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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NO. 252. BRUNSWICK BOY 111 PHILIPPINES * 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 —t — 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 —,*— 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 * 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.