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THE • BRUNSWICK .DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 5, NUMGER 263. WINE Wl HANDLED BY COUNCIL Number of Small Matters Were Disposed of Last Night DN ORDINANCE REPEALED AFTER LIVELY DISCUSSION ORDI NANCE PROHIBITING DISTRI BUTION OF HANDBILLS WAS KNOCKED OUT. The city council j/eld it.-? regular semi-monthly meeting at the city hall last uight and quit/ a batch of rou tine matters were disposed of. Those present were Mayur f Tlopldns, and Al dermen Wood, Goltfen, Cook, Wrigl-.t and Gale. j TTndpr the hea* of_ petitions and communications /he following were received: 1 From "W. H. Matthews, colored, pro testing against /the impounding of a house and askifcg fojwi refund of the fee of SI,OO op\le/le4 from him by the impounding v offlc®\ The request was In the natftre /if a long letter and its length an/ general get up occasioned considerable mirth among the members of dbuncil. It was re ferred to the committee on police, tire and building permits. From Smith /Bros., asking for a liquor license af No. 206 Monk street, rendering necafeary bond. Granted. Rev. M. Cj Austin here appeared before council and asked for a va cation for Lewis Gill, Sr,, for twenty years employed in the sanitary de partment and/who from hard work and needed a rest. Coun cil granted /Mr. Gill a vacation of thirty days /with full pay. From Sou/hern Bell Telephone am Telegraph Company, stating that the company wis ready to go to work to place the /central energy system in this city, if council would grant them the right fto make* the necessary ex - cavations fin the afreets. The matter was referred to the hoard of healtn, after sonic disdtfssion. The cit|y mapsfial made his report for the month <jt August, showing a total of iftLafnjstß, of which 24 were discharged, ona bound over to the state court add the others paying fines. The report also showed the following receipts for the month: Police fines/ $337,9b Impounding'fees 24,U0 Marks and, brands 10,60 Executions /collected 184,2s Cost on executions 12,76 Cutting weeds 5.70 Total | $575,29 The city physician reported for the month and indicated that the general health of the city is in a splendid condition. Burial permits issued for the month were 13, 8 or which were for colored and five for white people. The report of the city treasurer was received and ordered published ana filed. Several resolutions were passed du ring the meeting, among them being the following: By Alderman Cook, empowering tne mayor to borrow the sum of $5,000 on the -part of the city to take up a note for a Hike amount maturing Sept- if By Alderman Wlpod, providing for the purchase of another mule or horse for the pse of the sanitary depart ment to take the place of a horse now qnflt for sendee. By Alderman Cook, empowering the mayor to borrow another $5,000 for tne city to take up outstanding paper maturing before the next meeting. The only ru lfv@ matter handled during the evening came when May or Hopkins offered an ordinance to repeal an ordinance prohibiting the scattering handbills and other trash in the Streets and in the yards of private houses in the city, and also prohibiting this class of trash from being posted on telegraph and tele phone poles. Alderman Wright op posed the repeal of the ordinance and thought U ought to stand. He said be had only heard three com plaints against It and those came from parties who printed handbills and merchants who distributed them. He said there had been only two cases docketed for violating the law, he being one and A. Kaiser 4Bm the Other and that while hundred* had violated the ordinance and while fte chief of police and the mayor and GIRL WAS EXECUTED Assassin of Russian General was Put to Death WHEN ROPE WAS PLACED ABOUT HER NECK SHE SAID: "LONG LIVE SOCIAL REVOLUTION FOR LAND AND LIBERTY." St. Petersburg, Sept. T3.—The girl who assassinated General Min some time ago, was lagally executed in this city today. ..She was perfectly c&lm and did not show the least signs of nervousness. She walked to the galfows witho : the least fright and when the rope was placed about her neck she ex claimed: ''Long live social revolution for land and liberty." VETS' EXCURSION WILL BE POPULAR AFFAIR, The excursion to be given shortly by camp Jackson, Cmifederate veter ans. to Butler’s Point, promises to he a very popular/ trip, and the in dications are that\the steamer will . 'ared to her fuuTbapacity to ac commodate the crowd. The exact date of the excursion has not yet been decided upon, but it will be announctWj within the course of a few days.! Mill —♦— BRUNSWICK RIfLEMEN COMPLI MENTED BY REGULAR ARMY INSPECTOR AT CAMP. The inspecting olVicer of the Unite l States army has /ended a very inter esting repot in Connection with the encampment of 6f the Georgia troops at Chickamauga* He takes the First Georgia regiment 'by companies and renders an opinion jjfWcb command, He had the to say about Company G, the Brunswick Riflemen: “The men are/from the best .-lass of people of Bmtuswick. Young, in telligent and willing. Drill and in struction fair tnuch above the aver age of most troops heretofore in spected. Officers zealous and effi cient. Captain Iftiginw! that he can rejy on 95 per cea/t of his men id case of emergency, /which appears t) be a fair estimate/ Armory rented fibr $l5 per month, should be larger a/id lighter. Storagp. facilities ample, d fy and safe. Cdre of public propertj>good, excopt/CfleK. No gallery range; no target/range, One might be .procured on said mar shes near cit# if money was avail able. I This company is sufficiently trained and instructed to participate iii man euvers / This report was one of the best received by Jr.v company in the flrsV Georgia rtegfment, and shows that the local command stood an excellent inspection \ Bran'thfy Invited. Cougresman /Brantley lias been in vited to be present in Macon today to meet Congressman Burton, chair man of the committee of congress on rivers andl harbors, who is to bo in that city for the purpose of look ing at the Ocmulgee river to see just what is needed in appropriations. It is not known whether or not Mr. Brantley will he present at the meet ing. the entire police department knew o the fact no cases were made against the offenders. Alderman Wright said that he understood that the assist ant chief of police spent an hour of his time pulling down advertising matter of the A., B. & A. from tele graph poles, when If fie had done his duty and the marshal had done his, cases would have been docketed against the guilty 'parties. Mayor Hopkins then took the floor calling Alderman Cook to the chair, and stated that Mr. Wright was wrong in the statement that, the mayor knew of any violations of the law. He stated that the merchants of the city opposed the ordinance and that he had heard numerous complaints. Alderman Cook agreed with Aider man Wright and thought the ordi nance was a good one. On a vote, however, the ordinance to repeal, as introduced by the mayor, was passed and the ordinance was re pealed In all forms except as to the scattering of advertising matter and j trash In the streets. | The regular monthly accounts were passed for payment, after which council adjourned. NO Till! J • —.— Igletlierge Hotel Has lot Been Purchased 8; the i, B. lA. US HiS BEEN IPflflTfD SUCH A RUMOR HAS BEEN GOING THE ROUNDS IN BRUNSWICK FOR SEVERAL DAYS—A DEAL MAY BE MADE. A rumor has been cm/ent in the city for the past few dsfys that the Oglethorpe hotel had buejh sold to the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad and that the/ new owners would take charge of the property immediately. This /e port started Monday and has beei* circulated gen erally over the city./ So persistent was flic rumor yester day that, a News /reporter started out 1o trace the fades, and though he had rather a dififcnlt task in learn ing just where tliof report originated, that, being impossible, enough was secured to state Shat no such dea has been consummated. It was furtlieif -elated that Man ager Porter had aven up the manage ment of the hotfcl and bad gone to Montezuma to 1( ase a hotel 'in that city. This repo t was also without loundation. Mai ager Porter left the city Wednesday to spend a few. days vacation in Mon :ezuma. It is a fact, ho ivever. that the A. B. & A. has been dialing with the own ers of the property for the hotel ana it may he that such a deal will be made later, but It has not yet been closed and is not even under consid eration at this tilne. Some weeks ago officials of tho road when in the'city looked into tho matter, went ove ■ the building aim so forth, but the < eal lias never been. consummated, am ,as a natter or fact tile railroad psfcrue lia> c not as vet, asked for a price on tho prop erty. . Tho announcement that such a deal had been made von 1:1 b;> welcome news to the peoph of Brunswick, ail'd many business men have expressed themselves as being delighted with the idea of such | deal. It would no doubt mean mujbh for Brunswick Blimrid—tiuy railrc f i acquire this prop "erty and it is l'oni - day such a dea! will lo made. Removal t tico. C. Goldstein 6.:. rent red his shoe shop trom 309, Newcastle street to Newcastle street. * day \ji. WHICH VOTERS HAD TO QUALIFY The registration books for the state election to be he:d on October ?, were closed j csiercay, -and thoso who have not visited the fax collector and had their names mitered on (lie big book will not nave the privilege of participate,g i the election. The , ig. t'a'i it tills year is rath; er small, owing to the fact that the,': is no opposition w'h'iev-ir to the deni perati. ticket and ,u; -Tore re public-ins, asa rule, love not regis tered. ,t is believed that there are fewer negroes qualified to vote in Geor gia this year than evei' before. In this county only a few have regis tered. Nearly all of the democrats regis terel before the primary, and only about a dozen have visited the office •of the tax collector since that time. NEW GEORGIA INDUSTRIES FOR THE PAST WEEK, The Tradesman! of Chattanooga reports the follow ing new industries in Georgia during the past weak: Waynesboro — s 2 >,BOO oil and fer - tillzer plant. Cordele —Lumber, company.- Adairsville—Water works. Waycross—Saw mllL. R.,rn from Atlanta. Hon. E. H. Masonl returned yeste day‘ morutng from /Itlania, where he went to attend a meeting of the dem ocratic v.tate executive committee which was held in timt city Wednes I day afternoon. BRUNSWICK. GA., FRIDAY MO RISING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1906. SCHOOLS SOI 11 OPEN HERE 4 Vacation Hays arc law Rapidly Drawing in a Close CMT CPE! i MONDAY ONE OR TWO OF THE PRIVATE SCHOO.LS WILL ALSO OPEN ON THAT DAY—PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN MONDAY WEEK. The school children of Brunswick are now preparing for active work as they have only a few/more days of their long vacation Monday will witness /he first real activity in school circles, when the Catholic convent and /one or tw® of the private schools /will open, and many little tots will/ get their book bags and begin for a perior of eight months. / As has been announced previously, the attendance at : the convent this year will be the largest in ths history of that institution and the year is expected to be £ most (successful one. All of the-private schools are also expecting am increased attend ance. The public schools will open on Monday week. | All of the teachers who have been away on their annual vacation will return next week ami be ready for tie opeing on-Monday. Superintendent Ballard has been buis? r during tlie week enlisting new pupils and an iiunsually large number have applied fdr admission cards. It is already a foregone conclusion that a crowded condition will exist in the lower grades of the school, but, it is believed that arrangements will be pleted lx'fore tne opening for the accommodation of all of the chikfreri. A GOOD SHOW HERE TONIGHT “A Runaway Match'/ Will be Seen at The Gland. Bnim'swijck teatjer-goers w'ill to night. lidve an opportunity to witness "A Runaway Match,’’ a. pleasing com? edy which has niwle a decided hit in the cities in winch it has already appeared. The a/lvauce sale of seats has been very gfx>d and it is expect? and that a large /house will greet the attraction, / The Ledger-dispatch, of Norfolk, Tuesday, August 7, said: "One of the most enjoyable performances that have been witnessed at the casino this season Jas given last night by a company if clever players headed Jpy Fred i loilJe, Den Howe, Miss Mau 1 V Scotl. ami Miss Grave Vinlou pre senting the furiously funny three act comYdy ‘Af Ruaway Match,” The audience v,-4s large and the applause was liberal and enthusiastic. The production/was good throughout aail there havJ been few bills at the cas ino/tliis season that have given as sansfaction as "A Runaway Match.” fudging by the manner in which a large first night audience greeted the comedy it will be widely I allied about. QUARRELL OVER GARTERS DIVIDES A WHOLE FAMILY Boston, Mass., S< Jt i3. — For six years Lyman and Lena Raymond, brother and sister, t f Pittsfield, have been living in hit ex i utility, tbo cause of which was i pair of red silk garters. It was not the intrinsic val ue of these useful : ecessories of at tire that originated to feud, but the fact that they bad Vielongcd to the litigant’s mother, wlio died in 1900. Neither Lyman nor l.eiia would re linguish thefr claim |o the full and and undisputed possession of the in teresting heirloom, and! at- last feeling ran so high that the assistance of the law was invokel to settle the matter once aul for all. TbiJ administrator of the law with true Solmonic ‘wisdom has cut the knot by awarding one garter to Lyman and one to Lena, In which, however, In each case will leave one ‘loose, stocking. Another Primary October 3. Another primary will he held in Georgia on October 3 lor the pir yi-e of naming three manbers cr? the new court .of appeals, coated by the last legislature, and whjcfc wilt bo voted upon In tbo general election to he held on the same date. ....Reservists Were Plunderers. ; Warsaw, Sept 13. —Refugees fforn Sledllce declare that the principal pmnderers were reservists, who pass ed through Siellco Monday on way home. 11 Hi ID MSI —'♦ l Jim Mm is Charged with the Murder of His father MICE IS AGAINST HIM YOUNG MAN ARRESTED ON SUS PICION-CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVI DENCE INDICATES THAT HE MURDERED HIS FATHER. Moultrie, Ga„ Sept 13.—Jim John son, the son of John A. Johnson who was assassinated one night lasn week in the ower part of this count t,v, was arrested Jesterday on sus picion and placed in jail. •Sheriff J. A. Campbell has good detective ability and the peculiar conduct of of Jim Johnson in re fusing to even took on the corpse aroused ills suspicion. The sheriff with his posse began a search for the gun that wa| used In the killing and found a double-barrel breech loading shotgun f with one shell that had been recently shot and one she!] with buckshot, thrown In the swamp near the road that led from the house of John A. Johnson to his eons, Jim Johnson’s. Search further revealed, tli fact that Jim Johnson had recently borrowed this same gun together with two loaded shells with buckshot. When the sheriff found this gin he kept it very? quiet, not even moving the gun, hut concealed himself and i’atched, nearby for two or three days. In th| meantime Jim John son would often pass by and look in the direction of where the gun was found, and on one occasion quiet •y slipped in and moved the gun a littfe further in the swamp and bur ied it doeper down in the mud. After the arrest Jim Johnson do rood knowing anything about the gun but. did. admit that he was over at the home of his father on the even ing before the killing Just before dark, and went on the outside of the house and opened a window that opened into the dining room where the father was shot. The father and his son never Seem ed to get along well, Erte Cuts the Fare. New York, Sept. 13. —The Erie railroad issued a notice that begin ning November 1 the maximum one way local fares will bo 2 1-2 instead of 3 cents per mile over ithe entire system. M PAY 1109 — ♦— EACH CANDIDATE FOiR JUDGE OF NEW COURT OF APPEALS ASSESSED THAT AMOUNT. The following in from the Atlanti Constitution of yesterday anil will ha of late rest in this city: “At a meeting of the subcommittee of the state democratic commute \ held yesterday afternoon, it was de torined to assess all candidates for the court of appeals SIOO each, this amount to be paid to the chairman of said committee on or before So; Umber 18, 190 G. “The subcommittee, eonshd/itig ot R. it. Arnold, of Kulton; M H. Mason,' of Glynn; Bowdre Phlnizy, of Rich mond; Paul B. Trammell, of Whit field; R. L, Greer, of Macou; and A. L. Miller, ex-ofllclo chairman, was authorised by the . state democratic committee to arange all details of the primary election for Judges of the proposed court of appeals. The name of any candidate who has not paid said assessment on or before tfye date named will not be printed on the official ballot. “This assessment is merely for the purpose of printing and distributing tne official ballots for such pri,m3.r in the several voting precincts throughout the state. Any unexpend ed surplus there may be will bo re i funded the candidates. "Democratic papers over the state are requested by the ex-officio, chair man. A. Ij. Miller, 1 4 print, an an nouncement of tbs assessment, decided by the committee. Snlffin Is Named, .. Washington, Sept 13. —The presi dent. has appointed Col. Culver C. paymaster general of the arfs • succeed General Dodge. TROUBLE IN CUBA Revolutionists will Or ganize Provisional * Government WILL APPLY TO THE UNITED STATES IMMEDIATELY FOR RE cognition/-government to be instituted in field. New Yorkj; Sept 13. Advices re ceived here today from Cuba an nounces that the revolutionists will at once organize a provisional govern ment on thy island. it is further stated that they will apply to the United States for recog nition. The government will be instituted in the flelc)', A number of the revo lutionists aVe now at work. UNCONSCIUOS /WHITE MAN PLACED IN THE HOSPITAL \ white man from a small station -n the Atlanta, {Birmingham and At lantic railroad Was brought, to tho city yesterday ahjleriAion and placed in the city hospital. The man has bam unconscious ever stnee he arrived] hnd Ills name could not ho 'secured laht ight. at the hos pllal. He is i|oiVteri to be in a serious conditio* a\jd the physicians entertain but Itttle hope for his re covery. He hij's been ill for some time, and was shut here by Engineer Kennon, of the A. B. & a. DAN dr DEAD DEATH OF STANDARD OIL CAPI TALIST CAUSED A DECLINE ON ALL STREET. Now York, Sept 13.—Daniel Odav, the well known Standard oil capita - list, died today at Royan. In southern France. j There was a decline in stocks when Ills death was announced on Wail street. j these heirs see many MILLIONS IN SIGHT Reading, Pa~ hcls, of whom thejre are several hun died, scattered ovjer t.lie eagerly awaiting! news from h-r --many, where the famous case In which they are altercated comes up In court for trial itoday. For a numer oftyegja the organiza tion of Spang heirs, of whom more than 200 reside iii' all this part of Pennsylvania, has working to recover the estate and fortune left by their progenltoi£ John U;rgo Spang, and which ly esll.mnted to he worth something [{life *84,000.000. The fortune is in the possession of Prince von Kuyptikauserf against whom court proceedings: have been 'begun at the expense of the heirs’ associa tion. According ISja the- attorneys rep resenting the heirs the estate con sists of several pasties, thousands of acres of timber j land, copper mines and cash deposited In Paris banks. TOOK CARBOLkT ACID BY MISTAKE, MAY DIE Rome, (la,, Sept. IS.—Miss Gelda Patterson, by mistake for headache medicine, swallowed a large amount of carbolic aihl early this morning and Is In a criteial condition. Miss Patterson is an orphan and lives with her sister, Mrs. Cobh, at Six Mil'- station, whoso husband works on the 'Pippin {arm. Her screams attracted the atten tion of neighbors who rushed to her assistance and did everything, possi ble to relieve her sufferings. There was no one at home at the time Miss Patterson took the drug. Nothing Yet Ijhjard. While It wap expected that the now famous Meßrlde erase would have beep, settled in Masrachusetts before thfat time, nothing kas been heard from the case. M' Bnl.de Is making every effort to keep ,rfom coming to this city to answer to the charge of of kidnapping. / Rice Birds Here. Wlhilo they havc-b#en shooting rice birds at the rice tle/tls for some time the toothsome little birds have been very scarce in thp city. They were seen on the local .market yesterday ami will probably be' plentiful here ter. I Slue Ribbon Beer. Jvst leceived, a car load of Tabs Brewing Company's Blue Ribbon beer Same is sold at all first class saloon ta the city of Brunswick. Retail it cents par bottle and $1,50 per dozen. TANARUS, Vawmon, sola agent, 218 Bar street. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Mil IS 10 I' i m —^— Which will fiegin lien First Week in f A flctoher * AIL AMEfMEWS MACE • IWR the paper will re PUBL.j,sjUEr> EITHER in ATLANTA Oft;' AU GUSTA AND WILL BE MADE A HIGH CLASS WEEKLY. Thompson, On./ Sept Fl—Hon. homas K. Watsiiu returned to his home at till a p/ace last night after spending seveiA) days' on his i,.nn in Virginia. , / Ourlng his absence he has perfected arrangements/ for the establishment of a weekly newspaper to convey his views on publicWtters to the people. It was offlciaUy and positively an nounced by Mr.Avatson today that the publication of /(he paper would be gln F -st Aveek in October. not wet been decided where ’kl>er wAll he published, but it will be, hi Augusta or Atlanta. The onHyj.point, in favor of At lanta is its i mall facilities W dis tributing. I fowever there is/some chance-of it hotiig established/n Au - gusta, and 1C it Hp no' the postal fa cilities will be tiiAonly thing to carry It to Atlanta. 1 he paper will be national in scope ami will cover the national • political field in every detail.* Mr. Watson will handle the editorial page hiniselj and his son, .1. Watson,,wilt be in charge Jbt the general news service. */ There will ho no discontinuance of the work of filr. Wiatson on Watson’s Magazine, tn/t Uie roason for the es tablishment of l%t paper is tliat Mr. Watson wii4ies to get his views 'be fore Uie public earlier than he could through his magazine. The policy of the paper will be to light the trusts and graft system in its every phase, And he will do all ho can to prevent tfie establishment of trusts and greedy’ corporations in the south, in the. coiiidußt of the paper, politically, only, strict Jeffersonian democracy, with/due regards to the principles of th j party, will bo con sidered. I No effort will be spared to make the paper one <M' the leading weeklies ■he 1 eil flutes and preparations are all in shape for the publcation to i begin the first; week in October, and It was emphatically announced that the llrst issue would appear at that timo. This Is the:', first announcement of the publication to he given to the ! press and It will be heralded through out the country with a great deal ol interest as the people of the whole country will he Anxious to see the llrst copy of the new publication. '1 here Is mi doi bt tout that in view of the changing conditions, political ly, socially and industrially, the new paper will lie one of much influent" throughout the nation. A GREAT MILLINERY ydpENING Miss L. G. Jackson wilf Throw Her Doors Open Tuesday. Mrs. i„. G. Jackson, an up to data railiner and modiste, who has come to the city from York will on next Tuesday, li and some parlory in the opera house building on Newcastle street. Miss Jacksoif is going to make a specialty of carrying the best crea tions that m"'neyVpan secure in the miillnary line. Har stock will consist of Gage and partem hats, a full line ot trimmings And mourning goods and a specials handsome assortment of ehidroll's Units. She conres direct from Gotham and hei/stock has been sel ected from the/most exclusive milli nery circles of jthat city. Remember date, Tues day and attend it. Wedd</d Yesterday. Miss Pearl jpinuruc, of Crescom, and Mr. Geo. E. Walker Ot Walker vllle. were wadded at tho home of Mr. and Mrs.! C. M. .Calder on D street at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon, Rev. C. M. McCool officiating. They left last night for their home in Walkervillo,