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The Danielsville Monitor VOL. XXIIf. EGEORGIA NEWS: Epitomized Items of Interest Gathered at Random* Hay Leaver Thomasville. Secretary Hay left Thomasville last Saturday morning at 6 o’cock via the Atlantic Coast Line to resume his du ties in Washington. The sScretaf? Denounces the climate of Thomasviiie second to none in the south. His health is greatly improved by Ills stay among the pines. * * # Sanitarium for Hawkinsvilla, A movement is on foot to establish in Hawkinsville a modern, iirst-class sanitarium by a certain well known physicians of Pulaski county. The sanitarium will bo fitted up with elec trical and modern appliances and will prove a boon to the people of this section and to Hawkinsville. o * * Inspection Orders Issued. General orders No. 2, relating to the coming annual inspection of state troops, have been issued from the of fice of Adjutant General S. W. Harris. These orders call attention to the de tail of Major P. H. French, of the Six teenth infantry, to inspect the Georgia troops, and his inspection will be made at the same time as that by Colonel W. G. Obear, inspector general. * * Fruit Growers to Meet. The Fruit Growers’ Associat'on of the state will moot in Valdosta Febru ary IS-19. It is expected that the session will he one of the largest attended in the history of the organization. Rates of ono and one-third faro have been granted cn all the railroads. The com mittee is already busy preparing for them and the growers are getting their orchards into first-class order for in spection. * * * Little “Georgia Magnet” Arrested. Annie Abbott, the “Georgia Mag net,” and heroine in a number of sen sational episodes, has been under ar rest in New York city, where she is appearing at a theatre in a vaudeville turn. The “Georgia Magnet” is charged with purloining jewels to the value of $12,000 from Mrs. F. C. Bay ler, of Waterbary, Conn., the home of the watches. Her manager, Theodore N Abbott, also well known in Georgia, was arrested at the same time. Beth have been released on bond. * * * More Money is Needed. If Georgia is tp have a building at the coming St. Louis exposition, such as has been proposed, considerably more money than has already been subscribed will have to be saised. This fact is developed in a report made a day or two ago to Governor Terrell by the active members of the Georgia commission for the Louisiana Purchase exposition. This report shows that less than $9,000 has been sub scribed so far, while nearly $30,000 is needed to carry out the plans in view. Tl-.o subscriptions up to the present time have conre practically altogether from the part of the state, with the exception of ono or two from middle Georgia. * * * Call to Cemocrstic Committee. The state democratic executive com mittee has been called by Chairman K. T. Brown to meet in Atlanta on Mon day, February 29. at 11 o’clock a. m. The date of the meeting is compara tively an early one. Two years ago the committee met on March 29, a month later, and in 1900 ihe meeting was held March 17. When asked about the date Chair man Brown said: “Everybody seems anxious to know when the committee is going to fix the date for the primary, and there ap pears to be no reason why the matter should not be settled without any great delay. “But my particular reasen for select ing February 29 for the meeting of the committee is that it is the fifth Monday in the month, a date on which it will be more convenient for most of the out-of-town members to ie present, because there are usually no courts fixed for that day.” Pulaski Farmers Plant Tobacco. The culture of tobacco on a large scale has begun in Pulaski county, J. T. Jones, who lives a few miles south of Hawkinsvllle, is now preparing to plant 6 or 8 acres of the weed. He has already sown his bad of the long leaf variety. Mr. Jones has interested with him in this project an experienced tobacco raiser from North Carolina, who expe rimented very successfully on Pulaski county iands last year. Mr. Jone3 says he can clear more money on eigtb acres of tobacco at less expense than he can on fifteen acres of cotton at 10 cents average. Other farmers around him also an nounce their intention of taking up the tobacco culture at once. * * * Wants Change in Law. Governor Terrell will, in his next message to the general assembly rec ommend that some provision be made for legislators to serve during the in terim which exists between October and June, because if there should be an extra session of the legislature, or If tife governor should die between O' tober. when the elections are heW, and next June, when the general assembly meets, there would be no one to take the governor’s place. The constitution of the state, in par agraph 1, section 4, article 2, says: “Members of the general assembly shall be elected for a term of two years and shall serve liritii their sue cessors are elected.” If the ieg’slature adjourns in June and their successors elected next Oc tober, then the members of the pres ent legislature, according to the con stitution, are out of dfflee. tf the gov ernor should die between October and June, under present conditions there would be no successor, as the presi dent of the senate would no longer be president for reason that his term as senator expired when his successor as senator was chosen at the general elec tion. • • * “Cunjer” Doctor Gave Arsenic. After making a thorough analysis ol the stomach of Sarah Mann, a negress of Ellington, Clayton county, suspeetc of having been poisoned, Dr. Edge Everhart, of the Southern College o Pharmacy, of Atlanta, has reported t .he authorities there that unmistaka ble traces of arsenic had been discov ered. Charles Mann, the husband of the ieceased. Bob Middlebrook and George Shaw, all negroes, have been held in he Clayton county jail awaiting the result of the investigation. The Mann woman died a few days ago under sus picious circumstances, and the coroner nsisted upon an investigation and sent he body to Dr .Everhart for analysis. According to report, Mann and Mid liebrook were suspected of having in iuced Shaw, who pose3 as a sort of negro “conjure” doctor, to poison the Mann woman. It also seems that Shaw had been suspected of similar practice on former occasions. The story told by the negroes is that the woman was suffering from some kind of pain, and the conjure doctor gave her a drink of whisky. Her death followed in a few hours. In the qualitative analysis that followed un mistakable signs of arsenic poisoning were found, and tbs charge of murder against the throe negroes is expected to follow. Otherwise the stomach was found to be in a normal condition. Does Not Affect Georgia. The decision of the supreme court of the United States in the case of South Dakota vs. North Carolina, where it is held that the bonds of North Carolina must be paid by that'state will have no effect on the bonds which the state of Georgia repudiated about twenty years ago. When the announcement of the de cision was made it was understood that Georgia could be made liable anti forced to pay the bonds which had been repudiated by the Georgia legis lature. In the North Carolina case the state was owner of a majority of the stock in the North Carolina railroad, which stock had been pledged as security for bonds issued. The people buying the bonds presented ten of them to the state of South Dakota to be used for educational purposes, and South Da kota fifed suit in the United States court to collect the money for the bonds, the North Carolina officials claiming that they had never been asked to pay for them. The supreme court hold in its de cision that the railroad could bo sold to pay for the bonds. Governor Ter rell states that the decision would not apply to Georgia, because the sover eignty of the state was involved when it repudiated its bonds years ago, while the state of North Carolina own ed a controlling interest in the rail road which had issued the bonds. The bonds repudiated by Georgia were not secured by any personal property of the state. A Graded Course of Study. State School Commissioner W. B. Merritt has just sent out a graded course of study for the common schools of Georgia, based upon the books recently adopted for use in the schools. The commissioner has done his work well. The course is well graded, the requirements for each year being well balanced and the subjects properly correllated. The work for a first reader pupil is clearly outlined" so that every teacher in the state will know what the pupils of this grade must be studying in read ing, spelling, language, writing num bers and nature study. Each reader with the corresponding work in other subjects is indicated. Tho course ex tends through seven years of nine months. In schools of shorter terms the time will be longer, though the course will be tne same. It is thus ad justed to any and ->ll schools. One of these programs or courses of study will he sent to every teacher in the state to be posted on the school wall as a guide to teachers and patrons and children. If faithfully carried out it will systematize the work of the school room and the instruction of the chil dren, so that each child will have a well rounded education as far as he goes. The language, history, arithme tic, spelling, writing and geography work will be -carried along together There will be no neglecting of any ol these essential studies for any one of them or for any fad or frill. The child can thus pass easily from school to school or from teacher to teacher without loss of time or repetition of studies. It becomes a guide to each teacher in the use of the new text For Our Town. Our County and Our staf DANIELSVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1904 books and ih the organization of the classes. It will enable county school commissioners to inspect the schools to better advantage and examine the work of any grade in his several schools. It will enable the state school commissioner to prepare tests for the grades all over the state and compare the work df the several conn ties. It will brihg cirdfer itttO the school work. It is hoped that fever? commissioner and teacher will put the now course of study into immedia'e operation. Following this outline cotirse of study will come during the ?-ear a full syllabus describing in dp tail the work, each subject for each grade, with touching suggestions, sup plemental work—in short, a school room guide. This is now being pro pared by Mr, Merritt, and he hopes c haye it ready for Use in the summsi institutes.—-J. S. Stewart, of Statf University. LIKE A TOBOGGAN SLIDE. Price of Cotton Tumble* In New Or leans—War Rumor* Caused Reign of Pandemonium. About the worst brea kin the his tory of cotton future trading in New Orleans happened Thursday. On the most absurd and vague of ivar motors prices were sent down until they were from 166 to 180 points lower than the close of Wednesday, and May was $8 a bale cheaper. In former times such a break would have been attended with a score of failures, but at the close there was little or no excitement about the cotton exchange and no fear was expressed that any of the local cotton firms would go to the wall. The day’s trading saw many sepa rate and distinct breaks. At the open ing prices' broke sharply, March going off 106 points from Wednesday’s close to 15.50. Prominent bulls supported the market and prices recovered. Toward noon the market became quiet and uninteresting, and the gen eral opinion was tnat the trend of prices would continue upward. Soon after the noon hour and while many brokers were out at lunch a tele gram was received from Chicago by a wire house saying that cables had had been received there telling of the declaration of war between Japan and Russia. Values commenced to slide swiftly downward, and in five minutes' time the ring was in a panic. Traders and brokers who a few minutes before appeared to be the sanc3l and calmest of men, suddenly became crazy in their efforts to sell either their own or their customers’ cotton. The gen eral desire was to sell and get out, no matter what price the cotton offered for sale brought. The combination pit and ring at the cotton exchange was an ampithcatre of struggling, yell ing humanity wild with anxiety and their fears appeared to be all the greater because they were not exactly aware of what they were afraid of Hats were smashed and coats were ripped, but still the orokers labored in their attempts to dispose of their cotton. Hundreds of thousands of bales of “speculative” cotton were thrown into the ring, and the sellers exceeded buyers ten to one. The low er prices went, the more frantic the rin gbecame, and the more selling or ders were received from the country which was just beginning to learn o! the panic at the exchange. The space in the center of the ring where a fountain plays in summer became fill ed with stools and chairs, kicked there by brokers in their mad efforts to got nearer the center of the pit so they might stand a better chance of selling their contracts. This mad scene lasted until well on toward the close of the market, when the ring finally had a soldout appear ance. GEORGIA IN SIXTH PLACE. According to Census of State Troops Made by Assistant Adjutant General. According to a recent census of Georgia state troops made under the direction of Assistant Adjutant Gener al A. J. Scott, the state ranks sixth in the United States in the number of men in the service, the total being 4,684, officers and men. New York comes first, Pennsylvania second, Massachusetts third, Ohio fourth, Illi nois fifth and Georgia sixth. This showing is regarded as a re markable one, in view of the fact that the population of the north is far greater than that in ihe south, and the interest in the military affairs there is gnraeelly SHRD SHRD IJL there is generally more than in the southern section. One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars was spent by the state last year on the Georgia troops. Forty eight thousand dollars in cash was spent, $20,000 appropriated by the state, and $28,000, which was given the state by the United Stales govern ment under the provisions of the Dick hill for the purpose of encampment. The remaining amount came from the government In the shape of arms, "uniforms and other equipment. Scotland Yard furnishes statistics which show that 34,000 persons were lost in London last year, and much the same number in the preceding year, making a total close on 70,000 for the new eentury. SEABOARD Air Line Railway. double Daily service Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta, New Orleans and Points South and West. IN EFFECT APRIL 12, 190S. SOUTHWARD, Dally Daily No. 31 No. 27 Lt New York via P. li. R... 12 65 p 12 10 a “ Philadelphia, P. K. B. .. 829 p 720 u “ Halt (more, P. R. It B 45 p 934 a “ Washington, W. 8, Ry 700 p 10 46 a “ Richmond, S; A. L. By ..10 35 p 215 p ” Petersburg, “ il l 1 p 267 p “ Norliun, “ 135 a 6 15,p “ Henderson, " 222 a Go3p “ ltnleigh, “ 400 a 733 p “ Southern Pines,“ 6to a 936 p “ Hamlet, ’ " 725 a 10 40 i* “ Columbia,{ •• 10 00 a 12 55 a Ar savannah, ** 220 p 605 a “Jacksonville. “ fl 50 p 915 a “ St. Augustine, “ . ... 155 p “Tunpa, “ 645 a 600 p No. 33 No. 41 Lv New York, N. Y. P. JtP. f7 55a 855 p “ Philadelphia, “ 10 ICr. U2l p “ Now York, O.D. S.S.Co. f3 00 n ■* Baltimore, B~ S. P.iCo fO 30 p “ WiLsh'tOh, N. A \V. s. li 0 30 p “ Portsmouth, 8. A. L. lly. 905 p 9 25a “ Weldon, “ 11 45 p 11 65 h “ Nor 1 ina, " 150 a 140 p “ Henderson, “ 222 a 210 j> “ Raleigh, “ 400 a 400 p “ Southern Pines, “ 600 a 616 p Lv HamlOt, " 7 30 a 10 40 |i Wiliningtoil, “ 8 30 p Ar Charlotte. “ 10 08 a 10 45 p Lv Chester, “ 10 25 a 135 .i “Greenwood, " 12 33 3 48 a “ Athens, “ 250 p 605 a Ar Atlanta, j 44 450 p 850 a “ Augusta, C. AW. (J 5 20 p 44 Macon, C. of G:i 720 p 11 35 a “ Montgomery, AAW. P. v2O p 025 j “ Mobile, L. AN 255 a .... “ New Orleans, L. A N. ... 7 15 a .... 44 Nashville. C. A St. L. G4O a 655 p “ Memphis, 3 45 p H 46 a NORTHWARD. Daily Dalv No. 32. No. 38. Lt Memphis. N.C. A 8t.L... 12 45 m 800 j. “ Nashville 980 p 930 a “ New Orleans, LAN 8 15 p “ Mobil?, LAN 12 40 a “ Montgomery A. AW.P.. G 45 a 100 p “ Macon, C. of Ga 800 a 42 ? p “ Augusta, C- AW. C 1010 a Lv Atlanta J 8. A. L. 11y... .12 00 in 8 10 p Ar Athens,§ “ 257 p 11 25 p 44 Greenwood, “ 515 p 205 a “ Chester. ** 717 p 415 a Lv Charlotte, “ 725 p 501 a Wilmington] “ 330 p 44 Hamlet, 44 7 o 30p 7 r.o p 44 Southern Pinos 44 11 18 p 845 a 44 Raleigh 44 1 25 a 11 15 a 44 Henderson, 44 268 a 12 50 p 44 Norlina, “ 345 a 145 p 44 Weldon, 44 505 a 3 !'0 p Ar Portsmouth, 44 800 a 535 p ‘‘ Washington. N.AW.B. B. .. ... 0 55_n 44 Baltimore. B. 8. P. Cos fG 30 a 44 Now York, oTd. 8. 8. Cos 00 p 44 Philailol ( niin,N.Y.P.& N. |5 40 p 510 a 44 Now York, 44 815 p 80) u No. 34. No. 66. Lv Tampa, 8. A. L. Ity 9 00 p 8 50 a 44 St. Augiwtiuo 44 540 a G2O p 44 Jacksonville, 44 84 5 a 750 p 44 Savannah, 44 1 15 p 12 10 a 44 Columbia,§ 44 6-35 p 530 a 44 Hamlet, 44 10 30 p 855 u 44 Southern Tines 44 11 18 p 945 a 44 Raleigh, 44 125 a 11 50 a 44 Honderpon, 44 258 a 110 p 44 Norlina, 44 340 a 155 p 44 Peterfburg 44 54 9 a 409 p Ar Richmond 44 G 35 a 455 p “ Washington, W. R. Ry. 1010 a 836 p 44 Baltimore, I\ It. R. 11 25 a 11 25 p '“Philadelphia 44 13ip 25G a 44 New York 44 415 p G3O a Note—j Dully Except Sunday. JContraJ Time. § Eastern Time. JAPS STRIKE FIRST Marines of Mikado Capture a Number of Russian Ships. ARMY STARTS FOR KOREA Both Belligerents Hasten to Gain Van tage Points in Hermit Kingdom. War Said to Be Actually On. A special dispatch of Monday from Berlin staled that a strong fleet of Japanese warships, reported to he on its way to Chemulpo, Korea, had seiz ed several Russian trading steamers. The Chce Foo correspondent of the London Dally Mail cables that sixty Japanese transports were landing troops Monday at various ports in Ko rea, from Masampho and Pusan on the south to Kusan, Makapho and Che mulpo on the west. Seoul is to be occupied, and the landing is being covered i.-y the Tor pedo division. The main body of tlie Japanese fleet, the correspondent con cludes, will sail in the direction of Port Arthur. A Berlin dispatch received in Ber lin from Port Arthur says news has been received there that troops have landed at Masampho. In a dispatch received in London Monday, dated Nagasaki, Saturday, February fi, and which was delayed by the censor, a correspondent of The Daily Telegraph asserts that Russia deliberately precipitated the crisis by secretly dispatching a few days ago from port Arthur transports loaded with a full division of troops and es corted by a fleet and landing them near the Yalu river, thus fjcctipying northern Korea. “Russia is negotiating with a syn dicate of French, Belgian and Dutch bankers," cables the Brussels corro spone of The London Standard, “for a loan of 1200,000,000." Great New Offer Upon Receipts of Cotton at AS! United States Ports From September Ist, !903, to IViay Ist, 1904, Both Inclusive. Contest Opened Jan. 18th, 1904, Closes April 20th, 1904. DIVISION OF PRIZES. For tho exact, or tho nearest to tho exact, estimate of the total number of Bales of Cotton received at all United States ports from September Ist, 1903, to May Ist, 1004, both inclusive $ 2 600.00 For the next nearest estimate 1,000.00 For the next nearest estimate 600.00 For the B next nearest estimate. $25.00 each 125,00 For the IO next nearest estimates, 12.00 each 125.00 For the 20 next nearest estimates, 10.00 each 200.00 For the SO next nearest estimates, 5.00 each 250.00 For the 100 next nearost estimates, 3.00 each 300.00 Additional Offers for Best Estimates Made During Different Periods of the Contest. For convenience the time of the con test is divided into estimates received ' v . by The Constitution during four pe riods —the first period covering from the beginning of contest to February 10, 1904; second period, front Febru ary 10 to March 1, 1904; third period, March 1 to 20; fourth period, March to April 20, 1904. We will givo the best estimate, received during each period (in addition to whatever other prize it may take, or if it tako no prize at all), the sum of $125.00. The four prizes thus offered at $ 125.00 each amount to $ 600.00 Conditions of Sending Estimates in This Port Receipts Contest. Subject to the usual conditions, as stated regularly In The Constitution each week, tho contest is now on. Attention is called to the following summary of conditions: ( 1. Send SI.OO for The Weekly Constitution one year and with It ONE ESTIMATE In the contest. 2. Send 50 cents for The Sunny South one year and with It ONE ESTIMATE in the contest. 3. Send $1.25 for The Weekly Constitution and Sunny South both one year, and send TWO ES TIMATES in the contest —that Is, one estimate for Tho Constitution and another for The Sunny South. 4. Send 60 cents for ONE ESTIMATE alono in the contest IF YOU DO NOT WANT A SUB SCRIPTION. Such a remittance merely pays for the prlvilogo of sending tho estimate. If you wish to mako a number of estimates on this basis, you may send THREE ESTIMATES FOR EVERY' SI.OO for warded at the same time estimates aro sent. If n3 many as’ ten estimates are received at the same time without subscriptions, the sender may forward them with only $3.00 —this splendid discount being of fered for only .ten estimates in one ordgr. A postal card rccolpt will bo sent for ALL ESTIMATES RE CEIVED WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS. Where subscriptions aro ordered, THE ARRIVAL OF THE PA PER ITSELF IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT YOUR ESTIMATE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CAREFULLY RECORDED. 5. The money and the subscription and the estimate must come in the same onvelopo every time. The estimate, the money and the subscription go together. THIS RULE IS POSITIVE. Secretary Hester’s Figures Covering: the Period of the Contest. TOTAL PORT RECEIPTB- BALES IN COTTON CHOT from lit Septnmbnr to l.t Mnv (inetuilvfl) Thi. in morrly for your information nu-t i. rnTTnu eraomu of following year. Tho period covered by tht, not tho nubjeet of this urnannt control. It ih out l wei atnaun. contest. given only a* an additional aid to an intelli gent estimates. 1897- 8,333,862 11,190,904 1898- 7,993,401 11,2 74,840 1890-00 6,843,134 10,383,422 1900-01 6,346,312 9,436,410 f) 1901-02 7,218,179 10.680,600 1902-03 7.378,627 10,727,050 The figures above are certified by Secretary Henry G Hester, of the New Orleuns Cotton Exchange, who will furnish the official (igures to deckle this contest. Address All Ordersto THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga. ■ Of ATHENS lIIIANO- The Most Popular FERTILIZER Ever sold in Georgia ; made in the best equipped, most complete and. perfect plant ever built in the South. , HODGSON COTTON CO.. . FERTILIZERS. + ATHENS, GA. v rW GHOLSTEN BROS., Agent?, Comer, Ga. vr L. KIRK, Agent, Colbert, Ga. $ 5,000.00 TWO CRAND3CONSOLATION OFFERS. First—For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of tho above 188 prizes) coming within 500 bales either way of the exact figure 5............. $ 1,000.00 Second —For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of the above 188 prizes and not shar ing the first consolation offer) com ing within 1,000 bales either way of the exact figures 1,000 OO Grand Total $7,600 00 Incase of a tie on any prizo estimate the money will be equally divided. NO. 3.