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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. OLUME 1, NO. 226. BEVERIDGE AND BAIIEY ENGAGE IN FISTICUFF II GROUNDS OF THE SENATE • —* — THE TEXAN GRAPPLED THE INDI ANIAN BY THE THROAT AND AND WAS ABOUT TO POUND 1-iiM.—FRIENDS INTERCEDED. A DISCUSSION OF EMBASSADOR CLAYTON AND MR. PEN FI ELD OF STATE DEPARTMENT THE CAUSE. Washington, June 30 (Special.—Sen atorial dignity was again knocked skyward today when Senator Bailey of Texas, assaulted Senator Bevel edge. of Indiana, in the capitol grounds and would have in all prob ability have treated him rather rough ly had not friends of the, parties in terfered. During the course of an address in Ihe senate today the junior senator from Texas took occasion to criticise certain acts of Embassador Clayiton, the American representative to Mex ico. and also to pay his respects io Air. Fairfield of the state department. To this Senator Beveridge took ex ceptton, and in a sharp retort to Mr. Balls y, said that the statements of the Texan were not true and were not warraned by the facts in the matter. Senator (laitey took the floor later and requested Senator Beveridge to withdraw the remark. This the In diana statesman refused to do, and af ter the adjournment of the session and while both men were yet in the eapi tot grounds. Senator Bailey approach ed Senator Beveridge and again asked that his remark lie retracted on the floor of the senate. Beveridge an swered iti a patronizing manner, whereupon the big Texan eaugnt the Indiana man by the throat and was choking him severely when friends interceded and pulled Bailey away. The matter has caused considerable excitement in official circules and is deeply deplored by the friends of both trie senators. Bailey is a huge fellow, and it is that he would have administer e-' r: iher a severe rebuke to Bever. idge iiad lie been let alone. RHODf ISL AM) DIVORCE I AWS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THE NEW LAW MAKES IT HARD TO GET A DIVORCE THERE. Providence, R. 1,. June 30. —Hereto, fore it ha. been nlmo* as easy a matter to obtain a divorce in Rhode island as in the Dakotas, but the conditions in this regard are radic ally changed by the new divorce laws which go into operation Tuesday, The most important clause in the now law is that requiring a bona fide residence in the state of at least two years before applying for a divorce. This is expected to put a stop to the practice of wealthy women of New York and elsewhere coining to Newport, establishing a so-called res idence and in a few months obtaining an annnllment of the marriage con tract on the ground of non-support. ORGANIZATION PERFECTED. Members of Cumberland Club Named Officers Yesterday. At a meeting of the members of the Cumberland Club held in this city yesterday, the organization was per fected, officers elected, and general preparatory arrangements made for the formal opening of the club. Tne officers chosen were as follows: J .L. Jacobi, president; L. A. Miller, secretary and treasurer, with the fol foling board of governors: J. B. Da vis, J. J. Lissner, C. Miller and J. L. Jacobi. Tne club will secure pleasant quar ters at the island, and will be a pleas ant feature at the popular resort. wmi i iidG FOR A CIRCULAR. Plßnt System Men Are Looking For More Information. The local Plant syjstem men, of the traffic department, are awaiting tne arrival of the official circular which will announce the changes to lie made in the official staff of that department by the Atlantic Coast management. The change takes place today and it is thought tne circular will arrive today or tomorrow Having Daily Drills. Oglethorpe company continues to drill every afternoon and the members are taking a great deal of Interest iti the work. Tne new men arc doing exceptionally well. AUDITORIUM PEOPLE WANT A CHAUTAUQUA A movement is now on tout by those interested in the auditorium to establish a ehautauqun in Brunswick similar to the one which has begn so signally successful in Albany and other cities in the state. It is the opinion of those interested in the matter that it could lie made a great event in the literary and edu cational circles, and at an early date some active stops will he taken along the line of perfecting the organiza tion. The idea is to have a regular enau taugua meeting each year, with lect ures, addresses, musical programs and other attractive exercises. The auditorium is one of the larg est in (ho state and is admirably adapted for just such a purpose, and it is to be hoped that the'movement will meet with the success it deserves. Has pieniy to Cos. Chief Green of the fire department has recently been named as sanitary superintendent until the former mi perintendenl is tried. With tucse two positions to hold, Mr. Green has his hands full, hut lie is equal to the oc cation. LARGE CROWDS AT CUMBERLAND Manager Jacobi Making a Success of the Great Resort. Tne attractive rate of the Cumber land route caught a good crowd of Brunswick people Sunday, and some seventy-five of them spent a very de lighgtful day at Cumberland. And in this connection it is not throwing groat bunches of roses at "mine host” Jacobi to say that lie is essentially the right man in the rigid place. Ho is a splendid entertainer, awd possesses that happy faculty of making every one feel that the place is being conducted for their special edification. Tlie table is superior to anything of the kind Cumberland lias had in many years. The service is strictly first-class, while the natural advan tages of the resort have never shown up to any better advantage than Is the case tain season, class, while the natural advantages of the resort have never shown up to any better advantage than is the case this season. At present the hotel is comfortably crowded, and those there have nothing but praise for the splendid manner in which the place is being conducted. BITTEN BY A RATTLER. Four Year Old Child is the Vic tim. Valdosta, Ga., ,June 2!).—A report from Sparks, in Berrien county, says that the little 4-year.old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan McCranie as bitten by a rattle snake on SundflP®fce trying to catch a cat under the house. The snake was a large one and was killed by the father of the little boy. The onild is being given medical attention by Drs. Ethredge and Lovett and is getting along very well, though he is still in a precarious condition. GROCERS ARE COMING. Assciaociation of Atlanta will be Here July 8. Manager Jacobi has everything ready for the excursion of the Atlanta Grocers:’ Association, which will be the largest of the season, ft is said that not less than five hundred will come - - BRUNEWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1902 THE CONVENTION OH TOMORROW BRUNSWICK DELEGATION LEFT FOR ATLANTA LAST NIGHT TO PARTICIPATE. No S.ormy Scenes Looker for Un les Local Optionists Get Too Rash— The Nominees. Ine democratic state convention will meet in Atlanta tomorrow for tlie purpose of nominating (lie stale state ticket, adopting the usual plat form. etc. llm Glynn county delegation con sisls of C. \Y. Doming and .1. D. Sparks as delegates, and L. .1. heavy. •1 1 ., and Willis Mercuant, ulternaies a portion of whom will leave for At Inula this evening. Reduced rates have been offered on all the railroads to the convent! m and this fact alone will take visitors to .Atlanta who would not go otherwise. II is Indicted that every county in the state will nave ei average ul six or more people ;n ,\t lanla on Wednesday The session of the convention will I*-- very short unless there is a wran Sic over one of the planks ol tie platform. il is said that the effori to put local option in the piaform or tne Introduction ol any resolution tending to endorse the policy of tup administration in the Philippines will be vigorously fought. Thirty-one officers are to be nomi nated. and the presumption is that the speeches putting them in nomina tion will take up more time than any thing else. Tnosc to be nominated Wednesday are: For governor. .1. M. Terrell. •Air alt. Truer g.-neial, ..e e Hart. For compl roller general. Will!.,in A Wright. For secretary of slate. Phil. Cook. For commissioner of agriculture, O. B. Stevens. * For prison commissioner, Thomas Fusion, For state treasurer, Robert IC. Ihirl;, For state school eoiurnb sinner, YV, li Merritt For justices of supreme court, Sam. uel Lumpkin and A. J. Cobb. For judge of Atln.nt.ic circuit, Paul Seabrook. For solicitor general Atlantoc • ir cuit, L. Kenan. For judge Augusta circuit, W. T. Gary. For solicitor general Blue Ridge circuit, B. F. Simpson. For judge Brunswick circuit, T. A. Barker. For judge Eastern circuit, Rope Bar row. For judge Flint, circuit, E. .7. Rea gan. For judge Macon circuit, \V. 11. Fel ton. Jr. For solicitor general Macon circuit, Wiiliam Brunson. For judge Middle circuit, 11. I). Ev ans. For judge Northeastern circuit. 7. 1. Kirnsey. For solicitor Northeastern circuit, W. A. Charters. For judge Oermilgoe circuit, Gray Lewis. For solicitor Ocmulgcc circuit, ,100 Bottle. For Judge of Bataula circuit, H. C. Sheffield. For judge of Rome circuit, W. M. Henry. For judge of Southern circuit. It. G. Mitchell. For judge of Talapoosa circuit. .\ A. Fielder. For judge Western circuit. It. B. Russell. For United States senator, A. S. Clay. A Monster Shark. 11. W. Wilson, who is spending some time at St. Simon, landed a shark yesterday which weighed 41)8 pounds, and measured nine feet. It, was quite an interesting sight. The Gold Medals Here. Some of the gold medals for the Fourth of July celebration on St. Si mon are on exhibition in the Viand some windows of Kennon Mott, the jeweler. Others will be dispplayed in a fe Jays. KINGEDWARD IS GROWING BETTER BUCKINGHAM PALACE A SCENE OF JOY. AND ALL ENG LAND IS JUBILANT. The Sick Monarch i' s in Better Condi tion Than at Any Time Since Operation. London, June 30,—King Edward’s condition is regarded ns more satis factory than at any time since tne op- I ration and there is a (moral feeling |of delight at Buckingham palace. 1 .hero was no incident during the day I or night in the condition of the king, lie is impproving and more rapidly '•ban Die physicians expected. A bulletin posted at the palace at <' o’clock p. m. said the king’s pro gress was very satisfactory and that the local discomfort had decreased, Several proposed functions are be ing rearranged, land and lady l.ans a’wue announce that their reception will be bold July I. The king has "HiDia ml I tha 1 I lie I'i inee of Wales mil M-pre.-ont tliei: majesties at the India office reception to lie held .in. y 1, Lord Oranboruc authorizes the i'ol 'owuig statement: "The king is rapidly getting better and the moment, therefore, seems to !| e most appropriate for public rejoic ing. As chairman of the lion fires committee 1 suggest that bonfires throughout the country lie lig'uled Monday night.” THE CASSAVA EXPERIMENTS. Farmers Have Had Great Success and Will Plant More. * Soiiie few oi tin' farmers of Glynn county nave decided not to engage in Die cultivation ol eavussa on an ex tensive scale at present, but say that they will continue to plant a small amount simply to experiment. There are others who nave decided to cultivate It on a large scale and are making preparations io that end. The News thinks that alter the farmers become tnoronghly familiar with cavassa they will not fail to do-, vote nearly their entire attention to it. it,has been published in a number I of papers that a number of Chicago * par king houses would buy tracts of land in this section and use cavassa as a -lock food. These people have thor. ougnly investigated the merits of the plant for their particular purpose, and they must have reached the conclu sion that it is the Best food. WILL CHANGE HANDS SOON Papers for the Sale of the Offcrman and Western Being Drawn. Attorney Twitty of the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad company is now ip New York representing his company) in the purchase of the Of fci man and Western railroad by the B. & B. Tne road will probably be transferred to its new owners dur ing (lie present week. Entertained Commanders. Caracas, Venezuela, June 30.—Fri day President Castro and wife re reived and entertained the command ers of the warships Cincinnati and Topeka of the United States navy. CHANCE FOR THE SOCIETY. Horsemen Cruel to Their Unfortunate Animals. The society for the prevention of cruelty to animals should lie getting in some good work, right about now by prosecuting some of the merciless horse owners of the city and county. Some do not seem to be aware of the fact that a horse with his head checked a foot or two higher than its natural position is uncomfortable, es pecially is this so at tnis season of the year when a horse should have the use of his head as well as other parts of his anatomy. Another cruel practice is tne hitch, ing of the unfortunate animals in the hot, baking sun. Commissioners Meet Today. The regular"monthly meeting of the Glynn county commissioners will be held at the court house to day. GOVERNOR HAS MADE NO APPOINTMENT YET LOCAL OPTION ELECTION. It Will Be Held in Sumter County in August. Americas, Ga„ June 30.—The ordi nary of Sumter will, at an early date, call an election for local option, to be held some time in August. Sumter is supposedly a ”dry’* coun ty. but the continued sale of whisky illegally here during the past lew years renders the supposition a fal lacy. and the belief is expressed that the next election will bring about a change in existing conditions. The county is infested with blind tigers, there aaving been twenty-one indictments for whisky selling at the recent term of the superior court, while the total number will probably run into the hundreds COL. BEVERLY A. YVRENN LEAVES PLANE TODAY Passenger Traffic* Manager Beverly \Y. Wiviin will not have charge of the passenger business of the Plant sy.-- icin after Inc* eonsolovlation witVi the Atlantie i.’oas! lino becomes effective in July. YV. .1. Craig, who is now general freight and passenger agent of the Charleston and Western Carolina with headquarters at Augusta, has been appointed general passenger agent for the entire system and will have exclu sive control on both the old lines of the Coast line and the roads that com pose the Blunt system. Mr. VVrenn is one of the most pop ular of southern passenger officials and among railroad men is regarded as one of the most efficient men in the business. That lie will mi longer have control of the business which he has built up to its present magnificent pro portions will be UUivei sail) I egi cited. The appointment, of Mr. Craig as general passenger agent of Die At lantic Coast line system was announc ed in circulars issued yesterday, but bearing date of July 1. The circulars announce that the system will he op erated after July 1 in two traffic (li. voajons; that all matters relating to lreight traffic of the first division will he .referred Io The general freight agent of that division a*. Wilmington. James Menzies, who is at the present general l’feignt agent of thu Plant system at Savannah, is appoint ed general freight agent for tne aec end division, with headquarters at Savannah. His position is not chang ed by the deal. T. M. Emerson becomes traffic man ager for the entire system, while 11. M. Emerson is made assistant traffic manager witn the same jurisdiction. A number of other appointments are also announced. .7. W. Perrin is made assistant gen eral freight agent with headquarters at Wilmington. A. C. Kenly is made freight claim agent at Wil mington. W. H. Wardin is appointed agent at Baltimore, vice A. (I. lienly. Paul Clunet is appointed soliciting agent at Baltimore. Ernest Williams, who, as division freight agent and passenger agent of the Atlantic Coast line, with head quarters at Wilmington, lias practic ally had enarge of the line’s passenger business for a number of years, lias been appointed general freight and passenger agent of the Charleston and Western Carolina., succeeding W. J. Craig. W. G. Pulliam is appointed division freight and passenger agent of Hie Atlantic Coast line, succeeding Ernest Williams. The appointments announced in these circulars have been greatly dis cussed in the past few weeks, Tne rumors which have been current con. corning them were all confirmed by the appointments. This settles the matter so far as general traffic offi cials are concerned. Postma.ster Seventy-Four Years. North Lansing, N. Y.. June 30. — Roswell Gcardelev of this filaee, claims the distinction of being the oldest postmaster in point of service in tne United States. Today he rounded out his seventy-fourth year in the service. He was appointed by. John Quincy Adams. The first year his salary was $10.53, and it has never eveeeded S2OO. Fortunately Postmas ter Beardsley does not depend upon liis office for a living, as he has a fortune of $130,000. PRICE FIVE CENTS. i ▼ AJUDGHODAY 1 LITTLE DOUBT BUT THAT WIL LIS DART, OF DOUGLAS, WILL BE THE MAN—DICKERSON HAS PULLED OUT OF THE RACE. HIS APPOINTMENT IS GENERAL LY CONCEDED BY THOSE WHO ARE IN A POSITION TO Gl IE GOOD OPINION. Atlanta, June 30.—Governor Cand ler made no Appointment in tne Bruna wtek circuit judgeship race today, but will do so early tomorrow morning, and it is utmost an assured fact that he will name Judge F. Willis Dart, of Douglas. ihe governor announced several du.'s ago that he would make the ap pointment today, but for some reason he did not. As Judge Bennett's resignation took ■'lfeet last night, the appointment must lie made tomorrow. II is practically conceded in Bruns wick that Judge Dart will be the ap pointee now that Cfll. R. Q. Dicker. ni* Clinch, has withdrawn, lint just, why Governor Candler did not make the appointment is mil: known. The iitner applicants are Messrs. 15s t( rs, ol Fierce, and Cochran, of Ware, and the former wired several Bruns wick attorneys yesterday for testimo nials a r to his ability. ONE PRIZE SURE. And the Oglethorpe Company May Get More. 'l'll*' Oglethorpe Company, which is 111 enter the greet drill at Ban Fran ■tSfi- is sure of getting sr,!)(l.(M. the prize for tne company traveling the ■< ’-rest distance. Of nine slates in :!| ‘ s part of the country, only Goor ia will 111 represented, and the Of letnorpe will be the only company from this, state. ARRAISiGEMENIS EOR !HE CELEBRAEJOIM COMPLETE THE FOURTH PROMISES TO BE A GREAT DAY IN BRUNS WICK. 1 l "ui'th of July committee or Hie Brunswick celebration met again 1,1,1 nignt and plans for the celebra tion are about complete., Those interested in the affair have been hard at work for a number of 'lays Unit have arranged for some splendid attractions. The program is announced as fol lows : Sunrise—National salute of forty, five guns will he lined. IBtm a. m. -Batteau races around arsh island, first prize, s2b; second prize, sls; third prize, $I0; fourth prize, $5. 10: 00 a- m.—Concert by the Marine band on the I’lant, system wharves during the progress of the races. 1 p. in. Parade of the Knights of I'.violas, Marine hand and citizens to to the fair grounds. , 2:00 ]i. m.—Oration by Rev. C. G. Bradley. 3 p. m.—Bicycle races. (1) Indian 1: 3u p. m. Base bull game, elimb- ing the greasy pole, catching a greasy pig, and other amusements. 5:00 p. m. -Exhibition drill by the uniform rank Knights of Pythias. 7:00 ji. ni.—Grand pyrotechnic uis play, concluding the day’s program. .7. C. Gibson will have charge or the bicycle races, and J. W. Wallace will be in chaTge of the various re freshment stands. The management has arranged an admission fee of 25 cents for adults, and children under 12 years of age will lie admitted free. From ail indications tfie day will be an unusually pleasant one, and there will bo no lack of amusement.