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NUMBER 2, VOLUME 43.
STATE TAX RATE
MAY GO HIGHER
BY NEXT YEAR
—♦—
"TREASURER PARKS SOUNDS HIS
NOTE OF WARNING TO THE
OFFICIALS.
HOW THE C\SE STANDS
If Present Appropriations Be Main
tained the Levy Will Have to Be
r
$5.98 —The Committee Favors
a General Cut.
Atlafita. November 15.—In’ executive
sr:;:-ion tonight fne appropriation com
mittee discussed till 1:15 the state
ment by Treasurer Hark that it would
r quire $1 844.900 to meet the de
mands of the state for 1903. This
would require a tax rate ot 5.75 mills,
which, with the .23 required for the
sinking fund, would be 5.98.
The committee was averse to malt
ing the tax rate this high and there
fore the priming knife will be applied
all along the line, even touching tne
departmental service at he capitol.
it can be safely stated that very
few. if any. appropriations for state
institutions will lie raised and some oi
them may feel the chop axe. Even the
; citool and pension funds are not en
tirely safe, and the state sanitarium
may not get what they ask for main
i finance.
...e purpose of the committee seems
to be lo cover toe deficit, in the trens
iity, save t'oc state’s credit ami not
camper Governor Terrell in bis an
nounced purpose to reduce taxes.
Some of the mem.-erg seem disposed
to go with hammer and tongs not
only rf*er schools and pensions, but
almost every charge upon the state
and eut them to the lowest notch.
.GIVEN PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Negro Woman Forger Bound Over to
the Superior Court.
■ l.illie May Mill, a negro woman woo
was arrested Friday night uy officer
Brady, on the Charge of forgery, was
given a preliminary hearing before
Justice Conoly yesterday afternoon.
It seems that he i'omau did no
only attempt to forge an order on
Levy Bros., but also presented notes
to several ot.7*-r merchants in the city.
The orders were all signed by a promi
nent. Brunswick lady. The woman
was not- shrewd in her work the writ
ing being very poor, with several mis
spelled words.
After hearing the evliTence in tne
case. Judge Conoly bound her over t
the superior court under a bond oi
$ 150.
ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE.
Property Owners Should Keep Their
Sidewalks in Good Condition
It is to be deplored that our side
walks are still in a bad conditio 1 ' not
withstanding the ordinance recently
passed compelling property owners to
take care of them.
Newcastle street still has its shab
by growth of grass encroaching upon
the sidewalks until there is a mere
ath down the center.
A few individuals nave started work,
in some cast's, merely clearing up and
removing the grass and weeds, there
by t reaUy improving the appearance
of taeil- property. In a tew cases
they arc constructing sidewalks of
shell with handsome curbing of brick.
Among those who are making im
pnmmt-n’-. of this sort are Messrs.
¥. D. omen. A. Fenclg, Howard
Waff, J. A. Montgomery and Dr. D.
D. Atkinson. These public spirited
and progressive citizens are setting
an example worthy of imitation and it
is hoped many will follow their leSff
in regard to this matter.
THOS. HEIDT KILLED.
Was a Brother of Mrs. C P Thorton,
of This City.
Thomas Heidt, a native of Fernan
dina, Fla., bro'her to Mrs. C. P.
Tacrnton, of this city, also a brouter
to It. E. Heidt, formerly of this city,
who was lulled by a live wire on the
street in Waycross last April, was ac
cidentally killed at Little Rock, Ark.,
recently. Mr. Heidt was an engineer
on a read running into Little Rock,
and on entering the city he looked out
his cab window, striking his head
against, the end of a box car which
vas left on a switch too near the
main line. The blow resulted in punc
ruring the skull, but did not cause in
stant death, the patient living from
Tuesday last until Tuesday of tne
present week.
THE SHOW LAST NIGHT.
Brennan-Saie Company Played to a
Fair Audience.
The Brennan-Sale Company was the
attraction at the Grand last night, and
played to a fair sized audience.
Tiie atraction was something differ
ent from the ordinary and was enjoy
ed bj audience. The musical part
of the program wa unusually Inter
esting. .t
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
HOLDING
MEETING
SECOND DAY'S WORK OF THE
FEDERATION QF LABOR AT
NEW ORLEANS.
ivrw Orleans, Nov. 15. —The earlier
part of the morning session of the
American Federation ot I abor was
was occupied by the report of the com
mittees on credentials and rules. That
of the former w. ; that two delegates
whose credentials had not been reg
ular, be seated. The report was adopt
ed.
Delegate Kemper, of the Brewery
workers, objected to the report, say
ing that there was a protest against
the seating of their delegation, and
asked what had been none. He was
informed that the committee was not
prepared to pass upon the eligibility
of the Brewery workers, but would do
so at a later time. A similar request
came from the Mheet Metal workers,
and a like comment was made.
in the repott of the o.vWutlve com
mittee read yesterday by Vice-presi
dent Duncan, allusion was n-r.de to a
circular issued by the Milwaukee
Trades council advocating a federation
composed of city central bodies. The
move, the committee declared,.would
result in an establishment of a body
antagonistic to the American Feder
ation of Labor.
To this view. L. Burger, delegate of
the Milwaukee Federated trades ob
jected strongly tiiisj morning, declaring
that there as no thought of antago
nism to the American Federation of
Labor, but rather for the purpose of
formulating a program having for its
object a platform embodying munici
pal socialism.
Delegat Wilson, of the mine work
ers. asked that as President Mitchell,
of his organization, was not present,
and as two other delegates were also
absent, he-desived to have their alter
nates seated. He was informed that
their credentials fad not been pre
seated, and in reply deela-ed that ho
had presented them personally.
TJpou motion the committee on cre
dentials’* ‘Vsk nf-1-8 red *ta report upon
th<> seating oft: alternates. Pending
the r eport of : tmlttce a call was
made for the presentation of resolu
tions which delegates desired to have
brought before the convention. A
large numtror were handed in.
The committee on credentials re
turned and reported in favor of the
seating of the mine workers' alter
nates. The report was adopted.
Delegate Burger, of Milwaukee, in
troduced a resolution from the Wis
consin Federation of Labor, calling
for the recognition of the principles of
international socialism. A resolution
to this effect has been introduced at
previous conventions, and has usually
invoked an animated struggle on the
floor of the convention.
The committee on credentials re
turned another section of its report
and recommended in its protest that
against the seating of Delegate Cole of
the sheet workers. A debate lasting
over an hour ensued, and the matter
was re!erred back to the credentials
committee. The convention then took
a recess until 2 o'clock this nf after
noon. It was announced that the va
rious committees required time to com
plete their work, and the session In
the afternoon would be only for the
introduction of resolutions, and not
for the transaction nf any other bus
iness.
AZTEC TREASURES* FOUND.
Vast Cavern Dissevered Containing
Immense Stone Images.
Hermoslllo, Mex., Nov. 15. —A re
markable story, duly authenticated, of
the discovery of bidden treasures has
just been reported to the government
authorities at Tepee, by Rev. Pablo
Martino,he parish pre • of Ycsca.
The pr*-st makes ala lenient, which
is concurred in by several reliable
witnesses that a party of Americans,
headed by an archaeologist expert,
i who gave the name of Heveriek, arriv
-1 ed at Yesca several weeks ago and
j went from that place into the moun
j tains, accompanied by three Mexican
j guides.
I The archaeologist obtained hi* bear
; ings by means of a chart whir'll lie
i claims to have copied from an Axtec
stone tablet in the national museum
in the city of Mexico. He located a
vast cavern in a mountain near Yesca.
Immense stone images stood about
this chamber. Id one end was a hand
some altar, above which burned a
I bright flame, supplied by natural gas
j from a crevice in the wall.
! In a chamber adjoining this main
temple was found a grea* store of or
naments and utensils belonging to the
Aztecs, or some other pre-historic
race.
Twelve burres were required to
transport the articles taken from the
cave to San Bias, where they were
•hipped to San Francisco, accompa
nied bx tilt American*. -
BUTLER GUILTY
SAYS TRE JURY
MISSOURI MILLIONAIRE MUST
SERVE THREE YEARS IN THE
PENITENTIARY.
A PROMINENT POLITICIAN
He Has Been on Trial Charged With
Attempting to Bribe an Official
of the Board of Health to
Influence His Vote.
Columbia, Mo., Nov. 15. —Colonel
Ed. Butler, millionaire and politician
of St. Louia, on trial charged with at
tempting to bribe Dr. Chapman, of the
St. Louis board of health. In order to
influence his vote on the Indorsement
of a garbage contract with the city,
has been found quilty by the jury,
which assessed the punishment at
three years in the penitentiary. The
verdiit four.d last night .-anomic
ed. T. H. Hickman, foreman of me
jury, says the verdict was reached on
the flint ballot.-
Juror W. H. Cochran said:
“The jury was unanimous on guilt
from the first. The testimony of Dr,
Chapman, followed uy Dr. Morrell, was
convincing. Sonic of the jury wanted
to give Butler the limit. One man
wanted t.p give him only a fine and
jail sentence.
“The sentence was the hardest
thing to decide. We fixed that at
10:30 last night, three hours after we
got together.”
FOUR KILLED; FORTY MAIMED.
Explosion In Puddle Furnace Scatters
Death.
Lehanop, Pa., Nov. 15.---The explo
sion of a large boiler In snap puddle
furnace No 3. at the wist works of
the American Iron and Steel Mauufai-t
--urlng company's plant late yesterday
afternoon caused the death of font
workmen and about ferty others were
more or less seriously Injured. The
dead are:
Jacob Bricher, aged (17 years, oi
Sunuysiife, a laborer, leaves a wife
and six children.
Walker Turner, of this city, a pud
dler; leaves a wife and one child.
James Hlssinger. of this city, n pud.
dler; leaves a wife and.four children.
William Oalccs. puddler, died at hos
pital.
The callmity is the worst that ever
occurred in Lebanon. The boiler ex
ploded without warning, and in an In
stant the entire place was black with
dearth-dealing debris. The wreck and
the ruin of the nine puddling furnaces
was complete.
It is feared that the list of the fie 1
will, be materially Increased when the
ruins of the nine wrecked puddle fur
naces are explored. The exploded
boiler was hurled high in thp air. and
passed over the offices, burying itself
in the south bank 'of Qulttaphilla
creek several hundred yards away.
CAN BURY WIFE ALIVE.
Kansas Judge Renders Decision In Fa
vor of Hypnotist.
Emporia, Kan., Nov. 15. Judge
Madden in the district court last night
decided that a man had the right to
bury his wife alive. The case was
the City of Emporia vs. Prof. Vanora,
et ah. an injunction being issued to
prohibit, the professor giving an exhi
bition of hypnotism by burying his
-wife under ground and leaving her
buried six days.
The city elaimed the exhibition en
dangered life. The "hypnotist claimed
the city had not the right to draw a
distinction against this kind of exhi
bition.
Diamond Thief Nabbed.
Cbat'.anooga. Nov. 15.-- While the
family was at breakfast this morning,
a negro butler, Albert Carmichael, en
tered the room of Mrs. Webster
James and stole SI,BOO worth of jew
el ij. A diamond brooch worth $750.
and several diamond rings were taken.
The negro boarded a Cincinnati South
ern freight train for Cincinnati, but
v.-as found asleep in a coal car at
Daisy, Term., captured, and the jew
elry recovered. He offered a brake
man a diamond ring to let him ride
to Cincinnati.
Bank President Goes to Pen.
Louisville. Nov. 15. —J. M. Me Knight,
former president of the defunct Ger
man National bank, of this city, has
been sentenced to six years in the pen
ltentiary by Judge Walter Evans, of
the federal court, having been convict
ed of embezzlement of bank funds.
This Is the fourth sentence on the
game charge, his former sentences
having been let aside by the higher
BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY. MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1902.
CUSH OF
RACES IN
COLQUITT
■
NEGRO,'STABS A WHITE MAN AND
A RIOT IS NARROWLY
AVERTED.
NtGRO WOMEN URGE
BLACKS 10 EIGHT
Several Volleys t-.red During the Con
bict. But Fortunately no One Was
Killed—More Trouble May Be
Result.
Tifton. a.. November 15. — At King
wood yesterday morning j. L. Young
blood, wnite, and Charlie Henderson,
a negro,‘‘quarreled, resulting in Hen
rterson stabbing Youngblood three
times fn me face, on the back and nn
dor the heart. Both were employes of
toe Union I,umber Company. Hender
son tied t<> a nearby negro restaurant,
followed by several white citizens to
arrest him.
Before they entered Die restaurant
they were bred upon from within by
Ihe negroes, resulting iu J. W. Smith,
wnite, being shot on the right ham,
and Mr. VV. W. Dorminy through the
back.
Both men were painfully hurt
though not. necessarily fatal. The
white men returned the lire and Dor
miny shot the negro who shot him,
but „e has not been found.
Negro women are to blame for me
shooting, urging the negro men to kill
the while men, while they had a
chance.
Bight negro men and one negro wo
man were arrested y Sheriff Murphy
and landed in Colquitt county jail.
Other trouble Is feared though the
town has been quiet .today.
TO PROTECT SUGAR CANE.
Bill Has B-e(v Introduced by Repre
sentative Brinson.
An Important bill has been Intro
duced In the house by Mr. Brinson, of
Decatur cr6umy. looking to the protec
tion of too sugar cane industry in
Georgia. The intention of the meas
ure is to compel all articles sold as
Georgia cane syrup, when in fact they
are adulterations, to be so marked.
From an agiTou Rural standpoint tne
measure is one of the most important,
that Aas yet been introduced irt the
house, and its author in discussing its
merits says:
"1 have had for some time under
consideration the introduction of such
a bill, and 1 do not hesitate to say
that in my opinion the future develop
ment of the sguar cane industry in this
state depends largely on the fate of
-Inis bill. It is not generally known
but it la true, that in more than two
thirds of the states in the union Geor
gia cane syrup is excluded solely be
cause of the adulterations. Dealers in
the large towns of this aim other
states pay 30 cents for our syrup, ship
it away, reboil it ad reslnjr to tis at
less man they al first gave for it.
There is sometning radically wrong tit
Ibis, and everybody knows that it will
take.rigid legislation to correct it. 1
have therefore drafted my bill with
the idea of suppressing tne habit of
"m'lixng syrup and selling it as the
genuine article. If properly protected
ihe syrup industry of south Georgia
will soon be the chief one, and cer
tainly it is a more profitable one than
Lie production of cotton. One acre of
fairly good cane will produce 600 gal
lons ot syrup, this sold at 35 cents per
gallon, tne present price, is $2lO per
acre, and with proper attention the
farmer eannrSt clear loss than SIOO per
acre under the most adverse circum
stances. Hence i am interesting my
self in the passage of t..m bill, and it
I secure it 1 shall consider that 1 have
served the interests ot my constittu
ency anu added, materially to the agri
cultural needs of south Georgia.”
(Struck by Stre*t Cr.
Greensboro, N. C., Nov. 15.—J. A,
Edgerton, of Princeton, a newsdealer
on the North Carolina branch of the
Southern, was run down by a street
car here. He was running to catch
a-tiain, and did not notice the ap
proaching car. A portion of car passed
over his body, but the wheels did not
touch him. His clothing was torn by
the great pressure, but no bones were
broken. He will recover.
"Community of Interest” Plan.
Chicago Nov. 15. —The "Communi
ty of Interest” plan Is being taken up
by the International Association of
Machinists and the Doted Metal
Workers, which will come close to
gather in the 500 machine shops in
jCbicago. The new plan will do away
with the friction which has seriously
embarrassed contractors. On several
occasions the differences between
the two unions have resulted
in long and costly delays to big build
ings, as well as strike* in machine
•kop*.
TO HOLD MEETING
ON FRIDAY SIGHT
1
ANOTHER MUNICIPAL TICKET
WILL BE PLACED IN THE
FIELD, IT IS THOUGHT.
RALLY AT IHE CIIY HALL
All Citizens Will Be .invited and a
Large Gathering is Anticipated.
Official Call Will Be Issued.
Tuesday Morning.
The work on Brunswick’s harbor.
Lie contract for w.uich was awarded a
tow weeks ago. will begin, it is under
stood, some time during the first part
of next month.
The bids for the work were opened
in Savannah by Captain Gillette and
the contract awarded to a New Jersey
dredging company. The department
atti Washington now have the papers
and will tills week sign all the con
tracts.
The company has already perpared
to send (heir large dredges uere to
begin work, and Ihey will arrive by
the lira! of next month.
This work will require the employ
ment of quite a large force of work
men. and ihe w - lily payrolls will be
amply felti by our merchants. The
amount appro; rich and is something
like $80,0(111.
The company thai lias the contract
has never done any work Alt this port,
but it is said to be off? of tne largest
dredging concern:; in the country.
CHICAGOANS AT JACKSON.
Welcomed by Governor Longino and
Shown Over City.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 15. —The Chi
cago business men gathered in the
beautiful Century theater here this
morning and listened to words of wel
come to Mississippi by Governor A.
H. Longino, and reoottniing of the
state's progress by State Auditor
and Statistician W. C. Cole. J. O.
Shafer, of ihe Chicago party respond
ed in a few appropriate words.
The special train which arrived
from New Orleans oarly this morning
stopped at the outskirts of the city
and the visitors were escorted by a
committee which met them at 'New
Orleans through several large facto
ries. The committee consisted of the
governor, state treasurer, and a num
ber of the leading manufacturers and
financiers of the city. A car ride fol
lowed the arrival of the party. Later
a visit was paid to the state capital,
after which luncheon was served.
The party left at, neon, and will ar
rive at Vicksburg late this afternoon.
Depot and Cotton Destroyed.
Pendergrass, Ga., Nov. 15. —The de
pot and about one hundred and fifty
bales of cotton were destroyed by
fire Wednesday night, causing a loss
of about $10,050.
The depot was filled with freight
and exact amount of the loss cannot
be had.
The principal losers are C. H. Hili
& Cos., $3,000; Biaselton & Marlow,
$1,000; railroad company, $3,000;
Long & Oetzner. $1,000; j. S. Brooks,
SSOO, and farmers of the county, S6OO.
The amount of insurance Is not as yet
known.
Sues For Large Amount.
Atlanta, Nov. 15. — Mrs. Kate Sweat
yesterday Instituted suit for $30,000
damages against the Western and At
lantic Railroad company on account
of the death of her son. Fiank Sweat.
The young man was injured near the
Johns street crossing on the afternoon
of Nov. 3, and died that night about
11 o’clock. The petition states that
he was employed by the road to at
tend to the signal lamps for the yards
from Simpson street to the Van
Wickle shops.
Twenty Years For Assault.
Waycioss. Ga, Nov. 15.—Ware su
perior court adjourned at 10 o’clock
last night, after a two-week’s session.
Elbert Davis, a young mulatto, was
tried yesterday and convicted of as
sault. Judge Dart sentenced him to
twenty years 1n the penitentiary, this
being the extreme limit of the law.
Davis' victim was a 4-year-old negro
girl.
Engineer Foils Robbers.
Frankfort, lnd., Nov. 15.—Four men
attempted to hold up the southbound
Monon express at Cyclone at 9 a. in.
today. The tiain slacked speed on
striking torpedoes on the rails, but
when the engineer faced four revolve
rs he threw open the throttle. The
four men fired rapidly and often, hut
all trainmen and passengers escaped.
Sheriff Corns and deputies afterward
caught the men. who gave their name*
as Charles Johnson, James Mock,
Frank Smith and Harry Gray, all
claiming to lira to cioeiimaU,
WORK IS
TO BEGIN
LARGE DREDGES WILL SOON BE
HERE TO COMMENCE ON OUR
HARBOR.
The political mass meeting of those
wao are opposed to the present ad
ministration in general, and a ticket
nominated by the Good Government
club last Tuesday night, in particu
lar, will ue he. at Che city ball Fri
day night next, November 21, and at
this meeting either one of two things
wnl be done.
The candidates for municipal honors
by the Good Government club will be
endorsed or a brand new ticket will be
placed in the field. From present in
dications it is apparent, that the latter
condition will obtain, and that anew
municipal ..cket will be nominated.
This movement, seems to have be
hind it a number of our strongest pro
fessional and business men, and it is
manifest that a real strong ticket will
be named.
in Ibis connection it may be of in
terest to say that the meeting to be
held on Friday night will have no re
spect. for past or present political af
filiation or local factionalism, but it
will apparently be a gathering of such
of our citizens who are opposed to the
present regime.
In Tuesday’s issue of the News will
appear a call for this meeting, in
which will be concisely staled the po
sition of .those who form the move
ment. ,
Some talk was indulged in yesterday
of a compromise between the local
factions, but later developments indi
cated that such a result was improb
able and it now seems that the situa
tion will have to be fought out at the
polls December 9.
To say the least of the political sit
uation, it is interesting and gives
promise of a real, stout combat at the
polls next month.
Presiding Elder to Preach.
Rev. J. W. Weston, presiding elder
of the Waycros district, will preach
at U o'clock today at the First, Meth
odist church. During the week be will
nold the fourth quarterly conference
here.
OUTRAN THE LYNCHERS.
.. ---T." ,
Sheriff of Edgefield' Lands Negro In
South Carolina Penitentiary.
Columbia. S. C., Nov. 15. Sheriff
Outz, of Edgefield, with a party of
deputies, has arrived here from Edge
field In a delapidated condition. Tim
sheriff brought a wounded prison; r,
whom he put Into the penitentiary
for safe keeping from lynchers.
Members of the sheriff's party told
of a race, long and tedious, through
the woods of Edgefield aflei midnight,
bearing the man who was shot through
the thighs while applying the torch
to buildings in Edgefield two nights
ago.
Runners notified the officers of the
gathering of the mob. so, to avoid
having his jail stormed, the sheriff
started for Trenton, the home of Sen
ator Tillman, to take a train for Co
lumbia. Trenton Is ten miles from
Edgefield. While on the road news
came that a lynching party was en
route to Trenton, having anticipated
Sheriff Outz's move. The sb riff v
informed further of the detcrmiuittio::
to take the prisoner and bang him out
oi hand. Having a small guard, r
no desire to have a brush with the
lynchers, tbs sheriff decided to ma
neuver for position. He took to the
tall pine woods, traveled for hours,
struck another railroad, flagged a train
and reached Columbia by going 80
miles out of his way.
*
MAY BAFFLE DEATH.
Professor Locb Thinks He Has Found
Elixir of Life.
Chicago, Nov. 16. Anew discovery
in relation to the prolonging of hu
man fife has just been announced by
Professor Jacques I.oeb, of the Uni
versity of Chicago,
Salt and water, the “elixir of life,’’
discovered by Dr. Loeb two years ago
to be efficient in making turtle's hearts
beat again with rhythmic throbs, has
been found to be a powerful restora
tive for dying mammals and the sci
entist is a step neaier toward the goal
of prolonging human fife indefinitely.
The experiments of which Dr. Ixmb
told his class were made by Assistant
Professor Edward P. Lyons in the lab
oratoiies at the university. While Dr.
Lyons’ experiments were carried on
with the idea of ascertaining the prop
erties of solutions of sodium and cai
cium as a life restorer, the announce
ments made by a Russian specialist
some time ago regarding experiments
made with the heart of a dead child
are said to have been the immediate
motive.
“If a heart be taken from a baby
after death, and the regular beat tem
porarily restored by immersing it in
a solution of salt,” argued Dr. Lyons,
“why caunot the heart of warm-blood
ed animals be restored by an injection
of salt* into the veins if done when
the animal 1* at the point of death "
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NEW COMPANIES
TO ENTER NAYIL
STONES COMBINE
SAVANNAH PAPER AGAIN SAYS
THE DOWNING COMPANY IS
IN IT.
SUCH IS NOE THE CASE
The Brunswick Concern Will Only Es
tablish a Branch in Fernandina to
Handle the Florida Business.
It seems ihat., for some reason or
other, the Savannah News is quite
anxious ,to ptace the Downing Com
pany, of inis city, in the Consolidated
Naval Stores Company, which has
been recently organized among the
Georgia and Florida naval stores
firms,, and that paper persistently
publishes news items to the effect
that ini- Brunswick concern has en
tered the consolidation.
In yesterday’s issue of that paper,
under the caption, “The Downing
Company In It,” apears the following
article:
The Consolidated Naval Stores Com
pany recently organized with some of
ihe largest factorage Interests of this
sitae and of Florida has recently been
enlarged by the addition of the Flor
ida business of the Downing Company,
of Brunswick, and the entrance as a
stock bolder and directors of Mr. L.
McNeill of _.s city, formerly an offi
cer of i he Peaeock-Httnt & West Cos.
When the consolidated company ap
plied tor a charter under the laws of
Florida, this petition gave the follow- 1
igg gentlemen as the officers of tne
company:
President —W. C. Powell, Savan
nah.
Vice Presidents —W. F. Coachman
Jacksonville, A. F. Bullard, Savannah,
11. L. Covington Pensacola, and H.
A. MoHachern Jacksonville.
At a meeting held in Jacksonville
inis week to complete the organiza
tion, the election of these gentlemen
was rail lied, and the fi>llowing. r were
also elected as vice presidents: j. : JL.
Young, Savannah, j. -A. " GWlifOUi
Tampa. J. R. Saunders Pensacoltb L.”
McNeill. Savannah, and D. ft. * Mc-
Millan, Jacksonville.
The complete bbartl o£., directors
consists of W. C. Powell, W. F.
Coachman, B. F. Bullard, H. L. Cov
ington, H. A. McEachern, J. R.
Young. I). H. McMillan. C. B. Rog
ers, Jacksonville. J. A. Cranford. C.
Downing, Brunswick. 1,. McNeill, J.
R. Saunders. The secretary and
treasurer of trie company is J. C.
IJtle, of Jacksonville.
Al the same meeting it was decided
to organize the Consolidated Grocery
Company by a combine of taeC.-B.
Rogers Cos. and the Florida Grocery
Company, t nis concern will be owned
by the Consolidated Naval Stores
Company. In the application for a
charter the capital is given at, $500,-
000, and ihe officers are named as:
President—C. B. Rogers, Jackson
ville. ■'
Vice Presidents—W. A. Gallaher
and Mr. Champlain, Jacksonville.
Direct-tors—C. B. Rogers, W. A.
Gallaher, C. K. Champlain, Senator J.
P. Taliaferro, H. A. McEeachern, B.
F. Bullard, ad O. M. Covington.
The company will nave its head
quarters at Jacksonville, but will
have distributing depots in Savannah,
Tampa and Pensacola, all of which
will be under tlie supervision of Mr.
C. B. Rogers.
Major Downing was seen by a
News representative last night, amt be
stated that his company had not en
tered the Consolidated Naval Stores
Company, lie said that, as has been
stated before, his company would es
tablish a branch in Fernandina to
handle the Florida business, but said
it would not be affiliated with the Con
solidated Naval Stores Company in
any way.
Wed rtegress; sent to
Dallas, Tex . Nuv. 15. —D. C. Scruges,
a white man of Texarkana, was lodged
in jail here without bail for marrying
a mulatto w-oman named Helen Dai
lyhide. The charge against him is
"violating the Texas laws against mis.
cegenation.”
AIN'T IT A SHAME.
A Measly Shame, To See Whisky Fall
ing Like Rain.
The Mowlrrie News of a recent date
said:
“Yesterday morning Colonel J. D.
McKenzie solicitor of the city court,
did the Carrie Nation act to 125 bot
tles of whiskey, smashing them to
pieces in the court house yard.
Crowds gathered around as the whis
key streamed down through the court
house yard and as the bottles popped
you could hear tne darkies grunt aud
exclaim, 'Ain't it a shame, a measly
shame?”
The whiskey was the property of
Bartow Fort, who was fined SITO in
tha city court Wednesday for selling
whiskey at Huggins, Ga.
Ther are two other cases hanging
over Mr. Fort that wifi be brougat
against him if he ever attempts t? sqy
.whiskey in this county again, .