North Carolina Newspapers

6' The News I Is Devoted to the , ! Upbuilding of ! Polk County. The Nevw ' Is Unsurpassed ft an Ad- ; vertisiDgMedimavV..;; . . g Rates Low. 1 fat- OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF POLK COUNTY. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. VOL.IX. iST MAIL DERAILED rineer Daniel Dayis Crushed to Death. Al WRECK OF 97, NEAR CONRAD to White Hoboes Riding on the ender Miraculously Escaped ujury. arlotte, N. C, Special.-r-While run 's about 60 miles an hour the South- s fast" mail, No. 97, ran into a large St on the track neir Conrad, three fes north of Lexington, Monday ning at 7.07 o'clock, and was totally cked. Engineer Daniel Davis was ed and the fireman, a negro whose he could not be. ascertained, is miss I It is supposed that he also was fed and that his body is under the Iris that litters the track for several Idred feet. Jhe fast mail was delayed on ac pit of the wreck Qf a freight train Jamestown and was running about fee hours' behind time.?1 The cut ere the accident occurred is not long j is about 30 feet high. There is a Ye on the northern side of the cut, 1 it is supposed that Engineer Davis I not see the rock until he was quite fee to it if he saw it at all. The J k was very large, so large that the bred track walker who saw it short fjefore the accident occurred was un e to lift it from the track and was fning to Lexington to get sufficient ce to remove the rock when the ck occurred. E ENGINE COMPLETELY DE j MOLISHED. fhe engine, striking the obstacle i terrific force, broke it into thous Js of pieces and scattered it for a kdred yards along the track. Plung I out of the curve, the engine left the ck, and swerving 30 feet from the fs, hurled itself over end over again a long, level field. Two hundred fifty feet from where the rock was ick the engineer was thrown from Icab. hurled out among the mass of yy bodies, was caught -under the t" mail car, which was denuded oi ks and pinioned to the earth. "he e engine immediately after striK- the stone, became a tumultuous of steel and iron and was so tered along the rails and in - the as to suggest that it hadbeen the m ot explosion. Only the: cab i led to be .even partly intact". The (was 30 or 40 feet from the track; g in a pool of water. Railroad men i examined the- cab stated that the fneer had not put on air brakes, and rred from this that he was against I rock before he was aware of the ainence of danger. '.. IWO TRAMPS MIRACLLOUSLY ESCAPE. !he tender followed closely in the fee of the engine and in some mira pus way proved a place of safety for white hoboes, J. E. Gudger, of mcer, and Walter Whitmire, who e on the forward part of the tender, t next to the engine, of course, and escaped without a scratch. The :e carried with the wreckage for rly a hundred yards, and yet step I off the torn up tender without ring sunerea even mcuuvcuicutc. fese hoboes stated that -just before accident occurred they heard the snd of an exploding torpedo ana nk that this was a danger signal iced on the track by someone. Yet lroad men maintain tnat no one, ept'the colored track-walker, was are of the fact that the rock was on je track. ' MAIL CLERKS UNINJURED. Te condiictnr.on the fast mail, Mr. liahellef, and the mail clerks also had wonderful escane. According to reg- ations. the mail clerks should have fcen scattered, or distributed, "in the free cars, but it so happened, that tor pe cause and another all the clerks, well as the conductor, were in . the ar coach at the time of the accident. pyond beine nrettv badly shaken . tip pe of the occupants Of the car sufT Fed any iniurv. The mall cierKS Fe: c. T. Miller, chief clerk; T. S. ark, w. T. Brewer, C. T. Benson, Hliam Simms and J. E. Gudger, PARS TORN FROM THE TRACKS. When the heavy bodies ceased their ovement after the "wreck, the rear ail car was just at the point where e engine struck the rock in the.cuu pe forward trucks were gone, and the ont part of the car was considerably' pshed, but the rear trucks were still P the track and the tiar was. in a prac- plly upright position. Ail the other cars., as well as. the en- pe and tender were shorn of trucks. nh their violent impetus , the, solid eces of flying iron tore up the track Fr over 200 feet, lifting the rails and sties and hurling them in every rection. - S ' RECKINO f!MWS O-NT THE SCENE Shortly after the wreck wrecking ews left from SDencer and Greens- 3fo for the scene of the wreck and at 1Js hour 2:30 o'clock are busy re- foving the debris. The " track is so Fly damaged, however, that It is ? to be a good many hours before General J. D. Olenn n'f . flreensboro. of the attorneys for the Southern, a one among the Southern officers uo saw the wrprv inot iirHt Tftltine P same view of the matter that is ;'u oy other railroad men, General f rock on the track was .accidental that the stone had become loosen y the rain and rolled down from ;,uigh embankment. . nere was an unusually large quan J "I Qia.il rm Vi r V r-oQ nara Hut' nnflft was injured. ' , . . . . SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL A 50,000 Soindle Addition. It is announced that the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills of Atlanta, Ga.,x will build an addition to be equipped with 50,000 spindles This extension, of the plant will cost from ?250,000 to $300, 000, and arrangements are now being made to begin the work Of construc tion soonv The company has at present 45,000 ring spindles and 1 352 looms, using steam-power. Its product is light sheetings, seamless bags, burlap, cot ton and jute twines and batting,, and has been known on the market for some years. The company's present capitalization Is $250,000. A 5,000 Spindle Addition. ' The Norris Cotton Mills Co., Catee chee, S. C, has decided to add 5,000 spindles, with looms and other com plementary machinery to suit. This enlargement-will require the expendi ture of probably about -$100,000, and Immediate arrangements will be made to effect the betterments. The D. A. Tompkins Co. of Charlotte, N. C, has been engaged as engineer In charge. The Norris plant at present has 13, 24S ring spindles and 352 looms, uses water and electric power, and manu factures sheetings. It's present capi talization is $200,000. To Add 3,000 Spindles. The Opelika Cotton Mills ,of Ope Hka, Ala., has increased its capital stock $50,000, making $150,000 in all, for the. purpose of enlarging the plant. An additional building will be con structed, work to begin at once, and 3,000 additional spindles will be In stalled. There will then remain space for installation of 2,000 spindles more. Contract for the new machinery has been signed. At present there are 7,400 ring spindles in the plant, and fine counts of yarns is the product. Industrial Miscellany. The big dry-kiln at Corbett's mills, New Moultrie, Ga., owned by Aycock Bros., was destroyed by fire on the 3rd in st. The loss is estimated at $3,000, with no insurance. The W. E. Small Spoke- Manufactur ing' Co. will build a hardwood saw mill witi capacity of 30,000 feet of lumber per day on tract of 1,200 acres of timber land near Corinth, Miss. Savannah trade bodies have endorsed the project for r an - inland waterway, connecting" the Chesapeake" bay with Beaufort inlet, North Carolina, and their secretaries will co-operate in as sembling statistics showing how the project will benefit Savannah's trade. The Board of Trade and Cotton Ex change of Meridian, Miss., in a desire to promote the common good of all the commercial and industrial interests of the State, have invited, the commercial bodies of Mississippi to a convention to be held at Meridian on May 26. It is designed to form a federation of the commercial organizations in a union of efforts and energies for the devel opment of Mississippi's resources and the encouragement of the migration to the State of men and money. Textile Notes. Messrs. D., K. Norris, J. T. Gass away and F. B. Morgan of Central, S. C, and O. A. Robbins of Charlotte, N. C, have incorporated the Isaqueena Mills of Central, S. C, with capital stock of $200,000, to build plant. This enterprise is identical with the Norris Central Mills, mentioned March 26 as to be incorporated. The projectors changed the title. Details as to the plant have not as yet been decided. :Louisville (Ky.) , Cotton Mills Co. has engaged Messrs. C. R. Makepeace & Co.,. Providence, ' R. I., as engineers in charge of its improvements and ad ditions of machinery, referred to(-.last week. All contracts for machinery have practically been awarded. Messrs. D. X. Murphy & Bro. of Louisville are abcut completing plans for the new. building, which will be 100x00 feet in size. . Woodruff (S. C.) Cotton Mills' ad dition, now in course of construction, will be equipped with 16,500 spindles and 394 looms, as was announced some weeks ago. The company will -have space in this new building for 22,000 more spindles, which it hopes to in stall 'during the next few years. Con tract has been placed for machinery required at present. Messrs. A; G. Velasko and C. G. Culin of Syracuse, N. C, are confer ring with the Business ' Men's League of Florence, Ala., witn a view of build ing a hosiery mill in that city. Mr. Velasko is manager of the Oak Knit ting : Co. at Syracuse. New . York. A. K. Clark, now engaged in cotton manufacturing at Augusta, Ga., con templates establishing a plant of 5000 spindles and. 150 looms at ' Jackson, Miss. . i : The Spray (N. C.) "Woolen Mills Is having plans prepared by O. A. Rob bins & Co. of Charlotte, N. C, for a four-set woolen mill. A company has been organized to build cotton mill at Pauline, S. C. E. D. Forest of Fair Forest, S. C, is re ported as president. H. B. Neal of McDonough, Ga., Is organizing company to build cotton mill at Neal, Ga. He owns a water power which it Is proposed to develop in connection with the milL 4 Messrs. B. Frank Mebane, W. W. Walker and J. S. Patterson,, all of Spray, N. C have incorporated the Rhode Island Co. f to manufacture cot ton 'Wool and other textiles. The Q?pi tAi 'stock is 125.000 COLUMBUS, N. C.i, THUKSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903. ' - . - - . ; i ; Messrs.' W. E. Morton and! M. L. Smith of Clover, S. C, and associates will build a cotton mill The details as to character - and size of. plant have not as yet been determined. It Sis said that Northern .capital will i be in terested. . v.;';."-'--' ' j f ' Messrs. Harry Tatum arid brothers of Franklin, Ky., will form ; company to build a woolen mill at Springfield, Tenn. They propose a stock company with capital of $35,000, and .wil manu facture blankets, linsey and yarns, em ploying about fifty persons. The mill building will be 60x150 feet iin size, two stories high, constructed 0f brick. Reference was made last week to the Gate City Cotton Mills of Atlanta, Ga., as Tiaving completed arrange ments for its $75,000 bond isstie. Th company does not anticipate making any improvements in the near future, having last fall doubled its plant, and now has 10,000 spindles. This addi tional machinery has been operating since January. ij - ;" 1- Judge Lurton at Cincinnati refused the injunction asked for by the Keene interests to restrain the Harriman in terests from voting the Union iPaciflc holdings, 900,000 shares, at the South ern Pacific Company's election. Killed by Volcano. ew x orK, special. The steamer Allegheny, which arrived front West Indian and Central American j ports brought tidings of an eruption jof the old volcano Deltierna Firma in Colom bia, near Galeria Zambie on March 22. The village of Tiojo was destroyed and from 60 to 100 persons were killed land wounded. During the night of jMarch 24 flames from the volcano were seen by passing vessels at a distance of sixty miles. j ' - Killed In Street Fight. , Opelika, Ala., Special. In a i street fight here J. L. Moon, deputy sheriff, was shot through the arm, and John Long, a well-known citizen, was In stantly killed. Sheriff Hodge, who fired the shot that killed Long, narrpw ly escaped death, several bullets going within a foot of his body. The firing began when the two officers offered to shake hands with: Long and his com panion. - Instead;- of accepting the proffered hands-Long pulled his revpl- -rer and began Jring at Moon, Government Forces Whipped. Willemstadt, By Cable.News 1 has been received here that the Venezuelan revolutionists have defeated the forces of the government near Caracas and captured two cannon and a large quantity of ammunition. Theyj have also captured the city of Barquismeto, which Is the key to the western part of Venezuela, taking many prisoners. Heavy, fighting, undecisive as- yet, hat taken place at Coro. Thirty Killed; flany Wounded. Berlin, By Cable. A dispatch i!o The Local Anzeiger from St. Petersburg dated Wednesday says that 30 persons have been killed and that 100 were in jured during labor disturbances .near Nijini-Novgorod. The disturbance oc curred at a large factory near Nijini- Novgorod. The authorities were un able to restore order.. .Troops j werr called out and artillery was brought uj and fired point blank into the midst o the rioters, killing thirty men ant wounding a hundred. ,;' Killed by Falling Cannon, j Mobile, Ala.,' Special. While super- intending the removal of a six-pounder gun from the wharf to " the IJnited States barracks here Saturday, I.John R. Burns, aged 29, an electrical en gineer, was instantly killed by th gun, which broke; from its fastenings and passed over his body. The remains will be interred in the National Cemetery here. Burns was from New York; city. Brigham Young Dead. Salt Lake City, Utah. Special. Brigham Young, president of the Coun cil of Twelve Apostles, of Mojrmon Church died in the city Saturday night, after a lingering illness. He was born at Kirtland, 0., in 1836, and wis the elderest son of Pr jsident ' Brigham Young. - ' .; :, '. . ; ;' , Tappahannock, Special. Alex John son, colored, of thisv place, was drowned injthe Rappahannock river, near, Port Royal. He was out in a, skiff, Which was'upset by the high, winds,; and though an expert swimmer, did; wot succeed in reaching the shore. Telegraphic Briefs. Republicans carried Cincinnati and Democrats won in Cleveland at the mu nicipal election. Michigan Republicans elected their State ticket by from 6b, 000 to 40,000 : plurality.; ; i ; President Roosevelt continued : his tour of South "Dakota' and- made a speech at Sioux Falls on the work the Government is doing .for larmers and . wage-earners. j - "u v:;U ; Twenty-two monuments on the; bat tlefleld of Shiloh were presented to the nation by. the State of Indiana and dedicated. - EXPLOSION; Twelve-Inch Gun Bursts With Fatal ; V:; "-L';-::' Results. ; INVESTIGATION BOARD APPOINTED. Tha Damage to the Vessel of 5uch a Character as to Necessitate Putting Her Out of Commission. Washington, Special. The cipher dispatch received by the Navy Depart ment, regarding the explosion on the Iowa, off Pehsacola was on Friday de ciphered. ; It was from; Admiral Hig ginson and said: "Iowa's breach-loading 12-irich gun burst in front of trunnions, three killed, for wounded." Then followed the names given in pre vious dispatch. The Department ex pects fuller particulars. Another dis patch was received as follows: "Pur cell, v landsman. Kelle. seaman. F. T. Berry, ordinary seaman, killed in Iowa, wfll be buried at navy yard at Pensa cola.M Because of the meagre details of the1 explosion which Admiral Hiejdnson's dispatch contained, officials at the Navy Department can only speculate as to Its cause. An investigation board has already been appointed.. -' Rear Admiral O'Neill, chief of the bureau of ordnance, has already issued orders for the transportation to New York of a new 12-inch gun which is now at the Washington navy yard, and jtfoill be placed on the Iowa when that vessel comes to New York for repairs. Admiral O'Neill said: 'The gun which burst was designed In ,1893 and manufactured at the naval gun factory, January 1, 1905. The gun had been fired 125 times. Yesterday's accident is the first that has ever Tiap- pened to any of the large calibre guns of the navyt except in the case of the 13-inch gun -on the Kearsage, the bore of phich was injured by a premature explosion of a shell two years ago. A' liniffj tube ,was inserted.in . tbat,;gun and it is in use at the proving grounds No reason can yet be assigned for the accident. As yet I do not know what kind of powder was used, or details as to the location of the shell. While the accident may have been due to the pre mature explosion of the shell in . the bore, such a contingency is unlikely, as shells have on several occasions broken up in bores of guns without any other injury than the defacing of the bore. So iar as the bureau is advised, all . the Iowa's 12-inch shells are fitted with base covers, with a view to preventing a possible prematures explosion due to the action of the powder gasses." The Dureau of navigation has sent telegrams of sympathy to the families of the men killed and wounded in the explosion. Acting Secretary Darling sent the following dispatch of sym pathy to Rear Admiral Higglnson, commander of the North Atlantic fleet, at Pensacola: ' "Please convey to the officers and men. of, the fleet sincere sympathy of the Department in the loss of their comrades by the unfortunate accident on board the. Iowa. (Signed) ; "DARLING." . Although it had been intended that the Iowa should be repaired at the New York yard; the damage done by the ex plosion will probably make it necessary to put the vessel out of , commission. The damage to the battleship Iowa caused by the premature explosion of a shell in the forward port 12-inch gun has developed to be more serious than was thought when the first examina tion was made and as a consequence the Jbig ship has been ordered to the New .York navy yard to go out of com mission. She ;steamed, dowh to the Pensacola nay yard, where she is fit ting out with supplies and coal prepa ratory to sailing soon as possible for the North. It1 is known that three decks Including the upper deck in the forward part of the phip, will have, to be entirely removed and rebuilt. It is feared that the steel supports under the 12-inch port turret are sprung to such an extent that they will have to be re movea, tnougn tms cannot yec oe stat ed positively, The gurijtself is a hope less wreck. Although the. gun. which burst went into numeriess pieces the end, of;,the gun-is as smooth as if it had just been turned out of a ship, and except that it is about 12 feet shorter than the -starboard gun, it Is hardly noticeable that an explosion Occurred. According to the record of the exploded gun, it was good for at least another Je of ssrvic. and reports that the gun had been condemned are without foundation. Blind Chaplain Dead. Washington, Special. The Rev. Win. Henry Milburn, the venerable ' blind chaplain of the United States Senate, died in Santa" Barbara,.. Gal., Friday. Word to this effect was received here tonight by Col. Randall, the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. ; The deceased was a native of Philadelphia,; where, he was born in 1823. When he' was five years of age a' playfellow accidentaly struck him In the left eye Iwlth a piece of glass. For two years he was con fined to a dark room under medical treatment, and subsequently' became to- DEADLY u.iu.y. MORO BOMBARDED. Eleven American Wounded in the -Battle. PERSHING'S FORCES JAKE BACOLOD. The noros Were Strongly Fortified and Defended the Place Desper ately. ; "l ; -- . Manila, By Cable. -The investment of Bacolod which was captured "by Cap tain Pershing'a forces, ! after a -fight in which a hundred Moros were killed, occupied three days. The final assault was made at nooa Wednesday. Des perate fighting took place Inside the forts. - Seven cannon were captured and eleven Americans were wounded, a few df them seriously. It is probable that all the Americans, will recover The column approached Bacolod earl? on Monday and found new forts, which? had been a year under construction;. flying battle flags. The Moros did not wait to be attacked, but fired a volley,. which wounded two Americans.' Cap tain Pershing then decided to bombard. the fortification, and. Gatley's batteries, took up positions and shelled the fort and works until Wednesday morning,, the infantry ; and cavalry supporting the attack. Many of the Moros left the forts on Monday and Tuesday nights, and escaped in boats on the lake. The assault on Wednesdays was carefully prepared. The column carried forward a bamboo bridge, on which the troops crossed the moat under fire and after wards scaled the walls. The fighting inside the forts was most desperate. Sixty dead Moros were found inside the walls and 40 were killed, in the trenches. The whereabouts of the Sul tan of Bacoloa ' is not; known. He is believed to have escaped Monday night. i Murder at Buffalo. Buffola, SpeciaL---A shooting affair in which a 9:y ear-old boy was killed and a woman mortally "wounded, an at tempted murder two suicides "and .two attempts at suicide that may result fa tally, occurred in this city. r Joseph Kwaitkowski, 51 years old, a, repre sentative Polish citizen, is locked up at police headquarters, charged with shooting his landlady and killing jiia own 9-year-old boy i Kwaitkowski formerly conducted an extensive busi ness in one of the markets of the city. His wife died about a .year ago, leav ing two children. Since the death of his wife, business difficulties drove him to drink. For the last four months he has lived in rooms at 190 Coit street. The owner of the house, Mrs. Tekla Winski, her husband1 and the children, occupied the rear part of the building. The children of the two families were constantly quarreling. Sunday night .Kwaitkowski returned home and found the children in the usual turmoil. Mr. Wolinski informed him that he would have to move, whereupon, Kwaitkowski drew a re volver and began firing backing out 6f the house as he did so. Mrs. Wolinski followed the infuriated Pole and grap pled with him. He pointed the re volver at her breast and fired. She fell to the ground, mortally wounded. J Kwaitkowski fired several more shots, one of them striking his own 9-year-old son, Peter, killing him instantly. A large crowd quickly gathered and Kwaitkowski retreated ! into the house, locking and barricading the door be hind him. Then began1 a lively ex change of shots through the windows between the policemen; who had gath ered, and Kwaitkowski which contin ued until the latter exhausted his am- i munition wnen tne omcers oauerea downline door and captured him... George Denning, 55 i years old, had been separated from his Wife for some, time. He called upon her and tried , to' induce her. to resume martial rela tions: She refused. He drew a revolver and fired. She -fell to the floor, in a faint, and believing that he had killed her. Denning ran away. His body was found later In the evening in a Salva tion Army lodging house. He . had to Von nnienn V Two Burned to Death, j Indianapolis, Special.-j-Nathan MoK riprone of the best known attorneys of Indiana, ; and Frank Haas, the 12-year old son of Dr. Jos. "Haas, were. burned f to, death Sunday, and "Mrs; Jos. Haas, Miss Belle Haas, Mis Rose ' ' Haas, Louis Haas and Grace. Lemon, a gcr- j 2. 7, Haas was nearly burned to the ground. Demands of Textile Workers. Philadelphia, Special.Union textile I workers of this city assembled in con vention Sunday, for the purpose of for- mulating demands to be presented to the optors. The ; convention ; ad journed at night after, adopting a reso- lution demanding a 55-hour week, dat ing from . June 1, leaving the; wagi question .fori future consWeration. Time andhalf time will be p asked, f of all work done ih: excess of the 55 hours. . A committee was apponited to. present the demands to the manufacturers wha 1 win also be informed that a strike will I folloW their refusal to accept the pro- - position. . . " - . i NO'!. FOUND TRUE BILL. Tbe Slayer of Editor Gonzales Appeared in Court. . . THE TRIAL WAS POSTPONED Becaase of Absence of Two Wi tnesses the Hearing ot the Case Went Over UntB June Tern ot Court: Colunabia, S. C.r SpecfaX James H ' Tillmanv who is charged with the kill ing of N. G. Gonzalesr the editor; of The CoHombia States in January, was" taken tfr the' Criminal Conrt here Wednesday for the purpose of haying '; him plead to the indictment returned .' against him last Monday tor murder and carrying . concealed) w'eapons . or unlawful, arms, as they are termed' in s this.Statffi. The arraisninent was not had,' howerer, and tlwr proceedings which it was thought would be of & purely formal character turned out to be highly sensatipnaL(The trial of the -defendant had 'been set for next Mon day, and both sides bsd caused ' the ' report ta be circulated! thait tkey veser ready for trial. Much) to the surprise of the spectators anxl lawyers here the defense availed themselves of the opportunUy . presented; to secure a eon-. tinuance " ok the ground that it had been impossible to secure the attend ' ance xt two material witnesses. Cap tain J. Av White and Miss Julia Roper.' ' Tillmanv thie defendant, was brought, into court shortly before the proceed ings were commenced. He. was acconi-s panied by his uncle, Senator Ben Till man, who appeared to be very muck .more deeply concerned about the pro ceedings than the prisoner himself A Distinguished counsel appeared on. both sides. The people were repre sented by Col. Andrew Crawford anL , Solicitor (Commonwealth's Attorney J. W. William Thurmond and the de- s , Tense by ' Congressman " George W. , Croft, who was at one time the- def en ant's Jaw lrtner, and Patrick H. Nel son. ! V'vi-'.:-- . The prosecuting officer opened the proceedings with a request for an ar-. raignment. Counsel for the defense in terrupted to enter a motion for a con- T tinuance on the ground of the absence of the two witnesses' already mention- , ed. They presented aflldavltS from the " witnesses which In a measure indi cated what they would testify to.i The prosecution promptly announced that it was entirely willing to accept these? affidavits and strenuously" objected to " any further delay In the , A case. The point was made that the defense had had ample time to prepare for the ' trial and the affidavits were all that was necessary in the defendant's be half so far as the witnesses in ques tion were concerned. ' The - prosecution "urged that' a rule had been made recently to prevent continuances under such circumstan- ' ces as those shown , in this case but the court ruled against them and ' granted a continuance until the June term on an affidavit of defendant's ., counsel stating that it had been im- - -possible to get witnesses in time for ,this term. The solicitor then urged that the defendant be arraigned at this time, but Judge Klugh declined to ac cede to this request and the prisoner was remanded and the case continued " until the June term of court. May Cotton Up. -, New York, Special. The rise In Icot-. '. ' ton which began almost - four- months, . ago, was continuel when May touched 10.40 and July 9.99, new high records for the present movement The mar-"'-., ket opened active H. and i strong alt around, but the shorts were almost. the buyejrsyof May, the bull element hold ing,bff and taking only so much as was, necessary to strengthen their positlcfn: ' Advances tended from 1 to 7 points, but ' the bulk of the trading was in May and 'July. Offerings of July cotton , at 9.9$ -were liberal and sales at that ; figure , were; moderately large. By 11 o'clock May sold off to 10.33 and July -to 9.93. May closed 10.29 bid; 10.30 ask ed July 9.90 bid, 9.91 asked. , 4 ;v i -'. ' ' ;;; - ' J ' H - Telegraphic Briefs. : -v ' There has been renewed on the New ' : York cottoii exchange the. agitation for .a fiystein. be deliveries of cotton in' car rying !out contracts made on the floor -.pf .the New York cptton exchange at a number of Southern po'rts -'' instead of. ' New York only as at 'present: A cqm- . pany has been selected to work in favor - of the plan to which there is consider able opposition. , 'i ; !;-, -VA London dispatch says: "Mrs. 'Mabel Townsend, v foimerly "of the v Aicazar Tbeatre, San Francisco, shot herself witb a revolver ' on the . door step" of her "residence in Great liteh- . field street. Sh e was dead (when taken to the hospital. Mrs. Townsend is said to have been suffering from religious mania." V-.";;';i V.,"-;;:.v; v ;.; .,:;;.' , An Indianapolis dispatch says-. 'The national executive board of the United Mine Workers met here at which it was understood recommen dations would be made for bringing -all the miners of the country into the organization before the next annual convention. There are probably 150. 000 men about the mines who do not belong tothe,cganizatIon.,, - 9 -; -v 1 .