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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 61.
DU ADAMSON IS
IN Ml HOUSE
—t —
SON OF WELL KNOWN GEORGIAN
GOES CRAZY IN NEW
YORK.
SEN I 10 INSANE ASYLIM
Strange Twist of Wheel of Fate Re
venged the Status of L. C. Adam
son, Son of Georgia Mil
lionaire.
New York, December 9. —Once In ]
charge of a lunatic asylum and now an
inmate of the same institution, that is
ihi! way in which a strange twist of
tiie wheel of fate has. reversed the
status of Dr. I.ueius C. Adamson, who
was committed to the Bellevue insane
pavilion yesterday.
Six years ago Dr. Adamson was In
charge of the Bellevue insane depart
ment. Before that he had ueen resi
dent physician at the Manhattan state
hospital on Ward’s island. Highly ed
ucated. the son of a Georgia million
aire, he is believed to have become
insane from a close study of divers
forms of mania—a form —the physi
clans fvlio examined him sav—of auto
l.ypnolisin.
ilr. Adamson went abroad in ISftfi
and in Paris investigated the belief ot
the so-called devil worshippers, a cult
that was based on religious mania.
Then lie went to Egypt, to .ndia. to
China, pursuing his researches into
religious mania.
On Ills return to this country. Dr.
Adamson took ttV Ids residence with
J. .1. Mills, at No. 2.0 East Twenty-s£c
ond street, where two weeks ago he
announced th&t he had joined <h<*
-devil worshippers in Paris and that
they were threatening him with
pshychological torture. On this night
the doctor fastened the door of his
room with heavy steel chains. With
the aid of a policeman, and an axe,
Mr. Mills broke into Dr. Adamson’s
room and found him sitting at a taule
reae.ng unconceredly.
A friend, Richard Dumas King, per
suaded D. Adamson to go with him to
the Fifth Avenue hotel, where he made
no disturbance until Sunday night.
when he dashed info the dining room
and announced that he was an inti
mate friend of the Savior.
He was taken to Bellevue for exami
nation and yesterday committed to the
insane pafrilion.
FILES BIG MORTGAGES.
Southern Railway Contracts for 93
New Engines.
Richmond, Va., Decomi.er 9.
Trough their local legal representa
tives, Eppa Huuton, Jr., the Southern
Railway Company yesterday lUeil in
the city court of chancery an agree
ment mortgage for $4.144,39(1 to Blair
h Cos., brokers, of Wall street, New
York. The document is to protest this
concern for the amount named and a
document similar to lire one placed on
record in this city, will be (lied in ev
ery state through which the road
passes, the court fees and taxes run
ning up into the thousands. Fifty-four
engines are to he constructed by the
Baldwin locomotive works, while tUif*’
ty-five are to he built by the Ameri
can locomotive works. To the Georgia
Car and Manufacturing Com pan*-, of
Atlanta, me Southern Car and Foun
dry Company, of the same place, the
American Car Foundry Company, anu
the Mount Vernon Car Company the
contract for the construction of 2,5G0
gondola drop bottom cars with an 80,-
uoO capacity, has been awarded.
The contract for tlis erection of 500
ventilated box cars has been let to me
Mount Vernon Car Compand, while to
the Rogers Convertible Ballast Car
Company has been given the job of
turning out 190 convertible ballast cars
and four distributing cars.
New Officers at St. Mark’s.
The new vestry of St. Mark's church
met for organization at the rectory on
Tuesday evening. The treasurer's re
port showed the financial affairs of the
parish to be in excellent condition,
with all expenses paid and something
in the treasury. A. C. Banks, Esq.,
was elected as treasurer in place of •
D. Uuuwody, resigned, and Harris M.
King as secretary la succession to Mr.
SVUUmm Nightengale.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
MERCHANT LOSES BANANAS
HE IS CHEATED OUT OF A FULL
CAR LOAD Bv UNKNOWN MAN
IN ALBANY.
About ten days ago a prominent
Brunswick commission merchant had
a car of ripe bananas, which were on
route to this city, directed to Albany.
Ga.. for fear of a local glut tti too
market. The car in question was re
consigned to a party who gave Albany
hank reference. Everything was
thought to be alright by the Brunswick',
merchant, until late Saturday after
noon a wire was received telling him
that the Albany party was acting
rather suspiciously, and advising sim
to come at once.
The Brunswick merchant, with only
about 15 minutes to spare, took the
I first train. On arriving at Albany the
party to whom the bananas had been
consigned could not lie located. The
bird had flown with the evening ze
phyrs. Numerous telegrams were sent
out to different parts of the country,
but as yet nothing further has been
learned of the absconding man. Tue
Brunswick merchant Is out the cost
of the bananas, as wen as railroad fare
hotel and other expenses, and the ;
of telegrams sent out.
ROYALTY SEES MRS. NGTRY.
Her Final Appearance in London Prior
to American Tour.
London, December !). —Mrs. .Lang
try’s final appearance on the stage
prior to her American tour was made
tonight under exceptional and bril
iant circumstances. It had been in
tended to give a private performance
of the play. "The Cross Ways," of
which she is joint author w,,h Harley
Manners, and which already has been
produced wiih success in the prov
inces at the Imperial theater, when
Kjug Edward expected to witness the
performance. Mrs. Langtry then de
cided to make it H semi-public .attain,
Alt the unreserved seats \VM c distrib
uted among the servants of Ihe royal
hoflEhold and the remainder of the
House which was not occupied by
members of the royal family and
their suites was sold privately to the
elite of i.ondon society,
Tlic king. Queen Alexandria, the
prince of Wales and their suites ar
rived ,i! !l o’clock and without any for
mality were conducted to a box on the
right of the stage.
Queen Alexandt# said to Mrs. Lang
try:
“I am extremely pleased with the
play. J think It Is most dramatic, and.
I am sure you will have great suc
cess." ,
Mrs. Langtry aftorwapls said:
“1 am looking forward eagerly to
my American tour."
TARIFF FOR THE e. PINES.
Wright Favors a Reduction of the
Dingley Rates.
Washington, December 9.—General
Luke E. Wright, vice governor of the
Philippines, before the house commit
tee on ways and means today advo
cated a reduction of tariff rates on
Philippine goods coming into *Uie
United States to 25 per Cent, of the
Dingley schedule, as provided by the
bill Introduced by Representative
Cooper, instead of 75 per cent, as un
der the present law. Genera! Wright
said this would lesult in a better mar
ket for Philippine goods and provide
more revenue for the islands.
New Mexico Wants Statehood.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Decem
ber 9. —The chairmen of the republican
and democratic parties of tins terri
tory will appoint a large and influential
non-partisan delegation tq visit Wash
ington and work for the passage of
the omnibus statehood bill. Mass
meetings will be held during the week
in ali the leading towns of the terri
iory to advocate the state
tiood,
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
Same Ministers Will Be Returned, to
Brunswick,
The South Georgia conference, which
has been in session at Thomasville
during the present week, will adjourn
today. The most important work ol
the conference, that of naming the
ministers for the different churches of
the conference has been completed.
Rev. Maione, oi the First Methodist
church, and Rev. M. C. Austin, of the
McKendree church, have both been re
turned. The session of the conference
has ben a very interesting one and
much good work has heeq done.
Clf ITT WINS FOR MAYOR
81A MAJORITY OF 3
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’
|n Political Contest Known to
Brunswick, the People’s Ticket Can
didate was Victorious.
In one of the most holly contested
y• rod contests In the hist.uv
of Bnuiswick, Judge Alfred .1. Orovntt
yesterday defeated Mayor Mmanuel by
Jiginnjority .(jf three votes.
fJeV'nr l in the history of our city has
there hoen such a close 'contest and
uhvei''™flore has there boon so niueff
ent imsiasm fcho election of a may
jar. Out of a total of 762 votes there
were only a difforenio of three - just.
tli3R of it, but three are as goon as
i dree thousand.
jj, wjrs.a great fight. No man in
lh unswlck i,it but
Judge Crovatt, tiro man of the people*
The Battle.
When the polls were opened yester
day morning at 6:25 o’clock the two
political factions were lined up for a
liot fight. Workers for both sides were
there in numbers, and the minute the
window was thrown open by the man
gers toe ballots began pouring in,
and for fully two hours there was one
continuous stream of voters at the
polls. ~s the minutes passed the
mowd Uiyata.syjl and by 7 lbo
br tie was well under way, the work
ers were doing their best. They never
stopped for a minute, but kept up the
work until the* city clock struck five
thirty o’clock yesterday afternoon, and
then everybody was claiming victory.
Took the Lead.
The Good Government dub took the
lead in the early voting, and it might
be said that out of the first twenty
five votes polled their ticket received
at least twenty of them. But, about
8 o’clock, when the New Town'sup
porters of Judge Crovatt and his tick
et came inarching to the polls, some
£ixty or sevenly strong, Crovatt stock
at once took a jump, which (tie opposi
tion never overtook. By the time the
New Town people had finished voting
the Voung Men’s club, with
some thirty-five or forty voters, came
down in a body their votes
solid for Ihe Crovatt ticket, and, after
voting, every one of no young men
began work and they kept it up ail
during trie day.
By 11 o’clock over half the total reg
istration had been polled. Both sides
claimed to be in the lead. Betting was
unusually lively, and in this connection
it might ire stated that hundreds o','
dollars changed hands on the contest
yesterday.
A Lull.
From 11 o’clock until late in the af
ternoon there was a lull in the voting
and lue politicians began to figure on
the registration lisl. Carriages were
sent to all sections of the city, and ev
ery possible effort was made by both
ides to get out every registered voter,
it was a determined light. Both sides
were claiming victory, and a scene of
the kind was never before witnessed irr
Brunswick. At auout four thirty the
voting commenced to be lively again
and from that hour until the time of
closing the polls there was another
stream of voters lined along the gale
way to the polls.
Cheers for Crovatt.
When the window was pulled down
by the managers at 5:30 the air fairly
rang with cheers for Crovatt, Crovatt,
Convicts Pardoned.
Atlanta, December 9. —Governor
Terrell, upon tne recommendation of
the board of paruons, signed orders to
day releasing fom custody three con
victs.
They are, Emma Lyons, sent up
from Wilkes county for the crime ol
assault with intent to murder for a
term of two years. Walter Glenn, con
victed of larceny in Stewart county
and sentenced to twelve months in the
chaingang, and H. E. L. Young, con
victed of larceny from the house in
Hall county and sentenced to serve
iweivs months on the public works.
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNEDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 10.
THE RESULT.
For Mayor:
A. J. CROVATT 379
N. Emanuel 376
Crovatt’s majority 3
For Aldermen:
W. 677
T. Newman .T. r.".44t •
J. E. du Bignon 414
L. A. Robinson 395
E. T. Homan 372
A. H. Baker 360
C. Halverson 345
tlif' tioxt mayor of Brunswick, wlio win
bo mayor in fact as well as name.
Counting Begins.
The managers lost no time in begin
ning to count Uie ballots. I’eopie
gathered in every available place to
hoar the votes counted. The first
ballot called off was “Cwi-fatt.” Again
the echo came, "Hurrah for Alf. Cro
vatt.” t he Emanuel forces began to
weaken, llis supporters, one by one,
made their exit. The count continued,
and for fully two hours it was nip
and tucK. One minute Crovatt lead,
then Emanuel was in the lead, h mal
ty, when about four hundred and fifty
votes had i>*‘n Judge Crovatt
lead by twenty. There was not an
Emanuel man on iuc scene, or rather,
if they were, they were locked in the
mayor’s office in the city hall.
Change for Emanuel.
When all the votes had been count
ed save about one hundred, the two
men were even. The Emanuel sup
porteis bobbed up from every quarter
and for the first time during the day
cheers went up for Emanuel.
Close, Indeed, Close.
There were about fifty voies left in
the box. Fully five hundred people
were gathered around the polls, anx
ious, nervous, and we may say, crazy
to hear tho final result. Emanuel
stock went up. He took the lead.
When all c.*e votes except about forty
or fifty had been counted the mayor
was leading by twelve. Just think,
suci. a tew to be counted, am!
| the candidates so close together. One
by one Crovatt gained. Every vote
j was counted Inn three—the two men
I were even. You could have heard a
pin drop in the large crowd. One ot
the votes was picked out it read
Crovatt. The second was picked out,
it read: Crovatt. The last: Crovatt.
And What Followed,
i Then amid the wildest enthusiasm
the crowd fairly went frantic with
their yells and shrieks. Hurah for
Crovatt ! hurrah for Covatt! hurrah
for Crovatt! Men, like wild animals,
could he seen running in every direc
tion, looking for the hero of the hour.
There lie was, standing in front of the
city hall, as cool as could be. But, in
less time man it takes to relate it, he
was in the hands of his friends, pow
erless. On their shoulders ho went.
Down Newcastle street the large
crowd proceeded, cheering to the very
echo for Crovatt. The tire bull and
Bread High in London.
l/rndon, December 9. —The price of
bread was raised one cent per loaf in
the east end of London today, thus
intensifying the distress of the per
sons who are out of work.
Cornelius Vanderbilt 111.
New York, December 9.—Cornelius
Vanderbilt is ill of typhoid fever at bis
home in this city. This bulletin was
issued tonight by Drs. Flint and Jane
way: ’’Patient, Is resting quietly. No
complications.'' _ _ __
the city clock liega to ring, horns
were soon secured by many of the
crowd and a scene followed that has
never before been witnessed in Bruns
wick. Judge Crovatt could not utter a
word. He could simply wave his hat
iu response to the wild greeting that
was accorded him. The crowd then re
turned to the city hall, where they re
mained u> hear tin; result of the alder*
manic candidates, /
Good Government h en Win.
By a very close vote, the Good Gov
ernment cluh succeeded in electing
their aldermanic ticket, but the Cro
vatt men only considered this a sec
ond consideration, so jumiant were
they over the election of their inay
orality candidate. The voto in full, as
leceive,. by ihe different aldermanic
candidates is given elsewhere in this
article.
A Lively Scene.
The large crowd, with the addition
ot others who came from their homes,
then gatheied around the city hall,
and until a late hour cheered and
cheered for the great victory they had
won in electing Judge Crovatt. A few
short speeches were made, but the
crowd was .so enthusiastic that it seem
ed they only desired to yell and many
of them will this morning call at the
drug store for a remedy for a sore
tlnoai. A number of Mr. Crovatt's
fiiends secured a large carry-all and
paraded the strets until, well, they
were still out when tho night editor
retiree.
Our Next Mayor.
A. J. Crovatt, the mayor-elect, has
been a resident of Brunswick nearly
his entire life. Ho has served the city
as its mayor before, and the magnifi
cent record lie made lor himself at
that time is partly responsible for the
great victory he won yesteday. He
is a member of the law urm of Cro
vat ti Whitfield, and a more populai
man with his fellow citizens never liv
ed. That he will make Brunswick a
good mayor there is no uoubt in the
minds of our people, even those who
oposed him yesterday, and Ire will go
into office on January first with the
interest of Brunswick at heart arm (he
News feels Ural bo will nave tue co
operation of our people generally.
Judge Crovatt has uot only served as
mayor of Brunswick, but lias held
many positions of trust, and in each
instance he made an excellent record
tor himself.
The Next Council.
The city council of Brunswick lor
the year 1903 will be made up as fol
lows: Mayor, A. Crovatt. Aider
men: T. Newman, J -f E. du Bignon,
W. It. Dart, L. A. Robinson, VV. S.
Taylor, M. Kaiser, A. M. Smith, W.
B. Cook.
A Friendly Battle.
While the light yesterday was prob
ably the most trolly contested in
Brunswick’s history, it was a good na
tured one, and the* day passed off witn
only a few little personal difficulties,
In which no one was hurt. The sup
porters of the opposing tickets worlceu
faithfully all during the day, but diu
L, .r work in a most friendly manner,
and all in all the election passed oft
very pleasantly.
Statue to J. E. B. Stewart.
Richmond, Va., December 9. —At a
meeting of the Stewart Memorial As
sociation here this evening $1,700 was
raised for an equestriatn statue of
General J. E .B. Stewart, the confed
erate cavalry leader, to be erected
here. Tills sum is in addition to about
SSOO already in hand for the purpose.
Negro to Hang.
Savannah, Ga„ December 9.—Abe
Cohen, a iregro who shot and killed her
mistress, Sue Rogers, was today found
guilty of murder In the superior court
land sentenced to bang January 30.
LADY MEETS FATAL ACCIDENT
MRS. ANDREW COOPER OF THIS
CITY BREAKS HER NECK IN
A FALL.
Mrs. Andrew Cooper, wife of Cun
tain Cooper, of the tug iris, met with
a tragic death Monday night, as the
result of a peculiar accident.
Captain Cooper had just returned to
his home and was at the front door
waiting for his wife to come to admit
him. Mrs. Cooper called out that she
was coming and then her husband
heard the sound of a heavy fall. He
called his wife several times, but got
no response. Hastily opening a win
dow he entered the house where he
found her lying dead upon her bed
room floor.
Captain Cooper immediately sum
moned Dr. Hugh Burford, who work
ed faithfully for some time to resusci
tate Mrs. Cooper, before he made the
shocking discovery that her neck had
been broken by the fall. In fulling
she had struck her neck against the
edge of a trunk with such force as
lo produce this result. Captain Coop
er and hts lutte two-months-old oon
are left to mourn the loss of a devot
ed wife and mother, whose suuuei.
and awiut death makes their bereave
ment doubly sad.
The funeral occurred yesterday at
ternoou at 3 o’clock, Rev. W. M. Ui.
more officiating, captain Cooper has
tiie sympathy of the community in Un
. ad loss.
YOUNG WOMAN’S SUICIDE.
Confronted by a Board Bill She Could
Not Pay, She Takes Morphine.
Atlanta, December 9. —Belle Latham
or Belle Smith, as she is Known here
by botli names, died at tne uiady hos
pital troin the effects of an overdose ot
morphine, evidently taken with suici
dal intent, at her room in the Man
cheater hotel. The deceased came to
Atlanta from Cat roll county severa,
weeks ago and secured accommoda
tions at lie Manchester. Yesterday,
upon her failure to pay her boaid,
Mrs. Terry, the proprietress of tin
Manchester, notified her to seek othei
quarters. Being without money or
■t-riends, she became despondent, and,
purchasing the drug,-swallowed it.
ONBfTiEGRO KILLS ANOTHER.
Tragedy, .at Carrollton —Joe ~..arp
Kills Crip Jackson.
Carrollton, Ga., December 9. —Joe
Sharp, a negro drayman of this city,
killed Crip Jackson, alias Lee Avery,
a negro sign workman, here, at night
fall Sunday evening by shooting him
in the lace and through the back wttli
a pistol. The tragedy occuired at a
negro resort.
A CITIZEN TALKS.
Urges Our People to Forget Politics
Now and Work for Brunswick.
Mr. Editor:
The campaign is ended, the verdict
of the people has been renuered, now
let us accept it. Where the marine:
has been swept from his true course
uy the fury of the storm, his first duty
when the skies have cleared is to take
tits reckonings and see how far he has
been carried fiom hts course.
Now let us as good citizens lay aside
and forget all bitterness and discord
rhat has been engendered by this cam
paign.
'those that have been defeated, le.
them meet defeat with the courage ot
true manhood, and victor accept vic
tory wuli modesty, and respect tin
opinions of his opponents.
Let, no party tine divine our fair city,
nut let all join hands and work for the
upbuilding of her bright future, ana
prosperity and haptness will rewaru
our efforts.
As the lengthy shadows of the pass
ing year warns us of its close, let it
not pass with our people torn and di
vided by political differences, but lei
us cast the veil of charity over the
faultsi of our neighbors and bury ah
discord and bitterness with the old
year.
With renewed energy and greater'
determination strive to build up anti
develop the advantages of our city.
CITIZEN.
Tennis Club to Meet.
There will he a meeting at. the of
fice or llrobston, Fendig & Cos., of the
Brunswick Tennis club Thursday eve
ning at 7 o’clock, December 11th for
the purpose of organizing. All per
sons interested srs requested respect
fully to b preeent.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IHE COIL BUCKS
AND LILY WHITES
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THEY ARE NOW HAVING A GREAT
FIGHT AND ROOSEVELT IS
THE REFEREE. i’|
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
Pritchard Writes One Charging That
North Carolina Democrats Are
Backing the Negro Violr Wlm
is Called a Traitor.
Washington. December 9.—The war
between tiie coal black and the lily
white factions of republicanism still
waxes hot in the two Carolinas, Hen
at or Pritchard, of North Carolina, has
been making a strong effort to create
the impression that the negroes who
aspire to office are now
chief support from the democratic, ■
politicians of the slate, and to that end f
made public this evening a letter ha |
has written to President Roosevelt;
In this lie charges that Vick, the ne-Sj
gro postmaster at Wilson, whose case -;
is being rnado a teat, secures his |j
principal indorsement from demoetihiJJ
He asserts that what he calls the
democratic machine is back of the ne |
gro.
In order to meet these cheatges in’|
the most effective way possible,, tho |
democratic members of the North |
Carolina delegation in congress went
to the postoffice department and tft
white house today and put themselves
-in record as opposing the reappoints.:
merit of the negro as postmaster.- >||j
Pritchard Attacks Vick. JM
In his letter to the piesidont ggftS?
a tor Pritchard chArmw-a v *eh v:Ph*d<aij
ing a traitor to his party.' Among ot4|
,*r things, the senator says: .? 3j
‘Vick has, during the past tiiiW
..ears, done everything life could to
1 Mid those who have been etidea -
ing to carry out what I conceive to he |
h ebest policy for the republican par-*
y In easloi n Carolina. •
"At the Weldon congress ions f con- J
ventlon two years ago, Hon. D. TCjjjflj
Patrick, a gentleman of high diffract cr|
vas a candidate lor congress, 4 Mthcjl
I Patrick is a gentleman of large
I md stands exceedingly Wt>H with tbe|
I oesi element or the people of iiis dire 'j
tiiet. He has never, in so far as'l
know, held any federal position. lj
was of the opinion that the very
thing that could nave neen done
that time for the republican pnrj||
was to nominate Mr. Pa.rick. ■''.k.
was a delegate to the Weldon cor.yen |
ion. and the convention
lociderl between I' tiick on one li,ami„|
vlio was not a tede'ral ot!ii#hc‘’‘‘'’-T
md Colonel J. J • Martin on fbe jkliftrj
.vim was postinaatci at T&rboyorafc&K
Fought His Party. j
"Under the leadership of thoJwf-WhiflS
,iavc done all limy could to disrupt thtf
('publican parly in Nchth Carolina, YJ
mi informed that '• ick gave the easl|j-,
ern vote in the Weldon convcntt&fc ig|
avor of Martin, and theioby aedM
h,. defeat of Mr. Patrick. ' Q
"During the last campaign. 1 an! if#
.orrned that lie did eveiything in his
power to prevent the success Of tht
cputilican stale and legfeiative tick%
,>ts in North Carolina in his county, Jt|
is a notable fact that the. repnbiicaii|
-late ticket did not receive a single
vote in the precinct, in which Vick v<tt*-
od, and the legislative ticket only ,r<
reived two votes in s precinct, jpu
I am informed that both of these votes
votes were cast by White tneße’l
OFFICERS AND MEN ARE 'OLE. I
Five Officers, One Sergeant end Sev* |
eral Men of Panther Are Sic*. 1
Washington. December Ctf-Bmah I
dor Wilson, of the United States*
slcamcr Panther, telegraphed the
department from Hampton Hoads turtH
afternoon that Captain Porter and
tain I.emly. Lieutenant Purcell '-'JH
Lieutenant Fteger, Ensfgn Case.;
geant Smith and thirty-five jjrivaJM
have been transferred from the
ther to the naval hospital at
Secretary Moody gave out- WHVI'..
di-pat' ii from a medical officer
~,1 k, ihe Panther-- staling that jg
offse.-rs and men Imported
r '“m
e.u.van went, except one luarMMH
i;ouLluucs .laiigetously Hi. ■>s