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Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 > VTTlrnrm - _
J. H. ESTILL. President. f l' 1 lAIBER 17.886.
DOWN INTO SIXES
COTTON DROPPED
LOWEST IN THREE YEARS
IS PRICE THE GREAT SOUTHERN
STAPLE NOW COMMANDS.
Census Bureau's Dinners’ Report
Responsible for the Slump, Which
Carried the Price Down 30 to 3{V
Points—There Was Heavy Trading
Oil the Decliner-Crop of Nearly
13,000,000 Bales Is Said to Be In
dicated —Active at the Close.
New York, Dee. 28.—The cotton mar
ket broke 30 to 35 points on the census
bureau’s ginners’ report indicating a
crop in excess of t'he government's es
timate. There was very heavy trading
on the decline.
The bears contended that the ginners’
report probably forecast a crop of near
ly 13,000,000 bales.
Following the report, prices, which
had shown weakness since the opening,
broke sharply, with January selling
around 6.66 c, March 6.81 c, and May
6.96 c, or a net decline of 22@25 points
and' a break of practically $6 a bale
in two weeks’ time. The market was
very active during the afternoon,
big short interests covering, while
there was also heavy liquidation, and
on every little bulge the bears seemed
disposed to withdraw their buying or
ders and sell more cotton.
The low figures reached in the slump
are the lowest that cotton has reached
in nearly three years.
ARMY OFFICERS BODY
HAD BULLET THROUGH IT.
Death of Capt. French Either Sui
cide or Accident.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 28.—The
body of Capt. Howard W. French, con
structing quartermaster at the new
army post here, was found to-day with
a bullet hole through the heart. He
is supposed to have committed sui
cide.
Late to-night the coroner’s jury im
panelled in this city by the coroner
from Ringgold, Ga., found that Capt.
Howard W. French came to his death
either by suicide or accidentally took
his own life.
There was little evidence to lead to
the verdict of the jury. Much • delay
was caused by an investigation as to
whether the deed had been performed
on the government reservation or out
side. and in the state of Georgia. Mrs.
Jenks, sister of the deceased, is posi
tive that he did not commit suicide,
and declares that he started out from
home with his pistol and paper targets,
as he often did, for revolver practice.
When found the pistol was lying be
side the body with one chamber empty.
Was an Accident.
Washington, Dec. 28.—Quartermaster
General Humphrey to-day received a
telegram from the superintendent of
construction at Chattanooga, saying
that Capt. Howard W. French, quar
termaster In charge of construction at
Chickamauga, was found dead Tues
day evening near the border of the
army post reservation. A subsequent
telegram read: “French accidentally
killed himself Monday.”
The accounts of Capt. French are
said to be in first-class shape, and Gen.
Humphrey speaks of him In the highest
terms.
SUIT ON M’LAURIN’S NOTE.
New Order In Hie Case Is Issued af
Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 28.—1n the
t'nited States Circuit Court to-day
Judge Brawley filed an order sustain
ing certain paragraphs In a demurrer
of defendants In the case of the In
ternational Trust Company of Mary
land vs John L. McLaurln, suit for
judgment In the sum of $43,862.76, and
gives defendants twenty days to
amend their answer.
This case Involves the action begun
early in the year to recover on a note
executed by former Senator McLaurin,
which was taken by the plaintiff com
pany with collaterals consisting of
stocks and bonds of the Brunswick
and Birmingham railroad and the
construction company and steel plant.
The answer of the plaintiff had alleg
ed that the note was without consider
n,ion. also that the securities when
sol i were "purchased or caused to be
purchesed for the plaintiff’s benefit.”
WHITE MAN WHIPPED
FOR INSULTING WOMEN.
Chicago Cltlaen Was Then Driven
Out of >llMslnlppl.
Natchez, Miss., Dec. 28.—A. D. Lewis,
n white man. 33 years of age, whose
liome is in Chicago, was whipped In the
"bods near Natchez to-day and order
f I out of the state.
Lewis was being taken to the eoun
*l' convict farm to serve a sentence
lor Insulting women on the streets.
" hlle under arrest, a crowd of six
"bite men took him from the guard,
"Tried him to the woods three miles
f'"m town, stripped him and gave him
lashes across the back, then
I l.u ed him on a train and ordered
1 ini to leave the state.
Fire la 111 rmlna lism.
"'mlnghsm. Ala., Dec. s.—Fire.
1 h broke out to-day In the Bell
nt sure of An North Twentieth
'"’l, destroyed slg buildings In the
1 1 of the business section of Bti*
1 giuilSl. The lose Is $71,00#,
• tsiflr Mett • Meslirssl.
t '”*''<*>*, Teg,, Isec ft.—'ft. T- Hot
’ s well known cel Hr men of Gain#*-
, CtsgM > ounty, today llid e value
pie allot to bankruptcy, Hit
. l i* e err liu.eej is end bis assets
* *sU of which he clstmed MSinfK-
Jiatetraial) Jfofning
RUSSIAN LEADERS
KILLED OR INJURED.
Kondrachenko Reported Killed and
Stooasel Injured.
Tokio, Dec. 28.-10:30 a. m.—Trust
worthy advices from Port Arthur con
firm the report that Gen. Kondrachen
ko has been killed and that Gen. Stoes
sel has been injured by falling from
'his horse. Gen. Smilnoff is also re
ported wounded.
The advices further say that the
stem of the battleship Sevastopol has
sunk in shallow water. Her bow is
damaged in two places and the steer
ing room gear is also damaged.
The garrison is reported to be con
firmed In the belief that relief will ar
rive before March 1. Despite its heavy
losses Nov. 26, and subsequently the
garrison is said to be cheerful and
resolved to continue the struggle as
long as a single soldier remans.
The army claims to have sufficient
provisions to last until February. The
navy possesses about one month’s
stores.
The price of food in the beleaguered
fortress is high. Beef is a rouble and
one-half per pound; horse meat, 6 co
pecks per pound; dog meat, 25 copecks
per pound; turkeys, 150 roubles a piece;
eggs, 160 roubles per 100. But few junks
bearing supplies reached the garrison
the past month.
It is expected that the capture of the
hights of Pigeon bay will further cur
tail the landing of supplies.
japaneseTtrengthen
THEIR COMMUNICATIONS.
Huan Shan, Dec. 28.—Everything
continues quiet along the front of the
hostile armies. There is little expecta
tion of a decisive movement till spring,
when it will be possible for both sides
to throw in strong reinforcements and
recommence the campaign in earnest.
In the meantime the chief Japanese
uneasiness seems to be with regard to
their communications eastward. They
have an unusually full equipment of
narrow gauge field railways, one of
which connects Gen. Kuroki's base at
Shahedzin with Feng Wang Cheng,
with ,a branch to Saimatsza. A sup
plementary line is 'being constructed
connecting Liao Yang with Hai Cheng.
There is an important line of ware
houses along the Yalu river, and many
bridges have recently been construct
ed with a oare unusual in field opera
tions. This elaborate system has been
seriously threatened by Gen. Ren
nenkampff's raids southeastward.
There are many evidences that the
Japanese are strengthening and forti
fying their line of communication to
ward Korea, which necessarily will
absorb a considerable force.
PLANNINGIrO ATTACK
PORT ARTHUR AGAIN.
Tokio, Dec. 28.—1 tis understood that
the Japanese dynamiting and parallel
ing against the eastern section of the
main circle of forts around Port Ar
thur is progressing favorably. The
right wing of the besiegers continues
a heavy and effective shelling of the
new town, preparatory to operations,
which are nearing completion.
It is probable that the next attack
will be simultaneously directed
against the east and welt faces of
the fortress in an endeavor to divide
and weaken the resistance of the de
fenders.
CHINESE CRUTSERS~ARE
WATCHING THE RUSSIANS.
Shanghai, Dec. 28.—The Taotai has
issued strict orders to the commanders
of the Chinese warships in the harbors
of Woosung and Shanghai and to the
harbor master at Shanghai, to pre
vent any attempt at escape by the
Russian war vessels, the cruiser Ask
old and the torpedo boat destroyer
Grozovoi.
More Chinese cruisers are on the way
to Shanghai.
Japanese OR Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, Dec. 28.—A large Jap
anese cruiser arrived at Amoy yes
terday. Two Japanese cruisers were
sighted off Hong Kong to-day.
ONE OF THE FINEST HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE.
He Had Appeared for Assnnlt I’puir
h Newspaper Man.
New York, Dec. 28.—Commitment to
Jail on a charge of murder in the first
degree without bail was the surprise
which greeted Frank McLaughlin, a
patrolman, when he appeared in Crim
inal Court to-day to plead to an In
dictment charging him with assault
upon James P. Robbins, a newspaper
reporter. The new charge was based
upon an indictment which District At
torney Jerome said would be returned
by the grand Jury to-morrow.
McLaughlin was once before arrest
ed In connection with the kill
ing of John W. Patterson, a negro
watchman. The coroner’s Jury found
that he shot Patterson In self-defense,
and he was discharged. The district
attorney was not satisfied with that
disposition of the case, however, and
bofcsin an investigation which, he says,
has resulted In an Indictment charg
ing murder In the first degree.
Mr. Jerome the killing of Pat
terson was a deliberate murder.
COMPANY ENJOINED
FROM BUILDING ROAD.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Pee. 2*.—A spe
cial to the Time* from Bristol says:
The first public evidence of the re
ported fight between the Virginia and
goutheaatern and the Hnuth snd West
ern Railroad Companies was revealed
to-day When Judge kk**n of the Wise
,„ n tv fVlrsrlnlst court granted an In
function preventing the kouth and
Western Company from consfruclpig
• railway through th. valley of Guest a
river until further orders. Th s !•
lunette*, heesmo .ff. tlre w*. the
Virginia end Southeastern < ompeny
si. is bond of l*.w Th* content ton
between the l* < oinpanlr# retatas U
SlvantM"* th " * raiiwey
from H Vi. * tola oust A*M* to
j|f UtfHK
CLAY FARMERS
BURN UP COTTON
IN STREETS OF FORT GAINES.
THEY DANCED ADOPT BLAZE THEY
FED WITH THE STAPLE.
Farmers and Merchants of Clny
Connty Decided to Destroy Their
Share of the Snrplns Cotton—With
Spectacular Ceremony They
Kindled the Fire and Threw on
Cotton—They Intended It ns an
Object Lesson, to the Country,
Fort Gaines. Ga., Dec. 28.—The
farmers and merchants of Clay coun
ty met to-day at Fort Gaines and de
cided to burn their share of 2,000,000
bales of surplus cotton.
A starter was made to-day, when a
bonfire was made of cotton on the
streets of Fort Gaines. It is not yet
determined where it will stop. They
have decided to set the pace and are
moving determinedly. A large crowd
paraded with wild whoops and yells
and much spectacular ceremony.
The object is to show that the farm
ers are ready to sacrifice a few bales
for the benefit of the masses.
The fire is still burning and excite
ment is increasing.
BRITISH STEAMER
IS STILL POUNDING.
Aid May Be Given the Tramp
Drninelzier To-day.
New York, Dec. 28.—Still pounding
on the .bar off Oak Island, where she
struck on Christmas morning, there is
practically no change in the condition
of the steamer Drumelzier. To-night
word was sent to the Sandy Hook life
saving station to get ready to start
for the wreck at daylight. Capt. Pat
terson will have charge of this crew of
eight men, the hardiest life savers
along the coast. The longest life boat
at the Hook was made ready at once
and early in the morning will be taken
in tow by a powerful tug to where the
British tramp lies stranded.
The Drumelzier lies about three
quarters of a mile off the extreme end
of Fire Island beach. She is almost
in the channel leading from the ocean
into Great South bay. All communica
tion between Oak Island and the main
land is cut off by the ice that fills this
bay with drifting floes, driven hither
and thither with the winds, and in
some places piled in huge hummocks.
The position of the steamer is one
of great peril. She is lying bow-on
toward the shore with her stern rest
ing on the bar. showing about two feet
above her normal draft. As she lies,
the seas are breaking over her port
side, but the westerly gale which came
up to-night showed a tendency to beat
down the high running surf.
At 9 o'clock to-night the wrecking
steamer Slerritt was anchored about
a mile from the stranded steamer, and
the Merritt’s surf boat could he seen
lying alongside the Drumelzier. Wheth
er she had taken off any of the steam
er's crew or whether she was standing
by as a precaution In case the vessel
went to pieces, could not be deter
mined from the shore.
During the day the steamer hoisted
no signals of distress, nor did she even
use her whistle, although smoke and
steam from her funnels indicated that
the fires were still going.
MOSCOW THE HOTBED.
Revolution Seenm Ahor.it to Rear Its
Head Them.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 28.—1 tis evi
dent from the reports received from the
Interior that the fairly good impres
sion produced by the imperial mani
festo on the subject of reforms may
be more than offset in many places
by the effect of the government note
of warning to the Zemstvos.
Prlcate reports from Moscow espe
cially indicate that much excitement
prevails there, and the gravest fears
are expressed that the ancient capital
of Russia may be the scene of bloody
excesses. A banquet arranged to take
place there last night on the anniver
sary of the Troubetzskoi revolution
was stopped by order of the police,
and the Moscow Zemstvo adjourned
sine die as a protest against the gov
ernment note and the return of Duke
Sergius, the governor general of Mos
cow. The Grand Duke is held to he
responsible for the note which may
signal a renewal of the terrorism.
The Pskoff Zemstvo has also followed
the lead of those of Cheringoff and
Moscow, and it is not unlikely that
others will follow their example. Alto
gether the moment is considered crit
ical, although the feeling in St. Peters
burg Is quieter.
In the meantime M. Witte, president
of the Committee of Ministers, is act
ing with energy In preparing to or
ganize the various commissions under
the Committee of Ministers to formu
late the laws projected by the mani
festo. The destinies of Russia In the
Immediate future seem to be In his
hands.
MAY cuTdownratFsT
ON PHILIPPINE TOBACCO.
Washington. Doc. 28.—Secretary Taft
to-day gave a hearing to A. BlJur,
president, and Charles Fox. chairman,
of the Legislative Committee of the
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Associa
tion, regarding the reduction of the
duty on Phlllpplpe tobacco. If Is stat
ed that while a positive determination
ns to th* policy of the administration
whs not rnrhi was the pos
sibility of n agreement Involving a
recommendation to Congress for th#
passage of a bill reducing the duty to
in per cent, of the Dlngley rates, |p.
stead of K per cent,, as heretofor*
urged by the Insular bureau of ths
War Department.
••Bikers It ell** a * Hem*
Columbia, <*„ Dm, ft,-/. W.
Daniel* has been appointed aaals'ant
chief trail) dispatet t*r in lire ofib* of
the Mowtbern Hell ear Ik thla city Thia
oflbw haul joe* bee,! crested
Jasrae TANARUS, Hid*nut. a Melt known ms*
chillis' of the Mouthed Mall ae* stiofie
in i‘uluntbla died yeel- 'day *. <.g se
the imrntU 9t * pMialyUv luakt.
SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1904.
STEAMER IS ASHORE
OFF CAPE HATTERAS.
Life Snvera XYntchinu for a Chance
to Take OR the Crew.
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 28. —Battered by
heavy seas that have been lashed to
fury by the 40-mlle gale, an unknown
steamer lies helpless on the Inner Dia
mond shoals, eight miles off Cape Hat
teras, to-night, and faint lights seen
now and then carry a message to
life saving corps on sjwre that there
tire human lives aboafd the wrecked
craft that cannot be saved until wind
and sea have calmed sSffictently to al
low the surf boats to |e launched.
The observer of thif United States
weather bureau at Halteras first saw
the steamer when the log lifted short
ly before noon to-dayj At that time
she appeared to be in distress and later
It was seen that she lifed grounded on
the inner shoal known? to mariners os
’’Hell s Hole,” in the graveyard of ship
ping. The heavy seas careened the
vessel on her beam and at 3 o'clock
this afternoon she was lying on her
port side, with seas washing all over
her.
The smoke that her funnel emitted
earlier in the day was no longer dis
cernible, and it was then supposed that
her fires had been extinguished by
water filling the hull.
The steamer has three masts and
one funnel. Her engines and boilers
are aft and the funnel is between the
mainmast and mizzenmast. From her
description it is thought she may be
one of the fruit liners that ply be
tween West Indian ports and Balti
more or New York.
At 8 o'clock to-night the observer
at Hatteras reported that the life sav
ing crews of several stations along
the Carolina coast in the vicinity of
Hatteras were ready on the beach to
launch their surf boats the minuto the
wind and tide had abated sufficiently
to allow them to. At that time the
wind had dropped from forty to thir
ty-six miles an hour.
The report states that at sunset
the vessel had apparently righted
herself somewhat and that if the wind
and sea did not increase there was a
good chance of her remaining intact
until morning. If this is the case, the
life savers will be able to reach her.
WANT NO~BAD*BONDS~
DECLARED TO BE GOOD.
Sontliern Senator* Bulk Over Snclt
n Prospect.
Washington. Dec. 28.—The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations has
not yet taken up the several arbitra
tion treaties negotiated last fall and
sent to the Senate at the before-hol
iday session. It is expected that a
meeting of the committee will he held
next week, when tehse treaties will be
considered and favorably reported.
Several Southern senators who have
been examining them have raised the
question as to whether under them
the bonds of Southern states, issued
during the reconstruction period,
could be arbitrated and declared valid.
They have given notice that if the
treaties provide for the adjudication
of such bonds they will oppose them
unless an amendment is Inserted which
in express terms will declare that
bonds of a state shall not be arbi
trated. There are many million dol
lars of these bonds which, it is claim
ed, were fraudulently issued and for
which the states received no benefit,
and their payment was refused.
Other senators, who have looked in
to the question, say that they believe
the arbitration treaties cannot be con
strued to cover these state bonds.
ADDICKS FOV SENATOR.
He Tolil Delaware I.egDlntor* He I*
Still In the Race.
Dover, Del., Dec. 28.—The Legisla
ture of Delaware will meet In special
session to-morrow to amend an act
passed by the last Legislature relat
ing to Judgment liens in Sussex and
Kent counties. The new law goes In
to effect on Jan. 1, and the amendment
is necessary to correct an error.
Caucussos of the various parties
were held to-night. The Union and
Regular Republicans appointed com
mittee to confer on organization of
the Legislature to-morrow. These
committees met In conference, but
were unable to reach an agreement.
J. Edward Addlcks addressed the
Union Republican assemblymen and
said he was still In the contest for
United States Senator. After the con
ference it was said that all but four
of the Union Republicans had voted
to support Addlcks as a candidate In
definitely.
NEGRO FIRED AT LADY.
Attempted *o Shout Mr*. Shorter
Walwin in Col inn bin.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28.—Mrs. Shorter
Watson, who lives In Shandon, nar
rowly escaped the fate which ended the
life of the negro woman. Belle Morris,
the day before.
Mrs. Watson, who was in a buggy
with her sister and her child, was driv
ing along Laurel street, near Pickens,
when a negro, who was standing on
the rear platform of a street car. drew
a revolver and began firing directly
at the buggy. One shot passed near
Mrs. Watson and another struck the
ground In front of the horse. The name
of the negro Is unknown and no effort
was made to arrest him.
ELECTRIC LINE TO RUN
IN NORTH GEORGIA.
(hsllaniinsa and ItaibloH,, Teas.,
,<> Mr the Terminals.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 2*.—Appli
cation will be made at once under the
laws of Georgia for a charter for the
Tennessre-Oeorgla Interurban Railroad
Company, with a capital stock of $300,-
000 with the privilege of Increasing to
$500,000.
This company will be formed with
the object of constructing and operat
ing an electric railway between Chat.
Uuiooga and Ducktown, Tenn.. via.
Ringgold fa loose and other nearby
Georgia pot (It#
Waresat fa* BalraiHl*a.
Albany. N t . Dec yk <j*v. "del Is
warrant for the etrsd(kn of fir f*.
my M Chadit Irtaa New yrg to
tthlo wsa mailed (hie mturt-ma u>
Nheriff Marry police hesdq warier*,
•fra Y*h cMy It afewutd teat* Mr
FOUR MEN OFFER
A BOND FOR NAN
ARE READY TO GO BAIL
IF THE COURT FIXES A SUM AS
HIGH AS *30,000.
Nan Patterson XVns Cheered by the
Offer Which XV n* Received from
ltuKl,ie*N Men of Fairmont, XV. X’a.
It la Not Known XVhether nnil
XV 111 Be Granted—One of Tlione
Mnktua the Offer Says They
Think Nan Is Innocent of Xlnrder.
Now York, Deo. 28.—Nan Patterson,
the former show girl, who is in the
Tombs prison, charged with the mur
der of Caesar Young, was in better
spirits to-day than at any time since
the second Jury which heard the testi
mony in her cose reported that they
were unable to agree upon a verdict.
She believed, she said, that the free
dom for which she has longed for more
than six months, was about to be
granted. Telegrams had come to her
from Wheeling. XV. Va„ announcing
that four prominent men were prepared
to furnish ball for her In any amount
up to $50,000.
“I have received telegrams from
prominent men offering to go on my
bond,” she said to-day, “but I do not
feel at liberty to give the names of my
new found friends until I have con
sulted with my attorney.”
If the offers from Wheeling hawe
been made in good faith, it Is prob
able that the court will be asked with
in a few days to fix the amount of a
bond. |
Later, one of Nan Patterson's coun
sel gave out what he said was the
telegram sent her from Fairmont, XV.
Va„ dated Dec. 23, offering to give bail
for her release. The copy was as fol
lows:
"Fairmont. W. Va., Dec. 23. 1904.
Nan Patterson, care Tombs Prison.
New York city: We will furnish bail
to the extent of $50,000 if necessary.”
(Signed.) “T. A. Deveny,
.“H. J. Price,
"Edward Slack,
"C. W. Swisher, Secretary of State
Elect.”
Nan Patterson's counsel conferred
with Assistant District Attorney Rand
to-day. Afterwards It was learned
that both sides desired delay, and It
seems probable that Nan will not be
put on trial again for several months.
SWISHER SAYS HE
DID NOT SIGN IT.
Fairmont, W. Va., Dec. 28.—T. A.
Deveny, one of the wealthest men In
this city, confirmed the report to-day
that he, 11. J. Price and Edward
Slack, also local business men, would
furnish Nan Patterson bond to the ex
tent of $50,000, if necessary, not In
order to receive notoriety, but because
they believe her innocent of the crime
with which she is charged.
A telegram sent Nan Patterson at
the Tombs, New York City, bore the
names of the above, also that of C.
W. Swisher, secretary of state-elect.
Swisher positively claims he never
signed the telegram or even authorized
his name In any way to be .used In this
connection.
SYNDICATE READY TO
BAIL MRS. CHADWICK.
She. Too, Get* mi Offer to Gnarnntcr
Her Appearance.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. 28.—A syndicate,
for which Attorney P. D. Quigley,
of this city, Is spokesman, Is said to
be ready and willing to furnish ball
up to the sum of $40,000, to procure
the release of Mrs. Cassle L. Chad
wick, held In Jail here awaiting trial
on the charge of forgery.
Attorney Quigley would not give the
names of the prospective bondsmen of
Mrs. Chadwick, but says that they are
well able to furnish any reasonable
sum of money required, If Mrs. Chad
wick Is permitted to go out on ball.
The federal officials are said to be
not In favor of giving Mrs. Chadwick
her freedom and will, It Is understood,
discourage such a proceeding without,
however, infringing on the prisoner's
constitutional rights.
MAY BUY~COTTON
INSTEAD OF PLANTING.
Finn Discussed hr Planters In Aa
gnntn Territory.
Augusta, Dec. 28.—Will the planters
who are wealthy and have cash bal
ances In the hanks buy up cheap cot
ton this winter and not plant In the
spring? Is a subject that caused some
talk here to-day by the statement of
several planters that If cotton gets low
enough such will be their plan.
There was a gathering of a number
of the largest planters In the Augusta
territory this morning. The meeting
was purely accidental.
A river bottom planter, whose crop
run* several hundred bales every year,
announced that he had not made up
his mind about planting, he said, next
a,
low cotton will go. If It gggg (J
cents he said he will use all the
money he has and his credit, too, lo
buy for the next year. Instead of
planting. In his opinion It Is much
< heaper to buy cotton at 6 cents than
to raise It at that price.
This opinion was talked over and It
was generally agreed that for a farmer
who has money and credit the best
way would la to buy at < cents or
lower snd plant nothing for the nest
crop.
< am lag Soatli Is s llus*rl > us(.
fleaufoil, M. c., Dae, *s,—The bouse,
boat Nlrodab, belonging to lieaMs.
('lenient & Child* of Naw York
•lopped bora to have a bent abaft
eosiabieiad Mb# baa g crew f about
tan young stan and Havaied the Inland
route from Naw fork, having ttmu a
•noMtb m tba way Kriuuant abort
*'"• baa* been mad* for bug shoot*
Ing at*. Tl*e boat aas f**m*ar|y
oeoaO bp tie., f'kul* DorMla*d and is
n* of th* larges* of it# >mss Th*
tfeia too* nmg ft* MJdtUs
CHARLES F. DODGE.
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Charles F. Dodge, the former husband of the wife of Charles W. Morse,
president of the ice trust has been taken to New York from Texas after
he had fought ex’raditlon mr a year. It was thought that he was to he tried
for alleged decepuon I. having deceived his wife Into belief he had secured
divorce from her when he had not. but tt now appears that he Is detained
as a witness against others whose identity the district attorney refuses to
disclose.
Mr. Morse married Mrs. Dodge In the belief that she had been divorced
from Dodge.
The case is attracting great attention throughout the country.
WHENCE CAME FUNDS
DODGE IS SPENDING?
Del active Bracken Is Believed (o
Knuiv SnmctliliiK About It.
New York. Dec. 28.—The first offi
cial move by District Attorney Jerome
to uncover the conspiracy and law
lessness which he believes lie back of
the long legal fight In the Dodge-
Morse case was made to-day when ho
swore out an attachment for Edward
J. Bracken, a detective. Bracken, It
Is alleged, was with Dodge in New
Orleans, and accompanied him to
Texas.
At the time the divorce of Mrs.
Clemence Dodge was first questioned
by her former husband, who ulleged
that he had never been properly serv
ed with papers in the proceeding, the
legality of Mrs. Dodge's marriage to
Charles W. Morse was placed In ques
tion by the courts and the tangle
that resulted has never been straight
ened out. The prctnlnence of Morse in
the business world and his great
wealth brought the case unusual at
tention, and public Interest has been
increased recently by the reports that
Dodge had made a confession to the
district attorney implicating other
persons In a conspiracy to keep him
away from this state, where he was
wanted to answer a charge that he
had commltteed perjury In swearing
that he was not properly served with
the divorce papers. Proceedings
against prominent lawyers before the
Bar Association have been reported to
be part of the district attorney's pro
gramme.
The great mystery of the affair has
been the fact that Dodge, himself a
poor man, was plentifully supplied
with money while he fought extradi
tion from Texas. Bracken, It Is claim
ed, was with him much of the time,
und Is believed to know where the
funds came from.
Dodge, who Is at a hotel In this
city, Is In bad health, and was said
to-day to be on the verge of collapse.
WILL CALL ONVrATE TO PAY.
Lowndes County Objects lo Board
ing Penitentiary Convicts.
Valodata, Ga., Dec. 28.—1 t Is prob
able that Lowndes county and the
state will clash over the coat of keep
ing two convicted negroes a month or
more. Mary Harvey and James Gray,
who were sentenced to the peniten
tiary In November, have remained In
Jail here ever since then, though the
penitentiary officials have been twice
notified and requested to send for
them. As the County Commissioners
sre practicing rigid economy these
dnys. they promise to let the state pay
the board of the convicts. Mary Har.
vey was sentenced for life for the
murder of her husband, *nd Gray
three years for stealing cotton.
Gar* His Howe la Farms** I slier
• Hr.
Columbia, B. C., Dor ll—Dr. Charles
Mslli-t Judaon, professor of mathemat
ics si Turman Itlilvaralty, Green villa,
baa donated bla home and grounda to
Ihe Inal Hut ton of whl> h he haa been
counseled for a period of over fifty
yaara Th* piopei ty la valued at V.M.
During loot year |>*. Judaon gave tba
university $ttJM
Wires atari** g Flee.
Maw Gtleans. Doc. M. -<jised mUt •
trt*. wire* p-esuwiaMy e*r4d • fir*
on •*• ** ond float of D*y* Mi nt'
• •retinue* to-night and dtMnagag
>u*it of bntaeat* boost* Tin *
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5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY. S8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TTMES-A-WEEK.SI AYEAR
COTTON FUTURES
WERE HIS RUIN
A BULLET TO HIS BRAIN
WAS HEJtT BY HAimiSOY TO ESD
HIS TROUBLES.
Prominent Potion Bayer of Borneo.
Vllle AVn on the Wrong Sl.le of
the Market—Ao Soon no He Saw
How the Market Clooed He De
termined to End Hlo Life—Went
to Hio lloom iintl shot Hlinself
Through the Head
Barneavllle, Ga.. Dec. 28.—J. B. Har
rison. a prominent cotton buyer, a
brother of J. M. Harrison of Forsyth,
fatally shot himself at 4 o'clock this
afternoon In his room at Magnolia
Inn. the ball entering Just above the
right ear and lodging In the brain.
Heavy losses on cotton contracts led
to the act. His losses are estimated
at about 125,000. He has been de
spondent for the past few days and
this afternoon purchased a pistol from
a hardware store. Immediately there
after, seeing the figures giving the
close of the market for to-day, he
went to his room and shot himself.
He was 45 years old. and stood well
among the people here. Besides the
losses sustained he had considerable
property and money left, amounting
to $12,000 or $16,000.
SHOT I Iff cor TOY MILL.
McAllister Killed Because He Dis
charged an Operative.
Spartanburg. 8. C„ Dec. 28.—Arthur
I-elster shot and killed George McAl
lister in the card room of the Appa
lache mill at Arlington to-day. Leister
was card room boss and had dis
charged one of McAllister’s family and
this occasioned a quarrel between the
two. which resulted In Leister shoot
ing McAllister three times, the latter
dying almost Instantly.
Leister came to Spartanburg and
gave himself up to the sheriff. He
was lodged In the county Jail.
Pardon Wauled for Carolina Barn
Karner.
Columbia, 8. C.. Dec. 2s.—Oov. Hey
ward has Just received a letter through
Senator B. R. Tillman from Congress
man Vespler Kerner of Illinois, chair
man of the House Committee of Re
vision of Laws, requesting the pardon
of George Ennis, who Is serving a life
sentence from Barnwell county, this
state. Knnls enlisted In the Federal
volunteer army from the same county
In Illinois In which Congressman Ear
ner resides, but after tbs war he came
to Houth Carolina, where he has since
lived. He was convicted of burning
a barn. Oov. Heyward will Investigate
the case.
Two >kl from (inlixk.
Columbus. H. C., Dec. 2s.— William
Hall and hie brother, whoee first
name le not known, were fired upon
from atnbueh Saturday night near
Ln< know, Lee county, and both were
wounded There le no clew to the
would-be •eeaeeln. In the same neigh
la/rhood M the earn* night, lleirry
Carter wae ehoi and fatally wound* 4
by Collie Uigrri Both era colored
< aid : Aaaaela.
August a (J* fie. || Aug vela te In
g<tp of a bt!*rd Veeterd#jr, mmn*
log auwtiner • Ml.*e were fas order
end Mile mottling goaf twere In
demand Thera wae # drug to the
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