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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
VOLUME 8, NO. 89.
THE GREEKS STILL
MARCH TO VICTORY.
They Proceed Victoriously Jnto
Turkish Territory Regard
less of Threats.
IN BATTLE, KILL THE TURKS.
Those Who Returned Did Not Do So as a Re
sult of Fear—They Command all the
Roads to Thessaly.
Larissa, April 15.—There is no truth
in the Turkish reports ttiat Greek ir
regulars have been driven out of Mac
edonia. It is true that some of the ir
regulars, who formed part of the ex
pedition, have returned into Greek
territory, but these are men who, for
some reason, were unable to keep up
with the main body of the Greeks.
The main body of irregulars is con
tinuing its successful operations
against the Turks.
The report of the capture of Kipur,
north of Baltino, by the Greeks, is
confirmed, and in addition, the main
forces of the irregulars of the expedi
tionary force have advanced as far as
Pigavitza, where there is an important
bridge across the mountain torrent.
Ravelis sent another column to the
right from Pigavitza, under orders to
invest and capture Silvon, another
town occupying a strategic position of
i importance. This movement was also
successfully carried out, the Greeks
killing seven Turks and capturing five
prisoners.
After the capture of Selovoff, the
Greek irregular force operating in
that direction continued to advance
as far as Kritudes, Plisia and Kour
dusi.
At Kritudes, Plisia and Kourduzi.
heavy firing occurred between the
Greeks and Turks, but the Invading
irregulars proved themselves more
than a match for the trained Turkish
troops and drove the latter before
them from place to place.
The Greek irregulars now hold all of
the four roads leading from the Thes
salian frontier in the direction of
Grevena which may be looked upon as
the Turkish center.
Liberal Conductors.
Indianapolis, April 15.—The new
laws went into force last night by the
governor’s proclamation. The chief
interest here attaches to the three
cent street car fare. On a North car
the conductor put a young woman off
the car by force, when she declined to
pay more than three cents. The other
conductors have received the three
cents, and say they will pay the two
cents additional out of their own sal
ary, rather than have a row.
Spalding Assigns.
Chicago, April 16.—Charles W.
Spalding, ex-president of the Globe
Savings bank, and ex-treasurer of the
University of Illinois, has made an as
signment to the university trustees of
realty and bond securities approxi
mating $400,000. Criminal proceedings
are not to be brought against the for
mer treasurer by the trustees unless
they cannot be indemnified by the
money and bonds used by Spalding.
Molten Metal.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 15.—While tap
ping a blast at the Republic Iron
works on the Southside tbis morning
molten metal boiled over into a pit of
water, causing an explosion. Five
men were badly burned, two of shorn
will probably die.
Voorhees Buried.
Terre Haute, Ind., April 15.—The
funeral of the late ex-Senator Daniel
W. Voorhees took place this afternoon
from St. Stephens Episcopal church,
Rev. John E. Bulger, rector, offlciat
ing.
Nabob Flour makes the best and
whitest bread.
THREE BALLOTS TODAY.
Breaoh Reported Between Martin and Black
burn in Kentucky.
Frankfort. Ky., April 15— It is re
ported on excellent authority that
there is a serious breach between State
Smator Henry L Martin and ex-
United States Senator Blackburn, of
the silver democrats.
Martin, who has worked like a Tro
jan for Blackburn during the last few
years, feels that he now has a chance
to win the prize himself, it having
been conclusively demonstrated that
Blackburn cannot be elected. Black
burn aid his lieutenants have so far
declined to discountenance the move ■
ment, and have even gone so far as to
denounce treach
ery.
At 9 o’clock this morning, Judge
Cantrill, of Franklin circuit court, or
dered the grand jury to report at once
on the bribery charges which it lias
been investigating.
The first ballot resulted : Hunter 58,
Blackburn 43, Martin 10. Boyle G,
Stone 1, leaving Hunter still tbree
votes short. A motion to adjourn was
made and lost and a second ballot or
dered.
The second and third ballots re
sulted: Hunter 67, Blackburn 42,
Martin 10, Boyle 0, Stone 1. A motion
was then made that the general as
s mbly adjourn, which prevailed.
FRIGHTENS PEOPLE.
But There Has Been No Break In the Le
vees At New Orleans.
New Orleans, La., April 15.—The
river is beating its own record, and is
high enough to frighten the stoutest
hearted, but there has not been a sin
gle surrender, nor is there a single
break in the levee line in Louisiana.
Bayou La Fourche is still the weak
est point, while on the river proper
the Tenth and Fifth levee districts are
regarded as danger spots. These sec
tions are now wrestling with the flood
wave, but the banks are bolding.
Loved Her Cousin.
Albany, Ga., April 15.—S. A. Newell,
of this city, and Miss Caliie McClel
lan, of Tifton, were married a week
ago. A tew days after the wedding,
the cousin of the bride called to see
her and they eloped. The young hus
band is in deep distress. The runa
way couple cannot be located. New
ell had trouble with) his wife’s cousin
before the elopement, but they made
up and thought she was satisfied. The
cousin is a prominent young physi
cian named W. M. Sienatb.
Convict Escapes.
Covington, Ga., April 15. —Joe
Brown and Anderson Peasly, convicts,
escaped from Bagby and Speers' camp
this morning. 'The latter was recap
tured, but Brown is still at large, and
a posse is in hot pursuit. 'The men
were plowing when they made a dash
for liberty. A guard shot at them and
hit Peasley. Brown crossed the river,
while Peasley continued down the
bank until recaptured.
Badly Burned.
Americus, April 15. -A little daugh
ter of Edward Timmerman set her
clothes on fire with a box of matches
and was badly burned. Her clothes
were burned off before any one could
afford assistance.
THE MARKETS.
Quotations By Telegraph For The Times’
Commercial Readers.
Chicago, April 15.—The leading quo
tations opened and closed as follows:
Wheat— Ooen. High. how. Clos.
May (is 3-1 6'.) 7-8 88 3 4 9 5-8
July 68 3-8 0(1 3-8 ( 8 1-4 09 3-8
Corn-
May 23 7-8 23 7-8 23 5-8 23 7-8
July 23 1-8 25 1-2 25 1-8 25 1-1
Oats—
May 10 5 8 16 3-1 10 1-2 16 1-2
July 17 8-4 17 8-4 17 7 8 17 5-8
Pork-
May 8.35 8.12 8.35 8.40
July 8.49 8.62 8.10 8.52
Ribs—
May 4.07 4.07 4 62 4.70
July 4.65 4.72 4 62 4.72
Lard—
May 4.17 1.20 4.17 4.20
July 4.27 4 50 4.27 4.27
No markets Good'Friday,
New York Cotton.
Highest Lowest Closing
Slav 7.12 7.10 7.10
August 7.21 7.18 7311 ■
BRUNSWICK, GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16 1697.
DAUNTLESS WINS
HER LIREL SHIT.
Judge Locke, at Jacksonville, Dis
misses the Case Against
the Famous Tug.
COMPLIED WITH ORDERS INSPECTOR
The Government Was Completely Knooked
Out in the Trial of the Case
Yesterday.
Jacksonville, April 15.—The govern
ment was completely knocked out
this morning in the prosecution of the
steam tug Dauntless for the failure to
provide proper extra boats, as re
quired by the special certificate grant
ing her permission to carry excursion
parties.
In passing upon the case, Judge
Locke said that the preponderance of
testimony showed that the orders
of the steamboat inspectors for
this district had been fully com
plied with. It was necessary, the
court said, under the rules and regu
lations governing steam vessels that
the steamer should have two life
boats, and the inspectors bad shown
to the satisfaction of tbe court that
the tug had enough boats to meet tbe
requirements of law. The only ques
tion with the court was as to tbe small
boat, but from the evidence adduced
the court was satisfied that the boat
met with the requirements.
The additional boats, required on
account of the special license to carry
excursion parties, was according to
the rules and regulations of naviga
tion, left to the discretion of the in
spectors, and the evidence showed
that the orders given by the inspec
tors, as to the provisions of tbeee
boats, had been complied with, there
fore the libel was dismissed.
Marriage Marred.
Opelika, Ala, April 15 —A thousand
persons assembled in the Methodist
church tonight to witness the mar
riage ot a prominent couple. As the
bridal couple approached the altar, a
lamp exploded in tho choir loft and
set fire to the church. The organ was
destroyed and a stampede resulted.
The marriage was delayed tempora
rily. The church was saved.
Caught Some Cash.
Climax, Ga,, April 15 —Two masked
men entered the store of Dock Eng
lish last night, and at the point of a
pistol commanded him to open bis
safe, which he did. The robbers se
cured $35 and departed. A possee is
scouring the country.
Priest Found Dead.
Beading, Pa., April 15. Father
Philip Beresford, rector of St. Jo
seph’s Catholic parish, was found dead
In bed in the parsonage this morning.
His demise was due to suffocation
from illuminating gas.
Two Postmasters.
Washington, D. C., April 15.—The
president today sent to the senate a
number of nominations of postmas
ters, among them that of Levi F.
Burke at Bainbridge, Ga., and Joe J.
Nox at Fort Payne, Ala.
Honduras Has Trouble.
Washington, April 15—United
States Consul Little telegraphs from
Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras,
that a revolution has broken out aud
that the republic is now under martial
law.
Town Destroyed.
F’remont, Ohio, April 15. Fire de
stroyed the business portion of Lind
ley, a village eight miles from Fre
mont, on the Lake Shore, this morn
ing.
The Weather.
Atlanta,April 15.—Clearing tonight,
Friday fair; warmer.
SAVES THE LIFE
OF THE OLD WOMAN.
The United States Supreme Court
Grants the Writ of Error in
Mrs. Nobles’ Case.
TO TRY AND WEAR OUT THE COURTS
Indications Are That She Will Either Obtain
Her Freedom or a Commutation
of Sentence.
Washington, April 15.—Mrs.Nobles,
of Georgia, will net be hanged on
April 23.
The United States supreme court to
day granted the writ of error filed last
Saturday by Glenn & Rountree, of At
lanta, attorueys for the old woman.
The action will stay the execution
for fifty days, and lu the meantime the
attorneys will resort to every possible
legal technicality to still further de
lay the execution.
Time will probably wear out the
courts and the old lady will either ob
tain her freedom or have her sentence
commuted,
BEECHER’S ACCUSER.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton Died But Her Death
Was Kept Secret.
New York, April 15—Mrs. Eliza
beth Tilton, the wife of Theodore Til
ton, who accused Henry Ward Beecher
of intimacy with her, died on Tuesday
night.
Her death was kept quiet until to
day.
A Deserted Wife.
Covington, Ga., April 15—A sensa
tion was created here today by the ap
pearance of M rs. Yancey, who married
Dr. W. B. Yancey two months ago.
She says her husband deserted her for
no cause. She is wealthy and her hus
band is poor, and she says his false
pride caused him to leave her, as he
thought he was a burden. She is a
Charlestonian, while her husband is
a Georgian.
Georgia Wins.
Atlanta, April 15. —Picked teams
from the University of Georgia and
the University of Pennsylvania played
a great game of baseball here this af
ternoon, the Georgia boys shutting
out the Quakers by 4to 0. An im
mense crowd attended and intense ex
citement prevailed.
Suicide by Shooting.
Mobile, Ala., April 15.—J. Leonard
Mueller, a well known fruit importer
of this city, shot himself in the head
this morning, and will probably die.
111-health was the case.
“The Seven Words.’’
The Good Friday service of the
“Seven Words"’ will begin promptly
at noon today at St. Jude’s church.
This service is in commemoration of
tbe time in which our Saviour hung
on the cross, and is meant to give
earnest-minded Christians an oppor
tunity of watching by the cross dur
ing tbe time of Ills passion.
Funeral Notice.
Castle Hall, Oglethorpe Lodge No.
24, Knights of Pythias. Brunswick,
Ga.—Brother Knights are requested
and ordered to assemble at lodge
rooms at half past eight o’clock, April
16, 1897, to attend the funeral of
Brother Charles Hoffman. Other arid
visiting Knights are invited to attend
with us. By order of
R. R. Hopkins,
Chancellor Commander.
Attention!
Offiaersand members Oglethorpe Di
vision No. 4 —You are hereby com
manded to appear in full dress uniform
this morning at 8:30 o’clock a. rn., for
purpose ot escorting the remains of our
brother Sir Knight, Charles Hoffman,
sr., to his resting place. Assemble at
armory. By order of Sir Knight Capt.
T. Newman. S. Lkvibon,
S. K, Recorder.
MEMORIAL DAY.
The Observance in Brunswick Will Be One of
the Best in the State.
The observance of Memorial day in
Brunswick promises to be one of the
most important in the state. The
fact that Gen. Clement A. Evans is to
be the orator of the day, and the ad
ditional fact that Gen. Floyd King, one
of the most distinguished of the sur
vivors of the Old South, will be the
marshal of the day, adds importance
to the occasion.
The Riflemen, Naval Reserves and
Marine Band will turn out in a parade
and other companies are expected
The Savannah Naval Reserves have, it
is understood, declined the invitation
to be present, hut the invitation is still
open and they may possibly accept
after all.
The Waycross Rifles will also possi
bly accept, and if all the companies
that have promised will show up,
Brunswick will have a military parade
on Memorial day to be proud of.
DAUNTLESS’ SPEED.
She Outran a School of Porpoises in Jackson
ville Harbor.
A Jacksonville exchange says :
“Captain Donald McKay, the dep
uty marshal in charge of the Daunt
less, said yesterday that he had
heard a good deal about the Dauntless
being a fast boat, but he did not think
she was fast enough to outrun a por
poise until he saw her do it.
“While going down to Mayport
Tuesday afternoon a school of por
po>ees was overtaken by the Dauntless.
The porpoises kept up with the boat
for a while,but she soon left them, ap
parently tired out. No one ever heard
of a vessel leaving a porpoise behind,
for they usually stay alongside a fast
steamer for hours at a time.”
WHY NOT TROLLEYS?
Brunswick Man Wants to Know Why We
Can’t Have Electric Railways.
A business man of prominence yes
terday said to a Times man :
“Brunswick now has several incan
descentelectrlc light systems in course
of construction, two long-distance tel
ephone companies and anew local tel
ephone system.
“Considering these costly advances,
the people of our city are to be par
doned if they ask also for an electric
street railway.
“There seems to be no reason why, if
there is no available cash In Bruns
wick, outside capital cannot be secured
for this purpose, as in some of the cases
I have mentioned.”
TWO LINES COMING.
■* .
Brunswick Will Have Two Long Distance and
Three Local Telephones.
Brunswick is to have two long dis
lance telephone lines. Both the Way
cross and Valdosta companies are
pushing their lines toward this city.
The city council arid the county com
missioners have granted franchises to
the Waycross company, but refused to
give them the exclusive right. In the
meantime the Valdosta company has
lost no tune, and now has its poles
placed as far as the six-mile crossing.
The Waycross company’s franchise
included a local telephone system, and
the Valdosta people will probably ob
tain a like permit. This will give
Brunswick three local telephone sys
tems, and the competition will doubt
less be a merry one.
To Atlanta.
On account of the Georgia State
Epworth League convention, at At
lanta, Ga., April 22, 25,1897, the Plant
System will sell round trip ticket from
Brunswick to Atlanta at the rate of
$8.34. Tickets to be limited to con
tinuous passage in each direction; to
be sold April, 21,22 and 23 with Anal
limit to April 20. All parties desir
ing to attend the convention should
travel via tbe Plant System, as there
will be special accommodations made
at Albany in the way of a special car
being provided for all parties who at
tend.
The ladies know that Liberty Bell
Baking Powder makes line bread.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
MISSING HOFFMAN
FOUND IN CHURCH.
His Decomposing Body Discovered
By His Son and a Friend
Near Brunswick.
HE DIED FROM NATURAL CADSES.
Evidently Started to Walk Home from Jack
sonville —A Note Found in the De
ceased’s Pocket.
Tu^TiMKirtold yesterday morning
of the unexplained disappearance of
Charles Hoffman, a well known citi
zen of Brunswick, and of the search
whicli had been instituted for him.
Yesterday morningthe decomposing
body of the missing man was found by
the son of the dead man and Mr. Sig
Levison in Taylor’s chapel, six miles
from Brunswick.
A coroner’s inquest was held at the
scene yesterday afternoon. The jury
consisted of C. W. Doming, foreman;
C. L. Steiner, Ben Borchardt, Sig Lev
ison, J. 11. Polhill and Dr. G. VV.
Blanton.
Dr. G. W. Blanton made an examin
ation of the corpse and no evidence of
murder or suicide could be found, the
blood on the floor having probably
been thrown off the lungs after death.
Charles Hoffman, jr., testified that
his father left Brunswick for Jackson
ville on March 20, stating that he had
a good position offered him by Little
Bros., phosphate dealers of that oity ;
that on Tuesday he bad been called
up from Jekyl Island by his mother
who was worried by the continued si
lence of her husband; that lie began
making inquiries; that Ed. Cohen told
him yesterday that he had seen and
spoken to Hoffman at the six mile
cross ng on Friday morning last while
on his way to L. V. Carroll’s farm;
that he immediately started in that
direction with Mr. Sig Levison; that
they oame to the chapel, and thinking
best to look inside, he went to the
door and found his father’s body with
in, sitting upon the floor with his
head on a bench; that Mr. Levison
went for Mr. B. D. Waldron, who lives
about a mile away, and that Mr. Wal
dron and he stayed at the chapel
while Mr. Levison came to town for
Coroner Jennings.
He said be knew of no cause for de
spondency or suicide, and that his
father was subject to attacks of ver
tigo.
Fid. Cohen and Sig Levison corrob
orated Mr. Hoffman’s testimony.
A pocketbook containing 35 cents
was found on the corpse, and a note
book with a letter from bis daughter
Sadie, dated March 20, and received in
Jacksonville March 23, and a note
which Mr. Hoffman, jr.. identitled as
written by reading as
follows:
“I am sick and can go no further. If
I die please wire my wife, Mrs. Charles
Hoffman, 328 North Wolf street
Brunswick, Ga. March 28, 1897.”
The jury then rendered a verdict of
death from natural causes.
Probably Mr. Hoffman had attempt
ed to walk from Jacksonville to Bruns
wick, and being takes sick on March
28, wrote tbis note, but was afterward
able to proceed and left the note in his
pocket. He must have had another at
tack immediately after Cohen saw him
and going into the church died sud
denly.
The deceased was 50 years old Jnly
4, 1896, and was a native or Wurtem
burg, Germany. He was one of the
charter members of Oglethorpe Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, and bore a splen
did reputation for honesty and integ
rity.
All friends of Mr. ami Mrs. Charles
Hoffman are invited to attend the
funeral of the latter at 9:30 today.
Services will he held at, the grave in
Palmetto cemetery.
Coal Oil Johnnie Soap at the Down
ing Company.