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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 11.
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TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR
OUR PEOPLE TO SPEAK
A, C, L, SHOPS
10 BE REMOVED
—♦—
SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED ORDERS
TO REPORT ELSEWHERE.
BAD BLOW TO BRUNSWICK
Citizens Should Take Some Action and
Try to Prevent the Removal of
Shops, Which Have Been
Here for Years.
From all indications It seems that
the entire shops of .the Atlantic Coast
I-ins will, in the near future, be remov
ed from this city into some point on
the line not yet indicated.
Tt has been a source of almost im
possibility to get any authentic in
formation on this subject, which is
of vital importance to Brunswick, as
the officials here positively assert
that nothing in the way of specific
instructions have been received here.
At the same time, it. is fenoyn that
several of the men have been assigned
to other posts of duty.whlle others,who
have been in the service a quarter of
a century, are endeavoring to secure
other positions in Brunswick, some of
whom have succeeded, and from Sev
eral other sources, ordinarily accu
rate. The News feels that tae state
ment is warranted that in at least
sixty days, unless the present arrange
ment. Is changed, there will not be
a vlstage of the present shops le,
in Brunswick.
In this connection, the News in tne
past has refrained from any publica
tion, 1n the hope that the Atlantic
roast Line would see the gross injus
tice such action on their part would
bring upon the people of Brunswick.
However, as a faithful chronicler of
events, and following out its policy
of posting the people when, in its
judgment, it feels tnat the people’s
interest are being attacked, it now
brings them race to face with the
cold facts. Several weeks ago, The
News called upon the BoarJ of Trade
to appoint a committee to visit Wil
mington. in this matter and formally
protest against the movement of toe
shops, but if any action was taken it
is not known.
it also suggested to the members
of the city council the propriety of
its taking some action on the same
line, but that suggestion followed in
the foot steps of the other.
It may not be generally known, at
the same time, if the movement of
the shops is made as complete as it
is believed it will be, it will cause
the removal of some three hundred
men, women and children from this
city and will remove from the channels
or trade of Brunswick something m
the neighborhood of $4,000 per month,
the amount paid to the wage earners
employed in these shops.
When it is considered that of all
the net revenues of the various lines
composing the old Plant System, when
compared as to ratio in milage, the
B. * W. division was the most valua
ble piece of property in the bunch, the
enormity of this injustice must appeal
to the people of Brunswick. This city
being, of course, the logical earnings
maker of the road. Again, of all the
•stations on the old Plant System,
with two single exceptions, Brunswick
outreaches all of them In the matter
of revenues on freight earnings.
Brunswick is the largest lumber
port in the world and the second in
importance in naval stores receipts,
and it is a source of wonderment that
our people should sit supinely down
and allow this piece of Injurious work
to proceed without as much as en
tering an official and formal protest
to the powers that be.
The News lays tnis matter before
the people of Brunswick calmly and
dispassionately, and again pleads
with them to at least make some ef
fort to stop this crusade which the
Coast Line people are, from all ap
pearances, wantonly making on us.
Now is the time to act.
The people should remember that
there is a recourse an.l if the Coast
Line people can not be. prevailed upon
to desist, then it is the duty of every
merchant, every business man, every
shipper and every passenger to fight
back with the only weapon they have
—patronage.
Brunswick owes no debt to the At
lantic Coast Line, for every dollar it
has invested in Brunswick has found
its way back into their exchequer and
with interest compounded at a rate
that would stagger the man not post
ed on the subject.
Automobile Causes Big Suit.
Trenton ,N. J , October 2.—Suit was
started in the United States court to
day by Joseph Hughes against Felix
Warburg for $50,000 damages. Both
are wealthy New Yorkers. Hughes - '
horse was killed and Hughes himself
was injured by being thrown from his
fafriage at Seabright. “the horse was
frightened by Warherg’s automobile.
Borochoff Not Heard From.
The Atlanta Journal says: I. Boro
choff, who mysteriously disappeared
from the city last Friday, has not
since been heard from. The police
think that he has gone to New York.
TO CHANGE PLAN OF
ASSESSING PROPERTY
A BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED IN
LEGISLATURE TO AMEND
CHARTER OF CITY.
The News today publishes a notice
of a, proposed amendment to'the-city
*#Hor. Tne mayor ‘ and sUTt-fmeii
hgve Instructed theryePy attorney to
prepare a bill amending the charter so
as to provide lor anew method of
assessing prop* rtv for taxation, it is
proposed to croat ■ a board of asses
ments and ail to assessment
every three years, making it only nec
essary to add improvements and to
deduct the other of houses destroyed
nr removed. This board will be re
quired to make <* very thorough revis
ion and equalization of all assess
ments and all objection t.o assessments
will be heard and determined by this
board. It is believed that, this plan
will prove much more satisfactory and
equitable than the present method.
TO SUE FOR FIVE MILLIONS.
London Corporation Is After the Es
tate of Stratton.
London, October 2.—The Venture
Corporation promoters of the Indepen
dence mine, at Cripple Creek, Colo.,
confirms the "report irom Colorado
Springs that it is preparing to bring
suit" Tor $5,000,000 damages against
the' estate of W. S. Stratton. Mr.
Baker, managing director of the Ven
ture Corporation, is now with John
Hays Hammond, the engineer in the
United States, preparing the necessary
evidence which, it is said, has been
accumulating for the last two years.
It is alleged that sensational details
will be adduced by the plaintiffs in
volving several of Stratton’s associates
who are now living. Similar suits
may be instituted by individual Ven
ture corporation shareholders who
have suffered heavy loss over Strat
tons' Independence mine.
FITTINGLY OBSERVED.
Brunswick Hebrews Held Regular Ser
vices Yesterday.
The Jewish New Year yesterday was
very appropriately observed hv that
class of citizens in Brunswick and re
ligious services were held in the syna
gogue and in the naval reserves’ arm
ory, both places being well filled.
At the synagogue yesterday morn
ing, Rabbi Warsaw delivered a very
able sermon and It was much enjoy
ed by ail.
‘The congregation of the synagogue
are much pleased with their new
rabbi. His lecture Wednesday nignt.
on “the Permancy of the Jewish Re
ligion,” was pronounced by all pres
ent as being one of the best ever
heard in this city. The selection of
Dr. Warsaw as permanent rabbi of
the synagogue seems to have been a
very good one and the entire congre
gation is well satisfied.
All of the Jewish stores wnioh have
been closed since Wednesday after
noon, will open this morning.
BRUNSWICK, GAi, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1902.
ALABAMAMINERS
TO GO ON STRIKE
OPERATORS OF TENNESSEE COM
PANY HAVE BEEN ORDERED
TO GO OUT.
OVER A TRIFLING MATTER
Action Taken by the United Mine
Workers Because Company Refused
to Take $1 Out of
Wages of Men.
Birmingham, Ala., October 2. —The
refusal of several miners to allow $1
taken from their wages for the bene
fit of the striking anthracite coal min
ers in Pennsylvania and the compli
ance of the paymaster of the Tennes
see Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
with their wishes has caused a sus
pension of work by 1,500 miners em
ployed by that company
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the United Mine Workers
Tbr the district of Alabama, held here
today, a resolution was unanimously
passed calling out all the miners o£
the Tennessee company until the con
troversy over the deduction of the
$1 from the miners’ wages had been
settled. The resolution does not spec
ify the (late for the suspension oi
work, but it is learned that Uie Pratt
City division will quit work tomorrow.
The trouble arose several weens
ago when one of the negro miners at
Pratt mines called at tne oliiee of toe
paymaster and ir,closed to allow any
amount taken from his wages for the
benefit of do the antiira
cite region of Pennsylvania, as or
dered by the national convention held
in Indianapolis. The Tennessee com
pany officials decided that they hail
no legal right to deduct any amount
from an employes’ wages without his
written consent, 'the officers of tne
union took exception to this ruling
and a meeting of the executive eom j
mlttee was called to meet in Birming
ham today. After a lengthy discus
sion the resolution ordering a suspen
sion of work was adopted. Nearly all
of the coal operators in the district
with the exception of the Tennessee
Coal , Iron and Railroad Company
have agreed to deduct the amount lrom
miners’ wages specilied by the union.
(Uncials of the Tennessee company
refuse to make any statements.
NEWS WAS WELL RECEIVED.
Everybody Pleased With Sale of
Brunswick Electrical Cos.
The news published in these columns
yesterday to the effect that the Bruns
wick Electrical Supply Company bad
been sold to Brobston, Fendig and Cos.,
and E. 11. Mason, was well received
by Brunswickians generally and was
the source of much comment yester
day.
The gentlemen who have purchased
this plant intend to make it one of
the best in this section of the state,
and have already ordered some up-to
date machinery, which will be receiv
ed ami Installed as quickly as possi
ble.
Yesterday much business was offer
ed to the new company in the way
of putting in electric lights, but they
are not yet ready to add any more
to the machinery now in the plant,
but are taking all orders arid will
be able to accommodate everybody ii
the course of a few weeks.
The petition for charter of tiro
company will probably be published
in this paper tomorrow, when the pur
poses of the company will be known
well as the incorporators, some of
whom, it is understood, will be sev
eral New York people.
Local Legislation.
There will be introduced at the ap
proaching session of the legislature a
bill to be entitle/1 an act to amend the
charter of the city of Brunswick and
for other purposes.
British-American Tobacco Trust.
London, October 2. —The British-
American Tobacco Company, limited,
was registered at Somerset house last
Monday. The capital of the company
is $30,000,000, which is divided int 057,500,000
$7,500,000 worth of preferred and $22,-
600,000 of ordinary shares of £ l
each. The first directorate will hold
Office until 1004. The head offices oi
the company will be in London. The
company offers no shares to tne pub-
REPUBLICANS 1
MUCH ALARMED
f .
tJhe Goal strike is now at
tracting ATTENTION OF
VHH ADMINISTRATION.
SEVERAL MEETINGS HELD
Stated That Roosevelt is Now Try
ing to Suggest Some Remedy to
Bring the Strike to
an End.
Washington. October 2.—The presi
dent seems to be considerably worried
anout th# coal strike situation. He
has been in conversation for the past
few days on this important matte
with a number of the members of his
cabinet, and the result is that he has
called tor conferences. Two confer
ences were held yesterday afternoon
on this subject, as it is readily seen
that the effects of the long strike are
serious.
The conferences were held for the
purpose of devising some means to
help settle the dispute between the
operators and the miners.
The first conference took place just
before luncheon and lasted half an
hour During that time the visitors
were received in the front room on the
first floor in the temporary white
house. The consultation commenced
at. 2 o'clock and lasted a little over
an hour. At each conference Attor
ney General Knok, postmaster General
Payne and Governor Crane of Massa
chusetts were present.
Tip. attorney-general 'can fiffft no
grounds for attacking the coal trusts
in court. The president is inclined
to ask the operators’ and miners’ rep
resentatives to come to Washington
and talk the situation over with a
view of settling the matter.
This action will he decided upon to
day, as soon as Secretary Root returns.
OPENING OF THE GRAND.
Mrs. Brune Will be Greeted by a Large
House Tonight.
The Grand opera house will be for
mally opened for the season of 1902-
1903 tonight, when Mrs. Brune, in
“Unorna” will be the attraction, and
from all indications she will be greet
ed by an unusually large house. The
advance sale has been very large,
nearly all of the boxes will be occu
pied and the affair will also be quite
a social function.
Probably the best music ever heard
in Brunswick will also be at the opera
house, and composed almost entirely
of local talent.
The attraction will no doubt, be one
of the best that will visit our city
this season. Mrs. Brune has gained
for herself an excellent reputation and
the (day In which she takes .*e lead
ing role is a very pretty one. Be
sides Mrs Brune, there are a num
ber of other performers of more than
ordinary hole, and the opening to
night promises to be very satisfactory
in every sense of the word.
THURSTON TRIES TO KILL SELF
Son of the Former Senator Is Found
Unconsciouuus.
St. Louis, Mo,, October 2, —Clarence
Thurston, a son of former United
States Senator Thurston, of Nebraska,
and an attache of the world’s fair of
fice in St. -Lonis, was found uncon
scious from asphyxiation in his apart
ments at a hotel early this morning.
The door of his room was tightly
closed, the key hole plugged, the win
dows bolted and the gas jets open,
indicating that an attempt at suicide
had been male.
Thurston is 22 years of age ana has
been in St. Louis about three months.
He was taken to the city hospital
where it was stated he would recover.
The attempt at suicide is said to have
been due to financial troubles.
TO BE LARGE3T EVER BUILT.
Bids Opened Yesterday for Battleship
Louisiana.
Washington, October 2. —Bids open
ed today at the Navy Department, for
the construction of one of the most
powerful battleships in the world.
This Is the Louisiana, .ae sister ship
of the Connecticut, which is to be con
structed .by the government at the
New York Navy-Yard. Eight of the
TRACK ARRANGEMENTS
MADE WITH THE A.& B.
largest ship building firms in the coun
try have indicated their purpose to
take part in the competition, the In
dicated competitors oeing William
Cramp Ship and Engine Cos., Philadel
phia; Fore River Ship and Engin Cos.,
Quincy, Mass.; Newport News Ship
buuiUng and Dry-Dock Cos, Newport.
News, Va.; New York Shipbuilding
Cos., Camden, N. J.; Moran Bros. Com
pany, Seattle, Wash.; Maryland Steel
Cos., Sparrow's Point, Md.; Townsend
& Downey, Shooter’s island, N. Y.,
and Union Iron Works, San Francisco,
Cal.
Father Kills His Son.
Nashville, Tenn,, October 2—John
Byrum shot and instantly killed Ills
20 year old son in a family row at
Mitchellsvilie, last night. Bynum was
whipping his wife and murdered his
son who sought to protect liis mother.
Byrum lias not been arrested and Is
thought to have escaped .nt.o Ken
tucky.
Miles Sails for Philippines.
San Francisco, October 2.—Lieuten
ant General Nelson A. Miles today
sailed for the Philippines oil the trans
lort Thomas, which will call at Hono
lulu and Guam.
OFFICERS Named for
NAVAL STORES COMBINE
DOWNING COMPANY, IT SEEMS,
IS NOT MUCH INTERESTED
IN THE DEAL.
Tim Cojijwihlaled. Naval Stores
'Company was organized in Jackson
ville Wednesday. Prominent, officers
of the several organizations repre
sented in the commission met at the
Dyal Upchurch building and took the
preliminary steps necessary to the
formation of the big concern. At tne
meeting the officers and directors
were elected and application for the
charter made. The application will
lie sent to the secretary of state at
Tallahassee. The company will be
formally organized and ready to be
gin business on Nov. 11. The capital
stock of the concern is $3,000,000. Six
naval stores concerns are represented,
though assurance is received that a
seventn concern, the Downing Com
pany, of Brunswick, will also be a par
ty to the combine. W. C. Powell, pres,
ident of Hie Southern Naval Stores
Company, was elected president, and
the general management of the com
pany will be under his direction.
The vice-president at Jacksonville
ami Pensacola will also have an im
portant part in directing the affairs
of the company. Jacksonville is to be
the general headquarters. A large
suite of offices has been engaged and
the secretary and treasurer will be
located here. The following is a list
of the officers elected:
President—W. G. Powell.
Vice Presidents—W. F. Coachman,
.fhcksonvfTle; 11. A.. McEachern,' Jack
sonville; B. F. Bullard, Savannah; il.
L. Covington, Pensacola.
Secretary and Treasurer—J. C. Lit
tle, Jacksonville.
Directors—W. C. Powell, Savannah,
W. F. Coachman. Jacksonville; B F.
Bullard, Savannah; H. L. Covington,
Pensacola; H. A. McEachern, Jack
sonville; D. If. McMillan, Jackson
ville; John R. Young, Savannah; J. R.
Saunders, Pensacola; j. A. Cranford,
Tampa; C IS. Rogers, Jacksonville.
The following concerns were repre
sented at the meeting:
Southern Naval Stores Company,
Savannah, by W. C. Powell, president;
n. I*. Bullard, vice-president and W.
W. Beach and Alex Sessoms, directors
at Wayeross.
Ellis Young Company, Savannah, by
John R. Young, president and C. B.
Parker, director.
Gulf Naval Stores Company, Pensa
cola, by H. 1,. Covington, president.,
and J A. Cranford, direetor.
West Coast Naval Stores Cos., Pen
sacola, J. R. Saunders, president, E.
P. Rose, vice-president.
Florida Naval Stores and Commis
sion Cos., Jacksonville, by W. F. Coach
man, president.
Mutual Naval Stores Cos., Jackson
ville, by D. H. McMillan, president,
and H A. McEachern, vice-president.
The Downing Cos. of Brunswick was
also represented and gave assurance
of entering the combine.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AiTHEH LINA
FOB BRUNSWICK
♦
THE B. & B. WILL USE TRACK OF
A. & B. TO NICHOLLS, CON
NECTING WITH OCILLA.
FO HAVE 160 MILES OF TRACK
Fact That These Two Lines Have
Entered into Such an Agree
ment Means Considerable
for Brunswick.
The Brunswick and Birmingham
Railroad Company has entered into an
agreement with the Atlantic & Bir
mingham Railroad company, by tlio
terms of which the track of the latter
company will be used by the B. & B.
from Nienoils to some point about 25
or 30 miles west from which the line
to Ocilla will be constructed.
By this arrangement, when the road
has been constructed, from the A. &
B. to Ocilla, a distance of about ten
miies, the B. & B. will have 100 miles
of track. Including the Ocilla & Irvin-
Vtlle and the Tifton and Northeastern.
The A. & B. will soon have its line
completed to Montezuma. Brunswick
will be greatly benefltted by the friend
ly relations existing between toe IS.
6 li, and A. & B and practically al)l
of the business of the ‘A. & B. dts
tined to the east by water will be
brought into Brunswick,
These two new lines put Brunswick
in touch with the best territory in
southern Georgia and will unquestion
ably make it one of the greatest whole
sale points in the South
The B. & B. will begin at once tlio
constructions of the line from tne
A. B to Ocilla.
SEVEN-MASTER TIED UP.
Schooner Thomas W. Lawson Cannot
Secure Cargo of Coal.
Philadelphia, October 2.—The big
7 masted senooner Thomas W. Law
son is still lying at the Greenwick
piers, Philadelphia, awaiting a cargo
of coal. Thus far not a carload ’has
been dumped into her hold, and her
owners are growing impatient over tlio
long wait. The shippers blame the
railroads for the delay and promise
quick dispatch when the congested
condition of tne trade is relieved.
The Lawson is under charter to load
7000 tons of soft coal for tne railroads
at Boston, and the latter are in as
much of a hurry for the coal as the
master of the vessel is to relieve it.
The freight is understood to bo
about 45 cents per ton. The original
charterers, a Baltimore coal firm, dos
ed her at 75 cents per ton, but, being
unable to load the schooner, by rea
son of tne strike, sublet her to Phila
delphia coal shippers at 45 cents. The
difference will have to be paid to the
owners of the craft by uio original
charterers.
CONSOLIDATED RETURNS.
Official Vote Cast in Glynn County
Wednesday.
The democratic executive commit
tee of Glynn county met at the court
house yesterday and consolidated Ilia
vote in Wednesday’s election.
The vote was unusually small, only
about 370 being cast. Judge Ross, of
Macon, carried the county over Judge
Candler, of Atlanta, by a good major
ity. He received 249 votes and Can
dler 118. The total vote for county
officers was as follows:
For senator, W. F. Symons ....369
For representative, F. 8utt5....367
For clerk, Harry F. dußiguon. .367
For sheriff, W. H. Berrie 368
For tax receiver, J. E. Durberley. 367
For tax collector, Hiram J. Read.36s
For county treasurer, H. o. Lee. .369
For surveyor, E. A. Penniman ..366
For coroner, G. A. H. Jennings. .362
For county commissioners,
J J Lott 366
C D Ogg n.,366
J R Knibb 365
Constant Miller 368
J B Wright 366
Davis Dubberley 366
W R Townsend 362.