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poms m M?i Jsw England's Pari is Protecting Tile Traffic. The Votes of New Hampshire, ^Massachusetts and Connecticut ^re Bosgiit for Section 9 of Article I, % And Therefore They "Forced it Into ie Constitution"-Ship Owners Pro? fited. From.the Washington Post. T will say that 1 have as much ad? miration for that phase of human life called the New England character as Mr. W. C. Dodge, or any other man. "^It is *a wonderful people and has wrought a marvellous history. It has a good opinion of itself and is fond of ? expressing that opinion. And to that ^make no very serious objection, except that cannot refrain from a faint dis? sent when I see New England claim? ing all the credit for everything excel? lent America has achieved and dis? avowing responsibility for everything vicious we have done. New England is entitled to a fair share of both credit for the good and responsibility .for the bad-and no more, and no less, than a fair share of either. I said in the paper to whicli Mr. - Dodge objects-and objects with some degree of heat-that New England forced into the Federal Constitution section 9 of Article 1, by which the ! African slave trade was permitted | until the year 1808, and I now repeat | that assertion. i Mr. Dodge says he is astonished, ! ' and characterizes that and some other of my statements as untrue, and ap? peals to and quotes from some history that I had in mind when ? wrote what I did, and which confirms what I said. *\Ho admits that Section 9 was made a part of the Constitution by votes of she only New England States, repre? sented in the convention that formed . the instrument-New Hampshire, Mas? sachusetts and Connecticut-and . without their votes Section 9 would have failed, but, he says, South Caro? lina and Georgia hired New England to do it, and therefore New England is not respnsible, and was opposed to the thing all the time. If George III " had hired enough Hessians to put down the rebellion, Mr. Washigton, Mr? ! Henry, Mr. Jefferson, mr. Adams, ! Mr. Hancock and others set on foot in 1776, I suppose Mr. Dodge would ex- j cuse the Hessians on the ground that - they were hired to play their part, 1 and were really opposed to the war all j the time. But let us examine that; wage-Mr. Dodge calls it "a com? promise," but that is an euphemism. \ South Carolina wanted tue slave trade. New Englad wanted the regu- j ? altion of commerce, of which the Afri? ca slave trade was probably not the I least important, and certainly not the j least profitable part, Mr. Dodge quotes I Pinckney: It was the true interest of the Southern States to have no regulation of commerce ; but, considering the loss brought on the commerce of the East tern States by the Revolution, their liberal conduct toward the views of South Carolina (in consenting to the adoption of the claus? referred to) and ' the interest the weak Southern btates had, in being united with the strong i Eastern States, he thought it proper j that no fetters should oe imposed on j >the power of making eommei-cial re-j gulations ; and that his constituents, J though prejudiced against the Eastern States, would be reconciled to this liberality. He had himself, he said, prejudices against the Eastern States before he had found them as candid and liberal as any men whatever. Exactly. Precisely. Candid about what? The African ?lave trade. Liber? al in what? The African slave trade. ''Liberal as any men whatever.'5 If Pinckney meant anything by thos9 words, he meant that New England was as '.liberal" as South Carolina on the subject of the slave trade. And if votes mean anything, New England / was as liberal as South Carolina on that subjcet. What was the vote on Section 9. *-< . For it-New Hampshire,' Mas? sachusetts, Connecticut, North Caro? lina, South Carolina, Georgia-6. Against it-New Jersey, Penn? sylvania, Delaware, Virginia-L That is the way New England op? posed the African slave trade in the Convention that made the Union the land of the free and the home of the brave. And here is how Mr. Dodge makes chimney corner history : It will thus be seen that there is not a particle of truth in the statement ' that the clause permitting ishe intro daction of slaves prior to 1808 was forced into the Constitution by New England. On the contrary, her dele? gates in the Constitutional Conven? tion opposed it, as did some from Pennsylvania, . Virginia and other - States, and only consented to it as a means of securing one of the most important provisions in our new Con? stitution, tba/ clause regulating com-1 merce, and on which all Inter-State commerce laws are founded, and which the Assistant Attorney General in .his speech at the Pittsburg banquet said was "the corner-stone of the Repub? lic" And again, Mr. Dodge, says, with a naivete that is simply delicious as fol? lows: Neither is it true, as Sarvoyard's ar? ticle would make it appear, that New England favored slavery, lt is true no doubt that after the Dutch had introduced slaves in Virginia, in 1619, and it was shown to*be a profitable business, the captains and owners of New English vessels engaged in it, but so strong was the moral sentiment of New England against slavery in all its forms that at the time the Con? stitution was formed slavery had been practicaly abolished in New England. And whom would Mr. Dodge expect to engage in the business except some bodv wno had a ship? Would Mr. Dodge expect a man who had no knife -to skin a beef? Mr. Dodge says it was the "morai sentiment" of New England that abol ished slavery in New England. Here is t what the late John J. Icgalls said ..about-that, and Mr. Ingalls was what Mr. Dodge is not-a New Englander: "The conscience of New England never was thoroughly aroused to tile immorality of African slavery until it ceased to be profitable." T put Ingalls against Dodge, and Mr. Ingalls might have added that had slavery been BS profitable in Massachu? setts and Iowa as it was supposed to be in South Carolina and Arkansas, slavery would be in the green tree in this glorious, enlightened and free country of ours this blessed minute. E. W. Newman (Savoyard.) THE K1S0HENEFF MASSACRE. Mass Meeting sn Baltimore to Pro? test Against lt. Uncle Sam Asked to Put a Stop to Such Atrocities Through Di? plomatic Channels. I Baltimore, May 17.-Three thousand ? people attended an enthusiastic meet? ing in the Academy of Music this af? ternoon in behalf of the victims of the anti-Jewish outrage in Russia. It was participated in by many leading citizens of the State and city and sev? eral thousands dollars were subscribed. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Fabian Franklin, editor of the Baltimore Evening News, and among the spectators were ex-Gov. Wm. Pinckney Whyte, ex-Congressman John V. T. Findlay, Mayor Hayes, Roger W. Hull, Leon Greenbaum and others. Letters of sympathy were read from Gov. John Walter Smith, United States Senator McComas, Attorney General Isador Raynor Hon. Simon Wolf and leading church divines all expressing their horror over the mas? sacre at Kischeneff and their conviction that the United States should use its j good offices to bring about a suppres-1 sion of such atrocities in the future, j Dr. Daniel C. Gilman, president of the Carnegie institute, declared that ; similar meetings should be held in all : parts of the United States to the end j that the public opinion of this country : should compel Russia to adopt a hu? mane policy. j Among the letters was the/folio wing ; from Cardinal Gibbons : Dr. Harry Friedenwald, Chairman. My Dear Sir: I regret that my en? forced absence from the city on May 17th wiil prevent my presence at the meeting you have called to give voice to your horror at the events that have recently taken place,at Kischeneff. I have no hesitation, however, to express my deep abhorrence at the massacres that have carried to their graves gray hair and innocent child? hood. Our sense of Sustiee revolts at the thought of persecution for reHgion's sake; but when persecution is attended with murder and pillage the brain reels and the heart sickens, and righteous indignation is aroused at the enormity of such a crime. What a blot upon our civilization is this slaughter of inoffensive men, wo? men and children. Please convey to the meeting my grief for the dead ; my sympathy for those made helpless by the murder of their natural pro? tectors, and my sincere home that this, twentieth century will see the end of all such ocurrences and that peace, good will and brotherly love may pre? vail on earth. Faithfully yours, James Cardinal Gibbons. A series of resolutions was adopted calling on the United States to "bring such inuflences to bear on the Russian government as may tend to bring about a cessation of these inhumanities, " and the members of congress to protest "against the outrages to which the Jews of Russia are subjected." MUST NOT DEFEND THEIR LIVES St Petersburg, May L-Lieut. Gen. von Reabsn, governor of Bessa, baria (the capital of which is Kisch? eneff" ) has been summoned to St. Petersburg. A ministerial circular forbidding the Jews to defend themselves has been is? sued. It is expected that this step will stimluate Jewish emigration to America. Three, thousand suits for damages have been instituted against the state at Kischeneff. The damages demanded amount to ?3,-300, OOO. NEW CHEESE FACTORY. Special to TheiState. Greenville, May 16.-Tiie ? sst fruits of one of our home enterprises were in evidence upon our streets on Thursday in the shape of several clieeses, the products of the Georges Creek Cheese factory. This factory is located in Pickens county, in the Georges Creek section about three and one-half miles this side of Easley. It began operations about April 7th, and its products were brought to Greenville for the first time on the day mentioned above. The cheeses offered were readi? ly sold and the parties in charge ex? pect to bring in another load at an early date. The company in control of the enterprise consists of Elbert E. Perry, R. L. Perry, C. H. Car? penter and C. G. Voight, the first of whom is president, while the last named, a skilled expert in the busi? ness, is the superintendent and gener? al manager of the concern, in which is invested about ?400. At present the milk from about 16 cows is being used, from which is obtained a week? ly product of 250 pounds of cheese, each 100 pounds of milk giving about 12 pounds cf cheese. The cheeses are seven inches in diameter and five in height, averaging about six and a half pounds in weight. The manufactured article sells at 17 cents a pound and the demand for it is such that a ready sale is found in the immediate neighborhood of the factory for all that is turned out. These marks of a diveristy of industries are gladly noted, and it is pleasant to know that such a measure of success has attended this commendable en terprise. An Object Lesson For State Courts. i The speed with which the postoffice ! robbers were tried, convicted and bun j died off to the federal prison at A I - ' lanta furnishes a striking contrast to . the slow and uncertain processes of our State courts with their continu? ances, admission to bail in small amounts, stay of execution for appeal on frivolous grounds and otherwise clumsy administration of justice, lt has come to be believed by the crimi? nal class that when they get in trouble with Uncle Sam they are in a serious condition indeed, and so far as possi? ble they steer clear of the United States courts.-Spartan burg Journal. ? THE K1S0HINEFF MUMl Shylooks Cause the Slaughter. No Desire to Crush Good Jews. Washington, May 18.-None of the many petitions relative to the Kis? chineff outbreak adopted yesterday at various places in the United States has reached the state department, and the officials have nothing new before them on which to proceed. It is not known whether further instructions have been sent to our embassy at St. Petersburg. So far the department has before it only newspaper clip? pings, describing the Kischineff mas? sacre, and it scarcely feels authorized to move upon that basis, even if it had the power to do so. The brief cablegram from St. Peters? burg might open the way for diploma? tic action on the part of the United States in this matter. That statement said the Russian government had for? bidden the Jews to arm or defend themselves with a deliberate purpose of forcing them to emigrate to the United States, for nowhere in Europe could they find refuge. Such action would be similar to that taken by the Roumanian government, upon which the state department laid down the doctrine that the dumping of hordes of emigrants likely to prove paupers upon our shores was obnoxious to the United States. Count Cassini, the Russian ambas? sador, in a. conversation today with a representative of the Associated Press relative to the Jewish troubles, in Rus? sia, said: "There is in Russia, as in Germany and Austria, a feeling against certain of the Jews. The reason for this unfriendly attitude is found in the fact that the Jews will not work in theifield or engage in agriculture. They prefer to be money lenders. Give a Jew a couple of dol? lars and he becomes a banker and money lender. In this capacity he takes advantage of the Russian peas? ant, whom he soon has in his power and ultimately destroys. It is when the patience of the peasant is exhaust? ed that a,conflict between the peasants and Jews occur. Ordinarily the Russian is a very patient person, but it is only natural that he should en? tertain a feeling of resentment for the one who has wrought his ruin. "The situation in Russia so far as the Jews are concerned is just this : It is the peasant against the money lender, and not the Russians against the Jews. There is no feeling against the Jews in Russia because of religion. It is as ? have said-the Jew runs the peasants, with the result that conflicts occur when the latter have lost all their worldly possessions and have nothing to live upon. "There are many good Jews in Rus? sia and they are respected. Jewish genius is appreciated in Russia and the Jewish artist is honored. Jews also appear in the financial world in Russia. ."The Russian government affords the same protection to the Jews that it does to any other of its citizens, and when a riot occurs and Jews are at? tacked the officials immediately take steps to apprehend those who be? gan the riot and visit severe punishment upon them. Li the past Russians have been punished severely for attacks upon the Jews. But not? withstanding these conflicts the Jews continue to do the very things which have been responsible for the troubles which involve them." MONEY FOR THE SUFFERERS. New York, May 18.-Arnold Kohn of the State bank received nearly $5,000 today to aid the fund for the dis? tressed Jews of Kischineff. The money came by mail or wire from widely separated parts of the United States. Mr. Kohn also received a cable? gram from Kischineff acknowledging the receipt of 15,000 roubles and say? ing, "Tiraspol peaceful.' REPORTS NOT EXAGGERATED. London, My 18.-Dr. Hermann Ad? ler, the Chief rabbi, in the course of a pastoral charge to his congregation tonight referred to the anti-Jewish riots at Kischineff. The accounts pub? lished by the press, he said, had not exaggerated the extent of the barbari? ties committed. He had today received a letter sent by a number of leading citizens of Kischineff which fully corroborated what had been pupblish ed. The letter asked for help, for which he made an appeal. Dr. Adler declared that he was pleased that the Americans were going to make repre? sentations to the Russian government regarding the massacres and that they were already collecting subscriptions for the relief of victims. An indignation meeting of East End Hebrews was held tonight. Many of the speakers were emigrants from Kis? chineff and speaking in Yiddish, made passionate protests against the authors of the outrages. A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions in London for the relief of the sufferers by th-a riots. Divorced Husband Was Keir. A Court decision at Topeka gives a new twise to the weird divorc- laws of Kansas, says the Kansas City Journal. A man ran away from Iiis wife with another woman. The wife brought suit for divorce and it was granted. The Kansas law provides that a divorced person cannot remarry within six months of the granting of the divorce. The divorced wife did not remarry, but she died just a few hours before this six months1 period had elapsed, leaving a will in which she bequeathed all lier property to her two small children. A little later the children died also, and then the divorced husband appeared cn the scene, claiming thc estate of his wife anti allying that, as she died a few hon rs before the expiration of {he six i ??o: ? ? I > s:" period, he was still lier legal heir. The Court held that his claim was good, and bestowed the estate upon him. Washington, May 18.-In the United States Sanremc Court todav Attorn ev General Charles T. Cates, cf Tenn rs see. submitted a motion t.-> confirm lin? n-port of the commission appointed by this Court to ruo thc boundary linc between the States of Tennesset ard Virginia and for a Meal decree in l! e case. WASHINGTON LETTER. Cleveland Can Beat Roosevelt PostQtUce Investigation Pro? gressing-Other Matters. Washington, May IS.-That the Ohio republican convention will be the scene of a bitter contest between the Fianna and the Foraker factions in Ohio politics is confirmed by State Senator Samuel Patterson who is in Washington and who says that the republicans of his state are so much in earnest in their opposition to any resolution endorsing Mr. Roosevelt for another term that the Presidents would do well to think twice before introducing such a resolution in the convention. Senator Patterson, it should be said, was the Hanna leader in the last Ohio legislature and is re? garded as competent to voice the sen? timents of the Hanna faction. Sena? tor Foraker, on the other hand, has said unequivocally that such a reso? lution would be introduced and press? ed for adoption. It is acknowledged by Mr. Roosevelt's friends that it would be a severe blow to his prospects if a resolution of endorsement were reject? ed by the Ohio convention, but so bit? ter is the feud between Messrs. Fo? raker and Hanna that it is hardly likely that the former can be dis? suaded from forcing his enemy to show his hand. Should the resolution be adopted over the protest of the Hannaites, moreover, it would not only strengthen Mr. Roosevelt's-posi? tion but would materially weaken that of Senator Hanna. Representative Sulzer, of New York, has been in Washington for several days and talked freely on the subject of presidential possibilities. Mr. Sulzer is a Bryan admirer but says that if devland and Roosevelt were nominated the former would sweep the country. Mr. Sulzer would not say, however, that he favored Mr. Cleveland's nomination, nor did he believe Mr. Roosevelt would be the republican nominee. " There can be no doubtt but that thc financial in? terests of the country still control its affairs," said Mr. Sulzer," and it cannot be denied that the financial in? terests distrust Mr. Roosevelt. If the republicans should nominate Roose? velt I believe the financial interests would attempt to secure the nomina? tion of Cleveland and then back him to any amount necessary. This, in my judgement, would serve as a rebuke to the republican party and would have the desired effect in 190S, when the organization would nominate some such men as M. A. Hanna, Jno. C. Spooner or Chas. W. Fairbank." The investigations of the Postoffice Department continue to unearth num? erous instances of violated law and loose administrative methods, although the Postmaster General is doing every? thing in his power to belittle the dis? coveries made and keep them from the public, priding himself on the extent to which he has been able to keep the facts from the press and the people. It is known, for instance, that circu? lars were sent to all carriers on rural routes requesting them to -forward to the free delivery division the names and addresses of persons residing on their routes and ic is believed that the lists of such names were sold to "get rich-quick" concerns, mail order hous? es and others for a generous sum. The Department itself had no use for the names. A recent discovery is to the effffect that a large number of physicians have been carried on the rolls as clerks in the various post offices, the nominal duties of these doctors being to ascertain if men who claimed disability to work on account of sickness were actually ill or were shaming. There is no appropriation in the law for doctors for the postoffice department and the practice will be discontinued. In oiie instance, in St. Paul, Minn., the postoffice doctor was required to treat all employees free of charge. The most sensational state? ment yet published is that of Mr. Tul? loch, formerly cashier in the Washing? ton City postoffice. Mr. Tulloch's charges implicate Ex-Postmaster Gen? eral Smith, ex-First Assistant Post? master General Perry Heath and a number of other officials. Secretary Shaw has dismissed from the service the women immigrant in? spectors who were employed some time ago at the instance of certain religious and philanthropic associations with a view to preventing the importation of young women for improper purposes. The Immigration office found that the women inspectors were incapacitated for the work for several reasons, but chiefly because of the fact that the young women whom they found it necessary to single out for inspection and catechetical examination resented what tliey regarded as a suspicion cast upon their character or appearance and on most instances positively refus? ed to answer any questions put to them. Commissioner Williams reports that in no instance have the women inspectors detected a case of the class, for tlie detection of which they were employed, and in Iiis opinion men are much better suited for the work in every way. Consternation has been, caused in thu Census Bureau by thc announce? ment that on July 1 one hundred clerks will be dropped from the rolls. No an? nouncement of the identity of the em? ployees wliose services will be dispens? ed with has as yet been made. This action is made necessary because of the limited appropriation of Congress, but it is admitted that the number re? maining will be amply sufficient to perform such work as will devolve upon the Bureau hereafter, ar least until the time arrives for another cen? sus. A case of modern piracy has just been discovered by tho revenue cutter officers who so designate the Captain of the ill-fated Vera Cruz which,with 417 emigrants, went ashore nt Ocracoke Inlet, N. C. The Captain has disappear? ed with about ?.r),(x.K) belonging to the immigrants and it is believed he ran ?iis vessel ashore at this out of the way poinr with that ena in view. The immigrants were picked up along the coast of Portugal, charged exborbitant prices Vor passage and induced to de posit their savings in thc Captain's safe. Tin? Government will waive the bead tax ol' 82 in i his cave and wi il sell rh-ri tb i ty-ii ve barrels of whale oil winch constituted the carno of the j Vera Crms to recompense ir for the < x pcr.se ol' caring -or the immigrants I until they reach the'r destination, j New Bedford, Mass. Meanwhile, every J effort is beinjr made to apprehend tho . , lissing Captain. ? Ii SAWMILL MEI LOSE MIR SISE. Temporary injunction Against Rail I Macon, Ga., May 16.-Argument j was concluded today in the case of the ! Georgia Sawmill association vs. the Southeastern Freight association and the several railroad companies compos? ing it. Judge Speer stated that he had at first decided to take the case under advisement, but owing to the import ance_ of the interests involved he had decided to hand down an opinion. The defendants filed a demurrer to the jurisdiction of the court, on the ground that the facts in the bill of complaint did not state or make such a cause as entitles them to seek relief in a court of equity of the United States ; that, the complaint did not show that any facts were set up which entitled plaintiffs to maintain any bill of complaint under any statute of the United States ; because the case did not present a controversy between citizens of Georiga and other States; because the allegations of complaint showed that action was brought to re? strain an alleged combination in re? straint of trade, and did not give plaintiffs any right in equity retsrict ing them to the remedy provided by statute ; because the allegations of the bill of complaint did not show that the plaintiffs or either of them were entitled to maintain an action at law under an "act to regulate commerce" -and the granting of any injunction would in effect fix rates, and the right to fix rates is a legislative and not a judicial- power. The demurrer was overruled, Judge Speer holding that he entertained no doubt of the court's jurisdiction to restrain the enforcement of rates made in violation of the interstate commerce law or otherwise, as a result of a combination in restraint of trade. Judge Speer held that it is com? petent for a court of equity to so frame its orders as to secure both parties the fullest hearing and freest investiga? tion, and at the same time in proper case to restrain irreparable injury. Governed by this view he dissolved the temporary injunction against the railroads; but in case the railroads shall enforce the rate complained of the court reserves the right, upon a proper application of the sawmill as? sociation, to enjoin the railroads from putting such rate into effect pending a nearing before the interstate com? merce commission. Immediately after the hearing the interestate commerce commision was notified by wire that an increase of two cents per .hundred on Georgia yellow pine lumber destined for points north of the Ohio river would be effective ten days after date. The May issue of the Southern Field, published by the Land and In? dustrial Department of the Southern Railway in the interests of the various sections of country traversed by its lines, is of unusual interest and value to the many thousands of people who for one reason or another are turning their attention to this rapidly growing section. Ail over the North and West are many people who are studying the sub? ject of commercial, agricultural or in? dustrial investments in the Southern country, and they are seeking enlight? enment respecting educational, social and other surroundings in expecta? tion of finding permanent homes under conditions more congenial than they have at present. To all such inquiries this publication possesses a distinct value, as it is largely made up of frank and intelligent studies of par? ticular communities and sections, and the reader derives information and gains ideas which are exceedingly help? ful to him in shaping his own in? vestigations of a country where con? ditions of climate, soil, etc., are so varied, and the attractions so numer? ous as to be confusing to the investiga? tor. The fact is, the Southern Rail I way lines traverse too large a territory to be prospected by individuals with? out unlimited time at their disposal, and hence this publication, by seek? ing out the special advantages and adaptability of particular sections is enabled to localize the wants of enquir? ers and put them in the way of having those wants satisfied more quickly and economically than if left to their own devices. In the current issue attention is call? ed to points where manufacturing in? terests have greatly outstripped agri? cultural development in the surround? ing country and where attractive home markets offer striking induce? ments for farmers and truck-growers from other sections to come and locate. On the other hand, other sections are indicated where the developments of farming leaves little to be desired that is not already accomplished but where splendid opportunities are open to engage in various manufacturing pursuits: thus the Southern Field seeks to be helpful by locating oppor? tunities which will bear examination as business propositions and bringing them to the attention of prospective investors. Manilla, May 17.-Numerous armed bands of hostile Moros from Bacoiod and Taraca, Island of Mindanao, have appeared in the vicinity of Fantarra, north of the lake, and have made threatening demonstrations against the American troops. A clash is expect? ed. Major Bullard, who with a strong force, is at Puntara, is capable of deal? ing with the rebels. Ninety per cent ol' the lake Moros have accepted American sovereignty. Her?' is the latest summary of the Australian State of Victoria's trou? bles from its owner.- nip of the rail? ways-troubles which the Courier Journal has heretofore noted from rime to lime : "The Ministry tried to meet a de? ficit last year by reducing wages. The men threatened to t ie up ni! the roads in tlie colony: the scared Legislature defeated the Mini-try, and the latter appealed to the voters. The railway employes' organizations have united with the Traders' Hail, the central j organization of all labocuaions. By this connection thc men are i liable to bo called out and all the rail? roads tied up in any other labor dis 1 pu te.." The Southern Field. II BOOM li UT conon. Another Hot Day on 'Change in Hew York. Three Hundred Thousand Bales Sold During the First Hour May Advanced 55 Points. July 55 and August 45. New York, May 18.-There was an? other exciting day on the .Cotton Ex? change. In fact the scenes surpassed those witnessed last week. ?It started at Liverpool first, because trading there began some five hours earlier than our time, and the rise, equiva? lent to 32 points in the price cf spot cotton in that market, and 36 to 20 points in futures did not need any ex? tensively cabled remarks to sh ~ what was happening there. It wk however, stated that the followers the New Orleans bull clique had flooded the market earlier in the day with buying orders, and their appear? ance was enough to excite the shorts and cause them to scramble to cover. All records for the present movement were broken. May sold as high as 11.6S cents and Jnly up to 11.26. After closing at a considerable de? cline on Saturday, prices started this morning to jump, and before neon July had crossed ll cents, selling at 11.05c, some points higher than last week. There was but one sale of May cotton during the first half-hour, a sale at 11.40, as compared with 11.15 the closing price on Saturday. Sep? tember showed an advance of" \^-r a greater rise than that revealed in either July or August, during the first half hour. In the first hour nearly 300,000 bales changed hands. July opened at 10.90c, an advance of 20 points, halted for a - few moments,, shot to 10.93, halted for a- few mo? ments, and then on a scramble to cover jumped to 11.16. While transactions in the New York market did not aggregate as large, a ' total as the record day of last week, the market today holds the season's record in point of the advance. During the afternoon May cotton sold at 11.68c an advance of 55 points July sold at 11.26c. an advance of 55 points, and August sold at 10.90, an advance of 45 points. The feature of the afternoon was the purchase of a large line of short cot? ton in July, during which the entire market became very excited, with prices advancing rapidly. One broker had an order to cover 200 bales of May cotton. The price was 11.55e, and be started to get the 200 bales at the best figure possible. He bid 11.58c, 11.60, 11.62, 11.65 and finally 11.68 before any cotton was forthcoming. Soon after a broker had 300 bales cf May to sell and he sold the market down to 11.60c, before disposing of the cotton. Not until July touched 11% was there anything like a reaction, and' at that poir t heavy selling orders reappeared that soon brought abont a reaction of about 10 pointe during the afternoon. May closed at 11.55; July eased off 11.17 and August closed at 10.86. The market at the close was steady, how? ever, and net 15 to 47 points higher for the day. The advance in futures was accomplished by an advance tc* ll. 85 for spot cotton. PISGAH NEWS NOTES. Pisgah, May IS.-A statement was published recently, showing the loss from nine bugs and flies to the grain crops of the United States, and the loss was immense. Of late, 1 have been figuring a little on the loss to the fanners here in various ways, and my figures are large: but with all the drawbacks and losses there is much to be thankful for. The oat crop that we all were so blue about, has come out and will make an average crop, in straw at least. The headsdon't seem to fill well. Peaches, and apples, are dropping fast, and a small ccop wi?"be reade.. Gardens looking very well. Tobacco is fine, and a large quantity is planted here. Now if you had &? warehouse, it would be sold in Sum? ter. The hail that passed through, the. State, did not touch here. Mr. Henry Hatfield bad; the misfor? tune to have his hou:-e burnt by light? ning a short time ago, and he los?, every thing. Fortunately none of his family were at home, and thus escaped injury or death. Robert O. Hawkins, age six years, son of Mr. Sam Hawkins, died Friday night, and was buried . at Pisgah Church, Sunday, after services by Rev. J. W. Kennedy. Several of our citizersare do.wawi??j. various complaints. Mr. Crouch went to the convention-, at Savannah. When he comes asair. he will tell ns what a fine time he hac5.. Pisgah Church, is now being re? paired, Mr. W. J. Dees, is toe con? tractor, and he is doing the work in a very creditable manner. A short time ago, Mr. L. S. Yin son, came near losing a good horse by the carelessness of the plowman. The horse, with the plow stock attachedv fell into a blind well about 25 or mere feet deep. There is a cave at the bottom of the wall, and the horse walked around in it for 12 hours, until it could be tunnelled our. Strange to say there was scarcely a scratch on the horse and h? was plow-, ing a few hours after getting CUT. sound and well as ever. Everybody is so ousy thar. I see noj. one traveling but agents : and their; name is legion. A good many are preparing tc visit St. Louis next year. A trip there to the Exposition will be an education. Watch Russia hov?- diplomatically she is going to absorb Manchuria, ar.? the other great powers will hav. t> grain and bear it. They can vii:, their fine notes of protest, but it won't : amount to a row of pins. If Japan) j wants to keep on h?r feet, she had j better let Russia alone. She would I wipe up the earth with her if attacked., j in a short time. - i.n~i~ ll I - --_ I Uncle Tom Jenkins is under the in: ? pression that butter milk is the best and most efficacious liquid for use ia j combination hook and ladder truck j and chemical engine, and was con i sequently an ardent adv?cate of t purchase made last Friday by Ci: I Council.