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ALBANY WEEKLY = VOL. 9. ALBANY, GA.. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1901. NO 12 MONEY IN CTLOCPES. On "Growers Have “Struck it Rich” This Season. The Crop Has Boon Disposed ol" at Fancy Prices, mid With Few tscf|" (ions the Growers Have Made liitr Money—M«uy Have Caught the ‘‘Cantaloupe Fever” and Want to Plant Next Year. The cantaloupe season in the Albany distrlot Is now nearly over and the growers are casting np their accounts for the ascertainment of profit or loss as the result of their operations. It is safe to say that very few grow ers, if any at all, will find the balanoe on the wrong side of their ledgers after the lust orate of fruit has been marketed and the final items of expense dis charged. The growers are about as sat- isfiod-lookiug a lot as might be found in a month’s searoh; and well may thoy be content. Most of the looul readers of the Her ald have hoard the stories that have been in circulation since the oommenoe- , ment of the shipping BeaBou for canta loupes. of fancy prioes rooeived for first cluss fruit. Some of the stories have been greatly exaggerated, of course, as is always tbe cose, but in the main they have been straight. This is not the first season in whioh the cantaloupe orop has been found profitable in this immediateeeotion. It has been planted for shipment from time to time in this and other South west Geofgia counties during the past decade, and has often yielded good re turns. Quite as frequently, however, it has proved a white elephant, and well nigh bankrupted unfortunate growers. But this year the growers "strnok it right.” The season was not altogether favorable, for early in the season the young crop passed through many vloissi- tudes. There were terrific rains and hard winds, while late oold weather contributed to the generally unfavor able conditions prevailing. But in spite of all this, the crop made satisfactory progress and matured bet ter fruit than is usually raised in south west Georgia. The crop was a short one, when considered as to the average nnmber of melons raised on an aore of ground, but for all that there were enough and to spare. There have been scores of commission men in and around Albany for three weeks past, and the rivalry between ithem has been sharp. Many of the igrowers have sold their loaded cars on the side tracks, preferring to take a cer tain profit without risk rather than con- isign to commission merchants in the eastern markets and take the many chances of loss such a course neoessarily entails. Those who have taken the chanoes :and shipped on consignment are the ones who have made the biggest profits, A refrigerator oar holdB 400 orates of •cantaloupes. The Southwest Georgia •article has been bringing in the big markets something like $4 per orate, makings oar lood worth $1,000. The lowest prioe we have heard of a oar of this season’s fruit bringing was $700, and that was an exceptional case Parties of a speculative turn have ibeen steady customers of the growers. They have bought loaded cars on the side tracks at from $700 to $1,000, ship ped them and sold them out with good profit. Good fruit has commanded as much as $2.50 per orate on the tracks here, but as long as it Bold for as much as $4 or more per crate in the markets there was a good margin of profit for .the speculators, There are lots of Albany business men and Dougherty county farmers who have made big inoney out of their can taloupes this season. For various rea sons, they do not like to tell exactly what their profits have been, but in many cases a pretty good idea may be formed from casual observation. One Dougherty oounty farmer planted 200 acres a short distance out from Al bany. parliPF who enjoyed exceptional fnoili ties for marketing oantaloupes and for gathering, packing and shipping. Those who are in position to know Btute that from his two-lmudred-ucre field he ship ped cantaloupes whioh sold for about $18,000. As the cost of making and marketing the orop could not have ex ceeded $6,000, it may safely bo assumed that the net profits in tliiB particular case wero cot less than $12,000. Another "oity farmer” has already shipped from a thirty-acre patch fifteen hundred orates, and has sold lovery one of them for good money. Other casos of a similar nature could be cited. With one or two exceptions the growers are away "ahead of the hounds,” and are about as happy as successful operations oan make men. It is predioted that a record breaking acreage in cantaloupes will be planted next year, many parties having been heurd to declare that they propose to make large plantings. Such, however, will hardly prove the oaso. No crop raised In the south re quires as much nursing us the cantaloupe, and only those who have had large ex perience in raising It for tbe market can hope to grow it successfully. It is bus- ooptible to every change of weather, and is so tender that wipds qniokly bruise and ruin the vines unless they are cared for by experienced hands. It is safe to say that nine tenths of those who plant cantaloupes next year with out having had large previous experience will come out of the little end of the horn at the end of tbe season. Those who made money this year were backed oy experience for whioh they had paid dearly. Raising cantaloupes for market is a game in whioh the novioo will be beautifully “skinned." NEGROES LYNCHED NEGRO. It Was a Negro Affair Throughout—Victim Confessed. Memphis, Tenn., July 17.—A mob of two hundred negroes, late yesterday afternoon, lynohed Alexander Herman, of their own race, for the murder of Sallie Swoope, also a negro. He mur dered the woman on a plantation near Oourtland, Ala., and cremated the body. After his preliminary hearing the court bound him over to the criminal court. The negroes of the neighborhood clamored tor his life. The sheriff made an effort to escape on the west bound train, but the mob swarmed into the coaoh and took the prisoner. They carried him about a mile out of town, hanged him to a tree and riddled his body with ballets. On the way to the place of doom the man confessed he did the deed because the woman, whom he v. as anxious to marry , had rejected him and intended marrying another. After confessing the orime the negro spent his remaining moments in pray ing. WILL RE LYNCHED IF CAUGHT. HON. DDPONT GDERRT IN THE RICE FOR GOVERNOR. Hon. Dupont Gnerry, of Bibb county, will bo a candidate for gov ernor. He made the auuonucement yesterday. Mr. Gnerry was at Mt. Airy yesterday engaged in a case before Judge Emory Speer, and the Atlanta Journal sent him a telegram asking what he was going to do, now that Hon. P. G. duBignon had announced that he would not be a candidate. Mr. Gnorry’s reply was brief bnt to the point. It follows: " Mount Airy, Ga., July 17, 1901. “ To the Atlanta Journal : “ In answer to yours of to-day, I will say, first, I regret the retire ment of Mr. duBignon from such a cause. Socond, I will be a candidate. Am busy trying a case. Dupont Gukrry.” MAY BE 110,000 STRIKERS. President Shaffer Threatens to Call Out Workmen in All Union Plants of the United Steel Corporation. 74,000 MEN ALREADY OUT-STRIKERS FEEL CERTAIN OF VICTORY. Washington, D. O., July 10.—The following estimate by President Shaffer, of the number of men nffeoted by the strike, is nearly anthentio: Amerioau Tin Plate Co., In the union mills, 21,000; In union mills and non-nnton, 22,000; American Steel Hoop Oo , nnion and non-union mills, 88,0001 American Sheet Steel Oo., nuion and non-union mills, 41,000. Total in union mills, 48,000; total In union and non-union mills, 74,000. President Shaffor also threatens to call ont the other nnion plants nnder direction of the United States Steel Corporation. This wonld re sult in oalling ont 48,000 other men, making in all over 110,000 men. Pittsburg, Pa., July 10.—President Shaffer and the man under him are greatly pleased with the strike situation. More men are Btill coming ont., and Shaffer hopes to have the three greatest mills in the world dosed very soon. Clerks and foremen are shearing plates left alone by the strikers. Shaffor predicts early vietdry. Hon. Fleming duBignon will not bo a caudldato for tho next Demooratio nomination for the governorship of Georgia. This announcement is definite and conclusive, and is made in tho Savan nah News this morning. Mr. dnBIg- non’s determination is based upon the dooision of his physician, Dr. Oharlos L. Danu, who Is one of the most promin ent specialists in New York, and under whose treatment Mr. dnBignon has beon tor the post year. Mr. dnBiguon loft Savannah a week ago for tho pur pose of consulting Dr. Dona, and de termined to be governed freely by hia physioian's advioe os to whethor or not he Bhonld enter the gubernatorial race. Ho has seen Dr. Dana, and the latter writes as follows: Hon. F. G. duBignon lias been nn- dor my observation and care for over a year. While his trouble is arrested and he is improved, he wonld seriously risk a relapse and permanent and serious loss of health if he entered into a stren uous life like that of politios.” This deoisiou at onoe determined Mr. duBignon’s conrse and ho has written to his law partner, saying, among other things: “Of conrse, Dr. Dana's opinion settles the matter, and I must put my guber natorial aspirations behind me, however keen the disappointment. I explained to Dr. Danu that my friends had been kind enongh to say that they would re lieve me of most pf the phyatoal labor of the campaign, bnt his opinion is that the mental anxiety and strain even without tho physioal work, would be very Injurious,'and that I mast decide Amalgamated Association Officials Are Sanguine of Success, and the Big Mills are Still Tied Fast. Wisconsin Farmers Quit Tbelr Fields to Pursue Woman’s Assailants. Portage, Wis., July 18.—The only reason there haB been no lynching here is that the two men who yesterday crim inaily assaulted Mrs. Fred Hodge as she was returning from a field cannot be captured. All the farmers are arming with gnns and pitchforks and chasing the guilty men, swearing to lynoh them if caught. ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE. They Demand Shorter Hours sad More Psy In Washington. Washington, D. O., July 18.—The electrioal workers of this district, strnok this morning for higher wages. They want $3.50 for eight hours instead of $8.00, the present scale. They also want doable pay for extra work. Master Quintard Wright, tbe bright yonngson of Rev. and Mrs. Ohas T. Wright, brought hia pet rat np to the Herald office this morning. It iB quite an interesting rodent, wearing a mixed ooat of dark brown and cream tint. It is quite tame, and ia a great pet for He had associated with him 1 Master Quintard and hie young friends. MINE FIREMEN IN WILKEBBARRE DISTRICT STRIKE, Wilkesbarre, Fa., July 18,—Tbe mine firemen went ont on striko th is moning in this distriot and 20,000 to 28,000 miners are thrown out of work. The miners had no grievances, neither are they on strike, bnt neoessarily the mines are olosed down because the firemen are ont. It iB said that other firemen will soon go ont and throw out a great number more of miners. BIG STRIKE IS STILL ON. MAY BE 25-GENT ASSESSMENT IN FEDERATION OF LABOR. Pittsburg, Pa., July 17.—The Amalgurnated Association officials are sanguine of sneoess. Thomas Flinn, the general organizer for the Amer ican Federation of Labor, called at headquarters this morning and offered anything tbe federation had to aid the strikers. Fe suggests that as the federation has 2,000,000 members, eaoh man he asked to give the Amalgamated Association 25 cents per week, making $2,000,000 per month, whioh would support every man out. -The Great Bar mill of the Ainerioan Steel Hoop Company olosed today at Mingo Junction, O. A sheet mill operated under the same roof, whioh gets its material from the Bar mill, will also have to olose. FORT? MINES CLOSED RV STRIKE OF FIEEHEN. Scranton, Pa., July 18.—A result of the stationary firemens' strike is that forty mines are closed and 25,000 men are ont. Many more col lieries will be olosed during the day. HE FOUGHT ROBBERS, INDIGNATION IN FINLAND And One of Tbera Lodged ■ Bullet |o His Shoulder Before Departing. Chicago, July 18.—Three robbers this mornipg attempted to hold up W. R. Miller, cashier of the elevated railway station at Hayne avenne and Lake Btreet. Miller was called immediately after the train had left and told to give np his money, revolvers being pointed at hie head. He duoked and drew his pistol, firing at the robbers. He then dropped with a ball in his shoulder. The midii then ran, and Miller says he wotmded one. On Account of Russian Order Destroying Last Vestige ef Finnish Liberty. Holsingsfers, Finland, Jnly 17.— Groat indignation has boon caused here by an order taking away the last ves tige of {Finnish liberty. The order dis solve the separate Finland army and merges it with tbe Russian army, the change to go into effeot in 1008. OUT OF POLITICS. HON. F. 0. DUBIUNON WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE POR GOVERNOR. between invalidism and politics. This opinion leaves me no other alternative than to have the announcement defi nitely made that I will not be a candi date for Governor., It Is the doolston of my physioian, rather than my own oon olnsion. I would not make any an nouncement in referenoe to the matter this early, were it not for the fact that delay would he unjast to the over whelming sentiment in South Georgia whioh has orystalizednpou the idea that this seotlon of the state should name tbe next Governor of Georgia. 'For more than a year I have been receiving a moat oordlal assurauco of support, not sniy from North Gergia, but from almost every county In South Georgia, and had I'annonnoed as a can didate, I believe I would have carried practically the whole of Sonth Georgia. Sentiment in onr seotion of the state has never Centered as strongly os it is now upon the idea that Bonth Georgia Bhonld nnite npon a candidate who is really a Sonth Georgian. I should have prefer red to wait before making this an nouncement of my conclusion, bnt felt that it was doe my friends and the sec tion of the state in whioh I live that they be made acquainted with the situa tion so that they might act accordingly “My name has been mentioned so often in conneotlon with this offloe that I wish it already understood that this is personally a great disappointment to me. I am out of politios, exoept to work and vote in the ranks of the party. I will, of course, resign my position as ohairman of the State Demooratio Com mittee in due time," The resignation of Ohairman duBig non will make Hon. E. T. Brown hlf successor on the etate committee. Mr. Brown ie now vice ohairman, and upon the resignation of Mr. dnBignon will assume at onoe the dnttes of the chair manship until the state committee eleots a snooessor, and the probability ia that Mr. Brown will be eleeted by the com mittee to the chairmanship. MYSTERIOUS DROWNING m The ah ol sell. Defease. The popular idea expressed in tbe phrase, “the art of self-defense, v allows the opinion that the chief enemies a man has to defend hitneelf from are visible and external. But the real danger of every man ia from minute and often in visible foes. In the air we breathe and the water we drink are countlese minute organisms leagued against the health of the body. The one defense against these enemies Is to keep the blood pure. Dr. Pierce'* Golden Medical Discovery thoroughly m purifies the blood, removing poisonous 1 When the substances and accretions. blood is pure there U no harborage for the germs of disease which find a lodg ing only when the blood Is impure and corrupt. "I consider year 'Golden Medical Discovery' ne of the best mcdltfue* on the face of tu* wth," writes Mr. Win. Floetcr, of Rcdoak. ~o., lowr “*”*-*’- **- m ago, am outd go cine, trl all tbe relier they could g pocket-book lighter. I I Pierce's Golden Medical bottles without relief. I i. n iu. iwm, ui n Montgomery Co., Iowa. •While is the westjthffWMr the horrors ! suffered cannot be told in word - - ... jth> In my Mood and be told In words, I tried different rerent doctors, bnt tn« was to make ray --- began taking L.. x Discovery. Took four, bottles without relief Kept taking it. X took in all ten bottles and got entirely cured." Dr. Picrcs's Pleasant Pellets cum con stipation. STIR IN THE NAVY OVER THIRD VOLUME OP MCLAY’S HIS. TORY OP THE U. S. NAVY. .883 nBa The Book Mikes Vicious Attack on Rear Ad miral Schley, and Accuses Him of Coward ice oa the Occasion of tho Battle ot Sun- tla|o—Facts Denied and Suppressed. "Washington, July 18.—Naval oirrlca are Intensely aroused over the third volume of “MaoLay's History of the United States Navy,” whioh ia used aa a text book at- the Annapolis naval academy. The first two volumes are impartial. Tbe third,prints the story of the battle of Santiago Bay in a false manner, abus ing and losing no opportunity to Injure Bear Admiral Sohley. The book oharges Sohley with being a coward at the battle of Santiago, and takes hear say evidence and uses It as perfect troth, Foote favoring Sohley are refuted, de nied and suppressed, and the book says- the Brooklyn went into the fight agalnatt the wish of Admiral Sohley. • ■ i liMir 0 ■r;'m FIERCE FLORIDA STORM. 01 Two Boys Who Were Bathing 1$ a Pool With Forty Others. Gloversville, N. Y„ July 17.—Al though 40 people were in the water in a swimming pool here this morning, two boys, Harry Gohrman and Calvin Mille, wero drowned, and the faot was not known until a diver struck one of the bodieB. Mystery surrounds the drown- ings. Several Uvea Loai and Mach Damage Done • Near Tallahassee. Savannah Nowh Special. • Tallahassee, Fla., Jnly 17.—Advices. rooeived here state that in the oountry near this oity, daring a heavy eleotoloal storm late yesterday afternoon, heavy, lose of life and property resulted. Lightning struok the house of Oapt. A, G. Spiller and did considerable dam age. John Henderson, colored, who was near, was knooked senseless, hia shoes being turn from his feet. Ho will probably recover, A house oc cupied by a colored family- neqr this place was completely wreokod. One of the girl ohildren waa instantly kill ed while lowering the windows, and one of the male inmates was so.badly shock ed that he died daring the night. On the plantation of Gen, Patriok Houston, two negro women In the-house of one of the tenants were instantly killed. The storm lasted for two hours and a num ber of houses were badly damaged. The storm is described as the most destruc tive to life and property of any that over visited this eeotion. gggB Si yf«§l ' Hi " ■! I STORM IN BIRMINGHAM. OPENED INFERNAL MACHINE GEN. ISAAC HERWOOD Toledo, 0„ July 16,—General Isaao Herwood denies the report that he is to be the candidate to head the proposed Bryan ticket la this state, And Had a Hand Blown OH—New York Clerk's Misfortune. New York, July 18.—John 3. Kleok, a olerk in the office of the Brooklyn board of publio works, this morning re ceived a/queer package through the mail. When he and Edward Sohrbeder opened the box It suddenly exploded, , Bohroeder'a right hand was blown off, account of the flooded The police are investigating the oaee. danger of One Man Killed by Lightning nnd Slreel Cnr Synlem Tied Up. Birmingham, Ala., July 18. A heavy rain storm struck this city last night, oaitslng considerable damage. A saloon near the rolling mills was strnok by lightning: Pete Oroley, a laborer, was instantly killed, and a man standing near him was knocked uenseless. The entire st*ee$ oar syett city was tied np for nearly a