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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 70.
NEW RAILROAD WILL
M4KE BRUNSWICK ITS
DEEP WATER TERMINUS
ANOTHER ROAD
FOR WIREGRASS
—*—
IT IS TO RUN FROM VALDOSTA
TO NIChOLLS, COFFEE
COUNTY.
At That Place Connections Will Be
Maac With the B. & 8., Thus Se
curing a Direct Connection for
This Port.
The News ha* it on very good au
thority that a movement is now on
foot and is amply backed by eastern
capital, looking to the construction of
a railroad line from Valdosta to Nich
olls.
it is understood that the new con
cern, a charter of which will ho made
shortly, intends to make Brunswick its
deep water terminus, and il will reach
ttiis city via the B. & B. when its lino
t metxes Nichotls.
At this stage of the game it is Im
possible to name those who are inter
ested in lne movement, but it can be
said on the very best authority mat
a concerted action in the matter is
being made and that a number of well
known New York millionaires are
working in conjunction with their
southern representatives along this
line.
it, can also be authoritatively alat-dd
tlurt only recently an emissary ui
Wall street was in the city and at that
time \ook occasion to interview a
number of our business men in order
to aseocTtain to what amount they
vould assist in the work, 'l ids agent
, i thoroughly satislied witli his tup
here and on his return to New York
made a very encouraging report of tne
stuiut ion.
A well known business man of Nick
oils, who was among tin excursionists
to site city Thursday, was SGca by a
News representative on this matter
while in lliunswick and in answer to
inquiries he said that Nicliolls was
willing to do her very best for both
’he it, & It. and the new line. He
pointed out the fact that a great, tribu
tary country, undeveloped, but rich in
resources only awaited tne toucn ol
capital to make it responsive, lie also
stated, that while his coftimunlty was
a small one it was prosperous and he
says that he is certain slo,lwo can be
raised within a radius of 10 miles of
his poKtofflee for the construction ol
a nejv line.
Under all u£ these circumstances and
wii'ii 1 1 it* farther fact Is considered
that most of the space between
Nicboils and Valdosta is now under
track and that It would be a good idea
for trie people of Brunswick, through
tin Board of Trade, to properly and
substantially take this mattte up.
In the event that he line is pushed
to ccompletion it gives Bnmswiek ai
least a dozen different railroad con
nections; makes it the port of entry
for sections heretofore sending its
product elsewhere, gives to It an un
usually large shipment of lumber amt
naval stores and actually puts us in
the very closest touch with the
wea.iUiest and most thoroughly pros
perous section or the wiiegrass. iu
the- course'of a few dayß the News
hopes to lie in position to more spe
cifically touch upon this subject, anu
at that time it will give to its readers
a more accurate account of the reai
[hiijajiit.iide of this movement,
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BBBSruut through the marls.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
SNAP SHOTS AT THE LOCAL FIELD
News Notes Picked Up Over the City
During the Day.
Mayor-elect Crovatt left last ntglit
on a business trip to Washington. Bal
timore. New York and other cities. He
will be away for about a week or ten
days.
Most of the excursionists returned
to their homes yesterday, but a num
ber are still in the city, i uey all re
ported a delightful time in our city
and say they will come to see us of
tener in future.
Since Mayor Emanuel issued orders
concerning the firing of fireworks In
the limits the small boy has been glad
ly missed, aound the principal streets
of the city, and has sought the su
burbs to discharge the crackers.
Ed. Cohen is busy getting up the
rmainder of the chances on hts hand
some horse and buggy, which will bo
raffled some time before Christmas.
The Southern railway is out w,m a
beautifully printed circular advertis
ing their holiday cheap rates to all
points on the line.
The holiday rush at the express of
fice is on now and Agent uuy and his
force are kept constantly busy.
Nothing has been heard lately abou
tie removal of tne A. C. L. shops
from this city, and it is generally be
lieved mat they will retuaiu here, al
though Hu' number of workmen may
be curl ailed somewhat.
Most of the private schools of tin
city began their holidays yesterday
and will not require t tic children to re
turn until the lirst Monday in January.
The public schools will give tneir holi
days ufter Tuesday.
CASES IN POLICE COURT.
Alderman Newman Had Seven Cases
to Try yesterday.
Alderman Newman presided at the
muncipal •court yesterday morning,
and nad quite a largo docket. The
following cases were disposed of:
Lucy Mclver, fighting; tine of or
ten days on trie streets.
Will lirown. cursing and disturbing
trc peace; lino of $1 or 3 days on the
streets.
(lube Barnes , disorderly conduct;
line of *3 or 30 dnvs on the streets.
Lizzie Upshaw, lighting; tine of.sa
or 20 days on the streets.
Torn Dcriero, cursing on the streets.
Case continued.
John i.usli, lighting his wife; or
1 o days.
Annenelle Williams, being out alter
hours, §4 or 15 nays.
THE SHOW LAST NIGHT.
•Jolly American Tramp” Played to a
Large Audience.
"A Jolly American Tramp” was the
attraction at the Grand last night, anil
the company was greeted by a large
audience, the balcony and gallery be
ing crowded.
There is not much of a plot to the
play, hut a number of pleasing special
ties were introduced, anti the show
was well received by the audience,
and probably is worth the price of ad
mission.
Walter Gale, as a Weary Willie, is
■ ealiy a good comedian and afiordet
much amusement lor the audience.
REPORT A GOOD BUSINESS.
Brunswick Merchants Are All Well
I Satisfied So Far.
A News representative yesterday
visited a number of leading merchants
of the city ami asked them if Lhey
were enjoying a good Christmas busi
ness.
Wttn the single exeoptin of one
chronic kicker every one of tho*uou
seen reported that their Christmas
ousiuess was unusually heavy so far
ami that tuey expected a big ensue-ss
uext ween.
One of the leading merchants sai<
that he had done almost double the
business mat he did last year and that
lie was gratilied at the outlook.
This is certainly a good sign for
UrunswiCK, and shows that our city is
growing.
All day yesterday the stores were
crowded with shoppers and the city
presented an unusually busy appear
ance. There were a number of coun
try visitors here making their Christ
mas purchases.
STOLE REGISTER,
MSN AND ALL
♦
THIEF ENTERS SALOON OF P. HO
RAN AND MAKES A GOOD
HAUL.
WALKED Oil WITH REGISTER
It Contained $65 in Cash—iio Clue
Whatever as to the Guilty Party,
Who Evidently Wanted Every
thing in the Way of Cash.
To enter a placei and stoat money is
not an uncommon occurrence in
Brunswick, but when the thief takes
the cash register and all it is time
for the proprietor to enter a serious
complaint.
P. Horan, who keeps a sal ion on
Hay street, was surprised when ho
opened his place of business yester
day morning to see that his cash reg
ister was missing. At first Mr. Horan
thought that someone was playing o
joke on him, hut later he .’,*>• •••e,,|
that thieves had entered his store oar
ing the night, and had carried away
the register and all its conteuts. Id
the register was $65 dollars in cash,
which had been left there when Un
place was closed Thursday night.
Mr. Horan has no clue whatever io
the guilty party, and is at a complete
loss to understand how the thief sue
eeeded in getting out of his place witi
tlie register without being seen, in
is quite anxious to catch the guilt;
party and offers a reward of $25 for
any information that will assist hill
in locating the thief.
INCREASE IN THEIR PAY.
Southern Trainmen to Receive, More
Money Hereafter.
it is officially stated that the
wages of the trainmen of the South
era railway have been increased an
average of 5 per cent, f ills Increase
was akotd for by the men last spring
and gi anted Saturday. The wages ot
ail the men have been increased ac
cording to the length of service, vary
ing from 2to Id |cr cent. Those
longest in the employ receive the
greatest increase.
Till, men affected by the increase are
the conductors, engineers, nrakemeu,
(Irenien and flagmen. The increase
was granted mainly on account of the
increased cost of living.
CONTRACTOR BROWN INJURED.
FeiTTri - The"*Hold of Pile Driver and
Wrenched His Neck
Contractor T. J. Brown, building the
government mooring dolphins in me
lower Savannah river, had a narrow
escape from serious injury and possibly
death a few days ago by falling in
tne hold of his pile driver while pull
ing on a rope which slipped on its
fastenings.
Mr. Lirown laudcl on his head and
neck at the bottom of the lighter
about six feet down and had his neck
badly sprained, so much so that lie
was taken to his home in Jackson
ville for treatment. Jfe returned to
Savanna'll Thursday, but is still suffer
lug from the sprain. His head wa.-.
also cut oy the fall.
MEAt IS CHEAPER.
But Prices Stilt Remain the Same
Here.
A Kansas City dispatch says;
"Meat Is from 3 to 5 cents per pound
cheaper at present in trie Kansas City
packing houses than it was this tine
a year ago. The meat dealers say it
will drop still lower before Christmas.
It js of better quality, too, than it
was iast year.”
“The reason for this drop in price
is because the supply is now equal to
the demand. The rise in price was
caused by-the drought. Now the conn
try is recovering from it and cattle
in plenty are coming in. The reason
for the superior quality of beef and
!>ork is the enormous crop of corn
which makes plenty of stock iced.”
These conditions may exist in the
west, but not in the south, or at least,
in this city, where housewives are
paying the same price tor meat they
have ail the fall.
Retail dealers aiso said that they
BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20.
EXCURSIONS TO
COME REGULAR
BRUNSWICK MERCHANTS WILL
ENDEAVOR TO RUN THEM
HERE MONTHLY.
FIRST ONE A BIG SUCCESS
Visitors Were All Pleased With the
Treatment Accorded Them While
in Our City and Say They Will
Surely Return.
There is a movement on foot ar
present among a number of the mer
chants of Brunswick to run excur
sions here regularly hereafter over the
B. B. ami the other two trios entci
ing the'city.
The success of the first excursion
Thursday was gratifying to the mer
chants, under whose auspices it was
given, and they all say that the free
excursion idea is a good one.
It is Iho plan of those at fie head of
the movement to got up a suhscrcip
tfon among the people ol the city to
defray the expenses of the free trips.
Every subscriber will be required to
pay so much monthly, and in this way
enough money can lie raised very eas
ily.
Coupon tickets will be issued.
When tho person purchases same lie
will be required to pay ot. > tialiar for
the ticket, which, when pesented to
any merchant in tho city, will bo good
for one dollar in trade. This idea will
of course help the merchants. The
merchant will then turn the ticket
over to tho railroad people and re
ceive their money back.
Til this way the railroad- the mer
chant and the passenger alike receive
an advantage, and the scheme, is, in
feed, a good one.
Il is probable that the Hoard ot
Trade will interest themselves in tho
malTer and assist in making the ex
cursion a permanent thing.
The excursion Thursday was unques
tllonabiy a success in every way pos
sible. Over three hundred people
came to the city in spite of the fact
that It was not, define! to give (he
excursion until tile latter part of last
week and the merchants only had Iwo
or three days in which to advertise
the trip.
Every merchcant who subserloel to
the subscription list was satisfied wiu,
the result and say that they made
their money baca out of the excursion
ists.
Out of three hundred visitors there
is quite a little pile of money spent,
and to have these excursionists with
us once a month would mean a
great, deal to Brunswick, and it is
hoped that the several merchants who
are at the head of he movement will
receive the co-operation ot everybody
in the city.
MABEL PAIGE COMPANY.
Engagement at the Grand All of Next
Week.
Mabel I’aige, with her excellent
company, will begin her engagement
at the Grand next. Monday night with
the drama of "A Mountain Waif.
Homo one has said of it: “The play
shows troth the mirth and the might
of human life, the folly and the fury
of the soul, the conflict and conquest,
of human passion. ~s laughter as
well as its tears may bo artificial, but
both are nevertheless of service in
inducing man to see himself as, per
haps, never betore did he te.uk him
self to be.”
Tlie managers of the Grand assure
their patrons that, he company sup
porting tiiis versatile young star is the
best she lias ever had and that each
play will ha mounted witli special
scenery and electrical effects such as
have never been seen in our city be
fore. Among the plays that willl be
presented during her engagement ate
J. K. Emmets and Lottie Bit son's I
“The Outpost,” Joseph Dowling's great,
play “Roxana’s Claim,” Olga Nether
sole's version of "Carmen,' also “Thai
Girl from the West.” "Fanchon,” “The!
James Boys,’ and others. Although
Miss t’aige is carrying a complete car
loatl or scenery, the prices will remain
as previous—lo, 20 and 30 cents—and
those wishing to see the performance
hoiild obtain Iheir seats early.
w< re paying the same price for meats
by the wholesale that they had for
some time and eoum -not explain tne
reason; when a diop had occurred in
other places. ,
INSURED LIFE
FOR A FORDONE
1
R. C. WHAYNE, BUSINESS MAN OF
LOUISVILLE, DEAD FROM A
GUNSHOT.
POLICIES FOR $340,000
Applications Were Also Pending for
$50,000 More—Despite Theory of
Suicide His Family Claim
Death Was Accidental.
Louisville. Ky., December 19. —It de
veloped today that R. C. Whayne, a
Louisville business man, who wasj
found dead last night in the vicinity
of Jacob park with a gunshot wound
in the breast., carried insurance on his
life of $340,000, and had applications
pending for $50,000 more. The poli
cies were distributed as follows:
Equitable Lite Asuranoe Society ot
New York $26„,U00.
Provident Savings Life Asuranoe
Society of New York, $129,000.
Union Central Life, SIO,OOO.
New York Life, $5,000.
Northwestern Mutual Life, $5,000. „
Mr. Whayne liad applied for a poli
cy of $25,000 with the the Manhattan
company and the policy was to issue
December 22. Anotuer application liau
been made to the Mutual of Vermont
for an equal amount and this policy
was ~o be dated December 24.
II was upon the fact that Mr.
Whayne carried such a large life in
surance and was said to be suffering
from rheumatism that a theory of sut
cido is based.
Coroner Kelly went t n C’e scene ot
the death this morning, i-te said that
circumstances were such that Iho case
would require exhaustive investigation.
Tft o'ifiquoS i will Be held Saturday. ■*'
Near* Mr. Whayne’s body when
found, but on the oposlte side of a
wire fence was a shotgun with one
barrel empty and the other leaded
and cocked. His friends and family
declare that death was duo to an acci
dent and .at the gun was discharg
ed wlillc he was climbing through the
lance.
VALDOSTA’S NEW ROAD-
West Will Be at the Head of the Con
struction Company.
Valdosta, On., December 19, —The
most Important step that bis open
taken toward the roust rue! ini if r ,<•
raiload toward - Coffee county,
was at a meeting of the Board of
Trade Inst night to bear from the com
mittee which was-app iiiueif several
weeks ago lo devise pT- :h- for begin
ning the work. The committee mg
aested that a construe. :>>n c hr,panv m ,
organized, with Col. \V. R West as
president .1 ;l:.l l!i< i.. :ey lie r.ns-
od for the v • k ‘ooo. Co' Wcsr
staled today that, tie would accept, the
commission. The mips, profiiies, ear.,
of tho route have been made and 'he
right-of-way has been selei'ed and
deeds secured for It. Immediately s.r
(er the'holidays the eonstru dion v <m
pany will be organized and the ">'Kl
will be built.
THESE THIEVES GOT $BO3.
Shuler Receives a Costly Visit From
Burglars.
Columbia, S. <;., December HI. —Tues
day night burglars blew open the safe
of .1. T. Shuler, at Montmorenel, \ik
en eounly, and took nearly $.XOh lit
cash, checks, stamps etc. Mr. Shuler
Is the railroad agent, a leading mer
chant and fruit grower of Montmoren
ei and owing to siekness In his fam
ily, had not been able to visit Aiken
before and deposit his funds.
The burglars broke into a black
smith shop and took a drill to work
with, and used nitroglycerine as an
explosive.
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE TUESDAY.
Childreh Will Have a Vacation Until
First Monday in January.
The public schools of Brunswick and
Glynn county will close on Tu. iday
next for the Christmas holidays.
I As New Years follows a week from
Christmas the schools will resume
work on the first Monday In January,
thus giving tfie children almost a two
weeks vacation
The pupils are all anxiously await
ing their holidays and expect to have
a good time during the vacation.
WILL ALLIED POWERS
LET MINISTER BOWEN
MEDIATE LOR CASTRO
ST. SIMON NEWS N-jTES.
Schools Give Holidays—Other Inter
esting Items.
St. Simon. December 19.—The
schools on the island have all closed
for tli<> holidays.
Miss Annebelle Taylor has returned
to New jersey, after a visit to her old
home here.
Miss Mada McDonald left today for
her home in Brunswick to spend the
holidays.
The county ehaingang has been do
ing some much needed work on (he
island by filling in all of the washouts
on the public roads with oyster shells.
The Euchre club met this week al
Black Banks, where they were enter
tained h.v Mrs. Stuart Cantwell.
Wo have had a number of visitors
to the island duvinjj the past 'voclir
among them being Bishop Nelson, who
preached at Christ church and at the
mills on Sunday. He returntd to i.
lanta Monday.
Miss Richardson, of Maine, a niece
of Mrs. Champaigno, is visiting at the
light house.
The mills here are running on hel
ler time now. There are two large
schooners in port loading for New
York and Boston.
We are having some cold wcat her
and hunters report wild ducks l-o he'
plentiful.
The island is now enjoying quite; a
building boom. Mr. Joseph Charri
paigne is building three cottages on
tlie heacli. which arc lo ho rented lo
summer visitors; J. O. Richardson is
building a cottage for his own use
and the Hilton and Dodge Lumber
Company are making a number fo re
pairs to their property.
We islanders were much pleased af,
the result of the recent municipal elec
tion In Brunswick. Jlur'-’.o Crovati ljiu.v
many friends over here who look for
hotter times under his administration.
TO PAY PENSIONS.
Commissioner Lindsay Preparing to
Send Checks Out.
Atlanta., December 19. Tension
Commissioner Lindsay is Mink ing all
preparation to begin the payment of
pensions Just as soon as Hie state
ireasurer is reudy ip -begin honoring
the warrants. The pensioners, lie say
nro getting hungry for their mom-;,
but it will-riot, lie possible to begin
making the payments before the mid
die of January.
Before the state treasurer can !>• "in
honoring pension warrants il is neces
sary for li'Tl to finish paying Hie in
(crest on tne state's bonded debt.
Cheeks for Interest due to holders in
registered bonds are always mailed <>n
tie first day of January and July hut
it always takes some time to linisli
paying the interest on the coupon
bonds as the coupons conic straggling
in. This work requires about two
weeks, so that by January 15 every
thing will probably he in shi.i shape lo
begin the work of paying Georgias
long list of pensioners.
Pension Commissioner Lindsay lias
about 1,000 more pensioners to pay
this year than was the case last year,
and has a total of $870,000 to dis
burse. He is now engaged in sending
out application blanks to the ordina
ries ail over the slate, and It goes
without saying that those wi'i
promptly Ailed put and roUirnwi.
ROBBERS LOOT CAROLINA BANK.
Safe Dynamited—s6,ooo and Valuable
Papers Taken.
Wil-mingum, N. C„ December ift. —
News Was received here today of ...e
robbery of the hank at Mullins, H. C„
at an early hour inis morning.
The robbers got nway with sti.u ,
in cash and sonic valuable papers.
The vault door was bored mid dyna
mited, thereby effecting an entrance,
bank papers aim sliver were found
scattered over the floor.
There is practically no clew to the
robbery. Efforts to get bio id'iouitds on
the tracks were fruitless.
The loss is covered by burglar in
surance. Luckily, there was loss mon
ey in the bank than at. any time in
months, owing to heavy tobacco and
cotton checks of the day before. Tbe
bank was closed today, but will re
open tomorrow.
Citizens of Mullins are much ex
cited. The robbery was evidently
done by professionals.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
POWERS WANT J
OUR GUARANTEE
♦
WONT TRUST VENEZUELAN;'
PROMISES UNLESS BACKED
BY U-..TED STATES.
So Far Neither Great Britain Nor Ger
many Has Answered Proposition.™
Castro Places Matters in
Bowen’s Hands.
Caracas. December 19. — II has been
learned from an official source
the allies today will notify the Wn
zuelan authorities at La Guayra. of the
blockade to become effective Saturday, ;
December 20, at p. in., of ihe ports
of La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Cora,
'Maracaibo, Carupauo and Barcelona.
Lopez Baralt, minister of lorcigu atC
fairs has tranmitted trr-United States
Minister Bowen a document signed by
President Castro as constitutional
of f§e republic and counter
signed ky himself as minister of for
eign'affairs. in which Mr. Bowen is
recognized as The noly representative
of Venezuela in the matter of effect
ing a settlement of the present diffi
culty;
According to the terms of this doc
ument Mr. Boweu may act without re
striction and lie is to use all means
possum- to protect the Interests of
.Venezuela. The document was subject
ed ,to correction last ifight and again
this morning before' ‘ defivory. ‘fifee
state department at Washington lias
.been notified of the transmission of
ibis instrument to Mr. Bowen.
.Events hero are dependent upon the
receipt, through the state department,
pf the answers of the governments of
Ureal Britain, Germany and Italy to
Hie proposal of arbitration advance,,
by Venezuela; these, answers are ex
t (>!!!0!T0\V. WUrmhl H**v 1* fa*
vorable. the Venezuelan government
strongly desires that a conference of
the ambassadors of Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy to the United Stales
then he hold in Washington, and that
Mr.'Bowen leave La Guayra December
2.'! for the United States on the Rod
1) line steamer Caracas, which is due
to reach New York December 23. Mr.
Bowen will meet the ambassadors, in
Washington. No meeting to discuss
term ot seit lenient is to lie held on
Venezuelan soil.
Views at Washington.
Washington. (December IS).- —While
at litst today the slate department en
tered pointed denials of the report
that Castro lias authorized Minister
Bowen to at l for Venezuela in bring
ing about a settlement of the present
difficulty, and despite the fact (hat;
Castro himself denied the report at
Caracas today, it is a fact that notifi
cation to this effect has been received
by this government.
The early denials were accompanied
jlty the statement that, a -settlement
seemed no nearer than .it had in some
rime. White this may he true, as
Great Britain. Gor runny anil Italy
must' be Consulted.,li'efurt? .this last
move can be effective - , it is also a (act
that the authorization of the-Amoricaii
minister by the Venezuelan president
is a distinct step in advance, and it
may be said that the end is fairly in
sight. It Is anteipated that the appar
ent anxiety of the British government
in response to popular sentiment to
break away from Germany will. influ
ence in the direction of peaceuil and
amicable settlement. There are many
signs to indicate that the trend of
sentiment, both tn England and oh
Hits side of the water, lias opened the
eyes of British statesmen to a danger
which they did not expect. .JgflH
Was Defeated.
W. B. Moore, formerly of this
but now of Fitzgerald, was a can&fegß
date for mayor in the recent election
in that city, but lie was defeated,
coming out last among the tlieee can
didates.