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The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16
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$65.142 80
ASSETS.

ASSETS.
Actual cash In the treasufy.$ % 60
Uncolleoted taxes for past
several years, worth ap-
acknowledgements. 5000 90
Claim against defaulting
Treasurer Harvey and
bond, which is not avail
able at this time to pay the
obligations Of the city.
will be credited when the
case is finally settled,
for whatever amount is
received, for the present
will be put down at. :. 10000 90
$S.O22 go
Which amount deducted from the
amount Of the liabilities, leaves a
deficit Of $57.i19 70.
1t is unfortunate that the two reports
should be 80 at Variance. 1t ls equally
unfortunate that such report should
have emanated from an outgoing
Council. To say the least of it, it was
misleading. Misleading to the people,
who have right to know the actual
condition Of the oity's finances; miss
leading to an incoming Council, who
desired to receive whatever there was
to receive, in its tue and actual CON-
dition, 60 that at the end of the first
year. and sgain at the end OF the secs
ond year, when our term of office ex,
pires, we could show whether we had
been faithful to the trust imposed IN
US, ard whether we had legitimately
increased, or FsSuoed the indebte ne ss
of the city.
Certainly under no condition will
this Council 90 back SO far beyond itt
province as the year 1894, as did the
outgoing Council of 1900, to draw 6
comparison between the Indebtedness
at that time, which was larger ther
than ever before in the history OF thil
city, and the Indebtedness as they sur
rendered their trust on January, 1901
but this Council will confae itself t
the two-year term Of office, showins
now just how 1t received the trust il
January, 1901, snl will show IN Jam
uary, 1908, how 1t surrend dered. Tht
Finance committee of the outgoing
Council of 1900 should have confined
itself to it's term of office, stating jus
how 1t received the trust in January
1899, aud how it was surrendered il
January, 1901, in real, not i'm a ginary
terms.
The Finance committee, making their
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OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

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report on the floating indebtedness Of
the city, at the CONNIE q cement of thsiI
term, 1897, and giving the floating in'
debtedness of the city at about $40, 900
stated further that it would take the
city about three years to wipe out tbi
amount. Why this has not been done
is q mystery. Even allowing for the
defaIcation Of Il Fl. Harvey of 1922 900
il the proper effort had been made,
and firm and honest determination
had been adhered to, certainly from
January, 1896, when the floating debt
was placed by the Finance committee
assuming the responsibility at $4,000,
to January, 1901, the entire floating
debt Of the oity not only should have
been wiped out, but a reasonably large
sinking fund put aside, and enough
money on hand to meet the inte rest on
the bonded debt. But instead of this,
your committee fluds a deficit of over
S57 900. which shows that the floating
debt has been increasing instead OF
decreasing. Let US refer particularly
TO the report OF the Finance committee,
made in January, 1899, whioh shows
liabilities over resources of only $lS,-
45l ,35, besides having in the treasury
80, 600 with which to meet the interest
on the bonded debt. SO the Council of
1899 commenced their duties with the
interest for the last six months of 1898
provided for. How different the coDdi-
tion in January, 1901, when this Coun-
Gil took charge. We find the liabilities
over the assets $57, 1873, showing an
increase Of $3s.6eS.3s, and only 1922 go
In the treasury with which to pay the
interest on the bonded debt for the last
six months OF 1900. or course, it is
generally understood that the defalca-
tion of Fl. H, Harvey is partly the
cause Of this large increase in the f oat.
ing indebtedness, butfs is lmmaterial
to the taxpayer whether this large
increased indebtedness was caused by
oarelessness OF the city officials, whose
duty it was to carefully guard the fl
uaDoes Of the city, and not allow large
sums of money TO be extracted from
the treasury, from time to time, during
a period of over three years, or by ex.
travagant expenditure OF the public
funds; the fact is the same. that the
Indebtedness has been increased, and
is larger than at any time since it was
reduced in 1894 and 1895, by taxes due
for 1898, which were not paid until
1894, having been collected with the
1894 taxes, and the unpaid taxes for
1898 and 1894, that we're finally p,id in
1895 with the 1896 taxes.
Outside Of the legitimate resources
or the city Tor The reduction OF the
floating debt, $11, 900 Of trust bonds
out of the $75, 900, were used; and being
so used, the amount should either be
deducted from the liabilities, or added
to the assets of the city for the year
these bonds were taken from the treas
ury and applied to any portion Of the
floating debt.
The Council of 1900 allied to make
bonded debt, amounting to SO ,O75 25,
although this interest was due and
payable on January l, 1901, seven days
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"The city owns considerable real
estate, and in the opinion Of your COM
mit,4e, if this property should be put
up and sold, an amount nearly sufficient
to pay off the balance o. the floating
debt could be realized"
Statement Of tho real fiuanoial con.
dition Of the city, ss received by US on
the 7th day of January, 1901, the com.
mencement OF our official term:
LIABILITIES.
Open accounts, and they are
still coming In from time
to time, which may increase
this mount..................... ,155 90
Outstanding notes, unse--
cured, ,.............""..."..... "..... IA All 10
Outstanding notes, secured
by trust bonds, as follows:
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Proceedings Of Mondays Inter-
eStinS Session.
THE Finance COMMITTEE MAKE THEIR REPORT
Full and Complete Statement of What Council Did Regular
ADJOURNED MEETING.

ADJOURNED MEETING.
Brunswick, Ga. May 13 1901.
Present, Hon. N. Emanuel, mayor, and
Aldermen du Bignon, Bloodworth, Cal
houn, Smith, Newman, Briessniok and
McGarvy.
Minutes of meeting of April SOth were
read and approved.
The mayor stated for information that
in term of the resolution passed April 80
he had employed W. E Kay as associate
counsel with the city attorney in the suit
pending against ex-Treasurer Harvey and
his surety, towit; $500 retainer fee and
10 per cent of the amount recovered and
turned into the treasury.
Report from j. E Bignon, Chairman
Finance Committee.
Brunswick, Ga, Msy 9th, 1901.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
City of Brunswiok-
Geutlemen:-Your Committee on FL
nance begs to submit for the cOnsid
Grafton of this Council, and for publi-
cation for the consideration Of the tax
payers and oitizsns of Brunswick, q
report of the financial condition Of the
city up to January, 1901, as received
by US on the 7lh day Of January Of the
present year, from the outgoing Coun-
oil, whose term of Office expired at
that time.
In submitting this report, your COM
mittee deplores the fact that the float
ing debt of our city should be so large,
and that there should be such differ
ence between the report submitted by
the Finance committee Of the outgoing
Council of 1900, aud published as oors
rect, and the report which we now
submit, showing the actual conditions
as they existed when the Council of
1901 took charge Of the affairs OF the
city, as follows:
COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS.
Statement made by Outgoing Coun-
oil, through their Finance committee,
dated January 7!h, 1901. Of the financial
condition of the city, with the close of
their official term.
Floating debt appears as follows:
Open accoHnt. nt...............$ $3.50 II
|
$51, ,29I "a
This amount should have
credit as follows:
Due by ex-Treas-
urer Harvey and
| bondsmep $21 $50 81
Taxes due.... $4,000 90
36,659 81
Floating debt, Dec, 81, HOO $14,63 At
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Wilson, Colston & Co., due
Feb. IS, 1901. $4,000
bonds). ............ 1850 90
Wilson, CoIston 6 Co., due
Feb. se, 1901, ($9, COO bonds) 1000 90
Wilston, Colston & Co., due
March 20, 1901, ($1s,OOO
bonds),......................,.1 ..........,. 10000 90
Wilson, Colston & Co, due
April 8, 1901, go 900 bonds) 1000 90
interest on the bonded debt
for the last six monthst
the year 1900. from July /,
1900, to Jan. l, 1901, as fol,
lows:
Compromise bonds, issu in
1S7S..$ 50, 1907 % ,175 25
Sewerage bonds 8 %
S $4,000 $500 90
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Floating debt, Dec, 81, HOO $14, 632 At
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Continued on page 4.
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Telegraph Briefs

New York, May 16.-At the afternoon ses- sion of the National Association of Piano Dealers the report of the executive com mlttee on name, constitution and bylaws was received and with slight amendments was adopted. The report favored the adop- It was decided to hold the next meeting In Baltimore on the third Wednesday in May, 1902. The manufacturers association will meet at the same time and place.
 New York, May 16-Drew Theological seminary at Madison held It's thirty third annual commencement to-day. Among the graduates are William David Lathrop, Sey- mour, Conn. William Herbert Patton, Newport, Me; James E. Potter, Monticel- N. H. They have already been assigned. A number go to China and some to Japan.
 New York, May 19.-Gustave Edward Graf and Thomas F. Nevns, composing the firm of c. Edward Graf & Co, stock and bond bankers at 66 Broadway, New York, and 1S7 Montague street, Brooklyn, made an assignment to-day for the benefit of their creditors, to Robert T, Barnum. The firm was caught in the recent squeeze. Their liabilities are said to be about $30O,- coo, with assets of $1500O0.
 Richmond, Ind, May 16-An unofficial report has been received that Frank Me- Mutt, formerly of this city, has been ap- pointed court chamberlain by the pope. Mrs. Augustus Scott, cousin of McNutt, says the report is true; that he was ap- pointed some time ago but the appoint ment was not made public.
 Austin, Tex, May 16. The largest oil charter ever incorporated under the laws of Texas was filed to-day in the secretary's office The charter is that of the J. M. Cuff fey Petroleum company, of Beaumont, capi- tai stock $15,000,000.
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CHANGING SHAMROCK IT.
Captain Wringe lon Defeat of tho Cup
 Challenges.

Southampton, May 16. workmen
 were busy all day long in repairs about the rudder of the Shamrock II, and
 the crew were employed in reburnish-
 ing her maganese bronze bottom with acid Captain Wringe, of the Shamrock IT, in an interview with a representative of The Associated Press regarding Mondays race, said that So far as he knew it was a tair test of speed He considered that in the form in which the challenger was then saiI- ing the Shamrock could beat her in fresh winds and with big head seas. though he admits that in fine weather when jackyarders could be carried the challenger would probably besti his boat handsomely.
 Captain Wringe would not venture an opinion regarding how much the terations of her sails and hull, now in progress.
 The Yachtsman to-day says: "The Shamrock Is quite as much a dark horse as the challenger It Is probable that Mondays hard wind gave her that first chance to show what she could really do. We believe she could have beaten the Columbia at Weymouth. Of course the result does not argue that the challenger is out of the hunt. Probably the cut races will be sailed with backyard topsail winds. In such weather the challenger ought to beat the Shamrock by ten minutes in thir- ty miles. In our opinion she is just suited to cup race weather
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JACKSONVILLE RELIEF.
Bishop Weed Appointed to Officially
 Issue All Appeals.

Jacksonville. Fla, May 16.-At the morning meeting of the relief associa- tion it was deemed necessary owing to the conflicting reports sent throughout the country by individuals which tend to confuse the public mind to create an authoritative channel through which must be sen. all information relating to our suffering people. A press repre- sentative was appointed in the person of Edwin G. Weed bishop of the dio- cese of Florida, and The Associated Press as the channel of transmission of the appeals and statements of the needs of the people. So the public is informed that all statements as to our needs, >all requests and all proclama- tions, unless signed by Bishop Weed, sent by his direct authority, are not to be given credence by the people, and in no way voice the organization that is charged with the relief work of Jacksonville.
 New York, May 16.-The total sub scription to the Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce Jackson vile relief fund up to o'clock to-day was $49,55225.
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BOERS NEAR MAFEKING.
ALiveIy skirmish in Which They Are
 Routed.

Cape Town, May 16-5 p. m.-Four parties of Boers visited Kraii Pan, south of Mafeking, Cape Colony, on the morning of May 10. During the night they took position on the kopje from which the Boer guns opened fire on Oc- tober 12, 1899. They pillaged the na- tives who were living on the kopje, killing two and seriously wounding three others. Then they crept up on the garrison at the siding, but sentry discovered their presence and the at tempted surprise was frustrated.
 At daybreak the mounted scouts, composing part of the garrison, made a sortie, while at the same time the British opened fire with a Nordenfeldt on the Boers, who scattered Captain Taylor followed the retreating burghers until nghtfall, when the chase was abandoned. One scout was severely wounded. Later advices are to the ef- feet that the Boers are still in the vicin- ity of Kraii Pan.
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GUN WAS SET TO KILL BURGLAR. Finding of Hartford County Coroner in
 Death of John Hnsiip.

Hartford, May 1e.-Hon. Henry E. Taintor, coroner for Hartford county, to-day returned his report concerning the cause and manner of the death of John A. Haslip, who died at New Brit ain on May 4. Haslip was shot while trying to enter the chicken coop of Ed win Ellis. a farmer of New Britain, by a gun which had been placed inside the coop. The coroner says: T find that said gun was so placed for the purpose of preventing burglary, and that said deceased received his wound while in an attempt to commit burglary. therefore find that the said John A.. Haslip came to his death at New Brit ain in said county, on Saturday, May 4. 1901, from the result of injuries re- ceived while attempting to commit burglary. and that said death was not caused by the criminal act, omission or negligence of any other person.
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MRS. EDDY'S SUCCESSOR.
The Head of Christian Science Issues n
 Statement,

The Head of Christian Science Issues n
 Statement.
 Concord, N. H., May 16.-Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science, was recently quot ed in a newspaper interview as saying that her successor at the head of the Christian Science movement would be man. In regard to this Mrs. Eddy to- day made the following statement to the Associated Press:
 T did say that man would be my future successor. By this I did not mean Alfred Barlow or any other man to-day on earth. Science and health make 1t plain to all Christian Scientists who 1t is that shall be my successor The manhood and womanhood of God have already been revealed in a degree through Christ Jesus and Christian Sci ence, His two witnesses. What re- mains to lead on the centuries is the coming era that shall reveal the full re- f1ection or image and likeness of the father-mother God in man, the generic term for mankind"
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Foreign Notes,

Paris, May 16.-1n the bicycle match to- day for the worlds championship, between 'Major" Taylor, the colored American rider, and Jac1uelin. the crack French cy- clist at the Pare DesPrinces, in the Bois de Boulogne, distance one kilometer. Jac- Guelin won. The race looked as if 1t was fixed.
 London, May 16.-Tn making the gift of 100, eco pounds for libraries to Glasgow Mr. Carnegie wrote q letter in which he recalled the fact that, f1fty-two years ago. he sailed for America from Glasgow. He had done so much for other places that it was pleasure to do something for her.
 London, May 16.-The failure of the spring crops in India is already severely felt Lord George Hamilton, the Indian secretary in the House of Commons, to-day said that the number of persons now re- ceiving relief was 3S1, ,000 and 1t was ex- pected to increase rapidly.
 London, May 17.-"It is understood that France is negotiating with Ecuador," says the Sydney correspondent of the Daily Mail. flor the purchase of one of the Gala pagos islands,
 London May 16.--A manuscript Bible, richly illuminated, of about the year 1410, was sold at auction here this afternoon for 1,200 guineas.
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Follow the Crowd. Howe X StetSOn.
FOR NOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Board of Finance Permits Transfer o1
 Money for Them.

 Money for Them.
 At the meeting of the board of finance last night Lamp Inspector Henry Hop- kins appeared to explain the need of the transfers in the lamp department. He had the support of Councilman Gill; bert, of the Tenth ward, and Frank &. Andrew, of the civil service board, be- sides a number of others The trans fers were hung up from the last meet ing, and after MT. Hopkins had ex- plained the needs of the transfer the $1,OOO from gas lamps to electric light ing was granted, while $75O from gas to naphtha was tabled.
 Anthony Carroll presented a petition to the board in which he askad 1t to ignore and condemn the action of the police commissioners for retiring able- bodied men against the wishes of the people, and the resolution further re- quested the board to instruct Controller Rowe not to pay for the extra service, and the whole is characterized by Mir Carroll as unfair, dishonest and unjust to the taxpayers. The resolution was received and ordered on file.
 The bill for the month of April of Prosecuting Agent William P. Niles, amounting to $22O. was tabled until next week. MT. Niles is to be request ed to appear before the board next week and explain some of the items which the board cannot make out. The meeting next week will be held at o'clock in the afternoon. This is done because of a dinner that is to be given immediately after the meeting. Judge J. P. Studley and Councilman Freder- icks, of the Second ward, will be the guests of the board as they are both new members.
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YOUNG MILNE GUIDE ARRESTED
Authorities Suspicious That He Killed
 the Allen Family.

Monson, Me, May 16.-Henry Lam bert, young French Canadian guide
 was arrested at Shirley this afternoon on suspicion of being connected with the murder of the Allen family and the burning of the farm buildings He has freely mingled with the searching par ties, and his arrest came as surprise. He lived in a cabin near the Allen homestead, and the chief bits of evil dence said to be held against him are blood stains on the trail between the Allen house and his own cabin and the disappearance of pair of rubber shoes which he recently bought. Tracks cor responding to the overshoes were found around the ruins the day after the mur- der.
 Lambert claims to have been log driving for five weeks, returning intox- icated to Shirley on Sunday night. He was on friendly terms with the Aliens, but is said to have forced his attentions on the daughter, who had grown afraid of him. He protests his innocence and says he never thought of doing harm to any of them.
 The county authorities consider that they have done wise thing in making the arrest on the theory that Lambert might have gone to the farm on Sun day had a quarrel with the farmer and the killing followed. Lambert is Hitter ate. To-day William Warrener an aged resident of this town, took his life by hanging. Burial services for the Al len family were held at Shirley this af- ternoon.
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AT FOOT OF EAST ROCK.
Artificial Lake Feasible Meeting xastE
 Night. #


 Night.
 The committee of the court of coma mon council and citizens appointed to inquire concerning the advisability and feasibility of laying out an artificiaI lake at the foot of East rock heldI another meeting in the city hall last night.
 Alderman Atwater presided and the citizen-members of the committee. Thomas I. Kinney and Colonel Ruther-s ford Trowbridge were also present. Former City Engineer Hill and tho present city engineer. Cassius Kelley were present with number of maps, and plans for the idea, and President Henry T. Blake made some inquiries of the engineers as to the practicability of building an artificial lake at the proposed spot. It was learned that such a thing is possible, and all present were heartily in favor of the movement. The committee adjourned after it was decided to hold more hearings on the matter.
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SECRETARY WYNDHAM ATrA cKED.
The Irish People Devotes Nine Columns
 to linking Not Mentioned.

Dublin, May 1e.-The Irish People, William O'Brien's paper, in it's latest issue, contains a nine column attack on MT. Wyndham, the Irish secretary for the recent seizure of the paper be- cause of it's insulting reference to King Edward The general policy of Wynd- ham is also assailed. Some of the sub heads are the following Fools or As sassins or Both" Better Castle Law lessness than Castle Cant" and "The Meanness of the Rascals." "Villiany," "Treachery," Hypocrisy" and Men dacity' are frequently used with refer ence to MT. Wyndham, who in conclu- sion is called a liar, sneak and back biter." Nothing is said against the king.
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OLD HOUSE DESTROYED.
Fair Haven Landmark Thought to
 Have Been Fired.

Fair Haven Landmark Thought to
 Have Been Fired.
 Shortly after g o'clock last night an alarm of fire was rung in from box 823, at the corner of Lombard and Maltby streets. An old unoccupied house that has been an eyesore for years to the community was found in flames and it had gained considerable headway be- fore 1t was discovered. The department responded at once, but the house was gutted and the roof burned off before the ravages of the flames could be stop- ped. The owner of the property could not be ascertained last night, but the property is rented and cared for by John T. Sloan. The damage will amount to about $1,000. As 1t was unoccupied, and had been for some time, the theory of incendiarism is advanced, and Fire Marshal Gladwin will investigate.
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Smallpox Victim Causes a Panic.

Cumberland, Md, May 16.-Henry Johnson (coloreO, in loathsome con- dition from smallpox, entered the smok- ing compartment of passenger train at Rodermers, W. Va, to-day and caus- ed a panic, some of the passengers jumping through windows. Johnson was locked in the car and brought here, where the car is in quarantine.
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FATAL sHoW oFsHYPSoTIsM.
A subject kiiled ut an Exhibition in
 Woonsocket. rt

Woonsocket, R. l., May 16.-During an exhibition of hypnotism given by Professor Frank Farnsworth and wife of Fitchburg, at the opera house to- night, one of the subjects, Thomas Bolton, also of Fitchburg, was killed. MT Bolton was resting between two chairs with a 600Dound stone on his body. A local blacksmith, Clifford Trask, attempted to break the stone with sledge hammer. The chair on which Bottoms head rested gave way and the subject fell to the floor, the stone crushing his head He died short- ly after.