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VOLUME 2, NUMBER S". LIVELI RACE FOR CIK OFFICES CANDIDATES ARE BEGINNING TO M .SPRING UP FOR IHE DlF jjf FERENT PLACES. IS ON FOR MAKSIIAI Hrh.it Deputy Sheriff Pyles Wifi Chief Burney tor Tli.it Place —Other Candi iUHr dates Looked Foe. a 1/ ' 1 | i Now that tiff municipal election is .‘frev. fti,' politicians are turning their .mention to the election of oily offi eialß which occurs at the first meet ini; ;ati r flic tuatiguration of tho now council - The writer has heard of a number of candid: 'os who will appear Before the jLour#>il trui ask for different places. t,viT \ > of the gentlemen are j-ei read; \ announce that tnoy arc in the race \ Oti ■oi illi' most interesting races yronii s : \be for city marshal. II is genera ly mVlvursiood that Chief Hur ifej. will t>- tin the race again, and Jjdputy Sheri }! Pyles is also mentioned ih < (*iiectiui! t with the place. Ho was Been %y a iciiresenuitive of the News %4terday, but had milling to say on tifc subject. ’ Doth of these h, ytlemon have been closely identified tflth the Good Gov- Moment club, an ft should they both 11 apply for the plaA'e a lively race will i) doubt be the/result, as the club lias majority of tine members in council Hjlftir the ©tfctef Jobs, city clerk, Ireas ss£>r. jailer, there are also two o i-tSnee nnne .in Honed and some for ij tumour r - t meats are looked for vJfcMfir < ' ext few days. . f Tic f'e Government club of course hns a Majority of members of coun cil and m< rule r of the club will no doubt h. • !<•. dto ail of I Ik; places, lodge Cnvvatt. however, will have the appointment of several officials and be will no doubt have many applications pr the places. T 0 FRIGHTEN negro. JKer Crum Created Considerable WBKt Excitement Last Night. Crum created eonside: mjxoitement on Oglethorpe street. But night by firing two or three times u. tteeing drunken negro, and those f who saw the affair thought for a while that the negro had been murdered. c If seems that a negro was in a hack fursiug and raising a general disturb ance on Ogleihorpe street. Officer * SCrtnn ordered the negro hack man to id op, hut he paid no attention to the Order: Finally, a..er driving for >* quite a distance the driver stopped. Knd the drunken egro who had the car riage chartered for the night, jumped out and attempted to escape me offi cer. Seeing that the negro was the. fasti st sprinter, the police pulled his pistol and begun to shoot in the air to frighten hint. The negro, at the very first shot, tell to lire grouiiu and rolled over several times, and those who witnessed the scene though., that he had been hit, and probauiy killed. However, the officer went to him aud found that the negro was only fflnink enough to imagine that lie had fheen shot and lie was placed in the fCj[y jail, and will he tried today for "a plain drunk." i Presiding Elder, f Rev. Ed. F. Cook, who occupied Iho ;pulpit at the First Methodist church J hi thisdty for a number of years, and V bo is now pastor ot the Wesley M >:i --v. umental churo.i ;<i Savannah, was ap pointed presiding elder of the Thom as-Hie she conference this week ami will assume his new duties . immediately- Rev. Cook has many friends iii who wil! wish him much success Sale of Seats Open. Seals arSs.np.W'.nn sale at the store of waff for “When We 1 Were Twenty-One,” which will be at the Grand oja next Tuesday night, and which will probably b£,*i feted by one of the largest houses pt the season. The Welter. Forecast for todar in Georgia; Fair and probably colder. _ THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. MILLIONAIRES 10 TESTITY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME VOWS HE'LL STOP GAMBLING IN NEW YORK. New York, December 11. —District Attorney Jerome is prepared to star! a war of annihilation against gamb ling houses, anu the lirst attack, it is said, will be directed against the place which are alleged to he owned by Can field, A. L. Adams, Joint Daly, “Sluing ' Diaper, John Kelly, Frank Bin-bridge. Lou I,udluni, Gottfried, Walbaum, Lou Betts and John Maynard. Mr. Jerome will rely upon the play ers to aid him in forcing llio law amt closing me gamming houses. Here is Mr. Jerome s plan, ' Grand jury suii penas arc to be issued to the patrons of these houses who, it is known, wore in them during the hours when gamb ling was going on, and they arc to lie directed to report to Assistant District Attorney Sanford. if any of these witnesses refuse lo answer any of the questions put by the assistant district attorney on legal grounds they will immediately be tak en before the grand jury and compell ed to make answer or submit lo pun ishment for contempt. Among those wlto are said to be on tlio list, of witnesses are Reginald Van derbilt, who lost over sloo,nun in Can field’s and Dave Johnson's houses, and John W. Gates, others on the list arc prominent in polities and commercial affairs, and the brokers o. Wan street are well represented. Much valuable testimony is expected from a former police commissioner, wnose sensation al plays at Canfield's are common talk. NO BOND HAD BEEN FIXED. Sam Story Will Have to Remain in Jail to Await Another Trial. Judge Dart has not fixed a bond for Sam Story, the murderer of Hamit Shriver, whose case has been twice declared a mistrial, and It is now thought the man will have to remain in jail and await another trial at the 1 May tmin of the superior court. it is understood attorney for the defendant will make a effort to se cure another trial for the man at the adjourned session ot the court, which will meet the latter part January, it is not generally the rule to give a man two trials, during one session of the court, hut the attorney for Story wilt try to secure one during the com ing session. WOMAN IS SHOT TO DEATH. Mrs. Sonia Called to Door and Killed at Oberlin, La, Alexandria. 1,a., December II.—A re volting murder occurred near Oberlin, about SO miles south ol this place, lasi night. A Mrs. Sonia was called to her door and her body riddled with shot. She died almost instantly. An armed crowd is scouring the country in search of the murderer. There is no known motive for the crime. Great Reservoir of the Nile. Assouan, Egypt. December 11. The great Nile reservoir arid dam were opened today in the presence of the Uhedive, the Duke ami Duchess ol Connaught, Lord Cromer and many others. The Khedive turned a key which put the electric machinery in motion. RUSHING WORK ON THE SHIPS. Battleship Texas and Cruiser Topeka Waiting for Repairs. Norfolk, Va.. ueceniber 11. The liatlesliip Texas and the cruiser To peka both got. under way and left the navy yard for Culema this afternoon. Shortly after leaving iier dock it was discovered the engine room indi cator of the Texas would not work. The battleship immediately dropped anchor and in doing so carried away a boat stahchion. Later' the Texas returned to her berth at the navy yard anil repairs were at once begun. Work was rushed on both the Texas and Topeka in an effort to got the ves sels in'sonthern waters at the earliest possible moment. The Texas started today with but one of her gun motor cytirTTrs in commission. Boca of the cylinders were wrecked in the recent inspection trial off me capes. The Topeka Inew out a cylinuer bead last Saturday and it rannot be learned whether repairs have been completed or not. It is given out that both vessels will go to Culebra direct. CORBETT - PUTS UP THE MONEY. .Wants a Fight With Champion Jeffries Next Spring. San Francisco. December 11. — James J. Corbett has ueposietd 12,500 with Sam Thall, temporary stakeholder to secure a fight with .las, .1. .Jeffries before the club offering the best in ducements, the contest to take place •next My or June, _ THE VENEZUELAN ARMY IS NOW REPORTED TO BE MARCHING ON THE ANGLO-GERMANS AT CARACAS UNITED STATES MAY TAKE HAND — * — OUR GOVERNMENT IS WATCHIIW VENEZUELAN SITUATION CLOSELY. Should Germany and Great Britain In vade Venezuela, Monroe Doctrine May Be Invoked.—Dewey's Fleet is Close to LaGuayra. Washington, . December 11 't prevailing opinion in Washington is that the rolusal of President Oatfiro to accede to the demands -I Great Britain ami Germany will end in an in vasion of his country by the forces of those two governments. That means war. The action of the combine 1 na val forces in seizing the ships of the Venezuela navy at La Guayra inuieaies that Hie British and German govern merits have no Idea of submit ling lo further delay. President Castro, on the other hand, in resorting to the methods of Spanish diplomacy to secure delay. War in Venezuela would undoul'lcil iy open the way to all sorts ot serious possibilities, it is possible, tor in ■ unco, that should such, a clash come the United Stales may nun occasion to exorcise its duties under the Monroe doctrine. of the officials here wilt discuss such a possibility, it is mi open secret, that heir sym pathies are with the effort) to force President Castio to pay such just dolus as ho may owe. Secretary Cay fines not possess a very big i opinion if President Castro and finds that the Venezuelan president has brought the present, trouble on hints.::!;, The secretary seems eonlhlen l that Castro will ill the end gi /o in and Urn; the present clash does not in es.snuly mean war. Ai the same tune, the high |officials of the state and navy depart ments realize fully the possibilities that, might follow the pres .nice in American waters of (tie warships if two Eurbpean nations on a. mission like tile present. Tiiere is n > Amcii can vessel at La Guayra, but Hie pi,.,r ability is that some vessels of U.e large Heel, now maneuvering in the vicinity of Porto llJco will be ordeicd there. The United Stales lias forty-two ves sels within twenty-four hours of Vene zuelan waters. II may he taken as more Uiau a mere coincidence, that Admiral Dewey is with this fleet. It is certainly most unusual in (he experience of all great navies ''or mi officer of his rank to take an active part in maneuvers ai sea. it. has been frequently suggested since matters reached an acute stage in Venezuela that there may have beet) a desire in the hearts of President. Roosevelt and Secretary Moody to have Admiral Dewey where he could be called upon in case any extremely delicate sii.ua-. lion developed, as is always a possi bility when .the navies of different na tions are drawn together in cases like this. Admiral Deweys magnificent handling of the delicate situations at Manila naturally gives his superiors greater confidence in him than they’ could have in younger and less expe- i rienccd officers. The attitude of Ger many the Monroe doctrine a. toward this government seems to give warrant to the thought that the pres ence of Berman ships on a mission which is not of a peaceful character | might develop situations which would call for extremely delicate handling, and it is the opinion of President Roosevelt and Secretary Moody that no man could handle such situations so well as Admiral Dewey. Small Fire Yesterday. A alarm of fire was sounded about ” o'clock yesterday afternoon from box 42. The blaze was located in a small house on London street occu pied by negroes and but little damage was done. '1 tie house is owned by me Brunswick Grocery Company and was insured with the agency ot 4. A. Mont gonaaiy & Cos. BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 12. Seizure of Venezuelan Ships by Foreigners Has Caused Indignation. BRITONS Ai\D GERMANS HAVE I.IN ARRESTED BY CAST i Venezuelan Pesident Has Also Seized the Railways and Other Property Belonging to Foreign Resi dents —Decrees Amnesty. Willinistad, December 11.— Caracas reports very heavy fighting today, which commenced early this morning. The Venezuelan army is now reported to be marching on Anglo--Gormans. Laguayra, Venezuela, December 11, - The combined English and German fleet is entering this harbor, and Hie find, vessels arc not 300 feet away from the custom bouse. The landing of troops has begun. Paris, December 11. —A Venezuelan government communication to its rep resentative fieio protests that Great Britain and Germany, acting in con ceit, have committed an net of hos tility in a manner as arbitrary as it is iippreeedenled, 'ey the seizure of Venezuelan vessels lying at Laguayra. The communication says that indig nation in Venezuela is at its highest pitch and the government is resorting to justjliialde reprisals, it has arrest ed the resident subjects of both hos tile countries and i.as seized the rail ways and other undertakings belong ing to them. At the same time, adds the commu nication, President Castro lias appeal ed to the Venezuelan people to take up arms. He has decreed a general amnesty for all political offences and has oi tiered the restitution of the eon ! fiscaled property of Venezuelan citi zens. Destruction of the Fieet. i.aguayra, Venezuela. December 11. —Ten Herman and four Biitish cutters captured the Venezuelan fleet yester day. They went alongside the Vene zuelan vessels and ordered them to surrender, aud, without a shot being tired, I lie British and Herman lorces seized the fleet in the name of the Her man emperor and the king of England. Two of the vessels, which were under going repairs, were broken up. The Hoi man cruiser Panther steamed into 1 1 lie harbor during those proceeding*' with her decks cleared for action. The 'Venezuelan steamers were taken out ■ side the harbor, and at 2 o'clock this morning the General Crespo, Tut mo I;iin I Margarita were sunk. The Ossun was the only vessel spared, in view of the protest made by the rreneu charge d’affaires, ID Juievrenx, who notified 'the commodore of the allied ..oet that the Ossun is i..e property of a French man. Landing of Marines. Ai 10 o'clock last evening 150 Ger man sailors were landed and proceed ed to Cardonal, a suburb ot t.aOuayra. in which is situated the residence ol German Consul Lentz, who, wi... tits family, they escorted back to LaGuay ra and placed on board the warship Vi m in. On their w r ay track to tuis port the German sailors met a party ot Venezuelan soldiers, but no collision took place. At 5 o’clock this rnoring a landing party of thirty British seamen went to the British consulate and conducted the BrniSh consul, It. Scunk, and his family on boaru the Retribution. Arrests Made at LaGuayra. i The German ana British residents at LaGuayra have also been arrested, with the exception of Messrs. Field wick," Prince and LePage, ttie English directors of the harbor corporation, who barricaded themselves in their house. i The British torpedo boat destroyer Quail arrived here at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The German cruiser Pan ther left this morning in the direction of Carupano, and the German etuiser Falke has sailed for Puerto Cauetla, on a search for the remainder of the Ven ezuelan fleet. It is believed that the FRANCE HURRIES MAN 10 CARACAS ■ A NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OR DERED TO LEAVE FOR HIS POST. Situation in Venezuela is Regarded as Extremely Critical at the Frcncli Capital—Statement in House of Commons Regarding Trouble. * ails, December 11. —Owing to tlio gravity of Hie Kiiua,,on in Venezuela, the foreign oiTice"'has directed M. Wie ner, the newly appointed French min ister to Vonczticfh, to stall immediate ly for Caracas without wailing for the arrival hero of Hie Venezuelan minis ter, Geneinl Vein! ini, as tit. first intend ed. The foreign office also lias se lected Count De Korea as the French representative in (he arbitration with Venezuela, and has ordered him to proceed immediately to Caracas with M. Wiener. The arbitration covers tne losses sustained by French citizens whose houses wcic burned aim whose planta tions were destroyed during the revo lution. The sessions of tne arbitrators wili he held at Caacas. The French officials probably will depart within two days. On their ai rival at Caracas ujefe will he ii lormrai resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries, No Official News. London. December 11.—V p. m.-~*lu response to an inquiry made at the foreign office, a representative of the Associated Press was imot med that, up to 7 o'clock inis evening no infor mation of an official character had been received from Venezuela, every thing being left to the commander oi the British fleet, who had received ex- plic.it instructions as to w.iat course to pursue ami regarding the aggres sive measures to he undertaken. The foreign office explains that the last eomrnuication sent o Prestden. Castro was not a second ultimatum, but a notification that the coiuman tiad been instructed that the comman der had boon instructed to send, to the effect that the second stage of the re prisals, which include other measures besides the seizures of the customs, would Tie commenced unless a satisfac tory answer was received. NO! MING HEARD OF MANNING. Efforts Being Made to Locate the Cy press Mills Groceryman. J. M. Manning, who left the city ear ly in the week, leaving tiis wife and a number of creditors, lias not yet been heard from and efforts are now being made to locate him. The man has not been seen by any one who knows him since lie left his wife in Wayeross. and it. is generally thought, that he took a train in that city ad went to pans unknown. A News reporter learned yesterday that a woman whom Manning lias been associating with of lale is also missing and it is the opinion that they are to gether. Mrs. Manning is at her home at. the cypress mills and is much wor ried over the disappearance of her hus band. She says she is unanle to ac count for ids strange action. Taken Suddenly ill. H. S. McCrary was taken suddenly ill yesterday afternoon and was car ried to his home on Monk street, where medical aid w'as summoned. Last night he was reported to be unite ill. Mr. McCrary has many friends in the city who will wish him a speedy re covery. British cruiser Indefatigabtle is on her way to the Venezuelan seaport of Quanta, the port of Barcelona, where the Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador Is now lying. Troops are expected here front Cara cas as the government is creunea with the intention of repulsing any landing by the allied jlorcM. SHOr AT HIS OWN DOCK THOMAS J. WILSON KILLED BY ARTHUR BISHOP AT CHARLOTTE. Charlotte, N. C., December 11.—Ai thiir Bishop, the young traveling man from Petersburg, Va., who last night shot Thomas J. Wilson at he thresh hold of Wilson’s home, is still at large, but the police authorities state that he is in tile corporation limits of Char lotte, and it is their opinion that Utah op wll give himself up before the dawning of another day. The murdered man leaves a widow and six small children. Bishop came to Charlotte about i week ago, ostensibly, on one of liis tegular trips to see the shoe dealers of this city. He travels for a Boston shoe house, and it is‘said tlio firm en poys a large trade through this sec tion. While here lie met a young girl named Lena Shultz and the two form ed a great attachment for each other, l.ast night Bishop and Miss Shultz met l>y engagement at the home of Jacob Meyer, who lives three doors from thy Wilsons. While liislmp and Miss Shulls were in Hie parlor Miss Ada Wilson, a daugiiter of the dead man. appeared at the Meyer home. She was intimate with Lea SxuHts, also with the Moyer family. The three woie engaged in conversation, when Meyer produced some wine. It. is now claimed tiiat. the wine was purenaseu oy Bishop and that Moyer only served it. At any rate, the two girls amt Bishop drank wine for some. time, amt then the Wilson girl invited me two to her home. Another bottle of wine appeared very mysteriously at the Wilson home and Hie three dtauk oi tiiis lioltie. Revelry in Parlor. Just about the time the three hau consumed till the wine Mrs. Wilson, who was sleeping in an adjoining room aroused by tne revelry in the parlor, vent to thr door m see wtiat was lin ing cii. To her very great surprise sue saw her daughter, Miss Shultz foul a strange man seated at a table in widen were two empty wine !r all a. Sue called to her husband, who came to the door of the parlor and ordered Bishop to leave the house. Bishop re torted that he was a gentleman and wished to he so treated. Wilson caught hold ot Bishop s coat and at tempted to force him from the room. He succeeded in drawing him to the door leading to the poiceh, and there, while the two men were discussing the trouble, Bishop iliew Ins gun and, pac ing the muzzle of the weapon against Wilson's stomach, fired. The unfortu nate man fell in his doorway and ex pired in a few minutes. Bishop tied, leaving behind him his hat, which has a hole knocked in it. The Shultz girl claims that Wilson struck Bishop across the head witU a cane. The affair lias caused a profound sensation. All parties concerned are good people. Bishop lias a wife aim child iu Petersburg. LECTURE AGAIN POSTPONED. It Will Be Given on Next Friday Night at the Church. Owing to the non-arrival of the gas which was to have been used in op ending the stcroopticon. the illustrated lecture on Paris, by Prof. M. M. Pat kb of Savannah, will be given Friday eve ning, the I‘Jth, at the Methodist church instead of tonight, Deceinoer 12. Those who have the entertainment in chaise greatly regret the change of date, and hope their friends will help them make the change generally known. It is earnestly desired that ail those present on the evening of No veniber 2x should enjoy these charm ing views so graphically explained by Mr. Parks. All those present on that occasion will be charged no admission. It is hoped that many others will at tend this instructive, high class enter tainment. Admission 25c. Children under 12, 15c, NEW ALABAMA CONSTITUION. Negro Lawyer Declares It Is Not Worth Paper It is Written On. Birmingham, Ala., December 11. —\V. H. Smith, a negro lawyer of New York, addressed a large assembly of negroes at the First Baptist church, colored, tonight, in which he stated that the new constitution of Alabama was not worth the paper it was writ ten on. and that he negroes of Ala bama could rest assured that it would not be upheld by the supreme court ot the United States. It is this case that is now before the United States shpreme court, and to raise money to pay the expenses at tached thereto the negroes are Iwldlng [mass meetings. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COUNCIL HELD StfOßl SESSION 1 ONLY A FEW MATTERS HANDLED BY THE SOLONS AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING. THE OFFICIAL MINUTES A Few Petitions and Reports From Differene Committees Received. Will Meet Again Next Mon day Night. Regular Meeting. Bruswick. tin., Dec. 11, 1902. Present lion. M. Emanuel, mayor. Aldermen Calhoun. McGarvey, Kaiser. Cook, Taylor and Smith. -■ v " Absent Aldermen du Bignotf Newman. > + Minnies of meeting. DecentWT.‘-2, l!fi)2, mail and confirmed. - Petitions. ’’ From Charles Baumgartner, for per mission to build additions "to Ids ice factory so as to inc. lease the output to twenty tons daily capacity. Petition, with plans attached, referred to llie committee on poles, fire ad building permits to report, at next regular meet ing of council. From B. H. Daniel for permission to put in a spur tru, from the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad track, on Cochran avenue between Howe and George streets. Referred to commit tee on railroads ad narlior. Reports. The special committee appointed to confer with the Downing Company with reference to having said company cancel or surrender their lease on the foot of Gloucester street, reported through Alderman Kaiser that sgtin tact ory agreement had not yet been reached and requested further time. Granted. The mayor reported, with referenece to the steam road roller offered ror sale by Venable Bros., that he had re ceived a further communication from them guaranteeing to deliver the same in first class condition, that he had not been aide as yet to send the in mector but hoped to have a definite epoit at. the next regular meeting of council. The clerk reported the receipts ■ quotations on 24-inch sewer pipe, for he additional drains on Monk and Howe streets, from Stevens & Son, Macon, Carles Warner Company, Wil nington, Dell., Blacknier Post, St. 1 ouis. Pomona Sewer Pipe Cos., Po mona, N. C. Read as information and or-.ered ilod for reference. .Bills and accounts, properly approv d and audited, ordered read and plac* od in course of settlement. Adjourned until Monday. December 16th at 7:20 p. m. N. D KUSSELB, Laerk of Council. JUSTICE SENT TO JAIL. Justice Scott, of Chicago, Is Sentenc ed for Taking Part in Conspiracy. Chicago, Ills., December ID—Bowed with age, ami mustache turn oil white, his eyes sunken with illness, Justice ||. M. Scott, of Harvey, st.od before Judge Horton tiiis morning and with tears coursing down his cheeks was sentenced to thirty day? in jail for conspiracy. With him stood Constable John W. Honks ley, guiliy of the same charge, defiant in manner as he denounce 1 tlm date witnesses as po-lned. lie wa" given a six months’ sente mo a: and cited SSOO. Scott must pay $ I,olk Justice Scott is alleged to . have conduced a itonksley was attached. Men and women against whom civil suits had been brought by Attorney Philip Bul l'd', now in the penitentiary, were taken mere, cheargcU with .crlmiuui offenses and money wrung from them under the guise of the law. Other jus tices and many constables are alleged to have been parties to the conspira cy, and all will he tried. "The public believes, and rightly, too,” Judge Horton said in passing sentence, "ttr.t the maehineiy of jus tice courts is used in a reprehensible! manner. The serving of criminal writs on innocent persons deserves the cjjnK ddonation of the courts aud It must be stopped." -..***- -.aj*—♦*