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I FOR FUTURE
World Reeds More Cotton as Popu
lation and Demand Increases.
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Too or
Present Satisfactory Returns. i
Orleans, Friday night, under I
At New |
the auspices of the Progressive Union, i
a representative meeting of business
peop;e in which the cotton element
]»r 2 °lv predominated, listened to an
illuminating discussion of the cotton
(problem with President A. Brittin, 01
the cotton exchange, and Dan J. Sully,
Lf New York, and Frank • B, Hayne,
leaders of the bull campaign, as the
: ’ ,s W. P. Brown was unable
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fin an engagement to participate.
Mr. Brittin contended that bull cam
were not responsible for pre
vailing prices.
“No cotton Icing ever added a cent
a pound to the price of cotton, said
imoduc
tion has not kept pace with eonsump
tion.
The boll weevil, Mr. Brittin said,
(alone stood in the way of an adequate
[supply. Ultimately, too, the south
[would raise all the cotton required by
he world's needs.
Mr. Solly's reception wms unusually
cordial.
Talk 01 Sully. (
“! disclaim what some have desig
.ated as the honor of world-wide fame,
hrough such manipulations of the cot
on market as results in fortunes to
yggjf and misfortune to others,” he
;aid. ‘Whatever good fortune may
hare come to me, and such others as
■have been in accord with my views,
Is not the result of manipulation, but
[the legitimate product of recognizing
existing, as well as natural conditions.
“The progress of the nineteenth cen
[tury is being extended with a con
stantly accelerated movement and
gives- promise of gathering in its folds
ail humanity,” he said, “it is within
this sphere of development that lies
most wonderful and marvelous oppor
tunities for the future. The world’s
demands for supplies give promise of
a steady and continuous increase.
“We have already reached a stage
Mr. Sully thought the south had not
received such value for its cotton as
the existing labor conditions justify.
Mr. Hayne spoke of the effect the
enhanced value of cotton had had on
the prosperity of the south. From
the laborer to the capitalist, from the
barkeeper to the clergyman, no one liv
ing in the south had failed to derive
some benefit. When cotton was at 6
cents the small farmer was no better
off than his labor. His children were
in rags and his wife and daughters
gathered the crop. His lands went for
taxes. He sunk more and more into
debt. High-priced cotton had filled
the banks with money, had wiped out
mortgages, had fattened the farmer s
Purse and made the south more pros
perous than at any time m its history
Mr Hayne said he would hate to feel
that this prosperity was at the ex
Pense of the mills. Their misfortune
was oruy temporary As the years roll
hy the south will consume more and
Tf goods w of .11 ' its bring cotton more - prosperity and higu-pneed to the
J 1 ls ,nan low-priced cotton. Mr.
Hayne said he expected to see the
south raise 15,000,000 bales of cotton
a year.
more cash allowed for schools.
Mississippi Representatives Act favora
bly Upon Educational Measure.
T he lower house of the Mississippi
* t e gislature at Friday’s session
re
iiised to cut down the common school
appropriation, and voted an allowance
$1-500.000 for their support during
ihe next two years.
ANOTHER DENIAL FROM HANNA.
^ ep *ator Raiteratss Declaration that He is
Not a Presidential Candidate.
Senator M. A. Hanna, in an inter
view at Pittsburg, Pa., Friday night,
■said;
1 Eave sent out 2,000 personal let
the Shying that I am a candidate for
be Presidency, and I do not want to
3u considered as such. I consider all
ch talk a ‘closed incident.’
The alleged opposition to the nom
t *a tioQ of President Roosevelt has
been <
Steady overestimated and magnified
erg ky democratic papers and olh
U b democratic proclivities.
FOR FEEDING GROUNDS
Large Tract of Lands in the South
are Alleged to Have Been Bought
by Chicago Packers.
Edward F. Younger, a well known
Chicago correspondent states that the
Swifts, the Armours, Nelson Morris,
and Schwarzchild & Sulzberger—“the
SL0C ^ yards family”—have purchased
1,000,000 acres of land in southern Ala- !
bama and northern Florida, according
to stories published here, but not fully
confirmed by the packers
The news of the purchase has start
tied the stock yards, Lasalle street
and the railway world. These interests
see behind the purchase a move in
tended to revolutionize the meat indus
try of America.
The 1,000,000 acres, it is declared,
was purchased from the Louisville and
Nashville railroad at an average price
of $3.75 an acre, making the total mon
consideration $3,750,000.
It is declared that the great Chicago
packers intend to establish on the re
claimed swamp land and the pineland3
of Georgia and Florida the greatest
cattle feeding grounds in the world,
and to escape freight rates and double
hauls—the “local” rates between Mon
tana and Chicago and Chicago and
New York—to rid themselves of the
great expense of shipping, and to fat
ten cattle on cassava.
The corn products trust is interested
because, it is said, the packers intend,
in connection with their feeding
ground, to establish great starch facto
r j e and manu facture starch and
other products of the cassava root and
put them in the field in competition
with corn products of the trust.
FIRST CONVENTION HELD IN PANAMA.
Primary Steps Taken Towards the Adop
tion of a Constitution.
a. special dispatch from Panama
gayg; Members o{ the junta and sev .
j era! consu j ar representatives were
presen t Friday at the first session of
tbe constitutional convention, which
was also attended by a great crowd cf
people.
; Dr. Pablo Arosemena, temporary
president of the convention, delivered
the opening address, which was re
: peatedly interrupted by applause. Dr.
Arosemena said:
“The republic will live less by its
material power than by the virtues it
will practice. Independence must be
I maintained and the republic must
adopt, without reserve, hat policy of
probity which is born of justice and
knowledge.”
Dr. Arosemena reviewed the favora
ble auspices under which the republic
had been born and said:
“Its security is protected by a pow
erful people, in whose veins runs the
rict blood of these puritans who shook
off, with the dust of their sandals, tlis
torment of religious intolerance and
the opprobium of political despotism.”
Dr. Euesbia Morales delivered the
junta’s message to the convention, af
ter which the ministers leiX the meet
ing
The convention appointed Aristides
Arjona, Juan Rautista Amador and
Manuel C. Jurado a committee to
draw up an answer to the junta's
I message.
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FRANCE DEFIES POPE PIUS.
Govef nni en t Determines Lo Dictate in Mat
|er of Appo i ntmen t of Bishops
j The nmeat hag pre&ent .
ed th(J vatican with a note in the na .
ture of an ultimatum rega rding the
appointmont of bishops to five vacant
j French se&s substantially saying that
either tne pope muct approve the
selectiong of the French government
they - u be announced without Lhe
Qr w
approbation of the holy se9 ;
m addition the papal nun01o will be
agked to j eave Paris, and the clergy
-
wm be forbidden to collect Peter’s
j in the churches.
SIXTY THOUSAND EOR MRS. HALL.
Executors of Gilman Estate are Authorized
to Pay Woman’s Claim.
Under a decision hande<d down by
Surrogate Thomas, at New York, Fri
day, the executors of the estate of the
late millionaire tea me/tchant, George
F. Gilman, are granted permission to
j settle Mrs. Helen Po tts Hall’s claim
against the estate for $60,000.
ADVISED TO SLAUGHTER ALL FOREIGNERS.
j Bloodthirsty Proposition of Native Press
, j in Seoul, Capital of Korea.
The Seoul correspondent of The
London Daily Mail says that the na
tive press is advocating the slaughter
of all foreigners.
United States Minister Allen has or
dered ail American women and chil
dren to remain indoors, and he pre
dicts iraminen|c. thit rioting by the military is
m. Collin de Plancy, the French
m inisteiJ. has vainly advised the em
peror Yo take refuge in the French
legation.
tsr 'flTMIUim VWJSrJU JJfl g jrej c
JAPS READY
FOR CONFLICT
Reaches End of Resources in Pre
parations for the Onslaught. !
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PEACE TALK IS FARCICAL
_ European Chincsuors Think Hostilities
Inevitable and Washington Officials
Share Same Opinion.
A Washington spelal says: Bespits
the mediation talk sent out from seme
of the European capitals, the officials
of the state department are convinced
that the only possibility of peace lies
in the acceptance by Russia cf the Jap
anese proposals, which were outlined
in a Tokio dispatch dated January 6 .
A copy of the Japanese proposals
was formally presented to Secretary
Hay for his information by the Japan
ese minister, Mr. Takahira, Thursday.
This was found to De almost verbatim
as they had been given out from high
Japanese sources a week ago, for the
evident purpose of having the world
clearly understand not only the moder
ation and justice of Japan’; position
but also how vitally these demands ,
interested all nations having or hoping
to have commerce in Manchuria.
A statement of the Russian reply,
though not a verbatim copy of it, was
also given Secretary Hay. This state
ment tallies with that heretofore print
ed. It shows that there is no apparent
possibility of agreement upon Manchu
ria, and that upon many essential
points the two powers are far apart
regarding Korea. While it is stated in
latest cables from Tokia that the last
! note from Japan is not in the nature
of an ultimatum and the negotiations
may accordingly be carried on for
some days, the belief is strong among
officials in Washington that the crisis
will come within probably two weeks,
which is assumed to be the time neces
sary to get the two new cruisers now
in the Suez canal into Japanese water 3 .
Preparing for War.
In the meantime war preparations
are being pushed rapidly forward. It
is the opinion of military authorities
that Japanese troops are being landed
in southern Korea, though as the Jap
anese are closely censoring all cables,
this cannot be definitely known.
Japan has rejected the Russian pro
posals, making counter demands with
regard to Manchuria which Russia, in
the light of her oft-repeated declara
tions, cannot be expected to accept.
The way is clear, however, for soma
diplomatic parleying. Once ready on
land and sea, Japan will become ag
gressive, for she feels that under no
circumstances would she fail to get
as much as Russia is now offering, and
she feels confident of demonstrating
her right to more and taking it. As
a very high official has put it:
pan, feeling she could not be worse
off than she would be by accepting the
Russian offer, Is bound to have a run
for her money.”
One reason which leads Washington
authorities to believe there will be
comparatively little delay is that Ja
pan has reached the limit of her re
sources so far as preparation goes,
that she can gain nothing by further
delay, while Russia on the other hand
may gain perceptibly. In the light of
these conditions, the Washington and
London governments regard war as
the only outcome.
LIVE STOCK MEN TO COMBINE.
Scheme Set on Foot for Establishing Inde
pendent °acking Houses.
The proposition to incorporate a
cpmpany of live stock men for the pur
pose of establishing independent pack
ing huses in the stock centers of the ;
country to compete with the packers
combine and restore prices on live
stock was an all-absorbing topic of dis
cussion in the National Live Stock con
vention at Portland, Oregon. By una
nimous vote the convention indorsed
a resolution favoring the incorporation
of such a company and the establish
ment of the independent houses.
GENERAL BARRY ASSUMES HIS DUTIES.
Commander of the Department cf the Gull
Arrives at Headquarters in Atlanta.
General T. H. Barry, commander of
the department of the gulf. United
States army, arrived in Atlanta, Ga.,
Thursday afternoon and has assumed
formal command of the department.
General Barry is at the Hotel Majes
tic, where a number of the staff offi
cers of the department are also stop
ping. Besides the commander of the
department. Colonel E. F. Gardiner,
chief surgeon and, captain F. H. Law- |
ton, acting chief of commissary, arriv
ed in the city.
A BELLIGERENr ACT
Was President R.osevelt's Interfer
ence in Panacu Matter, declares
Senator Newlaaas.
The senate, Thursday, listened to
speeches by Mr. Ncwlands and Air.
Depew on the canal question and a
speech by Air. Latimer in advocacy of
its adoption of a plan for the improve
ment of public roads of the country.
Air. Newlaxxds sqicke m criticism of the
president in Panama, declaring that
it was an act of war std in contraven
tion alike of the treaty of 1S46, of
international law and cf the constitu
tion of the United States. Senator De
pew, on the other hand, praised the
president’s policy as patriotic and jus
tified it under precedent and law. He
reviewed the history of Panama and
detailed the facts connected with the
negotiation of the Hay-Herran treaty,
contending that Colombia had over
reached herself in her rejection of that
agreement.
In accordance with hio previous no
tice, Air Latimer, of SOuth
discussed the subject of good
He based his remarks upon his
bill, providing a plan of
between the national government
the various states for the
ment of public roads. Ho said
about cne-third of the people,
ir. the country districts, bear the
tire responsibility of and cost of
taining the common roads. He
tended that this is unjust
tion against them and urged that
government should bear a part of
burden.
CALL ISSUED BY MARK HANNA
For Assmhiing of Notional Republican
vention in City of Chicago.
Senator Hanna, as chairman of
national republican committee, late
Saturday afternoon, issued the call
the next national republican
tion. The initial paragraphs are as
low's:
“To the Republican Electors of
United States: In accordance with
tablishing custom and in obedience
instructions of the national
of 1900, the national republican
mittee directs that a national
tj on delegated representatives
the republican party by held at
city of Chicago, in fne &ta‘*e of
| for the purpose of nominating
! dates for president and vice
: to be voted for at t7Te
election Tuesday, November 8 ,
and for the transaction of such
business as may properly come
it, and that said convention shall
semble at 12 o’clock, noon, on
day, the 21st day of June, 1904.
“The republican electors of the
eral states and territories, the
of Columbia, Alaska and Indian
tory and all other electo-s, without
gard to past political affiliations,
believe in the principles of the
lican party and indorse its policies,
| cordially call in the invited selection to of unite candidates under
president and vice president. ’
J MURDERER Of POLICEMAN HUNG.
'
| John Harris, Colored, Pavs Penalty for
Crime in Atlanta.
In the Fulton county jail, at
Ga., Friday morning, John
paid the death penalty on the
for the brutal assassination of
man Hans C. DiUsbach, whom he
bed to death in Abe Shurman's
| loon on the night of October 3rd,
last year.
Harris died game. He showed
lutely no sign of fear as he stood on
the gallows. He professed
for his crimes and asked all present
to take warning from his death.
The trap was sprung at 11:06. Har
ris’ neck was broken by the fall. He
was pronounced dead at 11:28 and the
body was cut down at 11:33.
The execution occurred without the
slightest hitch, and from the time
ris was taken from his cell until
drop fell only five minutes had elapsed.
He marched to the gailows singing,
and during the reading of the death
warrant he continued his chant. He
made a rambling statement on the
lows, in which he asked all to take
warning from him. He said in his last
statement that he had killed Drasbach
without malice and that the negro
man -who swore she heard him tel] the
officer he intended to kill him, had
lied in her testimony.
TROLLEY CAR WRECKED BY ENGINE
A Crossing Accident at Detroit Wherein
Over Thirty People Were inj’ured.
An eastbound Michigan line street
car carrying a heavy load of passen
gers hurrying home at the close of the
day was struck by a Grand Trunk
passenger train at Detroit, Friday af
ternoon.
More than thirty-four people
injured, the street car being carried
tbirty f eet do wn the track from the
point of the collision and almost
molished.
TRAIN HOLD-UP
BY BANDITS
S23.b03.ld c . « n PaSSnQger T\0. . T -j/ 76 Stopped cl j
j J)y Highwaymen 111 Florida.
^UNS WERE FREELY USED
Robbers Were Soon Put to Flight by
Four Officials o' the Road Who
Happened to be Aboard,
Passenger train No. 76, eastbound,
on the Seaboard Air Line was held up
one mile east of Sanderson, Fla., at
7:45 Saturday night by four white
men. The door of the baggage car
was blown open with dynamite, the
robbers mistaking this car for the ex
press car.
The engine was stopped by a volley
of shots fired into the cab. The fire
man and engineer were taken off the
engine and escorted to the second
class coach and the robbers ran the
train ahead about half a mile, when
they blew open the baggage car. The
train conductor went forward, but was
fited on and driven back to the
coaches.
Conductor L. S. Peck, who was dead
heading over the line, called for fire
arms and volunteers. N. H. Harris,
claim agent of the road; B. B. McCaa,
traveling auditor and J. C. Williams,
traveling freight agent, responded, and
the four went forward opened fire and
drove teh robbers off. Conductor
Peck took the throttle and ran the
train four miles down the road.
The robbers secured no booty and
made no attempt to rob the passen
gers, but there was great excitement
in the passenger coaches while the
firing was going on. The sheriffs of
Duval and Baker counties started at
once on the trail of the robbers.
Sheriff's Posse Eluded.
All day Sunday the posse searched
for the train robbers, but no traces oS
them were found.
The posse is at a disadvantage in
.
not having bloodhounds.
The fact that the wrong car was dy
mlted leads to the belief that the work
was not done by professionals.
LAST TESTAMENT QF GENERAL GORDON.
Under Provisions of WiH Wife and Children
are the Sole Beneficiaries.
The will of the late General John B.
Gordon, offered for probate in the De
Kalb county, Ga., court, provides that
his wife be abundantly provided for
from the income of the estate and that
the remainder of the income be divid
ed among his four children, Hugh H.
Gordon, Frank Gordon, Mrs. Burton
Smith and Mrs. Orton Brown, share
and share alike, until at the end of
twenty-one years the whole estate may
be wound up.
This will was made last August,, and
the executors and executrixes are pro^
vided for as follows: 4
“My wife, Fannie H. Gordon, and my
j son, Frank Hugh Gordon, H. Gordon, and my son,
: and my two daughters.
Fannie and Carrie Lewis, and my
friend, A. H. Cox. They shall not be
required to give bond, and shall act as
my executors during their lives or un
til my estate is finally wound up and
distributed.”
No mention is made in the will of
the general’s much-loved home, “Suth
erland,” which is simply included in
the property left to his wife. Neither
is any mention made of the general’s
personal effects such a 3 his sword and
other mementoes of th8 war, but the
ownership of these have been settled
nmong the members of the family,
TRAIN WRECKERS IN FLORIDA FOILFO.
Section Hand Found Crossties and Other
Obstructions Placed on Track,
Robbers attempted to wreck passen
O-'-' n train No. 3 on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad at Muiat, Fla., Sun
day at 9:30 o’clock.
Crossties and other obstructions
were piled on the track, but the at
tempt was discovered by a section
hand before the arrival of the train.
Muiat is about 30 miles from Pensa
cola.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE ISTHMUS.
War Ships Continue to Guard Coast of
Panama With Utmost Vigilance.
A dispatch from Colon says: All the
United States war ships are erasing
off the coast except the flag ship Olym
pia, the Dixie and the Topeka, and
the torpedo boat destroyer Stewart.
The six San Bias Indian commission
ers, including Chief Joe Howten, on
the invitation of the naval authorities
visited the Olympia Saturday, previous
to returning to San Bias.
The Olympia’s largest guns were a
source of great astonishment to them.