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Niece's Shame Rsyenged.

Charlotte, N. c.. September l7.-(Spe-
'ciai.)-Thomas and Carl White, of Con-
cord. this morning shot and killed Rus
sell SherreN. a young man of prominent
family, at Mount Ulla. in Rowan county,
because he refused 10 marry their or
phan niece. wnom. it is alleged. he had
betrayed.
Yesterday the Whites were notified by
the girls mother of her condition and
Of Sherrells refusal to marry her. This
morning they proceeded to the young
mans home and demanded that he marry
The girl
He reiterated his refusal, declaring that
he would die before he would take the
eiTl for his wife.
Without further parley. the uncles pull
ed their revolvers aud opened fire. Sher-
relfs mother. hearing the firing, rushed
from the house, only to have her son fall
dead III her arms.
The Whites immediately went to Sails
bury, where they surrendered to the sher-
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MARRIAGE Directory sent free. Pay when
married Select Club, Dept. id, Tekonsha, Mich
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Vacancy on New Ticket.

Jackson. Miss, September 's.-(Spe-
sa1O-Thc state democratic ticket. nom
mated by the primaries only a snort
time aso. now contains a Vacancy
the candidate for supreme court judge
rant,in E. ". Brown, has addressed a
letter TO Hon ]. w. Power, secretary OF
state. instructing that his name be lett
~ the official ballot 10 be NotSd ON at
IN, coming Mover Der election.
The story behind this action IS pathetlc.
~ Rrovn has fer some time been a
sufferer from n cancerous affection OF
he face and severa. months ago I'M
.+eryyent very severe operation in
1hlch a large portion OF his jawoon1e was
removed For some time after the op-
Grafton. however, he continued to I'M
prove and his hopes &C ultimate fecov-
IN we're so strong that he entered the
-a,e for supreme couTa clerk a9d easily
Won the nomination. But the insidicus
c.sease has again fastened upon him and
h. is falling fast. No hopes of recovery
re held oct to him. ana his letter 10
lie secretary OF state is the eloquent
Bud pa1hefic announcement that hops IS
abandoned.
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SI,e25, 900. while another extraordinary
receipt by the subtreasury was 5000, 600
for claim against one Of the Pacific
railroads. These several payments there
fore, aggregate SIS, 997 600, and the Off
setting receipts by the banks from the
slpbneasury were comparatively small in
Guiding S $50, 900 for pensions. The net
loss TO the banks through the sllbtreas-
ury absorption was 81. 6, 400. There was
also loss which, however, was not
large, caused by the interior movement.
this resulting in q decrease Of $1,000
600 In cash. The receipts Of SI.259, 400
new gold aided in reducing the net de
crease in cash for the wee kto S4523 600
off Sc. 7o3, 800 which amount was only
81 900 less than the sum called for
by the loss Of cash and the reduction Of
loans; therefore the statement very near
" balanced. The required reserve was
diminished S2,i7s.325 through the de-
creased deposits and, deducting this sum
from the loss of cash, leaves S2,i98, 575
rs the reduction in surplus reserve, which
now is Si3,l73,625. Computed upon the
basis OF deposits, less those Of S37, 359.
900 of public funds, however. the sur
plus is S22, 5l3,375. The loans were re-
duced 4.527 600 during the week. Ihls
was probably partly due to the hquid4-
ton of speculative accounts on the stock
exchange caused by the somewhat unset
ding fall in the steel and other shares
The decreases in loans also resulted from
the operations Of the Bank Of Commerce
and the Western national bank which
are on the eve OF merging. one feature
was an increase of S568, 100 in the clfeu-
lation, following a gain Of 1927 400 in
this item in the previous week.
1t may be noted that the loans of the
banks now exceed the deposits by SIP
573, 500 the largest since the middle OF
July. This, however, is not an unfavor-
able factor. The daily average Of clear
inss for the week was $4,000 600
against S. 55 DOC, 900 in the previous week,
rejecting more active business. Compar-
ing changes in the items OF loans six
of the larger banks indicate 4 loss OF
S. 800 900 and the two Institutions above
named show decrease OF So, 5000
Five OF the banks lost So, 90 600 III cash,
one Of which alone reduced this item By
So 300 900.
New York. September ls.-The state
house banks OF this city for the week
show:
Loans 1922. o55. 800: decrease s., o57, 900.
Deposits SeOs, 482. 500. decrease S. g.
Circulation s4s. soc, 900; increase s6ee,-
Legal tenders s7Li52.soo; decrease
Sl7oo 600.
Reserve S24o 54l4, 200; decrease 81, 376.-
600
Reserve required s227,s7o575; decrease
s27i8326.
SIS.
Excess United states deposits s22 g.,
e75; decrease SI.l6O, 100.
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Distressing Stomach Disease

Quickly cured to stay cured by the mas
terly power OF brakes Palmetto Wine.
InvalIds no longer suffer from this dread
malady, because this remarkable remedy
cures absolutely every form of stomach
trouble II IS q cure for tho whole world
Of stomach weakness and constipation.
as well as a regulator OF the kidneys
and liver
only one dose a day. and a cure begins
with the first dose. No matter how
long or how much you have suffered
you are certain OF cure with one small
dose day Of brakes Palmetto Wine,
and to convince you Of this fact the
Drake Formula Company, % Dearborn
street. Chicago, His. will send a trial
and prepaid to every reader OF The At
lanta weekly Constitution who desires
to make q thorough test of this splendid
tonic Palmetto remedy. A postal card or
lettc. win be your only expense.
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Morris CAROLINA.
Makes War on Whitecaps.

Ttaleigh. n c.. September l5.-(Special)
- hitecappers went 10 the house Of a
prominent farmer. Charles Whitley. near
layton. Johnston comfy, seized him,
tied him. carried him into the woods and
nearly beat him 10 death with horse
whips.
They told him he must leave that com
munity by tonight or they would return
aul kill min. but instead of departing he
mas gathered a band OF his frlen5s. All
have armed themselves and arc awaiting
tho return OF the wMtecappcrs. who have
moi yet shown up again.
More trouble is expected. Whitley and
Ais wife had domestic trouble and it is
charged by her that he had beaten her
unmercifuIly
She fed TO her relatives and exhibited
marks Of the whipping.
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Summers, Takings Of Cotton.

New Orleans, September ia.-Secretary
Hester gives the takings Of American cot
ton by spinners thfoughout the "oiio "9
follows in round figures: ,a.
This week IA 900 this year against
los ooo last year and 5000 the year be
fore last. .,,,r .,oar
oq9 600 against so3 600 last year ana
$50 ooo the year before ;.,,..rs
OF this northern and Canadian s ooo 1sst
took 60 600 This year against ~ 45 900 o, itsl
Grn SINNERS % 600 against $4,000 last
y year sand and $4,000 ne year BEFORE and ood
last Year and 223 COO the year before 1e,,tn
The smallness OF tho takings Of south
arn summers this year has been due TO
the fact that during the first ten days
Of this month they could not get the cot IT.,
on. For the week just closed Secretary
having taken 80 900 bales, due TO the
freer movement Of the crop.
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Died During Brothers Funeral.

Montgomery, Ma, september Ta.-Ispe-
cial DIR. paul Jones. q celebrated physi-
clan Of Camden, Wilcox county. died sun
dav while the funeral service of his
brother. General Richard c. Jones. was
being held in a nearby church.
News OF the death OF Or. Jones wah
received in this city this morning. He
was one Of the best known and most re-
spected citizens in the state, and his
brother General Richard Jones. who died
on Saturday, was one Of the most dis
tinguished of Alabama's public meu.
He was formerly president Of the Uni
varsitv Of Alabama. was a member Of he
last constitutional convention and has
held many offices OF trust and honor
General Jones died Of typhoid fever and
his brother DIT Paul Jones, died of heart
trouble with which no has long been
aNiIcfed
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VIRGINIA..
Murder Charge Against Youth

Norfolk, Va, September ie-Thirteen-
year-old John Ii. Dey was today held TOT
the grand jury without bail on the charge
Of numbering his step-mother. Mrs. oiin
Simpson Dey, three weeks ago by admin
istering TO her dose Of strychnine mixed
IN salts, which the boy had originally pre-
pared. according to his own confession,
for the purpose of killing tho sister OF his
stcp-mo Their, a Miss Marsuia Simpson.
The hearing today brought out a crIl-
cfsna from STATES Attorney T1lton upon
tba manner in which Mayor RiddlclI had
handled the case in the absence OF Nj.
hilton from the city.
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Huntsville, Ala. September I5.-(spe-
ciai.)-Ars. Kate Johnson. widow of the
late General william A. Johnnsn. who
commended brigade in General For
rests division Of cavalry in the civil
war. Will entertain the Veterans Of her
husbands old commend at barbecue
vradnesdav The ma gnidcent country
nome of Mrs Johnson near Tuscumbia
viii belong to the cid soldiers tor that
1av ana Everything possible will be done
for their entertainment. Several hun
dred of them are expected from an parts
of north Alabama Congressman William
richardson will be present TO deliver an
address Of welcome
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Atlanta September i9.-Tlour: Dla-
mond patent. IS. 25@5,85; fancy patent,
So So; straights $40; extra fancy $50
fancy, S3. 30; first patent spring wheat
white. zee; No 2 mixed, rec. oats,
white clipped. 52c; No white SOC. No.
mixed, 49c Bran. Sl.l5 Brown
shorts. rs; white shorts, : 90 Vic
tor food, s. IS per 100 pounds. Quaker
food, SIPS Hay. choice. large bale
si.Io; NJ i small. sloo. No. 2 small
9oc. Plain corn meal, Use; bolted. G8e
Pearl grits, S 60
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York. September I9.-Coffee flu
lures opened steady 5 to 10 points higher
en- the higher European cables. small re-
ceipts and bullish views regarding the
rrobabl size of the crop now market
ing: closed steady not unchanged; sales
1880 bags: October 4. 40; November
& 45G4 SO; December 4 7olc4 rs: January
& go; March 4 eo@4 e6; May 5,Io45 IS;
June 5. 30 July 5.2ca5 IS Coffee: Spot
Rio No. 7 invoice 35; mild steady;
Cordova 7Wll.
centrifugal s6-test rs: molasses sugar
8 t-s Refined quiet; No 40; NO. 7
. 40: No: 8 20: No. 9 a 35: No. 10 4 80:
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VIVIAN rED-Two travelling statesmen for each
w state: salary and expenses permanent pc
sit.cn exDer sencC not absoiut ely essential Adj
dress Z. a Grown Tobacco Co, Greensboro, n G.
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Bodv Thrown from Train

Wilmington, N. c.. September I5.-(Spe-
GALA negro on an excursion returning
20 Augusta from Wilmington last night
was stabbed 10 death on the train and his
body was thrown through Il car window.
The dead man was picked up near the
Atlantic Coast Line track. about hity
miles from here. this morning. He was
stabbed to the heart The dead man IS
believed to have come from Augusta. HIS
name is unknown; the party who stabbed
him Is also unknown.
Several bloody nights are said to nave
occurred o., the train and two or three
ether negroes We're badly cut up
The trouble was caused by drinking.
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Many Candidates for Librarian.

Jackson. Miss. September ie.-(Special)
candidates for the office OF state libra
r!an continue 10 announce. the two lat
est 20 enter the race being Miss Ella
Mcintosh of Ellisvilie. and Miss Dora
Narey. OF Harrisburg. This position,
though the incumbent is elected by the
legislature. is state office and pays q
GOOD salary II is the only state office
zen 70 women. and being a very desira-
l,Ie ,,laco. both from a financial and
social standpoint. Is eagerly sought after
There arc even this early some eight or
Ten announced candidates. and the list is
by no means complete.
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Sam Jones VIII Be Heard

Salisbury, N. c., September Ia.-(spe-
cial 1.-The anti-saloon people OF Sails
bury are waglng a hot campaign against
the bar rooms. While the election is yet
six weeks OFF, the forces are pretty well
lined up and the contest IS daily growing
in interest and bitterness.
Next week Will be the red letter period
with the drys. for they will have their
star speaker. the Rev Sam P zones,
here. He he's long had his eye upon
Salisbury as a place. in his opinion. of
more than its share of wlcKedneSs.
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Busv With Annual Reports.

jackson, Miss. September i7.-(Speciall
rrba various state officials and officers OF
the state institutions are busily engaged
IN the preparation of their annual re-
rorts which are to be printed III book
.S-m for the information of the incoming
legislature l.. +. Chiles. trustee of the
Institute for the Blind, has been getting
nn The statistical part OF the report OF
mat institution. Among other things his
fcures will show an average attendance
,S shout forty pupils and that the cost IF
mining the Institution has been 81 i0o
ner annl1m.
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AL. ABA M a .
hrraigned as Whitecaps.

Troy. Ala, September i5.-(special y
John Green, Jesse Green James Sanders,
A. Y. Norton, Richard Mann, Wash
Green and Buford Mccall, alleged white
capers, were brought before United states
Comrnissioner Tutwiler today The mon
are from Barbour county. Their hear
ines were set for September II and they
II is alleged that these are members
of the gang which for some time mas
IaAn terrorizing negroes OF Barbour
county warning the blacks TO leave I'M
der penalty OF death
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Liverpool Weekly Cotton Statistics

TiverDnOl Sentem Der TS,~-F OIIOWINS
are the weekly cotton statistics: Total
sales Of all kinds, 10000 bales total
saias American. $4,000; English spin pin
ners' falSings, 5000; total exports, 5000; ;
innort Of all kinds. 10000; import
american 5000 stock of all kinds "a
Geo. stock American 100, 900; quantity
aGoat all kinds. 5000; quantity afloat
American 5000; total snles on specula-
ton. 600; total sales to exporters, LOO.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
Spot Cotton Prices.
Review of the New Orleans Market.

New Orleans. September ie.-spot cot
ton in good demand. Sales 2.750 bales,
including 2, 100 TO arrive. Quotations I'M
changed.
The future market was quiet. The
opening was barely steady, with prices
from 4 TO points lower than the close
Of yesterday. Liverpool cables were un-
favorable. prices being lower, and much
uneasiness is felt there for fear Of trou-
Die among the Egyptian spectators. who
have been operating heavily III that mar
ket The local market, however had
q steady unfertone. The general deterio-
alton reported had the effect of offset
ing the bcarsh features. and served 10
support the narket In the trading the
fluctuations were numerous, but Of very
narrow limits At the noon closing prices
were points higher 20 2 lower than
yesterday
Futures ranged as follows in New Or
leans Yesterday:
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Many mississippi Charters.

jackson. Miss. September i9.-(Speciaib
That prosperity attends Mississippi s.
progress Is attested by the large number
Of charters which are filed almost daily
With the secretary OF state. TWO recent
ones are the Parsons ay-Oherschmidt
COMPANY. 6omicned at Brookhaven; CAPT
sai stock $40, 900. IncorpOrators, VI. f.
Parsous r A. May and Fred 0her-
schmidt The Galceran Grocery Com
pany. doiniciled at Jackson; capital stock
SO 600. 1ncorporators G. f. Galceran,
Jr. and K. II. GaIceraQ.
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The Dry Goods Mnrkat

New York September i9.-Valucs in dry
goods remain un2ltered for the most part
bat buyers are showing no more inclina-
ZION to operate, except for immediate de-
livery and when such orders are placed
they are of a retail character. The job
Der locally reports considerable diminu-
zion in his business and while store trade
is still more or less active, it is a CON
siderable distance from the apex which
was reached a few weeks ago.
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HUNTSVILLE. Ala. September I5.-(Spe-
eial. The heaviest fine for drunkenness
ever recorded IN tho local courts was tax
ed Yesterday against John Chapel. fire
man on the Southern railway Chapel
mas been getting drunk and beating his
fan,:iv two or three nights week and
Oh complaint Of neighbors lie was ar
rested. convicted and fined $50 and court
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Tobacco COMPANY Chartered.

Raleigh. N. c., September I9.--(special.>
The state today chartered the +. r. Penn
Tobacco Company, OF Reidsville, with
1925, 900 capital stock to manufacture TO-
bacco and also fertilizers from refuse to-
bacco, r. Il. Penn, 5. G. Penn and c. A.
Penn heino the Stockholders.
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MESSAGE Was Just in Time.

Selma. Ala. September i7.-tSpecial)
Cicero Webb, the negro wife murderer.
who was TO have been hung here to-
day had his sentence conmuted to lie
Imprisonment by Governor jerks as he
was virtually stepping upon the gallows.
When tried WEBB was sentenced to he
hung but an appeal was taken to the
supreme court which affirmed the d.
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No. II 4.a5: 40 i2 425; No. 10 AIS:
No. ID 4.lo: confectioners' 4.75; mould
A Sis; cut loaf and crushed S 80; po"-
dered s; graEuated 90; cubes 5.lo'
New Orleans. September / 9 Sugar duh;
open kettle centrifugal 1903 2; CEN
trifugal whites 4 7-l5; yellow 3 l3-lo0
4 "a seconds 2@3 l-2. Molasses dun;
centrifugal SO 8.
Lead firm at 4 so
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Lawsuit Ends in Death.

Mobile. Ala, September Is.-J. c. Burt.
who had a lawsuit with B. 7. Court
ney, at Leaf River Bridge. near Hatties-
burg. Miss, today killed him with a shot
gun9 Poth men were III buggies and
courtney had his horse running "hen
Rrrt shot. They were neighbors and
farmers. Burt is in hiding near his home.
miles from HattIesburg.
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Company Abandons Hope.

Cape Charles, September 1.-THE At
lantic Fisheries Company, of Cape
Charles has given up all hope of its two
fishing schooners Beatrice and Swan, each
carrying q crew of thirty men. The two
vessels in company with the steamer At
hroakwater Tuesday fish laden. They ran
into the storm miles north of Chin
coteftgue and were separated. The Attain
tic has searched two days for the schoon-
ers without success and the owners have
abandoned hope The boats Were valued
ar SOS COO zach
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Steamer and Depot Burn.

Elizabeth City. y. C. September u
Fire last night completely destroyed the
steamer Alma ard the freight depot Of
lie Norfolk and southern railroad, en-
falling a loss estimated at 100000
II is not known whether the fire start
cd in the oil room Of the steamer which
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was alongside the wharf or in the freight
room. A decla hand is missing. An i'm
mense quantity of freight was destroyed
and several people were injured through
the explosion of some Oil and two kegs
of powder.
The flames barely missed a half ton
or powder Stored in the ware house.
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Ellis Price Accidentally Killed.

Opelka, Ala, September i5.-(Special)
Ellis Prince, we'll known young man
of this county, met death today as the
result of an accident
He was in the barn hunting rats and
While bending over to pull up plank
pistol in his pocket fell out, the hammer
striking and the pistol discharged. kill
Ing him instantly.
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Tore wife from Church Altar.

Raleigh, N. c.. Sept. Is.-(Special.}-- y
John Heiner IS under arrest in Catawba
county for disturbing religious worship.
Last Sunday his wife was at the mourn
ers' bench at Smiths chapel. and when
Heiner heard Of this he rushed into the
church, seized his wife, and tore her
away, cursing her and ell the people
present as he did so. His offense Is Il
penitentiarY one
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Sudden Deaths Scare Negroes.

Union Springs, Ala September IS
Especial. 1.-THE superstition among the
negroes is highly aroused for before the
avoitement over the fact that negro
,.,a,nan named Mary Preer dropped dead
had suSided. a negro man by the name
80 Rrad THOMAS died instantly Just as
Ne mad driven into town before aiighting
from his buggy
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County Fair Season Now On.

Jackson, Miss. September i7.-(Special)
MIC county fair season is now fast ap-
rroaching and announcements OF opening
dates In the various counties are being
,5e Major James K. Vardaman. the
,s r,lS nominee. ID to deliver the
66pening address at the 0ktibbeha far
1on,ndes county lair. at Columbus, eX-
nent to secure his services there also
~ same caoacity
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MangIed Under Freight Car.

Greensboro. n. c.. September i7.-The
mangled nodes of O. Y. and Cha rles
Gates, of Cincinnati, We're found lying on
the Southern railway tracks here today.
The men had gone to sleep under a box
car which had been struck heavily by an
incoming material train, throwing them
under the wheels.
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Held for Whitecapping.

Montgomery. Ala. September ie.-Be-
fore United States Commissioner Tutwi-
Ter. at Troy, Ala. John Green. Jesse
Green. Jim Sanders, Beaufort McCal emo
Richard Mann were held IN SOU poliu
each for whitecappinR.
The men are prominent citizens of Bar
bour county. and are alleged TO have
intimidated negroes.
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Asks $4,000 Damages.

Huntsville. Ala, September l7.-tSpe-
cial )-Richard B. Patterson. of Athens.
today filed suit in the United States court
against the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road. Patterson alleges that he sustain
ed n fall on the faulty floor or the depot
at Athens and broke his hip