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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 3, NUMBER 65. LARGEST BRIDGE 111 THE WORLD It was Opened Yesterday with Appropriate Ceremonies THOUSANDS WERE PRESENT Thirty Thousand Flags Were Used In Decorating the Span, Some of Them Fifty Feet in Length. ■* Electrical Display. i New York, December 19.—Big ships and little ships, tugboats and row-- beat's, mapjtha launches and steam launches, and scows and crafts cut ev ery conceivable size and character swarmed in the Bast river opposite the Brooklyn navy s ard today and screeched their whistles and 9red their gunn to apprise si* w’lbin hearing that t ie newW.Mfar shore bridge, af ter an expenditure o' $20,(00,000 and eight years of toil, was at last an ac complished fact. It was a day of ju bilation for Ne v Veil; in general and for Williamsburg in ptrticuar, for the people of the last named section of the metropolis the completion of the new bridge means freedom from the dangerous crush they have been obli ged to contend with for years in cross ing the old Brooklyn bridge. The ceremonies attending the for mal opening were simple but impress ive. The chief officials of the city, , together with the representatives of the fpderal government, army and navy officers, distinguished engineers and other invited guests, assembled “ in the center of the gigantia span |-across the river and listened to ora fttions appropriate to the occasion de faivered by Mayor Low, Bridge Com missioner Lindenthal and Borough Cantor and Swantstorm. Commissioner Lindenthal made the Opening address, formally turning the bridge over to the city. The speech of acceptance was delivered by Mayor ST as the chief feature of the " TBSms. The Completion of the was marked by the boom- and unfurling of flags jgjpMjngteo'ut the great length of the Hpmeture. general public was not per- Hp.tted to cross the bridge today and Hyts was avoided the possibility of a Crush such as was witnessed at the •"-.opening of the Brooklyn bridge and which resulted in the death of afore - Ujan a score of persons. But one road way of the new- bridge is entirely com pleted and this will probably be open to truffle tomorrow or Monday. It is expected that the other roadway end the paths for pedestrians will be ready within a few weeks. In general appearance the new bridge seems much more massive than the old Brooklyn bridge, but at the same time it is much less graceful. In length, width, heigtn and the num ber of its promenades and trolley track the new. structure surpasses the old. i The Manhattan terminal of the new structure Is at Delancey street, while the Williamsburg end is at South Fifth street. In the construction of these great terminals and approehes whole blocks of buildings were raised. The length of the bridge between Its terminals is 7,200 feet, over one and a third miles. The main span, from the center of one tower to that of the other, is 1,600 feet long. The width of the structure is 118 feet as compared with 85 feet, the width of the Brooklyn bridge. The minimum heigth above mean high water at pier head lines is 122 feet and its minimum heigth for 200 feet on either side of the center cf the main span is 135 feet. The heigth of the cables on the top of the towers is 333 feet at their center. I . j HjglX Three thousand and forty-eight tons of steel have been used in construct ing the towers, while nearly 17,000 tons have been put into the great ap proaches. In each of the suspension cables, which are 18 3-4 inches in diam eter, there are 7,960 separate wires, these wires being 3,500 feet long and three-sixteenths of an inch in thick ness. Six and one-half million feet I of timber were required to construct the bridge and the steel employed amounted to 40,000 tons. It was nec essary to excavate 125,000 cubic feet of earth and to tear down several hundred building and houses. Is Improving. W. E. Dempster, who met with an accident a few days ago, in which his knee was injured, is reported to be improving rapidly, and will he opt again in a few days. EXERCISES AT THE SCHOOLS. An Attractive Entertainment Arranged for Wednesday. Wednesday at liie school building, the children will rrj?ent an attract ive entertainment, appropriate to Christmas. The children of the primary school will have a Chr>s*nta tree, on which will be nung gifts fai'alyied by tbe children themselves for their parents and friends. Contributions to the poor are being received by the teachers and will to distributed among tee l;ss fortunate before the holidays. The ceremonies will be participated in b- the entire sch .and and, while they will be very simple, promise to be very enjoyable, SHIPS LADEN WITH GIFTS. Big Liners Leave New York Loaded With Presents. New York, Dec. 19—The big liners which cleared for Europe today were veritable Santa Claus ships, carrying vast sums of money and countless other Christmas gifts to gladden the hearts of the folks in the “Old Coun try." There were some wild rushes down at the wharves yesterday and today by belated senders, and the box which hung alongside the last-ton-come ashore gangplank was filled and empt ied many times. At the foreign branch of the post office the clerks worked like beavers and, appreciating the desire of the belated ones to get their Christmas gifts ofT in time sold stamps and re ceived letters for many minutes after the (official closing time laid down by the regulations. Extra trucks and ex tra help of all kinds had to be em ployed to get the mail to the ships. On the Cunard and North German Lloyd piers the scene of activity lasted up to the moment of departure and at that hundreds missed the mails in the ild scramble that went ton during tfie last hours. One ship carried more than 100,000 monew orders, amounting to more than 12,000,000. Other ships also had their share and the total of these gifts sent abroad amountts to a fabulous sum. The money orders came from all parts of the country, New York being [the clearing jpjoint of 31,000 post offices In the United States from which foreign orders can be issued. YOUR CHRISTMAS CANDIES. An Elaborate Stock Being Displayed at Lloyd’s. Of course everyone knows that Christmas without candy would not be complete, and so don’t fail to have a goodly suppy for the little ones. It is so highly important that it be absolutely pure. Lloyd now has a tempting array of the newest and most delicious kinds, and offers them at popular prices. Call and make your selection be fore the rush begins. Next door to Fleming & Waff’s. ENJOYED A GOOD BUSINESS. Carnival was Visited by a Large i Crowd Last Night. The Berger Carnival Company closed its engagement in Brunswick last night, and Magnolia park, where the carnival has been exhibiting, was an unusually lively scene. The colored people were there in large numbers, and while they all seemed to have had a big time, the crowd was very orderly. , The carnival company will leave the city today, and it is useless to say that the members tof it will be more delighted than any other people as their reception in the city has been rather a warm. one. SOUTH WILL NOW GET MUCH OF CUBAN TRADE. New Orleans, La., Dec. 19. —W. H. Masters, traffic manager of the South ern Pacific railroad, Bays the effect of the passage of the Cuban reciprocity bill will be to greatly increase com merce between New Orleans and Cuba. A general increase is expected in all kinds of trade, both in carrying from the United States to Cuba and from Cuba to the United States. New Orleans will be one of the American points to most considerably profit by the measure. Trade in groceries, corn and general cargo will increase very rapidly. ■Wlhile the company now operates only one ship per week to Cuba, it seems quite likely that others will have to be put into service. Fell Into 50-Foot Well. Cuttbert, Ga., Dec. 19.— Henry Move 1 a prominent young society man of this place, while out possum hunting a few nights ago, fell head foremast into a 50-foot well. He was rescued by others in the party after about two *hbtura’ stay at the bottom |of the ! wall. No bones were broken, and ! save for several bruises and a severe •hwfc ha #s**j>*d injury, BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1903. LAST TROUBLE FOR CARNIVAL CO, ♦ Warrants Sworn Out Yes terday Charging Mem bers with Gaming HAD PRELIMINARY HEARING Case Came* Up Before Judge Lam bright Last Night and All were Dismissed—Will Leave Today to Show in Tampa. The Berger Carnival Company has certainly played in the very worse of luck here in Brunswick and has been up against all kinds of propo sitions. In the very first place the cityliu thorities did not take to their com ing very kindly, and after a number of special meetings of council it was finally decided that the company could exhibit by paying to the city the sum of twenty-five dollars per day. This the company agreed to do and the shows were announced ready for business. i After the first performance an effort was made to close the shows on the grounds that certain conditions had 1 not been met. This failed and the performances were kept up. Yesterday, however, Chief Burney and the local police force went before Justice Lambright and swore out war rants against four of the members of tjie concern, including Mr. Berger, charging them with gaming. The case was called in, the court of Judge Lambright at 7 o’clock last night and after consultation it was agreed, to dismiss the warrants against all of the defendants. This decision on. the part of all par ties at interest was warmly endorsed on all sides and it is toi be hhoped that the company will not experience any more trouble in the city. In this connection it may be of in terest to say that the company has dates for Tampa, and will leVae prob ably today for that city, where they will remain for a week. HIS BROTHER DEAD . Officer Jerry Wilchar Received Bad News from Taylor County. Jerry Wilchar, the well known por lice officer, received a telegram yes terday announcing the death of his brother, Frank, which occurred at Butler, in Taylor county. The deceased was 45 years old and was well known in this city, where he visited on several occasions. Mr. Wilchar will leave for Butler this morning, where he goes to at tend the funeral. Mr. Wilchar has a rlage circle of friends in this city., who will join The News in extending condolence. MISTRIAL IN THE STARKE CASE Nine Favored Acquittal Three for Mur der in First Degree. The case against the white man Starke, charged with killing his brother-in-law, which has been on trial in Jacksonville for nearly two weeks, resulted in a mistrial. Speak ing of the case the Jasksouville Times- Union of yesterday says: After ten long and tedioius days spent in the jury box, being deprived during thetime of their liberty and suffering (the inconvenience tog the temporary accommodations, where they spent their nights at the court house, the jury in the Starke case could not reach a verdict after a con sideration of the testimony and the charge of the judge for nineteen hours. It was a mistrial, with no hope for anything else from the time that the jiyy retired to cbm aider the case. Those who favored an acquittal were stubborn in that contention, while those who advocated a conviction point to meet those who harbored Uif lerent views. Judge Call sent for the jury and when informed that no verdict had been reached, he declared a misttrial in the case. Only a Few Arrests. While the streets were well thronged with negroes last night, many of whom were doing their Christmas pur* chasing, everything was as quiet as could be expected in police cir cles. and only cue or two arrests were made by the officers. On to Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, Dec. 19. —A traveler who has just returned from Manchuria says Russian troops are still moving day and night toward Port Arthur. A NEW CARRIER FOR POSTOFFICE * Christmas Rush is Now On at the Local Office KEEP THE FORCE BUSY Postmaster Brown Received Instruct ions from Department Yester day to Add Another Carrier for a Few Months. Postmaster Brown has again suc ceeded in securing an extra carrier during the holiday and tourist season, and yesterday received notification from the department to add another carried tot his force. Acting under the instructions, the additional carrier will he put on to morrow and will be kept at work until April 1. The Christmas rush at the post office is on now, and the eiH_jj<- * e was quite busy yesterday handier * the many packages. AH of these, so far of course, were going out, but during the week, the postmaster and his as sistants will have them “coming and going” -and there will be very busy times around the postoffice. The additional carrier will give great assistance to the regular force in delivering the many Christmas presents which will come through the postoffice during the week. A clerk was ony a short time ago added to the inside force and the of fice is better prepared this year than ever to handle the many packages that are being sent to relatives, and friends by Brunswick people. Yesterday showed the first real signs of the holiday season at the postoffice, and many presents bound for far-away points were mailed. The new carrier who will he put on tomorrow will, as stated above he on duty until April 1. It will be remembered the department last year allowed the local office an extra (jarrier during the tourist season. TAX COLLECTOR READ - HAD A VERY BUSY DAY The time for paying state and coun ty taxes closed yesterday, and Tax Collector Read did an excellent bus iness. There are a number of citi zens who always wait until the last <iay to attend to such matters, and therefore many discovered the fact that they had not paid their taxes and made a ruhs for the collector’s of fice. Mr. Read says that the collect ions this year have been well up and the county will not be any behind. A DAZZLING DISPLAY. Kennon Mott is Exhibiting a Beautiful Line of Go°ds. Have you passed Kennon Mott's, the jeweler, since he redressed his windows? If so or if not you- will 100k —and you cannot help doing so if you get within eye shot—at liis stock of jew dry, you will see a sparking dis-j play. If the sight does not afford pleasure! then you must bo one '(lt the few whom the beautiful and artistic have lost their power to charm. The de crees of fashions are as innoxerable in jewelry as in the matter of costumo and it is an absolute lesson in cor rectness to see his elegant stock. Yesterday a News reporter was at tracted into Dr. Mott's jewelry store by thhe large and magnificent display of Christmas goods. On the right as you enter are cases, extending the full length of his 60 feet of lloor space, filled with gold rings, brooches, pin sets, silverware and pocket books, and on the left side you see watches, gentlemen’s jewelry of all kinds, cm glass and silver novelties, etc. Down the center of the store there are cases filled with umbrellas, canes, gold pens, opera gasses, ebony warn and fine china. The wall cases are laden with silverware and clocks. Mr. Mott as is usual with him—is compliment ing his many customers this year with the handsomest plaques and calendais ever given away in this city. His goods must be seen to be appreciat ed and you should call and see for yourselves. See bis page ad, in this paper. .. . - Presiding Elder to Preach. Rev. J, W. Weston, presiding elder ot the Waycrcss district, will be in the city today, and will preach at the First Methodist at the regular morn ing service. A special musical pro gram Iras arranged, and th< public centrally is invited to attend, 'PRISONERS TRK TO SIiEAK JAIL Two of Then Attempted to Overpovt er Guard Yesterday ONE MADE GOOD HIS ESCAPE The Other, Will Griffin, Sentenced to Serve Fifteen Years in the Pen itentiary, was Captured by Officer Owens. Will Griffin and Charlie Green, two negro criminals in 'he Glynn county jail, yesterday made an attempt to overpower the guard, M. G. Lowe, and escape, and tho negro Green succeed ed in getting away, while Griffin, who was convicted of rape in the superior court Friday and sentenced to serve IE years in the penitentiary, was cap tured by Policeman A. L. Owens be fore he succeeded in getting many yards from the jail. It seems that Green was the trustee at the jail and has been trusted with the keys to the different cells. Yes terday Mr. Lowe, after allowing the prisoners their usual morning exercise in the corridors, gave the keys to Green, for the purpose of locking the prisomers in their respective cells It seems that the two negroes had planned their escape, and when the guard went in to get the keys, the two negroes, as quick as a flash, sprang on him and then made their break for liberty. Griffin went through the front door and was seen by Offi cer Owens, who joined in the chase and soon captured him. Green made his exit through the kitchen and jump ed (he rear fence and succeeded in escaping. It is thought, however, that he is still in the city and the officers are keeping a sharp watch for rim. A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF SHOES. J. A. Smith is Now Displayin' His New Line, Probably the best and largest line of shoes ever displayed in Brunswick is to be found at the store otf J. A. Smith, cur exclusive shoe dealer. Mr. Smith, as is well known, handles several brands of the leading shoes and always has a full supply of each on hand, but this season he has pur chased an unusual arge and varied stock. For the ladies he has the well known Dorothy brand, wh ; h, as a ladies’ shoe, has but few e< als; for men he handles Douglas, a 1 for boys and iprls there are all kids of well known brands to be found at his establish ment. If you are figuring on giving some riend otr relative a pair of shoes for Christmas, pay his tore a visit and you are sure to be peased. MORGAN’S RUSOLUTION. No Right to Declare War Without Consent of Congress. Washington, Dec. 19. —Senator Mor gan today introduced a resolution de claring that 'he prender.’t has no right to wage or declare war agiiust any foreign power without l! couv<i.C of congress; tbac the provision of ihe canal treaty betwvn the United Slat es and Panama, guarij.eeiag the inde pendence of the tap mil: oi J grama io in effect, a de.'ll union of war with Columbia; that -lie ;resident hasu o power without the consent of congnass to prevent Clou mia fro la enforce* iug her severe goiy in the department of Panama; that a state of war exists between Columbia and Panama and that Columbia, if not prevented, is able to repress the secession. The resolution of the senate and the house of representatives in 1889 is repeated. The sense of this is that j the government of the United States j looks with serious concern and dlsap | proval upon any connection of any I European governmet with th construc i tion and control of any ship canal aerss the isthmus. The Weather. Forecast tor today in Georgia and continued cold. Czar to Preside. London, Dec. 19.—The imperial com mission which was formed recently for the purpose of examining into af fairs in the far east is to hold its hrst meeting tomorrow, according to special dispatches from St. Petersburg ■ The Czar will preside over the meeting The commission will make a Ena re ply to the demands of Japan. COL. GOODYEAR TO SPEAK. His Subject Before Mens Club will be Law and Lawyers. At the regular weekly meeting of the Mens club Tuesday night an ad address will be delivered by Col. C. P. Goodyear upon the subject of Law and Lawyers. The public, without respect to whether they are members of the club, are all invited to attend. Col. Goodyear is acknowledged one of the best orators, not only of Bruns wick, but in Georgia, and his address on this occasion and on this subject will not doubt be a good one. WILL BE A BUSY WEEK. Brunswick's Merchants are All Ex pecting Good Business. The holiday trade commenced in real earnest in Brunswick yesterday, and a large number of shoppers were on the streets and in the diffeneut stores. 'the Christmas trade is now on and tomorrow the average housewife will be in search for presents, while Santa Claus will slip out one night during the week and do his purchasing. Most of the merchants reported a very good business yesterday, and they are all looking for a big trade from now until Christmas. A NEW CITY ORDINANCE. For Erection of Telephone, Telegraph and Other Poles. Hereafter all telephone, telegraph and other poles will havet to be erect ed in compliance with the following or dinance, >yhich was (placed on it: first reading at the lastt meeting v ccotmcil, and yhich will probably In come a law: Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city oi Brunswick in council duly assembled, and it is hereby ordained by author ity of the same, that all telegraph telephone nad electric lighi pules ami other similiar poles which may here after be erected upon any of the pub lic streets of said city, shall not be erected nearer than two feet, to the outer sidewalk line of aucb sheets and it shall be unlawful for any cor portation, firm or person to erept any such pole ou auy of said streets with out first obtaining the written per mission of the chairman of the com mittee on public works. Section 2. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, that ev ery person vr sating the provisions of this ordinance, shall <#*eoiwie! theTfolice court of said city, -be- “uaH isbed as prescribed in section 71 of the code of the city of Brunswick. Section 3. Be it furtherr ordained by the authority aforesaid, that all or dinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. authorized to borrow ou behalf of the mayor and council, the sum oi five thousand dollars, for the purpose of paying a note for like amount, ma turing on the 14th inst., and to exe cute a note or notes to the lender or lenders of such money to be payable within six months from date or a shorter period, and tot bear interest at a rate not greater than eight per centum per annum. Be it further resolved, tiiat the mayor be authorized to renew said note or notes, for the whole or any part of said sum, if the original be made for a shorter period than six months from the date uf the original note or notes. Adopted. FOUND WOMAN’S BODY AT BOTTOM OF WELL. Newburg, N. Y., Dec. 19. —Fannie C. Hall, aged 55, employed at the home oif Station Agent Underhill,at Clen ham, was found in a well at that place nils morning. She had been missing since Monday. She said Monday morning she was going to visit relatives, and her ab sence was not given much thought. Phis morning Principal Colby, of the public school, whose home adjoins the Underfill 11 residence, went to draw water but found the bucket missing. He became suspicious and got a grap pling iron, lie pulled up the woman's shawl and then her body. The woman had been acting strange ly and, it is supposed threw herself headlong into the well which was sixty feet deep. Mrs. Livermore’s Birthday. Boston, Mass., Dec. 19.—At her home in Melrose today, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, the author and lecturer, celebrated her eighty-third birthday, surrounded by many friends. During the forenoon, as has been the custom in other years, Mrs. Livermore's daughters and grandchildren, called to extend their congratulations. Not withstanding her advanced age .Mrs, Livermore continues to enjoy good health and is as active as ever in the many, interests with which she is eon netted, PRICE—FIVE CENT3. U EXPECTED 111 HONDURAS Revolution EHxpected to l ake Place Soon After First of Year PEOPLE ARE NO I SATISFIED Revolution is Projected, So it is Said, for Avowed Purpose of Oust ing Present Bonilla, the In cumbent—No Details. Mobile, Ala., December 19.—Private advices received in this citv- indicate that, another revolution is imminent in Honduras, which is expected to trike place soon after the first of thd year. It is to lie fostered by Ex-Proa ident. Sierra through a special envoy witli the avowed purpose of ousting Piesideut Bonilla, present incumbent. The details are not given. On bin retirement from the executive chain of Honduras, President Sierra named Arias for president, and iio was given the position. 1 iien Bonilla organized a revolu tion, conducted is successfully, forcing Arias from the head of the govern ment and taking the place himself. ’ hat was early in the present year, and since then it is said there has been an unwonted activity along aomo lines hut a decrease along others. The defeated people have never been satisfied, and it is claimed that them has been a movement on foot from the very day of fjonilia’s accession to onng on another war and restore thu Arias government. It is said, also that the peuiple are not satisfied with Lhe conduct of tho glovernment and name one specific cause—either of interest or principal —has been paid the bondholders, and it is asserted that the English gov ernment intends taking (cognizance of the matter and lah.ng measures to enforce the payment. The taking over of the railway by the English government and its con duct until the claims are paid is one of the propositions curret in Hnduras. Tigering tha tvonilU got Jul** H -Jg rffvnitod-, tiffin, o --iaßdsmtftcm t, asta-maf be A in "Ilid;, Ml than those, Accessary for ftinhffnfte purchase. President Arias is said to be In prison yet in Tegucigalpa and this has been a constant source of dis satisfaction among many of the people who beievo that ho should be .re leased from prison, if he is exiled. Ux-Presideut Sierra is in Nicaragua. -The general oxpeclati n is that war is imminent and Umm it w*U probably begin eany in 150*1. LIVERY DRIVERS ON A. STRIKE. Nearly. Four Hundred Livery Stable* in Gii Msg? Tied Up- Cliii igo, EVi .mber 19.—Sixteen hundred livery drivers, backed by ev ery team so rs un. u in Chicago, struck; today for higher wages. Nearly four hundred livery stables are completely lied up. Only the presence of a largo police guard prevented strike sympathizers from attacking a funeral t day, when a hearse carrying the body of Mrs. Mary Kucera, followed, by a lung piu cession of carriages, started towards the Bohemian National cemetery. While the police stood guard about the hearse, union pickets and sympa thizers crowded the street and threat ened violence to the nonunion men who were driving the carnages and hearse. .. - —- Torpedo Flotilla at Charleston Charleston, S. C., December 19—Tho second torpedo boat if' villa, in coan mand of Lieutenant Marbury Johnson, arrived here from Norfolk at J o clock this afternoon uuu wi>l piobabiy eave hero tomorrow morning, luey report having a very easy voyage, averaging, fifteen knots an hour the entire trip, their cjlvoj, the e.-.hip Texas, started with them, but \vu; soon dis tanc'd. She has not been reported here. _ j A Good Opportunity. Have you seen that pretty little pony and buggy owned by Albert A ra il iter? it is to be rallied on Christ mas eve. You must liurry if you want a chance, SI.OO only. Get your chali ces at his market, 207 Monk street. Picture of pony and buggy can bo seen at Morgan’s drug sture. Anyone , who wins the team and does not want lit for his own use, Mr. Arnheiter wili give them sloo for H,