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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 64.
FREE EXCURSION
NEXT THORSDAI
V
IT WILL BE RUN TO THIS Cl.
FROM POINTS ON THE
B. & B.
MTRCHANIS ALL SUBSCRIBE
Committee Was Out Yesterday and
Quickly Raised Enough Money to
Defray the Expenses of the
Excursion.
' The free excursion over the Bruns
wick atul Birmingham railroad from
.ui 1 mints along me line to this city,
will lie run on next Thursday ami
Horn all indications it will lie one of
the largest excursions ever brought to
this city.
Yesterday a committee of citizens
w re out for subscriptions to defray
the expenses of the excursion and the
men hunts of tae city suhscrilieo lib
■ orally and almost enough was raised
tin a lew hours. The committee will
Bie out again today and complete the
work. Those who subscribed yester-
Hiv were the following:
Kaiser ft Bros., B. H. Levy Bro.
■ Cos, H. M. Miller ft Son. J. W.
Iwilson, Broliston, Fendig ft Cos.,
Brown & Company, H. V. Adderley,
McClure Ten-Corn. Company, J. Hoff
mann, S. M. (ilogauer, A. Rothschild,
Kenonn Mott, J. A. Smith, Flem
ing ft Waft. John Rontas, J. If. Heller j
ft Bro., H. P. laivin, Smith Pharma !
ey, 1.. D. Joel, L. J. Joel, Morgan
Drug Store. M. Isaac, W. J. Butts, L.
Gobtemittt, P. Keller, Wm. Anderson,
Douglas ft Morgan. $. Levison, Deva
fisr & Weinberg, M. Kikan, 8. D. Le
vadls. R. Jk'vison, If. Helig. Cline
Ilall, T. Newman.
The excursion will be thoroughly ad
vertised all along the line of the road.|
The train will leave Nicholls early in
the morning, stopping at every station
between that place and Brunswick, j
The excursionists will have the entire
day in the city, returning late that
night.
This is probably the first of a series
of these excursions to be given, and
it is understood that hereafter they
will lie run regularly, not only over the'
B. ft. B. but also over the Southern
and Atlantic Coast Line. They will
.probably be run on Saturdays, alter
nating from one road to the other.
This means a ldg thing for the mer
chants of Brunswick and (hey win as ]
sist every way possible in making tho
excurkions a success.
In connection with the excursion
next Thursday it might be stated that
rlic B. ft H. people have outplayed the
right spirit and will run the excursion
at the actual cost to them. They will
also assist in advertising and will do
everything possible to help the people
in Brunswick and to make the auair a I
success.
A SENATORS’ SON IS ARRESTED.
Yeung Clark is He,cl on a Charge of
Bribery.
Butte. Mont., December 12. —George
Casey, former enalmian of the demo
cratic county central committee, and
C. E. Ailsopp, candidate for the legis
lature, were hound over yesterday to
JireVircuit court under bonds it St,OOU
together with Charles W. '’lark, son ot
the senator. They are charged wili|
bribery.
COLDER WEATHER FOR TODAY.
Slight Effects of Intense Cold Wave
in Northwest Will Be Felt in
This Section.
An intense cold wave prevailed yes
terday in the northwest, and it is ex
pected that, slight effects of the trees
ing weather will he manliest today in
'Brunswick and vicinity,
- * The forecast of the weather bureau
for the weather in this section today
is fair and colder. It was announced
at he weather bureau yesterday that
the fitli effects of the cold wave wr.
he felt here. Reports received at
the local office indicate that it is beat
ing east, hut it is so far north that
this vicinity will be practically out
out of its range.
The coldest weather yesterday was
recorded in Montana, where the ther
mometer registered a temperature o.
22 degrees below zero. The other ex
treme in weather conditions was Key
.West, where me temperatue was 72
fiegees above aero.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
COMMITTEES OF
BOARD OF TRADE
♦
THEY HAVE ALL BEEN APPOINT
ED BY PRESIDENT AIKEN FOR
THE YEAR.
READY TOR GOOD WORK
The Board Expects to Do Much Work
in Brunswick During the Coming
Year —Full Roster of
Officers.
All of the standing committees of
the Hoard of Trade have* been appoint
ed for the year 11103. and they were
announced by President Aiken at IVe
meeting of the board Thursday. The
full board of officers and committees
for the year are as follows: H
President ~r\ I>. Aiken.
First Vice President E. P. Coney.
Second Vice President— O. P flood
year.
Secretary—C. D. Ogg.
Directors —M. Kaiser, E. 11. Ma
son, C. L. Candler, C. Miller, J. Sto
vall Smith, .i. it. llaley, A. Fendig,
S. C. Atkinson, C. Downing.
Standing Committees.
Finance —-E. F. Coney, C. D. Cand
ler, O. Miller.
Complaints and Arbitration —M. Kai
ser, W. H. DeVoo. J. .1. Lott.
Transportation and Railroads—C.
Downing. W. B. Cook, C. D. Ogg.
Information and Statistics —C. P.
Goodyear, E. Btobston, O. Jnhanneson,
Harbor and Marine—K. 11. Mason,
W. M. Tupper, B. I’. Ooteman.
New Enterprises—A. Fendig, J. U.
Knihb, U R. Hopkins. A. M. Smith,
E. C. Maehcn.
Membership and Floor- .1. Stovall
Smith, F. E. Twilty. .J. U~_Jlaloy,
S. C. A®nson, K. 1). WalLer.
The Board of Trade is now well or
ganized for the coming year and much
good work is expected to he done
through its efforts. For the past two
or three weeks the mi nions have been
attending the regular weekly meetings
more regularly, the officers have tak
en more Interest in uie work and the
coming year promises to he a good one
with the hoard in their line of work.
It is hoped dial the people of
Brunswick will realize the good that
is done by an organization of this
kind and will cooporeate wiili trie of
licers in their efforts to work for
Brunswick.
The present officers, who were elect
ed a few weeks ago, are about the
same who served the hoard so faith
fully last year, and to them alone i
due the credit for the many good re
sults obtained. If the people ol Bruns
wick generally wil just assist the offi
cers it win he one ofthe ,\iiest com
merclal organizations in the state.
MAIL SERVICE ON THE B. & B.
Probable That it Will Be Established
First of the Year.
It is understood that a mail service
will l>e established on luo Brunswick
and Birmingham railroad the Urst <d
the ye4r.
It .will be remembered that an in
spector was recently in the city and
took a. trip over the new line for the
purpose of seeing if the different sta
tions had enough people to warrant the
establishment of a service. No report
has yet moen made, but i! is generally
thought that he reported favorably to
the department and that shortly after
January first Hie B. ft B. will take
mail regularly.
PUSHING THE WORK.
B. & B. Will Soon Be Connecte®With
the A. & B.
The construction force pf the Bruns
wick & Birmingham railroad is flow
hard at work on iue connecting link
which will connect the road with the
Atlantic ad Birmingham at a point in
Coffee county. Two or three hunderd
hands are now at work on the road
and ft will probably be completed with
in two mouths.
When this link is made with the A.
& B. it will give the B. ft B. a num
ber of miles of track and will connect
it with a number of important points
as well.
New President for Switzerland.
Berne, December 12.—Vice Presi
dent Deutecher was today elected pres
ident of the Swiss coweoxation.
BOATS ARRIVE
II BEGIN IRK
♦
REPAIRING OF THE JETTIES WILL
BE COMMENCED AT
ONCE.
WORK WILL LASI 2 MONTHS
Tugs and Barges Owned by R. G. Ross
Are Now in Port Prepared for the
Work—Rock to Be
Used.
R. G. Ross, who lias tho contract for
repaii iiig and putting in first class con
dition the jetties of this port, will be
gin work al once, and ills tugs, barges,
etc., which are to be used in the work
are now in port.
There aie two tugs, the Bon-Aceord
and the Frank, 'i ney both arrived
Thursday, and towed hero two barges
loaded jvlHi rock, which is to bo used
in the work.
These tugs, barges, etc., came hero
from Georgetown, S. <)., where they
have been for tho past five years at
work on a government contract al Mini
port, wnieli has just been completed.
The work on the jetties nere will be
gin at once, and it will take aluml iwi.
mouths to ocmplete the job. As is
well known, our jetties are in rather
a bad condition, and through the ef
forts of Congressman Brantley an ap
propriations was o-,.anted during the
lasi session of congress to have (hem
repaired and put in a good condition.
Tho contract for the woik was given
to R. G. Ross, of Jacksonville, who
probably does more government work
in the south than any other company
of the kind.
To do the work he will have to cun
piny quite a number of hands, anu the
weekly pay rolls will be amply felt by
the Brunswick merchants.
The two barges which arrived
Thursday were loaded with rock, which
will be used to stop up the open places
In (he jetties. They will probably bo
extended a few feet, furl tier and will
lie substantially repaired.
in connection wlih this harbor work
it might tie mentioned that another
company will also shortly begin work
at this port. As has been published
in these columns before, a Now Jersey
dredging company has been awarded'
the contract for work on our inner
harbor ad this, too, will shortly lie
commenced.
IN MASS OF RUINS.
North Carolina Sampsons Pull Down
Republican Structure.
Kaleig.i, N. f’., December 12.- —The
republican, party in North Carolina,
white and black, is literally In ruins
and there is constant, bickernig among
the various factions. Some whites are
in revolt against Senator Pritchard,
and, of course, many negroes are fight
ing him. He is yet the “boss”, how
ever.
The whole question of his power
turns on whether he can oust Sam
Vick, the negro postmaster at Wilson.
It Is said on good authority that there
was an understanding with Vick,
whose term really ended last May, that
he would not resist Pritchard’s plan
*.i make a change and put in a white
nian as postmaster at that very Impor
tant. business town. But at the criti
cal moment Vick, backed by Booker
Washington, ex-Congresstnan George
11. White, and Henry P. Cueatham and
some other negroes, is fighting.
YANKEE TAR SHOT TO DEATH.
Costello Killed in Row With Police at
San Juan.
San Juan, Porto Rico, December 12.
The sailor, Costello, of tne United
States ship Wasp, wnom the polico
shot Monday night in a row between a
number of sailors and the police, died
today. A sailor named Iliobs, belong
ing to the Wasp, was held for trial to
day uelore the district court for as
saulting a police lieutenant.
The navy men are incensed at the
action of the police and say ihe shoot
ing of Costello was unwarranted.
Attempted Burglary.
An attempt was made to burglarize
the liome of B. J. Large Thursday
night, but the Intruder was frightened
away before he could enter the house.
BRUNSWICK. GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13.
BUTLTR MEETS
FATAL ACCIBENI
1
MAN WELL KNOWN HERE WAS
KILLED IN NEW
YORK.
BALI OF COT ION HLLON HIM
Unfortunate Man Was Here For Some
Time and Superintended Construc
tion of the Tugs Raymond
and Tuppar,
Tlie friends of Mr. W. D. Butler,
who spent some time here during the
past spring and superintended the
building of the "Tupper” were very
much shocked yesterdp- to learn of his
death, wu eh occurred in Now York.
Itis death was caused by a bale of cot
ton falling on him. tbe aecidet causing
injuiries which proved fatal. He died
at a hospital wuny yesterday morning.
Mr. Butler leaves a wife and two lit
tle children, who had recently come
from Canada lo make their homo with
him in New York.
Tho news of his death brought sad
ness to uia many friends here, where
lie was well kowti and very highly es
teemed.
The Mallory line and Tupper steam
boats had their flags at hull' mast yes
terday as a mark of respect to the de
ceased man,
SENATE STRIKES TAX FEATURES
Action of Unper House on 1 ax Meas
ure is Completed.
Atlanta, December 12.—hast night
the sonata completed wor.ron the gen
eral tsix hill and imnnlialoly trans
mitted it to tho house. The hill as
passed by tne senate contains a inim
her of important amenumenis to iho
hill as loU hy the house.
The famous section 18, which pro
vided for the taxing of all foreign cor
porations maintaining offices or agen
cies in Georgia, was stricken from the
hill. The taxes imposed hy this see
lion ran from $25 to SI,OOO according
to tho amount of the capital stocks of
the corporations. This section was
generally known as the .-vusarnl dol
lar section."
Tho section relating to (he tax on
retail liquor dealers was so changed as
lo make the amouiil of tile tax S2OO
Instead of S2OO as set by uie house, ii
was also provide., .nat thisDiax be col
lected from Intoxicating liquors. A lax
of slo was also set on all buffet, palace
or dining cars that retail liquors. This
tax was set at S2OO hy tne finance com
mittee, iqil was reduced to $lO hy the
senate.
The coco-cola tax was stricken from
the bid and fhe tax on stock exchang
es reduced from sl,r>oo lo SI,OOO.
The sections relating to franchise
taxes were stricken out, the senate
havTSg already passed a specific fran
chise tax hill.
Section !) was so amended as to creil
it express, telegraph and telephone
companies with the amount they pay
on their franchises when collecting the
occupation tax provided hy this slat
u to.
The taxes imposed on circuses were
c ut, in hall hy tne senate. According to
the amendment they will pay $250 in
towns of 20.000 population or over,
SIOO iii .owns of 10,000 or over, $75 in
towns ot 5,000 or over and suo in
towns of 4,000 or over.
Section lo was amended so as to im
pose no (ax on local manuiacturers of
automobiles and bicycles.
The tax oil railroad ticket brokers
was raised from SSO to SIOO.
Tiie hill as perteeteu, was passed hy
a vote ot 20 to 0.
will take Charge Monday.
Ice Company Will Go Over to Its New
Owners.
The Brunswick Ice Manufacturing
Company will Monday be taken over
by the Brunswick Ice and Cold Stor
age Company which company purchas
ed the plant a few weeks ago.
As soon as possible the now owners
will make a number of improvements
and increase the capacity of tne plant.
A cold storage plant will also be add
ed.
The new owners expect to make the
i?'p plant one of the larges; In this sec
tio of the state anu wiu supply the im
mediate outside market as well as the
people of Brunswick, ,
SENATE FAVORS
FRANCHISE BILL
BY A VOTE OR 36 TO 2 . eE MEAS
URE WENT THROUGH
EASILY.
THE COMPTROLLER’S VIEWS
Bill as Passed Is of Same Intent and
Effect’ as Candler Bill Passed by
House—Howell Urges Its
Passage.
Atlanta. December 12. —lly the unus
ually large vole of 36 to 2 ihe senate
yesterday passed Ihe franchise tax
Dill.
The bill as passed is similar to the
measure introduced by Mr. Candler, oi
DeKaln, as a substitute tor the Reid
bill, having the full intent and effect
of the Candler bill, though a number
of amendments wore adopted before
the measure went through.
The franchise tax bill, in brief, de
fines franchises as taxable property
and provides they shall ho returned to
llio comptroller general, who shall col
loot luxes on them, ad valorem, tDo
same as is now the case with railroad,
iiiegntph and telephone companies.
All day long the senate was at work
on Hie measure and it. was late in the
afternoon before it. was put in shape for
passage. Interest in uie action of the
senate was intense. The floor of the
senate was crowded all day with anx
ious Spectators, and many occupied
seals In the gallery.
The debate was centered largely
upon the amendments offered by the
committee. tnough many Drief
speeches were made on the .merits o
the 1)111.
The two senators who voted against
Hie measure were Senator Paul Tur
ner. ot the twonty-niiua, and Senator
J. Rice Smith, of the .-eighteenth, and
Senator Smilli was the only one who
made a speech against, the measure.
President* Howell on two occasions
took the floor in the interests of I lit
measure and strongly urged its pas
sage.
Comptroller General Called.
The franchise tax Mill, as reportc
by the committee, came up as Ihe spe
cial order Immediately after the read
ing of the journal, and was debated
until 12:45 o’clock. At that time sev
eral members of the senate sent for
Comptroller General W. A. Wright and
an informal conference was held in the
president’s room.
Asa insult, of the conference Sen
ator Skelton offered as a substitute for
the committee's report two bills,
which he announced were prepared
under Hie direction of tDo comptroller
general himself, and both of which
met diat official s approval.
When this announcement was made
by Senator Skelton, President Howell
left the cuair and stated it was clue
the senate that direct, expression
should come to the senate from the
comptroller general. President How
ell, therefore, thought the proper
course would be for the senate to ail-
Journ until 3 o'clock, an., in the mean
time to instruct the finance committee
to summon the comptroller general be
fore it and to report back to the sen
ate either the expression of Ihe comp
toller general’s view’s or a bill based
upo nlils opinion. The president moved
mat tne franchise tax hill he made the
continuing special order upon Die re
assembling of the senate at 3 o’clock
and that the senate vole on the ques
tion before the adjournment of tne af
ternoon session.
Acting on the suggestion of the pres
ident the senate adjourned and the fi
nance committee was called to order
in the secretary's room at i o'clock.-
The committee continued in •session
until 3:30 o'clock, not even stopping
for dinner, Compl ro,.cr General
Wright being with the committee
throughout the session.
HE SHOT PARTNER TO DcATH.
Monroe Clonigan Killed by John Rich
ards at Kyles, Ala,
Center; Ala., December 12—John
Richards shot anu killed Monroe Cion-’
igan at Kyle’s lumber camp, near this
place, today. They were partners and
quarreled over which one should go to
the commissary for rations. Richards
escaped. _ 7 .
ERRORS GOING TO
PORT OF GUfIVRi
♦
VENEZUELA, DRIVEN TO DESPER
ATION, WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT.
MAUSER RULES CARRIED
Stated That Every Venezuelan Has
One on His Shoulder—Entire Re
public Seems to Be Aflame
With Indignation.
La Gua.vra, Venezuela, December 12.
—General Fen era the minister of war,
lias arrived here with two thousand
loops. Might hundred men under
President Castro’s brother are expect
ed here at 10 o'clock.
Only the British cruiser indefatig
able is now nere. She is at anchor in
tlie mi ._,e ol the haibor. All the oth
er warships have left La Guayra.
Minister Haggard and Herr von Pil
giim-aitazzi it was learned today, left
here last night. The former was on
board the Retribution, and the latter
on the Vinula, which sailed for Tiini
dad.
All the British and German subjects
arrested have oeeu released.
The German ciuiser Vineta and the
British cruiser Tietibuliou left here a.
•i o'clock yesterday evening, ft is sup
posed they have on board the Venezue
la answer to the demand of the for
eign powers, wnich arrived lrom C„
racas on a special train at 2 o'clock.
Hurrying Men to Forts.
What is termed an inopportune dem
onsiration arm the strange method r.
sorted to in the remittance to the Von
esuelan foieign minister of Uie de
mands of Gieat Britain and Germany
are tieely ermeised hero.
The government has sent 2,000 men
and eighteen guns for the Caracas to
reinforce the garrison at La Guay ia.
These Troops aie camping tonight at
Cuaracuti, distant one hour from La
Guayra. All day and all night ammu
nition nas been carried to Fort La Vr
gia. which crowns ,-e harbor, an.
prepararions are being made to resist
tlie foreign forces. Volunteers to the
number of tUU men, all of La Guayra,
have been aimeu touay anu more arc
requesting aims. It is asserted here
that the government nas sufficient
men to resist the foreign forces, as
the movement is peculiar. Kveryliete
one meets one of all classes and eon
unions carrying meauser rifles.
The news of the capture at Pott ol
Spain ot the Venezuelan gunboat Poi
ivar by the iiritiSh. cruiser Charyl>Uit
was communicated to President Gas
tio by a representative of uie Assn
elated Press. The event created in
tense excitomeut.
f-ighting Reported in Streets.
London, December 12.—The Central
News says it is reported in me lobby
of the house ol commons this after
noon that tlie allies have landed blue
jackets at La Guayra for trie purpose
of effecting the capture it President
Castro and that lighting is going on in
Uie streets.
The ioroign office here lias no in
formation to this effect.
Two More Ships Taken.
Kingston, lslanu of tit. Vincent, De
cember 12. —The Venezuelan troop
ship" Seamoie and the Venezuelan
coast guard vessel Veinle Tie de Mayo
were captured in the Gulf of Faria anu
taken to Fort of Spain, Trinidad, this
morning by the British sloop 01 war
Alert.
Postoffice is Ribbed.
Oklahoma City, December 12.—The
postoffice at. Yukon, in Canadian conn
ty, was robbed cany imiay ot S3OO in
money and Htmnps by two icon who
Wiecucu uu_ ban. vv <ui uyt:..m. 0. ..
tight witli the robber: . ;1 Mont
foit was shot. The mm. aped in u(
stolen buggy.
Received by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Washington, December 12. —The del
egates to tne National Indian ifssocla-
Uou were received at me white house
today by Mrs. Roosevelt, who express
ed to them her interest in the organi
zation of which she is an honorary vice
president, 't he day's session ot lue
convention was devoted mostly to re
ports of st*t, .
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHARP CENSURE
FOR IHE ALLIES
►
DESTRUCTION OF CASTRO’S NAx .
NOT LIKED AT WASH
INGTON.
MANY EXPRESS OPINION
Impression Grows That British and
German Forces Are at La Guayra
For Other Purposes Than the
Collection of Debts.
Washington, December 12.—The re
ported destruction by the naval force#!
ol Great Britain and Germany of the
boats of the Veilin'tan navy which
they captured al i.liGftayra has served
to give rise to a greaV -uonl of nufft
voiaide commorffjitLofficial and diplo
matic cl'-cii
While there of this
dostrifettatt in thorp’ll iai dispatches
received by Secretary Hay, i! is pie
snmed front certain referonctia In the
leports ot tho house of commons del- *
bate that lie little war .ships after be
ing taken were deliberately destroyed
by Hie Germans. This ad lias served
to eioatp the impression that the for
eign forces now at l.aGuayra are there
for some 'other purpose tlutn merely
to secure payment of the claims, else
the boats would have been held as a
sort of ransom rather than destroyed.
There is a disposition in official cir
cles to agree with Serior Pulido,, at,
the Venezuelan charge, that this act
complicates the situation very gravely'.
Senator Cullom, eualrinan oi the: for
eign relations committee,.-, expressed
practically the same view after i>q fjtsa.i
talked with the president Uw urWrii
fag. The attitude rff this guverninem,
is that tin re is no rail- p.r, oiil'
ference .so long as these creditor.'' gotff
ernmentiT’are seeking merely to secure
(lie payment of just debts, hut if tho
English and .erraan expeditions are to
he merely punitive in their character,
there may lie reason for the United
States stepping in.
All Prisoners Released.
Minister llowen. at Cataeas, in a ca
blegram to tile stae department dati
today, confirms the press-reports thru
all the German and iiritish prisoners
have been released.
, This was the only advice that came
to tiie stato department as to flic sit
uation in Venezuela, hut it was wel
comed, for the officials felt that by
releasing these civilians President
Castro had dimttu. greatly the
most dangerous motor In the problem,
Had he insisted on retaining them in
jai] tiie allies must have dispatched a
force lo tho capital of Venezuela an.
war outright would have ensued. As
it Is, the officials hero prefer to re
gard the status as not onu of war. pro
viding Hie allies adhere lo their orig
inal programme of a “peaceful block
ade,’' perhaps followed by the tempo- (
rary seizure of Venezuelan eustoin
houses. Details of (he sinking of ..,e
Venezuelan navy by me allied naval
forces are awaited with interest hero,
and the officials could not but? express,
ilicir regret and surprise tnat it bad
been found necessary to proceed to
siicli extremes.
No Change of Policy.
Nothing has yet occurred to induce
the stale department to change the
policy of nou-iutonerenee which It has
adopted. The president is showing par
ticular interest in the situation and
called Secretary I lay from his regular
Thursday diplomatic reception to con
fer respecting Venezuela. The chair
man of the two congressional commit
tees charged with the cate of foreign
affairs, also called at the stale depart
ment during the forenoon to talk over
the Venezuelan developments.
HENDRICKIS SHOT BY HIS MEN.
Constabulary Inspector Was Wounded
Supposedly by Ladrones.
Manila, December 12.—Reports have
been received by tile military authori
ties to the effect that Constabulary
inspector llcmlrix, who .was badly
wounded November 25 on me island
of Samar, supposedly by laid roues,.
during an engagement, was iu reality
shot by one of mst dr>'n men after tats
action began, l iieAnmc was commit
ted by a constabulary private, who
shot He minx from behind. Alt tne
members of the inspectors command
then fled.