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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NO. 245.
HU FIGHT OH
IHE PILOT LAWS
VIRGINIA IN THE THROES OF AN
INTERESTING AND IM
PORTANT CASE.
The Result May Establish a Sweeping
Precedent for Other States.—
Long Fight Certain,
A case of the greatest importance to
snipmasters and owners along the At
lantic coast will soon come to trial in
the United States district court in
Norfolk.
While the case is nominally a libel
suit, and is technically known as
James (1 Peake, pilot, vs. Schooner
Oakley C. Curtis,’’ it has developed
that it is the sounding of the tocsin
for a long, bitter legal struggle be
tween two powerful organizations, and
is virtually the "Shipmasters ami
Owners' Association vs. The Virginia
Pilots' Asociation.
Mr. Peake alleges that on April 25,
190-, while on the pilot station, he
offered his services to the senooner,
and that the master refused to accept
them, and would not permit him to
come on hoard. Under the law of the
state of Virginia, the pilot claims that
it is his right to receive payment for
services offered, whether given or not,
unless the vessel lias a license, which
it is claimed the Oakley did not have,
tinner this claim, Mr. Peake presented
a bill for $112.50 for services offered,
but when the captain of the vessel de
clined to pay it, lie entered libel pro
ceedings. A preliminary hearing of
the ease was held, and upon the
schooner giving bond for twice the
amount named, she was allowed to
sail.
SOUTH GEORGIA PEAR CROP.
Much Better Than In Several Years.
Good Prices Obtained.
Waycross, Ga., July 11.—The pear
crop in Soutji Georgia is better this
year than for several years past and
the fruit is bringing better prices
than ever before. A representative
from one of the northern commission
houses has been in Waycross for sev
eral days past, and has purchased al
most all the pear crop in this county.
He lias also sent a buyer out to the
small towns in the neighboring couit
ties for the purpose of buying pears.
In all probability 2,000 or more bar
rels of pears will bo shipped from
Waycross this season.
EXCURSIONISTS COME.
Ten or Twelve Coaches Arrivbd from
B. & W. Points.
Some ten or twelve coashes of ex
cursionists, from Albany and other in
termediary points along the line of the
B. & W. reached the city yesterday
and spent the afternoon sight seeing
Brunswick, and this afternoon will
probably .visit the resorts.
The crowd was mixed, and this af
ternoon the colored contingency will
engage in a game of base bail out
ai the grounds of 4ne Southeastern
Fair association.
The crowd on t'he whole is a good
.intend one and are having lots of
fun.
University of Georgia.
The 102d session of the University
of t'ne state will open on September
18th. This institution is organized in
three departments. Academic, I,aw and
Agricultural There is no tuition to
residents of the state except in the
law school. In agriculture the courses
have been increased and enlarged so
as to embrace a short winter course,
a one-years course and a full course.
Room is furnished in both the old and
new dormitories free, and excellent
board is supplied in Denmark Hall at
SB.OO per month. Chancellor W. B.
Hill will he lad to supply a handsome
hook and catalogue on application,
here mdT.i ?lynn cmfwyp mhmh m
Miss Ethel Conoly came up from
St. Simon and spent the day, t'ne
guest of Miss Rita McKinnon.
Wireless Telegraphy for Navy.
Washington, July 11.—The navy de
partment has in comtemplation the
plan to establish a wireless telegraph
station in San Francisco harbor. The
department now has no adopted system
of wireless communication, but ex
pects soon to begin a series of experi
ments at different points throughout
the country with several foreign sys
tems which will be tried.
GRUESOME DETAILS OF
THE JOHNSTOWN HORROR
ELKS TO EXCURT.
IThrey Will Go Down to St. Simon
Thursday Night.
The Brunswick lodge of Elks and
their friends will cxcurt to St. Simon
next Thursday evening, July 17th. and
will enjoy a dip in the surf and at the
came time have a little dance at the
pa\ dion.
The steamer Bessie lias been oiiar
terered for the occasion, and will
leave her wharf about 7:30, returning
ai midnight.
The affair will lie a very pleasant
one, and the members of the organiza
tion will he glad to luyve their friends
go along and assist them, as the pro
eceds are to he used in furnishing the
Elks quarters.
ALABAMA SAYS AIRLY Oil?
10 1 RADI 110NAL LAW
STATE OFFICERS WILL NO LONG
ER BE NOMINATED BY CON
VENTIONS IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala., July ll.—After a
hitter factional light the democracy
of Alabama, represented by the demo
cratic central committee id' flic state
cast aside the ancient custom of nomi
nating state officers by convention and
determined to substitute a democratic
primary; election. The exact charac
ter of the primary lias not yet been
decided upon. The South Carolina
plan is likely to lie adopted and will
probably be reported tomorrow.
The overthrow of tile convention
custom is th(> u.rect operation of the
state’s new constitution. That in
strument having eliminated the
negro vote, toe democrats feel there
is no longer any necessity for piling
up tremendous majorities in the ne
gro counties and permitting those
counties to send to Montgomery dele
gations out of ail proportion to their
white population. For this reason
tliufc adopted the primary idea as n
means of Holding the vote of the coun
ties down to their respective white
voting strength
LOVERS 01 BRAIS FOOD
DON’E LIKE FISH LAWS
DOfiNU AWAV WITH SEINING
HAS DEPLETED THE FISH
MARKET HEPE.
Aloiig the Virginia and North Caro
lina coasts a scarcity of deep sea
fish is reported, attributed in part to
t'ne eruption of Mont Peleo and the
effect on the ocean bed, hut no scar
city of lish is noticable in the waters
adjacent to Savannah, though as a
matter of fact, few that reach this
city are taken from the ocean. The
great majority are caught in t’ne riv
ers and creeks.
It is of interest to know, however,
tnat most of the larger fish sold lo
cally are from Florida waters. This
is not because fish are scare here,
fishermen say, hut because of the re
cently enacted law that prohibits the
using of nets to take fish during the
months of June., July and August. Be
fore this law' was made, said a fisher
man yesterday, a man could spend
tile night fishing, eaten enough to pay
him $2 or $3 for his work, and spend
the day ashore, hut now that he must
depend merely on line and hook Vie
must fish during the day, no matter
how hot it be. and even then he can’t
catch enough fish to pay him for his
trouble.
Because of this. most
of the white practical
ly quit the business, only a few ne
groes continue the calling, and taese
can t supply more than 50 per cent, of
the demand. There is no net law in
I lorida, it is staged, consequently
fishing is profitable in the waters of
that state and the Brunswick market
is supplied from that catch.
Important Session.
The coming session of the superior
court which meets in this city July
16, promises to be an interesting one
and some old and important litigation
will he taken up and disposer! of. Ii
is not known as >Jet whether Judge
Bart or some, visiting judge will pre
side.
BRUNSWICK, CA.. SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 12, 1902.
Rescued Victims Insane
From the Frightful
Sufferings.
Johnstown, July 11. —Bp to tonight
but 87 bodies have been recovered from
the Cambria mine, and of that number
73 were cold in death, and the others
were .ill unconscious, and in a really
pitiable condition, in many cases the
victime who had yet life in their bod
ies and uiotigh in a cometoso state,
showed signs of abject insanity, caus
ed by the long suffering to which they
had been subjected.
On being taken out one of the four
teen still alive died, and it is feared
that others will follow in toe same
wajj.
Three sections of the Klondike
headings aiv yet to he explored ami
as this is one of the largest of the
mines, with a corresponding ratio of
workers, it is feared that a large num
ber of entombed miners will be found
I here.
An increased force of physician:,
DYNAMITED THE BUILDING.
Desperate Effort on the Part of Pris
oners to Escapt from Jaii,
St. Joseph, Mov, July 11.—James
Lock Allen and James Murray, prison
ers in the Buchanan county jail, this
afternoon wrecked the rear wall of
the jail building with a powerful
charge of dynamite.
Allen, Blade and Murray then made
a fiece light for liberty. Imt the guard
beat them back with their guns. Sev
enty-five prisoners arc confined in the
jail, hut those who tried to follow
Blade and his companions were club
bed hack into submission. No one
was Injured. Blade and Allen are un
der sentence for highway robbery and
Murray is a gty eminent prisoner.
They are chained to the doors of their
cells.
By advice of the loaders of t’ne
plot other prisoners sougnt safety in
tnelr cells just before 'the explosion
occurred. The jailer was at dinner.
MANILA IS INFESTED
WITH CHOLERA PLAGUE
Washington, July 11.—Reports hear
ing on the spread of epidemic cholera
now devastating the native districts
of the Philippines, and which has
snatched victims from the army, arc
anxiously awaited at the war depart
ment, but nothing was received to
day. Tne situation in the arcliipeiigo
causes more concern to the war de
partment. than the campaign soon to
be waged against the Moms, but Bur
geon General Farwood and other of
ficials feel, in the absence of advices
to the contrary from Manila, that the
disease lias been checked as much as
it will be posible to nail it before the
rainy season sets in.
The quarantine maintained by the
officials of the marine hospital service
at Manila under direction of Dr. J. C,
Perry, chief quarantine officer lor the
Philippine islands, and by t'ne officers
at Hong Kong and other Asiatic ports
is so rigid as to preclude possibility
of the disease being brought to this
country', The complaint is of such a
nature that any person affected with
the cholera germ would be sure to
develop the disease before reaching
this country when proper quarantine
precautions could tie taken before the
passengers were allowed to land.
From recent reports received by
boVh at the war department from
Lieutenant Colonel Ileibmana, chief
medical officer of the Philippines and
at the marine hospital corps head
quarters from Dr. Perry, it appears
that the cholera is less prevalent in
i.ong Kong than it was formerly.
Several cases of cholera have been
reported on army transports, hut only
one fatality, tnat of a colored soldier,
on the transport Warren, in Manila
and medical assistants has boon sent
for, to aid in the restoration of the
rescued miners and when they arrive
it is believed that the work will pro
gress nnicn faster.
Dr. Lowman, who has done good
work, says that during his stay, late
last niglit lie counted in one of the
mines sixty-seven bodies. From the
position in which most of them were
found it is believed that the unfor
tunate miners had finished their
morning work and were at luncn when
tlio awful explosion came and hurled
them into eternity.
While the situation is really appall
ing. it can lie said that developments
since the catastrophe make it appar
ent that the list, of fatalities will not
lie as great as was at first expected.
The relief work Is being pushed
rapidly.
LAW OF SECRETARIES.
Important Question Before the Cuban
Senate.
Havana, July lll.—The senate is
at present, engaged .n a discussion of
llie law of secretaries. According to
Ibis law the office of the present secre
tary is to lie separated into depart
ments and lh<' departments of the
present secrotaiios to public works
and agriculture* are to bo combined.
Objection is made that this proponed
law would tend to curtail the func
tions of the provincial councils by
placing such functions in the hands
of the secretaries. The committee
presented tne ,a\vs ol 'secretaries
claimed t’ne measure was badly need
ed and that it,s enactment, would do
away with the present railroad com
mission which the committee declares
should not exist*
Quiet Last Night.
In spite of tin' fact (hat several hun
dred excursionists were in the city
last night, things were very quiet in
police circles, and only; a few of the
ordinary arrests were made.
Bay. Lieutenant Colonel Louis P.
Maur, head of the healt'n commission
, in Manila, reported that this case was
j the use of infected food which had
) been purchased. Lieutenant Colonel
llcizmann in his last report which cov
ers the month ending May 15, says,
however, that this is not borne out in
other reports received. Unofficial ad
vices from Manila state tnat the
United States transport Thomas was
quarantined on account of cholera.
No official information to ttqs effect
lias been received at the war depart
ment.
The Philippine civil government
under acting Governor Wright will
make every effort, to check the spread
of the disease among the natives, but
the facilities for so doing, even with
the aid of the militia medical corps
fire not great enough to make a great
ly appreciable effect outside of tlie
cities, where a system of medical in
spection can bn established to advan
tage. The danger of contagion from
vessels coming from Cnina seems to
be less than heretofore. This is due
to the excellent quarentine established
Reports are frequently received at
the state department from United
States consuls in China that the chol
era is ravaging the closely population
and unsanitary districts there. Its
progress seems to he aided by the
same ignorance of t’ne law of Health
on the part, of China that is manifest
ed in the Philippines or the Filipinos.
An example of the preventive con
stituted by careful eating and living
is found in the fact that, of all the
medical officers and assistants who
’have been constantly exposed where
the edidemic is most prevalent only
one case has been developed. That
was fatal, hut the victim had boasted
i that nothing could hurt Viim, and had
drank freely of unboiled water and
had eaten a quantity of native food.
AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
Resolution Prohibiting the Using of
Uncrushed Shells on Streets.
The resolution which prohibits the
using of shells, until crushed, for re
pairing Newcastle, Mansfleiu, Glouces
ter, George, Kgmont, Prince. Albany
and E streets, introduced by Alderman
j dußignon at the meeting of council
i Thursday night is a good one and
i every cyclist and horse owner in the
city should bo indebted to council,
j The large, rough oyster shells which
have heretofore been used for repair-
I Ing the streets have played havoc
with bicycles and vehicles of all kinds.)
to say nothing of the damage to '
horses.
MAW FARMERS
ARE 10 GAIFFER
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED GEORGIA
SONI OF CINCINNATUS TO
MEET IN MACON.
Seven hundred delegates from Geor
gia will be named; to the annual con
vention of the Farmers' National Con
gress, which convenes in Macon on
October 7. liach state is entitled to
as many delegates as it has represen
tatives in congress, and as many as
sociate delegates as desired.
Five associate delegates will lie ap
pointed from each county, according to
what Governor Candler says. He has
written to Ordinary Horace Dart
ty, asking him for a list of farmers.
Ilahvie Jordan, vice president of the
congress, is very much interested in
the work and is making arrangements
fur the congress.
Commissions will lie issued to each
delegate. These commissions will be
signed Tiy Governor Candler.
The Second Sunstroke.
Marshall Burke, porter at the Ar
cade, was . o second sunstroke victim
of the present summer. He fell at the
comer of Cochran avenue and Glou
cester street yesterday and promp
medical aid sieved his life.
CLANS OF LEE 10
Ml i I IN COLUMBUS
GENERAI. EVANS SENDS CIRCU
LAR LETTER TO BRUNSWICK
VE l ERANS.
A circular letter lias been received
from Gen. Clement A- Evans by thr
Brunswick Camp of Confederate Vet
mans calling the attention of the Con
federate veterans of the state to tiie
fact L.at ho next annual meeting o.
the division will he held in Columbus
In October. The exact date for tnc
meeting will later lie announced, first
by the veterans of Columbus, and latei
by Commander Evans. Tn#re art
four brigades, Northern, Southern
Western and Eastern, in the Georg!:,
division, and in these there are on:
hundred and thirty-five camps, nearij
one for every county in Georgia. Gen
Evans thinks that from present indi
cations the attendance will be quitt
large, hut the people of Columbus an
making extensive preparations for tin
entertainment of the old soldiers, an<
dial all who go to the reunion wil
have a most enjoyable time.
it is more than likely that Jaeksor.
camp of this city will send a dolega
lion
CITIZEN HAS A WORD.
He Agrees With the News on the Mar
ket Question.
Editor News: You certainly struck
the key note wnen you suggested that
the old market buhning he converted
into a fire department and police
headquarters. The home of the fire
department is entirely unfit for it and
with the rapid strides our city is now
making it will he but a short time
before the department will have to be
increased; in fact it needs increasing
now. The best citizens are with you
in your effort to give the police and
firemen better headguarters and at
the same time remove an eyesore.
CITIZEN.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MB MOVE FOB
BETTER STREETS
+
MAYOR AND COUNCIL DECIDE TO
TEST OIL IN STREET IM
PROVEMENT.
If Successful it Means Much for the
City and County Thorough
fares.—Oil Ordered.
The mayor and council of the city
of Brunswick arc about to experiment
on a system of betterments, regarding
the streets of the city, which, if suc
cessful. wiu forever solve the prob
lem of good streets for the city of
Brunswick and lino roads for Glynn
county.
Out in the cities of California and
in quite a number of the Texas cities
it has been demonstrated tnat the use
of oil serves to solidify, and make
thoroughly concrete, roads and streets
constructed of any ordinary hard sub
stance, such as shell, gravel, macad
am, or in fact any material of that
cnaracter.
Mayor Emanuel has had the matter
under consideration for a number of
weeks and lias finally concluded to
give Hie oil question a trial, and to
that end he has ordered some ten bar
rels to be used on the streets as an
experiment. The oil to bo usc.i is not
expensive and is of the Beaumont
type, and it has been used in Augusta
with very good success.
Just as soon as the oil reaches
Brunswick’, anu if the test is satisfac
tory, Mayor Emanuel will order it
in large quantities and will improve
all of the streets of the city.
The county commissioners will also
look into the matter and it is not un
likely that they, also, will use some
of it on the county roads’.
TRACY HAS BAFFLED THEM ALL.
Bested the Best Secret Service Men
of the Country.
Seattle, Wash., July 11.—Tracy, the
outlaw, has to all intents and purposes
disappeared from from the face of
tiit' fp'iii. All (hat, t’ne authorities
err. dc is to wVt until he enters an
other home and holds up someone.
Public Interest in the Benton esca
pade ows no sign of decrease. In
the excitement following Tracy's Might
through one of the woods, one import
ant item was overlooked. He told Miss
May Baker at Grennell's home that his
real name was Harry Sevage and that
Tracy was his criminal nom <ie illume.
Whether the murderer was speaking
tae truth as a matter for speculation.
In connection with the Kcnfo fiasco
Tracy's story is questioned by a large
number of people. Many incidents
support tliis theory. Anderson’s state
ment concerning the murderer’s four
friends whom he met after he landed
in Seattle is conclusive. No doubt
now remains that Tracy is receiving
assistance.
■With outside help Tracy’s entrance
to Grennell’s home became expplaina
able. He is not hungry. In fact the
only tiling lie did except to talk to
the women was to wash himself.
Again that e sent a strange boy down
town to sell watches and buy revolv
ers, looks queer.
THERE IS TROUBLE AHEAD.
Street Tax Delinquents Liable to Get
Fined.
The officer detailed to assist in tho
collection of street tax is only direct
'd to summon those who should pay
it and they, are required, to report to
the treasurer’s office within a certain
lime from the date of the service and
pay $2 00. Hut. a number have failed
to do so, and they are liable to .arrett
at at any minute.
When arested they will be tried in
police court and probably lined.
Sunday Night.
The sermon of Dr. Stuart at the
auditorium tomorrow night will be
an aide one, and it is more than likely
that, he will tie greeted by a large
congregation.
Interesting Meeting.
Oglethorpe lodge K. of I’l held an
interesting meeting in Castle Hall
last night. This is one of the most
flourishing secret orders, as well as
one of the most popular in tho city.
Each meeting of the lodge witnesses
a number of new members, and the
lodge is in a very prosperous condi
tion.