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The Jones County News
VOL- X.
MOB AWES TROOPS
Statesboro Affair Duplicated
at Huntsville. Alabama.
JAIL FIRED BY LYNCHERS
Negrtt Taken from Sheriff and Trooos
end Swung Up for the Murder
of Aged White Man—Victim
Confessed to Crime.
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After a battle with the militia in
Which tho soldiers were defeated, a
mob took Horace Maples, a colored
man, charged with the murder of John
Waldrop, an aged white man, from
the jail at Huntsville, Ala., Wednes¬
day night and hanged him.
The negro was arrested Wednesday
^morning and lodged In jail. Feeling
ran high against him, and Acting Gov¬
ernor Cunningham ordered out troops
to prevent a lynching.
At nightfall a great crowd rushed
on tho sentries, disarmed them and
then attacked the jail. The mob suc¬
ceeded la breaking into the ground
floor and the troops and the sheriff
retteatei.to the upper floor, whire the
negro was confined.
Tho leaders of the mob then pro¬
ceeded to deliberately smoke out tho
sheriff and the soldiers.
At 10:23 p. m., the jail was fired In
the back part, burning fiercely, a
dense smoke spreading through the
tipper stories and cells of the building.
The fire department was not allowed
to approach within a block of the
scene and was driven away with bul¬
lets. The crowd on the outside
would not allow any one to enter or
come out until the person of Horace
Maples was surrendered to the crowd.
The sheriff and his guards would not
give in, but in some manner the ne¬
gro got through a window and jump¬
ed into the crowd below. He was
chased down, a rope thrown around
his neck and led back to the county
court house. There was an immense
crowd on the lawn.
While Maples was confessing his
crime and implicating a white man
and two more negroes, John H. Wal¬
lace and Sollcitot Pettus delivered im-
passionaie addresses trying to dis¬
suade the mob. They were hooted
down in turn, put finally, when Solici¬
tor Pettus called on all who were in
favor of the law taking its course to
hold up their hands, about half in the
big crowd of several thousand did so.
Thero was cheering for a moment, but
the men with the rope pulled the le-
gro away, put the end of the rope
over a iimb and drew the victim up.
Death ensued in a few moments.
During the attack on the jail Uni¬
ted States District Judge Shelby is¬
sued an order for United States dep¬
uty marshals to protect United States
prisoners in the burning building and
obtain names of ali parties engaged 'n
endangering the prisoners’ lives.
The grand jury- specially empaneled
to investigate the Waldrop murder
had reported a true bill against Hor¬
ace Maples, charging murder in the
first degree. The local militia com¬
pany wis in the jail and Governor
Cunningham had ordered more sol¬
diers from Birmingham, Scottsboro
and Decatur.
Judge Speako had also called a spe¬
cial term of court, to 'try the negro, but
the has^e made by the legal authori¬
ties did not allay the mob spirit.
THIS HAPPENED IN CHICAGO.
School Children Declare Strike Be¬
cause Teacher Was Transferred.
A Etrike of upwards of 200 children
was declared at. tho Longfellow
school it Chicago Wednesday because
the principal had been transferred
since the close of the last term. The
children say they w-ill not go to school
until she comes back.
INJUNCTION AGAINST MINERS.
They are Forbidden to Interfere With
Employees cf Alabama Company.
The Republic Iron and Steel Corn-
pany at Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday
filed a petition in the chancery court
for an injunction against the officers
an-] members of District No. 20, Unit-
ed Mine Workers of America, restrain-
ing them from interfering with the .
works or employees of the company.
A temporary injunction was granted.
The imunction is almost identical
with that granted by Federal Judge
Jones a few- days ago, on petition of
three other mining corporations.
AFTER “BEFORE DAY” CLUBS.
People of Leon County, Fla., Deter¬
mined to Suppress Them.
The public meeting held at the
house in Tallahassee has resulted in
largely quieting tire people of Leon
county. The whole county is no\v cov-
ered by commissioners appointed by
Mayor Moore, chairman of the meet-
ing, and no trouble is anticipated from
any quarter.
EDITORS VISIT PARKER.
Representatives of Many Democratic
Newspapers Pay Respects to
Nominee of the Party.
A special from Esopus, N. Y., says:
Editors of upward of two -hundred
democratic newspapers, representing
various parts of the country, visited
Rosemount Thursday to pay their re¬
spects and to confer with Judge Par¬
ker. They were received by the can¬
didate and the visit v 7 as made the oc-
casion of the first political speech lie
had made in many years, barring only
that in which on August 10 he accept¬
ed the nomination.
It was a gay party which made the
trip from New York to Rosemount.
With memories of Wednesday night's
banquet, a delightful day, and an ex¬
cellent program, Including the meet¬
ing of their candidate, tho democratic
editors and their friends, to the num¬
ber of 655, were in the mood for a
holiday. Plans of campaign in va¬
rious sections of the country were dis¬
cussed generally. Beyond this there
were few incidents.
The party left New York on a spe¬
cial train over the New York Centra!
and arrived at Hyde Park within two
hours. At Hyde Park the editors
went aboard the steamer St. John.
The Seventh New York regiment band
played continuously from tne time the
boat started.
When the Steamer reached Rose-
motinti a line was formed to march to
Judge Parker’s house. Josephus Dan¬
iels, of Raleigh, N. C., chairman of the
committee ou arrangements; Charles
W. Knapp, of St. Louis, and Colonel
John I. Martin, sergeant at arms of
the national committee, were in
charge. Led by the band tho delega¬
tion marched to Rosemount, where
Mr. Daniels spoke briefly:
“There are 5,100 newspapers in the
United States supporting Parker and
Davis. Commissioned by many of
them, by letter or telegram, nearly
one-tenth of the whole number have
come in person to this democratic
Mecca to convey asurances of ear¬
nest and enthusiastic support. I have
the pleasure and distinguished honor
of presenting Charles W. Knapp, of
The St. Louis Republic, who will voice
the sentiments - ot' the entire independ¬
ent and democratic press of America."
Mr. Knapp said in part:
“Judge Parker: We bring -you
greeting from tho democratic and in¬
dependent press of the United States.
Sharing your ardent devotion to those
eternal principles of truth and justice
which bear the namo democracy, we
have come to touch hands with our
chosen leader, and in his presence
register our pledges of loyal fealty
to the great work of governmental re¬
form, in which we expect to follow
him to a glorious victory next No¬
vember."
When Judge Parker rose to reply he
was welcomed with hearty cheers. He
said, among other things:
“It is indeed a pleasure to welcome
to Rosemount this body of represen¬
tatives of the great American press,
one of the mighty forces in the np-
building and strengthening of a stur¬
dy American citizenship. You have
been in conference to the end that
your work in this campaign may he
as effective as possible. Organized
effort and concerted action always in-
crease the effectiveness of the com-
mon endeavor of many hands. The
great papers are those which antiet
pate £he careful Jilugment of the ma
jorlty. Just as long as the press can
discern and lead the unhurried and
well-considered judgment of the pen-
pie, so long will its power grow
mighty and so long w-ill it hold its
place in the front rank of the unfal¬
tering and vigorous march of nation-
al progress, Tuere are questions of
great import to be passed upon by
the people in November, questions
that wit! be your duty, and therefore,
I am sure, your pleasure as well, to
present people honestly will understand and so clearly them.’ ^t.hat
the
In the course of his remarks, Judge
Parker dissected certain features ot
the republican platform.
JAPS REPAIR PIG DRY DOCK.
One Sunk by Russians at Port Dalney
is Rehabilitated.
According to a Che-Foo dispatch the
Rusgian drJr dock at Porl Dalny has
jre(l and a Japanese torpedo
boa( . deatroyer is nov/ undergoing rc
. t ] iere -j- bo japane-e raised tli A
y ‘ the
vessel, which had been sunk at en-
q£ tfae dry dock by the H lB -
when tbey evacuated port Dal-
and they recently discovered the
^ the dock also s „ nk by the
RuBSlaDS w jth this in their posses-
g j on £be dock vras speedily made ef-
fective.
ASTOR HAS SNEAKED OVER.
Self-Expatriated Millionaire Visits
New York for First Time in Years.
William Waldorf Aetor arrived at
New Yo.'k Wednesday on the steamer
Majestic.
This is Mr. Astor's first visit to
America since he renounced XVsc-le
gam and became a naturalized citizen
of Great Britain, in 1897.
GUAY. JONHS 00.. GA • » THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15,1904.
WORKOFWRECKERS
Frightful Disaster Overtakes
Train on Seaboard.
G0ES THROUGH TRESTLE
Four People Killed and Thlrty-five
Hurt—Engine and Caboose, Fol¬
lowing Close Behind, Crash
Into the First Wreck.
A special from Portsmouth, Va.,
says: Shortly after 1 o’clock Friday
morning train No. 41, on the Seaboard
Air Line railroad, consisting of an ex¬
press car, a mail car, two day coaches
and a Pullman sleeper, was derailed
and went through a trestle just south
of the Catawba river, South Carolina,
and 22 miles southwest of Monroe, N.
C., followed by the wreck of a freight
engine and caboose some ten minutes
later, which tumbled in on the wreck¬
age before it could be flagged, result¬
ing in the death of four persons and
the injuring of thirty-five others.
The dead are E. Y. Barksdale, en¬
gineer; Mrs. T. F. Black, one unknown
lady and Ed Roberts, colored, fire¬
man. train 41.
The majority of the injured were
colored passengers.
At the offices of the Seaboard Air
Line in Atlanta it was stated that
immediately after the receipt of the
news of the accident a special train
with wrecking outfit and doctors start¬
ed from Monroe to the scene of the
wreck. The dead and injured were
removed to Monroe.
J. M. Barr, president of the road,
said that there was evidence of a ma¬
licious attempt to wreck the train, a
number of rdil Joints having been
found disconnected. He gave the fol¬
lowing details:
President Barr’s Statement.
“Train No. 41 was In charge of Con¬
ductor Richard West and Engineer
Gaston Mears. The wreck occurred
at the trestle just south of Catawba
river, South Carolina, and 22 miles
southwest of Monroe, N. C. The en¬
gine passed over the trestle and went
down the embankment, killing the col¬
ored fireman, Ed Roberts, and serious¬
ly injuring Engineer Gaston Moars.
“A light engine and caboose, run¬
ning as No. 19, in chargo of Conductor
Chapman and Engineer E. Y. Barks¬
dale, which train was passed by No.
41 a short distance east of the point
where the accident occurred, ran Into
the damaged trestle and on top of the
passenger train, resulting in the death
of the engineer of No. 19, the fireman
of the passenger train and Mrs. Biatk
and an unknown lady passenger.
“Two Pullman employees, six rail¬
way employees, one mall clerk, one
Southern Express Company employee
and twenty-three passengers were in¬
jured.”
Tlio wrecked train was running
about. 40 miles an hour when the tres¬
tle, which is about 300 feet long, span¬
ning a meadow near the Catawba riv¬
er, gave way. The engine and cars
passed over, but were drawn back¬
ward into the abyss and upon the
other cars, the light engine and cab¬
oose, which was falling, piling in on
top of the train of wreckage.
Gaston Meares.’the engineer of the
passenger train, escaped with some
bruises and a painful scalp wound.
Ho said that just before the engine
had swept, entirely clear of the trestle
he felt, it sinking, but the Impetus
carried the engine and cars across ex¬
cept the first-class passenger car and
the Pullman, clear of the yawning
gulf which was left when half ihe
bridge collapsed, but the engine and
cars were swerved from their course
to the right, tearing the rail loose
from its, fastenings and hurling the
entire train upside down over an em¬
bankment. to the meadow, about 30
feet below.
A scene horrible beyond description
ensued. The accounts of the survivors
are terrible. When the train went
crashing over the embankment, every
light went out,passengers were thrown
heads over heels against the sides of
the coaches bleeding and bruised.
As the scrambling and shouting
went, o i in the dark, above the noises,
a brakeman, with his head half way
out a window, was heard to shout;
“My God! The freight train is com-
ing upon us!”
In less than a minute the freignt
engine and caboose came whizzing
along the tracks, struck the open
space where the bridge had fallen and
plunged its way through the passen»
ger cars
SAVED HIS 8EVEN DOLLARS.
Man Kills Wife and Seif Rather than
Pay a Small Alimony.
Rather than pay his wife, from
whom -ie had been separated, $7 a
net, a porter emplo>ed m the <.
sale sto-e of Marshall Held & Corn-
nany, at Chicago shot and hilled her
and thoi committed suicide.
panamans wrathful. !
Arbitrary and Overbearing Deport,
ment of Canal Commission
Causes Feeling In Panama.
The Atlanta Constitution prints the j
following special from Panama: a :
Crisis la at hand In the aftnlr. i,r Pona-
ma. The most important question af- I
fecting the future of the republic will j
be. settled during the next two weeks.
Public feeling lias been aroused to
fever pitch. It has now cooled down
partially, but it is eagerly awaiting
the outcome of the negotiations be-
tween John Barrett, minister of tho
United Slates, and Don Thomas Arias,
the Panama secretary of government.
For a time so excited were the poo-
ple ot Panama that there were open
threats of another revolution and of
a return to the jurisdiction of Colum¬
bia.
The issue under discussion is the i-
,al one of control of he por s or bar-
bors at the two ends of the canal.
Panama claims that, according to ar-
ticle 2 of the treaty, they are hers and
must be under her jurisdiction and so-
verelgnty in order to protect her rove-
ones find foreign trade. The commis-
sion insist that article 2 lias no such
meaning and that it will lie impossible
for the United States to construct
and control the canal unless it lias
absolute authority over tlie I wo en-
trances.
As preliminary steps for an under¬
standing the American minister, by the
exercise of tact and consideration for
the interests of Panama, has gained
the confidence of the Panama govern¬
ment and people. The distrust and
bitterness toward ihe United States
grew out. of the autocratic methods
and acts of tho commission. Mr. Bar¬
rett undoubtedly prevented an armed
clash between Panamans and somo
port an<j police officials that, would
have created a sensation in the United
States and awakened intense feeling
in Panama against the Americans.
Acting as a sort of mediator, or buf¬
fer, between the abrupt, undiploma¬
tic methods of tho commission and the
gentle Latin ways of the Panama gov¬
ernment leaders, who are as sensi¬
tive of their independence and dignity
as if their country were as large as
Mexico or Great Britain, Mr Barrett
has saved President. Roosevelt front
the criticism of acting arbitrarily an 1
Imperiously In the administration of
the jZone.
While it is generally conceded that
Admiral Walker, General Davis and
their associates are able mon and suit¬
ed for control of the construction of
the canal, it is freely asserted, In bolh
official and private circles at Panama,
that they are evidently not schooled
in diplomacy. They are loo inclined
lo treat Panama as a subordinate and
dependent section of the United States
and not like an independent state, as
the treaty provides. Anybody familiar
with Latin statesmen and people can
readily understand why, therefore, the
commission ran against a dangerous
snag when it tried to pilot the zone
ship of state into the channel of suc¬
cessful existence. Don Thomas Arias,
the head of President Amador’s cabi¬
net, is known to have said that Admi¬
ral Walker and General Davis, al¬
though meaning well, seemed to regard
him as the governor of some Ameri¬
can colony instead as the principal di¬
plomatic officer of an independent gov¬
ernment, anil that it was only since
the arrival of the American minister
that the United States had commenced
to transact diplomatic business with
Panama as it would with any other
self-respecting state.
BANK CASHIER UNDER ARREST,
Trusted Employee of Waynesboro In¬
stitution Alleged to Be Short.
William H. Walters, cashier of Iho
Bank of Waynesboro, has been put un¬
der arrest by the bank authorities for
a shortage of about $3,000. Walters
claims that, there is no real shortage,
but a mistake in bookkeeping. W. L.
McElmurray has been elected cashier
in Walters’ place. The hank’s books
are in the hands of expert accountants.
Major Wilkins, president of the bank,
says the matter is in course of adjust¬
ment.
FREIGHT WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
Engine Leaves Track and Turns Over.
Engineer and Brakeman Killed.
Two men were killed and anothet
seriously injured in a freight wreck
on the Southern, between Dogwood
and Wilton, on the Birmingham and j j
Selma division Friday afternoon,
It seems that the train was run-
ning at, thirty miles an hour when I
the engine jumped the track and j
struck the crossties, turning complete I
ly over, crushing the engineer beneath
it. A colored brakeman was also
killed.
PACKING PLANT BURN8.
Blaze In Baltimore Entails Property
Loss of $125,000.
The Urge packing plant of Street
& Corkran in Baltimore was totally
destroyed by fire Wednesday, the lo*j
buildings, a large stock of meats and
jj vo hog 0 , were entirely consum-
^ ^ 0 ^ had been received at
y ie pj fln r only an hour or so before
STRIKERS LOSE OUT
Fight Against the Packers is
Finally Called Off.
ENORMOUS LOST
Over 50,000 Mon Idle for Two Months,
Which Has Cost Strikers $5,000.
000 and pack
$7,500,000.
A Chicago special say a: The strike
of«the butcher workman, which lias
been on for (lie last two months, was
officially declared off Thursday night
by President Michael J. Donnelly, of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters amt
BuU , her worhmeB of Amerlca .
Tli ^
el ‘ s ; aplle , “ , ,, 1L ' ,oomber , f ot , the , ’ la '
) oxoou,lve lommlUeo ,
tho,r t0,l8ent >° an announcement of
lko t n '* slllI ggio, and later in
thu tla >- having received favorable an-
awers from all, he declared that the
utrike of the members of ills orgamza-
tion would end at midnight,
Tho strike of the members of the
affiliaied unions who quit work m
sympathy with the butchers will also
officially be called/off. This was de¬
cided on at a meeting of the central
body of the allied trades.
Donnelly Admits Defeat.
Donnelly said his men were defeat¬
ed and that in order to save his union
from disruption lie would order a is
men to return lo work, no matter
what course might be taken by other
unions.
As the other unions have no griev¬
ances of their own, hut had gone on
strike to aid the butchers, there was
nothing left for them but to follow
the lead of Mr. 'Donnelly, and they,
too, decided to call off the strike us
far as they were concerned.
When the packers were advised
that It had been decided to end the
striko, they announced that they
would "give places as far as possible
to the skilled men, but It was said at
the same time that many of these
men would be unable lo secure their
old places, as in many cages the work
was being performed in a satisfactory
manner by men who had been secured
sinco tho commencement of the
strike.
Unskilled Men Lose Out.
It is expected that the majority of
the unskilled men will be unable to
secure tlielr places again. It was tho
question of a wage scale for tills class
of men that brought about Ihe strike,
tlio packers refusing to sign an agree¬
ment. with any class other than skill¬
ed workmen.
During tlio strike approximately 63,-
000 persons have bf'en involved in
the struggle, which is estimated to
have cost tin' men about $6,000,000 in
wages, as against an estimated loss
of $7,500,000 to the packers in loss of
business and in increased expenses.
The greatest number of idle mon in
Chicago during the strike was 26,600,
and the total in the country outside is
estimated to be about Hie same.
The original cause of the strike was
a demand by Hie itulcliers Union that
tho packers pay to Ihe unskilled work¬
men 18 1-2 cenls an hour. The pack¬
ers refused an agreement, but offered
to arbitrate the question.
BARROOMS ARE OUTLAWED-
New York Judge Declares Disorder
Within Their Portals Is Impossible.
Magistrate Pool, al New York, his
laid down an unique: rilling in cases
of saloon brawls. Two negroes were
brought before him, Olie having
charged the other with disorderly con¬
duct and attempting to cut the plain-
tiff with a razor. The fight occurred
In a saloon where the negroes had
been drinking together. When this
was made known tho magistrate ruled
“A man cannot lie disorderly in a sa-
loon.” and dissml- cd the case.
COLLEGE BOYS GO ON STRIKE.
Demand Restoration of Privileges and
Reinstatement of Seniors.
The State Agricultural and Mechan-
j ca i college at Raleigh, N. C., is in
danger ot being disrupted by the
threatened departure of over 150 stu-
dents who have signed agreements to
leave the college unless privileges re¬
cently taken away from the senior
class ate restored and four seniors,
who were expelled, arc reinstated.
Work has stopped and both faculty
and stu lent body are unyielding.
BANNER DAY AT EXPOSITION.
Attendance at the St. Louis Fair on
Monday was 207,454.
records , of . the .. . Lot* .
A!1 ^tendance
Sana Purchase exposition were broken
Monday when 207,454 persons passed
Fifteen thousand
members of military organizations, the
Woodmen, Lumbermen and other
bodies encamped on the fair grounds
are not included in the above figures.
STRIKE IS WANING
Thousand Men Return to
Work in Packing Plants.
TIRED OF THE STRUGGLE
Host of Idle Meat Cutters Anticipate
Calling Off the Fight and Make
Rush to Cinch Their
Old Jobs.
A Chicago special says: Tho begin¬
ning of die end of tho atock yards
strike i ame early Tuesday morning,
when, according to the packers, more
than LOGO strikers applied for their
old Jobs and were taken back.
Many began to seek work a few
hours before the time set for a meet¬
ing of (ho Allied Trades conference,
which, representing twenty-two trades,
involved In the strike, was, as soemed
to bo tho general impression, to con¬
sider (ho question of submitting to
tho unions whether the strike should
bo called off or not. There was talk
nmoiig the strikers at tho yards about
"terms of settlement.” Officials of
the packing companies, however, de¬
clared that no terms of settlement
had been reached, t hat. strikers ap¬
pearing for their old places would be
reinstated without discrimination, but
no agreement would bo made with
tho union.
Meetings of all local unions involv¬
ed had teen calk'd for lie day to
hear tho result of the deKTiorations of
tho allied trades hoard. But many of
the men, who have been idle for eight
weeks, fenrod to await their action.
So it was that a thousand applied for
work. Expecting that all would be
ordered by tlielr unions to go back
they wont in ahead of time, to make
sure of their places.
After a long session, the conforonco
board of tlio allied trades’ council
voted to submit the proposition for o
settlement of the strike to tho unions.
According to the statement of Cass
Smith, vice president of the butchers'
the proposition upon which tho unions
are to pesi-s provides for the calling
off of the strike. The men to be re-
employed-as soon as possible, ihe
skilled hands to receivo tho former
scale of wages and the abandonment
of the offle# of steward by the unions.
Strikers in the other packing cen¬
ters—East St. Louis, Kansas City, St.
Joseph, Mo., Omaha, Fort Worth,
Sioux City and South Si. Paul—also
assembled during the day by order
of President Donnelly for the purpose
of taking a referendum vote to de¬
clare tho slrllie off.
FATE OF A FLORIDA MURDERER.
Negro Who Killed White Woman Mu¬
tilated and Riddled by Mob.
With both ears cut from Ills head,
with slashes down his back, his arm
almoilt Revered with Imeksbr IL hie
body mutilated, then hung to a tree
and rid lied with bullets— this was the
fate of Wash Bradley at Brunson,
Fla., Ihe negro who murdered Mrs.
N. B. Barrow, last. Friday.
His capture was made by Shed and
Waller Howard, two negroes, at the
home of another negro, Jim London,
two miles north of Levyvllle, Just at
sunset, Monday.
He went there for the purpose of
trading a shotgun Uiy a revolver.When
they overpowered him, they disarm¬
ed him and tied him hand and foot
and delivered him to tho neighbors
of tho settlement.
The Barrow family were notified.
and the news of his capture spread
until a large mob appeared, with the
result mentlo.ii d. Bradley confessed
his guilt, stating I hat ffe went to the
narrow residence for the purpose of
criminally assaulting their daughter.
At. the time Mrs. Barrow was sh»t
she held a baby at her breast, and its
escape seems miraculous.
A RACE WAR IMMINENT.
;
Whites and Blacks at Pavo, Gs., Pre-
pare for Serious Clash.
A clash between whites and blacks j
is imminent at Pavo, Ga. The whites j
are alleged by the negroes to have j
buincd a hall jn which a "Before Day j
Club” was supposed to meet. j |
The negroes have organized in arm-
ed bands outside the towns, and sent,
chalienges to the whites, who are
sleeping on their guns in anticipation
of an attack.
Moultrie has been called on for as-
slstance, and the militia there is ready
to go at a moment's notice.
GREAT PARADE OP KNfGHTS.
Templar Pageant in San Francisco
Witnessed by 125,000 People.
From carqful reports by the Cafii’or-
nia promotion committee, it is esti-
mated that about 125,000 strangers
wero in San Francisco Tuesday to
witness and participate in the Knights
Templar parade. This number in-
eludod 16,000 Knights Tet*plar and
ladies and over -v, 20,000 v visitors
f r0 na outside of California.
NO. It.
HESTER’S FULL REPORT.
Last Season's Cotton Crop, Though
Far Short, Was Most Valuable
to Farmers In Many Decades.
Secretary Hester's annual report
was Issued in full at New Orleans
Tuesday. He puts the cotton crop ot
1908-04 a* 10,011,374 bales, a decrease
of 716.1S5' under that of 1902-03, of
669,306, under that of 1901-02, and of
372,048 half's under that of 1800-01.
He says that compared with last
year ,in round figures, Texas, includ¬
ing fii ill an Territory, has increased
45,000 bales. The group known as
other gulf states, consisting of Louisi¬
ana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Oklahoma, Utah and Kansas has lost
•130,000 and the group of AUantio
stales, Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ken¬
tucky and Virginia, haa fallen off
332,000 bales.
Mr. Hester’s report on the cotton
crop of tho different states Is given a#
follows In thousands of bales:
Alubnma, J,000, agalrftst 1,050 last
year.
Arkansas, 706, against 1,000.
Georgia, 1,325 against, 1,470. !
Louisiana, 824, against 824.
Mississippi, 1,387, against 1,404.
North Carolina, 563, against 576.
South Carolina, 825, against 950.
Tennessee, etc., 451 against 509.
Texas and Indian Territory, 2,876
against 2,831.
Total crop, 10,011, against 10,728
lie puts the averse commercial
value of the crop at 361.38, against
$41.52 last, year, $11.01 the year before
ami $47 .f 3 In 1900-01, and the total
value of $617,GO 1,548, against $480,770,-
2S2 In t y«ar and $438,014,687 tho year
before.
In reference to tho total value, Mr.
Hester says that while the crop is
smaller by seven hundred and odd
thousand bales than last year and is
less by 1 263,000 bales than the crop
Of 1898-09, which was the largest ever
marketed, it has brought a better re¬
turn In money values than any ever
produoed in the south.
i
FIVE CLUBS IN ONE COUNTY.
More Organizations of Murderous Ma¬
fia Unearthed in Florida.
A Tullahassee, Fla., dispatch of
Tuesday says: Since Saturday night’s
trouble, it has been learned that there
are five Before Day Clubs in Leon
county While it is said these clues
wero organized last Christmas, there
are a number of persons who will
make affidavit to the fact that these
clubs have been known in Leon coun¬
ty for the past throe years.
It is remembered that, about three
years ago a nrgro appeared in Rich¬
mond, Va., many averring that no
name direct from Washington city.
While in Richmond this negro made
an Incendiary speech, advising his
race to do ail manner of mean things.
He advised ihe organization of the
' Before Day Club.” This organiza¬
tion has come to be national i» its
characlor, and the work of organiz¬
ing must have been first instituted
in Florida, if they have existed throe
years in I,eon county.
Five clubs are known to exist m
Ihe county—one at Tallahassee, T^ake
Hall, Lake Jackson, Dawkins Pond
and the Meridian neighborhood. These
five clubs may not number one hun¬
dred members ali told, for it Is well
known that there are many good ne¬
groes throughout the county who are
not in sympathy with the organiza-
tion. They want to live in peace and
quiet, and will have nothing to do
with it.
There can bo no doubt but that Air.
Eppes was murdered by a membei of
Gils organization, and ihe people of
lh( , . norUl ,, rn section of the county
aro greatly incensed, since it has been
glm) 0 „ t by a mfimbPr of me Before
„ ay CI , )b that many of tko best clt i-
zonf) 0 j, | bat gecB on have beon select-
0)d as vIetima . Whl[o sorao people are
nervous and excited about tho mxt-
ter, the brave and determined men of
1 .eon county, who are in the habit of
setl ling such issues when they corn**
OFFICE HOLDERS ARE WARNED.
Instructeii Not to Violate Civil Service
Law During Campaign.
In view of the approaching election,
the civil service commission at Wash-
lugton haa addressed a letter to the
heads of all departments and bureaus
calling their attention to violations of
the civil service law In past connec-
tion with political campaigns and in-
closing a circular containing a warn¬
against the demanding or paymena
of political assessments er partisan ac-
ti’Tty of office holders,
UTAH DEMOCRATS CONVENE.
Name State Ticket and Score Political
Attitude of Mormon Church.
The Utah democratic state conven-
tion ac Salt Lake City, Thursday, nom-
inated James H. Moyle, of Salt Lake
City, for governor; Judge O. W. low-
ers, for congressman, and adopted a
platform which reflects the recent re-
newal of charges of church interfere
ence in Utah politics and the reorganl
zatlon of an anti-churoh party.