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The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19
STRONGLY ENDORSES
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
New York Board Of Trade Wants the
Law To Stand.

Law To Stand.
The New York World of Friday
says:
William McCarroll. newly elected
president Of the New York Board OF
Trade and TRANSFORMATION, presided at
Yesterdays meeting Of the board. G,
Waldo Smith. Of the executive com.
mittee. offered resolutions, which were
adopted. They oppose the action OF
the judiciary committee Of the house
Ct representatives in reporting fay-
orably Representative Clayton's bill,
which provides for the repeal OF the
bankruptcy law. Mr.. Smiths resolu-
ton declared that "one uniform ma.
I onal law shoald be found on the stat.
ute books for the disposition of insol.
vent estates the same as is found In
every other Of the commercial ma
tons"
With the opposition of so powerful
and influential an organization as the
New York board of trade it ls extreme
" doubtful if the bill to repeal the
law can pass. aa,,tsa
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19
LIST OF NEW BOOKS
a Large Number We're Received at
the Public Library During Past
Week.

The following books were received
this week at me Brunswick library:
Old Gorgon Graham. George Horace
Lorimen; A Tar Heel Baron, NJ. C. S
ielton; The Master Of Warlock, Geo
Cary Bgglestrn; The Wind in the
Rose Bush, Mary e wilkins; Mr.
Manghorn's Daughter, Hilary Trent.
talderon's Prisoner, Alice Duer Nil
Ter; The Woodhouse Correspondent
George W, E Russell; The Pillar o.
ght, Louis ~racy; The Green Dia
nond, Arthur Morrison; A Ladder Of
swords, Gilbert Parker; The Soldier
of the Valley Nelson Lloyd; Colonia
Days and Ways, Helen Eyerston
Smith; The Garden Of Eden, Blancf
Wills Howard; 81. Peters Umbrella
halman Mikgatb; The Giart Gate
Aas Pemberttn; Six Trees, Mary E
Wilkins Freeman; Hearts in Exile
John Oxenham, Under the Rose, Fred
uick S. Ishsm Eglee, N. R II. TroW
ttieSSg WAL TtTtel DlDfleSy EDWIN lie
ferei A Damsel or Two, f. Frankfor
Moore The Salt Box House, Jane d,
Forest Shelton; The High Law Ju
lia H. Tweeds Trafiics and Discover
i1s, Rudyard Kipling; The Yeoman
Chas. Kennett Burrow; Green Man
sions, w. w. Hudson; The Affair a
the Inn, Kate Douglas Virgins; tn
Jessica Letters; The Stolen Emperor
Mrs. Hugh Fraser; Four Roads to Pal
sdlse, Maude Wilder Goodwin; Dorc
thea, Marten Maartens; A Giughar
Rose, Alice Woods tjilpani Bvldenc
pf Future / lie, pelannej yirgnlus
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19

London Fs1. 1S-A Moscow dis.
patch received in this city tonight
says that the thrower Of the bomb
which ended the life of Grand Duke
Fergus Friday afternoon at that place
has confessed that he is a member or
the Workmen's Social Democratic par
ty and that the killing of sergius was
arranged for him to be carried out by
the executive officers of the party.
1t is also announced that south Rus.
sian section party is now circulating
leaflets announcing that the assassi-
ration OF the grand duke is only the
Beginning Of war of reprisal.
There is great excitement in Mos
COW and it is openly announced that
ether assassinations Of high Russsin
Officials will soon occur Everything
vas quiet today but there is great
trouble feared
Precautions are now being taken to
protect the life Of Gar Nicholas,
Grand Duke Alexis, Grand Duke Pro.
uuratset. q on. Hrepoff, guuvernorF gener.
al Of St Petersburg. and number OF
other - Russian officials.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19
A LOCAL FIRM
CL OSES BIG DEAL
r. K. Hopkins & Son Sell
the Wen Known Clinch
Plantation
Big AMOUNT IS lNvOlvtD
New Purchasers Will ES0s5e Exten
slvely in Forming, Saw Mill and
Generai Lumber Business
on satilia River

One Of the argest real estate deals
hicb have baen consuna.s. = mrs
section of the state in some time was
c,osed Yesterday when r y, hopkins
d Son the wei known Brunswick real
state dealers sold the large ard pa!-
liable Clinch plantation In Camden
county
The purchasers Of this aoH known
plantation are several prominent
Pennsylvania capitalists. abc it is
understood viii Immediately engage
extensively in truck farming on the
land.
The Clinch plantation Of CuncA
holdings. Is cne Of the best known
plantations in south Georgia The land
IS situated near the SatlIa rlyc.. near
satlla Blum 1t is stated that the
rurchasers win not only engage In
truck farming. out will also plant rice
quite extenMvely. engage IN a general
saw mill and timber business. whicn
III be conducted on a large scale
ne selling 81 this valuable -Dianta
on may mean considerable to Brans.
wick. lnasmucl as tha iand in question
ia adjacent 10 this county IS situated
On the satnA river. and most OF the
rroducl from tne large miGs VIII be
handled through this port
Jus. who tnc purchasers are IS not
Known at PRESENT but It is understood
mat syndicate has been organized
for the purpuss of conducting the
business on the plantation II IS ex.
lected also tuat the sale VIII mean Q
good sized settlement in Camden. as
number Of families win come down
In a snort time.
Messrs Hopkins & Son h@Ee. been.
engineering the deal for yevefS- - :
end it was finally brought TO a close
yesterday.
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President Roosevelt Talked Of His I'm
portant Question with Congress
man B5rtholdt.

Washington Feb President
Roosevelt this morning had long talk
With Congressman Bartholdt, Of Mis-
souri, who Is president OF the Inter.
Parliamentary union, regarding the
fian Of arbitration.
President Roosevelt expressed the
determination TO instruct the represen
tatiyes Of this country proposed to at
tend The second Hague conference to
y &c more advanced schemes Of arbi
tralion that any heretofore undertake
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| savannah, Fen. lS.-COl. w w, OS
home today issued the following card
I see. Bill Yves S letter
Aday makes all plain to me
nere heretofore confess Noe
| cen somewhat puzzled
now understand that Bits seem.
ingly queer conduct has been really
EecessitatedNl ly my oniciousness. 1t
appears Iswas too Jealous in Biu's in
ter&t and in order to check me he
found it necessary to administer a
singing, public sEcbuksats~ this is
ow made very PLAIN. The only things
do not understand are.
|. Why the rebuke came via Allan.
ia
2. Why the rebuke came concur
rently with Steed's retirement, and
3. Why Bill waited until after Steed
was beaten before he found his voice
suppose Bill has some explanation
O; this and intends to give it to the
public later on.
am sorry / have been very stu,
lid. can do nothing save plead my
dense ignorance in my defense and
oeg Bill's ten thousand pardons.
am sure / did not mean to be any
more eager or more jealous in Bils
interest than the exigencIes oil his cam
0aign demanded
Nurota NAae4 Er1e.,an4g..
Really, | was not pleased with the
ask assigned me. It has not been
he least bit agreeable. / would have
gladly stopped sooner if Sill had just
gwen me the word. / must affirm
however. IN my own defense. that
though opportunity was offered hlm
while the controversy was raging BIZ
lid not once even whisper his dis,
pleasure al The course I was pursuing
You see TINS strenuous controversy
nas been going on for two months.
Every man. woman and child IA Geor
gia from Judge Johnson TO Sidney |
Tapp's Office 10y, knows my articles
we're written solely in Vests interests |
Il was generally and openly charged
chat John Rernet ard / were Vests |
campaign managers. In addition |
thereto. / have been in private cor, |
pespondence with West all the While |
In my private letters 10 MIN begged
Bill not to hesitate to tell me if any
thing occurred to meet his disapproyal
hot until stecIs retirement did Bill
ehirp" his Gspleasure.
Not being a mindreader, could not
possibly know my condemnation oI
the sale Of oitical influence met
FMS disapproyal. When l condemn
ed the practice Of the maintenance by
the corporations of political agents at
enormous salaries for the sole purpose
cf interfering with the peoples legisa- |
ton, such a wave Of approval went
Up over Georgia l, for the time being
thought Bill was in teach with us. |
had no idea 1 had shocked and Of.
Tended him.
Vests Last Conference.
Vests last confereice was held in |
Atlanta Dec. O. This was the confer
ence at which all Of Vests friends
agreed that Steed had the fight whip.
red as it then stood My letters ap- |
peared Dec Is, Dec 25 and Jan. IS. |
steed withdrew Jan. 25. On Jan. 20
West stated that he had not been the
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19
POLICE SUSPENDED
Charges Have Been Preferred Against
officer Gregory by the chief of
Police.

Officer e. d Gregory, one OF the
csl known members Of the Bruins
icr police rurce. was suspended a
aw nights aso by Assistant Chief
.Nans. acting under orlers rrern Chlei
Hrney. Mr Gregory is sun OF
he force, ava ting an investigation by
'ouncf at theiI meeting next Thurs
lays night
The oincer was suspended owing to
complaint Gled against him by A.
Traylor wco T1ves out near the new
city hospital
MIR. Traylor claims that a few nights
30 someone vas attempting to enter
Is home. he heard them on the
azza three o. four times. and also
lard them a: the window He quiet
80 tie telephone. he claims
se barracks. Officer
~ VIZ On duty at the barracks
'ad answered the cali. Mr.. Traylor
ays he informed the officer Of the
-aets and asked him to come out i'm
aediately but he never reported.
The following day the case was ro
rorted to Chief Burney by Mr.. Tray.
or, which resulted ia the officer being
suspended.
Officer Gregory, however. tells some
hat Of different story. He claims
hat Mr. T'raYlor called up and asked
the mounted men were around the
garracks, stating that some one was
disturbing him. The officer in the hole
replied that he did not know where
the mounted men were. but would
send them out as soon as they report.
d for duty This occurred about .
3'clock and Tie mounted officers did
rot appear at the barracks until about
midnight, when officer Gregory told
them what Mr.. Tgaylor said but 1t
gas decided that 1t was TOO late to
go out and nothing more was heard
Of the case until the following night
when Officer Gregory appeared at the
arracks at 70 O'Clock to go on duty,
and vas informed BY the assistant
chief that he had orders to suspend
INN Mr.. Gregory claims that Mr.. Tray
or did not ask him to come out, but
simply inquire if the mounted police
we're at the barracks.
The case will probably come up al
the next session Of council. oEcei
Gregory has been a member OF The
police force for ten years or Longer
and this Is the first time that charge,
oi any kind have ever been preicircc
against him. lie is one Of the mosi
popular members Of the force, aIwayt
seems to attend strictly to his dutiei
and his friends telieve that he VIII he
oAonorated by council when the mat
ter IL investigated
Geo Owens has been appointed tc
serve during the time tcat oacei
Gregory is SUI ended
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Good Repertoire Company.

The Gagnon.Pollock Company will
oDcn weeks engagement at the
Grand tomorrow night This well
known and ropular repertoire compa-
ny has visited Brunswick before and
Mr.. Gagnon aud Miss Pollock are well
remembered BY our theatersoers. The
company will plsy IT popular prices
10. ~ and 20 eants, Matlrees viii M
gjysu WednSgdsg and Saturday.
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ABOUT MONUMENT
Mrs. {. F. coney Writes InterestinoIv
of oeiethorpe Monument Soon to
lie Erected.


There is a little story that | should
re our Deople to read about the beau.
llul monumert that is soon TO be er-
octed in Brunswick, that they NAV
never forget to give all honor to the
orlginators of the movement. NV
pride in this work is two flod for am
a Daughter of the Confederacy as wen
a5 a Daughter of the American Reyo.
luton. and thu idea Of buildine tbis
monument was first conceded Nv a
Aallant confederate veteran. Cant.
Chas. Wylly. The thought came TO
hm while discussing the life of Gen
oglethorpe wte friend at the Bruins.
WICK club who urged him to com.
slence at once offering to give him
u generous contribution ( he would
start the work He organized a socie.
" known as the Oglethorpe Memorial
association and with his associates
Mt 9. Downing, Mr.. James Foster
In. w. B. Burroughs and Mr.. Charlton
Of Savannah, applied for a charter
Which they obtained At first there
vas much interest manifested bnt
gradually II died out until nothing was
heard of the movement. In the mann
TINE the Savannah Oglethorpe Memo
rial association vas organized and Mr.
charlton Withdrew from the Bruins
WICK society II join the one there A
change of esidence caused a lack nj
Interest in another member. PRESSING
personal business, Of the other mon,
Ders left little time for them to devote
70 this affair. Previous to this how.
ever, Mr.. r. f. LaMance had gotter
10 drawings for the monument whicl
Lad been accepted and upon his owr
responsibility, began the work. II
was finished, out alas, the none,
vas not in sight, so It stood in the
Narble yard waiting, with little pros
pect Of ever being called FOR.
Finally there came a day when m
nor reached my ear that on the NOR
row it would be shipped to jackson
vile. a better price having been offer
. for il there. TO me it seemed to,
cad TO send 1t away began thinking
q some plan whereby It might b.
Kept at home and fulfill the mission
tor which II was intended. | though
OF the Daughters Of the American
revolution, We had organized on
chapter two ypors before, the conslltu
ton OF which distinctly states "Thr
object Of this society are the acQulsi
Ions and protc ctlon Of historical spot
and the erection OF monuments" w,
had been banded together for a lon,
ume and had done absolutely moth
Ing along this line. Here then seemed
o me and opportunity which we could
not afford to lose. SO upon my owr
responsibility called upon Capt. WyI
| ~ who was the prime mover in tn,
scheme and begged the privilege o
finishing this work for the ID. A. r
lie kindly consented and immediate
i y appealed to Mr.. LaMance. through
Mr.. coney to stop the shipment, whlcl
vas also done. The day after thlSeu
ghapter met at Mrs. c. O. Bradley
and put my plans before the men
ters which they accepted. But n
eommitteeg were appointed and uotl
lng was done bsyad the scceptans
l9s We phyiisss 4 fsw dsss ate
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recipient OF my confidence" in tn
/ controversy.
1t was true the letters we're no
submitted to West before publication
tut 1 am at a loss to understand HOY
west can plead ignorance OF tn
general plan ot attack or deny he wa
II my confidence. or deny he was hor
ing all the while to profit by the con
lroyersy.
West Forsets TIE Past.
In view OF these letters it does no
look like l withheld my confdenc,
I1om Bll. or that l was presumptoui
or that l at any time lost sight O.
the fact that Lii was running for pre-.
ident of the senate and | was only
lelping him,
What most impressed me in Bins
Sunday letter is its exceedingly high
tcne. 1t is really lofty. From now or
says Bill, The campaign win be on a
very high plane Bills brave and
fearless declaration against factions
cliques and combinations" is particu.
iarly forceful Bill not recognizes tho
eaice Of president OF the senate as a
high trust etc, etc,
HuIrah? iInrah Glory be! do
gets so eithlssd over Bills high-sound-
ing, high-plane language. almost
forgot the past From Bins cards /
am sure he mgst be obvious of every
thing that happened prior to steed' S
surrender.
But torgetfulness Will not come eth
er.. to Bill or to me. The very min.
pte Bin and { undertake 10 get on a
2igh plane. some fellow comes along
and calls attention to the fact that
Flu and l have been either dealing
ol trying to eda' ever since last
spring with soAs faction, clique or
combination You see Just as Bill
and are willing to forget here comes
Judge Hopkins asking some pertinent
questions that | think Bill should an.
swer. because he lives closer to the
Judge and knows more than do.
Names Now Asked for
If understand correctly, Judge
hopkins wants to know something Of
the details Of the "deal' Of last spring
when Judge Fennet and / we're duly
authorized TO treat with the political
agents in Bilps behalf.
Judge Hopkins wants specific infor-
nation. He desires to know by names
and district The votes John Bennet
9nd thought we had secured for Bill
" est through our dealings with the
corporation people. We, that is to say
iii. John and |, know all the details
Judge Hopkins is our mutual friend.
and he wants to know also. In view
Of the appeal Bill and recently made
to the public think the people also
have some right TO the knowledge.
Previous to Sunday I should have
telt it my dut 10 answer Judge Hop
lIns and tell him what he wishes to
tnow. Nov. however, have been
paremBtoriy sat down. Bill has tax
en charge Of his own campaign. He
riust do his own talking
Withdraw my Endorsement"
So you see have been as loyal to
Pill as Bill has been to me, and my
loyalty lasted week longer than did
BiHs.
Row, however, it is all Off We
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wards I found the need was presaing
aud il we expected to hare the mont.
rent that II was Imperative that We
tfgin work al once. II was an object
Of great interest 10 me ana IA II
had been the one most instrumental
in holding Il in Brunswick, / formed
ayself into committee OF one t8
devise ways and means 10 raise the
funds necessary.
began to wark al once and am hsp
ny to say that my efforts are being
rewarded and we shall soon have this
beautiful monument to adorn our
city and to commemorate the memory
Of this great man. We hope to unyeii
II on The first OF June. which is the
cay Of hlh birth
have written this little story Of the
oglethorpe monument. prior 70 its
'e'ectlon. that All may know that while
e appreciate the privilege OF working
/ for Il We would not take the honor
cue u hiin, who first conceived tho
idea q building h ana began the wor
J Maiklo A, cenep
Historian Efu9sNief chapleF o.
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Grand opportunjty.

To visit Washington al small cost.
Only one fare plus rs cents for the
round trip from Brunswick account
PRESIDENTIAL inauguration Full lnfor
nation upon application TO Jos. c, IL
seour. commercial agent telephone
204.
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seabOara Florida Llmlted.

rms tram is the only solid vestibule
lullman train with dining car service
operated every day in the week in
Guiding Sunday Leave Brunswick at
p. M and arrive New York next
cay at 4:15. FIJI Information, reser-
Fations. etc, upon application to Jos.
T. hlseour commercial agent. or tel,
erhone 240.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19
KIfITNGW SERClUS \
>0NkY THEBEOlNNlNG
OF WAR OF REPRISAll
LITTLE FRANCES HARRIS DEAD
six-Year-oId Son of MIR. and Mrs. F. n
Harris Qed Yesterday.


Little Francis Harris, the six year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Har
us died yesterday afternoon at
> clock after a short illness. /.
tie fellow wa' perfectly we day
evening when he ate som .
for supper AMI aftSpg
OF his aunt crank
lie was taken sick al sdg ee
END grew rapidly worse although
hpysicians we1e called and every he
possible was ee to save his life
The little boy was unusually bright
,snd loyable and was the Idol of his
nome and his Parents are prostratea
with grief over his sudden death.
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed lass night awaiting the ar
rival OF his brother John i. Harris, Of
Jacksonville. Il will probably occur
tomorrow
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THE FISK CARNIVAL CLOSES.
viii Leave Today to Play Week
Over In parlen.

The Fisk Syndicate of Attractions
closed last night after the biggest day
OF the week. The grounds yesterday
rnd last night we're crowded with peo.
ple and the several shows did a big
business.
Manager Fisk and his company will
leave today for Darien, where tha
shows viii exhibit next week. In jus.
tiee to Mr.. Fisk. who has made many
friends during his stay in the city. II
can be said that ar OF his attractions
are high class and strictly moral. and
above the average carried by carniyais
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-19

Irving Bacheller, Richard Gresham,
Robt NJ Lovett; Problems Of the Pres
ent South, Murphy; The Stone of Des.
slny, Katharine Mackay; The Inter.
ioper Jacob; The Horse Luck's Daugh
tfr Margaret Doyle Jackson; Anna
the Adventures. oppenheim; Letters
from Egypt and Palestine; When VII.
derness Was King, Randall Parrish
The Magnetic North, Robins; The
Rose Of Ole 81 Louis, Dillon; Loves
IrnSy. RaTet Stories form Hemsr
Church,
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have found out that each has beel
mistaken in the other. Having an
3eafed to the public in Birs behalf
IN the full recognition Of my own erroI
withdraw my en3rsement. I ado
no word Of disparagement purpose
ly draw no conclusions. / do feel Oh
lgated to furnish the pubkasith sucl
information as | have AMI leAa.e. peo
ple draw their own conclusions. a.'
Perhaps the Judgment of others NAV
help the people in arriving at a right
conclusion. To this end l submit a
Photographic copy Of letter Mr..
West handed me during The Ritchell-
Morris fight for such use All saw fit
% put it. While this letter is Of Mr..
Vests private correspondence | re.
'eeived it from West and exhibited it
cuGAs the MitchelIMorris fight to
half hundred persons with Vests
express permission.
West gave the fullest authority to
use it as l saw fit against Morris ana
] did SO use il. did not publish il
in the papers at that time for reasons
| deemed and still deem to be sufi-
cent, Today conditions are different
With Bill's approval I ha3NtaSen the
Iublic into MY confidence. bey are
called upon to Judge US as MEM They
are entitled to know our secrets. &hey
shall know mine. The letter reads
thus:
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"our Sort Of Folks"


Atlanta Ga July 2S, 1902-Hon. w
: West. Valdosta, Ga. MY Dear Sir:
II you have not promised your vote
and support 0 any man for speaker
cf the next house, I kindly ask you TO
elyey our vo'e ana support to MIR.
Mute Morris OF Marietta, Cobb county,
Georgia. HI ls nnr sort nf folks in -pol
ifics and lnclinatons. ! am glad your
are coming back to The legislature and
will be with us this fall. Your friend,
FRANZ Potts"
What Mr.. Potts means by our sort
of folks ! know not. l can only SUI
mise Some will think it compIi.
u,entary expression, others Will not.
| wish to oa fair to West and say
trat during the two years this letter
remained in my possession | did not
think he was "our sort OF folks wn
eyer that expression may mean | don t
say yet that he IL
Has Shaken Confidence. a..
bul recent events nave shaken 4f4s
confidence in my judgment Of meIr 4
feel l am not near as good a Judge OF
fuman nature as | thought / was. Yet
owe It to the public to see to it that
,hey are not misled
The people are about to select a
nan who by virtue OF his Office can
so select his committees as to have
the strangle-hold on all remedial leg
islation. an under strong obligation
to help them to a right selection.
Therefore / Irefer Tie public should
lot rely on my endorsement.
Having withdrawn my recommends.
ton now give out this letter so the
rcople can Judge for themselves
have been ali wrong, Bill says.
may be wrong in my estimation ot
him. The old gentleman has the
shrewdness OF many years He may
be right after all Who knows?
w. w. Osborne.
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TO WUWHtWNT
Foreeast fer today ip Georgia
kein slcng tk< eosst
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OSBORNE QNT ,Wl1R-
: ANOTHER LONG CARD
Well Known Savannah Man ReplieB to Card Pub
lished Last Week By senat tor West

Savannah Feb. lS.-col W w. os