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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

REPRESENTATIVE Allan McDermott OF
Nov- Jersey has perhaps received the
most novel request ever sent a Congress
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
CUBA WAS NOT MADE
A PARTY QUESTION
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

City council will hold its usual
meeting this evening.
There has only been one arrest
made ~ the y, lice this week.
Robert Hazelhurst, the well known
colored nackman, died Tuesday morn
ing and was buried yesterday after
noon.
Captain Newman had the Uniform
hank out for another practice drill
lat night. The company made very
credltable showing.
Nearly every electric light on New
castle and Gloucester street was out
last night and that section of the city
was almost in total darkness.
Several parties are after the man
agement of Hotel Cumberland this
year. 1t is not yet known who will
run it, however.
Yesterdays Macon Telegraph says:
President Smith, of the Chamber of
Commerce. says he will appoint dele
gates in few days to attend the cas-
sava convention to be held in
Brunswick on Saturday.
A number OF Brunswickians re
ceived invitations yesterday to at
tend the barbecue to be given by
the Georgia society in Tampa, which
will occur today.
In reporting the item yesterday
about receiver Wright paying out the
last dividend to the depositors of tht
Merchants and Traders bank, il
was stated that altogether 80 per
cent has been paid Mr.. Wright In
forrs the reporter that ne has paid,
altogether. A 1-1O per cent.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
TWENTY THOUSAND ARE
NOW OUT IN AUGUSTA
CITIZEN ASKS A QUESTION.
Wants to Know Where Commission
ers Get Authority to Appropr-
ate Money.
Editor News

Editor News
AS an humble citizen and tax payer
of Glynn county, | desire to PROFOUND
question to the board of commits.
sioners of roads and revenues of the
county and ask That body to reply
through your columns.
Let it be emphatically understood
that | am not opposed to anything
that will advance the material and
moral interests Of the people of Glynn
county or of any citizen thereof. but
on the contrary, am heartily in favor
of anything tending toward such ad-
vancment.
In your report of the meeting Of the
boaru of commissioners held upon the
| first inst appears a resolution. adopt
ed by the board authorizing the chair.
man to expend out Of general funds ol
lGlynn county the sum of one thousand
dollars, or SO much thereof as he may
deem necessary for the present year
for Offering judicious inducements to
investors who may be seeking loca-
Itfons. For some years past the sew
eral boards OF commissioners have
in addition to the regular salary OF
some member of the board appropri-
ated annually some hunGSeds of dol
lars as extra compensation for ser
vices rendered by that member. NV
question is where is the authority
law to be found for either the ap-
Ipropriation last mentioned or that OF
the one thousand dollars. have
searcned and failed to find any law
authorizing either Of these expendi
lures, and have only found that the
money raised by taxation should be
raised for and devoted to specific
purposes enumerated in the Statute
and the appropriation of the money
thus raised to any ctner purpose pro-
hibited.
/ do not doubt that the law may
exist, and that the erEor may be mine,
FOR the commissioners are Selected
from, and are themselves, intelligent,
law abiding gentlemen, not one OF
whom | am sure would either do an
Illegal act or knowingly sanction the
doing of anything not clearly au-
thorized by law.
Perhaps the answer will be so con
elusive that | shall nave no more to
say upon this subject, but unless it
Is | shall again beg the further use
Of your columns. Very respectfully,
Boiling Whitfield.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
ALL READY FOR
THE CONVENTION
MEETING HERE SATURDAY WILL
NO DOUBT BE A BIG
SUCCESS.
Many Georgia Farmers Coming to
Hear Speakers Discuss Sugar
cane and Cassava.

The sugarcane and cassava conven,
tion. to be held Saturday, will be a
success in every sense of the word,
and will be attended by many prom
inent farmers in south Georgia
President Goodyear has been hard
at work during the week arranging
all preliminarles and he has left moth
ing undone. Mr. Goodyear has taken
great interest in the convention, ant
its success will be mostly due to his
efforts. Since he was elected presi-
dent Of the sugarcane anu cassava as
sociation at the first convention, he
has devoted a great deal OF his timo
to the two products and has secured
some valuable information as to how
they should be planted, etc
Letters received from many people
over the state, indicate that the con
vention will be the largest yet held.
and besides the many farmers, the
gathering will be addressed by Secre-
tary Wilson. Chief Chemist Wiley.
Commissioner of Agriculture Stevens.
President Purse Of the Savannah board
of trade, Prof. Stockbridge. of the
Florida Experimental station, and
many other prominent and forcible
speakers.
The program is now being arranged
and we hope TO publish ii in full in
tomorrows issue. 1t will be a very
interesting one. Besides the meeting
OF the association, a number of so.
cial affairs are also being arranged
for the entertainment Of the visitors.
The people of Brunswick have sub
scrihed very liberaily to the subscrip-
ton fund Tor The entertainment of
their guest, and they have also evinc-
ed much interest in the convention.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
CLOSE CALL FOR FRUIT CROP.
Thermometer Registered 40, With a

Thermometer Registered 40, With a
Prospect for a Freeze.
AS the cold wind whistled around
the corner yesterday afternoon and
last evening in middle Georgia, tho
people shuddered and sighed for the
fruit crop. All thoughts turn in the
direction Of the magnificent orchards
of middle Georgia whenever the un-
favorable weather sets IN, and so it
was yesterday, and when the wealth
er observer made his report last
night ne was rather gloomy in his
predictions. He said he would not be
at all surprised If the cold was in
tense enough to kill me fruit during
the night. There is one hope" he
said, "and that is only faint; if the
wind keeps up there might not be
frost. and there might not be a
freeze. If there is freeze see no
cnance for the crop. The smudges
are at work in most OF the orchards,
think, and this may help"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
VIRGINIA LAW is ATTACKED.
BY the House Committee in the
Walker-Rhea Case.

BY the House Committee in the
WalkerRhea Case.
Washington, April 9.--In the con
tested election case Of Representative
Lever, the committee on elections No.
l. has decided to make a unanimous
report in favor of the contestee, Mr..
Lever, and has ordered all expenses
OF the case paid. This is the old cleo
ton case OF DantZler VS.. Stokes.
which was pending at the time of Dr
Stokes5 death. Representative Lever.
as DR.. Stokes successor. became the
contestee in the case The contest
ant, A. D. Dantzler, is a negro, from
Orangeburg, who contested the cleo
ton on the ground that the report of
the committee was unconstitutional
There is no doubt that the report of
the committee will be adopted by the
house, though it will probably not be
submitted for some time yet.
A criticism or Tne election law or
Virginia is made in the report fled
today by house elections committee
No. 3 in the case of James A. Wake
versus William f. Rhea, from the
Nlntn district of Virginia. The com
mittee reports in favor OF Rhea, as
the contestant has died. The election
law is criticised as "repugnant to all
lovers OF fair play and honest cleo
tions." AN appeal Is made to the con
stitutlonal convention OF Virginia and
to the general assembly to make
changes which will insure a fair and
free vote and an honest count.
Representative Johnson, of South
the report making STRUCTURES on the
Carolina, dissents from that part OF
laws and the people OF Virginia
House elections committee No. 1
today determined the contested cleo
ton case OF Fowler versus Thomas,
from the Third North Carolina dis
tict in favor o. the sitting member.
Thomas. on the ground that he had
a majority OF votes on the facts
shown
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
\ VETERAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
N. w. Vinson Ends His Life at Clay
ton. Ala.

N. w. Vinson Ends His Life at Clay
ton. Ala.
Clayton, Ala April 9.-N. w. Vim
son, a prominent farmer. horse deal
er, and a Confederate veterans. com
mittej suicide at his home In Clayton
tnis morning at o'clock by shooting
himself through the heart with rife.
Death was almost instantaneous. NO
cause was assigned for the deed. but
the suppositicn is that it was from
depression over business matters. as
he had been in state bordering on
melancholia for several weeks.
In 1861 Mr.. Vinson went out. in
the defense OF his country, in the
First Alabama regiment, Clayton
Guards, and served in this capacity
for one year, wnen he was transferred
to Captain B. B. McKenzles cavalry
company, where he remained until the
close of the war. Mr.. Vinson was a
fine soldier, brave and fearless, and
many are the tales told by his old
comrades OF his daring and heroic
deeds. One remarkable incident of his
old war record is that he was shot
three times, once through the boot
leg, once through hat, and never dur
ing the whole war received a scratch
on the skin.
Mr.. Vinson had ever taken an ac
tive part in all matters pertaining &c
the Confederate veterans. For the
last twelve months he has been com
mandant of the Barbour county camp
493, at Clayton, which position he re
signed only last Saturday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
FUNERAL OF CAPT. FLANDERS.
His Remains Laid to Rest Yesterday
Afternoon.

His Remains Laid to Rest Yesterday
Afternoon.
The funeral of Capt Chas. e.
Flanders, whose sad death mas been
chronicled in these columns, occurred
from St Marks Episcopal church at
3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
The cortege was large and impos-
ing. and an immense coneo~~-o og
people evidenced their esteem OF the
deceased by attending the last sad
rites.
The Brunswick Rifemen, cs .ob
command Capt. Flanders. for wears
and years was member, preceded bv
the Marine band, acted as an honarv
escort to the remains, and fired the
usual salute of honor at the grave
The Confederate Veterans Camp. also
participated in the formal exercises.
the pail bearers, consisting of the
following gentlemen. being taken f1om
their ranks: Hon. j. e. Dart. Judge
Horace Dart, DR.. j. A. Butts. w. II.
Berrie, j. G. Green and B. H. Dan.
iels
Rev. Mr. Reid of st. Marks church
officlated in very impressive fashion.
The members of the family of the
deceased have the deep sympathy of
large circle of friends.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
TO TAKE OVER PLANT SYSTEM
officers of Traffic Department Said
to Have Been Decided Upon.

SHiNCio W GCBdI OdI u
to Have Been Decided Upon.
New York, April 9.-It is stated that
the Atlantic Coast Line has nearly
completed arrangements to take over
the Plant System in July, and also
that the traffic organization has been
decided on as follows: Vice President
in charge of traffic, T NJ. Emerson;
freight traffic manager, H. M. Emer-
son, passenger traffic manager, Col
Beverly w. Wrenn, general freight
agent, D F. Jack, general passenger
agent, Ernest Williams.
These men will assume their duties
when the Plant System becomes a
part Of the Atlantic Coast Line 9th
er plans to take over the Plant Sys-
tenn are going on secretly, but it is
announced that they will shortly be
made known.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
Wholesale POISONING TRIED
Paris Green Put in Water Cooler in
Store.

Starsville, Miss, April "a das-
tardly attempt was made here yester-
day to poison the employes of local
dry goods store, about one dozen In
number Shortly after the noon NJ
it was discovered that some ml-c1 cant
had placed large quantity of paris
green IN the water cooler in the rear
of the store.
Fortunately no fatalities ro""'to
one of the clerks having discovered
a discoloration ON the dipper as he
was about to drink.
There was enough poison in the
cooler to kill hundred people. Thus
far no clew has been obtained to the
guilty party.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
ATLANTA MAN IS
IN BIG TROUBLE
BURNETT LOCKED UP AND is
CHARGED WITH BlGAMY
BY WIFE.
The Man Denies the Whole Affair
anu Says if He Married Twice
He Does Not Know IT,

Atlanta. April 9.-Cnargeu with
committing nigaIny under the most
! peculiar and sensational circum-
stances, b. c. Burnett, a well known
railroad man. was locked up in the
Tower last Thursday and he mas been
there ever since, the affair having
been kept a profound secret until
now.
Burnett denies the whole story and
says if he married a second time
While his first wife was living he
must have been temporarily dement,
ed from the effects of whisIey.
The young lady in the case is Miss
Ola Charles. of No. IS capitol place.
She married a man who gave his
name as Clark Sharp and whom she
now states is Burnett. 1t was a run
away match and Miss Charles rela-
tiyes knew nothing of it until after
the wedding.
Three days after Miss Charles had
married Sharpe" he disappeared and
an investigation led her to believe
that she had been basely deceived.
Tracking the Deceiver.
The case was placed In the hands
of city detectives and efforts were
made to locate the truant husband
few days ago it was learned tnat
Sharpe had gone to Florida, and this
led the officers to secure evidence
going to show that Burnett and
Sharpe were the same person.
Burnett was indicted before the
grand jury, and Deputy Sheriff
Shropshire went to Orlando. Fla, Al.
ter him if having been .ascertained
that ne had gone there.
Last Thursday Burnett was brought
to Atlanta and place, in the Tower.
Since then Miss Charles has visited
the Tower and identified him as be-
ing the man she married under the
name of Clark Sharpe.
A Runaway Marriage.
1t was some time last Febr,Iarv
that Miss Ola Charles met the man
who called himself Sharpe. He did
not visit her at her nome, but she
saw him frequently at the homes of
mutual lends. He told her, so she
states, that ne was very wealthy
man, and had a fat bank account.
he was man well dressed and the
young lady was captivated He pro.
posed hasty marriage and she ac-
cepted. She left home without tell.
ing her family and she and "Sharpe"
we're quietly married at the First
Methodist church.
the bridegroom secured rooms at
the Alhambra hotel. Three days
after the wedding he disappeared and
then Miss Charles returned to her
family.
When it became known that Bur
nett had gone to Florida and tina,
the description of one filed that of
the other the officers at work on the
case took up the clew and the result
was the indictment of Burnett and
MS arrest at Orlando.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
MADE a GOOD APPEARANCE

r iemsn's First Turn out Under Can.
tain Robinson.
The Brunswick Rifemen showed up
z gfsat shape yesterday. and many
nentary remarks were heard
sides.
wak the first public appearance
e ~ oprnpany since Captain Robin.
son ssssiiaed command. aud both the
captain alad ns company are to be
cpngrat glaFed
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
SECRETARY WILSON is COMING
Telegram Received From Charleston
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
Col G. P. Goodyear president Of
the sugaTcane and cassava associa-
tlon, yesterday received telegram
from Captain D. G. Purse, president
OF the Savannah board of trade, who
was in Charleston, stating that Sec
retary Of Agriculture Wilson would be
in Brunswick to attend the sugarcane
and cassava convention Saturday.
Captain Purse stated in the telegram
chat he saw the secretary personally
and he said positively that he would
attend the convention. The secretary
will reach the city Friday night.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
EACH DEMOCRAT IS FREE TO
VOTE AS HE PLEAsEs WHEN
THE PENDING RESOLUTION
coMEs UP FOR ACTON.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
DEMOCRATS, HOWEVER, WILL
HAVE A GREAT MANY AMEND.
MENTs TO OFFER.

w aSninBtout April - ne uenaO-
Gratis OF the house devoted three hours
tonight to discussing the questions
involved in the .uban reduction bill,
the net result being an understanding
to leave individual members to act
as they may choose upon the final
vote.
The special purpose of the confer
nce was to consider the action that
fould be taken upon the different
amendments looking to the otner tariff
productions that would be proposed.
II was ascertained after a pretty free
discussion that the minority members
of the ways and means committee are
unanimous In their support of the
amendments that were submitted by
MIR. Richardson, OF Tennessee, and
upon the reduction of the difTerential
upon refined sugar which means that
there W.. be unity of action among
democrats in supporting all such ef-
forts at more generai tarin reduc.
tions.
There WAS general interchange OF
views upon the main question in the
Cuban reciprocity bin, buf there was
no effort to make the reauction a
party question, it having been under.
stood that this was conference and
not caucus.
Majority for Measure.
While it clearly developed that a
majority of the democrats would vote
for the 20 per cent reduction, the ma.
jority showed no disposition tn bino
the minority 1t being conceded tina,
the question was one unnn which
members might differ without raising
any doubt as to their democracy.
The result Of the conference leaves
each democratic member free to az.
ercise his individual opinion and IL fs
generally believed that this win resuIt
IN the passage of the reciprocity bin
as the test vote in the house TO-DAY
showed about sixty democratic mem.
bers for the bin, which will more
than Onset the republican detection
: from the measure.
Burieson Resolution.
The main discussion occurred nm
resolution presented by Represent.
tive Burleson, of Texas, proposing
~ per cent. tariff reduction on a
number Of speclie4 articles, a sub.
stitute by Representative suIzer OF
New York, proposing so per cent re-
ciprocity with Cuba and an amend.
ment by Representative kewIands ~
Nevada, that this so per cent. con.
cession be accompanied by a promo.
sitlon OF annexation. Mr.. Burleson,r
resolution specified that the 20 no.
cent reduction should be on nails
oarDed wire, fencing wire, cotton bao.
sing, cotton ties, binding twine ana
wool pulp used in making printing pa.
per; also that the difYerential he takor
on sugar.
The debate took a wide range ana
nnally all of the foregoing propor,
aonH were laid on the table. practical,
~ without opposition, as II hal h.
come evident That no united action
could be secured on anr OF the plans
proposed. AS the conference had beer
without result resolution was adont.
ed before adjournment that all ~ tho
proceedings should be secret.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-10
FOURTEEN MARRIAGE VOWS.
Bride and Groom Had Each Been Mar.
ried Several Times.

Aberdeen, Miss. April 9.-John
Gordon, an aged negro, obtained a
license to marry Saturday and the
ceremony was performed Sunday.
This is the seventh wife. the other
six having been buried during the
past thirty years. The negress to
which he has just been united has
been married six times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-24
IMPROVEMENTS m THE ART OF WAR

THINGS are picking up IN the art
of war The cables bring word
! from Berlin of cannon that
will throw a projectile ninety
miles. and the projectfle may weigh a
couple Of tons. If the machine will
throw dynamite, it need not throw so
much Half a ton of dynamite equally
distributed over New York would IN
doubtedly provide ample space for re-
building The cables describe this
pleasing new invention as an eIestro-
magnetic affair. It uses no powder OF
other explosive in throwing the she'll.
No details Of the invention are given.
but it is easy to see how a series of
electromagnetic set at convenient spaces
along the length OF a barrel might do
the trick The ball would be drawn for
ward by powerful magnet, and just
as the latter reached the moment of
maximum intensity in the magnetic field
it could be made to strike some little
mechanism which would break the cleo
trio circuit OF the magnet; in an instant
the magnet would be dead, and the mo-
mentum of the shell would carry 1t into
the field of the next magnet of the
series along the tube. Powerful electro
magnets are made nowadays capable of
lifting a ton OF SO. and half a dozen of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-24
THE WORLD IS GROWING BETTER

TT has been contended that the answer
to the query whether the world
1 humanity is growing better will
naturally vary from affirmative to
negative. and vice versa, according to
the point Of view of the persons who at
tempt a reply. Point of view. in many
Instances, is largely governed by en-
vironment, personal condition, and all
that they Involve. Judgment is uneon-
sciously affected by the well or i'll being
Of the individual The individual down
on his luck is apt to view the world As
through a clouded glass. The average
man with a broken leg has little inclina-
ton to believe that civilization is a
gigantic success. especially if the devices
OF that civilization have been Indirectly
responsible for the fracture.
Il Is to the man who can isolate him
self from his immediate concerns long
enough to consider conditions from an
impartial standpoint TO whom we must
look for the correct answer to the per
ennial question involving the regenera-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-24

tion Of society. Such a man is the op-
tfmist the descendan. Of the Iovable
Mark Tapley. who found agents for good
in the worst Of things.
In way. Optimism seems to be health
and pessimism disease. OF course, OPP
timism may become extravaEant. may
overdevelep into astigmatism; but the
normal optImist is a boon to the world.
since he treasures every possible ray of
sunshine, while the pessimist refuses
to believe that there is light.
The world is growing better. The op-
timist says so, and has abundant evi-
dence.- There are slight disorders of
the worlds body polite and body So
cial; but they are less violent than ever
before, and the signs Of convaIescence.
the approach to the perfect health that
will augur the millennium, cannot be de-
MED The pessImist may continue to
chant his dreary miserere. but it is a
mere discord compared with the grand
paean of universal progress, the chorus
that re1olces over the uplifting Of man
kind.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-24
INQUEST ON A MUMMY.

Our British friends can sometimes do
the unconsciously humorous thing to
perfection, says the philadelphia Medi-
cal Journal" They have lately been
holding an inquest on q Peruvian mum
my But this "crowner's quest" was no
more funny than the gravity with which
the British Medical Journal" assures
its readers that the coroner did right
The British public have finally awak-
ened to the fact that the coroner should
be laughed at, and the mummy has been
pronounced dead because the coroner
sat on it." The innocent cause OF all
the trouble was a Peruvian mummy
which someone was sending by express
to a museum IN Belgium. The unfor-
tunate relic was discovered in a box in
q railroad station IN Liverpool It was
undoubtedly dead, but the coroner was
sent for to certify the fact He held an
inquest poor manD, but did not find
the cause of death, and now he is being
guyed. AS he is only coroner, we have
not much sympathy with him. He sue
ceeded, however, In spelling the mum
my, and a lawsuit followed with big
damages We have always maintained
that coFoHers hold too many inquests.
and we think they should not be en-
Couraged to include imported murnmies
among their victims.