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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NO. 267. HAS THE B.& B. LEASED SHOPS OF THE A. C. L. W\ A DEAL 9 NOW ON FOOT JrUMOR SAYS BRUNSWICK ROAD IS SOON TO USE SHOPS OF THAT LINE. THE OFFICIALS ARE ALL MUM But They Admit That There is Some Truth in the Rumor.—Deal May Already be Closed. Avery authentic rumor is going the rounds at present to tile effect that negotiations are now pending between the Brunswick & Birmingham railroad and the Atlantic Coast l.int'. whereby the former road is to lease the slums of the A. 0. B. in this city. In fact this rumor has been out for some time, lint yesterday tt stinted afresh, and it is a known fact that the attorneys for the two lines, to geu.cr with the B. & B. officials, held several conferences concerning the deal. A News reporter endeavored to ob tain the facts In tho matter, but 7t only learned tnat, the negotiations were now on, and is free to state taai something will in all probability, occur witiiin tue next few days. Colonel Mecham, General Manager McDuffie and Attorney l'wttiy, or the B. A IS., were all seen by the reporter hut neither of the gentlemen liav very much Information to give out on the subject, just at present, althougn they stated that they might ba able to give out something later. However, Col. VV. K. Kay, attorn try for the A. C 1,., anil Colonel Twitty. for the It. & ft., were busy together > stonlayi, anil, no doubt, on tlyts mat tor. If fit is deal is made, and toon- is ov ery indication that it will, it is not I nitwit how It will olteei the A. C. 1.. li may he tnat the road will disband their .shops here, or It may mean that We at e to have one of tie lars . t rail roa,l shops in the south. Rumor also has it that the R. W- li. will only lease part of the shops, that additions wilt he made to it. and that the two lines will use it in eonjitnetfon. in faet, Colonel Maehen stateu that if such a deal was made it meant that Bruns wiek would have one of the largest shops in the state, tnat the manufact ure of rolling slock would lie exten sively indulged in. and would liiarnt faeture rolling stork not. on.y for the II W U„ for other lines. •lust what agreement is to oe made between the two lines. v..,en me deal is to be closed, etc., is not known, but there is certainly truth in the rumor and it was not denied by ...oso m a pe it mu to know that a <•. of this kind was being made. Tne present shops of the A. C. j„ tn this city are well equipped for all kinds of railroad work', and quite n large number of workmen and employ ed there. For years the Plant System has built cats of every description there, and it. was considered one of the lu st ownej by the road. Other developments may occur to day, as it is generally thought the deal is now nearly made. Baseball Today. The colored baseball teams ot Bruns wick and Fernandina will cross bats on the daimonil this afternoon Both are good bail teams, and a very inter esting game is expected. Reserved seats have been provided in the grand stand for the white people who attend. A game will also be played tomor row afternoon. IN POLICE COURT. Several Cases Heard in This Tribunal Yesterday Morning. Chairman of Council Franklin pre sided at the usual matinee in the po lice, -court yesterday morning, and the occasion was quite a lively one, the city exchequer being enhanced several dollars thereby. The first case disposed of was that of Alfred Turner; Souder Goodbread and Charley Goodbread, all charged with disorderly conduct. The acting mayor suspended sentence on Charley Goodbread and lnyjosed tines of six and ten dollars respectively on Sou der Goodbread and Alfred Turner. Convict Guard Bowen and Waiter Goodbread were also arraigned on a charge of lighting each other, and were lined six dollars each. A number of other cases were board HOW ADVERTISING PAYS. Levy Had a Great Day Yesterday With His Shoe Sale. Another evidence of how advertising pays was demonstrated yesterday m Levy’s great shoe sale. Sunday morning an advertisement was placed in the News by this populai firm, announcing for Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday a great reduction in shoes. No other means of advertising was used for the sale, and yesterday tne firm had calls for shoes from the time (lie doors were opened until the closing hour, and altogether 13" pairs of shoes had been sold by this firm. This is probably the greatest shoe sale ever offered to the people of Brunswick. Shoes, rega i dli es-nf the style, make or shape, have been great ly reduced, and many purcaa: cd two or three yeais, realizing wh ala bar gain was offered. The sale will ooutin ue today and tomorrow, and il the company advertises much more in the Nows about the sale, they will haw to employ an extra force to wait on the customers who are. calling for “stiocs." TO ENTERTAiN BIG CONGRESS. Macon Making Preparation for Meet ing of Farmers in October. Macon, Oa., August II. —~on. Howie Jordan, of Monticello, vice-pre: idem of the Farmers’ National association, is expected to arrive in Macon tumor row to confer with Dr. .1. Si. Reynolds of Adrien, Mich., in roferi'.n t to the annual meeting of the congress which will be hold in this city in October next. Dr. Reynolds Is the treasurer and the head of the bureau of publlei ty of ongresß, Several thousand delegates arc ex pected to be in attendance on Hit: con gress. They are coining from all parts of the United States. 'Phc cons , ess will be in session several days. A program of entertainment is now being mapped out for the visitors. Some of the features already decided on are as follows: The delegates and their htdit will bo given a Series o' carriage and cat rides throughout the city and salt urbs. A special train will he run down the line of the Southwestern road so the delegates can sec some ol tin- tine peach orchards and cotton plantations of Georgia. The Georgia Southern and Florida railroad will take a special train lull of the delegates down it,-; line, and will carry them to St. Augustine and Jacksonville. The Macon. Dublin & Savannah rail road wilt give an excursion for Lie delegates to Savannah. An old-time Georgia barbecue wilt be served the delegates at one of the parks of the city. COLORED ODD FELLOWS MEET. Will Hold Their Annua! Convention Here This Week. The colored Odd Fellows of the state of Georgia will hold t.ieir arum al convention in this city this week, the first session to he held this morn ing in Memorial hall. There is a very targe membership of this lodge in the state, and among the members are some of the most prominent Georgia ” negroes Tin lodge is one of the leaning organiza tions of its kind in the state. During the meeting here all officer lor tip ensuing year will be elected and other lodge business transacted. The Brunswick Odd Fellows have tnatfc preparations for the meeting, and will entertain their guests in royal style, many pleasant outings being on the program. A parade, to he participated In by all Odd Fellows attending the convention, will be given during the week. Cholera Decreasing. Manila. August 31.—’lnu cholera continues to decrease in Manila, and a majority of the provinces, and the prediction that the disease .would be worse the month of August has not been fulfilled. _ t BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1892. FiBER FACTORY ' SOON TO START > DR. J. F. CHITTENDEN, MANAGER FEDERAL FIBER CO„ OF DEL AWARE, IN THE CITY. MACHINERY IS ON THE WAY Factory Will Be Located on Old Cris pen Island Site, and Will Be gin Work as Soon as Possible. Dr. J. F. Chittenden, manager of the Federal Fiber Company, of Dela ware, arrived in .lie city yesterday to begin the erection of tae fiber plant of the company upon Crispen island. Which they have leased from Captain Townsend. The Federal Fiber Company, after looking over the ground carefully, have come to the conclusion that there are thousands of acres of land within a reasonable distance of Bruns wick which is perfectly adapted lo hemp culture. That the culture of hemp is profitable to the agriculturist is beyond doubt, provided he can find a market for it. This the Federal Fi her Company assures, and they expect that the planters of this section will enter into the field and grow hemp The company has three ear loads of fiber machinery from their factory at Gryslal Lake. N. on the way here now, and more will follow as soon as the situation warrants it. Work upon the buildings at Crispen island will begin at once, and will be rapidly pushed to a conclusion. As soon as it has been demonstrated that, the planter will grow sufficient hemp to fill the needs of the company, a spinnery mill will be erected which, will employ a large number of bands. In the meantime, the treating of hemp liber for the various uses of the man facturers will be carries on, and an oakum plant started to use up the waste product. The capacity of the plant at the present time wnl be two tons per day, but it Will b, increased shortly to ten tons per day, which means the cultivation of from 1,500 to 2,000 acres of land, giving employment to many people outside of those em ployed hy the factory. The Weather: Forecast for today: Fair. NOTES OF INTEREST FOR HASTY READERS. Chief Green wos busy yesterday morning fixing several alarm boxes which have been out of order for a few days. Justice Lambright Is holding the regular August term of his court this week Several eases were tried yes terday. Judge Sparks will convene the city court in adjourned session tins morn ing, and the criminal docket will be taken up and disposed of. The Ordinary Couit was in session for a while yesterday, but adjourned until this morning, whin a number ol cases will be taken up and disposed of. The finishing touches are now being put on the Kaiser building on Bay street. As soon as completed it will lie occupied by J. M. Burnett, the well known wholesale grain dfaler. The telephone system was out of order Sunday and yesterday, on ac count of some repairs being made, but Manager Haley hopes to have every thing in working order again today. Mail Clerks Argo, Graham and Cole man, three of the four on the run be tween Atlanta and Brunswick, have been promoted, and are now running between Atlanta and Jacksonville. The Brunswick ball team were all out for practice yesterday afternoon. The boys say they will have a hard fight with Fernadina Friday, hut think they will defeat the Florida team. Robt. Jones and Bob Ward, both col ored. engaged in a fignt at Dart's hall last night, which endeu in Jones re ceiving several bad gasnes in h(is FISH WARDEN IMS OF LAW 1 -- ■ ■ STATE OFFICIAL IN THE CITY TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES AGAINST DENARO. AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW Says if the People Will Assist the State in Its Efforts, the Laws Will Be ;j Enforced. “ t Hon. A, T Dallas, iish commissioner of the state of Georgia arrived in the city from LaGrange yesterday, and is here for the dual purpose of looking into the fish industry generally, and at the same time to Investigate the recent charges filed with the commissioner of agriculture against Thomas I )enari>. the recently appointed fish warden of the county. When questioned on the subject. Mr. Dallas said: “it. being reported that there were infractions being made in this section on our state fish laws, especially those laws relating to the protection of tarrapin, I decided to visit the good citizens of Glynn county, and through the aid of your valuable paper ask the aid of each person in your county in having both the state and local laws observed. I will he at the Oglethorpe hotel today, where 1 will gladly meet those interested, and talk to them about our laws, and any subject: relat ing to fish, oysters, tarrapin, etc. 1 'have compiled in pamphlet form our state fish laws. Together with those laws are given some incident thereto, protecting the rights of owners of wa ters and fisheries. Reference is made to local acts in many cases our state and local laws are violated by those who do not ao re because they are not informed on the subject. With this information disseminated through out this section, I hope that the ob servation and enforcement of these laws Will lollow. Then may be seen the beneficent result of the protection ol our fishes, tarrapin, oysters, etc., from extermination. “The co-operation of the officers and all good citizens is asked and de sired in enforcing the laws referred to.” Colonel Dallas is a clever gentleman side and shoulder. No arrests have yet been made. Brunswick theater-geers will be glad to learn that Fleming & Waff, mana gers of the opera house, have booked "The Prisoner of' Honda,” and that ex cellent. company will be here shortly after Chrust.mas. A number of Eirunswickians are making up a crowd to go oil the ex cursion to Old Point Comfort, Va., on August 2b over the Seaboard Air Line. The fare for tho round trip from Brunswick is $12.50. Quite a large congregation attend ed the rally service of the McDonnell Bp worth League at the Mctxondree church Sunday flight. The services were very interesting and were much enjoyed by all present. Chas. Clarke, me well known and popular colored barber, continues se riously ill. Charlie is one of the best colored citizens in Brunswick, and has many friends among the white as well as colored people, who wish no will be himself again soon. C. W. Deming has placed in front of his office on Newcastle street a sample of the mail boxes adopted by the gov ernment, and he will uoubtiess nave a’ big sale for them in Brunswick and over the county when t.hc rural free delivery service is established. - .B. ■ m A successor will be named week to Mr. J. S Raymond, agent of the Mallory Steamship line, who has been transferred from Brunswick to the Mobile agency, it is not known who will tie appointed to the [dace. Mr. Raymond will leave for his new jiost of duty about September Ist. GLYNN’S INCREASE SS OVER QUARTER MILLION of the oh! soul hern school, and has been the recipient of a number of courtesies from uis friends in the city. This afternoon he will lie taken for a drive, the guest of his friend. Col. J. E. Dart, sund he will return to his; home tnis 'evening, when his findings in tin' Denaro matter will be reported to the department. USE PETROLEUM FOR FUEL. Charleston Manufacturers Substitute Oil for Coal. Charleston. S. C., August II. —The Guffy-llond Petroleum Company has erected a storage tank here Which has a capacity of ,50,000 barrels of fuel oil. Pipes connecting the tank with the West Shore Terminal railroad 1 pier have been laid, and the first supply of oil is now due. Many of the manufacturing con cerns in this section are considering I he advisability of subsuuu,ng oil for coal, and this fuel may be used exclu sively in the Consolidated railway’s power house. It. is said here that the Southern railway and the Atlantic Coast Line have studied the oil sit uation with a view nf using it on loco motives, although there is no intima tion that, an early change will be made. Propositions have been submitted to the fertilizer factories in Charleston to use oil instead of coal, but nothing could be done heretofore, as the oil was not available. With the establish ment of storage tanks, however, it is possible that the ’subject .will get prompt consideration. , TWO KILLED IN A WRECK. ' Freight and Passenger Trains on Southern Collide. Danville. Va., August 11.—A wreck occurred on the Southern railway just beyond Wad creek at 6:30 this morning, caused by a local north: bound passenger train colliding with a south bormd freight train Two men were killed outright ami several oth ers seriously wounded. The two en gines and several cars were denmTtJi od, the debris being strewn lor same distance down the track. A special re lief train was hurried to tue scene with physicians, the injured being brought to this city and piaced in a hospital. The dead are Jerome Carter, of Augusta, and a man supposed to h a former employe of the cotton mills, whose name has not been ascertained. The body was mutilated almost be yond recognition. The engineers and firemen and postal clerks jumped, and all of them were more or less bruised. By noon the tracks were sufficiently cleared to allow trains to pass. Bernard Carter, John and Oscar Skinnett, of Lynchburg, were painful ly hurt. 'None of the passengc rs were among the seriously wounded. Among those taken to this hosplta were Conductor Byerly, of tue freight train; fireman, Rubin Robinlsk. col ored, and a Mr. McCormick, an elec trical engineer of Lynchburg. QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS ILL. Attack of Heart Trouble is Very Dan gerous. Spa, Belgium, August IB—Serious rumors arc in circulation that tne at tack of heart trouble from which Ma rie Henrietta, queen of i..e -elgians, is sintering, is dangerous, but a, a jute hour of the night her majesty’s physi cians reported that the queen has revived, and that there was no cause for anxiety, STABBED HIMSELF IN STOMACH. Bennett Was Trying to Free Mule From Yellow Jackets. Valdosta, Ga., August 11.—News reacued here today of a very serious and rather remarkable accident which happened to Henry Bennett, of Berrien county. He was in his field plowing and stopped to rest, a while, tying his jamle in close proximity to a next of ytellow jackets, which ne failed to see. A few minutes later the yellow jack ets began to swarm over the mule and Mr. Bennett drew his pocket knife and ran to cut the lines to extricate the mnie from its uncomfortable position. In his haste his knife slipped and he stabbed himself in the stomach. Tne wound is said to be a painful one, and very dangerous, though Mr. Bennett’s recovery is looked for. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THIS COUNTY SHOWS UP WELL WHILE MANY IN STATE SHOW A DECREASE’N TAX RETURNS FOR YEAR 1902. OUR INCREASE IS $374,135 Which is as Large as the Increase of Any County in the State V the Size of Glynn. \ $374,135.00. These figures represent, the net in crease in the tax returns of Gl.vmi county for the current year as compil ed by Receiver of Tax Returns J. E. Duliberly. This is certainly a splendid showing for the city of Brunswick in particular and the people of the county in gener al, and should put tue chronic kicker out of business. This report should lie especially gratifying to the people of this city when it is considered that some of tho largest counties in the state have turned up at the office of the Comp troller General with palpable de creases in taxable values. The figures in comparative form are as follows: t Foe '902 $4,349,390 For 1901 3,975,255 Net increase for 1902 .. ..$ 374,135 Considering the fact that, this in crease cannot be attributed to any particular boffin,'but is the outcome of steady, gradual growth, this is most certainly a magnificent record and a splendid evidence ol the fact that this community is in a -very prosperous condition. it must also be remembered 'that, these figures do not include the im provements of the B. & It. railroad, as these returns are made uiroot to the oompt roller. In this connection it may be of iii tercst to say Hint among the counties showing large decreases. Chatham is conspicuous FhAZIER WILL STUMP STATE. Tennessee Democrats To Outline Plan of Campaign. Chattanooga, Tenn., August IB Chairman Thompson has called the state democratic committee to meet in Nashville August 28 to outline plans for slate campaign. J. B. Frazier, can didate for governor, will stump i.,e state, while Senators Carmack and Bates, Congressman Richardson and otners, will speak for the ticket. Chinese Minister in New York. New York. August ll.—Prince Tsia Chen, of China, spent a busy day. The program included an inspection of the fire apparatus of the New York fire department, a drive through Central Bark, a visit to the tomb of General Grant, where he placed a wreath In memory of the great general, and a dinner at tho Chinese consulate. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Judge Bennet Sustained in All of His Cases. Several decisions were handed down Georgia supreme court yester day in cases carried up from this dis trict. and in each case Judge Bennet was sustained. One of .me cases was that of the Atlantic & Birmingham railroad vs. the Southern Pine Compa ny of Georgia, petition for injunction, tried in Coffee superior court. An other was that of the Savannah. Flor ida. 1 <fc Western railway vs. Pollard, damages. j Judge Bonnet, during his term as judge of the Brunswick circuit, made a magnificent record hetore ihe su preme court, and only a few of his de cisions were reversed of t'ho many car ried to the state's hignest tribunal. Death of an Infant. The infant of Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Stalk dieil Sunday night and was bur ied yesterday afternoon, Rev. Rede, of St. Mark’s Episcopal church, offi ciating.