The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 10, 1905, Image 2
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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.
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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
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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 <n sandy lands in that
t ; State the crop has deteriorated.
1 ! In Virginia, tobacco is not doins
> 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.
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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, <o; re'
duction, 20. v
Louisiana?Condition, CO; reduction, ^
122. t
Mississippi?Condition, 65; reduction, e
ve- 20.
of Missouri?Condition, 90; reduction i
is 15- a
nd Oklahoma?Condition, 90; reduction, t
ial (
ng Texas?Condition, 65; reduction, IS. ^
. Tennessee?Condition, 60; reduction,
of 30. I
ng Virginia?Condition, 80; reduction, ,
le, 13.
or Average condition, 14; average reduc- j
aw tion, 17.6. t
Estimated abandonment, 5 per cent, d
100 Acreage, 26,021,000. 1
ng Secretary Black well said: "Only
about 25,000,000 acres are in cultivation
that will reach the picking stage of ma3V"
turity. This association is organized *
ed purely for gathering statistics to pro- t
lis tect the ginner and planter, and is *
b working in harmony with the Southern
Cotton Association. It does not con:
flict with the Census Bureau, but en- :
courages prompt and accurate reports
' to that Department j
Secretary Wilson Commended. e
icr
-as Oyster Bay, L. I., Special.?President 6
ly- Roosevelt has authorized the publica- j
?' tion of a telegram which he had re- ]
^ ceived from William S. Harvey, presi- r
eir dent of the board of trustees of the 1
Commercial Museum of Philadelphia. 1
* and chairman of the Advisory Com- <
mittee of the National Board of Trade, <
, concerning the work of Secretary Wil.
son, of the Department of Agriculture. ^
This telegram says in part: 1
)U "No true patriot with an eye single 1
to the service and honor of this coun- 1
try will take advantage of recent dis- (
lth closures to suggest that he (Secretary 1
of Wilson) should resign. Do not forget 1
e(1 Interested motives have made the sec- i
by tion these men represent denounce all 1
government reports mm uiu not imui *
nd them. Their attitude on ginners reports <
:>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'?
? !?<??. to a Dost at
lug intr ait iifem, ? ? _ .
the corner of Valley and Gadsden
streets, Saturday night about 9:00
o'clock. Weir and a number ol
friends had been discussing the death
of Bradshaw in Charlotte, and he
went out to the post and had a similar
experience. The accident occurred
shortly after a big rain and the
post was highly charged with electricity.
Weir was about 21 years of
age and was unmarried.
No Trains in or Out of Shreveport.
Shreveport, La.. Special.?Shreveport
is effectually bottled up. Word was
received at the local offices of the
Vicksburg. Shreveport & Pacific Hailroad.
the only road remaining open,
that the two remaining trains on that
line had been cancelled from tonight.
This leaves this city without eitehr
passenger or freight communication
with the outside world. No mail is
being received and none sent out
Poisoned Herself and Son.
Baltimore. Special.?Mrs. Annie
Whiteford is dead and her 5-year-old
son is in a hospital suffering from the
effects of cyanide of potassum, taken
by the mother with suicidal intent
and by her giving to the child with
the expectation of ending his life also.
A sister of the suicide was attracted by
the screaming of the suffering infant
ind found him writhing in agony across
the body of his mother, who lived
anly a ^hort time after being found.
Mrs. Whiteford. who has been separated
from her husband for several years,
tvns a sufferer from melancholia.
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Notes of Southern Cotton Mills aH
Other Manufacturing Enterprise^- j
The American Cotton Ctrt%^
The American Cotton Co. of
Greensboro, N. C., which obtained it* ^Hj
charter of incorporation several
weeks ago, has effected permanent organizatiou
with S. N. Cone, president;
Thomas Crabtree, secretary-treasurer, \
and J. H. Cutter, formerly with G. E. V
Dickinson of Savannah and latterly f, :
manager of Dickinson & Co., at Char- S
lotte, general manager. The stoccholders
of the company includes J
Messrs. W. E. Holt, Caesar Cone, Jn- ) vj
lius Cone and Neil Ellington, all well " jB
known to the cotton-mill men and cofton
factors throughout the South., It
is stated that the company will tran-%
sact a general cotton business, and
expects to develop an extensive clien- '$9
tele in North and S "i:i Carolina. II
The capital stock lias been placed at 1
$250,000. <
The Dixie Mills Co.
The Dixie Mills Co. of Padueahr v
Ivy., lias been incorporated, with capI
ital stock of $100,000. by George C.
Wallace, Robert B. Phillips and others.
This corporation takes over the1
Alden Knitting Mills, which Mr. Wal- a
lace and his associates have been
operating under lease. The plant has.
an equipment of 131 knitting ma-,
chines and the complementary apparatus
for the production of tine *
gauge cotton hosiery. Mr. Phillip?
has been elected president: Mr. Wal '
lace, vice-president; T. L. Upton, secretarv.
A $200,000 Coton-Rope MUIT
T* I" t/\ nwroni.fl o ,v\m_
11 id piup/ocu l? w vvtw- , *qrn
panv with capiital stock cft $200,000
for the purpose of> 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
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'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
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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, '
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