JEW SERIES. , -VOL 11. f JfoT. iS.
The first serious mine, accident in,-f
Norm Carolina during many years
was that recently occurring at the
Cranberry 1 mines in the tiew county
of Avery. It resulted in the instant
and horrible death of L. C. Tolley and
the injury of Penn Tolley, with whom
he was working.
Commissioner of Labor M. L Ship
man, who is also State Mine Inspec
tor, has just 'completed a thorough
investigation of the accident and its
causes and, also of the, mine itself.'
Mr. Shipman, on his return from
Cranberry . to Raleigh, spent Sunday
here. He talked interestingly of the
North Carolina industry of iron ore
mining. - '
Mr. Shipman said: . .- "
"Upon receiving notice of any death
resulting from accident it is the duty
of the mine inspector, whose - duties
are performed by the Commissioner
of Labor and Printing, to go at once
UDon receiving notice to -the mine in
which the accident occurred and make
out an official report fully- setting
forth the condition of the mine where
the death occurred and the cause
which led to the same." " .
"I made a personal ' investigation of
the mines and especially that .part of
the same where Tolley met his death,
and it was a new experience for me I
assure you. I also conducted a
searching inquiry into the causes of
the accident and have " with me the
sworn statements of witnesses, the
county coroner, the mine physician,
mine superintendent and others."
"Briefly, the facts in the ' case are
these: They will be of interest as re
lating to the first serious mining ac
cident in North ; Carolina during a
number of years. There , were four
drill runners in the heading working
two drills on the afternoon of the ex
plosion: -Arthur King and H. S. Holley
running one drill Pern TroUer and,; -Cain
Troller running the other: Only : ,
Lr a -Trolley ;aha JPenn Trolley Were
in the sheading "when the accident oc
curred. The other two had Just left,
one to bring water, the other going to
the blacksmith shop." ,
- "The miners are paid fourteen cents
a foot for drilling holes. These men
sought to take advantge of a five or
six foot hole, already drilled in which,
there was powder that for some rea
son had failed to explode when tne
bole was fired by the preceding shift.
Thi nowder was exploded by the de-
tonations of the drill operated by the
Tolleys. The top of L. C. Tollevs
head was completely blown off by
some blunt instrument. The other
man was slightly injured."
While, of course, all mining opera-
tions are hazardous, I consider the
Cranberry mines as being reasonably
safe. The headings, or tunnels, seem
ed to be well braced and the company
appear to be interested in protecting
the miner ' '
"General R. F. Hoke, of Raleigh,
was formerly president of the com
pany, now owned by Philadelphia
capitalists. The mine, situated at
the terminus of the East, Tennessee
and Western, North Carolina Railroad,
owned by the same company, has been
operated for more than thirty years,
but much more extensively, of late.
Its output a peculiar, high-grade
-ore is immense, an average of about
three hundred men being constantly
employed. The company also owns
and operates a smelting plant m
Johnson City, Tenn. To reach the
Cranberry mines by rail it was neces
sary for me to go via Johnson City,
Tennessee."
Mr. Shipman was asked to describe
his experience far underground, in
the very bowels of the earth, making
a personal inspection of the place
where poor Tolley met his fate. The
genial Commissioner of Labor laugh
ed and said he couldnt' do it.
"But I sure am glad I donned the
overalls and colored shirt they gave
me at the mouth of the mine before
descending, into that black hole. I
saved a suit of clothes by doing so,
for when I returned I was a dark and
mysterious looking specimen of hu
manity. The entrance into a number
of the tunnels Is-very steep. In fact
its almost like shooting the chutes, if
you know what that is. The descent
is long and precepitious, and the soot
of light above your head gradually be
comes smaller and smaller until you
enter one of the headings, or tunnels,
tvhen it disappears entirely and you
are in the densest gloom. The min
ers light their, lamps. .They burn a
peculiar, non-explosive oil, giving
forth to the unaccustomed, a strange j-
and uncomfortable odor There are
twenty-one headings or ; tunnels. -In
the. mine, and to traverse any one of
tb em i s mu ch the same as going
through a7 railroad tunnel without an
end. The further you get into these
headings the - more - oppressive be
comes the air, the more offensive the I
odor from the miners oil ana me j
more welcome your recollections of t
the blue skies' and sunshine far above
you.
The weirdly wavering flames of th..
aduers' lamps flicker ana dance, re-
, s I
vealing dimly surroundings groTesque :
and unreaLThe rough walls of the
tunnel draw nearer and nearer,, be- exciting in manyytnonthswith: heavy pany, "was the principal-speaker this
come more and more threatening sales and . sensational declines n all '-evening at a meeting of the Directors
.Nature, angry . a lulu's robbery of futures. Private-, repprts from liver-- of the Appalachian Exposition and
her treasure house, lias already ex- pool early this morning to the feffecf: business men of Knoxville, his sub
acted heavy toll " and now would en- that the bull leaders were liquidating-,! ject; being "The Development of the
tomb Victims m a living grave. , You; stirred up selling orders I nail rparts j Appalachian Region.", - . v.
feel yourself ' shrinking and dimin- of the cotton world and futures on i : He emphasized very' - strongly the
isning m a , stature -and importance
Ail ' 1 m
until an exceedingly small hole
would suffice for you to crawl, through
if but that hole led to the blessed sun
light above."
V'Finally we came to the spot where
Tolley met death far from where
death cometh to most men, and , for
tunately for the poor fellow it came
quickly,- To die up yonder is enough,
To die down there makes one shrink
with horror. The end came quickly
and .mercifully to Tolley, who, if he
had made a mistake in drilling into
that unexploded charge of powder,
paid for it dearly:
Mr. Shipman's - report of the acci-
dent will be filed in his office .sa! tne' first day's efforts of the anglers
-.. v , , - ! Bad ben rewarded, with such splendid
matter of record and tpr future refer-SUCeSS . - " v ,
encc. .As mine inspector, it is hs j The achievement of young Thomas
duty to make a record of all examina-l.Prescott of Atlanta in landing some
tions of mines, conditions in which of tne finest rainbow trout ever seen
fmr, vr, w,v ionTn in tnat section of the State and the
found, extent to which the laws relat- catcneg f otner nredhe oth-.
ing to mines and mining are observed ers Witn' zeal, as -the fololwing tele
or violated, progress made in the lm- gram dispatched post haste to Mr. W.
provem'ents and secirlty of life and H. Twitty here by Mr. John ;M. Scott,
health, number of accidents,' injuries , both ardent-anglers, will testify:
. .t . . ' Kanuga Lake, July 14.
or deaths in or about the mines, to-jMn wL Twitty, Charlote, N. C.
gether wi.h all sucl. other . facts and j Eleven 12-inch rainbow trout
information of public interest con- caught from the lake in one hour this
cerning the condition of mines, de-; afternoon. Come tomorrow sure- or
velopmenr anci progress of mining in send me, something to fish with by
A ir., -v. - express toomrrow morning train. - '
the State as he may thinlc useful and iSigned) JOHN M. SCOTTi '
proper,
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. Washington, July 19. Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley, chief of thebureau , of
chemistry, "probably will' not he re-
quired by President Taft to resign,
but will be reprimanded, according
to the consensus of opinion of visitors
who talked with Mr. Taft yesterday,
The recommendation of Attorney
j General Wickersham that Dr. Wiley
j be permitted to resign was barely
j touched upon at the cabinet meeting,
; but this impression was strengthened
j in the minds of the callers at the
wmte wouse . auring tne aay. ;
The president thus tar nas not reaa ;
the record in the case, nor has he be-'
fore him" the recommenadtion of.
-James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture. in whose deoartment the trouble
TO REPR1MD
-arose and who has been directed to find further trace of John Huff. They
pass upon it. ' , had several bloodhounds in -leash
I which they expected , to use to good
Bold Burglars Elude Capture. ! advantage.
- " A telephone message to Tuxedo
A bold burglary was perpetrated this afternoon conVeys the informa
last Saturday night when the-resi- tion that the chase was abandoned
dence of Mrs. J. H. Tinley who lives and the officers returned to Asheville
about two miles out of'the city on
the Edneyvllle road, was entered ana
several articles of 1 value were stolen.
The thief, or thieyes, gained accessi-
throueh one of the windows -which
they managed in some way to work Heybnrn and Williams Benew Quarrel
loose. They evidently: tok plenty of Over Confederacy Williams Left
time for their nefarious work because! Chamber.
everything which, might ; prove ofi Washington, July 18 The bitter
value to them seemed to have, under-. ness between Senator Heyburn of Ida?
gone a thorough inspection. i ho and Senator Williams of Mississ-
Bloodhounds were secured from ippi on the subject of the Confederacy
Asheville in the early part of the af- broke out anew in the senate. Hey
ternoon and put upon the trail of the burn objected to taking up a bill ap-
midnight intruders. They followed
the trail for some distance but finally , ate monument in Vicksburg, Milli
losjt it. A close, thorough, search fof tary Park, but! Williams won Its con
the. robbers was made but no positive sideration by a vote of 29 to 19.
clue has yet been discovered.
May Secure a 999- Year Lease.
Richmond, Va , July 1 5. President j
Stevens of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway is authority for the statement j centennial of the "Blue ahd the Gray"
-that, if pending negotiations are con- reunion at Vicksburg in 1913.
eluded, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Senators. Cummins of Iowa and
Seaboard Air Line will ecure A 999"-r Works of California argued its pas
year lease on the Carolina, Clinchfield , sage as a x proper recognition of the
& Ohio Railroad. ' , i men who exhibited great bravery In
The. cost of building the connecting the cause they believed to be right,
link between the southern terminus Heyburn again attacked the prin
of the Chesapeake & Ohio at Elkhorn, ciple of tederal recognition of the
Ky., and the northern terminus of the Confederate acts. Williams abruptly
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio at Dante, left the chamber , when Heyburn be
Va,.is said to be the main obstacle in gan to speak. ' - x
the way of closing the deal. J Heyburn declared "it . was. intoler-
. ' ' ' . " " : : . able" that the deeds of the : Conf eder-.
KeT Moncrief Tendered . Presidency ate armies should be recited in the
of seminary. ,. ,
: , . ; - -
Raleigh, July 15. Rev. jrMoncrief,
who has for three years been pastor,
of - the Tabernacle Baptist church of
this city,hasbeen tendered, the presi-
dency of Union university, of ; Jack-
son, Tenn., and now - has the hiatter
.' under consideration.- It la announced
that he also; has received a number of
nattering cans recenuy. ne came w
Raleigh from Forsyth, Ga., and is a
graduate of Mercerr college, tie -nas
made many strong, friends. In Raleigh
and It is hoped- he, .wlliraee;Ma..;;wayj,
clear to remain here.
1IESDERS0XVIIXE, NORTH jDiROLIXA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911.
c New rleins' Jul X9.Yesterday's
cotton ' market was one of" the most .
e iew uneans excnange . opened at
Jl J - -11 , - ' a X111 : -i
a wide decline, only tdgo still
as trading progressed.
FINE FISHING AT - KALUGA. ;
Much Success A ttending Efforts of
the Memjbers of the Kanuga (Ulub
at Fishing in the Lake Fine Sport
. Being Enjoyed. ' . ,7 v;' '
. Disciples of Isaak Walton, particu
larly such as.reside in Charlottewere
1 delightfuly surprised by.thetem. ap-
pearing in yesterdays . Observer, to
the, effect that the banron fishing at
Kanuga lake had been lifted and that
It goes without saying that amle
tackle was forwarded to Mr. Scaott
and it is the plan of Mr. Twitty, Mr.
Walter Brem and ' several others to
ioin him in nerson in a dav or two!
The, fish in y Kanuga lake yere
! planted" there -three years a go -by Mr.
George Stephens, founder, ot the club,
Gf course, theTe were fiomefialii. there
were added. , These were secured
. from the government No one has
' ever been allowed to fish in the lake
and hence the trout are jut reaching
that size where they give good sport.
It Is expetced' that vthe fishing feature
will be one of the most popular forms
of amusements for the Kanugahs from
this time henceforth. The early
spring an dthe late fall are the best
seasons for rainbow-trout fishing.
Charlotte Observer.
HUFF VAPHSHE:
, , -
A . party . of officers from Asheville
passed through last night : on their
way to Tuxedo where they hope to
today- on . one of the local freight
irns.
A HISTORY OF XLVRDEBr
propriating $100,000 for a Confeder-j
The Vicksburg vpark commission
and the state military affairs have ap
proved the, measure. - ,
Williams said it was desired to have
the monument completed or the semi-
laws that, call upon the public treas-
ury for a" contribution
He characterized the history of the
war between the states a3 "a history
of murder." -
. He attacked the newspapers of the
'country -declaring many of them dis-
loyal and "delimped to express dis-
loyallty." '; . v., .
; He4 said that he was ' so misrepr-
seniea inai ne was receiving core
of anonymous letters from - "cow-
ards "threatening him -with personal
violence, because of his opposition to.
th use of goTernment funds to rec-
ognlze conf ederafe service.
- Knoxville,' July 18. President Fin-
ley, ofthe Southern . Railway Com
; economic-strengtn or tne soutneast
' a a I. - . l -a
ern section of . the United States,
growing out ofits , natural resources
and ?limatic advantages, and express
ed the opinion that no locality was
more favorably located or better fit
ted by its-natural reseoirces for pro
gressive development than the.. South
ern Appalachian region. . ' N
He. pointed out the reat advantage
enjoyed by the south in its supremacy
in cotton production, and urged the
Importance of constantly endeavoring
to strengthen this advantage by bring-
lng about, the - general addption of
metnodsthat will result in the "more
.economical production of cotton by
obtaining larger yields per acre and
that wilL enable the . Southern cotton
planters to: keep pace with the ever
increasing demand of. the world. He
did. not advocate doing this by grow
ing cotton to the exclusion" of other
crops, but rather by diversified agri
culture and live stock raising as a
means of conserving and building up
soil fertility. After citing statistics
showing the increased yields per acre
obtained by Tennessee- farmers dur
ing the past five years as compared
with the ten years from 1876 to 1885,
Mr. Finley said: '
. "This shows that the farmers of
Tennessee have learned .and" are ap
plying scientific methods of soil con
servation. The averages for the past
five years, including the bad with
the good, fall far below the yields of
which Tennessee soils are . capable
and far below the results obtained by
the most progressive farmers.. For
the State as a whole," the i. average
j yields per- acre are , still far below
what- they ought to-be and below what
j will ipeedily -be attained , -whenv; the
lrat.boy.ofiTenBessfe.farmera have
ucea Dy.;tne most progressive,, xear
by year, more farmers are adopting
the best methods" and, year by year,
larger acres of soils ar being bene
fited by scientific treatment. We may
expect that, in individual years, some
crops will, suffer from adverse wea
ther conditions but I believe ve may
safely predict that "each - -successive
five-year period will show better re
sults tha nthe . preceding five years
for a long time to come. The reports
of the Unite States Agricultural De
partment on the conditionof this "sea
son's growing crops bear out this pre
diction. They show, the condition of
cotton, corn and wheat fn Tennessee
as better than last year when the
average yield per year of each of these
crops in this State .was in excess of
the five-year average."
Speaking of the advantages of the
Southeastern States for-raising live
stock and for the dairy industry, Mr.
Finley referred to the accessibility of
markets, to-.the mild winters and long
grazing season, to the increasing de
mand for meat and, dairy roducts
and to the fact that, as a result of the
cutting up of the Western ranges into
farms a larger proportion of the meat
supply of the country- must ; be farto
grown.' .He spoke of the - cattle as
having been, In the ; past,1 : a handican
to the -live, stock and dairying1 indus
tries of some parts of the South; and
said: -:.'.''..':..'- : ; :i -
: "The. management of the railway
company that I have the honor to re
present, considers the development of
live stock and dairying Industries in
the Southeastern States of such great
importance that we have recently ap
poinfe"d a Live Stock-Agent and a
Dairy Agent to devote their entire
time to working in co-operation with
the farmers along our lines for the
development of these industries. - In
co-operation with the : State Commis
sioner of Agriculture and the United
State" . . gricultural Department, we
infonation as to the importanceV of
eradicating the cattle tick and the
best methods of doing it."
- Mr. Finley spoke of the splendid ad
vantages of the Southern Appalachian
region for -a geat and varied indus
trial development, referring to r the
accessibility of supplies of timber,
iron ore, cotton, marbles, building
stones, coal, and water powers? He
urged the importance of conserving
these natural resources through wise
use and the elimination of waste.
He spoke of - the Intimate relation
existing between agricultural devel
opment and industrial development,
pointing outjthat the best market for
the farmers, and the increase of their
perishable products, is a nearby city
or -manufacturing town, and that the
merchants and manufacturers - are'
vitally interested In the prosperity of
the faTmerr especially for all of . his
purchasing power. , . ' -:
Referring to. the Appalachian Ex
position, . to be held during the com
ing autumni Mr. Finley said: . . ,
- ."'Among the many factors in bring
ing about a higher degree of agricul
tural and " Industrial - development,
none is more helpful than a great
fair or exposition such as the Appala
chian Exposition," to be held . in your
enterprl slag city during the ; coming
liilii3
Greensboro, 'July. ; 19. Cassius J.
Finley, . Jr., " the 18-year-old son . of
Mr. and Mrs. Cassius J. -Finley, who
are living in Charlotte . temporarily,
was drowned yesterday afternoon at
5:30 o'clock in Ogburn's pond, 5 miles
north of Summerfield, this , coyaty.
The body was recovered two , iiours
afterward a v short distance from
where it:. was seen to: go .down by
three companions, who were with
him on a , camping and fishing trip.
, Washington July 16. Before the
eyes of . scores of society men aiid wo
men well known in official, life and
almost within a . stone's throw of ' the
Chevy Chase club house, J. B. John
son of New York, recently appointed
solicitor-of the navy department, was
struck by. lightning today and killed.
Johnson had been playing golf-with a
companion and . was in the openv when
the bolt struck. His companion and
the caddy a. dozen yards away Nwere
knocked down but were uninjured.
Surgeon General Stokes cf the navy
who was at the club, declared tonight
that death , probably was instantan
eous. The v club is one, of te best
known- country clubs 'souths of New
York. President Taft, Vice President
Sherman, most of the members of the
cabinet and many members , of the
diplomatic corps are members: "
antumn;The . fiien who are:' planning
for this exposition rand r upon whom
the burden, of parrying; t through suc-SBfuIly-will
fall; are z performing', a
JpubJc-splritedL and patriotic duty: of
the-highest value, -to Knoxville andto
this- entire Appalachian region.- They
daarXe, and I am sure that they" will
receive, thelrrdladl and.JieJpful sup
port "of all their'fellow. Citizens. ' This
Exposition, in - which' wiir be - concen
trated samples of all of your best. pro
ducts,, will open the eyes of visitors
from other, parts of the United States
to the possibility of this region and
to the wonderful variety. Qf opportuni
ties which it . affords. However,
while it ig desirable that you should
attract visitors from, other sections,
I believe that this Exposition-will be
pat tlcularly useful oh account of its
educational value to your own people.
They .will see- here what the most
successful man in each line is accom
plishing. They will not only, see
what he has done, but will learn how
he has done it, and the result will
be a more general adoption, of im
proved, industrial and agricultural
methods. In this connection, if I
may . presume to offer ; some sugges
tions to the President and Board of
Directors of the Appalachian Exposi
tion, I would urge that special efforts
he- made to bring' together live stock
and dairy exhibits that will be in the
highest degree educational. I would
also recommend that, in addition to a
comprehensive display of the - re
sources of this region in their raw
state,'it .is particularly 'desirable that
you should have, very complete-exhibits
of. the products of your Appalach
ian industries, showing what you are
doing with your raw materials. T
would suggest further, that, If it has
not already , been arranged for, ; par
ticular attention should be; given to
the, installation . at the Exposition of
a bureau of information, where visi
tors from" other parts of the United
States can secure detailed and ac
curate advice as to the agricultural
and industrial opportunities of this re
gion, and especially as to the oppor
tunities for a further diversification
of your manufacturing by the location
of industries which are not represent
ed here, but for which you can sup
ply the raw materials,
-ire also aiding in the dissemination of
"The interests of the Southern Rail
way Company are inseparably, bound
up ; with the interests of- the South
eastern" States,' including this Appal
achian region. It is the highway oyer
which a large part of your products
are moved to market. It is to our in
terest that your production of market
able commodities shall constantly in
crease; it'is to your interest that we
shall be able to provide adequatefa
cilities for the transportation oJLall
that you lean produce. While,-as
with respect to; all business , enter-nr-.
whear. complaints here and
theie as to the service of our Com
r?iv, it has been in the past, and ex
pects to continue to be, a- most im
portant factor in the development of
this region. As a; great business enterprise,-
it must 1-be managed In con
formity . with sound" business princi
ples but - it Is the aspiration of its
management to make it not only, an
effective carrier - of the commerce of
the Southeastern States, but a help
ful ally in their development; and as
such, we stand ready - to - co-operate
with " you and the people of all other
communities along our lines for the
upbuilding of this entire lection;' -
$1.00 PER YEAR.
Last night. a highly successful raifl
was5, made upon an illicit distillery,
the result being the destruction ofB&J
gallons of the same article that made
Milwaukee famous ? some time - since
and the placing -in ijail of one maa
thought to be connected with the it
eration of the still. v f.
The raiders,' Revenue '. Officer -fcamt,,
Deputy Strpup, and Constable Case,
-
left here last night in carriages ano .
drove out about ten miles in the. vi
cinity of Sugar. Loaf where the still
was supposed to be ; located. After -reconnoitering
for some time the. oQ
cers finally got on the. right trail api
proceeded to close in on the stilL-
Advice of rather , friendly nature
had evidently 'preceded them, for vtJte
still itself . as well as - the operaors
had taken- to' the "tall,, uncut timber .
believing ' that. - discretion in sa&.
troublous times was the better pari -of
valor. While the still had been t&-
moved,' the beer, , because of its bulki- j
ness,' or temporarily forgotten invthe,.
mad : scramble : f or safety, ' ;ha.dVbeeja '
lef as the sole monarch in .the1. rcel
ing line for the officers.
And what a reception ! That ifbltii
had been manufactured to tickle the
palate of man and raise him,-possibly,
to a higher plane, of ecstacy, wast ;
now being incontinently poured cout
on the-mnresponsive earth. The iXa
f struction complete, the officers thea.
began W cast about for some of the
men who had been so diffident aboot
receiving them. One, man was fous
and . placed in Jail her last "gfet
Today he was carried to Asheville "
where he will appear before the U. 8L
commissioner and answer the charge
of distilling. '
rTHE BLUEMOXT CONFEBEITCS ' .
s Bluemont, July 17. Bluemont ca-
ference on education held. its,, third ' "
annual , sessioh; last week : Amess t -those
- who took : part . in the pxqgraja T vJ
were Prof; J. L. Kesler of Baylor Ub3U
versity, Waccor' Texas i;"JtevlA. E.
Brown; - DV D.; superintended, of -? 3- - J -ucaU6n-f
or the - Southern Baptist Ccar. J
vention; j Rev. . M,r By AdamftR. JX
Frankfort,; Ky., correspondlnjseciir- -tary"
of jthe Baptist EducatiQe&r, '
of Kentucky'j Rev.s: T JB. Belh D. IX - t
editor of The XJhristian Index, Atlaa-'
ta.Ga; Prof. G. E. Lineberry RaleigSu -educational
secretary of r the Baptbl".
State" Convention of North Carolina, ' -.The
conference decided to issue -r '
call to the trustees, presidents, tr- - :.
f esors and students of all the Bap
tist educational institutions in the
South to meet here for a general ctm-r
f erence on education on July 16, 1912. i r
; Every Monday evening there is hel -
an assembly social in the auditorinag .
every Saturday" evening there is
popular lecture or entertainment ia
the auditorium; Thursday evenings are
left, open for private receptions asfl
parties ; while , Tuesday, Wednesday
Friday are - given over to the generd
work of the assembly. -.:-:--;k ;". '
-. A reading room has heeh openc3 '
In the administration building wfa '
about fifty periodicals, including tbe
leading dailies and a large1 number d
weekly papers, ajid ouite a number J--magazines.
The reading room, is opcsL
dally from-2 to $ )p. m. and is quite-,
pleasure to those who are interesteST
in the news of the -day, .
Several -parties have . recently beca
to . Mount Mitchell : by the new XxJ
from Gaphiteville. The trail has just
been cut and starts r from Graphite
ville, five miles below. here. Those
who have made the trip report tbat
it is much easier-than the old tnd
by way of. Gray Beard and that it
some five or 'six miles shorter; - JJL
house has been .built on the top xS.
Mount Mitchell in which parties
camp for the night.
Warm' Politics Down South.
Jackson, Miss July 16. With
ushering in of the current week, ISkt
sissippi's memorable political cam
paign, the bitterest and most spiritea '
in the history of the State, reaches
the begining of the 'end.
The Democratic State executrfe
committee will assemble in the sea- '
ate chamber '"at noon Monday to pre- -pare
the form of the official "ballot
and to declare as' nominees of i3
party all candidates for; State officeon T
who have no opposition. - .
No , changes have been made m the
estimate Issued from headquartewL: & '
the three senatorial candidates. Vtrr"
mer Gov.' Vardaman's managers 8e
clire he-! will win in the first -jnri-mary
by a decisive majority! Mr. ;
Vardaman is confident that he
get 90.000 votes. ;
C- H. Alexander's managers assed'
that he is certain to get 4.5,000 votes
in the first' primary. ..
Senator Percy's managers pubTKS-i
a statement today : in which they easy
he ,will get a heavy vote in 60 1 per ,
cent, of' the voting precincts of tm
entire state, where ' canvasses lave
been made.
; A striking illustration' of the enOw
siastic partisanship being - shown' -comes
in a report from Durant, wtwwe
tbe head of a . mercantile establi3
ment, a Vardaman supporter, 'law.
posted a notice "saying that In fhe
event of -Vardaman's election he wX
give away his stoclr of grocerleaL
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