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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.