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ALL THE NEWS OF DIXIELAND
GEORGIA.
Malcolm Impaled by Shaft of Cab.
Macon, Ga., July 13.—(Special.)—Thomas
Malcom is in a dying condition at the
city hospital, one of his lungs having
been perforated Kith a shaft about dark.
Malcom emerged from an alley, upon thq,
main street in East Macon this afternoon
and came in contact with a cab moving
rapidly along the street. The up of the
shaft strutK h>m squarely in (lie breast.
It impaled Malcom, who was carried,
suspended in the air, 15 or 20 feet before
th<j horse could be stoppea.
At the hospital. Dr. Elder and Dr.
tVinship found the shaft, after sep
arating the ribs, had penetrated the lung
lacerating that member badly.
Sent to Death by Old Enemy.
Baxley, Ga., July 13.—(Special.)—Jim
Williams was killed 7 miles south of
Baxley by Sol Johnson this evening.
Williams was hauling a wagon load of
crosstie cutters to the country and while
passing Johnson's house lie was lired at
witli a winchester rille in the hands of the
assailant.
They had had a difficulty several
months ago when Williams knocked
.Johnson down. Trouble was then pre
dicted, Johnson being considered of a
revengeful disposition.
Melons Moving' to Market.
Quitman. Gn., July 14.—(Special.)-Tho
melon shipment is at its height this week.
The frittl Is being rushed to market
very rapidly. Mahbett .V, Grover of
Quitman, who hate 2T.0 acres at May
kind. Fla.. is miles south of here, shipped
twenty carloads today. The south Geor
gia railroad b is handled nearly 200 cars
to date.
Professor Childs Made President.
Cuthbert, Ga.. July 14. (Special.)—Pro
lessor W. S Childs, .a brother of Count'.’
School Commissioner Chillis, has been
elected president of Bethel Male college,
this city. He has accepted.
Negro Crushed by Train.
Griffin. Ga.. July 16 -(Special.)- While '
two negtoes were walking on the < entral
tracks in the suburbs litis afternoon at
hr,a o'clock, a train was coining along on
a parallel track and just as it got near
the negroes, one of them, named \\ bite,
stepped over tn front of the train and
was crushed to d-atb.
To Increase Pacolet. Stock.
Augusta. Ga.. July 15. --(Special.) - Paco
let mill stockholders have unanimously
decided to increase its capital stock from
one to two million dollars, by issuing pre
lected sb>oic.
No injunction for Lumbermen.
Mount Airy, Ga.. Jul.', W.—(Special.)—
Judge Emory Speer this morning handed
down his decision in Hie . .is,- of the ium
!'• mil'll against the railroads and denies
the injunction asked by the saw mill
The judge denies the injunction on the
ground that the matter is now before the
interstate and
states that the ec.urt will withhold ac
tion until tile commission lias passed on
tho case.
Tito saw mill men sough; :o restrain
the railroads from putting into ■ ffi an
advance nf 2 cents on lumber rat- s from
Georgia to points beyond the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers.
Professor Adams Resigns.
‘'Xforil. 1.i.l . July 16 (Special. I Til' 1 Lu ll'd
ot trustees ■ Palmer institute met in tin lice
ot J. Z Johnson Monday lor the purpose of
eo eiing t< aehers for the sell ere next year.
i.»u acvounl .1 til-- un*-xiieeti'il resignation <>t
I'rofessor Adame, die prnieit-ai. In.- successor
«a_, li-'t elected, and tin- uoard will im-et again
r,oi to till ms piiii'i* and also «• * '.wo new
teachers for tin- primary grades.
Rounsaville Boys Indicted
Rome, Ga., July Id. -(Special.)-The
Strand jury this morning returned true
bills against Robert an , Roy Rounsaville,
Charging them with a.-sa lit and alt.nipt
to murder.
This is the sain- matter for which these
boys were r.xi ntiy tin d yluo each in the
recorders court coupled with imprison
ment in tin city a.i .i- The sentence
of the recorder's court has never been
carried out by reason of an appeal to
the city council and if it is altirnnd by
council these two young men will be com
pelled to serve the sentence of the court.
The beginning of this trouble was one
of the most sensational affairs Rome
ever knew and seems likely to lead to the
most serious consequences foi some one
before it is ended.
Boy Indicted for Burglary.
Rome, Ga., July 16.-(Special.)—Young
Will Drennon, a well known white boy,
about IS years of age. was indicted by
the grand jury this morning for burglary
and is now in jail. Drenmin comes of re
spectable parentage and his arrest caused
considerable sensation in Rome. lie is
charged with burglarizing the Grillin
)iard w a re Com |ran y.
Gives 550.000 to Charity.
Savannah. Ga.. July 16. (Special. > A
fund of 55O.OO1) has b"e>i set aside by Cap
tain John Flannery. one of Saannah's
wealthiest bankers, tor th*' benefit of live
Georgia charitable institutions.
They arq to get the money at once.
Bishop Kelley, of the I'atitoli diocese of
Savannah, will manage the : and in con
nection with a board consisting of two
prominent Catholic- ot Savannah.
Captain I'lanmiy is p sident of the
Southern Bank ol the State >t lo'orgfix
and head of the John Flannery Company,
.otton factors. Two of the local chari
ties known to lie benetieia ri"s of the trust
.are the home for the aged and St. Marys
Orphans' home, while it is believed that
the St. Joseph's orphanage at Washington
will also share the fund.
Woman Burned with Her Home.
Gibson, Ga.. July 16.-(Special.)—This
morning about 11 o clock the house of
Watkins Hilson, who resides a few miles
above here, was burned.
The wife of Mr. Hilson, who was alone
and very old and feeble, was burned up
in the house.
The supposition Is that she must have
caught on tire and theteby set the house
on tire.
Canning' Tomatoes at Cuthbert.
Cuthbert. Ga., July 16. (Special.)-C. N.
Simpson ■ ng 1
other vegetables. He has won unite a repu
tation for his canned good- .nsiip and
-tew-. S'» popular have tie- uravn that or
ders are received from ad parts ot the coun-
Many Peaches and Melons Move.
Cuthbert. Ga . July 16. iS(kill P.-.-i-h
shipments are being mad.' front Cuthbert. Cole-
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■K THE DR. LONG CO., ATLANTA. GA.
man and Shellman, tills county. In addition
ti peaches Coleman Is shipping quite a num
ber of cars of melons. Randolph county fruit
is popular on the markets.
Cannery at Barnesville.
Barnesville, Ga , July 16.— (Special.>—George
W. Lowdon. ot Savannah, has arrived in the
city and Is making arrangements to put in
u cannery. He will begin operations Monday
morning and will continue three or four
iv.'.lm. employing from s vi'iity-tlv.' to <>m
hundred hands. He will only can the .seed!lngs
this y#»ar, as there Is not a crop of bibutay
to work up.
New Mill for Barnesville.
Barnesville, Ga.. July 16. (Special.) -The
Empire knitting mills is the name ot a com
pans' for the manufacture of underwear, hos
iery. etc., which is being '’ r ‘’’ r,n . iaa 000
capital st i* k of the concern will bu $20,00Q.
Dr. Hinton Breathes Bast.
Macon, Ga.. July 16.—(Special.)—Dr. J. W.
I Hinton, a widely known minister of the
Methodist denomination, who bus occu
pied. since his career as a preacher began
some of Hie most prominent pulpits of
that denomination in the state died
rather suddenly this morning after a
i brief illness at the home ot his daughter.
I Mrs. Holmes Johnson, on High street,
j this city.
Fought Flames. Then Disease.
Savannah. Ga.. July 16.-(Special.)
Health Officer W. J. Linley, of the I mted
States marine hospital service, was fran
tically engaged in lighting th'e at the
quarantine station today. lie w.is < -
reeling the efforts of the lire crew and
was seeking to prevent the flames being
communicated to his own residence.
Ju-t at this critical juncture an incom
ing vessel was sighted She was the
Dutch steamer t oorburg, which mid
touched at Fernandina. The doctor had
most reluctantly to leave the direction
of the fire fighters to some one else while
lie went aboard the \ oorburg.
There be found a case of smallpox. The
station and the residence were saved from
the Hames, though somewhat damaged
Sims Killed Marlow.
Valdosta. Ga., July 16.—(Special.)—Mike
Sims, a prominent young man of Cecil,
Ga., IS miles north of this city, shot
and killed David Marlow at that place
this morning.
Sims is bookkeeper for the large saw
mill firm of .1. N. Bray * Co. and Mar
low was a teamster for tho same firm.
The trouble is said to have grown out
of some offensive remarks Marlow Is al
leged to have made about Sims.
Young Sims telegraphed his father,
who lives near Ousley, in this county,
to go to Cecil at once, and it is sup
-1 posed that he has surrendered to the au
thorities.
Allen Elected by Big Majority.
Augusta. Ga.. July 16.—(Special.)—Au
gusta's municipal primary was a very
warmly contested election and was in
doubt until the votes were counted. In
most of the wards the ballot was as se
cret as It could be made, and while money
was used with voters. there was no
flagrant public display of buying and sell
‘"■riie vote resulted:
For Mayor—R. E. Allen, 2,419; Allen W.
Mette, 6(>6.
The day passed quietly at the polls, con
sidering the close tight that was on and
1 uncertainty as to the result..
Jury Finds Ballard Insane.
Thomasville. G.v. July 16—(Special.)—J. D.
I Ballard. the voting white man who shot
I Rarti"-t <Sr<-» n n.'.'r here .-. veral weeks since,
1 was tii'-l and found lusan- tills afternoon on
account of theais to kill himself. Ballard
I thought Gr-- ii had spoken <ltsr< sp'-ctfidly of
I hi. wife, co went t . the field WlUT'' Griwn
was working and shot him tlv* times, Bal
lard was on a SI,OOO leuid
Georgia Girl Given Fortune.
Barnesville, Ga., July 17.—(Special. )
Mrs. M. AV. Arnold and family has gone
! to New York and may make that city
I their home in the future. Miss Maynita
i Arnold was left a large fortune by her
uunb Mrs- Krugt r. w ilthy indy of
1 that city, recently and they have gone
'up north to look after the property.
I which consists of New York real estate
j valued at $200,000. These people have
1 numerous friends in this city who re
joice witli them in their good fortune and
hope that it will be so that they may re
turn to make Barnesville their home.
Berrien County Tax Returns.
Tifton. Ga.. July 17. (Special .)-■ Tax
1 values in this section show a phenomenal
! increase very year and the gain co.n-
I tinues steady. Twenty years ago. in ISn3,
I for the first, time in its history, the tax
■ returns of Berrien county reached tlnj
1 million dollar mark. This year the tax
r.-turns of the Tifton district alone are
$1.(i:':;.144. Last y‘ar Tifton district show
ed a gain in tax values over 19ul of $243,301,
and this year shows a gain over last of
S6S.OSt.
Itusliing Pear Shipments.
I Valdosta. Ga.. July 17.—(Special.)—Pear
shipments from this, point are now going
forward with a rush, although the <r p
is very short (this season. AV. T. Staten
has shipped between 700 and SO I barrels,
for which he realized between s.l and $2.50
:p, r barrel. Some growers are selling
their pears on the trees an.l are pert n-:
satisftictory prices. The shipments of
cantaloupes and watremelons are begin
: ning to decline. Pric- s have been go d
1 the entire s.ason .and many snippers
I have made monev. Mcßee Bros,, at Kin-
■ dei'lou, received $1,300 m-t for the first
■ car of cant ilo'ipe* tiny forwarded.
Sunday Sthool Workeri To Meet.
' Macon. Ga., July 17. (Sp-cial.) The
' Bibb County Sunday; School Association
■ Will convene here next week and will
I bring to the city not only the Sunday
I srhcol teachers and pupils of the county.
but ''he most dlstingni-lu-d Sunday s.-b. ol
workers of the state. Former President
Witham has announced his intention of
attending if he can possibly do so.
Tanner Trial This Week.
Gainesville Ga., July 17. -(Special. I—l he
July term of Hull superior court con
venes next Monday, with Judge J. J.
Kimsey presiding. A number of civil and
criminal cases are on th" docket and tile
term will be a busy one.
Tin- most interesting ease will be that
of tlie state against Mrs. Onie Tanner,
| charged with poisoning her husband, AV y
i lie F. Tanner, on May 23. It is expected
1 that a large crowd will be present to
; hear the trial, as so mißh interest centers
I in the outcome of the case.
It itas been rumored from time to time
sine'. Hie death of young Tanner that Mrs
Tanner had a reason for getting him
cut of the way. and that was al-
THE WEEKIY TOWOTTimONi ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 20, 1903.
leged to be that she was In love with
another young man by the name of
James C. Pool, who paid her considerable
attention before iter marriage to Tanner.
Sugar Factory for Valdosta.
A’aldosta, Ga., July 17.—(Special.jA-The
Valdosta board of trade is working for
the establishment of a mammoth cane
sugar factory in tins city. Michigan
beet sugar men are behind the enterprise
and desire to establish a large central
factory in this section, 'i'lie factory will
cost npproximately $500,006 and will have
a capacity of 600 ions and more of sugar
per day.
I Ran Away with Another's Wife.
li--ili-igli. Ga.. July IS.- (Special.) -John
D. Raker, by trade a painter, and for
I several years a policeman at Lexington,
has tied the stale with the wife of a man
natu'-d Koonce. She is 30 years old and
Very good looking. Riker was a prom
inent member of the Methodist church,
lie borrowed several hundred dollars and
took all his wife's cash before lie fled.
Peaches Move from Calhoun.
Calhoun, Ga.. July IS. (Special.)- The
shipping f Elbe’ta peaches in carloads
began here yesterday. There will lie
about twenty-five cars to go from Cal
houn and McHenry. The . rop is turn
ing out larger than expected, and the
fruit is exceptionally large.
New Factory for Athens.
Athens. Ga., July' IS. -(Special.) Thom a-’
Bailey, of this city, and O. H. Arnold,
of Ixixington. have organized the Balley -
Arnold Manufacturing Company for the
manufacture of rop>s. cords, sacks, tow
els, napkins, etc., and are already fitting
up their plant on Thoni.a.s street, in this
city.
Fatally Wounded by Negro.
Savann.'Hi, Ga., July IS.—(Special.)—
Willie Ndson, white, was shot and fa
tally woiuided today at Reach Hammock
by Jim Sanders, a negro. It is not known
what the trouble was about.
Coweta County School Census.
Newnan, Ga.. July IS.—(Special.)—The
new school census for this county lias
been completed, the enumeration show
ing a total school population outside of
Newnan of 6,442 —2.436 white and 3.95*i col
ored a decrease of 270 as compared with
the census of 1898. The census also sliows
that there are 1.160 children of school age
in the city of Newnan -i.'.»l white and 466
colored—an increase of about 350 as com
pared With 1898.
Brandished Gun; Mortally Injured.
Fitzgerald, Ga.. July IS'.—(Special.)— I'.
J H.irp' r, a sawyer residing at Rebecca,
was shot and perhaps mortally wounded
late today by (iflic.r Brubaker while in
toxicated, walking along the street with
a revolver in ills lcij» 1 The bullet en
tered the abdomen. Harper shot at the
offleer. but failed t > hit th# mark. The
officer shot tin second lime and sent an
other bullet Into Harper’s side. Harper
! is single, aged 23.
Six Cars from Sparta.
Sparta. Ga., July is. (Special.)—Six cars
of Elberta peaches were shipped from
Sparta, this week, consigned to Kllloh <t
i Co., of New York. Shipments were also
I made from Culverton and Mayfield, in
j this county. The latter place, being in
| proximity to most of tlv larger orchards
of the county, made larg-'r shipments;
: one orchard alone yielded ten cars.
Opium. Morphine—Free Treatment.
i Painless home cure guaranteed. Free
j trial. Dr. Tucker. Atlanta, Ga.
KEMTJLSCKY.
j Blacks Fought the Deputies.
’ Barbourville Ky . July 13. A desperate
fight occurred near here last night be
tween a band of cigiit Clay county negroes*
and deputy sheriffs of Barbourville. The
negroes attempted to rob county stores
and when the posse pursued them they
gave resistance. Twenty shots were lired.
! o:i» negro le ing dangerously wounded.
' Tlie negroes escaped to Clay county.
Campaign Committee Is Named.
Frankfort. Ky., July 13. —The state cen
; Hal "onunitt"" of the democratic party
I in session here today selected a campaign
' committee of twenty-nine members, itead-
I e-d by Judge S. W. Hager, of Boyd coun-
I ty. as chairman, to manage tlie stale
1 campaign this year. He is the present
! state treasurer.
' The committee meeting was largely at-
I tended, L’nited States Senators Blackburn
* and McCreary and a half dozen congress
men being among tlie party leaders pres
ent.
Several district wrangles were settled,
notably the committee tight at Louisville.
The contest was settled In favor of the
regular committee, a majority of tlie
stale committee overruning State Chair
man Young in doing so.
Clay Misses His Arsenal.
j Lexington, Ky., July 14.—Tlie room tn
which General Cassius M Clay is confined
■I has been stripped of all weapons by order
iof court. The revolvers and bowie knives
which made tlie room a little arsenal were
I taken away by Hie attendants, who, when
| General Clay asked about them, told him
I tnat the nurse had removed the weapons.
I General C<ay immediately declined to
j have anything further to do witli tlie new
j nurse.
Dora Brock in a Rage.
; Lexington, Ky., July 14. -The former
I child wife of General Cassius Marcellus
I Clay was seen today and the interview'
| held with her was a very stormy one.
. Mrs. Brock was armed with a revolver
I and a broom and dared the repoter to
'j enter the room. She said through thee
i window that she was getting tired of the
i "pesky" reporters meddling with her bus
| iness.
j She was told by the reporter that she
had evidently acquired some of the hab
its of General Clay while she was mis
tress of White Hall and to Hint she made
a break for Hie reporter with tlie broom
raised high in the air and the latter hur
riedly mounted a bicycle and rode away.
Hard Sneeze Broke R.ib.
j Louisville, Ky., July .14.—While sitting
'oi. his porch tonight Hugh B. Staitz, a
I carpenter, sneezed so violently that Im
I fractured a rib in his left side.
Trouble Feared at Kentucky Trial.
Madisonville, Ky., July H. Muth 194 wit
nesses summoned tlie examining trial of
B. Witherspoon, who was connected with
tlie murder of Jesse Burton at Earling
ton Jul.v 4, and who was returned from
Henderson last week, where the prisoners
had been taken to esciaipe a mob, is being
presented In tills e | tj “ wi'th the court
house packed. Owing to the excitement
which lias prevailed un d the strong
sentiment. Judge Glv e ns has ordered that
all persons entering the court house dur
ing tlie progress of the trial will be
searched by the sheriff.
Falling Brick Kills Boy.
Louisville, Ky.. July 15.—Emil Gunther,
tlie 8-year-old son of chief of Police Se
bastian Guntlier, was today struck on
tlie lie,id by a brick which fell from the
third story of a building In course of
erection, the boy dying a few hours later.
Chiel Gunther lost a brother and a daugh
ter about three mouths ago.
Pneumonia May cheat Gallows.
Louisville, Ky.. July 15. —Loe Brown,
alias John Tinsley, the negro who mur
dered Patrolman Massey, of Evansville,
Is reported in a critical condition tonight
at the Jeffersonville reformatory. His
illness is pronounced to be pneumonia.
Dr. Harry Sharp snys tlie prisoner's loft
lung is enti.-ely consolidated, and that the
chances for recovery are against him.
MiSSISSIPPi.
New Tax Division Scheme.
Jackson. Miss., July 13.—(Special.)—A.
Johnson, a prominent educator of Chick
asaw county, makes a new suggestion for
the division or apportionment of the
school fund, lie proposes the repeal of
section 205 of the constitution, under the
terms of which the division is now made,
and tlie enactment in lieu thereof a sec
tion providing that the state board of
(■duration lie empowered to distribute the
fund among tlie counties so as to main
tain the common schools for a least four
months in each scholastic year.
Improving County Prosperity.
Jackson, Miss.. July 13.—(Special.)—Im
provement of court house and jail prop
erty seeins to be tlie order of tlie day in
Mississippi. Hinds county awarded a con
tract for a $15,000 jail during the week,
Yazoo county arranged to spend about
$5,000 on jail improvements and Claiborne
county awarded a contract for court
house and jail improvements amounting
to $22,970. 'l'lie Franklin county supervis
ors are preparing to spend about $20,000
for new bridges.
Amite Farmers Slay Wolves.
Jackson, Miss.. July 13.—(Special.)—The
farmers of Amite county are still engaged
in the slaughter of wolves, and they are
at. a loss to account where all the ani
mals are coining from. Following the
slaughter of last week the farmers start
ed another crusade and a posse succeed
ed in slaughtering three. During the chase
a young man named Montgomery at
tempted to capturea
severely bitten oil the arm.
Making War on Army Worm.
J ickson. MisF . Jul 16. —(Special.) No gen
oral Fpr-a<l of the army worm, which has
made its appearance In the cotton fields of
('laitorcf' county. Is feared. The farmers of
th»> ndghbiirho< d where the pest is reported
taking prompt st.-ps for its suppression.
The reports ot boliw- • vil damage, which were
quit.* i”‘quent from several counties a few
weeks ago, have entirely ceased, and crop
conolti ns are generalh satisfactory, justify
ing th-* belief that if normal conditions con
linin’ f«>r ilio reni.tiiiib'i' <*f tho season, and
ear’y frost not interfere with th#* Into
crop, Mississippi's '-non yield will be not
h ,-v. than 1.300.000 Inn s.
Ballot Three Feet Long.
J.'ckson, Miss.. J.. 16 (Special.)- A ballot
3 feet long is what Is promised for some
of the -•ounth'S in Mississippi at the state
primary on tin 6th of August, and the print
ing ofii.es In the ui.os where the crop of
.■undid;’t'-s is unusually large have agreed to
. liarge spe-dal prim ■•■ r printing tin- tickets
I'rn printers have b.-,c a season of great pros
perity during th.- arnpaign owing to the
large amount of circular matter sent out.
'l'h- bulky form of th- ticket is likeiy io make
it neeessarA to has. more ;han on»* precinct
ballot box. especially In view of the fact
that tho vote promises I • be larger than ever
Will Go Before Commission.
Jackson, Miss., Juiy 17 -(Special.)—The
attorneys repr'" enting; the .yellow pine
lumber Interests of Mississippi will for
ward th'dr petition to th interstate com
merce commission within the next few
da\ < •*<»mpi:uining against the recent ad
vance of 2 cents p< r l”0 in the rates on
yeilow pine. The decree of Judge Niles,
who recently refused to give the lumber
in-ii an injunction. Ims been received, and
by an agreenn nt of the attorneys it dis
missed Lite case without prejudice to the
int-rstat.- commerce commission. It is
hoped to reach a hearing of the. case dur
ing the early fall.
Big Tax Increase Expected.
Jackson, Miss.. July IS (Special.)—State
Auditor Cab* a $10,000,000 increase
In the state assessment this y£ar, including
the increase made by the railroad commission
in th-- value of ral’v a i property, which
amounts to about $3,000,000. Ts the pre
diction of th#* auditor Ik verified the total
a sessed value of proper l ? In Mississippi will
l>e afnout *250.000.000, and the aggregate
increase fcT a period of four years will bo
about 24 per cent, which is larger than that
Fhown by any other southern state.
Superintendent Foster Resigns.
Jackson, Miss., July ! 8 (Special.)—As a
result of the action of the Baptist etato
convention In placing him on the rolls as a
salaried employee and depriving him of m*m
b< rship on the hoard of trustees, Dr. E. S.
Foster, superintendent of the Baptist or
phanage, has tendered hls resignation, and :
his successor will be nnn»>unce.d within tho
next few days. Dr. Foster was the founder
of the orphanage, and during a period of
more than six years has been the dominant
factor in its success.
Mississippi Man Disappears.
Jackson. Miss., July 18—(Special.)—Thomas
(fiinbbeck, a citizen ot Quitman. Clarke coun
' ty. who registered at the Commercial hotel
i tn this city cn the 14th of July, has dlsap
i piar.'d, and the police are endeavoring to
.solve the mystery of his disappearance. A
telescope grip containing his clothing was
found on the banks of t’earl river yesterday
morning ami It Is feared that he has ben
foully dealt with.
Any one knowing the whereabouts of
Sherman F. AVarrender or William S.
Warrentier will confer a favor by writing
to me. Garry, Fla. Have important news
for them. Postage returned. James
Warrender.
TEXAS.
Populists To Meet at Denver.
I Fort Worth. Tex., July 16.—National
j Committeeman Joe A. Parker, of Texas,
and Ed Mlsten, of Colorado, today issued
a call for a conference of populists and
fusionists to be held at Denver, July 27.
28 and 29. 'l'lie populist organizations in
the various states are asked to send
delegates and an earnest invitation' is ex
tended all dissatisfied democrats and re
publicans to be present and consider the
I political situation. Milton Park, of Dal
i las, national treasurer of the populist par
l ty, tonight stated that Eugene V. Delta
I would be one of the participants in the
conference.
TENNESSEE.
Was Burled by Falling Rock.
Knoxville. Tenn.. July 15.—A special to
The Sentinel from Lafollette says Con
tractu, E. Sanders was killed at his
contract on the Knoxville. Lafollette and
Jellico railroad yesterday afternoon by
a delayed blast. Two blasts were tired
and one failed to go off promptly. San
ders went to examine it and as e ap
proaced te dynamite exploded, and he
was buried beneath 8 fee.t of earth and
rock. The body has not yet been recov
ered. Severn [employees were also in
jured. but none fatally.
Cowardly Assassin Fired on Mrs.
Hill.
Covington, Tenn., July 16.—News has
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town of this county, of the murder of
Mrs. Sarah C. Hill by an unknown as
sassin at an early hour this morning.
Mrs. Hill was asleep in her bed and
the assassin fired a load of buckshot
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charge took effect in tlie woman's chest,
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Knoxville Drummer Killed.
Knoxville, Tenn., July 18 -(Special.)—L. L.
Luntsford. a. traveling salesman for a cloth
ing manufacturing concern of this city, was
ac.'l'lentallv shot tn the hand white tn North
Carolina Inst Wednesday. The wound proved
fatal and ho died. The remains were taken
t > hl« former homo at Rutledge, Tenn., where
they were interred today.
FLORIDA.
Three Drowned Off Pensacola.
Pensacola. Fla.. July 13.—(Special.)—
Five survivors of the schooner Amelia
Lyons were brought to port today in a
small sehoone r and tell a story of peril
and hardships they encountered. About
1 o'clock Sunday morning the Vessel was
struck by a squall and capsized, three
men drowning, wliile tlie remaining five
clung to a small dory until washed
ashore on Santa Rosa island.
The drowned men are Augustus Reine.
John McPhail, fishermen. and James
Ward, a saloon man. of Mobile.
Tho Lyons sailed from Mobile and Ward
was out for a pleasure trip. The vessel
was returning front the fishing banks with
a cargo of fish and when off East Pass,
about 6 mil's from shore, was suddenly
struck by a squall and went over.
Sylvester Will Be Hanged.
Tallahassee. Fla., July 15.—The supreme
■court today affirmed the decision of the
circuit court In tlie case of the state v.
William Sylvester and unless the pardon?
Ing board intervenes lie will hang. Syl
vester was convicted of tlie murder of
Edward Bourton. master mechanic of the
Seaboard Air Line shops ait Fernandina,
who had discharged him.
Panther from Everglades.
Bartow, Fla., July 17.—(Special.)—J. C.
Green and J. D. Pool, of Lee county, ar
rived in the city last night, bringing a
panther they had caught in the Big Cy
press, near the great Everglades. They
have rented a. hall and will have tho an
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Haywood Case Again Delayed.
Raleigh, N. C., July 13.—(Special.)—The
trial of Ernest Haywood for the murder
of Ludlow Skinner is for the second
time continued, and was today set for
a hearing at the September term here
upon affidavit by Harwood that one of
his chief witnesses was sick here.
The state was not allowed to file a
counter affidavit, though it had one ready,
which set forth that the testimony of the
witness now sick was taken in full at
the habeas corpus hearing in May, and
is not what Haywood's affidavit now says
this witness will say.
Negro Schools Consolidated.
Raleigh, N <’., July 12.—(Special.)—The
state board of education decided today
to consolidate the seven negro normal
schools into four and locate these at
Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Franklinton
and Winston.
Refusing Ten-Cent Offers.
Raleigh, N. C., July 14.—(Special.)—The
improvement in crops in nearly all pants
of this state during the past fortnight
almost exceeds belief. A month ago
farmers were in very low spirits. They
arc now delighted rat the prospects. It
is ascertained that a large proportion of
the cotton growers have an idea that cot
ton is going to 12 cents next season and
they are refusing offers of 10 cents for
October delivery.
S. A. L. Shops.
Raleigh. N. C., July 16.—(Special.)—
The Seaboard Air Line railway shops
here were burned several y.-ars ago and
have never been rebuilt. The road has
sent u man here to put a roof on the
building and otherwise prepare it for
oecupam-y. but it is said that Ibe reason
he has as yet done nothing is because he
can not secure laborers here, even nt the
offer of an advance in wages.
Insurance Company Chartered.
p.alelgb N. C. July 1 6.—(Special.)-The
State charters the Contentrea Life Insurance
Company of Wl'son, to do lite, health and ac
cident business. It also charters the Dan
Valiev Lumber Company, of Mount Airy. <apt
tal $250,000. W II 'Curia and others stock
holders.
Strange Suit Tried in Catawba.
Raleigh. N. C., July 15.—(Special.)-One
of the oddest suits brought in this state
has been ended in Catawba county. A
boy named Drum sued his teacher in a
nu'blic school for J.l.Owi damages, claiming
that during a recitation Drums atten
tion was attracted by some noise behind
him and that as he turned bis bead to
see what was going on Miller, the teach
er threw a lead pencil at him. and at the
same Instant the boy turned his head to
the front, and tile pencil struck him in the
eye. permanently infilling, but not entire
ly destroying the sight. Drum contended
that Miller acted with malice and to
punish him, while Miller contended that
lie was only endeavoring to attract
Drum’s attention. The jury finds in Mil
ler's favor. Drum appeals to the su
preme court.
North State Grants Charter.
Raleigh, N. C, July 16.—(Special.!—The
state charters the Greensboro Female College
Alumnae Association, the object of which is
to buy that college. A charter is also granted
the iniied States Veneer, of Winston, with
$l5O 000 capital.
North State Crop Reports.
Raleigh, N. C.. July 17.—(Special.)—Tlie
state agricultural department today re
ceived from 1,600 correspondents the fol
-1 lowing returns of crop conditions: Cotton
. compared with an average 77 per cent,
tobacco 80. corn 86. Irish potatoes 85,
sweet potatoes 91, peanuts 88.
Women Teachers Predominate.
i Raleigh, N. C-. July 17.—(Special.)—It is
! found that nine-tenths of the teachers
i who are attending the state summer
I school here are women and this has
brought out the fact that all over the
state the proportion is about as great in
the public schools.
Falling Chimney Killed Child.
Raleigh, N. C.. July 17. —(Special.)—A
very peculiar accident occurred at New
bern, resulting in the death of a 4-year
old child The latter was playing in tlie
yard of his home when suddenly, without
warning noise, a. chimney of a house in
an adjoining lot fell and completely
covered and crushed the child, whose
mother was but a few yards away.
Meteor in North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C., July 18.—(Special.)—
A meteor burst on the top of Rich moun
tain, in Jackson county, a few days ago
and one of the fragments whizzed through
a tree top and into the yard of Joseph
Massingale. It buried itself a foot deep
in the earth, from which Masslngale took
it. It will probably be added to the col
lection which is now in tlie State museum
here.
Collins Caught in Arizona.
I Raleigh, N. C.. July 18.—(Special.)—
I The authorities are advised that a negro.
Julius Collins, who on the last day of
May murdered Avery Rowe, in Buncombe
county, is In Arizona.
The fact was ascertained that Collins
i was seeking to enlist in the army. He
i had served in the Philippines. The author-
I Hies have sent descriptions of him to all
I parts of the United States, and these led
: to his detection in Arizona.
Drawing Out Distilleries.
Raleigh, N. C. t July 18.—(Special.)—
i It is learned from the secretary of the
SState Distillers’ Association that only
seven whisky distilleries are today in
operation in this revenue district, and
that five of these are in Richmond coun
ty. The assertion is made by A. D. Watts,
after whom the Watts liquor regulation
law takes its name, that even fewer dls
| tllleries are now in operation in the west-
■ ern revenue district.
Nine Mills Being Built.
■ Raleigh, N. C., July 18.—(Special.)—
No fewer than nine cotton mills are in
course of construction in this state. “Work
on one at Lumberton began today. It
will be a 26,000-spindle mill.
Want National Reservation.
Raleigh, N. C.. July IS.—(Special.)—
When the Fort Fisher veterans meet they
will adopt resolutions asking congress to
set apart the old fort and its surround
ings as a national reservation. The move
ment will have strong official backing in
this state.
Tobacco Crop Satisfactory.
Raleigh, N. C., July 18.—(Special.)—
It is evident from the reports as to the
tobacco crop that while it is not so good
as last year's, it will yet be a satisfac
tory one. The curing is now progressing
very rapidly, and when the season opens.
August Ist, there will be largo breaks in
all the sections of the state east of here.
Knight McDonald Given Sentence.
Raleigh, N. C.. July 18.—(Special.)—Tn
the superior court here today Charles C.
McDonald was sentenced to three years’
labor on tho public roads for embezzling
$1,200 from the supreme lodge Knights
i of Honor. He appealed.
ALABAMA.
801 l Worm in Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., July 13.—(Special.)—
Agricultural Commissioner Poole today
1 received from the oil mills in Greene
county in this state, a. cotton boll in
which there was the appearance of the
boll worm or boll weevil.
"The boll is so small,’’ said the commis
sioner, "I cannot tell whether it is boll
worm or the boll weevil, but whatever it
is, coming this early in the season threat
ens great destruction to the crop.
Flagman Killed by Bridge.
Selma., Ala., July 13.—(Special.)—Will
I Thompson, a young white man, a flag
man on the Southern fallway, was found
lying unconscious on the top of a box
car on an outgoing train at Marlon Junc-
I tion last having been struck by
I a bridge beam. He died at 12 o’clock today
j from the effect of his injuries.
Jelks Reviews Regiment.
i Montgomery, Ala., July 13. —(Special.)—
Governor Jelks today reviewed the Third
■ Alabama regiment which is in camp here.
■ The governor compliments the regiment
and especially company I. of Oxford. Ala.,
for its fine appearance. The regiment
breaks camp tomorrow.
Captain H. A. TayToe Is Dead.
Montgomery, Ala., July 15. Captain
Henry A. Tayloe died this morning at
his home In Prairieville, Ala., in his
ninety-sixth yeaY. He was for t P‘'} ny
years prominent in Alabama affairs.
Captain Tayloe was born tn Washington,
D C., in 1808 and often visited Jefferson
at his home in Monticello.
Negro Kills Mine Foreman.
Birmingham, Ala., July 16.—(Special.)
\V. B. McKinney, mine foreman at Belle
Sumter in the Blue Creek region, was
shot and instantly killed this morning
by Bob Sawyer, a negro.
A crowd of enraged citizens armed
with winchesters have since been in
pursuit, and if the negro is overtaken
he will probably be roughly dealt with.
it appears that the negro went to tlie
■ foreman and complained about day’s
' time which should have been allowed
I him. McKinney told the negro that he
had forgotten to put the time in his
statement, but W'OUld do so the coming
month.
Peonage Exists in Two Counties.
Montgomery. Ala.. July 17.—(Special.)—
The federal grand jury today made its
final report showing they had returned
ninety-nine true bills. Involving eighteen
persons, for peonage and conspiracy. Tlie
jury reported that conspiracies were
formed and carried on in two localities
between justices of peace, constables and
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and defenseless persons and sell them
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Judge Jones complimented the jury,
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Jailed for Train Wrecking.
Huntsville. July 16.—(Special.)—Porter Smith,
Tames Lawler and John Stoger, negroes
charged, with attempting to wreck a fast pas
senger train on the Southern railroad by plac
ing a cross tie on the track, were siven a
preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon and
committed to jail without bond. Harry Ford
who was held on the same charge, proved,
an alibi and was dismissed.
Jews To Come to Alabama-
Huntsville, Ala, July 18.—(Special.)—
Dr. Louis Edelman departed today for
Washington to consult the immigration
officials in regard to his project for tho
colonization of several hundred families
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ern railroad in the south. Dr. Edelman
says the Jews of Bessarabia, from which
ills immigrants will come, belong to the
farming class and will make good citizens
in any' community.
Miss Mary- Frey, Decatur, Ala.
Decatur, Ala., July 18.—(Special.)—MisS
Mary Frey, an old schoolmate of Mrs.
William McKinley’s mother, died here
today’. She was an aged maiden lady.
She and Mrs. McKinley were warm, per
sonal friends, and during President Mc-
Kinley's western trip Miss Frey called
on Mrs. McKinley in her private car hers
while the president addressed tho crowds.
The remains wfl be taken to Okie fol
burial.
First Alabama To Go to Camp.
Ala., July 18.—(Special.)—
Adjutant Brandon, of the Alabama na
tional guards, today announced that the
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Mobile on August 3 continuing in camp
until August 10.
SOUTHCAROLINA.
Tillman Goes to Lexington.
Columbia. S. C., July 13.—(Special.)—Ac
companied by his uncle. Senator Tillman,
and a deputy sheriff, James H. Tillman
left the jail here today’ for Lexington,
where his case will be called the third
Monday in September.
Senator Tillman went with his nephew
to the Lexington jail, the sheriff there
being a personal friend.
The senator has for two days been tr»
consultation witli Tillman’s lawyers.
Nleg-ro Ravisher Captured.
Columbia, S. C., July 14.—(Special.)—
George Sheldon, 1 he negro who is charged
with having assaulted Mrs. Julia Hill,
near Spartanburg, a few days ago. way
arrested yesterday and is now in the
county jail. The negro declares he is in
nocent. but the woman is positive thafi
he is the person who assaulted her a few
days ago. The case will be heard in
magistrate's court on Wednesday.
Will Holland Shot to Death.
Columbia, S. C., July 14.—(Special.)—
Will Holland was shot in a disreputable
house early this morning by John W.
Burkhalter, a telegraph operator. He
died this afternoon. Both are young men.
Holland had been ordered by the police
not to come to Columbia, but he crossed
the river early this morning. Burkhalter
said when Holland found him in toe
house he began to shoot and he returned
the lire, shooting four times.
Toxaway Dam Still Feared.
Greenville, S. C., July 17.—(Special.'—
Colonel James L. Orr, pr.'sit'.ent of the
Piedmont Manufacturing Company, has
returned from Sapphire county, whee
he made a careful inspection of the Tox
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