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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 231.
LEGISLATURE TO
I'M loony
Georgia Lawmakers Will
Begin Summer Ses
sion.
many politicians thehe
Session Will Begin Just Where the
Solons Left Off When They Ad
journed Last Year.—Will Be
bin Work Immediately.
Atlanta, .Tune 23.—The Kimball
house is crowded with legislators to
night. This hotel is political head
quarters of Georgia, and the Georgia
statesmen all leel as much at home
there as they do in the capitol. A
score of the most prominent members
and ofluiiails have aliiteady engaged
rooms at the hotel and will be there
during the entire session, while oth
ers will come in later and all will
make the Kimball house the common
meeting place.
Following is a list of those who
have engaged rooms at the Kimball
for the session: Speaker N. A. Norris,
Hon. \V. A. Knowles, Hon. William
Harden, Hon. H. Wi Hopkins, Hon. J.
F. Cana, Hon. W. E. Steed, Hon. W.
S. McHenry, Hon. J. D. Taylor, Hon.
J. D. Harris, Hon B. F. Holder, Hon.
T. J. Shackleford, Hon. W. H. Ennis,
Hon. T. J. Skelton, Hon. C. H. Jordan,
Hofi. J. TANARUS, Boifeuillet, Hon. J. R.
Phillips, Hon. J. Rice Smith, Hon. T.
S. Felder, Hon Joe Hill Hall, and
Hon. Mr. Sanders, of Corinth.
The legislature will meet at 10
o'clock tomorrow and the business
of the session will be resumed as
thought only one night had inter
vened. The solons take up where
they left off. There is a big lot of
work already cut out.
The members of the senate will be
Ijained to learn of the continued ser
ious illness of the popular secretary
of thtit body, Hon. Chas. S. Northern.
Mr. Northern is still very feeble. He
will live at Lithia Springs, during the
session and will come down every day
to look after the duties of the office.
The bulk of the labor will be perform
ed, of course, by the clerks, but Mr.
Northern will keep supervision over
them. Mr. Northern is in better
health than he was a week ago, but
he is by no means equal to arduous
duties and it is dbubtful of ho will
be for tome time.
Besides the many legislators who
are here, the lobby of the Kimball is
also iilied with politicians, who are
here to work for their respective can
didatest who are applicants for dif
ferent jobs over the state.
Frol jly the two most interesting
cent come from Chatham anti
Gl: unties for the city court judge
Shi jth of these contests are at
•<b'\acii.!g considerable attention and
the result will be watched with in
erest.
FUNERAL OF E. D. WOLFFE.
His Remains Were Interred at Albany
Sunday.
Tk|e Albany Herald of Monday ba
the following account of the funeral
of E. D. Wolffe:
The funeral of the late E. D. Wolffe,
whose death occurred at his home in
Norfolk, Va., last Friday morning,
took place in this city yesterday after
noon.
The remains reached the city on
the 3:30 o'clock Central train. They
were met at the depot by the Albany
lodge of Elks and by a large con
eburse of sorrowing friends. The fun
eral services were conducted from the
depot by the Elks, Mr. Wolffe having
been a member of the Norfolk lodge
of that order. The funeral service
of the Elks is very beautiful and it
was unusually impressive as the Elks
laid their departed brother to rest yes-
teixiay afternoon.
in addition to the pail hearers ap
pointed by the Elks, Messrs. E. H.
Jones, A, J. Lippitt, S. W. Simth and
S. H. Tift acted asi honorary pall
hearers.
When the coffin reached this city it
was covered with several beautiful
floral offerings which were the contri
bution of the Norfolk, Atlanta, and
otkei Elk lodges on the route.
The remains were accompanied by
Mrs. Wolffe and Miss Sherrie Lewis
from Norfolk, by Mrs. S. B. Lewis
from Atlanta and by Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Dodsosu from Americus.
The Weather.
Forectst for today: Fair; light
to fresh northerly winds
CORDELE
IS COMING
Crack Baseball Team will
Be Here for Three
Games.
FIRST GAME TOMORROW
This Little Georgia City Has an Ex
cellent Team and the Games Are
Expected to All be Very In
teresting Ones.
We will have more baseball this
week, which will probably prove more
interesting than the ones seen last
week.
The crack Cordele team, which has
been defeating every club that they
have played, will be here Thursday,
Friday and Saturday for three games
with the locals.
Cordele was in the Southeast
ern but a few deys ago decided
to pull out, therefore these dates
were secured by Manager Cole
man. The Cordele team i3
playing Tifton today and will ar
rive in the city in the morning.
The three games are expected to be
very interesting ones. The local team
has been practicing since the games
last week and are in better trim, but
they certainly have a hard proposition
in the Cordele team.
A Good Horse Race.
One of the interesting events of the
celebration of the Fourth on St. Si
mon will be an interesting horse race
in which will be some of the swiftest
runners of this city as well as the
island. This alone will be worth the
amount it will take to see all the
fun.
iowaWcrats,
Fight Over Kansas City
Platform Looked at
the Convention.
i
Des Moines, lowa, June 23.—The
democratic state convention here to
morrow will be amor,? the most inter
esting contents in the political history
of the commonwealth.
Delegates are ail here today for the
preliminary skirmish and the corrid
ors of the Savory hotel echo with the
hum of political discussion.
While those in favor of the reaf
firmation of the Kansas City platform
and the element radically opposed to
such action are pursuing a vigorous
button-hole campaign to enlist recruits
under respective banners some of the
wheel horses of the party are at work
in the interest of harmony.
If their efforts prevail something
in the shape of a compromise will be
patched up, the money issue will be
ignored and the battle will he fought
out along the line of government
ownership and the tariff question.
From present indications, however,
it looks very much like there will he
a fight about the Kansas City platform
in spite of the w'ork of the peace
makers.
One of the leading democrats of the
state said this afternoon that he ex
pected a hard fight and that the re
affirmation of the Kansas City plat
form would be defeated-
The convention will consist of 853
delegates and will be called to order
at noon. and. H. Quick, of Kansas City
will be temporary chairman.
ENTIRE TRAIN RUNS AMUCK.
Three People in Spokane Killed and
Others Hurt.
Spokane, Wash., June 23.—A Great
Northern train of GO cars loaded with
coal became beyond control of the
engineer and ran through the city at
a frightful speed, finally jumping the
track.
Three persons were 1 killed, nine
injured and one missing. Three
buildings were wrecked.
OFF FOR THE COUNTRY,
Convicts to do Work on the Roads at
Fancy Bluff.
The Glynn county convicts left yes
terday for Fancy Bluff, in the the 27th
district to engage in road work and it
will take them some time to get the
public highways of this district in
good shape.
The gang went over on a flat and
it was towed over by the tug Tupper.
TEACHERS BEGIN
THEIR MEETING
Many Prominent Educa=
tors are Now on
Cumberland.
MANY MORE I ARE EXPECTED
Expected That at Least Three Hun
dred Will be on the Island To
day.—Convention Promises to
Be Very Successful One.
(By F. L. Lamar.)
The 37th annual session of the Geor
gia Educational association will con
vene tonight at thie auditorium at
8:30 o’clock with President J. Henry
Walker, of Griffin, Ga., preseiding.
All of the officers 6f the associa
tion are present. The hoard of di
rectors met this afternoon at 3:00
o’clock and the board of trustees at
3:30 o’cloelt.
The feature of the evening session
will be a lecture by Marvin Will
iams, of Oxford, Ga., entitled “The
American Small Boy,” which i*s said
to be complete with wit and eloquence.
A pleasing innovation at the even
ing session will be a physical culture
drill by twenty bright pupils of the
Hawkinsvllle public schools, under the
direction of Superintendent N. E.
Ware,
Music for tfae convention will be
furnished by an orchestra of twelve
pieces. This orchestra is also com
posed of pupils of the Hawkinsville
public schools.
Avery interesting feature of the
convention is an exhibition of manuei
work from the pupils from the Glynn
county schools, consisting of clay inoa
eling, free hand drawings and baskets
woven from fibrous materials, all of
which show a wonderful degree of
skill when the ages of the children
performing the work are considered.
This interesting exhibit is in charge
of Misses McKinnon and Butts, of the
Brunswick public schools, and they
are kept busy showing this exhibit
to interested crowds.
Owing to the absence of M. L. Brit
tain, of Atlanta, tonight's program will
necessarily, be changed, but who will
be substituted in his place has not
yet been announced.
There are 150 teachers already in
attendance from all parts ol the state,
including some of Georgia's most dis
tinguished educators and over 200 are
expected tomorrow, and this bids fair
to be the most successful convention
ever held.
Cumberland Island, Ga., June 23. —
OLD BRUNSWiCKIAN DEAD.
Major O. S. Benson Passed Away at
Jacksonville Yesterday.
The following from the Savannah
Press of yesterday will be received
with general regret in Brunswick:
"Captain W. G. Lee left this morn
ing for Jacksonville to bring back- to
Savannah tae remains ol his brother
in-law, Major Otis S. Benson. Major
Benson died at 6 o’clock this morn
ing at St. Luke’s hospital from per
itonitis, which followed an operation.
He was CO years old.
“The remains of Major Benson will
be brought to Savannah and buried
at Bonaventure uesides those of Ins
wife, Mrs. Lizzie Lee Benson, who
died some years ago.
"Major Benson was for the iast two
years connected with the Florida and
Savannah Transportation company,
Known as the 'Sea Island Route.’ He
was a Confederate veteran. He leaves
three sons, Lee and Reaper Benson,
connected with the Ocean Steamship
company, and Otis Benson, who is in
the west. He also leaves a daughter,
Miss Lela Benson, of Grilfin.”
Major O. S. Benson was the first
general freight and passenger agent
of the old B. & A. railway and was
very popular with the people of
Brunswick.
He was of the old school of south
ern gentlemen, countly and a Chester
field in mannerisms.
He was a poet of general worth, and
many old Brunswickians will remem
ber his splendid writings under the
non de plum ot "Old Saint Bride.”
tie had thousands ot Brunswick
friends who will be distressed to hear
ot ins deatn.
Death cf an Infant.
The 1-year old infant ot Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Herring, of Island View,
died at the home ot A. L. Melts last
night at 8 o’clock. The funeral will
occur today at lu;30 o'clock from the
Second Advent church,
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1903,
SHOULD BE
PUNISHED
—* —
Servian Ministry is Much
Alarmed Over the
Situation.
RUSSIA’S NOTE |S TROUBLE
Tht Very Thought of Punishment for
the Murder of the King and
Queen Alarms Courtiers
9
Holiday is Proclaimed.
Bolgrfvte, Ji’Ve 23.-—The position
of the ministry is becoming daily more
unenviable in consequence of the Itus
sian and Austrian demands for the
punishment of the assassins of King
Alexander and Queen Dragn. The
terms of (he Russian note almost
caused a panic among the minister-,
wno are anxiously awaiting the arrival
King Peter to extricate them from
their dilemma.
The war minister is the paramount
power in the ministry, as he is backed
by the entre army, and he threatens
severe resentment in the ease of any
hint by members of the cabinet ot
punishment of the conspirators.
The promotions of officers sent from
Geneva is variously explained as eith
er intended as an open defiance or as
being the result of the alarm caused
by the attitude of the army.
Meanwhile the preparations for the
reception of King Peter continue. A
public holiday has been proclaimed
and the provincial deputations art
coming to Belgrade. Free vine ana
■beer will be provided by the gov
ernment and the town is to be given
up to rejoicing.
INSPECTED SIGNAL STATION.
Forecast Official Boyer, of Savannah,
Has Been Here.
The Savannah News of yesterday
says: *'
Mr. W. D. Boyer, local forecast offi
cial in charge of the weather bureau
and the various stations in this sec
tion, lias just returned from an in
specting tour of the signal stations
and found them all in good order, and
ready to give the warning when trop
ical storms are predicted.
Sigal stations are located at Port
Royal, Darien, Brunswick, and the
Yacht club at Tybee. Mr. Boyer left
the city Monday and returned yester
day, having been occupied the entire
week visiting the points where the
stations arc located.
At Brunswick the storm signal tow
ers being equipped with electric lights
and this will be an improvement over
the general plan of hoisting lanter:-.
Ollier apparatus was inspected and
appeared to he in good condition.
Mr. Boyer said that lie had a pleas
ant trip and enjoyed the little travel
ing holiday from routine duties in
:the postofficc building.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
T. VV. Bolt, the Well Known Carpen
ter, Was the Victim Yesterday
T W. Bolt, the well known Bruns
wick carpenter, met with a very pain
ful accident at St. Simon yesterday
morning. Mr. Bolt was at work on
the cottage of Judge Horace Dart, and
in some way foil from the roof to the
ground, a distance of some thirty
feet.
He sustained a number of serious
aminos and was injured internally. He
was brought to the city at noon and
medical aid was summoned. His con
dition, while not critical is very pain
ful.
WILL SHOW LARGE INCREASE.
Taking of School Census is Progress
ing Rapidly.
Profs. Griffith and Mann, of the
Glynn public schools, who arc now
engaged in taking a school census are
progressing rapidly in their work.
They commenced the work in Old
Sown and tiiat section of the city is
about completed. To a Nows reporter
yesterday Mr. Mann stated that tite
district thus far listed would show a
large increase in our population.
Many Will Go.
Ala: ge number of Brunswickians
will go to Cumberland tomorrow to
bear Join: Temple Graves speak
Mr. Graves is a favorite here and num
bers bis friends by the hundreds in
this city.
South's Summer School.
Knoxville, June 23.—The second it::
nual session of tin- sum me l chool of
the south opened today at the univer
sity and will continue to the end of
stuapnfs uoo‘B JB °N 'uuiotn txou
mostly teachers will be there-
CANDIDATES ME
HARD AT WTIIIA
-
Aspirants for City Court
Judgeship are Now
Active.
FRIENDS ARE ALSO AT WORK
Governor Has Announced, So It is
Stated, That the Appointment
Will Not be Made Before
Middle of July.
The city court judgeship race is
growing lively: the three candidates
and their respective friends and sup
porters are hard at work; Governor
Terrell is being besetged with peti
tions, communications and letters of
all kinds, but the question is who
will be the successful candidate?
You cannot meet any three men on
the street who are of the same opin
on; the lawyers seem to be about
evenly divded on the three candidates,
while it is father a hard matter to
tell exactly which one of the candi
dates is the most popular among the
people generally.
Governor Terrell, it is said, has an
nounced (hat he would not make the
appointment before July 15, and,
therefore, the candidates still have
three weeks to work, and from now
until the appointment is made, there
will be some lively campaigning in
the quiet way.
In the meantime, Judge Symmes,
and Messrs. Gale and Meader are
sitting steady in the boat, each of
them sanguine that he will receive the
appointment.
It is understood that several dele
gations of the respective candidates
will visit within the next
week or two in order to be on the
scene awhile before the appointment
is made.
WATER SUPPLY WAS AMPLE.
Chief Green Says Stream Tore
Shingles From House.
At the lire early yesterday morning;,
in whic the store occupied by li. L.
Sauls and owned by George W. Har
per, it lias been slated that i ire water
supply was inadequate, but this erron
eous statement Chief Green puts at
rest.
The chief was seen by a repre r
a.tive of the News last night, and
when asked about the water supply,
he said:
“At first we connected with the
fire ling near the Methodist church,
which was some distance from the
scene of file fire and, naturally, tile wa
ter supply was not very strong, but
later, when we connected with the
plug near the fire, the pressure was
all that could be desired, and was
strong enough to tear the shingles
from the roof of the house."
President Feiulig, of the Mutual
Light and Water company, was also
- eon and he stated that BO pounds ot
pressure was on one minute aftei
the alarm was sounded and was
kept up for exactly one hour,
’Tis Summer Now.
The hoi weatuer seems to have at-
rived and the past few days have
been the hottest, of the year. Yester
day the dial of the thermometer flirted
with the high nineties, and the elec
tric fans were (pressed into service
all over the iity.
His Hand Amputated.
N. H. Boone, the young white man
who was injured last week while
coupling cars on the Atlantic Coast
line, and whose hand was badly mash
ed, is still suffering from his injuries.
It was necessary to amputate his hand.
Used Wife of Warden.
Canton City, Colo., June 23. —One
convict was shot and killed and an
other fatally wounded by guards at
the state penitentiary yesterday in an
effiott to escape. On the way to the
front gate the convicts overpowered
Mrs. Cleghorn, wife of the warden,
and placed her in front of them. They
kept her with them until she fainted.
British Minister Left Servia.
Belgrade, June 23. —The British min
ister to Servia left, here this morning
lor Loudon, it is understood the first
bill to be submitted to King Peter
will be one prepared by the minister
,1 justce granting amnesty for all
political offenses.
Mourns for Dead King.
London, June 23. —King Edward has
ordered tire court to go in inirurnnrx
for a fortnight for the late King Al
exander ot Servia,
TRIAL OF
TILLMAN
* - —*—
Now Charged That Gon
zales Paper Has
Injured Him.
CASE BEING HARD TOUGHT
Clippings from the State Read in
the Plea for a Change of Venue.
Decision Will Probably he Ar
rived at Today.
Columbia, June 23.—The Tillman
murder trial was continued on the ap
peal for a change of venue and sev
eral hundred affidavits were read to
the effect that tlie defendant could
not got a fair trial in Columbia.
Clippings were read from the
Columbia State, of which Mr. Gon
zales was editor, showing that, as
they claim, attempts had been made
to excite prejudice again-t the de
fendant.
Many signed articles which appear
ed in the State during the tragedy were
produce:!. Every clipping was read
as also was the articles and clippinngs
for a Gonzales monument.
Affidavits were also submitted stat
ing that the newspaper had in its
enmity for caunsel for the defense loft
out their names on occasions when
they took part in prominent events.
Arguments did not commence until
late tiii3 afternoon.
None of the family of the defendant
was present for any length of liim
today. The court room was crowded
and the defendant snt as cool ami
composed as ever.
TO ES mm LINE
Boats to be Again Oper
ated on the Alta
malia Piver.
A river transportation line is to bo
again established between Brunswick
and Macon on the Ocmulgee river,
and the following from the Macon Tel
egraph of yesterday will be of interest
to our leaders.
A definite movement lias been made
under tlie auspices of the chamber of
commerce to inaugurate a river trans
portation line. A steamboat, of 250
tons burthen, loaded with scrap iron
and shingles, Is on its way to Macon,
ft loft Temperance landing, below
Hawkinsvllle, Saturday night.
While it is an experimental venture
on tlie part of tlie owner, it will lead
to important results. The shippers
of Macon have been anxious for a long
time to utilize the navigable advan
tages of the Ocmulgee river to secure
rail and water line freight rates. They
believe that Macon’s commercial fu
ture will be favorably determined, it
such a result can lie attained.
The government has expended thou
sands of dollars In the past four years
to improve tlie channel of the river,
so as to enable boats to ply the river
'lie year round between Macon and the
tlie Altamaha.
The government engineers have
given the assurance that three feet
of water can lie maintained with the
system of jetties which have been
built at summer stage of the river.
Gaptain I. B. English lias been a
consitent advocate of river navigation.
He says.: “It is the key to the sit
uation that confronts Macon 1 .” Ho
maintains that it will increase the
volume of ftaffic to lie distributed
form Macon, and more than compen
sate the railroads for reducing rates.
The inauguration of a river trans
portation line Is not a now project. In
1837 men prominently identified with
the chamber of commerce took up
the project and through their exer
tions the “City of Macon" was built
and the feasibility of running steam
boats on the river practically denton
rated.
it wa- through the energetic persist
ence of tlie same men that an appro
priation cf $158,000 was secured for
the permanent improvement of the
river channel thus laying the founda
tion for a successful river transpor
■ at ion line.
Broke a Leg.
Charlie Johnson, a well known col
ored mac. fell from a second story
window of his home yesterday and
broke a leg. It is said that the man
was intoxicated,
RHICB FfVg CHNTS.
CHANGE IN B.&B,
WAS * SURPRISE
Few Brunswickians Hvon
Knew Robinson was
Interested.
IS A GOOD RAILROAD MAN
Now Thought That the Road is
■ Straight" Again and That No
More Changes Will Occur in
the Near Future.
The announcement in the News yes
terday of the reorganization of the
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
Company in New York, came as a
complete surprise to the people of
Brunswick.
While many of our citizens expected
news of some nature from New York
low thought that Machen was going
to get hack in control just at this
time, and the impression seemed to
prevail here that President Fairbairn
was going lo remain at the head of
nut few people who even knew that he
had sold his interest surprised many
of those in close touch with the affairs
of the company.
Probably the greatest surprise of
the entire organization meeting was
the election of Mr. Robinson to the
presidency of the road. There were
but few people who evn knew that be
had been to the city and inspteted the
line, and probably not a half dozen
people knew that he was being consid
ered in connection with the presidency.
Mr. Robinson was here with Col. Ma
chen on has last visit, hut was not
given out that he was here for the
purpose of inspecting the road, in
fact there were hut few people who
knew he was in the city at all.
From what we can learn of the new
president of the B. & B. he is a good
railroad man, and those in position
to know say getting him interested
is the best thing that ever happened
for the B. & B.
However, these changes have been
occurring so rapidly of late, that it
is rather hard to predict what will
occur next and the people of Btuns
wick wili only have to wait and watch.
It is understood, not officially, how
ever, that Col. Machen and President
Robinson and others will he in the
city the latter part of next week.
SHORT TELEGRAMS.
Interesting News Items From All Sec
tions of the cf the Country.
Mechanical Engineers.
Saratoga, June 23. —Many delegates
have already arrived for the conven
tion of the American Mechanical En
gineers and it looks like this will bo
a very successful meeting.
A Great Horse Show.
SI. Paul Minn.. The. great horse show
started here today. It is the most
successful yet held.
Fraternity Meets.
Atlanta, June 23.--The Kappa Alpha
fraternity, one of the best known
Greek letter societies ill the United
Bta.t.eis, began Its annual meeting in
this city today.
Press Clubs in Convention.
Atlantic City, N. J., June 23.—Rep
resentatives of the press clubs in all
the largo cities of the United States
are here for the convention which be
gins tomorrow.
Southern Epworth League
Blucfield, W. Va., Many delegates
and visitors have reached hero for the
Epworth league convention which is
to begin tomorrow.
EXCURSION TO CUMBERLAND.
Rate of SI.OO for the Round Trip
During Teachers' Meeting.
In order to give everybody in tho
city an opportunity to visit Cumber
land during the Teachers’ convention
the Cumberland route announces the
exceedingly low rate of |l.no for the
round trip during the meeting.
Tickets are now on sale, and will
be every day durng the week with
a final limit until Sunday. The larg
est crowd will go down from this
city tomorrow to hear tho lecture of
Editor John Temple Graves, on "The
Twentieth Century Woman."
The Emmeline will leave her wharf,
foot of Mansfield street, daily at 8
a. m. ,
Pay Train Gone.
The pay train of the B. & B. left
at 4 o’clock this mornnng to mako
glad the hearts of the various em
ployeesof the line. Vice President.
Mason, General Manager McDuffie and
others left with the traiu,