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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 3, NUMBER 62. THE CENTENNIAL IN NEW ORLEANS 1 Warships of Three Nations There to Attend the Celebration VISITORS EXPECTED The Centennial Will Begin Tomorrow and Promises to be One cf Great est Affairs Ever Held in Crescent City, New Orleans, La., Dec. 16.—The presence of the warships of three dif ferent nations and the attendance of scores of prominent visitors from va rious parts of the country give promise that the celebration of the Louisiana Purchase centennial, which begins to morrow and continues three days, will surpass i scope aud brilliance the most sanguine expectations of its promoters Visitors are already arriving in large numbers and the crowded streets and public places resemble the Mardi Gras throngs. Orleans is particularly pleased over the presence of the Spanish man ofcwar, Rio de la Plata, which is the first. Spanish war vessel to visit this djbntry since the Spanish-Aemrican The new French man-of-war Gra- MBre is also here, while the United ■Htes‘,.navy 13 represented by the fiajser Minneapolis and several small agjvesseis. ■-■Riving the three days of the Cels -1 there will be civic, military eligious ceremonies, a colonial 1. colonial exhibit and a naval parSulo. Though there will be several parades aud other spectacular fea tured, the programme in its entirety has been sowarranged as to appeal mere la- of history than to.ithe. ordinal *jghtseer. Conditions arrangement, as connected with tile tQ&jfijgMftfc still standing in very n|flj|MjEpßßpsondition as they were a-eernmsr"ago. lis the main ceremonies will take in the Gablldo, the government under the Spanish and French as, now the Supreme court builld- It has teen furnished exactly as on the day of tthe transfer; The ses will include the reading of iriginal transfer, and Loussat, irne, Wilkinson and other com iners will be represented by ient citizens in the cootumes of religious ceremonies in the St. Cathedral will be identified with of a hundred years ago, and the will be fired from Jackson e (formerly the Place d’Armes) rom caunon a century old. i colonial exhibit will remain a month in the Archiepiscopal i, formerly the Ursuline Convent dest public building in the Mis pi Valley. The exhibit will in a large number of Interesting which have been preserved by reole families of New Orleans, program as finally completed wllj be opened tomorrow evening with a reception and ball in the Gabildo. The celebration beauties of New Or iels will dance the minute In con tupes duplicating those of colonial dws, and an old fashioned New Or iai|s.s supper will interrupt the danc ing at midnight. This event is In charge of the ladies of the Historical sspeties, its patronesses representing thfli best and oldst families of New or iels. t Saturday morning the comemora tive exercises will be held in the Cabiida at which there wll be address es by Governor Heard and the French and Spanish embassadors followed by a Sailitary parade and a naval review before the In the evening the guests of the city will attend a special gala performance at the French Opera ; house. , . Japanese Building at St. Louie. St. Louie,, December 16.—Under the direction of S. Murai, a Japanese gov ernment architect, a force of carpen ters from the land of the Mikado to ff commenced actual work in the construction of the Japanese national pavilion at the world’s fair. Seven targe buildings south of the machin ery buildings. These buildings in clude the commissioner’s office, the Bellevue pavilion, a bazaar pavilion, a Kinkalcu ten pavilion, a Formosa tea pavilion, a tea article showing pavil ion an ornate entrance and the main jgiviliou. ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DECISION. Mlattera of Interest to the Militay of the State The fofllowing decision of S. W. Harris, adjutant general of the Geor gia has just been made, and is now given to the public: An officer or enlisted man of the Georgia state troops cannot connect | himself with a military school organi zed under section 82 of the military code, without thereby cancelling his commiosion or enlistment in the state troops. No organization can refuse to pro vide a “Veteran Roll” as provided in Bection 30 military code; or-decline to place a man’s name thereon when en titled thereto and he demands such right The adjutant general only can is sue the necessary order placing an en lishted man’s name on the veteran rail, provided by section 30, military code. The order from the adjutant gen eral (transferring an enlishted man from the active list to the veterans roll should recite the fact that such transfer cancels the active enlistment. Section 30, military code, does not give the state the right to establish a veteran roll for enlisted men inde pendent of the roll provided by the regiment, battalion or company. Tho punishing power of summary courts Is expressly limited to reduct ion to ranks, dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of all pay allowances. CARROLL IS HELD AS INSANE. Wealthy Cotton Merchant of Mem phis is in Trouble. Indianapolis, December 16.—Edward R. Carroll, a wealthy coitton merchant of Memphis, Tenn., is again detainee ht the police station as an insane person, and will be held until relatives can take him to a private sanitarium in Louisville, from which place h, escaped yesterday. He registered at the English hotel this morning and later two bicycle patrolmen appeared aud took him to the police station. M. Jusserand to Take Part. Washington, December 16. —M. Jus serand, the French ambassador, left Washington today far New Orleans, to take part in the celebration to com memorate the Louisiana Purchase. N'ew York Uses 50,000 Xmas Trees. New York, Dec. 16.—According to estimates given by a number of lead ing dealers 50,000 Christmas trees will :be used in Newi York this sea son. Tho prices range from 75 cents to $25. Nearly all of the trees come from the Maine forests. There is a good demand also for evergreen rope ajnd mistletoe and holiy, which is being sent to the metropolis in large quantities from points as far distant as Tennessee. , Opening New Goods. Kennon Mott, the jeweler, was kept very busy yesterday opening up new goods he had just received. Mr. Mott has the handsomest stock of jewelry to be found in the city, and is adding to it daily. He is now enjoying his usual large Christmas business. Board to Meet. Tfce board of education will hold a meeting at the court house at 11 o’clock this morning. Only routine matters are expected to be transacted. The Weather. Forecast for today in Georgia: Fair and warmer. Held for Murder. Augusta, Ga., December 16.—A cor oners jury this afternoon held John Harris a young negro, on a charge of voluntary manslaughter, fclr killing another inegt|o, Dennis Chesterfiteld, near the city Sunday night. NAT NIGHTENGALE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT While the Wound is Quite a Painful Or.e it is Not Serious—Was Hunt ing on St. Simon. Nat Nightengale, the well known young Brunswickian met with a very painful accident while out hunting at the north end of St, Simon ye.ff. ruaj He was out for a hunt with i im - Shadman, rested his gun at the butt of a tree and later went to take it up and in some -way the gun exploded, the load graving his right side. He wa,s brought to the city last night and was taken to the home of his father, W. M. Nightengale, at the cor ner of Richmoud and Albermarl. Medical aid was summosf.d and after an investigation it was found that the wound, while painful, U not of a very serious nature. Mr, Nightengale has a large circle of friends in the city who will be grieved to hear of the accident and who will Join the News in the hope toil he will sg:n ba himself again. BRUNSWICK, GA„ THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1903. SPEER REVERSED W HIGHER COURT Interesting Local Bank ruptcy Case Decided in New Orleans IN SASH AND DOOR CO MATTER The Decision Rendered by the United States District Court of Appeals is a Victory for Attorney Max Isaac. Information was received In the city yesterday morning which discloses the fact that the United States court of appeals, Judges Pardee, Shelby and McCormick presiding at New Orleans, handed down a decision last Monday reversing the decision of Judge Speer, of the southern district of Georgia, and affirming Referee A. J. Crovatt, of this city, in the case of Berlin Ma chine Works vs. Hilton & Dodge Lum ber Company, et al. pending in that court on appeal from the district court. , , The case arose out of a petition filed by the Berlin Machine Works in the bankruptcy proceedings of the Brunswick Sash and Door Company, wherein the Berlin Machine Works through their attorney. Max Isaac, sought to recover certain valuable ma chinery that had been purchased by tlie sash and door company from the Berlin Machine Works on condition al contract of sale. The referee, Judge A. J. Crovatt, sustained the petition ;of Attorney Isaac and directed the trustee ta de liver the property to the machine To this decision Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company and other creditors of the Brunswick Sash and Door Company the bankrupts, though their attorneys, Kay Benner-and Con yers and C. S mines, took exceptions and appealed to Judge Emory Speer, who, after hearing te case reversed the ruling of the referee and found in favor of the objecting creditors. To this decision Attorney Isaac ex cepted and carried the case to the United States court of appeals at New Orleans. The case wa3 heard during the early part of October, Attorney Isaac representing the Berlin Machine Works and Attorneys Kay, Bonnet & Conyers representing the Hiltan & Dodge Lumber Company, et al. and on Monday this court handed down a decision reversing Judge Speer and sustaining the referee and ordered that the case be remanded to the lower court with, instruction to carry out the order of the referee therein. This decision is of national impor tance, as it settles the question of the rights of venders of property sold on conditional contract of sales when proceeding in the bankruptcy courts for the recovery of their property. The finding of the court is a com plete victory far Max Isaac, attorney for the Berlin Machine Works, who, by the decision of the court, will re cover their property, and that gentle man wa,s congratulated on all sides (yesterday ilor the able manner in which he presented his case and for the splendid victory achieved by him. The decision, of the circuit court is final unless appealed to the supreme court of the United States at Washing ton. , RAILROAD CASES IN SUPERIOR COURT Three °r Four of Them Were Tried Yesterday—Will Take Up Crim inal Docket Today. Railroad cases continued to occupy the attention of the superior ccourt yerterday and two or three of them ><- -e disposed of during the day. In the case of Sherman Jones vs. the Brunswick & Birmingham railroad i . which a sealed verdict was return and, was in favor of the defendant. in the case of J. P. Prince vs. thi Seaboard Air Line, which was taker up yesterday, the jury returned a ver dict giving the plaintiff SI,OOO. The case was quite a hard fought one. Judge Courtiand aymmes, ot this cit; and Clarke & Morris, of Jeraup, repe sented Prince, while the Seaboard was represented by Messrs. Crovatt & Whitfield. J. C. Curry vs. the Seaboard Air Line action for damages and Jethro Curry in a like suit, were taken up next. The jury returned a sealed verdict in bc-th cases, but it is believed that they decided in favor of the defendant company. WILL IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE Mallory Steamship Line to Put on Another Ship Next Month FROM HERE TO NEW YORK After First of the Year a Steamer Wili Leave Brunswick Every Fri day For New York...An Extra Ship. Beginning January first, the service of the Mallory line of steamers at the port of Brunswick is toi be facili tated to a great extent and is to be improved in many ways. In the first place the oild schedule of arrivals and departures in effect here for many years, is to be restored on that date and the steamer Colorado will be put on that run again. This will increase the fleet at this port by one vessel, making the total four instead of three as is the case at this time. The audition of the steamer Colo rado to the direct New Yory and Brunswick, route will be good news to the merchants and busness men of ihis city, all of whom have felt that his service was due from the Mallory people. Capt. W. M. Tupper, agent of the line, was seen by a representa tive of The News yesterday and con firmed the above story. He said that a series of accidents and other unexpected back sets, had served to impair the services of the company in this city for some time past, but is of the opinion that after the first of the coming month, Bruns wick would be given as good service as any city in the country as far as the Mallory line is concerned. The resumption of the old schedule means that a ship will leave this city ench Friday. A NEW STORE KEEPER. Col. J. E Dart Appointed to that Po sition by General Manager Berry. General Manager Berry of the B. & 8., yesterday announced the appoint ment of Col. J. E. Dart of this city ta the position of storekeeper of the Bi & B. with headquarters in Bruns wick. Col. Dfrt is an old railroad man hav ing served with the old B. & A., years ago. He has had considerable experience in all the departments ol railroadiug and will make the B. & ; B. people a good official. The appointment la effective January | first. *’ j Paying up Taxes. Treasurer Smith is busy at present j issuing receipts for taxes. Council at their last meeting, extended the! time for the payment until December 31, and most of the taxpayers are tak ing advantage of the inducement ot tered by the solons. Rauch vs. Cherry. Lancing, Mich., Dec. 16. —A 10- round contest between Maurice Rauch of Chicago and Joe Cherry is tho at traction arranged by a local atlieletic club for Us patrons tomorrow night. Cherry recently gained considerable prominence by winning a decision over Tommy Feltz. , THIS NEGRO STOLE PAIR OF CRUTCHES Then Swore That the Druggist Had Neve,- Given Them to Him—(a Now in Jail. Warren Joiner, colored, is in the Glynn county jail charged with steal ing a pair of crutches. It seems that Mrs. Gould sent the n.egor bore from A vac a Villa Tuanday and tlephoned Morgan’s drug store to let him have a pair of crutches. He secured them and did not show up at Mrs. Gould’s yesterday, when she tele phoned in to investigate. The negro was captured later by Officer Wil char, and carried before Mr. Morgan he deneid that the druggist had ever given aim the crutches. Joiner is a dwarf, not over four feet tad, and lc,ok,s like a mere boy, but claims to be 22 years of age, and is probably 40. Negio Hanged in Pennsylvania. I Media, I’a., Dec. 16.—Jesse Green a negro, was hanged today for the I murder of his wif# in Chester, CARNIVAL NAS FINILLV OPENED - Magnolia Park Was a Lively Scene Last Night ith Street Fair HAD SOME MORE TROUBLE Looked as if Company Would Pack Their Tents and Go Yesterday, But the License Matter Was Arranged. Magnolia park was last night the scene of much merriment and fun. The carnival, which has had so much trouble, finally opened for business and was on in full blast. It was expected that the fair would Open yesterday afternoon, and was so slated, hut nothing began operation until last night. For awhile yesterday it looked as! though tno carnival people would.fold their tents and leave Brunswick after all without giving an exhibition. Man ager Be.ger had his speeler out on the streets shortly after noon, an nouncing that the high dive, which was to b :gin the affair, would occur at 4 o’clocl- hut when he went to secure his lcen ;e, he struck more trouble. It w'as claimed by the city that he would he required to pay $25 flor e\ery performance and for each show which would amount to five or six bun eietl dol.arrs daily. .Ir. Berger thei. announced that everything had been ceiled off, but later 11 the afternoon in agreement of so a kind was ar rived at, and the fair pened foor hus mess last night. The crowd in the park, was an un usually large one, a: - they all see.-ied to have a good t me. There v ere , several attractions, the Trip to the loan, the Red Doc the Negro Ba bies, 3 sir ts for 5 e< nts, the Sotui rn Plantation the Oriental dancers and at each the speele , with his large .i.-agaph'.ne, was much in evidence. There was also the merry-go-round, the slick and knife rack, the confetti man. etc., and everything truly pre sented the appearance of a carnival. The shows are said to be unusually good ones for such an attraction, and those who paid them a visit last night vore much pleased. The carnival will open this after noon at 1 o’clock, when a free high diving exhibition will occur, it is expected that, quite a large number of ladieis and children will be present, and although Mr. Berger and his com pany have encountered no little trou ble since they arrived in the city Mon day it is thought that the show will be veil patronized for the remainder of tire week. The shows are all clean, high class exhibitions aud nothing but good words were heard of the company from t.iose who visited the fair last night. Celebrate Berlioz Centennial. Paris, December 16. —Not to be be hind the musical centres of Europe and America, which this week have been plebrating the hundredth anni vers&Jy of the birth of Hector Ber lioz, the little town of Cote-Saint-An dre, where the distinguished compos er was born, today held a notable cele bration of the ctntennial. HOPE FOR HANNA TO ENTER THE LIST An Admirer in Birmingham Receives a Letter from the Ohio Senator. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 16.—Mr. Hanna's partisan friends are build ing so-i.i.j hope of his permitting him self tc be offers! for presidential honors on the last sentence in the fol lowing letter which one of them re ceived from him today: “My Dear Sir: I have read with in terest your kind letter of the 4th in stant, and assure you of my sincere appreciation etf the sentiments ex presse- ; in the sarn and f:.r your re gard and confidence in me. Such sug gestioi e as you n ce with deference to next year are of course, highly complimentary, b- my position on this subject is w< defined and well known. I have n personal ambition to ser.t, and ca. tbe considered in any serse a can late for the presi dential nominatic. . My only esire is to serve my pt .y to the ext- nt of tav ability. "M. A, HANNA.” MURDER IS LAID TO HARPER. Porterdale Factory Operative Charged With Killing Ada Cay. Covington, Ga., December 15.—Char ged with the murder of Ada Cay. the young woman, whose half- decom posed body was found in a creek near Llthonia last Monday, Blob Harper was arrested at his home at Porterdale Monday evening by Sheriff Sam Hay and immediately carried to Conyers to be held for further investigation. Harper is a middle-aged man and has a wife and eight children. For the past several years lie has been a laborer in the cotton, factory at Porterdale. At that place he has the deputation of being a very bad char acter. The description of the dead woman tallies precisely with the description of a, woman with whom he has been seen several times and it is strongly believed that 110 is the perpetrator of the crime. ANOTHER PLEA OF INSANITY. Carroll County Man on Trial for Mur d*r of His Wife. Carrollton, Ga., December 16.—The trial of Robert Smith far murder is progressing in the superior court here this week before Judge T. A. Atkin son. The plea of insanity is being relied upon by the defendant’s attor ney. Smith and his young wife had only been married a few months last spring w'hen thoy disagreed and he drove her to her fathers, who, after a day or two, pressed her to return to her hus band and on tied way back home she was waylaid by Smith, who sprang from the bushes and shot her five times, from which she died in a few minutes. YOUNG GIRL BURNT TO DEATH. Six-Year-Old Rosa York Cougnt Fire Before the Heath. Clayton. Ga.. December 16.—Lato in the day yesterday Rosa, the 6-year old daughter of William York, was burned ta death in the absence of the father and mother. The little girl in going too near tin fire to warm exposed her skirts to tho flames and they ignited and the small children present were unable to extin guish her burning clothes. She died in a few hours in spite of the best medical aid. No Reduction for Indiana Miners. Terre Haute. Ind., Dec. 16. —Indiana mine operators went into session here today to discuss the attitude they will take at the approaching interstate joint conference as ta wages and labor conditions for the scale year beginning April 1. From views expressed by several of the most prominent of thq mine owners it appears probably that no reduction in wages will be asked for so far as the Indiana bltuminc-u; fine is concerned. Will be Here Today, Grand Master! Hynd, of the Geor gia Odd Fellows, will arrive in the city this morning and will be met at the depot by a joint committee from the local lodges. This alternoon he will visit Essie Dietz lodge and to night he will be the guest of the other ledges of the city. Pelning and Monroe to Wrestle. New York, Dec. 16. —Jack Monroe, the Butte miner-pugilist, is to try con clusions on the mat. in Brooklyn Thursday night with John Plening, tho G!raeco-Roman champion wrest ler. The bout is to be at catch-as cateh-can style, which is calculated ta give Monroe a decided advantage. RECIPROCITY BILL PASSES THE HOUSE Measure Came Up at the Session Yesterday and was Passed by a Good Vote. Washington, Dec., 16. —Tne senate today took up the Cuban reciprocity bill and it was passed by a largo ma jority. Both democrats and republican voted for the bill. There has never been the least doubt but that, it wool: easily pass the senate, as it did th< house. Observe Tea Party Anniversary. Boston, Mass., December 16. —Today was the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party whicjh took place December 16, 1773, when tea, on which the col onists were expected to pay the hated stamp tax, was dumped into the har bor by prominent Bostonians, disguis ed as Indians. The party organized at Cole's Inn, swept down upon the ships, boarded them and threw theii cargoes into the sea. This action has been regarded as one of the most provocative of the revoluton, as the British officers were never able to discover or convict any man connect ed with the raid, PRICE—FIVE CENT3. BiS LANS CASE 18 ON IN MACON I Ten Thousand Acres in South Georgia Involved in Case PARTIES ONCE LIVED HERE The Litigation Has Been Pending for a Number of Years, and Thera is Much Interest Manifested in Result of Case. Tim following is from the Macon Telegraph of yesterday and will be of interest in this city as a large por tion of the land referred to is lo cated in. Glynn county and a branch of the Norman family interested in the suit at 1 une lime resided iu this city. ien, thousand acres of valuable South Georgia laud is the aiuoust of property invited in tho well known case of Mrs. Calhoiine O. Kilgore., ot al. which was again aired in the Unit ed States court yesterday morning., ihe litigation has been pending in the courts tor many years and haa once been carried to the circuit court of appeals at New Orleans, which sustained the former decision of Judge Speer in favor ot the plaintiffs, the case involves sensational charg es. rho hearing yesterday was upon a plea to tho jurisdiction of the court tiled by the defendants iu an effort to reopen the case. The court held tho plea to be insufficient anil tiie couusol for tin* defendants asked to be allowed to amend the same. Hearing upon that question was begun before Judge Speer yesterday morning, however, the argument was not concluded. Ow ing to the absence nf one of the lead ing interested attorneys the case will not bo resumed until the latter part of this week, or even the first portion of next week. Sometime ago Mrs. Caroline O. Kil gore, now of Utah, and Mrs. Arinina Anderson and minor sou, of Alabama, entered suit against J. B, Norman, Jr., and others of South Georgia, tor the recovery of (he large tract of land in Colquitt county, possession of which file plaintiffs alleged wus obtained by fraudulent methods. The plaintiffs took., action iu the courts an the heirs at law of one Rob ert Anderson, whom it is claimed was the first owner of flic 10,000 aerts of wild lands, situated iu what is now Colquitt county. After the death of Mr. Anderson and his wife, their chil dren removed from tsi ate and for the time all trace of the valuable prop, erty was lost, , At I,.right, H, N. Hitt of South Geor gia entered into correspondence with one of lie- In-!!:, oi tne original owners anil upon the statement ttiat ho was trying to get possession ol the estate lor the heirs, he was gin-u tire powers of attorney by mail, it is alleged that he was not sincere in his motives and enter 1 11 into an a..-n--incut with four other persons for tin: purpose of fraud ulently >ht,alniug possession of tho land. This tin y accomplished and dis l><ied of tin- property to their own good. Matters si oil thu until tho filing some time 0 -1 of rh,- present suit In the meantime Up death of H. N. Hitt had izccurred, and a large number of persons, purrin', -rs ot the land, are defendants 10 the proceedings. The case was decided before Judge Speer in iavor of defendants and tho decision was affirmed when the ques tion was latter carried to rfi,- circuit court of appeals. , Tlio defendants have now filed a plea and are endeavoring to have tho case re-opened upon technical points of the law. Judgement iu their favor was asked by tho plaintiffs, but the case was held up up -n the question of amendment to the pica, which the court decided was riot sufficient. , To Collect Taxes on Incomes, Washing! 11. lew ;i,. Wil li am M of Mississippi, introduced a con* um-nt p-.-olnti 1: in tire house today proposing an amendment to the con ffitutii n to give coiigicss power to rol ler! taxes -n incomes and providing that such tax shall not lie construed o Ire a direct tax . -'; ,: 1 the meaning f tip- pip;stit I: tion. To Refund Cotton Taxes. Washingtui Tice.. Representa tive Williams of ,\iississippi, introduc ed a bill pro-, .uing for ,ne refunding to certain states f cotts'n taxes paid in 1865,1800 and 1567 and appropriate ing $65,1100,000 for that purpose