The Brunswick news. (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, November 21, 1906, Image 1

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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 49 W. F. SYMONS WAS MATED Ff MANN, DART, DR WAS A VlCm FOR ADMINISTRATION FORCES Capl Symons Had Majority of 168 Votes Over Col. Goodyear RATTLE WAS FRIENDLY ONE Australian Ballot System Proved Satisfactory to All—Forty-two Vote* Were Thrown Out ft By the Managers. THE RESULT. For Mayor. VV. Ift Symons -147 C. P. Goodyear 339 Hymens’ majority 108 For Aldermen. ft. F. Mann 437 Claud Dart 423 VV. it. Cox 417 1- A. Robinson 394 H. M. King 384 J. Bi. Bankston ’. 376 J. T. Lambright 360 J. H. Deo 332 First four elected. Total vote cast, 828. Number of ballots thrown out, 42. The municipal primary yesterday for the nomination o' a mayor and four aldermen was almost a com plete administration victory, four of their five candidates winning by safe majorities, as will be seen by the above, vote. The only defeated candidate on (heir ticket was J. B. Bankston, who. ran considerably be hind the other candidates. The election will go down in his \ory as one of the best-nature i contested fights in the history i>; Brunswick. Though crowds tstood around the polls during the entire day there was not a single difficulty, or hardly a dispute. The supporters of the two tickets were on tne scene early and worked faithfully until tne last vote was cast at 5:30 o’clock. The weather wan all that could have been desired for an election, if was an ideal day, which please.: the politicians. That they worked hard is best evidenced by the fact that out of a itotal of about 875 reg istered white voters 828 of them went to the polls and voted. The new Australian ballot system was in vogue for the first time and i't proved successful and satisfactory fo both sides. Forty-two of the 828 votes cast were thrown out. This was done owing to the fact that they were not prepared according to reg ulations. Some of the voters placed a cross opposite ithe names of the candidates for whom they desired t.e vote; others failed to vote foi five of Hite ten candldfitest while others voted for too many. It was generally expected that between 25 and 50 ballots would be counted out. Both' Sides Were Confident. The result was a great surprise to the (Goodyear supporters. They were confident when the polls closed that their candidate had been elect ed. On the other hand, the Symons •< porters, who had claimed the ejection all along, admitted that they thought the result was close. Dur ing the early part of the day they were sanguine that their candidate would be elected by 100 or more votes, but during the last few hours they were somewhat dubious as to the result. When the polls opened at 6:3' o'clock both appeared to be perfectly confident as to the result, for the first tour or two Col. Good year and his ticket took the lead Then the administration forces •trt#d Uieir work, The city and jteutr employees, who voted almost The /..v ! solid for the administration i started to coming up: it was dent that the word had been among them and it is safe to that of the large number men emlrfloyed by the city and county I not over ten, if that many, voted against the Symons ticket. A ma jority rested under the impression that to vote against the Symons ticket meant that they would lose their jobs, and for that reason, prob ably more than any other, they cast the straight administration ticket. Big Vote Polled. The supporters worked hard dur ing the entire day and the total number of votes cast surprised both sides. When the poll closed and it was announced that 828 votes had been polled, both factions considere u that a point in their favor. Then it was, too, that the friends of Col. Goodyear were sanguine that he had been ejected. While the Symons forces claimed the election at that, time, they said that the majority would be small, and It is safe to pre dict. that not a man in Brunswick thought that cither candidate would win by over 50 votes. In fact both parties were claiming the election by that number. As the count started a large num ter of Interested people congregated around the front door of the city hall and listened to the managers count, the votes. The first fifty votes was about an even split, but after that Mr. Symons commenced to lake the lead and all through The count his majortiy steadily Increased. Before the managers completed the count Ids election wits conceded by the opposition, as many on the outside had kept, pretty. good tab as the names were called out by the man agers. When the managers finally finish ed the count the large crowd which had stood on the outside practically knew the result, and was only wait ing to /hear the official figures. Straight tick ;ts were scarce, in fact not over four hundred, including both sides, were cast. As will be noted by the figures above Alderma o Robinson went in by only a majority of 13 over H. M. King, who came in second on the people’s ticket. The city executive committee will meet this morning and officially an nounce the result. The Next Council, Brunswick's city council for 1907 will be composed of the following: ‘.Mayor, W. F. Symons; aldermen, W. B. Cook, T. J. Wright, W. M. Tapper, J. W. Wood, B. F. Mann, Claud Dart, W. It. Cox, L. A. Robin son. Thilse whose terms expire are: Mayor Hopkins and Aldermen L. A. Robinson .1. P. Golden, T. New man and H. W. Gale. COLD WEATHER READER IRIS WAT RAIN OR SNOW IS THE PREDIC TION FOR TODAY IN GEORGIA. Rain or snow for Oeorgla” Ib the prediction of the weather man. Our, cau hardly believe it as he rnopk his face of perspiration and wonders how much warm weather happens in November. But the weather men have made the prediction and they seem to be hitting it pretty near right these darn. Of. course it is not expected to snow this far down in the state, 'but it is -more than likely that we will get some of the cold spell and the coldest weather of the treason will he experienced. Yesterday was really a warm day. Not that It was hot enough ito cause one to look for the electric fan or take a dive in the surf, but it was quite different from i the chilly weather we have been having for the pars! few weeks. The mercury was up (about 75 —(good (May weather — Wilt for (tonight and tomorrow the weather bureau predicts cold weath er. with a little snow or rain. Re ports from the north and east are to the effect that a cold spell Is now prevailing and it Is said to he rapidly moving south, so get jour heavy covering in readiness. -S® j alio out , from Washington mte of Interest |in this city, where Harry D. Reed | formerly lived: "Reorganization of the Isthmian I Canal Commission has been decided upon by the president, as the result of his visit to the canal zone. Just before leaving he signed orders which will be made public tills after noon. Chief Engineer John F Stevens, will be made a member of the commiswion. ias will Cot. William C. Gorgas, the sanitary ox pert. Stevens is placed in direct charge of all work of actual canal construction end will be the one ap pointed to succeed Judge Magoon as governor of the canal zone. Harry D. Reed, of Waycross, Ca.. who was principal assistant. will become general consul in charge of all mat ters concerning the government of the zone. lie will have numerous assistants. The general effect of or der Is to make Chairman Shonta, of the canal commission, have supreme charge of all canal work/’ E-CHOONE ft RABEL GOES DOWN, Experienced Rough Weather and Sprung a Leak. Charleston. S. C., Nov. 20. —After battling with the rising flood in the hold 'for thirty(Clgjnt noutis, Oapt Wyman, of (the partly dismantled schooner Luis G. Rabel, managed to get the vessel into Hulls hay, where she foundered in four fathoms of water Sunday afternoon. The schooner sailed from Newport, News November 11, with a cargo cf ooal, bound foil- M'aryport, Fla. On No vember 14 she encountered a south west gale and began to leak. An choring off Georgetown tlie water was pumped out and a fresh start southward was made November 16. The following (lay high seas and a southerly gale were encountered; spanker and foresail were carried away, and the vessel again ihegan leaking. The crew, terrified with continued disaster, had to be driven to the punks and with difficulty the vessel was worked into Bulls bay, where It sank. The captain and crew stayed on board until 3:30 Sunday afternoon, and when the vessel rolled over on her side, they took to the ship’s boat and made for the lighthouse. The Rabel and cargo will be a total loss. The v(-said was owned by J. S. Winslow 0(1 (if Portland, Me. FAST Vj/INTER TRAINS. Schedules Announced For Limited and fchicago Special. VUhe \(du/lules of , the Southern Palm I.lrtUtld and Chicago and Flor ida Special! the winter tourist trains or the Southern railway have been announced, effective Janimary 9. The Southern’s Paim Limited will leave New York at 1 Ip. in., reaching St. Augustine, Fla., at 2:50 p. m. the next day, the trip requiring 25 hours and 15 minutes, making tlie allowance between eastern and cen- tral lime. The s hedule for the Chicago and Florida special is as follows: Leave Chicago at 1 p. m.. arrive Atlanta 11:40 the next morning, and Si. Augustine at JO:30 o’clock the same night. Returning the train will leave St.. Augustine at 7:40 a m.. arrive at Atlanta 6 o’clock the same night and Chicago at f, a m. the next day. The trains will be/the most ele gantly equipped that/have ever been operated by the Southern railway. Train Robifern Arrested. Warsaw. Nov/ 20—The two lead ers of the bamd of revxilutJonists and twenty ofhers Implicated In the train robbei/ at Rogow, November 8, by whlclf the revolutionists se cured a vAm of money sabl to amount to $650,000, have been ar rested. They alt belong to the Pol !sh Socialist party. Only Lightly Hit. New Orleans, Nov. 20. —Columbus, Miss., and West Point, Miss, which have ben cut off from the outside world since Saturday were heard from tonight, when Icjng distance telephone communication was re stored. Aside from the prostration of wires, neither of those towns Mut tered from the cyclonic disturbance. State /- 1 SOME MONET IS NEEDED^ He Says That If Funds Were able Scotch Immigrants Coifl New Be Secured and To Georgia. Atlanta, Nov. 20.—1f needed funds become available and the Depart ment of Agriculture is iglven the proper authority, it is not unlikely that a number of Scotch ioimigrauts will come to Georgia to nettle. Com missioner of Agriculture Hudson ban jiUSt p&eeived a letter from James A Skrachan, of Savannah, who la visiting his old home in Scotland and who, before he loft the state, wa; & iven a provisional commission oy Mr, Hudson as commissioner of immigraticn for Georgia The state laws make no provision for such appointment, but the mat ter was taken up by the Department of Agriculture In a sort of tentative way, largely for the purpose of In vestigial ion. Mr. Strachan could have accomplished Ipractleally noth ing if he had not had some official showing, and it was for the purpose of giving official color to his work that he was given a commission. Mr. Strachan has been aible to in terest a number of persons in the advantages that would accrue as a result of coming to Georgia, and has already sent a small party of Scotch men to Savannah. He calls atten tion however, to the fact that lack of funds makes it almost impossible to carry on tlie work In a satisfac ic|y manner, and It may be that tlie legislature at the coming ses sion will be asked to make somo provision for this class of work. NO CHARGE OF HERESY STANDS AGAINST WINN Ttiilsa, 1. iT., Nov,. 20.—The con ference ot the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, -today rejected the recommendation of the committee on books mid periodicals that a charge of heresy be filed agalnet G. B. Winn, editor of the Nashville, Tenu., Christian Advocaite, the of ficial organ of the church. MESSENGERHELD OF Hi ROBBED STANARD OIL COMPANY BOY WAS RELIEVED OF A I.ARGE SUM. Now York, Nov. 20. —A messenger of the Standard Oil Company In Jer sey Oity waa held up by four boys tilts morning and robbed of $1,200. Tiro hoy was en route from the local office of the Standard Oil Com pany when he war, met by the four boys. They covered him with re volver:., relieved him of the money and then made their escape. None of the boyfi have been captured. Town Wiped Out. Gadsden. Ala., Nov. 20. —A tornado struck the little town of Henneger in DeKailb .ourtty, Sunday morning at daybreak, and not. a building was loft. Sit a tiding: Fifteen stores and houses were reduced to splinters. Henneger Is twelve miles from the nearest railroad slat ion. No fntali tii are reported Georgia Railroad Case. Washington, Nov. 20.—Attorney General Hart, of Georgia, today rn tered a motion in ihe supreme court of the United Stares, to advance the hearing in the case of the Geor gia Railroad Company vg. The State, involving the right of the state to collect back taxes on railroads. .T|| W fwi is j ■ 11 Ucuerai' ;.l (hitler, the day. wliitfh /cost $130,000, #hd deeded 6y Scultor F. W. Ruck *tuhl, Is regarded as a masterpiece. strike breakers arrive t-S Take Places of Men at Wayc-ross * Who Left Work. Nt’aycrosu, On, Nov 20,—'Several met arrived here tonight to take the piatki of the striking switchmen, and ihwltch foreman and it looks a if tin railroad yard troubles here will fee straightened out within a day eft two. The condition of tlie yard tonight l*i finally better than it has been for some time, which Is aocounted for by the fact that the company ha s sidetracked most of if the freights routed for Waycross, or forwarded them to the destination by some other road. The yard force to- day has been composed/ of three new men from (Charleston, meverai conductors, the) yoneral yardmaaler and the trainmen, but with this small force the yard has been clear ed of perishable freight and a uurn ber of trains were scat out. The negro switchmen, who went out with their foreman, returned to work tonight and, with the new men who arrived on the afternoon trains and those expected tomorrow, k Is expected that the yard will be work ing under Its normal force within a short time. It Is stated tonight that the railroad company has declined to relniita.e any of the striking fore men Suicidal Asphxlafion. Atlanta Nov 20.—Will J. Free man, 4t years old, clerk at the Marlon hotel and formerly filling a similar position at Knoxville, Tenn., died at his residence here today. Mr. Freeman was found In an uncon scious condition in his room last Saturday morning and a tube at tached to an open gas burner In the room suggested the cause Physi cians worked in vain to save his life, ilmt death came today. The verdict of the coroner’s jury found that death resulted from asphxlation with suicidal intent. The body will be sent, to Knoxville for interment. Denied Bail. Atlanta, Nov. 20. —Application for bail made by the attorneys for twenty-five negroes chaiged with the murder of Policeman James F. Hear“ during the September riots, was de nied today. Exceptions to the rul ing were male In five cases, in which Judge Roan said he would make further Investigation with the possibility of permitting bond to be given A BIG PIANO SALE Twenty to be Sold Thursday at rrc *ory Prices. The Uudden aad litres SL'cutbern music house, will lndd t big piano sale in the Pedrosa hfiil ring on New castle (Street totnoirrw morning, the sale to continue Idr ona week sn.l some genuine bargains In pianos v ill he offered to 'lieXoo;,lo of this city. The company Announces that it. da hires to reduce its inunence stock and in order to do so the pianos will be disused of at factory prices. A largo number of handsome Instru ments arc being displayed and ’.vdl be sold at the lowest prices over of fered the people of Brupnuwick. Th sa,e will begin tomorrow morn" Ing and those who are thinking of purchasing % piano should attend th v Mile. "~ r Tie M Washington, Nov. 20. Roosevelt today' wired Taft not to revoke tha iiandlng the regiment of negrfl -tiers unless some new facta mit ter ire laid before 2:!m ‘•has .oriie good reaaor.a *i.:ors ahould ujß.. banded M > i imp.-: o -m^B m • ; t. c JB Js| ■ W; ui' r K):;cvi'lt^^^^^^weH'ka ago ordered a negro troops disbanded. time prominent negroes havr^lnterested i.hernsf Ives in the mat ■er and have urged ujion the. prcrrijriit to revoke liis order. Ho v,a.-, he urged to do M that., ,s .a.rftmry Taft decided to wiro,|liiiiJfe.ii i /iilma and inform him of v the cff.it being made to keep the troops In the service, but nueortli Ag to it.he president’s reply today thi regiment will he disband ed unle°s some now facta are brought out in favor of the troops. SPIRES ELECTFVOCUTED. Fell Dead as He on an In candescent Light. Aug uia, Ga„ Nov, 20.— J. Q. Spires was this morning electrocut ed by the currentfrom an ordinary incandescent llght| wire. He. while at his place of employment, reached his left hand to turn on tne current and fell dead. Tne entire charge registered only no volts, and It is bdiievied that Spires had heart trouble, as the cur rent 1b not sufficient ordinarily to have caused death RANNA ELIAS IS 6IVEHIG SUM COURT OF APPEALS OF NEW YORK DECIDES IN HER FAVOR IN A CASE. Albany, N. Y„ Nov. 20.—flaana EJHru, the negress who secured such a large sum of monoy from John R. Platt, the aged millionaire, was today granted possession of the money iky the New York court of appeals. The amount that she can now *© cure Is $648,000. WORBE THAN WHEN THE SAVAGES WERE HERE Augmta, Gk, Nov. 2®.—Judge Em ory S;oer of the Southern district of Georgia, in opening court this morning, delivered L strong charge to *rc grand tion He said tlfcig in some respects the south Is wojfto off now than It v-hh In the days when the savages wore at our doors. Then we were on i,uard against all. Now wo have som< negroes whom w© trust, and we are not on out guard against the bruies who commit the terrible crimuo against white people that re adit In lyadhlngs. Mob law he decried u * confes ■ion of weakness and 111 will.