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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-01

Mrs. c. A. TayE will ntertain the
Acacia club tniS afternoon.
The ITALIAN ub wiz meet tomor.
row afternoon With Mrs. c. a. Tay-
i'F' -.
Miss My Joe Lott has issued inyi-
tations for party for Friday after
noon.
Mrs. J. c. Stiles viii leave satur-
day to visit Mrs. Edward Burdetf
in Savannah.
Mrs. T. J. Wright will entertain
at cards this morning at her home
on George street. A
Miss Florida Livingston has re-
turned to Hrookman after a visit
to friends in the city.
The womans' board Of th4
reading room will meet next
nesday. May 8. with Miss Clay.
The regular meeting of the hospi
tai auxiliary will be held this after
noon at 4 o'clock at the city hall
Miss Sallie MeAlpin and Miss Fair,
Of Savannah, are guests of Miss Mary
Clay during the Kings Daughters
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We soIicit orders FOR everything ia
the grocer line Pr. int service
low prices Davis & slackst Jy 1fs
Monk street
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#That on July 1. 1907, The bricklay-
'ers and plasteTers of this city VIII
only work eight hours Tor days
work at As cents per hour.
Bricklayers and Plasters lnterration
al Union No. 10 of Georgia.
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$1,000.

$1,000.
viii buy good two-story house on
A street, including two small houses
in rear, close IN.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
CANS KNOCKS OUT HERMAN.
A Jolt on the Jaw In the Eighth Round
Does the Business.

Tonopah, Nev.-Joe Cans knocked
out Kid Herman, of Chicago, Tues.
lay, in the eighth round by landing
a vicious hook on the point of Her,
mans jaw. The battle was witnessed
by $500 persons, including many
women.
At one time a great actor said that
the cruelest thing that could be said
OF a performer was that he tried hard.
Without wishing to be cruel to Kid
herman, it must be said that If any
fighter tried hard to win a fight 1t was
Herman. He, however, was not equal
to the occasion and Cans systemati-
cally beat him down until he had to
be taken out of the ring.
At the beginning of the eighth round
the negro, feeling that he was safe
from a chance swing, attempted TO
finish the job with a will. He fol-
lowed Herman to the ropes several
times, but was unable to make con-
nections with sufficient force to put
the Ghetto champion down.
Near the end of the round he forced
the Kid to the ropes and landed a
straight right-hand punch to the body
that forced the Kid to drop his guard,
and Cans sent a singing hook to the
jaw, knocking Herman to the floor
face downward, where he was counted
out. 1t was the cleanest knockout
ever witnessed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Insurance Company Hard Hit.

While exact figures are not available
II is a certainty that the FIRE insurance
companies operating in the State have
been hard hit during the past year, and
the losses incurred will lie far in eScess
Of those for 1905.
The losses Of fire companies proper in
1906 aggregated sl,40I ,G24.fJ, while
marine and inland companies had losses
amounting to 81 1885 making a grand
total OF $l,403, Ss2.6g. 1t is likely that
the losses for 1906 viii be considerably
in excess Of 81, 100000.
The insurance companies Of the State
collected premiums in 1905 amounting 10
81 .514,530.27, aud premiums for 1905
will rot be over 500 900 in excess OF
that figure. which is not sufficient TO
Oyerbalancc the increased losses. The
total volume Of insurance in force ut
the end OF 1906 was about $l32, 100000,
not including risks written BY marine
ANA inland companies, which will prob
ably foot up $l7, 100000.
The life Insurance companies will
make a good showing for 1900, business
having been a con icrable improvement
over that Of the previous year. The
volume Of HE insurance in force In Mis-
,i5srpi on December 81, 1905, was $92,
GSG,352.Hl, and It hus probably reached
the Sl0u,0gU,ODD mark during the past
year. During the previous year over
100000 900 worth Of insurance ceased
to he IN force, and the greater portion II
same was lapsei, the losses incurred
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Cash on hand january 1st. .,,,
1907 ..r,.,.s.,r,-'s."t IN'r'"'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
at HAD TO COME" SAYS JOHN.
Cy the Grace Of God, Rockefeller Saws
He Bears No III viii.

New notwithstanding the subject
Of Capitalization of business, John D.
Rockefeller said:
1T is natural that the man who
drove the stage coach should be an.
~tagonistic to the railroad, and that the
man who used to keep the small inn
should look with disfavor on the big,
magnificent hotels. But 1t was prog.
ress; it had to come, and, for awhile,
1t was a hardship for those men to
adapt themselves to the new condi.
tions. They had my sympathy, l as.
sure you; Lut we all must continually
meet new conditions and adapt our.
selves to them. 1t can't be otherwise.
"Of course, I am sorry that I am
misunderstood. and l have the best of
feelings to everyone. l bear no III
will to any one, and 1t is a great thing
to think that this is so by the a
of God"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
State Bonds Redeemed.

Bond, Of the State Of Mississippi ont.
standing and maturing january J., 1901
we're redeemed At the Treasury Depart,
mont, pursuant to the law under which
they we're issued. The sum OF S3Oi,6u(
was the amount presented, with inter.
est amounting to $22,367,
Thar Is stlI Il considerable sum out
standing, lint all will be- redeemed, aud
it is understood that there will be very
little necessity for floating bonds tr
IiQuidatc the balance of the bonded in
dr~btclncs- falling due at this time. The
receipts from nd vnlorrm take, received
for December were unusually heavy, one
county alone, that Of Washington, turn
inc ii over $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
BECAUSE OF POOR PAY.
Hitchcock Says the Good Men Are
Leaving the Postal Service.

Washington, D. C.-"Failure at
this time to increase materially the
compensation of post office employees,
thus keeping pace with the advancing
wages in other lines of employment,
will seriously jeopardize the efficiency
of the service" This statement is
taken from the annual report of First
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock. The need of new legislation to
make the postal service more at
tractive in order to retain present en-
ployes, and as an inducement for good
men to enter the service, is treated
extensively by Mr.. Hitchcock, who has
a plan for the consideration OF con-
gress.
"The designations from the service
have increased at an alarming rate"
says the report. "and the standard OF
men going into the service has greatly
deteriorated in the last fiscal year"
a. The figures for October last show
that clerks were leaving the service
at an annual rate Of one in every five.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Baby Burned to Death.

The lg-mouths-oll daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs, JuiU, teens met with a most
fearful death at Columbus. Mrs, Gems
went up town, leaving her little daughter
asleep in the crib. Mr.. Gems returned
home about ) o'clock in the afternoon,
and found the room filed with smoke,
and his little daughter lying before the
crate, burned to a crisp. 1t is supposed
that the little tot must nave walked up
~omr time after her mother lett, and
that. in masking an effort to get out Of
the cradle, icll in the fire, Mrs. Gems
had been absent about two hours before
her husband arrived. and it is not known
exactly what time the accident oc.
Cured, or how long the little one sui.
Iered before death came to her relief.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
METCALFE AS H
WelLknown Newspaper Man Brings
Out Book.

Lincoln, Nebraska-Richard L. Met.
calfe, the talented associate editor
of Bryan's C%ommoner, has just issued
a neat book of zoo pages entitled "Of
Such Is the Kingdom" The book is
a story of stories. and at once, doubt
less, will enjoy a big run. 1t is made
up of writings by Mr.. Metcalfe turned
out while engaged in daily newspaper
work-human interest editorials-sto-
ries that will now, and have, touched
the heart strings of humanity and
make music in places dark and light.
Few books have appeared in the past
decade to compare with Mr.. Metcalfe's
maiden sfSort, and letters of congratu-
latton are being received by the author
from newspaper workers and others
from all over the country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
REPUDiATE EARTHQUAKE LOSSES
British Insurance Companies viii Not
Stand for Valparaiso.

London, Eng.-All the British in.
surance companies have re~pudiated
their liabilities arising from the earth.
quake at Valparaiso last year.
At a meeting of the Royal Insurance
Co. of Liverpool, the chairman said
the terms of the Valparaiso policies
differed from those of San Francisco.
The companies, he added, had all
agreed to resist the Valparaiso claims
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
PRESIDENTS new YEAR
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION WAS
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
FEWER NEGROES IN LINE
Boy with Skates Cordially Greeted and
Girl with Big Teddy Bear
Creates Laugh.

Washington, D. C.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt's New Years reception
at the White House was a brilliant
function, and was attended by about
$500 persons. The members Of the
diplomatic corps, officers of the army
and navy and representatives Of the
national and District governments and
Of the citizen public attended.
Fewer Negroes.
II was generally remarked that the
proportion Of negroes in the line was
smaller than in preyicls years, but
a number of negro civil war veterans
and Spanish war veterans joined with
military and patriotic societies In ex-
tending greetings to the president.
There was an unusually large num-
Der of children, and all were greeted
cordially By the president. One of the
most amusing figures was a ten-year-
old 10y with soiled hands and clothes
who carried a pair Of roller skates
thrown owe his shoulder. The presi.
dent laughed heartily as he wished
the little fellow a happy new year.
A pretty little girl carried a great
white Teddy Bear past the receiving
party, and provoked a hearty laugh
from the crowd gathered in the blue
room.
Next to the presidents reception in
interest, possibly, was that OF Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks. Secre-
tary and Mrs. Root entertained the
diplomatic corps at breakfast, a Gus
ton which was inaugurated by the
first secretary of state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
The Senate.

After two weeks of vacation the sen
ate sat for two and a half hours and
then adjourned until Monday. The
session was devoted entirely to the
further discussion Of President Roose-
velt's order Diminishing the negro
troops of the T%wenty.ifth infantry for
shooting up Brownsville, Tex. Sen.
ator Culberson, of Texas, defended the
president, and Senator Foraker, of
Ohio, replied, asking speedy action OF
his resolution for an investigation. No
action was taken, the case going over
until Monday.
Senator Gearing gave notice that on
Monday he would call up his resolu.
ton that negotiations be entered into
with Japan for a modification of the
existing treaty with that country.
Senator Nelson introduced a bill to
prohibit the sale of lands on which are
situated beds of coal, Ignite, asphalt,
petroleum and natural gas in the gov.
eminent domain until such deposits
have been exhausted.
Provisions Is made for leasing for
terms not exceeding one year for the
purpose of having them explored. Per.
sons making explorations and discov.
cries are to receive the preference in
the right to lease and work the de.
DOsitS,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Secretary Fred Muller. OF the Mis-.
.issippi state Immigration League, is
not permitting the fact that such an
organization is in existence to be over.
looked. He has prepared a circular,
which contains in condensed form the
platform and purposes of the league, and
this Ia to be given u wide circulation
through the State, and is accompanied
by a blank application for membership,
which the secretary asks the recipient
to study carefully, to sign the applicu-
ton blink, aud then return II with his
annual subscription as a member, the
dues having been fixed at IS a year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Mississippi College Endowment,

The announcement j. made by DR.. W.
T. Iowrcy, president of Mississippi Col
Icec at Clinton, "a the effect that the
n]rlnous work of raising the sum of
100000 as an additional endowment il
about to be successfully completed, af-
ter sixteen months Of hard work and un-
ccasinr effort. This increased cndow
mcnt means much to that venerable and
houorcd institution, from whose halls
have gone forth many young men who
have made gratifying progress in the life
Of this and other States, and which will
take rink with the best and most po'
tent Of its kind, and the added income
will be used TO make many needed and
desirable improvements. OF the amount
as raised. the sum If $4,000 was raised
by subscription among the Haptists of
Mississippi, and the balance was secured
from private sources,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
TRAIN IN A
Portland Express Ditched Near Com.
stock, Ore.

Portland, Ore,-The Northern Pa.
cihc passenger train No. IA, north
bound, known as the Portland ex.
press. ran into a washout near Com
stock, 25 miles south of Eugene, Ore.
According to information received
here. the engine and mail car went into
the ditch. The engineer is reported
missing. a mail clerk seriously hurt
and several passengers injured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
THE IRON INDUSTRY
FULL WoHk AND GOOD PRICES
DURING 1907.
TREMENDOUS CONSUMPTION
Western Roads Ordering for 1908, and
San Francisco Demands Struc-
turai Material.

New York, N. Y.-The conviction Ii
general throughout the iron industry
that the present tremendous rate OF
consumption will continue during the
first half Of the current year, coupled
with prevailing generally profitable
prices. There are many who are act
ing on the belief that work for full
capacity at present or even better
prices is assured for the whole of the
year 1907.
Caught UnaWares.
The iron industry Is passing again
through one of its frequent expert,
ences of being caught unawares by a
rapidly-expanding consumption fol-
lowed by a feverish activity to provide
adequate producing facilities which at
first fall In line Disappointment slowly,
and then make themselves felt surpris-
ingly suddenly. That may make its
appearance during the second half OF
1907.
Crops, Betterments and Money.
In Its last analysis the course Of
evests in the second half Of 1907 will
depend first on the crops, and second
ly on the ability of our country to
finance the betterments and enlarge
ments of its producing and transport
ing facilities. Time only a tell as
to the first, while, as to the second
we may have ample warning through
long-continued tightness of the money
market.
Large Orders Reported.
The report is current that two west
ern roads have placed orders ~aggregat-
ing 10000 tons for 1908 delivery, which
may be interpreted as meaning that
so much rolling capacity has been en-
gagged.
Among the sales of structural mate
rial is a lot Of 4,500 tons for Ave build
ings in San Francisco. 1t is believed
that during the current year a large
tonnage will be required for the strick-
en- city. This is in line with the earlier
expectations that the true demand
would not develop until a considerable
time after the disaster.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO,
Thanks President for Appointment Of
Gummere.

Washington, D. C~.--president Roose-
welt has received a letter from
the sultan of Morocco expressing his
gratitude for the appointment of Sam
uel R. Gummere as American minister
to Morocco. The letter ia written IN
Arabic. The sultan addresses the pres.
ident as The Most Cherished, The Elk.
allied. The Most Gracious Friend, Most
Honored and Excellent President of
the Republic OF the United States of
America, who is the Pillar Of Its Great
influence and the Director of It's Most
Important Affairs, the Most Celebrated
Preserver Of the Ties of True Friend.
ship, the Faithful Friend, Theodore
Roosevelt"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

DR.. \. V. Rowe, secretary Of the Bap.
list State Convention Board, announces
that the state cyancclists. the Rev.
otto Rambcr and the Rev. r, d. Solo
mon. have ccAimcnced Il tour of the
state, and all congregations desiring to
secure their services are requested to
notify Or. Rowe at Winonl. The two
eyangelists will be assisted in their work
ny Mr.. Reynolds, a trainer singer and
choir leader.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
IN CONGRESS


The house convened after the holi
day recess and adjourned after a SEES
sion Of Is minutes.
Immediately after the approval OF
the journal the credentials of w. +,
Englebright, of the First California
district, = to fill a vacancy caused by
the resignation of James Morris Gil
lett, and Charles G. Washburn, of the
Third Massachusetts district, vice
lockwood Hoar, deceased, were read,
and these two gentlemen proceeded to
the bar Of the house, where the speak,
er administered the usual oath.
No quorum being present, and no
committees being ready to report, ad-
journment was taken until Friday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

The picturesque Chinatown Of Pa.
cfhc Grove will soon be a thing Of the
past The site has been given to the
University Of California by the Pa.
ci8c Improvement company, and a bio.
logical laboratory viii soon be located
there, Professor Loeb Is to be at its
head, and there VIII be erected a
gronT II buildings costing about a
quarter OF n million, and accommo-
da.,ng 400 students.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
School Libraries.

Several Of the counties in the State
are taking advantage OF the law proyId-
ing Tor the formation OF school libraries,
which il Included in the acts OF 1906.
Under the provisions OF the law, rs
many as ten schools in a county may
receive from the county school fund the
sum Of $40 in each year toward the il
hrary fund, provided that school or dis
trict raises, at any rate, a like sum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
THE POOR TAKE LAST LOOK.
Stood for Hours to See the Face Of
Baroness Burdett-C outts.

London. Eng.-Many hundreds Of
persons visited the famous house on
Stratton street, where the Baroness
Burdett-Coutts died, to pay a last trib.
ute to the philanthropist. The coffin
was placed on a catalfalQue with 4
life-sEe portrait Of the baroness at It's
head. Long lines Of people, many
Of them belonging to poorer classes,
stood for hours u the streets await.
ing their turn to enter the mansion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

The duchess OF C%onuaught, wife Of
King Edwards brother, is said to be
very rich and very stingy, The two
usually go together. But do people
become rich because they are stlngy,
or do they get stingy because they be-
come rich? asks the Kansas City
Times,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Amendments by the Governor.

Ny direction Of the Governor, Score
tary OF State Power issued commissions
TOR in' following officials, whose terms
Of office began january /. 1907i Capt,
T. T. Rlount, of Water Valley, to be
Chancellor ol the TMtva District vice
Hon. j. T.. Wilson, resigned, RI he
trustees of the State pcnitcneary, uu,.
suapt to the new law, which bccomes
effective tomorrow; Howard Jones, Of
Kinds, First supreme District: VI, T,
Bishop, Of Lafayette, Second Districs
and Charles - Smith, Of Claiborne,
Third District. 20 bc superintendent of
the pcnitcntiary, Charles II. NeyloHd, OF
Milkinsnn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

chicago, lll.-A desperate etor.
y made to shoot Judge Charles
;, cutting Of the probate court :.
frank F. Ellerbrock of this citv
Is oe,'eved insane. Judge Cutting ..
capped injury as ii by a miracle
oVerpowered his assaiiant aftar
nerce fight. The incident occurrad =,
the entrance to the court room
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

FIVE MEN KILLED.
Were Beating Their Way on a FreIeh.
Train In California.

Sacramento, California.-Five un
identified men, tramps, were killed in
a freight train wreck at Floriston sta.
ton, a short distance beyond Truckee.
A broken truck on one of the box cars
caused the wreck, and four cars went
into the ditch. The track was torn
up for forty feet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Engineers have never doubted the
possibility of transmitting power from
the Victoria Falls Of the zambesi riv.
er to the great gold fields of the Trans.
wal, 7bO miles distant, but they have
questioned the economic s~ouudness OF
such an undertaking, on n commercial
scale, Nevertheless, contracts have
been let which show that the work
viii be undertaken, II is the most ex.
traordinary electric power scheme
eveT attempted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Shot Wife for BuruIar.

Paducah, Ky.-Mrs. George Kolb,
at Sixth and Clark streets. is dying
of~a bullet wound inflicted by her
husband, who mistook her for q bur
glar. MrsssKolb got up about 8 q. m.
to close the bedroom window. as It
was raining.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
~Sur,merland Ress,e.,

The .pwn of Summerlsnd issaaa state
of rcstlessness over the attempted as
sassination of a young white man thcrs
by an unknown negro. The negro was
later arrested at Erata, five miles north
of Laurel. Fearing a lynching, his cap.
tors lodged the place where the assault
was made and safely landed their pris.
oner in the county Jail at Raleigh.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

A Paris paper devoted to scientific
subjects announces the discovery Of n
workable method Of shielding watches
and clocks from all magnetic in
fuences, II Is said TO be the work Of
n Matchmaker named Leroy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Queen WilhelmIna shipped some
COWS from Holland for her husbands
estate In Mecklenburg Schworin But
they were stopped at the German
frontier uader the law forbIddiuE the
importation Of foreign cattle,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

There is In India a large element Of
wealth which is wholly inactive. The
boarded wealth in the form Of orna.
ments, iewelry and buried treasure
has been estimated at many millions.
II is largely held by princes, rajahs
and other mobiles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Prof, II. w, Wiley, Of the depart.
ment Of agriculture believes that tho
stalks of sweet corn might be made to
yield sugar Of the best quality. They
contain much more sugar than those
OF the common field corn, and the
sugar content is at its maximum
when the ears are pulled,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Chrysanthemums are good to cat
that is, the leaves Of the big. bushy
flower. much Ike a beautiful cabbage.
make a good salad II they are properly
prepared. In fact, the dish Is one that
Ia highly priced by the Chinese.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

1t Is grioyous to hnd Sir Thomas
Upton telling his fellow ritlshers
that we are so tremendously pros.
porous over here that we have abso.
lutely no regard for the value of
money, and that no business man ever
thinks Of counting his change at our
hotels, restaurants or elsewhere Il
Is anything but complimentary to IL
people, though quite likely Sir Tommy
doesn't mean to be unkind. H6 makes
us all almost as ridiculous as rich
Americans travelling abroad.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Effect OF Hartman Inquiry.

New York, n. Y,-The impending
inquiry into the relations of fie Ha-.
riman group of railroad properties by
the interstate commer"- commission
is the occasion Of some depression In
the stock market,