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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1; NUMBER 283.
MANY FREIGHT
CARS ROBBED
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ATLANTA DETECTIVES DISCOVER
THAT $30,000 WORTH OF GOODS
HAVE BEEN STOLEN.
SCARLETT IS ON THE CASE
Former Brunswick Detective is Among
Those Who discovered That
The Robbery Was
Going On.
The Atlanta Constitution of yester
day says:
More than $30,000 worth of goods
have been stolen In the past seven
months lrom the box cars of the
Southern, Atlanta and West Point,
Central and Belt Line railways In ami
aroun'd Atlanta. This charge is made
by Detective Kilpatrick, Lariiord and
Steint, of the Atlanta force, and Pri
vate Detective Scariett. and Connally,
of the Southern railway.
The detectives say that it is one of
the best planned and most thoroughly
executed schemes of railroad thiev
ing over known in the south and that
several Atlanta merchants are impli
cated, and that they have the proof
in hand to convict.
it. is alleged that during the past
seven months tUS “lifting” has been
carried on with a systematic thorough
ness that would have done credit to
the very best business organization or
corporation, anywhere in the United
States, and that goods of all kinds
have been stolen.
,he thieves. It Is thought by the
detectives, have been operating dur
ing the past seven months, but the
first inkling of it got tp the ears of
the detectives about four months ago,
and during this time they have been
on a stlir but effective hunt for the
daring and eminently successful "lift
ers.”
According to the detectives the plan
has been executed In th.s way: Ne
groes paid to do the work would be
notified that a freight car of a cer
tain line, and bearing a certain num
ber. would reach the city on or about
a certain day. Those negroes would
watch for the car and when it reach
e,l the city they would await a con
venient time and when the car was
on a side track would go to it at night,
and after muting Hut scat it would be 1
merely a' matter of having help and a
wagon convertlently near, and the
goods would be taken out oi the car,
hauled to a - convenient spot, hidden
and finch sold at leisure.
The sensational feature of the thiev
ing is the charge that some of the
merchants of Atlanta are in league
with the thieves and, in fact, have the
negroes to do the work and pay them
by giving them a nominal price for
the goods No names are as yet di
vulged, as the detectives are not
ready, but it Is claimed that they have
tne proof In hand in the persons of
about eight neg Toes who have been
doing the stealing. %
The detectives have up to.this time
kept the affair strictly on the quiet,
but they have been doing some of the
cleverest work within the past four
months that was ever done by de
tectives anywhere. Sherlock Holmes,
the Great, could not have followed
more cleverly, nor with more eminent
success the clews that have been fol
lowed by the Atlanta detectives.
They are not. ready yet to divulge
any names —either L,e thieves or the
purchasers —but say that when the
proper times comes they will pro
duce their evidence and that this evi
dence will convict before any jury.
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Repairs on St. Marks Will Not Permit
of it To-day.
ibe building occupied by the Sun
day-school of St. Mark’s church is be
ing considerably {nfarged and im
proved so as to provide for the growth
and full organization of the school.
Tlte sessions of the school have been
continued witnout interruption through
the summer and the work has been
well kept up. It was expected that
the improvements would be complet
ed and the building ready for use to
morrow. but this has proved impos
sible. 1 uerefore the Sunday-school
will not meet tomorrow, hot its ses
sions will be renewed on the first
Sunday In _ .
ANSWER TO INJUNCTION.
Southern League Files'its Reply to
the Bill of the Memphis Clul>.
Chattanooga, enn., August 2!>. —The
Southern Association of Baseball
Clubs, through its attorneys, today
filed its answer to the bill of injunc
tion of the Memphis Baseball Park
Association. The defendants first
deny that the "reservation" clause of
the national agreement is arbitrary
and oppressive.
The defendants denies that the de
cision of the national board practically
prevented St. Vrain from playing base
ball and show that he could have
played with either the National or
American Leagues, or that he could
have returned to Tacoma had he so
desired. They deny that the actions
of the national board were arbitrary
or oppressive or that the orders Is
sued by Secretary Farrell were whim
sical or capricious, as alleged in the
bill.
Concluding the bill says:
"Defendenta aver that it is stub
bornness and false pride which com
plainants are seeking to have the
honorable court upho.d tnern in and
not fin the assertion 01 any real finan
cial interests.’’
THOROUGH DISTRIBU . .ON.
News Will Go To Hundred of Homes
in Brunswick.
Merchants who desire to reach the
buying people of Brunswick and
Glynn county snould buy advertising
space in the Sunday News.
By an arrangement with an out of
town advertiser, the paper is to be
thoroughly distributed and the local
merchant can get the benefit of this
distribution without extra cost.
Phone the office to-day, early as
possible, and a solicitor will call.
JURORS DRAWN FOR
IHE SUPERIOR COURT
LIST OF THOSE WHO ARE TO
SEKvE ON GRAND AND PETIT
JURY NEXT TERM.
Before finally adjourning on Thurs
day the board of jury com
missioners of the county who have
been in session all the week proceed
ed to draw the grand and traverse
jurors for the December term of the
superior court, with the following re
sult:
Grand Jury.
G. F. Gay, R. H. Everett, W. W.
Tabbott, R. E. Lemance, Alex Living
ston, A. M. Smith, J. W. Brady, H.
If. McAllister, H. S. McCrary, L. C.
Marlin, Albert Fendig, ,T. C. Calhoun,
Thomas Funer, C. C. Fleming, Hugh
Buford, S. A. Brockington, Sr., A. M.
King, L. Fiebelman, J. W. Wood, R.
E. Guy, C. W. Deming, E. Brobston,
C. G. Moore, T. W. Lawn, Geo. P.
Krauss, T. JSlewman, J. Basil Davis,
Charlton Wright. G. A. Ralston.
Traverse Jury.
H. C. Convorser, L. W. Baker, Geo.
H. Smith, E. M. Pearson, R. W. Peters,
T. G. Clark, Jr., John Campbell, C. T.
McCullough, B. F. Howard, Thos.
Evans, John Murray, R. L Nobles,
W. C. Brobston, E, R, T. Mundy, T. B.
Miller, A, O. Blood, W. H. Bowden,
N. S. Deane, N. D. Russell, W. A. Pos
tell, John Postell, J. H. Harrison, J.
A. Wood, John L. Stevens, John B.
Dudley, W. 11. DeVoe, John
M. Tupper, C. Halverson, Wm. Night
.ngale, Sr., J. T. Lassare, J. P. laswis,
A. H. Baker, C. CL Crofton, Martin A.
Anderson, Chas. Ransom.
THERE WILL BE NO STRIKE
It seems that there will be no strike
in the carpenters union of this city
on September 1, as was at first ex
pected.
It seems that the members of the
union, have after a fashion won a
victory and that a major!) 5^0 f the
contractors will on September first
inaugurate the nine hour system as
requested by the carpenters.
A weil known contractor was seen
by a member of the News staff yes
terday and when questioned on the
subject he said that he had made
up his mind to accede to the wishes
of the carpenters and given orders
to his foremen to- introduce the nine
hour law on the morning of Septem
ber first.
The News Is also informed that
others will follow suit and it is now
pretty well understood that the mat
ter will be amicably adjusted: and
that all parties interested in the mat
ter will be better satisfied with the
general situation after September 1.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1902.
BIG GATHERING
OF EDUCATORS
— + —
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF
EDUCATION TO MEET AT
UNIVERSITY.
A ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
Nearly Every Official Has Signified
Intention To Be Present —
Railroads Grant One
And Third.
Athens. Ga., August 29.—Chancellor
Hill, in speaking of the meeting of the
county superintendents of education,
to be held in the university of Geor
gia building September 10, 11 and 12.
says:
“This meeting was arranged at the
regular annual meeting of the associa
tion at Augusta in May last. The ob
ject of the meeting, as announced in
the circular sent out by Hon. C R.
ulenn, the president of tne associa
tion, is a round table conference in
which the needs of public education in
each county are to be ascertained and
educational statistics gathered; this
information to be furnished to mem
bers of (he general educational board,
whose officers will be present.
"Nearly all the county superintend
ents of education in the state have
signified their intention to be pres
ent. Six have not been heara from.
Where any superintendent cannot at
tend he lias been asked to send in his
place some member of the county
board.
“i ne day sessions will be devoted
to these round table conferences and
the eliciting of information. At tne
night meetings there will be public
addresses. Among them will be one,
by Dr. C. D. Mclver, of the State Nor
mal school, of Greensboro, N. C„ who
is one of the most rousing and elo
quent speakers in America on me
subject of popular education. It is
expected also that Governor-elect J.
M. Terrell will be present and make
an address during the meeting.
The Superintendents will be ac
commodatcvl, so far as hey desire,
in the university dormitories and will
take their meals at Denmark dining
hall. The rate is $1 per day for all
expenses.
“The, Windsor and Imperial hotels
have kindly made a special rate of
$1.50 per day for the superintendents.
“Where the special arrangements
for the dormitories and Denmark din
ing hall can be made only for the sup
erintendents and any member of the
boards who may come as representa
tive, yet as the meeting at which the
coming session was arranged I was
authorized and requested to extend
a general invitation to those who are
interested in the object of the meet
ing to attend, and this I now take
pleasure in doing. Representatives of
all phases of education will be wel
comed. The reduced rate of si.6o per
day at the hotels will be available to
visitors.
“The local committee on arrange
ments eonsists of Professor, G. Har
row, of the university; T. H. cozier,
county superintendent of education;
Edward It. Hodgson, or., and W. F.
Dorsey. They will have an office and
bureau of information on the ground
floor of the Commercial hotel and in
the same office with the Central rail
way agency. The railroads have
granted reduced rates on the certifi
cate plan, full fare coming and one
third returning.”
PROBABLY MORE RAIN.
It is Needed and Welcomed by the
Farmers However.
It will be safe to carry an unbrella
today, as showers are looked for by
officials of tne weather bureau.
The feature of the twelve hours
ending at 7 o’clock last night was
the mean temperature of G 5 degrees.
The highest temperature was 08 and
u.e lowest 62, and in consequence a
range of only 6 degrees, finis is un
usual at this period, as is proved by
the fact that the average or normal
mean temperature for this same day
is 74 degrees, with a range of 20 de
grees. , _.
IHROUGH CADS
TO OFFERMAN
1
UNDERSTOOD THAT SCHEDULE
WILL BE INAUGURATED SOME
TIME NEXT WEEK.
OFFICERS MAKE INSPECTION
Road is Now in Readiness and Trains
Wilt Probably Be Put On Be
tween Two Places Next
Wednesday.
The News has it on the very best
authority that (he Brunswick and
Blrminglniln Railroad will put on
schedules to Nlcholls, on Wednesday,
September 3.
The officers of the operating de
partment have just returned from a
trip over (lie line and it is under
stood that both freight and passen
get traim will he put into service to
the terminus on the date mentioned
above. ,
This of course will be welcome news
to tlip merchants of this city and in
fact lo al> of our people, for it prac
tically opens up anew line of busi
ness to them and in a general way
means better times for the people of
this city generally. With the opening
of, this line the city of Brunswick is
virtually introduced into anew section
of the country, and in addition to the
benefit to be derived by the wholesale
people, it is understood that the man
agement of the B. & B. nave arrang
ed for a series of special excursions to
Brunswick, whereby the consumer
will have the opportunity ot coming
to the city and making such pur
chases a , needed. The opening of
traffic on this line has been awaited
with special Interest on the part, oi
tne business people generally and the
announcement that the long looked
for is soon to occur will be a source
of genuine pleasure to our people gen
erally.
LABOR DAY MONDAY.
fi he Longshoremen May Parade Here.
No City Proclamation.
Mayor Emanuel is out of the
and so far no proclamation has been
issued by acting Mayor Franklin as
to the observance of Labor Day in
tliis city.
it is understood however, that the
longshoreman w.d parade.
Tlie following proclamation has
been issued by Governor Candler;
Executive Office. Atlanta.—A Proc
lamation by Allen D. Candler, Gover
nor of said State, Whereas the general
assembly of this state, recognizing the
dignity of labor, has by solemn enact
ment set apart the first Monday in
September of each year as a legal Holi
day to be known as Labor Day,
Now, therefore, 1, Allen D. Candler,
governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation directing that all
public offices and advising that all
mills, factories and other places where
labor is employed be closed on Mon
day, September 1, 1902, and that every
possible opportunity and encourage
ment be given to those who labor tb
celebrate the day in a befitting man
ner. And I do moreover advise that
both employer and employee cooper
ate in making the day enjoyable and
profitable, and in an earnest effort to
foster that mutual confidence and
good will which has existed in this
state in the past, each, while guarding
his own interest, having a proper re
gard for the interest of the other.
In testimony whereof 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed hereto the great sea! of the
state at the capltol in tne city of At
lanta, on this the 28th day of August,
in the year of our Lord 1902, and -of
the independence of the united
States of America the 127.
A. D. CANDLER, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK, Secretary of
State.
Earl’s Son Weds in Colorado.
Denver, Colo, August 29.—The wed
ding of.Capt. L. G. S. Ogilvy, known
throughout Colorado as “Lord” Ogilvy,
and Miss Edith Gertrude Boothroyd,
daughter of C. F. Boothroyd, a weal
thy farmer of Waterdale, Colo., takes
place today at the home of the bride's
parents.
SOME BASEBALL PICKUPS.
Local Club May Go On a Tour Before
Season Closes.
There is only one more ball game
booked in Brunswick for this season,
that with Darien, on Wednesday and
it promises to be very exciting as the
club has secured three or lour play
ers to assist them In defeating the
locals.
Tlie Brunswick club may go on a
tour before the season ends. They
have challenges from Jacksonville.
Wayeross and Fitzgera.d, all three of
which our club has met and defeated
within the past two weeks.
Walker, the Brunswick pitcher,
will some day be found in one of the
big leagues. He is an alround good
player and could easily enter the lea
gue if he would practice turner a good
coach for one season.
The present club is the only winning
one we have had in a number of years,
composed entirely of home players.
The Brunswick baseball team made
every effort to secure the team of
Cordele for a game today but failed.
It is understood that the team may
come down for a match game before
the season closes.
MONDAY A HOLIDAY.
Governor Candler Has Passed A Pro
clamation.
Governor Candler has issued a pro
clamation setting apart Monday, Sep;
1. as Labor Day. He also orders that
on such day l all public offices, mills,
factories and other places where labor
is employed be closed.
The last General Assembly passed a
law making the first Monday in Sep
tember a legal holiday, and the Gov
ernor 'has by this order confirmed the
enactment.
ESCAPED CRIMINALS
PLAY ROLE OF TRaCY
BRUNSWICK NEGROES GO NEAR
FREEDMAN 6 REST AS DES
PERADOES.
George Howard and Ed Frazier,
both colored, who escaped from the
city jail last week, an account of
which appeared in The News at the
time, have since been in the vicinity
of Freedman’s Rest, and have the
negroes of tnat settlement frightened
to death.
These two negroes, alter their es
cape, went out to Freedman’s Rest,
and proceeded to “take charge.”
They entered several houses in the
Tracy fashion, and demanded some
thing to eat of the negro women, and
would then lounge ground the house
for an hour or two, and go over to
the next house where they rendered
the same program. ,
Finally they found an unoccupied
nouse, anu made their home there,
living off negroes of the set
tlement. The people in the vicinity be
came greatly alarmed over the des
perators and at night would bar their
houses for fear the escaped criminals
would enter and take everything
away.
The matter was reported to officers
in the city Thursday and Deputy
Sheriff Pyles and Officer Luther Lamb
went out to the place before daylight
yesterday morning to nature the two
negroes, but they had been frighten
ed away before the arrival ol the of
ficers.
On the door of the shanty occupied
by the two, tne negroes of the set
tlement had posted a notice, telling
them that "they had best leave the
place, or some blood would sure be
spilled.” The two negroes evident
ly thought It was dangerous to remain
there, and left for other parts.
The officers, however, think they
know where the desperators are, and
another attempt will be made to cap
ture them.
NEWS OF THE SHIPB.
Small Marine Items of the Doings of.
a Day.
The steamer Zora will in all pro
bability finish loading this afternoon
and will either sail this evening or
tomorrow.
The shipping record for the month
of August has been an exceptional
good one and on the whole will show
very favorably with the record this
summer.
Tlie Savannah tug McCauley was 1n
port for a short time yesterday after
noon.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MORE STEAMERS
TO BE PDF OK
BEGINNING SEPTEMBER FIRST
THE MALLORY LINE WILL
OPERATE TO MOBILE.
SHIPS WILL STOP BY HERE
Four Steamers Have Been Announced
For the Line, the Rio Grande,
San Marcos, Colorado
and Comal.
New York, August 29. —Official an
nouncement has been made, according
to The Journal of Commerce, that the
Mallory Steamship line will inaugu
rate next month a regular weekly
passenger and freight service between
New York and Mobile, Ala.
The first steamer on the new ser
vice will be dispatched from New
York on Friday, September 19th, and
from Mobile on Saturday, September
27th.
There will be four vessels In the
New York-Mobile line, namely, the
Sau Marcos, Colorado, Rio Grande and
Comal.
The company intends to continue
the operation of the present semi
weekly service between New York and
Galveston, although the New York-
Mobile service will be entirely sep
arate and distinct from that of Gal
veston.
No definite information could he
had as to whether the steamship com
pany has entered into a traffic agree
ment with any particular railroad or
railroads, or whether through tariff
will be given to points beyond Mo
bile. It is understood however, that
connections will be made at .Mobile
with all rail and water lines diverging
from that point.
In connection with the above it will
be of interest to the people of this
pity to know that Brunswick will be
the coast terminus of the line in
question and that al! of tlie ships
touching at Mobile will also come to
this city making Brunswick the nat
ural deep water end of the company
in this section of the country.
J. S. Rayhnond, the present local
agent of the Mallory line in this city
has been transferred to Mobile and
W. M. Tupper & Cos., will represent
tjie company at Brunswick after Sep
tember 1.
These developments simply, mean
that Brunswick w.u have a better
service than ever via the Mallory line
in the future, with a corresponding
increase in the number of ships put
ting into this port.
TO INCREASE THEIR PAY.
*
Southern Announce an Increase in
Salaries of Shop Employes.
The Southern has -’ agreed to in
crease the wages of its machinists,
blacksmiths and boiler makers and
to grant certain other concessions
that have been requested by the shop
men.
This will be welcome news in Bruns
wick, although there are not many
employes here. The increase varies
in the different departments, but it is
understood that* the employees get
an tney asked for, and that the ne
gotiations were entirely friendly
throughout. The facts concerning
the increase are told in the following
dispatch from Washington:
Washington, August 28. —'t he South
ern railway has increased the wages
of the machinists and boiler makers
employed on its system.
The apprentice system is to be
regulated on a basis of one appren
tice to five journeymen; time and one
half is to be allowed for all over
time, including Sundays and holidays,
and also for work on the road away
from home.
Committees representing employees
of the road recently nave been in con
ference with the officials of the com
pany, and the latter’s action nas met
with general satisfaction.
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- Sunday Trip.
The steamer Hessie will malm the
usual Sunday trips to St. Simon to
morrow and will continue to do so un
til further notice.