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THE BRIN SWUET oAILV MiJIS
VOLUME 5. NUMBER 232.
FACTIONS TO FIGHT
FOR GLYNN COUNTY
CAMPAIGN IS
GETTING WARM
1
Supporters ot Hoke Smith
and Col Estiil Making
a Hard Fight
SOI MED MEETINGS
Berner Comes Friday Night, Col. E*-
till Will Speak Here on Tuesday
Reuben Arnold is Also Asked
To Come Here.
The Brunswick Estill club announ
ces. that Col. J. H. Estill, the Savannah
candidate for governor, will he in the
city on next Tuesday and on Tuesday
night he will deliver an address to
the voters of Glynn county at the
city hall.
Col. Estill, it is understood, will
arrive in the city Tuesday morning
and will spend the entire day in the
city witli his friends. In the even
ing a big rally will be held at the
city hall, and besides the candidate
himself it is understood that there will
be a number of local speakers.
Col. Estill has a large circle of
friends in Brunswick and Glynn coun
ty' and it is more than probable that
a large crowd will be out to hear his
address.
Two Smith Meetings.
The Holce Smith club also announ
ces that besides the big rally to be
held Friday night, probably at the
opera house, when Hon. R. X.. Berner
will be orator of the occasion, another
rally will be held tlie latter part of
next week and an invitation will be
extended to Hon. Reuben Arnold, the
well known Atlanta attorney, to deliv
er an address on this occasion. Mr.
Arnold is now making a number ot
speeches in behalf of Mr. Smith’s can
didacy and it is expected that he will
accept the invitation from the local
club.
The campaign is getting quite warm
in Brunswick now. and the indications
are that there will be many rallies
and committee meetings before the
primary on August 22. Registration
lips picked up somewhat during the
past few days, which demonstrates
that the politicians are at work get
ting their friends to register before
the books finally close on Saturday.
While the supporters of Col. Estill
admit-that Hoke Smith is way iu the
lead in Glynn county at present, they
propose to make evry possible fight
to carry the county for their respec
tive candidate. At the same time the
supporters of Mr. Smith are equally
as hard at work and will not let up
until the primary is over.
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE
Short Notes of Neks in Brunswick
Caught on the Fly.
The large tramp, which was some
days overdue, reached port yesterday
and will begin this morning taking
on a cargo of rosin and turpentine at
the wharves of the Downing Company.
Frank Scarlett’s gasoline ferryboat
was placed on the ways yesterday. It
will be placed in good condition and
be on the run between Brunswick
and Fancy Bluff within the next
few days.
fhe Mecca saloon will install a
handsome electric piano today and it
will be a great treat to the music lnv
ing public.
Capt. J. A. Williamson, of Pear:,
was in the city yesterday and return
ed to his saw mill there last night.
Mr. Williamson says the wet weather
has greatly delayed him but he now
hopes to run his mill on full time.
The gasoline launch Lena came into
port Monday and left yesterday for
Charleston. The owner is aboard
taking a pleasure cruise.
Charlie Buukley's yacht is now .in
Savannah in charge of Robt. Bunk
ley. The boat was 'sent there to be
sold but so far the owner has been
unable to find a purchaser.
Wants the Law Enforced.
Editor News: If there is a city
law against the throwing of dodgers,
etc., In the yards why l it not en
forced? I found four or five in my
front yard Sunday. It is a good law
and the proper officials should see
that it is obeyed.
Citizen.
TO BEGIN ON CRIMINAL DOCKET
Number of Interesting Cases to be
Tried in City Court.
In the city court today the crimi
nal docket will he taken up and a
number of unusually interesting cases
are expected to come up.
It is expected that the several
Greeks who were arrested some time
ago charged with selling fruit on
Sunday, will be given a trial. The
young white woman, Leah Hill,
charged with larcency, who was tried
at the last session of the court, will
also be arraigned again. A number
of other cases are on the docket and
will probably be heard during the
week.
11l LEGiSLATIIRE
Soions Ar s Getting Down to Rapid
Work—Pure Food Bdl Has
Been Passed.
The house Monday passed the pure
food bill introduced by Mr. Wright, of
Floyd, and framed in accordance with
the act recently passed by the nation
al congress.
The measure was -passed by a vote
of 107 to 5, the whole ot the morn
ing session having been consumed in
its consideration.
This bill provides for the prevention
of adulteration, misbranding and imi
tations of foods for man or beast, of
beverages, candies and condiments, of
medicines, drugs and liquors, or their
manufacture or sale in the state of
Georgia.
It prescribes penalties for the vio
lations. It provides for the inspect
ion and analysis of these various arti
cles by the state department of agri
culture.
It makes it necessary for the com
missioner of agriculture, when au ar
ticle has been reported to him by the
state chemist as being adulterated to
certify the fact of adulteration to the
district attorney of the United States
in case the article comes under the
United States law or under the juris
diction of the United States.
The national pure food law lias al
ready made it the duty of the district
attorneys when they receive such noti
fication to prosecute the offenders in
the United States court btft if the ar
ticle adulterated comes under tiie
state law then the solicitors are re
quired to prosecute all offenders un
der the law in the courts of the state.
The law also goes into detail in regard
to the maimer in which samples at
food and food stuffs are to he taken.
After the passage of this act the
house passed a private pension bill,
this concluding the business of the ses
sion.
The house is to take up at once the
Pespy bill providing for agricultural
schools in every county of the state.
HELO A 111
County Commissioners Disposed, of a
Number of Routine Matters
Yesterday.
The commissioners of roads and rev
enues held their regular monthly meet
ing at the court house yesterday at
noon and disposed of a number of
routine matters.
All bills for the past month were
read, approved and ordered paid.
The resignation of Allen Dubberl/
as road commissioner, was received
and accepted. 1.. E. Roberts was
named to succeed him.
Reports were received from a num
ber of county officers, among them
being- the tax collector, treasurer, sec
retary of the board of education and
others.
An interesting report was also re
ceived 'from the Superintendent of
construction of the new court house.
He reported in full, stating to tho
commissioners what had been done
each day since he was elected to the
position of superintendent. The re
port was ordered filed.
C. S. Wylly appeared before the
board in reference to the purchase ot
a map by the county, drawn by Ms
father in 1838. The map is a very
handsome one and it is pro: able that
the commissioners will purchase it at
a later date.
E. J. Johnson, colored, was placed
on the coitfity charity list.
A petition was received from Islam
Gay, asking that a road be opened
near Lutteral creek, through a private
right-of-i ay. The communication was
tabled.
DAMAGE CASE
HOW ON TRIAL
Interesting Case is Being
Heard in the City
Court
AGAINST THE A. I 6.
Young Man Injured Some Time Ago
Sues for SIO,OOO Damages—The
Case Will be Concluded Some
Time Today.
In the city court yesterday the case
of Willie Roberson vs. the Atlantic
and Birmingham railroad, damages,
to the amount of SIO,OOO, was tallpn
up and occupied the attention of the
court during the entire day. It was
not completed yesterday afternoon
when the court recessed. The law
yers have finished their arguments
and the case will go to the jury today
after Judge Gale delivers his charge.
The plaintiff alleges that he was
in tin* employ of the defendant com
pany, when he was seriously injured
through the negligence ot said com
pany. it seems that young Rohiuson
was under au engine at the A. & U.
shops one night doing some work. It
is claimed that the engineer without
any notification whatever, put tiie en
gine in motion, which resulted in his
injury.
On the other baud the defense
claims that young Robinson had no
business under the engine at the time
of the accident, that the engineer rung
ihe bell before moving the engine
and that it is believed that the young
man was asleep when the accident
occurred and that it was through his
negligence and not of the railroad
company. The case is being hard
fought on both sides. The road is
represented by Crovatt & Whittle! i
and the plaintiff by J. D. Sparks.
After the case is disposed of this
morning the court will begin work
on the criminal docket. There are
quite a number of cases and the ses
sion will last for a day or two longer.
GAM WHITMIRE INSANE;
GOES TO SANITARIUM
The friends in Brunswick of Sani
Whitmire, a former well
known Brunswick newspaper man,
will regret to learn that he has lost
his mind and lias been placed in ,
sanitarium for treatment. For I lie
paist few years Mr. Whitmire has
been living in Rome and the follow
ing dispatch, dated from that city,
tells of his unfortunate condition:
“Samuel Whitmire, a well known
young newspaper man, was arraign
ed before Ordinary John l>. Davis Sat
urday afternoon and adjudged insane
and committed to the state hospital.
His sudden mental affection is most
pathetic and a severe blow to his de
voted wife and friends in Rome. Mr.
Whitmire has been a victim for years
of tuberculosis, and it is supposed that
this disease and intense mental ap
plication in the puersuit of his pro l ’-
esion brought about his mental break
down.
SAILORS HAD A MIX-UP
ONE WAS KNOCKED OUT
Several sailors engaged in a lively
scrap last night about 10 o’clock down
on lower Bay street, and for several
minutes those standing near by wit
nessed an unusually 'lively eoetie. it
seems that about, six sailors were ait
aftir one man, and they gave hint
a thrashing from the effects ot which
he will suffer several days. While
he was pretty well bruised up lie was
not seriously Injured.
Killed by Llghtining.
Ashland Ala., Aug. 7.—Wade Row
land, 13 years old, has been killed by
llghtining near Ashland, and two other
persons severly shocked. The de
ceased was n son of Attorney R. G.
Rowland, of Ashland.
Two Killed in a Wreck,
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug, 7.—The Cincin
nati and New York limited and the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis railway, was wrecked while en
tering this city about 11 o’clock to
night. Two were killed.
Spanish War Veterans.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 7.—The New
York state encampment of Spanish
war veterans opened in this city to
day and will continue until Thursday.
Delegates are present from nearly all
the chapters of the state.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8,190 G.
DEB
Ml PAT IT
They Will Have io Hear
Expense ot ilie Coming
Primary
A VEIT PECOEiAB CONDITION
A Majority of the Counties Have Held
Their Primaries and There is no
Money for th e State Primary
on August 22.
Atlanta, Aug. 7.--The stale primal v
on August 28 will cost $21,000 and
the state democratic executive com
illillre lias less than sJ,loo to eomiuel
it —in exact figures $1,050 raised by
a SSO assessment of the gnhernalorial
and state house officers.
To print the tickets, necessar
blanks and answer the heavy conv
pondence, and incidentals, will absorb
Ibis entire amount and nothing l.= left
to pay the expense of holding Ur
primary. y
The matter is very much (ompliea
tod by tile tact that over three fourths
of the cotynl te-s have already held
•heir primaries, and without the coun
ty elections Ilie local hoards have no
way to raise money for holding lie
slate primary unless they de-pen t
upon (he loyalty of the democrats.
in fact the situation in Georgia now
resolves itself squarely into a propo
sition of the democrats putting up lie
money to hold the primary. To at
cess the candidates would iiiauil'esll.v
be an injustice, as the ’.union would
fall on some men so heavilj that it
would flueaai bankruptcy. It would
mean also that none but the rich could
afford to enter contests for offices ot
tho state.
Recently Glascock county Held a
mcetting and the democratic execu
live committee asesssed the guberna
torial candidates $7,50 each ami stal"
house officers $2,50 and served notice
that any one who did nol come across
would he left off the ticket. Chair
man M. J. Youimtns, of the state com
mittee declares that this would bp
illegal, since the state committee ha a
adopted rules fixing the asuessnieid on
candidates al SSO, which is to include
all assessments, and that if any name
is left off the tickets all such tickets
would be thrown out by the slai,
committee.
But tiie fact that lit,- piininry will
cost $24,000 stares every one iu the
face, and somebody lias got to bet
this expense. It remain then to bo
seen that the democrats of the state
show their iowalty iiy pulling up the
money.
Chairman Youttnans sent out the
tickets about a week ago and for the
past few days he has been in Allaul
preparing and sending out all (lie no:
essary blanks—practically Hie first,
time all the blanks have b<< n sent out
by the chairman of the state com
mittee.
Chairman You mans comes squarely
out for the early primaries II- . ay-,
that he believes the people favor il,
and that the history of the past pi
maries show that when they are held
early that a rnuijh large,r vole is
polled.
The chairman says that lie will
take every precaution to see that it
is strictly a white' primary, iu con
formity with the rules adopted by the
executive com mil t ee.
AJU. OFFICIALS
General Manager Riddle and 3upi.
McCranie Were Here Yes
terday.
Morton Riddle, general niaiing r uni
R. A. McCianle, division unoMulen
dent of the Atlantic Court Line, \vor<
visltois to Brunswick y. so nla The.,
arrived on a private car allaelied to
-tho regular pass tiger Iraia v.-'iien
arrived yesterday morning.
It is understood that those official.,
were not in Brunswick on any rail
road business >t importance Brim
wick is in Mr. MeCi aide's division and
he conies frequently but the general
manager, 11 is understood, Is out on
ian inspection trip and simply came
|to Brunswick to look over the
: property of the company in this eitv.
' The two officials spent several hours
here, leaving at -i,lb yesterday after
noon for other points on the road.
i Sums
—♦—
In Allow Ike fen Elizabelli
in Land at ilieir
Wharf
MEETING HEED II MACON
Business People of That City Will
Nov/ go Before Judge Speer
and Try to Gain a
Victory There.
Following i s from the Macon News
of .Vlondaj :
“Whether or not the Southern rai •
va_\ has a right to block navigation
ott the Oenmlgee by refusing to allow
the Nan IClizabeth to land at tho do. k
at Ilnutswi k and allow other rive:
steamers to use it. will In- settled h.\
11In- courts.
“ \ fight in the courts, and one to a
lini li. 100, was decided on ibis morn
ing alter a conference between the
commit tee..from the chamber o! com
nn ivc and high olliei.il , of the South
ern availed nothing.
"While the officials tried to giv,.
suin'-nls wliy ‘such a proceeding on
Ilie part of tin’ Southern was right
and failed, llioy were evidently pinue :
down by tin- arguments of tint Macon
men and finally the verdict was hand
<‘d out.
"This verdict was written long lie
foie the otlicial . reached Macon and i!
showed that tin- conference was i
luce and would have availed nothing
even though the arguments of the com
iuittce wer right thousand times
over.
it was Pi'csldetil Sam Spencer v! 1 1
wrote the verdict.
''After being pinned at the llnis'i
Third Vice President <Milof ||, ■
Southern, flashed (he verdict and then
(lie Macon men saw what a 'brae ■
game they were up against.
"President Spencer’s verdict was n ,
in capital letters and no matter how
well the Macon men talked p, Uio offi
cials they had re eived their iimlruct
ions before they came to Macon.
'ihe conference took place at III)
Southern depot, in the private car cl
the officials and while the Macon men
were treated with every courtesy ’f
was apparent from tile first that there
would he nothing doing and that the
conierence was held merely out or
courtesy and that the privilege would
not he granted.
President Small, of the chamber of
commerce, showed conclusively filar
il tl.e Nan Elizabeth was allowed to
use the dock al Jtmuawi k the South
ern would lie benefitt,-d ny inrivaseu
11 eight service and that il would ho
a good thing for (ho road He also
pointed mil Unit the dock was uscu
bv o', a, i river boats and hflt 11 was
discriminating a rain: i in,, Macon eiaft
by ri fusing to allow her to moor
at he wharf.
Jo all of these arguments Mir.
were allowed to lie up and that il was
again t the policy of the Southern ana
Hint only certain steamers anil lighters
wcie allowed o tie up pud f|,.- 1 ( j, W:J ;
against tin policy of the Southern r.o
allow the Nan lo make fast Ihere.
Eventually the letter from Presi
dent. Siieneei was Hashed and then the
Macon men saw that further argument
was useless and that (ho officiate could
noi acf even il limy rosin and to do
so
“It was shown plainly to the South
ei a edit nils (Ini! such a (ion was rank
disci InlinatjCu against the Macon boat
and was an object to'block the Macon
capitalists to relieve the shippers
from the railroad trust and give them
cheaper rales.
“Further It was pointed that If otlie,
- L.>::th were allowed to tie up, so must
the Nan Elisabeth and in order to get
tin ir rir.lita.lhe Macon men would take
ill,- iiiiiyg into the eonii , and tin t
oat if they were right.
"This action uu tho part of the
.Bunthorn only throws an Impediment
in tile way of Ocmiilgcc navigation lull
•I- don't queer it by any minus. It on
1 ■ means more trouble in landing and
{loading and unloading the Nan l-.lr/.a
1 1" til blit even this trouble will not
slop the regular trips of the boat."
Eagles Excursion Tonight.
The BnilitmvicK aerie of Eagles wi i
: celebrate their first anniversary to*
| night willi a moonlight xcuniion la
] Hi. Simon. The order will lx- acc.om-
I ie.| by the Ail,mil. hand and there
I
will be dancing in the pavilion. It is
t expected that an unusually large num
.tier will fake the trip.
TEXAS IS VISITED
BY ANOTHER FLOOD
! DOING MUCH DAMAGE
READY TO DRIVE THE PILING
Greenfield's Pile Driver t .v at the
Court House Site.
I lie largo pile driver owned by
W II Greenfield, has been removed
to the court house site in Magnolia
puilv and is ready to begin work ibis
morning.
the Inundation for the handsome
structure will now he rapidly pushed.
A large number of large piling lutv -
been placed at the site and others are I
being secured. It takes the very best
hind of piling for Ibis work and it is
not an easy jolt to secure them.
IE IS KILLED
Senate Follows Action of the House
on the Automatic Gun
Measure.
Atlanta, Aug. 7.—lnveighing against
the automatic gun tor limiting gam ■
in Georgia, Senator Brick .Miller, ,r
Columbus Monday delivered the fol
lowing impassioned appeal:
•A by, you take (lie action legisla
'ing the Krag Jorgensen gun out of
litis stale. Talk about Ilie destruct
iveness of the automatic gun! Why
I know ol an instance of a man in
Minion county shot at a Imvward. Tho
Imllci went through 11 nine tree three
feel thick and came neat killing three
peoi lc in the court house in Butler,
Taylor county, thirty seven miles
away! I am in tavor of rioppiug
the killing of any birds in Georgia
for a period of live years.'’
1 lien (lit.* senate turned about and
promptly killed the Westbrook bill
to prevent the use of the aiiiomaii
gun in the state.
Alter Hi,, session hail been extend
ed for thirty minutes to allow the
members to orate ott the pending bill
the bill was killed by a vote of 23 t i
10.
Pure Election Bill.
By request of Senator Bunn, thu
bill of Mr. Wright, ot Richmond,
known as the pure election law, was
.a I lor special a lion Wednesday im
mediately after the reading of tlm
journal. This is the measure making
il illegal to purchase votes in pri
maries as well as general elections.
Its particular purpose is lo prevent
lire hiring of paid workers in such
election*!.
IL has passed Hie house and received 1
favorable recommendation al (he
hands of the Heuale judiciary cominil
-11 '*'• Bis believed tiial the imitate will
pass it.
Tatnall County Man DmvqpHjpeae In
to River and Lost His Life
The Horse Safe.
Mount Vernon, Ga„ Aug. 7. —John
Piekren, of Daisy, Tatnall county, was
drowned al the public ferry house
ni the Oconee river, near Orhwalkee
on last Saturday night, and his body
was not, recovered mil il (Ids after
noon.
Mi Piekren was visiting relatives
al ('lieuwood, five miles west of Aft
Vet non, on the west, side of Ihe river
Saturday afternoon he desired to come
to Ml. Vernon to transact Some mat
tern of hnsiuess and procured a loam
from Gobi it Browning, of (llenwood.
The. public ferry is two and a half
mihs from here and I lie ferryman met
M'r. Piekren about, half way between
town and the river. When Piekren
reached Hie river Hie flat had been
left on the opposite side by the ferry
man and I tie siiiiposifion is that lie
drove the horse into the river, not real
i/.ing what lie was doing.
The horse, after going out some dis
tance in the water, turned to swim
back to the shore, and in some wav
gut. loose from the buggy and left, the
vehicle in the water. The water al
most covered the top of the buggy
at tile point where il was found stand
ing The horse reached (lie point,an 1
was found Kmiday morning feeding
near the point where the buggy was
found in Ihe river, tut Mr Rickie t
could not he found.
Scan liing parties were out all day
Monday and until today when his
body cane to the surface under sotno
willows near where the buggy was
found
Mr. Riel.ion was a stranger here hut
Ids only fault, rumor says, is that ho
was too fond of indulging ir strong
drink.
PRICE FIVE OENTS.
iOEATH liXT IS
A LARGE ONE
Twenty-five People Known
!o . Have Been I
Browneil
MAN! HENSEBED HOMELESS
Damage to Property is Estimated at
Half Million Dollars—Colorado
River Forced out of its Banks
By the Heavy Rains.
toil \\ oil h, IVx.-is, Aug 7 —Boutli
I exas was today visited by an awtul
Hood. Whirl, is believed to hive ben,"
Ihe grealesl disaster since the Galvvt
luii lit,ial several years ago i
< hd\ meager n-ports lm . v been ' fc|
Celled I mill I 111, : i “lie rr i ijie ffi, t
bin ii is known Hud Ihe ffistp, list ,1
I:i| t • hall million dollm orih .1
properly has l.< eu ih sl rnyed and .ey ■
sideialile oilier damage done. . H
I be report slates that the ColoradoJ
river ha*, been forced out of its banks®
by the miprecedeided heavy rains o 9
111,1 past several days. The rivet!
reached its Inigth early this mornini!
and went over (he endianklueiiC ''ll
'■ as swiftly as il. did in the m. I
stream. M
I venty five people arc known toj
b ;| vc been drowned and (lie death!
dal i growing rapidly. Rome -place!
the loss of life is as high as fifty. fl
II is impossible i u estimate the mini
be*' ot people rendered homeless
the flood. In some sectfon:; of the 0™
Irenie soul Iu rn porl lon of the idly
entire families have been driven front
their homes by ihe water, ami their
houses have linen cither washed a - \v
or damaged.
JEROME WILL PROSECUTE
THAW MURDER CASE
New Yu Hi, Aug 7. District Attor
ney demine announced today that hoi
would personally eondin l Ilm prosectj
1 ion of Harry K Tlmw. who is dwajfl
dfi-v (rial on the charge of
noii c r.ii Stanford White. VYI.V'fIGI
was asked the dale of
\
I be case will be called when\it
is ready and not a day sooner. Harry
I Imw must lake liia chances with the
red of the prisoners in the Toombs,
accused of murder iu tiie first de
gree.” j—•
*
FEARING DISEASE, ARMY
OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF
San Francisco, Aug. 7. -Major VVm.
It. Schofield, paymaster in the regular
!l liny. non of tho late Lieutenant fieu
eial Schofield, If. S. A., retired-, shot
and killed himself this afternoon.
Major Schnefleld was on leave of
absence on aecoi qt of ill health, and
in explanation ■ f lie suicide, it is
raid lie feared an a.l ick of locofiiabTr *
al ixia and llial he would become ■*
burden to his wife.
New York and Chicago Baseball Clubs
Are Having a Great Time
Over Last Games. i
-New York, Aug 7—The antagotm
i in Tel ween tin* New York and Chic
ago teams of the National Leagit t
culminated Ibis afternoon In a-quai
rel about Umpire Johnson
The police refused to peimßc (.be
umpire to tho grounds claiming that
bin appearance on the ftehV would
cause a riot . The Chicago tea Ah then
n I'u and lo play and left the grounds. '
and Umpire. Johnson then declared
He- game forfeited to Now York by \
w ore of !(o 0. New York claim,; the
game on the ground that Chicago re
fused to play.
Ever since the present series open
ed hetw- eii New York and Chicago, the
two leading clubs, the members of thu
• earns have been wrangling and it
has been feared that serious ti'Q.aittft.
res ul