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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 3, NUMBER 38. NEW GUIS FOR IRE RIFLEMEN —* — Fifty Wire Received Yes= ttrday By Brunswick Company i , ALSC *,Et rs AND AMMUNITION Company Held an Interesting Meet ing Last Night and Their Com ing Fair was Discussed—Do- ; nations Coming in. Fifty handsome Kragr-Joerjsen ri fles, together with belts, ammunition etc., reached the city yesterday morn ing for the Brunswick Riflemen. These rifles are lliase given to the state militia by the war department and they are now being received by the companies all over the state. The rifles are of tho very latest fashion and the Brunswick company was glad to receive them. They have been unpacked and will he given out to the members at the next meeting of the company. The Riflemen held a very interes ting meeting at their armory last night it being the regular monthly business session. Several matters of interest were discussed. The company is now busy making preparations for their fair to be given the latter part of the month. They report that a large number of dona tions have already been received! and everybody is cooperating with the company to make the affair a big suc cess. The ladies are hard at work, and it is predicted that the fair will be the most successful ever given in this city. t LITTLE NOTES ABOUT TOWN. Small Items Gathered by Reporters of The News. There is a large number of small houses being erected in all parts of the city and especially the New Town section. The work on Newcastle is still in progress and it will he some time yet before it is finished. This will be tiie best paved street in the city. Travel to the 'city is increasing at a rapid rate. Most of those who come are travelling men. , Some very large bass are being caught at St. Simon; pier. * A largo number of Brunswickiana are attending the carnival at Jack sonville. From reports it seems that the affair is a great success. Work on the building formerly oc cupied by 11. V. Adderley and which was damaged by tire some time ago, is almost completed. The store has had a number of improvements added among the number being modern show windows. The market reports say that the Thanksgiving turkey will come very high this year. The Savannah fair is now on and a latrge number of our citizens will go there during the week. It is one of the greatest fairs yet held in the state. L. Goldsmith & Cos., are receiving thy fixtures for the handsome cigar store they are opening. This will be one of the handsomest places of the kind in; the state. The city is In a healthy condition and there is little or no sickness. The doctors soys that Brunswick is growing more healthy every year. Capt. Burgess, o£ the barkentino Bonny Doon, which sailed for Havana yesterday, is one of the oldest marin ers who comes Lo this port. The “old man,'’ as his sailors call him, is seven ty-live years of age. He has never been ill in his life and has never started on a voyage on Sunday. H© is a great old fellow; says he has spent sixty-live years of his life on the sea and thinks iie will stay at the helm for many years yet. Should he Stopped. Brunswick theatre-goers, or In fact, many of them, have a habit of leaving their seats at every show five or ten minute,s before the performance is over. Last night ai visitor to the city who attended the performance at the Grand, was surprised to see a dozen cr two men jump from their seats fully five minutes before the curtain went down, and he remarked that he had never seen- that done before. These people, breaking for the door, inter rupts the performance, and it should be stopped. It is an easy matter to make your exit after the performance and there are doors enough at the opera house to prevent anything like a stampede alter the performance. Wait until the curtain drops before fQ\i leave you seats. _ ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY. Thieves Try to Enter the Residence of James Savage. A burglar endeavored to enter the . home of James Savage on E street last night. Mr. Savage was out of the city 'and Mrs. Savage teephoned the police department, Officer Sam Goins answered he call and visited the home ;at once. Just as he entered the yard the would-be burglar dashed by him and al the, gh the officer did everything in his power to capture him and shot at him several times, the man man aged to escape. Officer Goins .says that it was a ne-, gro and ! e also states that the officers are eolse on his tracks and that ho will, ini all probability, be landed in jail in the course of a few days. MUCH INTEREST IN THE PLAY Paul Gilmore Will be Given Large House Saturday Night. Brunswick theatre-goers are look ing forward with much interest to the appearance of Paul Gilmore here Saturday night in “The Mummy and the Humming Bird,” and from all iu~ ddications ho will be greetedby an unusually large house. As to the production it will prob ably be among the best tiiat will be seem here this season. Mr. Gilmore is now one of the leading young actors ' on the American stage and this year, he is adding to his already excellent reputation. Especially is he popular in Brunsiwck. His production here last season “The Tyranny of Tears” was onle of the best ever seen, and the clever young actor made a hit with the theater-goers. Plenty of Game. The hunters of Brunswick and Glynn county are having all kinds of .sport just now, the game law having ex pired on November 1. They report that game is plentiful in all parts of the county. THIRD REGISTIR W. J. Way Named Yester day By Judge Dart Thanks to the good offices of Judge Horace Dart, ordinary of Glynn county the Citizens club will have a repre sentative on the board of registrars who will canvass the registration list for the coming municipal election. That official 12 o’clock yesterday appointed W. J. Way as the third mem ber of the board. Ths appointment of Mr. Way, whe is a well known citizen, and who has resided here for more than twenty five years and who at all times lias been a good Brunswickian, was well received on all sides. Judge Dart was commended on! all sections for the fact that he had risen above party lines and seeing, the in justice of the other two appointments selected for the third place on the board a man who ifl pronounced in his views, but who tat all times can be depended upon) to give all parties in the premises the very fullest meas ure of justice. Mr. Way will qualify and be a mem ber of the board. jJURY BOX OPEN TO FOREIGNERS (Interesting Decision Handed Down by Mississippe Supreme Court. Jackson, Miss,, Nov. 4..—'The su preme court of this state holds that an unnaturalized foreigner sitting on a jury Uoies not invalidate the verdict of the pury in a criminal case where in the attorney for the defense fails to make objestion. The decision was rendered In the ease of B. J. Fulcher vs. the state, convicted in the circuit court of Ya zoo, county on the charge of man slaughter and given a term of seven years in the penitontiary. Sitting on the jury was a Swede who came to the United States when twen tw-one years of age and took the pre liminary oath looking to citizenship, hut failed to carry out the other nec essary steps. He registered as a voter however, and to all intents and pur poses was a qualified voter. The ap peal in the Fulcher case was based upon this fact as the principal sugges tion of error and the supreme court affirms the verdict of the lower tri bunal. The prisoner killed an old man dur ing a quarrel. New Ccnterfeit Reported. Washington, Nov. 4 —The secret ser vice hias announced the discovery of anew- conterfcit bill. It is a five-dol lar silver certificate, series of 1889 check letter A, plate number 051, Ly ons register, Roberts, treasurer The most noticable defect is the course blotchy appearance of the Indian head BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNiNG. NOVEMBER 5, 1903 MU LODGES MAY HOW DISBUD A Great Secret Order Sen sation is Threatened There KNiGHIS ARE IN A MIXIP Editor H. Cronheim Causes Consider able Trouble in Ranks of the Knights of Pythias, Which May Result Seriously. The following from tho Atlanta News of Tuesday will be of general interest in K. of P. circles in this city as Editor Cronheim, who conducts the lodge newspaper, the Pythian Secret, ini Atlanta, is well known here: What may result in the biggest sen sation in the history of any secret order ilni America, the possible dis bandment of the seven, Knights of Pythias in Atlanta, lias come up in local lodge circles. it appears that some tlm,e ago tho Capital City lodge took steps to ex pel Mr. H. Cronheim from member ship and that Mr. Cronheim appealed to the grand chancellor and was rein stated. When the reinstatement was made the Capital City lodge called a meet ing of all seven of the local lodges and laid the case before them. Sev eral local lodges have already acted on this, and have sustained the Cap- 1 ital City lodge. in consequence of this action four hundred local Knights of Pythias are going to Cartersville tomorrow on a special train to protest to the grand chancellor against the reinstatement of Mr. Cronheim. Members of the order declare if tho grand chancellor insists upon his posi tion they will carry the case to the supreme lodge and that if the su prem lodge sustains the grand chan cellor ail seven of the local lodges, involving a membership of some 1,800 will forthwith disband. Just what are the nature of the rharges against Mr. Cronheim aria not learned hut it is understood that it is in connection with his official work relative tot the endowment rank, which is the insurance end of the order,, and of which he has for some time been state commander. Attorney James Austin, of the firm of IContz & Austin, has been employed to represent the Capital City lodge, anil attorney Hamilton Douglas is rep resenting Mr. Cronheim. COPY OF RESOLUTION. A Paragraph Was Omitted in the Min utes Yesterday. In the council proceedings publish ed yesterday morning. Aldermen New man and Kaiser, whoi were present, were inadvertently omitted. A paragraph in the resolution intro duced by Alderman du Bignon was also omitted. The resolution should have rend as folloiws: Be it resolved by the mayor and al dermen of the city of Brunswick in council assembled, that the United States being owner of Old Town lot. number one hundred amd eighty three, (183) and the southern one third o; Old Town lot number ome hundred and eighty two, (182), be and they aie hereby authorised and requested to construct and lay a sidewalk adja cent to the east boundry of such prop erty on Union) .street, such sidewalk to be twelve feet in width and ex tending otic hundred and twenty feet (120) on the west side of Union street and to be constructed of suitable ma terial, and at the expense of the Uni ted States. Resolved further that a copy of this resolution be served upon the proper representative of the gov ernment. Conducted Lay Services. The services in St. Paul’s Episcopal church yesterday consisted of Jay reading conducted by Mr. John A. Kenan. Sunday the services may be conducted by Rev. W. W. Steel, of Atlanta An invitation has been cx tended to Rev. Mr. Steel to visit the church at that time and as he has not been heard from, it is expected that he will accept the invitation. — Savannah News. Bishop Nelson Here. Bishop Nelson is spending tho day in Brunswick the guest of the Rev. Dr. Redo at St. Mark’s rectory. He will leave on Friday morning for a series of visitations in Camden. His regular visit to the Brunswick church es will be made in January, GORMAN THE MAN IIS BRANTLEY 1 Victory In Maryland Puts Him in Line for Demo cratic Nomination HE WON A HARD BAEILE The Congressman Thinks Gorman the Best Man and Believes He Will Be Nominated by the Demo crats for President. Congressman! and sf r s. W. G. Brant ley left, for Washington last night. I Mr. Brantley was seen by a repre sentative of the News yesterday at , ternoonl, and when asked what he thought of tho elections Tuesday the congressman expressed himself as being pleased with the showing made by the democrats in all sections of the country, and especially in Greater New York and Maryland. Mr. Brantley thinks that the mag mfleient victory in Maryland will cer tainly bring Gorman to the front as the most formidable candidate for tho democratic nomination) for president. He thinks the victory ono of tho great est ever won by the old Maryland war horse. He wias also much gratified at the success of the democrats in Rhodo Island taind the large gains in Mass chusetts, - and altogether thinks his party had the better of the fight in the elections Tuesday. cuilTirao — — Sailor Seriously Stabbed In the Acre Last Night A cutting affray occurred in the Acre district last night, in which a sailor was so; seriously stabbed by a megroa that ho may die. Particulars of the aifajr are rather meager, but it. seems that, without any cause whatever, the negro drew his knife and indicted several ugly gashes about the breast. As soon, as the ne gro probably fatally wounded the sail or, he left the scene and has not. since been seen. The injured sailor was brought to Morgan’s drug store and his wounds dressed by Dr. A C. Bl iln. The gasli is considered a very serious one. The blade of knife pierced throng'd the Skin just above the heart. The police department was at once notified and a search for the negro fol lowed, but up to the present bo is still at large. The sailor’s name or his vessel is not known ELECTION NEWS PLEASED BRUNSWICK POLITICIANS. They All Wanted to See McClellan Win in New York: The news yesterday that McClellan had defeated Seth Low in New York for mayor by a big tue} f.iiy was web received by the politician. They all favored the fan'many candi date. Quite a number of bets were made on th,e result but the betting here was even, and there was considerable Low money to be found. Those host post ed am the situation, however, were of the opinion that McClellan would win out. SAW MILL MEN HOPE TO WIN RATE CASE Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 4. —The Georgia Sawmill Association held an important meeting here today. There wore many present and tho contest with the railroads over the recent raise in, the rates in Georgia and Florida points for points west of the Ohio river were discussed. The com mittee reported the progress of the light for the old rate before tho in terstate comrrilerce Commission and stated that the prospects were that the sawmill men would win. In New Quarters. Gilmoro 5- Wood have removed their plumbing shop from their for mer place on A street to (lie building 423 Newcastle street, formerly occu pied by Moses Daniels Telephone 228 and ail orders v.ill receive prompt attention. HUSBAND'S DEATH CHARGED TO WIFE Mrs. Lupo, Formerly of Atlanta, Hel i on Seri ous Charge JEALOUSY WAa IHE CAUSE Charged That Woman Who May Die from Laudanum Poisoning Fired Shots Which Ended Life of Husband. New York, Nov. 4.—Ansonia Morris I.upo lies in the morgue and Della, his widow, is a prisoner in the prison ward of (Bellevue hospital charged with having fired the shots which en ded his life. She is in a critical condition from laudanum poisoning and her death may prevent a solution of tho mys tery in which the affair is envotlved. Mrs. Lupo is an attractive English woman of 34, tall and weighing ICO pounds, Lupo, on the other hand, was small and thin and the physical in ferior of the woman. He is supposed to hiaive come from Atlanta, Ga , where he met his wife, who was a widow, Mrs. Marx, with a daughter of 12 and a boy of G. The children are now in Atlanta with relatives. The man was an agent of a sowing machine from a Jersey City agency. Mrs. Lupo insists that her jealousy of a younger woman is at the bottom of the trouble, ia Lupo spent all of his money upon the other. Among tho effects of the dead man was found several pawn ticket, ono being, for a pistol. CRIBB SURE TO HANG TUESDAY. Baptized Sunday in the Chatham jail at Savannah. Tlie Savannah News of yesterday said: ’’Lee Cribb, the Coffee county mur derer who. was baptized Sunday in the Chatham county jail by Rev. T. B. Stanford, pastor of the Methodist church at Douglas, will be taken to the scene of bis crime Monday of next week, and Tuesday will pay the pen alty of his crime on the gallows. “Cribb was brought to Savannah and placed in the Chatham county jail for sale keeping, after having escap ed from the Coffee county jail, and has been here ever since. Cribb’s only hope of escape from the gallows lies in the fact that the case is now before the pardon board, but, reviewing the man’s crime and its very wantomieas, it is hardly prob able that the board will entertain any thoughts of interferrimg in the mat ter. An appeal for anew trial has been denied the condemned man. “At the Chatham county jail Cribb is said lo he a model prisoner.” Tlie case of Cribb is familial to the reading public, lie murdered three people at Nichoils f r nn cause what ever save the fact nat. he had quar reled with his wife He endeavored to murder the entir ■ town and would have succeeded had it not been for the fact that his ' u-tridgos gave out. INTERESTING LECTURE TONIGHT Bishop Nelson May Have Something to Say of St. Mark's Parish. Addiiionral interest will be given to Dr. Rede’s lecture tonight at St. Mark’s parish house from the fact that Bishop Nelson will be prcsor.t and have something to say. The subject of the lecture will bo “Scenes and Incidents in the Life of oiur Lord” and the views shown will be carefully chosen and very beauti ful The lecture is given to help tlio good work amd should bo generally patronized. It is safe to say that all who go will be amply repaid and in the meantime are helping a good cause. M’KINLEY’S PICTURE CHEERED; HISSES FOR ROOSEVELT’S The sentiment of the people of this city was shown last night, at the opera house, when the faces of a number of prominent Americans were shown by stereoptican pictures. The liko ne. s of McKinley and others were baldly applauded when they appear ed, hut when, the audience recognized that or President Roosevelt the cheers were drowned by hisses. Yesterday’s Shipping. Arrived, bark Weljekset, an son, Mal ma; bark Pedro Lacavo, Maristany, | San ta Cruz. Sailed bark Bonny boon Capt. Burgess, lor Havana, “TWO OLD CRONIES.” A Very Good Popular Price Attrac tion Last Night. The Wills Musical Comedy Com pany was the attraction at the Grand last night opening for a three perform ance stand. The production is one of those laughing comedies with the well known comedian, John B. Wills, as tho star. There is about as much plot to tho play as there is harmony in the Good Government club politicians in this city. It opens with a musical comedy on the vocal order and closes tho same way. On tho whole, the perfor mance, considering tho font that is was a popular price affair, was a got si ono and deserved a better audience than it had last, night. Richards, the female impersonator, Is great and was ono of tho favor its of the evening. The company will present "Sweet Sixteen” at matinee this afternoon oud a trip to Atlantic City at a per formance tonight. For a popular price attraction the company is decidedly above the aver age and it is to be hoped that they will have a better patronage at the two performances to be given today. The price this afternoon will bo 10, 20 aud 30 cents. REGISTARRS WILL HAVE 115 VOTERS TO EXAMINE. City Clerk Russell stated that ex actly 115 pooTHtv.fe*£io appeared before him to register, were referred to tho board of registrars. A majority of those are colored voters, and who were / enty-ome years of age, their birth I days being during the present year. It will be necessary for tho men to show sufficient proof to the board that they are twenty-one years of age in order get get their names on tho list of qualified voters. JURY OUT 9 HOURS —*— Minor Case Occupied En tire Day in the City Court Lm the city court yesterday the ease of tho state es. Mary Bigboe, charged with assault and battery, consumed nearly the entire day, and but few other coses were disposed of. Tho case against the negro woman was a very hard fought one and the attorneys succeeded in tieing tho jury. For nine hours or more they were out endeavoring to reach a verdict, but they failed, and, filially, Judge Sparks called the jury and announced a mistrial in the case. It is under stood that the jury stood nine for conviction and throe for acquittal. Other cases disposed of were as follows: Lee Godfrey vs. Allen Franklin, tro ver; uon-suit granted. Oliver Williams, selling whiskey without a liacnse; first demand. John Kibin vs. Coastwise Dredging Company; on trial. The court will meet again at tho usual hour ttiis morning, and, after disposing of several minor matters will take a recess. There is not very much work to lie done and the ses ions will be a short ono. SPEEiRi WILL CONVENE COURT IN SAVANNAH Bar of that City Hail With Pleasure the Coming of the Judge. Judge Speer will convene the Uni ted Slates Circuit anti District courts in Savannah am November 16, or with in a few days thereafter. This an nounccmeret, which was gladly receiv ed by the members of the liar, was contained in a communication from Judge Speer received by one of the members of the Saviannati liar a few days ago. judge Speer does not. say on what, day the court will he opened. He says that lie expects to convene the court during the latter part of the week beginning November 10. A jury will lie summoned. The session of the court will he the most interesting since the trial of the Green, Gaynor and Carter eases. The various smuggling cases, in whicii a number of prominent Savannah peo ple are implicated, will be among tho meet interesting matters to be acted upon. The clerk of the court has everything in shape for the session. Sailors Fight. Twk* sailors became belligerent in the am- last night, and had a fierco light Policeman Goins chanced to he in the vacinity and both of the tars were placed in jail. No serious harm was done and it is probable that May or Crovatt will let them off with a light Hue, PRICE—FIVE CENTS. BOARD OF TRADE WILL COMPLAIN No Work Has Been Done oil Our Harbor in Two Years MONEY IS AIM’ROPRIAEED Forty Thousand Dollars Given by Gov ernment at Last Session of Con gress, But Still No Work Has Been Done, It is probablo that tho Brunswick board of trade will shortly on tot- a complaint with the United States gov ernment. for the lack of work oni our harbor, both inner and outer, not. be cause the government has not appro priated money for tho work, but be cause the company which was award ed tho contract lias not complied with •he same. It seems, tiiat for some reason or other, no work has been dome on tlia outer bar under tho appyopriation secured by Mr. Brantley at. the last session of congress. The appropriation was for $40,000 for tiie purpose of obtaining an ad ditional foot of water ou the outer bar, but tho money has not been touched yet. It is stated that the en gineers have been waiting on the large dredgeboat Cumberland, which litats been! doing work in Florida, but it has not been stated whou the boat will be brought here. Congressman Brantley said yester day that he intends to investigate the matter as soon as ho reaches Washington, and will see why work has not been done on the bar. It baa now been about two years since the government expended onq cent on our outer bar. During that time sand, of course, has accumulated and tho bar needs the (attention) of the govomment. Inasmuch as ths money has already beau appropriated for the work it seems that those who have the contract should send the dredge here at once. NICKNAMES. What the Jolly School Principal is Called. Nicknames never yet hurt a healthy man. Au Ohio lady tells a good food! stor . "One year ago, my sister, then a woman of 35, Imcanie so ill from exhaustion that for two year* her life was despaired of. She had suffered from dyspepsia since a girl and the nervous trouble of course aggravated that, until it became impossible foil her to eat or take nourishment of any kind wittiout intense suffering. "Like all persons affected with ner vous diseases she also suffered from insomnia and it was nothing unusual for her to sleep only three hours out: of 24. All the years she had been ai iniaerabo invalid and her diet comsis ted almost entirely of milk and eggs. Finally Grape-Nuts came upon thq market and she tried this food foil breakfast, four teaspoonl'uls in a pint of hot milk and the change in hen condition was perfectly marvelous. "She improved at once and her facq lias now grown round and fat as I, remembered it in girlhood and linj increase in flesh has extended all over. She never weighed while she was an invalid so we cannot say just how; much she has gained hut it is wonder ful. She now sleeps the whole night; through and all the miserable weak ness and aches in the head and neck are gone. She i.s again well unit. l strong and happy when it looked a* though she would never have any hap piness on this earth again. All the neighbors look upon her recovery as a miracle. a “The principal of the public eshoola of our city is such a strong advocatq of Grape-Nn Is as a brain food that ho has gained the nickname of Old Unapt* Nuts' but some how or other ho in so jolly and healthy ho doesn't seem to care." Name given by l’ostum Co s Creek, Mich. Look in istch package for a copy of the famous littl<■ book, “The Road to Wellville." jt Ministers Corning. A number ef the ministers who are atioudin the pi-sbytery at St. Mary’* will arrivn in the city during tho next I' w day Ii attend tho synod, which me, 1-1 hero next Tuesday. From ait accounts ;m unusually large uumber, of the Presbyterian ministers will b* hero to attend the meeting