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StMI-WUKLY MARKET HEPORT
Spot Cotton Market.
Atlanta ■toady. T%c.
Naw Orleans, stoady. t >-16e.
Naw York, staady. 3%c.
Liverpool. steady. 4 11-lfcL
Ctiari oaten. steady, 7%c.
Mobil*, normal. 9c.
Savannah. quiet. «e.
Anguata. dull. 7%c.
WUmingtoe. flrm *%e.
St- Lout* quiet B%e.
CindMatl* qetat. 6%c.
Norfolk, staady. •%«-
Galveston, quiet. * t-Me.
Baltimore. normal. »%c.
Boston quiet. *%«.
Phnadelphta. quiet. B%c.
Memphto. quiet. Bc.
New York Cotton.
wr«r YORK. Sept U.—The cotton market
eosssed qalaC with prices 1 to 8 points lower
and following the call turned weak with prices
Bd lower by 8 to M points before a reaction net
in. The decline was started by disappointing
■tgki-t cables, which disheartened longs and
stimulated short selling Commission houses
aoM oottoa purchased yesterday for a rally
from the previous break, the public fearing
further declines under weakness In southern
markets and poor speculative wade. On the
Brst down turn October sold off to 7.6* and
January T.S9. Europe and New Orleans were
small sellers on this break; demand came en
tirety from aborts. Weather reports were fairly
ta\Sahle. showing good picking conditions
over all the belt. Forecasts indicated showers
east of the Mlaatoaippi tonight and tomonow
and nosier weather over the northwestern belt.
Receipts wore not as liberal as figured upon
and private wires declared planters were fol-
Icwfow «-si .'Jar's tactics of holding back their
eoiton for higher price-
At noon the market was weak and net down
•019 points with sentiment still bearish Trade
was tame aad largely of a professional type-
Spot cotton was easy and off to « 7-Wc for
mvEning uplands and 8 11-14 c for middling gulf.
XEW TORK COTTON.
The following were the closing quotations <»•
tbs door of the exchange today:
March Tone steady; middling B%c.
Open High Low Sale Bld
January 7.44 7.0 7.57 7.47 744
KSTr; ?.n ?:• »:• ?.S
April .. ..7 44 747 7.44 7.4?. 7.49
May /. .. .. ..7.4S 7.74 7.« 7.73 7.71
September7.s* 744 7.58 7.4 J 7.82
Octo**- .“ * 7.41 7.0 7.6* T.« 7.0
.......IM • T.O 154 7.45 7.44
December 7.47 7.47 7.14 7.44 7.45
UVKRPOOI UUffTUM.
By Frtvate Wire to Murphy A Oh
Tbe following were the ruling quotations l»
(be ewee,.market today:
Toaaqulet; sales. 4.444; middling
January and February . „ .. .. 4.14 4.17
February and March 4.U
is? |
■■ - -:: is
SSSU-lj-SSE;..'..-:: ’IS
December aad Januaryvia 4.U
irtW ORLEANS COTTON.
The following were the dosing bids on the
floor of the exchange:
Tone steady.
Affssey 1 „
September ’ *
October ... .~ ZS
November —• <-• ’•*
December 7.54
Galveston!*.« 7.W
New Orleans 7.4« 3.587 3.893
Mobile ®S w W
Savannah C» Mg
XtSSr jj « “
SSUT!,.-...-..: ” S
Total at ail ports...7l.Kt M. 434 10.117 IL9OO
•Estimated. .
ESTIMATED COTTON RBCTnPTS.
Houston expect* tomorrow to CMw ba-ie*,
against 6.473 bale, last ya^.• **’
peds tomorrow 1.740 to 2.208 balsa, against
1.487 bales last year.
Murphy * C®Cettoa Latter.
NEW TORK. Sept. U-A slightly lower
of pride was foaehed In tbs early cotton
SSrnY sFmUing ty sd.rul leading commis
sion houses at the instance of prominent ex
porters whose Interest It la tn depress the
market. A bullish feature was the Issue by
Etltsor.. of Liverpool, of an estimate show
ing eleven mtllloh bales at American cotton
as requisite for ths world’s requirements the
oim; ng *e«*on.
Although business to slack just at present
sellers are keeping aloof and will continue to
do so unless icoebta of new cotton show a
decided Increase. Later on the matter of frost
will monopolise attention-and the impression
that a sharp cold snap will materialise un
usually early this year. Some stof orders ac
celerated the early decline and fear of a
pending tn grades disturbed weak holders.
A decline of ten point: during the morning
was mainly owing to rep rts brought from the
south by a representative of a leading local
Arm who had been on a month's tour of ob
servation to the effect that a full crop was
quite possible with tote frost. Liverpool 7 to
4 lower. Not a few representatives report
ing a very poor condition in Alabama. Some
state that tbe bolls are rotting badly or have
•topped fruiting and others say It to getting
worse every day. Texas reports are of the
same character, as a rule, as those that have
come to hand the past sixty days.
C. P. Ellia A Co.'s Cotton Letter.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. IL—Liverpool ad
vanced during the early trading, but there
after the support was poor and prices gradu
ally sagged until the dose, which registered a
lorn os the day of 1-Md. Cables reiterate the
estimate of Mr Ellison, indicating the neces
sity of X 1.888.008 American for consumptive re
qairetnents. though this view is by no means
generally entertained on this side. Scattered
selling by the Interior created an early reces
ston of 4 points, but the institution of vigorous
support by local bulls turned the tendency
into a gradual recovery and later under the
Impetus of extensive buying by private wires
houses an advance of 4 points was established.
The Inspiration for the totter is found in the
absorption of tbe stock of the Knights mills
st Providence st sn advance of He, which
has been purchased by a prominent manu
facturer direct, relieving the necessity of dis
position through the selling comm ttee. South
ern spot maifceti continue to evidence the
effect of the Increasing crop movement, de
clines of 1-tt. to He being noted today at
numerous Important centers. At tbe decline
this fonenooo material additions have been
• made to tbe speculative long account and we
can see no justification for the maintenance of
existing prices, especially tn face of a notice
able disappearance of pessimistic crop news.
Money and Bond*.
NEW TORK. Sept. IL-Money on call steady
Xt P«T CBtJL
Prime mercantile paper. SBSH per eent.
Sterling exchange fairly steady with actual
business tn bankers Mils at H <\C4 85H for
demand and at 44 STHGLtt for sixty days;
posted rales. M 83H94.M and 44.8C84.84H.
xnmeretM Mito. KUH
Silver certificates, unquoted.
Bar River. IBHc.
Mexican dollars. 45Hc.
Government bonds strong; ref. 7a reg.. 104;
cow, 188 H; *• reg. and coup.. IMH; new 4a
feg. and coup.. 134; old to reg.. 117; coup., 113;
Sang. and coup.. 108.
Grain and Provlafona.
’’CHICAGO. Sept. IL—All grains opened strong
today because of the decline In crop conditions
shown tn the government report Wheat open
ed HBkc higher, at 7®Hc; rose to 71Hc and
aoM off an profit taking to 78%c. Local re*
cetpts were 733 cars, two of contract grade.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 9M cars,
making a total of LIW for the three points
against Llßl last week and 777 a year ago.
December com opened Hfllc higher, at S»c
to MV After the Srst rush to cover on the
bullish crop report the market sold off to S7HC.
Profit taking then subsided and the market
rallHo » S’Kc. Receipts were 174 cars.
Oats opened torong in sympathy with corn.
December sold higher, at 3SS£3SHc. and
eased off with other grains to 35Hc. Receipts
were IM cars.
Provisions were a shade easier on lower
hogs January pork opened unchanged to 5c
up. St and steadied at 815.87 H.
Janulry lard opened steady at » 17H9*».
Ribs also were steady at 34 15 for January.
*, Chicago Quotations
WHEAT- Open High Lew does
September 48% 48 48
December - T1 HH 7W4 70H
MB 74H 74% 74% 71%
CORN-
SeptembersT< 54% K 55
Decumber »% 44% 57 57
May 40 40% 54% 54%
OATfI-
Beptember .... 33% 33% 33% »%
' Diesssbsr 35% 36% 36 35
. May 77% 37% >7% 37%
• PORE-
slept ember 14.43
I October ... M .....14 75 14.75 14.7? 14.73
Januarrls.34 U.K U.7? 15.71
> LARD—
■KtaKbsr... .... 440 4.44 433 8.37
October 8.40 4.48 8 K • 36
.... 8.17 8 30 8.10 8.10
O-tobeV 5.47 8.47 8.57 84!
January -B.M 8.14 8.14
Chicago Clooe Quotations.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Wheat—September, 88c;
October, 88%c; December. 70%c; May. 73%0
Coro—September. 55«65Hc; October, 57%c;
December. 57c: May. 58%c.
Oats—September. 33%c; December, 35©35Hc;
Pork—September. 814.53%; October, 814.77%;
January. 815.7?%«15.75; May. 816.87%.
Lard—September, 85.32%©9.75; October, 88-35;
November. 88 37%; December. ».U; January,
W. 10; May. 80.15.
Rlbe—September. 88.55; October, 88.87%; Jan
uary. 8818: May. 88.15.
Flax—Cash, northwest, 81.48; No. L 81-48: No.
1. southwest, 81.47; September, 81-47; October,
81.48.
Chicsgo Cash Quotations.
CHICAGO. Sept. 11.—Wheat—No. 2 red. 70%c:
No. 3 red 68%<r«9c; No. 3 hard winter, 68%@
49%c; No. 3 hard. No. 1 northern
spring. 70%8n%c; No. 7 do.. 68%e89%c; No. 3
P”! n ST. .
Coro-Nm L 58%c; No. 3. 54058%c.
Oats-No. 3, 34%e34%c; No. 3. 34©34%C.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
Following are the quotations in the Liverpool
grain market today;
WHEAT— Opening. Close.
Decemberss 8 d 5s B%d
CORN—
October4a 10%d 4s 11 d
Nsvsi Stores,
SAVANNAH. Sept IL—Spirits turpentine
firm, 34%; sales. 553. Rosin flrm. W W 83.50,
W G 8110, N 83.70. M 83 3093.30, K 8185. I
81.40. H 81.70, G 81.15, F BLIO. E BLOS. D BLOO,
C B A 86c; sales. 1.913. Receipts: Spirits.
1.227; rosin. 3.54 L
Nsw York Produce Market.
NEW TORK, Sept. IL—Butter— Receipts.
6.445 packages; steady; state dairy, 14C18%c;
creamery. U%920%c; June packed, factory,
CheXe—Receipts. 2,930 packages; unsettled;
fancy large, colored, 8%98%c; do., white, 8%9
B%c; fancy small, colored,’ 9%c; do., white,
9%c.
Eggs—Receipts, 12,145 packages; steady; state
and Pennsylvania, 18«30c; candled. 17018 c; do.,
un candled, 14fil7c.
Su<ar— Raw, quiet; fair refinlnr, can*
tri fugs 1 94 test, 3%c: molasses sugar,- 3c; re
fined. steady: crushed, 35-75; powdered, 85-35;
granulated. 85.25.
Coffee—No. 7. Rio, 5%c.
Molasses—Steady.
Live Stock Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 11—Cattle-Receipts, 25,000,
Including LOOO Texans, 3.500 westerns; beeves
steady: others easy; good to prime steers,
86.1506.60; poor to medium. stockers
and feeders. 8X2504.25; cows. 81-5004.36; heif
ers, 82.0004.90; canners. 81.5002.30; bulla, 82.25
04.75; calves. 83.0006.35; Texas fed steers,
83 5404.50; western steers, 83.7505.25.
Hoge—Receipts today. 28,000; tomorrow,
23.000; left over, X 607; steady to 5c lower;
mixed and butchers, 36.1504.80; good to choice
heavy. 86.5004.92%; rough heavy. 84 W« 40;
heavy, 96 0004.50; bulk of sales. 86.3006.60.
Sheep—Receipts. 30,000; sheep steady; lambs
strong; good to choice wethers, 83.7504.00;
fair to choice mixed, 83 5003.65; western sheep.
33 150X85; native sheep, 83.0005.00; western
lambs. 84 0004.90.
KANSAS CITT. Sept. IL—Cattle—Receipts,
12.000; feeders strong; others steady; native
beef steers. 84.7000.44; fair to good, 82.7003.75;
Texas cows. 8X15172.86; native cows and heif
ers. 3X7506.00; stockers and feeders, 82.7504.00;
bulls, 3X1504.75; calves. 83.5005.50.
Hoge—Receipts. 15,000; steady to lower; bulk
of sales. 38 50: heavy. 86.4506 55; light, 85 00@
A4O; yorkers. 85 9004.90; pigs, 84.5005.70.
Sheep—Receipts, 2,500; steady; muttons,
82 7503 66; lambs, 83.5604.50; range wethers.
S 3 150X54: ewea. 8X5003.50; stockers and feed
ers. 8X000X36.
CINCINNATI. Sept. IL—Hogs fairly active;
butchers and shippers, 36 s<Xj'L9o; common,
86.4804.48.
Cattle—Slow; lower; fair to good shippers,
84.6606.76; common, 53.502.85.
Sheep—Steady; 812503. M.
Lambs—Easy; lower. 3204.40.
Sugar and Coffee Quotations.
NEW TORK. Sept. 11.—Standard granulated,
E.B6.Coffee, jobbing. 6%c; Invoice. 6%c.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. IL—Standard granu
lated. 86 21: ne granulated same as standard.
ATLANTA. Sept. 11.—Standard granulated,
6%c- Boasted coffee-Arbuckle 100-ib. casta
814-44; Lion. 144- lb. eases, 810.80.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
Cotton.
ATLANTA. Sept 11.— Middling cotton quiet
at 7%c.
Vegetabtaa.
Cabbage, Virginia green l%01%c; plneapplea,
erate of 3 and 3 dosen, 3203 26; tomatoes, 50c;
beans. 810001.35.
Country Produce.
Butter. Georgia Jersey, 15018 c; Tennes
see Jersey, 14018 c; Tennessee choice, 120
14c; sweet potatoes, 76cO8L00; Irish po
tatoes. new. 83-6002.75 barrel; onions, bushel,
8101.25; honey, new crop, strained, 607 c; comt\
807 c; white peas BXOO bushel; mixed peas,
81.8801.80 bushel; stock peaa. 81.2501.60 bushel;
eggs. 15018 c.
Cotton Seed Product.
Cotton seed oil quiet, 80c per gal.: eotton
seed, 810 per ton f. o. b. station; cotton seed
meal, 823 per ton; cotton seed halls, bulk,
86-60 per ton; bale hulls. 88.50 per ton.
Fish. x
Pompano. !0e: Spanish mackerel, 8e; tro<%
salt water, 8c; blue fish. 4c: snapper. SStflo;
trout, fresh water. 4%4y?e: bream, no salol
mixed fish dull; mullet, 86.80 per barrel. Mar*
ket dull.
Live Poultry.
Fries, large, 18020 c each; small, medium.
14015 c; geese, no sale; cocks, 15017%c;
guineas, each 15c; hens. 25027 c; demand nor
daaL
Fruit.
Lemons, choice, demand good at 83.0003.60;
bananas, straight, per bunch 81.36; culls,
90c08100 per bunch; prunes, 506 c; currants,
401Oe; peaches. 810 OLK crate; pie peaches,
3-lb.. BXSO crate: table. 2-lb., 8X60; 8-lb , 83.50;
raisins. 83.9003.50; apples. 83.2503.50; pears,
82.5003.00 barrel
Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy. 10%c; low grades. 8010 c; Ar*
buckle rotated, 810.80; Lion. 810.80. Sugar—Cut
loaf. 7%c; cubes, B%c; powdered, B%c; granu
lated. New Tork, 85.80; New Orleans. 85.50;
extra C. sc; refined yellow, 5%c; New
Orleans clarified. 505%c. Candy—Assort
ed stick, per box, 7©7%c; per barrel, 6%0
7c. Matches-300a, 8L100X00; 60s. 45056 c, owing
to brand. Soda—Box. 83.45: keg, 8203%c. Rica-
Fancy head. B%c; head? 7%c. Starch—Pearl.3%c;
lump, 4%c. Cheese—Fancy full cream. 13%013c;
full cream,
Powder—Rifle. 84 per keg: drop shot, BL4O.
Flour and Grain.
Pure wheat flour—Fancy patent, 84.76; fl’vt
patent. 84.46: straight. 83.90; extra fancy, 83.80;
fancy. 83.60; choice family. 83.25; family!! 83.16;
bran, large sacks 81; small sacks 81; corn meal
plain. 78c; bolted. 72c: grits, 83.60; bags, 82 00;
corn, choice white, 81c; No. 2 white, Soc: No. 2
mixed. 79c: Texas rust proof oats, 70c;
whlta oats. 64c. No. 3 mixed. 50c;
hay. timothy. No. 1 large bales, 8L14: small
bales. 81 04: No. X 90c: Georgia rya. 81.10: Ten
nessee rye. 81.00; barley, Me: amber and orangs
cane seed, good demand. 81.2501.50; victor feed.
81.35 par 100 pound,
« Crackers.
Standard soda. 1c; milk, 7%c; XXX cream.
•He: lemon cream. 8c; cornhllto 8c; assorted
penny cakes. 6c; assorted Jumbles, 10c; lunch
milk. 7%c; XXX soda, B%c; XXV ginger snaps,
4%c; pearl oyster. 7c; excelsior. 7%c.
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white, 60055 c per Ib.:
old geese feathers. 16c; duck and geese mixed.
9f>6 43c; duck feathers, pure white, 85040 c lb.;
duck, colored. 25c lb.: chicken. 10c.
Bagging and Ties.
3% lb. per yard. 7%c%; 3 lb. per yard. 7%0: 1%
lb. per yard. 6%c. Ties. 46 lb. steel arrow. 31*5.
Snuff.
Railroad mllla. 1-tb jars, 47%c; 1 os. Macca
boy. 85 70 gross; I 1-3 ox. Maccaboy, 89 60 gross;
I OX Swset Scotch. 86.40 gross: 1 3-1 ox Sweet
Scotch. *9 25 gross; Lorillard. ITb. jars, 47%c;
extra fresh Scotch, per case 1 gross, 1 2-3 ox.
•6-49; extra fresh Scotch, per case. 4 dosen, 1
ox. 8*04; Ralph's Scotch, per case, 4 dosen. 1
ox. 8X90; Raich's Scotch, per case, 4 dosen. 1
2-3 ox. 86 10: Bruton's Scotch, per case. 4 dox,
1 ox, 82 75; Bruton’s Scotch, per case. 8 dosen.
2 2-3 OS.. 84.84
Meat, Lard ana Hams.
Reg. R.. B%c; half ribs.. 4e; rib 8.. 9%09%e;
fat B. B%c; lard, beet, 10%c; 2d, 9%c; breakfast
bacon. 13015 c; hams. 12014 c, according to
brand and a verace Cat H 9HOIOc.
Hides, Skins and Old Metals.
Hides—Green salted hides. No. L 40 lbs. and
up. B%e; No. X 40 lbs. aad up. 7%c; No. 1, un
der 40 lbs., 7c; No. X under 40 !bx. 4e: No. 1
and No. 2 dry flint hides, all weights. Ue; No.
1 and No. 3 dry salt hides, all weights, lie;
green and sa!’**! shearlings. 25c each; green
salted lambs. 35045 c each; green salted aheep.
46075 c each; green salted goats. 26c each; green
salted horoe bides. 81-75 each; green salted mule
hides. BL6O each.
Tallow—ln cakes, 6%c; In barrels and tuba
4%c.
Old Meta to— Heavq red brass, 11c; hesvy yel
low brass. 8c: light brass, 8c; copper. 13c; light
copper. 11c; bottoms. 10c; sine. 3%c.
Scrap Iron—Mixed scrap. 89; stoves and pots,
84 per gross tea.
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pine palls, per dosen. 81-40; 3-hoop
pine pails, per dosen, 81-55; 8-hoop brass bound
palls, whits cedsr. 82 75 ; 3-hoop brass bound
palls, red cedar, *4 '4; shoe brushes, 86c to 84;
brooms, from *2 35 to 83.04; clothes pins, per box
of 8 gross. 75c; washboards, from 88c to 83.00;
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1901.
pins tubs. 8 tn nest, per nest. 8X40; galvanised
tubs. 4 In nest, per nest. 82.40; bread trsys,
from 8* 00 to 84.60 per dosen; wood-rim selves,
per dosen. 80c; ax handles, 80c to 8125 pet
dosen; No. 1 chimneys, per case of 8 dq»en,
82; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case of 8 dosen,
83; No. 1 pearl top chlmneya, per cu» of 8
dosen. 84-20; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per case
of 6 dosen. 85-40. . -
Lime, Cement and Plaeter.
Lime, per bushel. 40c; per barrel, 66c; bulk.
40c; Louisville cement, paper sacks, 81.86; Om«
aha plaster, per barrel, 82-26; Buena Vista,
Tex., plaster, 820 per ton; Portland cement,
foreign. *3 per barrel: American. 83 per barrel.
Bell Broa.’ Fruit and Produce Letter.
ATLANTA, Sept. 12.—Receipts are much
lighter this week in most everything but cab
bage and Irish potatoes, both of which
are on the decline and very plentiful. Apples
are moving in a small way only, due to In
ferior quality, fancy eating stock at a pre
mium, and bring high prices. Bananas are
off 15 to 20c per bunch and moving slow.
Peaches In normal supply and well colored
stock a ready seller at outside figures. Water
melons moving in a very small way and It re
quires but a few to supply the wants of the
trade. Vegetables are on the Improved list,
such as tomatoes, peppers, etc. Eggs seem
to be at a stand still, having little or no ac
tivity. Chickens are much scarcer and we
look for an advance before the week has end
ed. Hens nothing like so plentiful and find
ing ready sale at 25c each.
Taking the Atlanta market as a whole It
will compare favorably with any of the mar
kets north or south.
census bu'reauTssues
COTTON STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.—The census bureau
has Issued a preliminary statement of the
ascertainment of the cotton production of 1900
and also gave a statement comparing the pro
duction of that year with the production of
1899- ’ . .
The statement shows that in 1900 there was
produced 10,486.179 commercial bales, as against
9.645.974 commercial bales In 1899. The show
ing by states Is as follows In commercial
balf ’tate. 1900. 1899.
Alabama 1,061,878 1,103.690
Arkansas 828,820 719,453
Florida 65,696 56,821
Georgia 1.270.597 1,294.844
Indian Territory 288,114 180,324
Kansas 151 121
Kentucky 133 84
Louisiana 714,073 708.508
Mississippi.. ... ... ... ... •• 1.055,968 1,264,048
Missouri 27,940 19,377
North Carolina 509,841 *Z?'Z?
Oklahoma 116,876 84,035
South Carolina 780,782 876.545
Tennessee 227,601 215,175
Texas 3,536,506 2,658,555
Utah 31 •••:••••
Virgina 11,833 9,239
The increase tn the 1900 crop over that of
1899 was 840.205 commercial bales, making
777,633 equivalent 500 pound bales.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES~ESCORT
Says Might Fbrm the Habit—He Left
Buffalo Tuesday.
BUFFALO, Sept. 10.—Vice-President
Roosevelt read with ea<erness the dis
patch from Milburn mansion telling df
the president’s improvement. When he
had finished it he clapped his hands Joy
ously and with tears in his eyes, said to
Mr. Wilcox, his host:
’•There! Didn’t I tell you God wouldn’t
let such a noble man die by an assassin’s
bullet?”
After breakfast Mr. Wilcox announced
that Vice-President Roosevelt had been
urged, in view of the president’s improv
ing condition, to utilize his last day of
seeing some of the Pan-American expo
sition, -notably the government building.
The vice president declined the invita
tion with some little vehemence. He said:
“I do not believe even though I am as
sured of the president’s convalescence
that it would be entirely proper for me
to take part in any of the festivities. I
have studiously refrained from going out
or being entertained during my visit and
I will continue that policy until I leave.
I came here absolutely as a matter of
duty both to the president and to the
people and not for pleasure.”
When the vice president started to the
sidewalk to go to the Milburn house a
secret service detective stepped up along
side of him. He turned around when he
found the man following him and said:
“I do not want you to follow me .1
don’t need any one and I’m not afraid.”
Then to the newspaper man with him.
he added, laughingly; •’
' ”1 am sorry to say that the Oyster Bay
police force is not large enough to per
mit an assignment of men to guard me,
and if I got used to it up here they might
have to increase the force down there at
the expense of the poor taxpayers, of
which I am one.”
The vice president will leave on a late
train tonight or an early train tomorrow
morning for Oyster Bay.
Vice President Roosevelt stayed in the
Milburn house over half an hour and the
fact that five members of the cabinet were
also there gave rise to much speculation.
When the vice president came out he said:
"You may say that I am absolutely
sure that the president will recover; so
sure In fact, that I leave here tonight.
Asked as to what significance there was
in the simultaneous presence of the cabi
net members, he said:
• "It was purely accidental. The mem
bers happened to call at the same time. I
assure you I was in no consultation. As
a matter of fact the various members
were distributed in various parts of the
house talking to different members of the
family and to physicians. The reason I
stayed in so long was that I had not seen
Secretary of State Hay for some time and
he and I had a long personal talk. I think
the majority of the cabinet will leave to
day. ‘
G. A. R. WILL KEEP SILENT,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10.-H. Clay
Evans, commissioner of pensions, may
have a streak of luck in keeping his of
fice on account of the attempted assassi
nation of the president, or rather by this
unforeseen calamity the G. A. R. may be
forward in their attempt to pass resolu
tions .condemning him for his policy of
turning down unworthy applications for
pensions. Had the president not been as
saulted It is not certain that the G. A. R.
would have adopted a condemnatory reso
lution, but now that the chief executive
is laid low by an assassin’s bullet it is
hardly probable that any measures will be
taken looking to a criticism of the ad
ministration. The fact that Mr. Evans
has been in office so long and has not been
asked to retire shows that the president
must be gratified with his course. It Is
assured that in this nour the G. A. R.
would not take a single step in opposition
to their wounded comrade.
TO COMPLETE G. S. L ROAD.
Four Million Dollars Secured to Finish
Line —Runs Through Fine Country.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 10.—A document
was filed yesterday at the office of the
clerk by the Gulf Short Line railroad,
through the Knickerbocker Trust compa
ny, of New York, and is to cover an
amount of 84.000,000.
The road is now 32 miles in length, run
ning from Ohoopee river station to Mid
ville, and owns the road graued by Jesse
Thompson years ago, which road is grad
ed from Midville to Augusta.
The road will also be extended at the
other end to St. Andrews Bay, Fla. The
length of the road when completed will be
235 miles. •
The road Is to pass through 17 coun
ties In the two states and a prosperous
section of the country.
Work will begin on this end of the ex
tension at an early date.
ALFRED LIVINGSTON DEAD.
COVINGTON, Ga.* Sept. 10.—Hon. Al
fred Livingston, father of,Colonel L. F.
Livingston, congressman from the Fifth
district, d’ed at the home of the latter,
near Kings. In Newton county, today.
Mr. Livingston has been sick some
time, and his death was not unexpected.
He was almost a hundred years of age,
and had lived In Georgia since his birth..
He was a prominent figure In politics
for a number of years, naving been a
member of the legislature when the capi
tal was at Milledgeville. He was a pros
perous farmer and good citizen, loved and
respected by all who knew him. He was
surrounded by his family when claimed
by death this morning.
“HEART FAILURE’’ VERDICT.
Bill Young, After Being Identified, is
Lynched By Over 200 Farmers.
PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 9.-Last Fri
day morning at Chipley, Fla., a small
station on the P. & A. division of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, a bur
ly black turpentine negro named Bill
Young made a brutal assault on "the 16-
year-old daughter of Mr. James Barrow,
a highly respected farmer living one and
a half miles west of Chipley. The negro
was lynched Saturday afternoon by a
mob of over 200 farmers.
Miss Barrow was at her father’s home
early Friday morning with her infant
brother. The young lady sat at the sew
ing machine and was utterly oblivious
that any danger was near. The house
was isolated from the town and was sur
rounded by a large field, so that the ne
gro gained his point with apparent ease.
As Miss Barrow sat at the machine she
was suddenly horrified to feel the revol
ver pressed against her temple, and turn
ing, saw a big negro standing over her
in a very threatening manner. She was
warned not to make an outcry or she
would be murdered. The brute then or
dered or forced her into a back room of
the house and tore her garments away.
She was so frightened that she realized
her life was endangered and quietly sub
mitted to the black’s passions.
When his lustful desires-had been sat
isfied he lounged around a short time,
then left. Just before he left, however, a
little brother of the girl suddenly ap
peared, andr-seeing pie ptate of things,
ran off, saying ’’Papa was coming.” This
scared Young an<J he left, going over the
hills, to which plape he told his victim
to send her father, and he would kill
him.
The father soon came and was apprised
by his daughter of what had occurred.
He was blinded with rage and desire for
revenge and Justice, and rushed out to
saddle his horse to spread the news. In
his hurry to saddle his horse the girth
was broken and he attempted to fix it.
In his desperate haste the knife which
he employed to make a hole for the
buckle slipped and the blade entered the
old man’s thigh, making a dangerous
wound, which necessitated him being
taken to the town in a conveyance. This
delayed the information from reaching
Chipley tot about three nours, during
which time the brute was making tracks
westward. The deed was committed at 8
o’clock and the citizens v.ere not made
aware of the deed until 11:30 o’clock.
When the report did become known the
wildest excitement ’prevailed. The people
armed themselves and at least 100 posses
were formed, and by them the woods and
eyery road scoured.;, The negro had got
ten a start of three hours on the infu
riated citizens and had gone westward.
It soon became known that he had been
seen hurrying along the railroad, and
Detective Thomas Watts, who is mayor
oi the town, secured a hand car and took
a run to Nellie, s.x miles away, where
he was informed. that , the negro had
passed.
Young was sighted and captured near
Cattondale, fifteen miles west of Chip
ley. He denied his name and all knowl
edge of the affair, but later confessed.
He was heavily armed, but-for some rea
son made not ine least resistance and al
lowed himself ta be taken back «to the
scene of his crime, where a large crowd
of citizens had congregated to await his
return.
The citizens, under the persuasion of
Mayor Watts, executed no violence and'
allowed the black to be taken to ( Jail
and confined on a promise that a
speedy' trial would be arranged. '
He remained Ln jail unmolested until
Saturday, when a' erowd of about 200
quietly surrounded the jail and the five
guards compelled to* give up the prisoner.
The jail was forced open and the tremb
ling black taken thenetrom. He was led
ta a spot about one mile from town when
he was lashed td ia tree from head ta
foot and < piece* by the
Justly infuriated'cMMens,- flbout 1,000 shots
from shot gum, pMtolz and rifles being
poured Into th« black repulsive body.
The night.'before he was readily iden
tified by Miss Barrow as her assailant,
and after being taken back to Jail, made
a full confession to'Mayor Watts, which
was put in writing and the negro’s signa
ture placed to It. He then began to pray,
saying he “Jes’ knowd the mens would
kill me fore mornin'.” His death did not
come as soon as hei expected, however.
After having been lashed to the trqe,
the brute repeated the Lord’s prayer, say
ing he hoped to meet those composing the
«nob in glory. He also hoped to meet his
parents, whom he had not seen In eight
years. When he said this, the first shot
rang out and this started the fusilade.
which lasted for fifteen minutes and was
never before equalled in the neighborhood.
The mob which was composed of people
from the vicinity, quietly dispersed, and
yesterday the usual calm pervaded the
prosperous little town.
When the emaciated body was "found"
the coroner was summoned and empan
eled a jury, which quickly rendered the
following unique verdict: "We, the jury,
find that William Young, alias Freeman
Young, deceased, catne to his death from
’heart failure,’ produced from gunshot
wounds, inflicted at the hands of parties
unknown.”
Young came from Waycross, Ga., and Is
described as of very large statue, very
black, and 20 years of age. About two
weeks since he attempted to rape a ne
gro girl at Chipley and as the white mob
was forming, many negroes gathered and
wanted to participate in the "necktie par
ty.” They were not allowed to do so,
however.
To the efforts of Mayor Watts is largely
due the fact that Young was captured,
for the mayor exerted himself in the mat
ter and caught the black fifteen miles
from the scene and within five hours after
the crime was committed.
CAPTAIN BYRD IS MISSING.
Known to Be In Venezuela and May
/ Be Involved In the War.
Capt. R. Lee Byrd, a former Atlanta
man and a brother ot Assistant Adjutant
General Byrd, cannot be located.
It is known that he is in Venezuela, but
since the revolution and war broke out
between "V enezuela la and Colombia, •no
word has been received from him, and
although several letters have been sent
him by relatives in Georgia, no answer
has been received to any of them.
Captain Byrd has not been heard from
In fourteen weeks.
Heretofore it has been his custom, said
Colonel Byrd, to write once a week to his
family in Georgia, and his long silence
has caused much apprehension and anxi
ety. It is feared that he joined the Ven
ezuelan army and has been stationed in a
remote district, or has been captured or
killed.
Captain Byrd has been residing In South
America several years. He has the coal
and banana concessions from the govern
ment at the port of Bocas del Toro, and
has been residing at the latter place for
some time.
Captain Byrd has fought through sev
eral revolutions in South America. In one
of the recent struggles there he fought
with the rank of colonel. He fought un
der General Gomez In Cuba before the
United States Intervened. News of his
whereabouts will be awaited with anx
iety.
EMPRESS FREDERICK’S WILL
LONDON, Sept. 11.—The late Dowager
Empress Frederick’s relations with Count
Seckendorff, the grand marshal of her
court had been the subject of Internation
al gossip long before her death. It had
been frequently said that she was mar
ried to the count. Truth today makes
the following unqualified statement con
cerning her will:
“The fact has transpired that there is
a legacy of three million marks to Count
Seckendorff with whom her late majesty
is alleged to have contracted a morgan
atic marriage.”
GOOD CROP WEEK,
SAYS THE REPORT
BIG CROP IN HAY AND COTTON
GREATLY IMPROVED AND BE
ING RAPIDLY PICKED.
The weekly crop report of this section
issued yesterday by the local office says:
GENERAL REVIEW.
During the past week, the prevailing
weather conditions have been exception
ally favorable to the Interests of the
farmer. Dry weather, clear skies and
about normal temperature were the
characteristic features and as a result
the general outlook Is far more encour
aging than at the time of the appearance
of the last weekly bulletin. One of the
largest crops of hay in years has been
saved in fine condition; cotton has great
ly recovered from the damaging effects of
excessive rains during the greater part
of August and all minor crops are doing
well. Cotton while still rusting and shed
ding in some localities has made notice
able Improvement. It Is opening quite
rapidly In most sections and picking is
fast becoming general. Some fall gardens
have ben planted and preparations for
fall seeding are now in progress. Sor
ghum. potatoes and peas are generally
good and pastures are In excellent con
dition. Fodder pulling has been com
pleted In nearly all counties and the crop
has been saved In very good condition.
SAVE THE HAY IFrHE CRY.
Commisaioner of Agriculture Sends
Out a Message to Farmers.
The monthly bulletlp of the department
of agriculture has been issued. It con
tains statements regarding the condition
of the crops in Georgia and the care and
cultivation of certain products, besides
much information of interest to all farm
ers and others concerned In the products
of the farm.
Commissioner of Agriculture Stevens
devotes a large space to a talk to the
farmers on crop conditions.
He especially urges the farmers, as
stated In The Journal some time ago, to
save all the hay possible from their lands.
T..e object of this, says the commissioner,
is because the recent drought In the west
ern states, where much of the hay used
to teed stock in the southern states during
the winter comes from, has reduced the
hay product of the west greatly and It is
probable hay will be sold during the win
ter on the Georgia market at as much
as 825 per ton.
BLACK ROT KILLS COTTON.
Disease Will Reduce Crop Twenty-five
Per Cent, in Bibb County.
MACON, Ga., Sept. 10.—In spots here and
there in Bibb county a disease of the
cotton plant is manifesting itself In away
that alarms some of the farmers. It is
what appears to be a black rot, differing
in some important particulars from the
disease that is now receiving the attention
of the agricultural department, instead of
attacking the boll by sections, leaving one
section unharmed while destroying an
other, it destroys the entire boll, and when
it attacks a stalk it seems to play havoc
with all sf the fruit on it, even killing the
squares.
Captain B. D. Lumsden brought in yes
terday a couple of stalks which he ex
pects to send to the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, so .as to let them
see and report, the disease. He be
lieves the crop has been cut off by this
trouble wherever it has appeared at least
25 per cent during the past ten or twelve
days. The injured cotton comes from red
land. The stalk is green and luxuriant in
its foliage, but every boll rots through
and through and crumbles when mashed
with the fingers.
BOMBARDED RIO HACHA.
Was Not Colombian Insurgents Who
Attacked Port.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—The statement
given out by the Colombian minister at
Washington that a Venezuelan fleet was
bombarding the port of Rio Hacha Is de
nied by Dr. A. J. Restrepo, diplomatic
representative of the Colombian insur
gents here. He says that the attack was
made by the revolutionary fleet.
Local revolutionists had expected the
news of the engagement for the last week
and were jubilant yesterday because they
felt little doubt about the port being al
ready In their possession.
Dr. Restrepo said the capture of the
Rio Hacha was of the utmost importance
to the rebels, because this would place
the entire Atlantic coast, including Bar
ranquilla and Santa Marta at their mercy
and bring about an early victory for their
arms. He added that he was sanguine the
battle had been fought and that It had
resulted in a defeat for the government,
which is withholding the news.
Dr. Ricardo Becerra, who cabled the
Colombian legation at Washington from
Curacao that the Venezuelan navy was
bombarding the territory of her neighbor,
was exiled about a year ago by President
Castro. He was the minister of Colombia
here during the insurrection of 1885 and
secured the armed intervention of the
United States.
Raoul Perez, secretary of the Colombia
revolutionary diplomacy agency In this
city, when asked if a Venezuelan fleet
bombarded Rio Hacha, said:
"The Venezuelans are not fighting in
Colombia. The only fighting at present go
ing on in South America Is between the
Colombian liberals and the Colombian
clericals. The liberals are revolutionists,
whose land and sea forces have, we think,
captured Rio Hacha, and include
four-fifths of the Colombian nation. This
vast majority of the country’s population
Is fighting five thousand Filipino friars
who have come to our shores, and many
Italians, Spaniards and other Europeans
allied against us. President Castro is
struggling for our liberty and no| for
his own prestige and advantage. This
fact should always be kept In mind. This
is no war of conquest. Venezuela has noth
ing to do with It. Several hundreds of
thousands of our countrymen who have
been compelled to flee to Venezuela are
helping us, but they are Colombians and
not Venezuelans. The cable between Cura
cao and Maracaibo Is broken and so we
have no positive information of the last
battle, but with only 1,500 clerical troops
against our army, we are almost positive
that we are now in possession of the en
tire northern coast of Colombia.
"There will be no invasions from Ven
ezuela, Ecuador or Nicaragua. There will
be no attack made on the isthmus. Rio
Hacha is nine hundred miles from Pan
ama, which proves that the published ac
count of an attack to be made on the
isthmus is cut out of whole cloth. Our
two armies of seven thousand men com
manded by Generals Comacho and Marin,
now occupy the very heart of Colombia.
There Is no peace there. We are pushing
the war of freedom into the very center
of our country. In two months I predict
we shall conquer and a man whom all
Colombia respects and loves will be at
the head of the government.”
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SCHOOL GIRL MARRIES BOY.
Made Man and Wife Because the Bride
Was About to Be Sent Away.
Howard Morgan, 17 years old, of 355
East Hunter street, was married to Ethyl
Wilson, 14 years old, of 493 Woodward
avenue, on last Friday at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barfield, No. 26
Fitzgerald street.
The now happily united couple have
known each other for a number of years.
The groom had been a frequent visitor at
the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. J.
' S. Gldish, on East Hunter street, but the
parents on neither side had a suspicion
the young couple had immediate matri
monial intentions. The parents say that
the only objection they entertained was
on account of their youthfulness. It was
the intention of the bride’s parents to
send her away to school, and when this
intention was announced a few days ago
the young people decided to marry im
mediately In order ta prevent the threat
ened separation.
Last Friday afternoon the then Miss
Wilson, telling her mother that she was
going to see a friend, went ta the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Barfield, mutual friends,
where the groom with a minister was in
waiting. The ceremony was then per
formed in the presence of friends.
Soon after the ceremony the parents of
the young people were informed. The
parents of the bride took a philosophical
view of the situation and now the young
couple is living at the home of the
groom’s parents.
The bride is a beautiful young girl of
a little over two months beyond her four
teenth birthday. She is a perfect blonde
and wears her hair in girlish style. She
was married In short skirts. Before the
summer vacation Mrs. Morgan attended
the Woodward avenue public school, be
ing in the seventh grade. The groom was
17 in July. He is an employe of the South
ern Furniture company, on Moore street.
STATE FARM CROP
IS A BIG ONE.
Sixty bales of cotton from the state
prison farm have already been ginned,
and it is estimated that 300 bales will be
the output of that institution this season.
The farm is regarded as in a most
flourishing condition and a greater quan
tity of products will be harvested this
year than ever before.
There are about 750 acres of land planted
In cotton.
It is estimated that there will be 12,000
bushels of com obtained from the fields,
5,000 bushels of oats, several thousand
bushels of potatoes, 3,000 gallons of
syrup, 200 hogs will be butchered during
the winter and there are now 1,000 acres
of land covered with hay.
BACkTrOM CAPE NOME.
Atlanta Man Says That Never Was the
Season So Late in Alaska.
Dr. Walter A. Taylor, whose letters
from Nome, Alaska, the gold mining cen
ter of the world, have been noted with in
terest by Journal readers, reached the city
Tuesday night, after a journey of nearly a
month from the frozen regions.
Dr. Taylor has closed out his mercantile
interests at Nome and at the solicitation
of his family and friends will probably re
main in Atlanta unless called back to his
mining interests in Alaska.
In speaking of his return and of the
conditions at Nome, Dr. Taylor said:
“In spite of the many hard luck stories
from returning emigrants, I am still of
the opinion that Nome Is all right. There
have, of course, been a great many draw
backs, especially the lateness of the sea
son. Not in the history of the white man
on Sewell sound have such conditions
prevailed as this summer, the grbund be
ing frozen to such a depth that it was im
possible reach bed rock, where most of
the gold is found. Wbeks after” navigation-:
opened up there was not a ray of sunshine
to thaw the ground, and as a result very
little was accomplished by prospectors.
"One of the other obstacles is claim
jumping and too much litigation general
ly. Camp life, however, impressed me as
being on a more substantial business basis
this year than last. Prices are down and
the merchant is content with a more rea
sonable profit. Up to the time of my sail
ing, little new gold was brought into
Nome or shipped from there. However for
ten days prior to my leaving we had good
weather and everything looked hopeful.
"I came down on the Oregon to Seattle
and on the ship was James G. Hoge, Jr.,
president of the First National bank, of
Seattle, and a large stockholder in the
bank of Nome. He stated thaT he had
great faith In the future of Nome and
said that the bank there had commenced
to receive more gold than at any pre
vious time In Its history and that busi
ness was a hundred per cent better than
it was last year. No one should go to
Alaska without capital. It is a great coun
try and the possibilities are untold, but
at the same time there are severe hard
ships and an adventurer without means
Is likely to And only disappointment.
Nome is far ahead of other places which
have been boomed and will be head
quarters for mining industries and will
be an established section of country in
time. Whether I return depends on condi
tions. My interests have been left In good
hands and I will probably remain here.
“I left Nome on August 18th and when
I finally departed from San Francisco it
was like leaving home.”
CONFEDERATE CROSSES.
Mrs. S .E. Gabbett Will Soon Deliver
Them to Veterans.
A letter has been Issued by Mrs. 8. E.
Gabbett. custodian of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, to the Georgia
chapters stating that she will receive a
consignment of crosses of honor the lat
ter part of this month and that by the
Ist of October she will be ready to fill
orders. Orders which are already on
hand and correctly given will be filled
first.
Great care must be used In filling or
ders and no certificate will be received
that is not filled and attested in ink and
must be signed by the president and sec
retary of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. Only the president and sec
retary have the right to give orders.
Each order should be accompanied by
the date of entering-the army and of
discharge, name and number of regiment
and of camp and chapter ordering
crosses, etc. When possible orders 1
should be sent In one lot. Certificates
should be arranged alphabetically and
proper notice must be given the custo
dian when orders are to be sent. No de
scendants can receive crosses until all
the living in the county are served and
every order for a descendant must give
the assurance that this condition obtains.
Mrs. Gabbett’s address is 29 Hurt
street.
BACON IS IN MANILA.
Congressional Party to Examine Into
Administration of Philippines.
MANILA, Sept. 10.—The United t-tates
transport McClelland, New York, August
10, having on board the congressional par
ty, has arrived here. The visitors will
start on a tour of the island Thursday
for the” purpose of investigating the con
duct of affairs.
The delegation now at Manila Is to ex
amine into the general administration of
affairs in the Philippines and report ta
congress any recommendations it consid
ers necessary for the improvement of
existing ebnditidns on the Island. The
party consists of Senator Bacon, of Geor
gia. and Senator Dietrich, of Nebraska,
and Representatives Mercer of Illinois,
Smith of Illinois, Buleson of Texas, DeAr
mond of Missouri, Driscoll of New York,
Gaines of Tennessee, and Green of Penn
sylvania. „ I
MORE GENEROSITY
FROM MR. FRENCH
MAN WHO HAS BEEN SO LIBERAL}
WITH TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL
GIVES THIRD SCHOLARSHIP.
Aaron French, the wealthy manufactu
rer of Pittsburg, through whose gifts the
A. French textile school was established
at the Georgia School of Technology, and
who has made generous donations to the
institution, paid a visit to the school in
company with Pres. Lyman Hall Mon
day. Mr. French was greatly pleased
with the improvements which had. been
made at the school, particularly these in
the different departments of the textile
school.
On leaving the institution Mr. French
met one of the young men who is enjoy
ing the second scholarship he gave to the
school. On being told that the young meii
who were his beneficiaries were a credit
to themselves he announced that he would,
give the third scholarship to the school.
The first scholarship given by Mr.
French was won by Edward Klein, of
Atlanta, in September, 1898; the second
was won last fall by J. A. Harbour; the
third scholarship which Mr. French gave
yesterday will allow the beneficiary 8500
for his four years at the school. '
The conditions of the scholarship are
the same as the others and are as follows:
First. The applicant must be at least
16 years of age.
Second. No one is eligible whose family
pay taxes on more than 83.000 worth of
property. (Affidavits from city and- coun
ty tax collectors are required.) V
Third. The scholarship is to be award
ed by competitive examination in tbe fol
lowing subjects: Algebra, through quad
ratics and radicals; geometry, through
plane; English grammar. - - •,
The scholarship is limited to no state
or section of the country.
President Hall- has placed the date of
the competitive examination on Decem
ber 30, of this year, immediately after the
Christmas holidays. This was done on
account of the short time between now
and the opening of school, September 25.
The examination will be held at the school
and the students of the school as well as
others, will be allowed in the competition.
A letter was received by President Hall
from the president of the Mexican Na
tional railway asking for four or five
more Tech students to go to Mexico and
engage in extensive work • which is to
be done on the road in a short time.
Messrs. Neel and Furlow accepted posi
tions with the Mexican National In June*.
JIM~PARKER talks.
Says That the Anarchist Would Hava
Been Killed in Georgia.
James B. Parker, the Atlanta negro
who struck Czogosz, just as he shot Pres
ident McKinley, the story of which wae
told first and exclusively In The Journal
on Saturday, has given an interview in
which he describes the thrilling scene
when the murderous attempt was made
on the life of the nation’s chief executive.
The interview and some additional facta
are given in a Special from Buffalo, which
says: ,
"I was next in line behind the anarch
ist who shot the president. I tried to get
in front of him several timez, Iwt he
pushed me back with his elbow. A lit
tle girl had just shaken hands with the
president when the assassin reached him. J
Czblgasz had the revolver concealed in a
handkerchief, whicfi was wrapped
the revolver and his hand. < •'»
“Czolgosz did ndt 'extend- his left ”1 r
as some of the newspapers report. T, J*
president thought Czolgosz’s rigfct hai
was sore and put out his hand to take
the anarchist's left hand. A.s he did tue
anarchist fired twice, bam.wiam. I struck
him in the nose with my right fist and
reached with my left hand to take the
pistol from him. Several of the marines
thought the officer was the man who dl<L
the shooting, but he pointed ta where I
had Czolgosz down on the floor and said:
'There is the man who shot him.’;/
“Czolgosz raised his pistol .again to
shoot either the president or myself, but
at that time I choked him so hard that
he couldn’t shoot.
"I struck him so hard that the blood
gushed from his nose. We struggled some
seconds before the secret service officers
reached us. When one of them, I think
it was Foster, struck him and said: •You,
did you dare to shoot our president?’ I
wanted to cut his throat, but they took
him from me. I believe that my strik
ing Czolgosz kept him from shooting,
until he emptied his pistol, and probably
prevented the president from being
wounded again.”
Parker has bee.i living in Buffalo sines
last March, and had for several months
been employed In the Plaza restaurant in
the exposition grounds. He got off from
his work in order to sftiake hands with the
president, and was the man immediately
beftiind the assassin. He says he only did
his duty, but does not relish the way In
which the secret service men have at
tempted to create the impresston that I
they overcame the assassin. He only re
grets that he was not allowed to kill
Czolgosz.
"The twenty thousand w*h!te people
there ought not to have expected a nigger
to do it all,” he said. "Setae of tftiem
ought to have helped me kill him. vve
would have fixed him quick in Georgia.”
Parker is in deadly fear of the anarch- .
ists and says he will leave Buffalo soon*
because he is afraid they will kill him.
LOOKING FOR ANARCHISTS. '
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Believed the Attempted Assassination
Was Plot and Others Implicated.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 9.—The en
couraging news from Buffalo in regard to
the president's condition produced- a most
cheerful effect in Washington this morn- /
ing. In the departments there are bright
er faces, and at the white house thete are
unmistakable evidences of hope. Many
seem certain that the president will live.
Still It must be minded that he is yet to
have a hard ordeal, as his strength will
continue to ebb away, as he is given no
nourishment. The feeling that he will re-.
cover Is so strong today that only pas
sersby stop at the bulletin boards and no
crowds collect.
There will be no need for an extra ses
sion of congress should the president die,
as has been said by some. One feature of
the situation here is the attitude that wa»
assumed by some of the ministers in the
pulpits. Several almost openly advocated
lynch law, being stirred and excited by,
the terrible tragedy. -T- : , 3
Feeling is entertained by many here
that the attempted assassination of the
president is the result of a well planned
plot and that more are implicated in it
than vzolgozs. The detectives in. Wash-
Ingtc n last night watched every train and
seamed the face of every passenger that
came in. They declared that their, ap
pearance at the station had no speoial sig
nificance, but nevertheless they remain
ed there until the last train had arrived
from New York.
Those who take the view that the a>-
sault was planned believe that Emma
Goldman Is at the head of it and that
Czolgozs was simply delegated to commit
the crime, as Is usual in the case of work •
by an anarchist. The sentiment that the
country should be rid of anarchists is
growing here all the time.
"Every man with a zski or aski.ta his J
name should be banished,” said an enthu- J|
siast today. • ■ ,3
It is certain that nert congress will
pass some kind of a law to suppress
archisua. - C" 1
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