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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.