The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-10
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DRUNSWICIk'S BUDGET.
New Telephone Company and Court
HOuse-TwO International Issues.

New Telephone Company and Court
HOuse-TwO International Issues.
Brunswick, Ca, April 9.-The city coun-
Gil has granted a petition for franchise
to the Waycross Telephone Company.
They propose to put in a long distance
line, and also to compete for local business
with the Southern Bell Company.
City Arbitrator Calnan has reported his
labors completed. His work consisted in
passing upon 2O2 applications. They rep
resented an assessed valuation of 81, 0S7, O94,
from which sum $780, has been deduct
ed. This is a deduction of per cent. on
the total assessment.
The comparative financial report of City
Clerk Bodet for the periods ending Jan.
1, 1894 and March l, 1897, have been pub
ished, 1t shows a decrease in the float
ing Indebtedness of $79, 694. %.
The selection of plans for Glynn coun-
tvs new court house as announced in
these dispatches last night, is another step
towards that building in the progress of
the commissioners.
The building will be TOKYO feet, two sto-
ries high, with a basement above the
ground. 1t will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000. The plans and estimates will be
submitted to the people when they are
completed The method of raising funds
to pay for the court house is yet to be de-
eided. If an election for bonds is defeat
ed direct taxation win probably be made.
The tearing down OF the old court house
leaves Glynn without any such place and
the erection of one is now a necessity.
The case of Francisco Molina, the Peru
Wan subject now serving on Glynns
chain gang for vagrancy, having been
brought to the attention of the state de-
partment, will attract international atten-
ton. II has been referred to several times
in these dispatches. The sentences i'm
posed on Migrants in Glynn county are
particularly severe.
Copies of the Morning News containing
a statement of alleged cruel treatment Of
Francisco were forwarded by Spanish
Consul Forras to the Spanish minister at
Washington. A statement accompanied
them stating that Francisco was not a
Spaniard, as then published, but a Peru
Wan, and that, as far as known, his treat
ment was not cruel. The respondence
was referred to the consul general of Pc
ru, al New York. He secured information
from Brunswick and brought the case be-
fore the state department. They in turn
wrote Gov Atkinson and he will lay the
matter before the local authorities.
This makes two cases of international
import that the state is engaged i'm by
reason of decisions from Brunswick s
courts. The other comes from the Swed-
ish government That nations represen-
tatives have requested that a repayment
be made Of the losses occasioned the COM
mander of the Swedish bark Adele by the
Illegal proceedings OF a Brunswick justice
of the peace which unnecessarily detained
his vessel in port The offense is of old
date and during Secretary Olneys admin
istration he made two requests of Gov. At
kinson that it be settled. The state had
no money to pay the debt and the legis-
lature did not appropriate any money for
the purpose The amount claimed to be
due is s295.64, and If Georgia does not pay
1t the United States will Secretary Olney
took the grounds that the injury was the
direct result Of wrong doing on the part of
a state Official and the state should pay
the damages. 1t is stlll unsettled.