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THE J3RUNSWIOK RtVILV NEWS.
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 144.
LOCAL BOWLERS
MAK t LAD RACE
*.
Unless Charleston or Co
lumbus Makes Good Score
Brunswick will Lead
THE SCORE MADE LASI NIGH I
Although Team was Badly Crippled it
Succeeded in Rolling up over 2.500
and Passed Jacksonville, Who
Were in the Lead.
Unless Coiunubus or Charleston
unusually good score in the
iasl night by the South
fin Bowling League, Brunswick will
stand at the tuaii of the lisi although
the score made by the locals last
night was not as large as expected
owing to the crippled condition of the
the team, but under the circumstances
the bowlers (Id well, and succeeded
in crawling ahead of Jacksonville,
villi'll up to last night, had headed
the list.
The game last night was witnessed
I > a large crowd and. considering the
fact that one r,f the lies', howlers, for
•same reason or other refused to bowl
while another took ill. two substitut
es being put in, the t,core was an ex
• client, one. The three games result
id as follows
First game 838
Second game 831
Third game 860
Total 2.541
The only oil er team heard trom last
right was Jacksonville, their score be
ing as follows- First game, 813; sec
ond game, 887; third game ,808; lota:
:',r>oß.
Jacksonville now has a total of 16,
i.' 19. while Brunswick advances ahead
ft her withs total of if,,276
Columbus, up to last night, stood In
second place, with a total of 12,71*0
only a fowi pins ahead of the locals
who were in third place ,amf if that
team made less tlmt 2,500 last night
Brunswick wit, he in the lead, pro
vided Chari (vs* on, who is only one pin
behind the locals, docs not report
with too largo a score.
The local team now proposes to re
main at the head or the list and had
llte regular players bowled last night
Brunswick would have rolled up an
ether large score, despite the kick
of the Tampa growlers, who seem to
he mad beeati e Brunswick is rapidly
crawling to the top.
T he team in this city is composed or
a number of well known
rent young men. and the d’arm.a
team no doubt will yet reret the se
l ous charge they preferred against
them.
ASSOCIATION MET
4
6om B New Members Added to the Tb
ernecle Association at Meeting
Held Yesterday Afternoon.
The Auditorium Association held
uuite an interesting meeting yester
day afternoon at which the associa
tion was practically reorganized and
rther matters disposed of
One or two new members were ad
ded to the association, among them be
ing J. B. Davis, Rev. A. J. Moncriet
end T B. Bums.
Secretary end Treasurer T. J.
t\righ sent in his resignation and it
was accepted with regret. The asso
ciation named A. Riggsbee to succeed
Mm.
Rev, W. F. Hollingsworth, chairman
of the association, also tendered bis
tesignatlon but the members refused
V> accept It, and urged that Mr. Hol
lingsworth remain at the head of the
c:ganlzation. The members realize
teat Rev, Hollingsworth, more than
anyone- else, Is responsible for the
e.ectlon of tin tabernacle, and he has
given much o' his time arid attention
tt> it, After being urged by the differ
ent members he decided to wintdraw
his resignation and will continue at
the head of th* association.
The chairman made quite an inter
t-tllng report, which showed that an
tf the debts had been settled with
the money advanced by j, b Davis.
The association requests all those
v, Fo subscribed to the building some
time ago and have not yet paid, to
kindly send in their donations as It
s desired to reimburse Mr, Davis,
The association will meet regularly
hereafter and it is probable that a
number of Improvements will be made
th the buildings.
Ths Waathar.
poSgeaat ( tegsv in fleee-eta, Pair,
I gut west winds,
fyVRK FROM THIS PORT—
PICKED IPHN DISTRESS
The Los Seis Hermonos, Capfc-
Manuel, Which Sailed Feb. 8,
Towed Into Mayport, Fla.
The Uruguayan bark. Seis Herma
nos, Capt. Manuel, which sailed from
t) is port on February 8, was picked up
i tar Jacksonville Tuesday by a tug
from that city and towed into Mayport
The discovered, was in a
leaking conoraton and the crew
in great danger. The JacksouvTna
Times-Union ot yesterday contained
the following to the dis
abled
"CajT. Fowls, commanding
the tug Oath*rme. of this port, report
; yesterday that on Monday while
tome distance out at sea he discovered 1
a hark Ilyin.; distress signals and
vent to her assistance.
"The vessel proved to he the Uru
guayan hark 1 os Seis Hennanos, Cap
lain Manuel, master, from Brunswick |
(la., bound for Valencia, Spain. She
vas leaking badly and the captain |
non arranged with Captain Lewis for
Iho Catharine to tow the bark to May
port.
“Captain Manuel reported that he
left Brunswick on' February 8 with a
cargo of lumber for Valencia. Spain. 1
luring a severe l!low, encounteredj
last Saturday the vessel ha i a hard |
t-me and the captain ordered the deck
cargo thrown overboard, so a i to light
en the vessel
“To add to the danger, the vessel
EDITOR SHEPARD A BENEDICT. VALDOSTA’S PUBLIC BUILDING.
Well Known Baxley Newspaper Man
Weds Mis* Ula Deen.
T he many Biunswick friends of W.
I). Shepard, editor of the Baxley-
News Banner, will be interested in
iho announcement of his marriage,
which occurred a few days ago at
Baxley. lie was married to Miss Ula
Diet;, the pretty and popular daughter
of L. W. Been of that place,
Editor Shepard is a frequent visitor
to Brunswick and has a large circle
ot friends hc.e who will joint The
News in extending congatulaiions.
Mr. and M-s. Shepard are now at
tome to their friends at the home of
fudge and Mr-. J. S. Weaver.
FiREMEN HAD ANOTHER
RUN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
The firemen responded to another
alarm yesterday afternoon shortly at
tor 2 o’clock. TiiirWNise was discover
ed pt the Standard Oil Company’s
place in the norhtera part of the city.
It seems that the roof was on fire
which originated from a spark from
a passing engine. The blaze was ex
rngu’shed before any serious damage
i as done.
GOOD REPERTOIRE COMPANY
"ampa Paper Speaks Well of Gagnon.
Pollrrd Company,
The Tampa Tribune In a recent is
sue had the following to say about
the Gagnon-Pollock Company, which
v.iU open a week's engagement at
the Grand next Monday, '’A Broken
Heart" to be the opening bill:
"Bert C. Gagnon and Miss Edith
i < llock, suported by Harold Mordaunt
and an excellent Company opened a
-.reek’s engagement at Tampa Bay Ca
siuo last nigh presenting "A Mon of
Mystery.’’ The play and the company
i ade decided hits with the audience
which was ?. eood oue and an appre
c ative one, and the merit of the play's
presentation was accentuated by the ’
very clevor specialties of Mr. Gagnon
er.d Miss Pollock and the illustrated
songs of Mr. Gagnon.
The play it a double-life, deceitful
viiiian, safe robbing, smart detective
tragic ending sort of affair, with ail |
k nds of' excitement, suppressed and
otherwise. Mr. Gagnon doer, the Jim
Ahn part very cleverly, while Mist
Pollock does the heroine effectively
George Hannn as Dr .Leslie, George
Caslellane as Bill Burke, Miss Myrtle
Pulbert as Kata Burk and Miss Volet
MaTsden as Millie Morton fill their
pins acceptably while James Howard
a, Noah Lott, the "coon" was the
; luisga maker ot the attraction,
! "Rag Time opera” a specialty by
' Mr. Gagnon and Mlse Pollock and the
1 illustrated son*, "The Mania ovo
alls," were exceptionally good. Every
union labor man In Tampa should
' heav the latter,
I
i
Stores Left Unlocked.
Brunswick merchants should be
careful in locking their stores at night,
Recently two or three stores on New
castle street l av# been found unlock-
J Late last night Officer Wileher
found Hunter'* Pharmacy open, tub
"i.* or *svo other can** hare bees re
lurtfU recently.
THURSDA. MORNING, FEBRUARY |6,
sprung a leak and the men kept at the
pumps. An effort was made to reach
Kaypovt, so as to put in for repairs
and while the Los Seis 11enminos was
making slow progress she was sighted
by of the tug Catharine
V “The water stood five feet in
the hit® of the bark, and was sWw 1 y
gaining when she was taken in tow
l y ihe Catharine. She was towed to
Mayport, \di.-rc she now lies, and the
captain Jacksonville yesterday
to arrange for discharging the cargo
tit Mayport so that the vessel can
come up to Jackson hauled
out on the waJSlNWPfl^irs
“Seuor Carrera, the Spanish consul
who Is also consul for Uruguay, was
(i.so reported to by Captain Manuel,
and has comm 1 ideated with the own
ers of the bark .
"Captain Fanuei went to the cus
tomhouse yesterday to file a report of
the vessel coming here for repairs, but
as Ids papers were all made out in
Spanish he had to have the same in
terpreted and translated into English
1 Tore the same could he filed.
"I-os Seis Hermanos in English,
u tans The Six Brothers, and tlial is
ilie name ol' the vessel in United Stat
er, just as the tug Three Friends
would be known as Ties Amigos n
Spanish."
Congressman Brantley Suceeds in Get
ting Favorable Report.
The omnibus public bttildng bill car
i : ing appropriations amounting to $4,
499,000, was reported to the house
T uesday.
Among ihe cities included for a
public building is Valdosta, In this dis
trict.. Congressman Brantley has been
working for a public building for the
Lowndes comity capital ever since
hi seen,red a district United States
court for the city, and it is now a
certainty. The amount appropriated
fo>- the building is $125,000.
CHAMPION JIM HERE TONIGHT.
Great Prize F.ghter Will be Seen at
the Grand.
By gelling dates mixed In some way
The News yesterday stated that Jef
tues would appear at the Grand last
night instead of tonight ami qmto
a lttle confusion was created by the
announcement. Managers Fleming
and Waff stated yesterday that it
everybody v. h > asked about the show
yesterday is present tonight the capac
ity of the house will be taxed.
Champion James J. Jeffries is mak
ing a big succt ss of revival of the fav
orite drama ' Davy Crockett”. He is
being greeted everywhere by large au
diences and the consensus of opinion
among the critics of the newspapers
v here he has appeared is that the role
is one eminently suited to hts char
acter and diBpositon, He is supported
by a strong company of clever players
One of the extra attractions to the
regular performance will be the phy
s cal culture demonstration in which
the champion and his well known
tpairing partner Yank Kenny give an
iilustraton of aientific boxing in three
rotfnds. ft however does not take
place until after the last act and forms
no part of the production isolf.
Rev. * ufts to Preac.h
Rev. Edgar V.’. Tufts, of the Pres
byterian Industrial school at Black
shear, will arrive !u the city Saturday
to spend a few days as the guest of
Rev. W. F. Hollingsworth. At the
morning service at the Presbyterian
church Sunday t'no visiting minister
w ill preach. Rev. Tufts is a very
forceful talker and no doubt a large
congregation will be present to enjoy
Ms sermon .
Capt. Gilkey Here,
Cart. Gilkey. of the schooner Ullkoy
arrived In port yesterday. The eleven
captain I* accompanied on this trip
by Mrs. Gtlke.v and the Misses Gilkey
who arc being welcomed by a large
circle of friends.
a Grim Tragedy,
ir dally enacted In thousands of hom
ey. as death calms n each one, anoth
r victim of consumption or pneumon
ia. But when coughs and colds are
toperly treated the tragedy is avert
d. F. 0. Huntley, of Oklahoma, Ind.,
writes: "My wife had the tonsump
tion and throe doctors gave her up.
Finally she took Dr. lugs New Discov
ery for cor,si*cptlon, coughs rnd colds
wheih cured he*' and today she Is
wall and strong.” It kills the germs
o' a)} diseases. One doe* relieve*.
(liisrsaUerl at 50 casts and ft no py
/.minis i'huiiiiscy. Trial iK/tUe# free
mural <
~~ is postpiMd
UlyiTTi County. Pensioners
to Wait for
Their Money
y
COMMISSIONER LINDSEY ILL
For This Reason the Paying of Geor
gia Pensioners has Been Tempora
rily Stopped—Money was Ex
pected here This Month.
Glynn county pensioners who had
(xpected ihetr money (lie latter part
cl the present month, will iegret, to
learn that there will be a delay 7 in he
If.yment owing to the illness of Pen
sion Commisi iher Lindsey in Atlanta.
' he following story from the Journal
of yesterday will he of interest:
Owing to tile illness of Pension
Commissioner J. W. Lindsey, the pay
merit of pensions will be suspended
for ilu 7 present, ami the ollicp will be
Cosed after today. The pensioners
ir over one half of the counties in
the state have not yet been paid, and
ino closing of,the office wiill probably
inconvenience a number of people in
need of money .
The closing of the pension office is
cite to the fretful condition of the
commissioner, who has been ill lor
several days. He worries constantly
al-ont the lambent of pensions in Ills
absence .and tears that some costly
mistakes wiill he made by his clerks.
J.'r. W. C. Bryant, who is attending the
commissioner decided It would be bet
ter to close I lie* office and so recoin
mended. Notice of the closing ol' the
(■dice was Issued Tuesday morning.
Lindsey has been suf
fering from ihe grip for a week or
i’ore and Until,g his illness lias been
i mfined to a hod at the residence of
( omniissfimer of Agriculture O. B
Stevens, No. IbJ Capitol avenue. In
stead of growing better, Mr. Lindsey's
condition has grown worse and Mon
day he developed a case of bronchitis
from which he, y, at present suffering.
INSURANCE FIGHT
Directors of Equitable Life Assurance
Company to Have a Hard Fight at
Directors Meeting Today.
New York., Feb. 15.—A great battle
>i the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety will take place tomorrow when
*he directors of the company meet for
i.ne purpose ot considering a proposi
tion to give the policy holders of the
company the r.ght to vote on the elec
tion of officers.
President Alexander opposes the
f lection of James H -Hyde for vice
1 resident. The cloo friends of the
'utter, however, say he will whip ut
the opposition to a finish. The meet
ing will be held at noon tomorrow and
wore than usual interest is manifested
lr. It.
WITHIN WEEK THREE DIED
Family Contract Pneumonia and all
Pass Away.
Valdosta, Gt, Feb. 15. —Mrs. Jdsepti
Chastain, ot i bis city, her father \V.
Z. Carter, and a brother, of Thomas
ccunty died a few days ago, all within
a week of each other. AU of the
deaths octcurren in Thomas county
where Mrs. Chastain and her father
had gone to abend the funeral of her
brother, She and Mr .Carter drove
through the country about ten miles
|i reach treir destination ou one oi
the recent bitterly cold days. The ox
I osure brought on severe cold* which
i uickly di-veloi ed Into pneumonia and
ir rolled in their deaths.
Mrs. Chastain leaves four children
ir. this city, Her father lived at Du
tout The burials occurred in Thom
as county.
Good Comic Opera.
Comic open has advanced In such
rapid strides In ibe matter of expense
in scenery, costumes and tbt salaries
of the principals that there is a little
apparently well founded doubt that
itie exlravagjueo of presentation can
K< further. Mr. George R. White, tnr
r< producer of the comic opera slaves*
of New York, has gone as far as any
cl her manager and then a little far
(ber, He belloveg that the theater
going public le entitled to (he be
no matter what it Costa anr in "Sar
gcant Kitty” he has done everything
In hi* managerial power* end the pow
er of money to eee that there I* noih-
Jnp: for which the p:ihu*
might faasoHardly ask,
3JTE OF JL S.
INSURED rWH*7SJ)OO
Sut it is^Believetl, Insurance Com-
I panies Will Decline to Pay
f the Policies
A special dispatch to the Atlanta
Journal from Charlottesville. Va., rel
etive to the life insurance ol' ex-. Mayor
McCue who was hung a lew days ago
says:
Now that J. Samuel McCue has been
banged for the of his wife,
interest centers in the . question
whether or nol the companies in
which McCue was nearly
$'•5,000 will ay the
in part.
Three courses seem open to the
(jompanfes ns follows;
Pay policies 1)1 full.
Refuse any paymenls.
Return all premiums by Mc-
Cue, with int-vest, to his^stute.
So fur as can he learnedMlcCue was
-insured in the following concerns.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwau-
policy fo* $15,000, dat'd March
15, 11)04; payable to McCno'a esiate.
Equitable Life dated March 2, 1903,
to his wife; annuity bond feature; af
ter three yeais company will make
loan on policy
New York File, $1(1,000 Cctoher 16,
1803, payable to Mrs. McCue.
Fidelity an I Casually Company $lO,-
OhO in favor of Mrs, McCue.
Travelers Insurance Company or
J-larlford. Conn., Feb. 2, 1903 Tor $2(1,-
000. Name o': prisoner in tins con
tract Is written James K. McCue.
This policy n is a loan value and at.
any time assured could change bene
ficiary.
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
35,000 dated Feb. 21,1903
Royal Arcanum, benefit certificate
$3,00# dated Apr-1 10, 1896, in favor
BURGLARS USED DYNAMITE
TO BLOW OPEN STOPE SAFE
Noise Attracts Spectators and Would
be Criminals *l*ai<S flight.
Anniston, A'a., Fob. 15,—T’he store
of W. C. Maugham lias been broken in
to and the safe blown open with dyna
mite, but the noise of die explosion
attracted parties near by before they
bad rifled the safe.
They did not leave empty handed,
however. They managed to get sev
eral pairs of shoes and other articles
Mom the stock of goods anti carried
them wim tnem. But for the interfer
ence with their plans a .big haul might
have been made. The 'officers have
been notified end are on the lookout
ior Tiie guilty i arties. As yet no ar
rests have be-on made.
NEGRO SHOT DOWN NEGRO
IN DEFENSE OF Hl3 HOME
Dead Negro Made Threats Against
Slayer and His Mother.
Sandersvllle . Ga., Feb.. 15 —Reuben
Jackson was phot and killed by Dolly
Harper whlle-f; jring to force entrance
into the latter a home.
The shooting occurred two miles
cast of Sandersvllle on the farm of
Feb Camp. Jackson, it seems, had
made theats against Harper and his
n other and had V°ne to their house
with the intention <sf executing them.
When ref list'd admittance to the
house Jackson fired several shots into
the door their lettered it dowu with
a heavy piece of wood.
He had sc:ted in when Harper
opened fire on him with a shot gun.
Harper has been arrected and piac
id in jail and will ha- e a commitment
( ial today, Both parties were ne
groes.
JAPANESE WILL SINK
COLLIERS WITH RUSSIANS
T;okio, Feb. 15.—in discus-sing a
report that colliers had refused to ac
re .mpaiiy tho second Russian Pacil.
squadron qn ‘.s way north, a member
of the Japaneses naval staff said today:
"Our commanders will fire and sink
any collier found in company with tne ;
Russian warships, regardless of tboir
i ;> tionalliq.”
Vice Admit r) Toga departed from
Kure yceterduy, February 14 hie des
tination being kept secret. It is pre
sumed howe or, that he is proceeding
routh.
Board of Trade Meeting Today,
The Brunswick board of trade Is'
scheduled to mecl in regular weekly
session at rbo city ha!) this morning,
til dlt Is hoped that, a largo number
of tho members win be present, lte
teutly there has been a lack of inter
l In tho commercial body aud conse
quently a quorum has not been pres
ent in several weeks. There are sev
eral important matters which should
be disposed of any It is urgently re
quested that all members who can
toJb!y do *o be present today, |
C.*x riooitlue u spending * tew
(lay* Iri the city (ram Wsycrp*. j
uf Mrs. McCu-i
Fidelity Mutual Life, Philadelphia,
June 8, 1897, SIO,OOO in'tavor of Mrs.
McCue.
An insurance man analysing thesl
lolicie-s for The Journal represents'
tivo. made flic following cammen's,
making the preliminary Observation,
however, that he knew nothing of thu
(u tails of the policies and uased hm
•Parks on the assumption that th--v
v- f re ‘'ordinary life" policies.
As to the first lie said it was oon
testabie on the ground that it was rot
a year old. Ihe third premium on the
si cor,d would he due next month; tin
ihii'd, it an ordinary policy, would rep
resent the payment of 11 premium*
aggregating about $4,300. winch sum
of>out represented its surrender v.ii.if>
'flic fourth is an accident policy, mil
docs not apply. The fifth carried me
inference that two premiums have
I tt'ii paid and the third is due 11 days
afi or Mi-Cue's execution Nothing
oi uld ho said as to the seventh po‘ ey
tarried in Ihe Royal Arcanum Oil
ihe eighth policy eight pre niunis have
'boon paid representing an • utlay of
$ 1,000.
if the comminies cont is’ hue pay
i mu! of principal as it seems proba
ble they will do, Mc l ’>e’s iieirs n.uv
ieceivo in the end o-iy the amuuni
tn premiums paid, with interest, which
v ould foot up probably lens than $!5,-
(00 all told.
Ii is pointed out By insurance agents
hire that the United Stares supreme
court decided against the plaintiffs m
a former case where a man heavily in
un and was executed for a crime.
MANY BURN TO DEATH
DURING COLD WEATHER.
Appalling Number of Tragedies are
Reported in State of Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb .15.—The
number of deaths from burning in
Alabama during the recent cold wcaih
ei has been something appalling.
Three more occurred yesterday.
One \yas Sam Duncan. lored, who
huddled too cose to an open grate
ti'-o one cold night and die ] yesterday
Another was Mrs. Dan Sheppard, of
( ressville, Etawali county, whose
clothing, caught at. ar. open grate. The
two sons of Charles Sumner near An
niston were burned to death by thro v
irg gunpowdei into a pile of burn n.j
1 rush.
Five or six children in different
I**rts of the state were burned last
week. The open grate caught the
gieatest number of victims,
HAVE NO ROLLING STCOK
TO MOVE WHEAT AND COAL
St. Petersburg, Feb. 15—inquiries
made at the minstry of the interior
show that no confirmation has been
loceived there of the report bom Ber
lin that further anti-Semitic riots
have occurred at Gomel.
The accumulation of wheat aud oth
fr freights in southeastern Rupssia
t n account of the lnabilty of shippers
to procure cars, which have been with
drawn for the transportation of troops
rnd munitions, is now further com
plicated by lack of coal for manufac
turing purposes threatening a tieup ot
the iron industry. Vast accumula
tions of coal exist in the Donetz re
gions and Prince Hilkoff minister ot
railroads has personally gone there
ti. try to straighten out matters.
STREET FAIR A LIVELY SCENE
Crowds Visited the Shows Despite
Cold Weather.
The Fisk Carnival Company was
again visted by a large number or
people yesterday, and last night the
several shows wero well crowded, de
spite the unusually cold weatner.
The old Georgia Plantation is recelv
ir.g favorable comment from an who
have visited It The show is compos
ed of a half dozen Georgia darkles
v ho can cut the pigeon wing to perfec
tion. The attraction also carries an
ixcellent buck dancer,
The other attractions are also above
H-e average end If warmer weather
ttevalls today It Is expected that an
unusually large crowd will be out.
Chicago Hotel Burned.
Chicago. Feb. 15. —Fire partially de
stroyed (lie llrevoort house, 143-145
Madison street,, early tod|y, causing
a loss of SIOOXOO to the building, ana
hotel furnishings and forcing 150
guests to make a hurried deiHiiwa
, Three firemen were Inlured, one se
verely, before tho flames which bum
rd for nearly an hour buret through
I the root ot (be buildng efttr it vu
L'mu'lif they lik.i keen e*i JsiguWdJ.
Non* Pi UiF uwt# were hurt
PRICE FIVE CENT^
m EDiir
WILL NOT HANG
Board of Pardons Grant
Her a Continuance—No
Hanging Today
NEWS JOYFULLY RECEIVED
Doomed Woir^fefe ||repar
kyMttoDie JKfft&iallows Today,
has With
dr Warrants. ,
Feb. 15.—The
hoard ot parlWs today took up. the
case of Mrs. Edwards and Sajjket
Cleasou both sentenced La bo. h angeo.,
at Reading, la.- tonk>rrowTatnofrfif"
Both the gases i^ e thoroughly gone
over and the hoard finally decided to
grant a continuance in both cases.
immediately upon reaching this de
e-sion Governor I’-packer with
drew tlie death warrants which had
been issued for tomorrow.
News Joyfully Received.
Reading, Pn„ Feb. 15.—When noti
fied this afternoon that the state
hoard of pardons had decided to con
tinue their cases, Mrs. Edwards and
Samuel Gleaven, sentenced to hang to
morrow, were both elated with tha
rows.
Everything was in readiness for tha
execution, and both the doomed peo
ple had given up all hope. Mrs. Ed
aids had already selected the text for
ner funeral sermon and the hymn to
be rendered.
Gleason had expected anew trial
i p to Tuesday, but after that was de
nied lie had hut little hope that tha
hoard of pardons would grant a con
tinuance of his case.
FICH BACHELOR KILLED
BY UNKNOWN ROBBERS
toys Find Joseph Studstill of Milan,
Murdered.
a., Feb. 15.—Boys who In
tended paying, him a visit found Jos
eph Studstill wealthy bachelor seven
'.-■five years old, murdered in his homo
here .
Studstill was shot through the head
His house was ransacked. There is
no clue to the robbers.
THREW HIMSELF UNDER TRAIN
Stranger, Supposed to be Chas Hart,
ley, Commits Suicide.
Lake City, Fla., Fob. 15.—A stran
ger threw himself in front of an Atlan
tic Coast Lino train here today. He
'•as run over and killed. The case is
oie of supposed suicide. An Indiana
tax receipt with the name ot Charles
t crtley was found on his person. He
had 15 cents in his pocket. The body
was buried here.
JESUP JAIL BURNS
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One prisoner was Seriously Burned
and May Die —Otrer Buildings had
a Close Call. m
The town Jail ai Jesup was burned
to the ground late Tuesday night and
one prisoner, came very near losing
iis life. The story of the eonflagra
t'on is told in the following special
sent out from Josup;
Rt sidents In the western portion ol
tr wn were aroused last night at IX
o’clock by the cry of fire. Upon in
vestigation It was discovered the town
Jail was in flames aud that the cries
were being made by the unfortunate
inmate.
Policeman ‘t. J. Knight had arrest- ‘
ed William Perry for stealing a ride
on the Aiiantc Coast Line railway an*.'
placed him In the town jail for safe
keeping until 1 is case could be dlspoe*
eel of. Perry, for some cause, started
u fire !n the Jail, either for the pur
posy of keopi.ig warm or in an effort
lo effect his escape, the oonsequenc*
of which IS that the Jail Is burned to
the ground and Perry is perhaps fatal
ly burned
The citizens responded as soon as
possible and did evorythlng in their
power ro save the Jail and rescue tne
unfortunate man.
It was only by the most heroic ef
forts that the council chamber and the
siaiblei of J, G. Dye wero saved. Perry
Is now at the home of Jane Addison
where he Is receiving medical aid for
bis injuries.
House Favors New District
Washington Feb. 15.—The house
l-assed ft bill to provide for the ap*
l ointment of g district Judge for the
w <dUt.ru juJ.effJ dUttw of doutH Care
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