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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY VOLUME 2, NUMBER 217. TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE 57, PROPERTY $4,128,000 LEFT HOMELESS 15,000 AWFUL TIME IN SOUTH CAROLINA —♦ — Bodies are Fast Being Re covered From the River. Spartanburg, S. C., June B.—The list of dead reported up to tonight is 57. The following is as complete a list as can he obtained at present: AT CLIFTON MILL NO. 3. V Mrs. Will Kirby. Miss Maggie Kirby. Mrs. John Owens. Her four children. Mr. Elders. •'s. Elders. Garland Long. Mrs. Garland Long. Sam Swaingan. Miss Fleta Goss. AT CLIFTON MILLS NO. 2. Augustus Calvert. ..Mrs. Augustus Calvert. Lucy Calvert. Felix Calvert. Robert Finley. Their five boarders. Mrs. B. F. Finley. Mrs. B. S. Johnson. And four children. Three Williams children. Marie Sims. .List of the known dead is now 43 aud there are known to be 14 others drowned at Statue and Clifton nulls No. 2. Total 57. Five bodies have been recovered, one of which has been identified as Lucy Calvert and the other two as Maggie Kilby and three children ut Mrs. Williams. B. S. Johnson, who was reported to have drew lined, aftei having clung to a house top from Clinton down to Pacolet, a distance of 8 miles, who. when last seen, wont, over the dam at Pacolet, escaped hy catching to tiie overhanging boughs of a tree, returned to Clifton today only to find that his wife and font children were all drowned. Damage to property will run into the milieus millions of dollars. Over 3,000 employees in the mills of the Clifton Mauul&cturng company are out of work and in destitude circum stances. At Pacolet 2,000 people are pracli tally tlestitute. In the smaller mills of the county the number thrown out of employment will exceed 5,000. Owing to the absolute isolation ol Spartanburg terrible suffering cannot possibly be prevented from the many thousands afflicted by the catastrophe. Appeals are sent out for aid. In these .appeals money is particularly request ed, as provisions cannot reach any oi the points, owing to the fact that rail road bridges are down in every dt lection. The latest report of damages sustained are given by those in author ity as follows: President Montgomery, of the Paco let nnlis, places their loss at SI,OOO, uoo. President A. H. Twitchell, of the Clifton Manufacturing Company, mills, places tire loss at $1,800,000. For the D. E. Converse Company, at Glendale, S. C., the estimate is $50,000. , Tucapau mills' loss is placed at $25,000. Lockhart mills' loss is $25,000. Fairmont sustains loss of $5,000 Lolo loss about $5,000. Total mill loss, $3,280,000. TO DISCUSS THE ENCAMPMENT. Riflemen Will Take Matter Up at Meeting Tomorrow Night. The Brunswick Riflemen will hold a meeting in their armory tomorrow night, and the subject matter of the meeting will be the discussion of the encampment to he held by the First Georgia regiment in Augusta next uonth. it seems very probable that the company will decide to go. It has been some time since the Riflemen have had an encampment, and a m.a joiity of (lie members are quite anx ious to get away for a week. Methodist Picnic Today. The Sunday school of the First Methodist church will hold their an nual picnic on St. Simon today. Boats will leave for the island at 8:30 and 10 a. m. aud 2 p. m. ATLANTA AFTER REUNION. She Will Try tc Get Next Meeting of the Veterans. There promises to be some lively rivalry between the larger cities of the soulh who want the next confed erate reunion, saays the Atlanta Con stitution, to come their way and it is likely that most all of the more important cities will be in the con test. The indications are that Atlanta will be one of the most active in wag ing a campaign to bring the conven tion here. This is coming to be rec ognized as the leading convention city of the southern states, as well as one of the host and most up-to-date cities in the south. For these reasons the people of the city feel that they have more induce ments to offer than any of her sis ter cities and that there is more here to attract as well as more means of providing for big gatherings than in any other place south of the Ohio river. But Atlanta would especially like to have the old vets reassemble here next year. There is no city situated in the old Confederacy that feels a more deep-seated regard and admira tion for the heroes who wore the gray than this city does and lflltfc more ready to accord them a hearty and enthusiastic welcome. There arc. however, still other reas ons why the next Confederate reun ion should be held in Atlanta, among them being the historic interest that centers in the city and battle fields lyng all around here where so many of the men wito attend these reunions did some of tlieir hardest fighting. The Confederale veteran 'always loves to visit the familiar scenes of the past conflicts. A BUSINESS CHANGE Butts’ Drug Store Pur chased byaTifton Man T. S. Fortson has purchased the drug business of \V. J. Butts, at the corner of Newcastle and Gloucester streets. The sale has been pending for several days and was Anally closed and all papers signed yesterday. Yesterday the store was closed for the purpose of taking stock and that work will continue today, but the store will he open tomorrow under the management of Mr. Fortson. This is easily one of the most pop ular drug : stores ,in the Icily. MY Butts lias made a great success of the business during the time that he has owned the place. Mr. Fortson is one of the most prominent business men of Tifton; has served many years in the drug business and that he will make a success in this city there is no doubt. The News welcomes him to Brunswick and glad to secure such a valuable man as a citizen. Mr Butts will lie connected with the store for the present. Just what line he will engage in future lie is col ready to at u i. ucee. Mr. Butts has, in the past four years, become one of otir leading business men. He has a large number of friends in the city who will wish him success in whatever line he may en gage n future. The News wishes tiie new proprietor much success. GET INTO IT SURE. Next Sunday's News to Have the Lar gest Circulaiton in its History Next Sunday will be the chance of all chances for the local merchant to place his advertisement where it will he read by over ten thousand people in this and surrounding counties and now is the time to get your ad. in shape so that it can get the proper po sition and display. The News will make all contracts for this advertising with the distinct understanding that it will have over TEN THOUSAND READERS on that day Notice of Legislation. Notice is hereby given that at the 1903 session of the legislature a bill will be introduced requiring the reg istration of marks and brands of all dressed beef or pork for sale or shipped from St. Sin.jn island, 25th district, G. M. Glynn county. A GOOD PROGRAM FDR CONVENTION Teachers to have a Big Meeting This Month at Cumberland. The 37th. annual session of the Georgia Educational association will be held at Cumberland island from June 23 to 2G. The officers of the association who also constitute the hoard of directors are: President, J. Henry Walker, of Griffin; first vice president, N. E Ware, of Hawkinsville; second vice president, Miss Jennie M. Sudor, of Milledgeville; secretary G. G. Ol pliant, of Barnesville; treasurer, D. C. Barow, of Athens. The trustee! are: J. M. Pound, Macon, chairman: J. S. Stewart, Dahlonega; L. U. Robes- on, Marietta; W. F. Slaton, Atlanta. Following is the program: Tuesday, June 23, 3 o’clock. Aiiiiii.il meeting of tiie hoard of directors. Tuesday, June 23, night session. Music. Paper, •‘•'The Ethical Training of Children,” M. L. Ilrittan, Atlanta Discussion, M. Thomals Edgorton, Tallapoosa; R. W. Smith, Lagrange; H. H. Stone, Oxford. Drill, Pupils of the Hawkihsviile public schools Lecture, "The American Small Boy,' Marvin Williams, Oxford. Wednesday, June 24, 1') oUock. Music. Paper, “The Teacher as a Citizen.” C. R. Chapman, Macon. Discussion, M. F. Ramsey, Madison, E. W. Childs, Cuthbert. Paper, “The Importance and Neces sity of Professional Reading and Study on the part of the Teachers," C, B. Gibson, Columbus. Discussion, Wade H. Wood, Sanders ville; C. H. S. Jackson, Forsyth. Music. Paper, "The Necessity for Trained Teachers,” W, B. Merritt, state school commissioner. Discussion, Kyle T Allriend, Mil ledges ville; G. H. Gardner, De catur. Wednesday, June 24, 3,3(1 p. m. De partment round tallies. College and High School, J M. Pound, Macon, leader. School Supervision. W. F Slaton, Atlanta. Primary Schools, Miss Jessie M Snyder, Milledgeville, leader. Manual Training and Physical Cui ture, J. N. Rogers, Dahlonega, leader. Correlative Work of the Grade Tea cher, E. B. Moll, Athens. “Links Between the Kindergarten and the Grade,” Miss S. W. Charlton, Savannah. "Relation of Typos to Age of Pu pils,” Dr. Tlieo. Toepel, Atlanta “Modification of Courses from City and Rural Schools.” Miss Emma Wil liams Griffin. “The Ideal College Course,” T. I Wofsler, Milledgeville. Wednesday, June 24. 8,30, p. m Music. Paper, “Traits In Children Indica tive of Future Criminality,,—lC. C Branson, Athens. Drill. Lecture, “Wliat Georgia is Doing in the Way of Education,” —Lyman Hail Atlanta. Thursday, June 25, 10 a. m. Music Paper, "The Educational Value of Manual Training,”—N. Rogers, Dali lonega. Discussion, J, M Pound, Macon: H R Hunt Winder. I aper, “Correlation of Handicraft With Other Subjects,"—Mis. C II Weir, Macon. Discussion, Miss Lola M Smith Maro'and. Music. Lecture, “The Twentieth Century Woman,” —John Temple Graves. Thursday, June 25, 3,30, p in. Mo del Rural Schools,” —Miss Carrie Hy de, Dainsville. Discussion, B. if Cocroft, Hermi tage; I. W. Williams, Villa Roca. Paper, “Arimetic,” —D. 0. Barrow, Athens. Discussion, N. 11. Ballard, Brims wick; W. P. Thomas, Jackson. Paper, "Defense of the Three IPs,' —W. F. Slaton, Atlanta. Discussion, A. W. Jackson, Cochran; Lawson E. Brown, Arab!. Thursday, night session. Music. Paper, “How the Woman’s Clubs May Cooperate with Teachers in Edu rational Work,” —Mrs. JC. T Brown Atlanta. Paper, “The Ephemeral! and I’aricn nial in Literature," —J Harris Chap pell, Milledgeville. Discussion, Car! Steep. Dahl Friday, June 2C, Report ol Libra BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1903. GOOD PLAN IS ON FOOT Merchants May Run Ex cursion to City Once a Week. There is a movement on foot among a number of Brunswick merchants to inaugurate as soon as possible regular weekly excursions to tiie city from points on (hi Brunswick & Birming ham railroad, and aiso the other two lines entering the city. One of our leading merchants was seen hy a News representative yester day, and .talking on the subject, lie said: "1 have bepn thinking the matter over for some time, and have talked with a number of merchants in tjte eity. There is no doubt hut that to have an excursion to the city every week, bringing as it will, anywhere from one to throe or four hundred people, will mean a great thing for the city. It will open up anew trade in that section of (lie wiregrass, and 1 think the merchants of the city should get together and consider ilns very important matter. “No doubt the railroads will cooper a’e with us in the effort amt will put on a very low rate. It is a well L* own fact that the ppople along the line of the B. & *B. are anxious to tiade with Brunswick merchants, and once we get their trade we can keep it by treating them riglu. The News heartily endorses this idea, and it, too, Uiniks that tiie merchants of tiie city should get to gether and arrange itie exclusions. it will he remembered iiia; last year one of those excursions given un der the auspices ol the merchants, brought hundreds of people heie; number ol Uleui are Mill trading in tin city. To have an excursion here once a week would mean mat the people along the line of the road would learn to wait for the excursion to do tlieir trading and me liierihains m Brunswick would get their trade. it some enterprising merchant wiit get at the head of the movement lie will, no doubt, he successful anil al ter two or three excursions are run to the city, every business man wilt give it his support. Another Game Saturday. The Second baseball team and the New Towns have arranged another match game to no played ai the lau grounds Saturday after ion. These two clubs have played three gains li’fs season, the second nii> .t.ijjtiir ing two of them, but the New Towns showed up in better shape in the game on SI. Simon last week, and say that they are going to adminis ter another defeat to tile second team Saturday. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Georgia Shows Up Well During the Past Week. Tile following new elite,prise.-, last week in Georgia are reported in (ho Tradesman, published al Chattanooga. Vidalia—Hardware company; s:;i, butt cotton oil mill. Brunswick—s4o,ooo hardware com pany; land company. rhomasviiie—Saw mill company Dalton—Talc company. Elli jay—sll,ooo dry kiln. Atlanta— lumber company. Columbus- -$25,000 water, land ami construction company. Pelham —$10,000 dyeing and fi lisli ing plant. Greenes boro---Knitting mill. WILL BE A GALA DAY. The Fourth to be Celebrated Here and on St. Simon. The News learns Dial arrangements for celebrating the Fourth will soon begin for licit U this city and SI. Si in in and from present indications it will lie a great day at both places. It is understood that not less than three excursions from the interior will come and the city will he filled with visitors. It is probable that a boat race- will be among the interesting features ry Committee. Discussion. G. C. Adams, Covington; ft B, Dastei, Montezuma; J. I), Gwal tney, Rome Address, “Agriculture in Common Schools,''— J. !!. Htinriiciil, Atlanta. The tide at Cumberland during the days uf the convention will suit for surf bathing and the teachers will certainly have a great time. Tin- railroads have all offered very low rates and large crowds are expec ted. Not only the teachers Imt hun dreds of tliair friends wilt come. MONEV RAISED FDR SUFFERFfiS People are Now Subscrib ing; Liberaly to the Fund. The committee appointed hy Mayor ! Crovatt Saturday to solicit subscrip tions for the Gainesville sufferers were out for a while yesterday, and quite a neat sum was raised. The commit tee will gel together again this morn ing and will make a thorough can vass 'J no total subscriptions up-to-date are as follows: Pieviously subscribed 78.00 Rmhbone Lodge, K. of I* 25.00 Oglethope Lodge 50.00 Brunswick Bank and Trust Cos 10.00 W. H. Berrie 2.00 .1. H. Heller & Bro 2.00 W. G. Brantley 10.00 A. D. Gale 2.00 J. E. (in Bignon 1.00 G. H. Smith 1.00 C. Arnheitor 2.00 VV. C. Anderson 100 J. I’. Twomey 1.00 E. D. Walter 1.00 W. E. Kay 2.00 Dr. A. Christie . 1.00 11. llorchardt ft Cos 2.00 M. C. Rain 100 J. A. Montgomery 1.00 H. W. Gale 1.00 J. Hoffman 100 11. A. nurford 1.00 Brohston, Fondlg & Cos 5.00 J. C. Green 100 11. F. du Bignon 1.00 F. McC. Brown LOO C. H. Taylor 75 IT. Dart 1.00 A. M. Way 1.00 F. Joerger 100 Rev. C. O. Bradley 1.00 w .j. nuttK ion .7. Y. Bramo 2.00 .7 C. Loliman 1.00 Ij. .7. Leavy 100 Drown & Cos 2.00 ,7. M. Burnett 2.00 N. W. Fuller 00 Ed. Pfeiffer 1.00 A. Arnhelter 100 E. H. Mason & Cos n.flO T. .7. Welch 1.00 Cash subscriptions 7.00 Total $234,25 THE YOUNGEST GRADUATE Louis Elkan Has Made a Fine Record at Dahlonega. Louis Elkan. son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Elkan. who inis boon attending col lego at Dahlonega is the youngest graduate the college has hail in over thirty years. Although only seventeen year. l of age lie graduated with first honor and made a record of which the on'ire city should he proud. Louis Is a genenral favorite here and numbers his friends by the hun dreds. ■Married ; n Jacksonville. At She home of the bride’s mother. Mrs.W\ L. Bradford, 122 Ocean street, last night at !) o’clock, the Rev. Mr Boone of First Christian church united in marriage Miss Fannie Brad ford and Mr. Ernest Arnheiter. The ceremony was witnessed by relatives and intimate friends of the young collide.- Ja< ksonville Timers Union. The Weather Prevented. Because of the very had weather Sunday tin* excursions to Ciinibe land and St. Simon wen* not .1 well patronized as they would havoc* been otherwise. However a number went to both of the resorts and report a very pleasant day. To Test the Pipes. The Mutual Light and Water com pany will this morning connect the water pipes with the publie building This is done to test the pipes at iln new building. Notice Water Takers. The water will la* cut off in all sec tions of the city today at ! o’clock for about a half an hour. Colored Team to Play. The colored baseball teams o! Da rien and Brunswick will meet on tin diamond at the fair grounds this af ternoon. Tire game promises to he a very interesting one. To Elect Officers. Brunswick Encampment No. •• I o. () F., will hold a nwetiiig in their hall tonight, and, among other th ngs, the election of olliccrs for the ensil ing year will occur. The grad pat riarch of Georgia wil also If present at the meeting and there will lie an illustration of secret work A full at tendance is requested. GARRETT-CROMWE! L MAKES PROPOSITION TO BUILD STEEL PLANT SHORT LOCAL NEWS NOTES. Itmes of Interest Gathered by Hust ling News Reporters. An interesting session of Judge Lain bright’s court was held yesterday and some important matters were disposed off. The new engine of the 77. & 77., Is at work and il is a good one, A large excursion iert for Atlanta yesterday and another name here from the same point. The Glynn Ire company is now do ing a tremendous business and every body likes their ire. You must be sure and gel an ad. in the Sunday News. Remember it will have 10,000 readers. Although the steel plant is noi min ing thro is eonsldoraltle activity in real estate circles, especially is this true of farm lands. A large colored picnic went to At kinson yesterday. The excursion season is getting live and f..m or five will he here during the week. L. r;. Joel has returned from Indian Sprins where he went for the benefit of his health. The many friends of Mr. Joel will lie glad to learn lhat he is greatly improved. The News added a large number of now subscribers to its list yesterday but this is getting to be an every day tiling now. Dr. .1. M. Madden* has returned to tile city from a Irip to Jacksonville and olnr.r Florida cities. The friends of .1 M Madden. Jr., will be glad to elarn that he is doing well in Ihe drug business in Jackson ville. The (lay service of Hie Mutual pro pie is good and the electric fan is becoming more popular than ever. MUM Two or Three Places hit Liy it Sunday Afternoon Brunswick was visited by somewhat of a lbundor and lightning storm Sun day, afternoon, which appeared to ho of a purely local nature and did no serious harm. About 1 o’clock, however, both the thunder and uic lightning seemed lo die with each other in intensity. A blinding rain proceeded thes* atmospheric disturbances and later in the day several severe holts oi lightning struck various portions ol the <'ily, doing more or less damage. The most severe sufferers from Ibis little storm was the Brunswick Faint oil and Varnish company. The reai portion of their I usincss oiliee was coin pletely wrecked and various section of tiu; warehouse received slight In juries. It Is estimated that damages to tin* company wil he between $75 and SIOO. The Oglethorpe* hotel also received a slight shock frfym the electrical cut rents, hut aside from shattering a few window panes, no otto r dam ago was sustained. Other slight injuries or shocks were reported in business sections of tlie city. The telegraph and telephone companies lines were more or less mo lested with, hut no damage resulted tlierfrom. TO BEGIN PRACTICING. Brunswick Ball Team to Prepare for Games With Jacksonville.. The Brunswick basobaJ! team i;-: now ready for business, and mis week will sco (ho boys out at the fair ground practicing for Hie three games to Ik played with Jacksonville the latter part of the month. While some of the club are working and are unable to got off every after noon, they will he out as often a. v possible to practice with the team Mo doubt we have a very good ag grogatlon of ball players, but they need practice and must practice t,< learn to play toother tf they want to win games from out of town <dubs Manager Coleman is very much pleased with the genera! outlook arm thinks lie will have a club that will he able to hold Its own. Many Are Comir.y. The exclusion which i to <*olllo to tlris city from Ikifieu Friday will bring many and it is safe to say that ’ all who come wili have a great time WRITES LITTEBTO MAYOR CROVATT Say They Can Put Us Up a Piant for ssoo= 000. The following letter received Sunday by Mayor Crovatt from the Garrett Cromwell Engineering company \. self-explanatory: Hon A. J. Crovatt, Mayor, Brunswick. Ga. Dear Sir: By tlio time this reaches you, you will no doubt be aware that the scheme as outlined by Mr. Umstod for a steel plant to he built in your city, has fallen though. I desiie it m he understood that we acted only as on gineers in the matter, and are conll dont that had this plant been built as outlined in the material assent bled, as per Mr UinSted’s statement, such as ore, coke etc., you would have had one of the best paying steel works in the country, if not in the world. i understand that your city had an arrangement with Mr. Uinsted where by if he performed certain results, viz: built a steel plant mat would produce 1,(100 tons in 21 home, you were to give him a bonus of $320,000, all of which 1 believe had already been subscribed. in one sense you, perhaps, have oc casion to congratulate yourself that the scheme, as outlined, did not go through, because in your agreement you motioned tons instead of numb u of men employed. When - ’ that in the manufacture of steel it only required one man to the ton, while in merchant bars, wire rods and wire it takes more than ten (1U) men to the ton produced, and i believe that a plant costing about one tenth of what your proposed plant would cost, as per Mr. Umsted’s idea, viz $10,000,000, could he built ami employ as many men. I wish to maket lie following sag goal ion: If you could induce the parties who have subscribed toward the- bonus fee to take stock for tin* same, and then constrlve to add about slßo,otto, making the whole $500,000, with this we could desigii you a small plant, beginning vviili making your own steel, not with tin* making of pig iron, and converting that steel into merchant bars, cotton lies or win rods and wire, as might he deemed best after further discus sion of same, with this amount of money a little self-contained plant would he built, then you could bond the same for about $200,000 to give you a working capital. Here will be a small plant, first class in every re spect, and not watered to any degree 1 will not go into further particulars but will wait to hear from you and if it interests you. tin* writer or one of our firm will meet you any whet e you might designate—New York pro ferably—-and discuss tin* matter more fully with you. Hoping lhat the above will interest you, I remain. The Garrett-Crornwell Engineering Cos. Wm. Garrett. CUTTING AFFRAY ON EXCURSION Negroes Went to St. Simon Last Night and Had “Rough Boat.” A large negro moonlight excursioon went to St. Simon last night and from what was learned when they returned at an early hour this morning they must have had a great, grand and glo rious time After tin* boat landed two or three were looking up doctors, while other, wen* dodeirig tin* police. It seems that soon after tin* He; ** left the island a number of the excur sionists became engaged ill a ' rough iHiat,” as it were, and Willie Lai soil and his sister were both cut. The man received a had gash in the shoul der hut the woman was only slightlv injured. Just who did thee cutting none of the negroes seemed to know. A negro Willie West is said to have done the performing, with the knife A Large Crowd From Savannah. The Sunday excursions both to and from Savannah are becoming very popular at hnili cuds of tlie* line. They spent a very pleasant day taking in the city generally.