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JFhE BRUNSWICK r DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 5, NUMBER 246. OVER 120 COUNTIES ARE NOW PLACED IN HOKE SMITH COLUMN HE SWEPT TIE ENTIRE STATE —*. — Will lave Over Three Hun uieii Yuies in the Con vention CHEAT VIM TOR PfIP! E Ring Rule Given a Severe Blow by the People of Georgia—Other Four Candidates Will not Have 50 Votes. Atlanta, Aug, 23. —Reports received from counties not heard from yester day increase the majority of Hoke Smith for governor. A large majority of the doubtful and counties uot heard from reported today, and in almost evejy one of them ML. Smith re ceived a majority. It is the greatest victory in the his tory of Georgia in a gubernatorial campaign where there was opposition, in every section of the state it was a landslide for the people’s candidate and the four other aspirants will have less than fifty vcttes In the con vention. which mpets in Macon next mouth. Following is tho table showing how the 145 counties of the state cast their ballots yesterday: FOR HOKE SMITH. Appling 2 Baker 2 Baldwin 2 Banks 2 Bartow 4 Berrien 2 Bibb n Brooks, . .2 Bulloch * Burke 1 Butts 2 Calhoun 2 Campbell 2 Carroll 4 Catoosa 2 Charlton 2 Chattahoochee 2 phjittooga ; - Cherokee" L illay a Clayton 2 Clinch 1 Cobb 4 Coffee Colquitt .... .... ......^ Columbia z Coweta ...... .... 4 Crawford . Z Crisp 2 Dade 2 Dawson 2 Decatur 4 Dodge 2 Dooley 4 Douglas 2 Dupont 2 Early • & Echols 2 Effingham .2 Emanuel 4 Fayette 2 Floyd 0 Forsyth 2 Franklin 2 Fulton b Green 2 Glascock 2 Glynn 2 Gordon 2 Grady 2 Green 2 Gwinette 4* Habersham 2 Dali ’ 4 Haifcock .... .... ..... ..........2 Haralson 2 Harris 2 Henry z Erwin 2 Jackson 4 Jasper % Jett Jefterson .. 2 Jenkins. .2 Johnson 2 Jones 2 Daurens 4 tiee 2 Liberty 2 Lincoln 2 Lowndes 4 Macon • 2 Marion ..., .... .. ~.,......2 Merriwether 4 Millen ~.,,4 Milton * Mitchell u Monroe . .4 Morgan i Murray “ Muscogee 4 Mclntosh 3 Newton * Oconee Oglethorpe * Paulding *■ j Pierce Pike 2! Polk 2' Pulaski 2 Putnam A Randolph 2 Richmond • Rockdale 2! Schley 2 Screven 2 Spaulding 2 Stewart 2 Sumpter 4 Talbert 2 Taliaferro 3 Tatnall 4 Terrell 2 Thomas 4 Tift 2 Toombs 2 Towns. 2 Troup 4 Upson 2 Ware 2 WalTen 2 Washington 4 Wayne 2 Webster 2 White 2 Whitfield 2 Wilcox 2 Worth 2 Wilkes 4 Wilkinson 2j 308 FOR RUSSELL. Clark 2 Heard 2 Lumpkin 2 Montgomery • a Stephens 2 Turner 2 Walton 4 j 16 FOR ESTILL. Bryan 2 Camden 2 Chatham 0 10 FOR HOWELL Daugherty 2 Fannin 2 Gilmer 2 Houston u Pickens - Quitman 2 rtaybon 2 Twiggs 2 ib FOR JIM SMITH . Elbert 4 Madison 2 McDuffie 2 5 DOUBTFUL. Taylor 2 Union 2 Walker .....2 6 B 111 1 JAIL Negro Thought to Have Been Lyrv ched in Florida is Again Be hind the Bars Here. Willie Edwards, better known as “Bee Hive’’ who was supposed to have been lynched near Bartow, Fla. several weeks ago, is now occupying a cell in the Glynn county jail, charg ed with carrying concealed weapons. Bee Hive, it seems, was arrested some time ago on this charge. Af ter remaining in jail lor some time Mr. McKinnon, of McKinnon, Ga., went on his bond and after being re leased he left the city. In Florida he thought it a good idea to let the officers here think that he was dead and therefore pent out the report that he had been lynched. As soon as Mr- McKinnon learned of this he employed Detective Goins to locate the negro and Tuesday the officer left \for Tampa, where Bee llivc was located and was brought to the city yesterday afternoon. NO PARTICULARS ABOUT THE LOCAL PLAYHOUSE New Lessee Is Daily Expected in the City. Brunswick theater-goers are eager ly awaiting some announcement con cerning the Grand during the coming season, such as to the date of open ing, the list, of attraction, etc Tho new leasee of the popular play house, whose headquarters is In Wusn ington, has been expected in the city for the past several days, but he has not as yet put In an appearance an I nothing definite will be known until he arrives. It is understood that the first attraction Is booked for the lar ter part of next month but just what it is cannot be learned. M’INTOSH GAVE THE OEFI TO THE NEGRO OFFICERS She Has Redeemed Herself and i3 to be Congratulated. The latest reports received here are to the effect that Mclntosh county went for Hoke Smith by 14 maority and this will be the most delightful news of the campaign to Mr. Smith, After the visit of fhe people’s can didate to Darien, where he spoke, the negroes notified the white people that unless the county went for Es till they would put out a negro tick et at the general election and sweep the county but their hand has been called. | Poor old negro offlceholding Mcln tosh has placed herself in the Hoke Smith column and the people pf the ( state are to be congratulated that i once more a state legislature will be composed of only white men and that Mclntosh is soon to have a full list of white officers. Gill'S VOTE CONSOLITED —4 — Rake Smith las Given a Handsome Majority in Ellis County HAD A PLURALITY if 303 Executive Committee of the County Held a Meeting Yesterday at Noon and Consolidated .he Returns of the Primary The democratic executive commit tee met at the court bouse yekterdav at noon for the pourposo of consoli dating the returns of Wednesday's primary and declaring the winners in this county. The returns were in from all precincts and increased the majority given Hon. Hoke Smith in Glynn. The total number of votes east in (lie county was 607, of which Mr. Smith received 455, Estill 112 and Howell 10. Russell and Jim Smith did not receive a single vote in the county. During the meeting the following resolution was introduced by D. W. Krauss, secretary of the committee: Whereas the Hon. Hoke Smith, of tile county of Fulton, candidate for governor in the democratic pri mary held on the 22nd. of August, having received 455 votes out of 607 votes, total number of votes cast in said primary election in said coun ty of Glynn, as shown from tlie con solidation of the returns from ajl pre cincts of said county, and Whereas under the rules of the slate democratic dxecutivo commit tee the candidate for governor re ceiving the highest number of votes is entitled to name those persons as delegates not to exceed double the uum'ber of representatives in the leg islature for such county, and that, under the law, Glynn county is en titled to to one representative in the legislature and therefore to two votes in the state democratic con vention to he held in Macon, Gn , on September 4, 1906, Therefore, he it resolved that the chairman and secretary of the exe cutive committee do issue proper credentials to the two delegate named by tho Hon. Hoke Smith to reprosbont him 'in said state con vention. _ Resolved further that in ease of death or providential hindrance of either of said persons that may lie named by said Hon. Hoke Smith, ipreventingl the attendance of such two delegates or either of them, in that, event said chairman and secre tary shall issue proper credentials to such two or one alternate as the case may he, for such delegates as may bo unable to attend. Resolved, father that such dele gates to the state convention are hereby instructed to cast, the two votes of Glynn county for said lion. Hoke Smith for governor and for all the candidates receiving the high est number of votes in said primary Adopted. SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL EVENT3 Batch of Interesting Items Gathered for News Readers, The city Is having a large number of palmetto trees set out In the little square north of the city hall and this wil add greatly to the appearance of that place. Within the next few days oysters will be on sale in the local market and it is needless to say that the average bivalve lover will be hap py The rain yesterday cooled things off considerable and it was really pleasant during the day. Smith Bros., saloonlsts, of Fitzge - - ald, have rented the building next to the Baumgartner building on Monk street ami will open a saloon there In a few days. CAN SOON GO HUNTING. Next Week Will Witness Opening of the Season. Georgia sportsmen only have a short time now before they can take their guns and go to the woods and while it will be two months before they can shoot quail, after September 1 it will he lawful in Georgia to shoot doves and tnarshhens. hull nuts can be shot at this season, but they are scarce in this section of the state and very few have been killed. It is expected that quail will bo very scarce this season, as the heavy rains during the early spring caused the death of many of the youajj birds. BRUNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 24. 1906 SWIHFORLIFE Prsminen! People Came Gear Dsiny Browned in Gsn necticut THEIR BOAT WAS GAPSIZTO They Paddled Out and Shouted for Help a Half Hour Before Any One Came to Their Ass's tance in the Sound. Derby, Conn., Aug —-Thirteen members of I lie AL F. Al association, an organism! ion of business men, were returning in file launch Minnie from a day on the cound Inst midnight when the hoal ran into a stump of a button-ball tree. J! made a hole in tlie bow of the launch and she sunk leaving the thirteen men in tlm water a mile from shore and in utler dark ness. All were good smimme-rs. They counted noses in the darkness aim loinid that all were safe for (he time being at any rate. But the outgoing tide was rushing into the sound and the men were curried with it. The men called for help and as several of their companions were exhausted In their efforts to keep above water their companions gathered about them and helped them. The men had been paddling and shouting for about a half hour vofore their cries were heard. Jrviu Nil Spencer passed the mouth of the river with a pleasure party aboard his boat and after much trouble he was able to trace the cries for help. With Spencer was his wife, Mr and Mrs, Frank Thornton, Arthur Thornton, and Mr. and Mrs. George Mcchtcr helmor. Several of the swimmers were al most exhausted. While the men on (ho launch united in dragging them over tile stearn, the women held to the struggling swimmers, so they might not. sink before their turn came to be taken aboard. M took a half nour to get the men aboard tho launch and Spencer hud to work steady to keep liis overloaded craft steady Among tiie rescued men were the officers of the association. President Charles M. Catidee, Vice President Gustave Woinmaii, Secretary Robert Munson and Treasurer George Smith. J. S. Morris Purchases Small Farm and Will Remove to This County. J. F‘. Morris, of Wayne county, owner of tl.e large brick yard at Odefcsa, near Jesup, yesterday pur chased the pretty home and farm about four miles from the city known as ‘the “Country Club,” formerly owned by 11. Pudrosa it is under'stood that Mr, Morris will shorlly remove his -family to Brunswick and make this city his fu lure borne. He recently sold out his brick yard near Jesup. Whether or not he will engage in business in this city in not known, but within a sbfkrf time he will occupy the home purchased yesterday. ONLY TWO COUNTIES. In the Eleventh Gongression District Went Against Hoko Smith. Hoke Smith carried south Georgia almost unanimously, as he did t.h* entire state. In this, tin- Eleventh, congressional district., only two coun ties went against him, both of them by small majorities. Dick Bussed carried Montgomery by a small vole while Col. Estill carried Camden by less than a hundred majority. In the First, Col. Eslill's district, Smith carried all bid two coulitlo.; TO NAME DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION The friends of Hon. Hoke Smith, the nominee for governor in VVedne; day's primary, will meet at the olfic" of 001. D. VV Kranss at JO o’clock this morning for the purpose of nam ing delegates to the slate convention which to Ik* held In Jiii nn ori Sep tember i. There is considerable enthusiasm among the supporters of tho success ful candidate and the chances are i that the delegation will be a large one. enri Democratic leader Will lie Given Great Time When Re Reinras MILS TII3 HOME REIT WEEK Banquet is to be Tendered Him in New York Which Will be One of the Most Brilliant Affairs in History of Country, New 5 ork, Aug. 23. To be greeteo. by one of the most remarkable dem onstrations ever given fo a a private citizen, William .1. Bryan bus sailed on the Princess Irene, of the North German Lloyd Line, whim will be due in New York on Aiig.29. •Mr. Bryan will land In New York Ang -2". the day fixed for the reception to b>' given him ‘by the democrats from all parts of the country. fShouhl the Princess Irene repcli quarantine on Wednesday, Vug. 29 the Nebraskan "il! probably spend Hie night on the yacht oi Air. Goltra, of St. lxitiis. one of his closest personal and political friends. Mr. Brnyan will he accompanied by Coi. W. C. Wot more, of St. Louis known as “Hie trust buster,” who went to London several weeks ago to talk abm’ii the reception in New York and the one planned by the city of Lincoln, Neb. While Mr, Bryan is on his way across the Atlantic members of the reception committee will lie perfect ing plans for the reception and smoothing out litile differences that have arisen in a few places concern ing delegations to bo officially recog nized. Up to the present, time requests for upwards of 18,000 seats have been received and each mail brings hun dreds more from all parts of the county, BRIGANDS ARE IN CONTROL. . Americans in Syria Appeal to United States Consuls. Washington, Aug. 22.- Brigandage is so common near Smyrna that Am ericans have appealed repeatedly to the American consulate there for protection against brigands in the root fields and tobacco plantations ad joining the cily and the foreign popu lation. The unsatisfactory conditions In Smyrna arc detailed .in a dispatch to tlio state department from Ernest A. Magnlfo, American vice consul to that cily. Outlawry is said lo exist, in Aidedn Villayet, one of (he small suburbs of Smyrna, lo a great degree than In 2U years, HEAT KILLS CHICAGOANS. Seven Deaths Reported During Past Twenty-four Hours. Chicago, Aug. 22. —Seven persons dead and two prostrated as a result of the intense heat Is tin; record of tin- past twenty-four bourn ending at 2 o'clock today. The thermometer only reached ill yesterday bat the humidity stood at S3 for tlie day and was the chief cause of the suffering e,nd discom fort. i ln.nsands sought relief from the intense heal at the various lake In-aches and swimming pools in tie city and the. police estimate that over 20,000 portple were bathing by electric light last night. BRYAN IS TO DINE WITH THE NEWSPAPER MEN New York, Aug 2d. —In addition to the numerous social functions to bo tendered William -I Hryan Ims ac cepted i.he invitation of the newspa per men to dine at the Waldorf-Astor ia on the evening of Hsptcmher 1. The affair promises to lie one ot the most elaborate and enjoyable of the' homecoming reception. Stood Operation Well. New York. Aug 22. -Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt, who was operated upoi\ today for appendicitis, stood the op ernlion well and t is believed that, lie is i\ow almost out of danger. Mr;:. Vanderbilt has been very low and at one time her death was expected at ,my minute. ALABAMA MEN CAME TO VOTE IN GEORGIA Randolph Had a Story of Ignorance to Relate. Anniston, Ala., Aug. 23. —Astounded at tlie manner in which the Georgia candidates In that section as over- CITY COUNCIL HELD VERY SLOW MEETING shadowed the campaign in Alabama t nited States Commissioner G. B. Randolph relumed from a visit to the county of Cherokee this afternoon leports Unit there is a general exodus of tho sons of Cherokee into the neigh boring stale today to participate in the primary electiou. Judge Randolph says he informed tho natives of llic county that Iti" primary was yet a week distant, but •be Gherokcoans, iguoran! of tin: Ala bama primary, insist that they have to vole across the line. FRUIT STAND CHANGES HANDS j Staff Lyons Sells Out His Business' to John Carlos. Stuff Lyons, who has hec-i conduct iug a fruit stand on Newcastle street next to Morgan's drug s‘ure, for a ■number of yours, has sold out to John Carles, who is now In charge. Lyons will leave in a few days for his form-er home In Greece where be will spend several months, after which ho ..ill return to Brunswick. Lost His Home County. In I lie race for the sliorf term in congress over in the First, Will cm ton, of Darien, Hid not carry Isis own county and gel onl.i Toombs in tile oiiiiro district. 001. Overstreet, 01 S\ lvania, won out easily. ||t< was el ecled to serve out the term made va cunt by the death ol' 001. I,ester. Large Crowd Going. Tho excursion to Atlanta ami Macon over the Atlanta, Birmingham anil Atlantic on August 30 yUI take a. large crowd from the idly. Un usually low rates have been offered to the two elites from all station;; along the lino and It is expected that there will he fifteen or twenty cars loaded with excursionists Resigns His Position. L. W. Baker, for a number of years teller of Ihe National 'hank, has re signed Ids position, effective al once. Mr. Baker, ii Is understood, will short ly locate In Chattanooga ■ i ______ —— Negro General Who Has Been Caus ing Considerable Trouble in Cuba is Killed. Havana, Aug. 23.—General Qiiuetlti Bandera, the famous negro leader, was killed this morning by the gov eminent forces. This is considered an important slop toward ending the revolution as Iho dead limn was a great, lead er and was stioug witli the negroes of tile Island. Ilis influence was so great that he was feared more tint a any other one man by the forces of the government. His death makes Ihc cause of the revolutionists more forlorn than ei er. HAVE GONE TO JACKSONVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Leave for Their New Home. All the remainder of r.lie lag stock ol Mrs. M. Isaac- has been disposed of and Mr. Isaac and herself leave this morning for Jacksonville where I hey have one of the largest stores in Iho state of Florida. Mrs. Isaac wishes to tlmnk those friends and customers she lire; made beio and as she inlcnls conducting a large mail order department in her Jacksonville store she says she can slill serve them and asks that orders lie sent lo Isaac's Emporium, 31 East Bay street, box 384, Jacksonville Fla. Acting City Clerk, N. I). Russell, city clerk, is off on a ten day’s vacation and W. F. Symons, former cily treasure!', is act ing in liia place. Civil Service Examination An examination for the position of clerk, mail and female, and earlier, male, will lie held at the postoitlce in this cily on September 11). Full information can he seemed at the postoflh e. Good Service. The members of tlie local Hoke Smith club and others who received bulletins from the election Wednes day night and loud In their praise ot the splendid service rendered by the J’ostiil people. Manager fool; did till ho could to make the returns prompt and accurate. St. Mark's Church. Members of St. Mark’s church arc requested !o meet at the parish lions*; Friday evening at 8,30 p. ni. Matters of importance are to bo brought up by be vestry. A. C .Banks, For tho vestry PRICE FIVE GENTS. Mortuary Report Snows City to Go in a Ifoiy Healtby Condition ANOTHER MEETING TONIGHT ! It Will be Held for the Purpose of Hearing Cas e Against P. w. Fleming Charged With Vio lating City Ordinance. iitv council held its regular semi lnoul lily m ssion last nigh, but Ilia meeting Was mi unusually dull one, oiii.\ one or fw’o matters o.' minor im portance coming up. I nder the head of communications tiie only business transacted was a communication from it. B. Tapper, re igning as a member or the board of health. iamilii Bros., petitioned council for a retail liquor license at 209 Monk stri ct. Thu application was ordered to take the usual course. Dr j. A. Butts, city physician ana health officer, rendered his report for the month of .Inly, which was one of the best ever rendered as to Bruns wick s health, During the month on ly 11 burial permits were issued, two ■to whites and a to colored people, j Ihe Itcallli officer reported the gen j oral health conditions of tire city to j lie unusually good. He said that J there was very little sickness in HniiiKw.. k and that never before had I the heal Hi of Hie city been better Mayor Hopkins introduced a resolu tion on its Must reading repealing several -tedious of the ordinance ro ' '"nt I passed prohibiting the distri bution ot hand-bills in the city amt tor other purposes. 1 ho city clerk was given a vacation of ton days to receive his salary as usual. W. F. Kymens acted as clerk la l night and will act in that ca pucliy during the absence of the reg ain i clerk. * Under Um head of new husiuess tho complaint against F. iv. Fleming t:ll| io ri 1 his complaint was made bj T .1 Wrlghl, who is a member of council. It seems that Mr. Wright and Mr. l-'lt iiiing live next door to one Another and recently Mr. Wright i'-id Mr. Fleming placed on tho dock et because oj a cow pen in his back jnril, which Mr. Wright claimed to he a mil rmce. The matter went be fore flic sanitary department and Mr Filming strongly fought; the case, claiming that while lie kept ills cow ia Hie rear yard il was not a nuisance under Hie ordinance of the city and i hat he would let council decide the mallei Quite a large number of wit nesses were present and when the tie mallei was reached Alderman Wright asked to be excused, as ho was practically disqualified in the trial ol the case. There being just a quorum present it was impossible to hear the case after Mr. Wright v.a; excused and council therefore ad journed until X o'elek tonight when the case will be taken up and finally disposed of. Interesting Meeting. The Brunswick lodge of Eagles held an interesting meeting Wednes day night. Some three or four new members were Initiated and all in all the meeting was a gratifying one. Will Open This Morning. The new Georgia restaurant, located at 31 hi Newcastle street, will open for business tills morning. Tho man agement of this new place promise to make it popular and propose to eater to the best class of trade. In Shipping Circles. Everything was quiet, in shipping circles yesterday. Only one schooner uiTlv'ed (here being no clearnaceu nr departures. I r. Self Defense. Major I In m m. editor anil manager of the Constitutionalists, Eminence Ky„ when lie ;>s fiercely attacked foil' years ago by idles, bought a box of Hucklen's Arnica Salve, of which bo says: "It cured me in ten days and no trouble since.” Quickest heai er of burns, sores, cuts aud wounds Twenty-five cents at Smith's Phar mi tjJL