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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 —♦ —■ 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 —♦— . 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 .rivftg. Rut--tho iw l .hi-- *- J- >- ■