BOARDINQ HOUSE ADt, BRING tUMMM BOARDERS ' V: i'. v: ; VOL XX NO 288 ASHBVTT.T.B N. G. FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 8, 1905 PRICE FIVB CENTS w SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS FIXES H PRICE OF THE INCOMING COTTON CROP AT ELEVEN CENTS FLAT Prolonged Strugglelln Minimum Committee's Room Results In Establishment of The Price Whieh Was Predicted By the Citizen Yesterday. There Were Two Factions Warring Against Each Other. WAS DECISIVE VICTORY FOR THE CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT Report of Statistical Committee Showed Unexpected Short Crop Yield. A Showing of Less Than Ten Million Bales Greets the Anxious Waiters. News Was Flashed on to New York and Washington. ,It was a strenuous day at Kenilwonh Inn from 10 o'clock In the morning un til the nlsht session announced the "minimum," with, bunches of men in the lobby discussing the prospective re port or fathered at the telegraph of fice, where messages came and went in a continual stream, demanding facts or conveying ""trpVV.to the exchanges, and all the time one of4he two committees was laboring; with figures as to crop or minimum and the association in the in terim discussed matters of icfser iru portanhce to the two great subjects. !- It w a serious-minded crowd those executive committeemen made with the realisation that the exchange were go In W need their announcements and not disregard them as has been, pre .dJclasV and-b knowledge of .power If tkey proceeded rightly caused slow ac tion by the- committee! entrusted with the crop estimate and the minimum. , ,t THE CROP ESTIMATE. It was at 12:M that the ' statistical committee came down from the bridal chamber1, Where' the three with Secre tary Cheatham had added up the totals by states, and by the 15,01k districts which reported direct to the national body, and passed the carven and rampants- .bears that surmount the newel posts of the Inn's grand stairway, with the confidence that the undlvulged ma terial they carried In hand was a surf cure for the attacks of exchange bears. And sure enough it was, and Is, If cor rect, because It show? nmlnimum crop with a vengeance, the figures, 9,rS8.1H3 bales, being a million less than the popular estimate, and well less than The Citizen's prediction of ten millions. This ten million figure related, how ever, only to the report? by states ,and 1n that respect It was near the cor rect mark. And the estimate compared with a 13.693,00ft bale crop last year, which brought 10 cents In the latter part of lt market. It was no wonder, therefore, that when the association, after a brief ex ecutive meeting, threw open the doors to the Inrushlng crowd and Secretary Cheatham read the figures there was a rush for the telegraph office. But the markets' stood un?haken, because said the brokers there: 'VT.he estimate Is ri diculously low and Is not consistent with the reported crop condition of i 7S.S, which compares with the govern ment report of 72.1." Fiiguur Again. But today , may tell a different tale because the' brokers did not figure on this proposition, whloh President Jor dan emphasises and which the Associ ated Press conveyed yesterday morn ing: The 73. S compares with last year's condition of 84, and not with the normal average. The government percentage does, and therefore the brokers who figure on the government basis see a discrepancy. Said one of the brightest New York men here, one who engin eered a big boll deal: "The estimate and crop condition are consistent," and for the reasons indicated. Conditions Misleading. An official of the association said that It was true that the condition percent age was no good for the very simple reason that in some states like South Carolina the crop was made, and therefore there was no "condition," while In Mississippi and Tennessee It was only parti made. and there was a condition. Now should - the Gulf It a res condition be put Into a general average with South Carolina, where there Is no "condition T But this crit icism applies as well to the govern PHYSICIAN WHO ATTENDED I ASHEV1LLE WANTS St Louis, Sept. 7. A claim against the Mate of Ellen J. McKee. amount ing to IS.&Id for medical services from Jaaaary . to 3tr t. 15. was filed In the probate court today by Dr. W. . B. FtscbeL Among the Items of the Claim fcs si (targe ot IS.8W for ten days ment' report on condition and we think our estimates more reliable." Raised Fiiguurc-s. Now the truth is the committee, if it had .followed its rules, would have mode an estimate of about 9,000,000 fiat, because it did not figure in the 15 per cent, acreage reduction reported by the government, but the committee was ac tually afraid to make the figures small er than It did in view of the fact that it cut under the general expectation, but not the expectations of some well informed men. On Wednesday a com mitteeman said to (The Citizen that his observation made him sure the crop was under nine millions. The Minimum. The statistical report was turned over to the minimum committee, of whioh Mi. E. D. Smith, of Columbia, Is chair man, and it went Into a room with a locked nnte-room down stairs and there was a vigorous fight between the "rad icals," mostl' small planters who wanted a 12 cent minimum, and the conservatives, the bigger planters and manufacturers, who wanted 10 to 11 cents as a minimum. As has been ex plained that this minimum price Is that officially fixed by the association a the figures proposed below which cotton should not be sold under any cir cumstances. "Better a low price upward than a high one down." was the slogan of the con servatives, and their arguments, as out lined in yesterday's Citizen won In the committee, which then came upstairs to the general meeting, which adjourned to 8 p. m., when It went Into the caged room to pass on the committee's re port and, whore the "radicals" made another fight for a high minimum. Watched Committee. All during the afternoon until 6 p. m., when the committee came upstairs, tireless watchers were on duty and the advent of the committee brought out the crowd, as many sought tips on the' report. At night th,pre was a bali but the music and danoJng did not distract at tention from the closed room downstairs where 11 cent minimum made a stand against the high minimum. But the high minimum 'people really numbered only four. They ware led by Mr. Ixive, of Arkansas, a planter who r.ow holds 3,400 bales of last year's crop, and the toroportfbn of the two faction Is shown by an interesting statements afterwards made by a committeeman. He said that when the committee first voted on a price by written ballot some voted for ten and some for twelve, but the average was 11 cents, ' Its Meaning. Such Is the story of the eventful do ings of the day, outside the regular morning meeting, when bull and bear fought on the lines Indicated in The Citizen, and the result Is history of im portance now to many and to be of much more Importance hi years to comi of the association of business men, not a farmers' alliance, holds its course. The conservatives hailed the an nouncement with pleasure for the reas ons Indicated In The Citizen yestrday. A small crop Indicate and a Ww mini mum means that the bears will be ex ceedingly wary of going short at that price, but rather the Wall street oper ators will have Inducements to take the bull side, thus boosting prices. Tot more legitimate, market reasons the natural tendency of a certain amount of cotton to seek the market soon after the first bale will be diminished because of the low price, thus forcing prices up, while on the other hand the splineri will buy at the minimum, whereas If It was high they would wait, thus dimlnlslivg the MRS. MCKEEIN $10,000 FOR HISSERVICES Service duilng the last Illness of Miss McKee, when Dr. Flsehel accompan ied her from St. Louis to AshevtUe, N. C, where she died. ' Miss McKee left an estate (worth several million dollars. The. hearing Is set for September it. -, . . ASSOCIATION demand and decreasing price. But of more impormnce win ue me sianuing which this conservative price will give to the association in the worlds cot ton markets. The association Is new, and aside from lu successful fight on the corrupt statisticians of the ngrlcul- turar department its merits are un known. If It had fixed a high mini mum It would have been scoffed, the bears would have raided the market And the growers would ha.-e lost much confidence in it. Its action menncethe bears and proves to the world that an organisation which predicts a short crop is conservative enough to ak only a price less than the conditions would Justify. Higher Prices. But It should not be thought that the members do not expect a higher price than 11 cents .for the 11KW-06 crop. They do; they have only said that it would be foolish to sell cotton for les-g than II cents, and they hnve not Indicated their real feeling, which Is that the small crop means that cotton will In the later months sell for over 12 cents. Some expect 14 cents and will hold for that Critic. ses Minimum. The advent of the minimum was hailed with diverse feelings, of course, dependent on each man's view. Some brokers wanted a high minimum, and they scoffed at a small crop estimate and a small minimum. "How do you explain It?" wa3 asked of a bright one. "Simple enough," said he. "Those folks know they have tho crop too low and now they are trying to rectify It by making the price low. Who will put confidence In such a state of affairs?" Night Cession. After the minimum commlttes re ported the association proceeded to other business. Mr. Biown asked to take up the matter of tare, tout yield ed to others. Mr. Hlckey of Texas, moved the ap pointment of a committee of five to take up finances und re:ort at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Brown said that he had been appointed to prepare un uddress, but ne mould likely leave 1n the morning md Mr. E. D. Smith certainly would, therefore he asked some one to be substituted for him. Col. Marl In urged that no members leave as mat ters of organization, revenue, and di rectors election would come up today. He said particularly the matter of or ganization was of far more impor tance than anything which had been done. Mr. Brown then said he .would wait until three o'clock this after neon Mr. Peck moved that notice of In tention to offer amendments should be considered as notice of the amend ments under the constitution. This was to correct the failure to send out i copies of pending amendments pro- , posed at the Memphis meeting. Mr. Clark said 'that at Memphis all walv- i Continued on page four I . Unci 8am Nicky, if you happen along." i had FEVER HAS NO . -FAVORITES Another Priest Palls Beneath Scourge J Yellow Jaok in New Orleans. NUN ALSO CLAIMED BY DREAD DISEASE Parishes Outside the Crescent City Continue to Show In creas9 In Spite of Care. New Orleans, Sept. 7. There are sev eral names In the llt ot new eases to day which are out nf the ordinary, fine Is Father Green, of the Jesuits' college, and another Is Sister Emily, the su perior of the Hotel Dli u, a private san itarium conducted t!ie sisters of Charity, and which has quite a num ber of cases of fever. George W.,Nott, Jr.. son of the pres ident of the Citizens' Hank, Is another case. There Is a case reported from a revenue cutter lying at the foot ot Eganta street, near the United States barracks. J Among the report from the country are: ' Leoville, total to dale, 325; deaths, S3; now under treatment. 92; discharged. 200. ' Patterson,' eight new c ases. Tallu-lulah, eighteen new cases. Kenner, two case, one death, Hanson City, four cases.. Vlekaburg, three case-. Natchez, one case. Oulfport, three new cases. TWO AT VICKSBURO. Vlcksburg. Miss.. Sent. 7. Two new cases in Vlcksburg and one in Fos- terlfl. a Suburb. I the rpnnrrl Inilau The thirteen patients under treatment are cluing well. NEW ONE AT NATCHEZ. Natchez, Miss., Sept. 7. A new case of yellow fever was officially report ed at 7 o'clock tonight, the patient be ing a negro man. j The case makes a total of 4 foci. "( TWO AT JACKSON. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 7. Two sus picious cases of fever wer reported to the state board of health today, one In Sharkey county, traced to Vlcksburg, and the other at Corinth, In the extreme northern part of the state. Dr. O. M. Oulteras Is now en route to Corinth to make a diagnosis. The Sharkey courvly case will be diagnosed tomorrow. Vlcksburg re ports three ntt.v eases today, making a total of eighteen , and one death to date. Oulfport has three new cases, one In the detention camp. No new In fection at Mississippi Citl, Hansbo ro or Pearllngton. a ! ew eggs like that yen souls soon TEXAS CROW0 BURNS NEGRO Youth Accused of Assault on White iweman. Burned at tho Stake. VICTIM'S HUSBAND APPLIES THE MATCH Negro After Identification Confesses His Crime In Detail. Fort Worth. Tex., Sept. 7. A spe cial to the rtecord from Waxahn nle tells of the burning 'tonight of Steve Davis, a young negro, who confessed to outraging Mrs. S. P. Morris, agod 20. last Saturday night. A mob of 3,500 persons did the negro to a pleee of gas pipe that had been set In the ground, plied fagirts around him and set fltv to the mass. The sufferings of the negro weie of short duration ow ing to the fierceness of the fire, which was fanned by a gale of wind. The husband ot the woman l said :o have set the matJh to th? mass and stai ted the ililaae. Davis was arrested last Tuesday ajid taken txtoM the io- mao txho ut that time was not sure It was he. She had been .desperately 111 front her ordeal. Today he .vio agtrin taken before the woman, who on sight of him fainted. When she revived she identified hi in and his fate was sealed. The negro finally confessed, detailing the ciitne. This Is the third negro that has been burned In this section ot Texas within a Bhort time. One of these was lynched at Sulphur Springs and an other at Waco. HUSBAND AND WIFE DECLARED. INSANE Simultaneously today in court at the Detention Hospital here Joseph Hold obler and wife, whose home wan on a farm near Wakefield, Ntb., were de clared insane. The man and wife, whs appear to have arrived in Chicago a few days ago, were wandering dement ed with their two children when dis covered by the police. An instance of husband and wife be ing declared insane on the same day and in the same court was declared by County Physician Hldas to be extraor dinary. He said that apparently the woman at first became possessed of de lusions, and these counteracted on her rhusbnnd, whose mind gradually became afflicted. pay off any old indemnity that might JAPANESE MOBS APPLY THE TORCH AND INDULGE IN DESTRUCTIVE RIOTS GEORGIA STATE QUARANTINED Board of Health 'of Cracker State Erects Bars Against Infected Points. ALL TRAINS ENTERING STATE TO BE WATCHED If You're Going to Visit Geor- gla Arm Yourself With Health Certificate. Atlanta, C!a., Sept. 7. Georgia's .state board of health late this afternoon Is sued n proclamation Quarantining' the entire state against all yellow fever lute, ted points. The quarantine will become effective as soon as Inj ectors can be placed on trains entering the tate, and the order Is likely to be In full operation tomorrow. Certificates showing that the person entering the state has not been In Infected territory within the preceding ten days will be accepted. It Is not likely that this quarantine will be strenuously effected for a day or two and those who have started before the action of the board can be made generally known are not likely to be seriously Inconvenienced. The stute bourd Issued the following proclamation: Whereas, Information has reached the state board of health of Atlanta that yellow fever exists in various por tions outside of the limits ot the state ef Georgia, and, "Whereas, the disease Is highly Infec tioUS arid persons coming from such In fected points are liable to spread the contagion In Georgia, thereby endan gering the health and lives of citizens of this state, "Therefore, in the pursuance of law and under the authority of lawjveated In the state board of health of Geoorgla, all persons resident In raid territory or who have been In the infected territory within ten days are hereby warned and admonished that they will not be per mitted to enter this state under pen alty of the law, and the state board of health In pursuance of authority grant ed, hereby requests and Instructs all counties nnd municipalities In this state to aid in the enforcement of thtr quarantine. "By order of the board. "W F. WESTMORELAND, Pres. "H. F. HARRIS, Secretary." SALISBURY SUN GETS TO RECEIVER Spertnl to The Otlzen. Salisbury, N. (. Sept. 7. The Sal isbury Evening Sun was today placed In the hands of receiver upon applica tion of William L. Oepper, manager of the publication. P. S. Carleton has been named as receiver, find the pub lication of the paper ceases today. Mr. J. C, Caddell, former editor of the Sun, will engaged In insurance business. TWO KILLED BY FALL OF BUILDING Nw York, Sept. 7. Two persons were killed, one of them a girl of 18 years old, when a building at Grand and Mott streets collapsed to day. The building is said to have been condemned two years ago, but had been permitted to be occupied since. Thomas MeGovern, a foreman in the building department. Is under arrest In connection with the collapse on a charge of criminal negligence; The dead are: MART G ARIOSO. U years old. JOSKPH FARINIA, 48 years old. Nearly n score of persons were In jured, some suffeting from broken limbs. . SOUTHERN RAILROAD AND TO ABSORB Nashville, Tenn., Sept, 7. Accord ing to what Is considered good au thority, the Illinois Centeal and tho Southern Railway are to take over tho Tennessee Central Railroad, dividing the road at Nashville and giving l'.e two roads an entry to 'he tity. It la understood the Tennessee Central la acquired under a 89-year lease. Un- Mikado's Subjects are Hot Under the Collar About the Peace Treaty. MINISTER'S RESIDENCE BURNED TO GROUND H.IJ Rioters Want Emperor to Re fuse To Ratify the Treaty. It Is Said.; Toklo, Tuesday, Sept. 5. 7 p. m.- lous rioting followed the attack today on the office of the Kokumln Bhlmbun, the government organ. A mob attacked and set fire to the official residence of the minister of home affairs, which stood between the Nobles' Club and the Imperial Hotel and faced Hlbsya. Park, which was the storm center throughout the day. Threatening demonstrations occurred in the neighborhood ef the of ficial homes of Premier Katsursi and Karon Koroura. foreign minister, who l now In the United States, but the police succeeded In preventing injury to the occupants or damage to the houses. Burn Minister's House. Tho attack on the home minister's residence was Intensely drama'tlo. Throughout the day a series of demon stratlonj occurred In the neighborhood of the building and late In the after noon the mob attacked the house, swept the police away and battered down the ' gates, fane police and servants resisted stoutly, but the mob surged forward and entered the house. One ot the mob leaders carrying an armful Of burning straw, talned the rear at the structure and succeeded In eettlng It On fire. The police reserves charged the crowd. Us ing their swords freely, but the mob rallied from several quarters and stoned the firemen when they arrived. The members of the minister's house hold were rescued and escorted to the Imperial Hotel. 1 ' ' . ' ' Threw Stones at Police. When darkness came the flames front the burning building . illuminated , a, . menacing cne, the' mob hooting and throwing stones at the police and fire men and the police repeatedly clearing the streets. ,. --?. :......: Another demonstration Is planned for September 8, and It Is believed that the ttrortgest measures will Be noccs ... sary to prevent serious rioting and ttloodhed. A member of the mob which burned " the home minister's residence said to. the correspondent of the Associated ress: . - "... ; "We burned the house for the purpose of attracting the attention of the em peror. We want him to refuse to rat Ify the treaty.. We believe that those surrounding him prevent him from cor rectly understanding the popular atti tude toward the disgraceful, humltlat- , Ing peace." AMERICAN PARTY ATTACKED BY MOB Toklo, Sept. (.Delayed In traa-smla--. slon.) 4Tha Harrlman party bed aiywt- ! citing experience last night whllW at tending and returning from a dmner given by Baron Bone, minister's ft- ' nance. Dr. W. O. Lyle and UC, Me- Knight were caught in a crowd on then way to the dinner and were stoned. Dr. ' Lyle being struck by a missile and slightly' hurt. After the dinner was over a detachment of eoldlers escorted the party to the legation. A crowd ' stoiv ed R. P. Schwerln, ' vice president of the Pacific Mull Steamship com- : pany and assaulted hts runners, but they did not touch Mr. Schwerln. Crowds menacing neighboring ipo- ' lice klok filled the space In front .of the American legation and hooted and Jeered the soldier escorting she Harrl man party, who. with fixed bayonets, charged the crowd, cleared the street ' and guarded tire legation' throughout the night. ; . i A The dinner planned! fof tonight In honor ot the Harrlman1 party will not . take place owing to the disturbed con dltlons In the city. ' - .'T'lrLSiii POLICE STATIONS BEING ATTACKED . . i . c . .- . Toklo, Sept. . flhe destruction f small police sub-Matlons continued aa til midnight. It la Impossible to atcer tavln the exact number destroyed, tost It estimated that fifteen wee wrecked. ; Conflnued one page twoj '. ILLINOIS CENTRAL ' THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL der the provisions of the deal It la said the Illinois Central gets that por tico of the road between Nashville and Hopkmsvllle, Ky., 85 miles, and the Southern la to operate the eastern division ot the main line from Hat rknan Junction, Tenn., Its tnileev as well as forty-seven miles ot fcranca lines. ' " . "

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