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The Washington times., 1904-09-04
TWICE STRUCK BY TRAIN.

COLUMBIA, Pa. Sept. 3.-George Par
ker. an employe OF the Columbia rolling
mill was struck by train at the mn
and thrown upon a big coal pile. but
rolled down in front Of the engine and
was struck q second time. and I-s1in
thrown upon the coal pile. A fellow
WoTkman prevented a second descent
upon the tracks Parker was cut and
bruised. bat Is not seriously injured
The Washington times., 1904-09-04
FOUR ENGLISH TOURISTS
KILLED IN THE ALPS

COURMAYEUR, italy. Sept 3.-Four
English tourists. while attempting the
ascent of thu Gran Paradise. a difficult
mountain Of the GRAHAM Alps, were
killed. Their bodies have been found.
They attempted 10 make the ascent
without guides, despite warnings.
The Washington times., 1904-09-04
GIRL HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

MOUNT HOLLY, y. j., Sept. BY
the accidental discharge of a gun IN q
store here. Miss Ola Champion had a
narrow escape. The gun was being ex-
hibited to a customer. when 1t was dS-
charged The shot passed through a
window and sped across the street.
Chanpfol's head.
The Washington times., 1904-09-04
MOUNT VESUVlUS AGAIN
SCOUTING FIRE AND LAVA

NAPLES. Sept. S-Mount vesuvius is
again in activity.
Flames. ashes and stones are rising
from il to a considerable height and a
wide stream Of lava is Issuing from the
crater.
The Washington times., 1904-09-04
Rooms Needed.

The temporary quarters will have to
contain two large rooms. 10 be used as
the District and the United States
branches of the Police Court
Moreover, there would have to be num-
erous smaller rooms, to be used as Offices
for the prosecuting attorneys and the
collector OF fines, witness rooms, jury
rooms and judges rooms.
The search therefore. will be pro-
lOnged. IL is thought. before a suitable
building near the present one can &c
found and leased for the two years that
will be taken UP. beginning with next
spring, by the demolition Of the old and
the construction OF the new quarters
for the Police Court.
The Washington times., 1904-09-04

Oak Parlor Table; choice of tire,
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The Washington times., 1904-09-04

Oak Hall Rack. good finish, has fot
double hooks and shoe box;
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The Washington times., 1904-09-04

Reed Rocker. with heavy roll arms
and back. very strong and ST q q
well made; a big special for. IL = -
The Washington times., 1904-09-04

OF blue and black
thibet Cloth. with sew
en- cores. tuck down
each gore; l1z-inch
foot pleats. with short
straps at top Sd Or
Of pleats--- T'/O
The Washington times., 1904-09-04
New Fall Broad
cloths, S1.15.

Beautiful Lustrous
BroadcIoth. IS inches
wide: shown in blues.
browns and black
only: special attention
Is directed TO the width
OF this cloth;
$3.50 V a ] ue. ST tx
Special $500. liz
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
RUSSIANS LEFT ANTUNo~m
LEAVING WOUNDED SOLDIERS

Seoul, May BIN the fighting be
tween the japanese and the Russians
on the Yalu all the Russian guns post.
ed on the opposite crossing OF the riy,
er were put out of action before the
actual crossing took place. From z
till 8 O'Clock there was continuous
fighting the Japanese going steadily
shoreward and the Russians falling
back before the weight of men and
guns opposed to them. The Japanese
infantry with a brilliant dash, captured
the fortified heights northwest of Ku-,
lien Cheng, and the pressure was kept
up till afternoon a portion of the Rus
sian forces being driven toward An.
tung. There was furious figting for
the entire distance At Antung the
Russians found themselves threatened
also by strong detachments on either
flank. Retreat then became SO hur-
ried that there wag not time to replace
the artillery horses shot down and
20 guns, with large quantity of am
munition and rifles and a number Of
officers were captured. The Russians
were unable TO carry off all their
wounded.
The Russian troops fed panic-strick-
en- when routed from Chiu-feng Cheng,
pursued by japanese cavalry and infan
try over hilly country to ward Feng
Wang Cheng. from 2 till p. m. The
wounded, including General Sassulitch
and General 10 shtalinsky, reached
Antung, whence the Russians were
eventually forces to retire. after 5
minutes fierce fighting.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
MEMS CLUB NAME
new OFFICERS
-
Interesting Meeting Held
BY the Organization
Last Night
R. E. DART is PRESIDENT
Besides Election of officers Matters of
Interest Were Disposed of at the
Meeting-Debate Arranged for
Next Meeting.

The Mems club held very interest
ing meeting in their building on Egg
mont street last night, the attendance
was larger than usual for the reason
that the election of officers was sched--
uled to occur and 1t proved of great
interest to the members of the organ-
ization, who We're in attendance
The officers elected for the coming
year were:
r. e. Dart, president, C. P. Goodyear
vice president, John Ralston, treasur-
er and Louis Ellan, secretary The
following board of directors were also
elected DR. Wyllys Rede, N. II,
Ballard Rev w NJ. Gilmore, A. V.
Wood and } J. Lott
Among other things the club voted
10 maintain an open reading room
each evening from s to 10 o'clock,
under the directorship of T, J. Ken
ner, an active member of the club.
Various committee reports were
made and all Of them indicate that
the organization is in very flourish
ing condition.
On Tuesday evening next a regular
debate viii be held. the subject OF
which is to be selected in the mean.
time.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
Col. {. P. Goodyear Ad-
dresses Macon Chamber
of Commerce
10 SPEAK IN JACKSONVILLE
1t is Believed That Brunswick VIII be
Successful in Securing the New
Line-committee Correspond
ing With Steamship Cos.

AT the regular monthly meeting Of the
Macon chamber of comerce yesterday
Col. c. p. Goodyear, of this city, was
the guest of the organization and
spoke upon the West Indies trade.
The people of Macon are greatly inter.
ested in this trade and it is believed
thnt they will assist Brunswick in
every way possible in her efforts to es-
tablish a line Of steamers between this
port and the islands.
Col Goodyear will next address the
people Of Jacksonville He also has
invitations to speak in a number Of
other cities on this very interesting
question.
In this connection it may be Of in,
terst to say that the committee Of
the board of trade, which has this mat
ter in charge, is progressing fayorably
and is now in correspondence With
one or two steamship lines in refer.
ence to getting line established and
some news of more than usual interest
is looked for on the subject shortly
That this trade will eventually come
to the southern ports, Brunswick in
particular, there is but little doubt in
the minds of those who are well post,
ed on the trade.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
MARRIED I'M CHARLESTON.
Former Brunswick Young Man Wed
ded While on Excursion.

w. j.. Burroughs, formerly of this
city now OF Savannah, the eldest son
Of DR.. w. B. Burroughs, was welded
in Charleston Sunday while there on
an excursion. The savannah News Of
Yesterday has the following to say OF
the Wedding
FOR at least two young people the
beginning 0 the Charleston excursion
season Sunday was a momentous oc-
casion and will be remembered all OF
their lives.
The parties are Mr.. William Ber-
rian Burroughs, Jr, and Miss Ida May
fairfield. On rather that is who they
were when they left Savannah on the
excursion. They returned here as Mr..
and Mrs. william b. Burroughs, Jr
Both Of the young people reside III
Savannah. They received the hearty
congratulations Of their friends yester-
day. The marriage had been contem-
plated for some months and the cwo
decided the trip to Charleston would
be good time for it. They were mar
ried by Rev. Dr. Frazier OF the First
Presbyterian church. They returned
to the city Sunday night with the other
excursionists"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
COMPLETED BY MAY is.
Georgia Building at ST. Louis viii be
Ready BIZ That Time.

heaoy ~ mat lime.
The Georgia state building at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition win be
completed by the middle Of the present
month. This announcement was made
by Commissioner General Dudley NJ.
Hughes, of Danyille, Ca.
The building will cost $4,000 and
Mr.. Hughes said $4,000 of this amount
is yet to be raised by the Georgia com
misioners. He says the smaller towns
of the state will be asked to raise the
money.
Commissioner General Hughes will
return to ST. Louis within week or
two and remain there until August.
All Georgians who attend the fair
Mr.. Hughes said, will be entertained
in the Georgia building, and every
thing possible will be done to make
them feel at home The building will
be in charge of Georgians, who have
en- extensive acquaintance throughout
the state, and they will take pleasure
in showing the visitors from this state
the sights Of the exposition.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
SOUGHT AND SHOT A NEGRO.
officer Mocaskit, FormreIy of thl


officer MccaskiiL Formreiy Of this
city in Fight at Albany.
Following from the Albany Herald
Of Monday will be Of interest in this
city, where Don McCaskill formerly
resided and was a member Of the po,
lice force here.
George Pierce, a negro well known
in Albany, was shot and probably NOR.
tally wounded about 8 o'clock last
night by Policeman Don McCaskin.
THE shooting occurred at the union
depot where Officer McCaslIll was
on duty.
Officer McCaskiIl noticed three
negro men standing in the door Of the
white waiting room. Supposnig they
were there by accident, and because
they did not know where the colored
waiting room was, he directed them
to move on" Two Of their number
complied with the demand promptly
but the other, George Pierce did not
bulge.
Officer McCaskil supposed that
Pierce did not understand the order
He therefore placed his club behind
the negro's back and gave a slight
push and repeated the command TO
move or What followed is related
by officer McCaskill in substantially
the following language:
Eefore realized that there was
danger in the negro, he had snatched
my cIN@gut OF my hand and dealth me
blow in the face ! was struck
sGnarely in the eye and knocked to
my knees. / saw the negro was in
murderous frame Of mnd, and as
he dvanced upon me with my own club
I drew my revolver and opened fire.
fired three times into Pierce's body.
He stopped, but did not fall, and as
soon as was able to rise I laid my
hands on MIN Help came, and ] plac-
ed tie man n a hack to carry him up
town My pistol was again discharged
accidentally, the bah going in the
ceiling Pierce did not yield even after
being sAaf. onll we oyerpowered him
He is in a gerious condition, and
is expected to dies Two of the balls
entered his body, while one took effect
IN his head.
rWha4ever the issue OF Pierce's
wounds. the case will be investigated
by the police commission, and in the
event officer McCaskill is exhonorated
he win be represented in the courts
by the city attorney in case of prese-
cution or indictment by the grand
jury"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
RUSSIAN GENERAL TELLS
HOW HE LOST GUNS.

St. Petersburg, May 3.-The Bmper-
or has received an official dispatch
from General Kuropatkin, forwarded
from General Sassulitch, commanding
the Russian forces which had been en-
gagged with the Japanese advances,
from the YalU. 1t is dated noon, Sun
day, and describes how he ordered
the Russian forces at Antung and Ku.
lien Cheng to fall back along the main
road toward Feng Wang Cheng. This
movement is protected from threat.
ened flank movement by men and guns
stationed at Petientinsky, near Litza
vena river. Here the fighting was pro
tracted and severe. The Russians
lost artillery and horses, being Obliged
to abandon "a few guns" General Sas
sulitch says. Although unable tc
hold our position here, we inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy"
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
ADMIRAL TOGO MADE
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO
BLOCK PORT ARTHUR
CENTRAL REDUCES RETURNS.
Amount of Tangible Property Suffers
Decline.


Atlanta, Ca, May 3.-The Central
railway has sent its tax returns to
the comptroller general, showing .
total decrease of tangible property to
hte amount of $S44,559, of which over
100000 was a reduction of cash on
hand and $50O,0O0 was a reduction in
the value of the road and equipment.
Last year the tangible property of the
road was returned at $12,5S6,346. The
arbitrators, Major Hanson says, stated
that if they had been called upon to
arbitrate the tangible property they
would have reduced it, so the major
has reduced it himself. The franchise
is returned as last years assessment,
namely $3.50, ,2S7-total $14,57z,O24.
The Southern railway sent in its re-
turns by express. The aggregate re-
turn is $12,19S,447, Of which 81, $685.
the franchise is the came as last year,
while the tangible property is increas-
ed $204 ,604
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
PRAYED THAT ROOSEVELT
MIGHT BE REELECTED

Chicago, May S-A prayer that Pres
ident Roosevelt might be returned to
the White House caused an unusual
demonstration today during the open
ing exercises of the % quadrennial
conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal church
Shouts of Bless him, o God, ''Yes,
yes. and Amen, amen" greeted the
words of Bishop w. J. Gaines of Geor-
gia when he invoked the blessings OF
God on the president of the United
States who had the manhood and
courage to stand up and do his duty
at all times to men of every creed
in spite of bitter criticism
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
THE NEW POSTAGE STAMP.
Issued by the Government to AdveF.
tise Louisiana Purchase Exposition
gregat@-


Issued by the Government to AdveF.
tise Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The new postage stamps issued by
the government to advertise the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition at ST..
Louis we're placed on sale al the post
oce Monday morning and they created
considerable surprise among those who
mad to mail letter II was generally
known that the government c3ntem-
plated repeating The experimen made
at The time OF the Columbian lxpos-
tlon and the P1n-American fair al Buf
laIo.
The new stamps are larger tEan the
issue and are among the hand omest
ever issued by the government ,nough
they are not as elaborate as those
issued for the C0lubian Exposition.
The special edition includes only one,
two. three, five and ten cent stamps.
The two cent stamp bears a
picture Oi Livingston VINO hS5DllalSu
the treatey with France, the
two cent bears the likeness OF
Thomas Jefferson, the three cent
Monroe and the five cent
Mckinley. The ten cent stamp has
for its device map of the United
States, the Louisiana purchase being
printed in solid color.
A large consignment was received
by Postmaster Brown aud there will
be enough TO last for several weeks.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
RuMoRs ~ posrorrlos
It is lmpossibls However, to Get Any
Of Them Confirmed.

of Them Confirmed.
Several rumors concerning the
Brunswick postmastership have been
anoat in the city during the past few
days, but not one of them has been
confirmed from any reliable source
and just what there is in them is not
known.
One Of the rumors was to The effect
that the president had taken up the
Brunswick postmastership and would
make the appointment within the
course Of a few weeks. It is further
stated that he said to friends Of one
the candidates that certain ap,
pIicants would not be appointed infer
ring that he had already decided upon
the postmaster. # is futher stated
that another well known young repub-
lican made application for The place,
but was turned down.
Postmaster Browns term Of Office
will expire in June and it is believed
that the president will make the ap-
pointment before that time, leaving
the nomination over 20 be confirmed
by the senate when it conyenes again,
The News has endeayored to get
some Of the rumors confirmed, but il
seems impossible to trace them up,
therefore the above is printed for What
it is worth, the names Of those being
turned down being omitted owing to
the fact that it is not known whether
or not the news is correct.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
ONION IN HER EAR
FORTY-THREE YEARS
Began Growing and Fit Of coughi

Began Growing and Fit of Coughing
Torced it Out.
DerBs Conn, May S.-Forty three
years ago MRS 1. F. Hough of Strat.
ford placed small seed onion in her
ear to alleviate earache. She failed to
get it out, and the ear became totally
deaf. Yesterday, in a fit of violent
coughing the onion in state u per,
feet preservation, was elected. Her
hearing has since greatly improved.
Irs. Hough had tried the onion to
her ear on retiring, and during the
night it worked it's way far into the
passage. She was then school girl
in New York city.
Physicians were able to extract only
small pieces of the substance. They
then told her the remainder would de.
compose and cause no permanent in
jury. Instead, she always has left q
hard lump in her ear.
When expelled the onion was an
inch long. Doctors think that the hui
man vitality and warmth kept the
vegetable alive and caused it finally to
grow, which process forced 1t along
the passage until it slipped out.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
WORKING ON CRIMINAL CASES
Proceedings of the City Court Yes
terday.


The city court is now working on
criminal cases and one or two were
tried yesterday. They were all long
winded and occupied the attention of
the court during the day. One civil
case was also tried.
VIM. Allen charged with larceny
from the house, was tried, convicted
and sentenced to serve u months on
the changing or pay "a fine of $125
and costs.
The case of the state VS.. Missile Pol
lard, charged with larceny from the
person was taken up late IN the after
noon The jury returned sealed YER
dict last night. 1t is thought that the
woman was convicted.
The case of Lou Dickey vs.. the At
lantic Coast Line, troyer, resulted in
a victory for the plaintiff. The court
will meet at $3.50 this morning and
continue on the criminal docket.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
OVER A MILLION FEET
OF CYPRESS LUMBER
BURNED YESTERDAY
D. 3. HARRIS DIED in SAVANNAH.
Brother OF w. S. Harris who Dropped
Dead Here Last Week.


Dead Here Last Week.
Mr.. D. B. Harris. of this city, died in
Savannah Monday afternoon. He was
a brother Of w. S. Harris, who drop
ped dead at his home in this city last
week. The Savannah Press contains
the following account of the death:
Mr.. Douse 3radwell Harris OF Bruins
wick died here yesterday at the home
of his brother, Mr.. R. w. Harris. 1o9
Thirty eighth street east, at II o'clock
after an illness OF eight weeks, the
cause of his death being tuberculosis.
But a few days ago Mir. William Sam
uel Harris, his brother, fen dead in
Brunswick He was the youngest of
II brothers, Of which two live here, as
we'll as a sister, his brothers being Mr..
David NJ Harris and Mr.. r. w. Har-
rls and his sister Mrs. c. b. Thorpe
Mr. r. b. Harris of Athens and Mr. A.
NJ Harris of Alabama will not arrive
in time for the funeral.
Mr.. Harris was 35 years Of age.
ighteen months ago he vas married
TO Miss Elizabeth Blair Of Brunswick.
Shortly after their marriage he be
came i'll and eight weeks ago came To
Savannah. where. accompanied by his
wife, he remained Mt the home Of his
brother until his death today.
The funeral will take place from the
house tomorrow morning at o'clock
Rev l. p Tison officiating lmmedi.
ately after the services the remains
will be taken to Fleming. Ga. where
they will be laid to rest in the family
buryng ground.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
SAVANNAH TEAM TOMORROW
Interesting Game of Baseball Promised
Local Fans.

Local Fans.
What promises to be the most inter
esting game of baeeball this season in
Brunswick will be witnessed Oh the
diamond tomorrow afternoon when
the Pilots viii Try honors with The Sa
vannah professionals, which is said to
be one of the strongest teams IN the
new South Atlantic league.
Manager Brown will present the
strongest lineup possible against the
professionals and he feels confident
that the ameteurs will put up first
class game. as they did when playing
the Jacksonville professionals a few
weeks ago. While the lineup has not
yet been definitely decided upoA, it
viii probably be as follows: Bowen
catch Walker, pitch; Grimes, first
base, Brewer, second base; Nighten-
gale third base; Rawls, short stop;
Hopkins, left field O'Connor, right
field Abbott, center field This is
the strongest lineup yet presented by
the locals.
The local fans will be glad to learn
that they will have the opportunity
of witnessing a number Of games witt
professional clubs during the season as
ii is possible TO secure one about every
two weeks Jacksonville is the only
city in the new league where Sunday
ball is played. Whenever a team is
to play in that city no game VIII be
played one day 50 that the contest
can be pulled off on Sunday IN each
case it is believed that the team can
be brought here for a game on the of
day In this connection it would not
be at all surprrling to see the Pilots
put one or two Of the professional ag-
gregatMns to the bad
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04

Waycross, May at. s. Singleton,
who had his thigh nearly severed by
a falling circular saw in his mill few
days ago, is dying. He will hardly sur
yiye the day. He is a highly valued
citizen and his death would be greatly
deplored. He was originally from Put
nam county.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
Japanese Admiral, How
ever, Did Not Succeed
in Blocking Harbor
RUSSIAN. GEN MARCHES BACK
The commanderin-Chef is Now Nov.
ing in Different Direction-Rus-
slams Fled from Antung Leav-
ing Men Wounded.

st. Petersburg, May 3.--It is report.
ed that Vice Admiral Togo made an
other desperate attempt last night
to block the entrance Of Port Arthur.
but failed. Viceroy AleMef sent ont
a section OF the fleet to meet the at,
tack and sank eight fire ships and
two japanese torpedo boats. The
channel is reported clear.
Later reports confirm the story THAT
Togo made another attempt to block
Port Arthur.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
kURoPATkIN is NOW
MOVING TO NEW PLACE

Rome, May 3.-According to dis
patches received here General Kuro-
patlin is marching from Liaoyang
10 Feng Wang Cheng with 10000
troops. :,
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
NEW OFFICIAL REPORTER.
j. S Franklin Appointed to That Po
;4t.. a.. -. cf4,, Co,,r4 Nae+ardav

j. S Franklin Appointed to That Po-
sition in the City Court Yesterday
J. Scofield Franklin, the well Known
young stenographer, was yesterday ap-
pointed as official stenographer of the
city court Of Brunswick, by Judge A.
d. Gale, OF that court. Mr.. Franklin
it at present official reporter of the
U. S. bankruptcy court here and is
splendidly equipped for the new ap-
pointment.
He is an old Brunswick boy and his
many friends in the city will be pleas
ed to note his advancement in his
chosen profession.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
TWO Arrests Last NIaht.

The police made two arrests last
night, a white man and a negro, both
the prisoners being charged with being
drunk and disorderly.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04

The biggest and most honest May
week sale is going on this week at
Hellers.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
The Weather.

Forecast for today in Georgia:
Fresh northeasterly winds.