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Coiporal raHKnivcd in
the ar.d
Dpendfli Station
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Office is Locatejyn A'*' e Public Build
fc iSng ajnd will ffe*^' r ' a Per Pr’
r rent Govej^r
(Corporal H. E. of
Stales army, arrived in the
and immediately '‘stab
A recruiting station In <
Wi building. The station for
W^F\ Rioux says, is ap* riiwnhd tjx ,
and lie to
ror two " r * F.■ ■
and family _SW*trUe in ti..
■fchtlo 'recruiting stations have sev
times been established in Hnin?
**i this is the first time that an
]" 1 _
us form.-dWIk-J
H'.ly two or t l(*:i M
l*Pß;.oral Mouse lias Ik on statlongit
itJ jStksonTllle in (harpe of the sta
ti<3&u-re tor the past two years ami
succeeded fn rocuriup 'l ll i*'‘
largo numb rof mmi for 1 n<:!, ‘
Sam’s army. The -ioWei tliefo has
not been abandon* <l, Inn another ofh
leer has been placed in charge. The
Ik, eat officer was anaAl, P re
Korter yesterday and® hf '-iabid that
las far as he knew jUiltfllvta ?>>*•<’
was establish.d peimantly. lie will
have h's office in the suoond rtory ot
the government building in what is
Known as the court room, but which
has never Uen equipped for that
pm pose.
All ahle-UidieU men are desired.
They a*e to bu tseour* and • tor f^UMitry,
. aval!..-, a.till. r\, ’. fl
branches of tlui service ri.rpj.ra*
Kioux has been in the service Jot
many years and is familiar With th.
recruiting ofUcfi He and ills family
will be weltenif in Brunswick.
r|~t —
A BIG RUSH FOR SEATS
Advance Sale far Parsifal Was Open
tned Yesterday.
That the Grttlid will b<- packid lo
merrok night wh ti Pur ifal m !"*•
M-nttd In re thine is no doubt
Willie the advance sale of seats wa
only opened yesterday morning, Alan
Mger f.lan repqris that nearly hall
the House lias already Icon renew flu
For several days people n.ia
Brunswick. whokarc cbaiiag hero i*
:,s the play. tifP.o been will in.- f*V
s. .its. Tlies*- were |mt a.-Ido am.
warn the box office opened yi storin',
morning there was a good crowd wait
iag to reserve the scat.;' AH da: in;,
the day the box office did a bit.
business arid W'hon ii closed last nigbi
half of the seats down stairs liao
bad been 11* irved. Ii is relieved ma.
tno s. r. <i sign will be displayed to
morrow njfght.
TERMINAL A MECCA
FOR BRUNSWICK PEOPLE
Nearly everybody in lirun wick,
hi* relative anti friend, visited the
terminals of the Atlanta, Ufrminr
ham and Atlantic tailroad Sunday.
There were many people who had
not seen the place since it was a
mere rnar.-h land and it seems taat
tr,ey all decided to pay the ttrminal
a \islt Sunday to see just what was
lei nt; done in their city.
To say that they were greatly stir
ptistd would" he putting it mildly. In
let and, where a year ago, tnere was
n. thing but marsh .-tands four hand
s'- mo warehouses, docks, andy iii fact,
tee best railroad terminals In the
tooth Kully three or four hundred
people were at the terminals Sunday,
while doztn of small motorboats
were topping around jn front of the
pier*. * ...
' _d
Repairing the Passport.
The ateaiuer Passport, of the Hil
ton & Dodge Lumber. Company, I* on
tie maria* of tb Parker-
Heesell Enjprt-ryig Cos CP Pan V and s
to be tborpiiii/ qyartouied, ._ -i
m Brunswick i Mews!
ELECT OFFICERS THURSDAY flj
Little or ro Opposlycn for the Dl'ferl
■% ent City Places.
Tim flection quEncers tor the yea.
1907 at .1' meeting ;
of the citv Thursday
night.
So far a- known there ismttle op - ’
position to the corps of clty^Dfflcerh,
and not In a ingle case Is thefc any
opposition, or rather, if nnv
officers are benig ofIKHWW’ ii= ma
known.
One police officer is to he elected '
and it is expected that there will he
several candidates for the place.
CUSTOM OFFICIALS
WILL EXAMINE !
BAGGAGE
ON THE BRUNSWICK
NOT FAMILIAR WITH CUSTOM
LAWS MAY LOSE SOME OF
THEIR CUBAN ARTICLES.
I’as.-engers on the steamship Bruns j
Mick, which arrives today from Ha i
vana, who are nut familiar with the ;
'custom law's, are likely tb lose a '
lot of tilings which they have pur- i
ihased in Havana and which they
think they have a perfect right to,!
-ring into this prfit, but which iiS
termed by the government as smug-1
l.ling. |
Macatec. special agent of the
arrived in tne
•■jam
Hithe puri*oso ol as
isilng the local custom house /-if
dais in making the exiimlnatlonvlof
baggage arriving here today. Ho to
gether with F. A. Dunn, of the local
force at the custom house, will ex
amine the baggage of all passengers
and it is likely that some goods will
be seized by them.
Under the custom laws it will be
necessary for every passenger to ex
hibit to 'the examining officers ail of
their baggage and to do this it willf
be necessary to open every dress rufl
case, valise, trunk, etc, on board we
ship. Far ti pa-senger is perntiH and
to bring from Cuba fifty cjga J3b
packages of cigarettes and glWis to
the value of sino and those who bring
mtte than th*‘ alette I murf er will
iftve to either gin- them up lo t.h<
; siustom officials or pay the necessary
phity,
It Is hardly probahlo that all th<
pa -Mongers arc familiar with the law
..hcn foiv many of the smokers will
ikely bring two or three hundred Ha
vana eigas.- and several dozen of pack'
ages of cigarettes, while others have
ilkely purcha oil Cuban curositles val
aid at more than a hundred dollars
fie cone on the wharf will be quit*
X busy one and If will take thu In
sporting officeis two or three hour!
to look through all of the trunks,
rto
DEATH OF FORMER
BRUNSWICK HOY
Nathan Laspeyre Injured at a 9aw
frfill and Died as a Result
of His Injuries
Brunswick frlehiis remember Nath
an l.aspyre, who resided in the city
for a long number of years will re
giet lo lenrn of his death, which oc
curred a few dpyK ago at a ho.-pitai
in Thomasvllle.
The young man wag injured ai a
saw mil! at Pbleock some weeks ago
and was carried to Thomasvllle for
nodical treatment where he died Im
mediately being taken there. #
Mrs. R. W. Peters, of this city
a sister Of Mr. Laspyre, was called
to Pidcock by his death.
BUSY BLIZZARD NOW PREDICTED
Summer Zephy* Will Vanigh After
Today.
The weather rectifier got busy yes
terday and strained out a prediction
of blizzards due to arrive today or
tomorrow.
. This was really the weather fore
cast. and puts the skiddoo skates un
der the summer handout enpoyed re
*entjy. The hot gpell we have had
since the ijoldayn |, most ttmjgual
and colder weather Just now would
-J# mere prferiM.
BRUNSWICK. GA., TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 15, 1907.
ft CLYDE LINER,
\FHE ONONDAGA,
| IS HIGH AND DRY
Stuck on the Hocks Dll Br
ieans Beach and in a
Dangerous Position
HO AROUND BY IDE SEA
In a Fifteen Mil* Run She Was Driven
Two Miles Off Her Course—ls
a Regular Trade to Jackson
ville and Brunswick.
The Clyde fine steamer Onon
daga. which is on the regular run
between Huston, Jacksonville and
Brunswick, is a-hore on Orleans
Beach, Mass., *ind*it is feared that
she will boa loss.
The Onandago has bvxyn to thi
Doid on many trips, but has not been
here since November 113. The story
about tlic accident to the Onondaga
I* as suit out from Chatham, MasiJ
Bird i_s as follows; *1
ritrayiug from the beaten track
the Clyde lino freight steamer Onon
daga, Captain Bunnell, bound from
Boston to Charleston anti Jacksonville
struck on Orleans Beach early today
and is in a dangerous position. At
low water this afternoon Uie Ononda
ga was high and dry, but none ol
cue clew came a bore as the vessel
at that time gave every evidence of
breaking up.'
"The chance..- of saving the steamei
er were considered about even. The
neither struck tilts beach nearly head
anil tlic heavy sea soon drove
Bor stern around,, until at daylight
'tier no e was pointing back toward
Boston.
"Tilt- vessel had wandered two
miles off her course. In the flftten tulle
run from Nausett to Pollock Hip
shoal lightship during the night which
though cloudy, was com parti vet y clear
and (apt. Bunnell 1 holt ted to one oi
the lifesav.as this afternoon that he
thought he was considerably farther
to the south and had hauled his vest:
ol to the shore to pick up land or
light Within a minute after getting
sounding of seven his vohuul
! grounded on the bar.
The Onondaga loft. Boston yester
lay nfipmoon with a inlscellnnou.
; argo for tin southern states. Two
Mugs arrived at tho tc.-no Uiis after
, loon lml no attempt was made to
: Boat ilie vess I. It Is expected tha'
line greater portion of her cargo will
nave, to bo lightered before the ve
-ol can he floated
“At dark tonight the captain shout
id that Ids vessel tight and
bowed no signs of breaking up al
‘.bough oho had b-.-en Hammered steau
lly all da:- and spray was continually
(lying over her The Onondaga was
built In Philadelphia in 1905. She is
1.155 tons net burden and 27G feet
over all. She carries a crew of 2X
men. She has een on the Boston
Jacksonville line almost continually
as a freighter."
CUBA SUGAR CROP RECORD ONE.
Output 1,500,000 Tons. But Prospects
For Tobacco Not So Bright.
Washington, .lan. 14.- Hejmrts re
ceived here front Cuba Indicate that
the sugar output for this season will
be greater than that of any previous
year The total production is esti
mat'd at 1,500,000 tons. The highest
previous year was 1,100,1000 tons.
There Is some worry as to the to
bacco crop. th<* weigher having been
unfavorable for a large yield.
GREATLY IMPROVED SERVICE
Everybody Now Has Good Word to
Bay for the Oglethorpe.
That the service at the Oglethorpe
hotel has been greatly Improved
since the change of management is
bert evidenced by the many compli
ments now paid the
by the regular and
ers. who state that they
such a wonderful improvement
been the case at this hotel. Vjlfgji
This is true in every line.
of fare is as good *s that of any
hotel In the south, and there has been
an Improvement in every wny possi
ble,
COURT DECISION
REDUCES -RATES
IN IRIS STATE
Georgia Kins Cut in Hard
fought Case Befnr c
Judge Newman
Hi AIMED STATES CIOBI
The Decision of the High Tribunal
Mean* a Reduction of Ten Per
Crnt in Freight Rates of
the Southern.
Judge Newman in the federal court
has handed down a very important
decision covering the railroad situa
tion in the state.
The decision was to sustain the
right of the Georgia railroad commis
sion to advance the Southern rail
way from class C to class 0. The
effect of the decision will he to ma-
Ibuially lower the freight rates on
mi Southern railway, within the state
TOiits. The reduction will amount to
10 per cent, which is a very material
reduction on ire. baits within the state
lit is believed that tho road will
amend Its bill or take un appeal to
Washington. The* road Is lighting
trongly against the reduction, while
ttie state is making a hard fight to
sustain Hie claim that, tne commis
sion has tho right to regulate the
rates within the state. The decision
in the United States court was a
great victory for the state over the
railroad.
ONE KILLED AND
many; injured
In an Accident Yesterday Morning
on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Near Montello,
Ogvlm, Jnn. H -Passenger t.CHn
number 1; won bound, on the South
ern Pacific, was wrecked fifteen mips
west of Montello this morning.
Engineer Neesly was killed in
stantly, the fireman fatally Injured,
while ;t number of the passen
gers wore more or less Injured The
cause of Ui^wreck is not yet
known
II BIG BOOM IN
MEXICO MINING
Thousands of Small Investors Will be
Made Rich During the Next Five
Years.
Milwaukee, Wls.. Jan. 13. A tre
mendous boom in actual mining pro
duction is now unibr way in Mexico,
and the next live years will make
thousands of small investors rich.
The Guggelnhelms are pouring
their mlllious into Mexican mining,
and deriving sensational results.
Some Mexican mining stocks have
returned $250 for every dollar Invested
Others are now selling at 9,000 per
cent above par. Some have paid
1,400 percent dividends. One mine
has a record production ’of SBOO,OOO
and many mines have paid persistent,
incomes for a century. Mexico is un
doubtedly the land of splendid miner
al wealth.
Another rapidly rising enterprise
Is the Catas Vlejas Mining Company
with offices In Milwaukee, Wls., who
control 142 acres of land, Immensely.
K- and copper, adjoining
f the Ougtgenhfims. in
•xlco. This company Is
Jlsing funds and .equip*
tperty for heavy product*
,tas Vlejas mines nave
been worked for a century by the
natives. In a primitive way- and have
(©reduced big revalues to their for
er owners.
f A CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
Brunswick Seamen's Friend Society
to Give One This Evening.
The Christmas entertainment which
i was to have taken place In the rooms
jof the Brunswick Seamen's Society
j January 3 will be held tonight be
t(ujll|ig at 7:30. A musical program
fci p§en arranged by the ladies of
j the auxiliary board. The ministers
jot the city will be present and take
part. Refreshments will ibe served
and every effort is t,o
give a thon t enjoyable
evening.
\ BAD lARTHQUAKE
IS REPORTED
AT APIA
j SHOCKS WERERECORDEP THREE
HOURS— if OCCURRED ON DE
CEMBER TWENTY-FIFTH AND
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan.
has been received here of
said to, bo the greatest earthquake
In the Apia, which oc
curred on
Earthquake instruments there re
corded a shock for
UtiO miles south of Apia.
Full partiruarM of the damage %-ere
not received in this report, but it is
thought; that the loss of life and dam
age to property has been great
AN INTCRECTINQ MEETING
HELD IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Jan. 11. A gather
ing of great Importance to the ma
tv rial development of the country
wan held here this forenoon when
representatives from every state in
the union gave their views as to the
obstacles which have hampered our
efforts to develop the commerce of
thJe United States.
Tlte call, which originated from the
New Yprk hoard of trade, contained
among bttifcr Items a paragraph show
ing thelnecessity for concerted action.
That t'njb movement should be broadly
national and widely representative in
scope, <M! national and state associa
tlons Interested in the objects of the
convention, were invited to send del
egates, the result being most success
fnl. i
In flip Now Willard hotel at noon
when p -(icetdings commenced ali
avail alb-1 j space was occupied. Gover
nor Pri ctor, of Vermoqt, Governor
Roberts; of ContiecticHt, Governor
Hughes/ of New York, Governor Glenn
of North- Carolina, tlpt-ip jjor -Bjtow
•aVd, of Florida and Governor Deneen,
of Illinois were In attendance and de
llvervd addibssefi in the' afternoon.
The convention considered and de
vised me|asures for tho enlargmenr. ot
our foreign trade and help promote
the demand, abroad for tho product
of Unitdd States’ farms, workshops
and mines.
Secretary of S-lt.aU* .Elihu Root tnad
an Interesting hdortks and' gave the
delegates the benefit of his observa
lions during his visit to South Amei
Ira— &.'juMtlf tnilick ut to as
sure a lart|- attendance of those who
wished tiiMiSHlht In the good work of
extenrtingjilmerloan tiaije
INTERESTING BERVIC69 AT
sfi MARK’S ON SUNDAY.
The seifilws at St. Marks ehnrch
Sunday wilie unusuaily interesting and
wdYe qit<il<d py> large >congrega-j
tioiis*. M & feature of the morning
and services was the sing
ing of ifrfjJohn Bank , of Savannah,
who ss*gLit the former Nevln's IP>-
sary, a*d t the latter I Need Thee
■Bver)- qom to tho air of DolCoven's
Absent. Mr ltankH has a very line
tenor vid<a and y, .was at its he.st
on these jSoccaHiohs, winning hign
praise frpfi all who heard him. Rev.
Mr. Boyl&iVw-wrAiAtm * were -also
much i-njS.f-'i i y the congregation
and the vested choir sang unusually
well showing in a marked degree the
line training of Mr. Blakely.
LABOR SHIP 18 LONG OVERDUE.
,Hd 9J2 Japanese Aboard and Should
blave Reached Mexico Jan. 6.
„ Mexico City, Jan. 14.—A ship hav
ing, on. board 922 Japanese laborers,
'which’ *fca; due to arrive at Sallua
Cruez ,J anuary 6, had not bfcpn sight-,
ed at a late hour last night. The
laborers ate jconslgnbd to the Las
Bsperanzas mines of the Mexican
Coke Company in Coabnlia.
There have been reports of stormy
weetfcer, par have bees
delayed:'
liRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAM RAD A
CONSTITUTIONAL
AND LEGAL RIGHT
President Sent Message to
Congress Testerdey cn
•4egro Troop (jueslicii
MATTER SIIIL6EFGPIE SENATE
President Declare a the Evidence he
Has Makes the Negro
Nothing Less Than Midiffigh*
Assassins. V
Jan. 14. —Present
Roosevelt today sent a niwu-'evi
congress declaing that he was
within the constitutional and legal
right on the Brownsville negro troop
question, which is now being debated
in the senate, brought about by a
resolution introduced by Senator For
aker censuring the president for his
action. *
He revokes the civil disamlllty of
Uis ordir as invalid, but transmits
some new evidence.
He declares, that the soldiers who
participated in the Brownsville affair
tor which, the troops weie aismlsaed,
were nothing less than miaoight as
sassins
The debate in the senate continued
today and there were some •pirited
arguments from senators lor and
j against the resolution.
THEY ALL WANT THE COLLEGE.
Brunswick Business Men ThtnlA- It
Much for city
The article in The News Sunday
concerning the estai Ihhin.r. of a
big industrial ,school aim ousiness *
college in the city was lead with
more than ordinary interest by tho
people of the city gtnerahy and mar.-'
of the business men are now much in
terested in the college,
it Is be lived that the liberal prtipo-.
sltion mad© By Prof. EaMoi-ten can ‘
be easily met, and the matter will bo
taken up with him as soon as he re
turns from Tampa and some definite
decision will be arrived at. Just at
t is time, when the city Is growing at
such a rapid ratd, limbing- could be
of more benefit -tlmn’ a coiltge Uke
the one proposed, and tne people of
Brunswick will no doubt no what they
can to secure it.
LOCAL HUNTSMEN* ARE
HAVING A HARD TIME
Bums wick huntsmen aro exper
iencing rather a hard time of it just
at present, while the quail are se
curely hid In the swamps and won
dering why the nimrods ; hdvie pot
yet been out after them.
The unusually hot weather as well
as the long dry spell has kept tho
sportmen at home as it is little or no
me to; go after quail .with auen
weather eon*.Uon. Several parties
have been .out but have. returned
with very;'few* thirds. A .crowd that
can go, out these days and get up
more than a covey or two is do
ing well.
WILL OCCUPY PRESENT OFFICE
Commercial Agent Ligeour Not to Re
move to Terminal Station.
Commercial Agent Ligeour, of tho
A.. 11. & A. railroad and the Bruns
wick Steamship Company, will not re
move Ills office into the new termi
nal station as has been previously
announced; but will continue to ntajte?
his headquarters in tho opera house
building.'
As stated in The News Sunday this
office has been leased by the Bruns
wick Steamship Company, .but will
be occupied iby Mr. Ugeour and his
force.
CANADIAN COMPANY WANTS
PAY FOR BROKEN CABLE.,
Ottawa, Ont,, Jan. It.—o-. Price,
one of the directors of the Canadian
Electric Light Company, og Quebec,
headed a delegation today to Sir
Wilfred Laurier, asking that the Do
minion take actfon to procure from
the U. S. government a claim of J7,-
500 for the billing of a cable
longing to in the
■l+wrim* river by a TTnltlNl flkat—
eriifor' * <* *,* -iMhi,