The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-28
SOUTHERN STATES.

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dleton, widely known throughout Virgins
and the South, died at Lexington, Va.
| MOBILE, Ala.-The Mobile Stove factory
has begun operation, and cooking stoves
nome made may be had in Mobile equal IA
| any in the country.
| BIRMINGHAM Ala.-By the promni
ealing out of militia the governor prevent
ed the lynching of Henderson Tupstill. n
| negro prisoner held for murder.
| ATHENS, Ga.-Hon. Alexander Erwin
| Jrt member of the legislature. and a
| prominent young attorney, died from In
1urles sustained from fall from a porch
! COLUMBIA, S. C.--The State convention
| OF the Farmers alliance is in session here
| there is very little life left in the ovgani
cation, though strong effort Is being
made to revive it.
HUSTON. lathe Farmers institute.
under the auspices of the State board of
agriculture and emigration, j. G.. Lee in
stitute conductor, met at Vernon, Jackson
parish. with good crowd of farmers in at
tendance.
LAKE CHARLES, La.-suit was filed
In the district court by Cline & Cline, at
torneys for Mrs. Jennie Mcclure of Sour
Lake. Texas, against Mrs. Mary McMar-
tin OF Jennings, for $4,000 damages for
slarder.
SELMA, Ala.-The city council has re-
fused to repeal the baby blue law" thus
turning down petition of the citizens to
allow the sale of newspapers and cigars on
Sunday. Nothing can be bought now ex-
cept soda water.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.-The home of d. H.
Kurp at Black Mountain, eighteen miles
east of Asheville, was burned early this
morning E, Fogote, an architect, and an
EnGl!slIman whose name is unknown, per-
ished in the flames.
ABBEVILLE. Lathe Abbeville Far
mers' institute, under the supervision OF
Prof. w. G. Stubbs professor of agSicul-
ture, Louisiana State university and Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college, and di-
rector of stations is well attended and is
proving great success.
PENSACOLA, Fla.-State Senator ]. E.
o'Brien of this city has been frequently
mentioned as among the possible candi-
dates for governor of Florida at the next
election. In an interview here Senator
O'Bren positively asserts that he will
not be candidate, and says he is earnest
ly supporting D. H. Mays of Monticello.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Green Jordan, an
aged and well to do farmer, living near
Pel City, was run over by a train on the
Birmingham and Atlantic road lear his
home and killed. He was slightly deaf
and was walking on curve IN the track,
going the same way as the train when 1t
approached.
MOBILE Ala.-Henry Gardiner, the ne
gro who will pay the death penalty for an
assault upon little white girl, has become
reconcled to his fate, but asks that the
execution take place at right, as he does
not desire to have a crowd nf spectators
witness his execution.
CANTON, Mission. John R. Cameron,
SO years of age, the wealthiest planter in
Madison county, died at Hotel Trolio,
surrounded by his wife, children and many
friends. He had been in declining health
for some time and was en- route home
when the fatal summons came.
BILOXI, Nissan important meeting
of the directory of the Barataria Canning
company was held in this city. The capi-
tai stock of the company was increased TO
100000. This company has also estab-
lished a factory In New Orleans, but this
will not affect the Biloxi factory.
BROWNSVILLE, Ga.--The two compa-
MES of State militia having in charge
John Williams, the negro rapist from
cambridge, arrived here safely and the
prisoner was turned over to the Valdosta
company. The company acted as guard
and left Immediately for Savannah with
the prisoner.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Fourteen persons
came near losing their lives as result OIL
eating poisoned Ice cream. They were the
occupants of Mr.. j. A. Revels' boarding
house, on Clay street, and for several
hours it was feared that many of them
would die, but all have now passed the
danger point. The cream was made from
condensed milk.
JACKSON, Cain charging the grand
jury Judge Estes OF the superior court
condemned lynching in terse language, ana
said that "lynching ives hell" and compii-
mented the citizens of Butts for their rec
ord in not having had lynching within
the borders of the county, and begged that
whenever a heinous crime was commit
ted in the county to uphold the law.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA starch factory
at De Land has created considerable IN
terest in the starch industry and the
growing of starch producing crops the
factory has been in operation only few
years and has worked only casava, con-
Stunning fifteen tons daily, for which So
per ton at the factory was The ,uling price,
and the price was very satisfactory
to the farmers, the yield being from
seven to ten tons per acre. me nperalloh
of the plant has proven very satisfactory
as an investment. The starch producing
crops in the order OF value OF such, are
casaya, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes anu
corn. and all can be cheaply grown.