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OUR WEEKLY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. (From Our Regular Corrosj ondent.) Washington, August 16, J9Ol. The adage about birds that can sing and won’t sing should be equally applicable to public offi cials. At least, that is the unani mous verdict of a joint committee 1 from the American Anti-trust Lea- I gue and the Knights of Labor, and most unprejudiced men are likely to vote aye. These gentlemen know that the attorney general of the United States can do his duty, by proceeding against the big steel trust for having violated the Sher man anti-trust law, and they are determined to make him do it or know the reason why. They are proceeding in a business-like way; Have employed two lawyers—ex- Attorney General Monett, of Ohio, and Mr. A. A. Lipscomb,of Wash ington—to collect evidence of the violation of the Sherman anti trust law and submit it to the attorney general with a demand that he be gin legal proceeding in the name of the United States against the trust. Speaking of their inten tions, Mr. H. B. Martin, chairman of the joint committee, said: “In the event of the complaint being blocked in the attorney general’s office, or if he does not consider it advisable to act in the matter, we have decided to lay the papers in j the case before the president of the United States. 111 fact, we are prepared to take steps for a manda mus proceeding if we are pushed to extremes, but it is dtmb‘ful if either of the lastt.vo named ac tions will be necessary, and we are proceeding with the idea that there will be no hitches of any descrip tion.’’ They are also preparing to bring legal actions against the steel trust under the laws of the states in which it carries on its business. The action of the com mittee is receiving endorsements from every direction and some of them have been accompanied by the s rongest evidence of genuine ness —cash contributions to aid in paying the necessary expenses. Strong pull is being brought to bear on Secretary Root to save Capt. J. C. Read, a son of a rich iron manufacturer of Pittsburg, who was convicted by a court-mar tial of complicity in the comissary frauds at Manila and sentenced to three years in the military prison, at that place, to be dishonorably discharged from the army. Read’s lawyers have secured a promise from Secretary Root to review the case. One of the claims of the lawyers is that the court martial was irregular because nine of its members were officers of the reg ular at my; that Read being a vol unteer officer was entitled to trial by a court composed exclusively of volunteer officers. But the strong est claim in Read’s behalf is that represented by his daddy’s dollars. If the story that Sampson might not appear before the Schley court of inquiry was put out as a feeler by the anti-Schley gang in the navy department to ascertain how the public would take some sort of of ficial juggling that would enable Sampson to avoid the trial which his cross-examination by “Jerry” Wilson, Schley’s chief counsel, is certain to be, as many suspect,they must be thoroughly convinced by the howl it raised that the public will not stand for any such bus iness as that. It was Sampson who was Schley’s first accuser and who was mainly instrumental in the formation of the naval clique, which has so persistently sought to ruin Schley, and it* is Sampson who must either clear himself or forever condemn himself. Al though the clique pretends to talk as though Sampson had no more interest in the court than any oth er officer who happens to be a wit ness, every mother’s son of them knows that as soon as that court gets started it will be plain to all the world that it is Sampson, and not Schley, who is on trial, and it is a great deal more likely that the report and recommendations of the court will be against Sampson than against Schley. In view of these things it is absurd for any body to talk about Sampson not appearing before the court. Senator Tillman, of South Caro-' lina, passed through Washington this week. In reply to questions he expreesed the opinion that Senator McLaurin was losing, in st.a lof gaining strength; that if the primary election were to be held at this time he could not get more than 10,000 of the 95,000 votes of the state, and that he has absolutely no chance of being named for senator at the primary election to be held next year. Senator Culiom, of Illinois, will not figure in history as a great statesman, but when it comes to political dickering he can hold his own with the slickest of fhetn. T!£ has as good as landed the nice pos ition of comptroller of currency for | his son-in-law, W. B. Ridgely.and j the way he did it was as pretty a j bit of political dickering as any I politician could have done. When Mr. Dawes, who is after Senator “Billy” Mason's seat with the backing of the administration, rg signed the comptrollership, to take 1 effect October rst, he got Mr. Mc- Kinley’s promise that an Illinois man should have the place. Then j Cullom got Dawes to endorse his I son-in-law, and afterwards got Mason’s endorsement, thus com bining the heads of the two fac tions among Illinois republicans, and practically assuring the ap pointment. COTTON TIES GO UP- Farmers May Haveto Pay Very Deadly Next Fait. Memphis, Aug 15.—There are five agencies here for the sale of cotton ties. One firm sells for a tie lactory at Atlanta, Ga., another for a factory at Cleveland, 0.. another for a factory at Youngs town, 0., and others for factoiies at Pittsburg, and Pomeroy 0., on the upper Ohio river. The ties from the last named are generally brought here by barges. In the large tows that are brought from the upper Ohio river during the period of high water naviga tion; it has not been infrequent that barges fully laden with iron cotton ties and other manufactured iron goods, are consigned to a sin gle merchant of our city. Each bundle of iron cotton ties brought here weighs forty-five pounds, contains thirty ties, eleven feet long, and will cover five bales of cotton, therefore a hundred thousand buudles of ties will cover a halt million bales of cotton. Many of these ties are sold and shipped from here to Texas and elsewhere, and it does not follow that the cotton upon which they are bonded, is shipped to Memphis for a market. 111 fact many ties sold here are used on cotton that does not pass through Memphis on its way to consuming point;. The present quotable value of ties in this market is $1.50 per bun dle. This may be regarded as a little steep, but iron goods have been nervous and excited of late and the value of all iron is more or less unsettled. A short time since they were quoted at sl.lO per bun dle here; then they went up to $1.25 and a few days since another quarter was added. The advance is not particularly due to the scar city of supplies. The merchants oLMemphis are well supplied just now, but the demand will soon be very large, for early next month the cotton crop will begin to more to market. Every bale of cotton now worth S4O or more must have six iron ties on it that cost the far mers about 30 cents. In some mar kets a cent or so on each tie might be saved to the buyer and mer chants here might also be induced to make a similar concession. The fact is that the wholesale p;ice of ties between merchants here in Memphis has not yet risen above $1.27 and a half per bundle, and numerous sales have been made of late at $1.25 per bundle. Last February ties were sold here as low as 79 cents per bundle. They steadily rose in value after that date, reaching 94 cents in March and 1.14 and one quarter in July. Since then the steel strike has affected the situation and caused many who use ties to get nervous when ties are talked of. The present contracts with fac tories are ample to supply all de mands, but factories all include a clause exempting them from pen alty in the event of strikes, of fire or by losses by acts of Providence. In the event of the strike now on preventing the shipment, the fac tories would not be liable. SAVES TWO FROM DEATH “Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis,’’writes Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of Arrnonk, N. Y.,“but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King’s New- Discovery. Our neice, who had Consumption in an ad vanced stage, also used this vv on derful medicine and to-day she is perfectly well.” Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. 50c and SI.OO bottles guaranteed by Young Bros. Trial bottles free. Your Druggist will leturn you 25 cents if you are not pleased with K.K.K. Pills. They are guaranteed to cure constipation and liver trouble. A Woedtrfnl Discovery. The last quarter of a century records many wonderful discoveries iu medicine, but none that have accomplished more for humanity than that sterling old household remedy, Browns’lron Bitters. It seems to 1 (wauin the very elements of good- health, and neither man, mman or child e*n take it without derivi* the greatest benefit. Browns’i r o> niirW' is sold Ly all dealers. COTTON IN GEORGIA FOLK I*KK (KXr I.NttIiKASK IK ACKICAtiK AMD IKK CUOl* K A 111 Kit LA IK. COMPARATIVE CONDITIONS To® Best Showi/13: Jlade In the South ern Section of the State— Other St;.pie Crops. The Department of Agriculture has just completed the work 01 making up the average, acreage and condition of Georgia crops, using June 1 as the basis. The result is herewith presented: Perhaps the most important point shown in the report is that the increase in the cotton acreage is only frytn 2 to 7 per cent in the different sections, but the loss in the condition of the crop, it is believed, will more than compensate for this gam. The Department of Agriculture 6ent out from six to ten circulars to each of the 137 counties in thesrate. These cir culars contained 34 questions, asking as to the comparative acreage and condi tion of the various crops, and replies' Were received from between 000 and 1,000 of them, or an average of seven or eight from each county in the state. The letter accompanying this circular sent out by the department is as follows: "Questions tor May crop report, 1901. Rvtuenable June 1, 1901. "Department oi Agriculture. Atlauta, Ga., May 15. 1001*—Dear S.r: Please answer the following questions on June 1 or as early as possible after that date, and mail promptly so as to reacn my office by the third. "Au averase crop, or average condi tion, or any tiling with winch compari son is made, is always taken as 100. Thus, if the corn crop at any time is 10 per cent better than last year, or 10 per cent better than an average, it should be reported as 110 in each case, and if 10 per cent belo w these standards, it should be reported 90. Avoid vague compari sons, such as ‘some better,’ ‘hardly as good’, 'above an average,’ ere. "In making up your answers let them apply to me whole county in which you reside, not simply to your own farm. "If a crop about which questions are asked is not grown in your oounty, use character X It you have not sufficient data to make au approximate estimate, leave the space blank. "Very respectfully, "O. B. BTEVENS, “Commissioner of Agriculture. “R. F. Wkjo-rt, Assistant.” Average Kor the Stilt*. The reports received from every coun ty in the state show an average increase in the cotton aoreage over last year of 4 per cent, the smallest increase being 2 per cent in North Georgia and 7 per cent in South Georgia. The Georgia department ot agriculture, however, has gone more into detail and the officials here believe it is nearer oorrect. The condition and pvospeot of the orop com pared to last year are 84 per cent and the crop all over the state is an average of 17 days late. It'was necessary to re plaut an average of *6 per cent of the crop on account of frost and storms. The average stand over the state as com pared to a good stand is 78 6. The fruit crop at this time is looked upon as next almost m importance to the eottou crop. The,percentage of a full peach crop throughout the state that escaped the frost is put at 74 per cent, apples 57 per oent and pears 56 7 per cent. The grape crop throughout the state as compared to last vear is 87.7 per ceut. The oondttfion and prospects of the fruit crop are 73.8 per oeut, an outlook muoh better than was expected in view of the many setbacks with which the fruit has had to contend. The figures from all over the state show the following averages for grain and other crops: Corn—Acreage compared to last year 100.5, condition and prospects compared to last year 89.7. Oats—Acreage-98.-5, condition 100, per centage of crop sown in the fall still standing 55 7. Wheat—Acreage 9A. 3, condition 97.7. Sugarcaue—Acreage 94, condition 44.6. Bice—Acreage in southern jGfeorgia, lowland 98. condition 95. \ Sorghnm—Acreage 96, condition 84. Clover and Grasses—Acreage 88.8, condition 85. Condition of sheep as compared to last year 78.9, work stock 95.7, hogs 106. The percentage of disease among stool is from 2 to 6 per oent. The average cash price for corn May 1 all over the state was 68 cents pel bushel, credit price 83.8 The percent %ge of a full supply of qorn on hand it 50 per oent; of'hay per cent. The Northern Section. The northern section is made up ol the counties of Banks, Bartow, Camp bell, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, DeKaib, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Gor don, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Harr, Jackson. Lincoln, Lumpkin, Madison, Milton, Murray, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Rock dale, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton, White, Whitfield and Wilkes. The report of crops for this section is as follows: Cotton—Acreage compared to last year 103, condition and prospect compared to last year 84, 14 days later than usual, per cent of crop which had to be planted over 15, stand compared to a good stand 87 Corn metes a good showing, its aver age as o apared to la*t year being 100, and its condition and prospect 93. Fig ures for the otner gram crops are as loi ; lows: —Average compared to last year, 97; condition and prospect, 92; percent age of the crop now standing which was sown last fall, 43. Wheat—Acreage compared to last year 103, condition and prospect 102. Rice (planted only in Habersham and White couuties) —Upland acreage as compared to last year 85, condition 86. Sugar caue—Acreage compared to last year 98, condition 99. Sorghum—Acreage 108, condition 85. Clover and grasses—Acreage 105; con ditio* 108. The fruit crop in the northern section shows considerable falling off. Of the i peaches 77 per oent of a full cron has es caped frost, apples 56 per cent-, pears s^, and the grape crop compared to last year is 92 per cent, lhe average condition of the fruit crop is 75. The condition of sheep in the northern seotion as’compared to last year is 98. working stock 93 and hogs of all ages 97. There is only 2 per cent of diseases among the stock iu this section. - The average cash price for corn May 1 was 70 cents per bushel, credit price 85 cents. There is 40 per cent of a lull supply of corn now on hand and 35 per cent of a fall supply of hay. In tne Middle Section. ft The counties comprising the middle section are Baldwin, Bibb, Burke, Car roll, Clayton, Columbia, Coweta, Craw ford, Emanuel, Butts, Fayette, Glas cock, Greene, Hancock, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Marion, McDuffie, Mon roe, Morgan, Newton, Pike, Putnam, Richmond, Screven, Spalding, Talbot, Taliaferro, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, War ren and Washington. This section is a most important agricultural belt. . The report of crops for this section is as follows: * .-• CottoQyAcreage compared to last year iu3, condition and prospect com pared to last year S3, 17 days later than usual, per cent of crop wmch had to be planted over 36, stand compared to a good stand 64. Tne condition of the grain crops iu the middle section is as foilows: Corn —Acreage compared to last year CB, condition and prospect as compared to iast year 84. Oats —Acreage compared to last year 96, condition and prospect 102, per cent of Ihe crop now standing planted last fall 63. Wneat Acreage compared to last year 88, condition and prospeot 89. ', Clover and grasses—Acreage compar ed to last year 33, condition and pros pect 36. Sugar cane—Acreage 82, stand com pared to average 80. Rice—Acreage in lowland compared to last year 15, upland 17, condition and prospect 84. Sorghum—Acreage 77, condition 71. The fruit crop in the middle section is not quite so goon as that in the north ern. Only 66 per cent of a full crop has escaped the frost; apples 50 per cent and pears 54 per cent. The grape crop as compared to last year is 73 per cent. Condition and prospects tor fruit 68 per cent. The condition of sheep is 41, work stock 95, hogs of all ages 90; the amount of diseases among stock is 3 to 4 per cent. The average cash prioe for corn May 1 was 63 cents a bushel; credit price 77 cents. The percentage of a full supply of oorn on hand is 48; of hay 49. The Sou t-liern Section. The counties comprised in the south ern sectiou are Appling, Baker, Berrien, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, CalSoun, Cam den, Chatham, Cnartahoocfiee, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Doo ly, Dodge. Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Glvuu, Houston, Irwin, Lee, Liberty, Ljwudes, Macon. Marion, Mc- Intosh, Merriwether. Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Qaitmag, Randolph. Schley, Tatuaii, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Ware, Wayne, Webster, Wiloox, Wilkinson and Worth. • The report of crops for this section is as follows: Cotton—Acreage as compared to last year 107, condition and prospect com pared to last year 86, 19 days later tbau usual, per cent of crop which had to be planted over 27, stand cein pared to* a good stand 84. The following are thoftgnree showing the condition of grain and other crops: Corn—Acreage compared to last year 103.5; condition and prospect as com-, pared to last year, 93. *-*• Oats—Acreage 108 5; condition percentage of the crop now staudHg that was sown in the fall, 61. Wheat— Acreage 96; condition 102. Sugarcane—Acreage 103; condition 96.7. Rice —Acreage, lowland, 96; upland, 96; condition and prospects, 95. Sorghum—Acreage 104; condition 67 Clover and grasses—Acreage 110.5; condition 111.75. The fruit crop makes an average show ing in the southern sectiou. Of a full crop of peaches au average ot 79 per cent escaped the frost; apples, 66 per cent, and pears, 64 per cent. Th® grape crop compared to iast year is 98 per cent. The condition and prospects of the fruit crop are 78.6 per cent. The condition of sheep is 97.8 per .ant; work stock 100, and hogs of all ages 115 per cent. Thera' is Bso 6 per cent of disease among the stock. The average cash price for corn May 1 was 71.8 cents per bushel; credifprios 89.6 cents. The percentage* of a fall supply of corn on hand eras 62.5 per cent and of hay 61 per cent. If you have a baby in the house you will wish to know the best way to check any unusual looseness of the bowels, or di'irrhaea so com mon to small children. O, P. M. Holliday, of Deming, Ind., who has an eleven months’ old child, says: “Through the months of June and July our baby was teeth ing and took a running off of the bowels and sickness of the stom ach. His bowels would move from five to eight times a day. I had a bottle of Chamberlain’s Co lic, Cho’era and Diarrhoea Rem edy in the house and gave him 4 drops in a teaspoonful of water and he got better at once.” For sale by Hall and Greene A Sustaining Diet. These arc the enervating davs, when, as somebody has said, men drop by the sunstroke as If the Day of Fire hud dawned. They are fraught with dan ger to people whose systems are poorly sustained; and this leads us to say, in the interest of the less robust of our readers, that the full effect of Hood’s •Sarsaparilla is such as to suggest the propriety ot calling this medicine some thing besides a blood purifier and tonic, - say, a sustaining diet. It makes it much easier to bear the heat, assures refreshing sleep, and will, without any doubt, avert much sickness at this time of year To Cure a Cold. In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine ,Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. \V g r- ves’ signature is on each box CASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been iu use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of— and has been maftlo under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. * ASow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-g-ood” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. V- ■■*&:; uaJtfgafty- *- - What is CASTORIA ©astoria is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor oMter Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It deatrays Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tle Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The Kind You Me Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. VHI CENTAUR COMPART, TT MURRAY STREET, NEW TOR* CITY. W 4 A o T ,: ‘ av l : , r. - c Nasbrie, Ghattanica&St Loiis Ry. SHORTEST ROUTE Amo QUiOMEMT THEE ST. LOUIS AMO. THE WEST. PULLMAN SLEEPERS ATLANTA TO ST. LOUIS WITHOUT CHANGE. CMIOAOO Amo the MORTOWEST. PULLMAN SLEEPERS ATLANTA TO CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE. NEW TRAIN to LONISVILLE 4 MMINNATt PULLMAN SLEEPERS ATLANTA TO LOUISVH.LE AND CINCINNATI WITHOUT CHANGE. Clwap Rafts to Arkansas and Taxas ALL-RAIL AND STEAMSHIP LINES TO NCW YORK AND THE EAST. Toumsr HATES TO ALL HSSOHTS. For Schedules, Rates, Maps or any Railroad information, call upon or write to J. W. THOMAS, lr. f H. F. SMITH, CHAS. E. HARMAN, tcaeral Manager, Traffic Manger, Central Paaa. Agent, Maakville, Taan. Nashville. Taaa. Atlanta, Ga. ONLY ONE NIGHT OUT New Orleans to BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS Double Dally Train Service S\ Low Rates and Through Pullman Sleepers gig# V,A THE I Queen & Crescent Mr 1 Jflfl ; AND CONNECTING LINES. Through Sleeper daily without change leav^P^iew t' ve ORLEAIVB, 9 10am .7 30pm IrHM&Ss LveBIRMIMOHAM, 6 60pm \ 45km mum CHATTANOOGA, 10 40pm 10 00am II IK* iRW Arriving BUFFALO (Big 4 I jUfESg Route and Lake Shore) I fflrnF I Dext day at 7 30p " 10 30 “ ' *> ciwetMium, Jkfi&Rk