The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-09
COTTON FIGURES
 ISSUED BY JORDAN
Miss Peyton Never Danced with
 Prince of Wales
PORTER IS NOT SATISFIED
Entire House of Pullman Employe in Atlanta Is Found to Be Fitted Out With Materials
 From the Car.

1 dent Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cot ton association today issued statement showing the amount of cotton picked and ginned in the cotton-growing states of the south up to January l, 1906.
 This estimate is made up from state ments from the association's correspond ents throughout the south. and shows i that the total amount picked at that date was ss.39 per cent and the amount ginned 9755 per cent Indian Territory shows the smallest amount picked, or i 9S55 per cent, with 9219 per cent ginned, while Georgia shows the largest amount, with 9999 per cent picked and 9S.H per cent ginned Texas, which is about the average, shows 9S.O3 per cent picked and 9745 per cent ginned. Attention is called to the fact that very little more cotton remains to be picked or ginned in the l leading cotton-producing states.
 Match Woman" Passes Crisis.
 Miss Rowena Peyton, Atlanta's well known match woman," who has been l seriously i'll from an attack of pneumonia, is said to have passed the crisis today, and in spite of her 75 years will prob ably recover, She is granddaughter of former Senator Purse Peyton of Charleston, S. c. Miss Peyton, however, strongly denies the stories that she at tended the ball given in 1856 in New York city in honor of King Edward VII. then Prince of Wales, and that she danced with the prince. This story she pro- nounees a myth. Miss Peyton has for years sold matches and soap on the streets of Atlanta, and is said to be quite wealthy, despite the fact that her appear ance indicates dire poverty. She is known to own the house in which she lives and several other pieces of property.
 Married to WeII-known Man.
 Marion McEachern, the 1S-year-old girl who tried to commit suicide Friday night, because she said her husband had de- serted her, today gave the names of wit nesses to her marriage with prominent young Atlantan, son of one of the wealth. jest manufacturers of this city. She said the marriage took place at Hender- sonville, N. C., about six months ago and that it was witnessed by MT. and Mrs w H. Clark of Battle Creek, Mich, Miss Clifford Ansley of Boston, Massachusetts, and Robert Fl. Kehoe of Chicago. She says the ceremony was performed by a justice of the peace whose name she does not recall. She says her husbands family is keeping him away from her. though she still loves him and will never care for anyone else. She stated today she was sorry she was found in time to prevent her death and that next time she tried suicide she would use a pistol and make it sure. Miss MeEaehern said her family had sent for her and that she would return tonight to Pittsburg. She says she will probably be sent away to Europe to join her father who is now abroad.
 School Boards Elected.
 The following county school boards have been elected in two new Georgia coun- ties:
 Toombs county-E. P. Bomar, W. c. Oli- yer, G. T. Mason, w. II. Sharpe and W. J. Poe. The examination for county school commissioner will take place at Lyons. the county seat on January 13.
 Turner county-B. c. Smith, s. W. Brown, IT. B. Erminger, Jr., D. Foster and O. A. Bozeman. The examination for county school commissioner will take place on January 13
 The examination for county school com missioner of Wilcox county to fill the vacancy caused by resignation will also take place on January 13, while exami- nations for county school commissioner in Camden and Charlton counties will be held on January 15.
 report has just been received by State School Commissioner W. B. Mer- ritt to the effect that the Davisboro school district in Washington county, has gone in favor of local taxation for school purposes by a vote of 70 to 1.
 Sunday Marriage Is Legal.
 Attorney General John c. Hart received a letter from north Georgia preacher to- day asking him for legal opinion as to whether it is lawful to perform the mar riage ceremony on Sunday. Judge Hart promptly informed him that there was no law either on the statute books, nor so far as had been found in the Holy Writ, which would in any wise forbid or interfere with marriages on the Sabbath.
 Pullman Porter Not Satisfied.
 Walter Brown. Pullman car porter, was arrested today by Special Officer Scarlett of the Southern railway on the charge of larceny. It was found that Brown has been living in princely style at his home on Wilson street as the re- suit of his offerings from Pullman and dining cars. Brussels carpets taken from Pullman cars were found on the floor of his house; there was hatrack stolen from one of the cars; there was danlask table linen and silver knives and forks galore. Among other things which Brown had pilfered from these ears were several United States mail sacks, three dozen umbrellas, several pocketbooks and purses, a number of pairs of gloves and any number of towels: Brown had prac- tically fitted out his house in what he had stolen, as if a Pullman car porter were not able to collect enough out of the public to keep himself and family in al- most any style he pleased.
 Prison Commission in Session. Chairman J. s. Turner of the prison commission and Commissioner Thomas Eason arrived in the city today, and the prison commission will be in session prac- tically all the week. Several important applications for executive clemency will be passed on.
 Headquarters Are Transferred.
 the gulf, U s. A., were at last moved to- day from the old Leyden house. which was used as General Sheridan's headquar- ters during the war, to the fourteenth floor of the new Cand1er building at Peachtree and Pryor streets. The depart ment occupies the entire floor compris- ing twenty-eight rooms.
 Announcement comes from Washington that Gen. Thomas H. Barry, former com mander of the department of the gulf U. s. A., will probably be decorated by l the Czar of Russia. Secretary of War Root has made a report to Congress in which he recommends that the three army | officers who were detailed with the Rus sian army during the war with Japan be permitted to accept the decorations which have been rendered them by the Rus sian Emperor, and Congress, it is expect | ed will grant this permission Genaral