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SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS
DISCUSS GOTTOJi GROWING
Met in New Orleans Last Week and Plans to
Benefit the Cotton Producer Were Sug
gested—Visited Sugar Mill.
Now Orleans. January lO.—The first
annual convention of the Cotton States
Aaa»'! t‘on of the Commissioner* of Ag
rk-ulturv opened today In the hall of the
Louisiana. Experiment Station at Audu
bon perk. A roll call showed the fol
lowing states represented:
Georgia. Commissioner O. B. Stevens;
N ;rth Carolina, Commissioner S. I* Pat
terson; Alabama, Commissioner L F.
Culver; Missis -.;>pl. Commissioner J. A.
■bedhead and Assistant Commissioner
R. M. M. Ge bee; Louisiana. Commissioner
Leon Jastremlskl; New Mexico, Com
n»l«s.nner Charles A. Keffer; Texas.
Comm sC-mer Jefferson Johnson; Florida.
Commissioner L. B. Womlwell
Ti»o convention was opened with prayer
by L*r. B. M. Palmer. The address of
welcome was delivered by General Jas
tremskt. Governor Foster had been in
vited to perform this task and had ac
cept'd the invitation bit his excellency
telegmpty-d from Baton Rouge this morn
ing that he w.is id with grip and could
not come, and d. h-gated General Jastrcm
skt to speak for him.
General Jastremskl urgM the commis
sioners to continue their good work and
push tie movem. nts which had been In
augurated by the convention. Hu said
re was nothing the commission, rs
cou d d • to better the farmer that would
not result In bettering the conditions, lie
paid a glowing tribute to the energy and
fidelity of the commissioners to the
fanning interests of the country In the
organization of tho association and In
s!»‘-d that the m« mbers and officers put
forth their best efforts In the future, as
in the past, for the upbuilding of the
colt g In hrstry in the south.
Address of O. B. Stevens.
The audr»«s dellv. red by L F. Culver,
of Alabama, replying to the welcome
from the governor's representative, was
happily received by the commissioners,
and the large delegation of Mate chem
ists and professors In the Mate agricul
tural colleges. President Stevens then
c*h vered t«ta annual address. At the out
set he said:
“F r y.-urs the farmers of the south
have been drifting into a condition or
bai.hrupuy and demoralisation, greatly
t» their own hurt and to the detriment
of the common welfare. Th.a is not due to
sterility of soil nor to unfavorable cll
mal c *ndi:ioia«. Nature h-.s n"t done
more for any section than for tho cot
ton states; nor is It altogether fair to
j„x it..- fault of tailure to uur people,
for is a class, they have worked
indu-trlousiy. In and out of season, but
t.. > have n-t worked with any in>-I pur
; se of perm »nent benefit in the end.
“I ha»- f r vein* been urging the
farmers of Georgia to reverse their meth
ods if they would escape the conditions
wl • h have n-lilted frvni a lack of dt
v. -dti ati.-n in planting th-ir crops. 1 tie
salvation of the people depend upon
rural tn-iependen •: uv living at home an.i
raising h >n>e auppmu* by t uning off Im
■ -rt atid I urg.»
• i h of you, the commissioner* of
the ciaton gro'wmg states, to call upon
x.tur people to change th.-lr methods ot
f irming. It is true that for thirty years
t . ta. n-•• of trade has been s unewhat
’n ur fav--r. but much can yet b- done
al--, c :t..s uie. The farming interest
t .. .. of mm-h ■! - ■ ■
, and the people of the
r’.nth for the past twelve months; so
mu- , S.. rat the iM-op-.e o f the rural -11-
• .t. re j-eek.n-.- Inf-rmation by reading
th- dai V and weekly papers and agn
. : -u’ .1 Journals. This is -.n- of the Im-
.rt.lt char.ia-ls through which this as
» ■-.itton must rely In reaching the firm-
—, by writing monthly • tiers upon
u’ral subjects and questions, to lie
pub’,.-lied once a month In \? ur
■ - 1-. rs. The work < f reform itb-n
h-ii la-gun. and it should l>e the object
»f thß -«<o-iatl -a to reach every homo
and cabin wltliln its territory.”
\tt«r dwelling u|-oii the great advan
fa< s nsult'ng to -the southern farmer
from diversified crops. Mr. Stevens says:
South Is Fairly Prosperous.
“I think there Is no doubt that the
» t.th i- prosperous today than
at any time within th- last thirty year*;
prt.es have advanc'd and our I" ••pie
ar- more h petal. Mules and ferti ix-rs
I ve advanced *3 p-r cent; corn, forage
and meat are 15 per cent
•"■ I and farming machinery are 73 p- r
I
.. , t |. r: the crop of !■.••• 11--I wII
t fir v > per cent more to market
it than did th- crop of IMO-»>». I urge
v u t- -oim I a n-d«» of warning right
; v t i vour farmers to make small
I l- t . buv for h. If possible; to
■ ' r ' . r- d- ; .
t-■ n-r- >- in cott- n even below Hint
. - la--. > ar. The c-dton crop of
v <n. h r iel» nine iiiHli->n bales and
th. tago pri>e paid thus far has been
“ .-nt - - • that If we again redu<-e the
i,rd th- a- re me < •«' -
! pr-niuce only eight mini n b.iles
~ x we may exp< t •• * •
than - .-s is r nonn-l for our crop. But
' w Id nvain. as they <l-1
i, •- - bur •v. rvthlns th-y can on time,
r - ! ; th- vh- !• ■ <rth in cotton ami maha
• . . ,r . i.-v.-n and one-half milllo-t
„ e-irv will tie ruined, almost
, , i i.,,.... Such a crop next season
. t f ' l ‘ * !>IS p. t
i u*< h**p« 1’ In
\fter pointing the advantages re
- ting to the south fr-un the estab
-1 Jr -nt of e. tton factories; tha np-sidty
f -h-r .4 -.tlon generally. Mr.
vens <-nclud«s:
I. . .! s idu -I * the f irmer, that
1 n • fill the earth with plenty enjoy
t . f- ts of his willing I ib- r and make
•h’ li. art* of all men glad."
T--nl- it th** members of <ha conven
n itte-ded a Uinquet a: tho St.
. -.- hotel tendered by the Sugar
Planters* Association.
INVESTIGATE CANE GRINDING.
New Orleans. January 11.—The second
,»v, . -n of the Cotton States Associ
- of Commissioners of Agriculture
• order at n--n today by ITes-
• ’ ■"«. it. Btewns. Before the session
w begun the members of the associa
tion had been greatly interested in the
grl- lu g of sugar cane in the experiment
H.i: Dr. Stubba, in chatge of the sta-
tion had arranged the grinding for the
■pe. lai benefit of the visitors. Tomorrow
F’-gir will be made and the visitors will
Ve entertained and instructed by l*rof. s
r-r Stubb*, who will explain the pr»»cess
in an Informal lecture.
At the opening of the session the fol
lowing t.4.gram from Memphis was read:
-We. the undersigned, interested in the
nro-perity of the cotton producers of the
South, respectfully sugg. <t that your as
sociation by resolution request the cotton
exchanges of New Orleans and New i or*
IL Bull 9 S SY RU P
** 1 HwWlw**"’- I will •*“» take any other. Te “
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SssscsgS CSRf 2 J
I^gh^hll‘s U Dr.r.uirsCo UK
V gtftite Sutftitftrs. ZVI/VP*'' A
j ' • A.C.MZYKR tCO F..lt‘u:cre. Ma. Q
•' ' • .ji' 1 X- >,£ s
t V ** ‘j ”* r '
I to change their contract* for future <le-
I livery of cotton; to clearly define In each
and every one the grade of cotton to be
delivered, so that the btiver may know
what he is buying and be placed on a"
; equal footing with the seller. We do this
I because we believe that the present con
tract of basis middling Is a lever being
| used to depreciate the value of our great
staple nnd instead we went tho contract
to be a merchantable transaction.”
'ino telegram, which was signed by
George Arnold, T. M. Nortleet, McNeal
Bond. S. Lundee, Robert Wilkerson nnd
11. 8. Spinning, provoked considerable dis
cussion. It will be further considered
during the meeting.
A number of matters relating to tho
raising of cotton, concerning fertilizer,
cotton manufacture nnd cotton oil were
discussed. There was also considerable
discussion upon tho subject of correct
and reliable cotton statistics. Definite
action In the shape of resolutions will be
taken later on these mutters.
Uno of the interesting papers read to
dav w.is that of Commissioner Johnson,
of Texas, on what Texas Is doing agri
culturally. lie said Texas has more miles
us railroad than any state except Illinois
and Pennsylvania. Site produces more
cotton than any three states in the union,
for is her normal cr«>|>. Tho crop
of will, in his opinion, be reduced to
2.QM.VM There are several reasons for
this; the first is diversification, which
has reduced the cotton acreage S per cent
and is one of the wisest things th.U could
have been done, for the fat in< r who fails
to make his farm self-sustaining is on
me road to bankruptcy. The Hoods of
the Bnizos caused a loss of at least 15i».-
bale* and following that calamity an
| unprecedented drought further reduced
■ the yield. Tho resour> < s of Texao MO
simply wonderful, said Mr. Johnson. She
Is Indeed the Empire State. C»f 17.1,IXW,t*iQ
acres in her broad domain, not more than
were cultivated. Mr. Johnson
discussed the variousmining and agricul
tural industiies of tho Mate, and con
cluded:
"With deep water at Galveston, which
] 1s now the largest cotton port In the
i world, nnd is rapidly forging to the front
ns one of the largest wheat exporting
; ports of the United States, we are pre
pared to receive and welcome the over
‘ flow population from the older states and
caa aMmra them g<«o«i homes, low taxes,
I just laws, schools not surpassed by any
! state, cheap lands, richest s-dl, the most
sati I>rb>us climate and churches to suit
religious views of all accepted denotnina
j tlons.**
<’<-mml'«toner Redhead, of „i!ss-Is.«fppl,
I Introduced a resolution stating that there
was a well organized effort on the part
of capitalists to filter free fruits from
Cuba. I‘orto Rico and Jamaica to the
detriment of the fruit growers of tile
sou li. and asking that the south's repre
sentative* 111 CMlffreM slioll.d be Watch*
ful in defeating the scheme. Adopted.
Secretary Wilson was elected an iiouor
ary m< mber.
General Charles E. Hooker was the first
*|H-aker of the evening. Professor Dug
gard r.-ad a paper on "Plants for Forage
and Plant Food,” followed by an ex
| change of experiences.
The following resolution by Cortinils
-1 slon. r Hill was adopted:
I "Resolv'd, That whereas efforts have
from time to time been made by the cot
ton growers of the snath by more or
less systematic organization tn advance
■ Hie price of cotton by curtailing the sup
[ ply through a reduction of a>-r« ig«, and
1 ‘ A iwre.i . such efforts have met with
! serious obstacles and have not been
■ crow ned with such success as had tieeii
I anm ipat d. and in view of all the condi
| tions surrounding the cotton growing in-
I ten sts, we urge u|»oii cotton growers the
' nec-salty of intelligent, .systematic cf
! forts toward the cheaiienlng of the cost
' »f cotton prod<u'ti>-n, as holding out ttie
only promise of p- rnianent relief and per
! munent success to tne cotton planters of
I the south.”
i The old officer* were elected to serve
ur.tii iim next meeting. Ultle Roek,
Raleigh sad Montgomery were nominated
for the next meeting place. The vote re
sulted In n tie and the matter w.is re
ferred to tli- ex«-eutive committee.
Tonight tile <t> !•••;ates atlemle.i a meet
ing of the Louisiana Sugar Planters and
tomorrow they will be taken on * troll«-y
ride around the city.
WANT COTTON ESTIMATES.
I New Orleans. January 12.—Tho third
| day’s session of the Cotton States Asso
■ elation Commissioners of Agriculture was
i held today. President Stevens presided.
General Jastremskl offered tile following
i resolutions, which were adopted:
' "k\ i.eiea.-., tne necessity is apparent for
! the creation of a system of olliciai reports
I emanating from aflUdiUn upon *iram re
. spoiisibilny may by placed for tho ac
curacy of their reports and estimates of
I cotton crops; therefore, be it
| "R-soitid. That the Cotton States Asso
ciation of Commissioner* of Agriculture
does hereby petition tho governors and
legislators of each and every cotton state
: to enact laws requiring the county lux
| a.-sc -ors to report at staled times to
; tin- stale commissioners of agriculture of
| their i< sp<-ctive states the number of
I acres devoted to the cultivation of cotton
I and other pr-»duct*; the condition of said
‘ pr-.ducts during the period of cultivation;
I estimata* of y.e1.l tneraof; tho shipment
j thereof, nnd such other information re
lating ihereto as may be deemed useful;
further, that tho said reports of country
nss< ssors should be made on blanks of
uniform character, furnished by said stnta
commissioner* of agriculture, ami It shall
be th- duty of these commissioners to
compile the said reports of tho county
tax assessors monthly ami to publish
the same and transmit copies to the pres
ident of this association for compilation
and promulgation.”
Professor Dugger offered a resolution
for the inspection of nursery stock and
field seeds sold In states to prevent the
spread of Injurious Insects, plant disease
and noxious weeds. It was adopted.
A resolution by General Jastremskl was
adopted urging those states which have
> not created commissioners of argriculture
I to do so Immediately. .Agricultural so
cieties are asked to co-operate with tho
' association in hating these cummissiuner
i ships created.
One of the features of the session today
, was the contest over the selection of the
i next place for holding the annual meet
, Ing of the convention. Three places had
extended Invitations—Little Rock. Mont
gomery and Raleigh. There were only
nine vot» s In the convention and each
of the cities nominated received three
votes. Ballot after ballot was taken un
til It appeared there would l>e no selection
an<l that the convention would adjourn
wttbovt fixing a place. Finally. *tx nows
after the balloting began. Montgomery
was withdrawn ami Raleigh, N. <’., was
.. . ....; i. a vote ■ts four to flv*. The
date of ib* next meeting will bo an
nounced tomorrow.
\t the conclusion of the morning ses
sion the conference adjourned until 11:30
■THW AVEthILIiY ATLANTA, GA« MONDAY. JANUARY 15, 1900.
tomorrow and tho delegates hoarded trol
ley cars and were shown various points
of Interest In the. city and later in the
day lunched at West End.
Uniform Classification of the Staple
New Orleans. Januaiy 13.—A spirited de
bate on a resolution favoring the round
•bale marked the final session of the Cot
ton States’ Association of Commissioners
of Agriculture. The association declined
to commit Itself to approval of the round
hale, but adopted the resolution so far
as It appeals for Improved methods in
handling cotton.
President Stevens was in the chair when
the afternoon session began and Colonel
Charles Schuler, a prominent Louisiana
cotton planter, was Introduced to speak
on "Improved Methods for Cotton Farm
ers." He asked that tho commissioners
do all they could In their otllclal capaci
ties to better the condition of the cot
ton farmers’ home. Any one who would
travel through the cotton raising sections
of this state, of Georgia or of other cot
ton suites would find that the cotton
farmers' homes needed improving. These
homes had iv> attraction. He believed
that the commissioner* of agriculture
might urge the passage of laws in their
resiHTtive states which would be of bene
fit to the farmer* and which wi uld make
their bard lots easier. He said the rais
ing of cotton could and should bo ch< apeii
ed. This should be done by diversifying
tho crops and by using up-to-date farm
ing machinery.
Cuinmlssioner Hill, of Arkansas, after
Colonel Bdiuler hud concluded, offered
the following resolution:
"\\ bereas. by the introduction of new
mechanical devices In recent years, not
ably liio round bale machinery, it liu >
been demonstrated tli.it less wastetul
methods may bo adopted and arbitrary
charges reduced and in some cases avoid
ed altogether, thus saving to the cotton
plant' r annually in the aggregate many
millions of dollars.
"IVher as. in the handling of 'he great
staple ot llie southern states, valued at
upward ot annually, waste-
ful metho is have obtained, and a multi
plicity of charges, many of them arbi
llat.i and exorbitant, aro wrung I'rum tlio
cotton producers.
"Rf.oivcd. That It shall be tho duty
of the commissioners of agriculture of
this association In their respective states
to advocate and encourage the invention
and introduction of more Improved ma
ch.nery. the addition of better methods
and < arefully devised system of handling.
In order to insure the cotton grower the
lull'st possible remuneration lor the re
sults of labor."
WENDLING'S LECTURE.
HE PAID A GLOWING TRIBUTE
TO THE PRESS.
Speke of Editor Clark Howell in Eu
logistic Terms in Referring to
Influence of Journalism.
An audience that nuked the Grand
ojtera house, ir. Atlanta, to its utmost
capacity, grc«»ted George R. Wending,
the celebrated lecturer Inst Fri lay
night and for an hour and a half the
eloquent s;>< alter held this audience In
rapt attentiveness by the force, logic and
beautiful Imagery <>f a lecture which has
seldom been equalled nnd never sur
passed In Atlanta.
His sitbj' t, "Unseen Realities.” stig
g< sled a wide range of possibilities for
treatment, but not for en Instant did he
allow the mind of the listener to stray
from the main thought which he wished
to convey; and tho tarfone phase* and
illustrations of the discourse served to
tu ike a coherent ami concrete argument
f<>r a man and unfaltering religious be
lief, as opiiaised to the cold doctrine, ot
tho latter-day materialism and tl-.o t:oi
commlttal attitude of agnosticism,
t’omm.ngled with a mass of interesting
though comnionpla< e Illustration, Mr.
Wetnliing added a delightful literary fla
vor to his lecture by frequent references
to and quotations from tho masters tn
tlio realm of letters. His refereneees to
Hamlet, Macbeth and his line Illustra
tions from Faust were especially en
joyed.
In ijieakirg of the doctrine of agnos
tic tn. Mr. Wendling said that he saw no
orc ision In the light of advanced thought
to denounce tho tenents of this belief,
but that tie had rather be wrong in his
belief in the unseen and hidden laws
that dominate visible realities than an
h ■ •. I »1 .i,M> -|i, ve.
Tile y« te ral position was taken that
every material and therefore visible
reality stood for and typified a multi
tude of hid !en forces. This position hs
eluc-ldated in a careful analysis of the
most ordinary and trivial things.
"Take for an example a piece of pa
per made of rags and covered over with
lines traced by a sulntance we call ink.
Uy all material laws you can make
nothing out of thia substance save Ink
and rags. But embodied In this scrap
of paper are unseen realities that control
tlie destiny of a people. In those traced
lines—the line of the declaration of in
dependence—is tho cool statesmanship ot
Jeffers m, the mighty sagacity of Frank
lin and tlio lire and patriotic fervor ot
I’atric Henry! And behind these qualt
tlio is the sovereign will of a new-born
people chafing at restraint and voicing
its demand for freedom—unseen, but po
tent realities that compel to action a
mighty nation,
ennobling once.
Tribute to Clark Howell.
In that part of his lecture In which he
described the unseen realities at work in
tlie making and molding of public
thought, Mr. Wendling paid a high
tribute to Clark Howell, editor of The
Constitution. He had referred to tlie
evils <>f yellow Journalism and its Insidi
ous effect on the morals of a community.
Ijater he touched on tlio other phaae ot
journalism and its potentialities In the
opposite direction. In part, he said:
“Hut every community has Its cause for
congratulation that there Is at least one
newspaper whose aims aro pure and
whose policy is high and lofty; and here
1 w.uit to sty that from wide personal
exp« ri« nee and tho reading of many pa
pers, 1 know that you of Atlanta have
every reason to bo proud of the steadfast
purpose and noble efforts of your ov n
Clark Howell.”
Tills tribute to Mr. Howell was greet
ed with great applause.
- >'
Piles and Fistula
Cure guaranteed; no failures. Dr. W. J.
Tucker, Atlanta. Ga.
DEMOCRATS MAY QUIT CHICAGO
Harrison-Altgeld Feud Causes Gen
eral Dissatisfaction.
Chicago, January S.—The renewal of
the Harrison-Altgeld feud in the local
democratic circles Indicated by tile may
or's refusal to attend the luncheon given
yesterday to Manager Samuel B. Cook,
of the ways and means committee. Is like
ly to result In tile party managers moving
tlie democratic national headquarters
away from Chicago. Tlie reason for May
or Harrison's refusal to bo present was
the fact that ex-GoVernor Altgeld was
expected to be present. The national com
miteemcn are exceedingly annoyed over
the frequent recurrence of the local wran
gle and are considering the advisability
of establishing the party tent in u mora
harmonious neighborhood. Normon H.
Mat k, a democratic leader of Buffalo, who
came here to attend the Bryan banquet.
Is hard at work to transfer the headquar
ters to that city. Washington ami St.
Louis have also been mentioned 113 cities
nt which tho headquarters may be estab
lished in case they are moved away from
Chicago.
Prince Albert of Prussia has bought th, cel
ebraterl Wilhelm vineyard, at Markebrunn, for
55.CC0 an acre.
SUGAR MILL DOES WELL.
BUYS SIRUP FROM THE FARM
ERS DIRECT.
Cclumbus Enterprise Encourages the
Planting of Sugar Cane in
That Section.
Columbus, Ga.. January 12.—(Special.)—
Tho recent article In The Constitution
about the possibilities of sugar making
in Georgia was read with peculiar Inter
est in Columbus for the reason that tiierc
has been recently established in Columbus
a sugar and sirup refinery. This Is tho
Williams Manufacturing Company, which
began operation a number of months ago,
and which is now' doing a thriving busi
ness. Tlie company relines sirup and su
gar, and has created a stable market lor
the sirup grown in this section. Last year
this time. Georgia sirup was a drug on
tlie market, at from 13 to 25 cents. Con
servative people here, who know what
they aro talking about, say that sirup
will never again be under 25 cents per gal
lon.
Mr. Johnson Williams, president of the
W illiams Manufacturing Company, stated
to The Constitution correspondent today
that his firm hod paid out fto.ouo this tali
to farmers and small merchants for sirup.
Farmers In tjiis section who have grown
cane largely liavo made good money out
of it.
Ihu other day a Russell county, Ala
bama farmer, came to town with a liun.-
dred gallons of sirup. He did not know
whether ho would find a market for it ur
not. He was agreeably surprised to bo
offered 25 cento per gallon; he hurried
iiume amt brought back 3UU more gallons,
which ho sold ut the same price. Hu
Incidentally remarked tliul ho hud made
M> gallons off an ax re of cane. From this
acre ho had made enough sirup to do ills
family for the year—loo gallons—and also
enough to sell lor >IOO. He will plant more
lurgeiy this year.
'liio statement lias been made that SIOO
per acre, nut, can lie made In cane. Tins
may bo an extravagant statement, but It
is a fact that tiiu profits are mure attrac
tive than those ot cotton raising. The
trouble in tiiu past has been tlio absence
of u stable market; but now that rotln
eries aro being established and other*
planned for south t'eorgia, tiiu situuaun
is Very different; cano will find as steady
a market us cotton.
Three years ago a farmer In Ulis sec
tion raised an aero of cane. A friend
advised him. to save it ali fur seed. He did
so, and tile next year lie had four tiered.
Ha saved that, and this last fall ho had
twenty-five acres. Ho ground up ten acres
and made a profit out of the sirup, and
is saving the remaining iiiieen acres lor
seed. A good many prominent farmers
have made inquiries of tiiu Williams M i’>
ufacturing Company, showing their inter
est in the possibilities of cane culture.
President W Illiums is shouting his confi
dence In cane as a money crop by plant
ing it extensively himself. Tlie Central
railway is doing a good work among the
farmers by sending out facts and figures
about the money in cane.
The Williams compan is finding a ready
market for its product.
EFFORT TO FREE CARTER.
If He Goes Free the Gaynor Brothers
Will Escape Trial.
New York. January 9. Former Captain
Oterlin M. Carter. United States army,
through his lawyer. Ahram J. Rose, Is
making a bltt 'r fight in the federal courts
In ihe hono of getting t!f sentence of tho
courtmartial annulled. Should Mr. Rose
puce ed In freeing Cart r he would prac
tically clear the Gayn< r brothers and
Benjamin 1». Greene, the alleged favored
contractors, at present waiting examina
tion before United St. -s Commissioner
Shields on Indictments ound last month
In Savannah. “ ch rglng them with
com-piracy and det’rav iing the govern
ment out of over Jjoo.O’t). In the event
of Carter’s lawyers txing able to keep
the contractors in tills city and Carter’s
case before the courts until the conspir
acy charge falls through because of tho
statutory time limit, which expires July
next, he will have won an Imjiortant
point against the pro-edition. Carter’s
counsel gays If necessary he will carry
it to the I’nlted States supreme court,
and. as a last resort, potiUon congress
to appoint a commission to Inquire into
tlie legality of Carter's cim.vi«tlon.
The case came up today in the form
of a writ of error to an appeal front an
order of the circuit court dismissing a
writ of habeas corpus. Its title |* Ober
lin M. Cart, r vs. Captain Benjamin K.
Roberts, defendant in error. The latter
is in charge of the military prison on
Governor's island, where Carter is watch
ed by an armed sentinel.
TEXTBOOK OF DEMOCRATS OUT.
Coin on Money Trusts and Imperial
ism. Is Printed.
Chicago. January S. The advance sheets
of Coin on “Money, Trusts and Imperial
ism" was Issued today with a review by
Willis, J. Abbott, chief of the literary bu
reau of tho democratic national committee
Tlie volume is illustrat> d cont.i ns 184 pages
and is put forward as presewting the ar
gument upon which tlie democratic party
bases its case lor tic- presidential cam
paign of IfW. The official review Issued
by the literary bureau of the democratic
national committee says of tlio book:
"It is the textbook of the democratic
parjy in 1900.”
CRAZY NEGRO KILLS PREACHER
Two Farmers Are Shot Before Posse
Can Stay the Murderer.
Norfolk, Va„ January 12.—A negro
named Rix, ■while walking along the
couniy road In Southampton county to
day, met Thomas Hall and George Brad
shaw. white farmers of prominence, who
were driving together. "With a waqdng
shout ho opened fire on them without
provocation. One bullet grazed Hull's ab
domen, and another pierced his arm. Rix
subsequently met Rev. Mills Rayford, a
Quaker preacher, and shot him down.
Death was instantaneous. He then fired
sev< ral more bullets Into the prostrate
b idv. A posse was organized and pur
sued Rix. Ho was overtaken, but resist
'd arrest, firing upon bls pursuers,
wounding one or two before he fell,
pieiaeil by balls. He lived only a few
minutes 'investigation revealed that he
was Rix and had gone deranged. Hall
and tlie member* of the posse who were
wounded by Rix will recover.
Three Men Killed In Mine.
Webb City. Mo., January 11.—Three min
ers Joeeph Cox, Charles Stone and John
Lloyd were killed tonight by a cave-in
at the Barbee mine, in this city. They
were burl'd under fifty tons of earth.
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WORKING FOR STATE BANKS.
McDAURIN WOULD REPEAL TAX
ON STATE BANK NOTES.
Palmetto Representative Determined
To Make His Colleagues Show
Their Hands Fully.
Washington, January B.—(Special.)
Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, in
troduced today an amendment to the
senate currency bill, providing for the
repeal of the 10 per cent tax upon state
■banks. Tho senator has expressed his
determination to press this matter to a
vote. Ho claims that tho repeaj Is pure
democratic doctrine. He has been chafing
under the criticism of some of his col
leagues for his position upon the expan
sion question. Some of these democratic
senators have in the past voted against
tho repeal of this state bank tax and he
determined to put them on record by forc
ing a vote on tills amendment.
“I only want,” said he, "to find out
who tho denvxTats are.”
Senator M ’Laurin's idea Is that ho has
ns much right to read out of the party
those who aro against repeal as they
have to read him out for Inclining to
ward expansion.
Tlie reports which have appeared In
some of the papers of hfs district to
the effect that Congressman Lester, of
tho first district, has announced that ho
would not again be a candidae for con
gress are certainly premature, if not en
tirely contrary to the facts. Colonel I.es
ter states positively that he has not made
any such statements and tho Inference
from what he says is that he does not
Intend making any such statements.
Georgia members of congress who have
received petitions from the Ministers’
Evangelical Association urging legisla
tion to forbid the granting of federal
licenses to distilleries say that
'the idea that the government
licenses these people to do bus
iness Is an erroneous one. The police
powers of the state and their right to
regulate all matters coining properly
therein are recognized by the govern
ment. Through the internal revenue de
partment the government taxes the bus
iness wherever it is found to exist. The
idea t'hat tlie internal revenue depart
ment is in tho habit of concealing th*
names of those who pay the Internal rev
enue tax is also wrong. It is always
within the power of the grand juries to
secure from the Internal revenue a list
of those who pay tho government tax.
OHL.
HANNA NABIES THE NOMINEE.
Chairman of Republican Executive
Committee Talks.
Philadelphia, January 13.—Tho snb-com
mlttee of the republican campaign com
mittee began today tho work of laying
plans for the presidential campaign which
can now be said to be fairly well under
way. Shortly after 9 o'clock the com
mftteemen visited Mayor Ashbridge. In
the party wore Senator Hanna, chair
man: “Joe” Manly, H. C. Payne, of Wis
consin; United States Senator N. 11.
Scott, of West Virginia; Richard Kerens,
of Missouri, and Charles Dick, of Ohio,
tho S'*eri tary of the national committee.
From the mayor’s office the committee
went to the exposition buildings to In
sj>ect tlie auditorium in which the na
tional convention is to lie held. All tlie
visitors expressed their satisfaction at the
I selection of the hall.
Senator Hanna particularly was much
Interested in all the arrangements con
ducted so far by the local committees
and regarding the convention, said that
those who Imagine it will be a cut and
dried affair, will be badly fooled.
“Os course. President McKinley wilt
be recommended, and without doubt lie
will receive every vote in the conven
tion, but when It comes to choosing his
running mate and deciding on the plat
form. there Is likely to bo an abundance
of excitement.'•
During the conference with Mayor Ash
bridge. Senator Hanna made the first
statement which lie lias uttered in ills
capacity us r publican national chairman
on the Issues and plans of the coming
campaign Ho sail:
"Fir. , ne national Issues will be the
prosperity of tlie working people of tho
country.
"So'-ond, the retention of the Philip
pines
Tlie republican party Is in pressing
end immediate need ot funds to carry on
tlio work of tho campaign and it must
be begun without a moment’s del ly. Tho
democratic party has labor agitators at
work throughout tho west and the repub
lican committee finds it nectesary to
meet them at every point.”
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THE SUNSET-CENTRAL SPECIAL
A New Fast Train from New Orleans
to Denison, Texas.
A fast service was recently Inaugu
rated by tlie Southern Pacific Company
from New Orleans to central and north
ern Texas points. No change of cars be
tween New Orleans and destination. Pa
latial reclining chair cars New Orleans
to Denison via Houston. Hearne. Corsi
cana and Sherman. This is tho only line
without an omnibus transfer and only
o m- chance of <ars to Texas.
The Pilace Tourist Sleeping Cars oper
at'd through North Carolina. South Caro
lina and Georgia every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday afford tho traveling
nubile tlio best service and no change of
cars to California points.
Parties going to Texas or California
will consult their nest Interests by writing
Mr XV. R. Fagan, traveling passenger
agent Southern Pacific Company. No. 10
Kimball house. Atlanta, Ga befor j
closing Rrrangements for a western trip.
McGovern whips dixon.
Negro Featherweight Was at Terry
McGovern’s Mercy.
New York. January 9.—Terry McGov
ern tenight wrested the featherweight
championship of the world from George
Dixon, who had defended it for nearly
nine years. To save Dixon from a knock
out Tom O'Rourke, his manager, threw
up tho sponge in the eighth round, when
the negro was staggering helplessly,
bleeding and weak, but as game us tlie
eying gladiatior. The fight took place be
fore 0 a crowd that packed the Broad
wi.y Athletic Club, and tlie victory de
cided the ownership of a 810,000 purse.
When Dixon and McGovern stepped in
to the scales this afternoon to make tho
necessary 118 pounds. Dixon seemed 'to
be In tlie better condition. He was full
of life and energy and looked as if the
making of the weight hud not troubled
him. while McGovern teemed to be too
finely drawn. When they stepped in the
rin” however, McGovern’s face showed
no'truces of a rigid training course and
us soon as they stripped to the buff, each
looked, in perfect condition.
Dixon from tli e first tap of the gong
was on tlie avg: essive, using a left swing
Invariably as iris lead, wdiilo McGovern
cleverly stepped inside of It, and Terry
sent both hands in rapid order to Dixon’s
lower works. McGovern’s attack on the
body w.is a surprise to Dixon, us no
boxer who ever faced tlie negro was able
iv land on tlie wind, ribs and kidneys ns
did McGovern tonight.
Dixon jarred McGovern half a dozen
times during the buttle with hard cracks
on the head ur jaw. but Terry was al
ways back ut his man in a jiffy, relent
lessly smashing with either hand to the
ribs or stomach. The s. vint'h round wars
a disastrous one for Dixon. Terry al
most broke Dixon’s nose in this round
aft< r ho hail sent a right hand sn ash
wliii h landed over George’s heart and
Lixcn staggered to hfs corner with tlie
blood spouting from his nasal organ.
Dixon came up as game as over a man
did in tlie eighth round, which proved to
be the last.
The queen has proclaimed the meeting of
British parliament tor January 30th.
I a Mr. H. N. Warner, of Kearney,
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my last box, there has been no rq
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ALL HANDS WENT DOWN.
UNKNOWN STEAMER WRECKED
IN SIGHT OF LAND.
Her Crew and Passengers Are All
Lost—Dead Bodies Float
in the Surf.
S'. Johns, N. F., January 13..—1 a. m.—
Tho wreck and burning In St. Marys
bay of the unknown two-masted steamer,
with Its crew of probably sixty and pos
sibly some passengers, all perishing. Is
one of tlie worst marine disaster in this
section for a considerable period. There
Is not tho slightest prospect that any
soul aboard escaped death, as the Intense
midwinter cold would kill any who es
caped drowning, and tho 111-fated vessel
wa' of nearly 3.0n0 tons burden. She went
ashore before daybreak Thursday, strik
ing a ledge at the foot of the cliff, where
esc- pe was hopeless. Tho crew launched
the boats, but probably during the pan
ic «' .me were crushed against her sides,
ot! rs being swamped, and all the occu
panis apparently perishing.
Tlio ship w as seen to bo afire by resi
dents s’x miles away. Attracted to the
scene they found the after half of the
wre k blazing fiercely, and the forepart
under water. Kerosene In the cargo
h'dp.-d the blaze. .
At that time only three men were left
on board. Two were on the bridge an l
one was in the rigging. Those on tho
bridee were safe until about « P- •
X; W re ''■‘-"•I
drowned, tho bridge beinß s*l?
The survivor soon after left the r g ■ •
swam to tlie rocks and twlce , en^'°
to get a footing. Falling In this he
made his way back to the rigging, where
he died of exposure during the night.
Many dead bodies are visible tossing in
the surf. Two of them thrown up In a
cove cannot be reached owing to the
heavy sea. One is thought to be that
of a woman.
Boats and other wreckage are strewn
among the rocks for miles. Friday was
more stormy than th« day before; and it
was impossible to reach the wreck, walcn
has gone to pieces to such an extent that
It has sunk beneath tho waves. Kv ,.,
A severe gale Is raging tonight which
Is likely to reduce her to fragments.
Tlio wreck commissioner hopes to be
able to obtain her name today (Saturday).
Residents along the shore made every
possible effort to rescue the survivor in
the rigging, but lacking proper outfits
they were unable to succeed.
A messenger who has just arrived from
Peters river, reports that a trunk tilled
with women’s clothing has been waned
ashore there, as well as a garment which
is either a waterproof cape, such as Is
used by a woman or a man’s overcoat.
Nearby was found some underwear, evi
dently a man’s, marked with tlie Initials
“J. J." This seems to Indicate that the
ship had passengers.
CRAIG WILL NOT LEAVE OFFICE
Tennessee Treasurer Decides Not To
Resign His Position.
Nashville, Tenn.. January 9.—(Special.)—
It Is now definitely known here that State
Treisurer E. B. Craig will not resign,
having changed hfs mind since he an
nounced his intention to resign s 'me
weeks ago. He has accepted tho position
of treasurer of tne Virginia Iron, Coal
and Coke Company, but will hold on as
state treasurer, because, it Is alleged, he
was not satisfied with the gentleman he
looked upon as his probable successor,
the appointment being in the gift of the
governor. Governor McMillan, however,
has never said whom he would appoint.
Mr. Craig has not publicly stated he
would not resign, but his intention is In
dicated in the selection of his deputy. W.
Wills who has had charge of the insur
ance business, as assistant treasurer of
tlie IVrginla company. Mr. VMH* went to
Bristol last night. The company gr mted
Mr Craig ali tlie time necessary to per
form the duties as state treasurer and
when not In Bristol. Mr. Wills will repre
sent Mr. Craig.
A. Santell! i Co., of Chicago, will locate a
large cigar factory at Tampa, Fla., and begin
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OOM PAUL’S NAME HISSED.
JUSTICE WOODWARD’S TOAST
CAUSED TROUBLE.
Governor Roosevelt’s Friend Receives
Cold Reception at Albany Socie
ty Banquet in New Yorlc
New York, January 10.—The annual re
union of the Albany Society of New ork
was held tonight at Delmonlco’s. One hun
dred and fifty persons were present. Jus
tice Woodward, ot the supreme court, a
particular friend of Governor Roosevelt,
was down to respond to the toast "The
Dutch In Albany and South Africa."
He devoted the first part of his speech
to the Dutch on South Africa. As he con
tinued the guests began to cough and
laugh and in other ways annoy the
speaker. When he praised th e Beers
ttere was an open outbreak of hostUJtle*.
Justice Woodward was unable to proceed.
One of the guests, who called hlmscli
“yours truly, John Smith,” jumped on
his chair and shouted for order.
"The action of some of the members of
this society and their treatment of Jus
tice Woodward is utterly contemptible,”
he exclaim'd. ’'Justice Woodward Is
here to spesJc at the invitation of the so
ciety and his subject was agreed upon,
if you are gentler'en, you will act as
such; it not, then you ought to asham
ed of yourselves." He sat down, his face
flushed with anger, while a minority
cheered and others hissed.
Justice Woodward made an Ineffectual
effort to proceed with his paper, but skip
ping vhole pages, be finally said:
"I want to apologize to you for accept
ing your Invitation to speak here tonight.
It was understood that 1 was to be your
guest and to speak on the subject I have
talked on, and to read my address. I
svetn to have given you offense, and I
sincerely apologize to you.” Then, draw
ing himself to hia full height, ne thun
dered:
"In closing I want to propose a toast to
that grand old statesman, the William
the Silent of South Africa, one of tho
most iniprearivo personalities alive, old
’Oom Paul' Kruger."
There were a few cheers, but Kruger’s
name was drowned in an axalanche of
hisses. Somebody stole up to the orches
tra loft and whispered instruction* to tho
leader, and ns Justice Woodward took his
seat the orchestra broke out with “Tom
my Atkins.” This made the sympathizers
of'the British cheer wildly, while the pro-
Boer element in turn did some hissing.
Bmt* th*
SHAFTER HEARS FP-OM HYDE.
Transport Thomas Will Reach San
Francisco on January 29th.
San Francsico. January 11.—General
Shafter received a telegram from N'a
gaski today, sent by Major Hyde, quar
termaster of the Thomas, stating that
the body of Genera’ H. W. Lawton Is
on this transport, which is due in San
Francisco on the 29tho of January. The
body will be escorted to Washington by
General Shafter himself, accompanied by
his aid. Lieutenant Eugene T. Wilson, of
tho Third artillery. Tlie body of Major
Logan is aLo on the Thomas.
Tlie largest bank Is in London.
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