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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
Hill, of Kansas, Is President.

Raleigh. N. c.. August 29.-The COM
missioners of agriculture of the cotton
states today discussed special subjects.
Professor Milton Whitney. of Washing
ton. ID. c.. spoke of the soil survey in
the southern states.
The next subject discussed was What
Is the best method OF conducting expert
ments to determine the fertilizer require
ments of different plants and soils" by
Colonel r. j. Redding. of the Georgia ex-
pertinent station. and Professor Il. w.
Kilgore. of the North Carolina expert
ment station. The results Of many valu-
able experiments were given. A telegram
was read from Mr.. Henry G. Hester, of
New Orleans. relative to the figures of
the cotton crop. promising to send the
figures next Saturday. He said:
Southern cotton milling industry was
never so prosperous. My returns show
more new mills than ever In our history
New spindles being erected number nelr-
ly 100000"
The report of the committee on the
guano question was then read. 1t recon-
mended that the commissioners secure
such legislation as will compel the manu-
facturers to place on the sack the brand.
and trade mark the weight. the available
phosphoric acid. the insoluble phosphoric
acid, the nitrogen. the potash contained
in the sack. and also the source of each
of the available plant foods. This pro-
voked considerable discussion and the
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Estimate of the Cotton Crop Of 1900.

poIo,gb NJ q August 30-The cotton
states, convention of commissioners OF
agriculture at their session this morning
issued the following as their statement
as to the cotton crop of 1860:
BASED upon the reliable information
from all sources. from each of the cot
ton states and territories, taking into
consideration the condition or the COTTON
cron we are led to believe that the fol-
lowing will be the output OF the crop ioi
Mariana S2I, 900 bales. Arkansas S09.o0o.
Florida 10000 Georgia 1,o2o,g M indian
Territory 2l0.G0. Louisiana 6o3,On. MIS-
sissiDpi $40 900 Missouri 30.W0, North car
olina 495 900 oklahoma 100000. South car
DINA sol 900 Tennessee $4,000. Texas $500
coo Virginia 1900. other sources 900, max
ing a total of 9.3Jt,5t uales.
iThis estimate however, is subject TO
the weather conditions for the month or
September, and also killing irosts it,er
on This estimate IS given out as being
the opinion of this association.
DIR. George II. Winston. president of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college. OF
this city. made an address on the Educa-
ton of the Farmer" He spoke OF the
great improvements made In agriculture
since 1860. 1t showed that the farmers
of this state are making intelligent, sys-
tematic progress. Professor j. f. Dug
ger of Alabama, discussed "Legum:nous
Crops for Forage. Grazing and Coil I'M
provements and How to Grow Them.
The association was much impressed win
the accounts of various experiments
which he reiterated.
The afternoon session was taken up
with n lecture by Professor w. +. Mas
sey on Grasses for Forage" and lee
ture by Professor Won Hermann. of the
weather bureau at Raleigh, on The
Weather Bureau
The special report of the committee on
fertilizers was finally adopted as writ
ten
This report provides that the fertilizer
manufacturer shall disclose 10 the com
missioners the source OF all the plant
foods in their product.
The paper on How Do Farmers Buy
Fertilizer" by Professor McCandless. OF
Georgia, aroused more interest than any
paper thus far read. Speaking of the
means for educating the southern farmers
he said that the sending of the money to
teach heather Chinese how to butcher
Americans should cease" And the money
should be given to education. He denom-
mated such a use of money as wicked.
He also urged the passage of a law de-
voting the educational tax paid by whites
10 the education OF whites and that by
negroes to the education of negroes. HIS
remarks were vocferously received and
his paper was adopted and ordered to be
spread upon the records of the meeting
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
Meet In Hot Springs Next Year.

Raleigh n. c.. August H.-The second
annual convention of the Association of
Agricultural Commissioners came to a
close tonight. Tomorrow the delegates
Will leave for trip through the state Us
the guests of the North Carolina depart
ment of agriculture.
The next session Of the association will
be held at Hot Springs. Ark. in the early
tart Of October.
Most OF today's session was devoted to
a discussion Ct the live stock Industry,
seed testing and the encouragement OF
immigration.
The most important action taken was the
passage of a resolution III regard to the
marketing of the cotton crop, and the
adoption of some recommendations look
Ing 10 control of the sale OF seed and
the incorporation Of an amendment to the
bylaws, providing for the payment of ne
incidental expenses of each annual ses-
sion by assessing pro rata each state
represented in the association.
The recommendations in regard TO the
sale of seeds are as follows:
l. That this association tndorse the idea
of state inspection of seeds in the interest
Of the purchaser.
2. That he association at its present
m netting appoint committee to draft q.
uniform law intended 10 secure effective
control Of the seed market.
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ESTIMATE OF COTTON CROP.
NORTH CAROLINA FIRM CLAIMS
LARGE CROP.
Prediction of 100000 Bale Crop
Is Regarded as an Absurd
Proposition.

The annual effort on the part Of the buy
ers of cotton to cloud the situation and
spread an impression over the country
that the cotton crop for 1900 viii he phe-
nomenaI one. is already being made with
desperate energy. In the face of statis-
ties gathered by the federal government.
showing an unprecedented loss IN the
staple crop I'm every cotton growing state
with exception of Texas. firm Of
North Carolina jobbers. Heath 81 Reid.
have this week given out a statement that
the indications on August LIST pointed to
"A 13. 600 600 bale crop. In the opinion Of the
Georgia department of agriculture. II such
a false impression as that conveyed In the
North Caroh estimate is the means OF
bringing down he price of the staple TO
the level Of 1898 will mean financial ruin
to thousands of f. mers throughout the
south.
Wish To Discredit Facts.
The determination in some quarters 70
spread an optimistic report, necessarily
false on It's face, relative to the size
of the coming crop, was redOubled after
the publication in The Constitution OF
August 18th. of the statement Of Commits
sioner of Agriculture O. b. Stevens. This
statement, made after the compilation of
statistics, accurately gathered from every
August condition indicated only "A PER
cent of the average crop in this state. AS
the head of the Cotton States Commits
sioners' Association. Commissioner Ste
vens was then I'm communication with the
agricultural departments of all the cotton
growing states, and in this way he ascer-
tanned that North Carolina was per cent
short Louisiana s. Tennessee 10. south
Carolina and Virginia II. Florida 10, Okla
homa q and Mississippi % The condi-
ton in Te-l rs was . per cent better than
the avera. on August LIST. This is the
statement made by the United States
weather bureau, and Commissioner Ste
vens has verified every figure. or in at
tempting to do so. found that the loss had
been underestimate: never over esti-
mated.
With exception of the North Carolina
firm referred TO in a foregoing paragraph,
no on had had the temerity to estimate
what the total crop will be. Their state
ment that 100000 bales We're in sight
on August LIST. is pronounced by the state
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department Of agriculture to be ridicu-
lousy absurd. The agent Of the Carolina
firm has written the following glowing
account of the crop:
--he writer has personally visited the fields
ana also talked with best farmers in this sec
ton and can positively say the crop has not
been damaged. as repor,s would lead Eol 10
believe. The late cotton and cotton on red
caneged AT all The cotton on SANDY l'i!iS anu
old cotton quit blooS'ing and commenced open,,
ing ard shedding. The recent rains have stopped
this. We consider the damage about 70 Per
cont from the brilliant prospects We had on
August list. With good seasons from now on
the damage will hc repaired. and every far
they thought. " King this section as q critic
rion on Angus, crop Indicated i3.OOO-
900 bales: today II would indicate 10 n-r cent
less We had the hest prospect on August St
In this section we have had FOR years, ana IL
IS no mean prospect We have now.
The resources ut the command Of Com
missioner O. Il. Stevens to ascertain what
the crop for 1900 Will be are undoubtedly
better than those OF any man I'm the south
today. The Georgia commissioner. how
ever. has made the statement that n the
present time there is no way Of telling eN-
actly or even approximately what the fig
urcs will show. He IS now engaged I'm the
preparation of an estimate covering all The
cotton growing states, TO be Sivcn out by
the middle Of September. Wcll-posted
of agriculture express the opinion that
100000 bales VIII be a splendid crop
for 1900.
A Voice from South Georgia.
The reports re hing the department
from south Ceor where the bulk Of the
Georgia crop IS produced. continue worse
instead of better. Particularly In the mid
die western portion of the state, where
little else than cotton Is grown, the indi-
cations are for an unprecedented loss IN
the staple.
Charles II. Beazley. one Of the leading
citizens of Lee county, IN writing the de-
partment has the following 10 say about
the cotton crop in Lee:
"I,eesburg. Ca. August $50 Commits
sioner q. h. Stevens, Atlanta, Ga; l
have Just been over a hundred acres oI
cotton that had held up well until
IO0 degrees. \ nice shower fell and the
sun came out and blistered the leaves
until they were entirely dead. Inc leaves
can be crumbled in the hand Ike 50 many
dried leaves Not Il new boil of cotton
on the plants. . -
won't make over three bales 10 the plow;
The last ten days have literally ruined
rs No rain can help us now. ana as Sep
tpmDer 18th is the last day bloom can
he made. there is not time to recover and
rake on n crop. The cotton was very late
mis- year old farmers, not only or Lee,
hut adjoining counties. report from - 20
80 per cent of last year crop nave
$50 acres in cotton, and every DAY SHOWS
us oo'i''''0 &c. II. BEAZLEY."
The last report from the weather bureau
shows that fully one-third of the cotton
growing counties of Georgia are In the
same condition as Lee.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
MILL MEN ARE PUZZLED.
Do Not Know Whether To Buy Cotton
Now or Not.

Columbus Ga, August S1.-(Special)-
Columbus cotton mills are in an unusual
position. They are uncertain whether or
not TO buy cotton at the present prices
and this uncertainty has rendered them
rather doubtful as to the best manner In
which various propositions for their goods
should he met
The old cotton on which those mills
whose sunpIy has not been yet exhausted
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
The south's Possibilities.

The possibilities Of the soil and climate
Of the south are such that ours ought 20
he the richest section Of the union Con-
sidertu- the overwhelming disasters that
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
PAYS YOUNG MEN
To Take q Course at the Southern
Dental College, Atlanta, Ga.

When a person goes off to college 1t Is
always well to know what It will cost in
attending same. Perhaps you wish TO be-
come a dentist. The Southern Dental
College. at Atlanta, Ga. offers superior
advantages at q very low rate. This
school IS one Of the oldest In tho country.
and has an honored record of many years.
II is thoroughly equipped with all he
latest apparatus and has faculty OF the
highest standing. For information adj
dress S. W. Foster. dean. Atlanta. Ga.
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THE FREE OFFER.

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BLACK PRESS IS VERY BITTER.
General Wood Assaulted by Opponents
OF Americanis7,,

Santiago de Cuba. August 22.-The Gu
hano Libre. the organ Of the back party
and a fierce opponent of everything Amer
lean. outdid itself in an article reiorEiag
to the utterances of Governor General
Wood during his recent y-isi. 10 this city
This Canton doctor. with rratensions
to diplomacy" avs The cuban Liore'
rs a master Of the art Il hypocrisy lie
advises us to put aside all p1Iiticai di-
visions. on the round that tie o.l5ed
States government Is about 70 give inde-
pendence TO Cuba
We charge him with being IN colusion
with the republican party to eno re-. our
electors and ~ f, 80 ---vs.l- bloody con-
iiict. thus enabling the United safes 10
take despotic measures and, e Go IN.
the American occupation inde'-,-tSe-y'
I'VE shall malntsfu hattie asi.lnst this
faction Of renogades until n american
9ayoneis are in Cuba 70 p, n',rist mem.
as traitors"
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question will be taken up at the morning
session tomorrow. The following ofncers
President. Frank Hill. Arkansas: first
vice president. s. l.. Patterson. Nortn
Carolina: second vice president. J. w
Lee. Louisiana: secretary. Royal DANIEL
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
How the Betting Was.

The betting just before the men entered
the ring was 10 l on Corbett.
Corbett's seconds were George +. Con-
sidine. Spider Kelly. Leo Pardello and
Fred Stone.
N,Cov.s handlers were his brother.
Homer Selby. Harry Harris Jack o Brien'
OF Philadelphia. and Bobby Burns.
Corbett's weight was not announced,
but Master Of Ceremonies Joe Humphreys
said Mccoy weighed 170 pounds. DICK
Bernard held the watch for Corbeti and
Colonel Mike Paddcn was McCoys time
keeper.
At l0.22 O'Clock Mccoy entered the ring,
accompanied by his seconds. and met with
a hearty reception when he made his APP
pearance. lie wore nothing but n pair of
white cotton running pants. Both OF his
hands were blndaged. lie looked C. be
In superb condition. and very confident.
Corbett followed. smiling and bowling
and he passed through the crowd. As h
entered the ring he passed alongside Nc
Coy, TO whom he extended his hand. bet
Mccoy refused TO take IT. and Cor5ett
walked across the ring to hts corner. THIS
eciIon on McCsy's part met with some
misses. Corbett was enNeloped in a blue
and white bath robe. which he discarded
as soon as lie reached his corner. bs
wore black trunks and Lad no bandages
on his hands.
smiled continually. while McCoys face
wore a very serious look. While the men
were being cared for bv their seconds,
Dial Hawkins. Of California. and Joe
Cans the Baltimore cOiored pugilist, were
introduced. These two are to meet at
the Broadway Athletic club tomorrow
night. which Will be, the last fight I'm this
vicinity under the Horton law.
Referee White entered the ring while
the two principals. with their handlers.
we're examining the gloves in The ring.
Both men eXamined the gloves very care
fully and tried them on their hands. AS
soon as they had selected the gloves. Cor
belts seconds placed bandases on mis-
hands also. Corbett said THAI he weighed
H. pounds But both he and Mccoy
looked 10 be ~ and liS. respectively.
At 1879 o'clock the referee called the
men to the center of the ring and in
structed them. A moment later they adj
yanCed To the center of the ring Just
before the men began Referee White eau
toned the seconds that II any of them
entered the ring they would be arrested.
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Danville. Va. August 81, r: White
head. Of Chatham, vas .e', ~ ,b for
congress by the re7ri5 liie NTH
district in conventica n 4l'I 'lile. va
He was formerly a denJ1-~e'
The age-herald., 1900-12-27
Governor Samford in, Charge.

Recovery of health on Governor Sanford s part has reached the point when he feels strong enough to take charge of the chief office of the State in accordance with the mandate of the people. He became the executive officer of the State yesterday, and he proposes to remain permanently in Montgomery hereafter.
 This intelligence will be very pleasing to the people of the State who have watched his severe illness with solcitude and the deepest sympathy. Few men have ever com- handed the esteem and love of the people in a greater degree. They believe that he will stand up to his convictions in every instance, and they believe his convictions are of the right sort.
 It is to be hoped Governor Sanford will not at first unduly overtax his strength, but that he will call in all needful assistance until he is once more the strong, master ful man that the people have long been accustomed to. It is sufficient at present to know that the peoples choice is well enough to assume his official duties.
The age-herald., 1900-12-27
Enqland Will Accept Treaty.

The Davis amendment does not materi- ally differ from the provision of the Suez canal convention of which England is now the beneficiary, for she holds Egypt, and she is authorized to do as to the Suez canal what the Davis amendment says America can do in any isthmian canal she may build. The American case is the stronger from the fact that the entire expense will fall on this country. For this reason 1t is believed that Lord Salisbury will accept the treaty, and if he does It becomes at once law, and there will then remain no obsta- cles to the passage of the Nicaragua bill except such as the transcontinental rail roads and the Panama lobby may set up.
 Nicaragua and Costa Rca are small States, and their officials are unusually cor rupt, and efforts no doubt will be made to create trouble in that locality. but treaties already negotiated will probably prevent any serious action in that quarter.
 The Hay-Pauncefote treaty as it stands is open to almost any construction, for it pro- yides that the United States shall keep the canal free and open in time of war as in time of peace to the vessels of commerce and war of all nations on terms of entire equality" but neither this nor any other pro vision shall apply to measures which the United States may find it necessary to take for securing, by its own forces, the defense of the United States, and the maintenance of public order" No one knows what this tumble means exactly. The "BUT' is larger than its antecedent clauses and as no one knows what it all means, the United States will, after England's acceptance has come to hand, build the canal and do what ever seems best afterwards. This is about all there is of it. The But renders definite interpretation impossible, and as no one cares to interfere with Uncle Sam of late. the canal will be American from top to bottom under the famous Davis amendment
The age-herald., 1900-12-27
DUST AS A CAUSE OF DISEASE.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 People who complain of the dust and dirt which are allowed to accumulate on the city streets because they soil lace curtains and make life uncomfortable do not do the subject justice. It is the testimony of the physicians of Chicago that the present prevalence of grip and other similar dis eases is due to the dust storms which pre- vailed during the early part of last week. Because the streets were not kept reasona- bly, clean, as they should have been, dust and disease germs accumulated in the gut ters, waiting only favoring gust of wind to spread eontagion far and wide Sooner or later. it may be taken for granted, people will wake up to the fact that their interest in proper municipal government is more than a merely sentimental one.
The age-herald., 1900-12-27

miles from Pretoria and the flying elusive Boers are operating without a base of sup plies. without railways, without anything that ordinarily goes with offensive opera tons The question of ammunition will certainly become pressing on their side of the fence very soon unless indeed they can capture such supplies.
 They have plenty of leaders, for they have De Wet, Botha and Steyn, all young men. and all much better adapted to the present stage of the war than Joubert and Kruger would have been. Dash is wanted now, instead of caution. De Wet is prob- ably a born military genius, but Martin Steyn seems to be the force behind recent movements. He is both a civil and mili- tary leader. He is described as a man 4S years old, large in stature and large in ideas When 19 years old he left his home on the yeldt and spent six years in the study of law in England and Holland Speaking English per fectly, and admitted to practice law in the English courts. he has the the world that comes to cultured gnetle- man. He praeticed law in Bloomfontein for six years, served on the Supreme bench of his republic for six years, and then be- came president. He has desired immigra- tion to the republic, but wanted the dmmi- grants to become citizens Under his in- fuence the English language was not dis couraged. and education advanced rapidly, so that Boers from the Transval came to Bloomfontein to enter college there. The contrasts between the two presidents are evident More than one traveller in South Africa has named Martin Steyn as the great man of the land and declared him to be the coming president of the looked-for federation of the colonies.
The age-herald., 1900-12-27
TWO LOSERS.

When Attorney General Griggs was clos ing his argument in the -Rico-Phil- ippine case Justice Brewer asked him if he "held that, as Congress extended the constitution and laws to the organized ter ritories. Congress also could take them away from the territories" This question placed the Attorney-General in a deadly dilemma. If he answered in the negative he would commit himself to the proposition that Congress is incompetent to repeal its own laws. If he answered in the affirma- tive he would commit himself to the prop osition that Congress is competent to re- peal the constitution in the territories, over which his argument assumed that Congress is competent to extend (not sim ply execute) the organic law. The ques- ton was a poser After hemming twice during which he caught sight of the abyss at his feet, he answered dubiously in the negative, but all the same the bubble of his argument. pierced by the question of Justice Brewer, collapsed, flattened out, melted into air.
 And then came Justice Harlan with an- other poser. The Attorney-General having been unWary enough to mention the case of Loughborough ys. Blake, the Justice desired to know what Chief Justice Mar shall meant in saying: "The power to lay and collect duties, imposts and excises may be exercised, and must be exercised throughout the United States.' MT. Griggs answering that throughout the United States" referred to the States of the union, Justice Harlan pointed out that it expressly referred also to "the District of Columbia" and ''the territory west Of the Missouri" whereupon the Attorney-Gen- eraI, ignoring the connection, abruptly closed the incident by passing immediately ito his peroration. Silence was confession.
 The Attorney-General is to be commis- erated. In closing his argument he abol- ished his case. Tn the midst of life we are in death"