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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NO. 250.
IMS A BOILER
FACTOR! FOR OS
R. E. BRIESENICK WILL BUILD
ONE IE COUNCIL WILL
GIVE LEASE.
The Council Has a Good Opportunity
to Encourage a New Enterprise
By Granting His Request.
Some weeks ago Mr. H. E. Briese
>ck sent a petition to the couucil
asking for a fifty years’ lease on the
• *ty water front lot at the foot of
I>arlmonth fctroe!). Mr. Briosn,iek‘.s
a lease at present which extends
twelve monhs yet, but he desires to
improve the property, laying out a
large sum of money, and he does not
iare to do this unless the city will
extend his lease.
The proposition of Mr. Brieseniek
for a fifty year lease seems to ho a
lair one. He agrees to pay an
amount agreed upon by council and
himself for twenty-five years, and at
the end of that time 'ne is willing to
leave the amount of rental to arbi
tration for the remaining twenty-five
years.
If council leases the property to
Mr. Brieseniek he will at once be
gin the erection of a mammoth boiler
factory, will invest a large amount of
money, and will employ many hands.
If the lease is not extended the fac
tory will not l>e built.
REMARKABLE GAME
OP BALL AT MACON
NEGROES PLAYED SEVENTEEN
INNINGS WITH oCORE OF
8 TO 7.
In speaking of tiie base ball game
between the colored teams of Ma
eon and Brunswick, the Telegraph
said:
“The negro haseballlsts of Bruns
wick played a game with the team at
Macon, yesterday afternoon <ut the
Central City bail park. Seventeen in
nings were played, and at the close
the score was 8 to 7 in favor of Bruns
wick. At the end of the seventh in
ning the score Stood 7 to 7. and the
last ten innings were played in the
determination that one side or the
other would get another run. The
ig.. t ,i was played without a run, and
so was the ninth. The eleventh was
finished with no enange in the stand
iug, and so was the twelfth. This
kept up until the seventeenth inning
when one of lie visitors hit the hail
squarely in the face. It went straight
over the second base too high for the
baseman to reacn with one of his
highest jump*. The right fielder
made for it behind the second base
man, but as it went into the field it
seemed to raise higher and higher
from the ground with an up curve and
at the remotest part of the park it
resembled a speck in he air. It duck
ed and struck the fence, and it lay
in the grass to be searched for by
the fielder who followed it. liy the
time It had been found and thrown
back to the diamond the hattUr had
made the round of the liases and was
taking a rest, over among the other
ins. When this inning was conclud
ed the victory was conceded to the
visitors, and the game was ended.”
The Macon News, in speaking of the
game, said:
‘A most interesting game of base
hall was played yesterday afternoon
between the Macon and Brunswick
colored teams.
"The teams arc playing a series of
three games. The first game Monday
was won by Brunswick in the sixth
inning, the game being called on ac
count of rain.
"Yesterday afternoon both teams
went out to win. At the end of the
eighth inning no score stood 7 to 7.
At this juncture the Macon team
changed pitchers and the real work
of toe game began. The score remain
ed a tie until the seventeenth inning,
when, with a man on first base a
Brunswick player knocked the hall
completely over the center fielder’s
head, scoring the runner and winning
the game. Tnis was the longest game
of ball ever played on the Macon
grounds. The colored team here is
furnishing some interesting sport for
the large audience that witness the
games and are putting up a snappy
article of base ball playing. Quite
a number of white people go down to
the park to see the games.
mrs. McWhorter dead.
Expired Yesterday Morning at Five
O’clock.
Mrs. Mary Pettigrew McWhorter,
of Camden county, died yesterday
morning in this city at tne home of
her mother. Mrs. Alfred Green.
Mrs. McWhorter has not been in
good health for some time, but her
condition was not considered serious.
S’he came down Tuesday to consult
a physician and seemed to he improv
ing, being able to visit one or two
of her old friends on Wednesday. But
yesterday morning at 5 o’clock her
mother heard her breathing heavily
and reacheu her bedside just as she
breathed her last. Her physician
pronounced heart trouble the immedi
ate cause of her death. Her sudden
death was a great shock to her rela
tives atnd 4o her many friends. Mrs.
McWhorter was a most lovable and
admirable woiimn, whVi.sc ’beautiful
disposition and noble character en
deared her to all who knew her. Horn
in lt>69, sue lived here the greater
part of her life, where as Miss Mary
Pettigrew she was beloved and re
spected by a Targe circle of friends,
in 1885 she was married to Mr. W. H.
McWhorter, of Satilia Bluff. Camden
county. Mr. McWhorter reached this
city last night, arriving as soon as
possible after receiving tne sad news,
Besides her husband Mrs. McWhor
ter leaves three iittle sons, her moth
er, Mrs. Alfred Green; her sister, Mrs.
Charles Ward (who is ill present in
Augusta), and four brothers, Messrs.
George Pettigrew, It. E. Green, James
and Kenneth Green.
Tiie bereaved family have the sym
pathy of the community in their sa<
loss.
Mrs Marjl McWhorter, whose
death occurred yesterday, was a wo
man of many noble attributes. A
devout member of the Presbyterian
church, she was a consistent Chris
tian in the best sense of tne word.
The strength and beauty of her char
acter were unusual, even in her girl
hood, Conscientious, loyal, high-soul
ed and charitable, she combined
traits that made, her a rarely perfect
woman. She was a dutiful daughter
and -i i ml tin ltd wife md moth
or, and a loving sister. Sue will be
sadly missed from tne family circle
of which she was the central figure,
and her friends, to whom she was al
ways faithful, will grieve sincerely
indeed, for tueir lovable woman who
has gone fronisjuiong them.
The husband and
mother. And rbe others of her family
Havre the sympathy of their friends
in this sad hour of axistion. But let
them not mourn as one without hope,
since heir loved one is only "gone
before” into the kingdom of the
blest, where, in the light of eternal
day, she awaits their coming
The body' will be taken to St. Ma
ry's. where the funeral will occur to
day.
A FRIEND.
THE ELKS EXCURT.
A Large Crowd Went Down to St. Si-
With That Organization.
The excursion given by the. Elks
to St. Simon la t night was among
the most pleasant events of its kind
of the reason. The Brunswick Man
dolin club was along and furnished
music for tint occasion, which, of
course means that, that feature of
tne affair was a great success.
The dancing at the pavilion was a
popular pastime and quite a large
number of the excursionists took ad
vantage of the tide and enjoyed a
surf bath, all in all, the affair was a
delightful one.
G. W. Johnon Dead.
G. W Johnson died on the 13th at
the borne of his son-in-law, J. If.
Grace, of Elko. i.a. For a num-er of
years Mr. Johnson made his home
in Brunswick, where he was in busi
ness with A. T. Putnam and was the.
father of Mrs. Owens Johnson who
li’ves in Atlanta
Homing Pigeon at Cumming.
Gumming, Ga., July 1(1. —Cumming
was 'visited at noon today by a hom
ing pigeon. It was taken
by Guy Rider), who fed and watered
it. and later released it from the top
of the highes building in own. Around
its feet were two bands. Upon one
was inscribed the letters *\V. M.,” and
upon he other the figures “1738.” It
is thought to l>e one of hose released
at Savannah for Harrisburg, P:i
Heavy Passenger Traffic.
Passenger officials generally h:|ve
announced that June was the best
montn for passenger business on rec
ord The reason for this increase in
passenger business during what is
generally the dull season is partially
the result oi the superior equipment
now used on all roads. '
BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1902.
YESTERDAY IN
SUPERIOR COURT
—i —
BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL BUS
INESS RECEIVE ATTEN
TION.
Verdict lor Claimant In the Lang-Tat
nall Case. —A Number of Crim
inal Matters Heayd.
The superior court was In session
again yesterday, with Judge libagan
of the Flint circuit, presiding and it
may be said in this connection that
Judge Reagan has made a host oi
friends while he has been presiding
over the court) He is an aide jurist,
is sound and logical in his decisions,
and personally is a clever ami charm
ing gentleman.
In the ease of Mrs. A. K. Lang, trad
iug as W. S. Lang, vs, Harry Tatnnll
end Georgia Tatnall. claimant, the
jury rendered a verdict in favor of
the claimants, or, in other words, in
favor of the Tatnalls. This ease has
been on trial for a number of days
and has been among the hardest
fought, legal battles of the session.
The criminal docket was next taken
lip and the eases disposed of were aas
follows: The State vs. Hardy John
son, alias Hardy Brown, simple larce
ny; ’verdict of guilty, sentence no:
yet pronounced. The Slate vs. John
Lofton, Willie Banks and Charlie Col
lins, burglary; verdict of guilty, sen
tence of $25.00, or three months, in
the cases against Banks and Collins,
and SIO.OO In the ease of I,often
The State vs. Jessie Taylor, extor
tion, nol grossed.
The State vs. Jessie Taylors' cheat
ing and swindling, nol grossed.
Ella Meredith vsi Anderson, di
vorce. final decree for plaintiff.
The court will meet at the usual
hour ibis morning and the criminal
docket will be resumed.
It is understood that the court will
adjourn with to-day's session.
THE VOTES ALL IN.
Florida's Election is Over.—The Win
ners.
Tallahassee, July 17.-—Returns from
oil the forty-five counties are not all
in. blit from what has been received
here it, is clearly) sure that. Attorney
General Lamar has beaten Fred T
Myers for congress in the Third dis
trict.
Judge W. A. Mocker, of Leesburg,
at present on the supreme court com
mission, lias been elected to the state
supreme bench over Judge Wall, of
T inpa.
From the latest returns it looks as
if R. IL Burr and Jefferson 11. Browne
will be elected railroad commission
ers.
United States Senator Mallory and
Congressman Sparkmen and Davis in
the First and Second districts had no
opposition.
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Fleming & Waff Will Probably man
age It Again.
The bids for the opera house closed
Wednesday, but as y(et no one has
han a bid accepted.
It is said on good authority that
Fleming & Waff will again be man
agers, but whether or not this is true
remains to tie seen.
This popular firm managed the
house last season, and although no
money was made, the way was paved,
experience paid for, etc., and the par
ty who gets it Ibis season is sure to
make some money
Mr. Aiken will probably say today
who is to lnsjve the house.
IS STILL IMPROVING.
It Will Not Be Necessary to Remove
the Ball in Case of Capt. Sprague.
The many friends of Capt W. E.
Sprague, who was shot by his negro
steward a day or two ago will he
pleased to hear that he is getting on
splendidly, and that he will in ail
probability be able to he out in the
course of a few days.
Dr. A. C. Blain, who is attending
the eaptai’n, is of the opinion that it
will not be necessary to remove the
hall, as it is doing no harm and for
tunately will not be an inconvenience
when Captain Sprague will have re
covered.
E Street Lot.
Lot on E street next to corner of
F. $250; one-half cash. Cheap, close
in, just the place for a small cottage.
BROBTON, FENDIG & CO,
my lew suits
IK COAL CREEK
t
OVER TWO HUNDRED CASES FOR
DAMAGE HAVE BEEN PUT.
ON RECORD.
The Comp dnants Ask For All Man
ner of Sums, Ranging from
SI,OOO to $25,000.
Knoxville, Tenn., July 17. —About,
two lam,ircil ilnmoge suits Have been
filed against the Coal Creek Company
et at, on ncount of the mine explo
sion :i( Coal Creek May I'd, in which
201 l people were killed. Of the num
ber of suits l'ortysix have been in
stituted in Knox county and the re
mainder in Anderson county, in which
the mine is located. The complain
ants si ck from SI,OOO to $25,000. The
Knox county eases will, it is under
stood. he docketed for trial at the
next January term, as he September
term I • an “issue term."
An assistant eerctary of lie for
estry division of the department of
agriculture of the United Stues gov
ernment is spending the summer in
Ibis region of- east Tennessee and
wetern North Carolina, which it is
proposed to include in the Apalacaian
p i k forest reserve. It is understood
ho will secure information as to ti
tles, the amount of land in the reser
vation now being worked for its tim
ber and other resources, etc. A num
ber of lumber companies are now op
erating in this territory, and it might
prefer not to sell, and holdout against
the park plan, is it. is passed by the
next congress, it might he that the
government might condemn the prop
erty and pay the present owners the
price at, which the property is valued.
It Is understood, on the contrary, that
tne policy of he department Of ag
rt nature will not be to intimidate the
lumber industry, hut that permission
will likely lie given for the removal
of such timber as will be suitable for
commercial purposes, though the
quantity! may he limited.
MACON THE WINNER.
Nut Growers' Convention to be Held
There.
Macon, July 7.—The Southern Nut
Growers’ eonvention will he held in
Macon on October fi.
Thi: 1 was decided yesterday after
noon at, the committee meeting at he
Grown house. New Orleans, Valdosta,
Orlando, Fla, Albany ami other places
wanted the convention, but Macon got
it
Mr. George Ketonum presented
tlie claims of Macon, and lie told of
the many advantages the city offered.
The meeting will lie held the day be
fore the opening of the National Far
mers’ congress and will he attended
by the nut growers all over the south
ern states.
Invitations will be extended to ma
ny prominent speakers. The commit
tee ori convention program is Mr..
0. M. Bacon, Dewitt, Ga„ chairman;
Dr. J. F. Wilson, Poulan; Herbert
White, Valdosta; Norwood Robson,
Atlanta; and ueorge Ketchum, Ma
con.
GEORGIA NORTHERN.
It Will Soon Be Running Trains Into
Albany.
Ainany, July 17. —Albany's fifth rail
road, the Georgia Northern, is about
completed, and will be running trains
into the city wit,bin the next thirty
days. The track has been completed
to within three, miles of the city,
where it will be connected with the
B. & W. track to enter the city. On
ly a space of about fifty feet remain
to lie laid before the road will be
completed. The Georgia Northern
will open up a fine agricultural and
timber section and the new road Is
expected to prove of great benefit
to Albany.
Col. iacobi Here.
Col. J. 1.. Jacobi, the genial mana
ger of the Cumberland Island hotel,
came up last night and will spend the
day in the city on important business
maters. The Colonel says that he
has a good, comfortable crowd of
guests, and that theyj are all ’very'
much pleased with the resort. He
will return to the island tomorrow.
Notice to Masters.
The News will publish ship notices
at $1.50. It is tlie only legal medium
through which these notices can be
published.
OFFICIALS GAIN CONFIDENCE.
BelieYe They Will Get Fugitives Back
From Canada.
A dispatch from Washington. D C.,
says the officials there who are mak
ing an effort to secure the extradition
of Greene and Gavnor are now feeling
more confidence in the success of
their efforts. The reason for their
optimism is a change in the method
of the procedure, they having
framed their appeals for the
extradition of the men precisely
in accordance with the language of
tne extradition treaty.
This was’ done on the ground that
the language of the treaty relative
to "receiving money, valuable secu
rity, or other property, knowing the
same to have been embezzled, stolen
or fraudulently obtained," is claimed
to actually fit the offense of which
the men are said to have been guilty)
It is expected that no Canadian court
will thus be relieved of- the necessity
of ruling on the objection made by the
defendants t hat Iho crime charged in
no Indictment does not correspond
with the treaty. Under he now appli
cation the court will simply be re
quired to decide whether or not a pri
ma l'acio ease of receiving stolen
moneys has been made out against
Greene and Gaynor.
If the men are surrendered under
extradition proceedings tne Georgia
courts will lie obliged to decide the
difficult and delicate question wheth
er Gaynor and Greene can be tried for
conspiracy, as indicated, after having
been tubtaluied fiord Canada on a
warrant which does not charge that
offense.
Want to Play Here.
It is said that the Fitzgerald base
bail team, which is now playing in
Florida, is anxious to hi ) r a game
or two with the Brunswick club.
Club Manager Miller will probably, re
ceive a 1 challenge In a day or two.
PROPOSED NEW LINE.
Asheville and Rutherfordton Railroad
to Be Built.
Asheville, N. C„ Jttl 17.—The
Asheville and Rutherfordton railway
will be built and active work on the
proposed line will begin at once. The
road will he built by George T. Canis,
of New York. The contract was sign
ed today. Work on the proposed line
will begin at the Rutherford end.
The contract gives Mr. Canis about
four years' time in which to com
plete the road. The line, however,
will be completed in perhaps just ha If
this time. The exact location of the
linn has as yet not been determined.
The road will run via Fairview and
will enter Asheville from the southern
part of the city. The length of the
road from Asheville to Rutherfordton
Id 40 miles. From Asheville the road
will extend to Tennessee.
It is not known who Mr. Canis’ back
ers are in the movement, but it is gen
erally believed that it is the Seaboard,
Boy Treated to Water Cure Dies.
Guthrie, O. T , July 17 - The au
thorities of I’ottawattomie county ar-i
investigating the death of Arthur K
Pelore, aged 11, near Shawnee, alleged
to have resulted from attempts of sev.
era! companions to treat him with the
‘water cure.” tic was submerged in
the Canadian river until his lungs and
stomach were filled with water, result
ing a few days later in his death.
NEWS OF THE SHIPS. e
Some Small Marine Items of the Do
ingfe of a Day.
Trio following is the movement of
t'he vessels at the port of Brunswick
yesterday:
Arrived—Schooners Ameda Willey,
Dodge, New York; Horace P. Shares,
Mount, New Haven, sailed - Schoon
er Eva B. Douglas, Bennett, New
York; steamer New York, Staples.
Boston.
Tne Mallory steamer Rio Grande
leaves for New York at 11:30 this af
ternoon.
The Falcon canto in from the Satil
la river yesterday.
The tug Stella, of Fernandina, is on
Briesnick’s marine railway.
A proclamation issued by President
Roosevelt relieves Cuban vessels and
their cargoes from the payment of
discriminating duties upon entry at
American ports.
Ar force of workmen are busily en
gaged in putting the finishing touch
es on tine tug Tapper.
The Altamaha river steamer George
Garbutt was in port yesterday.
The Brazilian government has is
sued another order adopting for its
merchant marine the International
j code of signals proposed by Great
Britain.
I udging ea.adj iecesd cp
PRICE FIVE GENTS.
OIL FIELDS STILL
A BLAIR MASS
ALL EFFORTS TO STOP FIRE AT
JENNINGS HAS PROVEN
FRUITLESS.
Total Destruction of the Fields Would
Entail a Loss of Thousands
of Dollars.
Jennings, July 17—Tile situation
at this hour is practically the
same. No progress lias been made
in conquering the flames and ir any
thing they are getting stronger. Tne
continuous flames for the past thirty
six hours are showing on the valve
and pipe for opening is growing
larger. The entire day has been pass
ed in advancing new ideas and pass
ing on them and absolutely nothing
has been accomplished. Late this
evening the chemical engine that ar
rived from Beaumont last night was
tried 1 and did not even quench the
fires in the small streams that ex
tend from the pool. At 8 o’clock four
boilers had been connected and as
many streams of steam was turned on
the fire. The only apparent effect of
these streams was to cause the lira
lo burn fiercer. The latest plan de
vised is to build a wail several feet
high around as near the lire as the
woritmen can stand. A I'orCe of twen
ty-five men are now at ork Tno
steam pipes are to be turned into this
levee to flood the surplus oil out;
throng'll a lead ditch that is being
Jug. By this means they l hape lo
reduce a greater portion of the tiro
and confine it strictly to the well
at which it started. A ear loaad of
chemicals has been ordered and is
now on the way and by this they ex
pect to conquer the flames. Owing
to the peculiar formation of the well
the difficulty in conquering it is great
er than it otherwise would be. The
well was never completely finished.
A 4-inch pipe is set in a 6-inch easing
and between the two the oil is es
caping. The experts who came over
from Beaumont arc unable to advance
any ideas, for this fire is an entirely
new feature in the history of oil field
fires. The remaining portion of the
field is idle. The only company now
at work is the Pelican company, near
ly a quarter of a mile to the north, en
tirely out of danger.
The chemical engine has just ar
rived in the city and will be shipped
home tonight. The owners of the
well do not seem to lie the least, down
hearted and talk encouragingly! of
being able, to cope witli the situation
In a day or so, alhough it docs not.
seem so at present. Tiie loss is now
nearing the ten thousand dollar mark,
and will probably pass that before it
is over. Tiie plan of covering the
well with a cone, which was advanced
last night and abandoned, will tie
should the present one fail. This lat
ter scheme seems to lie the one ap
proved by those who have had expe
rience in the oil fields.
TURNED HOSE ON RIOTERS.
Unruly Construction Gang In Ncbrao
kan Town Put to Flight.
Omaha, Neb., July 17—A Blair,
Neb., special says:
A riot which would have ended in
bloodshed was averted shortly aftef
midnight last night by the quick action
of Mayor Haller. The Chicago, St.
Paul and Minneapolis Railroad com
pany has been denied by the city
council the right to lay certain tracks.
About midnight a construction gang
of 200 men began laying tracks. The
mayor was Informed and ordered tha
men to cease work. They replied
tauntingly and the mayor ordered out
the fire department and a stream of
water was turned on and the men scab
tered. Revolvers were drawn but hun
dreds of citizens arrived and tore up
the track, carted it away and held the
ground under arms.
Mlllion-Dollar Jurymen.
New York, July 17. —In forming the
third panel of the sheriff’s jury to
serve during the ensuing three months
Sheriff O’Brien has summoned 14 men
whose aggregate wealth is estimated
at more than a billion dollars. Among
those called are John B. McDonald, J.
Plerpoiit Morgan, J. D. Rockefeller,
William Rockefeller, Frederick V*.
Vanderbilt, William K. Vanderbilt on#
<ohn D. Archbold.