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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 #■ v? * ’ |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 * ' 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