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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 179.
AN EARTHQUAKE
SHOCK WAS FELT
IN CHARLESTON
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No Damage was Done
- *e v
Out People Were
Frightened
AFRAID 10 GO 10 DID
A Severe Shock was Felt in South
ern Luzon Yesterday and Con
siderable Damage Has Been
Reported
Charleston, S. C„ Aprl 19.—The
people of Charleston and this vi
cinity were greatly frightened
ibis moning by a slight earthquake
■shock.
While the shock was only a slight
one, doing no damage, many people
here remembered the severe shock
that almost wrecked Charleston many
years ago. and It was feared that
the first shock was only a forerunner
of another severe shock and the peo
ple of the city In a frightened state
during the entire day, but the slight
shock felt In the morning was the
end of the ’quake, but the people re
tired tonight with some fear.
The shock was general around this
Immediate vicinity and was distinct
ly felt, but no damage resulted.
A SEVERE SHOCK FELT
IN SOUTHERN LUZON.
Manola, April 19.—A severe earth
quake shock was felt in southern Lu
zon today and resulted In great dam
age to propety, a number of buildings
being almost wrecked. No lives were
lost. .
MTS woo
FOR DEMURRAGE
A Georgia Lumber Company Ask
That Amount from Ore of the
State’s Small Roads.
The following from the Atlanta
Constitution of yesterday will ifce of
Interest.
“Pennington & Evans, lumber
dealers of Barfield, Ga„ went before
the (railroad commission yesterday
to press their < laim for $70,000 de
murrage against the Douglas, Augus
ta & Gulf Railroad Company, one of
*the short lines which is going to be
merged into John Skelton Williams
Augmsta and Florida railroad.
“The gigantic claim for demurrage
is based on the charge that, the i.-i 1
road company in question failed and
refused to supply the necessary cars
for transposing lumber after due le
gal notice bad be til given The de
murrage charge is $1 per day per car
and It is claimed the total number
of delinquent car days amounts to
more than $70,000.
The lumber firm was represented
by Spencer R. Atkinson, of Atlanta,
Smith, Hendrix & Christian and Alex
ander and Gary, of Nashville, while
the railroad company was represented
by W. H. Barrett, of Augusta. Con
siderable detailed evidence was pre
sented by both sides, and more than
half the day was taken up with the
case.
' “it will probably be seveial Jays
before a decision will be rendered."
PREPARING FOR O>ENING
OF HOTEL CUMBERLAND.
Manager L. A. Miller, who has.
again leased the Hotel Cumberland,
is now on the island preparing tor
the opening of the papular resort
next month.
Manager Miller is having the hotel
repaired and put in a first class con
dition generally. Several of the cot
tages are also undergoing repalrd.
It is expected that the present sea. j
son will be one of the best in the,
histoy of Cumberland. Many peo
pei have already engaged accommo
dations and the first guests will be
gin to arrive as soon as the hotel
opens.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS!
SIMPSON TO IT A
PRELIi|
HEARING i ( x
WHITE MAN WHO SHOlXgfc JEJa
GANTLINQ TO BE ARRAIGNED
BEFORE JUSTICE LAM BRIGHT
THIS MORNING.
J. R. Simpson, charged with the
murder of Peter Gant ling, the Bay
street barber, will ge given a pre
liminary hearing in the superior
court room at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, JustLe J. T. Lambright presid
ing. Judge Courtland Symmes and
Edwin W. Dart will assist Acting So
licitor Butts n the prosecuton, and
Judge A. D Gale, of the city court
of Brunswi. k, will appear for the de
fense.
A large number of witnesses have
been summoned and the indications
are that the entire day will be con
sumed in the trial of the case. Among
those who have been served with
notice to appear as witnesses are
the following: J. L, Lamb, E. D.
Gregory, Sam Goins, W. M. Harrell,
R. E. Owens, Harris M. King. Jiv
and N. C. Butts, together with T&m
Oliver, ithe negro hackman, whom
it is understood claims to be an eye
witness to the killing.
The facts in the case will be re
called by News readers. On the eve
ning of April 3 young Simpson, who
had just arrived In the city on the
steamer Hessle and who was an Al
tamaha river raft hand, entered the
shop of Gantllng to get a shave ana
a hair cut. Some disagreement
arose in the shop over the payment
of the barber’s bill and Simpson
whipped out a revolver and tired at
Gant ling twice. Both balls took ef
fect. one directly penetrating the
heart and the other entering a few
inches below, causing instant death.
After the shooting Simpson dashed
out of the shop and tried to make
ills escape. He threw Ills pistol
away, but waa caught toy W. M. Har
rell. night watchman for the Down
ing Company, who afterwards found
his pistol, showing two empty cham
bers. Simpson was placed in Glynn
county jail and since he has been
Incarcerated has refused to discuss
his case with the press representa
tives or others.
TWO TRIPS TO,ISLAND SUNDAY.
Hessle Will Leave at 9 A. M. and 2
P. M. for st. Simon.
The steamer Hessle will make two
trips to St. Simon next Sunday, leav
ing Brunswick at 9 In the morning
and 2 o'clo k In the afternoon. Fare
for the round trip 50 cents.
This Is the second Sunday of the
schedule and Brunswick people ought,
to take advantage of the opportunity
to spend a pleasant day at the pop
ular resort and take a look at the
many improvements now being made.
NO CHANGES IN
THE THAW CASE
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Now Rumored That Attoriey Who
Nan Patterson May
9 Succeed Delrnas.
Nerw York. April 19.—'TheTe was
no change in the Harry Thaw case
today, and everything is at a stand
still, so far as legal ai tion Is con
cerned. A rumor has it that Abraham
Levy, the defender of “Nan" Patter
son, may succeed Dolmas as chief
counsel for Thaw.
Jerome returned to the city yes
terday from his country home, but
nothing was done regarding Thaw’s
release on bail. The district attor
ney's position is unchanged in the
matter and he intends to oppose every
way the release of White’s slayer on
ibail.
ATTAQUIN TO RETURN.
The steamer Attaquin, of the St.
Simon Transit Company, is expected
to return early next month from Sa- j
vannah to resume her regular sum- ,
me schedule to the island. The At
taquin has been chartered to a Sav
annah Company and has been run
ning between that city and Clifton, S.
C. She will be thoroughly overhauled
before going on th* run to St. Simon.
BRUNSWICK. GAiWfcSATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1907.
OFFICIALS OF
A., B. & A, WERE
HFREON A VISIT
Iraltis/epaitnicnt was Well
Represented in Hie City
& Yesterday
ItMDAF m FW FORK
Traffic Manager Dimond, General
Freight and Passenger Agent
Campion and Others ar#
in the Party.
The traffic department of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road was petty well represented in
Brunswick yesterday. Traffic Man
ager J. K. Rowland, Oene#il Freight
and Passenger Agent. J. J. Campion,
Commercial Agent, at Atlanta Theo
dore Dehon, Commercial Agent at
Fitzgerald R. P. Sear y, together
with local Commercial Agent Ligeour
making up the party.
The Atlanta officials, all of whom
are recent appointees, came down fir
the pupose of looking into the traffic
situation in Brunswick generally and
spent the day between the terminal*
at the south end and the new passen
ger and freight terminals on A street.
Today will be spent, in getting Let
ter acquainted wit % the shipping, in
terest of Brunswick generally au rt
this evniig the i-utu" i p.:t i 'til
ing Commecl-.il Ag-at ihgjour, will
leave for New fork in connect!'r.
with important traffic relat
ing to the A„ B. & A. and the Bruns
wick Steamship Company.
The traffic officials aro very anxious
to o copy th'* now passenger slat
ion, just completed, and they had
hoped to do so tomorrow, but be
cause of some little finishing touch
es that are yet to be put on 'ho
building it, has been decided to poit
pone the opening of the new termi
nals for two or three days.
Messrs. Rowland and Campion ex
pressed themselves as well ftleased
with the progress of the woT on
both sets of terminals and the traf
fic department Is going to work lo
supply traffic for both the south e.id
wharves and the passenger terminal.
As stated above -the entire P'nty
will leave for New Yok this evening.
BIG MEETING OF MASONS
IN MACON NEXT WEEK.
Discussing the coming Masonic
meeting In Macon Monday the News
of that, city says:
“Next week will boa great one in
Masonic circles and preparations for
ono of the greatest Masonic gather
ings ever held in the state are being
brought to perfection. On Tuesday
the sixty-fourth annual assembly of
the Grand Council, Royal and Select
Masters will assemble at the Masonic
Temple in thlß city at 10 o’clock in
the morning. On Wednesday the
eight y-llfth annual convention of
the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, will be held here beginning at
10 o'clock. The board of trustees
of the Masons' Rome will meet on
Tuesday in the afternoon and the
board of district, deputies of the
state will also meet at the same time.
“The Southeastern Passenger As
sociation has granted a rate of one
and one-third plus 25 cents from all
points in Georgia.”
INTEREST IN THE CONTESTS
Two Young Ladles Enter the Race for
the Pretty Diamond.
Miss Ethel Fox will represent, the
Ladies of the Maccabees in a run for
the diamond ring and Miss liar
ris has been selected to represent
the Eagles. Each of these young la
dii-s will have a tremendous follow
ing and the contest will prove an at
tia.tlve feature of the fair.
The Ladies of the Maccabees, of
which Mrs. A Rothschild is also a
member of this energetic order, and
has done a wonderful amount of
work to Induce our rnerrhants to to
generous in their donations. All the
members of the Maccabee hive No.
13 are urged to present themselves
at the armory some time today or
Monday to assist in the decorations,
and on Monday to place the dona
tions.
STEAMSHIP MEN
NOW THREATEN-
A BIG STRIKE
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First, Second and Iliird
Officers Asking for an
Increase
MALLORF l CllfettJ I!
Unless the Advance is
Lines Entering New York May
Have to Soon Face a
Big Strike.
Demands have been made in New
York tor increased wages for the
first, st- end land 'third officers on
all coastwise steamship companies hi
New York and Baltimore, says the
New York World. Unless the com
panies will agree to meet the men
in aibitration conferences there will
oca strike which will result in a tie
up of the coastwise steamers.
The demands were submitted Mon
day. the companion agree
to arid tray the mat ter the men will
be represented by Luther M. Low,
general counsel of the American As
sociation of Masters, Mates and Pi
lots. Mr. Dow is a firm believer in
arbitration. In the event of a con
ference being refused the national
executive committee of the associa
tion will be summoned to New Yorq
to order the strike. The committee
consists of John U. Silva. Boston,
president of the association; N. C.
Culler, of Philadelphia, first vice
pro*: tent; John McFarland, of Han
Francisco, second vice president; A.
R. Mackey, of Pittsburg, thid vice
president; Benjamin F. Perkins, of
Philadelphia, national secretary! and
Luther B. Dow of New York, general
counsel.
That men ask (that the monthly
wages of the first, second and third
off! in's be raised to* SIOO, SBO and
S6O a month respectively. The wages
of the first, officers at present range
Corn S7O to S9O per month. The com
panies on which the demand was
served were the Porto Rico, Mal
lory, Clyde. Red D. Panama. Soutn
cm Pacill., Savannah, Old Dominion,
Metropolitan, Ward, Bull and Luchen-
Hach Steamship Companies. They
were also served on the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Company, Standard
Oil Company and the Hawaiian Steam
ship Company. The (petition .says
that salaries the same pur
chasing pojper as formerly, the price
of food, clothing, house ent and so
on having advanced at least 33 per
cent, during the last ten years.
m MEMORY 10
STANFORD HIE
—.
Movement Btarted Among Archi
tects to Honor the Man Killed
By Thaw.
New Yorrk, April 19. —A state
ment ragarding the movement to
have the art societies of the Fine
Arts Federation to pay to the mem-
ory of Stafford White as an adit- •
tet has been given out by William
Chase, who was president of the So- 1
ciety of American Artists for a doz
en years. Mr. Chase said: “I have
recoved many letters from well
known artists who will be glad to
take a part in any demonstration
that may he made in memory of
Stanford White, and I am glad to
he considered one of his friends in
any action they may think wise to
The artists desire to make
knoHfc to the world how keenly they
loss of Stanford White. '
“StsSuord White did more than any
ten men to beautify this city and an
enumeration of the works oi his gen- (
lus would have to be made from the
memorial ar. h in Washington quare
to Central park.”
Mr Cha- e said thn* It Is the ex
pectation that a conference of well
known artists will soon be hold for
the purpose of calling meetings of
the art societies to take action in
the matter.
PARKER-HENSELL CO
. ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS
• _
COMPANY NAMES THOSE WHO
ARE TO MANAGE BUSINESS FOR
EXT YEAR— IS BEING
RAPIDLY REBUII\
The work on the Immense plant of
the Parker-Hensell Engineering Com
pany is progressing splendidly ami
in a few weeks the entire plant, w.dl
be complete on a larger scale than
was the case before the conflagration
several weeks ago.
In this connection, it might be of
intefresfc to say the company
held its annual election of officers
a few days ago and selected new offi
cials for the coming year, electing
anew board of directors as wmII.
The offices chosen ure^
President and genej manager, a
R. Hensell; vice pißsident, J. B.
Wright; secretary an treasurer, W.
F. Parker. The bold of directors
consists of A. U. Hcnslll, C. Downing.
,1. B. Wright, J. W. BeViet and E. F.
Coney.
The newly elected A. Ic.
Hensell, nas been with
for many years, having Hiin'Vie
fore as vice pesldent and genial
manager for several* years. His elm
ration to. the presidency comes in
the nature of *a just compliment %r
a faithul and efficient official and
worker.
When finished the plant will bo
one of the most complete of the
kind In the southern states.
COL. KAY IS ILL IN ATLANTA.
Confined in St. Joseph’s Hospital—
Operation Necessary.
The many Brunswick friends .of
Col. W. E. Kay, the well known as
sistant general counsel of the At
lantic Coast, Line and for many years
a Brunswickian, now of Jacksonville,
will regret to know that he is 111 at
St. Joseph’s Infirmary In Atlanta and
that the altenldng physicians have
decided that an operation is neces
sary.
While the trouble Is not of a ser
ious nature, it will necessitate Col.
Kay remaining In the hosptal for
about two weeks.
TWO BEE STEAMERS
ARE DUE IN PORT TODAY.
Two of the Bee Line steamers, the
Brunswick from Havana and the
Ogeechee from New York, are sche
duled to arrive in port this this morn
ing. Tlic Brunswick has a heavy pas
senger list, for New York and a large
number of passengers will eomc
from Jacksonville and other Florida
points this nioning to take the
steamer.
The Ogee: hee has her usual large
feight. cargo for Brunswick and dis
tibution through this city."
CLOSE ENGAGEMENT TODAY.
The King Dramatic Company, which
has been holding the (hoards at the
Grand all of this week will close
their engagement here today with two
performances, matinee and night. At
the matinee Rip Van Winkle. A good
sized house witnessed the perform
ance last#night and seemed to have
enjoyed It.
LARGE FLEET DUE.
A large fleet *of vessels are now
due in port and it is expected that
they will begin to arrive 'today or
tomorrow. Eight or ten schooners
are in the fleet and they will all
load lumber and ties.
LOCAL KNIGHTS GOING.
Both of the Brunswi: k lodges of
Knights of Pythias will send dele
gates to the grand lodge meeting to
be held in Bainbridge next, month.
The delegates will probably be elect
ed at the next meeting of the two
lodges. • v
HELP HAS RETURNED.
All of the help of the Jekyl Island
-Tub have returned north and the
large club house and all of the cot
tages have been closed tor the sea
son. It is understood that a number
of Improvements will ge made on
the island during the, summer.
SEASON ABOUT OVER.
The season at the Grand opera
house Is about over, and Manager Fe
lan has no more shows booked a
present, but one or two more may
come later, jflt has not yet been
announced who will manage thft op
era house next sq^son.
CENTS.
TYPHOON, SWEPT
ULULSI W
IST PERISH
Fwo Hundred and Thirty
Dul’of 800 Natives
fere Killed
HOUSES' M SWF AM
Full Details of the Typoon are Not
Available and Other Places
May Have Also Been Hit
By it. #
Berlin, April 19. —It was auu.ouncJ
ed from Reichstag today that a sc*
vere typhoon had swept TJliilsi is
land off Caroline Group.
The report adds that 230 out of the
.800 natives perished.
Full details of the typhoon have
not yet, been received, hut it also
reported that much damage was
done to property.
ENGINEERS ARE IN THE RACE
Representative of *he Three Lines in
Eagles' Fair Contest.
The contest for the most popular
engineer in Brunswick to be oper
ated during the approaching fair of
the Eagles, yesterday, popular engi
neers of all railroads entering Bruns
wick were placed in the race and it.
promises to be a lively one.
Those who have been entered In
this good-natured contest are: From
the Atlanli Coast Line. John P.
Golden.;, from Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic, William Baxley; from
the (Southern, William Foster. All
thee of these engineers have many
friends in the city and the little race
is going to be an interesting one.
GEORGIA ELKS 111
MEET 111 ROME
Elaborate Preparations are Being
Made for the Big Convention
Next Month.
Rome, Ga., April 19. —The Georgia
association of Elks will meet in Homo
ami will be in session from May IS
to 17.
Elaborate preparations aro being
made by the local lodge for the en
tertainment of those who will’ be
here and a large sum of money has
been appropriated for tho purpose.
A thousand dollars in prizes will
be awarded as follows:
Dor l in- lallest Elk, smallest Elk,
lodge bringing the large®, number
of members, lodge bringing the lar
gest number of ladies, lodge bring
ing the best band, lodge making the
best appearanace In the parade.
A prize has been offered the mer
chant who* has the best decorated
store and the best electrical display
at night.
An immenco clock, illuminated
with hundreds of elec ri~ lights,
will be erected at the corner of
Broad street and Third avenue and
at the hour of midnight every elec
tric light in the city will he put out
and a toast to the departed members
made. Just as soon as the toast is
made the "lights will be turned on
again.
This will be the most unique fea
ture of the meeting and hundreds
are expected to be present.
The Rome lodge in doing everything
possible to make the coining meet
ing of the Georgia Elks the best
ever held in the state. Large dele
gations from the larger titles in the
state are expected.
RAPIDLY IMPROVING.
Freddie,' the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Wabberson, who was so ser
iously Wounded Tuesday by being
hot while playing with a pistol, Is
reported to he improving rapidly and
it Is believed the little fellow will
recover. The parents and others
are delighted over the progress little
Freddie is making.