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REPORT ON COTTON Shows Further Deterioration as the Season Advances. FIGURES VERY BULLISH. Government Statistics for July Put Condition of Staple at 74.9, as Compared with 77 in Month of June. The fallowing report km the condition of the cotton crop was issued by the statistical board of the department of agriculture in Washington at noon Thursday : \ "The^tifN&imatlng board of the bureau ofra&tistics "of the department of agriculture finds from the reports of... the correspondents and agents of the bureau tha( the average condition of cotton on July 23 was 74.9, as compared with 77 on June 25, 1905; 91.6 on July 25, 1904; 79.7 on July 25, 1903, and a ten year average of 82.6. By states the averages are: "Texas 71, Georgia 82, Alabama 79, Mississippi 69, South Carolina 79, Arkansas 68, Louisiana 66, 'North Carolina SO, Indian Territory S2, Tennessee SO, Oklahoma S3, Florida 85, Missouri S5, Virginia 7S." Attorney General Moody returned to the capital Thursday morning and was at his desk in the department of justice during the remainder of the day. In speaking of the reasons for : his return at this time, he said that there were peveral matters of considerable importance, which required ' his presence, among them being that of a successor to Mr. Cotton, who recently was appointed United States diatrW in Oreeon in olace oi Judge Bellinger, deceased. Mr. Cotton had accepted the position, but for business and private reasons has withdrawn his acceptance. There are several other matters of trust litigation which require his attention. In answer to an inquiry concerning the cotton leak investigation the attorney general said that he had been in close touch with the investigation from its origin, but desired a further personal conference with District Attorney Beach. Mr. Moody said that Mr. Beach was quite able to properly conduct the investigation without any assistance from him or any one, but that as this was a matter of personal house cleaning of the administration it seemed fitting that the head of the depart ment of Justice should keep in close touch should matters assume a personal responsibility with reference to It. and the president and with the country. The attorney general had a conference with Mr. Beach during the day. The district attorney said that the grand Jury now investigating the cotton leak would take a recess until the 15th. He explained that the adjourn* ment of the grand jury was in consequence of the fact that additional evidence was expected from distant ! points which could not be obtained before that time. BAXLEY CITY MARSHAL SLAIN, j Posse of Citizens Capture Murderer After Shooting Him Down. Mike Aspenwall, city marshal, was assassinated at Baxley, Ga., Thursday, J by A. J. Chestnut. Chestnut was pur- J sued by twenty-five armed citizens, who left their places of business to i prevent his escape. He fired twice on his pursuers, and was shot through his left side with rifle ball. He was lodged in jail. He said "blind tiger liquor has brought me to this." Chestnut had a street fight with one Luke White, when City Marshal Aspenwall interfered and the shooting followed. LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI WAR. Trouble Over Quarantine Regulations Reaches Acute Stage. As a result of the investigation made by the naval brigade, Governor Blanchard of Louisiana has issued orders to Captain Bostick to see that navigation in Louisiana waters was nnt interfered with. Wolverine II, a schooner, under command of Lieutenant Armstrong, is looking after Louisiaia interests in the RIgolets. It is stated that a big launch, the Grace, has been taken iu charge by the Louisiana authorities for guard purposes. NEGRO DESPERADO RUNS AMUCK Killed Two People and Wounded Four Before Being Slain by Posse. After killing two persons, seriously and probably fatally shooting two others, one a woman, and less seriously shooting two more, Ike Kinney, a negro, was killed at Doella, Ark., six miles south of Leadsville Thursday, after a hot fight with posse, of ci'izens that had surrounded h:m." . DEATH HAMPERS JURY. Sudden Demise of the Mother of Juror in Sanford Case Temporarily Stops Deliberations. Death interrupted the deliberations of the Sanford jury at Rome, Ga., on Friday night. A messenger hurried to the court house and announced that the mother of Juryman W. A. Brandon died during the afternoon. As soon as Judge Wright was informed he called counsel on both sides into con ference, and it was decided to permit Mr. Brandon to attend his mother's funeral. After which the jury will again take, up the case. Mr. Brandon left for his home at once, accompanied by Special Officer Baxter. The fate of Vincent T. Sanford was placed in the hands of the' jury at 10:15 Friday morning, and from that hour until the news of the death\ of Juror Brandon's mother came, the case was under consideration without a verdict being reached. No word came from the jury room as to how the jury is divided, though naturally there were all sorts of rumors. There was a great crowd at the court house Friday morning to hear Colonel Copeland's closing argument for the state,' and Judge Wright's charge, and to await the verdict of the jury. One of the sensations of the day was an announcement by Mrs. Sanl fnrd that Colonel CoDeland, who had prepared her petition for divorce, and is also aiding in prosecuting her husband, would no longer act as her counsel, but hereafter Colonel Dean, who is defending her husband, would act as her attorney. . >" MRS. SANFORD FIRES LAWYER. Drops Copeland and Retains Dean, Her Husband's Attorney. The following signed statement was given out at Rome, Ga., Friday for publication by Mr. Jordan H. Sanford: "Mrs. V. T. Sanford no longer retains Mr. Frank Copeland as her legal adviser. "After serious meditation I feel that my adviser has done me an injustice, first, by allowing divorce pleadings to be published to the world, for no other purpose that I can see but to furnish gossip and sensational reading for the general public. "Second, a portion of said divorce pleadings, which were published by none other than Mr. Copeland, were untrue and published without my knowledge or consent. "I will admit that these pleadings were read to me before being made public through the press, and I directed such portions of same as were untrue and unfounded to.be stricken, which was not done. But original copy was used and said corrections were not made. "For these reasons I full well know j that future relations with him as my j advisor would work to no good end and would fully carry out nis ideas, which would continue to be sensational and would work harm to me. "It was not my intention or purpose i to have my divorce proceedings pub! lished. "It was my understanding they were to be filed with the court only. "MRS. ELIZABETH SANFORD." The above statement was given out by Mr. Jordan Sanford, a brother of Vincent Sanford, and Hon. R. E. Davison of Greene county, a former member of the legislature. "This statement was given us oy i Mrs. Sanford for publication," they stated, "and she requests it," they I said. j "Colonel Linton A. Dean, leading counsel in the defense of Vincent T. j Sanford, will in future be the legal j advisor of Mrs. Sanford," said Mr. | Jordan H. Sanford. "She has requestj ed my brother, James K. Sanford, \o l bring Colonel Dean to her for the puri pose of retaining him." "I was present when this statement i was made," said Hon. R. E. Davison, "and know it to be true." P. A. Fulker of Greene county was j present during the conference, i Colonel Copeland, when told of ! Mrs. Sanford's statement, declined to ! talk. I | guards were badly fooled. ; called Supposed Bluff of Louisiana Navaj Militia and Were Nabbed. A New Orleans dispatch says: Tak! ing their cue from Governor Vardaman ? ..uno unripr instructions. the Mis , ?Ji av;nu^ . sissippi patrol boats evidently thought | the appearance of the Louisiana naval j militia was purely a bluff. They foun'd out their mistake when the flagship 1 of the patrol squadron, the Grace, and ; another vessel, the Tipsev, which had been stationed in Lake Borgne canal, ! were seized, their flags hauled down and the officers and crews placed un| der arrest. I BAR BANKERS AND SHIPPERS. ! Chinese Put American Business Men on the Black List. S A dispatch from Yokohama says: ! The meeting of Chinese, which, it was announced, would be held Sun. day, resolved tt> boycott American bankers, shippers and their agents, but deferred action with regard to . other lines of business to a future meeting. j YELLOW FEVER STATUS. Ireresss of New Cases Shown for Two j Cays, S-.-t No Unusual Alarm is l j Felt on That Score. I ncugn tr.ere was an increase Saturday over Friday in . the number of j yellow fever fatalities in New Orleans, | the fact"that the whole situation is to ! pass immediately to the control of the I federal government had such an enI j couraging effect locally that it is felt cn all sides that there haa been a j distinct improvement over conditions ! during the past few days. Saturday's j report up to G p. m. was as follows: ! New cases. 30; total to ' date, 503; ' I deaths for the day, S; totals deaths, !97! Tha wnart QMTirinv showed a ereat improvement over those during the j middle cf the week, and the fact that ! there were only two new sub-foci, one j uptown and one downtown, was a source of special encouragement. An effort is being made to determine the. number of cases of fever under treatment and allowing ten days, which is a liberal estimate for a patient to either recover or die, it is figured that there are now 233 cases under treatment. President Roosevelt and Surgeon General Wyman have both been wired i by the citizens' committee of New OrI leans that all the funds that the serv-j ice may require outside its own stated j expenditures will be supplied by the J people of the city. Sunday's report is j as follows: New cases, 28; total case3 to date, 533; deaths for the day, 3; i total deaths to date, 105. t | SANFORD JURY RESUMES WORK. i I : Mrs. Sanford Creates Another Sensa- j tional Denouement. | ine juiy xeauuieu luc i;uusiueia.iivu | j of the Sanford case at Rome, Ga., at J S o'clock Saturday night, Mr. Bran- j don having returned at that hour from attending the funeral of his mother. Mr. Brandon, on his return, went immediately to the jury room and con- i sideration of the case was resumed. J At 10 o'clock, seeing there was little hope of a verdict during the night, Judge Wright left for his home in the country. He stated that he would receive no verdict, if made, until Monday morning. One of the most dramatic statements in connection wi ;h the trial was the declaration of Mrs. Sanford that she is utterly indifferent as to the fate of her spouse. She also affirms that she has wronged her lawyer, Mr. CopeI land, whom it was reported would not j be retained longer as her advisory counsel, and in fact, wishes him to continue to represent her, saying: "I was unduly influenced into making the statement, and I consented in sheer desperation. It wus against my judgment and my sense of justice ! to Mr.Copeland. In truth, I am a lone j woman with no one to turn to in this ' j hour of my sore need. When my husj band's brothers came with protestsj tions of friendship and offers of help, j I felt I must lean on tills support. "But I know I have wronged Mr. Copeland, and have done him a grave injustice. He may have been at fault in giving out my divorce case before j it was filed, but that fact does not jusI tify me in repudiating his services when he has Been one of the few who have been kind to me in this hour. "I want him to continue as my lawyer, and I think I can explain to him the pressure brought to bear to force that statement out of me against my will. I did not realize then fully its j significance, but I do now."" PRESIDENT PALMA DEFIED. Candidate Gomez Denies His Right to Inspect Municipalities. Jose Miguil Gomez, governor of Santa Clara province and liberal candidate for the presidency of Cuba, has given out an interview full of defiance i to the Palma government. With ref- j erence to the Vueltas case and the j Cuban government's assumption of the j right to inspect municipalities without j reference to the provincial authorities, Gomez says the national government has no right, under the law, to take such action. SEEK REPEAL OF NEW LAW. i 1 Negroes Inaugurate a Move Against Jim Crow Statute in Tennessee. j At a mas3 meeting of negroes in Nashville, Tenn., a movement was inaugurated to have the jim crow law * * ^ - m iV/h repe?iea ai me next sessiun ui uc general assembly. Mass meetings have been held for that purpose recently in the several1 cities of the state. It was determined at the meeting in Nashville to raise money which should be used in conjunction with other cities of the state in an endeavor to have the law repealed. | M'GEE GOES REVOLVER ROUTE. i ! President and Manager of Paper Com! pany Puts Bullet in His Brain. ; Blanchard F. McGee, president and 1 manager of the Columbus, Ga., Paper company, committed suicide early Thursday morning by shooting himself \ through the head with a revolver. No j ! cause is assigned for the suicide. McGee's business affairs were in good ! shape, so far as known. Recently McGee applied for insurance, but tbe application was refused. ENVOYS PRESENTEDr Jap and Russian Feace Mak-! ers Guests of Roosevelt. AN INFORMAL CEREMONY President Acts Host on the Mayflower ; I and Presents the Commissioner? to Each Other With Gracious Tact. i ? i ' History was made in Oyster Bay ; Saturday. President Roosevelt, on behalf of J the United States and its people, extended iormal greetings to the repre- ; sentatlves of Russia and Japan, in- j troduced the plenipotentiaries to one : another, and entertained them at an j elaborate luncheon at which Russians 1 and Japanese fraternized with one an- j other and as comrades rather than en- ? emies. Curing the luncheon President Roosevelt proposed a notable toast, in which he expressed the earnest nope and prayer, in the interest not only i of these two great powers, but of all ! civilized mankind, that a just and last- j ing peace may speedily be concluded i between them. The occasion was impressive. It was j attended not by psmp and ceremony, j but by a simplicity and frankness chav i acteristic of the president and the J people of America. Due honor was paid ; the distinguished guests pf the pres-1 ident jmd of the country, and they were \ received with all the dignity to which | their exalted rank entitled them. The | day was ideal. The handsome war yacht, Mayflow- j er, one of the most beautiful ves-1 sels of the UDited States navy, on j which the formal reception of the Ruv | sian and Japanese plenipotentiaries j took place, swung easily at anchor j just at the entrance of Oyster Bay J from Long Island sound. ; In order that no questions of precedence should arise it was determined that the luncheon should be a buf- < fet function. In this way was avoided i the necessity of seating the envoys at j table with the president No set addresses were delivered. Baron Komura presented to the president the twelve members of his suite. The president then introduced the envoys to the army and naval officers present, after which, with Baron Komura and Minister Takahira, he retired to an inside cabin for a brief i consultation prior to the arrival of the Russion mission. The cruiser Chattanooga, with the Russian envoys on board, anchored a third of a mile from the Mayflower at 1:05 p. m., and fifteen minutes later the Chattanooga's nineteen gun salute announced the departure of the Russians for the Mayflower. A few minutes afterward the form of M. Wltte, Russia's chief plenipotentiary, appeared at the starboard gangway n* +V10 Wtvflnwor Wp was followed bV VI uw V?| ? ?- ? ? w Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador, and second peace envoy, and eight members of his suites. They were received precisely as the Japanese had j been. After receiving the members of the suite and presenting all in turn to ! his presidential guests, the president ; then brought the two sets of envoys | together, introducing them formally to | one another. j The ceremony ended, the president j returned to Sagamore Hill and the en- i voys boarded vessels in waiting and began the journey to Portsmouth. POLICE FIRE AT RANDOM. Three Innocent Persons Wounded Dur- | Ing Wild Chase of Robbers. Four officers of the Chicago police force Saturday night sent a fusilade of shots after two robbers who had j stolen goods valued at $2,500 from a I baggage car standing in the yards on j West Sixteenth street. The thieves ee- i caped without their booty, but three j innocent persons were sTiot by the of- ! fleers, none seriously, however. I MOROCCO FEARS CONFERENCE, j Sultan Concludes That Outside Interference Is Not Necessary. Information reaching official quarters in Paris shows that the sultan 01 Morocco, wno nrsi proposed an in- | ternational conference, now fears the j discussion among the powers will re- j suit in the dismemberment of his em- j pire..He therefore called an assembly { of chieftains, who formally decided that outside interference in Moroccan j affairs was not necessary. The sultan | has since shown opposition to the I holding of a conference. RUSS GARRISON SURRENDERS. I ___ Jap Forces Now Have Complete PosNsession of Sakhalin Island. A report giving details of the final pursuit and surrender of the majority of the Russian garrison on Sakhalin Island was received in Tokio Fri- j day. Governor Liapnoff, seventy offi- ; cers and 3,200 men of the Russian gar- j rison surrendered. The spoils consis?- j ed of clothing, papers and military j supplies. COL E. P. HOWELL DEAD. | A'idely Known and Greatly Admired Georgian Succumbs to Grim Reaper at His Home in Atlanta. Captain Evan P. Howell, former mayor cf Atlanta, and one of the most widely known and distinguished citizens of Georgia, died Sunday afterioon at the family residence in Atlanta. The end came calmly and peaceful- i ly. rnconsc'.o; sness, into which he j sank, late Stturday afternoon, was un- j broken to the end. During the past three weeks Captain Howell suffered with a carbuncle between his shoul- j ders, this trouble being accompanied j by diabetes. Captain Howeii is survived by his I wife, Mrs. Julia E. Howell, and seven j children?Hon. Clark Howen, jr., hoxi. Albert Howell, Jr., Mrs. Robert L. Foreman, .Mrs. Ida Cramer, Miss Rosalie Howell, Mrs. Byron Bower and Evan P. Howell, Jr. His brothers are Colonel Albert Howell, Sr., Charles A. Howell and Clark Howell, Sr. His sisters are Mrs. Nathan Lyon and Mrs. Park Woodward. News of the death of Captain Howell spread rapidly through the city antl during the afternoon hundreds called at his home to pay their respects to his memory. During the late afternoon and evening the house and front yard were crow*ded! Among the callers were Governor J. M. Terrell, all state house officials, who were in Atlanta and many city officials. Many old confederate veterans were among those who visited the residence to view for the last time the face of their war-time comrade, who had been their friend, both during the^war and during the forty-one intervening years. Of Captain Evan P. Howell, "Famous American Men and Women" has this to say, among other things: "An eloquent orator, a journalist of rare ability and a.patriot whose heart is full of love and devotion for his countrymen, Evan P. Howell Is one of those most distinguished men of the south. Captain Howell is a native of Forsyth (now Milton) county, Georgia, At the age of 12 years his father moved to Atlanta. Here the son passed with distinction through the common schools, entering the Georgia Military Institute at Marietta in 1853. After completing a two years' course he went to Sandersville, where he read law until the end of the year 1858. A year later he began the practice of law, which was interrupted by the breaking out of the civil war. He enlisted in the First Georgia Regiment as orderly sergeant and was appointed a lieutenant before the expiration of a month. He was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and before the second year he remodeled the company and became its captain. After the war he served a term as solicitor general. He was elected to the state senate in 1873, and was reelected for a second term. In 1875 he purchased a controlling interest in the Atlanta Constitution, and became its editor-in-chief." Under his guidance The Constitution at once leaped Into prominence as a national newspaper. He secured for the paper Joel Chandler Harris, Frank L. Stanton and later Henry W. Grady, whose brilliance was coupled with the executive ability and the able management of Captain How ell to place The Constitution among the foremost newspapers of the country. About 1897 he sold his interest in the paper, and retired from active business, although he has never ceased to be prominent in public life. In 1902 he was called upon by numerous prominent citizens to make the race for the mayoralty of Atlanta, and his candidacy proved so popular that he was overwhelmingly elected. BANDITS LOOT TREASURY. Vaults of Town in Russian Poland Robbed by Band of Marauders. Advices from Opatoff, Russian Poland, state that early Sunday morning the local treasury was attacked by forty armed men, wno killed or wounded all the watchmen guarding the buildings. The robbers secured $10 000 and escaped to the mountains. SAY STRIKERS ARE WHIPPED. Officials >of Railroads Declare Defeat of Telegraphers. At the end of the fourth day of th'e telegraphers' strike on the Great Northern Pacific systems, the officials of both railroads declare that the strike is practically a closed incident. According to information given out at the general office more than 80 per cent of stations on the Northern Pacific and 70 per cent of the Great Northern are now supplied with agents sufficient to tide over traffic WILSON FOREGOES VACATION. Agricultural Secretary Wl|| Remain in Waahington to Fight Graft Secretary Wilson has determined not to take his annual vacation during the progress of the Investigation he is conducting in the department of agriculture at Washington. 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An acquaintance of Ma. ^ had suffered severe injuries in a rafl- >1 I way wreck, including a broken nosey the loss of three or rour leetn, ana pt gash across one of his cheeks; bht | his hurts were not serious, and he was soon on the street again, some* &?]; what disfigured, but in good working' 4 order. One of the first men to greet him ' ] after his recovery was Mr. Griggs* ;|j field, who grasped him cordially by the hand and exclaimed: "Hello, Williams! I understand. 4 you have been pretty badly hurt. I.-"' ] am glad to see you so much 1m- . proved." i Later, when he reflected upon it, he understood why Mr. Williams re? i sponded to this greeting with such a queer smile.?Youth's Companion. -,* The Difference. We were pleased with an instance, we came across the other day of tl? readiness of an attache at the British v Embassy in St. Petersburg. At dinner at the palace he had the misfor tune to upset his glass of claret "Fait-on cela en Angleterre?" asked y' the Czar from the other end of the table. "Oh, yes," came the answer, i, ; but in England, "on ne le remarque '1$ pas."?London Saturday Review. BABY'S INSTINCT | Show* H? Knew What Food to Stieh T? ; Forwarding a photo of a splendidly handsome and healthy young boy. a happy mother writes from an Ohio, * * 2 j town: "The enclosed picture shows my 4- > f year-old Grape-Nuts boy. "Since h'e was 2 years old he has eaten nothing but Grape-Nnts. He demands and gets this food three times a . day. This may seem rather unusual, > but he does not care for anything else . after he has eaten his Grape-Nuts. which he uses with milk or cream, and then he is through with his meal. Even I | on Thanksgiving Day he refused tur I key and all the good things that make ! up that great dinner, and ate his dish. * . I of Grape-Nuts and cream with Jhe best results and none of the evils that the -other foolish members of the family * j experienced. "He is never sick, has a beautiful^ J complexion, and is considered a very' | handsome boy. May the Postum Comi pany prosper and long continue to fnrj nish their wholesome food." Name /"* i given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, | Mich. J There's a reason. Read the little j book. "The - Road to Wellville," in j every pkg. yp