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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
VOLUME 8, NO. 129.
There Should Be No Haphazard Choice for the Next Mayor of Brunswick. The Members of Council Must Consider Well.
OLIVE, OF GEORGIA,
COMMITS suicide;
He Was an Indian Agent in Utah
and Was Tired of
Life.
PROMINENT MAN IN THIS STATE.
Had Been a Georgia Legislator, and Intro
duced the Famous Olive Bill, Aimed
at Railroads.
St. George, Utah, .Tune I.—lndian
Agent J. Thomas Olive, of Lexington,
Oglethorpe county, Ga., committed
suicide here yesterday by shooting
himself through the head. No cause is
assigned for the act.
WHO OI.IVK WAS.
Atlanta, June I—lndian Agent Ol
ive, who is reported to have committed
suicide in Utah yesterday, is well
known throughout Georgia, having
been prominent in state politics for
several years before his appointment
to the position in the Indian service
by Secretary of Interior Hoke Smith,
whose intimate friend he was.
He represented Oglethorpe county
in the general assepibly and became
widely known as the author of the
Olive bill, which was intended to
prevent the consolidation of compet
ing lines of railway and which pro
voked a bitter light in the legislature.
Mr. Olive was highly respected in his
own couoiy and in the state. His
death has created a profound sensa
tion.
Tom Olive lived in Oglethorpe
county. He was nearly 50 years of
age. He was a graduate of the state
university and a member of the S. A.
E. fraternity. He was brother-in
law of Ho a. Samite I Trumpkin, USso
ciate justice of the supreme court of
Georgia, The news is a great shock
to his friends.
HER GUESTS WERE TRAMPS.
They Terrorized an Elderly Lady and Es
caped Without Trouble.
Savannao, June I.—An elderly and
respectable couple named Dodson live
at Ila Tick Hall, Cattle park, in the
rear of and close to Isle of Hope.
They are known by every person in
the neighborhood and pursued un
eventful lives until an incident hap
pened yesterday that aroused sym
patby for the lady and indignation
at the way she was treated. Yester
day Mr. Dodson had occasion to come
to Savaunab to make some purchases
and left his wife alone, as usual, at
home.
In the afternoon live negro tramps
appeared at the house and took pos
session. 'They threatened to kill Mrs.
Dodson if she didn’t prepare rood for
them, and the old lady was so fright
ened by the words and aotions of the
tramps that she was compelled to pre
pare food and wait on them. The
tramps, after terrorizing her and
frightening her half to death, helped
themselves to whatever articles suited
their fancy and then left.
It was some time before Mrs. Dod
son could recrver sufficiently from her
terror to arouse the neighborhood and
when assistance came the tramps had
disappeared.
JEALOUS JERVIS.
A Switchman Kills a Woman and Disem
bowels Himself.
New Orleans, June I.—. Samuel Jer
vis, a switchman, 44 years old, stabbed
to death Mrs. Bertha Johnson, aged
30, this morning at the borne of John
McLean, 314 Newnan street, Algiers.
Jervis then inflicted wounds in his
stomach and cut out his entrails. He
will die.
Jervis was jealous of tbe’woman, and
the killing was brought about by her
declaration that she intended to quit
Jervis and live elsewhere.
SIOUX AFTER SLAUGHTER.
j The Situation Extremely Critical at Mon
tana Agencies.
Helena, Mont., June I.—A special
i from Miles City, the nearest town in
Montana to the Cheyenne Indian
troubles, says the situation of the
agency continues critical. Families
vbo reside near the seat of trouble
continue to flock to Miles City.
It is reported that the Sioux Indians
from Dakota have come to the agency,
and that runners have been sent to
invite more Sioux to join them on the
war trail.
Catholic Change.
Atlanta, June I.—A radical change
will soon be made in local Catholic
circles. 'The new parish to be estab
lished is in charge of Fathers Gibbons
and Guinan, Marists. who bave al
ready been sent here. These priests
belong to an order new to Atlanta,
whose objects are largely educational,
and it is likely they will establish pa
rochial schools here.
Pitzer’s Trial.
Jacksonville, June I.—The trial of
Edward Pitzer, charged with the
murder of Marie Louise Gato, is rap
idly drawing to a close, and it is cer
tain that by tomorrow afternoon the
case will be given to the jury. The
taking of testimony was finished this
morning, and argument was begun by
counsel.
THE MARKETS.
Quotations By Telegraph For The Times’
Commercial Readers.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Grain Letter.
Savannah, June I.—The trading in
wheat today has been marked by con
tinuation of weakness which existed
the latter part of last week. The sell
ing which has been partly of a liqui
dating character, has been quite pro
nounced the entire session, the largest
offerings coming from st. Louis, de
mand was scattered, shorts being
most actiye buyers, but was insufti-"
cient to prevent a decline. There was
quite free buying of pork and selling
of lard and ribs by one concern, the
only incident.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Stock Letter.
Savannah, June I.—The stock mar
ket opened strong in response to evi
dent renewed life in American stocks
in London. 'Traders took profits at
advance and operated to bring about
reaction, but the efforts met with lit
tle success except in Jersey Central,
which fell 2 points and then recovered
about half the loss. Big Four fell
under competing selling orders in the
absence of support. Sugar was at
tacked on adverse tariff rumors and
fell IJfj per cent. Later it made about
a full recovery. The market closed
strong and active.
Paine, Murphy Sc Co.’s Cotton Letter.
Savannah, June I.—Business was
resumed on cotton this morning after
the holiday upon the same narrow
lines as of late. Opening quota
tions showed a decline of from 1
to 4 points. Very little interest was
displayed, and there was nothing in
the situation to justify lower quota
tions except the lack of speculative de
mand. During the holiday here the
Liverpool market ruled steady at
slight advance in quotations, but there
was nothing in cable reports calcu
lated to influence the market in either
direction. 'The character of the crop
advices will continue to be the govern
ing factor for some time to come.—
Paine, Murphy & Cos., Savannah-
Chicago Quotations.
Paine Murphy Si Co.’s Quotations.
I.ast night’s
Wheat-- close. Open. Close.
.July 68 3-8 (i? .5-8 l>7
September.... 611-2 03 7-8 61
Corn--
July. 26 1-4 26 6-8 26 7-8
September.... 24 1-2 24 1-2 25
Oats—
July 17 3-8 17 1-2 17 3-4
September 17 1-2 17 1-2 17 7-8
Pork-
Juiy 7.95 7.95 7 96
September 8 00 7 97 7 92
Lard—
July 3 62 3 60 3 57
September.,,. 3.70 3 70 3 67
Sides—
July 4.86 4 35 4.80
September.... 4 35 4.37 4.32
BRUNSWICK, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1897.
MAGNATE SEARLES
IS FREE FROM LAW.
The Judge Ordered the Jury to
Bring in a Verdict of
Acquittal.
SUGAR TRUST DID NOT CONTRIBUTE.
Therefore Questions Asked the Recalcitrant
Witness Were Not Pertinent and
Required No Answer.
Washington, D. C., June 1. —In the
case of John E. Searles, the Sugar
Trust witness, Judge Bradley (his
morning ordered the jury to bring in
a verdict of acquittal, holding tiiat the
questions asked the witness by the
senate committee were not pertinent
and not within the jurisdiction of the
committee.
The judge pointed out that Searles
had testified specifically that no money
had been contributed by the Sugar
'l’rust to the national campaign, or for
the purpose of influencing legislation
or the election .of United States sena
tors.
'The senate committee had reported
that no testimony had been produced
to show that the Sugar Trust had
made contributions to any national
campaign fund, or for the purpose of
affecting legislation.
Under these circumstances it held
that the questions asked were not per
tinent, and if construed to be perti
nent, they were unwarranted as pry
ing into the private affairs of the com
pany, and therefore beyond the juris
diction of the senate. The jury ac
cordingly rendered a verdict of not
guilty and Searles was free.
—The cases -of —Bt—Jr Ed wards and-
John S. Shriver, newspaper corre
spondents, were postponed until next
Monday.
MARK TWAIN HAPPY.
His Friends Ask That Reports of His 111
Health Be Denied.
London, June I.—The friends of
Samuel Clemens (Mark I’wain) deny
the stories in circulation regarding
his ill health and impoverished con
dition. I’he distinguished author is
now in better health and spirits than
tor years. For several months he and
his family have been living in a pretty
house on a charming square at Chel
sea. His book is now finished and a
publisher on the way here from the
United States for the manuscript.
Mr. Clemens and family leave Lon
don at the end of this month to pass
the summer in Austria.
THE TRUSTS CONTROL.
Their Pet Measures Go Easily Through the
Illinois Legislature.
Springfield, 111., June 1. —The senate
bill authorizing the consolidation of
the companies forming the Chicago
Gas trust passed the house today by
89 to 57. Much pressure to obtain a
veto will undoubtedly be brought to
bear on Governor Tanner.
The gas frontage bill, another favor
ite measure of the Chicago trust, also
paseqd the house today 9 to 48. The
frontage bill has already passed the
senate, and only needs the governor’s
signature to become a law. *
FARMER KILLS FARMER.
Long Standing Quarrel Results in Murder at
the Springs.
Greenville, Ga., June L—Charlie
Bray shot and killed Mordaunt Strick
land near White Sulphur springs at
an early hour this morning. Both are
thrifty farmers. The killing was the
result of a long standing quarrel.
Bray and two of his brothers, armed
to the teeth, have taken refuge in the
swamps and defy arrest. A large
posse is surrounding them and further
bloodshed ie expected.
DON'T BELIEVE
DAUNTLESS STORY.
General Doubt That the Tug Was
Captured By a
Cruiser.
BISBEE HAS NOT HEARD IT,
Although. United States Attorney Clark
Went Hurriedly to Bartow to Attend
to Important Business.
•
Jacksonville, June 1. —United States
District Attorney Frank Clark left
for Bartow this morning on impor
tant legal business, but on account of
the reported capture of the Dauntless,
the impression appeared to prevail
that he had gone to Key West to in
quire into the capture of the steam tug
Dauntless by the cruiser Marblehead.
The reported capture of the Daunt
less was the general subject of conver
sation in Cuban circles this morning.
Very few of the Oubans believe that
munitions of war were on board the
Dauntless when that vessel was cap
tured.
W. A. Bisbee, the owner of the
Dauntless, had not heard of her capture
from any one on board the vessel up to
noon today. He is quite doubtful of
the truth of the report of the capture
of the vessel.
A special from Key West reports
tdat the cruiser Marblehead came into
that port this morning with the
Dauntless in tow.
A -4
CHICAGO LIABLE.
The City Must Pay for Damage Done by the
Strikers.
Chicago, June I.—Judge Grosscup,
of the federal court, today upheld the
liability of the city of Chicago for
damages to railroad property by the
reason of the strike of 1894. The
question'was before him on a demur
rer by the city on the Pennsylvania
railroad company’s suit for $50,000
damages from freight yards tire on the
night of July 10, and the Yazoo Val
ley company for the destruction of
$20,000 worth of property on Twenty
third street on the same night.
The demurrer was dismissed.
BYE BYE, BUCK.
The Envoy to the Mikado’s Realm Safely on
His Way.
Tacomo, Wash., June 1. —A. E. Buck,
of Georgia, the duly appointed minis
ter to Japan, is here, en route to San
Francisco, whence he will sail for
Tokio.
At San Francisco he will be joined
by Capt. Edmund Rice, Fifth Infan
try, who will be military attache to
the legation, and Huntington Wilson,
second secretary of the legation.
Heavy Frost.
Chicago, June 1. —Heavy frosts oc
curred the past two mornings over the
greater part of ths northwest. Snow
and freezing are reported from north
ern Wisconsin and Minnesota with
much damage to vegetables and small
fruits. Wisconsin strawberries may
be a total loss.
Swindler Escapes.
Savannah, June I.—Prince O’Neil),
the professional negro swindler, who
is wanted in Savannah on several
charges of cheating and swindling
whose arrest in Beaufort, S. C., was
reported yesterday, has escaped. He
got away from the Beaufort jailer last
night.
Mercer’s Alumni.
Macon, June I.—At the Mercer uni
versity alumni banquet this evening
Hon. T. G. Lawson delivered a strong
speech. Distinguished men from sev
eral states were present and made
speeches.
THE PERUVIAN CONVICT.
Peru Is Pressing a Claim for the Liberation
of Melina.
'The Peruvian government is after
the United States with a sharp stick.
It has been informed that Francisco
*
Melina, one of its subjects, has been
illegally arrested and convicted of va
grancy in Glynn county and subjected
to cruel treatment in the convict
camps.
The matter was broached, and made
the subject of local press mention sev
eral months ago. The man was first
alleged to bave been a Spaniard, and
Spanish Vice-Consul Rosendo Torres
was instructed to make an investiga
tion. With ChairmSn James S.
Wright, of the county commissioners,
he went to the convict camp, and in
terviewed MeliDa. It was then dis
covered that he was a Peruvian. This
was communicated to the two govern
ments, and Peru then instituted a de
mand for bis release.
Vice-Consul Torres, acting for the
Peruvian government found, on inves
tigation, the following facts:
Molina was found wandering in the
suburbs, begging food at various
houses. He had an ugly bar of iron
concealed on his person, and showed
a disposition to resist arreßt. He was
held as a vagrant and Judge Sam At
kinson. in city court, sentenced Me
lina to the convict gang for six
months, in default of the payment of
a small floe.
Melina said that he was well treated
in camps, being required only to do
light work on the farm. His only
complaint was that the irons on his
legs hurt him slightly. This was at
once remedied, and he had no further
complaint, except the natural one
of the loss of his liberty.
The government will probably make
an investigation hut there is no likeli
hood that any ill-treatment or any
facts of unjust trial and conviction
will be found.
The grand jury in its recent general
presentments, indorsed the method of
convict treatment at camps and found
that there were no abuses whatever.
The state inspector of convict camps,
Col. Phil G. Byrd, who has visited the
camps three times recently, makes a
similar report.
The case of Melina has become of
national importance, the New York
Herald having wired its correspondent
here for a detailed statement of the
case, which was published in that pa
per yesterday.
“Warm Members” in shirts that
can’t be seen in any other store can be
found at Palmer’s.
DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH.
So Richard Wesley Alberta Resumed His
Burgling Disastrously.
Richard Wesley Alberta is the name
of a burglar who has both enterprise
and spirit. The negro effected,
through a window, entrance into the
sleeping room of Mr. E. M. Dart, in the
rear of bis Cochran avenue store, early
yesterday morning. Mr. Dart was
aroused, missed his clothes, saw the
burglar leap through the window and
then telephoned for a policeman.
Officer Wilchar responded and be
gan a search. Alberta was located
about daylight on board the Governor
Safford, where he is employed as a
cook’s assistant. He confessed the
burglary and told that the stolen
clothes were hidden under the store.
He had taken these out tirst and gone
back into the room for supplementary
findings when discovered.
Richard Wesley Alberta is now re
corded on the register of inmates of
Sheriff Berrie’s jail, with a charge of
burglary against him. He will he
given a preliminary hearing before
Justice Hitch today.
We show more styles in strap slip
pers for ladies than anybody. Palmer’s.
White’s Last Hope Fails.
Atlanta, June 1. —A telegram from
Milledgeville says the governor re
fuses to interfere in the case of Henry
White, the Columbus murderer.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHARK CAPTURES
A HUMAN VICTIM.
A Waiter on the Mallory Liner Col
orado Makes a Fatal
Dive.
DRAGGING LAST NIGHT FOR BODY.
Some Say He Took the Cramps, but it is More
Probable that One of the Sea Mon
sters Got Him.
Charles Warren, white, a waiter on
the Mallory line steamship Rio
Grande, met death last night in the
waters of Oglethorpe bay. If the
prevailing opinion is to be credited,
his death was one of the most horrible
type known to mankind.
The Rio Grande lay yesterday at
Coney & Parker’s wharf, and Warren,
at about 7 p. in., decided to take a
bath. He dived off the steamship’s
deck into the waters of the bay. He
was not seen again.
As soon as Warren was missed, the
information was carried Captain
Staples, who immediately instituted a
search. This being unsuccessful, the
dragging of the river was begun.
This progressed steadily up to the
press hour of The Times.
It is asserted that Warren was af
flicted with cramps as soon as lie
struck the water and was unable to
help himself. 'This is not so reason
able as the other hypothesis that he
was taken by a shark. Persons at
tacked with cramps usually cry out or
give some warning. Warren made no
sound, and the shark theory is the
most worthy of credence.
The drowned man had been in the
employ of the Mallory line for some
time and was well liked. He was a
native of New York city.
Nothing but newest style shirts
shown you at Palmer’s.
CUMBERLAND’S SEASON.
It is Now Fairly Opened and New Attractions
Are Offered.
Cumberland Island, June I.—The
season at Cumberland Island is now
fairly opened. The orchestra has ar
rived, and already quite a number of
guests are registered at the hotel.
Manager Shackelford has everything
in apple pie order. A large corps of
waiters, bell boys and other help are
on hand, ready and willing to answer
the calls of guests. Bathing and fish
ing are exceptionally fine now, and
f
are being enjoyed by the patrons to
their fullest extent. Quite a large
party took a trip on the launch yester
day to “the ark,” returning with sev
eral large strings of fine fish of every
description.
'The bathhouses and dancing pavil
ion have been newly painted and pre
sent quite an imposing appearance.
New bathing suits in large quantities
are on hand, and the conveniences for
taking a dip in old Neptune’s bosom
are unsurpassed anywhere on the
coast.
The cuisine of Hotel Cumberland is
of the finest, everything tempting to
the palate of the most particular
gourmand is to he seen on the table.
One of the features of this resort
will be the music, which is in charge
of Mr. J. M. Loveland, director of the
New opera house orchestra of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., and with efficient musi
cians and elaborate repertoire of music
the guests are assured of many a treat
in the musical line during the coming
season.
Among those now registered at the
hotel are 11. I’. Hill, Mrs. M. E.
Thurston. Leslie 'Thornton, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Everett, of Savannah;
A. R. Coles and wife, David Brown
and wife, of Albany, Ga., and many
others. Jay.
Absolutely the latest styles in flue
shirts can he louud at I‘almer’s,