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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES. VOLUME 8, NO. 55. IMPOSING INAUGURATION i Of President-elect McKinley At the Capital Yes terday Noon. ASCENDS AMBITION’S ALPS In the Pretence of a Vatt Concourse of Citizens—Hobart Sworn In—The Inaugural Address. By telegraph to the Times. Washington, March 4.—McKinley has crossed the Alps of his ambition and life holds no higher honors—no prouder posit ion. At high noon today was adminis tered the oath of office that made him president of these United States for the next four years. Hobart was im mediately after sworn in as vice president, and the opening scene of the political drama was over. The town is literally boiling over with “original McKinley men.” and few are the statesmen prominent in public life, who will not rest their weary frames in Washington tonight. Sh rman, Gage, Alger, Gary, Long, Wilson and McKenna, ot the cabinet, are all in evidence. Among the other men of mark here are Governors Pin gree of Michigan. nd Drake of Iowa; Colonel Buck, Governor Foraker, 11. Clav Evans and Boss Platt. THE PRKSIDKNT’s POLICY. Mr. McKinley delivered his inau gural address in a manner that indi cati and a deep sense of the responsibility he has taken upon himself. The chief issue discussed was that of the revenue in its relation to a revision of the tariff, and an increase of revenues, coupled with a judicious degree of re ciprocity was advocated. He declared his intention of calling an extra session of congress for March 15, atid pledged himself to check all unjust encroachments of the trusts, and referred to his foreign policy as one of dignity aDd firmness. The financial problem was not neg lected, and in referring to it, the president advocated the creation of a non-partisan commission to take up the question of bimetallism. In treating these issues the presi dent said : “If congress shall deem it expedient to create a commission to take under consideration the revision of our coin age laws I shall cordially concur in such action. The paramount duty of congress is to stop deficiencies by res toration of that protective legislation which has always been the firmest prop of the treasury. The depression for the past four years has fallen with especial severity upon the great body of toilers of the country and upon none more than the holders of small farms. Agriculture has languished and labor suffered. The revival of manufacturing will be a relief to boib. THE TRUSTS. “The declaration of the party now restored to power has been in past that of opposition to ail combinations of capital organized in trusts to control arbitrarily the condition of trade, and it has supported such legislation as will prevent the execution of all schemes to oppress the people by un due charges on their supplies or by unjust rates for the transportation of their prodncts to market. “Reforms in the civil service must go on. But the changes should be real and genuine, not perfunctory or prompted by a zeal in behalf of my party simply because it happens to be in power. Congress should give prompt attention to restoration of our American merchant marine, once the pride of the seas jn all the great ocean highways of commerce. The United States has progressed with ‘marvelous rapidity in every field of enterprise and endeavor, until we have become foremost in nearly all of the great lines of inland trade, commerce and industry. “War should never be entered upon until every agency of peaoe has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency. Arbitration is the true method of settlement of in ternational as well as local or indi vidual differences. Whatever action congress may take will be given a fair opportunity for trial before the peo ple are called to pass judgment upon it, and this 1 consider a great essen tial to the rightful and lasting settle ment of the question. In view of these considerations I shall deem it i my duty as president to convene con gress in extraordinary session on Monday, March 15.1897.” CLEVELAND’S MOVEMENTS. Mr. Cleveland left the white house with only President McKinley and General Wilson, ohief of engineers, to bid him good bye. He drove at once to the light house tender Maple and went off fishing and duck hunting. Mrs. Cleveland has gone to Prince ton. A SERIOUS SCRAPE Is 'that in Which Cronhe m Finds Himself. By telegraph to the Times, Atlanta, March 4.—The charges upon which H.Cronheim were arrested here yesterday are likely to prove serious. He is charged with being short some $3,000 with the Southern Live Stock Insurance company, the warrant hav ing been sworn out by one of the di rectors. Crotiheim has acted as secretary and treasurer of the company, and his ar rest is due to a recent examination of bis books. Bail has been given in the sum of $3,000, and it is probable that, the matter will eventually be settled by his friends. Sensational Suit. By te egraph to the Times. Macon, March 4 -A supplemental bill was fi ed in ths United States court tlrs morning in the case of Thomas and Rvan vs. Thomas K. Scott and the officials of the Georgia railroad. The bill alleges -that Scott has been running the Georgia road in the interest of the L. and N. since 1895 without the knowl- dge of the petition ers; that it has been the intention of Scott and his associates to oust the pe titioners, and that Scott has been spending the money of the road to build anew railroad in Richmond county. A Doctor’s Dilemma. By telegraph to the Times. Griffin, March 4—The preliminary trial of Dr. A. F. Johnson, charged with attempting to assault Mrs, J. F. Pitts, was called this morning. Mrs. Pitts testified that Johnson attempted to assault her in January, and then tried to scare her by threatening to kill her and leave the pistol in bed with her to make it sppear that she bad committed suicide. Johnson de nies this. The hearing will conclude today. Brawl y’s Bad Break. By telegraph to the Times. Washington, March 4—The latest naval paymaster to turn up missing is W. P. Brawley, of the Yanctic, sta tioned at Montivedeo. Brawley is a native of South Carolina, and some time since turned in bis resignation. Before it could be accepted be disap peared from his post, taking with him the reputation and character of a brother officer’s wife. Co'd soda at Butts’. Sold Some Stamps. By telegraph to the Times. Washington, March 4 —The suspen sion of Chief Munce, of the stamp di vision of the postoffice. is a great sur prise to that official’s friends. He is charged with having taken several sets of stamps, which were subse quently found in the possession of H. J. Coleman, a clerk in the general land office. The Weather. By telegraph to the Times. Atlanta, March 4.—Showers Friday. When he weather is warm, seek those things that are cool. Butts soda fount can supply you. BRUNSWICK, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 5 1897. A SUBWAY SENSATION. An Explosion of Escaping Gas Produces Disastrous Effects. BUILDINGS BADLY BATTERED. Six Persons Are Killed Outright and Many Seriously Injured-Electric Cars Are Wrecked- By telegraph to ttie Times. Boston, March 4.—An explosion oc curred in the subway excavation at the corner of Tremont and Boylston streets today by which six persons were killed. The explosions wrecked three electric cars that were passing at the time, and several buildings in the vicinity were damaged. The ex plosion was caused by escaping gas. Among the buildings damaged are the hotel Pelham, the Knickerbocker President McKinley. William McKinley, president of the United States for the next four years, is 54 years old. He was born at Niles, Ohio, .January 29, 1843. Serving through the civil war, he attained the rank of major, and, when peace was declared, took up the practice of law. He was elected to congress in 1877, serving until 1891, in which year he was elected governor of Ohio. He was re-elected in 1893, which was a preliminary step to his triumphant election to the presidency in November last. and Head buildings and the Masonic Temple. Forty-two persons were sent to the emergency hospital though fifty were seriouslv injured. Corwine Caught. By telegraph to the Times. Chicago, March 4.—John Corwine, the naval raymaster who receotly ab sconded from Newport, R. 1., was ar rested at the Palmer House in this city yesterday evening. His arrest was due to bis own carelessness, as he made no attempt to conceal his iden tity. Nearly $3,000 was found on bis person. HOW WE’LL GET OIL. Brunswick Will Not Be the Stand ard’s Distributing Point. The Standard Oil company will not make Brunswick a distributing point. It will not bring oil to this port in tank steamers. Instead of this, Sa vannah will be made the distributing point, and the tank steamers will land their cargoes there. The new plan, so far as Brunswick is concerned, is that Brunswick, in stead of receiving its oil in barrels by coastwise schooners, as in the past, will receive it in tank cars from the ships which bring it to Savannah. The Times stated these facts some three weeks ago, when Local Manager J. !$. M. Symons was called to Savan nah, and they were corroborated last ni bt, on inquiry, by Mr. Hoynes.who ’ filling Mr. Symons’ place here, while be is in Savannah, familiarizing him self with the new methods adopted. MEMBERS MAKE MERRY. The Closing Hours of Con gress In An All-Night Session. DELAYS PROVED DANGEROUS. Several Important Bills Reach President Cleveland Too Late For Close Scru tiny and Remain Unsigned. By telegraph to the Times. Washington, March 4.—Congress sat late last night, and in the smallest hours was working hilariously toward an adjournment with sudden bursts of song and merriment. Some trouble was experienced by the senate in securing a quorum, and, after disposing of several pension bills, Senator Cullorn announced that no further attempt would be made to pass the anti-scalping bill at present. The tilt between Quay and Hoar was one of the evening’s liveliest epi sodes, and the Pennsylvania senator repudiated with heat the intimation that he was in liquor, characterizing the slur as a “filthy one.” The sundry civil bill was passed and in the case of the river and harbor items a reduction of 12*4 P er cent, was agreed to. At 3:30 a. m. the senate went into secret session, after which a recess was taken until 8 this morning. HOUSE HAPPENINGS. in the lower branch the immigra tion bill was passed over the presi dent’s veto by a yote of 193 to 97. An attempt to secure the concurrence of the bouse in the senate armor plate amendment proved futile, and the question was deferred until evening, when the amendment fixing the aver age price of armor plate at S3OO a ton, was accepted. At midnight the house was singing patriotic ditties. At 3 a. m. the speaker signed the Indian appropria tion bill, and a recess until 5:40 was ordered. DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. Five of the annual appropriation bills failed to .become laws owing to the refti-al of the president to approve them. The sundry civil, naval, Indian and agricultural bills all reached Pres ident Cleveland so late that he was un able to give them that close scrutiny upon which he insists. He, therefore, refused to sign any of them. The gen eral deficiency bill failed to reach him owing to the failure of the conferees to reach an agreement. This is a record breaker in the his tory of the government. The agri cultural bill was sent to the president February 25, while the others only reached him during the late hours of the session. The refusal of the president to ap prove these bills compels a more thor ough organization of the house of rep resentatives than was originally in tended by Speaker Reed. Under the rules of the house the Indian bill is considered by the Indian committee, the naval by the naval and the agri cultural by the agricultural commit tee. JEKYL’S FIRST DEATH. Ri v. Charles Hoffman, of New York, the First Guest to Die There. Rev. Charles Hoffman, a retired Episcopal minister, of New York, died at Jekyl Island yesterday morn ing at 5 o’clock. The trouble was heart disease. Dr. Hoffman came to Jekyl a week ago, being quite ill at the time of his arrival. He was fully conscious to the time of his death. He vras devoted to Jekyl, and hoped for much improvement from his visit. Dr. Hoffman was a brother of Dean Hoffman, the well-known New York clergyman. He was the donor of $35,000 to the University at Sewanee, Tenn., and his life was marked by noble acts of beneficence and charity. The body was brought to the city on the Howland, which carried its flags at halt-mast. Undertaker Moore em balmed the body, and it was shipped to New York on the noon train, ac companied by the wife,son and daugh ter of the deceased. This is the first death that ever oc curred among the guests at Jekyl. It is deeply deplored by all who knew the deceased. AFTER THE ALIMONY. The Bri-senick Bay Street Building Advertised Eor Bale. The Times contains Sheriff Berrie’s advertisement of the Briesenick brick building on Bay street, to satisfy an execution issued from Glynn superior court, in favor of Elsa Briesenick vs. Ernest Briesenick. The judgment was for alimony, and was the result of a long legal fight. The property is to be sold to satisfy the principal judgment of $7,500, at torney’s fee of $750. interest of $925.57 and court costs of $189.80 —making the total $9,366.37. A peculiar feature of the sale is that Mrs. Briesenick is both the plaintiff and the defendant, she being the ad ministratrix of her husband’s estate, and the sheriff takes the property from her to dispose of it for her bene fit. Buggy Harness, Wagon Harness, Bridles, Lines, etc. A. J. Ingram, Monk street. DIDN’T FIND HER. St. Regulus Was Not on the Break ers When the Rescuers Arrived. The tugs Angie and Nellie and U. Dart did not find the British steamer St. Regulus on the Doboy breakers. When they reached there early yes terday morning, the steamer had dis appeared. Returning, the tugs found her at quarantine, whence she came up to the city yesterday. Capt. Fartay denies that the St. Regulus was ashore at all. # Carstair’s Monogram Whisky, the best in Brunswick, at the Arcade. Please Pay. Mr. G. W. Cline, proprietor of the Brunswick Steam Laundry, requests his patrors to be prompt in paying bills when the collector calls. He has a large amount on his books, and wishes to make speedy settlements' The ladies know that Liberty Bell Baking Powder makes fine bread. Cash System. The Brunswick Steam Laundry has adopted a cash system of business for the future, and requests parties hav ing accounts to pay the collector promptly. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. MUST COYER WATER TANKS. Council Passed the Ordinance Last Night Without Amendment. ATKINSON’S SCIENTIFIC SPEECH Krauss Wants to Shut Out Bucket Shops. Drug Stores Must Pay Soda Li cense-Reduction Wanted. The city council had a very inter esting and a somewhat prolonged ses sion last night. Many matters of im portance came up tor consideration. Every member, except Downing, was in his seat and Mayor Mason pre sided. The first matter of importance in jected into the meeting was a petition from tiie Western Union Telegraph company, asking that its city license be reduced from SIOO to $25. Manager Kemp gave a number of reasons for the request. The petition was referred to the committee on taxes and reve nues. Mm. Gallagher asked that she be exempted from the payment of the S2OO license for a sailor boarding house. This was also referred. The cow question came up again in the form of a petition from about 200 citizens, asking that the northern lim its of the proscribed section be changed from Lto H street. The pe tition was tabled, and will be acted on at the next meeting. 'The county commissioners having expressed a willingness to lend the county convicts to the city for the purpose of shelling L street out to the boulevard, the city to furnish tffe shells, a resolution was adopted or dering the shells furnished and the work done. A resolution was adopted authoriz ing the mayor to make a note to the board of education for $1,500. The report of the city assessors was laid before council and accepted. The ordinance increasing the cow impounder’s salary was placed on third reading and adopted. The ordinance reimposing the soda water license on drug stores, which li cense was taken off at a previous meeting, was placed on third reading. Alderman Butts argued that the drug stores should not be compelled to pay the license . Alderman Fendig took the opposite view. The vote was for making the drug stores pay, Aider man Butts voting nay. Alderman Krauss presented an amendment to the license ordinance, taxing dealers in futures, or “bucket shops,”s3,ooo. Mayor Mason ruled the amendment out of order, as the ordi nance had gone to its third reading. Alderman Krauss didn’t press the amendment. Harry F. Dunwody was elected city arbitrator, by a unanimous vote of council. Adjournment was in order, but Al derman Atkinson wouldn’t have it. He demanded that the water tank cov ering ordinance be brought up again. This ordinance was brought up two weeks ago, and voted down, but re considered. Everybody realized that Alderman Atkinson was “loaded.” He bad on his desk five or six big volumes of scientific treastises, encyclopaedias, reports of the various j state boards of health, etc., together with two myste rious looking bottles. “I want this thing fettled.” said (he alderman. “We are here as the trustees of the people, and we must guard their health aDd their interests. I have some autbor lty that I wish to read.” He read it, citing from each volume to show that water in tanks is ren dered impure by exposure, and vice versa. He also produced the two bot tles, one containing water from Mr. A, V. Wood’s well and the other from the Light and Water Co.’s pipes. The aldermen compared the water, the question was put, and the ordinance was adopted without amendment, Council adjourned.