w K V S4rU? Grabbing C Is Low Con 1 Practising thi a Ina W Sy Jtndrew Carrzegie. of the: ^ HAVE been looking at y f * contrast between this $ w *> icight meet, such, perhi tit lalion* S A I pnnorflfnlnfp vnil ! ? * your future, a professi ??? make fortunes easily. X president has found it wants. You are doing You have something which the mere moi cifully, can never understand the loss ofSome well known American citizens tel in Europe recently, and while one of wealth possessed by aq^American whom was contiually dissenting, and at last sail The dollars own him." The difference with you is that know have the treasure and own it. No matte not you have something that is denied t< lation of wealth. In your professions vc ic no snrh thlnp- as rtpppntinn in thf matf two make four. There is no scheming t tricks. You have to walk straight to the lim down. Self-respect is more than millions, is worthless. When a man's judge with lies down at night of all that he has dor judge to fear, here or hereafter. But if thing else is dross. I think the professional life leads men 1 cult to obtain in a mere speculative caret men in that large department of businesi They are parasites, feeding on business, choose for him a professional career suet GSr^f How Out * By (Y A. Maurice Low. s xJ Li ^ jg HE American Consul is S without previous trainii a rudimentary knowledj which he resides. Fron fice or the political rank more often than not wi sul's duties, without the tional or commercial la\ and manners and cust< lives as they are of the idiosyncrasies of t Now, if theories were always as stul ought to be a colossal failure, utterly won the slightest use to commence, and candoi ago this description accurately fitted him there always are exceptions; tot tbey 01 Now most of them do their work well. I no previous training, that they come fresl thing they see appeals to them with the appeals to the child with an expanding m or perhaps because unconsciously it is a c the man who is shrewd and pushing enou has qualities which distinguish him abov< foot rnmoinc thot thoco tintrioH mon (UV iuv. V. 4 Viimtuo vuui V uvcv ?uu*vu uivu keenly alert to the demands made upon t They are always Investigating, inquir not content merely to send to the departm turns of imports and exports or mere tabl ters of routine are not ignored), but they pare and contrast, they offer their advice partment allows them full scope. How i before it is made public, or how often it course, outside the department has any m tin issued containing these reports, whicli Lutian, shows that the American consular it AAA A it AAAAAAAAA CJiough Mini Disappearin EW things in the develo J j 2 striking than the strid< B ^ few years. Contrast tlx J lts 40 square miles of r: with its thousands of f KOMttCM on onG w'th the p almost entirely consolid IlMMMM 50,000 settled populatic tion, in spite of the terr .. f i a f- 1 nOO v*. UJlrt i K A nro/ WW worm 01 goia in lw*, wunc ?.nc ^ 000,000. Contrast the conditions when t his cabin carrying his tools, groped his w away at his own little mine, with the cc work on an electric car, descends the mir trie light, drills with electric air-compres from an electric switchboard remote fron eld drill and hand sledge beside the air-t aide the arc-light. Contrast the miner i could not handle with any profit an ore t mills of today, which by chlorination nnc $10 ore6. Contrast the individual work now Butte, with the present impressive frames, smokestacks and concentrators 01 ing 8000 men?one company having nearl narly fifty millions of wealth.?The World .. Meth That. Ruin By Bishop Mac HE principles of Christit T1 ply the principles of f j conviction that that w j world, in the long run, 1 ness, generally in som< Xj 'deception of humanity, < i ularly passes by a splen I' *- * Jl opoiy w.'iicn tue is, which one of the the last century, and one obviously the benefit of the country at large, has through unscrupulous manipulation, viz., t and do, defend the series of tricks by w] nature has fallen into the hands of a few reward of cleverness, and that the qualit have inured, in the end, to the advantage ever, is all in vain, for it can be met an that the methods under observation are unchecked, result in the ruin of nations, things by a good najne which brought the Sucflessor to Louise Michel. The gr?h strike at Limoges, France, has developed a successor to the fa mous historic maiden leaders of revo- ^ lution and revolt. She calls herself "Le Citoyen^? Scrgue," and is a dark- , eyed, comely young woman of 23: gifted with a magnificent voice and a 1j certain measure ot" eloquence. She proclaims herself the new ' Red Virgin." in succession to the late Louise I Michel, and preaches reprisals and a . A?ncguine vengeance. * "* >' - 1 f . / . Dollars npared to k 2 1 lustrial i (Address to the alumni Stevens Institute of Technology.) on and I say that there was a groal audience and other audiences we aps, as men engaged in stock specu that you have taken a profession foi on in which, perhaps, you will not That may be the reason why youi difficult to raise all the money he higher things than grabbing dollars tey maker never can possess, a.nd mer -you have education, were sitting around a table in a ho them was estimating the amount ol I might call Mr. Rich broker, auothei 1: "lie doesn't own a million dollars icdge docs not possess you, but yoi r whether you die worth millions 01 a the man immersed in the accumu hi deal with eternal verities. There rials or the laws you use. Two ant .0 docei\c others, no smartness, nc ? of truth and honor or you will^al , and if you lose that, everythingl? in. his own soul, approves when ^ le during the day he has no othel he does not have self-approval very to the higher life that it is most dif!l ;r. The world is not advanced by th< s which is mere gambling in stocks If I had a son to educate I shouli i as you have chosen. * Consuls t icceed sui generis. He is made a consul ig or experience, frequently without ie of the language of the country in i the editorial chair, the lawyer's or s he is transferred to the Consulate: thout the least knowledge of a conslightest acquaintance with interna v; as densely ignorant of the history oms of the people among whom he he American mind, bborn as facts, the American consul Lhless to his government and not ol - compels me to say that a few years . There were exceptions, of course lTy prove the soundness of the rule 'erhaps the very fact that they have 1 from their own country, and every force and novelty that a new object ind and makes the same impression 047O nf tho colootinn of thp fiT1nilfi gh to be able to capture a consulate i his fellows?whatever the reason, are sent abroad and that they are hem. ing and wanting to know. They are ient perfunctory reports of official re es of figures (although these as mat delve into obscure places, they com ; and suggestions freely and the de nuch the consul's report is "edited' never is given publicity, no one, ol eans of knowing, but the daily bulle i Hi given wide and gratuitous distri corps is industrious and intelligent, \ng Camps 1O* *3 Henry F. Cope. pment of our country could be more es taken by mining within the last 5 Cripple Creek district of 1S9U, with anch lands, or again, of 1S91 or 1S92 irospect-holes and diminutive dumps Lcture of today, with its many mines lated in 14 great companies with its >n, its dignified city and it produc ific labor struggle, of nearly $12,000, luction for 1904 is estimated at $22, he miner trudged up Bull hill from ay down his rude ladders and picked nuitions today, when he goes to his le in an electric hoist, works by eleo sors and lires his shot by electricity l the scene of his tamping. Set the Irill, and the miner's candlestick bp in that district who, 10 years ago liat raa under $100 per ton with the 1 cyanide plants make a margin or ings scattered over Anaconda Hill sight of the immense steel gallows f the seven great companies employ y 4000 men?and producing annually 1 Today. ods. . . Nations 1 :kay'Smith. mity are. in their last analysis, sim air play. They are founded on the hich hinders the progress of the is human greed and human selfish ; subtle form which, for the better clothes itself in fine names, and pop :did title. Look at the greatest mo& it use for illustration, that by most useful discoveries ol intended by Providence for passed into a few selfish hands, he control of mineral oil. Men may, lich the control of this great gift o! r billionaires. They may say it is a y of the article, as well as its price, of the public. Such argument, howd answered by the simple statement such as always, in the long run, il it was the habit of calling wrong Empire o? Rome to rottenness. NO CHANGE OF BILL. Van X?Did Mrs. Scantvfood make ny money in the boarding house usiness? De Q?Not at first; but she finally it upon a scheme that made hei ich. Van X?What was it? De Q?She turned it into a sana irium for making fat people thin nd it made a howling success!? D* olt Free Press. .. t ! COTTON NOT DOING SO WELL !i " ? ' ; Condition Worse in Alabama and Non< | too Good in the Carclinas, Georgia and Florida?Oat Crop Reports Gen erally Good. , Washington, Special.?Crop eondi tiens are summarized as follows ir the weekly bulletin issued by the Wea L j ther Bureau: ' ! Rains interferred with farm work ir J the east Gulf coast districts, whik rain is needed in Georgia, portions of Florida and northern Mississippi Except some damage to harvested oats in Missouri. Oklahoma, Texas aid Vir . ginia. oat crop reports are highly fa I vorable. In Alabama The cotton crop has ; generally deteriorated; in Georgia, ii is fruiting rapidly, where* suffitiem rains have occurred, but in other local ities of that State rain is badly need I ~.i o^.i r-.ist and black rol j cu ft.iu cil?.u?*4ii0, . j are prevalent. Too rank growth anc shedding are also reported from Ten nessee, the Carolina and Florida j where no improvement is indicated - except on clay lands in South Caro - Una, while well, although some improvement is reported from the State. In other to 1 bacco States the outlook is favorable ' Haying has been retarded in por [ tions of Virginia. The Kaiser's Motive. Copenhagen. (By Cable.)?The pre parations which have beca made fot the reception of Kaiser William, whe 1 arrived here Monday afternoon, were far from elaborate. During his stay here the Kaiser will be received in semi-official state. In court circles his visit will be taken as merely a courtesy call upon King Christian and an ef i fort is being made to impress this fact upon th- people generally. This attempt, however, has not met j with much success, as the people be lieve that there is some political movt t behind the visit of the German ruler In political circles the view is held that the Kaiser will make an attempi to convince King Christian that the Baltic Sea should be closed to war 6hips of all nations except those whict . border on the sea. If the Emperor sue eeeds in doing this, it will cause the I greatest surprise, for the Danes are , rapidly developing the suspicion thai the Kaiser's designs upon the Baltie ! are for the purpose of converting that sea into a German lake. Our Cash Balance. Washington, Special.?The monthlj statement of the public debt shows thai I at the close of business July 31, 1905 . the debt, less cash in the Treasury amounted to $1,002,049,001, which is ar ! increase for the month of $12,182,229 largely accounted for by a correspond' 1 ing decrease in cash on hand. Cash in the Treasury is classified as follows Gold reserve, $150,000,000; trust funds. $993,726,909; general fund . $151,034,309; in national bank de> positaries, $65,715,119; in Treasury ol . Philippine Islands, $3,972,621. Total $1,264,449,019. against which there an . demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $1.084.5S3.2SS. leaving cash balances on hand of $279,865,731. ! | ; Naval Officer Injured in Runaway. Norfolk, Special?Dexter Tiffany, Jr. a paymaster in the United States navj ' I stationed at the navy yard here in charge 01 auxiliary iu.wuuw was thrown from a runabout this even; Ing and sustained a very serious frac1 ture of the skull. He was driving a ! horse that was frightened by a troll> t car and ran away. Mr. Tiffany's heac ( strurk the asphalt and he was taken tc j the Sarah Leigh Memorial Hospital in an unconscious condition, being latei carried to the navy hospital for an operation. Tiffany is a Missourian. President of Bank Arrested. , j Raliegh, N. C.. Special?E. F. Young i president of the Merchants and Farm ' | ers Bank of Dunn, was arrested then 1 Tuesday upon a warrant issued by E " : Lee. a justice of the peace, upon th< oath of three of the town commis sicncrs charging fogery of the town's treasury account on the books of th< | bank. The case was removed to Jus tice J. It. Godwin's court, and upon i plea for a continuance by counsel foi the defendant, a justified bond in th? sum of $U00 was required for th< appearance of the defendant here next Monday, when the case will b< heard. \ 105 Degrees in Texas. Austin. Texas, Special, ? Tuesday j night and today has witnessed one o the most intense heat waves that has parsed over Texas in many y&rs. Las j night the homidity was so great tha j people were forced to leave their sleep ing rooms and take to the streets ioi . air. At midnight the thermometer reg istered 99 degrees and during the daj . it has been over 105 degrees. . Miners in Session. Knoxville, Tenn., Special.?The an. nual convention of the United Mint - Workers of district No. 19, embracinj the coal mines in East Tennessee ant 1 j southeastern Kentucky, assembled her< Tues lay. The question of a wag? scab for the year, beginning September 1 - is to be considered. It is not knowr yet what will be the nature of the miners demands. The joint conventioi of the miners and the operators wil - assemble afterAhe miners' conventioi shall have adj?rned. 3 filled; 20 Injured. 'I Bcaumont.^Texas. Special.? Word ' ! reached here n^t one white and twe I negro boys were killed outright and 2( ' ! other persons were more or less seri ously injured in a heavy wind storn: which struck Bessmay late this afternoon. The town is situated in a forest of pine timber, the wind uprooting several trees, which fell on houses, kill' ing and injuring the occupants. Tele' graph and telephone communication | is prostrated. | PROGRESS OF FEVL 1 Government Takes Over the Fight Yellow Jack 43 NEW CASES IN A SINGLE D4 Still Refusing to Admit the Situati Beyond Control and Avowing t Hope That Federal. Manageme Will B,evivc Outside Confidence a: Provide Invaluable Facilities For VTOw Q+of/S OTl/I C1* 5 Raise a Macedonian Cry. t t ? New Orleans, Special.?Fever port to 6 p. m., Sunday: New Cases, 28. Total cases to date, 533. Deaths. Sunday. 8. Total deaths to date, 1C3. New sub-foci, 2. Total sub-foci to date, 93! The fever report is a great impro' ment over those during the middle the week, and the fact that there only 2 new sub-foci, one up-town a one down-town, is a source of spec encouragement. An effort is bei mAe to determine the number oMes under treatment, and allowi ?n days, which is a liberal estima for a patient to either recover die. It is figured that there are n< 233 cases under treatment. The city has contributed $250,C ' to assist the government in handli ! the disease. The decision to ask the Federal g< 1 ernment to take control was reach 1 at a meeting of city and State officii and others, held late Friday at t cotton exchange. DOUBLE MOTIVE FOR ACx.Oi It was the consensus of the meeti that government control would restt confidence throughout the ott States in the South, and the belief w. expressed that Surgeon General V [ man would be able to send a force I physicians to New Orleans thorougl , equipped for the handling of the y [ low fever situation because of th ( experience and unquestionable fac ities to enforce a scientific campai , against the fever. } When local health officers first to [ charge of the situation it was hop , that the fever could be stamped c within a reasonable time, but the fection has spread, and so frighten have the people become in the Soi over the increase in the number cases that i>ew Orleans is threaten r fcvith a serious paralysis of trade ^ Teason of radical quarantines. A telegram signed by the mayor a ' others present was addressed to G< ? ernor Blanchard, telling him of the i i tion taken. Baron Rosen introduced. New York, Special.?Acting for t j President, Third Assistant Secrets ;. of State Pierce communnieated , Baron Rosen,, the Russian ambasi . dor, and Mr. Takahira, the Japans . minister, the official program for t formal presentation to the Preside ? of the Russian and Japanese pleni] i tentiaries to the Washington conf . i cnee. This program has for weeks be a subject of much study on the pi : of the President and Mr. Pierce. Ma of the details regarding the journ , to Oyster Bay and thence to Por mmitti olrpflflv have been nublish< , i Desirous of being strictly neutral r all the arrangements for the presen I ticn, it was decided at the outset the Washington government that t President would recognize no pre> dence based on success in the prest . war. Because Baron Komura was p t sented at Sagamore Hill almost r week before Mr. Witte arrived in tl I country, it was decided that for tl , reason Baron Komura must take pre I dence over Mr. Witte. This, howev will be recognized only in the h . hour's difference in the time of t presentation of the two missions. Tidewater Wins. Norfolk, Va.. Special.?The Ti< . J water ailway has won out before 1 5 State corporation in the great fij that the Norfolk & Western Railu l was making against its petition 1 . grade crossings in Norfolk coun j The Norfolk & Western sought ; compel the Tidewater to erect v . ducts over its tracks at two poii i on the approach to Norfolk, and t r Tidewater sought grade crossings ot i : he Norfolk & Western, which the cc * mission has just allowed. The N [ folk & Western has the right to app< J io tht^Supreme Court of the State Not Yet Located. j | Paterson, N. J.. Special.?Despite I g j efforts of his former friends and bu ness assocciates, the whereabouts 3 the missing mayor, William H. B ' -her. of this city, have not been disc< t red. Friday an investigation was 1 un to discover what disposition b f icen made of the estate of James Stewart, late Congressman, of wh: " Mayor Belcher was sole executor. * was valued at $10,000. Vncinacc Man a Snicide. XJ UtllUVUU mm wmrmmmw Columbus, Ga., Special.?Blanch? , F. McGeeheat. president and mana< . j of the Columbus Paper Company am , member of a prominent Columbus fa , , ily, committed suicide Friday morni , by shooting himself through the te pie with a revolver. He was at ho ' alone when the fatal shot was fir 1 His wife and three children surv: - him. No cause has been assigned for 1 i rash act. 1 i Russia to Issue New Loan. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The g ernment has decided upon the issuai . of another internal loan to the amo' , of $100,000,000, of which, howet ^ only $75,000,000 may be issued first. The loan will be practically t the samp nature and under the sa conditions as that cf March last, i will probably be issued in about , fortnight. The issue price of the B | sian international loan of $100,000. . f.catc-d last March was SG. The boi , of that loan beer interest at the r of 5 per cent per nnaum aau are dccmablc in 50 yealr. R COTTON GINNERS' REPORT \ . ' I Association's Estimate Makes the Lessened Acreage 17.6 Plus 5 Per j Cent. Abandoned of Planted Soil. P Dallas, Tex., Special?The following is the report of the National Ginner3* Association on the crop condition and the reduction of acreage as gathered ! from replies to more than 7,000 letters of inquiry sent out by the association 0n and received at the office of Secretary J t he j N. T. Blackwell, from Julv 25 to Au- I nt | Sust 1: i North Carolina?Condition, 80; rc- ! n<* i duction, 15. a South Carolina?Condition,To; reauc- i tion, 15. ^ ! Alabama?Condition, 70; reduction, I " Arkansas?Condition, 50; reduction, | 25. re" Florida?Condition, 85; reduction, 10. Georgia?Condition, 80; reduction, 114. j Indian Territory?Condition, v* illustrate. Impartial, trustworthy, pub- c ac- lie spirited men are ready to co-operate with the Secretary for a broad and comprehensive reorganization of all crop reporting and statistical work and suggests safeguards and penalties to insure as far as possible honesty and. try integrity in the future." to sa- Eleven Deaths in a Day. fse New Orleans, Special.?The record he up to Wednesday, 6. p. m., is as fol>nt lows: po- New sub-foci, 4. er- Total deaths to date, 70. en Deaths, 11. t irt : New substitute foci, 4. ? ny Total sub-foci, 54. ey The fever situation showed no mate- { ts- rial change during the day and the < ed. few new foci shows that it. is not s in spreading with the rapidity of former j ta- years, ur ine tieatns, tour were in i by the Emergency Hospital, four in the j he original districts and three in the i ce- Charity Hospital. ' i ;nt The impending hostilities between ! re- the States of Louisiana and Mississip- { a pi over the invasion of Governor Var- i lis daman's quarantine mosquito fleet i lis and the armed guards stationed at 1 ce- Pearl river, is not improved by the i er, statement given out by Governor Var- i alf daman in Jackson after his return 1 he from the coast where he went to in- I | vestigate the situation. 1 i ( Conflict With Rebels. j Constantinople, By Cable.?Turkish ae" ; troops, which are advancing towards he ; Sanaa, in the Yemen province of Ara- , rht 1 bia, have occupied two strong positions in Arabia. The rebels who have been operating in the neighborhood of for Sanaa, have suffered great losses in ty- the conflicts which have occurred with to the troops and have retreated from , . the immediate vicinity. The losses sustained by the Turkish troops were lts insignificant. he *er Detective Fatally Shot. Somerville, Mass., Special.?George eal L. Frazer. a private deteceive, was shot | and almost instantly killed while trying I to gain entrance to me nouse oi ji>seph Evans, in Moore street: Evans the Is under arrest, charged with the shoot- j isi- ing. 0j According to the information ob- i tained by the local police. Frazer and eI" two other detectives accompanied A. J. >v- Barber, of Woonsocket, R. I., to Ev- i be- an's home in search of Barber's wife iad who, it was said, was Evan's houseF. keeper. Evans objected, and it is alich leged that Evans drew his revolver and It shot Frazer. May Appeal to Congress. Oyster Bay, Special.?Attorney Gcnlrd eral Moody left after a days visit at SaguMl Thfl nnnfprpnpp hptwppn thp ?er U1U'5 ? j Attorney General and the President m_ was mainly devoted to the recent scandals in the agricultural department. ng When Moody reachecd the depot, he m- talked interestingly upon the subject me of the laws limitations and said the ed. remedy must come from Congress. It ive is quite probable that the President his will make a strong plea in his next message fcr the much needed legislai tion. Rapidly Enforced. unt Norfolk. Va.. Special.?The quaranrer> tine against all vessels from Southern , at ports is being rigidly enforced by the 0f Federal and State authorities at the me Virginia Capes and in Hampton Roads. mfj Every vessel entering the capes is held f for a thorough examination by the us United States Marine Hospital authori^ , f>00 ties. The British steamship OthelldP from Mobile, to Bordeaux and Havre, ( atj and the French steamer Longway, from r, Port Tampa, were h'ld up, but later , passed and came in for bunkea coal 5. P. HOWELL DEAD 'opular and Useful Georgian Passes From Labor to Reward i LEADER OF SOUTHERN PROGRESS )ne of the Most Potent Factors in Up-Building Georgia and Its Present Capital After the Civil War Dies of Carbuncle Complicated witn Diabetes at the Age of 66?Confederate Soldier, Lawyer, Publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, Director in Every New Railroad Built Into the City, Posterer of Expositions, and Recently Mayor of Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Capt. Evan P. iowell, long prominently identififled vith Southern journalism, died at noon Sunday, after an illness of three weeks, irought in by a carbuncle complicat? ;d with diabetes. Captain Powell was born December 0, 1S39 in Milton county. Ga. He was i gallant Confederate soldier, entering he service as a member of the First Jeorgia Regiment, later commanding iowell's Battery of Artillery dnring >ractically the whole of the war. After the surrender he settled in Atanla. taking up the practice of the aw. He was one of the most potent actors in rebuilding this city and in he development of the State from the levastation of the war. As a young awyer he Served as Solicitor General luring the stormy days of the reconduction period. when to his ervices was largely due to suppression of the lawlessness then ? rife. In 1876 he bought the Ulanta Constitution with Henry W. Jrady and William A. Hemphill. He etained control of this newspaper un11 1897. when he retired, and since then las not been in active business. Captain Howell has been prominently dentified with the Democratic party wer since the war, naving been del'gate-at-large from this State to sev;ral of the national convention and a >rominent figure in each. He served as nember of both branches of the State .legislature some years ago, but held 10 other political office save that of nayor of Atlanta, for which he was . ~uio ahconpn fpnm thp 1ULU1 IltLlCU UUilug Hio auovuvv A.VM> ommunity. His term of service to this )ffice ended last year. He has been prominently identified vith every movement for the developnent of this city and section, notably vith the first Cotton Exposition in [882, which opened the eyes of the :ountry to the South's industrial progress and with all the later exposi:ions. He has been a director in every lew railroad built into Atlanta since :he war. He was a member of the commission which built Geogia's new capitol and which performed the feat >f completing its works within the orignal appropriation and turning back nto the Treasury a surplus. Captain Howell was tendered a place in the iip'.omatic service by President Cleveland. but declined it. He served by ippointraent of President McKinley lpon the commission to investigate the conduct of the war with Spain. His wife, who was Miss Julia Erwin, and seven children survive him, among them Editor Clark Howell. Run Down After Shooting Six. Little Rock. Ark, Special.?A special :o The Gazette, from Lewisville, Ark., >ays: After killing two persons, seriously ind probably fatally shooting two >thers. one a woman, and less seriously shooting two more. Ike Kinney, a desperate negro, was killed in a river bot:om at Doella. six miles south of Lewsville, at nocn Friday, after a hot fight vith a posse of citizens that had surrounded him. His bloody record for 24 hours is: August 2 (morning), killed ) negro at Stamps; August 2 (afternoon), killed E. R. Ferguson, claim ?gent of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad, a member of a posse, three miles from Stamps: August 3 (3 a. m.) f~! rOPTlQ. seriously snoi Mrs. oana.i, burg. Texas, and her husband; August ? (noon); shot Alvin Barham through the neck, and shot a finger oft one of 2!. F. Nash's hands. Tehgraphers' Strike St. Paul, Minn., Special.?At the end of the fourth day of the telegraphers' strike on the Great Northern and the Northern Pacifific Railroads, officers of both railroads declare that the ttrike is all but a closed incident, and that more than 80 per cent, of the stations on the Northern Pacific and 70 per cent on the Great Northern are now supplied with agents. Officers of the Telegraphers' Union assert that the strike has not fairly begun. Electrocuted in Chester. Chester, S. C.. Special.?Jno. M. Weir, a firembn on the (Southern Railway, was instantly killed by an electrical current received from a wire rope, used for lowering and rais'? ? !? building a cotton 'Jjj mill at Spartanburg. S. C. The plan ^ is to erect modern buildings and in' 49 stall all the latest machinery for manufacturing rope, twine and other 'vfli similar goods from the waste to be -via obtained from cotton yarn and cloth rl mills in the Spartanburg district. Peter H. Corr, a well known cotton mill operator, Taunton, Mass., is interested in the enterprise, but no fur- ?a| tlier details are ready for publication 4M at this time. TEXTILE NOTES. A Shelby special says: Jj "During the month more than 3,000 bales of cotton, which was held by farmers in this county, have been . Jl sold at 10 and 10 1-2 cents, the; sell- ,/ ers thereby realizing over $160,000 J Several hundred bales still remaih in the hands of the fanners, which t^hey are holding for 11 cents. Cotton mills in this section are supplied with J xz cotton and they are rejoicing on aic- '^| count of the fact that they are ge^-, Jl ting remunerating prices for thei^yg product. Two of the wealthiest men iu Jackson, Tenn., are now negotiating for a * big cotton mill there. They state that Jj if the negotiations are successful # ^ will have a capital of $100,000, pos- ^9 siblv more than that. Some $25,000 or jacKsou money v:u De pui into The promoters are from a distanceand a representative has been here in conference with the two Jackson financiers. The cotton mill Avill be-' 'Ha like the biir one in Trenton, to maun- yj factare sheetings. It would employ a large force of hands. Five or" ten actcs of ground in a convenient I?c?rtion is necessary and the Jackson -8 gentlemen interested are looking after jjj The Banna Cotton Mills. Messrs. C. E. Graham and K. L. Graham of Greenville. S. C., referred- jj to last week as having leased the Baling Cotton mills at Goldville, X. Jfl C., have ordered the new equipment nM they will add to that plant. This- $ additional machinery will include "^1 2.300 spindles and cardroom machinery sufficient to take care of the new spindles. The improvements are ex- 4 pected to be completed bv September 1st. ' Jj A Washington, D. C., dispatch of . S recent date says: > "The officers of the cotton association are not a unit in the demand for the resignation of Secretary Wilson, of the Department of Agriculture. * While Secretary Cheatham gave an interview Friday in support of th# position taken bv President Harvie i?i - - .1?\r;i_ 3 'juniiiu, uei'iuiuu; mui uciiviai* ?? jy son is incompetent and ought to be removed, Col. E. S. Peters, the \icf president of the association, who isin Washington, made a public statement in defense of the Secretary of Agriculture in which he said: "The , cotton growers of the South have implicit confidence in him.' ", Textile Notes. (Manufacturers' Record) The Cora Cotton Mills of Kings ; Mountain N. C., have declared a dividend of 0 per cent. The Wiscassett Mills of Albemarle, ' > X. ('., has declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent. It is stated that the erection of a jl large cotton factory is proposed, in ^ connection with the plans of ffie Southern Yadkin Development Companv of 3000 horse-power and the erection of an electric plant on the Southern Yadkin river. Messrs. Bandy A* Terrell of Greensboro, X. C., ntv the eomnanv's consulting eniri - - * " ? neers. Messrs. Yount & Shrum, proprietors of the Catawba Cotton Mills, tQj Newton, N. C., have purchased and ' 1 will operate the 3100-spindle vara mill of the G. W. Patterson Manufacturing Co., near Concord. N. C. They will begin manufacturing during the next 30 days. The Dilling Cotton Mills of Kings Mountain. X. C., has declared a dividend of 3 per cent. Evey year between 60,000,000 and 70,000,000 codfish are caught rounI the coast of Newfoundland, ' - A