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WRETCHED NEGRO
DIES AT STAKE
Dragged Young Lady From
Buggy Breaking Her Legs
GREAT CROWD DSAW BURNING
When Shown the Manner of His Death
the Negro Begged Piteously for
Mercy-charred Bones Now
Mark the Spot.
GREAT CROWDSAW BURNING

Clayton, Miss, July 17.-Before large
crowd of spectators James Obey, ne
gro, who attempted an assault upon Miss
Virgie Tucker, a well known and popular
young lady of this place, was burned
at the stake at midnight last night.
Miss Tucker this afternoon was riding
home in a buggy when at lonely spot
In the road James Obey, a negro. hailed
her with the information that she had
dropped package from the buggy. Miss
Tucker stopped her horse and the negro
approached as If to pick up the package
Obey suddenly seized the girls wrists
and dragged her violently from the vehi-
Gle, breaking both of her legs. The young
lady screamed and despite her crippled
condition. she successfully repelled the
attack of her asailant.
The screams of the young lady at
tracted the attention of DR.. Hit, who
was driving near by, and he rushed to
the rescue. The negro, upon seeing the
physician approaching took to his heels.
DR.. Hit soon gave the alarm and posses
were formed and the search for Obey be-
gan.
Neighboring towns were notified of the
crime by telegraph and posses were
formed and sharp lookouts established in
these localities. Before midnight one
of the posses came uron Odey who tried
to elude his pursuers by flight but the
negro was overtaken and bound by his
captors. He was brought to Clayton. In
the meantime news Of his capture spread
In all directions, and mobs began to form
and make for a central point. The negro
wss brought into the presence of Miss
Tucker, who positively identified him as
the assailant. The negro denied, however,
that he was the guilty man. Obey was
taken to a convenient spot in the coun-
try road and a bonfire was built around
a tree.
The negro was told to prepare for
death, and when the manner of his exc
cution became apparent the trembling
wretch begged piteously for mercy. Obey
was bound securely and put into the
flames. and only his charred bones now
mark the place of execution.
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ROOSEVELT BUSY
WITH HIS VISITORS
HAS NO COMMENTS TO MAKE ON
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
ACTION TAKEN IN CASE OF GEN.
JACOB SMITH.

Oyster Bay, July t6.-President Roose-
welt is entertaining at Sycamore Hill to-
night Robert D. Wrenn, former tennis
champion and a member of Troop A of
the Rough Riders when Mr. Roosevelt
was colonel of the regiment Mr. Wrenn
is arranging for the international tennis
tournament which is to be played at Bay
Ridge, N Y, August 6, and 8. He has
extended to the President an invitation
to attend the tournament, and the invita-
tion probably Will be accepted.
owen Wister. the novelist. of Philadel-
phia, was expected at Sycamore Hill to-
night, but telegraphed his inability to
come
Comparatively little work was done by
the President today, and he and Secretary
Loeb disposed Of only a few departmental
matters which had been brought to their
attention from Washington.
The President had no comments to
make upon the announcement from
Washington of the action taken with re-
spect to the courtmartial cases of Gen.
Jacob H. Smith and Maj. Lyttleton w.
T. Waller. While here he declines to dis
cuss matters of departmental concern,
preferring that such information IL made
public should come from the departments
in Washin gton.
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schools that this constitution makes so
HAS SUPPORTED
PARTY NOMINEES.

"Since reaching manhood | have never
failed to support the nominees of my
party; sometimes one or the other have
been distasteful to me, but feeling that
the prosperity of the people depended
largely upon the success of Democratic
principles, and that this could but be had
through organized action, l have felt 1t
my duty to yield my personal inclina-
tions and .disappointments to the general
good, l have always felt that when the
Democrats of Alabama had an honest
and fair chance to express their choice
in the selection of their cndidates, and
had this choice honestly counted and de-
clared, that all shouldf cheerfully accept
the result and l am glad that progress
has been made this year in that direc-
tion, and l doubt not the result will be
fruitful in good now and hereafter.
THE people are to be sincerely con-
graduated upon securing an opportunity
to vote directly for their nominees and
upon the safeguards thrown around an
honest count of their votes. All fair
men must regret however that such a
short time was given as to prevent fair
canvass of the state and presentation of
the issues so as to reach the body of the
voters, and the unfair advantage this
gives those who have been long in the
canvass.
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JULY CORN CORNER WAS
NO MORE THAN AN ECHO
Wisdom of Bull Leaders in Abandoning the Corner Two Weeks
Advance was Demontrated When the Inspection Sheet
Was PoSted-ShortS Not Ali H.

the open cash market by shorts and turn
ed into the Harris Gates office in settle
ment of contracts
There were also III cars of the con-
tract grade made in the different clean
ing and drying houses, making about 500.-
600 bushels of the contract grade from all
sources. Being out of the deal, the bull
leaders were relieved of the unpleasant
necessity Of taking care of this vast
quantity of corn. The cash market was
firmer than the day before though not
particularly brisk.
Almost everybody about the board had
a different theory to exploit as to the win
nings or losses of the Gates syndicate. A
consensus of the best opinion, however
was that the syndicate was nominally q
little ahead on it's deal as to July de-
livery, but stood to stand substantial
loss in marketing in its corn which Il
had been forced to accumulate. In view
/ of this fact and the strong probabilities
that this corn cannot be profitably dis
posed of the corner as a whole is moi
| looked upon as an unqualified success.
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North Carolina Convention.

Greensboro, n c.. July 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention today was one
of the most largely attended ever held in
the State. Walter Clark was nominated
for chief justice of the Supreme Court
motion to make his nomination unani-
nous was objected to. Connor and Wal
ker were nominated for associate justices
E. c. Boddingfeld was nominated for
corporation commissioner. United States
Senator F. M. Simmons was present and
made a speech.
Referring to national affairs the plat
form says:
We reaffirm our allegiance to the
Democratic party and it's principles as
enunciated in its national platform The
platform defines its opposition to trusts
and monopolies and the protective tariff.
and favors the establishment of the Ap-
palachian forest reserve by the govern
ment.
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M HICAGO, July 16.-The July corn
corner was not much more than
%sz8 an echo today, nothing being
done In the deal so far as the Harris
Gates people were concerned. 1t was de-
veloped today that the shorts are not
yet all in. A few small ones began COW
ering at the opening of change and made
the opening quotations somewhat arratic
between 631k and &C cents. Later the
price settled back to 65A cents and closed
at 65as cents.
The wisdom of the bull leaders in aban-
doning the corner two weeks in advance
of its natural termination, was shown
when the inspection sheet YVES posted
showing fresh receipts of 453 cars on
Chicago sidetracks. OF this total, las
cars were contract grade which the
leaders would have been obliged to take
as means of supporting the July price.
Otherwise it would have been bought in
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HoBsoN AGAIN A HERO.
Rescues Young Lady Who Had Fallen
Into Water.

st. Louis. July 1s.-Captain Richmond
P. Hobson. of Merrimac fame. rescued
Miss May Cert. young lady well known
in st. Louis society from drowning in
the Mississippi river today opposite the
Chautauqua grounds near Alton. Ill.
Miss Cert was standing on the deck OF
a yacht and losing her balance. fell into
the stream, Captain Hobson. who was
in swimming near by, at once went to
the young lady's rescue and caught her
as she was going down for the second
time. He conveyed her to the yacht
where she was resusitatel with some dif>
fculty.
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KILLED HIS LITTLE SON.
Snowman Cut His Boys Throat and
Then Tries His Own.

Kansas city. Mo-. July 1e.--J. M.
speyer of New Orleans, a Snowman at a
street fair in this city. tonight killed his
5-year-old son by cutting his throat while
the child slept and then attempted to
commit suicide by cutting his own
throat.
Speyer was accused of assauting O.
yeer-old girl today, and asserts that he
intended TO kill his son and himself be-
car Sc he feared he would be lynched al
though he maintains his innocence of the
charge of the assault. His wife and a
daughter are in New Orleans.
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.

Washington, July 16.-Forecast for
Alabama: Scattering showers and thun-
derstorms, and not so warm. Thursday
and Friday; light variable winds, most
ly south.
Page One.
Former Governor Johnston announces
his candidacy.
John Mitchell will absolutely rule the
great miners convention.
Gen. Jacob Smith retired by the Pres
ident and lightly admonished.
Corn corner is thing of the past.
Negro burned at the stake in Missis-
soppi
Page Two.
Thirty-five miners killed as result of
terrific explosion.
Governor Taft will soon sail from Rome
his mission having failed.
Fire in the oil fields is still uncon-
trolled.
Page Three.
General State news.
Page Four.
Editorial comment
Gossip heard around the hotels and
elsewhere.
Page Five.
Water Company offers to reduce rates
third.
Judge John imposes fines of s6461 in Po-
lice Court during Fourteen days.
Governor Jelks will review troops to-
morrow.
Page Six.
China appeals to the United States for
help in indemnity matter.
Texas Democrats nominate Mr.. Lanham
for Governor
Page Seven.
Local and foreign market reports.
Page Eight.
Baseball and general sporting news,
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EARNINGS OF T.C.I. CO..
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS

New York. July 16-(SpeeiaD-The earn
ings of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany for the quarter and half year ending
June 80, 1902, are as follows Gross pro-
fits from operation, quarter ending June
30 s655 1866; half year ending June so, ST.
234,9S1; fixed charges quarter ending
June 30 $1S1,54e half year ending June
80 1892 col; net profits, quarter ending
June 30, $474,419; half year ending June
3o $s42. 779; sinking and replacement fund,
quarter ending June 30, $114,66S half year,
ending June 30. s2S8 000 balance, quarter
ending June 30, $S59, 751; half year ending
June 80, 5000, us; dividends on preferred
stock at per cent per annum) quarter
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ending June 80. Ss276; half year ending
June 30, s1S, ,242; surplus, quarter ending
June 3d. $351 474 half year ending June 30,
$596,595.
This amount has been set aside In spe-
cial sinking and replacement funds and
charged aginst earnings which Is intended
to cover the depreciation of capital ac-
counts by reason of the removal of ore
and coal from fee lands and the reprecia-
ton of plant and equipment at mines
and works. The earnings for the last
quarter made a better showing than even
the company's officials expected. The
surplus of $595.535 for the half year Is
equal to about 3 per cent on the COM
mon stock or at the rate Of per cent
per annum.
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CHARLES E. WALLER FOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
The Former Governor Makes Speech,
In Which he Complains of Unfair
Treatment and viii Appeal
to the people.
"a ORMER GOV. JOSEPH F.
- rnLrNycTONr .,os+o~da,, FORMAL

"a ORMER GOV. JOSEPH F.
JOHNSTON yesterday formal
ly announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Alabama in the State pri-
mary election ordered for August 25.
Ex-Speaker Chas. e. Waller of Hale
County, who was in the conference,
was authoritatively announced as a
candidate for Lieutenant-Gov
The meeting was held in the parlors
of the Morris hotel About $50 friends
of the Ex-Governor was present Every
one urged that Mr.. Johnston enter the
race. He agreed to do so and spoke as
follows.
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means of securing it. Suporin-
tendent Wharton said that many per-
sons who had at first bitterly op-
posed the plan OF local tax had come 70
favor it very strongly. There are now
splendid schools and teachers, and the
teachers are getting better salaries.
The people are enthusiastic over II.
Not a single election or local tax has
been lost in Guilford county.
DR.. McIver said that the question of
local taxation was one Of the most diff
cult questions we have TO confront. He
said that this question of money was at
the root Of the whole trouble.
He told the story of how the idea
originated in Guilford, Of the difficulties
attending it at first, and OF its final
triumph. Local taxation, he declared,
could be secured whenever there was a
man at the head of things who was con-
vinced that it must be done.
He believed, he said, that it was time
for Raleigh, Goldsboro, Charlotte. and
the other towns, to pay out some of
their money just as Greensboro has done,
for the benefit of the rural schools.
He said if anybody supposed that
local taxation could be gotten anywhere
in North Carolina without a fight he was
very much mistaken, and there was
need of men who would fight. There
had been some let up for the past two
months on account Of the election. but
the fight would be carried on with he
utmost vigOr.
Supt. Scarborough, of HEREFORD, spoke
with the greatest carnestness on this
subject, saying that the argument that
had been used against local taxation
was that it taxed the property holders
and not the tenants. This he declared
was not true. The property could not
pay the taxes itself, without the work
Of the enantS.
Education, he said, was a question of
public defense and progress.
The chairman said that these were like
the words of an old prophet. No man
had done more than he who had just
spoken to make possible in the State
what had been done. AS State Superin-
tendent he had found nothing; he had
left a system.
Supt. Joyner then earnestly voiced the
sentiment that the county superintendent
must take the lead in the work in their
counties. If any feels that he cannot
undertake the work, then for the sake
of the cause let him resign in favor of
some one else. The time has come in
North Carolina when fitness was re
was pleased to say that he had never
seen a moro earnest body of county sup
e~rintendCnts
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the cost had been less than the amount

the cost had been less than the amount
saved by consolidation.
supt. Venable, OF Asheville, said that
his county provided for the outlying dis
tricts by establishing primary schools
for the small children who could not get
to the central school house. The large
children were compelled to go to the
central school house.
Principal John E. Ray, of the 1~nstitu-
ton for the Blind, extended an invita-
ton to the superintendent to visit the
Institution from 4:30 until $50 this
afternoon. The invitation was accepted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the Conference met again at 2:30
D. M, Supt. j. A.. McAlister, of Robson,
discussed the question of the best means
of securing consolidation. He said that
on account Of the large area OF Robson
county, and the comparatively small
population, consolidation of districts
was rather difficult in that county.
he difficulties he had found, he said,
were local attachments and the necessity
of the pupils going long distances. These
difficulties he had met by showing how
the larger amount of money at hand,
because of consolidation, could secure
longer terms and better teachers.
He also showed how under this plan
a permanent school could be established,
at which a good English education could
be obtained and from which lasting
benefits would result.
Supt. Heather, Of Lincoln, said several
consultations had been made in his
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district, and there had been generally
had been explained. Three districts are
pctitioning for local taxation. He refer
red to a letter in the Charlotte Observer
the other day opposing the local tax.
Supt. Cochran, of MeckIenburg, said he
knew who had written that letter. 1t
was a man who had no children. That
letter, he said, would be answered at
the proper time. AS to the question of
the small children not being able to
walk long distances, he said that he
would favor the children staying at
home until they were eight years old.
and even then they would get longer
school terms, because Of the economy
that would result from consolidation.
Supt. Joyner said that ST., 900 had
been raised by private subscription for
the 332 new school houses that had been
built.
Supt. Venable, of Buncombe, then
spoke on Location and Plans of School
Houses and Grounds" He said that to
accomplish the result of bringing the
children 10 partake of proper education
he knew OF no better means than a
beautiful home. He dWelt upon the
lasting impression mad by pleasing sur
.roundings. Let US no longer call it the
tional home"
In locating your school house, avoid
the centres of population, unless they
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four and one-half miles from the school
house. and so it became necessary 10
have two school houses iE that district.
Supt. Cooper, of Onslow. said that they
had recently abolished a district, and
there had been so much opposition that
they had finally restored it. He, how
ever. favored consolidation.
Supt. Henderson, of CasWell, said his
county was the original consolidating
county. The districts were too large.
The transportation question was the
thing with them.
DR.. Buttrick said that in Georgia, in
several districts consolidation had been
effected through transportation, and that
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different counties there were present Dr..
Wallace Buttrick. Secretary of the Gen
cral Education Board; his associates,
Messrs. Cloyd and Heck; Prof. P. r.
ClaXton, of Knoxville; President Chas.
d. McIver, of the state Normal and IN
dustrial College; President Geo. 7. Win
ston, of the A. and NJ. College, and
many others.
Governor hycock and the State officials
were interested listeners.
Supt. Charles E. Boyer, Of Cabarrus
county. spoke on Some Observed Re
suits of Consolidation" He said that
Cabarrus county had made eight con
solicitations since 1901. He told of the
consolidation of two districts, whose
attendance was respectively - and 30.
The results were a better school house
better attendance notwithstanding sew
eral children were transferred. The
people were satisfied, and applications
came for more consultations, until nov
in that neighborhood four districts have
been consolidated into two, with a cen
SuS for each of something like 157
Other examples wore cited OF splendid
results achieved by consolidation in Ca.
harrus county.
Tho chairman then asked all superin-
tCndentS who had succeeded in makins
constellation to rise. Considerable
more than half arose.
! SuIt. Scarborough, Of Hertford, sal,
| thcre were thirty-one districts and 3,12.
white children i'll his county. Accord
ingly the districts were too large to con
solidstc. In one district. there wer,
! only 80 children, but II of them were
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GRAFT DAY IN The
STATE CONFERENCE
U'rom Fridays News and Discovery

NNANNS thd oNtot 1
Yesterday, the second day of the State
Conference of County superintendent,
vas marked by a magnificent address
by DR.. Wallace Buttrick. the secretary Of
the General Education Board. in the
morning.; in the afternoon a very IN
teresting paper by Miss Eula Dixon. rep
rescnting the w. c. T. IT,, practical illus
t~rations of the possibility of teaching
agriculture in the rural schools hy Prors.
Eurkett and Stevens, of the A.. and ".
College; and at the night session some
unusually interesting and animated dis
cussions, Which brought out many splen-
did suggestions.
The mention by Superintendent Massey.
OF Durham. of the need in that county
of a mild compulsory school law elected
hearty, spontaneous applause all over the
hall.
A feature last night was the presence
of the band from the Institute for the
Fllnd, which rendered very delightful,
music during several intervals.
At $50 yesterday morning, Immediately
after State. Superintendent Joyner had
called the body to order. DR.. Buttrick
PROCEEDED to explain the origin, purpose
and aims of the General and Southern
Education Boards.
This he did very clearly. It was a,
Capon Springs, Va, that the idea was
started. There Dr.. ]. L. NJ. Curry met
several gentlemen who were travelling
through the South for the purpose ar
studying educational conditions. Mr.
Ogden became the leading spirit and or
canned the movement in W~inston-Sale lem
two years ago.
inc purpose is to conduct q series ~
meetings throughout the South in order
10 ascertain the real condition and prl-
mary needs in the section.
Or. Buttrick, in the course Of his re-
marks, paid a glowing tribute to the
people Of North Carolina, their COURAGE
patriotism, determination.
~ Dr. Chas. d.. McIver. who is in
charge OF the campaign work OF the
southern Education Board, he spoke in
terms of magnificent eulogy.
Dr. Buttricks splendid speech will be
tilhted IN iull N this paper on Sunday.
In order to obtain definite information
blanks containing lie questions had hoa,
provided and were given to the suDcrin.
tendents to fill out, each for HE owl
county. The idea is to make tho office
OF the General Education Board = brro,,
OF Information which could not bc OH
'dlncd from any other source yhafover
ne flling out of these blanks took ~,
q good part of the morning session
Nhen this was concluded. the chair
man called on Mr.. w. n. Heck. Of the
southern Education Board. to talk on thc
work Of that board. After this ! dis
cusalon on consolidation would be in ar
der.
Mr.. Heck explained the publication
WORK OF the Southern Education BOARD
lhe work. he said. was divided into t,s
investigation work, in charge of Pro- y
:. ClaNton. tho campaign work. in charre
OF PRESIDENT McI*er. and the publjcatiop
Q "h'ch ne himself had charve.
; CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
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Ginning Statistics
Continued from II

if receipts should now oaa
off. prices vii, soon begin
advance.
The report Of Mr.. Peter
recent Investigations of ma
was published in the last
paper. and shows the tat#
tons high estimates for thai
different cotton grow
should meet and ~tt0nu.
the actions OF such Men a
NELL. Farmers ought ta e.#
ton and If convinced tEg -..-
short Of 2 heavy crop. tha
tight to the remainder ~ Ills.
sonally. | shall hoId ray COATES
ter prices, drmly bellevue
spring the price VIII las
pound better than now
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are the geographical centres of the dis
tricts.
If possible, locate near the most pub
lie road and some cross read. Accessi :
bllity is Of the utmost Importance, and
rom as many directions as possible.
The day IS past when a lot Of sixty
teet square is considered sufficient for
even q school house with ono teacher"
! The building Of these modern school