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Harry Orchard Gives Details
of Cold-Blooded Crimes
MURDER PLANNED BY HAYWOOD
Assassination of Former Governor
Stuenenberg, He Declares, Was
Flotted by tie Man on Trial, Moy
er, Pettibone and Himself, Financ
ed by Haywood and Executed by
Himself After Failure of Attempt
in Which Jake Simpkins Sad Par
ticipated. Boise, Idaho, Special Harry Or
chard crowded Lis admissions of
grrse crime whan eontinuiiig his'
case against William D. Haywdodj he
made a detailed confession of the
murder of Frank Stuenenberg by an
infernal machine that directly opens
the way for his own conviction and
execution for the mortal offense. He
swore that the assassination of Stvi-6jyjiil)org-
was first suggested by Hay
wood, was plotted by Haywood, Moy
er, Pettibone and homself, Was fianc
ed bv llarwood and Avas executed by
himself after the failure of an at- J
tempt in which Jack Simpkins had
participated; .".,.
Orchard lifted the total of his owii
murdered victims to IS, detailed tho"
circumstances under which he tried to
Kinder former Governor Peabody,
Judge Gootlard; judge Gabbart, Gefi
Skernian Bell, Dave Moffat arid Frank
ilerno. Incidentally he .confessed to",
a plan to kidnap the child of one of
Lis former associates.
Hunt for Stuenenberg.
Then under cross-examination by
the defense Orchard confessed guilt
of the sordid social crimes of de
scviing his young child and wife in
Ontario, fleeing, to British Columbia
siih Ilattie Simpson, the wife of an
other man. and committing bigamy by
ina riving a third woman at Cripple"
Creek. Through the shocking details
of murder plots; stories of social
bomb-making and tale's of manhunts
with sa wed-off shotguns arid infernal
machines as weapons, the witness
went on in the same quiet off-hand
manner that marked his demeanor
the day before. His voice dropped
to a lower key as the pitiful story
A the long hunt for Stuenenberg nar-iwe-1
down to the last day and he
told of the race from the hotel to
the house of his victim walking into
the death trap and the meeting in
the evening gloom as the victim walk
ed nr. consciously to his doom. Through
if ail he winced but once, and that
was when the defense made him name
his six sisters and his one brother and
dve their residences in Ontario and
Nev York.
. State Gets Full Story.
The defense fought the story with
a multiplicity of objections and suc
ceeded in heading off an attempt to
tell the story of the murder of Ar
thur Collins at Telluride and tempo
rarily shut out the contents of a tele
Si':".!:) received and a telegram sent
hy Orchard after his arrest. Except
iW this the State managed to get in
its ' !o;y intact.
The State began its corroboration
of Orchard's crimson tale by produo--r
the lead casing of the Peabody
bomb. Orchard identified it, swore
" ue orougnt n irom canyon iny j
where he gave it to a man named
Cunningham. It was thrown into
the liver, and the State promises
later to prove its recovery.
Haywood and his kinfolk listened
qtu-.-tly to the long recital and about
:ieir first show of feeling was one of
amusement when Attorney Richard'
son beoan his onslaught and brought
out Orchard's domestic crimes.
There was the same precautions
and the same armed guards to protect
Orchard and the same court room
scenes except that among the spec
tators the women to men were two
to one. There was another rush for
remittance and the doors of the
c':urt had to be closed at both sessions.
Orchard finished his direct exami-
i-'i-n at 2:35 o'clock and the cross
f: -r.dnation only reached to the Coer
d'Alene days of 1899, when the court
rose.
Death of a Bride.
Knoxville, Special. Miss Nellie
K'-'.th Lyon, daughter of J. B. Lyon a
v e!I-kiiown newspaper man of Greeno
vhie, Tenn., died at her home there
within twenty-four hours after her
marriage to Ellis E. Crabtrej of Vir
ginia, a student for the ministry in
one of the Boston theological semin
aries. Some time ago they had ar
raiiser! their wedding and, although
the bride was ill, her condition was
not considered alarming at all. The
wedding was performed, she grew
rapidly worse and died.
vd in Bed With Turns on in
Eoom.
Washington, Special. Arthur Lu
dewitzhe, of New Orleans, a Confed
erate veteran, formerly of the Louis
ana "Tigers," who came here from
the Richmond reunion for a few days
v'-cit, was found dead in bed in a local
hotel with the gas turned on in his
iccm. The police believe Ludenwitzhe
turned the gas on by accident.
VOL, XXIX, PITTSBQRO, CHATHAM
THE JUNE COTTON REPORT
Acreage and Condition of the South's
Great Staple Comparison With
Former Seasons!
&ew York, Speciili; The Journal
6f Commerce has published its Jun6
cotton report covering acreage; and
condition. The report has been de
layed one week, owing to tkeback
wardness of planting. About 1,S00
correspondents have been heard from,
the average date of replies being
May 30th, as at that date planting
was still incomplete and the replies
indicated . an increase in acreage of
1.2 per cent. This is less than ex
pected in view of the high price of
cotton, and, less than the best infor
mation suggested a month ago. So
much cotton has been ploughed up
and replanted that it is still too early
to ascertain the" facts to acreage
with satisfactory, reliability; When le
planting is finished it is quite1 possible
that the above increase iii acreage"
will be augumented.
Reports of the condition are exceed
ingly poor, the replies indicating a
condition of 96 per cent., compared
with S3 pf cent in 190G and 77.4 per
cent in 1905. This is 1,5 per cent low
er than the June government report
which placed the condition at 70.5
per cent., the lowest condition on re
cord at this season. Too low tem
peratures and too much precipitation
were1 the causes of low condition.
While a iate season is not always a
bad season, good weather is much
Heeded, to improve the Condition and
the prospects are that there will be
a good demand for all the - crops at
profitabi6 prices to the growers.
Comparing, with lost year's acreage
North Carolina s figures' show 103,1
per cent., South Carolina 127 per
cent., Georgia 101 per cent., Folrida
102.1 per cent., Alabama 97.2 per
cent., Mississippi 95 per cent., Texas
106.6 per cent., Arkansas 97.6 per
.eent., Tennessee 97.1 per cent., Mis
souri S9.9 per cent., Indian Territory
103 per cent., Oklahoma 116 per cent.
As already stated, the total acreage
Is 1.2 per cent over that planted last
year. So far as the figures of condi
tion are concerned, North Crolina is
80.2 against 76 last June; South
Carolina, 77 against S1.6; Georgia,
75.1 gainst 85.7; Florida, S0.9, ayainst
S4.1; Alabama 6l.,6 against 79.3;
Mississippi 66.4, against S0.1 Louis
iana 65 against 87.3 ; Texas 68, against
B4.S; -Arkansas 69.6, aaginst 81; Ten
nessee, 71.7, against 72; Missouri 77,
against 76; Indian Territory 70.0,
against 79.6; Oklahoma 71.4, against
R6.3. The average condition of the
entire cotton belt is 69.0 against S2.1
a year ago.
The season averages are nearly a
month late and many co-respondents
refrain from committing themselves io
close estimates until the cron has ad
vanced to further maturity. Much
cf the seed has not yet sprouted, but
where stands have been obtained they
are generally poor. In regard to the
condition the presistence of unfavor
able weather has discouraged plant
ers, a feeling which is reflected in the
wide distribution of reports describ
ing the outlook as the "worst in an
experience of 40 toJ50 years." There
is not an unusual scarcity of laboi
and grassy fields are by no means
general. ,
Two Amendments are Offered.
Norfolk, Special.- The supreme
assembly of the uniform rank,
Knights of Pythias, convened in an
nual session at Jamestown exposition.
Two amendemenis were offered at
the opening session, one changing the
style cf the uniform, bringing it
nearer to the standard of the United
States army, and another providing
for a revision with radical changes
in drill regulations. These were re
ferred to proper committees. Both
amendments are favored and probably
will pass at this session.
Methodist Missionary Beaten.
London, By Cable. A special dis
patch received here from Hong Kong
says that Mr. J. Pollard, a Methodist
Missionary at Chao-Tung-Fu has been
mercilessly beaten by the Chinese.
His lung was pierced by a weapon.
The missionaries are flocking into
Khoi districts.
Bradford Seeks Pardon.
Washington, Special. The depart
ment of justice has received an appli
cation for pardon from Ja.mes L.
Bradford, a wealthy New Orleans
lumberman who was convicted some
time ago of land fraud in the New
Orleans district. The department
will ask for reports from the' United
States attorney and the trial judge,
and until these are received no fur
ther action will be takn here.- The
future course of the department will
depend upon these reports.
Bageball Rem S 8tp Great Plant.
Steubenville, Ohio., SDecial. Tho
Acme glass works here are idle and
1.300 men are walking the streets just
because some of the men at the works
laid off to welcome x Needham and
Bates, of the Boston Nationals, who
arrived in town. Some of the night
men laid off and crippled the works
and many of the day men were miss
ing and it was decided to shut down
altogether.
TRAIN TAKES PLUNGE
Hurled Suddenly Down a 15
foot Embankment
MANY PASSENGERS ARE HURT
Two Passenger Coaches, Mail and
Baggage Cars Leave the Traok
Belief Train Bearing Physicians
and Citizens Sent From Lebanon
to Scene of Wreck, Black Branch,
Tenn.
Nashville, Tenn., Special. Going
at a speed of between 20 and 30 miles
an hour, Southern passenger train No.
2, leaving Nashville at 10:30 a. m.,
plunged off a 15-foot embankment at
Black Branch, near Lebanon, Tenn.,
83 miles east of Nashville, shortly
after 11 o'clock Wednesday morning,
injuring some 57 persons out of a to
tal of 68 on board. Among the more
seriously injured are:
Mrs. J. T. Jenings. Lebanon,
Tenn., bofk arms broken, skull
fractured and cut above both eyes,
may recover; Mrs. Sarah Lawrence,
Nashville, seriously cut about the
face and head, fractured skull,
dangerous; A. R. Hart, Johnson City,
Tenn., side and head biuised and cut;
William Jamerson Auburn, Ky., in
ternally injured; J. F. Beatty, Nash
ville, severe cuts on bead, arm badly
mashed; J. W. Dodd, Nashville, scalp
wound ; Mrs. R. P. Maddox, Nash
ville, broken hip, serious; Joseph
Jones, Monterey, Tenn., internal in
juries; Miss Patty Russell, Difficult,
Tenn., injuries in back, serious. Many
others were more or less seriously in
jured. Cause Yet in Doubt.
Two passenger coaches, the mail
and baggage cars left the track. One
report says the wreck was caused by
spreading rails, and another that the
front trucks of the tender of the en
gine jumped Hie track and threw
the baggage coaches off.
The first intimation the pRssengers
had was a bumping, joMnj? wnsation,
and the moment the too coaches
shot from the ra:..;. trrraed over
on their sides down the embankment.
Immediately on tne rejwi of the
wreck being received at Lebanon, &
relief train was dipatcfjert rrom that
town to the scene, all the physicians
in Lebanon and a number of citi
zens going to render suca assitanee
as was possible.
The train made a qniefc run to the
scene and the work of relief and at
tending to the needs of the wounded
was commenced, everv assistance pos
sible being rendered. The wounded
who live in Nashville were placed
upon the regular train for this city.
A? e?-an as the news of the wreck
was received in Nashville the Southr
ern officials rushed a relief trian to
Black Branch. When the relief train
arrived here at 3:20 o'clock every
ambulance in the city stood in waiting
to receive the victims and ruii them
to hospitals for prompt medical at
tention. Conductor F. A. Dean, of Harri
man, Tenn.. who was in charge of the
train, although severely cut and
bruised bout the head and'faee, on
both hands and on the right forearm,
stuck to his pest and came back to
Nashville with the train. He did not
seem to know just what had caused
the accident.
Big Tire at Asheville, N. C.
Asheville, N. C, Srjeeial. The
Hans-Reese tanery is burning. The
fire broke out shortly after midnight
and threatens to destroy the entire
plant, which is said to be the finest
of the kind in the South. At 12:50
the hair house had been consumed a -id
flames making headway toward the
main building, which, is 400 feet long
and is used the tanning house. The
origin of the fire is unknoAvn. About
$85,000 is said to be involved.
Lumbermen Elect Officers.
Norfolk, Special. The National
Lumber Manufacturers' Association,
which met in annual convention at
the Exposition held a meeting at
Hotel Chambcrlin, Old Point Comfort
and elected the folloAving officers:
President, William Irvine, of Chip
pew Falls, Wis.; vice-president, It.
A. Long, of Kansas City; treasurer,
J. A. Freeman, of St. Loins; secre
tary, George K. Smith, of St. Louis.
Mineapolis was chosen as the rfxt
place of meeting and the convention
adjourned sine die.
pregop Furniture Dealers Indicted,
Portland, Ore., Special. In the
United States District Court here in
dictments Avere returned against ISO
furniture dealers in Oregon, Washington-Idaho
and Colifornia, for alleged
violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law. The list includes nearly every
manufacturer and jobber in the
States named and a large number of
retail dealers. - " .
COUNTY, N. 0., THURSDAY. JUNE 13. 1907
THE DAVIS MONUMENT UNVEILED
Every Member of Remnants of
Armies of the Gray Who Ctiuld
Walk at All Took Part. .
Richmond, Va., Special. Under a
perfect sky, with bands playing
er ashing music in which "Dixie" and
"Mar'ylarid" .were preeminent, the
remnants of the armies of the gray
Monday passed through the streets of
Richmond and out on splendid Monu
ment avenue, unveiled an enduring
memorial to Jefferson Davis, the first
and only President of the Confeder
ate States of America. The event
came as the climax of the reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans and
every member of the body of old men
who was able to walk at all took
part. .The day and the event is one
that will live forever in the memory
of ' those present and the expressions
of beautiful sentiment which Avere
uttered by the speakers are destined
to become a part of the history of
the South. Second only to the
tribute given to the memory of
Dixieland 's great chieftain Avere those
offered on every hand to the women
of the South, Avhose gift the monu
ment is.
The ceremony was one of the South.
No other section had any part in it.
The veterans who fought for the
"Lost Cause" Avere gathered together
to pay their tribute to the man
Avhose memory it revered above ail
others. Their descendants Avere as
sembled because it is bred in them to
cherish that memory and because
they wish to imbibe neAV lessons.
The speeches counseled the teaching
of loyalty to the cause for AA-hich there
was nothing in the teaching but what
excited the sympathy and approval
of A'isitors from the other sections.
The first addess Avas by Gov.
Claude A. Swanson. of Virginia.
The speech of Governor Swanson
Avas a welcome to all vete'rans to
Richmond and Virginia. In the
course of his remarks the GoA'ernor
spoke feelingly of the "Lost Cause."
Governor Swanson was folloAved by
Mayor Carlton McCarthy, of Rich
mond, who introduced General Eans
as orator of the day, Avho said in part:
Gen. Evan's Address.
General Evans began his address
with a tribute to the Avomen of the
South, through Avhose efforts the sta
tue to ' Mr. Davis Jiad been erected.
Taking up then the influence which
had moulded the life of rhe future
president of the Confederacy,, the
sneaker traced nis lineage from Eng
lish ancestorrs. His father and grand
father, on his father's side, had
fought in the revolutionary war and
three older brothers had borne arms
in the Avar of 1812. The speaker point
ed out hoAV Mr. Davis after a service
of seven years in Indian compaigns
during AAdiich he "Avon fame Avhich
his country gladly gave him then and
should not forget noAV," returned to
his Mississippi home : served in Con
gress; led a regiment of Mississipppi
Rifles in the Mexican Avar; rendering
brilliant service at Monterey and
Buena Vista and later serving in the
United States Senate and the Cabinet.
Gen. Evans discussed the issues which
led to the civil war, mainly the right
of secession. He said: "Mr. Davis
accepted the ideas of the eminent
makers of the constitution and belieA'
ed that they had ordained and estab
lished a general government, which
had ample poAAers to conuduct the
State to the broadest and loftiest
national glory, Avithout having con
ferred a grant of even one power to
oppress citizens, nor to discriminate
against a section or scourge a State."
He quoted Mr. Davis' words, "As
long as I held a seat in the Senate
my best efforts were directed to the
maintenance of the constitution aad
the Union resulted from it, and to
make the general government an ef
fective agent for its prescribed pur
poses. " As soon as the paramount al
legiance due to Mississippi forbade a
continuance of these efforts I with
drew from the position."
Greatest Day of Reunion.
All of, the work of the reunion has
been done and the fifth and last day
was devoted wholly to the payment
of the tribute to the momory of Davis.
The streets were brilliantly decorated.
There was "scarcely a house or busi
ness buiid.ing in the city that Avas not
profusely draped with the Confeder
ate colors and bunting.
Young Women Attract Notice.
A beautiful young Avoman in white,
Miss Roberta Caldwell,' attracted ad
miration at the head of Troop A, of
Nashville, Tenn., of about . x40 gray
uniformed old men with sabers. Miss
Caldwell carried a Confederate battle
flag. Among the interesting features
of the parade outside the appearance
of the veteran bodies, were the spon
crvrs 'Pvrvm vnrious Confederate States.
attended by scores of maids of honor.
TheBe. attractive young . women m
white, wearing the sashes of red, rod
in. carriages and let a charming addjr
tion to the long line of gray.
The Davis Monument Unveiled,
Mrg, J. A. Hayes, of Colorado
Rnrinffs. Col., daughter of Mr. Davis,
pulled gently the cord that hald tbfi
canvas ehroad which covered tue
bronze statue.. Her .two young sons
the grandsons or tne uonteaeraie
President, caught the two cords used
to complete the unevilins The monu
ment was one of nc-er to be forgotten
imppressiveness. One moment of ab
solute silence, -and then cheering burst
f orthh, bands played and the Rieh
forth,. and wild enthusiasm reigned.
VETERANS SEE PRESIDENT
Delegation En Route to Homes in
Tennessee Parade, Armed, Through
Washington Streets to White House
Invite Chief Executive to Nash
ville. '
Was. Jngton, Special. President
Roosevelt received about 50 Confed
erate veterans from Tennessee, who
are on their way home from the
Richmond reunion. They included
infantry companies A from Memphis,
and B from Nashville, and Troop .to,
of Nashville cavalry. They marched
to the White House, the infantry
men with their rifles and the cavalry
men with their sabres, the first time
in the history of Washington, it ..is
said, that armed Confederate veterans
have paraded the streets of the city.
The cavalrymen wore some of Gen.
Nathaniel B. Forrest's troopers.
Many of the veterans Avene attired in
the uniform they wore during . the
civil Avar. , At the head of the pro
cession they bore the United States
flag,, while that of the Confederate
was kept furled. ' Brig. Gen. George
W. Gordon, one of the department
commanders of the United Confeder
ate Veterans, and Representative
John Wesley Gaines marched with
the men. The President gave each
of his callers a hearty shake of the
hand and told them he was glad to
see them. The old soldiers were high
ly pleased with their reception. Dur
ing the presentation Hamilton Parks,
of Nashville, presented, on behalf of
the various business organizations
and others of Nashville, an invitation
to the President to stop there on his
way home from Memphis in October.
The veterans promised to escort the
President from Memphis to Nash
ville if he Avould honor the city with
a visit.
One Dead in Wreck.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Special. A relief
train is just in from a Avreck on the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail
road. It reports that No. 1, west
bound passenger train Avhich left
Fitzgerald at noon, left the track
Avhen about a mile out of Double Run.
The engine left the track and turned
turtle," the tender and all the coaches
following and turning on tbir sides
in the ditch. The fireman, Bill Hill,
Avas pinned down in the cab and his
head was erushed, being instantly
killed. Engineer Tisles, of this plae,
Avas scalded and bruised to soma ex
tent, but Avas able to walk home. Con
ductor Goldwire had one ankle bruis
ed and sprained and chest injured,
but his injuries are not considered
serious. Baggagemaster Williamson
had one ankle sprained, and some of
the passengers were slightly bruised.
A relief train with surgeons was
promptly sent from here.
In Charlotte Nest Year.
Norfolk, Va Special. The tri
State Medical Association, covering
Virginia, North . Carolina and South
Carolina, in annual session at the
JamestcAvn Exposition elected the fol
loAving officers for the ensuing year:
President, Dr. Stuart McGuire, Rich
mond, Va. ; vice president, Dr. South
gate Leia-h, Norfolk; Dr. F. C. Regis
ter, Charlotte, N. C, and Dr. E. M.
Rees, Charleston, S. C. Secretary
and treasurer, Dr. J. Howell May,
Waynesville, N. C. Charlotte, N. C,
was selected as the next place of
meeting on the third Tuesday in Feb
ruary 1908.
Three Die By Gasoline.
Reddick, 111., Special. Three per
sons were killed here by an explosion
of a car loaded "with gasoline. One of
the victims was Fred Hatting, of
Reddick. The names of the other two
men are unknown. The three men to
gether with several other persons
Avere watching three freight cars
burn that had become ignited from
a hot box on one of the truckss. Th
car loaded with gasoline caught fire
and a efarful explosion followed.
Insurgent Leader Issues Address.
Amoy, China, By Cable. The lead
er of the insurgent Chinese forces has
issued an address exhorting the peo
ple to support the movement and to
confine themselves for the present to
guerilla tactics. It appears that the
attack on the officials at Juan pre
cipitated the outbreak against the
government, the date fixed for the up
rising being June 24.
Veterans Visit Jamestown.
Norfolk, Va., Special. Several
thousand Confederate veterans from
Richmond, where they attended the
Confederate reunion and the unveiling
of the Jefferson "Davis monument,
spent a day at the Jamestown Expo
sition. The day, a bright and beauti
ful one, was known officially as " Con
federate Veterans Daj'" and particu
lar attention Avas paid to the comfort
and pleasure of the old veterans who
greatly enjoyed the many sights at
the expositiop-
Eiiiiag Fellows Crap Garao.
.Birmingham, 'Ala., Special. Wil
liam 'S. Davis, Jr., a well-known young
man, was shot and instantly killed
by Jim Russell, son of Attorney L.
M. Russell, at North Haven, a suburb
of. Birmingham. The trouble is said
f to haTe started over a crap game.
Russell escaped and has not yet been
apprehended.
NO. 44
A POOR COTTON OUTLOOK
Letter From Texas and Elsewhere
Produced The Warehouse Plans. .
President E. D. Smith of the South
Carolina Cotton . Association has is
sued a statement to the public in
which he gay that the outlook seems
to be for a short crop. Letters are
given from Texas and Tennessee t-j
support this statement, whieh will his
of interest to the entire South.
The statement is as follows : .
"Having written to the State pres
idents as to the condition of the crop
and the outlook, I vant to give to the
public a few of the replies that .have
come to me from men whose stand
ing in their community attests their
integrity ; therefore, what they say
may be relied upon. "
"From Henderson, Texas, J. S.
Hickey, president of thhe First Nat
ional bank, writes under date of May
27, as follows : ' The outlook in Texa
is sorry indeed for cotton. East Tex
as has reduced her acreage fully '40
per cent., and many farmers are still
plowing up cotton and planting peas
and corn; many have planted three
times and still haTe a sorry stand.
The boll weevil is here in great num
bers, and many farmers have no hopes
of making any cotton at all. So you
can see why they are replanting in
something else. Middle Texas the
blackland district has nearly a1!
been replanted, and the crop will ..be
necessarily late. I talked with some
farmers from Ellis county last Thurs
day and they told me they had to
plant the second time, and are not
done planting yet. Further west," in
Mitchel, Coleman, Taylor and Tom
Green and that whole section, have
had no rain since December, and con
sequently could not plant corn or cot
ton. If they make any in that section
it is yet to' be planted. South Texas
was forced to replant, and, as a con
sequence, the crop is late, with much
complaint of boll weevil are punc
turing the squares on all early cotton.
Farmers told me Saturday that on
early planting' they find three or four
to the stalk. So the general outloofi
in Texas is really bad.'
"T. C. Long, from Jackson, Tenn.,
under date of May 28, writes in part
as follows : ' The outlook for a cotton
crop in Texas is extremely bad. The
entire crop was planted over, and it is
not yet up. Under very favorable
conditions we may raise a half crop,
This morning mercury down to 40, de
grees and frost visible. You can draw
your own conclusions.'
"These two letters are in keeping
with those from Mississippi, Arkansas
Louisana and Alabama, South Caro
lina, North Carolina and a portion of
Georgia seem to be best off while the
outlook in these States is certainly
below anything like an average crop.
The public will bear, in mind that this
is the lBt of June. And since the
writing of these letters quoted torren
tial rains have covered the entire cot
ton belt. We have been struggling
for three years to get the situation in
our hands. It seems as if Providence
has given us the opportunity to real
ize our hone. From the present-out
look and from the principles invoW-
ed it does seem as if the farmers and
merchants would refrain from selling
cotton for fall delivery at a price
which neither the outlook, of a crop
nor the present price of manufactur
ed goods warrants. So far as the Sou
thern" Cotton Association in its reia
tion to the cotton world is concerned
the majority of us do not propose to
take advantage of a cotton famiuc
and the disastrous scarcity of eotton
to force the price to unwarrantable
heights; no more than we propose
when seasons are propitious and the
supply is ovrr-abundant to allow tho
price to be disastrously depressed
As I have often said before I want
this to be a square deal. I want our
share of the profits that we are rn
titled to in being the source of sup
ply for the world's fiber.
The Warehouse Situation.
"Last week I was at St. Matthews,
and found that their warehouse is
practically completed, and Orange'
burg county is still in line, doing, ner
duty. -On Aug. 6 they will have a
meeting of all the eounties to go into
the question of preparing for the com
ing crop in detail. I shall be present
at this meeting and hope every farm'
er in Orangeburg county and every
business man that , can possibly he
present will be there, so that Ave can
start unitedly in our cooperation Avith
the other counties of tl3 South.
"From York county C. E. Spencer
sends me a copy of their application
for charter for their warehouse ant
holding company. If space permit
ted I would like to give to the public
his entire communication as to the
progress of our work.
"We have on hand a number of
books of membership certificate.,
bearing-the seal of the association and
gotten up in attractiTe form, which
I hopa the presidents of the different
counties will supply themselves witn
go ag to furnish each member paying
hi dues a certificate, and keeping
a list of their names.
"I hope every county-in -the State
will continue an active campaign, of
organization along the line of- organi
zation including every business intet
est, .because every business interest is
to be. benefited by our success and
adversely affected by our failure."
"E. D. Smith."
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MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST S
Justice Brewer, of the United
States Supreme Court, was the. com
mencement orator at Trinity College,
Durham, N. C.
The trial of Mover, Haywood and
Pettibone for the alleged murder of
Gov. Stunenberg, was" begun in earn
est' at Boise, Idaho. Harry Orchard
being the first witness td testify for
the State.
John G. Capers, of South Carolina, -.
who was appointed commissioner of
internal revenue ad interim, took the
oath of office and immediately enter
ed upon the discharge of his duties.
Japanese Consul Uyeno says that
he knows nothing of any contem
plated suit for damages against the
city of San Francisco, growing out oi
the recent trouble m a Japanese res
taurant on Folsom street.
The Rtrike of the French seamen
has been 'declared off and Avork is to
be 'resumed.
Premier CamDbell-Bannerman for-
merally informed the House of Com
mons that the Irish bill would bo
dropped and outlined - several other
measures to be introduced.
Great Britain wants to negotiate a
tariff arrangement Avith the United
States like that concluded with Ger
many. King Edward held his third levee
of the seson.
The questions of State's rights and
the State Department's duty may ae
raised in the Glen Echo-diplomat's
case.
England, our best customer, js seek
ing tariff concessions, but under the
Dingley law cannot get them.
Reports of renewed antiAmerican
feeling in Japan cause worry m
Washington.
The beautiful' memorial to Presi
dent Davis, of the Confederacy, was '
unveiled at Richmond, and the Con
federate reunion Avas brought to an
end.
George P. Decker, agent for th
United States Express Company at
Old Point Comfort, who Avas shor in
his accounts, looted the safe and set
fire to the Federal pier.
The telegrapher's of the Western
Union have petitioned Helen Gould,
Mrs? Russell Sage and other large
stockholders for redress of grievances.
Five thousand miners in India la.
have been ordered to strike.
The sentence of Greene and Gaynor,
convicted of gross frauds in connect
ion with Charleston harbor work, avus
upheld by the Federal Court of Ap
peals. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger , United
States Armony (retired) died, at his
home in Stamford, Conn.
Louis Albert was arrested in Ncav
York on the charge of marrying eight
women.
The striking NeAv York longshore
men have compromised on an increase
m pay of 5 cents an hour and will re
turn to work.
E. H. Harriman blames the attacks
on railroads here for. the failure of .
the Union Pacific to negotiate a $30,
000,000 loan successfully in Europe.
The wages of 200,000 cotton mill
workers in Northern NeAV England
have been raised.
Mrs. Griscom, wife of. Ambassador
Lloyd G. Griscom, presented him with
a son in Rome.
Lightning struck a balloon during
the Italian army Maneuvers, the gas
bag burst and the aeronaut fell 700
feet, receiving fatal injuries.
Whiskey interests are making up a
ease to test Attorney-General Bona-.
parte 's labelling decision.
Thfough District Attorney Kos",
the Federal Government threatens to
prosecute Mayor Garrett and Mar
shal Collins, cf Glen Echo, Md., for
interferiing with diplomats who vio
late automobile speed laws.'
Many important events are sched
uled at the Jamestown Exposition
this week.
James Lytle, of Parkersburg, Vir
ginia, is reported to have married a
Japanese girl in Kobe.
President Monroe once sent a vig
orous message to Congress taking a
stand exactly opposite to President
Roosevelt's vieAV of Federal control
of roads in the States.
Williamton (Del.) Republicans
elected nearly all candidates on their
ticket.
Only one man out of five of a party
'which sailed from ' Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Friday on an auxiliary yatch wa.'
saved. ,
One of the speakers of the Tuber
culusis Conference- in Atlantic City
declared factory inspection by Fed
eral and State go-ernments Avas nee
A-ary to stamp out the disease.
The alumni address at the State
University at Chapel Hill was deliver
ed by Maj. Chas. M. Stedman, and
was pronounced a masterlly effort.
1 A Philadelphia woman asserts that.
Southern Negroes are hiring out as
servants in the North to rob homes
systematically.
Governor Warfield and William J.
Bryan received ovations from the
Confederate veterans on arriving in
: Richmond.
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