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SIXTEEN PAGES. VOLUME 2. NUMB lift 71. ENGINEERING COMPANY IS TO BE ORGANIZED; CHARTER ASKED FOR A BIG CONCERN FOR BRUNSWICK ANSWER OF GERMANY, HOW EVER. IS NOT VERY FA VORABLE. Believed That Kaiser Will Prove. Stumbling Block in Way of Set tlement—Talk of Referring Trouble to the Hague. There was filed with the clerk of the superior court yesterday and will be published in these columns Tuesday morning a petition for charter of the lb k seniek-Hensel Engineering Com pany. The organization of this new com pany moans that Brunswick wiil soon have one of the largest machine shops marine railways, etc., in this section of the country. The petitioners are it. E. Brieecnick, it. H. Stahl, A. K. Hensel and F. D. Aiken, all this city. Messrs. Briese nick, Stahl and Hensel are at piesent collected with the Briesenlck Foundry and Manufacturing Company. The capital stock of the new company wiil be s2o,iK;o, an of which nas oeen sub scribed and is ready to be pam in. Tue stocks are divided into shares of Jim each. The purposes of the new company are best told in the following sections oi ihe petition: "The particular business tney pro pose to cany on shall bo the running and operating of a general foundry, machine and manufacturing company, and marine railway and dry docks for the purpose of building and repairing vessels, steamboats, ships and all other water craft and other machinery and to do any a,nd all kinds of work thiii can be done and performed in and about a general foundry, machine and manufacturing company or marine rail ways or dry docks, and to engage in i lie wrecking business tor tue purpose oi raising, rescuing, and otnerwtse protecting and preserving uisabled sunken or damaged vessels snips or other water cralt of any description oi their cargoes. Your petitioners desire that aaid corporation shall have the power to manufacture and repair all classes oi tools, machinery, engines, boilers cars locomotives and ships, vessels or wat er craft of any kind or character what ever, made either of wood, iron steel or other substances and to en gage generally in the manulactuie or tepair of any and every Kind in wli cli wood, iron, brass, steel or older ma tcrials or substances are used, either in combination or otherwise, and to generally do and execute any and ev ery kind of work that can he accom- piisbed in a general foundry, machine and manufacturing company or In con nection with a marine railway or dry dix'ks and to erect and own or other wise to procure, maintain or operate such foundries, manufacturing plants and machine shops and such marine railways and such dry docks as may ho desired by said corporation dither in said county of Glynn or elsewhere, and also to keep such depot or depots of supplies for such manufactures as they may desire to buy and sell the same in connection with sam busines. or businesses, to operate such store or stores as the stockholders of said corporation may desire for the pur poses of buying and selling any kinc of supplies and any kind of merchan dise or any other article which they may conclude to deal in, and also to _'u.wn, buy and sell or otherwise acquire - any and all lof real estate or per 5*- nal pro'/ ' -,'r the purpose of said i- Y . ri Weather Again. >*< > f r man says we are going ilgHkave warm weather for the next three (lays. All records foi weather have been broken this and then it has been cold enoup a fire only on three or four days. THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. MILITARY OFFICERS. i Whose Terms Expire Will oe Recom missioned. Officers whose commissions expire ;on February Ist under the new mili '• tary bill, and who are elected to sue i ceed themselves, will not have to un dergo an examination; neither win they lose their present rank. Tills announcement was made by Adjutant General Robertson, who has made a careful study of the bill. The measure was signed by Governor Ter rel! yesterday afternoon, and was plan ed in the hands of the state printer. As son as possible copies of the new laws will be sent to every officer in the stale. The bill will be printed separately and will bo bound so that it can be used an a military code - m -,, mu also limits the number of the governor's staff to 28 men. The 135 colonels who have been appointed by Governor Ter rell, however, wiil not lie affected by Iho measure, as it does not go into of foot until after the terms of the pres ent colonel’s expire. WILL BE OPEN TODAY. Express Company Will Receive and Deliver Packages. Agent Guy, of the Southern Express Company, announces that he has se cured perm.union from the ma or to keep open the express office today, anu packages will he received and de livered. The rush at the office is itnusua ly heavy today and rat- nffi?' will main open so that the, tixr>,-ess will not lie deU/01, ant to avoid a double rush tomorrow. DIED UNKNOWN IN ALMSHOUSE. Pdhrys ylvania Stone Cutter Missed Destination in South Carolina. Columbia, S, C., Deo. 20. —Avery sad ease has just oomc to light In this city. John Dougherty, about 60 years old, who left his home In Chester, Pa., Aug. 28 last, died in the almshouse In this county on the 31st of that month, anil It appears that his relatives have been unaware of his demise. Dougherty, who was an expert etone cutter, left his home last August for Winnsboro to work in-the stone quar ries lit that, vicinity. He never reach ed his destination. Recently his friends, who became apprehensive as to his safety, Instituted a search for him. The attention of Rev. T. J. Ho gart.y, of St. Peters Catholic church, was attracted by the inqury reaching here yesterday, and he gave the Infor mation that Dougherty had died in the almshouse. Father Hogarty gave the unknown burial of*the Catholic church. It seems that Dougherty came to Columbia instead of getting off at Winr.sboro. On urrtval here he made application to ike chief of police to he sent to some place where he could rest up and recuperate. Ho was sent to the almshouse, where he died a few days later. Fight For a Child. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 20.—A con test in court has art son as to who shall have the custody of l.uthcr Floyd Rogers, a child. Judge J. W. Sneed has granted a writ of habeas corpus, directing William Gardner and wife to produce the child in court, on next Saturday, Dec. 20, when the court will determine the i ight of W. TANARUS, Rog ers to possess the child. Appointed General Manager. Philadelphia, Dec. 20.—Charles O. Owatkin, formerly general western agent of the Wisconsin Central rail road has been appointed general man ager of the Guatemala Northern rail road. with headquarters at Guatemala City, Guatemala. OwatkiSk is a na tive of Lynchburg, Vi. Favorable Report Ordered. Washington, Dec. 2b.—The house committee on interstate commerce to-i day ordered a favorable report of the department of commerce bill. The vote on reporting it stood 5 to 3. The provision for including the bureau of labor in the. new department was re tained on a tie vote. Died While Bathing. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 20— Albert E. Swift, aged 53 years, a well known business man and the originator of the "Johnstown Flood” at the Pan- American exposition, died suddenly in a Turkish bath early today of heart failure. -TZj TZ ICI-L• r r—r-y-jf INTERESTINGTRtAL TOMORROWNIGHT + FOUR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE TO BE ARRAIGNED BE FORE COUNCIL. Tlu> trial of the lour mebers of the Brunswick poiiee force, T. L. Lamb, J. j„ lgnnb, H. L. Brody, and L. K. Gill tomorrow night, by city council, promises to be one of the most Inter esting as tvell as sensational .rials of the kind ever held in Brunswick, and the council chamber will doubtless be crowded with, citizens, anxious to h( ar the four officers tried. The charges against these members of tho force have been told in these columns before, and the facts are fa milial- to the reading public generally. Three of tho officers, the two Messrs Lamb and It. L. Brady, are charged with taking a part in politics, while the charge against Officer Gill is a more serious one. The Nows unuerstands that the four officers have employed Judge Court land Syinims to represent them in tue tiiai and the council will be represent ed by City Attorney F. E. Twitty, These will be uie iirst cases of tue kind even tried tu Brunswick, as the civil service regulations for the police force were only adopted by council Lsi year and no officer has before 'been charged with breaking the rules. LORENZ'S MAGiC TOUCH. Hundreds of Cripples Restored by Em rninent Doctor. Now York, Dec 20.—The latest clin ic held by Dr. Lorenz in this cily was entirely successful In Its results. Bo great was the -crowd of parents with crippled children present that half a score of policemen.had to he called to keep order in the halls and corri dors of the Cornell University Medi cal college, in which institution tho operations wtee performed. Three of the patients treated were Sufferers from congenital dislocation of the hip and the fourth operation was upon a little girl both of whose feet were clubbed. . This ca-se Dr. I-oreuz dent-rib'd as the worst he had seen in a child. When the stretch ing and kneading of the foot was over the doctor raised the child in his hands and set her cn her feet. With the mere pressure of hts finger and thumb he sat both feet flat and straight, and cheer after cheer broke out as the complete success of the operation was demonstrated. An ef fort was made to get the prof* * >r to operate on a case or wry rn-'.-k which was in the hospital, but he . Jd he had done enough for the day. f!s agreed, however, to operate on a; least one such cate In Bellevue bos uitai today. BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECE vIBt-.R 2‘. SENDING PACKAGES BY EXPRESS. Some Information as to How They Should Be Sent. The time is at. hand when the send ing of Christmas gifts to distant friends is the chiefost occupation of a great, many people. It *• wAH that poo pie should understand hew to pack presents iu order to tuiWrc their safe unit, prompt delivery by express, • For tho informal df'tlie public the following suggestions ait*offered; Be careful In wrapping and marking packages. Articles of a fragile character should never be packed in paper boxes, but securely covered by wood. These should be marked eouapiconsly “glass.’ No articles of jewelry or money should oe inclosed in a freight, pack age, but sent under a seal through the money department, ns the express com pany is not responsible for such arti cles so concealed. The address m the consignee should be legibly marked on each package, penciled or brushed on each box, and should show tho stieet number as well as the city or destination office. Shipper’s name should always show on every shipment with their local ad dress, all preceded by the word •‘from.” Shippers should not. forget ihaJ arti> clcs of a light and trail character wrapped in paper will bo dccuued, and such articles put up tn insecure boxes, will subject them to a higher class and increase the rate. It should be remembered that every clerk at the express office will tie very busy and cannot stop to wrap or ad dress shipments, and shippers are es peciaily requested to see that their packages are properly marked and ready for shipment, before they reach the office. In marking packages pieces of letter paper, envelopes or cards tacked on or pasted to packages should ho i: voided, as they easily come off, aim the package goes astray. Filched Union Funds. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 20.—Pros! dent Ed Flynn, of the United Mine Workers of America, has asked the police to keep a lockout for a negTc named Burrell Graham, who, it is said has in his possession about SBOO ol the money belonging to the union. The money v.as deposited with him aa treasurer of the local union at Belle Sumpter. A reward of SSO has been offered for hts arrest. Vessel Arrives Safely. London, Dee. 20.—The owners ol the British steamer Topaze, which was seized by a mob of Venezuelans Rt Porto Cabello Dec. 10, resulting In the bombardment of forts there by vessels of the allie powers, have received a cable message announcing her safe arrival at CienfuegOS, Cuba. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Today lu Georgia: Fair and warmer, A. C. L, ENGINE ' LEFT THE IRACK -♦ THERE CAME NEAR EEING A RE BIOUS WRECK ON THE ROAD YESTERDAY. i A somewhat serious wreck was nar rowly averted on the A. C. L. yester day morning near the four-mile cross ing, when a shifting engine, No. 530, in charge of Hostler Eugene Flanders met with a mishap, jumped the track and almost turned. Completely over. However, very little damage was clone and fortunately no one was In jured. From the best Information ob tainable it seems that the engine was pulling three or four box cars when tlu- cylinder broke, causing the engine to conic to a sudden stop ana tho force of the cars in the rear came up with full force. The engine turned over on one side, and some little dam age was done itiout the pilot, hut noth ing very serious. Another engine soon arrived on the scene and i r di >rt while succeed ed in rightii; •• turned engine, and it was brought to cue city and i now at the A. (!. 1.. shops, where the damages will be repaired. Rocts Acre it Brt. Washington, Dec. 20- Secretary Root announced today that he had decided to accept the bid for the Boston Steamship company so r ar as it affects the transportation of troops and mili tary supplies between the United States and the-Philippines which are sent or received by way of either Se attle o r Tacoma. He explained that the existing service at San Francisco would he continued for the present and added If ■satisfactory .vrangoments could be made for the disposal of the army transports cither by sale or hy charter, the transportation companies at that port would be given a share of the government business. Verdict For Plaintiffs. T/widen. Dec. 20. -After a long trial In the king’s bench division of the high court of justice the case of the Taff Vale Railroad company against the Amalgamate! Society of Railroad Servants. Involving many questions of the utmost importance to trades union ism, resulted tcid-nv in a verdict n favor of the i'iai; ffs. The latter complained of malicious molestation, picketing intimidation during the strike of 1900. The judge reserved decision on damages until the next session of the court. Tower Presents Credentials. Berlin, Dec. 20.—Ambassador Tower presented his credentials to Emperor William at the palace today. All the members of the staff of tho embassy were present POWERS ALL AGREE TO 1 ARBITRATE BIT WILL 3 ASK FOR- GUARANTEE LEE IN DEATH'S SHADOW. Murderer of Miss Settles Calm Over Approaching Fate. Atlanta, Dec. 20.---Millard Ice. tlie slayer of Miss i.iia May Sutties, is to all appearances preparing to spend a happy Christinas week as any o.' the coiebrato-is who are preparing to make Christmas a joyous occasion. Although the death watch has been set over him and tire gallows are be ing gotten reedy for his execution, he is far le.se doprer.SP-1 over ids pending fate than many of the jail officials. Tee will pay tin penalty of his crime next Tu.s Uy about noon. It will be the Hint time that a hanging lias -.taken place in Atlanta so near the Christmas holidays, and there are many who wish it had be-n post poned lo a later date. But. Lee him self seer -s to care very little about V.L An-.. . - — M'-.n n* -V*. - V*vV v-~. lK He will probably go to his death as unconcerned as over a man did who died upon the gallows. He may break town, hut It is hardly probable. From the day he shot and killed Miss Sullies in the little church at Ben Hill on May 25 lie has" taken the position that he was forced to do the deed. The only tiling that does not carry out this attitude was his at tempt to escape. But since his ar rest, during his trial and now that his death. is very near, he., that he could not keep front murder ing his sweetheart, and having. Sati sfied himself that such is the-case, ho takes his doom apparently with*- per feet unconcern. GRANTED NEW TRIALS. Decisions In St. Paul’s Police Corrup tion Cases, St. Paul, Dec. 20. —The supreme court handed down decisions today giantlng new trials to Irwin A. Gard ner and John Fltehette, in the police corruption cases. Gardner was, con victed of bribery and fits attorney con tended that ns‘he was a witness be fore the grand Jury his evkb-ra v be fore that body could not be" used against him. They also urged that evidence show ing other offenses than that charged in the indicatment were" admitted. The upper court admitted the conten tions. It will now bo necessary to re-imllct Gardner, as all other indict ments against him have been nollicd. The new trial for Fitohettc. who was convicted of extorting money for an apiKiintme-nt to the police force, comes too late. COMING SOUtH THIS WINTER. About Three Hundred Citizens of Mil waukee on a Special Train. Milwaukee, Wls., Dec. 20, -The Mil waukee alder men are to storm the south and residents therein are warn ed- to place their silver in vaults, nail up the windows and stand ~- iard at the doors. A party < f about 300 will leave Milwaukee on a special train on Feb. 19, and until the 23th will spend the time in traveling through the southern states. The final arrange ments weie made today by Alderman Murphy. Of the party, 85 will be al dermen and city officials and the re mainder their friends. The itinerary Includes stops at Nashville, Pensaco la. Mobile, New Orleans, Montgomery, and Birmingham. The party will be/ in New Orelan* during the mardi gras STUDENTS GRANTED AMNESTY. By Order of Czar They Are Released From Siberia. Rt. Petersburg, Doe. 20.—The czar has granted amnesty to the students who were banished for rioting on his name day. He telegraphed to the minister of the Interior as follows: “Let the students who wore ban lnhed for creating disturbances return from Siberia, although they should not for the present be allowed to live in towns where there are high schools Care must nevertheless he taken that the young men on their return be en trusted to the keeping of their fami lies, as such sin roundings will famil larize them with order.” The t dog-ram. which was equivalent to an imperial decree, pardons 53 stu fion*3. exiled to S". cria In addition to the 62 students. ————— tl - Took Abandoned Uhlp In Tow. London, Doc. 20.—The British steam er North Point from Philadelphia. Dec. H. which passed the Lizard to day, signalled that she had in tow the German steamer Tine Oil, from Hamburg, Dec. 4, for Philadelphia which had previously been abandon ed. Further signals were obscured by the mist which prevailed, but it is supposed that the North Point meant to convey the Information that th* orew of the Pure OH had been saved SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IIBITED SMS RECEIVES f'EPLV —*— wM pftitmoners are r. e briese- NICK, R. H. STAHL, A. R. g£U[ HENSEL. F. D. AIKEN' ' 'Ng New Concern Will Do a General Foun-,; dry Marine Rail vay, Dry Dock ‘d and Other Marine Work ~v%B> Business "e --c Washington, December 2o.~SyhTfeJ lory ll \ n ivived partial --fflU sp/nises from Ihe government oi" Great ;-; 111 ifaltl, Germany and Italy,n-specWaft?- Hi..- proposal in arbitrate the Vonezue lan difficulties. Great Britain Is favd£-,>J able to nrhitiation proper ... guards: Germany. n< coptu nibiiravii.i . ill prim-ipb-, Imi finds a raultttucL- of ‘ small adjußfmeftwfo’%o made before entering in to the.agieppn nt; tile junior partner of tue allies,' deijg Clares that ttek Is .favorable.to .arbitral tion, but tv HI hr-Train'd Jirob ably by th# action of the senior partner, I to secure these remits/the Ainerh can embassies at London. Berlin and Rome have been working energetical !y to carry out the instructions of Bee, rotary Hay to cseertain how the pro- , posal would be received. As far as England is concerned, the safeguards refer!ed to are believed to relate to’ the question of guarantee and widL-u is i-.dl oi .oiVicuinos” - )■! lias con.iei tio.-i rtlon is again being given, to -the imsj* niiity of the a-.sumptoh of ty tor any await! assessed* igitm-’f* Venezuela by responsible private cies, but the United States govern ment is determined not to allow itself to be drawn into the position of a guarantor in this case, for the prece dent, once established, might tequire the United Slates to become the finan cial backer of all South and Central America, However if private concerns ; can be Induced to enter the field" the United States government will do what it can to reduce their risks. Secretary Hay, —r Michael" Herbert, ttre British ambassador, and Senator Depew were in conference today and it is sus pected that this phase of the case was touched upon although no confirmation can be uold at this time. Germany Is Ugly. The merman position presents the greatest difficulties, for not only does/" i: involvi s a demand for apologies which aie extremely repugnant to Venezuela, but also in-e cuts so ma-ny.; points requiring adjustment that it is evident that many days, or perhaps weeks, must elapse before that adjust ment can be affected, a-iid the case prepared tor arbitration. And the dan ger of delay in the face of a blockade j which seriously cripples neutral com merce and invites hostile collisions . 1 with the Venezuelans, cannot he over estimated. The efforts of the United- States, therefore, must be directed to- .!. ward hastening Germany’s "action cn the arbitration proposal. ••• . The Italian position is, of course; of less concern tnan that of the .other al lies. The Italian ambassador here, m his intercourse with the state'. ment, hts been extremely ,moderate’ 1 and considerate, .giving -Secretary; Hay - the impression that he is well disposed: to second any effort of the United ‘ States to terminate the present s dan-H gcrous situation. notice mat without abating herUutliUH the payment for which have been ur ranged, she also claims thhjuqght to have the claims ot French* winch have arisen since uie adjttjhji# ujciil above spoken of, considered;. ilie joint tribunal, wnich wfiL argpsfrtfi (he Venezuelan debts on a basis of. .1 'ions. This contention is gtrongSsPfa aisled by some or the aiiie& paw<shL : ;f ■■•• u is one of tin- points iy to lead to the consumption time and which must be :| beiore a final arrangement can'? h#"-| made to arbitrate the case, - dSHW