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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NO. 264.
MIS FLOODED;
MILLIONS LOST
STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT .IS
MADE BY INSPECTOR IN
STRIKE REGION.
EORFIGNERS ARE DRILLED
general Gobin Says That He Has
So Been Told—Mines Can Not
Immediately Resume When
strike is Settled.
Shenandoah, Pa, August 7.-—Wil
liam Stein, the state mine inspector
for the Shenandoah region, announced
that five collieries under his jurisdic
tion, which has an estimated total val
ue of $1,600,01,0 have been rendered
useless by reason of having been flood
t'd and have been permanently aban
doned.
Four of them. Bear Run, East Bear
Ri-.lge, Kohlner, and Preston No.
beteng to the i niladelphla A- Reading
Coal and Iron Cos. The other colliery
is ..ic Lawrence and is owned by the
Shaffer estate of Pottsvilie. M.
Stein estimated that out of Lie thir
tv ylUories in his ilistrict only
f'-p ,in condition .or imme
if tilo strike were end
fcjjjyßhi are In such ;1 con.li
BWrould require anywhere
r ‘hill make repairs, lie said
/Vage time would be about two
months. The abandonment of the five
collieries will compel 2,000 mine work
era to seek employment in other parts
of the region, and tuey may have
trouble In finning 1L if tile thousands
of men who have left me region (lnr
ing me strike should return.
This eoiiditton of affairs, the mine
inspector said, is a serious matter, not
only with the companies, hut with the
men. After the strike shall have end
ed most of the workmen will have to
remain in idleness for another period
of time until the collieries are placed
iu working condition In the ron I
fields, south of here, Mr. Stein said the
situation is about as bad, hut in the
Wyoming and Lackawanna rogiorn
t :i mines are in much better condi
The mine inspector’s statement j
eteatod considerable interest lien |
:e it, confirmed the belief of some of I
the coal company officials mat a full
resumption of coal mining will no*
take place this yesr, and in
<1 nonce the tendency of coal pric e
will do upward rather than downward
General Gordon said today that
Shenannoah, for a town of its size, is
more thickly populated than the worst
tenement house district of New York.
He thought the sanitary conditions in
the foreign Quarters of the place wort
extremely had because of lack of sew
frage. He said he nad been advised
that mreigners in this vicinity were
being drilled, hnt lie would not say
whether the information he had re
ecived was correct.
fl" believed. • however, there*tirc
many smart men among the foreigners
here, who have been offenders in Rn
ropean armies, and have taken refugi
in mis country. T.ie ex-officers, the
general said, have eonsideralile Influ
ence over the others, and they were
not to lie trusted. He charao. prized
Hie ex-officers as adventurers and de
generate heirs of noble sires.
Paul Pulaski, national organizer of
the United Mine Workers, who looks
after tue foreign members of the un
ion. came here today. He denied all
the stories of secret drilling by the
Polamlers, who uelong to beneficial
teat keep up a -arm of military organ
ization, but he said this was done only
to keep alive the memory o- their (lays
at home.
These organizations, he said, can be
found in most piaces where there gje
any coijsideratble number of foreign
ers. • "Toe foreigners.” he continued,
•■think tiio much 01 the freedom they
havs country to turn against
its govern’Bent.”
Mr. Pulaski addressed two large
meetings of foreign-speaking strikers.
Tile men declared in meeting they
would not. ~p‘. ;. rn -to work until the
strijte ve been officially de
•clrjj;ed off.
Chambers Session,
n chambers session of the Glynn
superior court will be held by Judge
Dart tomorrow, and two or three cases
will be heard
—.a*.- , wu,
LASH PLIED BY MASKED MEN.
Regulators Causing Reign of Terror
in Kentucky.
ITarrodsburg. Ky., August 7.—Thirty
masked men, mounted on swift horses
and heavily armed, caused a reign ot
terrqr in tne neighborhood of Perry
vilie, ten miles from hen last night,
and severely flogged William Good
night, George iuissell and Ray Bot
tom, residents of that section Tney
rode into Perryvnle from the uircetiwu
of a large cave north ot town, which
was a rendezvous of the toil cate raid
ers who terrorised the community sev
eral years ago.
iuey hashed through Perryville .it a
terrific speed ami proceeded to tin.
house of Goodnight on the Maekville
pike. Quick aucl quietly surrounding
the house, they called lor him to come
out or be cremated, as they intended
to burn the place if ho refused.
When Goodnight appeared in rc
spouse to their summons ne was se
ciuely bound, after which several
members ot the party plied tire lash
unmercifully. He was t.ueu ordered
to go to work, leave lire country, or
got a rope tne next trip. Leaving
Goodnight, the white caps went to
the home of George Russell, in the
same neighborhood, and gave him a
severe beating. I'ln-y i alien on .Wal
lace Bottom, whom they served in a
like manner.
Goodnight say in- recognized cvcr
al of tne party and some arrests will
likely follow.
Some.l,me ago. notes purporting to
tie from white caps, were leit at the
doors of several good citizens, bus
tney wci ei. ,-a!i Ia : a jok< .
FUNERAL or W. T. WALTON.
Remains Were Laid to Rest Yesterday
By the Odd Fellows.
The remains of W. T. Walton, who
died Wednesday night, were laid to
rest yesterday auemoon in I’almeito
cemetery. '
Tne luuoral was conduce and by tne
Brunswick lodge of Odd Fellow. . and
Ihe following members o. tie or
ganizat j’ioj, fvio.l as pall bearers: .1
o Bohn C. F. Croftoa, it. If. limtu /.
J. il.irotii. It B. I-ord, .1 L. Vli
Tigne. '
NEW SET <j* JURORS \
DRAWJ YESTERDAY
i
LIST OF THOSE WHO ARE TO
, SERVE CJTY COURT AT
NOVEMBER TERM.
I Tn, following jurors were drawn
.yesterday to .serve at tue. November
term of the eily court:
J. it. JJlllaru, VV. J. Kpe-r, J. VV
Howe, W. Walker, John W. Vance, K.
D. Gregory, S. C. Westbrook, C. W.
Detiiing, W. it. Davenport, W. J. Way,
C. H. Wimberly, J. W. Lha ti n, .f. L.
I.amb. W. E. Dempster, O. If. Clark,
John Baumgartner, G. I’ lliltou. G. D.
Gill, Wmiard Thompson, B. E. Pear
son. Albert T. Smith, T. B. Miller. B.
G. Geiger, A. A. Burney, J. M. Burnett,
B P. Lipsey, H. H. Mama , H. .Mitcb
clson. J. W. Odum, J. If. Hlliott, F. A.
WrencU, u. R. Walker, J. R. Weaver,
H. J. Waff. J. M. Howe, J. G- Young.
ON MORGAN’S Lift*
Hundreds of Englishmen are Taking
Out Insurance Policies.
London, August 7. —The announce
merit js made again, this time by a lead
ing financial paper, that hundreds of
Englishmen are taking out insurance
policies on .Mr. ,J. P. Morgan s life. It
is an industry peculiar to Lurope in
that an absolute stranger may take
out' a policy on the lives of noted
people. Thousands of JSngiishmen
own King Edward policies and almost
an equal number are now ueiifived to
own Morgan policies. The last Mor
gan issues taken on today were thri o
months' i><>: ..■ at a premium of
The policies read somewhat nKe this:
"John Doe, Esq., has pai 1 %\iti pre
mium, to endure for and during; tho
space ot three calendar months, from
August 1, ! !>O2,
This policy is to pay a loss in tho
event of the death of .1. P. -Mcigaii,
Esq., from any cause.”
—— i
Was Not Tried.
A. Hagers, - the negro arrested at
Bladen Wednesday for intoitenng
with officers, and who was to have
been tried in the city court yesterday
on the charge of obstructing legal pro
cess. was not. tried during the dap , as
the case wius not reached. Jle will
probably} he tried when tho court
meets next week, _ is. i
BRUNSWICK, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8. 1902.
MORE BASEBALL
HERE NEXT WEEK
— f —
BRUNSWICKIANS WILL HAVE AN
opportunity' or witness/
ING THREE GAMES.
WAYCROSS OR EERNANDINA
One of These Two Clubs Will Be Here
To Play a Series With
the Local Ball
Team.
Brunswick baseball enthusiasts will
ha ve the pleasure of seeing some more
interesting games next week.
Manager Miller, of the h al I. am.
is now in communication with tlm
Wayeross and Kernandina ciel. and
one ot the two will be hi '<■ m ;t week
to play three games. But., of tlm :
clubs are anxious to conic, but Mana
ger Miller lias not yet decided v.-Tiit i
of the two he will make the dale with.
Brunswick has met Feinamlinn
twice on the diamond tins .sou. on
once in Brunswick anil mice in Per
mmdi.ita, and the locals wore victor!
ous in bolli games. Tt.e Florida team
has been greatly strengthened, and
they now feel that they can defeat
Brunswick and are anxious to got
three games with llmni next week.
Manager Miller Tins been in cor res
domlouee with the Fornandina club
for some time, and they want to play
bore next week. The Wayeross a v
gregation is composed of a strong
crowd of players, and. should they
come, three very interesting games
can be' looked for.
The Brunswick boys arc practicing
daily, and will he prepared to meet,
cither of Ihe teams. The Inculs are
one of the best amateur teams Brim ,
wu k ever had, and each game they
seem to play hotter hall.
TALKS OF THE GAMES.
Wlmt Savannah Paper Says of Fori
Screven Team.
m
Yesterday's Savannah news says:
“'J iic baseball nine of Fort Si r ven
returned to Savannah yesterday, after
playing a series of three games In
Brunswick with a nine or mat city.
The soldiers won the series, taking the
first, game on Monday, !) to li. and trie
lull'd game yesterday. 2 to I, after
piaying ten innings. The Brunswick
team won the second game, Tuesday,
ii.v a score of 710 In yOi-tleidgy';;
game Werner and Smith were the bat
tery. Werner-struck out thirteen men
and allowed but four hits. Gssenger.
at short, and Blackman ai llr.d did
especially fine work, and in ice t the
whole team played clean ana fa c lull.
JVfyanagert Wesnosky say's Ins men
have improved greatly since their last
game in this city and no is anxious
to arrange another match with one of
the local teams. He hopes to bo abb
to arranged t game for Saturday week.
MACHINERY HAS BEEN SHIPPED.
Brunswick Fibre Factory Will .Toon
Begin Work.
Ail the machinery for t.i Bruns
wick fibre factory has been shipped
and Is now enroute here.
As soon as the machinery arrives
it will at once bo placed in position,
and work will commence as -nun as
possible.
IMEGRO 1.--I.S BROTHER IN LAW.
Hall From Winchester Rite Pierces
His Head.
Valdosta. August 7.- Tillman Vcinip
son. colored, was shot and lustami
killed by Mack Larkin, colored, in tim
coy last night.
Lai kin claims that Sampson v;u
endeavoring to break Into ids lion
and persisted after being warned
away. Several' knots wore fired from
a winchester, one of them striking
Sampson on Idle nose, penetrating his
head, and knocking all liis teeth out
The dead man was found lying under
the edge of the Itouse by parties at
tracted by* the shot}!.
Coroner Solomon' impaneled a jury
and held an inquest, over the poJy, re
turning a verdict of Justifiable homi
cide. Larkin made rn> effort to leave
and was arrested by S.'ieriff Passmore
and put in jail. Sampson married Lar
kin's sister; but they *1 ia.i separated
and there wan said to Be had blood
between the men. \ j.
W 'COURT
TIPS A RECESS
ADJOURNED AFTER YESTERDAY’S
SESSION UNTIL TUESDAY,
AUGUST 12.
MISTRIAL IN HIE JOEL CASE
Jury, After Being Out Several Hours,
would Not Agree Upon a
Verdict.—Cases Tried
Yesterday.
flic city court, was in session again
ye, terday. Most of tne day was taken
up in the trial of the State vs. L. J.
•Joel, assault and battery. The jury in
tail case was out several hours and
unable to agree on a verdict, and
a mistrial war declared. Alter the
days session .mage Sparks announced
a i • until August 12. Following
■ . a list of Ihe cares disposed of:
Stat<‘ vs. L. J. Joel, assault and bat
tery; mistrial declared.
State vs. Lemur Williams, gaining:
lost demand.
Slide vs, Lee I. ,c. gaming; plea of
guilty. Sentence, four moil,as on the
eliaingang. or a line of $25 and costs.
Slate vs. B. Dixon, larceny; verdict
ot not guilty.
State vs. A Z.. West, larceny from
me house; second count. Verdict of
not guilty.
During the week Judge Sparks lias
disposed of a large number of crimi
nal cases. He lies been dispatching
business at u very rapid rate, and lias
made quiti! a record during tne term.
TO HOLD A RAi_LY SERVICE.
Interesting Services at McKendrcl
Church Next
McDonald Epworth League will hold
a "rally service" at McKendreo Meth
odist church next Sunday night, Au
gust 10th. While tnis service is held
under the direction of McDonnell
League, the First Church League, of
(his city and the Renville League, out
al .Cypress is invited to he present, as
well us all the young people of the
city. The committee have arranged
a good program, consisting of short
addresses from enthusiastic. Leaguers
and have also a nice selection of
songs.
\M who come are requested to bring
with them a copy of Revival No. 3
song I looks This will lie used. Come
in this service; you will lie cordially
received, and the meeting will jo
you good.
PASSED AWAY AT EASTMAN.
News Received of the Death of Mrs.
H. E. Taylor.
A telegram was rcc ived last night
by M ■-. H. K. 'laylor, the well known
produce man, from Kastman, an
nouncing the deatn of his wife, which
occurred in that city last night at
-7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Taylor was visiting relatives In
Kant man. Wo particulars could be
learned of her death last; nlgnt, but it
is thought she died suddenly.
Th<- remains w-nl bo shipped to Ihis
city This morning, and tne funeral
will occur from the family residence
on South Lee street at 3:30 o’clock
this afternoon. Jhe interment, will be
in Palmetto cemetery.
$12.50 to Old Point and Return.
The Southern railway will sell on
August 20th, round trip tickets to Old
Point Comfort, Virginia Beach and
Ocean View, v'a.. at the exceeding
low rate of $12.50. Tickets good for
any regular tram leaving Brunswick
\ugi.st 20th. Good to return up to
and including September 4th.
The Last Day.
Attorneys and others who have legal
advertisements to run this month, get
them in the News office by 4 p. m.
today. Please bear in mind tnat to
morrow is tin- last day for publishing
legal advert!si ments for the month of
August.
To Buy a Fall Stock.
Mrs M. Isaac will leave Saturday
for New York and other eastern mar
keis, where she goes to purchase her
fall stock. She says the selection this
year will be the most elaborate she
has ever purchased, and mat on her
return she will have some genuine
1 bargains to offer in all departments of
-hex store. ,
DEATH BY LIGHTNING BOLT.
Engineer Killed and Two Seriously
Injured.
Charlotte. N. Augim’ During
tlic prevalence of a severe thunder
storm this afternoon, lighti:aig 3truck
a carousel at l.ntta Park, instantly
killing Ira McMillan, tne engineer of
the machine, severely injuring Fred
Smith, a negro hoy. and rendering un
conscious for an hour Mat-son McMan
away, son of one of the owners.
The fatal holt struck the center
pole of the merry-go-rmir. 1. spilutcv
ing it. and tlu-n got in its work on tie
three men who had sought sheiu-v
from the rain under, the canvas. Mc-
Millan is supposed to have held to an
iron support He was thrown (o the
ground, his body blackened Lem tie
shock, and blood flowed mira j,j.
mouta. The injured man. Smith, will
recover. McMillan leaves a wife an
one child.
WILL ASK FOR -HARTER
Cline Manufacturing Company to be
Incorpcrated.
An application wil/i - mad to In
buperior Conti in the course of n dny
or two for a charter for t ,e Cline
Manufacturing Cos.
The new concern propose , tn enter
extensively into tie- manu acinic of
pants, and other an icliv. . ail ,dl 1 .
among the strongest conn ins i>; tie
kind in thin section of Inc country
incorporators wul lie M ■ vm. ];
Hopkins, W. F. Symons aim G. W.
(Mine.
The application for charter will
probably be printed lu tin e column
tomorrow.
CLERnS UNDER GOV. TERRELL.
Three of the Present Force Wdl Be
Retained.
Atlanta. August , -Tli cxccutivi
clerks under Covornor ii-n-01l will in-,
i it is understood, r. 11. Ililc-h and Maj.
.1. W. Warren, who now occupy posi
tlons in the exocutive departmout:
Emmet lnviu, who was Mr. .i crroll’s
private secretory when in jiilor
ney geheral, ami G'-nirfr ..’in. .4 ,r t
bersham county, one of Mr. T reli’s
strong supporters in the campaign.
JEKYL PEOPLE WANT
r 0 LEASE OYSIIR OLDS
ASK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR OPTION ON ALL NEAR
JEKYL.
s*, •
The Jek.y Island dub propo,-* L
lease all the oyster liens in i he .vaten
adjacent to Jokyl islan e They pro
pose to cultivate the growth of Oys
ters, plant new hods and cult Hate fin
bivalve industry generally
Of course (hey do not propose to
enter into the oyoslpr cultivation as
a business, but i. is their purpose to
grow them for the exclusive use of
tae members of the club.
The members of the club mi a- ad
dressed a communication to tis- is o
of county commissioners, asking im
leases on all beds in the n-i -Vm -hood
of Jekly Island. Th-\y aie -aiding ;o
pay tile county an asmu'.iie im foi
Die leasehold ...tcrest in tin propen.'-
in question.
The petition sent to Lie i onn
era is signed by J. Pierpimt Mor: an
Cornelius Bliss, Joseph ■- , 1
other members of the club.
The matter will be taken up by the
board of commissioners at t.oeir meet
ing next month.
Valdosta’s First Bale.
Valdosta. Ga., August 7. — Vul T. ta -
first bale of cotton was brought hen
today by S. S. Hires, of Brooks conn
t.y, anil was sold to Lane, Tiiluian &
Cos. lot- ten cents a pound.
To Visit Old Home.
The wife of Geo. Lyons, t,c well
known Bay street fruit dealer, leaves
today for a visit to her old home in*
Greece. She w... lie accompanied by
F. Lyons, her brother in law.
Opened by Fitz Lee.
Lincoln, Neb., August 7.—General
Fitzhugh Lee opened the sixth annu
al outdoor assembly of the Nehru: Im
Epworln League tonight with an ad
dress on the,United States and Cuba
in Peace and War. An audience ot
4,000 grgeofed him.
John Rhea Nominated.
Bowling Green, Ky.,'August 7.- John
lihea was unanimously nominated for
| congress by t'.ie democratic conven-
I’ tion this afternoon, his only opponent
E. J, Hobby, withdrawing from Hit
race.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WATERY ILL
•WHELMS TRAIN
—+—
THREE HUNDRED TOURISTS EN
ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA
IN DEADLY PtRIL.
10KP1NT5 I ROM MOTNTAIN
Coaches Are Thrown From the Track
But the Passengers Escaped
Without Serious
Injury.
Florence, Colo., August 7. —A Rio
Grande special passenger train from
Lu- cast. enrnutc to Galiioi'iiia and
carryinj three hundred tourists, was
ditched just ' i t of Florence, near
Swallows.
The wreck was caused by the track
being struck by a wall of water eight
i -1 tli coming down Peek creek,
caused bv the neavy rains in the
. stains south of hen- yesterday af
loon. The brakeman saw the tor
rent. whVn it was only a short distance
from the train. He rushed through
i lie eight coaches and told tne passen
gers on fne two rear coaches to hur
ry to the front oi the train.
Just as the last touri-d left the rear
coach the water struck the cars, and
li.- akirg the coupling pins, hurled
them in tin- air and landed them Id
feet from the track. The trucks were
knocked off the day coach, which, af
ter striking the ground, went down
15 i l into Inc mud. 'I lie sleeper was
tlitn.v n .-.gainst the farm house of J. G.
Roberts which was occupied uy him
self mill wife ami three children. The
coach formed a wall -nnd turned the
wab i lou. the house, thus saviofe tne
Tie. a from going into the river and
' ■-! 5 t m : '“i i \ ;-s of its occupants,
ihe engine was badly damaged by
the win - r but managed to pull the
two i nr- maining on the track some
i‘l;iance iiom the flood and they are
i; occupied by the tourists and
ti i: : No one is reported injured.
Many Cloud Bursts Reported.
L in ir. Colo.. August 7.—'News
reached inis city today that an cnor
mon ■ amount oi damage was caused
ip Huerfano county. Colorado, yester
in y by storm. Four eloudmirsts are
reported.
fne tii t occurred five miles west
of Wa-isenburg, on tne Denver and
Kin Grande, and swept away one hun
dred feet of bridge at I hat point.
Tlm second came down a short, dis
tance from La Vita and swept i..c rail
road bridge away.
The third ocurred at Huerfano, 22
miles from Watsenourg. The big iron
railroad bridge at trial point was
v locked and carried down stream and
i Ism; su-etch ot track was washed
'nit, allowing nine freight cars to go
in the ditch.
Tin- fourth came -.own near Santa
Clara. 18 miles north of Walsenburg.
.several houses wore washed from
liu-ir foundations and much other dam
u.e was done by the water and wind.
L -r. Creek was cnanged into a rag
ing torrent, washing away liridges
across it. Tlie full amount of damage
cannot la- estimated at. this time, but
it is probable tiuil it will run into six
figures. The storm will prove of great
benefit to fanners and stock growers.
NEWS OF THE SHIPS.
Small Marina Item* of the Doings of
a Day.
The following Is the movement of
the vessels at the port of Brunswick
yesterday:
Arrived—Swedish bark tied wig,
Ha' bailees. v
Sailed—Spanish hark l.orentz, Va
lencia.
Cleared- -Schooner Gnu,on Ball,
Gibbs. New York; schooner Waltham,
Barter, Noanlc.
The steamer George Garbutt was in
port yesterday.
The Mallory steamer Colorado will
sail at 8:30 today.
The steamer Falcon came up from
tae Satilla yesterday.
Georgia Mayors to Meet.
Atlanta, August 7. — I The convention
of Georgia mayors will be held in At
larita Ocioucr 12. Notices calling the
meeting at that time base been pre
pared and will be sent out by Mayor
Minis with in the next few days. Com
mittees will be named to look after
the city’s guests on that occasion.