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VOLUME 7. NUMBER 262.
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- OK LABOR DAY
f
BRUNSWICK GUN CLUB TO PULL
OFF AN INTERESTING
SHOOT.
Six Events Will Take Place and Sev
eral Trophies Will Be Offered
for Best Scores—A Freak
Shoot Friday.
No other attraction having been ar
ranged for Labor Day. next Monday,
in'Brunswick, the local gun club has
decided to have an informal tourna
ment, which will be very interesting,
both to the members of the club and
citizens generally. i
Several members of the club sugl
gested that such a tournament bqj
held, and meeting of those interested
was held last night and the program
arranged. There will be several fea
tures to the shoot and the program
has been made as attractive as possi
ble. The entrance fee has been
'placed at a small sum, in order that
all of the members can afford to en
joy the sho t. T.he program, as out
lined, is as follows:
Event No, 1 —25 birds; entrance, 25
cents. Trophy for first, second 'and
third high score.
Event No. 2—20 birds; entrance
$1.25.
Event No. 3—20 birds; entrance,
$1.25,
Event No. 4 —20 birds; entrance,
$1.25.
Event No. 5 2O birds; entrance,
$1.25.
Event No. 6 —20 birds; entrance,
$1.25.
There will be a trophy for the first,
second and third high guns of ihe
regular 100-bird sho- t. It is expected
that several merchants will donate
trophies for the shoot and the full list
will be published later.
The affair will be pulled off in reg
ular tournament style and all contest
ants are expected to shoot for the
purse.
An invitation" will lie extended to
the members of the Feniandlna Oiirf
club and one or two other amateurs
and it is expected that a number of
visitors will be present to participate
in the shoot.
One of the attractions will be some
exhibition shooting by J. T. Jones, the
representative of the U. M. C. Cos.,
who will be in the city.
The purses will he divided accord
ing to the Rose system, there being
four moneys, 7, 5. 3 and 2 points.
The shoot will begin promptly at
1 o’clock and it is expected that many
persons will be out to witness it, as,
it is understood, all cf the stores, or
a majority of them, will close at noon
and make the day a half holiday.
The club extends a cordial'invita
tion to everybody, especially the lad
ies, to come out. and enjoy the shoot.
Friday's Shoot.
At their regular shoot next, Friday
the club will contest for the Ilelleek
vase, donated by the Hunter Arms
company. It will be a se-bird freak
race divided into tlir >■ events, and
will he by far the most interesting
shoot vet held on the local grounds.
■ There will be two 15-bird events, sin
gle targets, everybody shooting at
16 yards, and in these events the
shooter. will be allowed the use of
both barrels, or two shots. The third
and 2Gbird race will be at ten pairs
of targets, or doubb-s. everybody
shooting at 14 yards. This method
it is anticipated will give those shoot
ing dcuble-barrel guns- a (loctfferl ad
vantage, hence tie handicap- are dis
pensed with and lei the let shot
win.
Express Rate Hearing.
MANCHESTER. N. H., Aug. St.-
Express rates now charged in New
Hampshire will be the subject of an
investigation tomorrow by the state
board of -railroad commissioners.
Commercial bodies allege that the
rates are excessive.
Probe Militia Sc-andal.
PORTLAND, Me.. Aug. 31.—A court
of inquiry bas been ordered by Gov
ernor Cobb to convene here tomor
row and investigate charges against
the Montgomery Guards, recently ex
pelled from the Maine militia for al
leged misconduct.
One in the Pound.
Since the passage of the new dog
ordinance last Thursday light by the
council, only one dog hft been “ar
rested" and placed in thE pound. It
is a small black dog an®unless the
owner calls and pays
fee, five dollars, the pup will
be killed.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
SAN IS PLACED.
OK BUCKET SHOPS
NEW YORK'S NEW LAW WILL GO
INTO EFFECT
TODAY.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Under the
operation of the Cassidy law, passed
by the last legislature and signed by
Governor Hughes, bucket shops will
become illegal institutions in New
York after today. It is alleged that
leading operators of bucket shops in
this city have planned to evade the
provisions of the law by conducting
business through the medium of an
apparently legitimate exchange.
Under the Cassidy law a bucket
shop is declared to be any building
or any r-om, apartment, booth, office
or store therein, or any other place
[where any contract prohibited hv the
I statute is made or offered to be made.
The prohibition extends to the mak
ing of contracts for the purchase or
sale of stocks, bonds, securities or
commodities, "whero both the par
ties thereto intend that such contract
shall or may be terminated, closed or
settled according to or upon the basis
of the public market quotations of
prices made on any b ard of trade or
exchange upon which such commodi
ties or securities are dealt in, and
without intending a bona fide pur
chase or sale of the same.”
! Similar provisions are made to pro
hibit other phases of the bucket shop
gambling business.
The penalty for violating any cf
[these provisions is a line of not more
than $5,000 for each offense, if the
offender be a corporation, and in all
other cases a fine of not more than
sl,uoo or imprisonment fur not more
■ than five years or both. To exhibit
!quotations of prices of securities with
| intent to make a contract prohibited
jby the ad is declared to he a felony.
j A refusal of a broker to furnish a
• customer upon written demand a
■ statement containing the names of the
I persons from whom the property was
■ bought or to whom it has been sold,
(the time when, the place, the price
iand other data of the transaction
j shall be regarded as prlma facie evi
dence that the purchase or salt- was
j made in violation of law. Where a
corporation is convicted of a second
|offense the supreme court may dis
solve it.
SHOOTERS TO GO
FOB DEER TODAY
MANY HUNTERS WILL BE IN THE
WOODS—CAN SHOOT EVERY
THING BUT QUAIL.
The hunting season opens in Geor
gia today and bright and early this
morning a i.iige party of local sports
men will go out in the neighborhood
of the six-mile crossing on a do r
hunt and they expect, to return tonight
with some venison, it is stated that
there are many deer in the woods
near the crossing and some good hunt
ing will be enjoyed in that section
during the season.
Beginning today, it will he lawful
to shoot < . er\ kind of game in >i
gia with the exception of quail, and
an effort is to be made to prevent lie
violation of this section of the law. In
i.a i. years quail have b"<- u shot in
'this county we.'-k before the sea; ip.
opened and never, lute a person been
arrested for btcaking the law.
A number of local sportsmen, how
ever, will make an effort, to prosecute
any one caught violating the law this
yt ar. The News is authorized to an
nounce that, a reward of $25 will be
paid to any one reporting a violation,
with evidence to convict. It is un
lawful to shoot quail before the fiist
of November, and it is hoped that,
any one violating the law will be .re
ported and if this is done they will
ihe severe!;, deal ill with in the copit.
COAST LINE ENGINE
JUMPED THE TRACK
WAYCROSS, Aug. 31.—Engine No.
365, of the <■ >pper head type, was de
railed at Nahunta this morning, block
ing the main line between Wavcross
and Brunswick four hours. Pa-senger
train No. 96, due here at 7.40, arrived
,at 11.40 a. m.
The accident was caused, so it is
[reported, by an automatic derailing
[switch. Nahunta is the crossing of
the Brunswick and Albany and the
ijesup Short Line, and the aeciden
[happened in such a way that the shor
line was not blocked.
| The wrecker and crew went dow
from Waycross. No one was hurt, ai
only the pilot of the engine was da
aged, this being torn off.
BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1908.
NEGRO'S HOUSE
WAS TORN DOWN
WM. WILLIAMS HAS MORE TROU
BLE WITH HIS LITTLE
HOME.
Crowd of White Boys Last Night Tore
Down the Half-Constructed
House Just in the Rear of
the Advent Church.
William Williams, the negro who,
over a year ago, started the erection
of a little house just back of the Sec
ond Advent church, and who has had
a great deal of trouble with it, will
jtiiul more trouble when he g, es
around this morning to see how the
work on the structure is progressing.
This case is familiar to News read
ers. The question of whether or uot
I Williams could erect the house was
fought cut before council for several
weeks, was tried in the superior court
and finally landed in the supreme
court, which only a few weeks ago,
rendered a decision in favor of the ne
gro, which gave him permission to
erect the house and the work on it
was resumed.
Council, in order to prevent the ne
gro from constructing the house, pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting the erec
tion of the house within a certain dis
tance of any church without the per
mission of council, etc. This, of course,
j prevented Williams from continuing
[the work. His attorney, It. E. Dart,
however, fought the case and secured
an injunction from Judge Parker, pre
venting the city from enforcing the
The case was then car
ried to the supreme court, and the
and oisien of Judge Parker was af
firmed.
This permitted Williams to erect his
home and work was a few days ago
resumed on it, but last night all the
jwork that had been previously done,
as well as such headway as had been
made since the work was resumed,
was undone.
A crowd of young boys, there being
probably 15 or 2(1 in the crowd, made
lit up to prevent the erection of the
house anyway and about II o'clock last
night, they went lo the half-completed
structure and in a half hour undone
the work which it took the carpenters
two or three weeks to do.
Hoard by board t lie boys tore the
house to the ground. The frame had
been entirely completed and work
had just started on the piazza, but this
morning the house is as flat as if the
lumber had just been placed on the
site to begin the work.
Neighbors did not know what, to
think when they heard Ihe noise the
hoys made in destroying the house,
ami several of them looked out of
their doors and windows and saw
the crowd of youngsters tearing the
building down and it only took them
a few minutes to complete the work.
It is not known who composed the
crowd or just what steps the nc-gro
will now take,
AUGUSTA BUSY
AFTER FLOODS
PEOPLE ARE NOW HARD AT
WORK STRAIGHTENING
OUT THE CITY,
■ AUGUSTA, Uu., Aug. 31.—The sun
; none nut brightly today. Augusiaus,
putting aside everything else, are put
ting f rth every energy to the work
of helpin; tin- .-ulTer-rs. Prominent
men who make up the advisory and
relief committee, the board of chari
ties, the Associated Charities, the
Salvation Army and King's Daughters
are working hand in hand. The work
is very thorough. The task, however,
is herculean. There is n ed for cloth
ing, new or half worn, mattresses,
etc., and surrounding cities would help
: greatly by sending such articles.
I Broad gave out Saturday night, hut
j 6,000 loaves got in today from Atlanta
and Charleston, and Savannah is send
■ ing 2.000 loaves tonight.
I Cleaning up and clearing away the
■ wreckage was begun this morning.
,The county convicts, the city convicts
.and as many thousand men as can be
em* loyed to go to work today on the
jsif 's, sewers, canals, etc. The board
o Ith has the sanitation situation
hand. The police, with emr
vputies, are in absolute con
re is no loitering or rowdy
v on Aqueduct.
Aug. 31. —Bids will be
w for another section,
0, of the Catskill
antic project which
from the Catskill
etropoiis.
It SMOKER GIVEN
BY THE WOODMEN
[BRUNSWICK'S NEW LODGE ACT
ED AS HOSTS IN'ROYAL
STYLE LAST NIGHT,
Large Number of Citizens Were Pres
ent and the Occasion Was Very
Much Enjoyed—New Lodge
Has Big Membership.
The Woodmen of the World, Bruns
wick’s newest secret order organiza
tion, held its first social session last
night in the Eagles’ hall and it was
a success in every senile of the word.
Each member ofrj rite order was
given the privilege to invite two of
his friends, and rui unusually large
number of citiztJgjfljeAprcttfait, as
well as very iicflßf jMSer of
tlie order. The Will.’ wfifbh has
been handsomely fitted up ny (he
Eagles, was crowded with prominent
citizens and they were entertained in
royal (style by the Woodmen.
An orchestra of music vyas engaged
for the evening and rendered a num
ber of pretty selections. Others also
rendered music during the evening
and this was one of the features of
the session. Delightful refreshments
were served, several of the members
of the new order made short address
es and altogether the entertainment
was a great success.
The Woodmen of the World was
organized in Brunswick only a few
'weeks ago, but ii now has a member
jship almost as large as any other or
ganization in the city. Among the
[large list of members are some of the
ibest-known citizens of Brunswick and
they are all taking much interest in
the new order.
Great credit is due to State Organ!
zer Phillips, who has been in Ihe cii*
[for several months and who lias suc
ceeded in establishing such a fine or
jder as the Woodmen in Brunswick.
TO HAVE LYCEUM COURSE.
All Money Derived Will Go to the
City Hospital.
Brunswick is to he one of the cities
to compose anew lyceum circuit
! which has just been organized, and
[wdiich, it is said, will send the best
[line of attractions to the city that
has ever been here.
[ The lyceum is to be conducted for
the benefit of the city hospital and
all money derived from the various
attractions will go to that popular in
stitution. The entire course will con
sist of six attractions, the first of
which will be given in October, and
it is understood thal they will all
lie given in Ihe Grand.
MUNICIPAL STREET CAR
LINES PAY HANDSOMELY
LONDON, Aug. 31 —Despite the cam
paign lies circulated during the last
election for the Loml n council that
the municipally owned and operated
street car system didn’t pay, the sys
tems do pay. They pay handsomely.
The municipal capital alrt-ad invest
ed totals about $35,000,000. For the
year ending March 31, 1908, the net
profits of the systems were $2,460,000,
ior a profit, of 6 1-2 per cent. The elec
tric lines ajone showed a profit cf
152,r,0<.001)I $2,r,0<.001) for the year, hut there was
a loss on the few horsecar lines still
■ awaiting to lie electrified. Lust year
Hi - council's ears carried 372,000,000
passengers.
COMMISSONERS MEET TODAY.
[Number of Important Matters Will Be
Taken Up.
The e,unly commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting in (he
court house today at noofi. and il is
exp -clod that a number of mail rs of
more than usual Interest to the people
of the couni,.- will be taken up.
Important among them will he the
fixing of the county tax r. for the
year. While the commissi' tiers have*
not yet discussed the rate and state'
that they do not know exactly what
it will be, it in safe to pr diet, that (
it will be fixed at the same rate as!
last year.
Until September 15.
: It is understood that the St. Simon '
■ Transit company will keep its present j
schedule to the pier in force until |
September 15. A number of Brunswick
families now on the island will remain
until that date.
|
Captain Hains’ Case,
j NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Capt. P. C.
Hains, Jr., who shot William E. Annis,
,was quoted today as saving that he
wanted to he fully exonerated of kill
ing Annis or go to the electric chair;
[that he was willing to accept punish-
Iment if lie was wrong, but that he did
not want to go \c Matteawan insane
; asylum. Ha is said to believe that
be can be acquitted on the merits of
the case, and that his story, if told in
court, will free his brother, T. Jenkins
Hains.
COMMISSION NOI
' 10 BE IMPEACHED
THIS ACTION HAS ALREADY BEEN
VOTEdi DOWN IN THE
HOUSE.
The house of representatives has
adopted the report of the Uduse com
mittee m general judiciary regarding
resolutions by Mr. Jackson, of Jones,
and Mr. Crawford, of Bartow, looking
to of the prison
commission. The committee reported
that no impeachment proceedings
could be instituted, because the gov
ernor's cal! for the extra session, lim
ited business to certaiu specified sub
jects. The action of the house ends
the matter of Impeachment proceed
ings.
The house committee on general ju
diciary, at a short meeting to consid
er thejfcs; lution of Mr. Jackson, m
Jones, sting the committee to
pass on the legality of impeachment
proceedings against the members of
the state prison commission, and the
resolution of Mr. Crawford, of Bar
tow, calling for the institution if sucli
proceedings, decided that impeach
ment remedies could not be sought at
the present session under the call of
of the governor. The committee was
instructed to make a report to the
house Saturday morning, in accord
ance with the above finding.
The matter was brought to a con
clusion by the adoption of a resolu
tion by Mr. Perry, of Hall, which con
tained three sections, as follows*:
First. The findings of the recent in
vestigating committee were approved
as just, under the evidence submit
ted.
Second. The statement was maue
'that impeachment proceedings were
[not, however, justified."
Third. The idea was expressed that
even if they were justified under the
evidence submitted, such proceedings
could not be Instituted under the call
of the governor for the present extra
ordinary session, which limited the
work of the session to special sub
jects.
New Gotham Theatre.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31.—New York’s
newest theatre, the Gaiety, at Broad
way and Forty-sixth street, will be
opened tonight by George M. C han
in "The Yankee Prince.” The house I
•will bo devoled exclusively to comedy.'
AMERICAN FLEE!
FORMAL LANDING
OFFIAHS LANDED YESTERDAY
MORNING AT MELBOURNE.
GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME.
MELBOURNE, Aug. 31.—The for
mal mtry of the American* into Mel
bourne took place today. Admiral
Sperry and his staff landed at theNjh.
Hilda pier, where they we'ry met by
the prime minuter, Alfred Deakin,
the premier of Victoria, Sir Thomas
Kent, and the other numbers of the
common wealth and state ministers.
The other officers of the American
lleet and bluejackets and matin's t..
the number of moie than two thou
sand, landed at Fort Melbourne pier
15 a. m. Fi oil) i ,ui J' , 111 '.. y
marched, twelve and op. p:t.-t Fort Mol
boil : Aooih M. bjoiisne town
hall to sCTctlda road, the liniu ito.nh
( rii approach to the chy, where the
densest’ masses of sights 'era had galh
j’,, , !f . !ii I (3. , -I : :
to a taidoiin, giving a great welcome
to the men.
li v. as a lilu.-.A : y dvr. nu.l clouds of
dust somewhat marred the spcv ir le.
hut, .u.iwiti'SlamFr.g the threat of rain
ihe city never had such crowded thor
oughfares.
The dominant nr. vine,.' the arri-j
val of the ll i lias bi—n a deep and
universal spirit of *frate luxation
which has permeated all cliis.se.-; and
creeds, without regard to age. Thou
-a rls vere a stir, and by the :i;n° the
procession s-nl. they oecuphr, the
points of vantage for the six miles of
the route. Gorgeous decorations were
to be seen everywhere. J
PURCHASES HANDSOME YACHT.
_____
S. K. Brown and Party Will Come
Down in Her From New York.
S. K. Brown, of the American Tie
and Timber company, who has been
spending the summer in New York,
will return to the city this month and
will come down on a very handsome
gasoline yacht which he has purchased
in New York,
Mr. Brwori will be accompanied on
the trip by several of his friends. One
or two will go from this city and
come b ack on Ike yacht. He will ar
rive here in his new craft the latter
part of the month.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
G. 0, P, PREPARE
FOB IHE FIGHT
CONGRESSIONAL HEADQUARTERS
OF THE PARTY OPENED IN
CHICAGO YESTERDAY.
Admitted That Republicans Will Have
a Hard Fight to Hold Several
of the Westerin States in
Line This Year.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. —Preparations
were completed today for the opening
of republican national congressional
headquarters here. The offices of the
comm.ttee are in the Auditorium
Hotel, Chicago’s principal hostelry.
The campaign lot making the next
tnrg"-, it repub'ican in its 'political
complexion will be directed from this
city.
The campaign of the republicans,
both presidential and congressional,
will soou be in full swing throughout
the west. The western literary bur
eau, in charge cf Victor Rosewater,
publisher of the Omaha Bee, is now
sending out literature and if sufficient
funds ian be recured, the western
country will be plastered with repub
lican arguments in the shape of ieaf :
lets and pamphlets.
It is admitted that the campaign
managers will have hard work to hold
several western states in the republi
can column. Conditions in Minnesota
and Indiana, especially, are causing
the republicans considerable worry.
While the managers declare they will
carry both stales for Taft, they do uot
minimize the necessity for hard work.
Methods of raising money for cam-
j paign expenses are still a source of
| worry to the campaign managers.
Speaking of the cost of conducting the
campaign, a prominent republican to
day said that $400,000 and $50u,000
I would he needed to defray the travel
ing expenses cf speakers, and that it
would cost at least $200,000 to put one
piece of literature in the hands of
every voter. He fixed the cost of
campaign buttons at more than $75,-
000, and said tiiat other large sums
I would he needed for the expenses of
headquarters, lithographs and adver
tising, 'i hen there are other mat
ters that will be costly.
Where all this money is to come
from, now that the Corporations . are
excluded from making campaign Con
tributions, is a matter of conjecture.
It is likely that the original estimates
will have to he greatly reduced. No
speakers who demand large pay for
their services will be hired and the
campaign in other lines will have to
be conducted on the most economical
basis possible, in order to make both
ends meet.
HIVE ’El™
OR 01 HALF SHELL?
OYSTER SEASON OPENS TODAY,
BUT NONE ARE ON THE
MARKET YET.
With the first of September come
oysters, and within the n.-xi few days
the juicy bivalves will be on sale at
the local restaurants, fish houses and
other places. While none of the res
taurants have secured a supply to
he ready to serve them today, by next
week you can got them friejp, on the
half shell, stewed, roasted, raw and
any other way and at all oY the eating
places.
As is well lsn wn, oysters are only
in season (briny the uiohths which
contain the letter "r.” This gives
tin m to us from H- otember to May.
li is seldom, however, that they can
be secured the first week in Septem
ber, not that they are not plentiful,
but those who claim to he oyster ex
perts are of the opinion that they
are not really good until later in the
season. The oyster fishermen never
start lo work before October 1, while
it is always the middle of that month
before the oyster factories open.
It. is understood that the supply will
be as large as usual this season and
the local factory will begin operation
about. October 20. The oysters will,
as stated above, be on the market
within a week, but the season proper
will not come in before the first of
next month.
WALKED A HUNDRED MILES
TO FULFIL HIS PROMISE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 31—Chas.
Eaton, an one armed man, who
had been released from jail by Fede
ral Judge Hundley to visit his sick
.wife, surrendered himself last night,
after having walked over ICC miles
to fulfil his promise.