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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
kEWSY ClEANlNCS.

American gold miners in Korea ere
Prosperous.
There is n good market for American
shoes In South Africa.
The elm beetle is devastating many
sections OF Connecticut
\ twelve theatre vaudcvillc combine
has been formed in the West
\ Marconi wireless telcgraphy plant
may be established at Cape Race. y L.
Test wells are being sunk near Hart.
sellc, Ala, IN search for asphaltum.
The butter output OF Minnesota this
year Will exceed that OF any previous
year.
Ii Is stated that an American milk
company will establish Il branch III
London.
\ combination Of soft coal interests
was said 10 be just ON the point OF
completion.
Various associations in New York
City have planted $3.50 trees on the
streets In six months.
Andrew Carue.lc has offered -.
Johns, y. +. $ 1000 for library va
der tn, usual Con.itionS.
A history uI the Patent Office Ia
Washington. i. G., is TO bc compiled
10y Chiof Clerk Shepard.
NaTraCansctt Bay. Norfolk. Va. AMI
Charleston. :. c.. have been selected
ms torpedo tlotilla stations.
The movement OF mules from tho
South and Middle West to South Afrt-
ca for the British Government con
tinucs.
The Society for the Prevention OF
Crime in Ithaca. y. Y. has discou-
tinucd its 1abors because there Is nuth.
ing To do.
King Edward has established a new
decoration, the Conspicuous Service
Silver Cross, for warrant officers and
subordinate officers in the navy.
The cxpcC ition 10 Patagonia In
search of the giant slOth has returned
10 England without having discovered
it, although some remains OF 1t were
found. E1~~
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Another Record Breaker,

Washington, D. c.. Special-The
Weather Bureau Sunday night issued
t'g following spec III b llirtin: "I,Ic-
I,allN the cntir2 country was covered
l.. the hot W"|n except the immedi-
ate Pacific coast, and in the States Of
Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, nearly all
previous high records were exceeded,
The maximum temperature line OF
100 degrees encirclCS the great corn
belt. At Dubuque, Iowa, and at
5.Eria gticld, H., the maximum TEN
u,Iatu@,:; e iA6 degrees were two
Ic2r.c, above the highest previous re-
cord, Whi'r at s.. Louis, the maxi
u.l.1 Of los has been equaled but
once before Oh August IL, 1881. At
Chicago the maximum Of f02 degrees
equals tLu previous high record Of
July 10 oi the present year. In the
States Of Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
The duration OF the present heated
term is without precedent, there hav-
ing been practically no interruption
r. temperatures OF 90 or over since
J3nc Is. a period Of 81 days. Or 18
DAYS Of this period the maximum tenn
rcr2turc It Kansas City was 100 or
morC.
"TGcrc arc as vet no indications Of
anv relief from the abnormal heat. No
rain has f1llru in the corn belt for
III, past three days and none is in
eight, It is Of course probable that
scattered local thunderstorms which
are always accOmpaniments Of pro
t;tricd periods Of hoat. mny fall at
t.mrs. but no hope can be entertain
v1 1T This, time Of any general rains
or permanent Tr@icf.
tStnrtf, I'll {, FIR A n X E,N + EClID.,
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NiSCeiIane Gus.

Andrew D. White, United States Am
bassador to Germany, VIII resign next
year.
1t is. said Andrew Carneg,e still has
$3.50 900, 600 to give away in public ben
efactiOns.
The National Council Of Educators
adopted the report of the Nationa! U Al
eersity Committee that no bill yet Of
fered in Congress is practicable.
Carl Jansen. supposed to be ins NJ,
murdered a woman and is said to hive
horribly mutilated a little g,rl in Den
yer, Col.
What is believed to have been Father
Marouette's crucifx was unearthe1 at
Frankfort, Mich.
President I. ] Slaer. Of the Anna ga
mated Association Of Iron, S.eal ana
Tin Workers, says the strikes at the
trust mills will accept no comprcm Sc
Srecu1ation was caused in London by
a visit which Lord ROsebary, who IS
hailed as the coming leader Of the in
perialistic Liberals, paid to King E :
ward VII.
The ship Laos, which has arrived "a
Marseilles from Yokohama, has 10
cases of plague on board.
Many simultaneous meetings marked
the sessions Of the International Chris
tian Endeavor Society in c ncinnati.
Four trainloads Of Epworth League
members left Philadelphia for San
Francisco.
The government contract recently
referred to as given to the Bibb Manu-
featuring Co., of Macon, Ga, for fu.-
f,llment at it's Columbus (Ga) bcanca.
now building, amounts to about $l5'-
COO The contract calls for go W
pounds of twine such as is used by the
postal service in tying packages CT
letters together. The supply IS for
one wear from July l.
The Clermont Mills Of New Berns,
N. c.. P. H. Pel1etter, proprietor, Ii
tends to recrganiZe as a ok compan'
and enlarge and improve tie plant 10
knitting. 1t is proposed TO invest 81
least $4,000 additional capital,
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SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Southern Furni ure Manufacturing.

A recent paper on the furniture mal-
bfacturing in the South, by Mr. E. NJ
Armstrong, Of High Point, \ c., fur.
nishes the following interesting infor
nation:
Permit me to give a few fac:s in re-
gard to the manufacture Of furniture
in H ga Point, y. G., as l am more
families with the factories CT that
place, and as 1t IS a representative
Southern manufacturing town. Tho
frst factory there the High Point Fu.-
niture Company, began work in 1882.
They first made cheap chamber suits
Now there are 80 factories, one for
every $50 people. TnomasVila, ceven
miles from High Point, l-7s L. which
manufacture every article Of furniture
which man needs from the tine he licS
in his cradle until he sleeps at lest III
his coffin within his vindowless pal
ace. 1t would be tedious to mention
the name Of the different factories
and their managers and the yariCIs
articles Of furniture manufactured
which include everything that is need
ed for use and ornament III modern
dwelling, business house Or office.
These goods are shipped u every State
OF the Union and to some foreign
countries
The factories have been uniformly
and remarkably successful. Regular
dividends ranging from 10 to q per
cent. per annum have been paid in
nearly all cases. Stock sells at a o d
premium without exception. Not s10,-
900 worth OF stock is owned cut If
town and none outside Of the Sta e
Many stockholders are young mel a2d
boys now at work at the benchCs. All
labor employed is white with the eX-
ceptiOn OF a few negroes who drive
dTays and handle lumber about the
yards. An air Of thrift, cleanliness
and prosperity pervades the e-~:tre
town. There is nothing about the
work that is degrading mentally, NOR
ally or physically. 1t is no uncom-
mon thing for the sons OF the richest
men in the town to begin by turning 3
lathe by the side Of men who support
their families Oh 81 a day or less. TIE
furniture factory has made High Point
what it is to-day, and already it s
widely known as a furniture manu-.
featuring town.
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CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions Have Been Favorable In
Most Sections.

The weather during the past week
was favorable for crops throughout
q large portion Of the western dis
trict. and along the northern border OF
the State until Saturday. The most
important feature was the develop
ment OF two storms on the North
Carolina coast The first was con
fined to the immediate coast ami
caused heavy rains in the east on the
&th. and some damage to crops by
high northeast winds. local very
heavy and damaging rain also occur
led on that date over several Nestel
counties. chiefly Dayie. Lincoln
Mccklenburg Catawba and lredciA
The second storm started EAR VII.
mingtOn ''riday 18th. and Thea lin area
gradually spread over the entire
State, bringing on the average about
three inches Of precipitation, ami
6ausi1r frCsHots in ne r!Tsrs. lha
teLaE = .tuTe during -Na eeh was
about normal. and 10 extremely high
maxim were reported. The amount
OF sunshine was deficient
In many western and northern coun-
ties crops made favorable progress.
but III the east ana SCUM zoo AhuI al
rain intelfcreI again With farm WORK
and has started grass in most all crops
Bottom lanGe are il very bad con-
diiOn. and hardly any results are eX-
pccted from them. The weather has
been little cool for cotton. and the
lainy damp condition since the 12th
is causing it to develop too much
weed. Corn on uplands is doing well.
ana in all sections where it was sur
faring from drought the crop was I'M
proved by rain. Chinch bugs are DO
ing some damage in a few counties.
Tobacco Is growing fast, and there
IS some fear of its taking on seconi
growth. Cutting and curing are pro
ceeding slowly in the east; and top
ping is general in the central portion
Peanuts and sweet potatoes are good
Throshihg wheat continues: little
wheat left in shOCk was damaged by
excessive moisture. Field peas arc
growing nicely Some hay was saved
during the week. and meadows are in
fine condition, but the work now
awaits drie" weather. Grapes appear
to be r0tting badly, and the rainfall
has been too much for melons; melons
are ripening and some are coming
into market. The general outlook
for crops continue unprOmisin8.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Textile Notes

The first bale OF Texas cotton was
sold in New York at nine cents a
pound.
Col. J. L. Power is endeavoring to
organize a 500, GOO cotton factory com
pany at Jackson, Miss.
The Itasca (Texas) Cotton Manuf3c-
turing Co.. now building mill, has in
creased capital from 10000 to $150,-
600.
1t is reported that the Woo1s oclz
Cotton Mills. Admission, Ala, has pa
ced orders for additional machinery.
THIS plant was completed recently. b J..
ing built for 5000 sp.ndles
Messrs. Hudson {, Awtrey Of IL
Grange. Ga, have received contract &c
guild the fOrty-f0ur hve-room Gotta e.
announced last week as to be erecteJ i
by the Unity Cotton Mills.
Mes5rs. J. A. Yates, Louis Minor
and J. H. Fowle, mentioned last we X
as organizing knitting mill in Biz
mingham, Ala, have asked for cha
ter for the Birmingham Hosiery NILS
The La Grange (Texas) Cotton AMI
OIL Manufacturing. Company has been
incorporated, with capital stock o.
$50 900, for the manufacture of cotton,
cott0nseed oil, fax, fiaxse2d, soap and
soap stock. The incorporatOrs are
Meszrs John Schumacher, H5nry c.
Schumacher, C. J. Won Rosenberg, II.
AmbeTg and 2. J. Reynolds.
The Spalding Cotton Mill Of Griffln
Ga. has declared an annual dividend
of / per cent. This company has jIst
closed its first year Of operations; Il
operates 5000 ring spindle5 and 3CO
broad looms.
The Rossville, (Ga) Hosiery Mills
intends making some decided improve
ments. Adjacent lands have bean
bought and additional buildings VIII
be contracted for soon. 1t is believed
that considerable new machinery will
be installed, and that some new pro-
ducts will be introduced.
The Norwegian bark Hanna was
wrecked off Newfoundland by TIE
steamer Cambrtan, all of her crew BE-
ing saved.
tfter being reprimanded by MS
father for betting on horse races, Eu-
gene Benning, 16 years Old, OF 81. Lou
is. Mo, killed himself.
CAPTAIN c.. D. Sigsbea. chief lntahi-
pence officer of the navy, suHer4he
from erysipelas, is MT Sd dangerously
i'll as at first thought.
The feat OF French Submarine Dod
in attaching a torpedo to the hull G.
warship is discounted by Reag>AdmHa
Melville.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Foreign.

A hot wave has been prevailing In
London.
Prominent English Liberals at con-
ference voted to sustain S.r HCn"y
Campbell -Bannerman as leader.
Prince Christian Of Denmark will
visit the United States in the coming
spring.
The Duke of Tetuan stated in the
Senate at Madrid that Spain had re-
fused several times to sell Cuba to tie
United States.
Riots at Seville, Spain. were sup-
pressed by cavalry.
The Argentine Government has re-
quested the Chamber of Deputies to re
1ect the debt unifcatiOu scheme.
The storms in Haiti have run I'd
crops in the southern part Of the island.
1t ls rumored at San Juan that Dr.. J.
II .Hollander, secretary of Porto Rico,
will resign.
The Cuban Constitutional COnven-
ton rejected the preliminary draft a
an election law for the is and.
A Cape Town dispatch states that
Boers have burned the public buildings
at Murraysburg, Cape Colon.
Fire at the Glasgow Exhibition de-
stroyed 2 block Of tea rooms.
a special embassy from Morocco has
arrived in Berlin.
Count Stan;slaus de Castel!ana
brother Of CCunt Bcni de Castel!ane,
was married in Paris to Miss Terry.
Plague in Tirulent form has broken
out at Annoy China.
Rear-Admiral CroWninshield comes
forward with the claim that he wrote
the order to Dew., to capture or de-
strOy the Spanish meet at Manila.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
A French Minister Shot At.

Paris. BY Cab,e.-P. Baud n Minis.
ter Of Public WOrns, was shot at while
driving to a cabinet meeting at the
Elvsee Palace by. woman, who was
accompanied by a ten-year-old chlId.
NJ. Baudin WAS not hit and pro "ctded
10 the Elysee Palace. The woman was
arrested and gave her name Is Ol2cWS-
ky, and said she lived at Nan'eTre.
Nine. Olzcwsky appears, according 10
later accounts. to have fired her p 8toi
in the air when NJ. Bludin carr age
was passing. She said she thouSLt M
Delcasse. Minister Of Foreign AnalrS,
was in the carriage and fred It 10 call
attention to a grievance. Her grievance
was based upon the fact that 1896 her
husband. Count OIZwsky, was inv el
from Nice across the frontier to the
Italian territory, whore he was arr seeJ
in false dpnuc alton. as spy.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
A RestfuI Remedy.

Rev. DR.. Hills, pastor of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, is evidently not a
success in maintaining the congrega-
ten that Henry Ward Beecher SO
long ministered 10. II he were ne
would not be going around the coun-
try lecturing on the decadence OF re-
ligion az reflected In the absenteeism
from church services. One OF the rea-
sons he gives for non-attendance at
church on the part Of the people is
that tired feeling" The American
young man, after hard weeks work.
is too weary to arise on Sunday morn
ing and sleeps until noon. That keeps
him from church. To overcome this
Mr.. Hills would have a half holiday
on Saturday so that the young man
could go to bed early in the evening
and get sufficient rest to be up Sunday
IN time for religious services.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
TELEGRApHIC TER SITES.

A Sheffield dispatch says: "Thc
shareholders of VIM. Jessop & Sons,
limited. steel manufacturers At q
meeting. approved a scheme for the
establishment Of steel works at Wash
ington. Pa, and the formation Of d
subsidiary company under the laws Of
Pennsylvania"
Chekib Bey, the new Turkish Min
lister. has arrived in Washington.
The Charleston, S. c., Mining and
Manufacturing Company, of Charles
ton. q large fertilizer concern, has
filed notice with the Secretary Of the
State of an increase in it's capital
stock from s1000,000 to $4,000, 900. 1t
is said the fertilizer trust has a hand
in this move.
There is said to be a deficit of 1925,
267 in the funds of the endowment
rank, knights of Pythias.
The International Christian En-
deavor Convention at Cincinnati end
ed.
4 violent storm is raging in Haiti and
Santo Domingo.
Young Fook, a Chinaman, supposed
to have been crazy, was lynched IN
California, after running amuck with
knife.
1t is reported that Lord Rosebery
will marry the Duchess of Albany.
Lord Roberts has decided to dis
pense with sword. lance and bayonet
exercises for British Army recruits.
a mass meeting in Guild Hall, Lon
don. indorsed the governments war
policy.
Commandant Marais, Cape
rebel" was hanged at MIddleburg.
Transvaal.
The British cruisers Minerva and
Hyacinth. which are testing types Of
naval boilers. arrived at Gibraltar.
Through trains from MOSCOW 10
Stretensk. Siberia, are now running.
French miners voted in favor OF a
| general strike.
Arab stokers on a plague snip at
| NarseiIles refused TO submit 10 III
| oculation with virus.
/ The Federal party in the philippines
| has Endorsed demonstrations against
| the frlarS.
| Governor Allen, of Porto Rico. vii
| confer with President Mckinley Delors
| deciding about resigning-
/ Representative De Armond may
try to secure the minority NOMINATION
as Speaker OF the Houss.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
North Carolinian Murdered.

Cleveland. Miss, Speclal.-Loucius
Reed manager Of the w. l.. Pea mal
plantation, was shot and killed Tues
dav by Charles Phillips, a negro en-
Moved on the farm. Reed met Philips
eating at a lunch stand during the
morning and told him he should be at
work. Words passed betw- Ell them ana
Phillips shot Reed twice, one ball pa. 3,
ing through the heart. Philips escaped
and il is believed he is in hiding IN the
can brakes near here. The citizens are
highly wrought up over the murde: and
if the negro is captured, it is be!leVea
he will be lynched. Posses with COZ
hounds are searching for the fugitive
pod came here from North Ca:oln1
I'D good we'll in the community.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
For Cumbef land River.

Washington, D. c.. Spec!al.-Ths
United States army engineers arc
Transmitting their annual reports 10
the War Department. Lieutenant
Colonel M. B. Adams, who is IN
charge of the river ami harbor work
in the Nashville, Tenn. district, In his
a..--,c! rcrcrt 10 the Secretary Of War
recommends an appropriation CT ST.
7l4.5oO fer the Cumberland river below
Nashville. He estimates that this
amount (Which IS sufficient to com
pletg the existing projecD can be prof
itably expended during the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1903 For the Cum
berland river above Nashville he re-
commend an appropriation Of $l,2OS,
7tO
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
LABOR WORLD.

A strike OF 1000 men has held mp
building operations at Fort Worth.
Texas.
The Window Glass Trust Is worried
by the organization OF many 60 opera
tive plants.
Over 100 wOrkmcn have been laid oil
at the CharlcstOwn Navy Yard owing
TO lack of funds
The strike situation in the mining
district Mt ROssland, B. c., affecting
1900 men, Is unchanged
The LongshOremen's National Union,
in session ut Toledo, Ohio, has re-
elected President -. j. Kccfc.
There have been 21O0 explosions IN
coal mines during the past NIFTY years
Involving loss OF 5000 lives.
The New York Court Of Appeal
has decided that the eIght-hOur pro-
vision in the labor law Is constiiu-
tiOEal.
Sawmill employees at Tuppcr Lake.
y. Y, went OF strike for reduction
of hours from eleven 10 nine hours
day.
The railroad strike for Increased
wages. which completely tied up ia"
roads OF Western Australia, mas bc'h
Settled.
Japanesc workmrn battle the whole
body once "A day. and some OF them
twice. Public baths are provided I'D
every street.
After six weeks idlcncss, because OF
n strike. the Colorado Smclt"r. NJ
| Rutte. Mont, has resumed, the men
getting an eight-hour day with ten
| hours pay.
The Retail Clerks international Pfo'
tectiye Association. in session at Bu!'
| falo. y. Y. yotcd TO send $500 to the
| international Association OF Maciiin
ISIS TO aid its strike.
! Machinists employed in the TriGs
| shipyards at Richmond, Va, have
| ended their strike and all those Tor
| whom there were places returned u
work on the old terms
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Tie Nicaragua Treaty.

London, By Cable.-Lord Paunce-
fote. British ambassador to the United
States, made the following statement
20 a representative Of the Associated
Press: Il am having a conference
with the Marquis of Lansdowne not
only about Nicaragua, but also With
regard to half dozen treaties pend
ing between Great Britain and the
United States. These are chiefly con
cerned with West Indian reciprocity
arrangements' Lord Pauncefote said
ne hoped an agreement regarding the
Nicaraguan Canal could be arrived at
before Congress meets.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
industrial Miscellany.

It is stated that paper mill for
utilizing the fiber from cottonse5d
hulIs is about to be located at Hous.
ton, Texas Parties from Mississippi
have visited that city, and are locking
over the ground, and are we'll pleased
with the situation for such an ente- :"
prise. A plant with capacl- - nifty
tons q DAY may be established at a
cost Of $4,000.
On the Chattahoochee and tributary
rivers during the year ending June 50
steamboats, carried 100000 tons OF
freight, an increase Of 10000 tons com
pared with the preceding year.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Killed BV Lightning.

Tallahassee, Fla, SDecial.-Advices
received here state that in the coun-
try near this city heavy storm pre-
vailed and loss Of life and property
resulted. Lightning struck the house
of Capt. A. c. Spiller, and did con-
siderable damage. John Henderson,
colored. who was near, was knocked
senseless, his shoes being torn from
his feet He will probably recover. a
house occupied by colored family
near this place was completely wreck
ed. One of the girl children was in
stantly killed while lowering the win
dow. and one of the male inmates was
also badly shocked that he died dur
inc the night. On the plantation Of
General Patrick Houston, two colored
women in the house of one Of the ten
ants were instantly killed.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Doubt as to Thair Nationality

Washington, d. c., SDecial.-Mr.
Caragnani the Italian charge de af-
Taires, called upon Acting Secretary
of State Hill Sunday to prepare a note
as to the progress being made into
the killing Of the Italians at Erwin,
Miss. recently. The charge de affaires
has not yet been able to secure ev.-
dence to establish the nationality of
the men, although the Italian authori-
lieS originally reported otherwise, ana
unless TINS Shall be Forthcoming and
1t shall be shown that they were not
natuTaiized to the United states tbora
will be no further proceedings in the
case, as far as the State Department l.
concerned.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
The Dry Goods r1arket

New York, Special.-A quiet market
in all departments has been reported
Heavy brown sheetings and drills are
firm in price in all leading makes.
Bleached cottons rule steady through
out Coarse colored goods are in gen
orally light supply and firm. Print
cloths are dull and unchanged. Prints
and ginghams are quiet. Mems wear
woolens and worsteds are quiet and
little shown for spring. Dress goods
are duh and Irregular.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Limestone Hosiery Miii.

The Limestone Hosiery Mills is the
cerrect title Of the new knitting plant
announced last week as contracted for
at Athens, Ala. This company has ef-
fectcd permanent organization with J.
W Frost, PRESIDENT; Robert l.. Hen
bricks, sec! ctary- treasurer, and p. W.
Hendricks, manager. The building
contracted for will be 30x60 feet in
size, of brick. two stories gh, and
will cost about $500 The daily ca
pacity Of the plant will be 200 dozen
pairs Of children's and misses hose,
employees VIII number fifty, and the
investment Of capital viii be $1,000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-25
Oil Mill For Jacksonville,

Plans are on foot to have a cotton
oil mill running in this city by about
October Is. The mill, which S to ho
built by Tennessee capitalists, will be
known as the Florida Cotton Oil Mill.
It will be a very large plant, with the
capacity of crushing 100 tons Of seed
q day. It viii give employment 10 be-
tween 75 and 100 heads of families.
Later on cottages for these mill hands
will probably be built. The stock is
S100 600 -Jacksnyi!le Metropolis.