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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES. • % 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.