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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
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VOLUME 8, NO. 7/.
THE TARIFF
TRAP
Is to Be Set in Earnest for the
Dear People Alter
Today.
ALL DUTIES NOW APPLICABLE.
Senntor Mills’ Cuban Resolution-Lee’s
Leave of Absence Not Granted-
The Arbitration Treaty-
Washington, March 31.—N0 objec
tion wan mad-! at (lie opening of the
house to the immediate consideration
of i he tariff bill and at 10 :55 the bouse
went into committee of the whole,
Mr. Grosvencr, after section 2 of the
bill had been read by the clerk,offered
anew section authorized by the com
mittee on ways and means making du
ties in iht> bill applicable to all imports
atier April 1.
Mr. Hailey said the amendment was
not in order.
Che irman Sherman said his ruling
mus’ j pend upon the question of fact
wb r or not the committee on ways
and turans authorized the subcommit
tee to offer an amendmenton behalf of
the committee.
Mr. Dingley, in order to obviate all
doubt on the question, withdrew the
amendment and gave uotice of a meet
ing of the committee on way 9 and
means in three minutes,
Mr. Gres ve nor, by direction of the
committee, reintroduced the amend
ment. it was adopted by a vote of 160
to 120.
THE SENATE SESSION.
In the senate Senator Mills offered
the following resolution :
‘•Resolved, That the oommittee on
foreign relations be instructed to in
quire what, if any, obligations the
United Stales has assumed toward I be
people of Cuba by asserting and main
taining the right to prevent the ac
quisition of that island by any Euro
pean power and compelling its people
to remain subjects of the dominion of
Spain and to report by bill or other
wisp.’’
At the suggestion of Senator Hale it
went over t until tomorrow.
AMENDING ARBITRATION.
The Chilton amendment to the arbi
tration treaty was laid on the table by
a majority of 7- It added a clause to
the treaty to make it read that the
United States agreed to submit to ar
bitration all questions iu dispute be
tween the two nations “which the
senate might at the time deem fit sub
jects for such arbitration.”
m’kinlky signs the flood bill.
The president this afternoon signed
the Mississippi flood joint resolution
making an appropriation of $4,250,000
for tlie improvement of the Missis
sippi river from the head of the pass
es of the gulf to the mouth of the Ohio
river and supply deficiencies in the
appropriation for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1897.
another appointment.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Thomas W. Cridler to
be third assistant secretary of state.
in secret session.
The senate went into executive ses
sion. The amendment of Mr. Hoar to
the general treaty of arbitration pro
viding that all questions of national
policy, Monroe doctrine, etc,, shall be
eliminated from the treaty and that all
subjects proposed to be submitted to
arbitration under the treaty shall be
first submitted to the senate and be
agreed to by a two-thirds vote of that
body, was ihe first amendment to be
voted upon. It was adopted by an
overwhelming majority.
Lee Not to Leave.
Washington, March 31.—The state
department declares that Consul Gen
eral Lee has not been granted a leave
of absence to take effect April 15, as
published, or any other date. General
Lee lias not asked for leave and no
action looking to bis relief at Havana
or to the acceptance of his resignation
has been taken.
Right From The Record.
Washington, March 31.—a deputy
marshal of the United. States was on
board the steamer Threg Friends on
her recent alleged filibustering expe
dition. Today the logbook he kept
on the vovage was received by the at
torney general. It is said to furnish
evidence of the complicity of the
steamer in tilihuslermg operations,
but it is not as conclusive as it was
hoped it would be.
BRADLEY S BIG BATTLE
The Fourteenth Ballot.TakejQ.iß.-Ken
tucky Wilhout Change.
Frankfort, Ky., March 31.—The four
teenth senatorial ballot was taken at
noun today and showed no change,
the vote being:
Hunter 60, Blackburn 43, Davie 13,
Boyle 7, Stone 1 Th roll being called
showed 124 present and six pairs, mak
ing 63 necessary for a choice.
Senator' Hissem announced that
when it became apparent that Dr.
Hunter could not be elected he thought
Hunter should absolve him and others
from voting for him by withdrawing.
The senator said he wanted to give
Hunter the benefit of the doubt when
that time bad come ard voted tor him
today. The fifteenth and sixteenth
ballots resulted in no change.
A POWERFUL PRO JEST.
Cretan Refugees Appeal to the Pow
ers to Raise the Blockade.
Athens, M arch 31.—The Cretan refu
gees who have arrived here have made
an appeal to the heads of European
states praying in the name of human
ity that the blockade of Cretan ports
by warships of the powers be raised in
order that supplies of food may b; ad
mitted to the island, thus averting a
famine which threatens thousands of
helple s men, women and children in
Crete.
Off With His Head.
Macon, March 31.—Today is tlm last
day of office for Major William T.
Gary as United States district attor
ney for the sou! hern district of Geor
gia. Mr. Marion Erwin is thought to
be the appointee to succeed Major
Gary, but as he has been in Washing
ton for the past two or three weeks
nothing positively is known about his
plans. There is no doubt, however,
about his getting yhe place.
Wheels Cease Whirling.
The Brunswick mills will be closed
today. Mr. L E. Gwinn has retired
from the management. The mill has
been shut down for some days, Slid Mr,
Gwinn has been getting things in
shape to retire from ihe business.
The Times learns on good authority
that the owners of the mill will prob
abls lease it to certain parties and t hat
it will open up again on full time at
an early date.
Another Attempt.
Greenville, Tenn„ March 31.—An
attempt was made here today to wreck
a train on the Southern railroad by
pi iog up some heavy stones on the
tr4ck. The engine of the train was
derailed and some of the cars badly
broken up, but no serious damage was
done. This is Ihe second attempt in
the same direction made here recently.
Doctors Disagree.
Atlanta, March 31— Dr. Hank horse
whipped Dr. Curtis in the latter’s
drug store today and Dr. Curtis took
a whip and thrashed his assailant
well. The difficulty grew out of liti
gation, in which Curtis accused
Hank’s wife of telling lies.
The Weather.
Atlanta, March 31.—Generally
cloudy and probably local showers
Thursday.
Grand Opening
Of spring millinery and pattern hats
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
BRUNSWICK, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 1 1897.
STORM
SIGNALS.
They Are Flying About the
Republican Headquarters
in Georgia.
BOSS BUCK’S BLACK BRETHREN
Wili H ive None of Hanson ard His White
Man’s Party—Deveaiix Deter
mined to Stick.
Washington, March 31.—At last the
merry war has broken out between the
lily whites of Georgia and their col
ored competitors. Major Hanson has
taken the field against the appoint
ment of colored men to high offices—
having in view the claim for the Sa
vannah collectorsbip made by De
veaux, who, on the other hand, re
fuses to relax his efforts to gain that
office, and declares that, as the re
publican parly claims to be the ex
ponent of human rights, it must make
that claim good by appointing to of
fice men who are ostracised by tile
other side.
Now that the loaves and lDhes are to
be distributed, and Colonel Buck
thinks he is fixed, he has practically
left the management ot the party to
Major Hanson. ’lhe major, with the
new recruits which have been added
to republicanism, has sought to ignore
the negro, and it is their purpose that
the negroes shjll stand aside or be
content with janitors’ and porters’
places. The Degroes, however, refuse
to be set aside and Deveaux, who is
one of the strongest and most per
sistent of the race, has perplexed the
republican leaders by applying for one
of the best offices in the state.
Mr. Hanson declares that he, as well
as other of the new allies, will not
stand negro equality or negro suprem
acy ; and that they will insist upon the
ascendancy of white intellect.' Thus
the lines are drawn. That the con
test will be bitter goes without saying,
and that it will precipitate upon Mr.
McKinley an ugly and acrimonious
fight, which he would be well rid of,
is beyond question
Drowned at Their Door.
Frankfort, Ky., March 31. — Mrs.
Fleck and her two children were
drowned near here today. Their bouse
was surrounded by water, and in try
ing to escape from the imperilled dom
icile in a batteau, the boat was sud
denly capsized by the force of the cur
rent. All three were lost and their
bodies swept away in the flood.
Rhodes Raiders.
London, March 31.—Major Sir John
Willoughby, who, together with Dr.
L, 8. Jameson, Major R. White, Colo
nel R. Gray, and Captain Coventry,
was convicted of participation in the
Jameson raid into the 'Transvaal, was
released from Holloway jail this morn
ing, his term of ten months impris
onment having expired.
Dodged a Dog.
Rappine, Ky. March 31.—A little
child, living near here, while playing
in the road near its home to-day, be
came frightened at a dog, and in try
ing to escape ran under a heavily load
ed wagon that vas passing. One of
the wheels passed over the child,
crushing it into a shapeless mass.
A Dreadful Death.
Eberton, Ga., March 31.—William
Lynch was caught in the shafting of a
planing mill here today and almost in
stantly killed. His left arm was liter
ally torn from his body before the
machinery could be stopped
It Was Loaded.
Elberton, Ga.,March3l. —Ora Brown,
while playiug with a shotgun last
Sunday during the alisende of his par
ents at church, accidentally shot him
self, indicting wounds from which he
died.
BYE-BYE
TO THE “BABY.”
The Publication of the Even
ing Constitution to
be Discontinued.
SEQUEL TO SPIRITED STRUGGLE
Between the Journal and the Constitution
Crowd—The Latter Controls the Press
Reports and Has the Advantage.
Atlanta, March 31.—A sensation was
epruug on the town to-night when it
was reported that the Evening Con
stitution would cease publication Sat
urday. The report has a solid basis
of fact and there is a good deal of the
inside history of up-to-date journal
ism in the affair.
The United Press goes out of exist
ence April 8, which leaves only the
Associated Press available. The fran
chise of the latter here is the property’
of the J iurnal, which, after April 8,
would have had the Constitution
crowd at its mercy.
An agreement was soon arrived at,
the price of peace being the immediate
suspension of “the baby,” which will
accordingly be retired without cere
mony next Saturday, leaving the Jour
nal master of the situation.
THE GRAND LODGE.
Committees Canvassing the Mer
chants in Its Interest.
The members of Oglethorpe and
Ratbbone lodges, K. of P., are getting
in some good work toward securing
tha convention of the Grand Lodge
for Brunswick in May, 1898.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
in Savannah in May, the place for the
next convention will be selected.
Oglethorpe Lodge has appointed
Messrs. D W. Krauss, R. R. Hopkins
and Dave Bailey as a committee to
canvass the business houses of the city
and ascertain just what may be ex
pected of our merchants in the wa£ of
liberality in providing for the enter
tainment of the visitors if the encamp
ment is secured. Rathbone Lodge has
not yet appointed a similar committee
but it is understood that this will be
done on Monday night.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge
here would be of great benefit to the
city, and consequently to each and
every one of our business men, and
every public spirited citizeu should
assist in the work.
HAS A GOOD THING.
Intimated That Bisbee’s Suits Will
Result in Something Big,
No new developments were reported
with the filibusters in the city yester
day. Steam was got up on the Daunt
less yesterday morning, and Gunner
Peter Rossin of the reyenue cutter
Boutwell cume over in a hurry to as
certain what it was about. W. A.
Bisbee, owner of the boat, states that
he shall not make another attempt
to leave port until clearance shall be
granted him at the custom house,
where he has made application, but
which has been refused.
In the mean time his boat remains
idle, under control of the government,
but when his present suits against the
government shall be decided, it may
be found that lying idle was not such
a bad thing after all. —Jacksonville
Citizen.
Our new springstock was selected in
person and you will be pleased when
you see them and hear the price.
Palmer.
Improving His Property.
Mr. H. H. Harvey, with an eye to
the comfort of his tenants, is having a
new fence built around his property
on Mansfield street and is also having
ari artesian well bored on the prem
ises. Mr. Herbert Baker has the con
tract for the well and Mr. W. M,
Thompson for the fence.
HE WALKS TODAY.
Coroner Jennings WillG.ve His Aerial
Performance at 3 p m.
Th.ose who doubted the assertion of
Coroner Hal Jennings that he in
tended to walk a tight rope for the
amusement of the children particular
ly and the public generally, were
cured of their skepticism yesterday
when the coroner, assisted by several,
friends, stretched his rope and got
everything in readiness for his per
formance.
The rope was borrowed for the oc
casion from the Mallory steamship
Colorado, and was stretched across
Gloucester street, at the corner of
Newcastle, from one of the third-story
windows of the Kaiser block to the
roof of the Moore & Met-rary building.
Mr, Jennings will put up his tra
peze this morning, if he can get one
made t hat is suitable. His balancing
pole is lying on the side walk in frout
of Butts’ drug store.
After testing the rope thoroughly
yesterday afternoon, Mr. Jennings de
cided that he would give his perform
ance this afternoon if the weather is
suitable." If not it will occur on Fri
day.
The hour fixed by the coroner is 3 p.
m. It is safe to say that there will be
a large crowd of spectators.
The friends of the coroner are very
solicitious about his personal welfare,
Jjut this does not seem to shake his de
termination in the least. “I am not
going Into this thing blindly,” he
said yesterday afternoon. “I am con
fident that I can do the acta s well as [
couid in the days of my travel with
the circus. lean only answer these
people who are afraid I will hurt my
self by an invitation to come out to
morrow and see me walk.”
it, is probable that the school chil
dren will turn out in large numbers
and there will also be a liberal at
tendance of citizens.
Last night, several persons who be
lieve that Mr. Jennings will be afraid
to make the perilous trip in mid-air
offered wagers that he would not at
tempt it. Several of the wagers were
covered by those who have faith in
what the coroner says.
The school children are on the qui
vive to see the performance.
Collector Lamb offers the use of the
custom house windows to the ladies
desirous of a good view of the event,
and Dr. C. M. Gowen and Attorney
R. Ernest Dart, whose offices com
mand excellent views ,extend a simi
lar invitation.
All are invited to take a look at our
windov/. Nothing but colored shoes
in it. Palmer’s.
THE PHOENIX CLUB
locorpoia ed Yesterday by Judge
Sweat.
The Phoenix Club, Brunswick’s new
social organization for gentlemen,
which, as its name implies, rises from
the ashes of the old Brunswick Club,
was incorporated yesterday by Judge
J. L. Sweat, in a chambers session of
superior court.
The club, whioh includes among its
charter members, the majority of
those who formed the old Brunswick
Club, has secured the large GTovatt
residence, on Union street, as a club
house. The location is excellent, and
the house will be splendidly furnished.
The club takes possession of its new
quarters today and will hold an or
ganization meeting shortly at which
the president and other officers will
be elected.
Her Big Cargo.
The big British steamship Werneth
Hall cleared yesterday for Liverpool.
The Werneth Hall has a cargo of 7,238
bales of cotton, 234 tons of cotton
seed, 135,000 feet of lumber and 1,310
tons of pig iron. The total value ot
the cargo is $277,436, and it is shipped
by the Brunswick Terminal company.
To Advertise.
The new owners of the steamboat
lines are preparing to advertise St.
Simon and Cumberland in great style
this season. Artistic printed matter
is to be liberally used. The greatest
season in the history of these resorts
is expected.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
SLEPT SIDE
BY SIDE:
..
One Forever in the Sleep That
Knows No Wak
ing.
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED
#
That Sent an Indianapolis Woman Out
of the World and Left Her Par
amour A ive-
Indianapolis, March 31. —A woman
known as Frankie Davidson was
found dead In her bed in a hotel here
this morning.
She was in bed when found and had
either been suffocated or asphyxiated
iu some unknown manner, as no
marks of violence were visible, and
the room was filled with a nauseatmg
odor.
A man named Robert Newley was
found by the dead woman’s side. He
was not dead but unconscious, and
was revived after some time.
The people tu the hotel claim that
the Davidson woman’s death was due
to some other agency than escaping
gas, and that there is something be
hind the matter.
THE FIRST’S CREW.
The Men Named Who Will Measure
Muscle With Division 4.
The First Division, Naval Militia,
met last night at the armory and held
a very interesting and instructive
drill under Lieutenant Aiken, after
which the nc non-commissioned offi
cers were er”-v‘ he
company.
The cbftllenge from the Torpedo D
- for a boat race was taken up
and the following crew appointed:
A. Gregertsen, stroke; Geo. H.
Cook, N Gfregertsen, R. B. Tupper,
Ernest Fleming, E. J. Allen. Substi
tutes: A. M. Smith, Oscar Johannes
sen.
The crews of both divisions will go
into training at once, and a very ex
citing race will probable be the result.
All the latest ties in Oxford ties and
strap slippers can he found at Palm
er’s.
The Needed Money.
The public schools are now all right.
They will not be closed today, but will
be continued through the full term,
and the hoard of education will have
the comfort of knowing that it can pav
all the teachers up to the day of clos
ing. The county commissioners have
appropriated SI,BOO. which, with the
$1,500 appropriated by the city coun
cil, gives ample funds for the expen
ditures required.
Insist on your grocer furnishing
you with Ferguson’s breakfast bacon,
and hams. •
A Gypsy Band.
Eighteen gypsies are encamped at
the foot of D street. They have three
tents and a number of horses. 'J. B.
Smith, who is the chief of the band,
toldaTiMKS man that their principal
object here was horse trading. This
they could not carry far, however,,
without paying a city license. They
are thus reduced to their original av
ocation, fortune-telling. The band
came here through the country from
Gainesville, Fla.
Our stock of tan shoes for men and
ladies is the largest and most complete
of any ever shown in Brunswick. Pal
mer's.
Child’s Strange Case.
Mr. James Hoyt, living at the oor
ner of N and D streets, has a son
seven years old, who is just recovering
the use of his limbs, after a long pe
riod of helplessness. The little one
had a spell of illness when three weeks
old that made him entirely helpless.
About two months ago he showed an
inclination to walk, and is no able
to move about without assistance.