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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
VOLUME 8, NO. 74.
SPEAKER
SARCASTIC.
Big Tom Urges Members Not
to Sacrifice Public
•Business.
MONEY FOR THE MISSISSIPPI.
Mft'sur*. Means Ready Relief for Flood
Sufferers-Some Changes in the
Tariff Bill.
Washington, March 29.—Mr. Rich
ardson (Dein., Tenn.) objected to the
approval of the journal because there
were only fifty members present am)
demanded the yeas and nays.
The second roll call showed the pres
ence of a quorum, and, in making the
announcement of the vote, Speaker
Reed said: “The chair hopes that
members will find it convenient witl
their private engagements to be pres
ent when the house meets. We have
already lost an hour and ten minutes
today because members have not been
attentive to their duties.”
.Several amendments proposed bj
the c mmittee on ways and means
were agreed to as follows: Increasing
from 2to cents a pound the duty
on gelatine, glue, isinglass or fish
glue, prepared fish bladders or sounds,
valued at not above ten oents a pound ;
bauxite, crude, $1 a ton.
THE SENATE SESSION.
Senator Caffery reported the joint
resolution appropriating $250,000 for
the improvement of the Mississippi
from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio. This sum is to be
taken out of the two and a half mil
lions appropriated in the last river
and harbor bll. The resolution was
passed.
Senator Allen offered a resolution
thclaring that congress is not pos
sessed of the constitutional power to
impose taxes on articles of daily con
sumption by the people for the ex
press and avowed purpose of increas
ing the private fortunes of any class
of its citizens at the expeuse of the
m .sses. The resolution was laid on
the table. Senator Allen will speak
on it tomorrow.
Knifed to Kill.
Lawrenceburg, Ind., March 29.
Stephen Boyce stabbed Joseph Eng
ske through the body with a butcher
knife here last night. Both were
drinking, and after giving the fatal
blow the prisoner was hurried away
by the officers in order to prevent vio
lence from the excited bystanders.
A Trial Trip.
Philadelphia, March 29.—The battle
ship lowa left Cramp’s shipyard at
6:30 this morning for the Brooklyn
navyyard, where she will be docked,
after which she will be given her of
ficial trial trip over tbe regular gov
ernment course between Cape Ann
and Cape Porpoise.
A Macon Melee.
Macon, March 29.—Chris McGee was
stabbed in tbe side last night by Ben
Mathews. The former attacked the
latter with a chair, who tben used his
knife. McGee was badly cut. Math
ews surrendered, claiming self de
fense. Both meu are well known.
The Georgia Scribe.
Macon, March 29. — Tbe Georgia
Press Association was in session here
alt day. H. H. Cabaniss was re-elected
president. At the magnificent ban
quet at the Brown bouse tonight the
speeches were both brilliant and
witty.
Eight Drowmd.
Pensacola, March 29.—A sloop, oys
ter laden, capsized four miles out from
this city today. One man, two women
and five children were drowned. A
man named Moles floated ashore on a
door. 11 0 was the only survivor.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Souihern Methodists Still in Session
at Staunton.
Staunton, Va., March 29.—This is
the fifth business day of the Baltimore
conference, M. E. Church, south,Bish
op Galloway presiding. Yesterday all
the pulpits of the city and vicinity
were occupied by prominent Metho
dist ministers. Dr. J. E. Armstrong,
of Baltimore, was granted additional
time for the preparation of ill- history
of Methodism.
Rev. J. W. Wightman, chairman of
the temperance committee, submitted
a report with pronounced emphasis
against tbe traffic, use and manufact
ure of intoxicating liquors as a bev
erage.
An executive session with closed
doors to consider tbe debt difficulties
of the Wesleyan Female Institute of
Staunton is being held this afternoon.
That Senatorial Scramble.
Frankfort, Ky , March29.—Alriend
of Gov. Bradley states that the gov
ernor is opposing Hunter because he
believes that his election would de
siroy the republican party in Ken
tucky. He also does not regard Hun
ter as reliable on the money question.
I’he fifth joint senatorial. ballot re
sulted: Hunter, 53; Blackburn. 41;
Davie, 12; Boyle, 7; Stone, 1. Neces
sary to a choice, 60.
P. owned in a Creek.
Seneca, Kan., March 29.—The six
children of John McGrath were
drowned near here yesterday while
trying to cross a creek. The mother
and the children were in ihe wagon,
which was overturned and the chil
dren swept out. The mother saved
herself. The ages of the children were
from 8 months to 14 years.
Bofeuillet Wins.
Atlanta, March 29. —The case of
Butner vs. Boifeuillet, a contest for
the office of chief of police of Macon,
was decided by the supreme court to
day in favor of Boifeuillet. Butner
was ousted one year before his term
expired. He sought to regain the of
fice by quo warranto proceedings.
Bad Boys.
Perry, Ga., March 29.—Twelve
youthful burglars were arrested here
last night while breaking into cars on
the Santa Fe line. Large quantities
of freight were stolen. The bovs re
fused to give their names. Their ages
run from 12 to 17.
Two Serous Drunks.
Athens, Ga., March 29.—A Macon
and Northern train amputated the
feet of a negro today. The same negro
was struck by an engine a year ago,
having his eye knocked out. He was
drunk on both occasions.
A Bad Break.
Memphis, March 29. —A bad break
has occurred in the levee at Wayside,
Miss., nine miles below Greenville.
The break is in a section of the levee
that is high and regarded as measur
ably safe.
Has to Hang.
Atlanta, March 29. —The supreme
court has handed down its decision in
the case of Henry White. The decis
ion ot the lower court is affirmed and
White must hang.
The Weal her.
Atlanta, March 29.—increasing
cloudiness, with rain Tuesday; severe
thunderstorms in the interior ;warmer.
A Suicide.
Columbia,h. C.. March 29.—Dr Al
len Kiuard committed suicide Sun
day night.
Our new ck was selected in
person and you will be plessed when
y>u see them and hear the price.
Palmer,
Called to Meet.
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey, recording sec
retary of the Daugtiters of the Con
federacy, calls a meeting for Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. J. M. Madden.
BRUNSWICK, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 30 1a97.
CUBANS
CAPTURED.
Three Officers Fall Into the
Hands of the
Dons.
SPANIARDS SCORE A SUCCESS.
One of the Piisoners Dies ot His Wounds.
Chicago Newspaper Man Killed.
Cuban Re'orms-
Havana, March 29. -General Her
nandez Velasco, while operating in
the hills of Pinar del Rio yesterday,
encountered at Cabtzdas, a party ol
rebels, under General Ruiz Rivera.
The rebels occupied a strong position,
but, after an hour’s engagement, they
were defeated.
General Rivera,suffering from three
bullet wounds, and his chief of staff.
Golouel Bacalla, were taken prisoners
and Lieutenant Terry of the insur
gent party, who was wounded by the
fragment of a shell, was also captured
The rebels left ten of their deaden the
field.
The prison-rs were brought to San
Cristobal, but Lieutenant Terry died
on tbe road.
HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT.
A Newspaper Man Kilhd While
W atching a Battle.
Washington, March 29.—Consul-
General Lee has sent to the slate de
partment the following:
Havana, March 28.
C. E. Grosby, of New York, a repre
sentative of the Chicago Record, is re
ported killed while watching with a
field glass a combat between Spanish
and insurgent forces near Arroya
Blanbo, close to the boundary of Pu
erto Principle, aid Santa Clara. He
came to the island on January 30. He
is said to have been graduated a 1- St.
Cyr, France.
Concilia ing Cuba.
London, MRrch 29. —A dispatch from
Madrid to the Central News says that
the Spanish cabinet have agreed to
introduce reforms into the Cuban ad
ministration prior to the ODemng ot
the Cortes, and upon the assembling
of the chambers will ask that a bill be
passed providing indemnity for tbe
outlay incurred. The government will
also institute reforms upon a restricted
scale in the Philippine islands.
TODAY’S RACES.
The Trotting Event to Occur at Sul
phur Springs This Afternoon.
The trotting race between Judge
Lehman’s and Mr. H. S. McCrary’s
swift horses will occur this afternoon
at 4 o’clock on the boulevard at Sul
phur Springs.
The purse is SIOO. There are many
side bets. Judge Lehman will drive
his horse and Mr. L. V. Carroll will
drive Mr. McCrary’s.
An effort is being made to arrange
a numbr of running races for the
same occasion.
Messrs. C. Morris, Robert Brios
enick and William Anderson will be
the judges.
Hacks will furnish transportation
to the racecourse.
'I he New School.
The construction of St. Athanasius
church is proceeding rapidly. Tile
atlj oimng parochial school building
will, like the church, be built o f tabby
and will be completed by October 1
In addition to a lull elementary course
this school will have branches for in
structing the pupils in cooking, sew
ing and carpentry.
Grand Opening
Of spring millinery and pattern hats
selected by tbe best artists of N w
York. For beauty and cheapness they
cannot be excelled; will be found at
Mrs. Earle’s. Ladies are respectfully
invited to see for themselves
DARKEY
DESPERADOES
Come Together in Georgia’s
Own Vienna in
Earnest.
FREE FIGHT PROVED FATAL
A Free for-AII Scrap Lighted Up by the
Flash of the Deadly Win
chester-
Vienna, Ga., March 29.—lira rougli
and-tumble tight bet ween some darkey
desperadoes here last night two ne
groes named Frank Toomer and Jake
Roberts came together with fatal re
sults. ,
Both men were armed with Win
chesters, and after several blows bad
been exchanged, the former opened
fire and poured a volley into Roberts,
killing him almost instantly .
Toomer was put uuder arrest, and a
coroner’s jury luipannelied to sit on
the body of Roberts. A verdict ol
murder was brought in.
HERBERT FOR RE-ERVES.
The Ex-Secretary Defends the Naval
Militia in An Able Letter.
The recent attempt of the New Jer
sey legislature to disband the naval
militia of that state lias called forth a
strong defense of that branch of the
service from no less a person than
Hon. H. A. Herbert, ex-secretary of
the navy. Mr. Herbert’s letter ap
pears in Saturday’s New York Journal
and is ol particular iuterest to tile
Brunswick reserves.
Tbe ex-secretary states ihere are
now 3,339 enlisted officers and men in
the service, and asserts that “no ap
propriation of money for the public
defense brings propori ionateiy so
large a return.”
“The navy depariment,” continues
the letter, “has year by year given
more time and attention to the militia
and it has now become apparent that
whenever their services are needed
they will show themselves to be quite
as efficient on tbe sea as the very best
of the national guard can ever be on
land. Indeed, so far as the quality oi
the officers and men is concerned, the
naval militia will compare as a body
more than favorably with tbe na
tional guard.”
The letter concludes with a recom
mendation to the state legislatures to
give the naval militia all tbe aid that
lies in their power.
AFTER A YEAR.
Aaron Brown Dies of Wounds Re
ceived Months Ago.
Aaron Brown, colored, died Satur
day at his home, 608 N. Albany street,
from the effects of a blow received on
the head over a year ago. The blow
was inflicted by Henry Johnson, col
ored, who was arrested and tried in
superior court on a charge of assault
with intent to murder. He was con
victed and sentenced to the peniten
tiary for five years. The evidence
showed that Johnson laid in wait for
bis victim and gave him the deadly
ly blow without warning.
It is rumored that Johnson recently
died in the coal mines, where he was
serving out his sentence. This being
so, the case of course is ended. If
Johnson, however, still lives he can be
tried for murder.
The Big Birdsa 1.
The big four-masted schooner J.
Holmes Birdsall, the largest vessel of
its class ever in port, is back again, to
load a large cargo of crossties from
Arthur Gregertsen, for J. E. Broad
head. The Birdsall is of 1,364 regis
tered tons. She carried a very large
cargo ol crossties from this port about
a year ago.
All are invited to take a look at our
window. Nothing hut colored shoes
in it. I’aliner’s.
SAYS HE WILL WALK.
Coroner Jennings Seems in Earnest
On His Rope-Walking.
Many friends went to Coroner G.
A. H. Jennings yesterday with at
tempts to dissuade him from his an
nounced intention of walking a tight
rope across Newcastle street. The
notice of the coroner’s purpose in
Sunday’s Times created considerable
consternation throughout the city
and there were all sorts of expres
sions on the subject.
Mr. Jennings was seen by a Times
man. He is deeply in earnest. “They
say I can’t do it,” he said, somewhat
warmly, “and I propose to show them
that I can. I don’t see any occasion
for so much apprehension on the part
of my friends. It is no new venture;
i am an old and practiced hand at the
business, and although quite a num
ber of years have elapsed since I last
tried it in public I am not afraid to
trust myself. It will amuse tbe.chil
dren, and also prove my assertions on
the subject. 1 am not tbe man to
back down.’'
Mr. Jennings yesterday obtained tne
necessary permit from A. Kaiser ct
Bro. for the privilege of stretching a
rope from their building. Tbe rope
will be stretched from one of the
third-story windows of the Kaiser
block to the roof of the custom-house,
on the opposite side of the street.
The day has not been definitely de
cided on. “But tbe walk,” says the
coroner, “will occur this week sure.”
The public will await the event with
great interest.
ALONG THE BAY.
Items of Shipping and General Har
bor News.
'fhe change of wind brought in a
good fleet of vessels Sunday and yes
terday.
The schooner Alnieda Willey has ar
rived from New Y T ork to load from the
Hilton-Dodge Lumber Cos.
Tbe schooner Dora Matthews, Capt.
Brown, arrived yisterday from New
York to load lumber from O. S. Hirsch
& Cos.
The American schooner Agnes Man
ning is here from New Haven to load
a cargo of crosgties from N. Emanuel
& Cos. The Manning is a four master.
The schooner Rebecca R. Douglas
arrived Sunday from New Y’ork with
a cargo of 750 barrels of oil for the
Standard Oil Cos. She will proceed to
Satilla for a cargo of lumber.
Tbe schooner Mary O'Neill, Capt,
Watts, arrived yesterday from New
to load lumber from Nils Greg
ertson.
The American brig Mary Gibbs
cleared yesterday for Oporto with a
cargo of 167,000 feet lumber and 152,-
00b feet timber, valued at $3,816, from
the Southern Pine Cos.
The American bark St. Lucie, which
came up from quaran ine yesterday,
has two Chinamen on board, who
shipped as seamen from Port Natal.
Lowry’s Life.
Judge J. L. Sweat will be in the city
tomorrow to bear certain motions, etc.
lie will probably take this occasion to
resentence M. Lowry to be hanged, the
supreme court having recently re
fused anew trial to the old man. Judge
Sweat will also pass on the objections
made to the sale of the assets of S.
Mayer & Ullman.
Wise Changed.
Capt. W. C. Wise, well-remembered
here as the commander of the monitor
Amphitrite, has been transferred to
the bai tleship Texas. The officers of
tlie Amphitrite tendered the officer a
farewell recep'ion at Charleston Sat
urday. The Amphitrite will sail for
New York on April 1.
The Newman Case.
Deputy Clerk Lehman yesterday
forwarded to the supreme court the
brief of evidence and other papers in
the case of the state vs. T. Newman,
the much-discussed saloon case. The
case will be heard by the supreme
court at an early date.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
SICKNESS OF
SCHOOL SYSTEM,
The City Council Prescribes
For It a Financial
Tonic.
BEACH REPRESENTS BOARD.
Tells of Its Troubles—The Council Gives
Fifteen Hundred—Commissioners
Will Probaby do the Same.
The members of city council met in
special session yesterday afternoon in
the capacity ... physicians, the suffer
ing patient bt g s
tem. The council adopted in illy
cure that could possibly be efficatious
—a fidancial one.
Mr. J. L. Beach, a member of the
board of education, appeared before
the council, and spoke in behalf of the
schools. His remarks were fuii of
earnestness, as he depicted the unfor
tunate shortage of finances which
crippled the board in its work. “The
closing of the schools, as now threat
ened,” said Mr. Beach, “would be a
greater calamity than a yellow fever
epidemic. There is no prevention of
such a calamity, however, except aid
from the city and county.”
Mr. Beach stated the fact that there
were teachers in the city schools who
had not received a cent of salary since
last June, “The whole truth about
the matter is,” added Mr. Beach, “that
our schools bave been running for
some time on nothing more than the
sympathy and charity of a few ladies
and gentlemen, who have been devot
ing their time to the public good as
teachers.”
Mr. Beach assured the council that
it had been decided by the board that
hereafter the schools would be main
tained strictly within their income;
and that the council would not be ap
pealed to again, for several years at
least.
Alderman Krauss introduced a reso
lution, which was adopted, appro
priating $1,500 —one half of the amount
needed by the schools—with an addi
tion of SIBO to cover 12 per cent, dis
count. The resolution was adopted
and council adjourned.
Mr. Beach and Mayor Mason will
appear before the county commission
ers at their next meeting, in the same
cause. It is more than probable that
the commissioners will appropriate
the same amount as the council.
In this event, the schools will be
continued, and the back salaries due
the teachers will be paid. If tbe com
missioners do not make the appro
priation, the council will not be called
on for its share, and tbe schools will
have to close on April 1.
All the latest ties in Oxford ties and
strap slippers can be found at Palm
er’s.
Small Sea Is'and Crops.
More sea island cotton will be
planted in Glynn county this year
than in any recent year. Many of the
small truck farmers, colored arid
white, throughout the county, have
bought seed and " iii cultivate small
Crops of the lnnq- Most r ? tfie
seed is furnished i. on. ,u’s
St. Simon farm.
New Telephone Exchange.
Manager W. N. Cheney, of the Jack
sonville Telephone company, will be
in the city in a few days to look over
the ground preparatory to establish
ing an independent telephone system
here. It is very likely that the system
will be put in here.
To the Mines.
W. O. Martin, the Tampa abductor,
has been sent from the Birmingham
chaingang to the mines to serve out
his sentence, he having refused to do
the work allotted him on the streets.
All shoes, all toes, all prices in men’s
line shoes at Palmer’s.