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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
VOLUME 8, NO. 22/.
The Leaders Are Urged to Interest Themselves in the Lyceum. Brunswick Needs It. Watch for Announcement.
DR. GOITERAS GOES
TO SHAKE OP TEXAS
And See if Any Lone Star Mi
crobes Drop Into
His Bag.
EDWARDS IS SORELY STRICKEN.
Three New Cases and Two Deaths In New
Orleans-Three New Ones
in Mobile.
New Orleans, Sept. 27.—Dr. John
Guiteras, the yellow fever expert en
gaged by the marine hospital author
ities, arrived on a special train shortly
after 3 o’clock this morning and im
mediately went to the St. Charles ho
tel, where he retired. He has not yet
made known his intentions as to when
He will proceed to Texas, where it is
his intention to examine into the fe
ver prevailing at Galveston and other
points. The Southern Pacific rail
road is making arrangements for a
special train to leave here Wednesday.
Dr. Carter of the marine hospital ser
vice and President Ohpbant will,be
aboard. It is expected Dr. Silverman
of Texas will join the party. The
train will stop at various points' on
the Southern and Texas Pacific roads
'between here and Shreveport and
gather up the health officers in the
different parishes and towns for a con
ference to decide upon a united line
of action in the matter of quarantines
against infected points and of hand
ling property disinfected and vouohed
for by merchants m New Orleans.
There is some anxiety among the
planters about obtaining laborers to
work in the fields and sugar houses.
The labor thus employed is from New
Orleans and the rigidity of quarantine
has made it well nigh impossible for
planters to get help needed.
No attempt was made last night to
' destroy the Beauregard school build
ing, which is being used as a fever
hospital, and the authorities expect
' to remove a number of patients to this
■ hospital today. The mayor will prop
erly guard the building at night;
though in spite of threats it is not
thought that the building will again
’■be attacked.
Three new cases and two deaths
jver* reported up to noon in the city.
STRICKEN EDWARDS.
Edwards, Miss., Sept, 27, —Seven
new cases of yellow fever are reported
since 7o’clock last night, Daniel Red
field, the mayor, was stricken down
this morning. There is much prayer
for frost. The weather remains un
changeable, with chilly nights and
warm days. A special train from
Vicksburg arrived at noon with nurses
and provisions.
AT MOBILE.
Mobile, Sept. 27.—There have been
three new cases in the past 24 hours
and three have been discharged. The
reported cases at Bloden Springs and
Womack Hill are authoritatively de
nied.
TWO ARE HELD.
They Tried to Evade the Savannah Quar
antine Laws-
Savannah, Sept. 27.—The quarantine
laws of Savannah must be respected.
The sanitarv board is a unit on this
matter. There can be no tampering
with the laws that are thrown out as
a safeguard to health. This was con
clusively shown this afternoon at the
action ot the sanitary board in dispos
ing of two cases that came before it
for investigation. These were the
cases of Mr. J. Randolph Anderson
and a Mr. Sizer, both of whom arrived
in Savannah this morning.
They did not have health certificates
properly made out and were reported
by the quarantine officers at Meldrim.
They were ordered to report to the
sanitary board at 1 o’clock and did so.
Their explanations were not clear
enough to satisfy the members of the
board and it was decided to place
them both on the docket and let Re
corder liartridge investigate the cases
further. T hey wiLl probably be heard
tomorrow morning.
WRONG VIOLENCE.
Savannah Strikers Beating the Men Who
Continue to Work.
Savannah, Sept. 27.—A colored man
named Maxwell was badly beaten in a
bar on West Broad street this morn
ing by an unknown man supposed to
be a striker. It seems that one of the
strikers asked Maxwell if he intended
working. The man replied in the af
firmative. Before the words were
cold upon his lips he was struck from
behind and badly beaten.
Maxwell’s friends wanted him to
~v \
swear out a warrant for his assailant,
but this Maxwell refused to do.
The workingmen seem to be afraid
of the strikers. Cimar Gaiilard, one
of the workers, said in police court
this morning that the strikers liad a
plan to beat all workingmen. Gail
lara says that a striker will engage a
worker in conversation and that while
the men are talking someone will
strike the workingman from behind.
Gaiilard says that there have been
several men beaten in this manner.
THE MARKETS.
Quotations By Telegraph for The Times’
Commercial Readers.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Grain Letter.
Savannah, Sept. 27. —The weakness
which prevailed here on Saturday, a
decline of about 2 cente per bushel in
Liverpool, an increase of 1,650,000
bushels on passage and a slight in
crease in the Russian and Danub’.an
shipments were the bearish consider
ations in the wheat market. The
opening prices in consequence were
oft' about 1 cent per bushel from last
week's close. The teeling for a while
was decidedly weak, prospects fora
large increase in the visible supply
being another feature which encour
aged short selling. The buying for
a while was not attractive, but later
in the session increased, orders com
ing both from New York and St. Louis.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Stock Letter.
Savannah, Sept. 27.—The stock mar
ket suffered a reaction after the open
ing, firm and fractionally higher, but
it was turned into buoyancy by the
semi-official announcement through
the bureau that the government would
accept foreclosure of bankers’ com
mittee. Additional stimulus to the
recovery was given by the brilliant
railroad gross and net reports pub
lished today, as well as by the more
peaceful political advices and the bet
ter outlook for stamping out the yel
low fever in the south. The returns
of the railways in the south were es
pecially indicative of the slight inter
ruption to business caused by the
prevalence of the disease in scattered
localities.
Paine, Murphy & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
Savannah, Sept. 27.—Under the in
fluence of a weak Liverpool market,
the heavy receipts at the ports and in
terior and renewed liquidation on the
part of discouraged holders, our mar
ket opened weak 8 to 11 points lower.
At the opening the nearby positions
suffered the greatest decline, the mar
ket becoming steadier as the call pro
gressed, the more distant positions
making a loss of only a point or two.
Prices have subsequently adjusted
themselves to a basis of from 5 to 6
points under Saturday’s close and
holds gteady at that point. It must
be admitted that from a speculative
standpoint the market at the present
time offers very little encouragement.
Chioago Quotations.
Paine Murphy & Co.’s Quotations.
Wheat— Open. High. Close
December 90 1-4 91 5-8 91
May 1-2 90 1-2 o 5-8
Corn--
December 29 1-4 29 7-s 20 7 s
May 92 7-s 32 S3 114
1 lata--
December 20 20 1-8 20 1 4
May 22 5 8 22 3-4 23
Pork--
December 8.15 8.30 8 on
October 8.05 8.17 8 17
, Lard--
December 4.40 4.55 , -n
October 4.32 4 47 4 4-
Sbles-
December 4.70 4 87 4 85
October 4.90 3.00 5^02
BRUNSWICK, GA. ( TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 189/0
LDETGERT’S WIFE
DEAD OR LIVING?
That Is the Puzzling Question
That Confronts the Chi
cago Jury.
PRETTY lARY IS EIGUSED.
A Man Who SaiJ Hs Saw the Missing Lady.
The Case Will Last Three
More Twists.
Chicago,'Sept. 27.—The ’peginning
of the sixth week of the 'LP'etgert
trial today brought to the courtroom
a larger and more heteTOgetJOns
crowd {than usual. States Attorney:
Deneen expressed the belief today
that at least three and possibly four
weeks more would be required to com
plete the presentation of the case.
Physical improvement, due Cos Sunday
rest and massags treatment, was no
ticeable in Luetgert’s loi'ks as he ap
peared in the courtroom. Mary Siem
mering, the servant girl w hose cross-*
examination was in progress Satur
day when court adjourned, was re
called, Around this witness, accord
ing to the theory of the prosecution,
the motive for the alleged murder of
Mrs. Luetgert centers. Luetgert’s
infatuation for his pretty servant girl
is claimed by the prosecution to have
been the inciting motive to his
crime. When she went on the witness
stand today to again endure, as she
supposed, the cross-examination of
State’s Aetorney DeneeD, which is
electric in its rapidity . Mary Siem
mering appeared composed and defi
ant. Her cheeks flushed, which indi
cated apparently some mental excite
ment, but the woman, it was evident,
had made up her mind to control her
feelings and not permit the state’s at
torney to contuse her.
Greatly to her surprise and appar
ent relief Assistant State’s Attor
ney McEwen asked questions and did
not keep her on the stand long. His
cross-examination was not severe.
Jacob Melber of Wheaton, 111., testi
fied that on May 6 on saw a woman at
6 a. m. whose description tallied with
that of Mrs. Luetgert. She inquired
the way to Elmhurst. Melber is a
butcher. He said he saw Mrs. Luet
gert once last summer. When asked
upon cross-examination, to describe
the misssing woman he could not do
so and was excused. Charles Boehnke,
who worked for Luetgert 16 years,
testified that on April 28 he had a
brief conversation with Mrs. Luet
gert and she seemed depressed and re
marked chat “things were going bad
in the house.” She said, according to
the witness, that she would go the
country and work as a servant.
A BARK LOST.
The Carrie L. Tylor From Savannah,
Abandoned at Sea.
- New York, Sept. 27.—The British
tramp steamer Egremont Castle ar
rived today from Fernandlna with the
captain and crew of the lumberladen
bark Carrie L. Tyler, from Savannah
for New York, which was abandoned
at sea 50 miles S. SE. of FryiDgpan
shoals on September 24 in a dismasted
and waterlogged condition.
Monday, September 20, a northern
gale was encountered with enormous
seas, which swept over the vessel fore
and aft, causing her to plunge and
labor heavily. The bark sprang a
leak and on Wednesday morning she
became unmanageable.
The water gained in the hold until
the bark was waterlogged and Captain
Jayne ordered the masts cut away,
leaving the vessel in a helpless condi
tion . The next day the steamer Egre
mont Castle hove in sight and Captain
Jayne and his crew—seven in num
ber —took to their boats and abandoned
the wreck.
STRIKE ABORT OVER;
COTTON MEN WORK.
Tie Mallory, Johnston and Church
ill Gangs Capitulated
Yesterday.
LUMBER WORKERS WILL FOLLOW.
Imported Labor Came in Poroe and Broke the
Backbone of the Strike—The
.Situation.
The strike is practically broken.
The cotton men have capitulated. The
steamships will be worked thie morn
ing by home labor. The lumbermen
are still apparently stubborn, but
their backbone is weak. In less than
two day-a all the gangs will be at work
as they wte two weeks ago.
Imported'iafeor did the work. Yes
terday morning the docks were alive
with it. Johnston's, j£n sang at their
work* Churchill’s white men handled
cotton and phosphate as though “to
the manner born.” Curtis Cwtaras
had liftmen negroes from the turpen
tine district Glynn county
white men loau. !ts it4 ‘ Rir ' veßSel? -
Hirsch & Cos. had tweV' 1 *
negroes at work. Captain
wharf was alive with Tmported in
There seemed to be no end to them.
In the meantime Curtis a- Carreras
(fitted up a commissary at the foot of
London street, placed an armed guard
on watch and notified their men that
they would be fed and housed without
interference.
The striking laborers loafed on the
outskirts of the wharves all the morn
ing. There was a noticeable falling
off in the attendance at the all-day
meeting. The negroes saw that their
plaoes were being taken by out-of
town men, and realized that another
Saturday night without pay would
mean serious deprivation.
The cotton workers—i. e. Knights of
Labor—refused to listen further to
their white advisers and capitulated.
Asa result the home workmen will
return this morning to the Mallory,
Churchill and Johnston line wharves.
The shippers deny that ibere is any
increase in wages. The*strikers re
turn to work on the old scale.
The imported labor will be discard
ed by the shippers, as they much pre
fer home labor, provided it can be ob
tained on reasonable terms.
The return of the cotton men will,
nrturally, be followed by the return
of the longshoremen, or lumber men,
They will not be able to hold out
much longer, especially after the
breaking of the backbone of the strike.
The settlement of the labor troubles
will be a great thing for Brunswick,
as it will restore the city’s healthy and
normal trade, put a stop to the cash
diverting commissaries and prevent
further delays to shipping.
But, the strikers changed tbeir
minds once before, and they may be
intimidated again. Today will tell
the tale.
The strikers claim that they are
given an increase, receiving for nine
hours’ work what they formerly got
for ten hours. The following notice
from the cotton men gives their side
of it:
We, the cotton men of Brunswick,
have agreed to go to work for Mr.
Churchill and Mr. Strachan for $2.60
and $8 per day of nine hours.
F. F. Woodson,
Secretary Brunswick Bay View Cotton
Assembly No. 1676.
CAPTAIN AND CREW.
The Survivors of the Minnie Anna Bonsall
Reach Port.
The four-masted schooner Uarold
ine, which reached port yesterday,
brought Captain Bonsall and the crew
of the ill-fated schooner Minnie Anna
Bousall, which went down in the ter-
rible gale of last week off this coast. %
The captain and his crew had an
awful experience, which they vividly
tell. Their schooner was a total loss,
and it was by a miraculous interposi
tion that they escaped with their lives.
The Haroldine picked the survivors up
just in the nick of time, when they
were well-nigh exhausted from bat
tling with the elements.
Captain Bonsall was the owner of
the wrecked schooner and lost his all
onboard. He was kindly cared for by
Captain Hall, of the Haroldine, and
will return to his home in New Eng
land by rail.
The wrecked schooner was valued at
SIB,OOO, with a cargo valued at $4,000.
Her cargo consisted of lumber. The
wreck occurred in latitude 30.35, lon
gitude 79.10. Captain Bonsall esti
mated that the wind was blowing 90
miles an hour at the time of the
wreck.
T&E JEWISH HOLIDAY.
Was Observed Yesterday iby Suspension of
Business and Usual Services.
Beginning at sunset Sunday evening
the first day of the Jewish new year
was observed. It began at sunset
Sunday evening and ended at sunset
yesterday. As usual, all stores be
longing to Hebrews were closed and
,i£ was recognized as a holiday.
iThe,aew year is 5058, counting from
the creation of man. It is a season of
solemnity, ro.view, preparation, re
pentance and amending. The differ-
of the new year are
• the creation of the
tlle of Isaac; a day of
world; * qr shofar to.sum
soundingthL .
mon the people i. ,tp the day
The services incio* ■>.
were separated into thre.
The first was “Sovereignty,” v* ->rj)
composed of passages from Scripts
tending to show and prove that the
Lord is God, over the entire world—
that He is one and His name is one.
The second division was “Remem
brance,” which is the exhortation to
the people to remember their past
deeds—the covenant God made with
his people, and his kindness aud pro
tection shown them. In this division
also is the memorial of the creation,
and also the exhortations to review
actions of the past year.
The third portion is called the “Sho
farotb,” which contains the portions
of Scripture summoning the people to
the preparation for tbeir works of re
pentance. It is also called the day of
judgment, for, according to the Jew
ish law, God judges Israel for their
action during the past year, giving
them, however, the opportunity to re
pent, before execution. Hence it is
the most beautiful blending of the at
tributes of justice and mercy.
The local Jewish congregations held
services at the synagogue and at the
naval reserves’ armory,
Baok to the Old Home.
Mr. Andrew Pelo, wife and three
children sailed on the Mallory liner
Rio Grande yesterday for New York.
Thence they will go by the steamship
Campania to Europe, and will pro
ceed to their home in Garnla Karleby,
Finlard. Mr. Pelo has been in the
employ of Mr. O. N. Taylor for nine
years, and rose from the lowest posi
tion to that of chief engineer. He
will return to this city, after a viet to
his relatives in Finland. The particu
lars of Mr. Pelo’s trip were arranged
by Capt. 0. Johanneson, agent for the
leading steamship lines.
Big Sohooner Coming.
The American schooner Frank A.
Palmer, the second largest of her rig
afloat, is bound for Brunswick. The
Palmer is 1,832 tons, four-masted and
of most unusual size. She sailed from
Boston on September 24, and will take
the largest cargo of crossties ever sent
from this port, probably from J. E.
Broadhead. Captain Gardner com
mands the big vessel.
The Weather.
Atlanta, Sept. 27.—Fair Tuesday,
cooler in morning in north portion.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
ODR SYSTEM GOOD,
SAYS SAVANNAH.
The Investigating Committee Pro
nounces Brunswick’s Sew
erage Perfect.
TATE TALKS OF TEE OYSTERS.
Hs and Engineer Farquhar Will Return to the
City to Get Everything Straight—Sa
vannah’s Pretty Well Settled-
The committee from the Savannah
council made a supplemental examin
ation of the city sewerage system on
Sunday morning, and left at 9:30 for
home. Their report will be highly
favorable to the system, and the gen
tlemen are quoted in the Morning
News as enthusiastically commending
the work of Waring and Tate in this
city.
It is very probable that Savannah*
will close a contract for a similar sys
tem, the only pointof difference being
the matter of outlet. Dr, LeHardy
and other authorities object to the
sewage being discharged in the river
near the city, although the investiga-
tors of the Brunswick system report
that there was nothing offensive to
either sight or smell in the outlet
here. Savannah may require that the
outlet be more remote from the city,
in which case the cost of the system
will be considerably increased.
Contractor Herbert Tate remained
in the city over yestetday, looking
over the system with a view to cor
recting certain minor defects which
|£gve been called to his attention.
said Mr. Tate, ‘that the
is the fault of oysters,
only trv >Mysably partially stopped
which have . TQiijs opinion cannot
up the outlet. 'v.Vj^houtJpveis
be confirmed, howevi Jibe city on
tigation. 1 will return u ’ sgd a
Wednesday or Thursday anu
diver down to look at the outlet,
the oyster theory is correct the ob
stacles will have tc be removed, and
it will be necessary to send a diver
down occasionally to repeat the opera
tion. We did not anticipate, in build
ing the system, that the oysters would
prove an impediment, ag we did not
think they could live in the immedi
ate neighborhood of the outlet.”
Mr. Tate says it’s hard to tell how
New York politics will jump this
year. “It is a badly mixed state of
affairs,” be said.
Mr. Tate, when he returns to the
city the latter part of the week, will
be accompanied by Mr. C. W. Farqu
har, of the engineering firm of War
ing, Chapman & Farquhar, who was
the representative of the firm in the
construction of Brunswick’s system.
“Farquhar is happy now,” remarked
Mr. Tate, “he has had an addition to
his family.”
Advertised Letter List.
The following is a list of letters re
maining in the postotlice at Bruns
wick unclaimed, for the week ending
Sept. 25, 1897:
B—Miss Annie Bigham, Robert
Bailey.
C—Steven Cochran, Rev. Fr. Leon
Caisse, Miss Bessie Ceonrerls, Billey
Cafl'e.
D—Miss Lizzie Daniel, J. M. Des
Roches, N. Dunham.
F—Mrs. Maggie Fuller,
G—Miss Francis Gowins, 11. ai 1-
liard, Francisco Gallardo.
ll—Miss Victoria Howard, Silas
Harris.
J —l. G, Johnson.
L—Green Lloyd, George Lea.
M—Jimmy Miller, J. Markowitz.
P— Ed Powell, John Pritchard.
S—Miss Hattie Styles, Mrs. Victor
Von Schroeder.
T— W. B. Taylor.
W—Jno. G. Webber, Robert Wash
ington.
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say they were advertised
and pay one cent for each letter
clai med. w. F. Symons, P. M.