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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 26.
TERRELL TAKES REINS
OF GREAT STATE AT
SESSION YESTERDAY
NEW GOVERNOR
lUGURAP
THE CEREMONIES, WHILE BIM
PLE WERE VERY IM
PRESSIVE.
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The New Governor's Address Was
Quite Short But to the Point.
Oath Administered by Chief
. Justice Symons.
Atlantal. October 25.—Governor-
Joseph M. Terrell was made governor
at noon today.
Committees were appointed yester
day both by the house and senate to
arrange, tor the inauguration ceremo
nies. wnich took place at noon before
a joint session of the senate and
'house in the hall of the house of rep
resentatives.
President, Clark Howell, of the sen
ate. presided Rev, John R. White, m
the Second Baptist chureh. offered the
prayer, and after the object fo the,
session was stated, overnor-eleet Ter
rell delivered his inaugural address,
wnich was short and to tho point. The
new governor took the oath of office
administered by Chief Justice T. J.
Simmons.
rln-aiiwaompoin eta&hrd etAtmUaiaa
One of Governor Terrell s first offi
cial acts was to administer the oath
ef office tot Judge John C. Hart, the
new attorney general. Attorney Gen
eral Boykin Wright ‘ made arrange
ments to turn or that oifiee to Judge
Hart as soon as Mr. Terrell was inau
gurated. The other state house offi
cers who have been re-elected were
also sworn in by Governor Terrell.
His inaugural Address.
Mr. President and Members of the
General Assembly.
The practically unanimous election
as chief executive with which I have
been Honored by my fellow citizens Is
a tribute of the people of all parties
and all classes to the principles and
policies which have controlled the
democratic party in the management
of our state government, and not to
the Individual selected as the repre
seniaive of these principles and poli
cies. Such an election not only adds
to the responsibilities and duties
which attach to the office of Gov
ernor, bus will impel me to put forth
every effort to meet those responsibil
ities and discharge those duties with
out fear, favor or affection and witn
the sole purpose to properly advance
each and every interest of the state
and of all her people. The desire that
shall ever ire present, and which shad
always control me in the discharge of
my official duties will be to protect
tue honor of my state and promote the
welfare of her people. To accomplisn
this end I invoke your valuable assist
ance in needed legislation, and in
vile ihe cooperation ol al, my fellow
citizens.
Reduction of Taxes.
From time immemorial it has been
the custom before his induction into
office or the governor-elect to pule
licly announce the more prominent
features of those policies which in his*
Judgment will beat subserve the good
of the people. I shall not now under
take to outline in detail those meas
ures wnich 1 deem paramount, arid for
the furtherance of which I shall bend
a,l my energies, but standing now
upon the very threshold of the execu
tive office, and wi>;h a knowledge of
the responsibilities and duties which
await me as governor of one of the
greatest states in the American union
and being impressed with tne magni
tude and character of those responsi
bilities and duties, I declare to you
that in my judgment the supreme in
terest of the state and the people lies
in the reduction of the rate of taxa
tion and in providing better educa
tional advantages for the children of
the state.
How to Do it.
The reduction of the tax rate can
be obtained and the best interest of
the sitate subserved by an economical
administration of its affairs, by cut
ting off all unnecessary appropria
tions, by the faithful execution of our
present tax laws, and by needful
amendments to those laws so as to
make every specie of property bear it
fair and equitable share of the bur
den of taxation as contemplated by the
constitution. As the individual and
tho corporation alike may confidently
look to the law for protection, so
should each in turn contribute such a
just proportion to the support and
maintenance of the .government.
Prompt Pay for Teachers.
Our educational system can be vast
ly improved and tho best interest of
the state and of the children thereof
advanced by promptly paying the
common school teachers in accord
ance with their contracts, by pro
viding a plan whereby militia or
school districts may supplement the
public fund by local taxation for the
purpose of extending the term, or of
erecting school house, and by estab
lishing and maintaining in each con
gresionail district of the state an agri
cultural school, not tnrough the me
dium of increased taxation, hut. by
using the uqt. fees arising from it lie
inspection of commercial fertilizers.
The loss which such an application of
these fees would entail upon the
common school fund can be more
than supplied by an inermase in the
hire of the labor of the state convicts.
This inc rease we may reasonably ex
peel from contracts necessary to txi
made in tne near future. Every prin
ciple of justice and equity requires
that these fees lie so expended as will
tend to the advancement and upbuild
ing of the cause*,, of agriculture
throughout ithe state, and certainly
nothing more lieipfu, UFjlnat
great -interest' than *to furnish the
means whereby our young men and
women may fully equip themselves
for this most important work. Upon
the success' 1 ?>f agriculture depends
our future prosperity, and nothing
would contribute more to its promo
tion than the intelligent teaching and
training of those who may engage in
that pursuit.
It is my purpose at this time to
merely outline these two prominent
subjects, in each of which our people
of all conditions, classes and ages are
vitally interested. I refrain now from
going into other details affecting eith
er of the government, I will, as these
and otner subjects may require the
attention of the general assembly,
seek a more appropriate manner to
communicate to you my views.
And now’, relying upon the provi
dence of that Godi who controls the
destiny of all nations and of a.i poo
pie to endow me with wisdom to per
form the duties which 1 am about to
assume, with both justice and moder
ation, 1 am ready to take the oatli oi
office which the constitution pre
scribes for the governor.
BITTEN BY A RATTLE SNAKE.
Negro at St. Simons Then Drinks
Whiskey and Has Gay Time.
St. Simon, October 25.—John Stu
art, a weil known negro fisherman of
this place, was bitten by a rattle snake
a few days ago, and, as a result, the
unfortunate negro came, very neait
dying. Stuart was in his field. Tho
snake was laying under some hushes
and when the negro aroused him, he
let his fangs fly, and they struck Slu
artv on tnei leg. Someone rushed
away and secured a quart of this St.
Simon whiskey and he drank every
drop of it. in about an hour he felt
fine, azid proceeded to destroy all of
tlje furniture In the house, and chased
the other negroes around the square,
be then fell and was in a critical $m-
Uition lor a day or two.
Another Burglary.
A sneak thief entered tue residence
Of Judge Sparks Friday afternoon and
relieved him of anew hat that, hung
on the rack in his hail. It would he
well to keep a sharp look out and
lock up against these intruders who
seem likely lo stay with us.
NOTICE RIFLEMEN.’
You are hereby ordered to appear
at the armory tomorrow night at 8
o'clock. Business of importance. By
order of L. A. ROBINSON,
Captain Commanding.
E. C. DOUGLAS, First Sergeant,
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY . MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1902.
TUE VIGILANT
J I COLLISION
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COLLIDED WITH A SCHOONER
.. SHE HAD A TOW AND RE
CEIVED DAMAGES.
LIIE BOAI WAS SMASHED
The Tug Was Going to Sea Witli a
Schooner and Had to Slow Up
on Account of Steamer
Colorado.
The tug Vigilant met wilii an acci
dent Friday afternoon and was there
by considerably damaged, but no one
was hurt and nothing very serious
happened to the tug.
It seems that the Vigilant had the
schooner William H. Jerkes in tow and
was preparing to take her to sea. She
was opposite the Atlantic Coast Lino
wharf at tlie foot of Gloucester
street.
Simultaneously, the Mallory steamer
Colorado was preparing to leave her
wharf at the foot of Mansfield street,
and the steamer Comal was also snilt
ing in order to make room for the
Colorado.
The Vigilant, with her low -saw
that -it was necessary to slop and wait
until (lie Colorado had cleared away.
There was a strong Hood lido, and, in
some way I In- Vigilant got into the
port quarters of the schooner before
the captain could get to his wheel, no
being on the deck at the. tunc.
One of file Vigilant's life boats wore,
badly smashed and considerable dam
age was done to the tug, but, as soon
as the Colorado cleared away she con
tinned down tne stream w,ui the
schooner.
The tug was, laid,'ftff yi;x?L;id£v and
repairs fntldc nfid she will-scop be St
work again.
SCHOOLS TO ENTERTAIN.
Intereting Program to Be Rendered
Friday Night.
Next Friday night at the tabernacle
on Mansfield street an entertainment
will be given by the public school, the
program to consist of a short talk o
education, by Commissioner Glenn,
and a stereoptican exhibit by Mr. A.
V. Wood. The latter will be very in
teresting as Mr. Wood lias recently
purchased a number of views never
snown before in this city. Reproduc
tions from the old masters, native
scenery and other familiar pictures
will be given and the place will Pe
so arranged that every one will have
a good view. There will lie no ad
mission fee charged and all who cai,
to see the beautiful views and illusl ra
tions of favorite poems arc cordially
invited to come
The entertainment will be short
but thoroughly enjoyable.
HER 100TH ANNIVERSARY.
Mrs. Palmer will Celebrate it on Jan
uary 6th.
Tne many Brunswick people who
know Mrs. Palmer, mother of Mrs.
John Vandaily, and have noticed the
perfect preservation of her physical
ari<i mental Health, will no doubt be
surprised to learn that, on January ti,
1993, this charming old ladfy will cele
brate her 100th birthday.
Mrs. Banner has lived in Brunswick
the greater part of nor life and be
sides several children lias a number
of grandchildren and great-grandeuil
dren on whom to lavish affection iu
her old age.
Her life has not only*been long, hut
good and useiul, and a host of friends
hope that nothing may occur to mat
the joyous occasion of her centennial
anniversary and that, sne may live to
see slij, more and many birthdays.
Special Train Service to Valdosta
The Atlantic Coast Line will run a
special train leaving Brunswick about
7:30 p. rn. October 29, 1902, to connect
at Waycross with regular through
through train from Savannah, arriv
ing at Valdosta 11:45 p m. No change
at Waycross. While this train is run
specially to accommodate the Bruns
wick Riflemen, amply accommodations
will Ire provided for all who may wisn
to use Unis train to visit Valdosta
"Military Day" at the Georgia State
Fair.
COUNCIL MEETS
TOMORROW NIGHT
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ALEDRMEN WILL BE ELECTED
TO FILL PLACE OF THE LATE .
COL. A. L. FRANKLIN.
MANY NAMES MENTIONED
Among Them Being W. R. Dart. W.
M. Tupper and Others—Much
Business is to Be
T ransacted.
Who will succeed tho late lamented
A. L. Franklin in tho city council
Thai is a question wnich more than
one politician is considering and
widcli in fact is being .nought, of and
discussed in political circles gener
ally.
It Seems to lie pretty well under
stood tlial tne gentlemen who is plac
ed in Ibis time to fill me unexpired
term will in all probability lie placed
on the municipal ticket to be votei
for December 12. Then again Mr.
Franklin was chairman of the coun
cil and mayor pro tempore and some
member of the board will have to be
selected for this position also.
For Die vacant place in council the
names of W. It. Marl, W. M Tapper,
10. Bi'obsion and several others have
been spoken of as good ahlormanie
timber and ii is not unlikely that
one of these gentlemen will be so hon
ored by council
For tho ciairmanship of council the
name of Got. J. 10. du Blgnoii: has li e
qimuUy been referred (o and lie has
several friends on the hoard, wno
would be glad lo vote for him for
chairman.
J iie council will moet. tomorrow
night and it is very lively *t)ial hot
-of ’“these vacancies' wifi be fflliM.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Norbert O’Brien Run Over by a Bi
cyclist.
Master Norbert O'Brien was the
victim of a painful accident Friday
evening, having been knocked down
by a bicyclist, near Hanover park.
The rider ran with full force
against the boy striking him in the
It’ll side. He was knocked senseless
and was picked up and i al l ied lo (lie
residence of nis sister, Mrs. (0. \v.
Hardy, by Messrs. R. R. Hopkins and
A I) Gale. ’Dr. Bishop was siiuium-n
--ed and pronounced the collar bone of
I lie left wide broken. No oilier bones
were broken but several severe
bruises and a general soreness of the
muscles have combined with the frac
ture lo keep the boy confined to his
bed. Norbert is a member of tne sev
enth giade Grammar school and one
of tilt: brightest, boys In his class.
His many friends wish him a
speedy recovery.
TRIBUTE TO COL. FRANKLIN.
Mr. Griffith Addresses Pupils of the
Public Schools.
Friday afternoon at the public
school tho children were assem
ble! and an address made
by Mr. J. W. Griffith, appropri
ate to- the occasion of the death of
Mr. A. 1,. Franklin, who was at one
time superintendent of the schools
ami at all times a. iriond of education.
Mr. Griililn spoke very impressively
ol the good l hat can be done by a
good man even in a very short life
and of llm, particular good done by
fins one man whose untimely death
is widely mourned. After me address
ihe senool was dismissed for the day.
ON RHUNSWICK LODGES.
T. B. Ferguson, of This City, Writes
on Interesting Subject.
The following by T. B.Ferguson, K.
of R. & S. of Oglethorpe Lodge K.
of P„ of this city, appeared in a re
cent issue of the Atlanta Journal, and
will be of interest in Brunswick
lodge cireie generally.
Oglethorpe i.odge. No. 24, and Roth
bone Sisters N0.5, of Brlnswick, Qa.,
are sailing very smootniy. VVe have
no great rush of members coining in,
but we always have some work on
hand. Oglethorpe gave . *ie second
last Friady night and received two ap
plications. Tne Kathbone Sisters are
also doing some good work.
It is far better to have a steady in
crease in members than to have a
rush and before you know it have a
ENTHUSIASM LACKING
BY BOTH PARTIES IN
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
great number of meinjjors. but not a
Knight of Bylinas among them—
members id 1 tne lodge in name only,
who pay their diues but never show
their faces in the lodge room
for months and months, and in
some casta years. It is very notice
aide, however, that members of this
kind are. the first to “howl” if any
thing goes wrong.
Ratlibone lodge No. 45 at their last
convent inn adopted a now set of by\
laws to conform to tne grand lodge,
laws. They raised their funeral bene
fits to $125. thereby proving that their
exchequer is in a dealt y condition.
Our new postoffice building is now’
going up rapidly and when finished
will be quite an ornament to our Ut
ile city the sea.
Oglethorpe lodge No. 24 owns an
ewani lot just (u-roiLj fllte stm;t
from the new postoffice and we are
now looking forward to a handsome
castle lia.ll on il in tue near future.
One that will he a credit to the order
and will stand a monument lo Ogle
thorpe No. 24, K. of B. Brothers K. <
Bulls, J. W. Wood and T. B. Ferguson
are on the Imiuling committee, and
are working lo get things started in a
short, lime if they can see their way
clear.
l will close for nis time anil will
Iry and give you something about the
splendid condition that tile I. O. O. F.,
ol Hiunswiek is in very soon.
A NOVEL BILL.
All Executions to Take Place at Mil
ledgeville.
A recent hanging in Rlberlon,
which, in spite of precaution!) to keep
il private, was witnessed by hundreds
of people, causing the domarlizatiou
chat usually follows such a &ig.n, is
evidently responsible for (he follow
ing editorial that appeared in the last
issue of the iolberO.ii Star:
“At tho approaching session of the
legislature, Elbert's honored represen
tative, Captain Peyton M. Hawes, will
introduce a bill requiring all persons
sentenced lo bang to be taken to the
state prison farm and there executed.
The bill will provide for the erection
and maintenance of a permanent gil
low, and all criminals, from each and
every county, sentenced to he nanged
shall Ik- taken to this place and there
executed.
"The bill is eminently a proper one.
Very few counties in the state are pre
pared lo carry out the sentence ol
court in having a private execution,
and public executions have long since
been declared and accepted as out ol
place and demoralizing. The good re
sults flowing from such a requirement
as Uie one Captain Hawes will seek
lo have enacted into law will over
come the extra cost in taking the
criminal to the prison farm. Yet mis
cost will be overbalanced, as, wniie
in each county it cosis to maintain an l
guard a person sentenced to death,
uiis all can be done by one sot, of
guards resident at me nun.
“Looking at tile measure in every
,va> wc are greatly pleased with it,
and trust that it will be enacted into
iiW."
ANOTHER STEAMER.
Clyde Liner Launched Yesterday—
Will tie Put on This Run.
I lie new Clyde steamer Huron was
launched at. tue yard of tne Win.
c ramp A. Si us Ship and Engine Guild
mg Company, Poiiadeiphia, yesterday.
idle is 3i;> leet long, 43 leeL beam,
-hi teel in depth, and oi about 3,uuu
colls burden.
It is liueu.ied to employ her In the
ireigni service between Boston,
charleston, Brunswick and Jackson
ville. A sister snip is now being built
oy ihe Vv in. cramp At Sons snip and
iviigint; iiiuming company, pniadel-
I'ma, aim will ue out next spring.
PERSONAL MENTION.
J - T - Celscin has relume I lre-ui a
Dip to Atlanta.
Albeit O. Anderson, who lias neon
eery in, is considerably improved.
iraiiK union, jr„ ol Jacksonville,
is the guest ur Mrs. W. H. jjeVoe for
a few days
W. i. i'avke-r will arrive this week
1,0,11 Hrooklyu u, visit his family and
mler oa to accompany j. (j. stiles to
Alai bone on a hunting expedition,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IHE ELECTION
IS NEXT MONTH
BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLI
CANS, AS USUAL, CLAIM-
A VICTORY.
Little Money is Being Put in the Cam
paign by Either Side— What the
Changces Are For the
Democ rats.
Wahnington, October 25—There is
a marked absence of interest, and on
tliusiasin in tho pending political cam
paign, and the managers on both sides
•>( the partisan fence are unhappy.
Both parties are "hard up" for the
sinews of war. and the boys who make
a business of getting behind Ihe bal
lots refuse to go to work except for a
mil coniileralion. The dividing lines
between Idle two great national parties
are so dimly outlined that thousands
and inousuiidn of conservative voters
are indifferent a to whether the demo
crats or the republicans carry) the
next house of representatives.
Clio coal strike promised to cut au
important figure in the coming elec
tion, especially in Pennsylvania, New
Yoili, New Jersey, Maryland and
V\ ml Vii l'giiiia. Tho indications now
are thati ihe strike will be settled be
lore election day and neither party
will have lean zed any material ad
vantage from the threatened coal fam
ine. Both parlies have suffered g,
disadvantages during the past mon
or Iwo from the agitation of tue coal
war. Polities has been swept aside
and even the most attractive .spell
binders sent out. upon the political
Highway to "whoop up" the voters had
to lie called in, because of lack of in
terest in ihe compaign.
Strike news had a monopoly in a,i
of the leading newspapers of the
country, and politics seemed to be a
dead issue for the time being. Stren
uous efforts will be made during tiro
remaining two weeks before election
to work up some excitement oyer the
contest for possession of the the next
House ot representatives. The outlook
ior a sensational finish is not promis
mg, as both tne republican and dem
ocratic congressional committees are
iinancialiy embarrassed. The demo
crats have to depend eutuely
loyal and generously disposed mein
oers of the parly for contributions,
ihe latter class of democrats appears
.0 be woefully small ibis season, rne
republicans have Continued tlieir proc
ure ot assessing representatives of
mvured corporations and trusts, but
me responses have seen neither num
erous nor satisfying. Tney h aV e
even resorted to the old-time pruo
uee ol levying ussosmeuiis upon gov
ernment employes, but tue civil aer
nie commission stepped in witn a
pi meet, so mat tue laoorers in Uuciu
oarn s vineyard hardly know what m
expected or them. Naturally they „u
nut line the mua or "giving up" Ui a
campaign lurid with tue price u| luet
ami suosisteuce running a neck ami
neck race with their limited income.
In spite ot the discouraging condi
tions tne democratic iniuagers Ua\e
ueen industriously and effectively at
work sine, tne campaign opened, an i
a is now conceded that the democrats
nave a good ilgntiug chance of
mg the next house. UepiesenUi ive
Babcock and l„s repuoli an seen ta
nes do met admit it, but some equally
levelheaded members y: taut, party,
look forward to such a result, because
oi the dissensions in i* e par.y
throughout Die west -Hid Die north
west. It is fair to assume, at any
uito, that even if the democrats do
LU capture tne house, they will cut
dm republican majority and blaze fna
way for possible democratic success
at the next presidential election.
Important Meeting.
The city council will hold a rather
important session tomorrow night and
several subjects of general interest
will oe taken up and disposed of,