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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 * 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.