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aches’ Oxfords in Tan and Black tl $3.00 for n *CAI 00 Pairs Men Shoes that sold for $5 per pair. Your choice for 82.25. Ladies Low Shoes. 150 pairs of Selby Smelter Scene of Dar ing Robbery. TUNNEL WORKS that sell everywhere for $2.50 $1.40. .iik. 4S C© (Opposite Citizen; Waynesboro, 12. biuk Building,) Georgia. \ t; a r vn s ■ a »j y l i 11 l l A f L y o i u nQ\m b5 lilil £ T PU*3 £ n>r*jj pi§3 £ F| a A rriiiAudN A.PA, Six Persons Known Perished. ;o Have ABE MISSING jix Buildings Were Blown to Atoms and : cores of Others Were Wrecked. I'iromcn Searching t!:o Ruins For Bodies—Distressing Scenes. Philadelphia, Ang. G.—Sis persons are.known to bo dead as a result of the terrible gasodne explosion last night, which tore to atoms six buildings on Locust sireet, between Tenth and Eleventh streets, and wrecked over a score of others. As to the number that yet remain in the ruins of the wrecked buildings all is mere speculation. Only one of the six that perished has been identified. This is Annie Harris, r child 4 years old, who lives at 1013 Locust street, on the opposite side of the sireet from the building in which the explosion occurred. The unidentified dead are: A child about 2 years old, two women and a man at the Pennsylvania hospital and a man at the Jefferson hospital. Searching Kor Bodies. It was 7 o’clock this morning before me firemen after working bard all night had the smouldering ruins sufficiently cooled off to enable them to begin a search for the bodies which are sun- ; osed to be beneath the wrecked buiid- Ot mis hunifier six prooaoly are lataiiy injured, 28 are suffering ironi fractured limbs and burns, while the injuries of the others consist of slight cuts from firing debris. The building where the explosion is supposed to have occurred is in the cen ter of the group of houses situated be tween Alder and Warnock small thoroughfares running parallel with Tenth street. In this space on the south side of Locust street the demoli tion is complete, while on the opposite side of the street not a pane of glass nor a door remained intact. The force of the explosion was terrific. The scene at the wreck and at ths hospitals this morning is sickening. Persons who had relatives and friends living in the wrecked structures are standing weeping and almost distracted, hoping that their loved ones may have escaped a terrible death, but fearful of the worst. The work of searching in the ruins is necessarily slow. There is a steady downpour ot rain, which makes the debris hard to handle. The property loss will amount to about $75,000, on which there is small insurance. Night Was Her Terror. “I would cough nearly all night long,” writes Mrs. Ciias. Applegate, of Alexandria, Ind., and could hardly get any sleep. I had consumption so bad that if I walked a block I would cough frightfully and spit blood, but, when all other medicines failed, three $1.00 bot- ikmmi jties Dr. King’s New Discovery whol- [ iv cured me and I gained 58 pounds.” | It’s absolutely 7 guarantee to cure Coughs, •' Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung Troubles. Price 5Oe and §1.00. Trial bottles free at H. B. McMaster’s drug store. DELIBERATE SUICIDE. Heirs to $52,000,000. Forsyth, Ga., Aug. 5.—H. F. Tyson I of this city, one of the heirs of John J Tyson, who died at Melbourne, Aus- j tralia, two years ago, leaving an estate ! said to be valued at §52,000,000, will at- j tend the meeting to be held at Fore I Worth, Tex., on Aug. 13 of the Tyson heirs. The call for the meeting has been issued by Thomas U. and William Tyson, nephews of the deceased, and there are 20 heirs to the estate, as far as obtainable. It is reported that United States Senator Culberson of Texas has been retained to assist in settling the vast estate. ■ After Careful Preparations J. K. Jol- ' lie Puts Buiiet In His Drain, j Bremen, Ga., Aug. 7.—J. E. Jollie, j the Central depot agent at this place, ! committed suicide yesterday morning i by shooting himself through the head, I the bail entering the right temple. Jol- j lie deliberately planned his death. He | left two notes, one to his wife, advising S her where to bury him and how to man- i age his business. The other letter was | to his assistant clerk telling him to meet j him in heaven. Jollie was agent for i the Chattanooga, Borne and Southern | railroad for years until the Central took i charge a short time ago. His accounts ! with the company are straight and no ! cause is assigned for the seif murder. Mrs. Jollie had gone down stairs to j attend to breakfast, leaving Jollie in his j room. He got up, made down a pallet j on the floor, laid down on it and fired i the ball into his brain. He lived about ! two hours, but was never conscious. He I leaves a wife aud an adopted child. He j was a member of the Methodist church ! and the Woodmen of the World. Smelter Is Located Sear San Francis co Day and the Plunder Is Sup posed to Have Been Carried Away In a Boat. San Francisco, Aug. G.—News has just been received here from Selby Smelting works at Yaiiejo that §500,000 worth of gold bullion had been stolen during the night. The Thieves had tunnelled under the works and gained access to the strong room where bullion was stored. The works are located to San Fran cisco bay and the tunnel extended from the waters’ edge under the building. It is supposed that the thieves took their plunder away by boat. The Selby Smelter is the biggest on the Pacific coast and ores are sent there from ail parts of the western country to be reduced. KNiGHTS TEiViPLAR. Xh'Tr attention was first directed to 10! 8 Locust street, the building occupied by Albert D. Mountain, grocer. In this building at the time of the explosion there were Robert and Dalton Moun tain aud Lizzie Mountain, children of the proprietor of the store. None of them have been accounted for. No. 1018 Locust street was occupied by Patrick Quigley as a grocery. Quig ley, liis wife, three children anu an uncle were in the building when the explosion occurred. The ouly oue in this family thus far accounted for is Quigley and his uncle. "At 1014 Locus: street George McOien- ny, also conducted a small grocery 7 . It was here that the explosion is thought to have occurred. Tfie building was occupied by 7 McGlenny, his wife, a clerk and a servant. At the time of the dis aster Mrs. McClenny was visiting in West Philadelphia, and the others are thought to have been in the building. Probably the greatest number per ished at 1012 Locust street. Here Wil liam Jones, a negro, conducted a board inghouse. He had a score cf boarders, but the number in the building at the time calmot be learned positively. The police officials say, however, that it is probable that half a dozen bodies will be taken from the debris of this building alone. Blown Forty Feet. At 1010 Locust street M. Rosenthal, wife and five children lived. They es caped with broken limbs and contusions, but the building was completely wrecked. Iti the Rosenthal home was a boarder named Frank Schmidt. He was seated at a third story window r u ling when the exjfiosiou occurred. Schmidt was blown ttirough the win now and landed on the top of a stable 40 feet from the wrecked buildings. He escaped with a few bruises. Farcy-eight persons, all told, were taken, to the.two hosnitals-close anlwnd. Disguised to Escape Mob. Macon, Aug. 7.—Josh Walton, a ne- i gro, was brought to Macon last night j and placed in Bibb jail for safe keeping, j He is charged with attempting to mur- j der the marshal at Fiovilla a short time ; ago by shooting him. There has been a , reward of $.250 for his arrest. He was ; captured by two negroes at Dames ferrv. between Macon and. Fiovilla, in which ! vicinity he had been hiding some time. ; It was reported that attempts might be ! made to lynch him and in order to es- | cape this he was dressed in women” DRAGGED TO MIS DEATH. Man Terrible Accident to u Ycun in Dike County. Zebulon, Ga, Aug. 5.—Elijah Mau ley, a young man 25 years old, who lived near Holtonviiie, in this county, was returning to his home from Pine Mountain Springs late yesterday even ing with W. T. Driver in the buggy 7 with him, when his horse became frightened ana runaway, throwing both out of the buggy. In falling Mauley’s foot was caught under the spring of the , - , , , , , ,, . bnggv aud he was dragged about 1 mile clothes and secretly brought to Macon, j be f 0 c r ' e the horse broke loose from the Lawrence Mitchell Drowned. ! When found he was dead aud • his body bacxly mangleu. Atlanta, Aug. 7. — Lawrence G. j Driver was considerably braised, but Mitchell, son of Hon. I. S. Mitchell, :• ] not seriously injured. printing at the right pticor. - f>CQOOOOQQOQQOOOOQOOQOOO former alderman of Atlanta, and one of the most prominent young men of the city, was drowned at Beaulieu, near Savannah, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Mitchell was in Savannah attending a house party at the home of A. A. De- DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA. Gainesville Woman a Victim of the Dread Malady. Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 5.—Mrs. Dick Loach." He went out bathing with a i Chatham died at her home on Summit party, and ventured too far from laud, i s j ree f; tfiis city, Yesterday of hyuropho- when he was caught in a strong current | ; aud went under before assistance could reach him. The body was removed a few hours after. Poison In the Cream. Leesburg, Ga., Aug. 6.—Ten persons j were poisoned by ice cream at the j home of Mrs. W. R. Buukley of this | place. W. R Bunkley died yesterday j feared that she, too, will have hydro bia. She was bitten by a mad dog sev eral days ago. The bite at first caused no alarm. Saturday, however, she be came much wbrse and her sufferings were intense. The poison had evidently gotten in its worst work, for she raved until death relieved her. Her daughter was bitten by the same pet pug at the same time, ami it is now afternoon from tho effects and Mrs. J phobia. Mrs. Chatham was prominent Bunklev aud daughter, Willie, are both critically ill- The rest of the family aud guests seem to be recovering. Drowned Herself In Well. Eaton, Pa., Aug. 6.—The body of Miss Emma /1’izzard, daughter of the late W. B. Tizzard, a well known ed itor, was found in the well in the rear of the family home at an early hour this yesterday afternoon from Canton, bring- J morning She had been suffering with _ ™rAv. 0 „, npp-ro racial. Rav ! melancholia and aurmg the early even- Quick Trial For Ross. Atlanta, Aug. 7.— Major W. W. Bar ker and the three companies of the Fifth infantry under his cofiimnnd returned here and owned considerable property. Official Program of the Twenty- Eighth Triennial Conclave. Louisville, Aug. 7.—The official pro gram for the twenty-eighth triennial conclave of Knights Templar, to be held here the last week of this month, was announced this morning by the execu tive committee, which has had over $100,000 to draw on to make the fea tures of the entertainment attractive. The week wiii open Sunday with pub lic worship at the Broadway Methodist church, conducted by Very Eminent Si: J. C. W. Coxe of Washington, Iowa, grand preiate of the grand encamp ment. Aionday will be devoted to receiving at the depots aud escorting to quarters all arriving commanderies. The escort committee is made up of GOO stalwart Kentuckians. Monday night will wit ness the inaugural of festivities in the formal opening of headquarters of tho grand commandery of Kentucky in the customhouse with a reception. This is a function that will be repeated each af ternoon aud night during the conclave, four hundred well known Kentucky matrons and their daughters serving on the reception at c-ach one. Tuesday morning the parade will take place, and at night a grand recep tion wiii be held. The committee on elective drill, the first since the San Francisco conclave in in 1883, is scheduled for Wednesday, at Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky derby is run every spring. The five prize trophies, costing over §7,000, to be awarded, were put on display by local jewelers this morning. Commanderies from San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati. Parkersburg, W. Va., Pitts burg aud Washington are entered in the drill. Four United States army officers will act as judges. Oil Thursday night the grand ball will fee given at the horse show build ing. Mrs. J. G. W. Beckham of Frank furt, the governor’s bride, will be one of the matrons of honor. Friday will be devoted to side trips through Kentucky, to the Blue Grass region and Mammoth cave. About $73,000 Will Bo Expended In improving Florida's Capitol. Tallahassee, Aug. 8.—It is probable that work will be commenced during the present month upon the enlarge ment of the state capitol budding as provided for by an act of the last legis lature. That act went into effect last Saturday, and in compliance with its terms, Governor Jennings at once ap pointed Hon. William A. Blount, a Pen sacola lawyer; Hon. Herbert J. Drane, an insurance man of Lakeland, and C. M. Brown, an Ocala merchant, who, with the governor as president, and the state comptroller as secretary, will con stitute the capitol improvement com mission. This commission is directed by the act to take charge of aud direct the en largement of the capitol building in ac cordance with the general plan sub mitted to the legislative committees by Architect Frank P. Milburn of Colum bia, S. O. It shall let out the work for such enlargement and repairs, and make ail necessary contracts, and see that the work is completed as nearly as possible in accordance with tho Milburn plan. Seventy-five thousand dollars was ap- d for this work. Architect; We are fitted to work plans and specifications. We carry a well-selected line of Build ers’ Hardware and a large assortment of i lain and Ornamental Glass Never mind how big or little your order nay be, we want it. We quote as low prices on small orders as on big ones, and give just as careful attention to the man who wants a dollar’s worth as to the man who wants a thousand dollars’ worth. We have a little catalogue of 112 pages that we would like to mail to you. Send for it. It contains pictures of doors, etc., and special information about building that you will find valuable. propnate WHOLESALE PARDONING. Governor ramp Jeiks Gives Many Convic s Freedom. Montgomery, Ala., Ang. 7.—Gover nor Jelks is pardoning the Butler coun ty tramp convicts as fast as they apply for clemency. Twenty-six vagrants were picked off the Louisville aud Nash ville trains at Greenville in July and sent te the coal mines for beatiug their way. Among them were two Mont gomery boys name! Eiiis, who had started cut to see the world. These were pardoned as soon as their applica tions were received. Yesterday another application was received from a young man named Daniel Knox, and he wa3 promptly released. The only reason given by the gover nor is that they have been sufficiently punished. Those who have talked with the governor say lie will turn them out as fast as the authorities can send them up on the ground that the punishment is out qf proportion to the offense. On the other hand, tue railroad people in sist that they have a right to protection from deadheading. The sentences range around 70 duvs. THEIR HOMES GUARDED. Citi2 v JiuflUsSfc (p? CKAS. F. DEGEN, Manager. WAS HE KIDNAPED? of Tampa Taice Precaution Against Incendiaries. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 5.—Guards have been placed around many homes in Tampa to prevent incendiary fires. These wnose homes are gnarded are known leaders in the anti-Resistencia strike movement, and rumors of pos sible incendiarism have been rife tor two days. Ail ol the closed cigar fac tories are kept guarded. It is believed that the crisis in the strike situation will bo reached this weak. The business men are rasing an active hand in the negotiations and while the officers of the striking union claim to be satisfied at the situation, many of the men openly express their discouragement at the outlook. As yet there have been no attempts at violence aud every precaution has been taken to prevent it. An Atlanta Boy Mysteriously Disap pears From liis Hem?. Atlanta, Aug. 5.—In a maimer that mystifies his relatives aud friends, and that has so far, baffled the skiil of the police, Arthur Sctrieklana. the 15-year- old son of a widow who resides at No. £3 Broyles street, disappeared Saturday night, and nothing can be learned of his whereabouts. The boy went to the Young Men’s Christian association Saturday evening, and left there at 9 o’clock to return home. That is the last trace that can be found of him. So steady has he beeu in his duties, so careful not to do anything to distress his widowed mother, ana so regular in his habits, that no one who knows him I CONDITION OF COTTON IN SOUTHERN STATES Monthly Report of Depart ment of Agriculture. AVERAGE FOR JULY, 1801 In Some States an Improvement Is Shown, but In others a Decline In Points Is Reported Owing to the Drouth. Washington, Aug. 5.—The monthly can be induced to believe that he has j re P ort of the statistician of the depart- rmrposely absented himself from his i ment of agriculture shows the average home. I condition of cotton on Julv 25 to have Never before has he stayed away from j been 7r 3 as com p are d with 61.1 on the ms family without telling them where t , .. . ne was going and how long he would j twenty-flith of the preceding montn, ,6 remain. W'orking hard during the day j on Aug. 1, 1900, 74 ou Aug. 1, 1899, and j a ten-year average of 84. This was an improvement of conai- IV1ET TRAGIC DEATH. Ex-Governor Jonc^ Daughter Terri bly Mangled by Electric Car. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 5. —Miss Caroline Jones, the daughter of former Governor Thomas G. Jones, was ground to death in a street accident this morn ing at 8:15 o’clock. Governor Jones was a helpless witness to the distressing accident. Miss Caroline had left her father on the veranda of their home, corner of Hull aud Adams streets, saying, “Wait, I am going to get you a flower,” and started across Hiiii street to a neigh bor’s house. lu crossing the car track she was struck by a Cloverdale car and dragged under the wheels. The motorman lost his head aud forgot to turn off the current. The body was dragged 100 yards and was fearfully mangled. The youug lady was 23 years of age and was an invalid, and had been under the coustant watch of an attendant. in" with them the negro rapist, Ray inoud Ross, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to death yesterday morn ing within less than 40 minutes. Reliable Jewelry. If you want Something real line and stylish in Jewelry, Sil- verw arc, Cut Glass, Clocks. Diamonds, go to Mm** co. Jewelers, Augusta, : : Georgia. ****>00©ooooooooooooooooooo Attachments Filed. Savannah, Ang. 5.—’Marion Erwin, special assistant attorney general of the United States, today filed in the United States court attachments against all loans and securities in Savannah hela bv ex-Captain O. M- Carter, engineer ■jj i.; They amount to thousands oi dollars. * New Rabbi at Columbus. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 7.-Joseph Blatr of Cincinnati, a graduate of the Rab binical college of that city, has been se lected rabbi of Temple B’nai Israel in Columbus. The synagogue has been without a rabbi since Dr. E. B. M. Browne resigned several months ago. Jacobi Guilty. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 7.—Sanford Jacobi, who has been on trial the third time for assaulting Miss Mabel Parker, was found guilty in the city court yes- became ill, supposedly from having poison. A brother who lay in the door way to prevent her escape fell asleep. Some time during the night Miss Tiz zard made her way over his body ana, lifting the cover from the well, leaped in. Fatal Street Fight. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 6. — W. J. Ligon, a sanitary inspector in Jackson, killed David L. Shelton yesterday even ing on one of the principal streets, shooting him through the heart. The men had had a personal difficulty earl ier in the day. Shelton returned to the attack with a stick. Both are promi nently connected. Shelton marrying a daughter of late Congressman McGee during the war with Spain while in camp at Chattanooga. terday. He will appeal the case. Belief In Six Hours. lieved m six hou it. is a great surprise American Kidney Cure 1 is „ sg jn re . on account ofdte exceed» |JJ evs and back. In lieving P 8 -'- 11 ’," b ’R,a ie ves retention of water male or female._ t BeUexes qulck re _ Sold by H. |*M'S‘S« ,e we.t»ro.G- Try one of our ciubbin* ofEei* Trouble Brewing Among Indians. Helena, Mon., Aug. 6.—Trouble is brewing in the Flathead Indian reser vation between Indians and halfbreeds. Yesterday, near Roman station, three Indians and three half breeds exchanged a number of shots, one Indian being shot in tho arm. The Indians object to halfbreeds picking np cattle on the reservation. Both sides are reinforcing and more trouble is anticipated. Mrs. S. H. Allport, Johnstown,Pa. says: “Our little girl almost stran gled to death with croup. The doc tors said the couldn’t live but she was instantly relieved by One Min ute Cough Cure. H. b, MCMaster. Washouts and Landslides. Knoxville, Ang. 7.—East Tennessee has been drenched by rain the past two days. The Southern railway has suf fered seriously on account of washouts aud landslides aud trains have been de layed as much as three hours iu some instances. Reports from points ou the Norfolk and Western are that there have been a number of serious landslides east of Bristol, Tenu. Rivers are rising rap idly and there are fears for the safety of rlio Southern’s temporary bridge ovei the Wautauga river. Mentai Science Association. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 7.—The International Mental Science associa tion wi:l hold its convention in Sea breeze, Fia., Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 next. It is announced that over 50 delegates from Europe will attend, and nearly ev ery state iu the United States will be represented. A Fireman’s Clo^e Call. “I stuck to my engine, although ever}’ joint ached and every nerve was racked with pain,” writes G. W. Bel lamy, a locomotive firemen, of Burling ton, Iowa. “I was weak and pale, with out auy appetite and ail run down. As I was about to give up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters and, after taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my life.” Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by H. B. McMaster. Price 50 cents. IMPRISONED ON SHiP. Resistencia strike Leaders I’uton Ves sel and Sent Outside the Bar. Tampa, Fla., Aug. 6.—Last night 100 business men, in order to end the strike of the Resistencia union cigarmakers, searched the streets of Tampa and seized many cf the strike leaders, and it is rumored they were sent on a vessel outside the bar and to the gulf. Ex citement prevailed, but no rioting oc curred. It is said that an attempt was made to assemble the strike leaders in a con ference and capture them all together, but the strikers heard of it and dis persed. The search through the streets followed. The rumor as to the diposi tion of the captured men is not fully confirmed. he has been trying to educate himself by attending night schooL Friends and neighbors speak of him as a most exemplary youth and one en tirely without any of the evil habits of most boys of his age. All of this makes the disappearance of Arthur Strickland a most mysterious affair. Is this a second Bass Fraser kidnaping affair? The police are asking that ques tion and there seems to be much ground, they say, for such a supposition. A most thorough and diligent search has been made for the boy, but not a single trace of him ha3 been found. GEORGIA PENSIONS, Justice Carter May Resign. Tallahassee, Aug. 5. —It is rumored here that Justice Francis B. Carter of the Florida supreme court will soon re sign his present position, and that his resignation will be immediately fol lowed by his appointment as judge of the first or West Florida circuit. There Is So Much News That even if it comes by telegraph we overlook some of it. Isn’t it a fact that you have seen Dr. Cald well’s Sypup Pepsin advertised sev eral times and have neglected to try it? An ounce of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is as good as a three week’s vacation. Ask any druggist or anyone who has taken it. Sold by H B. MCMaster, Waynes boro; H.Q Bell, Milien Short news items always desired. Florida Realty Company. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 6.—A big real estate company is being formed iu Jacksonville for the purpose of adver tising and putting on the market Flori da real estate of every description. While the company will have its home office in Jacksonville, it will be by no means a local organization. The com pany will have branch offices in every county in Florida. Its stockholders in clude leading citizens throughout the state. Chief Engineer Resigns. Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 7.—Erskine Ramsay, chief engineer of the Tennes see Goal, Iron and Railroad company, has tendered his resignation, but it is expected that he will remain with the company for some time yet until the new engineer is acquainted with condi tions. His successor has not as yet been selected. Mr. Ramsay is. one of the best known mineral experts and devel opers in the district. New State Chemist. Tallahassee, Ang. 6.—Captain R. E. Rose of Kissimee will succeed Hon. William A Rawls of Tallahassee as state chemist. Mr. Rawls retires vol untarily from this office after eight years of faithful service, during which he has extended the scope of the work of this department as well as enlarging its usefulness. Roil Will Show an Increase of Proba bly $1.30,000. Atlanta, Aug. 6.—The iudicaticns are that the pension roil next year will be increased by something like $125,000 to $150,000, if not more. Commissioner of Pensions J. W. Lind sey stated yesterday that he had already approved the applications of Sol new in digent pensioners, 44 in the disabled class and 10 of the old class of widows. This makes a total of 904 new applica tions that have been approved. In addition to the foregoing the pen sion commissioner has already approv ed, as has beeu stated, the applications of 1,047 widows of the new class pro vided for under the act of the last legis lature, and known as indigent widows. It will be seen, therefore, that there are already nearly 2,000 new names to go on the pension list. From his past experience, and at the rate at which the applications are com ing in now, Commissioner Lindsey says that there will bo at least 500 more ap plications approved by Oct. 1 next, mak ing a total of about 2,500 new ones m addition to those alreadv on the rolls. $ays He Was Tortured. “I suffered such pain from corns I could hardly walk,” writes H. Robin son, Hillsboro, Ills., “but Buckleu’s Arnica Salve completely cured them.” Acts like magic ou sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns, boils, ulcers. Per fect healer of skin diseases and piles. Cure guaranteed by H. B. McMaster. 25 cents. tions during July amounting to 6 points in Georgia; 5 points in South Carolina, 2 in Alabama aud Mississippi and 8 in Virginia. On the other hand there was a decline of 19 points in Missouri, 15 iu Arkansas aud Tennessee and 13 in Ok lahoma and Indian Territory, 12 in Texas, 7 iu Florida, 4 in North Carolina and two in Louisiana. The impairment in condition is large ly due to drouth; but, in a portion of the eastern section of the cotton belt it is attributable to the prevalence ot exces sive rain during a large part of the month. While the condition in Missis sippi is 5 points above the state’s ten years’ average, every other state re ports a condition below such average, Virginia being 1, Louisiana 2, Alabama 3, Texas 7, Georgia 8, South Carolina and Florida 9, North Carolina 17, Ar kansas, Tennessee and Missouri 16 points below their respective ten year averages: Tne average of condition in rhe dif ferent states are reported as follows: Virginia, SO; North Carolina, 73; South Carolina, 75; Georgia, 78; Florida, 79; Alabama. 82; Mississippi, 88; Louisiana, 82; Texas, 74; Arkansas, 69; Tennessee, 70; Missouri, 71; Oklahoma, 78; Indian Territory, 79. $100— Hr. K. neicheon’s AuU-Diorctl* May be worth to you more than $100 if you havp a child who soils bedding from ineonte- nenee of w’ater during sleep. Cures old aud young alike. It arrests the trouble at once $1. bold by H. B. McMaster, Druggist, Ex-Congressman Paralyzed. Macon, Aug. 5.—News has been re ceived in this city that ex-Congressman James H. Blount, who represented this district iu congress for 20 years and who was sent to Hawaii by President Cleve land as commissioner at the time of the revolution in rhe island, has suffered a stroke of paralysis and is in a critical condition at his country home near here. Georgia’s First Bale. Albany, Ga., Aug. 7.—Georgia’s first bale of new crop cotton for the season of 1901-2 was brought to Albany and mar keted yesterday. It was from the farm of a Dougherty county negro. Deal Jackson, who was also last year’s first bale man for Georgia. The bale weighed 330 pounds and was classed as middling. It was sold on A. W. Muse & Co. ’s table for 10 cents per pound, the Georgia Cot ton company being the buyer. Wires Must Go Underground. Augusta, Aug. 6.—Au ordinance was introduced iu council last evening pro viding for underground wires. Under the terms of the ordinance wires in the fire limits, except trolley wires, are to be put under ground within 2 year3 from the date of passage. It was read for the first time, and goes over to the next meeting. John Must I’art With Cue. New York, Aug. 6.—An order issued by the head of the Chinese Reform as sociation calls upon all Chinamen in this country to remove their cues. It is said that upon members of the associa tion it wiii be more binding than an im perial edict from the hand of the em peror of China. It will affect several hundred Chinese in this city. Eruptions, cuts, burns, 9calds and sores of all kinds quickly healed by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Cer tain cure tor piles. Beware of coun terfeits Be sure you get the origi nal— DeWItl’s. h. b, McMaster. There is more ciuarrn In this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until thelast few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doc tors pronounced it a ioc-al disease, and pre scribed local remedies, and by constantl- fafling to cure with local treatment, pro nounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only con stitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea- spoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case It fails to cure. Send for circulars aud testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY * CO., J®*Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo, O The President Of the American Federation of La bor, Union 8,215, says: *T am usiDg your Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin myself and in my family, and find it does lots of good.—Yours truly, Geo. C. Campbell, Clinton, Iowa. Sold by h. b. McMaster, Waynes boro; R. Q. Bell, Milien, Peculiar Damage suit. Raleigh, Aug. 6.—A peculiar damage suit will be tried at Wilmington next week. R. M. Murray of that place sues the mayor and superintendent of health for $10,000 because the health officer moved Murray’s dangerously sick child from one room to another, having washed the child and reclothed it, and having disinfected the room it had oc cupied. It is said that the officials made a mistake in removing the child, as the intention was to remove another patient. Murray brings the suit on behalf of the child, who is 2 years old. In cases of cough or croup give the little one One Minute Cough Cure. Then rest easy and have no fear. The child will be all right in a little while. It never fails. Pleas ant to take, always safe, sure and almost instantaneous In efifeet. H. b. McMaster.