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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 237,
ANOTHER VOTER FIRES
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
TO COL. BRANTLEY
LEADING POINTS
ABE INJECTED
Well Known Brunswickian
Shows Why Savannah Man
Ought Ho! be Governor
IDE STATE HOAB IS II IT
An interesting Article on the Claims
of Col. Estill Showing Just
How Gfeten he Has Visi
ted Brunswick in Past.
4
Mi\ Editor: 1 road with rail-h in
terest an article published in your
Sunday morning’s issue signed Vo
ter. The questions that Voter asked
our beloved congressman to answer,
or to have bis candidate for gover
nor answer, are very pertinent ones
to my mind and those answers should
be very interesting to the voters ot
Glynn counly, hut there are other
questions that might be asked of the
Savannah candidate, the answers to
which should be equally as interest
ing to our people, and, in order that
our congressman may have them be
fore him that they may be answered
(at tlhe same time, I hereby 'hand
them to you with the request that yqu
publish them:
first. Hpw long has Mr. Kstili
Ijved In Savannh?
Bepond. How many times has he
, visited Brunswick ip all theae years:
Thiid. What dhl he come for?
Fourth. Does lie really love the peo
pie of Brunswick all the time, or does
Bis affections ripen into true love just
before election time when lie is a can
dictate for governor?
Fifth. Does he favor Hie extension
of the state railroad to the sea ami
what port does he favor for its ter
minus?
Seventh. Ash him to give us a list
of the appropriations made for the
benefit of Brunswick, of Glynn conn
ty, during all the time that Glynn
cpipity was iti the same congressional
district with Savannah and the d' s
tfict. .was represented by a Savannah
man?
Eighth. Ask him if he can explain
why it was necessary for the city
council of Brunswick to send W. F.
Penuiman to Washington City iu an
effort to secure favorable legislation
for our town and county and pay his
expenses out of the small tax fund
contributed by our people
Ninth. Ask him why it was neces
sary for the city council of Bruns
wick to spend more than $5,000 pm
pf our treasury in an effort to deep
en the channel ‘on the Brunswick
fepr so that Cap t. A- F. Churchill's
ships could load here to their full
depth and proceed to sea without
detention?
Perhaps he can give a list of the
appropriations ami benefits received
from the national government since
we cut loose from Savannah district,
and no doubt he can explain to the
satisfaction of the voters of Glynn
county, or, at least to the satisfaction
pf himself, why we got no recognition
at the hands of the federal govern
merit as long as we were in the same
congressional district as Savannah.
Mr. Brantley might also have Mr.
Estill explain to the people of Bruns
wick the attitude of himself and his
paper, the Savannah Morning News
when the .question of the sale of the
Old Macon and Brunswick lialfoan
came up for consideration.
It would also the interesting to the
people of Brunswick to know as to
whether or not he and his paper ruv
ored the building of niaety miles of
road, thus extending the Atlantic ana
Western to the sea at Brunswick. If
Mr. Estill and the Savannah Morning
News fought this proposition it might,
be necessary for him to explain to the
voters of Glynn coauty why he did
it.
Tenth. Is it not a fact that Col
Estill endorsed John H Dcvuau.t,
a negro, for the position of collector
of customs at Brunswick, knowing
A,,; ; 4 e wquhl have several white
Rmm under him and is it Dot also true
that the said Deveatix, a negro, dti
Sreceive the appointment and served
s collector of customs of this port
with white men under him and is it
not also true that Devaux, a usi-o,
after serving here, returned to Sav
annah and bssame at applicant fit
the position of collector of customs
at that port and that Col. Estill UR
FUSED TO ENDORSE HIM FOR
■ THE SAVANNAH POSITION? Was
it because Col. Estill loved Brunswick
that he assisted in having a negro
appointed to the important office of
collector of customs? Was it bo
lt because Col. Estill disliked Savan
nah that he refused to endorse him
for the same position there? if a ne
gro, in Col. Estill’s opinion, was good
enough to serve as collector of cus
toms in Brunswick why was he not
good enough to serve in the same po
sitiou in Savannah.’
Another Voter.
NADDOWESGAPE
St. Simon Excursionist Takes a
Plunge Here and Comes Near
Losing His Life.
An excursionist who came to Bruns
wick Sunday, whose name could not
be ascertained, came very near losine:
his life late Sunday afternoon just
as the steamer Hessie returned from
St. Simon.
The excursionist It seems was com
ing off the boat, being on the gang
plank. In some way he made a mis
step going into the water below. For
a few minutes the crowd on the boat
and those on the wharf were great
ly excited thinking that the man
would drown before he could ho re
covered.
Several men standing near quick
ly rushed to the low: 1 ' deck r. the
steamer and succeeded in rescuing the
man.
In the fall from the gang plank to
the water the excursionist received
several injuries. He struck a piling
of the boat’s edge and several pain
ful injuries were inflicted but he was
not seriously injured
WATIHD
The Georgia Commoner Will Help to
Entertain Bryan on His Re
turn on August 30.
Thomson, Ga., Aug. 13.—Hon. Thom
as E. Watson has been appointed a
member of the executive committee
which is to have in charge the re
ception to be tendered to William
Jennings Bryan on August 30 at Mad
ison square garden in New Yoryk.
Mr. Watson was notified of his sel
ection by Mr. Norman E. Mack, the
chairman of the executive committee
in New York.
Mr. Mack s letter to Mr. Watson
said: “I have the honor to notify
you of your selection as a member of
the executive committee having in
charge the reception to ibo tendered
to Mr. Bryan on August 30 at Mad
jison square garden, this city land
trust that you wiil lie able to serve.
It is probable that M,V. Watson
will accept the invitation,
MANY WERE LEFT ON ST. SIMON
There Was a Mad Crowd on the Early
Boat from St. Simon Yesterday
The regular late boat lo St.. Simon
Sunday did not make the trip and
as a result all who went down and
waited for this particular boat hau
to remain on the Island all night.
While the failure to make the last
trip did not inconvenience some few
there were many others who were
up against if good and strong. Sov
eral up country people missed the
early trains out of the city and any
number of local business men who
have to get to their work early were
badly put out. It is also said that
most of those left over could not
get acompdaiions at the island and
wore compelled to sleep in the pa
vilion among the numiher being a
number of ladies and children
The boat line people say the use
of the trouble was the fact that they
could not get an engineer.
ESTILL AND BRANTLEY TONIGHT
Candidate for Governor and Congress
man Will Speak at the Grand.
Col. J. H. Estill, candidate for go>
ernor, and Congressman W. 0. Brant
lev will speak at the Grand opera
house tonight and no doubt a large
crowd will be out to hear them.
The Atlantic band has iheen engage 1
for the occasion and will dis
pense sweet music.
The speaking will begin at 8 o'clock
and the public is cordially In*
vited-
THE DIFLEMEN
ME AGAIN
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The Trip Back Has Marked
by Some Sad Railroad
Gonneclions
ENJOYED MILITIA FEATURES
The Command is Loud in its Praise
of the Discipline of the Camp
and Report That They Had
a Pleasant Experience.
Tired and worn out from their long
trip, the Brunswick Riflemen arrived
in the city Sunday night at 10,30
o’clock over the Atlantia. Birming
ham and Atlantic railroad.
The boys all stated that tiny h'
a very pleasant time during the cm
campment at Chickamauga, but the
trip back was more, than tlu-y ex
peeled. They left CUiekunuruga
early Saturday morning, arriving in
Macon about Saturday norq.. From
(here they proceeded to Oordelo, arri
ving there at 7,30, and, for some rea
son, were compelled to lay over in
that city until 7,30 o’clock Sunday
morning.
Already greatly .fatigued by their
long trip, an accident happened on
the A.. B. & A. at Guysie, a small
station in Coffee county, which de
layed the boys about eight hours. It
seems that something went wrong
with the tender of the engine and it
was necessary to send to Brunswick
for another engine to bring the mili
tary special to the city.
The encampment, from a military
standpoint, was a great success aud
was of great benefit to the company.
The iboys, of course, did not have
much time for pleasure, and some oi
them were greatly disappointed, as
they had never before attended an
encampment and considered it rather
as a strictly pleasure trip.
SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL EVENT3
Batch of Interesting Items Gathered
for News Readers.
The weeds are still thriving in sev
eral sections of the city and lot own
ors, at least some of them, are nqv,
paying much attention to the order
of the sanitary department.
The handsome new sidewalk in the
front of the Levy building on New
castle street, adds greatly to tne ap
pearance of that section. The Glou
cester side will lie laid within the
next few days.
Many are looking forward to the
next excursion of the veterans witn
a great deal of pleasure. The last
one was successful in every sense
of the word and the next one bids fair
lo lie even more so.
An interesting session of Judge
Lambright’s court was held yesterday
aud some important cases were dis
posed of.
Gapt. Duncan Wright is happy. He
succeeded in getting nis fine bulldog,
back. The dog was stolen some two
months ago. The animal was found
up tlie road and the man who stole
him is to ibe prosecuted.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Eagles will In- held tomorrow nighi
an/ all of the members are urged
tq no present.
Quite a large number of country
people are expected in town today
to hear the speaking at. the opera
house.
On account of the short notice the
veterans were unable to attend the
funeral of their omrado George 0.
Myers yesterday. Very few of their,
knew that Mr. Myers was dead until
it was too lale to attend.
Frank Scarlett is back from the
encampment and will again take
charge of his boat which piys be
tween Brunswick and Fancy Bluff.
During his absence the boat lias been
in charge of Hubert Scarlett.
The bill to stop the sale of liquor
at Sterling did not roach an end and
therefore no action was taken hut
it is understood that the present sell
ers of liquid refreshments will not
apply for a license after January 1,
in fact they did not intend to ibut
fought the measure and had it de
bated.
The electric piano at Beach a
"Mp-cca” will be in running order
during the present, week. The instru
ni nt is now In position but the dyn
amo was too small to run it and <i
new one had io lie ordered.
Piano Tuning.
J. F. Boss, piano maker and lunei,
will be in the city the re-*t of tit •
week. Leave orders at Fleming &
■Unit i
BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 14, 1906.
MANT BILLS
—t—
The Georgia I egislature Finds
llseif i-i s Peculiar
Pcsition
ONLY TWO MORE BATS LEFT
In th e eantime .Some of the Mod
Important ensures Proposed
Will be Compelled to go
Way Back and Sit Down.
Atlanta, Aug. 13.—With but two
working days left before adjournment
sine die, on Wednesnv August IC, a
stupendous task is before the gcnari
assembly to consider and dispose of a
large number of important measures.
It is safe to .say that any hill car
lying with 11 ail amendment lo the
constitution will meet with scant con
sideratioa in I lie house This was
shown on last Friday when it was
attempted to set down the bill
dealing I'iiiJ Cook county as a spec
ial order. Many of the lawyers of
the house contended, and supported
their contentions with legal author
ities. that the constitutional amend
ments to the constitution must he
submitted to the people for ratifi
cation at the next general election
referred to tho state ele lion in <)e,
lober and not the congressional el
ection in November, and that the
time for advertising amendments
60 days before the October election
having expired, it was useless lor this
legislature to take up the work which
should more properly come before
the next general assembly.
Among the important senate meas
ures upon which the house lias mn
as yet acted are the following:
The Williams bill providing for il
election of railroad comrulgcioucrs by
the people.
The Caldwell bill prohibiting legi .
lators from accepting and using free
railroad passes and franks and inereas
ing (he per diem of members font
14 to $7.
The Alsabrook bill regulating the
speed of automobiles outside of the
corporate limits of towns and cities.
The Wheatley Dill lu create the ol
fi-ce of lieulenant governor.
The Blood-worth bill requiring alt
corporations in the state to make an
nual returns to the secretary ol stale
who is to be ex oiilcio commissioner
of corporations.
The Dunn bill to increase the salary
of the school commissioner to $3,000.
The fteid bill to increase (he amount
allowed the < < niptro lei general .
clerical help from $1.00(1 annum
to SO,OOO
The New Whiskey Law Passed by
the Legislature Has Be
come Operative in Erwin
Fitzgerald, (in., Aug. 13.—Irwin
county's high license on liquors In!
war. approved by (lie goveirun on
Friday last and the saloons did not
open Saturday.
This bill placer ", he liquor license
at s2,fi9o aud of course, no one wifi
lake oul the license. The liquor m m
are going to make a test case of the
law and some liitrresUug legal devfet
opments are looked for.
GEORGE C. MYERS IS DEAD
Passed Away Sunday Atfer a Long
Whose.
George (.'. .Vv.-rs, one of Glynn conn
t.v’s oldest ci I toons passed away at
his home, the Myers place, at the
bead of Turtle river, Sunday, and
was laid to rest yesterday in the fam
ily burial ground.
The deceased wain nvil engineer
and a farmer. He vva:. a galinnt Cun
federate soldi'i and rved through
out the war la flu Twenty sixth Gem
gla logimeiit, being noiisly injured
at the battle of (h ilar ( n k. After
the war he returned to this county
and has resided h'-re since.
The doeca cd li area a wife and sev
eral children.
Married Sunday Night.
A quiet wedding look place Sunday
night ih the office of Judge James
T. I.amh\ight, the contracting parties
being Miss Martha Robertson and Mr,
Wilson C y Smith. The ceremony was
. mhww.xjki rtuvn
BAH GASNIEH
IN II LIMBO
Birmingham Defaulter Nab
bed by Officers as He
[merged From Train
HE ADMITS HIS SHSRTAGE
The Paying Teller of the First Nat
ional Bank, of Birmingham,
Alabama, Finds Himself
in a Bad Condition.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 13.—A. P.
Chisolm, paying teller of the First
National tliank, alleged to he short In
bis accounts, was arrested today as
he stopped front the train from Atlau
lie Oily, N. .1., where ho has been
spending Ids vacation.
He acknowledged being short, anl
said he lost the money speculating
in (he bucket shops and it is under
stood that several bucket shop men
are lo he prosecuted.
Tho young man is from one -,f the
best families in the south. His father
is special attorney of the federal de
part merit of justice and has held sev
oral positions of honor.
The young man wan regarded as an
ideal one and Ills sliortgage was a
great surprise in his home city and
among his tri.-mm nottli.
THE NAN ELIZABBETH IS
AGAIN IN BIG TROUBLE
it seems that the Southern Railway
is determined to bottle up the Nun
Elisabeth, plying between Macon and
Brunswick. The Nan is now at Haw
liinsvilb,', tied up to the banks be
fuu.se the Southern will not open Its
drawbridge at that place and allow
Ibo boat, lo proceed on her journey.
’l'bji Mai on Nesw nays the govern
ment will make the railroad company
liar slo pi r hour for the time the
boat is delayed and the captain is
sereiily scoring the number of hours
Unit Ibo bosl is delayed l( is sail
thul $3lO a day is good pay for Ilia
Nan and she is going lo remain at
a standstill until the -boat is allowed
to pass by Hie railroad. In the mean
time the Southern is not being urged
to open tlie bride.
WERE ALL FOR HOKE SMITH
Steamer Polled on the Way to Bruns
wick Sunday Afternoon.
Aboard Ibe steamer Hesnio on the
return trip to Brunswick Sunday af
lernoon from St. Simon, there were
some enthusiastic Hoke Smith men
aboard from count ion up thu road who
came to Brunswick on the regtilai
Sunday eunnlsioutt.
One of the excursionists wanted
to see how the crowd stood and he
went to all quartern of the boat, ques
I umliig *be par: engers. Out of a to
tal o! fifty people asked, forty of
them .• re for Mr. Smith.
The crowd was an enthusiastic one
and all Ibe wav to Brunswick yells
for Hoke Smith wdre beard. Tpo
veursioiiist ■ were from Wa.vne, Oof
fee. Appling quel other i.earby conti
lip,;
NO CHANGE AS YET.
\'i .tican Mnchirfits* Strike Without
Any New Developments.
Mniilen , Mi ' . Aug. There Is
practical! no change in the machin
iin strike at ih M'cxi an Central
chops here
Work on Hie engines which were
in the round house for overhauling,
i.q at a standstill, but they will not,
la tie ali and for service for some time
miles . some serious accident should
Icy pen to those already in service.
Mo inconvenience has been exper
i need ;.o far by Hie road because
of a lack of motive power.
U spile the fad that the strikers
hero have made overtures to the rail
way officials, It is - till the opinion of
person:: in dose touch will) the sit
iiation tlial the Hike will be short
lived, and that the shops will be
running as usual in a few more,
weeks.
Veterans Meet Today.
An important Heeling of the Jack
son camp, Confederate Veterans, will
be hold at the office of the comman
dor, Judge Horace Dart, in (he court
holism, at 3,30 this afternoon. All the
members are urged to be present.
ME HAD ONLY A SHAKING CHILL
The Ruler of Turkey is in no Danger
of Death.
Constantinople, Aug. 13.-—The offi
cials inform callers at the palace that
MACON PEOPLE HAVE
A BRAND NEW KICK
ON NAN S TREATMENT
week, but that he lias now completely
recovered. His physicians, however,
advised his majesty not to risk ex
posure to the open air and hence the
abandonment of the Selamiik Friday
Today his majesty's condition was
improved sufficiently to enable him
to attend to various affairs.
The lo al press is forbidden to pul)
lish anything in regard to the snl
tan’s health.
Sensational stories of the sultans
illness are in circulation in-re but in
best informed circles confirmation Is
given the statement that there Is a
slight lmprvement in his condition
and that he is in no immediate danger
A BIG INCREASE
Reports Indicate That the Railroads
of Georgia are in a Most
Prosperous Condition.
The total valuation of tlie railroads
in Georgia for the present year, bas
ed upon the tax returns of the slate
comptroller general, show an increase
of sr,7-IS,:{r*B over last year, the fig
ures for this year being sSK,7tiX,3Bti
against $83,019,994 for Urn previous
period.
With the exception of the Seaboard
Air Line railroad corporations iu this
slate have made their returns or sub
mitted to the increase of the comp
troller general. The Scabord prfop
erty has been retumrod nl $9,(too,000
but there has been an increase ol
$-117,000 demanded by the state, and
if the company demands an arbitration
it will 'lo the only one of the year.
If ;tlie road, however, accepts Uio
increase the total increase will bo
$0,225,392.
State Comptroller Genera' Wright
Is to be congratulated upon the suc
cess of the year which has not, so
far. been marred by any arbitration
Ml FLOODS
Texas Points Are Again Visited by
a Deluge and Serious Harm
Inflicted to all.
Houston, Texas, Aug. 13 —Another
flood swept down upon Langtry fii
daw and great damage was
done. Two men were drowned so far
tind the dm fi lit nincrease n
the news from the flooded is received.
Nine railroad bridges w- re swept
away and traffic In thin section Is
at a standstill.
The flood started from Ibe torrential
rains in (lie San Angelo country over
a Veek ago and is now reaching the
lower valleys and the farmers are
enedavoriug to save their crops
Additional rain around Austin show
that it is certain that the Hoods will
continue for several weeks and that
the river will leave its banks at
many points
The losses will amount to many
thousands of dollars.
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE OF
ST. SIMON TRANSIT CO
The St Hinion Transit Company an
nounces a change in :u heiluie effective
at once. The boat which formerly
Iclt Brunswick at V p. m on Sundays
and returning from HI Simon at !*
p. m. has been discontinued and here
after the last ilioat will leave the
pli# at ti p. in.
it is also announced Hint, the regu
lar summer schedule will he discon
tinued on September 3.
Many Going to the Mountains.
The season at the resorts are now
nearly over and the crowds are (lock
ing to tho mountains. At Cumber
the season Is practically over and at
St. Simon, for the first time during
the season there are a number of va
cant cottages. The Brunswick folk
at the latter resort, or that is, a ma
jority of them, will remain there until
September 3 ut which time the sum
mer schedule of the St. Simon Transit
Company will lie discontinued.
Buoy Discontinued.
Inthe “Notice to Mariners” publish
ed by tho government, there is pub
lished the following Georgia Item
“Sapolo Sound entrance —whistling
buoy dia. ontinued. The black whial
ling Ihioy marked “8, 7” formerly
stationed outside the bar to the en-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TREES IT
A FIGURE
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Central Cily Folk Claim that
Oeep Designs are Worked
Against Item -
ABE GOING TB THE COURTS
The Charges Ar e to the Effect that
Those Interested in the Ruina
tion of the Traffic Have Re- ,
sorted to Wrong Methods. ?
The Steamer Nan Elizabeth, which
fm- some time has been plying be
tween Macon and Brunswick seems
lo be playing iu all kinds of bad
irn-k. It will be recalled that the
Southern railway has been making
a light against the steamer landing
"I Us wharves iu Ibis city and tho
following slory from the Macon News
shows that other designs are upon tha
bo-at, at Macon: f ,
"Do you remember those trees that
insisted on falling in the river and al
ways obstructed the passages of tho
Nan Elizaibetli between this city and
Brunswick?
vv<-)l, li you do yoi will ai.i lre
call that there was a suspicion that
they did not come into the river by
accident. ‘
"Now It is known that one of them
got there tiiy design. Die design mty,
or may not have been fo impede tha
progress or the Nan nut the tree did
anyhow.
"Mr. T. J. Cat-pen‘.ben, a wot le*
sale merchant of th ; city, saw sev
er.,l men cut a tree so that It would
kill In the river and float down to
some narrow place and there lodga
firmly to the serious obstruction o£
navigation. This tree was cut right
mar (lie city, in fact in the city lim
its, and was followed out into the
scire,-tin by a nt.-in In a bout and allow
ed lo go Heating down tlie channel.
"'Tin- ■story Mi at Mr. Carpenthen
tells Is as follows: 'Several week*
ngo I was down at the bridge to
see how the water was on account
of work I was having done at my
place up tlie river and the progress
ol which depended upon the stage oi!
tlie water in the Ocmulgee. I saw;
a party oi men, about three, coming
"" tid river In a battfcau. The men
were looking at the trees along tha
bank ami passed under the bridga
on which ] was standing, when
'dry got to that clump of trees on
tin- west bank where there are a
few (boats tied up, just above tha
bridge, they went a-hore, tied il>oltl
boai and looked up at the trees. They;
a coined to be talking among them
selves and then the-- p. rmced ar. a*
aud began cutting down the tallest:
D‘-c iu the hunch. It was cottonwood
and about one hundred feet feet from
to ,, l' an, l I'ad a great deal o#
loiluge The tree was cut so that
it would fall In the river and when
R did one of the men ran down to tha
boat land /followed the tree for a
short distance like he intended to
guide it through the bridge, it went
through all right enough and the man
'"rued the boat and went Pack. Tha
other men got in the boat and con
tinued up tlie river. At the time 1
thought the thing of cutting trees to
fall in the river was a bad bus!-
ness and could not figure out why;
it was iIM-ing done. I watched the
tree that was cut for some time aud
saw it floating down the river.
I never thought any more of tha
subject, until I saw those three stor
ies in the News and then l conclu
ded to let folks concerned know some
thing about what. I had seen. I sent:
word to Mr. Emmet Small through
Mr. A. O Small.
'l am going to refer tills whole mat
ter to the government. The wanton
blocking tliu river r, a oret.y ser
ious business HO I uni informed. In
ordo Ho keep down conflicts between
steamboats and railroads iho govern
ment look over the rivers as same
as post roads. While we are charg
ing fin one with having done this
act there stands the evidence that
someone has sought, with.- malice
aforethought, to block the Ocmulgee
as a navigable stream. It is mighty,
strange that these trees should be out
right when tlie Nan is expected up the
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