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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 298.
TWENTY BURNED
IN FOREST FIRES
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PROPERTY LOSS IN Tht NORTH
WEST EXCEEDS A MILLION
DOLLARS.
'MANY PEOPLE ARE MISSING
Tire Total Number of Lives Lost May
Never be Known—Fires Have
' Nearly Burned Out the Sur
rounding Country.
iialamn. Wash., September I*l.—He
poyta from tue stricken district of
L<*wlk river continue to grow worse.
The ohm rod bodies of thirty-eigth pco
,(dp already have been found, and it
b<dieted there will be more to fol
low. .Many settlers and an unknown
number of campers front outside
points arc missing. Toe burned dis
trict was settled by perhaps 500 peo
ple’
.Portland, Ore., September 10.—
Twenty lives liave lieen lost, and it
is roughly estimated that |1,500,0i
worth of property has been destroyed
.fttrlng the past week by forest tires in
OrSgon and Washington. Many more
PV'tple are missing, but it will not be
known now many are dead until re
ports from remote districts come in.
The estimate of the properiy loss
fes not include standing timber, nut
faivors saw mils, houses, barns, shops,
cord wood and farm Implements.
Thousands of acres of timber have
been burned over but the destruction
of great timber lias not been heavy.
Relief is being hurried from Pals city,
Tacoma, Seattle and Vancouver, to
those who have lost their homes nn-1
crops. The districts where the great
est destruction occurred are Lents,
Springwater and Bridal Veil in Ore
gon. and Fifty e-bain. Lewis River a.,it
Lima, Wash. In all these places it !r
estimated there are 500 people with
out. 100. l and shelter.
The fires liave nearly burned out. and
this morning the smoke cleat eo awry
so that file sun was visible most ot
ihe afternoon.
Took Water to Escape.
Kalatna, Wash., Sen ember 16.--The
•latest report from the Lewis river
forest fires shows that the tire is
practically exnatrs.ed and that relief
parties are ens ued to cover the Je
vastated territory and gather more de
finite infortnatfon. Ft is positively
known that sixteen persons have been
tjurned to (leatn. A l.irga number of
campers aTThe iake saved themed vis
by taking to the water on logs ant
rafts. ~
Sixteen Reported Dead.
Vancouver, Wash., September !.
The list of fatalities in Clark atm
Cowlitz counties as a result of the
terrific forest fires continea to in
crease rapTdiy. Sixteen deaths are
reported and people living in the vi
cinity of th burned district say the
list of dead will aggregate fifty.
Ten Burned to Death.
Seattle, Wash., September 16.—A
special to The Times from Kalatna,
where great loss of life from forest
fires were reported Saturday and yes
terday, says:
"A party of ten persons with a team
was known to be camping in the tim
bers. .The charred remains of the
team and wagon were found, but no
trace of the people can be foJPfcl
A great number of people were In the
timber at and around Trout Lake fish
ing and hunting, but no authentic re
ports have been received from them,
and it is feared that there nas been
loss of liie.’!
Heavy Rainfall.
“Brunswick was visited by another
heavy rain early this morning and
for awhile it came down in torrents.
It. was fairer later in the morning,
however, and a pleasant day is looked
for.
Estate of the Fairs.
San Francisco, September 16.
Judge Cook issued letlers of admin
ist.ration today in the estate ot the
late Charles Fair and Caroline Fair to
Herman Oelriehs. Joseph Harvey anil
Charles Neal, Oelriehs acta for Mrs.
Oelriehs and her sister, Mrs. Vander
bilt, and tne other men act for Mrs.
Hannah Nelson, mother ot Mrs. Fair.
NEGRO ATTEMPTED RAPE.
Tried to Assault Daughter of Police
man J. D. Brown.
Considerable excitement was creat
ed Monday night in the neighborhood
of D and L streets in New Town by
the report that a negro had attempt
ed to assault Miss Etnel Brown, the
14-year-old daughter of Policeman J.
D. Brown.
A News reporter heard of the affair
yesterday and at once looked up Mr.
Brown to see if there was any truth
in the report, and from him the facts
of the matter were learned.
Mr. jjrown said that a negro had
made such an attempt and told liow
daring it was.
It seems that the house occupied uy
Mr. Brown, 400 D street, is also oc
cupied by another family, who reside
in the second story, in the early part
of the night Mrs. Brown and her chil
dren were out and returned about
8:30. Mr. Brown was also at home
and he and his wife had gone to their
room. Miss Ethel was in her room
with two younger children who were
asleep. She was sitting on the bed
removing her stockings preparing to
retire for the night when she was
confronted with a burly negro. Tne
negro jumped at Miss Brown and slio
screamed for her father, but the ne
gro stood near her for a minute and
then made for the back door. Mr.
Brown was soon in uis daughter’s
room, but the negro had made his es
cape and. although a thorough search
was made, he was not found.
Mr. Brown is under the impression
that the negro concealed himself in
the room during the absence of his
family, and thinks bis purpose was to
assault liis daughter, for if burglary
had been his intention he had sufii
ctent time to escape before the glr
entered the room.
Miss Brown was so frightened that
she was unable to give a correct des
cription of the brute, lint, said he was
black, in his Shirt sleeves and wore
a pair of light trousers. Mr. Brown
uas no idea who it was, as he arrived
too late to even get a glimpse of him.
IN THEIR NEW HOME.
the Georgia Veterans Were Remov
ed Yesterday.
Atlanta, September 36. —The confed
erate veterans, who, since the burn
ing of the Soldier's home about a year
ago, have been temporarily housed on
Marietta street, were removed this
morning to the new building which is
now complete and ready for occu
pancy.
While the Marietta street quarters
have been Comfortable anil every at
tention has been given the old sol
diers, they have missed the woods and
outdoor life which was not possible
in town and they are uelighted at, the
change.
It was originally intended to move
the veterans on September 1, but ow
ing to the fact that the water supply
wSs inadequate it was decided to de
lay the change until this could be re
medted.
No formal dedication exercises will
be held until Wednesday, September
24, at wHTCh lime General Gordon and
other prominent men will deliver ad
dresses. The dedication of the chapel
will take place September 28, when
Rev. A. R. Holderby will have charge
of the exercises.
VOTING TRUST OF SOUTHERN.
Time for Presenting Shares to Mor
gan & Cos. Expires.
Ndw York, September 16.—The time
for presenting the snares of the
Southern railway with J. P. Morgan
& Cos. in compliance with the plan to
extend the voting trust of the road
for an additonal five years, expired to
day. No figures were given out as to
the number deposited. In the origi
nal statement it was declared that a
shareholders who declined to give
their assent to the extenaon would
forfeit any right to participation in
the resultant benefits. It was intimat
ed, however, that non-assenting snare
holders would be given further time
without prejudic to their rights.
Tragedy in Douglas County.
Carrollton, Ga„ September 16. —Re-
port reached here today that a man
named Johnson had shot Jefferson
Moore, brother of W. B. and J. H.
Moore, of this place, in Douglas
county, about 20 miles from here.
Moore is said to have been shot
through the body. Johnson is said
to be mentally unbalanced.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1902.
NEW COMPANY
NAMES OFFICERS
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BRUNSWICK PAINT, OIL AND VR
NISH COMPANY HELD MEET
ING YESTERDAY.
C. P. GOODYEAR IS PRESIDENT
The Company Has Been at Work For
Some Time and is Now Enjoy
ing a Lood Business in
Their Line.
The News readers will remember
the advertisement of application for
charter of a company entitled “The
Brunswick Paint Oil & Varnish Com
pany” in May last, which chillier was
granted in June by the Superior
Court.
The business proposed was the
manufacture and sale of a paint, oil
under patents granted to W. E. .Dem
pster, C. P. Goodyear and C. P. Good
year, Jr., and under a trade mark,
which has been granted, being the
word “Trimax.” The business has
been conducted until the 15th of
September by C. P. Goodyear, W. E.
Dempster and C. P. Goodyear, Jr.
Yesterday the company was organi
zed and is now conducting business
as a corporation on the warehouse
property know as the Isaac property
in the Southern portion of the city.
The charter permits the manufacture
and sale of varnish, paints anu -oi
dred products, but the main business
of Die company, indeed its entire busi
ness for the present, will be the
manufacture anil sale of paint on as
a substitute for linseed oil in paints.
These products have stood tbo tests
of over six years and have demonstrat
ed the lasting qualities of tae oil in
paints and extensive, tests have been
made within the last twelve months in
New York, Boston and other cities.
The organizers of this company are
confident of great success in the sale
of this oil, an, have six traveling men
on the road,and have sold considerable
oil already, although the business has
been conducted commeri ia..y for a
very short linie.
Tne names of the officers of the
company are as follows: C. P. Good
year, president; C. P. Goodyear, Jr.,
business manager, VV. E. Dempster,
superintendent and W. B. Isaac,
treasurer.
CARPENTERS IN SESSION.
Big Meeting is Now Being Held in
Atlanta.
The twelfth biennial convention ol
the United Brotherhood Carpenters
and Joiners of America is now being
held in Atlanta, and it is one of the
largest gatherings of the kill'd evei
held in the United States. Delegates
are present from ail over tne coun
try and about four hundred of them
are present. Nearly every city in the
United States and Canada is repre
sented.
The meeting Is held for the purpose
of bridging the unions closer together
and laying plans to govern the or
ganization.
The Br unswiek unions are repre
sented at the convention by J. 1.
Waite.
iO INSPECT RIFLEMEN.
Colonel Obear Will Be Here in a Few
Weeks.
Col. W. G. Obear, inspector of the
Georgia State troops, will be in the
city within tne next tew weens, and
will inspect the Brunswick Riflemen.
Col. Obear visits this city annua.iy
to inspect the military. The Rifle
men are now in a splendid condition
and will no doubt make a very credi
table showing.
BOTH NECKS BROKEN BY FALL.
Peculiar Accident to Two Fighting
Negroes.
Montgomery, Ala., September 16.
Two negroes met their death in a pe
culiar manner in this city last night.
Robert Anderson and Jesse J.awson
hail a quarrel over a woman anil to
fighting they resorted. They clinched
and in the scuffle for supremacy they
fell into a ditch, both of their necks
being broken by the fall. Anderson’s
back was broken. When found Law
son was on top of Anderson witn a
knife clutched in his hand, which he
had used on the neck of -vudersun.
FIBER FACTORY
READY FOR WORK
MILL BUILDING HAS BEEN COM
PLETED AND TURNED OVER
TO OWNERS.
WILL SOON BE RUNNING
Several Car Loads of Green Hemp
Have Already Been Purchased
And Several Employees Have
Arrived.
Repairs to the mill building on]
Orespen Islanu which is to be occupied
by the Federal Fiber Company are
completed and the building has been
turned over to them.
The work of erecting the machinery
will lie pushed rapidly forward, as
soon as (he interior of the building can
he made ready.
Last Saturday the location of the
switch at six mile crossing was decid
ed ujion ami it is the intention of tne
company to begin the building of the
siding to i„e island in a few weeks.
When completed it will give them a
opportunity to utilize the splendi
dock frontage which they have availa
ble at the island.
Dr. Chittenden the manager of the
company will leave the end of the
week for New York to see to the
completion of the new oakum machin
ery which they are to install upon the
island.
The company has already purchased
several carloads of green hemp fiber,
in Kentucky which will be shipped
here as soon as the buildings are
ready to receive it, and will be work
ed up during the winter, while wait
ing for a crop to he grown here. The
company has already made arrange
ments for the planting of several
hundred acres of hemp, as soon as the
season opens.
Some of the company’s old employ
ees have arrived from New Jersey and
are now living at, Crispen. More ex
pert, fiber workers will follow as tne
situation warrants and act as instruct
ors for the local help which the com
pany will employ.
The mechanical expert of the com
pany is engaged in designing some
now machinery to handle some ol the
fiber which have hitherto been con
spired of no value, but wulch are
now growing in large areas in tnls
vincinity. ■
TAX PAYER TALKS.
He is Heartily in Favor of the New
Fire Headquarters.
Editor Ne./s: I note mat there is
a movement now on foot to turn tne
old market building on Newcastle
street, into new fire quarters for the
Brunswick fire department.
This is certainly a move in tne right
direction and it is to be hoped that
the city council will see the matter
tn tne right light and have tae work
done without delay.
The present home of the depart
ment is not what it should be and be
sides I am told, by parties in position
to know that tiie buildings are alt un
safe.
Again the oia market building is and
has been for years a disgrace and a
reminder of a movement tnat tailed.
Lets do away with it and thus Im
prove Lie appearance of our main
street.
If the present city council desire to
do a piece of work of municipal de
velopment that, will meet the appro
val of the general public let them have
tliis work done at once.
TAX PAYER.
MANY NORTHERN VISITORS.
Brunswick Will be Crowded With
Then This Winter.
From all indications, Brunswick
will be thronged with northern tour
ists this winter.
It will be remembered that last win
ter every hotel and boarding house
in the city was well filled with north
ern guests and this year will seee tne
largest number that have ever visited
the city. Already tne tourists ard
writing here to engage accommoda
tions, many of them, for the entire
winter, and Ihe season promises to
be a veiy brilliant one.
NO CORPSE IN THE GRAVE.
Mystery at Decatur, Ala., and an In
vestigation.
Decatur, Ala.. September 16. —A sen
sational find was made in the out
skirts of the city yesterday, and for
a time it created quite a hubbub on
the street's.
George Bryant, proprietor of the
leading barber shop, was walking along
the banks of Dry creek, and coming
to a lonely spot, surrounded by a
dense growth of bushes, he discovered
what seemed to lie anew made grave.
In the bushes nearby he noticed sev
eral negroes. He immediately came
to Die city and notified the police of
liis find.
A party in charge of an officer was
sent to the place at once, and the
grave was opened, but nothing was
found. Several negroes were still no
ticed lying in the bushes, and whether
or not they removed a body from the
grave before the searching party
reached there is not known, but it is
thought they might have done so,
The whole affairs is shrouded in
mystery, but the matter is being in
vestigated by the police.
Chief of Police Drew Young says no
one was reported missing, but some
think a murder has been committed.
AMERICAN WIFE FOP BORIS.
Alleged That the Russian Wants to
Make Miss Goelet a Duchess.
Newport, R. 1., September 16.—The
Grand Duke Doris has been most, at
tentive to Miss Goelet during ills New
port visit, and it is openly stated
that, the daughter of the American
heiress was the attraction which kept
tne Russian nobleman in Newport so
long.
He has received numerous invita
tions to go elsewhere, but has declined
them, and his visit to President Roose
velt was only when a messenger had
been sent from the president to con
duct him to Oyster Bay, where 'his
stay was very brief, returning to New
port as quickly as his official courte
sies wore at an end.
The couple are very much in one an
other’s company and daily are seen
on the avenue and country roads,
either in Miss Goelet’s automobile or
on horse-back, and chaperones are dis
pensed with. Another American duch
ess appears to lie a probability. At
least all Newport is speculating on the
association as such.
SHE JUMPED FROM THE TRAIN.
Woman, With Baby in Her Arms,
Leaps from Car Platform.
Anniston, Ala., September 16.—Pas
sengers arriving in the city this af
ternoon tell a story of thrilling epi
sode of an unknown woman and bauy
near Jacksonville. They said that <-
woman, with a baby in her arms was
sitting quietly in a seat. Shortly after
the train passed Jacksonville she was
seen to rise and rush to the platform
and spring from the steps. The train
was stopped and she was picked up iu
an unconscious state and revived.
She assigned as her reason for tae
jump that she had passed her ilestina
tion.
The baby was not injured, while the
woman received several bruises. -.m
was eu route to Jacksonville, will
recover.
Romantic Wedding at Opelika.
Opelika, Ala., September 16. —G. C.
Carroll and Miss Fannie Jones, of
LaGraugc, arrived here on the 4:07
o’clock West Point train this after
noon and were married at o p. m. by
Judge F. M. Renfro. It was a runa
way match and the newly wedded cou
ple will return to LaGrange tonigln
for the parental blessings.
Held Interesting Meeting.
The congregation of the Beth Tefiloh
held an interesting meeting at the
synagogue last nignt, which was at
tended by a majority of the Jewish
citizens. Matters pertaining to the
selection of a permanent rabbi for the
synagogue were discussed and tbe
appointment will be announced in a
few days.
Fifty Fishermen Drown.
London, September 16.—A telegram
trace Calais, France, today announces
that nine vessels of the French cod
fish fleet foundered in the North sea
during the recent gales and that fifty
fishermen were drowned.
Vanderbilt’s Horse Wins.
Paris, September 16.—W. K. Van
derbilt's Marigold won the Criterium
stakes at the St. Cloud races today.
PRICE FIVE CENTB.
PEACE REIGNS
IN COAL REGION
4.
TROUBLE FEARED AT THE MINES
BUT THE STRIKE LEADERS KEPT
FOLLOWERS QUIET.
MITCHELL IS NOW CONFIDENT
He Says That He Can't Predict When
The Strike Will be Ended, but
He Believes Miners Will Win
—Relief Conference.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., September 16. —
Sheriff Jacobs and a large number of
deputies assembled at the court house
at an early 'hour this morning in an
ticipation of trouble ocurring at some
of the mines. But, outside of an out
break at Old Forge, in which an Ital
ian was badly beaten by the strikers,
the day was a very, quiet one in the
strike region. National Board Mem
ber John Fallon went to Nanticoke
early in the morning to head off any
trouble in that section, and other pro
minent officials of the United Mine
Workers went to other part's of the
country to advise against any marches
on' the colleries. But no marches
were attempted, neither was there any
effort made to resume work at any
of the big mines, it is said that the
attempt may be made when least ex
pected, probably some day this week.
An important conference w. be held
at strike headquarters tomorrow.
Among those wno will take part will
be President Mitchell, District Presi
dents Nichols, Duffy and Fahey and
National Treasurer Wilson, of Indian
apolis, and Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor. Bishop Fallows, of the Re
formed Episcopal church of Chicago,
may also be present. It is stated UlO
chief topic that will be discussed will
be the relief plan. Mr. Gompers, it is
said, has some proposition to make
which will insure steady relief for the
striking miners all winter, should they
decide to continue the battle.
Mitchell Confident of Winning.
Indianapolis, ind., September 15. —
In an interview over the long-distance
telephone with The News today, John
Mitchel, at Wilkesbarre, said:
“I can’t predict when tne anthracite
strike will be settled, it anything is
being done toward a settlement, by the
other side, 1 don’t know of it.
“Nothing toward a settlement was
accomplished at the Harrisburg con
ference between Governor Stone, of
Pennsylvania, the presidents of the
three anthracite districts, myself and
others who have been trying to end
the strike. W simply met and discus
sed the causes and progress of the
strike.'
“Did Governor Stone represent J.
Pierpont Morgan or any of the anthra
cite presidents?"
“1 did not understand that he was
representing any one but himself.
There is no foundation for the report
that the men are to return to work
on a promise that the operators will
make concessions and arbitrate after
wards. The miners would not return
to work under; such an agreement.
Mr. Mitchell declared that the men
are confident of winning., and tnat
there has been no desertions among
the 'strikers.
“I am certainly very hopeful now
that the strike will be endeu in our
favor,” he added.
“Is any coal being taken out of me
region?"
"A little is going out, but no new
coal is being mined. Most of the
coal now being shipped was mined be
fore the strike began. No mines are
being started and no members of tne
organization are returning to work. - ’
Widener and Morgan Confer.
New York, September 15.—P. A. B.
Widener, of Philadelphia, was in con
ference this afternoon with J. P. Mor
gan, it was assumed in reference to
tne coal strike.
Mr. Morgan was asked this afternoon
whether there was anything new in
the strike situation.
“Nothing,'' he answered.
“Does any significance attach to
your conference with Mr. Widener?"
he was asked.
“None whatever,” he said.
Mr. Widener said:
“There has been no conference on
the strike situation today between Mr.
Morgan and myself, and 1 have no
statement whatever to make."