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A COTTON BALE
OF UNIFORMITY
To Be Urged by Farmers' Union
as Next Reform Move.
OPPOSE IMMIGRATION
JLost Day’s Session at Little Rock Taken
Up With Legislative Matters-Com
mittee to Go Before Congress.
Tho most important work of the last
day’s session of the National Farmers'
Union at Little Rock, Ark., was the
adoption of the report of the commit
tee ou legislation. The report provides
for a committee of three to go to
Washington during sessions of con
tposs and there present to national
legislators tho demands of the union,
as lias been the plan In the various
states. The strongest men in the or
ganization will be appointed by the
president and executive committee.
The national board of directors i3
composed as follows: W. A. Morris
of Hulllgent, Ala.; W. S. Miller of
Jjflko Creek, Texas; J. N. McCollister
•f Mamy, La.; S. L. Wilson of Mis
sissippi; J. M Jeffords of Oklahoma.
The national hoard of directors meet
once each quarter, the days being the
first Tuesday in December, March and
June. The president is the executive
officer of the hoard. The directors will
name the meeting place for the next
annual convention. The place will
jnobably not bo chosen until the di
rectors’ meeting In March, although
■they could name the place at any
other meeting.
A resolution on Immigration, intro
duced by R F. Duckworth, state pres
ident of Georgia, places the union on
record as being opposed to any and
all immigration that will bring an un
desirable class of citizens to the Uni
ted Rtatos. The farmers claim they
■are not opposed to any man who will
•co no to this country with a view to
■jna!t!ng himself a home and betteiing
;hls condition. They are opposed to
the bringing of laborers to this coun
try who will work for small wages
And possibly create discontent.
The resolution was adopted after
•much discussion. Some, it is said,
wanted to place restrictions around
Immigration by naming exactly the
Idnd of people that would be deslr
bl-e. All were in favor of adopting
a, resolution showing the farmers as
a union to b * opposed to the influx of
cheap laborers.
Rejjorts of other committees of less
Importance took most of the da> s
time or tho convention. The button
with Newt Gresham's picture on it
vas adopted as the official button of
the order. This button had been pre
viously adopted by the Georgia divis
ion. Resolutions were passed looking
to the copyrighting of a union label
toy the convention.
The gathering of the state business
agents at th convention was one of
tho most important matters relative
to the Farmers’ Union. In speaking
or the work of the business agents’
meetings. Mr. Eubanks, who was elect
ed chairman for the ensuing year,
f-ald:
*\Ve have several important mat
ters under consideration, hut one of
the most essential Is arriving nt a uni
form bale of cotton In size and In
vveUdit. We have adopted a plan to
compress our cotton at our ware
houses, of which we have over 2,000
In the south. To install compressing
machinery at every one of the 28,000
ginneries In the south would be too
targe a task for our body and we will
locale our compresses at central points
where our warehouses are located.
*• We are considering whether It will
toe a round or square bale We want
crdlon produced b> union farmers to
Feneh the spinners in the best possi
tole shape and we believe if we prop
erly bale and compress it we can get
premium over other staples."
CHANGED INTO BOARDING HOUSE. *
Former Residence of Jefferson Davis in
Montgomery to Be Remodeled.
The Jefferson Davis home, the res
idence occupied by the president of
the confederacy, In Montgomery, Ala.,
ts being remodeled into modern board
ing house. It will lie left as nearly as
ft was possible so far as architecture
*oes
President l>avts and his family oc
cupied the home during the time the
ceutederate capital was in Montgom
ery.
TWELVE MEET DEATH
And Same Number Furt in Crash of Faat
Express Train Into Freight
Standing on Siting.
Twelve persons were killed and
twelve injured in the wreck of an ex
press train on the Rock Island rail
road at Norris, lowa, Friday. The
train, which was northbound, jumped
the track while going at full speed
and collided with a freight tr/ain
standing on a siding.
The northbound express was ten
minutes late at Norris Siding, a
small station three miles north of
Cedar Falls, and there the freight was
awaiting the express, which came
along at a terrific speed. Just as the
engine of the passenger was about
to pass the freight engine the trucks
of tho train jumped the track and the
engine crashed into the engine of the
freight, wrecking both engines and tel
escoping the baggage and mail cars
and demolishing the smoking car.
LAW OFFICERS BADLY PUZZLED.
Phillips Case at Cleveland, Ohio, Replete
With Many Theories.
New theories, suspicions and devel
opments in the mystery surrounding
the death of John J. Phillips, coal op
erator and broker, at Cleveland, 0.,
followed each other in rapid succes
sion Friday. A former employee is
suspected of having caused the death
of Phillips. His name is known to the
officials, and a search is being made
for him.
Monday Phillips was shot and killed
at his home in the eastern part of
Cleveland. That day he was believed
to have been killed by a burglar. Tues
day it was thought Phillips committed
suicide. Wednesday this theory was
disproved and suspicion was directed
against the widow, Charlotte Phillips.
A warrant alleging murder was issued
for her arrest.
Thursday the officials began to doubt
this theory and Friday search was be
gun for the man formerly employed
about the Phillips home, whom Mrs.
Phillips says she saw in front of her
home just after her husband was shot.
WILL OF ACTOR MANSFIELD
Leaves Everything to His Wife, Who is
Also Designated as Executrix.
The will of Richard Mansfield, who
died a week ago, was filed for probate
in New York Friday. It leaves all
the property, real and personal, to
his widow, Susan Hageman Mansfield,
and also appoints her executrix. Mrs.
Mansfield was known to the theatrical
going public as Beatrice Cameron. Her
attorney stated that the personal prop
erty of the estate amounted to $lO,-
000 and that there was no real estate.
Mr. Mansfield deeded his real estate
to his wife as fast as he bought it.
TO FIGHT BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Marine Hospital Service Officials Take a
Hand in San Francisco.
The San Franclsoo board of health
Friday recommended, to the board of
supervisors that the city and county
hospital which lias sheltered a number
of plague cases bo burned.
The announcement that the marine
hospital service is to take charge of
the plague situation is regarded as
au assurance that the disease will be
eradicated.
ONE ROAD OUT IN THE COLD.
Little Line in Georgia Not Listed in the
Circular Reducing Rates.
Through some inadvertency tho
• Rome railroad," owpod by the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis aud
operated as a part of that road, was
omitted from the list of Georgia rail
roads named in circular No. 334, which
set out the rates to be charged under
it and .here has come into the office
of the railroad commission a query as
to what the rate shall be.
MILEAGE BOOKS ARE USELESS.
New Issue Will Be Asked by Travelers
Protective Association of Georgia.
An interchangeable mileage book at
the flat rate of 2 cents a mile will
soon be asked by the Travelers’ Pro
tective Association of Georgia through
a petition to be filed with the railroad
commission.
S.'nce the reduced passenger rav-s
wen*, into effect the mileage books for
merly iu use became valueless, for
oftentimes the straight fare was less
than vhe mileage rate.
TO PUSH OLD CLAIMS.
Southern Slates Will Make Concerted Ef
fort to Recover Six Millions of Illegal
War Tax on Cotton.
Represented by ex-United States
Senator Marion O. Butler of North
Carolina, ex-United States Senator J
K. Jones of Arkansas and a coterie
of other lawyers and laymen equally
as well known and equipped, the state
of Georgia will endeavor to recover
from the federal government the $6,-
000,000 of cotton tax that was illegal
ly collected from her citizens during
the civil war. Governor Smith stated
that he will have Attorney General
Hart prepare at his earliest conven
ience a contract between the state of
Georgia, on the one hand, and Senator
Marion Butler, et al., on the other.
Upon the execution of this contract
Senator Butler will immediately begin
his onslaught on the national treas
ury. At the recent session of the
Georgia general assembly, a joint res
olution was passed, authorizing the
governor to prepare and execute a
contract with Senator Butler and oth
ers, appointing them as Georgia’s
agents, to collect the illegal cotton
tax. The resolution was passed late
in the session, and attracted but little
attention at the time. Senator But
ler, however, was in Atlanta, and is
familiar with the details of the
scheme.
The contract between the state and
Senator Butler will probably provide
that he and his associates shall re
ceive a contingent fee of 15 per cent
for all of the cotton tax that is col
lected from the federal government,
or a .fee of something like $600,(K)0
should they succeed in recovering the
entire sum. Should Senator Butler and
his associates fail, the state will be
none the loser.
Hon. H. H. Cabaniss, of Atlanta,
will, it is understood, be associated
with Senator Butler in the effort to
recover the money. He will attend to
the local end of the work, and his
services will prove invaluable in the
accumulation of evidence, etc., that
will be used in pressing the claim
at Washington. ,
Among others associated with Sen
ator Butler is ex-Senator Jones of Ar
kansas. who now makes his home
at Washington. He is one of the
ablest lawyers in the country, and his
extensive experience in practice be
fore the court of claims will prove
invaluable. The state of Georgia, of
course, has no direct claim on any
part of the money. Many citizens,
however, are directly interested, and
the state will simply act as the agent
for these citizens. It is believed that
by thus presenting a solid front.there
is infinitely more likelihood of recov
ing than if so many claimants acted
individually.
Practically all of the other southern
states will co-operate with Georgia
in the movement that will be led by
Senator Butler and his associates. It
is understood that North and South
Carolina, Alabama. Mississippi. Louis
iana, Arkansas, Texas and Virginia
will also place the claims of their cit
izens in the hands of Senator Butler.
All of the claims aggregate upward
of sixty million dollars, and the battle
that will ensue promises to develop
into one of the most interesting ever
undertaken. It Is likely that Senator
Butler will interest a score of other
learned lawyers from all sections of
the south, and the movement will as
sume mammoth proportions before it
is over. The national government ad
mits the debt. There will be no ques
tions raised as to the legality of the
claims. The whole fight will center
upon forcing congress to authorize the
restoration.
Bubonic Plague in San Francisco.
Two more deaths from the plague
occurred in San Francisco Monday .and
three additional cases were verified.
Following are the totals to date; Num
ber of cases. 21; deaths, 10.
HALF HUNDRED PEOPLE HURT.
When Boiler of Public Ginnery Blew Up
at Holland, Texas.
Fifty people were injured at Hol
land, Texas, Friday afternoon when
the boiler of a ginnery engine explod
ed. Many of the injured were farmers
and patrons of the gin.
There were hundreds of wagons
waiting to have cotton handled, and
farmers from all over the county
were at the gin. When the boiler
burst, fljlng debris struck the waiting
men.
GRAFTERS IN CLOVER.
They Pull Down Forty Millions in Con
ducting Immense Financial Affairs
New York City.
New York city will face the most
colossal expense account in its his
tory during the coming year. The ex
penses of government, as figured out
by the various heads of departments,
for the coming year will in round num
bers be about $140,000,000. This is con
siderably more than was required to
run the w'hole United States govern
ment in 1876, and shows an expendi
ture that eclipses anything ever heard
of in municipal history. It has been
figured out by statisticians that at
least $40,000,000 of this huge amount
will go for graft. Men are growing rich
overnight. The only' item in the bud
get this year that will not be seri
ously criticised by the taxpayers is
the $32,000,000 that is asked for the
public schools. Under Superintendent
Maxwell, the New York public schools
have gone from nearly the lowest
stage of efficiency in the country! o the
highest. The teachers are the best
paid in this or any other country, and
they are appointed without the slight
est political influence. All that is re
quired of them is to pass the so-called
‘Maxwell examination.” If they can
do this their place is secure. The
result of this liberal policy has been
to draw to New York city the very
best teaching talent in the country.
It comes hard sometimes on the na
tive New Yorker, but, as it inures
to the benefit of public education,
there is little or no criticism of the
Maxwell system.
WILL CUT GEORGIA REVENUES.
Because of Prohibition Law Uncle Sam
Will Be Out $600,000.
The prohibition law passed by the
last session of the Georgia legislature
puts its hands into the pockets of
Uncle Sam, cutting down revenues to
the extent of over $600,000. It is be
lieved by the government officials sta
tioned in Atlanta that this cutting
clown of the internal revenues will re
sult in the abolishment of the Georgia
district entirely and its consolidation
with either that of Alabama or South
Carolina.
The Georgia district has been cue
of the most important in the south.
For the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1907, the receipts at the office of the
collector amounted to the goodly sum
of $632,440.98. The district of South
Carolina collected but $256,10 1. 69,
while that of Alabama garnered $456.-
783.24 into the government treasury.
But $30,074.83 was colected by the
Georgia district from ’ sources other
than those incidental to the liquor traf
fic. This amount was paid in taxes
by the cigar and tobacco factories of
the state.
LABORING MEN MOB CHINESE.
Two Thousand Pigtails Driven From City
of Victoria, British Columbia.
A riot occurred in Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, late Sunday night, in
which two thousand Chinese were
driven from their homes and SIOO,OOO
worth of property destroyed. The
cal governor was burned in effigy by
ten thousand laboring men at the
close of a parade and an anti-oriental
demonstration.
The police were unable to quel! the
riot or make any arests for a time,
but they finally got control of the
situation.
PRESIDENT AND FUNDS GONE.
Hull Swipes Sum of $135,000 and Takes
Refuge in Canada.
The appointment of a receiver for
the properties of the Belding-Hall
Manufacturing company at. Chicago
followed close upon the heels of the
discovery by the creditors of the con
cern that its missing president, Jesse
Edson Hall, has appropriated to hia
own uses at least $135,000 of the cor
poration funds.
DEATH DEALT MEXICAN MINERS.
Twenty-Seven Lose Life and Many Injured
in Fire-Damp Explosion.
Fire occurred Saturday at the Es
peransa mines, near Coahuila, Mexico,
in which twenty-seven Mexicans were
killed and many injured.
The fire is supposed to have been
eaused by fire damp.
Consternation resulted among the
miners employed on account cf the
number of mine accidents that have
occurred there of late.
ANCIENT GUANAJUATO MINES.
From One Shaft $300,000,000 in Silver
is Said to Have Been Taken.
At the end of the eighteenth cen
tury the mines of the Guanajuato were
the foremost of their kind. It was
then that the Valenciana shaft was
sunk to 1,800 feet, and it is still the
deepest in the district.
This work was completed in irsfr
at a fabulous expense. It is said to
have cost a million, though even this
expenditure seems small compared
with that of the Combination sha/k
-sunk on the Comstock lode in
this was 3,100 feet deep and cost $6-
000,000. I
The cost of the big shaft of the
Valenciana was offset by an extra
ordinary production, stated at $3OO,
000,000, most of it extracted during th®
latter half of the eighteenth century.
This figure corresponds with the total
output of the Comstock up to the timj
when the lower workings were aban
doned in 1884.
On August 20, 1804, the king’s tax
on the Valenciana, amounting to the
sum of? 2,648,806, was paid. As this
represented one-fifth of the yield of a
period of five years, it serves to sub
stantiate even the extraordinary stat
istics of these old mine3. The other
mines on the Veta Madre and those
on La Luz veins also produced enorm
ously at this period, so that the popu
lation of the district at the beginning
of the nineteenth century had in
creased to 100,000.
This was the time of Humboldt’s
visit. He says that “the whole vein
(the Veta Madre) of Guanajuato may
be estimated at four ounces of silver (
per quintal of minerals.” Asa quintal I
is 100 pounds, this means ore averag- I
ing eighty ounces per ton of 2,000 !
pounds.
Then came the long years of the
revolution against Spanish domination.
In 1810, when in the height of her
prospm’ity as a mining center, Guana
juato was attacked by the republican
forces and life became insecure, so
that mining operations were discour
aged and all work of Importance was
discontinued. Deep work ceased en
tirely, no shafts were sunk and the
production of ore was reduced to in
frequent shipments taken from sup
porting pillars and from the sides of
old slopes.
Even such decadent mining became
Insignificant as the miners were driven
toward the surface by the slowly ris
ing water. It was at this period of
general lawlessness that the heavy
walls with watch towers were built
around the mines, until every prop
erty of consequence had the look of
a fortress. Similar protection was
•given to the reduction works, which
became fortified inclosures.
WHAT SHE SAVED.
Mistress —What was that terrible
crash?
Maid—l tripped on the carpet and
the tea things fell, ma'am.
Mistress—Did you manage to save
anything.
Maid—Yes, ma’am; I kep’ hold of
the tray, all right.—Black and White.
knew his business.
Traveler (at country hotel) —How
much is my bill? I didn’t have a
room I had to sleep on the billiard
table!
Landlord —Your bill is 53.20 for
eight hours’ use of the billiard table,
—Familie Journal.
FAMILY FOOD.
Crisp, Toothsome and Requires No
Cooking.
A little boy down in N. C. asked
his mother to write an account of how
Grape-Nuts food had helped their
family.
She says Grape-Nuts was first
brought to her attention on a visit to
Charlotte, w-here she visited the
Mayor of that city who was using the
food by the advice of his physician.
She says:
“They derive so much good from it
that they never pass a day without
using it. While I was there I used
the Food regularly. I gained about
15 pounds and felt sp well that when
I returned home I began using Grape-
Nuts in our family regularly.
“My little 18 months old baby
shortly after being w-eaned was very
ill with dyspepsia and teething. She
was sick nine weeks and we trie
everything. She became so emaciat
that it was painful to handle her, and
we thought we were going to loam
her. One day a happy thought urged
me to try Grape-Nuts soaked in a lit
tle w-arm milk. .
“Well, it worked like a charm ana.
6he began taking it regularly and im
provement set in at once. She is no
getting well and round and fat as as
as possible on Grape-Nuts.
“Some time ago several of the fam
ily were stricken with LaGripP e
the same time, and during the *°- s
stages we could not relish anyt .
in the shape of food but Grape-. “
and oranges, everything else n
seated us. fa .
“We all appreciate what your
mous food has done for our * arn ‘‘
“There’s a Reason.” Read Tne
to Wellville,” in pkga.