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THE \BRTJNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 33.
REGISTRATION
BOOKS CLOSE
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ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED AND
FIFTY VOTERS HAVE QUALI
FIED FOR ELECTION.
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RUSH ON THE LAST DAY
Clerk Russell Was Kept .Busy All
Yesterday—politicians Will Now
„ Do Their Work.
The registration hooks closed at the
city hall yesterday, and the last day
was quite a busy one with Clerk Rus
sell. As usual, a large number of vot
ers waited until the last minute to
register, and therefore caused a rush
on tae last day.
Th'e clerk did not have time to fig
ure tip the total last night, as the
books did not close unutil t! o'clock,
but it is not thought that more than
750 voters have qualified for the elec
tion. which occurs next month, when
a mayor and four aldermen will be
elected.
Now that the registration books
have closed, the politicians will get to
work, and fi there is to be any opposi
tion, it will likely spring up before the
end of the present week, or immedi
ately after the Good Government Club
names its candidates, which will proO
ably be Friday night, as it is gener
ally understood that a meeting of the
club will be held on that night.
However, it is hardly tnought that
there will be any opposition to the
ticket that will be named by that or,
ganizatifni. Just wao will be
the candidates for the board of alder
men is not known, but Mayor Email
uel will, it is generally unuderstood,
be renominated.
DISAPPEARANCE OF OVERBY.
Citizen of Cochran May Have Been
Robbed and Murdered.
MiJJen Ga. November About id
o'clock last night our town w r as
thrown into a state of excitement on
accounut of a report that seemed to
Indicate highway robbery and possibly
murder almost within our borders.
Mr. T. H. Overby, of Cochran, Ga.,
representing the National i.ife Insur
ance Company, and who was also
writing health and accident insurance
has been making this place headquar
ters for some time. Yesterday he
hired a turnout from Mr. J. H. Parker
and went into Emanuel county to tie
liver several policies and collect pre
miums. The driver came in atoot
about 10 o'clock and reported that
they had been held up in the river
swamp by an unknown party and he
had escaped by jumping out of the
buggy and taking to the swamp. Soon
after lie left tae buggy he heard it
feavv the place at a high rate ol
speed, and when he thought it safe he
went back into the road, but Overby
was not to be found. He, however,
found Overby's satchel, which' he
brought with him.
Search was immediately instituted,
without avail today. About 2 o'celock
the horse and buggy were found in
. an old eld near Cushingville and the
conductor on the evening train re
ports that a man answering Overby’s
description boarded his train last
night at Cushingville and look a berth
for Birmingham. People are at a loss
to know why he sm.nld have acted in
this manner, as he bad conducted him
self in such a manner since coming
here as to win the confidence of our
people.
REPAIRING THE SEWER.
Engine is Now Pumping Away the
Water and No Damage Will
Occur.
A force of hands have been hard at
work repairing the broken sewer pipe
since Saturday night.
The engine which has been secured’
to pump off the water was gotten into
working order early Sunday and ti
large holes were quickly emptied'. It
will be necessary to keep tne engine
at Work for some time in order that
the pipe can be repaired, the large
12-inch pipe has been ordered by t<
graph and is expected to arrive in a
(Jay or two.
There will be no damage caused by
the break, only that an extra force oi>
workmen will have to be employed
until the new pipe arrives and is
placed in position.
II MEN SLAIN
NEAR SAVANNAH
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DEAD BODIES OF AN OLD WHITE
MAN AND A NEGRO ARE
DISCOVERED.
THE AFEAIR IS A MYSfERY
White Man Had Trouble With Some
Hunters Who Sought Game on His
Place.
Savannah, Ga., November 3. —Gugie
Bourquin, 65 years old, and a negro
man were murdered some time today
near the place of the former, about
six miles from the city.
The twu were driving together when
they were shot. Bourquin’s body was
found iu the buggy, and that of the
negro was found Hit) yards distant.
Both men were dead.
Edward F. Lovell, Jr., and H. S.
Dreese, who live in that neigaborhood,
made the discovery. They reported
their find to the authorities upon their
arrival in the city and tonight deputy
sheriffs with bloodhounds, are seeking
to tlnil the trail of (lie murderers.
The motive of tae crime is not
known. From time to time Mr.
Bourquin has had trouble with pot
hunters who have sought, to shoot the
game that is to be found in abundance
on his place. It, is thought possible
mat the killing may have grown out
of some such trouble. Behind the
buggy was found a double barreled
snot gun, with the percussion caps
missing, though the gun was loaded.
It is presume.? that Bourqin was fired
upon first and that the negro jumped
from the buggy to run.' He was shot
as no was making off. it, has been
learned thir the mule hitched lo the
buggy wandered off after the discov
ery was made. The negro’s body was
found again, but a search is still being
nm for the i..MO and buggy and the
it.’y el Bourquin.
BIG LOSS
BY FIRE
TOWN OF ST. PIERRE IS NEARLY
SWEPT AWAY BY THE
FLAMES.
SL'-JMTihs, N. K., November 3.—The
own of St. Pieere, Mi quel m, lias
men dtvastated by fire. The main
• own has been destroyed by fi.'e.
There was no loss of life. Trie loss
..ill probably be $v r f)."o’J.
The couflagrati m started last r.igbt
and swept the • lain■ portion of ihe
,own. The governor’s nouse, the gov
ernment buildings, the court house,
the building occupied by ih(4 military
at marine, the Roman C.i'fiodc t'a
heciral, the Presbytery, tne schools
and a number of other imihliigs were
lestroyed.
It has not yet been learned how
the fire originated. Til are was no
•vind last night, else the anrive lown
probably would have been completely
obliterated. The rapid spreil .z Cm
conflagration was clue to the trifling
water supply and to the fad that St.
Pierre has no adequate fire fighting
ipplianew.
STRUCK BY A CAR.
Mrs. Anais Wilson Dies From Inju
ries Received in Savannah.
Sanvannah, Ga., November 2.—Mrs.
Anais Wilson, ager S3, died this morn
ing from being struck by a trolley car
yesterday. Mrs. Wilson was deaf and
walked in front of the car.
She was born in the slar.d of Mar
tinique in 1810. Her paren s woe
large slave owners. Her mother. Alts.
Peters, was the cousin of the Empress
Josephine, Art wife of Napoleon. Tier
were educated together in the convent
of St. Pierre. Miss Peters removed to
Charleston, S. C.. with her parents at
an early age, and there married Ed
ward G. Wilson.
The friends of Atbert O. Anderson
Will regret to learn that he is still
quite ill at his homo on Union street,
and was reported some worse yester
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BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1902.
NATIONAL ELECTION
WILL OCCUR TODAY
UTILE INTEREST
IN THIS STATE
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ONLY CONGRESSMEN ARE TO BE
ELECTED AND THE DEMO
CRATS NOT OPPOSED.
FULL VOTE IS DESIRED
People of Glynn County Should Give
Congressman Brantley as Large
a Vote as Possible.
Congressional elections through
ouut the country wll take place to
day. - Elections will be had iu
every; district in Georgia, but there
is no opposition to any of t lie demo
cratic nominees, so that the usual
enthusiasm which contests arouse is
rather lacking.
Iu this the Eleventh district., Hon.
W. G. Brantley is a candidate to sue
ced l hintself without opposition. The
democratic executive committee of the
district has been quite active ami as
Mr. Brantley has many warm per
sonal friends in the several counties,
there is no doubt he will lie given a
large vote. The polls will be open in
Brunswick at the court house and a
good democratic vote is expected in
ibis county.
Cnairman Twitty, of the executive
committee of Giynn county, is endeav
oring to get every voter to the polls
andi has sent out the following circular
letter.
Dear Sir: I beg to call your attention
to the fact that the congressional
election occurs on next Tuesday, No
vent her 4th.
The polls wiit be open af ail the pre
cincts. The home county of our dis
tinguished and worthy representative,
Hon. William G. Brantley, should
compliment him with a large vote, and
I would “respectfully ask that you not
only go to tne pods and east your bal
lot for him, but that you also urge
others to do likewise.”
The other candidates for congress in
Georgia who will be elected today
are as fellows: First district Hon.
Rufus E. Lester, second, Hon. J. M.
Griggs, third, Hon. Elijah Lewis,
fourta Hon. W. C. Adamson, sixth
Hon. Charles Bartlett, seventh, Hon.
John Maddox, eigath Hon. W. M.
Howard, ninth Hon. Carter Tate,
tentn, Hon. T. W. Hardwick, elevenin
flow. W. G. Brantley.
All of tho present congressmen w
be returned with the exception of
Hon. W. H. Fleming, of the tenth, who
was defeated for the nomination in
lho democratic primary by Mr. Hard
wick.
Interest in General Results.
Much interest is manifested in
Georgia in the congressional elections
in the north and west, especially in
view of the fact that the democratic
campaign work has been in charge o.
Congressman Griggs, cf tne second.
As chairman of the democratic con
gressional campaign committee, Mr.
Griggs has .lone heroic work, and
many are predicting that the result
will be a safe democratic majority in
the lower house. All of the Georgia
congressmen have lent him great as
sistance in the campaign, and several
of them have taken the stump lo help
pound democratic doctrine into tne
doubtful districts. All eyes are turn
ed on New York, which is looked to
for several new democratic congress
nil>n, and some of the western districts
are expected to help swell the list.
There hag been considerable talk
of Congressman Griggs for speaker,
and a democratic majority in the
house, it is believed, would easil>
land him in the speaker’s chair.
Work Soon to Begin.
The congregation of the Second
Advent church, will soon begin work
on new ohuch, which is to be erected
on the vacant, lot corner of H ami C
streets. The church, when completed,
will be one of the handsomest in the
city, and will add greatly to the ap
pearance of the vicinity in which it is
to be erected. _ _.. ... . .
'ILL EYESARE
ON NEW VORK
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
ARE BOTH CLAIMING VICTORY
FOR THEIR TICKET.
PENNSYLVANIA IS IN DOUBT
A Hard Fight is Also On in That 1
State and Democrats Hope to
Elect the Governor.
New York, November 3.—John N.
Carlisle, chairman of Hie democratic
executive committee, today made pub
lic the democratic forecast for the gu
bernatorial election, claiming a vic
tory for Bird S. Coler and his asso
ciates by not less than 5,000 plurality
The figures, it was said, were a mini
mum. The forecast was signed by
Mr. Carlisle and Frank Campbell,
chairman of the state committee. Mr.
Color wiU hear the election returns
from democratic Headquarters in
Brooklyn.
Pennsylvania in- Doubt.
Philadelphia, November 3. —After
weeks of campaigning the orators and
party workers have linisned their la
bors and both sides await the issue ot
Tuesday. Senator Quay, chairman ol
the republican state committee left
nere today for his home iu Beaver,
Penn. He has prepared' an estimate
of tue vote based upon reports from
important point's throughout the state,
but will not make it public until to
morrow.
Local democratic leaders estimate
h r H. ii. pall ohm, me democratic gu
bernatorial nominee, an aggregate ol
90,000 votes in this city. They express
confidence that this will elect their
state ticket, figuring that Pattison will
have a majority in the state outside of
tuis city equal to the vote here.
The general impression derived
from the claims of political leaders is
that there is inuca doubt concerning
tne slate ticket.
Of the thirty-two congressmen to be
elected the democrats claim they wii.
have at least seven. It is understood
that Senator Quay expects former
judge Pennypacker (republican can
didate for governor) to win by over
100,000 majority, but tho leaders on
the other side say the harmony now
existing in the democratic party
tnroughciut tho state will render this
impossible.
Light Vote in Minnesota.
St. Paul, Minn., November ;i.—Gov
ernor Van Sant practically closed bis
campaign last night. L. A. Rosing,
democratic candidate for governor
will close his canvass with a mass
meeting in Minneapolis tomorrow
night Many complaints of apathy
among the voters 'nave reached politi
cal headquarters, and the belief is
general that light vote will be poled.
Enthusiasm in Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., November 3, —From
an apalnetic opening, interest in the
coming election has grown tu the
point of enthusiasm during the past
two. weeks, and with good l weather
the state should poll 210,000 votes,
this is a failing off from two years
ag< v but will exceed last year's vote.
Nevada Republicans.
Reno, Nev., November 3.—The re
publicans are much more active in the
last thirty-six hours than they have
been at any time during the campaign.
Tney seem to be confident of success,
the fight for the governorship will be
close. Many predict a republican
landslide, but the fusionists claim the
state by a majority ranging from 500
to 1,000.
Addicks in Issue.
Dover, Dei., November 3.-—The deni
oeratic and regular republican leaders
contend that J. JjMward Addicks will
been unable to control the next legis
lature which elects two United States
senators. The campaign Iras been con
ducted, in an effort to prevent Ad
dicks’ domination of the assembly.
The republican factions have united
tor state treasurer and auditor of ac>
FREDERICA FORT
TO BE REPAIRED
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OGLETHORPE’S ONLY MONUMENT
TO BE PUT IN A FIRST CLASS
CONDITION.
SURVEY SOON TO BE MADE
The Monument Fund is Also Growing
and a Suitable Stone May Be
Erected Shortly.
It is a matter of congratulation and
pride for the people of Brunswick and
St. Simons that steps are to be taken
shortly for the restoration and preser
vation of the old fort at Fredeica.
This interesting relic of colonial days,
the only monument to Oglethorpe’s
military genius and greatness that ex
ists on tiie spot where no contributed
so muen to Georgia’s history is in
danger frttm the encroaching water
ami i,-, sadly in need of proper care
and : t- reth The Daughters of the
Revolution nave taken the matter in
band and active measures will be
taken very sc..a o ~ vrd repairing the
battery.
Captain C. by, who has been
interested n this patriotic movement,
aas received communication from the
stal. ia. .1 . .:>1 it to visit Frederica
this ek " mil allied by Col. Kleni
rntlj a 1 rtn <ml 'ul of construction
el i :e govei nmieni. building, to survey
me . ai. make an estimate of the
lost of the necessary repairs. This
will he formally reported at the D. A.
R. conference in Savannah next week
and after that, the work will probably
lie begun and pushed rapidly to com
pletion.
Tile fund ae
ilgi
This
r*"i ly " mn.l probably lie
augmented by ributions in
a short time, it possible to
to mem
ory of Georgia’s fflMptt founder. This
will be erected .'finer lure ixr at
Krtsdertea near (be asso
ciation may decide, and will be a
(•edit, to the patriotism and energy of
those interested,
PROMINENT
VISITORS
RAILROAD . AND STEAMBOAT
MEN COME DOWN FOR A FEW
DEYS’ OUTING.
Charles H. Mallory, of Nev YoiJ>,
head of the Mallory steamship I ne,
.1. M. Culp, <1 Washington, fouit'h
vice president of the Southern rail
way, M. H. Raymond, of New York,
general superintendent of the Mallory
steamship line, and C. V. iidmtmds,
of Cincinnati, arrived in ilu cry
Sunday.
These prominent gentium n are
down south pleasure Lent, and left
over the Brunswick and Birmingham
railroad yesterday to spend oe;x*al
days hunting and fishing. Tuny will
return in a few days and will spend
several days in Brunswick before re
turning to their respective homes.
counts and their elution is probable.
Mach faction lias a congressional can
didate, which is expected to insure
the election of Henry Houston, the
democratic nominee. The situation re
gad ing the legislative contest seems
to be a question whetner the combi
nations effected in various districts be
tween the republican factions will
give them or the democrats control.
Injunction in Coloradod.
Denver, Colt'., November 3.—lnter
est tonight in the coming election
centers round tlit: injunction issued
by District Judge Johnson against
Clerk Aieheie of this county, restrain
ing him from certifying to the judges
of election something like nine hun
dred names, alleged to lie those ctf
persons not legal voters. Attorneys
for Mr. Aicnele will apply to the su
premo court for a writ of prohibition,
which, if granted, will make the in
junction inoperative. This, it is ex
pected, will bring forth a decision as
V. : the right of a district judge to is
sue such an injunction at the prayer
of one political- patty. Clerk Aieheie,
who was elected 10 his office on the
democratic ticket, declared that a
number of tne names included in the
injunction are personally known to
him to be legal voters and to have
been legally registered.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BUSY SESSION
OF CITY COURT
♦
JUDGE SPARKS CONVENED HIS
TRIBUNAL IN REGULAR SES
SION YESTERDAY.
MANY CASES DISPOSED OF
The Court at Once Got Down to Work
and is Rushing Business at a
Rapid Gate.
Judge Sparks convened the city;
court yesterday morning at ten
o’clock in regular session, and at
once got down to business, as ne gen
erally does.
The court room was comfortably
crowded with colored people, who
were there to hear a number of in
teresting cases, which are on the
docket, and in which are implicated
sdme of the soceity set.
It is probable that the session will
hold for several days, the court has
an unusually large amount of busi
ness to dispose of.
Following is a list of the cases
tried yesterday:
State vs. Sugarde Miller, gaming.
Rule absolute.
State vs. David Jones, gaming. Rule
nisi.
State vs. Lemon Williams, gaining.
Rule nisi.
State vs. Dick Turner, gaming.
Rule absolute.
State vs. James Whooper, simple
larceny. Rule absolute.
Slate vs. Dink Trapp, larceny from
the house. Plea of guilty. Sentence
4 months or tine of SSO and costs.
Slate vs. Gilbert Williams. Allow
ing minors to play pool. Plea of
gui.ty. Sentence 6 months or fine of
SSO and costs.
State vs. S. Houstc.in. assault and
battery. Case nolle pressed.
State vs. Lee Godfrey, assault and
nattery. Rule nisi.
Slate vs. Joe Cooper, carrying con
cealed weapons. Rule nisi.
Slate vs. H. R. Good, gaming. Plea
or guilty. Sentence four mouths on
the ehaingaug or a fine of s2j and
costs.
State vs. John Allen, Trespass.
Case node pressed.
State vs. W. M. Morgan, keeping
open tipping house on Sunday. Plea
of guilty. Sentence TO months on the
chaingang or a fin a of $l5O and costs.
State vs. W. M. Morgan, seeing
vvnskey without license . Case noim
pressed.
State vs. Wll! Stuart, larceny. Ver
dict of not guu /.
State vs. Mill Sfur.-t, iarceny. Ver
dict of not guilty.
State vs. Paul Pohl, carrying con
cealed weapons. Verdict of guiity.
Sentence 10 months o.n the chaingang
or a fine of $75 aid costs.
The court wih convene at,[ in this
morning at 8:30 o'clock.
QUINLAN AND WALL TONIGHT.
Their Minstrels Will Hold the Boards
at the Grand.
A rich, magnificent treat awaits the
patrons of minstrelsy at the Grand to
night when Quinlan & Wall's Imperial
Minstrels will appear. True, this is
I heir inaugural season, but the organ
ization is owned and directed by Dan
Quinlan and Jimmy Wall, whcl are
-strongly intrenched behind the sav
ngs and experience of fifteen years as
performers, originators and managers.
It has manageial munificence, which
tccounts for its meteoric merit.
The company lays claim, and justly
so, to having tile most original, elab-
orate, and far-reaching first part ever
conceived. It is called! “A Reception
It the Diplomatic Legion.” It deals
with the governments of the earth,
and is therefore historic. It requires
the most . gorgeous scenery ever
touched to caniias by master’s brush,
and to illuminate it 3,000 incandescent
bulbs are used. This makes it an in
describable eye-feast of decoration
The parade of the company Is also
said to be an excellent one, and it
will be witnessed by a large crowd
here today.
Arrives Earlier.
A considerable change was made in
the schedule of the Southern railway
Sunday, when the new fast mail train
from the east was inaugurated. Asa
result of tlio change tile people of
Brunswick will now receive their
eastern mail several hour* earlier
taaa they have heretofore, ,^