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THE BRUNSWICK JNs2
VOLUME 1 NUMBER 55.
BIG DAMAGE SUIT
NAS BEEN FILED
♦
Mrs. Heidt, Formerly of This
City, is the Plaintiff
Mrs. R. E. Heidt, formerly of this
city but now of Woycross has entered
suit for the death of her husband as
the following from the Waycross Jour
nal will show: "Suit has been entered
at the clerk’s office ot'the Ware sup
erior court for the coming November
term' against the Satilla Manufactur
ing company and the Southern Tele
phone and Telegraph company for
damages sustained in the death of R.
E. Heidt on the night of May 15 resul
ting from contact with a telephone
wire on Jane street.
Toomer and Reynolds apper for Mrs.
Heidt. widow of the deceased.
It is avowed in the allegations that
on the night of May 15, the said de
ceased was walking along Jane street
and without warning ran against a
telephone wire that had fallen to the
ground nd was hanging over an eiec
tric wire charged with a deadly cur
rent and that the shock knocked tne
deceased down, he fell across the wire
aml.asa result, death ensued.
It is al.edged that the Satilla Com
pany was negligent that it failed to
establish and maintain a safe and
proper guard wire and other appropri
ate protecting devices between its
wires and those of the Telephone Cos.
Tout it failed to have its wires prop
erly insulated. That the transformer
should have been on the opposite side
of the street where the "tap” wire be
gan. to reduuee the current of the
"tap” wire which was loosely strung
across the street. That tnis elec
tric wire was in dangerous and un.
lawful proximity to the telephone
and hat it had rubbed against a
sycamore tree where it came in con
tact with the telephone wire till the
insulation had rotted anfl Worn off.
The Telephone Cos. it also charged
with negligence in not maintaining a
guard wire, with having wire loosely
arid carelessly drawn through tours
of trees and with having poles 170
feet apart whereas they should have
been 120 feet, and with having its
wires from six inches to 2U. feet an
unlawful distance, from the elec
tric lignt wires. *
It Is alk-dged that both companies
knew of these conditions.
The suit it for the value of R. E.
Heidi's life. '
MINERS HOLD MEETINGS.
Delegates Selected to Mine Workers'
Convention.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 18.—All the
locals throughout the anthracite coal
fields are engaged today in electing
delegates to the mine workers’ conven
tion to be held In the Nesbitt theater
here next Monday for the purpose of
considering the acceptance of the plan
of arbitration submitted by President
Roosevelt. These meetings are being
held In accordance with the call seat
out yesterday by the three executive
boards.
There is nothing on the surface at
this time to indicate that the arbitra
tion scheme will not be accepted. Pres
ident Mitchell knows the sentiment of
the men and would not have agreed
to the proposition had he any doubt
that a delegate convention would not
ratify his action. There will be ob
jection raised on the floor of the con
vention to certain features of the plan,
but they will not lx- of a serious na
ture.
"It would be a remarkable body,”
said one of the union "’!
eight hundred men in convention were
of the same mind on aii features of
this struggle,”
One of the many obstacles to be sur
mounted by the union Is that of find
ing work Immediately for ail the strik
ers. Every man wants his old place
back, but as the companies have de
cided to take care of all men who have
stood by them during the strike, there
will be some disappointments. This
matter will be fought out on the floor
of the convention Officers of the un
ion are confident that there will be s.n
amicable adjustment of this matter.
It is probable the delegates will de
cide to care for all men who are not
given work at once. *
Will Follow Mitchell’* Advice.
Mount Carmel. Pa., Oct 58.—Twen
ty meetings of locals of the Unitea
Mine Workers were held in sec
tion today and delegates to the Wilkes
harre convention were chosen. In
nearly every instance the delegates
■were Instructed to follow the advice
of President Mitchell and the district
officers.
Kruger Is lnfir#l
New York, Oct. 18.—Cabling from
Mentone, the correspondent of The
Times says former President Kruget
looks infirm and that the length of hi.
etay in the Riviera will depend on hit
health.
OLD CASE SETTLED.
Had Bean Pending In Court For Twen
ty Years.
ColunVbua, Ga., Oct. 18.—The Jury in
the case of Mrs. J. O. Christian vs
the Columbus and Rome Railroad
company aft Hamilton, Ga., hat
brought In a verdict for $20,000 dam
ages for the plaintiff.
Mrs. Christian's husband was killed
at Ohipley, Ga., In 1883 by the agent
of the Columbus and Rome road. The
agent was tried for murder and was
acquitted. Mrs. Christian sued the
road for damages, it being alleged
that Christian was transacting rail
road business, having called to sec
the agent regarding freight, when
killed.
The oas® hap been In the supreme
court three times. Several years age
Mrs. Christian was given a judgment
for SIB,OOO. The Columbus and Rome
road has no money in the treasury it
is a toad 50 miles long and has been
a part of the Central of Georgia sys
tem a number of years.
TRAIN CREW ARRESTED.
Placed In Mexican Jail For Running
Over Two Men.
Bisbee, Ariz., Oct. 18. —Two Mexi
cans were run over by a train at Agna
Prieta, across the international line
from Douglass, Ariz.. yesterday. One
was killed and the other badly injur
ed. The trainmen were immediately
ariested and placed in the Mexican
jail. They are Ed. Patterson, engin
eer; Fred. McDonough, fireman; Geo.
McCorse, yardmaster. and F, H. Kidd,
switchman.
Excitement is Intense at Douglass.
Superintendent Morgan persuaded a
party of railroad men not to cross the
line and liberate the Americans.
BULLETS FIRED INTO HOUSE.
Inmates Escape by Taking Refuge Be
hind Furniture.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 18. —More than
a hundred bullet* were fined into a
house in the Tenderloin by parties
concealed in a thicket near by. The
Inmates escaped by crawling behind
trunks and beds.
One ball passed through a SGOO pi
ano, while others practically riddled
the mirrors, furniture and clothing.
Rewards of $135 have been offered
for the arrest of the guilty parties,
and an additional reward of SIOO for
the ayest of parties who fire into tlwi
house in the future.
Gave Morphine by Mistake.
Elberton, Ga., Oct. 18.—The infant
of I)r. and Mrs. B. F. Smith is dead
from the effects of morphine given by
mistake for calomel. The child had
not been well for a day or two, and
Mrs Smith decided that a dose of cal
omcl would bring it around all rigid,
and the medicine was accordingly
given. In a short time the effects of
the poison began to show and it was
then the mistake was discovered. Ev
ery effort was made to gave the child
hut without avail, death soon claiming
the little one.
VETERANS BUY DAVIS HOME.
• Historic Beauvoir Is Sold For Sum oi
SIO,OOO.
Jackson, Miss., Oct. 18.—The last
official act of the Sons of Veterans he
fore final adjournment today was lße
payment of SIO,OOO to Judge A. C. Me
Kimbiough, the personal representa
tive of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, for Beau
voir. the historic home of the late
president of the confederacy.
A message was sent to IWrs. Davis,
who is in New York, thanking her fo/
the generosity displayed in offering
the property for SIO,OOO and extending
blessings and best wishes.
Some time since Mrs. Davis was of
fered $90,000 for Beauvoir by a syn
dicate of capitalists, who desired It
for speculative purposes.
ATE POISONED BERRIES.
Dead Body of Man Found in Coen
Crib Near Clayhatchee, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.,.Oct. 18.—A dead
boa.'i was found In a corn crib neat
Clayhatchle, in Dale county, whloh
proved to be that of a man named
busby. Investigation showed that he
had been found unconscious in tßc
road by some negroes, who put him in
the crib and left him. It further ap
peared -rom some poison berries that
were found near the place, where he
had vomited in his Illness, that he hAd
eaten the berries and died from their
effect. ,
Gilman, Son & Cos. Assign.
New York, Oct. 18/—Theodore Oil
man and Witithrop Gilman, composing
the firm of Oilman, Son & Cos., bankers
and brokers ot this city, ivhose failure
was announced yesterday afternoon,
today assigned for the benefit of cred
itote to Balnbridge Colby.
Upset Lamp While Praying.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Oct. 18. —Hattie
Johnson, 15 years old, a negro girl,
while rising from saying h-.r prayer*,
before retiring, upset a lamp which ex
ploded, igniting her clothing. She died
from
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 19 1902.
THE COMMITTEE
NINE EXPLAIN
t
They Cloim Their Work Does
Not Mean Nominationi
To the Citizens of Brunswick:
A3 there seems to be some misun
derstanding as to the action of those
who arbitrated the question as between
N. Emanuel and R. R. Hopkins as to
which of them should become a candi
date for mayor, we desire to fully ac
quaint tne public with the facts.
Mr. Emanuel and Mr. Hopkins were
both being prominently mentioned as
candidates for the office, and having
been personal and political friends, did
not, desire to oppose each other in a
general contest. Exercising their
rights as free American citizens, they
desired to ask a number of their mu
tual friends in whose judgement and
discretion they had confidence, to say
which one of them these friends
thought ought to make the race as be
tween the two. without any reference
to any other candidate, or prospective
candidate, and without any way seek
ing to bind the people of Brunswick.
To this end they addresed a request
’to the undersigned and to A. 1,. Frank"
lia and J. T. Coison, the former now
being ill at his home and Mr. Colson
ing absent from the city, to consider
and determine the questi n. It was
expressly slated in this communication
that the action of the committee
should not be treated as an attempt
at making a nomination. Any think
ing man can -recognize that it was not
an agreeable task for us to decide this
matter, as all of us were political
and personal friends of both of the
gentlemen, and our sole object was to
cooperate with the spirit shown by
them, which was to avoid as between
them and their friends, a heated politi
cal campaign.
No one ha<l the slightest purpose
or desire, to interfere in any way in
Brunswick tharolu fafwy w ww wwwb
the ree choice by the citizens ol
Brunswick of a Mayor.
We simply complied with the
request of these gentlemen, nothing
more, nothing less..
Yours respectifully,
J. E. du Blgnon.
. Jtio. E. Dutlberly.
* H. F. du Bignon,
F. E. Twitty.
C. D. Ogg.
W. F. Symons.
R. S. Pyles.
Skyscraper for Savannan.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. IS. The Na
tlonal Bank of Savannah ami the Og
lethorpe Savings and Trust company
jointly have purchased the Johnson
property, at the corner of Bull and
Broughton streets. They will erect
an eight, or ten-story hank building, (
The purchase was made by .1. S. Col
lins, who transferred the property to
the hanking concerns. The considera
tion is not made public. The work on
the building will start as soon as plans
can be prepared.
Planlg Mil! Destroyed.
Blakely. Os., Oct. 18.--The planing
mill and five dry houses and contents
at the extensive mill plant of the
Flowers Bros.’ Lumber eompany, in
the suburbs of the town, were destroy
ed by fire Wednesday night. It is sup
posed that a spark fnom the engine at
the planing mill originated the fire
The loss In buildings, lumber and ma
chinery will amount to $20,000 to $25,-
000, with Insurance of SIB,OOO.
Millionaires Are Restricted.
New York, Oct. 18. Millionaires
who are members of the Atlantic club
in Piccadilly, will .not he allowed ’o
lose more than $5,000 a week at play,
according to rules, says a London dis
patch to The Tribune. The. club will
be a common meeting place for well
known men and capitalists on both
sideg of the Atlantic.
Capitulation of Gonaives.
Port an Prince, Haiti, Oct. 18.—The
foreign consuls at Oonalves, the head,
quarters of the revolutionists, have
brought about the capitulation of that
town, and it was subsequently occu
pied by the government troops without
any disorder.
Monument Completed.
I.aOrange, Oa„ Oct. 18. —The work
on the confederate monument, erected
by the Daughters of the Confederacy
has been finished, and will be unveiled
two weeks from today, October .10,
during the state convention of that or
ganization, which will be in session
in this city at that time.
Explosion in Mines.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 18. —O-arlsio
Carlo, a white miner in the Sayreton
mines near here, was biown up yester
day by an unexpected explosion of
powder in his room in the mines, and
died last night from the awful inju
ries be received. Riolini Gauddenzio,
his partner, was also injured, but '/ill
reoover.
THE SWEETS TO I
FORM COMBINE!
■ —*—
Big Candy Houses of the
Nation Go Into a Deal
I
St. Louis. Oct. 18.—Ti’ile • Rational 1
Candy company, composed of candy
firms all over the country, has been
organized by the election of officers.
St. I ouis will be the headquarters of
the combine. O. H. Peckham, of this
city, was elected president; A. .1. Wai.
ter. secretary, and F. D. Howard,
treasurer. Four vice-presidents were
elected, as follows: i
Peter Ecliert. president; John F.
Gray, Detroit: Frank Sibley, Buffalo;
V. L. Price, Chicago.
The executive committee elected
consists of H. I, Price, chairman; F.
A. Menne, Louisville; J. E. Farley,'
Chicago; Alfred Paris, Minneapolis;
F. D. Seward. St. Louis; A. J. Walter,
St. Louis. The president also is ex
officio. a member. The combination
is now In eflieot.
TROOPS SURROUNb GONAIVES.
Hoped Rebels Will Surrender Place
and Prevent Attack.
Port au Prince, Haiti, Oct. 18.—The
report that M, Firmin, the revolution !
ary leader had embarked on the Unit-
States cruiser Cincinnati, is confirm
ed. |
The troops of the provisional gov
ernment. surround Oonaives, tile head
quarters of the revolutionists.
The Cincinnati, the French cruiser
d'Attsas and the German cruiser Fa ike
are off Oonaives for the protection of
foreign interests. !
It is hoped that the revolutionists
will surrender Oonaives and thus save
the town from the damage and loss o!
life which must result if the govern
ment troops are compelled to attack
the place.
THREE CHILDREN CREMATED.
./-fed- Ben_ Locked In the House by
* Their Mother.
Tucstila, Miss., Oct. 18. —News Ims
Just reached here of a fire near Kru
ger, a small town 10 miles north of
here, in which three children were
Ini mod to death.
Tile father, George Moon-bead, left
for bis work In the woods, leaving his
wife and the three children at his
borne. The mother went to a neigh
hors to gather some vegetanles. Upon
her return she was horrified to see her
home in flames. The children had |
been locked in the house |
Rebebllion Began Three Years Ago.
Now York, Qet. 18.—Three years
ago on Thursday, the present civil
strife in Colombia was begun by Gen
eral Bribe Tlribe, in Bucaramaga, de
partment of Sant Ander. which town
was captured by General Willimizar,
then governor of Sant Ander, cables
Tlie Herald correspondent at Panama
The rebellion soon after spread ovef
the republic and still continues.
Veteran of Three Wars Dead.
San Barba, Tex., Oct. 18.—S. R.
Bostick, aged 63, is dead here. He
was a veteran of the Texas war of in
dependence, and was one of the three
scouts Who captured Santa Anna, the
Mexican dictator, after the battle of
San Jacinto. He afterward served in
the Mexican was of 1815, and in the
civil war.
Kitchener Goes to India.
Txmdon, Oct. 18.---Lord Kitchener
started for India today to take com
mand of the British forces there. Tie
goes by way of Paris and will visit
Khartoum. Absolute secrecy was
maintained regarding all the arrange
ments of his departure, so ho got away
unnoticed.
MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Charge of Dynamite Explodes Prema
turely In Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala , Oct. 18.—An ad
vertiser.special from Talladega, Ala,
says:
Asa result of a premature explosion
of a (dialgo of dynamite four were
killed, fragments of their bodies being
scattered to a distance of several hun
dred feet.
The dead: i
John A. Berger, foreman.
Joe Martin, Horn Valley.
William Wilson, Goodwater.
Sam Donald, colored.
The scene of the accident is 1<!
miles southeast of this place on the
Eastern Railroad of Alabama.
The explosion occurred as an at
tempt was being made by a gang of
bridge builders to put off a shot with
dynamite, but the exact cause of the
premature explosion is not known.
The four men were the only ones in
the camp and no one was left to tafl
the tale.
THE PIUS FUND.
Mexican Paper Comments Sharply on
Decision at The Hague.
Olty of Mexico, Oct. 18.— -El Tiempc
a leading clerical daily newspaper here
comments sharply on the decision tU
The Hague iu the matter of the Pius
fund.
In a leading article El Tiempo says
the court might have condemned Max,
ico to pay an amount which would
have ruined her without hesitation
and parodying a celebrated phrase
would have said: “Let nations perish,
but let principles survive,” as if the
future of the country were to he sub
ordinated to the prejudices of four old
men buried iu their studies and who
do not know how many years of self
sacrifice Mexico has had to pass to
accumulate the sum in question which
it intended to use to give increased
impetus to its progress, but which, by
a stroke of the pen it is forced to de
liver up to California Bishops who, as
the arbitrators well know, will employ
it in anything but improvement of the
unfortunate Indians in whose behalf
they have claimed it.
El impareiale, a liberal morning pa
per, comments at lengtluou the decis
ion, “which,” it says, "|ift|ives that the
arbitrators were, though highly re
spectable, not superhuman, although
they made a sufficiently meritorious
effort to ho impartial in declaring the
interest must be paid in silver."
UNKIAR-SKELTEASI TREATY.
Report That Russia Proposes Revival
of Same Discredited.
Vienna, Oct. 17. —The Austro-Hun
garian foreign office entirely discredits
the report telegraphed from Bucharest,
Roumania, to the London Daily Mail,
that Russia has proposed to Turkey
a revival of the Unkair-Skelteasl
treaty of 1833, which established a
Russian alliance under the terms of
which (he government of Turkey un
dertook, al Russia’s request, to e<
elude in time of war ail foreign war
ships from the Black sea, while Rus
sia undertook, at Turkey's request, to
furnish her aid by land and sea, if
necessary.
It is pointed out at the foreign of
fice here that all the European powers
are concerned in the existing treaties
governing the passage to the Darda
nelles Iforeign warships, and that it
is impossible for Russia to modify
them without the consent of the co
signatories. The Russian embassador
at Constantinople has also assured
the foreign office In this city that no
political matters were discussed dur
ing the recent visit to the sultan of the
Giand Duke Nicholas of Russia, wiio
is said to have made the proposition
referred to.
WORLD’S PRODUCTION OF COAL.
United States, Great Britain and Ger
many Lead.
Washington, Oct. 18.—The United
States geological survey estimates
the world’s production of coal in 1901
as 866,105,540 short tons. The three
great coal producing countries of the
world arc the United States, Great
Britain and Germany, whose output
combined aggregate 81.61 per cent, of
the world’s total.
Austria-Hunfeary comes fourth,
France fifth, Belgium sixth and Rus
sia seventh.
Prior to 1899 Great Britain lead
among the world's coal producers, but
during 1899, 1900 and 1901 the United
■States has made gueh remarkable in
creases in coal production, due prin
cipally to the unprecedented activity
in the iron and steel and in other
metal trades, that it now stands far
in the lead of all competitors, with a
production in 1901 exceeding that of
Great Britain hy 47,965,938 short tons,
or 19 per cent.
National Live Stock Association.
Pittsburg, Oct, 18. —The sixteenth
annual convention of the National
Live Stock association began here this
morning with a meeting of the execu
tive committee, hater the convention
opened with addresses of welcome by
Recorder Bowman and Francis Burke.
The convention will close tomorrow
night. Three hundred delegates are
In attendance representing live stock
exchanges in Chicago, Indianapolis,
Pittsburg, Buffalo, Philadelphia. Mil
waukee, Peoria, Louisville, Fort
Worth, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Paul
and St. Joseph.
Woman Burned to Death.
Oxford, Ga., Oct. 18.—An old negro
woman was burned to death here
Lithia Godfrey lived alone a cabin
on the outskirts of the town. About
10 o’clock tier son. John Godfrey, went
to her house and started a fire. About
midnight flames were discovered is
suing from the roof, and when assist
ance arrived at the scene the entire
building was enveloped and it was Im
possible to rescue the old woman. Af
ter the house had burned to the
ground t'he charred body of the old
woman was found near where the bed
had stood.
808 BOY FLOUR 18 THE BEST.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE BANKERS TO
MEET SHORTLT
♦
Men Who Handle People’s
Cash to Hold Session
New York, Oct. 18.—Arrangements
for the twenty eighth convention of the
American Bankers’ Association at.
New Orleans on Nov. 11, 12 and 13,
have been completed. The program
which has just been completed by the
committee on arrangements indicates
that the meeting will be one of the
most interesting in the history of the
organization.
A number of amendments to the con
stitution will be presented, among
them being one for the establishment
of a section of the association to no
known as the Savings banks’ section,
which shall meet annually in connec
tion with the meeting of the associa
tion and will embrace all matters re
lating especially to savings banks,
with a similar program as the trust
companies section, and be under the
supervision of the executive council.
RUMORED RAILROAD DEAL.
Ellen N Will Soon Acquire Atlanta and
West Point Road,
9t. Louis, Oct. 18.—The Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company lias
acquired, or will soon acquire, control
of the Atlanta and West Point railroad,
from Atlanta to Montgomery, accord
ing to a report in St. Louis, and will
merge the new acquisition with tho
Georgia railroad.
It Is stated that the Atlanta and
West Point and the Georgia railroad
will be operated as one system, tho
Louisville and NashviU® and the At
lantic Coast Line and the recent ac
quisitions as another. This will make
three big railroad systems in the
southeast, Including the Southern rail
way, or Morgan system. The Sea
board Air Line and Frisco’s Birming
ham line are left independent.
■ It Is reported that the Southern
railway will remove Its-awdiTing office
from the Washington (D. C.) head
quarters to Atlanta, to which point tho
company's freight offices were recent
ly removed.
GU.DI STARTS FOR MANILA.
Apostolic Delegate to the Philippine
Islands.
Rome, Oct. 18. —Archbishop Guidi,
the apostolic delegate in the Philip
pines, and his secretary. Father O’Con
nor, started today for Marseilles from
which port they will sail for Manila.
They were bidden farewell at the rail
road station by a large gathering oT
distinguished Vatican officials, heads
of religious bodies and representatives
of the ministers accredited to the vatl
can.
The arch bishop has taken with bin*
all his episcopal robes, as he intends
to enter Manila in full state.
Another Big Tobacco Scheme.
New York, Oct. 18. —Another big
tobacco scheme is mooted, cables the
correspondent of The Tribune. G.
Fraenkel, who lately resigned the
place of president of the Wholesale
Tobacco Traders’ association, is quot
ed as saying hhat a scheme had been
submitted to him which would have an
Important bearing on the tobacco trade
of the country. No particulars have
been made public.
Installed as Chancellor.
Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 18. —Franß
Strong, former president of the Ore
gon State university was today in
stalled as chancellor of the University
of Kansas. The exercises were largo
ly attended hy the alumni and several
noted educators were present. Ar
thur T. Hadley, president of Yale, wad
tne leading speaker.
Mysterious Woman Appears.
Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 18.—A mys
terious woman appeared on the scene
here yesterday and took a hand In the
proceedings against J. W. Woody for
assault. She declined to say what her
name was or where she was from,
but said she would break her silence
later and tell the people something
that would surprise them. Asked if
she had come to aid her husband, she
evasively replied that she had come
to aid Mr. Woody. Woody will be
tried for his life next week.
His Life in Peril.
“I Just seemed to have gone all to
pieces," writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex., "billiousness and a lame back
nad mado V'e a burden. I couldn’t
eat or sleep and felt almost too worn
out to wo, ahen I began to use Elec
tric Butters, but they worked wonders.
Now 1 sleep like a top, can eat any
thing, have gained in strength and en
joy hard woi-h.” They gave vigorous
health and new life to weak, sickly
run-down people. Try them. Only 60a
at all druggists.