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VOLUME 1; NUMBER 281.
TRAIN WRECKED!
THREE ARRESTS
SHERIFF MOSS ASSERTS THAT
HE HAS PCSTIVE PROOF TO
‘l
% CONVICT MEN.
i
HE 1 RACED CP THE CASE
Henry Love, John Howard anc
Thomas Howard irs Custody of
Officers, Charged with Caus
ing Wreck of Train.
Taoooa, Ga., August 27.—Sheriff
ia.iiu ■. or Oconee county, boutn Car
inina, has in custody several parties
who he positively asserts whi-eked
Southern fast mail 25 at. Harbins
Siding. between Toccoa and West
minster, Monday morning.
Today's dew lopmcnts confirm' the
evidence discovered immediately after
Die wreck to the effect that the
train was deliberately derailed. i-lvery
the switch before any
Hour to clear up the tie
that the spikes holding
, tap the. switch throw were
tnemovc iie lock was not broken.
f'-J. the spikes a switch can
MTTown as easily as if a key is
Used in the lock or idle lock broken.
I’rit.t: of the crow bar found near the
*ieck wuiiii.bo plainly seen when the
•'i’ll - wore removed.
The switch in front of the wreck
leaning into a spur track from the side
u .ik was thrown in tiio same man
“ei mil by tile same means as the
tiv. iica fading from the, main line into
rne aiding, u scorns to have been the
intention of the lien.is to lead the
train into the spur out. into . a held
muon lower than the track of the
main jmc. The momentum of the
•until was such tiiat it was thrown
against the embankment and brought
to a 'standstill before the spur track
was reached.
liver since the train was ditched
Sheriff Moss, aided by several South
ern ian way detectives, has been using
ms utmost endeavor to apprehend the
wreckers. Today Sheriff Moss made
several arrests and asserts moat posi
tively that tie baa the right man.
Among the parties arrested are two
young men by tiie name of Howard,
who, if is said were seen on Sunday
m;|ht in the neighborhood of the 10.
. ration of th wreck. The officers
nutf'iy followed on their trail until
(hey were captured today.
it in said Unit one of the parties
arrested has made a confession im
pbeating four other men, but this
could not ne continued tonight.
Those under arrest are Henry Ixive,
John Howard and Thomas Howard.
it is expected that other arrests
will be made tonight.
Trainmaster V. ik. Hudgens and
ltoadmasler 11. K. Cot# have been on
>.-o scene oi the wreck constantly
since the accident They reached
T. ii-oa tonight and report uiat the
ivuri. of clearing out the wrisen, is al
n.iT't complete this afternoon. Mint,
now there is lit!lt sign of uie disaster.
TO FIX COUNTY TAX RATE.
Commissioners Vvili Frobably Name
it at Next Meeting.
Tin' dounty will pro
babiy name the lux late oi Glynn
county at Ilnur next meeting, which
will he iiom next Tuesday.
11. is customary'’ tor the different
county commissioners to name the
county rate imuic.liateiy alter tne stale
late lias been lixed ami this was done
Tuesday and propel owners will pay
tax at rate ol s.<id on the SI,OUO wit
year. The rate was lixeo by Governor
Can,tier ana Comptroller General
W light.
After going over the figures of
Comiitroher General Wright it was de
cided that 14 cents on the thousand
could he taken trorn the rate oi last
year, making the rate ior tills year
sk3o; The reduction was inucn lower
than was expected even by the ofli
eials who nxed the rate. The new
i ate is based on the increase Hi pro
perty values of |iu,7hti,aitl over last
kcar. . xu-*®.- u.
it is the general opinion that the
Glynn county tax rate wTI also be
low ered as our tax increase was among
the largest in the state.
CARL FOLSOM DROWNED.
Was a Son of Editor George Folsom.
Formerly of Brunswick.
Dispatches from Reidsvllle Satur
day says the drowning of you: g Car!
Folsom at noon yesterday at what is'
known as “Tire Rocks" on the Oitco
pee river, four miles west of Reids
vilie. has caused sadness in the entire
community. Young Folsom, with a
party of bis young associates, went
out for a day’s pleasure a, the river,
and at. noon the boys decided to go in
bathing.
Young Folsom attempted to swim
across the river, and when within ten
feet of flic opposite side, he gave out
ami called for *,elp. His comrades
mad ■ several heroic attempts to save
him. but the river was very full, and
at this place tne under current i; very
strong, and all attempts at rescue
were unsuccessful. A searcaing party
has been out all day, but has been
unable-io recover the body. Carl was
one of the best hoys in Ueidsville, and
was. just budding into manhood, lie
assisted his 1 father. George G. Folsom
editor of the Tattnall Journal, In u'.s
printing office and always took an in
terest in the business.
LUMBER MEN HOLD SESSION.
Saw Mil! Association Amended the
Savannah Code.
The Georgia Sawmill Asset iatio'n
met in monthly Her,don in Jacksonville
Tuesday , w,..i First Vice President
W. B. Stillwell of Savannah, in (he
chair, in the ah < n<-<- of H. H. Tift,
of Tifton. Thirty-two nuns wore rep
resented and about t> n Florida lum
bermen were enrolled as new mem
bers.
Discussion and adoption of revised
rules of ct&ssiflcatioa and inspection
was the principal business of the
meeting, Modiflcation ot tne Savan
nah merchantable nib •- of IXB3’were
decided ou and the Savannah rules
will be shoved somewhat hi tne bat •;
c.rojind by the a; social ion. A few
slight, changes in the rules as adopted
at the recent 'fil'ton meeting were
made.
Asa whole the result of the modi
fications is to give thy lumbermen a
more liberal allowance of sap iu lum
ber. Tha proposed change In tno
name of the association to make it
wider scope- was dct'ei r-U, ue (zmiinit
tee requiring more time. The next
meeting will be held at Yahbu.ta Kept.
30.
SAILS FOR THE LAWSON.
Largest Sails Ever Made For ;>
Schooner.
The canvas equipii" m of the 7-m
rer Thomas VV. Law on, which i.s fit
ting out at Quincy, Mass., where sho
was launched last month, is awaitbfg
shipment at the sail loft of 1.3. L. Rowe
i i Son at Glcfiteosler. It is certainly
much the largest suit ever made for
a. schooner, 83,000 sq. ft. of 2-0 duck
being required for it. Of this hi,(ion
q. ft. arc ill the viwil’i 2a sails, be
side which tno equipment includes
awnings for the forecastle and poop
decks, two sails for small boats, sail
covers, boat covers, etc. The duck
is of the same weight, as i > generally
used for large vessels, but is of extra
quality, having been especially made
oy the mills from raw material select
ed with the greatest care.
The Season Is Over.
Only one cottage is now occupied at
St. Simon pier and the season i.s prac
tically over. The lb sslo has discon
tinued the regular run to the pier, but
the Darien I foKsio will touch at Aik
en s pier both morning and afternoon.
Conference of Tobacco Interests.
London, Aug. 27. Ar important con
ference of t’i • tobacco interests h-i-i
been called to tak<- pbe-e in London
Sept. 17, In fin effort to < mb the flern*
rate war which followed the forma
tion of the rival combmes The
meeting will fnclude representative;!
of the American combine, the Im
perial Tobacco company, manufactur
ers. import.-rs and wee]:.-;;:,, ij^i.
• .: and it Is e n --d !,< -. : :.e .
that it will result: in a comronntty of
Interests arrangement whereby tho
trade will be placed on a more satis
factory footing.
Refugees Killed In Train Wreck.
■ Bloemfontein, Owing Rivet Colony,
-August 27. —A shunting engine crash
ed into a irain eonveyin i iugecs to
Johannesburg yesterday. The front
cars were wrecked and a. number of
women and children were, killed.
Padgett Surrenders to Sheriff.
Chattanooga. Aug. 27.—-Henry Pad
gett., who shot and killed Charles
James, in this city Saturday night,;
voluntarily surrendered to the sheriff l
today He claims justification for
the act. t !
BEUNSV.iCK, GA., THURSDAY, MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1902.
BURGLARS ROD
ill HOUSES
SEEMS TO BF. A BAND OF SLICK
THIEVES IN BRUNSWICK
AT PRESENT.
m\ ! Y ROBBERIES REPORTED
Four of Five Houses Were Entered
Tuesday Night in All Ructions
of the City—Police ’ate on
the Lookout.
Several residences \vc;fo visited by
bur-iurs Tuesday ni.•.lit., .-.t Captain
Lot > i l-ini 'an attempt to — iler was
made at 7 p, m., an account of which
appeared in yesterday’s News. At 0
o’clock Tuesday night, Mrs. Rosa
Franklin d'seovered evident e <>f a visit
from tile tiiiel' and found that in; had
secured a pocjyet-hnok coal. • 111111;• sev
* I'iil dollars trnmf a trunk in n< i room.
Later in the lugiit M-s. W. A McDcn
.l itl's pan!i.v wa< "in ed. a large quiii
i t> in groceries taken. Ton
m rglar had evidently Mapped l i.,g
enough to enjoy a nice lunch, the
rumba and oUn-i evnleiu’e dim losing
in. lied that, lie hhi uispi sert,..< i call
: take '. id some other cooked yiands.
He relieved Mr.-. McDonu'.d of a .able
clot: ;::.<! her entire steer. ot gro-tirles
leaving, however, just etlougfi flour
and bilking powder tor a baking ot
Dim-nit. Knu.iy eousidoiau: o; uiw
.in's breakfast.
At Miss Riley’s on Richmond-street,
<i lew doors trout Sirs. Meimnaidß,
ih<.‘ trout door Ann opon-t <i .hut the
dpi king of idle dog which wan in tne
notice awakened Miss Riley ami her
brother and i.ignteneU away the in
truder. nor, however, before A-lr.
Riley iaw me man plainly as he ran
nil ol’ too gate.
A low weens ago, Sirs. J. K. Night
a.'.alis paniry wan roe bed ol a qtuui
in, ol groceries' and Sirs. Sluter,
.Mrs, K. Id. Dart, Mrs. fcj. D. Walter
and sevcial otUcir, have had a simi
lar experience The mailer is getting
llotc. .illu Ur. police should recall
tueir vigilance and tiring the -hiei or
to justice, in o.< meantime
iioui.i p'-rs would do well to secure
.'gainst, such depredations.
NLW3 OF THE SHIPS.
Smal! Marine Items or the Doings of
a Day.
The following is the movement o<
the vessels at the port of bruuswt. k
yesterday:
.-..mil v lJi) --Ucliooner lSdwanl V.
i-Uii : ithnry. New York; Mary-l.ee Rat
ten, i.ir cimau, Savannah.
<1,1: liiiii) — Uarkkenttiie Hancock,
Can.-,on. Kingston, Jamaica.
HAtR-CH. — Schooner Agnes . Man
ning, Hearse, New York; Beuoom;
C 'lijamin C. Froth, Keen, Now Yon.:
.v'-nooiier Sedgwick, Fei-luiin. New
London; BcUooner'James Viorce, Vail,
New York.
<•<:; ufieate of incorporation has
been i,lsu >i ui the Savanna'll Dry
l.y;cu & SVtlpbuildfng Cos., wlncu is to
sian. biisiic:;!. with a capital sloe if ot
ssii'JiOo, actually paid in. The com
puny proposes to provide shipping fa
il sic long recognized as an urgent
need to Savannah.
flic tug Tupper made the trip t<
i ' niamuna in place ol •- Kminolinc
yesterday,
Tim lues Vigilant, 1 (art and Nep
unit were ail in port yesterday after
noon.
Phosphate Mines Shut Down,
Bartow, Fla., mug. 27.—Many of the
phosphate mines in this seetinri have
■been forced to suspend operations ow
ing to a scarcity of water and others
have not been able to make more than
half time. At this season of the year
they generally have too much rain,
but somehow things are out of joint
and the rainy season has not come.
Stock men also report great suffering
among their stock. The record kept
here by Observer Wade shows a rain
fall of only about 26 Inches this year
so far, when it should have been near
ly double* that..
Stock Brokers Assign.
Ohie.ago, Aug. 27.—Herbert, Hill &
C 0.,, well known LaSalle street brok
ers. and members of the New York
ami Chicago Stock Exchanges, and
the Chicago board of trade, today went
Into the hands of Clarence Day, re
ceiver. Liabilities SIOO,OOO to $200,-
0110.
CAPITALIST IT
PURCHASE SITE
A NUMBER OF NORTHERNERS
HAVE AN OPTION ON ST.
SIMON LAND.
TOR HANDSOME CLUB HOUSE
If They Purchase the Property it
Will Mean Another Million
aire Club in This
County. *•'
I
Some time ago The Nows published
an article to the effect that a num
ber ot northern capitalists were figur
ing on purchasing the north end of
St. Simon island for the purpose of
milking handsome club quarters out
oi the property.
Nothing more was 'heard m u,e den!
until a tow nays ago, when it was
learned that Some of till* gentlemen
had visited the island, inspected the
propel tv. and they, now have an op
uon on the land until September 1, at
which time they will give .. e own
ers a infinite answer.
1! is understood tiiat the capitalist
are much pleased with the property
on account m its excellent, situation
ami etc.
if the property is purchased if.
means that Glynn county is to have
another millionaire club nke the one
on .ieky.i. as those interested are lock
ing for a silo for that purpose and
where*\or they decide to locate a
Hiuiusome clu'p house, many pretty
• ’hi.lagietc., wili lie crecte,. amt the
place will be cleared and made a
b< uutiful <-mil site.
A GOOD RECORD. *
Brunswick Bal! Team Has Won Ten
OQt of Thirteen Games.
-tie Brunswick bail club has made
an excellent record this season and
out of thirteen games played they have
been victorious in ten of t.iem, which
is an extraordinary high percentage.
Following is the ’clubs they have play
ed during ..ue season;
Club. Pl'd. w. I.
Fernandina j 2 j 2 | U
Savpnnah | l j 0 ] 1
Josup | t | l. j 0
Fort Screven | 3 ] 1 , 2
Fitzgerald j 3 i 3 | 0
Way cross .j it j 1 I 0
Jacksonville i 2 | a 0
Totals j J3 | 10 | 3
The boys expect to play several
more games before the season erals,
and (hey hope lo keep up their per
centage. The club ..an won the last
six games played.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
Mr. W. W Hardy Passed Away Last.
Night.
Mr. W. W. Haruy, one of Rrun
wii-li’s oldesl and most highly respeel
ed citizens passed away last nig'
shortly after ten o’clock, at his dome
corner of H and Gordon streets.
The deceased was 77 years old and
has resided in this city for a long per
iod of years. He leaves an aged wife
and one daughter, Mrs. Whitehurst,
of Macon to mourn his loss.
ilii; a- alii was due mostly to old ago
as be has ben unwell for some time.
Tin funeral wnl occur at 3;30 this
afternoon from the residence. v
A Healthy Summer.
Physicians say that ttiis has been
one of tiic “healthiest” summers in the
history of Brunswick. Very
plc are sick at jiresent or in fact any
time during the hot months.
Will Transmit Power Forty Milas.
New York, Aug. 27.-—An American
company has just secured a contract
calling for the construction of a large
hydraulic power plant which is in
tended to generate power to be trans
mitted to the city of Turin, northern
Italy. The power station will he
built on the Mont Cents lake and Ui3
energy will be. transmitted about 40 i
miles. The initial plant will have a
capacity of 5,000 horse power.
Killed by Fall from Window.
New Decatur, Ala., Aug. 27.—CSmr
lie Shuler, formerly of Louisville, fell
from a window to the sidewalk, a dis
tance of 25 feed, receiving serious in
juries, which resulted in his death
last night. The remains were taken
to Cullman, Ala,, for interment
REPORT OF CROP CONDITIONS.
Summary Prepared by Agricultural
Department Washington.
Washington, Aug. 27. —Following is
the agricultural department’s weekly
report of crop conditions:
Asa whole, the conditions cast of
the Rocky mountains have not been
favorable, being too cool in the north
ern districts eastward of the Missouri
valley and with too much moisture
in portions of the central valleys, while
excessively hot in the southern states,
with drought of greater or U-ss sev
verity generally throughout the cotton
H it. Although cool, the conditions
were fairly favorable for nmtuitng
crops in the Ohio valley and over the
southern portion of the middle Atlan
tic states as well us on the Pacific
coast. Corn i.s greatly in need of
warm, dry weather throughout the
northern portion of the corn bell,
where the abnormally cool weather
of the past two weeks lias greatly re
tarded its maturity.
Over the southern portion of the
corn- licit an excellent cron, oi' early
corn is now practically asrureil. In
portions of lowa and Central Illinois
corn lias badly lodged as a permit of
local terms. Spiing wheat harvest
is unfinished in tin* northern portion
of the Red river valley, where it has
been Interrupted by fro .cent show
era. which also have seriously inter
feved with -'laid-1 eg and threshing.
Sprouting and footing in stack and
shock are reported from lowa and in
southern Minnesota threshed wheat
is damp and discolored. Harvest is
about three-fourths finished in Ore
gon, and wIU bo completed in Wash
ington (ini’li.y the rremit week, with
• yields about the sw.>, Hough loss
than expected in Washington.
A decided deterinr.”.! ’ •“ in the < n
ditton of cotton is report.m generally
throughout, the central and western
portions of the cotton belt, as well as
ov. r ij, 1::!•;,<> pr.rf of th.-f mo-tern dis
trict ;t. The most favorable reports
arc from tee Carolines. I-i North
■ Cpr-.-dliurtlt'e (of I’l'e flop don
tinees very promising, although the
prevalence of rust is widespread. On
rtiif soiin in .South Carolina new
growth is blooming and fruiting, but
on sandy soils, rust, shedding and pro
mature opening are prevalent.
In Texas the deterioration lias been
pronounced, and under the
aiilt* future weather conditions a yield
in excess of the average is improba
ble.
The week has been very favorable
for e.utiing and curing tobacco, and
the cron In - generally improv' and, al
though it, will be short. In Kentucky
and povt'on“. ’of Teimeesoo, Virginia
and Maryland.
It has h'.-eii. too dry for favorable
pro- res.; with iJo .Aug foi ;•!! semlln ?
in port.ior;-, Hie i-’i-Mir Atlanlie.
states, I 'io-rr-:-’ >p red Oi- !, r i'noma. Kiso
wht re the reports lndleat<- that thki
work lias made favorable advance
ment.
SIGNALS BY SEARCHLIGHTS.
Preparations Tar War Game £'• tween
Army and Navy,
Fishers Mend, N. Y., Auk. 27.—Fop
sever', hours at rev midnight I. I ni.nl,t
thr* yearcfolißhtK of the army station
at Napatrre point, off W.-iieh Hill, ex
changed si::,ia!.; with a light fit Fort
Tnimbull. Now London, today, convey
ing the information to the army ofll
cers regarding the preparations for
the war game between the army a.id
navy, which is to begin next Friday at
midnight.
From a hill road near the center jf
the island, it is possible to look down
upon, the military reservation, and ob
serve the bustle of activity within,
but no near approach to the fort is
permitted.
MacArthur st New London.
New London. Conn., Any. 27.—Major
General MacArthur, commanding the
department of the east. ha*s arrived
here accompanied by General Harri
son and his personal staff. The gen
eral said that ail details of the war
maneuvers would ho perfected just, as
soon as possible, and that, the army
would give a good account of itself in
the game of war.
A ROYAL ENGAGEMENT.
Grand Duke Alcxandrovitch to Wed
Grand Duchess Cecil.
New York, Aug. 27.—Gossip is going
the rounds, according to the St. Pe
tersburg correspondent to The Herald,
to the effect that, the Grand Duke Mi
chael Alexatplroviteh, known outside
his own country as the ezarovitz, is
engaged to marry the second daughter
of the Grand Duchess Anastasia of
Meeklenburg-Seh werin, the Duchess
Cecil Augustine Marie, who is of the
same refined, delicate type of beauty
an her sister, who married Prince
Christian of Denmark.
Nothing would appear more desir
able than this reported engagement,
adds the dispatch. The Grand Duke
Michael celebrates his twenty-fourth
birthday Nov. 24 next, and the Duch
ess Cecil enters her seventeenth year
after tills month.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DID MACK PAULK
SHOT BROTHER?
t-
CORONER'S JURY AT TIFTON RE
TURNS VERDICT TO THAT
EFFECT.
IS NOW IN JAIL THERE
Where He Willi be Kept Until
Grand Jury makes a(] Investi
gation—To Drive Out p
Blind Tigers.
i iften, Ga., August 2 i.—Tho coro
net’s jury of inquest into tho killing
of Hillman Paulk, found dead near
r i ii’ion Sunday morning, spent today
in talcing evidence and returned u ver
dict that the deceased came to his
death from pistol shots at the hands
ot his brother, Mack D. Vauik, mnv
in Tilton jail.
The accused refuses to make any
statement beyond denying all know
ledge of his bromor’s death.
Indignation Meeiftig.
Growing out. of the action of the
vigilance committee of Yesterday in
raiding a number of bhncf* tigers in
ilium suburbs, and warning the pro
prietors to leave tho country, a eiti
ren s meeting was in Bowen's
opoia house ibis morning at 11 o’clock
About st)u people 'were, present, and
it. can more properly he called an in
digii,,Uo4 meeting. F. G. Boat
iight was made chaimnan, and speeeh
": 10 mifde by til# ■•chairman, also
Rev. .1; ;r. V. Goodman, father of the
widowed airs. Hillman Baulk; Kev. J.
M. Foster, Councilman Hargiet Tim
mons and others. livery lawyer jjres
ent pledged himsell not to accept, a re
tainer from a man accused of running
a Wind uget, an . nanny every citizen
a)l Titlon in esc iu agreed to go on no
bail i’ol a man accused of selling
wuisky. it wus tin unanimous senti
ment of the meeting that every man
illicit-.-! ■ i in the illicit sale 01. whisky
should W given three days to leave
Wwn, that wncn every legal means
tailed muscles should he employed to
-'■top the traffic, and every citizen pres
ent pledged iii.s aid.
fhe mo ling developed more deep
h ling than any one ever held in Tit
ton. Them have been three white men
1 .mb rod, a number ot negroes killed
ami several, shootings as the result of
ip esc negroes traffic in whisky. The
People here are determined to put
them out, and it is safe to say that,
they will go.
Anotuer meeting will be held Thurs
day morning at tu o’clock to see that
tho wishes of the first meeting were
"allied out.
MONEY IN VELVET BEANS.
Florida Farmers Have Big Crops and
Receive Handsome Offers.
< .ndior, Fla., Aug. 27.—The velvet
bean crop here will be simply im
mense and buyers are already making
lliu lornV. offers lor tile crop, $1.25 per
basin I is being freely offered. Mr.
John \V. Garrett of i.ake Weir has
rcilimed I'iotn Kentucky and says the
demand there for velvet bean seed
will be very great. They can only ho
grown mere as a forage crop, the sea
son being too short to mature the
seed.
Ho has purchased and will have in
operation tnis winter an imported
huller for hulling the crop in this
section; capacity, 400 oushels a day.
due fields of tne beans are a beauti
ful sight, now. The vines are waist,
deep all over the ground, the purple
blossoms covering them. The discov
ery of tuis plant was a boon to Florida.
•9LD WHITE WOMAN ASSAULTED.
Posse Is Searching for Criminal Near
Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 27. —Mrs. Del
la Dixon, a white woman, nearly 90
years old, was assaulted by an un
known negro at her home near this
city. She was taken to the city,
where she swore out a warrant for the
arrest of her assailant. According
to the woman’s story, she was attack
ed by the fiend while alone on her
porch. A desperate struggle ensued,
in which, the woman’s shoulder was
dislocated, beside receiving other in
juries.
A posse is In search of the negro. A
corps of deputies were dispatched from
here to the scene in order to protect
Uie negro If he is captured.