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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 2; NUMBER 219. Ml UMPIRE HIS NO! BEEN NAMED Arbitrators are Having a Hard Time Finding One to Accept STRIKERS ARE ALL AT WORK ; River Front Presented Its Usually Busy Appearance Yesterday and Vessels are Now Be ing Rapidly Loaded. The board of arbitration, which was named by the lumbermen an labor union, to settle the question of wages for the laborers, are having some wiiiS't. oi a difficult task in selecting an uni pi re. and,, aJthjOtugh sessions were held yesterday and last night, no one has yet been selected for the place. The trouble is not caused, however, by the Pact that the representatives oif the two factions cannot agree. Indeed, very near every name that has been suggested by the one side has been agreeable to the other, but the trouble is,no one ha/? been named who would accept the place. Of course the umpire will have con siderable to do with the final result, and none of our citizens seem very anxious to accept the place, but as soon as an umpire is named the matter can be settled in one short session. Laborers at Work. In the meantime the strikers have very near all returned to work, and yesterday witnessed a very active scene along Brunswick’s river front. An unusually large fleet of vessels is in port, and they are being loaded as rapidly as possible. The rail roads have put their shifting engines and crews back to work; have re sumed bringing cars loaded with lum ber into port, and everything is now progressing as if nothing had never happened. The laborers are content that the right thing will be done by ffbem, by the arbitrators and none of (them are worrying very much about the scale that will be fixed. , It is understood that the arbitrators have a name that will be brought put today and they think the gentle man in question will accept the place as umpire, and the expectations are that the matter will he finally closed l|y ,tonl;|ht. _ j WEGNER’S BODY TO SCiENCE. Suicide Wanted Medical Students to Have His Remains. Richmond, Va., Sept. 16. —After {mailing a letter to a friend giving the date of his birth and death, and directing that his body be turned over to the medical college of Vir ginia for anatomical purposes, Chas. H. Wegner, a piano maker of note, committed suicide this evening by hanging himself in his room at. Fourth and Grace streets. The act had been well planned. No detail had been A strong paich had heqn screwed up into the door frame and the venerable music ian, after putting at cord around his throat, put both snappers over the metal .support and swung down. There was a bundle of papers under his feet and he doubtless stood on j.hes,e to adjust the ootid, Mr, Wegner was for some years with 1 Ivnabo Bros, in Baltimore, hut had lived here for thirty years. lie had recently been in very bad health fine told Dr. Hoge he wanted his jtpdy cut. up after his death, so that the medical students could see haw g man lived for tweney years whh tmt any digestion. Wegner, who was 66 years old, wrote a letter yesterday to C. G. Vietrieeh, of the German Aid society, giving the date of Ins birth and death aut| directing the disposition to bo made of his body. The money receiv ed for the body was to be uded to pgy bactv rent aud burial expenses, jii the absence of pf. Hoge the re jnnius were turned over to the Aid society. Wegner had no family. PRESIDENT WENT TO ANTIETAM YESTERDAY Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Sept. 16.—Presi dent Roosevelt, accompanied by his secretary and several secret service men, left here today for Antietam to attend the unveiling of the New Jer sey state monument at the above place. The ceremony is to take place tomorrow and the president will be (ttl I principal .speaker* This is the last trip of President Roosevelt until he leaves Sagamore Hill for Washing ton which will be about a week hence. RAILROADS WILL COMMENCE BRINGING CARS IN AGAIN. It .Will Take Some- Time to Get Sidetracks Clear. Now that the strike is over and the men have returned to work, the three railroads which stopped bringing cars tot th,e city last week, thus laying off a large number of employees, will begin bringing loaded cars into the city at once. However, the sidetracks for miles alo|i|sr all three oif the roads are crowded with cars bound for this city and it will take the railroads probably a week or ten days to catch up. Cars lying on the sidetracks will first be brought to the city, unloaded and returned and then the different saw mills will resume their'reguar shipment. ALABAMA SENATOR TALKS OF DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK. Senator John T. Morgan Says Demo crats Should Win Next Year With Prudent Management Washington, Sep®. !16.—Fenaitor John T. Morgan came over today from Warm Springs, Va., for a few days before going to Alabama for a brief visit. Tiie senator is appar ently in excelllent. health and express es himself in sanguine terms over the outlook for the democratic party. “We should win,’’ he said, “next year with any sort of prudent man agement. The signs are all propit ious far the democratic year. “The republicans,” the senator said, “are in extremely vulnerable way on the tariff end finance questions. Democrats will insist upon free trade between the states and the insular territories as between the oldre states. On this question the republi cans were badly divided. “The republican finance preposition’ especially as embodied in the Aldrich bill, were full of fallacy, lending the credit of the country to favored na tional hanks was contrary to demo cratic doctrine and national tanking should be done on specie.” The senator looks .upon the Panama canal project as dead and does not mourn, as he contemplates the renais sance of his precious Nicaragua route. MEXICAN WAR VETERANS*. This Will Prcbahyl be the Last Meet ing of that Organization. Indiana,po/iig. Sept. 16. —What will in ail probability be the last of the natonal convention of the Mexican war veterans began in Indianapolis toady. There are less than 4,000 of the veterans left out of a total of 112,000, and they are dying at the rate of more than 1,000 a year. Among the most prominent surviv ors are General Lnngstreet, General Simon Bilivar Buckner of Kentucky, Col. W. F. Cloud of Missouri, Major S. P Tyfis of Illinois and General Lew Wallace of Indiana Several score of the veteran," were assembled in the state capitoi this afternoon when the gathering was called to odrer by N. T. Ogden of Cincinnati, presidont of the national association,. Letters of good will were read from President Roosevelt, and from the governors of several states. Tiie ses sion will continue through tomorrow The association has no business to transact except, the election of officers and the convention is entirely in the nature of a reunion • NEGRO BAPTISTS CONVENE. | _ Many Delegates in Attendance at Philadelphia. Philadelphia', S,cpt. 16.- —Delegates represtnting 2,000.000 Baptipts were assembled In the exposition building today at (he opening of the twenty j third session of the National Baptist > onver)t|iion. Fifteen thousand churches and over twelve million in . property were represented ny 2.590 lay '•id mi-i ■ Ml delegates. The and dogates capte from not only ail parts of the United States and Canada but from Porto Rico. Hayti, West and Smith Africa and the Philippines. Th.o convention will romn' i in s l '; sion until next. Tuesday. There will lie important questions brought be fore the gathering and none will re ceive greeter attention that th< ques tion of expansion to foster the sause of education and promote religion. The subject, of education for the misses and the establishment of more and better schools also will be ooii sidered. The presiding officer of the conven tion is Rev. Ur. E. C. Morris, of Hel ena. Ark. Detroit M. E. Conference Flint; Mich., Seipit. 16. —Numerous delegates and visitors are here for •the annual session of the' Detroit conference of the M. E. church which will- he in session during the remain ihjr of tlv> week in Court stneet church. Bishop Walden of Cincinnati’ ! is presiding over the conference. BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1903. A HEM LOSS 10 COTTON COOP | Big Damage is Reported From All Sections of the State BY VERY HEAVY R4I\FAIL Brooks and Lowdnes County Among the Heaviest Losers—Railroads ' are Badly Tied Up at Present i Around Quitman. i Quitman, Ga., Sept. 10. —From 7 yesterday up toi midnight the official i guage showed 5 3-4 inches of rain, which breaks the record for ten years. Little rain has fallen today and the weather is breaking, hut the country is inundated. i The Atlantic Coast Line ha,s half !of milo of track under water a few miles west oif here and no trains can I P iss. The South Georgia ralilroad lias water almost to the rails of both | sides and the water at nightfall is ! 6till rising. A terrific rainfall is reported at G.reanvjille, Flat., Ilislst njigbL South Georgia track in a cut are covered with two feet of sand and schedules have been abandoned between Green ville and Sirmaus. The Seaboard (Janaot get trains west of Greenville. Storm Paralyzing Business Albany, Ga., Sept 16.—Reports from throughout this entire section indi cate that torrential rains have fallen and that the damage to the cotton crop i/? widespread. At Pouiaiu, 20 miles east of here, 6 inches of rain fell within forty hours, and at Pelham and Meigs, in Mitchell county, the phenonenal re cord of 11 inches in t \yo days was established. j From Moisr, comes the rerort that ; the tremendous damage wrought to | crops has caused genera] consterna tion and that local business men,are j canceling many of their orders for merchandise. The record of the volume of rain which fell in Albany froim noon on Sunday ito 5 o’clock this morning shows that 5.61 inches is the local. 2.85 inches having fallen Sunday and 2.76 inches yesterday and la.st night. The downpour was general, and the whole country is flooded. There is a great deal of open and partially open cotton in the fields, and this was beat en out by the wind and rain. Re ceipts will Be considerably curtailed •or the next two weeks, and the grade of the staple will he low. Worse Than Reported in Lowdnes. Valdosta, Sepit, 16. —T h i/5 section has suffered great Iniss from the West Indian storm, which has swept south Georgia and Florida for the last two days. .The damage to hay and cotton in this and adjoining counties will be much more than war, first thought. Heavy rains ha\e fallen here today, zccom • panied by strong winds. The IV 'licn:' of anew school build ing erected in Ihis city by the Church of Christ, wiais demolished by a high wind shortly after noon. Damage to Staple Considerable Americas, Sept. 16. —The damage inflicted uncyn 'lllO cm tion rmp bv equinoctial gale can be only romghly estimated but is considerable. About .w rice - s' :• 1 thousand bats of cotton were open in the fields and this vv.es greatly damaged by high winds and incessant rain. It has rained here continuously since Sunday morning and no cotton cap be gather' ed th*u week The staple is stained and materially damaged. MARYLAND DEMOCRATS MEET Held a Genuine Love Feast Last Night. Tlic democratic state convention was held here tonight and it is what c-n appropriately be termed a love feast. The work of the convention was al! mapped out beforehand. Edwin M. Warfield was nominated for governor. The convention wars a very enthusiastic one. Interesting Cases. Judge I.ambright’s court has been in session this week and ,"om very interacting cases have been tried. In one or two of them a jury was ne cessary, and in one instance the ju rors were tied up for several hours, ’but after reaching a decision, each at them received tlytir 25 cent# 18 BEGII IRK BN THE CANAL ♦ Survey Boat Angler Or dered Here to Begin Surveying CANAL TO IHE ALTAMAH4 Thousands of Dollars to be Expended by the Government to Make Plantation Creek Nav igable, ‘ ’ '7 The Savannah News of yesterday said. “Col. James B. Quinn has ordered the survey boat Angler to' Brunswick and it is expected that she will reach (there/ some time today. The boat, provided the weather permits, will at once begin surveying for it lie canal to be dug between Clubb and Planta tion creeks. The digging of the ca nal was authorized by congress and the necessary money for its construct ion, has been appripriated. “The camail will he oliau.t a mile in length. Heretofore the ships have experienced great difficulty with the storms in St. Simon sound and vicin ity. When the canal is finished there wlli bje an open rout, open foirm the Altamiaha river to points near Brunswick and there will be no nec essity of entering the sound.” The news that the work is to com mence cn this waterway will lie hailed with delight, not only by the people of Brunswick, hut in ail places along the Altamaha river. The appropriation lor cutting the canal through Plantation and Clubb creeks was secured by Congressman Brantley some time ago. It is a well known fact that it is entirely too rough at times for fresh water boats to cross St. Simon sound. , This canal, when cut, will admit these boats, thus cutting off several miles and also permitting the boats toi come into port without passing through the sound. The work will probably take some time, but it will prove a great benefit to Brunswick and points on tbo Altamaha river generally. THOS. LLOYD PURHCASES THE ICE CREAM PARLOR. Deal Was Closed for the Place Yes terday Morning. Thos. Lloyd yesterday closed a deal with Judge D. .has. Dillon for the confectionery store and ice cream parlor on Newcastle street, formerly conducted by Mr. Marlin. Mr. Lloyd was proprietor of this place once before and was quite successful in the business. He advise 8 that a full and new l line of goods will at once be purchased; a number of improvements will be made, and he expects to make the place a pleasant and attractive one. During the winte r months hot drinks will be served. Mr. Lloyd 'has already assumed the management of the business The Nevys wishes the new proprie tor much success. PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE ALL PREPARING FOR OPENING. The different private schools c,l Brunswick are preparing for the opening of the term, and all of them are anticipating a most successful year. The Catholic convent will open September 28, with an unusyally num her of pupils. The Gale seiniriry will begtn its term on September ’u and all of the other private schfuois will begin work before October $ MEXICO CELEBRATED HER ( i DAY OF INDEPENDENCE. City of Mexico, Sept. 16. —Ninety three years ago today Mexico gained its independence from Spanish rub and t|he anniversary was < elel iralrd in a fitting manner throughout the republic. At the capital and other cities public meetings and parades were held and all over the republic there was great enthusiasm MURDERER TILLMAN IS SOON TO FACE A JURY. Spartanburg, S C Sept. 16.—The date for the trial of Jib Tillman mur derer of Editor Gonzales draws near and it is needless to say that there is a great deal of interest man if ci ted ip the same. Tillman will he represented by at least ten lawyers while Senator Till , man will assist in the defense. Veteransto Meet. The Glynn county veterans will hoid a meeting at the office of Dr. W H. | Burroughs Saturday afternoon. Some I important business is scheduled to come up anil a full attnedance is requested. , jt-JfcMß' WORKED TWO DAYS FOR (DDARTER Five Jurors Who Have Fnough of Justice Lam bright’s Court AN INTERESIING CYSE IRIED Sailors Attach Schooner Tofa for Money Cue Them—Case Was Hard Fought and Won by the Crew. There are five men in Brunswick I who will hereafter slfcer clear, of Justice Lambright’s court, that is, they will never got on one of his juries attain. Eevn if they are .summoned they will take a dose of medicine and become suddenly ill and secure a doc tA>r’s certificate. 1 These five men are A. O. Anderson, J. A. Montgomery, E. L. Stevens, K.’ E. Guy and R. Borchardt. Foi two days hard labor, listening to arguments in an uninteresting case, hearing page after page of typewrit ten copy read to them, they received , for services rendered the amount of twenty-five cents —one quarter for two days work. Tiie cast' which occupied all this time was that of the members of the J crew of tiie schooner Tofa who took i olut an attachment against the ves fca't There are just five of 'these cases, but only one has so far been disposed of. The men iaro represent, ed by Harris & Mabry and the vessel by IJ. W. Krauss The jury was made up Monday m Valine and the case commetuced immediately. A verdict was rendered Tuesday night, shortly alter 7 o'clock. Fortunately, by the attorneys agree ing, the jury was allowed to spend I Monday night at home. lmt they | returned bright and early Tuesday morning and were all day on the case. j It the captain of the I Tofa. for some reason, refused to pay the four sailors for work and they i left the ship and then swore out an attachment. The case was a lengthy one, owing to the fact that any num ber of papers were used in the case, and besides this altogether forty pa.iini '/i closely fynewritlcn fopj was read to the jury by (he attorneys. Alter (lie case went lo ‘ho jurv n only took about ton minutes to ren der a verdict, which was in favor of the sailors. The five men tli. ii re ceived 25 cents each. This case, however, promise/? to yet be interesting and will end in the supremo court, both sides announc ‘■d that, they will c riy it n ui" to the highest tribunal in On state. Just fifteen more men are to wort two days each, for 25 cents, a the other three cases are to be tried and they will consume two days. The first will lie taken up this morning, and some of the jurprs will keep a close wiatch for an ofiicer from Jus tice Lambright’s coiurt.. BODY TRHOWN FROM TRAIN. Augusta Negro Cut to Pieces and Hurled Through Car Window. Wilmington., N. S-pf. Hid—A negro on an excursion returning to Augusta from Wilmington last night was nabbed to death on the train and his rody was thro.iw Ihroiieh a car window. Adi ul man was i:be and up by the Atlantic Coast Line thack, about fifty miles from her,';, this morning. Ho was stabbed to the heart. The dead men Is believed to have come troun Augusta. Hi- nan!' is unknown: th< party who stabbed him is alio mi known. Several bloody lights are said to have occurred on the train and two or three other negroes are said to ha,' been, badly cut up. The trouble was caused by drink dug. Excursion Tomorrow A large mimlier of lirunswiekians will take advantage of the cheap ex cursiim to Macon and Atlanta to morrow, as it will positively be the la <.i i!,.- • a The fare fur lii ■ round trip to Atlanta is only s3..>b and to Macon s2.no The excursion train will leave the union depot at 8:20. arriving in Atlanta about 7:30 ■ There will lie several extra 'irs for Mile acconimosloiion ot the white peo ple. When you a’ nerved with a choc ‘ olate erean®at Forston drdug store 1 it is none oth r than Huyler’s clioc ! olate, Lite best in the market. DATES NOT YET ARRANGED FOR MERCHANTS’ CARNIVAL. Committee is Now Waiting on the Road to G.ive Them Notice. Although the B. & B. has been completed to Ocillo, the dates for the big excursion and merchants’ carni val in this city have not yet been named. ; T be committee in charge of tho carnival is only waiting on the road to announce the dates, and then they will actively begin work on the car nival. A member of the committee was seen by a representative of The News yesterday and when questioned on the subject he .said: “Wie are only waiting for the B. & Bi to give us the dates. We fully ltq Have /the Carnival, but nothing can he done until we know \ when the excursion is to come. The B. & B. officials announce that they ; will let us know in a few days." BRUNSWICK CASES ON THE SUPREME COURT DOCKET. Those on the Calended for the Octo ber Term. Following Is a list of the canes from this circuit on tho calender of tho supreme court for the October term: Randolph v. Brunswick & Birming ham Railroad. .Cauley v. Wadley Lumber company. Hill v. Julian. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany v. Strickland. Vizard v. Moody. Bryant et. ai. v Atlantic Coast Lino Railroad Company. Taylor v. Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad Company. Huxford v. Meinhart &Schatil. Wiggins v. Marks & Levy. Sears v. Jeffords Griffin v. Baxter & Cos., Levadas v. Beach. Smith v. Walker & Izlair. Sweat v. Latimer. Hilton and Dodge Lumber Company v. Ingram. Sparks v. Guggenhelmer & Cos. Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad Company v. Don ;i.n, Douglao v. Atlantic and Birming ham Railroad Company. Russell v. Brunswick Grocery Cos. Guthrie v. Atlantic Coast Line Rail road Company. Roberson t-t. al. v Downing Com pany. Downing Company v. Roberson or. al. ST, SIMON NEWS NOTES. Interesting Items Froms This Little Place. St, Simon, Sept. 16. —Misses Ruth and Kate Foster leave today for Ral eigh, N. C., where they will attend college. Among the young folks wlio will attend collage in Charleston this term are: Misses Julia and Berta Gould, Jessie and Angela .Itewart, Maria and Emma Cantrell and Maud Taylor. Messrs Leo Arnold, Richard Gould, Frederick Stewart, Daniel Voile and Warren Clubh. Miss Ida Foster is visiting friends in New York Miss Edna Arnold has returned lo her home after spending a week with l.cr cunt, Mrs. Arnold. The many friends of Mrs. 1). A. Gould will be glad to hear that sho has entirely recovered from her recent illness Mrs. E. B. Dudley has been ill to the regret of her many frit ids. Mtw. H. R. Cantrell loves shortly for Charleston where she will remain during the winter. Mrs. John Posteil and her Jitt lo daughter. Elisabeth, are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. J. Posteil. Mrs. James Posteil is improving from her recent illness. H A. Gould returns to Jacksonville tomorrow after spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. D. A. Gould. AUfred and Earle Hartridgo left Saturday for Atlanta. Wedded an Army Officer Martinville, Ind., Sept 16 —Miss Mary E. Woody, daughter of Major and Mrs. W. E. Woody, of this city. 1 and Lieut. Guy E. Bucker, Ninth in fantry, U. S. A. were united in mar riage here tonight. The wedding was rW T lf> a fashionable one. Negro Not Captured. George House, the Waynesville ne gro who shot Blaner Golding, colored, Monday night at her horn/: near the ga* house, jis still a large. The negro has not been seen since the shooitlng. Tlte woman is not danger ously ill and will recover. Gale Seminary. Tenth year of Misses Gales’ semi nary will begin September 30. Thor ough collge preparatory course and also general course. Each do. inn. uient is under a most thorough cud competent teacher. For furl her'pat j iiculars apply to the Misses Gale, ‘ 70S E street.. PRICE—FIVE CENTS. ONE MORE MONTH FOR ATKINSON ——+ Brunswickian will he Suc ceeded on Railroad Com mission by Hill CHANGE OCCURS OCIOBI RI4 When Judge Atkinson Retires Hon. Pope Brown will be Elected as Chairman of the Board, He Being th s Oldest Member Atlanta, (la.. Sopt. 16.- Hon. H iram Warner Hill, of Gainesville, will take the oath of office as railroad commis sioner of Georgia, ono month from today, the term of Hon. Spencer R. Atkinson retiring on October 1-1. And tiie retirement of Judge At kinson means tiie election of Hon. J. Pope Brown, oif Pulaski, as chair man of the commision. It being the established precedent of that organ ization to elect the oldest, member of tiie commission to the chairmanship. When Chairman Trammell died sever al years ago TANARUS, C. Crenshaw was named to succeed him ns chairman, and when Mr. Crenshaw'/? term ex pired Mr. Jordan, of Columbus, was appointed, Judge Atkinson was se lected to succeed him. Now tha! Judge Atkinson is to re tiro, and Mr. Brown is the oldest man nm the cominis nun so far as ser vico on the board i- een:*eni -d. no will be named lo till the position of i ll airman. ! Mr. Hill will be the legal member of til,” commission. The law requires I that tiie commission shall coin.- isi. of a lawyer, a lousiness man and a railroad man, and Mr. Hill will be the lawyer, succeeding Judge Atkn j Son, who has so ably filled that posi tion for the past six years. | Judge Atkinson was appointed in j 1897 by Governor W. Y. Atkinson, and since that time lie has done val ualile work on the commission, and har> inaugurated many rules and reg ulations which have proven of groat benefit lo the ivuplu of the state and toi the railroads. Mr. Hill, who succeeds him next month, is ono of tho lies! known lawyers in the state, lie has served several terms in the legislal lire, has been president of tho Georgia Bar association, and bins practiced in alt of the courts of the state. Mr. Hill was appointed for aj term of six years. WAITED. And Finally Got it. “Prior to the time Grape Nuts food came upon the market i had suffered terribly from chronic catarrh of the stomach and had not token one mine of solid food hut forced to live on liquids for upwards of IS months.’ says a Phila.. man: "Naturally I was greatly reduced physically and life was at burden to me "When Grape-Nuts was first put upon the market it seemed from its description that il wa* jifsl what t required and had lueenwait ing for .-.i> I hcfiian its use and began to improve immediately. 1 kept up ! 1 1 < use of Grape Nuts growing stronger mil bol ter until mv stomach finally recovered entirely and today 1 can digeot any kind of food without trouble. All of the catarrh is gone I also feel the effects of the food very strongly in renewed nerve and brain force." Name given by Posfuui Cos., Rliltle Creek, Mich. A large percentage of all diseases is caused by improper food and when this wrong condition of affairs is cor rected and proper food. Onaipe Nuts, is need in place of improper food a complete restoration to health, brain, Siprve and physieial power follows. This is it simple truth founded upon, solid scientific facts mil l rial proves it. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little hook. "The road toi Wellville .’’ j A Purgative Pleasure, ll you ever took UeWilf . li:lie car riers for biliousness or constipa tion you know what a purgative pleas me is. These famine 1 'lie pill; cleanse the liver and rid Du- system of all without proilu .ua uitpica ant effects. They do not i-.rip*-. nu In i ir wen lion, but give lone anil strength lo tile t.ssuos and organs’' involve I. W. II Howell, of Houston. Tex., says: "No I ettor pin run hr tr <m Ilian i - Early Ui ers for m- 1i| al ion, s .-K e : i. eii' .'to •> .met gars | pbannacy-.