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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.