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MOROCCO LOOMS
BIG TO FRANCE
Restoration of Orc er Proves Great
er Problem Than Was Expected*
SULTANS IN CONFLICT
Both Have Many Soldiers and Battle is
Imminent-Franco-Spanish Army
of 50,000 is Needed.
According to dispatches from Tan
gier, events in Morocco are marching
on with great rapidity. Saturday both
the sultans, Abbel Aziz and Mulai
Hafig, were reported to be leaving the
rival capitals, Fez and Morocco City,
at the head of armies which had been
levied in hot haste and with which
may be decided within a fortnight the
destiny of the Moroccan monarchy.
The immediate objective of these
forces is the ancient city of Rabat,
on the Atlantic side, the prior pos
session of which great center of west
ern Islams, national life probably
would have an important, if not a
decisive bearing upon the struggle for
supremacy. Half way between Fez
and Morocco City, Rabat is the nat
ural frontier port, dividing northern
and southern Morocco.
Both sultans are sons of the same
father, and they are daily issuing pas
sionate appeals to the patriotism and
religious enthusiasm of the nation,
each denouncing his rival as being
worse than an infidel, a traitor to
Islam. In the meanwhile the powers
have not yet decided whether to rec
ognize Mulai Hafig, his correct name,
as sultan of the south, seemingly
awaiting the result of the appeal to
civil war.
The general impression in Tangier
is that France and Spain have resolv
ed upon the immediate occupation of
all the Moroccan seaports, which has
caused consternation, for it is feared
by those who best know the charac
ter of the Moors that any extension
of the intervention of France and
Spain will infallibly provoke further
massacres of Christians and Jews. In
other words, a situation has devel
oped which never was contemplated
at the time of the Algeciras conven
tion, and it appears that serious events
will follow.
A Paris special says: The French
nation has suddenly come to the real
ization that Morocco looms up bigger
everv day. In Paris the situation is
now the main subject of discussion by
the people, who feel that momentous
events in which France is bound to
play a leading role are inevitable.
The question is. Will France be
compelled, in order to crush the hos
tile Moorish tribes and insure the
safety of Casa Blanca, to dispatch
an imposing expeditionary army into
the interior? For it is generally ac
cepted that General Drude, with his
force of seven thousand men, is power
less to make a punitive trip into an
unknown country and against the en
emy which number now over 20,000
men, and whose forces are reported
to be constantly growing.
Moreover, even if the French army
moved against the Moors, Casa Blanca
could not be left without a strong gar
rison, as otherwise it would be seized
by the Moors.
Another serious feature of the situa
tion is that the time is approaching
when the warships will be unable to
safely land on the Moroccan coast, ow
ing to severe gales and heavy seas.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Echo de Paris says it is reported in
military circles that France has pro
posed to Spain to send a Fran co-
Spanish army of 50,000 men to occupy
the Moroccan ports, and to go as far
*3 Fez, if necessary.
The correspondent at Madrid of The
Matin says it is believed Spain will
decide to send 5,000 infantry and 500
cavalry to occupy Tangier and estab
lish a police force there.
MURDER STOPS A WEDDING.
Groom Assassinated in Road While on His
Way to Claim Bride.
D. D. Owen, a prominent young man,
was murdered at Linn Flatts, near Na
cogdoches, Texas, while his fiancee,
clad in wedding garments, awaited
him at her father's home.
The guests, after waiting over an
hour, organized a searching party, and
on the way to the young man’s home
found his dead body, still warm, with
a rope tied about his neck. A negro,
who wa3 trying to sell the victim s
horse, was arrested a few hours la
ter several miles from the city.
CONDITION OF COTTON CROP.
Government Report Places Average on
August Twenty-Fifth at 72.7.
The crop reporting bureau of the
board of statistics of the department
of agriculture at Washington finds
from the reports of the correspondents
and agents of the bureau that the av
erage condition of cotton on August
25 was 72.7, as compared with 73 on
July 25, 1905, 77.3 on August 25, 190 C,
72. on August 25, 1205, and a ten-year
average of 71.5.
The following table shows the con
dition of August 25 in the various
states:
Virginia 77
North Carolina 7S
South Carolina .. 83
Georgia SI
Florida 80
Alabama 73
Mississippi 72
Louisiana 69
Texas 67
Arkansas 65
Tennessee 78
Missouri 75
Oklahoma 72
Indian Territory 70
Average for the United States. 72.7
The census bureau also issued its
first bulletin on the cotton crop of
the season as shown by returns from
the ginners, showing a total of 191,416
bales up to September 1, as compared
with 407,551 bales up to the same
period last year; in this statement
round bales are counted as half
bales. The great falling off is at
tributed to the lateness of the crop.
The report shows that there were
only 4,067 ginneries in operation Sep
tember 1. this year, as compares with
6.C28 in 1906. The product bv states
for the present year is as follows:
Alabama .. 7,345
Arkansas 3:1
Florida • • 34
Georgia .. .. . 1,20i
Indian Territory 3
Louisiana 11 "
Mississippi .. .. 1,128
North Carolina 43
Oklahoma • •
South Carolina 3 - n4O
Texas 145,101
Last year Texas had ginned 328.556
bales before September 1.
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
In the Second Georgia District Opened by
and Ro^d^nberrv.
The liveliest political set-to which
has taken place in Georgia in many
months occurred in Tifton Monday be
tween Judge James M. Griggs, repre
sentative in congress from the second
Georgia district, and Judge Anderson
Roddenberry, who would like to be.
Judge Roddenberry bases his cam
paign upon his record as a prohibi
tionist and his desire to wipe out the
liquor traffic in other states in the
union, while Judge (R-iggs stands upon
his record made diming the last ten
years in congress.
MUST BE UNANIMOUS CHOICE.
Teddy Will Run Again if Entire Country
Wants Him, Savs Nick.
A dispatch from Honolulu quotes
Congressman Longworth as saying:
“President Roosevelt will not be
come a candidate for renomination un
less the entire country demands it.
He has firmly made up his mind to
stick to this course and only a more
widespread demand for him to accept
the nomination will alter his determi
nation.”
refused to work with negro.
White Men Employed in Building Big Lock
and Dam Quit Their Job.
The contractors at Hales. Bar locks
and dam power plant at Chattanooga.
Tenn., Monday morning discharged a
white elevator hoister and put a ne
gro in his place, and as a result 34
white workmen struck, refusing to
work under the conditions. One hun
dred Italians on the same works
struck a few days ago.
ONE RESULT OF PROHIBITION.
Terrell County, Georgia, to Pay Taxes for
First Time in Seven Years.
For the first time since 1900, Ter
rell county, Georgia, will this year pay
countv taxes. The county for the time
mentioned has had the unique dt*
Unction of paying no county taxes at
all an d being supported solely by the
accrued to tiro county
„asury from the dispensary located
at Dawson.
With prohibition coming
J4P AND CHINK
BUYING GUNS
To Protect Themselves from Ea
raged Mobs in Vancouver.
AFTERMATH OF RIOTS
Canada is Placed in Uncomfortable Posi
tion Through Trouble Which Occur
red in British Columbia Port.
There Is great apprehension of fur
ther anti-Asiatic rioting in Vancouver,
British Columbia, and all day Monday
Japanese and Chinese crowded the
local gunshops to buy firearms and
ammunition. They declare they will
defend themselves and property. In
case the oriental quarter is again at
tacked, it is feared there will be blood
shed, for the Japanese and Chinese
are thoroughly alarmed and are con
vinced the police are powerless to pro
tect them. Shortly before dark Mon
day the police notified the gunshops
to cease selling firearms to anyone for
the present. Before the order was is
sued, however, several hundred Chi
nese and Japanese had armed them
selvos.
All Chinese and Japanese in domes
tic circles, of whom hundreds are em
ployed in Vancouver, have stopped
work and have been forced by the
threats of their countrymen to act as
part of the defensive guard. Orientals
employed in the mills have also stop
ped work and have taken refuge in
the quarters occupied by their coun
trymen, where they are preparing to
assist in opposing any further attacks
that may be made. Two hundred spe
cial policemen were sworn in Monday,
and there is talk of calling out the
military. Feeling runs high, and an
attack is likely to occur at any time.
So far there has been no one killed,
but several of those injured In the
riots are in a serious condition. The
oriental quarters showed the effect
of the riots. Not a window in the
fifty or more stores and other places
of business conducted" by Japanese
and Chinese remains, and costly stocks
of goods are badly damaged. It is
said that arrangements are being
made to demand heavy indemnity from
the city, but it is reported that Mayor
Bethune has said that not one cent
of indemnity will be paid. The mat
ter will be finally taken up by the
Dominion government. The Japan
ese consul in Vancouver and Baron
Ishl, director of commerce, who is in
the city, have communicated the facts
to the Japanese government in Toklo.
Baron Tshi also is reported to have
cabled a report of the riot to Ambas
sador Koomura in London, with a re
quest that he take the matt -r up with
the British government. In his de
spatch Baron Tshi states that the po
lice force has done its b?st, but that
It is unable to cope with the mobs.
Telegrams also have been sent to
Japanese Consul General Nosso at
Montreal.
Four attacks were made upon the
oriental quarters Sunday and much
damage was done. The Chinese m *r
cliants and others promptly fled, but
the Japanese opposed the mob and
Tought to protect their property. A
dozen Japanese who had just arrived
were attacked on the Canadian Pa
cific railroad wharves and thrown into
the water, but all were resell -d. During
the disturbance, a number of Japan
ese were seriously injured and several
white men were stabbed.
A London special says: The news
of the attacks on Japanese and Chi
nese at Vancouver, 15. C., did not
surprise the colonial and foreign offi
cials in London, who had long feared
an outbreak against the Asiatics in
western Canada; but they have the
greatest confidence in the ability of
the Canadians to suppress any further
disturbances. At the same time the
officials realize that a most serious
problem has arisen.
mountaineers on war path.
Attack Train Crew Because One cf Their
Number Wan Ejected.
Because one of their number had
been forcibly ejected a band of moun
faineers stopped a passenger train on
the Virginia and Southwestern in Car
ter county, Tennessee, and attach -d
the conductor and train crews. A
battle followed in which pistols were
used freely, but no one seriously hurt.
J. Dan Berry, who was ejected from
the train and who took th - b-ad in
the attack, was captured while his
companions were beaten off.
IN M’KINLEY’S HONOR
Imposing Memorial Shaft Dedicated by
State of New York is Unveiled
in Buffalo.
The dedication of the McKinley
monument and its presentation to the
state was the feature Thursday of
old-home week celebration in Buffalo,
N. Y. The monument was erected
by the state of Now York on a site
provided by the city of Buffalo. It is
in the form of an obelisk of white
marble, 8G feet high, and is situated
at Niagara square, the intersection of
Niagara and Court streets and Dela
ware avenue. The obelisk rests upon
a pedestal ]4 feet high, the base of
which is 12 feet above the street level.
The whole is surrounded by a to3se
lated promenade, embellished with or
nate parapets and balustrades and
splashing fountains.
At the base on four sides of the col
umns are the following Inscriptions:
“This shaft was erected by the
state of New York to honor the mem
ory of William McKinley, twenty-fifth
president of the United States of
America.”
“William McKinley was born at
Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843.”
‘Was enlisted in twenty-third Ohio
volunteers June 11, 1861, ns private
and mustered out July 26, 1805, as
major by brevet, for gallantry under
fire.”
“William McKinley was elect’d to
congress as a representative of Ohio
in 1876, IS7B, 1880, 1882, 1884 an a
1888.”
“Was elected governor of Ohio In
IS9I and 1894 and president of the
United States in 1896 and 1900.”
“William McKinley died in Buffalo
September 14, 1901.”
“ Victim of a treacherous assassin,
who shot the president as he was ex
tending to him the hand of courtesy."
SOUTHERN SUSPENDS WORK.
Improvements Under Way in Tennessee
and North Carolina Stopped.
It was announced in Washington
Thursday that tho Southern tailway
had doclded, owing to recent adverse
rata legislation, in several States and
to “general conditions,” to stop the
double tracking of the syst-m north of
Greensboro, N. C., and also to stop
tho Ooltewali Junction work in Ten
nessee.
Contracts had been entered for dou
ble track work aggregating about $15,-
000,000.
The money intended for the propos
ed Improvements in Tennessee and
North Carolina will ba used in operat
ing the road.
CONTRACT LANDED BY OLIVER.
Is Identified in Canal Work By Furnishing
Five Hundred Dump Cars.
The Isthmian canal commission at
Washington anounced the award to
the W. J. Oliver Manufacturing com
pany of Knoxville, Tenn., in a con
tract to furnish five hundred dump
cars for use on the isthmus, the con
tract price being $562,500.
A bid of $554,000 was submitted
by the American C'ar and Foundry
company of New York, a difference o i
sl7 a car In that company’s favor,
but the Oliver company agreed to de
liver the cars about three months ear
lier than the New York company.
COMPTROLLER'S FIGURES REDUCED.
Value of Franchise of Central Railroad ia
Fixed by Arbitrators.
Assessed by Comptroller General
Wright at over thirteen million dol
lars, tho board of arbitration Thurs
day afternoon appraised the franchise
of the Central of Georgia railroad art
$4 ,052,902.30, trimming the comptrol
ler’s figures by over eight million dol
lars. The appraisement was made by
Judge A. L. Miller of Macon, who act
ed as umpire, and his award was ap
proved by the road's representative.
Railroad Commissioner O. B. Stevens,
Representative of the state, did not
sign the award.
WILL ARBITRATE THE TROUBLE.
Strike of Street Railway Men in Louisville
Held in Abeyance.
After a majority of the union em
ployees or the stret railway company
in Louisvillo voted in favor of going
on strike at 6 a. m. Thursday morning,
and all hope of a settlement semed
gone, an agreement was reached at
midnight whereby the strike is delay
ed, if not call'd off entirely.
The street railway officials accepted
a proposal to arbitrate tho differences,
the men to remain at work in the
meantime.
EUROPE NEEDS
HER LABORERS
Consequently is Opposed to Thdr
Emigration to This Country.
INVESTIGATORS RETURN
Sub-Committee of Immigration Commie
mission Will Have an Interesting
Report for Next Congresi.
After several months' tour of inqui
ry Into the Immigration situation
abroad, which carried them through
England and continental Europe, most
of the members of the subcommittee
of the United States immigration com
mission, with Senator William P. Dil
lingham of Vermont as chairman, ar
rived at New York Friday on board
the steamship Cedric.
The members of the commission re
turning were . Senator Dillingham of
Vermont, Seuator Latimer of South
Carolina, Congressman Howell of New
Jersey, Burnette of Alabama and Sec
retary Mooro Morton.
The members obtained data which
they believe will aid in solving many
of the immigration problems now con
fronting the United States. The whole
committee will meet later and pre
pare a report, which will be submitted
to congress.
Senator Dillingham mude the fol
lowing statement:
“The subcommittee has visited ev
ery European country from which we
receive any considerable number of
Immigrants, and has studied the more
Important phases of the question in
each.
“The question of preventing the
coming of criminals into tho United
States lias been a chief subject of in
vestigation by the subcommittee, and
it is probable that important rec
ommendations on this matter will be
made to congress.
“The subject of emigration Is a
paramount one in most of the coun
tries we have visited, and In moat of
them the attitude toward * migration
is not favorable. The constant and
long-continued drain upon tho rural
population, from which class the great
majority of emigrants come, anil the
general prosperity which now prevails
lias produced a scarcity of farm la
bor, and it is claimed the agricultural
industry is suffering in consequence.
“Because of this scarcity of labor,
the condition of those remaining at
home has, to a degree, been improved,
but the general condition is causing
much alarm among land owners, and
a strong sentiment against emigra
tion has developed.
“Avery largo proportion of male
emigrants leave their native country
at a time when they are liable to mil
itary service there, and this consti
tutes a strong objection to some (mi
grants.
“During the tour of inquiry and in
vestigation tho commissioners h-” r •
secured important information, and
have made arrangements to secure
more, and feel confident that before
their work Is completed recommenda
tions can be made congress which can
be enacted into laws which will bo of
value and Importance.”
“BIG STICK” OUSTS HOLLAND.
President of National Association of Letter
Carriers Forced to Retire.
President Iloliand of the National
letter Carriers’ Association, announc
ed to the national convention in Can
ton, Ohio, Friday, that lie would not
be a candidate for re-election.
This step was taken in response to
an expressed wish of the postal de
partment as outlined in an address
before the convention by First Assist
ant Postmaster General Hitchcock.
was charged that Holland had gone to
Washington to lobby for the carriers,
after having been requested by the
president not to do so.
MRS. CARTER ACQUITTED BY JURY.
Was Tried on Charge of Receiving Money
Stolen Py Bank Teller.
Mrs. Laura M. Carter, who has
been on trial for a week on a charge
of receiving stop n money, was acquit
ted by a Jury. She was accused of
having received from Chester it. Run
yan. the defaulting teller of the Wind
sor Trust company. $5.0(0 of the SS?2,-
000 he stole from the bank.
Immediately after the verdict. Mrs.
Carter was released from custody. She
said she had not decided whether she
would demand the reward offered for
Runyan’s capture, which amounted to
$7,400.