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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 73. PRESIDENT m DECIDING WORD * ALLIED POWERS SEEM TO LEAVE VENEZUELAN EMBROGLIO WITH HIM. HE FAVORS THE HAGUE Roosevelt Prefers Matters to Go to High Court, But If Powers Insist He Will Act as Arbi trator. Washington, December 23. —Presi- dent Roosevelt la anxious thnt Ameri <an public opinion a not lined again.-: ■ his acceptance of the duty of acting as st arbitrator upon the . enezuelan claims, for he feels that in certain con tingencies it may be necessary for him to arbitrate. The president ..as made no concealment of his position, talk ing freely with friends, but not to be quoted. President’s Attitude. The following statement of his atti tude I get from a high administration source: I ' "The president Is strongly of the opinion the matter should be submit ted to The Hague tribunal, but with him ihe paramount consideration is to secure a settlement of the differences by arbitration. His suggestion of The Hague has not yet met the approval of any governemnt involved. Venezuela objects because of the Indefinite char acter of The Hague tribunal, and the other governments have expressed a strong preference for Roosevelt. Tin matter has not yet reached the final stage. The president’s last sugges tion of The Hague has not been put In the shape of a formal note, because formal notes from Great Britain. Italy and Germany in tesponse to his hist Hague suggestion, and in turn suggest ing that he act as arbitrator have not been received here; but through pour parlours the positions of the several governments have been carried for ward to the stage where the president has reiterated the suggestion of The "ague in response to the sugestion that he tumselt act as arbitrator. “The president is talcing the keen esi possible Interest In the trend ot public opinion and is anxious that Antciicau newspapers snail no, take a strong position against his acting as some have shown a disposition to do. Personally and officially he would pro fer that the responsibility of passing upon the diverse claims should he plac ed with the tribunal created undot The Hague convention rather toai with himself but, if the powers at interest tiring (he matter to him in such shape that it is an issue between abitration, with him acting as arbi trator, or no arbitration at alt he will accept. Naturally, he prefers that the possibility of his acceptance he not un derstood abroad, because he feels that if the powers understand his exact po sition Lucy will insist upon his serv ing; but the situation is exactly as I have stated it. The president also feels that while, technically, a decision by him would not involve this govern ment in any way ime insuring payment of the judgments, the moral effect would be practically uiat. The presi dent unquestionably hopes that all parties will agree to The Hague, but leeis it's likely they will not.’’ Attitude of Kepuoiicans. The administration senators who are here are generally opposed to his as suming what they consider unneces sary lesponsibility. Some of them fejaye talked with him about it and to Bke his position as W 0 a :in pr* - - wmmm> ** ~im ip.-# i''.. .1- - H*n> : - a < ~ - : - . iv's T||g* a - : . if-# \ : |' 7 K<- fc,ftak--n ' Hf Hi.,: * • 1 ■ ••• % . a- . THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. LOSSES REACH ABOUT $340,000. Damage in Knoxville Not So Great As Reported at First. Knoxville, Tenn., December 23. — The scene of yesterday’s halt'-mll non dollar fire is tonight but a mass ol debris. Brick walls of five of the six burned structures ate stanuing, and here and there groups of firemen are playing streams of water on the smok ing ruins. The burned district is tri angular in form, the width •of five stores on Gay street, and three on Commerce avenue, leaving the corner building standing. A lucky shifting of tue wind was all that saved the six-story McTeer block, and the collapse of the Borwn Hard ware Company building gave the fire men their chance to stop the progress of the flames westward. At one time fully a half dozen big buildings other than those destroyed were burning fiercely, but attention was given them by the firemen and they were saved. Kirst estimates of the loss, placing it in lire neighborhod of one million, were made when the stores of Mc- Teer, Hood Ai- Cos., wholesale clothiers; Haynes & Henson, wholesale boots and shoes, and Gillespie, Shields & Cos., wholesale hats seemed doomed. These structure were, however, saved. Three hundred people are thrown out of employment temporarily. The loss is estimated to he about <340,000. WHITE MW STEALS WHOLE QUARTER BEEF THEN SOLD IT FOR 50 CENTS AND IS NOW IN THE COUNTY JAIL. Brunswick is still adding to her rec ord recently made in the stealing line. A cash register and an iron safe, ordi nary, wore supposed to be pretty large pilferages, but now comes a man who steals a whole quarter of a beef. Daniel Manning, ..fite, was ar raigned in Justice Larnbright’s court yesterday or. this charge . and in de fault of bond, was remanded to jail to await trial at no next session of the city court. It seems that Manning, probably a lit tie worse for wear and tear, was meandering along the,southern portion of Bay street ai an early hour yester day morning, and when he reached the meal, market, of Disk, colored, he dis covered something that appealed botl to his appetite and his egchequer.~Tfc saw exposed an entire choice quarter of beef, and through the glass win dows it apparently looked very tempt ing. Daniel made up his mind, and forcing the door entered tbs place, seized the meat and proceeded down town, where ire sold it to a certain ne gro restaurant for tlio sum of fifty cents. Later in the nay tiro case was report ed, and officers finally located the missing meat as well as the errinf Daniel. As slated above. Manning was at raigned in tire justice's court and the evidence was of such point Irian, nature that he was bound over to a higher court. If a steak thief should happen along and rake away your brick ouilding in tire language of the wit, don’t be sin prised, "for they are alter us." TRUST SHARES CO BEGCINC. Common Stock of Ship Combine Sells for 15. New York, December 23. A sale 01 International Mercantile Marine Com panjgi common stock at 15. on ib< curb, today, attracted attention be cause it was tlie first transaction ol fne Irind in this city. It was made on a contract “deliverable, when, as. and if issued,” the usual method followed where sales are made before the actual shares come out. The common shares after the earlier transaction, were hid up rapidly to 2% which a sale was made. 1 ney then declined to 15, and for some time wcer quoted at 13 bid and 17 offered. The first sales of the common stock were made in London at Ift courteous way has, in his judgment, a complished much. It is understood that he note he addressed Germany was the stiffest ever sent by this gov ernment on the prinicples involved in the Monroe doctrine. Being couched in proptr language, It, gave no offense but instead has brought what will be discovered to be a substantial recog! tion of the justice of -ie American po sition. k DARN FROM HERE WAS ABANDONED ♦ CREW OF THE NORWEGIAN BARK BAYARD PICKED UP AT SEA. WAS IN SEVERE SIORM Steamer Came Along Just in Time to Save the Crew—Cargo of Naval Stores Completely Lost. Boat Burned. New York, December 22.—The Prince Line steamer Napolitan Prince which arrived today from Naples, atm other Italian ports, brought seventeen shipwrecked seamen, picked up at sea fi oin the Norwegian bark Bayard, bound from Brunswick, Ga., for I.on tion, with a full cargo of turpentine and tosin. The Bayaru was dismasted and in a sinking condition when the Napolitan Prince took her crew on December 17, She had experienced terrific weather from the outset of the voyage, tremen dous seas hoarding her and straining the vessel so that she sprang a leak, nil hands wete at the pumps continu ously until rei-oin-d by tne Napolitan Prince. The removal of the Bayard's crew was attended with gteat diffi culty because of the high seas. Tile wreck was set on lire when it was abandoned. The bark Bayard left this port about hree weeks ago with a cargo of na val stores from the Downing Com I'Bnay. Her commander, Captain Lov dal, is well known here and lias a number of friends in the city who will regret to learn of the mishap to his vessel. Tlie bark was a strong one. and had on a largo cargo. FELL TWELVE STORIES. Crippled Young Man Tumbles From Chicago Hotel Window. Chicago, December 23. —While writ ing a. loiter of jJiylstmas good cheer to ins mother, Mttrlson H. Potter, a rippled young man font St. Joseph, Mich., dtopped pen and paper in his room at the Great Northern hotel this afternoon! in oruer to get a breath of fresh air at the window. He slipped, fell twelve siorios to (he stone pave ment below, narrowly missing a worn ux passing on the street, and was pick 'd up mangled and dead. The sheet of paper, with the ink still wet, lay on t. he dresser in room Life, when an officer entered it about \ o’clock to gather facts for a report. I'lie last linos traced on the paper were these; “I just hit my head such a smash on the door. I will have to lay oft writing a minute or so. Makes me diz zy to look. A bit of fresh air will —” Here tin note ended. Tile last word >vas poroly penned. Evidently Potter and hiv-n seized with a fainting spell, find struggled to reach the window, which lie was able to push up, and non had fallen headlong Into the fros ty air. His crutches stood in a coiner near the dresser. CALL FOR YOUR PACKAGES. Postmaster Says People Must Present Their Cards at Office. Postmaster Brown requests the News lo ask the public to 'kindly pay more iMention to the postoffice rules than hey have heretofore. In calling for packages, the post master urges the people to piesent the notice which has berm left with them li)y the carrier. Often a person goes to the office and calls for the package without the notice and it causes the clerks much trouble. The postmaster amt his assistants are being hard worked at present, and are endeavoring to serve the people jkith haste, and if the rules will be strictly observed, they will have no trouble in doing so. Seeking Inland Channel. Raleigh, N. 0., December 23.—as sistant Engineer W. B Nieholls, of the United States coast survey, Norfolk, is here completing investigations re garding the inland waterway through the North Carolina sounds. This state has placed at his disxjosal all its engi neers' reports. Nichols says his re port wii be completed by February j BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24. THE NEW FIRE ORDINANCE. As Passed By Council at Meeting Fri day Night. The following is the ordinance pass ed and adopted by r the mayor and coun cil at their meeting December 22. 1902. and which was referred to in the official minutes, “as will appear later.” An ordinance to amend section 43ti of the city of Brunswick, prescribing what buildings may be erected w.thin the fire limits of said city and for oth er purposes. Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Brunswick, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, that section 436 of the code of said city be amended by adding thereto the following words: “or tarred- gravel, and the materials used in such combi nation, including paper, tar and gravel, must have a thickness of at least three fourths of an inch. All sheds and awn ings within said limits must have iron or steel frames," so that when so amended, said section 436 will read as follows: Only buildings constructe of brick, stone, concrete or tabby shall be deemed fire proof and allowed to be erected within said fire limits. Ann it shall not be lawful for any person to construct, erect or build within said lire limits any house, shed, temporary building or other structure (except as hereinafter ptovidod) of material other than slate, iron, tin or other metal, or tar gravel combination. Following specifications must be complied with in constructing tar graved roofs: the rafters must be covered with boards of sufficient thickness and strength, and there must be at least one layer oi rosin sized paper, and three layers oi one-ply tar paper, suc'h layers to be cemented together with tar pitch, Wnu eight-inch lag to weather, all to be cov ered, with tav pitch, and a layer % o an inch thick of small gravel. All frames for sheas and awnings pmsi have iron posts with iron frame for roof construction. No cloth awnings can be used except by consent of the mayor and council. Section 2. Be it further ordained, that any person, whether owner, agent, ont.iaetor or workman, who shall vio late or ire in any manner concerned in violating the provisions of this ordt nance on conviction in the police court of said city, shall be punishe as provided in section 71 of the code of the city Brunswick. Section 3. Be it. further ordained ..\ Hie authority aforesaid that all ordi nances ami parts of ordinances in con ilict with this ordinance ho, and tin same are hereby repealed. CARNATIONS TO MARK THEM. Flower Will Be Emblem of a McKinley League Being Formed. Cleveland, 0., December 23.—Tin "Carnation League of America” Is tin name of anew patriotic movement pro posed to the trustees of the McKinley Natlona. Moinoiial Association. The idea originates with Lewis G. Reynold!- a business ruan, of Dayton, Ohio, and it will be submitted to the trustees at their coming meeting in Washington. In referring to the proposition today, Mr. Ritchie, secretary of the McKln>ey Monument Association, said: “Mr. Reynolds’ conception is inters) ing and extraordinary from many view points. Ho proposes that the 'earna tion leage have a need framed from some' notable words of McKinley ant that it shall be a perennial memorial to his honor, statesmanship and patriot ism, differing from that accorded to any of our past presidents. Every member of the league would wear a carnation on eac.. recurring 14th day of September, the anniversary of our late pesident’s death. “What the Primrose I,eagjie has been to British politics, the Carnation League may be to American patriot ism.” The Carnation League meets the approval of Judge William R. Day president of the McKinley National Memorial Association, and also of Treasurer Myron T. Herick and Sena or Hanna. IN HONOR OF ADMIRAL DEWEY. He Will Be Royally Received at San Juan Today. San Juan, Porto Rico, December 23. —Rear Admiral Sumner arrived here today and Admiral Dewey will reach here tomorrow. There will be a public reception and demonstration in honor of Admiral Dewey, who will go to the palace escorted by artillery, infantry and mounted police, and accompanied by a precession o{ school children. The gov- rnor, the military command ant and other prc.ainont officials will receive 'he admiral at tie palaee. The public reception will follow. CREDIT IS GIVEN DNITED SIAEES 1 GERMANY THINKS ROOSEVELT HAS HANDLED TROUBLE WELL. NO COMPLAINTS TO MAKE Stated in Berlin That the Monroe Doctrine Has Been Acknowledg ed By Europe’s Two Great est Powers. Berlin, December 23.—The Unitei States is considered here as emerging from the affair wltu all ciedit. ine Monroe doctrine has been acknowledg ed by two of the greatest powtus o. Europe; President Roosevelt has been accepted as arbt.rator by all the par lies concerned and the Sonin Ameri can states have been persuaued bj events mat the United States is the only power between them and Europe. The only annoying thing to the Ger man government has been the alleged readiness of Americans to suspect Germany of secret designs. The re ported extraordinary distant of Ger many has been a painful surprise to I lie emperor and to the cabinet. The blockade of the Venezuelan coast will continue until a definite ar rangement has been reached. Ger many will he well satisfied If President Roosevelt undertakes the tass. His ac ceptance would be considered a auffj* oictn guarantee that Venezuela would pay if she lust. Asking President Roosevelt to arbitrate was the cmpe : tor’s persona) suggestion. Ah indi rect inquiry three or four days ago n eliciting a refusal fffdfai the president, a requep' has new keen mndc in direct form. Although Germany Is ready to submit her case to any impartial tri bune she would prefer President Roos evelt, for the reason that President Castro is more likely to accept the de cision of tlie president of ~,.e United Slates than tuat of The Hague tribu nal. If President Castro evades pay ment under Piesldent Roosevelt award tlie fxfople of the United States it, is claimed here, would, with posi tive pleasure, see the allies compel him to pay up. Johnston at oaracas. Caracas, December Maaibury Johnson, attached to the United States cruiser Montgomery, has reported to Minister Bowen, ns naval attache here, having been landed at La Gtiayra Saturday by the United States cmiscr Albany, which is under instructions to proceed for Mayaguez. Lieutenant Johnston will advise Mr. Bowen with respect to naval questions, particularly with reference to the blockade. Ilis arrival here has arous ed keen interest. Ci.eire Mot 111. Caracas, December 23.--There is no truth in the report published In the United States President Castro is suffering from a ajpysteiioiis illness. The correspondent of the Associated Press saw the presftlwpt today, lie is enjoying his usual health. Holland to Be Neutral. The Hague,-December 23.—-'me gov ernment of the Netherlands has deeid ed to observe a strictly neutral atti tude in the Venezuelan trouble, Ships of the blooknlng powers will be pro hibited fr6m coaling at ports of the Dutch colony. CITY FULL OF TRAMPS. Regular Holiday Band of Beggars Are on Hand. Brunswick Is at present crowded with tramps and they are making a regular canvass of the city, for food, and, In fact, anything else tha they can get.. It is understood that a number of the tramps sleep in vacant houses at. night build up large fires, and enjoy life easy. It may he gome of these tramps win are doing the stealing in Brunswick at present. A few days go one of the tramps went to the residence of a well known citizen, and upon being refused some thing to eat by the servant girl, pro ceeded to search the kitchen, and open ed the stove, pantry and safe before he left the house. NOTES ABOUT TOWN. Litle News Items Picked Up Over the City. The streets were all crowded yester day, and the day was a good one witi nearly an of the mei chains. Tills w> probably be the best day of t'a - week The school children are now enjoy ing their holidays. Alter adjourning yesterday they were ml vised that they would not have to report bac until the first Monday in January. The Knights o, , ythias held a very interesting meeting in Castle Hall lasi tight and tiansaeted considerable bus iness. Nearly all of the Brunswick boy who are attending college in different cities are at home for the holidays. There was an unusually large num her of country visitors in .the city yes terday doing their Christmas shopping All ot' the outgoing trains last night were crowded with people. The handsome Catholic convent or Richmond street is now about complet ed and the contractors have only a lit tie more work to do on it before it wi fi e turned over to the sistets. The school will probably be removed there arly in January. The weatuer man predicts rain in this section today, and says tomorrow it will be fair and probably colder. The Mabel Paige Company will give a special Christmas matinee tomor row afternoon. The prices will be It - and 20 cents. “Tith Country Girl will he presented. OFFICERS ON TRIAL? FOR SMUGGLING LIQUORS '■ ~~ * t ‘ .UNITED- STATES OFfICIALS XrE * STANDING TRIAL IN 1 PORTO RICO. San Juan, I*. H.. December 2:’>. Rob ert Giles, a government road eonlrai tor and manager of the Automobile Transportation Company, has been ar Tested in connection With the smug gling eases. He has been arraigned, charged with sumggling and pleaded not guilty. The preliminary examinations be fore United States Commissioner An •ieison of Supervisor of Elections Ben jamin Bui ler, Commander 0. W, Mentz, in charge of the Porto Rico lighthouse service; James Brennan, an employe of the Country Club, and, Robeit Giles, charged with smuggling two lots of wines and liquors from St, Thomas on tho U. S S. Uncas anad thi light house tender laurel, began Jkere this afternoon. The ease of Commander .Mentz' wa heard first and seven witnesses testi fied before court adjourned/‘Conunan der Mentz was in command of tin Laurel on her trip to St. Thomas, where from thirty* to thirty-five ease of liquor were purchased. Some ol these eases were pul off at Culcbra, Imt fourteen were brought to San Juan Of the latter, six were marked Robert Gi.es, while others were addressed to Captain Andrew Dun I ay, commandant of the naval station here. One of the witnesses, the captain of a launch( tes tified that Captain Dunlay ordered him to go on board the Laurel and gel certain cases, that he did so and de livered them to Captain Dunlap. A CU3 toms inspector testified to having seiz ed and opened the six eases of liquors marked Robert Giles. The hearing ol the case against Commandei Mentz has been postponed until next J-'riduj in order that Collector Oniprt, who B a‘f, present indisposed, may testify'. The court will pioeeed with the hear ing of the other ciiggs Tomorrow, ■ PP SHOT BY HIS BROTHER. North Carolina State Senator Meets Tragic Death. Asheville, N. C.. December 23. News was received here today of the killing of State Senator Zeb Wilson republican, at Burnsville, in Yancey county, by his brother, Hiram Wilson The Wilson b; others had a quarrel in regard to a hoise and Hiram pulled' his gun and shot his brother, who diet, almost Instantly. . The dead man was chosen at the re cent election to represent his district in the senate of the next, legislature and was highly regarded by hif ’riends and neighbors, uis brothei Hiram is a distiller and is generally regarded as a desperate character. A few years ago he was tried for an alleged murder, but acquitted. The trial is said to have cost Pancey coun ty $5,000. PRICE FIVE CENTS, MONEY ARRIVES FOR TEACHERS CHECK FOR $2,092,000 RECEIVED BY SUPERINTENDENT BALLARD. MONEY FOR C RISTMA& Teachers All Ov. : the State Will Re ceive Their Pay— Commissioners , Glcr.n's Last Letter to the Superintendents. Superintendent Ballard yesterday rell cceived from State Sehol CommiwsfSivl er Glenn a check for $2,092.00, whir-i|| will ne distributed among the.teach* rs of Glynn county. Commissioner 4 Glenn’s letter to the difuuent super intendents of the state is as follows Lsgs "To the county Your appoii ioninent for the year is $2,092.60. The legislature made noS nangea in tne school law. I have sent to all counties that hav stated: indents, here a payment Cor the third .month of this year. (Mvernor JlerrtSl ii.uii-.iiiceil Him Hie o-actiers ■ paid in lull ail, balances duo then* fiaily inJahuary. ff your statements ,fre not. already , here,‘yxei shotftd have ; fjpi-ip approved find seut, merit not later than the Tjjth of Janu "ftph-l'i .mg-41.iis, my ic.-J ojpioini, r : in >, , ;o .iTm k •nu and oH'h tuYufJier T.- yotfr ■ ■ ■ . to me. iff my new field" of labor'. W io.jbf. Curry, 1 snuff nope to see you occasionally in someone of your county rallies for education, mu .nay' be Imre mat 1 h ive an abidiug and giwfjng interest in the education if o m av, h. ■never ! can serve you In pushing forward your educational work, you only have to command me. Wishing you abundant uebess in jour v,o k for ih.t new year t anijw Yours veiy sincerely, •’O. U. GLENN, BEL “State School Commissioner. Glenn will on January J-turn over the affairs of his effioe to Hon. r\V. H. Mcriitt, the new commis sioner, and will at once begin his du- ties as assistant to Dr. Curry in dis posing of the ceabody educational fund. CHRISTMAS FOR THE POOR. King’s Daughters Will Send Out Con tributions Today. The Kings Daughters of this city will be busy touay sending out conlii butions to the poor ami needy of tue city, who enjoy Christmas only tlitough the efforts of this eharitabie organization. The Daughters inquest that, all con tributions be sent to the vacant store on Gloucester street, next to Olewincs bicycle shop, as early as possible to day. A large number ot donations have already been received, but the society will appreciate anything sent in today, i>;.; there a; 3 quite a number of poor people in Brunswick io supply.' t TRIAL OF THE POLICE. Not Known When the Cases Will Be Heard By Council. -rlf The result of .uonflay nignt’s coun cil meeting was tlie topic of conversa tion in Brunswick yesterday, and the nibjeet was discussed at length by our citizens generally. It is not known when the charges against the officers will be heard., n resolution was introduced at the meet ing Monday night to the effect that tne' council meeting be changed to the sec ond and fourtli Thursday nights of each nioiitli. This will throw the next meeting of the solons on tomorrow night, but whether or not they will meet, or if they do, whether or not the cases will be tried is not known. However, this will be tho last op portunity that the old council will have to try the officers, as the new members will be sworn in next week. There will only be a change of three 1 members, though, Mayor Emanuel, Al dermen MeGarvey and Calhoun going out and Judge Crovatt and Aldermen Robinson and Dart taking their-places. At any rate the cases have attract ed considerable attention and when they do come up for trial the council chamber will be packed with visitors a S am -