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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. NUMBER 2, VOLUME 37. SAEES RAID ?By CHIN * POSTOFFICES . IN . TENNESSEE AND INDIANA ARE LOOTED BY ROBBERS. CASH AND STAMPS STOLEN Stewart County Bank at Dover, Tenn., Was Entered by Four Men. Vaults Dynamited. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. B—A8 —A special tp The Banner from Dover, Tenn., say3 that the Steward county bank was robbed of $2,100 last night. The rob bery is supposed to have been com mitted by four suspicious nun who have been hanging around town for some time. TJie vaults were blown open with dynamite and all of the cash abstracted. Officers and bloodhounds are on the trail of the robbers, who are reported to have headed lor the Ten nessee river. Terre Haute, Inti., Nov. B.—The safe In the postofflee at Cloverland, 10 miles east of here, was blown open la-it night by five masked men and the con tents and cash carried away. Robert Gabbert, who was passing the store in which the post office was located was captured by the robbers and tie-d to a chair, wncre they left him when they finished their work. There is no clue. Albuquerque. N. M . Nov. B.—Bur glars blew open safes in the Santa T'e railway station and Benjamin & Cos., a Jewelry store here, last night, and secured $2.0U0 in money and Jew elry. Edward Joyce has beefu ir rested. some of the plunder being found in his possession. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. B.—The safe in post office at Springfield v. as blown open with dynamite at an early hour this morning and about 820 in money and a sural! am'smut of stamp# were se cured. The officers are on the trail of the robbers. GREAT STORM AT NOME. Many Vessels Were Wrecked and Lives Lost. Seattle, Wash., Nov. B.—No less than eight men were drowned, three vessels driven ashore and practically every lighter on the Nome beach was wrecked in a storm that commenced on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and continued, throughout the day. The facts are supplied l)y Purser Robertson, of tile Ohio, which arrived today. The dead are: frank Kelly. George Robertson. George Fleuth. Sam Josephson. A dozen or more people thrown in to the surf were rescued by the life saving crews. The schooner Louise, the steamer Elk and the launch Fleet wing, were among the larger cratt wrecked on the beach. In each in stance the crews were rescued or man aged to reach the shore. The storm caused the water to back up in Snake river and fry creek, and the fry creek bridge was washed away. STRIKERS AND CAVALRY CLASH. Noisy Demonstrations In the Pas De Calais Coal District. Paris. Nov. B.—The government ar bitrators today announced theirdecison against increasing the wages of strik ing miners in the department du Nor!. The grounds of the decision are simi lar to those in the Pas de Calais ar bitration. namely, that the rates are proportionate to the selling price of coal. The large companies in the Nord have agreed to establish pensions for a term of five years. At Lens there was a clash today be tween strikers and cavalry, the for mer throwing bricks at the soldiers. Gendarmes who intervened were also assaulted with bricks. One soldier was injured and three arrests were made. Throughout the Pas de Calais •coal district the strikers are making noisy demonstrations. Train Wrecks Dynamite Car. St. Louis. Nov. B.—lt is just report ed that a passenger train on the Colo rado road, part of the Rock Island sys tem. ran into a * car of dynamite this afternoon near Union, Mo., causing an explosion that wrecked the train and killed two persons and injured several others. Lilly Dunton, Singer, Dead. Rome, Nov. 8. —Lily Dunton."'" the einger of Boston, Mass., died sudden ly today of gastrittis at Brescia, Lorn is a hospital. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. General Luddlngtom Quartermaster General, Has Made His Report. Washington, Aoju-tS.—in the annua! report of General M. 1. I.uddiugtoa, quartermaster general, the most inter esting feature is what he has to say regarding the transports, in view of the desire in some quarters to dispose of them. He .-'aid that the*ships are fitted up in the best possible shape for the transportation of troops anl that reports of foreign nations havo asked for plans of the with a view of improving their transports. The report continues: "Nearly every ship sailing from Ma nila had on board about 100 sick, who were provided with every attention apd comfoit in the transport hospitals that would be found in any well regu lated hospital ashore. “Of the many thousands of persons who have been transported on the ves sels of the army transport service since its inception, not one life has been sacrificed by reason of any fau't in the fittings or accommodations up on the array transports. "In view of this excellent record and of the experience of the department in its futile efforts to secure suitable commercial ships for the transporta tion of the aj-miea during the war with Spain and that the further fact that when withdrawn from active ser vice a transport cannot be advanta geously disposed of by sale, I am firm ly convinced that, oven though cir cumstances should permit the with drawal of the transports from regular line service to the Philippine Elands It would lie a wise policy to retain a sufficient number of transport# as a part of the equipment of tile army tc be economically cared for.” BIG CONSOLIDATION PROPOSED. Merger of Leading Manufacturers of Axes and Edge Tools. New York, Nov, B.—A consolidation of leading manufacturers m this coun try of axes .and certain lines of edge tools, is in prospeet, according to The journal of Commerce. A meeting of the various parties in interest lias been held in this city, but nothing of ficial was given ovit. The new company will be known as the International Axe and Tool compa nv. and will imv? an authorized stock capital of about '. h.OOfi.Oiift. It Is also proposed to issue bonds, which will bring the total capital up to something like $41,000.110. Besides fudging the plants of the la: go manufacturers of axes, hatchets, scythes and other tools, prominent manufacturers of handles and grind stones are a constituent of the pro posed company. At the same time it Is estimated that some steel manufac turers from whom the combine can se cure its raw material, may also be af filiated. FORMER PR IMA DONNA DEAD. Mmc. Anna Migliara Dies cf Apoplexy In Chicago. Chicago, Nov. B.—Mmc. A.nna Migll-i ara. n former prirna donna in Europe and for 15 years a vocal teacher in I Chicago, h; dead of apoplexy. Mine.; Migliara, whore maiden name was An- > na Bernard, was born in Boston 52 j years ago. She vent, when some 17 or IS years of age. to Italy, and de voted liemdf to the study of singing. She made her debut in Opera, and "/on recognition as a high sopiano in “Tra viator' “Formamhiiiu" and other w< rks of the lighter Italian school. She married Sid. Mlciiara, the Inryf me, who was last h vd in the Lb.'ted States with Mme. Patti. The bus band and one daughter live in 1 aly and another daughter was hero '.it!, the mother. , The i--‘ermc-nt will be at Worts mouth, N. il. WILL ACCEPT ITS DCCICICfJ, Individual .Crnotom V 'I /.bide by I nulir-3 cf Commit ion. Wash in :! N -v. -. c'oV :l , i ry n. Wrigrr i o • /of,: • anthracit oal stoke coii sr .v ! a t'-l ..am toiVdy say in: T:' i: !r ■ obu/o and lhat toe lar;:-’! !■'■ V tilt 1 ; iividual opera tors in the I .vanns ami W.>oming coal n• a-n io be come parties h ■ ‘be committee and Ac cept itr i •' Tin ; arc about 70 of thpr • r-ifirs working smaller mints mb' '■ Ttc r. ;ion. Students !. -rot Bc- ornc Swimmers. New \ . )v. ■ -Every student entering W v.ili lx < t:n • an expert •wlP'.mcr ii < >.nr -t advance good i.:u to ir ■ ; ' from tan ; swimming 1,.-:sor? ray > a Herald dis cs t< 'i from. Nr v/ Haven. The facul ty has four..i that Pi per cent of this year's entei and class cannot swim. A rule ban been paesed to permit swim ming lessors to count for the required gymns.-bum work, and directing that students who are not proficient in this line must be instructed. J. H. D. Shellman, travelling pas senger agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, spent yesterday in the city. ] A f Miss Slater will have anew line of fine batg tbls week. ( < URUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1902. PORTUGAL KING, GERMAN KAISER THEIR COMING ENGLISH VISIT IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE COMMENT. GOSSIP OF RUMOR MONGERS They Are Bent Upon Imparting Dip lomatic Significance to Ap proaching Visit. New York, Nov. 8. —Continental ru mor mongers are still bent upon Im parting diplomatic signiti. ancc to Ilia approaching visits of the German em peror and the King of Portugal, ca bles tlie Louon correspondent of The Tribune. One point on which the amateur diplomats lay much stress is the fact that the Portuguese minister in Lon don is an intimate friend of the royal family here, and is in a position to ia cilitate the transfer of lb. Last Afri can possesions ot Portugal to Eng land and Germany. This intimacy does not imply a willlrgm-ss on the part of the 1 -Islam ministers to court unpopularity by proposing the aloina tlon of a laige section of their colonial empire. The grip of Portugal upon her colonies lias been strengthened since the loss of the Spanish colonies. Lisbon's main window looks out u- on Madrid and . ortugal in selling her > an African possessions would lie rivaling the decline in colonial possessions on tile part of Spain. The two royal visits will involve en tertalnment on a large scale at Han i rlngham and Windsor. There will be a series of functions at Windsor for the king of Portugal w ith a state ban quet in St. George's hall and po.-.si'dy a chapter meeting of the Order of the Garter, which did not come on la . Juno. The royal entertainment will not er.d with the departure of the two visiting sovcolgns, but will be con tinned for months, all the am bassadors, ministers of the crown and leaders of smart society being invite 1 tn turn to parties at Sandringham and Wind sor. INQUISITION REVIVED. Spanish Prisoners Tortuerd at Bnrce lona In Oder to Extract Confessions. Madrid, Nov. B.—-Reports of bru tality to prisoners rivaling the hor rors of the ancient Inquisition come from Barcelona. In order to extract confessions from thieves and other criminals, it is al leged the police have inauguaratod a system of elaborate and cruel tortures. Many prisoners have died from the effects of tills “examination." It L. said that after having beaten victims Into insensibility the police throw them into dungeons, where they are starved into weakness. Helmets and collars fitted inside with spikes are then gradually tightened on their heads and necks until they signify their willingness to confess. Some times t.?ie prisoners drop dead with the pain anl loss of blood. The revelations havo produced a profound sensation throughout tha country. The antl-dynastie parties are organizing indignation meetings in order to compel the government to in vestigate the charges. CASTRO'S TROUBLES .NCREASE. Unable to Send Minister to France Owing to Disturbed Conditions. Paris, Nov. B.—The foreign office to day received an official dispatch from Caracas saying that President Castro was unaule to send a minister to Paris owing to the present disturbed condi tion of Venezuela. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been suspended for the past eight years. France being temporarily represented by a charge and affaires at Caracas. Owing to the present -revolution France desired to establish a minister near the yrciu- and recently addressed President Castro, saying that the French minister would assume his post when the Venezu- lr minister to France was appointed. Today’s answer is regarded as indi cating that Castro’s position is too precarious to warrant any one of prom inence accepting the post here. Accidental!/ Killed Companion, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 8. —Felicia Pap adea and Nicholas Papanastam, Greeks, were out shooting near this city whea the former was killed ’-y the accidental discharge of the lat ter’s gun. This was loaded with bird shot, which tore and lacerated Pap.i dca's groin to such an extent that jo -died before he could be taken to a surgeon. Papanastata was wild with grief over the de-atu of his friend and wanted to kilJ hljnaclf. CHILDREN FORM A CIVIC LEffiUE MUCH GOOD WORK WILL BE DONE BY PUPILS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HAS OVER 300 MEMBERS All of Them Are Much Encouraged and VYill Beautify the School Grounds. The Junior Civic League was reor ganized among the children from all the grades at tno public schools Tuurs <l:;y ui.d'-r the immediate direction of Pr.-’icmior Mann. The dues are five cents per month in the high school two coats in the grammar and one cent in the primary. The member ship already includes over .lull, more than half of the entire student body. The first min ting was extremely grati fying to all eoncqrneil and the inter est manifested by trie pupils means that the work in beautifying the grounds will continue. A fountain is soon to be added. The object of the league is not. only to improve and beautify the school grounds, yards, etc., but to develop a taste along the pupils for the bountiful end spread the spirit of public improvement through; ut the town. Eliott Ttutts was elect 'I | r -sid and Katie Franklin, sc-re cry and tr.-tsmi'. Misses Connie Butts anil Alice Wrench act with one pupil from each grade as the •: ,<c. uliv > .conr.iit tee, which is the W'orking capacity of the league. LOOKING AFTER THE PORTS. Senator Symons introduces Resolu tion in the Senate. Ji s. Ohl, tlie political editor of tne Atlanta Comditution, lias the follow ing about Senator Symons, of this city: Senator Symons, whose home is in that, splendid little seaport city, Opiiiu h believes that the south ern seaports should be given the same protection at the hands cl’ the navy that tne ports farther nortli receive. He introduced yesterday a resolution relative to tlie detail of submarine tor pedo boats for coast defense in Geor gia waters. His resolution asks that the necessary influence be brought upon the navy department to secure for the harbors of the Georgia coast such number of subma ine torpedo brats as may be necessary to secure adequate pr. tuition •> Georgia cities and the Georgia coast. “The resolution speaks for itself.' said Senator Symons, tn discussing Ms provisions. "Tne tests that have beau made In this country and elsewhere have demonstrated that the subma rine boat is practical, nml as a num ber ot such boats are going to be built by this g vernmeni, I believe in taking every necessary step toward insuring the installation of some of thorn in southern waters." URIBE-URIBE WILL BE SHOT. Revolutionary Genera! .Who .Surren dered to Colombian Forces. Sail .lose, Costa ‘Rica, N vember 8. General Vargas-Saotos, tlie military dircctcy- of the Colombian revolution, who lias been hero for some time past, will not attend the proposed peace conference hcl ween repre seat a lives the Colombian government, which is the Colombian governmentw tiich Is to be held on board the United States battleship Wisconsin in 'Panama har bor. Advices received here last, night arc believed to show that, the Colom bian government intended to perpe trate some treacherous action if tin general went to Panama. It is report ed here that the Colombian revolu tionary general, Uribe Uribe, who sur lendered to forces of ih<- Colombian government under General Alarparres at Rio Frio last month, has been sen tenced to death. Distinguished Visitors. C. B. Ryan, general passenger agent Seaboard Air Line, and wife, of Portsmouth, Va., O. M. Chilton, city passenger agent. Seaboard Air Line and wife, of Baltimore, Frank Ryan f Portsmouth, Va., and C. B. Wal worth, assistant general passengei agent Seaboard Air Line, arrived in Brunswick Friday night over the B. & 8., and were guests of Oily, Passen ger Agent Ben J. Ford yesterday. These gentlemen were in Brunswick looking over the passenger business regarding a sleeping car line between Brunswick and New York, via the B &. B„ which goes on about December 20 th. A Novelty Store. Mrs, M. Isaac yesterday opened a novelty store in the building on New castle street, next to Rothschild's jewelry store. Mrs. Isaac intends tr keep this store filled all the time with everything in the novelty line, the prices on same ranging from 1 cent to $lO. On Monday and Tuesday she lias announced bargain days at both hei stores, and all goods will be sold at a reduction. Mrs. Isaac invl:e3 the public to visit her new store au.l in spect the stock, SHOULD HAVE ATTENTION. Owners of Lots in Palmetto Cemetery Should Keep Them in Good Condition. Attention was called some time duct- in ilies*.■ columns to the comb ion of Palmetto cemetery. This con ation iias not been remedied, and dr ew who ink.* an interest in the rest uy place of their dead complain that ehuK in-glect iheir lois. and that More lids, overgrown with weeds ami grass, detract from the appearance of the cemetery and reatiy discourage those who do work hard to improve It. Tho man hired to look after the enu tci-y kt ops it fairly clean as far is iic is able, tint i tie man is not suf icleni .or so large a place. Sonic of tho individual lots are sad y negk ted. the graves almost oblit '•'dted and hidden by a tangle of ' deils and briars. Some step should be takci] in this matter, a.s it is not much of a credit to our city in its resent slate. Tec chaingang should lie put to work here and if this were done regu trly every two months the in an on keep down the weeds and keep the y! r<- generally in a better condition. The In-ties should- organize a society or |lie purpose of creating a fund for :n proving and beautifying in this -lace, and those lot owners wlio have no time to look after their graves could by paying into this fund seccure proper are and attention for them. Snuch a society is sadly needed and it is hoped it will soon be organized. LAID TO REST. The Funeral of Mrs. S. C. Atkinson i -ed Yesier-day Afternoon. The funeral of Mrs. S. C. Atkinson Oct iirr.-d y. steri,: afternoon from her '■t'e residence, -i l niton street. It '-ns largely at ll. .- ' by friends of tlie ' linily. Dr. Rede read the burial services very impressively and tno enoir, eom pnsrd uf Misses Fe and Janie Symons and M- -■ R. 10. Sherman. .1. S. M. H.-i ■ ,s. sang ihe hymns "Lead Kind ly I -,-slii ami 'Asleep i:i Jesus.” 1 i arkoi \v is literally covered with choice flowers, prominent among them a mimor of beautiful floral pieces from friends here and also in ~Vlniita and Savannah One of these was I'r m the Acacia club, of which Mrs. Atkinson was a popular mem her. The remains were interred in Oak Grove cemetery. The sorrowing relatives have the sympa.tny- of (lie community in their sad affliction. APPOINTED WATCH INSPECTOR. A. Rothschild to Examine Watches of tlie Southern Railway. Abe Rothschild l , the vvi- 1 1 known Newcastb street jeweler, has recently boon appointed inspector of waches tor 1 1 111 Atlanta division of the South ern railway. • Tills is a deserved com pliment to one of Brunswick’s sterling young inni. who is rapidly forging to the Ii nt in the jewelry Im.iineSH in ibis city. This appointment is of •con siderable magnitude v.-licti it is re im-.'ul i-i'i-d that Mr. Rothscnild will lie called upon to examine the watches of the numerous employes of the system between this city and Atlanta and tine 3. great majority of the timekeepers to be bought by employes will come I'ioni bis store. Asa matter cf course this appoint ment tins brought new business to i.he establfshment.in consequence of which Mr. Rothschild has recently employed a first class watchmaker and jeweler, who will Is in city cany in the Wi-i-k and will take charge of the re pair department ol' the store. Tin; News congratulates Mr. Roths child on his progress and bespeaks for him u continuance of the patron age his merits have earned. ST. SIMOi. NEWS. EDWIN GOULD ON JEKYL. * He Will Spend Some Time There Th' Winter. IJdiwn Gomild, the well known mil iifffiaire, is now in Jc-ky) and will I tneie, off and on, all during the win ter. Mr. Gould is com of the most, popu tar members cf the Jekyl Islamleluh and visits there every winter. His aeht is also li and for Jekyl and will arrive within t ho next lew days, He will take a cruise along the coast of -lorida during the winter. Report of Sale Denied, New York, Nov. 8.- —The report cir ailatod today and originated at Scran ton. Pa., that the Delaware and Hud son railroad properties, in< lading eoa! mines, had been sold for $80,000,090. was denied positively by President Olyphant, of the Delaware and Hud ion. Tho rumored purchasers were ne Pennsylvania- company and the New York Central through J. P. Mor gan & Go. The Pennsylvania to get he coal properties and the portions ol ■he road in Pennsylvania nnd the Newi fork Central to get the New York ai .'ision of the road. Pope Receives Chappelle. Rome, Nov. 7. —The Pope today re ceived Archbishop Chappelle in private audience, and>onversed with him ani matedly for half an hour, showing ev idence of keen interest in the affairs of the diocese of New Orleans and in matters connected with Cuba and Por to Rico. Subsequently Archbishop Chappelle presented to the pontiff 15 young Cubans who ar* studying her* for the Priesthood. v PRICE FIVE CENTS. cm COUNCIL HELD MEETING CONVENED IN SPECIAL SESSION YESTERDAY TO TRANSACT IM PORTANT BUSINESS. SEWER QUESTION HANDLED Other Matters of Interest Were Taken Up—Another Bill For Represen tative Butts to Introduce. A called meeting of city council was hold yesterday to dispose ot some im portant business, mostly concerning our sewerage system. On motion, the city engineer was instructed to continue the work of re pairing tne broa,K in the Mansfield street sewer, using the same material, 12-inch terracotta pipe, as before. The advisability of establishing an independent 18-lnch iron main front the manhole on Mansfield street to the well, was discussed and on motion the clerk was instructed to obtain tho prices on tne required material. The mayor was authorized lo have the necessary repairs made on the holler tubing at. the pumping station and such other improvements as might be required. Aldermen Kaiser and Smith were excused from the meeting. On motion, the offer of Mr. Frazer, to sell to the city for $75.00 an engi neers level, was accepted, on condi tion that the city engineer certifies that it is in perfect order. The clerk was directed to commun icate with the board of health as to whether the services of the temporary, sanitary inspector, put on during tne summer, were any longer necessary. The report of the committee on charter revision was reaii by the city attorney. On motion the report was received and Representative Butts re quested to introduce the measure in the present legislature. Some amend ments were suggested, and the city attorney was instructed to have the bill as amended ready for upblicatlon n too <'.filial organ, and suojmit to ■ouncil at next regular meeting GOT A WIFE CHEAP. Bride Cost an Indiana Man Only $4.75. Marion. Ind,, November B.—Nathan iel Wilson, a glass worker of this ity, led Miss Kathryn Overmeyer, of las City, to the altar today, complet ing a pretty little romance, and at (he lame time geting a lovely wife, who ost him only $4.75. A week ago the Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church of lor.eshoro held an auction . girls at, he home of Mrs. Frank Pierce. Heal ive girls, reveling in all the glorious ■harms of womanhood, were sold to the highest bidder. While the pur has© of a fair charmer did not ini, jure the buyer a partner for life, yet 'Jatnaniel Wilson purchased Miss Ov irmeyer and yesterday their engage nent was announced. During the sale a large white sheet, -vas stretcheed across one end of a oom and the young woman to be sold •vas placed so that iter shad .v coult >e traced on the cloth. When Mist Jvermeyer was being sold, there was i lively rivalry between him and a young man from Fail-mount. The lat ter had bid $4.50, all the casn lie had ivith him. Wilson went him 25 cents better. A Batch of Interesting Items from the Island. Mrs. .1. T. H. Waite, of Liberty county, is visiting friends and rela tives on the island. Mrs. W. C. Taylor, of Frederica, is quite sick at the Arnold uouse. The Euchre Club had a, very enjoy able meeting at Mrs. J. A. Foster’s residence cn Tuesday. All the mem bers were preesnt. Tne oyster season has opened, and all those who have oysters are on the lookout for tresspassers. The heavy rains of last week ruined the potato crop and fall garden. Oat planting and cane grinding is the order of the day here now. All the schools on the island are in i flourishing condition. ELECTRICAL PLANT AT JEKYL. It Will Be Completed and Read/ for Use January 1. George Williams, of Jersey City*, who nas the contract for installing the eleetroal plant at Jekyl, came up from the island yesterday and left last night to spend some time at his home. Mr. Williams says the work on (lie plant at Jekyl is progressing very nicely and will be " impli-t-1 ay Jm naiy 1. The plant is ci lie a very good one and will cost in the neigh borhood of $50,000. Boys Organize. A number of young boys of the city held A meeting at the home of Andrew Wright on Gloucester street last night and organised the Juvenile Social League. The club elected Andrew Wright president and Julius Elkan secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will be held Friday Bight. A