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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
DANGER STILL Turks
AROUND MARTINIQUE
NATIVES ARE WARNED TO KEEP
AWAY FROM THE sMoK-
ING CRATER.

FORT DE FRANCE, Island of Martin
ique. July 1O.-In an interview today with
a representative Of the Associated Press,
James A. Jaggers. Jr.. assistant geolo-
gist to the United States geological sur
vey, who has been investigating volcanic
conditions in the West Indies. said:
81 have been fortunate in seeing a real
eruption before go and the eruption Of
last night, July g. seems to have been
very characteristic one. Mont Pelee has
impressed me as being much more VEN
omous looking than the Soufriere Of st.
Vincent. The question has been constant
~ asked me: DO you think it is finished
now? Is not the danger Overt? have al
ways answered:
The mountain at this moment appears
calm, and the dust columns that one sees
from time to time are largely due to land
slides from the crater into the head of
Riviere Blanche. The eruption of last
night was 70 be expected. We may expect
many more before so hot and vigorous a
steam engine as Mont Pelee comes to
rest.
"A diagnosis of the real dimension in
activity can be. made after the mountain
has been watched a year and all its move
ments recorded. After watching events here
since May q, I do not think single hab-
itation northwest of the line from Belle
fontaine to Vive ST. Dennis, Morne Rouge
that there is any immediate danger, but
I believe that the action OF Mont Pelee
Is too uncertain for us to be assured that
a future eruption may not occur to wind
ward.
THE greater part of destruction
wrought by the Soufriere in ST. Vincent
was on the windward or eastern side and
Mont Pelee Is in many respects a twin
sister TO the st. Vincent volcano. I gave
the same advice without hesitation at St.
Vincent although the Soufriere was much
quieter than Is Mont Pelee. know well
that causing people to move from all
these villages and habitations will produce
great Inconvenience. but the alternative
is a risk of human life. When the noun
tain Is entirely cold. and the people are
protected by a properly equipped eXper-
iment station, with devices to signal dang
err, they may, with certain restrictions, re-
turn to the volcanic lands. No city should
ever again, however, be built on the
northwest end of the island.
Il do not think that Fort de France is
in any danger from the volcano.
Most Of the towns in the West indies
are equally in danger from tidal waves.
It would take an explosion from Mont
Pelee Of enormously greater dimensions
than anything that has happened as yet
to make wave which would harm Fort de
France. No evidence exists of augment
ing violence in the eruptions which lead
to the supposition that a Kraxatoa explos-
ion is coming here. In comparison Mont
Pelee is rather a small volcano. This is all
I can say about danger"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
WOMAN ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH
Theft

Charged with stealing silverware, MrA
s. z. Crawford, wife OF F. p. Crawford.
is locked up at police headquarters In the
custody OF Mrs. Bohnefeld, the pohce
matron. She was arrested yesterday by
Mounted Of1cer Gloer.
The arresting officer win ask the court
not to bind her over to the state courts.
as he says she Is addicted to the use OF
drugs and not responsible. In her trunk
was found large number of empty NOR
phine bottles.
The silverware was found in Mrs. Craw-
ford.s room at 3S5 CORTLAND street. It was
the property Of Mrs. r. L. Posey, OF A
Walton street. from whom Mrs Crawford
recently rented room It was the 18th
of last month that the silver was supposed
to have been taken. Several spoons ana
knives were found. There are two spoons
unaccounted for.
Mrs. Crawford contends the spoons
were simply mixed with some of hers
through mistake. She denies intending to
take them and IS very much grieved about
the AFFAIR.
Mrs. Crawford is 30 years old. She and
her husband came from Macon He was
employed as a hotel clerk there and had
a position here for while. but is now out
of work, his wife says.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
Grain and Provlslons.

CHICAGO Aug. 6.-After an easy opening
all grains took steady tone today. Sep
6Ss4c to 6sasc favorable harvesting weather
and liberal receipts. Cables were COMPARE
lively firm and a moderate demand from COM
mission houses and a leading elevator put
prices up 10 69Aqhc where they hung steady
early. December was a trifie stronger than
September early. Harvesting was reported I'M
der way in the spring country as far north as
middle Minnesota and stouthern North Dakota.
Receipts 367 cars, contract grade; Minneapo-
lis and Duluth reported 49, a total for the three
year ago.
Very fine crop prospects, with estimates for
ca, 900 900 bushels OF wheat from Missouri against
only 81 900 last year, depressed September
port sales at low prices brought a reaction and
September closed steady shade lower at &C.
September corn started %9&c down at 55kQ-
55&c on lower cables and favorable crop re-
ports. December was offered freely at the
opening, but the very light receipts-21 cars
and the steadiness in wheat brought a rally
to 56hc. Cash oats were weak today on under
selling east by Indiana and Ohio. This with
the fair weather worked small receipts ana
kept prices steady. September opened shade
lower to a shade higher at S1A to 30, sold at
326 and steadied near 32c. Receipts So cars.
Great weakness developed in corn. The
Missouri crop report indicated a total yield OF
800 900 900 bushels against last years shriveled
yield Of @. OOO 600 bushels September broke ex-
citedly to SAC. but covering, especially by ST.
Louis, brought a rally. September closed weak
nc down at 54&c.
Provisions had good support from packers.
upturn. September pork started 21sc up at
sic S7lb and sold to 1855; September lard
PIC up at $40. S7I5, and September ribs, TIC up
at s1O.55; sold at S10.50 and touched s10.55.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS.
9bs following were the ruling prices in the
exchange today:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
WESTERN LIMITED TRAIN
FLIES INTO OIL CARS

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. A Santa
Fe passenger train returning from Redon-
do Beach last night ran through an open
switch and crashed into an oil train.
Both engines were wrecked, as was also
one coach and four oil tank cars.
The fuel tank of one of the engines ex-
ploded Immediately after the crash, set
ting fire to the wreck. Burning oil was
scattered in every direction and the large
oil refinery plant of the Combs Refining
company was set on fire. The plant was
destroyed, as were all the cars in the
wreck except one.
T. d. Martin fireman of the freight
engine. is missing and 1t is thought his
body is under the burned wreckage.
The injured:
II. r. Gardiner. engineer. face terribly
scalded, chest, back and legs burned by
being caught in a shower of burning oil.
c. II. Andrews, fireman. hands and face
burned and back injured by jumping
from cab.
William Whitesides, passenger, Los An
geles; left arm broken.
Frank Scott brakeman, face and Shout
ders burned by oil.
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TraCu'S Record Since His Escape

s-Eary Tracy the Salem
killing three guards
In
who
two
pursuian dtooka
and hred puue from ambush near
June REe through night and made
June stole suburbs Of
Portland -, .,., ,-o,ru,, -vr and forced George Sun :
deriand and landing hve
files abov anco
stole woh continued their flight
Pat" Mcclure Iane while owner was
Junes IS break Keso. Wash
June stoe horses dmOunted and
June Pd strong posse guarding the
July 1onvic
Merrill saying later that he had killed him
he stolsa noth and passed through Olympia
y S-Iray nso W sL
sound Landed night at Seattle and srted
July posse
miles Seattle AS result OF the battle Deputy
Williams of Seattle is seriously not fatally
1 Trszsr his face Returning toward in
Policeman E IaWey deputy
That night it learned later Tracy slept IN
July 4soie farmhouse in
outskirts Ballard During that day slept and rested IN the
woods.
near BOthTsn by the
sound to
SareS his hosts After supplying
n a hired man to row him
friends and hired men was le
nifty sheriGs at Charles GeTald house at
through As ne hed
hep which filed the
dog'n nd disabled them until he was safe
July She'd up family a. Kent and got new revolver ammunition
south Of Kent Later exchanged
guards Covugton and again escaped
-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
MEET
OCTOBER
NEXT
MAYOR MINIS WILL ISSUE INvt-
TATI0N FOR MEETING TO BE
HELD IN ATLANTA ON 0cTo-
Der IL.

The convention Of Georgia mayors has
been called for October u. Notices of the
convention will be issued in the name OF
Mayor Livingston Minis in few days
and copies will be sent to all cities Of the
state.
During its session Tuesday afternoon
the board of directors of the Atlanta
Chamber Of Commerce endorsed the move
ment to hold the convention of Georgia
mayors in Atlanta and promised the aid
of that organization in making the Wis
-itors have an enjoyable visit.
Yesterday Secretary Walter G. Coop
er, of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
called upon the mayor and suggested that
some date for the convention of the may
ors be set 4..
Mayor Minis consequently announced
that he would call the convention for Oc-
tober 18TH and stated to Secretary Cooper
that the regular call would be issued in a
few days. >rs I-..
1t is probable that committees viii be
appointed. from the general council, the
Southern Interstate Fair and the chamber
of commerce to make arrangements for
the convention.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
vERNAL REMEDY COMPANY.
DO THIS ONE THING.

write to vernal Remedy Company, Buff
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Every form OF stomach trouble yields TO
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Inflammation and enlargement OF the pros
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booklet.
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MutphY q COD Cutton Lsrfsr.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-There was little doing
in cotton this morning. Opening sales were
at unchanged prices to advance. Much
depends on developments during August and
hesitation is displayed and will continue to be
displayed until the close Of the month, IL Is
expected. More moderate views are being en-
tertained as 20 crop The statistical record for
the past 20 years is being closely studied and
since II reveals poor crops as q result OF poor
August conditions the conclusion is reached
that the present year viii prove no exception,
that Texas may yet lose million bales and
the crop on the whole may turn out & very
poor instead OF a very dne one. Those who
have closely watched the progress OF crop
feel convinced that trade has been misled by
the predomnance OF good reports while ignor-
ing the poorer ones, which they calculate
amount to no less than rs per cent or more
for the whole. Prices also are beginning to
attract attention and II is quite reasonable to
calculate on a revival OF demand from all quar-
tiers should we witness further shrinkage In
price. Very narrow changes occurred in the
market the entire session. Bears feared TO
sell and bulls feared 20 buy except in a very
small way. In Texas and Oklahoma 1O4 tenn
perature was reported today Port receipts
1850, last year $780,
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COMPARATIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
Southern EXCHANGE @tton- 1 etter.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.--Advices received today
by telegraph were without special features as
regards the crop prospect and the market was
stagnant throughout the session. Fluctuations
Were narrow, ranging from g. II at the opening
TO SIS about noon for August. The other sum
mer and winter months were not moved by
any excessive pounding from either element
and there was nothing forthcoming IN the move
ment which would Justify operators to act
Much depends upon the condition OF the weather
for the next month as the movement and grow
ing crop will be affected by any great change
in the temperature or exorbitant moisture
We would say OF the present outlook that II Is
as good could be expected with prevailing
conditions. which have been most satisfac-
tory during the past day or two. and II the
we look for a further decline Of few points.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07


Vegetables.
Cabbage, 11f92e; tomatoes. s basket crates.
75c; also peck crates, 10000; slow sale;
toes. No. stock, s2.5O92.75; No. 2 stock. no
Country Produce.
Butter-Georgia Jersey. 2O922skc: Tennessee
irish potatoes new crop .7O075c per bushel; on
ions, e0GS1 per bushel; honey, new crop. strain
pound; white peas si.25 per burshei; stock
meas. 81 GOAL 10 per bushei; eggs stiff at 15c
Flour and Grain.
Flour-Old wheat -four: Fancy Diamond
@ aRc 1G Ts fandS s oSoea fa
$500; family $50; spring wheat -four first
gstsn So corn 95 NEAL lprg pan &c. boed s so
Hgdnuts 92-poYSsnds; 800. Or. re-. -.. -.
oats 75c; white oats, SIC; No. mixed, soc;
ham. timothy: No large bales. sL1o; small
bales: 500; No g SSei Georgia 60 gi: rye; Sl9i
ST. so per 100 pounds; orange cane seed 500
per bushel; Early Amber cane seed. S2.25 per
bushel.
Live Poultry.
Hens. 25a3Oc. slow sale; fries. large. 2Oq22c;
PHs' soc S' feEin ducks Csc: turkeys live.
no sale.
Groceries.
Coffee-Fancy 5000; low grades. 7a1oc: Ar
buckle roasted, $1,000; Lion, SO. so. Sugar-Cut
Loaf TAG; cubes 6se; pow S Sac grant g "a.
extra O. l%c; refined yellow. 4i6c; New orleans
clarified. 4A@5c. candy-Assorted stick, per
s Sic S. 45955c owing to brand soda
Box, g. As; keg, 2q51sc: Ritce-Head' &c; fancy
Fancy, full cream, lac.
Powder-Rine. s4.6O per keg: drop shot. $50.
Fruit.
Melons. s5oa9o per car gesaeh 1s per crate.
crate. 75c6iSl; cantaloupes, 75c9s1.00 per crate;
lemons choice, demand good. sS5O94 box; lines
s stTsiEht per per G buheh s5ef5; cas SS
per bunch; prunes, 5q5c per pound; currants,
s sraish per per Roq bSncb PIE sssn cuS
crate; table 2fo $3.50; table. SID, $500; raisins'
Feathers.
Geese feathers, new, white, k596oc per ID;
old geese feathers, l5g25c; duck and geese ssSs
ACC ID; duck. colored. 25c ID; chicken. loo.
Meat, Lard and Hams.
Reg. r., lOIkc; half ribs. lie; rib B.. 11hc;
fat B., skc; lard, best 123ze; I'd, 12c; break
fast bacon 13615c; hams, 14616c, according to
brand and average; Cal H.. l2c; lard com
Cotton Seed Products.
Cotton seed oil nominal, s4qs5c per gallon;
cotton seed, $14 per ton T. o, b. station; cotton
$500 per ton: bales hulls. $3.50 per ton; sacked
hulls. $3.50 per ton.
Fish.
Pompano, sG1Oc: Spanish mackerel, 1oc;
trout, salt water, 6lk47c; fresh water, 1q1lac;
blue fish, &c; snapper, &c; Dream, &C; mixed
FISH, &c; grouper, &c; mullet, S5.OO95.5O per
barrel
Nuts.
Mixed nuts 12kc; Brazil nuts, 16g17c; Eng
fish walnuts No. !, 12lzc; No. q 9hQ10c;
North Carolina peanuts, 4kc; hand picked.
Virginia. 45kc; extra fancy Virginia, 5hc; al
monds, 13Q14c: pecaps. 1lal2hc.
Crackers.
Standard soda, &c; milk, 7hc; xxx cream,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
New York Cotton.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6-Cotton opened steady
unchanged to one point higher and for the next
hour failed to vary more than 8 points from
the final bids of yesterday. The room contin-
gent all at sea as to just which way 10
turn, influences being very conflicting and the
nature of the speculation in progress naturally
tending to advise extreme caution. whereas
the weather map gave showers east OF the Mis-
sissippi and the forecast pointed to further
precipitation over that section Of the belt.
the private crop reports were exceptionally
mixed beyond all doubt. that the crop is
spotted one to say the least. The English mar
ket fully responded to yesterdays developments
here and the European cotton trade appeared
TO be awaiting incentives from the local ring.
Spot cotton houses were again prominent buy
ers of August and September contracts tne'
south covered distant months shorts; Wall
street was once more a buyers of October and
January; Liverpool seemed to be picking up
few lots OF the winter months; commission
houses sold presumably for short account; the
scalping element operated in a nervous way
on both sides Of the account. After work.
ing up to 7.5S January changed but a point and
August lowered around SIT.
Late in the morning the market was tame
and narrow with prices at about the close OF
yesterday The room was Indifferent and or
ders from any quarter were scarce. Spots were
quiet; middling uplands. sac; middling gulf
9kc. ,.
The following were the ruling prices In the
exchange today;
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PEARLS WORTH $4,000
ARE LOST IN LONDON

NEW YORK, Aug. 6-Scotland Yard an
nounces a reward of 5000 for the recovery
of a necklace lost by or stolen from Mrs.
c. A. Spreckles. of San Francisco, cables
the London correspondent of the New
York American.
The necklace, which consists Of a single
string Of magnificent pearls fastened with
a ruby and diamond clasp. was bought in
Paris. and is estimated to be worth So
600.
Mrs Spreckies was accompanied by
Miss Spreclxles and missed the Jewels at
the railroad station when on her way to
take passage for America on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse.
She burst into tears on discovering her
loss, and az first thought of remaining in
England until some trace of the missing
pearls had been found, but later decided
to leave their possible recovery in the
hands OF the police agents.
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penny cakes, Sc; assorted 1umbles. Toe; lunch
milk 5ssSi Xxx soda, &c; HN ginger snaps
Baeging and Ties.
81 ID. pei. yard. 7lzc: 2 ID. per yard. &c; ~
H. per yard, csc; ties IS ID. steel arrow. per
Hides and Skins.
NC eTef9 stsd f Rss g si S SS up per 70
lbs. per h. No. Is, SC, No. 2. &c; green sailed
s 81 s6 1nd DRY % h ss 6de under SH l. u.s.
10. No Is, lse; No g. 12e; arg sais niq 9,c:
ST Ty salt aG Rds5 Under % lbs per h. no Is @
No. 2s. &c; tallow In casks, NO. ], SIC: NO.
2, 5lgc: tallSw in barrels and tubs Per 10 ~
green sailed colts and ponies hides. each
green green salted horse hides. each. N5oa2s5;
WoodenWare.
Two-hoop pine pals per dozen. $40; s-hoop
pine pals, per Dozen 81. So; 3-hoop brass bound
pals. white cedar sSI5; shoe g ~ brushes Sc 70
per box OF gross, 75c; washboar7s, from sse
% $500: pine tubs in nest. per nest. go:
bread trays. from 500 to $3.50 per dozen; wood
rim sleeves. per dozen. soc; axe handles. 500
8 dozen, g. 10; No ~. z lamp chimneys' per case
ehimneys. per case Of dozen. s5Io
Bell Bros Fruit and Produce Letter.
ATLANTA. Ca. Aug. Eggs continue firm,
and no lower prices need be expected this sea-
son, for the time has come for the general adj
vance. Hens have declined from TO cents per
head on account Of the increase in receipts and
light demand. Chickens are ready sale at all
times, and our market has not experienced q
single glut this season on medium and large
sizes and but very few on even small ones.
Butter seems to have an upward tendency and
the end Is not yet Pineapples. watermeions.
cantaloupes peaches and lines all in lib
eral supply, moving slow at low prices Onions
cabbage and Irish potatoes are all finding ready
sale and there is no kick coming on prices.
Tomatoes have reacted only slightly and the
demand is limited. 1t Is either a feast ~ a
famine on fish all the while. For the past week
they have been a heavy glut and some few
have sold as low as express charges.
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appearance. When challenged to halt
Tracy started TO run. The Bunces open
ed FIRE. shooting four times. Tracy ran up
the track and few yards further encoun-
tered Grove. To the officers challenge
the outlaw coolly responded that he was a
deputy.
Grove. thinking II was the elder Bunce
started to approach, when Tracy COM
menced shooting at close range, firing two
shots. The bullets whistled harmlessly
by, but Grove suffered slightly from the
burning powder.
After the shooting Tracy turned and en-
tered the brush along the side of the track
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where he was lost in the darkness. The
deputies made a hurried circle through
the woods to Covington to head Tracy off,
but on their arrival found that he had not
passed the station.
Later It was learned that after his es-
cape from the north side of Sluice Creek,
Tracy attempted to board one of the east
bound freights. The grade is heavy at
this point, but the train was running
light. and at such speed that Tracy was
unable to board It.
Another train passed, and the conductor
reports that while running near the saw
mill some one called for. him to stop.
There were no deputies present, and 1t is
thought Tracy was the man who called,
and the opinion was advanced that he
might have been wounded in the battle
Just before midnight.