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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NO. 252.
BRUNSWICK BOY
111 PHILIPPINES
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D. WING WRITES INTERESTING
LETTER TO KINSMAN
HERE.
An Old Resident of This City Tells
of the Horrors of the Plague
in Our New Pos
sessions.
Mrs. John Bylsma, of this city has a
brother. I). Wing, who is serving with
Cos. D. 2tit'ii Infantry in the Philippines
and he has written an interesting let
ter. Mrs. Bylsina, in which he talks
interestingly of the cholera in the
islands.
Mr. Wing spent his early youth in
Brunswick, and will he remembered
by many of the people of tnis city.
His letter is dated from Southern
Suzorn, May 9th, and is in part as
follows:
"Dear Sisten I suppose tuat yon
have seen in the papers about the
cholera over here. Well, it struck my
company about the heaviest of any
outfit in the islands, but was not very
bad. On the fifth of April we were
put in quarentine in Libmanon and not
allowed to go outside of the court
yard which surrounded our quarters
—about twenty feet on all sides. You
can imagine how much we like.l that.
On the 25th our first death occurred
in the company. It was Corporal
Ralph Warner of Bay City, Mica., and
that same night about 7 o'clock Mr.
Whalen, of Chicago, ilk, and Corpora!
Sullivan died. They we-e all three
cremated and buried the next day at
5 o'clock in the afternoon of the 26th.
You may think it hard for a soldier
to have to eat corned beef for three
years, don't you? But what do you
think when a man eats corned beef
for a year and six months and then
is burned, using beef boxes for fuel,
and then to have his ashes buried in
a corned beef case, for those were
the only available caskets at that
stage of the game. And then on the
,29 we had two more to die of the same
disease, and they were dealt with in
The same wajf I was in the firing
squad that fired 'for the noys those
farewell salutes, and in that line
of a hundred, sturdy soldiers there
was many a tearful eye.
Well, 1 guess it is as our company
commander said,' it is not so bad to I
be shot or cut to pieces, for then
you have a fighting show for life, but
when the cholera gets hold of you
there is no show at all, only to lay
tnere and take it.
Whalen was a heavy drinker, and
when the cramps took him it drew
him up so hard that it tore the mus
cles of his arms and legs in two.
Well, we are out of that town, and
are situated in some little berg obout
two miles from one of the principal
shipping points o. the island.”
BLANTON IS CHIEF SURGEON
OF THE B. & B, RAILROAD
APPOINTMENT MADE BY GENER
AL MANAGER McDUFFIE
YESTERDAY.
The announcement of the appoint
ment of Dr. G. W. Blanton, of this city
chief surgeon of the Brunswick &
Birmingham railroad was made by
General Manager McDuffie yesterday.
Dr. Blanton will have entire charge
of this department of the new line
and as soon as the company reaches
the line of the Offerraan & Western,
he will mane a trip over it and ap
point a number of assistant surgeons
who will report to him in this city.
This appointment is well merited, and
Dr. Blanton is among the ablest prac
titioners in this city.
MORE EARTHQUAKES.
Vincent is Again the Scene of a
Visitation of Them.
Port of Spain, July 19.—Telegrams
received here this evening from St.
Vincent are to the effect that severe
earthquakes continue there and that
the people are wild with excitement.
Several ,buildings ha,ve collapsed
during the past twenty-four hours and
a large number of taem have been se
riously damaged.
Business in many place's has been
totally suspended and in a measure
the people are panic stricken.
JUDGMENT IS AFFIRMED.
Supreme Court Refuses to Grant a
New Trial in the Ponder Case.
Some time since, D. R. Ponder was
convicted in the city of Brunswick of
violating the whiskey laws, aim was
sentenced to a fine of S3OO. The case
was appealed to the supreme court
and that tribunal has affirmed the de
cision of the lower court in the fol
lowing language:
714. Ponder vs. State Before Judge
Sparks. City of Brunswick.
Cobb, J.—The evidence warranted
the verdict, and nbue of t,ne grounds
of the motion for anew trial, which
were argued in the brief in error, con
tain any sufficient reason for revers
ing tjie judgment of the trial judge
to grant anew trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Ira E. Smith and Crovatt & Whit
field for plaintiff in error. J. T. Col
son. solicitor, contra
SEVERE SIORM PLAYS
HAVOC IN ON IARIO
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED IN
FIERCE DISTURBANCE
OF ELEMENTS.
St. Paul, July 19.—A dispatch from
Cbestervtille, Ontario, just! received
in this city bungs the news of a ter
rible catastrophe in that city in which
five people were killed and fifteen
fatally and seriously wounded, in one
of the fiercest storms that section of
the country has had in many years.
The storm began last night and
has been raging ever since and has
not yet abated. Many houses liave
been seriously damaged and the inju
ry to cattle and citner stock will be
very heavy.
From the report it seems that the
poorer class of people have suffered
very materially
.. SUPPLEMENT.
M. Isaac, the Attorney, is Adding to
His Volume of Annotations
“The Northwestern Reoprter, a law
publication published at St. Paul.
Minn., in its issue of July 1!, con
tains the {•owing notice concerning
one of the Tending young attorneys
of this city: “Mr. Max Isaac, of
Brunswick, (la., is bringing out a
supplement to bis book of "Annota
tions" published in 1899. These an
notations cover the decisions of the
United Slates courts on sections of
the code of Georgia and the original
set included 170 volumes of the 11.
S. Tteports, 90 volumes of toe Federal
Reporter, and 30 volumes of the C. C
A. reports. The supplement will cov
er the latter volumes of all three se
ries. bringing the work down to date.
The annotations are furnished in the
form of neat gummed pasters.”
WILL BE PUT IN TO-DAY.
New Switchboard Will Be Placed In
Position This Evening.
The new and very handsome switch
board recently constructed in the tel
ephone exchange of the Southern Bell
Telephone company, will be installed
this evening. This will be a great im
provement over the old board and
wtil greatly facilitate the work in the
exchange.
The new hoard nas all the latest Im
provements and is exactly similar to
Hie ones in use in all of the larger
cities
Notice is directed to the announce
ment in another column in which no
tice is gtveri that connection will lie
fnterrupted this evening while the
new hoard fs being placed in posi
tion.
TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
Young Man Who Was Committed for
Lunacy.
Oxford, Ga.; July 19.
a young white man who dwells about
three miles northeast of Oxford, was
tried yesterday on a writ of lunacy.
The jury declared that he was in
sane, and Ordinary Belcher ordered
that ne be held in the Newton county
jail until there is a vacancy in
the state sanitarium. After his trial
Jones tried to commit suicide, but was
prevented by Sheriff Hays.
Jones was arrested several days ago
for assault and battery committed
while intoxicated. The trial was set
for Tuesday, and postponed, and since
then he gave evidence of having ah
unsound mind. The trial for lunacy
followed yesterday. He will be sent
to Milledgeville as soon as me author
ities there can receive him.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1902.
MOVEMENT IS ON
FOR RIFLE RANGE
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OFFICERS WILL HOLD MEETING
DURING WEEK TO CON
SIDER IT.
It is Believed That Its Success Will
Greatly Encourage the Mil
itary Spirit in the
City.
t i- HI.II
A well defined movement on the
part of the military organizations of
the city is now on foot looking to the
construction of a rifle range in this
city, which, by the way, will do more
tp accelerate the military spirit in
Brunswick than any thing else that
could he suggested.
A meeting of tile military officers of
the city will be held .luring the com
ing week, and at that time various
committees will lie appointed and the
preliminary work will be fully arrang
ed for.
It is understood that llio site for the
range will he donated by a generous
friend of Brunswick’s military, and
the cost of building the range, in
cluding all the necessary appliances,
will not exceed $250.
At first, the public will be asked to
contribute to the cause by a popular
subscription, and later an entertain
ment for the benefit of the range will
lie arranged for.
This is a movement in the right di
rection and it is hoped that the people
of the city will encourage the boys
In the matter.
NEW POSTMAITER IN CHARGE.
Wilmot Harris Will Try and Give
Satisfaction to Charlestonians.
Charleston. S. C., July 19. —Wilmot
1.. Harris, recently appointe.d postmas
ter at Cnarleston, took charge of the
office today, while George L. Cunning
ham retired from the service to he
sworn in as United States marshal for
the district of South Carolina. The
appointment of Mr. Harris has given
general satisfaction here and busi
ness people believe lie will give the
city a first class administration. I'is
appointment lias not been confirmed
by the donate. It will come up for
confirmation next December and ae
cording to reports from Washington
Senator Tilman will oppose it. In
view of the approval of the communi
ty, however, it is not believed that
Senator Tillman will seek to have
Mr. Harris turned out
NEWS OF THE SHIPS.
Small Marine Items of the Doings ot
a Day.
Cleared—Schooner Governor Ames,
King, Perth Amboy. Sailed —
Schooner Annie Air sloe, Strout, New
York.
Quite a big list of foreign vessels
up, cleared and sad -I for Brunswick
John Symons is raffling the pretty
little yacht Carolina. This beautiful
craft is owned by Mayor Emanuel.
Quite a large number of chances have
been sold and the raffle will occur at
an early date.
The tug Neptune, which has been
tied up at Brunswick having some
work done on hollers, is in commis
sion again.
CLAIMS HILL'S MONEY.
Illinois Man Says He Has a Prom
issory Note.
Americas, Oa., July 19.- —Americus
claimants of Charles Hill’s lortuno
left in South Dakota were advised to
day by telegraph that the appearance
upon the scene of one Cox, from Mt.
Vernon, ills., who claims the entire
sum of $144,000 in payment of prom
issory note for that amount made by
the deceased, Charles Hill.
The story is tnat Hill was a very ec
centric character, once came to Mount
Vernon ami for some personal favor
rendered, gave a promissory note to
the amount of his entire wealth.
Little credence is given tne claim
by the Americus heirs, who really are
near blood relatives to the deceased.
To Purchase Machinery.
C. J. O'Farrell_jeft for Atlanta last
night, where he goes to purchase ad
ditional machinery to be used in con
nection with the Brunswick Electric
Supply Cos. Mr. O'Farrell has had
considerable trouble with the power
he is now using, pm! hopes to remedy
the evil on this trip, as he will buy
an engine that is guaranteed to do the
work.
H, A, HERBERT IS
CRITICALLY ILL
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EX-SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
IS STRICKEN IN WASH
INGTON. *
He is Suffering With Typhoid Fever
and His Close Friends Are
Alarmed at His
Condition.
Washington, July 19.—Hon. Hillary
it. Herbert, secretary of the navy in
the Cleveland administration, is crit
ically ill in this city, and is suffering
witli a violent ease of typhoid fever.
Mr. Herbert's condition, though he
has been ill for several days, was not
thought to lie serious until tins after
noon, when he took a turn for the
worse, and tonight his friends are
really alarmed over his case.
Mr. Herbert is one of the most
prominent democrats in the country
and is a leader of the gold wing of the
party in the state of Alabama. Num
bers of telegrams iiave been received
tins evening inquiring as to ms con
lition, as his illness had been wired
to a number of friends in different
portions of toe country.
FOR CIVIC LEAGUE.
Movement Is On Foot For Such An
Organization in This City.
Apropos of the recent article agitat
ing tne Civic League movement in
this city, a prominent man anil erst
while official, had something to say
upon this subject recently and his
remarks were on a line with his pol
icy in public affairs. He is very pub
lic spirited and Brunswick’s streets
and squares testify to liis interest
in her appearance. This gentleman
suggested that, tire city co-operate
with the ladles who it is hoped will
form thiK society, and that the squares
ml blind streets snail lie sodded and
that trees and shrubs lie planted
therein: that regular walks be laid
out and (bo present system of cow
paths that cut up and disfigure the
squares he relegated to innocuous de
esetude. He suggests also that trop
ical trees and plants, such as palmetr
toes, Spanish bayonets, bananas and
such be set out. in these places. His
ideas arc good ones and if they were
carried out the apeararice of the city
would soon lie greatly improved.
HARD ON THE FLOWERS.
Bovines in the Southern Part of the
City Play Havoc With Them.
People living in the southern pari
of the city are raising vigorous pro
tests against the negligence of the
pound officer and t'he carelessness of
cow owners In that vicinity. The fes
tive bovine stalks abroad unmolested
by night as well as by day, and the
extreme Intelligence of these blooded
nlmals renders them superior to such
obstacles as gate latches. In conse
quence those Industrious matrons
whose gardens give evidence of their
love for flowers and their hard work
with them object strenuously to awa
kening these fine mornings or pleasant
moonlight nights, as t'he case may be,
to find their yards trampled, their
cncrished plants and trees stripped
and mutilated, the flower beds de
stroyed, and general evidence of the
destructive ability of her eowship. It
is provoking and exasperating in the
extreme, and the impounding officer
should be more vigilant.
Is in Charge.
The Waycross Herald of yesterday
says: “Mr. W. H. Dyer, who was yes
terday appointed Master Mechanic ot
the Atlantic C hist line shops in this
city, arrived fram P. unswick today,
and at once took charge. Mr. S. M.
Roberts left Waycross last night to
take charge of the Brunswick shops.
Change in Pay Cars Coming.
Under the new order of things the
pay ear of the Atlantic Coast line,
which, under the old regime of the
Plant system, arrived in Brunswick
on or about the 18th of each month,
will not come in future until the first
of each month. The ear due here July
Ik will not arrive, therefore, until Au
gust 1.
Has Not Paid His Fide.
Joe Hassell, the West India negro
who was convicted in the superior
court a day or two ago of shooting
Captain Sprague, of the schooner But
terick, and who was sentenced to a
fine of S2OO or twelve months on the
county gang, has not as yet paid his
fine, an.l it is believed that he will
have to serve his sentence.
THEY BLOCK CROSSINGS.
The Railroads Are Causing a Stoul
Kick From the Ladies.
A great many complaints are being
heard about the engines that block
and render dangerous that portion of
the Boulevard out near the old brew
ery site. Several runaways have oc
curred there in consequence of the
horses becoming frightened, and many
narrowly escaped from serious inju
ry. Ladies and children can no long-
er drive around the south Boulevard
in the afternoon, as tints menace to
safety! is always in evidence there,
either a “dead” locomotive or one
under steam,either one being d*nn
gerous to drive around. There must
be some way to remedy this evil. The
B. & B. officials should be able to in
sist that the crews in charge of these
engines should leave them some dis
tance from the drive It is certainly,
a great inconvenience, as well as a.
source of extreme danger and should
lie corrected at once. v
B4LEOUR IS lOKMING
BRAND NEW CABINET
NEW PREMIER OF ENGLAND WILL
HAVE IMPORTANT WORK
TO DO.
London, July 19.—The duke ol
Devonshire, president of the council;
the marquis of Lonsdowne, secretary
of stale for foreign affairs; Joseph
Chamberlain, the colonial secretary:
the earl of Elborne, first lord of vad
miralty, and the marquis of Dondon
ilorry, postmaster general, It is un
derstood. have consented to retain
their several portfolios in the new
cabinet.
Lord George Hamilton, secretary ot
state for India; C. T. Ritchie, the
home secretaary; R. W. Hanbury,
president of the board of agriculture;
W. St. Jonn Brodick, secretary of state
for war; A. Aekers-Douglas, first com
missioner of works and Walter Long,
president of the local government
board, will remain in the cabinet, but
their portfolios may be changed.
General Wyndham will remain chief
secretary for Ireland, but with a seat
in the cabinet, the new lord lieuten
ant having no seat in the cabinet and
being rather a social representative
of the sovereign than a. political rep
resentative of the government.
JUDGE REAGEN RETURNS.
He Left for His Home in Henry Coun
ty Last Night.
Judge E. J. Reagen, of the Flint cir
cuit, who has been presiding over
(lie sessions of Glynn superior court
luring Hie past week returned to his
borne in llonry county lasi night.
During his stay of a week in Bruns
wick, Judge Reagen nas made a host
of friends, not only among the mem
hers of the bar, but among our citi
zens generally)
He has presided over the court to
the perfect satisfaction of all parties
at interest, and he carries with him
flu; best wishes of a large circle of
newly made Brunswick friends
A NAVAL FIGHT ON.
Believed Insurgent and Government
Forces in Panama Are At It.
Panama, July 19.—Heavy cannonad
ing has been heard here this evening
and it is belie. >, I that the government
ships end those c* the insurgents an
engaged in a naval battle. Kfforts to
confirm this belief with some practic
al evidence has failed, but the opinion
of those who are in position to know
is that such a tight is now, in pro
gress.
The Un.tto States gun boat Ranger
arrived here this afternoon to pro
tect Ameiican interest generally, and
the coming lias been a source of pleas
ure to the American citizens here.
The greatest of excitement prevails.
JUMPED THROUGH WINDOW.
Prisoner Escapes With His Hand
cuffs on.
Montgomery, Ala., July 19.—Mark
Howard, a convict from this county,
who escaped in 1896, and who was
captured the other day, escaped again
at Calora while on his way to the
mines, me car window was open and
Mark went througu it with his hand
cuffs on. tie ran right through the
town and got Into the woods before
his pursuers could overhaul him.
To the Public.
Mr. J. M. Bryan is now employed in
my real estate and collection business
and 1 am better prepared than ever
to collect rents and handle your real
estate. Collections of rent, earnestly
solicited. J. D. FOGLER,
Real estate agent, No. 2iß Newcas
tle SL, up stairs.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE GUY CAPTAIN
NAS DISAPPEARED
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PUTNAM BAILEE STRONG IS SAID
TO HAVE COMMUTED
SUICIDE.
The Son of Ex-Mayor Strong Again
Figures In a Sensation I nat
Startles Gotham So
ciety.
New York, July 19. —Capt Putnam
Bradlee Strong, the gay army officer
and the son of Mayor Strong, who
made himself famous about a year
ago and created an international sen
sation by running away with Mayi
Yohe, the actress and the divorced
wife of Lord Francis Hope, of Lon
don, mysteriously disappeared and his
whereabouts is causing consternation
among the members of the family and
tile many friends of the young lothario
in this city.
It is stated on the inside circle of
the Strong family that the captain
has been mentally unsound for many
weeks, caused by heavy debts he has
incurred, together with the financial
embarrassment which naturally fol
lowed.
Captain Strong was wounded
in the Philippines, and has been a
sufferer from that cause, which has
also told heavily on his condition
it is said this evening that fhany
of tne friends of the captain fear
that he has committed suicide, but of.
course this is only a surmise on their
p&rt.
At any rate his absence is causing
deepest consternation in many cir
cles in this city.
HOT POLITICS.
Alabama to Have a Red Hot Siege
Of the Same.
Montgomery. Ala., July 25.—Gov
ernor Jonnson has made noJnos.iUitjpn
in declaring his purpose to challenge
Governor Jelks to a joint discussion
or canvass during hte campaign. Gov
ernor Jelks is not a skilled public
speaker and makes no claims to being
i match for the former governor on
the stump, and his friends say he will,
without hesitation, decline the chal
lenge. They recall that Congressman
Dick Clark challenged Governor John
son to a discussion when the two
were pitted against each cither in 1896
and Governor Johnson declined on the
ground that joint discussions were
not a good thing for t..e party. They
say that Governor Jelks will follow
this precedent. At any rate, there is
no likelihood of a joint canvass.
They Will Excurt.
Brunswick people generally will ex
curt today. Some of them will go to
the island resorts, others • will take
advantage of the cheap rates and
will spend the day at. Savannah or
Jacksonville.
POLICEMAN BRADY HAS
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE
INTOXICATED MAN ATTEMPTS TO
KILL POLICE OFFICER THIS
MORNING.
A young man by the name of Nich
ols attempted to kill policeman R. L.
Brady at about 3 o’clock tills morning
at the corner of Monk and .Newcastle
streets.
It seems that, young Nicholls was in
a hack owned byi the negro Griswell,
and was under the influence of liquor.
The hackman looked up the officer
and asked him to see that Nicholls
got out 4 of tne hack. Mr. Brady ap
proached the team and asked Nich
olls to get out of the hack and go to
his room. With this, Nictioils, with
an oath, drew a pistol and attempted
to shoot the officer.
In the meantime Lieut, of Police
Owens appeared on the scene and the
two officers succeeded in disarming
theman, who was later placed in thq
county jail.
The officers will prefer charges
against Nicholls, and it is quite likely
that he will have trouble before the
matter is over with.
-*■ Notice.
All subscribers to the News who are
over three months in arrears will
have tneir paper discontinued and a
suit entered for the amount due us.
We cannot aflord to give the paper
away.