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VOLUME 7. NUMBER 262. ’ll TOIIKIEKT - 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.