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WEST VIRGINIA
HIS FORTUNE
111 COAT
SENATOR ELKINS DECLARES
‘ HIS STATE WILL SOON RIVAL
PENNSYLVANIA IN PRODUCT
OF COAL MINES.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 2—ln an Interview
tn thia week's issue of the Manufacturers'
Record. United States Senator Stephen B.
Elkins, of West Virginia. says:
"West Virginia is next to Illinois In the
coal producing states and it is not very
tar behind that, and from the railroad
development that is going on. before
many years she will give Pennsylvania
quite a hustle for position. England's
great prosperity has been made from her
coal and iron and the greatest fortunes
Os her so-called 'barons' havq come from
these sources. West Virginia is full of
eoal. oil. and timber. The coal is the best
property one can have: It even beats New
York real estate. I am out of the West
Virginia Central now. for we sold that to
people who are going to extend it to the
Little Kanawha, and some day that is go
ing to be connected with the Wabash.
There is quite a gap to be filled between
the line at Cumberland and the Western
Maryland railroad, but the boys that have
it in band now will not take very long to
make that connection, and in the mean
time both of * these lines are paying for
themselves and have a bi> future before
them.
**l am still buying coal lands, for as I
have said before, that is the best proper
ty one can have, and some day there will
be built the line known as the Coal and
Iron railroad that will help to deliver the
product of '~”est Virginia at tidewater.
There is groin to be plenty of work for all
the railroads tat will be built, and there
will be a profit to them, because the de
mand for coal is going to be great enough
to avoid the necessity of any cut rates
for carrying it. I don't fear the Balti
more and Ohio, the Chesapeake and Ohio,
or the Norfolk and Western, for they
have got all they can do. and they wiH
have plenty to do to take care of the ton
nage that will come from the development
along their lines.
"According to the report of the chief
mine inspector of West Virginia, the pro
duction of coal last year was 23.816.434
tons, and when the great operations df the
United States corporation and others
down in the Pocahontas district are fully
under way it will not be surprising to
find a tonnage of K.MO.ON or 40.M0.fltt) as
the yearly product. Seme of the largest
cf the Pennsylvania operators of both the
l ard and soft coal districts are putting
their money down in that part of the
country because they know what the fu
ture cf it is likely to be. By the way,
it will not be surprising some day to find
that the Southern Railway is pulling out
a lot of coal from the Virginias.”
These West Virginia evidences of what
Senator Elkins regards as good times
ahead for tbe south are phases of the de
velopment which has been marked by an
increase tn the production of bituminous
ccal in the United States from 5,7U0,00U
tons in to 42/»M).00U in 18S) and to prob
ably J&j.i’ju.ujm tons thia year, and the pro
duction of pig iron from 880.606 tons in
IS®), less one-third of the present output
in Ute south alone, to about 3.900,000 tons
in and to 17,609,090 or 13,000. HOC tons this
year. And West Virginia and Virginia
are fully carrying out their part of the
prediction made tn 18W in the Manufactur
ers' Record by Mr. Edward Atkinson who,
reviewing the increase in iron and steel
consumption and pointing to the time
when the productive capacity of the iron
works of the United States would be
pushed to their outmost capacity to meet
home and foreign demand, referred to the
southern Appalachian region extending
from West Virginia to Alabama, and es
pecially to western Carolina, southwest
Virginia, eastern Tennessee and eastern
Kentucky as possibly the future situs of
the principal iron production of the world.
The world revolutionising discoveries of
Bessemer ores in the Mesa ba district
changed the situation for the time, but
the fundamental facts regarding the ter
ritory to which Mr. Atkinson referred
have pot changed and at last that region
is to be fully opened up.
Many experts claim that there is no
other section, of this country so richly en
dowed with high grade coking coal in
seams that run at times to as much as
ten feet, fine Bessemer and other iron
ores and timber as is this region In which
western Carolina, southwest Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee meet. As a result
of efforts begun fifteen or twenty years
ago to develop thia section, the charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad, af
terward known as the Ohio River and
Charleston, was built In sections. After
the failure of the financial backers of that)
enterprise and its consequent receiver
ship the portion extending from Marlon.
N. C.. to Camden. 8. C., 171 miles, was
purchased by the Southern railway, with
the prospect of extending it northwest
wardly to the coal fields of Virginia and
Kentucky. The portion of the line from
Johnson City, Tenn... to Huntdale. N. C,
was some months ago purchased by a
syndicate which also obtained control of
113.000 acres of coal land to be opened qp
by the extension of this road.
A deal has now been arranged by which
these coal lands and this section of the
railroad have passed to Interests identified
with the Seaboard Air Line, and the ex
tension of the road to Lincolnton on the
south.and to Tom's Creek to Wise county,
Va., will be actively pushed. The comple
tion of these extensions, it is expected,
within a year will give direct outlet to
tidewater at Wilmington and Southport.
N. C., for the vast mineral wealth of
southwest Virginia, while it is intended
that eventually an extension shall be
trnde from Tom s Creek through the
••breaks" of the Big Sandy river and
thence on to Ashland. Ky., and Ironton.
O. connecting at the latter place with the
Detroit Southern road, of which Mr.
' Samuel Hunt is president, he also being
president of the Ohio Oliver and Charles
ton. Thus this line will become the con
necting link through one of the greatest
mineral and timber regions of America,
with the lakes on one side and the Atlan
tic on the other.
There are evidences thet the Atlantic
Coast Line may also have an extension In
to the same fuel region, and with the
Norfolk and Western and the Louisville
and Nashville already reaching a consid
erable portion of it, and the Seaboard
extending its line through it. the Southern
and other roads will doubtless press for
ward and take an equally prominent part
In the opening up of a region which can
furnish sufficient traffic to tax the re
sources of all the roads that may get into
that territory. Somewhere in that region
will probably be seen the building of fur
naces and steel plants and the creation of
cities which may rival the progress and
prosperity of Birmingham, and out of that
section will be poured a vast traffic in
' coal and iron ore, in timber, marbles and
other products. *
In the meantime Alabama is pushing
forward its iron and coal developments,
stimulated to the utmost activity by the
great demand which has resulted in nearly
ail Alabama furnaces having lately sold
a large part of their output for the first
six months of next year. Never before
have the iron and coal interests cf the
state been so prosperous, with so bright
a future.
NEWBERRY’S NEW MILL
BEGINS OPERATIONS
NEWBERRY. 8. C.. Aug. 2.-At 1 o'clock
Thursday the throttle to the large engine
of the Mollohon Manufacturing company
was opened by Miss Eugenia Summer, the
young daughter of Mr. George W. Sum
mer. president of the concern, and the
wheels of Newberry’s second mill were set
in motion. Quite a large crowd of citizens
was present to witness the event and in
spect the machinery.
The progress of this mill was extraor
dinary rapid, work being commenced less
than ten months ago. W.ork was practi
cally suspended for several months during
the winter on account of extremely dis
agreeable weather, thus making the actu
al working time less than eight months.
The present capital. $200,000, is Intended
to be Increased to $400,000 in a few years,
the building, etc., being so constructed
that the present capacity can be doubled
without stopping tbe portion now in op
eration.
The power department for the present
consists of four large boilers, one’ 1,200
horse power Hamilton-Corliss engine, 360
16 and 20 harness looms, 10,816 spindles,
besides the pumps, fans, etc.
The textile machinery is arranged for
spinning No. 45s warps and No. 65s fillings,
suitable for manufacturing fancy white
goods not heretofore made in the south.
The earning capacity will be $40,000 per
annum, or 20 per cent on the present cap
ital.
The directors, with few exceptions, are
young business men of Newberry, and
the consummation of this enterprise
speaks well of their ability.. The officers
are: George W. Summer, president; E.
B. Wfibur. vice president and superinten
dent; Z. F. Wright, secretary: G. Leland
Summer, bookkeeper. Directors: Henry
Wheeler, C. E. Summer, S. A. Milliken,
New York; E. 8. Green. Boston; James
Mclntosh. J. N. McCaughrin.
sHtnirawii's
MIND UNBALANCED
f
POPULAR CATOOSA COUNTY OFFI
CIAL SUBJECT OF GREAT MIS
FORTUNE—HIS TROUBLE.
RINGGOLD. Ge.. Aug. 2.—Sheriff J. M.
Cain, better known to his friends
throughout Catoosa, as "Jim." was re
cently pronounced by a Jury as insane.
Thereby hangs a story, which, to say
the least of It. is said, remarkably sad.
Last fall, or to be more exact, last Oc
tober. Mr. Caln went up Into the mining
regions of Tennessee to bring back a man.
Dr. B. M. Doyle, who was badly wanted
in this county by the court, on a serious
charge.
Sheriff Caln, in a personal interview
with a New South reporter shortly after
returning home stated: •
"I had a 'rough' time up in Tennessee.
"They all liked Doyle, and I could hard
ly get my man.
"You see.” said Mr. Cain, "the miners
bad engaged the services of Doyle to at
tend their families, at so much per month,
and he had been successful, and thus he
had endeared himself to the people and
had a 'soft snap* financially.
"When I finally got my man, and
brought him before the Tennessee trib
unal. I found that I would have a tough
time indeed. The justice of the peace be
fore whom the case was being tried, rend
ered a decision yhlch I told him was not
worth the paper it was written on.
"So, 1 left my prisoner under charge of
the Tennessee officers and returned home.
"Upon my arrival in Chattanooga, en
route home, I told some of the officers
in that city to keep a watch out for the
gay doctor, and to wire me at my home
ts he eluded the officers and made his
escape from the mining town where I
had him under survetlance.
"I had scarcely reached home when a
telegram came that they had my man.
"I«went to Chattanooga, got my prison
er and lodged him in Dalton jail.”
Now, the fact that Mr. Cain was ad
judged Insane and sent to the asylum at
Milledgevine brought out the following:
Ever since his Tennessee eolsode the
sheriff has been gradually growing weak
er physically and mentally. And, by some
M Is thought that this has preyed on his
mind so much that the incident, or rather
occurrence has been the direct cause of
his dementia.
He was seen the night before he was
taken to the sanitarium, at his home, by
a Journal representa-.ve, and It was in
deed a pitiable sight.
The residents of Ringgold, together
with the many friends throughout the
county, hope Mr. Caln will rapidly regain
his wasted health and strength and be
restored to his family tn a short while.
DAVISBORO WILL SOON
HAVE A NEW BANK
I ■
DAVISBORO, Gil, Aug. 2-Bubacrip
tlona to the amount of $25,000 having been
secured a meeting of the stockholders was
called today to organize a bank at this
place to be known as Davisboro Bank.
following officers were elected: L.
R. Farmer, of Louisville, president; Cap
tain O. IL P. Beall, vice president; J. H.
Holcomb, Captain W. B. Francis, J. L.
Hathaway. 8. Newsom. Dr. J. H. Evans,
O. H. P. Beall and L. R. Farmer wefe
chosen as directors.
The stockholders are among the best
and most substantial citizens of Davis
boro and there is no hazard in predicting
a prosperous career for the new bank. A
charter will be secured at once and the
institution-will open in time to handle fall
business It is expected that 8,000 to 10,000
bales of cotton will be handled here this
Season.
With plenty of rain just now the cotton
crop is especially fine. Corn is not so
good, still enough will be made to go
through onother year if judiciously fed.
Fodder pulling Is now in order. Some
little cotton opening.
RED CROSS WAS USED
TO SMUGGLE SUPPLIES
LONDON, Aug. 2.—Surgeon General
Hamilton, before a meeting of the British
Medical association at Manchester yester
day, definitely charged that General Sir
Redvers H. Bulls#, during the Boer War
of 1861 "used army medical wagons with
tbe Red Cross thereon tor taking ammuni
tion to the front and armed the bearer
companies, using them as escorts.”
The surgeon general declared that his
authority was the principal, medical offi
cer to whom the orders were issued and
he added that the British could not com
plain at the Boers doing what General
Buller had done twenty years previously.
F. A. BLECKLEY DIED
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
F. A. Bleckley, a brother pf Judgge Lo
gan Bleckley,.died Saturday morning at 2
o'clock at the home of his niece, Mrs.
an illness of seven months. Mr. Bleckley
an fitness of even months. Mr. Bleckley
was 78 years of age. »
The body will be shipped to Chickeroe,
Ga, where the interment is to take place
today.
Mr. Bleckley leaves seven children, four
daughters and three sons.
TO FILE THIS MORTGAGE
$30,000 WAS CHARGED
TRENTON. N. J., July 31.-The articles
of incorporation of the Rock Island com
pany, capital $150,000,000 which was filed
in the office of the clerk of Hudson coun
ty, N. J., has been recorded today with
the secretary of state. The filing fee of
$30,000 was required to have the incorpo
ration nwi« a. tnattar of state record.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLAN la, GEJ-<GiA, MONDAY, AUGUoT 4, 1902.
IN ROME WELL
OIL GUSHES
LIBERALLY
PETROLEUM IS FOUND AF
TER BORING SIX HUNDRED
FEET AND INDICATIONS ARE
GOOD FOR BIG GUSHER.
ROME. Ga., Aug. 2.—Tbe Rome Petro
leum and Iron company has found oil at
the depth of 860 feet.
Chemical analysis shows the substance
to be petroleum.
President Saylors claims the present ca
pacity to be 60 barrels a day but will con
tinue boring until a gusher is struck giv
ing hundreds of barrels dally. -
The company Was two wells and is pre
paring to sink mpre wells. The oil fields
are 3 miles west of Rome.
The public is excited over the discovery
and freely predict a boom for this city.
REPUBLICANS DROP THE
NEGROES IN ALABAMA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 2.—The Re
publican state executive committee held a
meeting today at which it was decided to
call a state convention to meet in this
city effi September 16th to nominate a full
state ticket. It was decided that county
meetings for the purpose of electing dele
gates to this convention be held on Au
gust 30th.
The most important action of the com
mittee was the adoption of the following
resolution:
"Resolved, That only those shall be rec
ognized and permitted to participate in
the state and county conventions and be
at meetings who are duly qualified voters
under the new constitution of Alabama.”
The effect of this will be to make the
Republican party in Alabama a white
man's party, as under the new constitu
tion of the state the negroes are practi
cally all disfranchised.
This action of the executive committee
was in accordance with a program agreed
on at a harmony meeting of the Republi
cans held here on Friday. The Vaughan
and Bingham factions of the party settled
their differences and the Republicans un
der the new order of things in Alabama
think they have a chance to build up a
strong party.
The negro Republicans are very much
disgruntled at the action of the committee
and say they will appeal to the national
executive committee. One negro delegate
stated that he would advise bloodshed if
necessary to enforce the rights of his race.
JELKS GAINING GROUND
WHILE JOHNSTON LOSES
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 2.—Campaign
literature in plenty is being sent out by
the chairman of the Jelks campaign com
mittee from the headquarters in this city,
and favorable reports are still coming in.
A letter has been received from an edi
tor who has been writing articles in favor
of Captain Johnston, announcing his in
tention of supporting Governor Jelks from
now on, the speech of Colonel W. U. Den
son. in which he asserted that editors
could not be believed and that they could
be bought for a drink, and 'the letter of
Governor Oates being the cause of his
change.
Reports to the headquarters show that
the attendance at the recent speaking by
Hon. Charles Waller, at Eppes, there were
only fourteen listeners and ten of these
were for Jelks.
The Johnsonites are also sending out a
large amount of literature.
REFOIimSIIL
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
REPUBLICAN STATE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE IS IN SESSION
TODAY IN BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Aug. 2.—The Re
publican State Executive committee is in
session bere today and the attendance is
good. There is much interest being taken
inasmuch as the adoption of the new
state constitution has complicated matters
considerably for the Republicans. The
formation of a purely Lilly White organ
ization is going to be opposed bitterly.
Some of the leading colored members of
the party in the past have been here for
the pasftwo days watching their interests
and are entering a big protest to any
movement which tends to lessen their par
ticipation in the affairs or the party or
will ultimately throw them out of the or
ganization. Ad. Wlmbs, of Greensboro, a
member of the executive committee, yes
terday, when a conference of Republicans
was held looking to the conciliation of the
factions in the party in the state, an
nounced, that though he was a registered
negro under the new constitution of the
state and entitled to a franchise under the
state laws,he would protest even to the
national committee any effort to exclude
any negro, registered! or unregistered,
from a full participation in the actions of
the State Republican committee.
It is not improbable that the Re
publicans will put out a complete state
ticket. The executive committee members
appear to favor such a plan, expecting as
sistance in the election in November from
Populists and disgruntled Democrats. The
meetings held by the Republicans in Bir
mingham since yesterday have been at
tended for the most part by the old time
leaders. It crops out also that there has
been much said concerning the National
outlook and there appeafs to be but little
doubt that Roosevelt will get the solid
delegation from this state, though there is
a possibility of a slip twixt cup and the
lip. Mark Hanna having a large follow
ing In Alabama.
TOBACnOSALESIN
GREENSBORO ARE BRISK
GREENSBORO, N. C„ Aug. 2.—The to
bacco breaks here today were phenome
nal. For ttye past 15 days small quanti
ties of new tobacco have been coming in.
but today both warehouses were full of
new primings.
Over one hundred thousand pounds were
sold at an average of $7 per hundred. The
farmers were delighted at the sales, only
one sale of 200 pounds,being turned down.
Tobacco sold here of the new crop is
something new in the Gullford market,
and it shows that farmers here are learn
ing to save what they have formerly been
throwing away. This tobacco came from
Forsyth. Stokes, Alamance, Rockipgham
hnd Guilford counties.
Warehousemen here were delighted to
see Jim Norfleet, of the celebrated Pied
mont warehouse in Winston, who had got
ten through his sale in time to get here
and see things hum. They gave him a
royal tobacco welcome.
H. H. DeLoach Improves.
H. H. DeLoach, who was shot almost two
weeks ago by Thomas Smithson, is still con
fined at the Grady Hospital, though he nas un
proved greatly in the last few days. It is
thought he will be able to leave the hospital in
a short time. Smithson is still la lall.
SEMI-WEEKLY MARKET WORT
x Spot Catton Market,
Atlanta—Steady, 9c.
New York—Quiet, 8 15-16 c.
New Orleans—Quiet, 8 9-16 c.
Liverpool—Holiday.
Galveston—Easy, B%c.
’ Norfolk—Sjteady, 9 l-16c.
Baltimore—Nominal, 914 c.
Boston—Quiet, 8 15-16 c.
Wilmington—Firm. B%c.
Philadelphia—Steady, 9 3-16 c.
Savannah—Easy. B%c. •
Mobile—Nominal, B%c.
Memphis—Quiet, 8 13-16 c.
Augusta—Quiet, B%c.
Charleston—Quiet.
Cincinnati —Quiet, 9c.
Louisville—Quiet, 9%c.
St. Louis—Quiet, 8 13-16 c.
Houston—Quiet, 8 11-16 c.
New York Cotton.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—The cotton market
opened firm with prices three to nine points
higher and immediately following the call
continued to work upward on fairly active
general buying led by more or less July shorts.
The demand from the bear contingent was led
by a prominent Wall street operator who pur
chased October in large blocks. The upward
movement gave no sign of wavering until Au
gust had passed 8.24, October 7.77 and Janu
ary 7.72. The south, commission houses and
the west were buying far months; German in
terests and Philadelphia appeared to be quietly
gathering In August contracts. Europe was
something of a buyer here, the chief factor
pjomptlng the buying was fear that next Mon
day’s bureau report on crop conditions w|ll be
bullish. So far as weather reports were con
cerned, it was shown that clear conditions
obtain over the western belt. Moreover, the
forecast was for fair weather In the west, but
showers, unsettled weather elsewhere in th‘e
cotton ■ country. All told the climatic re
ports were greatly in favor of the shorts.
Trading in the local market was active all
the forenoon.
NEW YORK COTTON.
The following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middlings, 8 15-16, steady.
Last Cloee
On»n. Hlch. Low. Sale. Bld.
January 7.70 7.74 7.68 7.78 7.72
February7.7l 7.71 7.71 7.71 7.73
March 7.68 7.78 7.68 7.72 7.73
August 8.20 8.30 8.30 8.26 8.26
September .. .. 7.86 7.93 7.86 7.88 7.88
October 7.76 7.81 7.75 7.79 7.78
November .. 7.69 7.74 7.69 7.73 7.72
December 7.70 7.74 7.68 7.74 7.73
COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-2
Galveston 20 4 122 750
New Orleans 21 193 302 1«
Mobile 47 S
Savannah 230 41 350 46
Charleston .... .... 5 487
Wilmington lo ....
Norfolk 115 136 59 1,062
New, York. 91
Boston 192 92 &
Philadelphia 100 268 154
Total at all ports... 678* 512 1,215 2,815
New Orleans Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2.—There was no trad
ing in spot cotton here today. Both factors and
buyers appeared Indifferent and the offerings
were very poor. Quotations unchanged.
Futures, following the lead of New York,
opened 3 to 5 points up. The market gathered
strength as the day progressed, fluctuating
slightly at times, but moving gradually upward
until near the noon closing, when a slight re
action set in and 3 to 5 points were cut down
from the highest level. Ot| the sound of tire
noon gong the board showed net gains from
yesterday's level of four points on August and
six to nine points on the other months. .
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Following were the ruling quotations in the
New Orieans cotton exchange today:
Tone, steady. Middling 8 9-16 c; steady.
Last Close
Open High- Low Sale Bld
January . ... ... 7.52 7.55 7.52 7.55 7.53
February •> 7.54
March7.K 7.60 7.55 7.90 7.56
August 8.38 8.37 8.82 8.33 8.32
September 7.80 7.86 7.79 7.82 V. 82
October 7.59 7.65 7.59 7.61 7.61
November 7.50 7.53 7.50 7.50 7.53
December 7.50 7.54 7.50 7.53 7.53
New Orleans Cotton Letter.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.—Cotton trading
during the week just ended has been of rather
small volume though ea<ly In week the amal
gamated society of hamtnertra essayed ta press
their advantage end increase their short lines.
The result, bear hammerings and weak bull
liquidating put October to 7.51 several times,
from which figure It always rebounded.
The July deal went out like a lamb
at about 8% cents. The August deal now
on has not shown any decided weakness or
strength and occupies a secondary position in
trading. Texas complains of too much rain
resulting In floods In Brazos bottoms. Buyers
say the rain will result in a bumper crop In
Texas. The Memphis district reports too cool
nights with rain yesterday amounting to floods.
Likewise Little Rock district.
Today Liverpool was closed and market in a
short session regained on active options Its
loss made earlier In the week. Conservative
opinion lends to the belief that considering the
uncertainty of weather on crop from now on
and the prevailing discounts, that new crop
months ago cheap enough and that cotton
bought on weak periods lyencetorth will surely
show good profits.
Today’s advance Is ascribed to covering by
the New York party with an International rep
utation Inot for veracity) referred to last week.
His following, together with some good invest
ment buying by people who believe in the sta
ple.
The Tlmes-Democrat, on Monday morning,
will give its crop summary.lt is believed it will
be In line with New York Commercial's advices.
At noon on Monday the bureau report giving
condition of 25th July will be issued by the
agricultural department -and It Is generally
thought will show several points decline from
last report.
Murphy & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
NJCW YORK. Aug. 3.—There was noth
ing special in the various trade advices at
hand today, and nothing of consequence
confronted the market at the opening, be
yond press dispatches from Texas, claim
ing that while cotton lands were badly
overflown the area thus affected was so
small that insects had been drowned out,
and that more benefit than harm had re
sulted from the excessive rains of the
past week, that the same time local senti
ment is slow in adopting extreme views
and there is a desire to wait the govern
ment figures on Monday as to the general
condition which, however, will unfortun
ately fail to embrace the situation up'to
the date of the Texas floods. The report
is expected to show a good Improvement
over July for Texas and not great change
In the whole, but the government so-call
ed experts have the fashion of springing
surprises in the way of extreme figures
and there is no telling whether they will
this month claim 5 per cent better or 10
per cent worse condition than last year.
Many believe the figures, not matter what
they may be, will fall flat on the market.
Liverpool was closed today and transact
ions were light. Market closed 5 to 9
points higher. The day's business-was
good. Ports today 1,500, last year 2,900.
Southern Exchange Cctton Letter.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 —The Chronicle was
bullish and sentiment favored the long
side today. Telegraphic reports were to
the effect that as a rule tne moisture had
been very light In portions of Georgia,
but on the whole the belt has been abun
dantly blessed with rains during the past
week. Advices from Montgomery, Ala.,
state that the drouth is unbroken in that
section and that cotton is opening rapidly,
but most of it prematurely. From a few
points in the Carolinas there are com
plaints that rain is needed.
Rumor had it early that the government
bureau report which will be issued next
Monday is expected to be exceedingly bull
ish. The good crop reports and good ship
ments, together with the good buying or
ders, sent the market up 10 points near
the close.
Liverpool being closed, the New Orleans
market remained rather steady but gain
ed a few points during the first hour.
We do not look for any wide fluctuations
for the present and would advise selling
on all advances.
C. W. Lee & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—lt looks as though
some one was heavily short and trying to get
out of a difficult position. This may mean dis
cretion, it may mean a change of position;
at any rate the whole market changed today
with buying of 30,000 to 50,000 bales of cotton by
brokers supposed to operate for the ex-member
of the exchange who has circulated the most
bearish reports of late. These were the rulnors
and the action of the market sustained them.
We shall not be surprised to see a further ad
vance on Monday and in the event of a very
bullish bureau we may readily see a scramble
on the part of the other shorts. There are oth
ers. We would not advise selling for a day or
two at any rate. There can easily be a wild
market Monday and the report will be the most
important thus far this season. The situation is
ripe for an advance in the exent of adverse
news. The visible Is much smaller than last
year, the supply left over is not burdensome and
ftqjnners will need a lot of cotton in September
and October. We would not sell except on good
advances.
Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—A1l speculative markets
on the board of trade closed the week with a
strong rally. A tone much better than had
existed for weeks made itself manifest In a
healthy active trade in most of the grains,
and although the country side was not heavy
In the market there was much better business
with the bugaboo of July corners laid at rest.
Scarcity of contract grains for immediate mar
keting—wheat, corn and oats —made the shorts
feel uneasy all session and although receipts
In wheat still exceed those of last yeai the
excellent cash demand, especially for com
and oats, brought higher closing prices all
around. At the end of the session September
wheat gained %®%c, September corn l@l%c
and September oats %@%c. September provis
ions closed 5@17%c higher.
Bearish conditions were arrayed against
wheat prices at the opening. Receipts locally
were one-fifth more than were expected, the
weather was .pleasant and talk was for good
spring crops. Liverpool had a holiday, but
lx>ndon and Pahs were flr/n and September
only a slight easiness on first sales.
Contract were almost nil, four cars
today out of 337 received. This startea much
comment and gossip, which had a, trend to
ward curtailed receipts soon now that the
rush of wheat to market was supposed to be
over and caused a scurry among shorts to
cover. New York and leading bull Interests
were buying September freely and in conse
quence good advances were made quickly.
Liquidation at top prices brought slight dips,
but the local sentiment was so bullish that
the close was strong. Much of the strength
came from the absence of free offerings. No. 1
northern cash also was selling 3c over Sep
tember. The near option was bought mors
liberally than December and advanced ovet
the winter month from 1c yesterday to 1% at
the close. September opened He lower to tfcc
higher at 69%@70Hc, sold to 70%c and closed
strong %@%c up at 70W7014C. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 122 cars, a total for the
three points of 459. against 461 last week and
416 a year ago. Seaboard clearances equalled
279.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1,8ui,000
bushels, compared to 960,000 last year.
Corn receipts were only 68 cars, 2 contract.
With such scanty receipts as this the market
has had for the last week, and with still
smaller estimates for next week, there nat
urally was very little stuff to offer In the pit.
.Private elevators turned out nothing. The cash
demand was excellent, and. In addition, the
easterners who expected to be flooded by the
outpouring of cash corn that was brought to
market by July corner, found their stocks
so depleted that thev had to increase bids m
today to secure stuff. Still another bullish
factor was the buying by the houses recently
heavily Interested in* July oats. There was no
selling save near top figures for profits and the
result was a strong and steady advance. Sep
tember sold from 56H® to 58a and closed strong
I©lHc up at 574a@57%c.
Oats were in excellent demand and the pit
ruled firm and active. The firmness in other
grains and the premium of 10c for some cash
grades over September options, with a good
cash Inquiry for shipment, pushed prices up.
There was a little profit taking, but the bull
sentiment ruled uppermost. September sold
from 32t*c to 33%c and closed firm H'SMc high
er at 32%<g'33c. Receipts 117 cars. Crop pros
pects continue good.
Provisions were fairly active and for a time
unsettled. The weaker hog situation and pork
selling depressed prices early, but a very good
demand for lard and the reduction of stocks
during July influenced late buying and prices
closed strong. September pork closed 15c up
at $16.85; September lard 15c higher at $10.92H
and September ribs 2744 c up at $10.55.
Estimated receipts for Moday: Wheat 265;
corn 40; oats 120 cars; hogs 25,000 head.
. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
The following were the ruling quotations on
the floor of the exchange today:
WHEAT— Open High Low Close
September 69% 70% 69% 70%
December ... 68%’ 69% 68% 69
May7l% 72% 71% 71%
CORN—
September 56% 58 56% 57%
December«... 43 43% 43 43%
Ml’ay4o% 41% 40% 41%
OATS—
September, 01d28% 29% 28% 28%
September? new 32% 33% 32% 32%
December, new 30% 31% 30% 31
May 32 32 31% 31%
PORK—
Septemberl6.62% 16 92% 16.62% 16.85
Octoberl6.Bo 16.97% 16.80 16.95
Januaryls.7o 15.87% 15.70 15.87%
LARD—
Septemberlo.77% 10.97% 10.77% 10.92%
Octoberlo.37% 10.47% 10.37% 10.47%
January ... 8.75 8.85 8.75 8.85
* SIDES ■
Septemberlo.3o 10.57% 10.30 M. 55
Octoberlo.lo 10.32% 10.10 10.32%
January 8.20 8.20 8.20 8.20
Murphy & Co.’s Grain Letter.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—Wheat has been
strong today, but without much activity.
There was a good demand for September
and New York and Southwest were large
buyers. Armour bid market up early and
then orders from the east and St. Louis
caused further advance at top prices.
Local longs sold out some of their hold
ings and there was a little decline in price.
market retained its strong under
tone and held most of the advance at the
close. Local sentiment was bullish. De
mand largely on poor trade of new wheat.
Strength comes from lack of offerings.
Receipts are large and weather favorable,
clearances small and only a small export
demand. There Is a better tone to the
cash situation.
Com was very strong again today, buy
ing by some interests that caused advance
yesterday putting price up 1 l-2c on Sep
tember. Patten and Bartlett and Fraser
were persistent buying all day and offer
ing very light, except late in session, when
selling by profit taking longs caused a de
cline from top prices, but the market re
mained firm, holding most of the advance.
Receipts were small and there are no im
mediate prospects for improvement. Crop
advices continue favorable. Local senti
ment was very bullish.
Oats—Market was strong and higher in
sympathy with other grains and continua
tion of cash demajid. Trade was not
heavy but there was a steady demand
from receiving houses. Lltfle covering
by shorts and profit taking by longs were
features.
There was a little outside liquidation in
provisions early, but the local crowd com
menced to buy and the market strength
ened. All products advancing. There was
a good demand for September lard. Hog
and provision situation was bullish, offer
ings light and trade fair.
Southern Exchange Grain Letter.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—There were no cables
from the Liverpool grain markets today, the
exchanges there being closed. Paris wheat was
unchanged at the opening and ruled dull.
The weather map was about the only fea
ture to the wheat trade this morning, stating
that very little rain had fallen during the past
24 hours; a few light showers In Minnesota and
the Ohio Valley, but it is clear everywhere else
this morning. The map is as desirable as any
class could ask for. The temperatures are
somewhat higher, 50 to 64 in extreme north at
7a. m.; 50 to 70 in Minnesota; 64 ta 74 In Ne
braska and Iowa; 64 and 78 in Kansas, Missouri,-
Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Northwest cars:
Duluth 18; Minneapolis 104; Chicago 33". Chic
ago receipts today, wheat 377; corn 158; oats
112. Corn rose sharply on a deluge of buying
orders. Scalpers were quite active in the pit
and took quick profits. There was also a good
amount of buying by commission houses
Provisions were strong on light receipts of
hogs. Chicago received only 14,000 head today.
Estimated for Monday 24,000.
New York Produce Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Flour moderately ac
tive and steady; winter patents, $3.75fc4.U0,
Minnesota patents. $3.85®A10.
Rye flour dull; fair to good, $3.25®3.40.
Corn meal steady; yellow western, fI.3Z.
Rve steady: No. 2 western. 65%c.
Barley nominal; feeding. 64c.
Wheat spot firm; No. 2 red. 76%c, On a
good demand from shorts, light northwestern
receipts, talk of a decreasing southwest move
ment and strength wset, wheat ruled firm
today with offerings light. Closed firm %©Hc
net higher. May closed 76%c; September <4%c;
December 74%c.
Com spot firm; No. 2,66 c. There was a
strong demand* for corn, chiefly from Septem
ber shorts, based on small Chicago and good
cash Inquiry. Late positions showed tne crop
outlook bearish. Closed firm %®%c net higher.
May closed 45%c; September 62; December
Oats spot nominal; No. 2,65 c. Options
strong and active, advancing with corn and a
ecare of shorts.
Beef uteady; family $16.00016.50; mess, sl3.£»;
beef hams, $22.00023.00.
Cut meats steady; pickled bellies, 11%®12%c;
pickled shoulders. 8%®9%c; do. hams, 12®12%c.
Lard steady; western steamed. IH.U3; Au
gust closed $ll.OO nominal; refined steady ;con
tinent, $11.25; S A., sll 75; compound, 8%08%c;
pork quiet; family, $20.05; sWqrt clear, sl9.(X>@
21.50.
Butter steady; creamery, 17020%c; dairy,
17020 c.
Cheese weak to steady; new state small
colored and white, 9%c.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania, IS®
20%c.
Peanuts firm; fancy hand picked, s%c;'Other
domestic, 3%05%c. 4
Cabbage steady; Long Island per 100, $3.00.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12%c.
Potatoes steady; Jerseys, $1.0001.25.
Long Island, $1.2501.50; southern. $1.0001.50.
Tallow dull; Irregular, 64%c; country, 6%
®«%c.
Rosin steady; strained common to good,
$1.17%.
Turpentine steady, 46©46%c.
Rice firm; domestic fair to extra, 4%06%e;
Japan, 4%05c.
Sugar raw steady; fair refining. 2%c cen
trifugal 96-test, 33%c; refined steady; confec
tioners, $4.45: mould, $4.90; cut loaf, $5.15;
crushed, $5.15; powdered, $4.75; granulated,
$4.65; cubes, $4.90.
Coffee -spot Rio steady; No. 7 invoice, 5%c:
milk, steady; Cordova, B®ll%c. The coffee
market opened irregular with 5 points lower.
December 10 points higher and other months
unchanged to 6 points higher. All tbe forenoon
trading was very active and general. The
market was finally steady with October 6
points lower and other months unchanged to
10 points higher. Total sales 61,250 hags.
Live Stock Market.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2.—Cattle, receipts WO.
Market nominal; choice export and dressed beef
steers 7.80@8.35; fair to good 4.75®7.75: Stockers
and feeders 2.6505.40; western fed steers 4.65®
6.75; Texas atid Indian steers 2.5504.10; Texas
cows 2.75@2.10; native cows 1.5005.50; native
heifers 2.3504.50; canners 1.3002.35; bulls 100®
4.00; calves 2.8505.25.
Hogs, receipts 3,000. Market steady to a shade
lower. Heavy 7.7007.75; mixed packers 7.400
7.60; light 7.400760; yorkers 7.4507.50; pigs 6.7$
07.00.
Sheep, receipts none. Market nominal. Na
tive lambs 3.5006.00; western lambs 3.2005.00;
native wethers 3.8004.75; western wethers 3.35
@4.25; fed ewes 3.4504.40; Texas clipped yearl
ings 3.1504.45; stockers and feeders 1.7003.00;
Texas clipped sheep 3.3003.55.
New Orleans Sugar Market.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. s.—Sugar strong; open
kettle 2 l-2@3 3-16; open kettle centrifugal 30
3 1-2; centrifugal yellow 3 1-204 1-4; seconds
1 5-603 1-4.
Molasses dull; centrifugal 1301a.
Naval Stores-
SAVANNAH, Aug. 2.—Turpentine firm, 43%;
receipts L 034; sales 406; exports 385.
Rosin firm; receipts 2,761; sales none, ex
ports 2.363. Quote: ABC. $1.10; D, $1.15; E,
11.20; F. $1.25; G, $1.30; H, $1.60; I, 11.95; K,
$3.45; M, $2.95; N, $3.30; W G. $2.40; W W,
$3.55.
McCullough Bros? Fruit and Produce
Letter.
ATLANTA. Aug. 2—Business for the past
week has been rather brisk considering the
hot weather we have been having, and the
season of the year.
The trade In bananas is beginning to open
up agaia and the prospects are for a busy
season in this special class of fruit. The
market is well supplied and the quality of
fruit was never better with prices .aaaon
able.
The melon situation has changed for the
better. The heavy glut we have had has dis
appeared with a reaction In the market, and
receipts of good stock selling readily at fair
prices.
Peaches continue brisk. The beet grades
selling fairly well while infelor stock is hard to
get rid of at give away prices.
The bottom has fallen out of lemons with
prices ruling 60c to 75c per box lower.
Receipts of pears and grapes sufficient to
supply the demand.
The cantaloupe market shows a sign of
strengthening up to some extent, and next
week's receipts should bring better prices.
Pineapples are strictly a back number, re
ceipts being heavy with very little demand.
Consumption of onions and Irish potatoes is
very heavy with liberal receipts.
Cabbage more plentiful and tbe stock never
finer There is some weakness in the market
on account of heavy receipts.
Large frying chickens are In good demand
at quotation prices, while medium and small
stock are slow sale.
'loie egg market Is flrm at 14c to 16c per
dozen, owing to grade. .
Demand for butter Is strong, anything like
decent table stock bringing from 20c to H%c;
cooking, 15c to 18c.x
• Hens are not selling so readllj, the de
mand being much lighter. Prevailing prices
are 30c to 32%c.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
. Cotton.
ATLANTA, Aug. 2.-Middllng eotton quiet
at B%c.
Vegetables.
Cabbage, l%@2c: tomatoes, 6 basket crates,
75c; also peck crates, 10020 c; slow sale;
green beans 75c@1.00; new Irish pota
toes. No. 1 stock, $8.5002.76; No. 2 stock, no
Bale. v
Country Produce.
Butter—Georgia Jersey. 30®22%c; Tennessee
Jersey, 20022 l-2c; Tennessee choice, 15016;
Irish potatoes, new crop . 70075 c per buMtel; on
lons, 90011 per bushel; honey, new crop, strain*
ed, 607 c per pound; comb, bright, 809 c per
pound; white peas. $1.85 per burshel; stock
peas, $1.0001.10 per bushel: eggs stiff at 14015 c.
Flour and Grain.
Flour—Old wheat flour: Fancy Diamond
patent $5.10; first patent $4.40; straight $3.»5;
extra fancy, $3.85; fancy. $3.75; choice family,
$3.00: family, $3.25; spring wheat flour, first
patent, $4.75; bran, large sacks. 11.30; small
sacks, $1.20; corn meal, plain. 88c; bolted, 75c;
Hudnuts, 92-pounds, $2.00.
Corn—Mixed, 86c; white, 87c; Texas rust proof
oats, 75c: white oats, 64c; Na, 2 mixed. 90c;
ham, timothy. No. 1 large bales, $1.10; small
bales, $1.00; No. 2,90 c; Georgia rye. $1.10;
Tennessee rye, $1.00: barley, $100: 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, 30 each; fries, large. 20023 c; me
dlums( 14015 c; small. 11013 c; cocks, 15@17%c;
guineas, 15c; geese, full feathered, 85c; ducks,
puddle, 20c; Pekin ducks, 25c; turkeys, live,
no sale.
Groceries.
Coffee—Fancy, $10.30; low grades, 7@loc; Ar
buckle. roasted, $10.80; Lion, $9.80. Sugar—Cut
loaf. 7%c: cubes. 6%c: powdered. 6%c; granu
lated. New York. $5 00; New Orleans. $4.90;
extra C, 4%c; refined yellow s 4%c; New Orleans
clarified, 4U' K 6c. Candy—Assorted Stic*, per
box, 6c; per barrel. 5%c. Matches-200 In box.
$L 1002.00; 6s, 45055 c. owing to brand. Soda-
Box. $3.45; keg. ?02%c. Rice—Head, 6c; fancy
head, 7c. Starch-Pearl, B%c; lump, 6c. Chsess
—Fancy, full cream. 14c. .
Powder-diiflc, $4.00 per keg: drop shot. $1 GO.
Fruit.
Melons, $50090 per car; peaces, per crate,
76c@51.00; plums cer crate. $1.25®1.00; pears per
crate, 75c@$l.; cantaloupes. 75c@81.00 per crate;
lemons, choice, demand good, K. 5004 box; limes
75c@$l per 100; pineapples. M-aO08; bananas,
straight, per bunch, $1.5001.75; culls, 9001.26;
per bunch; prunes. 506 c per pound; currants.
B@loc per pound; pie peaches, 3 lb. $2 aO per
straight, per bunch. $1K01.5O; cufis. SI.OOOIIO
crate; table 2!b.. $2.50; table, 3!b, $3.00; raisins,
$1.5001 Go Per box.
Meat, Lard and Hams.
Reg. R.. 10%c: half ribs. 11c; rib 8., ll%c;
fat 8.. 9%c; lard. best. 12%c; 2d. 12c; break
fast bacon, 13015 c; hams. 14016 c, according to
brand and average; Cal. H., 12c; lard com
pound, 9c.
Cotton B«ed Products.
Cotton seed oil nominal. 34035 c per gallon;
cotton seed, sl4 per ton f. o. b. station; cotton
seed meal. $24 per ton; cotton seed hulls, bulk,
$6.00 pgr ton; bales hulls, $7.50 per ton; sacked
hulls, $8.50 per ton.
Fish.
Pompano. 9010 c; Spanish mackerel, 10c;
trout, salt water, 6%©7c: fresh water, i®7%c:
blue fish, 6c; snapper, 7c; bream, oc; mixed
fish, 4c; grouper, 4c; mullet. $6.0006.50 per
barrel.
Nuts.
Mixed nuts, 12%c; Brazil nuts. l«©17c: Eng
lish walnuts. No. 1, 12%c: No. 2, 9%@10c;
North Carolina peanuts, 4%c; hand picked,
Virginia, 4%c; extra fancy Virginia, 5%c; al
monds, 13014 c; pecans. 11012%c.
Crackers.
Standard soda, 7c; milk, 7%c; XXX cream.
7%c; lemon cream, sc; cornhills, 8c; assorted
penny cakes, 8c; assorted jumbles, 10c; lunch
milk,a7%c; XXX soda. 6%c; XXX finger snaps,
6%c; pearl oyster, 7c; excelsior, 7%c.
Bagging and Ties.
3% lb, per yard. 7%c: 2 lb, per yard, 7c; 1%
lb, per yard, 6%c; ties 45 lb, steel arrow, per
bundle. sl.lO.
Hides and Skins.
Green salted hides, 60 lbs and up. per lb
No. Is, 9%c; green salted hides, 40 to 68
lbs. per lb. No. Is, Bc, No. 2s, 7o; green salted
hides, under 40 lbs, per lb, No. Is, i%c; No.
2s. 6%c; dry flint hides, under 16 lbs, per
lb. No. Is, 13c; No. 2s. 12c; dry salt nlfes,
over 20 lbs, per lb. No. Is. ll%c; No. 2s. W%c;
dry salt hides under 90 lbs. per lb. No. Is, l»c;
No. 2s, 9c; tallow In casks, No. L 6%c; No.
2, 5%c; tallow In barrels and tubs, per 1».
No. 1,6 c; No. 2,4 c; beeswax, per lb, 26c;
green salted horse hides, each, $2.0001. >O.
green salted colts' and ponies’ hides, each
75060 c.
Woodenware.
Two-hoop pine pails, per dozen. $1.40; J-hoop
pine pails, per dozen, $1.55; 3-hoop brass bound
pails, white cedar. $2.75; shoe brushes. 85c to
$1; brooms, from $2.25 to $4.50; clothes pins,
per box of 5 gross. 75c; washboards, from 85c
co $3.00; pine tubs, 8 In nest, per nest,
galvanized tubs, 4 in nest, per nest. $2.40;
bread trays, from $2.00 to 64.50 per dozen; wood
rim sieves, per dozen, 90c; axe handles, 60c
to $1.25 per dozen; No. 1 chimneys, per case of
6 dozen, $2.10; No. 2 lamp chimneys, per case
of 6 dozen, $3.00: No. 1 pearl top chimneys,
per case of 6 dozen, $4.50; No. 2 pearl top
chimneys, per case sos 6 dozen, $5.40.
Underwood May Have no Opposition.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Aug. I.—Entries for
the Democratic primary for the nomination of
a candidate for congress from the ninth dis
trict will close today. Congressman O. W.
Underwood Is the only candidate for the nomi
nation and the primary will be aimere formal
ity It is likely, however, that “he will have
opposition from the Republicans in the regular
election.
GRAVE DIGGERS
IN GRIGAGO
STRIKE
CONCORDIA CEMETERY CLOS‘
ED-THREE FUNERAL PRO
CESSIONS REFUSED ADMIT
TANCE YESTERDAY.
CHICAGO, Au®. I—The grave diggers
are the latest of the wage earners of Chi
cago to go on strike and as a result Con
cordia cemetery is closed and at the en
trance to the burial grounds the superin
tendent has posted a h<Jtlce which reads:
“There will be no more burials at the
Concordia cemetery until further notice.”
The twenty-five grave diggers employed
at the cemetery are on strike for higher
wages and have succeeded in preventing
other laborers from taking their places.
Three funeral processions which arrived
at the cemetery gates yesterday were
turned back because of the strike. It ia
stated that similar strikes will be inau
gurated at two other cemeteries.
STATE TAX RATE WluT
BE FIXED NEXT WEEK
More tax digests were received Satur
day by Comptroller General Wright. Soma
of the counties continue to show a de
crease. while others show an Increase.
According to computations made by
Comptroller Wright he will be satisfied if
an increase of $6,000,000 is shown from the
present indications. The decrease so far
exceeds the increase, but big gains are
expected from Fulton, Richmond, Bibb
and Chatham counties, and these will
swell the list considerably.
Digests (rem the following counties Sat
urday showed the following decreases:
Emanuel, $55,595; Wilkinson, $46,148; Bak
er, $1,974; Calhoun, $22,476. Total decrease
from those counties, $126,194.
The following counties showed the fol
lowing increases: Telfair, $143,368; Har
ris, $30,062; Jefferson, $1,208; Oconee, $12,-
257; Forsyth, $38,766; Appling, $24,617. To
tal increase, $252,617.
All of the digests will probably be in
by todhy week and at that time the tax
rate for the year will be fixed tyy Comp
troller Wright and Governor Candler.
Under the shoeing so far made by the
tax digests it .looks now as if the tax rate
will remain the same this year as it was
last year—s 6.44 on tflq SI,OOO. It was hoped
at the beginning of the year to cut the
rate to $5 on the SI,OOO, but thia hope was
given up some time ago.
HOTEL ALHAMBRA BURNS;
GUESTS IN PANIC FLEE
• The Hotel Alhambra, 391 Peachtree
street, was aJmost totally destroyed by
fire at an early hour Saturday morning,
78 guests fleeing from the burning build
ing in their night clothes to escape the
flames. The fire, having made great head
way before being discovered at 1:30
o'clock, proved most disastrous. It was
one of the most interesting conflagrations
ever witnessed in Atlanta. The scream
ffpg of excited women, the cries of little
children and the hoarse orders of the
firemen broke above the roaring of
flames.
Escapes of a sensational nature were
made and the great wonder is that no
lives were lost. Only four were Injured
In the three from jumping out of
windows and one from a fall after having
reached a haven of safety. The firemen
fought until after daylight. A small part
of the hotel was saved and the fire was bo
guarded that no neighboring housea
caught, though it seemed almost inevita
ble that they should. The excitement af
ter the first alarm was intense. Men. 1
women and children were almost wild with
terror. Ladies in their night dresses es
caped but partly clad, and were carried
Into the adjacent homes for the night
MUSICAL RALLY
IN COBB COUNTY
THREE COUNTIES WILL SEND
THEIR MUSICAL EDUCATORS
TO MEET AND TAKE
PART IN EXERCISES.
\ ’
ACWORTH, Ga., Aug. 2 -Cherokee,
Bartow and Cobb counties will meet in a
combined musical rally at Payne, Ga., a
town three miles north of Acworth, on
August 16th.
The stote’s leading musical educators
will be there. Prominent speakers will
deliver addresses on that occasion. Two
entire days of music and eloquence will
ensue.
The following program has been adopted
by the committee:
Music by Tillman, Showalter and
Vaughan.
Prayer by Rev. M. A. McCoy.
Music.
Welcome address by Hon. J. B. Medford.
Music by Vaughan, Showalter, Tillman
and choir.
Address by Judge Hendrix, of Carters
ville, Ga.
Music.
Address by Colonel Will D. Milla, of
Canton, Ga.
Music.
Address, "The Delicate Rose of Purity,*'
by Simeon J. Smith, of Payne, Ga.
Music.
Address by Judge John Awtrey, of Mari
etta, Ga.
Music.
Dinner.
Song by Professors J. B. Vaughan, Chas.
Tillman, A. J. Showajer.
Music.
Address by J. A. Reece.
Music.
Address. "Power of Music," by M. A.
Mulloy, president Smith Lemon institute,
Acworth, Ga.
Music.
Address, "Beauties and Luxuries of Mu
sic.” by Simeon J. Smith.
Music. x
Address by Rev. M. A. McCoy.
Music. . *
Address by Colonel John D. Attoway,
county school commissioner.
Music.
Address, "Gospel of Music,” by A. J. .
Showaltet, Dalton, Ga.
Address by Charles D. Tillman, Atlanta.
Music.
Lecture by John B. Vaughan, Bowman,
Ga. .
Music.
TWie committee on arrangements cordial
ly invites everybody.
ANGRY MOB THREATENS
TO LYNCH THIS NEGRO
CRIPPLE CREEK. Col., Aug. 2.—A mob
surrounds the county jail here threaten
ing to lynch John Randolph, a negro
miner known as "Black Stratton,” who,
today stabbed and killed William Wilkin
son, a clerk employed by the Barwise
commission company.
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