow was hunting. He al
leges the men sprang upon him from
.behind a clump of bushes, attacking
him with clubs.
He drew a revolver, shooting ono
man through the head and the other
through the lungs. He says both were
armed. He exhibits a wound on the
back of his head, said to have been
caused by the highwaymen.
WATER FAMINE IN HONG KONG.
Wells of the City Have Run Dry—Fam
ilies Perishing.
San Francisco, June 10—The Pacific
Mail steamship City of Peking arrived
last night fr*m the Orient, bringing
news of a water famine in Hong Kong.
The wells of the city have run dry and
in order to supply the city with water
tugs were kept running between this
city and the mainland.
The officers of the Poking state that
the drouth affected the Chinese most
ly at the time the vessel left. Before
every public watering place the na
tives stood waiting a chance to fill
their buckets. In one place in the
busiest part of Hong Kong there were
more than a thousand coolies in line
waiting to get water for their perish
ing families.
WILL RENDER DEoidlON TODAY.
Judge Bennet to Decide Cace Between
the .Steamboats.
Judge Benot, of the superior court,
will render a decision today in the
case of the Brunswick <fir Florida
Steamboat Company, owners of tne
steamer Emetine and managers for
the steamer Bessie , vs. Coney &
Parker, owners of the steamer Kg
mont. The case was argued and all
evidence introduced last week.
This case is familiar to the readers
of The Nc\vt\ The Brunswick &
Florida Steamboat Company filed a
petition for injuetion u> prohibit the
Eginont from landing at the wharf at
St. Simon pier, claiming that it was a
private lauding. The owners of the
Egiuont, on the other hand, claim that
the pier is a public landing, and that
the Egmont has a perfect jright to
land there,
Tne case has attracted considerable
atttentiou and the decision today is
looked for with much interest.
FUNERAL OF MRS. LUCAS. .
Large Number of Friends Escort Re
mains to Cemetery.
The remains of Mrs. H. E. Lucas,
whose sad death occurred Monday,
were tatil to ros;t yesterday', morning
at ten-o’clock in Palmetto cemetery.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Rede, of St. Mark’s Episco
pal ehuren.
The remainss were accompanied to
their resting place by a large
concourse of no trowing friends, who
paid Their last respects to a woman
known and loved by them for a long
number of years
Work Has Started.
A. Kaiser & Cro, have a large force
of workmen on their new building on
Bay* Street, and the same will he
completed within sixty days. It will
bt occupied by a prominenet local
merchant.
BRUNSWICK BOYS 10RLAY
* SOME WITH SAVANNAH
TWO TEAMS WILL CROSS BATS
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
The next game of baseball sched
uled by t 1 e local club will tie with
a team from Savannah. Neither the
date nor place bar: yet been decided
upon, but the game will probably take
place some day- next. week.
The local t am feels confident they
can defe-if the Savannah club and
vice--versa and the game can be look
ed forward to by the sports as an in
teresting one.
THREATENED RIOT AVERTED.
Decisive Action of Whites Prevented
Negro Uprising In Mississippi.
Memphis, June 10.--A special from
Meridian, Mbs.. say;-:: Telephone re
ports from Marion and points In the
norili of i um-erdnie county bring news
that the excitement of Saturday”night
has somewhat subsided. Greene John
son and Nate Moore, the negroes ar
rested Saturday afternoon as leaders
in the movement to murder the whites,
were released today owing to a failure
to identify them as rioters and writers
of tiie letters appointing rendezvous
for the negroes who bad been armed.
Every white man over a territory of
10 miles was armed Saturday night
and slept with a gun beside him in
anticipation of trouble. The decisive
action of the whites in visiting negroes
and telling them that the first move
on their part to carry out their plans
w-. ild i nit In th'-i mmm* slaugh
ter is believed to have had a quieting
Affect.
Death of Dr. J. J, Brantley.
Macon. June 10- The Rev. John J.
Brantley, I). D. LL. D., died yesterday
afternoon at his residence in Vineville.
This will he sad intelligence to thou
sands of Georgians, and especially to
hundreds of alumni of Mercer univer
sity, who graduated under him. Dr.
Brantley was for many years a mem
ber of the faculty of Mercer, being
professor of belles letters.
Behind In Electric Railways.
Raleigh, June 10—It is .found that
North Carolina is very far behind in
electric railway construction, having
now in operation only one-eighth of 1
per cent of electric railway mileage in
the United States.
BRUNSWICK, GA.* WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 11.
SAILOR FELL
FROM MAST
—4
BUT FORTUNATELY HE LANDED
IN AN AWNING WITHOUT
INJURY.
People Who Saw Him Fall Thought
They Would Witness a Fata!
Accident.
A sailor on board the Mallory,
steamer met with an accident yes
terday which, ninety-nine out of a
hunderd times, would have cost him
bis life, but which resulted in his re
ceiving only a few small bruises and
getting a general shaKC-up.
The sailor was at work on the top
of the mast of the ship, a distance
of about 150 feet from the deck. As
he went to change from one position
to another he lost his balance and
fell. Several people were looking at
the man at the time, but turned t’Aeiv
faces to ep from witnessing wbac
they thought would be a fatal acci
dent.
Fortunately, the man fell into an
awning, which covered a part of the
deck. The injury from the force of
the fall and the fright was about the
only damage done.
LIGHTNING BOLT DEALa DEATH.
During Electrical Storm t Columbus,
Ga., Two Are Kil ed.
Columbus, Ga., June 10.—Two per
sons were killed and a number vvru
badly shocked in an electrical ctoirn
which visited Columbus late y esterday
afternoon. The dead are:
John J. Willis, of Columbus.
Lluis McLane, of Phenix City.
Mr. Willis was about 55 years obi
and was formerly watchman at the
upper toothi Idge. He was standing in
front of his residence, No. Kil!) First,
avenue, on the sidewalk, talking with
a friend, M, C. Cochran, when sudden
ly there was a loud peal of thunder
and almost simultaneously Mr. Willis
was struck by a bolt of lightning.
Mr. Willis was killed instantly. The
bolt entered his right temple and went
through his body, emerging from the
right foot and burying itself in the
ground,
Mr. Cochran, who was only a foot or
two away, was also badly shocked and
was carried home in a very serious
condition. One of his fingers was spilt
by the violent discharge of electricity.
Simultaneously in Phenix City, a
few blocks away, lightning killed lamia
Me Lane, a younfr'man about 20 years
old, who had been married only a few
months. He was in the back yard of
his residence, resting his hand on a
clothes wire, when lightning struck the
wire. He was killed instantly, but was
not mangled in any way.
The charge was such a powerful one
that his heels were literally driven In
to the ground, creating two small holes
In the firm earth.
WOMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Same Stroke Also Inflicts Fatal In
jury on Her Daughter.
Lltbonia. Ga., June 10—Saturday a
heavy rain fell here, accompanied by
lightning and thunder.
At Collinsville, a suburb, the family
of Q. VV. Guinn, a prosperous farmer,
were just finishing dinner when Mrs.
Guinn stepped to the back veranda for
a drink of water. A stroke of light
ning killed her instantly, leaving not a
mark upon her person.
A IG-year-old daughter, who was
standing near the open door, was fell
ed by the same stroke and is thought
to be dying.
Mrs. Guinn was a most estimable
woman, for years an active member
of the Baptist church at this place. She
was the mother of quite a large fam
ily, among whom are the Guinn broth,
ers, two successful young merchants
of this town.
G. W. Guinn, the husband, is a
prominent farmer of sterling character
whose hosts of friends deeply sympa
thize with him in his terrible afflic
tion.
Suicided Before Church Altar.
Detroit, June 10. —A special to The
Evening Post from Bay City, Mich.,
says that, after saturating his clothes
with kerosene oil, Joseph Rejch last
Saturday night set fire to himself in
the Catholic church at Fisherville, this
county. His charred remains were dis
covered in front of the altar yesterday
morning. Holes had been burned
through the church floor by his body.
Rejch was 39 years of age, was the
organist of the church and a teachei
in the church school. It Is supposed
he was temporarily insane.
RAILROADS HELP
THE STRIKERS
WiLL NOT IN ANY WAY HANDICAP
THE GREAT STRIKE NOW
ON.
More Miners Gone Out on Strike And
in Some Localities Mines Being
Flooded With Water,
Wilkesharre, Pa, June 10—The tight
ening up process which has been in
progress since the anthracite coal
strike began four weeks ago today
continues. Ail classes of trades unions
in the hard coal belt have taken a
hand in helping the miners, and now
the long predicted move of the lail
roaders in the region has been made.
The decision of these men at meetings
held in different parts of the region
yesterday to refuse to aid the compa
nies in their light against the miners
has encouraged the strikers greatly.
At. Freeland yesterday the railroad
men of the Delaware, Susquehanna
and Schuylkill liver decided to refuse
to handle the trains carrying deputies,
coal and iron police or non-union men.
The Lehigh Valley eompnny men met
at the same time and will not handle
soft, coal that may be wanted to dis
place hard fuel, and yesterday the Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western
company employes protested against
the hauling of soli coal and condemned
the action of railroad conductors in
acting as deputies.
It is reported that (18 men were
taken into the No. 5 colliery of the
Susquehanna Coal company at c
tlcoko at 3 o’clock Ibis morning. It is
not yet known whether the men are
to man the pumps or be placed on
guard duty. The local union at Nantl
coke lias selected 50 of Its men to act
as special puaeemon in the borough.
The burgess lias sworn them in.
Some ot the engineers at Filtst.m
who have been winking ail along did
not. go to work today.
WOMEN GROW BELLIGERENT.
Number Attack Collier/ Superintend
ent on Streets of Freeland.
Hazelton, Pa., June 10. Superin
tendent Kudlick, of Coxo Bros. & Cos.,
was attacked by women on the streets
of Freeland today, but he was not in
jured.
About 800 strikers gathered today at
Eberhale and about 1,000 at Jeddo to
Intercept traction cars carrying non
union men to northside collieries.
Sheriff Jacobs was notified last night
of the strikers’ intention, and accom
panied by eight special officers took ari
early car to Freeland to prevent, a
demonstration. The mine workers
learned last, niglit that, the sheriff had
been appealed to for protection, and to
make interference on bis part, unnec
essary District Secretary Oallaghur
preceded Sheriff Jacobs to Freeland.
Refused to Obey Strike Order.
Middlesboro, Ky., June 10. —About
6,000 miners and coke workers In
Buchanan county, W. Va., and Wise
and Scott counties, Va., refused to
obey strike orders and are at work.
The Virginia, Iron, Coal and Coke
company employs most of these men.
The officials of the company state that
they have no fear of their men going
out at any time.
Hungarinns Leave for Coal Fields.
Huntington, W. Va.. June 10.—One
hundred Hungarians from Pennsylva
nia left here this morning for the Tug
river coal fields on the Norfolk and
Western railroad to work in the mines.
The operators say that several hun
dred more are enroute.
Long Distance Telephone Service.
St. Augustine, Fla., June 10. —Per-
mission has been granted the Southern
Bell Telephone company by the coun
ty commissioners for the use of the
streets and highways for the erection
of poles for the establishment of a long
distance telephone service. This line
will he built at once between this city
and Jacksonville, where connection
will be had with all northern points.
I.ater a line will he built, to Palatka
and other points connecting this city
with the southern long-distance circuit.
In exchange for the privilege of using
the public roads of the county the
Southern Bell Telephone company will
provide free such telephones as may
he needed by the county, about two in
number.
There is Much Kicking.
Every property owner in Brunswick
who has any pride is kicking on the
condition of the sidewalks. In some
places on Newcastle and Bay it is
really dangerous
URGING JUDGE BENNET
TO ENTER THE RACE
DEATH OF MRS. S. E. CARGYLE.
Passed Away Yesterday After a Long
lllnesis.
Mrs. Sarah E. Cargyle died yester
day morning at 11 o’clock after a
long illness, during which everything
that the devotion of -her loved ones
and fine skill of her physicians, could
suggest, was done to stay the hand
of the reaper. But in spite of all
their efforts death at last claimed
her, and surrounded by her family
the cherished mother passed into the
blessed rest that knows, no waking.
There was general sorrow through
out the city when the news of her
death went forth, as this, estimable
lady had lived here all of her long
and useful life of and she
was generally beloved.
Mrs. Cargyle was the widow of the
iate Dr. Benjamin Cargyle, and the
mother of Mrs,: C. L, Elliott, Mrs. R.
I- Branham and Mrs. Monroe Flem
ingl. Their friends sympathize with
thteni iu their said bereavement.
The funeral will occur at 10:30 this
morning from St. Mark’s church. The
following gentlemen will act as pall
boa verg'd: J. M. Madden, A. C. Banks,
P- W. Fleming, R, it. Hopkins, W,. F.
Hollingsworth, W. F. Symons.
THE KNIGHTS WILL GO.
Oglethorpe Company to Take the San
Francisco Trip.
Cupt. T. Newman, of the Oglethorpe
Company, Knights of Pythias, has
written headquarters to the effect
that his command will enter the grand
drill at San Francisco and the boys
will begin practicing at a very early
datei
It is true that three more men are
needed but it. is generally thought
that it win be an easy matter tto get
them.
Crowding to St. Simon.
The season at, Stt. Simon is begin
ning In real earnest now and the
next few Weeks will find every cot
tage at the pier occupied.
NEGRO SIIRENDERED
10 SHERIFE BERRIE
GEORGE WILLIAMS, WHO DID
SHOOTING AT THALMAN
GIVES HIMSELF UP.
George YVTTiiamss, the negro who
g'>"T desperate near Thalman Monday
morning and shot and killed his son
in law and wounded another of the
same relation to him, and also a vis
iting negro girl, came to the city yes
terday morning, looked up Sheriff
Berrie and surrendered. -•
"I’se vie nigger what did the shooting
up the road yesterday,” said Williams
to the Sheriff, "and want to give my
seif up, for dose Other niggers In
deni woods is looking for me will axes
and guns, and I sho don’t won't to
be killed, and n*uey ever meet up wid
me T'sse a "dead negro.”
Williams talked of the killing of
his son-in-law very* rule. He was
placed in the muivlerer’ss cell of the
county jail.
PARDON GIVEN LYNCHERS.
Three of Them Receive Freedom at
Hands of Governor Jelks.
Montgomery, Ala., June 10.—Gov
ernor Jelks has pardoned George How
ard, Martin Fuller and John Strengtn,
three of the four white men convict
ed In Elmore county of lynching the
negro Robin White, and sentenced to
10 years in the penitentiary.
The negro and John Thomas had an
altercation in which no harm was
done. The theory of the people In
Elsinore is that Thomas misrepresent
ed the affair to his neighbors and by
that means raised the mob that did
the lynching.
They sent in petitions with three nr
four thousand names on them asking
the pardon of three of the men, and
many delegations have' besieged the
capital.
Johh Thomas, the principal in the
mob, was convicted and appealed to
the supreme court, which affirmed the
case last week.
There is no application for Thomas’
pardon and the people of the county
lay the blame on him. The three men
pardoned had been in prison a year.
The case is famous as the only In
stance In Alabama where a white man
has been convicted of lynching a ne
gro.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FHDS SAY
HE CAN WIN
MANY TELEGRAMS WERE RE
CEIVED BY THE POPULAR
JUDGE YESTERDAY FROM HIS
FRIENDS OVER THE STATE.
CONVENNTION OF JULY 2 WILL
NOMINATE SUCCESSOR TO JUS
TICE LEWIS—JUDGE BENET NOT
YET DECIDED.
The announcement in The News
yesterday taat Jude Joseph W. Ben
net, oft Vie Brunswick circuit, would
probably be a candidate for justice
of the supreme court, caused general
comment among the friends of the
Brunswick judge, and all day they
were calling on him urging that he
enter the race.
The news was also telegraphed to
all of the leading papers and Judge
Bennet received a number of tele
grams from his friends in all sections
of the state, offering him support
should he enter the race, and also
urging him to become a candidate.
The judge has not yet seriously con
sidered the matter, but it is sthe gen
eral impression among his friends
that if the demand is kept up for
him to euter the race he will do so,
although he has not stated anything
to that effect
The News learns, with much pleas
ure, that steps were taken yesterday
by some of those anxious for him to
become a candidate, to get up a
mass meeting of the citizens of Glynn
county, and unanimously nominate
him, and place him before the people
of the state.
The susccessor to Justice ewis will
he elected by the state convention
to be held in Atlanta- July 2, and
(there remains but little time for
work.
It is a well known fact that. Judge
Bennet would make a very strong
race, and hist friends feel confident
that he could come out victorious. It
is probable that Judge Bennet will
give out a statement concerning the
matter within the next few days.
INTERESTING BALL GAME.
Colored Teams of Brunswick and Fer
nandina Play Close Game.
One of the most interesting games
ol baseball seen In Brunswick in some
time wa played yesterday between the
colored tteams of Brunswick and Fer
nandlna
The paiTr aT the fair grounds was
crowded, a goodly number of white
people also being present. The game
Irom start to finish was intereting
and exciting, and full of good plays.
Tin; home team came out victorious
by a score of 3 to 2. TTp to the sixth
inning the score stood 2 to 0 in favor
of Brunswick
Sale of The Tampa Bay.
The Tampa 'rimes of Monday said:
The "writer this morning had the
pleasure of forming the acquaintance
of J. Xay lor Scott, who is here as
the representative of Scott & Sons, of
Montgomery, Ala, the purchasers’ of
the Tampa Bay hotel.
Mr. Scott has been in the city sev
eral days taking an inventory of the
hotel property. The control of the
property will pass to the new owners
on duly Ist, but the flna! tranfer will
not be made until October Ist.
YESTERDAY’S SHIPPING RECORD.
Arrival and Departure of Vessels at
This Port.
Following is the record of the
movement of vessels at this port yes
terday :
Arrived—Steamer Colorada, Risk.
Boston; steamer Carib, Captain Ing
ram, Boston; schooner By man M.
I-.aw, Captain Blake, from New York,
schooner P. T. Barnum, Capt. Han
kins, from New York, schooner M. V.
B. Chase, Capt. Peterson, from Bos
ton.
Cleared —Schooner Georc. Thomas,
Capt. Kent, for New York.