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sci when she had anchored here and ex-
tended welcome to Captain Fremont,
other officers and the crew. Immediately
afterward a battalion of blue jackets went
ashore under command of Lieutenant
Jackson for a parade, headed by the
ships splen lid band of music.
After dinner those of the crew who
asked for it obtained shore leave, while
an informal reception was rendered the
officers.
OF the crew of 700 men only four failed
to report this morning When it is con-
sidered that the men have not been
ashore before for four months, this record
of only four absentees left behind in New
Orleans officers of the ship state is quite
remarkable.
The start from New Orleans was made
on time to the second A great set of
chimes in some uptown church was just
striking as the warship glided gently
away from the docks.
The Mississippi will leave Donaldsonville
On the morning of May A. Tomorrow, in
automobiles and carriages the officers will
be taken to visit some of the old planta- =
tons In this vicinity, and in the afternoon
the ships nine will play ball with a local
team The visit will conclude with for
NAL ball to the officers tomorrow night.
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TRIBUTE PAID
TO DEAD BISHOP

Nashville. May 12.-The general board
of missions OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, met here today in special
session to take action on the death of
Bishop G. B. Galloway The resolutions
adopted say, among other things, that the
board Joins in the universal note of
mourning over the going away of a good
and great man. No department of the
church's many-sided activities which en-
gagged the thought and cooperation of our
departed leader has greater reason than
we to mourn his loss He had visited the
Orient, Brazil and Mexico, and by his
continued and intimate sharing In the
work of the board had kept in touch with
affairs In these and all other of our
fields. His interest in missions was the
crowning glory of his life; his advocacy
of this cause was intelligent and SUI
perbly eloquent
Bishop Galloways successor as presi-
dent Of the board of trustees of Wander
bilt will be chosen at the next meeting
of the board. which will be held June a.
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DEATH ANNOUNCED
OF WAR VETERAN

New Orleans, May 12.-Adjt. Gen. VIII
liam E. Mickle, by order of General
Commander Clement A. Evans, United
Confederate Veterans, in officially an
nouncing the death of Robert E. Park
late state treasurer of Georgia and a
prominent member of the veterans, says
''It is the painful duty of the general
commanding TO announced the death of his
warm personal friend and co-worker in
the cause, Col. Robert e. Park an aid
on his staff. Colonel Park, after endur-
ing great sy<fering, passed to his reward
on the aft noon Of Friday May q. in the
sixty-six<n year of his age.
.'As soldier, as a Christian, and as a
citizen he led faithful and honorable
life and has left record of which every
inhabitant of our dear southland may be
proud
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the quarry hill.
The Callahan Road Improvement COM
pany furnishes crushed stone for road
building. The preparations for the days
blast had been going on for six weeks
Thirteen holes, 70 feet deep, had been
drilled at points about 20 feet back of
the face of the big quarry and the ex-
plosion of the dynamite with which they
were to be loaded was expected to dis
place 10000 tons of rock
Over 5000 pounds of dynamite were to
have been used. The workmen had placed
500 charges in six holes and were work.
ing on the seventh when a percussion
cap was prematurely discharged. ter
rife explosion followed, which hurled tons
of rock into the air and scattered the
bodies of the victims in all directions.
The officers were standing nearby at the
time directing the work.
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FARMERS UNION MAKES
GREAT PLANS FOR FUTURE

Springfield, Mo-, May 1.-THE first step
toward closer relations between the grain
growers and cattle raisers of the west and
southwest was taken here today at mass
meeting of the National Farmers union,
which has a membership of 100000. The
sessions will be executive. Charles s.
Barrett of Union City, Ga, president of
the union, however. gave an outline OF
the body's, work in an interview before
calling the meeting to order.
I'VE have he said, found a solution
for one of the most important problems
In the south. the handling of the cotton
crop to the best interests of the grower.
There has been no consolidation of the
cotton crop into trust but an amalga-
nation of warehouses; At the present
time we have a thorough organization
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Mexico City, May 12.-An event of
historical interest to Masons in gen.
eral and to those interested in the
journeyings of the silver travelling
trowel in particular was the presenta-
tion of it to President Diaz at noon
today. Standing on one of the vice
porches at Chapultepec Colonel DuaA.
held the trowel few minutes, then
returned it to DR.. Pullen, master of
Anahuac lodge here, which Monday
night received the trowel from the
visiting delegates of California Ma
sons. MeMco's chief executive, a
thirty-third degree Mason, made few
happy remarks and shook hands with
over 100 Masons from California. Inc
party, with Diaz holding the trowel,
was photographed.
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that can regulate the price of cotton. We
are deriving as much benefit in the cot
ton markets today as the market manipu-
lators. The last convention OF the Cotton
Growers was In New Orleans, in Novem-
ber, 1908, but only three weeks after this,
at a state convention, the Union company,
controlling 1S0 warehouses. was formed.
Every penny of stock is held by the MEM
bers of the union. What we did there We
are doing In other places, and 1t is our
ultimate aim to control every cotton
warehouse in the south. We have now
reached nearly the height OF our useful
ness to the south, and have turned to the
assistance of the middle west, and the
northern farmer with our organization
and financial support.
II am not familiar with the conditions
and needs of the grand and stock growers
but the solution We have found in the
south will be the basis of our work here"
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Plan To Care for Drunkards.

Tallahassee Fla, May 12.-When
Senator Sloan's bill relating to drunk
enness reached its second reading in
the senate today Senator Buckman,
who led the opposition to the McMul-
lin prohibition bill, offered an amend
ment declaring habitual drunkards in
sane and providing for the care OF
them at the insane asylum at Chat
tahoochee. The amendment was still
pending when the senate adjourned.
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jackson, Miss, May 12.-Bishop Charles
B. Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Missssippi's most distinguished
divine and best known publicist, who for
the past 20 years has held rank among
the greatest pulpit orators of America,
died at his residence In this city at 5
o'clock this morning, after an illness Of
several days with mild form of pneu-
monia, complicated with heart trouble.
The end was not unexpected. Bishop
Galloway had been In a dying condition
for is hours. He survived longer than the
attending physicians expected, and despite
the fact that he was in an unconscious
state showed wonderful vitality almost to
the end.
The distinguished divine was taken i'll
last Friday while en- route from Nashville,
where he had attended the annual session
of the college of bishops. Although his
sickness caused apprehension among the
family owing to the fact he had been in
an enfeebled condition for nearly three
years, no alarm was felt until Monday
night, when hypothesstic pneumonia de-
veloped In one lung, and the patient COM
menced to grow worse rapidly, passing
into an unconscious state, from which
he rallied only at brief intervals, and
during the final 12 hours was totally un-
conscious.
Suffered Greatly.
On several occasions during the past
three years Bishop Galloway suffered Sc
we're attacks due to enfeebled heart action
and hardening of the arteries Although
only in his Goth year, the prodigious vol
ume of work he performed as the mis-
sion bishop Of Methodism' had greatly
weakened his once powerful physique, and
he was in no condition to withstand the
lung congestion that caused his death.
Announcement was made today that the
funeral of the distinguished divine will
take place Thursday afternoon at OF clock
from the First Methodist church. followed
by interment at Greenwood cemetery
Bishop Warren A. Gambler of Georgia
reached the city today and will conduct
the funeral services Bishop Hendrix of
Kansas City, DIR. Murray, president of
Millsaps college; Dr. Laprade of Meridian
DR. Carpenter of Jackson and DR.. DuBose
of Nashville will assist.
Orders have been issued by all depart
ments of federal, state and county and
municipal governments to remain closed
tomorrow. Mayor Crowder has also is
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win Test Aeroplane.

London, May 12.-Finding it would
be unable to obtain quick delivery OF
Wright aeroplane, the war Office has
accepted the offer of Charles Stuart
Rolls to loan one which he purchased
for his own use. Tests will be made
with this aeroplane at Aldershot.
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Eaxora Tariff Commission.

New York, May 12.-In adopting the
report of it's delegates who attended
the national tariff convention at In
dianapolis last February the board Of
trade and transportation today went
on record as favoring the creation Of a
ornament tariff commission.
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Florence Nightingale Still Livinu.

London, May 12.-Florence Nightin-
gale. who has just entered her ninc-
tieth year, has received innumerabie
congratulatory messages and bouquets.
She is very feeble and is now eonAnsd
at all times to her roomA
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Clemencv Is Refused

Washington, May i2.-(special. )-Repre-
sentative Underwood was informed by
the Attorney General today that the
President had declined to pardon Alex
Chisolm, former paying teller OF the First
National Bank Of Birmingham.
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Rresnahan Is Valued.

st. Louis, May 12.-stanley Robson,
owner OF the st. Louis National baseball
club. has taken out a 900 insurance pol
Ley on his manager, Roger Brespahan
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sued a proclamation ordering all the
business houses to close throughout the
, 1909-10-27
begin on the Ist April next years.. Kits
Express.

Senior Ferrer was arrested on September
l at a village abo ut ten miles from Barcelo-
ma, and when he was charged by the rural
guards with being Francesca Ferrer, the
notorious anarchist of Barcelona, he did
not deny it, On examination a ca
mera and an Esperanto grammar We're the
only things ound about him. He was placed
III a country cart and conveyed to Barcelona,
escorted by four OF the rural guards. On
his arrival at Barcelona he was Manned by
the civil Governor, and after having had
certain measurements, and his finger
prints taken he was conveyed to the
model prison, escorted by a large body
of mounted police. Senior Ferrer never
lost his preseLce OF mine during his exami-
nation by the authorities OF Alella or Barcel-
ona. He said he felt perfectly tranquil, be
ing convinced that no responsibility for the
recent events in Barcelona could be thrown
upon him. Senior Ferrer Will be tried by the
military authorities. The committee which
has been formed in Paris Gin defence of the
victims of Spanish repression and which
includes the names of NJ. Alfred Naquet, NJ.
Anatole France, aud M. Maeterlink, has
published a manifesto protesting against the
arrest of Francisco Ferrer on the charge OF
c implicitly III the organization Of the recent
revolutionary and anarcbistic movement at
Barcelona. The manifesto is couched in
violent language, which is impossible to re-
produce. Senior Ferrer, it declares, had
nothing to DO with recent events in Catalo-
MIA, and the motive Of his arrest is declared
to be the desire to undo his admirable work
rs an educator LoadoH Times, quoted IN
Light6oauhiS NGiI Notes.
, 1909-10-27

the accession Of q new Shah are events of far
greater historical significance than we realize.
They mean a distinct break with the hoary
old past and a distinct recognition of the mo-
dern conditions in which, whether they wish
or no, Persiaus must hive. Before we forget
the past, Sir Henry Mortimer Durand's
"Nadir Shah ODutton) should remind us Of
how much a check to progress that past has
been. Sir Mortimer was recently British
Ambassador in Washington, following thirty
odd years spent in Persia and India. His
acquaintance with those countries isiutimate.
and he has utilized it for the benefit of his
own Government. He IL said to have accom-
plished more than any one in or out Of Persia
to cement proper relations between that
country and Great Britain. Sir NJ 3rtimer
has also been engaged in working up Tia,
history OF Persia and India, and became spe
cially interested in Persia of the eighteenth
century. The commanding character Of ths.
epoch in Persian history was Naiir XII
better known to the world as Nadir Sh~
He raised Persia 10 the first place am,
Oriental powers. Though Sir Mortil1e
started out to write n history of the Pc
OF that time, he now presents this particu,
character to us in the form of a romance.
He does this partly with the hope Of givinI
more life and color to the character, an
partly because the existing accounts of Mao,
Shah are hardly the material from w.
exact history can now be written. Neverthe
less, Sir Mortimer has eudeavoured to VII
a story entirely consistent with the know
facts. While the book is worth atten,.
both because Of construction and style, ii
as may be fancied, chiefly notable heet1
Of its character drawing. Nadir was a sign
type of the fierce Oriental tyrant. Brut
and pitiIossIy he piled up records IN barbas
in every region Of his country. His crown
ing cruelty was committed when he turned his
own son over to the eXecutioners with orders
to tear the boys eyes from their sockets.
Only by reading such a vivid romance as
this DO we appreciate the forces OF reaction
with which Persian reformers have had to
contend, and the victory they have finally
won.
, 1909-10-27

Arrangement has been made between the
Government of the Danish West India Is
lands and the Government of the Leeward
Islands Colony for the regular exchange OF
money orders. This is a convenience to trade
and dealing. The arrangement stlpulates
that the rates of commission charged on or
ders issued shall be kept by each place, and
DO charge will be made by either Govern
ment for any service in connection with the
exchange of orders. This arrangement Will
, 1909-10-27
THE CRETAN EMBODIMENT.
(Outlooh, tug. 2I)


Last week Greece and Turkey camo
near to war over the island of Crete as
dared, and then under compulsion Fl
the Powers, backed off "making face
each other as the children would
Crete is about hundred and sixty mi.
and thirty broad, inhabited by thrae l.
dred thousand Greeks, four-ffth~ bl
Christians. The island has always bees a.
sociatod with Greek history and mythv.
It's splendid peak of Mount Ila
Jupiter's seat. At Mjnos4 uapIaai Det>,y
lived and contriyed for Miuos the fanaa,
labyrinth where the Minotaur was confined
At Cretan Pergamus is the tradiuola gray
of Lycurgus. In classic days Crete
part of Greece, the Crelan people wore ps
Of the Greek people. "Nor have the NOR
and human ties between them ever b
either broken or lelaxed,' as Gladstone
twelve years ago IN his plea for c
The plea had it's effect, and Gladst =
plan Of international control was success
carrie out by the four Powers pr nclpa
interested, England, France, Italy,
Russia. la 1898 they interviewed, aud is
since managed affairs Oh the island 50 as 4.
keep the peace. The Sultan's authority wa
recognized, but no tribute was paid to hIu
On the other hand any formal Cretar
tempt at MOI with Greece was discourase
Informal and popular expressions OF opA.o1.
however, were not prevented. These bag
now borne their natural fruit in an is'al
not only Greek on geographical, racial,
guistic, historic, religious, and senti'u
grounds, but one where the official laI ga
is Greek, where the Greek legal co..,
been IN use in the insular courts, auo
for eight years the High CommIss
the Pow rs was a son of the King cf q.
Yet Prince George acted with imp@ 4,
and fidelity coward the Powers, all,
they were willing to select as his sa
another Greek, Alexander Zaimis, q
Greek Premier. Moreover, with til
cessiou the Powers allowed the h
Greece the privilege of nominatIn
Commissioners. The Powers had
Withdrawn the international police
replaced it by Cretans under italian OF
and three years ago they allowed tie
officers to be supplanted by Greek oiic-
Last October, following the decision OF
Powers gradually to withdraw their "t0,
, 1909-10-27
BALLOONS IN WAR

A great deal of speculation is indulge q in
as to the possibilities OF airships and flying
machines IN war, but few people know that
for the first two years Of the Civil War the
Army of the Potomac used balloons for sig
nal service work with what was considered
then highly satisfactory results.
A Yankee inventor named Thaddeus s.. c..
Lowe was the balloonist, and although he
us ed nothing but the simple non-dirigible,
pas-flled bag, he had so much confidence III
his devices that he boosted that be would
cross the Atlantic and destroy the commerce
of Grcat Britain if she dared to recognize
the South. His work in the field was by no
means so gaseous rs his talk ia Boston, but
his usefulness seems to have been due chief
ly to the invention of a portable device for
the manufacture of his gas, so that he could
fill his balloons Oh the field Of battle and
send them up for observation purposes.
They were usually sent up wI,h a ca2le at
t ohment. General sherman and Fitz John
Ger made uscents in them and General
Mcclellan. in one Of his official reports,
makes acknowledgement to professor Lowe
for the valuable information obtained dur
ing his ascension.
More valuable testimony to the useful
ness OF LOW = DtIloCuS 10 W NC JUN III Il
report of Col. Alexander, who organized the
Confederate signal Corps. He says that he
never understood why the enemy abandoned
the use of military ball looms early ID 1868, af-
ter having used them extensively up to that
time. He adds; even if the observer
never saw anyt hing, the balloons would have
been worth all they cost on account OF the
ANNOYANCE and delays which they caused us
in trying to keep our movements out Of then
sight
The reason which Col. Alexander could
not guess was simplicity itself. Lowe
was a crotchety genius, who could not get
along with the army officers or abide by
military rules. 50 the army got rid OF him
and his gas bags, and employed, instead, a
Yankee genius from Michigan, who climbed
the tall pines Of the Southern forests by
means of cleats. From his outlook in the
tree tops he reported what his field glass
detected of the euemy's movements. He
did not fly as high as Lowe, but he was more
tractable and less conspicuous, and he stayed.
Perhaps when Wright and Curtiss fly across
the Atlantic the ambition of Lowe to do the
same thing fifty years earlier may get some
official recognition.-BrOOklyn Daily Eagle
Sept. 3rd.
rTTn N-nyu TAI T7DcTk
, 1909-10-27

Passengers expected out from Europe on
the SIS. 81 Thomas, due here on Saturday,
are For st. Thomas-Mrs. Morrell, Miss
Morrell, Miss Budtz-Jorgensen, Miss Sharp,
Count E. Fl. Setback, Mr.. Hans Jacob Zoe
foed. For st. Croix-Mrs. Levin, Miss
Levin, Mr.. and Mrs. Beckmann and three
children, Miss Asia Nyeborg. Ma Notes,
81 Oct.
, 1909-10-27

EOrel gn Affairs, VINO says lne faPpIOcnement
is not directed against any power, its objects
are the maintenance Of the status in the
near East and development Of autonomy in
the Balkans. Comment generally regarding
the Cars visit is that it signifies the detach-
ment of italy from the Dreibund. German
comments are p~essimistic.
Six suffragettes presented themselves to
the French Chamber Of Deputies with a
petition for woman suffrage, because the
nations representation should be, they de-
~clared, integral.
A despat ch from Madrid states thatGener-
alLuque, the Minister for War;in an interview,
declared the Liberals would not have begun
the war and will now be satisfied to fortify
and defend the position already occupied In
Morocco, and the Sultans assistance will be
sought in inducing the Riffs to dlsarm.
Senior Maura, the eX-Premier, in a speech ID
the Senate, declared that all Liberals are
Anarchists and Revolutionists, and he oppos-
ed his successors in the Government Of
Spain, its future being endangered. These
are unprecedented utlerances for a response
BILE party leader.
The Paris Municipal Council hotly debat-
ed the proposal to name a street after Ferrer;
it was finally rejected by forty votes against
thirty fOur, and the Committee which prOpOs-
ed it thereupon resigned.
The Peruvian Congress has approved the
arrangement for adjustment of the boundary
dispute with Bolivia.
Advices received at New Orleans report
that President ZeIaya of Nicaragua is re-
treating before the Insurgents following a
series of battles near San Carlos.
Boston, Mass. Oct. 26th-A great meeting
here contributed ten thousand dollars to the
Irish party funds tter an appeal from Mr..
O Conner,
New York, Oct. 26th-Mrs. Pankhurst
Yesterday addressed an immense sympathe-
tic woman suffrage meeting.
The arrival Of Sir Thomas Upton has
started talk of a cup challenge, and it is
suggested he may build u challenger in the
United States if he is unable to modify con
ditions to permit building a boat fit to cross
the Atlantic, he declares he only wants u
sportsman's chance.
Trinidad, 10th Oct.-H. NJ. S.. Indefatiga-
BILE arrived S p. m. yesterday.
st. Thomas, 26th Oct.-Germau cruiser
Bremen arrived this morning.
New York, October 26th
Flour. Blended Clears per bnlreI 500
Meal, Kindred, per barrel 3.30-3.35
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mess Pork, $3.50 46
(Crystds per 100 lbs. 4,30
""o"' Museovado o91test l0Otbs. $50
MoIusses Ing. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, %middling Upland. .
Exchange, New York&London go days sight
1881
Exchange NewYork and London,sight 1879
London, October Goth
Dem. Crystals las, 9d-15s. I'd
Muscovado, floating terms, IN
""6" bond, los. 3d-l0s. cd
German beet So f. o. b. October
delivery lis. AID.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar OF Channel for
orders, boating terms. l2> Cd
Demerurl Rum Is 6d--ls. 10.
Cocoon, Trinidad, good middling Red, pr c"t.
54s6d.
Cotton, mediuAl Fine 5 Lat Llverpool, nominal
Is. I'd.
Bank of England Rate of discount 5
Corsols SO
Three per cent. Reutea III Paris $3.50.
-L g., E,,r17.0 np
, 1909-10-27
THE OLD AND THE NEW IN PERSIA

(Outlooh, n Aug.)
The deposaion of the Shah of Pere'"