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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 3, NUMBE 53. ALL CANDIDATES HAVE ACCEPTED f —s — Club Nominees Publish Cards on the Subject INCORSE I HE PLATFORM i- The Four Gentlemen Named at the Mass Meeting Wednesday Night Will Offer for Election on Tuesday Next. The candidates nominated and en dorsed by the Citizen’s club at the mass meeting hel Tuesday night, have all -.replied to the notification Com mittee and all of them have accepted the call made by their fellow-citizens as is evidenced by the following card of acceptance from the four gentlemen in question. In connection with the card from Major C. Downing, it may be of in terest to say that the Citizens’ cluub mass meeting was aware of the fact that he was committed to the white primary, and when it endorsed his candidacy it it did so with the full knowledge an understanding that he had been previously nominated by the primary and in his case it was mere ly an endorsement on the part of the Citizens' club, hence his letter. These acceptances would have appeared yesterday but for the fact that Captain Duncan Wright was out cf the city and his acceptance of the nomination was not received by the Committee until yesterday morning: The acceptances in question are as follows: _ * From Mr. Downing. Messrs. U. Dart, H. F. Dunwody, C. H. heavy, Committee: Gentjemen: Your courteous noiti- of this date is before me. You are aware that i am committed to the idea of- o, white primary, was nomi nated as a candidate for alderman on that basis, and could not and would not do any act inconsistent with that movement. Asa candidate for alderman I stand upon the results if the recent primary but, while I cou'd not occupy the in consistent posit'in of being a candi date upon the ticket nominated at the recent mass met ting I can but feel grat ifled that you endorse my previously announced candidacy. Yours respectfully, C., Downing. Captain Duncan Wright. Messrs. U. Dart, H. F. Dunwory, C. H. Leavy, committee: Gentlemen: Replying to your no tification of date of December 2, ap prising me of my nomination as an alderman of the city of Brunswick for the ensuing two yearrs,permit me to say I accept the nomination and will to the best of my ability, thrive for the best interest of my native city in case l am called to the council Very truly, Duncan Wright. From Geo. R. Krauss. Messrs. U. Dart, Chairman; H. F. Dunwody, C. H. Leavy, commit tee: Gentlemen: Your favor of Decem ber 2, advising me of my nomination for alderman, is received. I beg to thank your committee for the courte ous manner ini which I have been ad vised of the action of the Citizens' club mass meeting, and I accept the nomination thus tendered me. and if elected will give the city the best ability in my possession. Yours truly, Geo. R. Krauss. From Mr, Davis. Messrs. U. Dar, chapman; H. F. Dus* wody, C. H. Leavy, Committee. Genitlemen: lam in receipt otf your favor of the 2nd., advising me of my nomination by the Citizens’ club mass meeting, for a place on the alder manic ticket named by that organiza tion. In reply I beg to say that I have given the matter deep consider ation and snice I have been called by my fellow-citizens, I have decided to accept the nomination, and if I go in council will fulfill the duties of the office to the test of my abiliay. I tha. you for the consideration. Yours truly, John Basil Davis. PLATFORM. Following is the platform adopted at ,lhe mass meeting: js Whtreas, ihe Citizens club has been organized and is in existence as op- partisan- polices 1n the city one pkvMfc where*s, thi mass class o£ < / VOUrS Ot in favor of being would like to lied thiSt?jp After the meeting upsta r -•• ~ r government clW** lew of tt WoiiteM, is opposed to such political meth ods and before,, nominating an alder manic ticket, pledging the efforts ofall good citizens to the faithful perform ance and keeping of the pledge here made to the people: NON-PARTISAN. 1. This mass meeting of citizens is unalterably opposed to the domina tion and control of the affairs of the city by any spirit other than to pro mote the welfare and uplifting of our fair city by the sea. PARTISAN POLITICS. 2. We condemn the unfair and op pressive treatment the present city administration has heaped upon the mayor of oiur city, taking from him through petty partisan politics, the power of appointing the engineer of sewerage pumping station, which po sition involves the very life and health of our community and should never be a reward for serice rendered to gny political supporter, taking from him also the appointing of the keeper of the park and even the cow catcher and city hall janitor. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL. 3. We commend the mayor of the city and the chairman os the commit tee on public works for the marked im provement and betterment of our streets, particularly Newcastle street. We point with pride to the redeem ing of the pledges made last year with reference to the securement of the new public school for New Town portion of the city of Brunswick. We believe and pledge our support to the declaration of the principle that more should be done for the schools; 1 and that if necessary a special tax, by charter amendment, be levied to sup port and maintain our public schools to.a better standard than now. TOWN COMMONS LEASES. 4. And to that end, we favoir an amendment of the present city char ter enabling all persons holding Town Commons leases for property in the city upon many of which lots homes of our people have been erected, to renew their leases at any time dur ing the life of their respective leases for a like term of ninety-nine years; the lease money, as now, toi go to the educational fund of the city, and in this manner save to the holders of Town Commons lots their improve ments thereon, which would other wise revert to the city at the expir ation of the present lease. AGAINST FICTITIOUS VALUES. 5. We heartily favor the reduction materially of the annual expenses of the city government and especially recommend that the assessments of property for taxation be based upon its real value and not fixed at an imag inary and fictitious sum as is now done and that when said assessment has been once made it shal stand as made for a term of say three years when anew general assessment of all property shall be made the owners or the city having the right, during any year of the period in which one may desire to do so, to demand an arbi tration of the assessment. Thus the income of the city may be more readily computed and its ex penses put, as they should be, upon a par with the income and the tax payer will pay taxes upon only the real val ue of his property and the city will pay the salaries of assessors for one year out of the three inst‘ 4 an nually as at prresent. NO CAUSE FOR PARTY POLITICS. 6. There }s absolutey no neces sity for injecting or attempting to inject the race issue into the pres ent city .politics. There is certainy no attempt or desire upon the part of the colored population of this city to dominate and controle its affairs, and we affirm that the effort to array class against class is unjust, unfair and un necessary, and believing that the nom ineases named by this mass meeting in covention assembled all are good and true men and are in favor of the principles and polities herein announced, we pledge them our ear nest support by influence and vote feelig assured that those nominees and this platform will meet the un qualified endorsement of the great majority of our citizens. OFFICERS ELECTED. Oglethorp Lodge Knights of Pythias Held Interesting Meeting. Oglethorpe lodge No. 24 Knights of Pythias, held an interesting meet ing in Castle Hail last night. The most important matter before the lodge was the election of officers which resulted as follows: C. C., C. F. Bloodwoirth. V. C., R. B. Bunkley L. J. R. Morton, Jr. K. of R. S., T. B. Ferguson. M. of F., H J. Read. M. of E., S. S. McCrary. Oglethorpe lodge is in a very flourishing condition and is electing new members at eaafc meeting, it " —■ ■ CITIZENS CLUB TO HOLD MEETING * Friends and Supporters Will Meet on Mon day Night SOME OF THE SPEAKERS Several of Brunswick’s Most Promi nent Citizens Will Address the Meeting, Which Will be an Interesting One. A mass meeting of the members of the Citizens club and their friends will be held at the city hall Monday evening next, for the purpose of open ly ratifying the ticket endorsed Tues dya evening and for the further pur pose of discussing some of the cardi nal features of the present municipal campaign. The .subject will be discussed by some of the most prominent gentle men in the city and as stated above the issues will be forcibly and clear ly placed before the people of the city. While of course the meeting will be held under the auspices of the Cit izens club, all registered voters, with out regard to local or other politics, are invited to be present. The following gentlemen have been invited to attend the meeting and address same; Judge Bolling Whit field, Hon. E. H. Mason, Judge Court laud Symmes, Hon. H. F. Dunwody, Col. D W. Krauss, Capt. U. Dart, Col Woodford Mabry, Hon. J. E. Dart and others. This of course will be the last meet ing, the election occurring Tuesday and it is expected that a very large crowd will attend SMART PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS List of Children Who Obtained a High Mark in Studies Last Month. The following is a list of the pupils who made the honor mark at the pub lic schools during the month of Novem' her: First grade, Miriam Abrams, May Belle Hendricks, Christine Knudson, Edna Thompson, John Coleman. Ches ter Loback, Leslie Wilder. Second jferade, Elizabeth Abrams,- Sidney Fleming, Lee Harvey, Lillian Pfeiffer, Gladys McKinnon, Margaret Sparks, Sarah Snavely, Elizabeth Wal ter, Frank Ward. Third grade, Mildred Banks, Mattie Coleman, Mary Lou Gatcheli, Remer Kartchner, Leona Clarke, Karl McDon ald, Elmer Snavely, Milner Arnold. Fourth grade, Eva Harris, Maud Lott, Madge Ward, Vernon Odum, Lil lian Loback. Fifth grade, Dillon Raffa, Frank Gustafson, Braidsford Turner, Will McDonald, Wyley Ricks, Gertrude Briesenick. Sixth grade, Eunice Briesenick, Ka tharine Stiles, Cora Sauls, Richmond Taylor. Seventh grade, Edith Snavely, Mar ion Moore, Lynette Manning, H. S. McCrary. Eighth Grade, Esther Clarke, Mo zelle Traylor, Louise Baker, Frances Way, May Joe Lott, Wilson Spears. Ninth grade, Laurence Brown, Ger hard Brown. Dumas Malone, Maud Elliot, Ruth Norris, Margaret O’Ctxn nor. • Tenth grade, Mary Spears, Lena Coleman, Irene Baumgartner. Eleventh grade, Newton Walker, Virginia Burney, Lillie Gornto, Nellie Kenner, Carrie Stacy, Adelaide Brown. IS NOW PAST THE $2’500 MARK. Officer Richardson Breaks Record in Collection of Street Taxes. Officer Geo. Richardson is etill de tailed in the work of collecting street taxes, and in this connection it may be said that he has broken all previous records in the collection of taxes and the total amount now foots up $2,- 500. This is, by several hundred dollars, the largest amount ever collected in the city for street taxes. Officer Richardson has worked hard to establish this record, and he was out among the street tax dodgers at night as well during his regular work ing hours. He will complete tbe work within the next few days. BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBED 5, 1903. CHILDREN WILL DAVE FULL SWA! Baby Show and Fancy Dress Ball at Fair this Afternoon ANOTHER VERY GOOD NIGH f The Receipts Last Night Were Satis fying to the Management.. . Fair Will Come to a Close This Evening. Everything at the Riflemen’s fair last night moved with a vim and the night’s receipts were as larg-. ftr not larger, than any previous night. The crowd was a large and pleasant one and it can be truly said that the night was one of the most enjoyable of the week. There was no special feature but a number of handsome and use ful articles were raffled. Children This Afternoon. This afternoon has been given over to the children and they will attend en masse. A baby show and fancy dress ball will be the feature and it in expected that many will take part in both. The management requests The News to state that all pretty babies should bo brought to the armory whether they have been entered previously or not. As Brunswick Is full of pretty babies it is expected that a large number w'll contest for prizes. The fancy dress ball is also expect ed to be interesting and a number of children wiT attend in all kinds and descriptions of costumes. Fair Notes. The contest for the large doll is getting interesting. There are now four little girls in the race and they are getting a great many votes. The little ones are, Meriam Abrams, Ma bel Ford, Helen Montgomery and Miriam Burkheimer. The little boys contesting for the goat wagoif and harness are Masters Joe Wheeler Harper, Julian Bennett, Roderick Montgomery and J. D. Sparks. The necklace and umbrella, the for mer for the most popular little girl and the latter for the most popular matron, are being voted for at Mrs. Sparks’ booth. The News man who is covering the fair can vouche for the meals served in the supper department, and he must siy in justice to the ladies that the fish chowder served last night was the best he has ever enjoyed. The l'xffle for the diamond ring will begin ton ght at 7:30 and all who have chances a.e reqt ested to be present. The fair will come to a final close tonight, when the handsome diamond ling and many other valuable articles will be raffled. The '.v.oners in the different con tests which have been on since the fair opened, will also be announced. Much interest is manifested the dif ferent contests and it is expected that a large crowd will he present to hoar I’.ho Vnoers announced. All in all the fair has been a suc cess, financially, socially and from an artistic standpoint, and it is expect ed that the last nght wii! be as bril liant and pleasant as the others. REGRETS FOR SENATOR DEPEW Senator and Mrs. Platt to be Given Dinner This Afternoon. Washington, December 4.—Society is manifesting unusual interest in the dinner annouced for tomorrow even ing by Senator and Mrs. Depew, in honor of Senator Platt and his bride, formerly Mrs. Janeway. The invita tions included the flower of social and political circles. The announcements for the dinner were sent out more than a fortnight ahead, but even so, it is said, al! of the cabinet members, except Postmaster General Payne ant Secretary Cortelyou had made earlier engagements. It is understood that social eompli jcatioins pending in Washington have frightened several conservative social leaders. Mrs. Hay, as already announ ced, prefers to spend the winter in semi-retirement, rather than meet the issues. She giyes as her excuse that she is suffering from sciatca, but it is generally understood she has be come content with home life. Building the Sidewalk. Workmen are busy at night now laying the cement sidewalks around the new custom house building. Work on this structure is being pushed to oixnudetion u rapidly as possible. COL E. t MOW —f — Reported That He Sudden ly Collapsed There Yes terday HE HAS ACHE INDIGESTION He Was Suddenly Attacked There While Attending a Meeting. If Able he Will Come Over to Brunswick Today. Information reached Brunswick yes terday of the sudden illness of Col. E. C. Machen which occurred in Sa vannah. The attack which prostrated this welt known gentleman occurred while he was attending a meeting of railroad officials in the Forest City, after a fatiguing ride from Mew, York. The physicians describe it as an at tack of acute indigestion and at a late hour reported his condition as somewhat better, with prospects of his being able to stand the trip to Brunswick today. Col. Machen has been indisposed for seveial days prior to his coming south and it is presumed that this together with the long and tiresome trip prov ed too much for his overworked con stitution and he succumbed to nature jvhile completing some details con cerning the business interests ot which he is a part in this section. Several officials of the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad, including Gen eral Manager Berry and Cheif Engi neer Roberts, were 'with him at the time he was taken ill and every at tention was shown him by these of ficials and the best physicians at the DeSoto hetel where he was stop ping. The fact that he will be able to •come to Brunswick today will be a source of gratification to his many friends l.ere. Col. Machen is bo close ly identified with the various interests that have added to the material wel fare of Brunswick that his illness is a source of much consideration to all parties, in addition to the strong personal feeling of his friends. He has done so much towards the building of the B. & B. and taken financial part -n other enterprises that are now part of Brunswick that everyone,fcioth young a:id old, feel intere. ed in any thing concerning him. Be des this he is a man of such stron; personality that ae has wedded to hi n a large number of personal friends and these are es pecially hopeful tb t bis present ill ness may be of H e briefest na ure While tor a long ime he has not been among the 1 ificials listed in the B. & B. management he is known to retain large financial iterests in the road and this maker him a very prom nent factor in the development of Brunswick. FUNERAL SERVICES YESTERDAY. Body of Mr. A. E. Wenz will be Ship ped to Savannah for Burial The funeral services over the re mains of the late Albert E. Wenz, were held at the residence at 3 o’clock yes terday afternoon. Rev. Wyllys Rede, of St. Mark’s Episcopal church, offi ciating. The serveies were attended by a jterge number of trie friends of the deceased. The remains will be shipped to Sav annah this morning and tbe funeral will occur this afternoon. Mrs. Wenz and the body will be accompanied by Rev. Rede, D. W. Krauss, Mrs. i’eters Mrs. BToxtOin, of St. Simon, sister of Mrs Wenz, and other relatives and friends of the deceased. ATKINSON DENIES THE RUMOR. Ignorant of the Roads Intention to Elect Him Director. The following story is taken from the Atlanta Journal of Thursday: The rumor that H. M. Atkinson would be made a director of the Sea board Air Line and might eventually be elected to some high position with j ihe road, which was published sev l-eral days ago in the Journal, was to I day revived and is the occasion of con ’ siderable discussion. Mr. Atkinson, when seen and asked if there was any truth in the report, declined to make any statement for publication beyond the fact that such a movement was news to him, he be ing ignorant of any development of this kind in the affairs of the Sea board. It, is thought that the rumor proba bly origiated from te fact that on Mr, Atkinson's recent visit to Boston he saw Mr. Ccolidge, who is one of the oflloials of the new manage- ment of the Seaboard Air Line. The faot also that these gentlemen are personal friends, and naturally were thrown together more than ordinary business relations would call for grave additional strength to the rumor. It is statod that the Seaboard Air Line is now in fine condition, partic ularly on its southern lines, and that the new management has realized the value of their latter and hence forth give particular attention to this portion of the property. Mr. Atkinson has often said that this road meant much to the further development of Atlauta and the south and was a piece ol property which de served well at the hands of this sec tion. It is generally understood that Mr. Atkinson is on the best of terms, with Mr. Williams and the former of ficials of the road, and that here cog nizes the fine service that the old management has given the road. ABOUT FEAR. Often Comes from Lack of Right Food Napoleon said that the best fed sol diers were his best soldiers for fear and nervousness come quickly when the stomach is not nourished. Ner vous fear is a sure sign that the body is not supplied with the right food. A Connecticut ladys says: " For manv years I had been a sufferer from indigesetion and heart trouble and in almost constant fear of sudden death, the moist acute suffering possible. Diet ing brought on weakness, emaciation and nervous exhaustion ami 1 was a fcomplete wreck physically and almost a wrech mentally. “I tried many foods but could not avoid the terrible nausea followed by vomiting that came after eating until I tried Crape-Nuts. This food agreed with my palate and stomach from Ihe ptart. This was about a year ago. Steadily and surely a change from sickness to health came until now i have no symptoms of dyspepsia and can walk 10 miles a day without be ing greatly fatigued. I have not taken a ,drop of medicine since I began the use of Grape-Nuts and people say 1 look many years younger than l really am. "My poor old sick body has been made over and 1 feel as though my head has been to. Life is worth liv ing now and I expect to enjoy it for many years to come if I can keep away from bad food and have. Grape- Nuts,” Name given by Postum Cos., Battle Creek, Midi. There’s a reason. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville.” SAFE BLOWERS STILL AT WORK Store in Lowndesville, S. C., Entered and a Good Sum of Money Was Stolen. Anderson, S. C., Dec. 4. —The safe in the store of E. R. Horton, at Lowndesville, was blown open by safe crackers on Tuesday night and be tween SSOO and S6OO in cash was se cured, besides some articles of mer chandise. The work was evidently of profes sionals. The robbery was not discov ered until this morning when the store was opened for business. The work is thought to have been done by three men, two of whom went to a farm house three miles below Lowndesville early on the morning before the rob bery and had breakfast prepared for them and also wanted some food pre pared to take with them. They were not seen afterwards until late in the afternoon near Latimer, where they were joined by a third man, going in the direction of Lowndesville. They first broke into a blacksmith shop and secured tools and then broke into the store, broke the spindle off the safe and inserted nitro glycerine, and com pletely wrecked the door of the safe. Mr. Horton offers a reward of half the money for the capture of the roh bers. The following is a description of two of the parties who it is more than probable committed the robbery: One is about 5 feet 9 inches ball, weighs about 165 pounds, black mustache, wore a dark Rtrlped suit of clothes, about 35 years of age, speaks with foreign accent. Another was not so stout about the same age. reddish mustache. There is no bank at Lowndesville and Mr. Horton is probably the larg est merchant, and during this time of the year he has considerable money in his safe. Special Notice. All bills agaiast the British Steam ship Roda must be presented at our (Office before noon today or payment I thereof will ba debarred. Ft D, M. Ctraefvan 4. Cos., ,Agenl. PRICE—FIVE CENTS. THE PRESIDENT'S Mil MESSAGE What Roosevelt will Have to Say to National Legislature 11 Wil l. BE VERY SHOW I However He Will Touch on all Cur rent and Important Matters. ..A Forecast of What it Will Be. Washington, December 4.—The president has put the final touches to his message to be presented to the long session of congress, which begins Monday. Advance copies of the doc ument have been given to the presa and as usual the strictest precautions have been taken to prevent its becom lag public before the presentation to the national legislative body, lit preparing the message the president consulted a number of senators and representatives and among the lead ing members of the house the chief features of the message are already pretty well known. It is stated on good authority that the message will be the shortest the president has ever written to a regu lar session. It is about one third short er than ihe message of last year, which was considerably shorter than the first message, two years ago. The docu ment will contain fewer words thun any message by any of tue presidents in a number ot years. The message will discuss carefully the isithmian canal complications pud make recommendations in that regard, it will also take up the im migration question and suggest great er restrictions to the end that unde sirable immigrants may ho excluded. The postal scandal will be discussed, the lesson to be drawn therefrom point ed out, and the officials of the depart ment who forested out and provided against its repetition will be praised. The message is expected to advocate the further enlargement o 4 the navy. ,It will not specify the number and character of warships which the pres ident believes should be authorized, as he will refer for that to the recommen dations of Secretary Moody. The lat ter will, it is understood, recommend the construction of at least three bat tleships of a great tonnage, as heav ily armored and armed and of as great speed and coal capacity as any ever authorized by congress. Comment will be made upon oiur friendly relations with -he world at: large. The Colombian ombroglio will come in for mention and satisfaction, will be expressed at the settlement of the Alaskan boundary dispute. The message is alsoi exported to discuss the labor question, especially a refers to government employees. It will fob low the precedent .set by the president jn his first message and contain no synopsis of the reports of the cabi net officers. Of course, the import ance of currency legislation, will bd urged, but in regards to this and all other public questions the me,age id expected to be notably short and to the point. i COMMITTEE APPOINTED. ‘ Boad of Trade Interested in Farme*** Institute Which Comes Next Week. Hon. Daryl* •. Jordan. director 1 farmers’ Institutes for the state of Georgia, and president, of the National Farmers’ Association, and senator iu the state senate, will hold the farmers Institute lor thf Fourth senforial dH trici in the city lia 11 at. Brunswick on the Itth ot December at 10 o’clock a, m. Subject. “Marketing and Distri bution of Farmers’ Products and Com* mercial Fertilizers,’’ t.o bo followed by} a discission by farmers. The board of trade of Brunswick has appointed a committee. C. P. Good year, W. F Symmons, C D Ogg, Al bert Smith and Stovall Smith, on meet Mr. Jordan and a- a committed of arrangements. Mr. Jordan is a leading authority) in the south and in the country upon all matters pertaining to agiiculture. The committee of the board of trad* earnestly urge ail of the farmers o£ Glynn, (’amden ; ud Charltou countie* find all of citizens to attoil at the time stated, feeding assured iu will beau occasion of great and abid ing interest to all our people.; Wine List for the Holidays. N. C. Scuppermmg wine, port, sherry, muscatel, tokay, catawba and black berry wine. Per gallon sl.ou per boD tie 25 cents. Sig Leviaon, 310 Bay %treet, phone 120.