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VOLUME 2, number 57.
YOUNG MEN HAD
A URGE MEETING
—* —
In Spite of the Bad Weath
er the City Hall was
Well Crowded.
MANY SPEECHES WERE MADE
Judge Courtland Symmes, Attorney
Max Isaac, D. W. Krauss, Bolling
Whitfield, and T. L. Lamb Ad
dressed the Gathering and
They Were All Weil
Received.
As previously advertised the meet
ing of the Young Men s Crovatt Club
Of. aired at the city hall last night
" and under the unl'avorale woatner
ii*ditions was largely attended. At
•toriiey .Max Isaac, president id' Lie
Young Men's organisation called the
meeting to order and incidentally
made fi few remarks touching upon too
is,Vos oi the campaign. Mr. Isaac
was roundly applauded and at the
fottciusion of iiis speech suggested
e Jndgc Symmes as the next speaker.
Judge Symmes was in the audience and
as ire approached the rostrum was
greeted with a magnificent applause.
Tin judge took the stand and, in his
.* lip|afcHHever fashion kept his hearers
in rdpt Attention for some forty min
utes, at Judge Symmes reviewed at
lcjigift (he record of tne Good Govern
HU -indel jib, and many political tires
wwg effectively jfunctilred by the well
M.<nv.u jurist.
v _oi of the t :iun.
"TaWrdn; sh fed ratiosand, *in a measure,
anologieeil for his orginal connection
wiiii the Good Government club,
which, he said, nad been faitniess to a
majority of Iris platform pledges.
Judge Symmes was in his usual happy
vein, excelled al witticisms, and on the
whole received and ovation.
Attorney Woodford Mabry was next
called for and responded gracefully to
tie rail, of ills auditors, lie acquiesc
ed iejfho statements made by Judge
iSyrrirfioK and assured those present of
!,is absolute support.
At fhis juncture Col. I). W. Krauss,
< .lainnan of the People's mass meet
in:; was loudly called for and in his
happy style answered the demands of
the organization. He was given close
attention, and in simple justice to
Col. Krauss, it may lie said his was
one of thi best addresses of the even
iit He dwelled on lhe fact thal too
pt sent, administration had reduced
ii public floating debt at the cost of
the public betterments, and in this
connection the entire audience seemed
to agree witn the statements lie ad
vanced.
■fudge Bolting Wnlteld was then call
ed for and this well known and astute
lawyer gave file adherents of goo goo
im a. genuine dissertation on the sub
ject of reform, lie was consistent,
earnest' and at all times conservative,
and some ot the points ne brought
oik, if a generous applause counts'for
anything, met the approval of the audi
ence.
Following Judge Whitfield, T. l.uther
l.anib was r ailed for and lie promptly
acceded to the desire of those present
and made a very telling talk. Mr.
l-aiptf is quo of the younger mem tiers
of file Young Mens Crovatt club ana
his argument last night was full of
i.:>!i and really was one of the best cm
the evening. I
Immediately following Mr. i.amb’l
im, the chairman anotinred i..a 1
next, mass meeting .of tne registered
voters would occur at the opera house
Monday evening next, December 8.
when the issues wou! again lie thor
oughly discussed.
A motion to adjourn was next made
and prevailed.
WINTER’S CHILLY BLASf
IS LELT IN SUNNY SOUTH
,i. i
Yesterday tne thermometer was
away up in the eighties, that is, after
it stopped raining and the sun came
out. A light suit felt very comforta
ble. But what a change.
This morning tne heavest overcoat
is needed, and then you will have a
hard job keeping warm. At least that
is the condition of the weather at the
time of this writing, but before day
THE BRUNSWICK. NEWS.
ROUSE PASSES
FRANCHISE BILL
*.
Candler Substitute Wins
By Overwhelming Vote
of 134 to 17.
SPEAKER WAS OVERRULED
House Reversed His Decision,. Which
Ruled the Substitute Out of Order
Same Measure as Howard
Bill Introduced During the
Last Session.
Of House.
Atlanta, December t.—The hr use
passed the Candler fran< lure tax b!l
yesterday by the unusually large vote
of 134 to 17, and upon its passage it
was ordered immediatel) transmit,pd
to the senate, where tne general be
lief is expressed, favorable action also
awaits it.
The whole effort to defeat the tunas'
tire was concentrated in a point of or
der on which it was hoped to rule tue
Candler sbstitute out, ait* U‘o tnciro
morning session wa. spout aetatmg
litis point.
Speaker Morris sustained the point
which was made by Mr. C.inn, of Chat
ham, and then the house over.tuled the
speaker for Uie hr it time this session
by a vote of 10l> to 18.
That vote was a i st and the usi
lesnesss of furtner depute on the
measure was at once apparent. It
well known that many members whu
voted to sustain tti-i speaker would
vote lor the .bjij, in it*,
the result showed that a< h ast twenty
four of them did so vo',y when the Till
came up.
7"be cousequece was when tne bill
was take-up at the beginning of the
there was no tie
bale, and the previous question was
called as soon as it had been lead.
The usual twenty mlut.es discussion
was followed by the vote, which went
on record.
The lirst vote was on the adoption
of substitute for the original hill. The
substitute is Mr. Candler’s bill, which
M Identical with the old Howard iran
eliise tax bill passed by the last house,
but killed in tli e senate. The original
bill was by Mr. Reid, of Cainplj ill,
providing for an amendment to section
7d7 of the code, deiiuiug franchises as
taxable property.
The substitute was adopted by a
vote of 124 to 24. The reiiort of the
committed as amended was then adopt
ed by viva voce vote, and the trill on
its final passage was put through by
134 to 17.
The Poit of Order.
When tne franclicise tax bill was
taken up as the special order, the
point oi order against Mr. Candler’s
substitute was made by Mr. Gann, of
Chatham. It is understood there had
been' some discussion of the matter
among those opposed to the hill the
i night before, and trial the point of or
[ der was a result of this.
Mr. Cann made the point, that the
[substitute was out of order because it
'proposed an entirely different law from
I the original bill. Mr. Reid’s bill, tue
j .dftK, simply prtv i to amend .-••<•
I K&Bi of the code, so as to define
as taxable property, just.
liik*phher taxable property. The
I substitute proposed to create a nia
; Chinery by which a franchise tax shall
Ibe collected, and hail no reference
whatever to amending the section of
I the code as proposed by the original
| bill.
light iU„in liable to be hot enough to
sledp in a, hammock. ,
Strange-*weather. indeed,
prognosticator's prediction jt
will eontiiviip • to be eold.'ftuil. -IBiat
amounts Jto.,lftßelittle for he has said
the eam7~tTifUK several timesj'withiu
the past WetS-W two. , J s
At any rate, it is cold tnis morning,
and at an early hour the thermome
ter is etUl going down. k
JURY REM4INS OUT ALL NIGHT
BUT HAVE NOT YET MADE UP A
VERDICT IN STORY MURDER CASE
TANARUS" -
Generally Believed That Prisoner Will Be
Acquitted' or a Second Mistrial Will
Be Declared.
THE TRIAL WAS AN INTERESTING ONE
Trial in the Superior Court Yesterday was Heard By a I jrirgeT; r.tnher of < i
- There was Standing Room Only When the As An-net .we '„J
dressing Jury - --Judge Gan Made a Strong va.
Wives of Murderer and M rdered Man wt-v
Both in Court R90.T1 During .Trial.
The superior court was in session
again, yojUonlay anil util Hide of Riant
ing a charter to the Mutual Right amt
,Water Company ami the McCrary
Transfer the entire day was devoted
to the hearing of the Story case.
- On reasselding yesterday morning
the panel of 11 jurors was incteased
hy the addition of Kennon Molt, the
well -known jeweler, and the investi
gation of it ne case was ai once proceed
ed with. c. •
Th( history of St#ry and toe charges
against him are well known to thc (
average newpaper reader.
He is charged with the murder of
Hamp Shriver, also well known in
Brunswick, and the ease on the
whole is flavored with a eertr 1 - 'the of
circumstantial evidence will h is as
baffling as is Interesting.
(t seems that Hhriver and the de
fendant on the day of the crime, had
hail an altercation. The deceaseiT
warned the defendant, according to the
testimony, that lie would return to toe
scene of the trouble and either have
revenge or take the consequence.
Cater, it. appears, that Sh river was
seen in the neighborhood of Story’s
home and that me defendant, keeping
an observation from t'h“ lattice work
of his house, upon noting the appear
ance of tile deceased, tired upon and
killed him. *... also appears that
Story and his wife, upon realizing that
the shot nad been fatal, instituted a
search and on finding the dead body
(if Shriver removed it from the public
highway and secreted it a few feet
from the scene of the casualty in the
woods.
Fom the evidence it is also appar
ent tnat Story cither from fright or
otherwise, immediately left, the city
and at a later day was captured in
Coffee county, was brought, hack to
Brunswick and for twelve months nad
been confined in the county jail.
The case yesterday presented a
ih.lstartling production of the varied
sides of human nature. On the one
aide adorned in t.ne sable mantle of
After a full discucssion, Speaker
Morris ruled the substitute out of or
der, basing his decision on house rule
tyi. 90, which says:
“A substitute is simply an amend
ment, it is in effect a motion to strike
out all after the enacting clause of a
bill, or the word ‘resolved’ in a resolu
tion, and insert that offered as a sub
stitute."
The speaker neld that the substi
tute offered would not fit the caption
Jsf tf£‘ original bill, which proposed to
•Hiiicftd p. the code, and was
therefore out of order. _
The opponents“of the view held that
.the housjfe was the judge of its own
ipgr procedure, that botn
fnensures .proposed a tax on franchises
’bird Cherdfbt o 'tflat the substitute was
H tfiH original.
* . ■ o i, %
UJVIr. Candler entered the appeal from
tiff? ' chair’s decision, wncicli was fol
-1 by a Kinjf dfebate and the re
versal of t ne sjp&ker by 106 to 4d.
Then followed the passage of the hill
t the afternoon session as stated.
BRUNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1902.
the widow's raiment sat the survivor of
the alleged murdered man, close to
her. also gowned in Idnek, was the
mother of tne dead man, and in the
Immediate vicinity were . grouped to
.gethei a number of iirortliers and
other kin folks, tog. tlo-r with -t.no so
licitor general and other attorneys for
the prosecution.
. .lust across the way was the defend
ant, pporly clad, in. worse, from i*ini>
cifeiifif’ifd-ttf’fif yidnithil% pV'io'i i* f/i■ •
turn of discontent. Very near him
was his wife, who, to all intents and
purposes, was more interested in the
proceedings titan was the defendant
hiiuseli. Site, too, wore signs of pov
erty. grid and care, and ever and
anon leaned a few inches nearer to
her ’husband and whispered to him.
the ins ul l of which, invariably, brought
a smile to the disconsolate lace of the
man wnosc very life was at stake.
Col. It. VV. Krattss appeared for the
defense and Sue "tor Gen. lieutn tl,
associated with Attorney It. 13. Dart,,
represented the state.
It was a legal battle royal.
No tittle was lost, and every inch
of ground was fought out with an
much tenacity lf couiiUe-m lives
weie In the ba>anr
Evidence upon evidence was intro
duced, and evdf-.n ■' upon ■■vuiit.ee
rebutted, and Anally the. •.•rcyceuthm
placed the ueiendanf. on lie .la. in
nis own defea ,e,
it was a pitiable S'- ne. Story was
not at himself, lie was dejected and
Ihe long i, • nHis ..I is uhrement tcid
oil his every fcatur, . He rchearesd the
scene of the killing. At, various stages
ol his testimony ne was tragic and
related to the .jury t.ne eireiinuiiaiic'.s
leading up to lue very iinf nt.mate
consummation wb'cn was his undoing.
At times he was on n;s |-r.cits, and
again he stood erect and told his
twelve peers of the ad wnich he
claimed was done to protect his tie,
his home and his children. His wfe
sat very near him, and, as if by inspi-
Coel Strike Commission.
Scranton. Penn., Dec. 4.—Attorney
Dar. iw, attorney for the United Mine
workers, announced today that the
coal road presidents had promised to
give the tabulated statistics in regard
to miners’ wages, etc., to the counsel
for the miners- some time today. Ex
pert accountants have been at work
preparing these figures for several
weeks past. It was because this pait
of the evidence was not ready that
the adjournment of the strike com
mission became necessary. Counsel
for 'the miners will have until next
Wednesday in which to except this
important paar of their opponent's
evidence. When the commission shai!
meet. District PreridynU Nieholls will
be placed on the stand by the minors.
President Mitchell was in conference
with Mr;-Nicholls most of the day.
f
Committee Meeting. , r
The Orovatt campaign eOenmtitce
and steering cimmittee will nolil a
meeting at he office?, of'Attorney-Max
Isaac tonight, instead of at the office
of Coj, V. W, Krauos,
rat inn he sec,ned to watch her. and
with every audio that passed between
them Story look new life and talked
with more earnest ness,
t’l.e case-was itteu given over to the
la.wyi i-.-s. Attorney R. 10. Dart made
■ ie opening address on ihe pait of tile
1 Rue, and it is argument was lar
reaching, eonetuxive and eloquent.
*'l-W. Kra'w:. next f ir
.tfie 4<'Uhik, : ftu.Jh i,T/iaMi* tlpe RC
lice kepi address.., }n the history of
(iiynn ■county .crin.-iuahjgy. He was
particularly strong in liis reference It:
eirimnisiantiai evhlenc. . and at all
tiiin s belli me ctose.u attention of ni:V
auditors. 'Mr. iviauss' was followed
*•> -•hdieito: i iencral Bennett, who
made an utiuiiaily strong argument
and a numiier of ill ,■ j --,mcifit lieeiar
ed fruit, it was one oi Uio most eio
fl'teel. lie elide and Inf-reaching ad
d'-rc s Dial ilie very distinguished so.
Iteilor nap ever niade iti Brunswick.
Following- lips /pee: U .Judge Dari
gave the jury his charge, which was
one Ol I :|, mo.- 1 pci", -Cl as well us one
of iso most in viral over delivered
Until Hie bench ill (ilyiili county. Judge
Dart wap absolutely impartial as lie
iv.ecii iV state and the accused and it
apf -ared liial up q- deep ri' tr.reh
into the law lie gave the j..*.v ihe
■ iian.e only rceh - Pick a- were gi r
main to tne issue.
The on .so v.’iis then given into the
hands of Hie jury and up to an e.,
hour this morning no verdict had been
readied. The jury is still out. but it
is expected that they will render a de
cision wliiii the court moots this
morning. I lie News, however, has ii
(licit the ease will.either result in a
mistrial or an acquittal
All durig the trial if the ease die
court, house was crowded with people
and there was standing room only.
When the lawyers .-.0r,, a,bin ..-big
t.ne jury every available place was oc
cupied arid all in ail it. lias been a
notable rpisodc in the criminal history
of Glynn county.
CABINET 'MEETING.
Session Yesterday Was Devoted to
Minflr Matters.
Washington, Dec. 4. Neitner Sec
retary limit nor Bw.Tetc.ry hay were
present at the cabinet p-noting today
and the session was devoted to minor
matters.
Secretary Wilson discuss, :! . th"
measures he had taken to in vr.it the
epidemic of foot and mouth disease
which had appeared among the live
stock in New England.. From such
information a:; Secretary Wilson has
obtained, be held ves the disease lias
existed In that section for some time.
The quarantine measures taken yes
terday. it Is thought, will he effective
to present tile spread of the discos 0
to other states. Dr®,Salmon, chief of
the bureau of animal industry, prob
ably will be sent to'New Eu dand at
once. op.
The following appointments under
the department of justice-.were agreed
to In cabinet: (fudge'T*,. t. I.ewis,
district attorney 'or thbfbaiiteaa di.4-v
tr-iet of Virginia; SNS BetlUau- United
States district
! cago district,* and Wirgan H. Beach,
; United Stares district attorney for the
District of Colombia.
'M’ALUSTER OUT
Wild I BEIL
President of Good Govern
ment Club Replies to
Affidavit.
THINKS HE IS MISTAKEN
He, as President of the Club, Has
Something to Say on the Subject
Twitty Also Has a Signed
Statement in Reference t„'
the Mater.
(Communicated.)
To I lie Citizens of Brunswick:
in the Urninswick News of Decem
ber t there appeared an affidavit from
.Vi H Brady to toe effect that: if
Jim itr.idy, would secure the endorse
ment of Mono Sawyer, thal F. E.
Twitty would sue that Brady was ap
pointed city jailer.
All who know Mr. Twitty feel per
fectly sure I nat he made no such
statement, and no such promises. His
whole coutse has boon such that only
I,tose who either desire to believe
him capable of attempting to pared
out the city aftairx or have some ob
ject to serrve in attacking him wou.
give it credence. We regret that tne
opponents of good government have
pitched the campaign on personal lines
but. they have done so purely for the
purpose of ooseuriug the real issues.
The remarkable financial record of
tlie administration, the decrease in the
floating return to tao.< ity of
rfitmJb bybonds, (he im
provements of the city’s or,nit mill!
: lie can borrow mono, at f> and fi per
com. on her plain unto, together with
the renewal of coniidonco both at pome
and abroad are arguments they cannot,
answer, nor'nave they attempted to do
;o, hence Ihoy descend In their old
time methods as illustrated by the
publishing ami sending out of the
firmly affidavit.
Wo earnestly call upon all voters to
e,oi'.li mil mi eli political methods and to
continue to put into office mini who
will work for the interem of lint city
o. Hi'imswiek us been done for
tue past two years.
It. H. %ALEISTER,
President Good Government, Club.
TWITTY MAKES REPLY.
< Communicated.)
Pi unrwick, (In., December 4, Iti2.
To the Public:
While all of my friends and ac
ouaintances fioni whom I have hoard
t repressions have assured we that they
[were valu-died that Mr. 11. If. Brady
had done me an injustice in Ihe affi
davit, made iiy him and published in
ti.e News ot today, still I feel that if
is only proper Hint i should say ho is
in error as to my being tin- person who
made the statement, therein alleged.
Vorv respectfully.
W. K. TWITTY.
Sociial at Baptist Church.
Tne social gathering at the Baptist
church tonight promises lo he a very
interestiny affair. it will begin at
7: •’<. Some very tine recitations will
lie rendered by some of our best local
talent. Delicious lei'r vlmicnis will be.
served. No forma', invitations tiavi
boon sent out. All the congregation
are coidially invited.
Temple Eeth Tefilloh.
Services this evening at 8 o’clock.
Sermon by Rabbi Warsaw. Satur
day morning Sabbath scuool at 9, ser
vices at. 10.
ANOTHER MURDER CASE
WILL BE TRIED TODAY
Another very interesting case will
JM* tru'd in tne Glynn superior court
tolb'V, that of the state vs. Bessie
Cate, the negtess, who is charged with
II e murder of a little colored girl.
Tltis jfastj is well known to the peo
- j,1,• o! the .*mmty- generally) htv::>g
titled'ofiljt a few' wetpc-' ago.
The etiXiP' occurred ‘At Fancy Bit.fi.
and has" a’t trailed atten
tion, not only among tne people in
j that vicinity, but also in Brunswick-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TWO MEETINGS
ON FOR TONIGHT
— ♦ —
Good Government Club
Will Hold Their Final
Rally at City Hall.
NEW I OWN CLUB YVfEL MIT f
: '.JJ
Much Enthusiasm is Manifested in
Botli Gatherings and Large Crowd3
Are Expected to Turn '■'ui —
Many Speakers Will Be
Heard.
Tlie Good Government club will
hold their filial laily at t ho city hull
tonight and the meeting is expected to
lie an unusualiy large one.
Among the speakers will be some of
the most prominent members of the
eiuli. and it is stated mat they will
get backat Hie people's ticket as re- [
-ihrds some annouiicements recenlly
mude by them. Everybody in-the city
h as been invited in attend the meet
ing and ii is expected that toe city
lull I wtl lie crowded.
New Town Meeting.
The people of Now Town will hold
a mooting umlght at Uuiou store, on
it street, tor the purpose of the putting
mio shape tne demands that they will
make upon the administration lor the
corning year in uie way of improve
ments. ! ■■ ■'"’M
New Town people aie generally sup
porting tin; Crovatt. tickeCtm the idea.,
til at they Avili- get hJfEii
■ "Pi H. <' ,l .1
(bit New Town people. reiT calnß
••i t and want to. emphasize their re*
<|Uirntcii(B, regardless of who is elect
od, and the meeting tonignt is for the.
purpose of putting (heir demands in.
shape lo bo presented to council and
New Town people rue expected to par
ticipate in the meeting whether .they,
i.o for Crovatt or not. .%jf§s
CAME NEAR SINKING.
Brown’s Pile Driver Ashore Near Sa
vannah. 1
\ esHqday s Savannah News says:
Contractor T. Brown, who bus
im; subcontract for building the
mobrfng dolphins In the lower Savan
nah river, came near, loosing his pile/
driver, or at the least having it hadiy
dnnmge.. Tuesday night,.
The driver was anchored in a bight:
of tho lower river and had otit-siiffl
ii> in anchorage for ordinary weal: nor
During the wind and' vain storm ■
J
ahi.'i.; 9:30 o’cloe.. a steamer passed..••
and kicked ni> a heavy sea, which with
the rain and wmil, drove the driver
up against Hie marsn and buffeted it.
about considerahiy.
Tlie crew were aroused froim their
siumiicis. mid the anchois were got-’"•
ten up and carried farther nut In Lite
liver.'and the cubby lightened by tho
hand windlass until steam could -be
maiie. when the wenches, were worked
and Hie driver ..anted out again toy ft
safe aiiehee. : ■ Mr. Hi own tearing
■ iml the wind would increase during
•lo night dropped nic pile hammer,' 7
weighing 3,5iU pounds, overboard and
made an anchor ot that. This iiela
Ihe machine fast until morning when
it, was towed up to the city and moored
at a dock./
Mr. Brown t delved information.yos-
Icnlay Hint tne first raft of piling Will
arrive tomorrow and stated that ne
will commence work on the dolphins
Mommy morning.
The women wilt hq represented uy
Attorney Max Isaac, White Solicitin',
fh-noral Bennett appitn? tor ty - '
state. |i in probable that .fttOge Dart
wil take Up t he case the first tning this
and it >yfll he fin
ished by tonight,
V> ry H w facts have ever u v Hn Learn- i
i’ll Iliiout tile ait.l T ..‘V.! WtoEm l
it s- hitf.u t htwT dHj
- -use tfiil doubtless he bitterly
| by both sides.