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THE SCHEME IS NOW
TO DEFEAT KUCHIN
The Main Attack On Fifth's
Congressman.
ANNEX OF THE RADICALS
Pritchard Puts the Screws on Those
Who Are Fighting Clark.
SEPARATE MEETINGS ONLY A FARCE
Whitaker, the Hill Radical Chairman, Cove-s
His Meetings WKh Radicals Under the
Plea of “Social Conversations”
As Butler Did In 1894.
(Special to News and Observer.)
N. C., Sept. 12. —Tbe meet
ing here lask night of unti-Ciaik, sc
talled Democrats, turned out to be also
an anti-Democratic aggregation so far ns
the completed results proved. While it
was called ostensibly to defeat Clark on
the high ground taken that he was not
rs a sufficiently high character, politically
or officially, to occupy the Supreme Court
Bench, and while many who engaged in
the meeting to organize for that pur
pose alone had come ler that purpose
only, yet the chief mischief done or at
tempted to be done, was to join with
Republican schemes to defeat Kitchin
for Congress, or by nominating a Demo
crat against him, so demoralize the coun
ty campaign as to effect the defeat of
Democratic local candidates in counties
that were close.
Here was a conference of men from
all parts of the State, high-minded men
in financial and ordinary transactions of
life, who took it upon themselves to
come to the Fifth district for one pur
-1 ose, and having little • vph political
sagacity to be side tracked from that into
passing an edict of destruction oh a man
against whose public conduce private
life and official donertment not one word
has ever been uttered, and whose nomi
nation for Congress was mad * by accla
mation, not a voice being raised in oppo
sition. An effort was made to make it
appear that the two meetings were held
separate and distinct and had no connec
tion, the one with the other, and literally
they were held apart, for after the con
ference of the anti-Clark contingnt
those from the Fifth district did separate
themselves, go Into a different room and
proceed to nominate Mr. Lindsay Patter
son for Congress,
The fact is, this whoU matter was
carefully discussed in the State confer
ence, and some of those present stoutly
opposed taking up the Congressional
fight for the Republicans in this dis
trict. one of those present insisting ttrat
it would be a great tactical mistake, and
besides it would be utterly impossible to
defeat Kitchin. It is raid that Mr. Jno.
W. Fries, of Salem, would listen to noth
ing else. He. Mr. Patterson and \V. A.
Blair, of Salem, were especially strong
In their condemnation of Kitehin's finan
cial record, and it is said that when tbe
taet that he defeated the amenlnent to
the Democratic State platform repudiat
ing in t«rms the Kansas City platform
was dwelt upon at length by Mr. Fries,
the gold bug ire of all present was so
aroused against Kitchin, that the con
ference came to terms an 1 after tlvs. the
farce of a Fifth district meeting was
gone through with, to make it look to
home folks that outsiders were not in
termeddling with their local affairs. The
self-constituted actual representatives of
the Fifth district who perfunctorily met
and formally named Mr. Patterson were
■I. \V. Fries, \V. A. Blair, of Forsyth;
J. A. Odell. Drod Peacock, of Guilford;
James H. Holt, Eugene Holt and F. S.
Williamson, of Alamance, and .1. E Stagg.
of Durham. Two Fifth district men who
were in the conference over the anti-
Clark organization and in full sympathy
with it, but who bitterly opposed inter
fering with Fffth district Democrats, re
fused to go into the Patterson nomina
tion caucus and say today they <*ill cor
dially support Mr. Kitchin.
The facts above recited are in the
main absolutely reliable. It is well
known here that this Kitchin affair was
agreed upon at the Republican confer
ence with Pritchard. Blackburn. Reynolds
and others at the caucus Tuesday niybr
on tbe eve of the Congressional Repub
lican Convention, and this correspondent
then communicated the intelligence that
Mr. Patterson would be the nominee. Mr.
Patterson denied it at home and even
yesterday, but he was giving hi; own
mind and inclinations, not realizing how
a greater political power had decreed
otherwise, and the thing was of course
made such an act of heroism to him last
night that he succumbed, as bad been
predicted when Postmaster Reynolds, of
Winston, shrewdly conceived the plan,
and convinced Pritchard that with Pat
terson running for Congress in Forsyth
it would bring about enough bad blood
among Democrats in Forsyth to insure
among other difficulties the defeat of
three Democrats for the Legislature.
I have no idea the men here last night
have any such object in view or would
knowingly aid in such a thing, but there
is no doubt about that being Ihe object
of the Republican managers in bringing
about (bis Patterson annex to the Hill
boom.
Mr. F. H. Whitaker, chairman of tbr
new Central Executive Cnmratt.ee, says
that he will soon open headquarVrs in
Greensboro and begin an active campaign
for Judge Hill. Chairman Pritchard will
also have his headquarters here, where
ho will shell all Democrats from Clark
to Kitchin down to township Democratic
nominees for constable.
Chairman Whitaker also desires me to
deny the report that he was in a format
caucus Tuesday night with Pritchard,
Reynolds, Blackburn and other Republi
cans, or that he was present at the cau
cus here Wednesday night with Page,
Holton, Day and Blackburn. Asked if
he did not have repeated conversations
with them, he said they were only social.
This correspondent only desires to give
absolute facts, and while he gives Mr.
Whitaker’s disclaimer with pleasure as
to his being in a formal caucus, ybt it
is absolutely true that he was in a closed
room some hours with the parties .named,
Wednesday night, at the Benbow Hotel,
and it was not supposed by me that only
the state of the weather and such harm
less topics were the social magnets that
drew' them all together.
ANDREW JOYNER.
BEAUFORT DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
Taey Name Sheriff Hodges For an Elevonth
i Term
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Washington N. C., Sept. 12.—After an
able speech by Col. W. B. Rodman, county
chairman, the Beaufort county Democratic
convention nominated the following
ticket; B. F. Sugg and T. B. Hooker, for
the House; R. T. Hodges, for Sheriff;
Jas. F. Taylor for Treasurer; L. R. Mayo,
for Clerk; G. Rumley for Register; Dr.
Joshua Tayloe, for Coroner, and Edw.
Tripp, for Surveyor. Five county com
missioners were nominated; Thos. H.
Blount, H. G. Jordan, O. K. Stilley T. M."
Midyette and W. T. Hooten.
The contest for county treasurer had
been between Mr. Taylor and Editor
Jacobson. Editor Jacobson gracefully
moved to make the nomination of Mr.
Taylor, a splendid young Democrat who
is deservedly popular, unanimous.
Resolutions against further stock law
legislation and in favor of dividing the
school fund between the races in the
proportion that they pay it were adopted.
GWENLOLENE ABTOK DEAD.
A Daughter of William Waldorf Astor, Born
Abroad Nine Years Ago
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 12. —William Waldorf
Astor’s daughter, Gwendolene, died of
consumption this morning at Cliveden.
Her bod;, will he taken to New York for
burial. She was nine years Old.
NEW YORK SURPRISED.
Now York, Sept. 12.—The fact that Wil
liam Waldorf Astor had a daughter
named Gwendolene was a surprise to
many of his acquaintances in this coun
try. Gwendolene was born abroad, shortly
before Mrs. Astor’s death. Mrs. Astor’s
body was brought to this country and in
terred in Trinity cemetery, which will
probably be the last resting place of her
daughter.
William Waldorf Astor has three sur
viving children, Waldorf, Pauline and
John J.
Pauline Astor generally has been re
ferred to as TV. W. Astor’s only daugh
ter.
President Commutes Sentence.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Washington. Sept. 12. —The President
has commuted to expire the
sentence of John TV. Hicks, now under
going imprisonment of twelve months in
the Halifax county jail. Virginia, for
illicit distilling. The prisoner has al
ready been confined nine months and his
sentence is commuted on account of the
destitute condition of his family and Ills
own ill health.
Peculiar Fatal Accident.
(Special (o News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., Sept. 12. —James, (hr
5-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Meets, who live near Asheville, was
killed in an accident yesterday. The
chiVl slipped over a box partly filled with
sand and w r as caught beneath it in such
away as to break its neck. The mother,
going to look for hrr child, found him
dying. He only lived a few moments
after being found.
Inhaled Pans Green Dead.
Associated Press.)
Paris. Texas, Sept. 12.—Seven persons
are reported dead in Iviamtina Indian
Reservation, from inhaling paris green
which had been applied to worm infested
cotton plants. Owing to dry weather it is
supposed the poison in the form of dust
was absorbed by the victims—four men
and three women —who were at work in
the field.
C A. Woods Elected.
(By the Associated Press.)
Columbia, S. t\. Sept. 12.—Mr. C. A.
Woods, of Marion, was today elected
President of the South Carolina College.
The nomination was unexpected to him.
but will probably be accepted. He is
President of (lie State Bar Association,
and a trustee of Wofford College and of
Winthrop College. He was elected unan
imously.
V
{President Appoints Geo. W. Kay.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 12.—The President
has appointed Representative George W.
Ray. United States District Judge of
the Northern District of New York, vice
Alfred Cox, who has been appointed
United States Circuit Judge. The ap
pointment settles a long controversy.
Mr. Ray was Senator Platt's candidate.
Politics is uncertain. Today a man it;
on tusehmtll ((*! 6% 6% 6V& «y a 61-
on the stump and tomorrow lie may be
lip a tree.
HALEIGII. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13. 1902.
TWO WARSHIPS OFF
FOR THE ISTHMUS
The Big Battleship Wisconsin
and the Cincinnati.
EFFORTS NONE TOO EARLY
“Revolutionists JjjTear Railroad Line,
Situation Serious.” Cables Potter.
NOT TO SEND PANTHER UNLESS NEEDED
Admiral Silas Casey, CommdtT itrChUf
of Pacific Station, Go«?s to Panaim
Ab>ard tho Wisconsin to
Take Charere,
(By the Assoeiated Tress.)
Washington, Sept. 12.—8 y noon today
the Navy Department had been advised
that the two warships ordered to the
scene of trouble on the Isthmus of Pana
ma had sailed for their destination. A
telegram was received from Rear Ad
miral Casey, commanding the Pacific
station, stating that the big battleship
Wisconsin left Bremerton today, and after
taking on coal at San Francisco, will
resume her long voyage down the Pacific
coast. With the same promptness which
characterized his prompt hurrying to the
scene of the terrible disaster at Mar
tinique, Commander T. C. McLean, with
the Cincinnati, had started for Colon
within a few hours after the receipt of
the Navy Department's orders and cabled
Secretary Moody to that effect this morn
ing.
As a further indication that the vigor
ous efforts of the Navy Department to
relieve the situation on the isthmus are
none too early, the following cablegram
was received from Commander Pottr, of
the Ranger, who, with his small gunboat
the Ranger, has for he present the e.-
tire situation to look after:
“Panama—(Received) cipher message
this morning (saying) revolutionists near
railroad lines. Situation serious. Transit
across Isthmus still open.
(Signed.) “POTTER.”
In view of the reports much significance
attaches to this latest dispatch of naval
force to the Isthmus of Panama. A
statement was gained today from a high
and unquestionable official soirees' to the
effect that the protection of American
interests and the enforcement of treaty
guarantees are the only two considera
tions involved in the sending of addi
tional warships to Panama and Colon.
The Department has decided not. to
send the Panther with the battalion of
marines to the Isthmus unless Command
er McLean, upon the arrivel of the Cin
cinnati at Colon, informs the Depart
ment that the men are needed.
Rear Admiral Silas Casey, commander
in-chief of the Pacific station, will go
down to Panama aboard th Wisconsin and
take personal command of tbe naval
forces upon his arrival there.
KITCHIN AT DURHAM.
Speaks On the Issues and a Big Majority is
Predictsd for Him
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C.. Sept. 12.—Hon. W, W.
Kitchin, the present and next Congress
man from the Fifth District, spoke at
the court house in Durham last night.
He spoke at some length on the question
of imperialism, and also concerning the
trusts, lu thorough accord with the
principles of Democracy he was in favor
of the Filipinos governing themselves.
Mr. Kitchin stated that he was not op
posed to those who work for trusts, but
he was opposed to those combinations
which rob the people of this country.
The independents were characterized as
men who generally in the Republican
party. This morning Mr. Kitchin left
for Chapel Hill, where he spoke today.
He will address the citizens of West
Durham on -the night of October Ist.
Durham county will, as she has done
twice heretofore, roll up a big Democratic
majority at the November election in Mr.
Kitehin's favor.
A CASE OF TOO MUCH GUDGER.
The Consul To Panama's Absence Is Desired
By Buncombe Radicals
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., Sept. 12.—The so-called
"citizen” of this district are having more
troubles. The latest move of H. A.
Gudger. counsel to Panama, who is now
here and delving into politics, was to
make an unexpected nomination in a
“citizens” meeting held here.
His nomination of Col. Lush for the
Senate was contrary to the slate agreed
upon by the ring and was done, so it is
said, in the interest of J. M. Gudger,
Hie consul's brother, who is the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress.
W. T. Crawford, who is here, says that
he understands that Congressman Moody
is chagrined and hopes that Consul
Gudger will stay out of the fall campaign,
as he savs the loss Gudger speaks the
tetter it will be for Moody.
locomotive Firemen.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 12.—At the
morning session of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen fraternal greetings
were received from the International
Union of Steam Engineers in convention
at Pittsburg, Pa. At the morning session
of the Ladies' Society, Mrs. Emma Ford,
chairman of the Salaries Committee,
recommended that the salaries of Grand
President and Grand Secretary be in
creased to SBOO per year. The Society
created the office of Editress of the
Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen Maga
zine, and a board of local and grand ex
aminers for the society. Mrs. Maud E.
Moore, of Stratford, Ont., chairman of
the Insurance Committee, decided that
the membership insurance policies be in
creased from S2OO to S4OO.
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
Guilford County Keeps Steadily Forward in
Its Educational Work.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C., Sept. 12.—At a re
cent educational rally at Sharp’s school
house, County Superintendent Wharton
and Mr. C. C. Wright made fine ad
dresses to an appreciative audience.
They say the people of that section are
almost a unit for better school facili
ties, a condition that reflects the great
est possible credit on the good people
there.
The Dover and Colfax districts in Deep
River township held an election on Sep
tember 9 under the local tax law. The
election resulted in favor of the school
tax by a majority of eleven, the vote
being thirty for and nineteen against in
a total registered vote of fifty. Another
'election in the same township will be
held on the 16th with good prospects of
being carried for schools with a good
majority. In High Point township a
district will vote in a short time with
good hopes of being carried for local
tax.
A BBUBH ON MINDANAO,
Party of Koros Fired Into Camp Vicars Enemy
Dispersed With No Casualties,
(By the Associated Press.)
Manila, Sept. 12—A party of Moros
ho occupied a ,wooded hill, fired into
Camp Vicars, Island of Mindanao, during
the night of September 9th. The Amer
icans returned the fire spiritedly and
dispersed the enemy. There were no
casualties among the troops.
Captain John J. Pershing, of thiv Fif
teenth infantry, commanding the Ameri
can forces at Lake Lanao, Mindanao,
visited the friendly natives formally
September 10th. He took with him a
i troop of cavalry, two companies of in
fantry and two maxim guns. The friend
lies welcomed the Americans cordially
and then- meeting was successful.
Brigadier-General Samuel S. Sumner,
: commanding the Department of Miu
j danao. cables that he expects to reach
Camp Vicars tomorrow, September 13ih.
On the Diamond.
American League.
(By the Associated Press.)
At Baltimore — R H E
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 2 4
Washington.. ..0 0003 45 3 o—ls 23 0
At Boston — R H E
•Boston 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 I—s 14 2
'Philadelphia ...0 00 0 0 1 0 2 o—l 9 2
National League
(By the Associated Press )
At Brooklyn— 1111 E
Cincinnati .. ..100102 0 0 o—4 71
Brooklyn 31 0 10000 —5 7 5
At Philadelphia— 11 H E
Pittsburg .. ..2 1 000 00 0 2—5 10 2
Phila 000020 0 0 o—2 7 3
Eastern League.
(By the Associated Press.)
At Montreal S, Newark 2.
Buffalo 7, Providence 5.
Second game: Buffalo 4, Providences 2.
Worcester 14, Rochester 2.
Southern League.
(By the Associated Press.)
Lttle Rock 0, Nashville 5. .
Shreveport 3, Atlanta 4.
New Orleans 4. Birmingham 3.
Memphis-Chattanooga game postponed,
wet grounds.
Fatal Accident to Miss Lassiter,
(By the Associated Press.)
Petersburg, Va., Sept. 12-—Miss Vir
ginia H. Lassiter, daughter of Dr. D.
W Lassiter and sister of Congressman
Lassiter, of the Fourth Virginia district,
wav fatally wounded in a runaway acci
dent this morning, and died a few hours
afterwards. The young lady attempted
to leap from the carriage when her
dress was caught and she was thrown
headforemost to the pavement, her head
striking the railway track, fracturing her
skull at the base of the brain. She was
picked up in an unconscious state, bleed
ing from the nose, mouth and ears, and
died without recovering consciousness.
To Restrain C & 0. Railway
(By the Associated Press.)
Cincinnati. Sent- 12.—Shaw, Irwin and
Company, wholesale grocers, of this city,
today brought suit in the United State 3
Court at Covington. Ky.. for an order re
f-training the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company from delaying shipments of
supplies to the striking miners in West
Virginia. The plaintiffs allegation is that
’ goods shipped by them to striking miners
have not b<-rn properly delivered by the
1 railroad company.
SECRETARY WILSON
ON WESTERS CROPS
i
‘‘There Will Be a Good Curn
Crop,” He Said,
WHEAT CROP VERY FINE
Exceedingly Good Grass and Increase
In the Number of Cattle.
THiS INSURES LOWER FRICES OF MEAT
Report that the Mtxican CoMon Bo I Worm
Will Not Touch fgyptian Cotton.
Development of a Fine
Tcbacco Filler,
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 12.—Secretary Wil
son, who returned last night from a trip
through the West, today summarized the
agricultural conditions in the States ho
visited. These States included Nebraska,
Kansas, lowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
He said there was a great abundance of
crops generally in that region. “There
will be a good corn crop,” he said. “Corn
is substantially out of the way of the
frost.
"The corn cron in parts of Kansas,
Nebraska and Indiana probably is the
finest on record. There have been more
hundreds of millions of dollars depending
on the ripening of this crop this year
than the ordinary person has ever real
[ ized. While the crop may not be a
; record breaker the quality of the corn Is
‘ splendid, and, with the exception of the
Southern States, the yield per Tiere is
very heavy. In the South the drouth
has somewhat affected the corn crop. <
"The wheat crop of the West this year
is also very fine, and what may be con
sidered as really the most important
crop of all—the grass crop—is exceeding
ly good. The census tells us that there
has been a great increase during the
j past ten years in the number of cattle iu
I the United States. This information,
1 taken together with the fine crop of grass,
insures lower prices of meat. I do not
! believe that the price of meat, however,
will ever he as low as it has been in
tine past, for the simple reason that the
American people are more prosperous
than ever before, and are eating.more
meat than ever before. However, the
exceedingly high prices of meat will be a
thing of the past, as soon as the present
‘feeders’ get fattened up to a beef condi
tion. Another thing that will tend io
keep the price of meat a little above the
former low price is the demand of Eng
land for our meats.
“I have just received from Texas a re
! port which states that experiments for
I the eradication of the Mexican cotton
| boll worm have demonstrated that this
• disastrous insect will not touch Egyptian
cotton. The Department has been ex
perimenting with the raising of Egyptian
cotton for several years with marked
success. If this last report proves to he
true it will undoubtedly result in the
planting of Egyptian cotton in Texas in
| the future.
i “ hat may be considered as another
I important step in agriculture is the
j progress the department is making in the
| development of a fine tobacco filler. Sev
eral years ago the department began its
work in the tobacco industry hv endeavor
ing to develop a wrapper tobareo of the
finest quality. We are making these ex
periments in Ohio and Texas. In the de
velopment of filler tobacco attention is
only paid to the aroma. This aroma is
very often found in Havana tobacco, but
not always owing io the deterioration of
the crop.”
STREET CARS AND A MAD DOO,
! First Begins a Regular Schedule and Mad
DogLKnns Once.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C., Sept. 12.—The ears
are running for the first time today on
a regular schedule through South
Greensboro The first crossing of the
railroad tracks on South Elm at the*-de
pot was made yesterday and the new
traok ou that side was run over all the
afternoon and is in fine condition this
As an evidence of increase of
Values of real estate over there by reason
of the completion of the line the follow
ing is given Two months ago a lot be
longing to the McCulloch estate was sold
j at auction for SB.OO a front foot, when a
j 10 per cent, bid was put on selling price.
It was sold a l auction again yesterday
j and brought $10.25 per front foot-
The police are vigilantly hunting a
'mad dog. This morning lie bit four dogs
|on Cedar street. All of them were found
and shot. The mad dog was chased for
I several blocks, finally being lost near
Keeley Institute and has not been found
yet.
The North Carolina Poultry Associa
tion will hold a mooting in this city Oc
tober 22d, which is Wednesday of Fair
week.
Ex-Gov. Shepherd Dead.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 12. —A private tele
gram received here this afternoon from
Baptipolis, Mexico, announces tbe death
there this morning of Alexander 11.
Shepherd, whowas Vice-President of
the Board of Public Works of the L>is
| trict of Columbia during the Territorial
FIVE CENTS.
Government of the district in 1871, and
two years later Governor of the district.
He was 67 years of age. The cause ot
death was peritonitis, brought on by an
attack of appendicitis. Governor Shep
herd. as the executive officer of the
Board of Public Works, in spite of vig
orous opposition, began and successfully
continued improvements in all parts of
the city with the result that Washington
became a magnificent capital. To the
Governor is given credit for nipping in
the bud a project for the removal of the
capital to some western city, which was
warmly agitated at one time. He leaves
a widow and seven children.
j - *
THE RED MEN ADJOURN.
Grievance Between West Virginia and Mary
land Will Be ilAmicably Adjusted
(By the Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va-, Sept. 12.—The (treat
council of Red Men of the United States,
who have been in session in this city
for (he past five days, adjourned this
afternoon.
The Committee on Judiciary recom
mended that the Great Jncohonee be
given power to appoint such committees
as he sees may be fit and that the law
be amended providing for their mileage
and per diem. The recommendation was
adoDted.
The same committe reported on the
gievance between West Virginia snd
Maryland that the representatives from
the two States had held a conference
and that it would be amicably adjusted.
The Judiciary . Committee reported that
, in their opinion a male fciember of the
degree of Pocahontas was not eligible
to be elected as Great Keeper of a Great
Council of the Degree of Pocahontas.
The recommendation was adopted. The
Judiciary Committee concurred in all
dispensations granted’and refused by the
'great Ineohonee. The Committee on Red
Men’s League recommended that here
after no per capita be paid, and the
whole report was adopted. The Finance
Committee presented a report refunding
per capita tax to New Hampshire, which
was adopted. They also reported ad -
versely to request of California for a
$2 000 appropriation for competitive
drill.
WATCHSD HER FATHER’S MURDERER
HANG AND CUT "i HE BODY DOWN.
Boisy Ervant H&ng.d at Nashville, Ga , for
tho Murder el Town Marshal Bynds
Last May.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Nashville, Ga., Sept. 12.—Boisy Bryant
' was hanged here today for the murder
! of Town Marshal Hynds.
| Mrs. Etta Hynds Parker, daughter of
the murdered officer, watched the execu
tion from (he scaffold trap.
! As soon as Bryant was pronounced dead
! Mrs. Parker, with her father s knife,
; cut the body of the murderer down,
j The crime for which Bryant was hanged
I was committed n Adel, Ga., a nearby vil
lage last May. The negro was wanted
iin the town 0n a misdemeanor charge
and Town Marshal Hynds attempted to
j arrest him. As the marshal approached
Bryant the negro drew a pistol and fired
| upon the officer, mortally wounding him.
i Bryant escaped hut was captured a few
j days later.
World’s Visible Supply of Cotton.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, La.> Sept. 12.—Secretary
i Hester’s statement of the world's visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
! total visible to be 1.391,228 bales against
1,309,497 halos last week and 1,242,467
, bales last year- Os this the total ot
' American cotton is 503,228 halos against
j 800.897 bales last week and 875.467 bales
last year, and of all other kinds, includ-
I ing Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 488,000
| bales against 509,000 bales last week and
(537,000 hales last year.
Os the world's visible supply of cotton
there is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 721.000
bales against 687,000 hales last year: in
Egypt 14,000 bales against 50.000 bales
last year; in India 303,000 bales against
303.000 bales last year and in the United
Stares 353.000 bales against. 372,000 bales
j last year.
[Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement todav shows that (he amount
brought into sight for the week this date
jis 225,448 bales against 106,885 for the
j seven days ending September 12th last
year, and 134,337 bales year before last.
, This makes the total amount for the
j twelve days of the now season 361,802
' ball's against 171.293 bales last year and
199,158 bales year before last.
The statement shows receipts at all
United States ports since September Ist
of 243,668 bales against 95,085 bales last
year and 112,929 bales year before last;
intern* storks in excess of September
Ist.. 43,606 bales against 12,287 bales last
eyar and 32.730 bales year before last;
■ Southern mill takings 70,500 bales against
{ 62-400 bales last year and 48,394 bales
vear before last.
Foreign exports for the twelve days
have been 131,471 bales against 92,829
bales.'
The total takings or American mills
for the North and South and Canada
thus far the season have been 102,381
bales against 78,698 bales last year.
Sjnce the close of the commercial year
stocks at American ports and the twen
ty-nine leading Southern interior centres
have been increased 127,950 bales against
a decrease for the same period last sea
son of 234. and are now 16,429 bales less
than at this date last year.
Including amounts left over in stocks
at ports and interior towns from the last
crop and the number of bales brought
into sight thus far for the new crop, tbe
supply to date is 576,876 hales against
j 530.980 bales for the same period lust