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GOOD CROPS
NOW SEEM
CERTAIN
SECTION DIRECTOR MARBURY
SAYS THAT CONDITIONS ARE
HIGHLY FAVORABLE AND THE
OUTLOOK 1$ FLATTERING.
Good crop conditions and highly favor
able 1 outlook is what Section Director
Director Marbury says In his weekly crop
report.
Mr. Marbury says in full:
•The greater portion of the week was
very warm; maximum temperature ex
ceeding WO degrees were registered on
several dates, but cooler condltons
ed at the close. On Saturday night and
Sunday heavy to excessive showers oc
curred In the majority of the counties,
particularly In the eastern and southern
wart Inna At numerous points the rainfall
ranged from 3 to nearly 6 inches, effec
tually breaking the prevailing drouth.
The general condition of all crops, with
few exceptiona is considered highly fa
. vorable. and the outlook is flattering. Cot
ton continues in fine condition in the ma
*Mority of counties; it is in a good state
of cultivation, is blooming profusely in
the south, and taking on forms and
squares In the middle and northern sec
tions. Lice are, however, doing consider
able damage in numerous localities.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Banks: Dry and hot weather continued
up to the l«b; corn needs rain; cotton do
ing very well; fruit poor
Bartow: Weather very hot and generally
dry; crops suffered considerably, but con
ditions were improved by the showers
which occurred during Saturday night and
Sunday.
Chattooga: Corn and cotton suffering
for moisture; pastures and gardens dry;
oats poor; fruit inferior.
Cherokee:Dry and hot week; vegetation
wilted; corn small for its age. but Is
holding its color well; cotton withstanding
the drought favorably: wheat crop short.
Dtw«nn Drought partially broken by
local ihowers; oats poor: wheat being
harvested; crops clean and well worked,
but a soaking rain is much needed.
Elbert: Drought still prevails generally;
pastures dry; corn failing; cotton holding
out well.
Floyd: About one-half inch of rata on
Saturday night was of great benefit, but
more moisture is needed; crops have suf
fared Intensely from the drought; gard
ens nearly ruined; late corn has not ger
minated; fruit dropping badly.
Forsyth. Early planted cotton Is grow
ing splendidly, but late plantings are not
up' owing to lack of moisture; all other
crops are suffering for rain.
Franklin: Cotton ban put on forms plen
tifully: corn rather inferior; June fruit
shedding rapidly.
Gordon: Weather continued dry and hot
up to the 13th; crops, while not making
much growth, are mostly healthy and
dean; wheat harvest at hand, crop very
light
Jackson: Cotton growing rapidly and
faking on forms; corn doing well, but
needs rain; wheat and oavs being thresh
ed. yield short, but quality good; peaches
jair.
Lincoln: Another week of excessive
heat; wheat and oats mostly harvested,
yields very poor: drought has prevailed
for more than eight weeks.
Ogiethor;.-: Crops are well cultivated and
are generally in good condition, although rain
is needed tn some eecttona
Union: Vegetation revived by showers; grape*
fine; berry crops inferior; corn small but clean;
*•: ■■Stases abort. _ _ .
Walton: Corn and cotton doing nicely; wheat
harvested, yield poor: watermelons and canta
loupes {Utting on fruit; June peaches ripening
and rotting, oats are not high enough to be
cut-
White: Farm work well up: corn fine: oats
good on bottom lands; wheat poor; gardens and
truck patches need rain.
“IPDI.E SECTION.
Baldwin Crops revived by recent showers
an* land softened so that peas could be put
in on stubble; Irish potatoes poor: cotton fine.
. Bulloch:Weather favorable for all crops and
farm wort; corn being laid by; eotton fruit
ing well and Is blooming; quantities of peas
and potato vines put in ths ground
Burke: Cotton is very fine crop, although lice
Have appeared In some localities, plants are
blooming profusely: heavy rain fell on Satur
day Bight and Sunday.
Coweta: Stands of cotton are poor in many
gelds, but the recent heavy showers will be of
benefit: corn small and yellow; pastures have
failed owing to the long drouth.
Greene: Dry season broken by copious show
ora. which were much needed by com and cot
ton; wheat and oat harvest about completed.
h BaMUm: Favorable week tor farm wort;;
sore being laid by and field peas planted; both
eotton and corn. although small, promisss well;
Spfens fair; blackberries plentiful.
A splendid rain f* 11 ’"/
the 14th. being just what was needed by aU
crops ■ corn is One; cotton slightly infested
with Mee; no fruit, except peaches.
Johnsen: Very hot and generally dry. ex
cept that good showers occurred on the 14th
and 15th; eotton doing fairly well, but has
Use In spots; corn small with good color; field
peas not generally planted, pas lures poor.
Usurers Gros'S generally In good •»*»«<*
cajtlvitlvr. and condition, but cotton is badly
infested with lice in some sections; melons
and sweet potatoes fins; oats poor.
Macon; week generally favorable for farm
work, a great many field peas planted; some
com and cotton replanted; help scarce; cotton
that was replanted after the hall storm of
’l&ougtfi’ha* prevailed for past
• • weeks, early planted cotton looks fairly
well, but late plantings have poor stands;
com small; gardens nearly a failure; peacl-.ee
and apples shedding; wheat and oat crops
. bMrloa _ _ „
Montgomery: All crops need mln; cotton
lousy; too dry for potatoes; corn, melons and
MBch<ai poor.
' Newton Cotton doing tolerably well, other
crops need moisture; land too hark to plow
for peas; wheat and oat crops poor; copious
showers occurred on the 14th and 16th.
Richmond. Cotton and corn have suffered
from lack of moisture, but rain began falling
Saturday afternoon: very few potato slips set;
vegotab.es scarce, wheat and oats cut, yields
aomewhat below the average.
Spalding Cotton Is looking well where cul
tivation has been kept up; corn Is in need of
rain, wheat and ost harvest proceeding rapid
ly; considerable rot In peaches
Troup Cotton doing fairly well; upland corn
needs rain; minor crops looking well; oats
poor, fruit rotting and shedding; gardens and
pastures have failed.
SOUTHER SECTION.
Appling: Crops are generally tn fine condi
tion. having received much benefit from re
cent mins; cotton is doing welt
Berrien; Fine mlns have fallen; the out
look is good for a large corn crop; cotton fairly
good, farm work well up.
Brooks: Rainfall abundant; all crops are in
a lino state of cultivation: fair crop of melons
being shipped; cotton exceptionally good;
potatoes being set out: fruit rather poor; some
dam*«e locally, by high winds on 14th.
Bryan: Crops well worked, cotton fine;
corn small and yellow; sugar-cane fair; very
few potato slips set; melons fine; oats saved
in good Condition; fruit dropping.
Camden: March corn is suffering for mln.
April corn In holding Its own; potato slips are
not doing well; copious showers occurred in
nortio:.* of the county during the week.
Clay: Cotton doing well; corn is small but
has good color; oats have ben harvested, yield
good: crops well cleaned.
Coffee— Heavy mlns fell on the 14th and
15th. attended by high winds, probably caus
ing considerable damage to crops.
Ootatitt: Forward fields of cotton am
blooming: com Is low but has good color;
gardens poor; blackberries plentiful.
Decatur Corn is small but clean; cotton has
lice and "blackruot” and seems to be stunted;
sugar cane doing well; melon vines heavily
fruited; a good rain fell on the 14th and loth
Dooly: Weather fine for all work; beneficial
rains have fallen; corn wnsvhat Injured from
long drouth: cotton clean and healthy; peaches
lamely a failure.
Irwin: Ekouth broken by general rains on 14th
and 15th; cotton fields infested with lice, some
melon and cantaloupe fih-ds ruined by same !n-
Dee: Rainfall abundant; com growing rapid
ly; cotton fine, blooming profusely; sweet po
-*■ tatoes late. ,
Downdes: Cotton looks well and Is blooming
rapidly: corn being laid by; watermelons
ropenmg
Mitchell: Crops are well cleaned; corn being
laid by; oats harvested, yield fairly good, gar
dans nearly rutned by dry weather, although
rain began falling on tbs 14th
Stewart: Rain began late Saturday; cotton
M well worked and is blooming; berry crop
fine; eom laid by; peas planted: watermelona
nearly ripe, good crop Indicated.
Sumter: Cotton has progressed well during ths
week, although some is dying from "black
root;” com la small, especially on hard |ands;
some peas up; rain needed.
Telfair: Crops are doing fairly well; ground
la very dry; Insects are damaging truck farm*
and gardens. _... _ . .
Worth: Heavy rein fell on the 14th, furnish
ing ample moisture for present needs; canta
loupc* n ” r B. MARBVRT, DlrMtor.
CHINESECifYBOMBARbED;
MANY REPORTED KILLED
VICTORIA, B. C., June !«. Advices re
ceived by the steamer Athenian, which ar
rived today from Hong Kong, gives de
tails of the bombardment of Nanning by
the rebels. The correspondent of the Hong
Kong Telegraph thus describes it:
•'About 9 o’clock in the morning the in
habitants of Nanning were surprised to
find that the city gates were besieged by a
very large crowd, who demanded admit
tance. They were sent away. A few days
later another band made their appearance
under a flag of truce. Instead of report
ing the matter to the prefect, the military
officers in charge of the troops at once
gave orders for his men to shoot the reb
els. This was done, and very few escaped
being either wounded or killed.
"The bombardment lasted over three
hours, and in that time over 400 of the in
habitants were either killed or wounded.
After the selge the rebels, without ascer
taining what damage they had done, re
treated to their mountain fastnesses, car
rying with them the bodies of their slain
and wounded, thus making it Impossible
to judge what loss they sustained.”
ONE NEGROQUAUFTeS ’
TO VOTE IN OPELIKA
OPELIKA. Ala.. June 17.—The regis
trars of this county have finished their
work in the county except here where
they began work today. 1,341 white voters
and one colored have been found to pos
sess the necessary qualifications to enti
tle them to vote.
This beat votes 954 negroes. So far only
two have applied and they did not pos
sess the necessary qua-ticatlons. The
registrars are able, conscientious, fearless
men and are doing their full duty.
T. O. Ward, a bailiff shot and danger
ously wounded Jim Trammell, a negro at
Gold Hill yesterday. He was trying to ar
rest him when the negro attacked him.
WOMiiTMI
BEAT EIGHT HOURS
AFTEJLDEATH
CHICAGO HOSPITAL DISCOVERS
WONDERFUL PHENOMENON
WHICH IS VERY RARE TO
MEDICAL SCIENCE.
CHICAGO. June 17.—Practically dead
for eight and one-half hours, the heart
of Bridget Dempsey, a patient in the
county hospital, has finally ceased beat
ing. All action of the respiratory organs
of the woman had ceased and the physi
cians in attendance pronounced her dead.
The heart action, which apparently had
died away, grew stronger a few mo
ments afterward and injections of nitro
glycerine and other stimulants and ar
tificial respiration were used, but ineffect
ually.
Still the pulsations of the heart contin
ued with regularity while the woman re
mained to all other indications lifefess.
Dr, J. H. Mustard, of the hospital staff,
pronounced the case one of Landry’s
paralysis, one of the rarest diseases
known to medical science. The disease is
primarily paralysis of the respiratory or
gans. which does not act immediately on
the heart.
The dead woman was 21 years of age
and entered the institution two weeks ago
to be treated for tubercular meningitis.
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GEORGIA TEACHERS
60 TO TYBEE TODAY
The annual convention of the Georgia
Teachers’ Association which will be held
this year at Tybee Island, begins to
day. A large number of Atlanta teachers
will attend the convention.
President G. G. Bond, of Athens, has
made all the necessary arrangement for
the meeting, and circulars containing all
the necessary infornwtion have been sent
out to all teachers who are members of
the association. The association is a very
strong one, and Increases in membership
at every annual meeting. The meeting
this year will be the 26th that has been
since the association was formed.
The following is the list of officers and
the program for the meeting this year:
President—G. G. Bond, Athens.
First Vice President—J. Henry Walker,
Griffin.
Second Vice President—Mrs. M. Bcrut
chin, Atlanta.
Secretary—G. F. Oliphant, Barnesville.
Treasure r-N. E. Ware, Hawkinsville.
Trustees-G. G. Bond, Athens; W. F.
Slaton, Atlanta; J. M. Pond, chairman,
Macon; J. S. Stewart, Dahlonega; L. B.
Robeson, Marietta.
QUEER CASE OF BROWN?
FEARED MEDICAL STUDENTS
Dreading the saws of imaginary medical
students who he thought were pursuing
him, Ross Brown, a young man from
Gainesville, was Sunday taken In charge
by Officer Florence.
Brown went to the Grady hospital to
see his uncle, John Groover, who had been
ill there. When he called at the hospital
he was told his relative had been dead a
week.
He was told that the body of his uncle
had been given to the trustees of the
Soldiers' Home for burial. In some way
he became impressed with the idea that
medlcaT students had gotten his uncle's
body, and by the time he reached the
union depot the students were after blm.
He appealed to men to protect him, and
at last went to an officer.
Next morning Brown repudiated the
whole affair, and says it is untrue. He
still claims that there were a lot of men
who were plotting to catch him. He says
he does not know whether they were med
ical students, and that he never thought
the students had gotten his uncle's body.
He is quiet, but insists there was a crowd
after him. He says perhaps they were just
trying to frights*! him.
Georgia Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, June 17.—Georgia post
masters appointed today: Balloon. Clinch
county, W. L. Duvall, vice M: S. Cor
bitt. resigned; Felton, Haralson county, S.
J. Winkles. Jr., vice B. A. Winkles, re
signed. Lawtonville, Burke county, M. J.
Perkins, vice S. A. Perkins, resigned; Mc-
Gregor, Montgomery county, N. Gordon,
vice L. L. McGregor, resigned; Magdalena,
Meriwether county. W. H. Brown, vice W.
P. Gill, removed; MAtlock. Tattnall coun
ty, J. A. Weltman. vice E. E. Rolls, re
signed; Saint Marks, Meriwether county,
J. W. Carden, vics J. D. Perkins, re
signed.
TxaE bxJii- W EEKL i uCI **2* AL. A*LA \C •- * S \.. J: .*. -1 C_.
IETS' HOME
BEIDI 111
KIST
PRESIDENT CALHOUN SAYS
BUILDING WILL BE READY
FOR OCCUPANCY BY AUGUST
15—WORK BEING HURRIED.
Work on the Confederate Soldiers’ home
is progressing rapidly and it is now au
thoritatively announced that the home
will be ready for occupancy August 15th.
Judge W. L. Calhoun, tl>e president of
the home, made this statement Tuesday.
A meeting of the board of trustees of the
home will be held on Wednesday. July
2nd, in the state library at the capital, at
which time the opening of the home will
be thoroughly discussed.
President Calhoun, in discussing the
home, said there had been 20 deaths
among the inmates since it was opened, a
fearful rate of mortality which shows the
rapidity with which the old soldier is
passing away. The soldiers that died
at the home are all buried on the West
View cemetery lot, belonging to Camp
Walker. It Is one of the prettiest spots
about Atlanta.
GEORGIA WOMAN INSANE
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Mrs. M. F. Cunningham, of Augusta,
has been adjudged Insane by a jury in
Wilmington, N. C„ but being a resident
of Georgia, cahnot be committed to the
state asylum in North Carolina. Gov
ernor Candler received a letter from the
authorities of Wilmington Monday
asking for advice on the subject, and
Inquiring if she could not be sent to an
asylum in Georgia, since the verdict had
been returned against her in North
Carolina.
Under the Georgia law no Insane per
son can be sent to the state asylum
without having been adjudged Insane in
the county in which the person lives,
and the only solution of the Cunningham
case, according to Governor Candler, is
to return the woman to Richmond coun
ty and have her tried there
Mrs. Cunningham, It is said, left Au
gusta several weeks ago to visit her
mother in Wilmington, and while there
developed signs of insanity. She has be
come extremely violent, has attempted
suicide, and has threatened to kill her
mother. She will probably be returned
to Augusta.
ROBERT NELSON KILLED
BY FALL FROM HIS ENGINE
Robert H. Nelson, a fireman on the
Southern, either fell or was knocked from
the engine of fast train No. 16 from Chat
tanooga as it passed through the little
station of Varnell, Ga.. Monday after
noon about 4 o’clock. The engineer did
not miss his fireman unutl half a mile had
been traversed. The train was then
backed to the station, where the engineer
had last seen him and there the mangled
body was discovered.
The body was Just beside the water
chute at the station and it is thought he
must have leaned out as the train was
passing and was knocked from the en
gine by striking against the chute. The
man had been dead several minutes when
the body was found and it Is thought
death have bepn instantaneous.
YOUNG WHITE MAN
FATALLY SHOOTS NEGRO
LAGRANGE. Ga., June 17.—80 b Spear, a
young white man. ehot and fatally wounded
Lucius Porter, a negro, this morning. Speer
went to the home of Mr. Thornton, where the
nerro was working, and called him out in the
yard and shot hlpi twice. Chief Parrish imme
diately arrested Bpear and he is now confined
in jail.
BILL“DF SPOONER
TO GO TO SENATE
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE AGREED
TO ACCEPT MEAS-
URE.
WASHINGTON, June 17.—The republi
can members of the senate committee on
Cuban relations today finally agreed to
the acceptance of the Spooner bill, pro
viding for reciprocity with Cuba and de
cided to ask that a conference of Republi
can senators be called for tomorrow night
to consider its terms.
The conclusion was reached at a meet
ing of the republican members of the
committee today. After the meeting ad
journed the text of the bill was made pub
lic. It is a substitute for the house bill
and is as follows:
•When the republic of Cuba shall
enact a law or laws establishing preferen
tial rates of customs duties on any or all
articles, growth, production or manu
facture of the United States imported in
sto Cuba, which preferential rates shall be
In the opinion of the president of the
United States constitute a factor equiva
lent for the reduction hereinafter pro
vided in the rate of customs duties upon
articles the growth, production or man
ufacture of Cuba imported into the
United States, and he shall so declare by
proclamation, there upon and thereafter
so long as such preferential duties shall
be continued by the government of Cuba,
not longer, however, than five years, the
duties levied, collected and paid upon
such articles so exported from Cuba to
the United States shall be 80 per eentum
of the duties specified in the cat entitled
"An act to provide revenue for the gov
ernment and to encourage the industries
of the United States approved July 34,
1897, and any amendment thereof, pro
vided, however, that It shall be the duty
of the president to thoroughly investigate
through the diplomatic and consular rep
resentatives of the .United States and Cu
ba and by such other means as he may
deem necessary to employ for such pur
pose whether the tariff concession herein
before provided upon articles the growth,
production or manufacture of Cuba sub
stantially insures, so far as the articles of
sugar and tobacco are concerned to the
benefit of the producers of said articles
in Cuba, and if the president shall be sat
isfied from such investigation that the sub
stantial benefit of said concession upon
either of said articles is Inuring to the
purchasers thereof. Individual or corpo
rate in the United States, it shall be his
duty to so declare by proclamation to that
effect and thereupon and thereafter so
long as said conditions shall continue
there shall be levied and collected upon
such articles or that one of them as to
which said condition exist, the rate of
duty levied and collected by law
such article or articles coming into the
United States from other foreign coun
tries,”
SEIMEKLf MARKET REPORT
Spot Cotton Market
Atlanta, steady, 9c.
New Orleans, easy, 9c.
New York, steady, 9%c.
Liverpool, steady, 4%d.
Charleston, steady. 9%c.
Mobiie, steady, B%c.
Augusta, steady. 9 l-16c.
Savannah, steady, 914 c.
Cincinnati, steady 9%e.
Wilmington, dull, 914 c.
St. Louis, quiet, 9c.
Norfolk, steady, 914 c.
Galveston, steady, 914 c.
Baltimore, steady, 9%c.
Boston, quiet, 9%c.
Philadelphia, steady, 9 9-l6c.
Memphis, quiet, B%c.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, June 18.—The cotton market
opened firm In tone with prices 3 to 6 points
higher and following the call further improved
on active demand from shorts, who were led
by a prominent Wall street operator. The lat
ter was noticed late yesterday to be buying
large blocks of August Options at 8.90 and 8.21.
presumably on the dry weather news from the
western belt and belief that the market was
sold out for the time being. Within the first
hour the near months had gained 6 to 9 points
and the late months were net up 4 to 6 points,
with the feelinf quite bullish, owing to drouth
conditions west of the Mississippi river. The
Liverpool market. Just before the New York
opening advanced 214 points, as against a net
loss of 2 to 3 points .at 11:30 a m.
This proved a surprise to the trade here and
helped to strengthen bull confidence. Through
out the early session the commission houses
were light buyers for a sharp rally. The south
appeared to be selling. Europe bought near and
fall months along with conservative lines.
The early weather chart gave scattered show
ers over the western belt, but noted high
temperatures generally with little real rain in
sight. The official forecast failed to indicate any
rain storm for the belt within the next thirty
six hours.
Later in the morning the market settled back
a few points, but at noon was steady to
firm with prices net 5 to 7 points higher. Shorts
continued to buy the summer months, but in
some cases seemed to be putting out fresh
lines in the remote positions. Commission
houses had no orders of note.
Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands, 9 6-16 c;
middling gulf, 9 9-16 c.
NEW YORK COTTON.
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone barely steady; middling 9%, steady.
Last Close
Open. High. Low. Sale. Bld.
January 7.80 7.83 7.74 7.74 7.74
February 7.75
March 7.88 7.86 7.79 7.80 7.79
June 8.75 8-75 8.75 8.75 8.75
July 8.53 8.58 8.45 8.47 8.46
August 8.23 8.29 i. 15 8.16 8.15
September 7.97 8.01 7.91 7.92 7.91
October 7.87 7,90 7.80 7.80 7.80
November 7.79 7.83 7.74 7.75 7.74
December 7.78 7.83 7.74 7.75 7.74
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.
Following were the ruling quotations in the
exchange at noon today:
Tone steady.
January .. .. .. 7.58 *
. June.; 866
July 8.74
August 8.27
September ~ 7.89
October i ............ 7.66
November i ~ 7.57
• December 7.57
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
By Private wire to Murphy A Co.
The following were the ruling prices in ths
exchange today: _ .
Tone, steady; sales. 13,000; middlings, 4%d.
Opening. Close.
January and February v . 4.17 4.19
May and June ... ... ... 4.47 4.48
June and July ... 4.44 4.45
July and August . ... 4.43 4.45
August and September ... 4.87 4.3 S
September and October 4.37 4.30
October and November 4.22 4.23
November and December 4.19 4.20
December and January 4.17 4.19
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9 1898-0 1900-1 1901-9
Galveston 132 70 9.559 488
New Orleans 3,450 2.372 8.864.. 932
Mobile „„4 748 206
Savannah f.%23 595 1,080
Charleston ' 6 ...... 8
Wilmington ... ... ... ... 8 77
Norfolk 891 23 848 5
New York ' 900 870 859
Boston ,599 . 58 251
Philadelphia 63 31 8
Total at all ports... 6,567 4,756 18,441 *3,000
• Estimated.
Southern Exchange Cetton Letter.
NEW YORK, x June IS.—Again the bearish ele
ment were largely in evidence in the cotton
market today. With Liverpool showing a
break of 2 to 3 points from yesterday's close
on futures and a reduction of 1-16 in spots to
gether with the enormous lot of favorable
crops reports coming tn today from all sec
tions of the cotton belt were within themselves
of sufficient moment to urge the believers in
lower prices to pull together and hammer the
market down further, which they did but not
satisfactorily to the general element. There
was no inclination upon the part of longs to
increase their lines but on the other hand they
were always ready to let go what little re
maining lots they held. The stock of cotton >t
present is exceedingly light and the fact that
there is a good demand for spots is evidence
enough to show what is holding cotton up at
the present level.
Receipts continue light—estimated ’today
3,000. against 13,441 last year. New York spots
'scored a decline of 1-J6 to 914.
Murphy & Co.’g Cotton Lcttop.
NEW YORK, June 18.—There was a rally of
3 to 6 points in early prices for cotton. No little
interest was shown in the market. Prices, it
appears, had been depressed mainly because of
the suspicion that Texas has been considerably
improving, but as a matter of fact there was
no evidence of any decided improvement there
outside of the statement in yesterday's govern
ment report that cotton was holding its own.
The point dwelt upon by operators is that
Texas cannot possibly make a remarkably
heavy crop this season because of the dry
winter month* there. At all events, even con
ceding the most brilliant outlook at this time,
it is recalled that the period of deterioration as
a rule usually sets In after the month of June,
hence it is entirely premature to jump to the
conclusion that the crop will be a large one.
Furthermore, it is agreed that the trade can
now well stand a crop of twelve million bales,
tn view of the world's requirements, which are
year after year Increasing. There was littls in
the market this morning beyond covering of
local shorts. Several points in Texas reported
rain, the most important being at Luling. Liv
erpool bought here to a moderate extent. Rain
fell at various points in Mississippi. Cables
opened weak and closed steady. Receipts at
ports 3,000, against 16,800 last year.
Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, June 18.—Operations in tha corn
pit at the opening today were simply continua
tions of yesterday's antics. July shorts are
practically in a corner and that tells the story.
There was a decided scramble to get under
cover at the opening and the result was that
July sold %@lMic higher at 68®69c on the first
two sales. All conditions save that of the ma
nipulation were lost sight of. At th* top figure
considerable stuff came out, some from th*
big bull leaders and a good deal from “tailers,”
who had good paper profits they wished to se
cure. Gradually prices weakened as stuff was
offered and July *lldrf>fr to 47Me. All sorts of
gosi4p was going around the pit. Elevators
were noaturaTly against the manipulation and
showed their position by their attempts to make
contract stuff. Two hundred thousand bushels
were made in a total of 500,000 bushels in three
days The Gates crowd, which is credited with
the corner, is said to b* stalling off the ship
ment of cash corn to this point by offering
cash stuff on all hands at reduced prices. There
was talk of stuff being shipped to Milwaukee
to grade there. Os today's carlot receipts <4
219 cars, onlv 21 were contract grade.
Bulls let the shorts have all they wanted
of the July corn and as a consequence prices
broke very raggedly. The Gates crowd was
supposed to be heavier, but it Is said brokers
bought openly in the market on all declines.
Excitement ruled al! day. The tension was
great and so nervous was the feeling that
fluctuations that ordinarily would be consid
ered broad, were lost sight of in the geenral
slump. July broke 3»fcc from its top price and
closed 2c lower than yesterday, at BSHc.
Wheat felt the Influence of the corn corner
and of wet weather in the winter belt. July,
in consequence, opened I»®%c up at 7294 c and
sold at <2'4c. General buying was the order at
the start, but receipt* were fair. On liberal of
ferings Julv declined to 7214 c and steadied. Ca
bles were «teady. The weather conditions in
France promises to be something of a factor
in the near future. Local receipts were 37
cars, five of contract grade. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported 274 cars, making a total for the
three points of 311 cars, against 188 last week
and 311 a year ago.
The corn crowd sold September wheat very
freely and broke the price Ic. This brought a
dip in July to 71%c. A fair rally followed and
Julv closed flrm 94c up, at 7294@72940.
Oats were very dull and steady early. There
was some small buying of deferred future* on
the weather, but July opened unchanged at «9Hc
and did not budge the first hour. Reoelpt* were
Provisions were dull but in fair demand. Of
fering* were light. The hog market was flrm
and induced Btrength. especially in rib*. July
pork opened 5c up at 817.60; July lard unchang
ed at 810.15 and July ribs 5c up at 110.45.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
Th* following were the ruling quotation* on
the floor of ths exchange today:
WHEAT— Open High Low Close
July 7214 7214 71% 7294
September 71 7194 70% 71%
December 72% 72% 7194 72%
CORN—
July 68 69 65% 6594
September.. 59% 5914 58% 58%
December 45 45% 44% 44%
• OATS— «
July 87% 87% 36 36%
September.. 28% 28% 28% 28%
July.. 17.60 17.67 17.57 17.60
September 17.70 17.80 17.70 17.77
jJlv.? 10.15 10.20 10.15 10.20
September 10.23 10.27 .10.22 10.27
January..*..- 9.10 9.17 9.10 9.17
SIDES—
July ..10.45 10.47 10.42 10.47
September 10.30 10.32 10.27 10.32
Chicago Close Quotations.
CHICAGO. June 18.—Wheat—June. 73%c; July,
7294®72%c; September, 71%@71%c; December,
71%@71%.
Cora—June. 64%c; July, 66%c; September,
December, 4494©44%e; May, 43%c.
Oats—June. 42c; July, 36%c, new 39c; Septem
ber, 2894@28%c, new, 3094 c; December, 2894 c,
new 3094 c. „
Pork—June. 817.60: July. 117.60: September,
$17.77%; January. $16.30: October, $17.60.
Lard—Juns. $10.20; July. $10.20;©10.22%; Sep
tember. $10.27%; October, $10.25; November,
$9.92%; December, $9.42%; January, $9.17%; May,
$9.10. .
Ribs—June. $10.47%; July. $16.47%; September,
$10.82%; January, $8.52%.
Flax—Cash northwest, $1.76; September,
$1.49%; October. $1.35.
Rye, 5694®5614; September, 53%®54.
Barley—Cash, 65®69c.
Timothy—September, $4.55.
Clover—Cash, $8.25.
Chicago Cash Quotations.
CHICAGO, June 18.—Wheat—No. 2. red, 78©
79c; No. 3, do., 77@78c; No. 2, hard, winter,
73%®"3%; No. 3, hard, winter. 72@73c; No. 1,
northern, spring, 73©75c; No. 2, northern spring,
72%®74c; No. 3, spring. 67@72%c.
Corn—No. 2, 65®«6c; No. 8. 60@61c.
Oats-No. 2, 42%c; No. 3, 41%c.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
Following were the ruling quotations in the
Liverpool grain market today: _
WHEAT— Opening. Close.
June 6s 4%d. 6s 4%d.
CORN—
June 5s Bd. 5s B%d.
Murphy & Co.’s Grain Letter.
CHICAGO. June 18.—Wheat was easier near
ly all day but closed strong and higher. Sep
tember was subjected to a heavy selling move
ment principally on the part of the local
crowd and this option was weak and dull.
Late slump in corn had some effect, as did
the early bulge, and wheat was strong and
higher through sympathy with corn and on
bad weather in the winter wheat belt. Trade
was on a fairly liberal scale. Lat* in the
session there was a good demand, the market
closed strong and a little higher.
There was a big bulge in July corn this
morning, houses had buying orders. Th* sell
ing was free at the advance and there was
steady decline to below 6594 c. closing at that
figure. The market was difficult to follow.
Claims were made that big bull Interests were
selling, but the fact was patent to every one
that they had considerable. September was
strong earls’ but weakened later under heavy
general selling and in sympathy with July
and closed 94c lower. Trade was very large.
There was hardly a feature to the oat market
today, buying of September by Carryngton and
Patton about all. The market steadied early
but sold off with corn and became weak from
lack of support.
There was a. fair demand for pork and ribs
and lack of support was displayed. Selling was
scattered, mostly by scalpers, while buying
was by brokers.
Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY. June 18.—Cattle—Receipts
5,000, Including 1,500 Texans; steady; nativ*
steers, $4.50©7.45; Texas and Indian steers, $2.00
@6.35; Texas cows, $2.35@3.20; nativ* cows and
heifers, $1.75<®6.75; stockers and feeders, $3.25@
5.00 t bulls, $3.85@5.00; calves. $3.10@5.40.
Hogs—Receipts 7,000; market steady to lower;
bulk of sales. $5.2507.50: heavy. $7.4007.55;
packers, $7.2507.50; mediutfi, $5.2007.45; light,
$6.8607.80; yorkers. $7.2007.30; pigs. $6.6006.86,
Sheep—Receipts 3,000; market strong; muttons,
$4.0005. t); lambs, $4.5005.00; range wethers,
$4.0004. W; ewes, $4.1505.06.
CHICAGO, June 18.—Cattle—Receipts 18,000,
including 1,000 Texans; slow, steady; good to
prime steers, $7.0007.40; medium, $7.0007.40;
Texas fed steers, $4.0006.60.
Hogs—Receipts today, 35,000; tomorrow, 82.000;
left over, 392; weak; mixed and butchers, $7,000
7.40; good to choice heavy, $7.350 7.5294; rough
heavy, $7.1007.30; light, $6.90@7.28; bulk of sales,
$7.1007.35.
Sheep—Receipts 18.000: sheep steady: lamb*
higher; good to choice wethers, $4.7605.00; fair
to choice mixed, $4.00@4.75; western sheep, $4.50
©4.95; native lambs, $4.4006.90; western lambe,
$5.5007.16; spring lambs, $7.60.
BT. LOUIS. June 18.—Cattle—Receipts 6,000,
Including 1,000 Texans; steady; beef steers,
$4.7507.65; Stockers and feeders, $3.5004.98; cows
and heifers, $2 2505.40; Texas steers, fed, $4,000
6.25; grass, $3.0004.20.
Hogs—Receipts 3,000; steady for best; others
slow; pigs and lights. $7.00@7.20; packers, $7 000
7.40: butchers, $7.2007.5294-
Sheep—Receipts 600; steady; natives, $4,000
5.40: lambs, $8.7507.20; Texans, $4.00.
CINCINNATI. June 18.—Hogs—Active, low
er; butchers and shippers, $7.2507.37%; com
mon, $5.7506.80.
Cattle—Weak; fair t* good shippers, $5.5006.25.
Common, $2.5003.25.
Sheep—Steady, $1.7504.26.
Lambs—Weak, $4.2506.75.
St. Louis Quotations.
ST. LOUIS. June 18.—Wheat—Firm; No. 2,
red, cash, elevator, 77c; track, 7807894 c; July,
699»©69%c; September, 69%@6994c; No. 2, hard,
73074 c.
Corn—Lower; No. 3. cash, 61%c; track, 62%©
68c; July, 6194 c; September, 54%c.
Oats—Lower; No. 2. cash, 45c; track, 4594 c;
July, 3294 c;; September, 27%c; No. 2. white,
4894 c.
Rye—Nominally, 66c.
Pork—Higher; jobbing, $18.17%, new; $1T.17%,
old.
Lard—Better, $10.0294.
Lead—Steady. $3.96.
SpelUn—Steady. $4.60.
Poultry—Steady; chickens, 9c; springs, 12©
16c; turkeys, 894 c; ducks, 6%c; geese, 4©4%c.
Butter—Steady; creamery, 18022 c; dairy,
1701894 c.
Eggs—Higher, 1394. loss off.
Wool Quotations.
ST. LOUIS, June 18.—Wool steady; territory
and western mediums, 149401694 c; fine, 1101594 c;
coarse, 1101494 c.
Naval Storea.
SAVANNAH, June 18.—Turpentine firm, 48%;
sales, 184. Rosin firm; W W, $3.65; W G, $3.50;
N, $3.36; M. $3.00; K, $2.50; I, $2.00; H, $1.65;
G, $1.40; F. $1.36; E, D, C, B. A, $1.25; sales,
1,190. Receipts spirits 1,036; rosin 2,116.
ATLANTA MARKETS
Cotton.
ATLANTA, June 18.—Middling cotton quiet
at sc.
Vegetables.
Cabbage, Florida, 2®2%c per pound: new
ontpns, SI.OO per crate; tomatoes, $1.5002.00;
green beans, no sale; wax. no sale; new Irish
potatoes, $3.0003.50 per barrel; whortleberries,
60794 c; cucumbers, 40e per crate; squash, yellow
50c basket.
Country Produce.
Butter—Georgia Jersey, 15®20c; Tennessee
Jersey, 18@20c: Tennessee choice, 14@15c;
Irish potatoes, old crop, $1 per bushel; onions,
$1.2501.60 per bushel; honey, new crop, strain
ed, 607 c ped pound; comb, bright, B©Bc per
pound; white peas. $1.25 per bushel; stock
peas, $1.0001.10 per bushel; eggs, stiff, 15c.
Crackers.
Standard soda. 7c; milk. 794e XXX cream,
7%c; lemon cream. 9c; cornhllls. Ic; assorted
penny cakes. <c: assorted jumbles, lOe: lunch
milk, 794 c; XXX soda, 6%c; XXX ginger
snaps, 6%c pearl oyster 7c; excelsior. T 94«.
Fruit.
Melons, $1.5002 per car; cantaloupe, $1.25@2.50
per crate; lemons, choice, demand good,
$8.5004.00 per box; pineapples, $2.0002.50; ba
nanas, straight. per bunch. sl-6001-78;
culls, $1.0001.25 per bunch; prunes, 506 c per
rund; currants, 1010 c per pound; pl* poaches,
lb. $2.50 per crate; tabl* 2 lb.. $2.56; tabla. 3
lb, $3.00; raisins. $1.5001 RO ner box.
Cotton Seed products.
Cotton seed oil steady, 3694037 c per gallon;
cotton seed. sl7 per ton f. «. b station; cotton
seed meal. $24 par ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk.
$6 60 per ton; bal* hud*, S7.Ro n«r ton.
Live Poultry.
Hens, 30033 c each; fries, large, 2002294 c; me
diums, 14g16c; small, 1001294 c; cocks. 15@1794c;
guineas, 15c; geese, full feathered, 16c; ducks,
puddle, 20c; Pekin ducks, 28c; turkeys. Uv*.
ICOIIC per pound.
nan.
Pompano, 1294 c; Spanish mackerel, 10c; trout,
salt water. 69407 c; trout, fresh water, 70794 c;
blue fish, 6c; snapper, 694@7c; bream, 6c; mixed
fish, sc; Grouper, 4c; mullet, $7.0007.50 per
barrel; market actl’'=.
Hides, Skins and Old Metals.
Hides—Green salted hides. No. 1 60 lbs. and
up. 894 c; No. 2 60 lbs. and up, 7%c; No. 1, un
der 40 lbs., 7c; No. 2, under 40 lbs.. 6c; No. 1
and No. 2 dry flint hides, all weights, 13©14o;
No. 1 and No. 2 dry salt hides all weights,
109401294 c; gresn and salted shearlings, 25*
each; green salted lambs, 350480 each; greet;
salted sheep, 45®75c each; green salted goats,
, 25c each; green salted horse hides. $2.00 each;
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS
WILL NOMINATE TICKET
LINCOLN, Neb.. June 17.—Interest tn
tomorrow's republican state convention
centers almost whqlly in the bead of tho
ticket.
The seven prominent candidates for the
governorship who have had their head
quarters established since Saturday were
doing active missionary work today
among the few delegates on the ground
but so evenly divided is the strength of
at least five of them that the best political
prophets confessed their inability to even
signify the possible winner.
There was talk during the morning of
abolishing the usual custom of renominat
ing the remaining state officers and fixing
up an entirely new slate, but active ef
forts in this direction were postponed
pending more light on the gubernatorial
puzzle.
CRUDE OIL FUEL
FOR TUG MONARCH
PENSACOLA, Fla., June 17.-The first
and only tug boat here to use oil for fuel
will be the "Monarch,” a powerful sea
going steamer owned by Pensacola cap
italists. The steamer is just off the docks,
where she had been given a complete over
hauling. and made ready for the import
ant change.
Capt. Ben Rochblane, her master; Chief
Engineer Haley and Mr. Harry Thornton,
one of the largest shareholders in the
vessel, went over to Mobile Saturday to
see how the new fuel substitute worked
on the tug E. L. Russell from that port.
A contract for constructing the tanks
for storing on the Monarch has been
awarded, and orders given to rush the
work. Contractors will work to
fill the order.
Trade by Foundries.
CHATTANOOGA, June 17.—The Consoli
dated Brake Shoe Company has purchased
the annex of the Ross-Mehan Foundry
Company in this city. This annex was
operated by negro labor, as the result of
which there has been a strike on among
the moulders for several weeks. It is
stated that this is one of the reasons for
the sale of this portion of the plant. TlYe
Ross-Mehan company still retains their
white foundries and plant.
wmnor life
MAN MAKES LEAP
' INTO RIVER .
GIRL HE LOVED DID NOT LOVE
HIM AND HE* PUT AN END
TO IT ALL WITH
DEATH.
WHEELING, June 17.—About 11 o’clock
last night a man's suit of clothes was
found on the steel bridge indicating a sui
cide in the Ohio river.
In a coat pocket was found a note in
which the writer said he had decided to
end his life as no one cared for him, even
the girl he loved. There was a letter ad
dressed to W. 8. Mahn, 75 West Wheeling
street, Washington, Pa., and dated Feb
ruary 28, Easton, Pa., and signed “Mabel,”
accompanied by her vignette, showing the
writer to be a beautiful girl.
The supposed suicide, in another letter,
claims to hall from New York city, but
there was nothing found to diMilose his
Identity. His body has not been recovered
an. nobouy saw him make the leap.
CHILD DRANK CARBOLIC ACID
AND CAME NEAR DYING
The 2-year-old son of Morris Nathan,
of 10? Peachtree street, Sunday drank
carbolic which came near ending his life.
The little fellow was carried to the Grady
hospital. He was returned home next
morning, his condition having greatly im
proved.
The physicians now think that the
child will live. He found the carbolic
acid in a trunk. No one saw him and
he drank it, but his cries soon attracted
attention. Morris Nathan, father of
the child, had left for a trip to Europe,
only a few hours before the child drank
the acid. The child Is one of twins. Ths
other died some time ago.
MACON DRUGGISTS
TRY TO ORGANIZE
MACON, June 17.—The retail druggists
of Macon are trying to organize to keep
out the cut-price druggists that might at
tempt to come in at some future tim*. A
meeting was called for last evening and a
number of the druggists met, but there
were several absent, and it was decided to
postpone the meeting until some day later
in the week. The organization is to be a
branch of the National Retail Druggists’
association. The cut-price man is the en
emy that the association will fight, but
there are other reasons for the existence
of such an organization. Macon has never
had a cut-price drug store, and if the
dealers here can prevent it, she never will
have one.
green salted mul* hides, $1.06 eaen; colt* and
ponies, SI.OO each.
Tallow—ln cakea, 508%c; in barrel* and tuha,
405 c.
Beeswax. 25c.
Old Metal—Heavy red brass, lie; heavy yel
low brass. 8c; light brass, 6c; copper, 13c; fight
copper. He: bottoms, 10c; xlnc, 2%c.
Scrap Iron—Mixed scrap, »; stoves and pots,
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pin* pan* per aoien, $1.46; 8-hoos
pine palls, per dosen, $166; 8-hoop brass oound
pail*, whit* cedar, $2.75; 8-boop brass bound
palls, red cedar, $6.50; shoe brushes, 86c to $4;
brooms, from $2.25 to $4.50’ clotnes pins, per
box ot 5 gross. 75c; washboards, from 860 t*
$3.00; pine tubs. 8 in nest, per nest. $3.50; gal
vanised tube, 4 in nest, per nest. $3.46; bread
’.rays, from $2.00 to $4.50 per dosen; wood-rim
sieve*, per dosen. *6c; ax* handles, too to $1.38
per dosen; No. 1 chimneys, per cas* or 6 dosen.
$2.10; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case of 6
dozen. $3.00; No. 1 pearl top chtmnoya per cas*
ot 6 dozen. $4 60; No. 2 pearl top chimneys, per
case ot 6 dozen. $6.40.
Meat, Lard and Marna.
Reg. R . 10%c: half ribs. 1194 c; rib 8., U%o;
fat 8., 9%c; lard, best, 12c; 2d, 1194 c; break
fast bacon, 13016 c; hams, 13015 c, according t*
brand and average: Cal. H.. 10%c.
Bagging and Ties.
3% lb., per yard. 7%0: 2-lb.. p*r yard. M; 19$-
lb.. per yard. t%c. Ties. 45-!b.. steal arrow,
■or bundl*, 31.10.
Feather*.
Gees* feathers, new, whit*. t 50660 p*r !*.;
aid geese feathers, 15028 c: duck and geese
mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pure white, 350
40c lb.; duck, colored. 25c lb.; chicken. 16c.
Nuts.
Mixed nuts, 1294 c; Brasil nnts, Moi7e; Bn*.
Ilsh walnuts. No. 1. 1290:; No. 3. t%oltoj
North Carolina peanut*. 494 c; hand-picked vir«
glnta. 494 c; extra fancy Vli-ginia. 5%c; almoMda
13014 c; pecans. 1101294 c.
Flour and Grain.
Pur* winter wheat flour—Fancy Diamond
patent, $5.10: first patent, $4 T 5; straight. $4.20;
extra fancy, $3.95; fancy. $3.85; choice family
$8.0009.00 per barrel; limes, 75c051.66 per 166,
$3.25; family, $3.35; spring wheat flour, firs*
patent, $5.06; bran, larg* sacks, $1.26; small
sacks. $1.20; corn meal, plain. 82c; bolted,
75c; Hudnut*. 92-lb., $1.90. Corn—Mixed, Me;
whit* 87c; Texas rust proof oats, 75c; whit*
oats, 12c; No. t mixed, 58c; hay. timothy. N*.
1 larg* bales. $1.10: small bale*. $1.06; No. $.
90c; Georgia rye, $1.16; Tennessre ry*. $1.66;
barley. $1.00; victor feed. $1.50 per 100 pounds;
orang* can* seed $2.80 per bushel; Early amber
caiu seed. $2.25 per hnrta*
Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy. $10.30; low grades, 7010 c; Ar
buckle roasted. $10.30; Lion. $9.80. Sugar—Cut
ioaf. 7Uc; cubes. 6%c: powdered. 6%c; gram*,
iated. New York. $5-00; New Orleans, $4.90
extra C, 4%c: refined yellow. sc: New Orleans
clarified. 4%©5c. Candy—Assorted stlek. per
box. 6o; per barrel. 5%c. Matches—SMs,
$1.1002.00; A, 45025 C. owing t« brand. «oda—
Box s?.«< *eg. 20396 c. Rie*— Fancy head,
|c; head. To. Starch—Pearl. 8%o; jump, 6c.
Cheese—Fancy full cream, 14c.
Powder—Rifle. $4.00 per keg; drop rbet. SX.H,
NEGHD BISHOP 1
BAILS BJGE
TOiBMS
CHICAGO BLACK TELLS NE-' !
GROES TO PROTECT THEM
SELVES AND THEIR HIMES
EVEN TO THE DEATH.
CHICAGO. June 18.—" The time ha* ; j
come when The black man must depend .
upon himself for protection. I do not i
stand for mobs, but every negro should
be prepared to protect his home, his wife,
and children, even to the death.”
This advice was given at a meettag of
negroes Sunday b*- Bishop Alexander
Walters, of the colored church of Ohio,
after he had warned his hearers that all
signs pointed to a time of great trouble
for them. Bishop Walters is president of
the Afro-American council.
The meeting was held in the Olivet Bap
tist church, and was called for the pur
pose of taking action on the persecution,
of the negro residents of Eldorado and
Harrisburg, Ills., and the lynching of
Louis Wright, in Missouri last winter.
A resolution was adopted and tele
phoned to Governor Yates calling on him
to take immediate steps to protect the
lives and property of the colored people
at Eldorado and Harrisburg, Ills.
Governor Yates, who is in Chicago,
said last night:
"The authorities have been ordered to
proceed against any persons who may
have been guilty of assaults against the
colored people of that locality, and law
will be maintained.”
MRS. W. H. FELTON SPOKE
ON TEMPERANCE QUESTION
Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Cartersville, Ga.,
one of the moat prominent women in this ’
state, lectured Sunday night to large audi
ence at the Park Street Methodist church,
tn West End, on “Temperance." Her ad
dress was as interesting as any she had
ever delivered here, and .she held the at
tention of her hearers from the start.
The lecture was delivered under the
auspices of the Epworth league. Dr. L. G.
Johnson, pastor of the church, in intro
ducing Mrs. Felton, commended her great
ly as a forceful thinker and an excellent
and entertaining speaker. /
An excellent musical program was ren
dered during the evening by the choir of
the church. Mrs. Felton’s address was
particularly devoted to mothers and
young men, to whom she said that the
temperance question was a paramount
one.
She declared that total abstinence wa*
the only way to succeed, and that a drtak
ing man could never hope to have any
success in business. Business men, she
continued, would not employ drinking
men; and that the business world needed
men whose heads were not fogged by
drink.
Mrs. Felton said that neither the state
nor politics could effect this abstinence,
but that the only hope lay in home influ
ence. She called upon the mother* of
the country to so Instruct their children
that they could withstand the tempta
tions.
Dr. Johnson warmly thanked Mrs. Fel- W"
ton at the conclusion of her address.
TECH ALUMNI TO BANQUET
EDITOR EDMUNDS
In honor of R. H. Edmunds, editor of
the Manufacturer’s Record, who will be
the commencement orator at the Georgia
School of Technology, the alumni of the
Tech will banquet tonight at the Kim
ball house.
An excellent menu has been arranged
for and brilliant speakers have been in
vited to respond to toasts.
The toastmaster of the occasion will be
Prof. F. C. Furlow, who has been a nota
ble success as toastmaster of the Tech,
banquets In the past.
The following toasts will be responded
to:
R. H. Edmunds, “The Future of the
Technical Graduates."
President Lyman Hall, "The Giowth of
the Tech.”
N. E. Harris, "The Trustees."
Isaac Hardepaan, "The Textile Engin
eer.”
MacDonald Lawrence, "The Civil Engi
neer."
E. W y Klein, "The Mechanical Engin
eer.” *
Impromptu speeches will follow and the
occasion will close with a good night ad
dress by the toastmaster.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
PENSACOLA TRAIN .
PENSACOLA, Fla., June 17.—An unsuc
cessful attempt to wreck a suburban train
filled with passengers was made late Bat-'jl
urday night. A dummy line train was re
turnlng’from the navy yard, and when
about one mile from the city and just
about to pass over a trestle, the engine
pilot struck an obstruction, almost throw
ing the entire train into the water. An
investigation brought out the discovery
that parties as yet unknqwn had placed
t*o large rocks in the centre of the track
with an evident purpose of precipitating
the train into the water. When the en
gine struck them, the latter were driven
into the gravel between the crossties, and
this saved the train. The engine was bad
ly damaged. Passengers were given a se
vere shaking up, but no one was serious
ly hurt.
There has been obtained no clue to tha
perpetration, but Sheriff Smith ha* th*
matter under investigation.
INCREASED CAPITAL
FOB COTTON MILLS
GAINESVILLE INDUSTRY WILL
NEARLY DOUBLE ITS PRESENT
CAPITAL OF >500,000.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., June 17.—1 t-■
probable that the Gainesville Cotton mills,
now capitalized at $500,000, will ask for an
amendment to Its charter granting the
privilege of issuing $400,000 ta preferred
stock, thus increasing its capitalization to
S4MX>.OUO.
Captain J. H. Montgomery, president,
has issued a call for a stockholders’ meet
ing at the home office in Spartanburg,
S. C., cn July 21. for the purpose of con
sidering resolutions of the board of di
rectors looking to the increase above in
dicated.
The Pacolet mills, the Gainesville mill*
and the mill of the Georgia Manufacturing
company are all running smoothly*
King Edward Gets Well Quickly.
ALDERSHOT, Eng., June 18.—King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra started for
Windsor at 4:15 o’clock this afternoon in
a motor car. The king showed Uttie trace
of his recent Illness.
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