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BEGINS, c ovg^tKpw !G COURT ROOM Cih- I I ■HHUk t " K> 1 V , ' j m ■- Jp 'i^r-Jl^r ;IprHjP i| \ ■gpi J | || || jflHr :. < . |*jjS<. ■ f *-'- WMBjP .i - pa .. ’*• t^PMP, 1 * 1 coo 3 BkSS .j-if c <^Bo' [ X i'" 17|' .a i' ojjy* ;Jp| 'l' ; PB r i , oke to tii... o', u-.ti )*r. He '|Rff black, wa - v * ■ K wa > u :i mi j it m 4|Poasul::. -one with (tie attorney the ji #K rapped for order. of hd* family, including his onffhcr and w. fe, occupied seats near the prisoner a nil frequently during ir. lay they v'ould eater into con vet £.- .vl News cpoter of the World. The court i oom in which Thaw is • in g tried is considered the news cen cof the word. os cables t.o all part.- ■ . the coitntrr and numbers of spec ,.,l wires ha'O been placed in the iurt nom. A large uu:n .r of for ,u new spacers have Went * p <. . ■ ncspondnnh* here to cover the ..>tcd cam 1 bn.;, room which ad •r.s the c *•" ha been given • >.er to tl i hi wspader m* n and ex . uly J::b correepoun-'-n’ and M.-ciai pr©s'. tits Ives w re p.eneut lo.*ay, (fj.Tiliy Li.r.tla Acquittal yemb rs °* the "1 haw family today ■ .prei m 2 the opinion that they fully xpec to see young Thaw acquit 1 They all seem 10 be confident result of toe tr at. It is now posltii.jiy that the defendant ; lea will be emotional hr. unity and •be unwritten law. fbaw’s attorney* who hare spent weeks in preparing ■he ease, are eq.ua: :y ax sanguine rat their ciiti.i will ijc acquitted The "Unwritten Law." The district attorney it ,6etm>, U aware of tire tact that the defense .il endeavor to clear Thaw' on the -.nwrltten law and in que.tioaiag the inrors at, they are called up to qua! :-;y, ho questioned them as to their attitude regarding Uie unwritten law :uny of those examined today were turned down by Ulte stats on ac count of the fact, that they believed i the law. Two Jurors Secured. Pp to a late hour this afternoon • o jurors had been secured. It 1; r.ot r.iiwn exactly how many have >■ y.Y examined.' hut dozens have gone cfjwn I°' cause, Forman is the name if tho flr-t juror secured. It is expected that the jury will made up tomorrow and the trial or the case will begin. Many witnes ses have been summoned and intense interest is being manifested in the . a*a which will probably last for ...veral days. * The opinion seems to prevail here i „at Thaw will be acquitted on the ..awriiten law twcnty'five killed in A 810 MINE EXPLOSION. Pueblo, Cal.. Jan. 23.—Between twenty and thirty-five men wen kill ed and a cumber Injured by an ex plosion at the mines of the Gruel Iron Company, at Trinidad, C3I. Most of the tnen killed were miners when the stjUslru occur -7*4, A BB**ber ef tho iwtixn tor* m Brunswick NmVs. PICTURES OF MANY VES^LB Are Displayed at Office, d*£>t Otto aohannesen, the official port statistician, has a fine collec tion of photographs of different ves sels at his office at the store of E. H. Mason & Cos., and any one ever wishing to see a photograph of any kind of vessel can be accomodated y calling on him. Capt, Johanneses has the photo graph of vessels from the smallest two-masted schooner to the Cunard line steamer Carmania, the largest turbine ship In the world. He has a picture of the Thomas W. Law con, the seven masted schooner, lar gest afloat, of the 'Geo. \Y. Wells, the big six-maUer, which came here on her maiden trip, and many other in teresting vessels. He has pictures of many shipping scenes In Brunswick and klswhero tud his office always attracts atten tion from those interested in ves sels. RIGHMOi VISITED El $1,000,000 BLAZE Richmond, Va. p January 23.—-This city was visited by a dis a trous file today and the loss at . resent is placed at one million dol lars. It. is impossible to secure fig area at this time, but many hand tome buildings were destroyed. The fire originated in the very ceo ter of the business section of the 1 y and before it t ou’.d be extin; uista •and a large portion of the bsuiness district! was destroyed. Tax Assessors Are Busy. Capt. T. Newman, F. McC. Brj.vn and J. W. Collins, the board of tax assessors of the city, are busy on their rounds -and visited a part cf iho business section of the city ant! ‘orday. ft will take them some weeks to complete the work City Council Tonight. The rtyuiar week!;.- -reefing of the city council will he held tonight and t. la expected that • ■ '1 he a very interesting one. .•>.• n i.er mat ters it Is sr'J t i'< tr Hey, light and water f . iir.aur i ,1 come up •:nd fomethiag is 100 i for in a defi nite form. 'FRISCO MOT LEI JAPS LAND Eight Hundred of Them Were Barred From That Port rived There on Steamer. San Francisco, Cai.. Jan. 23. —Eight hundred Ja; anc e arrived here today an orieVf tho big steamers, but tho "ify authorities refused to allow them to land. The steamer is anchored off the harbor and it is understood that the mutter has been taken up at Washing ton. 3HONT3SUMS AUGUST BELAIONT Resigned Yesterday a® Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Elected President of Railway New York, Jaa. 23—Some little surprise was caused today when Theodore P. Shoats resigned as presi dent of the Isthmian Canal Commis sion, but his actiqn was explained later in that ho was elected presi dent of the Interburban Metropolitan Railway Company to succee3 August Belmont. It is not known who win succeed •boats it president of the owe} WMlWl*|. BRUNSWICK, GA„ THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1907. ITCH MISSING, WARRANTS OUT, . A SUIT FOLLOWS , 4 Guest al Ggleiharpe Hotel Has Rooms Searched lor Missing lime Piece ONE OF THE EMPLOYES TOOK OF FENSE AND ENTERED SUIT AGAINST HIM FOR THOUSAND DOLLARS. The disappearance of a gold watch from an express package after Its delivery to representatives of the Ox * lethorpe hotel a i-rosed to one of its guests, occasion® some sensational developments in jutstice court circles yesterday. ML It seems days ago R. L. 'Kilby, a rep®: \ ivo of a New \ork firm of bivyi b fSjuio had been a guest at the had an ex in e-;s package forwarded to him in care of the hotel. In the adintrim Mr. Kilby wal called to Jacksonville and the package was forward’d to him in that city. On an examination a handsome gold watch, which was shipped to mm with other thing?, was missing ..ml evidences were man' ifest of the opening of the package. Mr. Kilby returned to Brunswick a day or two ago and upon investlga ling at the expre. s office ascertained ihat the package had been delivered to and signed for by one of the <,lerks. at tiio, Oglethorpe. Mr. Kilt y was not able to secure definite Informa tlonyii.out the absence of his watch, accordingly Bought Justice ci the cl’ace Lam..right and search war rants were issued against the Ogle thorpo providing for ltgal permits to search certain rooms of the employes of the hotel. An officer from Judge Lambright’s court per.-mint to t,be warrant*appear < and at the hotel yesterday afternoon and instituted a rigid search of the rooms specified. It developed that one of the rooms was occupied by Mhos. A. Lloyd, formerly a local fruit dealer ,am! lor sevt ral months a clerk in the office of the hotel. Mr. Lloyd took serious exception to the humiliation of being subjected to a search of his personal effects and af ter a careful seaich had failed to locjatv' Wu watch or any evidence thereof he retaliated by taking out at tachment proceedings against Mr. Kilby in the turn of 21,000 for per sonal damage because of the bumhia ion occasioned by the search of his The attachment proceedings will be heard in Justice Lambright’s court today. Mr. Kilby was seen by a rep resentative of tho News la.t night and says he regrets deeply the occur rence hut took the action above des cribed in an liouesi effort to secure his watch, which he says he has a reason to believe was removed from the package after U3 delivery to the hotel people. He did cot intend to cast any insinuations upon Mr. Lloyd any more than upon any other em ploye of the hotel but his property had been appropriated and he simply wanted it returned to him. Mr. Lloyd was also seen at tho Og l thorpe by a News reporter, and he slated that Jie had been assisting Mr. Kilby in his efforts to locate the missing watch and that ho was sur prised when an officer appeared at the hotel with a warrant to seach his room. He was offended by this act ion and as he was explaining tho mat ter to a reporter Manager the hotel appeared on the joined in the to instruct the reporter not to print! anything about the affair ,and the con versation with Mr. Lloyd ended. Mr. Lloyd has been residing In Brunswick for' a number of years and the proceedings yesterday were not intended to reflect upon him, Mr. Kilby merely securing the warrant have the rooms of ail employees searched and Mr. Lloyd happened to be one of them. His friends do not connect him with the matter in any way. In the meantime Mr. Kilby Is short a handsome gold watch and Mr. Llowd seeking assuage to r what he think* wa# an Indignation upon his immi ms ALL AGREETO USFf MILEAGE BOOKS , ♦ lolerckgaable Mileage flow on Hil Linos Cpsraiirg in Hie Soulii MEETING IN ATLANTA BETWEEN CFFiCIALS OF DIFFERENT RAIL ROADS RESULTED IN AGREE MENT BEING MADE. An announcement was made yester day that Interchangeable mileage good on all of the roads cast of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers would bo offered foi sale before or on the first of Feb ruary. While someayhe railroads to lings a lilt n.ii.iiu.> I | j 1—- . "till i:; . i JP®' f.i-? A fr j. - in.tructlona to couducTors parties. The decision was reached at a .1 of the passenger officials oi the southeastern railroads held yes terday and day before. Under tht new arrangement these thousand mile Looks will be good for transpor tat.on on every road in the toutli eastern territory. This interchange able mileage will be good on ail tnc roads, including' tho Southern, wnict. up to this time has refused to conic iuto the agreement nntdo among u dumber of other lines. ,Ax heretofore, the 1,1)00 mile books will he sold foi $-!u or at the rate of 2 1-2 cents pe, mile. With the announcement of thL new mileage g.ilug iuto effect, souk of it at once and on all roads by the iir.t of u.xt month, the holders of mileage books will also be able to use the mileage books which they uow lioid on all roads as soon as the agreement gats into effect. This announcement is looked upon by many tjf the traveling men as a ..mat victory for tho Traveler's Pro tucLivo association ,as this organiza tion has been fighting hard for just such interchangeable mileage foi years. While the act is a voluntary one on the part of the railroads, it is looked upon ty many as an effort to pita e the public and if possible sititiy them and peril,ip prevent the making of more strenuous demands in the drawing up of state bills to be brought before the next session of tho various legisffiurcs in this territory. In addition the great convenience tbiy new arrangement means to the traveling publiunrtfd the opportunity to secure transportation on all lines in this territory at the rate of 2 1-2 cents per mile, it also provides new and better methods for checking of baggage direct to any destination in this territory and at tho same time docs away with the present necessity of rechueklng baggage whore tile des tination was on some railroad which did not accept the interchangeable mileage as it had existed. Further particulars announcing Just the roads which will place the inter changeaoie mileage inlo effect imme diately and those who will enter the agreement on the first of February, will he officially announced in a day or two. Ir, wa : doftnitel stated, how ever, that tho interchangeable mil eage will be in effect on the roads by HERE REPRESENTING THE HEBREWS’ ORPHAN HOME R. A. Sonn, of Atlanta, w?,s in the city yesterday in the interest of tho Hebrew's orphan homo of that city and made a very successful canvas of the Jewish element of Brunswick tor subscriptions to this fund. The or phanage is one of the largest in the entire south devoted exclusively to those of the Jewish faith and Is a greatAoon to the youths of that race of both sexes. It has industrial and normal departments and students are fitted for a life work before they leave Its frcrtals. Mr. Sonn was very much gratifled at tfce prompt and substantial man ner in which the Jewhh population of this city responded to this truly food cause And h may raouts Lb tfe* ttr *dr. SWETTERMAN iIUST APOLOGIZE OIT HE WILL LOSE HIS JOB A LAUGH PRODUCING COMEDY. “It’s All Ycur Fault” Pleased Audience Here Yesterday, If at the lap dl3 like you have before**# all your fault. The attraction was “It’s All Your Fault.” a bright, catchy little comedy full of impossible situations and tne wo audiences seemed to greatly en joy it. Asa laugh producer the com ’dy has not yet been written that caa ring forth more laughs in the satin length of time not can as many am us ng situations occur. The cast is an excellent one. every performer, from Piucus, the New York newsboy, up to the servants, it in artist and tlmmprt about all there is in the erfffedy out of it. Eaci teems well suited for his or her re pcctive roles. Altogether the little comedy is on< if the best ever presented here an: hose present seemed to greatly en Joy the production. £3?fF!I p HIT MAN, M REWARD Policeman Richardson, of the Bruns w.c.t jpolice fori) , ycfjicrday recti vo,d a telegram from S. M. Moye if Sandersvllle, sheiiff of Washiug icm county’, to tiio effqect That tin negro arrested by him a day or tv. ago supposed to be Simon Fi t ice s warfti and by the authorities of \\ki;/un ion c-*-.ity fpr murder aud on who*, head there had been placed a re ward of $250, advised that the m had reached that city and proved t: oe tho right party’. This nnans that Officer Richard son will receive the reward reierr,. 10, $l5O of which was offered by the state and the additional SIOO beinr offered by private parties in the city of Sandt rsville. The capture of this criminal who was charged with the killing of hi own wife, in a most heinous manner, is a feather in the cap of Officer Rich aid on who located the man and ar rested him. The reward of $250 wifi also come in pretty will and oi course, will be promptly paid. Sheriff Moye, of Sandersvlile, cam. to the city Monday and carried Fran ces back to Washington county fo, identification. one mil 10 JAMESTOWN SRI The House Voted Yesterday to Loan Coming Exposition That Amount. Washington, Jan. 23.—Congress to day passed; a hill authorizing the United States to loan the managers of the Jamestown exposition one mil -1 on dollars. The bill authorizing the loan of this sum was introduced some time ago and It was generally expected that it would pass. TWELVE MILLION BALES GINNED According to the Report Issued Yes terday by the Agricultural Department. a"** Washington, Jan. 23. —A report was issued today from the agricultural 1 department, showing that up to date lover twelve mfillos bale* of cotton prVe five cents. Grdars were Sul Id lie jjmrorofjjtnahfrcni Landnn Ygs’trday M IHP.i/rn yrr t.rnrsifrn ftiunfto ili uiitmu .-oreien Office Took Up the Matter Yesterday and Cabled Him to Either Apo'og'rs cr Give Up Hi3 Job. London, Jan. 23.—The a*on of Governor Sweetckam, of JamaA, who ■nought about the preen:p.vryqL de mand ofthc Withdrawal of tiia au warships front Kingston under Admiral Davis, was taken un official y by the foreign office today' and ■ffoit was made'to get aa explanation rom the governor. It Is stated UjK an explanation was received fr.yjfiflilni, but it was not Elifiiciqnt ’to warrant his acion and lie has b.en author;.-od to apolo gize to the Unltrd States and if ho refuses to do this he will be .fired .rom hi3 position. WELL KNOWN NEGRO IS DEAD Louis Wright, an Old Citizen, Passed Away Yesterday Morning. Louis Wright, one of the oldest segro citizens of Brunswick, died uddenly at his homo on Cochran ave nue yesterdyr morning. A\’right has 'en sick for many years, but bis tenth came as a surprise to the mem bers of h!s family us ho was- down u the city as u mal yesterday morn ,ng. He v;as a property owner and a good citizen. The deceased wan fi'ty five ■ years oil, belonged to i j u -.u-.t church uid a memoir s iveral secret socis ir. The fun-, -d will occur at 9 o'clock till- morning from the First African Baptist church. LIE WRIGHT 15 SOON JO RETIRE American Ambassador to Japan Will Return to Memphis and Resume His Law Practice. Washington, Jan. 23. —It was an nounced teday that Luke Wright would retire from the Japan tiuba.sy on August fir.-f. It Is understood that he will return to ids former home in Memphis, Tenn. and resume the practice of law. Vi 135 GEORGIA E. PYLES IS DEAD Passed Away Early Yesterday Morn ing After Long li!nes3. After an lilacs of several months Miss (Georgia E. Pyles died at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Berrle yesterday morning. Mi 3 Pyles was about seventy years of age and all or tier long and • u eful I.l'e has been spent in Brunswick and Giyan county. She was hr in at the old family es tate of the Pyles near Fancy Eluff where she spent her early life. For several years she ha; made her home with Sheriff Hondo who is a nephew of the deceased. Miss Georgia i'ylis was known and loved by ail of the older residents of Brunswick and many others. She was a truly good woman—l.iad in dis poiitlon and and chutrtable and con sistent in all of her relationships. She had a devotion for young .top e and in that circle was especially es teemed. Tfce deceased has extensive family connections In a:l sections of the county, coming from one of Glynn county’s ( oldest families. She was a Consistent member of the First Baptist crlurch and through all of her seveVuy i’ears has been a devout Chhitlan. The Nows ttnders Its deepest sympathy to ail of the members of the f.-rnily w.lO are be reaved at the sad drain. lp -2Xhe. funeral will occur home of Mr. and Mrs. Barrio tidd : L;. 'Wjr'' I IV. i.i i.Jffl. njU'