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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 2; NUMBER 7.
ANOTHER MURDER CASE
STARTLES OLD GOTHAM
CONSTERNATION
REIGNS ABSOLUTE
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MILLIONAIRE CROFT LURED
AWAY AND CRUELLY MUR
DERED.
WOMAN’S HAND IS IN II
Enticed Into the Tenderloin of the
Metropolis, He Met Death in
a Vary Mysterious Way
—Waiter Arrested.
New York, Sept. 27. — (Special).—
James Croft, a millionaire business
tnan, was murdered here today and
the affair has created a genuine sen
sation.
From all accounts, although noth
ing authentic has been given out. it
sc crus that Croft was lured to a ten
derloin restaurant by an unknown wo
man, wfif're lie was robbed, and that
later he was taken to another section
of the city, where he was beheaded,
his iiody being placed in a furnace
by the murderers in the hope that the
llames would conceal the Identity of
tire murdered man.
Croft, of course, was missed from
his place of business and bis home,,
arid trie ponce department was ne.tl
-Bed.
A persistent search was at onee In
stituted and for a long time no clue
could be found.
Later, however. Thus Tobin, a wai
ter in a down r.isvn hotel, was urn ;t
--cd on suspicion. The officers refuse
to say how Tobin is connected with
the ease, and in the meantime the
whole affair seems to be shrouded In
mystery.
The millionaire's friends are great
ly exercised and every effort Is being
made to bring tji.c..guilty .party or
parties to justice.
t .TU.HREDOES ON THE TRACK.
Police Department Though and Riot Was
in Progres on the Bay.
Lome mischievous person thought
Hi- v would have a little amusement
out of the ordinary last night, and pro
ceed! and lo place ' .ct largo torpedoes on
tire li. & Is. track jus! opposite Pon
ders saloon on Bay strut.
The torpedoes were placed abuot
fifteen or twenty feet apart, and when
the night freight came aiuug they ex
ploded making a terrific hois .
fne police department rushed to tne
s<. ire of the expiosioti, thinking that a
small riot in progress among the ne
gi'ii. s. li is not known who placed
the torpedoes, but the police are at-'
ter the guilty parly, and if caught he
will lie given a trial in the police
court.
MORE IRON COMING
THIS WEEK FOR B. & B.
The temporary abandoning of the
construction work on the 15. & B.
line to the lack of iron will be reme
died during tne present week, for on
Tuesday, a cargo of steel rail will
reach the city or at least is due to
arrive here, and as soon as tne mate
rial arrives, the work of extending
the line will be pushed rapldiy ahead.
The News has it that these vessels,
will.arrive each week iadened with
iron and if this work keeps up it is
safe to say that, the matter of iron
will not again retard this very im
portant work.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Bale of Cotton Falls on Junie Camp
bell, Colorcu.
Janie Campbell, a well known* color
ed laborer, employed at the new docks,
met with a very serious accident, yes
terday, which may cost him his life.
Campbell was at work trucking cot
ton, and In some way a bale fell on
him. crushing the unfortunate negro
to the dock. He was brought to the
city later in the dhy and received medr
leal attention, but his injui.es are very
serious and may prove fatal.
CYCLONE STILL RAGING
. ON SICILY ISLAND.
Rome. September, 27.—(Special.)—-
The cyclone that wrought such dam
age on Sicily island is still raging
and is doing much damage to the in
habitants. Later details multiply the
number of deaths. Probably several
thousand people-have perished. Over
500 bodies have already been recover
ed.
A DIRECT LINE.
Brunswick Was on the Circuit to New
York Last Night.
The telegrams in this mornings
News came in decidedly an unusual
way.
Generally the despatches suffer sev
eral delays. Richmond, Washington.
Savannah and sometimes other points,
being on the line, before the matter
reaches Brunswick.
Last night, however, it was all dif
ferent, and the office at Brunswick
was in direct communication with the
News agency In New York.
This shows that Brunswick is grow
ing in importance with the telegraph
lines and is an indication that at an
early date the relay business will be
abandoned altogether.
ELECTION WEDNESDAY.
All State and County Officers Will be
Elected.
The general election will occur in
Georgia Wednesday and all state and
county officers, nominated in the June
primary, will be elected.
Here in Glynn, there is but little
interest being manifested In the elec
tion as there la no opposition except
fdr associate justice of the supreme
court, and that race is not attracting
very much attention. However the
friends of Judge Candler and Judge
Ross, the twi didates for the placet
arc quiet’”, at vrk But it genera..y
ibought thai Cl. .n county will go
lor Judge Candler.
BIG AMERICAN-ENGLISH
1 OBACCO TRUS l FORMED.
London, September 27. —(Special)
-Details were given out. here today
of tlie formation of a big American-
Knglish tobacco trust, with a capital
stock of sixty million dollars. The
headquarters of the great combine will
be in London. A duke is president of
the company while tne board of dir
ectors is composed of an equal num
ber of American and Knglish capital
ists.
VIRGINIA TOWN __
HAS SENSAIION
PROMINENT LOVERS FOUND DEAD
IN FORESTS—NO CAUSE
ASSIGNED.
Suffolk. Va, September 27. —(Spec-
ial) .---This city was thrown into
great excitement today when it was
learned that Banister Mitchell, a w'dl
known merchant of this place and his
sweetheart, Miss Main ) Lee, had been
found in the forest near here dead.
Both these parties are from promi
nent families of Suffolk and the affair
’yis caused a great sensation.
’lt is stated that the couple have
been keeping each other company for
several months and were soon to be
married.
The affair is a great mystery, but
ilie general opinion is that Mitchell
murdered his sweetheart and then took
hiH own life, while the triehds of the
couple seem to think that thejAwere
Victims of foui play and were both
murdered by some jealous party.
The police at once went to work
on the mysterious case, but up to a
late hour tonight they had learned
nothing and it is generally tnoughb
that the mystery will never be solved.
The families of the cwo parties say
no differences existed between the
couple to their knowledge and are
muc- at a lost to account for the ter
rible affair.
Gentry’s Dog Show.
Gentry’s dog and pony show will
give an exhibition in this city some
time during November. This shows
is very popular with the children anti
is always given a warm reception
jwhen it visits Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1902.
MAIL SERVICE TO
BE ESTABLISHED
*—* —
AS SOON AS POSTOFFICES ARE
OBTAINED B. & B. WILL CARRY
MAIL.
POSTMASTER BROWN IaLKS
He Feels Certain That The Depart
ment Will Inaugurate the
Service—Has All Necessary
Application Blanks.
Postmaster Brown, who is always
working for Brunswick and who gen
erally succeeds in getting what he
asks for from the postoffiee depart
ment, has now Interested himself in
the B. & B. mail service and is work
ing to gel it established.
Mr. Brown, upon his request, has
received from the department a full
supply of blanks, forms, etc., for
which application is to be made to the
department for the establishment of
postoffices, and ho will gladly furnish
them to any one-along the line of the
B. & B„ who desire to "petition tho
department for a postoffice Mr.
Brown did this in order to save tlmo
as the applicants can now get the
necessary blanks from him without
applying to the department.
In this connection, it might be
stated that a mail service will soon
be established along tne line of the
li. & B. As is well known an Inspee
tor was here some two weeks ago ami
took a trip up tho B. & B. for the
purpose of seeing if the line was suf
ficiently inhabited to insure a -mail
service.
Mr. Brown was seen by a repre
sentative of the Nows yesterday • -jd
when asked what had been done in
the matter heSsaid:
"I think, in fact, l am almost
sure that a mail service will be estab
lished along the line of the B. &
B. This, of •('jirso, can not be done,
however, until there are postoiiices
established along tho line. As soon
as this is done I believe the pcwU
office department will establish a mail
\
service.
"] now have all tho nqpessary
blanks, etc., and will furnish them to
anyone along the line who want to
petition tne department for the estab
lishment of a postoffiee and by calling
on mo they can get all necessary
forms and all information.”
It is understood that, people resid
ing at several places along the B. &
ii. will soon petition tho department
for the establishment of postoffices
and as soon as this is done, the mall
service of the new road will be inau
gurated.
TALKING ABOUT THE FAIR.
Citizens Think it Should By All Means
be Given.
The talk of having a fair in Bruns/
wick this fall is now on the tongue of
every enterprising citizen and it looks
as if the plan suggested by a citizen'
in these columns a tew days ago,*
will be successfully carried out if,'
however, sonic enterprising citizen
will get at the head of the plan.
Nearly every man in the city in
favor of having the fair, but, none of
them seem anxious to bead the move
ment, but it is thought that a general
meeting will be held, at which a com
mittee will be appointed to Investi
gate and see if they can get encourag
ment enough to give tlie fair.
i
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IS ALRIGHT AGAIN.
Washington. September 27. (Spec
ial). — President Roosevelt r.-, alright
again and his leg Is in a satisfactory
condition. The attending physicians,
however, will not permit him to go
out for several days.
Presbyterian Churcn.
The usual services of public wor
ship will be conducted by the pastor
at the Presbyterian church today at
11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Strangers
and visitors are cordially invited.
Expected Tomorrow.
The one-pound rapid-fire gun. which j
has been given to the Brunswick Nav-1
al Reserves, is expected lo reach here
on the Mallory steamer tomorrow. The
reserves are anxiously awaiting its
arrival, and will at once place it in the
bow of the cutter recently sent them
by the navy department.
LAURA BIGGER
SAVS US FALSE
THE ACTRESS REACHES NEW
YORK AND TALKS RIGHT TO
THE POINT.
SHE CHARGES HER ENEMIES
The Woman Claims She is Innocent
and Says She is Ready to Sur
render to the Sheriff
at Time.
New York, September 27. — (Spec
ial.)- Laura Bigger, the actress who
has gained some notoriety In connec
tion with the suit, for the Bonnet mil
lions, at Long Branch and who, under
charges ol' conspiracy in the ease, fled
from that city, after warrants were
issued against her. and niter being
placed under a. $5,000 bonu, arrive
here tonight.
Miss Bigger was seen this evening
ami in (lie course of an interview she
stoutly denied all charges preferreii
Sue claims tnat the whole matter
is simply a piece of persecution on
the part of some of her enemies and
announced that she was ready to sur
render to'the sheriff whenever that
official saw fit to call for her.
Miss Bigger was artistically dres
sed and did not look at all like the
designing woman she has been de
ed amt,
HOLIDAYS OF THE JEWS.
Their New Year Will be On Next
Thursday.
The Jewish new year falls on Oc
toiler 2d this year. This day will be
observed by al! Jews, though the or
-1 itodox Jews will observe the third
day of the month also. The obser
vance of both days is occasioned
through an uncertainty as to which
is Hu right day of the two, anil tne
orthodox Jews, rather than observe
the wrong day, observe hoi a.
The Jewish year does not commence
at the same time each year, as does
the, Christian year, there being
twelve lunar months in the common
year and thirteen in the leap year.
For this reason there are many Jews
who can nut say, without making in
quiry, on what day the new year will
start.
The new year will be known (as
56015 A. M., or ancient time, in He
brew the new year is called Tisnrue
Koch llashanah. Saturday, October
lltn, is the feast of xom Kippur, or
the Day of Atonement. On this day
as well as on new years day, all es
tablishments conducted by Jews will
be closed, and the occasions will be
observed, as holidays.
On October 16th, the eight days of
the tabernacle commence. While the
orthodox Jews observe all eight days
the reform dews celebrate only, the
first and last days of the tabernacle.
During the eignt days of the taberna
cle some orthodox Jews Jive In booths,,
constructing houses of treq limbs and
bush and leaves, and living - m tne
open air, where the constellations can
be observed from their cots. This is
to commemorate the passing of the
children of Israel through the wilder
ness. The seventh day of tne taber
nacle is known as I-loshanah Rabah.
On that day, blessings and prayers
are offered lo plants, trees, flowers,
etc. The last day of the tabernacle,
observed by all alike, is called She
minue Aseret, and many observe this
day as a holiday.
As our Israelites have elected a
new rabbi, all religious services dur
ing the holidays will be held at the,
synagogue on Monk street.
Manufacturers Want No Publifcity.
New York, Sept. 27.-—American
manufacturing firms represented by
branch houses and agencies in Ping
land deprecate the publicity which
their enterprises are constantly re
ceiving in the press here and in con
sular reports, says a Tribune dispatch
torn London. They prefer to con
uuct. their business abroad without
observation, and especially in Eng
land. where the power of trades unions
is great. Large lines of American
manufactures are taken up by Eng
lish merchants and put on the mar
ket without being adverted or known
as imported goods. No prejudice is
excited /against them when they are
marketed in this way, whereas there
would be outcries against them from
trades union agitators if a Substitution
of American for British wares were
known-
COAL CLIMBS OUTOT
THE PEOPLE’S REACH
MORGAN’S PARTNER
DENIES SALE OF L. & N.
New York. September 27.—(Special)
—A. T. Perkins, the business partner
of J. Pierpont. Morgan, today denied
the report that the Louisville & Nash
villeuailroad had been purchased by
the Atlantic Coast Line and says
there is no foundation whatever for
the report.
TRAINS CRASH, KILLING EIGHT
One Collision Occurs in Illinois and
Another in Pennsylvania.
Princeton, Ills.. Sept. 27. —Four stock
, men were killed and two seriously
| injured in a collision and on the Bur
lington road, near Malden, early yes
terday. The Burlington passenger train
crashed into the stock train, telescop
ing the caboose.
The dead:
George Stewart, Winchester. Ills.
A. H. Cambers,. Table Grove. Ills.
A. H. Wagner Prairie City. ills.
W. T.. Collins. Baitolph, Ills.
Four Killed; Three Injured.
Mercer. Px, Sept. 27. The worst
wreck in the history of the Bessemer
road was occasioned by a head-on col
lision bet ween two freight trains at a
point 2 miles east of Mercer yester
day, in which four were killed and
three injured:
The dead:,
J. K. Mackey, conductor, Greenville,
diaries Blllington. engineer. Green,
ville.
Peter Loffi, fireman, of Albion.
<’. H. Caskey, fireman. Greenville.
The wreck was caused by a cross
order issued for tho two freight trains.
At present the blame cannot be as
certained. The Injured arc in the
Mercer Cottage state hospital anil will
recover.
Fireman Found Dead In Bed.
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 27. —Thomas
Jones, a veteran member of the Knox
ville fire department, was found dead
in his bed at the West Knoxville ata
tion. Heart trouble, from which i:a
had been suffering for a year, caused
his death. His physician recently
recommended a relief from duty lor
some time, on account of thin heart
trouble. Jones was given a furlough,
hut while Chief Sam P.oyd was in New
York attending the fire chiefs’ con
vention lie returned to work.
STAGE MANAGER WAS
KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
New York, September 27.-—(Spec
ial.)- Harry Rose, stage manager of
the Garnick theater, was shot and,
killed here tonight, by his wife, who is
an actress. Tlie alleged cause of Hie
murder was infidelity.
The shooting lias caused a sensa
tion in play circles generally.
MINERS AND POLICE
HWE SERIOUS CLASH
SEVERAL OF THE PARTICIPANTS
WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED
AND MAY DIE.
Scranton, Penn., September 27. —
(Special.)—ln a terrible conflict here
today between the strikers and police,
several were wounded and, as a re
sult, two or three of them may die.
The trouble was caused by an at
tempt of tills strikers to dynamite a
railroad The special police who
were on duty fired upon me m9t).
The fire was returned and a fierce
fight followed, which lasted lor some
time, and many on both sides were
wounded.
A number of coal bins were com
pelled to he removed from the mines
and are now being heavily guard-od
by the soldiers.
ACCIDENT TO JUSTICE BREWER.
He Is Eadly Burned at His Summer
Home.
Boston, Sept. 27.--A special to The
Herald from Burlington, Vt., says:
Justice David J. Brewer, of the
United States supreme court, was quite
badly burned about the face and hands
at his summer home at Thompson’s
Point, Lake Champlain, last, evening.
Judge Brewer has remained longer at
the Point than have the other cottag
ers, and was cleaning up some brush
about his cottage, Library hall. He
used a small amount of gasolene to
make the brush burn, and was in the
act of lighting the pile when the ac
cident occurred. His burns were
promptly attended to and with good
nursing he hopes to be out in a few
days without scars.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SIWI IS
SOW SEWS
+
IN NEW YORK THE PRICE IS CAUS
ING A REGULAR SHIVERING
SPELL.
SOFT COAL SB.OO PER TON
Which is Three Times as Much as
Before Strike Begun—Anthracite
at $15.00 and None is to
be Had.
New York, September 27.—The coal
shortage reached an acute stage to
day. The price of soft coal jumped
to $8 a ton, $2,50 more than the
price Wednesday and three times as
much as before the strike begun. The
quoted price of ’hard coal was sls,
but it was merely nominal, as there
was absolutely none to be had at any
price.
The price of wood followed coal.
Kindling wood, selling a few clays ago
at $lO a cord, today brougnt sl2.
Practically a complete fuel famine ex
ists.
Consumers throughout the city have
postponed laying in a supply of coal,
believing that the strike would be
settled and prices fall. Dealers as
sert that the supply of anthracite in
the city is not 10 per cent, of the
I demand and that the present supply
of soft coal is hardly 25 per cent, of
the demand.
The park department is seriously
embarrassed. Ten days ago con
tracts were advertised for and today
only one bid was found, and that was
for 200 tons of pea coal at $8.75 per
ton. which was quickly accepted.
I A conference of representatives of
It he principal charitable organizations
of the eity will be held within a few
days to decide the fuel problem.
Many of the organizations made
contracts for coal, but as these con
tain a strike clause no supplies will
be forthcoming, in former seasons
the society for relieving the condition
of the poor, tho united Hebrew char
ities and the St. Vincent DePaul So
ciety have distributed about 2,000
tons of coal each, a total ol six thou
sand. The charitable workers esti
mate that they may have to provide
ten or twenty times the amount of!
coal they have given away in former
winters.
Two steamers with a total carry
ing capacity of about 7.000 tons have
been chartered for the purpose or
carrying cargoes of Welsh anthracite
coal from Swansea to tho United
States.
Prices of Welsh anthracite are re
ported to range from $6 to $8 per ton,
free on board at Swansea.
Little Girl Killed By Automobile.
Chicago. Sept. 27.—Minnie Biouek
man, the 4 year-old daughter of Henry
Ilrouekman, janitor of an apartment
building, stepped directly in the path
of an automobile driven by Vernon
Cassard. a board of trade broker at
Garfield boulevard and Michigan av
enue last night and was. so severely
Injured that, she dffeil three hours
later. Mr. Cassard did not see the lit
tle girl until the automobile was al
ready upon her, and he brought the ve.
hide to a stop in time to save her
from being crushed under the wheels.
Big Fall Festival.
Columbus. Ga„ Sept. 27.—J. C. Haile,
of Savannah, general passenger agent
of the Central of Georgia Railway
company, spent yesterday in Colum
bus and assured the directors of the
Fall Festival association that the Cen.
tral 'railway would furnish all facili
ties for hauling the large crowds
which will come to the fall festival
next month. Convenient schedules
will he arranged and special trains
run where necessary.
Negro Charged with Arson.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 27. —Arc hi a
Wright and Harry Sparks, two ne
groes charged with burglarizing the
store of Bush Hardware Cos., in this
city, were brought back last nlgljt
from Dadeville, Ala. They were ar
rested In Dadeville on a charge of va
grancy and after they had served out
their sentences were turned over tj
the Columbus authorities.