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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NO. 276. MORGAN SILENT ON OIS RETURN MONEY KING RETURNS FROM A LONG VISIT fO ENGLAND. HAS BUT LITTLE TO SAY To All Questions Involving Schab's Probable Resignation and the Coal Strike He Refuses to Make Answer. New York, August 21. —J. I’ierpont Morgan, the money king, was one ol tbf first passengers to climb down the gangway of too Oceanic as she .h-airied up to her dock yesterday, toe le ad captain of industry returning from his tour of triumphs in England Im: a rosy aspect, as thouga nts trip Bmcn of to the newspa ■m ii who greeted him with a vol ■ ; questions, he presented his us- I acil urnity. ■ all questions invilviug his jco.a ■ action on the coal strike, or the llicted resignation of President hwab, he refused to make answer, on iiis arrival on the Oceanic today Bishop Potter said he nail had a de light! ul triphbroail, but was glad to get home. I am Surprised and sadly disap pointed to mid the coal strike stih un settled," he said, "It is entirely too bad that it has not been settled long since. 1 supposed it was all over and (lie news of its continuance vvnicn greets me here is the one dark spot on a most joyous nomecoming. The. anthracite coal operators have all along maintained a false position. They take the st-nU that they Will not deal wit,, the cidttllizatipns, but in sist on dealing -a* the fneu. as indi viduals. Now, this?is, all wrong. Any body of men wuose Interests arc eom moji have a right to organize into an association for mutual protection, and are entitled lo recognition as an or ganization in matters which effect un ir indlvmUal and comblneu inter eats." Clement A. Gribson said: T do not .vnow when the steamsnip combine w.d be incorporated. Vmen I wont away everything was ready toi its incorporation, so 1 expect u. win take piace very soon.’* "Has the Cunard line entered into the combination?" "No; no one but the newspapers con idcred the cunard line.” .1. Ogden srraour, of Chicago, who aiso was a ppassenger on me Oceanic, said in response to inquiries that lie knew nothing about a $250,000,000 iieet trout being organized. "1 have been away on a purely pleasure trip,” ho said, "and have not been in touch with what was going on over here during my absence. I ..now absolu*v.y nothing of the situation. I shall go di reel, .o Chicago and take up tue fou l.ilie of business again." When asked if lie had not heard that a ceiisolidat.on of the . .uponant beef producing interests was under consideration, he said t.iat he had heard of it, but did - not know what tne amount of proposed capital stock was. . MADE GOOD THREAT TO KILL.. . Lewis Morgan Shoots Negro Woman to Death. Quitman. Ga., August 2L—ifbssie Glenn, a negro girl of Hi, living at Pa .vo, on the Georgia Northern railway, was shot and killed by Lewis McGoo gall yesterday afternoon. The tragedy oceut red at a cliurcn. McGoogan asked to walk home with her, and she refused to a.low him to do so. He remarked that if he had a pistol he would kill her. oi...caii Harris, another negro, was standing near and heard the remark, xie hand ed McGoogan a pistol, and he carried out his threat, shooting her in the eye and killing her. He is in jail. Excursionists All Right. A telegram front City Passenger A g ens Ford, of tne B. &. B„ received last night, states that the excursion ists to Old Point Comfort arrived all right and were iff fine shape, ami en joying themselves hugely. Excursion from Atlanta. An excursion train Atlan ta Friday morning. August 29 for Brunswick; fare for the round trip, J3.UO. —* A SLIGHT REDUCTION WILL BE MADE IN THE STATE TAX RATE FOR THE YEAR. Following concerning the tax rate for the year, is taken from Wednes day’s Atlanta Journal: "Governor Candler and Comptroller General Wright will meet next Mon day to decide upon tne state tax rate for file year. Under tne law tne govern or and the comptroller are required each year, after the tax returns have been received, to make the calculation as to the amount of money which will be required to meet the expenses of the state and then fix a tax rate by which the-required sum o- money can be reased. AH file tax digests have been re ceived except those from DeKalk and Troup counties. These are expected to arrive before next Monday. Only one arbitration is on wmi the railroad (tpmpanlcs, that between Iho state and the Southern rai.way. This arbi tration will probably be completed at the meeting Friday. Comptroller General Wright stated this morning he thought it probable that the rate could be reduced to $5.20. a reduction of 14 cents on the thou sand. "I tnought some time ago that we could make a big reduction, and again 1 thought we could not lower it at ad, but since making a partial ex animation of the returns, l am in clined to think we can make a reduc tion of 14 cents on tne thousand.” Governor Candler is of the same opinion as the comptroller general, ONE KILLED AND ONE WOUNDED. Negro Dance i.ear Macon Ends Wi-l^; Shooting. ,dh<Vn, tia.. A.v'Wd 2 Lc-Tjnivht at a negro dance at the boundary Hue between the and Vircville. Go ley Seymour shot and 1: iiU. • 1 Ike •Pritchett, Hie ball entering the breast near the heart. Aaron Saniord, who was standing near by, was shot in the right arm. This is said to have been an accident, and tne ball passed the arm and struck Pritchett. Sey mon. shot at Pritchett arid not at Sanford. Seymour fled. ! RAVI LING PROGRAM OE PRESIDENI ROOSEVELT ITINERY FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL TAKE HIM TO MAINE. Washington, .-aigtisl 2L—From Hart ford, President Roosevelt will go to Rhode Island, where at Providence ne will be received by the governor, the state and county officials. Alter be ing entertained at Warwick by Sen ator Aldrich, the president will go to Newport, remaining there Saturday night, and Sunday. Monday will be spent in Boston and vicinity. Tne next morning the party win start for Portland, Maine. Tne president will probably make a few remarks of the president and then feed to Lewiston, wuere he expects to make another speech. He will pass the night, at Augusta as the guest of the governor, and on Wednesday will visit the Eastern Maine fair at Bangor. Thursday the president win be in New Hampshire. After attending tne New Hampshire Veterans’ essocia tion, at the Weirs, he will go to (.re state fair at Concord, thence to New burg where he will sm,. mi tin at the summer residence of Secretary Hay. Friday afternoon he will go to Vermont. Mr. Roosevelt and one or two others will go o Tnompson’s Point, where they will remain that night and part of the following with Secretary Snaw. Returning to Burlington Monday morning the party will start for Massachusetts, making a number of stops until North field is reached, where toe night will be pass ed. On Tuesday, September 2, the presi dent will visit a number oi places in Massachusetts, reaching Doston at 3 p. m., where he will be the guest ot Governor Crane until the following day, wnen the party wnl proceed to New Haven. There the president and taose who are to accompany him to Oyster Bay, will embark ou the Sylph for Oyster Bay. ' BpUNEWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1902. WRENNENTERS A NEW FIELD •°LANT SYSTEM’S FORMER MANA GER TO GO INTO INSUR ANCE BUSINESS. HEADQUARTERS IN BROOKLYN He Has Been Appointed General Agent of the New York Life.—To Begin H7s New Duties September First. y B. W. Wrenn, formerly I raffle man ager of the Plant System of railways, with headquarters at Savannah, and one of ihe best known passenger ol fici-als in the south, has been appointed general agent of the New York Life Insurance company, with neauquarters in Brooklyn, N Y. The news of Mr. Wrenn’s appoint ment is made Known in a letter Which nas just been received from ..,m by Chairman Joseph Richardson, of the Southern Passenger Association. He will assume his new 1 duties on Sep tember Ist, at which time his appoint ment becomes effective. Friends of Mr. Wrenn will tie much interested in the new role which he has assumed, although tney do not for a moment doubt bis ability to make a success of tne business. Asa passenger man he had but few equals, and no superiors, and predictions arc made that be will show insurance men "a thing, or two” in the insurance fir mament as he has in the railroad bus iness. Mr. Wrenn makes a change in his . business after more than a quarter of a century in the passenger* depart ment of railroads. Tne title Of G P A. is therefore one ivttirt-ffinnmr thoroughly familiar. He was for a number of years general passenger agent, of the East Tennessee, Virgin ia and Georgia, now a part of the Southern railway, and afterwards pas senger traffic manager of the Plant System of railways. The latter po sition he held for a number of years which brought him into great promi nence in the railroad world. He gave up this position when the Plant Sys tem was absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line some weeks ago. Mr. Wrenn has been in New York for several weeks in connection won tne Wrenn Combustion company of which he is president. He was ten dered his new position while there. A HANDSOME TRIBUTE To Col. E. C. Machen, the Indefat.ga ble B. & B. Official. For some days there has been seen at Fleming & Waff’s a woix of art in the shape of a set of resolutions recently passed at a meeting of the B. &. B. Construction Company of ficials in New York, in reference to President E, C. Machen. i ,e resolutions, after reciting the fact of Colonel Machen’s able work for the new and growing enterprise, insist that, he take a rest of at least three weeks from his arutions labors and accept from the company the sum of SSOO as part or his expense ac count. 'j ne resolutions were taken in hand by Mr. Frederick R. Chanier, of tne B. w B„ and this gentleman in an artistic manner drafted them on card board. The work Is that of an artist, and is accredited by all who have viewed if. as the most artistic piece of pen work ever seen here. It. is entirely free hand work, and as something to admire has won unstinted praise from Brunswickiaris. Colonel Machen’s many friends are pleased to note this cordial apprecia tion of Colonel Machen as shown by the spirit of the resolution,, and also tne presence Bere of such an artist as Mr. Chanier has demonstrated him self to be. Cue in Two by Buzz Saw. Dowson, Ga., August 29. —Five miles northeast of Dawson, at Roseman & Smellgrove’s sa v[ mill this afternoon Jim Hicks, colored, in stepp.ng across tne carriage fell on a saw while run ning and wa cut in two. Uuloading Machinery. Dr. Chittenden has a large force of men at work unloading machinery for the new finer mill to be established on Crispen island, and work will be steadily pushed to completion. BRUNSWICK WON THE FiNSL GAME DEFEATED CLUB AGAIN YESTERDAY BY OF 6 TO 3. * VISIIORS WERE OUICLASS|D Could Not Play With the Locals, and the Game Was Not a Very Interesting or Excit ,ing One. | Brunswick defeated Fitzgerajd again yesterday afternoon, winning nil three games of tne series. On account of the poor game p.ayed Tues,,av, the crowd .yesterday was rather small, but they seemed to great ly enjoy the game, although it was neither interesting nor excu.ng, tne visitors being greatly outclassed by the locals, but the spectators got their money’s worth by "guying" the dif ferent player;; pud debating wuh Mar tin, of the. Fitzgerald team, who is a much better "bulldozer" than no Is a Imll player. Tne Brunsbvick hoys did not sc in to get much interested in the game, as they knew they could easily win in the very, first inning they started around the bases like happy’ children on a mprry-go-rounn, but they thought it. best not to make too many runs, and t .ey would hit the ball and stop running before first base was reached. The visitors, however, worked hard ail during me game, but were unable to connect with Walker’s curves, and oniy one matt reached third r.JHQ tip to the lit Hi hug-tig, anil/only three the balance of the Tame. , u ;tiM r was iFlYey Abbott -who kept up the work until ihc ninth in ning, when Fitzgerald scored three runs by bunching a few Hits and an inexcusable error by Hoyt in center field. The locals made two runs in the first inning, two in the second, and then stopped for a white and only scored two more during the game, al though they r.omd probaoly have made a dozen ihc game ended r, to :: The Fitzgerald team does not claim that their had playing lost the three games, but they say r.iey were up I against a strong team. The poor, one-sided playing, howev er, lias caused the locals to come oni. nearly one hundred dollars behind, ns the people did not turn out to see tin last two games. It. is not the fault of the .oeals, and the people will help pay the shortage, and a list was start ed last, night for that purpose, and Un following names were added to it in a very short while. Metropolitan saloon $2.00 Arcade saloon 2.00 Douglas and Morgan 50 Margan Drug Store LOO l.evy Tiros 1.00 A. .1. Crovatt. . . LOO B. J. Olewlne 50 Cash 25 O. W. Cole 50 The list will he circulated today, and it is hoped that lovers of the sport will help the boys out, as they need the money. LAMBRIGHT HERE. Well Known Newspaper Man Spending a Few Days in the City. Edwin I). Lambright, tne well known newspaper man, who, for many years was closely identified with I lie press of this city, but for several years city editor of the Tampa Tribune, reached the city last night and is spending a few days ’neath the parental roof. Fid. Lambright is too well known to neeu any introduction here. Since leaving Brunswide he has added new laurels to those won in this section, and is const,leied one of the best of the younger members of the l- lorlda press. He will be in tne city a number of days and will he accorded a warm re ception by his old Brunswick friends. Little Boy Dead. Raymond, the pretty little son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Johnson, who re side at fhe Alt.amaha cypress mills, died yesterday, afte; a short illness, q ne interment will occur at Palmetto cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of a large number of friends. n** 4kmMtMLM COURT TO THE ALTAR WIDOW MARRIES THE MAN SHE ONCE HAD ARRESTED FOR ROBBING HER. Richmond, Va , August 2i. —Mrs. Jessie I*. Lambert, a young, rich and pretty widow of Petersburg, was mar lied here today to George W. Philips, of Wilmington, N. C., a young man of 23, against whom she recently pre ferred charges of theft of valuable jew els and SSO in money. Philips c-ame to Petersburg not many months ago and set'll red board in the home of a sister of Mrs. Lambert. The two soon be came attached. The pretty widow loaned the young man many handsome jewels and SSO in money. He disap peared. and no trace of him could be found. She swore out a wan ant. cuargng him with theft. He was ar rested and brought to trial in Peters burg. The charges were withdrawn, and today the couple came to Rich mond and were married. FOR MURDER AND ARSON. Negro With an Alias Arrested on Ywo Serious Charges. Macon, Ga., August. 21. Today Dep uty Sheriff Tom Jones, of Bibb, ar rested A. J. Tarpley, alias Sam Solo man. a negro wanted in licin-y county for incendarism and murder, recently committed. Tarpley is charged wan burning a barn and because another negro, Bud Brown, said he intended telling the truth auout tne matter. Tarpley shot and killed him and then fled. RACE WAS POSTPONED. No Breeze to Carry the Little Craft Around the Course. ■ - Thu bat lean pace which was to have occurred yesterday afternoon was postponed, owing to tue fact that there was not sufficient breeze to carry the little boats around Marsh island. The race, however, will occur next Thursday auernoon, when it is hoped that there will he sufficient breeze to make it interesting. CORDELL CHAMPIONS MAY PLAY SATURDAY CLUB WILL BE CHALLENGED FOR A GAME WITH LOCALS TOMORROW. Brunswickians may probably have the opportunity of witnessing a real game of baseball tomorrow afternoon. Toe Cordell: club will piay in Way cross today, and Manager Miller will wire them this morning, and try to get the team to come down for a game Saturday. It is thong..t that, the club will accept the challenge, as some cor respondence has been going on be tween the two tarns relative to a game. The Cordele aggregation maims the championship of Georgia and Florida, having defeated every goo . amaL. tii club in the two states. They played with the Gainesville, F’la., team, wnich is said to be the champions of the state, in Valdosta last week, and won three close and exciting games. If the champions do come they will be given a hard uattle for the title they are claiming, as Brunswick now has somewhat of a championsiup team herse.f, and the hoys say they will give the club an interesting time, any way. THEY ARE STILL FIGHTING. John S. Verner Wounded in Fight in Richland, S. C. Columbia S. C., August zl.—Former Mayor W. Mcß. Sloan and former Comptroller General John S. Verner, candidates for master oi Richlaml county, went to fighting today. Sloan intimated a lack of veracity In Verner. The latter caught the former by the throat and struck hum. Persons pull ing away cut a vein in his neck with their finger nails, and he bled profusely. Other fignts followed, in which Dr. L. B. Owens, of this city, suffered se verely. Tne state campaigners end their la bors in Columbia totnorrow, while the senatorial party will wind up ai Winnsborough. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OUR STEVEDORES EDI TOGETHER HELD A MEETING RECEN I LY AND FIXED RATE FOR UNLOAD ING VESSELS. !S EQR THEIR PROTECTION Some of the Stevedores Had Been Cutting Prices, and Wej-e Doing the Work Too Cheap. Somewhat of a trust, has been form oil in Brunswick, and now all of the stevedores of the port are working to gether. or rather they have held a. meeting, fixed prices, wages, etc., and are living up iO them. it seems tnat some of I no stevedores had been ret.ucing prices on unloading vessels; in fact the opposition was growing so strong tnat. they were making but little out of too business. They all got together, however, and are now charging the old prices widen have been the standari. lor years. \\nile no partn rship has been form ed among the stevedores, they are an working together as to prices and fire geuing along very nicely. The meeting of the stevedores and their fixing a regular rate does not effect the vessels, as the price named by them for the loading of vessels is about, the same as paid-in all parts aim the step was .taken only to protect the business in Brunswick. CHORUS MAIDS ENTRANCE HIM Gland Duke Boris of Russia Drinks Wine From a Slipper, Chicago, August 21.—Drinking wine from the slippers of Ihe c.narug girls after theater parlie • ami poker has so charmed the Grand Duke Boris of Russia that ho lias decided to re main hero Lie rest of the week. After accepting the hospitality ol the city for oeveral days, tue duke hini sclf assumed the role of host. Win his suite lie attended a performance of the "Wizard if Oz.” Expressing <le,,giit witn the Icauty of the chorus tin- -Hike and Ips party went to the stage uoor and requested permission to entertain a bevy of the pretty girls after tne performance. Remission was granted, and the duki mentioned the young women lie desired as liits guests. Their names arc ..lice ...ay, Grace- Kimball, Clara Pitt and Geor gia Baden. With'Miss Kimball as partner the grand duke led lac party inio a pri vate dining room in the Auditorium hotel. For a tune all was as stately, as a dinner at court. Then the grand dnlte waived conventionalities. "Your slipper, madenioisc.h," .he pleaded of Miss Kimball. The duke christened the slipper with champaign and using it as a bumper, pledged a health to "Beauty.” Following the ex ample of the duke the other male incmlier of tba party raised slippers to the toast. The grand duke will leave on the Michigan central for Ihe east by spe cial train, at 5:31) Saturday. He will In- accompanied by his suite, Baron Chevelen de Schneac.., bis personal attaene. Lieutenant Graves and Lieut. D. Fredirici, of the Red Hussars, im perial guard, and will be accompanied liy Jutes Lierfayt and others. They wnl arrive at Niagara Falls Sunday morning and remain there un til Monday morning in order to view the country and the line of the New York Central by daylight. They wet be met upon their arrival in New York city by General Passenger Agent Daniels, who will there take charge of the party. ~ A Card. It appears that Mr. C. A. Steiner re quested the city council to abate the blowing of whistles by Plant system engines, and tne ringing of cow bells near the Standard Oil house, and! termed such a nuisance. I, being a Southern railway man. and the above artic.e designating the Plant System engines, ihe Plant Sys tem people being under the impression that l was the authdr, are feeling very Miter ai what they term the injustice of one railroad man to another, know ing, as they do, that 1 am aware of the necessity or blowing whistles at those points. Yours truly, C. L. STEin HR, Foreman So. Hy. Cos.