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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
NEW BUILDING IS READY.
Mississippi State Officials Are Al
ready Moving Into Capitol.

Jackson. Miss. September 24.-(Special)
Nv the LIST OF October the handsome cap
itol recently built by the state at a cost
az over s 900 900 will be occupied by the
state officials and become the states Of
fetal home.
The work of moving has already COM
menced and during the next ten days or
SO will be In full swing. The work of
moving the records and other parapher-
MALTA of the various departments from the
old building will be an almost herculean
task.
The accumulation Of records that will
have to be moved and taken care of
alone amounts to a huge contract. There
are tons of them. and the handling of
them must be done with the greatest OF
care While the new building cannot be
complete1v furnished because OF lack OF
money for this purpose. still d great deal
of new furniture has arrived and been
placed In position and makes a very hand
some appearance
The occupancy of the new capitol makes
necessary the providing of means for its
proper keeping. This expense, because OF
the great size of the building and the
light and heating plants. will be very
much greater than that of the old build
ing. and no provision can be made for
this additional cost until the next session
of the legislature. 1t is presumed, how
ever. that the governor intends to make
some arrangement to borrow the money
for this and depend upon the legislature
making the amount good.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
FUsIoNIsTs NAME SETH Low
Republicans and Citizens Union
Hold Conventions.

New York September 23.The republic
can and Citizens Union city conventions
convened tonight. the former al thei
Grand Central raace ana tho latter Al
Cooper Union and nominated 20 head
the city ticket The candidates decided on
at the conference of the anti-Tammany
forces-Seth Low for mayor with Edward
NJ Grout for comptroller and Charles
v Fornes for president of the board or
aldermen.
The platform adopted declared that the
republicans of New York unqualfiedly in
dorse the efficient and businesslike ad-
lninistration 'of Mayor Low. COMPTROLLER
Grout and President F'ornos," and de-
clared that every principle of two years
ago had been fulfilled in letter and spir-
it The issue Of the campaign was de-
clared to be the continuance OF this hon
est, Intelligent and progressive admins
tratiOn.
The nomination Of Mayor Low was
voted unanimously the nominations of
the other candidates following
Late tonight District Attorney Jerome
returned to his quarters in Rutgers street.
When told that the fusionists had re-
nominated Low. Grout and Fornes. he
said:
II assume that the platform in its gem
eral scope and trend will be what 1t was
in the last eampaign---that is. fhat it
will be substantially a drawing of the line
between decenoy and indecency. The
platform in 1901 did not entirely ex-
press my views. nor did l then give en-
tire assent to all its propositions as
framed. nor do 7 now To that extent.
and in that direction. which is the direc-
ton that l can see this movement pro-
fessionally moves. shall most certainly
in every way in my power aid the move
ment
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
COAST LINE FRANCHISE.
Arbitrattors Double the Valuation
Placed by the Road.

| The Atlantic Coast Lines franchise re-
turn has been more than doubled by
the arbitra tors and the assessment of
the tengible property of the road stands
practically as fixed by the comptroller
general
The arbitrator made up their award
late Tuesday afternoon, after three
days hearing, submitting their figures
to Comptroller General Wright just as
he was leaving his office for the night
The arDtrators in this Ease We're e.
Gunby jordan, for the state; {. L.
Goodyear. for the railroad, and former
Governor Allen d. Gambler. umpire.
The return made by the railro.1
placed a valuatio Of So, 90 ,447 on the
Tangible property and Si.laoe 22 on the
franchise, the total being Sc, o92,3o or
sI2l35 a mile for the Goo !. o miles OF
traclsage owned by this road in the state
OF Georgia
The comptroller general refused 30 aP
cept this return and assessed thG prop
erty himself, increasing the valuation Of
the tangible property to SS,25 AZ and
the valuation OF the franchise 70 50, 662,-
COO, the total being Sl2,eI3.47l or sle,-
2S7 a mile.
The award placed valuation Of Sc
I55.4i6 on the tangible property and
So, AGA. $40 on the franchise. This left
tie assessment IN the tangible property
7 ra cticaly intact but cut the assessment
OF the franchise nearly in two. The rate
per 1rile under the award is 5,9S3. 81.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
GEORGIA COTTON CROP SHORT.
Estimated Cotton Yield of the State
Is 100000 Bales.

The cotton crop of Georgia will be about
100000 bales short this year, according
10 the crop report issued yesterday by the
state department of agriculture.
The estimated yield for this year is
.o76, 900 bales, while last year the crop
vas just about SIC. 600 bales Last June
the estimate of the crop was S3 per cent,
while in the report issued Yesterday it IS
only SO per cent though the estimate by
lhe United States department of agrcul-
,ure recently was 81 per cent.
Estimates in regard to other crops gen
orally are also embodied IN the report, :
copy of which follows:
The crop report of the Georgia depart
n7ent Of agriculture. issued September "a,
1903, and based on the answers Of nearly
900 letters sent TO reliable persons III
different sections of every county in the
state. shows the condition and prospect
of oar principal crops up 10 the middle
Of the current month.
The report shows deterioration in the
prospects Of some of the crops. especially
cotton. Everything was set back by the
late spring and when the porspect seemed
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
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EXCUSE foc writing today for pack
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
NOT FOR WHITE, BUT FOR LAW
Judge Lore, of Delaware, on the
Lynching of the Negro

Wilmington. Del September 2l.-Chief
Justice Lore, OF the Delaware supreme
court today delivered a strong charge
to the grand jury which is considering
the criminal work of the county courts
After reciting the details of the murder
on June 5 OF Helen Bishop by George
White and the subsequent lynching OF
White by Il mob. Justice Lore said:
The crime of George White and his
punishment are not before us On his
body human vengeance has done its work
Ii the matter concerned George White
alone there would be nothing left Tor
our consideration. But for the first time
the lawless and revolving crime OF lynch
ing has invaded this state. We nave
heard OF Iyncning as a punishment for
horse stealing in the south and west and
for hOmicides criminal assa nit and other
crimes elsewhere but We fiattered our
selves that such scenes could not occur
in our community. composed as 1t is
largely of that good old English stock
whose obedience 10 law has been one
Of the secrets of our ciViliza ton and vi
the safety Of our people. We are now
confronted. however. with this crime, and
must meet il. Shall we invite its vis-
tation in the future by acquiescing i'll its
preparation or make such crime hereaf-
ter mproDa BILE if not impossible. by deal
ing out adequate punishment
NO good citizen. we are persuaded, can
regard the lANcning or GeoTRG Nille IN
any other light imam as ii brutal crime
and as a fragrant violation of The law
Gentlemen, In this country We make our
laws 1t IS the duty of every good man
70 obey the law himself and See that i,
is oheyed by others as far as he may
Lynching is a crime against the law OF
both God and man. Every wilfu par
ticipant in such an act is murderer. Nc
man has a right to commit that crime
because he believes or fears some Other
person who is entrusted with the eXecu
ton of the law Will fail or has failed il
the performance of his duty Under tbs
law we know what our rights are, anc
In the main we find they are fairly at
tanned and enforced. No human laws OF
human institutions are perfect. This nc
reasonable man will expect.
moters and encouragers. whether they be
of high or low degree. should receive nc
favors at the hands Of thoughtful anC
patriotic men. There must be govern
nent or nongov ernment The line OF
cleavage is clear.
IN obedience to the oath you have
taken to do your duty 10 your state VS.
ask YOU TO so act that the crime OF
iyrchng may be suppressed in this state
50 far as by your action that end may
be attained and that the perpetrators Of
this crime and the authors of the disgrac &C
that has come on us through their crime
shall be dealt with according TO their
iuSt merits
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
STEVENSON ON LYNcHINGs
outrages Perpetrated in Name OF
Summary Justice.

Bloomington, HIS September 24.-For-
ner Vice President Adai e. Stevenson
today denounced mob law in an address
at the dedication of a new court house
for Mclean county. Mr.. Stevenson said:
.'No occasion could arise more appro-
pirate than this in which to utter solemn
words Of warning against an evil OF
greater menace 10 public welfare than
is to be apprehended from foreign foes
mob rule In many localities the spirit
o. Iawlessness has asserted itself in its
most hideous form Mob rule has at
times usurped legal rule Outrages have
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOUR KID
NEYS APE DISEASED

been perpetrated in the name Of sum-
mary justice 1t need hardly be said that
all this is in total disregard of indivd-
ual rights and utter subversive of all
lawful authority BY the solemn adj
judication OF courts and under the safe
guards OF law, guilt is to be established
and the guilty are to be punished. Mob
spirit is in deadly antagonsm to al! con-
stituted authority. Unless it is curbed
it will sap the foundation of organized
society. The killing of human crea-
ture is no less murder when it is the
act of a mob than when it is the act
of an Individual. There is no safety to
society but in an aroused public senti-
ment that will hold each participant
amenable 10 law for the consequence of
crime, either perpetrated or abetted Let
him be accounted a public enemy, VINO
would weaken the bonds of human so
ciety and strike down what 1t has cost
our race the sacrifice and toll Of cen
turtles to achieve"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
STEEL PLANTS MAY CLOSE
Overstocked Market and Small Trade
the Cause Offered.

Pittsburg, Pa. September 23.-The
United States Steel Corporation may close
ali its sheet steel plants In the near fti-
ture unless the Amalgamated Association
will consent to a reduction under the
same plan as was agreed upon last fall.
The reason for this attitude Is an over
stocked market and the dullness of trade
a this time Of year.
Last year the Amalgamated Association
accepted reduction of 8 per cent on all
material made for foreign jobs and the
steel company. it is said. intends to make
a similar request this year. President r. J
Shaffer of the Amalgamated. stated
that he felt sure that the limit would not
be changed and that existing conditions
do not warrant it.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
ON THE VERGE OF INSANITY.
Father Of Murdered Orlando Dexter
Losing His Mind

New York, September 22-Henrv Dex-
ter. the aged father Of Orlando P. Dex-
ter. the capitalist assassinated in the
Adirondacks Saturday. went to police
headquarters today and preferred a re-
quest to Inspector -IcCluskey for aid in
tracing the murderer of his son. He was
inform, Ell that this could not be given.
as the crime was committed outside the
city. ana was advised TO consult a detec-
tive agency. witch Mr.. Dexter said he
would do. The aged man appeared in
cab. which was driven up and down in
front of police headquarters for some
time He then jumped out Of the cab in
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
THEY DENY M'LANE'S
STATEMENT.
In Interview at Knoxville Govern
ment Expert Declared That Boil
Weevil Had Ruined Cotton
Prospects of Trans
Mississippi States.

Little Rock. Ark, September 2l.-Ar-
kansas cotton men and especially those
IN this city. which is the chief market
Tor the state, discredit the statements
IN the interview given out at Knoxville,
Tenn, by Charles p. McLane chem
lst IN the employ of the agricultural de-
partment Of the United States govern
ment. who has spent two months study
Ing the boil weevil in the cotton produc-
Ing country of the southwest.
Mr.. McLane says a portion Of Arkan-
kas has been devastated by the boil
weevil. and that western Arkansas and
especially Hampstead county presents
desolate appearance. After hasty but
thorough investigation it has been es-
tablished beyond the peradventure of q
doubt that there are 10 boil Weevils III
Arkansas.
Recently in Woodruff county In this
state an insect appeared which caused
much damage to cotton and is still caus-
ing il. 1t was thought by the planters
that these insects were the Mexican boil
weevil. but investigation proved them to
be the sharpshoOter, q pest which does
almost as great a damage as the boil
Weevil but which disappears after one
season and may not appear in the same
region for number u years or at all,
whereas the boil weevll when once il
appears stays year after year
A special to The Arkansas Gazette,
from Hope, the county seat Of Hemp
stead county, says the crop there is
good, though it has suffered some dete-
rioration, but no more than that suffered
IN other Arkansas counties, and there
has been no evidence of boil weeyl.
Gazette special from W Washington,
D. c., says:
Or L. 0. Howard chief Of the depart
ment of entomology, said today thar he
had no record OF the boil WeeVii i'll any
Of the northwest Texas border counties
DR.. Howard added, however, that there
was a bare possibility of isolated cases.
For instance. not long ago few OF the
weevils were found at the Louisiana eX-
pertinent station, and just how they
go there was never known If the weeVil
had been doing great damage in Ar
kansas the agricultural department would
certainly have heard about it. Ere
quently a boil weevil scare is precipi-
tated by the discovery of insects that re-
semble the weevil, but are altogether off
ferent
The department Is constantly receiv--
ing all sorts of insects which are claimed
to be boil weevil but are not
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
HEART WAS WITH THE SOUTH,
Cardinal Gibbons Position During
the Civil War.

the Civil War.
New. York. September 22.-Cardinal
Gibbons arrived here today on the Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse. a delegation of
priests and laymen from Baltimore went
down the bay in a revenue cutter to greet
him and welcome him home.
The cardinal was not inclined 10 dis
cuss the probable policy OF the new papal
regime, but said that no radical changes
in American church administration would
ensue
Concerning the probable relations be-
tween the new pope and the ltallan
government, Cardinal Gibbons said
The pope as patriarch of Venice was
on very friendly terms with the KING
but what man does when he is mere
private in the ranks. SO to speak, ana
when he is elevated to power and reapon-
sibility are wholly different things. nat
Plus \ will do III this matter IS OF course
unknown. You may rely on 1t, however
there Will be no sudden change. lhese
things are not done in way 70 ati AZ
attention If change does taAe Uni '.@TG'
it VIII be gradual change; the lr'enuH-
ness between the vatican and the quiiihal
Will grow. Plus y is not the patti aIch
Of Venice. and while be may retain MS
friendly feelings for the king ilesc leei-
ings viii cause no sudden chah$e OF pa
pal policy but viii probably IN the course
Of time bring about improved red ti ~
ship and a better state of things ne
king. | believe. is influenced by very klhu-
" feelings toward the pore.
EsknG about the possibility OF aNotngi
American cardinal being app"HVeo'
Cardinal Gibbons said; r
.'Thore will be another car9nai II
would not surprise me 10 see ,He nun
her of American cardinals augmented IN
The near future. but there is absolutely
too IaA CT q tar1HDt iil9t
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
THE WILD WEST.
Thrilling Adventures and Wonderful
Scenes of Grandeur Still Plentiful.

Our own Rocky mountains % ssess
many attractions to the average Aneri--
can due to the free and wild lie OF
adventure and opportunity for sHdden
riches.
An cnterprising Denver publishing house
has recently starred a handsomely illus-
tlated monthly magazine typical Of the
west and graphically describing every
phase of the wild and exciting life Of
mountains and aims Solely to intro
duce it they will send the magazine a
whole year postpaid for 10 cents IN
stamps or silver Clabs of six so cents
TIVE I've for ST. Tell all your friends. send
At once Mention this paper and address
Wild West NIAgazine. Denver. Colo.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
Nav Appeal to the Courts.

That the railroads of Georgia will in the
near future resist in the courts the taxes
now levied against them is the growing
opinion among leading corpora ton Jaw
yers of the state.
These predictions are based upon con-
tentlons that the arbitration system re-
suits in an unequal distribution of tax
alton and that corporate property, cora
pared to other property, is valued Tor
taxation purposes at a much higher per
cent than that Of private individuals:
The fact that the award in the Atlantic
Coast Line ease fixed the taxable value
Of that system at j higher rate per NILS
than the other lines doing d similar bus'-
ness is cited in support of these cont@n-
tons This road may. indeed, be the first
or among the first to appeal from the
award of arbitrators and submit the ques-
ton of how much it should be taxed TO
the supreme court.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
If satisfied that B. 3. B. is WI
MADE ALL KINDS OF MONEY

Marinette, Wis, September 26.-Oficers
Yesterday near Koss Mich, on the Wis
consin and Michigan railway conhscated
enc Of the largest and most complete
counterfeit money making outfits ever
tafcn in the state, The den of thc
ccunterfeiters was a small shanty on an
isolated road ? miles from Koss- The
outfit consisted of dies for the manu-
facture of silver coins rom 10 cents up
to dollar and gold from IS to $40.
The gang. posing as trappcrs has for
felt TO an parts Of the country marked
',iran -
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
Shortage of the Texas Crop.

Houston, Tex, September 27.-The Post
tomorrow will publish report showing
that great damage has been done to cot
ton over the state by the boil weevil,
the boil worm. the sharpshooter and dry
Gather.
The estimate OF the probable crop,
based on the reports from country cor
respondents. is placed at 100000. pro-
Nided that there is late frost.
The popular estn ate six weeks ago
was 5000, 600 bales.
The reports of insect damage come
from eighty-niDe counties. About
dozen counties report a good crop pros
peet but these are mostly from pro-
ducers
1t is stated that there is absolutely
DO chance for top or second crop.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
rs WORKING ON HIS MESS AGE.
President Roosevelt Too Busy To Re
ceive Visitors.

Oyster Bay. September 23.-No visitors
we're received by President Roosevelt at
Sc ganlore Hill today. Already the pres
ident has begun work on his annual
messag e to congress. This work is sim
ply preparatory and nothing yet has
been reduced to definite form. The
message to be presented to the extraor-
binary session will be comparatively
trief The call for the extraordinary
session will not be issued until about
the middle of October.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
CANCER CURED.

Blood Balm cures Cancers of all kinds
suppurating Swellings. Eating; Festering
Sores, Tumors, ugly Ulcers. 1t kills the
cancer poison, and heals the sores or
worst cancer perfectly. If you have
persistent Pimple, Wart, SWellings,
Shooting, Singing Pains, take Blood
Balm. ard they Will disappear before they
develop into Cancer Many apparently
hopeless cases of Cancer cured by taking
Botanic Blood Balm (B b. b
Sold by all druggists. s 90 per large
bottle. with complete directions for home
cure
For free sample write Blood Palm CO.
II Blood Balm building. Atlanta, CT.
Blood Balm sent at once, prepaid. Df-
Scribe your trouble and special Tree inei-
ical advice to suit your case also sent III
sealed letter.
If satisfied that B. 3. B. is what
you need take large bottle, as dl-
rected OH label, and when the right
quantity is taken a cure is certain,
sure and lasting. If not cured your
money will be refunded.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
Too HIGH Price for Silver.

Washington, September 24.-The direo-
tor of the mint for the last two purchase
days has refused all offers Of silver fo"
Philippine coinage account owing to the
high prices asked. Today 10000 ounces
were offered at 6O2714 cents an ounce.
hut no purchases were made.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28

good for rally from the early un--
favorable conditions, long continued
drought set in, which was at last broken
by chilling rains that did much damage
especfally to cotton Rust also has dp-
peared in some sections. and in many IN
stances the bollworm and caterpillar have
made serious inroads. Hay and rice tnlt
had not been housed suffered conslderaoie
damage.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28

an exceedingly excited frame of mind.
mumbing to himself.
When he came out he was asked about
his visit, an6 said in an excited tone: Il
am looking for bloodhounds to trace the
murderer OF my son.
Turning to the capman he fairly shout
ed Now for the bloodhounds." and
drove away.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-28
TIE Observation-Disclosures

General Purchas1ng Agency az3 3Fa o. LousVIile KY
cucDCiNc of all kinds promptly attended 10.
onef I'M Samples sent and letters answered
en- receipt of postage. Wedding Irousseaux Il
Specially. We get styles direct from Paris.
We make dresses in fr7t-class style at reasonable
prices. Chart for self-measurement and est-
mates sent on receipt of stamp. College Work,
Hats and Christmas Shopping given special at
tention. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms: Money
must accompany all orders except in case of
dresses to be made-then one-half with the order,
balance G. O, D. Send by p. @. order, Express,
or Registered Letter Established over Is years
Reference Third National Bunk.