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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 26.
TERRELL WILL TODAY
BE INAUGURATED AS
GEORGIA’S GOVERNOR
CEREMONIES 10
BE VERY SIMPLE
i
HOUSE SENATE ARE BOTH
DOWN TO WORK AND DIS
POSING OF BUSINESS.
Several Bills Introduced , Yesterday,
One of Them to Create a New Ju
dicial Circuit to Be Valdosta
Circuit.
Atlanta. October 24.- The house
and senate are now both down to
hard work and have already begun to
dispose of matters, as the sohjns seem
to realize that they have plenty of bus
iness to handle during the session.
Seevral hills were introduced today.
Uniform Text Books.
The first bill introduced in the
house was by Mr. West, of Lowndes,
its purpose being to amend and alter
the scttool laws bjr_ establishing and
maintaining a uniform course of text
books 'to Ire used in all the common
schools of the state, and to organize
a book commission to carry into ef
fect the provisions of the act.
The bill provides for appointment
by the governor of five oilier citizens
of eorgia, including the enanoellor of
the state university, wno shall act
with the state hoard of education as
a commission for a term of five years,
to he known as the "Georgia book
commissioff.” The governor is to Ire
president and the state school cotn
utisisoner executive officer of the coin
mission.
The comffiission is directed to adver
tise for uids for school hooks to Ire
furnished for a period of five years,
uie binder to submit samples of books
and deposit a certified check for s.>du
to cover all costs and damages.
Ihe toll provides in a general way
how uniform, non-sectarian ami turn-
scctloiia< books shall he contracted
ior. ami says Lie contractor shall give
bond lor compliance with the terms
oi the contract. It is provided that
tae act shall go into effect'January 1,
jyoi, and then no book can be chang
ed lor a period of live years except
by a three-fourths 'vote of the com
mlsisiun. Conimisssion at a day Is
provided for the outside members in
addition to actual expenses, while
only actual expenses are allowed the
State officials on the board. The bill
wuli referred to toe committee on e.lu
cation.
Tiie following new bill was also in
troduced by Mr. West, of Lowndes:
To create aiul oigauize anew ju
diciai circuit of the superior courts
of this state, to be called the Valdosta
circuit, composed of the conntica <*t
Lowndes, Clinch, Coffee and Irwin.
'1 nis bill provides lor taking counties
irein the Southern. Brunswick and
Oconee counties.
Inauguration Program.
Mr. Felder, of Bibb, introduce! a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of thrae from
the house and two from the stnale
for tne purpose of arranging for the
inauguration of the new governor. The
inauguration will take place tomorrow
at noon, when the house and senate
will meet in joint session for Lie
purpose of inducting into office Hon.
Joseph M. Terrell. President Howell,
of the senate, will preside, as ,s cus
ti imary over the joint session, and
will make a brief address welcoming
the new governor to the executive
chair.
The oath of office will be adminis
tered to the new governor by Chief
Justice T. J. Simmons, of toe supreme
court, anu Governor Terrell will then
deliver his inauguration address, ihe
inauguration ceremonies are to lie
usually brief, but interesting, impress
ing upon all* the importance of the
occasion and of the office which is
thus rtansferred from the outgoing to
the incoming governor.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Three Very Important Recommenda
tions Have Been Made by
the Commission.
Three very 1 important gcommenda
tions have been made by the Georgia
Railroad Commission in its animal re
port which lias just been filed with
Governor Candler, and if the legis
lature should adopt these suggestions
great benefits would he derived from
them, in the opinion of Chairman
Spencer R. Atkinson.
The commission calls attention to
the refusal of railroad companies at
non-competitive points to receive
freight, at times, on the ground that
the company has not the cars with
which to handle the same. The com
mission suggests that, a law should
be passed requiring the railroad com
panies doing buiness in Georgia to
have sufficient cars.
A law empowering the railroad com
mission to compel railroads to build
side tracks is another recommenda
tion. The commission can now re
quire the railroads ito build depots
hut has no authority to compel them
to put in sidetracks.
Tne power to mandamus railroad
companies for failure to comply with
th regulations of the commission is
also asked for. Under the present law
all the commission can do when the
railroad companies refuse to comply
with the orders of tile commission is
to tile suit in, the courts.
GIVES HALF MILLION.
Rockefeller Gives That Turn to the
Columbia College.
New York, October 24.—At ■ ..e
meetings today of the Teachers’ coi
lge trustees of Columbia university it
was announced that Jonn i). Rockefel
ler had offered to give |6bu,uUO to the
college, provided that (In' college
could raise $ 1',10,000 to pay off (lie
debt of the institution, and $350,000
besides.
..It was announced also that Mr.
Rockefeller makes the gift as a
"thank offering lo Almighty God for
the preservation of nimseif, his family
and household from the fire which
recntly destroyed his country home at
i’ocantico Hills."
KEMUCKY GIRL SLAIN
BY COWARD ASSASSIN
MISS WILLIAMSON SHOT TO
DEATH BY HER SWEET
HEART’S SIDE.
" IL v"
Marion, Ky„ October 24.—Miss Nec
cle Williamson, the pretty daughter
of Mr. Horace Williams] in one of the
county's most prominent citizens, was
murdered last night by a hidden as
sassin as she was returning homo
from church services accompanied by
Grover Brown, a young man of the
neighborhood.
The asisassination occurred about
9:30 .o’clock. Miss Wi I damson and
Brown left the churcn, accompanied
oy the young brother of Miss Wil
liamson. As they neared Miss Wil
liamson's home walking along the
public road," a shot was fired from
ambush, and both Miss Williamson
and Brown fell. The shot tore away
the lower part of the face and lacer
atecpfcthe shoulder of Hie young woman
She died instantly. Brown was only
stunned. He regained consoiessness
and fired two shots with a pistol at
the fleeing murderer.
The alarm was given and the whole
community was aroused. The person
who fired the fatal shot was hidden
in the underbrush in a potato fierd
adjoining the read. He had cleared
away ihe brush and arranged that he
might have a clear view of the road.
The weapon used was a shotgun.
Whitney and O’Brien Indicted.
Lexington, Ky., October 24. —A spe
cial grand jury today returned six
indictments against Earl Whitney and
Claude O’Brien, charging them jointly
with the murder of A. B. Chinn, here,
two welcs ago. Three of the indict
ments charge them with separate bur
glaries here. TWo- charge each con
versely with shooting and wounding
Asa Chinn and being accessory there
to. Judge Parker said he would try
them at once.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25.
BIOS ARE OPENED
FOR HARBOR WORK
—* —
DEEPENING OF HARBORS IN'
BRUNSWICK AND SAVANNAH
WILL SOON BEGIN.
FORWARDED 10WASHINC10N
The Work Will Cost the Government
About a Million and a Half Dol
lars—Who the Bidders Are.
Savannah, Ga., October 24. —Today,
in the office of Captain C .10. Gil
lette. tlie bids for deepning' the har
bor at Savannah and giving the pert
28 foot of water to the sea, and also
for work in the Brunswick habor, were
opened.
The bids wore in two lots. One was
Tor the dredging of Uie upper- part of
the harbor, from the old water works
to fort Oglethorpe and the shoals op
posite quarantine station, and contem
plate the removal of 3,310,000 cubic
yards of earth.
The other was for toe work in the
low’d- part of the harbor. Finn] the
terminal point, cf No. 1 to quaran
tine station and a portion of the Sa
vannah river below Fort Pulaski ami
between the jetties. This embraced
the removal of 2,500,000 cubic yards.
Til Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Ooin-
The tAlantic, Gulf and Pacific Com
and that of P. Sanford Ross was 17.fi
cents.
The work contemplates the expen
diture of about $1,400,000.
The bids for dredging Brunswick
narbor were also opened at the same
lime. The bidders were the same i|s
eoinpelled for the contract in the Sa
vannah harbor. The plon of the im
provement of the Brunswick harbor
contemplates the removal of lisfi.oo.
cubic yards of earth, and tlie burners
and bids were as follows: Atlantic,
Gulf, and Pacific Dredging Ci inpaity
21 cents a cubic yard, Kittenhuusc,
Moore, z 2 cents a cubic yard, Bowers
■Southern Dredging Company 23 cents
a cubic yard, Morris & Cummings, 2
cents a cubic yard, P. Sanford Ross
zO.fi a cubic yard.
The huts will lie sent on to Wash
ington Ho the chief of engineers of the
departmiit and the one accepted liy
.iiiu will ho returned to Captan Go
iette, so'that a contract can fie had lij
ihe Head of the department in flit*
eiy with the successful bidder.
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR MEN.
First of a Series to be Held at St.
Jude’s Church.
There will In; held in St. Jude's
churcn, corner of E and .1 streets, on
Sunday. October 26, ait 3:00 p. m. the
first of a series of services for men
only.
It is desired that all men who are
interested in the advanccumt of
themselves or of others on the lines
of the fundamental principles laid
down by God himself will lie present
as all are cordially invited.
This service will consist in Up
main of three addresses, fiitorspcrscii
liy hymns which are well known to ad.
It will last Init forty-five minutes, as
eaen address will be only ten minutes
In length.
The basis of the addresses will be
tne Ninth Commandment. They will
be made by tlie Rev. Wyllys Rede,
I). I)., Mr. Ediwn Broliston and the
Rev. C. G. Bradley.
SLEEPER TO ATLANTA.
It Will Be Resumed on the Southern
November 1.
On November 30th the through
sleeping car line which is at present
operated by the Southern Railway be
tween Brunswick and Kansas City,
will be disconeinued and in its place
the local sleeper between Brunswick
and Atlanta will be restored.
This ctiange will be welcomed by
Brunswick people, as it will admit of
their remaining in sleeper at Atlanta
until 7 o'clock a. m. Passengers com
ing from Atlanta to Brunswick will
have the privilege of getting aboard
the sleeper in passenstation at 9
o’clock p. ra., without having to await
arrival of the through train, as is the
case at present.
The Kansas City sleeper will he op
erated between Jacksonville and Kan
sas City during the winter months,
DEATH LURKING 1
IN COAL MINES
■—— •
■DANGEROUS CONDITIONS DELAY
THE RESUMPTION OR WORK
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PRESIDFNT MITCHELL lALKS
It Will Be Weeks Before Some of
the Mines Resume—Union Engi
neers Being Turned Down.
Wiikesharre, Pa.. October 24. Tne
.resumption of mining throughout the
anthiaeifie region was not as general
today us was expected. Unlookd for
difficulties were encountered in the
shape of water And accumulated gas,
and dangerous roofs which threaten
ed to fall and entomb the workers also
were discovered in many collieries.
Die mine superintendents would take
no chanties and the mining of coal
was put off until all parts of Ulo un
derground workings can be made safe.
This will take a few days yet, and in
some eases ill .will take weeks before
some ol the mines can tie put in lull
operation.
Altiumgu work was carried cm in
some mines which are not. considered
in the best of comliton, no accidents
were reported -fi.ilay. In quite a few
of the collieries the mumim-iy and
everything else Connected with the
foisting of coal acted badly and it was
found necessary to ol i.v down after
steam had been raised and the minors
were ready to go to work,. From-re
ports received front the entire antliia
cite region the number of mines in op
eration is given as a little iokh than
twollhirds of the total .number, but
output, of cc.nl was less than half Ido
normal.
Trouble for Engineers.
As was ftio he expected, th-n'e was
more or less' dissatisfaction among
the ild employes over the reopening
ol the mines. Where it was decided
not to i-'.-sume work for a few days
Uie men took id; that the coal compa
nies did n<4 want their services, and
many complaints reached President
Mitchell's headquarters. But as /fine
day wore on and the trite situation
hecatn known there was a better feel
ing all around. President Mitchell ex
pects when all the mines get: in opera
tion (hero will bo less complaint.. Un
til al Ithe collieries doi resume there
will lie more or less idle men airing
Uioir discontent.
It. looks as t.hougn the union engi
neers were going to have some diffi
culty getting hack their old places. At
nearly cvry mine while the striking
engineers made applicaith ,n. for work
today they were told there were no
vacancies. A large number of carpen
tors are alsoi out in the cold. A dele
gal ion of carpenters waned on Presi
dent Mite'lle| today and told him of
their grievances. The chief of the
union ail vised ii is callers to wait a few
days and see if employment wail,d in
be offered them. Prsidont Mitchell
believes that when general resump
tion takes place (hero will Jie few of
the mine employes idle.
"LORD STRATHMORE.”
Something About the Show Which
Will Be Here Wednesday.
“laird Strathmore" is a play that is
as much enjoyed by the clergy as iiy
tne laity, by the professional man as
by the laborer, by Uie artisan and me
chanic, in fact, all classes flock to
see this magnificent production of
Ouida’s famous novel of “Stratb
"Stiathmore". The public appreciation
of the great effort of Mr. David Trai
tel to give a production clean in its
every detail, has been shown where
ever playd to crowded houses. It was
only after a tremendous outlay that
the play was staged and a company of
experienced players secured to faith
fully and correctly represent the char
acters so familiar to those who have
read the book. By supplementing
them with gorgeous scenery and stage
settings, a finished play such as
lias never before been seen here, 4#
the result. “Lord Strathmore” will
he here for the performance Wednes
day night.
Earthquake Rocks Rome.
Rome, October 24. —An earthquake
shock was felt here today. Thirty-five
yards of the old wall surrounding the
Piassa San Giovanni L&terano fell to
day as a result of having been under
mined by the recent heavy rains.
MOB LYNCHED NEGRO
BEFORE STATE TROOPS
COULD REACH SCENE
LUMBER RATES OF L. AND N.
Aired Before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Washington, October 24. —The in
terstate commerce commission today
gave a bearing in the case of Man
tens against tlie Louisville and Nash
ville railroad, involving charges of
discrimination in tariffs in the lum
ber traffic between Tennessee points
and Detroit, Mich. 'The complaint
charges that the defendant road's
rates in lumber from Fountain Head,
Gallatin, Pilot Kjjob and St. Blaise,
Tenn.. to Detroit, are 22 cents per 100
pounds while for the longer distance
fn in Nashville the rale is 20 cents.
Counsel charged today that this dif
ference in tariff chedules prejudiced
the interest of th complainant and
gave Nash vile shipments tne pref
erence. and that the road thus violat
ed the interstate commrce taw. Tne
defense argued that the differenc in
rates was Avar ran ted by the competi
tive conditions, which did not exist
at the other Tennessee points, citing
tlie steamboat competition on the
Cumberland river, in which Nashville
is located. i i _
NO REPLY GIVEN.
General Manager Scctt of Georgia
Road is Silent.
Aupsta, Ga., October 24.—The 23d
aas conic and gone and General Man
ager Scott, has not gveu his reply to
the eorgia railroad engineers, and il
tlie future holds any 'trouble it has
net yet developed.
Tne parties io the.controversy have
nothing t<> give on. for puoueatliu to
aig-nt, hut there is a decked atmos
phere of-improved elierfuiness. There
.-a-i ins to lie growing belief in a saiis
lactory adjustment and there will be
a conlereiK-c tomorrow that may bring
about a settlement. Torng- U-.
■sides are reticent.
Actor Leßoyle Dead.
Vacaville, Cal., October 24.—Hen
nessey Le Hoyle, a well known actor,
died here today. Death was caused bj
erysipelas. Mr. Le Hoyle came here
about a wek ago. He was a native of
Australia. At the time of liis death
ne wits owner and leading man in
‘Other People's Money.” He was for
merly manager of the Joan McGuire
Company of Butte, Mont.
PRLSIDLNI ROOSEVELI
MAY VISII JIKYL
RUMORED THAT THE CHIEF EX
ECTIVE WILL COME DOWN
THIS WINTER.
The club house, private cottage find
other buildings on Jeayl are now be
ing repaired and improved, prepaid
lory to the (-polling of the home of
[be millionaires.
This will probably be the most bril
liant season in the history of tne club
as it is understo. i that a majority ol
lie members together witn their
friends, wil! come down and spend
.-.uine time on tin- beautfui island.
it has been heard, not authentically,
however, teat President Roosevelt
would spntl a week at Jekyl during the
winter, it will be remembered that
ne anticipated visiting tlie island last
winter hut, owing to other engage
ments, could not come.
It is not known exactly when the
season will open but ail preliminary
arrangements are now being made.
\
Brigands in Manchuria.
London, October 24.—Cabling from
Pekin, the corrspondent of the Times
says that owing to the continuance of
brigandage in poritons of Manchuria
evacuated by Russia, China lias asked
Russia’s permission to dispatch one
thousand soldiers thither in order to
suppress tlie disorders. The Russian
ousToFI! iP etashr eta rdetashr dta
legation has replied that the matter
must he referred to Port Arthur,
which will necessitate considerable de
lay.
Hon. Lady Biddulph Dead.
London, October 24. —The Hon. La
dy Gidvlulph, who was a life long
friend of the late Queen Victoria, died
at Windsor today. King Edward vis
ited Lady Biddulph just before her
death.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BODY RIDDLED
WITH BULLETS
WHEN MILITIA FROM ATLANTA
ARRIVED THEY FOUND BODY
SWAYING.
Mrs. Henry Dees, the Victim, of the
Young Negro, Is Now Reported to
Be in a Critical Condition.
Tallapoosa, Ga., October 24.—Ben
Brown, a 16-year-old negro, was lynch
ed here tonight for assaulting Mrs.
Henry Dees
The negro was hanged from the
iron bridge wliicn spans the Tallapoo
sa river and his body riddled with bul
lets.
The troops sent here by Governor
Candler arrived too iate as the negro
had been lynched some time when
their train reached here.
About noon Ben Brown stopped n‘.
the home of Mrs. Henry Dees, three
miles out, and asked for something to
eat. He then assaulted the woman,
choking and threatening to kill her.
Her outcry aroused the nearest neigh
bor and tlie negro fled, but was run
down by John Williams Bently and Jl
[O. Gay. who brought him to Talla
poosa with a rope around his neck at
1 o’clock and placed him in the calar
boose barely in time to save him from
armed pursuers.
Another band with rifles and shot
guns soon followed, headed by Caleb
Smith, Mrs. Dees father determined
on having the negro.
Mayor Hutchins,, Rev. Mr. Sbankle
and the best citizens counseled order.
The mayor telephoned Judge Jones
and secured a promise that he would
convene court next Monday to try the
negro. On the strength of this pledge
Smith calm down and went home, but
later he returned with a greater
crowd, announcing ilia* Mrs. Dees
was hardly expected live.
Mayor Hutchens had previously
wired the governor for troops, antici
pating the inevitable The troops were
promised, but failed to arrive by tho
first train, although the train was held
one hour at Atlanta.
Sheriff Shellnut, from Buchanan, did,
not arrive on the scene till nearly
dark.
Ropes and cartridges were openly
purchased and at 7:30 the mob march
ed, broke down the calaboose door,
seized the negro and rushed him to
tne scene of (he crime. The sheriff
was in front of the book store when,
the mob smashed the door down. Not
a shot was fired during the entire at
tack on the calaboose.
The -negro admitted his guilt from
the first. The mob, however took
him into the presence of his victim,
wno identified him unhesitatingly.
The negro was then carried to the big
iron bridge spanning the Tallapoosa
river, a rope was thrown over one of
Hie high cross beams, a noose placed
around his neck and In another mo.
ment the body was dangling in space,
and soon thereafter riddled with shot,
and ball and left swinging.
The next train brought a company
of soldiers from Atlanta, tinder com
tnand of Captain Burton Smith. The
train was rushed on by Conductor
Waitte, who stopped it at the river,
hoping hat the. troops might arrive
in time to prevent the lynching, but
they were just a few minutes too late
to prevent the execution.
The victim displayed wonderful
stolidity. The only words that es
caped bis lips as he was about being
swung up were, “My God, itave mercy
on my poor soul!”
The mob soon dispersed. The sol
diers had to march back to the city,
where they are quartered tonight.
This is the first lynching fliat has ever
occurred in this vicinity and the citi
zens profoundly regret it.
A New Boiler.
The Bay Iron Works are putting in
anew boiler at the plant of the
Brunswick Light and Water Com
, pany. It is said that, it is the best bolt
er ever brought to Brunswick.