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BEBELS FLEE
IN 0 EFEAT
CHINESE TROOPS UTTERLY
ROUTE INSURRECTIONISTS
AND CAPTURE REBEL LEAD
ERS IN SOUTH CHINA.
PEKIN. M«r 14—The government an
nounce* that after two day*' fighting the
rebel* In the southern P*rt of the prov
ince of Chi U have been completely de
fe»ted.and.(hair leaders captured. ,
Clashes‘between th* partisans of the
numerous presidential candidates continu
ed yesterday afternoon. The followers of
General Saint Folx CoUn attacked the ad
herents of General DeFly. the military
commander here. The firing was severe
for an hour, but' so far as known very few
were killed or wounded.
General De Fly was compelled to evacu
ate .the Hotel De La Place and retreated
to the palace, where he barricaded himself
and Ms followers, having previously se
cured a good supply of ammunition.
Sprue time before midnight there was
another outbreak of firing and. this time,
the casualties were somewhat severe
In the meanwhile firing occurred in other
parts of the city. *an<f lasted until after
midnight, ♦hen the situation became
calmer. *
Ex-PrtMdeftt Sam embarked at 11:30 a.
m. yesterday on French steamer Olinde
Bndriguex
He was accompanied to the landing
place by the American, French and Ger
man minister*.
At about the time that the former pres
ident embarked on tl\e French steamer
here news was received from Cape Hay
tlen to the’effect that General Firmin. late
Haytien minister tn Havre had arrived at
Cape ftaytten and had been proclaimed
president. The dispatch added that the
whole north and northwest of the Hayti
had declared in favor of General Firmin.
Former President Sam Tancrede Au
guste. the minister of the interior and of
police; General De Fly and M. I>econte. the
minister of agriculture and public works.
■ had gathered th*ir forces in the palace
at about midnight, where their position
was strengthened by the fact that they
had the presidential guard on their side.
Opposed to this party was General Sainte
Folx Colin, at the head cf a latge body of
armed citizen a
The latter were determined that the
members of the former government of
Hayti should embark today on the French
mail steamer.
General Vilbrun, the former minister of
war, and M P. Faine. the former min
ister of finance and commerce, have
•ought refuge in the French legation.
Early in the morning. M. Tancrede Au
guste seemed to have abandoned the Sam
party, for he sought safety in the United
States legation. His example was follow
ed by M Brutus Saint Victor, the min
ister of foreign affairs and public Instruc
tion. who also sought the protection of the
United States flag.
to know what has become
of the government which was
underste^fl 3 fo have been established yes
terday under Boiserand Canal, former
. president.
While the former president was em
barking a salute was fired from the' pal
ace. The inhabitants of port au Prince’
are stfrt In a itate of great excitement and
ft seems probable that another provisional
government will be formed today.
Yrampledto death”
BY FRIGHTENED MULE
CARROLLTON. Ga.. May 13.-At Man
deville. six miles north cf here, in this
county, has just happened a most horri
ble accident. A Mr. Roberts .of that
community, had sickness in his family,
rendering it necersary to summons his
mother. Mrs. Dr. Roberts, of Alabama.
Upon her arrival at Mandeville she was
met by her son with a buggy and mule.
A train ran np on them In the buggy, the
lady jumped out on the opposite side of
the animal from the train, while her son 1
j prepared to hold, it. As the train passed
I the frightened mule sprang aside, knock
ed the lady down and- tramped on her
chest causirg instant death.
FLYNT RAPIDLY RECOVERS
FROM SERIOUS WOUNDS
Hon. J. J. Fiynt. of Griffin, who was se
ricusly injured In a street duel some time
ago. in wh’ch he killed M. D. Hudson, is
improving rapidly and he will be able to
be on the atreets within the next few
day*, h
Mr. Fiynt is a candidate for the legisla
ture and it is said that he is now sure of
election. The primary in Spa. -ng was
postponed on account of his injury. Mr..
Fiynt represented Spalding county in the
legislature last year and made an able
legislator
championWglar
' CAUGHT NEAR
; COLUMBUS
HE HAO LOOTED THE POSTOFFICE
AND every store in the
LITTLE TOWN OF BUL
LOCHVILLE.
COLUMBUS. Ga. May IX-Deputy Unit
ed. States Marshal Roberts came in Satur
day night from up the Southern with a
negro named Jim Collins, who. if all that
is credited to hiss is true, is the champion
burglar of thia part of the country.
On last Wednesday night the little town
d Bullochvllle. on the Southern, at the
Warm Springs station.* was completely
looted as far as the business houses were
concerned It was tbe most thoroughly
burglarised town in the country and Jim
CoUtne ia accused of doing the job. The
following establishments were entered and
robbed, the robbers making a haul at each
place;
The United States postoffice.
The store of R. O. Dunn. .
Tbe store of W. B. Leverett & Co.
Tbe Bullochvllle Mercantile Co.
The store of W. M Florence.
As soon as the discovery was made
Thursday morning the merchants got on
the klert and soon found track of the
burglar A good rain had fallen the night
before and be was easily tracked. Messrs.
W- E. Hooks and Otis Bulloch took up
tbe trail and followed Collins down into
Ta|bot eounty. He was captured by them
at’a house near Prattsburg Saturday and
was taken without any trouble. Collins
had in his possession all the goods stolen
and most of the money. He admitted
making away with them but told a rather
thin story to th* effect that three other
Kn broke igto the stores and that he fol
r*4 Übstx and secured the vahiabiau
NASHVILLE TO HAVE
“EDUCATIONAL FAIR”
NASHVILLE. Ga.. May IS.—The school
authorities and the teachers of Berrien
county have arranged to hold a school
fair the first week In June.
Representative pupils from every school
in the county will meet at Sparks and be
examined In reading, spelling, geography
history, grammar. Latin, algebra and
arithmetic. Besides gold medals will be
given to the first, second and third best in
elocution and oratory and for the best
original essay. No school will be allowed
to contest for the medals that does not
furnish pupils for the examinations.
The utmost care will be taken to have
a fair exhibit of the actual attainments of
the pupils. The first, second and third
grade pupils will read matter specially
prepared for the occasion. It Will consist
of stories in which words taken from
their respective readers will be used.
The other pfipils will read some dally
paper—the latest issue of it. They will
not know which paper they are to read
until It Is handed to them in the meeting.
The grammar pupils will also use the
paper; they will parse. Analyse, punctu
ate and correct sentences selected from
the latest issue of some daily paper The
arithmetic and history classes will stand
a written examination on questions to be
prepared by the- county school commis
sioner. There will be a spelling and a
geography match. Tbe Latin and algebra
classes will be examined orally. Those
who contest for the medals for original
essavs will be given a subject and they
will be required to write the essay at once
tn the presence of the examiner.
It will be seen that no undue preponder
ance will be given to. any department of
school work.-It la proposed to encourage
elocution and oratory, but not to the ex
tent of producing upon the mireds of par
ents and children that this is much more
Important than the other branches taught
in the schools. -
FRUIf GROWERS TO
PROTECT THEIR
INTERESTS
GEORGIA ORCHARD OWNERS WILL
DEAL THIS YEAR WITH ONLY
RELIABLE COMMISSION MEN.
MEETING IN MACON.
A meeting of the Georgia Fruit Growers’
association will be held in the parlors of
the Hotel Lanier at Macon on Thursday
to make the final arrangements about the
commission houses to which the dealers
will this year allow to handle their fruit.
For many years past Georgia fruit grow
ers have suffered financial loss by allowing
unreliable fruit dealers to handle their
year’s output, but this year the growers
have organized and are determined to get
fair play. <• •
They have signed an agreement to allow
only certain commission men tn the differ
ent places to handle their crop. The fol
lowing letter has been sent out by Presi
dent Dudley M. Hughes:
Georgia Peach Growers ’ association,
Macon. Ga.. May 10. 1902—The final
meeting cf th? araociatlan, before the ship
ping commences, will be held in the par
lors of the Hotel Lanier, Macon, May 15,
1902. at 9 o’clock a. m. /
The committee will meet prior to that
time and will announce the selection of
commlsslcn houses to the general meeting
on the 15th.
If you have not. already sent the names
of the commission houses you desire listed,
please do so at once.
I especially urge that you be present at
this most important meeting.
D. M. HUGHES. President.
Committee—D. M. Hughe*, chairman.
Danville; George F. Gober. Marietta; J. H.
Williams. Sylvester; Louis Berckmans,
Augusts; Frank Summerour. Dalton; H.
A. Matthews. Fort Valley; F. W. Hazle
hurst. secretary, Macon.
The following Is a copy of an agreement
that ia being signed and forwarded to Sec
retary’ Hazlehurst. He says the list will
be a big one. and the more reliable house*
that can be secured the better all will iike
it.’ The igreement is aS follows:
’’The Agreement—We kind ourselves to
ship our fruit in carload lots to no individ
ual. firm or corporation except those des
ignated by the committee appointed for
the purpose of selecting suitable and reli
able individuals, firms and corporations
for handling the fruit crop of Georgia. The
right is reserved by us to sell to whomso
ever we desire on track at our shipping
point, and we aa growers hereby pledge
our moral support to the movement look
ing to the selection of responsible and suit
able commission men for handling the
fruit crop of the state and otherwise car
rying Into effect the resolutions this day
adopted.”
Naq;es of commission houses with which
I have done satisfactory business and
which I desire listed.
Names cf commission houses with which
my business bas been unsatisfactory and
which 1 consider have treated me dishon
estly or unfairly. Prefer you reasons
on back of this sheet.
NAT BIRDSONG DEAdF"
OTHER MACON DEATHS
MACON, May 12.—Ex-Jailer Nat Bird
song is dead.. He was buried yesterday
afternoon at his home in the Rutland dis
trict. He leaves three children. Mr. Bird
song was jailer at the time Tom Woolfolk
was a prisoner, and when a number of
other noted criminals were confined in
the jail here. He has been In failing
health for some time.
Mrs. N. M. Brown, wife of J. H. J.
Brown, died at her home in East Macon
yesterday after a lingering illness.
Albert Hicks, the five-months-old child
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hicks .died at Li
zella yesterday. •
< Randolph, the nine-months-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, died yester
day.
Daniel Henry, the three-months-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sires, died
yesterday afternoon.
Agnes, the infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Stevenson, is dead.
Mrs. Hester A. Stokes died yesterday.
AT HEPHZIBAH MAN
HEPHZIBAH. Ga.. May 13.—Mr. Clar
ence E. Rhodes was shot at Friday night
by Eddie Green, a colored woman, who
had concealed herself in a lime grove, tn
an unfrequented spot, where she must
have known Mr. Rhodes would pass,
while en route from his father's home to
his own farm in Burke county. The ball
from the pistol passed in dangerous prox
imity to the face of Mr. Rhodes. The
woman fled for safety. Mr. Rhodes swore
out a warrant, the woman was arrested,
tried, found guilty and bound over to a
higher court.
SOUTHERN TO DOUBLE
TRACK PART OF LINE
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. May it.—A special
from Reidsville. N. C.. say*: At an early
date the Southern railway will commence work
on the double track from Lynchburg to Char
lotte The line has been surveyed through
Reidsville and it la said that workmen will
begin laying the heavy rails right away. Th*
traffic ia so heavy along this route that th*
Southern waa compelled to pursue thia course.
It la certain that thia will result in a short
crop of tobacco next season Fanners ar*
afraid to depend on their help, because they
are of the opinion that when the call la made
for railroad bands the darkles will take their
da part ww
■JMIS &JLMI-VVEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1902.
FRDMBALLOON
HE FELL TO
DEATH
DARING AERONAUT MEETS A
FRIGHTFUL FATE AT TALLA
POOSA IN THE PRESENCE OF
GREAT CROWD.
TALLAPOOSA, G«., May 14.—Meredith
Rowe, an aeronaut, in making a balloon
ascension here late yesterday afternoon,
fell from a height of a hundred feet and
was almost instantly killed.
The World’s Fair Amusement company,
with a dozen or more tents, had just open
ed for a week’s entertainment. The crown
ing spectacle of the first day’s program
was to be a balloon ascension and para
chute leap, and by the time young Rowe
was ready to make his ascension there
were hundreds of people crowding the vi
cinity.
It was already growing dark when the
word was given to cast loose. The big
balloon was the cynosure of 4very eye as
It swung majestically upward, with the
daring young aeronaut suspended from a
crossbar beneath, the folded parachute
dangling beneath him.
A long breath came from hundreds of
mouths as the big balloon swept upward,
only to be succeeded by another and more
awe-stricken moment of excitement, for
as the gray sphere reached the height of
about 100 feet it suddenly collapsed.
The crowd shuddered. A feeling of hor
ror swept over them as. with one wild cry,
tbe unfortunate aeronaut came falling to
wards the earth, together with a. gray
mass of the torn balloon, the network of
ropes and the flapping parachute.
There was a sound of a heavily striking
body and all was silent save for the sud
den weeping of many women. Children
clung to their mother’s skirts. Men turned
their faces away in horror, tearful to look
upon the sight they knew awaited them.
As quickly as possible medical aid was
summoned, but it was already seen to be
unavailing. Young Rowe never spoke a
word, but died within a half hour of his
fall. His neck was broken, his back a
mass of bruises. Hardly a whole bone
remained in his body.
From the show management it was
learned that the young man was only 19
years of age. although he had made many
balloon ascensions, and was regarded as
one of the most successful and daring men
in his-profession. His home is in'Evans
ville, Ind., where his mother and brother
"still alive there. The body Will be shipped
there this afternoon.
The cause for the accident is ascribed
to the age of the balloon. It had been in
use for a long time, although nobody
dreamed it had become dangerously weak.
The accident created the wildest excite
ment, and little else was talked of here
last night or today. The scene is de
scribed as one of the most horrible ever
witnessed, more especially so on account
of the frightful condition of the body af
ter striking the earth.
GLENN AT LOUISVILLE?
ESTILL SHAKE HANDS
LOUISVILLE, Ga., May 13.—Superibr
court convened here yesterday with
Judge B. D. Evans on the bench. The
docket being light court will not continue
over three or four days
During the noon recess Hon. G. R. Glenn
spoke to a large audience, strongly urging
his re-election as state school commission
er.
Candidate Estill is here shaking hands
with the people and making many friends.
AUGUSTALAWYERS
FAVOR ATLANTA
-
THE BAR ASSOCIATION THINKS
THE UNITED STATES COURT ,
OF APPEALS SHOULD BE
LOCATED HERE.
AUGUSTA, Ga., May 14.—At the regular
quarterly meeting of the Augusta Rar as
sociation held yesterday a resolution was
adopted unanimously requesting the hold
ing of an annual session of the United J
States court of appeals in Atlanta. The ■
resolution sets forth that it is quite a
hardship for attorneys from this section
having business in the court of appeals to
be compelled to travel as far as New Or
leans, and prays for the enactment of a,
law requiring one session annually of this
court at New Orleans on the third Monday
of’November, as heretofore, and one term
at another stated time in Atlanta.
The Bar association, on motion of Hon.
J. R. Lamar, also requested the two oldest
members of the bar, Messrs. Joseph B.
Cumming and F. H. Miller, to write out
personal memoirs and reminiscences of the
bar. the same to be published by the as
sociation. It is understood that both these
gentlemen will assume the task assigned
them.
Fined for Selling Whisky.
ROME, Ga., May 13. C. F. Scholb was
fined $125 by the recorder Monday after
noon for selling liquor in his bath parlprs.
Scholb has appealed his cases to the city
council. They will be heard next Monday
night. He was bound over to the superior
court In a third
Beer Dispenser Elected.
SPARTANBURG. 8. C„ May 12.—The county
board of control at its meeting yesterday re
elected Mr. B. L. Toland beer dispenser at
dispensary No. 2. There were eight applicants.
MISSISSIPPI MAN
HAS DISAPPEARED
JACKSON. Mir*.. May 14.-The people of
Holmes county are much mystified and ex
cited’ over the disappearance of Mr. C. A.
Goodwin, a prominent citizen of Hebron, who
on the 20th of March left home to transact
some important business near the river. He
has not been heapd of since he left and foul
play is suspected, as he had a large sum of
money on his person. The authorities have
made a thorough search for the missing man
but no trAce of him has yet been found.
:: VOLCANO IN MEXICO '1
:: > IS IN AN UGLY MOOD j
a a I
a > GUADELAJARA, Mexico, May 13.—The Colima volcano shows strong in
dications of a great eruption and the inhabitants living in the valley at its a|a
a|> base are moving to safe distances from the peak, from which smoke and 4*
♦ puffs of flame have been belching for several days. •>
afa Mount Colima has threatened renewed activity for several weeks. This +
a|a condition caused the work of constructing the extension of the Mexican a|a
a|a Central railroad to Manzanillo, passing near the base of the mountain, to
© cease temporarily. A
a|i The route of the extension will probably be changed in order to avol<f 4*
♦ any possible disaster that an eruption might bring. +
SEMI-WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Spot Cotton Market
Atlanta, steady, 954 c.
New Orleans, steady. 9 S-16c.
New York, steady, 956 -
Liverpool, steady, 6 3-32<1.
Charleston, steady, 9%e.
Mobile, steady. 9%0.
Augusta, steady, 9%c.
Savannah, steady, 9%c.
Cincinnati, steady, 954 c.
Wilmington, firm, 9%c.
St. Louis, quiet, 9 8-16 c.
Norfolk, steady. 9Hc.
Galvestop, steady, 9 5-16 c.
Baltimore, steady. 9%c.
Boston, quiet, 956 c.
Philadelphia, steady. 9%c.
Memphis, quiet, 9 l-16c.
New York Cotton.
NEW YORK. May 14.-The cotton market
opened quiet with prices 4 to 7 points higher
on a small scramble of .room shorts for cover,
based on a better showjpg by Liverpool than
expected. Supplementing the cables were light
receipts at the ports and Interior towns and
reports that rain was needed in the central
belt. However, commission houses failed to
enthuse over’ the cables, but rather took ad
vantage of the lnttl*l rise to put out more cot
ton bought at higher prices. Bears lost < tbelr
fright upon finding the bulls in an unaggres
slve mood and soon had the whole list declin
ing rapidly. July sold o ffto 8.85 and August
to 8.58. When least expected, however, the
local market turned abruptly on very active
general buying, advancing 10 to 13 points to
8.98 for July and to 8.48,f0r August. Euro
pean buying and feverish demand from the
shprts were the chief cause for v the sudden
advance. Trading was active all the early
session. Prices tapered off somewhat at 11
o’clock under profit taking by pit longs and
absence of strong outside buying. Wall street
appeared to be quietly covering August shorts;
Philadelphia bought July and sold the Au
gust option. I 1
Later in the morning the market hardened
again on fresh demand from shorts and a grow
ing impression In outsido circles that a turn
had at last come. Commission houses appear
ed to be sold out while gn extensive short ac
count was traced to Wall street and to the
larger Ibcal houses. Favorable changes in the
New Orleans market helped to strengthen form
:er wavering bull confidence here. Noon blds
’ reflect a net advance of 7 to 12 points.
I Spot was steadier, 1-lilc higher to 9 9-l«c for
' middling uplands and 9 13-16 c for middling gulf.
NEW YORK COTTON.
I. Th* following were th* ruling prices tn th*
exchange today:
| Tone, very steady; middlings, 956 c, steady.
Last Cloe*
Open. HUb. Low. Sal*. Bld.
January 7.95 8.01 7.92 8.00 8.00
j February 7.97
May 9.14 919 9.14 9.19 9.26
, June 9.15 9.17 9.15 9.17 9.24
July 8.94 9.06 8.85 9.05 9.04
! August 8.66 8.75 8.58 8.75 8.74
September 8.19 8.28 8.15 8.28 8.27
October 8.01 8.10 7.97 8.10 8.09
November .. .. 8.00 8.00 7.98 8.00 8.02
December .. 8.00 8.03 7.96 8.02 8.01
NEW; ORLEANS COTTON.
Th* following war* th* closing quotations on
the floor of ths exchange today:
Tone, steady. f
May ».27
June 9.29
July 9.38
August g. 84
September 8.32
October 7.95
November 7.84
December 7.84
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
By Private Wire to Murphy A Co.
The following were the ruling quotations tn
the exchange today:
I Tone: Steady; sales, 6,000; middlings, 5 3-32 d.
Open Close
! January and February 4.24 4.24
'April and May 4.57 4.56
' May and June 4.57 456
June and July 4.M 4.56
July and August 4.55 4 £5
August and September 4.51 4.51
September and October 4.37 4.31
October and November 4.23 4.21
November and December *. 4.26 4.25
December and January i... 4.24
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
ISM-» IIM-4 1800-1 1961-1
Galveston 749 1,543 3.606 1,323
New Orleans 1,932 3,994 4,081 3,148
Mobile 6 1
Savannah 33 524 L 177 163
Charleston 645 66 10 18
Wilmington 299 8
Norfolk 1,250 166 639 763
New York NF 9 1,000 788
Boston 211 81 504 ...rE
Philadelphia 65 410
Total at all ports... 6,770 '6,651 10,665 *7,0C0
•Estimated.
Estimated Cotten Reeelotg.
Houston exgects tomorrow 100 to 150 bales,
against 3,358 bales last year. New Orleans ex
fects tomorrow 2,400 to 2,800 bales, against
336 bales last yeary
» Murphy & Co.'s Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK, May 14.—A recovery of several
points from yesterday's sharp break was the
early record for cotton today. The feeling
was decidedly mixed., Receipts on the one
hand kept very small but on the other weather
and crop news continues so very fine that
careful people naturally hesitate lest the con
ditions continue. Liverpool made a sharp
break today and the market here weak
ened rapidly after the opening especially
the new cron months. The market was a
see-saw affair most of the early session. Evi
dence of a large short interest was accumulat
ing and many weak longs have been shaken
out but the trade as \ rule was quite uncer
tain as to the immediate future. Cables were
4 to 5 points lower and receipts at ports were
estimated at 7.000, against 11,000.
In the cotton belt todav there was rain at
Montgomery, New Orleans and Chattanooga.
Borne reports claimed that sections of Alabama
were needing rain. The estimate for Hous
ton for tomorrow, if it means anything, should
have emboldened the bull clique most decidedly
showing as it did but 150 bales, as against
3.358 last year. Wise people are bearing in
mind that we are considerably ahead of last
year thus far In the movement and it would
be well to see these figures wiped out and then
watch how they may run for a while before
jumping to the conclusion that we shall be
confronted with a famine, about which we
can speak more intelligently after the danger
point to the new crop has passed.
Grain aro Provision*.
CHICAGO, May 14.-Indifferent cables and
favorable growing weather for crops depress
ed wheat at the opening today. The rains in
the northwest spring country had ceased and
copious falls were reported where most need
ed in Kansas and Nebraska. Liquidation by
late buyers of yesterday also set In somewhat
liberally and prices dropped. July started a
shade to %©s4c lower at 76%c to 7*c, declined
to 75%®75%c and later steadied near 75%c.
Trade early was rather tame. Local receipts
were only 22 cars, none of contract grade. Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 124 cars, making
a total for the three points of 146 cars against
140 last week and 198 a year ago.
Some strength in corn and fair cash sales
to the seaboard influenced July wheat to top.
764fcc. but the recovery was not held. The
statistician for the board made a report, in
dicating a winter wheat yield of 410,000.000 and
all the crowd forgot yesterday’s bullish gov
ernment report and unloaded until July closed
weak. %c lower at 75%©75%c.
Corn trade early was of a quiet, hesitating
nature. Cables were very small and some
light buying of fair character set in. July
opened 54c up to unchanged at 63c to 62%c, but
showed a disposition to ease with wheat.
Most of the trade was local. Speculators are
beginning to fight shy of this pit because of
the fear many express over the dangerous pos
sibilities for manipulation by a leading house
that is heavily l«ig of July and September
stuff. July fluctuated very narrowly the first
hour and hung around 6214 c. Receipts were 27
cars.
There was some fair corn buying as the ses
sion advanced and the crowd was inclined to
bull prices on the very small estimate of 25
cars to arrive here tomorrow. July sold up
sharply to 63%c, but closed qnly firm, %c up
at 6354 c.
Oats were quiet with n* early noticeable
features. The tendency of the pit was to ease
with wheat and corn. Harvesting was report
ed in North Carolina and fields ripening in
Texas. Some old July stuff was offered and
prices slipped off a trifle. July new started
>4c lower to 37c and eased to 36%®37c. Re
ceipts were only 56 cars.
Fairly active business by the same interests
that have bulled provisions of late gavw
strength in hog products. Hogs were com
manding better prices, and on a fair demand
I for pork tn particular prices advanced. July
pork opened 25*@12H up at 17.50 to 17.60; July
lard. 2H@Sc higher at 10.3756, and July ribs,
5®754c up at 9.75.
J CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
I The following were the ruling prices in th*
1 exchange at noon today:
WHEAT— Open High Low Cln**
May 755* 76% 7556 75%
July 7654 76% 7556 7556
September 7556 75% 74 74
CORN—
I May 62% 6354 6254 6256
July 63 63% 62% 6354
September 6156 62 61 6156
OATS—
May 4356 4356 42% «54
July 35 35% 34’6 35
September 29% 29% 2954 29%
PORK—
May 17.45 17.45 17.45 17.4 ff
July 17.52 17.60 17.50 17.60
September ...17.55 17 62 17.52 17.62
LARD—
May 10.40 10.40 10.40 10.40
July 10.37 10.45 10.37 10.42
September 10.40 10.42 10.35 10.43
SIDES—
Mav 9.77
July 9.75 9.80 9.75 9.80
September 9.75 9.80 9.75 9.80
Chicago Close Quotations.
CHICAGO. May 14.-Wheat-Maj-. 75%e;
Julv. 7556@75%c; September, 7456 c; December,
7454 c.
! Corn—May. 6256 c; July, 6354 c; September.
’6156c; December. 4756 c; May (1903), 47%c.
I Oats-May. 4354 c; July, 35c; new, 36%@37c;
September, 29%c; new, 30%@31c; December,
29%c; new. 3156 c.
Pork—May, 817.45; July, $17.60; September,
$17.6256c; October, 317.32%c: January. $16.85.
Lard-May, 310.40®10.4256; July. $10.4256; Sep
tember, $10.4256® 10.45; October. $10.40.
Ribs—May, $9.80; July, 18.7756®5. 80; Septem
ber, $9.80.
Flax—Cash northwest. $1.77; southwest. $1.60;
May. $1.61; September, $1.49; October, $1.44.
Rye—May, 58c; July, 5756 c; September, 5656 c.
Barley—Cash, 65®71c.
Timothy—September, $5.00.
Clover—Cash, $8.35.
Chicago Cash Quotations.
CHICAGO, May 14.-Wheat-No. 2 red. 83®
84c; No. 3 red. 81@93c; No. 2 hard winter, 78®
7856 c; No. 3 hard winter, 7756©78c; No. 1 north
ern spring. 7756®79c; No. 2 northern spring,
76®7756c; No. 3 spring, 74®76c.
Corn—No. 3. 63®>6356c.
Oats—No. 2, 43%@44%c; No. », 4356 c.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
By Private wire to Murphy & Co.
The following were the ruling quotatloas la
the exchange today: ,
WHEAT— Open. Close.
Maj- 6s. 654<L 6a 656 d.
CORN—
May ss. 6%d.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK, May 14.—8u/ter—Receipts, 5.318
packages; market steady; state dairy, 20@22c;
state creamery, 2056®22>6c.
Cheese—Receipts, 1.535 packages; market Ir
regular; new state, full creamery, small, col
ored and white, choice, 12c; large, colored,
ll%d: large, white. 1154 c.
Eggs—Receipts, 12,607 packages; market
steady; western at market. 16%©1754c; south
ern, at market, 15c.
Sugar—Raw. irregular; fair refining, 2%c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 3 7-16 c; molasses sugar,
2%c; refined, quiet; crushed, $5.15; powdered,
$4.75; granulated. $1.65.
Coffee—Steady; No. 7, Rio, 5 7-16 c.
Molasses—Firm; New Orleans, 33@41c.
Kansas City Quotations. t
KANSAS CITY, May 14.—Close Wheat-May
73c; July, 7256 c; cash. No. 2 hard, 7456c.'
Corn—May. «2%c; September, 58%c; cash. No.
2 mixed, 64%c; No. 2 white, 6756 c.
Oats—No. 2 white, 45@4556c.
Eggs—Fresh, 14c.
New York Coffee Market.
Furnished daily by S. Muan, Son & Co.
The following were tbe ruling quotations on
the New York coffee exchange today:
May.... 5.06®5.10
September 5.4005.45
December 5.60®5.65
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga., May 14.-Turpentine, firm.
45c; sales, 1,061; rois. steady; W W. M.*o; W G,-.
-G. $3.50; N, $3.25; M, $2.85; K. $2.45; I. $1.96; H.
$1.55; G. $1.35; F, $1.80; E, $1.25; D. C, 8.-A,
$1.20; sale*, none; reeelpts spirits, 2,192; rosin
St. Louis Clearings.
ST. LOUIIS, May 14.—Clearings, $9,442,758;
balances, $1,266,172.
New York exchange, 50c premium.
Wool Quotations.
ST. LOUIS. May 14.—W001, dull, unchanged;
territory and western mediums, 14@16c; fine,
ll@15c; coarse, ll®l4c.
St. Louis Quotations.
ST. LOUIS, May 14.—Wheat-Lower; No. 2,
red, cash, elevator, 81c; track, 8256®>83c; May,
79c; July, 73%©7356c: September, 73%c; No. 2,
hard. 77i6®78c.
Corn—Firm; No. 2. cash, 64%c; track, 65c;
May. 63%c; July, 62%®>62%c: September. 60%c.
Oats—Easier: No. 2. cash. 4856 c; track, 44®
4456 c; July. 3356 c; September, 27%c; No. 2.
white, 46®>47c.
Rye—Steady, 60c.
Pork—Higher; jobbing, $17.70, old; sslß.lo new.
Lard—Higher; $10.30.
Lead—Dull. $3.97’6®4.00.
Spelter—Steady, $4.15.
Poultry—Steady; chickens, 10®1056c; turkeys,
8c; ducks, 656 c; geese. 4®456c.
Butter—Steady; creamery, 17®23c; dairy,
16®20c. .
Eggs—Steady, 14c.
Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY. May 14.—Cattle—Receipts,
4.000, including 200 Texans; strong to 10c higher;
native steers. $5.00®7.15; Texas and Indian
steers, $5.00@6.25; Texas cows. $3.00®5.10; na
tive cows and heifers. $2.25@7.00; Stockers and
feeders, $3.35®5.35; bulls, $2.85®5.25: calves, $3.00
@6.75.
Hogs—Receipts, 7,000; strong to 10c higher;
bulk of sales. $7.10@7.40; heavy, $7.3256@7.50;
packers. $7.20@7.3756: medium. $7.10@7.30; light.
$t>.80@7.20; Yorkers, $7.05@7.20: pigs, $4.86@6.00.
Sheep—Receipts. 3,000; strong; muttons. $4.75
@6.00; lambs, $5.40@7.15; western wethers. $4-30
@6.00; ewes. $4.75@5.C5.
Prime on the Grain Crop.
(From the Dally Stockholder.
In the growing world we have been forging
ahead the present week with very Blight inter
ruptions.
Not so much In the line of growth as in the
line of steady work of finishing up the seeding
of small grains and the plowing and preparing
as well as the planting of corn. No storms
of rain have in any way interfered with this
work upon the farms.
The winter wheat has shown very visibly and
plainly the good effects of the recent rains. The
early varieties of winter wheat are also begin
ning to show signs of heading, and altogether
the crop has held Its own remarkably well.
Very encouraging reports come from the great
area of southern Illinois as to the condition and.
general Improvement of the crop since the re
cent rains of ten or twelve days ago. The height
of the wheat In that locality varies all the way
from 8 to 16 Inches.
The oat crop is generally doing fairly well.
Its stand Is generallj - better than last year, and
there 1s no reason today why under normal con-t
ditions we should not have a better crop than
the crop of 1961. The reserves of old oats are
now generallj- reported in the hands of farm
ers as unusually low. You maj- probably recall
the fact that the Shipment of oats and receipts
at grain centers the last six months have been
comparatively larger than those of corn; hence
it Is only natural that receipts now should run
low.
The country has had an excellent week for
plowing the ground and finishing up its prepa
ration for general planting. Corn planting has
gone on with the week now closing, without any
break. The ground has been In good conditio*
for the reception of the seed, bat the tempera"
ture has been a little low. The planting of corn
this season will be from ten to fifteen days
earlier than last season. Corn receipts in the
early part of the week showed some slight in
crease. hut have fallen off again to a low point.
The grass crop lias Improved materially dur
ing the last few days. The meadows are al
ready giving good feed to live stock.
Taking the crop situation as a whole, there 1
is nothing in the general condition todaj- to .bor
row trouble from with regard to the outcofne of
the spring season. It is true, things are not
forward, but they are in the ground generally
with all the moisture that Is needed for the
time being. In the far northwest there is more
moisture than is needed, and some friction has
been developed with regard to the seeding of
the spring wheat crop, but all things considered
the first days of May are promising and encour
aging to the agricultural outlook of the coun
try. 8. T. K. PRIME.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
• Cotton.
ATLANTA, May 14.—Middling cotton quiet
at 9%c.
Fish ana Oysters.
Pompano, 7@Bc; Spanish mackerel 6c; trout,
salt wat*r, 6; trout, fresh wAter, 7c; blue
fish, 6c; snapper, 656 c: bream. }c: mixed fish.’
4c; Grouper, 4c; mullet, $6.00@6.50 per barrel;
market active.
Coumry Produce.
Butter—Georgia Jersey. 2256@25c; Tennessee
Jersey. 3256@26c: Tennessee choice. 18®20r’ t
sweet potatoes, pumpkin yams, $1.20@1.50 bush.;
white, SI.OO per bushel; Irish pbtatoes, 31 15®
1.20 per bushel; onions, $1.75®2.00 bushel; honey,
SHUG HUFFMAN IN TOWER
; CHARGED WITH MURDER
L. E. Huffman, better known as “Shug”
Huffman, who is alleged to have killed J.
N, Holsenback, deputy United States mar
shal for the northern district of Alabama
last January, was brought to Atlanta Mon
day by Atlanta officers whe effected his
capture near Carrollton, as reported in
the dispatches to The Journal that day.
The officers who figured in the capture
of Huffman were Revenue Agent David
A. Gates, Deputy Marshal J. C. Johnson
Capt. John R. Ware, of Atlanta; W. C.
Thomason, formerly deputy marshal at
Carrollton, and W. A. Farmer, of La-
Grange. Deputy Marshal Johnson is in
charge of the territory at Carrollton and
Captain Ware is at LaGrange.
Revenue Agent Gates left the city Sun
day afternoon for Carrollton and was
joined by the other officers at that place.
They left Carrollton about 11 o’clock at
night and drove to Yellow Dirt creek,
thirteen miles away, where the chase be
gan.
At an early hour in the morning they
saw Huffman making his way across the
fields. He spied the officers and the chase
began. Drawing his pistol Huffman ran
with the officers behind.
C. F. Davis, an old enemy of the man
charged with murder, says Huffman sur
rendered to him and Huffman substanti
ates this.
chancelloThill spe"aks
AT STONE MOUNTAIN
STONE MOUNTAIN. Ga.. May 12.—Dr. W.
B. Hill, of the' University of Georgia, delivered
an address before the boys of Untversitj-
School Fridaj' night, in their gymnasium hall.
His subject was "Fun,” whclh was treated in
a very masterful and attractive manner: the
three points especially emphasized, within
whose bounds fun should always be kept, were
kindness, purity and reverence.
FEDERAL SOLDIERS
DECORATE CRAVES
OF OLD ENEMY
O. M, MITCHELL POST APPOINTS
COMMITTEE TO PLACE FLOW
ERS ON GRAVES OF THEIR
CONFEDERATE DEAD.
O. M. Mitchell post. G. A. R-. at a meet
ing Tuesday bight appointed a committee
to take charge of the decoration of Con
federate soldiers’ graves on national Me
morial Day at Marietta. May 30th. The
committee is colnposed of L. P. Hills, L.
B. Nelson and W. M. Scott.
James P. Averill, assistant adjutant
general of the department of Georgia,
by command of Commander W. M. Scott
has issued a circular letter to the com
mittee in charge of the Memorial Day
services in which he asks that an extract
from the address of the late President
William McKinley, delivered to the Geor
gia legislature in December, 1898, be read
as a part of the service. The utterance
lows: >
/“Every soldier's grave made during the
Unfortunate civil war is a tribute to Am
erican valor; and while when these graves
were made, we differed widely about the
future of the government, tuose differ
ences were, long ago, settled by the ar
bitrament of arms, and the time has come,
in the evolution of sentiment and feeling,
in the province of God. when, in the spir
it of fraternity, we should share with you
in the care of the graves of Confederate
soldiers.’’' t
n*w crop strained, 7®tc per pound: com%
bright, S?@loc per pound; white peas, $1.40
per bushel: stock peas, $1.20@1.23 per bushel;
eggk, alow, 1256@13c.
Vegetables.
Cabbage. Florida. 2@2%c per pound; new
onions. sl.sG@l 75 ner crate; tomatoes. sl.si>®2 00;
egg planta, $1.25@1.50 per crate; celery. Florida,
$2.00@2.50 per crate; lettuce, 75c@51.00 per drum;
green beans. $1.40@1.60; wax, 76c@81.00; English
peas, $1.00@1.25 per crate; new Irish potatoes.
$4.00@5.50 per barrel; asparagus, 7®Bc per bunch;
beets, cabbage, crate, $3.00@4; % crate. $2.50;
oullflower. 6@7c per pouna; strawberries,
s@loc per quart; cucumbers, $1.50 per crate;
squash. $1.00@1.25 per crate.
Cotton Seed Products.
Cotton seed oil strody. 3756@38c per gallon;
cotton seed, sl7 per ton f. o. b station; cotto*
seed meal, $24 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk.
$6.90 per ton: bale hulls. 87.50 per ton.
Flour and Grain.
Pure winter wheat flour—Fancy Diamond
patent, $5.2f; first patent, $4.75; straight, $4.25;
extra fancy, $3.96; fancy. $3.85; choice family,
W.oo@9.<X) per barrel; limes, 75c@51.00 per 106,
$3.25; family, $3.25; spring wheat flour, first
patent, $5.00; bran, large sacks, $1.20; small
sacks, $1.20; corn meal, plain, 82c; bolted.
75c; Hudnuts, 92-lb., $1.90. Corn—Mixed, 85c;
white 87c; Texss rust proof oats. 75c; whit*
oats, 82c; No. 2 mixed, 58c; hay. timothy. No.
1 large bales, $1.10: small bales. 81.00; No. 8.
90c; Georgia rye, $1.10; Tennessee rye. $1.00;
barley, $1.00: victc- feed. $1.50 per 100 pounds;
orange cane teed 16.00 per bushel; Early Amber
cain seed. $2.25 per bushel
Fruit.
Grape fruit. s7@B per box; lemons, choice, de
mand good. $3.50 per box; fancy apples. $6.50
@6.00 per barrel; pinapples, $4.50@5.00;
bananas straight. per bunch, $2.00@2.25;
culls, $1.25@1.50 per bunch: prunes, s@6c per
rund; currants, B@loc per pound; pie peaches,
lb. $2.50 per crat*; table 2 lb.. $2.58; table, 3
lb.. $3.00; raisins, $1.5001.60 per box; cranber
ries, $9.00 per barrel
\ Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy. 10%c: Iqw grades. 7®loc; Ar
buckle roasted. $10.80; Lion. SIO.BO. Sugar—Cut
, loaf. 754 c; cubes, 6%c; powdered, 6%c; granu
lated. York. $5.00; New Orleans. $4.64
extra C. 4%c; refined yellow. 6c; New Orleans
clarified, 4%@5c. Candy—Assorted stick, per
box, 6c; per barrel, 5%c. Matches—2oos,
$1.10@2.00; 6s, 45@55C, owing to brand. Soda-
Box $3,4T.. *eg, 2@256c. Rice—Fancy bead,
8c; head, 7c. Starch—Pearl, 854 c; lump, Ic.
Cheese—Fancy full cream, 16c.
Powder—Rifle, $4.00 per ke<: drop shot. 81 M.
Live Poultry. ,
Hens, 32®33c each: fries, large, 33c; me
diums. 30c; small. 25c; cocks. 15@1T56c;
guineas, 15c; geese, full feathered, 85c; ducks,
puddle. 20c; Pekin ducks, 25c; turkeys, live.
10@llc per pound.
Meat, Lard and Hama.
Reg. R.. 16%c; halt ribs, 10%c; rib 8., lie;
fat 8., 9%c; lard, best, 12c; 2d, 1156a; break
fast bacon, 13@15c; hams, 12@14c, according t«
brand and average; Cal. H-. 10%c.
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white, 55®60c per lb.;
old geese feathers, 15@25c; duck and gees*
mixed. 30@40c; duck feathers, pure whit*, 35®
<oc lb.; duck, colored. 25c lb.; chicken. 10c.
’ Nuts.
Mixed nuts. 1256 c; Brazil nuts. >6®l7'c; Eng
lish walnuts. No. 1.1216 c; No. 2. »’6@loc;
North Carolina peanuts. 456 c; hand-picked Vir
ginia, 456 c; extra fancy Virginia, 656 c; almonds,
13@14c; pecans, 1101256 C.
Crackers.
Standard soda. 7c; milk, 756 c XXX cream.
7%c; lemon cream. 9c; cornhills. 8c: assorted
penny cokes. Sc; assorted jumbles. 10c; lunch
milk. 756 c; XXX soda, 654 c: XXX atnger
snaps, 6%c pearl oyster Tc: excelsior. 756 c.
Bagging and Ties.
254 lb., per yard. 7%c; 2-lb.. per yard. 7c; 1%-
lb.. per yard, 6%c. Ties. 45-ib.. steel arrow,
per bundle. sl.lO.
Hides, Skins and Old Metals.
Hides —Green salted hides. No. 1 60 lbs. and
up, 856 c; No. 2 60 lbs. and up, 756 c; No. 1. un
der 40 lbs., 7c; No. 2, under 40 lbs.. 6c; No. 1
and No. 2 dry flint h’Jes. all weights, 13® 14c;
No. 1 and No. 2 dry salt hides all weights.
1056®125-c; green and salted shearlings, 25c
each; green salted lambs. 35@45c each; green
salted sheep. 45®75c each; green salted goats,
25c each; green salted horse hides. $2.00 each;
green salted mule hides, $2.00 each; colts and
ponies, SI.M each.
Tallow—ln cakes, 5®556c; in barrels and tubs,
4@6c. »
Beeswax, 25c.
Old Metal—Heavy red brass, lie: heavy yel
low brass. 8c; light brass. 6c; copper. 13c; light
copper, 11c; bottoms, 10c; zinc, 256 c.
Scrap Iron—Mixed scrap. $9; stoves and pots.
$6.00 per gross *01:
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pine palls per dozen. $1.40; 3-hoop
pine pails, per dozen, $1.55; 3-hoop brass bound
pails, white cedar. $2.75; 3-hoop brass bound
pails, red cedar, $6.00; shoe brusnqs- 35c to $4;
brooms, from $2.25 to $3.00; clothes pins, per
box of 5 gross. 75c; washboards, from 85c to
$3 00; pine tubs, 8 in nest, per nest, $2.40; gal
vanized tubs, 4 in nest, per nest. $2.40; bread
trays, from $2.00 V $4.50 per dozen; wood-rim
sieves, per dozen, 9oc; axe handles, 60c to $1.23
per dozen: No. 1 chimneys, per case or 6 dozen,
$2.00; No. 2 lamp chimneys per case of 6
dozen, $3.00; No. 1 pearl top chimneys per cas*
of 6 dozen, $4.20: No. 2 pearl top dunuisys per
caa* of 6 dezea, 15.60.
PRESIDENT OF
. CLEMSON
RESIGNS
STUDENT HE EXPELLED FROM
COLLEGE IS RE INSTATED BY
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THAT INSTITUTION.
SPARTANBURG. S. C„ May 12.—Presi
dent Hartzog has tendered his resignation
to the board of trustees of Clemson col
lege. This fact wm not made public im
mediately upon the board's adjournment,
and it .will not be acted upon until the
meeting of the board in June. It was not
intimated who will be his successor.
It is more than probable that at the
June meeting, the resignation of several
other members of the faculty will be sub
mitted.
After full Investigation into the matter
of the suspension of Cadet Thornwell it
was found: First, the offense committed
was not serious enough to warrant the
penalty imposed upon the student.
Second. Tbe faculty was never in full
possession of the facts in the case as was
clearly shown at the investigation, and
further, the trial of the student was not.
conducted with the seriousness and tho
roughness that should obtain when the
good name of a student was involved. For
these reasons Cadet Thornwell was order
ed reinstated.
The members of the Sophomore class
who left the institution through sympathy
with their fellow classmate will be allow
ed to re-enter the college upon Individual
application, made in a due and respectful
manner. The <flass were censured by the
trustees for not appealing to them from
the faculty’s action instep of preemptor
ily taking the matter into their own hands.
HERNDdN"MEMORIAL
SERVICES IN DALTON
DALTON, May 12.—The memorial ser
vices of the late Hon. B. Z. Herndon were
held at the courthouse In this city
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Judge A. W. Fite convened a special
session of court and the entire Dalton
bar together with many friends of Mr.
Herndon gathered to hear the exercise*.
The memorial was read by Colonel T. R.
Jones on behalf of the committee consist
ing of Hon. Sam P. Maddox, Colonel R.
I J. McCamy and Colonel T. R. Jones. On
j the of the bar Colonel I. E. Shumate
paid a high tribute to Mr. Herndon aa a
I lawyer, statesman, citzen and Christian,
gentleman. At the conclusion of Colonel.
Shumate’s remarks. Hon. Roland B. Ellis.)
cf Bibb, was introduced, and delivered one
of the most beautiful and polished ad-'
dresses ever hoard in this city on suclM
an occasion. Mr. Ellis was serving w!th.<
Mr. Herndon in the senate of Georgia*;
at the time of the latter's death. Mr. Elllel
referred in the highest terms to Mr.!
Herndon’s record in fib.e senate, and of hia
popularity among the members of tha*
body.
By erdtr cf court tho report of the
committee was spread on the minutes of
Whitfield superior court, and in so or
dering Judge Fite expressed his admira
tion of Mr. Herndon as a man and of the
personal loss he felt when his deceased
brother was called into the great be
. yond.
CANDLER KNOWS NOTHING
NEW ABOUT ATLANTA DEPOT
Governor Candler has heard nothing re
cently about the proposed new depot that
he can give out for publication. When
questioned about the matter this morning
he said: “I have nothing that-1 can givs
out for publication.” / * i
The depot proposition has been unde
cided since January 6th, when the first
meeting of the depot commission was held.
The time for the legislature to meet again
is rapidly drawing near, although very
little has been accomplished. It has beeti
announced several times that things were
about to be brought to a focus, but as yet
there is nothing more definite than was
known a month ago.
President Spencer, of the Southern, is
reported to have seen the plans, several
weeks since, but no statement from him
has been forthcoming. Governor Candler
says he is pushing matters as much as
possible, and he hopes to have the deal
closed up in a few more weeks.
WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
WHEN OFFERED A DRINK
NASHVILLE. Tenh., May 13.—Near
Gainesboro. Winton Burks was shot and
killed by Will McCloud, alias Whitaker
Sunday night. There was one witness to
the killing. Jim Warren. 1* appears from
the testimony of Warren that Burks
and McCloud were sitting along the road
side engaged in talk, and that Burks drew
a bottle from 14s pocket and offered Mc-
Cloud a drink. McCloud did not say a
word, but drew a 45-callber colts from his,
pocket and put a ball in the brain of-
Burks. Burks died instantly. McCloud
was landed in jail yesterday.
He claims that he killed Burka because
the latter had abused his family.
JULIAN M’CURRY NOMINEE
OF HART COUNTY
Julian B. McCurry,, of Hartwell, was
nominated for representative in the pri
mary which occurred in Hart county FrM
day. He defeated W. L. Hodges,
Carter, H. J. Goss and J. W. Holbrook. IB
was quite a victory for Mr. McCurry, ak)
he was the youngest man In the race and!
was opposing some of the best known pol-J
iticians in this district.
Mr. McCurry is a son of Hon. A. G. Mc-i
Curry, a prominent lawyer of HartweiLi
He is a member of. the governor’s stafff
and is himself a lawyer. He is a gradu
ate of the University of Georgia law
school.
DEATH OF MRS. DRAKE
CAUSES MUCH SORROW
THOMASTON, Ga.. May 12.—Th* death of
Mrs. M. A. Drake, which occurred on Mon
day evening. April 28, 1902, at the residence o 4
her daughter, Mrs. George A. Weaver, in this
city, removed from the community another old
and respected Christian woman.
Her death, while not unexpected, cast •
gloom of sadness in every home and was fell ,
in every sphere of life. Her Unless was caused
from infirmities brought on by the ripe old
age she had reached. She was eighty-two year*
old and was the wife of the lamented Dr.
John C. Drake, who preceded her several year*
ago to the grave. She was the mother of a
family of children who were prominent in
financial, social and religious affairs of Georgia,
Alabama and Virginia.
IN MADISON COUNTY
ATHENS, Ga., May 13.—Late yesterday
afternoon there was a heavy hailstorm in
Madison county, about seven miles from
Athens. It extended from Bethaven
church for a distance of three miles and
completely destroyed all crops and the
fruit. Hail fell as large as guinea eggs
and covered the ground to a depth of 'a
foot. It presented the appearance of $
heavy fall of snow. Cattle were wild and
people frightened by the terrific fall of
the heH
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