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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 76. SUNNY SOUTH HOW If IN GRASP OF f ICY KING - COLDEST WEATHER OF WINTER IS REPORTED FROM ALL SECTIONS. COl.i) EXTENDS TO SOUTH Many Cities and Towns South of the! Ohio River Report Temperature From Freezing to Be- low Zero. I,:.':' Louisville, Ky., Dec. 27. —The cold est weather of the winter is reported today from many places south of tire Ohio river. The temperatures report, ed to the weather bureau range from S degrees above at Evansville, Ind., to 46 degrees at Oalvr ston and 4S at Cos pus Christ). Tex. Some of the tenure-atuvee reported are: ’ Louisville, 9 which is 21 degrees hfeiew normal; Nashville, 14; Chalta nboxa. 16; Memphis, 20; Atlanta, IS, and Little Roth. 22. Mmphls. Pc •. 27. —This is the cold rest tajr of the year in Memphis and vicinity The thermometer register ed degrees at C o’clock. Chattanooga. Pec. 27.—The ther mometer at this station reached 16.1 above zero today, the coldest season of the year. There was a light snow and indications of continued cold to night. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 27.—Christ mas night was the coldest of the win ter in Birmingham, the thermometer dropping to 39 degrees above. The mercury had risen very little at 10 o’clock this morning, it registering 23. Che Aty .is lair, with sharp winds Wowing. Asfeeville, N. C.. Pec 27.—The tem perature here reached 12 dogbees above zero thto me ping. The cold est weather Asheville has had this season. There has been a light fall of snow. Knoxville, Tenn., Pec, 27—-The tem perature last night was 16 div.recs above zero. The indications are that it will be colder ton: lit. Tide is the coldest temper tore in Knoxville this winter, the previous record being 25 degrees on Pec. 9. Mobile. Ala, Dee. 27—Th<> coldest weather of the season \ . iu-fi Mobile today, the thermometer registering 32.6 degrees early this morning. Cold er weather Is pro mi and for tonight. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 27. —This !a the coldest day of the season. The mercury stood at 13 at 7 o’clock this morning and had tb n but two de grees at noon There is a biting wind f/om the north, and indications point to a drop of Hi degrees by night. • New Orleans. Die. 27--The weather- Is clear and cod; .trej u:y at noon 44 I The pr -diet; wi of the government fore-! caster Is for colder weather tonight, j with ft --ezing at most to the coast. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. A dispatch from Rome says that Bishop Conaty, rector of the University at Washington appears- to have the best chance for the appointment to I the bishopric at lon Angeles. The vacancy will be filled after the holi days. R. R. Cable, for many years cha-irj man of the Roth Isla: 5 boa-d of refetors, has res :: - -i that pnsitim New York dispatch, and mas i-#cn P. ; :: -M‘ --a the ->jhk registers tition today, The total number of ; to date is 2,965 st year. dio do la Fron- Insenada, lower tn secretary of iubiie works has le establishment tween the ports ’opolobamapo. I.aocz Cabo and the ports situated on the i?io caused so many THE BRUNSWICK NEWS. BLAZE IN BROOKLYN THREE FIREMEN KILLED AND PROPERTY LOSS OF $400,000. New York, Doc. 27. —In a lire wh-lclt si.. t through live lad .... s in the riv er front district oi Brooklyn aitcr 1 o’.lock this- morning. three firemen w : .-tiled, iiuee tun- i-adly Inj.. ed and more tiiau lUKi.uoo tit’.mage was done. Tl-.e lisi oi dead and injured U as follows; Dead Michael O’Toole, fireman, of engine company No. >, ,y„ xvat -r tov- re. Thomas fi i.. -i: -man. water tow er No. and. crush*'d out of recognition. Battalion Chief Tohmas Coppinger, of twenty-third battalion, skull true tur i tti m ad log buff en. Injured-; Thomas M<;Ca> ihy, fireman, < nglne co'- iK.ny No. 6S. on water towt r, right It fractured aril right hip crushed. William MeCcoley, citizen, skull crushed. Beginning among the inflammable materials in the coo pelage plant o' Anbuclsln 8r0f... in Plymouth and Bridge streets, .tvllhin tv half hour the flames were si -. otln-g from all tha buildings and all the available fire en gines ip Brooklyn, with Chief Purvey In charge, wore trying to save the district. The cooperage plant of Arburkle lb >s. Is an old-fashioned, 6-n‘erjt brick building. It was till- and from top. to bottom with materia! for making bar rels, the ref us a from the cat; enter work, old barrels, and loose <jd ; and ends of lumber, and fears were enter tained lhai the flames would spread to a number of factories In the Imme diate vicinity and to the nearby ten ements, Thomas Kenney, a watchman in the A .m ;)e -' 1 unl, wss passing down the stairs when he saw a ribbon of ilawe shoot, out of a rubbLli heap on the first floor. Almost before ho could gas-p. the entire fiftrt floor was in a blaze lie jumped from a window, • ft. 4 >• ' Su, ’ T'udtTvy ant In one. then two alarms. Before the firemen bad arrived the third and fourth floors had caught. When Deputy Chief Murray arriv ed he sort in a third and fourth alarm, and when Chief Purrey arrived, a half hour later, he .ordered engines and fire boats from Manhattan side of the river to help. With the arrival of water tower No. 6, battalion Chief Coppinger assumed charge of It. and ran It directly ur r one. of the walls. Suddenly the wall was sc**n to bulge at the third story, and before the men could move It. crashed 1 ,'c; ly down on them. Three firemen and Mef’ocley. a citizen, were burled, and the water tower and ladders were smashed Into kindling wood. Ten mlntites later ‘the first, of the men was f-to-n out. This was the bat talion chief, unconscious and fatally hurt. MoCoole-y came next.. McCarthy, who will die. it is though*, was found half tinder a wheel o f the tower, also unconscious. The bodies or Jeff clog and O'Toole were found near togeth er. BUSINESS BLOCK BURNED. Schenectady, N. Y„ Suffers Fire Loss of SIOO,OOO. Schenectady, N. Y.. Dee. 27.—The Maxon block, opposite, the dinion sta tion, was totally destroyed by fire to day. The fire, which probably vas cause,-! by nn overheated chimney was a spectacular ore The total loss was $1,00,000. Insurance about $75.- 000. The principal portion of the build- Jng was used' as a hotel. • The occupants of the building were aroused and.removed In safety by the firemen arifh others. wrmeaKg on the mu ~*west frontier of India, died Dee. 22. Premier Balfour nays a London die patch is confitw i to hi.- in and at \ftrtt tingham, Scotland. He if; suffering from a sharp attack of influenza. J. Raymond Palhf%herg, founder of the Form and Fixture business In this country and the inventor of the method of display now in use in many stores. is dead at New York. Associate Justice Jackson Temple, of the supreme court of California, Is dend in San Francisco. Stabbed by Two Negroes. Mobile. Ala,. Dee, , —Ernest Wim berly. a well known young man of this city, wap fatally stabbed tonight at the corner of St. Francis amt Warren streets by two negroes. One wound is in the neighborhood of the heart; the other in the side. Charles Hum phreys and John Golden were arrest**’ .-barged with the crime. The cause f th difficulty is not kacnoh COLD WILL CONTINUE MERCURY HERE YESTERDAY WENT DOWN TO 21 DEGREES AT 6 O'CLOCK. The coldest day of the winter was yesterday. The lowest temperature recorded was 21 degrees above zero at 6 o’clock in the morning. This was 9 degrees lower than the previous lowest weather this season, which was 23 de grees on November 28th. On the Bth of the present month the mercury went as low as 32 degrees. The forecast, for today favors clear weather with continued cold. The chances are the mercury will go even lower this morning than it did yester day morning, but it is also expected that he weather will moderate some what during the afternoon. The wind was strong yesterday and made it un pleasant toi pedestrians. On thi> 21st of last December the temperature went as low as 6 degrees above zero, but Christmas day that year was not so cold, the highest tem pei-atuie for the day being 68 degrees and the lowest 52. The day after Christmas in 1901 the highest temper ature for the day was 02 degrees and the lowest 54. The average tempeiature for this Christi ms was 34 degrees, which was 10 degrees colder than the normal. Up to Christmas eve the temperature was just a.amt normal, but me eold wave oi Christmas night brought the tem poral uro to 8 degrees below normal for the month. Up to that time there had been no excessive cold or exces sive warm weather. The highest temperature on Christ mas day was 42 degrees. The coldest December day In i.he history of rhe lo cal weather bureau was iho zs.u - that month, 1894, when the average t(import.ture for Die day was 12 d< grecs above zero. The highest for the day was 15 degrees, while the lowest '.va.-; only !) degrees. The coldest temperature recorded oil any December day was tho 30th of that month in 1880, when the mercury went as low as 1 degree above zero. highest temperature tuit day. nowovei, was 26 degrees, the average • ■eing 11 degrees. The last day in that year the tempeiature went, down to 4 o'pvec-s above zero, a difference of 3 liwgjtjcs bclvy ->_n the tv .i-!■ IV-V, hut tho change, considering conditions, was su slight as b> he almost, imperceptible. Uliri, una.s day,; 4836, the tempera ture went as low mb 20 degrees above zero, which was Kite coldest for the month that year, TO INVESTIGATE CASE. Special Agent Gibson, of A. C. L., Is Now at Everett. Special Agent Gibson, of the Sea hoaid Air Line, arrived at Everett yes terday, where he comes for tho pur port- ol thoroughly investigating the cate of Mrs. Jones, who was accosted by a negro Friday night, full account of which appeared in these columns yostei day. It is understood that Mr. Gibson has 'instructions from Superintendent Haile, of lh>- Seaboard, to push the mater with all the tenacity in his power. It. appears that when the Seaboard tiairi reached Everett Friday evening Mrs. Jones, the victim In the case, was placed in charge-of the negro by the conductor, with the request, that he conduct her to her outgoing train. How well these instructions were complied wiiii can best be learned Dy n 1 rent-,■ to the News’ story in yester day's issue. •Just wiiat success thifj investigation will have, of course, cannot he slated, '-lit one thing is certain, and that is, rt he- Seaboard Air Line is making an earnest, honest and decidedly strong effort to bring the guilty party to justice. Deputy Sheriff Pyles return'd from Everett yesterday and unfortunately reports that all efforts tailed to locate guilty person in the matter. FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING. Residence Occupied By A. J. Burney Totally Destroyed. An alarm of fire was sounded short ly atfer two o’clock yesterday morning Irom boxes. 32 and 34. The department responded and lo cated the blaze in the residence occu pied by A. J. Burney, on D street, near the corner of O. The flames had gained considerable headway before tho fire was discover ed by the family, and they escaped just a few seconds before the entire top portion of the house fell in. The house was almost completely destroy ed before the department arrived. But few of tho contents were saved. It is not known how the fire origi nated. m p resbvteri=in Church. The regular services of public wor ship will be conducted by the pastor today at the Presbyterian church ai 11 a. m. and 7;30 p. m. Tho music promises to he unusually tine. The regrriar chocir will bo assisted by Miss Christine Winter as violinist, and by M*. F. B. Chandler, with t.-e flute, Botli of thees popular musicians will be heard with pleasure. Strangers and visitors cordially invited, BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28. ROOSEVELT SENDS CASTRO TO THE HAGUE ♦ PRESIDENT REFUSES TO ACT AS ARBITRATOR IN THE MATTER. CONDITIONS \OT MADE PUBLIC It Is Known, However, That Venezuela Will Not Have to Pay Nearly as Much as the Sun First Mentioned. Washington, December 27.—Presi dent Roosevelt will not be the arbitra tor of the Venezuelan controversy, me wnole vexatious subject will be referred to The Hague Tribunal for adjudication. Epitomized, this was the situation as it had resolved itself at Die con.-hi sion of the cabinet meeting today. The meeting was not so long ;r; the sessions of the cabinet usually ars. All the members except Secretary Root were present. The Venezuelan jues tion was tho principal and practically •he only topic of general concern ru der consideration. Secretary Day presented the net results of his cable correspondence with the governments at London, Berlin, Home and Caracas. ia, accordance with tre suggestion mado several days ago by Presid.-m Roosevelt through Secretary Hay, President Castio, of Venezuela, vas reported to have agreed to submit the differences between his government and the European powers to -he nrbi-, tration of the tribunal at The Hague. The European powers not only eon! sented to submit the controversy to ar bitration, but. while they had express ed a preference for an arbitration lo he conducted by President. Roosevelt, •hey had assented to his suggestion that the matter he referred to Tin Haague. The presentation of the case met •he hearty approval of tho members of 'he cabinet- No fear is expressed by •• . -'.minisl'-aUon that rhe .Mon-on doctrine wilL.be brought hud the con troversy in vary manner that might te suit in any embarrassing situation tor tho United States. Secretary Hay is preparing a note to the powers, in which the gratification of this govern ment is expressed for the course agreed upon by them in settlement of tho pending difficulties. No intimation is given of tho oontli lions which may have been Imposed by the European powers or by Presi dent Castro precedent to the arbitra tion. It is known that Great lirltiiu was willing to submit the subject to the arbitration of President Roosevelt practically without conditions, nut the suggestion is made that oue, and per haps two, of the other powers involved proposed some conditions which mig'it have proved embarrassing to the pres ident had he undertaken the responsi bility of determining the question. it is understood that some money must pass, but it is also known that the amount of cash to be required of Venezuela before arbitration is not nearly so large as has been stated It is not possible to learn, either, wheth er the allies insist, upon ano.ogies from Castro, and while it is assumed that the blockade will be speedily rais ed, no arrangement to that end has yet been made. The energies of the negotiations are now being devoted to the framing of what will he known as a condition protocol, and it is hoped that while this class of document and es not undertake to closely define issues to be presented, it will still comai-i a provision for the removal of he pits k ade. SPECIAL MUSICAL PROGRAM. Will Be Rendered at the Presbyterian Church Today. The Presbyterian church will have special music at. both services today, •he regular quartette to be assisted by Miss Christine Winter, violinist; Mr. Frederick Chandler, flutist, and Mrs. William Dyer, soprano. The following program will be ren dered : Morning. Prelude —Cavaileria Rustic-ana, Mas cagni. Trio —organ, violin and flute. Quartette —“Unto Him Who I/ived Us with violin obligato. Offertory—“ Father. Keep Us in Thy Care'’—Hodges. Quartette —violin ob ligato. Post lude—Cujus Animan—Rossini. Tiio —Organ, violin and flute. Evening. Prelude —-Hinneveh —Jungman. Duo —Flue and organ. Voluntary—“ Consider and Hear Me” —Plueger. Quartette. Solo, soprano—"Angels’ Serenade” ---Braga. Flue ogligato. Postlude —Selected. * Tug Vigilant Arrives. The tug Vigilant arrived in port yesterday from Philadelphia with the ban - Sweaiinger in tow. she is tak ing on a cargo of coal and will sail to morrow for Galveston with the barge, CHANGE ON THURSDAY LIGHT AND WATER COMPANY WILL GO OVER TO NEW . OWNERS. The plant of the Brunswick Light and Water Company will go over to its new owners, the Mutual Company, on Thursday. January Ist. The new owners expert to at once begin to make a number oi improve ments on the plant, and tiie people of Brunswick will notice a change willt in a very short time. One addition soon to be made will be •hat (he company will furnish elec tricity in the day as well as at night. At present we are able io get elec tric Power only from five in the after noon until six the next morning. By March first, it is thought, the new company will have a day power, which is much needed in Brunswick. It is understood that only a few, if any changes will occur in the present employees of the company, and the present force will probably bo retain ed by t'he new company. Major W. S. Greene, who has been apointed receiver of the Columbus Light and Water Company, will, ot course, leave for that city, and Hie management of the Brunswick plant will be in the hands of Mr. Albert Fendig, who has been elected presi dent of the Mutual company. “AMONG THOSE PRESENT.” Mrs. LeMoyne and Her Company Pre sented it at the Grand Last Night. "Among Those Present,” with Mrs. I.eMoyne as the star, was the attrnc t-on at the Grand last night, and the play was enjoyed by a fair audience, <n as large as is usually the case on Saturday night. ’lite scenery, stage effects, etc., used in the production of trie pluy were very pretty, and Mrs. LcMoyne, this year, is surrounded by an excellent company, and received good sup port. The entire company is an unus ually good one, atul the play last night was enjoyed by all present. Presbyterian Christmas Tree. The Sunday school of the Presbyte rian church will have its Christman entertainment next Wednesday night at. 7 o’clock at The church. There will be a Christmas tree, with other appro priate i'canires. Parents of all the children of the church and congrega tion are urged to have the children present. Others are cordially invited. Fired at ELrd; Killed Man. Aslrhtirn, Ua„ Dec. 27.—At Syca more, a small place a few miles south of here. O. Eugene Daniel accidental ly shot and killed Ernest Clements Christmas morning. These, in a par ty with others, were out hunting when Mr. Daniel fired at a bird. The un fortunate young man was in range of ! the gnu and receded the entire load Just over the heart... killing him In stantly. The young men are both front prominent families, and the acci- ! dent Ir very much regretted. Real Author of Naval Scheme. New York, Dec. 27.—A dispatch to ; The Tribune from London says Mr. A. j Hold-Forester, rather than Earl SII- j boroe, is believe,! to be the real au thor of the Biitish admiralty's new naval scheme As might fiave been expected •• rc~.v!.--''mis are already provoking r ' , <1 of criticism. They arc far too revolutionary for some of England’s spnior naval offi cers, but the youn mr ranks welcome the new order of thiprs as a big step in the direction oTUin democratization of the British na-wft Ladies Roil Cafe Crackers. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 27.- Safe blow ers attempted to blow open the safe at the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry company here. The thieves were foiled in ttfeir att/mpt by (wo Catho lic ladles, who were going to early mass They saw a small Jijjhi In the huildlng and'could hoar t’he burglars drilling the hole for the dynamite. They reported the matter to the po lice, who went to the scene, but did no capture the safe crae.kers. The safe contained a large amount of money. Small Coal Output. Now York, Dec. 27. —Not 5,000 tons of anthraefte coal was mined in this entire region during Christmas, says a dispatch from Wilkesbarre, Pa., to The Herald. Not more than 30,000 will be the output today, and it will take rntll Monday before the nor ma] amount to he mined again. This is because the mlne; are observing Christmas, despite the promises and threats of the one:rtors. Hardly a mine in the territoi” '■cm Oarbondair to Sharno! in- was in n rsP'tn. and not one more than half tinm Kainit. Will receive one or more cargoes oi Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co’s. Kai nit at an early date. Orders filed now will receive prompt attention. U. W. Demlng, Agent, BANQUET | OF MASONS OCEAN LODGE CELEBRATED ST, JOHN’S DAY LAST NIGHT. Ocean Lodge No. 14, F. & A. M. held the annual installation of officers in their hall, over Glogauer’s last night, ami the occasion was one fit (lie most enjoyable in the history of tho lodge. December 27 is St. John’s day with this lodge, and the Brunswick organi zation celebrated th* occasion very appropriately. The master’s degree was conferred after which Ihe following officers were installed for the ensuing year ; A. Christie—W. M. F. .Vice. Brown —S. \V. •1. F. Gay—J. M. Rev. Harry Cassif —Secretary. M. Kaiser—Treasurer. ‘ .i,,j J. H. Holme—i3. I). A. H. Baker—J. D. J .1. Speaars—Tiler. After the installation of the officers th<' lodge enjoyed a delightful spread. The sup -j. r was pi ape-red Ly Wilson’s rest a u ran Wi mi to say that, he pleased the Masons would be putting it. mil ily. The supper, as a News representative wac fortunate enough to enjoy it, was undoubtedly one of tne best ever reiv ed in this city. Mr. Wilson, since his coming to Brunswick, ha-s demonstrated that he knows tiie restaurant Imsinqss in its every detail and that he knmvs ..how to prepare for a banquet or special supper can Dost he told by those Too partook in the feast, that he seated last night. - , J The occasion was altogether a bril liant one with the lodge, and .a. num ber of’ visiting Masons, who were in the city, were present. This lodge is now in a flourishing condition, and has one of the largest memberships of any organization of ti e kind in the city. ' <*tutt GREEKS WERE BELLIGERENT. Sona of Hellas Cause of Crimes in Bit'. mingiiam, Ala. Birmingham, Aia., Dec. 27.—The quietest Christmas eve and Christ mas day over experienced in Birming ham has just become a thing of the past. There was only one killing and one other man fatally shot. -i4iis i eonsiuere-t a good record for Birmingham-and it shows Well in comparison*with any Christmas of the past. Tiie reign of terror which has been holding Birmingham in its grasp for two weeks has about come to up. end. There have been about 20 people arrested charged with being connect ed with some of the burglaries hd hiphway robberies and this, has in some measure broken up the,.carni val of crime. A peculiar leature of the Chr'rt- :i.> crimes was that brt:i i: ir, i 1 ted by Greek fruit caie;a. C -uuui morning about iSso'erotk (I'm in ris. a Greek, fruit dealer, r-i; t urn, probably fatally woiftulcd Kir, < ie f al ter, a iflaei mirth. About noon “another <’ if fvtiii dfiah r -named John Pro< a*-- r <•: and la;. - . - , There nave been a .-ui 2t,-u ••,.•••: t :• the ii.-; IS ).< ur ->-■* t irt-i i , . _ -a.-run lit 3. N- -\.~-<ii, P- - *:•. ~ ..-j, ,v t , tjv fl-nr =• < -v-rttod i y The .Ina jia! of Cr-fiir---i -fin i- ,i ;i-i. i-..-i | re lo 1 <: <•-: ' • Jarvua y. there is little dowb; i--.: •'[. - ~! ( ;ic uiice m nl ■ ;-t. ton ■ - y<;i; \y,)i hr the 1. •, <:-( ever re.”.- 'rd. The total of nayim.-ts. ac-rerdi: - to three figures, A In ascsss of 6132.1)00.000. This to tal is rcnstd-era.i ly larger than were the payments made in July last, when' a similar compilation showed a grand total re $123,678,353, These figures did not Include interest on Greater Npw York city bonds. AHowng an approximate sum fof this, the to'tal ’ for July would lie brought up to a lit tle more than $125,006,060. The' coming January payments, therefore,! exceed timer- for last July by approx- i imatoly $7,000,000. * Demand For English Coal. New York, Dec, 27.—The American demand for English coal again is in evidence, cables the Tribune’s London correspondent. Four large steamers, carrying among them 17.500 tons, have ' this week be On fixed on the New Cas- j tie market for Nr w York and Boston. ' The conDcovcrr ! these transactions is for January loading, and the rates at which the vessels have been char tered shows smait advance. Froze to Death Near Home. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 27.—George Plydell, 55 years old, with in's arms full of Christmas presents for friends and relatives, fell from exhaustion within 5 fret of his home and froze to death. Plydell lived all alone in a shack near the harbor front, where he conuu-ted< a confectionery and cl gra .store. The thermometer has reg istered 20 degrees below zero for 24 boiua. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A MAROI GRAS IS BEING TALKED OFHERE SEVERAL INTERESTED CITIZENS THINK ONE WOULD BE A CIG SUCCESS. MATTER 10 ’F. TAKEN UP Understand That a Number of Enter prising People i-ieve Already In tcre.-.ted Themselves and Will Try to Make a Sv.ctss. |-f r " A number of Brunswick's enterpris ing and public-spirited citizens are dis ctihf ing tin- feasibility of a Mardi Gras festival on a small scale for Shrine Tuesday. This might ho made a great success and a source of benefit to this city, and it is hoped that t'he mer chants and the people generally will enthuse sufficiently and take enough interest in the occasion to make it possible. The plans discussed include a program of gayeties somewhat sim ilar to the New Orleans festival. The lauding of Neptune, the capture of the mermaid; Uie crowning of the same as queen of the revels, th yelled lai.y, and various other popular atliactions are mentioned. This affair, properly advertised, should bring a liig crowd of visitors to Brunswick. In a seaport ;uf her importance and facilities there is no reason why a Mardi Gras ccle- Ifttaiion should not he a huge success. TlnVfUattgr should he taken in Uand,.af. •pace, aud i§ t i| tl l|L.uMtl social iprep millions should t-e made in gpod time. * affairAvlfr*Pfe <•< .-s. Those'-who -@l linn l ' i ui'- '-on in lent thal su ' a cess is possible and 'they';talk verj|J <Mb n.on. ii- ally n .-.nl ;I. S- v ■ Ihe men bants and eompniiioh have alrf ready signified their willingness to riff® up suitable lloats, and there is eVerjp indication that our little city by Uie sea will have a first class Mardi Gras festival of its own for 1903. i , ‘jm . HAVE LLuN MURDER. ypr- . ——— - Augusta, Ga., Police Are at Work' wr - Mysterious Affair. ' Augusta. (Th., Bee. 27.—The police believe a deop murder mystery will de velop from a street ear running over a man just outside tiie city limits last night. ' The body was lying across tho track and the car passed over it before it ' could be It was picked up ' Immediately, but. was found; to be cold, j This morning two holes found in the ; head of the body aer believed to have | betvn made by bullets.. An autopsy i will be held. i The man was identified as Joe i Tompkins. The belief i s that he en ' gsgc-i in a row with two companions, who killed him and placed the body on ihe tiack to cover up the crime. ij’.ow io used Flood Poisoning. New Yo.-k. Dec. 27.—Anton- Ander i eon i: dead in a hc- pital.. here as tha | result of a fight .in Urn- course of which j h< struck.,his opponpn* m tha mouth. ! knuckles ‘•.vetc .-fit tha.-. blow against the teeth, an-1 U:e D *xt day his hand puffed up phvfi. fojtrance was given in .Siit-g pr'ts* from blood pt-isonlng and ani;llt4tiou .'4 (!:-■ hand v otrld tw tj -- - ary. Au dr-rsoii woulfi not (v rinil: -f4o operation to he peri'ormeft. tout tT#i-.. on spread to Ms ami arid* then" to .ins borly. Eventually tho hand wax taken off, hut too late t<> ; eirtit’s life, Belfeview Patients Given Presents. New York, Dec. 27. All the tlonts In Bell&view an<, the allied Ills pitals have recr-ivc-i fhntm.-.s pres* '■ ents as the result of the generosity of a man whose name the hospital authorities did not make public. Ac*.? cording to Acting Superintendent Rockard, who has the hospital reconttP almost by heart, this is the first time that all of its patients have had 7a - share of the Christmas gifts since the hospital was founded, nearly a hun dred years ago. Valiant Rough Rider Dies. ''o. New York. Dec. 27.—Dr. Frederick L. Brady, who was a member of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in the Spau is Vnierican war. is dead in a hospital ' here from typhoid' fever. Ir) the Span ’ ish-American war he was iis the .-n- rt gagoment. at, T.as Otinslmajf, the of San Juan Hill and* tho-rtinige of ' Santiago, making an honorable rec-- : 5 ord. ’ Twin Cities In Blizzard’s Grasp. St. Paul, Dec. 27.—With the mer cuny at 19 below during the night, the Twin Cities are experiencing the cold*’lf est weather of the present winter Similar reports are being received!!! from all over the northwest, blfll UifruU? warmer weather is pronriad#