The Brunswick Times-Call, 1900-09-11

DHfii 11 IS IN MIL Tie Bepblicm Majority Has Been Gat Don. LOST Tin pm CENT. Returns Prom Forty Small Cities Give the Republicans 11,197 and the Democrats 6,027. Portland, Sept. 10. - Return* from fifty town* give Hill, republican candidate for governor, 11,197; and Lord, democratic, 6,027. At this hour. 11 p. at., tbeee are all the returns in, but these precinct*, aa compared with the figures of four years ago, indicate a republican loaa of thirteen per oent, end a democratic gain of fourteen per cent, In case the balloting had been the same ratio throughout the State, the republican majority will be aomething tbe neighborhood of 32,700. WHEELER 8 TIME UP. V ' He Wept on the Retired List of th e Army Yesterday. Sept. 10. -At noon today Wen. Joe Wheeler, commander of the department of the lakes, ceased to be an officer of the United St Ues army. His retirement was officially commu communicated - nicated communicated to h : m by a telegram from Washington when he surrendered his command to Gen. James H. Wade, who will remain in charge until Major Gen. Otis comes to assume permanent control of the department. Qcn. Wheeler left last night for his home at Montesaco, Ala THE OYSTER ROAST It Is Sure to Bea Big Success - Will lie Given Tomorrow Night. The oyster roast to be given by the la la'dleS - 'dleS la'dleS oLthe Eastern Star order tomorrow night promises to be a very enjoyable affair. The bivalves will be roasted and served right from the lire. Remember the placo is the vacant lot between the National hank and Ogle Ogletborpe - tborpe Ogletborpe hotel. NEW PAPER IN ATLANTA. It is reported that six members of the Atlanta Evening Journal have re resigned, - signed, resigned, end, with a number of other well-known newspaper men, will io the course of the next few weeks pub publish - lish publish an afternoon paper, to be known aa tbe Atlanta Daily News. Walter Howard, formerly of the New Y r ork Journal, will be editor qf tbe new ebeot. It ie B'<l that Jo* l Hurt, presi president - dent president o£ the Atlanta Railway aDd Power Company, which competes with Mr. Atkineon'* company, is behind the new paper.

Rations li Tents Hate Been Seat Already. LIST OF DEAD GROWING Reports Reoeived by the Grovera 1 * ment Show the Number Dead Will Go Over 5,000. Washington, Sept 10. - President Me - Kinley, this afternoon, ordered fifty thonsand rations and ten thousand tenta sent as soon as possible to the scene of the Texas hurricane disasters. Govern Government - ment Government reports indicate that the loss of. life, is greater than th,e figures given at first by the press association. The president will do eyerything in his power to aid the unfortunate vict - - lms of thf terrible storm. WOOD WANTED. The City Ashsfor Bid* for Three Hun-e dred Cords, TJhe following from chairman Thomas, is self-explanatory : Brunswick, jjipf. 10,1*00. bida will be reoeivedpat the oity to'aml including Kg <^Bh(M|ful l0 svB ; (pine, l foot lengl|y * V,'hrercd at the city crerfi; i 'T f . J4onnnittee reserves the and aK hide. - gjgjrafrl lN W. Thomas, ChahfteijWWirohaaing Committee. T)iD NOT SUICIDE. itW York, Sept. 10.-Aahley N. Thresher, of St. Louis, and Mrs, Thresher, formerly Mtb. Carrie IV Smith, of San Franoieco. sailed from here today for Europe on their honey honeymoon. - moon. honeymoon. The incident discloses ro - romantic mantic romantic situations. Mrs. Thresher, the Mrs. Smith, first met her present hua--- band as an employer, just after the death of Mr. Smith. Lontly and de despondent, - spondent, despondent, site attempted her life on the anniversary of her first husband's death. She recovered, and returned to her friends in San Francisco. Then it was that her employer, Mr Thresher, found that be loved her She responded ft. bi> sffeot.on. fiance ibis honeymoon. ENGLISH ' K3SELS GONE. Bar Harbor. Sept. 10 - The British. North Atlantic squadron, under Vice Admiral Bedford, will sail from thia port tomoirow evening after a week of* entertainment by the social element here. An exhibition drill by the British by a reception and limcb limcb: - : limcb: On Admiral Bedford's flagship will conclude 'be piogram, The American squadron, under Admiral Farquhar.wlli remain here several day*.

buildings. Not a residence .or busines* house is left standing in Alvin, stocks of goods and house furniture are ruined, and crops are a total loss. An Appeal for Help. jßap ' Antonio, Sept. 10. - Governor Bayers has made an urgent appeal for help to all. Everything is wrecked, and , the greatest distress prevails. Rice Damaged. New Orleans, Sept. 10. - A trip over tha Bto.m stricken section along the Mississippi river, starting 30 miles below the city and reaching to the gulf, shows a damage of about SIOO,OOO to the rice crop; Truck farms, poultry, cattle and other damage will double the amount. The river rose six feet during the storm and flooded the district. The disabled steamer Oteri was towed into Port Eads - all well. Started Dali at, Texas, Sept I%*-Tbe Dallas News is in receipt of the following tele telegram - gram telegram from Will Stapleton, of the Den Denver - ver Denver JispnMloan : Denver Repub Republican - lican Republican has started a relief fund for Gal Galveston - veston Galveston with a subscription 100, and will push movement with all possible vigor Denver will respond generous generously." - ly." generously." -

House*, Plotting. Sljjhunflred houses havebeou destroy destroy.ed, - .ed, destroy.ed, and dwgiTiinjfc can be seen Seating ardund fho .cij'J' with ulkny dead;bodies on the®. .ot of the houses destroyed "* rjov- *3 A* jjeriPm the main residence part, of the Clty.lir Darkpess. Last night the entire city waa in dark dark.ness, - .ness, dark.ness, not a light of any kind could be seen, and people in an effort to get to safe places were drowned^ Water $1 Per Pint. There is a great water famine in the cjty and many are perishing. Number# of colored people have large boats and pro gfttiug water from wher wherever - ever wherever they can and sellipg it at $! per plut. Thedenprnd at Ibis price is great supplied. of Alvin Demolished. _ ' r Houston, Sept. lir=Rep6rig from the country between Houston alia Ualvos* ton are very meager. The town of A1 vin is practlcatly demolished, and the loss of life there is reported to be great, Hitchcock has Buffered severely from the tornado, while the little town of Pearl has lost fiver one half of her

WAYCROSS RAILWAY. . T Street System to be Built in the Near Future. Waycross, Ga., Sept. 10. - For the past year or more the Satilla Manu Manufacturing - facturing Manufacturing Company has been discuss discussing - ing discussing the feasibility of giving Waycross an electric street oar line. The company has ample power at its plant in Old Nine, aud the only extra expense would be for track and rolling stock, At a recent meeting of the directors it was decided to launch ihe under undertaking - taking undertaking as soon as neoessary arrange arrangements - ments arrangements could be completed. The Waycrosa and Suburban Rail Railroad - road Railroad Company bah been organiied and application made for charter. The capital stock of the company .is to be 125,000, with tbe privilege of increas increases - es increases to $lOO,OOO. Tbe line is to take in all the principal business and resi residence - dence residence streets; and will extend to the different suburban settlements going by the fair grounds to Satllla river.

Dallas, Tax., Sept, 10. - The relief forces which have been aen%* to.-tha sceoh if the great storm In Galveston by the rallraods, have wired that the* .Joss of life in that city and along the coast will exeeed five thousand and may reach ten thousand , Reports received in thia city from railroad officials in Galveston state that the number of lives lost in that,city alone will exoeed three thousand. The prospeots now are that a water famine confronts the survivors on all sides of Galveston and Houston. Cotton Crop Gone. '*y| f * It is the cotton at Galveston and Houitou is totally destroyed and the loss in these two cities is estimated at between fifteen twenty million dollars. It ie thought that there will also be mu oh loss in Virginia Point, north and south along the bay front, in suoh places as Texas City, Dickenson, Hitchcock, Haabrook and other inter intermediate - mediate intermediate pointe. It ja stated that the total loss in cotton will be between thirty and forty million dollars.

HAS FINISED. ;r t -* H: ' V Expert Bray Has Completed His Work. ' -7 T~~ The hooks of ftigscity treasurer have been cFccke'.i liy Krpert Bray and his re port eaa been tamed over to the may mayor, - or, mayor, who wiHk probably have it read to council at the next meeting. Mr. Bray goes to Tennessoa to check up a bank teller who is short, and after completing that work he will be called to Oklahoma, where be has a cashier's books to check up, LARGE TRANSPORT. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 10. - The Urge steamer Inverness, 3,313 tone, was formally turned over to' the United States cffloieU here today for use for transport service in the Philippines. Tbe veseel is large and commodious, and will at once be placed in commis commission. - sion. commission. Two other ships have been se secured - cured secured by the government from tbe Britisb-Araerican line for a like ter terries. - ries. terries. They will all be used for carry carrying - ing carrying army and other supplies.

ment of permanent headquarters. Pre Preparations - parations Preparations have been made to win all the votes possible, and tlissP "spell "spellbinders" - binders" "spellbinders" are out in force. M .MEETING AT BUFFALO. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 10. - A monster ratilloation was beld in this city tc tc:v - :v- tc:v :- t, night. Senator Cushman K, Davis, of Minneapolis, was tbe star speaker. Visltory were many. NEW DAKOTA LINE Alliance, Neb., Sept. 10. - A new railroad line operated by the Burling Burlington - ton Burlington between here and Brush, Col., was formally opened to general traffic tos day. The branch is over 138 miles long, and means much to the mining interests of Colorado snd tbe Blsok Hills, as it connects Denver and tbe riob mining distriot of Booth Dakota. The line will also prove of great bent fit in tbe development ofthewf t rr part of Nebraska and tbe northwest northwestern - ern northwestern section of Colorado.