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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 223. HUNDREDS DROWNED IN AN OREGON TOWN Heppner Almost Swept from the Karth By a Terrible Gloud= burst. THREE HUNDRED REPORTED Kill Water Swept Upon Little City Carrying Every thing with It. DETAILS OF THE AFFAfjR ARE YET VERY MEAGER Report Received Says Entire Families ] Were Drowned, and Among the Victims are Some of the Most Prominent People of the City.—All Wires are Re ported Down Spokane, Wash., June 15. —Special news received here by telegraph and telephonic advices state that the lit tle town of Heppner, Oregon, was destroyed by a great flood of water, that rushed down Willow’s creek be tween six and seven o’clock last night. Reports received from lone says that between 350 and 500 people are believed to have been drowned in the flood. At 5 o’clock this lporning, so it is reported, 15.0 bodies had already been ~^l -The k-ires are down and only meager details of the terrible affair can be ascertained. Heppner is a town of about twelve thousand inhabitants. Willow's creek, from where the water came, is, ordinarily, a very small stream. From the reports received It is be lieved thet the floor! was caused by either one or two cloud bursts. THREE HUNDRED DEAD, SAYS ARLINGTON. REPORT. Arlington, Oregon, June’ 15.—A message received here direct from Heppner says that at least three hun dred were drowned there by a cloudburst. The water ran for an hour and a half. It came down in mighty torrents, sweeping everything in its path. Among those drowned are many en tire families, and man yof the vic tims are among the most prominent people of the town. Some relief has been sent from this and other cities. THE RIFLEMEN WERE OUT WALKING GUARD DUTY Green Members of the Com pany Given a Touch of Real Camp Life. “Halt! Who goes there?” This was the familiar military strand heard in the vicinity of the square next to McGarvey’s furniture store last night. Many citizens, and especially those with a black face, did not know what it all meant, and to say th -t two o’ three negro boys were some wha< 'ightened, would not be exag ge’ was only the membits of tlie ickJtiflemeu out practicing, for the coming encampment, and thev were put through a good night's work. Many of the present numbers of the company are new ones, and have never been to an en jamp-ceut, and were receiving their first irntructii ns pt camp life last night, under their CLUB WILL MEET TONIGHT. Will Hold Interesting Session at St. Mark’s Parish, The third meeting of the Men’s club will be held tonight at St. Mark's parish house at 8 o’clock. This or ganization originated among the men of St. Mark’s church under the leader ship of their rector, Dr. Rede, but it now become a general society, exist ing for the benefit of the whole city. Its membership is open to every white male resident of Brunswick, 16 years of age or over, who is in terested in the prosperity of the city and the welfare of his fellowmen. There are no regular dues and the contribution of its members go to wards its support and work will be voluntary. Its organization is simple and its aims are such as ought to interest every intelligent and loya! citizen . f Brunswick. A cordial invitation has been extended to all such to attend its meetings and learn for themselves what its principles and purposes are. It is expected that at the meeting to night its organization will be com pleted and officers elected. NORWAY HONORS COMPOSER. The Entire Country Celebrated His Birthday, Christiania, yline, 15.—A1l Norway united today in doing honor to Ed ward Greig, the nation’s most honor ed and most famous composer, on the occasion of bis sixtieth birthday. The leading men of the . country gathered at Bergen and took pari in the great celebration. Letters and messages came from all parts of the world. Greig is a dwarf and a hunchback but he has a remarkable face ami a .pleasing manner to those whom ho has to please. Ho lives quietly at Hop, a little village on the railway from Bergen to Voss. He lives a very re tired life and is seldom seen in public except notv and then When he leads an ochest.ra iSh-PsrdonJor. Baker, f'renton, N. J. June 15.—Among the many petitions to be considered at the meeting of the court of pardons which begins tomorrow, is that of 'Thomas G. Barker, of Arlington, whose case has attracted great attention in nil parts of the country. Parker is nerving a five years sentence for the shooting of Rev. John Keller, pastor or Trinity church for an alleged in cult to his wife. Halter has served tiro years of his sentence. Kentucky Elks in Session. Louisville, June 15. —The Elks of this state arc reaching here on every I rain and will hold their convention in this city tomorrow. The organi zation has grown wonderfully lately and is new in a flourishing condition. Bicycle Thieves Again. The police department is kept busy these days hunting for stolon bicy cles and hardly a day passes without reports of bicycles lost. The owners of wheels are most too careless and teave them anywhere they chance to ie at any time. respective corporals. The boys walk ed guard duty around ih- square for some time, and the two or three negro boys who happened to pass thought something had gone wrong at the jail, and that the troops were keeping watch on some criminal One little coon did not stop to see what was the matter, hut entered a foor race with himself, and at l ist accounts he was hitting only in high places out near the cemetery. The company will he out as of ten as possible preparing for the encamp ment. and the “green” members will he quite familiar with “calling the corporal of the guard'' when he goes into camp at Augusta next month. The Riflemen are taking consider able Interest In the encampment and it is probable that a large number of the members will go. FAIR WEATHER SCHEDULED. Summer Weather Comes Again After a Chill Blast. According to the for sv. .t sent out from Washing last night the weather , for this section of the country is likely i to be fair with variable winds. | The weather yesterday was a pleas ant relief from the November chills of the two days before, it was evi dent that the coof wave .that was forced down from the British posses sions in the northwest of Canada found an (inhospitable welcome in the sunny south, and June struggled with the elements to become herself again. Of course, the high barometer from the polar regions that forced the cool weather this way could rot be dissi pated in a single day, but the warm sunshine of yesterday was a happy re port of progress in this direction. BANKERS MEET TOMORROW. Excellent Program Has Been Arrang ed for Them. An excellent program has been ar ranged for the annual meeting of the Georgia Bankers’• association to be held in Atlanta on June 17. and 18. Among the features of the enter tainment will be a trip to Lookout mountain, a banquet and a luncheon. ; Below is the list of officers of the ' association and the executive com- j mittee.: Offiecrs —Ft D. Bloodworth, presi dent, Savannah; S. B. Brown, first vice president, Albany; 51. S. Bell, second vice president, Milledgeville; C. C. Sanders, third vice president, Gainesville; A. D. Brown, fourth vice president, Talbotton; J. T. Cnlpeppcij fifth vice president, Thomas viiley M. H. Plat, treasurer, Macon; L. P. Hnl yer, secretary, Macon. Executive Committee —R. E. Mad dox, Atlanta; J. A. G. Carson, Sovar nah; E. D. Walter, Brunswick; Joseph A. McCord, Atlanta; E. A. Perry, Bainbridge; J. C. Rhea, Griffin, L. C. Hayne, Augusta; G. Gumby Jordan, Columbus; J. D. Walker, Sparta. Honorary Roll Past Presents —M. tG. Lane, .Savannah; R H. Plant. Ma con;'T. B. Neal, Atlanta; G. Gumby Jordan, Columbus; L. C. Lane, Augus ta; John A. Davis, Albany; *W. C. C-ann, Savannah; J. C. Rhea, Griffin; E. T. Hardwick, Dalton; P. E. May, Augusta. ‘“Deceased. MUSICIANS ARE TO GATHER. i National Music Teachers Association , to Meet in Asheville. The National Music Teachers’ asso- 1 ciation will meet in Asheville on the j Sot'll, of this month and will remain i in session for three days. This will be the first meeting of the association ever held in the south , and music lovers from all patts of | the country will he present and it is ] safe to predict that the gathering will , be a very interesting and enjoyable one. For this occasion iho Southern rail way will sell tickets from this city for the round trip for $13,85. The tickets are limited to return by July 10 but by depositing them with the agent at Asheville and paying a fee of fifty cents an extension of the time wirll he granted allowing passengers to ret’i at any time before October 10, 1903. - Agent Candler, of the Southern, will give any further information desired. VOODOO DOCTOR IS ON TRIAL. He is a Negro and is Charged With Murder. Philadelphia, June 15.-—George F. Hossey, the colored "voodoo” doctor, who with Catherine Lanz murdered her husband some time ago, was put on trial here today and the case will be an interesting one from start to finish. It is alleged that the negro furnish ed the dead man's wife with a powdei which she gave to her husband and which killed him. The defense says that the powders were given for the purpose of curing the man of the whis key habit and that, they did not cause iiis death. FOR THE BOAT RACES. Public Anxious to See an Interesting Race on the Fourth. A great deal of interest is being taken in the proposed boat race to he held on the Fourth and it looks like it will he a sueedss. Gustave Anderson is at the head of the movement for the race and he will be glad to get the assistance of the public in making a success of BRUNSWICK, qfi., TUESDAY MIRSING, JUNE 16, 1903. DR, J,I,BUM KILLED ST SON -t ♦ *• Tregedy at Eastman Sun= day Ends Life of a Prominent Man HE THREATENED WJIE’S LIFE Son Entered the Room to Aid His Mother—His Pistol Suddenly dis charged, the Bullet Passing Through Father’s Heart. Eastman, Ga., June 15. —About six I o'clock Sunday Dr. T. J Buchan, a prominent citizen of lias I mar., was shot through the heart and instantly killed While in a scuffle with his wife and 1 son over a pistol lie bad in his bed room. j it is said the doctor was under the influence of some intoxicant, an , becoming angered with his wift for a pistol that lay eon venient, saying as he did so that he would kill her, the children and himself, but, the wife got Hot J oof the pistol first, and a scuffle over il begin i between them, when Ogletrtv, a ssu, hearing his father say he intended to kill the family, jumped out of bod, 'carrying a pistol from under his pil -1 low with him, and joined in the con tention over the other pistol, nymg to keep his father from t ee ring it, when one of the bullets went off, the ball I passing (through the appejx of the doctor’s heart and lodgi ig against ti e skin about two in? be i to the right of the backbone. The hall, when extra dud, proved to have come from the pistol the soil held in his hand, which was a .Ideal-; ibre weapon. The pistol the doctor and his wife were contending over was of 38-tali bre and had no emptv bail chamber after the killing. Dr. J. D. Hii iau'i cut the ball nut. and it was only slightly bruised. It is not known at this writing if an inquest will lie held. L Mrs. Huchaji, liei > fair marriage, was Miss Alice Ogletree, of Atlanta. The deceased was a gj al physician, and brother o Dr. B. M. Bueaan, pres ent representative in the legislature from Dodge coumy. Dr. iwlio was killed, was well this city, where he has visited several times, and he has many friends here, who will regret to learn of his death. PLAYED RATHER POOR GAME. i Brunswick Colored Team Defeated Savannah 28 to 4. Quite a large number of white as well as colored people went out to the fair grounds yesterday afternoon to witness a game of baseball between the colored teams of Brunswick and Savannah. The game started off as if it would be a very good one, but in about the third inning the local coons caught on to the curves of the Savannah pitcher and it was a regular race around the bases. Another pitcher was placed in the box, but to no effect, and the Brunswick negroes, altogether, piled up 28 scores. Up to the seventh jnning they kept the Savannah team down to nothing, but in this inning they scored up four runs and the game ended 28 to 4. The local negroes played an excel lent game and some very good plays were made. The teams will meet again this afternoon. Only One Servian Here. There) is only one Servian here and he will not dismiss the killing of King Alexander and his queen but he says that they were "bad people.” A friend of the Servian says that he would not talk because he intends to return there on a visit and is afraid ho would have trouble. / _ ■ t In Fine Condition. The statement of the National hank appears in this issue and hv reading the same it will lie readily seen that this institution is in an excellent con dition. The volume of business is lar ger than that done by any banking institution in Hie history of Biiins wick and one lhat Hie officials and the people generally should he proud of. Will be Interesting. Lovers of baseball are looking for ward to the games to he held in this city with a great deal of pleasure and they expect to see some good bail playing. KARAGUORCEVITCH iS SERVIA’S NEW KING SHORT LOCAL NEWS NOTES. Items of Interest Gathered By Hust ling News Reporters. The Riflemen's excursion lo St. Sim on should be well patronized and the News hopes it will be. A negro stole W. E. Dempster's bicycle Saturday night and so far ho has not been captured but he succeed ed in getting his wheel back. The shell crusher is badly needed on Gloucester street. The rough shell just put there makes it almost inipos sible to cross this popular street. The new schedule to Nieholls is a great convenience to the travelling public. In a bicycle collision on Newcastle street yesterday afternon little Stan ley Lytle came very near being sc riously hurt and his bicycle was badly demolished. Prof. Mann, assisted by Miss Alice Wrench, opened a summer school in tlio old academy yesterday, and the session begins with quite a numbei at pupils. A large colored excursion arrived in the city yesterday from Savannah. Tii excursionists will be in the city foi three days. THE LUMBER INDUSTRY. Bad Weather of Past Week Has Greatly Interferred With Business. Following items, under a Brunswick date line, are taken from the Amer ican Lumberman: Swollen steams, overflowing forests and sawmill sections, and unusually inclement weather during the past eve fakw kaamtaointUhcr is a time' week put the lumber In every place completely out of business, Stocks have been moving slowly. Reports from interior mill points show com plete shut-down, tut this of course will not last long. Shipping and gen eral forwarding have boon done be tween showers, which curtailed the week’s movement to a large extent. A large fleet of lumber and tie vessels now in port will clear during Ibis week and will run up a large outward volume. Three large orders for cross ties have just been placed for ship ment through this port, amounting to 1,500,000 pieces, all standard 44- j'oot base stock. The barkentine Rescue, which was driven ashore on Long island, near here, and which was subsequently brought here anti docked, has been surveyed. The insurance company lias decided to repair the injury. This work will he done here. Her cargo is now stored on the wharves of Ho pSendo Terras. A movement is on foot to reorgan ize the Brunswick Sash, Door and Blind company and put the plant in operation. It was foreclosed sonic time ago to satisfy outstanding debts, and it is now thought that the receiver will he interested in an attempt to form anew corporation to take over the plant. It was a paying invest ment after locating here, but its bur den of debts made previously over turned it. I MISS KATHRYN OSTERMAN Great Actress Will Be Seen Here Next Season. The tiews has received a copy of Broadway Weekly, a publication de voted mostly to theatrical news. In the paper is a large picture of Miss Kathryn Osterman, who is to star in the dramatisation of “Miss Petti coat" this year, This great actress, In this new play, will be seen in Brunswick November 27. This Is the smallest city that the company will visit Flag Day in Washington. Washington, June 15. —The obser vance of Hag day in the national capi tal today was general Flags were displayed from many of the husine.-r. houses and residences and four of the largest flags in the world floated from the capilol. in several departments of the government the -employe" v—ro given a holiday. Interest in the Games. The ball games to bo played Hat unlay between the local: and the Wiy cross team, is attracting consider ill • attention among the Brunswick fans. We have not had a good gam* < f hull this season, in fact we have no' had any played by-the first club, am! the games Friday and Saturday will no doubt he largely attended. Celebrated in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, June ts. Flag day was generally celebrated here today and the national colors could be seen everywhere. \ ■ ■EXCURSION THURSDAY NIGHT. Brunswick Riflemen Will Give One to St. Simon. j Tlie Brunswick Riflemen have ar ranged an excursion to St. Simon of Thursday night of this week. The : proceeds arc to bo devoted towards paying the expenses of the company to go into camp the latter part of I this month a: Augusta with their ! regiment. The government pays a certain part 1 of tlie epenses of all regiments of the slate that go into camp, hut still the companies are required to pm up quite an amount, amt the Kifiemont will probably arrange other entertain ments to help defray the expenses. It is expected that a large crowd wiil go on the excursion. AN INTERESTING MEETING- W. E. Dempster Treated New Town Society Last Night. The New Town society in regular session lasi night admitted four new menibets. 1 here is not a monthly meeting lit;;; new nu mbers ;uv not el ected. j; ’..i to i.h 1 evening was an - by W. IS. Demster on An cient history of America. A discus cus.si.n of whoie the üborigineos came from. His talk was very inter esting and was thoroughly enjoyed by an present. This seciet> is growing rapidly in strength ard importance and is des tined to do great work. E Gcu£ to Boston. i'h.ladeiplna, June \ > on a spec ially built car ard highly decorated with the national colors and under the io. ■. •<:; ;<)• Ok • .1 l 1••.i. • i Die oid Liberty beli 101 l I'lilabolplr.: ■\is morning bound fur Unit on when ■ t is no the center of attraction at liic ’.Mb. anniversary celebration of the ■ til! of ITi'ilsii 1 1 ill \V'.>tin?da)-. HU!.: may be the ia. t trip of the old 'll from vhi: my of Philadelphia Michigan Bankers’ Meeting Ph ;lna\v, June 13.- The Michigan milkers association is in session at lies place and the til tendance ia lar ger than at any previous meeting of • association. Many Boats Werer out. Oglethorpe buy presented a very j liveiv appeareuce Sunday afternoon ! i as II was alive with pleasure craft of every kind ami description. I .Many weal as far as the island. Tram Dispatchers Meeting. Nashville, Teun., June 15. —The train dispatches from all i arts of the Uni ted States are gathering here to hold their convention which begins tomor row'. Laying More Shells. Many hundreds of bushels of oyster shells are now being laid on Glouces ter Mice 1 , b ’lw'een Newcastle aid Bay by the city street force. Considerable nirrieoiiic: iKivu been made on many of the principal streets lately MANY ARE COMING TO TEACHERS’ CONVENTION fleeting at Cumberland Next Week Promises to Be Well Attended. .Manager Jacobi at and his entire force of help at Cumberland are busy litis wc k preparing for the Georgia teach ers, wiio are to hold their an imal convention there next week, and be will be •, readiness when they at rive This ir(" mg promises to lie one of ' :i. lure i and nc-st interesting ever ■*ir by i;,r: illation, and from re ,i iccreed Horn ail sections ot the site, the atiendancoe will lie tin ; lie i !;irei■ '1 in teachers have al ways favored Cumborlanil as theft ..ii eting place, and, as the convention bus mi! le■<-ii held there for .tilt? past year or so, they aie ail anxious to get on the island again. The program for tiie convention, which was published in these columns several days ago, is a very interesting one, and among the speakers are some PRiCE FIVE CENTS. Was Elected Yesterday at a Joint Meeting of the Skupshtina and Senate. the mm IE CEKCUNCED Nation Should Avenge the Assassination, Says New King. SAYS HI HAS NO POM| R 10 PUNISH ASSASSfNS The Constitution Adopted in 1888 is Put into Effect—lt Provides That All Taxpaying Citizens Should Become Electors, Whose Votes the Skupshtina Is Elected Belgrade, June 15.—1n accordance with a conference of senators ami deputies held here last night it was unanimously resolved that the con st i tut ion voted by the great national assembly in 1888 should be put into force, and Prince Peter Karageorge ivitch was unanimously elected king at today's joint meeting of the sirup setina and the senate. After the election a deputation of the assembly was sent to wait upon Prince Peter and communicate to him ilie decision of the national assem bly. The Servian constitution in 1888 was a more liberal one than any granted previously and provided that all tax paying citizens should become electors by wlioses vots the skupsetina was elected, ii continued in force until May 1904, when the late King Alex ander, by a coup d’etat, abolished it and restored the liberal constitution of 1869. ASSASSINS DENOUNCED BY THE NEW KING. London, June 15.— I The Geneva cor respondent of the Daily Express as serts that Prince Peter Karageogeo vitch in an interview declared em phatically that lhe nation ought to avenge the crime of the assassina tion of the king ami queen of Ser via. “A king," he said, "who would re ceive a crown from the hands of as sassins would lie their accomplice.” Asked fihe would punish the assas sins, he replied: “I have no power,” To a question, “But when you are king?" Prince Peter gave answer; "That may nevr be.” ol tho most prominent anil best, known educators in lho state. State School Commissioner Merritt will attend the convent! n and will address the teach eis. 5 The large auditoriiini near the hotel has been thoroughly renovated and is now in a first class condition, and everything is in readiness for the teachrs.. Tho week will probably be the best in tiie history of Cumberland. Not only are the teachers coming in lium bei s, but their relatives and friends will also be there and Cumberland will indeed lie lively. Manager Jacobi, who is one of the best hotel men to be found anywhere, will well look after tne large crowd, and no one need fear that hotel ac uommodaions will be lacking.