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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. VOLUME 1; NUMBER 286. TRAIN DASHES OVER A BURNING TRESTLE SOUTHERN HAD NARROW ESCAPE ThAIN RETURNING TO BRUNSWICK FROM ATLANTA * CAME NEAR BEING WRECKED. TNGINEER FACED WIT H FLAMES But For His Quick Action Many Lives Might Have Been Plunged to the Snd Train train, freighted i of passengers, burning tresile. not knowing at what moment tlie hu man cargo would be plunged into the abyss below at the dawn of day. and you have a correct understanding of the awful emergency that confronted Engineer Edwards of the Southern railway, on nis? return trip from At lanta yesterday morning. As tne train which left Brunswick Saturday morning, carrying a large Day excursion to Atlanta, was Macon on the return trip. I in WuM-r Edwards discovered to his hor- the trestle just in front u.' the Be was on tire. too iato to reverse lus on and for a moment he was ’ost Jn bewilderment and undecided wheth- B|or not to put on his brakes, which necessarily have stopped the ntain about midway on the trestle, or make a wild dash at. full speed to dear the burning trestle. He finally decided on the latter course and pul ling wide open Ids throttle, fairly dashed his train through a seething mass of flames and landed it safely on the other side. It was a brave act on the pait of Eigineer Edwards and he deserved the taanks and commendation of his em ployers and of the general public for I lie heroic deed. The passengers, most of them asleep, did not know of their impend ing danger and were very much sur prised later in the day to hear of their narrow escape, l.ater in the morning, the roadway department dis covereu the burning trestle and suc ceeded In extinguishing the flames, but not until it hau been severely Int rued. ~ Conductor Hubbard was in charge of the train and landed in Brunswick safely bn schedule time. In spite of its decidedly spectacular experience. MONT PELEE IS STILL BELCHIN G % FGRTH DEATH Paris, September 2. —A dispatch received here today from Ptata au Prince gives later details of (he terrible eruption of ML Saturday night, and toe dispatch says that over a thousand people were killed and several hundred Injured. The villages of Morne, Rouge, Le Carbet have been totally destroy ed, and there is no way of telling how many lives were lost. Two French cruisers were taking survivors from the stricken towns. T?e volcano is still in violent eruption and many deaths are oecur ing hourly. WATTERSON'S RESIGNATION. It Was Acceptel Yesterday by the War Department. Washington, September 2.—The war department today accepted the resig nation of Henry Watteroon, Jr., of the Twenty-ninth infantry, and sou of Henry Watterson. He was Charged with, duplicating his pay roll. Candidate Dying. Mich., September 2.—Judge the democratic candidate for ■ of Michigan, is reported to at his home in tnis city iii Is suffering with crelial II" is one of the most democrats in this section Five are Killed in Wreck. Kansas City, September.—Five men are reported killed tonight in a freight wreck on the Rock Island railroad at Randolph. Appointed Trustee. L. Ludwig, the well known soda wa ter man, was yesterday appointed trustee in the matter of J. ft.. Hood enpyle. bankrupt, by Referee Crovatt, and he will at once take charge and settle up the matter. MILLIONAIRES LEASE MANY OYSTER BEDS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACT ON COMMUNICATION FROM JEKYL ISLmND PEOPLE. I At the .meeting of the county com missioners yesterday, the communica tions from twenty-six members ot the Jekyl Island club, asking to lease certain oyster beds around Jekyl was taken up and, disposed of. Leases were granted to J. I’ierpont Morgan, Cornelius N. Bliss, N. K. airbanks, Edwltl Could, (Jordon McKay, Joseph Pulitzer, \\ til. Rockefeller, Samuel Spencer, Joseph Stickney, Win. Strut thers, A. B. Cnaplin and fifteen other members of the Jekyl island club. Each of these gentlemen were granted separate leases of live acre tracts each, and win pay the county quite a neat sum for tnem. if is the purpose of the club to cultivate oysters around Jekyl to be used by the club. A FOOTBALL CLUB. One is Now Being Organized in Bruns wick. Brunswicklans may this winter, for the first time, have the pleasure of witnessing some football games here. A club is now being organized, and it, looks like wc have some real good material. Naf*Nightongale, who by the way, is a good player, is at the nead of the movement, and he thinks he will he successful in organizing the CiuO. Other nearby cities will also have clubs and some very Interesting games can he looked for. VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. A, Legler and Son. and Joe Jefferson Were Acqu.vted. In Judge Lambrigbt’s court yester day, Alex. Legler, Alex Eegler, Jr., and Joe Jefferson were acquitted on the charge of larceny. It will be re membered that warrants were sworn out against these men by August Fieberg who charged ruern with Hav ing entered his field and appropriat ing to their own use several wagon loads of watermelons. The plaintiff failed to produce suffi cient evidence and tne men were dis missed. WORKING SHORTER HOURS. Nine-Hour a Day System Inaugurated by the Carpenters Yesterday.^ Every carpenter In Brunswick went to work yesterday morning half an hour later than they have heretofore and knocked off a naif an hour ear lier, thus inaugurating me nine-hour a Jay system in Brunswick. s was stated in these columns yes terday, the contractors and carpenters reached an agreement Monday, at a called meeting of the carpenter’s un ion. The new plan worked very success fully yesterday and the change was not much noticed by any one. Trolley Car Strikes Buggy. Kansas City, Mo., September v. —A trolley car tonight in the southern part- of the city ran down a buggy containing Gus Thiel, aged 33, and George Shulver, aged 22, killing both. BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 3, 1902. BASEBALL GAME IS ON FOR TODAY BRUNSWICK AND DARIEN TO MEET ON THE DIAMOND AND FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY. SAVANNAH PLaYERS COMING Four of the Best Ones in That City Will Play With the Visitors, But Locals Feel Sure of Victory. Avery interesting game of base ball is promised (his afternoon, wnen the locals will face a team composed of the best players of the Savannah and Darien clubs. The visitors are coining determined to win the game, and have gone to the expense of se curing three or four players of repu tation to assist them in winn.ng the game. The locals, however, say that the combined teams will meet a defeat and feel sure tlint they will'add an otner td their long siring of victories. Walker, Brunswick’s star (wirier, will be in the box, while a Savannah man will pitch for Darien. The line up of the two clubs Is as ioiiows: Brunswick. Position. Darien. Lopez catcher Charlton Walker pitcher McGrath Arnheiter ..Ist base ...lusscly, W. A. Abbot 2d base ..Woife, T. J. Nightingale . ...3<l base ....S ebbins Crovatt short stop Downey Mallard ..... left Held .. Jussoly, Jus. Hopkins right field Hagan Hoyt centre field Vvolfe, .W. H The Darien club will bring over a large number of rooters, an excur sion having been arranged for the occasion, and the game promises to be interesting alKi'oxi'itlng. The gains will begin at, 3:30 instead o. I o’clock. HIS BODY TORN IN PIECES. Engineer Caught in Fly \A..eel and Thrown Against Ceiling. Chattanooga, Tenn., September 2. — John Ewald, night engineer at the power house of the electric light com pany, was caught in the belting of the fly wheel that operates the main shafting and hurled to death at 6:30 o’clock tonight. He had just accepted the position and had been at work half an hour. It is presumed that he was omng around the gigantic wheel when his clothing caught in tne helling and he was hurled,' toward the ceiling. His brains were battered out against i(ic uprights and walls and his body torn in two. He was about sixty years old and leaves a wife and one daughter. Be ing an exfederal soldier his remains will he interred in the national ceme tery. THE McLAURIN DOCTRINE. South Carolina Politician Tninks the Senator Could Have Won. Columbia, S. C., September I.—The jjitm: between Wyatt Aiken and Frank Smith, for congress in the Third dis trict is attracting the attention of the entire state ana there is much specula tion as to tne result. Smith is known to favor many of the doctrines recently preached by Senator MeLaurin and is a progres sive sort of man, while Wyatt Aiken is making the race on the regula tion issues. There seems to be a change in the meas held by the people any how. Gen. J. W. Floyd, who was recently defeated In the Fifth district by D. E. i- inley, stated yesterday tnat tne cam paign had been a sort of education to him. “The people generally,” he said, “are beginning to like those Republi can doctrines and I believe that if Senator MeLaurin had stayed in the party, he would have won out easily.” NEWS OF THE SHIPS. Small Marine Items of the Doings of a Day. Cleared.—Schooner Tofa, Clark, New York. Sailed. —Bark Armenia (Italian), Tassara, Treste; schooner Malissa A. Willey, Hart, New York; scuooner H. Bowers, Young, Providence. GOOD WORDS FOR SUPT. INFS ■: EMPLOYEES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE HELD Mu El iNG HERE YESTERDAY. RESOLE I IONS WERE ADOPTED Expressing Sincere Regret at the Re signation of Mr. Hatnes as Superintendent of This Division. Representatives of the various de partments of the second division of tne Atlantic Coast Line railway, which In cludes the It. & W. road, met in mis city yesterday for the purpose of tak ing suitable action on the recent re signation of Superintendent Georgq W. Haines. The meeting was held in the office of Messrs. Kay, Benaet and Conyers, and was attended by til’- teen of twenty employes of the sys tem from all sections of the division. S. S. Fitzsimmons, formerly of this city, and now of the roadway depart ment, presided over (lie meeting, and 111 a very graceful fashion stated its object. Short, addresses were made by many or those present, and all of tnem expressed deep and sincere re gret at iTie retirement of Mr. Haines, which necessarily severs the relation ship which lias extended over a per iod of twenty years. In this con nection it is simply a just tribute to Air. llaines to say that no man was ever loved more dovoutodly by his subordinates than was George W. Haines. He was u profound believer in discipline, was firm, but at the same time, a spirit of kindness aud courtesy marked his every action. The Nows joins with those of his old ifiiiplbTeek in expressing deep regret at his retirement, which was purely voluntary on his part and indulges the hope that the future may contain peace, prosperity and happiness for him. During the meeting the following resolution was adopted: Wnereas, On September 1, 1902, George VV. Haines severed his rela tions us superintendent of the Atlan tic Coast Line Railroad Company, after more e.an twenty years of loy al, faithful and efficient service to the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail way and the Brunswick arid Western Railroad Companies, during which time the undersigned have, while lab oring with and under him, learned to appreciate not only his entire devo tion to the services of his employers, but more especially the strict sense of justice which has characterized his every act in dealing with those em ployed under him. Now, therefore, for the purpose ot testifying our feelings of respect for the official, and admiration for the man, be it Resolved, That in the long course of service wherein we have been as sociated with George W. Haines, wc nave ever found him able, loyal and diligent in the service of his employ e's; always patient, courteous and just to his employes, fair, upright arid nonest in his dealings with the pub lic, and always true to every duty of business aim friendship. Resolved further, That he has our sincere wishes for his future business success, and that his personal happi ness, finalth and prosperity can never equal what wo would make it were their disposition in our hands. During the day the visiting officials of the Coast Line were entertail ed in the city, and were the guest ot Col. W. E. Kay at lunch at the Oglethorpe. Appointed Local Cashier. J. H. Reese has been appointed lo cal cashier oi the Brunswick &. Bir mingham railroad, and assumed that position Monday. Mr. Reese lias been in tile freight department of the road for some time, and is well quali fied for the responsible position to wnich he has been appointed. Preferrej Death to Operation. Charlotte, JV C., September ftliss Nannie Vurmillion, a na tive of JJublin, Va., died today as the result of a refusal to be operated on for a simple case of tousilitis. She was strangled to death from au en largement of the tonsils. COUNTY'S TAX RATE . IS SLIGHTLY REDUCED Dynamite Lets Go. Louisville, Mo., September 1. —A terrific explosion occurred this morn ing at 6:30 o'clock at the Hercules dy namite plant, 11 miles north of here. The shock was felt distinctly here. The acid recovery house was tne scene df the explosion, which utterly annihilated the building and all its contents. Owing to the early hour of the explosion tnis morning, men had not commenced to work, and none were hurt. INTERESTING INTERVIEW EROM COL. MACHEN TELLS THE PEOPLE OF MACON WHAT WE ARE DOING DOWN THIS WAY. The following is taken from the Macon Evening News of Mondoy: Col. E. C. Mac lie ii, president of the Brunswick and Birmingham Construc tion Company, formerly of i.iacon and at one time owner of the Macon News, is To towh today. He came around to tne News office to see old acquain tances and to recall old times and scenes. The colonel said: "1 once owned this sYieet, and she was a bright one. At that time Hon. John T. Boifeuillet was editor-ln chief, and Tom Loyiess was city editor, and Boh Smith was there." Mr. Aiachen was here in 'B2 and he says since then, there are many im provements in Macon. He says u.at ftiacoii is a solid town and is in fact the beat located city in the state for business on account of its central lo cality. He said that his road is a boomer, and yesterday it hauled 020 passengers, which lie thinks pretty good Tor anew road one year old. One. hundred miles of this road has been finished and tTre remainder will be completed as soon as possible. He says that. Brunswick is a com ing town. In fact it -s already there. Last year the port receipts of Bruns wick were gieater than Savannah and he says Savannah will never touch Brunswick again. Five hundred thousand dollars worth of goods, fir teen years ago were shipped from Brunswick; today she is shipping 130,000,000 annually. He says Bruns wick can handle goods from Macon and Hereabouts as a sea port, claiming that Savannah and Atlanta sap the life blood out of shippers, ana that Brunswick will give cheaper rates, and goods can be shipped via Bruns wick seaport just as easily as via Sa vannas and money will be saved. He said further that Georgia could build a wall around herself and live, on account of homo resources. Colonel Machen has many friends in Macon who will be glad to know tnat he is here. STRIKERS SET FIRE TO A LARGE MINE Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 2.—During a fierce battle today between the guards and strikers at Bromwell, the latter set. fire to one of the Poca hontas Colliery company’s largest mines. The flames gained headway at a terrific rate, and the large mine was almost totally destroyed before the fire was extinguished. The fighting kept up for several hours and many were hurt, but no deaths have yet been reported, although it is known that some of the participants were seriously injured. The military has been called out to quiet the fighting. MALLORY LINE CHANGES. Official Circular From the Company Received Here. The fouowing circular was receiv ed here yesterday: New York, Aug. 25, UO2. Effective September Ist, 1902, the following appointments are announc ed ; Mr. J. S. Raymond Is appointed agetn at Mobile, Ala. Mr. Henry F. Wyly Is appointed traveling agent, with headquarters at Mobile, Ala. Messrs. W. M. Tupper & Go., are appointee agents at Bruns wick, Ga., vice Mr. J. S. Raymond transferred to Mobile, Ala. Mr. Thos. Fuller is appointed freight agent at Brunswick, Ga. H. H. RAYMOND, Superintendent. Approved: G. H. Mallory & Go., General Agents. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RATE FIXED BF COMMISSIONERS - AFTER GOING CAREFULLY OVER TAX BOOKS THEY MAKE A RE DUCTION FOR THE X _AR. TOTAL RAIE WILL BE $13.50 Which is a Decrease Over Last Year of 25 Cents on Every Thousand Dollars Worth of Taxable Property. The commissioners of roads and revenues of Glynn county held then regular monthly meeting at tue couit house yesterday morning. In tne ab sence of Chairman Lott, Gomiuie sior.- er Ogg was in the chair. The commissioners had quite a lot of routine matters to dispose of, but the most important was that of nam ing the tax rate of Glynn county for the year 1902, which was announced as follows; General fund 6425 School fund 0375 Sinking fund and interest ,1400 Total 8200 In plainer figures the above table shows that the people of Glynn county this year will pay a county late oi eight dollars and twenty cents on Ice thousand dollars. The total rate of the county and state Is as follows: State rate .5300 County rate 8200 Total ,13a00 The rate last year of the state and county, was $13.70 on the thousand, while this year it is $13.50 on the thousand, a total reduction of twenty five cents on the thousand. The state rate last year was $5.44, while this year It was reduced to $5.30, cutting off 14 cents on the thou sand dollars. The county commissioners yest.er uay, after going carefully over the tax books for the year, decided that they could reduce our rate front $8.31 to SS.2O on the thousand, saving the tax payers 11 cents on every thou sand dollars. Indians on the War Path. Omaha, Nebr., September 2.—Gover nor Savage tonight received word of an uprising of Yankton Indians at .aper, Nebraska, and the mayor of that place requests the governor to send assistance. DEMOCRATS SWEEP Si ATE. Davis Elected Governor of Arkansas. Yesterday. Little Bock, September 2. —Today’s gubernatorial election passed off quietly. Returns up to midnight from twenty-five of the seventy-five coun ties in the state indicate that the vic tory of the democratic ticket is com plete. Only one county so far 'heard from is in doubt, Davis, democrat, for governor, sweeping the other twenty four counties by a large majority. The republicans had two nominees for governor in the field, Greaves and Myers, and indications are that the former is leading his opponent. Kimball, the prohibitionist candi date indorsed by the popuiists, re ceived a very light vote. The feature of the election is ...e ex tremely light vote which has been polled throughout me state.