Newspaper Page Text
JIDffIN'SIOIE
MIKES MI
; MERCIFUL
PATHETIC AND DRAMATIC RE
. HEARSAL OF WIFE’S DEVO
T ION TO HUSBAND RESULTS
IN ACQUITTAL •
MILAN. July IL—A painful but very
gyamatir story has been unfolded at a
trial for attempted murder just brought
to a conclusion. It will be remembered
that last month a lady well known in
Italian society. Marchioness Ricci, who is
• Haught er of a court official, fired on her
rival in love, wounding her badly.
The marchioness was driving through
gtreets of Voghera, when, perceiving SUr
•ora Chfostergi. the rival In question, she
■topped the cab and emptied three cham
bers of her revolver at her. The wounds
of the signora were serious,- but fortu
nately not fatal.
*»nile trying to effect her escape, the
SBarchloness wararested and was charged
with attempted murder. About a week
ago. the trial began at the Asslxe court
and excited unusual interest on account
of the touching drama of man’s infidelity
and woman s love, which was there re
vealed. Some » years ago the prisoner
was married to a very rich gentleman,
the Marquis Dallarosa. with whom she
had fallen passionately In love. From
one cause or another the marriage did not
prove to be a very happy one. Financial
recklessness on the part of the marquis
is alleged to have been one of the chief
reasons for disunion. Ruin, however, was
■verted, by the wife, who devoted her
whole fortune to assisting her husband,
besides, obtaining help from different
■■embers of her family. All these sacri
fices were, however, to no purpose, and
when her dowry was squandered the poor
woman is said to have suffered deep sor
rows and deprivations.
Then the marquis became entangled in
an Intrigue with Signora Chloetergi and
abandoning himself to his infatuation, he
expelled his wife from her home. This,
as it appears, happened twelve years
ago. Night after night, it is said the
marchioness stayed before the door of her
stormer home entreating and weeping, in
the vain hope of regaining her husband's
love. Then finding out that all her efforts
were fruitless, she retired to the Cloytre,
but even in the exercises of piety, she
was unable to forget the man to whom she
had given her heart, and had so cruelly
spurned the gift.
Echoes of politics penetrate even to
tr*aastic solitudes, and. the unhappy wo
man heard with dismay the news that the
Ttalian government was about to bring
forward a divorce bill. Ftaring that-her
rival -ught e-entually be enabled to sup
plant her legally, she was seised with a
paroxysm of anger and issued forth from
her retreat with the object of killing the
woman who baa gained her husband's af
fection.
The result is stated above. This is the
wad story which was related at the trial,
which lasted four days. It evidently
touched the jury, for they unanimously
acquitted the marchioness, who was at
once set at liberty. On hearing the ver
dict the lady fainted. She was afterward
removed in a carriage, followed by an
enormous crowd, who eagerly demonstra
d. ted their sympathy, cheering her and en
deavoring to kiss her dress and waving
handkerchiefs at the carriage window.
The husband and the Signora Chiostergi
have left town.
J. PIERPONT MORGAN HAS
THE BRITONS GUESSING
NEW YORK. July IX—Reports of ths
acquisition of the Cunard line by the
Morgan combination can neither be con
firmed nor denied with authority, says a
London cable to The Tribune. The revival
of these rumors is the natural consequence
of the talk among the colonial premiers
on the subject of steamship subsidies.
They are unwilling to discuss any plan
or policy which includes subsidies for any
line running between British and Ameri
can ports and are leaving the Cunard
managers and shareholders to work out
their own salvation, without help from
any portion of the empire.
There is nw a general understanding
among the colonial representatives that
the imperial conference will not act upon
the subsidy question, since Colonial Sec
retary Chamberlain prefers to have the
colonies agree upon a general scheme be
fore the co-operation of the British gov
ernment is definitely proposed.
MOB MAKES A JOURNEY
TO LYNCH FOUR MEN
NATCHEZ. Miss . July IL—A large num
ber of men from Franklin county went to
Cannonsburg. Jefferson county, to lynch
Richard Gaines, Scott Mathis and Jack
Ufatson. the three negroes who. according
the confession of Gaines, murdered R.
▼. Compton on the night of July 4th.
To evade the mob the negroes were held
in jail at Fayette. •
On Judge Truly’s promise tn call a spe
cial term of court the mob left Cannons
burg.
MUfWOLLED
OVER PIECE OF
oom
ONE NEGRO STABBED ANOTHER
TO DEATH WHILE HIS VICTIM
WAS RUNNING FROM
HIM.
Asberry Hinman was Friday night cut
tn the neck with a carving knife by Ala
manner White in front of Folsom's res
taurant on Marietta street and died short
ly afterwards at the Grady hospital.
Both men were negroes and employed in
the restaurant in front of which the stab
., ting occurred.
When Hinman was cut he fell into the
restaurant door. White men employed in
the restaurant did all they could to save
Hinman's life, but the flow of blood could
not bo stopped. An ambulance was called
and the negro taken to the Grady hospi
tal. but he died almost immediately upon
his arrival there.
The killing was a- result of a quarrel
over a piece of chicken. Hinman had hid
den it away and failed to find it at night.
Ho accused White of stealing it and the
fight followed. Hinman was running from
his assailant when cut.
Pergonal.
J am A YOUNG fanner. 3# years old; would
Ilk* to correspond with ledtes from 14 to
IS; result soatrtmoay. Claud Shamburger.
TyHr, Tuu
U. S. NAVY TO SEND
MESSAGES IN THE AIR
NEW YORK. July If.—The navy depart
ment will immediately erect on the lofty
Navesink Highlands a wireless telegraph
station for sending official messages. The
tower will be located close to the Postal
Telegraph observatory near the north
.beacon of the once famous Twin Lights
of the Navesink.
It will be the first station ever erected
by the navy department for sending offi
cial messages without wires. A board
headed by Rear Admiral Rodgers, made
two thorough surveys of the Highlands
during the past few weeks, and it has
been announced that the site above de
scribed has been selected. This move of
the navy department is a great victory
for the advocates of the wireless system.
Although the powers of Eu
rope. through the naval departments,
have rpent many thousands of dollars in
experimenting, the United States has
constantly thrown cold water on the
scheme.
A few years ago wireless apparatus was
rigged on a few American ships, but after
the experiments had been carried on for
a short time they were abandoned and the
government came out with the announce
ment that they would allow others do the
experimenting and when perfected might
take the matter up.
A naval officer located at the Atlanta
Highlands says with the new station at
•the Highlands of the 'Navesink the gov
ernment will not only bd able to commu
nicate with the ships far out at sea. but
also with the navy yard In Brooklyn, only
24 miles away.
HOG ATMISTLETOE
MILKED TWO COWS
MISTLETOE. Ga.. July IL—A farmer
living on Little river, near here, has a re
markable freak in the way of a hog.
This hog is about grown, of the Georgia
razor-back breed, and wilt weigh about
100 pounds. .The farmer has a couple of
milk cows, and a while back they began
to come from the pasture practically milk
ed. .Investigation led to the discovery of
the fact that the hog was laughing and
growing fit playing the role of calf.
The hog milks the cows the same as a
calf, and they raise no objections. Care
has to be taken that the hog does not get
with the cows, and if it does, there is no
more milking needed.
necFcmess
WILL BE I BIG
m
TEN THOUSAND DELEGATES ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND MEET
ING HERE ON AUG. 6—MANY
NEGROES INTERESTED.
The Negro Young People's Christian and
Educational Congress to be held here Au
gust 4-11 is to be a large affair. Fully
10,000 delegates are expected from all
parts of the country. The movement is
backed by 40 denominations and agencies,
and the very best element of negroes Is
in the movement. .
The promoter of this movement is I.
Garland Penn, who was secretary of the
negro department of the Cotton States
exposition held here in 1895. He now lives
in Atlanta and is the secretary of the
Epworth League of the M. E. church, col
ored. Bishop J. W. Gaines, of Atlanta, Is
the president of the congress.
One of the leading features of the con
gress Is to be the music, A chorus of a
thousand voices will sing. This chorus
will be composed of singers from various
cities. G. C. Harris, musical director of
Booker Washington's school, is now in
the city training a chorus of 200 voices,
which is to render classical selections. It
will also render some of the best of the
old-time plantation songs. The chorus
will be assisted by Nickerson's orchestra
of New Orleans.
The main meetings will be held at the
auditorium at Pleldmont Park, which has
a seating capacity of 10,000. The morning
and night sessions will be held there, but
in the afternoon there will be conferences
held in a half dozen churches. The same
topic will be discussed at the same time
by different speakers.
The program has upon it some of the
best speakers of the race. Among these
are Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee,
Ala. The results of the congress will be
put In a declaration framed by 100 leading
thinkers of the race, and being adopted
by 10,004 negroes it will be the most sig
nificant utterance ever made by the
negro people.
The object of the congress Is to consider
the choral welfare of the negro race. It
will be in no sense political. It is the
belief of those behind the movement that
the hour has come for the negro to make
a united effort in his own behalf to reach
the unreached negro.
THIRTIETH REGIMENT REUNION
WILL BE AT GRIFFIN
The survivors of the Thirtieth Georgia
regiment, of which Detective Robert Os
burn !s president, will hold a reunion In
Griffin on the Sth. Ex-Governor Boyn
ton was the colonel of the regiment at
the close of the war and the reunion is
to be at Griffin on his account, as he is
unable to travel by reason of feeble
ness.
President Osburn invites every veteran
who can to meet with the Thirtieth on the
Sth. All members of the regimennt are
especially urged to be present, but the
president wants it clearly understood that
any veteran will be made welcome. A
special reduced fare from all points in
the state has been obtained and a large
attendance Is expected.
D. J. Bailey. Jr., mayor of Griffin, and
son of Colonel D. J. Bailey, the first com
manding officer the regiment had. is to
give his father's old command a barbecue.
DRANK SO MUCH ICE WATER
HAD TO DRINK WHISKY
Sanford Daniel, a negro, went to 66
Houston street Friday to fix a range,
Houston street yesterday to fix a range,
but drank too much whisky before he be
gan work. The result was that the range
was taken to pieces and water, hot and
cold, allowed to run all over the house,
while Daniel complacently went to sleep
out In the yard.
Call Officer Covington arrested him and
charged him with being drunk. The negro
claimed he had taken too much Ice wa
ter and just had to take a little whisky
to recover. Judge Broyles did not take
much stock in the ice water theory and.
fined him $5.75.
GOOD RAINS AID THE
FARMERS IN MONROE
FORSYTH. Ga., July 12 —Fine rains fell
here last night. Nearly every section of
the county reports rain. This will be worth
thousands of dollars to Monroe county.
Cotton men think that the condition of the
crop is very encouraging. The cotton is
more forward this year than usual, and
the prediction is made that one thousand
bales will be marketed here in August.
Last year the crop was late and very few
bales were marketed here before Septem
ber 1.
If the season, from now on is favorable
a good corn crop will also be made.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1902. ,
MILLARD LEE
DENIEDNEW
TRIAL
JUDGE CANDLER OVERRULES
* APPLICATION-CASE WILL BE
APPEALED TO THE SUPREME
COURT.
Judge John 8. Candler has refused Mil
lard Lee a tew trial. The case will now
undoubtedly be appealed to the supreme
court.
The motion for a new trial was over
ruled upon each and every ground. The
papers in the case were submitted to
Judge Candler Saturday morning without
argument,, alleging as grounds a criti
cism of Solicitor C. D. Hill, and also ex
cepting to certain charges and refusals of
Judge Candler himself. .
It was a surprise that no argument ac
companied the delivery of the papers.
The attorneys for Lee, Arnold & Arnold,
and the solictor were all present, and a
hard legal fight was anticipated.
No argument being advanced, however,
Judge Candler took the papers up that
night, and after investigation decided to
overrule the motion. In the natural
course of events Lee’s attorneys will now
appeal the case to the supreme court,
else the sentence of death will be carried
out and Lee will be hanged on July 21st.
Lee was convicted of the murder of Miss
Lilia May Suttles in the little church at
Ben Hill several weeks ago. The grand
jury almost immediately found an in
dictment against him for murder, but
when the case came to trial the following
week Lee’s counsel sat up the special plea
of present insanity. /
After a long fight between Lee's counsel
and Solicitor General Hill, the jury* de
clared Lee sane. At the trial for murder,
■the defense set up the plea of Insanity at
the time the crime was committed, but the
jury again found against the prisoner,
and Judge Candler sentenced Lee to be
hanged July . 21st.
TO BUILD BIG ShTpS -
AT PENSACOLA YARDS
PENSACOLA, Fla., July 12.—A recent
contract closed here for the building of a
three-masted schooner, 120 tons burden,
the entire vessel to be turned out from
a Pensacola plant is exciting no little in
terest here.
It la regarded by some as the initial
step toward great shipbuilding plans
which have been here for months. The
contract is for a schooner of modern and
first-class finish, to be completed in the
early fall.
F. F. Bingham, a prominent exporter,
has taken the first step to start up this
industry. He will use the vessel in the
West Indian, Mexican and Central Am
erican coal and lumber export trade. In
waich he Is now engaged, handling quite
a number of vessels yearly under charter.
The trade has grown enormously of late,
and a ship to be always at the owner’s
, command has been found necessary, hence
the charter.
The schooner will be built by R. H.
Langford, who has a shipyard here and
who has built quite a number of barges
for the Munsen bteamship Line of New
York.
MICHIGAN TO HONOR
SPANISH WAR HEROES
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., July 12.—The
Michigan monument commission author
ised by the last legislature to secure a
suitable monument to the memory of the
soldiers of the war of 1861-66 and the Span
ish-American war to be plaoed upon the
capltol grounds at Lansing, met In this
city yesterday. It was decided to send In
vitations to monument makers to offer de
signs for amemorial hall and arch.
General H. M. Duffield, of Detroit, Its
president, and D. J. Campau, of Detroit,
is secretary of the commission.
DFB OMCEOE
THIS WIDOW'S
FLIGHT?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 12.-The sher
iff has been called upon to Investigate the
mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Lett, a
widow, and her son, Charles Lett, who
formerly resided at Gilbert Station, near
Gate City. Recently a fight of some kind
occurred near the home of Mrs. Lett, a lot
of bloody clothes being found at the place,
and for some days an Investigation of this
affair has been under way, the theory of
some being that a duel was fought on the
spot.
Before the disappearance of Mrs. Lett
and her son it Is said that they received
several warnings, and it Is believed that
they knew something of the tragedy whlcti
has been the subject of investigation, and
that their dlsapperance Is due to the fear
on the part of those Implicated in the
tragedy that this Information might be
divulged.
The parties to the duel, fight, or what
ever it may ..ave been, were very
to cover up their tracks. A bloody collar,
which was removed from a man by cut
ting, was found on the place, but it had
had the laundry mark clipped out. Two
physicians' buggies were seen on the spot
on the night the mysterious affair occur
red.
The sheriff is at work on the case. He
believes that there is a connection be
tween the mysterious night-time tragedy
and the disappearance of the widow and
son.
ROUNTREE WILL BE~~
SENATOR FROM 16TH
SWAINSBORO, Ga., July 12.—At the
senatorial convention held here Thursday
Judge G. S. Rountree, of Swainsboro, hav
ing no opposition, was unanimously nom
inated for senator from the 16th district.
Delegates from Laurens and Johnson
counties met at Adrian today and con
firmed the action of Emanuel county In
selecting Judge Rountree. The judge Is
one of~ our most honored and esteemed
citizens and served his district with dis
tinction in the senate several years ago.
Welcomed Rain In Spite of Damage.
MACON. July 12.—A wind and rain
storm which did considerable damage vis
ited Macon yesterday afternoon, flooding
cellars, smashing window glass, wrecking
banners that were flying from housetops
in honor of the visiting soldiers, upsetting
top buggies, blowing down fences, etc.,
but in spite of the damage the people wel
comed the rain. For several weeks the
weather had been unusually warm and the
drouth was beginning to be felt.
The southern Republicans are said to be
rehearsing a ry?w anthem to be sung at
the Inauguration in case their nominee is
elected, but they deny the rumored title:
“The War is Over; Give Us More Jobs.’*
SEMI-mis MBEI REPORT
Spot Cotton Market
Atlanta steady, 9c.
New Orleans, steady, 9c.
New York, steady, 9 5-16 c.
Liverpool, steady, 5 l-16d.
Galveston, flrm, 8 15-16 C.
Norfolk, steady, 9c.
Baltimore, steady, 9%C.
Boston, steady, 914 c.
Wilmington, flrm, 9c.
Philadelphia, quiet, 9 9-16 c.
Savannah, steady, B%c.
Mobile, steady, B%c.
Memphis, quiet, B%c.
Augusta, steady, 9%c.
Cincinnati, steady 914 c.
Louisville, firm, 914 c.
St. Louis, quiet. 8 15-16 C. .
Houston, steady, 8 15-16 c.
New York Cotton.
NEW YORK, July 12.—The cotton mar
ket opened steady with prices 2 points
higher to 2 points lower and for a brief
time following the call was inclined to
weaken under reports of soaking rains
along the Georgia coast line, scattered
showers in the rest of the belt. a. forecast
for rains over the South Atlantic states
and east gulf states tonight and tomor
row. However, the Liverpool market was
B@3 1-2 points on futures and l-16d on spot
cotton, when little change had been due
while near month shorts displayed decid
ed uneasiness.
Rumors again gained circulation to the
effect that strong spot cotton interests
was heavily long of August and Septem
ber and Intended demanding the cotton
on contract when they.wijl ship it to Eu
rope. This foreboded a marked decrease
in the New York stock at a time when
the American visible is small at best.
General buying was soon in active
progress and prices worked steadily high
er with August and September options
leading the rise., The late months were in
a measure influenced by unfavorable crops
from western Georgia, Alabama and
southern Mississippi. Advices from Texas
were quite encouraging. Receipts were
larger, due to the clearance for export of
over 3,000 bales from minor southern porta.
Local sentiment was fairly bullish on the
late forenoon advance and commission
houses were good buyers. Europe picked
up moderate amounts of the near posh
tions.
NEW YORK COTTON.
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middlings, 9 5-16 c, steady.
Last Close
Open. High. Low. Sale. Bld.
January 7.82 7.86 7.81 7.84 7.83
February 7.84 744 7.84 7.84 7.83
March 7.85 7,85 7.83 7.83 7.83
July 8.68 8.72 8.68 8.71 8.71
August .. .» .. 8.45 8.49 8.44 8.47 8.47
September .. ... 8.12 8.14 8.08 8.11 8.11
October 7.96 746 7.92 7.93 7.93
November .. .. 7.85 '7.35 7.84 7.86 7.82
December 7.83 7.86 7.81 7.83 7.83
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-2
Galveston- ~_B U 1.571 620
New Orleans 315 1,214 1,278 1,876
Mobile 3 2 1
Savannah 6 539 808 1
Charleston 190 737 <1
Wilmington —.... 2
Norfolk 11 178 33 91
New York 98 37
Boston.. 513 23 6
Philadelphia». 53 1 137 19
Total at all ports.. 1,838 1 630 3,968 *4,488
•Estimated.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
By Private wire to Murphy t Co.
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange todav.
Tone very steady; sales 8,000; middling 5 l-16d.
f• Opening Close
January and February..,.. .. .. 4.20 4.21
February and March.. .. . 4.21
March and April 4.20 4.21
June and July'. .. .. .. 4.56 4.57
July and August 4.54 4.55
August and September..., 4.47 4.48
September and October... 4.33 4.36
November and
November ahd December 4.23 4.24
December and January■ 4.21 4.22
? . —*ll
New Oriearin Qotton.
NEW ORLEANS, July 12.'—In the spot cot
ton market a slightly better feeling prevails
among factors as a result of today’s improve
ments at Liverpool but there Is nothing In the
situation to warrant a distinct advance, though
sellers are disposed to hold out for a shade
higher prices. Buyers, however, decline to meet
the views of factors. Sales 325 bales. Quota
tions unchanged.
Futures were comparatively steady. Liver
pool came in this morning at an advance of
l-16d on spots and worked up 3-64 d to 3-64 d on
deliveries but the Improvement on the other
side was offset by general rain report from the
cotton belt and neither element among the pro
fession cared to force the pace under the cir
cumstances. In consequence tne market opened
but 3 points down en January and 1 point down
on the other months, fluctuated over a narrow
range during the short session and closed at
net variations of from 2 points below to 2
points above yesterday's closing quotations.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.
Following were the ruling quotation* in the
exchange today:
Tone, steady. Middling, 9c *teady.
Last Close
Open High. Low. Sale. Bld.
January ...7.70 7.70 7.70 7.70 7.69
Ju1y8.99 8.98 8.97 8.97 8.99
August ... ...8.61 8.64 8.60 8.63 8.62
Septemberß.o6 8.11 8.06 8.10 8.09
October7.7B 7.81 7.77 7.78 7.78
November 7.69 769 7.69 7.69 7.68
December ..7.68 7.71 7.68 7.69 * 7.68
New Orleans Cotton Letter.
NEW ORLEANS. July 12.—Since Thurs
day, July 3d, there have been but In
significant changes in cotton prices here.
The government report of 84.7 as condition
on June 25th, was a strong bull but
speculation is aesthetic and rains have fal
len over Texas with considerable regular
ity since July 3d. In a word the bulls
are afraid and the bears dare not. Nu
merous complaints are current as to
drouth in Alabama and Mississippi seri
ously affecting cotton, especially In Ya
zoo delta. The movement has become al
most nothing, showing early exhaustion
of supplies. Today September is in most
urgent request with deferred months neg
lected. It Is thought that all things con
sidered. September in this market is the
best purchase as in September there will
be an enormous demand for actual cot
ton. The outlook considering prevailing
discounts seems to be in favor of bull side
of market for fall and winter months.
Murphy & Co.’* Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK, July 11—There wag a de
cided Improvement in the weather along
the Atlantic coast this morning, where a
storm was moving southward. This
brought heavy rains in the southeastern
coast of Georgia, amounting to over 3
inches in some places. In addition to this
rainfall, predictions favored showers else
where, so that the chances of an Im
proved weather condition in the region
east of the Mississippi seemed good.
While Liverpool prices were some 3 points
higher and spot cotton l-16d higher, on
sales of 8,000 bales, the weather had a
depressing Influence at the start. Prices
lost 2 to 4 points on liquidation by those
who bought early In the week on dry
weather and feared rains over Sunday.
The east gulf states need rain badly, and
as the storm appeared to be moving
northward, the outlok for relief there
seemed somewhat uncertain. In the event
of general soaking rains east of the river,
conditions would be Improved materially,
and the future market is expected to be
easier. While abundant rains were re
ported along the coast, the interior re
ceived but light showers, as heretofore
this week.
Cotton Seed Products.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., July 13.—0i1, carload
lot*, per gallon: Prime crude, nominal; off
crude, 32%«33c; prime summer, yellow 40c;
off summer, yellow, nominal; choice cooktng,
summer, yellow, less than carload lots, per
gallon, nominal. .
and cak*. prime, $22.50; off,
NEW ORLEANS, La., July 12.—Cottle seed
products: Prime, refined oil, in barrel, 43c;
off, do., 42c; prime crude, loose, 36c.
NEW YORK, July 13.—Cotton seed oil very
slow, but steady, because of high offerings.
Prime crude, f. o. b. mill*. 35c; prime sum
mer, yellow. 44045 c; off summer, yellow, 4214
©43c: prime white, 48©4814c; prime winter,
yellow, 48®49c; prime meal, 328, nominal.
Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, July 12.—Trading was dull on the
board of trade today and prices for all grains
were inclined to seek a lower level. September
wheat closed %®%c lower. September corn
was %®%c lower. Oats were %@%c lower,
with September provisions unchanged to 20c
higher. e
Better weather had its natural effect upon the
wheat market and many of yesterday’s buyers
turned sellers early In the day. Local senti
ment was bearish and in the absence of a buy
ing demand there was an attempt to raid the
market, but We efforts were fruitless, as a
moderate demand developed on the decline,
which checked any further loss. An Important
feature to the trading was changing from Sep
tember to December by a prominent house.
Large clearances were also a help to better
prices. September opened 14©Hc lowef at 73%©>
73%c and fluctuated within narrow range. Af
ter selling at 73%©74 there was a decline to
7314 c and the close was at about the bottom
with loss of H<@%c at 73W73Hc. Seaboard
clearances of >wheat and flour were equal to
775,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 603,000
bushels, against 734,000 a year ago. Local re
ceipts were 99 cars, 7 of contract grade. Re
ceipts at Minneapolis and Duluth were reported
as 242 cars, making a total for the three points
of 341 cars, compared with 343 last year,
larger proportionate of grade. Selling was
quite general and while there was no conspic
uous buying prices held well- and there was
only a small decline. There was little doing
in the July option and after opening 14c lower
at 85c the closing was %c higher at 86c. Sep
tember opened ’4f7%c lower at 61%@61%c, ad
vanced to 6214©62Hc, closing W4c lower at
Local receipts were 613 cars, with
69 of contract grade.
Oats were weak under the influence of excel
lent weather with prospects of favorable con
ditions over Sunday. Shorts took advantage of
the decline to cover extensively and this result
ed In strengthening prices. September opened
lower at 33%<&33\c and ranged between
closing lower at 3314@33%c.
Local receipts were 115 cars.
Provisions were moderately strong under the
leadership of bears. There was an active de
mand for lard and longs took advantage of the
better prices to dispose of their holdings, which
tended to check the advance t Prices held fair
ly well, however. September lard closing 20c
higher at 11.35 after selling between 11.1714 and
at 11.45. September pork was unchanged at
18.70, after ranging between 18.70 and 18.80.
Ribs closed 2H©.sc higher at 10.85. The range
was between 10.80 and 10.8714© 10.90.
Estimated receipts for Monday:
Wheat, 98 cars; corn, 450 cars; oats, 4o cars.
Hogs, 32,000 head.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
The following were the ruling quotations on
the floor of the exchange today:
WHEAT— Open High Low Close
July7s% 76 75% 75%
September.. ~73% 73% 73% 73%
December 7314 73% 73% 73%
CORN—
July .. .. •• .. 85 86 8a 86
September6l% 62% 60’4 61%
December 47% 47% 4«% 47%
JuV^- .. 44% 44% 43% 43%
September3o% 30% 3014 30%
December.. .. .. .. ... 30 30% 30 30
July.. M W 18.62% 18.60 18.60
Septemberlß.7o 18.80 18.70
January.. •• •• •• •*••16.75 16.85 16.75 16.75
Jubr? I> ”11.30 11.40 11.27% n 35
September 11-17% 11-45 M-1716
January 950 9.50 9.47% 9.47%
Ju^J^ ES ~10-75 10.75 16.75 10.7$
Septemberlo.Bo 10.90 10.80 10.80
Receipts and Shipments.
Flour, bbls., receipts, lO.tfoO; shipment*. 4,000.
Wheat, bu., receipts. 47,000; shipments, 118,000.
Corn, bu., receipts, 175,0d0; shipments, 334,000.
Oats, bu., receipts. 142,000; shipments, 117,060.
Rye. bu.. receipts, 2,000.
Barley, bu., 6,000. •
Murphy & Co.’s Grain Letter.
CHICAGO, July 12.—Wheat had shown
a rather weak feeling today due to con
tinuation of good weather. Local senti
ment was bearish and In the absence of
buying demand the local scalpers attempt
ed to raid the market but were success
ful only in a small way as a fair demapd
developed on down turn and checked the
decline. The large clearances were also
a help. The close shows July 7-8, Sep
tember 5-B@3-4 and December l-4@3-8 low
er. Cables were a little higher and re
ceipts larger. There was a fair cash de
mand. The weather map was an ideal
one. Crop reports were of better tenor
from some sections. There, was selling
of corn on good weather and large receipts
but without any conspicuous buying prices
held well. Harris-Gates sold some Sep
tember at the opening but bought moder
ately late. There was nothing out of or
dinary to the market. July sold in small
quantities at 8&@86. Brosseau taking on
some at 85. There were about 300,000
contracts corn inspected in the public ele
vators. Oats lower on good weather and
In sympathy with other grains. Shorts
took advantage of the depression to cover
extensively and this seemed to strengthen
price*. There was a fairly good trade,'
everything considered.
Provisions were fairly strong under the
leadership of lard. The demand for this
product was vety good. Brokers sold
some long stuff and this had a tendency to
check the advance. The demand was
good, coming from scattered sources and
prices held well at a small advance.
St. Louis Quotations.
ST. LOUIS. July 12.—Wheat—Lower; No. 2,
red, cash, elevator. 71%c; track. 72©73c new,
78c old: September, 71c; December, 73c; No. 2,
hard. 76©77c, •
Corn—Lower; No. 2, cash, 62%c; track, 66®
66%c; September, 53%c; December. 41%c. »
Oats—Lower; No. 2, cash, 54c; track, 54%c;
July, 38c; September, 29%c asked; No. 2,
white, 59c.
Rye—Steady, 57c, old.
Pork—Dull, but higher; jobbing, |13.67% old;
319.07%, new.
Lard—Nominally higher, $10.85.
Lead-Steady, $3.97%@4.00.
Spelter—Steady, $4.90.
Poultry—Firm; chickens, 10c; springs, 12%@
18%c; turkeys, lie; ducks, 7C; geese. 4%c.
Butter—Steady; creamery, 17@22c; dairy,
17@19c.
Eggs—Steady, 14%c, loss off.
Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, July 12.—Cattle—Receipts, 100
natives, 250 Texans; market unchanged; choice
export and dressed beef steers, $8.00@8.25; fair
to good. >5.00@7.90: Stockers and feeders, 52.90®
5.60; western fed steers, 34.85@6.00; Texas and
Indian steers, 51.85©5.25; Texas cows, $1.75©
4.25; native heifers,, $3.25©4.50; canners, sl.oo@
2.50; bulls, $2.85@4.15: calves. |2.75©5.00.
Hogs—Receipts, 3,000; market steady; heavy,
$8.06©8.10; light. 37.50(87.95; pigs, 37.7.-.®7.80.
Sheep—Receipts, 300; market active; native
lambs, 84.45©6.20; western lambs, 64.10®4.70; na
tive wethers, 34.25@4.85; western wethers, 33.25
©4.45; fed ewes, 33.30©4.20; Texas clipped year
lings, 33.40®4.00; Texas clipped sheep, $3.00@3.35;
Stockers and feeders. $2.00©3.00.
ST. LOUIS. July 12.—Cattle—Receipts. 300, In
cluding 150 Texans: market steady; native ship
ping and export steers, $6.50@7.75; extra choice,
38.00@8.35; dressed beef and butchers .steers,
$4.25©7.50; steers under 1,000 pounds, $4.00@
6.25; stockers and feeders, $2.65@5.50: cows and
heifers. $2.25®5.70; canners, $1.75@2.85; bulla,
$2.50@5.50; calves, $5.50@7.00; Texas and Indian
steers. $2.85@5.70; cows and heifers, $2.50@4.15.
Hogs—Receipts. 1,600; market easier; pigs and
lights, $7.25@7.65; packers, $7.70@7.90; butchers,
$7.85© 8.20.
Sheep—Receipts, none; market nominal; na
tive muttons, $3.«0@4.00; lambs, $4.50®6.80; culls
and bucks. $1.50@4.00; stackers, $1.00©3.00.
CHICAGO. July 12.—Cattle—Receipts, AOOO,
Including 500 Texans; market steady; good to
prime steers nominal, $7.90©9.60; poor to me
dium, $4.50@7.60; stackers and feeders, $2.50©
5.00; cows. $1.40®5.50; heifers, $2.50@6.50: can
ners, $1.40@2.40; bulls, $2.50@5.75; calves, $2.50@
6.50; Texas fed steers, $4.00@6.75.
Hogs—Receipts, 11.000; market Weak: good
to choice heavy, $7.80©8.20; light. $6.90©7.75;
bulk, $7.60©8.00.
Sheep-Receipts, 1,500; market steady; good
to choice wethers, $3.25@4.00; fair to choice
mixed, $2.50©3.25; western sheep, $2.5003.75:
native lambs, $2.60©6.50.
Sheep—Receipts none; market nominal; na
tives, $3.00@4.00; lambs, $4.0004.90.
CINCINNATI, July 12.—Hogs—Steady: butch
ers and shippers, $7.50@7.96; common, $6.00©7.25.
Cattle—Steady: fair to good shippers, $6.25©
7.00; common, $2.35@3.15.
Sheep—Strogger, $1.2603.75.
Lambs —Steady, $3.50@6.65.
Wool Quotations.
ST. LOUIS, July 12.—W00l firm; territory and
western mediums, 14%@16%c; fine, 11©15%c;
coarse, 11@14%c.
Naval Stores.
CHARLESTON, July 12.—Turpentine and
rosin unchanged.
SAVANNAH, July 12—Turpentine dull, 45c;
receipts 1.585; sales none; exports 32.
Resin quiet: receipts 4,804; sales 1,922; exports
4,728.
Quote: ABC $1.15: D $1.20; E $1.25; F $1.30;
G $1.85; H $1.70; I $2.05; K $2.55; M $3.05; N
$3.45; WG $3.50; WW $3.65. *
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK. July 12.—Wheat—Receipts 23,-
000; exports, 110,000; spot steady; No. 2 red,
40% elevator: No. 2 red. 81%@81%c f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 northern, 83%c f. o. b. afloat; No.
1 hard. 86%c f. o. b. afloat. Options lower;
'July, 81%c; September. December, 79c.
Flour—Receipts export*. 83,000; market
wa« quiet ill day; winter patent*. $3.9004.19;
winter extra*. $3-1503.35; Minnesota baker*,
SX 1503.36; winter low grade. $2.9503.15.
T>rn—Receipt* 3.005; exports, 18,000. Firm:
Na 2. 71%c elevator and 72%c f. o. b.» afloat.
Options higher; July, 70%c; September. ®%c;
D €^tß-Recrtpt C s. 48,000 bushels: exports, *275.
Spot steady; No. 2. 56c; No. 3. 55%c; No. 2
white, «0©60%c; No. 3 white, 60c; track white
state, 59063 c. Options firm. '
Hay firth; shipping, 65070c:-good to choice.
95@97c.
Hops firm: 21024 c.
Hides steady; Galveston, 20035 pounds, 18c:
Texas dry, 24030 pounds, 13c.
Leather steady; acid, 24025 c.
Wool steady; domestic fleece, 25030 c.
Cotton seed oil steady; prime crude nominal;
do. yellow, 44%®45c. e
Petroleum steady; refined New York, $7.40;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, $7.35: do. in bulk.
$4.80.
Rosin firm; steady; strained common to good,
$1.57%.
Turpentine steady; 47%®48c.
Rice firm; domestic fair to extra, 4%®6%c;
Japan, 4%©5c.
Molasses steady: New Orleans open kettle
good to choice, 33041 c.
Coffee, spot Rio, quiet: No. 7, invoice, 5%c;
mild gulet Cordova, 8011 c.
Sugar raw steady; fair refining, 2 13-16 c; cen
trifugal 96-test, 3 5-16 c; refined steady: Na 6.
$4.10; No. 7, $4.00; Na 8, $3.90; No. 9, $3.85; No.
10, $3.80; No. 11, $3.75; No. 12, $3.70; Na 13,
$3.70; No. 14, $3.70; confectioners’ A. $4.45; mould
A, $5.00; cut loaf, $5.15; crushed, $5.15; powdered,
$4.75; granulated, $4-65; cubes, $4.90.
Potatoes easy: Long Island, $1.0001.75; south
ern prime, $1.25@2.00c
McCullough Bro*.' Fruit and Product
Letter.
The extreme warm weather that has
prevailed during the last ten days has
materially retarded the consumption of
fruit and produce in general.
Prospects for watermelons both as to de
mand and prices is very flattering as the
glut has been cleaned up and our market
at this time shows to be in a very healthy
state. No better opportunity has been pre
sented this season on these goods and we
advise liberal shipments. x
The market has been and continues
to be in a state of fluctuation on peaches.
The quality of stock now arriving is not
as good as had been expected, either
as to size or color. The famous Elbertas
and Belles of Georgia will begin to move
next week and we anticipate good prices
on good stock. •
Cantaloupes are not bringing express
charges.
A limited supply of early varieties of
grapes and apples are now being received
and selling at satisfactory prices.
Demand for bananas is very quiet with
stock going slow even at low prices.
The lemon market has shown some
Weakness also ,at points of Importation.
However, as yet our local market has not
been effected.
A few tomatoes selling at low prices.
Beans, cabbage and roasting, ears all in
good demand at fancy prices.' Too many
new Irish potatoes arriving to sell to ad
vantage. Prices are lower with the de
mand sluggish. Very little doing in old
Irish potatoes. Onions are also plentiful
and cheap.
Indications during first part of last week
was that poultry was going to be scarcer
and higher; to the contrary, however, lib
eral receipts have made it impossible to
request or obtain fancy prices.
Eggs selling cheap. However the de
mand is quite strong, and we anticipate
some advance in the next few days.
There is very little demand for any
thing but strictly fancy butter.
Some few sweet potatoes now being
marketed at fancy prices.
ATLANTA MARKrrib
Cotton.
ATLANTA. July 12. Middling cotton qul*t
at 9c.
Vegttzffil**.
Cabbage. 2®2%c per pound; new onion*, $1.06
per crate: tom*toe*. Alabama. 4 baakat crataa
3<j@4oc; peck crates, 20c; green beans. sl.oo©
1 25; new Irish potatoes. No. 1 stock $2 7503.00.
No. 2 stock, no sale; whortleberrtee, 4©6c: cu
cumbers. 75c@$L00 per crate; squash, yellow,
soc basket.
Cotton Seed product*.
Cotton seed Oil steady. S6UO37c per gallon;
cotton seed, sl7 per ton f. u. b station: cotua
seed meal. $24 per ton; cotton seed hulls, Polk.
S6.«J per ton; bale hull*. *».«• nar ton.
• Country Produce.
Butter—Georgia Jersey, 15030 c: Tennessee
Jersey, 18020 c; Tennessee choice, 12®14c;
Irish potatoe*. old crop. $1 per bushel; onion*,
80090 c per bushel; honey, new crop, strain
ed. 607 c ped pound; comb, bright, B®9c p*e
pound; white peas, $1.35 per bushel; stock
peas, slOl/10 per bushel; egg*, weak, 10011 c.
Fruit.
Melons,* $460100 per car; peaches per crate,
75©51.50; plum* pdr cate. $1.2601.56; pear* per
crate, $1.35; cantaloupe*, 50031.00 per
crate, market glutted; lemons, choice, de
mand good. $404.50 box; limes, 75c to SI.OO per
100; pineapples. $202.26; bananas, straight, per
bunch, $1.2501.50; culls. 50075 c per bunch:
prunes, s©6c per pound; currants, B©loc pe(
bound: pie peaches. 3 lb. $2.50 per case; table
2 lb., $2.50; table. 3 lb., P. 00; raisins, $1.5001.0
per box.
Fi*n-
Pompano, 9© 10c; Spanish mackerel. 10c; trout,
salt water, 6%07c; trout, fresh water, :© ,c:
blue fish, 6c; snapper. 7c; bream, se; mixed
fish, sc; Grouper, 4c; mullet, $6.0006.50 per
barrel; market full.
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white, 550 Mu per !*.;
aid geese feathers, 15025 c: duck and gees*
mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pur* white. ss®
40c lb.: duck, colon*! 36c lb.: chicken, 16c.
Flour a»w Grain.
wheat flour: Fancy Diamond
patent. $510; first patent, $4.60; straight, M. 105
extra fancy, $3.95; fancy, $3.85; choice family
$3.25; family, $3 35; spring wheat flour, first
patent, $6.06; bran, large sacks, $1.36; small
sacks, $1.30; corn meal, plain, 33c; bolted,
75c; Hudnuts, M-lb., $1.90. Corn—Mixed, Me;
white 87e; Texas rust proof cats. Tie; whit*
rts. 62c; No. 2 mixed, 66c; hay, timothy, Na.
large bale*. $1.10: small balM. SLM; No. 3,
soc; Georgia rye, sl.l#; Tennessee rye. sL*s|
barley. H W; victor feed. $1.50 per wo poun«*|
oranx* cane seed $2.10 per bushel; Early Amber
rain seed. $125 per h>ui«»
Live Poultry,
Hens, 32033 c each: fries, large, 20022 c; me
diums, 14015 c: small, 11013 c; cocks, 15017%c;
■ulneaa l£c; <ee*e. full feathered, &o; ducks,
puddle, 90c; Pekin ducks, 35c; turkeys, Uva.
iu©iic per pound-
CracKerg.
Standard soda, 7c: milk, 7%c XXX creana,
7%c; lemon .cream, 9c; combine, te: assorted
penny cakes. 8c; assorted jumble*. 10c: lunch
milk. 7%c; XXX *oda, 6%c; XXX ginger
snaps, 6%0 pearl oyster. 7c: excelsior, 7%a
Groceries.
Coffee—Fsncy, $10.30; low grades, 7O10c; Ar
buckle roasted. $10.30; Lion. $9.80. Sugar—Cut
loaf, 7%c; cubes, 6%c; powdered. 6%c; granu.
Is ted. New York. $5.00: New Orleans, S4.M
extra C, 4%0; refined yellow, «c: New Orleans
clarified. 4%@5c. Candy—Assorted stick, per
box, »c: per barrel. 5%c. Metohes-jfiM,
$1.1008.06; 6s, 450f5C, owing Ye brand. *oda->
Box $3.4C: * r eg, 202%c. Rice—rancy head.
«c: head. 7c. Starch—Pearl. 3%c; lump, K
Cheese —Fancy full cream. 18c.
Powder—Rifle, $4.00 rer kec; drop shot. sl.6s,
Nut*.
Mixed nut*. 7>%e: Brant not*. >6Ol Te: Eng.
lish walnuts. No. L 1214 c; No. z. 9%01#«|
North Carolina peanuts, 4%«; hand-picked Viy.
ginla, 4%c; extra fancy Virginia, 5%c; almoadg
13014 c; pecan*. 1101«Uo.
Meat, Lar® and Ham*.
Reg. R.. 10%c; half rib*, U%c; rib 8.. U«e;
fat 8., 9%c; lard, best, 13%c; 3d, 11 %c; break
fast bacon. 13015 c; hams, 18016a, according t*
brand and average; Cal. H.. lie.
Bagging and Tie*.
3% lb., per yard. 7%c; 3-lb.. per yard. $•: 1%-
lb., per yard, 6%a Ties, 45-lb.. steel arrtw,
*"tr bundle, sl.lO.
Hide* and Skins.
Green salted hides, 60 lb*, and up, per IK,
No. Is B%c. No. 2s 7%e; green «alted hides, 4#
to 60 lbs, per lb.. No. Is 7%c. No. 2s 6%c; green
salted ’hides, under 40 lbs., per lb., No. is 7c,
No. 2s 6c; dry flint hides, over 16 lbs., per IK,
No. Is 13%c, No. 2s 12%c; dry flint hides, under
16 lbs, per IK, No. Is 12%c, No. 2* 11 %c; vry
salt hides, over 20 lb«., per IK, No. Is ll%c, No,
Is 10%c; dry salt hides under 20 lbs., per lb., No.
Is 9%c, No. 2s B%c; tallow. In cakes No. Is 5%c,
No. 2s 4%c; tallow In barrels and tubs, per IK.
No. 1 sc, No. 2 4c; beeswax, per IK, 26c; green
salted horse hides, each, $2.0001.50; green salted
colts’ and ponies’ hides, each. 75050 c.
PARDON CAMETOO LATE
FOR ROBERT HUNTER
Robert Hunter, a negro convict who was
serving a 15-year sentence for burglary
at the Lookout Mountain convict camp,
died Friday shortly after his pardon
had been signed by Governor Candler. The
negro died at noon and it was just before
noon that the governor attached his slgy
nature to the papers necessary to secure
the man. bis liberty.
Hunter was convicted in Fulton coufity
In 1892 and after being in the penitentiary
developed consumption. Several days ago
the prison commission recommended that
the governor release the man because of
his excellent behavior in the penitentiary
and because of his poor health, the com
mission' stating in the recommendation
that it was feared he would soon die.
GEORGIA LEADS
SOUTHERN '
STATES
SHOWS ORGANIZATION OF 30
NEW COTTON SEED OIL MILLS
WITH CAPITAL OF $885,000
IN PAST SIX MONTHS. ’
BALTIMORE, July 12.—The Manufac
turers' Record, reviewing the cotton oil
interests of the south, says:
“Remarkable as uas been the growth of
the cotton manufacturing industry in the
south during the past twenty years, it has
been paralleled in many respects by that
growing out of the utilization of cotton
seed commercially. Notable as has been
its advance, as indicated by an increase
in the south from forty oil mills with a
capitalization of $3,500,000 in 1880 to 500
mills with a capitalization of about |5.-
000,000 in 1901, the limits have by no mean*
been reached if, indeed, all the possibili
ties of cotton are comprehended, for there
have been rapid additions to the number
of mills, and during the first six month*
of this year, there has been greater activi
ty in the organization of new ones than
in any other like period since the Industry
was started, and the following table show*
the number of new mills and their capi
talization by states for that period:
States. New Mills. Capital
Alabama.. M •«*•••-• U $ 535,000
Arkansas.. M M M 8 835,000
Georgia.. *« M -. «.w 30 885,000
Florida.. « m —1 100,000
Kentucky »■<»•*• —1 ' 50,000
Louisiana.. ■»«••• «>-. 465,000
Mississippi.. 19 860,000
North Carolina.. «... 11 500.000
South Carolina..-. 4 110,000
Tennessee.... M M 4 375,000
Texas.... .. .. .. ...m* 12 590,000
Indian Territory.. •. -. 3 210 000
Oklahoma.. M •« 6 240,000
Total.. M .. M 117 $5,255,000
The improvements which have marked
the progress of the cotton seed crushing
industry are somewhat akin to those in
other undertakings which are changing
the south and southwest from a largely
agricultural section to one of increasing
importance in mining and manufacturing.
No better illustration of this, perhaps, is
to be had than the evolution of methods in
the Joplin zinc and lead field. A special
correspondent of The Manufacturers’ Rec
ord who is covering developments in th*
southwest, points out that only about 4
per cent of the 700 square miles of that
southwestern district is under develop
ment, and he says:
"More complete machinery and deeper
mining is now the rule. There was a
time when a man and a mule were about
all that were Required in the way of
equipment for mining and then a fifty
foot mine was ‘deep.’ Now the windlass
has given place to the steam hoist in
many cases and the hand ‘jigger’ to a
contracting plant capable of handling 100
tons of ore a day, while a shaft will often
be sunk to a depth of or 250 feet. In
dications are that even deeper mining will
be done In the future for borings mads
throughout the district show a richer
deposit (Os ore at 600 feet than at any
other depth, while ore has bfeen encoun
tered at a depth of more than 1.000 feet
It is of common occurrence for some on*
to- come along after a ‘gopher’ miner
has abandoned a diggings and by sinking
a deep shaft in the same spot make a
rich strike. The extent of the district is
constantly Increasing as development
work proceeds. It is not at all certain
that a much wider field than Is now re
garded as the proved territory will not
be opened up, although It will take many
years to anywhere near develop the field
included in the present agreed limits.
Recent development work has been made
in the territory north of the former
boundaries of the field and good result*
have followed prospecting in the direc
tion of the known fields of great rich
ness, but present inaccessibility in north
ern Arkansas. It is a belief held by
many that when the Indian Territory is
open to prospecting therie may be found
an excellent zinc field in the district ad
jacent- to Mls sour i- I
"Unlike the mining camps of the west,
the land above the zinc and lead of
southwest Missouri is good farming
land and it is not an uncommon experi
ence to find a fine farm with growing
crops from beneath which great treasure*
of minerals arc being taken. Further
more. the district is on tire edge of a
great fruit region of southwest Missouri
and northern Arkansas, wherfe some of
the finest apples of the world are grown
and where strawberries and other small
fruits grow to such perfection and in
such abundance that fruit express train*
are run during the season to rush ths
precious product to the northern mar
kets. This Joplin section is in the fa
mous Ozark plateau or uplift and has an
elevation of abouut 1,300 feet above the
level of the sea. This gives it a climate
of conspicuous salubrity and evenness of
temperature and the Joplin people brag
as much about the healthfulness of their
location as they do of its pre-eminence
as the zfhc-producing section of Amer
ica.” ‘ ,
NEWINDOSTRiES
FOR FORT VALLEY
NEW COTTON OIL MILL, FLOUR
AND ROLLER MILL BEING PUSH-
ED TO COMPLETION.
FORT VALLEY, Ga,, July 12.—Work on
a new cotton seed oil mill for Fort Val
ley is now under good headway and it*
directors report that it will be ready for
business by October 15th, next. The cap
ital stock of the company, $25,000, has al
ready been .paid in in cash, the machinery
ordered, ana every obstacle to the success
of this enterprise removed.
Mr. A. J. Evans, of this place, will be
president of the mill, and It is largely due
to his enterprise and public spiritedness
that Fort Valley has this mill. The di
rectors of the company are J. P. Heath
and W. f* Houser, of this place, and T.
J. Fields and William B. Ellis, of Free
hold. N. J.
The building for the Fort Valley Flour
and Roller Mill company is fast nearing
completion and its president, Mr. W. H.
Harris, says it will be ready for business
by August 15. This mill will be a great
convenience to the farmers of this sec
tion and of much benefit to the town.
Fort Valley with her manufacturing en
terprises is endeavoring to contribute her
part towards the general development of
the south, and these, with the untold ben
efits which she is reaping from the fruit
industry of this section causes every one
here to have great faith In her future.
Prominent Mason Dies at Barnesville.
BARNESVILLE, Ga., July 12.-S. B.
Burr, a very prominent man here, died
last night at 9:30 o’clock. He was a 32d de
gree Mason and a Knight Templar. He
was a long time editor of one of ths
weekly papers of the state.
7
