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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 50. BRANTLEY IS OFF FOR INGRESS -'4 S : POPULAR REPRESENTATIVE OF the Eleventh district LEAVES THIS MORNING. / Talks interestingly of the Coming Ses sion—Will introduce Bili for the Establishment of a Lightship ,-Off Our Haror. Cimyreesinan and Mrs. Brantley and Secretary Toster Memory wiil leave today forAvashington. via Blackshoar. i.er .• tar party will spend Thanksgiv ing day wftli members of tm? congress, mac’s family. Mr. Brantley was soon by a repre sentative hi the News ycsterHay after noon and talked quite interesting!* oi coming session, which he thinks wilt lie as uninteresting as is will be short. Mr, Bhmtloy says the only logisla tlon of national interest that will be enacted will be the appropriation bill, which, he t.uinks, will entry an unu;' tiaily large amount. he is of the opinion that "Uncle" ,‘ioe Cannon, of Illinois, will be elected speaker of the house and if this is tin ea.e lie says that Mr. Cannon will smash into sniitne: iuj-c two very Unique records, in 100 tir.-t place hi will be the oldest niaa evt , elected to the speai;ers'nip'.' He is over To. Again fie will be the only congress man whose service lias been as [nq longed in the house who has ever been promoted to the third position in the Ml of tile nation Speaking - oi tire probability -t Con gvessman Griggs I;,' :..; . p). anted on tne committed of way sand means Mr. ■Brantley ,1b ratjfer dubious, lie hold: oat the lm t th.fi in the iasl eongn J *wd in The pr> vi.air or.t* Uio ep alai reduced tile denul ruin- membership on the ways arid ifcaiis eommittoe lie cause of liie gain made liy (he and iie is oi the opinion that tile no&ociaie gains, of there really were ftny, made in i'no Novein her elections, will not. be sufficiently large to call for n.w extra recognition as regards feprcseiuiiUon on Hie ways and means committee. Tile coin.ressiuan has a pot local measure, however, m which he is deeply cemented, and wtuen is ot grout interest to tae seaport rmics in this section generally. He will ask congress to establish a lig'ulship. oh Brunswick harbor, and he points out the tact that it win aiso lie of great interest tu the pons of Jacksonville Savannah and Feiuanriiua. IK- thinks be will nave trio co-operation of other congressmen representing these cit ies. v The News wishes Cwngfessmau Brantley success in the magflifleeut work -lie hu;- in cbutemidatiuu. A YOUNq MEN’S CLUB. Supporters cf judge Crovatt Soon to Organize. The young ‘men supporter- of Judge A. J. Grovaft are very enthusiastic ofer ms candidacy and will on t i iday night organized Young Men s (; rt , V att * club. it has not yt’t been decided where the meeting will be held, but the young men are hard at work and ex pect to have many members in Lh< club.' The organization will he com posed of .Hjgistered voters between the ages ot 21 aud J 5. A president, sec * ret:. ••• and • o |Tt. rs w ill be affect ed and the'organization expect! to be v i*y -oneptcuous in ire city campaign. GOULD AND HAWLEY FIGHT Struggle for Control of Coioraco Fuel and Iron Company. New York, November 25.—Tim struggle for the control oi th< Goto rado Fuel and Iron Gompaii.- war marked today by tire issuing f cireu lace to the stbckaoldefs by rival in terests represented y Georg* J. Gould and by Ed wind Hawley amj K. il. Hat riman. Mi. Gould in his etreuhii- de clare., teat tile use of nis name in a circular dated November 10 caaingfoi proxies was unauthorized. In re spou.-,*r Messrs. Hawley and liar;:man declare that it bad been distinctly derstuod that Mr. Gould simuii unite In an arpeai for proxies. THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. GRAND MASTER IS ENTERTAINED —♦— LOCAL ODD FELLCWS HAD A BiG TIME OF IT LAST NIGHT. ADDRESS BY MR. M’ALPIA After Eexrcises at the Hall, the Entire Gathering Enjoyed a Delightful Spread at the Eglish Kitchen. Grand Master McAlpin, of the Odd Fellows of the state of Georgia, was the guest of the Brrunswiek Ot. | Fel lows yesterday, and he was the recip ient of many social attentions timing the day. At night Mr. McAlpin was tat guest of the local Odd Fellows' in their hall in tlte Elliott bunding and the oeea sion was indeed an enjoyable and in leivsling one. The grant) master do Hovered an able address, which was much appu-eialed by aii present. Altogether the visit of the grant: master was a very successful one and wlli tin much good in Odd Fellowship in Brunswick. In iiis address lasi night re spoke al length on the progress Gist the Odd Fellows bail made in this state during the past year, and tie increase in membership was some thing tremendous. After Ihe exercises al tile hall the < til ire meeting adjourned to the [Jug-. Ibh Kitchen, where an elaborate •‘read was enjoyed sixty.; i lie menu was well gotten up. and the News desires lo return thanks to (lie Odd Fellows for theft- kind foment brume id our force, who had fae pleas nie of enjoj’lug a Slipper. Mi. MeeAlpin will return lo Savan nah this, morning and carries witli him t'e besi wishes of the Odd Fellows •mil People mun‘.rally of Hrun -wiek. WARNER HILL APPOINTED. Succeeds Judge Spencer R. Atkinson on Railroad Commission. The Atlanta • Journal of Monday said : "Hon. Hiram Warner Hill, ot Gieenville, was today appointed rail road- commissioner for a term of six votars by Governor Terrell. The term <d Mr. Hill xvill begin on October IT b*'>3. Mr. Hill wlli begin on October 1. HHI,'!. Mr. Mill will succeed Judge .Silencer K. Atkinson, one ot the pres :ii n tubers of t.te board. The ap pointment. was sent to trie senate this morning and tomorrow morning il will in* confirmed by tiiat body in exeeit ive session. The appointment oi' Mr. Hill was not i surprise. Since Judge Atkinson an iounretf in the Journal several days ego tuijj be would not lie ail applicant ior ie-appointment, if was the gen ral opinion that .Mr. 11 ill would gel Hie piaee. in fact, he was ( the only ippiicam. for Ihe place, but bad (hero •-' n others ’he'dmfolless would ’have '/>! it, owing to his close relations with Governor TerrCli. .Mr. Hill L-, one of Clio myst promi nent men in Georgia, and is eminently qualified to fill the position to wmch he has been appointed by Governor d’eireU. He wiii lie the legal member of the commission, as the jaw re quires that Hie commission shall lie composed of a railroad man, a lawyer “.A business man. Mr". Hill has • c.unveil gnat prominence a, a law yer. and at one- time he was president of the Georgia Bar Association. H- nas lived in Meriwether county all of his life, fund was a schoolmate ot Governor Terrell. He is a grandson of Hon. iiiram Warner. who one time chief justice of the supreme court of Georgia- The position to “which Mr. Hill has been appointed is a very lucrative one. It pays a salaiy of $2,5(10 a year -and requires but little time. When Judge Atkinson retires next October the commission will necesv sailiy have to elect anew chairman, and it is very likely that Hon. Pope Brown will bo cnoseri, owing to tuc fact that be will be the oldest man on the commission in point of service. The news of Mr. Hill’s appointment will be received with great pleasure by his many triends all over the state. BRUNSWICK. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 25. THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN IS NOW ON IN DEAD'EARNEST; MORE MEETINGS ARE ANNOUNCED THE POT BOILING MEETINGS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR FRIDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS AT THE CITY HALL. JO NAME A CANDIDATE Mass Meeting Will Select One on the Alder-manic Board in Place of J. W. Thomas, Who Declined to Accept. The city eompaign is on in and "id ournCsjf. "Politics are tile sole topic of conver sation. On every slreet corner. . . o:n early morn until inid'night you can see little groups of citizens gathered on the street corners, in offices and ev erywhere else discussing, the sltmn tion, which seems to be a very per plexing one jusl at ibis tilin'. • Both sides, of course, as is natural, ate claiming victory but someone will certainly be disappointed Decem ber Hill. Meeting Friday Night. On Friday night, those in sympathy with the Good Government club will meet at the city hall and a number of tne members of that organization will address the gatherings ami discuss the issues al length. The leaders oi Hie clult are working hard to make im meet lug a large oriy and all sitpporte! •; of Hie administration will be present The list, of speakers has hoi y< been announced , but some good ora lory is promised. Rally "Monday Night. On Monday night the -lienils and supporters of the ticket named at the m.‘-s meeting last Friday night hold a big rally at the city, hall, to which all citizens will be invited. Among the speakers on the program are some of our most prominent citi zens who will discuss tne campaign in all of its phases. At ibis meeting another camlidu;i for aldermen, to take the place of .1, W. Thomas, will lie selected. A mim her of names have been mentioned in connection with the /place, but just wiio will be named cannot he foretold as il will be left entirely with tin poo pie. Young Men’s Club. On Friday night the supporters of Judge Orovatt for mayor, •between the ages of 21 and 35, will nice! ami a Young Mens' Orovatt club wiii lie or ganized. The young fellows are tak ing considerable interest, in the club and there wiii no doubt be quite a niimbi r of members at the meeting. Chamber Sessions. •While the above meetings are an njtitnced, and everybody invited, star chamber sessions are being held every night by both factions apd the cam paign is lie.ng discussed, commlrte appointed, etc. Headquarters have been established, campaign managers appoint'd and all preliminaries for the fight arranged. STORES WILL ALL CLOSE. Clerks of Bijunswick Will Be Given a Holiday. Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, will be appropriately observed in Bruns wick, and a majority of the merchants of the city will colse their stores and give the clerks a holiday. Tne Naval Reserves and Rifllcmen will go over to St. Simon, where both the companies will have a traget prac tice ad engage in other sports. Tbe postoffice, banks, etc., will, all be closed for the day. DOCTOR ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Accidentally Killed by Companion While They Were Hunting. Lexington, Miss., November 25. — Dr. Frank Phillips, a well known physi cian, agedAiS years, was shot and ac cidentally killed by James 'Stiller, a bosom friend, while on a hunting expe dition near Ruieville yesterday. Mr. Stigler had a shotgun in his hands, which was accidentally discharged, tne contents entering the head of Dr. Phillips, causing instant death. 1 Will ACCEPT JUDGE A. J. CROVATT AN NOUNCES THAT HE WILL BE IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR. HE DISCUSSES HIE ISSUES Touches on Many important Matters to the City, Favors a School Build ing in New Town—Other Sub jects Are Discussed. The following communications arc self-explanatory: H i'i. A. Orovatt, Dear sir: Al ,a mass meeting <u lion) three to five hundred of Bruns wick's citizens, nold at the city ha. Friday night, you were unanimously nominated and selected as a candidate for mayor of the city of Brunswick for the ensuing term cginuing January TO3, and the undersigned committee has been appointed to notify you of your nomination, and lo request your acceptance of same. Yours very respectfully', D. W. Krauss, chairman. E. H. Mason, J. A. Montgomery. Committee. !>. W. Krauss, Esq., chairman, J. A. Montgomery, Esq., lion E. il. Ma son, comu’illoo. (Icntlemen: As you well know: I did not seek Ihe office, honorable an the posilion is, ■bill at tlie request of a meeting com posed of so large a proportion of the entire number of registered voters in the city, I do hereby accept the nomi nation tans offered me. Asa citizen 1 have always favored, and if elected mayor. I will advocate apy lawful act or measure that will in crease the population, heal)a and i mr, perity of the eily, no matter from whom fae stiggoatiojr may come, but I specially believe that file following are leading matte.r, requiring early at tention and I would use every effort to accomplish them. 1. The city's credit should no un questionable. 2 *lf elected. Jt will be my pleas ure and duty to impartially enforce all laws and 1 shall do so at all times. The laws requiring fae observance of Ihe Sabba'ii 1 believe, to be moat wise and salutary and I would tolerate no violations of them. 2. The annual rate of taxation can and ought to be reduced. 1. Tbe taxable property of the poo .pie should be assessed at its market value rather than at a fictitious figure put upon it solely with the view ot forcing it to pay a desired amount of revenue. 5. All children of scuool agcshotlte have ample opportunity to obtaih tan education and to this end sufficient teachers and convenient qjL-hooi houses ought to be provided, one being im pel atively needed in New Town. Itis ley school also should have prompt attention, as it is sadly in need of re -1 pair. | 7. The sewerage and drainage sys j terns demand immediate improvement .so that health may be enjoyed and ; property exempt from damaging over flows. | 8. The public highways ought not only to lie preserved and fr pfactiea j file, improved and fae work extended j until every st!efif shall be pleasant for j t.Le. traveler upon it and a credit to our people, consistent with the best and safest rules of municipal economy. 9. If elected. I shall hold myself the people's representative in office—an nv: that of a/y faction or ring that 1 may now exist: or may have ex isted, and will extend equal privileges to all to the extent of whatever ability God has entrusted to me. Very truly yotfrs, A. J. Crovatt. Th= Weather. Forecast lo.' today in Georgia: Fair and cooler. REGISTRAR'S WORK 1 HEY MEET AT THE COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY AND CANVASSED REGISTRATION LIST. ______ r NAMES DROPPED AND ADDED The Board Will Meet Again Friday end Complete the Work—About 22 Names Were Added Yester day and a Number Dropped. Jv*i The board of registrars was conven ed in the room of me county commis sioners at 3 three o’clock yesterday afternoon for the purpose of going over Llic legiHtration lists in the com ing city o.e. lion. Registries .;. R. Knih!) and 0. B. Conyers were on hand, lull owing to legislative duties Ueirislrar E G. But ; s absent. Mr. uonyeis was made iw.rnian. Tlie board did some active work during Ibe afternoon and u list, ot soim twenty names of those who claimed to have legal masons for be ing on the list were turned in and tne hoard examined into their cases In some instances granting requests and in others turning them down. Both of the local tickets now in the field .were represented ’by respective committees, who very carefully guard ed the interest of tneir respective friends. ’I uc board finally recessed until Fri day next, when il will convene again for Hie purpose of further canwidering trie llsl. in eoiriiqefion with the"meeting yes miriay several names of citizens reg istered were taken from tne list for various legal reasons. MELTING FRIDAY NIGHT. Good Government Clyb to Rally at the City Hall. A muss meeting of file Good Govern ment (dull will be held at the city ball next Friday night, at which a num ber of trie most prominent members of Hie organization will speak. The meeting is expected to he quite a largo one and much interest is mani fested in it by the' members of the club. Following is the official call: Brunswick, Ga.. November 24. A meeting of the Good Government chili an* supporters is hereby called lo meet at the city 'nail Friday, Hie 2Kt.li instant, at ,7:35 p. m. All the registered voters of Brunswick are in vited to attend. The speakers wil. discuss the issue of trie campaign, and facts and figures will he submitted Showing the excellent record made by the city administration during lib H. H. McAllister, President Good Government Club. MARRIED OVER THE ’PHONE. Novel Ceremony Performed Over the Wires between Bowdon and Car v rollton. Car: ollto. Oa., November 25. Squire G. W. Merreil. of this city, j was called to the home of a neighbor here Friday night to perform a mar riage ceremony over the long distance telephone between parties at Bowdon J 2 miles away in this county. They were Harry Tlowns and Miss Grace Thurman, of Bowdon. The idea of telephonic weddings,in this country originated at Bowdon last year, and since then mmerous weddings have been so solemnized. Being nonr the line of Alabama, where many eloping couples come for license, as soon as they are across the line they evade further pursuit by reaching Bowdon telephone station nearest them. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE. Horace Ingle Meets Death Near Ashe ville, N. C Asheville, N. C., November 25. — Horace Ingle, a white man 35 years old, was killed this morning on ills farm, near Emma postoffice, by a fall ing tree. He was attempting to dis lodge a felled tree, when a sudden twisting of the tree pinioned him. kill ing his almost instantly, llu leaves a wife and three children. PERJURY CffiE B DISMISSED . COL. MACHEN WITHDRAWS WAR RANT AGAINST CAPTAIN RO - TORRAS. WAS AMICABLY SET] LED This News Will Bea Source of Pleas ure to the People of Brunswick Generally—The Case is Now at an End. In the case of the stale vs. Captain Rosendo Terras, chcarged with per jury. the facts leading up to the is suance of the warrants which are fa miliar to the reading public, was call ed in Justice f.arnbright's court at 10 *b'el'->'l: yesterday morning and result oil in a withdrawal of tne warrant on the part of Col E. C. Maehen, prose quitur in the ease. ! '•’his step v. anticipated by friends of Captain Torras, all of whom believ jol Hull he was not guilty of the i charge prof' i" od. The News understands'that Captain i Ton us and Colonel Maehen have : oeicabiy adjusted all differences be tween them as may have existed be cause of any criminal or civil pro i codings. As stated in these columns several days ago. the people of Brunswick generally regretted the unfortunate oc cunenec which caused the issuance ot this warrant and it is safe to assume that they will be equally pleased to know that the question has been pleas antly adjusted, it is au unusual proceeding whon sue”) citizens as these become involv ed in unpleasnnt litigation and the News is sure thaY it voices tne best element of lirrunswick'S citizenship, when it says that it is pleased that, the matter is at an end. y A PRETTY PIECE OF WORK. Prcf. R, J. Mcllveen, of Sanvannah. Pays a Tribute to the News. Prof. It. J. Meltvei n. of Savannah, was in the city Sunday, arid be dis played a very handsome and decided ly ait intie painting in which the front page of the News (van reproduced in perfect though miniature shape, inter spersed and beautifully blended with ‘a Member of not house perfections.! It would take an artist’s eye to ap -1 pr' eiate and a poet’s heart ,o portray Hie genuine beauty of design, which j Mr. Mcllveen has presented to Mrs. M. ICaiser. The News, however, has |’filed an order with Mr. Mcllveen for 1 one of these paintings which it will always admire as a perfect work of art. GERALD WAS GAME TO THE END. Drew Pistol While Dying and Killed His Adversary. Memphis, Twin., November 25 The body of Fred Gerald, late manager of the Wiliifred plantation- at Pinckney, Crittenden county, Ark., was today bu ried in Elmwood cemetery yesterday. Gerald was one of the victims of a dou ble tragurivb enacted at Pinckney, on Sunday afternoon. Weaver Holmes, a negro engineer at he gin, on the plan tation. was boating his wife when Ger ald interfered. Weaven. who was in toxicated, drew a revolver ,and shut Gerald twice, through the hand and through tne breast near the heart. Miss Corinne Gerald, daughter of the manager, was standing' by and as her father fell she caught him in her arms. ! With his last breath, Gerald drew a revolver, with his left hand, and snot the negro, killing him instantly. Ger ald died a few moments later. The Wiliifred plantation is one of the larg est in eastern Arkansas. LAST OF BASKET WEAVERS. Marie Catalia 107 Years Old at Time of Death. San Bernardino, Cal., Ndvemer 25. Marie Catalina, last of the famous Serano Indian basket weavers, is dead. She was 107’years old at the time of her death, having been born twenty one years after the first settlement of this valley by tbe Franciscans. The Serrano tribe, formerly the most pow erful on the coast side of the San Ber nardino mountains, has dwindled away to a mere ’handful of government pen sioners, numbering only fifty-tour, PRICE FIVE CENTS. HEARST IS OWNER or ! THE TIMES —t— WELL KNOWN NEWSPAPER MAN BUYS BIG WASHINGTON DAILY. j He Wlll Take Charge on December First and it Will Be the Only Democratic Paper Published in Washington. Washington, D. C,. November 25.—A strong, tearless democratic ’newspaper ml the nation's capital is assured by ihe definite announeemet made today 1 bat on the Ist of December tne Morn ‘ uja Cimes will then- be taken charge 1 rw William U. Hearst. In this | office this announcement of Mr. Mun i ney's intention to abandon the morrt jing field was made. This was accorn- I panted by notice of discharge to a dozen or more of the men who have been working on the editorial and 'rep ot tori al staff and also by the infor mation that Washington is to nave in place of the Morning Times a Hearst newspaper. The name of this new pa per lias not been given, hut. it is ex pected to be "Tile American,’’ in line with Mr. Hearst’u Chicago and New York papers. The latter retains its Rrst name, "The Journal,•' simply so far as it is necessary to hold the press tiancriise. Mr. Munsey will continue the publication of the Evening Tim„s. u seems-to be iiis intention to confine himself here, as in New Yqrk to ;be afternoon field. Among the men he re tains us Will lucha i uson, formerly ot Atlanta, who is managing editor of UiCfTitneß. lu a talk with friends, Mr. lleavst | lias stated that his Washington paper would be run on a dignified plane, siic'i as uc considered in keeping with Ihe Washington tie!d. It will, of course, be strongly democratic. There has been no democratic newspaper here.. The Times, under Mr. Munsey’s own ership. being independent and in a sense non-political. PLAYED NIANO IN FIRE. Chicago Girl Strikes Up Tune During Big Conflagration. Chicago, Ills., November 25r. —Btnel \tarkor, the 11-year-old'daughter of Al derman-Jtarker, dared smoke and men acing Uame today, and while hundreds ’of her fellow-pupils in the Lincoln school marched in orderly manner jironi peril to safety, she stayed cour ! ageously at her \iost and played a lives ■ly march. ii was 10 o’clock and recitations were being held throughout the build tug, when the cry of lire startled i: achers and pupils. The former were ■ ouick to prevent an impending panic, soothing words quieted the little ones, ’and then the heating of a drum coh vinccd all that the structure was alire. ! It was the signal to form In line for the drill, which all the pupils have ; rehearsed again and again, but never before when there was actual danger. Hardly had the lines in the various ■ rooms formed before tin; stirring notes l of one of Sousa's marches penetrated. io all quarters. Each tramping pupil knew his place, and little Ether knew hers, too. Wlfile the 40b merged from ' all corners into one general column/ she til umped the piano as rapidly and as evenly as she was able, And in three minutes from the first alarnl ev ery soul -save Ethel was out of the threatened structure. The piano kept on. Ethel did not turn to see whether or not there was need for her to remain longer at her post of duty. With smoke suging.out of liie basement windows, a teacher ran back and shouted:/“Come on! Come with me, Ethel.’’/ I Only then did tu’e child leave the I piano and run as fast as her little logs could carry her along with the teach er out of the building. Principal Nichols believes the fire was started by one of the small hoys in attendance at he school. GRACIE A. PEN&ACOLA. i , :l|o Swift Craft Reached There Yesterday Afternoon. 1 (’apt. Duncan Wright received a tel egram from Captain Edward O’Brieto yesterday afternoon announcing the arrival of the Grade at Pensacola aftre a very pleasant trip. I The Grade has been chartered to engage in the pilot war on the Pensa cola bar and there is no doubt but that Brunswick’s swift will show them all her heels.