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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 237. A. & B. SCOOPS UP TWO GOOD LUES Buys the T. T. & G. and the Tifton and Northeastern ANMOrtJNCEMfNr IS MADE Sale Was Confirmed By the Atlantic & Birmingham Officials Yes terday—Two Roads Are 81 Miles Long. An announcement was made in. Way cross yesterday afternoon of a rail road deal, which will be of interest to Brunswick and south Georgia son erally. The Atlantic & Birmingham railroad which sennit" to he making very rapid prog oss, announced that they had scooped two lines, namely, the Tifton, ThomasviUe and Gulf and the TiUoi and Northeastern. The Tifton, TlhonnasviUe and Gul, is one of the best little linos in ilie state. Running, as it does, from Tifton to ThomasviUe, it traverses one of the richest sections of the state and in said to be a paying line. The road is about 55 miles long. The Tifton and Northeastern,which sodie time ago was reported to have been sold to the B. & 8., is also a very good line, and the A. & 8., has made a good scoop in securing it. The roal runs lrom Tifton to hit gerald, a distance of about 25 mile., Tike Atlantic and Biuming'ham is now running trains from Waycro < to Montezuma, and is rapidly pushing on to Birmingham. LOCAL COMMITTEE IS NAMED. List of Those to Represent Glynn County at Coming Fair. The South Georgia fair, which is to ghe held ir, Waycro s in the course in a few months, promises to lie a suc icef in every way. Nearly ieve ; . C(" i in this section of the stale wiii fc exhibit at the fair. . following committee of ladie and gentlemen have been appointeu from tins county: G. W. Wright, chairman;; T. W. Lamb, W. U. T 0... send, Davis Dubberly, Alex Livingston, |W. B. Burroughs, E. Brohston, It. U. Ilopkins, F. D. Aiken, Mrs. B Win. field, Mrs .1, M. Madden, Mrs, J. a Beacli, Mrs. W. M. Xupper, Mrs. J. A. McDuffie. It is earnestly hoped that this to. niiittee will get together and endeavor to have Glynn county represeuiou .. the fair. , , To Unload on Canada. London, June 29. —A conference of various boards of guardians was helu today for the purpose of discussing the advisability of sending a large number of the children under Uheir cate to Canada. Mr. VV. G. it. t'res ton, the Dominion iimmigration agenl, addressed the meting and explaineu trie- alvaiftages' ottered by_ the Domiu ion lo immigrants <Jf a good class. A Few Corrections. In the city statement published yes teruay morning the types made n read Mrs. Alice VV. Perry, Si.UO. li should have been JX.SO. Another wa. Baltimore insurance company, license $25.00, which should have been it,, tine insurance company, license s2u.ui DISEASED CREW IN UUAHANTIn,. Several Men are Suffering from Small pox are Heid. Norfolk, vti, June Ju. —Several oi the crew of tine schooner Henry to. ton were today isolated at Fisher liitill £✓ JbicllKl, il CilfUßUptlUliC ij . , officers of the marine hospital set Mice. ■lhe men are suffering with smallpox which broke out during a voyage 01 the schooner from Bangor, Me., to * ernanuiua, Fla. The sctnoouer put into Ocracoke in let and ihefe asked assistance trom tue government. The light house tender Maple towed the Sutton into Hamp ton Roads. The .-teamen is at quar antine and wili he thoroughly tumi gated. Watson to Lecture. Thomson, Ga., June JO. —Consider!, ble interest is felt here in the a., houuceuient that Hon. Thomas Wat pon willdeliver his famous lecture, “The South,” in Pierce institute nai on the evening ot Ju!yl7. The pro ceeds erf the lecture will go to the La dies Memorial Association, EDUCATORS IN SESSION — 4 — Southern Educational As sociation Meeting at Asheville MAW ABLE SPEAKERS THERE Nearly Every State in the South is Represented and the Meeting Promises to Bea Big Success. Asheville, N. C., June 30 —'This fa mous resort is crowded wit It teachers from all parts ol the South conic to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Educational Association. The convention will open today and continue three days. From present indications it will he the largest and, most represent at ive gathering; of edu cators ever seen in the South. The territory covered by the Association includes every Southern Stale, from Maryland to Texas, and Missouri also comes within its jurisdiction. Among the men of note who will he present and l ake part in the proceed ings are: John 11. Race, Grant Uni versity, Chattanooga, Tenn.: llev. l>r. .1. 1). Hammond, Jackson,'Tenn.; l’rof. E. 11. llabbit t, University of the South: President llenry Louis Smith, David son College; President R. B. Fulton, University of Mississippi: President B. C. Caldwell, Louisiana State Nor mal School; Superintendent Junius Jordan, Pine Bluff, . r..: President E. E. Purington, University of West Virginia :Prol’. A. C. Ellis, University of Texas: Prof. Frederick Eby, Baylor University; President A. A. Murphee, Florida State College: Superintendent W. W. Barnett, Houston, Texas; Prof. Edward Buckner, University of Ala bama; President Edwin A. Alderman, Tulanp University; Dr. Thomas Hume, University of North Carolina; Dr. Frederick W. Moore, Vanderbilt Uni versity: President Thomas D. Boyd, Louisiana State University: Dr. W. LeConte Stevens, Washington and Lee University; President Charles D. Mc iver, Nort'h Carolina State Normal College: Miss Marion Brown, New Or leans, and many oilier eminent educa tors. NEW YORK EDUCATORS. Convention is Now in Session at Albany. Albany, N. Y., June 30 — A consider able number ol distinguished educa tors are gathered in Albany for the forty-first annual University Convoca tion. Tlie Convocation will open in t be Senate Cham Iter l Ids evening wit h an address by Chancellor William C'roswelt Duane, to be followed by an address on "A- Constitutional and Ed ucational Solution of tlie Negro Prob lem,” by Regent Charles A. Gardiner, of New York City. Three sessions are scheduled forte morrow, and among those who will take part are President Draper, of the University of lilinois: President Baker, of tlie University of Colorado, and President McLean, of the State Uni versity of lowa. Electrical Engineers. Niagara Falls, N. Y., J une 30 The advance guard of visitors lias arrived for t he annual meet ing of the Tineri ■an Institute ol Electrical Engineers, which is to tie held here during t lie next, four days, it is expected that at least too prominent members, repre senting many parts of tlie United States and Canada, will participate in ihe proceedings, which will consist in practical discussions on various prob lems of elect rical engineering, besides visits of inspection to tlie great power plants and industrial establishments in this vicinity. To Build New Line. Birmingham, Ala., J line HO- Prelim inary plans for the building of the pro posed Birmingham-! I untsvhle railroad were discussed today at a meeting 01 those interested in the project. The plan is to build with Birmingham ami Huntsville capital a mad connecting the two cities, giving Huntsville the benefit, of cheap iron and coal, and also opening up the rich lield ol fruits and market products 01 that section. MANY MATTERS TO BE HANDLED BY COUNCIL City council will meet in adjourned session tomorrow night and consid erable routine busine.s is expected to come up. The solons have not been in session in three weeks, no quorum being present at the meeting last Thursday night, and many petitions, communications, etc., have been pil ing up with Clerk Bussell. BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1903. BOARD 10 ELECI ALL TEACHERS Regular Monthly Meeting Will Be Held Tomor row. WILL ALSO SELECI A SITE Meeting Was Held Last Night, But Only Financial Matters Were Discussed.—Few Canges Ex pected in Teachers. The board of education held a meet ing at the court house last, night, but the matter of selecting a site for tlhe New Town school building did not come up as was expected. About the only matter discussed al the meet ing was the finances of the board. ■" The hoard will hold their regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 12 o’clock and some very important mat ters will come up. Probably the most interesting will be that, of selecting all teachers for the city and county. The annual examination was held Saturday last, hut there were only a few whose license expired, and one or two new ones also took tlie examina tion. It is expeeled that there will be only a few, if any, changes in the present corps of able teachers. At this meeting the site for the New Town school will also he finally de emed upon. As slated in these col umns yesterday morning, the hoard nus heeu considering two sites to. some time, and it is generally thought that tlie one on E street near the St. Jude's Episcopal church will be the one selected. HOWELL AND GOVERNORSHIP. Will Bea Candidate After Terrell’s Second Term. Atlanta, June 30.—That Hon. Clark Howell, president of the senate, will b© a canlidiate for governor at the election three years lienee may he taken as a certainty. Mr. Howell has made no announce ment yet, and he will make none for some time, hut there is no doubt that, he will enter the race at the proper lime. For several years Mr. Howell has been mentioned in connection with the governorship, hut lie lias carefully avoided allowing himself to he placed in the attitude of being a candidate. Ihe talk ot Mir. Howell as' a guoer natorial possibility has. increase,, however, and it was never so strong as since the announcement ol n ui; . J. H. Hall a few days ago started gossip afresh. Mr. Howell has the percentage oi nis record in the house and seuui *"d occupying the position ol p.. dent of tlie senate winch would make him governor in the event of the gov ernor s death, the situation is one that combines to make Hits candidacy oppor tune, if he is ever to enter for guber natorial honors. Tine members of the senate and house seem to have seitiea in their minds (hat Air. Howell will he in the race alter Governor Terrell has had an endorsement, and tuosc who are in position to know -ay there is no doubt that lie will announce later. TRAGEDY AT SWAINSBORO, GA. Robert Rich Accidentally Shoots and Kills His Mother. Swainsboro, Ga., June 30. —Robert Rich, aged 21, this morning uccideiu ally si!lot and killed his mother, to whom he was devoted. He was piaukinug with a pistol, snowing , smipothiy it worked, and praising its tine points. His .mother, an invalid, was seated near. in unhreac-Uiug tue p loU „ something went wrong, there was an explosion and Mrs. Rich screaweu am. fell, shot through the breast. She died almost instantly. loiiug Rich is almost crazed wit., grief, and has to he constantly watch ed to prevent suicide. WILL HAVE THE BOAT RACES. To Be Interesting Feature of the Pro gram on St. Simon. It has been reported that the boat races had benn called off on St. Simon on the fourth, hut there is no truth in the rumor and both the sailing and motor races will ue very liuetcs. ing. fit the sail boat races three or four have already entered and there will be about four in the motor power races. Those fond of this great sport are looking forward to the races with much interest. LIBRARY EXCURSION Unique Trip Is Being Arranged to St. Simon. OCCURS MtXT VYUNUSDAY J V iU f Association is Preparing to Make the Affair a Great and Offer Some Rare Inducements. The library excursion, to ho given next Wednesday, is the next event after the Fourth. This excursion will ho distinct!y r new departure, an innovation in I lie excursion line. It. will combine all the features of a day-time cxeuraiot and also of a moonlight excursion The cxcuii sionists will have the privi lege of going over to the island o' either the 2 o’clock boat or the 5:30 boat, and tlhey will return oil a spec ial boat at J orlho’clock. Tliie will give an opportunity foi ladies and children and parties I • over lor the afternoon, taking a basket along, to enjoy a surf hath and ret if n at the reasonable hour by moonlight There will be fine music and the yon people will have a chance to dan; in the cool ocean breeze. A unique and enjoyable line of re freshments will be served by the com mittee on the island. Each adult ticket bought will en title the holder to a month’s free sub scription to t|he Brunswick library. Every effort will be made to main l the affair a thorough delightful one and the largest crowd, of the seasoi will take advantage of this liber; and unusual offer. DENY CHARGES OF PEACH GROWERS. What the Railways Answer to the Complaints. Washington,June 30. —The Contra! of Georgia, the Atlantic and Weal Point, Georgia Southern anil Florida and Western and Atlantic raiilroails have filed answers with the Interstate Commerce commission to tlie com plaint of the Georgia Peach Growers association, alleging excessive and dis criminating tariffs. The roads deny (hat the rates to New York and eastern points are approximately one-third greater pci mile than to Ohio river crossings, and say that the peacli producers in Tex as, Arkansan, Tennessee, Maryland, Oeleware, anl California have to meet the competition of the Georgia peace m bo! h eastern and western markets, and the lines between those points have necessarily heeu compelled to accept exceptionally low rales on this class of traffic in order to enable producers to compete witli Geofgia producers. APPOINTMENTS MADE FOR THE ENCAMPMENT Captain Robinson, of the Rilleuien has made the following appointments for the encampment; Sergeant "i .... l’oerson, to he first -■ergeant p#/ r geaut L. J. Newman, returned trill ty sergeant; Sergeant A. C. Jeffers,'Hp ponteu quanermastei sergeant. Lifcai. appointments are made owing to the fact mat First Sergeant li. O. Douglas and others will he uname to go mto camp. NEGRO DELIVERED A VERY ABLE ADDRESS. The colored Baptist church was crowdou wiih Brunswick negroes last night, the occasion being an address by C. J. Johnson, the well known negro lecturer ot Wasuiiigtoti, tin., The speaker is probably one of the best educated negroes in the south anu his address was full of sound, common sense, and was closely fol lowed by the large audience. Georgia Teachers. Knoxville, June 30. —The Gionrgi. teachers here are permanently organ 'ized with the following named oiii cers: T. 0 l’olhill Quitman, Oa. president; Miss Jala liaines, Cel jurnbus vice president; Miss Florence IBernd of Macon, second vice prasi 'dent. C. Tharp) , secretary and treas prer; U. B. Phillips, Madison, Wis., Miss Rosa Taylor, Macon, Mrs, Wim bush, Greenvilee, Ga., Miss Busch, with the acting president and treas ' urer as executive committee. e. MILL TAKE THE SHOPS TODAY Change will Finally Be Made This Morn ing. TO DO WORK IOR A. C. L, The Rolling Stock Will be Kept in Running Order at the Shops. Officials Here to Make the Change. The Atlantic Goast Line shops will be finally turned over to the Bruns wick a Birmingham railroad today. For the past month, or two, or we may say for the past year, a deal has been pending between those two lines for the shops here. The con tract was signed some time in New York, and a date was set for the B. it B. to take charge, but, for nme reason, it was postponed several times. W. H. Dyer, master mechanic of tin Atlantic Coast Hue .1 \ arrived in the city yesterday and will formally turn over the shops to the B. & B. The agreement made by these two lines has been told in these columns before. The B. & B. has leased the shops for a term of years, and will have entire charge. In the i airla \ however, it is agred that the B. & B. is lo do the repair work for the At lantic Coast Line. In other words it will keep, in running order all en gines, cars, etc., of the between Bruns wick and Albany, The shops will be in charge ol Superintendent of Motive Power hill. WILL BE BEST SEASON KNOWN TO CUMBERLAND .J. L. Jacobi, the popular manager ot the hotel Cumberland, came up on the Emmeline last night. Mr. Jacobi was seen at the Oglethorpe by a News representative, and when askel about Cumberland, said: "Tbjs will ho the greatest season in the history fo Ihe popular Geor gia resort. The hotel iias been enter taining many guests during the past two weeks, and the greatdi port.ion of resort seekers are yet lo come. Atlanta, Macon, Chattanooga no, other cities will ail send down Jure, crowds during the next two months and the hotel will lie comfortably crowded. Manager Jacobi, being the summer hotel man that lie is, handles the crowd well, and everybody return ing from the island has hail a good word for him. MANY WILL SAVE MONEY. Are to take Advantage of the City’s Offer About Taxes. Front what the News can understand u great many of the city property ow ners will take advantage of the offer ot the city to allow those who pay their taxes before July 10 a discount of four per cent. This means a big saving and those who possibly can should take up tllte liberal offer. Golden Jublee. Burlington, Vi.,.1 une 30—St. Mao's i ’at liedral was t fie scene of interesting ceremonies today held in celebration of the golden jubilee of tlie diocese of Burlington. Prominent -priests and prelates, together with many lay mem bers, crowded t fie cathedral at 10 o’clock when the celebration was com menc.ee witli pool iticial high mass, celebrated by 111. lin. .i. S Mcliaud, bishop of Burlington. Thesermon was preaclied by Bisliop Heaven, of Spring field. Mass. Salary for Solicitors. The senate held a short session Mon day morning, jiassed one local bill, and heard read several measures for tin* first time. The only bills ol special interest which made their appearance were those by Seiftrt >r Clements. pro posing to place solicitors general on salaries of >?2,ooo each in addition to the usual compensation for ap pearing in tile Supreme Court, and by Senator iiobbio piacc upon the re tirement lisl all mil it ary oilicers who saved Ihe Si ate for a period of l luce years lief ween 1 sf;.", and IMH7. Large Cargo on Mallory. The Mallory steamer Colorado ar rived yesterday and brought a large cargo anil a good list of pasengers. Business on this line is getting bel ter every hip. / GOING TO MEETING —♦ — Local Attorneys Leave To night for Tallulah Falls. JUDGE PARKER 10 SPTAK Expected to Most Successful Meeting Ever Held By the Georgia Bar Asso- I ciation. • The annual meeting of the Georgia Bar Association will convene tomor row at Tallulah Falls, and the corner lion promises to he the most interest ing and successful ever held by the association. The principal feature of the pregran this yean will be an address by Judg< Alton Parker, chief justice of the court of appeals of New York. Judge Par ker lias been prominently mentioned in conned lon with the demi i niii nomination for the presidency. While Judge Parker will he the l rin cipal speaker of the convention then will tie many other able lawyers win: will speak, and some of the most liril liant men of the late will he pres ent. A delegation of local attorneys will leave over the Southern tonight fo; Tallulah Falls to attend the convent ion. Hon. Burton Smith, of Atlanta, pro ideal of the association, will preside at the meeting and ho will deliver the address of welcome to the visitor; on the part .if tho association. Alto gotlier the convention promises lo Ik a great one, and the attorneys all ovo the state are looking forward to il with much pleasure. FOR A PALTRY SUM. Office Furniture of a $10,000,000 Scheme Sold for Debt. Norfolk, Va., June 30.- -By rdcr of Sheriff John F. Lawler, the oiliee fur niture of the Norfolk Hampton Koadv Sihiplmihliig Company was today sold at auction to -atisly a judgment s< cured against the concern by F. lia ousel man n, a surveyor who plotted the tract bought by the company near Sewell's point. The furniture brought SIU3. ICx-Governor Atkinson, of West Vir Kind a, and Treasurer Peter Silverman of tho same state, Goi. W. 11. Kmmss, of Columbus, 0., and \V. P. Haralson, o' Wheeling, art; directors in the com pany, whicli was capitalized at $lO,- 000.000. SHOT AT THE SUPPER TABLE. Phillips' Brains Were Blown Out / An Assassin. Columbia, S. C., June 30.- John T Phillips, while eating his supper to night in his room in Norway, Barnwell county, was assassinated by persons unknown, llis brains were shot out with a load of buckshot, A girl of 9 years old and a boy of J 1 were also wounded. Phillips was a respected citizen ol Norway. Last Satin'day he and two sons had a difficulty with two negroes. This is the only clue. M’ALLISTER APPOINTED TO A GOOD POSITION WITH B. <t B. H. 11, McAllister who, for a long number of years, was connected with the shops of lhe Atlantic Coast Line in this city, was yesterday appointed foreman of the shops of the B. At is., which road will take over tile old A. C. L. shops today. Mr. McAllister has had many years’ experience in ibis line of work and he will no doubt main the B. At li a first clan* man in that important position. Maxwell ,-las Resigned. Capt. IV K. Maxwell, stipo-'.iHendetil of the sixth division of the Soabou’u Air Line, witih, headquarters at .lack sonville, lias resigned his position and A. P. Counally, now assistam sup erintenderit, has lieen appointed to succeed him. The change will lake place today. Will Picnic Today. The annual picnic of the St. Judo' Episcopal church will occur today a. Island View. A large number of the ladies and children will go, and a goo< Unm is looked forward to by them all The Weather. . .Forecast for today In,'Georgia: Prob ably fair, PRICE FIVE CENTS. BRUNSWICK IS VIED AS POINT If State Road is Extended It Will Come here. THE Bill IS INTRODUCED Mr. Carrington Thinks the Georgia Line Should be Extended to the Seacost and Names Brunswick as the Place. The News, last week and on several previous occasions, ii.-i printed the facts about the Carrington bill, for the extension of tho state road to tlie eaeoast. It was well known that this hill was going lo he introduced, hut to what point the lull would name as the terminus was nol known, and lioth Brunswick and Savannah was mentioned. The hill was introduced by Mr. Carrington Monday and Bruns wick was named as the point of ex tension. The Journal says of tlie hill: “The bill, presented by M'tf Carring ton, of Madison, in reference to Hie Western and Atlantic railroad, em braces all of the features of the ar ticle, which was printed exclusively In the Journal last week in relatioin lo the oxtention of the Western and Atlantic railroad to Brunswick. “The bill after setting forth the provision, in regard to extending the road from Atlanta, to Brunswick, goos on to stipulate that Ihe work shall be done under the supervision of a joint committee from the house and senate to be appointed by the presiding officers of the (\v(t brandies. The proposed committee is to he com posed of two member's from the senate and four from the house and the gov ernor shall also he a membet. Ho shall have a vote in all matters per taining to tho work. In the event of any member of the committee barring the chief executive of the state slluHtld fail of rodeelion to either ihe house or senate, lie is still to continue us a member of * In* board of supervis ors. The pay of (he committeemen save the governor shall he $1 per day. "The bill provides that 1,000 of the felony convicts ol the stale shall lie used in grading the country through which tin road ?-•■ to pass, it also provides for tlhe selection of a suitable civil engineer to assist in tin- construc tion, of the work." Whether or not thin liiil will pass, we will, of course, only have to wait and -i'o. hut it is known that many of the legislators favor it and will heat:lily support the measure when it comes up for passage. if the bill does pass it will mean that the stale road w’ll be extended to Brunswick at once. MANY VESSELS BOUND HERE. Over Thirty Should be at this Port Ir; a Very Short Period. It may he true that tho river front is dull at pro l tent but il will not ho tlml way very long. Wii'.iiin the next few '.veess the hay will he lined and right ;iow there is not less than thirty hound for this port. Some of these are eoastwis" while there is also a large numln ,f them foreign and when they reach here it will mean a general revival of busi ness. In the meantime the lumber dealers are stocking their 1 sires and such piles of lumber have not been aeen here in many years. NAVAL MILITIA ELECTION Lieut. H. S. Coldirig tj Be Made Commander. The Naval militia will hold an elec tion on next Monday night, at which time a now head will lie chosen for the organisation in Georgia. The position was made vacant by the resignation ot Commander Stiles*. Lieut. Com mander H. S. Colding will be elected to (ill the vacancy. The position vacated by Dr. Cold mg will also have to he filled. Lieut. F. A. Wrench, of Brunswick is slated for li. The ©lectori will result in the change of headquarters of the navar militia of the Georgia state troops from Brunswick to Savannah. Dr. F, L. Drawdy, a prominent citi zen of Jesup, spent yesterday in the city,