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1 x For North Caro lina: Showers. Temperature for Max. .,Min.64. -J V o 0 TX CiFm vol. xn Cannon BattlMin vms into! a IreiaM An Open Switch Results in a Smash-up and the Death of an Engineer and Fireman Conduc- , tor and Others Injured Petersburg; Va.. June 27. Special. r;-? Cannon Ball train which runs be---:?-! Richmond and Norfolk, was i--kei this morning about 9:27 o'clock v Pur.Iop's Station, on the Richmond v, :. Petersburg- railroad, three miles U -.-r-.h ef this city. The wreck is sup--i-vi to have been caused by an open -. the train crashing into a freight : which was .standing on the belt .re 5id:nsr of the Atlantic Coast Line. before the collision occurred f-'rry .Covington, the engineer, jump- : r'rom the cab of his locomotive and ? :ck his head against a railroad sill, r .eiving' injuries which resulted in his i uh within half an hour. His cousin S. T fireman, Robert Covington, was : :?ht in the wreck and killed. Cap r 1 Robert S. Eckles, the conductor, both arms broken and was injured. :-t?rr.aIly. At -the time of the'coilis r r.. Captain Eckles was standing in the aisle of one of coaches convers with the colored porter, and lre-rrie-I hL injuries . by being thrown rrer an the floor and against the seats. '-"-? was taken to his home in Richmond. C ptain Eckles has been the conductor z.: the Cannon Rail train for twelve i--rs, and has been in the service of Norfolk and "Western Railroad rcrrtrany as conductor snce 18S0. The ether persons injured were: Mall Azrt Hawkins, Richmond; J. W. War-t--. Richmond; Hon. John N. Sebrell, member of the Virginia House of Del egates, and the colored fireman of the freight train, all slightly. The collision was a head-on one and both locomotives were badly wrecked. Four of the cai-3 of the freight train -ere wrecked. At the time of the col Esiorv the Cannon Ball was running at a spee1 of sixty miles an hour and 'rose passengers who were vnot injured : ere badly shaken up by the impact of e two trains. The coaches were not seriously damaged. The front . of the" Mg Jmy Wilson Murder Trial Mr. Spruill Powerfully Ar raigns the Alleged Murder ers of Percy Jones Ex haustive and Learn ed Charge to the Jury - Wilson, N. C. June 27. Special. It "s not believed tonight that the jury the case of the alleged murderers )? Percy Jones will agree on a verdict, it 6:45 this evening the court wa3 ad journed until 9:30 Monday morning. After Mr. Spruill's magnificent speech for the state, closing the argument, Jjife Shaw charged the jury, taking r.;arly three hours to go over the ev-l-tnce and explain the; law. It was ir-re o'clock whenhe concluded. The J-ry, is still out and the indications jcint to a mlstriaL Mr. Spruill' Cl!ac pefc Court resumed Its session at 9 a. m. w the Hon. Frank S. Spruill, Franklin county's honored, able and el-t-nt son commenced the closing fpch for the' prosecution. Mr. Spruill tame to the town a comparative stran lr, but his attractive personality, his 3sy, cordial manners, his sterling C-ialities and his fine abilities as a !a"yer and advocate have won for him losts of friends. He opened by say T.g that he did nat have the pleasure f an acquaintance with any member f the jury, that this was his first ap pearance before a Wilson county jury xr a Wilson audience and proceeded 0 discuss the merits of the case upon :he assumption that this jury, sworn !f do their duty, wotild be glad to do in at duty; that divested of outside circumstances and Influences he be- 1 ved that they would observe the oath they had taken and would render a verdict according to the law and the tvidence regardless of what has been injected into the jury box. Feelingly, pathetically he dwelt upon V- death scene of Percy Jones, that without warning, without an oppor tunity to send upa prayer to the greatJ White Throne his life was taken, ami his soul sent into the eternities of God. He cared not whether his murderers fought .at Malvern Hill or' elsewhere this horrible crime called to this peo ple, to this jury for expiation. This poor man, Percy. Jones, coming to this baggage car was crushed in by the tender of jthe locomotive attached to the Cannon Rill. . Engineer, Covington was 45 years of age and had been in the service of the Norfolk and yestern Railway Com pany for many years. He resided at Lambert's Point, i He is survived by his widow, who was MLss Wheadon of Petersburg,, and two children. Fireman Covington was " twenty-one years or age tomorrow and was a son of Thom as Covington of Chesterfield county. Soon after the collision a. message was sent to Petersburg for: physicians, and as soon as possible several of them left here for the scene of the wreck on al'special train. Notwithstanding the wreck Was three miles from town hundreds of people went from here to view it. I ,.; Justice Lundic of Chesterfield coun ty had a coroner's? jury impaneled, and after,: the jury had viewed the remains of Engineer Covington and Fireman Covington- an adjournment was taken to Monday next when an inquest will be held. The. remains of the two un fortunate men were brought to Peters burg to be prepared for burial. rfrlk Rrif It. Norfolk, Va.. June 27. The Norfolk and Western Cannon Ball train, which left Richmond for Norfolk at 9 o'clock this morning, was' badly wrecked at Dunlop, near Swift Creek three miles from Petersburg. The' accident was caused by an open switch leading ; to another track, on which was standing a freight train. The Cannon Ball,: coming down grade at high speed,; was turned from its track and crashed . into the engine of the freight. , . Both engines were badly telescoped and wrecked. Engineer Harry Coving ton and his nephew, Robert Covington, of Crewe. Va.,' were both killed, the latter jnangled. The freight 'engineer saved Jifs life.; only by jumping. The passengers were all badly shakes up, and some of them were Injured. .Conductor R. S. Eckles, of the Can non Ball, had; his collar-bone and both arms broken, j R. E. Hawkins of Rich mond, express messenger on the Can non Bail, was badly hurt about the body and hips. He was sent back to Richmond. J.P. Pharr of Richmond w3.b,cp huTi- ; ; " t- . flS'-el Covington was "regarded as one cy best men" on the road.' He leaves a. family at Crewel Va. in the good town to make his home was not only murdered, brutally, inhumanly murdered and butchered like a dog, -but here, in this court house, while he sleeps his last sleep in Maplewood his calumniators and " maligners come to heap obloquy and infamy upon his rep utation and his name. "My God, my 1 God," ho"W I hate to die," were the last words of the slaughtered, murcer ed, butchered man, and who did the dastardly deed?. Justice cries to you and an outraged community as well as the poor dead victim cries to you to find the; midnight assassins and to avenge that foul murder. ' He brought to the jury evidence of the fact that these prisoners at the bar were the conspirators, were the murderers of Percy Jones. He did not believe that they went to his room that night for the purpose of . murdering Jones, but they went for the purpose of doing; what" thej threatened, and went armed and prepared to do what ever was necessary to accomplish their purpose, and believing this, the pros ecution, only asked for a verdict of murder in v the second de dree. '' He asked where were the good, the. law-abiding citizens of this town at that midnight hour they were in their beds asleep. Where were these defendants? All- lurking around the sleeping apartment of the lone and de fenceless victim, Percy Jones. Mor gan" says' he wa3 ;:in his room at that solemn hour, and that Sam Walls was with him. and the, speaker asked where was Walls that he was not here to speak for his companion and friend. A silence prevails as profound - as that which surrounds the grave, of Napoleon, to which Mr. Woodard so often referred yesterday. - He then took ?up the evidence of W. W. Barnes, thoroughly, ably dis cussed the same, jand the law as per taining to the testimony of an accom plice, and contended that Barnes was fully corroborated in every particular. Referring to the denial of Barnes that he was going to turn state's evidence, he asked; what would the life of Barnes been worth at the hands "of these men. He knew; that nothing was safe at their hands, ajid he dared not do it. Sup pose Barnes had refused to sign the affidavit I prepared by Mr. Woodard, what would have been the result? An other grave would have been opened in Maplewood and today old man Bill Barnes would be sleeping side by side with- Percy Jones. v The speaker declared that he never saw a better, a more composed witness on the stand than was Bill Barnes, and his demeanor throughout that or-1 BALEIGH, N. C. deal evidenced the fact that he was telling God's truth. Referring to the fact that he could not, without some difficulty, recall the names of .his co conspirators, he offered to bet that neither one af the jurors could at once call the names- of his brother members, and he would go further and bet ten dollars that the princely gentleman and distinguished jurist, Judge Connor could not count, by name, his children without checking them off on his . fin gers, and he then probably would leave George or Tobe or some other one out. The speaker repelled with much warmth the charge made or intimated by counsel for the defense that he had reflected on the bar-room keeper. He said he cared not for the occupation of a man, of a Juror, whether he be mer chant, barkeeper or blacksmith, that when he went into the jury box he went under the solemn sanction of hi oath, and God forbid that he shouli believe that such juror would do other than observe that oath, do his duty, do the truth. In commenting upon the "Morgan hat" the speaker was anxious to know why Lawrence Morgan was so anx ious to buy a new ha to wear to the . habeas corpus hear ing, when j he had six good ones at home, and why was he so fearful that the hat he had given John Allen was "lost?" "Ah, gentlemen, the lettering 'L. Morgan' in that hat were the index fingers pointing to Lawrence Morgan as one of he men who did the death of Percy Tones." Mr. Spruill here went Into deail as to the movements of the defendants on the night of the killing, the location of the place of homicide, and begged the Jury to correct him If he misquot ed the evidence, asserting, before his God, that he would not do the prison ers an injustice to save his life. , He here declared that in all his experi ence in practice, in all his reading, he had never seen or heard of five men being on trial when neither one of them could explain satisfactorily his move ments, or why they were lurking, prowling about at that midnight hour. "Poor, pitiful John Alien," exclaimed the speaker, he found himself in Jones room, he saw no one, he only knows that he was shot, but he knows not by whom, and this, gentlemen, Is what he tells when a felon's cell Is opening to receive him. He forgets what he told Mayor Herring, what he told Chief Marshbourne, and only remembers that which he thinks will save him from his coming doom. Pitiful man! ; adding crime to .crime; pitiful man- ' Mr. Spruill called to the attention of the jury that on yesterday Mr. Pou asked them that when they went, Into the Jury room that eath one f optitute himself an advocate. - bat he charged and advised" them that that was not their duty; that theirs- was- the duty to seek the truth, to do the truth, and are sworn to try this case according to the law and the testimony. - Mr. Spruill concluded h j great speech at 11.45, pronounced by many as the greatest speech ever made In this court room. Tour correspondent was car ried back to the olden time, and was reminded of the great Dortch and the magnificent Strong when in the zenith of their great powers they charmed and swayed their audiences as by the ma gician's wand. DEBATE ON THE CANAL TREATY A Preliminary Vote Encour ages the Friends of the Treaty Washington, June 27. Late this even ing the state department received a dispatch from United States Minister Beaupre, saying that the discussion of the Panama canal treaty was opened in the Chamber of Representatives on the Colombian congress yesterday by a member opposed to tbe treaty. Min ister Beaupre added that the opposing member began the discussion by call ing for all the documents relating to the proposed treaty. The government representative replied that tle govern ment could not furnish these papers, as it was not yet ready to -go ahead with the treaty. The demand of the opposing member was. put to a vote and resulted in the government's posi tion being sustained by a vote of 28 members to five. The officials here regard this signal victory by the gov ernment forces as indicating the strength of the friends of the canal. NEW SHAMROCK TRIED She Promises to Give the Reliance a Close Race New Tork, June 27. The cup chal lenger Shamrock III sailed her first trial in these waters with the Sham rock I today. The two boats started from Scotland lightship, and in a very light southerly wind beat ten miles. Then they had a close reach of about five miles, and then ran baak to the lightship. The run was about fifteen miles. The challenger showed that she is vastly superior to the older boat under the conditions on all points of sailing, "and those who watched the trial are satisfied that the coming races for the America's cup will be" the closest and most Interesting that, have been sailed. There were some watching the trial who insisted that the Shamrock III is a faster boat than the Reliance, and It was a Reliance day,- , :- . SUNDAY JUKE 28. 1903 V . - - , RESTS WITH RUSSIA j .-2" The Czar Can -Do as He Pltasts About Accepting a Petilfoiv . Washington, June 27. It was learned today that should the Russian govern ment decline to receive the petition of American Jews in regard to the Kishe nift outrages the Incident win be- closed so far as the government of the United States is concernecLf, The state depart ment has received no intimation from any official source that Russia will de cline the petition. . Nor ; information is looked for on this pointw however, unta Russia is informed that thia. govern ment proposes to offer the petition. As yet the petition has not been prepared, and it will be some-t before it will be ready for considerultKn t y t'he presi dent. When the. plton is! received at the Stat departeds it;wni be for warded to the presMeat at Oyster Bay. Not until it is received; at the embassy will this government Infjrrn' Russia that it has a petition to offer. This is the official explanation made today at the state department. It Is added that the petition will take this course unless Russia, should: anticipate the presentation by inquiring If we con template the sending; off such a peti tion. Should this inquiry be made the state department , win answer in the affirmative, and this win open the way for a declaration. ,frptrr Russia that it cannot receive the. petition. In the ab sence of such Inquiry our ambassador will, upon receipt of the petition, in form the Russian government that he has such a petition to rresent It will I then be determined whether : the czar will permit Its acceptance. It is said that should he decline the United States government can take no further5 steps In the matter and .that the petition will have to repose in the official archives of the state department. CRUELTY TO CONVICTS Governor of Georgia Orders v I nvestigatiori; of Camps Atlanta, Ga.. June 27. Governor Ter rill has ordered an investigation of the misdemeanor convict camps of Georgia because of the evidence presented to him that the camps are hotbeds of bru-i tality. 1 . ' . ' : - - ,, . Tbe camp to be Sr? Investigated Is that of - B-ch irs, In .Osie thope couniy.- The goveitior fa - fits order charges that illegal ajcts are com mitted there Including cruel and inhu man whipping, inflietlon of punishment Upon convicts by persons unauthorized by law, ' and "failure to provide proper food, clothing, tobacco and sleeping quarters, as required by law;T It is al leged that the convicts have almost been cut to pieces by whipping and that they are huddled together at night. Edward McCree, a member' of the j y-r&9 axcx.ka vwn? I. viiii xxu uao been charged by the grand jury with holding men in servitude. FIELDS GIVES BIL A New Version of the Shoot ing Affair at Dudley Goldsboro, N. C, June 27. Special. The young man J. M. B. Fields, who shot C. A. Spruill at Dudley yesterday, was brought to this city last night by Sheriff Stevens. At the magistrate's trial he waived examination and gave bond in the sum of $450 for -his ap pearance at court. It now appears on reliable authority that when Fields shot Spruill the latter had,- already assaulted him and was making des perate efforts to get at Fiefds again after bystanders had pulled Spruill off. ALUMNAE AROUSED An Effort to Be Made to Save Greensboro Female College Greensboro, N. C, June 27. Special. It is understood that the Alumnae As sociation of Greensboro Female College will have a meeting at the college next Tuesday for the purpose of devising means for reopening and continuing the college. There has been all over the state great lament over the closing of the" college and it appears that things are ripe just now for putting the col lege on its feet once more. - It is learned that the alumnae have been greatly en couraged and that they are very en thusiastic over the prospect. NATIONAL BANKS - Favorable Shewing by the Comptroller of the Currency. Washington. June -27. The comptrol ler of the cun ncy gave out a state ment today showing the condition of the national banks of the United States at- the close of business June 9. On that date the number of banks was 4,939, as against 4,533 July 16 of last year. The total resources on June 9, were $6,286,955,106, a gain of $278,1S0,130 since July 16, 1902, and the aggregate capital stock $742,506,048, a gain of $42,515,494. The other principal items for June 9, with the increases since - SIXTEEN PAGES July It of last year, are as follows: Loans and discounts 13,415,045,750, in crease $133,tSS,119; surplus' and other profits J3i2,lS3,537, Increase $59,806,094; circulation $359,251,169, Increase $45, 942.5I&; individual deposits $3,200393. 509, increase $102,117,737; Uni ted States governoment deposits $139.3S5,371, in crease $23436,157. Recognition of King Peter Belgrade, June 27. The kings of Italy i and Ron man la. President Loubet of France and Prince Nicholas of Monte negro have added their congratulations to those already received by King Peter from other heads of states. These tele gram are regarded as constituting offi cial recognition of the new ruler of Servia. BOYS LOSE JOBS White Telegraph Messengers Displaced by Negro Men Atlanta, Ga-. June 27. Two hundred white messenger boys were thrown out of employment at 6 o'clock today by the Western Union, and Postal tele graph companies, an4 their places were filled with negro men.. The action of the two companies is taken after a full consideration of the situation. Officials of both companies claim that it Is only done, to get better service for the com panies. As a result of the change riots have been the order around the head quarters of the telegraph companies to night. It was feared to use negro boys, as it was well known that the white boys would hot be long in running them off the streets. The grown men employed by the telegraph companies have fared little better, as the boys banded and a. mob of them attacked one of the dusky messengers every time he left the office. Six boys jumped on one negro at Western Union headquarters and bruised him badly before the officers could rescue him from them. As both companies have made the change the boys will hardly have a chance to In stitute a boycott, but they claim that, they will continue to make it lively for the negro messengers and force the companies to take them back. QUEER COTTON Some of the Specimens Re ceived in Consequence New Orleans, June 27. The Brown cotton corner is bringing a great deal of queer cotton to New Orleans. Cot ton has become so valuable that the owners of cotton gins are scraping the floors and have made up several bales of waste cotton. Perhaps the most extraordinary " bale, however, is one that arrived here today from Georgia. Iti is the crop of 1872, and Is con sequently 31 years old. Its owner held out for 16 cents that year, but when the market broke and cotton went down he swore he would never ell it for less than 16 cents. When cotton went up to 14 cents in New Orleans he shipped it here, to be ready for the 16 cent price he pledged himelf to, with orders to his agent to sell when ever that figure was reached. The cotton has been stored -in a room for 31 years and is thoroughly dried, hav ing lost fifty pounds in the process of drying. Experts declare the staple to be as good as ever. atIterTay The President at Home for the Heated Season Oster Bay, June 27. President Roose velt got back to Oyster Bay today for his summer vacation and was greeted with a rousing double-header celebra tion. The Oyster Bay board of trade of which the president is himself a member, with its following, was one head and Maurice E. Townsend, brother of . ex-Assemblyman Townsend, was most of the other head. Everything was new and on a big scale. There were two bands, two marshals, two well defined parts in the parade and two base ball "games, and President Roosevelt seemed to enjoy it all. Boys Save a Train Winston-Salem, N. C, June 27. Spe cial. There was a big washout near Mayodan, on the Norfolk and Western Railway last night. A wreck was averted by two boys who discovered the washout in time to report it to the telegraph operator, who had the incom ing train . from Roanoke stopped. The boys ran a mile or more through the drenching rain. A spacial was sent from here to the washout and passen gers were transferred. The damage was repaired so trains could pass to day. Winston Wins Three Times Winston-Salem, N. C, June 27. Spe cial. Winston made it three straight by winning this afternoon's game of ball from Greensboro. The score was 9 to 4. The locals made four runs in the first Inning, three in the second one in the third and one in the eighth. Greensboro made two runs each in the sixth and eighth innings. John son pitched a fine game for Winston. Holt, Greensboro's twirler, was given poor support in the first two innings. Cars Run Without SKiOw of Violence Dedication Next Sunday Salisbury, N. C, June 27. Special. Bishop Candler of Atlanta will visit Spencer Sunday, July 5th.-when he will preach and dedicate the Methodist church of that town. It is learned that the bishop will preach in Salis bury on the night of the 5th. Norfleet Camp's Picnic Winston-Salem, N. C June 27. Spe cial. Norfleet Camp has decided upon Thursday. August 6th, for the annual basket picnic at Nissen's park for the Confederate" veterans of Forsyth. Gen. Julian S. Carf of Durham has been in vited to make an address on this oc casion. GREAT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN AT TRINITY ' Plans Conceived and to Be Unfolded to Board of Trus tees This Week Durham. N. C- June 27. Special. There is a movement on foot to bulid, in connection with Trinity College, a great female college. A meeting of the executive committee of the board of trustees of Trinity will be held next week to consider the organization of this college. Mr. J. H. Southgate, chairman of the board of trustees, admitted this eve ning that such a move was on foot, and said that while the plans were definite ly conceived he was not ready to give them to the public as yet. When asked what relation this movement would have to the closing of Greensboro Fe male College he said that it had ndve; that is, that there had been no conv ference between the executive commit- tee ot tne irimty Doara ana me elation of. Greensboro Female College. He said, however, that he hoped this new enterprise at Trinity would con serve the great work of Greensboro Female College. Continuing, he said that the woman's college at Trinity would start with all of the advantages of a million-dollar investment, and that when the plans should be perfected it would be -the greatest movement ever made in the south "in behalf of higher education for, women. v. Something definite will be done - at the meeting of the executive committee of Trinity next week. It is considered that the woman's college is a certainty. Cotton King Brown's Corner Is a Wonder The Trade is .Guessing What He will Do with His Hsldings whsn Mills Will Not Buy It. New York, June 27. The cotton world today is viewing with wonder and apprehension the corner engin eered by Cotton King Brown. who came here from New Orleans and bought thousands of bales cf the sta ple and who is now said to control the supply. Over $10,000 000 worth cf cot ton is beins delivered to Mr. Brown. and manufacturers are threatening to shut down their mills rather than pay the excessive price asked. Several mills have already closed, and, with no de mand for the staple, cotton interests are trying to figure how Mr. Brown will meet the demands for cash needed to pay for the deliveries. Efforts are being made to break the market. Eighty thousand bales were thrown on the market yesterday and Brov.n took them. More was thrown on the market today. Brown's friends say he has enough money behind him to buy every bale of cotton produced in the country this year. With the DAvment of $10,000,000 Mr. Brown will have 260,000 bales of cotton, or two thirds of the present visible cotton sup nlv. What he will do, with thi3 supply and no morket to sell it in Is the ques tion of the hour, and not a few predict a cotton crash. Hills oo ShrtTlm New York. June 27. The statement is maade on the authority of Heineman &. Company, cotton goods brokers, that next Wednesday all the mills in the Pawtucket valley will close until Mon day. After Monday, it is said, the mills will probably run only four days a week, to allow delivery on contracts. No stock goods will be made. The news comes from Fair River that the King Philip and Osborn mills. the Union, the Border City, the Saga more and the Cornell will close for a week. What their course will beafter that is not fully determined. The Cov entry mill, in Anthony. B I., is run ning on short time. So also are the Vernon mills In Georgiaville, R. I. A great many New England mills are running only a part of their spindles and looms. Several mills In the south "If"1 No. 31 l Strict Military Vigilance Has: Kept Richmond irx0rder. Many Are Applying for Employment Rlchmond. Jun 7. No xcitlny lni cidents aroused th citizens during thai daylight hours today. It w a periodl of more doubt than at any time Bines? the strike began two weeks ago Thai , general situation is, however, nighljjj Interesting, and there has been no loss of interest by either the itriktr ot the public. The "militia have grasped; ; the situation and are pinning It down at every corner. Their strict obedienca to orders to "shoot all disorderly pejv sons who refuse to halt at pommand;y and to "shoot to kill." ha at las brought riots to an end. 1 " ' Acting Police Justice Lonnie Graves distributed fines with a free hand thia . morning, and Jail sentences wer addeS in some flagrant breaches of the la.w4 -The company officials believe that tha end of the strike is in sight. They are,, receiving so many applications for wotic that they are able to pick and chooae. ;. The strike breakers who first ran tha; cars are now teaching new men, and likely-looking young fellows in goo clothes and uniform caps are seen ori the running-boards acting as conduc tors. The company is working witl, sleepless energy to- organize its nv, forces and get all its lines in operation Cars have been operated all day 'odk the Main. Broad. Iaure I. Lakeside aaxJP the North Side lines. The passenger traffic picked up fifty per cent today under the conditions of quiet. The. good order, it is generally believed, tms' been purchased only at the price o4r rigid and efficient military rule. txS . . anylaxity in watchfulness would; se; la repetition of the rioting. Today the military put double guards in many places, owing to the half-' holiday. After consultation withTo! nef Anderson, commander of tWaHI taryMayor Taylor issued an order ;tr the chdef of police to close the silsr. from 9 o'clock until Monday mrrlt,ts The order was promptly promaaie -I and every saloon was notified. It wu : believed that if a night passed, w$;3;t violence the rioters would coma ta the!," " senses and allow the strike to be t) V $ out i on s basis of endurance on tftei side The company Is preparing t"i carry Jth Sunday crowds tomorrow ajnrj: to extendi its lines to Manchester Mor.v day. are running on a 40-hour a week scheiL j" ule. - It is the impression of mill ageata in New York that not more than 25 per cent, of the mills" have saffldanti cotton to enable them to run through ' the season on full time. J. H. Lane Company state that last Thursday, oaaw southern mill paid 16 centa a potmdli for 200 bales of extra fine cotton it ha to have. w "Liverpool and Manchester mtUm ard shutting down or running on halfi time," said Mr. Heineman of Belaa , man & Core panr-' England is worsaj . off than we are. There Is no cottoa being shipped back, because theraMs as great demand for it over thera aai there i3 here. The only, rbtton to be) had at ;any price is cotton which ia scarcely1' up to the standard. "The general shut down now on. en, about to take place of mills throughout! the country will make goods even moraj scarce than they are now. With nar goods in first hands and tha mills mak " ing none, we certainly must not looJo 1 for lower prices for cotton gooda, even! if there should be a break la. tha cot' ton market, for the break would not) increase the supply, and until this Is IncYeased there must be a demand to exceed it. This demand will fix tbf' price" : '1. LAW FOR STRIKERS A Minnesota Judge LayS , Down a Number of Propositions Minneapolis. June 27. Judge C. Ray, of the Hennepin county district court,,' today granted an Injunction against the electrical workers union, in whirf he lays down some principles of law? applicable to unions and strikes. Hef hold3 .it to be illegal for the strikers first, to conspire to Injure the contrac tor's business; second., to interfere with such business by threats" dlrectedl . against customers or prospective cus , torcers; third, to notify customers tnatf contractors are "unfair;" fourth., to g& , on premises where contractors a?envJ ployed to Interfere with thetr bc3-r ?'?q . fifth, to order onion mrt to W.t t-. on premises by reason cf ?se fact t '..j.;. contractors may be rr?oyvl t' This injunction is temporal y. T ions will fight It '-"to vth!t, cqu: resort, . 1
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