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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-18
HEATING STOVES

OF all kinds, at less than cost, at
227 f. Houston St., Iunder Tel. Of
flee. ii Is Ct
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-18
EDITORIAL VAPOR.

From the Weekly illumination.
Train robberies are as frequent
these times, as lynching Negroes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-18

This service is tOlerably well
performed, but experience of other
cities has proven that the garbage
can be better and more reason
ably taken care of by contract.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-18

AS to the question of public
lights, the city has the matter in
their own hands, and a fair con-
tract to both parties is possible.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
Experts In Firearms Meet.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 13.-The
new mag. .zlne gun board, having been
ordered by the War Department TO re-
open tests for q national fire arm, met
here this morning. The board consists
II. Hall. and Major II. b. Freeman,
Of the Infantry, Captain J. p. Farley
ard Capt. S. E Blunt, Of the Ordsncs
Department. and Capt. G.. s. Anderson
csme from Yellowstone Park and Major
Freeman fron Fort Douglas, Col, to at
tend To days meeting.
With the exception of Col. Otis, who
was elected chairman to day, the board
is composed Of the experts who have
within the past two years passed upon
tifty-th ee guns In the armory In this city
and who finally recommended the adop-
tion of the Krsg-Jorgensen model.
G. L. Dyer. of Portland. Me-, was the
only exhibitor today He ,ubmitted 9
sporting rife Of ca lore much below the
requirements.
'sThere is no doubt that this delay OF
the part Of inventors is caused by theil
desire to profit by the mistakes Of thos.
whose weapons are tried early" said
leading memb.r Of the board. Th'
board adj .urned TO meet here on Marcl
30, and tnat will be the last day ol
which guns can be submitted Lieut.
Col Hall thinks the board will the
hold meetings daily for . month. Tn
members expect msny weapons, anon
them the DIrst gun and that Of Lieut.
White, of the Marine Corps, TO be sui
| mitted
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
THE SENATE YES rEROAY.
Short Session With But Little Busi-
ness-.Tbe Discussions.

WASHINGTON, March 13 The senate
is discussing the resolution declaratory
of the sense Of the body that no leglsla-
tive work should be undertaken at this
special session.
The senate discussed for nearly an
hour the resolution proposing to limit
its action 20 business not requiring the
CO operation of the house, but did not
succeed in coming to any decision On the
subject, leaving the question to go over
till Wednesday next, to which time the
senate has adjourned.
The rs luto here tofore offered by
Mr.. Call as t0 withholding patents to
public lands in Florida. was laid before
the senate and was, at the suggestion of
Mr.. German, permitted to remain on the
table.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr. Mandeison to confine action of the
senate at the present senate session tC
executive bushes vas laid before the
senate and was modified by Mr. Mander
son,
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
SMITHS GREAT DEPARTMENT
THE SECRETARY GETTING "IN
rRIM, FOR REFORM ATOMS.
The Work of the Interior Ofice..-
GeOrgia's Cabinet officer Will
do His Duty Well.

WASHINGTON, March 13 AT the in
terror depal tment, as at ether depart
ments, there was falling eff in the
number of callers. Secretary Hoke
Smith sees all who call and gives each as
much time as he can spare. He is just
now devoting much of his attention to
systematizing matters and in short
time he expects to know some Of the de
tails of his great department which is
undoubtedly the most important inthe ex-
ecutive branch of the government. One
of HE important bureaus is that of pen
sions where disbur sements lastyear aggre
gated $40, 600, 600. In this work cier
ical force of nearly 81 900 is kept COZ
stantly employed. As can very readily
be imagined, this bureau needs constant
attention by the head of the department,
and Secretary Smith will very soon make
it his business to look into the methods
of doing pension business, and if there
are any reforms needed, as has often
been contended. he viii apply she
remedy, and that speedily. One Of Sec
retaTy Smiths characteristics Is desire
to know about things tor which he Is re-
sponsible, and it is believed thst before
very long he will have gained sufficient
knowledge to enable him to adminis ter
the sff airs of his department without de
pending too much upon his subordinatas
Then there is the Indian bureau, which
| controls all Indian airs, their suppl, S,
III ko n Of
| general land Office is another important
bureau of the Inter or Departmel aud
has direct charge of public land aud ad
ministration Of the settlement OF la@s
There are many million acres of public
}ands in each OF the far Western Stata
ard to interpret the public land laws
and decide the conflicting claims OF riva
settlers and keep the government from
being robbed Of public lands by falls
sffidavits, requires vigilerc- aud NOR
tran ordinary legal ability. The Paten
office IS another bureau of the Interio
Department aud questions involvln!
millions of dollars are constantly y benz
decided by commission.
The director of the Geologic i Survey
United States Commissioner of railroad
and United States Commissioner of Edu
cation are also under the direction c
he Secretary of I1terlor
Yesterday the secretary was not at h
office, and it is not thought that he wi
make it practice of working on Sunda
, or permitting others to do so
The secretary has issued an order an
pourcipg that hereafter he will recely
| visltors tAtUeen the hNurs of 10 q q
, and / p, m except Tuesdays ana Fl
days. wh n are cabinet days, and al
. GA cablne. days, from 10 m. to II I
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
THOMAS PLATT RESIGNS,
As pr ESIDENT OF THE TENNEs.
SEE COAL, IRON AND RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.
In His Letter he States the Cause OF
His AcuOn-uis Successor aud
the lntenlion of the

NEW YORK, March 13.-Ex Senst T
Thomas G. Plstt offered his resignation
as president of the Tennessee Coal, Irou
and Railway Company at a meeting of
the board of directors at No 40 Broad
way today. In letter to the board he
says: ''Demsnds upon my time in con-
nectlon with ether enterprises in which
l am engaged, make it impossible to de-
vote care and attention to the business
of your company which your great inter
ests require. 1t mas been generally un
derstood and expected that when the
plan of acquiring the two additional
properties, namely, the De Bardelab r
coal and iron property and the Cshaba
coal mines, increasing the capital
stock from $40 900 900 to $2l 900 900
was perfected that the southern interest
in this company would be controlling
and that they should be permitted to
dictate the policy of the company and
manage its affairs. In taking this step,
have no intention of disposing of my
holidays or abaring my interest in the
company"
H. F. de Bardeaber, who is to be the
new president, offered resolutions which
we, adopted, endorsing Piatfs admin
istration, aud asking him to retain the
office until the annual meeting at Trace J
City. Tenn, April De Bardelabel
said the company would build new a 10
extensive steel works near Birmingham
| Alabama
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
Gable FLASHES.


KANSAS CITY, Mo, March ia
special TO the Times, from Fayette, Mo
SAYS. Next week Howard county will
witness the second sale of vagrant negroes
within her borders since the war. The
victim on this occasion is George Wynn.
On Tuesday next, March IA, at the south
front door of the courthouse, between
the hours Of O'clock in the forenoon
and 5 O'clock in the afternoon, he will
be sold at public outcry, for cash IN
hand, for term Of SIX months, to the
highest bidder Judge Boyd McCreary
viii most likely be auctioneer on this oc
casion The first public sale of negroes
took place here on Monday, March %,
1892 The sale was extensively adver
tised and caused much comment pre-
and con.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
NOTICE.

... .Gtea Of trust executed on
li 4a,@nf My, 1915, by aud between
ilt t.l .r.s.i wife Rossllns, of Hert-
JyhA .gae State of North Ca ol ns,
ii as 5f.t sart and Caldwell Hatdy,
M Sort X, party OF the second
I.1 .,I Ia. duly r. corded on page Isl
gN .ll .4s ONCE Of the Register VI
Ng-gsu pton county and state OF
~ lga 90 secure certain lndeDted-
,.a described, owing 70 the fsr-
.,t Merchants Loan and trust Com
E,rU7 s y, $50 ana Aue JAau y
.rfn fhoaeSud dollars with interest
y ..,sa ana which is now held and
$50 ~. Grand, Il Sons, and which
+. .g-stl aud the default Of payment
lN t4. continued for II ore than thirty
lAnr 4cr-igued trustee, will on the
ia,' .,arsF. 1892, cell for cash to the
tIsrst the court house in jackson,
w. u-tvaf y rthsmpton and State OF
..-.ir4. the following real estate
Tr. tr.ct OF aud described in sad
E.,tsf a. wing Gin Occoneechee Neck
#a.r.. ruuhsrts land" containing
at1 sixteen hundred acres lying i'll
4 a5a.ty 0t Nottlar p'on and which is de-
f,r. uvtyed iu the deed from David
mr.. Il. tru-te 70 salo The Farmers
o. V-el fts can and Trust COMPANY "f
tL..f#t. Hf iN'N aa, ioit, iVGiSSclV' IL 'iiO
tHt REGISTER Of horthsmoton uniy,
..,..tl lu,F s, page l4', and which Il
8e.srbe3 Ia tn deed from j, W. Urqu-
mi.1ouer 10 the said The Farmers
~ usr,strt- 1au and Trust Company OF
f.s January "a, 16, registeref III sane
.a..0i.k rage 49, and also described IL
t.Ifa-ttllrr executed by tie said Farm.
....r8 vetrt ants " an and Trust Company tC
I#fl " Fsison, dated May IL, lS7 5, az
r.r.t~.Ha# h wh ch 4eye al deeds Will more
I'M r-@r 1e aud having been made OF
r.IytHa said holders of said note TO MAX {
.rst#.a is order 10 pay said Indebtedness
WeAeof said Urquhsrts land will bC
r.-. subject tu the lease to the State o
NrH Carolina AZ All annual rent OF 8 .ba
,fsuOpt0u 10 purchAee FOR $4,000 both o
N, 0Ia syr RE- January |. 1890, and woicl
tfatta fp IN the sealed agreement made ant
entered lgtlcu ct0ber %, 1889, by and he
rfaC " Gr,ndy nd 4. II. Grandv, part
fa-.a.C W Graudy K Sons, Of Nortolb
H.aI f W. Graudy 81 executor Of Will al
81 MA rar ies Il the first part, and John "
F at der ford county, North Csrohrt
faHHi thr second part in which his vii
f.n Tue3 and the tate of North Carolin
sem t snd through the board of director
GNap.n,tlrGsty OF said state party OF tn
HrI rat which is recorded on page ~
3 a', 8gi AID S9j of took ~ in tie Office
Ha B.userof Dee " Of said county of NOrti
Mluu This February i6, 1898,
CALDW ELL HARDY, Trustee.
fr'7
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
Justice Brown Says Eight Hours Is
ENOUGH.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The United
States supreme court today affirmed the
jud 4ment of the court of claims in favor
Of letter carriers in the cases of Aaron s.
Post and Frank Gales against the United
States Tncse cases arose under the act
prescribing eight hours as a days work
for letter carriers. It was contended by
the letter carriers that the postoffice de-
partment iii constituting that act had
violated its intent aud purpose and was
requiring more labor from them than Was
contemplated In Gales case the ques-
ton was whether or not eight hours
provision as applied to the letter
carriers meant an average OF
eight hours day for the month, the
department holding that any deficit in
could be set eff against an excess over
eight hours on other days. The Court
rules that this can't be done, and that the
carriers are entitled to extra pay for any
overtime, on any single DAY. In the Pos,
case the position taken by the United
States, was that eight hours should con-
sist Of time employed in the actual dis
tributi0n and Collection of mail, and tha
| the carriers could not recover extra pal
/ for other service within the postoffic
| performed by them in connection will
the duties imposed on them oy the post
master. Tne court holds that this posl
ton is untcu able and that carriers ar,
entitled to extra pay for over eight hour
work under such circumstances. Jus til
! Brow L rendered the opinion.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
CUT HIS WIPES THRO
ASuhdav Tragedy In the Negro Qua.
ter of the Town of Laurens.


LAuRENs, March 13-A fearful tra.
gedy WAS enacted this afteruoo2 in .sP $
eu'n Hollow" the negro quarter. fonr
hundred yards from the public square
OF the town 1t is low fat place on
the banks of the creek and the negro
graded school and two churches are
there The story of the murder as
gathered from eye witnesses is substan
italy as follows: John Ferguson,
negro, native of Laurens, has been
married to Emma three or four years,
but thay had not lived gether in
peace She orce or twice left him
and went to other towns, where he had
followed her. Lately John had been liv-
ing st Enoree and Emma here To-day
John came here about noon aud went to
the house OF Ben and Alice Fowler Half
an hour later Emma came to the same
house. Rachel Farow lives in hou e
directly opposite and forty feet distant.
John wished to talk to Emma, saying
t, t ae wanted her to live with him
ags,n, and he spent the day between the
two houses, lounging about.
Finally be saw Emma and asked her to
come with him again, but she refused.
At o'clock Ben and Alice Fo sler left
their house. Emma and her four-year old
chill being in 1t and John outside They
wer TO funeral, but Emma had told
Alice that she was afraid to go out and
Aliue had ordered John off the premises. {.
Abeut O'Clock Rachael Farrow heard
a scream, and running to her door found
that Emma's throat was cut. Emma
LOT hi
Rachael says he had bloody razor, and
it is said that it was found ia Enms's
hand, hundred yards IF, where she
fell. Emma 5led to death in ten or fif-
teen minutes, and John took leg bail
| across the bottoms to the woods Just b. :
| yond.
West Wilson, negro man, was stand
irg N the back door of Rachael's house.
| His attention was first attracted by RI
chae's cries. Running to the front door
he saw Emma on her knees and Johr
standing behind her and grasping b !
hand. Then he saw John stab her in the
throat with pocket knife with three o.
four inch blade. Then John ran away, as
stated above, and Emma ran crying il
another direction. Wilson did not SEE
a razor OF any weapon ID Enmas nanu
His tale is corroborated by two twelve
year old girls, who were playing il
Rachael's yard. They say that John wa
sitting in Alice Fowler's piazza, ant
that when Emma came to the door h
seized her by the hair, dragged her t
the wood pile and cut her throat. The
did act see the razor.
Sheriff McCravy at once organized
| posse and CONNER ced securing in tn
woods for the fugitive, wh" had frcl
fifteen to thirty minutes start Of then
At 7:35 O'clock he had rot been car
, tured, but the pursurers were hard c
his tracks. Great excitement and lame.
tation prevail among the negroes. La
/ December Emma had John arres; ed al
/, placed in Jail, but she afterwards allowe
hin to be released.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14

NEW YORK, March 13.-The foreign
advices were distinctly unsatisfactory to
the bulls. These is not much comfort to
be derived from Liverpool. Despatch re
porting decline of about ten points in
our money and spot sales, which are
mere bsgstelle compared with sales in
a normal condition of trade. The result
was that considerable liquidation took
place on long side of the market This
may have been in some measure due to
the strinQency of money, but unques ton
ably the factor which initiates most de
cisively against the interests of friends
of cotton is an unsatisfactory situation
of affairs abroad. The crop movement
in this country is light, and the bon bay
receipts are smaller than those Of year
ago, but nothing avails to help the
market here while the Englisb
strike continues and the English
| spinners buy so little cotton in Liver.
pool or this country. Prices dropped
to II points, closing weak with sales
of 221, 900 bales Liverpool declined
l 2 to points and closed quiet with
spot sales of 5000 bales Mancht ste
ysrns and cloths were quiet and stea Y
B mbsy receipts for the halfweek end
ing today were IA, 900 bales against 25
900 bales for the same time last year
New Orleans declined IA to Is points
Spot prices here we're IL lower ant
two southern markets also fell lie sale
were 115 bales here and middllng up
lands here 9 16. Receipts at port
were 81 to 76 bales against 11,224 bale
this day last week and 16, S61 bales las
year Total thus far this week 13 Sc
bales against 1S 357 bales thus far th
last week rece pts at three interit
towns were 2 366 bales, against 2 Al
bales this day last week and 3,4S4 la
year.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
FairVieW Farm.


FRANKLIN CHIEF raniard and re..
ister.d No 3ll7 cne-tnut stallion, 50.
hands high. weighs |. .'os hounds Ne =
AN nored Morgan His sire gsa frank
lin. recoc. 2'2'. l. the sire OF ~ in 2.ss is,.
he 500 81 ID .n'el issIn'erf - 4. ? ~ let.
snf the Gam II Al IN 2.Sn list His am
IS one in 23O list and she by sor os
y han Alien ~. record S:25.. that -'r=d
Daniel Lambert a. We. Frtbsl,n ghief T.
the hsndsome q STA lion IN the Solih, and
the xreaie-r -ire of handsome AMI speedy
colts IN North Carolina
NJ ONDYNE STANDARD and reg -. rel
No 1920. dark brown stallion. u hands
hixh. weighs 40 pounds. he l. AT IA.
bred Hamhle'nnisn His sire Sherman.
record u sire OF Ashmsn. 2isi. sDd i've
otr-r 2.3O tro ter IL son ~ 1ieorx-
Wilkee, record 2.22. on % dsugi ter Of
elm Mt. sire a. IA 2:s0 list am o1g them
Nutwood, ~. sli l0S in ~ Est
George .eilkes snc Is lmoDt have Las
'e-cendants In %, oss ~ " hsv9 2 =
| .rCubl esome, regnrsf 2 @.Ns. 1a--~--sscis
1ettsr than ..3O 20 her credit is.ty Me-
| sanger Dur C, sire u in =: ~ lisf sud tie
lam a 20 la -. aud be by Old HAmhle-
pnian 10
Stallion cards gigi-g fnll de-crpi'Cn
and ex-tisd pedigree ,An be had on AP.A.
| cailon u
p WILLIAMSON.
Fairview Farm. Ralei b. y =.
Darch lst. ISIS
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
Lxnched i'm Tennessee.

MEMPHIS, Tenn March 13 -Ru usHay-
wooc, colored planter was assasslnNtsd
by Lee Walton. notorious negro despe
RADIO Saturday night at Nlttayuuna, Mss
After robbing his victim Walton fed,
but was run down by bloodhounds and
captored yesterday morning He was
taken to Nittayu ma, where he was b ing
guarded by the sheriff until the arrival
OF the train for Rolling Fork, the county
seat. Just before the train arrived 3
mob of 500 negroes overpowered tae
sheriff and took the murderer t. the
scene of his crime, where he was hanged
to llmb and his body filed with oul
| let's
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
Jessie and J ames SeligHlan File An
sVger TO the RtchmOnd Terminal.

N W YORK, March 13 jesse Seiig
man. the we'll known banker. and his
br( ther. James. who are included SIS &c
fpndants IN iha suit brought by The
r chmond Terminal and West Point
Railroad Company against John H. In
man and others to recover "a, 500 600
because Of the allie ged fraud in connec-
nection with the purchase Of the Georgia
Central railroad filed separate answer o
the complaint Of the Richmond Term ma
directors in the United States circui;
court today. In it they deny being par
ties 70 the forming of a syndicate for the
purchase and control of the stock of the
Georgia Central Company. etc instead
of the Jersey Central Company, or that
they employed D Schenck, S Fl Whey
and Thomas Kengh to organize the cor
poration under the laws of North
Carolina to receive the transfer
of forty thousand shares of the Georgia
stock. They deny having reduced the
issued shares of capital Of the Georgis
company to $12. 0O0 600 by deposi.ina
with the Central Trust Company 60 l0(
shares of the Georgia stock in pla. o
SO 900, which has been used to create
pool to float the stock for sale. 1t is ad
mltted that on September Is 1897, tn
defendants joined with others to purchss
81, 900, 600 of the Georgia Central Trus
bonds al 95 per cent of their par value
but they deny knowing that the mex
year the company was in financial troubl
or that Its balance sheet showing a div
dend was bogas. They also protes
| ;r,,orance Of Tno n Ipman,s allt pe
plan to ex' cu'e and conslmate plan fo
disposipg of their alleged bonds an
stock Of the Georgia company.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
SOUTHERN TEXTILE NOTES.

The erection of cotton factory at
Faunsdsle, Ala, is talked Of by the in
habitauts. The matter is now being ag-
itated.
The Allen & Dumas company, OF Ma
con, Ga contemplates the erection Of q
cotton mill at Janette, Ga, to be ope-
rated by water power.
The citizens of Ashwood. Miss, are
endeavoring 10 organize u company to
erec. cotton factory, and are meeting
with much success. Mr.. ]. II. Collins,
Of Chariott;. N. G., exp cts to receive
the order to supply the plant with
machinery.
The citizens of Eutsw, Ala, hav-
STATED suhscript ons for q new cottd2
mill company aud $500 has been d..
posed Of already. The plan will yer,
likely succeed, the apOve amount having
been subscribed at the first preiiminar,
meeting.
|. 4 charter for cotton mill company
Las been obtained by some Barnwel
| 6 o. parties. and they will endeavo
t. cure the necessary capital Inscribed
foc orsaniza-ion.
A ton mill will likely be erected il
Biiesoarg, s. c., this spring Tn
citizens have held a meeting and started
subscriptions 70 a company, over SEQ.
900 and - acre site having slread
been secured The project will NOR
probably be q success.
The Nashville (Tenn.) Cotton Mill
manufacture f ginghams, plAid'
checks, denims, etc will in futu'
manufacture fine colored goods. Abor
300 new ring spindles are now bein
put in. G. NJ. Fogg is president, T.
Dallas, treasurer, aud J. M. Scott, mi
, superintendent. sAES1l
The stockholders of the Cherryvill
. n c.. Manufacturing company. held
meeting last week ut which it was dc
r cided to double the present capacity {
the yarn mill.
The new cotton mill company at Ga
s t0nis, N c., noted in our last issue. b.
obt .incd its charter as the Windsor Co
tol mills, with capital stock Of 81
e 600
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Looks Like Cholera.

BEAVER, Pa. March l3 Mrs We /.
ley Walton, of Brighton township, was
taken violently i'll isst night, and her
case soon developed symptoms off chcl
era. She lived only six hours after be-
ing taken Ill.
She was 80 years old, and had been in
good health up to the time Of the attack
of So called cholera
ALLIANCE, o, March l3 To-day this
city voted on "A proposition to sell $50.
600 worth Of bonds to provide sewer
age syst-V. The scheme carried by =
majority of to l. tae cholera scare fg
unng in the contest.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-14
THE TEXAS COTTON NOTES.
An fn.rtto Reduce the Acreage, Bus
NothtUg DE finite Decided Upon.


AUSTIN, TeXas. March l3 The state
cotton acreage convention met here Sst
urdsy. Among The most important
things done WAS the appointing of 3
committee consisting II one member from
each conzr. ssi iOnsl district 10 draw up Q
suit 4bie form Of address TO the farmers
II Texas aud the south on the subject Of
decreasing the cotton scresge Reports
we're sdduced showing an lmmensc sur
plus crop and the farmers are urged 10
turn their attention more 10 other pro
ducts. The committees report advises
that no change be made in this years
acreage In consequence Of the lsteness
of the season, and recommends further
that Texas cotton growers take no de-
cided action in the mstter of reducing
the cotton acreage until convention of
the whole cotton growing world has met
and taken action or the matter.
After long windy session Saturday
lasting far into the night. the convention
concluded its business BIZ appointing q
delegate from each senstorial district to
be appointed by the cotton convention
and two delegates from each county 10
be appointed by the county judge to at
tend cotton convention at New Orleans
next month No positive steps were
taken, but all farmers were requested t.
reduce their cotton acreage for 1898.