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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 252. POLITICIANS 111 A SCRAMBLE 1 AS TO WHO WILL BE CHAIRMAN' OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THIS STATE. Ed. T. Brown, Warner Hill and Hoke Smith Are Being Mentioned For the Place. Atlanta. June 23. Who will be ehinirman of the statu convention? is a question agitating not a few in this; part of the siate. and parJcular ij two or three very prominent gei:- lemon. According to current talk those three are Hon. Ed. T. Brown, the present chairman ofthe state dem ocraaic ox<Yutlvt comm Hive;' Hon. Warner Hill, chairman of Terrell’s campaign and Hoke Smith. There was considerable talk today that. llr. Smith’s name might be pre sented to the convention. The friends of Warner Hill are also say ing that he has justly earned the place and should have it while those erf present chairman Blown say he has not had it long enough to now be ousted. A prominent gentleman said at t'ne capitol this morning that Mr. Hill was clearly entitled to it. He ar. gued that J* :iad hen party precedent for the manager of a successful cam paign to be made chairman of the state committee. On the other hand .the Brown sup porters say that precedents, especially tor tin- past four years niatie the cam paign chairman vice chairman of the state committee, as in the case of Mr. Brown, when Governor Candler was elected, and. therefore, Mr. Hill should expect nothhlng more than tee vice chairmanship. But Yeomans of Terrell aeiras to have the cinch on that, and it is the opinion here that Mr. llil! will accept nothing short of thf> state chair manship. It is said that some of the Terrell forces might divide up on the proposition to elect a chairman even if Hill was in the race but trial idea hasn't gained much credit here, for it is thought that if Hill insists on it. they would line up solidly behind him It is also said that if Mr. Smith allows the use of his name he would draw supporters from tin' ranks of all the three late candidates for govern or —Terell. Estill and Guerry. WAYCROSS PEOPLE ASSISIING COCHRAN Trie following Is from t‘ne Way crus Journal and it shows that the people or Ware* are putting in some good work looking to tile appointing of Col. Cochran to the unexpired term or tho judgeship; “Col. E. Cochran is an applicant for the unexplred term of judge of this circuit caused by the resignation of Judge Bonnet. Col. Cochran lias the endorsement of almost the entire city of Wayeross. He circulated a petition among his IviundH yesterday an-! by four o'clock nearly four hundreed njames were signed to it. His friends among the lawyers have wrltaen Governor Can dler asking him to appoint Col. Coch ran. Cos!. Cochran has a thorough knowl edge fit law, having practiced it for -a number of years. He has been suc cessful in in his practice and is con. sidered one of the best in the? circuit He is a gentleman of the old school with all that implies and his apppoint mc*nt would please Wayeross people. His chances for election are in deed good. It, is not known when the appoint ment will be made, but within a few days, as Judge as Bennet goes out July 1.” City Council Tonight. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the city council will be held this evening and quite a number of im. portant matters will he attended to. The News hopes that the council will do something about the many bad sidewalks A number of the local turpentine men will attend the convention to be held in Jacksonville shortly. KINO EDWARD IS STILL BATTLING AGAINST ODDS WILL S- ON EEGIN WORK. Under the franchise recently granted by the city council to L. B. Treadwell and associates for the construction of a street railway on the streets of the city of Bruns wick work xvil have ao begin in ear nest before August 10. Another condition of tin- franchise is that the promoters of the road must have four miles completed a year after the date of starting and at present it looks very much like the conditions of the franchise will he complied with. The work of surveying started a few days ago and there is no doubt about Mr. Treadwell living up to the franchise. Will Not Play. The game of baseball which was to have been played today betwen Brunswick and Fernandma has been posponed. The Florida club could not keep their engagement. SI. SIMON PROGRAM PARTLY COMPLETED Those in charge of tile Fourth of July celebration "I St, Simon, 'nave partially arranged the program for the day- oxen i.-cs ami from all indi cations. tie affair will he an iinuas ually attractive one. Among the other events which are yet to lie arranged for. may be men tioned many interesting things and the program bus far mapped out is as follows: 2 p. m. bicycle races begin, 8 p. m. boat race§, 5 p. m. Riflemen's individual prize d'ill, 5,30 drill by the Naval Reserves, ft p. m. military dress parade. The remainder of the program will lie announced in l , ■ couice < i u gov days and it is safe to predict that the day will In- the most interesting one ever nei-d on Kt. Hinton. * A PRETTY WEDDING. Mr. W. R. Cox and Miss Amelia Lun dU'iin Married Lasa Night The wedding of Mr. W. R. Cox and Miss Amelia Limdiu occurred at tne Baptist church at seven o'clock last night. Rev. Waller M. Gilmore offi eiaaing. The attendants were Miss Amelia Doerfiinger and Mr. C. D. Ogg and Mess. George Smith, J. J. Vickers. TANARUS). .1. Gill andJ. R. Knibb acted as ushers. During the .eeremony“Oh Promise Me.” and the Angel’s Serenade were played with good effect, by Miss Ja nie Symons. After the wedding a reception was tend*, -id the bridal party after which Mr. and Mrs. Cox left for Ricnmond and other points. The contracting parties are both well known in Brunswick and have a large circle of friends who will join the News in extending best wishes. Will Meet Today. The general committee on the aud itorium will met this afternoon, six o'clock at the office of D. W. Krauss and as business of importance is to he transacted all are urged to be present. Steamer Makes New Record. Plymouth, England, June The North Gorman steamer liner Kron Prinz Kllheim, Captain Richter, which sailed from New York June 3 for Cher bourg and Bremen, via this port, ar rived here this morning after a pas sage of five days, It hours and 32 minutes to Eddystone light, at an av erage speed of 23.53 knots per hour, which is the best eastward record for speed thus far made across the At lantic. Roosevelt’s Gift Delights Pope. London. June to. The Pall Mall Gazette from Rome says the pope was highly delighted with Pres ident Roosevelt's gift of a complete set of the latter’s works and confirms the report that the pontiff issued or ders that Mosaics of St. Peters and the Vatican be transmitted to the president with his thanks.*' Steam Rises From ML Ranier. Tacoma, Wash., June > —Two col umns of steam are rising from the apex of Mount Ranier. The melting of the snow by the heat of the sun, the lifting of the snow from the sum mit. by the wind and several other possible explanations of the phenome now are offered, but none of them I seem to be satisfactory. BRUNSWICK. GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1902. Prince of Wales Will Be Made Regent During the Day. London, June 26, 1 a, m. -- Midnight bulletin says the conoition is -i Surg_ eons have stated privately, how ever, that death may come very suddenly Sir Frederick Treve declared crisis will come tomor row morning. King slept six hours during the dav. He com plains very little. Nourishment injected satisfactorily. Wound doing well, He saw queen and prince for few minutes but tailed to recognize them. His mind is deranged, appgaftcheerful but his brain is clouded. The Prince of Wales will be named regent tomorrow Soldiers and crowds leaving London. Papers this morning will publish again only optimistic ne>\s. At 2 o clock this morn ng all quiet around Buckingham palace, Secretary Knoil)s just after midnight said that the patient was sleeping and no more bulletins would be issued until six o’clock or later, He acknowledged truth in hasty conference between the ()ueen, Lord Salisbury,Lord Belfour and the Prince of V/ales, but said this referred to matters state caused by the king’s condition, All of the royal family are sleep ing in adjoining apartments of the king and are ready at instant notice to hurry to his side. On all sides the gravest tears are being entertained for the worst and even those inclined to take the brightest view of the situation admit that the King is battling against great odds. THE NEW UNIFORM RANK. Looks Like it Will Be Organized at an Early Date. There seems to be little doubt now about the early organization of an other company of uniform rank K. of P. A member of the order told a re porter yiesterdaajf that a large num had already signified their intention of becoming” members of the com. pany and he thought there would be no trouble in getting up another ex cellent company. The News fiincerly hopes that we can soon say that an organization meeting will be held. Committee Meeting. A committee of the Southern Nut Growers'. Association has been ap. pointed to meet at Macon on July 15. The chief feature of this meeting is to plan for a general convention and selecting a time and place for it. ST, SIMON IS YET 10 HAVE I HAT HOTEL it has been so often reported that St. Simon was on the eve of having a good hotel, Unit the News approaches ahe subject with reluctance. At the same time it is now stated on what suouhl be the best of authority that the island will have the much needed hostelry in time for the busi ness of next summer. According to the best information to he had at this iime is learned that a party of Atlanta capitalist are deeply interesaed in tne matter anil that they/ will at an early date take the matter up and make tne preline inery arangeinenas looking to the ac tual beginning of the work. From what can be learned the liiiifiling will .jiC-.lojjated Jiiuij'. f-HUli**. and will be a wooden structure three stories high and will contain about seventy five rooms. The News hopes to be able to say something more dclluate on the sub ject. within the next few days. FARMS OF NORTH CAROLINA. Interesting Figures Are Furnished by Census Bureau. Washington, June - —The census resort on agriculture in North Caro li; a shews that on June 1, 1900, the state had 224,G37 farms, valued at t194.C55.920. Of the valuation 27 per cent was in buildings and the remainder in land end other improvements than build ings. The- value of farm implements and machinery was $9,072,600 and live stock $30,106,178, making the total val ue of farm property $223,834,693 The total value of farm products for 189S was $89,309,638, of which 23 per cent was in animal products and the re mainder in crops, including forest product.", cut, or produced on farms The total value of farm fot ’599 exceeded those of 1889 by 78 pet cent. The gross farm income of North Carolina for 1899 was $79,200,748. The gioss income upon investment was 34 per eon.. REPUBLICANS CENSURE MILES Believes He Has Furnished Stories ol Cruelty In Philippines. Washington, June . —General Milos’ name has been dragged Into the Phil ippines debate in the senate in a lath er sensational way. The Republican leaders are bitter toward General Miles because of the part he is believ ed to have played in unearthing some of the facts a I tout outrages committed by officers and men in the army. They have never forgiven him for his lettei which brought out the Gardner report, and they have tried to fasten upon him some of the other discoveries on the same line. While' they are protesting that they do not seek to cover up the facts, thal they are not engaged in suppression tho fact is that it has been with the greatest difficulty that the minority members of the senate committee on Philippines have been able to get a( the facts because of systematic sup pressions. The bitterness of the Republican leaders toward Miles for the part they alleged he has taken is acknowledg ment that they seek to punish every official who assists in unearthing any of these disclosures. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CIST LINE'S FIRST CIRCULAR 1 HAS) BEEN SENT OUT BY GEN-i ERAI. MANAGER KENLEY OF THE LINE °resent Division Suoerintendints Will be Retained fo a Time at Leasa. Genpral Manager Konley, of Lie Atlantic Coast Line, issued his first circular today 1 .-, The circular staes that, the system will be divided into two divisions, the first of which will comprise all roads north of Char leston and lie second all ahe roads south of Charleston A number of operating officials are appointed, and it is anounced that all other officials and representatives of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and the Plant System will retain their present positions until further not ice. The jurisdiction of R. E. Smith, assistant to the general manager of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant System will continue in his present position. W. (N. Royal, of Charleston, who has been general agent at that point for the Atlantic Coast Line, is ap pointed general superintendent of the first division with headquarters at Wilmington. W. B. Denham, superintendent of the Plant System is appointed gen eral suerintendant of tne second div ision with headquarters in Savannah. The first division will comprise all the roads which formerally composed the Atlantic Const Line and will em brace the folowing districts which were formerlly known as divisions Richmond, Short Cut, Charleston. Wilmington, Yadkin, Columbia. Nor folk. Florence, and Aligns ta. U. M. Serpell retains the position of gem ai’iU swjiuipjendeqt .of N. and W. headquarters in Norfolk. G. (J. Lynch becomes sunerintendcat of’ lie Charleston district with headquarters in Charleston. Of ahe division sup erintendents retail 'positions wndqr title of district siiperintendena. The circular Issued practically as sures the fact that the Atlantic Coast Lne and the Plant systm will he op perated as they were before the con ssolidation. Under the order all traffic officiate and representatives retain their present positions nntit further notice. A reorganization of the traffic department is expected in tile near future and great interest is felt as to what changes will ho made. JUDGE F, WILLIS DART FOR THEEJDDGESHIP Judge E. Willis Dart, an old Bruns wick boy, hut for a number of years ono of the leading attorneys of Doug las, is an applicant for the ttnexr pired term of Judge Bennet, as judge of the superior court of this circuit. Col. Dart was formerly judge of, flic city court of Douglas and made a splendid reputattion on the bench. He has a largo number of friends in this city who would like to see him elevated to the honorable position. The following on the subject appea. rod in the Savannah News of yester day; J. W. Quincey of Douglas, in Way-cross ~iis evening announces Ine candidacy of Judge F. Willis Dart of Douglas for judge of the sup erior court for the short term. The Douglas bar. which formerly supported Judge Parker, of Baxley, has wiahdrawn its support in i'avor of Judge Dart. Three candidates are now in the field, A. E. Cochran, of Wayeross, T. A. Parker, of Baxloy, and Judge Dart, of Douglas. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. What is Happening Along the Busy River Front. The following is the movement of vessels at the port of Brunswick yes terday: Anti veil —,‘fchooner Wjiliiam E. Downs, Gray, New Haven,. Sailed— schooner Helena, Jasper, New York. Spanish bark Linda, Ferrer, Barce. lona, Norwegian bark Nanna, Rohona. Hamburg. The Maritime Register reports that a large fleet is hound for this port. Our shipping for June promises to keep up the good record.