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I'he Brunswick News.
foWPWERWOQD H&RE,
TALKS OF PROPOSED
ALJTOMOBILES-R&AD
SAYS THE SCHEME
WILL GO THROUGH
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flue of the Oglethorpe Man
mmawm •% ikn Piln in Onn
gycii hi me uny iu occ
Work Begin
luBM
Rapid!y Pushed a
Will be Made One of
the Handsomest in This Sec
tion of the State.
C. A. Wood, of tin* Arm of Harvey
It Wood, managers of a string ot
the best hotels in tin* country, the
being among them, arri
mJfc' ,y las! n *Sh! au*l will be
was seen la -t nu.m at
sKuthons.* by a New.-, ortei
interestingly *>t •!•'!■
of intc 1-st t > Brunswick
HL lie Wits hole -hi.-
M.e* ilie put pits* o* ‘ *'•
Hied on the
on Ure Oglethorpe \:i
Wmßr will arrive today from vt
too work will immediately
HE,In. ile says that this work will
Hi pushed as rap l tly as possible anti
Ihi completed the Oglethorpe will
of which any ci , s-.ould
Wvc^^roud.
* to the autotowt ile road from
Brunswick, which was
Mr. Woh'd. he talk* and very
ly and is sanguine that the
undertaking will he carried success
lully out. Mr. Wood stated that lie
had aiteady devoted eousi leiabh* tutu
o the road; ill'll h had written an
t mobile asaoclauom. and couniy com
missioners in a.i couu.ie- ali.iig ihi
a. untry thiough which the road \\, uhl
pass and tba* lie was receiving the
< o-operatfoii of the puhl.c gea* t ally
ii is his plan to et ail section • it:
ierested anti then to begin tie work
all along the line sinuti anoously and
it this way he thinks ti*e road caii
le rapidly cowplo.ed. ire say that
many leading automobile assoc.ationa
„nd county commissioner have at
ready taken the matter up
At present be is having a map pre
pait-ti showing the proposed run i.
.*hich follows ti.e Southern railway
fiotn llrun.rw.ck to Atlanta, thence ft/
Charlotte, from there to WasiUugton
and on to New York The map wil
alro show the condition of the roads
nil along the line
Ile Is enthusiast) : over this propo.
<*d automobile road and he thinks tin
next l>lg automat ile race w ill be frt m
New York to Brunswick
Mr Wood has just t* iuru and from
Charlotte, where the handsome hotel
Selwyn .was !'Opened This hostelry
is satd to be one of the handsomest
*n the south and the opening was a
notable event for that city. At the
bull given t>t the night of the open
ing there were upwards of 800 peo
ple in the parlors of the hotel, which
i, managed by the well known firm.
Tae Charlotte papers contained col
umns about the building describing
it in detail.
After seeing the improvement work
at toe Oglethori under way Mr. Wood
wilt return le Atlanta
ALL CANAL IS
AGAIN REJECTED
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It I* Only Announced that a Full State,
ment Will be l*ued at a
Later Date.
Washington, Feb. 2.— For the sec
ond time, bids for the construction of
the Panama canal were opened here
tod#)' and again all of the bids were
rejected.
The official# did not give any rea
tor turning the bid# doWB, hut
*gUr annennced tbit a full • ttffiaent
jrmld issued 'M*r. _ ,
Per 132 k
NEW EXCHANGE IS RWXDY.
Building on Richmond Street His B%e
Turned Over to the Ampany. %
The now 'building to be\s**d. as am
exchange by the Southern
phon Company, on Richmond street,
has tbeen completed and has been
turned over to ilie company by the
contractor.
It has not been announced when the
company will resume work on the new
system here, but. most of the work
has already been completed, if will iv,
some time, however, before the new
building will l*e occupied . y the ex
change.
SUPT. EGAN 10
IU HIS FATHER
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Superintendent of This Division of
the Southern Sends In His
Resignation. „ '
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ved w ith regret, not enl.v
*,ers of the Southern roilw ty but k? * tp*';
other railroad men a% well, hi tWto-'
ber last Mr. Egan wotit to Macon
to accept the ofiicie of amieihuendent
of the new .division and since tha?
time he has risen * rapidly and today
is looked upon as one of the mosi j
competent superintendent a in the or- i
vice of the company.
As to the real objects in view in
America Mr. Egan Is sty; iivi
ttv dark-. El.t fdthor. .1. > M Ijgan
former president and general manager
of the Cen ral of Georgia rniroud. has .
the arrangement' in hand and is now
perfecting tin* final details in the west
For years J. M. Egan has b.*en a
tiveiy en tigd In milt a I work, but
whether the South .\m**rlcan plans
call for const ruction or not, is not*
known by th* 1 Macon superintendent ;
of the Soothe* n.
'idle resignation tv * 1 and by Mr
lagan is effective VI u it first.
Mr. Egan will I * a: e*|, I by \V
.1. Hell, who is ; f * n . e.iet inleno !
cut of the Con . * .1* l.don fo t.'nc j
Southern whh *..,.( i a Williamson
Mr Bell in: urn wll be followed by j
|.l. L McLendon, lb * present, train i
Ijjiasler. C. T*. Eli , the pt *a: lit
patot.cr will siie-eed Mi Mcl.i-nq m
A BURY BEGIN
OF POLICE COURT
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f!e;_,foes Arrested few Loitering on
Street# Monday Given a Trial
Yesterday Monlng.
When Mayor Symons appeared in
police conn .yesterday morning a
short! whil after stepping off the
Southern train from Atlanta, he
thought something unusual had occur
red in ihe city during his absence
Ttie court room was filled with of
fenders and in all there wer* thirty
two mourners awaiting trial
The mayor wan informed that the
loitering otdiuance had been rigidly
enforced Monday and that accounted
for the unusually large attendance.
One by one the cases were tried
!and every one of the negroes arrest
ed Monday were convicted The fine#
imposed ranged from one to five dol
lars. Thorn who had ceen in the po
lice court previously feared worse,
while those who have fought, shy of
trouble and are net popular in poller
circles were let off with small fines
Very near all of the negroes paid
the fine, the one or two failing being
sentenced to serve five or ten days
on the cit> gang.
AMBASSADOR JAS, BRYCE
PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS
Washington. Feb 26—Ambassador
James Bryce arrive# in Washington
today and presented Ms oredeetUla.
BRUNSWICK, GA.. WEDNESDAY VfIgNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1907.
THE SAW HILL
ABBQGiATION 10
SEND MEN HERE
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Jtolfons Passed at Beg
ularfdirgin Jacksen
ville feslerday
IB KEEP IHI CLEAH
Laborers Will be Loaned Brunswick
Lumbermen by the AssociatiAi
in Order to Get All Cars
Rapidly Unloarie*flh
In .lack sun villi yesterday morning
at the meeting of the Georgia and
Florida Saw Mill Association.,now in
session in that city a sci/frUrhsolu
tions were introduced oyfcSfinanjcuinis-
Iv adopted of thtfT^eity
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GOETHOLS NAMED
He Will be in Charge of Engineers
Corps of the Panama Canal Work.
Named Yesterday.
Washington, Feb 26. The resigns
(ion of John F Se vens, as chief en
gim • a oi tli engineer corps of the
Panama anal, lias in eri accepted and
Major George Oortliols has been
min* and as his successor
Engineer Stevens resigned some
time ago when contracts for the con
st ruction of tin- canal were opened and
all bids were refused by the govern
merit. iGoetiiols, his successor, is now
an officer of the engineer corps.
PHILIP 3. GAINES DEAD
Passed Away Yesterday Morning of
Pneumonia.
Philip Ii C.aies, thirty-eight years
of age, who has been a resident of
Brunswick for the iiast eight years,
passed awav yesterday morning at his
home it'.t.S Gloucester street, of pneu
monia. after an illness of a week or
ten days.
The deceased leaves a wife and
three little children, besides a number
of other relatives, and they have the
sympathy of many friends. His father
resides in Oklahoma and was yester
day notified of his son's death. Mr.
Caines wan a tin tuber of the Odd
Fellows and number* of the lodge
have done everything possible for him
during hit- illness.
It is probaf !e that the remains will
be carried to Gainesville, his former
home. ,for interment. The arrange-
not been completed wait
ing of a brother and other
relatives, who in the city
this morning
EIGHTEEN SCHOLARS \
AND ONE OF TEAChMMV
BURNED WITH
Montreal,
lllochelaga I’rostetant school
city was burned today and eighteen of
the pupils and one teacher loss their
lives.
As soon as the fire was discovered
the children made a rush for the exit
but, sixteen of them with the one
tcac&ed were billed by the failing d<‘
brie before they eeuid escape.
HERE YESTERDAY
10 ADJUST LOSS
OF RECENT FI
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IParkdi-Hensetl Engineering
Company Avowed Full
imcui^^auce
| Adjuster Spent
and Soon Made a
Will Adjust Damage to the
Tug Iris Today.
W N Huwks.j|a in iiisiuj
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whose plant by fin
last week. Mr. Hawks represents all
of l lie companies with which the local
company carried instuauce. lie was
busy during tne. day with officials of
the company adjusting the losses and
m the Dftedboiui il was staled that
it tic full aiuoiiut ol insurance, |iS,7sn
had been allowed the company.
1 imp one percent always deducted
jby (insurance coin.painea, when the
tosAPs are paid vviiitin sixty days,
* Ulis being a rule of all tire insurane.
companii s, was not in this case de
ducted, inasmuch as the I’arker-Henscl)
people carried such a small amount
of tnsuiHuee on itiei, vat mil', lo plant.
the full sum was allowed.
Tne lusuraui e carried by the com
pany was divided as follow.;:
Phoenix . $s 000
Aetna, or £1 art ford s 000
Home, of Sow.. Xorf. .. 3 2V)
Noryvleh U'Sitou, 2 i)*u*
Klreman't. Fund " DOO
Continental 2 non
N. Y. Underwriters 2 000
Philadelphia 1 500
yiis no
The insurance on the tug Iris was
not included! In the above as the
work of adjusting ihe damage to the
tug was not concluded yesterday It
is expected that she was damaged lo
the extent of about $2,5( 0 and that
6itm will be allowed by the adjust!*.-
The tug was insured for SB,OOO.
SALE WILL OCCUR TODAY
Anchors, Chains. Sail#, etc., of the
Bark Medor to be Sold.
The sale of the savings from the
bark Medor, which was to have oc
curred some days ago and which was
postponed on account of the fire at
the plant, of iln* Parker Hensell Engi
nering on the wharves of
which some of the goods are stored,
will occur at 11 a. m. and
those who want to pick up some gen
uine bargains should be present.
The sale will occur on the wharf
of the Parker-Hensell Engineering
Company land the anchors, chains,
sails, ropes, etc., will 'be knocked
down to the highest bidder
WILL ELECT GARRETT
PRESIDENT OF SEABOARD
AT A MEETING TODAY,
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Portsmouth, Va.. Feb. 26. —A meeting
of the directors of the Seaboard Air
Line will in this city tomor
row and it is stated on good authority
that General Manager Garrett will
be,elected president to succeed the
late presidnt Walters.
APPROPRIATION WA3 REDUCED.
<0
Only $20,000 Allowed for Ctubb and
Plantation Creeks.
The rivers and harbors hill has
finally passed the senate, but a num
ber of change* were made before it
went through, The amount recom
mended for Clubb and Plantation
creeks was reduced fro-m $40,000 to
$20,000, while the sum first given to
the Altamaha, Oomulgee and Oconee
rivers was also reduced considerably
and a number of other changes wore
made.
Whether or not $20,000 will e sufii-
to deepen Clubb and Plantation
creeks in order to allow the fresh wa
ter boats lo pass through the creeks
Is not known, but that sum will be
expended and if it is not enough to
complete the work it will be neces
sary to wait until the meeting of the
hex congress to get another appro
prialon.
BRUNSWICK WfKL
FURNISH A COMFORT
FOR SILVER SERVICE
BACK FROM THE EAST.
Mrs. M. W, Purvis Returns After Pur
chasing Hig* Fall Goods.
Mrs. M. \\. Purvis arrived yester
day on the steamer Sabine from New
York where she has been for the
past two weeks studying the styles
and purchasing her of spring
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tne defense.
On the re direct examination Tf
added considerable to her first tesj|
mony and many other sensational
cideuts were tel I 1 y the wife of Harry
Thaw. She was still on the stanci
when the court recessed this after
no* >u
ii was expecte-l that Abe Huminell
would go on the stand dating tut.
day but be was not allowed to tesii
ty.
TYPHOID FEVER RAGES
AMONG CREW OF
THE MASSACHUSETTS.
Washington, Feb. 26. —According To
a report received here today from olti
cers of the battleship Massachusetts-*,
which is now lu Cuba, an epidemic oi
typhoid fever is raging among th:
crew of tiie ship.
There have been a largo number ol
cases and one or two deaths and it it
feared that every man on tiie ship
wilt have the fever. .
To His Old Home for Burial.
Tlu* remains of R. M. Itloodwori.h
who passed away Monday night., wen
last, night forwarded to Colley, N. C.
ihe old home of tin* deceased, where
the Interment will occur today. Fun
ral services were held at the residenci
on E street and the remains were thei
borne to the depot, accompanied by
Ocean lodge of Masons, of which tlu
deceased was a member T.ie body
was accompanied to North Carolina by
members of the family.
GIG ROBBERY ID
STiLL A PUZZLE
No Clue as to Who Stole the Money
From the Chicago Sub-Treasury
Last Week.
Chicago, Feb. 26. -It was announ
ced at the sub-treasury today that
no clue whatever had 'been obtained
as to who stole the $175,000 from the
Hiibtreasiirv hero last week Every
effort lias been made to ascertain how
the money was stolen, but the robbery
Is puzzling the detectives and the of
ficials of tho treasury.
Many believe that some of the
clerks know- something of the rob
bery and they are being closely
watched, but every mau employed
there ha* reported for duty as usual
and none of them show any signs of
fright
Funeral of Mr#. Luca*.
The funeral of Mrs, Elvira Lucas,
whose sadi death occurred Honda;
night after a brief illness, took place
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock from
the residence of her sister, V-
Ludwig, on C street. Father Hu tine,
of the Catholic church, officiated a
the services. The interment whs it
Palmetto cemetery. The following
gentlemen acted a* pail bearers: L
P, Golden, Phil Goette, Frank A
' Dunn, Max Isaac, Max R. Marks, .1.
H Taoiwrsler
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUBSGRIPTIOrTO
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to be given by Ati ~J Sta and
Macon The tund a.-r the purchase of
the comport will be raised immediate
ly* Brunswick s name will be in
scribed ou cavil piece from this city.
The designs accepted were furnish
• and by Charles Crani shavv, oj' All.uila.
Atlanta and Savannah will each give
etind..ilbra costing Jl,i>oo and other cit
ies of the slate will make generous
subscriptions. Various designs in
cluding the coat of arms and flag of
Georgia and proucts and industries
of the stale will appi ar mion different
places.
-Miss Alice Louise Dußose of aVtbens,
wlio has taken prominent [iurt m tlio
matter of getting up this silver ser
vice, was present at the meeting.
It is th© pr< lent plan to have the
presentation ta* o place at Jamestown
on Georgia day, .June to, it having
been decided to have the new battle
ship go there at that time instead of
coining lo tills slate where she cjuid
not gel nearer the bhoie than five
miles from a hub or, at I< asi that was
ilie verdict of the navy olUcinis.
Fallowing tiie mo. ting of the may
ors the visiiors were entertained ;-t
luncheon by Mayor W. it. Joyner, of
Atlanta.
RUSSIA'S POSTMASTER
GENERAL IN WASHINGTON
Washington, Foo. 26.—George Von,
the new postmaster general of Rus
sia, arrived in Washington today ana
will Is? here for several days.
While iu Washington he will , make
a close study of the postofllce rcgula
tions of this country.
HARRIMAN AFTER
PRESIDENT FISH
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In Testimony Before Interstate Com
merce Commission he Says ha
Misappropriated Funds
N’cw York, Feb 2G. — E. H, Hartman
in hi: tentim ny today before the In
terstate commerce commission, said
that Btuyversant Fish whs deposed be
cause he had misused the funds of
tiie railroad of which ha had Leen
made president, treating the money
as his private property.
He added that Fish had deposited
the funds of the railroad to bolster
the Trust Company of the Republic,