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South Georgia progress. THoMASvitif T ES1 i'HQMASVILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER i tqo 5 tPHlHB. VOL. «7 MADE GOLD BIGHT HOME NOW IN JAIL- HARDER FLEES AN EX-THOMASVILLIAN MEETS^ SHERIFF THINKS FLA. &FFI- TROUBLE IN VALDOSTA AND | C ERS ARE ON GOOD TRAIL ANO MAY MAKE CAPTURE, IS ARRESTED. S• Valdoata, Aug. 18.—J. J. Parnell, a well known white man, waa ar retted here by Deputy United Staten Marshal Godwin lent night charged with making counterfeit money. It In aaid that Parnell’n epeclalty waa a 85 coin which Wfrnld paaa right along aa gold. It waa made out of aome cheap cofspoeltion and core red with liquid gold. Parnell haa been working In the gunaamlth ahop of W. H. Goodwll and It la clalmen that he waa eery bold In hla operation, trying to get other partlea to go In with him. He la Bald to hare ahown Goodwin aome of the money he bad made and naked that gentleman to become hla partner la the work.' Goodwin waa frightened by the propoaltton and the first chance he got at the moulda he broke them with a bamme. The emaahed moulda are In the haqda of the offi cer.. Dr. J. W. Evans, a chlropodlat, waa alao arretted, but woa not placed In fall aa the evidence agalnat him did not appear to be autllctently atrong. He la being watched, however, for further development.. It la aaid that a very atrong case will be made agalnat Parnell. Mr. Parnell waa' formerly a real- ’ dent of Thomnkvllle and conducted a bicycle repair ahop here. He moved to Valdoata several montha ago. He evidently expected trouble In Val doata aa he wrote Wert* A Son a few day. ago aaylng that he had to leave Valdoata and wanted employment with them. HARD TANGLE IN FUNDS. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 28.—Another complication which will call for a aolutlon, growing out of the creation of eight new counties by the recent legtalature, la that of the proper dla- trlbution of the achool fund. The distribution of the common achool fund la baaed on achool cen- aua, the laat one being that of 1802, and another cannot be taken until 1908,. under the law. Thla cenaua la taken by militia district, and la madethe basis of distribution of all achool moneys. In.many instances the new county lines run right through the center of militia districts, or sometimes cut off small portions of them. In cases of this kind the officials will have no little difficulty in deciding Just how to make the distribution. The matter may be referred to the attorney general for Investigation and opinion, or school districts may be urged to reach some agree ment among themselves as to what should be done. Just now the mat- From Tuesday's Daily Sheriff T.j.*Hight came home yesterday afternoon from Florida aft- ter having been four days on a trail of a negro whom he feels sure la Har der. Ad impassable river turned him back from hla search. The ne gro la on the other aide of the river with the sheriff of Sewanee county, T. E. Amaaon and W. F. Outzo on hla trail.' Mr. Hlght says he Is the right man and hla pursuers will get him. fte says Harder called at a turpen tine camp, gave hla name and got ra tions laat week and it la only a question of time. Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sin gletary received a telegram from Newberry, Fla., sent by the 8hcrlff of Alachua county and asking for a full description of Harder, aaylng "Have coon that may he him.” The descrip- tlonwas sent. Newberry la south of Live Oak and Is In the direct line of Harder's supposed flight so * there may be something In this story. From Wednesday's Dally. One of the most Interesting, (like wise Improbable) Harder stories, yet hatched, was brought here yesterday by a traveling man from Whlgham. He says that he got his Information from the dthens of Whlgham who are a unit In telling the same story Said story la to the effect that on Thursday, August 17, the day the crime waa committed Harder waa lynched eight mllea south of Whlg ham. The trWellng man says that the Whlgham people are mysterious about the mater and do not give de tails or names of the lynchers^ but that they firmly declare the deed waa done at the timo and place men tioned. This story Is scarcely In the realm of possibility but a number of peoplo would like to believe it true. ONE MORE WEIRD STORY OF RAPIST HARDER. Valdoata, Ga., Aug. >0.—Reports fromBrooks county Indicates that another negro haa been "Identified aa Emanuel Harder” and shot down as he ran from the officers. It la said that he waa located on the Mc Intyre place by a deputy and a spot ter, who knew Harder. The spotter Is said to have Identified the negro. The report came here from Olym pia. on the Valdosta Southern road. A telephone mesage from Thomas- vlllo states that nothing haa been heard from the negro at that place. PEACE AT LAST FOR ROSS & JAPS Terms Agreed Upon Tuesday. — —41- Japan Yields Many Points, Gets Nd Indem nity and Cedes Back Nofrth Half of Sakhalin Island* Victors were Magnanimous. Portsmouth, ■ Aug. 28.—An official bulletin states that the peace infer ence haa teached complete accord on all questions Involved and has been ordered to proceed to the elaboration of a treaty. The Japanese yielded practically everything and accepted the Russian ultimatum of no Indemnity and the division of Sakhalin without the pay- ment of redemption money. The Jap anese also yielded the Interned war ships and on the question of limita tion of the naval power of Russia In the Far East. The delegates will be called In at, the afternoon session and actual work on the elaboration of the treaty’trill begin. Portsmouth, Aug. 29 The ques tion of peace between Russia and Ja pan practically centered In this morn- Ing's session of the peace conference. In the Anal struggle, the Russians achieved victory for the sake of peace Japan, with a spirit worthy of her heroic achievements, met the ultima tum of the Csar and abandoned the demands to which Russia refused to agree, Russia agreeing to the divi sion of the Island of Sakhalin. Japan getting the southern half. The news that peace had been agreed upon caused Intense excitement. Ev erywhere there Is delirium of Jubila tion. HIGH MARK Cotton touched Its high water mark , for the season yesterday. The staple (sold on the streets here for 10.80. ter is being investigated by state Tbl , va , ln lpit0 of the fact that the school comml.loner Merritt but he ^ ^ wu off about „ U ln considerable doubt Just now as Thoma , vl]le ,, ma , ntalnIne to the course to be pusued. ! , u repuUtion „ a fln8 cuh market j and is better this year than ever he- FOR COTTON REPAIRS MADE AT CITY HALL The County's Crop. fore. There are eight firms bidding r The weekly crop report for Thomas against each other for every bale of county says: Week favorable for cotton that comes to town. The far- cotton picking with the exception of mer Is seen with a sample and a a heavyraln on the 25 th,'fields are ware house receipt making his way white with the fleecy staple, picking from office to office. Finally he comes pushed as rapidly as the limited sup. out with the cash In hla hand and ply of labor will admit; some prepar- a satisfied smile for he has the cor ing made'for fall gardens; talnty that he has obtained the very i sad potatoes doing fairly well, top of the market. ROBERT GETS INTO PRINT Dr. Robert H. Williams, Thomas- vine’s colored chiropodist, who Is now in Canada broke Into print Sunday morning In the New York American and Journal, all of the Chicago , San Francisco and Los An geles papers owned by W. R. Henrst and a number of papers elsewhere that get the service of that syndicate Including the Atlanta News. He wrote the following letter toRev. Thomas B. Gregory, a staff writer: Toronto, Canada, Aug. 8, 1805. My Dear 81r—Please tell me thro uhg the American how a boy should treat bis mother and be kind enough to send me a marked copy to Thomas- vllle, Ga. What books could I' read to help me treat my mother right? More than one boy la In need of this Information. Robert E. Williams. To this the reverend gentleman made a reply containing much good advice an two columns of matter. It began as follows: Mr. Williams Is quite right ln say ing that more than one boy and he might have aded girl) la In need of the Information specified. One of the most alarming as well as one of the most shameful signs of the age In which we live la the grow ing disregard of children for their parents. COLD HAYS f From Tuesday's Dally. Sunday and yesterday came near filling the proverbial description of “a cold day ln August." Themercury reached the low figure of 67. Fire felt grateful for the first time In many months and nobody had any Idea that there were so many coats In Thomasville. It has been several years since the August Temperature In this latitude has reached so low a point. The City Hall and fire station are being repaired and painted upstairs and down. Bright blue Is the pre vailing' color. While the sleeping room of the firemen Is being fixed they have their bunks ln the mayor's court room. - The Cotton Market. Cotton sold yesterday as hlgb as 10 2-4 In Thomasville. Savannah was steady with middling at 10 12-16 In New York futures closed steady. October opened at 10.88 and dosed at 10.82. The previous dose was 11.01.- ' FIFTY DAYS NO FUNERAL Thomasvllle's health record Is re markable and It almost seems aa If Ponee de Leon's fabled fountain of eternal youth has sprung up here. There has not been a white person burled In Thomasvllle’s cemeteries since the 11th day of July. Fifty dys without a funeral is a record that Is most remarkable for a city of 8,000 Inhabitants. It Is hardly prob able that this can be. duplicated ln any other city of similar population In the country. WHO SET TWO FIRES? NEGRO STORE AND HOUSE BURNED EARLY MONDAY ARSON SUSPECTEO From Tuesday's Daily Thomasville had a fire of consid erable magnitude yesterday morning at 4:30 o'clock, the store of Jas. Larkin and the house of Jennie Wright, both colored were burned. The alarm was turned In and the de partment was ready In an'instant. There was considerable difficulty In Betting the location of the blase. Finally the firemen saw the light of the flames In the direction of Clay street and went there. The Are had gained too much headway to be put out, but they con fined It to the two buildings. Both were Insuerd, James for $252 and Jennie for $250. They declare that the Are was of Incendiary origin. Henry has had some trouble lately with other no; groes and believes some of hts ene mies touched the match to his prop erty. The woman too, suspected troubleand had tried to find another place to live during the last few days. She had made the statement to sev eral people that she knew she would be burned out If she stayed there. There Is no due td the supposed Incendiary. WOMAN BOUND FOR MOONSHINE MRS. SARAH WEST MADE LIQUOR NEAR CAIRO ALLEN BECK DISMISSED. Macon Ga., Aug. 28—Mrs. Sarah West, a white woman of Thomas co. was bound over by Commissioner Erwin yesterday In the sum of $100 for Illicit distilling and the cas# against Allen Beck was dismissed. The case was an extraordinary one. The woman stated that she was 52 years of age, and was afflict ed with an affection that would not enable her to work. The small pot still, which wan found wltholn fifteen yards of her house, she said was operated by her husband five years ago, but that bn deserted her and that since that time she had made a “little spirits for her ailment,” but It was proven that she had also sold some. She wan bound over to the Valdosta term or Federal Court There waa no evi dence against Allen, and the case against him was dismissed. TO SHOOT , AT VALDOSTA. The Valdosta Gun Club will hold Its first annual tournament on Sep tember 18 and 20. They have Issued attarctlve programs Inviting sports men to Join them and a number of the Cracker Gun Club Will go over for the occasion. Fifteen and twen ty target matches will be shot. The entrance fees are $1.50 and $2. To each 15 bird event there Is $10 added moneyand to each 20 bird match. COOL SEPT. PROMISED The tinge of putumn In the air of Uie Jlatt few days has delighted .the hearts of everyone, especially the ean't-get-aways who bare stuck at their posts during the long hot sum mer. September has the reputation of being a hot month, Itself, but this la a bit undeserved. During Septem ber It Is often warm during the mid dle of the day but the nights are cool, pleasant and sleep wooing. The Septembers of the last 24 years have been very pleasant, ac cording to a statement Issued by the Savannah Weather Bureau. The normal temperature was 7S degrees, while the warmest Septem ber of the entire period produced an ' $15 added money. There will be average of only 80 degreeg. The high- other special prises. The railroads eat temperature was 87 degrees, offer a rate of one and one-third fare!reached In 1888 on the 18, and the on the certificate pjlan. J. B. 8prin- lowest occurred In 1887 on the 21st ger of Valdosta Is secretary of the and 22d when the mercury dropped club and will give all details to those to 48 .degrees, who communicate with hlm.\ CROPS WORSE SAYS REPORT. The average rainfall for any Sep tember during the 84 years was 2.67 Inches. The least monthly precipi tation was 1.64 Inches, while th» greatest amount in that period was 16.58 Inches. The, greatest amount of rainfall recorded ln any 24 consecutive hours was 4.80 Inch- ■ \ . ea ln 1882 on the 7th. The average Washington, D. C., Aug. 29.—In ^ number of clear days was 11. The BIG FIRE NEAR PELHAM Pelham, Ga., Aug. 29.—At 10 o'clock Sunday night the bam, In cluding two horses and two mules, corn, hay and fodder, belonging to I. C> Stubbs, several miles east of Pel ham was destroyed by fire. The loss Is estimated at two thous and dollars with about a thousand dollars Insurance. The fire Is thought to have been acendlary. Mr. Stubbs and bis fam ily were visiting In middle Georgia. Mrs. Emmett Mitchell returned to Thomasville yesterday morning For some northeastern countlea of Texas prevailing winds were from the north ln Arkansas and portions of Missies- J eaiti wb n e t he average hourly velo- ipl, Alabama and Georgia Improve-, c | ty 0 f the-wind was 6.4 miles an ment In the condition of cotton in indicated and in Oklahoma and In dian Territory and Missouri the crop Is ln fair to good' condition. Else where cotton has not made favorable progress. Complaints of shedding are received form every state of rust from the eastern districts of prema ture opening from Texas, Arkansas and of rotting of bolls from South Georgia and Mississippi. The bolls' hour. The highest velocity of the wind was 75 miles from the south east in 1896 on the 2Btb. MIDNIGHT FIRE OVER IN NIGGERF00T. Night runs are getting popular with the fire department Yester- are opening rapidly generally throug j day morning Just after midnight they bout the belt and picking Is In responded to an alarm from Flet- progresa ln all but the northerly die- chervllle. They made a ,long run trlcts. and found .the fire to be the barber shop and store of Robert Ponder, col- Albert Salford, a prospective cand- ore( j. fM, Is outside the city limits idate for sheriff of Grady county, was an(1 many u^ga beyond a fire plug In the city on Wednesday. Rumor M u, ay eo a i d d0 nothing with It say. that there will be hotly contest- ^ bnUd|ns burned w tba ed fights for every office In the county and that as a matter of course • num- ground. Ponder says ho was tnaur- several weeks she bus been -visiting I bar of the boys will be badly disap- ed to the amount of *81* which Will her parents In Calumet Mich. 4 (pointed. • ,, , t ' \ cover his loss.