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Iky an ad. i-n the timesi
t A Bio, Au. Will
Sell Youn Goods:
It attracts new customers and holds j
the old ones. People will forget you
and your goods if you dou’t constantly
“jog their memory.”
A Little An. Will
Bring back your stray animal,
fi ad a purchaser for your house and lot,
horse and buggy, or any thing else.
TRY AN AT). IN THE TIMES!
4TTHE ATLANTA SHOW
Uncle Sam’s Part of the Pro¬
gram Nearly Complete.
THE MEN WHO WILL BE IN 0HARGS
By the End of tho Week They Will Ho Oa
tho Ground* aud Begin Arranging th*
DiaplHj' In P< rmnnoat 1‘lnoc—Nearly Ev
ery Department Has Already Prepared
the Exhibit It Will .Make.
Washington, July 30. — Elaborate
preparations are being made at most of
the government departments to furnish
adequate exhibits at tho Atlanta expo
sition. From the geological survey a
large number of specimens of va! uable
precious metals aud minerals will be
sent iu well protected cases,
The work in Washington on the ag
ricultural department exhibits will be
completed at th) end of the
There wiil.be 15 carloads in all, half of
which aro already on the way. The
exhibits of ornithology, mammalology,
pantomology, the bureau of animal in
dustrv, the division of publication and
the weather bureau were shippod from
hero Monday.
Chairman Dabney, of the government for
board of management, will leave
■„ .tlanta at the end of the week, when
the offices of the board will bo estub
lished there.
The following have been detailed to
take charge of the respective bureau
exhibits of the agricultural department: W.F.
C. R. Dodge, fiber investigations;
Tomlinson, agricultural museum; P. H.
Dorsett, vegetable pathology; Dr. A. K.
Fisher, ornithology and mammalology;
William C. Langdou, Jr., agricultural
soils; Professor B. E. Fornow, forestry;
^* A. Taylor, pomology; Dr. C F.
Dawson, bureau of animal industry; E.
A. Preble, ornithology and mammalol
ogy; Professor C. F. Marviu, weather
bureau; G. H. Hicks, botany; D. W.
Coquihtt, entimology; J. ‘A. Pieters,
botany; George B. Sudworth, forestry;
Amanda Newton, wax worker.
Now Englander* Comlnjr.
Atlanta, July 30.—The New Eng¬
land Cotton Manufacturers’ association
has accepted the invitation of the Cot¬
ton States and International Exposition
company to visit Atlanta in October.
The party will consist of several hun¬
dred, including the most prominent
cottonmill men iu New England. Some
of them will bring members of their
families.
The recent movement of cotton mills
south and the building of large England cotton
mills, both by local aud New
capital, has stirred up great interest in
Now England concerning soutnern cot
■ ton indus tries ;—They expect to see a
great deal of special interest- in the
Georgia manufacturers’ building, in
which the best products of the cotton
mills of Georgia will be exhibited.
ON THE HUNT.
The Florida Athletic Club Not So Sure of
a Fight Iu TcX'ts.
San Antonio, July 30.— A private
telegram was received hero from one of
the officers of the Florida Athletic club
inquiring as to the feasibility of pull¬
ing off the Corbott-Fitzsimmons battle
tie in Mexico, just across the border
from Laredo or Eagle Pass, Tt-x. The
club desired to know what facilities in
tho matter of transportation could be
afforded by railroads leading to the bor¬
der.
The latter question was immediately
taken up by telegraph with tlie rail¬
roads, aud it is believed a satisfactory
guarantee as to rates and transporta¬
tion facilities will be given by the pas¬
senger departments of the roads con¬
cerned.
It is believed that the outspoken atti
tudo of Governor Culberson towards
the proposed po* .pugilistic carnival pre¬
cludes all ifiy.Uty of its taking place
at any place in Texas.
GEORGIA VETERANS,
They Must lie Mighty I’oor to Get Any of
the State** Uounty.
Atlanta, July 30.—A special from
Macon says:
Under tho pension law passed at the
last session of tho legislature there
were 90 ex-confederate soldiers appli¬
cants in Bibb county. Ordinary Wiiey
duly forwarded them to the pension de¬
partment at Atlanta. He has received
the names of those who have been al¬
lowed pensions, aud also the names of
those whose applications have been dis¬
allowed. Forty-one were allowed aud
49 disallowed.
To bo entitled to a pension the appli¬
cant must show that by reason of his
“age and poverty, infirmity and pover¬
ty, or blindness and poverty,” he is un¬
able to support himself by his own ex¬
ertions or labor.
GREAT INJUSTICE.
Planters Had Negotiated Thidr Kounty
Scrip and Innocent Purchasers Suffer.
Washington, July 27.—“There is a
phase of ths sugar bounty question that
is not generally people given the weight of it the de¬
serves among outside
ranks of those who are recipients of the
bounty, said Senator Blanchard of
Louisiana.
“Planters, depending on the word of
the government as expressed by con¬
gress, have put up their sugar bounty
certificates as collateral for loans and
these certificates are now in the hands
of innocent parties. The banks have
accepted them and the greatest injustice
is now being done by the holding back
of the payments.”
Tennessee’* Centennial Director General.
Nashville, July 30.—Major E. C.
Lewis, of this city, has been elected di
rector general of the Tennessee ceuten
uial exposition, which will be held ia
1898. He Is a prominent business man,
and the manager of the Sycamore Pow
der Mi!l3 company.
Frominent Tennesseean Dea l.
Washington, July 30.—Robert K.
Gillespie of Gallatin, Tena., chief Qf
the public land division in the land
office, died during the night of appen
dioltisi
Vol. IV.
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS
lieport of the Situation Iu the South for
the Week Ending July 39.
Chattanooga, July 3d—The Trades¬
man, in its review' of the industrial sit¬
uation of the south fer the week end¬
ing July 23, says that the usual mid¬
summer dullness among industries is
not at all in evidence this year, hut on
the contrary they are more active than
for two years, especially the iron, tex¬
tile and lumber industries.
Reports from all over the south lumber, indi¬
cate an increasing demand for
but no advance in prices. The iron
foundries, mills and furnaces all over
the south are busy, and new furnaces
that h ;vo been out of blast for four
years are resuming. Iron is stiff at
present quotations. There have been
several advances in wages during the
week, chiefly among textile plants!
Reports from Alabama indicate a re¬
vival of interest in gold operations, and
the purchase of several ■abandoned gold
mines by new companies that will work
them extensively.
Among the 30 new industries report¬
ed for the week, the most important
are as fellows:
A $-75,000 cotton compress at Bir¬
mingham, Ala., extensive mines to be
opened near Birmingham, Ala , and
Montreal, Ark., a mining and smelting
company, capital, $101,000, organized
at Little Rock, Ark , aud the Hope Oil
and Dalinting company, capital $100,
000, at Hope, Ark. The Standard Cot¬
tonseed company has been chartered at
Little Rock, Ark., with a capital pol¬ of
$100,000, a $50,000 metal a, d stove heel
ish manufacturing compan • at Yv
iug, W. Va., a $100,000 sower pipe aud
drain tile factory will bo built at
Eimendorf, Tex., and a $20,000 oil mill
at Williamston, N. C. Two cotton
mills will be built at Greensboro, N. U.,
with a capital of $200,000 each, a 10,000
spindle mill at Lnmberton, N. C., and
one to cost $(10,000 at Salisbury, N. O.
Woodworking plants will be estab¬
lished at New Orleans, La., Gum Neck,
N. C., and Georgetown, & C.
Among the enlargements are: Plan¬
ing mills at Cog Hill, Tenn., and Glen
Easton, W. Va., cotton mills at Knox
vilio, Tenn., aud Raleigh. N. O., and a
lumber mill at Chester, S. O.
The list of new buildings include a
$100,000 business house at Evergreen,
Ala., one to cost $140,000 at Louisvillo,
Ky., and another to cost $12,000 in
Knoxville, Tenn.; a $50,000 church at
Atlanta, Ga , a $90,000 courthouse at
Paris, Tex., and a j.vil at Edna, Tex ;
a residence to cost $20,000 will be erect
ed at Thomasville. Ga., one to cost $25, -
000 at Victoria, Tex., and $.'5,000 school
buildings at Abbeville, Ala.
SMITH’S CAMPAIGN CLOSED.
The Secretary's Speech at Cortlela Con¬
cluded Ills Tour Through Georgia.
Cordele, July 27. —Secretary of the
Interior floko Smith concluded his
brief tour of tho state iu tho interest of
•‘sound money” by addressing a large
crowd of people, gathered here from all
over south Georgia. Abbeville,
Trains from Americas,
Vienna, Columbus aud Albany brought
in crowds of excursionists during tire
morning and they fairly overflowed tho
little city.
Extraordinary preparations bad boon
made by the committees of the Cordele
“Sound Money” league, however, and
the visiting thousands were promptly
handled and well entertained.
A monster barbecue aud several hun¬
dred watermelons were provided where¬
with to feed the multitude, and during
the morning hours the scene was oue of
festivity. The speaking took place iu
the open air.
Congressman Livingston of tho Fifth
congressional district delivered an ad¬
dress in the afternoon, taking the op¬
posite side of the question from that
occupied by Mr. Smith.
Colonel Livingston’s ready wit and
pointed arguments iu favor of the cause
of “free silver” made his speech ex¬
ceedingly interesting and it is no exag¬
geration of facts to say that he divided
equally the honors of the day with his
distinguished antagonist.
A FAMOUS FIGHTER.
Gui'rrittiv Wunfcs Too Much For a Little
Exhi bition Work, Not Dangerous.
City of Mexico, July 27 —Guerrit ta,
a famous Spanish bullfighter, has been
in correspondence with friends here re¬
garding the prospect of his giving per¬
formances in this capital. Ho intimat¬
ed that ho might consent to go to At¬
lanta in October. His terms are higher
than Patti's as he asks $50,000 for each
performance. This would require au
entrance fee of $25.
No oue seems willing to accept his
terms aud make a contract, as five per¬
formances would cost $250.00), although
beyond question he is tho finest espada
(swordsman) iu the world.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
Another Party of Pilgrim* Crashed to
Death Iu Railroad Cars.
Paris, July 27.—Further details have
been received here from St. Brieuc in
regard to the wreck of the train crowd¬
ed with pilgrims Banray. returning The from the
shrine of Sf. accident, it
appears, was due to the derailment of
the engine. Twenty-four cars were
thrown on top of each other and six of
them were completely wrecked.* There
was a terrible scene just after theuisas
ter.
Twelve mutilated corpses have been
extricated from the ruin3 and 50 persons
were injured. Of this number, 20 are
seriously injured.
The Height of Iuliuixi mity.
Chattanooga, July 27, — Melissa
Ray, a white woman, is in jail hero and
will have to answer for the death of her
own offspring, an Wednesday, infant. She leaving went
away from home
her baby alone in the house, where it
remained for over 24 hours without any
attention. A neighbor discovered the
little one, covered with flies aud eaten
by vermin aud rescued it, but too late;
the best efforts to save its life were of
no avail and it died in a few hours,
Deputy Marshal Killed a Sheriff*
SgRGENT, Ky., July 30.— AtCoobnru,
y a _ j Sainnol May, deputy United Stater
nialra hal, shot and killed Mr. Nash,
The jail at Wise Courthouse is being
guarded to prevent the lynching of
m ay, i
r 2 71 Cl
fl u
7.
Statesboro, Bulloch County. Georgiy figday. Am>\ 1,181)5.
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BETTER PROTECTION.
Agricultural, Commercial and
Other Interests Warned.
THE WEATHER BUREAU ACTIVE.
Forecast* Will Be Sent Out Upon tho Ap¬
proach of Danger to Any Section of the
Couutry aud the Interest Most Endan¬
gered Will Be Spvol.tUy Warned—Rapid
Rise of Itivers Watched.
Washington, July 31.—Active meas¬
ures are being taken by the weather
bureau to provide special protection to
agricultural, commercial aud all other
property interests liable to be injuri¬
ously affected by unusually severe con
ditious of weather.
Chief Moore, of the bureau, has di
rooted all weather station chiefs to pre¬
pare lists of streot railway superintend¬
ents, general managers of railroads, su¬
perintendents of railroad telegraph
lines, and like officials of largo property
interests to whom warnings of expected
occurrence of unusual weather condi¬
tions will ba sent.
Reports will also be made to the bu¬
reau as to the location and character of
interests most liable to injury by partic¬
ular kinds of weather during different
seasons in order to give information for
official forecasts of greatest protection
to such interests.
Officials assigned to prepare forecasts
for states aud territories have been di¬
rected to familiarize themselves with
the river systems in their territory so
as to bo able to make an accurate fore¬
cast of the movement of floods, waves
aud of the stages of the water at differ¬
ent river stations in the event of threat¬
ened floods.
BEGGING FOR MARIE.
Italians of lloaton Petition New York**
Governor For Clemency to a Worn in.
Boston, July 31. —Over 500 citizens
of Italian birth assembled iu Faueuil
hall for tho purpose of preparing a me
moral to Governor Morton in behalf of
Mario Barbareri, who is condemned to
death for the murder of her alleged
betrayer.
Antouio M&tmamo presided, and on
the platform were scores of influential
Italians of this city. Tho following
telegram was sent to Governor Morton:
We implore your clemency, aud nsk for
commutation of the death sentence of
Marie Barbareri to imprisonment for life,
and also that you use your influence to
obtain a new trial.
MRS. SPiVEY ACQUITTED,
Slic Is Not Guilty of tiiS Murder of Her
Husband, Said the Judge.
Birmingham, Aia., July 31.—A spec¬
ial from Montgomery says: Mrs. Spiv¬
ey, who has baon ou preliminary trial
for the past two days, charged with the
murder of hor husband, tho shoe clerk
wlio died suddenly iu tnis city about a
month ago, was found not guilty by
tho justice of the poac3.
The verdict was received with cheers,
and several ladies present rushed up
and embraced Mrs. Spivey most affec¬
tionately. It was with difficulty that
the room was sufficiently cleared to en¬
able her to make her way out a free
woman.
A Despondent Photographer.
San Francisco, July 3i.—H. H. Ed¬
wards, a travelling photographer, who
came to this city from Los Angolas last
Saturday, poisoned his wife aud two
children aud then committed suicide.
The older child, a giri of 4 years, recov¬
ered, but the bodies of the other three
members of the family were found in
their room. The tragedy was the result
of Edwards’ inability to support his
family.
To Pay the lleds Their Money.
Washington, July 31.— Treasury offi¬
cials are making preparations for the
first payment to the Nez Perce Indians
in Idaho, of tho $000,000 due them un¬
der treaty for ceded lands. The war¬
rants aro now being mado out-, aud it
is expected that during of the first week
in August the first lot them will be
sent to the agent of the Nez Perce for
distribution among the members of the
tribe.
A Ju.lge I>i»re(j:ird» the ♦•itatoolf..**
St. Louis, July 31.—Judge David
Murphy, of the court of criminal cor¬
rection, gave William Coleman, negro,
three months iu the workhouse for
snatching a pocketbook Under from a woman
ou the street. tho statute of
Missouri the offenso is felony, punisha¬
ble by five years in the penitentiary.
Judge Murphy decides that Coleman’s
offense is petit larceny.
These Strikers In Earnest.
Newark, N. J., July 31.—Striking
garment workers to the number of CoQ
made a sbop-to-shop canvass, gathering
recruits at every call. The number of
strikers will probably be increased to
800, when every shop will probably bo
closed. They demand a weekly salavy
with 59 hours’ work and no task sys¬
tem before they will give iu.
Killed While Jumping Cara.
Savannah, July 31.—Frank G. Kent,
a young white boy of 1-3, wa3 run over
aud killed by a freight train on the Sa¬
vannah, Florida and Western railroad,
lie was trying to steal a ride aud lost
his hold. His father is a boilermaker
in the shops of the road.
An Oklahoma Man Murdered.
Stillwater, July SI.—Sanford Dun
can, a prominent citizen of this place,
was found murdered on the Arkansas
river bank . , near *1 the line of the Pawnee pa,, rilAfl
reservation. There is no clue to the
murderer...*
_____
Got What Thry Wanted.
Cleveland, O., July 81.—Tlio coal
heavers ou the fueling docks ett nek for
higher wages. A settlement was
once ina de by granting au increase of 1
cent per ton.
THROUGH THE SOUTH.
tbort Stories of Hipp.nlns* Luring (h
Course ol ttia We k. V
Th« Two Carolina!. ,
The fifth cotton factory thisjycar S. has
just been organized at Columbia, C.
The new cotton mill! to NO.,ire oosci$180,000
to bo built at Concord, hegifi now
assurod. Work will at tach.
The South Carolina Allianccfhrc hold
ing a meeting at Tirzah this week. It
is the regular annual encampment.
Governor Carr offered $300 reward
for tho incendiaries -who bnjrued the
mill of G. W. Crouley at Leucfr, N. V.
Contracts have been made for tho de¬
livery of material at Concord, N.O,, foi
another cotton mill, the thiqd under
way there.
A negro who is thought to bo tho one
who shot Mr. S. G. Lewis at Hardee
villo, S. C., last Friday night, .has been
arrested at Denmark, S. O.
Louis Bennett, charged with au as
sault upon a little negro girl at Ander¬
son, S. O., was found guilty ami sent
to tho chaiugaug for 20 days. Tho ne¬
groes are mad.
Arthur Tucker, who killed a negro
prisoner loft handcuffed in his charge
by au officer who went in search of an
other offender, ia Montgomery county,
N. C., has fled to Mexico.
N. Dr. W.W. committed Spruills suicide, of HiUyardstown. it bbiaict,
O., to
escape prosecution upon a very serious
charge made agaiust him by a respocta
bio married lady in the neighborhood.
Near Pinoy creek, Alleghany county,
N. O., a white man named Roberts
wont to sleep in the woods. Ho was
scon by Floyd Cox, who crept, up and
shot him dead. Cox took $190 from the
body and fled.
At Columbia, S. C., John C. Burton
attacked Constable John H. McOasklli,
who was trying another to keep peace who between
Burton aud man were
fighting, with a dangerous looking
knife. McCaskill shot his assailant
dead aud the coroner's jury justified
him.
Georgia Gleanings.
Georgo Brooks, sent from Georgia to is
the Ohio prison for counterfeiting,
dead.
The Goorgia State Horticultural so¬
ciety is iu convention at Cuthbsrt this
week.
Joel Hurt, who organized tho'Consol
idated Street Railway system of Atl m
ta, has resigned the presidency of the
company.
Congressman H. G. Turner of Goor
gia, with his son and daughter, Henry
fl^otSh thiS *** “
tom tour through Europe. Europe. . ..
Ras Shine, a Dooly county^»»ro, ,-Jiof is
in jail at Vienna, Uf Ga., .....»# cb' with
poisaj iuiff almost i gj rf . *■«-., Against
said to be eouemsivo
him. i
Active stops are beiug taken to mark
tho historic spots in and around Atlan
ta, aud the lines of battle occupied fighting by
both armies during the heavy
iu 1884.
A now camp of confederate veterans
has baeh organized at Savannah, Lafayette Ga., Ms
which will be known as
Laws Camp No. 590 United Con fedorrue
Veterans.
Joe Williams, the youth who is charg¬
ed with killing Night Watchman Wy
lie at East Point, Ga.. lias been adjudg
ed insane and will be sent to the asy¬
lum at Millodgeville.
The Athens, (Ga.,) cotton mills which
have been running for some time at a
cut of 10 per cent in employes’ wages
announce a restoration of former rates
to take place in September.
The Merchants’ bank of Rome, Ga,
which suspended several mouths ago,
has reopened for business with H. T.
Iaman, an Atlanta capit tliu, as presi¬
dent, aud a strong local directory.
A collision on the Central railroad,
near Davisboro, Ga„ caused by ;he fail¬
ing to understand orders regarding an
extra, resulted iu the serious injury oi
Engineer Urquhardt and Flagman
Richardson.
Florida In Drlef.
At Tallahassee, the -charging'Staff¬ coroner^ 'jury
has returned a verdict tho
ord with the murder of Adams
boys.
David, and Jasper Haven, brothers,
of Westville, Fla., had a difficulty over
n settlement and the former stabbed
and killed the latter. Tho slayer es¬
caped.
Three negroes who had escaped from
jail at Jacksonville, Fia., being sur¬
prised by a posse while in hiding <m the
beach, jumped into the ocean and
drowned, rather than return to prison.
W. W. Driggers shot and killed R
T. Dowling, tax collector of Bradford
county, Fia., bscauso ho fanoied that
Dowling had influenced Both Driggers’ lived son iu
to leave home. men
Lake Butler, Fla.
E. J. Triay, former state treasurer
aud oil inspector of Florida, has brought
suit against Tho Times*Union at J«}ck
sonviile for libel, assessing damages a‘
$10,000, on account of publications made
about Mr. Triay during the recent city
campaign.
Ain bn itt-ii Short Note*,
Judge Dale, probate judge of Bibb
county, Ala., is dead.
A special from Mobile sayls; John B,
Gaunt of Garden Grove, La, commit¬
ted suicide iu this city by testing mor
phiue.
Five per cent 20 yeas bonds of the
citv of Montgomery, Ala., sold Monday
at 103 1 2. A Cincinnati concern pur
chased reorganization them. of the SaVitihah, \L&~
The
Americas and Montgomery raj'.roal,
under the name of the Georgia and A1
abama railroad was effected at Mont-
6 Qmcr T Ala *
Jo® ^usk, „
man, died from over-exe* ti$>a a few
(lay* afro, while running a race against
a wagon hauling a party gathan^g. of detonates
to a county Sundayschoo!
Another movement is on foot foT an
other big free silver demonstratiOh in
south, this time at Cn minghhiu,
Uuriug the month of Novcn|licr
has been set for the time, au l -truMNill
will include people who favor tho white
metal, regardless of party afiifrjiuou^
RESULTS OF THE RIOT.
Ten Negro Miners Now In the
Birmingham Jail.
ANOTHER CAPTURE 13 REPORTED,
Tile Trouble Which Cost Two Alabama
OiUpers Tlmir Lives ami Resulted In the
Death of Severn! Negroes Had Been
lire Wins For a Long Time and Requir¬
ed Little to Start It Up.
Birmingham, July 31.—The sheriff’s
posse lias returned from Brooksido, tho
scene of the riot, bringing with them
ten negro rioters who had been arrest¬
ed, two having been rescued from en¬
raged white minors after ropes had
been placed aboat their necks, prepara¬
tory to hanging them. Half a dozen
officers were left at the scene to arrest
tho rioters and prevent further trouble.
Investigation shows that the negroes
whom Deputies Woods aud Baxter
went to arrest wore entrenched in a
ditch, being strongly reinforced, their and
poured a murderous fire from the
cover, shooting down the officers at
first volley. Reinforcements came to
the whites,bat the negroes never consed
firing until their ammunition was woods, ex¬
hausted. Then they fl id to the
the whites in pursuit.
found Throe and dead wounded. negroes aro One reported
one woman
is among the rioters arrested. Half a
dozen women took part iu the riot. All
is quiet now.
Trouble between tho white and black
miners einnloyod by tho Sloss company
at Brooksido has boon brewing for some
time. There has always been ill feel¬
ing between the two races, aud it need¬
ed but the first shot to bring on a fight.
The trouble which precipitated a
deadly combat, in which two brave
officers lost their lives, was brought
about by the discharge from the employ
of the Sloss company of a negro named
Diggers, who remained about tho place,
making threats. H) refused to leave
the company’s premises aud a warrant
was sworn out for his arrest for tres¬
passing. Deputy Sheriff Wood and
Special Deputy Joel Baxter approached went to ar¬
rest Riggers. As they Dig¬
gers fired upou them with a Winchester
rifle. ■
A bullet passed through Wood’s head
and another through bis heart, killing
him instantly. Baxter was mortally
wounded, but was able to get back to
a “ d « ivo tho al:u ;il\ Th 5
W.ut) mini ii, at once , orgam-xi am
The hiKtS&k ’ had called BaA in
a uamber of bis uo , ro f ri(mtli , as
goou the two parties met a pitched
battle resulted, w7>ds. the uo$roes finally fleo
uig-fo fhs
Not Miieli Nat dud to Mart Trouble.
Nashville, July 31.— A special to
Tho Banner from Birmingham, Ala.,
says: This morning, Jim Bridges, one
of the alleged leaders of tho negroes in
the Brooksido . riot, was seen in the
woods near Brookside, aud Deputies
Cole aud Jones pursued him Ho and offered cover¬
ed him with Winchesters.
a-littlo resistance, but was finally cap¬
tured. Lynching was talked of but
was not attempted. littlo work Brookside
There is but at
today, and the 700 or 800 white miners
and the blacks aro discussing single last
night’s affair in groups. A pis
tol shot would precipitate ammunition moro serious has
trouble. All possible
been centered at Brookside in case of
another attack.
FRANCE AS A MARKET.
American Product* That Arc In Demand
In That Country.
Washington,' July 31.— The bulletin
of the agricultural department on
Franco as a market for Americau pro¬
ducts has bean issued. It shows that
tho area under vineyard cultivation iu
France has been gradually 1S75 decreasing 1895.
during the 20 years from to
This is mainly due to the abandonment
of vineyards iu districts where the rav¬
ages ot the phyioexora have made wine
growing profitable. remarkable falling
There has been a
off in tho production of wine during
the period 1879 to 1893 inclusive, but
the good effect of restocking affected
vineyards with American vines became
apparent in t$9», when the production gallons,
again rose to 1,030,000,000
which exceeds the average production
during the ten years 1881-1194 by 238,
000,000. Since 1880 the imports of wine
into Franco have been largely in excess
of the expire'» and the home consump¬
tion of wine is enormous.
The bulletin quotes a semiofficial
statement showing th it the number ot
cotton spindles in Franco is 5,(’00,000
and gives the following estimate of cot
ton spindles in the various European
countries, standing agaiust 15,700,000
estimated for 1894 in the United States:
E-t mated Belgium, 1,250,000; Switz¬
erland, 1,200,000; Austria, 4,000,080;
Russia, 5,800,000. Kingdom, 1.3,841,062;
Official— United j-L
Prussia, 1,844.250; A Lac orraine, 1,-
400,000; B. varia, l, 165,63d; Saxony, 1,-
835! 4>7; YVarteinbnrg, -135,835; Baden,
184.
THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
prominent Soutit Carolina L a Ier< Who
Will lie CAitilUlnto For the Convention.
Columbia, July 31.—Among the re¬
formers whose elections are conceded
as nominees or olcctiou to tho cousti-.
tutiouai convention are: Senators lilt
man aud Irby, Governor Evans, ex
ix orer nor Shepard, Congressman Stokes
flnd Talbert, Lieutenant Governor Tim
Oilman- merman and ex Congressman George
The vote over the state was light.
—~ ~
Alien wm Go »&(«• Congrrw
v senator , Allen A .. . has
Omaha, Jmy 31.—
mailed r-nether letter to tho secretary
of the interior regarding the recent
oou^ressional committee investigation
- ir 1 v-nii-'r, in which he rcitoratei form
er c - iUV .^ c3 asl q declares hi» intention ot
jiisistiiig upon by a full and thorough in- he
y eit igati 0 n congress as soon as
cm get jhg ig £>$ C embgr.
No. 10.
GENERAL SUMMARY,
Condition of the Different CropA^Thrca^L*
out the stato.
| With COHN. weeks of
I oao ortwo inoro sea¬
sonable weather in the northern part of
the state, Georgia will harvest tho
largest corn crop ovor rna do within her
borders.
Iu almost every county in the stato
the crops is as good as the land can
make. The only disasters have boon
some local hailstorms, aud tho over¬
flowing and destruction of some of the
river aud creek bottoms iu different
sections during the latter part o£ Juno
and the first of July. In south and
southeast Georgia many farmers have
put the laud, from which tho oat crop
was takou, into “Mexican June” corn,
which at this timo promises a good
yield. This is a very white ooru, most
excellent for bread aud hominy, and
much liked by tho people of that part
of tho state. This large corn crop,
flanked aud supported as it is, by large
crops of hay, syrup, meat, fruits, oto.,
convinces mo that Georgia farmers are
at lust bogiuuing to travel tho road that
leads to prosperity, independence aud
comfort.
Let ns continue aud increase our
efforts in this direction, striving harder
and harder each yoar to cut looso from
our thraldom to cotton until wo raise
everything that we consume within our
own borders and thus achieve absolute
independence.
Corn aud meat for sale, raised by
Georgia farmers, have ceased to be ob¬
jects of curiosity on the streets of our
towns, aud I Uopo by another year the
importation of these articles will have
entirely ceased.
COTTON.
There has been somo gain iu the con¬
dition of this crop since the last report,
though there is still much room far im¬
provement. The grass took such full
possession and such strong hold during
tho lata wet weather that it was with
difficulty overcome and killed, and in
many cases the stand of cotton was in¬
jured while getting rid of tho grass.
Until the last few days there has been
too muoii rain for cotton, especially on
sandy lands, and some cases of rust
have been reported from south Georgia.
On tho whole, from the present outlook,
I see no reason to change my opinion viz.: on
tho probable output of this crop,
three-quarters of last year’s yield,
OATS.
Oats have been harvested in fair or¬
der all over the state, and have turned
out astonishingly well, considering how
late in the spring they wore for planted. stock
This mo3t valuable food all
should be planted much moro largely.
The acreage should be at least doubled,
and more pains should bo taken in pre¬
paring the soil and plowing them iu.
WHEAT.
The yield of wheat this yoar has not
been as satisfactory as was hoped for u
month ago. Tho thinning out of the
crop by the oxcessivo cold of last winter
made itself apparent when tho grain
was threshed out aud measured. In
most cases the yield has been disap¬
pointing, and in addition thero has
been some loss silica cutting, by heavy
and continuous rains.
RICE.
The reports from the rice crops are
very flattering, and there will be an
unusual amount of upland ricj raised
throughout the state. Many farmers,
besides supplying their own wants, will
have a surplus for sale. If small rice
mills for cleaning tho lowor grain aud wore middle put
up in every county of
Goorgia, it would load to a large in¬
crease in the rice crop; many persons
being deterred from planting on ao
couut of having no mill for cleaning
rice within reach. A number of such
mills are iu operation, aud it is said
that they pay well.
HAY, MILLET, SORGHUM CANE, POTATOES.
These important, though minor the crops,
are all doing well throughout stato,
with promise of excellent yield.
FiELD PEAS AND GROUND PEAS.
These crops, upon which so much of
our meat supply depends, have been
planted more largely than usual, and
at present the outlook is good for au
abundant yield of both.
FRUIT.
From Tybee to Tennessee the fruit
tfoes aud vines iu this state are bend¬
ing down with the r loads of lusoious
fruit, and tho growers and railroads
are working night and favored day to get sections. somo
of the crop to less
Long train loads of watermelons, grapes
aud peaches are daily going north on
fast schedules to supply the people of
tho northern cities. Tho fruit industry
is a growing oue, and would increase
more rapidly if the railroads could give
lower rates of freight, which they prob¬
ably will do before another crop is
moved.
There aro more canning and drying
public plants than ever befora, while
every good wife in tiie state is busy
preserving, canning, drying and turn¬
ing into wine or vinegar ail the frnit
she can manage. In spite of this much
of the fruit crop will be fed to h?gs or
go to waste.
Thero should ba a canning or evapor¬
ating plant in every neighborhood, and
frni ts of every kind should all be saved.
The world wants our canned or dried
fruits, aud is willing to pay a fair price
for them; but we seem very indifferent
about the matter.
The prices for watermelons, peaches,
grapes, c-tc., are much lower than in
former years, aud the profits of the
growers, therefore, will ba much less
than usual.
STOCK.
With the exception of a few reports
of hog cholera, the condition of stock
i3 good all over the state, and with no
drawback this state will import but lit¬
tle meat next year. There is no reason
why we should import ariy. Georgia
should be a sellar of meat and not a
buyer, and I believe the day is near at
baud when such will be the case. When
raising her own meat and bread, and
mauntiicturing her own cotton crop in
her own mills, she wifi indeed and iu
truth merit her name of “Empire State
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TIGHTER IN THE TOILS.
he Network of Evidence Grows
Stronger Ar.ound Holmes. t
pAT OON7IOT ALLEN CAN TEL&.
riia My.terlou. Hatch With Half a Doles
Aliasot Is llalJovod to Be the Men Now
Iu the Arkansas Penitentiary—lie Will
Be Offered Immunity to Toll What He
j Knows About Thing*.
Chicago, July 31.—Arrangements
have been completed for tho taking of
the testimony of John C. Alien, the
Little Rock, Ark., convict, whose testi¬
mony is expected by the police to con¬
vict H. H. Holmes of muraer.
Attorney William Cappa, of Fort
Worth, Tex, who represents tho heirs
of tho Williams girls, aud who discov¬
ered Allen’s alleged connection with
Holmes, will loavo at once for Little
Rock, with promise of immunity for
the convict. State’s Attorney Kcm has
given Lawyer Cappa an agreement
which promises freedom from proseea
tion here for Allou, provided his story
will convict Holmes. Allen is to be re¬
leased on parole, and if his statements
prove correct Kem promises to do all
possible to secure an unconditional par¬
don at Littlo Rock.
The man confined in the Little Rock
penitentiary the history claims to be able to give
of Holmes’ deeds from first
to last, but insists that he be pardoned
out first.
Quinlan Telia More. 1
Pat Quinlan, under the questioning
of Chief of Police Badenooh, has let thd
cat out of the bag by admitting that
“Mascot” was H. H. Holmes’ confi¬
dential man in Fort Worth, Tex '‘Mas¬
cot” is the man tho police have been
looking for. Just a few minutes before,
Quinlan had stated that Allen, the man
confined in the Little Rock, Ark., pen¬
itentiary for horse stealing, was
Holmos’ confidential man. The ques¬
tions were plied faster and faster and
Quinlan admitted that “Mascot” was
the man who had been close to Holmos
in Chicago and was his right hand man
iu Fort Worth.
“Ho engineered all the big deals for
him,” said Quinlan. work.” “I was not good
enough for the flue
From further questioning, tho polioo
whom believe Williams’ that Hatch, A. E. Bond iu FortWorth (through
conveyed property Benton T. Lyman),
was to
John A. Allen, A. C. Caldwell and Mas¬
cot, who figure at different times and
places in the Holmes case, are one and
the samo man.
Holmos, not long ago, asserted that
tho man Hatch took the Peitzel chil¬
dren to Toronto in compauy with Min
nis Williams and that if he could be
found he could clear up the mystery of
their death. Detectives who are work¬
ing up the case in the west have evi¬
dence that Hatch came west a'ter ths
visit to Toronto and was caught steal¬
ing horses in Arkansas.
Not So Hopafnl After AIL '41
Chief of Police Badenoch ia not par¬
ticularly enthusiastic over the Littlo
Rock end of the investigation.
“This man Allen may be able to con¬
vict Holmes,” said the chief, “but Ido
not regard it as by any means certain
that he can tell as straight a tale as has
been reported. I believe that it is
worth our while to investigate his story
thoroughly, however, and wo will find
out what he knows.”
Attorney Cappa declared that his
statements regarding the convict had
been exaggerated.
“I am Uot certain , as has been stated,
that this man cau couvict Holmos,” ho
said. “I am hopeful, however, and
will go to Little Rock to investigate.
State’s attorney, Kern, thinks he can
secure Allen's pardon if wo find It ad¬
visable and will at least make an effort
if tho story develops.”
REPORTS UNFOUNDED. !
No Confi lenoe In tho Story of the Arrival
of Mors Fillbuatorarc In Cuba,
Washington, July 31. — Captain
Shoemaker, chief of tho revenue cutter
service, places no confidence in the pub¬
lished report of the landing in Cuba ot
a large filibustering expedition from tho
United States. He points out that it
would be quite impossible for any con¬
siderable number of men to conceal
themselves ou any of the Florida key*
for even a week without being discov¬
ered. Many of the keys are low lying,
barren islands, every object on whioh
could be seen from a vessel’s deck. The
others aro carefully watched by three
cutters now in those waters.
The Winona, under the command of
Captain Abbey, who is said to be a very
efficient officer, cruises from Key West
through the chain of keys east to Cape
Florida. The Morrill cruises from Tam¬
pa to Cedar Keys, and Jthe B’orward
from Pensacola to Cedar Keys. These
vessels frequently meet, and their com¬
manders interchange information ob¬
tained, and confer as to their future
conrso. the captain of the
Some days ago At¬
lanta, now at K .vana, received from
the government an important cipher
dispatch which was delivered to him by
Commander Winn of the Key West
naval station, he using oue of the reve¬
nue cutters for that purpose. The con¬
tents of the dispatch, however, oannot
be ascertained.
For a Dig Warehouse.
New Orle ns, July 81.—Chief En¬
gineer Swaui z of the Delta Construc¬
tion compauy, who are building the
New Orleans belt line at this city,
placed the contract with James Stewart
& Co., of St, Louis aud Buffalo, for the
750 , 000 -bashels elevator, cotton ware¬
houses and sorting yards at the com¬
pany’s terminal, Point Chapelette. The
new cotton warehouses and yards cover
over 33 acres. AH motive power tor
the handling of cars is to be compressed
air locomotives.
Umont In Washington, H.rb.rt Afloat,
Washington, July 31.—The Dolphin,
with Secretary Herbert on board, has
arrived at New London. The Mohican
left Tacoma to continue coal tests oa
Puget Sound. Secretary Lamouf has
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