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and Farmer.
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Bradstreel's F'gures for the Carrenf
Season.
A YIELD OF 1,409,000,000 BUSHELS
With An Estimated Value of $750,
000,000 There Will Be "Bread in
The Land" For Another Year
New York, Special. Bradstreet
Bays: Late advices as to the prob
al le corn crop yield and as to tho re
sulting effect upon the general busi
ness of the country have made for a
rather saner view of the subject than
could have been taken some six weeks
pi two months ago. With the idea of
getting a clearer view of the actual
situation in the closing week of Au
gust Bradstreet sent inquiries to all its
icers ar.i ecrrtnpoiidents not only
In the surplus corn growing' States,
but in the leading Middle tn 1 South
ern States as well.
A consolidation A the replies from
the seven surplus States of Iowa, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, In
t'iana and Ohio, percentages of in
en ase or decrease by States be ing
baf.ed upon the reported yields as in
rli a red by the Department of Agricul
tnro, point to a reduction in the yielt
.f those States of not far from G50,
000,00 bushels from a year ago
Smaller decreases are likewise Indi
cated in the smaller corn producing
States, like Texas, Tennessee and
Kentucky, sufficent to swell the short
age by perhaps 25.000,000 bushels.
Against this is to be noted larger pro
ducts reported in such States as New
York, Maryland, Virginia and South
Dakota, which, while not sufficient to
offset these decreases, still limit th
falling df so that a shortage of not to
exceed 675,000,000 kmsbels in tho conn
try s ( top is to be looked for. A yieM
of not less than 1.400.000,000 bushels
is indicated for 1901, a drop of about
1 r rent, from a year ago.
Replies to .be question of farm
prices being out the fact that tiu
prcsent prices per I ushel are fully 40
per (int. higher than a year ago. The
farm price feu th entire United States
a yeai ago as reported by the Depart
ment of Agriculture was in the neigh
borhood of 30 cents, and a 40 per
cent. Increase in price would point to
at least t?l cents per bushel being re
alized this year, which applied to a
total yield of 1.100,000.000 bushels,
wo ild not a total retain of about $715,
000,000 thi: year against $751,000,000
a year a?c. a decrease of only $"5C.,-
1.000 or less than 5 per cent.
Special interest of crmrse attaches
to the answers as to the probable ef
fect wjon general business the com
ing season of the shortage in corn,
and it is in a high degree encouraging
to learn tha- Bradstreet's agents the
country over m the majority of in
stances loot for little that is hurt
ful to How from the corn shortage this
year. The fact seems to be that the
agricultural interests are in pretty
good shape at present. The wheat
yield is large, and pi ices received have
been very pood. Those sections send
ing the poorest corn reports, in fact,
send the bes! advices as to wheat
yield and returns. The results of the
inquiry are. therefore, to indicate that
far from being the failure earlier in
dicated, a fair crop of corn will be
gathered and that, thanks to the goou
wheat and other crop yields, and to
the prosprous condition of the farm
ing interest, what would in years of
(b pn ssion be regarded as a very good
. rop outlook exercises little adverse
affect.
Extension of Seaboard Air Line Rail
way Service.
Eff five August 25th. train service
has commenced on the Brunswick &
Birmingham Railroad, operating from
Thalmann, Ga., on the Seaboard Air
Line to Brunswick. Ga.; on September
1st, through trains will be inaugurated
between Brunswick and Savannah, Ga.
This gives the Seaboard Air Line an
entrance to Brunswick, St. Simon Is
land, Cumberland Island, and Jekyl
Island, and forms the short line be
tween Savannah and Brunswick antl
between Brunswick and Jacksonville,
Fla.
DeL'ma Case Reviewed,
Washington, D. C, Special Mr.
Trarewell. the comptroler of the Treas
ure . has rendered a decision which ds-
poses 01 the famous lie Lima ease, tie
holds that under the recent decision of
the United States Supreme Court the
judgment obtained by De Lima & Com
pany for $14,507 from the United States
on account of duties paid by them on
goods shipped from Porto Itico to the
United States, between the date of the
ratification of the treaty of Paris and
that of the approval of the Poraker
act. may be raid out of the general ap
propriation of Lire Treasury Depart
ment without further action by Con
gress. Shot His Father.
ReidsviKe, Special. John Ware, a
young white man. living six miles east
of Reidsville, shot and probably fatal
ly wounded h'.s father, David Ware,
about 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. He
also fired two bullets into a colored
man. who was trying to prevent a dif
ficulty between the two. The negro is
not seriously hurt. Young Ware im
mediacy left home and has not yet
been apprehended. It is said the son
became enraged at same remark- h'.s
father made about his wife, wnom he
had only recently married.
Four Killed in Tenement Fire.
New York, Special. Four persons
were killed and seven seriously injur
ed in a tenemnt fire in Brooklyn Fri
day night. The dead are: Mrs. Rosie
Rothgiser, 37 years of age, jumped
from fourth story window; Annie Beck
10 years; Tillic Beck. 5 years: Frank
Bud, infant. The explosion of a
kerosene oil stove started the fire. Mrs.
Rothgiser missed the no: stretched to
catch her and struck the sidewalk.
Lockouts flay Be Declared.
Pazieion, Pa., Special. The miners'
Convention authorized tho representa
tive district execute e board to declare
lockouts where last spring agreements
have been violated by the companies,
reparations wll be commenced at one
National Preiident Mitchell, and th
h?se district presUUots for bringing
aijrnt ioint conference with tbo op-r-a;
org.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Effect of Weather Conditions As
Re
ported By Correspondents.
The reports of crop correspondents
for the past week indicate very unfa
vorable weather conditions for farm
work, due to the continuous rains in
all sections, which have not only wash
ed the lands badly, but have seriously
mpeded all field work, at the same
time being most favorable for the
growth of weeds. The temperature av
eraged about 2 deerrpps italic oK-.,,,.
normal, the rainfall being also from
naif an inch to an inch above.
Such cotton as is well activated is
doing nicely, but as a r!u it is shed
Sing badly and not fruiting as much as
could be desired. Rain has Injured the
top crop and on fiat lands It is rusting.
Farmers are behind in hilling on ac-
, ",ul Ul me death of so many horses
'a me miasmatic regions. Turnips are
coming up to a good stand, but the wet
weather has hindered sowing. The fall
crop of potatoes is doing nicely, but
the second crop of Irish potatoes is
coming up badly. More sunshine is
neeaen. 'the reports of fruit indicate
mat the crop is a failure. Apples are
dropping, and peaches and grapes are
lo.ung nauly. Tomatoes are rotting
More sunshine is needed for peanuts
wuicn are not doing so well. Field
peas are in fine condition. There has
heen too much rain for tobacco, al
though some curing has been done, the
color being very good. Fodder-pulling
lias begun, although retarded by the
rain. Late planted corn is doing well,
aunougn the indications are that the
crop will be late; that planted on high
lands has improve)?, while on low lands
it has been much injured by wet
weather; replants not earing well. Hay
is doing well, but the rains are giving
farmers trouble in covering that which
is cut. Rice is promising, although, as
with all other crops, there has been
too much rain for a favorable growth.
Wheat not threshed Is injured in the
shock. Turning land for planting is go
ing on rapidly. Reports about oats are
conflicting, rotting being reported in
some sections and in others the reports
are favorable. Winter oats are said ta
be turning out. well. Pastures have im
proved and the second crop of clover
is coming on finely.
Two Struck By Lightning.
Charlotte. Special. Lightning struck
the residence of Mr. W. B. White, at
120 North Davidson street, Monday
night at 9:30 o'clock and severely in
jured Mrs. White and her grandson,
Augustus; White, a boy 12 years-old.
Mr. White and his family had gone to
bed and were asleep when the build
ing was struck. A hole four or five
feet square was torn in the top of the
kitchen roof, near the flue, and then
the lightning seemed to follow the
kitchen flue into the room. A clock
on the kitchen mantle was hurled
across the room and all the panes
were knocked from the windows. Mrs.
White and Augustus were sleeping on
pallet on the kitchen floor. Mr. White,
who was in another room, said he was
uwaked by the report and felt a ting
ling sensation. He heard his uwlfe
cry out and ran to her. He found hen
trying to revive Augustus, who was
unconscious. The lightning had
struck the boy just below the right
ear and had followed the line ot tne
body to his knees. At his neck the
wound was inflamed and bled con
siderably, but as the lightning furth
er touched his body it left only a large,
dark blistered line. He was carried
out on the porch and became con
scious, after a good many minutes.
The physician who examined the boy
thinks he will recover provided the
injuries are not internal. The light
ning struck Mrs. White on each knee
and followed her legs down to her
eet, leaving a dark blistered wound
similar to that on the body of the
boy.
News in Paragraphs.
The Littleton (N. C.) Hosiery Mills
is reported as contemplating enlarge
ments to its plant because of the in
creasing demand for its product.
The Camilla (Ga.) Supply Co., in
corporated by T. R. Bennett and otn
ers. proposes to operate cotton-spinning
mills among other industries.
Messrs. G. 1). Flanagan, R. M.
Oulin, It. T. Smith and otners or
Bowling Green. S. C are organizing
$12,000 company to build a knitting
mill; $7,000 has been subscribed.
The Orient Manufacturing Co. ha
been organized, with H. D. Wheat as
president, and acquires the Alpha
Mills at Charlotte, N. C. This plant
was reported at length last week as
remodeling and improving at a total
cost of $250,000.
The San Joaquin River steamer
Dauntless, bound from San Franc'so
for Stockton, .al.. was sunk in a col
lision with the freighter Mary Garrett.
Tne passengers and crew were saved.
L. A. Vaughn, reported last week as
to establish knitting mill at Winston
Salem, N. C, has secured building at
622 Cherry street, and will install
knitting equipment as soon as re
ceived. The machinery has been or
dered. Union suits and ribbed under
wear will be the product.
Messrs. John W. Rice and S. B. Love
of Nickajack, Ga.. have incorporate!
the Concord Manufacturing Co., with
capital paid in of $25,000. to manu
facture cotton and woolen goods,
trousers, etc. This company will con
tinue the Concord Woolen Mill, which
the incorporators have conducted for
some years.
Dr. J. W. Herrod was fatally s iot by
Homer Ritchie, at Dixon Springs
Tenn.. last night, as the result of i
family quarrel.
Mayor Tom uohnson has ordered all
bill-boards torn down in Cleveland, O.
Nearly 4000 girl shirt waistmakers
struck in New York for higher wages.
Three persons were drowned by the
swamping of a boat at Lachme, Que
bec. Puget Sourl Soc-keye salmon pack
for the season will be 1.200,000 cases,
valued at $400,000.
A derrick car toppled over on the
Panhandle road at Sceubenville, O.,
and injured eight men.
No More Checks To Be Accepted.
Austin, Tex.. Special. The State
Treasurer issued an order in which
he gave official notice that henceforth
he would not accept checks in pay
ment for money due the State. This
action is due to the fact that the
$358,000 i'or which the State was held
in the First National Bank failure in
this city, August 4, was in the bank
by reason of the collection of checkt
deposited there for collection. It is ;
strict compliance with the law of th
State which has not be;n followed fe
some years past.
KNIGHTS GO HOME.
Triennial Conclave at Louisville Closed i
With the Election of Officers.
HAD A PROFITABLE MEETING.
The Elections Resulted in Placing
Prominent Men High Up in the Of
ficial Ranks.
Louijville, Ky..
electing officers and
Special. After
selecting San
Francisco as the place of meeting the
first Tuesday In September, 1904, the
twenty-eighth triennial conclave of
Knights Templar, which has been in
progress here since Tuesday, ad
journed' Thursday. The festivities
came to an end in a magnificent ball
held at night at the horse show build
ing. The election of officers occupied
the greater part of the day's session.
In the selection of the grand junior
warden occurred the only contest
Henry Bates Stoddard, of Bryan,
Texas, was elected grand commander
to succeed Reuben H. Lloyd, of Cali
fornia. Geo. H. Moulton, of Chicago,
was elected to succeed Mr. Stoddard
as deputy grand master. Rev. H. W.
Hodge, of Rhode Island, was ad
vanced one rank to the office of grand
generalissimo, male vacant by the elec
tlon of Colonel Moulton. Wm. B,
Mellsh, of Cclncinnati, was elected to
succeed Rugg as captain general while
Junior Grand Warden Jos. A. Locke,
of Portland, Me., was made senior
grand warden. These officers were
elected without opposition.
The only contest came in the elec
tion of junior grand warden. There
were 15 candidates. Frank H. Thomas,
of Washington, D. C, was elected on
the second ballot. H. Wales Lines,
of Connecticut, was re-elected grand
treasurer on the first ballot. John A.
Gerow, of Detroit, was elected grand
recorder, defeating W. H. Mayox,
present Incumbent, on the fifth bal
lot. When the elections were finibed tho
committee on time and place of next
meeting reported. San Francisco was
the only bidder and carried off the
honor without a strugle. Minneapolis
put In a bid for the conclave of 1907.
The installation of the new officers
followed. Sir Knight Stoddard, the
new grand master, was given an en
thusiastic reception.
The close of the conclave began to
day, and became marked after the
grand ball. By Friday morning most
of the Knights and their wives will
have left, either for their homes or
for places of interest contingent to
Louisville, Mammoth Cave being the
point of greatest interest. The ball
at night was a magnificent show. The
crowd war. too great to allow of com
fortable dancing, but the Knights and
their wives pronounced the event a
success. It is estimated that 8.000
people were present. Receptions and
excursions on the river were other fea
tures of the evening's entertainment.
Three Seamen Drowned.
Washington, D. C, Special. The
Navy Department received a cable
gram for Captain Craig, of the Albany,
dated at Aden, announcing that Frank
Sohliz and Timothy McCarthy, wane
Sleeping on the poop deck of the Alba
nv, on last Sunday night, slid over
board during an exceptionally heavy
roll of the vessel. Captain Craig's tele
gram stated that he remained in the
locality where the accident occurred
all Sunday night, and until arter na.
light Monday, but the men were not
attain cecn nmi tneir Doaies ;uuiu uui
be recovered. On the following ivio-1
w-.'""
day, George Perkens went overboard
and was drowned, but his body was re
covered
Aden
and will be burn J ashore at
Boy Killed By Lightning.
Texarkana. Ark., Special. Texar-
kana was visited by a most severe elec
trical and rainstorm Tuesday. Prof.
Gasby's son was struck by lightning
and killed, his neck being broken. He
was under an umbrella with a corn
badlv shocked. Two
colored' churches were struck and bad
ly damaged. One residence was de
stroyed and others damaged.
Ex-Governor Buriel Dead.
Lacona. N. H., Special. -Chas.
Buriel. formerly Governor of New
Hampshire, died at his home here
Thursday. The ex-Governor retired in
his usual health Wednesday night.
When Mrs. Buriel called him he found
him breathing heavily, death occurr
ing a few minutes afterward. He was
59 years of age. In politics he was 0
Republican.
A New Grain Company.
Chicago, Special. Incorporation pa
pers for a grain company headed by
Geo. H. Phillips, whose conce.-n re
cently suspended business, have been
sent to the Secretary of State, at
Springfield. The nomc of the new cor
poration will be the Geo. H. Phil
lalized at $500,000, of whi h the cred
talized at $500,000. or which the cred
itors of Phillips' defunct company will
hold $200,000. Mr. Phillips says
expects to begin business within
weeks.
he
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Letter Carriers' Convention.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Special The
Advance guard and delegates of the
National Letter Carriers' Association
has arrived for the national conven
tion, which assembles here next Mon
day. The auditing committee of the
national association is here auditing
the accounts o the association. Na
tional Secretary Cantwell, of Washing
ton, has arrived and other national
officers will come in. It is estimated
that the attendance will reach 1.500.
The board of trustees of the Mutual
Benefit Association will hold a meet
ing Saturday.
$50,000,000 Plow Trust.
Chicago, Spe-ial. Nearly 30 plow
manufacturers of tho United Stares
were in session here to 4ay, discussing
plans for a consolidati m of all of the
plow interests in the country. After
the meeting it was announced that the
proposed consolidation was practically
a sure thing for present prospects and
that about $50,000,000 would be repre
sented in the organization when it
should be completed.
RIJARPTIJ THTV V- r rrTTrinniN.
L lflUKA). SEPTEMBER
GENERAL TOON GETS WARM
Over the Exchange of Second-Hand
School Books.
A Releigh Special says: The State
Superintendent of Public Instruction is
not a little angry. The cause was a
letter inclosing a little blank sent out
by one of the companies which was
lately awarded a contract for furnish
ing text-books. In the blank which is
so arranged as to give the name of the
pulpit and school, 2tc., a fixed and
j harsh rule is laid down as to the ex
j change of an old book for the new
one; what shall be the condition of the
I " ' 11 hnau nave De"n usecl
by the pupU m person the first na'if
ui me present year, etc., and then giv
ing the additional sum to be paid for
the new book. The Superintendent iaid
the matter promptly before the Attor
ney General and said he would block
this little game or know the reason
why. He said two of the five book com
panies awarded the contracts were try
ing to work this game.
The following reply was made by the
Attorney General to the Superintend
ent's inquiry:
Replying to your communication of
this date with enclosure of Mr. Street
Brewer, county superintendent of
Sampson county, relative to the ex
change of school books under the pro
visions of the act to establish a text
book commission, passed by the Gener
al Assembly at its last session, I have
the honor to submit the following:
Section 10, of the said act provides:
"That the contractor or contractors
shall take up school books now in use
in this State and receive the same in
exchange of new books, allowing a
price for such old books not less than
50 per cent, of tke contract price of the
new books." Paragraph 5 of this con
tract entered into between the State
of North Carolina and the book con
tractors is as follows:
"That the said party of the second
part further convenants and agrees to
supply each and all of the books or
publications embraced in this contract
at the exchange price or prices herein
named, in those cases where there is of
fered in part payment an old book
which was in use in the State of North
Carolina on the 8th day of February,
1901, or which was in use on July 1st,
1901, or which was in use between said
dates, and which is of like grade and
upon the same subjects as the one for
which it is taken in part payment pro
vided that the time in which old books
heretofore in use in the State of North
Carolina can be exchanged for new
books, be limited to July 1st, A. D.,
1901." The text-book laws which is
made a part of the contract declares
that the exchangeable books shall be
"books now in use in this State," the
date February 8th, 1901, mentioned in
the contract, being tiie date of the rati
fication of the act. In your ietetr yon
say "if only tho pupils of schools
taught since February 1st, 1901, are al
lowed to exchange, then the exchange
of books would benefit but a small part
of the public school patrons," alluding
to the date mentioned in this letter of
Mr. Brewer. According to my con
struction of the law and the contract
made with the contractors, the clause
"school books now in use in this
State" determines what books can be
exchanged, and these words as used
in the act mean those books taught in
previous sessions of the school and
such books as would be used by pat
rons in the schools of this State if the
General Assembly had not enacted the
present law porviding for the adoption
of new books.
I do not think the certificate, a copy
of which you enclose, and prepared by
the contractor, to be signed by the
teacher of the public school, and un
dertaking to define the conditions upon
which an exchange of books can be
effected by a public school patron is
authorized under the text-book law.
The statute does not confer upon the
contractors authority to issue instruc
tions to the managers of school Vook
depositories, designed as their own in
terpretation of the conditions under
fhich an exchange of school books can
be effected, these questions being, in
my opinion, within the jurisdiction of
the State text-book commission to be
determined in accordance with the law
and the contract entered into with the
publishers. Section 14 of the text-hook
law declares: "That the said commis
sion may. from time to time, make any
necessary regulations not contrary to
the provisions of this act to secure the
prompt distribution of a book herein
provided for and the prompt and faith
ful performance of all contracts,-' and
for this purpose it is expressly provid
ed in the said act that the text-book
commission shall maintain its organi
zation during the five years which is
the period fixed for the expiration of
all contracts entered into between the
State and the book publishers.
In my opinion the execution of the
law with reference to the exchange of
school books should not be att end 1 by
any difficulty. The law clearly contem
plates that any book of a certain
grade and on a certain subject which
has been used in the publi" schools,
and which is in a condition f be used,
and would have been r.S2d but f -r the
passage of the text-book law, can be
exchanged for a book of a similar
grade and on a similar subject at the
contract absolutely without any condi
tions imposed by the contractors.
Chinese Authorized to Sign.
London, By Cable. "Li Hung Chang
has notified the ministers of the pow
ers that the Chinese plenipotentiaries
are now authorized to sign the proto
col." says a dispatch to 1 ne 1 i.-iies,.
from Pekin, dated yesterday, "and has
requested thm to fix a date for the
signing. An eaicc cuiice; umj, im
nortation of arms was circulated
among the ministers today. Two other
edicts are still required to complete
the protocol."
Militia Appropriation.
Washington. D. C. Special. The ap
portionment of the militia appropria
tion to the Southern States is as 101
lows: Alabama. $23,366; Arkansas.
$16,993: Florida. $8,496: Georgia. $27,-
614- Kentucky. $27,614; Louisiana,
$16,993: Maryland. $16,993; Mississip
pi $19,117: Missouri. $36,111; North
Carolina. $23,366; South Carolina. $19.
117; Tennessee. $25,490; Texas, $31,
862; Virginia, $25,490.
The West Virginia Centra! and Pitts
burg Railroad has established a station
at Harding, on the Belington extension.
II PERSONS KILLED.
Fearful Explos'on On Board a River
Steamer
A BAD WRECK NEAR PHILADELPHIA
Besides Those Killed Outright a Num
ber Are Injured and Several flora
Are Missing.
Philadelphia, Special. While the
steamboat City of Trenton, of tho Wil
mington Steamboat Company, was on
her way from this city to Trenton. N.
J., Thursday afternoon her port boiler
exploded, killing eleven persons and
injuring over a score of others. Four
passengers are missing, but as many
sustained slight injuries, it is thought
tne missing may be among those who '
did not find it necessary to go to the
hospital.
The dead are: J. D. Chew, assist
ant engineer ; Miss Elizabeth Green.
Philadelphia; two firemen, names un
known; one deck hand, name un
known; two passengers, names un
known. Missing: Mrs. John Matthews.
Mrs. Matilda Cross, of Philadelphia;
two children, who were seen to jump
overboard.
Injured: Scalded and burned,
Theresa Rhein, Philadelphia, fatally;
Louisa Panchoick, Philadelphia, fa
tally; J. S. Smith. Camden. N. J.; Mrs.
Barrett, Camden; ". J.; Mrs. Anna
Hoover, Camden. N, J.; Cecilia Magro
gan. Philadelphia; Henry Magrogan,
Philadelphia: S. E. Kephart, Phila
delphia; Alice K. Matthews, Philadel
phia; Mrs. G. E. Smith, Philadelphia;
Bessie Brown, Philadelphia; Edna
Van Schak. Hightstown, N. J.:
Jeanette Read, Philadelphia; Ixmisa
Robinson. Camden, N. J.; Wilson
Mecke. Philadelphia; W. C. Mers
baum, Morrisville, Pa.; J. W. Hast
ings, Philadelphia; White Lansing,
Trenton, N. J.; F. A. Deiacey, Phila
delphia; Mrs. Caminide, Philadelphia;
Miss Carrie Caminide. Philadelphia;
Albert Lee. Philadelphia.
After the explosion the boat tooii
fire and ran aground, she lies a wreck
ed and blackened hulk in the marshes
opposite Torresdale, 16 miles above
this city. Htr hold is filled with water
and it is feared more of her passen
gers and ere may be found in the
bottom of the boat, when the water
is pumped out. A boat belonging to
the police department is anchored a
short distance from the stranded ex
cursion steamer, pumping the water
from the ill fated vessel.
The Citv of Trenton makes daily
trips between Philadelphia ami Tren
ton. She left the company's wharf
at 1:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
15 minutes behind her schedule time.
Her passenger list was lighter than
usual and she carried very little
freight. The vessel was in charge
of Capt. W. A. Worrell. The other of
fleers were: Edward curry, pilot; J.
W. Vanderveer, mate; Edward Mur
phy, chief engineer; J. D. Chew, as
sistant engineer, and Clayton Pey
bold, purser. There were about twelve
firemen and deck hands aboard.
Columbia Mill Operatives Strike.
Columbia, S. C, Special. Textile
Union No. 211, at its meeting declared
a strike against the Olympia. Granby,
Richland and Capital City Mills until
the authorities rescinded their action
forcing operatives to objure the union.
The test of the union's strength will
be made when the mills op?n for
work. The striking operatives declare
that they have no fear of being idle
indefinitely, but will not accept the po
sitions that have been off -red them
until they have made their fight
against the mills. It. is understood
thit the textile union will have the
sympathy of the Federation of Labor
in the strike now on. Conservative
estimates p!ae the number of strikers
at 900 or 1,000. It is expected that
this number will be considerably aug
mented during the next week. The
mill officials to-day began the swear
ing out of warrants to eject the strik
ing tenants from the dwelling houses
which are owned by the mills and
leased to the operatives for two week?
at a time.
Georgia Postoffice Robbed.
Irwinville, Ga.. Special Thieves
broke into the postoffice at Mystic, a
small station on the Tit'ton & Tv'orth
castern Railroad Thursday night, ri
fled the cash drawer and stole two
money order lK)aks. When they left
they attempted to fire the building by
taking the chimney from a lamp and
setting the flame against a pile of pa
pers. The papers were packed tight
and when the postmaster opened tho
office early this morning they were
still smoldering, hut had not broken
into flames. Thre is no c'.ue to tV
Identity of the thieves.
Secretary Hay On Vacation.
Washington. D. C. Special. Secreta
ry Hay left Washington fir his. sum
mer home at Newberg, N. H.. to re
sume the vacation interrupted by the
calls of business. In his short visit to
Washington and Canton, the Secretary
managed to dispose of an accumulation
of important business that would have
required much correspondence an 1
consumed much time had he rnnia:neJ
in New Hampshire.
Lyncher Convicted of riurder.
Wetumpka, Ala.. Special. George
Howard, a member of h mob which
lynched Robert White. 1. negro, in this
county some months ago, was convic
ted of murder in the first degree and
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The case was called in the Circuit
Court. After the States evidence wa3
submitted the attorney for the defense
announced that Howard desired to
make a statement to the court. I'pon
being sworn Howard admitted his par
ticipation in the lynching and gavs
the names of the members of the mob,
which numbered 13.
Mrs. Young Dead.
Salt Lake, Utah, Special. Mrs. Zina
D. H. Young, died Thursday aged 8 '
years. She was born in Warrenfon.N.
Y., in 1821. and was one of the pioneers
in the Mormon movement. She wa
married to Joseph Smith at Nauvoo.
111., and after his death Iwame one of
the wives of Brigham Young. There
are now but four widows of the famous
Mormon leader surviving.
1901.
MANY PLEASURE SEEKERS.
The Rush to Resorts Has Been ln
usually Heavy This Seasou.
The annual summer migration ?
Southern pilgrims to the pleasure and
health resorts of Virginia and the
Northern cities Is on with a rush now.
and has already surpassed al! previous
season? The pace set in the spni:;;
and early sunwner promises to he
more than kept up until the seison s
close. This is not at all remarka'de
when one reflects upon the numerous
advantages for recreation anl light
seeing to be enjoyed for so small ..n
outlay of time and money. A trip
over the ever obliging S aboard Ai'
Line Railway with its quick schedule-:
and superb service the line par ex
cellence to Virginia and other resort!
will afford rest, health and pleasure
to the tired business or profersionil
man, and prepare him fer better worn;
The great number of excursions from
Southern points now being run by our
leading newspapers and individuals,
over the Seab ard Air Line attest fully
the high degree of public confidence
enjoyed by thii progressive and popu
lar system.
Starvation in Texas.
Sa:i Antonia, Tex.. Special. Reporls
from Zapata county there are news
that the poor classes there are facing
starvation. They must have immedi
ate help in the way of food or the re
sults will be terrible. Ranch wa'er
has failed and cattle are too weak to
travel and are dying rapidly The
country is literally burned up by
drought. There is not a green thing to
be seen except cactus plants. Zapata
county is 50 miles from the nearest
railroad and whatever way food is
sent to the farmers in the famine
stricken placo must be hauled from
Laredo, a two days' trip at bet.
Street Car Struck By Engine.
Indianapolis, Special. Fourteen per
sons were injured here Sunday in a col
lision between the Creenfield inter
suburban car and a freighv train 011
the belt road. The conductor of the car
signalled the motorman to go ahead
and when on the railroad track wan
struck by the train, which was moving
at moderate speed. The car was thrown
to one side but noi crushed and each
of the 12 passengers was more or les3
injured. The conductor and motorman
were also badly bruised and were ta'.
en to their homes.
Of a (ieneral Nature.
Mr. George J. Joliffe, who repre
sents Tregalls, Hertel and Co., of Bal
timore, while stopping owr night at
a house near Slanerville, W. Va., was
the victim of a robber, who tore open
two sample cases and stole about $r.'
worth of clothing and underwear and
also attempted to break open the
trunks carried by Mr. Joliffe.
The LaGrange Oil Mill at La
Grange, Texas, was sold to the La
Grange; Cotton and Oil Manufacturing
Co. The above company has been in
corporated for the puropse of manufac
turing cotton seed oil and by-products
of cotton seed. The oil mill has been
rebuilt, and Is now a modern up-to-date
plant. C. J. V. Rosenberg has
been elected manager for the new
company.
The Blackwater Gun Club, of Davis,
W. Va., electedf the following direc
tors: J. H. Heltzen, Joe Davis, Harry
Best, Henry Male, J. M. Smith, George
Amlaw and Oliver Twigg. George B.
Thompson was appointed secretary. It
was decided to put their grounds in
first-class -condition. The club will in
the near future erect a club-house on
the grounds.
Miss Amanda H. Donohoe died at
her home in Loudoun county. Virginia.
Monday last, aged 87 years. It is said
she was one of the little girls who
strewed flowers in the pathway of
General Lafayette when he visited
Leesburg in 1824. and she retained a
very distinct recollection of that dis
inugehs-htheeidflrt marmahmahmahm
tinguished man ami of his pleasant
remarks to the children on the oc
casion. A Long Swim
Boston, Special. To swim from Bcs
ton to New York is the feat that Bet. r
McNally will attempt, making 1 lie
start rext Sunday, the entire distance
to be covered within 30 days. Mr. .V
Nauy hopes to arrive otr tne natt v
in New York before noon on Monda;
:-epicm:er jo. ine actual Gi3tance ".
2S3 3-4 nautical miles, but the swim
ming distance will be very little lej
than 400 miles.
Filipinos Capturcf
Manila. By Cable, Ow ing to hc
heavy rains active operations against
tne lrsurgents in tne is tana ot .s.-.mar
have been temporarily suspended.
Captain Harry C. Hale, v.ith a detach
ment of the Twentieth Infantry, has
been engaged with Gonsales, in Batan
gas province. It was at first thought
that Malvar, the Insurg nt lead r in
that district, was present. Tbo insur
gents fled. A few prisoners were cap
tured and two Americana were wound
ed.
Deserter Captured.
Minii.n tu- Cable. Pitchei 3 first
dispatch from Mindoro te'.ls how Lieu
tenant HazzarJ. of the Third Cavalry
-nTrmnrti-." a t roon of Macahehe
v j - - n
scouts c aptured the American deserter
Howard, who. 3.s a leae'er o" the Fili
pinos, had been annoying the Ameri
cans for many months. - ergnson and
one Macabebe, penetrated into the
amp of the colonel commanding 240
riflemen and 200 B-.lcmen at n'ght, lo
cated Howard, bound and gagged him
and led him away without d.sturbirg
the camp.
R3iJ;rs Again at Work
Nashville, Tenn.. Special. The turn
pike raiders have broken loose in the
vic.nity of Goodlettsvi'.Ie and attempts
were mt de yesterday to wrec k two
bridges on the Dickersoa pike. Dyna
mite was used and the abutments on
both bridges were disturbed. About
half the population was awakened by
the explosion, which was set off early
in the morning, and people ran in
stinctively f the - oodlettsville bank
under the impression that burg'.ars
were trying to effect an entrance into
the vault. The raiders made their es-f-ane
hut before leaving s"t fire to and
destroyed two
houses.
old unoccupied gat
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM
Conditions !n The Steel Districts Re
main Inchanecd.
SOME NEW m ARE ATTACKED
fhe American Tin Plate Company At
tempted to Bring in Non-l nion
rien, But These Are Attacked.
Pittsburg. Special -Practically th
only significant event in the strike
was the positive stand taken by the
American Tin Plata Company D refer
encc to Its course in the future. An
official statement from this company
lenies that there are negotiation! look,
ing to a se ttlement of the strike ;:ad
authorizes the statement that mills
put into operation daring the strike
will be continued non union, and all
men going to work now :II be if
tained in their positions. This state
sent win have its effect because of
the fact that the tin plate lias alwaya
been considered as among the strong
holds of the Amalgamati d Assa iation
and the leal appears to bave heen
brought about by the association de
claring a strike against the Tin Plate
Company after the scale for the y ir
had been signed. Notwithstanding
the fact thai he Amalgamated people
claim justification on the ground that
their constitution provided for bui h
procedure, the officials of the Tin Flat.
Company consider the action a br & h
of trust and say thai bencefortb they
are determined to cut loose from uc! n
labor entirely.
President Shaffer reiterated bis
positive .statement that all efforts f r
peace that were being made by th.
Ch ic Federation were without author
ty from him. He said that if offi lal
overtures were made by the combine
they would be considered, but thai wa
all. He denied thai be knew of an
move that was being made in New
York except what h' has Bet n In th"
papers, other officials of the Amalga
mated Association said that there was
j no change In the strike. Everything
I was quiet and the men were satisfied
with the way things were oin.
The one place within this district
where the strikers have scored a vic
tory is at Irondale, O. At this place
the American Tin Plate Company was
compelled to close down its recently
opened plan! for lack of men to oper
ate It. The day was full of i'
ment in the little vi Haste and street
fights cairn thick and fast for :i time
until the inhabitants were wrought
into a state of excitement bordering
on terror. The lust fight of the morn
ing took place when live non union
men left their hemes and Btarted for
work in the mill, (m the main street
of the village they were met by a
party of about 30 strikers, who by
moral suasion tried to gel them tn
desist from their determination to g
to work. When this faiie i a strongei
argument was used and tic- men were
given a drubbing and driv n back to
their homes. The village bad Bcarcel
recovered from the surprise which
this attack occasioned ".hen word was
passed around thai a party of new
men were driving overland from W I
Ville. Almost all the strikers at once
started to meet the carriage, and wh 11
they passed the mill office Ira Hon
)lder. a non-union man, shouted at
thern. The action precipitated a fUrht.
Manager Banfield saved Household! r
by dragging him Inside and Bhuttlni;
the door with difficulty. The Tin Plat
Company then attempted to file Infor
nation before Justice Baisley, cbarg
ing the strikers with riot, bui the Jus
tice refused to entertain the charge,
saying he would Issue warrants for
those mixed In the fights charging a
sault, but no more serious offc n ie
The attorney then began the- prcpara
tion of papers for an Injunction re
straining the Btrikers from Interfering
with non unionists in any way.
It is learned that Presirb -it T. .1
Shaffer has sent out letters to all
members of the executive committee
of the Amalgamated Associat! a In
viting their approval 'f i!-'1 peaee
plan agreed upon lasl Saturday by thi
representatives of the National CIvli
Federation and the Amalgamated V
Bociation headquarters officials. Th
plan proposi a :
Firt. that the New York offer of
July 7. made by Messrs. Schwab and
Morgan, be accepted.
Second, that a provisional Bcale be
arranged but not signed for Painter s
Lindsay and McCutch'on'a and the
("lark mill, leaving recognltii n of th
union open.
Third, that the (7niti d States Steel
Corporation formally declare Its
tltude toward organized la'.. or.
declaration to take such form ;
have a r assuring effet I upon th
th
n.
in '!
ie mills.
Operatives Join ni Union.
Columbia, S. C, Special. Textile
Union No. 211 was in session fr a ' -ral
bourse Tuesday niht and was a 1
dressed by Bemberi of the executive
committee.
Many additions were ma-b- t 1 tb
membership. A committee was sp
pointad to look for houses fo t!i 500
operatives who have h n suspended.
The operatives declare that they have
been shut out and that in 1 doing the
fight has been forced on them. The
operatives still in the mdls were DO
required to renounce tne union sa me
president said they would be. This baa
postponed the crisis. Officials of the
onion say a strike cant; t be averted as
the members are determined t 1 s 1 J
by the union.
Lynchers (i:t 10 Wars.
Wetumpka. Ala., Sp ial.- Fri lay
sight the jury b aring tee cases if
John Strength and Martin Full r.
charged with having participated Id
the lynching of Robert White, nerro,
returned a verdict of guilty of nmr. 1
in the second egree an! rentcneed the
def- ndants to ten rears in the pealten
ti-ory. The case of John Thomas, thi
white man with whom Ftoberl U'h
and his brother. Win ton. had the dif
ieulty, which nsu'tcd In the Iynch!ng
of Robeir. Is now on trial.
No Change in Cuban Tariff.
Washington. D. C, Special. H Is
probable that there will be no chant?
in the Cuban tariff. The commission
which has been revising the prtseai
tariff has not yet report r-d and it was
r'.at1 1 at the War Department that
such good progress is betag made on
the formation of a Cuban gOVCmSMDt
that the revision of the tariff for Cuba
probably will await action by that gov
ernment.
LABDR WORLO.
There Is 1 scarcltj of bricklayer In
ffradhig iVun
The Columbian revolution has not in
terfered with work ou the Fum
Canal.
Nearly -PV0 girl hirt waist Bfll.fl
have truck ::i New York City for
higher wages
The strike al Benatav W. A ciarkr-
United Verde Copper Mine, at Jfromc,
Arts . has ended
The International Union of Textile
Workers will be soon abwottad by Ui
American Federation of La bee
The demands of striking irii kiayrr
at Washington Savj Tard have li-n
granted and they have returned to
work
The Mriko of the structural Iron
workers and painters la Baa Prss
CISCO ha I'eell .vettlod III favor of tkS)
strikers.
Five hundred nten srftl work two
months decorating Backingham ri
ace, in London, tor King Bdward!
coronation
a permanent Injunction nirmmt
strikers pick-t!!lg the Ohio iMesm-d
lti ick Company, ttosc ville, Ohio, has
been secured
Tho machinists' strike at Water
town, V v. practically collapsed
when pan of the strikers relumed to
work on the old ihsh.
II ilia of the American Tin Plata
Company In Pittsburg and Allegheny,
rent), bave received son-anion work
men without serious disturbance, and
several mills started work
Because two union butchers ess
ployed by the Cndahy Pack big Com
pany, ai Armourdale, Kan . bad been
discharged, i-" members struck, ram
ing 1 1 : 1 1 department to shut down.
Ai cording . a report of the Massa
chusetts Bureau of Statistics ui strikes
and difficulties In that state In
IMo-t, th.- strikers won wholly or par
t tally in altoul half of the difficulties
chronicled
PROMINFNT PEOPLF.
Marquis Ito, of Japan, has nKm
doned his proposed American tour
President Kruger has definitely
slMtndoned his proposed trip to Amer
ica. Cardinal Gibbons has returned to
Baltimore, Md . after s tour of Eu
rope. The King and Queen of Italy win
probably visit German) during the eu
t u inn.
Empress Frederick left n fortune
estimated at TMSSMWO, besides I be
Kriedrichshof estate, which cost her
1 1 .nuo.ouu.
William .1 Bryan liss tioughl n con
(rolling interest 01 a tract of oil lamb,
embracing several hundred acres In
Wyoming.
Henry L Wilson. United States Mia
Ister to Chile, formally denies (lie re
port that he will retire and devote his
time to commerce.
Lieutenant Colonel Marehnnd, pf
Pashoda fame, has been promoted
the chief command of a brigade of
French t l oops lu ( 'hlnu.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
and his family, have arrived at St.
Petersburg, Buasla, after s brief tislt
to MOSCOW and Warsaw .
Adjutant-General Thomas J. so-war:,
of the Pennsylvania National
Guard, has broken his left e' below
the knee jumping from a carriage ai
Unrrisburg.
A Judge appointed by President Lin
coin stdl sits on the United States
Circuit Court ench. Ho Is John Jay
Jackson, of Parkersburg, W Vn..
whose term of office has now extended
o er forty years.
H. N Pillsbury, the chess expert,
recently played one night twelve si
multaneoua games r chess end iv
games of checkers, winning them all.
Then, next morning, be worked oul
the games for number f his friends,
tiol making mistake In repeating on
of 1 he moves.
NEWSY CLPAMNCS.
The exportation of rice has been
forbidden by Korea.
Mayor Tom Johnson IMS ordered nil
billboards torn down In Cleveland, o.
The annual congestion of travel on
west bound transatlantic steamers pre
vaiK.
Joseph ,r Langcr, f Nebraska, bns
lieen appointed Consul to BoHngeB,
Sermsny.
Government agents at Milwaukee.
Wis., bave I tough) $50,000 worth of
sauerkraut for the arms.
Between -J.o'io.ok and 241100,000
,-.-111-1 oi "French peas" have been
packed la Indiana this year
c Dsignment of locomotives will
soon be s( j,t to New Zealand from the
1:. ild . in shops in Philadelphia.
1 1 is expected thai iy next prlrnr
there will be tdiips enough on the great
lakes to move 30,000,000 tons of ore.
Two hundred tiud fifty Amsnjcuns
practicing dentistry in Germany under
bogus diplomas are ta be prosecuted.
A German critic h. declared tbnt in
an Anglo French war the French Bed
could command the BfrigHsi Channel,
The United states Weather Bureau
is about to establish 1 UMtearotegtcal
observatory In the Yellowstone Park,
The monument to General Law ton
In Indiana polls, Ind., is to I- n bresMM
Ktatue on the Court Bowns grossed.
1 be monument fund is now 18000
The report of the Geological Survey
,n Washington), I). '., shews thai I ha
copper industry of the country has de
veloped wonderfully in the last three
yea r.
it is said that English sparrows
h:v become such a nuisance In 17 tab
that Ball Lake County has this year
paid a bounty of live cents per dozn
on 12,000 sparrow
The effort of the California fruit
growers to secure a six day fruit train
service from Sacramento to ChicaRo,
and a nine day one to New York Ctty,
has resulted successfully
Viceroy of Ireland.
It is not all "champagne and cJicee
tartlets" being Viceroy of Ire-land, and
one of Lord Csdogas'l minor but con--atit
worries has In-cn the obligation to
precede bi wife. At Brat be constantly
forgot, and Lady Cadogaa was obliged
to nimnd him in a hurried whisper,
that he SSttSt enter the carriage first or
lead the way, and 11 i- said His lxrd
-hip obeyed with a peculiarly miserable
1 prc--10n of countenance. It is re
freshing in these days, when there is
tendency to regard lightly the sacred tie
of husband and wife, to sec a couple so
devoted 10 each other as I,ord and Lady
CadV g in. H-. r portrait hangs above her
husband I writing table, and His Kx
C llency has been beard to say that it
inspires bun to per-cvere in the moit
,irti me ta-k. J he Kmg,