The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-16
SHOT BY HIGH WAYMAN
K. L. OLIVE WILL DIE OF HIS
 WOUND.
Robbery is Thought to Have Been Mo- tive of Assault Upon Him Large Stock of Cotton
 In Selma.
Advertiser Bureau.

Tonight at about 6:SO o'clock, after finishing his daily duties as engineer at the Star Ice Company's plant, R. L.. Olive mounted his bicycle and started for his home. When near the Birrn- ingham, Selma and New Orleans depot, he was accosted by two highwaymen, who commanded him to dismount, which he did. One of the men struck Mir. Olive a severe blow on the head with the butt of his revolver. which felled him, and before he could regain his feet he was shot by the second brigand with a 44-caiibre revolver, the ball en- tering the right breast.
 The shooting attracted the attention of persons In that locality who ran to the scene of the crime, but before reaching the injured man his assail- ants had fled Owing to the critical condition of Mir. Olive, nothing could be learned from him as to the purpose of the highwaymen, and it Is generally believed that robbery was the intent
 MT. Olive Is alive. but the physicians have little hope that he will last through the night. He Is a married man with six children.
 Commenting on the report of the Commissioners of Agriculture, sent out today from Baton Rouge, an influential cotton man of this place, who for the last ten years has not missed the cot ton production by more than 100000 bales, showed The Advertiser corre- spondent letter from a Liverpool Hrm acknowledging receipt of a cable dis patch dated August 14. in which this selmian estimated the crop for this year at 10,600.000 bales.
 The Liverpool firm was hattering in It's alN)reciation and stated that this estimate was especially valued owing to the very close estimate made by the Selmian in the past several years. The estimate made by the commissioners was slightly under his estimate two months ago.
 The Selma receipts are daily show ing a decrease. and prominent plant CT today said that out of 2,400 pounds of seed cotton he hardly got 500 pound bale of lint cotton. This scar city of lint in the bulk Is attributed to the premature opening and 1t is believ- ed that this will greatly reduce the amount of lint cotton yet to be gath cred
 Tt is reliably estimated that at least eighty per cent of the crop in this sec- tion has been harvested and that an early frost would not injure the un- gathered crop. as there is very little or no top crop.
 The grades here average strict mid ding and cotton is eagerly sold by the producers whenever the market reach- es ten cent basis.
 The Selma stock today is 14916 bales, which Is principally held by buyers. This large stock is due to two causes, heavy receipts and the conges- ton of the ware houses. Prominent buyers and growers here predict that with continued good weather. the crop will be entirely marketed by Novem- Der 1, in this section.
 Selma will receive from ten to fif- teen thousand bales more than last year. on account of increased territory and the low stage of the Alabama River, which has thrown a great deal of Mobile cotton to this market, boats not being able to reach lower river points, and too, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad has brought consid- erable cotton to this market which heretofore went to Mobile.
 Water Street had the appearance of 1 an officer. Theye were placed under when Hugh Haynes and Arthur What ley, brothers-in-law and prominent farmers of this section, got in a dis pute and after exchanging hard words drew their revolvers. It was thought for while thai blood would be shed. The men, were separated by bystand. CTS, put each refused to give LID hia weapon until taken into, custody by Russ-Jap skirmish this afternoon bond and allowed to go their way. - J. J. Thomas today ceebrated his fortieth anniversary as engineer on this division of the Southern Railway, MT. Thomas has seen the road on which he is at present employed undes the management of three different companies. He Is hale and hearty ana makes regular trips between Selmu ana Rome as passenger engineer.
 Miss Madeline Fowlkes entertained a number of her little friends yesterday afternoon in honor of her guests, the little Misses Rush of Mobile.
 Mrs. c. c. Ritter accompanied bv Misses Jennie Harold, Nell Brislin and Mir. George Boggs leaves Monday for a trip to the Worlds Fair
 Miss Louise McFadden returned to her home in Greensboro, today after spending few days pleasantly with Miss Bena Johnston.
 Mrs. L. J. White and her da,Iphtsr Mrs. E. s. Bondurant of JJniontown are visiting Mrs. Jud. Brislin on Church Street. o- pr. Lawrence Hudson has returned home after short visit to his sister in Montgomery.
 Mrs. J. S. Ramos who has been spend-