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T I ?* ' I< VUL. XIII. PORT ARTHU1 Russian Stronghold Sui Assaults Of 1ERMS OF SURRENDER ARE FIXEC 'Following General 8toess9l's Commun fcation to General Nogi, Commit sicncrs Representing the Two Com mandcrs Met at 4 O'CIock Mondaj Afternoon and Subsequently Signet Articles of Capitulation. Port Arthur, whose hilla have foi months* run red with the blood of th< bra vert of tho two war-like nations has at last succumbed to the flerc< tenacity of the Japanese attack Gen -eral Stoessel. most stubborn in carry lng out the will of his sovereign, liai seen the advance of the beuiegiug arm} gaiu in momentum and energy until t< hold oat longer would have been i crime against humanity. The condition: ot tnc surrender ate not yet known but in all quarters it is anticipate! that they are such as an honorable sol dier may accept from a brave and Vic torious enemy. At 1;:4r? o'clock Sunday night tin commissioners completed the 8luu;inn j the capitulation agreement. Botl armies had suspended hostilities hvi hours earlier. The city of Port Ar tliur will he occupied by the Japanese The authorities at St. Petersburg, ir the absence of direct official new: from General Stoessel that Port Ar thur has surrendered, have not per uiittcd the news to become public. Km peror Nicholas Is in the sou'h of Rus ma, aim ins ministers ace Cor the tim< bring in the dark as to vhat (lis !>&u-h( s have been sent to him fron the front. Toltio was the scene of rejoicing people of all ranks Hading It the out come compensation for all ihe sacri Ike of life and money that w&~ en tailed in the ten months' siege. To what extent the fall of Port Ar thur will make for a restoration o: peace is an open question. Thare is ai encouraging note in the expression in IJajoii llayashi, Japanese ^minister a j^cminn, >?i the hope that "In some wai it will facilitate llnal peace/' thougl the pacific nolo is perhaps lost in tn? later words of the minister, widen < al attention to the fact that the besleginj army will now l>e free to go north where it will he an offset to tie rein forcemeats (Jencral kuropatkin hai been rce? iviug from Russia since tin battle of Shnkhe. The spirit of tbi Hussions may he judged by the state rv.ent of the secretary of tho eilbassaj at London that the campaign will b< renewed with fresh vigor in the spring and that the n?Mon will not be ronteni to permit Port Arthur to remain In th< bands of the Japaese. Roth in Paris and in London th< opinion is that th? squadron undei Vice Admiral Rojcstyensky, whlct started from Libau for the fai Easl Ij three months ago. will have to jetract I Its way home, as adherence to thi I original plans would invite dpastei , without nrobabllltiy of effecting aJ?'ie tion with the warships at preset In I the harbor of YladlvoftOCk. That Japan ^ may not l>e permitted to retain pos' wti'ioii of Port Arthur without di.l'de 'I is shown in the fact that l'arla jewsI p.*j e: s are already reviving the rlaim I made in 1901 that the holding o that J pot .tinn commanding the Eastcn was by the Japanese would bo a ui'nace to Curopean powers. Chcfoo. P.y Cable?Commander {artI sow. of til.- Russian torpedo bod deli sin r Vlastnl, which nrrlved here II i* ".?> in an interview said: "Port Arthur falls of exhaution, sxhnustinn not only oi ammunllon I but <-f men . remnant of the garrlsot'.lcfl | had bet n doing the work .-f heroe> foi I Ave days and five nights, but yo?terI Shot Out Boy's Eyes. Newport News, Special.?Fred Westinghouf \ tb small boy who v/as slot yesterday at Oiicna by the premature explosion of a gun which was being loade d by a negro, will lose his e/esty.ht as a result of the accident. The ahr t struck iiini full in the face, deft roying uotii eyes. Police Officer Shot. Cfcarlctte, Special.?Rural Officer 3. K. Cole, of llelmout Park, was killed Sunday afternoon at half-past 5 o'clock by n negro. Will Springs. The homicide was committed at the railroad crossing near Sugar Creek church and witbid 200 yrvrds of Zion negro church. Mr, Colc'h-son-in-law. Mr. H. it. Nabort, d machinist at l.id.lell's, was tliere and was shot also. How seriously he was wounded does not yet appear; It sceme though, that he is not much hurt. Mr. Colo was attempting the arrest or a ncRTo for the larceny of a bicycle belonging to another negro. I k i 1 1 8 A f t :ci Th | da en 8a * i va - Yc . Klf W( 1 Cf 1 be in lie fli r } fl, In ? W 3 th - niL'u . ^ , U.I.UQ CAiaicu ?Oi three months on reduced rations, were so worn that it is marvelous they * stood the final strain so Ions. r "Yes'erday General Ploessel would ) still Q|ht. His wound, which was rek ceived early in the siege, had been bothering him, but his determination } to flghl while one man stood had not , been diminished. 1 "'But. we cannot fight,' said hia generals. Xhir men cannot move. They sleep standing. They cannot see the * bayonets at their breasts. We can order, hut they cannot obey.' > " 'Then you generals fight,' said . otoessel, clinched his fists. "He seemed fanatical on the sub1 ject, but finally he was brought to see i reason t>y tbe Insistence of his subordinates. Admirals Lochinsky and Wlron, Generals SmirnofT anil FY>ck, and many others, sometimes with broken voices, urged the step which all dreaded so long. "The greatest loss suffered by Port Arthur occurred a fortnight ugo, when Major General Krondratenko was k.?ed. Officers anil men alike regarded him as the brightest star in Fori Arthur's Srmsiuor.t. whon li!* death became known, tbe fall in the spirit3 <>f the soldiers was plainly visible. General rcondratouko Was seated in the casemate of a certain fort discusing with seven othor officers the ' best way of countermining against " the Japanese, when nn eleven-inch - shell burst, killing everybody in the . casemate. "General Nogi has taken Port Arthur with his artillery and his tunnels. His " ritte bullets were seldom found to be f of any use. j "We who cgme here Monday do noi. f know the terms of surrender sugest^ ed by General Stoesscl to General Nogi { nor the answer, having left Port Ar! thur even before the messenger had , been dispatched. The general impres1 sion, however, is that Stoesscl has r proposed that the army shall go free ' and that he alone be made a prisoner. i "It Is a simple story. Had tho amj munition held out the fortress would , liavo held out Indefinitely. For months 3 wo held Port Arthur by bayonets aiuup, uuui nesn and blood cculd do r no more. When a man fell thero was 3 none other to replace him. Thus the garrison was gradually worn down, f Two hundred and Three-Meter Hill alone cost us Ave thousand men. The capture of that hill was the beginning j of the end." r Tokio Wildly Joyous. J Tokio, By Cable.?Tokio is wildly j j joyous oyer Gen. Nogi's teelgram ani I nouncing that Gen. Stoessel had sent a letter relating to the surrender of , Port Artihur. News boys crying ex| tras were the center of large crowds. The peop le grabbed the papers and repeated the cries. Thus was the news curried throughout the city, and within a few' minutes lite firing of aerial and daylight rockets began In various | ports of t he city. Bands appeared and | a score (it small processions formed and surpred through the principal j ?troots, .fapan lias paid a heavy price : for the Husslan fortress. The prosj pect of it*< early posesslon cheered the people as no other event of the war has done. The Emperor's New Year's reception V>d aiience to the army and , | navy and -officers and civil o(Tl dais continued thl| morning. The news from ; i-on Arm Br gave additional cheer to j the per.cn U exchange of congratula ;,r3L== lncrea?9d Wages For Thousands. Pittsburg, Special.-?According to information from a reliable source the ? 1'nited States Steel Corporation shows ; at tho er.<j of the quarter finished iJat, nrday an thftirease of nearly $2,000,<>u0 over the September quarter. With tho ' resumption of work next Tuesday t.ie wages of dver 100,00u men will be mI creased. Brownlow Gets Nomination. Nashville, Tenn.. Special.?Republi- j | cans of the State legislature, in joint caucus have nominated Hon. Walter P. Brownlow, representative in Congress ! from the first district, as their candl| date for the United States ser.atorship. The legislature is overwhelmingly Democratic and Senator William L$. Bate Will succeed himself. Torpedo Boats Leave. Chefoo, By Cable.?Monday morning two Htiesian torpedo launches from | PortArthur" arrived here. There are sev-n Ja; n.eee torpedo boat destroyers la 'he i).ubor. 1 MI IT MILL, S. C., WED] TEXT OF THE AGREEMRNT .11 Russians Taken Prisoners, the Officers Being Paroled?All Forts and War Materials to be Turned Over to the Japanese Army. Tokio, By Cable.?A telegram from jneral Nogi giving the text of the iptulation convention was received lesday afternoon, it is as follows: "Article 1.?All Russian soldiers, irines, volunteers, also government lclals at the garrison and harbor of rt Arthur, are taken prisoners. 'Article 2.?All forts, batteries, war ps, other ships and boats, arms, munition, horses, all materials for stile use, government buildings and objects belonging to the Russian ornment shall be transferred to the lanese army in their existing conon. Article 3.?On the proceeding two tditions being assented to. as a guaree for the fulfillment thereof the n garrisoning the forts and the teries on this mountain, Sungshu untain. Antse Mountain and the line eminences southeast therefrom shall removed l>y noon of January 5, and MP. same shall be transferred to the Japanese army. "Article 4.?Should Russian military or naval men be deemed to have destroyed objects named in article 2 or to have caused alteration in any way in their condition at the existing tfTne the signing of this compact and the negotiations shall he annulled and the Japanese army will take free action. "Article i).?The Rusian military and naval authorities shall prepare and transfer to the Japanese army a table showing the fortifications of Port Arthur and their respective positions, and maps showing the location of m.nes, underground and sub-marine, and all other dangerous objects; also a table showing the composition and system of the army and naval services at Port Arthur, a list of army and navy olflccrs with names and rank and duty of said officers; a list of army steamers, warships and other ships, with the number of their respective crews; a list of civilians, showing the number oi men and wo' men, their races and occupations. "Article C.?Arms, including those carried on the person; ammunition, war materials, government buildings, objects owned by the government, horses, warships and other ships, including their contents, excepting private property, shall he left in their present positions and the commissioners of the Russian and Japanese army snail necnie upon tne method of their transference. "Article 7.?The Japanese army, considering the gallant resistance offered by the Russian army as being honorable. will permit the officers of the Russian army and navy as well as officials belorging thereto, to carry swotds and to take with them private property directly necessary for the maintenance of life. The previously mentioned officers, officials and volunteers who will sign a written parole pledging that they will not take up arms and in nowise take action contrary to the interests of the Japanese army until the close of the war will receive the consent of the Japanese , army to return to their country. Each j army and navy officer will be allowed I one servant, and such servant will be specially released on signing the parole. "Article S.?Non-commissione.l officers and nrivates of horn nrmv una J navy and volunteers shall wear their | uniforms and, taking portable tents and necessary private property, and commanded by their respective officers shall assemble at such places as may be indicated by the Japanese army. The Japanese commissioners will decide the necessary details therefor. "Article 9.?The sanitary corps and the accountants belonging to the Russian army and navy shall be retainel by the Japanese while their services are deemed necessary for the caring for the sick and wounded soldiers. ' During such time such corps shall bo required to render service under diI section of the military corps and ac] countants of the Japanese army. "Article 10.?The treatment to be aej corded to the residents, the transfer of I books and documents relating to mun| icipal administration and finance and also detailed files necessary for the enforcement of this compact shall be j embodied in a supplementary com| pact. The supplementary compact shall j have force as this compact. | "Article 11.?One copy each of this compact shall he prepared for the Japanese and Russian armies, and it shall have immediate effect upon signature thereof." No Action Taken. Memphis. Special.?A special to The Commercial-Appeal from Newport. Ark., says that no action will be taken by the authorities of tne town in connection with the lynching last Saturday of Louis Allwhite for tin- murder of two women. The coroner's Jury holding an inquest over the body of Adwhite found that the deceased "came to his death at the hands of an unknown mob." Speaker of North Carolina House. Raleigh. N. C.. Special.?Owen H. Onion, of Newbern. was named for Speaker of the House of the Legislature by the Democrats, who have 08 | of the 120 members. Guion, was placed in nomination by W.j P. Wood, seconded by A. W. Graham. The nomination was made by a rising vote. The House Democratic caucus, presided I over by John S. Cunningham, chose | Frank D. Hackett for chief clerk and \ F. II. Arendell for reading clerk, the latter having no opposition. The senj ate Democratic caucus chose A. J. Maxwell for chief clerk, John W. Simpson of Rutherfordton, engrossing clerk; Drown Pegrarn, of Raleigh, for eergeant-at-arms; R. W. Stanley, of 1 Wilkes, assisstant door-keeper . / > LLJ JfKSDAY, M W'ITARY M, CONGRESS IN SESSION AGAIN t The Senate and House Regularly av t worK?What They are Doing. ji House Meets and Adjourns. When the House re-convened after i tne holiday recess. Mr. Grosvernor. of Ohio, submitted the report of the mer- a chant marine commission, the minority being given until Friday to sub , mit their views. The House adjourned t until tomorrow out of respect to the memory of the late Representative Mahoney. of Illinois. j Subventions of live dollars per gross ( ton annually; subsides for the carry- ] ng of mails from Atlantic Coast and c 3nlf of Mexico ports to South and ConIral America and Cuba, nnd front ?'a- , clflc coast ports to Japan, China, the i Phillippines. Mexico. Central America t \nd the Isthmus of Panama, a ton- * tiage tax on foreign vessels entering ' I United States ports; the creation of t , I naval volunteer of appretices on ships i i in foreign trade are provided for in i tho bill agreed upon by the joint meri chant marine commission. Senate Meets Arain. t Upon re-convening after the holiday 1 1 recess, the Senate plunged directly in- ^ j to the consideration of the bill for the t | admission of two States to be compos- 1 ed of Arizona and New Mexico and Ok- t lahoma and Indian Territory. A mo- ' tion by Mr. Bovcredge to take up the 1 | bill prevailed by a vote of 31 to 17. Mr. ' , Heyburn, who renewed his effort to , ' get up the pure food bill, voted with i the Democrats on roll call, but with this exception the Republicans voted solidly to proceed with the consideration of the Statehood bill and the Demj ocrats solidly against that course. A < motion l?y Mr. Bate, of Tennessee, to ] I recommit was voted down, Mr. Nelson i I KTinlfa at lanatl. ?e -1? 1 1 .?V ?' iibdi ill au vuittC) Ul lilt' bill. Mr. Bate, in making his motion, said | it had been ditllcult to make a minority report, us nmn> ??f the sittings of the committee had been held when j the Senate was in session, when memI hers of the minority eould not attend, i I He entered upon an argument 1 against consolidation of the four Territories ihto two States. Referring to the proposed union of Arizona and New Mexico, he said they would make ! a State of greater area than is com- : prised In all the New England States i with New York, New Jersey, and Penn- c sylvania added. The only reason for c the consolidation was found, he said, t in the desire to prevent an increase t of United States Senators. t Mr. Breekenridge said all the mem- i i bers of the committee 011 Territories ? j had been notified of the committee t j meetings and that failure to attend 1 | was the fault of the individual mem- ; i bers. ( Mr. Bate admitted that due notice of meetings had been given. "They I wanted us to help make a quorum. ' , he said, "hut we did not come up with j the ante." Tho reference of the ven erable Senator to a popular game j caused a smile around the chamber. 1 I Ul.. ~ I? . - - - t 11in uiuiiuu was voteu uown, ii> 10 si. i ! i ?ie Senate adjourned. ! Senator Bard occupied the entire ] I time of the Senate, tie made an argu- i i meat against the union of Arizona and i New Mexico, on the ground tlint the | people of the two Territories do not ] deai e it. During the course of Mr. Bard's , speech he was interrupted by Mr. Till- t man. who said he wanted to make an appeal for "white supremacy in Arizona." To unite the two Territories would, he said, be like joining Florida with Cuba and to subject the white people of Arizona to the domination of Mexicans and "Greasers," which he op- < j posed. ] Several hills of minor importance ] \ were parsed during the day. anil the , Senate adjourned until Monday. Will Canvass Vote February 8. I The joint statehood 1*111 again occu- ! ? i pied the majority portion of the atten- i , tion of the Senate, and Mr. Nelson com- i 1 nleted his speech in support of it. i j The omnibus claims bill was read in s : part, but no effort was made to so- | i cure actldn upon it. Bills for the re- i organization of the medical corps of | the army and regulating promotions of army officers ompl *yed in the ordi- ' nance department were passed. i . I la A resolution reported by Mr. ilur- i 1 row a from the committee on privileges 1 an.I elections lixinrj 1 o'clock on Wed- ! j n?. sday, February 8, for the canvass by the two Houses of Congress of the 1 | vote cast at the last presidential elec- I r lion was agreed to. The ceremony will j tnke place in the chamber of the House oi Representatives. The Senate ad- j 1 tourned. | ; No Pivcr and Harbor Bill. The prospoets nre that this session of Congress will not pass a rived and ! harbor bill. The committee on rivers | and harbors has been considering a i bill for some time with a view of making an early report, but among the leaders in the House there is a disposition to let the bill go over for this session, on account of the condition of ' the Treasury. Cutting off a river and ' j harbor bill would be In line with the | determination of the House leaders to ' a lhere to n policy Of strict economy in government expenditures. Representative Maynard. of Virginia, ( In a bill proposed to increase the salary 1 I of the President to $75,000 a year, the i Vice President to $15,000 and to give i the President after his retirement front < office au annual salary of $25,000 per i annum for life. I jmm riME , 1905. Congressional Notes. Uy a bill introduced by RepresentaIvo mlloonln T--.. ?? ?- ' ,,v vit*>vo|/iv, KJL i c.\an, ll 19 pi upU?**U I hat United States District judges shall rave been residents of the district for it least five years prior to appointment ind that they shall reside continuously vithin *he district while on the bench. V violation of the last provision is aade a high misdemeanor. The House committee on agriculture LC.thorized a report on the resolution ailing on the Secretary of Agriculture or information as to the data for the eport on cotton acreage and producion. No Bail For Nan Patterson. New York. Special.?Justice Greent>aum, of the New York State Supreme Pourt, denied the application of Nan Patterson for bail pending a new trial in the charge of the murder of Caesar 1'oung. In denying the application Juslice Greenbaum says that counsel for he prisoner made no effort to convince the court that there is improbibility of securing a conviction at a u-cond trial. As it appears that the listriet attorney intends to proceed* with a second trial of the prisoner, he lid not feel that he would be justified n ordering her release 011 bail. Crum Confirmed. Washington. Special.-?The noniinaion of W. D. Crum. a negro, to be colector for the port of Charleston. S. C., \as confirmed by the Senate jn execuivc session by a vote of 33 to 17. Crum <as been nominated by the President hree times, and in addition to these lominations has received three recess ippointments, and is now serving liider the last of these. Confirmation ,vas opposed by Senator Tillman, who ibjccted to the appointment of a legro. Rehearing in Rebate Case. Washington, Special?The inter-State commerce commission telegraphed President Ripley, of the Atchison. To peka & Santa Fe Railroad, that it would give a rc-hearlng in Chicago of the Colorado Fuel & Iron case, probably on Friday or Saturday of next week, though possibly not until later. This is the ease In which charges were made of granting rebates by the railroad to the Colorado company. Will Not be Courtmartialed. St. Petersburg, By Cable.?The scenes it the admiralty and War Office were \ repetition of those of yesterday, rowds of weeping women and chilIrcn vainly asking for lists of the sur, Ivors of the Port. Arthur garrison, which could not be furnished. While he Russian military law is imperative n the requirement that the commander u* a fortress who surrenders shall be lied by court-martial, the Emperor uidouhtedly will order that this formPity be dispensed with in the case of General Stoesscl. Audubon Societies Federate. Albany, N. Y? Special.?The National Association of Audubon Societies, for the protection of wild birds and animals, was incorporated. Its purposes itre to hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions for the protection of wild birds and animals and to co-operate ivlth national and State governments to that end. The directors include T. Clillert Pearson, of Greensboro. N. C.; F. \1. Miller, of New Orleans: Mrs. Kingstnith, of Maltland, Fla.; 11. Patt Walter. of Houston. Texas, and Albert W. i Williams, Jr., of Tallahassee, Fla. Sail fcr Hamburg. Newport News-, Va., Special.?The ! Herman steamship Adria sailed for Hamburg Tuesday with two of the ! Lake sub-marine boats which arc said :<> bo consigned to the Rusian govern- i ment. The delay in the Adria's dopart uro lias been explained. The vessel was held up by an agent for the underwriters, who insisted upon the { sub-marines being more securely fast- i nod to the decks, fearing that rough j seas might, cause damage to the boats J by dislocating tho mechanical parts. Telegraphic Briefs. Tokio, By fable.?Noon.?(Jencrnl ' ^ogi reports to the Army Department j bat on January H the commissioners of j 10th the Japanese and Russian armies oncludeii tlieir conference, and that mm the morning of January 1 the I i< Dial transfer of war materials at j 'oil Arthur as property of the Japan- 1 se government commenced. Near Martinsburg ;>0 sticks of dynaii?e placed in a lionfire exploded, jliakiiig the country for a mile around. lie .'iioko, after years of contest, has jti .l banished the cows from ,ts streets Two Lake submarine torpedo boats .v. re put on the Cermun slilp Ailri.i at Newport News. Japs Entered Tuesday. Tokio, Hy Cable.?The text of General Nogi's telegram announcing the -apitulation of the Russian forces at Port Arthur is as follows: "The plenipotentiaries of both parties concluded their negotiations Monday at 4:GO yclock. The Russian commissioners | loeepted on the whole the stipulations >f the Japanese. The document lias j been prepared and signatures are now I being affixed. Simultaneously with the onclusion of negotiations, both armie- I .uspen led hostilities. It is expected ; that the Japanese army will enter the I ity of I'ort Arthur Tues la/." J : A a. . . a. i - 1 na s ;s. TMO 17 THESOLTH'S WEALTH Notable Increase Shown During Tke Past Pear m A STEADY INFLUX OF CAPITAL . The Remarkable Gain in Diversified Agriculture Notable?The Increase? in the Taxable Value of Property 40 Per Cent?As Great as the Increase in the Preceeding 20 Years. Baltimore, Md., Special.?The Manufacturers' Record presents this week: the approximate figures of the assessed valuation of the property in all th? Southern States at the beginning oC 1905, publishing a table showing by States a total assessed valuation oS $1,510,925,237 in 1S90. of $5,266,594,044 in 1900 and of $6,196,697,813 in 1904.. Commenting upon these figures Tha Manufacturers' Record says: "These figures, subject in part to revision?and, it is believed in the case? of two or three States, several million dollars below what will be shown by the final returns on assessed values?indicate the remarkable advance in nmtcrinl wnallli ) ? ??>r, Sn.>ik k-? ? .. . .... vuiv.i III HIV. kJUUlll WIWCCU 1900 and 1904. During that period. as shown by these figures, there was a. gain i?f more than $93*1,000,000, or at an. average rate of $230,000,000 a year. The magnitude of this increase i? strikingly illustrated when compared with the progress in the decade be- , tween 1890 and 1900, when the total increase in assessed valuation was $755,00*1,000, or at the rate of $75,000.000 a year. It was during that decade that the price of cotton fell to its lowest point since the war, but during th? last four years there was a steady advancc to tlic value of the early part of last year. It may not be possible to connect with, exactness the increase in the price ol cotton and the enhancement in the assessed values of property in the South' but that higher prices do have a material hearing upon the prosperity^, goes without questioh. "in studying this question, however, it should be borne in mind that during that last few years the increase io diversified agriculture in the South has been almost as marked as the increase in tin' value of cotton, and added to this is the really wonderful industrial development. The remarkable change front the low price of cotton of six or seven years ago is hardly more striking than is the inerease in the production of grain, fruits, vegetabjes ana oiner rarin products. The totai increase in llie assessed value of propt erty In the South In the 20-year period from 1880 to 1900 was $2,310,000.000; or. in other words, in the last four years the gain In the taxable value la the South has been 10 per cent, as great as the total gain of the proceeding 20 years. Hearing on the increase in the assessed value of property. The Maniw facturers' Record gives in detail statistics showing the great development of diversified farming in tne South, whicfi in connection with industrial development has been a potent factor in theenrichment of that section, and says: "By reason of the short crop and high prices of cotton in 1903 and the large crop and lower prices in 1904. the world's attention has been so closely centered upon cotton that the remarkable development in diversified agriculture throughout the South, now one of the most marked features of Southern farming operations, has been to a considerable extent overlooked. In 1 .'< ;{ tlie South produced such an exceptionally large grain crop that it was hanllv ?* l>" ? ? " vw < *in> im iiihi inert? would lie a further Increase in 1904. although there is practically no limit to the Smith's capabilities in the development of diversified farming, la 1903 the production of corn showed an increase of K'.s.otio.ooo bushels over 1903. The aggregate production of corn in the South for tne last two y< ars was 1.300,000,000 bushels, against 900.ti00.00u bushels for the two proceeding years, an increase in two years of nearly 400,000,000 bushels. The total value of the corn crop of the last two years was $720,000,000 against $300,000,000 fur the two precc sling years, or a difference in favor of the last two years of $154,000,000, which was added to tne wealth of the South by the increase in corn nlone. There was no material difference in the wheat production hpt the higher prices of wheat in 1901 made a difference or nearly $15,000,000 to the South as compared with the wheat erop of 1903 and a difference of $31,000,000 as compared with the wheat crop of 1902. The total value of corn, wheat, oates. Irish potatoes, rye and hnv produced in the South last year was $542,000,000 a gain of $3f?.0n0,O00 compared with 190:: anil of $140,000,000 compared with 19i>2. Outside of these crops and or cut ton, the value of other farm products. including rice, sugar, tobacco, sweet potatoes, vegetables, fruits and live stock products, was about $550,000.000, or a total valuo of Southern agriculture outside of cotton in 190V of about $1,092,000,000. The aggregate grain production in the South last j year was 790.000,000 bushels, against / J $07,000,000 bushels in 1902. I J