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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
BOLUME 1. NO. 260.
It I BUY CAR OF
BEAUMONT OIL
-
THE CITY IS NOW CONSIDERING
THE ADVISABILITY
* Or IT.
Needed for Street Purposes.—
§The Question of Heating is
HP Like Banquo’s Ghost
* Will Not Down.
The members of the city council
are now considering whether or not
they will purchase a car load of oil
to be used on the streets of toe city.
Some time ago they dadded to pur
chase a small amount of this oil to be
used as a test, in order to ascertain
whether or not it would do wnat was
claimed ior it in the manor of solidi
fying the streets.
They have been advised, however,
tnat the smallest quantity .that can bo
purchased is one car or about one
hundred and fifty barrels. The manu
facturers have made a very reasons
ble price, and the only obstacle in the
way of the purchase is me fact that
the city lias no way of heating the oil
to the degree necessary for its appliea
Don. „
Such a heating apparatus as would
life necessary for this purpose would
ciwt something like SI,OOO and the
cllyj authorities do not feel mat they
could expend such a sum as that on
an experiment.
City Clerk Kussell, however, is now
corresponding with a number of of
ficials in cities where the oil is being
used, in the hope qf gaining some in
formation that will obviate the ne
cessity of providing the heating ma
chinery.
If this can be done it is very like.y
tnat Lie car of oil will be ordered.
FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM.
Movement on Foot to Make All Coun
ty Officers' Tenure That Period.
Sheriffs clerks of the superior court,
tax collectors and tax receivers all
over the state are now interesting
themselves in a movement which, if
successful, will give each of these
county olliccrs a term of four years
instead of Iwo as at present. A hill
l*r)vjiliiig for the change is to be in
t educed tins year in tho legislature
Slid the members of the County Offi
cers’ Association of Georgia are call
ing to the attention of the senators
am! representatives in their respective
,< s' nets and counties the provisions
ot the propoicd measure.
Captain John W. Nelms of Fulton
county, president of the association,
has sent communications on tiie sub
ject to all tho sheriffs clerks, tax re
ceivers and tax collectors in the slate
and has received a number of encour
aging replies.
Tne following is a copy of the let
ter sent out by President Nelms:
To tho Sheriff: I write you, and
through you, the other county offi
cers of your county, that yoursen and
clerk, tux collector, tax reiver are
interested in seeing your senator and
representatives and Instruct them to
support a bill that will be introduce)
at the next sitting of the general as
sembly of Georgia, to make an even
tenure of office for all county officers
in thiij state for four years.
Tnis is not only to the interest of
each .of you, by saving you the time
trouble and expense incident upon
these elections every two years, hut
it is a great saving to the voters in
every county in the loss of time, the
trouble they have in being hindered
and annoyed by county office seekers.
This is not only fair to all, as
half of tne county officers, to-wit: or
dinaries, county commissioners,
judges and solicitors, hold their of
fice lor lour years mow, there is no
reason why the remainder of me of
ficers should not have a four years’
term aiso.
But every voter and office holder in
the state are directly interested in the
passage of tnis hill. Yours truly,
JOHN W. NELMS.
President of the County Officers’
Association of Georgia.
Last, year a hill similar to tfie one
referred to was introduced in the sen
ate. In addition to county officers it
also prov.ded ior a long term for state
house officers as well. Tho measure
passed in the senate, hut was re
and lost, it the proposed
HkMßbis year, the question
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WILL LEAVE TOMORROW.
Coast Line Auditing Office Wil! Go
to Wilmington, Their New Home.
Tho Savannah Morning News, of
yesterday says:
“Tne members of tho auditing force
of the Atlantic Coast Line who are
to go to Wilmington will leave Tiiurs
day oil train No. is. There will be
about 100 of them go. It was expect
ed that a special train would tie se
cured for the trip, but it was stated
last aiight V.iat this iiyontiiji had
been abandoned, and that the crowd
will go by the regular train.
Some regret has lieen aroused
among tne clerks by a. report from
Wilmington tnat indicates that the
notels and boarding bouses of that
place have raised the price oi board.
The prevailing prices have been $lB
per month. The scale la to he raised
to $22 and $25. The advance is to be
TTfective August 1.
Even at the rates that will prevail
hoard wlTt he found cheaper in Wil-
Wiington than in Savannah. Clerks
hail been looking forward, however,
to the satisfac-.on that would follow
from obtaining the host noard in Wil
mingon at s2n per month.
Wallie Ekan, who ..as jeon spending
sonic time on St. Simon, has returned
hi the coy.
COMMISSIONER SUM NS
WAN IS INI OKMATION
WILL SOON MAKE AN ESTIMATE
ON COMING COTTON
CROP.
Commissioner of Agriculture O it.
Stevens lias sent letters to all
of the commissioner? of cgrlcMiMi'e id
the southern slater., seeking inforinu
don with reference to crop conditions
in tilth respect.ve states wish a view
to making an ey.in hie on the cro; s,
paricularly on eo.toii. aftur Angus’ 1.
Commissioner Su vuvs has as ted es
pecially after nu cof ition of cot on
this year as compared to tne crop el
ti is year, and i r iouiarly \ .eilier
there i* likely to be a small cin.
With the information sought in
hand, tile department of agriculture
will make an estimate of the cotton
crop, aii.ffuju- in the month of August
will sock aWiUumtl information from
tne same source with which to amend
this ultimate in any necessary partic
ular.
The Setter sent to the southern com
missiouers of agriculture yesterday
is as follows:
“Dear Sir.—Not later than August 1
1 desire to make an estimate of the
cotton crop of the United States. To
this .ml 1 would t.uank you to favni
me Wimu the following information.
1. What is the general condition and
prospect for the cotton crop in your
state at this time compared with' pros
pects and nonunions of last, year ot
tnis time? .ore the indications for a
larger or smaller crop in your state?
2. I would like to know the condi
tion anu prospect of corn and other
crops as compared with last year.
Upon receipt of this information I
will giadiy furnish you tho estimate
of my state, as wc.t as that of all oth
er states combined.
Wishing ail early reply, I am ypurs
very truly, O. ii. SEVENS.
Per H. F. Wright, Assistant Com
missioner.
NEAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Morgan’s Drug Store Mailing Them
to Their Friends.
a. fi Morgan, the genial manager
of Morgan’s drug store, is sending out
very neat announcements of the re
cent change in the Polhill business.
They are quite attractive in design,
and read as follows:
"I beg to announce that I have pur
chased Polhill’s drug store and will
continue the business under tne name
ot Morgan’s Drug Store. Every ef
fort will be made to give ser
vice, our proscription department and
delivery system receiving special at
tention Your patronage solicited.
Respectfully,
J. E. MORGAN.
Brunswick, Ga., July 25, 1202.
AMBASSADOR CUROUSOFF DEAD.
The Russian Representative at the
French Capital Passes Away.
Paris, July 22.—Prince Curousoff,
the Russian ambassador to the French
court died in this city today, after an
illness extending over a period of sev-j
oral days.
The prince was a well known diplo
mat. has been in the foreign service
of his country tor many-years, and
was highly esteemeu in the diplomatic
circles of Paris generally.
The various capitals have been ad
vised of the deatn, and the ernoassies
have ail taken proper action. i
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1902.
WARM!®
KNIFE TO THE HILT
— * —
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE
WITH ELEVENTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS.
The Meeting Tomorrow Promises to
be One of the Bitterest in
History of Party.—Col
or Question Up.
The publication in yesterday's News
ot the appreacning meeting o. the re
publican executive committee of this
district, and the political row
which was about to burst in
the meeting, in which several rather
juicy pieces of federal pie were liable
to Hind anew home, caused quite a
stir in republican circles ..tiring the
day.
it is understood that Chairman
Belcher, of this city, on whom a
warm fight is being made by Postmas
ter Grier of Dublin, will have to work
pretty hard and do some real diplo
matic stunts to save the chairmanship
as Grier is not, only backed by the
solid movement, of the party Known as
tne “lily whites,” but. also lias a
strong support among a certain por
tion of the negro element of the party.
Although Belcher and his friends
are waging a fight on G-ter, arid a
charge has been made that tie
lias .lieeii devoting his time to
UTC organisation of the “lily
whites, Grier, who is a wh.te man,
seems to have some friends even
among the colored members of the
committee.
Belcher, however, says he has tho
fight won cud wtlj defeat Grier by.'
a very iarge majority when the com
mittee is called upon to nominate a
new chairman.
Another feature of the meeting
which will be of interest is uie fight
Matthews and Grier are making on
each other, and which may cost hot.,
of them their official heads. They
have Mini counter charges against
each other, and tne chances are tnat
t he matter will ho aired at the meet
in:'. Thursday).
•t m also expected that some of tho
more prominent, republican politicians
"1 the state will he here for the meet
ing.
TWENTY BULLETS IN HIS BODY.
Dead Body of Arthur McCauly Found
Near Chipley.
( hippy, G,;i. t .1 iil,< 22.- The hodjj
body of Arthur McCauly, colored, was
found yesterday afternoon about one
mile from town with about twenty
bullet, holes in his head and body, as
fie result of pis being taken from Clio
calaboose Fr, tiy nigh!. He was
(surged w.ih having had several dif
ficulties. No one knows who compos
ed the mob.
HABEAS CORPUS CASES
FILED IN MINERS BEHALF
Parkersburg, W. Va., July 29.--Ha
lf •a.* corpus proceedings were institut
ed in the federal court here this af
ternoon for the release of "striking
miners who have been jailed at va
rious times, for alleged violations of
toe order of the court.
Tho cases promise to be full of in
terest and will, in all probability, he
long drawn out.
Charleston, W. Va., July 29.—Upon
information made before Federal Dis
trict Attorney Atkinson today, war
rants of arrest were issued for about
fifteen persons, charging them with
contempt of court in violating the in
junction issued by Judge Keller, cov
ering the Flat Top coal field along the
Norfolk and Western railroad. The
clerk declined to give tne names for
whom the warrants were issued.
The miners' headquarters in this
City havo been converted into a hank
ing room, and every inch o. space is
■required to accommodate tiie extra
force which Iras been jiut to work to
| handle the contributions received
I since the voting of tne assessment on
j the miners, and the appeal for funds
was made. Secretary Wilson smiled
at a report from Now 'oik that the
coal trust has 1,200,000 tons of an
thricite coal in reserve in one day's
haul of the metropolis,
j "i have not been east recently and
BRUNSWICK MUST
RE CONSIDERED
—*. —
COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR SUGAR
CANE EXPERIMENT
STATION.
The Id a Had its Birth Here and the
Committee Should Be Invited
to This City to
Inspect.
Dubiin, ua.. July 22. —Tomorrow
Captain G. I). Purse, oi Savannah,
and U. L. Spencer, who is in charge
of the Sugar department of the United
Stall*:: department of agriculture will
visit Dublin. These gentlemeen are
Hunting locations lor an experimental
station for (he cultivation of sugar
cane. The people of Laurens county
I " ill give a warm welcome to these
gentlemen. There could not ~<> a bet
ter selection for one of these stations
rmin ibis county. The soil of ].aureus
county _s peculiarly adapted to the
euhiire of c.iiie, also every other kind
of crop. Every possible inducement
will be offered ...o government, to In
cur this station near Dublin.
it will he remembered this experi
ment station was reported favorably
upon only after Secretary Wilson, of
ike department of agriculture came
to Bruns wick arm personally attended
a meeting of the sugar cane and ea
savn convention.
. Would it not he a good idea for
Brunswick to make an effort to se
cure it?
|l. These gentlemen, will h- iq Dublin
Unlay, and. if the board of trade
'Bwe the matter up' with them during
Lie day they! wouL. probably com
over from Dublin to this city and
. look over the field
It was . largely through Brunswick
effort that tne station was provided
for, ami it. does seem that this city
should make some effor to have it lo
cated here.
SCHWAB IMPROVED.
I
He v.as Out Yesterday and Is Near
Well Again.
, Atlantic City, July 29. —Charles M.
.Schwab, tiie great steel magnate; and
prosiuout of file Un.-ed States Steel
corporation, who was stricken with
nervous pros I nil ion here last Satur
day while on a visit to his parents,
was able, to ho out today for the first
lime since his confinement. While
Knowing signs of his recent trouble,
|he was looking exceedingly well and
is rapidly recovering.
He will remain hero for several
j w eeks before returning to the irksome
.duties incident to the earning of a
I million dollars a year salary.
do not know where this coal ’can be
■ addon,” said .Mr. Wilson, “but of u
opera!ors havo got it 1 hope they will
show it pretty soon. It would be a
shame to ..cep us waiting too long to
find out where this great supply is. 1 ’
liven if that much coal is being held
In reserve it would not postpone the
time when the market will be exhaust
ed very long, Mr. Wilson declared.
The usual amount of contributions
arrived at headquarters today, but no
record was kept of the total, owing
to the changes being made in the ar
rangement of the headquarters. A
cheek from tne Alabama district of
SI,OOO as its dona..on to the ri-*t<•>
fund was one of tne large contribu
tions received.
Charleston, W. Va., July 29—Fed
eral Judge Keller issued an injunction
against G. W. Purcell, a member of
the national executive committee of
the United Mine workers; W. B.| Wil
son. notional secretary; “Mother”
Jones, and five others ai tne suit of
Gauleyl Moiinta'in Coal company, lif
is in the form of those heretorfoe is
sued.
it was charged that Purcell, Bvans,
Wilson and the others were purchas
ing and distributing supplies to feed
the strikers in this district.
RETURNS FALLING OFF.
! Outlook for Big Decrease in Tax
Values.
Tho Atlanta Constitution of yes
terday says:
The general returns of taxable prop
erty, according to the county digests
which are being received daily at the
office of the comptroller general, con
tinue to fall off. and the outlook is
that Georgia will come to the front
this year with a large decrease in the
value of her taxable property.
Three counties showing increases
were heard from yesterday as follows:
Columbia, $1,822; Jasper $166 and
Taylor, s6l. Total, $2,049.
Two counties on the other 'hand,
showed considerable decrease, as fol
lows: Columbia, $6,233 and Crawford
$36,017 or a total of $42,250.
The decrease in these two counties
it will be seen, is more than $40,000
greater than the increase in three
counties which have been considered
among the most prosperous in the
state.
This is the way the returns have
been showing up for a week or more,
ami the situation is nathor discour
aging. ft may lie said that there is
now hardly any probability of a do
creuse this year in the state tax.
VIRGINIA MOB IS
CH4SWG A MUR 1)1 RER
MORE THAN LIKELY THAT WIL
SON'S SLAYER WILL BE
LYNCHED.
Washington, July 29.---A posse of
infuriated men are in pursuit of
Cileries Cravan. the negro* who mur-
Mered "\V. H. Wilson, a well known
while njan at Herndon, Va., yesterday!
U is remitted that the mob had lo
■are noxf nuik.ng- for that point.
If tiie negro is found, no power on
earth can prevent a lynching, for
Wilson, the dead man, was an old
confederate soldier and was highly
esteemed all over the section in which
he has lived all of his life.
The im n who are now seeking to
avenge his death are brave ones and
his comrades in arms, and when the
l.nn dorer is caught, short work wall be
made of him.
THE SCAFFOLD FEt-L.
Portion of the oerrick at the Public
Building Gave Way Yesterday.
The scaffolding oil the derrick at.
the puulic building came down
with a clash yesterday afternoon
and residents in that portion of
the city thought that tne entire
building was about to conic down
hecau-o of tile awful noise.
Fortunately, no one was on the scaf
fold;, Ur m the immediate vicinity
when the crash came, in consequence
of which no one was hint.
Contractor Bow. n soon had a force
ot men a work, nd he scaffold was
soon in position again.
DECLINED BY THE GOVERNOR.
National Guard Won’t Attend Regular
Army Maneuvers.
Washington, July 29. —According to
present indications very few if any of
the national guard organizations of
Che various states will participate in
file proposed maneuvers of the reg
ular army at Fort ,R~y. Kansas, tiie
latter part of September.
Positive declinations to attend were
received from t.e governors of trie
following states:
Vermont, New Jersey, Alabama, Ill
inois, Georgia, New Hampshire, In
diana, itoii'isiana, Missouri, Kansas.
Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Maryland.
Rhode Island, Arizona, Washington,
North Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, New
Mexico and South Dakota. The rea
son given in each case was the stated
as the lack of funds.
Nothing Doing as Yet.
The committee appointed by coun
cil at the last meeting to confer with
the Downing company regai ng the
opening of ihe toot ot Gloucester
street, has not as yet nad any talk
or understanding about the matter,
but an effort will be made to have a
conference at an early date.
Happy Time in Old Town.
“We felt very happy/’ writes R. N.
Beville. Old Town, Va., “when Buck
den’s Arnica Salve wholly cured our
daughter of a bad case of scald head."
It delights all who use it for cuts,
corns, burns, bruises, bolls, ulcers,
eruptions, infallible for pile*. Only
25c. at all druggists.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
'MORE OUTBREAKS
IT CAPE HAYDEN
S’*
AMERICAN GUNBOAT CALLED ON
_ TO PROTECT FOREIGN
COUNSELS.
The Rebels Made a Bold Attack.—
Second War Vessel Ordered
There to Aid the
Foreigners.
Cape il ytien. July 29—The revolu
tion which has been in progress in a
small way for many weeks, brone
loose with terrible fury this afternoon
land the rebels are bolder in their
form of attack than they have ever
been before.
Furious mobs, under regularly or
ganized leaders, made an attack
on the city during tho afternoon.
Later they retired to the unoccupied
forts across from t,ne city, and threat
ened a general bombardment.
The foreign counsels were terrorized
and appealed .o the officers of the
American gunboat Machias, for pro
tection. The Machias’ officers re
sponded at once, and are now holding
in check the rebels, who, as yet havo
not had the temerity to carry out
their threatened bombardment, of the
of tiie city.
Later in the day the lives of the
foreign counsels were placed in dan
ger and the officers of the Machias
offered them refuge -on hoard the
ship, and tney now have the invitation
under advisement. % ’ • , '• <
The situation is, really serious.
Washington,, July 29.—The war,
navy aiid state departments have been
advised of the situation in Cape Hay
tien.
Alter a direful consideration of tho
matter Secretary Moody this after
noon ordered) another war ship to
proceed with all haste to that point
to assist the Machias in protecting the
lives of the foreigners and to afford
them shelter.
It is very likely that olnor orders
i pe .ssued by the war department
as soon as further and later deia-.s of
the situation are received.
PUTTING IN ENGINE.
The Supply Company Will be in Good
Shape in a Few Days.
Toe Brunswick Elecitrical Supply
Cos. is now installing one of their new
ly purchased steam engines, and Man
ager O’Farrell says he is sure that
the service from this source, which
the public will have in a few days, will
be perfectly satisfactory.
The kerosene engine which the coni
pai'y purchasefi'when starting the plant,
has not given satisfaction and has
finally been turned over to the parties
from whom it was purchased.
Two new engines have been pur
chased, one of hich is being put in
position, and the other will he here
in a few days.
In the meantime Mr. O’Farrell asks
that the public indulge him until the
contemplated improvements are fin
is lied.
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—Steamer Alamo, Staples,
Galveston.
Sailed—Schooner Almeda Wiiley,
Dodge, New York; Spanish bark Irene,
Rivas, Barcelona.
Cleared—Norwegian bark Marga
rethe, Larsen, Hamburg.
The tug Vigilant will go to sea to
day.
The Falcon arrived from the Sa
tilia yesterday
The Mallory steamer Alamo leaves
Thursday and the Rio Grande will
leave at 2.30 i n.,a.v.
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
well known store will offer some gen
itiilo Bargains this week, ami tho
public Is cordially invited to attend
the sale.
Thffi house Is well known as haring
been among the very first to reduce
prices in this city, and tho public ap
preciates the fact and demonstrates
it by a liberal patronage.