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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 70.
A NEW RULE IS
10 BE ADOPTED
Labor Union Not to Work
on Sundays Here
after
DOUBLE PAY FOR NIGHT WORK
Longshoremen's Union Will Put New
Rules Into Effect First of the
Year as Adopted by National
Meeting Recently H/e!d.
Beginning January first, anew and
quit a an important rule will be adopted
by the Longshoreman’s union of this
city, and after that time it will be
agains: the rules of the union to work
at ights and n Sundays and if it be
comes absolutely necessary to wotrk,
the liUon men will he instructed to
charge double.
This new rule was adopted at the
recent national meeting cf the Ameri
can Federation of labor, and the re
port has cully recently been received
by the local unions. The president
o£ the coiored union stated t a News
reporter yesterday that the new rule
would be adopted by the local order
There are not very many laborers
why work along Brunswick’s river
front at night and on Sundays. The
only companies that find it necessry to
load and unload vessels at that time
is the Mjoliory and Clyde lines, and
very frequently gangs are worked ail
Eight and rai Sundays and just what
cheat the adoption of this new rule
will have in this respect is not known
Suit it is hardly thought that the uniomi
will try to rigidly enforce it, inasmuch
►■as Ut has; beea customary here for
hyssiTs to work men otn Sundays in or
fc’that the ships can make schedule
SERVICES TODAY.
Two Interesting Sermon* at First
Methodist Churcb.Y
T-vo interesting services, with spec
ial musical programs, have been ar
. ranged ’’or today at the First Meth
odist Church.
At the morning service there will
be a special sermon on "The Four
evening will be “As Each Man Hath
Received the Gift, Even so Minister
the Same." ' Tne rausioal program Is
as follows:
• Mcminn Service.
Anthem —The Prince of Peace—
Marks.
Hymn—The Nativity of Christ.
Hymn—The deign of Christ on
Earth.
Oiferatory—THc-i-y Were Shepherds
—Emerge
i.ining Service.
Par’Those Ho]/ Voices.
i‘r> V— Sweet the Moments. Rich in
est sky ,
1 g - - ’
Hymn—The Elixor.
Offeratory—Happy News —Teuney.
Hvmn—Work for the Night is Cam
lug.
Master Kemp Malone will assist the
choir with his violin.
CANDIDATES ARE LOOMING UP. J
Will fce Se.me Opposition for tha City
Offices.
City council may yet have several
interesting contests to settle when it
meets next month to elect city offices.
At first it was thought that there
would be no opposition for the differ
ent pi'aces, but lately there hae been
talk of more than ono candidate for
several oi the city offices, but no one
ha3 yet announced themselves against
p-esent incumbents.
'three or four new police are to be
elected .and it is understood that there
will be at least a dozen candidates for
the places.
it is probable that the election of
officers wnl occur on the first Thursday
night in January.
SHE CROSSED OCEAN TO WED.
But Lilian Bennett Arrived to Find
Lover Dead.
New York, nee. Zb. — Lillian Bennett,
v.ao was to. have met here and mar-j
rled Ambrose Good, of Newcastle, Pa.,'
who lost his life in the railroad wreck .
at OonneUsviUe, Pa., Wednesday night
ariived today on the steamer Cedric
from Livtrpoool and was informed at
> Quarantine of her lover’s death. Miss
A Bennett, who had been worrying be-
tho delay of a day in the vessel’s
. arrival would cause a postponment
of' the wedding until tomorrow, was
jkgrjei’ stricken over the news. As she
Sjußne over in the steerage, and has
friends nor relatives here to
aJciio charge of her Bhe must, under the
Lap* be returned to Badland,
FIRE IN MILLINERY STORE
Quite a Number of Hats Were Burned
I and Damaged Last Night.
Fire was discovered last night at 7
o’clock in the millinery store of Mrs.
Kenner, in the Grand oipera house
buildig. , ,
The department responded prompt
ly and the blaze was soon extinguish
ed, but quite a number of hats were
burned and damaged. It is not known
how the fire originated. The stock
was isured I the agency of K. W.
Gale.
ANNEXATION IS THE ISSUE.
Campaign Closed in Halifax, N. C.
Yesterday,
.Halifax, N. S., Dec. 26.—T0 a majori
ty of the citizens of the United Status
the very existence cf the islands of
St. Pierree and Miquelon the last
possessions of the French in North
America, is perhaps unknown, and to
learn that in the insular campaign
which closed today the chief issue
has been the question of annexation
toi the United States will be all the
more surprising. The election, which
takes place tomorrow, is for a member
of the Chamber of Deputies at Pris.
The annexation issue has been up
permost in the campaigns, notwith
standing the announcement from
Paris ithat the French government
was not contemplating the sale of the
islands. The islands are valuable
solely as fishing stations and this ac
counts in a great measure for the an
nexation sentiment that has lately de
veloped there. Most of the supplies
are imported from the United States
and the citizens believe that if the is
lands were sold to that country these
necessities would be imported free
of duty. They also argue that it
would be a great advantage to be able
to land their fish in the American mar
kets free.
The annexation sentiment, however,
is by no means unanimous, and the i
campaign has been very heated, sever- i
al duels having been fought on account!
of it,
THREE KILLED BY TOY PISTOLS.
Deadly Toy Got in Dreadful Work
at Wilmington Yesterday.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 26.& —The
deadly toy pistol has claimed three
victime in, Wilmington this Christmas,
one white and two colored boys.
The celebration today has been the
most extensive in years.
The police have been kept very
busy and the city prison is taxed to
its uttmost capacity.
THEY WERE ALL RELEASED.
Nothing Done With Violatera of Fire
Ordinance.
All those whoi violated the fire ordi
nance of the city Thursday night, and
there was quite a large number of
them, were released Friday morning.
Most of them were in jail, and they
were delighted when informed that
they could go and enjoy Christmas.
However, those who were caught dis
charging pistols in th ecity limits were
given a hearing in the police court
yesterday morning and a fine was
imposed upon them.
REST AT THE POSTOFFiCE.
Employes Have Been Hard Worked
Durisg Past Week.
Postmaster Brown and his able
corps of assistants at the postodfice
had somewhat of a day’s rest yester
day, although quite a large number
of belated Christmas presents arrived
during the day.
The rush at the postoiifice this Christ
mas ha3 been a heavy one, more mail
has arrived and departed than ever be
fore and the entire force has been
putting in extra hours, but they have
handled the many packages promptly
both arriving and departing.
Mr. Broiwn says this has been the
greatest Christmas ever seen in
Brunswick as far as the postoffice is
concerned, and hundreds of packakes
have passed through the office.
JAPANESE ARE BUYING LEAD.
To be Manufactured Into Bullets to
Shoot at Russians.
London, Dec. 26. —The correspondent
of the Daily Mall at Sydney, New
South Wales cables that the Jaua
nese government has placed orders
jfor large quantities of pig lead with
: New Sctuht Wales concerns and that
the presumption is that tins lead will
'be used for tho manufacture of bul
lets.
Destroyer Lawrence Disabled.
Washington, Dec. 26. —The navy de
partment has been advised that the
'torpedo boat dtstroyer Lawrence was
1 disabled in a storm off Hatter,us, while
on her recent run with the second tor
'pedo flotilla from Hampton Roads to
Key West. Repairs which will con
'sume a month will be made at Key
BRUNSWICK, GA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1903.
FOUND FRIEND
[OLD 111 DEATH
Went to Be First to Wish
Him a Merry Christ
mas
HE DIED OF HEART TROUBLE
Paul Robinson, a Well Known Ma
chinist Found Dead Friday Morn
ing by Fellow-Boarders Who
Wanted to Greet him Early.
Paul Robinson, a well known ma
chinist, was found dead in his bed at
the boarding house of Mrs. Walker,
on Howe street, Friday morning.
Mr. Robinson wias found in the room
by one of the other boarders, who
went there early in the morning to be
the first to greet him with a merry
Christmas. He hocked on the door
several times but received no answer.
The door was found to be locked, and
the freind of the dead man then went
out on the piazza and entertd the room
through the window and found the man
dead in his bead. From all appear
ances ho had been dead for only a
short time, as his body was warm
when found.
<t oner Jennings was notified but bo
did Tot think it necessary to bold an
inquest. The death was due to heart
failure.
Robison has been living in Bruns
wick for three or four years and was
employed by the Briesenick-Hensell
Engineering Company, and enjoyed
the reputation of being one of the
.best mxcLinist in the city. He was
jlast seen at the foundry Thursday
■night, and had been drinkig. ~
| Rel tives of the dead man in New
nan, Go., were notified of the death
and wired to ship the body tm that
city, which was done Friday night.
Col. Machen is Out.
Col. 3. C. Machen was a visitor to
the city yesterday from his country
home, where he has been quite ill for
some time. His friends here will be
glad to learn that he is much improv
ed in health.
A STRONG APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA
. , |
At an Educational Conference Held ia Atlanta, at Which
Governor Joseph M. Terrell Presided, the Under
signed Committee Was- Appoi ted to Prepare
and Publish the Poliowi ? Address
! .
To "hb Paorr.E of Georgia:
It is self-evident that in a democracy the ltelligcnce of the people 1*
a necessary condition of good goveri ment. >r this reason the State un
dertakes as a means of self-protection the wo;k of public Our
forefathers accepted and acted on th ss priuci ,'ea. Immediately following
the Declaration of Independence acid the -.stitution of a Democratic
government, they provided in the fret Cons Itution of the State, that of
1777, for the establishment of a pu lie sthoo system. In 1785, speaking
through their legislature, they declm -1 th it t : “ prosperity and even the
existence of the State ” can be secur .1 on’y '■> “ religion and education.
During the 127 years that have elapsed sic. -e our first Constitution, the
record of Georgia in behalf of publi educatin, considered in light of
conditions that have existed, hash n hone:-bio; but the time has now
come when a forward movement is in perativtly demanded by our inteiest
and by our duty. 4 >
It is not more certain that in past "ges Forte was dominant than that in ;
these later times Intelligence rules. a the ct repetition among nations, the j
most intelligent will have the master ; in the competition between sections, !
the beat educated will have pre-emir- nee; in the competition among indi- ,
viuuals, the man most highly trainee' frill bo the most sure of success and .
the best equipped for useftdness. or the e reasons the intelligence and
conscience of the State will he satisfied with lothiug less than a perfected \
system of public schools where all t. childr' n of the commonwealth, re- i
gardless of condition in life or cirairc3tance of fortune, may have an i
opportunity for the development a id the training of the capacities with
which their Creator has endowed the n. ;
In comparing the status of pub l : ouuccf.on in Georgia with that o
other States iu the South, it is pica* tto es-'t pe the humiliation of beinp ‘
at tho bottom of the list in the matter of il i racy, and in the inadequacj
of resources we have provided for wcat Then..? Jefferson called the “ cru
sade against ignorance ”; but we arc too n0... the bottom of the list to
satisfy a jast and worthy State pride, and it u regrettable (to say nothing
of negro illiteracy) to know that the Write .lliterates in Georgia exceed
the total aggregate white population of Atla Ha, Savannah, and Augusti.
combined. In couirasting the statu, in Georgia with the expenditures fo.'
public education in the North and West, the partial self-congratulation o'
the first comparison disappears in the tremei 'ous advantage which those
States maintain. Elaborate statistics R-e w.ariaome, but it is well for
Georgians to ponder the facts suggesiad in a li igle condensed statement:
In schools in Georgia taught by teachers whose average salary is onlj
$27.00 per month, we are teaching only 81 j r cent, of the enrolled sclroo.
population; giving the children in actual ..ttendance less than six cents’
worth of education per day for an average of only one hundred anc;
twelve days in the year. [ln rural schools the average length of the schoo :
tens for each child enrolled U about 62 t ays ; and for eaoh ohjld of chi
THEV PAID FOR
CHRISTMAS FUN
Many Offenders Were in
the Police Court Yes
terday
JAMBOREES WERE EXPENSIVE
About T trty-Five Cases Wera Tried
At Yesterday's Sfcssion of the
Munir pal Court—Only a Few
Were Acquitted.
When the curtain wont up ot the
mayor's uatinee yqf ij.utay morning
a rather crowded 1t.,,*" greeted Al
dermen Newman, Mayor Crovatt mot
! ming present and the session of the
| urt wa one of tin* most interesting
. er held.
The Christmas offenders were there,
white an! black, male and female,
f mail ant large, some with black eyes
< hers w lh a lame leg, while many
had not entirely recovered from the
celebration.
Tic “pa" was crowded, whilo any
lumbar tf others were there who had
given t>cii(l, anti the court was in ses
sion t'or f i>out two hours.
Tic charge against the offenders
was mostly for plain Christmas drunk
while o or ir. o v, ere charged with
resisting r rrost, fighting, etc.
It seems that it was rather a guilty
day n til court, and only three or
lour , scap.-d paying com '.king into th e
city's exchequer, the fines ranging
nom $1 ,• 3 days to $lO or 30 days
and quit- a neat sum was realized
ironi th‘ matinee, while the city
dree.s wilt he placed in a better con
dttlcui fo, the next few weeks.
Jui go Luwman, iu many of the cases
lectured defendant .. mewhet and
saying that a little allowance could
be made for Christms, let them off
with why- he considered a small fine.
L'Jir::er Dealers on ftocks.
JrtcMl.". Ala ~ Dec. 2t-.~f.tvr limitary
'bankruptcy proceedings have been
filed in the United States court
against id. H. H. Greenwood & Cos.,
lumber dealers and importers of Mo
bile
MERCURY TAKES
00MDSH00T
Coldest Weather of the
|
W riter Now Being
Experienced
WENT WAY BELOW ZERO
Mercury Dropped From 61 to 26 De
grees n Twenty-Four Hours.
Wea ler Man Says Will be
Still Colder.
A dro;. from 60 to 26 degrees in
taenty-ferr hours is doing pretty well
trd ma; appropriately be called a
click chtigo. This is just what the
tuermomer.er did in Brunswick since
1 ’i ielay n ght.
Asa lesult the coldest weather of
the winter is boin. experienced at
j I resent u.ii from Inc :ations, ws may
n tness too coldest. ather in our his
txry during the next ,ow days.
Thursday and Frit y were recorded
'ft unusus'ly warm jys fur this , ea
-11 -a of the year, the thermometer go
ilng up as high as 61 agrees, but it be
!gcn to dr p earl" y iterday morning
£i.d has .<eeu on the toboggan e.er
, siace, ai.b at 3 o'cl ick this morning
the mercury stood at the point of 26,
j which is the lowest it has gone this
1 year.
i In the rorth and west a severe biiz
rard is imported, and many sections
of the country are covered with snow.
Tue weather bureau expects still cold
er weather during the next few days,
and the thermometer here in Bruns
wick may go as low as fifteen or eigh
teen.
Tho cold yesterday was accompan
ied by a heavy wind, wbicli served
to make it more disagreeable, but last
jnight the wind gradually died out,
j bvt the weather remained just as cold.
[Tlie forecast for today says it will
j'Le fair fjnd redder. ,
Franco-ljalian Treaty Signed.
Paris, Dec. 26.—The treaty or arbi
!t ration beiween France and Hally was
!signed today by Foreign Minister Del
ict sse and Signor Tornielli.
age the a -erage is about 42 day*.] In the State which gives most largely
hi public education the productive wealth for each inhabitant is 9250 per
annum. In Georgia it is less than half of this sum.
How ve these conditions to be improved? We believe that the people
af Georjaare both patriotic and intelligent enough to improve them, if
4iey are ree to do so ; but they are not free. The resource for the hotter
sient of our inadequate educational system is in local taxation supplement
ing tho r ;neral State fund; but the Constitution of 1877 abridges nnd
virtually denies to the people the right of local taxation. So many re
striction are thrown around the procedure, so oppressive are the require
ments, re unequal are the terms of submission of the question to the people
that then hands are tied. Under the existing law the recommendations of
two Greed Juries must be obtained, nnd in the elections it is necessary to
tho suer ess of the local measure to secure two thirds of the qualified voters
rf the county. The effect of this is to count against the measure all the
! ebsent 'oters, all the voters providentially hindered from voting, and even
i those wll lnny have removed from the county but whose names appear on
the qua i led list. The proposed amendment relieves the procedure of
; these o[ pressive requirements, but it is important to note that the amend*
; mentis i’aelf highly conservative in that it requires a two thirds majority
icf the persons voting in the election. This amendment will be submitted
to the po: pie at the next general election in October, 1904. We believe
that the people can be trusted ; most of all, they can he trusted not to tax
! laemselv'-s too heavily. The amendment in effect merely restores to the
people the right of Deal option in taxation.
In view of these plain propositions and the momentous impoitance of
the pub ic interests involved, the educational conference he,ld in Atlanta
ts above stated makes, through the committee, the following declarations :
1. Av s appeal t the people to adopt the constitutional amendment,
reclaiming for then Ives the right of supplementary local taxation to ho
exercised in those c nmuuities that desire it in accordance with the demo
< ratio p • nciple of i tie rule.
2. Ws declare jrselvcs in Irvor of advancement in our educational
system ; etter trai ig and payi ent of teachers; expert school supervi
sion; longer terms, he consolida. on (where practicable) of weak and seat,
fared schools into st nig and more efficient organizations; the improvement
cf schoolhouses an grounds.
3. Idealizing th strong devo ion of the women of the State to the
welfare cf the children, we appea’ to them to organize School Improvement
Societies in every county and locality, and to aid by their influence in the
t ccomp i iiment of the objects outlined iu this address.
4. Yve invoke the aid of the great agencies, the pulpit and the press ;
1 we recommend that the friends of the school hold educational rallies in all
! the counties of the State, and we invite the cooperation of all good citizens
in this efort for the intellectual, industrial, and moral elevation of the
citizens}dp of the future,
/ Walter B. Hill,
Warren A. Canlle*,
™ Hoke Smith,
W. B. Merritt,
W. J. Northen,
M, L. Duggan,
Committee,
DOWIE TO SAY FAREWELL.
He is Soon to Depart for a Visit to
Australia.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 26. —-In the audi
torium tomorrow Dr. Dowie, the sell
styled “Elijah II” Is to make liis fare
well public utterances in Chicago
prior to departing for Australia for a
visit of several months, lie has an
nounced that he will review his work
of the last sixteen years, since coining
to America, and it is expected also
that he will turn the meeting into
a celebration of his late victory over
those of his creditors whoi sought to
put a quietus on the enterprises of
Zion City by forcing Dr. Dowie into
bankrupety.
| According to present plans Dr. Dow
ie will sail for Australia about two
weeks hence, having booked passage
from Vancover. It has been freely!
ntimated that it is his intention to
never return to A morion,but these
statements the head of the church of
Zion vigorously refutes as malicious
fabrications on the part of his en
emles.
WAS A QUIET CHRISTMAS.
Day Was Enjoyed He. a *n O 2-Yime
Fashion.
Friday probably goes on rei ord as
the quietest Christmas in Brunswick's
history. Everyone of course, en jy
ed themselves, but did so in a quiet
way.
As for accidents and brawls there
were none. Not a serious accident of
any kind occurred iu the city.
The weather was not all that it could
have been, the day being a rainy oue,
but the average cit.r.on seemed to have
enjoyed Jhimself at liis fireside in
watching the little ones pi y with the
gifts of Santa.
After the Rush.
Brunswick’s merchants will be busy
for the next week straightening out
their goods after the Christmas rush.
Many of the stores now present a de
jserted appearance, but it will not take
them very long to be filled with goods
again.
I
Killed Father to Save Mother.
Joplin, Mo., Dec. 26.—Albert Bar
ren, aged 17, shot and instantly hilled
his father, Mart E. Barron, a miner
here today while protecting hie moth
re from an assault. The elder Bar
ren was intoxicated. Young Barren,
who is under arrest, says the shooting
was accidental.
PRICE—FIVE CENTS,
LANIER MISSING.
WITH ROOD SUM
Augusta Man Has $1,400
of Railroad Employees’
Money
H!S WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
Men Working on Seaboard’s Birming
ham Extsution, Under Contractor
Brake, Got Mo Money for j
Christmas.
Austell, Ga„ Dec. 26—C. E. Lanier,
employee of Brooke's construction
gaug for the Birmingham extention ot
tue Seaboard, who uad vouchers for
upward ot 31,4(10 to bo used in settling
wdk the men tu his payroll, is miss
ing after having received the money
from the bank oirly yesterday morn
ing. „
Some few of uo inec wno should
uav ° received pay fur tlJ e last two
•veeks and who, were dependent upon
'-••uiu for me tcessary means for all
Uinsttnas cheer, reached town this
*u im, ~. Were Uu,o through se
-11 ’ L ' ■’> tu obtain sufficient money
tide them oicr the holidays.
Lamer a whereabouts, although
etery effort is being mads to, locato
11,111 are unknown.
111115 ljteu 111 'ho employ of Brooke
r some tone and wak regarded hon
est, reliable and efficient.
NEW ALDERMEN CO 7n~
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 4,
Messrs. Downing, Aiken, Wood aud
i upper, auleimen-elect, will bo sworn
111 office on thu first Monday in Jan.
which m tomorrow week. The old
vouiK.ii wdl hold a meeting about It
o clock and finish their work for the
year, and the new members will be
sworn in at noon. The oath will be
ar;rulr.,mated by if. F. cluDi guor)i cjerk
oil superior court.
BISHOP POTTER injured.
Episcopal Prelate ia Compelled to use
Crutches.
Ne ' v y ° rk - Hoe. 26.— With the ap
-1 ’’ • • Worthington of
Nebraska in the pulpit of St Andrew
Episcopal church touay io preach the
Christ,:** sermon, came tho news
lnal BltlUo P Henry Rotter i con
“nwl lo hiM l)e ‘ l as the result of an
accident sustained a few days ago.
•he nature of the accident was not
given out, but Bishop Worthington
Ulil ' "• Wils severe enough to
Hlshop Potter to use crutches.
Want r tep, esentatia n j„ Cabinet.
i ‘ '-’Ueii. 0.e,, lien 26.- Preliminary
an an;,on,, ,
i. “- u - teen completed
lor tho in,- m, , , .
-"* - Bmei-.f-iu Mm
,u“ "•- n next Angu it,
J Uo “ "' ! ' :;i "" fund having
• > a a-.i i ctn vi formalities
■ * 1 11,1 e.t cuiive committee
‘' *'• ■ at w<Ji on the preparation
oi * 1 '' 1 iuct iiuin • Fed
fer!tl ' ' ■ 'ding ir:r the estau
liJhci j, i .
* “• v, ii .-i iiioa
:i? “ ; ■■ ■ i. and tin rt oi to boa
cabinet. 'lhi- toil t. I cm. c before
- < -ae uunjng q ngi ..s next summor
janu will be introduced in congress dur
iilti !K\\ t SC.SdIDa Uieruaitor.
Deliver Packages Today.
On account oi the rush o£ business
and the accumulation of express pack
a ’ -Yanag. t Guy iiu;. decided to de
liver all pack..gee that arrive at the
office to.;ay Ivr re.snients. The force
at the expiv.ijj office has experienced
a meat rush during tho past week,
ana they ..re , or.o,iy glad to bee the
end of the holidays.
Chris nas Tree,
Tho Siifid: , U of th' l resbyt r*
iaa cJiurch . • . annual Chrisl*
i Liso church tomorrow
i.ig 1 ,. aL ~ (,'eio.di. Besides the
c. i.al presentation of gins to the chil
dren from tr a spectui mu deal
-rograai • -e-n arranged, and the
ig ] , i.i he a very inter
esting one.
A Frety Present.
Agent i.i.iug. of Die Brunswick
and Jdn.'uu ... m railroad, was present
ed with a beaut:nil umbrella Christ
mas by it. ; • .pi.yes of his office as
a token c,f esteem. The present was
a very pretty cue and is much appre
ciated b< the popular agent.
Removal Notice.
I desire to announce that after Jan-
I nary 1 t, my office will bo located in
the Oglethorpe hotel, fronting A. street
where I will be pleased to welcome
my frieuda ia future. C. H. Jewett,