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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 239. MANY MATTERS HANDLED BY SOLONS LAST NIGHT A BUSK SESSION OF CUV COUNCIL Efforts Will Be Made to Get the Baptist School CMY WILL DONATE \ SITE Several Petitions, Communications, Etc., Were Received. —Some In teresting Reports Made by Different Officials. Adjourned Regular Meeting. Brunswick, Ga„ July 2, 1903. Present, Hon. A. .1. Crovatt, mayor; Aldermen Kaiser, du Bignon, Cook and Dart. Absent, Aldermen Newman, Taylor, Smith and Robinson. Minutes of previous meetings read and confirmed. Petitions. From Noble and Parker, to be per mitted to tpike out half years’ li cense for their planing mill, stating that in March, 1903, they had pur chased the Torras planing mill, dis mantled it, removed machinery and had constructed anew mill in New Town doing no business practically to July first. Referred to committee on taxes and revenues. .From Thos. Foley, for permission to transfer liquor license to retail at 404 Bay to new location, 516 Bay street, petition accompanied by con llpent of nearest neighbors. Petition granted, *>!•. -i members fire department, ask- L .lru; f nption tropi_street tax. Re tS "committee on fire and mtilding permits. From property owners and residents in vicinity of Cochran avenue and Gloucester street, complaining of nui nances existing at said location 4y reason of its use as a station by the B. & B. railroad, such as rhackmen, blocking the streets, noisy assemblage ■of people awaiting arrival and depart ure of trains, boisterout conduct and profane.language of the hackmen and the crowds, engines “blowing off” steam, freight and passenger train ; blockading the boulevard,etc. prayin for the passage of an order prohibit ing the use of said location as station. Referred to committee on police, fire and building permits and marshal. Communications. From John Washington and Frank H. Harris, with regard to an assault by Assistant Chief of Police Robert Owens on John Washington, asking that same be investigated and charges pret'er-ed against said officer. Refer red to police, fire and building per mit committee and the mayor to re port at next regular meeting of coun cil. > Committee Reports. From committee on education, on -•.Communication from John W. Bennett, corresponding secretary, regarding in ducements to be offered certain Bap tist association for the establishment of denominational school in this city; Your committee begs to recommeuu trial the city offer an eligible site for the establishment of the above men tioned school, same to be selecteu from the lands now owned by the city, adopted. From taxes and revenues committee 'on petition of Mrs. E. Briesenick. for refund of taxes paid on “Houston lease” lot. It appearing that said lots in question are part of the lands -leased to T. E. Davenport, trustee for the wife and children of James Hous ton, and not liable for taxes, we rec ommend that amount collected in er ror be refunded and the clerk instruct ed to issue voucher for the proper amount. Adopted. From committee on sanitation, ligh and water, that two mules in the dc partmeut, one unfit for service, rec ommending that same be disposed of to best advantage, and the hire ol suitable ones until a more favorable of the yeear for the purchase of new stock. Adopted and the committee instructed to refer back to council at next meeting all bids re ceived for said mules. From same committee: That the fight hand boiler in the pumping sta tion is in bad order, the tubes put in same about six months ago are leak ing and the engineer at the station reports that they are cracked. Refer red back to committee to secure bids for repairing same and submit next meeting of council. Reports of Officers. From city attorney, on petition of Lewis Gill, for refund of amounts paid out for police uniforms during 1901- 1902, that suit had been filed by at torney for Gill. Report ordered filed ' and city attorney directed to defend the suit. From C. S. Wylly, city engineer, on petition of residents in the vicnity re garding improper drainoge on Nor wich and Carpenter Sts. between Glou cester and F streets: That. said lo cality is almost in crest of the water shed which divides the waters flowing into the Mansfield drain and those flowing into H street drain; the streets are excessively sandy, which prevents any permanent side ditches to take off the rain fall. The proper remedy is frequent attention to the side ditches on each street complained of, and most probably an examination as to the condition of the twelve-inch pipe wjqch Carpenter street to the .lot 1 Hi ward. Here the rain fall flows by one system north to H street and partly to another southward to Mansfield street drain, both these ditches and pipes must be kept clear to prevent the trouble complained of. Report ordered filed and committee on public works directed to be guided by same in repairing the drains. From C. S. Wylly. city engineer, on petition of -residents in vicinity of Stonewall street, between F and G streets, with reference to imperfect drainage at that i>oint, that the best plan to remedy same would be the cutting of anew ditcli directly to the westward and emptying into the ditch now existing between the B. & B. ana ahe Southern railriad tracks on Coch ran avenue. Length of ditcli would be about 490 feet requiring boxing or piping under the B. &B. tracks, and estimating that the city stfcet SiaSg' dig the ditch in two days. Ordered filed and (riio committee on public works instructed to have ditch dug in accordance with report. From S. A. Burney, city marshal, for month of June, 1903, showing 80 arrests, of which 20 were discharged. Police fines, $215,30; 53 annimals im pounded, lees on same $52,50. marks and brands $15,80; executions collect ed $184,17, cost, $14,25. Ordered pub lished and filed. From .1. A. Butts, city physcian. re port for month ol' May, 1903, aceompan. ied by mortuary report. Ordered filed. Resolution, by Alderman Dart. Be it resolved by the mayor and council and the city engineer be in structed to lay off and work the line at the foot of Aibermarle street in order that private parties may be slopped from encroaching up on same. Adopted. An Ordinance. (On firsl reading) By Alderman Dart. An ordinance to amend section 549 of the code of the city of Brunswiti Georgia, providing for the impounding of cattle and other live stock, and for other purposes: Section 1. Be it and it is hereby ordained by the mayor and council of the city of in council as sembled, that section hTJ of the code of the city of Brunswick be amended by adding thereto the following. “Whenever the impounding officer, acting under the existing laws, cian take into his custody any cattle run ning at large within the limits of the said city ami liable to ire mpoundeu under lire laws thereof and shall be about to impound the same, and it -hail appear that the owner or owners or representative of such owner or owners, shall be at that time engager, in searching for said cattle with a view and intention of retakng said cattle and confining them as required by law, and shall make claim to saru impounding officer of the title of said cattle, before the same have actually been impounded by him, it shall be the duty of said impounding officer then and there to deliver said cattle to the possession of such owner or ers thereof or representative of such owner or owners, without cost or charge to said owner or owners.” Section 2. Be it and it is in lil, manner further ordained that ail cn dinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with or militatng against this ordinance be and the same are here by repealed. Bills and accounts properly approv ed and audited read and ordered plac ed in course of settlement. The following motion prevailed: That the clerk be granted a vacation of two weeks. Adjourned. N. D, Russell, Clerk of Council. ■RECEIVE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS Is Purpose of the Meeting of the Riflemen Tonight READY FOR ENCAMPMENT The Brunswick Company Will be Notified Tonight as to What They are Required to Take to Augusta. The membres of the Brunswick Ri flemen will hold the last meeting in their armory this evening prior to leaving for the encampment at Au gusta, and a full membership of the command will no doubt be present. At the meeting this evening the' members of the company will receive final instructions botih, a? what is ex pected of them in the way of equip ment and as to what articles should be carried in the knapsack. It is understood that a very good percentage of the members*of tin 1 company have arranged to go into camp, and this will unquestionably re|>ound to the credit of the com pany. ’As is well known the First regmeut to which the Riflemen are attached, will go into camp at Augusta on Al on day morning next. A detachment c regulars has been orderel to tliat city ami the chances are that the encamp ment will be both pleasant and in structive. The following official order wiil.be of interest: Attention, Brunswick Riflemen You are hereby ordered to be t your armory tonight at 8 o’clock sharp to receive final instruetons relative to encampment. By order of E. M. Peerson. L. A. Robinson, Actg. Ist. Sergt. Captain. 1 "A :; r~ fclj Stands for Servia’s New Crown, Belgrade, July 2. —The king of Eng land lias replied in courteous terms to King Peter’s notification of bis acces sion to the throne, wishing him o prosperous' rein and hoping it will bring peace, order and justice to the country. King Edward's reply has caused great satisfastion here. BAR TsSQCTaTION Georgia’s Lawyers are Holding Big Meeting at Tallulah Tallulah Falls, July 2. —The annual meeting of the Georgia Bar assocition in se sion hero is the largest in paint of attendance in the twenty yeary’ his tory of the organization. The roll call by Secretary Orville A. Park, o; Macon, showed an attendance of prom inent lawyers from every part of t*i• state. Committee reports occupied ncarh the entire business of the month: session and the only feature of getter al interest was tihe annual addres. of the president of the association. Burton Smith, of Atlanta, At the afternoon session a report was received from a committee ap pointed to investigate the Torrens sys tenn of laud traffic and a general discussion followed. The discussion was followed by the readng of an in teresting .paper on “Sunday as Viewed by American haw,” presented by It D. Meader, of Brunswick. Much inter est centers in the sessions to be In. tomorrow morning when tin annual address before the association will be delivered by Judge Alton B. Parker, chief judge of the court of appeals ol New York, and who lias been promi inently mentioned as a prospective democratic presidential candidate. Former Senator Receiver Newark, July 2.—Former senator Smith, of New Jersey has ueen ap pointed receiver of the Unitea States Shipbuilding company. Employes Dismissed. Mobile, July 2. —Orders were receiv ed direct from Washington dismissing, from the service employes of the post office on charges of violation of the ciivl service rules. What are the speciffie charges are not kuowu. BRUNSWISK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1903. TEACHERS ELECTED '"v —♦ — Board of Education Nam ed Them at Meeting Yesterday. ONLY A LEW CHANGES MADE The Present Able Corps Reelected by the Boord. —Question of Site for New School Building Also Came Up. The board of education held its regular monthly meeting in their quar ters al the court house yesterday morn ing, and several important matters came up for action, among them be- j ing tin- election of teachers for the , coming term, which resulted as fol-1 lows: High school —History and Latin.! Miss Frances Hopkins; arithmetic aind bookkeeping, Alia.- Lula Holes j berry; English, Aliss Annie Stevens j Grammar school —First grade, Aliss Rosa .Snyder, second grade, Miss Frances Foy; third grade, Miss Janie Bennett; assistant third grade. Aii-s Lime; Doming fouyili grade, Miss Mary McCullough; fifth grade. -M. Alice Wrench; sixth grade, Aiisss An nie O’Connor; seventh, Miss Carrie Hyde. New Town School —First grade, Miss Rita McKinnon; second grade, Miss Constance Butts; third grade not elected; fourth grade. Miss Lula Hud son. E. H. Cary was elected prncipal of tlie Risley school, colored He is a graduate of like Ttntkegee college of Alabama, and comes to this city wilji the very besj recommendation as a teacher. At the meeting yesterday the board also took up the matter of a site for the New Town school building. As site On E street, near the St. Jude’s Episcopal cihurch, and while no defi nite decision was reached yesterday, the school will, in all probability, He erected on tills site, and work will be gin as soon as the papers for the lot are signed-up and the transfer made. PROF. GRIFFITH WILL TEACH SCHOOL IN SAVANNAH. At Ihe meeting of the board of edu cation yesterday, tire resignation ol Prof. J. W. Griffith was received. Mr. Griffith has been principal of the Gram mar .school lor two or three year's. At. the meeting of tire board of educa tional of Chatham conrrly in Savannah Thursday Mr. Griffith was elected as sistant in the high school of that city, anil ire will teacli in lire schools there during tire coming term. NEW PREACHER HERE FOR ST. ATHANASIUS CHURCH. Rev. Scott Wood, arrived in the city yesterday from Lawrenceville, Va., to take charge of St. Athanasius oii.rm. vice Rev. .1. J. Perry, resigned, lie was for many years vice principal ol' the St. Pane Normal and Industrial school at Lawrenceville and rector of St. Paul's church at that place, lie is a native of Virginia and is sad to be an able man. ROOSEVELT TO OPEN LINE. He Will Send a Cable to Manila in the Morning. New York, July :l. -Arrangmcnts have been made for President Roose velt to open formerly on litc morning of the Fourth tire cable to Manila. lie will .-end a dispatch from home at Oyster Bay to Governor Taft con gratulating him anil lire people of the Philippines on the fact that they at last are to enjoy the benefits of direct telegraphic comrnmiicatons to tile United States SHIPPING NEWS. Arrived. Steamer San Marcos, Avery. Mobile Steamer Durango, lialrimore. Schooner W. W. Converse, Straw New York. Schooner Lizzie Chadwick. Har New York. Cleared, Brig C. C.Sweeney, Miller, New York. Sailed. Schooner Samuel I’, Bowers, Rich ardson, New York. Schooner Clras, S Ilirsch, Brown, New York. Bark Nana, Londut), VOUNG TOURIST CAPTURED HERE + Waycross Boy Runs Away and Cries When Arrested YOUNGSIER SS ONLY IEN He Will Be Carried Back to His Home This Morning—Did Not Like the Jail and Pleaded With the Officers. The Brunswick police department had a genuine case of the prodigal sou last night, and. although the “son" ! was a lad of about ten years, the j story is true to human nature and is I worth telling. It seems that John Brady, the cen [ tor of the narrative, and as aliovo stated, a youngster of ten summers, whose parents live in Waycross.de ed yesterday afternoon to quit the pa rental roof qnd toek “greenfields and pastures new.” He forthwith hoarded a B. W. passenger train at Waycross and ar :ived in the cty last night. As soon as ho was missed, however, his mother, knowing his fondness for Brunswick, at once notified the police det art moilt. of the city and as soon as the young wanderer alighted from the traiu at the Union station he was knabbed by Special Patrolman Sauls and was escorted to the police bar racks. The little fellow kicked very prodigiously against being placed in duronc vile, but to aa avail, and he was finally made comfortable in the city jail and after a few severe shrieks and a number of heart sobs, ho finally dropped to sleep. The parents were at once communi cated with and it. has been agreed that the juvenile tourist bo placed " l licTj.ru. this wording and be delivered to hia "mi.fYx , im iV*y*voiSi. '*?. 'LM'-.A - It seems that the father of the boy is at work at a saw mill in Sheilbine, Camden county, ami that the young ster was determined to join him with or without consent. He is a bright little chap and suc ceeded in arousing sympathy of all of the officers "in the hold last night. PLM BALL I0I)1 Brunswick and Savannah to Meet on the Dia moiul The game of baseball to be* played at the fair grounds grounds Gris af ternoin between the Brunswick Pi lots and the Y. M. C A team of Sav annah promises to be a very inter esting and exciting one, and will no doubt ire witnessed by one of the lar gest crowds of the season. The Savannah club is said to ire a very strong aggregation of ameiour players, who have been playing some good, games in their home city during the season. The Pilots are probably in bettor shape' than they have been since tin season opened, and they expect to take both games from the visitors. The Pilots’ new pitcher arrived i/r tile city yesterday afternoon, amt he will rio the twirling in one of the games. It is not known whether he or Walker will pitch today. It Is understood that several changes will be made on the infield this after noon. Nightengale will play short, Frank Mallard will go to third ami O’Connor will cover either right or centeriield. Hawk Lost His Place. Atlanta, July 3. -S A Hawk, war ilen of the Federal prison in this city, was released from Ins duties here y terday by orders of the attorney gen eral at. Washington, llis sueeessoi’ William 11. Moyer, arrived today. Fencing in a Game Preserve. L. W. Beach, lire well known repre sentative of tlie dialtauooga Brewing Cos., who lias a great fondness for fishing, is fencing in a very line fish ing drop at tire village, St. Simon. When completed Mr. Beach will have a splendid resort for himself anil his friends. IE NEGRO IS CAPTURED LYNCHING WILL FOLLOW TOMORROW AT THE ISLAND. Fourth Will be Royally Celebrated on St. Simon. It ail depends on the weather man. and if be gives us a pretty, clear day tomorrow the Fourth will lie royally celebrated on St. Simon by Bruns wickians, as well as many people front other nearby cities who will come down to enjoy the day. The program is one of the best, ever arranged for a Fourth of July eelobrat tion on the island. Including, as- it does, horse, boat and bicycle races, etc., there will bop Unity to amuse I,lie pleasure-seekers. No agreement lias ben made by the merchants as to closing, but a number of them will, it is understood, 1 lose iu the afternoon, allowing t- ... clerks part of the day. Of course if the Fourth wit on any other day other than Saturday all of the merchants would close. Tltc pout office, banks, custom house, and other public buildings, of course, will be closed for the day. TEACHERS AT ATHENS, Four Hundred Gather to Attend the „ Normal School. Athens. July 2. —The university sum mer school opened its session here this morning with an attendance of over 300, and 100 teachers arrived during the day, making the al tend ance tonight over 400. It. it t- expect ed that fully 100 more will enroll t ■ ir name during the week. South Geor gia is better represented than any oaher section. The chapel was well filled this ttinni ing al the opening exercises, addresses’ of welcome were delivered by Mayor Rhodes, Hon. Thomas S. Moll. Presi dent Brun-on, of the state normal school and Chancellor Waller B. Hill of the university. The clas. os of the school were at once organized and Mat work begun. Tomorrow morning the first public address will be delivered * UI,, R Ui ' p£ Mont. gotoery, Ala. .1. There are quite a number of feafF ors here fmiii AlabnrnTi.' woTtTTV Fttrrr lina and Florida. EXCURSION TO CUMBERLAND. Cheap Rate Has Been Put On By the Emmeline. The Cumberland route has announc ed a cheap rate to Cumberland tomor row, the Fourtlhi, $1.50 for the round trip, including dinner and car fare ti the hotel Another ticket wl! be on sale in Ihe (miming and will be good to return Sunday night, at SI.OO for the round trip, not, including car fare and din ner. This is, indeed, a very cheap rale and an excellent, schedule, the tickets being good for two days and it is prob able that a largo nttmberof of our citi zens will spend the Fourth and Hun day on fits popular resort 105 Years Old. Romeo, Mich., July 2. -Among all the so-called "oliic t women in Amer ica’ it is to be doubted if few if any of them have really rear bed the age of Mrs. Clarissa LaVene, of this vil lage, who today celebrated her 195th lurlhda.v. Mrs. LaVene was born iir Paris in 1798, and came to America at the age of 20. Site is the mother ol seven children, the eldest of whom is 10 years ot age With the exception of a slight deafness, Airs LaVene re tains all her faculties, and, remarkable as it may sectn, her eyesight is as good as it was in her younger days. TEN THOUSAND VISITORE. Atlanta Will be Crowded With Strang ers Next Week. Atlanta* July 3. —-Applications for accomodations received by the local (iMinnittee on arrangmenls indicates that lully ten thousand delegates and as many other visitors will he in Allatiiia next week lor the convex Lion oi tht international Baptists Un ion. •U 1 signs i.oint toward one of the most ucd sslul eonventoils in the iil.s lory oi the association. Ship Notiice. Neither master, owners, nor con signers of the British steamship Du iango will he responsible for any debts contracted by the crew ot .-aid steamer. k. D. M. strachan Cos., Consignees The Weather. Forecast for today in Georgia: Con tinued hot. -probably fair. On the Railway. (’nid. (’has Gray has his steamer J Annie Laurie on the marine railway undergoing a number of repairs. PRICE FIVE CENTS, minis AFTER SCUUSDREL Assaulted a White Lady Yesterday Near Batonton DREW HU I OH It KNIFE ON 111 R i Surrounding Woods are Now Bieng Scoured by Mob, Determined, if Negro is Caught to Swing Him to a Troe. I Eatonton. (la, July 2 --While Mr . W. T. Roid was seated Mono in her j ,iosidence this morning reading, she heard an unusual noise in the rear of' the house. Going out to a-certain the j cause, she was met on the way by a | burly, black negro, who seized her j by tin' wrist ami led her forcibly into i the kithehon. Securing the carving knife bo threatened her with instant death if she made a noise. He de mander titer money Being informed she had no money in the house, bo demanded other valuable.- anil whisky Releasing his grp upon her arm to search the pantry for whisky. Mrs. Reid frightened almost to death, rushed from the house and ran as last as she could to her nearest neighbor. So completely overcome with fright and fatigue when Captain Roe e’s home was reached, half a mile away, she could scarcely relate the awful story. During her fright the demon escaped with whatever he found blunt he wanted. /■ f 4s SOPH .. fWl’j.hM.C CIMIJfI (iff reached n roatpujo *’ 1 'i‘■ the r j , tires could the black foetid hnjMHip tured. The wood- and swamps for some distance around were scoured by the posse in search of Who negro, blit no clue whatever lias been found. Captain W. T. Reid and his wife live alone just beyond the city limits in a secluded spot ome distance from the public road. At the tim< of the occurrence of the event tbs luorniu,; Captain Reid was absent, having gone to town on business. It was only last night, While Ca| i and Mis. Reid were asleep, and with out having their slumbers ill-' i hail that some unknown party onto'.l the Utchen and stole what provisions could lie secured It is thought that the same party committee both acts By I o’clock quite all the scouting party bad returned to the city, but wit Bin another hour a second and lar ge! party had been organized and on horseback and armed with guns 'has tened to the scene if the tumble to make a more thorough search for the culprit. The bloodhounds from Ihu prison farm at Milledgeville have been wired for. A thorough and extended attempt will be made to catch the negro demon. Should be lie caught . peeily justice will no doubt be meted out to him KILLED MAN; WHIPPED WOMAN. White Cappers do bloody Work in South Carolina. Columbia. S. (’ July U Reuben 101 rod, a re peclahle old negro, living near Piedmont, Anderson county, was shot to death in his home hist night and three negro women, oceiipants of the sunn house, were taken out and given severe whippings. The women, who testiiied at the inquest today, said that fifty white men came to the house and after killing Klrod, hogged them, warning them to leave the state. The crime is deplored in (he com mmnity. The supposition is that the women, probably relatives of lClrod, verc objectionable in the community ad when the mob went to whip them • lie old man interfered and was killed. No one has beeaap prebended. A Bad Negro Pulled. Deputy Sheriff Pyles yesterday morning at rested Sugardo” Murphy, a well known criminal who is wanted on a number of charges. The negro is one of the worst, in the county and has repeatedly figured in the criminal courts,