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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 27.
LEGISLATURE TO
CONVENE TODUIf
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MANY ..IMPORTANT MATTERS
WILL COME UP BEFORE
SOLONS DURING THE
SESSION.
RACE FOR IHE SPEAKERSHIP
There are Three Candidates in the
Field and Each is Sure of Being
Elected to the Place.
Atlanta, Ga„ October 21.—The Geor
gia legislature will convene here to
morrow, and the session promises to
he a very interesting one in many
ways.
The race for the speakership of the
house s on in full blast. It, brought
neatly half the members to the city
several days in advance of the meet
ing of the general assembly tomor
row. and little coteries are standing
around here and there talking tilings
over.
Talk to any one of the candidates
or his friends, and one would think
there will be three speakers of this
house. Not one of the three can be
heat, it would seejn. Absolute confi
dence is displayed on ah sides—that,
is. to the outsider.
The three candidates for the speak
ership nave been in the city for a
week or more.
Hon. Newt Morris, of Cold). lias his
headquarters in rooms lit and llfi,
the old democratic headquarters, and
. ose occupied by Governor-elect ,1.
M. Terrell up to the time the cam
paign for governor ended.
Hon. Fondrn Mitchell, of Thomas,
is receiving his friends and conduct
ing councils of war in room 2U7. while
Hon. Emerson George, of Morgan, has
the suite numbered IOC, 108 and 110.
What Their Friends Say.
None of the candidates are inclined
to taik extensively, about, the race,
though eae.i gives an expression of
confidence as to the result.
"f have the race won on the first
ballot,’’ Mr. Morris is qnoted as say
ing,! The situation is in every respect
satisfactory and myself and friends
are eutrely confident of toe result.
I have fifty-five votes certain, said
Mr. George, and I believe f am the
personal choice for speaker of a ma-
jority of tile housf. My friends wiil
stand to mo to the last, and I believe
this will result in my election.
Mr. Mitchell's friends were not in
clined to talk.
There is no question about the re
sult. said one of the leading mem
bers, of Mr. Mitchell's campaign com
mittee. As things stand now, we
have the race beaten on the first bal
lot, and as tilings stand now tney will
lie when the vote is taken.
Friends- of both Mr. Mitchell and
Mr. Morris were not inclined to deal
in figures, but each is claiming about
ninety-five votes, with a few others
probable.
It is quietly whispered around that
the George contingent favots the
south Gorgia candidate, and that in
so far as is possible it would be
thrown to Mr. Mitchell in case Mr.
George found he nad no show.
On the other hand, friends of Mr.
Morris assert that the majority of the
George men have promised to vote for
the Morgan county man only on the
first ballot, or as long as he has any
change, and after that the greatest
part of his strength will go to Morris.
it appears, therefore, that the sit
nation is much involved in doubt, and
it will take a democratic caucus to
decide the result.
Other Races On.
Hoo. John T.Boifeullet, of Bibb, ant
lion. Mark A. Hardin, of Atlanta, have
opened headquarters at the Kimhat
and are keeping their friends in line
in their race for the clerkship of the
house. The friends of Mr. Boifeullet
assert tnat he will get between 14
and 150 votes on the first ballot, whib
Mr. Hardin’s supporters declare that
he has 97 vo.es pledged and is going
through' without a struggle.
Hon. Charless S. Nortnen smile
when asked about his race for the
secretarysnip of tne senate,- a smile
wflifch seems to say, Wait until Wed
nesday, there can be orily one result.
Hon. William Cliffton, of Mclntosh, is
. pn the ground, and is keeping things
lively in his direction. His friends say
he will have enough votes in t he sen
ate to put him through. His conibi
natioiT with Goode Price has been
broken, it is stated, and Mr. Price
will go into Ms former position in the
house in the event of Mr. Boifeullet's
election. Mr. Cliffton, it is stated,
has formed another combination,
Hon. Mark Johnston, of Milledge
viile, who was a candidate for state
school commissoner, is the running
mate of Hon. Mark Hardin lor the
clerkship of the house, while li. P Me
Clateney, of Maretta, is running with
Mr. Boifeullet.
R. L. Wilson, of Murray, is a can
didate for doorkeeper of the senate,
while Grantland Green, of Baldwin, is
running with him. So far no opposi
tion “>.is developed.
There is no contest over the presi
dency of the senate, Hon. Clark How
ell, of the thirty-fifth, being the only
candidate.
SPANISH CONSUL ASSAULTED.
But the Presidente of Cebu Was Ex
onerated.
Washington, October 21. —It, is
learned from Manila papers that upon
an investigation the presidente of
Of®*! was exonerate from all blame
on account of the assault made upon
the Spanish consul at that place. The
presidente, however, was suspended
at the time charges were made and has
not yet been reinstated. Seventeen
policemen were arrested for Hie As
sault. Four were convicted. The
Spanish minister, in making a com
plaint to the state department about
the assault, utjed language watch
went further than that ordinarily cm
pToyod in diplomatic correspondence,
showing that his government was very
much incensed because tin' assault
had been committed.
NEW ENGINE.
Captain W. M. Tuppcr Has Just Re
ceived One for His Launch.
Captain Wm. M. Tuppcr has just re
ceived from the Wolverine Motor
Works. ml' Grand Rapids, Mich., one
of their three-cylinder, 12-horse pew
on self-starling and reversing gaso
tine engines.
Mr. C. A. Steiner will install the on.
"lue in Mr. Tapper's launch and hopes
to heva the same in running order by
next makes (lie fourth
engine of that, make here. They are
becoming very popular here on ac
count of tnelr reliability. Captain
TnPiter’s engine is certainly a beauty.
SWEEIHEAR I MOURNS
MAN IHU SUICIDI D
MISS ALICE J. MILLER WRITES
MOST LOVINGLY OF JIM
YOUNGER.
Boise, Idaho. October 21.—Alice J.
Ml lor, the sweetheart and betrothed
wife of Jim Younger, who committed
suicide in St. Patti Saturday night.,
and to whom the suicide left, an affec
tionate note, has been a resident of
this city since last August, when she
came here for rest and to avoid tiie
publicity that her association with the
parole of the Younger boys gave her.
Today she said:
Jim wrote me under date of Oct.
10, stating he had given up ail hope,
and was cut of work. Saturday he tel
egraphed me: Don't write. He was
driven to this act by his persecutors,
i am his wife, understand, spiritually.
No scandal has ever attached to my
name. But before God he is mine and
mine alone. My life work will be to
place him rignt before the world. I
nave wited the authorities to cre
mate his body. It was his request.”
Mi* Miller is 30 years of age, and
weote a history of the police and fire
departments of St. Patti, and did work
on the Sait. Lake Herald during the
political campaign of IX9O. She is
tow writing a not'd. She left this af
.ernoon for St. Paul. She is a woman
jf independent means. .
St. Paul, October 20. —Jim Younjc
•r’s body rias been embalmed and wil,
be kept here until Mrs. Etta Hollins,
of Dallas, Tex., sister of the Younger
brothers, can be beard from. When
alive, Younger frequently expressed
the wish that his body he cremated
when he died. This plan wiil he car
ried out.
Gut of Death's Jaws.
“When-death seemed very near from
a severe stomach and liver trouble,
that I had suffered wit’a for years,”
writes P. Muse, Durham, N. 0., "Dr.
King's New Life Pills saved my life
and gave perfect health.” Best pills
on earth and only 25 cents at all
druggists.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY, MORNING, OCTOBER 22.
WILL MAN BE
A CANDIDATE?
THAT IS THE QUESTION BEING
ASKED BY THE PEOPLE
AT PRESENT.
IHE MUNICIPAL El EC HON
Interest in It Is Now Growing and £
Campaign Will Probably Be On
in a Few Days.
Will Captain Tobias Newman lie in
the mayoralty race?
Will he seek the nomination of t’ne
Good Government Club or will he run
on a free independent platform re*
gatdless of any political organization?
These are the questions which are
being asked in political circles at
present, and wuicli many would like
to have answered.
Politics is the chief topic in Bruns
wick at present and the coming muni,
opal electon promises to grow quite
interesting ere many more days, when
it is gnerally thought, several candi
dates will be in the load for mayor
and aldermen.
Whether or not Captain Newntart
will be in the race for mayor or not
cannot lie stated just at this time,
hut he is considered a very probable
candidate, and may make some deli-
nit announcement shortly.
There is also much speculation as
to who will be the aldcnuanic candi
dates. A number 6f names have been
mentioned in connection with toe
places, but it Is not known who the
Good Government Club wui nominate
or who may otherwise be candidates.
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE.
Suicide of Southern Passenger Con
ductor at Selma.
Selma, Ala., October 21. Captain
Joseph W. Davidson, an extra passen
ger conductor on toe South railroad,
shot, and instantly killed himself
while in a fit. of despondency at bis
home in this city last night..
Captain Davidson returned to Sei
ma Frday from a visit to one of sis
daughters, Mrs. J. N. Lewis, of Rich
mond, Va., and while there he was
sick for several weeks. While sick his
son-in-law examined him and told
him ho had Bright’s disease.
Last night while Captain Davidson
and family were sitting in the parlor
lie got. up and told tnein that lie was
going up stairs to take a Imth. He
had left the parlor but a few minutes
when his family were startled by
hearing -he report of a pistol Horn his
room. They all ran upstairs to see
what, was the cause, and just at the
head of the steps they found Captain
Davidson lying on tne floor, with bis
brains nosing out through a hole in
the rglit si l le of bis head.
Captain Davidson was one of the
most popular conductors on the Bout it
em, and leaves a wife, three married
daughters and a son.
A SUGGESTION.
“Property Owner” Names a Good
Ticket.
Editor News:
i hear a great deal about (he ap
proaching city election, but as yet no
tickets haFe been suggested.
How does this strike the voting pub
lis For mayor, T. Newman. For
aldermen, W. M. Tapper, K. 10.
Brieseniek, A. 11. Baker J. A. Mont
gomery.
PROPERTY OWNER.
THE POINTSTHATARE
TO BEARBITRATED
Following are the demands of the
miners that will be passed upon by
the commission appointed by I’reni
dent Roosevelt:
1. An eight hour day for all em
ployers working by the day, week or
hour.
2. An increase of 20 per cent, in
the wages of all miners employed by
the ton.
3. The establishment of a 2,240,
pound ton In all mines.
4. Recognition of mine commttees
in adjusting all disputes or griev
ances.
A YOUNG MEN’S
POLITICALCLUB
TO HOLD A ML LI INC SOON
TALK GOING THE ROUNDS AT
PRESENT THAT ONE WILL BE
ORGANIZED.
Several Prominent Young Men Are at
the Head of the Movement and
Hope to Be Successful With It.
There is a movement on foot in
Brunswick at present, to organize a
Young Men's Political Club, and a
number who are at the land of the
movement are now hard at work iu a
quiet way and hope to he successful in
their efforts.
A repooler of the News heard of the
proposed organization yesterday and
at, once sought someone who was
identified with the movement. While
lie was successful, the gentleman re
quested tna.t no mention be made just
a! this time, hut said that such was
true and that, an organization, com
posed entirely of young men, for po
jliticil purposes, would shortly he
launched.
Wluui asked if flic organiation
would go so far as to put a ticket i.a
llie field in tin' coming municipal dor
lion, lie slated that lie or none of Lie
olliers interested in the moyeiiienl
were able to say at present, lmt said
Ihe eltib would endorse a ticket for
mayor and aldermen and give it their
support.
Just-When the organization meeting
wid he held is not known, hut i| is a
•a-et: that such a elith is now being
talked of, and from all indications it
will lie formed,
HOT TIME AT A SUPPER.
Eight White Men Try to Take Charge
of a Negro Supper.
Washln -ton. (hi.. October 21.
Saturday night a negro hot supper
ami dance was in progress in Ogle-
I not pc cotinly. just across tin- line of
Wilkes. At a late hour, while Hie
dance was at its height, eight white
men, tinder (lie influenc. of whisky,
came upon the scene, entered- the
building .-mil made efforts to dance
with the negro women. TJiis new step
aroused (lie anger of the negro men,
wito protested vigorously, but the
white men gave no heed and proceed
etl to carry out their purpose by
force. Pistols and knives Hashed front
all parts of the room, the women with
drew and a desperate fight ensued be
tween the whites and the blacks.
Fifty shots were fired, two negro
men were instantly killed, several
were wounded and one while ainu was
severely cut.
BLEW A HEAVY GALE.
Wind Was Highj This Morning and
Some Damage Done.
People who wen awake about 2
o’clock ibis morning were much
frightened by the heavy winds, and
many of them thought they wore go
ing to see a. regular northeast gale.
For a while it blew at teriftie ve
locity, but with the exception of
blowing down a few fences no dam
age was done.
PAUL GILMORE TONIGHT.
He Will Be Seen at the Grand in
Pretty Play.
“The Tyranny of Tears,” with Paul
Gilmore as the star, will be the at
traction at the Grand tonight, and
a. More thorough organization of ai
skilled mechanics employed in and
about the mines.
ti. Condemnation of the Delaware
and Hudson company in reducing
wages at the Plymouth colliery.
7. Reinstatement of the colliery fie
men discharged by the Delaware and
Hudson company for refusing to work
on swing shifts.
8. Revision of the contract system
and limitation to two in the number
of laborers to be employed iby any
one contractor.
9. Abolition of the Blacklist system.
from ail indications he will be'greeted
by a large audience.
Tills will be Mr. Gilmore's first ap
pearaifce in Brunswick and a rare
treat is promised our thatregoers.
"The Tyranny of Tears" is the play
which II addon Chambers originally
wrote for Sir Charles Wyndham. the
eminent, actor-manager of London,
England. The sprightly vein of com
edy and satire, as wed as the oddity
of its theme and title attracted latge
crowds in Wyndham’s London Tliatre
for an entire season. Royalty went to
sec it and put the stamp of thfAr ap
proval upon it. Jules Murry secured
tlie rights to present this play and a‘
specially selected company will sup
port l'aul Gilmore, who is well remem
bered for iiis dashing, vigorous por
trayal of hero ms in the romantic
drama.
A NEW THEATRE.
E. D. Wolffe is to Build One at An
napolis, Md.
The following from me Norfolk
Landmark will be of interest in this
city:
"MesS'ts. Thompson & Neff, of this
oily, have drawn plans for anew
t hot re to he ereted for the Colonial
Theatre Company, at. head of which
association is Mr. 10. 1). vvoffe, of this
city. it. is understood that a num
ber of architects from different parts
of the country submitted plans, but
those of t'ne Norfolk firm proving the
best were accepted and the work of
erecting the building will be com
menced at once.
WORK AT THE SCHOOLS.
Children Have All Been Seated and
Everything is Satisfactory.
The public schools of Brunswick
and Glynn county are now well under
way on (he year's work, and every
thing is progressing very satisfac
torily to the superintendent.
Although quite crowded, the chil
dren have all been very comfortably
quartered in (he city schools. It look
ai firsl as if I here would not be room
for ai. of' the pupils, but by making
a few changes in Hie Mansfield street
building, they have all been given
seal s.
.v
The different societies in the
scitools will soon be re-organled and
the weekly entertanments resumed.
1)111 GABON Will
ViSII LEGISLAIIRE.
COMMITTEE TO GO BEFORE THE
SOI-ONS AND FIGHT CITY
COURT QUESTION.
The city court question is to be bit
terly fought, by the friends of and
those opposing the abolition of the
court, and the finai result, will he
watched with interest.
As nas been previously staled In
these columns, petitions for and
against the abolition of the court have
been freely circulated in the city
during the past week and are now
ready to go to the legislature.
As soon as the matter comes up for
action the legislature will be visited
by several delgations from Bruns
wick, and a rat live fight will be
made.
The lawyers seem to be about
equally divided on the qustion, some
thinking the curt, shield be abolished,
waile others are of the opinion that it
is a saving to the county and should
remain.
At any rate, a bitter fight is on and
the result, cannot be foretold.
COMMISSIONERS ENJOINED.
Quite an Interesting Case to be
Heard.
Judge F. Willis Dart yesterday
granted an injunction restraining the
County Comissoners of Glynn coun.
Sy, and J. A. Williamson, superin
tendent. of public loads, from collect
ing a certain road tax, which they
undertook to collect from a number of
residents in the 135(ith district in this
county.
The petition was brought by R. E.
Alexander and others against the
Commissioners of Roads and Reve
nue of Glynn county, and J. A. Wil
liamson, superintendent of public
roads.
The case has been set for hearing
at Waycross on the sth of November.
A number of interesting legal ques
tions are involved and some pretty
strong charges of violations or the
read laws are alleged.
Max Isaacs represents the plain
tits.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ARKANSAS NEGRO
BURNED Af. STAKE
1
CHARLIE YOUNG, NEGRO, BURN
ED TO DEATH BY A MOB AT
FOREST CITY, ARK.
■*§
MURDER AND ASSAULT
His Victim Was Mrs. Ed.. Lewis.
Judge Promised to Try Him Im
mediately But Mob Would
Not Wait.
Forest City, Ark... October 21.
Clia-i les Young, the negro charged
with assaulting and afterwards mur
dering Mrs, Ed. Lewis, white, was
burned tonight by a mob of infuriated
citizens of this county.
Sheriff W. E. Williams, of this
county, used every effort against this
measure, and had telephoned Judge
Hutton, of ths district, who ptomised
to come tomorrow and give immediate
trial for tile negro, and the leaders o£
tlie mot) had given the sheriff posi
tive pledges that they would await
trial and take no violent measures.
Later, however, more violent coun
sel prevailed, and about 8:Jo o’clock
tlie mob marched to the county
jail ami, after having been refused
die keys hy Deputy Sheriff Murphy,
until Sheriff Williams could be ac-
quainted with their demands, the mob
not waiting for Sheriff Williams’ ar
rival, forcibly took tne cell keys
from Murphy and breaking into Lie
jail door with sledge hammers, took
.lie prisoner I lorn his cell against the
protest and pleadings of Sheriff Wil
liams. who bad arrived in the mean
time.
Tile mob took the negro to a point
about half a mile east of town, boiinrl
'ini, piled wood around him and set
■ire to it. The negro begged piteously
.or his life, but the mob turned deaf
•ars to’ll is pleadings, in a short, time
the flames leaped up on him and be
expired in the presence of the sev
eral hundred men composing tho
molt.
After Young had been put to death,
Hie mob started in quest of another
negro alleged to have been implicated
n the kil.jng of Mrs. Lewis, At mid
night he had not been found.
MEETING OF THE MASONS.
Some Important Business Matters to
Be Disposed Of.
■ Irani Secretary Woburn, of tho
Georgia Masons, is sending out circu
lars in reference to the one hundred
ind sixteenth annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Masons, which oe
■urs In Macon on October 28th.
One of the most important subjects
that will come before the meeting will
>e the location of the home that is to
be built ion Georgia Masons. Many
ities have made bids for the home,
nit. it is believed that, Macon stands
he best, show of securing it.
Many other matters of interest will
come up for settlement, and it is
.bought that tills will be one of the
iest attended sesions in many years.
MAY CALL A MEETING.
For the Purpose of Encouraging In
terest in Board of Trade.
The card of Col. G. P. Goodyear,
published in these columns yesterday
morning, received •favorable comment
from many prominent! citizens, and
they all agree with Col. Goodyear that
a city like Brunswick is badly crippled
without a Board of Trade.
It is generally thought that an ef
fort will he made shortly to re-organ
ize the board, or, in fact, to enliven
interest in it, and it is probable that a
meetng will be 'held for that purpose
n the nea>n future.
UNDER SURGEON’S KNIFE.
AI. G. Field, Undergoes Delicate Sur
gical Operation.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 21.—A1. G. Field,
the widely known minstrel, was op
erated on here this morning for the
removal of an abscess caused from an
injury received in Jacksonville, Fla.,
October 3d. He stood the operation
well and unless blood poisoning en
sues will soon be well, so his physi
cians say.