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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 24.
SOLONS TO MEET
WEDNESDAY NETT
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COMING SESSION OF LEGISLA
LATURE WILL BE AN IN
TERESTING ONE.
TEE RACE FOR SPEAKER
A Forecast of Some of the Important
Bills That Will Be Intro
duced During the
Session.
(Jn next Wednesdty the Georgia leg
islature will be called to order in At
lanta. f tl'l
This will be one of the most Im
portant sessions of the. legislature that
has been held in many years, as many
questions of vital importance to the
future welfare of the state wiil come
up for action and settlement.
Of course, the first ipatter of im
portance toat will come before the
body will be the election of a speaker
to preside over the deliberations, and
It Is truly said that more power is
vested in t'ne speaker of the house of
representatives than any other
state official, inasmuch as he has the
appointment of all the committees
and the committees nave the shaping
of legislation.
There are now three candidates in
the field for speaker, Fondren Mitch
ell, of Thomas, N. A. Morris of Cobb
and Emerson George of Morgan. The
race is generally conceded to be be
tween Mitchell and Morris. Mr.
■George's only hope of winning lies in
lh< fact that it might be impossible
for either of the leuding candidates
to secure the necessary majority of
ail the votees in tne house and the
members settle on Georg as a com
promise candidate.
the election of a speaker conies
the eletcion of a clerk. John T. Boif
eiilliet, of Macon, is the present clerk
of the house and is a candidate to
succeed himself. He is being opposed
la the race by Mark Hardin, of Cobb
county.
Many important bills will come be
fore the legislature. One of the most
important of which is the disposition
of the state convicts. The prison
commission wlil recommend tnat the
present lease system be continued,
but there are a number of memoers
of the house who are opposed to
leasing the convicts under any circum
stances and would oppose any bill
advocating a continuance of the pres
ent system. They believe that the
convicts should be placed on the roads
of the state and taken completely
out of competition with free labor in
every branch of trade.
Another question of great impor
tance that will come up will be an at
tempt to repeal or modify t. e present
garnishment law. The Retail Grocers’
Association of the state will have in
troduced in the legislature a bill look
ing to this end and they are now see
ing the members all over the state
in the interest of the measure. There
are a great many arguments to be
used on both sides of this question
and the outcome will be watched witn
much interest,
0. C. Houston, of Fulton county,
will again introduce a bill for the pre
vention of children of tender age
working in factories of the state.
A similiar measure was defeated in
'the last house, but is is a remarka
ble fact that very few of those who
voted against the measure and stood
for re-election were returned, while
nearly of those wno voted tor tne bill
will go back to the house this year.
This may or may not be significant,
but tne friends of the measure look
upon it as a hopeful sign and believe
that the bill will pass the coming gen
eral assembly.
CAPTAIN CARTER’S SPOILS.
Government is Trying to Secure
That 57000,000.
Chicago, October 17.—Judge Koh
lsaaf has appointed William to. Booth
special master to take evidence in the
civil proceedings to recover 57000,000
■Mich Captain Oberlin M. Carter is
said to have receved through conspr
acy with contractors in Savannah,Ga.
Almost 5700,000 has already been
traced to Lorenzo and Stanton Carter,
uncle and brother of the convicted
-officer., but the defendants say that
this is not part of the so-called em
bezzled fund. ..
COAL AT BOTTOM OF RIVER.
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Bushels
Lost at Catlettsburg.
Catlettsburg, Ky., October 17.—One
hundred and fhty thousand bushels of
coal, a portion of the cargo of the ad
vance guard of the coal fleet oound
from Pittsburg to the south, were sunk
fh the Ohio river near here early this
morning as a result of a collision of
the tug boat Fred Wilson with a dike
2 miles above this city. In addition
to the coal lost, eleven barges were
sunk, while a cumber which were cut
loose and abated away were secured
only after a hard struggle.
The fleet, lead by the towooat Glea
ner, with twelve barges and the tow
boat Fred Wiisor. with twenty-two,
nad reached the twelve pole dike
2 miles above the city wten the Fred
Wflson missed the channel and her
front barges, swinging around, struck
the end of tl.e dyke becoming imme
diately submerged.
On account of the size oi the tows
there was great difficulty in managing
the boats and in the confusion of tae
next few moments eleven barges were
sunk, eight them going down in the
channel. At the same time the rest
of the barges of the Gleaner and the
Wilson broke loose and started to
float down the river. The crews of
boto boats, after repeated efforts, suc
ceeded in picking up the scattered
barges, but it is feared that a large
portion of the coal which was sunk
wtti be lost.
EXPRESS SYMPATHY.
More Sorrow for Death of Little Fred
Wiggins.
The follow i rsigfgnNN NNUUN
The following is from the Albany
Star of Tnursday:
The many friends of Capt. H. F.
Wiggins, the popular conductor ou the
Atlantic Coast, Line, sympathize with
him In the loss of his bright little son,
Fred, aged three and a half, who died
last. Sunday night In Brunswick.
It was a peculiarly sad eatn. The
little fefiow.wno was the especial pet
of all the ralirad men. and the joy of
ais father's heart, was well and
hearty Sunday morning. As was cus
tomary with him, he met his tatheh
at the train wnich gets into Brume
wtcg 10,30. They went home hand in
hand, tne fond flfther listening with
eager ears to the animated accounts
of the juveplle adventures of his
bright eyed boy. But soon alter reach
ing nome the little fellow complained
of feedng badly, grew rapidly worse
and despite a.i that medical s„i.. anil
bender, loving hands could do, his
bright spirit took its plight to the
abode of rest. Words comfort but
little a sorrowing' father in such a
tragical death, but all hearts go out to
him and hope Shat he may meet his
loved one where there is no parting.
ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES.
Not Known Whether or Not the Same
Committee Will Name Them.
A great many names are being sug
gested for the aldermen to be elect
ed at the December election, but it is
not known yet who will be tne can
didates.
The committee from the Good Gov
ernhent club which selected Mr.
Emanuel as tile nominee for mayor
may also name the aidermanic ticket,
but some who seem to know tell The
News that the club will hold a meet
ing and name the aidermanic candi
dates.
Tnere is still a great deal of talk
about an opposition ticket, but just
Wtiat will be done remains to be seen.
THE CITY COURT QUESTION.
It is Now the Topic of Conversation
in Brunswick.
The city court question was again
actively conversed yesterday and in
the language of the court, friends
were out "for and against the priso
ner at the bar.”
It seems that differ
ence of opinion exists on the subject
of whether or not the court should be
abolished.
Many of our people think the court
is expensive and feel that it comes
in tne nature of a luxury. Others
feel that it is a necessity and one
that must exist.
On Urese lines the matter is being
fought out; petitions are being cir
culated and private policicai work is
being done in all sections of the city.
In the meantime, no intelligent
prognostication can be made as to
final results.
The court may go and the court
m*7 no *- __, _ aa.age
BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1902.
NEW TOWN WANTS
CAPTAIN NEWMAN
——
VOTER OF THAT LOCALITY
NOMINATES THE ALDERMAN
FOR MAYOR
AND GIVE REASONS WHY
\3uite an Interesting Card from
Well Known Brunswick Bus
iness Man—Talks of the
Nomination
Editor News:—l notice the card in
your valuable paper today, signed
“Taxpayer,” and after reading same
it. served to put the thinking cap on
me.
1 am a citizen of Now Town, a tax
payer and a business man—that Is to
say, 1 have a small business and fuel
that 1, in common with other citi
zens in this section of tne city, should
have some voice in the selection of
those gentlemen who are to govern
city affairs for the coming two
years.
I am told that in a fashion for
mayor and I suppose for aldermen has
been agreed upon by a committee of
nine. I would like to ask to wliut
creative power a committee owes its
allegiance. Here in New Town we
have but one representative, whose
term of affice expires this year. Will
tii powers that he condescend io ac
knowledge us as citizens wuen the
next ticket is Inade up? In fact, why
should we not have the mayor? We
have among our number a man, thor
oughly competent to fill the duties of
the office; a man who has been close
ly indentified with the present admin
istration, a man whose energy ami
perserverance, tne people of Bruns
wick are indebted for the present im- 1
provement on Newcastle street, and I
hut for the Interference of his collea
gues In council the entire city would '
have been paved.
Wbat Is the matter with Captain
Tobias Newman for the next mayor
of Brunswick He is a large property
owner, conducts a business of consid
erable magnitude and for many years!
has been socially in touch with every
improvement that redounded to
Brunswick’s good. ,
He has served as a member of the
board of county commissioners, has
been in council for two years and
is a mature, reliable and conservative
business man, and in all of
this service his business has been
a secondary consideration and that in
fatigable energy characteristic in his
own affairs has been given to the pub
lic weal in the capacities above stated
and that, too, in violence of his own
personal interests.
Now then, when the Good Govern
ment clubs calls in nominating con
vention, as a humble taxpayer, a voter
and a citizen of Brunswick, I ask that
the work of the committee of nine be
ignored and that some citizen, ir
respective of past political affiliation,
he considered in connection with the
office of mayor.
More anon.
New Town Voter.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Litha Godfrey, Colored, Cremated in
Her House Near Oxford.
Oxford, Ga, October 17. —An e|ld
negro woman was burned to death
here last night.
Ditha Godfrey lived alone in a cabin
on tlie outskirts of the town. About
30 o'clock her son, John Gou.rey,
went to her house and started a tire.
About midnight flames were discover
ed issuing from the roof, and when
assistance arrived at the scene the en
tire building was enveloped and it
was impossinle to rescue the old wom
an.
After the house had burned to. the
ground the (hatred body of the old
woman was found near where the bed
had stood.
Good Haul of Diamonds.
Duluth, Minn., October 17. —Seven
thousand dollars worth of diamonds
and precious stones were stolen from
the counter in the First National
building today. The victim was Mrs.
T. D. Merrill, a prominent society
woman. , i .
SIDEWALKS MUST
BE REPAIRED NOW
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CHIEI- OF POLICE BURNEY IS
SUES ORDER ON THE
SUBJECT.
UNION STREET COMES FIRST
This Order Grows Out of the Council
Resolution Recently Passed
on the Weeds Ques- f
tion.
Property owners on Union street,
betweciiF street and First avenue, will
have to have their sidewalks repaired
at once In accordance with a recent
resolution of the city council relating
to clering away weeds in the city.
Chief of Police Burney Issued tlie
following notice on the subject yester
day:
To owners of Old own lots front
ing on Union street, between F street
ami First avenue:
You are hereby notified in accord
ance with resolution of tae mayor
and council, passed and adopted Oc
tober 13,1902,t o repair you sidewalks
and place same in such condition as
will permit use without danger or dis
comfort to the public. Eight feet o,
said sidewalk must be clear of al.
vegltable growth and tin* remaining
four feet may be kept in grass, pro
vided same is kept mowed and not al
lowed to grow rank.
S. A. Burney,
Marshal City of Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK liv IT.
E. W. Parker, of Strike Commission.
Is Brother of C. D. Parker.
Brunswick, like Atlanta, is getting
so she generally gets into everything
that effects the public wield.
In the matter of tne settlement ol
15)0 coal strike, President Hoose
velt appointed E. W. Parker, of Wash
ington, a member of the commission.
Mr. Parker is a brother of C. I>.
Parker, of this city, in consequence
of which the work of the commission
has a destinctly local interest.
Mr. Parker has resided in Wash
ington for many years and is among
the most prominent men of tne Capital
City.
CUBAty AMERICAN CONVENTION.
Believed That Palma's Cabinet Will
Accept Proposition.
Havana, October 17. —Business men
wiio have been called in to consult
with President Palma on the proposed
Cuban-American commercial treaty
feel assured that the cabinet will ap
prove the proposition of the United
States, and that it will be sent to
congress within a few days for adopt
ion. There is some fear tha.. the rad
ical element in congress will object
to approving the commercial treaty
without first settling the question of
coaling station, and without being in
formed clearly on the intentions of
the United States with regard to the
enforcement of the Piatt amendment.
The commercial treaty submitted
to Cuba by Washington is practically
the Bliss tariff schedule, which was
drawn up just before the American
miltary government withdrew from
the island, and which leaves the pres
ent duty in force against ...< other na
tions, but gives the United Staes a .1 if.
ferential of from 20 to 60 per cent.
In return the United States offers
I Cuba a reduction in duties of 20 per
cent.
Brigand Mussolini Crazy.
Rome, October 3 8. —The Tribune
says that the Italian brigand Musso
lini, who was recently sentenced to
imprisonment for life, has gone fu
riously mad and is not expected to
live long.
His Wounds.
Beattyville, Ky., October 17. —Judge
Alien Hyden, of Booneville, who was
shot from ambush three days ago
died today.
Mitchell to Roosevelt.
Washington, October 17. —There was
received at the white house tonight a
telegram from Mr. Mitchell, of the
Mine Workers Union, in reply to a
message the president wired him yes
terday. It was the presidnt's wist to
have a speedy resumption of mining.
Mitchell's response gave what hav|
been done in Wilkesbarre toward de
claring the strike oH. _ >
SYMPATHY FOR GEN EVANS.
Atlanta Veterans Pass Resolution on
Death of Their Leader.
Tne following from yesterday's
Constitution will be of Interest to the
Confederate Veterans and other
friends of General Evaae in this city:
“At a recent meeting of the mem
bers of Camp Tige Anderson, United
Confederate Veterans, the following
resolutions touching on the death of
Mrs. General Clement A Evans were
were adopted:
Resolved, by Camp Tige Anderson,
U. V. C. in called meeting assem
bled. Tnat we have learned with sin
cere regret of the sad bereavement
which has recently befallen our be
loved comrade. General Clement A.
Evans’
Resolved, That we condole with
him in his irreparable loss and sor
row with him in his great grief.
That we collectively and individually
tender to him our deepest sympathy
and trust tnat “He who doetli a'ip
things well’' may grant to him that
consolation which He alone is able
to bestow, and that his declining
years be lengthened, even to a ripe
oid age. And all those years may be
mied with ‘that peace which passeth
all understanding," and wnen Ins sum
mons shall come to cross the rivei(
and rest 'neath the trees” nmy he
approach his grave witji unfaltering
trust, like one who wraps the drap
ery of nis couch about lmu and lies
down to pleasant dreams.
Resolved. That a copy hereof be
transmitted to Generad Evans ami
mat the city papers are requested tu
publish these resolutions.
CITIZENS GREATLY PLEASED.
Sale of the Light and Water Company
Generally Talked of.
Very few people in Brunswick knew
of the negotiations for the Bruns
wick Eight and Water Company, and
when tne fact of the sale was made
known by The News yesterday there
was a general surprise and every
body was liappy because the plant
would soon lie owned by Brunswick
parties.
The plant of the Mutual Light am.
Water Company' will probably shut
down on Novemlu*- l, and those using
lights lroni ttiat company will be car
ed for by the other plant.
All of the present force of the
Brunswick Eight and Water Company
will hold their positions until Jan
uary I. when it is said a number ol
changes will be made.
TO CONSOLIDATE COLLEGES.
'Presbyterian Synod of East Ten
nesse May Also Make Presbytery.
Chattanooga, Tenn., October 17 —
The synod of Tennessee of the Pres
byterian church adjourned to meet
next at Asheville, N. C. 11 was recom
mended that anew presoytery ini
created, to be known as the Presby
tery of East Tennessee.
A movement was started to consol
idate into one institution Washing
on, Greeneville and Tusculum and
Maryville colleges under the care ol
the synod. These colleges represent
property worth over half a million doi
lurs and 750 students. Wasnington
college was chartered as an academy
In 1783 and is known as the oldest
educational institution west ot the
Alleganies.
The synod has sent twenty-five mis
sionaries to the foreign Held in the
past twenty-five years.
LION ATTACKS HIS TRAINER.
Dick Derenzo is Frightfully Torn by
Nero.
Terre Haute, lnd., October I.7—Dick
*
Dekenzc.' was attacked by Nero, a
,big lion witn a wild animal show at
the close of an exhibition tonight.
The lion inflicted frighttuul gashetf
on the man's back, hands and legs.
Only the prompt acton of attendants
saved the trainer's life. The spectators
were stampeded and many bruised
in the wild rush tf> escape from the
tent.
First Baptist Church.
Walter M. Gilmore, pastor. Preach
ing Sunday 11 a. m., and 7.30 a. m.
Young people’s meeting 10,15 a. m.
Sunday school 3,45 p. m. Prayer
meeting 7,30 p. m. Wednesday.* All
cordially invited.
Six Hundred Lives in Peril.
Chicago, October 17. —According to
| the Chroniel. 500 passengers on the
1 Warbasli road had a narrow escape
from deatn this evening. The train
nail just, crossed a bridge over the
I Calumet river when the structure col
lapsed and fell into the stream.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CARRIE NATION
HAS TROUBLES
TEXAS BARTENDER TREATS THE
CRUSADER RATHER
ROUGHLY.
IHROWN IN 10 THE STREET
The Female Lecturer and Bar Wreck
er is Then Forced to Leave
the City on the First
Train.
Austin, Tex., October 17. —Mrs.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas crusader,
arrived here today and attempted to
take charge of a saloon on huh street
and Congress avenue, and landed In
the gutter as a result.
Alderman Bill Davis, proprietor of
he place, was present at tae time,
and the reformer immediately turned
ner attention to him, hut before she
aad proceeded far in her abuse of sa
loon men and their occupation Al
ferrnan Ilavis asked t'ae visitor who
die was and commanded her to leave
.he place.
"1 am Carry Nation, sir,” said she.
‘and I was never known to leave a
aaloon hell until I got good and
read.” ,
"I am sorry, Carrie,” replied taa
proprietor, "but it makes' no differ
ence who you are; one or us have
;ot to go out."
5Tr. Davis stepped from oehind the
5Sr and upon Mrs. Nation's second it
usal to vacate he caught her by the
lecli with one arm and threw her bod
ly into the street and 'her satchel
mmediately followed her.
After being ejected Mrs. Nation
ipoke on tne sidewalk until the crowd
vas dispersed by the police. She was
orced to- take the train out of town
or her next speaking place.
GRAND OPERA TONIGHT.
The Gordon-Shay Company to Present
Carmen at tha Grand.
The Gordon-Shay Grand Opera Com
mny will present that old time fa
vorite “Carmen" at the Grand tonight.
That the company uses the English
anguage is one of the most important
it the many considerations which have
noldeil the substance of its popular
ty. Full enjoyment of the operatic,
rlassics canonot be had unless the au-
Utor can understand every word that
s sung. The action is of much im
portance as the melody and the two
ire but meant to illustrate ideas and
vitnont ready understanding of the
.ext, those in front miss many of the
nore beautiful and subtile sug
jestions. For this reason the old no
don that opera is not opera unless
sung in the language in which the
.•omposed spoke has long since been
ibanfioned.
Miss Rose Cecilia Shay, prima (lon
ia of the company, possesses an unus
lally happy method of enunciation,
t'ne fault nas been found with many
lingers, particularly women, that they
to not pdonounee distinctly. Some
eachers even said good enunciation
aid good singing do not go together.
Miss Shay and her company prove
.he error of this contention. Every
word the young prima donna utters
an fie understood as distinctly as if
fixe were speaking and for all that her
■.ones are as pure as the most exact
ng could wlsn —tney are, in fact, a
perfect illustration of what the Ital
ans calT ‘‘be! canto” In the reper
.oiro the Gordon-Shay Company bring
o this city tonight are many operas
putTTs choice of the people of Bruns
wick has been in favor of “Carmen,”
therefore this opera will be given.
\ REGISTRATION IS SLOW.
Very Few Have Qualified for the
City Election.
Although the number of names now
being added io the registration list is
larger tnan when the books were first;
opened, it is still very small as com
pared with former years, and ff the
present rate continues there will be
very few voters qualified at the De
cember election.
Registration, though, is always
small until a few days before the
books close, and then the voters go in
with a rush. This may be the case
this year. _