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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NO. 261. CITY FINANCES MONTH OF JUNE — * — COMPLETE STATEMENT OF CITY TREASURER GEORGE H. SMITH. ■As Read Before the Last Meeting of K the City Council and Approv proved by the Finance Committee. following is the detailed statement of City Treasurer tJ. H. Smith lor the month ot June; June 2 Amount brougnt forward ..$ 365.77 Street tax 90.00 June 3 Street tax 10.00 June 4 Street tax 40.00 June 5 Street tax 2.00 Licence —11 and G. Christo pher 10.00 June C Street thx 4.00 June 7 Street tax 22.00 Prank Walker, license .... 2.00 T. Newman, taxes 279.39 A. Kaiser & Hro., taxes . . 1.402.87 M. ixaiser, taxes 20.28 Mrs. Arnold Kaiser, taxes 2ir.10 M. Kaiser, agent, taxes . . . . 87. III! Ocean ..edge No. 214, taxes 9005 llwk. Dock & O. 1. Cos. taxes 3.628.00 June 9 J. .1. O'Brien, taxes 15.12 i ..iftrshal, sale manure, etc... 3.50 Marshal, exe ,costs, police K tines, imp. fees. inks, and “ brands 359.18 S. T. Good bread, sale ma nure 10.90 Street tax 64.00 June 11— 'Street tax 4.00 June 12— Street tax 4.00 June 13— Street tax 2.00 K. A. Scott, agt., overcharge In Ireight 17.25 ty* Francis "Xavier church. nives 49.73 Catholic parsonage, taxes . . 3.30 Stokes £• Yvaiton, taxes .. 7.87 June 14 — fins lioffrnan, taxes 32 83 Street tax 0.00 T. B. Burnes. license .. .. 15.00 W. 11. Burroughs, cemetery lot 1.00 Misses Mazclhurst. cemetery lot 1.00 Marshal, police fines, execu tions, costs, police fines, marks and brands 44.15 June Hi — S. M. Johnson taxes 1.08 ■ F. ..mi, taxes 8.34 (1. F. Gay, taxes 55.41 June 10 Street tax 32.00 June Vi — Street tax 0.00 North Atner. Invest. C 0.., taxes 191.43 .1. F. Crumble, taxes .. .. 11.09 Mrs. Anna M Gatchell, ’ taxes 28.22 June 18— Henry Clay, taxes 255.54 Ga. Loan Ac. Trust Cos. (Ful ton) 13.77 Ga. Loan & Trust Cos. (Dix on). taxes 45.70 Ga/Loan & Trust Cos. (Mat fair). taxos 4.55 Natl. Bank of Baltimore, taxes 12.31 W. O Allison, taxes 131.17 J. N. Walker, taxes .. .. 1.35 Street tax 12.0 e June ID— Street tax • ■ . 10.00 Seymour Dexter, faxes .. .. 25.20 Mrs. S. .1. Payne, taxes .... 3.02 Mrs. W. R. Scofield, taxes .. 7.39 E. TTrquhart, taxes 2.5!T D. C. Vvmebrenner, taxes .. 2.82 J. D. Sparks, taxes 42.21 J. t>. Sparks, trustee, taxes 47.03 J. L. Aspinwall, taxes 3.02 Tlios. Breslrn, taxes .. .. 13.44 *4. Drohen, taxes 12.77 Wm. F. Knight, taxes .. .. 21.07 N. H. Pollock, taxes 49.05 Diocese of Episcopal church, Georgia, taxes 119.89 June 20— Bwk. Bank & Trust Cos., taxes 577.92 W. M. McKenzie, taxes .... 7.83 Lizzie B. Hicks, taxes . . . . 2.15 Mrs. S. M. Parkhurst, taxes 40.32 Mrs. G. W. Benson, admx. taxes 27 26 Est. P. Neal, taxes 5.04 W. S. Hawks, taxes 4.70 Henry Talrnadge, taxes .... 8.95 Wm. Hobbs, taxes 10.40 Mrs. Ella J. Jennings, taxes 28.94 Mrs M. Day Doming, taxes 32.93 Nellie Calvin, taxes 13.99 l.oola Calvin, taxes 14.55 Ijouolls B. Calvin, taxes .. 17.02 Minnie Lee, taxes 4.70 Mrs. Louisa Wheeler, taxes 14.45 A. i). Currie, taxes 8.07 Bwk. 1.. & W. Cos., rebate May account 40.37 J. C. Franklin, cemetery lot 1.00 Street tax 2.00 June 21— Marshal, police fines, execu tions, costs, imp. fees, inks. and brandsd 81.95, B. Randolph, taxes 6.72 Hkywenix Club, taxes 13.44 tajtt Hardy, taxes 72.88 on third page.) I AFTER CAPTAIN STRONG. London Detectives Seaching for the Wily Captain. London, July 30. —Detective Little child, of Pinkerton's London Detect ive agency, has in iiis possession a provisional warrant for the arrest of Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong, and is now seeking the captain. Captain Strong’s family are anxious to locate him, and instigated the issuance of t'he warrant. They are afraid that the young man will commit suicide and desire to have him iu safe hands in order to prevent 'aim from taking any such action. Strong is said to have gone to Paris and it is probable that the officers will go to the gay European .capital in search of him. The officers state that if May Yohe is still angry when she reaches London tomorrow, she may in sist upon Strong being arrested, in w.nivh event strenuous efforts will be made to apprehend him. Last Day for Tax Discounts. Owners of city property who desire to save the four per cent discount whioa the city has agreed to make in the matter of payment oi city taxes, must make payment today in order to get t'he beneht. of the same, as the reduction will not be allowed after the first of August. I IKS I B&RIKAINIO NiCHOLLS YLSII RD\Y PRESIDENT MACHEN AND PARTY MAKE INITIAL TRIP OVER THE NEW LINE. The first train over the Brunswick & Birmingham railroad tnrough to Nocholls was run yesterday. Colonel E. C. Maohen, pres, .out of the B. & B. Construction company, Mr. L. T. VVestrick, general superintendent, and Captain L. \V. Robert chief engineer, were aboard the train anil report a successful trij). The completion of i...s link to Offermaii gives the B. & ft. eighty-five miles u; read to; operation and op ‘is up a fine territory for Brunswick tin .r. Regu lar schedules from Brunswick to Nicholls will lie made me latter part of week. * MASONS LAY CORNERSTONE. Sparks Cotlegiate Institute is at Last A Reality. Valdosta, Ga., July 30. —The largest crowd that ever assemuled in Berri en county met at Sparks today to wit ness the laying of the cornerstone of sparks Collegiate institute, which is nearing completion. A free barbecue was a feature of the day. Rev. Alonzo Monk, of Atlanta, Prof. J. E. Dickey, tne new president ot Em ory college, and other prominent men made speeches. The cornerstone exercises were un der the auspices of the Masonic order, a grat many prominent Masons par ticipating. tni ce thousand one hun dred dollars were subscribed to the fund for the completion of the insti tute and the dormitory. COUNCIL MEETS. Special Session Yesterday to Take Up the B. & W. Tax Question. Called Meeting. Brunswick, Ga., July 30, 1902... Present—Hon. N. Emanuel mayor; Aldermen Franklin, Newman, dußig non and MeGarvey. Absent—Aldermen Calhoun, Kaiser, Cook and Taylor. The mayor stated that tiie object of the call was to consider the dif ference between the value placed by tne S. F. & W. it. It. Cos. on ihe prop erty of the li. & W. division in Bruns wick and the assessment of such prop erty as made by Uie comptroller gen eral. It being Viado to appear that the actual difference in that portion of the return which rejected by the comptroller and the city as sessment was $26,650.00, the city at torney was, on motion appointed to take up tne matter with the arbitra tor and the representatives of the, railroad, with power to act. Adjourned. N. I). RUSSELL, Clerk of Council. Happy Time in Old Town. "We felt very happy,’’ writes R. N. Beville. Old Town, Va., "when Buck len’s Arnica Salve wholly cured our daughter of a bad (■' Jgfeieald Vp-ad." It delights all who iisßrajjfeiltA cuts, corns, burns, bruises, tiow&itisi&kcrs. eruptions. Infallible for piles.'" 25c. at all druggists, 4 BRUNSWICK, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1902. DR. BURFORO HAS REINED BRUNSWICK PHYSICIAN QUITS THE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE. He Has Been in Charge of the Station Since 1893, and His Rec ord is a Good One. Dr. It. E, L. Buford, for trie past nine years surgeon of tile Marine hospital iu this city, and in charge of tlie government quarantine station, has forwarded his resignation to the surgeon general, the same has been accepted, and Dr. John 4'. BorUhaUer of Ship Island, Miss., lias been ap pointed to succeed him and is now in charge of the station. Dr. Burtord lias been away from the station for several weeks on a leave of absened. but lias only recently de termined to quit the service. He was appointed in August, 1893, just previous to the yellow fever epi demic,. succeeding Dr. John Brannam, whom it will he remembered died at bis post. Since that time he has been in charge and his excellent, adminis tration of the office lias been the sub jecl of many complimentary letters from the department at Washington. In accepting tue resignation of Dr. Burl'ord, Surgeon General Wyman took occasion to send liiin a personal letter in which lie expresses deep regret at tlie fact that the doctor had deeideu to leave the service. When questioned on the subject Dr. Burl'ord said tic had resigned for tlie reason that he was anxious to return to the practice ot the profession, and that it was impossible for him to do that and retain the appointment. Dr. Burkhalter, who succeeds him in the office, comes hi inly recomnter.d id, and has been in ;,ry serv.ee for a number of years. ON SERIOUS CHARGE. A Georgia Warden in Lots of Trouble At Blakely. ~.u,nely, Ga., July 30. —Wnue Pon i dor ami Dr. 11. G. Min ter were given i committal rial here today upon the | charge proforreu *y tno state prison board against them In connection with the sweating to doa .. ot a negro m tin .Likin branch of tno state peni tentiary a little over two years ago. Tno committal was heard before Judge It. G. Sheffield, ot lots judicial circuit. The state was represented by Colonel J. A bang, of Dawson, aim the defense by ,G. Dowell, of this place. Alter hearing tlie evidence, Judge Sheffield exhonorated Dr. Minter, who was held as an accessory after the Tact, ordered him discharged, rondur was placed under $5,000 bonq to await the action of tlie grand jury. He promptly gave the bond and was re leased. His bond was voluntary made for lnm by a large number of the best citizens ol the county. The evidence t< tided to show that Captain VUtelore, who afterwards (lided, preventing thus a prosecution, by Early county grand jury at the time, was responsible ior the inflic tion of the cruelty from which the ne gro died, ’the evidence aiso showed that Bonder did nm. participate in tue sweating, but is held because he was present in (Vie camp as yard man and took no steps to prevent it. Ponder has since become deputy warden. A feature of the day was a petition to the prison board, signed by every convict but three .u Jaiun camp, ask ing tnat Captain Bonder ue restored to tnem, stating that they ban better treatment under him than any previ ous Warden. Ambassador Exhonorated. Washington, July 39. —The last charges against Ambassador Powell Clayton, submitted to the state de paitment by Senator Penrose, of Penn sylvania, in the shape of affidavits that he held mining stocks in nis own name, stands already denied by Hie ambassador, and the statement is made that the state department re gards them as having been satisfacto rily arranged. In support of the am bassador’s Statement that the stock referred to was held by him in trust and did not belong to him. ) SAVANNAH FIRM INVESTING HERE —*.— McDONNOUGH & CO. HAVE PUR CHASED AIKENS PLAN ING MILL. They Will Greatly Improve the Prop erty and Will Conduct the Business on a Large Scale. Frank D. Aiken, of tins c;ty lias closed for the sale ol his planing mill and wharf, in the ‘southern portion jot' the city, whereby the ownership of tlie property passes from Mr. Aiken to ...essrs. J. J. McDonnough ife Cos., of Savannah. ■ V The new purchasers will take charge ol" the mill on September 1, and in the meantime they will make many improvements in same, and pro pose to engage extensively in tne bus iness. Mcuonnough & Cos. are among the largest lumber dealers in this section of the country, and their coming to Brunswick at this time will he a source of satisfaction to our people generally. The company \v,u be represented in this city by E Burdette, a well known lumberman, who lias had many years experience in the business. NEW INSURANCE COMPANY Will Enter Contest for General Fire Insurance Business. Atlanta. July 30. —A number of mer chants from different parts of Geor gia gathered in Atlanta yesterday to discuss tlie formation of a mutual fire iusiwnce company. . a a result the Merchants' Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. will be lauhchqd' as soon '-as the (Con cern cauLhe., chartered. Tno prbnwdt rs r. the* company an nounce tuat it will have a million dol lars’ worth ot ,justness from the start. The merchants have come to the con clusion that there is money in the lire insurance business and m the-fu ture they wish to get in on lie profits from it. Nunnaliy, a prominent merchant of Macon, is the ,principal promotor of the company. Its headquarters will he located at Monroe, and it is proba ble that Mr. Nunnaliy will be made president, (hough it is announced that a competent and experienced under writer will he secured to establish lb agency piant and superintend the underwriting generally. The meeting was held in tiie office of Napier & Cox, 501 , quitalde build ing. These gentiement wnl be at torneys for tne new company, and will at once take steps toward secur ing the charter As the company is to he mutual, no capital stock will be required. However, the gentlemen in terested in the company state that the company will enter the fight for all classes of (ire insurance, but it is understood that only approved risks will he accepted. As tne company is to he largely a merchant's affair, it is thought that its business will be, to a large extent, on mercantile stocks and buildings. A provisional committee was se lected to direct the affairs ot the com pany until tiie issuance of the char ter, after wbicn the directory will be named. * ( g The committee is composed of the following gentlemen: W. u. Nunnaliy, of Monroe; J. T. Duncan, of Douglas viile; A. A. Camp, of Winder, W. P. Wallace, of Rutledge; T. B. Anderson, of Harmony Grove; it. i. Jones of Canton, and J. 14. Johnson, of Wood stock. While the company will not de mand standard rates, still its promo tors state that tncy are not going into the business as rale cutters. They think tnat hy the return dividends they can get very cheap insurance and for that reason have determined to form the company. Payday at City Hall. The various employes of the city will receives, their salaries for the month of July today, in consequence of which City Treasurer Smith will have an unusually busy day. On His Vacation. Lieut, of Police A. L. Owens is hav ing IBs annual vacation, under the re cent action of the city council, and in his absence Patrolman o. M. Brady is acting lieutenant, and is making a splendid officer. TWO BOLD ROBBtRIES. Regular Western Game Is in Vogue in Atlanta. Atlanta. Ga., Jluy 30.—Two daring highway robberies were committed in this city last night between 7 and 10 o’clock, both within a lock of Peach tree street. The victim of the hold up was a young lady, Miss Louise Martin. She was taken to her home prostrated by the shock to her nervous system. Miss Martin, of 185 Ivy street,-a trained nurse at Dr. Holmes sanitari um, was attacked between 7 and S o’cock by a burly negro and robbed of her purse containing S2O. The rob bery occurred near the corner oi East Cain and Ivy streets, within a few feet ot t,he young lady's home. Frederick Geddings, of 225 West Uosolitroo street 2, clerk in tiic cm ploy of S. Y. Tupper, tlie insurance man, was held up and robbeu by a white man and a negro at the corner of West Peachtree and How ’rd streets shortly after 10 o’clock. The hign waymen secured a valuable watch and $2 and some small change Tiie police are working on tlie roo keries, but a. a late hour last n.gut had obtained no clue to ,ue identity or flic whereabouts of L.e highway men. CONI RAC I LOR BUILDING CONVENI 10 Bt LET lODAY STRUCTURE WILL BE HANDSOME ONE AND WILL COST $15,000.00. The building committee of St. Xa viers Catholic church, which has in charge the matter of the construction of the convent, which the church is soon to erect on the lot next to the present, convent, on Richmond strett, will probably let the contract for the new building today From tno specifications, the building will he one ot jhe qiaadsomest -of the kind in this section of the state. It L to cost about $15,000, will be, modern in every way, and will he bunt with the one aim of making it in everyway suitable for the purpose for which it to lie used. Several of the local contractors sub mitted bids for this job and it is there fore quite impossible to say who will receive the contract. The building committee is composed of Father P. J. Luckie, Col. W. E. Kay and J. A. ivleMDuffle. AFTER DEixARRO’S SCALP. Petition Sent to Atlanta Asking That He Be Dismissed as Fish Warden. i The last grand jury elected Thomas Donairo of this euy, as one of the three fish wardens of the county. However, it seems that finis appoint ment did not meet with the approval of a number of the citizens of Bruns wick, arm a petition has been .orward od to tne commissioner of agriculture, signed by the people of tne county generally, asking that the commission of Denaro be revoked. The Savannah Morning News, of yesterday, says: The department of agriculture has reeetvei. a long petition from Glynn county, asking that Thomas Denorro he dismissed as game and fish war den and someone else be appointed. It is charged m the petition, it is %tat ethat ikmarro is a convict from Chatham county on parole, that ne has violated his parole an., dare not go b.'ck. These and other charges compel t.,ie people of Glynn to ask for his removal The case will ho in vesllgated. An Excellent Trip, The Ocean Steamship company is making a special effort to get the passenger trade to •Jew York. The steamships of this popular line —incomparable in speed service or appointments, offer a delightful route —lnexpensive in cost, complete in en joyments—from all southlern points by a short rail journey to Savannah and 50 nours of cool salt air to New York. Merchants should investigate its many advantages before going north. The Lists Received. Max Marks, the local representative of the Montana Mining, Loan and In vestment. Cos., of Butte, Montana, wishes to announce that he has receiv ed the lists of the Juno loans, as an nounced June 21. The Brunswick pa trons of the agency have been fortu nate, and may learn something of in terest by calling upon Mr. Marks. This is one of the most reliable con cerns of the country, and Mr. Marks fs working up a very good business in this city. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COL, Wffi OUiTS THESOUTHERKRY HEAD OF THE INDUSTRIAL DE PARTMENT HAS TENDER ED RESIGNATION. He Will Engage Extensively in the Fruit industry and Has Re moved to Cornelia, Near to His Farm. Tiie people of this city, win regret to know that Cot. I. C. Wade, the ge nial representative of me immigration department of the Southern railway has tendered his resignation to be effective tomorrow. Col. Wade has been singing t'he praises of Georgia’s fruit lands with such sincerity during the past lew years that it will not be a surprise to his friends to learn that he has gona into the fruit business an.l -will in the future devote his entire attention to it. Ho has organized a company which lias purchased 1,000 acres of peach land between Cornelia and Mount Airy. Colonel Wood has himself mov ed to Cornelia and will give the fruit industry his undivided attention During his incumbency of three years as the agent, of the Southern’s land and industrial department iu At lanta, Colonel v> ade was instrumental in locating industries on the lines of the Southern in Georgia which have a combined capital of more than $5,- 000,000. Some time ago Colonel Wade met with an accident in which ais hack and left hip were so badly wrenched that since that time he has practically been unable to leaveins room. He applied for a leave of absence, and finding that he could not assume Ida Unties on August 1, he jjanded in his resignation and determined to move to Cornelia and tane personal charge of his peach industry. * Colonel Wade has always been a good friend of Brunswick, and the peo ple of tnis city will lie rpaily gfteveil to hear that lie is no iongeV to be with the Southern. NEWS OF THE SHIPS- Smail Marine Items of the Doings of a Day. The following is the movement of tne vessels at the port of Brunswick yesterday: Arrived —Schooner Cnas. K. Schull, Clark, New York; schooner Notice Shipman, Raynor, [ New York; schooner Olive T. Whittier, Whittier, New York; schooner Benj. C. Frith, Keen, New York; schooner Golden Ball, Gibbs, New fork; Italian Baric Anita e’ Monotti, Sidris, Genoa. Sailed schooner Manchester Haynes, Mathews, New York. hhe Mallory steamer Alamo will sail ior New York this morning. Tlie tug Vigilant was reported as passing the bar lat? yesterday evening towing a bark to Fjrtmcditia. The Italian bark Monotte, which arrived yesterday from Genoa expe rienced a very rough voyage, and re ports a slight injury to her after rig ging. The damage is not great. NO APPOINTMENT YET. Not Known Who Will Succeed Mr. Raymond as Mallory Line Agent. No appointment, as yet, has been announced by the Mallory Steamship Cos. as to who is to succeed J. S. Ray mond, in the Brunswick agency of the company wnen that gentleman goes to Mobile on the fifteenth of August. As was reported in these columns several days ago, the company has in mind a number of gentlemen, but up to finis time no appointment has been made. ST. SIMON NOTES. Some Interesting Small Items From the Resort. Judge T. A. Barker is spending a week on St. Simon, the guest of Chas. M. Tilton and A. D. Gale, The judge is proving an expert fisherman and turtle hunter. Quite a number of cottagers have moved away, but others are coming. The August crowd bids fair to be equally as large as if was i;i ISCH. The island is lively-'and pleasant. Fishing is good. Joan L. Mitchell has moved his ig lland livery up to the city.