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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES. VOLUME 7, NO. 74. A TENNESSEE - TRICK, Richardson Raises a Point of No Quorum in the House. DEEP WATER FOR DARIEN. Captain Carter Recommends Entensive Improvements for the Harbor There at a Considerate Cost. Washington, March 27. —The neces sity of the continued presence of a quorum of the committee of the whole was demonstrated at the beginning of today’s session. To the first paragraph that was read after the house had gone into the committee of the whole on the tariff bill, Mr. Richardson, of Tenn essee, moved an amendment reducing the duty on whiting from one cent to half a cent. On a division the vote was : Yeas, 14; nays, 37, and upon the announcement Mr. Kicbardson made a point of no quorum. He said that a measure of this importance should not be considered by fifty men only. Mr. Dalzell then innocently in quired : “Where are all the democrats this morning?” * Mr. Kicbardson replied : “Evident ly with the republicans. There are proportionately as many present on this side of the hall as on yours.” (. heir man Sherman counted slowly, and by means of this device in ten minutes was enabled to announce that 101 members were present and that the Richardson amendment bad been re jected. A REASONABLE RECOMMENDATION. A report was received today from Captain Carter, of the corps of engi neers on a survey of the harbor at Darien, Ga., in which he recommends a channel 300 teet wide and 24 feet deep at an estimated cost of from $15,000 to $70,000. according to the dredge used. ANOTHER ARGUMENT. Ventila'ing the Alleged Case Against the Duuutli ss. Jacksonville, Fla., March 27 —ln the United States court this morning ar gument was heard upon the excep tions to the libel in the case of the United States vs. the steamer Daunt less. This libel charged the stearapr with violating the navigation laws by not being provided with the num ber of life boats and life rafts as re quired by law. The government was represented by Frank Clark, United Stares district attorney ;and the claim ant was represented by Judge W. B. Young. The court sustained the exceptions but allowed the libellant to amend its libel Judge Young then moved that the two cases pending against the steamer Dauntless be set for hearing The court set the cases for final hear ing on April 15. Our stock of tan shoes for men and ladies is the largest and most complete of any ever shown in Brunswick. Pal mer’s. AN AGENT ARRESTED. Savannah Insurance Man in Trouble. His Side of the Story. Savannah, March 27.—The friends of Mr. R. J. Davant, Jr., were sur prised to learn that he had been ar rested on a warrant sworn out by Ed gir S. Wilson, of the Macon Fire In surance company, charging him with larceny after trust in the sum of $650. The Macon company is going out of business and the misunderstanding between Messrs. Davant and Wilson arose when they came to settling up the affairs of the company in Savan nah. R. J. Davant & Son have been the company’s agents here, and claim that the balance due was withheld simply to bring about some under standing as to the renewal of the busi ness. M E CHURCH CONFERENCE. An Interesting Session of the Balti more Conference at Staunton. Staunton, Va, March 27.—This is the fourth annual session of the Bal timore conference of the Methodist episcopal church, South. Three inches of snow covered the ground, and the weather is remarkably cold for this season of the year. The session opened with prayer by tile Rev, J. W. Shirley of Gardeuville, Md. Bishop Galloway of Mississippi presided, and quite a discussion was precipitated by the commitee’s report on the constitution for the Epworth Leaugue board for this conference. The question at issue was as to the or ganization, and the report proposed a new system of organization, unifying the local policy with the general dis trict organization. After considerable discussion, this uni'ying report was adopted. Bishop Galloway made the most im pressive and effective speech of the day in charging nine members, J. H. Dill, W. D. Keene, J. B. Hanny,C. D. Bulla, H. H. Sherman, J. J. Ring, G. H. Echols, M. P. Weikie and C. F. Moore, who sought full relationship with the conference. The feature of the day was the spir ited fight between Charlestown and Hinton, W. Va., for the honor of en tertaining the next year’s conterence. After many speeches and much debat-' ing 111111011 was finally selected and the choice was made unanimous. The trustees of Woman’s Parsonage and Home Mission societies made a very encouraging report. KEN lUt KY’ri KICKERS. The Roil Call Ignored—No Quorum atcl No Election. Frankfort, Ky., March 27.—The call at today’s jyint session showed only tifty-six members present, the anti- Hunter republican, and tlie free silver and gold democrats refusing to an swer to their names. The president of the session ruled that there was no qnorum present, but said lie would liberally construe the statute requiring a daily ballot for senator and ordered a roll call. Thereupon those opposed to Hunter again refused to answer to their names. Hunter received 56 votes and the chair ruled I hat there was no election, a majority of both houses not being present and voting. The joint session then adjourned. Several members were present, and a fear that the Hun ter men would plav some sharp trick and elect their man after all caused the opposition to prevent a quorum. PEACE PROMISED. Premi r Canovas is Confident of Conquering Cuba. London, March 27 —A dispatch from Madrid to the Central News says that negotiations for a conclusion of peace are in progress between the govern ment of Spain and the Cuban insur gent leaders with favorable prospects. SIGNS OF SUCCESS. Madrid, March 27.—1 t is reported that the Spanish squadron has cap tured the rebel stronghold at Bacolar island of Philippine islands. After the adjournment ol the cabinet coun cil heid yesterday Premier Canovas informed a number of newspaper rep.- resentatives who called upon him that the Spanish campaign against the in surgents in Cuba is nearing a success ful close. Misery on the Mississ ppi. Quincy, 111., March 27.—The Missis sippi river continues to rise here at a dangerous rate. The water rose seven inches yesterday and the gauge showed fourteen feet above the low water mark. Tbe river bottoms are all un der water. The river is now seven miles wide here and thousands of acres of land are submerged. People have been driven from their homes to the hills by the hundred, and those who have remained in their houses are liv ing in the upper stories, and are com pelled to use boats instead of wagons. BRUNSWICK, GA„ SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23 1397. HE HAD A HARD HEAD. A Drunken United Stales Sol dier Courts Death in Vain. THE BALL BATTERS HIS BROW, But in Vain, Although the Rifle is Pressed Against His Head-Glances and Hits Another- Atlanta,March 27.—Charles McLean, a sergeant-major in the United States regular army, stationed here, made a desperate, but unsuccessful attempt at suicide today while suffering from an acute attack of alcoholism. While alone at the barracks, he sud denly laid hold of a loaded rifle, which he put to his head and fired. At the sound of the report his oomrades hur ried to the scene, expecting to find McLean dead. But although the muz zle of the rifle had been pressed to his forehead between the eyes, they found nothing worse than a rocmfull of smoke and a suddenly-sobered druuk ard lying stunned on the floor. By some miracle, the heavy ball had glanced from the frontal bone and passed through the ceiling of the bar rack room, leaving the would be sui cide comparatively uninjured. McLean will live to drink again,and the only person injured by his mad es capade is an innocent soldier, who was sitting quietly in the room above. A Fatal Flood. Quitman, March 27.—A negro was drowned here today while trying to swim across the river to fasten a rope to a tree in order to prevent a bridge from going down stream. The river is rising rapidly and resembles an in land sea. The Weather. Atlanta, March 27.—Fair Suuday, warmer in northern portion. All are invited to take a look at our window. Nothing but colored shoes in it. Palmer’s. SONG SERVICE. A Treat for Music-Lovers at the Pres byterian Church Tonight. Instead of the regular service at the Presbyterian church tonight the even ing hour will be devoted to a song service, for which a special program has been prepared. The choir, composed of Mrs. Oro vatt, Mrs. Raymond, Captain Tupper and Mr. Ralph Waff with Mr. Geo. H. Cook, organist,will be assisred by Miss Bessie Fox. In the songs the choir will be as sisted by a chorus of twenty voices and a brass quartet from the Marine Band. The following is the program : Voluntary—organ and brass quartet. Doxology. Prayer. Voluntary—bytbeohoir. Song—“ Onward Christian S ildiers.” Talk—“ Seeds of Kindness,” by the pastor. Song—“ Scatter Seeds of Kindness.” Talk—“ Telling of Jesus,’’ by the pastor. Song—“l Love to Tell the Story.” Offertory— Solo by Miss Fox. Talk—“ Refusing God,” by the pas tor. Song—“ Jesus is Calling.'’ Talk—“ Almost Persuaded,” by the pastor. Song—“ Almost Persuaded.” Prayer. Song—“ Blessed Assurance.” Benediction, Grand Opening Of spring millinery and pattern bats selected by the best artists of New York. For beauty and cheapness they cannot be excelled; will be found at Mrs. Earle’s. Ladies are respectfully invited to see for themselves REVENUE RAIDERS. United States Officials Seize Still’s and Much Moon shine Whiskey. MEN PURSUED MANY MILES Over the Wild Virginia Hills—Brought to Bay, the Moonshiners Fight Desperately. Round Head, Va , March 27.—Fif teen United States revenue officers swooped down on a nest of moonshin ers near here last night, aDd destroyed thirty-one stills and thousands of gal lons of “mountain dew” that had never seen a government gauger. When the raid was made the distil lers were so taken by surprise and so completely overpowered that they took to the woods in a panic. The of ficers gave ebase and followed live of the moonshiners for several miles over the mountain ranges. Finally the fugitives turned and showed fight. The conflict was a des perate one, and when the smoke had cleared away, it was found that three of the officers and four out of the five moonshiners were on the ground. Two of the latter were fatally wounded and canno* long survive. CHANCERY COURT'. Bu-y Week For Colonel Meader, the Master Appointed By Judge Sweat. Col. R. P. Meader, sitting as a mas ter in chancery, will hold a session with the lawyers each day this week, The cases to be heard by him a e those of Smith vs. Ward, the big tur pentine land suit; the intervention of Hobbs & Tucker in the case of S. Mayer vs. the National Bank of Bruns wick; and Raeburn & Verrell, ofLiv erpool, vs. the Florida Phosphate Ex port Cos. Colonel Meader will be kept busy during the entire week in hearing these cases. Coal Oil Johnnie Soap at the Down ing Company. SWARTHY SMUGGLERS. Some of the Werneth Hall’s Coolies Startf and a Clothing Bu.-iaess. Tippo Benlie, Rahamandra, Sikh Rigs and Nana Veda form an enter prising quartette of Hindoos on board the British steamship Werneth Hall. They have a fine eye for business in addition to other qualities. Yesterday afternoon the four coolies came ashore and proceeded to dispose of English-made clothing to the negro citizens. They sold cheaply and found ready customers. The goods, how ever, were smuggled, and Customs In spector Deming put a stop to the traf fic by seizing the goods. He secured several articles, coats, pantaloons, etc. The coolies, it appears, have been carrying on the business steadily since coming into port. One of them was noticed on the streets the other day who wore five or six coats, regardless of the warm weather. This is their method of carrying their goods about on the lookout for customers. TRILBY MONDAY. Du Maurier’s Great Play to Be Seen Here Then, DuMaurier’s famous play, “Trilby,” with all its magnificent scenery, cos tumes, music and stage garniture, to gether with A. M. Palmer’s great dra matic company, which made it so pop ular in New York and Boston, will visit our city Monday night. “Tril by” is a strange, weird, powerful and intensely interesting play, admirably acted at every point, beautifully staged and received the greatest pos sible enthusiasm everywhere. Never have audiences been more demonstrat ive at the end of a play, and never was it watched with more intense interest in the development of a dramatic story. THE LI.vTENEK. Some of the Things That Are Over heard in a Brunswick Day. He was a venerable and well-sea soned specimen. He bad just re turned from a lazy, loitering trip through the West Ind es in the big liner Ohio, and at the moment under consideration was calmly expounding his theory of life in the reading room of the Oglethorpe. “Take the average young man o r the day,” said he. “What is his ideal of life? Ask him and he will tell you that he means to make money. He is mistaken, His conception of his ul timate aim in life is of the vaguest. He thinks he wants mouey. He is wrong. Wliat he really wants is the good of it as he goes along. The two things are, unfortunately, incompatible; a man cannot eat his cake and have it. That he can accomplish that miracle is one of the illusions of youth. I hat' none; I fared hard and hoped. There fore, lam now my own master, I go where 1 like and enjoy life.” The quiet man on the opposite side of the glowing fireplace made a sound in bis throat expressive of dissent. The idea of a man enjoying life when, like the last speaker, he had arrivedat the doubtful age of 60, with something suspiciously like dyspepsia, and more than a suspicion of chronic bronchitis in bis thin voice, was evidently pre posterous to a gentleraag whose views of life were as rosy as his broad bland countenance. Whatever he thought, this is what he said : “You talk of ‘the illusions’ of youth! We have heard of them before. Sup pose you now tell us of the disen chantments of age? One is as real as the other; and the boy who squanders his money when he is ripe for enjoy ment is no more p’tiable Ilian the old man who has squandered his youth to accumulate muney tie is.incapable of enjoying. In the words of a man greater than any who sits beneath this roof—‘We should not compliment a hungry man, who should refuse a whole dinner and reserve'all bis appe tite for the desert, before he knew whether there was to be any desert or not.’ But this, my friend, is what you, by your own showing, have done. Eggs should not be sat on until they are stale, nor feasting deferred until the appetite has gone. And when I think of your case, and that of the youth who tasted life when he was hungry tor it, and, like you, was ab stemious when he had to be. I feel that you have played.but a sorry part in life.” ALONG THE BAY. Items of Shipping and Genera! Har bor News. The American schooner Charles K. Buckley arrived yesterday from New York, to load lumber from the Yellow Pine Cos. for New York. The American schooner Sarah Pot ter arrived yesterday from Provi dence, to load from Ililton-Dodge Lumber Cos. The American schooner F. and T. Lupton sailed yesterday for Norfolk with a cargo of 15.570 crossties, valued at SB,SOO, from F. D. Aiken. The big bark Olivia was towed from Torras’ wharf to St. Union mills yes terday by the tugs U. Dart and Iris. Among the recent sailings for Brunswick are the schooner J. W. Balano, Captain Wilson, from Boston; schooner Nellie Floyd, from New York, and the Norwegian bark Aim, Captain Hogland, from Barbados. A Slight Change. The schedule of the Cumberland Route has been slightly changed so as to meet more fully the demands of the traveling public. The steamer Gov ernor Salford will leave Brunswick at 8 instead of 8 :30 a. m., leaving Jekyt at 9, arriving at Fernandina at 12, and leaving Fernandina, on the return trip, at 2p. m. This change is effect ive Apr'l 1. All shoes, all toes, all prices in men’s line shoes at Palmer’s. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. BARNESYILLE’S BEAST. He Outrages His Fifteen Year Old Step-Daugh ter. SAFFORD’S SICKENING STORY. The Victim Frightened Into Silence, Whne the Criminal’s Love of Liquor Losens His Tongue. Griffin,Ga.,March 27. —A man named W. R. Safford has been arrested at Bartlesville on a charge that is likely to land him on the gallows or put him into tlie hands of a mob. He is charged with having committed rape cn his* own stepdauchf"*- "od tne s'or y is a sickening record of r>v- The outrage wa _„u. o week ago, but the victim —who is but 15 years old—was persuaded to hold her peace under threats of death. Safford finally got drunk and while in his cups told the whole story, which came to the ears of the grand jury of Pike county. Official action followed and Safford was proir ptly indicted and and placed in jail. The people are deeply incensed against the prisoner and threats of inflicting summary vengence are heard. Safford some years ago mar ried a widow with four children, who is highly respected in the community. Our new springstock was selected in person and you will be pleased when you see them and hear the price. Palmer. WILL WALK A ROPE. Coroner Jennings, Formerly a Circus Athlete, Will Try Again. There is a genuine treat in store for the little ones of Brunswick. Few people know that genial “Hal” Jennings, the coroner, was, away back in the misty days of his youth, a tight-rope performer in a traveling circus. Nevertheless, such was the case, and the coroner frequently re calls those days of the canvas canopy and the sawdust ring, entertaining his friends with anecdotes of his life at that period. A few days ago he was in a remin iscent mood, and, in the course ol a conversation on ihe topic of his ath letic achievements, Mr. Jennings as serted that he had no doubt he could perform equally as well on a high rope now as he did in the unforgotten days of when he wore tights and thrilled the hearts of thousands. One of the gentlemen present pre sumed to doubt the assertion. One word brought on another, with the final result that the coroner declared that he would prove his claims by giv ing a performance at an early date i;; this city. Mr. Jennings was seen by a Times man on the subject yesterday, and he was evidently very much in earnest. “I intend to walk a rope stretched across Newcastle street from the Kais er building to the Wright building,” he said. “I will do this not only to prove my recent assertion but for the entertainment of the children of Brunswick, whom I have always de lighted to please. I have tried myself and find I am just as good at the busi ness as I ever was.” Mr. Jennings said he had not de cided on the u. . -o, but would choose it to suit u. aei ness demands. “It will probably be one day this week, but I will give the press and public ample notice.” Brunswick will await the unique spectacle with interest. An Old Landmark. The roomy old Scarlett building, on Fancy Bluff, which has been a Glynn county landmark for many years, is being gradually undermined %y the washing away of the bluff on which it stands. Drink Carstair’s Monogram Whisky at the Arcade.