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POOR CHOPS
NOW SEEM
GERTfIIN
LACK OF RAIN HAS DONE GREAT
DAMAGE TO THE FARMERS.
DROUTH HAS BEEN PARTIAL
LY BROKEN.
Section Director Marbury, in his crop re
port for the week ending Monday, says:
•The temperature averaged about nor
mal during the week Generally dry
weather. broken only by occasional light
■bowers, continued in numerous northern
and middle counties. Moderate to copious
rains fell in many of the southern coun
ties and in scattered sections of middle
Georgia Them rains were timely and re
sulted beneficially to crops The situa
tion is rather serious tn the drouth dis
tricts where crops are practically at a
standstill owing to lack of moisture: the
prospects for upland corn are poor: cot- i
ton has failed, is blooming to top. young
bolls are dropping and plants are making
little or no growth. In the sections where
rain fell the general outlook for cotton
continues promising; the plants made
good growth during the week, are fruiting
heavily and bolls are opening in some
fields Complaints of shedding are made
in a few localities and in some fields
plants are dying at the top. but these
Conditions are not universal. In numerous
Counties the crop at thia time is regarded
as excellent Fbdder pulling is tn active
progress in numerous southern and middle
counties Lowland com promisee to be a
good crop. Late forage crops have been
injured slightly by dry weather, and for
age cawing on stubble* is not completed
tn some of the northwestern counties ow
ing to the drouth. Minor crops, such as
rice, sugar cane, sweet potatoes and pea
nuts are doing well as a rule. Pastures
have tailed in many of the northern coun
ties. water courses are drying and stock is
•uttering. Gardens have been greatly in
jured In practically all sections; many
early gardens have been abandoned, but
preparations are being made for fall gar
den planting. Grapes indicate a goad
yield, but apples are poor. Late peaches
are almost a failure except in a few cen
tra! counties
NORTHERN SECTION.
'Banks: Up’and corn is badly damaged
by drought; cotton generally doing well;
apples and peaches scarce and poor.
Cherokee: Weather continues dry and
hot. but with cool nights; all crops suf
fering for rain; upland corn seriously
damaged, lowlands doing well; cottort
abort weed, blooming to top and shedding;
peaches scarce, grapes plentiful.
Cobbi A generally dry week; early
corn is almost a failure; cotton weed is
. too small to make a full era*, plants are
blooming to top; ground is too dry to
complete forage sowing on stubbles;
meadows are very dry.
Elbert: The precipitation recerftly has
consisted merely of local showers and
more than half the country is suffering
from the drought.
noyd: Occasional light,showers have
occurred, but all crops are suffering for
„ moisture ia the greater portion of the
’ "county; cotton is small. But full of fruit,
shedding fta some fields; bottom land corn
good; pastures dry.
Gordon: The general situation has be
come serious owing to the drought; pros
pects for corn crop very poor; cotton is
failing, young bolls dropping, blooming to
top; apples rotting and dropping; pastures
. and gardens dry. $
r Hart: Showers have occurred In por
- tlons of the county, doing much good, but
‘ a general rain Is needed; cotton doing
fairly well; sweet potatoes rotted after
bedding; apples dropping; peaches
scarce: upland corn poor.
Jackson; An extra good crop of low
land corn is Indicated; cotton fruiting
■ heavily, some bolls will open soon.
Lincoln: Two good showers occurred
during the week, but otherwise the
1 drought continues injurious to crops and
fruit.
Rabun: Crops are generally tn good con
dition. although the weather Is dry: corn
about laid by: peaches and apples scarce;
too dry for turnip seeding.
White: Local showers have occurred,
but upland corn is nearly ruined, low
lands fine.
Whitfield; No rain during the week: cot
ton seems to withstand the prevailing con
ditions favorably, but all other crops are
suffering; water courses sire failing.
MIDDLE SECTION.
Baldwin: Two fine rains fell during the
week; cotton doing splendidly: corn, cane
and other crops promising.
Bulloch: Fodder pulling well advanced,
quality good: cotton laid by, shedding
slightly: minor crops doing well, except
peas, which were injured by drought.
Burke: Crops improved by good rains,
although too late for corn; some cotton
opening; hay crops promising.
Butts: Weather continues dry and hot;
upland corn past recovery; cotton shed
ding. melons poor; gardens parched.
Carroll; Drought becoming serious; bot
tom corn needs rain; upland poor; early
cotton dying at the top: peaches poor.
Emanuel: A good week for crop growth;
heavy rain on 23d: cotton fruiting well;
late corn doing well; peaches poor quali
ty; sugar cane and minor crops promis
ing.
Greene: Scattered showers occurred dur
ing the week, but more moisture is needed
tn numerous sections; upland corn some
what cut off; cotton doing fairly well,
fruiting heavily.
Heard: Dry weather continues and all
crops are falling; garden products almost
entirely cut off; melons poor.
Houston: Fodder being pulled on esrly
corn land; heavy rain on Mth was benefi
cial; many potato slips set.
. Jefferson: Good rains fell on the J4tn
and 26th. very beneficial to late corn and
minor crops, but caused cotton to rust
In some fields.
Laurens; A good rain fell on the 34th;
cotton and corn much Improved; cotton
has taken on fruit rapidly since tbs lice
disappeared; many potato slips put out.
Richmond: Continued drought caused
cotton to throw off fruit, although a
heavy rain on the 34th materially bene
fited the crop, and It is now opening
well; rain was too late to do much good
t J3ciiby: A good rain fell on jhs Nth;
cotton doing well; early corn poor;
peach.'* inferior; pastures improving; su
gar cane medium.
Screven: Weather has been rainy; fod
der nearly ready to pull; cotton fair;
light corn crop indicated.
Troup: The general outlook Is gloomy,
owing to lack of rain; upland corn poor;
cotton failing; water courses going dry:
minor crops Inferior.
Washington. Showers occurred on the
2tth and 26th; cotton is in excellent con
dition: corn crop short; poor stands of
paas; fruit of all kinds inferior.
Wilkinson: Heavy rain on the 24th;
late cobn improving; cotton normal; sweet
notatoes doing well; gardens revived.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Brooks: Cotton has failed slightly dur
ing the week and is shedding; poor stands
of sweet potatoes; cane doing well; pear
crop very abort.
Bryan: Good rains fell during the week
and crops are much Improved; fodder
nulling begun; grapes are dropping, pears
and peach** scarce.
Clay: Showers have occurred in dif
ferent sections of the county, but no
general ratal Mr* fallen; roriJ znd-cot-
ton are expected to yield below average;
gardens dried up.
Coffee: Weather favorable to all crops;
rainfall large; fodder pulling in progress;
late corn doing well; cotton improved; fall
gardening being planted.
Colquitt: Rainfall sufficient for present
needs; crops have made good growth dur
ing the week; com average la slightly
above; cotton above the average; fodder
pulling begun.
Decatur: Fodder pulling has begun:
cotton rusting; corn and minor crops doing
well. , , .
Irwin: Cotton continues to look well,
although complaints of shedding are num
erous. the ground, however, is rather too
wet for planta; corn, rice, sugar cane and
potatoes are making splendid growth;
some fodder pulled; pastures are good and
1 prospects excellent for a large hay crop.
Liberty: All crops are making splendid
growth; fodder pulling commenced; ruta
bagas and turnips planted.
Lowndes; Splendid showers occurred
during the week; fodder pulling under
good headway; cotton excellent.
Marion: Vegetation materially benefit
ed by generous showers; late cotton grow
ing nicety; sugar cane Improved.
Randolph: I4ght rain on the 26th. more
moisture needed; cotton opening slowly;
cane and potatoes doing fairly well; fod
der neary ready for pulling.
Sumter: Drought broken over most of
the county by heavy rain on the 24th, too
late for early oom; cotton Is in rather
poor condition, opening prematurely; gar
den truck and pastures nearly spent.
J. B. MARBL’RYi Section Director.
DELEWfMED
FOR MINING
comm
GOVERNOR CANDLER APPOINTS
MEN TO REPRESENT STATE
AT AN IMPORTANT INTER-
NATIONAL MEETING.
9
Governor Candler Tuesday' appointed
twenty-nine delegates to the International <
Mining Congress, which will meet at
Butte, Montana, on September Ist. The
delegates were appointed at the request
of the president of the congress. All of
the delegates appointed are either inter
ested in mines or are actively engaged in
mining. Assistant State Geologist S. W.
McCaUie heads the list of delegates and
will probably read a paper before the con
gress. Mr. McCallie is very much inter
ested In mining matters and has attended
every session of the congress for the past
five years.
The following are the delegates:
8. W McCallie, Atlanta; John Martin,
Nacoochee. Hon. R. R. Asbury, Pleasant
Retreat; Hon. W. A. Courtney, Cleveland;
H. R Jaqulsh, Gainesville; T. E. Artope,
Macon; J. O. Robertson, Canton; J. D,
Taylor, Summerville; H. M. Smith, Rome;
Frank Weldon. Atlanta; W. H. Venable.
Atlanta; H. D. Ingersol, Dahlonega; C. F-
Bass, Clarkesville; J. W. Singleton.
Columbus; Alexander Hamilton, Etna;
J. J. Calhoun. Cartersville; Hon. T. M.
Swift, Elberton; H. M. Van Devender,
Cedartown; R. P. Beacher, Marti* Head;
Joel Hurt. Atlanta; Walter 8. Coleman,
Cedartown: M. McKinney, Blue Ridge;
Dr. W. B. Tate, Tate; Hon. W. E. Car fi
ler. Blairsville; V. M. Walfiroup, Choes
toe; Henry Stephens. Young Harris; T.
H. Tabor, Ellijay; R. Cannon, Tallulah;
Ed Powell. Head Os Tennessee. »
1 ■ ■ - ■■■
A Man to Be Pitied.
Edinburg Scotsman.
Who M that sad. disconsolate looking fel
low?
He Is a man who has made a study of
rules of health.
Whose rules of health?
Everybody’s rules of health. That's the trou
ble with him. He’s been trying to live up to
them.
What does he do?
Everything that he la told to do. and when
he Isn't doing anything else he worries be
cause the rules are so conflicting.
And is it undermining his health?
Os course. It would undermine any one's
health.
What are some of the rules?
Weil, here are two of them: "Eat only a light
break fast and - breakfast should be the beet
meal of the day."
What are some of the others?
- Run or walk two miles before breakfast,"
and "never attempt to do anything on an empty
stomsch. **
Any more?
"Take a cold bath the first thing in the
morning" and "remember the shock to the
system of suddenly encountering beat or eold
is very Injurious.” • ; .
Anything else? /
"Never use a pillow" and "the most re
freshing sleep Is that when the head is ele
vated." i
Is that all?
Ob. dear, no! There are hundreds of other
rules. For Instance: "Do not get tn the habit
of sleeping tn the day time" and "Always taka
• nap in the afternoon." "Eat only at meal
times’' and "Eat whenever you are hungry;"
"Eat no meat" and "If you would be strong,
eat plenty of fresh meat; "Get up at 6 o'clock
every morning" and "Sleep until thoroughly
rested, no matter how late it la." \ x
I'm not suryrieed that he looks haggard and
ill.
Neither M any one etoe who knows what he
is trying to do.
Millions In the Woolen Mills.
Exchange.
The Interesting fact disclosed by the census
report on the woolen Industry. In addition to
the tremendous value of the annual product
of the mtns, to the decrease tn the number of
mills sad the large increase In spindle*.
The woolen industry has followed all other
lines of productive enterprise toward greater
centralisation of machinery and resources.
The whole number of establishments tn 1900
was 2.C35, a decrease la number of IM from the
number reported In IBM. The increase tn spin
dles, however, amounted to 25 per cent. The
total capital invested was *392.040.153. Which
irprwnts the value of land, buildings, ma
chinery. tools and implements, while the total
value of the product was returned at $392,973. -
960.
An interesting feature of the report is the
fact that Massachusetts jumps to first place
tn the matter ot the value of production, crowd
ing Pennsylvania to second place. The product
of the Bay State was valued at M 1.81.637,
while that of Pennsylvania was valued at
m. 978.609 _
The growth of the woelen mIH industry In
the United State* is probably the moat remark
able phase of our Industrial development next
to the growth of the iron and steel manufac
ture*.
Elephant Plays Comet.
Plans are being started to have a wild animal
arena at Olen Island of great proportions, says
The New York Tribune. The amphitheatre is
ptonned to seat 19,000 people, and to contain
two central cages for dally performances, the
site of circus rings. It will be situated in Beach
Lawn, close to the present wild west show.
Efforts are already being made to secure in
foreign countries a large additional stock or
rare animals. The object of the arena la not
only to form a paying exhibit, but also to give
the animals more exercise.
Work has already begun In training. A class
has been formed, consisting of a camel, a polar
bear, a Hon. a tiger, a leopard and a dog
The camel wears specs and a linen duster, and
acts as teacher. The Hon was born at the
Island eighteen months ago and is as tame as
a model kindergarten scholar; but the leopard,
worried perhare over that old spot question. Is
very unruly, snowing a constant desire to chew
up the dog. Two of the elephants, who are in
a higher clan, are doing well. One of them al
ready plays the cornet, and has written to Dass
tor a Job.
England's Ugliest Man.
New York Bun.'
Two little American girts went into the
drawing room while an Englishman of astound
ing ugliness was calling upon their mother.
Thev advanced hand In hand and stood re
garding the visitor with an expression of mute
astonishment.
"Come here, children.” said their mother,
"and let me present yon to Mr. Jones."
The children did not budge. Instead, one
of them exclaimed:
"No, we don't want to meet Mr. Jones.
He to the ugliest man we have ever seen."
Having delivered this opinion, the child turn
ed and, dragging her sister after her. ran
from the room. The Englishman remained
calm, while the children’s motheg endeavor
ing to overcome her embarrassment, said:
“Oh. Mr Jones, they did not mean it ths
way you thought they did."
"Oh. yes. they did." retorted Mr. Jones,
bursting iMo a hearty tough. "I am the ugliest
nsxgoa £,-1 jTfg ftllgypl be piade,”
tttf. semi-weekly journal. Atlanta,. Georgia. Thursday, july 31,1902.
DEMONOFWJIR
MAKESARMOR
OF NO USE
SECRET EXPLOSIVE INVENTION
CAN PENETRATE STRONGEST
BATTLESHIP NOV.' AFLOAT
ON THE SEAS.
NEW YORK. July 30.— a new tlmo fuse,
for use on armor-piercing shells loaded
with a recently discovered secret explos
ive of great power, has been Invented by
war department ordinance experts and
will, according to a New York American
dispatch from Washington, revolutionise
foreign warship building.
Test of the explosive and fuse have
been made, and so long as the United
States government holds the secret, for
eign battleships either must double their
steel walls or be as wooden frigates
against the new destroyer.
General Crozier, chief of ordinance, is
quoted as having said that a test of the
new explosive has been conducted with
eminent success at the Sandy Hook prov
ing grounds, that the shell carried its con
tents through the tMckets armor, and
that the fuse lived long enough to have
exploded on the Interior of a ship of
war.
The greatest penetration secured was
that of a shell fired from a 12-inch gun.
It pierced fourteen inch Krupp armor be
fore detonation. The heaviest shield now in
use is said to be only 12 inches thick.
Parrish’s Preliminary Trial.
BIRMINGHAM. A«a., July 30.-The pre
liminary trial of Hollis B. Parrish, the
young attorney who shot and killed
George Leonard, a brickmason, on an
Owenton street car Monday night, will
take place next Tuesday.
Parrish, who shot Leonard after the
latter had been placed under arrest by an
officer, claims that he will be able to make
a good defense. He is now in th§ county
jail, being held without bond.
Mistook the Parrot For a Bird.
New York Tribune.
At a little dinner the other night a
wager was laid that Marshall P. Wilder,
the entertainer, could not tell fifty parrot
stories in succession. He did it without
turning a feather, and so many of them
were new that the man who came away
and told about it could remember only
one.
It was of the parrot which escaped
through a window and perched in a tree.
The owner’s efforts to capture It, even
with a butterfly net, were in vain. He
stood at the bottom, of the tree swearing
at the bird, when an Irishman came along.
"What is the matter?" demanded "Pat."
“I can't catch that darned bird,” said
the man, "and here is a dollar for the
man who can.”
"I am the man,” cried "Pat,” and he
started up the tree.
As he climbed from branch to branch
the parrot did the same. Finally they
neared the top, and the branches began
to wabble dangerously. The parrot was
moved to speech.
"What the devil do you want?” it de
manded.
"I beg your pardon.” cried "Pat,” al
ready half way down the tree, “1 thought
you was a bird.”
Moors Indifferent to Life.
Os all Oriental races there are none
more callous and Indifferent to human
life than the Moors. A traveler who has
recently returned from Morroqco related
the following anecdote in proof of this
fact. The grandfather of the present sul
tan was one day boating on the lake in
the gardens of the palace, the, boat, by
the way, being a small staam launch giv
en him by Queen yictorla. By some acci
dent the vessed capsized and the sultan
and two of his wives, by whom he was
accompanied, were thrown into the water.,
•ays the Family Herald. A soldier on
guard In a part of the palace out of view
heard the cries and, running up, sprang
into the water and rescued the sultan's
favorite wife, the nller himself scram
bling out unaided. Later in the day the
soldier was sent for and presented him
self joyfully before his monarch, con
vinced that his reward would be great.
"You are the soldier who rescued the
light of my eyes?” quoth the sultan. The
soldier bowed. "Did you dare to look at
her?” "I did, your highness,” replied the
soldier, taken off his guard. The sultan
turned to an officer, murmured a few
words and a moment later the soldier
was on his way to the headsman. That
was his reward? -
Used the Wrong Decoy.
' Exchange.
That Camden is as wide awake as the
rest of the world is shown by an inci
dent which occurred a few days ago in
that town. The woman of the house was
called to the door and found a man there,
with whom she held the following con
versation:
"Madam. I have called for the suit of
clothes to be pressed and brushed.”
"What suit?”
"Your husband’s Sunday suit. He called
at the shop going down this morning.”
"And he said to let you have it?”
"les. ma’am.”
"Did he appear In good health and
spirits?"
"Why, certainly.”
"And look and act naturally?”
"Os course, but why do ask’w
"Because my husband has been dead fox
12 years and I had some curiosity on the
subject."
"Perhaps I’ve mode a mistake.”
"Perhaps you have. The man you saw
going out of here this morning Is my
brother. Good morning.”
And the man left. .
He Worried the Guide.
Brooklyn Eagle.
There to a practical joker in Chicago who
deserves to be classed with the "Doctor” in
Mark Twain's 'lnnocents Abroad.” The
"Dnetor'a” conversation with the guide In re
lation to the mummy ia hardly more amus
ing than thia man's conversation with a guide
in relation to Niagara Falla. He recently
made hie first trip to the Falla and a guide
that he hired was trying to impress him with
their magnitude.
"Grand!" suggested the guide.
"Great!” acquiesced the Chicagoan stolidly.
"Magnificent I” persisted the guide, disap
pointed at the lack of enthusiasm.
"Finer than the Bear Trap Dam in the
Drainage Canal.” admitted the Chicagoan.
The guide looked to see if he was joking,
but there was never a smile. The Chicagoan
seemed to be interested, but not at all im
pressed.
"Millions of gallons a minute,” explained the
cuide.
"How many in a day?” asked the Chtca
g°"Oh, billions and billions," said the guide.
The Chicagoan looked across and down and
up, as if gauging the flow, and then turned
away disinterestedly.
"Rhns all night, too, I suppose,” he remark
ed nonchalantly.
The guide was dssed and Me had not recov
ered when the Chicagoan left.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Chicago Journal.
In a rock garden at Calverly, near Leeds.
England, there are 1,200 species of perennial
and alpine plants, some 260 of which are now
in bloom. Many of the specimens are extremely
rare.
The new constitution ot Virginia provides for
a corporation commission of three members,
and though the appointments will not be made
before November next, 1W citisens have already
been announced for the three positions. Among
these are two or three ex-governors and sev
eral members ot the recent state constitutional
convention.
SEIMIU MIRKET REPORT
Spot cotton Market.
Atlanta, steady, 3%c.
New York, steady. 9c.
New Orleans, quiet, 8 11-16 c.
Liverpool, steady, 4 27-82 d.
Charlesaon, steady, 6%C.
Mobile, nominal, B%c.
Augusta, steady, 9c.
Savannah, steady, B%c.
Memphis, quiet, B%c.
St. Louis, quiet, 8%0.
Norfolk, steady, 9 l-19c.
Galveston, firm, 8 13-lßc.
Baltimore, steady, 9%c.
Cincinnati, steady, 9c.
Boston, steady, 9c.
Philadelphia, steady. 9 l-4c.
Wilmington, firm, SAic.
* New York Cotton.
NEW YORK, July 30.—The cotton mark
et opened steady unchanged to 3 points
lower after which fluctuations were ir
regular with ths near months predisposed
to weakness and distant months bullishly
influenced by Texas flood reports. The
early'Liverpool cables were rather better
than anticipated, the English trade hav
ing sized up yesterday’s weekly crop
weather report as less favorable than an
ticipated and regarding the further pre
cipitation in the Brazos valley section of
Texas -Flth misgivings. Buying orders
were sent here and the shorts in Liver
pool turned for cover. Following the call
local shorts bld October up to 7.73 and
January to 7.63. August was steady and
after selling at 8.18 on the opening, rallied
to 8.22. Then came a sharp reaction un
der liquidation In near month shorts
which caused the bear operators to at
tack the new crop months. Liverpool
eased off sharply and the whole list set
tled point after point. July fell to 8.41
and August to 8.19; the later months were
less sensitive to the pressure, but returned
to the opening figures. The south was a
light buyer at the start, but later turned
sellers. Wall street failed to operate ex
tensively at the ’ start, but, were found
upon the bear side on th< reaction. The
private advices from Texas stated that
the whole Bratos valley was flooded. The
situation was said to be very serious.
Late in the morning July dropped to 8.41.
but the new crop months advanced several
points on further rain news from Texas.
Spot easier, middle uplands 8 7-8 c; mid
dling gulf 9 l-4c.
NEW YORK COTTON.
The following were th* ruling prices tn th*
exchange today:
Tone steady; middling 9c, tseady.
Last Clom
Ox>»n. Htaib Low. gale. Bid.
January.. .. .. ..7.60 7.67 7.60 7.66 7.66
February 7.62 7.62 7.62 7.62
March 7.59 7.66 7.59 7.64 7.64
July 8.52 8.52 8.41 8.42 8.43
August 8.19 8.24 8.18 . 8.24 8.24
September 7.83 7.90 7.83 7.88 7.88
October 7.70 7.TT 7.69 7.76 7.75
November.. 7.61 7.91 7.60 7.61 7.68
December J. 61 7.66 7.60 7.66 7.65
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
By Private Wire to Murphy A Co.
Following were the ruling quotations in the
exchange today:
Tone steady.
January 7.4 s
July 8.50
August 8.38
September 7.82
October l 7.68
November .7*; 7.48
December .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.48
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
By Private wire to Murphy & Co.
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today: . *
Tone, easy; sales, 4,000: njiddlirtgs, 4 27-32 d.
Opening. Close.
January and February.. „ .. .. 4.11 4.10
February and March .. .. .. 4.11 4.10
March and April IIU- 4.11 4.10
June and July .. .Lfl... 4.42 4.41
July and August....- ~ .. 4.40 4.38
August and September.. .. .. .. 4.85 4.33
September and October,... »,*. 4.22 4.21
©October and November.'. .17-;.. 4.16 4.15
Noovegiber and December..”* .. 4.13 4.13
December and Janury 4.11 4.10
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-3
1 Galveston % 106 458 100
New Orleans 233 61 411 1,867
Mobile 11 1
Savannah 1 299 485
Charleston .... .. 8 * ..... 1 625
Wilmington it.... 6 .....
Norfolk 38 , 118 286 374
New York.. .. 35. „... 126 .....
Boston .. 45 Q....
Philadelphia ’ 109 40
Total ail ports.. .. 838 1»3
Southern Exchange Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK. July 30.—The cotton mar
ket ruled dull and featureless through
out the session. It was thought that un
der the strain of bullish crops accounts
and the large short interest which has
been apparent for the past week, the mar
ket would present & stronger attitude to
day. On the contrary, however, there
was no Indications of a bull movement
early and the influx of rain reports com
ing in about noon failed to excite the
trade to this side of the market. The
excessive moisture in the Texas dis
tricts have no doubt retarded picking and
it will require several days of dry weath
er before active work can be resumed.
Liverpool was 1 point higher at the
opening, but later lost a point £pots
there were weaker at l-32d decline, sales.
4,000. The continued absence of animation
In the market will eventually reveal some
new facts in the situation, for it is con
fidently expected that the trade is hold
ing off at present with a view to bringing
about a lower level, but at present they
are handicapped by the bullish weather
gossip emanating from the southwestern
section of the belt.
Muroby A Co.’s Cotton Lsttor.
NEW YORK, July 30.—The market this
morning felt the effect of further flood
news from Texas. Some points were al
leged to have had as much as ten Inches
rain; prices, however, moved up more
than 2 points early in the day. A very
consevative view waa taken and there
was a disposition to treat the Texas news
quite soberly. The possibility of serious
damage was admitted, but a go-slow pol
icy was being adopted until the effect of
the high water on the crop was known.,
the ground being taken that serious ioss
was not a matter of certainty and that
later advices may show the situation to be
far from serious. Moreover, we are so
near the Issue of the government report
for August that there Is a natural desire
to see what the government figures will
show although it Is quite certain that the
result of flood will not be shown since the
report was closed on July 26th. An early
feature was the execution of buying or
ders for Wall street account on a more
liberal scale than has been the case for
some time. Liverpool held its own today,
having lost only 1 point and efforts were
made there to depress us, but with little
effect. Texas had rain at 25 stations, the
heaviest being 3.54 at Brenham.
Grain and Provfaions.
CHICAGO. July 30.—Initial trading in all
grains save July new oats was at weak
ened prices today. The weather continued
fine and materially aided grading. In
whtfat reports Indicated the finish of the
winter harvest with the exception of a
few localities, and such quantities of the
leading grain were under movement that
selling was general. Deliveries on July
contracts were being made freely and
cleared up the late congestion in that op
tion materially. September wheat opened
1-8 to l-4c down at 70 l-4c to 70 l-Bc, and
dipped to 69 3-4 c.
At this price some covering steadied the
market, and there was a fractional rally.
Liquidation on crop prospects was ac
countable for the weakneas. Local re
ceipts were 219 cars, eight contract; Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 138, a total
for the three points of 357 against 491 lasj
week. Aid 469 a year ago. Cables were
lower and the southwest was bearish on
liberal receipts.
Corn had perfect growing' weather, fair
receipts, better grading and lower cables
to depress it at the start. Belling Septem
ber was heavy with little support. That
option opened 1-4 to 1c lower at 55 3-4 c to
55c, and dipped to M 3-4 c. Some covering
put ths price steady at 55c. July opened
2c down at 55c, and held steady near &5 1-i.
Receipts, 117 cars, 15 contracts.
July oats were still very nervous, par
ticularly in view of the fact that yesterday
the directors of tne board put the margin
al price of 45 cents on this option. There
was no weakness in July at the opening,
nothing being offered. The first trade was
unchanged at 60c, and the second was up
at 61c. September stuff was weak on the
heavy movement to this market—364 cars
today, with i2B contract. September open
ed 3-8 to l-4c down at 31 5-8 c to 31 3-4 c, and
dropped to 31 l-4c, but rallied a little with
July. t
Provisions were quiet and steady early.
Hogs were weak at the yards, but support
In the pit had a levelling effect. September
pork opened 5c down to unchanged at
$16.75 to $16.80; September lard unchanged
at $10.67 1-2, and momentarily sold at $10.70,
and September ribs 2 l-2c down to 5c up at
$10.12 1-2 to $10.20. and sold at $10.22 1-2.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
Tt>« following were th* ruling prices in th*
exchange today:
WHEAT— Open High Low Close
July - . 3 75% 72% 75U
September 7otf 69% 70U
December .. a 69% 70% 69 69%
CORN—
September....• .. - ....66% 69 54% 55%
December 48 43% 42% 43%
May 40% 41% 40% 41%
QAT®—
July, new ....60 63 60 63
September, new 81% 32% 31% 32%
December, new 30% 31% 80% 31%
FORK - » as
September 16.85 16.90 16.67 16.90
January i 15.67 15.67 15.55 15.67
juVy .. w. 10.40 10.50 10.40 10.50
September.. .. .. .. ..10.67 10.90 10.62 10.90
January .... .. 8.57 8.67 8.55 8.67
■IDES- -
July .. -.j .......... ..... 10.25
September 10.12 10.31 10.12 10.33
January .. .... .. .. .... 8.05 8.07 8.02 807
LIVERPOOL GRAIN.
Following are the quotation* ia th* Liverpool
grain market today:
WHEAT- , Close.
September.. «•••*• ....6*. 3 7-Bd. 6s. 3 5-Bd.
CORN—
September.. .. »» .. M •••• • l'4d.
Murphy & Co.’* Grain Latter.
NEW YOIK, July 30,-Wheat had a
very weak appearance early today but
buying on the part of the large houses
and better demand from commission
houses checked the decline and the loss
was recovered. There was considerable
strength to July due to buying by Coun
selman and Day. The market was strong
at the advance, selling of September was
generally early. A lot of wheat came out
on stop orders. Armour was an open sell
er of December and other large houses
sold other months. The local crowd star
ted the up turn and buying was as good
as the early selling. Reports of big ex
ports was considerable help In the ad
vance, the market closed strong and frac
tionally higher.
Large receipts were rather against the
market. Corn showed extreme weakness
again during the early part of the session
due to lack of support. Selling was of
the same kind that has depressed the mar
ket for some days past. Prospects of a
break of a record-breaking crop and the
present good weather proved too much for
the bulls and corn had but few friends.
Later there was a demand from Cudahy
Brothers that gave much strength to the
market. The outside came Into some ex
tent and offerings falling off caused* an
advance and all of the early loss was re
covered. Crop advices were
cables from Liverpool were 1 7-8 lower and
weather good. Some late buying on pros
pects of decreased receipts. There was
but little trade In July. A little offering
early caused a decline but snorts bld ths
market up again and close shows a gain
of 2c for the day.
Outs were weak with other grains and
on large receipts early selling was free
on the part of Patton and Bartlett, with
shorts doing the buying, later strength of
corn and wheat caused better demand and
there was complete recovery, the market
closing generally higher and strong. Har
ris-Gates bought old July, putting the
market up 7c.
New York Coffee Market.
Furnished dally by 8. Munn. Son & Co.
The following were the ruling price* In th*
New York Coffee exchange:
September.. ..5.4505.50
December ..5.2506.30
May.. * 5.45&.50
* Nava! Storea.
SAVANNAH, July 30.—Turpentine firm; aales,
974. Roeln firm; WW, 3.60; WG, 3,45; N. 3.35;
M, 3.00; K. 2.50; L 2-00; H, L 66; G. 1.80; F, L 25;
E, 1.20; D. 1.15; CBA, 1.10; sales, 8,394. Receipts
spirits, 1,726; roojn, 4,259.
• St. Louis Quotatlona.
ST. LOUIS. July 30.—Wheat lower; No. 2
red. cash elevator, 64%c; track, 66%c; July.
64%c; September, 66%c; December, 68%c; No.
2 hard, 65@«6c.
Corn higher; No. 2 higher, 59%0; track. 60%c;
July, 60c; September, 49%c; December, 38c.
Oats firm; track, 34035 c; July, 34c; September,
26%c; No. 3 white, 56c, old.
Rye, 64c.
Pork higher; jobbing, $17.00 old, $17.40 new.
Lard firm. 210.40.
Lead firm, »3.97%@4.00.
Spelter firm, 35.06.
Poultry dull; chickens 9c, springs 13c; turkeys,
12c; ducks, 7e: geese, 4%c.
Butter steady; creamery, 17@21c; dairy, 170
18c.
Eggs steady, 14%c loss off.
Wool Quotatlona.
ST. lOUIB,' July 80.—Wool unchanged; terri
tory and western mediums. 1601? 1-2; fine. 120
16 1-2; coarse, 12015 1-2.
Llv» Stock Market.
CHICAGO, July 90.—Cattle—Receipts 18,000,
including 500 Texans, LOOO western, steady;
Good to prime, $7.8008.80; medium. 36.5007.76;
Stockers and feeders, 32.5006.26; heifers, 32.500
6.26; canners, 31.5003.28; calves, 315003.70:
Texas fed steers, $3.2505.76; western steers, $5.00
©6.00.
Hogs—Receipt* today 28,000; tomorrow, 18,000;
left over. 3,340, 6010 c lower; mixed and butch
ers, $7.3007.95; good to choice heavy, $7.8008.06;
rough heavy, $7.3007.60; light, $7.00©7.70; bulk
of sales, $7.4007.75.
Sheep—Receipts 13,000; slow to steady; good
to choice wethers, $4.0004.50;. fair to choice
mixed, $2.5004.00; western sheep, $3.6004.50; na
tive lambs, $3.5006.50.
ST. LOUIS, JulY 30.—Cattle—Receipts 3,000,
including 2,800 Texans, strong; beef steers, $4.40
04.80; stockers and feeders, $3.8505.00; cows and
heifers. $2.2606.60; Texas steers, $3.0005.90; cows
and heifers, $2.4503.60.
Hoge—Receipts 3.000; 5c lower; pigs and lights,
$7.2007.60; packers. $7.6007.80; butchers, $7,750
8.06.
Sheep—Receipts 4,000; lower; natives. $3,600
4.40; lambs. $4.0006.25; Texans, $3.0004.10.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
Cotton.
ATLANTA, July 30,—Middling cotton quiet
at B%c.
Vegetables.
Cabbage, 1%02c; tomatoes, 6 basket crates,
75c; also peck crates, 10©20c; slow sale;
green beans $1.0001.25; new Irish pota
toes. No. 1 stock. $2.5002.75; No. 2 stock, no
sale.
Country Produce.
Jersey, 20©32%c: Tennessee
Jersey, 20022 l-2c; Tennessee choice, 15016;
Irish potatoes, new crop, 80090 c per bushel; on
ions, 90©$ 1 per bushel: honey, new crop, strain
ed, 6©7c per pound; comb, bright, B@9c per
pound; white peas, $1.25 per burshel; stock
peas, $1.0001.10 ner bushel; eggs stiff at 14015 c.
Flour and Grain.
wheat flour: Fancy Diamond
patent. $5.10; first patent, $4.60; straight, $4.10;
extra fancy, $3.95; fancy, $3.85; choice family,
$3 25; family, $3.25; spring wheat flour, first
patent, $5.00; bran, large sacks, $1.30; small
sacks, $1.30; corn meal, plain, 82c; bolted, 76c;
Hudnuts, 92- pounds, $1.90.
Corn—Mixed, 86c; white, 87c; Texas rust proof
oats, 75c; white oats, 64c; No. 2 mixed, 90c;
ham. timothy. No. 1 large bales, $1.10; small
bale*, $1.00: No. 2. 90c; Georgia rye. $1.10;
Tennessee rye, $1.00; barley, $1.00; victor feed,
$1.50 per 100 pounds; orange cane seed $2.00
per bushel; Early Amber cane seed, $2.25 per
bushel.
Live Poultry.
Hens, 32033 c each; fries, large. 30©22c; me
diums! 14016 c; small, ll®13c; cocks, 15®17%c;
guineas, 15c: geese, full feathered, 36c; aucks,
puddle, 20c; Pekin ducks. 25c; turkeys, live.
10011 c per pound.
Groceries.
Coffee— Fancy, $10.30; low grades. 7010 c; Ar
buckle. roasted, $10.30; Lion. $9.80. Sugar-Cut
loaf. 7%c; cubes. 6%c; powdered, 6%c; granu
lated. New York. $5.00; New Orleans, $4.90;
axl’* ©. 4 % r l ysnoVile; Orleans
A NOTED RUSSIAN EXILE
FOR LIBERTY TO USE PEN
ST. PETERSBURG. July 29 Peter Von
Struve, the noted Marxist, who went
abroad in 1901, when forbidden to live In
St. Petersburg, has begun publication
in Stuttgart of a Russian periodical un
der the title "Oswobozhdenie” (Emancipa
tion.) In his prospectus Von Struve pro
claims the alm of hia paper to be emanci
pation of the Russian people from police
oppression, and the attainment of indi
vidual and social liberty. In his prospec
tus ho says: .
"The social reaction which followed the
murder of Alexander n. has completely
disappeared and the political reaction is
constantly being strengthened. gov-.
eminent is making its last desperate ef
forts to perpetuate an antiquated order of
things.
“We shall defend the necessity of grant
ing to all classes equal rights to untram
meled development and we insist upon an
immediate change.
"Emancipation will not be the wortt of
one class, party or doctrine. We shall
illumine all sides of Russian life; the ’ln
telligence’ especially of the youths In
school, the position of the organs of local
self government and of the press and the
struggle for religious liberty. We shall
criticise the acta of the government, thus
supplementing the oppressed press in Rus
sia.
“We shall show that economic Improve
ment can come only through participation
of the people in the government by elec
toral representation, and shall expose the
exploitation of the peasantry by high pro
tective duties and excessive taxation.
"We shall not be moderate. Let eman
cipation be openly proclaimed by the com
mon setion of revolutionists and moder
ates. The oppressors of the people cannot
meet such a challenge squarely given.”
The journal will be circulated in Russia
by sealed letter post. It recalls the fa
mous Kolokol (bell) of Herzen, which
was the organ of emancipation during the
early years of Alexander 111/s reign. It
found its way regularly on to the desk of
the then emperor, and was read by him
eagerly, though strictly forbidden circula
tion in Russia. The influence of this jour
nal with Alexander IL was at one time
very great.
CONiIOiOEN
PUTUNDEHfi
BOND
PONDER CHARGED WITH MURDER
IS BOUND OVER, BUT THE
CASE AGAINST MINUTER
IS'DISMISSED.
At the commitment trial held at Blakely
yesterday Willis Ponder, the former
warden at the Jakin convict camp, was
bound over to the superior court on the
charge of involuntary manslaughter. His
bond was fixed at $5,000, which he gave.
Dr. H. G. Minter, who was formerly con
nected with the camp as physician, was
released.
The trial was held before a justice ot
the peace tn Blakely and was attended by
a large crowd. Solicitor Laing represent
ed the state. Ponder's case will be heard
in the superior court in the near future.
Both Ponder and Minter have been dis
missed from the service of the state by
the prison commission, and will no longer
be employed at the convict camps. ( .
clarified, 4%»»5c. Candy-Assorted atlrt. per
box, 6c; per barrel, 5%0. Matches—2oo In box,
$1.1002.00; 6s, 45055 c, owing to brand. Boap—
box, $3.45; keg. 2 a ! B%c. Rice—Fancy h*ad, sc;
head, 7c. Starch—Pearl, 3%c; lump, sa. Cheese
—Fancy full cream. 13c.
Powder—Rifle, $4.00 per keg; drop shot, $Lw.
Cotton Seed Products.
Cotton seed oil nominal. s4©36c per gallon;
cotton seed. sl4 per ton t. o. b. station; cotton
seed meal. $24 per ton; cotton seed hull*, bulk.
SI. 00 per ton; bale* hulls, *7 W P«r ton; sacked
nils. $8.50 per ton.
Fish.
Pompano, 901Oe: Spanish mackerel., _l9c;
trout, salt water, «%07c; fresh water, 707%c:
blue fish, 6c; snapper, 7c; bream, 6c; mixed
fish, 4c; grouper, 4c; mullet, $6-0006.50 per
barrel; market full. *
Fruit.
Melons. $25065 per car; peaches per crate,
60©»0c; plums per crate, $1.35051.50; pears per
crate, $1.36;; cantaloupes, ?Bc©sLo9 per crate;
lemons, choice, demand good, $8.5004 box; Mmes
75c@$l per 100; pineapples fa. 5002: bananas,
straight, per bunch, $1.5001.75; culls, 9001.26;
per bunch; pruhe*, s©«c per pound; currants,
B<gloc per pound; pie peaches, 3 lb. $2.50 net
straight, per bunch. $1.3601.50; culls. sl.9o©Lli
crate; table 2rt>., $2.50; table, 31b, $3.00; raisins,
$1.6001.60 per box.
Meat, Lard and Hams.
Reg. R., 10%c; half ribs. U%c: rib 8.. U%c;
fat 8., 9%c; lard, best. 12%c; 3a, H%c; break
fast bacon. 13015 c; bams. 14019 c, according to
brand and average; Cal. EL. 13c.
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white, 65©60e per lb|
old geese feathers. 15025 c; duck ana geese
mixed, 30040 c; duck feathers, pure white, 350
40c lb; duck, colored. 25c lb 10c.
Nuts.
Mixed nuts, 12%c; Brasil nuts, 16®17c: Eng
lish walnuts. No. 1, 12%o; No. 3, 9%019c;
North Carolina peanuts, 4%c; hand picked,
Virginia, 4%c; extra fancy Virginia, 5%c; al
monds, 13014 c; pecans, U©l3%a.
Crackers. ’
Standard soda, ?c; milk, 7%c: XXX cream,
7%c; lemon cream, 2c; cornhills, 8c: assorted
penny cakes, 8c; assorted jumble*, 10c; lunch
milk, 7%c; XXX soda, 6%c; XXX singer snap*,
6%c; pearl oyster. 7c; excelsior. 7%c.
Bagging and Ties.
3% lb. per yard. 7%c; 3 lb. per yard. 7c; 1%
lb, per yard, 9%c; ties 45 lb, steal arrow, per
bundle, SLI&
Hides and Skins.
Green salted hides. 60 lb* aiifl up. per lb.
No. Is, 9%c: green salted hides, 40 to W
lbs. per lb, No. Is. 3c, No. 2s, »c; green salted
hides, under 40 lbs, per lb, No. Is. 7%c; No.
2s, 6%c; dry flint hides, under 19 lbs, per
lb. No. la, 13c; No. 2s, 12c; dry salt hides,
over 30 lbs, per !b. No. Is. U%c: No, 3s. 10%c;
dry salt hide* under 20 lbs, per lb. No. is, locj
No. 2s. 9c; tallow in casks. No. £ <%c; No.
2, 5%c; tallow in barrel* and tub*, per lb,
No. 1.6 c; No. 8,4 c; beeswax, per lb. 26c;
green salted horse hides, each, 32.0001.50;
green salted colts’ and ponies’ hides, each
75050a
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pine pails, per dozen, 31.40; 3-hoop
pine palls, per dozen, $1.55; 3-hoop brass bound
palls, white cedar, $2.75; shoe brushes, 85c to
$1; brooms, from $3.25 to $4.60; clothes ptns,
per box of 5 gross, 76c; washboards, from 85a
to $3.00; pine tubs, 8 in neet. per nest, 32 50;
galvanised tubs. 4 in neet P* l- Beßt - 82-40;
bread trays, from $3.00 to $4.50 per dosen; wood
rim sieves, per dosen, 90c; axe handles, SOq
to $1.35 per dosen; No. 1 chimneys, per case of
6 dosen, $2.10; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case
of 6 dozen. $3.00; No. 1 pearl top chimneys,
per case of 6 dozen, 24.50; No. 3 pearl top
chimneys, per case of 6 dozen, $5.40.
Cubans Lose Market. /
Philadelphia North American.
Dudley Bartlett, a representative of the
Commercial Museums, returned yesterday from
a four months’ trip through Porto Rico and
Cuba, which he undertook on behalf of the
museums' West Indian department.
When questioned about th* industrial aspect
of the country through which he had traveled,
Mr. Bartlett said:
"I found in Porto Rico a great complaint
as to business conditions and. prospecta The
lose of their coffee market and the low price
of eugar has greatly affected the natives.
"But the conditions in Cuba are tar worse.
The Cubans have practically lost their market.
Things are at a standstill. Every industry has
been awaiting the action of congress, and th*
fact that absolutely no legislation was entered
Into for them has produced a marked effect.
' Vast amounts of sugar had been stored up, tn
readiness for this event, and will now go to
ruin or be sold at ruinous price*. Th* culti
vator, as a result, cannot and will not culti
vate cane for the coming season and enormous
tracts of cane will grow wild and remain un
touched. _ _ .
"The people affected by this stat* of affalra
are mainly of the middle classes. In short,
times in Cuba are extremely bad and will be
worse. ”
Crowding the Dog.
Exchange.
Smith—Do you keep your dachshund in
the house nights?
Walker—Yes, but I have tQ stand him on
I Ji v s i r a fifit- >
SHIPS DISHED
TO PIECES
HI PORT
MEXICAN HARBORS ARE SWEPT
BY TORNADO AND MANY .
LIVES AND VESSELS ARE
LOST ’NEATH WAVES.
BAN FRANCISCO, July 29.—A special
from Tucson, Aris., says that a tornado
visited the gulf of California on Thurs
day night, wrecking vessels and damaging
many buildings in the coast cities. The
wires have been down and news of the
disaster has just been received!
At Guaymas, five vessels in the hay were
dashed ashore and sunk. Two of them.
El Luella and El Gravina. were large
steamers of trade. The public building
containing the offices of ths harbor mas
ter and collector of customs, was de
stroyed. The residence of the English
vice consul was unroofed and otherwise
wrecked. The streets of Guaymas In
many places were strewn” with fallen
trees and wreckage.
At Mazatlan, the Pomeroj- Ruby, a large
passenger steamer, was driven ashore
and sunk. Five passengers were drowned
and the rest reached shore .on wreckage
and drift wood. Another large vessel
in the bay also was damaged }>y the
tornado.
Between Guaymas and Mazatlan much
wreckage drifted ashore and It is* sup
posed that many small vessels were
wrecked and a large number or Ilves
tost.
HAYNES ARRESTED ?
FOR RAISING MONEY
■1
Because he bad two $2 bills In his pocket
• that had been artistically changed to
twenties, and because be wanted to pay
for a shave and a hair cut out of one
of these, G. T. Haynes, a Hall county
man. who lives near Gainesville. Is now
a prisoner on ths top floor of tha Tower,
awaiting trial in the United States court
on the charge of violating two sections of
the United States coda, one for changing
and the other for attempting to pass the
changed money.
It was about 8:90 Monday morning
that Haynes want into the Reading Room
barber shop at 18 Marietta street and got
a hair cut and ehave. When the job was
complete, he nonchantly pulled out a
twenty dollar bllL The barber was
amazed. He could not change it, of
course, and went Into Folsom's restau
rant for that purpose, Haynes accom
panying him. The cashUr there detected
the fact that the bill had once been only
a two. He told Haynes it was no good,
but the latter insisted It was. The two
then went to the Neal Loan and Banking
company to get the opinion of an expert
and In ths meanwhile Policemen Dobbins
and Turner had been put next. The bank
people said the bill was a two all right,
though it looked a twenty on its face.
Haynes hooted at the idea and produced
another twenty. That likewise was pro
nounced to be a two and the policemen
then got in the game, taking Haynes in
charge.
He was turned over to a United States
officer, who kept him at the depot for a
long time, to try and catch a man sup
posed to oe his partner. The other fel
low turned up all right, but was not ar
rested as it was not shown he had had
anything to do with the money. Haynes
was taken before United States Commis
sioner Walter Colquitt and sent to the
Tower in default of a S4OO bond, which
that official fixed.
From Haynes’ standpoint It is a sad.
sad story that he has to tell in explain
ing the matter. A plain, hard working '
young fellow from near Gainesville, be
has been to Oklahoma, working for the
past four months. He was coming home.
He wanted to fix up before reaching
Gainesville and stopped for a shave and a
hair cut here. The two twenties and a
little change represent his savings for the
last four months, he says, minus his rail
road fare home. He says the money was
paid him by the man for whom he worked
ln> Oklahoma. He claims to have worked
hard for the money mid thinks it pretty
tough to get arrested now for trying to
spend it. He has furnished the name and
address of the party from whom he
claims to have got the money and it may
be that a big swindling scheme will be
revealed by the investigation the United
States secret service men Intend to start.
Haynes has a good, honest face and ap
pears to be telling the truth about the
matter. If so, a plan for swindling Uncle
Sam may be unearthed in Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, however, Haynes has not
gotten home and is held In jail. He has
written to his relatives near Gainesville
and says he expects to have a bond mads
soon. • , . v
hctsToWiic
CROATAN INDIANS
1,754 INDIAN CHILDREN ARE AT
TENDING SCHOOL—INDIANS
OWN 5153A73 WORTH OF. , %
PROPERTY. .j
CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 28.-The an
nual report of Superintendent of Educa
tion J. A. McAllister, of Robison county,
furnishes some interesting facts connected
with the Croatan Indians. During the '
past year there were in the county 6.748
white children, 6,988 Colored children and
1,764 Croatan children between the ages
of fl and 21 years. Os this number there
were enrolled in the schools of ths county
4,632 whites, 4,182 negroes and 771 Croatans.
There are 444 whites, I.IM Croatans be
tween the ages of 12 and 21 years who can
not read and write. During the past year
there have been taught 88 white public
schools with an average term time of 13.14
weeks, 68 colored schools averaging 10
weeks, and 21 Croatan schools averaging
9.2 weejes. There are 16 white teachers, 9
colored teachers and 5 Croatan teachers
who hold first-grade certificates; 90 whites,
21 colored and 7 Croatans holding second
grade; 8 whites, 8 colored and 2 Croatan
teachers who hold third-grade; making a
total of 54 whites, 38 colored and 14 Croa
tan teachers in the county. The average
salaries drawn by these are: White males,
third places2B; colored males, $30.70; white
females, $27; colored females, $28.90; Croa
tan males, $28.86; Croatan females, $26.
His New Precedent.
Philadelphia North American (Ind-> ,
Mayor Aahbridse deserve* the highest pral**
for blockinc the Petty* Island and Cannon Bail
Farm job*. If there was justification for the
tear that h* would not veto th* two ordinances.
It was because in the past he has uniformly x
sacrificed *he public interests for the personal
benefit «< hts political friends. Th* temptation
ia the present case to let council* have their
wav must have been strong, for the machine.
Os "which he to the recgoniied chief, had con
ducted this last raid on th* eity treasury with
it* usual enthusiasm. In refusing to be a par
ty «to the echeme. Mayor Ashbridge has set a
new precedent for himself by which It to to b*
hoped be wUI abide during the few months he
will remain at the head of the city adtniatoUSr
tloa.
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