The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-30
BRUNswIcK's BUDGET.
Is. of II. Memorial NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and the War.

and the War.
Brunswick, Ca, June 29.-The memorial
exercises of the Knights of Pythias beld
last night in the Rifemen's armorv were
attended by large number of people The
exercises were very interesting. In the
Brunswick lodges for the past year the
deaths have been: Knights Holzendorf
Charies Hoffman, Isadore Mayer; and
Whlle the exercises related more especially
to these, they embraced in the esteem ex-
pressed, all the dead belonging TO the or
DER. The orators of the evening were Rev
". r. HolingsWorth and Mai David Gale
MUSIC was furnished by a choir composed
OF Mrs w. H. Dyer, Mrs. A. B. Rowe
MISS Ernestine Butts Mr. W. NJ. Upper.
Mr. r. Z. LaMance
brunswick will fall in line on the Fourth
OF july and have good celebration of her
own. Mr. H. H. Raymond is at the head
OF the movement and is arranging a pro-
sfafnme or events for Brunswi and St
Simons which viii prove interesting to the
people Bicycle races and boat races are
pelng arranged and some good sport is
promised. crowd of well-known youns
nen-haVe bought the Unexpected a fast
boat recently put in these waters, and She
VIII go against some of the crack racers
OF previous seasons
Judge Sweat has reserved his decision
IN the injunction case of the Oglethorpe
Hotel Company VS.. the city, to restrain
the city marshal from selling the hotel
property for taxes claimed to be due 1t
seems that when the hotel was built some
Years ago it was exempted from taxes
Tor a number of years. The city sets up
tnat TINS exemption period having exDir-
ed some time ago the hotel property is
subject to taxes for such period as mas
elapsed since the exemption date and such
future taxes as may accrue. The hotel
people take issue with the city on many
points that they claim and in the bill for
injunction make such allegations as wil
exempt the property in whole or in part
if the court sustains them. About ST. 900
is involved in the suit and Judge Sweat's
decision is awaited with interest
There are over 100 negroes In Bruins
wick who want TO go 10 war They have
been enrolled and their services rendered
to the President This was before the
prospects seemed less bright for negro
companies to have tire choice of their own
commanders These men are still here
and drill regularly in preparation for SER
vice. They are about decided, however
not 10 go to the war unless they can have
the privilege of selecting their own Off
GERS. This sentiment seems to be general
and meets the approval of the leaders,
who, of course, expect to be the officers
named. There are several well known tie
gro politicians in Brunswick who are well
up on military work and they can raise
several companies throughout the Eleventh
district They seem determined, however,
not to move in the matter until the war
department settles who shall command.
This does not appear to be request for
special recognition but a desire to receive
the same recognition for their work in
raising companies that the white politi-
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local officers of white companies that
if enough negroes are appointed
and enlisted to make up a regiment they
will then STAY to themselves and not try
10 go with the whites. If, on the other
hand. only few companies are accepted
and differed, conditions may be such that
the officers of white companies will be
obliged to recognize them or get out Of
the army The preponderance of sentl-
ment seems to be for giving negro officers
complete command of negro companies
and send them to the 'front.'.
Marshall Walker, negro who enlisted
on the monitor Passaic some months ago,
and rose to second class fireman later, 60
ing from here with the Passaic to Port
Royal has returned and his evidence of
a streak of first-class luck. Marshall
seems to have pleased the officers over
him and he has been promoted to first
class machinists position. This pays him
S55 Der month and rationS. He Wsll go
hack into service in few days being now
out on short furlough. Ted Mccullough,
a wen-known young man who was on
the Passaic as ranking officer, has been
transferred to a more responsible position
in the service.
Capt j. L. Foster, manager of the big
Hilton & Dodge lumber mills, reports that
The severe drought has caused the mill
men much trouble 1t has been several
months since any of the up country
streams have had enough water in them
10 float timber and the prolonged dry
smell has even affected the interior mill
men with greater severity. It seems that
the mills along various lines Of road can
not get water 10 run their boilers All the
wells are dried up or are. down so low
with water that il has been found neces-
sarv 10 stop work. This condition of af-
fairs has had a bad effect all over the
country and all the mill men are wishing
for the long delayed rainy Season to set
in and relieve the situation. The Ocmul-
gee and Oconee river are reported lower
than ever before. The steamer City of Ma
con has been obliged to tie up below
Hawkinsville. and wait for the river to rise
and in many places above that point there
IS hardly enough water In the stream TO
keep the fish alive. Fortunately for the
mill men in the territory around Bruns-
wick. Darien, Sapelo and Satilla river the
hooms were well stocked before the dry
season set in and they are cutting on that
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