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23 jr TO BE PM ISSUE leaders' in Alabama Have Decided on This. IMPORTANT ACTION TEEN Amendment to Suffrage Article Adopted Yesterday Bealty and. Personal Property Can Be Added to Make the Qualification. Montgomery. Ala.

August 30. Special. The constitutional convention is making rapid progress toward adjournment. While delegates Insist on offering amendments the convention steadily vote them down. One that is material wee adopted today the article on Impeachments being made necessary by quadrennial sessions of the legislature.

It provides that the legislature may be called in special session as a court of Impeachment on petition of a majority of lt members. Its power of impeachment it limited to the supreme Judges and state officers. General Sanford sought in vain to strik from the article on municipal corpora. tlons a provision that allows Montgom. ery to levy special taxes for other purposes than paying Interest on debts ex Isng In 1851.

He contended that It wee In effect an Increase of taxes and a violation of party pledges. All the other Montgomery members voted for the In crease Governor Oates offered an amendment providing for a separate vote on the grandfather clause. It a majority of those voting at the election on ratification vote for It. then It Is to be a part of the constitution otherwise It Is to be dropped out. It went to the committee on rules and the governor will In slst on a report and a vote.

The party leaders have definitely decided to make ratification a party Issue. Reports from all sources Indicate that the new constitution Is growing In favor In the white counties. while much opposition is developing in the black belt. An amendment to the suffrage article was put on this afternoon that wee opposed by only 29 votes nearly all from this section. The property qualification required that a voter must have 40 acres of land or.

land taxed at COO or personal property taxed at 3300. The amendment made It so that the values of the realty and personal property can be added together to make the necessary BOO In values. The ground of opposition from the black belt was that the clause as it stood let In too many negroes. but the change greatly strengthens the constitution In the white counties. NEGROES PUT IN BACKGROUND.

Did Not Rave Much To Do at the Conmittee Meeting. Jackson. Miss. August Special. The white than was the' dominant" element in the meeting of the republican state executive committee which adjourned here last night alter a short session.

Throughout the proceedings the determination to oust the- negro from participation In party affairs was made manifest and. strange to say. It met with almost no opposition whatever. The colored member was accorded equal rights and privileges on the floor but In the committee work he was en lnconeequ n- US1 factor and did not attempt to dictate or assume an active put In the deliberations. Only on one occasion was there any discord.

A Meridian negro made a redxt speech in opposition to the plan of settling contests before the state central committee when the referees tail to agree. but his efforts to stir up strife tell flat and when he took his seat the meet- pursued the even tenor of Its way. enlarged the state central committee to thlr. teen members one from each congressional district and six from the state at large. adopted a resolution Indorsing the McKlnley administration and the Ohio re publican platform and then adjourned.

No official notice has yet en given. but Chairman Collins states that will call the state I commute together within the next few days for the purpose Of perfecting organization and passing on such contests as may be brought before the body by Messrs. Turley Hill and Collins the three referees. The consensus of opinion among the leading republicans Is that there will be very few if any changes In the principal of fices within the gift of the party especially those under the Judiciary and In tenor departments. There are no contests worthy of note for any of the places.

and the state central committee will deal chiefly with the postofice contests. The Vlckst7urg and Jackson postoftlces continue to the center of Interest. The seventh district congressional committee met Immediately after the state executive committee adjaurned and by a unanl. mous vote Indorsed the candidacy of Hon. R.

O. Edwards for the Jackson postotflce. Similar action was taken by the Hinds county executive committee. This gives to Mr. Edwards the support of the regular party organization.

but the other aspI- rants are very active in securing outside Influences. The Vicksburg postofflce fight Is ill In statu quo. and as It Is a subject on Which the referees are not likely to agree. the state central committee will be called upon to settle It. Priests from All Parts of Union at Winchester.

Tenn. Winchester. Penn. August 30. Special.

The conference of Catholic missionaries was In session three days this s-ek at Hunderd Oaks. the southern house of the Paullst fathers near here. It was composed of priests from all parts tf tie union who are engaged In mission work among non-Catholics In different parts ot the country and was probably thu most Important gathering of the kind that has ever occurred In the south. Many religious orders including the PassionUts the Oblates Jesuits Fathers of the Precious Blood. PauUllta and Josephltes were represented and papers on various lines or mission work were read by different priests end discussed.

Every phase of borne mission' work and mission tile US treated by these men wh. have given years of study and self to tb work they have taken up as long as 111 shall last. Among those present were JIt. flay. Thomas 8.

Byrne bishop of Nashville. who presided Rev. W. S. KreSSs Cleveland.

Ohio who was ejected secretary Rev. Thomas F. Price of Raleigh N. C. and editor of Truth magazine Fathers Alex P.

Doyle the general secretary of try Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America. Xavier Sutton IX P. of PltUburg H. B. Grady of Mobile Walter Elliott Paullst priest and graduate of West Point.

N. T. Or. William Stang. author of Slang's Pastoral Theology Edwin DrvIJ of Louisville Boat- Rues.

superior of tbe HanguinIstS. thagena Ohio Father Marks llandley nephew of Governor Marks Nasil- wine Father F. B. mighty Ute ctap lain of General Merrltts staft at Manila T. V.

Tobin. of Chattanooga U. V. Cusack of New York Joseph Busch. of St.

Paul. Mlnn. Dr. Golnan. of New York.

and many other priests. A number of lay. men were present Includln. Albert Marks of Nsehvlle 1. A.

lol1nt. Anniston Ala. and Colonel N. K. ThomP- son.

of Huntsville Ala. Letters were received from lanttDal Martlnelll and nearly every zblshop and bishop in Canada and the United States regretting their Inability to be prs ent at this time and blessing the confer- ence and offering many suggestions fo its future work. The proceedings of the meeting. including all the papers reed ana discussed. will be publish at once by the Paullst fathers at New York.

Th conference adjourned Thursday and wll meet annually hereafter. GROWING WORSE DAY BY DAY. Cotton and Corn Crops in North Carolina Very Poor. Raleigh. N.

C. August 30. Special. The condition of cotton Is each day becoming worse. There are sotne Individually good crops.

The greater part Is In a worse condition than the farmers have known It In many years perhaps since 1867. Corn Is proving nearly a failure In large areas of the state. The tall trade will be light and the spring trade lighter. The reverse to th state Is a serious one. and.

what Is worse. four-fifths of the farmers are by no means prepared for It. IMPERSONATED HER HUSBAND. Negro Man in Roxboro Jail Chaged with Assaulting Woman. Raleigh.

N. C. August 30. Special. Near Roxoco.

a negro man night before last Impersonated the husband of a white woman of respectability. got In her room and assaulted her. He was quickly captured but escaped after admitting his crime to the husband who would nave killed him hut for Interference. Yesterday he was recaptured and is now in Jail at Roxboro. LOST LIVES IN HIGH WATEP.

Forty Persons Drowned in North Carolina in Three Months. Raleigh. N. C. August 30.

Special Is estimated that since May 10 no fewer than forty persons have been drowned In hooded streams In this state by far the greatest loss of life being in Mitchell county last May. A man. his daughter in law and two of her children were drowned Tuesday In a small stream at Rutherfordton. the wagon In which they were having been overturned by the flood. ABOUT KALE' OP THEM AT WORK Over Seven Hundred Return to the Three Mills at Columbia.

Columbia S. C. August 30. About half their number of regular employees returned to the mills today. fly count 710 people.

halt of them children entered the Olympia. Rtchland and Granby mills this morning. Another meeting of the union was held last night at which many Sew members were Initiated. Resolutions were passed indorsing the fairness of The State In dealing with the strike. ORGANIZED AN OIL COMPANY Alabamans Preparing To Bore for the Paying on.

Montgomery. Ala. August 30. Special. The Moulton Valley Oil Company was organized here today with Colonel S.

B. Trapp as president. He was president of the convict board under the Johnston ministration. The company's property lies In Lawrence county. In the Tennessee valley.

Favor Compulsory Education. Raleigh. N. C. August 30.

Special. Practically all the newspapers In the state have now declared In favor of a. compulsory education law. The next legislature that of 1903 may not enact the law but It is reasonably sure that that of 1906 will take the step. The cause of this change of heart Is the knowledge of the tact that the negroes are applying themselves more than the whites to removal of Illiteracy.

First Bale from Tennessee Valley. Huntsville Ala. AugUst 80. Special. The first bale of cotton or the Tennessee valley wee brought here at 2 o'clock this afternoon by Sam Latham.

of Green Grove. The purchaser 1. Klaus Co. paid 13 cents. Last years first bale came in August 28.

Shot His Father. Raleigh. N. Coo August 30. SpeciaT.

John Ware. of Roeklngham county be- came enraged at something his father. David Ware. had said about the sons wife seized his gun and fatally shot his father. He Shot twice at a negro who tried to prevent the shooting of David Ware.

John fled at once. Injured by Palling Slate. Knoxville Tenn. August 20. Special.

John Romlne a miner. was mashed horribly by falling slate In J. K. Butlers coal mines. at Oliver Springs.

His condI- tlonls very- serious and his recovery Is doubtful. although hopes are entertained for hIs recovery. Despondent He Killed Himself. Louisville. August James Hutchln.

son proprietor of the Exposition dry good store on Fourth avenue committed suclde this afternoon at his home. au Brook street. Long suffering from stomach trouble. which had undermined ills health and made him despondent was the cause of his suicide. North Carolinas First Bale.

Raleigh. N. August 30. Special. The first bale of North Carolina cotton of this season was marketed yesterday at Marion.

It graded strict middling. The crop Is at least three weeks later than It wee last year. North Carolina Negro Fair. Raleigh. N.

C. August 30. It la decided that the next North Carolina negro state fall' shall be held at Raleigh. October 28 to November 1. both dates in cluslve.

Don't You Think That where the most of Atlanta's men get their Hats must be a pretty good place for you. to get yours. All kinds all prices i to 5. Daniel Bros. the Hatters two SERVED FOORTlBH YEARS LIKE SLAYK Story oft White Wima In lor gtntoJl.

I. FORCED TO LEAVE HER HOME Says Lane Threatened Her Life if She Did Not Follow Him Took Her to Top of Mountain and Made Her Do Mans Work. Rutherfordton. N. C.

August 90. Spe cial. A special from Morpnton says that a woman. giving her name as Lldle Masser. came to town today with a Queer story.

She says that fourteen years ago a man named Lane. Who lives on top of the South mountains. In Burke county. came to her fathers house and. threatening her life.

forced her to his home where she has. lived In a condition ol slavery ever since. She says she has been made to do a mans work on Lanes farm for fourteen years and that she was afraid to leave or make complaint. fearing that she would be killed. Lang Is preparing to leave the country and slSe came here for warrant.

which she secured. SEABOARD MEN TW CAROLINA. Examining Terminal Properties of the Louisville and Nashville. Charleston. S.

C. August 30. Special. Officials of the Seaboard Air Line headed by Vice President and General Manage J. M.

Barr. arrived here today to Inspect terminal properties recently AC. qulred by that system. During the day the party examined the terminals of the Louisville and Nashville railroad and strength Is given to the report that tM Seaboard is negotiating for the purchase of this property. An option has been secured by a local dealerand It la said that the Seaboard will buy It a proper adjustment of the price can be made.

The terminals are the rost valuable of any In this part of the state. The Seaboard's line. which has been surveyed to the west. by way or Augusta. and other Georgia cities.

will p6slttvely be constructed. Mr. Barr said adding that he Was pleased with the progress already made. Should the Seaboard get control of the Louisville and Nashville's water front property. It will be better equipped for the export trade ttiin any other railway line entering this city.

CHARLESTON INVITES DFJPEW To Deliver Address at the Opening of the Exposition. Charleston. S. C. August 30.

The following was adopted by the exposition di rectors this evening The South Carolina Interstate anti West Indian exposition is an exposition with an Idea. Ls aim lbe expatndon of American commerce In neighboring open and most profitable fields. Its purpose Is to suggest' business policies for the future and to emphasize the beginning of the twentieth century by a Uih Jy and comprehensive tribute to commerosNand the arts of peace. Appreciating the UK telllgent Interest which he has always manifested In the development of the commercial and Industrial rcsyiirces or the country and particularly tue friendly Interest he has taken in the sxiccess Ct the exposition to be held at Charleston. the board of directors extend to the Hon.

Chauncey MDepew United. States sink- tot from the state of New York. a cordial Invitation to deliver the leaJfng atidrtss at the opening of the exposition on Do. cember 1 and trust that he will tlrs1 it pi to perform this patriotic set- ytte. LYNCHERS' NAMES ARE KNOWN Governor.

Aycock Says Their Trial Will Be in a Short Time. Raleigh. N. C. August 30.

Special. Governor Aycock is officially notified by the society at Seattle which offers rewards for lynchers. that it otters 500 reward for each of the persons engaged In the lynching of Luke Hough In Anson county for assault. It is said there were 250 In the lynching party. The governors new step in declaring he will offer 200 reward for each lyncher has caused quite a stir In Anson among the lynchers and heir sympathizers.

Today a delegation came here to see him and urge that there be no reward offered. The governor says it Is only a question of time when there will be convictions of the lynchers. le says some of them will reveal the connection of others with lynching Ho states' that a lawyer in a certain county the state wee given a full confession by a lyncher with the names of all the ynchers and that the lawyer now has this In his sate. WHERE IS THOMAS ROGERS Deputy Sheriff Tells His Story Some People Doubt It. Raleigh N.

C. Ai 30. Special. Sensation follows sensation In the Gran- yule county case in which Thomas flog- ere. merchant.

was ordered placed in jail without tail privileges for the capital crime of assaulting year Myrtle Harris at Wilton. It will be remembered that she wore he assaulted her tille they were riding. Five magistrates heafd he case and all agreed that Rogers must be held on the capital charge. His de- ense wee that the girl consented in fact. solicited him.

lie was put In charge of a deputy sheriff named Blackley his devoted friend to be taken to Oxford. He has disappeared. Blackleys stofy is that ynchers friends of the Harris family were after Rogers and that to save Bog- ers tie took him Into a swamp end that Rogers disappeared. It Is not believed that Rogers was lynched but that hi. own friends got him and the charge is made that Blakley connived at this.

There will be an Investigation. While tile friends of the girl had roads some threats of lynching. there Is no evidence of any lynching having occurred. Not a. word has been heard as to Rogers' whereabouts up to midnight last night.

RIOTOUS NEGROES ABRESTED. Fired from Car and Injured Engineer at Terry Miss. Jackson. Miss. August 30.

Special. Eleven negroes were jailed here tonight or shooting an engineer atTerry. They were of a party of about one hundred who had been doing trading for the double track on the Illinois Central near rry and were moving their outfit to Arkansas. As they boarded their ear they ired hundreds oft shots at the town and everybody in neeriBunter who freight train1 tdlag wa aiot In the shoulder and tionslr wounded as train polled t. City Marshall Taylor.

of Jackvoo. notified by wire and taking the ponce lore to life edge of. town-flagged down the. train and sue' ceeded la arresting the ringleaders nine men and two women who- are in jail awaiting the arrival of the marshal Terry. The train ind other negroes were lnJtted to proceed to ar- phis.

The outfit belongs to J. O. Sos- IonE MORE LYNCHERS CONVWED. John Strength and Martin Fuller Get Sentences. Montgomery.

Ala. August SO. A special to The Advertiser from Wetulflpka. Ala. says that et o'clock last nigh the Jury In the cases of John Strength and tin Fuller charged with having participated In the lynching of Robert White a.

negro returned a verdict of guilty murder In th second degree and sentenced the defendants to ten years In th penitentiary. This makes three convictions in these cases George Howard having been sentenced to life imprisonment a few days ago. The case of John Thomas the white man with whom Robert White and hi brother. Winston had the difficulty which resulted in the lynching of Robert is now on trial A strenuous effort for a continuance was made by the defendants the main contention being the absence of witnesses two of whom are alleged to-have left tie country under Indictments charging' them with complicity in the lynching. Jvdg Denson decided that the case will be beard at once.

Every step Is being bitterly contested. and the trial' may consume several days. TO FIGHT FOR THE BOUNDARY. Mississippi Does Not Want To Lose Fine Oyster Beds Jackson Miss. August 30.

Special. It Is very likely that the January session of the legislature will be called upon to pus a bill authorizing Governor Longino to retain legal counsel to defend the suit entered by the Louisiana boundary commissioners In the United States suo preme court to settle the dispute which has been in progress for several months over the gulf coast boundary and on which the joint commission from the twe states failed to agree. The Louisiana commission has announced its intention to enter the suit am Mississippi Is. of necessity compelled to accept the Issue or else forfeit her claims to several hundred thousand acres of the finest oyster beds In the world. which she Is not likely to do In view of th decided Impetus that has been given the oyster nsllery business on the gulf coast In recent years.

No provisions are made. In the laws Mississippi however. to defray the expenses of the attorney general while representing the state before the United States supreme court. and In the past It has been customary for the legislature to employ special counsel for this purpose and make an appropriation to cover the fees In the case. In this manner corns of the states best legal counsel has beer sent to Washington to fight cases in which the commonwealth Vas party at Issue and a considerable sum of money has been paid out through this channel WILL NOT SELL TO STANDARD What Manager Daniels Says About Report in Circulation.

Huntsville Ala. August 30. Special. It has been perslstentlyf reported that the Madison Oil Company which Is boring for oil in the vicfnttyof Blanche. Tenn.

Is about to sell out to the Standard Oil Company. When shown a rom- of this Jrt last night General Manager II. T. DanTeHs said jT" ThatN positively The Madison Oil Cdnrpa jvgaaaflganized to develop Us own properties anJK not In tend to be gobbled up by anyETg corporation. We believe ye will strike oil in paying quantities and prefer to remain In the business.

The company has received several proposition to sell out and It believed that the Standard Oil Company is responsible for them. but no such proposition has ever be entertained. The Madison Oil Company Is tile pioneer of this section and upon its success or failure depends the development of the oil properties of north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. LETTER CARRIERS GATHERING. Their Association To Meet in Convention at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. Tnri. August 30. Dele gates and officers of the National Lettr Carriers' Association continued to arrive today. The board of trustees of the Mutual Benefit Association have been In ses lon ill day auditing the years business.

This Is a fraternal beneficial organization composed of letter carriers. The officers present were President Charles B. Kelley of New York S. it. Graham.

Kansas City Charles Longheal. Detroit and Chief Collector Wllmot Dunn. of Nashville. The present membership Is 4200. The total death payments during the post year were 49895.

The or- ganisation has increased In membership 400 the past year. WILL BEGIN IN THIRTY DAYS. Work on the Searcy Branch Extension of he Mobile and Ohio. Tuscaloosa. Ala.

August 30. Special. It la reliably reported to your correspondent that Chief Engineer Welles. of the Southern railway stated before leaving here this week that work on the Searcy branch extension of the Mobile and Ohio will begin within thirty days. He also stated to the same gentleman that the company by which the Southern had been.

Induced to build this branch the Central Iron and Coal Company win put up a plant costing W000000. These statements were undoubtedly made by Mr. Welles and mean a great deal for the future of this town. HE IS CHARGED WITH FORGERY D. S.

Northlngton Alleged To Have Used His Partners Names. Knoxville Tenn. August 30. Si oc6l D. S.

Northington. a merchant at Cork- ling Is wanted on a charge of forgery- It Is alleged he forged note for J642. using the names of Funk oral Samuel Graham. his business partners. The note.

it is said. was cashed and all the funds of the firm were withdrawn from the bank. It Is said he has gone west having eloped with Miss Vlrjjie Moore his wife's sister leering at night. DEATH OP DR. WM.

B. PAPE. Pianist a Mobile Who Played Before British Royal Family. MobllerAla August JO. Dr.

William Banismote Pape died today aged SI years. He wa noted as pianist of remarkable girt's When 13 years of age he ap peared with Mme. Anna Bishop in New York. He visited Havana then CanaUa and made two tours ox England playing before the royal family of England June a. isa.

Later in life he devoted himself to the practice of medicine. Will Remove to Huntayflie. Huntsville. Ala. August.

Special A. L. Sweeny. president of the Huntsville Railway. Light and Power Company has purchased the electric light plant and 1 miles of wire at Tullahoma and will re- movetheni to this city.

3O town of Tvflahois win own fftsJown telectric DOWN' BY MOORE Repubilcu In Spud GOT ernor Cuunif IS REBUKED BY A PARTY MAN Incident in the Virginia conatitu- tional Couentioit Yesterday. Debate on Question Under Consideration Closes Thursday Next. Richmond. Va. August JO The const tuUonal convention today further discussed the Mil of rights in committee of the whole.

Mr. Brown offered memorial sgalns the appropriation of funds to sectarian institutions and Mr. Stebblns presented another on the same subject. Several memorials on the subject of the. terms court clerks were presented and Blair presented one on the subject homestead exemption.

Mr. Summers. republican. of Washing- ton. resumed his speech begun yesterday.

He spoke In a milder strain than yesterday but still assailed the democraticpar ty. He also male a sharp attack on ex Governor Cameron a member of the con- ventlon. Before Mr. Summers had completed hi speech many of the democratic members had quietly withdrawn from the hail When he had concluded there were but forty members present. Thomas Lee Moore.

the republican member from Montgomery followed Mr. Sum- met's and made a speech that was on lofty plane and evoked mucfi applause. He said Mr. Summers did not speak fo the republicans on the floor. Mr.

Harrison. of Frederick offered resolution providing for a conclusion the debate on the question under consld eratlon at 12:01 a. m. Tuesday. September 3.

1901. Mr Wysor moved to amend fixing the time for Thursday next at p. m. The amendment was adopted. STORM DAMAGES COTTON1 CROP.

Central and Southern Texas Swept by the Wind and Rain. Austin. Tex. August 30. Special.

Al central and south Texas was swept today by a terrific wind and rain storm which. from reports reaching the cbtton exchange here up to tonight have done immeasurable damage to the cotton crop The storm swept over this section shortly after the noon hour. and where the cot. ton wasopen in the field It was blown off the stalk. The high wind prevailed for thirty minutes followed by a driving rain storm.

which completed the dam- age. It is estimated that the crop has been seriously damaged. though reports are too meager tonight to base any accurate estimate. The storm did considerable damage In this immediate section unroofing several houses and doing other damage of a elm. liar nature to barns and overturning trees.

etc. EXThA SESSION MAY BE CALLED Texas Legislature Cannot Finish Business Now Before It. Austin Tex. August lo. Special.

The house an senate today appointed the free conference on the congressional redistricting bills ariaid committee will begin work. tomorrow. The present session expires by limita- tion on next Wednesday and as there Is no possible chance or passing the general appropriation bill for the next twrf years. or passing either the judicial or representative redistricting bills. the governor will In all likelihood order another called session though he has not as yet made public his Intentions thereon.

The senate thte morning passed finally' the house resolution apppolntlng the gov- ernor attorney general and comQlroller a committee to adjust matters with he First national bank of this city. The purpose of such action Is to secure the states consent as a depositor In the hank to the transfer of the defunct bank rom federal receivership hands to private Individuals who will assume the payment of all depositors In full with a view of opening up the bank permanently or future business. With the passage of this resolution It Is now anticipated that will only be a matter of a week or ten ays when the bank will open again. CLAIMS TO BE FROM AtYGUSTA Arrest of Young Man at Norfolk Charged with Forgery. Norfolk.

Va. August 30. Special. Repeated efforts to cash checks for various amounts purporting to have been Indorsed by prominent Norfolk firms led the arrest of O. E.

Heath today. He claim" Augusta. Oa. to his home. He held for Indictment by the grand jury without ball.

Extension of Norfolk and Western. Roanoke. Va. August 30. General Man- ger L.

E. Johnson of the Norfolk and Western railroad said today concerning rumor that the company had determined extend Its system from Bristol to. Knoxville Tenn. that he knew nothing such a plan. THE RESOURCES THE SOUTH.

What Colon" Killebrew Says About This Sections Future. Baltimore. August 30. Special. Hardy a week passes without the record of substantial addition to the wealth of he country made or promised Jin the development of the natural resources of the south.

Hardly a student approaches the subject without being strtngly impressed with the wonderful possibilities of that section in manufacturing and agrlcul. ure the Interdependent bases of south. rn progress. This tact with particular reference to agriculture is forcibly brought out in an article published this week by The Manufacturers1 Record and written by Colonel 7. B.

Killebrew. of Nashville. Tenn. a recognized authority upon a vast range of topics related to the material Interests of the south. who as done especially valuable work In ad.

yanclng agriculture there. Colonel Kllle- rew says The earth has nowhere upon Its bosom another region so fruitful as the south In multiplied agricultural capabilities or In those elements that Increase human in ustry and human happiness. Every year discovers some new resources la the south. It grows every food plant needed man. It produces more and better textile plants than any other portion of he globe It Is rich in almost every mineral used In the arts Iron copper.

rinc. lead marble. etc. It has phosphates enrich Its soils. coal and water powers drive lie machinery.

It is ih coming ecus of the worlds commerce and the. center of Its Industry. Its possible cotton crop can employ more people than any the-on product grown on earth. We have been appointed sole' agents for the celebrated Knox Hatsv This. hat is the recognized standard of excellence in this country.

The styles are just right andthe correct thing for well dressed men. They are now' on sale. Geo. Muse Clothing Co. Boys Is PutMotts Year CIDER VINEGAR With Anything to Pickle.

EAT RESULTS. At FARLINGERS 40c Gallon. and. what is hotter the south can teed them all. from Its fertile fields.

The south la a vast region and has more varied soil climatic conditions and he capacity for the growth of more crops than any other like area in the world. Its flora is remarkable In variety value and quantity. Estimating the. fruits. vegetables.

grasses berries cereal crops textile plants and other vegetable productions of economic value. there are not fewer than 125 products of the soil that are grown and that may be grown with profitable results. Indeed it may be said of the southern states that It an the of vegetable products grown on the earth were destroyed except those that may be brought to maturity in the southern states mankind would scarcely miss them. Concerning special crops. Colonel' Killebrew says During the year 1900 the United States produced on 42495385 acres 522229505 bushels of wheat.

This was on about 66400 square miles. or less than one- twelfth of the area of the southern states. The uplands In nearly ever portion of the south can tie made to produce this great cereal crop profitably. There are millions of acres of such land now await- ng the labors of the Intelligent husband- man and the time Isnot tar distant when he central states of the outh. as well as Texas.

will be considered among the best wheat-growing sections of the union. It believed by the best practical agrlcul- ural thinkers and writers that within twenty years the south will be producing. prices justify. more than 600000000 bushels of wheat on 25000000 acres less than twentieth of the superficial area of the south. The corn crop for 1900 was grown on 83320872 acres and aggregated 2105102518 bushels.

This was an average yield of 253 bushels per. acre. It Is not extravagant to say that the states of Kentucky. Tennessee. Arkansas.

Mississippi. hama and Georgia could easily grow as much corn Is now produced In the United States without restricting the area given to cotton and tobacco. But allowing that the quantity of standard crops of grain In the whole country could not be duplicated In the sViuth there ass crops peculiar to that section which added to the other crops. could easily be made to equal In money value all the grain ethos now made In he United States as tell as other erotic. The cotton crop of 1900.

Including seed. was Valued at 535000000. This could be ncreased many' fold so could the sugar nd rice crops. Indeed. with anything like Intensive farming the present cotton crop could be easily grown In the state Texas.

which now produces one-fourth he crop. The tobacco crop of the United States will average nearly 600000000 pounds. This crop could be duplicated many times upon tenth of the unimproved lands Of the south. The rice crop at present grown in the south is 136990720 pounds. estimated to be worth 10000000.

This Is one of the grow- ng agricultural industries of the south. The estimated value of all farm.prod- cts of the United States for 1900 was 3000000000. Should the demand ever come the south could sell at present rices cotton enough to reach this sum. Take the value of the products of the south to be 1220500000. as estimated.

and will approximate the value of nearly one-half of all the agricultural products the United States. There Is only 20 per cent of the lands of the south improved. Concede that only 60 per cent Is susceti- ble of-being improved then the south could easily produce more than $3,000.000000 of agricultural products on 50 per cent Its territory' without employing any Improved methods of cultivation or fertll- tlon and employing Ignorant labor. LABOR DAY AT BIRMINGHAM. Parade end Athletic Sports During Day Fireworks at Night.

Birmingham. Ala. August SpedaL Labor day will be celebrated In Binning lam on Monday next on quite an exten- sire scale. The committee having the celebration In charge have ordered a lot of reworks for the event but It developed last night that the fireworks had been turned prematurely. having been destroy.

ed in the Ore which gutted the Louisville nd Nashville freight depot in' this city ast Saturday night. The. second supply was promptly telegraphed for. A mixed trades and membership parade win tven at noon and in the afternoon there rill be horse races and athletlcsports at ie fair grounds with fire works at night. There will also he two games of hue.

all between the. New Orleans. and Bir mingham Southern League teams- at the West-End park. JU1 themtalngand ta- tir dustrlal towns in the district will also celebrate Labor day but in the-majority of the Instances the celebrations- will occur In the respective towns. Product of Derdeleben Coal and Iron Company.

Tuscaloosa Ala. August 30. Special. Colonel V. P.

Pinkard. of Birmingham came down from Dudley this county yes terday afternoon and spent the night in Tuscaloosa. When seen by' your e- spondept he stated that the product of the DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company's mines will be on the market-by the middle of September. He is Interested in this company as well as in other real estate In the county. lie further stated that the track from Dudley.

the station on the Alabama Great Southern out to the mines of the DeBardeleben company's property will be completed in a few days the grading being almost finished arid the ties laid on a portion of the track. Meeting of Railroad Representatives at Birmingham. Birmingham Ala. August 30. Special.

A meeting of railroad representatives was lucid this afternoon- at the office or General Agent E. A. deFuniak of the. Louisville and Nashville railroad. The object was to discuss and arrange local cotton rates for the forthcoming No details as to what was done Was given out beyond the fact that the meeting was an annual gathering of this character which Is always held Just before th cotton season begins for the purpose of corn- log to a general understanding relative to the movement of the cotton traffic.

Representatives of all the leading railroads of the state were present. CASE WAS AGAIN POSTPONED. Report of Receiver in the Continental Security Redemption Company. Birmingham. Ala.

August 30. Special Consideration of the report of. the re- eels in the case of the Continental fee curity Redemption Company. which was to have come up before Special Master C. J.

Allison hi the federal court today was again postponed. This time the case goes over to September 10 by agreement of counsel. It la understood that an. ef fort Is being made to settle this phase of the case outside of the court. The Continental Security Redemption Company failed for a large sum several months ago and has since been in the hands of 3.

B. Cobb. as receiver. Its liabilities are large. Deaf Man Cornea Near Losing His Life at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. Team. August 20. Spe cial. C.

E. Danforth. an aged and prom meat citizen who Is almost deaf was walking on the track of. the Southern railroad In the city limits today. whenra yard engine approached from his rear The engineer blew the' danger whistle but did not realize that th Was deaf until he was almost on him.

The brakeman on the. pilot of the engine reached out and shoved Danforth oft the track. saving his life. Daniorth tell heavily and was stunned to unconscious. ness but will recover.

Ron. R. M. Randolph. Drowned.

Huntsville Ter. August 30. Bk If. Randolph former law. partner of Con grossman T.

II. Ball was his negro driver. yesterday while trying to ford the Trinity river. The bodies were recovered today. Great Demand for Canned Salmon.

Vancouver BXI August30. Sogreat has the demand Tor canned salmon come In the United States thauno shipments will be made. of thisseasons pact rom Puget sound to England. American canners are selling their total pack at home and the English market will be practically salmon canners of British Columbia The- Lethnans make you laugh. StarlThieatertpriiglit 6 I HE 7 8 RATIFICATION PA TY Yesterday Qualifi a tion.

LL8pecia1. today Ing a' Its mem rs. In- clau e. In. rep rt necenary Cor mitt Sp thedomlnantel inen1 thedeterml- wall occa lon settll con testa a e.

8 at It II 4l ch ngre dl trlct otutlon Indor lng ye- he callthe asll. of- In. i a to i ntral be co lIIona1 eXE ullve Ed ward a th I th 1 IIkel CATHOLICS IN CONFERENCE. t. enp ed dltr rent rts I hall'1 I i ftt I Jo ephltE Wostand nod tile keu me Io 8 of tf7b.

cener. AbsUn ce uen 1ey I I a1t J. Lout vtUe fa 11StB Fa er fie MerrlUseta1f o' Bus h. er U. NuhvllJe of 1' re re Tetting pr- th for eJY TJle tg on The Special.

do uaUY con ltlon man te. thi B. I I Forl hl Ter About atwhJch mber roMP ANY Speelal. ll th ma ut Special. a bbyro ha o' oc c.Speclai.

RO ktngham count tat her. Special. son. C. St a Special.

gro te in. 1 5' 1. el A L. Tt7 jtn rD. uoBs fl3r YYJnlt Qa 20' cat r' llfic.t I 1 FOUIi BN SLA IE of I hlt.

lmu1n 7 Took lrk. 30. I A I. of afral leave Lan 1f I Au st 30. AirLIne tem.

dealer. and sltlvely th et Loul vllle Charle ton Tile di- its po th commerCe nd I commer ta1 rc mrc ttbe Cbarle tvn I I atldrt ss 30. perlns cunt asault. I I sId 2 lynchig prt decang wl ofer rewar Quie Ansn lyncbr eympathlzrs. Toay delegaton hi ther rwad otere sys tme convictons He wi reveal connction lyching H' etate lwer I crtaIn cunty In lycher al Iynchn laWer thi hii WERE T01 Sherf Stry bt leople It AUt Benston folows seneUon v1e cae Tomas wa plad jai wihot bl privilege cpItl rime auUna old Mrtle Hars Witon.

I 11 remembrEd he asuled Ie Fve head the ad ageed tt rs hld cpitl Hi tense te conllente fact lclro hIm wa care name Backley frend Otord. hll dIsappear. Blakleys 8tOf trledll fmly afer Ror an sve hi ap Rogn dIsapared. I 1elleed Roers Iynche. Ut tht hi gt Is Ide cnnived thi wl Invstigaton Wble ha mad thrts edenc lycng ourd Not.

ha her Rogn' whereabut mlnlgb lat night RIOOU NRES AETD. Fr frm adIj Eger Ter acluln. Auat38pcl. Elevn ne jaed her for shootne ng1ner atTer Tey abt' hundr hd bn Cntrl ne wer mC thetr' ot to. Akanss A tb7 be ter er ty fre budre oi abo.

a. te. t1" albt But4wb tb ul. 0. iW a' tn pn 1 CtKbT- Jo DOt bw an enpctott tw.

dw tt an' a ee at trne ne me tW whoar i aalU te mrhal of Te1. Te t' ote cWUe to r. Ph Te ot blen t' S- aoa LYC NC. lb 8 ad Fler TeYeSDtdc lonte1. A.

Auct A ap c1 Adverr trm Wetutk tt a 0c1l 1 nlCt jUr te cal Srth ad Marn Fler ea Wth lavn tcPt lchig Robr Wbte rtur yrct ct of mure I 8n ad ln- tenc dettMnta tel yrs tile penitntia. Thi maes thr conv to ce Gere InJ bn sentenc lte iprnmen o. cae Toma wth Ror Wie hi brfe resuled te lycn Rob tria strenuos eo conUnuanc ws efendant II contenton beln th abenc wnes es ar al ief countr lnder Indt mnta chag wth cmplcty ge Dnsn deded te cs. hear Eery I conte te cnsume sever FGHT FR Do Ls Beds acksn MI 30. I lkely Sl- legslature wil caled bi autorizng Gvernor gno counsf1 th Loul lana bundary commlll oners tnited Statl proglSI month i bundtrand stlte faie ag.

tta' Intenton and is neea' ty. compelEd hundr acrts thE i finet bed lkely ha en ven nslry bulne of Ms lsslppl atorney nerl whie resentin bfore State cour pa en legslature spIal counel appropriaton nner 0 bt Wallhlngon fght caell commowealth pad WL NO SE STANARD. Wt ge Dnels Rport i Circlaton. HuntS1le Ala. Augt Speclal.

I ha ben Drllnt tat Ol Compi I7. brIng 01 1cnltYot Blnhe. abu 1el ot Standad 01 Cpany. 810w I cm' tht. eport Generl I.

i il Dan That untru Th Oi an ed I ow propertie an In- gbblld any a or ra- ton beleYe 1 01 pyIng quntites buslne5. r- ond prsIton el bleved trt 01 Compny respnflble suh prp ltol ha bNn entEr- YadJn Ol Copany th pIoner secfon upn Is su talure oi prprle8 Alabma LET OARI GATNG. Teir Asociaton eet Chattnoog ChqttanooR' AURust DEI IRtle ofer Natonal Lett Carers' ASfodaton wntnued toa trulitEe AeolaUon se1son fl audUnl bnefCal orRanlzatlon le er carrlerl. Pre1ldent Carles Kele Clt LonJhrsl. Detrit Colectcr Vlmot Nashvile.

mem hlp 42. Te st S98. Ianhatlon Ifcreaed memberhIp 4 ea BI TmT Sarc Ete- the Jiloio Tusosa. AUget Speclal I relably Clet Eg1neer Southrn rai 1) state vlng her wfk Sarc banch MObie wi begn wihIn als stted genteman cmpany wflch Suthern Inuced bil On- trl ad Cal Cmpani plt coena OO Thtse sttements Il1ell d1 I CE WT FRERY Norgon Aleged Uad Hi larers Naes KnoxvUe Agu9 Nohington. merchnt Crk- lne torPry.

I aleg fore 1. nt. sr2 usn ao Sam11e Gram. bl pUm cahed bk. h3 wet elop wth wtes alser.

leving nl ht DT APE Pnis Wo PlayedBe Btih Bl Pml MobleSAIa Auct D. Willam Bm die 5 ea noed plant remk ble gUt Whe 1 Ter ap pea wth Me. An Bshop I vatted Havaa cna a mae Enland playng betor ral famiy Enllnd 1 Lter doted hmsl prce medlcne. Wi ROe HuntllU Hutale aAut 3. 8wny pent Hunt1e RUy Lght ad Cpny.

puhtb eletc. ht pt 1 otW TlahOa ad wl 1 1 S1IBR" ltm BYMOORE Replblc I SpI Eon- emolCmarn PART MAt' Icdet I te Ct- CouTento Yesry. 2bat Qu0 nde ton Co Thu7 Na Rihmond Va Aut Te cn- nveuon toy trher di Csed bU I cmtte te who. T. otrer a moral agat approprton tnd aeetn InUtuton.

r. Stebin prnte th se eubjt Serl mrials subje th ters of prnte r. Blar presnted oe te sujec of hoeste eemption. r. repubIca Wahng- rmed Ia eh bln yester-y.

mider stin ysfer ftl a8s8le demotc' pa. mae shar att e- I Governo Caeron. enton Betor competed his I ppeeh mny dEmocrtc memb ha QuIety withrwn hal We ha concued nt. Toa Le repulcn trm Montomery toloe mer spec a lofy evot muf aplaue. 8ld la for retblcns Har on.

Feck otrer a Drvdl cncuon of debte qustion con d- eraton 12 a Teay. Septemb 19 Mr Wysr move by flxD Thurday I m. aendment adoEted STRM DAAm CTN OP. ntal Souter Texs Wid Ri Au tn AI wind stor whih cton I meafurable coton secton ater hout. wa' open I wa otlthe Itall prevaied folowed drlvlnp I elltlmatd meaJr estmate.

etor coneldetble damaJ unkfnlr lar natur fo. br overurn EXA SESION AY CAL xa Lgslate Cnot Befor It Austli Speclal- The hou 1 appoInt confere rdistrIcting bl a ald wl 8slilon epIres lmIta- ton po slble gneral appropriaton bi reprllen- redistrIctng bis wil. al lkelho. orer cl- I Mslon a made' publc Inttntons thl moring finaly apppolntng eror. attore comuroler as commitee mater wih the First cty purpol acton scre depo lor from receIverhip pr Indiviuals wl pyment al dtpolors ful.

wih opnlng peranenty for Ith pssa re oluton II aticipate It wf ma tter days wi opn agin. CIM FM AUGUTA Youn Xn Carget wih Nortolk Specla V- purprtln le to areet toay. AUlsta. Is IndIcment Ind jUr bal. Exension Norolk Westr Va.

Ausst 3. aler 1 riroad. toay concernlnt a deermined to It stem Knoxvle. of UB SOUT Colonl Kllebrw Abut Secions Ftre. Baltmore.

Specll ii. pa ses wihout rrd a lIubstantal addton wealh the prmied In resurces a sudent ubJct Wthout strngly Impre8 Jlbltes seton manutactline ture InterdePd nt bs ern progr s. Tle tt. patculr aglcllture. I forcbly rcle bllshed Te Manuactret' Rerd wten Coloe Kiebrew Nuhle a rglR upn va rane tlc has eSDcialy.

Vluable vancng acultur Kie- brew s1S he ha U1n Ia bsm regon 8 fruiful a suth multiple aKcuturl cpahlt tho tht Incs hua in- ad happlne Ever ye dlcver resoura I JW I need by mn. I nrucs mor btter tha prion the gobe. I I rch I aost ee te rn. cotper lead marle. tc.

I hopbtu to I Ils cl an wen to drve ma1e latbe cl tO worda cmere ete Itlndut It ble etn cp en mo ple. t' 11 c' OXM' TsJ ag It' celebrted ts. T1s recogized. standad celehce countr stles. Tght anc the co ct I wel en.

9n. Muse I. 3 Itehal Street. A E. it 6 i CE Put MOtt8 i 0 Caton.

t. -T-T-T-T-T-------and bter. Iouth al It fteld. luth Vet regon ha varIe oi. the capcity gowth It tora rmar1ble vaety vlue quntty.

Elltmatn frlta. veletablfs 18es be. cerel texie table pruc- tons econmic thanlZ pructs oU rown ad wlt proftable rllts. Inded. suther rletle veletble pruta ow wer delltroye ecept bru ht maturty aCuthern state mIs ConcernJ Kies's yar 19 Unied pruced 42493 55 6400 suare mies.

leI thn twelth IItate. porto gat crp proftably. Tere miIons acre In lnte1 nt Is' not the crntrq1 stats wel wil bes wheat setos la belev. allcul- thinker wters tw nty year wi It 600 200 Ie one aprftclal 19 wa gwn 838 anegted 21010518 ws averae 23 I Tenne 1ee. Arknsa MIIIsls8ppl bar a Gera coul eiy ow pruc tnlted rtrcIng en coton tobcco.

I But alowl quantty stadard crP Itn dupteated uth. a crop pular I ton' whih. add tps. eual al crns the Unie Btate. el cro coton cop 19 IncudIng se.

alued S0O. culd Inclued many and rce cop. Indee lke Intesive eeut cton cop culd esily of pruc. the cp. tobacc cp Unite wl 5O Junds.

coul duplcted may UJU untmprve lad II ric Iwn 1397 pound. 11000. Tis IW- lug agclturalndustfes soth le estltated al far. pro- uc 1 1000. demad sel trent pric coton pructs suth O.

a It w1 alHlroxlmte vaue nehaf al tctrl pruc of Unied States I 2 pr lnds ath Imprve Conce on" 5 pr ont I auce Uble a ng Iprved. ten ea1y pruce moe thn $0.0.0 acltul pruc 5 pr of tetr wtout employng mets cltvaton terU. lorant lbr. LR EmKGB Pade. a Athetc Spr.

Drg J1b Night Blrha Al Aust pl Lb wl clebrated I Blrnc. hm nda nex 01' qie ln Te cmm te hv te ebrton charg rer trorks ePt deelop lt nght tt frk hd bn bured pratuly hvng bn det- te ftr wllcb tt th Llle an Nuhvle trelht cty lar Sturay nght Te snd atpply prmpty telephed fr trM membhpprdem lven non an th afeon ther wn an atleUcpat the Ui cu dl. wt fworu a nlht Ter wl ab ty pes bal bteu the N.j Ore a4B- mnD. Ifem I. teatd te :1 dstrict wl aso Lbor ay tha.

orlty InstanCe celebraons. wI o- respthe tow' ON MARKT NT' MON f' Tscaloosa. AUlst 3. Pnkard ot mnham trm co. un.

t''es aternoon spnt 11 TUcaloos. Wen r' rt' i ductof DBardle Col I Ii' Cm- pny' wl market by Bptembr. He 1 1nterstl as 1 a othe ral th cou ty. trck sttion Alabma Soutern DBardeleben compny' wt cmpleted afew alost fniSe di poron trac AOE CTO RAT Meetng JUrqad 1prestte a Birminghm Bpeclat riroad reprellentthre. aternoon' ot Gn ral A deFnlak Nahvle ralad Te' wa aange loa ratts te torthcomlngseso NodEtaUs aI gven facfthat meetlngwa charcer th cot sason cm.

understandl grlatve cton' trm RepresntaUves a al ra" roall stte pre IL WA AGA POSTON. Rport Reiver ContieW Sert ionCompan rln a. SPal Conlliderato of repr there celve Contnent Be curlt Redempton wheh betor Bpal faste Alsn federl wa agan postpon Tll tme ce Sptemb by agent COUDEL undento e. for bng leUle Pba ce cour Te Cntnental urlty JelUon Comp" faled to lag sel moth lI hand Cobb reeve. lablt lag.

BRKX SA DAORn Da Cmes Ner Ls E. Lfe Cttnoog- Catanoog Tenn Sp EDanforth age ad p-- czen deawa walkng tck Sthe rlroadn cty lmits tnlv. when engne apprached rea eng1ne ble dangwht8' bt dd' Italze at Dato' un I wa alst hm bakeman the pt te enc ot shove DaDootte track ut Dafh len ad wa t' uncon nes wl reve. Bx olphDMed Huntvl Te AUlst 3 Hon tj Rdolph fore per ofCf ges I BiL dwneeWt driver. yeteray wble tn' to Tntyrver.

Teb rve toy. Grat Dd Caed Sa Vancuvern u' Aut3 ha demnd to cnne samon. 1' ce Unt 8tU8ttO al- 1 met taens pe Pg und EnglndAe. er a slnc th 1 totl pcU ad EngUh mkewlb' WL prcaUyletttoithe salmo. er Btb Coumb- i hn ns.

IJ Star Th atet toiight. 4' I i THE. TifT i 1 thu op- 33 inittee a ourne cn- Ix these it 30. ted Kre fee. reiv thIxtIme ef ie as Statein ad.

iw tlon is haIl 0 liops3o Wfiitehall Decatur. I 5 i t' SERYEDPOURTEBN YEARSLIKE In' ho whlchshe Il ac- as fol- tte ixaij resmirces it August Speclai Iie de- ord Special. Terry. outfl xnitneer.Runterwbose fre1gbttra1l1 Tie an tdingwas Io vondth a ot. Zkonwsa notl ed biwire torcetot1e town.

flagged traiand tr1nnd r. Strengthazid A a the Isle chargiarthem su- tht dnerai minner id ieis 30. of Man a corpora- been ZO-Dete- ar- session Collectcistvllmot 1- Aug 30. here mitCcll wan ed Dr. was ap- 20.

The fl its own 11gbting out. a. IERS1LLE The consti- eta Mr. democratic par- sea a Special. im- was ac- Speclal.

a th 30. be General BOUB OF- THE Uard. a resoufces a estieclallivaluable iron i the focus the ohei-ODePrOdUCtX'tWli i KNOX HATS agen Hats. anthecorrct A 38 WJtehall I A1vE CIDERVINEGAR 4. 4.

I aaaLaiLstalS4S4a4S all Ilk aeses. thanlB ing Georgia he 500000 ucts prices of' Itnpr ved ization Fireworks Special ham and In last given will 5UlO5 ball anCBIr. th Westi4prk. 0. v-1 Laboray thereapectlve ON MARKET NEXT MONTH.

Sp ctaj yee- iit duct Iro TO ABANOE COTTON RATES. Speciai i the BirmlngharnAla. 30. of. 7 BRAKEMAN SAVED DANPORTH.

andprotn- a a Dr wed. Hon. atCon. fl. l.

Aug st So great be- that. no from at practically- left to the wi11. Theater tonight..