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THE ' BRUNSWICK TIMES.
VOLUME 8, NO. 221.
The Proper Authorities Are Seeing To It That the Health of Brunswick Is Taken Care Of. The City Will Be Disinfected
TWENTY-FIVE NEW
GASES ON TIE GULF.
New Orleans Reports Thirteen,
Edwards Eleven and Mo
bile One.
POURING PEOPLE INTO ATLANTA.
But the Health Board Denies All Dangerous
Reports—Military Ordered Out
in Mississippi,
New Orleans, Sept. 20.—Up to 9.30
this morning there was quiet in the of
fices of the local board of health. Up
to 9 o’clock no deaths were reported.
A considerable fall ’is noted in the
temperatue this morningand although
cooler weather is not entirely helpful
to the sick it encourages physicians
to believe that the fever will spread
less rapidly. All the patients heard
from but one or two are doing well
this morning. The Illinois Central
lias discontinued two train on its val
ley and two on the main line. Few
trains are running on any road and
there is cons'quent slowness in the
delivery of mails and many towns de
cline to receive New Orleans papers,
fearing infection. The city hospital
has offered to send free physicians and
medicines to the indigent who are at
tacked with the fever. The authori
ties do not care to receive yellow fe
ver patients in their charity hospital.
Dr. Joseph Holt, ex-president of the
hoard of health, has reported nine
cases of yellow fever in his practice.
Three more new cases are announced
in New Orleans this afternoon, mak
ing thirteen reported today.
ELEVEN AT EDWARDS.
Edwards, Miss., Sept. 20.—There
have been eleven new cases recorded
since last report.
TROriCAL FRUIT EXCLUDED.
Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 20.—The
weather is cool and bracing, the town
healthy and rigidly quarantined. The
state board of health has ordered all
tropical fruit excluded from the state;
also newspapers unless fumigated,
WANT TRAINS.
Meridian, Miss., Sept. 20, —At a
meeting of the cotton exchange this
morning a resolution was adopted ac
cepting the olive branch extended by
Vicksburg in offering the restoration
of railroad traffic on the Alabama and
Vicksburg.
LOST THEIR .10113.
.lackson, Miss, Sept. 20.—The Ala
bama and Vicksburg railroad, being
unable to run trains todgy, laid off all
employes at tuis point with the ex
ception of the agent and telegraph
operator.
ONE AT MOBILE,
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 20.—The board
of health reports, for the 24 hours end
ing at noon today, one new case.
There are no suspicious cases and no
deaths.
ATLANTA’S REPORT.
Atlanta, Sept. 20.—The fever situa
tion in Atlanta is unchanged. Two
hundred and fifty refugees arrived
this morning and two special trains
this afternoon. There is not a suspi
cious case in the city and all reports
to that effect are indignantly denied
by health authorities.
A Bioycle Viotim.
London, Sept. 20.—Hon. Barry Som
erset Maxwell, eldest son and heir of
Baron Farnham, died yesterday at
Castle Saunders, the result of a bicy
cling accident on Tuesday last, when
the young man collided with the wall.
The deceased was born in 1870.
Sovereign Lodge.
Springfield, 111., Sept. 20.—The city
is gaily decorated today in honor of
the members of the sovereign grand
lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, which holds its annual ses
sion here this week.
ODD FELLOWS BOOMING.
The Visit of Past Grand Master Ward In
stills New Life in the Order.
There is new life in the local lodges
of Odd Fellows, due, in great measure,
to the visit of Past Grand Master A.
O. Ward, one of the leading members
of the order in the southern states.
Mr. Ward visited Rush lodge at its
last meeting, and will remain over un
til Tuesday night by special permis
sion of the grand master, to meet with
Seaport lodge.
At its last meeting Rush lodge
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: C. L. Elliot, noble
grand; Thomas Poole, vice grand; O.
M. Tilton, recording aid permanent
secretary ; F. Me. C. Brown, treasurer.
All these officers had served in past
years, and they were re-elected for
the good of the order.
Brunswick encampment, No. 6, will
hold an interesting meeting next
Thursday night.
“Heil Dir Kaiser.”
Bucharest, Sept. 20.—Emperor Wil
liam of Germany arrived here
at 10 o'clock this morning and was
welcomed by Emperor Francis Joseph,
cabinet ministers, and military au
thorities. The approach of the impe
rial train was heralded by a salute of
74 guns and when it steamed into the
railroad station all present on the
platform loudly cheered his majesty
and the band played “Ileil Dir Kaiser.”
Colorado Bank Fails.
Rico, Col., Sept. 20. —The bank of
Rico lias closed its doors. The follow
ing notice was posted: “This bank is
cjused in voluntary liquidation by or
derofJ. E. McClure, president. De
positors will he paid in full and
shortly. E. Chesbrough, cashier.”
Nothing definite can be learned as to
the bink’s liabilities and assets.
THE MARKETS.
Quotations By Telegraph for The Times’
Commercial Readers.
Fainc, Murphy & Co.’s Graiu Letter.
Savannah, Sept.2o. —Trade in wheat
was at a slight decline from Saturday’s
final figures, the result of large
world’s shipments to 10,597,000, a de
cline in Liverpool of at I o’clock
after an advance of that much at the
opening and heavy northwestern re
ceipts. The selling early was by
scalpers, influenced by this news, also
by prospects of a large increase in the
visible supply, but offerings were
quickly absorbed by commission
houses and bulls.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Stock Letter.
Savannah, Sept. 20. —The stock mar
ket was subjected to a severe test to
day, brought pressure from higher
call money rates; London and Xew
A’ork bankers were advised of the
sinister furaors at the former centre
with regard to loans and the conse
quent embarrassment of speculation
here.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
Savannah, Sept. 20.—1n response to
rather better cables from abroad than
expected this morning, our market
opened up to 3 points. The market
has an undertone of greater stability
than for some time past. Prices have
consequently shown greater resistance
to the decline than during the past
week, and quotations at 1 o’clock are
from 2 to 3 points higher than Satur
day’s final figures.
Chicago Quotations.
Paine Murphy & Co.’s Quotations.
Wheat— Open. High. Close.
December .. 92 t:i 3-8 92 7-8
May| 91 5-8 92 7-8 92 1-8
Corn--
December HO 1-4 HO 5-8 30 1-2
May 33 H-S 24 33 3-4
Oats--
Deccmber 20 1-2 20 3-4 20 5-8
May ~... 23 1-4 23 3-8 23 3-8
Pork—
December..... 8.55 8 57 8 52
October .. 5.50 N.50 8.47
Lard—
December .... 4 75 4.80 4 77
October 4.70 4 70 4.80
Sides—
December. 4.1)7 5.02 5.00
October 5.40 5.45 5.42
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. Twenty-live cents.
3RUNSWICK, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1897.
ALL IDLE ALONG BRUNSWICK’S DOCKS.
Longshoremen’s Union Joins the
Knights of Labor, Making
the Strike General.
•V
DISCLAIM ALL INTENTION TO DO VIOLENCE.
Nevertheless, the Officers Are On Their Guard- Downing’s Men
Frightened Off—Does Mallory Bring Italians-Soldiers
Notified to Be in Readiness.
The strike yesterday morning be- ]
came total. All along the wharves,
from McCullough’s to the Plant Sys
tem’s, there was not a man working
who was a member of either the
Knights of Labor or the longshore
men.
The Longshoreman’s union, despite
their repeated protestations of non
sympathy with the strikers, decided
yesterday morning to join their forces
to those of the Knights of Labor, and
make a total tie-up of operations iD
Brunswick’s shipping.
Not in many months has there been
witnessed such a complete suspension
of work along the wharves of this city.
The few men who held out through the
morning hours, weakened at noon and
refused to strike another lick. In con
sequence all shipping is virtually at a
standstill. •
Times reporters made a canvass yes
terday afternoon to learn the exact
status of affairs. The reports from
each firm were substantially I lie same
—no men.
THE VARIOUS SHIPPERS.
F. D. Aiken reported no men em
ployed, consequently no strike. He
had no vessel on hand for a cargo.
Manager Arthur Gregertsen, repre
senting J. E. Broadhead, said that he
had no trouble. He had only nine men
at work, however.
At N. Emanuel’s crosstie wharves
all work was suspended and all the
men were out. Thev demanded 15
cents per hour in the morning and on
refusal left the docks.
All the men employed by Charles S.
Hirsch & Cos. were out. No work was
done by this firm yesterday.
Benito Padrosa, the extensive Span
ish exporter of lumber, had a regular
gang of 35 men employed. They noti
fied him in the morning that they
would not work, on orders from their
union. Mr. Padrosa has three barks
in prooess of loading and work on
them is at a standstill.
PROMISED TO RETURN.
Capt. Rosendo Torras’ men, engaged
in loading two barks and two schoon
ers, refused to work, but after a con
ference with their employers, agreed
to return to work this morning tem
porarily. They said they would do
this in order to give sufficient and fair
notice of their intentions, so that their
places could be supplied. They will
be at work this morning, but it is not
known how longtheir fellow-members
of the union will allow them to con
tinue.
Captain Churchill was working his
white force yesterday on his two
steamships. It cannot be learned
whether or not he has arranged for
new men.
The Johnston liner Albion lost an
other day. No*men could be induced
to work.
The Southern Pine company had
only one vessel on band yesterday
trorning—the schooner Kate S. Flint,
which is taking a special cargo of
lumber for the Panama Canal com
pany. There was very little work re
maining to be done on this vessel, and
the negroes finished it up. They then
notified Agent Banks that they had
decided to quit,
SHOWED CURTIS A BCAI.K,
Capt. Samuel Curtis, of Curtis &
Carreras, probably the largest ern
ployeig of longshore labor in the city,
stated that his men came to work as
usual yesterday morning. He had
two gangs, aggregating fifty men, em
ployed. After they had worked
awhile Shepard Jackson, president of
the Longshoremen’s union, appeared
on the wharf and called the men off.
They went to a meeting of the union
and returned with a scale of wages
which they wanted accepted. The
scale was 12}£ cents, 17* a cents and
20 cents, instead of 10 cents, 12 % cents
and 15 cents, the present prices. The
scale was refused and the men left
their w-ork.
SCARED THEM OFF.
The Downing company is noted for
its excellent treatment of its employes,
white and colored, and the gangs on
its wharves, which are under the per
sonal direction of Mr. A. V. Wood,
have reiterated that they had no de
sire to strike, and would not do so.
Yesterday morniDg they appeared be
fore Mr. Wood and stated that they
had been threatened, and that they
could not go to work unless he wohld
guarantee to protect them. Mr. Wood
assured them that he would do so, and
that they would be in no danger what
ever. The men thereupon went to
work, but, at noon, said that a dele
gate had communicated to them that
they would ail be very harshly dealt
with if they worked another minute.
They therefore asked to be excused on
the ground #f intimidation. This
stopped all operations for the Down
ing company yesterday afternoon. Mr,
Wood thinks the men will return to
work this morning.
HE WAS A THIEF.
lie made a search.for the “delegate”
who had intimidated his men, and the
culprit was found shortly afterward,
lie was a black negro, of trampish ap
pearance, and was found sitting on a
box of sausages on the deck of the
steamer JCgmont. When he was ar
rested, Deputy Sheriff Taylor discov
ered that a link of the saugages had, in
some manner, found its way out of the
box, and under the fellow’s coat. He
was placed in the county jail, under a
charge of larceny. He refused abso
lutely to give his name to the officers'
The strikers disclaim any connection
with the agitator, and say he was not
authorized to speak for them.
The total number of men out is
about 500. They did not appear prom
inently on the streets yesterday, but
spent their time at their balls, en
gaged in all day meetings. The ma
jority of the strikers are out either
through intimidation or sympathy.
THEY SAW THE SHERIFF.
A committee composed of the lead
ers among the strikers waited upon
Sheriff Berrie yesterday and mads
known their disinclination to any
thing like violence. The sheriff ad
vised them not to interfere with any
new men that might be brought to the
city, and stated that if they did, they
would place themselves in the light of
violators of the law, and would have
to abide the consequences.
The Mallory liner Kio Grande did
not arrive yesterday, and it was im
possible to confirm the report that
fifty Italians had been shipped on her
to take the place of the Mallory strik
era. If there is to be any trouble, it is
looked for when these men land. It
cannot, however, be stated with any
positiveness that there are any men
on board the coming steamer. She
will probably arrive this morning
early.
FOOL WILL HAVE HIS JOKE.
Some silly joker sent The Times
the f-ollowing communication yester
day through the postoffice. The post
age was not paid:
“Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 19, 1897. To
the city of Brunswick: .You all can
jook out for blood, to be shed here
in said city because we propose to
command our wages or death. Other
words, we have enough men To De
stroy This City & we expect to do So,
if we Do not succeed in a Few Days
lookout for war, We do not propose to
work for nothing. Yours ever friend.
Please Post this Bill.”
RESOLUTIONS OF PEACE.
The Knights of Labor at their meet
ing yesterday afternoon passed the
following resolutions, which they
sent to The Times for publication.
Tiie longshoremen have not yet
taken this action :
“Whereas, in the course of events it
has become necessary for the cotton
laborers to request of their employers
a return to their former schedule of
wages and
“Whereas, that request by the cotton
men has culminated into a general
demand for an increase of wages, and
“Whereas, it is our purpose and de
sire to bring this matter to a success
ful issue by peaceful and orderly
methods, and
“Whereas, it seems that there are
those who are disposed to commit vio
lence upon the persons of others, and
“Whereas, some person or persons
have without the consent and against
the desire of the organization of labor
ing men, ordered the discontinuance
of the railroad working men, which is
not in conflict with the success of the
strikers in any sense, and
“Whereas, we the laboring men re-
pudiate any encroachments or violence
to the persons or property or any vio
lation of law whatsoever, therefore
be it
“Resolved, That any person or per
sons who shall engage in mob vio
lence or the destruction of property
or violation of the law in any particu
lar, do so upon their own responsibil
ity and must be held to abide the con
sequences. Knights of Labor, Bruns
wick, Ga.
IN READINESS.
The local military companies had
guard details on duty at their armor
ies last night and squad leaders noti
fied all the men personally that they
must hold themselves in readiness for
the riot alarm—ll taps of the fire
alarm.
Women to Strike?
Encouraged by the example of their
husbands, brothers and male acquaint
ances, it is something more than a ru
mor that the housemaids and cooks of
the city contemplate a general walk
out this morning. The washerwomen,
it is reported, have already given no
tice to their patrons that they will
work only for steam laundry prices.
An Extra Force.
Eight extra officers were on duty
last night guarding wharf property.
They are to be paid by the owners.
Largest line of school supplies at
Dunn’s.
THE LAWMAKERS.
Stveral of Them Passed Through the City
Yesterday.
There was quite a movement of leg
islators through Brunswick yesterday,
Representative B. Atkinson, of Cam
den, reached the city in the morning.
On the Ilessie came Hon. Joseph
Mansfield, Mclntosh’s representative,
and Col. Bill Clifton, secreiary of the
senate, both from Darien, and left on
the Southern’s night train for Atlanta.
Senator Harry F. Dunwody also left
last night.
All these gentlemen go to attend the
meeting of the penitentiary committee
of the legislature, which is expected to
be of great importance in the settle
ment of the convict question.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
CONVICTS WILL •
DISINFECT CITY.
The Entire Gounty Gang to
Scatter Lime, Etc,
Today.
FENDIG TALKS ABOUT FREIGHT.
The City Still Receiving Cotton and Pig
Iron From Alabama —Mayor
Returns Today.
The city authorities are incent upon
leaving no stone unturned to make
Brunswick’s protection from the fever
now prevalent on the gulf absolutely
safe.
Acting Mayor Fendig is giving his
entire time to the city’s affairs, both
in regard to the quarantine and the
strike.
To make Brunswick’s precautions
even more thorough, the city has se
cured from the county the use of the
entire convict force, and it will be
brought into town this morning to be
applied to the task of thoroughly dis
infecting the city.
“The entire gang,” said Acting
Mayor Fendig to a Times representa
tive last night, “will be put to work
scattering lime and other disinfect
ants liberally all about the city. It is
better to take all possible precautions,
and this is one of them . The county
has kindly ioaned us the men and they
will do good work.”
Acting Mayor Fendig alluded to a
statement in the Constitution a few
days ago to the effect that Brunswick
had enforced a much more strict quar
antine than Savannah, and that no
freight from Alabama was allowed to
come Into the city.
“While the statement,” be said “was
probably intended as a compliment to
the efficiency of our quarantine, it is,
nevertheless, a misstatement of the
facts. Our quarantine is identically
the same as that of Sayannah. We do
not exclude freight from Alabama, as
cotton and pig iron have been contin
ually coming in. There rs no proba
bility of danger from this source and
the publication of the statementquoted
hurts our business unnecessarily.
“1 have been asked by business
men,” continued Mr. Fendig, “to send
out official circulare throughout the
trade territory, stating that Bruns
wick is still receiving freight, l have
decided, however, to postpone action
on this tins until I see Mayor Joliu
son, who is expected home tomorrow.”
Advertised Letter List.
The following is a list of letters re
maining in the postofficc at Bruns
wick unclaimed, for the week ending
Sept. 18, 1897:
A—Mrs. Lucy Addison.
B—Rufus Braddoek, I’ C Bunton,
Craesy Blue, George Bird, II B Bacon,
James Brown, Miss Ida Benjamin,
Mrs Laura Baker,
C—Rev Leon Caisse, .1 B Cannon.
D —Dan Davison,Armissie Davis (2).
E—Frank Edson.
F—Miss Iser Beler Fleming.
G—L S Grant.
H —Mrs Ann Harris, Rosy Harris,
Mrs Mattie A Houstone, Miss Eller
Homes, Steven Henderson.
J—Jennie Jara, R R Jones, Miss
Rachel James, Mike Johnson, Miss
Eliza Johnson.
K—Miss Florence L. King.
L—George Lessen.
M —P A Morris, B YV Mitcliel, Mrs
Sarah F Miller, L Medberry.
N—Miss Martha Nisbitt.
P—V Poe, Andrew Paulson.
R—Miss Lizzie Reilly.
S—Miss Oleavia Sullivan, James
Smith, G YV Smith, Laurel Shy ne, Miss
Susan L. Sears.
T —lke Townzer.
W—F P Woodward (2), Miss Emma
Wilkerson (2), Mrs L E Wiseman, E C
Waimsley, Augustus Williams, Jor
dan Wright, W C Walters.
Firms —Sochain <& Bro., McMillen
Bros., Collat Bros.
Parties oalling for any of the above
will please say they were advertised
and pay one cent for each letter
claimed. YV. F. Symons, P. M.