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ALABAMA.
Booker Due State Good Sum.
Montgomery, Ala.. Augußt 10.—(Spe
cial.)—The late B. R. Booker, tax col
lector of Lee county, Is due the state
17.426.11. Assistant Examiner of Public
Accounts G. F. Sedberry today filed
his report on Booker’s office with Che
governor.
Owens Owes State Large Amount.
Montgomery, Ala.. August 11.—(Special.)
H. T. Benton, judge of probable of Rus
sell county, today notified Governor Jelks
that J. E. Owens tax collector of Russell
county, had resigned. Owens owes the
Stale several thousand dollars. His bonds
men say that they will make his shortage
good.
Bean Lodged in Windpipe.
Huntsville, Ala., August 11.—(Special.)—
The 10-year-old son of John Newman, at
Moulder, met a peculiar death yester
day. The boy got a bean lodged in his
windpipe and died of suffocation.
Tobacco Rebate of $120,000.
Birmingham. Ala.. August 11.-(Spe
elal.i—About $120,000 will be distributed to
tobacco dealers in Alabama this week,
and of tills amount about $26,000 will go
to dealers in Jefferson county. Collector
of Internal Revenue Joseph O. .1 homp- |
son yesterday afternoon received War- |
rant® from the commissioner ot internal i
revenue in Washington for the rebate to
bacco claims for Alabama persons. Uns j
is the refunded tax on tobacco the war
revenue tax having been abolished a
vear ata. A number of large wholesale
firms in the state will receive over $120,000. ;
The warrants are being mailed today by ,
tlie collector to the different firms.
Spark Ignited Keg of Powder.
Birmingham. Ala., August 13. —(Special.)
A keg ot powder exploded at the entrance :
of the North Alabama Coal and Iron Com- '
puny’s mine, at Coal City, near here, ;
this morning with the f illowing results. <
The Cead:
AUSTIN DAVIS.
SAM SCROGINS.
Fatally injured: August Scrogins.
Seriously injured: John Dickens, John I
Kitchens. I
Kitchens and Dickens were brought to
Birmingham and taken to St. Vincent s ’
hospital They are both badly burned
on the face and about the uppet part of
the body. It is not. known whether or ;
not they can recover. !
August Scrogins was so badly burned ■
that he could not be brought to Bir
mingham today.
The explosion occurred while Davis, l
one of the men who was killed, was test- i
Inga h indful of powder to see whether or :
no it would burn.
Tour Are To Be Pardoned.
Montgomery. Ala.. August 14.—(SpecialA ;
The pardoning board this afternoon i
recommended to the governor the pardon t
of four convicts, one of whom has a life i
.-ent -nee. The following were recommend- |
rd for pardon: Tobe Reese, ot Russell i
county, lx F. Compton, of .Marshall; Bud I
Smith, of Cherokee, and Charles Gild- |
'and of Coosa. Gilliland was < onvieted |
of murder in 1597 and given a life sen-j
fence.
Examining Their Accounts.
Montgomery. Ala., August 15. (Special.)
Assistant Examiner J. T. Rutledge this
afternoon tiled his report on the officers .
of Crenshaw county. J. !■ M alker. Judge j
of probate, du.- $22; S. D. May. sheriff, |
due $31.50; J. M Horn, tax collector, due ,
$3.:>2. Ail of these have settled except |
J. M. Horn. The accounts ot J. J.
Walker, tax assessor, and J. N. Bollard, i
circuit clerk, were found to be correct. I
Residence of H. J. Williamson. Near I
Anniston. Struck by Ligh ning.
Anniston, Ala.. August 15.-(Special.)-|
During an eiectri- al storm this afternoon
the residence of 11. I. Williamson, general I
manager of the local plant of the Amer
lean Netting Twine Company, was struck j
and almost completely wrecked. The I
familv were at supper at the time, and ;
.Mr. Williamson was knocked down and
badly hurt by the concussion, while the ;
other members of the family and servants i
w .-. r ,-. V. r. lv -hocked. The residence is
local! d some distance out of the city, near
the mill, which is in charge of Mr. M ll
liamson. That some of them were not i
killed outright either by til.- lightning or i
th< falling timbers is considered almost;
mira< ’ib.iik The damage to Hie property i
will be about two thousand dollars.
j
No Indictment Found.
Huntsville, Ala.. August 15.—W. A. t
Hamilton, a well-known citizen of New
Hope, who has been in jail several
months or. a charge of assisting his son,
Will Hamilton, in the murder of a man
named Drake, was discharged from cus
tody yesterday afternoon. The grand
jury failed to indict him. Will Hamilton
has never b** l n arrested. Oliie Ray has
been indicted f r murd'-r in the first de
gree for tile killing of Neely Matthews.
TENNESSEE.
Federal Pensions.
Knoxville. Tenn.. August 13—(Special.)—
The quarterly payment of federal pen
sions commenced here August 4. Up to
this time the office has paid 34,970 pen
sions, the aggregate amount disbursed io
them being i 1.097.757.55. The total pay
ment for tiie- quarter will be about two
millions.
Tennessee at the World’s Fair.
Nashville, Tenn., August 14.—The execu
tive committee of the world's fair com
mission has conferred authority on the
secretary for securing an 1 arranging an
exhibit of the various products of the
state. The secretary was directed to
arrange for a canvass among the lumber
men of Nashville, Memphis. Knoxville
and Chattanooga for exhibits in the de
partment of forestry. He was also direct
eri to call on all the state institutions
for exhibits and for the contribution of
such material for decorative purposes
as may be obtained from the lands cul
tivated by these institutions.
Fine Quality of Glass Sand.
Chattanjoga. Tenn., August 14.—(Spe
cial.)—A bed of glass sand, of the high
est quality ever known, has been found
at the base of Lookout mountain, with
in 3 miles of the center of the city. This
sand contains 99 per cent of silica, by
chemical analysis, while the finest grade
that has ever been known before contains
97 per cent of silica. The Chattanooga
Bottle and Glass Manufacturing Com
pany has announced that it will double
its capacity since the discovery.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
State Will Do Its Own Lighting.
Raleigh, N. C., August 12.—(Special.)—
The penitentiary here has a very com
plete lighting plant and arrangements
have been made by w’hlch it is to light
the capitol, executive mansion, supreme
court agricultural building and institu
tions’for the deaf, mute and blind. These
have been llgheed by private plants and
the saving in cost under the new system
is expected to effect a great saving.
Son to Scaffold—Father for Life.
Raleigh. N. C., August 12.—(Special.)—
Jabel Register and his father. H. B.
Register, were convicted at Whiteville,
Columbus county, today of the murder of
Jesse Sales and Jim Stelly last March,
and burning their house down upon their
bodies after robbing the premises of
something over SI,OIW. The young Regis
ter was sentenced to be hanged on Octo
ber 9. and the father was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
Cross Edmonson was sentenced to six
years. Register’s counsel gave notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
The Registers have for many' years
been dangerous criminals. Many charges
have been laid against them. The elder
Register was a prominent republican and
last year was a candidate for the state
senate.
Two Killed by Lightning.
'• Goldsboro, N. C., August 12.—Robert
■ Barwick anil James Holland were in-
I siantly killed by lightning and J. R.
Murwin, Mrs. J. R. Murwin, her two
children, Noah Sutton and Frank and
i John Holland were badly injured and
I burned at Seven Springs. The party
’ were storing tobacco in a barn when a
jtiee which overhung too structure was
: struck by lightning. Barwick and James
Holland were at a door looking at hail,
which was ‘foiling when they were
j killed.
Are Charged with Murder.
Winston-Salem, N. C., August E.—Sol j
1 Benje and wife and Kathrine Baughuss,
; of Wilkes county, have been arrested and
, committed to jail on the charge of mur
! dering Benje’s daughter, Sarah, about
i February 28, 1902. On March 28, 1902, the ■
■ body of the dead girl was found in a
mill pond. At the coroner's inquest it de
veloped that there were many bruises on
the girl, Indicative that site had been
; killed before being thrown in the pond.
Recently evidence has developed point-
' ing toward Benje, his wife and Katherine ;
Baughuss as the perpetrators of the j
crime.
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Train Dasnes Down Saluda Mountain
Ashevile, N. C-, August 13.—A train
of thirteen loaded freight cars got be- I
1 yond the control of the engineer on the j
1 Southern railway this afternoon and
dashing wildly’ down a steep grade on
Saluda mountain, was wrecked at a
turn in the road near Melrose.
The dead:
Engineer J. H. AVERILL, JR., of
Asheville. N. C.
Fireman WILLIAM HAIR, of Ashe-
! ville.
[ Injured:
i Brakeman W. B. Sherrll, of Swannoa,
N. C„ fatally.
Twenty-six persons have heretofore
lost their lives in wrecks at this same
place.
Roseboro Is To Hang.
! Charlotte, N. C., August 13.—(Special.)—
i At Statesville today. Judge Allen sen-
I tenccd Will Roseboro to be hanged Thurs-
I day, September 10, at 6 o’clock in the
i afternoon. While the sentence was being ;
j pronounced Roseboro showed tho first 1
j signs of fright. He was exceedingly
j nervous, and could hardly stand during ;
; the trying ordeal. The Juki' took the case
yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock, and in
t twenty-three minutes after retiring from
j the court room a verdiet of murder in the
first degree was rendered. The crime
1 for which Roseboro will pay the death
penalty was one yf the most heinous in
j the criminal annals of the state. He as
I saulti-d Mrs. Dolf Beaver, and to hide
' his crime murdered the woman and then
threw her body in a well near the Beaver
; home.
Jail Delivery at Washington, N. C.,
‘ Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 14. —A special to
' the Observer from Washington,- North
' Carolina, says fifteen prisoners, all col
-1 ored, escaped from the Beaufort county
i jail early this morning. Two were
i charged with murder, one was under a
I lederal court Indictment, while the oth
| ers were charged with minor offenses
i The jailer failed to lock them in their
I cels and they dug through the wall.
Left Leg and Right Foot Crushed Off
Charlotte, N. C., August 15.—(Special.)—
William Baker, 14 years old and a Son of
J. Taylor Baker, of Indian Trail, Union
county’, was the victim of a most horri
ble accident today. He was caught un
der the wheels of a passenger train, on
the Carolina Central railroad, and his left
leg and right foot were fearfully man-
Iged. He is now lying in the Presbyte
rian hospital, in this city.
With some companions, young Baker
left home this morning to engage in a
game of baseball. The boys reached
Tillings’ saw mill Just as the train from
Wilmington was approaching and young
Baker was crossing the track in front of
the engine, when he tripped and fell.
The heavy’ iron wheels passed over his
left leg. crushing that limb from the
knee down and mangling his right foot.
The boy will die.
TEXAS.
Aged Lubbock Going To Wed.
Dallas, Tex., August 10.—It was an
nounced today that former Governor F. B.
Lubbock is to be married next Wednes
day. His bride-to-be Is Miss Lue Scott, of
Abilene, Tex.
This will be the third time Governor
Lubbock has married.
His last wife died one yqar ago this
month. Governor Lubbock is in ms
ninetieth year, hale and hearty, and the
bride is said to be young.
He was the confederate governor of
Texas, was captured with Jefferson Davis
and John H. Reagan at the close of the
war between the states; served in the
state legislature and was for twenty years
consecutively state treasurer.
LOUiSSANA.
Batson Will Swing,
New Orleans, August 10.—Governor
Heard has declined to Interfere in the
case of A. E. Batson for the murder of
several members of the Earl family. Bat
son will hang on Friday at Lake Charles.
THE WEEKLY COHSTITITriONx ATLANTA, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903.
CEORCIA.
To Open Up the Oconee River.
Eatonton, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—
United States Engineer Conant, of Sa
vannah, was in the county the past week
investigating the situation with a view
of opening up the Oconee river for navi
gation from Scull Shoals, near Athens, to
Dublin. He reported to some citizens that
he was favorably impressed with the
practicability of the movement.
Gets Five New Rural Routes.
Rome, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—
Judge Maddox has just been informed
that his requests for some very impor
tant extensions of the rural free mall
delivery service in this county have been
granted and will be put into effect on
September 15. /
The Rome office has been granted one
additional carrier, Foster’s Mill gets one
additional. Armerchee gets two addi
tional and Coosa gets one additional.
This makes a total of five new rural
routes for Floyd county.
Has a Brother in Law in Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—
Much interest is felt here in the announce
ment that an effort will be made to break
the will of David D. O’Koefo, formerly
of Savannah, ’’the king of Yap.” The
king has a brother In law living here in
the person of Mark Masters, a well-known
citizen, O’Keefe having married his sis
ter, Miss Kittle Masters, in the Catholic
cathedral in Savannah in 1871.
She Fell Into Boiling Water.
Albany, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—Lit
the Annie Wdbten, the 4-year-old
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. D. 1..
Wooten, of East Dougherty, was the vic
tim of a horrible and perhaps fatal ac
cident this morning while visiting at the
home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Merck, who lives near Colonol
Wooten. The little girl wijs playing near
where an old negress was doing some
washing for the Merck family and when
she was called to dinner by her grand
mother she turned, in going to the house,
to say something to the negress. She be
gan walking backwards and before she
could bo warned of her danger she had
fallen into a washpot of boiling water.
Two Drowned at Abbeville.
Abbeville. Ga., August 10.—(Special.)
Last Saturday afternoon Jack Hussey
and W. J, lluntoon, two brick masons
employed by J. Menzies & Sons here to
work on the new court house building,
i went down to the river armed with fish
ing tackle. Sunday they were not seen
about town, but their absence caused no
alarm, but when they failed to report
for duty this morning it caused some
i uneasiness by their employees and a
Iciowd repaired to the river to search
i for them.
It was no trouble to locale the spot
where they began to fish, and their bout
was soon found upside down. A search
found their dead bodies in the river. No
clew is found.
Negro Escapes from Hospital.
Macon, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—That
unknown negro whose neck boro the
marks of a rope has made his escape from
the city hospital and when he tvent away
he was attired in a hospital robe only.
When Dr. Elder made his 11 o’clock
rounds at night the negro was on his cot
in the isolated ward, where he had been
placed on account of the spinal meningitis
that had full sway. Dr. Elder
gave his patient an examination. He ap
peared to be sleeping soundly and the
doctor moved on. feeling satisfied that his
patient was showing some improvement,
j On his next round. 7 a. m., the doctor was
surprised to find his patient’s bunk empty
and at once gave tho alarm. A thorough
I search of the premises was made, but
I rm ’ trace of the negro could be found.
His clothing, such as he had when he was
brought to the hospital, was weher it
had been placed when he was received.
The hospital robe placed upon him when
he was taken to the ward was gone and
unless the negro has received outside help
or was helped away from the ward,
which appears probable, the escape is now
roaming around the city or country at
tired in that robe only.
Avera Is Made Sheriff.
Tifton, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—The
chairman of the board of county com
missioners met with the ordinary of Ber
rien, at Nashville, yesterday to act on
the vacancy in the sheriff's office, caused
by the forfeiture of the bond of Sheriff
W. J. Knight. I. C. Avera, of Nashville,
formerly deputy under Sheriff W. L.
Swindle, was appointed sheriff, and J.
A. Lindsey, deputy under Sheriff Knight,
was appointed deputy sheriff, both to
serve until a new sheriff can be elected,
and qualified. Both are men of experi
ence and ability.
An election was ordered for Thursday,
S ptember 3. at which a successor to
Sheriff Knight will be chosen. There are
already three candidates in the field.
Negro Man at Her Bedside.
Americus, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Charles Winchester and little daugh
ter, residing on McGarah street, were
aro>sed from slumbers at an earjy hour
this morning and were horrified at the
discovery of a negro at their bedside.
Mrs. Winchester called for help, where
upon the black Intruder fled, closely pur*
sued. Mrs. Winchester recognized the
negro as an employee upon the farm and
an example will be made of him if cap
tured
Hurried Away from Moultrie.
Thomasville, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)
Major Lee, a negro, was brought to
Thomasville late this afternoon from
Moultrio to escape lynching. Lee is ac
cused of attempting to assault the 14-
year-old daughter of Mr. Shaw, near
' Moultrie, this morning. He was caught
soon after tho crime is alleged to have
occurred and was placed In jail at Moul
trie. Sheriff Murphy, of Colquitt county,
got on to the fact that a lynching bee
had been arranged for tonight. Ha ac
cordingly spirited his prisoner away, and
stopping a train some distance out of
town, put the prisoner aboard with Deputy
Sheriff Collier and sent him to Thomas
ville.
Death of Miss Julia Hemphill.
Miss Julia Hemphill, daughter of the
late W. A. Hemphill, dies Thursday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock at Toccoa Falls.
Her death was unexpected.
Survey for Power Plant.
Buford, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—En
gineers from Chicago arrived yesterday
to make the final survey for tlie Winding
Shoals Electric Power Company. It is ex-
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pleted that work will begin on the dam,
which will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
Request Dudley’s Appointment.
Columbus, Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—
The bondsmen of J. E. Owens, tax col
lector of Russell county, Alabama, who
was short In his accounts, have requested
Governor Jelks to appoint C. H. Dudley
as his successor. Mr. Dudley is one or
the bondsmen.
Augusta’s First New Bale.
Augusta, Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—
The first bale of new cotton arrived in Au
gusta tonight by express consigned to
J’opo & Fleming and shipped from Bam
berg. S. C., by H. Folk, it will be sold ,
at auction Thursday at noon in front of
the cotton exchange.
Columbus Receives New Cotton.
Columbus. Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—
Columbus received Its first bale of new
cotton today. It weighed 500 pounds;
was classed good middling, sold for 12 1-2
cents and was consigned by tho Geor
gia Cotton Company, at Dawson, to
S’ado & Furri;-'-, -f Columbus The bale
was grown by Melton Lange, of near
Herod Ga. Two other ’bales of new
cetton’ were received at Dawson today.
Professor Davis Chosen.
Dahlonega, Ge., August 12.—(Special.)—
Professor Davis, of Tennessee, was unan
imously chosen to till the vacant chair of
agriculture which was caused by the
resignation of Professor Rodgers as a
member of the North Georgia Agricul
tural college faculty.
He Fell from Third Story
Augusta, Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—
J Michael Broom fell out of a third
story window In the Vaughn boarding
house, 1022 Broad street, after midnight
tonight and with the luck of a. drunken
man, escaped any serious Injury. He
fell on a tin covered shed back of Max
well’s furniture store, and escaped with
a long gash over his right eye and vari
ous severe bruises. It is supposed, that
he wont to sleep while siting in the win
dow.
Colquitt Is for Prohibition.
Moultrie, Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—
Colquitt has joined the list of dry coun
ties, The election today wras quiet and a
small vote was polled. Six precincts
heard from give 101 for and 490 against
the sale. Doerun, the only town in the
county with saloons, went dry by 7 to
66. Moultrie precinct gave 65 for and
293 against the sale.
New Industry for Rome.
Rome. Ga., August 12.—(Special.)—A
factory for the manufacture of hardwood
products, with a capital of $25,000, is the
latest enterprise to be secured by Rome.
The offer to locate in Rome was made by
certain capitalists provided a site was do
nated by tlie citizens. This site will cost
between $2,500 and $3,000 and this money
will be promptly raised through the board
of trade. When this is done and the mat
ter is finally closed work will commence
at once. Tho present idea is to com
mence work on or before November 1.
Rome is an ideal spot for such a factory
on account of its nearness both to mar
ket# and the raw material. The promoters
think tjiat there Is a vast field for monev
making in this section along these lines
and they expect to increase their capital
stock and enlarge their plant to $5O“o<) by
next spring and to $160,000 by tho follow
ing fall.
Charged with. Serious Crime.
Moultrie, Ga., August 13.—(Special.)—A
negro boy, scarcely grown, named Major
Alexander, was placed in jail hero yester
day under the serious charge that ho at
tempted an assault upon a little white
girl 13 years old, who was traveling a
lonely road with a very small brothel.
She escaped a most terrible fate by
calling to parties in a field, who went
to her rescue In time to save her. The
negro attempted to escape, but was cap
tured and brought here. He is a bad
character and has just finished a term
in tho chaingang.
Two Seamen Under Arrest.
Savannah, Ga.. August 13.—1 t is report
ed here that tho state department at
Washington has ordered an investigation
to be held here of the alleged shanghai
ing of two boys, Joseph F. Rucker and
John W. Seage, of Atlanta. Two sea
men, John Kelley and Harry Oleson,
have been arrested, charged with the
crime.
It is understood that the two boys
were carried on board the steamship
Kambira, which sailed for Santos, Bra
zil.
Boy Drowned While Bathing.
Milledgeville, Ga., August 13.—(Special.)
Richard Bowles, a lad of 13 years, was
accidentally drowned at Allen’s invalid
home late yesterday. He was a patient
there for three or four months, a chronic
epileptic. He went to his room, pre
sumably to take a nap, stepped out of
a window and went to a pond, where
boys were in bathing, although he has
never been allowed to go to this pond.
An attendant hurried there as soon as
he was found absent from his room and
saw him on the other side of the pond.
The attendant called on Richard to come
to him. The boy asked to be allowed to
dive once and jumped on a springboard
and dived off. He was seen struggling In
the water by K. S. Clary, a convalescent
patient, who jumped in and attempted to
save him, but came near being drowned
himself, having on all his clothes.
Quitman’s First Bale.
Quitman, (la.. August 13.—(Special.)—Quit
man received her first bale of new cotton
today. It was grown and brought in by H.
Lovett, of Madison county, Fla. The bale
weighed five hundred and forty-three pounds,
and classed good middling, and was bought
at 13 cenis by W. T. Thompson.
She Lashed Her Husband.
Macon, Ga., August 13.—(Special.)-Mrs
Charles Miller, wife of a well known
plumber, this afternoon assaulted her
husband on Cherry street, at Fourth,
with a whip, and before she could ba
disarmed she had thrown the whip over
Miller's shoulders and for four or
five licks. ”
The encounter was witnessed by a num
ber of people and was not of long dura
tion. It appears that Mrs. Miller became
Incensed with her husband on account of
•‘another woman."
Sullivan in Baxley Jail.
Baxley, Ga., August 13.—(Special.)—A.
O. Sullivan, who killed Garry Beecher in
this county on last Saturday, on yester
day surrendered to Sheriff Craps, and
is confined in jail. He demands a pre
liminary trial, which will be held on
next Monday. Both were married, ten
ants of Monroe Hinson, a brother in law
of tho latter, and the trouble originated
over their farm. Sullivan will be vigor
ously prosecuted and claims self-defense.
Three Dead in One Month’s Time.
Columbus, Ga„ August 13.—(Special.)—
Christopher Hollis, tho 8-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hollis, died yester
day afternoon. This is the third child
they have lost within a month's time.
Os their seven children only one is now
living.
Coffee County Remains Dry.
Dougiias, Ga., August 15.—(Special.)—Ths
election today went against the dispen
sary two to one in a vote of 1,200 in the
county. Coffee remains dry.
Death of Captain Lewis Wiggins
Columbus, Ga., August 15.—(Special.)—
Captain Lewis Wiggins, of Savannah.
Ga., died here at the home of -his daugh
ter, Mrs. A. J. Culver, early this morn
ing. He came here to attend the state
confederate reunion last November, be
come 11l and did not return to Savannah.
He was born at Regia, Russia, was 85
years old, and had quite an interesting
career. He moved to Savannah in 1845.
For a number of years he was port war
den and master of steamboats at Sa
vannah. At one time he was in busi
ness with the late William B. Adams,
of Savannah. He Was at one time a sea
captain and during the war was a block
ade runner. He was signal quartermaster
on the confederate cruiser Shenandoah,
and participated in engagements even
after peace had been declared. He was
a Mason and Odd Follow and those or
ders will turn out to his funeral to
morrow.
Reunion of Mitchell Family.
Marietta, Ga., August 14.—(Special.)—
The most remarkable and interesting
family reunion which has occarred in this
part of the state in some time was that
of tho Mitchell family yesterday.
Tho place of tho reunion was at Oak
hurst, 8 miles north of Marietta, in Cobb
county, at tho old Mitchell homestead.
The old home is a historic one, Hardy
Mitchell, the partriarch of this family,
having located there in 1838, and the
piaee hns since been in the possession
of his descendants.
At the reunion there were present one
hundred and one persons, ninety of
whom were of the immediate family.
Monthly Report on Wheat and Corn.
Washington, Ausnist 10 —The monthly report
ot tho chief of bureau of statistics of the de
partment of agrleultuio will show the condi
tion of com on August I to haije been 79.7 a.s
compared with 79.4 on July I, 1903, 86 5 on
August I, 1902 and a ten-year average of
84.4.
Tho following table ehows for each of the
twenty principal com states tho condition on
Auguat I ot Uio lost two years and that on
July I, 1903, with ten-year averages:
Aug. I, July !, Aug. I. Ten-year
STATES. 1903. 1903. 1902. Average.
Illinois 74 78 95 87
lowa 72 74 93 86
Nebraska .. .. 75 75 101 79
Kansas 67 73 103 77 ■
Missouri .. .. 71 74 100 87
Texas 95 88 38 74
Indiana .. .. 75 76 97 90
Georgia . 88 85 76 89
Tennessee .... 85 86 73 87
Kentucky .... 79 82 86 87
Ohio 73 75 91 88
Alabama .. .. 96 92 53 84
N. Carolina .. 83 82 87 91
Arkansas .... 80 77 91 81
Mississippi ... 92 94 55 79
Virginia 85 84 84 89
B. Carolina .. 78 79 82 85
South Dakota. 89 87 88 81
Oklahoma .... 71 85 90 66
Pennsylvania.. 80 84 92 89
United States. 78.7 79 4 86.5 84 4
Preliminary returns Indicate a winter wheat
crop of about 410.000,000 bushels, or an
average of 12.4 bushels per acre, as compared
with 13.8 bushels last year.
Tho following table shows the estimated
average yield per acre In the twelve principal
winter wheat states in 1903 and 1902:
6TATE& 1903. 1902.
Kansas .. .. .. •• 14.0 8 7
Missouri 8.1 18.2
California .. .. 12 8 15.0
Indiana 10.0 15.0
Nebraska 16 4 22 0
Ohio 13.7 160
Illinois 8.4 16 6
Pennsylvania 15.6 15.0
Oklahoma 146 116
Texas •• •• 13.4 9.0
Tennessee 7.1 6 6
Michigan 15.5 17.4
United Statesl2 4 13.8
The average condition of spring wheat on
August I was 77.1, as compared with 82.5 last
month, 89.7 on August I. 1902. and a ten
year average ot 80 2.
The average condition of the oat crop on
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Columbia, S. C., August 14.—(Special.)—
It is rare that a man marries a girl
in spite of parental objections and is a
corpse within less than twelve hours,
without the instrumentality of those
whose ire has beei\, aroused by the ac
complishment of the end despite their
objections. But such a mingling romance
and tragedy lias this week occurred in
York county of this state, not far from
the North Carolina line.
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the bailiwick of the famous Squire Bailes,
who recently came very near having his
commission annihilated as notary public
on account of the many marriages he
had performed for runaway couples. It
was on Sunday evening last that Squire
McElhaney, formerly the intendant of
the town of Fort Mill, after marrying
one couple, was called upon to perform
the ceremony tying Miss Ramsey and
Mr. J. R. Norman, of the village of the
Fort Mill Manufacturing Company, in
marriage. This was a happy young
couple. The young lady’s parents had
opposed the marriage bitterly.
The young people having agreed, went
to the squire and were made one. Thenco
they went to the home of the bride’s pa
rents and the groom met a fierce storm.
It Is alleged that in tho course of the
debate he cursed and threatened the irate
parents.
The upshot of It all was that on the
following morning the father of the bride
lodged a complaint with the town authori
ties. Officer R. G. Johnson was detailed
to arrest the young husband. He took
his bloodhounds and started in pursuit. I
Learning that Norman, who is only 20
years of age, had been in the village
only a few weeks, having come from
North Carolina, he started out in the di
rection of Rockhill and put the dogs upon
his "frack. They followed him to the
banks of Catawba river, where they took
the water, and going across, lost the trail. I
Johnson thought that the young man w 4
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Fort Mills.
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JEFFRIES WHIFFED COKBETT,
Corbett Was Counted Out in the
Tenth Round.
Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco, Au
gust 14 -James J. Jeffries, champion
heavyweight of the world, played with.
Jim Corbqtt for nine rounds and a half
tonight, and then Corbett’s seconds mo
tioned to Referee Graney to stop the
fight in order to save their man from
needless punishment.
The end came shortly after, the begin
ning of the tenth round, when Jeffries
planted one of his terrible left swings
on Corbett's stomach. The man who
conquered John L. Sullivan dropped to
■the floor immediately and tho memorable
scene at Carson City, when Bob Fitzsim
mons landed his solar plexus blow, was
almost duplicated. This time, however,
Corbett struggled to his feet and again
faced ills gigantic adversary. With h;ird
ly a moment’s hesitation, Jeffries swung
his right and again lamied on Corfeyt’s
stomach. Jim dropped to the floor, and
then it was that Tommy Ryan, seeing
that it was all over, motioned to Referjeo
Graney to stop the punishment.
The fight tonight demonstrated beyond
all doubt tfiat Jeffries stands alone in his
class, lie showed remarkable
ment in both speed and skill.
Corbett, during the first part of tho
fight, was almost outpointed, and tt>o few
blows that ho landed on Jeffyles were ap
parently without sting. Jeffries was
never in better condition. He looked
lighter than usual and the way he moved
about on his feet and the frequency
with which he countered Corbett's leads
astonished everybody. Corbett, in com
parison with the big mj,iq opposed to
him, looked very light, but was rpally
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Tallulah Falls, August 11.—(Special.)—
At a meeting held last night in the cot
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the Lucy Cobb institute, a permanent or
ganization was organized for the purpose
of building an Industrial and silk culture
school at Tallulah Falls. Louis Borris
Magid, of Tallulah Falls, was made chair
man, Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb was made
treasurer and Miss Lillie Moss was elect
ed recording secretary. W. R. Sweet,
mayor of Tallulah Falls, was elected
financial secretary.
The school is specially designed to be an
industrial school, with a special branch
for teaching the art of silk raising and
manufacture.'
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Minnesota have suffered some excessive
Ulins and cloudy, rainy weather has
been unfavorable for farm work in the
middle Auantic states.
CORN—Corn is making favorable prog
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SUH DANCE THEIB RELIGION.
Dr. Dorsey Says the Indians Have a
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Ixis Angeles , Cal., August 12.—Dr.
George A. Dorsey, curator of anthropology
of the Field Columbian museum, of Chica
go, who has just arrived here, has given
out an interview concerning the publish
ed accounts of his recent with Dr.
Mooney to the Cheyenne Indians In Okla
homa. Dr. Dorsey contends that the sun
dunce is religion to the Indians and that
they have a right to celebrate it under
the clause of the constitution gianting
American citizens freedom of worship.
With regard to statements made to the
Indian bureau at Washington by Mr.
Seger, superintendent of the reservation
school, Dr. Dorsey makes charges of du
plicity and iguoraace and says that Se
ger’s allegations were not distinterested.
“Concerning the torture Itself which Mr.
Seger describes,’’ said Dr Dorsey, ’not
only did Mr. Mooney and myself not In
stigate it, but we actually knew nothing
about it until the Indian was well on his
way, making his rounds of the ramp cir
cle. This torture occurred, by the way,
on the morning following the final rites
of tlie ceremony and had noilillig to do
with the performance of the so-called sun
dance.”
The native-born in Massachusetts are
tot reproducing themselves, they have
fewer children than the French have.
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