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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
MONEY !
IN COTTON. |

SPARTANBURG, s. c.. Nov. 19.-I
write this letter in one of the great
cotton manufacturing cities of the
South This county has seventeen cot
ton factories now working and a num-
Der of others are being built. Here at
Spartanburg there is an enormous cot
ton mill and one which is to cost $780,
600 is being erected just beside it, The
company which owns these two mills
has other factories at Pacolet within
few miles of here, and when the new
mill is completed their pay roll will
be about 900 per month. At pacolet
they have built town for their fac
tory employees. 1t is much like Pull
man, near Chicago, and is managed
much the same way. The president
tells me that their laborers are as good
as any you can find in the Union, and
says that his workmen are equal to
any of the North.
Now that Mckinley is elected there
will be an enormous increase in cotton
have been going up steadily during the
hard times Within the past five years
more than $50, 000, 600 have been invest
ed in Southern factories for the maxi
ing of cotton goods. This is an average
of more than million dollars month
In coming South over the Southern
railway I struck big cotton factory
Atlanta, Ca, along the line Of this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
The New Factories
of the South and
Their Enormous
Dividends. .........

wages and let him go. Montgomery
then went back to farming. He soon
left the plantation, however, and start
ed a little store. He sold fertilizers and
took pay in cotton. About seventeen
years ago he had saved enough to buy
the water power which runs the Paco-
let mills. He organized the company to
build these mills. 1t is safe to say he
is now very close to being millionaire,
and his salary as president of the
works is, I am told, greater than that
of the chief justice of the United States
He very kindly had me shown through
his mills, STIMULATING first that / should
not ask questions of the operators
about wages, etc. He told me that the
China trade was becoming a great one
for our cotton mills, and if our Chinese
exports were entirely cut off, some of
the mills would not be working. He
complained about the low freight rates
which were awarded to the New Eng
land mills by the ships which carry
the Texas cotton from Galveston, and
gave me to understand that the COM
petition in making cotton goods was be-
coming so great that it would hardly
pay to build new mills. AS he said
this looked out of the window and saw
the new $500 900 plant which he was
himself constructing, and it seemed to
me that his new investment was at
variance with his statement.
SOME GEORGIA MILLS.
I have. found the same condition ex-
listing in Georgia. At the town of
Columbus there are five cotton mills,
which make colored goods. They turn
out millions of yards of shirtings, tow
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
COTTON-LADEN STEAMERS.

road there is an almost continuous line
of cotton factories, and they dot the
cotton belt now as far south as New
Orleans. There is a big cotton mill at
Richmond, Va, | found several fac
tories at Atlanta, and Georgia has mills
which are making all kinds Of cotton
goods. These Southern mills are sur
rounded by the cotton fields, and the
cotton is brought almost directly from
the plants to the factory. The mills
here are shipping goods to China, and
the output Of manufactured cotton is
steadily increasing. | find, in fact
that times are not at all bad in the
South. This section of our country is
growing as a manufacturing center
and l am told that its output of manu-
featuring Of different kinds amounts
to more than 100000 900 every month.
A large part of this product is made
up Of cotton, and disinterested parties
tell me that the business is still in it's
infancy.
HIS MONEY IN COTTON.
find it very hard to get the mill men
to give any information about the cot
ton business. They don't seem to want
the rest CT the United States to know
how much money they are making,
and they do what they can to keep
other factories from coming South.
The truth is, there are few businesses
In the United States which are paying
so well as that of the cotton factories.
Such mills as are ordinarily we'll man.
aged are making all the way from 8
to 80 per cent a year on their capital
stock. The average dividend paid is
about 10 per cent, and a large amount
is put aside every year for improve
ments and surplus. Take the Pacolet
miles Of here They have now a plant
which experts say is worth more than
one million dollars. They have a sur
plus Of about $500, 900, and they have for
years been paying semi-annual divi-
dends Of per cent These mills were
organized in 1883, with a capital of
100000, which has since been increased
to 100000. The mills made $26, 900 profit
the first year they were in existence,
and since then they have paid out more
than $3.50, 900 in dividends. They start
ed with one mill, but this has since
been increased to three, and the sur
plus is nearly twice the amount of its
original capital stock. These mills eat
up about eighty bales of cotton every
day, and they make every year more
than 100000 yards Of cotton cloth.
I met the president of the Pacolet mills
here. His name is Capt. John H. Mont
gomery. He is also the president. of the
Spartan mills, which are located in this
city, and which have a capital of $780,
OO0 He began life on farm, and his
first work was as a clerk in a store, at
IS a. month.
At the end of one year his employer
concluded that he was not worth his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
CIVILIZATION
IS OLD, e,

On Aug. 30 last. some details We're
published Of the remarkable archaeo-
logical discoveries of commission
that the University of Pennsylvania
sent to make excavations on the site
of the old Nippur, the oldest city of
the world. This commission, of which
Rev. John p. Peters, D. D., was the
first director, Jandd Prof. Herman ".
Hilprecht the permanent Assyriologist,
discovered the unexpected, and scien-
tifically sensational. fact that the an
cient Babylonian mound contained not
only the old cities known collectively
as Nippur, but also still more an
Gent city, in which We're found cunei-
form inscriptions. dating back to the
year (estimated) $3.50 B. c.
This showed with conclusivenass
that civilization is centuries older than
we believed, for the beginning of the
world has, until these discoveries, been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
For Nippur
Antedated Christ
by Nine
Thousand Years.

tion," and they found the idea truer
than they had hoped
And here enters the reasoning on
which Hilprecht's claim that there
We're civilized men seven thousand
years B. c. must stand or fall.
High outer and inner walls surround
ed the temple, and in parts, are still
standing. The hilltop, over the tower,
Is nenety-seven feet above the desert
level and fifty feet above the surround
ing debris. The Arabs call the hill
Daughter Of the Prince
On the exterior the temple gives little
indication of its real antiquity. The
walls, as they were found at first,
seemed to have been built by Kada-
shuman-Durgu, who lived only 1000
years before Christ.
1t took very little work, however, to
show that the bricks bearing his name
formed only thick veneer, or extra
wall, on the real body of the temple.
They were put there by the pious king
to prevent the wearing effects of wind
and rain and sand, as were also the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22

Why not take a winter trip through
the Southwest to the Pacific Coast? Get
out of the latitude of snow and ice and
prolong your health and add to your
knowledge and experience by visiting
California. If you have never been
there it will be revelation to you, and
enough to last the balance of your life
Orleans and the magnificent service Of
its special Sunset Limited through train
on the Southern Pacific. This magnifi-
cent train leaves New Orleans every
Monday and Thursday morning, and
takes you, without change of cars right
through to San Francisco. 1t is a solid,
Pullman-built train, vestibuled
throughout, steam heated, and lighted
by Pintsch gas. 1t comprises, in it's
equipment, a drawing room for ladies'
the first car of its kind ever built for
any railway, smoking room for gentle
men, bathroom, buffet, barber shop
drawing room cars and an unexcelled
dinner; library of well-selected books
and all the current periodicals. which
are at the disposal of the passengers
A ladies' maid accompanies the train
whose services are at the disposition of
the lady passengers. If you are con-
templating a trip to California, or have
any friends who think of going there,
write w. G. Neimyer, General Western
Agent, Southern Pacific Co., 23S Clark
ST., Chicago, who will cheerfully send
you literature descriptive of the scenic
and romantic features Of the line and
the train,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
An Economical Daughter,

The old gentleman went into the parlor
the other night at the witching hour OF 11:45
and found the lights out and his daughter
and dear friend enjoying tete-a-tete in a
corner of the window. 'Evangeline, said
the old man, sternly, ''this Is scandaous."
Eyes, papa she answered sweetly, lit is
candleless because times are hard lights
cost so much that Ferdinand and | said We
would try to get along with the starlight"
And papa turned about in speeches. amaze
ment and tried to walk out Of the room
through panel in the wall paper.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
VISIT TO A BIG MILL.

The cotton factories of the south are
fitted out with the finest Of machinery.
They are equipped with the latest in
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
CAPT. STONE QUITS THE RACE
No Longer Candidate for Congress IN
the First District.

No Longer Candidate for Congress IN
the First District.
Murray, KY, July 27.-The politi.
cal sensation of the day was the with
drawal of Capt. W. j. Stone from the
race for Congress in the joint speak
ing here this afternoon. He had told
no one of his intentions till the lat
ter part of his speech when he closed
by saying be would sacrifice himself
for his party's interests and was no
longer a candidate for congress.
This leaves three candidates before
the primary election September 5.
Chas. X. Wheeler of Paducah, and
Henry George, of Mayfeld, are for
silver and John K Hendrick, for the
gold standard. The race will be
close between Wheeler and George,
with Hendrick third in the contest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
VIII Challenge Debate,

Washington, D. c., July 2S.-It is
regarded as almost certain that the
Democratic National Committee will
select Washington for its principal
headquarters, and will have a branch
in the west. Senator Dubois of
Idaho, it is expected, will be a mem
Der Of the National Executive Com
mittee. and will have charge Of the
western end Of the campaign. He is
one Of the most skillful politicians in
the country and has great influence
among the western silver men.
1t IS the intention of the Democrat
&c managers not to recognize any is-
sue except the money question in the
campaign. They intend to keep that
steadily to the front
They will put a great force Of
speakers in the field, and all the bolt
ing Republican senators and repre-
sentatives intend TO take the stump.
A challenge will be issued for a
joint debate on the financial question.
according to the following schedule:
Teller against Sherman, Towne
against Reed and Bryan against Nc
Kinley.
1t is said that Senator Lindsay. of
Kentucky, has given assurance that
he will support the Democratic ticket,
Notwithstanding his gold views.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
Captured a Wild Man.

Akron,O., July 2l,-A genuine wild
man has been captured at Northamp.
ton Center, village four miles north
Of here. The man is one John Kin
ney, who was once an intelligent and
highly educated man.
For several weeks he has been liv-
ing in the woods, subsisting on fruit
and vegetables, secured by midnight
visits to neighboring farms. Last
Saturday he entered the village, attir-
ed in a ragged pair of trousers that
reached only to his knees.
His appearance was horrible. A
coarse, shaggy beard grew over his
face and his light colored hair was
matted and full of burrs and dirt.
He wore no hat, and his body, from
the waist up, was perfectly bare, and
tanned as brown as piece of sole
leather. His legs and feet were also
bare and had been scratched by
briars, until the blood oozed from a
dozen ugly sores. The bottoms of
his feet were calloused hard as bone.
A constable captured the wild man
and he has been taken to the county
infrmary. He is now violently in
sane, and has to be kept in a padded
cell.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
BoLTERslN KENTUCKY.
Gold Standard Plutocrats cali a state
Convention

Louisville, July 28.-The gold
standard Democrats of Kentucky will
hold State convention on Aug. 20
in this city, to perfect thorough or.
ganization of their forces and select
delegates to the National convention
decided upon at the recent conference
held in Chicago. Mass meetings are
to be held in the various counties in
the State on Aug. Is, to select dele
gates to the State Convention.
This was decided upon at con.
ference at the Board of Trade Hall
to-day, at which former Democrats
from all over the State were present
Chairman George NJ. Davie, in calling
the meeting to order, stated that in
the opinion of sound money Demo.
Gratis Of Kentucky, the real party had
no organization, either in the State OF
in the country, and the passing bust
ness before them lay in the formation
of thorough organization in Ken.
lucky. Prior TO the State Convention
the machinery of the party would be
conducted by committee appointed
from the congressional districts.
Charles r. Long, who until recently
was Chairman of the regular Demo
cratic State Central Committee, was
chosen chairman, and j. Q. Ward, of
Bourbon, Secretary. A call of the
congressional districts showed that
with the exception of the Second all
were represented.
The following Executive Commit
tee was appointed to act until the
convention of Aug. 20.
First District, r. T. Tyler, of Full
ton; Second District, passed; Third
District, j. G, Sims, OF Warren
Fourth, John D. Wickliffe, of Nelson
Fifth, Thomas W. Bullitt, Louisville;
Sixth, E. r. H. Elliston, Of Grant;
Seventh, john T. Shelby, Fayette;
Eight, w. w. Stephenson, Mercer:
Ninth, Charles D. Pearce,of Mason;
Tenth, Nelson Trimble, Montgomery;
Eleventh, j. NJ, Unthank, Bell.
George NJ. Davie, of Louisville, was
made chairman Of the Executive
Committee.
K. I. Tyler, Of Fulton, was chosen
national committeeman.
After issuing call for the State
convention the conference adjourned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
A Record Breaker.

Dan Q, a young PAGER that has
suddenly sprung into prominence,
having lowered the record for pacing
on Northern-Illinois track, this
week, when he made mile as three
year-old PAGER in 2:1l8, was sired by
Simmocolon (2:l34), the chestnut stall
lion that attracted so much attention
several years ago at the Hopkinsville
Driving Park when in training there.
Simmocolon was bred by the late
Noe Dills, and later on was sold TO
Northern parties at a big price by
Mrs. Anna Penn Dills. Of this CITY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
TO-DAY'S CONVENTION.
TRIANGULAR FIGHT FOR THE APPEL
LATE JUDCEsHlP NOMINATION.
The Delegates From 10 Counties VIII Or
ganize For Business To. day Bishop
Leads with 52 votes-Yeaman 40.
and wbite ga

The appellate convention of the
first appellate district will be called
TO order at II o'clock to-day, at the
court house in this city. The county
conventions were all held Monday
and no candidate will have a majority
on the first ballot. There are three
candidates-Judge W. S. Bishop, Of
McCracken; Judge Malcolm Yeaman
of Henderson, and Judge Jas. D
White, Of Carlisle county.
Judge Bishop will enter the con.
vention with McCracken nine votes,
Galloway eight, Trigg five, Caldwell
five, Christian nine, Marshall i've,
Crittenden six, Livingston five, which
gives him a total of fifty-two.
Judge Yeaman has Henderson
eleven, Union eleven, Hopkins ten,
Lyon four, Webster six, and three
votes in Christian, total of forty-hve.
Judge White carried the counties
of Graves thirteen, Fulton six, Carlisle
four Ballard FIVE, Hickman six, total
thirty four.
1t will require 66 votes to nominate
and as all Of the counties are instruct,
ed there can be no nomination with
breaking instruction or dropping the
hindmost man. While the second
choice of some of the delegations is
claimed for this or that candidate;
there are no second instructions in
any of the counties except Ballard.
The following table shows the
standing of the candidates, together
with the counties in the district:
HOW THE COUNTIES WENT.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
A Brilliant Affair,

Mr.. and Mrs G, Howard Stowe, of
Julien, entertained a number of their
friends Wednesday evening in their
usual happy style. Elegant refresh
ments were served and this together
with music added much to the enioy.
ment Of the occasion. A large dele
CATION from this city attended and
were highly pleased. Following is a
list Of those present: Misses George
Gregory, Addie Brodie, Matte Sue
Browning, Laura Claggett, Lizzie and
Matte Foard, Maggie Boyd, Cora
Blackwell, Miss Settle, Viyian Jones,
Lucy and Annie Nause, Miss Cald-
well, Allen, Fannie Wash, EVE Nash,
Ora and Berta Baker, Mallie Rich
ards, Gertrude Crenshaw, Tony Ware,
Mary Clardy, Hettie Knight, Miss
Shropsherd, Hattie Musleman, Mary
Collins, Carrie King, Leila Barrow,
Taylor Edwards Mesdames Stowe,
Clardy, Baker and Henry; Messrs.
Asa Noffey, Lawrence Brodie, Her
bert Shanklin, Edward Wilson. Wal
ter Foard. DR.. Caudle, Will Lynn
Caudle, Harry Stowe, Harry and
Carl Gaines, Fox and Frank HolIo-
way, Button and Willie Pierce, Brou-
sias Gregory, Ernest Anderson, Wal
ter Knight, Frank Baker, Lewis Wes-
tern, Walter Boyd, Lewis Brodie,
Walter Ruby, Tom Tandy, Hiram
Thomas, Will Wiley, Bob and Gabe
Payne, Chas. Prowse, Jim Mcclure,
Henry Ashford, Clarence Sallee, John
Winfree, Jim White, Charlie Graves,
Walter Layne, Parish and Lander
Meachanl, Cutie Roach, Claud Wad-
lington, viii Hammonas, Will Hop
son, Rob Shelton, Napoleon Kirby,
Willie Stoves, Alex Overshiner, Robt.
and John Mcdaniel, Eugene Armis-
tead, Herbert Fruit, Dan Claggett,
Lucian Dade, Jim Moore, Forrest
Duncan, Charlie Pierce, Albert led
lord, Jim Hancock, Frank Hickman,
Hugh Thompson, Almond Browning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
CREAM OF NEWS.
IF 1T IS NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
Crushed BY the Cars-Died of Luck-Jaw
Bank Cashier Elected-Negro Drops
Dead-Base Ball-Telepone Line.
Crushed by the Cars.

George Bird, negro man hailing
from Ringgold, Tenn, was run over
by the Ohio Valley North bound
freight at Cerulean Springs, Tuesday
evening, and so badly crushed that
the chances for his recovery are very
poor. Bird was beating" his way
and when the train pulled out from
the station he attempted to crawl up
on brake beam, but lost his hold
and fell directly under the wheels.
One leg was mashed to Jelly and the
negro's body was also horribly crush
ed. DR.. Miller, of Princeton, was tel.
egraphed, and on arrival amputated
the crushed leg and rendered other
necessary surgical aid, but it is De-
lieved that Bird is fatally hurt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
The Games This Week

Hopkinsville won from Washington
in the game of ball Monday after
noon, the score being Is to 4. It was
the prettiest game of the season play
ed here and was witnessed by large
crowd. On Tuesday the home boys
did not fare so well, being shut out.
The score was: Washington 7, Hop
kinsville, 0. Owensboro was booked
to play in this city Wednesday and
again yesterday, but that club failed
to show up; and the games were, Of
course. declared off.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
Dick DeTreviIle's Good Luck

Mr.. Geo. P. Street having declined
to accept the position of Cashier Of
the Bank Of Hopkinsville, the Board
of Directors went into another cleo.
ton yesterday and Mr.. Richard H.
DeTreville was chosen. The new
cashier has been for number of
years book-keeper for the Crescent
Milling Co., and is well quail
fed for the position to which he has
been elected. He stands high in the
business and social circles of the city
and his selection will prove satisfac.
tory to all who have business with
the bank. He will enter upon his
duties next week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
Young Man Suicides.

Nelson Metcalfe, a young man who
lived at Adams Station, four miles
South of Guthrie, committed suicide
Tuesday about noon. His father had
employed him to pillow in tobacco
field and he worked till dinner time.
When he failed to come to the house
for his meal, his father went in search
of him and found him hanging by a
bride rein to peg in the barn. He
was quite dead when found. No
cause was assigned for the act,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
NO FLIES ON HIM.
Al Berry Says Kentucky win Go 40 200
For Bryan.

Washington, July 29.-Col. Albert
S. Berry, the tall poplar of the Lick
ing, dropped in on the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
just before starting for home. He
wanted to tell the boys how it looked
in Kentucky.
A reporter for one of the local pa
pers who was present then quotes the
gallant Colonel:
Kentucky will give Bryan 10000
majority. | never saw so much en-
thusiasm manifested in political
cause. The people of Kentucky are
for free silver.
The people sincerely believe that
free silver will relieve them and there
is no arguing this belief out of their
heads. live in one of the richest
portions of Gods creation, but the
farmers can't get anything for the
produce they raise.
Il favored the coinage of the silver
,seignorage as the best means at that
time Of quieting the free silver agita-
tation. urged Carlisle TO consent
to that and he would have done so
had the President not opposed it.
The Administration was expected to
make some concession to silver. 1t
did not, and now the silver Demo
Gratis are in power and they are not
asking anything from the Admins
tration.
Il am Democrat and always sup
port my party. A majority has de-
cided the candidates and platform,
and l am with them. | shall do
everything in my power to elect Bry-
an"
This talk, of course, met the hearty
approval of the committee and Col.
Berry will be set down in the column
of Kentucky Democrats who are
against the third ticket movement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
Scott the Right Man.

Walter Scott, the negro arrested in
this city by Chief Fritz, was taken to
Eddyville Monday afternoon. While
enroute he admitted that he was the
right man. lie was placed behind
the prison walls to complete his SEN
tence. Chief Fritz gets 500 reward
offered for SCOTS arrest and return
to the institution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
Lee Johnson Victimized.

Attorney D. L. johnson bought
some chickens from white boy We'd
nesday and sent them to his house
The boy returned and collected fo1
tho chickens but subsequently MT
johnson learned that they were not
taken to his house at all, but sold to
another party, He is now trying to
decide what to do with the boy about
-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-31
The Fairview TeIephope Line,

The telephone line to Fairview is
now being constructed and will be
opened for business in two or three
weeks. 1t will be remembered that
the guarantee fund required was rails.
ed some months ago and the Fairview
people have been somewhat impati.
emily clamoring for connection with
the outside world.