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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 52.
pel t WENZ
I DIED LAST NIGHT
——
■VeH Known Citizen Pass
m ed Away After a Long
Illness
Re was a prominent man
Service Will be Held at Res
idence This Afternoon and Re-
B mains Will be Shipped to
Savannah for Burial.
■ Albert E. Wenz, one of Brunswick’s
Best known and most substantial bus
iness men, passed away at his home
Bast night at 9 o’clock, after an il-
Bess of several weeks.
| Mr. Wenz, for the past several weeks
Bias been suffering from a complication
■of diseases, and bis death has been
■momentarily expected for the last few
■days by those most familiar with his
IjCGiadition. Yesterday morning It was
Fannounced that he would hardly live
f. through the night
“’phe deceased has been a resident
Hb; Brunswick foT a long number of
■fears aftrt, for some time, has con
' gjucted a large ship chandlery business
’liay street, where he enjoyed an
fvßxcelleht business. He was born
gin Savannah, and his remains will
Be shipped there for burial.
p Mr. Wenz was among Brunswick’s
rmost prominent citizens, and has serv
iced as an alderman and held other po
jSsuicns ot,trust. On several occasions
Glie has been prominently mentioned in
Connection,.with the mayorality of the
Se|gijL:jjjU> was a large property owner,
ink-. I&s considered one of our city’s
ggHMuibstantial men, leaving a will
flPipqjiii. $70,000.
was 43 years of age and
W f Wft'ffi I| ri fr - besides an unusually
circle, of friends to mourn is
S'.'. ---i ..cos wilt be conduct
jfc&jt v •?e street
he shipped
■So i-avannah tomorrow morning, where
fSplftll he interred in the atternoon.
-fpc number of the friends of the family
accompany Mrs. Wenz and the
.J-’Cmains,
* 5 In the death of Albert E. Wenz
Hgr
t.it may he truly said that our little city
-*has sustained a serious loss of one of
*its best known and most popular cit
f izens, and to the bereaved family The
Iso as joins the many friends in ex
tending condolence.
CONFERENCE 13 IN SESSION.
Many distinguished Colored Divines
In the city.
Th annual session of the Savannah
conference of the Methodist Episcor
pal church began inßrunswick yester
day morning and will continue for
three or four days. The attendance
is very large and some of the best
known colored divines in the state
are in the city. .
in addition to the customary ap
pointment and other perfunctory bus
iness the program of the conference
provides for sermons and addresses
by a number of the ministers and lay
workers of the church. The first ses
sion yesterday proved to be a very
interesting cue.
WILL BE ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
Much Interest Manifested in the Me
morial Service of the Elks.
The memorial service to be held at
the Grand by the Brunswick lodge of
Elks on Sunday next, promises to be
one of the most imposing and interest
ing affairs of the kind ever given in the
city. Those who are to participate in
the musl-csal program are now busy
rehearsing, and this promises to be
a feature of the afternoon.
No admission, of course, will be
charge,! and it is expected that a
large crowd will attend the serveie.
This will be the first memorial ser
vice ever heir! by the local lodge of
Elks, and characteristic of the organ
izatir r, ihe affair will be a great suc
cess,
fi!! Scad at Supper Table.
Carrolton, Gw, Doc. 3—Tuesday
night "Bill” Harper, a well known
‘ fiddler” of Lowell, tl.i_ county, fell
dead at the supper table ci Georgia
Price on Depot street, this city. Har
per had been drunk and in the cala
booce during the day, and was under
the influence of whiskey when he
went, with some other white men, to
supper, end without apparent warn
ing th* attack cam*, and ha diad in a
fy -uS,
COUNCIL HELD SPECIAL MEETING
Two Matters Came Up for Discussion
Yesterday.
Called Meeting.
B” order of the Mayor
Brunswick, Ga. Dec. 3, 1903.
Present, Hon., A. J. Crovatt, mayor.
Aldermen Newman, Kaiser, du Big
non, Cook, Smith, Robinson and Dart.
Absent, Alderman Taylor.
The following call was read:
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 3, 1903,
A meeting of the mayor and aider
men of the aity of Brunswick Vs hereby
called for Thursday, December 3, 1903,
at 12 o'clock noon to consider impor
tant city matters. By order of the
mayor.
The building permit granted to J.
W. Thomas to construct an annex to
brick livery stable on Newcastle
street was reported as being in con
flict with the fire ordinance
Mr. Thomas appeared before coun
cil and requested permission to com
plete said annex with such modificat
ions as council should require. The
following motion was offered:
That Mr. Thomas be allowed to fin
ish construction with the following
alteration to permit: Front and rear
walls to be of brick, side corrugated
iron with tar gravel roof as provided
in original permit. Adopted by fol
lowing vote, yeas, Aldermen Newman,
Kaiser, du Bignon, Cook, Smith, Rob
inson and Dart; nays, none.
On motion, a committee of three,
consisting of Aldermen Newman, Kais
er and Smith, was appointed to con
fer. with the representative of a car
nival company now here as to the use
of the streets for carnival purposes,
said committee being empowered to
act, if necessary to do so before next
regular meeting of council. Adjourned.
N. D. Russell,
Clerk of Cquncil
A BIG FIRE AT EVERETT CITY.
The Magnolia Hotel was Destroyed
Late Wednesday Night, .
Quite a serious fire occured at Ev
erett City late Wednesday night and
the Magnolia hotel was destroyed.
The flames had gained good head
way before discovered by the nignl
watchman, who immediately gave the
alarm, and all people residing nearby
turned out to assist in fighting the
lire, but the hotel was destroyed be
.hfe flames gjftudjje *
trunk, and only a few of the house
hold articles were saved.
The building was insured in the agen
cy of J. S. Wright for $5OO, but this
amount will not cover the loos.
Just how the fire originated Is not
known.
Both Messrs. Crofton and Sistrunk
have many friends in this city who
will regret to hear of their misfor
tune. They are both employed at Ev
erett by the Southern railway,
A LONG FELT WANT FILLED.
Brunswick to Have a First Class Auc
tion and Commission House.
In all enterprising and growing
cities, like Brunswick, there is always
a first class auction and commission
house and it is a surprising fact that
Brunswick never had such a thing but
nciw the long felt want will be fill
ed, and within a few days the Bruns
wick Auction and Commsisiou Compa
ny will be ready for business, h. J.
Eeavy & son, A. H. Leavy, will be the
active managers of the company, but
the former will not give up his pres
ent business.
A. H. Leavy, formerly of the News,
is now engaged in making arrange
ments for a storehouse and office for
the company. It will be a chartered
insitution.
The purpose of the company will
be the buying and selling of mer
chandise of any and every kind. Heal
estate, insurance, renting, collecting,
Site., will also be a feature. The com
pany will conduct a stock brokerage
business, buy furniture and merchan
dise of any kind, and, in fact it will
be a genuine business exchange
where you can buy or sell anything
from a horse and buggy to a house and
lot
This is something Brunswick has
needed for a long time and Mr. L. J.
[jeavy’s experience as an auctioneer
insures the success of the concern.
Mrs. Smith Awarded $9,000.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 3.—ln the oase
of Mrs. Nettie Smith, the jury today
reached a verdict of $9,000 for the
plaintiff against the Augusta Railway
Company for killing her husband, O.
O’. Smith, in a collision. The suit
was for $30,000 and the jury was out
two days before reaching a verdict.
Board of Trade Met,
The board of trade held its regu
lar weekly meeting at the city hall
yesterday morning, and several mat
ter* of interest cam# up for discus
slan
ESTABLISH LIKE
ON THE OCMULGEE
♦
Macon Chamber of Com
merce Takes Up the
Subject
WANT TO REACH THE SEA
At a Meeting Held Wednesday the
Question Came Up and was Dis
cussed at Length by the
Organization.
The people of Macon seem deter
mined to establish a line of boats on
the Ocmulgee river between that city
and Brunswick, and at the meeting cl
the Chamber of Commerce of Macon
Wednesday the question came up and
was discussed at length by the mem
bers, and it now seems that the line
is soon to be established.
Speaking of the meeting the New of
Wednesday says:
The question of navigating the Oc
mulgee river, of which so much was
said and written, during the summer,
is again being agitated and proved
the main topic of discusion yesterday
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting was well attended and
was in fact the most enthusiastic and
successful one held so far this year.
It will be remembered that after the
Ocmulgee had been, declared naviga
ble by, experts in that line, arrange
ments were made with Captain J.
W, Maloy to run a line of steam
boats from Macon to Brunswick and
a trial trip wsvs made which demon
strated the practicability of the
scheme. While the boat succeeded in
reaching Macon with a cargo and re
turned, no further attempts were made
at the time to navigate the stream up
on which tile government has spent so
much money. This was accounted for
by the trouble which Captain Maloy
experienced irv'vatainlng pilots and
he to abasygn
size to reach Macon at all tfflflPHl
ihe year ii is now generally conceded
by all conversant with the situation
that the navigation of the river is not
only possible but In fact no difficult
matter.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
Captain I. B. English, of the navigation
commtitee, stated to the chamber that
his committee were considering sev
eral propositions made by responsible
steamboat men and all were anxious
to enter into contracts for the operation
of a line of boats to Macon. Captain
{English referred to an examination
made of the river between Macon and
Hawkiusville by Captain Jarvis, a man
well versed in steamboating and It
was a very flattering report Captain
Jarvis made to the navigation commit
tee. Captain Jarvis represents the
Florida Canal and Transportation
Company and after a careful examina
tion declared the navigation of the
river between Macon and Brunswick
not only feasible but profitable and ex
pressed surprise that the movement
had not been started long before.
The -captain also spoke of the great
fertility of the country along the river
and declared it rivaled in fertility the
famous lands of the Mississippi del
ta. This investigation on the part
of Captain Jarvis was made with a
view of submitting to the city a prop
osition to place a line of boats in
operation between Macon and the sea.
That the Ocmulgee river was nav
igable the year round for boats of
100 feet or more in length, the cap
tain declared there was no longer any
doubt and said the coditions here
were far superior to those encoun
ere at Columbus in the Chattahoo
hee. Captain Jarvis is greatly inter
ested n the proposition and will in all
probability submit a plan to the city
during the week for the establishment
of a regular line of boats from Macon
to Bruns wick.
Carnegie Library Dedicated.
Alexdrandria, Ind., December 3.
The Carnegie library, which has been
in course of construction here for
more than a year, is now complete
and today the building was formally
dedicated. Exercises appropriate to
the occasion were held, among the
speakers and prominent participants
being Miss Marion Hoadland, of In
dfauapdj'is, Btate library organizer,
and President Lincoln Kelly, of Earl
ham college. The library building is
of a handsome design and contains
every modem convenience in the way
of equipment for the purposes for
which it 1* inteided.
BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1903.
ATKINSON MAY BE
NEW PRESIDENT
Atlanta Man May Be
Successor to John Skel
ton Williams
MORE RAILROAD RUMORS
He Will Probably be Put on the Board
of Directors and May Then be
Elected to the Presidency of
the Seaboard.
The following special story is taken
from yesterday’s Atlanta Constitu
tion and will be of interest in rail
road circles in this city:
Boston, Mass., Dec. 3. —The Consti
tution correspondent is informed thaS
it is probable that, sooner or later, H>.
M. Atkinson, of Atlanta, will be put
cently in active negotiations over Sea
board Air Line, and that it is among
the possibilities that he may succceed
J. Skelton Williams a,s president
of the Seaboard Air Line system.
It is known that Mr. Atkinson spent
more than a month in New: York re
cetly in active negotiations over Sea
board matters with T. J. Coolidge,
president of the Oid Colony Trust
Company, which has undouhtdlye ac
quired control of the Seaboard Air
Line system. It is known that Mr.
Atkinson is very close to Mr. Cool
dge and that all of the extensive in
vestment; in Atlanta and other parts
of the south of the Old Colony Trust
Company are under the general di
rection of Mr. Atkinson, who is the
representative ,of that company in
'he south.
lt is said that ail the southern in
vestment; of this company are yield
>ng handsome returns, and Mr. Cocl
idge was so well pleased with the suc
cess of his past efforts in the sooth
that he was easily interested when lie
■,vas - jjrgctf- /tor invest largely in mN
iSeahowdr with 'Jjfa. - vle.w,: <£ fcgcomlw*
liams will /retire from the presW&try'
of the Sen board Air Line system in pjfi
course of a short while, and it is re
garded as possible that Mr. Atkinson
may succeed to the presidency, or that
he may he put on the board of direc
tors with the view of ultimately suc
ceeding to the presidency, as the
rect representative of the Old Colony
interests.
Blair Talks of Seaboard.
Richmosd, Va„ Dec. 3. —James H.
Blair, the New York banker, arrived
here today and left this afternoon
with T. Jefferson Coolidge,Jr., director’
President John Skelton Williams, Vice
President J. M. Barr and General Su
perintendent F. K. Huger, of the Sea
board Air Line system, for a tour of
inspection
Asked about the alleged combina
tion of the Seaboard Air Line with
other roads Mr. Blair said;
“All rumors and stories of combina
tion are eroneous. The Seaboard Air
Line will be kept entirely independent
of ail other roads. The property will
be improved and put into better shape
wherever necessary or where such iim
provement will better the service!
We believe that the railroad that serv
es the people best serves itself best,
and we intend to do everything pos
sible to render the Seaboard ur> to
date and efficient.”
11l in Columbus
The Brunswick friends of .1. C. Titus,
formerly with the Dowing Company,
now with Williams & Cos., Columbus,
will regret to hear that he is quite
ill in that city. He has been sick for
two week/;, but was reported better
according to advices received in the
city yesterday.
A Toy Opening.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an attractive advertisement of the
Ms’Clnre Ten-Cent store, calling at
tention to a great toy opening on the
part of the company, which will occur
today. The McClure people are not
ed for ti-cir toy stocks and those wish
ing .u take an early start in this line
should call at the store today.
Very 111 in Atlanta.
The many friesds of J. J. Conoley.
the efficient secretary of the Downing
Company, will regret to hear that
ha Is very ill in Atlanta and Is now
Ufldw treatment at the Todd sana
torium of that sity.
PLEASANT NIGHT
HI IDE FAIR
f
Crowd Was Not So Large
But All Had a Good
Time
WAS SECRET ORDER NIGHT
it is Expected That This Will be the
Banner Night of the Week
and an Unusually Large Crowd
Is Expected.
While the attendance at the Rifle
men’s fair last night was not quite as
large as on the previous nights, still
those present enjoyed themselves to
'the fullest extent, the booths all re
ported a very good night’s business,
while the supper room continued to
serve meals to many, and, all in all,
the fourth night of the fair was a suc
cess,
The night was given over to the
secret older organizations of the city
and quite a number of the members of
the different orders were present and
patronized the ladies.
While the fair has progressed now
for four nights, there are still a large
number of handsome and useful arti
cles left at the different booths, in
fact, only a few of the articles have
been raffiod, and, during the remaining
two nights, an effort will be made to
dispose of all of these articles. Sev
erll raft.es occurred last night, and
were attended with interest by those
who had taken chances.
Tonight, it is expected, will be the
manner night of the week. It has
net beer, given over to any special
occasion, but will be known probably
us a “good night, generally” for all,
and it it. expected that an unusually
large crowd will be present
N,otea of the Fair.
jnteb&fotiful j-alte which has been
night getting up et nCes on a B&nflfl
tome revolver, which was won by
Charlie Arnheiter.
On account of th extremely cold
weather, the childrei s ball, which was
scheduled for tonight has been called
oil. The fancy dre:; bail will occur
tomorrow afternoon, when the little
ones will have full sway at the fair.
The different contests are now grow
ing quite interesting and the different
cadidates and their friends an support
c-rs are hard at work.
A donation of a couple of hundred
cigars was received at the cigar booth
yesterday from Goliiomith & Cos. and
U. D. Levadis
The diamond ring will not be rat
tled until tomorrow night. Nearly
everybody whot has visited the fair
have a chance on it and much inter
est is manifested in the raffle.
TIRED OF CRITICISM.
President of Trinity College Causes
a Sensation.
| Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 3.—President
jHilgot, of Trinity College, Durham,
wvliich institution is under the aus
:p ees of the North Carolina Methodist
1 1'sonfertence, created a sensation a*,
the conference by rising to a question
of personal privilege and telling
Bishop Candler of Georgia, who was
presiding, that he was tired of be
ing hounded in the pulpit In the co.-
lege and in his home by some North
split in the church in regard to Pres
ident Kdgo, this having existed sev
eral years Some of the newspapers
attacked the college because us en
dowment is the gift of members of
the American Tobacco Company.
Feeling runs pretty high about the
matter, each side having strong sup
porters.
Southern Educators to Meet.
Atlanta, Ga., Dc, 3.—Advices receiv
ed by tne committee in charge of r
-rangem ;uts for the annual meeting of
the Sortnern Educational Association
in this city the latter part of tfc!>.
1 Month Indicate that the gathering will
tie the largest and moot notable of
jii.s kino, ever held in the south. Col
i ioge pie.ddentH state superlr.lcudeuts
lof public instruction and other !?*■!•
mg educators will be ir. attendance
trom Virginia, the Carolina*, Florida,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Ten
nessee and other states embraejj in
the territory covered by the associa
tion's membership.
I “THE CAVALIER COMING.”
Will b at the Grand for Performance
Next.,Week.
Of the few plays that are consider
ed worthy of securing a place in mod
ern literature, the people’s and crit
ics’ favorite, “The Caviller" takes pre
cedence over all other works of the
past year, for its many commendable
attributes tend to permit it to per
colate Into the archives of permanency
not only as a literary gem but as the
beacon light of that school of Amer
ican writers of which George W. Cable
3s certainly the high priest.
This production is noteworthy in
many respects, for it not. only comes
here with a east of exceptional
strength, but with the complete scenic
investment and elaborate stage ef
fects which characterized Its phenom
enal run for over 100 nights at the
Criterion Theatre, New York City,
TOURIST SEASON OPENS EARLY.
Unprecedented Number of Tourists
Now Bound South.
According to the Macon Telegraph,
the tourist season has already com
menced and many northerners are
now southward bound. The Tele
graph says:
Judging by the large number of
tourists passing daily through the
Central City, the balmy lands of South
Georgia and Florida are growing ex
ceptionally attractive this year to the
people of the chilly north.
In fact all previous records for
south-bound travel have been broken.
The local railway passenger men say
that the tourist season has opened sev
eral weeks in advance of the usual
time and an unprecedented unmber of
tourists are now leaving the snow
covered regions of the north for the
flowery kingdom in the sunny south.
Hitherto the season has always
opened about the middle of December.
However, the tourists began coming
south several weeks ago and numbers
have continued to pass through the
city on every south-bound train.
CAN “GO” NOW.
Wa* Formerly Robbed of Her Energy
by Coffee.
The wife of a Virginia clergyman
tells her coffee story thus; “One
year ago I -wfMjkJL wreck, only able ,to,
the tfine'eSiT'arßT^Tfl^
mo^^3WPsSlf'Sff4a*Ch6 or nervous
hills or spasms’ And could not bear
the least excitemnet.
“At one time my hand was drawn
to my shoulder and for 9 days could
not be moved away and I had often
laid for 6 to 8 weeks under the care of
our best physisians. I had been like
this for 6 years and It seemed a cure
(Could not be effected and I could get
only temporary relief. My case was
pronounced nervausnesß but that was
as far as we could get.
“All this time I had been a slave to
coffee, thought 1 could not live with
out drinking 3 to 5 cups a day al
though my husband used to beg me to
give it up and give Poistum a trial,
put l always put him off with 'O
i don’t think I will like it, It will do me
no good.
"He was so persistent i finally de
cided to try Postum, although I
thought the very idea of a good coffee
mado from cereals was absurd.
“At first I did not like it so very well
but soon found that it was not boil
ed long enough to make it good; alter
a few days the terrible headaches
disappeared and I felt so full of en
ergy 1 was astonished. I grew to love
Postum and have used it continually
since then and words can ne\er ex
press the good it has done me.
"I never know what It is to have a
headache, have not had a nervo-us at
tack for 11 months, now weigh 142 1-2
my complexion is clear and my friends
say I never looked so well. I do not
suffer a day’s sickness and can do my
housework. Just think that for lj
years I spent more than half my time
in bed, never able to keep up more
than a few days at a time and all
that suffering oame from coffee.
"My restored health seems to me
almost miraculous but I know there
Is nothing miraculous about it, just
common, sense from giving up coffee
and giving Postum a fair trial and I
don’t hesitate to tell my friends all
about it .
"I have a baby girl two years old:
who for the past year has used Postum
in her bottle instead of milk. She
is a large healthy child and if we give
her milk she will hand it back and
cry for Postum. My husband also has
been greatly benefited by Postum and
nowadays we ever have coffee in our
house but you will always find plenty
of Postum in the pantry.” Name giv
en by Postum Cos., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for a copy
vi th* famous little book, "The Road
to Wallvtlla.”
PRICE—FIVE CENTS.
BOAT BOGOTA IS
BEING CHASED
+
Columbian War Ship is
Being Pursued by Gun
boat Concord
THE LAWS WERE VIOLATED
Concord was Ordered to Pursue and
Capture Colombian Vessel, but
Not Known Whether She
Has Been Successful,
San FranCisco, Dec. 3.—The officer*
of the steamship City of Para, which
arrived today from Panama, say that
at the time of the revolution the Co
lombian gun boat Bogota was lying in
the harbor. It was understood that
the executive officers of the vessel
would stand with t'ne revolutionists,
although the commanding officer of th”
vessel stoutly refused to join the reb
els.
The time of the revolution was chos
en when the captain jyas ashore. He
was taken prrisoner with the others
of the government officers and the
command of the war ship was then
with the executive officers on board.
Then two revolutionists went to the
steamer te inform the executive of
ficer of what had taken place. The
executive officer met the revolutionists
on the gangway and shot one of them.
Tlie other escaped.
ilie Bogota then slipped her moor
ings and started to sea. On the way
she was fired on by a detachment
of the rebols. The Bogota repiiod by
sending two shells over the heads of
the rifie men into the city. The Be-
gota went alongside the British
steamship Toboga that had a cargo of
coal and attempted to take a supply.
Complaint was made by the mas
ter of the ship to the British consul
of an attempt at piracy and the Amer
ican gun boat was sent in search of
tht> Columbian gun boat, but up to
■igbl-Lilg. Pg- i.,~' Ak
Want PermUsl^ls*®^.
Fair Here.
Representatives or a street fair com
pany are now in the city and havn
asked council for permission to give a
carnival or entertainment of the kind
on the streets of the city.
The majtter was taken up at a
special meeting of council held yester
day, and the mayor appointed a com
mittee toi meet with tire representa
tives and see what could be done.
Just what kind of an entertamment
these people desire to give in the city
is not konwn, but the committee will
meet with them and will make a re
fK>i‘t probably at the next regular meet
ing el council.
"The Land O’ Cotton.”
in the play “The Land O’ Cotton”
are many situations to gladden the
spectator, cause a laugh and to bring
pity. This strong and varied play will
be given at (he Grand next week and
none who attend will regret the time
thus spent, it l,s a play for young
and old, and it afford", entertainment
ror all classes ol people, its human
story deals with emotion common to all
and never fails to move the spectator
The cast includes such well known
artists as Mr. r . ank Wallace, Thomas
Langdon, Robert O’Conner, Edward
Riley, F. K. Wallace, Jr.. Harry Adam*
and Misses Luclle Wkiteciiffe, Hr
mie Wallace, Heien Treadwell, Myrtle
Eclipse Comedy Four.
WATER COMPANY ISSUES NOTICE
Patrons Mu6t Not Leave Spigots Run
ning at Night.
The Mutual Light and Water Com
pany have a serious and just com
plaint to make against their patroua
leaving their spigots running at night
in order to keep the pipes from freez
ing. This is strictly against the rule*
f the company. Tne i-dio ...ig notice
was issued yesterday:
To Our Water Patrons:
We desire t-> call your aif -ntion to
our rules and the ordinances of tha
city, regulating the continual running
of water to prevent freezing and
breaking o£ pipes.
It is impossible for us to maintain
a proper pressure with our consumers
allowing a continuous flow of water,
and we earnestly request those who
are in the practice of doing it to de
sists, otherwise we will be forced to
take necessary steps to have it stop
ped.
Mutual Light #, Watar Cv,