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VOL XVI.
7
ADVOCATES A
NATIONAL BODY
i: i )m w ium.ifvf.s miiki:t.
im. smmition snot lh in;
ori(.'MZi:i.
II
H.uil- ( fo.Hiirt'iin ('routed on Hroinl
iiinl ( iiiiiirelionslip I tiles nihl
Hill .("III In Pushing Ti.
Orcniitulfoii.
iMUcIatfld Pros.
. 1 Tox Oot. It). H. F Viw-
n .ut HihtnM here todiiy hpforo
. Kteru Cotton Grower AhkopIu
lUMiiU'i! lh lnuttoriltttp orgiml-
h i u National Marketing Aao
'i rot ihi rarmorx of the muiifry
(.m. Mn HearHL In Finer.
ilia if oh the subject or (In- !
' mi lit of n Xntlonnt .Market J?'t-
Hh (M VlHiiM lil Mr Yoji-
iotij iiH u Hk Impnriimoe ami
' nrity ittiil ho was heartily In
rf It ereutlou. on broad ami
IkiihIvi' line Mr Wilson ml j
. in- u;tB rwnly to join In push-
nuivi'ijU'iil thrwmh."
Y'liikiitli huIiI Hint 'the American
Kiu'iit $nii.iioti.(ioi) annimllj In
I- r.fct of tholr loiuia which l
"(if) more tlirm It should hf "
I M0A AIUIS I.N Cl'IIA.
.um Cmernmoiif Ask.s Thai Ship
mini lie Held There fn Amid
Capture h) Hebels.
NA Culm 0(1 IS Front h
i i Xiunrfo llrrlveri ihlfi morn-
itt a ntHv shipment of nrmt
o Thi Moxlran goeri)JUi Ut
kul tin- Ciilmn government to
th( unloading of arms hero
I'irj roaring thoy wight fll tn-
I Minis nf rmoIutlonlatB The
Stale Department will probn-
nt the jraqunat whqteupon the
iirin removed to .Mnrrii Cns-
i I (he Mo-xlonn wvorit:notu or-
icm transferrin!
.-ri'ANTlNOPLF. Ort lft-Tho
of Turket today Baud toned the
r of the former Siill.til. Abdul
' from his Salonika ruullmmieht
UlitltlOI
Nor-ilmi liihahlliinlv MH'-wicitiI.
cVDOV Oct JO-tlirWuh tmxulv
ni.mNHfrlil tlic iiilmliNuillit or
Sirln)i vlllttRey. BimthwiiJit if
. n nf Krunhi'vaty Tlny ringBo.i
ituU-r anil thin ctlroil aftt-r tlu
re
mliiiiico of Jlu Monti'Ui'Krlii
'i Ki uturl Ih rfiorti'il to hnv"
!nf )iil
PLIT SAYS ROSE
I.
' ' OU Oct 1 At the trial
hi l.li'iiii'tiunl ClmrluH llt'ckcr
I.oiiIm Plitt ti'Htllluil that ho had
1 ll.tld lniH" Hohi ih the touiliH.
'ii.it Uotc had fjottini on his kitmiH
"ri "on f tin Kruvi and mi'inory
nioiliir." that Ik'Cliiir had tioth
" -in with thti KoHiMithul ninrdur.
ti'il.. rl A. Smith u contructor tHil-
mi 'UrldpHr' Widlhor liad tin Id
l could cut HoRunthal'H throat
" down mid hIimiji with htm all
HI VT THO.HAMHin rifiHTIIH."
"". JuhiiHiin sn Clinrnrlrrlos Colonel
Itoiist'wll In Address nl
Clilrngfl.
' HH'Atjo. 111 oot. 18 "Tho sr.
nhatiiled flKhtor thlB world
' Mr known" wuh t)ii iihrano of
' "lniHoii In IiIk olinnuMiirlittliiii
"i lldiiHuvolt in hla addnmti In
"i hlriiKU tonight.
ittHr today nor y(ihtnri)a'. litKt
' iir liiHt tuontli" said tho Ouv-
t him In. iiHhmi ntty iiiurtor
1 iflnr of tho old nurtlng who r
'"'" him It niUttorH tint what
1 tiiui. Iiiiipitmd In tho narly iluyn
'in1- wci-u ho iIouh not iiHk qnar-
now
lf' HidioldH iih Jiml anil rlKht tho
- iiiioit of Mr. Hrynn. that thnt
'"' has linpponod lo lilm !ioiild
1 ' 1 iilliiu'aiii iii oii... ! ......r..u.. iiiiu
iilll
Ho iihIih I hit tliiiimnriitii mid
N'milillHin to ooiKlium tlmlr
1 ".'itjn hut i aBit jim miw 0 ru-
' ' jour urforitt that you may
' "ii Miur own jdionidoru it llltlo
" "f tlm liiinlen that ho haH
"" Ioiiij."
"!. 1 li ThomitH of Aimon paBB-
i throuKh Baturday uflonioon en-
' lit nf u Iiriniii k.fe imi A a...
hla homo from court at finy-
r
IIS
I B
M AD
MIIN
EREST N BED
WO0DR0W WILSON
Democratic Candidate for President
TAYLOR COUNTY
0U lit N tlltni IM) THIUTV-SKV
r.s thai hi:jis or coi vn
SCOlim 'I'll III! II KIM!.
" . "' . K ft
E
Ailirest8 HU !. l).tired h) l.witf
Im; liiliuntiir.s Anioni U'lniin an
Prof. I.'. V. Whllo o AuMIii""
oinl odierv lo AlliMid.
Ik'Klimlin; lomori-ow uhK Alondio
Out. 2Sth. and ronliiuitiiK until Nov.
1st tho tmichor! of Taylor county
will hwOoji down upon Abllouo to tho
iiumiwr h oiui lmiiflrod nml IhJrtj ov-
cn or nior It taring the Jinu not for
h- first totirliorH iiiHiltiito of Taylor
ount and all ti.iiclieiv jf hoth coi
num Hohool illBtrlciM and iinhpr.tdiu
dlHtr4ft. arfr coiupcllod t'J atlsi) .r
i'Ih" buffer tlmlr wrtlffcntes iatifol-
led. Mr .!. S Smith count Hohool niiji-
frlincndwit of Pniiltr hIjooIh has just
Molten out a nit liitnrusiliig iroruin
for Him four iIii.vh and hoiiI out to lu
iiuicliorH
The inwMitK will ho at tho IJIkIi
chool ImiIIiIIiiit In title olty. Thorp
will ho mi liiHtltuto Roparnto JiiwJ
atHirfi for tho pplorod tonchora of tho
coiiiit.y.
Tht InstltutcB thl ynar will ho dl-
lihd Into hpuHoih nnd tlioro will ho
primary iiitorinoilhitp and hliih school
ici tloiiH (luring IIiIh utpotlui; and dur-
lnr Hut pnrloii of profcHtjlonal Htudy
Hi. liiHtllnlf will ho divided Into hoc
HoilH 1 2. 3. t. nnd R for coiivonloiioo
In recitation
.On tho oni'iiliiLr day 1'res 3ibp P
Ki'woll of the Chrlatlan rpllpsp will
toad lip devotional oxorcioB. and
Mnvor 13 N Klrhy will deliver the
nddreaa of wolpome. tho Biune i"
reaiioiidoii to by oho of tho toachora
of the county.
Among thoHo to dplivnr nddroMoa
In the course of the Inatltuto nreoot.
eJV K TT llynum tinwlclrnl Abilene
riiamber of Commorco Dr. O II
Connor iitmlniastor Cooner School for
tloVK. Hr ' D niiilofnr. nreHlilont
SIiiinionH f'ollPtto n V White of Kd-
(K'Atiouiit nopnrtmoiit at Auatlu and
ntliora
A pit-Known Architect Dies.
Ity AHHoalntcd PrpBS.
SIIKU.MAN Tox. Oot. 10. W
I
(lull a well-known architect.
died
here todiiy.
I'roheciitliig Wlliu'ss SirlngH Surnrlfp.
IVKl'J CIIAUM'JS. lw. Oot. 10.
Shirley Hitrton a prosooutlou witness
gave very favoruiiio qorumur tesuino.
ny todayUn the timber workerrf (Ira-
link trial. Hurtonu toatlmony hub
wholb iinoxpeeted.
Marriage Llcentes
Wultur llrooks Potosl. to .MIhb Mary
Cox.
JlayoH (InuioB to Miss Manuelln Hor-
nm.
Hdward A. Ford to MIbs Oeorgli
Itoliortt)
Jmfl
J. W. Headlamp lo Miss Holla S
A MEET
TOMORROW
WEEK
c
NO FATALITIES
AT MARSHALL
sixtixn iN.iriti:o onk sritiors.
i.i is Kxrisios i'r
MlXt h'lLI.Kh.
Harrison Coiinlj Ufflrlnl KequestH
(iincrimr Send Troupi to l'ro
tect 1'roporl and Kxecii.
tho IMrfs Ciiiiiillauee
Wy AsKoelntoU I'reBS.
MAH$HAIh. Tox. Oct. JU. ThorP
wore no dtmtlm among tho aixtcdu
that wore injured in the explosion
hiiro yosterday. D. C. frmtford is tho
only purtioit uorlounly hurt.
Sheriff AskM Aid From Colquitt.
Sheriff SaumliTH of Harrison Coun-
ty asked Governor Colquitt today for
military aid for the protection of Jiro-
pority ua a result of yoHterday'a ga.3
explpalon. Tho Gomor wired that
MarHhatl ahould hato whatever nat-
iomtl guard iiBslatunce that was do-
Blred. Se'enil Stores lVreeKed.
The oxploHlou wrecked tho Mori-bnolier-lColly
drug Htoro the Mnroim-
Karlet clothing store aitd tho II. H.
Stepliuua barber ahop. It partially
wrecked the ImtldlngH occupied by J.
H. Touhoy'a grocery atoro ttnd the
Swan Furniture Company.
The explosion occurred In the
Merzbaohor-Kolly drug store nnd the
other wrecked buildings woro dja-
oont or close to It. Tho rultiB did not
onteh fire which probably accounta
lor mo inci iiiuj. inuru iu iiu iu-
talllliiH. Tho people In tho hulldluga wer
rescued from under tona of dehrla
and coiiNoyed to tho Kahtt Jlomorlal
llouplta) whore at n lato hour all
tho Injured woro resting well. Num-
oioiiu volunteerB offered their aaalBt-
ancu In tho work of rescue nnd tno
wreckage wna piled out In tho street
iintlroly blocking J.L Tliu lqcill com-
pnny of tho national guards was
culled out and uaslated tho officers
In koejilng the crowd back out of the
way of tho rescuers. Some of the
volunteers were Injured as they work-
ed among tho wreckage
When the explosion came tho gaB
mains wore broken and the imprla-
niiea people woro forced to Inhale
tho guH. Consequently ninny were
noreouio. Tho reseurorB too exp-
perlnnced tho gfeateBt difficulty In
working In bucIj tin ntmodphoro nl
many of Uiohp Huccumtmd and had to
bo carried out and revived.
Hohrued from Wreckage.
Tho flrat person to bo rescued was
William Hlgsby. who was dug out
ubout 4:2ft o'clock llo Is badly brui-
sed but is resting well Peter Kolly
wuh ttiHoii out about five- minutes la-
tur Ilia itiJurlPB wro aqrlous Short-
W after Mrs. 8am Kccleston and Mlus
KwoloHtaii wero rescued. Then there
f.ore brought out (Jiiorgo necktinglo
funl Will Ochiltree
Tito rescuo wor wiiu iiuaiiuuni'ii
Into toulght after thorough investiga-
tion led to the belief that no more
persons woro Imprisoned
SHERIFF ASKS FOR AID
I .1
THE ABILENE REPORTER SUNDAY
CONTINUE CASE
UNI1. OCT. 29
JACK JOIIXSO.V.S IIOMI FIXKI1 AT
if i. -(ii) on cimtt.r or am.
mttiov
fflffi J
lli'injwillit Cliittiiphiii of Norld is
reeled Ullli Tlireuls lij ( mwd
As He l.pai Coin I In
Automobile.
Uy ABKoclntod J'rosn.
CHICAGO. I l.l... 111. .luck .lohnaon
the nogio pugtliat was hold on a
fui(i "hoiitl today charged with the
a nictloii of l.uclllo (iuueron. u white
Uiri The caao wna continued Until
Uuthn- 2
.lohiison drovo hl auto away from
Court amid a throng who mutturcij
throats at him us ho departed.
I.ucllc Ciiiiinron tho 17- ear-old
white girl daughter of Mrs Cameron-
Falcotlot of .Minneapolis whoae rela-
tloua with Jnck .lohnaon the negro
heavyweight pugilist wore explained
Thiirml.'iv i.i I'lilof of lilicn Mo'tiiv
by titer prio fighter wns tukun into
custody after she had refused to leave
Iter compuniptiu in (. iilcago and ac-
eumpduv her mother In Mliiuoaiiolia.
"I cannot go hack and I don't want
to go back to Miuuoapollu' alio told
Police CjU'taln Nootbeur "I expect to
become the wlfo of Mr. Johnson short-
ly although he lias not proposed to
mp. t love mm and want to stay in
Chicago" declared tho girl
At thlB announcement Mrs. Fnlcduel
became hystorloul loiter Johnson vis-
ited the police station with an attor-
ney and attempted to talk with the
girl but was denlud permission to see
Curlier In the day Mrs. Falconet
mailo it dramatic uppeiu to tno ponce
tp Ilnd her daughter She told of her
rnlluro to got her away from the In-
flii.mr'n nf I lii nntrrn. 'Klin iloBrrlllnil
Iter anguish when she learned Iut
Friday that her daughter wnn a frp.
qitcntor or jolihBOjrs care "or nurriou
trip huro to rescuo the girl her Inter-
views with tliojiuglllpt who aho de-
olarcs.'itnwUltelipr ni.d floiiWflMiG
plen tliat ho gtvo up tno gin. jonn-
on. she Hold told her ho could "got"
anv wonlnn lio wanted.
"When I found Quelle I pleaded with
hor to come bark and I would go any
place with her and shield her from
criticism back home. Sho refused to
urine bolng apparently uritlor John-
koii'k Infltiuiico..
'Then'l telephoned tho mglllst. Ho
htild he would send an automobile
for nio.
"When his automobile arrived ho
wna In It himself ultbough hj said it
would be empty When I entered the
machine I drew down the shudea so as
not to be seen. This nettled him.
"(ih umtin nf lint InvHt -whttiv women
in Chicago ride In this cur." is wlmt
he Bald to me. "I begged Johnson to
give m daughter up. Ho sold he
wouldn't ii nil cored In my face.
'"Wo rodo to n home on Sheridan
road whero Luetic Was staying. Sho
wopt and told me bIio had gone too
rar to go buck. 1 left her undocldcd.
i.'h.niiv utur I'imio to iiiv hotel. AVo
talked of how she could becomo dls-
eutaugleiK I was convinced at the
time that tho negro had a hypnotic
Influence over her."
''Sho went downstairs to use tho
telephone" sho said "and novor re.
turned. Johnson told mo ho would
glvo every dollar ho Iiiib to hold hor."
Johnson niado an absolute denial of
unduly friendly relations wltli Ml
Cameron and that Infatuation for the
Cameron girl m one of tho causes of
tho sulcldo reccntlj- of his white wlfo
llo declared tho girl left her position
as cashier In his cafq for another po-
sition nnd that hla wlfo had nover seen
Miss Cameron.
WrriUIDIST COXFKHKSCH.
Tho Annual Conference of tho Me-
thodist church South will convene In
Abilene on Nov. Cfh. TIiIb conerenco
was invited hero by the Chamber of
Commorca- Thoro will bo about 3&u
or 400 delegates and visitors here u
Is tho- dealra xjf HlQ city to entertain
those who attend In a way character-
istic of Abllcno's hosiiltallty. It will
bo rather taxing on tho Methodists
alone to entertuiu tho Conforenco.
Therefore wo call uou tho dlfferont
homes to opon their doors wherovor
thoy can do so Irrespective of denotn
Inatlon. anil keep up our reputation as
royal entorlalnors. You aro reques-
ted to see. 'phono or wrlto Mr Jesse
Cannon Becty of tho Chamber of
Commorco und say how many dele-
gates or visitors you will take We
want this Information by next Tues-
day night and trust ou will got Into
communication with him at onco.
TUB CIIAMUF.lt OF COMMISIU'tt.
VHIMITIXF. TYFIIOOX
DOUS (tltKAT HAMAHF
Hy Asorlatud PresB.
MANIIAi Oct 10 A typhoon
In tho Phlllliipln.es on October
10 did ISft.ono.ooo damage.
Many natives wcro drowned.
t.!
IHI
EERS
FIGHTER
OCT. 20 1912.
GOV. THOMAS E. MARSHALL
Democratic Candidate for Vice President
PLANS T0li
"PICTURE" SUIT
ATTOKNKY 0E.M:KAI. 1VAI.TIIAI.L
SAYS TAKIXtl OF TilSTIMDSY
HIHIX 1 BAST SOOX.
E
Penalties Asked Aggregate fcViiin.OOi)
und Slate of Texns Will Work
In Conjunction With Fed'
era) (.owrnmenl.
Special to Tho Reporter.
AUSTIN' Tex. Oct 10. It wan an-
nounced this afternoon hy Attorney
General Wntlmll Unit it was hla plan
to push with! vigor tho suit filed at
Ucuumout against tho so-called mov-
ing picture trust to tho end that tho
allied combine may not only bo rilrt-
sohod hut enjoined perpetually from
over engaging In buslucsa In Texas
again.
Tho penalties asked In the milt ag-
gregate $2500000 and It Is alleged
that the trust has been operating In
Toxiib slnco 10()8. II. A. Wroo: who
was named receiver Jma gonu to "Dal-
las whoro ho Is to take charge of tho
property his lipitil Inning boon ap-
proved in the sum of $100000. Attor-
noy General Walthall said that tho
taking of testimony will commence
next month at Philadelphia und other
points In tho Bast
Tho Stato of Texas will work In
conjunction with tho Federal Govern
ment which about a month ago also
filed n suit against tho defendants for
an alleged violation of tho Sherman
untl-triiBt law Walthall may go cast
personally to represent tho state In
the taking of tho testimony.
Provision has been niado by the
court for the operation of tho mov
lug picture bUHlnoBH in Texas through
tho receiver until tho suit la deter
mined. Tho concerns Involved nru:
Motion Picture Patents Co.; Tho Uon-
oral Film Co.: Illogranh Co.? Thomas
A Kdlson Co. (Incorporated); Ussa
nay Film Manufacturing Co.; Georgo
Klein Co.; Lubln Manufacturing Co.;
Meltez Manufacturing Co.; Knlom Co.
(Incorporated); Patho Frores; Sellij
Polyscope Co.; and tho Yltugrotih Co
of America.
ScliHHinRn-nclHk Farmer.
From New York World.
Mine. Sclunnnun-Holnk tins Invest-
ed $12240 In 170 acres of laud lying
seven miles north of Grand Forks
N. Ih which Bite will Improvo by the
construction of a cottage and tho lny-
lugr out of gardens expecting to tnnko
her homo there two or throe months
of each summer.
"I have always wanted to own u
farm In tho northwest" ho said
''You see I know about things out-
shin of music and I know that a
farm la this country Is a good inveut-
mont" Tho less sno peoplo know aWo tit a
matter tho Bror thoy aroffttt thoy
know all thereXIso to jpmv about It.
pgrlsh 8tu4k Wtawry piotc.
LARG
FIRMS
INVOLVED
VERA CRUZ IN
REBELS HANDS
l'UIUfATI'HI-: CAl"nTIU: IIOlVKVliU
rtruu.a i-i.9 iuk ta-HIMA w
UYIMl 03'llKir T0W1VS. "
TO ATTACK JUAREZ CITY
Insurrertos Jlmo Adumccd Within
L'.' .lilies of Town on Moxcaii
.Niilionul und Federals nro
Preparing for Huttle.
Special to Tho Hoportcr
Kl PASO. Tox. Oct 19. Sunday
was sot for tho duy of the attack on
Culdnd Juarez PJedras Negrua and
Vera Crux according to tho rovoltt-
tionury junta supporting Felix Diaz In
HI Paso. Tho taking of Ycra Cruz
almost a week ahead of the schedule
Bpollcri the plan of a sliuultaueutis at-
tack and thu rebels In tho country
to tho south or Juarez and filibus-
ter h in 121 Paao aro awaiting orders
from tho south boforo any uttack la
ordered.
Tuesday Is Bald to bo tho tentative
ditto for (ho uttack on the border
ports and tho federal army Is expect-
ed to offer little or no reslstuuco. lu
fact tho majority of the troops in Jua-
rez nro convicts who uro being for-
ced to remain lu tho organized force
and will desert us soon un they huvo
mii opportunity The Mexican govern-
ment is awaro of this plot through
tho discovery of secret correspondence
horo between tho revolutionary lend-
ers and Mexico City. ThlB discovery
led to tho urrest of bIx of the ring-
leaders In Mexico City and others
uro expected "to bo held hero Tho
fedoruls In Juarez aro sending out.
outposts to the hills surrounding thu
town and every preparation Is being
made for un attack from tho south.
Tho rebels have advanced to within
2fi miles of Juarez on the Mexican Na-
tional lino and ttre reported ut Haucho
on the Central. These nro 8u!nzar's
forces ad with tho forco lu KI Pubo
which Is being paid $1 per day gofd
pending hostilities the forco will bo
sufficient to tuko tho border towns.
Tho premature attuck and takliiK
of Vera Cruz la said to havo .resulted
trom thu arrival of n shipload or am-
munition for the go eminent ut Vera
Cruz. Fearing that this would bo
aoilt to Mexico City to bo used as oto-
ineiits against him Diaz anticipated
thu uprising lu the north and south
by seizing tho port and arsunul to-
gether with the ummuultlou
JOIIXSOX DKNIIIII XKW TKIAL.
Man 8rMlt'Hrd to FIip Years In Fen
Ulu'H Tom Thousand Hollar
llOHll
WACO Tex.. Oot 10 Alox John-
Ron who was convicted u week ago
of second riugreo murder of A It.
Duncan wan sentenced to five yours
in the penitentiary was denied a now
trial lu tho District Court this after-
noon IIU bond was fixed nt $10000 which
ho gave. Johnson will mako an appeal.
NUMBER 255. '
4 TOWNS TAKEN
BY BULGARIANS
ti'hks hhpi;i.si:i rt.v kvckv
IIA.J AMI AIlltlA.SOI'Mi IS
TiiJtK.Ti:xi:i)
ABDUL HAMID REMOVED
Former Solum of Turkey TraHsferrerf
lo Couiiautlnoiilp Sort Ian InhaliJ-
(unts .MiiNNHcred ami .Moh-
iriirKriM Army Checked.
Ity AsHOclntrd Press.
'OFIA. HIMJAICIA Oct. 19. Tho
riulgnrlau army last night iSupturud
tho Turkish (own or Mustapha Pashn.
The Turka woro repulsed all along
the lino and tho Hulgirriuns won at
practicallyi ovory point.
The Hulgarlaus ari now marching
qu tho great fortress of Adrlunoplc
Throe other towns at frontier points
have been captured by tho Uulgarlan
army.
King Ferdinand watched laat nights
battel and afterward went on tho field
lending assistanco to tho Hulgnrlnu
wounded.
roUMr.li cii:itt5YMAx AUitgSTP.n
Aulhfifllhx In IMk Falls X. Y. Try.
lilt to J'reicht Street .Meetings
Jliirlng Strike.
Hy AhhocIuUhI PresB
LITTI.H FALI. N. Y. Oct. 19
Dr. Algernon F. Crnimey a former
clergyman was' nrrcsted with his blhlo
in his hand while addresslug a street
crowd on the "Sermon on tho Mount"
Authorities aro trying to prevent
Btrcet meetings of Socialists who nro
In sympathy with the striking mill
workers.
Court Ofiiclals Arrive.
Judge T. I Hlunion and W. II. Gra-
ham .court stenographer returned
Friday illght from court at Albany
and will spend next week here and
return to Albany and wind up court
Micro Moftday.
111 lf.' " v1 j
War -Cloud Gathers at Adrlanoa-f
Oy AsBocInted Prcsa.
LONDON OCL 19 Half ft million
or morn men modornly equipped aro
gathering today around tho city of
Adrlanoplo 13? mllea northwest from
Constantinople tho capital of Turkey
for what Is expected to bo a long and
hard nlego.
Tho Invaders consists or 200000 Bul-
garians and flO.OOO Servians'. Tho Tur-
kish defenders number over 200000.
7100 BALES OF FLE-
ECY STAPLE BEEN
Abllouo has received from wagons
Just aonty-ouo hundred bulcs of cot
ton up to three o clock yesterday af-
ternoon according to tho hooka of tho
two cotton yards of tho city.
Tho L. W. Hobs yard has weighed
In JiiBt 0100 bales while tho Farmers'
Cnloti yard has weighed 1000 hales up
to the middle of tho afternoon. Tho
dally receipts havo been lighter this
week than usunl owing to two things.
one 1b that the end of tho crop Is
drawing near nnd tho other Is that
tho price has constantly eng?cd from
12c to 10c and 10.G0 and mora cotton
Is being hold than heretofore.
JudghiK from the expression of
leading and reliable farmers tho cot
ton crop of Taylor county lu Bovcnty-
flvo por cent gathered to date.
Fanner ostlmates of Awllcne receiv-
ing 12.000 to Ift.OoO hales tire now re
duced to 11000 or 12000 while tho
estimate of tho crop for the county
has dropped to 20.000 or 300'H bales
as against 22.000 bales Ut year.
F. L. DohcIkom Hurt.
13 I DonolBou. who It near
Moro while In the city yest. tuay was
(he victim of an attack from tin an
gry horse that was quite puiurul.
Ho was at the homo of Mr. Spurrier
and tho two gentlemen wero In the
lot feeding. Mr. Spitrrior had thrown
some liny to a stnlllon and Mr Don-
etsoti stooped to pick up tho hay and
move It to another place. Tho stal-
lion jumped ut him. catching Mm hy
thu back pushed him agaliiBt ho
ground ami picked him up. raised
him In the air and let him fall. The
enraged horse made an attempt to
puw hlut but Mr. Donelson had had
enough and got out of the way quick-
ly as iiosslhle When seen this nt
nlng Mr Donelson complained of bo-
lng ory soro as a result of tho af-
fray hut thinks ho will bo entirely
recovered In a few days Winter
Knterprlso.
0. G. Written left Saturday luoralug-
for a visit to tho mil
mm TOME
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