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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES-CALL. VOLUME XI. NUMBER 71. KENTUCKY IS FOR BRYAN BUT HE LOSES NEBRASKA ' Beckham Also Wins in the Blue Grass State JUPUN'S OWN STATE AGAINST HIM nuipH no r They Say Their Candidate Was Connted Out hy the Democrats. * Lonisvlll', Nov. 9.—The democratic and republican headquarters are prac tical 17 deaertrd, onlj a clerk or two being left in each to receive any be lated return* that may c .me in. Those ' of the party leaders mill in the ci<y refuse to alter the claim* of demoorat* placing Beckham’s plurality eloee to 6,000, and the republican* are pinning faith on the official count, which will be*in in each oownty today The offi cial count, the republican* assert, will bring to the front hundred* of ballot* not yet reported. The unreported rot* county, whioh i* practically conceded to the republicans, and one miseing preoinot in Metoalf oounty, claimed by tfc* republican* by 63 plu rality, are expected by headquarter*’ clerk* today, but they can bat* no af* feet on the remit as tb* figures now etand, Brit fly, the demoorat* eay tbeir candidate for gorernor stands eleated. The rspablicans say if oandidate *• Terkes ie beaten, it will be done by unfair means, Lexington, Not. 9.—Canvassing the returns of Tuesday’s election is likely to cause trouble in various ways, and already the courts have been invoked to undo the blunders of the election ecfilcers. By failure of tbe county clerk to furnish to the eleotion officers du plicate forms for certifying to returns, it happens that in several precinct* the only official oirtifioate of the vote ia loeked op in tbe ballot boxes, which under the law caonct be opened for six month*. Possibly, tbe whole vote at the county will be affected. Aman damus baa been granted direotlng the opening of one of tbe boxe* ing. Tbe board of election commit •ionera meet* to canvass tbe vote to day. COMBS CHARGES FRAUD.* May Contest tbe Electoral Vote of tbe State of Kentuoky. ' Louisville, Nov. 9.—Republtoan Lea lie Comb* said today that there 1* no qnestion that Yerkre carried tb* State by a substantial plurality. Why it la realized that ten vote* to tbe preoinct meant over 18,000 in tbe State, It can readily be teen what nnmbar has been secured by the democratic party with out affronting public opinion. Tbe thefts tbts year, in my opinion, are greater than laat year. I desire to make no flotlttone contests, but if the fact* are at we now believe they are, we will contest tbe electoral vote of Kentucky.” NEBRASKA FOR M’KINLEY. Republicans Have Two Congressmen And tbe State Senate, Omtht, Nov. 9.—Tbe almost oomplete returns give MoKtnley a plurality of over 0,000. The republican State tioket is apparently elected by from 1,600 to 2,000 majority. Tbe republicans eleot congressmen in the First and Second districts, and tbe fusionists in (be Third, Fourth and Sixth districts. The legislature, tbe returns on which are not yet oompleted, will probably stand that: eionists, 16; vaoant, I. Tbe house will stand republican*, 51; fusionista, 49. STORM IN NEW YORK. High Galea at Sandy Hook and Al Along the Coast. New York, Nov. 9 .—A severe etorm began lastnfgbt all over tbe state and oontinned today with tbe wind rising to a gale. It ie also rauoh colder tban yesterday and In northern New York snowstorms are reported. On tbe ooaat the wlod became so high that tbe ma rine observer in tbe Sandy Hook tower was foroed to leave bis post became tba building swayed so he feared it would oollapse. An unknown sloop Sandy Hook dragged an. ohor and was driven high on tbe beach today. All telegraphic servios out of New York is badly crippied by the storm. — / A GREAT SUCCESS. Way cross People Deserve Credit For Their Big Fair. A number of Brnnswicklans who have returned from the Waycross fair, say that it was a great success, and was just as good as any fair held in Georgia this year. The people of our sister city are hustlers, aud when they make up their minds to accomplish something they generally get there. Mr. S etson Fleming, who spent some time there, [says there Is a larger num ber of fine borses at Waycross tban there was at any of the. fairs yet held. LARGS FINE3. .Judge Bennet Made Messrs. Sweat and Toomer Pay $fX Each. It does not pay to fight in conn as Judge Sweat and Col. W. M.Toomer of Waycross, will testify. At the Ware superior court some days ago, these gentlemen got Into a little aorap in court and Judge Bennett fined them fifty dol lars each for their fun. BRUNSWICK, GA. SATURDAYjMORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1900. BIG FIRE AT BILOXI, MISS Pretty Little Summer Re sort finmefl. IF MILLION DOLLARS 10ST Churohes, Convents, Printing ( ffloe and Many Residences Were Destroyed. New Orleans, Nov. 9.—Upward of 76 bouses have been destroyed by fire at Biloxi, a well known summer resort and business centra on Mississippi sound, eighty miles from New Or leans. The fire broke out shortly after midnight and a heavy gale blew the fiames from tbe Louisville & Nash ville d*pot to the beacb. The small fire departmeut vitas powerless to stay the fiamet and houses had to be torn down id varioue parts of tbe town to check tbe spread of the The Catholic ehuroh, convent and eobooft, newspaper office*, many busi ness bouse*, and reeidenoea have been consumed. The fire wa* still burning fiercely at daybreak. The inhabitant* were panioetrloken when tb* left re ports reached here from the stricken town. It 1* said the lose will exoeed •600,000. Tbe fire burned until It had nothing further to feed on. It wae praotioally out at 6 a. m. The fire broke out shortly after midnight in a saloon where a gang of negroes were playing dioe, and, after destroying the depot, swept through to the beach, a distance of Several squares. Fortunately, no lives were lost, but many of tb* poorer people lost all their possession*. BUILDIMG NEARLY DP. Geoera) Manager Abrams Has Thing* On tbe Move. There is real activity at the oyster canning plant of the Aiken Canning Company, and General Manager Abrams says a larger force 1s to be pot to work Monday. One large building is almost up and as sooo as this is finished, work will begin on two more. In the meantime the machinery ia being overhauled and that will b* in position in tima to oomraence oanoing before all tha oar penter work is done. M’KINLEY TO BRYAN. He Acknowledges His Telegram of Congratulation Washington,Nov, 9.—Presieent Mo* Kinley today sont the following tele gram to William J. Brvan: “I acknowledge with cordial thank* your message of congratulation and ex tend yeu my good wishee.” THREE KILLED. Pottevllle, Pa-, Noy. 9,—A terrific gaa explosion occurred today in Buck mountain colliery, near Mabony City. Three of the thirty at work were kill ed, THE LEGISLATURE; WHAT IT IS DOING Lawmakers Have Settled Down to Business. FLUSHED WITH NEW BILLS A Committee Appointed to Visit Governor Clurk’e Grave. Atlanta, Nov. 9. The legislative mill ground Us first grist this morning by pasting a bill providing for the inoorporatlon of the little town of Oglethorpe, in Meoon ooonty. Two of the booa*i6ommittees sub mitted tbeir today—the com mittee on apprrfprittions and the com mittee on .yules. Tbe former ' met yeeteittyy afternoon a number of bills referred to them by tbe house. They reoommended this Corning, the passage of the measure providing for tbe incorporation of tbe town of Oglethorpe, Ga.; tbe Inoorpo ratlon of sthe town of Morven; to amend tbe charter of the elty of Rome; to authorize tbe trustee* of the city of Thdmiilon to call for a bond eleotion, and other bill* of minor im portaooe. Of these the bill to Incor porate the town of Oglethorpe was pot upon its third reading and then adopted by tbe bouse. The report of tb* committee on rule* wae a recommendation that the rule* oontained in the manual of 1898 aud 1899 be adopted, with oertaio amendments. Tbea* amendments, in brief, extend tbe privileges of the floor to solioitora general, ex-membtrt of tbe house, district attorneys, and jodgea of the United States courts, providing that no motion to suspend the rules of the bouse or displace the regular order of business shall be in order except upon tbe consent of tbe house or unless tbe motion ha* been submitted to the committee on roles and reported by them to the bouse; that the clerk shall eaoh day keep a record of those absent without leavo. This laat clause was evidently brought about by tbe very large number of members wbo have been away without rhe permission of the body. Mr. George of Morgan, introduced and had aooeptod a resolution provid ing that a committee of three be sent to Indian Spring to investigate the damage frequently done the state’s property there by the overflow of the spring, and to report if it ia possible to prevent such damage in future. Tbe house oonourred In a senate res olution providing that a oommlttee of two, one from the eenate and one from tbe bouse, to visit tbe grave of Gov. Clark and bla family, buried at Bt. Andrew’* Bay, Fla., and report upon tbe oondltion of tbe earns. Thte reso- lution was offered In the eenate in oonsequenbe of a letter reoeived from that point wbiob stated that tbe grave wa* in a very negteoted oondltion and that the town of St. Andrew would be ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRADE The Organization Elected Officers Yesterday. glad to give the bodlea a resting plaoe Id the choicest lot of their new oeme jgflß,. . tery If the state of Georgia W6uld pay the expenses of disinterring them and removing them thereto. Mr. Tatum has been naigied by tbe senate a* a member of the oommlttee. Speaker Little will name tbe representative from tbe bouse to morrow. ■X. large number of new bills were lotroduoed and among them a number of measures of muoh Importance and Interest. One, offered by Mr, Hender son of Forsytb, seek* to repeal tbe law whioh make* it necessary for immigra tion agenta to pay a heavy ltoenae for eolloitiDg emigrants in Geoegia. One was by Mr. Wright of Floyd, provid ing for tbe establishment of a reform atory in every county In tbe state and one by Mr. Ferry of Gwinnett, pro viding for tba creation of a state board of tax assessors, whose duty shall be tbe assessing of railroad property in Geergta. CITY COURT. Ooly a Few Case* Were Tried Yei terdey. The oity court was in session again yesterday, and disposed of tha follow ing oases: State vs. Samuel Little, taking oys ters without a license; verdict of guilty; fine of NO Or six month* on ebatngang. State va. Jas. Turner, rough taking oysters; verdiot of guilty; fine of S6O or six months on cbalngtDg. State vs. D. E. Little, larceny; on trial. CLEVELAND HAS HOPES. Would Like to See a Reorganization of tbe Demooratio Party. New York, Nov. 9.-In response to a query from a correspondent of Tbe World, ex-President Cleveland, at Princeton, wrote and eigned the fel lowing: “I have beard notbingabout amove ment on foot for tbe regenation of tbe demooratio party, but I hope steps will be taken In that direction. lam not willing to make any statement now.” A KENTUCKY TRAGEDY. Hyden, Ky., Nov. 9. —News reached here today that on election day James Creech was shot and billed at Wooten one of tbe most inaccessible and re mote points In Leslie county. It was in general fight aud just wbo fired tbe ratal shot Is not known, PORTO RICO’S ELECTION. Washington, Nov. 9.—Seoretary of State Hay today receiyed a dispatch from Governor All do, of Porto Rico, announcing that the election there passed off with entire order. Fifty eight were cast, nearly g'.l republican® PRICE FIVE CENTS. LARGE HUMBER OF MEMBERS PRESENT STRONG FIST OF OFFICERS The Board Will Now Got Down to Business in Earnest—Great Results Are Expeotod. The first meeting of the newly or ganized Brunswick Board of Trade wae beld yesterday at tbe city hall. The meeting wae composed of repre sentative business men, and the nom ber present was aa encouraging indi cation of tbe interest that i* to be taken In tbe re-organizd institution." Vtoe-Preeident M. Ka/aer, of the old Board of Trade, wa* obalrman of the meetWrTrarr'Secretary? C. D. Ogg, aoted in that oapaoity. ’ Tba meeting was opened by Mr. Kaleer stating the basinets whioh those present were oailed upon to traneaot, and Seoretary Ogg read the roll of old and new members. A committee was then appointed to nominate a board of offioers and d(- rsotors, and while thle work wa* in progress, a recess was taken . Tbe committee returned with tbe following names whioh were adopted and elected for tbe ensoing year: President, F. D. Aiken. Ist Vios-Presidsnt, M. Kaiser. 2nd Vice-President, E. D, Walter. Seoretary, C. D. O^g. Dlreotora.— C. Downing, E. Brob ston, M, E.lkan, L. Fiebelraan, J. It. Knibb, A. M. Smith, Constance Miller, E. F. Coney, Tobias Newman. On taking the ohair, President Aiken was warmly applauded, and he mad* a stirring appeal to tbe Board or Trade membere to eland by the offioers, and all pull togsther for Brunswick and ber people. A resolution of tbanke to Mr. C. Downing, tb* retiring president, was then offered by Mr. Twitty, and adopt ed by a rising vote. On bebalf of tbe present city admin istratlon, Mayor Atkinsoo tendered the new organization rooma In the oity ball for meeting places, and thfs, with otbar suggestions, were referred to tba board of direotore for consideration. It la understood, from a resolution offered by Mr. Twitty, that tbe office •f secretary will have a salary attached hereafter, Mr. Ogg will probably bold tbe aeeretaryabip until January Ist, after wbiob Capt. W. F. Symons will probably be tendered tbe position, In tbe event Seoretary Ogg volontarlly desires to retire from the office on ac oonnt of a prea* of hi* other bnsineea.