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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NO. 253.
PRES, MACH IS
WITH US AGAIN
*
HE AriRIVED IN THE CITY FROM
GOTHAM YESTERDAY
MORNING.
That His Coming Means
m More Progress for the New
A4 Brunswick & Birmlng
ham Road.
Col. E. C Maehin, the well known
president of the Brunswick & Birming
ham construction Cos., reached this
city yesterday and will be here for a
week or ten days.
While the specific purpose of the
coming of President Machin at this
time is not known, it is understood
that it lias something to do with the
approaching of the B. & B. into Nioh
olls. which will occur some time with
in the next two weeks.
The genial colonel is in the very
best of spirits, and says he is more
convinced than ever the Brunswick &
Birmingham Is yet to he the greatest
trunk line in the country.
..Incidentally he is here in the inter
est of a numbeV of other enterprises
of this city in which he is interested.
He will probably be in the city for
ten days.
IN A LAUNCH.
Sailor and His Son to Cross the At
lantic.
The Associated Press sends out the
following:
“The Abiel Abbott Low. a 38-foot
launch equipped with kerosene oil en
gine, In which Captain Henry New
man, a well-known boatman, accom
panied by his IG-y|ear old son, sailed
from CoLege Point, It. 1., on July 9.
on. a.3,000 mile voyage to Falmouth,
England, as reported having been spo
ken by two vessels which reached this
port, today.
Captain Ivon, of the French hark
Tonrvtlle, from Nantes, reports having
sighted the little craft on July 13 In
latitude 40:33 north and longitude
Ci: 32 west, but it was so far away
that he could not communicate with
he occupants of the boat
The American liner St. Louis “from
Southhampton and Cherbourg also re
ported having sighted the Low. The
little boat exchanged colors with the
big lrner on July IS. In laitude 41:3-1
north, longitude 55:35 west. The two
occupants seemed to be in the best
of spirits and waved their caps to the
officers and passengers of the St.
iritis.
Capt. Newman, before sailing from
ibis side, said he expected to reach
England in less than thirty days. In
the nine days sue has been to sea
when sighted by the St. Louis she had
covered approximately a distance oi
875 miles —almost a hundred miles a
day —at which rate she should reach
Per destination, If no mishaps befall
her, in a month’s time.”
SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE.*
One House Totally Destroyed and
. , Two Damaged in the Blaze.
An alarm of fire was turned in
from box at about 9 o’clock Sunday
evening. The department made a
good run, and located the fire at the
corner of E and I streets, in a house
owned by J. M. Rice, of Augusta, and
occupied by two negroes.
The house burned very rapidly and
soon spread into the adjoining houses,
two in number, and owned by the
same party.
The department did good work, but
In spite of this, one of the houses was
completely destroyed, while the oth
ers were but slightly damaged. They
were all covered by Insurance.
A. C. L. Employes Happy.
The many, employes of the Atlantic
Coast Line were made happy yes
terday by: the arrival of checks for
their current month's pay. The News
was iu error in its statement of Sun
day tnat the pay: day of the A. C. L.
had been advanced to the first of Au
gust.
Brunswick Wins Again.
The Brunswick colored base ball
el,ib has transferred operations from
Macon to Ai.ania and in a game play
ed in the latter city yesterday, de
feated the local team by a score of 5
to 4.
The Brunswick aggregation is get
ting to be a crack team.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
Are Causing a Big Row in South Car-i
olina.
Columbia, S. C., July, 21. —South
Carolina provides artificial arms and
legs for Confederate veterans who
lost a limb in the war. In the state
house there are three one armed vet
erans, the treasurer, a clerk in his of
fice and the adjutant and inspector
general. They have all held public
office a number of years, but have
never bought artificial arms. Their
names appear on the list of veterans
to which the pension board granted al
lowances this year for artificial limbs
Much comment has been caused. A
number of veterans could not get, ar
tificial limbs this year because the ap
propriation was exhausted It is
thought the hfflcc holders drawing
pay from the state treasury ought not
to get in the way of more needy vet
erans. What makes it worse is that,
two of these veterans have such short
arm stumps thal they cannot, wear
artificial arms. They said they want
ed to be put on the list as a badge of
honor.
A BAD EGG.
Negro Arrested Here is Also Wanted
In Florida.
Nelson Wilcox, the negro who was
arrested by Constable S. 1). Lamb a
few days ago, and who was given a
preliminary hearing in Justice Lam
bright’s court Saturday and bound
over to the city court, seems to be
a pretty bad egg, and is wanted in
Ociila on a serious charge.
Yesterday Constable Lamb received
a telegram from Marshal W C. Ter
rell, of that city advising that the
man was wanted at that place for a
serious offense, and asked that lie be
held until an officer could be sent
here to take mm back to Ocilia,
He Is now in the county jail, and
wifi be held until the Ocilia officer
reaches hcr.e.
A POPULAR SI ASON
FOR SF. SIMON
LACK OF HOTEL ACCOMMODA
TIONS DID NOT KEcP PEO
PLE AWAY.
Althougn there lias been no new ho
tel erected at St. Simon the present
season has been an unusually heavy
one from the standpoint of arrivals,
and from the very opening of the sea
son up to the present date, the island
has simply been thronged with
guests from all sections of the state.
Considering the fact that the gen
eral public was put on notice that the
hotel accommodation’s were limited,
this is indeed a good advertisement
for St. Simon and indicates the fact
that the people are anxious to visit
he resort, even when it la known that
they cannot be taken care of by a
good hostlery.
It is said that tuere are now more
than one hundred and fifty people on
the island for the summer
QUITE A FREAK.
Watermelon With Initials in the Heart
Seen in This City.
Yesterday afternoon Clinton Brown
and A. C. Strickland cut a watermelon
at the store of Durden & Cos., and
plainly inside the fruit was the let
ters “W W N.” Tne letters are as
plain as the print in the ordinary
newspaper, and as soon as it, was dis
covered all hands refused to partake
of the fruit.
It was brought down to the News
office, where it was yiewod by a num
ber of persons. It was a curiosity
well worth seeing.
Invited Candler.
Atlanta, July 21.—Lieutenant W. J.
Kendrick of the Seventh cavalry call
ed upon Governor Candler and pre
sented an invitation from his
for the governor to visit Chicariiagua
and review the United States troops
there. Governor Candler promised to
go tne first opportunity 'he could get.
On the 25th he goes to Senoia.
Lieutenant Kendrick has Just re
turned from Cuba, where his regiment
has been on duty.
A Railroad Rumor.
It is rumored in railway circules in
Brunswick that the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad will operate the
Atlantic, Valdosta and Western road
from Valdosta to Jacksonville. It is
said to be the intention to run double
trains through from Macon to Jack
sonville, making the route the main
line, and to discontinue one of the
trains between Valdosta and PaJatka.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1902.
REPUBLICANS TO
■HOLD POW WOW
—t—
ELEVENTH DISTRICT CONVEN
TION TO MEET HERE
JULY 21.
Chairman Belcher and Postmaster
Grier Will Take the Fight
Into Africa On That Oc
casion.
The republicans of the Eleventh
district will meet in this city on July
31, and it is expected that it will be
an unusually warm session.
As is pretty well known, there is
some discord in the rank and file of
the committee, and it is understood
that this difference will be thoroughly
aired at the coming meeting.
Among other things, the question of
putting ot a candidate against Con
gressman Brantley will be taken up
and finally, decided upon and anew
district chairman will ire named.
A representative of the News inter
viewed a prominent republican on the
work of tile convention yesterday, and
in answer to a number of questions on
the subject, he said that there was no
real discord in the committee.
He said the only difference whatev
er was caused by Postmaster Grier of
Dublin, who was anxious to succeed
Chairman Belcher in the district, and
who, in order to cany his point, was
insisting that the chairman call a con
vention to nominate a candidate
again! against Congressman Brantley
when he was well aw'aro of the fact
that tne party, as a whole was op
posed to nominating any one against
Brantley.
tie said the only difference whatov
sori Drier wanted this convention call
ed was for the reason that he throught
it would be a good chance to better
his candidacy for the district chair
manship.
The meeting next week promises to
l)o a lively one,
EXPERIMENTING WITH OIL.
F. E. C. to Use Crude Oil as Fuel In
the Place of Coal.
The Florida East Coast has been ex
perimenting with crude oil as fuel for
ils locomotives In place of coal. The
experiment was so successful that the
road lias determined to equip all its
locomotives with oil-burning fittings
as soon as possible.
The development of the Texas oil
fields brought on much discussion as
to the probability of oil taking the
place of cohl as a locomotive fuel to a
large extent, but it was generally
agreed that there was little chance of
oil taking the place of coal east of t’ne
Mississippi.
The experiments of the Florida
East Coast have shown oil to be
cheaper than coal, while the hauling
capacity of the locomotive was not.
impaired in the least. No. 42 was
tried in bolii the freight and passe.n
ger service and behaved satisfactor
ily in both.
The locomotive was put behind a
heavy freight train between sackson
ivflle and St. Augustine, and its work
is said to have been all tbaat could
have been expected. Afterwards, on a
long passenger haul between Jackson
ville and Fort Pierce, a distance of
225 miles, the locomotive came up to
all requirements.
One of the greastfr>s|t advantages
ever urged for oil as a locomotive fuel
is the absence of smoke and cinders.
This applies with special force to the
Florida East Coast, since that road is
distinctly a passenger road and de
rives its revenue largely from the
tourist travel. Tourists ’have to be
given every convenience or they will
travel other roads. It, does not mat
ter so much about local travel, be
cause peoole who lijve on a line have
to either patronize it or walk.
Other railroads in the south will
watch with interest the experiment
that the Florida East Coast is making.
It may be that the day is not so dis
ant when even the roads in the coal
districts will be burning oil.
Had Good Crowds.
Both of the island resorts enjoyed
a good patronage yesterday. At Cum
berland the visitors were numerous
and all report a very pleasant day. St.
Simon also had a good share of the
traffic and both of the hotels had
cause for gratification at the day’s
business.
MINERS FIXED FOR
I LONG BATTLE
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PRES. MITCHELL ANNOUNCES
THAT HEADQUARTERS
WILL REOPEN.
The Civic Federation Makes Another
Desperate Effort to Bring
About Honorable
Peace.
Willtesbarre, Pa„ July 21.—The
strike headquarters of the United
Mine Workers of this city, which have
boon closed since President Mitchell
went west, will lie reopened Tuesday,
when Mr. Mitchell and the district
presidents will return to the city.
After a brief conference as to how
tiie disposal of the fund shall be made
the subordinate officers will return
to their homes and take charge of the
distribution of tneir respective dis
tricts. When Mr. Mitchell returns to
this city he will remain here until the
strike comes to an end. It Is now said
that the miners have defined their po
sition, and the civic federation will
make another appeal to the operators
to arbitrate.
Indianapolis, lnd., July 21. —Pres-
ident Mitchell lias adopted an amen<|
ment of the number of strikers and
dependents in each district and week
ly revenues ta he derived from each
district under the decision bf the
miners’ convention, together with tlio
amounts of weekly, assessments by
districts. Tins estimatqls that the
number of strikers in the anthracite
field at 150,000 and the total number
of dependents at. 750,001)
The estimated weekly expenses of
maintaining the strike in the anthra
cite fields js $500,000.
In district No. 17, West Virginia
bituminous) the number of strikers
is estimated at 25,000, number of de
pendents, 75,000.
In calculating the revenues for de
fraying strike expenses the estimated
contributions from districts Is put. at
$100,000; the estimated contributions
from 'sub-districts, $100,000; the esti
inatod contributions from locals, $250,-
000; the estimated wepkly assess
ments by districts at $244,000, and the
estimated weekly contributions at
$250,000; a grand total of weekly in
come of $494,000.
The estimated revenue from weekly
assessments by districts is made up
as follows:
No. 2 Pennsylvania, $30,01)0; No. 5
Pennsylvania, $30,000; No. C Ohio,
$.0,000; No. 8 Indiana, $4,000; No. 2
Illinois, V u0,000; No. 11 Indiana, (bi
tuminous), $10,000; No. 13, lowa, $15,-
000; MU 14 Kansas, $10,000; No. 5
Colorado, $7,000; No. 7 Maryland,
$5,000; No. 19 Tennessee, $8,000; No,
20 Alabama, $10,000; No. 10 Arkansas,
and Indian Territory, $7,000; No. 3
Kentucky, $10,00..; No. 24 Missouri,
SB,OOO.
WILSON BROTHERS ARRESTED.
Waresboro Lumber Dealers Are in
Financial Trouble.
Waycross, Ga , July 21.—Russell,
John 11. and Tom Wilson, composing
Die firm of Wilson Bros. Lumber Cos.,
near Waresboro, were arrested at
unlay for trespass. John and Tom
were attempting to leave the state
into Florida with two teams, suppos
edly to escape various large debts in
this city. Indictments were return
ed against all three at the last term
of the superior court for selling whis
key without a license. Russell Wilson
pleaded . guilty today and was fined
SIOO.. The commissary at the mill
was closed by creditors and several
car loads of lumber were levied on.
The men came from Indiana about a
year ago and purchased the saw mill
of Dr. J. Spence at Waresboro.
THE JACKSONVILLE STRIKE.
The Situation is Still Very Wide Open
In That City.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 21.—The
strike among the union laborers in
the building trades continues with no
immediate prospect of settlement in
sight. There are now about 2,500 peo
ple out. x re were two small dis
turbances today, both rows between
union and non-union men, but the po
lice quickly dispersed the crowds and
no violence resulted.
On the whole- tae strikers are de
porting themselved well.
TO MAKE AN ATTACK.
Castro Decides to Have a Stiff Fight
Very Soon.
Washington, July 21.—Minister Bow
en, at Caracas, has cabled the state
department as follows:
“The president of Venezuela has
abandoned the idea of attacking the
enemy at Barcelonia and is preparing
to return to Caracas soon.”
President Castro went to Barcelonia
which was partially invested by the
revolutionists about ten days ago.
landing from a government warship
and asserting he would clear out the
rebels within fifteen days, lie had a
considerable force of soldiers with
him and the reason for his change of
mind, in the absence of a decisive
battle, can only be conjectured here,
it is known that he is unable to re
gain Caracas by land owing to the
presence between himself and the cap
ital of the revolutionary forces, and
lie must return by water, as lie came.
JOHN A. WARD DEAD.
Old Brunswickian Passed Away In At
lanta Sunday Night.
John A, Ward, a venerable and high
ly respected citizen of Glynn county
and wao for many years resided in
Brunswick, and recently removed to
Atlanta, died at his new home there
on Western Heights at 12 o'clock Sat
urday night. The remains, and those
of his family who were with him dur
ing his last illness, will arrive on the
Southern train this morning and will
proceed from the train to the resi
dence of hi son, ilailo Ward oil E
street, and from there to the Second
Advent church, corner 1) and I,
streets, where the funeral will
take place at 10 o’clock. Rev. C. P.
Thornton will conduct the services,
assisted by Rev. W. M, Gilmore of the
Baptist church,
Tne friends and acquaintances of
the deceased arc invited to attend the
funeral this morning.
AN AUDITOR APPOINTED
IN THE HARVEY UASF
COL. LEON A. WILSON HAS BEEN
NAMED TO TAKE THE
EVIDENCE.
I .eon A. Wilson, flic well-known
Waycross attorney, has been appoint
ed auditor in the present case of H.
H. Harvey, which was heard ly Judge
Reagen last week, on a motion by Hie
Harvey attorney to dissolve the re
ceivership in the matter.
The motion was denied by tlie court,
however, and on that issue it lias gone
to the supreme court, and the auditor
will not take any steps until the
higher court passes on the question.
If the decision of file lower court
is sustained, Mr. Wilson will proceed
to take evidence in the matter and
will then submit bis findings to he su
perior court.
MURDER AT WAY’S STATION.
Section Foreman Found With Bullet
In His Head.
The Savannah Morning News of yes
terday says:
Section Foreman S. It. Higginboth
am of th. Seaboard Air Line wu.
found lying dead beside the track at.
Way's Station at 11 o'clock last, night,
iiis head was between Hie cross ties
and his body lying to one side away
from the track. A pistol ball wound
oyer the left eye told the story of his
death. The discovery was made by
(he crew af the through freight No, 21
going south, the conductor of which
wired the particulars to the Savannah
office. Higginbotham was evidently
murdered, but by whom or why there
was no means of ascertaining. The
purpose of flic murder was evidently
not robbery, as a watch, pistol and 21
cents were found in his pockets.”
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.
The Steamer Premuis Goes to the Bot
tom ot the Sea.
Atlanta, July 21. —A special to the
constitution from Hamburg says:
“Steamship Premia's, with 185 pas
sengers on board was cut in two and
sunk by the tug Hansel on the Kibe
at 12:30 o’clock this morning.
Only about 30 on board were saved.
Strike Will Not Be Renewed.
Chicago, Ills., July 21.—Then will
not be a renewal of the freight hand
lers’ strike in Chicago. This decis
ion was reached at a special meeting
of the Freight Handlers' union tonight
called by President Curran to consid
er a report of the four roads arc dis
criminating against the old employes
who went out on a strike two weeks
ago.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THEBitB,MIKES
fiEB PURCHASE
0
IT SCOOPS IN THE OCILLA AND
IRWINSVILLE RAIL
ROAD.
And By the Operation Adds Some Fif
teen More Miles to its Line.
On to Birming
ham.
It. iris linen announced authentically
•mi the Brunswick * Birmingham
tnilrond company, nf this city, has
hided another small lino to Us mile
-SC and one that will he quite an im
portant connecting link iu the traffic
of Hie lino, when it shall have reached
its new purchase
The line referred to is the Ocilia &
Inwinsviile, and runs from Ocilia to
Irwinsyiilo in Irwin county.
The line in question is only fifteen
miles in length, but it traverses a
splendid section, and is directly on
the line mapped out. for the main lino
•if the B. K- B.
'I io news ol this sale was practie
lly confirmed by General Manager
McDuffie, win i asked about it yos
-1 T'hiy by a r, / iv ait,al ive of the
News. Vftile the new line is a very
short one, its purchase at this time
will be gratifying to the people of this
■ip. for the simple reason that it
demonstrates that the B. & B. people
are not going to let anything keep
them from pushing their line into Bir
mingham, and every mile of line pur
chased oni.v means that the road is
that much nearer its final destination.
NEWS OF THE SHIPS.
Small Marine Items of the Doings of
a Day.
The following is the movement of
the vessels at tne port of Brunswick
yesterday:
Anivo-i- Spanish bark San .lose, Ol
iver, I lev n;i: German bark I Ivon,
M isciilatt, Savannah. Sailed—
Schooner Governor Ames. King, Perth
Amboy.
11. M King i.-- building a sail boat
J Die F.ili Young wlialf.
* _
l’pl’niH's launch which w s damaged
Hie lit om.' d.iys ago. is being re
paired.
Tlie nailing ' vessels plying between
San IT ’m ico amt Honolulu have be
an a freight-rate war against Dio lla
■ jtuiian-Ainericau line, says the Coast
Seamen's Journal of Sari Francisco.
It may lie of ini crest in marine cir
cles to know tnat the five-masted
Chooner Governor Ames, which sail
's! from this port yesterday, was the
irst five mi ster ever built, and in that
lime, 1888. was among t lie largest
sailing vessels afloat.
The government has decided to dis
pose of all the old monitors now laid
up at the League Island Navy Yard.
Expert's have decided that they are of
no use except for old iron. Tne room
they now occupy D needed for other
vessels, mil they will be disposed of
in the near future,
Judge Morris, in the United States
district court for Maryland, lias held
that, the Merchant & Miners’ Trans
portation Co.IT I. anier Dorchester
was alone at fault for tne collision
between that vessel and the British
teamor Thornhill, which occurred in
Chostpeake bay on May 3. Cross li
bels were filed, the Thornhill claiming
$17,000 and t’ne Dorchester $30,000.
ON A VACATION.
Captain U. Dart is to Take a Well-
Earned Rest in Atlanta.
Caplain Barney Dart, thepopular
owner of the steamer Egmont, left for
Atlanta yi slerday morning to spend a
wee]; or ten days. .is the guest of his
auglite. 1 , Mrs. Armstrong, in Atlanta.
This is the first vacation Captain
Dari has enjoyed in many, many years
and the patrons of the line will agree
with Die News that he is entitled to
this one.
During the absence of Captain Dart
Captain Wilson will bo in charge of
the Egmont, and this means that the
sci vie. will be as near perfect as it is
possible without, the well-known face
of Captain Barney which we have all
come to know so well.