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The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05

All straw Hats worth Sl5O, .25,
81 for So at Hsiler'4,
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
MUST PAY HEAVY TAXES.
Floyd County Citizens will Go Deep In
Their Pockets This Year.

Rome, Ga, Sept. 4--The taxpayers
OF Floyd county will have the heaviest
taxes to pay this year that have been
levied in many years. The county
commissioners fixsd iha rats &! SO 46
o. the thousand, which com bined with
the state rate, will make it $14 80 IN
the Thousand; $3.50 of the lsvy is 4
special levy made lass March to help
gay the floating debt of the county,
which /. becoming burdsnsoms.
Tais was done because the taxpayers
failed to vote bends. The revsn ues
from this levy will be about $75, ,00) Of
whIch $20,0 will e to pay bonds and
floating debts.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
PRICE FIVE CENTS

safe on the Cotton Belt train was ra.
ported to be bio vn open and robbie d
stated that he hac received no partiou.
lars of thu hold-up. ALI be knew. he
said, was that il had occurred. He
d d not believe the loss very heavy, for
not very much money was carried on
that train. He declined to state this,
amount shipped on that date. When
asked what he thong at the robbers oar.
ried off 10 he two sacks reported to
have been taken from the express car
Superinten lent Fuller said they might
have contained silver currency, possi4
bly, $4,000 in each.
The banks wsre olostd in St. louis
on Monday when The train left
HS' q oo0 iVE tu0e TthSVu lS lH DeUoTeC
by the railroad officials that the sum of
money was not heavy.
As soon as possible the official OF the
Cotton BslC and Paciti E press Conn
peny held conference and decided to
offer reward of 800 apiece for the
arFest of the men implicated in the
robbery. In addition to this the ex-
press company will pay a bonus of 10
jar cant ON oil stolen money that is re-
,ovared.
At the offioe Of General Manager
8ritton of the Cotton Belt it was stat
d that the capture of the robbers may
re effected within the next twenty
our hours.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
YORK IS FOUND GUILTY.
Gordon County Kidnaper Convicted
YerterdaYin Superior Court.

Calhoun, Ca, September The case
Of. Russell York, charged with
kidnapping, came up in sha superior
court here toGay and sttracte1 wide st
tention. Ths ,urt house was ctowde i
all the forenoon By an immense thr ong,
bent on hearing sill the evidence In this
unusual case.
The prisoner was fo9nd- guilty and
sentsnoed TO four years in the peniten-
tiary.
York is ayouug man of abou. twenty
five years Of age, aud has a wife in
this cou 1ty, from whon be hae bsen
separated about one year For some
time he had bsen working for Joe
Cambsil, VINO runs saw mill near
town, Cambell has q young d aug hler
about fiftsen years old, to whom York
had baen paying some astention, oon-
traFy to the wish of ths father.
About three months ago York M
Miss Cambsll one night near her
fathers home and together they walked
to A Adairsville, a distance of 10 miles,
aad boarded the early morning train
for Cartersvllls. From Cartersville
they went to EmsrrOu and out into the
c,untry few miles to where relative
Of York lived.
Offissrs were soon on their trail and
whsn they arrived at the country
home found York. who was at work in
a field near the house. He was placed
undsr arrsst, but jast as he was told
to get into the buggy by the officers,
bs made a break for liberty and sue,
cseded 10 gaming shs woods and es>
Gaping. I
Taat night he was no. 90 sucsessful
In making an escape, and was captur.d
at another house near where be was
found that morning. He was brought |
10 Calhoun and placed In Jail. where he
until the trial of today.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
BRUTE WAS SHOT
and IH[N BURNED
CITIZENS OF ALABAMA MEET OUT
SWIFT JUSTICE TO MISS WILSON'S
ASSAILANT.-ThE VICTIM IS IN A
PRECARIOUS CONDITION..

Tr y, Ala, Sept. -News re9,in ID
this city late today of an assault com-
mitted this morning by Bill Fourner,
alias Bill Hiiliard, on Miss Wilson,
about eighteen miles southeast of this
city in this county.
Mas Wilson, who is II or Is years
of age, and the little daughter of Doc
Carroll, about IL years of age, were on
their way to school at Chestnut Grove,
just across the line in Coffee county
when they were overtsksn by the ne
gro. He ssiz.d Mis- Wilson aud the
child ran off. AS she did so the negre
fred his pistol at her. but missed her.
Tbs littls girl raised the alarm and
soon posse was after the negro
When they reached the scene Of the
crime they found Miss Wilscn unoon
scious and terribly bitten in the face
and bruised about the head.
The posse tracksd tfe nsgro to his
home, whore he had gone and laid
down on tha bed, saying that he was
sick. The little girl idsn flied biu
aud he was taken out and shot and
than h;s body burned
Miss Wilson'S in a precarious con-
dltion. The sheriff with three depu-
ties left toaight for the sosns Of the
orime.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
MONEY OR NO SHOW.
Georgia Must Subscribe Money or Charles
ton Can't Open Her Gates.

Atlantis, Sspt. 4-The Georgia CONS
missioners to .the Charleston exposi-
tion today issued an appeal to the cits
zens OF Georgia for subscriptions. No
funds are on hand to make a satisfac-
tory exhibit ct the West Iodia expo.i-
tion and che people are requested in
the statement to contribute something
towards an exhibit. The commission
ers ask for $1,000 Or more. Unless the
money is forthcoming in the next few
days no exhibit can bo made. The
members OF the commission are w. A.
HempbiL, o. B. Stevens and Yeate },
all o. Atlanta,
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
FOUND IN THE RIVER.
The Body of William Darby Recovered
Near Rome.

Rome, GA. Sept. 4-The body of
william Darby was recovered from the
Oostanauls ct noon today, 1t had been
in the wafer twenty hours, but aside
frem sl ght diso0loYation in the face
and crsmpsd limbs, he appeared per-
teotly natural.
The body was found by negro
named Dunk Gwaltpey. The remains
were carried to Atlanta tonight at
O'clock.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
FAMILY BOUND AND Gagged.
Robbers Thought Bechtel Had $20,0
In the House.

Goshen, Iud., Sept. 4-The home OF
john Bechtel, two miles north of Wa
karuss, was entered last night at mid
night By burglars and Bechtel and his
wife, together with a female servant
aud two children, were bound aud
gagged, att ~ which the hOuse was rob,
bad. Bechel is q rich farmer aud the
robbers believed he had $50 00) hidden
pursuit. but have no DIFF cite clew up
on which to work.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
A Pioneer Citizen Dies

a@ CArrolltoD, Ga, Ssptembe, A.
Bryce Webb, an old landmark of Bonn.
don Carroll county, about seventy five
years old, dropped dead at Bowdon yeg-
terday. He was one of the earlist set
Tiers Of that sections Of the county, and
had lived at B1wdon sinoe it began. to
be- town, was a loyal Mason, a devout
Christian worker, public spirltsd, en-
couraging higher education which has
fl .urished so long at Bowdon college.
famous in western Georgia, His re-
maius were inferred ct Bowdon ceme
tsry today with Masonic honors.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05
EXPRESS ROBBERY
ON PAG|F|C LINZ.
SIX MASKED MEN, THOUGHT TO BE
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES, HOLD UP
A TRAIN AND GET TWO BAGS OF
SILVER.

s.. Louis, Sept. 4.-From msager In
formation received In this city at the
offices of Vice President and General
Manager Britton OF the st, Louis
Southwestern road COTTON Belt), six
instead Of five men held up the passsu-
ger trainslast night near Eylan Station,
Tex. After blowing up safe In the
express oar with dynamite the robb IRA
secured two sacks Of loot. Tais they
transferred to the engine, which had
been detached from the cars. Engineer
Henderson was compiled TO put out
the headlight by the robbers, who put
him off and took charge of the engine
saying that two OF thei- number knew
as much about running as he d d. The
engine went south at full speed, follow
ed by Engi neer Henderson on a hand
car, which he secured from q nearby
switch house. EA'ly ihie morning he
came up with the deserted engine about
4 milss from the aoane of tha robbery.
The robbers, who the en- ginser believsd
from thsir actions w~re railroad mer,
had escaped into the woods surroundirR
the trsck At this point. Henderson
could not give . very sccur rate desorip
tion Of the men, but said they were
all young and wore masks.
TRs engineer ran back picked up the
m all and exprsRs oars, and, going to
the remainder of the train, coupled on
and continued south.
e Neither the passenger nor mail cars
were molested by the robbers. The
train held up left St. Louis Monday
evening.
, At 2 q. m. q posse OF horssmen un-
der the sheriff of Boyd county left
Texagkana TO scour the woods on both
sides of the track, followed at 2 80 by
another posse en- an engine The blood
hounds kept at the penitentisry at Rusk
Tex, for tracking escaped oonvicts are
being hurried to the scene of robbery
on special train. Everything that
can be done to capture the robbers, the
Cot oa Belt off :ials say, will be done.
OK Wheeler, chief of that roads
special detective force, with fvs men,
is expAc ed to reach the spot whore the
robbery occurred this morning on
special en- gine from Tyler, Tex.
Express Loss Heavy.
Ganeral Superintendent Fuller of
the Pacific Express Company, whose
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05

FOR RENT-To respectable people,
three TO five unfuFnished rooms Nice
hous,. Private family. address "R"
this cffiee,
The times., 1901-06-28
Coal and Oil.

One Mr.. Brabazon, an Englishman,
the Earl of Meath, is doing some pre-
dieting to the effect that in the near fu-
ture coal viii be supplanted as fuel by
oil. No one has any warrant to speak
eX cathedra and say that he is wrong
in this, but it is quite probable that he
is. 1t is certain that the prediction
must rest mainly upon conjecture. and
that very little has thus far taken place
in the industrial world to justify the
belief that coal will ever be entirely
supplanted either by oil Or anything
else.
The substitution of oil for coal as a
fuel viii require many important and
expensive changes in mechanical appli-
ances; but the main questions after all
will be their relative cost, efficiency, To-
cation of supply, and the quantity
available. Mr.. Brabazon is reported as
saying that at Baku, Russia, there are
strata that will furnish the supply of oil
for centuries. Whether this is true or
not depends first upon how much oil
there is in those strata, and secondly,
upon how much win be required in the
centuries TO come. Upon both Of these
points there is a great deal Of uncer-
tainty-so much in fact, that no one is
justified in speaking with much assur-
ance upon either.
Many deposits of both oil and gas,
supposed at one time TO be practically
inexhaustible, have given out, and it is
impossible even approximately TO esti-
mate what the product OF these Russian
strata will be. So of the quantity re-
quired. If the demand Cor fuel increase
during the next two or three centuries
as it has been doing for a hundred
years past, the entire visible supply of
oil would not be drop in a bucket COM
pared with what would be needed IL it
is TO supplant coal. The probability is
that the world viii have full use for it's
entire supply of both. and that each
win be employed in the lines of its
greatest utility. There is no occasion
for the owners of coal measures to get
scared
The times., 1901-06-28

Maurier. a man who had the story tell
ing genius if ever a man had. He was
bitten. not by the gadfiy of socialism,
but by the mosquito of transcendentai-
ism; and he produced, first, master
piece, Peter Ibbetson," and last,
mass of idiocy, ''The Martians. Here
is Walter Besant, a romantic novelist;
he writes a story which is certainly so
cialism embodied, "All Sorts and Con-
ditions of Men," and it proves the most
widely popular of all his books. Frank
Norris, who is perhaps the most prom
Using of younger American novelists, is
handling the conditions of today in
what seems to be spirit tending to-
ward socialism, and his latest book is
beyond doubt his best.
OF course, the argument depends part
iy upon what is meant by socialism.
The term in its last analysis might be
said to mean the perfect protection of
the individual by the State. Whether
this is possible or not remains to be
seen; it is also a matter of doubt how
long it would take to perfect working
basis for such protection supposing it
TO De possible. 1t is ClSdr I1dt the iuceil-
ist is the only man likely to conceive a
story along these lines, and that the
socialistic novel must be judged in the
light of its theory, just as the romantic
novel, or the adventure story, or the
realistic novel is. 1t would be absurd
to apply the standards of Robert Els
mere" to the characters Of king Solo
mons Mines" We do not expect to find
Kafiirs and South Sea Islanders just
like ourselves, nor is it reasonable to
expect the people of some future social
istic State to be just like ourselves. The
interest of the novel centres and must
inevitably centre in the conditions, not
the characters, just as a religious novel
or historical romance is interesting
partly on account of the problems or
historical forces it discusses. Such
works as More's Utopia or Morris
News from Nowhere" are certainly not
inferior to the other work of their au-
thors.
The times., 1901-06-28
socialism and the Novelist.

The ineffable Prof Harry Thurston
! Peck has been uttering wise sayings
on the influence of socialism upon the
novelist He says that an interest in
socialism viii surely ruin a writer of
fiction in the pursuit Of his chosen call
ing; that he may take up almost any
other sort of theme and write novels
with a decided tendency; but the mo-
ment that he is bitten by the socialistic
gadfly his career as q novelist is at an
end
| He then goes on to prove his point by
examples. He calls attention TO the fact
that Dickens wrote "OIver Twist"
Nicholas Nickleby." and BLEAK
House" for the purpose of attacking
particular abuses; that Charles Reade
attacked trades unionism in Put Your
self in His Place" and other abuses in
Never Too Late to Mend" and Hard
Cash. These books, Prof Peck thinks.
are masterpieces because the authors
interest in his particular theme was
only temporary, and was an interest
which did not make him wild-eyed and
fanatical"
the real socialistic novel Having
proved that a purpose novel is not
necessarily a bad novel, II is incumbent
on him TO prove that socialistic novel
is. He succeeds in getting two exam
pies TO suit his theory He says:
''Nr Howells' career as a novelist ended when
he began 10 inject a sckly sort Of socialism into
what purpcrted 70 be story, and now NJ. Zola
is going the same way"
The idea of coupling Howells and
Zola is certainly one which would never
have entered brain less fertile and
original than that Of the editor of the
'Bookman." and it is hard to say which
of the gentlemen concerned would be
likely to object most to it. AS for Mr.
Howells' career as a novelist. many peo-
pie are of the opinion that. as the Irish
man might say. it ended before it be-
gan; but at any rate it may be said that
his best work is done in "Ahnie Kill
burn" 1.-THE Quality Of Mercy" and
The Minister'S Charge" and in all
three of these re at least touches on
socialistic profile MS, or on themes lead
ing up to them. Even a Traveller from
Alfruria," which is probably the work
to which Prof. Peck takes exception, is
considerably better than the intermina-
bic chronicles Of the March family.
which are quite untainted by any ism,
social or otherwise.
Zola's Labor is a book about which
readers may differ. but It is not likely
10 be considered the worst Of his work.
realistic novelist is at peculiar dis
advantage in trying TO handle abstract
ideas in the form Of a purpose noYel,
for the very essence Of the purpose nov
el is argument. and human beings do
not lend themselves well 10 the illustra-
tion OF theories. Moreover. the condi-
tloBs Of socialism would be so different
from those Of the present that the i'm
aginauye. rather than the realistic,
temperament would be needed TO en-
able writer TO describe them But let
the true socialistic fiction be compared
with the purpose novel which is not
socialistic, and see what the proportion
Of failures is. Here, for example, is du
The times., 1901-06-28
REFUSED BIZ THE MEN.
Mr.. smini<'s Proposition Not Consid-
cred by the Heading strikers.

READING, Pa. June 27.-Iarge meet
ings of the 2,6VV strikers OF the Reading
Iron Company and the LOG strikers OF
the Reading Railroad shop men were
held here this afternoon.
The Reading Iron Company men refused
TO take any cognizanee of the statement
of the Vice President, Mr.. Smink. that a
revised schedule of wages, including an
advance for the men, was in preparation,
to take effect on July 1. The strikers say
their committee should have received the
statement. Inasmuch as all have been dis
charged. they want to know to whom Mr..
Smink was talking in his statement
about wages.
The men say that unless the IS per cent
advance is granted, the union recognized,
and the other demands allowed, they will
not return to work. The local Mercantile
Association is trying to arrange con-
ference to arbitrate. Mr.. Smink. in reply
to the action of the men, said the advance
would possibly be full restoration of the
wage cut last August. and il they did not
accept the mills would remain closed.
The times., 1901-06-28
MR.. BRYAN TO THE PARTY.
Disbelievcrs I'm the Kansas City Plat
form should BE Cast Aside.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 27.-Mr. Bryan is
sues note of alarm to his followers in
this weeks "Commoner." He says;
Do not allow a man to be placed upon
any committee-precinct, county, State,
or national-unless he is a believer in the
Kansas City platform. If a man opposed
to the Kansas City platform is sent as
delegate to any convention he should be
bound by instructions and should have
associated with him a sufficient majority
who are sound on the platform. If a man
objects to instructions, leave him at home
No Democratic delegate will object to an
expression from the voters whom he
seeks to represent.
The reorganizing element is seeking to
secure control OF the. party 1t does not
openly pT6cir:E-' it's hostility to the Kan
sas City platform nor does it propose a
platform for the consideration of the
voters. Its plan of operation is to put
forward candidates for the party organi-
zation who are not in harmony with the
principles or purposes of the party. They
work under cover of desire for harmony,
but it is the harmony which the burglar
desires when he hopes that the members
of the family Will not awake until the
valuables are removed from the house.
The Democratic party has made it's re-
cent campaigns, beginning with 1896. al
most without money, and yet the party
has polled larger vote than 1t ever poll
ed when it had a large campaign fund.
IF the men who deserted the party in
1886 or in 1900 are put at the head of the
party before they give evidence of change
of heart they will drive more voters away
from the party than they will bring to it
The times., 1901-06-28
A FEW MORE VOTES NEEDED.
Montague Likely to CompIete His
strength This Week.

RICHMOND. Va. June IA ]. Monta-
que lacks only a few votes necessary to
give him the nomination for Governor and
it is predicted that he win get these before
the week is ended. None of the eaEdt-
dates for the governorship. except Mr.
Montague, is now in the city.
The chief topic OF political conversation
today was the announcement by William
A. Anderson, Of Rockbridge. that he was
a candidate for the nomination for the
position of Attorney General on the State
ticket. to be named at Norfolk on Au-
gust II.
This announcement carried with Il the
assertion that Lieut.. Gov. Edward
Eehols had retired from the guber-
Material contest. and is doubtless true.
although there was some suggestion that
the 5tatement should. in courtesy. have
first come from Mr.. Echois
Mr.. Anderson is a member of the Con-
stitutioaal Convention and says that he
viii not leave his place In the convention
to seek his nomination. 1t Is also doubt
ful if he would be able to enter the carr
paign should he be nominated.
The times., 1901-06-28
HIGH GRADE CLASSES ASKED.
New Orleans Negroes Hold a Mass
Meeting of Protest.

NEW ORLEANS, June 27.-At a large
mass meeting of negroes, held at Wesley
Chapel, the New Orleans School Board
was asked to restore the higher grade
classes in the negro schools. These classes
were abolished year ago in order to
better provide for the primary schools
and manual instruction was substituted.
This was bitterly protested against by
the negroes at the time. They now call
for the restoration of the abolished
grades. The memorial to the school board
closes as follows:
Without schools we cannot make use
full and law-abiding citizens. The alter
natives are either full schools or full jails
and warehouses;. 1t is not a question of
charity or beneyolence on the part of the
city or of gratitude on the part of the
people. but OF safe protection and of civ
iiization. So far as the city or State is
concerned. schools, combined with a just
and enlightened public sentiment, are the
main if not the only agency by which this,
result can be obtained. In all matters of
material prosperity our great city Is
showing new life; shall not her educa-
tional progress keep pace with her ma
terial Dresperity2''