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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 22. CHAIRMAN OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RESIGNS Capt. I. Newman Also Makes Some Very Interesting Announcements I NOT IN RACE FOR MAYOR He Also Announces That He Will Not Again Offer for Alderman of the City—Why he Left the Impor. tant Committee. Captain Tobias Newman, the well known member of council, who for the past two weeks has been con sidering the advisability of making the race for mayor, announced to his friends yesterday that circumstances ■of a ibusines nature had arisen, making it impossible for him to enter the con test. He also announced that ne wn not be a candidate for alderman on the adnunistratiou ticket, and in fact tys that during 1907 he expects to to the ranas of a private ci- L>. W. K'wfeh position he can prob alii.-^ ttoT of more service to his city than would be the case if he was in public life. Captain Newman has recently ten dered the mayor hi* resignation as chairman of the committee on pub lie and when questioned by a News representative yesterday as to why he had relinquisned this very important position he stated that he did not seem to be in accord with tne administration as to the proper conduct of the public works depart ment and for that reason he thought the proper course for him was to sur render his position as tne head 01 tfiat department Captain Newman has served the people of Brunswick in the capacity of chairman of the public works de partment for many years and under very adverse circumstances he has succeeded in giving us a splendid im movement in the streets and thor • ough fares of the city. His resigna tion, although tendered six weeks ago, . has never been published, and will come in the nature of a surprise to tlfe people of Brunswick generally. SWITCHMAN WAS INJURED HENRY M’CULLOUGH, COLORED, ALMOST LOSS HIS LIFE IN AN ACCIDENT TUESDAY.. Henry McCullough, colored, a /switchman on the Atlantic Coast Line railway, is lying at the city hospital in a serious condition as the result of a frightful accident which occur red Tuesday afternoon. While the switchman is in a critical condition, his injuries are not considered neces serily fatal, and everything posible is being; done for him, Jt seems that McCulough was at work around one of the Coast Line engines Tuesday afternoon, when he was caught under the wheels and bad ly mangled. One of his legs was brok en, three lingers were severed from his right hand, several bad gashes were received about the head and a number of other painful injuries were inflicted. McCullough was immediately remov ed to the city hospital, where medical aid was rendered. He suffered con siderable yesterday, but was reported to be resting as easy as could be ex pected last night. McCulough is a good negro and has many friends among the white people who will re gret to hearn of the unfortunate ac cident. To Bar Veteran* from Poll*. Johnson City, Tenn., Oct. 17. —A bill has been filed asking that the Inmates of the Federal Soldiers’ home at that point be enjoined trom regis tering. It is claimed this move is made by the opponents of Congress man Brownlow, who claims that the old aetdleia are c<H residents of Ten mwffFW The Brunswick News. STEVEDORE NAMED GY NEW STEAMER COMPANY This Important Appointment Goes to a local Busi ness Man JULIUS MAT IS NAMTD He Will Have Charge of the Loading and Unloading of All Vessels of Brunswick Steamship Co,— Other Appointments. Julius May, the well known Bruns wick stevedore, was on Tuesday ap pointed by Traffic Manager Howland, of the Brunswick Steamship Com pany, general stevedore for the com pany, as well as for the A., B. & A. railroad* Mr. May received this appointment unsolicited: in fact he knew nothing of it until Traffic Manage Rowland called upon him Tuesday and re quested that he accept the position. Mr. May at first refused, owing to the fact that he is now doing about as much stevedore work as he can attend to. but the traffic manager urged him to accept. The appointment of Mr. May to this position means that he will have charge of all the loading and unload ing of the steamers of the Brunswick Steamship Company, as well as all other vessels which load at their wharves. As stated in The News yesterday, the new company has not yet appoint ed their local agent, although most of the appointments have already been made. J. C. Ligeour, at pres ent commercial agent of the A., B. & A., has 'been appointed district com mercial agent of the steamship line. It is expected that the appointment of an agent will be announced shortly. The appointment of Mr. Ligeour as soliciting agent, or traffic manager is a deserved honor for that young man. Since taking the position ot commercial agent of the A., 8., and A. in Brunswjck. Mr. Ligeour has made a splendid reputation as a so liciting agent and the large local bus iness of the company is mostly due to his untiring euorts. He is always on the lookout for freight for his line and secures more than his share of the 'business. DAMAGE SUITS WON BY GIRLS. Wealthy Arkansas Farmer Must Pay $1,625. Helena, Ark., Oct. 17. —The cele brated peonage prosecution here reached a conclusion today. The jury i.i the damage suit against the weal thy farmer, Musgrave, of Mississippi county, brought by two white girls, Miss Vitt and Miss Em mons, both of St. Louis, Mo., returned a verdict. Damages were assessed in favor of Miss Vitt for $625 and in avor of Miss Emmons for SI,OOO. Counsul for Musgrave says he will pay these amounts. The plaintiffs originally began prosecution against Musgrave under the peonage law, the that he had kept the girls In bondage after Inducing them to come to St. Louis. Discovery of flaws in the peonage indictment led to the übstitution of the damage suit. FILIBUSTERS ARE ARRESTED. United States After Mexican Rebels Operating in Texas. San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 17 —United States (marshals ’today arrested at Del Rio, Texas, Crescencia Gonzales, Dementria Castro, <Crescencia Mar quez and T. Garcia, charged with fomenting and supplying arms for rev ofutlonists who recently captured the officers of Jlmlnez, Mexico, and lie) the city until driven out by troops. The minutes captured showed the men to be at the head of a plot to overthrow the Mexican government. The Junta had branches In fell Paso, Laredo and Brownsvll e, and had tak en up the work recently of the Junta driven out of St. Louis. The men are charged with conspiracy to set on foot, provide and prepare a mili tary expedition into Mexico. Other raids In border cities are looked for. BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1906. NEGRIIES BURN SOUTH CAROLINA TOWN; RACE WAR IMPENDING Serious Trouble is Feared at Seneca, Where a Negro College wrs Dynamited Saturday Night Greensboro, S. C., Oot. 17—A race war is pending tonight at the town of Seneca, several miles from this city and serious trouble is feared before morning. The negroes of the city today set flr e to the town and most of it was burned, which enraged the whites and several conflicts between the two races has occurred during the day. It is supposed that the outrage of burning the town was perpetrated in revenge for the action of the whrte people dynamiting the negro college at that place last Saturday night, when the college was almost completely wrecked. GOODYEAR CLUB 10 BE FORMED BY YOUNG MEN HlB YOUNG SUPPORTERS WILL t ORGANIZE AND WORK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PEOPLES TICKET. The young men of Brunswick, who are in sympathy with the ticket and platform of the mass meeting held a few weeks ago, will shortly hold a meeting at which will be organized the Young Mens’ Goodyear club, and besides working for the mayoralitv candidate, the club will do everything posible for the succes of the entire ticket, which stands for “progress and prosperity, which sounds good to the young men of the city. The first meeting of the club will be held probably toe latter part oi next week In the city hall. Several of Brunswick’s most prominent young men will be invited to speak and the meeting promises to be a large one. Offices will be elected at this meet ing, subcommittees appointed, anil tne organization will at once begin work in behalf of the ticket. A petition has been drawn up and all the members will sign it pledging their support to the ticket. The indi cations are that the organization of young men will 'play quite a con spicuous part in the election. STOCKHOLDERS OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL HOLD MEETING. Chicago, Oct. 17. —The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Illinois Central was held in the office* of the company here today. To in sure a large attendance the company issued to each person holding one or more shares a round trip ticket which will hold good for four days after the meeting. The reports submitted showed that the company is steadily growing and has done a largely increased business since the last meeting. The Rawlings Case. The last appeal of J. G. Rawlings to the supreme court of the United States on the ground that he has been denied the right guaranteed to hirn by ii’e Constitution of the United States in that the names of preach ers were excluded from the jury box of Lowndes county, and that no preachers were on the jury that tried and convicted him, has been advanc ed for hearing .before the United States supreme court, and will be heard on Monday, October 29. At torney John C. Hart will represor the state at the hearing. Insane Patient Murdered. Lexington, 'Ky., Oct. 1/. —As the reult of an Investigation by the state board of control in the asylum and prison on charges that Fred Ketterer, a patient, had been murdered by at endants, the 'grand jury returned three indictments here today. More New Sidewalks. Pretty paving blocks, manufactur ed by the the Southern Stone and Cement Company, of this city, is now being placed along Union street be tween London and Prince, on the right band aide of tb* root, NEW YORK CENIRAL IS INDICTED BY GRAND JURY BIG RAILROAD SYSTEM IS NOW CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE LAW BY GIVING REBATES TO CUSTOMERS. New York, Oct. 17—The federal grand jury, which is in session here, today returned a true bill against the New York Central Railroad Company. The indictment charges that the railroaod company violated (certain sections of the railroad rate bill by allowing rebates, AN UNKNOWN MAN MURDERED Mississippi Treasurer Finds Dying Man in Road. Jackson, Mfcs., Oct. 17. —Another assassination has been added to the long list of tragedies which have occurred in Sullivan’s Hollow neigh borhood by the murder of an unknown man in the public road about ten miles from Raleigh last night. State Treasurer W. J. Miller was driving along the road when he heard a fiisilade of shots, and, hurrying forward, he found the body of a man lying in the road. The victim is be lieved to be one of the slate’s wit nesses in the Sullivan Hollow mur der case which is to be tried at ua leigh next week. PROMINENT SOUTHEN COUPLE MARRIED IN LOUISVILLE. KY Louisville, Ky., Oct. 17.—At noon today in the parlors of the Seelbach hotel the marriage of Miss Margaret Rogers, daughter of Captain Robert Rogers, to Captain Edward Arlaigb Hood, of Columbia, S. C., took place. After the wedding the couple left for New York, where they will take the steamer Baltic for a two months trip to Europe. Captain and Mrs. Hood will make their home in Colum bia after January 1. TEN THOUSAND VISiITED CHICAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD Chattanooga Tenn. Oct. 17.—Mem bers of the Society of the Army of Cumberland to the number of ten thousand held their annual reunion here today under the presidency of Gen. Gates P. Thurston, president oi the society. The eighth and teenth Onio regiments paraded music being supplied -by the twelfth cavalry band. Federal Positions. Cincinnati Ohio Oct. 17.—A num ber of farmers, with a knowledge o. irrigation, submitted themselves U. examination at the federal building here today before the civil service sec retary, C. W. Moss, to fill appoint ments on Indian reservations in the ; west and southwest. The result will be published at the end of the pres ent month. Silver Service for Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 17.—The committee here having in charge the presentation of the silver service from this state to the cruiser Tennessee, have agreed that tae ceremonies shall take place at Mobile, Ala., November 21 and 22 on the occasion of the state Confederate reunion if the navy department will send the vessel to th#t port, A LISI OF BATTLES PAGTICIPATED IN GY RIFLEMEN ! Company Will Celebrate Its Forly-Teventh Anniversary Friday Night THE PROGRAM ANNOUNCER List of the Battles Show That the Company Participated in Many Bloody Fights During the Civil War. Few people in Brunswick are aware of the fact that the Brunswick Ritie mpn, during the civil war, participat ed in twenty-nine battles, not counting the many skirmishes, many of which assumed the altitude of battles. A list ot these battles will no doubt prove interesting to (be people of Brunswick und are as follows: 1862. Battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 4. Battle of Manassas Junction, Au gust 28. Second battle of Manasas, Aug. 29 and 20. Battle of Chantilly, September 1. Battle of Sharpsaurg, September 17. yßjuttle of Fredricksburg, Decem ber 12. 1863. Battle of Marie's Heights, May 3. Battle of Chancellorsville, May 3. First battle of Winchester, June 18. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1,2, 3. 1864. Battle of Wilderness, May 5,6, 7. Battle of jSpottsylvania, May 11, 12 and 13. Battle of the Pines May 18. Battle of North Anna May 23. Battle of Turkey Ridge, June 1. Battle of Cold Harbor. June 3. Battle of Lynchburg, June 14. Battle of Kemstonn, July 1. Battle of Maryland Heights, July 6. Battle of Mouorocy, July 9. Investment Washington City, July 12 and 13. Battle of Snickers Gap, July 17. Second battle of Winchester, Sep tember 19, Battle of Fisher’ Hill Septem ber 23. Battle of Fisher’s Creek. October 19 Continuous battles around Peters burg, December 1 to 28. 1865. Storming Fort Steadman, March 28. Battles in retreat, April 1 to 9. Surrender of Army, April 9. The company was organized October 20, 1860, and will celebrate its forty seventh annlvesary with a grand mil itary ball and prize drill in the par lors of the Oglethorpe hotel tomor row evening, the program being as follows: Prize drill by the Riflemen at 9 o’clock. Grand march by Atlantic band. Dancing 1. Waltz. 2. Quardrille. 3. Two-step. 4. Waltz. 5. Gallop. Intermission. 6. Two-step. 7. Lancers. 8. Wait*. 9. Two-step. 10. Waltz. Home Sweet Home. AN IMPORTANT MEETING TO BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON The meeting to -be held at the city hall this afternoon for the purpose of making an effort to arrive at some plan for enforcing the Union street paving ordinance, will no doubt be largely attended. The two commit tees of council, which have the mat ter in charge, invite all the Union street property owncs to be present. THE HIGH SPRING TIDES ALMOST FLOOD THE STRETS Newcastle and Mansfield streets were almost under water yesterday as a result of the unusually high tides. The water rushed through the drain pipes and flowed into the street it is expected that the tide this morn ing will be even hlger tbr.r. the owe of yesterday. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. SAILOR IS GROUGRT TO THIS PORI ■ IN IRONS Seaman Aboard Ihe Steam ship Wildcroft Tried to Murder Another • APPEARED BEFORE THE CONSUL He Agreed to Do His Duty on the Steamer and Was Again Placed Aboard.—Captain Has Trou ble with the Greeks. The English steamer Wildoroft, which arrived in port several days ago, to take on a cargo of croßsties for the Panama canal, brought on* of the members of her crew in Irons. The steamer came here direct from Wie Cruez, Mexico, and as the vessel was about to leave that port one ot the seamen, 11. Deudrsl, a Greek, be came angered at a fellow seumau ana attempted to take his life with a dirk. The fighting sailor jump' .1 overboard, but later was res me J ey a Yere Cruez pilotboat ami was agtla placeu aboard the steamer Deadrai became very onjiinate ami stubborn on the trip a> Brunswick and refused U do duty, consequently he was maced in irons ny orders in tne captain ml was kept In (jurar.e vile until hi* arrival here. The matter was reported to Vice Consul Rosendo hurras and the ♦ ta ring seaman was given a heating. Consul Terras advised Ds-.cmi to a|; >l ogize to the capta.n of the stray* r for his combi't and :opurt lor nor vice again. This was dom uni the man is now at work and promt vs to make tne return rip wltn'mc fuuher U..- hie. The a: inter of i.ie Wilder in says that he lias l ’ Gr.vk-5 in his crew oi 27 ~ien and that lie has hi and considerable u'oubla ,*.rh them sir.et signing then in Pm'nh .pl.'i.i sc viral months ago. The Weather Forecast for today in Georgia; Fair and warmer. ii whitTmanto BE HANGED FRIDAY G. W. BUNDRICK, OF CRISP COUN TY, WILL DIE ON THE GALLOWS. After declining to re-open the case of G. W. Bundrick, of Crisp county, who is sentenced to hang on Friday and whose application for a commuta tion has been adversely reported. Gov. Terrell on Monday appoved ten recom mendations of the prison commission which were forwarded to him by Chairman Turner. The Uundlck recommendation was sent up Saturday and the governor at tached his signature of approval to the paper thereby sealing the doom of lhe condemned maft, a well known farmer. Bundrick was convicted of the murder of his neighbor, a man named Shrouder. The two had agreed to settle their differences by shoot ing, and meeting on the public high ways the following day Bundrick emp tied a load of buchshoUlnto Shrouder. The murdered man was accompan ied by his wife at the time of tha killing, and she, too, was wounded by the discharge of Bundrick's gun. Shrouder was armed and his defensa was that Shrouder first shot at him. Since 1902 the case has been pend ing in the courts, and each time tha decision of the lower court has beea affirmed. The prison commission, af ter consideration, refused to interfere and as a last resort of Jude U. V. Whipple, of counsel for the condemn ed mdn, appeared before the governor urging him to re-open the case and set aside the recommendation of tha commission. Governor Terrell refused to open the case, however, and Bundrick wth be hanged tomorrow unless other eras plioations arise iu tha meantime.