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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 285. MANY LIVES LOST IN SOUTHERN WRECK TWENTY-FIVE WERE KILLED —— LIST OF INJURED IS OVER 27, SOME OF THEM VERY SERIOUSLY. TRAIN JUMPED THE TRACK Dead and Injured People Strewn in Every Direction—Relief Train Soon Arrive# on the Scene. oiWgljprK occurred on the Southern raiUJL near this station today in which tlie trainmaster and twenty-five passengers were killed outright and 27 more seriously injured. The train, at the time of the wreck, was going at the rate of 45 miles an hour, and the cars wore strewn in every direction, while dead and in jured people were scatterd for at least two hundred yards along the track. Many of tnose Injured will die. A relief train was soon dispatched to the scene, and tonight everything possible is being done for ine in jured peopie. Some of those killed were so badly ■ torn up that it. is impossible to iden tify them. The people of this place are doing jpvgrything possible for the relief ot ?~e injured passengers. LIVINGSTON oJES TO MAINE. Georgia Congressman to Make Cam paign Speeches There. Washington, September I.—Repre sentative Livingston, of Georgia, was ■in 'Vai liington today and visited the headquarters of the democratic con gressional campaign committee. He is on his way *0 Maine, where he is to make a series of speeches in behali of the democratic candidates for con gress. His first speech will be deiiv ered on Tuesday next at Guilford. This is in the district represented by Mr. Powers, 'the democrats mere think they nave a chance to carry tiiat district an,l they will be given as much assistance by the national com mittee as is possible. Mr. Livingston does not know where ue will speak al ter Guilford. He wi.i go wherever he Is assigned by the Maine member ot the national committee. While the belief of the Maine de mocrats tnat they win be able to elect a democratic congressman from one oi the Maine districts is not generally shared among democrats in Wasning ton, every possible assistance w.n be given to the party in that state for the reason that as the election comes off so early, democratic gams will have a good effect on the campaigtAin other states, and it is believed that substan tial gains can tie made. BREWTON KILLS HIMSELF. Cuts his Throat With Razor at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, S. C., September I. Auditor R. Eber Brewton killed him self by cutting his throat with a razor at his home this morining. Mr. Brewton had been sick for sev eral montns, but got up this morning and dressed; but had not left his room, itirs. Brewton had leu their bed room to get her husband a dose of medicine, and during her absence Mr. Brewton went to the bureau draw er and took therefrom a razor and cut his throat. He then locked the door aim stuffed paper in the cracks also the keyhoie, to keep any one from selng him. All this time the wour® was bleeding profusely. He removed nis coat and vest ana went to the basin, holding his head over it until so weakened by toe mss of blood he tell to the floor, and in death still clasped tightly in his right hand the razor with which the deed was committed. f In the meantime Mrs. Brewton re turned with the medicine, ana, find ing the door locked, gained admission ito the room through a window by Imeans of a stepfc .der, and was 'nor [rifled to see her husband in tn% last Khroes of death. NEWS OF THE SHIPS. Small Marine Items of the Doings of a Day. Arrived.—Steamer Colorado, Rick, New York; schooner J. w. Balano, Wilson, Portland. Cleared.—Schooner S. S* Hassell, Richardson, Fall River. Sailed —Schooner Henry B Fiske, Cummings, Boston. Shipments last week by the Mallory line to New York amounted to 1,511, 128 superficial feet, consisting of 982, 072 feet of lumber and 529056 superfl c.al feet of cross ties, or 12,024 pieces. The Boston shipments via the Clyde line amounted to 406,813 superficial feet, all lumber, making a toial move ment by steamers of 1,914,941 feet of lumber; 160 cases of cedar went also to New York. Coastwise movement of lumber, tim ber and ties by sailing vessels snowed an unusually large volume for Au gust. Whiie there was a stiffened tendency in freights there have been but few advances over the $5 basis to New York; the steady offering of car goes appears to maintain th,3 basis. Steamer rates remain firm to all eas tern points. Tlie impending cotton season promises to call for large ton nage movement, which will act in con junction with lumber export freights. The government harbor survey boat Angler is now in port completing sur veys for the early beginning of the inner harbor. The appropriation to complete tills work amounts to $175,- bOi, a seemingly small sum, but not much work will be required, for there are hut few places to he ueepened, as the channel of the inner harbor to the outer buoy is 26 1-2 feet now excepting at a few minor places, but because of these minor places vessels drawing over 24 feet ran not load to fullest capaci'y. it is i .ougui the work will be completed before next spring. CHaS. WILSON PAYS LINE AND IS OUT AGAIN YOUNG WHITE MAN SAYS DIG GING DITCHES IS TOO MUCH FOR HIM. Charles Wilson, the young white man who has taken quite a prominent part in the criminal circles of Glynn county for the past six months, and who has been out at the convict camp for the past three weeks, is again a free man, and was shaking hands with his friends in the city yesterday, tel ting them of his experience since com ing to Brunswick. Wilson was convicted at the last session of the city court on the charge of carrying concealed weapons and was sentenced to serve six months at the convict camp or pay a fine of SSO and costs. The young man did not pay the fiine at the time, and has been out at the camps serving his sentence. "I thougnt I would be able to work out the time,” said \> ilson, “but the digging of ditches was most too much for me, and by selling a smail piece of property that 1 owned northjeUfl out.” >■ iison says he thinks ue has been treated rather badly in Brunswick, but admits that he had a pistol, but says he did not know he was violating the state law. The young man will leave on Fri day's steamtr for nis home in New York. FARMER IS SHOT TO DEAi.i. In Fight Over Land John McCulla is Killed. Rome, Ga., September I.—Alonzo I-att.a snot John McCulla three times in the lungs this morning at Fos ter’s mills, 20 miles from Rome. Mc- Culla lived but a few minutes after bfing snot. The two men quarreled over a piece of land. I.atta whipped out a pistol fired tnree times at his victim, every saot taking effect. Both men were prominent farmers and have lived in Foster’s mill dis trict some time. Latta was arrested this afternoon and brought to Rome and lodged in _ 4. BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902. CARPENTERS TO WORK 9 HOURS - —f —- AGREEMENT WAS REACHED YES TERDAY WITH THE CON TRACTORS. THERE WILL BE NO SIRIKE Matter Was Amicably Settled Between Contractors and Carpenters— Will be Effective 1 oday. The differtnees existing between tae carpenters and contractors of Brunswick have been amicably set tled and beginning today, the carpen ters will work nine hours a day, in stead oi ten as heretofore. An agreement was reached at a caiied meeting of the carpenter's un ion yesterday' morning, which was at teuded by r a majority of the carpen ters ot the city. A proposition was prepared by the union and presented to the contrac tors who had not agreed to tlie ten hour system. A reply was made, and the result was that all carpenters will begin work this morning at. 7 o'cloca and quit at 5, witn one hour for din ner, instead of beginning at 0:30 and working until 5:30. The people of Brunswick will be glad to learn that this matter has been amicably settled. For awhile a strike was very evident, and such a step on the part of the carpenters would have been a bad move just at. this time, when so many new build ings are going up in all sections of the city. Every Brunswick contractor was willing to accede to the demands ol the union, but some of them were con siderably behind wiu work, and only asked a postponement for a time, f’he contractors are aware ot the fact tnat carpenters in other cities are only working nine hours a day and they were willing to adopt that plan here. it is understood that the uine-hour Jay system will not be inaugurated to-day only by the carpenters, but others will also adopt the system and will not require their employes to work but nine hours. Among the plumbers, madhinfsts, bricklayers and other different trades, there is no un ion here, but a majority of them will be notied today by their employers tnat. hereafter they will only he re quired to work nine-hours a day. The laboring men of Brunswick have never had any trouble with their em ployers and The News is glad that this matter has been satisfactorily settled. KING EDWARD MAY VISIT UNITED STATES. ■London, September L —lt is currently reported here today that King Edward will visit the United States sometime during the pres ent month. it is further stated that he will make the trip on the royal yacht, which will be accompanied by two of the English cruisers. The rumor has not yet been ofiicially confirmed, but it is general'/ believed to be true, as the announcement comes from a re.'able source and is generally believed here. STABBED IN BACK. Henry Davis Victim of .Vicious As sault in Macon. Macon, Ga., September 1. —Will Cal houn was arrested this morning charg ed with stabbing old man named Henry Davis in the back last night. Several ineffectual lunges with a knife were made at Davis, but without ef fect. Davis was sent to the hospital for surgical attention. Calhoun, when arrested this morn ing, denied tnat he had stabbed Davis, but Davis positively identified him. Davis was walking along the street last night and he noticed a young man acting suspiciously around a house and stopped to observe his movements. ihe man rushed upon Davis, cursed him and stabbed him in the back, and then ran off. Calhoun was arrested this morning oy Policeman Thompson. Calhoun has served several sentences in the - chaingang for ligating and stabbing. TUG NEPTUNE HIS BEEN SOLD RUMORED ATLANTIC CuAST LINE HAS PURCHASED DARIEN ROAD. WILL SOON GO TO lAMPA To Be Used as a Water Boat Between That Port and Havana— Boat Now in Jack sonville. A well founded rumor was current in Brunswick yesterday to the effect that the handsome Darien tug boat Neptune had been sold to the Atlanta Coast Line railway company and would be used by tuai company as a water boat between Tampa and Ha vana. While there is no one in Brunswick who could confirm the report, the tug being owned by Clark Bros., of Darien, n is generally believed to be so, as the minor comes irom several people who are familiar with tug boat a.ia.rs and m a position to know. Tue Neptune is one of the best tug boats on the Soutn Atlantic coast. She has been running opposition to the Brunswick boats for some time, and also did towing around Savannah, Jacksonville and Darien. She is now on tlie Marine railway in Jacksonville being overhauled, and it is stated, that as soon as this work iis complet ed she will go to Tampa and begin work for the Atlantic Coast line. Captain O'Brien, wno has been in command ol the tug for a number ol yeais, and who is well nown in Brunswick, will not, it is stated, re main on the boat and is now in Dar ien. DEATH OF D. B. RANDOLPH. Died Sunday Morning and Was Buried Yesterday. D. B. Randolph died Sunday morn ing at 4 o'clock at his residence, cor ner D and N streets, and was interred in Palmetto cemetery at. 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Mr. Randolph has been ill lor a long while, suffering with that dreaded dis ease, consumption, and ms ueatn was no surprise to those who knew ms condition, and all hope of his recov ery was long since given up. Mr. Randolph has resided in Bruns wick ali of tils life. For a number of years he served the city as assistant, chief of police and was also a police man. He loaves a wife and one child and a number of friends to mourn his loss. HAD A LIVELY FIGHT. Five Negro Women Engage in General Mix-up. Fur was flying in every direction last, night in front of Pollard’s saloon on Bay street, and for awhile it seem ed that the entire “settlement” would get in the scrap. A fight began between two negro women. More joined in and in a few 1 minutes five women and one man were | engaged in tne “scrap,” and it was indeed, a lively one while it lasted, but none of the participants were seri ously injured. Officers soon arrived on the battle field and the six were all given front rooms in Brown's hotel. Fire at a Silver Mine. Butte, Mont., September 1. —The en tire hoisting plant, pumping station and shaft house of the Alice Consoli dated Gold and Silver Mining Com pany was destroyed by fire today. Ine loss is estimated at 1100,000. HIGGINSON’S FLLLT CAPTURED YESTERDAY FUNERAL OF CAPT. FARMER. He Was Tenderly Laid to Rest in Oak Grove Cemetery. The funeral of Captain Robert 1 ar mor, whose sad death nas been chron icled in these columns, occurred at the family residence on D street at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. The cortege was one of tne uost imposing ever seen in this city, a just tribute to the truly good man who has been called into his masters vine yard alter a life characterized from beginning to end with those deeds of kindness, that must find a reward in that tnscrutibility beyonu the stars. The funeral was attended by the members of Oglethorpe lodge Knights of Pythias and Ocean Lodge F. & A. M., of which orders the deceased was a prominent member and the impres sive masonic service added a sweet solemnity to the occasion. The members ol the family have the sympathy oi a large circle of friends and acquaintances, whicn was best evidenced by the large number in at tendance at the funeral, as well as by tne magnificent floral tributes re ceived at the home. The funeral occurred from St. Marks Episcopal |church, Dr. Reue officiating, DEER SEASON OPENS. Hunting Parties Can Now Go Out After Them. The doer season opened In Georgia yesterday and many of the frisky ani mals were shot during the day by peopie who have been anxiously awaiting for the first of September to come. The Jeer season used to begin on August 15, hut the legislature re cently passed a bill, extending it to September 1. Quail cannot be shot until Septoin ber 15, but the Jove season opens on August 15. CITY IS IMPROVING MANY OF THE STREETS AUGUSTA GRAVEL IS NOW BEING PLACED ALONG NEWCASTLE TO G STREET. The city administration is determin ed to give the' people of Brunswick a good system of paved streets and the work is now well under way. in the first place the street trom G to F on Newcastle has been or rath er is now being paved witn Augusta gravel and oyster shells mixed, and which makes a splendid paving and as soon as tnis work is completed, the council will take under consideration the auvlsability of paving Newcastle to Hanover park. Captain Tobias Newman, chairman of the c y comnnittee on streetß, drains and bridges who is in charge of the work, was seen ./ a News re presentative yesterday and in answer to a question on the subject he said that It was the present intention ot the city council to push tne matter of street paving and that as soon as the work now under construction Is completed to F street, council will authorize the extension of tne work to Hanover park, if tne cost is not too great. In this connection Captain Newman says t'nat in tbd event that tne pav ing is pushed on to the park, that i will be necessary for he property ow ners along the route to repair tne eurbings, in order that the pavings can be done properly. It Is to ue „oped that the owners of property will cooperate with the ci-y in tne matter. OVER THREE HUNDRED. Large Crowd Went to Jacksonville Ovfer B. & B. Sunday. Over three hundred people took ad vantage of the cheap excursion to Jacksonville Sunday over the Bruns wick and Birmingham railroad, and every coach was packed to it* full capacity. These Sunday excursions to Savan nah and Jacksonville have struck a very popular chord with the people of the three cities and each Sunday crowds go for a day’s outing. The ex cursion will shortly be discontinued for the summer, PRICE FIVE CENT&. FIGHT LASTED FOH TWO HOURS THE MOVEMENT WAS MADE WHILE ARMY EXPECTED AN ATTACK. HAD LIVELY BOMBARDMENT Admiral Higginson and His Fleet Put Out to Open Sea Sunday and Soon Met With a Battle. Woods Hole, Mass., Sept. 1. —Ad- miral Higginson’s fleet was captured off Block island this afternoon, after two hours of bombardment. Tlie movement was made while the army was expecting an attack on the New York. Sleeping on Their Guns. Last night when taps sounded all the forts nearly five thousand artil lerymen went to sleep beside their guns ready to spring up for action when the alarm should be sounded. On the walls of fortifications paced guards, and along the beacues sharp eyed signalmen swept the sea with their night glasses, feverishly anxious lest the light of a hostile war vessel be taken for that of a friendly mer chant cralt. On sea the fleet had been swallowed up in darkness, and it w. be heard from next when it makes a descent "upon the coast within tne * zone of hostilities. Tuere arc nearly 5,000 afloat, and it may bo that Ad miral Higginson will endeavor to land his marines at some exposed point of the shore defenses and attempt to cap ture it before making his attack in an effort to enforce an entrance to Buz zards or Narragansett hay, or Long Island sound or even to silence some one of the big forts. The army claims ro he ready for anything which may develop, hut anti cipating an early lauding party from the fleei at Gay Head, the signal sta tion there was moved to higher ground to avoid being rushed by marines. To cripple the army’s line of communica tion may be Aumlrai s Higginson's first, thougnt in order to use his mar ines. The first point of attack is look ed for at Fort Rodman, manned by volunteer artillerymen, but there may only occur a reconnaisance by the gunboats, whoe the great battleships swing into action to the westward, and by skillful maneuvering, theore tically, hammer the fortifications to a mass of ruins with thetr ponderous turret rifles, ifike chess masters, it is Admiral Higginson’s turn. Fleet Goes to Sea. Newport, R. 1., September 1. —Under cover of fog and the blackness of night the north Atlantic fleet, com manded by Rear Admiral Higginson, slipped its cable in Menemsha Bight, V.neyard sound, shortly before 10 o’clock last night and put to sea, mak ing the first move afloat in the war game between army and navy in the Imaginary war along the southern New England coast. On iand from Fort Rodman at New Bedfor.. to Fort Wright at kissers island, every forti fication is manned by artillerymen and every headland is patroller by signal men just as carefully as if a reai.y hostile fleet were about to descend upon this part of the seaboard. THE MAYOR’S MATINEE. Only Five Cases Were Tried Yesterday Morning. Acting Mayor Franklin did not have the usual large Monday morning po lice court yesterdUy morning, and only live offenders were tried. *ney were: Jim Pinkney, drunk and disorderly. Fine of $5.00 or 30 days on e streets. Norman Young, drunk and disorder ly; fine of $5.00 or thirty days on the streets. Ben Faunten, drunk and sleep on the streets. Fine of $5 or thirty days on the streets. Bertram Kaufman and Preston Car ter; in bathing without suits; fine of $2 each.