The Brunswick News, 1903-05-07

ALLISON MILL BURNED. Loaded Cans Were Also Destroyed at Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, Ga., May 6 - The large sawmill of the Allison Lumber Com Company, - pany, Company, including the dry kiln and con considerable - siderable considerable lumber, was burned between 11 and *l2 o'clock today. Five cars loaded with lumber on the sidetracks r/oi*,;,Jii--o consumed, wnich means a * r w Vo the A.iahiic and Birm Birmingham - ingham Birmingham Railroad Company. Operations at the mill proper have been suspended several weeks, hut the planing mill was running today when the fire occurred. The fire started in front of the furnace in the pile of shavings which are blown from the planing mill, some 200 feet away, and which was saved by the heroic ef efforts - forts efforts of the fire department. The lire spread rapidly, and it is estimated that in less than three min minutes - utes minutes front the time the blaze was dis discovered - covered discovered the mill and the dry kiln were wrapped in flames, and too hot to bo approacued near enough by the fire firemen - men firemen for effective work. Strang© enough, the lire occurred when the stand pipe at the water plant was emptied for the first time in many months. Notice had been given and it was well advertised that the standpipe was temporarily emptied lor the purpose of being cleaned. This, however, had little effect, as the fire company found a good pressure soon after connection was made and the tire pressue pumps at the station did very fine work. The property of the Allison Lumber Company was placed in the iiands of a receiver November 17th, last, and had just been surrendered try Re Receiver - ceiver Receiver J. E. Mercer to Trustee in Bankruptcy Lon Dickey. The loss amounts to about SIO,OOO, and as the property was uninsured, will he borne by tile creditors of the Allison Lum Lumber - ber Lumber Company. There is about $lO,- 000 of other properly of the estate that will be sold by the trustee aud applied to the debts of the firm.

w.t irmighl, was a J * ponded io by Frank A. Hooper, past grand chancellor. 12 m - Morning session of grand lodge at K. of P. hall. Adjournment, grand lodge at K. of P. hall. Adjourn Adjournment - ment Adjournment 8 p. m - Conferring rank of Knight at Grand opera house by the following officers and team: King, J. W. Aus Austin; - tin; Austin; herald, S. W. Hewin; master-at master-atarms, - arms, master-atarms, Wilson; two attendants, B. V. Myers and W. W. Durham; monitor, E. S. Myers; Pythagoras, G. VV. Lew Lewis; - is; Lewis; chancellor commander, Dr. E. E. Hall; vice chancellor commander, W. H. Harrison; prelate, W. M. Smith; master of work, Hiram Gardner; sen senators, - ators, senators, Dr. W. H. McLaughlin, T. H. Jeffriei, F. R. Alston, Wallace Rhodes, R. Eubanks, Shepard Bryan, E. W. Mitchell, B. F. Darden, and E. E. Pom Pomeray. - eray. Pomeray. ; Following is the program for May 20th: 9 a. m - Morning session of Grand lodge at K. of P. hall. 12 m - Grand parade of the Uni Uniformed - formed Uniformed Rank of K. of P. to Piedmont park. 1:20 p. m - Grand barbecue at Pied Piedmont - mont Piedmont park. 3 p. m - Exhibition drill ana prize drill by 25 teams of the Uniform Rank, K. of P. Afternoon session of the Grand lodge at the K. of P. hall. During this meeting of Ihe Grand Lodge will occur the annual election of officers for the ensuing year, and it is almost certain that C. M. Milan, of Cartersvflle will be elected to the rank of grand chancellor commander. A contest is on for the keeper of rec records - ords records and seal. The office is now held by W. H. Leopold, of Savannah, who is filling out the unexpired term of his father, who died recently. F. Ro Roland - land Roland Alston, of Atlanta, wiil oppose Mr. Leopold's re-election. For outer guard the following Knights are an announced: - nounced: announced: R. L. J. Smith, of Jefferson; Mr. McArthur, of Augusta, Max Isaacs, of Brunswick, and Judge R. B Russell, of Wander.

MASONS MEETING IN ROME. Seventh District Holding Annual Con Convention - vention Convention There. Rome, Ua., May 6. - The third an annual - nual annual Masonic convention for the sev seventh - enth seventh district of Georgia was called to order here this morning at 11 o'clock in the Masonic temple by Grand Mas Master - ter Master Meyerhardt. The indications are that this will he by far the greatest gathering of Ma Masons - sons Masons ever assembled in Georgia if not in the entire south. More than fif fifteen - teen fifteen hundred Masons will be on hand. Worshipful Master Meyerhardt has received letters from all parts of Georgia and Alabama shewing that the attendance this year wiil be larger titan ever before and that the spaci spacious - ous spacious Masonic temple wiil bo taxed to its utmost capacity. The Masons of Rome will do their utmost to make the entertainment a magnificent success in every partic particular. - ular. particular. FISHING AT CUMBERLAND. Pleasant Party of People are Now on / the Island. The season at Cumberland is now well under way and quite a large num number - ber number of guests are already at the ho hotels, - tels, hotels, among them being Messrs. Jor Jorges, - ges, Jorges, Southerland and James, of Cincin Cincinnati; - nati; Cincinnati; Dr. Creighton, Col. Russell and Dr. Frazer, of St. Louis, and Mr. Mor Morgan, - gan, Morgan, of Jacksonville. This party has probably broken the record for sheephead fishing on the island, and during their short visit there they have caught over a hundred pounds of slieephead. Manager Jacobi, who was in the city yesterday, says fish are bitting fine on the island this year. He expects a large season and says by the first of June his hotel will probably be tilled with guests.

FOR MUROEP. OF HIS WIFE. John Hays is Jailed in South Caro Carolina. - lina. Carolina. Columbia, S. C. May 6. - John Hays was committed to jail in Walhalla to today - day today charged with, the murder of his wife, who was shot and instantly killed on.the morning of April 2fith. John E. Mason, magistrate, committed Hays upon an affidavit of Mr. Crame, the father of the wife of young Hays. It was currently reported that Mrs. Hays had committed suicide and had left a note saying why she had done so. The arrest of young Hays has caused a great deal of excitement in the community where all the persons live. The parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Hays are well known farmers. ROOSEVELT HAD TO BE GOTTEN RID OF. President Wilson's Idea of How He Came to be Advanced. Chicago, May G - President Roose Roosevelt - velt Roosevelt owes his high position to the fact that hiT was a politician who did not to office, saial'r. Wooß Wooß-1 - -1 Wooß-1 -*-**' 'J-lnJ'yit;. lasi annual mfebt.ing of*thiErTTntieth Cen Century - tury Century Club. The subjecvof his address was "Patriotism." "Roosevelt was thrown aside by the politicians," continued the speaker. "He attended meetings and became one of them, but if things did not suit ham ho said so. He was so sure ho knew how things ought to be done and he was so much trouble to the politicians that they gave him a po position - sition position to get rid of them. If men would study politics not striving for office it would change the face of af affairs - fairs affairs all over the country. The dan danger - ger danger in our age is not partisanship, hut our thoughtful men will belong to no party. Don't form yourself into a third party. Don't isolate yourself. Go into the arena and take an active

There will be a military parade on a gigantic scale aud a big reception so that all may see the president. On Wednesday the speech to the people of California will he given and the occasion will he marked by a magnif magnificent - icent magnificent display ot fireworks, the Grand army will hold their annual en encampment - campment encampment here during the week. This will bring many visitors to the cny trom various parts of California and Nevada. Passenger officials of the railroad- uiecasl one ol the largest crowds ever entertained jn Ban Francisco. 1- l&gfc BY A NEW ROUTE. B. & B. Excursionists to Savannah to Go by Oflerman. Beginning next Sunday the Bruns Brunswick - wick Brunswick aud Birmingham railroad will put on an early train to Savannah which will give the people of Bruns Brunswick - wick Brunswick more time iu the Forest City when they go over on the Sunday ex excursions. - cursions. excursions. By an arrangement with the Atlau tic Coast Line, the B. & B. will here hereafter - after hereafter make connections at Offcrinan for Savannah. At present the train, which connects with the Staboard at Thalmann, does not leave Brunswick until after to o'clock in the morning, reaching Sav Savlan - lan Savlan nail about one in the afternoon, and then leave that city about three which only gives our people a short saty there. Under this new arrangement, the B. & B. excursion train will leave about 5;30 o'clock in the morning and will go to Offerman, where connections will be made with the A, O. L., rear, ing Savannah about 9 o'clock and will leave there about live in the af afternoon, - ternoon, afternoon, thus giving the passengers quite a long stay.

A BIG MEETING IS 01 IN MACON - - MANY DELEGATES ARE ATTEND ATTENDING - ING ATTENDING THE SUGARCANE CON CONVENTION. - VENTION. CONVENTION. BRUNSWICK MEN THERE . - a>. Our City is Represented by Congress Congressman - man Congressman Brantley, Col Goodyear ant! Hon Edwin Brobston - They Will All Speak., °| y > Macon, May fi - The conven convention - tion convention of cane growers of the United States which opened in Macon today is Rje largest, gathering of its kind ever held in this country. Louisiana, Florida, Georgia and other states where the industry flourishes are well represented and in addition there are many agricultural authorities from Washington and elsewhere in atten attendance. - dance. attendance. The sessions are to continue through tomorrow. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is to address the eonventlo on the sub subject, - ject, subject, "The Relationship of the Agri Agriculture - culture Agriculture Department to Southern Agri Agriculture." - culture." Agriculture." Dr. H. W. Wiley, of the United States Department of Agricul Agriculture - ture Agriculture will speak of the history aud de development - velopment development of the beet sugar industry. Dr. W. C. Stubl/s, director of the Lou Louisiana - isiana Louisiana experimental station, is down for an address on "Cultivation aud Manufacture of Sugar Cane in the United States and Foreign Countries." Other persons of pit who are expected to address t\S vention are Governor Terrell, of Georgia, Sen Senator - ator Senator A. S. Clay, and Chancellor W. B. Hill, of the University of Georgia.

rather taken for granted. Their aim is anything to heal Roosevelt. SOUTHERN LOSES THE CASE. Violated Provisions of Law in Buying Virginia Road. Richmond, May 6. - The' United Slatop circuit court of appeals has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of the interstate commerce commission agalnsi the Southern railway, u which flip pi,un pi,untiff - tiff pi,untiff claimed that in purchasing the Atlanta and Danville railway the Southern violated the anti-trust law. The object of the suit was to se secure - cure secure a reduction ot Ihe freight rales at Danville, Va., which were claimed to he excessive compared with the rates in force in Richmond, Lynch Lynchburg - burg Lynchburg aud other southern clues. The plaintiff contended that the Southern railway sought to take advantage ol ils own wrong iu violating the anti antitrust - trust antitrust act by treating a noiifcompetitive poim aim ..u, uig rates on treight that are uem.y aouoie wuai they are to competitive point.-.. 'rile eomt below in rendering ns decision, said that evidence is tnai, while there was uompetition ia iting business oetwbeu tie .manieru and the Atlanta aud Danviu. mu; . ~,i petition did not reduce rates; iliai im, iact that the Danville rales were low as the Richmond ami Lynchburg rates prior to tSSii does not am.. the question; that this was prior to tile passage ot the anti-ir'i.-i m i a,id prior to tlie reduction i,. rates by m,. Norfolk and Western aim tne t hi aku akupeake - peake akupeake and Ohio. EVERY BULLET STRUCK A MARK

THE EARLY CLOSING. Looks Like the Clerks Will Have to Work Until 7 This Summer. No steps have so far been takei by any of tho merchants towards in inaugurating - augurating inaugurating the early closing move movement - ment movement in Brunswick this summer, and from preset indications it loks as if the clerks will have to work until 7 o'clock. It seems that a majority of tho merchants are in favor of closing at. six, but still there are two or three who are not willing to enter the agree agreefrom - from agreefrom present indications it looks as if they wilt all agree not to agree. However, it is understood that the ladies will probably take the matter in chargo again shortly and will cir circulate - culate circulate a petition, asking all of the merchants to sign it. SOON TO BEGIN WORK. Bcwen & Thomas to Commence co New School Building, Bowen & Thomas, the well known builders, who have been awarded the Contract for the erection of the New Town school house, by the board of education, will begin work on the new structure within the course ot a week or two. The material has all been ordered and will be ready for the con contractors - tractors contractors to commence work shortly. This building, which is to be erect erected - ed erected out on E street, will be one of the handsomest structures in that sect sect - >n - - >n sect - >n of the city, and will be ready for so by tho time school begins next aason.