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The Danielsville Monitor.
VOL. XXIII.
GEORGIA NEWS;
Epitomized Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
Order tor Two Elections.
Governor Terrell has issued an or
der authorizing me odiuanes of Chat
tooga and McDuffie counties to order
elections to fill the vacancies in the
legislature. Durham Watson, repre
sentative front McDuffie, resigned sev
eral weeks ago, and Representative
Lowe, of Chattooga, died.
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Month’s Rent of W. and A. Road.
State Treasurer R. E. Park has just
received a check for s3a,ooi from J.
H. Ambrose, treasurer of the Nash
vile. Chattanooga and St. Louis rail
road, as payment for the rental of the
Western and Atlantic railroad for tim
month of January.
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Three Routes for Dooiy.
Postmaster M. G. Hall, at Cordelo,
has received information from the
postoffice authorities at Washington
that three pf the four rural free deliv
ery routes asked for by toe Cordeic
postoffice have been granted by tho
government at Washington. The ser
vice will begin April 1 and gives em
ployment to three carriers at salaries
of SOOO a year.
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Bagley Wanted Badly.
A reward of SIOO lias been issued by
Governor Terrel for the arrest of
Frank Bagley, who is wanted in For
syth county for murdering Thomas
Grovett, on January 3rd. The crime
is said to have been an atrocious one
and the people of Forsyth county are
very anxious to have Bagley brought
to justice. Grovett was a well known
citizen of the county of Forsyth.
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Bibb Grand Jury Roast Money Lenders
Tho presentments of tne Bibb coun
ty grand jury, read before Judge Fel
ton, dealt mercilessly with the money
sharks charging from tOO to 1,000 per
cent interest, and also reported that
the books of the justices of the peace
were in far from satisfactory shape,
recommending that each successive
grand jury closely investigate these
courts.
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New Road Dublin to Abbeville.
Dublin’s new railroad has been nam
ed the Dublin and Southwestern Rail
road Company by its promoters. The
road will run from Dublin to Abbe
ville, via Eastman. A charter will be
applied for asking for a capital oi
SIOO,OOO with the privilege of increas
ing same not to exceed the amount of
$500,000. The headquarters will be
in Dublin. The road will ho sixty-five
miies long.
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Same Books to Be Retained.
The Muscogee county board of ed
ucation has decided not to adopt uni
form text-hooks until the expiration
of its present contract, December 31,
1907. The present five-year contract
by w7T:ch the county obtains text
books went into effect a little over a
year ago. The board decided that it
would be as expensive to change to
uniformity as it would be to continue
the present local contract in fore?,
and then adopt uniformity at the expi
ration of the four years if a state uni
form text-book law is then in exist
ence.
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Will Net Take Convicts.
Wilkinson county, through its ordi
nary, has just notified the prison com
mission that it will not take its quota
of short term felony convicts for work
on the public roads in lieu of public
school money from this source. Wil
kinson was among those which ap
plied for convicts and was entitled to
about ten. Several of the counties
which made application nave with
drawn it and’ the number of convicts
necessary to support the demand is
considerably reduced. Whereas, it was
first thought it would require 750, it ’?
now thought that 600 will be amply
sufficient.
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New Postoffice for Wars County.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington has been asked to create anew
postoffice in Ware county, about five
mile3 south of Waycross, on the Atlan
tic Coast Cine. At this, point is locat
ed the conVict camps of Hamby and
Toomer, who leased the labor of a
large number of the state’s felony
prisoners. The place has already been
made a railroad station, and is known
as “Goodloe,” the name being taken
in honor of Captain Goodloe Yancey,
secretary of the prison commission. As
soon as permission is granted by the
postoffice department it will also be
known a Goodloe postoffice.
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Pardons Granfed by Governor.
Governor Terrell, upon the recom
mendation of the prison commission,
has commuted the sentence of several
convicts.
Tom Lattimore. vho was convicted
of burglary in 1S&1 and sentenced to
twenty years, was released. He is said
to have stolen a pair of Bhoes and at
the time of his conviction was only
thirteen years old.
D. F. Sellers, who was convicted of
murder in Pierce couunty in 1896. and
sent to the penitentiary for life, was
also given his freedom.
Ess Brooks, of Wilkes county, serv
ing a twelve months’ sentence for a
m sdemeanor. was also pardoned. John
Lyons, of Spalding county, convicted
of larceny, was also given his liberty.
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Will Not Press Suit.
As th© result of a conference in At
lanta a few days ago between Presi
dent J. Parke Chancing, of the Ten
nessee Copper Company and General
Manager W. H. Freeland, of the Duck
town Sulphur, Copper and Iron Com
pany, on the one hand, and Governor
Terrell, Attorney General John C.
Hart and Ligon Johnson, representing
the state, on the other, an agreement
was reached whereby the copper com
panies will install as soon as possible
plants tor reducing copper ore which
will not permit the escape of the sul
phur gases over the surrounding coun
try, and the state in consideration of
this, will not press its suit for tempo
rary injunction in the supreme court
of the United States when the hearing
comes up on April 18.
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Industrial School for Rabun.
Professor A. J. Ritchie, a graduate
of the University of Georgia and Har
vard, and formerly professor of Eng
lish in Baylor University, is working
diligently to establish an industrial
ana high school in Rahim county
which is l.i the center of a large re
gion in northwestern Georgia, in which
no high school exists at present.
It is the purpose to consolidate sev
eral of the public schools now in oper
ation, thus bringing together about
250 pupils at the new school.
Professor Ritcnie estimates that
about SIO,OOO will he necessary to
erect the budding and establish the
school. The people cf Rabun county
have already subscribed $4,000, while
among the individuals who have given
liberal subscriptions are Kon. Hone
Smith, Congressman F. C. Tate and
Judge Logan E. Bleckley.
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Cawthorn Granted New Trial.
The supreme court has rendered a
decision in the case of tho state
against R. D. Cawthorn, of Dodge
county, who was convicted of the
murder of H. J. Tucker and sentenced
to be hanged. It was claimed that
Tucker was murdered by poison as
tho result of a conspiracy between
Cawthorn and Tucker’s wife. The wo
man, however, was not indicted. Caw
thorn was on the verge of the gallows
when a stay of execution was secured
on a special motion for new trial, and
the supreme court now holds that
there were such errors Ml the first
trial that anew trial should be
granted.
It appears from the evidence that
a dose of poison which was fixed for
Tucker was taken by another man
who died. Another dose was fixed for
Tucker and this killed liim. Evidence
as to the first crime was admitted in
the trial on the charge of murder of
Tucker. The supreme court holds this
was improper and this seems to have
been the main ground on which the
now trial was granted. Judges Fish
and Candler dissented.
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Yeung Kline Unworthy Son.
The will of the late Theo D. Kline,
general manager of the Central rail
road, was offered for probate a few
days ago in Savannah, and upon ap
plication of Charles D. Kline letteis
testamentary were issued to him.
To his wife is bequeathed the family
dwelling in Anniston, Ala., together
with three valuable lots, located in the
center of the city. The rest of the es
tate is left in trust for four of the chil
dren of the testator, William Fair,
Charles David, Ida Eugenia and Mary,
One clause of the will reads:
“My son, Theodore Augustus, hav
ing proven himself an unworthy son
by a willful silence for years when
absent in parts unknown to me, I am
constrained to "treat him differently
from my other children. I, therefore
direct my executors to hold out of my
estate S6OO for a period of five years,
during which time it will be paid at
his demand. Otherwise it shall go to
my other children.”
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Mrs. Wood Goes to Pen.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the superior court in the
case of Mrs. W. J. Wood, who was
convicted in Atlanta of shooting her
husband. She was tried, convicted
and sentenced to two years on the
milledgeville farm for assault with in
tent to murder.
Mrs. Wood was released on bond af
ter her conviction, to await the su
preme court’s decision.
Last fall Mrs. Wood went to her
husband's boarding house on Mariet
ta street, while he was at breakfast,
and shot at him several times. One
of the shots took effect, and he lay at
the Grady hospital two weeks. It was
thought at first that he could not re
cover.
Jealousy is said to have been the
cause of the shooting. Wood had sep
arated from his wife, and he claimed
that her mind was unbalanced. Some
months before she shot him she at
tempted to shoot a woman in a resi
dence on Peachtree street. She stated’
at the time that the womtn was the
cause of her husband leaving her. She'
was arrested for this offense, but. war
not prosecuted, the woman at whom
she shot having left the city.
SCHWAB GOES TO FRANCE.
Sails for the Old World to Recuperate
and Recover His Nerve.
Charles M. Schwab sailed from New
York for France on the steamer Lor
raine. At Mr. Schwab’s office it was
stated that it had been Mr. Schwab's
intention for many weeks to go to Eu
( rope for his health under the advice
of his physician.
For O-ulx* Town. Our Oommy and Our siato-
DANIELSVILLE. GA„ FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1904
JAPAN’S CRIEVANGE
Made Known to the World in
Her Declaration of War.
TEXT OF IMPERIAL EDICT
Strong Case is Made Out Against the
Czar, Whose Aggressions and Di
latory Tactics Brought on
the Trouble.
The following is the text of the im
perial rescript declaring war against
Russia, which was issued by Japan.
“We, by the grace of heaven, empe
ror of Japan, seated on the throne
occupied by the same dynasty since
time immemorial, hereby make procla
mation to all our loyal and brave sub
jects as follows:
“We hereby declare war against
Russia, and we command our army
and navy to carry on hostilities against
her in obedience to their duty, with
all their strength, and we also com
mand all our competent authorities
to make every effort in pursuance of
their duties to attain the national aim
with all the means within the limits of
the law of nations.
"We have always deemed it essential
in international relations, and have
made It our constant aim. to promote
the pacific progress of our empire in
civilization, to strengthen our friendly
ties with other states, anti to establish
a state of things which would maintain
enduring peace in the Far East and
assure the future securiy of our domin
ion without injury to the rights or in
terest of other powers. Our compe
tent authorities have also performed
their duties in obedience tc. our will
so that our relations with all the pow
ers had been steadily growing in cor
diality. It was thus entirely against
our expectations that we have unhap
pily come to open hostiities against
Russia.
“The integrity of Korea is a matter
of the gravest concern to this empire,
not only because of our traditional re
lations with that country, but because
the separate existence of Korea is es
sential to the safety of our realm.
Nevertheless, Russia, in regard to her
solemn treaty pledges to China and
her repeated assurances to other pow
ers, is still in occupation of Manchu
ria, has consolidated and strengthened
her hold on those provinces, and is
bent upon their final annexation. And,
since the absorption of Manchuria by
Russia would render it impossible to
maintain the integrity of China, and
would, in addition, compel the aban
donment of all hope of peace in the
Far East, we were determined in those
circumstances to settle the question
by negotiations, and to secure perma
nent peace. With that object in view
our competent authorities, by our or
der, made proposals to Russia, and fre
quent conferences were held during
the last six months. Russia, howev
er, never met such proposals in a spir
it of conciliation, but. by wanton de
lays, put off a settlement of the se
rious questions and by ostensibly ad
vocating peace on one hand, while on
the other extending her naval and mil
itary preparations, sought to accom
plish her own selfish designs. We
cannot in the least admit that Russia
had from the first any serious or genu
ine desire for peace. She rejected the
proposal of our government. Tho
safety of Korea was in danger, and the
interests of our empire menaced.
"The guarantees for the future,
which we failed to secure by peaceful
negotiations, can bow only lie obtained
by an appeal to arras.
"It Is our earnest wish that by the
loyalty and valor of our faithful sub
jects, peace may soon be permanently
restored, and the glory of our empire
preserved.’’
Florida Ship Canal Survey.
The senate, Friday, adopted a joint
resolution authorizing a survey to do
termlne whether a tidewater ship ca
nal across the state of Florida is feas
ible.
DEATH CLAIMS PATTERSON.
Prominent Tennessee Lawyer and
Statesman Passes Away at Memphis.
Former Congressman Josiah Patter
son died in Memphis, /Tenn., Friday
from a complication of diseases. He
was widely known throughout the
country as a lawyer and statesman.
He enjoyed the full confidence of
President Cleveland and during the
latter’s second term of office Mr. Pat
terson boldly championed his measure
in the lower house.
Mr. Patterson was appointed a mem
ber of the Shiloh park commission by
the late President McKinley.
3T. LOUIS GETS HER LOmN.
House Agrees to Extra Appropriation
for Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
A Washington special says: The
house Thursday, by a vpte of 172 to
103, concurred In the senate amend
ment to the urgent deficiency appro
priation bill authorizing a loan of $4,-
600,000 by the government to the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, after
amending it with respect to the man
ner in which the money shall be paid.
SEABOARD
Air Line Railway.
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE
Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta.
New Orleans and Points South
aud Webt.
IN EFFECT APRIL 12, 190 b.
SOUTHWARD.
Dailv Daily
No. 31 No. 27
Lv New York via T. It. 1t.... 12 55 p 13 10 a
“ Philadelphia, P. It. It 339 p 739 a
“ Baltimore, I*. li. 1. 5 45 p 934 a
'• Washington, IV. S. lty 700 p 10 46 a
“ Richmond, IS. A. L. lty ..10 35 p 313 p
“ Petersburg, “ 11 17 p 257 ;
“ Norliua, “ 135 a 5 15. j.
“ Henderson, " 2 22 a COOp
“ RaleL'b, " 400 a 733 p
" Southern Pinos," 610 a 936 p
“ Hamlet. “ 725 a 10 4:1 ;>
“ Columbia,s “ 10 00 a 12 s>a
Ar Savannah, “ 220 p 605 a
" Jacksonville. “ 630 p 915 a
“ St. Augustine, “ .... 155 p
“ T-.mpa, “ 645 a COO p
No. 33 No. 4 i
Lv New York. N. Y. I’. All. f7 55a 8 5.1 p
“ Philadelphia, “ 10 10a U2l p
" Now York, O.D. S.S.Co. f3 00 i>
“ Baltimore, B. S. P. Cos 10 30 p
“ Wash’ton, N. A W. S. 11 680 p
“ Portsmouth, 3. A. L. lty. 905 p 9 25a
“ Weldon, “ 11 45 p 1163 a
“ Nor Una, “ 150 a 110 p
“ Henderson, “ 222 a 210 p
“ Raleigh, “ 400 a 400 p
“ Southern Pinos, “ COO a 010 n
Lv Hamlet, “ 7 30 a 10 40 :
“Wilmington, “ 3 30 p
Ar Charlotte. “ 10 03 a 10 45 p
Lv Chester, “ 10 25 a 135 a
“Greenwood, “ 12 33 p 843 a
“ Athens, “ 260 p 605 a
Ar Atlanta, $ " 450 p 850 a
" Augusta, O. A W. O 5 20 p
“ Macon, C. ot Gn . 720 p 11 35 a
“ Montgomery, AA W. P.. 020 p 625 p
“ Mobile,L. AN 255 a
“ New Orleans, L. A N. ... 7 15 a
Nashville. N. 0. A St. It. 040 a 655 p
“ Memphis, 315 p 845 a
NORTHWARD.
Daily Daly
No. 82. No. 34.
Lv Memphis, N.C. A St. L... 12 15 m 800 p
“ Nashville 930 p 933 a
“ Now Orleans, L. A N 8 15 p
“Mobile, L. AN 12 40 a
“ Montgomery A. AW. P.. 645 a 100 p
“ Macon, C. of Oa 803 a 422 p
“ Augusta, C- A W. 0 10 10 a
Lv Atlanta t S. A. L. lty... .12 09 m 810 p
Ar Athens,§ ’’ 267 p 11 25 p
“ Greenwood, “ 515 p 205 a
“ Chester. 7 17p 415 a
Lv Charlotte, “ 725 p Sola
Wilmington, “ 330 p
Tr llhmlet; 10 30 p 7~5C p
“ Southern Pines “ 11 18 p 845 a
“ Raleigh “ 1 25 a 11 15 a
“ Henderson, " 254 a 12 69 p
" Norlina, “ 345 a 145 p
“ Woldon, “ 505 a 3CO p
Ar Portsmouth, “ 800 a 535 p
“ Washington.N.AW.B.B 6 65 a
“ Baltimoro. B. S. P. Cos fii 80 a
“ Now York To. D. S. 8. Cos fIT (is“i7
“ Philadelphia,N.Y.P.AN. |5 46 p 519 a
“ Now York, “ 815 p 6Oj a
No. 34. NoTt:
Lv Tampa, R. A. 1,. By 9 00 p 8 £( n
“ St. Augustiuo “ fi 40 a ii i
""“Jacksonville” 75 845 a 750 p
“ Savannah, " 1 15 p 12 10 a
“ Columbia,§ “ 635 p 530 a
“ Hamlet, “ 10 30 p 855 a
** Southern Pines “ 11 18 p 945 a
“ Raleigh, “ 1 25 a 11 50 a
" Henderson, " 258 a 110 p
“ Norlina, “ 340 a 155 p
“Petersburg “ 540 a 409 p
Ar Richmond ” G 35 a 455 p
“ Washington, W. S. Ry. 10 10 a 839 p
“Baltimore, P. R. It. 1125 a 11 25 r
j," Philadelphia “ 13 i p 25G a
“ New York “ 415 p 630 a
Note—j Daily Except Sunday.
1 Contra! Time. § Eastern Time.
MRS. LORENZ GIVEN FREEDOM.
Woman in Postal “Graft” Case at
Washington is Declared Not Guilty.
Before court adjourned in the postal
trial at Washington, Friday, Mrs. Mar
tha J. Lorenz was a free woman. Jus
tice Pritchard, acting on a motion of
Mr. Kumler, drciiled that there was
not sufficient evidence to hold her, and
directed tho fury to find a verdict ot
not guilty. She simply Smiled at the
announcement and was warmly con
gratulated by tier counsel and friends.
CABLED TO PHILIPPINES.
President’s Proclamation Promulgated
in Island Possessions.
The entire text of the president’s
neutrality proclamation was cabled
Saturday to the Philippines for pro
mulgation. This was done at great
expense for the reason that the Phil
ippines probably would be the most
likely scene of breaches of neutrality,
owing to their nearness to the scene
of war.
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT BLOWN UP.
Admiral Alexieff Reports Destruction
of Vessel By Submarine Mine.
A report was received in St. Peters
burg Friday morning from Viceroy
Alexieff saying that the Russian tor
pedo transport Yenisei has been blown
up as a result of accidentally striking
a mine at Port Arthur. The Yenisei
sank and Captain Stepanoff, three offi
cers and ninety-one men were losL
JAPANESE TRANSPORTS SUNK.
Vladivostock Fleet Bombards Hako
date and Doe s Great Damage.
The Paris Figaro of Sunday pub
lishes a dispatch from its St. Peters
burg correspondent, who confirms the
reported attack on Hakodate, Japan,
by the Vladivostok division of the
Russian fleet.
A report is current in St. Peters
burg that before bombarding Hako
date, the Russian warships encoun
tered a fleet of Japanese transports,
and sank several of them.
$7,500 Cash Contest
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION’S
Great New Offer Upon Receipts of Cotton at All
United States Ports From September Ist, 1903,
to May Ist, 1904,80 th Inclusive.
Contest Opened Jan. 18th, 1904, Closes April 20th, 1904.
DIVISION OF PRIZES.
For the exact, or the nearest to the exact, estimate of tho total number of Sales
of Cotton received at all United States ports from September I st, 1903, to May
Ist, 1004, both Inclusive $ 2.600.00
For the next nearest estimate | 000.00
For the next nearest estimate . 600.00
For the S next nearest estimato, $20.00 each •••• 125.00
F°r the IO next nearest ostimatos, 12.50 oach 125.00
For the 20 next nearest estimatos, 10.00 each ...... 200.00
For the 50 next nearest estimates, 5.00 oach 250.00
For tho 100 next nearest ostimatos, 3.00 each 300.00
MV ' I $ 5,000.00
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
by The Constitution during lour pe
riods —the first period covering from
the beginning of contest to February
10, 1904; second period, from Febru
ary 10 to March 1, 1904; third period.
March 1 to 20; fourth period, March
20 to April 20, 1904. We will give
the best estimate received during
each period (in addition to whatever
other prize it may take, or if it take
no prize at ail), the sum of $125.00.
The four prizes thus offered at
$ 125.00 each amount to S 500.00
Conditions of Sending Estimates in This Port Receipts Contest,
Subject to the ÜBiial conditions, aa stated regularly in The Constitution each week, the contest
Is now on. Attention is called to tlio 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 yoar nnd with It ONE ESTIMATE in tho 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 The Constitution and another lor Tho Sunny South.
4. Send 50 cents for ONE ESTIMATE alono in the contest IF YOU DO NOT WANT A SUB
SCRIPTION. Such a remittance merely pays for the privilege of sending tho estimate. If you wish to
make a number of estimates on this basis, you may send THREE ESTIMATES FOR EVERY SI.OO for
warded at tho same time estimates ure sent. If aa many as ten estimates aro 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 order. A postal card receipt will bo sent for ALE ESTIMATES RE
CEIVED WITHOUT SUIISCRIPTIONS. Whore subscriptions aro ordered, THE ARRIVAL OF THE PA
PER ITSELF IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT YOUU ESTIMATE HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS
CAREFULLY RECORDED. v
5. The money and the subscription and the estimate must come in the same envelope every tlmo.
The estimate, tho money and the subscription go together. THIS ItUI*E IS POSITIVE.
Secretary Hester’s Figures Covering the Period of the Contest.
total port receipts. bales in COTTON CROP.
from iHI Heptomber to Ist Mr (Inoliwlrel Thin I. merely for your Information nnd la
...... ccacau of following year, lha period eovorod by thla ,< the Htihject of llifH present ronti-st. It is
content. given only nn nn additional aid to nn intelll
• Kent catmintCH.
1897- 8,333,862 11,199,994 *
1898- 7,993,451 11,974,840
1899- 6,843,134 10,383,492
1900- 6,340,312 9,430,410
1901- 7,218,179 10,680,680
1902- 7,378 627 10,727,559
The figures above aro certified by Secretary Henry (I. Hester, of the Now Orleans Cotton Exchange, who will
furnish the oflicial figures to decide this contest. - r -,
Address All Orders to THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ca.
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* TWO CRANOICONSOLATION OFFERS,
First —For distribution among
those estimates (not taking any of
tho above 188 prizes) coming within
500 bales either way of the exact
figures $ 1,000.00
Second—For distribution among
those estimates tnot taking any of
tho abovo 188 prizes and not shar
ing the first consolation offer) com
ing within 1,000 hales cither way
of the exact figures 1,000 OO
Crnnd Total 97,500 OO
In case of a tie on any prize estimate the
money will bo equally divided.
NO. 4.