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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