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THE BRUNSWICK N E WR' VOLUME 1, NO. 259. POLITICAL HEADS LIABLE TO DROP MORE TROUBLE IN THE CAMP OF P— ITH DISTRICT 'UBLICANS. i his City Promises to All Kinds of Skel ind Some Jobs y Be Lost. The meeting of the republican ex ecutive committee of the eleventh dis tort. which meets in this city on Thursday, promises to be ricit. rare and racy, and i' may cost a number of republican office holders in this ■ ii ion of the state their jobs. Among those whose political beads ere in danger is Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue Mathews of this <•;(>•, and Postmaster Grier, of Dub lin. Chairman Belcher is also a target for the wrath of some members of the district machine, and a strong effort will be made to oust him from the i liairmanship. The following on the subject has been sent out under a Dublin date line: "The republicans of the Eleventh ■strict are now engaged in a war rtv'nich may result in several of them losing good paying positions. If ru mors are true, charges have been pre ferred against Postmaster Clark Grier ►of this city, and Deputy Internal Rev- Lcmie Collector Mathews, of Bruns- Htlck. J Several days ago Mathews visited Dublin, and. it is said, endeavored to induce a young man to put bis applica tion in for the postmastership of Dub a, pledging him the support of Chairman Belchor. of Brunswick, and enough republican influence elsewhere to land him the job. which now pays $1,900. The other stipulation Math ews made was that Allen Simmons, a young Dublin negro, was to he made assistant postmaster. As soon-as it became known that Mathews had endeavored to induce t.cme one to apply for the office held by Postmaster Grier, charges ace sain' ti nave been preferred against Math ews. It is understood that the charge b that he has been endeavoring to interfere ww federal appointments outside of his district, and is caus ing strife among the faithful. Allen Simmons, a young negro of Dublin. Is leading the opposition to Postmaster, Grier in the effort to oust him from his present office. Simmons 1 iihlicly stated a few da/s ago that as soon as President Rxrsevelt re turned to Washington from Oystei Bay, Mr Grier would he removed irom the Dublin office. Just what fne charges are against Mr. Grier no one seems to know, and Simmons refuses to state . For several months there has been a fight between Postmaster Grier and E. it. Belcher, of Brunswick, for the chairmanship of the republican exec utive committee of the Eleventh dis trict. Tills tight has grown to lie very bitter. Each is now alter the politic al skalp of the other, and cacn to have won. In this district, as else where in Georgia, the negro holds the balance of power in republiean coun sels. Belcher Is a negro. He is file present chairman, and wants to re main. Recently he made Die charge that Postmaster Grier was endeavor ing to organize a lily white party in the Eleventh district. This Mr. Grier indignantly denied, and his dental is backed up by the majority of the ne groes of this county, who have made affidavits that i-.ey arc admitted into bis private office on an equally with i.ie white people For some time the Grier Wing of the party has been confident that it has Belcner whipped, and has been endeavoring to induce him to call a convention of tne republicans of the district for the purpose of nominating a candidate to oppose congressman Brantley, and to elect, anew executive committee. This Beicues has refused or failed to do. tnongh he has called a meeting of the executive commit tee of the district at Brunswick on the 3d. and that, there will be something doing at that time goes without say ing. i Since the matter has grown so in teresting to the republicans of the district. Postmaster Grier has discov ered hat lie is not elegible to the chairmanship, owing to the fact that he holds a federal office. Belcher is deputy collector of customs at Bruns wick, and an effort will he made to oust him from the chairmanship of the committee on the same grounds. If tnis he done, the fight will he between Grier and Belcher as to which one ai nnan. Vit Wad* r .!••',iii'Ot- I,y .1 1.. . LOOKING FOR A SITE. Brunswick’s Military Determined to Have a First Class Range. The committee recently appointed .y the Officers Association of this city to select a suitable site for a rifle range, were out yesterday looking over several tracts of land, but have not as yet reached a decision as to where the range is to be located. The association is determined, how ever, that the military is to-have a range, and as soon as the location is fixed, t -c actual work of building it will begin. This will be a smree of great pleas ure to the members of— military or ganizations of, the city|, and it is thought it will be the means ol adding many new names to the company rods. Died Sunday Night. kittle Eunice, the live-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pear son passed away at It o’clock Sunday night, alter an illness of several days. The funeral occurred at 1 o’clock yes terday afternoon, alia was conducted by Rev. G. Bradley, of Si. dudes church, at -1 o'cirtck yestcruay after noon. GREAT BUILDING ROOM NOW ON IN BRUNSWICK MANY HANDSOME STRUCTURES ARE IN COURSE OF CON STRUCTION. Just at this time Brunswick is en joying a building movement, ,ue like of which lias not hoi u equaled in sev eral years. This condition obtains in tin com mereial. as well as Uio residence per lion of the city, ami all of The build ings under construction are io be tin usually handsome ones. Among those who are- building res idences may he named J. J. Lissnea, F. 1). M. Stracnan, J. E. dußigmm Howard Waff. (. I . Candler, end a number of others. In addition to those the caL.olic church will tit once lmild anew con vent on Richmond street which prom iscs to he one of t o most, imposing edifices in that section of the city. In the huriuossTurner quite a mini her of bundinggs arWbeiug built, old ones are being repaired, and all in all business in this lino is decidedly on the move. Justice Conley’s Court. Yesterday was regular court day I with Judge Conley, and quite a num her of unimportant matters were dis pose., of in regular order. Large Crowds. Althougn Sunday was an unusually unpleasant day, both of the island re sorts enjoyed a good patronage, and hotel accommodations at St. Simon and Cumberland were taxed to care for the crowd. STRIET CAR ERANCHIST WILL EXPIRE ON I R!I)A> IT WILL BE DECLARED VOID IF WORK IS NOT COMMENC ED BY THEN. Unless the parties to whom the city recently granted a franchise for the construction of a system of electric railways in this city shall have, begun work on same by Friday, August. 1, under its own conditions, the fran chise will become null and void. It was generally thougui when tnis right was given to the parties in ques tion that they really meant business, but subsequent events fail to corrobo rate this idea, and it now seems very, likely that the city council will be compelled to cancel the franchise, as it is not likely that, any effort will iioi made to protect it between this tiiqe and Friday. SOME GENUINE BARGAINS Will Be Offered by Mrs. Isaac During the Coming Week. Attention is directed to the ad. of Mrs. I. M. Isaac in this issue. This jwell known store will offer some gen tliile hprgains this week, and tho public is cordially invited to attend the sale. 1 This house Is well known as having I been among the very first to reduce j prices in this city, and the public ap predates the’ fact and demonstrates it by a liberal patronage. BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 29. 1902. HAS COAST II WON OUT ELLEN N —*■ — CURRENT REPORT THAT SHE HAS CAPITULATED TO EN TREATIES. In Baltimore it is Believed That the Great Deal Has Been Made. Would Bea Gigantic System. Baltimore, juiy 28.—1f impossible to obtain an authoritative expression or opinion on the rumor that negotia tions are pending, looking to the ab sorption by the Atlantic Coast Line of the Louisville Nashville ami Nash ville railroad, whim is controlled by J. I’ierpont Morgan & Cos. hi financial circles here, the general impression prevails that the -port is well found ed. "I. thing Mr. Morgan has already; practically turned the road over to the (,oasl Line," said a member of one of the loading uanking firms. "The two roaus .o not. parallel anywhere, and have a physical connection at Augusta, Ga., through the Georgia railroad, which runs from Atlanta to Augusta and which is leased jointly by them. Such a deal would eliminate thai hostility in Tennessee and Kentucky which aroused tne rumor that the Lou-, isville and Nashville will ue merged with the Southern railway. ’luose roads parallel and are competitors in both states and, following the report, Governor -ic„,.na, of Tennessee, uns threatened to call a special session of the legislature to pass a law that tvouUl prevent a merger. It. is thought that when Mr. Morgan purchased the Ixniisvilie and Nashville he had in view ltd transfer to the Coast Line. "Morgan & Cos. manage the South ern railway, and have been working in complete harmony with the Coast Line. Tne absorption of t.ie Loui e ville and Nashville would give tile Coast Line control of the railroad .sit uation in the section southeast of the Mississippi river. The outstanding lock of the Louis ville and Nashville amounts to st;o,- 000,000, and if the plan of Morgan & Cos. to pay $l5O a share .or it is ear ned out, $90,000,000 will be required fo complete the ueal. m round num bers tne combined mileage of the coast Line system and the Louisville and Nasuville is 9,401). Henry Walkers and aiiehael Jen kins, who control the affairs of the Coast Line, are out of tho city. Mr. Walters is thought to b.o in New York and vvoui— likely conduct the negotia tions wirii Mr Morgan or his repre sentative. Mr. Jenmni left Baltimore Thursday with uis family for the White Mountains. Mr. Waiters is vice president of the Coast Line Rail road company, and president of the parent company. Mr. Jenkins is a di rector of tne former, and was vice president of the latter. A Complimentary Smoker. The laboring people of 4h<e city complimented Eugene S. Odell, of New York, with a vory pleasant smoker at. the union headquarters on Bay street Sunday afternoon. Quite a number of gentlemen were present, and toe oc casion was a pleasant one. Thousanas of Watermelons. The Brunswick market is simply crowded with watermelons this sea son. and those who are fn a position to know, say that they arc larger this year than has been the case iri many years. Not Until September. London, July 28, —The body of the %i< .John W. Maekay, who died in London a few da./s ago, will not be taken to the United States until Sep tember, Mrs. Mackay's health forbid ding her earlier departure. Happy Time in Old Town. “We felt very happy,’’ writes It. N. Bevilie. Old Town, Va„ “when Buck len's Arnica Salve wholly cured our daughter of a had case of scald head.” It delights all who use it for cuts, corns, burns, bruises, boils, ulcers, eruptions, infallible for piles. Only 25c. at all druggists. New Workmen of a higher grade and improved fa cilities make Jim Carter the leader of clothes cleaners Phone 252-2. TUROUGHTRAINTO NICHOLS FRIDAY — * — BRUNSWICK AND BIRMINGHAM WILL MAKE CONNECTION THERE TODAY. Superintendent Westrich Announces That the First Through Train Will Run to Terminus On That Date. On Friday .next, the Brunswick & Birmingham will run its first, train from Hnmsw.ek to Nieliolts, and on that date a regular scnedule between these points will go into effect. This information was received in the city yesterday in the shape of a telegram from Supt. Westrich at Of foriuan, announcing that the connect ions would be made today and that the truck would be ready for trains by Friday. The superintendent also instructed that a iime card lie arranged to go in to effect Friday, calling for a regular schedule between Inis city and Nich olls, with regular stops at all Interme diary points. This means that Friday, next, the line will celebrate us first really great step to its destination. This only verifies lhe opinion that . the people of this city have ahvayip hold, mat the I!. &. B. was hacked up jby capitalists who were not in Hie game for their health, and who meant to redeem every pledge made to the people. According to the present arrange ments the first through train over tho line will leave inis city Friday morn ing, next. A HARDSHIP. Western Union Telegraph Cos. Fails to Deliver News Dispatches. Because of the fact trial the West ern Union Telegraph Company failed to deliver a portion of tile jircss dis patches to the News last, night, al though they arrived in ample time to 'nave been in this office before the closing hour of Inc telegraph compa ny, the News must ask tho indulgence of Its readers for the scarcity of tel ographic news in its columns this morning. However, this matter will be ta ken up with the proper authorities and an effort, made td the mid that such excuses will not nave to bo made in future, because of the laxity or care lessness of a great concern who are apparently carried awaw with the idea that they are a monopoly and must bo implored as well as paid for ren dering a common service to the pub lic. MANILA’ CHOLERA REPORT. One Hundred and Fifty Cases in For ty-Eight Hours. Manila, July 28. —During the forty eight hours ending this morning, one hundred and fifty fresh cares of chol era have developed in Manila. No re ports regarding the disease were re ceived from the provinces owing to the storm. Floods in Luzon. Manila, July 28.—The typhoon which prevailed over central Luzon is subsiding. Telegraph and tele phone wires arc prostrated. Floods have prevailed in central Luzon and considerable damage has been done. CHARGED WITH BOY’S MURDER. Alex Harris, a Negro Committed to Jail for Killing. Valdosta, Ga., July 26. —Alex Harris, colored, was committed to jail here yesterday to await trial for the kill ing of the five-year-old hoy of Sam Smith, colored, who lives in the Cat Creek district of this county. Harris claims that tne lulling was an accident. He had been playing with the boy for some t me, and be coming tired, 0,.d the hoy to go away and not bother him. 'tne child in sisted, and Harris, plcaing up a rifle which was in the room, said: “I am going to kill you. He men pointed the gun at the hoy and fired, the bul- Irt ai. m effect in the head and passing through its brain Harris claims that he had no intention of killing the boy, and thought the rifle was unloaded. CAPTAIN SPRAGUE SAiIED. Wound Sufficiently Healed to Allow Him to Command His Vessel. The schooner John H. Butterick. Captain Sprague, finished loading a cargo of lumber yesterday, aim sailed during the day for New York. Captain Sprague, it will be remem bered, was shot some two weeks ago by his negro steward, but was suffi ciently recovered yesterday to go in command of the vessel. The ball, however, which is from a 38-calibre pistol, has not yet been re moved, and the captain is afraid that he will yet have trouble with it. He says Hun as soon as he arrives in tne metropolis he wid consult a special ist, and will have it removed. The Atlanta View. The Constitution of yesterday says: “Rumors of recent purchases of sev eral small south south Georgia roads by the Brunswick and Birmingaam have renewed interest in Colonel Ma chen’s proposed transcontinental route. At the same time it is uotiea lde that the people who are building he Atlantic and Birmingaam are qui etly pushing the road westward an arc dolling very litue talking. . MICHIGAN SWEPT BY A HOWLING IYPHOON GRAIN CROPS AND VEGETATION IN GENERAL SUFFER SE RIOUSLY. Oxford, Mich., Juply 29. —The worst storm ever known in the history of Oxford . swept over a "trip of country reaching from St. Thomas to Roches ter, a distance of eighteen miles this afternoon. The corn crop is leveled, while wheat and oats arc lying in a tangled mass. Orchards are stripped of their fruit, and the losses to farmers will amount to tin u anils of dollars. Detroit, Mich. July 28.—As the re sult of a terrific wind storm this after noon. the large Brown hoist, used in lifting and carrying heavy plates used in shipbuilding, lies on the deck of the Michigan Central car ferry trans port at, (lie Vtyandotte shipyard, a to taltal wreck, while the upper works of the car ferry are for the most part smashed into kindling wood. The Brown Hoist is an immense piece of machinery which runs on a track forty feet high, and audit. 500 feet long. Jure before the storm broke the hoist was safely anchored about 400 feet up the track with two chains. The Michigan Central car transport lay at the dock directly in front of the hoist track. When tne storm broke the chains snapped. The immense hoist ran to the end of the track and jumped thirty feet to the car ferry, inc damage is esumated at SSOIOOO. Other towns wichin fifty miles of De troit report considerable damage to property, but no lives lost. YOUNG AUSTELL LORGiVEN BY Eli A COOK’S PARENTS THE ATLANTA MAN StiOWS DEEP SORROW AND GETS AB SOLUTION. New Havan, July 28. —The parents of Etta Cook, the unfortunate young woman who suicided at the feet of Alfred Austell, the Atlanta man. Sat urday, iasf, have fully forgiven the young man for the rash act of the girl, for which lie was largely responsible. At first Mr. and Mrs. Cook were very hard on Austell, and announced their Intentions of airing the matter in the courts. However, the sincere grief of the southerner, together with his manly course in the matter, lias won them over, and this evening they have an nounced that ho has been freely for given for the part he played in the case. Since the tragedy Austell’s grief has been most pitiable, and has excited sympathy of the people in general. !: i iaims he nad no previous warn ing of the intentions of the girl, and that-tne suicide was as much a sur prise and as great a shock to him as it was to any one else. His state ment are credited by the members of the Cook family, who, while heart broken over the sad affair, are in clined to take a charitable view of tne facts surrounding the case. PRICE FIVE GENTS IE RAILROADS TO RETALIATE THEY DON’T LIKE THE SWITCH ING DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONERS. It is Now Intimated That They Will Make the Ruling Cost the Shippers by a Different Procedure. Discussing tile recent “switching contest’’ before me railroad coininis sinu the Atlanta Constitution of yes terday, sayß: "Railroad men are greatly dissatis fied with the change made in rule 25 uy the railroad commission, as they Hold that by it an injustice has been done tne loads in allowing them to collect only l a switching charge for what they consider a transportation movement. However, it is the opinion o* a num uer of Atlanta railroad men that the shippers on whose complaint the change was ma.e, will receive little benefit from It. If the opinions of the railroad men are correct, tne shippers may have cause to regret tnat they were instrumental in having the rule changed. It seems that switching movements neld a different piaoe under the. law from transportation movements in the respect that roads are not obliged to make them unless they want to, while all common carriers are compelled to receive and forward ail traffic deliv ered to them for transportation. Some time ago, it is understood, one of the roads entering Atlanta, an ticipating the action of the commis sion, asked os counsel to investigate the matter, and the opinion rendered was, that if the commission declared the movements in question switching movements, tne' the roads could not be forced to make them. The roads claim that where ship ments originated and terminated with in the switching limits, shippers were quite fortunate in getting them moved for $5 per car, as it would cost them much more to have tim.r traffic dray ed. The roads claimed the right to apiily the minimum tariff, but did not do so, making a uniform charge of $5 per car tor such movements. Now it is understood that the pres iey of the roads will be to decline al together to move shipments within the switching limits, and shippers will in consequence have to have tneir goods drayed. The matter may come to be one of great Interest, and may eventually ter minate in the courts. If it does, the railroad men express themselves as being sure of their ability to win out." NEWS OF THE SHIPS. Small Marine items of the Doings of a Day. The following is the movement of the vessels at the port of Brunswick yesterday: Arrived—Schooner Abbie C. Stubbs, Whitney, New York; 'steamer Rio Grande, Johnson, New York, Sailed—Steamer Navahoe, Johnson, Boston; schooners John H. Butterick, Sprague, New York; Evadue, Col lins, Havana; brig Sunlight, Wright, New York; brig Sobreano, Maristany, Valencia; bark Vilasar, ltoldos, Ve iencia. Passengers on tho Mallory: W. S. McDowell, J. S. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Edsall, wife and child; Cain Foul, Chin Seng. The Malory steamer Alamo will ar rive here tnis morning enroute from Galveston to New York.- The tug Vigilant is having its boil ers cleaned at Briesenick’s. The Ocmulgee steamer George Yar butt is in port. The Mallory steamer Rio Grande came in at an early hour yesterday morning. Took Charge Yesterday. J. G Morgan, who recently purchas ed the Polhill drug store, an account of which has appeared in these col umns, yesterday took possession of the store, and was warmly congratu lated by his many friends. Mr. Morgan has in contemplation a number of changes in tho appearance ot' the store, and lie proposes to make it one of the most attractive in the city.