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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 2; NUMBER 169.
GENERAL S.M.B. YOUNG
IS NOW IN COMMAND
OF OUR GREAT ARMY
SUCCESSOR 10
PEACOCK MILES
f
Something About Career
of New
in-Chief
SHOULDERED A MUSKET
AS COMMON SOLDIER
Was Given Rank of Brigadier General
at Outbreak of Spanish War—
Was Made Major General
Before it Closed.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 7.—Al
though Americans who started in life
as day laborers have become Presi
dent of the great Republic, no man
who shouldered a musket as a com
mon soldier lm,s ever attaiined to
the position of Commander of the
Army of the United States until to
day. Major General Samuel Baldwin
Marks Youing, who today succeeds
to the command of the army on the
statutory retirement of Lieutenant
General Miles, began his career as an
enlistd man in the Twelfth Pennsyl
vania Infantry. All of his twenty-one
predecessors as commander of the
army began their military careers as
commissioned officers. It has been
stated frequently that t'he chief ob
jection to General Miles on the part of
his brother officers was due to the
he was not a West Point
Wr The same cause for complaint
JR ijg found in the case of the new
commanding: general. General Young
is the third man who has come from
civil life, as distinguished from those
who have gone through the academy,
to attain the command of the army.
The first, after it became possible to
appoint a West Point graduate, to
achieve that position was General
Winfield Scott, who became com
mander in 1841, thirty-nine years af
ter the establishment of the academy.
He entered the army from civil life
as a captain of artillery. Since Scott
all the cqmmanders of the army ex
cept Miles have been West Pointers.
But the new commanding general
is a soldier from the ground up, with
out any fuss or feathers. He is not
a medal of honor man, hut one who
quietly and faithfully performed his
duties at ali times, and is recognized
as a tireless fighting general who is
ready for duty day or night. He
emerged from the civil war with the
respect of all his comrades, and per
formed excellent service during the
Spanish war, later distinguishing
himself in the Phillipines.
Five months after he entered the
Pennsylvania regiment as a private,
April 25, 1861, he was made a captain
ot volunteers. One year later he was
promoted to the grade of major, in
October, 1801, he had reached the
grade of liutenant colonel, and two
months later he was placed in com
ma; ml of his regiment. April 9, 1865,
he was brevetted brigadier general
of volunteers for conspicuous gal
lantry, and W’as honorably mustered
out of the service July 1, 1865.
A year later he was appointed in
the regular establishment, with the
rank of second lieutenant of the
Twelfth regular infantry. July 28,
the same year, he was transferred
to the cavalry arm of the service with
the rank of captain ana was assigned
to the Eighth regiment. He was noi
promoted again until April 2, 1883
when he was commissioned major
He held this rank until August 16
132, when he was promoted to a
lieutenant coloncy, and was trans
ferret! to the Fourth cavalry, in 189.
he was given another promotion, this
tune to the colonelcy of his regiment
Upon the outbreak of the Spanist
war Col. Young was given the rank oi
brigadier general of volunteers am
assigned to duty at Las Uuasiinas
Cuba, where there was a lively bat
tie iu which Sergt. Hamilton I' •- ■
and Captain Allyu Capron, in com
maud of a light battery, were killed
.This is the battle in which Col, Cap
ron, the father of Capt. Capron
fought so desperately after bis so;
had been killed. During the campaigi
tamer and si/n lost their lives.
Before tee close of thh Spanish wa
General Young had been honored with
the rank of major general of volun
teers, which rank died with the vol
unteer army in 1899. He was made a
brigadier general in the regular army
in 1900 and sent to the Phillipines.
Then followed the daring and success
ful campaign in Luzon, conducted
under the special direction of General
Young, whose cavalry scattered and
broke up the Insurgent organizations
effectualy.
General Wood was a member of the
court martial which tried and found
guilty Genral EJagan, who attacked
General Miles before the commission
which investigated the scandals of
the Spanish war. Later General
Young was promoted to major general
and selected by Secretary Root to be
president of the army war college.
The personal relations of the new
commander and President Roosevelt
are strong because of their associa
tion in the Santiago campaign. Sec
retary Root also has a high personal
regard for General Young, and also
places a high estimate upon his ability
as an army officer.
General oung will serve only five
months as commanding general of the
armiy, as he will reach the age limit
January 9, 1904. tTpon his retiremnt
it is the plan to appoint Major Gen
eral Henry C. Corbin lieutenant gen
eral in command of the army. Gen
eral Corbin will not retire for age
until September 15, 1906.
WHITE HOUSE CLOSED.
Painters and Decorators Busy on the
Mansion.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Owing to
numerous changes being male in the
White House, the building has been
closed entirely to visitors for sev
eral days, end will continue closed for
some time. This is disappointing to
many strangers in the city. The en
trance for visitors, through the east
terrace, has been closed because the
boxes used during the social season for
hats and cloaks and wraps are being
taken down and improved. Slats are
being put in the hack of the boxes so
that articles placed in them: can not
fall out and become mixed with ar
ticles in other boxes. ;
Decoratorss and painters are still at
work in the east room, and in the hall
ways, and workmen are still cleaning
the stone floors in the vestibule and
hallways of the first floor. The walls
of the red, green and blue rooms are
covered with cloth and the furniture
wears Its usual covering. Altogether,
the White House Is not what a house
wife would call presentable now.
COMET HAS FOUR TAILS.
As it Approaches the Sun its Trail
Divides.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 7.—That
Borelli’s comet has developed four
tails from its forked appendage is the
statement Iby tire observers in the Y’ale
University observatory.
The comet approaches the sun
in its precipitate attraction it may
develop even more tails. Some comets
have been known to have as many as
Borelli’s and one had six tails.
Prof. W. L. Elkins, director of the
observatory, and Prof F. W. Chase
are nightly observers. The camera
has been trained upon the track of
het comet every night for weeks when
the sky condition was favorable. In
a recent exposure of four hours’ dura
tion a negative was obtained which
by expert development shows plainly
three tails and more faintly a fourth.
The comet is now northeast of the
“Dipper” constellation
Passes Seriate.
By a unanimous vote the senate
Thursday passed the bill providing
lor a uniformity of text books in the
state of Georgia. The hill was passed
exactly as passed last week by the
house. It will in all probability be
signed by Governor Terrell within, the
prescribed time, Another bill passed
by the senate was that of Senator
Park of the Thirty* seventh district,
which provided for the sale of goods
in buik, whereby the wholesale mer
chants could not be left out by their
creditors when the stock was sold out
to a third party and some creditor
made the prefrrd creditor.
No Shamrock Money,
A standing bet of two hundred and
fifty dollars on the Reliance, in the
coming international yacht races, has
been standing in the city for a week
or ten days, but up to this time
takers are very scarce and It seems
to be a f.Tgouc conclusion, as far as
Brunswick is concerned, at any rate,
that the irisb yacht is doomed.
BRUNSWICK, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1903.
C.L. LOUD GOES TO
DEFEND HIMSELF
—♦ —
Is Charged with Lobbying
By the Georgia Leg
islature
ACCUSED BY OVERSTREET
Mr. Loud Has Been in Brunswick for
Some Time and Left Last
Night to Appear Before
. the Salons.
C. L. Loud, of the county of Mont
gomery, who has been figuring quite
texUensively In thie lobby investiga
tion now going on in the legislature,
and who has been in the city for sev
eral days, left lasts night for Atlanta
to appear before the joint committee
of the house and senate this morning.
Loud Is said to be Interested in a
bill now in the house looking to cer
tain land grants In several sections
of the state and It is also charged
that so anxious was he. that the bill
pass the house that lie endeavored to
beguile certain members of th house
to vote for it.
In the investigation now going on
in committee it seems that Repre
sentative Overstreet of Screven has
assailed Mr. Loud and the latter gen
tleman expressed himself, in no un
certain terms, before leaving the city
last night regarding: the member from
Screven.
Mr. Loud claims that the cry of
lobbyism is a fraud and Is only par
ticipated in by a lew disgruntled mem
bers of the house and some outsiders
who had pet measures defeated.
He left for Atlanta last, night in
compliance with a telegram received
from Chairman Hopkins, of the in
vestigating committee, to the effect
that his presence was desired before
the committee at 9 o’clock this morn
ing.
Just what Mr. Loud has been doing
in the city for the past three of tour
days is not known, but he has been
a good fellow, and has made a number
of friends. He was not in a good
humor last night and it may be that
when Jie reaches the investigating
headquarters this morning that those
present will see some sulphuric acid
exploded.
ORGANIZE NEW ORDER HERE.
Representative of Patriotic Order of
Sons of America Here.
B. L. Lyden, national organizer
for the Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri
ca, is in Brunswick for the purpose
of organizing a camp of the order
here. Pamphlets of the order arc now
being scattered over the city, thus
giving interested parties an oppor
portunity of investigating the order.
The order is a strong one. 56 years
old, land every state and territory
in the Union is represented.
The P. 0. S. of A. Is a beneficial
order paying sick and death benefits
and furnishing insurance to its mem
bers. it is non-partisan and non-sec
tarian, and no military significance
attaches to it whatever.
Mr. Lyden says he will institute
here on August 25th of 26th.
Mr. Lyden comes here from Way
cross, where he instituted a camp
Wednesday evening of 31 members.
The order is now established all
over Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee
and work will not cease until every
county seat in Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, North and South Carolina
have been organized.
Big Wrestling Tourney.
Saratoga, N Y., Aug. 7,—Beginning
tonight and continuing through a
large part of next week Convention
Hall, this city, is to be the scene of
tho most notable wrestling tourna
ment ever pulled off since the sport
was first introduced in this country.
No fewer than fifteen well known
“knights of the mat” have been en
gaged to appear in the contests, among
the number being Tom Jenkins, Carl
Pons, Ed Atherton, Leo Fardello, Jim
Parr, George Botbner and Max Lutt
beg.
Last Chance for Bills.
There is a rush by members who
want to return home with their local
hills enacted, to have them consider
ed this week. This will be the last
day house hills can be acted upon,
for it will require the remaining three
days of the session next week for
them to get through the senate. The
last three days of the house will be
devoted exclusively to senate bills.
MEW LUMBER CO.
IS ORGANIZED
-
Petitioners areS.S. Rick
ett, Beneto Padrosa
and R. R. Sizer
CHARTER IS ASKED FOR
New Concern Proposes to Engage in
the Lumber Business Generally—
Capital Stock is to be
$10,000.00.
Elsewhere in The News this morriji
ing appears a petition for incorpora]
tion of the Pino Lumber Company.
The incorporators of this new lum
ber firm are Benito Padrosa, S. S.
Rickett and S. A. Sizer, all well
known and prominent lumbermen, and
the company promises to be one of
the strongest lumber concerns of the
city.
In the petition the company asks
for tlie privilege of buying, selling,
leasing, acquiring, selling and other
wise utilizing and disposing of lands
and timber rlghtss to manufacturers,
buy and sell logs and lumher of every
kind and description.
The capital stock of the company
is placed at $19,000. with the privilege
to increase same to SIOO,OOO, at Ihe
discretion of the stockholders.
In the petition Brunswick Is named
as the principal office of the company,
but the privilege is asked to establish
branch offices in other cities if so
deired by the company.
MILITARY COMPANIES WILL
PLAY BALL THIS AFTERNOON
Interesting Game Promised Between
Riflemen and Naval Reserves.
The base bail game to be flayed
this afternoon between members of
the Brunswick Riflemen and the Naval
Reserves promises to be very interest
ing and the members of the two com
panies and their friends are taking
onnsisderable interest in the game.
Both the companies have selected
a good club, have been practicing for
some time, and each side is confident
■of victory. The game will be called
promptly at 3:30.
IS A FINE SCHEME.
Brunswick Will Go into the Eight-
Club League.
The item from the Augusta Chron
icle published in The News yesterday
relative to the organization of an
eight-club league for next season
struck the fane and the players of
the national game here in the right
shape and there is but little doubt
but that this city will he among the
very first to get into the scheme.
Of course high priced players could
not be engaged but many who are
really first class at the game would
go into ;it merely for pleasure and
would ask only for enough money to
pay expenses.
From the present outlook it is safe
to say that the league will be formed
and Brunswick will be In it, too
May Get Jacksonville Next Week.
Manager Coleman, of the Pilots, is
making an earnest effort to get the
team of that city to come over and
cross bats with the locals for a series
of games next week. The Jacksonvile
aggregation is an unusually strong
one, and has made a fine record this
year and it is safe to predict that if
the galnes are arranged for thatTiarge
crowds of enthusiastic fans w ’,-pturn
out to see them.
General Agent Turney Here.
General agent Joseph: Turney, of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Com.
pany, with headquarters in Waycross,
is in the city in the interest of his
company and is being warmly received
by his Brunswick friends.
Bave the Children,
Ninety-nine of every out- hunbi"
diseases that children have are due
to disorders of the stomach, am
disorders are all caused by indiges
tion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is just
as good fui children as ii is for , *
Children thrive on it, It keeps their
little stomachs sweet and encourages
their growth and developn, nt. Mrs.
Henry Carter, 705 Central street,
Nashville, Tenn., says: ‘‘My little boy
is now thre years old and has been
suffering from indigestion ever since
he was born. I have had the best
doctors in Nashville, but failed to do
him any good. After using one bottle
of Kodol he is a well baby. I recom
mend It to all sufferers." Kodol di
gests what you eat and malt eg t,h
stomach sweet. Sold by Joerger'a
Pharmaor-
CHRISTMAS MAIL
AT NEW OFFICE
f
Postoffice will Surely Be
In Public Building
By Then
WORK BEGINS ON THE ROOT
Brunswick Contractors Announce that
Building Will be Turned Over
to Government in About
Sixty Days.
Brunswicklans will, without a doubt,
receive their Christmas mail in the
handsome new public building, and it
may be that the postoffice will have
quarters there before December first.
The work of roofing the building
with slate will be commenced this
morning. This work will be puhed as
rapidly as possible.
Messrs. Bowen & Thomas, the con
tractors, announce that they will com
plete their work on the building with
in sixty days from date. It will then
be turned over to the government for
final touches In the way of equipment.
It will probably take the) government
a month or more to complete the wir
ing, fit up the offices, etc., ready for
occupancy, and the different, federal
offices of the city will probably be
able to take up quarters In their new
home by December first.
This work has been in progress on
the cupalo of the building and that
part of the structure is now about
completed.
THEY ESCAPED FROM PRISON.
Seven Prisoners in North Carolina
Get Away.
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 7 —Six negro
prisoners broke the liars of their steel
cell in Tarboro Jail and cut through
the brick wall, making an easy escape,
but: three were captured at Nashville
and two at Kingston after a long flight
across the country. Bloodhounds ut
terly failed to track these men. T* >e
dogs are coming rather Into.-* or
because of their numerous failures
recently.
A desperado named Scott had made
his escape from Stanley county jail.
He had been turned out of the cells
during the day and found means to
take the mortar from between the
bricks of the wall, so arranging this
that nothing seemed to have been
done. At the proper moment he re
moved the bricks and made his escape
by means of a rope formed of his
blanket.
LIGHTNING CAUSES A FIRE,
Burning of Large Manufacturing
Plant at Little Rock.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 7. —The
plant of the Little Rock Mill and Ele
vator Company burned at 5 o’clock
this morning The loss will lie be-
I tween $75,000 and SIOO,OOO, with in
surance about $40,000. The cause of
the fire is unknown, tint the elevator
is thought to have been struck by
lightning, as a heavy storm was pre
vailing at the time the fire origniated.
Entertained Friends.
Clever Captain Trainer, of the
schooner, Weeler, entertained num
ber of his friends at dinner yesterday.
He will clear for Bath this morning
or tomorrow and will carry the best
wishes of a host of newly made
friends In this city. Capt. Trainer
has only been in port for a few days
but be has made a large number of
good friends, all of whom regret to
see him leave.
AMONG THE SHIPS.
A Rather Busy Day on th Water
Water Front.
Yesterday was rather a busy day od
the river front and the movement of
vessels was more lively than has beei
the case in several days.
The receipts of 1 lumber was also very
heavy and ali iu all the day seems to
have been quite an active one in ship
ping circles generally.
The arrivals and departures for the
day were as follows:
Arrived- Schooners Martha S Beil;
nett, Le Blanc, New York; Theluia,
Spofford, Portland; Henry B. Flake,
Cook, Boston; Benjamin C. I'uth,
Keen, New York; Samuel P. Bowers,
Richardson, Perth Amboy.
Sailed: Bark, John S. Bennett,
Havana; Bark, Eflfie, St. Petersburg.
Rivar Notes.
The Mallory liner, Sabine, is still in
port and is taking on a very large
cargo and will sail early to day.
It is understood that anew and
handsome river steamer will be put
CUMBERLAND NEGROES
ARMED WITH PISTOLS
THREATEN THE WHITES
on the run to the Satilla this winter,
by the owners of the steamer Falcon,
which it will be remembered was de
stroyed by firo some time ago.
The severe electric storms which
have been passing over th city for the
last two or three days have been
very kind to the shipping industry and
not the slightest damage lias been
reported.
The new range lights off Buzzard’s
Point ami in the harbor, just opposite
the B. & W. docks, are a greaat as
sistance to marine travel generally
and they are proving to be a valuable
acquisition.
FARM MEMORIES
Come Back in Food.
How often a good appetite and a
cracking good meal bring back mem
ories of old days on the farm! A
mother says: "My eldest son who
has always had a weak stomach was
finally compelled to give up his po
sition.
“I thought I could nurse him back
to litaKh and /began feeding him
Grape-Nuts for breakfast and after
a short time he formed such a liking
for it that 1 concluded to give It to
him for supper too.
“He wanted me to prepare it even
oftener but I did not do so for 1 was
afraid he would take n dislike to the
food by getting too much of it and
I felt certain it would help him if
he would only continue its use.
“He began to pick up rapidly and
now he is well and strong again and
has gone back to business and he
holds with honor a posh ion that is
very trying to the brain. Only yes
terday he said lo me 'Grape-Nuts lias
iccirtalnly Slone wonders for me; 1
would .not pass a day without it and
it has such a fine taste, too. It puts
me in mind of how we used to enjoy
food on the farm.'
"1 first saw Grape-Nuts at a lunch
eon one day at a friend’s house and
as soon os. 1 tasted it I formed a
liking to it. My friend has formerly
been sick but now she lives almost
cflitjlrely upotf GnipeNnts and she
is also building up a delicate 111 lie
daughter upon the food and the story
she told me of what Grape-Nuts had
done for both of them was certainly
remarkable.” Name given by Postmn
Cos.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Send to the Cos. for particulars by
mail of extension of time on the
$7 ,500.00 cooks contest for 735 money
prizes.
Last Night's Excursion.
The excursion to St. Simon last
night, while the crowd was small, was
one of the most enjoyable of the
season. The Mandolin Club furnished
delightful music for dancing in t'he
pavilion, and the evening was spent
pleasantly by ail.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The supreme court of Georgia will
begin handing; down decisions next
Monday. About fifty cases will be
decided by the court, next week. The
justices ar now busily engaged in writ
ing opinions and will meet Monday
to deliver them. Whn this work is
completed the court will adjourn until
the first Monday in October.
For the Races,
Quite a large party of Brunswlck
ians will leave via the Malory line
Friday, August 14, for Now York to
witness the great international yacht
races;. The party will not all return
immediately after the races, hut. will
remain' in the city for a week there
after
Probably the Last.
Probably the last Sunday excursion
of the season to Cumberland will be
the one tomorrow morning Those
who would enjoy a dip in the surf,
a good dinner; and a splendid boat
ride, should take in the trip.
Back on the Run.
The steamer Emmeline, which has
been laid up for repairs, will resume
the run to Cumberland and Fenian
ditift today. This excellent erafl is
now in perfect condition.
Another Large Crowd.
The Atlantic Coast, lane brought iu
quite a large crowd yesterday morn
tng and the elty was lively. These
excursions always always do a city
great good and wo hope they will
continue to come
‘‘Ona Dote Convinces.”
Mosleys Lemon Elixer acts gently
ft! (hn bowels Without pr.y Onnlrv-i-'
effect. It Is a perfect liquid la*ative
60 cant* p ** Rt A’' 4ruj etc <.s.
PRICE—FIVE CENTB.
CAME NEAR BEING
SERIOUS CLASH
*
Number of Negroes Appear
on YVharf Looking
for T rouble
IHREAIEN 10 IAKL LIFE
01 MR. H. S. M’CRARY
But for His Bravery And Cool Nerve
a Riot Might Have Been the
Result—What Caused
the Trouble.
Had it not been for the cool nerve
and innate bravery of 11. S McCrary,
tile well known liveryman of thl3
city, there might have been a serious
riot at Cumberland yesterday after
noon and tho story in ail probability
Would have been a bloody one.
It is another of those cases where
the negro anil his gun, away from
police and other protection has a brief
Inning, and finally shows what Is really
In him.
It seems that Mr. McCrary, who has
had charge of the livery and car lines
at Cumberland this season, went down
to the island yesterday morning and
had occasion to remonstrate with one
of l ho negroes who was handling some
baggage rather roughly. The negro
sulked and it appears, left his Job
and went all over the island telling
his friends that he had been badly
used Iby Mr. McCrary. To make a
long story short, when t’he afternoon
boat arrived some half a dozen of the
native negroes of the island, together
with tho one whom Mr. McCrary had
had the words, appeared at the pier,
armed heavily and began to act iu a
very riotous fashion. They flashed
revolvers and guns, made threats and
finally one of the crowd, more hold
than the rest, went up to Mr. Mc-
Crary and told him that he had treated
one of the negroes badly and lie would
not he permitted to leave the Island.
He made his threat more violent by
displaying an Immense pistol, which
ho drew, without regard to how many
ladies and children were present. This
incited the rest of the crowd and for
a while the negroes with drawn pistols
held sway. Finally, Mr McCrary, sew
ing the situation, made bold and with
out being armed and defied the whole
crowd, during ono of them to use an
arm. Mr. H. A, Miller, of (ho hotel
Cumberland, aided by a negro who
lives on the Island, also iuterferred
in the inures! of peace and by the
tinwi the boat reached lie- wharf the
black cowards were too much cowed
to do anything and sneaked away,
making use of violent oaths as they
left.
A large number of ladles wars
present and very few men and th*
scene was a most disgraceful vie
and one that should have (he attention
of the proper authorities.
The News la pleased to say that
the negroes participating in the at
tempt at. riot, with one exception, were
not employed at the hotel.
Mr. McCrary was seen by a member
of Tho News staff last night, and he
substantiated the above story and
saya that ho proposes to see to it
that the negroes are properly handled
before the proper courts.
Mr. McCrary conducted himself
splendidly in the matter and was
warmly praised by all the other pas
sengers for the sound discretion dis
played by him iu the matter
Ready for tha Big Regatta.
Milwaukee,, Wls., Aug 7 This
morning more yachts are gathered in
Milwaukee harbor than over before
on Lake Michigan, If not on the chain
of lakes The occasion Is the annual
regatta of the l ake Michigan Yacht
ing association, which began today
aifid continues with Important con
tests tomorrow The gathering In
cludes several score of the fastest
boats on the lake. Yesterday the
course for the regatta was accurately
measured and buoyed, and all ar
rangements completed to the minutest
detail, All that Is now neded to make
the rpgetta the most notable contest
lever held on the lakes is fav*rdely
wind*,