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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NO. 263. TO RELIEVE TOE SUPREME COURT LA VYERS MEET TO DEVISE WAYS AND MEANS TO ACCOM PLISH IT. Several Good Suggestions Were Made and a Bill Will Be Recom mended to the Next Legislature. The committee of prominent Geor gia lawyers appointed at the recent meeting of the Georgia Bar associa tion at Warm Springs for the purpose of devising means for relieving tlie harden of the Supreme court of toe state, held a meeting at tin; capitol yesterday, and as ai result of an inter esiing discussion decided upon one measure which the legislature will be asked to pass at its coming session. The hill decjueu upon by the com mittee provides that no right of ap peal of tlie supreme court shall lie iu cases w..ere amounts involved is under SSOO, exeept in certain classes of eases which are enumerated. Ex ception of course is made of criminal cases, habeas corpus, divorce, equity and other eases of a like character; and it is calculated that such an amendment to the constitution would Ke supreme court oi nearly f the ..usi ness it now has r and pass upon. he members of the com mi t presenit with the exeption ok Smith, who is away for er. The other members of ttee are as follows: Barton Atlanta, prcsulotu of the Georgia Bar Association, is ex-officio chairman, and Orville A. Park, of Ma con. secretary. Other members of the committee present were: Washing ton Dessau, chairman from the state nl large. and ,1. Hausill Morrill; of T/iomasvlllc. from the state a. large: Samuel B. A-.ams. first congressional district; Arthur Gray Powell, second distinct; E. A. nawkins, tail'd dis- Thomas .1. Chapped, fourth dis trict; Marcus W. Beck, sixtn district: A. I j Bartlett, seventh district: .1. li. Park, Jr., eighth district; VV. A. Char ters, ninth u.strirt; W. K. Miller, t th I t trill, and John w. Bennett, eleventh district. Several plans looking to the re lief of tiie supreme court were dis cussed by tn,e lawyers, ami among other things a court of appeals was talked of. An effort was made at the I st session nf the legislature to se cure an amendment to the constitu tion providing for a court ol appeals, but it failed. The only difmitc action taken was the endorsement of an amendment io arliicle 6, section 2, paragraph 3, of i lie constitution, w.iich is section 5836 of the code. Tiie amendment proposed was roughly drawn yester day, as follows: "No writ of error snail lie to the supreme court in any civil case unless •the amount involved exceeds the sum or value of s6llll principal, except it shall appear from the bill of excep tions that it is a divorce eas%, a case respecting the titles to land, or an equity! case; or a case involving ti tle to a public office, or in a habeas corptts ease or a contempt case; or the case is one in which an act of the general assembly is sought to he set aside as being contrary to tne con stitution of the state of Georgia or of tne o tuted States, and the decision upon this question .s made necessary: or the ease is one in which any jus tice of the supreme court of the state of Georgia, upon an exempli..cation of the record, will certify that in his opinion a writ of error should issue.” It was decided that this outline should oe prepared in the form of a bill by tne time of the next meeting which will he hefij August r>- for o' f'flßr of tne court and :t is ill-.* ;> bills will I.' ion to tne m Lcrd Derby Won. Conn.. August. Lord hundred thou m ■ .1 0. li \ . 1 a La.:. "Cl. 11l *• if IM. B’.ired from the i&'-e. A GREAT TRUST. The Oil Combination is a Great One. London* Aug. 2. —In its issue of tins morning tne Daily Man declares there is no longer any doubt' that the three monster oil interest* of Rock efeller, Rothehild and Nobel have en tered into a wording agreement. "Tnus. ’■ says the paper, "without any publicity, the greatest trust in Lhn world has sprung into existence.” ”'l n.s combination,” says te paper, “has been hinted at iu messages from the Batoum and Moscow and it has been more clearly shown in tne offers made to Russian oil exporters by rep resentatives of the Nobel and Roth child interests for the. adoption of the whole of their output. The exporters have been forbid den to sell oil through the agencies of tnese interests at a price arranged by tnem, or to light the combined forces of the three oil giants. This offer was made openly and with tlie idea of maintaining prices, and it has been refused, tut- Russian exporters preferring to (iglu. "It was doubtless this combine.” continues tlie Bany Mail. •‘w..ich in duced the Russian government to is sue invitations to an anti-trust con ference. The spokesman of tne great combine declared it meant to fight to the death and tiiatM.be independent exporters cannot hope to win.” ROOoEVCLT AND ..IILES, It is Gail that They Will Bury Their Differences. Oyster Bay, N. Y.. Aug. 2. -General Nelson A. Miles arrived hero tonight and was given royal reception by tlie people of the village. He is 1..10 , nest of friends. It is generally reported that he and President Roosevelt and friends of tne gentlemen will hold a meeting some time next week and attempt to make peace between them. It is rumoreu that, tlie president and General Miles have been at outs since the general criticised the gov ernment on the Philippine policy and denounced the administration in other ways. The president thou announced that he would retire Die head of the army, and the matter wa much talked of in republican circles and by tne nation generally. Nothing, however, has lately been hoard affair, until now, when rerenllj and v. am • iinecd Ilia! the two would <)> ter Bay at the same tune, and there is something very significant in this fact, and the rumor tlrnl they will meet arid bury their differences, is generally believed to bo true. f , ARMOURS PURCHASE. Stock in the Hammond Companies Turned Over to H m. (.’nicago, August 2.—-J. P. Lyman, president of,the (}. H. Hammond Cos., iiiis n.Vternopn mnde li " 1 folio-win : st;il< incut: "J. Ogden Armour has purchased a substantial interest, in the 11. Ha.ui moil . Company and the Hammond Packing Company, and the transfei of stock is taking place ~oduy. i>' E. Vogel leaves these properties l< devote his attention to oti.er interests and Artuur Meeker has been elected to fin the vacancy, 'i'hc management and policy of the companies will con tinue unchanged. To Quit Printing Stamps. Washington, August 2.—The open ing of bins at the postoffi.ee depart nien, today for trie printing of post age stamps marks the beginning of the end of tho government’s costly experiment of printing its own stamps. For many years, and up to eight, years ago the stamps were print ed by private contract, the work be ing done by a wed known engraving company of New York. For some reason or other uie government, decid ed that the could he .lone to better advantage in its own printing and en graving department The cnange did not prove a success. King Cruising, Cowes, August 2.—The king had an excellent niglit. He look another cruise today. His majesty sat on the deck last evening, enjoying a minstrel performance given to the yacht crew. The prinqe and princess started for London this morning. Funeral Yesterday. The funeral of Joe Browning, whose sad death was chronicled in these eoiumns, ocurred from the residence of Mrs John Murray yesterday, after noou at 3 o’clock, Rev. Walter M. Gil man conducting the burial ceremony. A large numoer of friends of the de ceased attended the funeral. BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1902. 808 WALTHOUR AN EASY WINNER: WON THE GREAT BICYCLE RACE AT MANHATTAN YESTERDAY. Not Only the Winner of the World’s Championship, but He Lowered tod World’s Record for Three Distances. New 7 York. August 2.—“ Bobby” Waltnour, the intle Georgia wonder, was the winner ,n today’s bicycle race at Manhattan Beach, and therefore won for himself the championship of the world. , The race was the greuiesi cwi seen at Manhattan, and thousands of peo ple flocked to the track to see the contest, which was participated in by the four fastest in the world, viz.: Walthous, Elites. Champion and Mayo. Waltnour and Elites were la vortt.es, but the other two riders had any number of friends at the track. Not only did the little southerner win the race today, but he also smash ed all previous records for ten, fif teen and twenty miles, and as he erod ed the line this afternoon with the speed oi 11 wild locomotive, he was cheered to the echo by the thousands of admirers. Walthour ined a winner from the Very start, an ill followed his large pace-motor in great style. Mrs Waltnour and the two children were at the race track and wore the first to rush to the ciiampion when the race was finished. ________ v TO HANG FRIDAY. Negro Charged With Assault Will Pay, the Penalty. Macon, Aug. 2. —Just, one week Imm tioniorrow, when Jesse Gibson, alias Jessie,Mai. ox. a negro, will bo hung at War roll ton .or tne alleged assault upon the young daughter of Farmer Bacon, who realties out frfom Warren ton. Gibson says he realizes that his days on earth jue few, and still de nies that he in the guilty party. Gib son, nowever, does not seem to real ize that he is rapidly approaching his doom. Up is an idiotic appearing ne gro, and answers questions put. to him without hesitancy. He is 22* years old, nas been married two years and has a child 011 c year old. Gib son says he is prepared to die and does not tear mob violence WANTS TO JOIN UNION Another Applicant at the Door of the United States. Kingston, Jamaica, a tig. 2. —The chamber of commerce held an excit ing meeting today, and passed resolu tions condemning England’s neglect in the interests of the Island. Many speakers advocated nnnexa tion to tho United states, and it was determined to inaugurate a movement to that end. ipj _________ : L TO PUNISH AGITATORS. After Strike, Step* Will Be Taken to Prosecute. New York, Aug. 2.—Representative Koai operators intimated strongly to day that, after the strike Is over, pros ecutions will be instituiied against strike leaders who agitated the trouble. They now have agents in the an thricite fields securing evidence against those who incited the .strike and the subsequent riots. f j A FAST RECORD. Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Newly Invent ed Engine Makes Good Time. New York. August 2.—The steam engine invented by Cornelius Vandr liilt. was given a trial run today over the Central road, and pulled a train a mile iu 41 seconds. It. is thought that the new engine will be quite a success. Santos-DumOnt’s Flight. New York, August I.—New Yorkers are looking forward to seeing signts tomorrow, when Santos-Dumont, the famous French aeronaut, will make his first flight in America. The as cension will be made at Brighton Beach, and it the weather conditions are favorable it is possible that Mi. Santos-Dumont will make his attempt to encircle the statute of liberi.r, 1 ATTEMPT AT LIFE OF LOUBET 1 UNKNOWN MAN FIRED AT THE PRESIDENT FRIDAY AT RAM DOUI LET. \ Bullet Went Wide of its Mark, How ever, and Nothing Was Said Concerning the f Affair. e 1 Paris. August 2. —All of France was startled today at the announcement In the press of an attempt made to assassinate President, Loubet at Ram houilet yesterday. The president, met his cabinet there and signed the decree c.wiudiiig the Sister's schools. As ho left .he building with a num ber of others, an unknown man step ped from i>eh!nd the building and tired at the president. Only one shot was fired, and the bullet Went wide of its mark. A CURIOUS CASE. THIS. ' One Man Who is Anxious to Give Up His Office. Frankfort, lnd., August 2. -Noah . Coffman, marshal of Bunker Hill, a small town in Cass county, finds it impossible to give up ills office, which lie has now held for twenty years. Coffman whs elected to the office, when a young man. There has been 110 salary attached. For the past, ten years lie has been trying to get the (own hoard to fix a salary for him or to name a successor; but the board never saw fit to take any action upon the question. Since then Coffman has been re elected every, two yam, and ..as never had any opposition. Last w-ek V turned in his badge the foiirteentn time, declaring that lie would serve 110 longer. It has been returned to him by the board, wuh the statement that lie had been elect ed to serve, and tne board could not release him. Coffman is thinking of employing a lawyer lo assist him in getting rid of his office. WILLIAM AND EDWARD. They are Getting to be Great] Chums. Berlin. August, 2. —Though the visit! of Kmperor William to King K.lwar.l j is declared to he without political significance, it is nevertheless attract ing considerable attention in view of courtesies whlcn have marked their relations for sortie niontVis past. The emperor sails from Kiel Satur day on hoard the imperial yacht Hoh cir/.ollern. He is expected to remain at Cowes tnrough the regatta week, when liis American-built yacht Me teor will compete for the King’s clip. ’ VETERANS TO MEET. Will Gather at Blakely in Reunion on August 4th. The South Georgia Veterans' assn- j elation will meet at Blakely on An gust it in an annual reunion, and the •occasion 1 promises to be a very pleas ant one Tn this connection a committee of citizens of inanely were in the city yesterday for the purpose of extend ing an invitation to Col. J. R. Dart of this city, to deliver the oration. Hop Crop Good. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 2.—Hop grow ers of Washington are more than ■pleased with the prospects of great profits from their yards this year. Twenty and twenty-two cents a pound are now currently offered as contract ing figure’s, it being the first time in a number of years inat these figmes have been .reached. The rise is so jironounced and scorns so well found ed upon substantial market condi tions, that many of the growers be lieve they are justified in waiting for ifUll higher figures. —— ’i i To Relieve Supreme Court. Solicitor .John W. Bennett went to Atlanta yesterday to attend a meeting t , r lawyers who will endeavor to form- Ht'ute plans to relievo the supreme court. Colonel Ben not represents i*ne eleventh district in this meeting, tue.c being one from each district and four from the -it .‘o at large. Mr. Bennett says It is likxdy tnat a bill will ho recommended to the legisla ture to .establish appelate courts for minor cases.— -Waycross Journal. A LYCEUM COURSE. Fleming & Waff Making Arrange ments Now. The opera house this season will not only present a splendid usl of theatrical attractions, hut will also be the medium through which the at tractions of the lyceum course will he presented. So far the engagements are so di versified in character as to cover nearly every form of popular enter tainment which the lyceum lias made famous, vocal and instrumental con certs, readings, monologues by people so competent as to be secured year after year by too Lyceum. Messrs. Fleming & Waff have al ready secured the following for the Lyceum course: Clias. de Motte, Miss Ida Bently, a dramatic reader; the •'Ottumwas Male Quartette,” with Miss Julia Van Densen as a reciter; Mr. Ralph Bingham, whose entertain ment enhances everything, as he is an impersonator, humorist, musician and story-teller: the ’ _r.el Quartette,” of Boston, a company composed entirely of ladies; the Parker Concert compa ny.’ under the management of C. M. Parker, ami also "Minus a Male,” and “Tne Business Manager.” For tiiis course of six attractions a season ticket for one admission will be sold for three dollars; a double season ticket Lor $5.00. .1 hese tickets may be transferred to any one. onould Messrs. Fleming & Waff succeed In securing two hundred subscribers to the double tickets, then the list will have three attractions added, thereby making a total ol nine. As tho lyceum course appea s to a number of persons who do not care for thteatneal attractions, it would seem a,s though little difficulty would 'he found in booking the niu course of nine attractions, especially as those already booked are of such diversity and high order. BASEBALL TOMORROW. Savannah and Brunswick Clubs to Fight for Supremacy. Tne lovers of baseball 111 Brunswick wil have the pleasure of seeing three games this week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, when tne local term will meet eae Savannah aggregation on tho ~.amend at the fair grounds. Much in teres is being taken in the games by lovers of the manly sport and a large crowd is expected at all three games. The Savannah club will arrive in the city iu the morning. The two clubs have met. on the dia mond tiiis season, in Savannah, and tho local team was defeated in a very interesting and exciting game. I Following is the Jine-up of the Briinswicks: Nightengale, tiiird base; McGullooh, first base; Abbott, second base; Hopkins, center field; Mallard, left field; dreamer, catch; A. Grovatt, shortstop; W. Grovatt, right field; .Walker or Hunter, pitch. BEVERIDGE WILL NOT STUMP. Republican Congressional Committee Don’t Want Him to Speak. !\\jas!ingt<>r,, August 2.—T00 re publican congressional committee field a very interesting meeting hare today* and al! of the preliminaries i for tjie fall congressional campaign | were arranged and the party Will now go actively to work. The committee decided to prevail upon Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, not to stump Texas, or make any speeches elsewhere in the south .in the interest of the party. Canadian Invasion. J Montreal, Quo., August 2.—Tne I Highland Cadets attalion, of Montre j a.I. has accepted an invitation to visit j Portland, Me., tor the “Old Home” i week celebration. The corps will de part from Montreal this evening and will proceed to Lewiston, where it will remain until tomorrow afternoon, when it will continue its journey to Portland. Presbyterian Churcn. The regular services of public wor ship will be conducted by the pastor to'.fay at the Presbyterian church. I After today the church will tie closed , for several weeks while the pastor lis away oil his vacation. The Sunday school will meet as usual during the pastor’s absence. Through Cars to Savannah. To accommodate the increasing trav el between Brunswick and Savannah ■ the Southern Railway will hereafter 1 operate two extra coaches on the train j leaving Brunswick at 6:25 a. in. every Sunday, tc go through without change. [This will insure a comfortable trip for all who desire to spend the day in Sa | vannab. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING HARD t CHAIRMAL GRIGGS SAYS HIS FORCES ARE NOW ORGANIZED. The Trusts Are Too Heavy a Burden For the Republicans to Carry, and Defeat Wil! Be the Inevitable Result. Washington, August 2.—Everybody is cheerful at democratic readquarters here, and the most sanguine air is apparent. There is no doubt* but that tlie trusts,a heavy load, will carry the re publicans down in defeat. Chairman Griggs has been away, from headquarters the greater part of the week, but everything is under his direction, and he is doing good work. Administration Distressed. Washington, Aug. 2. —The revision of the tariff to curb the trusts is a dragon which has arisen in the middle west to distress the administration. Leading politicians today*, declare that the administration will he forced to proclaim a revision issue in the next presidential campaign, and IJiis will he a hard blow for Roosevelt, considering the fact that he „..s advis ed aginst atariff revision in his mes sage to congress. The republican leaders are not all agreed upon a revision of tlie tariff, hut all concede its importance. NEWS OF THE SHIPS. Small Marina Items of th* Doing* of a Day. The following Is the movement of the vessels at the port of Brunswick yesterday: Arrived- —Bark Stephen G. Hart, Raye, Boston. Sailed—Schooner Arthur M. Glib son, New York; schooner Abide C. Stubbs, Cole. New York. Cleared- — Scnooner Horace P. Mount, New York. The Sicara yacht Jesse Durham ar rived from Sapelo yesterday and is bound for Fernandlna. J. JL Polhill sent his naptha launch to New York on tho Mallory steamer Friday, where lie hopes to dispose of it. CAPTAIN BRANTLEY DEAD. Father of Two Brunswick Young Men Passes Away in Barnesvillc. The friends of Messrs. Coleman and Burden Brantley, of this city will re gret to learn of the death of their father, Captain Thomas Brantley, which occurred at Barnesvillc. Ga., Friday. Captain Brantley was one of the most prominent men in middle Geor gia. He was 71 years old. and resided in middle Georgia nearly his entire life. The funeral will occur today in Forsyth. A BUSINESS CHANGE. H. C. Cammann Purchases the Busi ness of Max Marks. A. business deal took place last night whereby H. C. Cammann pur purchased tne cigar business of Max Marks on Newcastle street, and will take charge toworrow morning. Mr. Cammann will he away from the city for some time, and the busi ness Will be in c. argo of Morris Greenwood, who will he glad to see all of his friends, as well a the old customers of Mr. Marks. I. ■ ' ■■■''■ ■' —■■■ Buried Friday. The funeral of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence von Weller took place from the family residence on Union street yesterday forenoon at 9:30, Rev. Wyilis Reed, of ot. Marks, officiating. The interment was in Pal metto cemetery. A Female Crew. Philadelphia, August 2.—The Aus trian steamer Zara, whwich arrived in port here today, carries a crew com posed entirely of Turkish girls. Saw Mill at Manor. The Manor correspondent of the Way cross Journal writes: "Mr. Will Ellington of Waycross, and two gentlemen of Brunswick, were in our town Friday looking for a location for a saw mill. If they locate here, the citizens of our town extend them a hearty welcome.