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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
TEXTILE NOTES.

A Shelby special says:
"During the month more than 5000
bales of cotton, which was held by
farmers in this county, have been
sold at 10 and 10 ID cents, the sell
ers thereby realizing over 100000
Several hundred bales still remain III
the hands of the farmers, which they
are holding for IL cents. Cotton
mills in this section are supplied with
cotton and they ere rejoicing on ac
count of the fact that they are get
ting remunerating prices for their
product.
Two of the wealthiest men in Jack
son. Tenn. are now negotiating for Il
big cotton mill there. They state that
if the negotiations are successful 1t
will have a capital of 100000, pos
sibly more than tha:. Some S2j,eoD
OF Jackson money Will he put into IT,.
The promoters are from distance
and representative has been here
in conference with the two Jackson
financiers. The cotton mill will be
like the big one in Trenton, to manu-
facture shectings. It would employ
a large force of hands. Five or ten
acres of ground in : convenient loca-
tion is necessary and the Jackson
gentlemen interested are looking after
that.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
interpretations.

The Mount Olive Gin and Manufac-
turing Company, of Mt. Olive, with
$1,000 authorized and So paid in cap
ital stock. was chartered last week
The ineorporators are: ". f. Martin
ID. r. Penny, and Lovett Lee, all of
Mt Olive
The Daniels-H Hahn Horse and Mule
Company of New Bern. with 10000
authorized and $4,000 subscribed
capital stock, was chartered The
incorporators are: L. g. Danieis.
Fred II. Hahn, and A. ID. Ward. eli
of New Bern.
The Gazette Messenger Publish "
Company, of Washington was chs:t-
cred last week to. publish the Gaze te-
Messenger, the capital being S25,030
authorized. J. {. Rodman, Jessie l..
Warren and Julius ID. Grimes are :hc
directors.
Prof W. A. Withers, of the A. end
nj College. Raleigh, has been appoint
ed State Statistical Agent Of The De-
partment of Agriculture fnT North
Carolina. Prof. Withers Eeld this 70
sition for several years, until aioui
two years ago, when he was displaced
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
TEXTILE NEWS Of INTEREST
Notes Of Southern Cotton Mills and
Other Manufacturing Enterprises
The American Cotton Co.

The American Cotton Go. Of
Greensboro, y. G.. which obtained III
charter of Incorporation several
weeks ago. has effected permanent, or-
eanizstion with :. \. Cone, president
Thomas Crabtree. secretary treasurer,
and J. II. Cutter, formerly with IL r.
Dickinson of Savannah and laiterly
manager of Dickinson & Co. at Char
lotte. general manager. The stock
holders of the company include
Messrs. ". F.. Holt. Caesar Cone. Ju
lius Cone and Neil Ellington, ali we'll
known Ia the .cotton-m mill men and cot
ton factors throughout the South. 1t
is stated that the company Will tran
sact general cotton business. and
expects to develop IN extensive ellen
tele i'm North and South Carolina.
The capital stock has been placed at
$3.50. 200.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
N0RIa CAROLINA Crop BULLETIN
Conditions For Past Week as Given
Out BY the Department.

The North Carol,na spstion rf the
climate and crop service of tue de
partment of agriculture. ISSUES the
following official bulletin for the pas:
week.
The weather during the past week
has i'll general been very dry. Th~
temperature has been high and above
the normal The week hss been char
actsrized by hot days and cool nights
This dry warm weather has aided IN
the harvesting of hay To great ex-
tent and indeed all outside work has
been pushed as RAPIDLY as possible.
Some rains have been reported. but
the only unfavorable conditions re-
suitlng therefrom a-e i'll the eastern
part of the State III the lowlands. In
the central and western districts rain
is needed badly, although in the west
part of the district on account of too
much rain, the crops are again becom-
ing weedy. AL! crops are nav suffer
ing for the want of rain, but corn is
most affected.
The farmers in some sections are
beginning to pull fodder. In great
many sections corn IS reported to be
not so good as was expected In
some sections good crop will be
harvested, in others about one-half
crop, while some correspondents
report very poor crop. Some corn
is reported to be spotted, In some
sections it has been too wet for corn
to ear well. Tobacco is generally re-
ported as toing we'll. 1t is ripening
fast in the central portion of the
State while In the east the crop does
not seem to be as good as that Of
cotton. Some tobacco is badly dis
eased and is specking, due to too
much rain in the past. Also some
tobaccO Is Burning badly. Cotton i'll
the west and central districts APP
pears to be doing well, although i'll
some sections red rust is appearing.
and it is shedding some. Lice is at
tacking cotton, due to the cool wealth
er. A hail STORM TN July 3oth dam
aged some cotton in Ihe west. and
the cotton in some sections in the
west is not fruiting well. In the east
and central districts the cotton is
shedding i'll some sections nd turn
ing yellow. Only one-half crop
will be realized IN some parts. Sweet
potatoes are reported as doing fine.
Irish potatoes are now being planted.
Turnips are being sown, and where
already planted are doing we'll. Hay
is generally reported as being har-
vested, but i'll some parts of the west
it was too wet to save. Tomatoes.
cucumbers, Watermelon. canteloupes
are doin. well. Wheat is being thrash
ed, and Il great many report poor
crop. Apples and peaches are, shed
ding in some sections: the apple crop
will not be good. Peanuts are gener-
ally reported as doing we'll.
Rains reported: Raleigh Trace,
Lumbertcn Trace, Weldon 0.0l.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10

Atlanta. Ga Special - Cart Evan g.
Howell. long promia~utlt iAeutsan~i
with Southern Journalism. died at uooa
Sun lay. after an illness ot three weeks.
brought In hy a earSuacle ,5suplieat-
ed with diabetes.
Captain Powell aas horn per~Gniser
10. is2s in Milton coauty. IA iIs Uas
gallant Confederate saidtcr entering
the service as a member az iAe FfFst
Georgia Regiment later commanding
Howeifs Battery Of Artillery dnrlnE
practically the y hole - the sar
After the surrender he settled in A.
lanta. taking up the practice of the
Law. lie uaa one 90 the tuost phtent
factors In rebuilding this clty aud In
the development of the State from tn"
devastation of the war As n NounE
lawyer he served rs Solicitor General
during tho stormy daYs ot the recon-
struction period when io hia
services 9Rs largely due to sup
precision Of the iawleasaesa then
SO rife. In 1876 he bought th.
Atlanta Constitution wtth Henry ".
Grady and William 4 HeaphlA. III.
retained control OF this newspaper un
I'll 1897, when he retired, knd since then
has not been In active business
Captain Howell has been prominently
identified with the Democratic parry
ever since the war. having been DEL
egate-at- large frrm this state Ia teF-
eral OF the national convention and
prominent figure ~ each. lie served as
member of both branches of THO State
Legislature some years ago. but held
no other political Office Fate that az
mayor of Atlanta. for which he WAS
nominated during his absence from the
community. His term az service tn this
Office ended last year.
He has been prominently identified
with every movement for the develop
ment of this city and section. notably
with the first Gotten Exposition IN
1882. which opened the eyes Of the
country to the South'B industrial pro-
gress and with all the later exposi-
tions He has been a director in every
new railroad built into Atlanta since
the war. He was member OF the
commission which built GeoEia'H neS
capitol and which performed the teaa
Of completing its WORKS within tn" orig
inal appropriation and turning back
into the Treasury n surplus. Captain
Howell was rendered place In the
Diplomatic service hy President Glove
land. but declined IT, lie Cerved by
appo.ntment Of President Mckinley
upon the commission Ia inyfs'iga'o tho
conduct of the war with SPAN. lila
wife. xko was Miss Julia Erwin and
seven children survive him. among
them EDITOR Clark Howell.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
A 100000 Cotton Rope Mill.

It is proposed to organize a com
pany with capital stock of 100000
for the purpose of building cotton
mill at Spartanburg. S. c. The plan
is to erect modern buildings and in
stall all the latest machinery for
manufacturing rope, twine and other
similar goods from the waste to be
obtained from cotton yarn and cloth
mills in the Spartanburg district.
Peter H Corr, a we'll known cotton
mill operator. Taunton. Mass, is in
terested in the enterprise, but no fur
ther details are ready for publication
at this time.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Crop Expert Named.

Washington, Special.-P. L. Hutch
ms. formerly Chief Chemist of the
State Board cf Agriculture of Louis
lana, who is regarded as an expert
in Gotten statistics. has been appoint
ed by Secretary Wilson to the position
OF travelling inspector of the Agricul-
tural Department in the. cotton dis
triCts, with the understanding that he
will perform duty en- the cotton crop
estimating board when, called upcn to
do so. It is understood that Assist
ant Secretary Hays will not continue
permanently to give personal atten-
ton to the. work Of the Statistical
Bureau. but a successor to Mr.. Hyde
soon will be appointed. IT is the in
tention to continue the crop estimat-
ing board. but not to maintain the
same membership constantly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
RIM Down After Shooting Six.

Little Rock. Ark. SpecIal--A special
to The Gazette. from Lewisville. Ark.
says:
After killing two persons, seriously
and probably fatally shooting two
Others. one n voman. and less GeFiolEiy
shooting two more. Ike Kinney. des-
pcrate negro. was killed in river bot.
ton, at Doella six miles south cf Lev
isviIIe. At neon Friday. after hot hgnt
with a posse OF citizens that had sur
rounded him. His bloody record Tor
q hours IL: August fmorni1gb. killed
negro at Stamps; August tafter-
rcon,. killed f. r. Ferguson. claim
agent OF the Louisiana Arkansas
Railroad, a member of posse. three
miles from Stamps: August % a. MI
seriously shot Mrs. Stewart. of Greene
burg. Texas. and her husband: August
3 tnoonl; shot Alvin Barham through
the neck. and shot finger on one OF
c. F. Nash's hands.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Three Murderers Hanged.

Niger Murderers Hanged kJaa
Helena, Ark. Special-Tom Wilson,
slayer of his brother, and VIII Rob
ertson, wife murderer, paid the penal
ty for their crimes on the scaffold in
this city Both men we're negroes
and both met death with perfect com
posure, declaring that they were
ready to go. Robertson's neck was
broken. Wilson died of strangula-
ton
Canto, Miss, Special.-Bob Jones, a
negro wife murderer, was hanged in
the Jail here.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Tar Heel Topics.

w. Mcdowell killough. of Char
Iotte. son of Mr.. William W. killough.
day engineer of the ,ity water works.
was drowned at Virginia Beach, out
from Norfolk. Sunday afternoon at
) o 'clcck. He was i'll the surf. went
beyond his depth and was carried out
and to DEATH Heroie efforts were
made to rescue him but they were in
vain. -ss. s--
The monthly report of the Fnnrth
Assistant Postmaster General shows
that there were 9S7 rural delivery
routes in operation in North Carolina
August /. There were 80 petitions
pending at the time, of which 81 are
from the ris llth ,HS:l ;ci.
Saturday afternoon United States
Deputy Marshal John c. ,Dockery was
taken to his home at Rockingham. ac-
companied by his father and sister.
He had been in Rex Hospital IT RAJ
eigh about six weeks aud his improve
ment has been very steady. ,s
Capt. James D. Moore. well
known and popular manufacturer and
business man of Gastonia, died. on
Sunday last ~ sat
Tue transcript covering 700 pages
typewriter in the case OF the South
ern Railway aeains. the Greensboro
Ice and Coal Company and the cor
roration commission has been prepar-
ed in Is days, tits case now coming
up before the Federal court
The. water commission of Charlotte
has been unearthing scandal i'll its
department involving a number OF
prominent employees Of the city wa
ter works.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Ambassador Ccnger Coming.

Mexico City. Special.-American
Ambassador Conger and family left
FRIDAY night for the United States,
the ambassador having two months
leave of absence. He will go directly to
Washington, and il is surmised he
will be consulted on the Chinese Ques-
ton. especially on the boycott. The
ambassador was seven years a. the
Chinese court before coming to Mex
Ice, and is thoroughly Informed on
business questions involved IN the
present attitude Of commercial hos
tiIity on the part Of the Chinese uner-
chants.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
The Dixie Mills Co.

The Dixie Mills Co. Of Paducah,
Ky. has been incorporated, with cap
ital stock of 100000, by George {.
Wallace. Robert h. Phillips and 9th
ers. This corporation takes over the
Alden Knitting Mills, which Mr.. Wal
lace and his associates have been
operating under lease. The plant has
an equipment of 13l knitting ma
chimes and the complementary ap-
paratus for the production of fine
gauge cotton hosiery. Mr.. Phillips
has been elected president; Mr. Wal
lace, vice-president; T. l.. Upton, sec
retary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10

oyster Bay, y. Y, Special.-Histofy
Wa mad" Saturday in Oyster Bay.
Russians and Japanese clasped hands
and greeted one another with all out
ward evidence of cordial. y, end for
the first time since nations began to
haE" relations one with onother, an
Executive of great power received the
ENJOYS of two belligerent countries
on mission of peace, President
kocscvclt,On ehalf of the United
States and their people, extended for,
nal greeting to the representatives OF
Russia and Japan, introduced the
righipOtentiaries TO one another. and
entertained them at an elaborate
luncheon, at which Russian and jap
aneso fTaternized with one another as
comrades rather than enemies.
PRESIDENT S NOTABLE TOAST.
During the luncheon President
iiGcsevelt proposed a notable toast, in
which he expressed the earnest hope
and prayer, in the interest not only of
these two great powers, but of all civ
Iiizcd mankind, that a just and last
ing peace may speedily be concluded
between them"
Ihe occasion was impressive 1t was
attended not by pomp and ceremony,
but by a simpic,y and frankness
characteristic of the President and of
the people of America
Due honor was paid the distinguish
ed guests OF the President and of the
country, and they were received with
all the dignity to which their exalted
Iank entitled them.
The day was ideal. After the sun
C. burned away the haze of early
morning, the weather was glorious A
brisk breeze just tipped the waves of
Long Island Sound with silver, temper
ing, at the same time, the heat of the
suns rays,
-tHlEF ENJOYS SHAKE HANDS.
II was a notable scene as the di-
minutiye Baron Komura shook hands
with the giant Witte at the instance of
the President of the United States.
The greetings Of the members , the
two special missions were distinctly
formal, but not the slightest sugges-
ton of emnity was shown on either
side. Neither by word nor by action
dld they indicate, even by direction,
anything but the utmost cordiality.
Careful to avoid any strain, Presi-
dent Roosevelt, as soO1 as possible
after the introductions, suggested that
the party proceed to the main saloon
where luncheon was in waiting. The
resident himself le, the party. follow.
ed in order by Mr.. Witte, Baron Komu
"a, Ambassador RoSen and Minister
Takahira. Even the formation of this
little procession involved a delicate
diplomatic problem, but it was agreed
that the President solved it admirably
FOES LIKE FRIENDS.
Although the luncheon was served
with the other guests standing, the
President escorted the four ENJOYS tC
chairs in one corner of the saloon, and
in half a minute, through tact and del
iCacy, the whole party was engaged ir
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Engineers Elect Officers.

Louisville, KY, Special-The Ma
tionaI Association Of Stationary En-
gineers Friday elected the following
officers: President, r. D. Tomlinson,
Milwaukee; vice-president, Theodore
N. Kelsey, Lowell. Mass; secretary.
F. w. Raven, Chicago; treasurer,
Hugh Rensford. Cincinnati. The next
convention of the association will be
held in Philadelphia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Electrocuted In Chester.

Chester. 8. G. special--Jno. H.
Weir. a firem;tn on the Southern
Railway. was instantly killed BY an
electrical current receIvsi from q
wire rope. used for lowering and rails
ing the arc light. attached 70 post as
the corner Of vallev and Gadsden
streets. Saturday night about 300
o'cIcck Weir and number OF
friends had been discussing the death
CT Bradshaw in Charlotte, and be
went cut 10 the post and had 81 SINH
lar experience. The accident occur
red shortly after big rain and the
po9t was highly charged with cleo
tricity Weir was about Il years cf
ace and was unmarried.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
japanese Forces Over 400, 900.

Lidiapudz, Manchuria, By Cable
The Japanese have concentrated in
armies 100000 infantry, with 1000
cannon This is exclusive of the de-
tachment of General Hasegawa,
commander of the forces in Korea,
and a special detachment, the destina-
tion of which is not known. The
weather is good and the roads are
drying up.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Alex. N. Bell Dead.

Washington, Special. = Alexander
Melville Bell. brother of Prof Alexan-
der Graham Bell died at the home OF
the latter in the seth year OF his age,
from pneumonia, following an opera
ton for diabetes performed last Tues
day. He was born in Scotland, son
of. Alexander Bell, and was one Of the
three generations notable because of
their development of the art OF in
structing the deaf and dumb in meth
eds Of communication. -s. ...
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
New Naval Commander.

Washington, Special-Captain S. w.
Very has been ordered by the Navy De-
partment to duty as commandant of
the naval stations at Port Royal and
Charleston, S. c., also as commandant
of the sixth naval district. The order
is effective September 1st. when he will
relieve Rear Admiral e. S. Prime. who
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10

st. Paul. MIMI. Special.-At the end
of the fourth day OF the teiegraphers'
strike on the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific Railroads. officers OF
both railroads declare that the strike.
is all but a closed incident. and that
more than so per cent. OF the stations
on the Northern Pacific and 20 per cent
IN the Great Northern are now sup.
piled with agents. officers OF the Te-s
iegraphers' Union assert that the strike
has not fairly begun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
No Trains in or Ont of Shreveport.

Shreveport. La. Spee.aL-Shreveport
is efectually bottled up. Word was
received at the local Offices Of the
vicks5urg. Shreveport & Pacific Rail-
road. the only road remaining open.
that the tyo remaining trains on that
lire had been cancelled from tonight
This leaves this city without eitehr
passenger or freight Communication
with the outside world No mail 70
being received and none sent out.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Kentucky Open to Refugees.

Louisville, KY. Special.-The State
Board Of Health has issued procla-
nation announcing that Kentucky will
be an 'open" State as far as refugees
from the fever-infected district of the
South are concerned. The Refugees
will be subjected to examination,
however, and will be detained tempo
rarily in camps which will be estab-
lished at or near the principal twons
and cities Of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
ONLY WITTE ARRIVED.
ENJOYS Tardy in Reaching Potts
mouth, N, Il. For Conference.

Portsmouth, N. H., Special-There
was great disappointment in this city
Monday over the delay in the arrival
Of the Russian and Japanese peace en-
voys. The news of the postponement
of the function had not reached many
of the citizens of Portsmouth and its
envirOns. Consequently, this section of
Portsmouth was astir early, and by
O'Clock every electric line from the
country was bringing many sight-seers.
When the fact of the pOstponement be-
came generally known there were many
expressions of disappointment but upon
the circulation of rumors of the pos
sble arrival of the ships most of the
crowd decided to have holiday any
way. The operators in the wireless
station had very busy day trying to
pick UP the Dolphin which has the
Japanese ENJOYS on board.
Monday night an answer to the nu-
merous calls was received stating that
at Clark the Dolphin was off Cape Cod
IS miles away. She was steaming slow
ly. and those on board thought the cri
ser would reach the harbor. about 9
O'Clock. Mr.. Witte arrived in this city
Monday night from Boston at 1l:15
O'Clock, coming in a special car at
tached to the regular Bar HarbOr eX-
press. He was enabled to avoid crowd
of several hundred people assembled
at the railroad station through the
train stopping at crossing about a
quarter of mile from the depot. Mr..
Witte was taken to the Wentworth in
an automobile.
Cheered by Russian Jews.
Boston, Special.-Mr. Witte, the Sc
niOr Russian plenipotcntiary, took an
automobile ride about the city and Wis
tied Harvard University and Magnolia
the summer home of the Russian en-
bassay. Mr.. Witte left for Portsmouth
at 9:45. Before the train left, about a
hundred former residents Of Russia,
many of them Hebrews, assembled near
Mr.. Whites car and cheered him. The
envoy appeared on the rear platform
and spoke in Russian in a conversa-
tiOnal way for several minutes. He
asked his hearers how they liked Amer
lea and whether they preferred this
country to Russia. Several of the au-
dience replied in effect that they liked
America better, as there were more op-
pOrtunities for advancement. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Whites informal re-
marks the crowd cheered him. which
he acknowledged by removing his hat
IS the train pulled out one of the He
hrews shouted: Give freedom to the
Jews"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Killed Business Enemy.

Paducha. KY, Special-H. H. Loving,
former banker, shot H. A. Rose, a
prominent lumber man, three times.
Rose was killed. The men had been Of
fcers of lumber company until few
days ago, when Rose was forced out
under charges. 1t is supposed that the
shooting resulted from a quarrel over
business affairs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Salvation Army Girl Goes to Pen.

Chicago. Special.-Insa Hanson. the
former Salvation Army girl. convicted
of perjury in connection with a per-
senal injury suit brought by her
against the Chicago CITY Railway, was
taken to the penitentiary at Joliet to
begin an indeterminate sentence. Since
her trial several months ago. Miss
Hanson has been confined in the Cook
county Jail hospital, claiming to be
still suffering from the effects OF a
paralytic stroke resulting from her in
juries.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Textile Notes.
Manufacturers Record J

The Cora Cotton Mills Of Kings
Mountain n. c., hare declared di-
vidend of 6 per cent.
The Wiscassett Mills of Albe,narie,
n. c., has declared semi-annual div:
idend of A per cent. 1.>4fu
The Dilling Cotton Mills of Kings
Mountain, n c., has declared divi-
dend Of 3 per cent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
INTRODUCTION BY OUR PRESIDENT

Ceremony Unique in History Takes
Place on the Mayhower Off Oyster
Bay and the Presidents Success
in Avoiding Questions Of Prece.
denCe Makes All Smooth-Japanese
Arrived First and Were Presented.
Awaiting the Russians in the Cabin
Tiny Komura and Giant Witte
Shake Hands When Presented.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Little Hopes of Peace.

st. Petersburg. BY Cable.-The be-
lief is growing in all circles that the
government is preparing the public for
failure of the peace negotiations. In
the opinion of we'll informed men, the
pessimistic statements which have
been made by Witte.