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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-14
DISASTER.
Twenty-Five Known toBe Deadand
Two Hundred Injured.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-14
A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
Appropriated by the Senate for the Suffering
People of Martinique

May asoon after the senate convened today Mr. cnnom from
approprang
expended direction
Of
adopt siho resolution
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
MOTE, ACCUSED OF MURDER,
ARRESTED IN ALABAMA

CARROLLTON, Ca. Sept. 2.-Deputy
Sheriff Joe p Webb, of this county,
brought back from Alabama under
requisition Sunday morning Win Mote.
young white man formerly of this county.
The charge is the murder of Otis Word,
the 13-year-old white boy, who after be-
ing missed from his home in this county
twenty-one days last year, was dragged
from the river with hts throat cut.
A negro, Ike Williams, was charged
with the murder. Williams escaped three
mobs, the last by Sheriff Merrel having
nerve enough to kill the mobs leader in
defense of the prisoner. After being con-
victed and sentenced to hang the SUI
preme court gave Williams a new trial
for want of evidence to convict and the
negro died in Jail before another term of
the trial court here.
Until the last the negro protested in
nocence, calling upon his maker to judge
him.
Mote was the main witness upon whose
evidence the negro was convicted of the
crime and suspicion has pointed to Mote
ever since.
A reward of $50 has been offered for the
conviction of the guilty party, and de-
tectives have been on his trail for long
while Mote. who moved from this coun-
ty soon after the tragedy. was caught Sat
urday last five miles from Edwardsville,
Ala. where he was working in a mine.
Mote expressed himself as inclined to
wait for a trial and let the grand jury
investigate his case. as 1t is only a month
until that body meets.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
GOVERNOR WILL GET
AFTER CONVICT
CAMPS
IN HIS LAST MESSAGE TO THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY He
WILL STRIKE MIsDE-
MEANOlE CAMPS.

Governor Gambler in his next and last
message TO the legislature may fire one
more broadside at the way in which the
misdemeanor convicts OF the state are
disposed OF and handled by the lessees Of
this class OF criminals. He said a few
days ago that 1t would be hard TO find
a misdemeanor convict camp in the state
having been legally organized and operat-
ed according TO law. He believes that all
the misdemeanor convicts of the state
should be turned over TO the prison COM
mission. The governor is OF the opinion
that the law providing for the punish
ment OF misdemeanor convicts did not
contemplate leasing them out to private
parties. He says that he CONSTITUTES the
law TO mean that they are to be worked
upon the public works OF the county, and
that when a county has no chain-gang,
they are then to be leased out to some
county that has. and that the county COM
missioners are the proper persons to look
after them. seeing that tney are properly
worked and properly cared for. The gov
ernor thinks that the fee system is to
blame for the Irregularities that are from
time 10 time discovered in connection with
this matter.
He says that when these criminals are
sentenced the county officers sell them to
counties or private parties. divide up the
proceeds of the sale. and the transaction
ENDS there. Inc county culclais ndNllB
done this. feel satisfied that they have
done all that is required of them. and the
future OF the convicts IS left to the man
who gets them. The owners OF these
camps quite Oxen make no report to the
prison board. as they do not feel under
any obligations TO do so. and the county
commissioners pay very little attention to
the matter. taking IL for granted that
the Iessees will care for the convicts prop
erly, work them humanely and turn them
out WREN their time of servitude expires.
But this. II is said. they do not always
do, and in consequence complaints OF one
kind or another are constantly reaching
the executive office.
A few days ago Secretary Goodloe Yam
cey OF the prison board. while tracing up
a misdemeanor convict so as to get some
information for a relative of the criminal,
found that he had received no report from
the camp TO which he had been sent, up
on conviction. for several months, and in
consequence the relative could be in
formed only as TO where the man was
last heard from. This was not much sat
isfaction to the relative, but 1t was all
he could get.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
ARKANSAS RETURNS
SHOW DEMOCRATS WIN

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 2.-PartiaI
returns received up to II o'clock this
morning indicate the election Of the DEM
ocratic state ticket as follows, by ma
jority ranging from $1,000 to 5000:
Governor, Jefferson Davis.
Secretary OF state, J. W. Crockett.
Attorney general, George w. Murphy.
State trea surer, H. c. Upton.
Superintendent of public instruction, ].
II. Hlneman.
Auditor, T. c. Monroe
Associate justice supreme court, B. 3.
Battle.
Land commissioner. F. E. Conway.
FAaiIioad commissioners, ]. w. Philips,
z. 5. HudgIns and ]. E. Hampton.
Commissioner of mines. manufactures
AMI agriculture, II. L. Bradford.
A light vote was polled throughout the
state on account of heavy general ram
Governor Davis carried the home ward
of Chairman H. L. Kennel, of the Re
publican state central committee at New
port, It going Democratic for the FIST
time in twelve years.
The following Democratic congressman
were elected over their Republican oppo-
nents:
First district. R. B. Macon.
Second district, S. B. Brundidge.
Third district. Hugh A. Dinsmore.
Fourth district, ]. S. Little.
Fifth district, c. c. Reid.
Sixth district. Joe 7. Robinson.
Seventh district. R. NJ. Wallace.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
LABOR DAY WAS
FITTINGLY OBSERVED

One OF the most successful observances
of Labor. Day ever held in Atlanta was
that of Monday, when perfect weather
and tee-nlng crowds worked together to
make the day a genuine holiday and one
vastly enjoyed by thousands.
The celebration was out of the ordinary
this year in that there was no parade.
the whole day being given UP to a splen-
didly arranged program of sports at Pied
mont park. beginning shortly before noon
and continuing until late in the evening.
Thousands of visitors were In the city,
coming in on every train so that the bust
ness portion of the town was exceedingly
crowded during the morning hours The
car lines to the park did a tremendous
business, and cars were kept stacked up
on North Broad street all day to handle
the enormous passenger traffic to and
from north Atlanta. Grant park, Lake
wood the river, and other suburban re-
sorts came in for their share OF the pat
ronage, although by far the greatest part
of the crowd went out to Piedmont park.
The park program was given without a
hitch or an accident. The judges, time
keepers and various track officials kept
things moving briskly; the spectators
were interested and amused and the con-
testants were keenly alert.
Bicycle races, mule races, foot races,
races for ladies and girls, races for union
men and open races, boxing matches. mo-
tor-paced contests, and many other forms
of sport entertained the vast throngs,
while a fine old-fashioned barbecue at
tended to the wants of the inner man.
a noticeable feature of the days events
was an absence of anything like rowdy
ism or drunkenness. Although the bars
were open, the crowd for the most part
was good natured, courteous and we'll
behaved.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
PRAYERBEFO OFF.
BASEBALL.
CAME
APPROVAL OF LORD SOUGHT IN
BASEBALL GAME ON THE
GROUNDS OF BIBLE INSTE
TUTE IN lockwood.
Baseball in answer to PRAYER.


II is not often that the divine blessing
is asked upon a baseball game or that the
approval Of heaven is sought before en-
tering upon the play Of the great national
game but such was the case Monday af-
ternOon when the Young Glories crossed
bats with a picked team from Edgewood
on the, grounds Of the old Georgia Mill
tary academy now occupied by the Bible
institute of the Christian Missionary al
lance.
Without obtaining permission from those
in charge of the Bible institute the two
teams appeared on the grounds promptly
at o'clock Monday afternoon and the
umpire called play ball" The play was
started but the first inning had not been
played when Rev. Law Anderson. tenn
porarily in charge Of the Bible institute
In the absence of Rev. DR.. Holmes ap-
peared on the scene and announced that
the game would have to stop as he could
not allow the grounds Of the institute to
be desecrated in any such manner.
The players on both sides disclaimed
any intention Of doing anything that could
possibly be objected to by the institute or
that would set the students there a bad
example. They begged Of Rev. Mr.. An
derson that he reconsider his decision in
the matter. as those grounds was the only
available place. The preacher returned
to the building but the players followed
to let the game proceed.
Mr.. Anderson said he would be glad 10
accommodate them but that he did not
think that 1t would be right. After ten
minutes talk in which Mr.. Anderson re-
manned unmoved by the entreaties he f.
nally said that he would leave the matter
TO a higher power and asked that tie
boys all kneel with him in prayer.
MIR. Anderson then offered up prayer in
which he asked divine guidance in makiT &
his decision. At the conclusion of a I'VE
minutes intercession Mr.. Anderson an
nounced that the game might continue.
The boys who had followed the prayer
with reverently bowed heads received tie
decision with delight but instead OF Of
fering UP a prayer of thanks they shower
ed words of appreciation on Mr.. Anderson.
The game proceeded in an orderly manner
and resulted in a victory for the picked
team by a score of Is to 10.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
ATHENS MERCHANT
KILLS HIMSELF

ATHENS, Ca, Sept. IL. B. Lowe died
early Sunday morning from the effects of
an overdose Of morphine.
He had not been well for few days and
intended to take a small dose to relieve
him from his sufferings, but by mistake
took a fatal dose.
He was stopping at the Imperial Hotel
and was discovered to be under the in
fluence shortly after seven o'clock Sat-
urday night. Physicians were immediate
ly called in and made a heroic effort to
save his life, working with him until near
two o'clock Sunday morning.
Mr.. Lowe was unmarried a man of
about forty years. He was a partner in
the large dry goods establishment of Da-
vison & Lowe. There was no more popu-
lar or more successful business man in
Athens. and for many years he had been
a favorite I'm a large circle of friends. His
death cast a gloom over the entire CITY,
Sunday afternoon the body was taken
to Madison, Ga, where he has two sisters,
for Increment in family burial ground.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
TWO BOYS KILLED
BY RUNAWAY MULES

PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. 1.-Two chill
dren were killed in an accident at Chip
ley, Fla, a station east Of here. yester-
day. One met death instantly and the
other died after a great deal OF suffer-
ing.
Details as obtained here show that the
deaths were due 70 the carelessness OF
negro. who VIII probably be sent up for
criminal negligence.
Buck Harris. a distiller at a turpentine
farm, went into Chipley accompanied by
his two boys. aged Z and years respec-
lively. About 4 o'clock he put the chill
dren into a wagon drawn by four mules
and driven by a negro man. He started
them for home.
AS the wagon drew near the edge Of
town the driver left the wagon a moment
and almost Immediately the mules SHE'D
to one side Of the roao and ran over
stump, throwing both children under the
wheels. which passed over them. killing
one instantly and fatally wounding the
other.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
TWO MASKED MEN
HOLD UP TRAINS !
IN NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Sept. 3.-The local
safe on the express car OF the Louisville
and Nashville through train. northbound.
was robbed of its contents Monday night
between this city and Franklin, IS miles
south of Nashville. by two masked men,
who, it is supposed, boarded the train
soon after it left Franklin.
The officials Of the Southern Express
company estimate the amount stolen at
$500.
The two through safes were not mo-
Tested.
The men compelled Express Messenger
Battle to stand in a corner of the car
while they went through the local safe.
The men made Battle signal the train TO
stop just before reaching the South Nash
Vile yards, when they escaped. leaving
no clew behind them.
The story of the robbery. as told by
Messenger Battle, is substantially as fol-
lows:
I'VE pulled out of Franklin at s:45, 40
minutes late. and 1 began to prepare to
check UP my business for report at Nash
vile. had got the safe open and had
gotten good at work. sitting at the safe.
when heard some one behind me. Turn
ing, looked into the barrel of a big re-
volver, held by a man with a red hand
kerchief tied over his face. holes being
cut for eyes, nose and mouth.
Get up nOlu up your nduuSs ne
said, or / will put hole in your head
Right behind him was another man,
wearing red handkerchief over his face.
and also having me covered with his pis-
toll. I got up and he ordered me to stand
in the corner Of the car with my back TO
him and my hands above my head. say
ing. II you dare turn, I'll shoot. Keep
up your hands, 1 didn't look around to
see If he had HIS gun on me, but obeyed
him. Both men had sacks attached to
their belts, and could hear them putting
the packages away. The man who did all
the talking said once, Hurry up. George.
we are getting close to Nashville Finally
he called me to pull the bell cord, but not
to look around. 1 obeyed, but the signal
was not answered. and with an oath he
ordered me to pull It again.
Feared to Look ound.
laThis time the train slowed down. but
I 'uon't know exactly when the men got
of as / did not dare look around. Finally
the trainmen came to see what the trou-
BILE was, and I told them of the hold-up.
The man who did the talking was about
feet 10 inches tall and weighed perhaps
100 pounds When ordering me to pull
the bell cord he said, Tell them you saw
Gus Hyatt Before they got off they
made me help them put out the lights
and then stand in the corner again. The
man who said he was Hyatt had on over
alls and a blue Jacket and wore black
SLOUGH hat. His companion was taller and
thinner. He wore jeans trousers, a blue
flannel shirt and a blue and black cap. 1
can't say how they entered my car, as 1
had my back to them"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
ONE THOUSAND
BY VOLCANO !
ARE SLAIN
ERUPTION OF MONT PELEE IS
REPORTED TO HAVE KILLED
ONE THOUSAND NATIVES AS
THEY FLED FOR REFUGE.

PARIS, Sept. 2.-The Havas agency has
received an undated dispatch from Fort
de France, Island of Martinique ANNOUNCE
ing that about 1000 persons were killed
and that several hundred were injured as
the result of a violent eruption of Mont
Pelee on Saturday. August 80. which de-
stroyed Morne Rouge and Ajoupa Bouil-
Ion, two villages near Mont Pelee.
The dispatch confirms the report that
the village of lie Carbet was damaged
by a tidal wave, which also was felt at
Fort de France, where the people were
stricken.
The French cruisers Suchet and Tage
are embarking people in the neighborhood
OF Martinique.
The minister OF marine NJ. Pelletan, in
view of the further eruptions Of Mont Pc
lee Island OF Martinique, has ordered the
commander of the French Antilles squad
ron 10 send warships Immediately to Basse
TcrTc Island of Guadalupe, there to await
further orders.
The Ministry of the colonies received to-
day an undated cable dispatch from the
governor of Martinique. reporting that
slight earthquake shocks moved from
NORTH TO south of the island August rs
and adding that the same night and the
Eext morning violent eruptions of Mont
Pelee occurred. accompanied by electrical
discharges bursts of flames and incandes-
cen; matter, covering a radius of about
zoe yards in the direction of Morne Rouge.
This activity continued until August 2S,
when the volcano seemed to have quoted
down. The dispatch does not mention any
loss OF life.
An undated cablegram received today
from the governor of Guadalupe reports
that a heavy rain of ashes fell over the
whole of that island August 28. No ex-
pl~sion was heard and no earthquake was
felt, as the volcanoes on Guadalupe are
inactive and Judging from the direction Of
the wind the ashes f1ust have come from
Martinique.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
New York COTTON Market !

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-Cotton opened nrm
with prices 3 to points higher and follow
ing the call displayed stubbornness in selling
and the pressure from the south was at all
times sensitive to buying orders. The Liver
pool market advices were not as favorable as
anticipated and the weather chart gave scatter
ing showers over the belt since yesterday.
Immediately following the call small holders
sold out to secure profits a.. a matter of pre-
caution, but after this cotton was absorbed
the whole list further advanced on strong gem
eral buying, led by the Wall street bull syndi-
cate The west, south anr Europe were bus
ers OF the winter months, while spot cotton in
terests snapped up all offerings Of the Septem-
Der and October options at firm prices. Trading
was very active all the forenoon With com
mission houses reporting a large increase IN
public operations The private crop accounts
from the belt were decidedly bullish but TO some
extent had been discounted. The weather fore
cast gave no sign of q rata storm anywhere IN
the belt but predicted scattering showers with
lower temperatures wess "f. he Mississippi
river. ...-
At midday the market was feverish and at
top prices OF the morning, a net gain of IL
10 IL points Shorts were extremely nervous
while Wall street continued 10 support the
market. Spot firm; aiddling uplands Shci mid
ding gulf 9ssc. s..-, .... 81
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
GA. NORMAL SCHOOL
OPENS NEXT WEDNESDAY

MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Sept. 3.-The
18th annual session Of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial college will begin on We'd
nesday, September 10. The matrons and
housekeepers at both Atkinson hall and
the Mansion dormitory are making active
preparations for the opening.
President ]. Harris CShappell says that
every room in both of the dormitOries is
engaged and applications are still coming
in. Quite a number of the students will
board in private families.
The growth of this institution has been
something almost phenomenal. Its pOpu-
larity seems to increase yearly, so much
so that young ladies have to be turned
away for lack of room.
Most of the faculty have returned from
their vacation and are on hand prepared
to take up the work of the coming ses-
sion.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
Groceries.

at Q S-AVCs
Groceries.
conee-Fancy. 1O911c; low grades. 7a1Oc; Ar
buckle, roasted, $40 50; Lion, 500 Sugar-Cut
o oftd ne New eu Rork $780, New Orleans so
extra G Az; refined yellow 4lse; New orleans
box, &c; per barrel, 5Kc. MRtches-2oO in box,
s1I6d2 90; IS. 4sQ55c, owing to brand; Soda
he 9 e. s tsgh gear s4c lump &C. cheese
Fancy, full cream, lac -. :, 81
Vc5 stables.
Cabbage, 1G11kc; tomatoes. basket crates.
s125; also peck crates o@4Oc; green beans.
Country Produce.
Butter-Georgia Jersey, 2O922Ac; Tennessee
Jersey, 20G221Aci Tennessee. choice, 12l5G15c
Irish potatoes, new crop, csc per bushel; on
ions s0qsoc per bushel; honey new crop. strain
pound; eggs stim at 10000.
Bagging and Ties.
So h. per yard. 134e;l2 Ii, per yard: &c; y
-" live Poultry.
Hens. IS cents, active; fries large 2s925c;
mediums isg2Oc; small I25SGl;sc; S cocks Sec
ducks, puddle zoe; PeSin ducks. 25c turkeys
Flour an1 Grain.
pate@t s975 rst patent s5 strag5 $780,
extra fancy. ssI5; fancy. $50; spring wheat
-four, first patent At5i oran. large sacks,
b oited 72e; Hudnuts, s2-pounds, ssO5. ~
Corr-NIixed, s2c white. SAC; Texas rust proof
hays timothy inc No. large baes. ;o5; small nall
tennessee rye. 100; barley, $40: victor feed.
Fish.
Pompano, e61Oc; Spanish mackerel 100:
trout salt water 6GTc; fresh water. 797l5c;
FISH. 4c; grouper. &c; mullet S5.oO9s.5O per
barrel.
Meat, Lard and Hams.
Reg. r., 1Oc: half ribs. 10hc; rib B.. lie;
fat b. SC; lard best. 12Ac; ID, 11lkc; break
fast bacon, 136D15c; hams. l49l6c, according TO
brand and average; Cal H. Rc; lard COM
Cotton Seed Products.
Cotton seed oil nominal. 271k92slkc per gallon
cotton seed, s14 per ton {. o. b. station; cotton
oo per ton; bale Ruis. $50 per ton; sacked
hulls. $3.50 per ton
Fruit.
Melons, s1OOq1.5O per car; peaches. per crate,
spp pis ssOO6sS6 per barrel; pears, per
crate. 75c@s100; cantaloupes, 75cQN per crate;
lemons. choice demand good So y % O. box; lines
straight per bunch. s1.2501.5O; culls. 9OcQ$1 25;
per bunch; prunes. 5q6c per pound e Gu
crate; table 2rb.. $780, table. srb. 800; raisins.
S1.5Od160 per box. -
Bartlett pears 81 2592 so; Tokay grapes 1925
q2.5O; peaches. elings .25@1 So peaches. free.
SId1. rs; assorted plumbs, S1.25q1.50
Nuts.
Mixed nuts. 12lkc; Brazil nuts. ie917e: Eng
fish walnuts, No 1, 121ac; No. 2 91aQ10c:
North Carolina peanuts. 4lkc: hand picked.
Virginia, 5ikc; extra fancy Virginia, 6661ac; al
monds. 1SQl4c; oecaE@ '1@fl21sc
Crackers.
standard soda. &C: milk. TIC; Xxx cream.
NC; lemon cream. &c; cornhiils. Sc; assorted
penny cakes, Sc; assorted jumbles, tOc; lunch
milk, 71sc; xxx soda. 6lc; Xxx ginger snaps.
SIC; pearl oyster. TC5 excelsior. zlkc.
wooGenW re,
rvo-hoop nine pals. per dozen, 81. 40; 3-hOop.
nine nails Der dozen si.55; S-hoop brass bound
pals. white cedar. Sc. 70; shoe brushes. SOC TO
s1: brooms from 81 20 to $3.50; clothes pins
per box OF gross. 75c; washboards. from Sac
10 $500; pine tubs. in nest. per nest. ~:
Galvanized TUBS, 4 in nest, per nest, $40;
bread trays. from g. 90 to $3.50 per dozenk wood
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
CUBAN CONGRESS FREES
SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM"

NEW YORK, Sept. both branches OF
the Cuban congress have passed resold-
lions calling for the release of all conTlcts
now confined on the island OF Cuba Mo
fought in the Cuoan army, says a Havana
dispatch to The Tribune.
The resolutions are proposed to be gen
eraI and Irrespective Of the crime tina. the
ex-soldier is guilty q. The propos Ion
met with some opposition by some o; the
most conservative members of the con-
gress, but the revolutionary members sue
ceeded in getting it through. The two
branches Of congress have appointed
committee which is 10 wait on Presi ienE
Palma today asking him TO take the f.
ton desired
The resolution proposes that all OF tau
conVicts be released on October IL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-04
ROMANCE
STIRS ASHEVILLE
YOUNG COUPLE FROM ALABAMA
ELUDE WATcHFUL PARENTS
AND ARE MARRIED.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. LA special
from Asheville, n. c., says:
Details have just come TO light OF a SEN
sational marriage a few nights since. Iha
parties are Miss Willie Seldom ana v ,.
Cunningham, of Faunsville, Ala Tho
bride Is the daughter OF a wealthy pla1tcr
and the groom a prominent man. Miss
Seldom came to Asheville a week ago A-.d
went to a fashionable boarding NOISE
Mr.. Cunningham arrived the next Gay.
The father objected strongly to Cunning
ham and supposed that his daughter was
visiting friends. He learned Of Cunning
hams movements and the couple feared
he would follow. They drove up TO the
rear of the courthouse, sent Mrs. Sew
ger for a justice of the peace and were
married while seated in the buggy D. me
Ight of a lantern The ceremony was
witnessed by four deputy sheriffs.
The bride and groom drove TO the cepot
and boarded the train for the east