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VOLUME 2, NUMBER G 6.
INTERESTING SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WAS HELD FAST NIGHT
um MB
UP rOR ACTION
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VOTE IN REvENT
ELECTION CANVASSED AiND
WINNERS ANNOUNfc’grg
/
Four MK'mbars of inei p o h,e Force to
Re Tried Next M.nM—
Many ant | Reports
Suited Upon.
<! yrnirned Regular Meeting.
1 *ui is wick. Ga., Dee. 15, 11HI2.
I’ r ‘ j Hon. N. Emanuel, mayor;
Al l- in .1 ; \,odiiiiu Calhoun, Kaiser,
J'a.i i.n a r,| fsmilh.
A’o 1 "ti.-,\i,.i| nn) . n du Ilignon. Me
(.arvi yy| ul( j cool*.
Mbbi,,.., „j me ting of December 11
•'* • <! jin,l confirmed.
riHHP Petitions.
mmfvaui Aihlitlle 1 .ami and improve-
Hr: (.1 for installation of five (f*>
ijBI. plugs along water front, anil
!■■■ buiun:;! ni\ 111 Said Complin',
ti of K street, Referred lo llgjit
■Trui wator committees anil committee
Fou polo , lire nnU builiHttg permits.
Communications.
""From ('.. Parker, chairman, and
R. L. Farmer, myretary. Now Town
mass meet ins. S.( Hing forth what about
Tito vote is of Now Town consider as
the in id of New Town and respectful
ly k at the hands of the • ity gov
ernment, Received as information.
From N. H. Billiard, secretary of the
'ftimuit of EditeaUW. notifying of the
expiration on January la, I'JO3, of the
tern: of t t. L. t'iiiuller and J. T. Colson'
as members of the Board of Education
of Glynn county. Received as infor
mal ion
Election Certificate.
State of ueorgln,
Contiiy of Glynn, City of Brunswick.
Tin undersigned, Janies M. Lam
brjy'it, ~m. J. Way, and W. K. t'ox.
duly .piioiuteil superintendents of an
election held on the nth day of ltd
comber. A. u„ llttt'J. for a mayor and
four aldermen of the c,.y of Bruns
wick. (in., for the ensuing term, do
certify that the total number Of bal
lots end at said eti-ei ion is 762 and
that N iCtu-i u: 11 *1. a candidate for may
or. received 376 votes and that A. J.
C’voyatt. a candidale for mayor, receiv
ed jib vid, ■- tut that J. G i t Bignon
a candidate for aldorm*u. reee:vcl 114
vote:; and that T Nowtu.m, a candidate
for aid, man, ritcuivetf 4-11 votes, and
that W. K. Bart, a candidate for al
derman, received i>?7 vol::.c. and that
1. A Robinson? a cun !i la '< for slew-
man, n 1 r* ■:ved did, votes, and t li t* la. *l.
Homan, a candidate t i. a iaorinah,, re
ceived :;72 votea, ami ih ir Charlie-
Halverson, a enmudute h i alderman,
re. v\ <i ,{JS votes, and tliat A 11. Ha
her, a candidate for aid a man, receiv
ed Sfiii votes, and that jo IHIcW w ie
thrown out for irregularities, and we
a.s superintendents of election, <lo
Sr • < lil.it A. J. CMWtt IS
duly elected mayor of Hie' city c.t
Brunswick, La., lor the ensuing term,
having r.-i eived the highest number of
votes cam at aid election for mayor,
and that J. i. dii Hignou, Tobias New
man, Win it. Hart and Lea A. Robin
son ;iro duty sieved aldermen of the
city of Brunswick, Ga, for the ensuing
term, hating received the highest
k number of votes cast at said election
for aldermen.
TANARUS, L-w.ioRIGHT,
aL-huldci of IJruiirtwick.
VVA
■ fj-' SgS'A® -w* 1 of 111 Olisuiek
cuX.
r \ , I bi, IIS.', icl,
IfV Li-
From special committee, that the
best proposition they could gel from
the biow'uiag Cos., who hold the lease
oa the xoct of Gloucester street, is to
re-lease vo tie city thirty feet of ltte
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
same on comlitihu Hint ihc oily reim
burse them t> I,he extent of M.oini
lor improvements made thereon. ai -I a
pro rata roil'notion frmn the annual
rental, roiuinilloo recommended
tiiai i~<- foot of Albemarle si root ho
in* Woven! at onoo for wharf purposes.
H*- . civod as information.
! or. polioo. fj.ro and building pormil
'oommiltoo, that they had granted per
mission to T. K. and M. !•. Mroczkmv
shi to loiild addition and shingle mol
to house situated on Town Commons
lots Nos. 25 and 27. between Cochran
avenue and Stou vail street. Ordered
filed.
From same committee on petition ot
|,i ~ j,i,
turns to iee plant, that plans submit-
Oil ilid not conflict wiln lire ordinanee
and recommending ilial petition he
granted on condition Hint plans lie
strictly carried out. Adopted.
From finance conduit tec on petition
of George W. Richardson, recommend
ing Mu' payment of $50.b0 for exira
time devoted to collection of dog and
stint tax. iiCView of the excellent re
suits in I lie hand-ome increase in these
revenues, as evidence of his activity
during tile |>UKi six mouths. Report
udopiod.
Shorn committee on railroads ami
harbor, on petition of ii. H Diiniel.s lor
permission to put in spur tMrk on
Cochrau avenue, recommending Uiim
peiuiou be grained uiidoi tlio follow
ing eomliiions. Thai'sine truck be
constructed under the direction of the
city engineer; that petitioner and his
.-.in eesNin ami assigns shall maintain
suitable and proper crossing where
side ti aid* is lain ueros.s Ce.ehran are
n in- or any ot Her streets tliat same
may emus, said crossing to tie kept
aim uiiiintaHied so that . anre will a>
>• ami .nil,.eh- lor the eon
* v in--ill pa.r age ot vehicle; iha'l In*
sin i betweeti-ilie proposed spur truck
a..d Hu main line of me u uml B. ra.il
•lOitfi -m “y I ,i-hh; -fry ifu’i' r . ii-1 ( :Uf
ei| in sinuihlo and sale condition tor
i lie passage of veil teles; that should
such side ir.aek puss .mo the control
of any milluad eonipany or companies
it shall ue the duty oi such company
or companies to maintain all' cross
ings; that cars shall dot be placed oa
..aid side truck, in any posiiiou thill wu
in any way obstruct or block any of
the street crossings. Adopted
From Chief of Police is. A Burney,
icporting T. L. Lajiiti anil John I
Lamb tor violation of the police rules,
and Ills tiling of the c.,argo.s with tin
mayor, who iiao suspended John L.
Lamb. Received m: information.
Tlie mayor slated in tliis connection
• hat charge bad been preterred some
time ago against policemen Let Vis ,
Bill and K. L. Brady and weto in (lie
hands of the late Alderman Franklin,
acting mayor, dining his absence,
search was bfeing made lor the papers'
and they would probably he found in
a day or two. The following resold
Lion by Alderman (laliimm, was
adop.ea. Be it and it Hereby is re
solved by tne mayor and aldermen ot
tho city of Brunswick in council as,
rtcmhled that the charges preferred by
till* elliei oi jHihce against
Policeman J. 1,. Jamli T. 1,. l.aiulj
Lewis K. Gill and ft. L. Brady be
heard by the mayor and aldermen at
the next regular meeting of eoeuifeii oi
an adjinirument tnoreof.
Further resolved that fomal written
accusation tie preteri t ii and served on
aid put ties at h aid three day.: before
said meeting its provided by me char
ter of said city in such cases.
Resolutions.
By__ Alderman Kaiser.
Be it, and it is hereby revived, by
tlie mayor and aldermen of (he city oi
Brunswick, in council assembled, that
.rein and after this date regular meet
mgs of the mayor and council shall he
neld every Monday at half past seven
o’clock p. m. Adopted.
lly Alderman Newman.
Whereas, the city dock facilities,
are very much limited, and captains
,r owners oFsmall craft are enable to
(and and discharge their Cargoes anu
products for market, were fore be it
and it is hereby resolved by the mayoi
and aldermen of the city of Brunswick
xU council assembled, that the old city
dock at me foot of Albemarle street
be repaired and eulatged to dimen
sions of dock proper, 40 by 60 feet,
with a 15 foot run. nt a coat not to ex
HOLIDAY SFASOH
IS NOW Willi OS
SENTIMENT OF CHRISTMAS NOW
PERVADES THE AIR IN
BRUNSWICK
STORES ARE ALL DECOR A I Tl)
Santa Claus Will Have No Trouble in
Selecting His Presents For the
Little One in Brunswick
This Year.
All hough Christmas is yet some
days off. the city has already taken on
a holiday appearance that betoken,p
i t. .x • . • ...
t lirt'l. ii.'i|ltrmU,V ItS UMS 1 MU’
the business section. The shop win
dows are resplendent with countless
leys mid articles which, when pur
chased and sent to various persons,
will cause happiness in many a house
holds in Brunswick.
For months past tho inorchunls have
been laying in stocks of goods for the
holiday trade, and one lias hut lo ob
serve the horde of liuyots to realize
that hose wlio pander to the tasle
of the public have not underestimated
the demand.
Hundreds of people viewed the shop
windows on Newcastle stieel, which
were pay with holiday decorations and
idled to overflowing with all manner
of art ides, many of w hich will find
their way Into (lie graces of young
persons before long.
If Santa Clans shauld happen, by any
evil chance, to run short in presents
he will have no difficulty in replan
iidling his pack If he drops Into Bruns
wick for half an hour or so to drive
a bargain with local tradesmen.
Those who have viewed the slinfi
windows and spent sleepless nights
lying lo think up a popes-' gift for
this ITiend for that, and at. the same
lime have a. due regard for cash on
hand, tintst have been struck with the
fact that tire toys Hrtis yeat a,* y,, ,d‘
away ahead of those of previous years
and the Christmas toy is now in much
evidence, and the ingenuity of their
makers have certainly been pul to the
lest.
Whore nnce there was only a small
stationary engine run by alcohol to
make glad the youngster who took a
delight in things mechanical, minin
fine automobiles -real “red devils"
that will run about the room in a sin
prising manner, here come on the mar
l;ot, and it may not be long before
small well perfected presses will he
made to meet iie demand of youth ;
nlio take Interest in the "art prescr
vatlvn."
Animal toys appear to be all the
rage this Christmas, and from gam pies
of hideous bugs that, crawl about ,u a
wonder.ul lifelike manner, not to men
tion ruts and lizards that iaee here and
tin re after having been wound up lik.
a clock, it may bo supposed flint the
lives of nervous old gentlemen and
kittenish maids past the eligible line,
will lie made miserable by small boy
relatives Into whose hands these terri
ble toys may fall.
Of conies there are any number ot
interesting toys that have never been
impioved upon, and are as pleasing
today as the time they were invented.
Those are as much in evidence this
year as before, ami they will doubtless
survive the ages that are yet to come.
it.vncpddpu.la.lld etaoshrd taoiinl tat
i■cpit SI,OOO. Adopted.
Ordinance—On First Reading.
By Alderman Kaiser.
An ordinance to amend section 43*1
of the code of the city of Brunswick,
presetiliing what buildings may be
erected within the fire limits of said
city, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick, Georgia, and it is hereby
ordained by antnority of the same;
that section 4.3(1 of they Ode of said
city be amended by adding thereto the
following words, "or tarred gravel, and
the materials used in such combina
tion, including paper, tar and gravel,
‘must have a thickness of at least
three-fourths of an inch. All sheds
and awnings within said limits must
have iron or steel frames,” so that
when so amended, said section 436 will
read as follows; Only buildings con
structed of brick, stone, concrete or
tabby shall be deemed fireproof and al
lowed to be erected wruiia said fire
BRUNSWICK. GA„ TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16.
THE! WILL TALS
ALL THIS WEEK
NO ACTION ON STATEHOOD BILL
LOOKED FOR UNTIL AFTER
CHRISTMAS.
10 ADJOURN EOR HOLIDAYS
4S£
House Will Devote Meet of Its Time
to Bill to Give Secretary of Agri
culture Power to Regulate
Spread of Diseases.
Washing! on, December 15. —After
the n-uliiie morning bu inoss In the
si nale was disposed of this morning
Semii or I'mrinr usi*eu i:i e sompo ,o
tal-r up bis bin lor the reorganization
of the miliiia force of me United
Mates, and be will continue to bring
if forward each day in the morning
hour with the hope of securing action
early in the we-I* and of having It he
come a law before adjournment fertile
Übi isi mas holidays.
Ai 2 o’clock the statehood bill was
again taken up, and Renal or Online
ham addressed the s.-i.-nlo in opposl
nun i< (he admission r.f New Mexico
and Arizona. He spoke at leiiglh,
(Inoting from the testimony taken, by
.the sub-eonimittee wnioii visited those
territories, and giving his personal ox
peronfe as a nieinlior of that commit
fee. The Rtnlelinbd hit] win e.imtiniie
each (.ily of the week, ekeopl. Wedn
day, lo oe the order ofLbn,si ---- aitei
2 o’clock. Wednesday,? )>y special or
der lias been set aside for eulogies
for the dale sounder Howell, of New
Jersey. The present, programme on
Idle statehood hill is for .Senator Net
on, also a member of the eomnil.i
on territories, to follow Senator Oil
iinghum. Senator Nelson will tie suc
ceeded by Senator Bui aiiani and Kean.
Alter those members ui tee committe*
other senators will speak in opposition
to the bill. Senator P.-veritlgo, chair
man tvf ;/tu ■■ nT-y -V. 4'U't-cclos<* tin
debate. Hr ..also will lie heard fre
quently during the course of the tie
bate on points as they come up.
The senate wnl adjourn on Saturday
for the holidays, and nut even the
It tends of the bill express confidence
of action on the measure betore that
time. ,
in case opportunity offers Senatoi
Pentose will make an effort to get up
the immipi ation Bill at odd (tines dur
ing the week, with the hope of secur
ing action on it, lint j prospect now
Is that it will go over until after the
i.' h ns(mas adjou rr rnen t.
In all probability (he bill making an
ptopruilion for the prosecution of
tltc agricultural deportment's fight on
the font and month cattle disease in
New England will he passed during
t lie week.
The prospects are for an liniiiter
tupted week in the house. Tomorrow
is District, of Columbia, nay, and the
Bill to give the secretary of agricul
ture power to make regulations to pre
vi nt the spread of contagious diseases
in live slock Inis been set for Tims
day. Beyond tlds and the considers
ion ol an urgent deficiency hill w.c
will followed there is .in fixed pro
gram.
The committees may be called an.
come odds and ends of legislation dis
posed of before the ajournnaent for the
Christmas holidays next Saturday.
limits; and it shall not tie lawful for
any person to construct, erect or build
within said fire limits any house, shed,
awning, tent booth, temporary iiuilu
ing or other structure whatever, ol
rnateia! outer than brick, stone, con
crete or tabby, and Having a roof made
ol any material other than slate, iron,
tin-or other metal, or tarred gavel and
the- materials used in such combina
tion. Including paper, tar and gravel,
must have a thickness of at least
three-fouiThs of an inch. All sheds
and awnings wlthtn said limits must
nave iron or steel frames-:'
Section 2. Be it Blither ordained by
authority aforesaid, that all ordi
nances and parts of ordinances in cjyj
Hid with tliis ordinance lie, and (lie
same are, hot eliy repealed.
r flie following motion prevailed:
that the time for the payment of the
last half of .axes ouo the city of
Brunswick for the year iyo2, be ex
tended until December 27, lao2 and
the cicik directed to issue execution
against all in deiault on that date.
Bills and accounts properly approv
ed and audited , read an ordered plac
ed in course of settlement. ,
Adjourned.
N. D. RUBSELL,
Clerk of Council.
BILLS PASSED OF
LOCAL INTEREST
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REPRESENTATIVE BUTTS RE
TURNS FROM ATLANTA AND
TALKS OF WuUK DONE.
INCREASE PAY EOR JURORS
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Those Serving on City Court Jury
Will Now Receive $2 Per Day
Other Bills That Were Intro
duced During Session.
Representative E. 0. Butts returned
yefdci day fioni Atlanta, waero lie has
been represent ing this county In the
legislature. This was i,.r. Butts’ .rst
’dme in the homo of the lawmakers
ami he seems to bo much pleased with
the wink done during tho present ses
sion.
Mr. Units was seen by a representa
tive of the News yesterday aim wu"
questioned as to some of tho local hills
that iio Introduced in (he house.
Three bills of local interest wore pass
ed.
The City Court.
One of them concerns the city
courf, and will no doubt lie well re
reived by( Ibose of our citizens wno
nave to i oho on the jury of that ut
umiak The bill paused amends no
rvef, so as to allow the jurors two dol
lars per diiy, instead of one, as has
.*oun paid beretolo’re. Tin* bill was
piisi'cti' ami will be a law as soon as u
is signed by the governor. However,
-tbs lull,wiil not be m effect until 11.
is recommended by file grand Jury, h.b
that .s a provision of the amendment.
J’liirt will probably be done ,y me Jury
*vben tin- superior court meets noxt
month, anil after that time the city'
court jurors will receive two dollars
per day. It was thought that the in
also ctif down Uie number of jurors
loin twelve to six, but n does hot, the
only change In ing Uie ainohiil paid.
C'.oety Coimoisßienar*
Another bill Introduced am. passed
and will also soon become a law, an
uiolizt-il the county commissioners to
pay thetr chairman a salary of s3oq
pfr year. Tfte present commissioners
nave beoil faying the chairman a sal
ary during the past two years, simply
by introducing a resolution authoriz
ing tne payment, but this was found
to he against, the law and tlie lull had to.
he passed in order that the chcairman
could receive Ids salary regularly.
The Terrapin Bill.
rt bill winch will ho of much Inter
est to those in south Georgia who are
engaging In the terrapin business was
aistt Introduced by Representative
Butts and passed. Under Bus piesont
Georgia law one is allowed to catch
terrapins only between the first of
Match and July 25 and the law atso
says that no one must he found in tun
possession of a ten apln any time oar
ing tlie year which is not more than
j'/t incites long. As this law mans tin:
people in lids section who engage m
the business of raising ami cultivating
terrapins weie of the opinion that a
fish commissioner could come and
take all of their small terrapins at any
time, and Representative Butts
amendment to tlie law makes it lawiul
for a peison t,o raise and cultivate ter
rapins, or, in other words, operate a
terrapin cavvl doing the entire year. Ul
• outso it is still unlawful for one to
eaten terrapins irora uie river except
during the time prescribed, and then
ihey must he over 5% inches long.
These are about the only hills In
troduced during the session Unit aro of
any local interest.
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DEAD IN BALTIMORE,
W. S. Potter, Father of Mrs. Dr. W.
Rede, Passes Away Suddenly
Telegraphic Information was receiv
ed in Mils city yesterday announcing
the sad death of W. S. Potter, which
occur ted In Baltimore early yesterday
morning.
The deceased was the father of a rs.
Dr. W. Rede and the sail news came
in the nature of aseveie shock to the
doctor and Mrs. Rede.
Because of the suddenness of tho
death the members of tlie family in
(Ills city will not attend tue funeral,
Dr. and Mis. Rede have the symptv
thy of a large circle of friends in
Brunswick, , x
VENEZUELAN fORT IS
FIRED ON BY BRITISH. 1
AND SEVERAL KILLED
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THE SHOW TONIGHT.
“When We Were Twenty-One’’ Will
Be On at the Grand.
The attraction offered at (ho Grind
tonight Is “When We Were Twenty-
One,” which la Bald to he one of the
heat comedies on the road. This show
was soon In Brunswick last year, and
thoKe Theatregoers who witnessed the
performance will no doubt ho present
again tonight. The advance sale of
Beats has boon unusually largo and all
Indications point to a large house.
Among the books of the day (hero
are few that wo would waste our nine
over for a second leading The saute
idea prevails lit regard to our vvilrts
plays, with "When Wo Wcee Twenty-
Due” as a marked exception. Thm
treat comedy which is to be presented
tonight has one fair auditor wuo in
tended the performance a. seventeen
consecutive matinees during its run at
the Knickerbocker Uioaler in New
York city.
LONG FELT NEED FILLED.
Brunswick Now Has a First Class Fish
and Oyster House.
Thurlow & Johnson, two enterpris
ing newcomers, have opened a first
class fish and oyster house in (lie
Matthews'building next to the corner
of Monk and Grant streets, and they’
intend to keep an establishment first,
class in every respect.
Brunswick lias needed a place of this
Kind and the people should show their
appreciation by liberally pat ionizing
the new firm. u
SUICIDE OFF VON SCHOFf-,...
Young German In Texas Who Cla med
to be a Count.
Galveston, Tex., December I.V- A
young German who was Known here as
Hans Benjamin Is dead from morphine,
pi>l sotting. It .3 said mat ills right
name is tla lift 'Grafbieiil von SchoffUy
and that he is a German count, lie
iiL’ie inti. ;i r<? v ] ... hHvfn.
arrived on hoard the ship Hanover, ii
is said that, he owns a large estate in
Germany and that ins father was a
general in tlio German army. He war
highly educated, speaking five lan
guages fluently.
ft. & B. PAY DAY.
Employees of the Road Were In the
City Yesterday Spending Money.
The regular monthly pay train of too
15. & It. left early yesterday morning
for all points along the road, and thou
sands of dollars wet's paid out dining
the day.
Later, after the employees had re
reived their money, they came to
Brunswick and most of if was spent
among our merehants. The monthly
pay roll of the 15. A; !5. is now one of
the largest of any concern in lirnns
wicn, and every cent of the money is
spent In Brunswick and our merchants
keenly feel the result.
MARRIED HERE.
Mr. S. M. Dubberly and Miss Mattie
Harrison Vi/edded Sunday.
Miss Mattie Harrison, of Ml.. Pleas
ant, and Mr. S. M. Lubberly, of Jack
sonville, were united in the holy bonus
ot matrimony at the home of Mrs. A,
A. McGinnis, a sister of the bride, in
this city, Sunday afternoon. Her. J.
W. Malone of the First Methodist
church, officiating.
The affair rather on the Gretna
Green order, friends of the contract
ing parties objecting, but ns is usnally
the case ctipld won aim the couple
were congratulated by a number ol
friends and left on a later train for
Jacksonville where they are to reside,
Mr. Dnhlmriy Is a brother of Messrs;
.1. K. & J. .mvis Lubberly, of this
city.
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Small Fire La: t , ' t.
An alarm of fire was a..turned about
10 o’clock last night from bo\ I;'. The
blase was discovered in a sma I shanty
out on London street occupied by ne
groes. The house was almost totally
dcst toyed.
Merchant Shoots Soldier.
Chattanooga, Term., December I—
George Edwards, a merchant, tonight
shot an unidentified soldier of the
Third artillery and inflicted serlgus
wounds. Edwards claims the solaier
was drutik, and lgter assaulted him
with a knife when lie abet bun.
PRICE FIVC CENTS.
SHIP DEMANDED I
Mr 8
PUERTO CABELt.O MADE 'fH®,
TARGET FUR WAR SHIPS
AFTER GIVING NOTICE. u|||
Fort Replies to the Shots, But Was
soon silenced ny the British and "’l”
German Sh:ps-r-ltaly to cress ” X
Her - Claims.
Puerto Onbello, Saturday. De-comber
Hi- -The British cruiser Oharybdis and
tlio German cruiser Vlneta bombarded
Die fortress here at 5 o’clock this af^i
tot noon itnd quickly silenced It. Th& ::
hoiuimidmeftt lasted for forty-five min- '
ulos. The fortress ia,,o<imposed of Bon.
Oolaiio and tbo Castle I. .icrtauor Af
ter the firing ceased, the Charyhdik
sent iiiatines to occupy tho c ; ,sUo.
Tlio fortress' tv as almost uezuolfsiiod,;
Throe persons wore killed tiy the sliidl
ing. The commander of Castle Libi-r
-tador has been taken prisoner The
cruisers are still liere.
At 7 o'clock this morning luo dia
ry lulis and Viuetai arrived here, search
ing for Venezuelan gunboats. The tvm
cruisers sent, their boats into the inner X
port, but finding no gunboats the bouut
were returned. The captain ot the
British merchant steamer TopttfecL
which was seized by the mob hero last
Wednesday, then visited the British
commodore, on board the Charyndiß,
and lodged a. protest, against tho vio
lation of Ills shiii. The British capi dr)
loturned an hour later with if detacn- '
nn nt of fifty marines yviio nok' chhu , : r *r’t
ol the Tepaze. The puinrmwv
greatly xcited ,t,S ids incident anti
raised iho cry. To arms!” but idem
was no disorder.
The British commodore then sent a
message to the authorities at Puerto
Cahelto, demanding immediate satis
faction for the action of tue inub to
having hauled down the British flag
from i.io Topaze. saying that tr tins
•-aisfaction was not forthcoming in
two hours, at 5 o’clock, the fortress
ttnd the custom house would be oom
barded. On the receipt of this demand
the minorities vent a message in
President Oastio asking for instruc
tion.
A committee or the merer,ants of
Puerto Cabello then approached the-
American consul bore, petitioning Vilay
to intervene. The consul accepted this
•lu ston and v eiled the cruisers, but
tie could obtain no alteration in the
decision or tne nines.
At a quarter before 5 a reply was
received from President Castro, who
mthoilzod (lie chief official hero to
give the Birtish commodore ample sat
isfaction. Df'oro this answer could he
eommunicaied to the American con
sul ihe hour stipulated for its receipt
i: add at rived; the cruisers immediately;
opened lire cm the fortress. The lire
was returned from Fort Solano and
Castle Libertador, tun the Venezuelan
guns were soon silenced, \yhile tile
firing continued there was intense ex
citement In this port. Every house in
town was,closed.
The people .of Puerto Cabello can
not account for this precipitate action
on the pari of the allies, which they
consider to be proof that Great Britain
and (jermany intend forcing: war upon
Venezuela. . *■;
The British marines intend to'make i
use of the cannon ia Castle LftiwtadoeJj
No damage was done to t!\e town. The
excitement of the people is subsiding:
Soldier Stabs Policeman.
Chattanooga Tonn., December .75.
While atemptir.g to arrest, a drunken
soldier of the Severn.i cavalry late
last night Policeman Samaei'Lowery
was seriously If not fatelty stabbed.'
The soldier, whose name is. unknown,
was raising a disturbance in' the
dot loin when he wan caugkuand stain
bed the officer with a long dlru and
wade good W* escape, £