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.THE BRUNSWICK TIMES. VOLUME 8, NO. 87. THE BRAVEST DEED OF THE CENTURY. Three Thousand Untrained Greeks Confront Ninety Thousand Turks. HAVE BOLDLY TAKEN TWO TOWNS. Russia Gives Notice That She Will Cease to Interfere as Soon as War Is Declared. Athena, April 13.—Three thousand heroic Hellenes, who entered Mace donia, have taken the towns of Bal tmo and Crania, driving out a garri son of 800 Turks at the latter place. They are now advancing along the snowy ridges of the Hindus mountains toward Grovena. The enterprise is daring even to the point of madness and will go down to history as the bravest act of the cen tury. There are 3,000 irregulars con fronting a trained army of 90,000 Turks. The war spirit here has reached fever heat. Five hundred volunteers arrived today from Cyprus and marched through the city, headed by priests with long, flowing hair, bear ing flags. The Greek national league of Eth nike Hetairia has been active in push ing forward a force of 3,000 irregulars, well-armed, supplied and equipped, accompanied by an ample commissar iat corps, through the centre of the Turkish lines. KUSSIA WILL BE QUIET. St. Petersburg, April 13.—The No voe Vrernya declares that all coercion ot Greece upon the part of the powers will cease as soon as war is declared, because otherwise it would be the character of pro-Turkish intervention. TWO MURDERERS. One S aughtered a Family and the Other Killed His Mistress. Jersey City, April 13.—John Mack in, jr. t was hanged at 1.08 o’clock this morning. Mackm, who was 24 years old. killed his wife and her mother Mrs. Bridget Connors, February 27, 1896. He married Mary Connor live years agj. He was out of work most of the time and was not welcomed at his wife’s house, where she Jived with her parents. After he bad been re fused admittance to the bouse on the day of the murder he secured a gun and returned, shot bis wife, her moth er, and almost succeeded in killing his father-in-law. Paul Goenz was hanged at 11:04 o’clock. Goenz killed his mistress, Clara Arnera, in Hoboken, August 28, 1894. Coin toe, vici kid, tan, lace shoes tor men, $3 at Palmer’s. SAT ON STRONG. New York Senate Passes the Big Charter Over His Veto. Albany, N. Y., April 13. The Greater New York charter bill passed the senate ever Mayor Strong’s veto by a vote of 34 to 10. The house passed the charter over the veto yesterday. Her Old Job. Jacksonville, April 13. —W. A. Bis bee, owner of the tug Dauntless, said t bis morning that the steamer would likely go down the river in the towing business in oommand of Capt. James Floyd and Jack Fortune as engineer, but she will have on board Donald Mc- Kay, of Tampa, as agent of the gov ernment. Senate Confirms Buck. Washington, April 13.—Among the confirmations in executive session of the senate today were Col. A. E. Buck, minister to Japan ; Ed. Angier, attor ney for the northern district and Ma rion Erwin for the southern district of Georgia. See our new styles ladies’strap slip pers, lamb’s skin lining. They are beauties. Palmer. THE TIME WASTERS. Kentucky L-gislature’s Session Brought Out Nothing New. Frankfort, Ky , April 13.-“-Today’s joint session for senatorial balloting was as spiritless as the beginning. The democrats of both factions and the anti-Hunter republicans all refrained from answering e’ther to the prelim inary rollcal) or to that for a ballot, the result being exactly the same as the one yesterday, except as to the number of votes received by Hunter. Jones moved to adjourn, but the Re publicans resisted by a vote of 57 noes to no yeas, and the assembly refused to adjourn. The president ruled that a call of the bouse was the only thing in order, except the motion to adjourn just voted upon. The motion for a call of the house was made, but there was no second and the m tubers sat mute. GAGE’S ANSWER. He Reporis to ihe Senate on His Or der to Customs Officers. Washington, April 13. —A letter from Secretary Gage was received by the senate today, responding to the reso lution of inquiry as to tlie orders is sued to customs officers to delay the liquidation of entries of merchandise arriving after April 1 last. The secretary explains that lha or. der is in accordance with the authority conferred on him by law. Following the reading of the letter Senator Vest, of Missouri, presented a resolution de claring that the older “is without au thority of law and iu violation of the statutes and customs regulations gov erning the payment of import duties at ports of entry where the same may be collected ” Populists Praising. Washington,April 13, —In joint cau cus the popuiist congressmen issued an address to voters in which hope was expressed for the ultimate triumph of the populist party. It con cludes by saying: “To the people’s party is due the credit for the bolt in the republican party at the convention in St. Louis and tor the revolt in the democratic party that resulted in the Chicago convention being saved from the clutches of bondholders and the banking combine.” Fight Wilh Robbers. Wilsoh, 111., April 13.—Citizens and three robbers fought a pitched battle here last night. The robbers were de tected cracking the bank’s safe and ran. A posse of citizens pursued and opened tire, which was returned. One robber was shot down, but the rest es caped. Two were seen afterward and it is thought the third is dead or badly wounded and hiding. Killed a Convict. Washington, Ga., April 13.—A negro convict at Griffin camp was cruelly beaten by a guard last week, from the effects of which he died. The body was axbumed and an investigation held. The guard was arrested and is now in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury The community is wrought up over the barbarous treat ment of convicts. A Newspaper Man. Lebanon, Pa., April 13. —Col. D. I. Forney died this morning at his home in this city, aged 70. He was born in Lancaster December 23, 1827. Soon after the breaking out of the war he moved to Washington, where he es tablished a reputation as correspond ent for leading newspapers. More Serious Charge. Fort Valley, Ga., April 13. —Allen Hogabrook, a negro, was arrested hereon a trivial charge and it lias de veloped that he is a murderer, wanted in South Carolina. An officer is com ing for him tomorrow. Chautauqua Convenes. Ilawkinsville, April 13. —The Oc mulgee chautauqna will be held here April 29 to May 8 inclusive and an at tractive program has been arranged. BRUNSWICK, GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 14 1807. HOPING LEVEES WILL STAND FIRM. But Weak Spots Are Being Discovered With Great Rapidity. WATCHING FOR EXPECTED BREAKS. The Flood Situation Grows Even More Alarming, and Armies of Men Are Ready to Fight For Life- New Orleans, April 13. —Yesterday was full of alarms, but night came without a single break in the Louis iana line. The river is risiing stead ily and weak spots in the levees are developing with greater rapidity. A number of levees across the river have' beeu found defective, but an army of men and a mass of material are hold ing them. Up the stream on the New Orleans side danger spots have de veloped, bpt prompt work is telling there. Planters along Bayou la Fourche are camping on the banks and marshaling their forces for pro tection and the weak levee line has been held against what seemed cer tain ruin. FINE PLANTATIONS. Vicksburg, April 13— At 10 o’clock this morning the gauge reading was 51.35, a rise of four-tenths iu 24 hours, the highest water ever known. Infor mation received today is most discour aging. The fine plantations of Col. B. C. Kiger, H. H. Davis and tbe Brown plantations at Brunswick are all under water. LOWER AT ST. LOUIS. St. Louis, April 13.—While consider able rain has fallen throughout this section, it is not enough to have any appreciable effect ou tbe Mississippi and Missouri rivers, which today show a decline. Long street Assured. Atlanta, April 13.—Gen. Longstreet has assurances that he will be appoint ed a member of the National Railroad Commission,having just returned from Washington, whither he went to se cure the appointment, *' Fireman Hurt. Charleston, April 13.—The Florida special on the coast line collided with a freight at Yemassee, S. C, today. Fireman Dunning, of the special, jumped and was hurt. The train was delayed six hours. Luby to Hang. Blakely, Ga., April 13.—Christopher Luby, who killed bis wife near here last week was indicted yesterday by the grand jury, was put on trial, found guilty of murder and sentenced to be hanged May 13. To Consider Trea’y. Washington, April 13.—At today’s session, Senator Davis, of Minnesota, gave notice that he would, on next Thursday, move that the senate go into executive session on the arbitra tion treaty. Sunday Schools. Newnan, Ga., April 13.—The state Sunday school association convened here tonight. The attendance is very large. Governor Atkinson will de liver the address of welcome tomorrow morning. Coons Crawl Out. Ilawkinsville, April 13.—Five negro prisoners broke jail here last night, one of whom was charged with murder. Tbe discovery was soon msde and the pursuit resulted in the capture of four of them. Where Are the Funds? Chicago, April 13.—A special meet ing of tbe trustees of the University of Illinois is being held today to con sider alleged embezzlement of college tunds. We sell a real good tan shoe for men at $2.50. Call and see them. Palmer. KELLAR REPLIES TO CRITICISMS. Shows Up the Inconsistencies of the Various Claims Against Him. CALLS IT COMMERCIAL NAUSEA, And Gives “Old Scow” a D g-The Port Charges at Brunswick Much Less Than at Other Ports- To the Editor of Tile Times; Dear Sir: I have read with much in terest the replies to A F. Churchill’s personal inquiries relative to harbor dues and harbor regulat’ous at the dif ferent American ports, from Boston> Mass., to Mobile, Ala. If these replies, as published in the Evening Advertiser of the Bth instant, are correct, I fail to see where any chaoge could be made in the regulations now in force at this port that would benefit shipping and do justice to the tax payers. It would seem, Mr. Editor, that the Advertiser would pay the harbor master a salary out of the city treasury and charge vessels nothing for this service, or if a change should be made, that it go into the city treasury. The former proposition would cer tainly not he to the interest of the tax payers and the second would not suit the only objectors to the present or dinance, Churchill and Mallory, as it would offer no relief to them. It ap pears from the replies above referred to that every port between Boston and Mobile, both inclusive, have in force ordinances regulating the shipping. It is, therefore, to be presumed that these laws are necessary, and they only differ as to the manner these officers are paid. Some are paid out of the city treasury and others by the ship ping. Take the New York regulations, (one of the largest shipping points of the world) and Mr. Churchill’s great discovery is that ships are required to pay a wharfage fee one-half of one cent per ton per day. Now, let us take the lust steamer that Mr. Churchill loaded, viz., the Werneth Hall, and compare this special item of harbor dues with that of Brunswick and note the difference. This vessel is 2,608 tons register. She arrived on March 4,1897, and left the dock on April 2, 1897. She there fore remained at the dock twenty-nine days. New York dock dues are one half of one cent per ton, $13.33 per day—twenty-nine days—s3B6 57; har bor fees at Brunswick, sls; dock charges at New York exceed harbor master fees at Brunswick, $371.57. It would evidently not 6uit Mr. Churchill to adopt the New York plan, and would knock the Advertiser’s re form ideas into a cocked hat, and put the editor to sleep in the first round, Mr. Churchill’s Boston letter stems to be quite short, and if the Advertiser published the entire letter the writer evidently had but little time to spare in replying to his inquiries. This re ply only states that the harbormaster is paid a salary and there are no fees which he collects. This may be true, but it does not signify that some fee is not collected by the city government. The harbor master at Philadelphia (according to the Advertiser and Churchill) is paid by the state of Pennsylvania, the city having nothing to do with it, which is not, however, the case in Georgia. At Baltimore, wharfage is charged to the ship (according to the above authority) and 20 per cent, of it goes to the dock or harbor master, evi dently to pay his salary. Norfolk, Portsmouth and Wilming ton all collect fees (so says the same authority) and Pensacola assesses a charge of $1 per hundred tons upon the registered tonnage of each ves el. Churchill and the Advertiser say further that Mobile pays hjr har bor master $1,200 per anuum out of the city treasury and that, while the harbor authorities at New Orleans are people who are directly interested in slipping, yet they assess each vessel in ballast $lO, and each vessel with cargo sls; and that they pay their deputies $l5O per month each (wicked shippers, why did they send this letter here?) The letter from Galveston states that they are afflicted there the same as we are here in Brunswick. From the tone of that letter I would judge that Galveston is afflicted with a Churchill, who in turn seems to be afflicted with a ebronio case of com mercial nausea. Charleston and Savan nah are passed by with the casual re mark that their harbor regulations are about the same as those of Bruns wick, and that Savannah is quarrelling with the railroads, which of course has nothing to Mo with the harbor master, as he is not required to dock the trains. • The Advertiser seems to have fixed the income of the harbor master at more than $1,927 per annum, and right here, Mr. Editor, if the Advertiser wishes to purchase this income, I am willing to knock it down to him at considerably less than his estimate. Now Mr. Editor, it is a known fact that Brunswick is the cheapest port on the South Atlantic coast, except, possibly, Feruandma, Brunswick commands the preference as a loading port,. and it is often the case that ves sels will accept a less rate of freight to load at Brunswick in preference to Charleston, Savannah or any of the gulf ports. These are facts which can be proven, if doubted, by some of our largest and best posted exporters. It seems to me that slr. Churchill and the Advertiser have logically failed in their attempt to find one single port where shipping is not con trolled by some port authority, and their own evidence convicts them. It appears, Mr. Editor, that the vertiser’s contributor is confining his investigation of port charges to the harbor master’s fee alone, which is a very small matter. Why does he not branch out and advocate reforms in certain other matters relative to bur dens upon shipping? Why did Mi*. Churchill not tell him what he charged for loading vessels with phosphate when not chartered by lump sum or when the charter provides that the ship shall pay port charges? Mr. Churchill has evidently not forgotten the steamer Crown Prince, Captain Cou 11, which vessel loaded here during May of 1892. The captain thought that 40 cents per ton to dump phosphate in his vessel’s hold was an outrageous price, yet lie was compelled by the terms of the charter to employ ship per’s stevedore. Had this clause not been in the charter party, he could have gotten this work done for 25 cents per ton. The same was the case with the Nor wegian steamer Ulriken, Captain Berg, w'hich vessel loaded here during Oc tober, 1891, so says the captain. Does it seem, then, Mr. Editor, that this great benefactor cares anything about Brunswick and her port charges only so far as his own pocket is concerned? lam reliably informed that the customary charge for loading phosphate into vessels at Fernandina, when masters have the privilege of employing their own stevedores, is 25 cents per ton, and at Bull River, S. C., 20 cents per ton. Is it right, then, that vessels, when bound up under ironclad charters, should pay 40 cents per ton? This brings to mind the old saying that “People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.” No, Mr. Editor, there is no real ob jection to ordinance No, 43 of the city of Brunswick. There is no objection to the harbor fee. There is no objec tion to the office, but tbs objection is to tbe man who hits the position. In support of my judgment, as above expressed, I will ask if there was any objection to the ordinance, the office, or the fees, why did Mr. Churchill ask the city council to elect a certain man to the office ; and why, instead, did he not ask the ci’y council to abolish the office altogether? That Mr. Churchill objects to the of ficer and not the office there can he no question, and, in order to give vent to Continued ou payee 4 ) PRICE, FIVE CENTS. STRANGE CASE OF BAYDEN AND HAYDEN A Man Who Avenged an In sult Was Lynched in Kentucky. DONE BY BETRAYER’S FRIENDS. Bayden Killed Hayden for Wrecking the Life of His Sister—An Air of Mystery. Middlesboro, Ky., April 13.—The body of Wilbur Bayden was found hanging to a limb near the '’’•mne-see linß today. Bayden recently shot and killed Thomas Hayden, of this city. Hay den was guilty of the betrayal of Bay den’s sister. The discovery of the foul play caused great excitement. It is believed that Hayden’s friends lynched Bayden. Of this, however, there is no proof. There is a general air of mystery about the case which baffles the officers. Burned in Bed. Pittsburg, April 13—James Charles and John Steele were found dead this morning in bed with their faces and hands burned. Their deaths were caused by an explosion of natural The Weather. Atlanta, April 13.—Wednesday fair, colder. THE LITTLE WEDDING. The Novel Entertainment Which the King’s Daugh'ers Propose. The King’s Daughters have arranged a very unique and pleasing entertain ment, which will be given immediately after Easter, The entertainment is announced as a “Lilliputian wedding.” The con tracting parties are under ten years old, and the ceremony will oocur at the Reserves’ armory. There will be youthful groomsmen and bridesmaids galore, and the wedding will be one of the swelleßt that ever occurred in Brunswick. Other features will be added, which will make tbe occasion a notable one. The Busy Wharves. A Times man visited the Southern railway wharves recently and noted the large amount of shipping now be ing done there. The British steamship Ueathffeld, in command of tbe genial Captain J. H. MacKenzie, ably assisted by First Officer Benjamin George, is loading a large cargo of cotton, phos phate and pigiron for Bremen. The Spanish steamship Guido is also load ing a general cargo. Captain Jose A. de Larrawi is in command and First Officer Crucealeguer is his able assist ant. A visit to these vessels is a great pleasure and the officers are most hos pitable and clever. Insist on your grocer furnishing you with Fergusou’s breakfast bacon and hams. A Brunswick Pilot. The Jacksonville Metropolis says: “Captain W. w. Tahbott, one of 'he best known bar pilots at Brutiswi :k, Ga., is in the city lor a few days on a business and pleasure trip. Captain Tahbott is one of the strong support ers of a Georgia pilots’ association, and he says be is going to keep working away at tbe matter until he gets the other pilots of that state to co-operate with him in the organization of such an association.” Drank Laudanum. News came to the city yesterday of an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, made by a lady residing at St. Simon mills. The lady drank nearly all the contents of a phial of laudanum, and was only saved by prompt medical at tention. No cause was assigned, and the name was kept so closely secret that it could not be obtained.