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ALLTHE NEWS OF DIXIE CONTINUED EROM PAGE TEN. of these desperate men would attempt at any hazard to release them. They will be held in the penitentiary until the su preme court passes upon their appeal for a new trial. H. B. Register is 64 years old and wears a long white beard. To Elect Coadjutor Bishop. Wilmington. N. C., August 21.—(Spe cial.)—The standing committee of the dio cese of east North Carolina at a meeting in this city has decided to call a special council of the church to bo held in Golds boro on October 7 for the purpose of electng a coadjutor bshop. This action was taken at the request of Bishop A. A. Watson, D.D., whose health is so feeble now that he is unable to at tend to the strenuous duties of the office. The committee passed a resolution ex pressing the great love and esteem in which Bishop Watson is held and extend ing their personal sympathies in his hour of physical weakness. Will gush Fight on Trust. Raleigh, N. C.. August 21.—(Special.)— Representatives of all the farmers’ or ganizations, very much in earnest, are at Rocky Mount attending the convention which is making the fight against the tobacco trust, in other words the Ameri can Tobacco Company. It seems sure that a great fight is on between the trust and the farmers, and that the victory for the latter depends upon their power to secure unity and their ability to hold their tobacco; that is their freedom from debt or other obligations. It is alleged that the trust is preparing to go itself Into the business of tobacco growing, either on lands purchased or on leased lands managed by persons employ ed "by it An assertion to this effect has been'made bv a person who claims to be Informed as to the plan of the trust. Lyncflings in North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C., August 22.—(Special.)— There have been only two lynchings in this state this year, th? last jjne being in Halifax county. The lynching of a negro was very narrowly prevented this week in Henderson county. It seems that th.- negro and a white ntan had swapped belts or had talked of making such a trade; that a row followed, and that live or six white men who were in the party were on the point of lynching the negro when some gentlemen from Asheville luckily appeared and rescued the man, almost at the last moment. Carolina Farmer Suicides. Charlotte. N. C., August 20.—(Special.)— W. W. Kiser, a well-know'n farmer of the Providence section, committed suicide yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock by shoot ing himself in the right temple. Gin and Mill Burned Charlotte, N. C., August 20.—(Special.)— Tn lower i»eele creek yesterday about the noon hour the barn, gin house and planing mill owned and operated by J. C. Stroup was totally destroyed. The loss is $2,C00 with no Insurance. Negro Lynched for Girl’s Murder. Halfax, N. C.. August 20.—This evening between 7 and 8 o'clock the dead body 1 of Mary Jenkins. 13 years old, was found in the stable of Captain Griffin, her grand father. Her throat was cut from ear to ear and the body was tied up in a bag. The girl's grandmother had been looking for her, and going to the stable found it locked. i She put Mary’s little sister through an j opening In the door, and the girl stumbled over the body in the bag. A negro who is employed at the hotel [ and also by Capt. Griffin was suspected of I the crime. When searched he was found ! to have the keys of the stable in his I pocket, a bloody knife and blood on his hands and his clothes. A crowd gathered, and. securlrr the ne gro. hangtil body with bullets. The negro, after the noose had been placed around his neck, confessed to the murder of the little chid, and to have criminally assaulted h> (Wjtn, Morphine, Free Treatment. ”sinless home cure guaranteed. Free 1. Dr. Tucker. Atlanta, Ga. Virginia. Five Girls Are Drowned. Richmond, Va.. August 17.—At Lurich rtation, Giles county, late yesterday even ing, while a party of children, one boy and seven girls, ranging in age from 8 to . 15 years, was boating, the boat capsized | and five of the girls wore drowned. The , drowned children wore two daughters of John Robinson, one daughter of John H"l- ; Inway and two daughters of Mrs. L. O. Lee. Officers and Negroes Fight. Norfolk. Va.. August IS.—ln a fight be- . tween county constables and negroes at 4 i o’clock this morning in a road house near i 1 Norfolk over 150 shots were exchang 1 two negroes wounded and one killed. The | posse was iboiit to raid the dance when j a row started among the negroes and the shooting was taken by the officers to be i meant for them. They replied. Twelve | negroes arrested yield' .’ nine pistols, six I razors, a blackjack and a pair of steel I knuckles. Large Fire Loss at Salem. Va. Roanoke, Va.. August 21.—The Salem ( woolen mills and Salem pants factory, . owned by the Salem \\ o len Mills Com- . pany, and located at. Salem, were de- ' atroyed by lire tonight. The fire started in the lower part of , the woolen mills, and was caused by the ‘ lantern of the night watchman coming in contact with some combustible mat- ' ter. An explosion followed and the I buildings were soon a mass of flame. The local firemen were powerless to con- ! trol the lire and the Roanoke department i responded to a call for aid. but reached 1 the scene too late to b.> of service. The loss is estimated at $150,000 with ' SSO 000 insurance. About 200 operatives are thrown out of employment. Hall Killed in Hodges’ Home. Roanoke. Va., August 22.—John W. Hall was shot and fatally wounded by A. F. Hodges at the latter's home near Gogginsville. Franklin county, last night and died early this morning. The men quarreled and Hall was ordered to go away- He turned to re-enter the house, when Hodges fired on him with a shot gun. the charge taking effect in the breast. Hodges is in jail at Rocky Mount. George Keith Taylor. Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va.. August 23.—George Keith Taylor, who had been clerk of the state supreme court of appeals for twen tv-elght years, died at his home here to night. aged 72 years. SOUTM CAROLINA, Made Trouble for Blind Tigers. Bennettsville. S. C., August 18.— (Spe cial.)— Last night State Constable P. H. Meekins, with another officer seized, in the Pee Dee river swamp, near Society Hill, two buggies and harness, two mules and seven 5-gallon kegs of corn whisky. This illicit liquor was enroute to Mont- VW'd Not Deceive th© Sock. If you aro sick and want to get well, do not experiment, but be sure that you nre plying your case in expert hands. Wo do not believe in form deception. Wc hove no Free Medicine scheme to deceive the sick, but every case put under our treatment is positively guaranteed by, Not a jw gjfe-- eV. Dollar Need bo Paid Until and we are the only Specialists who havt‘established a reputation for curing tlie ufUicted and collecting th© fee Is '% &/> afterwards. W- / If you want Honest nnd also Skillful treatment for any form of x, 4 Chronic Disease, write to us Today* for our me hod of Home Treatment ha© never been excelled. Or. Roynoids & Co.’, 6101-2 AUSTELL. BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA. clair, Darlington county. South Carolina, and had been purchased front Dockery s distillery, in Richmond county, North Carolina. The two men, J. C. Moody, white, and Henrv Charles, coJored, are in jail here. The liquor has been expressed to the state commissioned’ in Columbia, while, the mules, buggies, etc., have boon appraised and advertised for sale. The tigers have telegraphed for friends who will go on their bonds and release them from jail. Old man Moody is 50 years old. with snow-white locks, and he appears behind prison bars as an object of pity. Meekins is a terror to tigers and will be off again tonight for others. Charleston to Georgetown. Charleston. S. C.. August 19.—(Special.)— The announcement was made here today that a new line of steamers was to be established between Charleston. George town and intermediate coast and river points The new company is backed by the Commercial Club of Charleston, an organization in which all the lending busi ness men of the city have mem'. -iship. It will hav.e a capital stock of $50,000. $30,- 000 being common stock and $20,000 pre ferred stock. It will put on a fleet of steamers sufficient in numbsr to have tri weekly sailing from this port to George town ejid points on tho Santee and Con garee t’ive£g. The coastwise trade, for which tho company will bid ic a large and important on.e,. and the new com pany expects to obtain a large share of it, KENTUCKY. Killed an Unarmed Man. Hopkinsville. Ky., August 17.—Lewis Hart and J. A. White, aged 14. today quarreled at Howell, in this county. Hart went to White's home and shot him to death in a room. White was unarmed. Hart surrendered. Officer Killed by Negroes. Louisville. Ky., August 19.—Henry Shepard, an acting deputy sheriff, was shot and killed this morning at Cave City while trying to arrest two negroes charg ed with counterfeiting. The negroes es caped. Turfman Scog-gan Dead. Louisville, Ky., August 20.-Hiram J. Scoggan. the well known turfman, died at 5;45 o’clock this morning at the res idence of his nephew’, Lon Jones. Death was due to stompch trouble. The funer al will take place some time tomorrow from the residence, 929 Third avenue. Tho two best horse ß owned by Mr. Scoggan were Proctor. Knott and Dr. Rice. Men Who Rode with Morgan. Carlisle, Ky., August 20.—As the con cluding act of a two days' reunion the Morgan Raiders have elected tho follow ing officers: President—General Basil Duke, Louis ville. Vice Presidents—Colonel J. W. Bowles, Judge M. C. Sautley. Major O. S. Tenney Secretary and Treasurer—Captain W. T. Havena. It was decided to have a meeting next year, probably at Park Hill, but this matter will be decided later by a com mittee. SILK INDUSTRY FOR NEGROES. Secretary Wilson Will Encourage Blacks To Learn Business. Washington, August 21.—Secretary Wil son exhibited on his desk in the agricul ture department today the first hank of silk reeled from the silk reeling ma chines recently purchased by the dei partment. There are three of these machines, though only one of them had been put in operation, the Intention being to semi one of the two remaining machines to Tuskegee and the other to some other place where sufficient interest may ba shown to legrn liow to operate it, Co coons have been purchased from all over the country, and two expert female French operatives have been brought to Washington to teach the operation of the machines. It Is Secretary Wilson’s desire to have the people of the south, especially col ored persons, learn the business, because of the comparative cheapness of that' labor. Arrangements already have been made to have some girls come to Wash ington to learn the machines, and they are expected daily. Secretary Wilson says that the department is prepared to do everything possible to encourage the industry. atid that silk worm eggs, a s well as young mulberry trees, will ba supplied to jjergons desiring to engage in the .business. The department at present is buying co coons whenever offered, but reeling cen ters will be established as fast as pos sible, and each of these will be a co coon market. The silk produced is of a very tine quality. The department is prepared at present to turn out twelve hanks per day’. “We hope soon to have enough to make a tlag for lhe president." said Secretary Wilson. “Tlie United States imports $75,- 000,','A worth of silk annually, and jt be hooves us to do all we can to establish the industry." HE LIVES WITH BROKEN SKULL Mose Ball Lies Down on Track and Train Strikes Him. Augusta, Ga., August 18. —(Special.)— About a mile from Aiken, Saturday night, Mose Ball, a brickmason, laid down by the side of the Southern’s track, with a rail for a pillow. The engineer saw the man just before the train reached him, but too late to stop, and the engine hit him with terrific force, hurting him from the track. His head was badly bruised, the skull being crack ed in several places, hut in spite of the injuries he is still alive. Dr. Wyman was called in and administered to the suffering man. and yesterday he was joined by Dr. Croft, the company’s sur geon, who now has the case in charge. An operation was performed yesterday and there is some chance that the man's life may be saved, although it is a slight one Judge Swears He Is Not Fit. Kansas City, Mo., August 21.—Believing that he will not be able to be impartial in the second trial of Lulu Prince Kennedy’ for the murder of her husband, which has been set for November 16, Judge John W. Wofford today swore himself off the bench and named Judge. Joshua Alex ander. of Gallatin, to try the case. At | her first trial Mrs. Kennedy was given ten years in the penitentiary. She killed her husband. Philip Kennedy’, agent for a local transportation company’, a month after their marriage, because he refused to live with her. Eleven Arkansas Farmers Held Wynne, Ark.. August 22.—A deputy marshal has arrested eleven prominent white planters of Poynsett county’ on the charge of whitecapping. The prisoners will be taken to Helena to appear before the Flitted States district court. The negro laborers employed at a saw mill in Poynsett county were recently forced to leave under threats of violence j by a band of white planters, causing the mill to suspend, The arrests were made at the instigation of the mill owner. THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1903. WHY SPINDLES CEASE TOJHIfi, Better to Sell Raw Staple at Present Price Than to Manufacture It. If the Present Conditions Continue, Borden Fears Trouble. New York. August 17.—M. C. D. Borden, in commenting today on the closing down of the cotton mills In New Orleans, said that the action of the cotton mill owners was undoubtedly’ due to the scarcity of cotton supplies and their determination not to buy at the present prices. “Mill owners," said he, "cannot buy the raw supplies at, say, 12 cents a pound and sell the print cloth at 3 1-4 cents a yard. By doing so they would be losing money, and, of course, such a condition of affairs necessitates only one course, and that is to close the mills. “I think it would be more profitable to sell the raw gotten at the going prices than to manufacture it into the com mercial article and sell it at the present prices. Should the present condition In the raw cotton market continue, there is no doubt but that it would cause a serious condition in print cloth and textile in dustry." Better Outlook for Mills. Fall River. Mass., August 21.—The cot ton mill situation in this city will show considerable improvement next week over the present conditions, resumption of manufacturing being planned at several mills. The curtailment of production will be limited next week to five corporations operating eight, mills, as against fourteen mills closed this week The curtailment is represented by 13,000 less bales of cotton used and about 40,000 less pieces of cloth made than when all mills are running. In addition to the complete shutdown of these several mills, other’ mills operat ing 450,000 spindles will have more or less idle machinery, owing to repairs. The total curtailment, up to dat6__amouiitsf to about 10 per cent of tho normal produc tion. There has been a sharp increase in the demand fox’ narrow goods on January contracts and prices range from 24 cents to 25 cents a pound, which is a trifle bet ter than 3 10-16 for regular print cloth. 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The New York Tribune and other north ern papers, which are deploring and con demning the “high price of cotton,” and solemnly warning the southern farmer that If he does not grow the staple In larger quantity and at low prices, to meet tho world’s needs and Ideas respecting the crop England and Germany and France and Russia will grow it Instead In their colonies and provinces, at “3 cents a pound," or thereabouts, and he will forever lose the business or the greater part of it, to his great pecuniary loss— plight, with more pertinence perhaps, di rect their warnings in another quarter and to nearer ears. The fact is, as W. P. Brown, one of the manipulators of the existing cotton cor ner, has noted, that the increase in lhe price of cotton has nut more than kept pane with the increase in the prices of all other commodities in the United States, so that cotton at 8 to 10 cents in 19U3 is not relatively higher than cotton at 5 and 6 cents a few years age. lhe cutton farmer cannot continue to grow cotton at former low prices and pay dou ble prices i'Or all his supplies and. every thing lie has to buy. lie cannot do so without certain iobb, ami therefore will not do so. Tins brings us to the main point. When tho price oi cotton must be fixed so low mat no cannot attoru to grow me staple the southern cotton farmer will, cheerlui ly or at any rate’certainly, surrender the crop to “African and Asiatic colonies,” ana turn ills attention to other crops Which now ho neglects, much to his owu hurt. It is a mailer ui common observa tion in the south that even when cotton ranges at fair prices, the all cotton farm er is the poorest of his class. When it ranges low in price he is reduced to hope less debt and in many cases to distress. The rule is that tile wealth of any farmer in this section is in inverse ratio to his regular cotton crop and the exceptions are few and marked. The most prosper ous farmers everywhere are those who make their farm self-supporting in re spect of grain anu meat and other sup plies, and grow cotton as an incident of their business—as "a side crop." Cheap cotton will make more such farmers. Five-cent cotton made many, a few years ago. Five or 6-cent cotton will have the same effect at any and all times. "Fix” the price at such figures and the southern cotton farmer will drop the staple and grow all his grain and meat and other supplies, and raise his own cat tle and stock Instead of buying them from the farmers of the north and west, as he does now a.nd has been doing for a. gene ration. And they will be greatly’ and pera.m nently profited and benefited in every way by’ the change; and .->ll the south with them. How it will affect tbe farmers of the north and west to lose so many regu lar buyers of their corn and wheat and hay’ and oats, and butter and cheese and milk, and vegetables and fruit, and horses and mules, and beef and' hog products, etc., etc., we may leave to them to say, or to The Tribune and other representative papers of their section to say' for Riem. Our own view of the matter is that the agricultural Interests of that section will have q:><io ns much reason tn regard the advent of permanently’ “cheap cotton" with as much concern as the ■a'grfmiltu ral interests of the smith. Any future “warnings” remrding that probable nr Im probable. oonditfnn might perhaps be more widely distributed accordingly. Failures Must Precede Success. Washinigtnn. August 19.—-Professor Langley, secretary’ of the Smithsonian in stitution. whose experiments down tho Potomac with the aerodrodrome or flying machine devised by him, have attracted wide public interest, in order to correct certain public misapprehensions today' is sued the following statement: ”’l he present experiments being made In mechanical flight have been carried on partly- with funds provided by’ the board of ordnance and fortifications and partly from private sources, and from a special endowment of the Smithsonian institu tion. The experiments are carried on with the approval of the board of regents of tho Smithsonian institution. “In my previous trials success has only been reached after initial failures, which alone have taught the way to it, and I know no reason why prospective trials should be an exception. It is possible, rather than probable, that it may be otherwise now. but judging them from the light of past experience, it is to be regretted that the in forced publi city’ which has been given to these initial experiments, which are essentially experi ments and nothing else, may lead to quite unfounded expectations. “It is the practice of all scientific men. indeed of all prudent men, not to make public the results of their work till these are certain. This consideration, and not any desire to withhold from tho public, matters in which the public is interested, has dictated the policy thus far pursued here. The fullest »publicity, consistent with the national interest (since these re cent experiments have for their object the development of a machine for war pur poses) will be given to this work when It reaches a stage which warrants publica tion.” DAN PATCH BREAKS RECORD. New York. August 19.—Dan Patch today broke the world's record for pacers by' going a mile in 1:59. driven by McHenry, at Brighton Beach. The previous record of 1:59 1-4 was paced by’ Star Pointer in 1897 and by Dan Patch in 1902. There was a stiff breeze blowing which struck the horses fairly in the face. The track was a little slow, but the effect of the wind was discounted by’ sending a runner in front, wihle a second runner galloped along side. In view of the ad verse condition, the announcement was made that Dan Patch would go against the track record of 2:00 3-4, but would also try to beat the world's record of 1:59 1-4. When the unbeaten pacer appeared on the track he was loudly cheered and after a few preliminary warm ups he re ceived tho word. Willi a swift, friction less stride, he shot from the wire and seemed determined to push his nose Into the flying sulky which the thoroughbred in the shafts was steadily’ pulling ahead. On swept the pacer to the quarter in :29 1-4 and when the half mile pole was flashed past in :58 3-4 a great volume of cheers went up from the vast crowd. Then came tho difficult top turn 'and the slowest quarter of the mile, tho three quarters being done in 1:29 1-4. But down tho stretch as swift and steady’ as a loco motive he came and as ho shot under the wire the watches stopped at 1:59. The new champion was not. at all dis tressed and loked as though he would bt> able before the season is over to lower his own record. The betting was even money’ either for or against his beating the record. HORSES TO RUN FOR BIG PURSE. Owners of Crack Nags Will Back Them to the Limit. Saratoga, N. Y., August 19.—A horse rcae for a prize of $125,000 is the outcome of the agitation for a spacial meeting of Hermis, McChesney, Waterboy and Irish Lad. E. R. Thomas, owner of Hermis, today formally announced his Intention of put tiU4;. up s©,«'•! as his share of a sweep stakes to include the above horses in a -weight for age race at 1 1-4 miles. Janies R, Kenne may add Injunction and contribute another $25,000. Nowhere in the world and at no time has a race been run of the value of this sweepstakes event now being projected. W. C. Whitney-, president of the Sara toga Racing Association, today- declarde his willingness to add a substantial amount to the sweepstakes, presumably $25,000. The racing authorities have sug gested August 25. PRISONER, ON HIS KNEES, PRAYS TO_GOD_FOR MERCY Chicago. August 20.—FaMtng on bls knees John Francis surprised the court and spectators In the Maxwell street police court today by offering up a fer vent prayer for mercy. The jury which was to deliberate upon the evidence filed slowly by and members heard tho ap pealing words oi the defendant as lie prayed aloud. The jury remained out but a few min utes and on returning to the court room rendered a verdict finding Francis guilty of disorderly conduct and imposing a fine of $5 and costs. The prisoner leaped with joy- as he listened to the reading of the verdict, and loudly declared that his prayer had been answered. “If I had not. prayed to God for mercy that jury would surely have fined me $100," said the happy prisoner. Francis pleaded his own case and surprised the police court lawyers by the earnest, pa thetic appeal he made to the jury. He was arrested while under the influence of liquor. ♦— — SAVE TRAYLOR, SPENCER & CO.'S TAGS. Subscriptions for Tobacco Tags. Subscriptions to Weekly Constitution will be accepted paid by tobacco tags from the following brands: Plumb Good, Gold Basis, High Life, Right of W ay, Bob White, Spencer's Special. 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Labor controver sies still exist, curtailing the output of a. few products, and the consumption of ail tbe necessary things of life Crops arc not going to market as freely as usual, although the agricultural outlook is dis tinctly favorable. In spite of several obvious reasons for expecting a check to freight traffic; earnings of railways thus far reported in August show an average gain of 9.6 per cent over last year and 18 2 per cent over 1901. Camplaint is be ginning to be heard regarding the inade quate facilities of the railways, and it now appears that inconvenience and 10.-’f must again be experienced, notwithstand ing Uie extensive improvements. Sensa tional stories of the large rrumoer of buyers now &t this center and the fabu lous sums that they spend can not be ac cepted as statistically accurate, but it is probable that an Increase over all pre vious years is actually occurring, despite the dgiporalization in cotton goods caus ed by speculation in the raw mate l"Although production of coke at Con nellsville has been moderately curtailed, supplies accumulate and prices are de pressed A fairly liberal tonnage of iron has been placed during the past week, providing abundant demand for all the pig that is being made. More large con tracts for iron and steel have been placed by a prominent manufacturer of agricul tural machinery, and as much of this business has been held back on account of prices, it is believed that no further concessions are to be expected. “Makers of cotton goods find no busi ness offering except such small orders for immedlaje requirements as emanate from urgent dealers. “Moderate orders for light weight wool ens and worsteds have been placed for spring delivery. “Heavy shipments of shoes from Bos ton make striking comparisons with pre ceding years .and thg. volume of new business promises to maintain a heayy movement, but there is a tendency to operate moderately and frequently this year, rather than to buy seldom and iargejy. "Somewhat easier prices for the great food staples testify to brighter crop pros pects. "Failures this week numbered 238 in. the United States, against 207 last year, and 8 in Canada, compared with 30 a year ago.” MmETjomiis Spot Cotton Brices. Galveston Steady 12'4 Norfolk Steady 1214 Baltimore Nominal 13 Boston Quiet 12.75 Wilmington Nominal Philadelphia Quiet 13 Savannah Quiet 12'4 New Orleans Steady 12% Mobile Nominal Memphis MQulet 12 9-16 Augusta Nominal 13 Charleston Firm j2'4 Cincinnati Quiet i I Louisville Firm 12% St. Louis Quiet 12% Houston Quiet 12 New York Quiet 12-75 Review of the New Orleans Market. New Orleans. August 22.—Spot cotton quiet. Sales 125 bales, including 100 to xu rive. Delivered on corl’Tact 500. Quo tations unchanged. Futures opened quiet with prices 1 and 2 points lower than the close of yesterday. Later the realiz ing, aided by the entire absence of pub lic. Interest, sent prices down a few points. At the close August was even with yesterday's closing, tyl'fie ali other positions had lost 4 to 6 points on the day. Futures ranged as follows in New Ot leans yesterday: Open. High. Low. Close. August 12.98 12.98 12.98 12.95-97 September . . . .10.96 10.97 1.93 10.93-95 Octobei’ 9.87 9.89 9.85 9.85-86 November 9.65-67 December 9.67 9.67 9.63 9.6i-6b January 9.66 9.67 9.66 9.06-67 February 9.67-69 March 9.70-72 The Dry Goods Market. New York. August 22. —Dry goods have been uneventful with buyers taking mod erate quantities for immediate delivery and not interested in the future except in Isolated occasions The curtailment is having its effect, and is expected to be more appreciably felt during the coming week. World’s Visible Supply of Cotton. New Orleans, August 21.—Secretary Hes ter’s statement of the world's visible sup ply of cotton, made up from special cable and telegraphic advices, compares the futures of this week with last week, last year and the yeai' before last. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 134,761 bales, against a decrease of 79,516 last year and a decrease of 138.- 273 vear before last. The total visible is 1.324,677, against 1,459,438 last week. 1,432,323 last year and 1,723,278 year before last. Os this the total of American cotton is 580,677, against 672.438 last week, 838,323 last year and 1,021,278 year before lust, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 744,000. against 787,000 last week. 591,000 last year and 702,000 year before last. The total world's visible supply of cot ton. as above, shows a decrease com pared with last week of 131,761 bales, a decrease compared with last year of 107,- 046 and a decrease compared with year before last of 398,601. Os the world’s visible supply of cotton, as above, there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 690,- 000, against 811,000 last year and 869,000 year before last; in Egypt 5,000, against 45.0U0 last year and 67.000 year before last; hi India 436,000, against 344,000 last year anti 391.000 year before last, and in the United States 194,000, against 202,000 last year and 396,000 year before last. Liverpool Weekly Cotton Statistics. Liverpool, August 22.—Following are tho weekly cotton statistics; Total sales of all kind 26,000; total sales American 20,000; English spinners takings 32,000; total export 18.000: import of all kinds 10,000; import American 7,000; stock of all kinds 290,000. Stock American 198,0*X>; quantity afloat all kinds 20,000; quantity afloat American 4,000; total sales on speculation 2,900; total sales to export ers 3,000. Comment on Bank Statement. New York, August 22.—The New York Financier says: “The most striking feature of the state ment of the New York associated banks last week was the Increase of $9,599,300 in loans. This was expected because of the character of the business on the stock exchange early in the week, when there was large buying of securities for invest ment from the banks. The buying of stocks and other securities in the previous week were also large, but it was not then reflected in the loan item, as was ex pected, for loans showed an important de crease. It seems probable that as loans must have been largely increased in the latter part of that week through stock operations, the loan item was then made up on rising averages, which were re flected In this item last week. The loans ware also Influenced by the important in crease of $5,0(19,800 by the Western Na tional Bank of the United States, which increase was probably duo to operations incident to the. intended merger. The net cash gain by the banks, us reported by last week's statement, was s2,lot>. vi. v the estimates, based upon the traceabia movement of money during the week. In dicated a gain of $3,506,800. This is not only’ an unexplainable discrepancy of $!•- 400,000, shown by these figures, but also the Important unaccounted for difference of $5,700,500 between the official and esti mated figures of the previous week, which difference was not corrected in ]ast week’s statement. Thi deposits increased $10,446,700. which amount is less by $1,259,000 than that called for by the sum of increase in loans and the net gains in cash, hence the statement docs not balance. Tlie re quired reserve was augmented $2,611,675, through the increase in deposits. De ducting these from the net gain in cash leaves $505,275 as tlie decrease in surplus reserve, to $21,505,300. Computed upon the basis of deposits, less those of $37,271,000 of public funds, tlie surplus Is $30,376,050. The loans are $4,162,000 in excess of de posits, against $5,010,300 in the previous week. The daily average of bank clear ings was $184,000,000, against $190,000,000 in the week ending August 15, reflecting the decrease in volume of business on the stock exchange. Tli- changes in loans show that five of the larger banks in creased this item by $7,800,000 net. Seven banks gained $4.200jy)0 net of cash. New York. August 22.—The statement of the averages of the clearing house banks of this city for the week shoys the following changes: Loans, $917,944,900; increase. $9,599,300. Deposits, $913,782,000; Increase. $lO 446 - 700. Circulation. $13.465,t0t); increase $37,700. Legal tenders, ' $75,324,600} 'decrease $1,441,900. Specie, $174,159,200; increase. $3,548,300. Rosel ve, $219,503,800; increase, $2 106 400 required, $228,445,500; increase, Surplus. $21,058,300; decrease $505,275. Ex-United States deposits, $30,375,050- de crease, $496,400. The Treasury STFarement. Washington, August 22.—Today’s bal ances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show Available cash balances $225,202,904■ gold $101,150,226. Dun’s Weekly Crop Report. The weekly crop report to Dun’s Re view from branches of R. G. Dun * Co. in important crop states shows marked improvement this week in some sections middle west, as to corn, and de cioed gains as to the condition of cotton BIG PROFITS will lie realized the next few weeks in Wheat. The opportunity now offered by the V heat market for quickly realizing large profits has seMom been equalled. Do not let tils splendid opportunity escape you. Our FREE BOOKLET tells all about our methods and clearly explains the wonderful advantages and possibilities of marginal investments. No matter what your jxisltion or occupation, Uris booklet will prove highly Interesting and profitable to you. Ex perience on your part Is unnecessary and large capital is not required. We handle your deals and keep you fully Informed as to' the progress of your account for a very small charge. Do not fall to investigate our methods. It costs you nothing and may be tlie means of your realizing a fortune. DELMAR CRAIN CO. Suite 503 Granite Block, ST. LOUIS, MO. low fe f ONE FULL quart of SM WHISKEY FREE c*te contents* u W® know the meaninj* of words and will do as we say. t * ,e priced Whiskey House < * ,e I'Hnrest Mull Order Whiskey Concern In South. Ali the North Cnrolina whiskey we «cll Is Rood there’s no bad. People hen- wouldn’t adul terate if they knew' how they ure too honest! Must whiskey Bellers are noted for mixing blending and . J watering. We eell more genuine old whiskey and less water than any known competitor. “Casper’s 11 Year £[ Old” whiskey Is a liquid joy! It’s made by honest “Tarheels” in the mountains of North Carolina, in old -11 YFAFJ OLD style copper stills, just as it was made by our grand- fathers. First-rate whiskey is gold at 55.00 to $6.00 per gallon, but it’s not any better than “Casper's 11 Year WFIEIWI Old.” It must please or we will buy it back. We have a capital of »100,000.00. and the Piedmont Savings Bank of Hl this city will Udi yon our won! is good. To introduce this old, honest whiskey, we offer 4 Full Quarts of “CMsper’s 11 Year Old" two sample bottles, one I,'. one 18 vear old a corkscrew and a drinking glass-all for H ♦5,»0 is sent we will double the ah< vu “A and put in free One Full Quart Extra. We h »ve some aß&J'Vtfik-J! of this whiskey only 7 years old and will cell it at 12 20 " , —y t per rrnlion in lots of five gallons or more. For 90 cents ' we will send One Full Quart Sample Bottle of either I A - •'~ _ii, J kind. We ship in plain boxes with no marks to indicate WEis&B By" Honesty contents, and Prepay b!1 Express to any point East SB A M of the Mississippi River. Customers west of said NORTH Carolina PEOPLE |m river, write for confidential Uet and learn how to save iiii^—money. Address THE CASPER CO. (Inc.) 201 Casper 3!dg., WINSTON-SALENI, N. C. in the leading cotton states. Three or four weeks of hot weather in the middle west would insure a good yield of corn. In most sections the nights continue too cool. Tn Ohio the weather is still very unseasonable, and in the southern part of the state rain is needed. The grain forming on the cob is small and irregu lar. In Indiana the nights are too cool, but the crop is making fair progress. In the Mississippi valley, where the acre age in corn was unusually large owing to late planting in the flooded districts, rains have improv'd the condition of the crop, and it Is now making excellent progress. In western Missouri the crop is growing very rapidly, and the weather is exceptionably favorable, with ample moisture. In lowa conditions are only fair, ami in some sections a yield of only : 65 per cent is now anticipated. In Ne- | braska the crop continues to grow very i xapiilly, but the weather is too cool. ; Ir. southern Kansas the crop is growing I well and a yield of 65 or 75 per cent is | anticipated. Cotton is making unusually good progress in nearly all parts of the south except in Mississippi, where rains have ■retarded the growth somewhat. The crop looks fairly well, however. In Geor gia 'the progress has been unusually I rapid and the weather exceptionally g< od. There has been ample moisture, and the plant is fruiting well. Indica tions now point to a very large yield. Tn Alabama and Ixtulsiana conditions aro unusually favorable and the crop much improved. In Texas the growth con tinues very rapid. In Tennessee the plant is growing well and a good yield is promised, and in Missouri the crop is making’ good progress, in Virginia re cent rains have been very beneficial, al though in tlie eastern part of the state there is some complaint of too much moisture. In South Carolina rains have greatly improved the crop and the indi cations are for a good yield. Tobacco is growing rapidly in south western Virginia am! there has been am ple moisture. In Ohio the crop is short an<l lias been retarded by cool nights, though apparently in a healthy condi tion. Nori li of Dayton stalks have gone to top without lull growth. Ir Mis souri the quality and yield will be the best in years. Flour, Grain and Meal. Atlanta. August 22.—Flour: Diamond patent. $5.25; fancy patent. $1.60; straights. $4.35; extra fancy. $3.65; fancy. $3.30; first patent spring wheat. $4.75. Corn, cholc* white, 75c; No. 2 white, 74c; No. 2 mixed, 72c. Oats, white clipped, 54c; No. 2 white 52c; No. 2 mixed 50c. Bran, $1.15. Brown shorts, $1.20; white shorts, $1.40. Victor so >d, $1.35 per 100 pounds. Quaker food -51.25. Hay, choice large bale $1.20; No. 1 small $1.10; No. 2 small sl. Plain corn meal, 74c; bolted CSc. Pear! grits $1.60. Groceries. Atlanta. August 22.—Coffee, per 100 pounds, 4rbuckl»’s $10.30; Lion Cordova. $10.05; Blue Ribbon. 9 ’-2; green cbffee, choice, 10c; fair prlnte 6c. Su gar. standard granulated, 5.35. _ Sirup, New Orleans open kettle, S3.C(Kg4.GS; mix ed, choice 20®28c; south Georgia cane, 35c. . Salt, dairy sacks, $i.3u®1.40; carrel, bulk, $2.60; ice cream. $1.00; common 55@G0c. Cheese fancy, full cream, twins 14 3-4 c; singles; 15c. Matches, 15. 45 3-4@50; 3J)Os, $1.50@1.75. Soda. Arm and Hammer. $1.75. Ci-ackers, soda, 6c; cream, 7c; ginger snaps. C l-4c. Pie peaches. $1.75; tabls peaches $2.75@3. Canned tomatoes, $1.60. Canned corn $2. Best mince meat 10c lb.; choice, 7e lb. Oysters. F. W. $1.75; I IV., $1.20. Fancy head rice 7c; head rice 6c. White fish. 60-lb. keg. $2.90; white fish. 100-Ib kegs $4.40, mullet fish 80-lb Ke-S, $4.50; macaroni. 7c tb.; pork sausage 8 l-2<3 lb. Sardines, oil, case $3.75; sar dines. mustard. $3.50; salmon, case. SISOO 5.50. Pepper sause. dozen, COc; catsup, pints, dozen, 85c; mustard, dozen, 90c; Pickles, 10-gs’lon 600 s, $5.50. Provisions. Atlanta. August 22.—Regular rib sides, boxed 7.90; half ribs 8.no; bellies, 20-!b. average, 8 1-2. Star hams 14 l-2c. Banquet hams 1.3 1-4; California hams 8 3-4; Simon pure kettle rendered leaf lard I' 1-2; Shield brand leaf lard 8 3-1; white TToud com pound 7 l-4c. Country Produce. Atlanta, August 22.—Eggs, fresh 184/19c. , CotTntry smoked bacon. 11@12%c; hams, i 13®15c Butter. Georgia fresh table 18® 20c; Tennesse table 18®20c: Jersey. | 180120 c. cooking TFutter, 12 1-2 to 15c; conditions improving. Live pcultry, hens 33 l-3@35c; fries, large. 25c to 27 l-2c: medium IS to 20e; small 15 to 16c. Duckes, puddle, 201(22 l-2c; Pe king 27@30c. Dressed poultry. hens, 12 1-2013 l-2c per pound; fries lao per pound; cocks S®loc pound; turkeys 12 l-2'til4c. Onions, new crop, 75 to 85c Im. Cabbage. Virginia 1 to 1 l-4c. Sweet potatoes new crop, 75@85c per bushel, p, ~ ..bite, $1.2;,. oi- . do 4x2.00; Stock sl.wai.2'.>. Dried truiL Geor gia apples 5c lb.; do peaches 4®’ac. Fruits and Vegetables. Atlanta, August 22. —Tomatoes: Mar ket glutted. prices low; peppers xac , and $1 per crate; egg Plants no demand; lettuce <oc to $1 per crate; beans 25 to 50 per crate; peas ■ $125 to $l5O per crate; celei y s_..>o to s3.vo per crate. New Irish potatoes, No 1. ' to 85c Bushel; per barrel. No. Is sl.ia ©o No °s ao pale. Cantaloupes sl.oo® • 1.25 per' crate. Cucumbers $1.1501.50 per crate watermelons, no sale; won't bring freight. Georgia peaches—Elbertas, lo $2 50’ clings, $1 bushel. Cali- ; fornia fruit-Bartlett pears $303.25 box; ncaches assorted varieties, $1.3501.45; as sorted 'plums $1.85@52; assorted black grapes $202.50. Fruits and Confections. Atlanta, August 22.—Oranges, $303.25 lemons. fancy $4.25@4.50; choice. $3 75 to SI.OO. Bananas, per bunch, cull's, 75c to sl.; straights $1.25 to $1.50. Nuts': Walnuts. No. 1 12 1-2; No. 2. Ir 1-2; almonds 13; pecan 9 1-2 to 10, Brazil 120-13; mixed nuts 12 l-2c. Peanuts, Virginia, 4 1-2 to 6c; Georgia, 4c. Cocoanuts, per 100, $2.75. Pineapples $1.75@2.25 crate. Dates, oOTb boxes. 6(g6’%c; packages, 7%c lb. Figs 13 1-20 l-c. Citron 15c. Raisins xx $1.65 per box; xxx $1.85 per box. Prune* small 50'6; large 607 1-2. Candy, common »tlck 6c lb; mixed » l-2c. Naval Stores,. Savannah, August 22.—Turpentine firm at 54; receipts 693; sales 723; exports 768. Rosin firm; receipts 2.242; sales 897; ex ports 848: Quote: A B C D E $1.70; F $1.75; G $1.85; H $2.35; 1 $2.80; K $T.95; M $3.05; N $3.15; window glass $3.40; water white $3.60. Charleston. August 22.—Turpentine nom inal. Rosin steady; A B C D $1.60; E $1.60; F $1.65; G $1.75; H $2.20; I $2.70; K $2.85; R $2.95; N $3.05; window glass wa ter white $3.40. Wilmington, August 22.—Spirits turpen tine firm at 53; receipts 149- Rosin, noth ing doing; receipts 278. Tar firm at $1.65; receipts 95. Crude turpentine firm at $1.7503.25 and $3.25; receipts 116. Coffee and Sugar. New York. August 2.—Coffee opened quiet and unchanged in keeping with unimportant price changes abroad and ruled quiet with a little evening up busi ness transacted, which, however, worked ; no alteration in prices and closed steady: sales 10,750; September 3.75; October 3.85’ I 1 finite My Rexnuntor wwr fat’s. T.ni FREE, feMUltv I>R. F. MA Y, Box 13 Bloonlnffton, MARRIAGE Directory went free. Pay when married. Select Club, Dept. W. T< konaha, Mich. Q /fl IF Mont’ lvß«culatinpTahletfinever £rs Bog FREE, V FKIA It ?l KhfO B uffalo. 5 T>ODS for locating gold and silver. Jost trea*- JLk> tires, etc. Guaranteed, i irculars 2e. BRYAXT BROS.. 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Dr. F. Geo. Curts,3s2 Shukert. Bldg. Kansas City,Mo- New Kecret Remedy Absolutely to ths profession. .Permanent Lkircfi in 15 to 35 days. Vo refund money if we do not cur- . You can be treated at home for thesame price and the samo jjunrun- tce»; with those who E * prefer to come here will contract to cure g them or pay exp o'e of coming, “ WTW TF T r < < 1 r O a d and hotel m BPi K o KRR Ea ar Make no K ® ® A’lin.-gc, if we mil to euro, if you have taken taer-P|l» ury, lodide potashl still have aches and F n »ns, Mucous Fiitrhe* in mouth, More Threat, Dini plea. Copper-Color ed Spot*, Ulcer* on any part of the body, II ah-- r j'yebrows falling out. ** s Primary. i*ccondnry or Tertiary Blood Poison that o guurnr.tce to cure. We jUE/E solicit tho nu'-st obstin ate ru»€*s and rhe world for a eo*e w e enunot cure. This dis fi fl ease has always baffled the tfk'.tl of th* most fl flemlnent phvalelans. 1-or many years we have Mwfcff r na ’.« u snrclaity '•* treating this disease with our MAGIC BR3IF.DT en l v.a have capital behind our uneonditloDal guarantee, write us for 100-nngo book and nbaoluta preofs. Address COOK <<>., 52 lt> Masonic Temple, f '/hScugo, Illinois* May 4 ,SO. Coffee, spot Rio quiet; No. 7 5 1-8; mild quiet; Cordova. 7@ll. Sugar, raw strong; fair refining 3 5-1 B .centrifugal 96-test .3 13-16; molasses su gar 3 1-16; refined firm: No. 6. 4.60: No. 4.55: No. 8, 4.50; Ko. 9„ 4.45: No. 10. 4 10; No. It. 4.35; No. 12, 4.30; No. 13, 4.25; No. 14. 4.20; confectioners’ A 4.55: mould A 5.25; cut loaf and crushed 5.60; powrred 5.10; granulated j; cubes 5.25. McCullough Bros.’ Fruit and Produce* Letter. Atlanta. August 22.—As the season ad vances the feeling in fruit and produce generally speaking is much stronger, with the demand and prices Increasing. TTSere is naturally always exceptions on certain goods. For instance, it has been a matter of impossibility for more than two weeks to dispose of to advantage watermelons of any variety or quality, the home growers meeting all trade re quirements with arrivals o£ fresh stoclc daily by wagon, which are peddled from door to door at any price that is offered. Cantaloupes are also very dull at low prices. Local peaches have played out, hence California is the only source of supply, and will he the the remainder of tlie season. Even ibis fruit has been very scarce for several days, and al though the highest prices of many yeara prevail, all arrivals are readily taken, and the market left bare. Nothing in the orange line In the mar ket but a few scattering lots of imported goods that are not wanted for general purposes. Reports from Florida indicate a much greater yield than last season in oranges, which will have a tendency to lower prices so as to authorize a general consumption. New crop sweet potatoes plentiful at moderate prices. Tlie spurt in Irish, potatoes caused by light receipts some days ago is no more, and prices are weaker with indi cations of a further decline. The recent onion glut has been cleaned up. and nice, sound stock selling readily today at 75 cents to sl. Tlie demand for poultry is very strong with prices advancing. This also applies to eggs and the best grades of butter. There is some demand for apples at good 'prices. 11