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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12

LECTURE AGAIN POSTPONED.
1t Will Be Given on Next Friday
NIGHT ct the Church.

iN'SfN 81 N''S S'Sss ~'f'
Owing to the non-arriyal OF the gas
which was to have been used in op.
Grating the stereopticon. the illustrated
lecture ON Paris, by Prof M. M. Pas ks
Of Savannah, win be given Friday eve
ming, the 18th, at the Methodist church
instead of tonight December II.
Those vino have the entertainment
in charge greatly regret the change ol
date, and hope their friends viii help
them make the change generally
known. 1t is earnestly desired that ali
those present on the evening Of No
vember 28 should enjoy these charm
ing views so graphically explained by
Mr. Parks All those present ON that
occasion will be charged no admission
1t is hoped that many others will at
tend this instructive, high class enter
tainment. Admission 25c. Children
under II, 15c.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
AiiLLlONAlRfs TO TFSnFY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
vows HE'LL STOP GAMBLING
IN NEW YORK.

New York, December 11.-District
Attorney Jerome is prepared to start
war OF humiliation against gamh-
ling houses, anu the nrst attack, it is
said. will he directed against the place
which are alleged to be owned by Can
field. A. L. Adams, John Daly, 'Shang
Draper. John Kelly, Frank Burbridge,
Lou Ludlum. Gottfried, Walbaum, Lou
Bdts and John Maynard.
Mir. Jerome will rely upon the play
ers to aid him in forcing the law and
closing lne gamuling houses. Here is
Mr.. Jerome plan, Grand Jury sub
penas are to be issued to the patrons
OF these houses who, it is known, We're
In them during the hours when gamh-
ling was going on, and they are to be
directed to report to Assistant District
Attorney Sanford.
II any of these Witnesses refuse 10
answer any OF the questions put by the
assistant district attorney on legal
grounds they viii Immediately be tax
en- before the grand jury and Compel
cd to make answer or submit to pun
ishment for contempt
Among those who are said 10 be on
the list OF witnesses are Reginald Van
derbilt. who lost over $lo0,0Q0 in Can
fields and Dave Johnson's houses. and
John w. Gates Others on the list are
prominent in politics and commercial
affairs, and the brokers o. Wan street
are wen represented. Much valuable
testimony is expected from former
police commissioner whose sensation
al plays at Canlield's are common talk
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
JUSTICE SENT TO JAIL.
Cierk OF Council.

Justice Scott, of Chicago, Is Sentenc-
ed for Taking Part in Conspiracy.
Chicago, His, December 11.-Bowed
with age, his~bair and mustaehe ttrn.
ed white. his eyes sunken with illness,
Justice H. NJ. Scott, of Harvey, st,od
before Judge Horton this morning ana
with tears coursing down his cheeks
was sentenced to thirty day7 in Jail
for conspiracy
With him stood Constable Jo1n W
Ronksley, guilty Of the same charge,
defiant in manner as he denounced the
state witnesses as po iii Ell. lie was
Given a siZ months sentcl 20 a. i nned
$500. Scott must pay $1,00- Justice
Scott is alleged to have conducted q
Ronksley was attached. Men and
women against whom civil suits had
been brought by Attorney Philip Bull
fer, now in the penitentiary, were
taken there, chcargcd with eriminal
offenses and money wrung from them
under the guise OF the law. Other jus
tices and many constables are alleged
to have been parties to the conspira-
ey, and all viii be tried.
"The public believes, and rightly,
too" Judge Horton said in passing.
sentence, That the machinery OF JUS
tice courts Is used in a reprehensiDleH
manner. The serving Of criminal writs
on innocent persons deserves the cons
demnation Of the courts and It must
be stoppedr" 4t,.s.s
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
ONLY A FEW MATTERS HANDLED
BY THE soLoNs AT LAST
NIGHTS MEETING.
OFFICIAL MINUTES
A Few Petitions and Reports From
Differene Committees Received.
Will Meet Again Next Mon
day Night.
Regular Meeting.

BrnSWick, Ga, Dec IL, 1902.
Present-Hon. M Emanuel, mayor
Aldermen Calhoun, McGarvey, Kaiser.
Cook, Taylor and Smith,
Absent-Aldormen du BignoH aud
Newman a.
Minutes of meeting. Decenlf.er. q.
1902 read and confirmed -
Petitions.
From Charles Baumgartntr, for per
mission to build additions to his ice
factory so as TO increase the output to
twenty tons daily capacity. Petition.
with plans attached. referred to The
committee on poles, fire ad building
permits to report at neXt regular meet
ing of council.
From b. H. Daniel for permission TO
put in a spur tra4.- from the brunswick
and Birmingham railroad track, ON
Cochran avenue between howe ana
George streets. Referred to commit
tee ON railroads ad narbor.
Reports.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the Downing Company
with reference TO having said company
cancel OF surrender their lease on the
foot of Gloucester street, reported
through Alderman Kaiser that salts
factory agreement had not yet Deen
reached and requested further time.
Granted.
The mayor reported with reference
10 the steam road roller Offered Tor
sale by Venable Bros, that he had re-
ceived further communication from
chem guaranteeing to deliver the same
in first class condition. that he had
not been able as yet to send the in
snector bat hoped TO have a definite
epolt at the next regular meeting of
council.
The clerk reported the receipts
quotations on 24-inch sewer pipe for
he additional drains on Monk and
Howe streets, from Stevens & Son.
Macon Carries Warner Company. Viii
angton, Dell, Blac&mer & Post, St.
+ ouis Pomona Sewer Pipe Co, Po-
mona, n c.
Read as information and or~ered
lied for reference.
Bills and accounts, properly approy-
ID and audited, ordered read and plac.
ed in course OF settlement.
Adjourned until Monday, December
18th at 7:30 p. m.
N. d RUSSELL,
Clerll OF Council,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
RUSHING WORK ON THE SHIPS.
BattIeship Texas and Cruiser Topeka
Waitinr for Repairs,


Norfolk, Va, December 11.-The
hatleship Texas and the cruiser To
peka both got under way and loft the
navy yard for CuleDra this afternoon
Shortly after leaving her dock it was
discovered tiA the engine room indi
Gator of the Texas would not work
The battlcsilip Immediately dropped
anchor and in doing SO carried away
boat stahchion Later the Texas
returned to her berth at the navy yard
and repairs were at once begun.
Work was rushed on both theITexas
and Topeka in an effort to get thieves
sells in southern waters at the earliest
possible moment The Texas started
today with but one Of her gun motor
cylirf-rrs in commission. Both Of the
cylinders were wrecked in the receni
inspection trial off tie capes.
The Topeka biew out cylinuel
head last Saturday and it cannot b'
learned whether repairs have beer
leompleted or not
It is given out that both vessels vii
| go to Culebra direct.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
NO BOND HAD BEEN FIXED.

sam Story viii Have TO Remain in
Jail to Await Another Trial.
Judge Dart has not fixed a bond for
Sam Story. the murderer Of Iiamp
shriver, whose case has been twice
declared a mistrial, ana it is now
thought the man will have to remain in
jail and await another trial at the
May term Of the superior court
II is understood thai o. attorney for
the defendant viii mako effort to Sc
cure another trial for the man at the
adjourned session OF the court, which
will meet the latter part January. II
is not generally the rule TO give a
man two trials, during one session of
the court, bu the attorney for Story
win try to secure one during the com
ing session.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
CANDIDATES ARE BEGINNING TO
SPRING up FOR THE DIFF
FERENT PLACES.
/ IS ON FOR MARSHAL
aThat Deputy Sheriff PyIes VIII
bose Chief Burney for That
Place-other candi-
dates Lacked Eer.

NOW hat the municipal election is
tq. the politicians are turning their
sttenfion To the election of city Off
rials which occurs at the first meeting
mter the inauguration of the new
council.
The writer has heard of a number OF
anaiaates who will appear before the
aaaaal ana ask for different places,
hni - Of the gentlemen are get
ready \ announce that ti.ey are in the
on 81 gne most interesting races
proinisea Is be for city marshal. 1t is
aeraFg understood that Chief Bur
4ley win be In the race again, and
psputs sheH b Pyles is also mentioned
III aunectiun wits Che place. He was
saen 81 a Representative Of The News
Yesterday, hus ma aothing to say on
tlfe subject.
Both Of these 4 ytlemen have been
closely Identified gsith the Good Gov
eminent club. anh should they both
Apply for the pla6e a lively race will
o doubt be the result as the club has
Il majority of tAe members in councn
For The othe9 Jobs, city clerk, treas
jasler. etc, there are also two Q
ree nam entioned and some for
isl announce ments are looked for
lsir. Faw days
Ihe Government club OF course
hae majority of members Of coHn.
ssl ami b mlers Of the club will no
t.uubt he Incted % all of the places.
ludge creYatt. however, Will have the
appointment u several officials and be
pill no annbt have many applications
9ar the places
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
NOTHING HEARD OF MANNING.
Efforts Being Made to Locate the Cy'
press Mills Groceryman.

PIG0S WINS ~ WV J J''tN''''
J. M. Manning, who left the city ear
ly in the week, leaving his wife and a
number of creditors, has not yet been
heard from and efforts are now being
made to locate him.
The man has not been seen by any,
one who knows him since he left his
wife in Waycross, and it is generally
thought that he took Il train i'll that
city ad went to parts unknown.
A News reporter learned yesterday
that,a woman whom Manning has been
associating with of late is also missing
and it is the opir ion that they are to
gether. Mrs Manning is at her home
at the cypress mills and is much wor-
ried over the disappearance of her nus
band. She says she is unaDie to ac
count for his strange action.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
NEW ALABAMA CONSTITUTION.
Negro Lawyer Declares 1t is Not
Worth Paner II is Written On.

Negro Lawyer Declares 1t is Not
Worth Paper 1t is Written On.
Birmingham, Ala, December 1l.-W.
Fl. Smith, negro lawyer OF New
York, addressed a large assembly OF
negroes at the First Baptist church,
colored. tonight, in which he stated
that the new constitution of Alabama
was not worth the paper it was writ
ten on. and that he negroes OF Ala
bama could rest assured that it would
not be upheld by the supreme court OF
the United States.
1t is this case that is now before the
United States supreme court, and tc
raise money to pay the expenses at
tached thereto the negroes are holding
mass meetings,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
Landing of Marines.

AL 10 O'Clock last evening 150 Ger,
man sailors we're landed and proceed
ed TO Caldonal, suburb of LaGuayra.
in which is situated the residence OF
German Consul Lentz, who, wiz his
family. they escorted back to LaGuay
ra and placed on board the warship VI
meta. ON their way back to this port
the German sailors met party OF
Venezuelan soldiers, but no collision
took place.
Al 5 O'Clock this moring a landing
party of thirty British seamen went
to the Pritish consulate and conducted
the Brlush consul, r. Scunk, and his
family on boaro the Retrioution
Arrests Made at LaGuayra.
The German ana British residents
at LaGuayra have also been arrested
with the exception OF Messrs. Field
wick. Prince and LePage, the English
directors of the harbor corporation
who barricaded themselves in their
house.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Quail arrived here at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon. The German cruiser Pan
ther left this morning in the direction
of Carupano, and the German cruiser
Fake has sailed for Puerto canella, OF
a search for the remainder of the Ven
ezuelan aeet. 1t is believed that ths
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
Great Reservoir Of the Nile.

Assouan, Egypt, December 1l.-The
great Nile reservoir and dam were
opened today in the presence Of the
khediye. the Duke and Duchess OF
Connaught, Lord Cromer and many
others. The khediye turned key
which put the electric machinery in
motion.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12

British cruiser Indefatigable is ON her
way to the Venezuelan seaport OF
Guanta, the port OF Barcelona, where
the Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador
Is now lying.
Troops are expected here from Cara
cas- as The government is creuned with
the intention of repulsing any landing
by the allied forces, ~
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
t4oT TO BRIGHTEN NEGRO.
, crum Created Considerable
Excitement Last Night.

ser crum Created Considerable
Excitement Last Night.
9ceman Crum created considera-
Excitement on oglethorpe street
Aasf night by firing two or three times
80 II aeeing drunken negro. and those
who saw the affair thought for While
that the negro had been murdered
Ii seems that negro was in hack
sursing and raising a general disturb
Ance on 0giethorpe street Officer
Ernm ordered tIe negro hackman TO
stop. but he paid no attention to the
ofaers. Finally. a4,er driving for
auite a distance the driver stopped,
ana the drunken egro who had the car
-lage chartered for the night, jumped
but and attempted to escape eae offi-
Ger. Seeing that the negro was the
fastest Splinter, the police pulled his
pistol ana began to shoot in the air to
Brighten him The negro, at The very
FIRST shot. fell to the grouna and rolled
over several times, and those who
Witnessed the scene though that he
had been hit. and probaDIy killed.
However, the officer went to him
and found that the negro was only
arunk enough to imagine that he had
neen shot and he was placed in the
city jail and will he tried today for
d plain drunk
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
Presiding Elder.

Rev. Ed. f. Cook, who occupied the
pulpit at the First Methodist church
ID this city for a number of years, and
no is nov pastor o the Wesley Mon
afnental ehuee.l n sayanna.l. was ap
pointed presiding elder OF the Thom
assflIe district The conference tnii
week and will assume his new duties
Immediately Rev. Cook has many
friends III this ai5y vllo wiz VISA hin
much success
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12

A alarm of fire was sounded about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from
box AZ. The blaze was located in a
small house on London street occu-
pied by negroes and but little damage
was done. Inc house is owned by tne
Brunswick Grocery Company and was
insured with the agency Of ]. A. Mont
gomary & Co,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
coRgErr puTs UP TAE MONEY
Wants Fight With Champion Jeffries
Next Spring.

San Francisco. December 11--
James j. Corbett has deposited 81 500
with Sam Thali, temporary stakeholder
to secure a fight with Jas. J JeffTies
before the club offering the best in
/ lducements. the contest to take place
next Nay or June,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
sale Of seats Open.

seats are now on sale at the store
Of Fleming Waa for When We
We're Twenty One" which will be al
the Grand On next Tuesday night, and
which will probably be greeted by one
of the largest houses o the season.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12

II. S. McCrary was taken suddenly
i'll yesterday afternoon and was car
ried to his home on Monk street, where
medical aid was summoned. Last
night he was reported 10 be quite ill.,
Mr.. McCrary has many friends in the
city who will wish him a speedy re-
c0VerV
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
WOMAN is SHOT TO DEATH.
Mrs. Sonia Called to Door and Killed
at oberlin, la.

Alexandria, La, December IA re.
voting murder occurred near oberlin,
about 50 miles south OF this place, last
might. A Mrs. Sonia was called TO her
door and her body riddled with shot.
She died almost instantly. An armed
crowd is securing the country in
search Of the murderer. There is no
known motive for the crime.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OR.
DERED TO LEAVE FOR
HIS POST.
Situation in Venezuela is Regarded as
Extremely Critical at the French
Capital-Statement in House
of Commons Regarding
Trouble.

aris, December l1.-Owing 10 the
gravity Of the sItua.on in Venezuela.
the foreign once has directed NJ Vie
ner, the newly appointed French min
lister TO Venezuela, to start immediate
ly for Caracas without waiting for the
arrival here of the Venezuelan minis
ter. Gcnelal Velutini, as at first intend
cd The foreign Office also has Sc
Iccted Count De Rocca as the French
representative in the arbitration with
Venezuela, and has ordered him to
proceed Immediately to Caracas with
M Wiener.
The arbitration covers the losses
sustained by French citizens whose
houses we've burned ana whose planta.
tions were destroyed during the revo
luton. The sessions Of tne arbitrators
viii be held at Caacas. The French
officials probably will depart within
two days On their arrival at Caracas
/ taere wiz be formal resumption oi
diplomatic relations between the two
countries.
Mo Official News.
London December III p. MIN
response to an inquiry made at the
foreign office, representative OF the
Associated Press was inlormed tnat
up to Z o'clock this evening no infor
nation of an official character had
been received from Venezuela, every
thing being left to the commander ol
the British fleet, who had received ex
plicit Instructions as to wAat course
to pursue and regarding the aggres
siye measures to be undertaken.
The foreign office explains that the
last communication sent % Presiden
| Castro was not a second ultimatum
| but notification that the comman
had been instructed thai the comman
der had been instructed to send to the
effect That the second stage OF the re
prisals. which include other measures
| besides the seizures Of the customs
would &c commenced unless a satisfac
| tory answer was received,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
SHOT AT HIS OWN DOOR
THOMAS J. WILSON KILLED BY
ARTHUR BISHOP AT
CHARLOTTE.

Charlotte, N. c., December 11.-AI
thur Bishop, the young travelling man
from Petersburg, Va, who last night
shot Thomas j. Wilson at he thresh-
hold of Wilson'S home, is still at large.
but the police authorities state thai he
is in the corporation limits OF Char
lotte, and it is their opinion that Bish
op VII give himself up before the
dawning of another day.
The murdered man leaves a widow
and six small children.
Bishop came to Charlotte about
week ago, ostensibly, ON one of his
regular trips to see the shoe dealers
OF this city He travels for Boston
shoe house, and it is said the firm en-,
poys a large trade through this sec
ton. While here he met a young girl
named Lena ShuItz and the two form,
ed a great attachment for each other
Last night Bishop and Miss Shultz met
by engagement at the home of Jacob
Meyer, who lives three doors from the
Wilson's, While Bishop and Miss
Shuts were in the parlor Miss Ada
Nilsson, a daughter OF the dead man.
appeared at the Meyer home. She
was intimate with Lea Snults, also
with the Meyer family. The three
we've engaged in conversation, when
Meyer produced some wine. 1t is now
claimed that the wlne was purchased
Gy Bishop and that Meyer only served
It. At any rate. the two girls ana
Bishop drank wine for some time. ana
then the Wilson girl invited tne TWO
to her home. Another bottle of wine
appeared very mysteriously at the
Wilson home and the three drank ol
this bottle.
Revelry in Paror.
Just about the time the three hau
consumed all the wine Mrs Wilson,
who was sleeping N an adjoining room
aroused by the reyelry i'll the parlcr
| y ent TO The door 10 see what was go
Ing en- 10 her very great surprise
s.lc saw her daughter, Miss Shultz and
a strange man seated at Il table IN
which were two empty wine h),t! as.
Sne called to her husband, who came
to the door Of the parlor and ordered
Bishop to leave the house. Bishop re-
torted that he was a gentleman and
wished to be 50 treated. Wilson
caught hold OF Bishops coat and at
tempted to force him from the room.
| He succeeded in drawing him to The
door leading to the polcch, and there,
while the two men were discussing the
trouble, Bishop drew his gun and, riac-
! ing the muzzle of the weapon against
| Wilson's stomach, fired. The unfOrlu
nate man fell in his doorway and cx
pired in few minutes. Bishop fed
leaving behind him his hat, which has
a hole knocked in it.
The ShuItz girl claims that Wilson
struck Bishop across the head with {
cane
The affair has caused profound
sensation. All parties concerned &re
good people. Bishop has wife dnc
child in Petersburg.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
The Weather.

Forecast for todw in GeorgIai Fair
and probably colder.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12
Destruction OF tine Fleet.

I.aguayra, Venezuela december IL,
Ten German and four British cutters
captured the Venezuelan fleet yester-
day. They went alongside the Eene-
2uelan vessels and ordered them to
surrender, and, without a shot being
nred, tie British and German forces
seized the fleet in the name OF the Ger
man emperor and the king Of England
Two of the vessels. which were under
going repairs, were broken up. The
German cruiser Panther steamed into
the harbor during these proceedings
with her decks cleared for action. The
Venezuelan steamers were taken out
side the harbor, and at 2 O'Clock this
morning the General Crespo, Tutmo
and Margarita were sunk. The Ossun
was the only vessel spared, in view OF
the protest made by the rrench charge
daffaires, III. JuieVreuX, who notified
the commodore Of the allied ..eet that
the Ossun is tie property Of a French
man
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-12

Seizure of Venezuelan
Ships by Foreigners Has
Caused indignation.
sRIToNs AND GERMANS HAVE
LEN ARRESTED BY
CASTt.J.
Venezuelan Pesident Has Also Seized
the Railways and Other Property
Belonging to Foreign Resi-
dents-Decrees
Amnesty.


Whimsical December 11.-Caracas
reports very heavy fighting today,
which commenced early tins morning.
The Venezuelan army is now reported
to bc marching on Anglo Germans.
Iaguayra, Venezuela, December IL.
Tho combined English and German
fleet is entering this harbor, and the
first vessels are not 800 feet away
from the custom house. The .andng
of troops has begun.
Paris, December 11.-A Venezuelan
government communication to it's rep
rescntativc here protests that Great
Britain and Germany, acting in con
cert have committed an act Of hos
tility in a manner as arbitrary as it
is unprecedented. by the seizure Of
Venezuelan vessels lying ut Laguayra
The communication says that indig
nation in Venezuela is al its highest
pitch and the government is resorung
TO iustiliiable reprisals. 1T has arrest
ed the resident subjects of both hos
tile 6euntfies and has seized ei1e rail.
ways and other undertakings belong
ing to them.
At the same time, adds the commu-
nication. President Castro has appeal
ed to the Venezuelan people to take
up arms. lie has decreed a general
amnesly for all political offences and
has ordered the restitution of the con
fscated property of Venezuelan citi-
ypfle