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lOTROLLEY LINE
J. 0. M. Sirachan Asks;
City Council for a
franchise
mmmi u oiiike
- Which He Desires the Council to
Pass Grading the Franchise. ’
Definite Action Was Not
Taken Last Night.
At last night's session of Bnt cit:•
council Capt. I*. I M Strac a
the pait of himself and his associates,
Phubmitti and to council in the shape of
Jpa cominunicaGim an ordinance which
lie will ask council to pass granting
him a franchise to operate a *y
t.oill of trolley lines in Bruil-witk aiid
to fi.i nUh , a.- i icctricitv and < I -clvie
jjyaiwer gt nerailv.
The ordinance is accompanied by
an Introductory remark in which .Mr.
HMfJian announces that he wid Ik; ri
ifßf.ii to turn over to tltu 1 ■t >
lire, eut watt; plant of lire , .Vlutuui
Light and Water Company at u taxed
f 01 arbitrated price, ten per tent of
V.h. i: i > !e p;\itie la; mater a '
with patiial payments to made
-complete-' by January i, 14)09.
The ordinance spedUetk rates fur
gas and ‘elec-mity which ma .rial;;
1 educes the rates now obtaining- with
• the Jiutlia' Light and Water.- Com-
Jtivty. The trolley 1 ie will m t tra-
HHbrsi Haj s-trie; and pmvid.-s lor at.
entrance through Hanover park,- the
m trolley people to remove (he fountain
and Confederate monument at iis own
expense. Provision is made for live
cent fare, for continuous passage
from one section of the citv to' Ihe
th(er with transfer:' as iu vogue in
ottier cities.
Caj;t. Si rechan and his a sociales
announced in the ordinance Liat -i)
work is not started within' four
months from the grantimt' i of tjih
franchise that same is to be vitiated
and unit if ft r mites are not in OP-
ution within t>' >:. ve iiiemuc tin n the
fianchi-t -o granted in to Ih <• uv
mil! a.n> void, 'li e c >nimnn t i-n
decs ii u go into and t -ii a fo an; r
rails nit nt; made or pe hag li. w e’i
ci,;t. Stra; ban r>n i r.a ! . t
and Water Company, and of <■ : -
the entire matter wi! 1 hsve to lit
* ftrusije 1 out in council before any
•definite action CuU he lutd or i-etore
lit ordinaire can bo placid on it
.i.rr.t read)bit. ft was lef.rrod ufte
.a lengthly d.se.ulsioa last • night to
three cornmitt'e-, that, of Sanlfuafln,
light and water, mil reads and halboi
an 1 ordin ances. This pra. t.c.Ui
Overs the efttt'e council amt 'probably
* y the next m suing something' 1
n.ic and. more tangible n.-iy h* evol
ved on! of the situation
LIE liflU
IS STILL ASHORE
Efforts to Pull Her off Huve so Far
Failed and She May be a
Total Loss.
Telegraphic reports yesterday stated
that the Clyde line steamer Onondaga
which went ashore ,oil Orleans b- ar
■ir Boston, la -1 Sunday, was .--.til.
hard and fast, although tugs hav<
trade every effort to pull her off and
tt is now fr a red that she will be a
total /| rss.
The dispatch Mated that, another ef
fort would he made to float the s‘e:iu
er on ye let da: 's high tide and there
v.as some hope of saving hr r. If sh*
is not flor.tr- 1 within the next day
1 two it is fe: .< and 'hat she will go to
pieces. Mod of the cargo las ai
reedy been r moved from the m tamer.'
Small Police Court.
Mayor Symons It- :01 I. .ring a
great many ca : cs at ii- daffy mat
>4**- For tbo ft w Jay, there
fcv# beet) OP)V one jr two evil-doer*
haforo him.
Wt Brunswick News.
KIEfiS HANDLED
188 SSffiL
US! fiHTY
ORDINANCE ,'oOHlB
ITING DRUNKEN MEN AND,
LEWD WOMEN FROM ATTEND- :
ING OPERA HOUSE.
The new city council developed thoj
talking habit last night and Alder- i
man Cook who is vapidly becoming j
door leader, came 111> neat iwSii:,-. ,
this honor BevertU .limps during Uu j
| evening.
• Mayor Symons sustained his repu j
j tat ion for -promptm -s and at 7:30 t ii< j
! meeting was down to buslnt ss. Thus. I
present were Mayor Symons and Al-1
! ttormi'ii Dart, Maun, Wright. Oook.j
| and Tapper.
Alderman Cook ntov< and that the -a!
j ary attached to the hoard of tax as
j essors ( e increased from $125 to
If tr.ti to Include making up of books
j Tile mol ion prevailed.
j Mayor Symons, called att* htlon to
the fact that the iniudlos w re in
cr re ret for the rev .n that the nr#-
nance fixing gas. light and water rati 1 . :
had been reported a:.d postpone-;
when as a mater of fact no sc.ci
ordinance wa- pending before com
eil dying with ik - bum; ndtuiuistrp
tifln. On motion the clerk was Ift-{
structed to cm net rip minutes.
W. (’. Am- a Mentioned council to
j compel the A.. 11. & A. railroad and
j4lie. Southern railroad to conform
| wKh tii.? four mite speed limit on the
■Jocinau avenue tracks A mutton j
prevail'd that Bio clerk call the at
tention of th;- agents of the roads
jto the complaint.
! Dr. W. B. Burroughs a-lu-d cdun
eil to reconvey to him ccriuhi Town
I Uonfmohe i ri.-b-rty" void at tax sab
ion pavnient of whh ev r taxes might
!he due Kefirred to couihiitu-i: on
I axes and revenues.
J. 11. Hopkins r. quo: L and penult to
nut root on property ai Bay lot num
ber 29. Referred to cjiniulttce oa
lire and building permits.
The fol)owu y re 01-uious were in
treduced during B e m< i ting:
By Alderman < oc.k, providing that
in future heads or lily iji-pariments
<in ploy all subordinate labor in the
various work In the city. Adopted.
By Alilcrman Wright design;-iiug
the afternoon paper as tlie olibka
j organ of the cty.
By Alderman ''.am ; r. filing for'
I the pun ha eof 15* ,i o, < u nls. of
! shells for use lu t mi' lie works
| depfll tmeiiß Pat - 1 at r tie
! Al 1 <n;:an 1 " - i-tr 1 .ced two
rfrilinuncc-s, ’><• of ilch .. re
plac'd on ft; t rrp-k The first
| matit unlawfid : ■ place obfd: ■ :
i n on the- In - is, I . tie- au t ;
v.-.-tlki of the city without spec 1
!nit and provides for red signal B . it
!tit night when obs-Buciion is n- '- .
•jaaty. The ordinance is alined at t n
j iracier.- who are in the cuatot
leaving brick, niortor utnl <■ nr • • in !
! various street, where buildings a l ' j
I being erected.
I -The other ordinance Tulroiliiccd b: j
iAI lennen Wright profei - - ti w. ; wo ;
- ii and- k , and or. fni t;i,-1
i k:;e. age of the bnTinc.uci ■•women |
j known to be prostitutes, from Admit
| taiice into, any playbbueo attendctl-by
ic' -pe<l atkle people,” Tip- ordinance'
j make it unlawful for any person to j
sell or’give such ticket lo such di'ii- i
•dual and go. s a ,-Bp farther an..
• mak s it a \Tolatf6n 6T the city m
dor any mar.aegr or door keeper to
admit such a per i-tr Into such p!a‘;.-
house, thearei or opeia house.
Ablet man Dart called attention of i
council to the fact that the new i< atu j
I roller was not 1> ing properly mV: rd
and was being .‘ubji-eted to all kinds
of bad weather. The mayoi p-fern and
Hu iuauur to the committee or. ;
works.
A contmttnication from F 1). 11.,
Strachan. a TniracYiO'iini Tit wKIF!? ap
pears elswhen-, was then taken up
fter which council adjourned.
ELLIOTT F. SHEPARD. JR.
IS NOW A FREE MAN.
_ _ /
'Paris. Jan. if.- FI holt K Shepard.
Jr., was freed from jail today sj't
is week's imprisonment for running
over a child in Ms automobile,
Senator Expelled.
I.ii'le Rock. Ark;, Jam T7.—Sen stor
ft A. Adants was expelled today from
the senate and in his Mead Col. WII
- Lambert who was appointed
by the governor. When a former sen
ator was convited of ffcribery Adams
admitted accepting a bribe.
.BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1907.
PRESENT CORPS !
GUY OFFICERS !
ARE RE-ELtGTED
')
since of bit* Jailrr wss;
*
ihd Oniy Piece Csn
fsstad fur
Mil lioiflf BMC
There Were Two Applicants tor the
Vacant Place on Police Force.—
Capt. T. Newman Named as
Tax Assessor.
Alomost the entire force of olli !
ciala and cm lo. 1 now serving the
city were r<‘-elected I' l the regular
meeting of the city council last I
nis lit. Kor 111,' tin t time in many
■year- there was prr.effcallj no oppev
j sit ion; in fact thefVily contc led j
plao s being that of keeper of the
city guard Imtfso in which S. .!■ Get-ion |
.1, ! t. Coakley ami Clinton Brown !
W're applicants. and in which elect
ion ißorlcti, the present tnenmbeat. \
j -.Yus re-el' ctert.
In tiio vacancy on the police force
Micro w> : ; two ui• [■ 1;<• uuL-. B. 12. .Bol
tin and I).- C Houhioji. Houston -wa:;
ieliuaeu.
C. M, Tilton was an upplicant for
the position of tax as.tt.or fur the
three year term: Capt. Tobias New
man. While mot an applicant, was
nominated for the plain and was el
ected.
'1 he other ofiic elect - -I during the
evening were as follow-:
(’H i tr: uuui-er. V B Fain.
(.!/ f of police, S. A, Burney.
0-m- '■•••it. 11. 10. Owens.
Chief (ire department, .1. C. linen
City physician, .1. A. Butts:
City -attorney, u. I). Mo.ok r
City jailer, S, .1. (iorto.i.
Sui.-eriitlemie-.ii- of snijitnuo.: < t
Spears.
Engineer pumping sturion, !-l. R. 'l'.
Mundy.
Assistant cnpiiT.er, W. VI. N 1 wniati
lluihoc pa h. . 11. A. I'abni.
City printer. u:■>: :i llolcomb.
Oily clerk N J) itusml!
Tax ai .a . i r , three j-ais term.
Tot iky Niwmnn; two year term, 1-'
Me!.'. Brown
I*iliwi l air.iii slom-i-, 7 ji-ars, .1 I*
>:i.veil port.
.- i-xltm, white cemetery, r
Moore.
Be-.1-ni en'or. rl ccupd'-ry, Jackie
'/bite.
Imuoinirlliig officer, J. Lowe, J:
i'oiiuunan, dilly one vacancy a
!; idli.-e department is under civil uer
vice, u. C. Houston.
Bo:! witrdems .1 I! i,-o, F. M .V-t h
laud O. .foliosnesen.
! 'Keeper of City clock. : war 1 1 lit M i
!.of $7,50 ))■)- taonlh, lOnno'.i JUotl.
Jn the matter of su-peilntcndent of
[fliblic wnr ami city engineer tm
[guhjeet is still in Me lia.ibi of t'.y
r/mmiUce of ofllc. ! and salaries and
no election was made lu- r_ night, it
was also decided > i defer the elect
i ion of fie- nl’emburs of the hoard of
health.
mrs. Joseph Champagne dead.
Passed Away on St. Oimon Wdenesday!
Night After a Long lllrtes>.
Mrs. Joseph Champam--, of Si Si
mon, passed' away Wednesday nip lit
lat her home at th-- Hub; house uft< r
|an illnc ?s cove rills' several months. |
She woa a patient sufferer front that j
.■: -:t(l 1 disease, r.antVar, for many I
i-wwehs a-.ul while lit r and ath has been
expected for some time, it nev-rfhe-:
'h‘ came in tin nature of a se- ere
; •rhrrrtr'To her ben .tied Uueba.td ;. id
son. he living in a'V-tmote sbi'i-, 1 :j s ;
■ bitch fit the bedside of his mol her foi i
i a week or ten day-.
i Mrs C’hamtyigtjo, .way known to. a
large circle of friends, in, Brunswick'
where she was e teemed most’ highly'
'■>r her many -tuxbl* ..U-n-lto--and her
good character.
* ' The funeral occurred at. Frederica
i<btv raor n-p tt
tnonl bSing chartered for v i
ion and' a number' of Brunswick
friend- uttended. Tht following g. n
t’.cnjen acted as pall bearers; K. I
Houscnuin, C, £>. Qgg- W-.M- Tttppcr,
H. J. Read. W. F. Symons. and J.
C. Green. Rev. D, Watson Winn, of
whose church on fit. Simon the deceus
ed was a consistent member, officiat
ed at the funeral.
SI; SIMCH Util !
! IS AGOEP.TEO
; by m eon:
[Wuslrifl ftfoc! will Cptr.|
on SI. Simon onLrp
foliar
M Mm fjtj YESIEIiOA!
Officers for th ejjfl' Were Elected
and Mrs. D/s Giit of 350
Acres of Land On Island, waa I
. Formally Accepted.
The board of education held 1c r.
| ular monthly sere,ion at Lite conn
house yesterday niOi'ttlag, electing of
| Beefs for lein year and diupo ing ei
la number of other matters. The of-
I beers of the hoard were reelected,
j They are: Drosident, A V. Wood,
j treasurer, 11. S. Bee. secretary, N'. 11.
! Ballard.
! The board :d::o took up l:ie matter
lof an indtfr trial'coil, go on St. "B : -non
land formally accepted the gift of ktrs
A x,.’’J’. 1 i! on whieh too coll--- I
IS to* be e'ected. Thin property,
which Is well adapted for schpi.l pur i
po;es, already has a large house on if;
hut. other lni-rovenitmts will he made j
By the county.
In acceptng the gift the Board of
.'flucaUon ph d.-.cd Its If to open c- :
in lust rial school oil October 1. It
will he sufficiently equipped to c„-,t
for at 1- .mi. 31) boys y id li is believed
Ur.it. this numoer will at fond when i:
is op in. I. Tile new school is lo he
directly under the tmntrt -cment *'of
the Hoard and will he maintained a
a public school of the county.
t r* rmnm
t [J , rfrrnhMM
lliuus yLSI Lliudit
PLEASED HOUSE
RiP VAN WINKLE WAS ENJOYED
BY LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE
GRAND LAST NIGHT
Ore of the largest audiences of the
I searton 1 Thomas Toff - rron, tip
| Fifth, in Rip Van Winkle at th
i Gr: : and l m , at. ; .. , t i ; -
H wj'h the interpr''at.'mi >’
ji be rob by I7id yotihg'. i ,'feffefsi.u wad
apj :tvcni from B,e rppcatctl
| and ever-1 ! u.Aln mils that. fall
to bh; lot during the evening. Mr.
I (~;ve)-s'.:i in a . k"d actor: be han
f sstu'died the < : - racter of the jo-mpinß,
I rollicking, slc-.-.-iy headed. Rip until be
ilia, c hi a ; t deal of the human
side of I he t! - that'wan given to it
lb;, Up. , ift 1 pi re of a gifted son.
The cart wot ail that could have
been expected, It wa Utils', ted and the
jliaplcrs ctii - r rad eventful lif • of
[the dully D> 'man was told by
i t. , ~it o ' tn i-,t| tb>e story.
I Little Viola -■■ 1 Lconl Flugrath, whose
j real name: are ,T< fferaons, son
land aauyb If r of last nlrht’a Rip. have
iHomothlna of the Jeffer on map ti.etn-
S'd\ and promise much for the fil
' t live.
The audience, r>s above stated, war j
thoroughly plmi.icd with the product
ion. If 1 wtu splendid,iy :-ta:;cd an-) 1
nil In si! all ' I : muc ■ l:)-u-.i
night's amusement and entertainment
for those present.
I II would he unfair fp.r anyone who'
has <*n Jo run Jeffers, nin Rio Van
-Winkle to compare him with any
- ho i -ayr.-l fo po; tray this
rob-. Oiv thinks or the Prince of
nhTrwrl-- in I laralef, one asso.cfeita"-1
, (,-win Vend.on with Far it and who 1
in the world could one a sociatc with
Fit-. Van W.iaklu but Jo :r pa Jefferson, j
v.-ho,fa-'i;ou.f.d tut? character with hi |
'own hand ; and m'do it mbrt; f.eaut.i
f:>] , ach Mute he rl-'.yel it. Tbo T’tp
'of* last night hod, youth and polish
and r;\|o rlilby. bti! ho lacked rnmO
tliins in facial expression and much
in the keenness of the qyo. that h,-
longed oily to '.Tor *-;:h, .Jefferßon. who
gathered into bis Slant af f a -torchon;-,e
but a few short years ago and car
ried with him much of the charm that
belong* to Rip Van Wlnkl®.
RUSSIA IS TO BEGIN
REORGANIZATION
Or li!
0 _____
(meeting, AT WHICH THE CZAR
PRESIDED, WAS HELD YESTER-.
DAY OF V" NEW
JyiAVY WAS
St. Peter.burg, Jan. 17. —A Ukase
was issued toady announcing the re
organization of Russia's shattered
C . ~ 5 .. 1,1,„ . 1 C .. +
OV li, uv e, V> uiv.il UUO UvVU l\Cj)l uc
practically a standstill on account of
tile powerful ei ip lie which has been
lighting- to prevent the probing into
the naval scandals of the grand duke
regime to which the defeat of the
county on tile sea of Japan is largely
I attributed.
The: movement is receiving the per
! tonal inter: at of .... tsar who tails
in' the nation to assist in the thor
ough reorganization of the navy.
At a conference today of the high
est naval authorities, summoned by
lie emperor and presided over by
can. ho enjoined the officers to speak
v, lib the utmost frankness and for the
ur i. time was informed of the full
ant of 1, -. f-swaption responsible
|Oi lb t lic-f-alYiji: bauds of the
Japanese. A proposal "*o adopt the
(.1 i pman plan of naval adm. -'-ttlon
:: reject';-1 as untimely because it
I would Bo i-' parked as withdrawing t\e
Low - ment, lniil those present at the
j . iinference gathered that the czar was
j; ily determined to put through a
I complete naval program. This is to
i a- elaborated as soon as the finances
tin, country permit.
i.rr: ting services Sunday
j 1 i' r. - i. C. J c.cs to be Heard at
Fir. t MftthddiSt Church.
.Rev.: Herman C. Jones, the Sunday
iol.ool field secretary, of the South
t. of.dn. Oonfori nece, and Mr. Withaiu’
i vlve well known hank organized and
1 noted Sunday school man, will be
it. the Fir: 1 Methodist churcii next
i.mmluy. Mr. Jones will preach al
' "-i .Th ’ or vices Messrs. Jones and
’.Vjtliani will each deliver an address
t the special Sunday school service
-.rTfiu city ball at. 3 p. m.
'Four session..- of the Sunday school
Institute will be held Monday and
Tui: Jay. The afternoon sessions will
b<- held al .Mrs, Harley's ho-mc, 400
Carpenter rlru-t, at 3 p. m and the
night m s-ions will be held In the city
| hall at 7,3-.). All ministers and Shn-
I day school workers in the city are
invited to share in the benefit of
I these services.
■TP' \M TCI I c np
jiiii.ai ttLLo ur
tm H^ninAPQ
t/Lsiii 11 . .L SLnr iJ
; President of Sb'uthern Railway Issues
Lengthly Statement Explaining
the GSnera! Delays.
■- ;
i President Finley ,of the Boutheni
Rullavry .has fseued an address to
i (he public, in which he admits that
the road If. Inadequately equipped' to
i cater to the transportation intosetsof
the turn ory traversed by the system
This condition lm attribute.: to the ex
h'.ordinary industrial development of
the south and to the fact that bet
terments, long planned, in the way of
i double tracking, extending the lines
'and increasing equipment, have, been
delayed on account of the Inability
lo secure labor and the impos ihll
i itv of getting rolling stock.
-i
In order to meet the su iden and
pl.t nominal demand upon the rond. J
which iy, far beyond its capacity to
meet., the management spring au
thorised t’io criiition of a bonded in
dobtedne s of J2oOJXtO,OOO of which
sboul $20,000,000 of the securities
haw already been sold and the pro-
I: being expended in better
. tivni;; as rapidly as labor and mater
ial can be obtained. i
, ■ . I
Strange Disease.
I SJ-.awii' e, Ol lx, Jan. 17.—According
to advices received W~ fifteen p-r
sons have db and fronr a strange dfs
eac", ro enabling meningitis in the fia
crod Heart neighborhood in the south
- rn part of: th ocountry witlx the las*
ten days. It is raid that many people
aro afflicted. Physicians have been
unable to determine the exact nature
of the disea#*. j
VmCE FIVE CENTS.
qanglus for
[ VESStIS- BOUND
FORJIIBTON
Botfcin of file Sea was
FnJirely Charsed by
the EarfhquEke
'* 1 ■' '
LlfiST HOUSE IS OESTF.IYED
The Navy Department Received Ad
vices Yesterday That Great Cau
tion is Necessary to Vessels
Bound There.
i
Washington, Jan. 17. —The nav®. de
partment today received advices \uat
It is very dangcrou: for vessels wimp
approaching Kingston, which was -
practically wiped out by an earth
quake Tuesday and all vessels bound
for that place Huould be caioful in
entering.
It is stated that the bottom of the
sea has changed, making the channel
different and the light house 1 and been
demolished, therefore it is dangerous
for vessels to enter.
IS GREATEST
YEARJN HUNG
REPORTS RECEIVED IN WASHING
TON SHOW IT TO HAVE 3EEN
A RECORD-BREAKER.
Washington, Jan. 17.—The past
year has been the biggest mining year
the United Stales lias tier seen ac.
cording to *.tke Geological survey re
port issued today. The mining de
velopments lu Nevada and Utah, ac
cording to the reports, are considered
of the utmost Importance, as showing
that even at a late date the probabil
ities of discoHvcry is B.y no mean.- ex
hausted.
In Utah great progress has been
made in completing plans for working
the low grade copper ores in the vicin
ity of Bingham, where in the short
spaco of two years an almost un
heard of tonnage of low grade ore
has been opened up for' treatment.
These discoveries have made neces
sary the additional increase of smelt
ing facilities in that State which are
now being, provided for.
The mineral development through
out the United States and Alaska in
dicates a still larger output In 1907.
reportTioe
1 GATUI OF!
InteryOceanic Canal Commissioners
Sent In an Interesting Report
Vestcrday.
Washington, Jan. 17. —A report was
made today by the inter-oceanic canal
I commission on the borings of the
Gatumdam site. The report states
t that. 127 holes have been bored and
i that they all show that the walls will
vest firm and suitable for soft rock.
Sixty-four borings, ail extending to
the rock-, have Been made across
the valley charge.
Franklin's Birttiday.
New York, Jan. 17. —In honor of the
anniversary of tlio hundredth birth
day of Benjamin Franklin, the city
flags are floatingg in all public build
ing-. Several public meeting were
held by different societies-, tonight and
the National Society of . 'jw England
held a banquet at the hotel Astor
this evening.
Destructive Lantklides.
Charleston, W. \>... Jnn. 17. —Asa
result of landslide-: along Elk river
destroying c;ir mains, C -Heaton may
bo without gar, for three days. Every
industry la paralyzed, street cars and
nowspe ,i crs suapen f; (1. The legit'ia
turc will Drolyd-Iv a,Hern The rail
way tracks by a huge
for a mile.