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SHMHRa 16 Pages' VOL. XXXV. NO. 15. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GUEST OF CHARLESTON Charleston. April S.—The hope of Pr «l •*nt Rnnsex-It last night that he might »**• sunshim* in the morning was fully >*diced. The downpour rate which had marked the trip almost from the moment of departure had c used. the heavy bta< k • ouds di- tpi»-ar.-.l and the day broke with a ctoudlesa sky. The y»urn- y to Charleston was made miir.ly without accident. To guard ■gainst any p -Mobility of this nature the So.it! rn riliwa- officials s,-i:t a pilot engine abend of the president's special. Every detail of the trip wa* carried out t i der the dirc-ti-in «’clone! I- S. Brown, gen. ml agent, who a< < ••mpani. J ti e tarty from Washington. Th. president and Mrs. R.msevelt w re eirly risers, and wctned the sunshine a. it made it possible to carry out the prx.gramm- which bad l~*. n arranged for the .> * rtainm.*nt <n th. vsltors. The < .•t Summerville. S fr.-ni • •harl-s --ton the party w.i* met by a special com mittee. h- id. i tn Mayor Smith, c.ipuiin F \V. »V.qret • t president .•( the <-x|h*u | Mt and • C 11-mplnll. Wks ;«nle| I’-. j-r —• •!• - l <n the MM n.0.-r Charleston Greets President. Ml •’’barlrslnn was up and out this m >m nir to honor t<> the president. orp-nse mH* of the city t« boarding ihe -team* r it was eontinuou* ovation. The pre - ident ami his part y u• re rhown about the station and then w«-re ndueted t » th» pier, where th revenue i Utter Mk >n«|itin Was In waiting. As . prestdvnt s-'t f.e.t on the deck the hag of the .-otntnander in chief of the ta.-Mb- were paraded. While A salute of twenty-one guns was tired. In the stream the cutters Forward and Hamil ton w re lying, and further down toward the city ware the cruiser Cincinnati and training sh p« Topeka ami I-incasl«-r. Tour of the Harbor. \fter the comml tee an I p ie»ts had !li« Alk •n-i’sin on a WfigHlP "■ 1“ -1 o st t"I th** o* w *'«tTl k <1 -t p . . < TH id. :h- Vh>r $5,000.00 IN CASH PRIZES—SS,OOO.OO the Total United States Cotton’ Crop Upon Season of 1901-1902. FROM SEPTEMBER Ist, 1901, THROUGH AUGUST 31st, 1902. Tliis is for the crop that has already been grown and has been, and will be, marketed within the cotton year. Some of the August receipts may begr< wn this year, bu 1 ..for.. .nd of the s.n>»u ah\av> counted as part of the crop of the year in which it is marketed. An extraordinary offer for Constitution subscribers and agents hea<i il all t.n . the new feature—*l.ooo.oo consolation offer and the splendid general prizes. i'he Contest begins April 14th, 1902, and ends August 25th, Id’*- 1,., accompanied by a yearly subscription to The Weekly Constitution, double est imates allowable with Constitution and Sumiy South combination orders. FIRST AWARD. SECOND AWARD. THIRD AWARD. or mbtjcnbemuamiuc the exact numb« or the nearest to the To the subscriber or subscribers naming the flret next nearest estimate we will To the subscrllier or sulw ril ryna ' ' \* Rli If the estimate, mpanled by a year’s subscription to The Weekly Con- w 1 giy< I "nnJniS hv a y^ to The Weekly Corntitmton, la- received durn.g stitution, be revived during stitutiou » received during fba* //////. ”:™O. 902 ’ / • ‘ / / / / . W 1902* //.’//.* / .’gOO. !f Surrng^o^b efore August 25.1902, 'rSS.* W Xng julVir before kugusi 25, mO2 .’soO.* !f during July or before August 25, 1902 .250. .. a i + In addition to the $4,000.00 covered by the first three awards, according to their dates and other hmita- $ I .000.00 Generali CzOnSOlHtiOn AWcLIm- lions. u r e will give $1,000.00 for distribution equally among those estimates, not taking any oilier prize, that. ’me within s(>o bales either wav from the exact figure, thus allowing a margin of 1.000 bales between the limits on each side of the correct number. 1- most we are liable for hereon is ss.ooo.oo—being the sum of the three April prizes and the $1,000.00 general offer covering all the periods of the contest. FIGURE ON THIS 55.000.00 PROBLEM. the contest closes aucust 25, 1902. IRC VV L r.r- n will not I*«tn«l>te I.nfcl September I.IIW».Ith for the ' - ■ • ••> *«■ m*kln|t y«nr H.tfmnto'Wegtvettto n ,|, <r>w., an.l it, probebie output ere ehmeuto for you to «Mnpa»fcMn,andWtHatd ( :e ■ ..* •» . in* Cotton Exchange, will be iwed U> £•- 4 .V *- 0-rn !"*_** J '* .’a tV. <••• wft tl e IwM ien cotton . r«»r» at* r»*< t Urougbovt the commercial world: «MPtM*oato>L WVglrrtol.. MtouHtorttol U.K*, tn Crop. , <n, p HiVlin IMMi 97 *2*2.34 1,999 H. 757.994 l-1»«-*3 29 71'.9»7 IMW-Itoi *21.971.999 11,199,994 In ZtV.mil 7 *H9tol7 1"9t0.99 *23..17*2.909 11.271.M0 .t’7%l ’•HU Til 1-99.1909 22.1-3.9.. i 9,430,110 The Estimate of Acreage for the Crop of the Season of’lOOl -02. 25,967,686. u it the ex tt .U< . tenot dven during the contest, the money will b« paid out for the nearest to the SPECIAL e. < >• ’ homebody wilt qetthe money: it does not come back to us by any means. lu.-te W» the higlw f prizes, as you notice the figures grow Im a* the tune ,'5 • ■ ■• . as the time advances, can be known exactly, leaving tbortw ' 1.-; ■* bavu. Jn .Ji three Os time and probal < o . mol> . t P .tnn..>- |. fi ed in tl e contest, the amount of the prim W will’lldivide.! among the conett ansa II • M.OMIOO comolat* n prim Will bn paid out to all estimates attkn ceatag * l!i ton rears The weekly Constitution has paid out over 1W.000.00 to subscribers In contests similar to this. Horolsa «- JM’ofto m whfch even- LettrsUn- has an equal chance » ~0«.0.0 HiHßlsvrnn, Two m,l»' tn . V rr> .omblnstion subscriber t.. both papers Every autocriber to The s«TI Till «;HI tT*l'" -”l Itlttl’llH ’ ••• • , Mill I e entitled to send to mate'ln this < outeat one lor each paper. Iho . la COIIIIOtIKtIOII nr.l.r. , |.. w. th we..tt:,. world lb. .tl. t, .t .-t. n. t. v «-ly a literary will to . i.sitled I- ••• 7‘! ! "",Ti>e»e.ulh. rn «<a<. • Tta two i »|a •' »».**««i < Bad tl.Hr way iim.et.ry southern home. paper, and Itß* only • • | river, giving a view of the city's western I water front, and then the ship was head- , i .d back for the landing, where a troop ■ of the Charleston Light Dragoons w <s ' In waiting to . s.-ort the president to his headquarters at the St. John hotel. Ail the arrangements were excellent ami there was not a break in the pro gramme. Tin- president seemed in high spirits and entered with keen rent into all tile features of the oc« udon. Roosevelt nt Sumter. The prescient, accompanied by a few i of his par y and members of the rec»-p --| tion committee, boarded a sma.l steamer ■ whi.’li came alongside the revenue cut- r " ■ I & ’ E- _ / . PRESIDENT R<»«iSEVELT. j ter ami were taken over to Fort Rumter I • \ .mpani of artiib ry was standing at ] I atten.lon when the president loaded md 1 immediately went through a gun dri.l. th., immense 12-!n«’h disappearing guns being liuinli ;:lat.«! in a manner to «’x it« | the admiration of nil. A t.mr was then |c...ie through the f rt • J Roosevelt tonight at the C.h.irb stun ho- I ft dentr. and served to gather men protn soh-fy tn mi id a gr.-oting to the president ■whl h would j»r<.ve tlie -Jneeri'y nd the ' warmth *»f feeling existing for him as the ni-f execultvt of the nation. The l>.in<|.i>*t h ill « is a bower of roses, pinks > and -miax artiatl ally arrangi-.1. vvli’le ‘ !>*'.■ b’.tt - UKc* Ft Fj’H’ijcr li 1 President Roosevelt Speaks. I ' guests «• r»> present, and the president ■ $ w .■* .«! his b -t. lii it f<*w well a-h'inpn remark- May r Smvth w. Ic >m- ! Prcsi !ent .Roos ve't to Chnrhnton, whose r*- - i was !l«t< ■a .I tn with the closest . attention, and w h was . i'»-minted by Capt tn Wag. n. r. <1 >yernor Avon k. of i N -rth Carolina, and several others made short addresses It was midnight when i i 'lf.- nartv broke out and as the president 1 left the room he was cheered to the echo, not only bv those who had been fortunate enough to attend the banquet, but by the large numbers who had patiently waited in the hotel parlors .md outside to catch a glimpse of him. Mrs. Roosevelt's Reception. Mrs. Roosevelt's reception at the St. John hotel tonight was the most brilliant affair in the recent social history of tills city The St. John or the old •Mills House.” ns it is still called by Charlcston ' lans of the old regime, was. in ante-bel lum days, the scene of inanv notable gatherings of the ultra-exclusive society jieofile. but for many years the ball room j has been deserted. The hostelry has been brought to Its f irmer standard with the | advent of the exposition si nd the first ■ i<ly in |!i- land was toiiigh’ tin- cynosure ' of ll' .■ . at the most nitable ji« . ptlon l n this citi in fort> years. Tills was | ' the first president s wife to whom a ■ reception has ever be.-n tendered here. I . I I—.deni and M'S Cleveland visit, d I I Charleston on February !?-. ls<'. but Mrs. ■ Cleveland iv is only her- for a few hour“. I l'r« sid<-iits W.ishlngt m. Monro., and Polk ' ! wore unattended bv their wives when ■ i they visited th« city. Crowds Cheered Roosevelt. Chari stoii. S. c. \prii 9 At FaJ. | hoiin s fun- r 1 when Hampton made his i I cr.-nt e’tmpaipti spoe.-it hero in Is.G. wh-n I the <'.nfe.ierate reunion wis held hero I in IM<9 greet iHidios of marching m-n I tilted the streets of this ancient city i and its sidewalks nnd doors and ivn i dow< were tiited with enthusiastic th.ni i sands; but al! thus, groat outpourings ■ of tin people were small compared to I the uro ••■ssi >n wh'eh followed President , Roosevelt to th- exposition grounds to day. | Tile enthusiasm of the people was tin j bounded and there was standing room I only on tb> sidewalks and porches and I d< • rways and to tt.e wide piazzas of tli.» I houses along the line of march, old and young were infected with patriotic i fervor, and a man with whom nln - ' t. nths of the people lie «aw differed po litically was greeted with every man if. station of r spect that a warm-hearted pe .pj. ■ ould show. It reminded one of : the stor.i told of a tittle union girl in u. stern Maryland who rushed to the 1 door >f her 0 >:n- to s.and possibly i to scowl at General R. 11. Le<> as ho rode i past "a horseback. When She saw his splendid face sh> shrunk back, saying, "How I wish h>- Iw-lor.ged to us " So thought the !».-st people d' Cliarlestou f i.iiay, and th ctsands of them believed t true when thej heard the president fir nidl; claim hl.« southern birthright at ; tile audit. ri:;m later ip the lav. The Grand Parade. Tb. parade started from the St. John hotel, the president’s quarters. at 10 i o’clock, and was composed of marines, ) senmen. cadets, artttt. rlsts and militia men <>f four states, under command >f Colonel Charles Morris. C. S. A . of the garrison <t Sullivans island. Th< aiuiitori ;m is a handsome b idd- InK and w ’h its flags uid bunting fYesh ' ly arranged tor prescient - day and with a" dai for the speaker, the front of which was eoier.-d with a la'ge flag, was par ticularly beautiful. The audience ne-ird I each sjieaker with most attentive appreet- j ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1902. atlon and cheered 'o the echo many of I the sentiments exp essed. but the piesi dent was. of course, the center of attrac tion at all limes. Much in What He Said. President Rosevelt’s incisive, clear-cut words never fell oh more attentive ears. ’ There was much In what lie said and more In his manner of saying it. The president ! greeted his autllenc. as ••Americans,” and while giving all credit to the south and Routh Carolina for her part In the his tory of the country, he made It plain that I ( there nnist l-e enti*’prise anil industry. | continued and unceasingly, if success and achievements were to b- had in the fu- ; tore that would be Comparable to the |>:.KI. The first s|>oaker was Captain F. W. Wagener, president of the -xpoaition cnmpitn. He was received enthusias tically and in a ' few wot ds extend ed cordial greetings to the president and 1 I the members "f the , ;irty and ail visitors I to the exposition. I Governor McSw.-< i.ev. of South Car- I olina, lias th- next SIM ak> r. and hi ex- . tended tin iiarm.s' and kindest greet- ’ I ings to tin- fireside it from the people i 1 | <>l South < ”ar din:’.. Governor Aycock Speaks. I The mxt address wns made by Gov ernor Aycock, of North Carolina, who I brought kind words and a heartfelt vvel | com-, lioni tt.e 1 1 North State. Gov ernor Aycock Is a most eloquent speaker I and he wivj nv>iv*d with great ap- I plause. He assured the president that Mayor .1 Adger S nyth then introduced i the president 'i'll' a idit.'K-e seemed to j have guessed Mayor Smyth's purpos". | for tiler.- wa« a burst of applause tile j I moment lie nr<i-.e from his scat At i..i of th.- president's . Micah Jenkins, wbi was with the 1 • Rough Riders ti. Cuba. After tin- exercise, in the auditorium | j the president and his party made an ; I inspection "f the dlllerelit bcl'duigs and I j viewed .ill of t'»* "xldlets that the.i colli 1 1 I in the lini't-d tim • at tlu-.r command, j I Before th" lnsp*’t!<fti alt the buildings - I wee cleared >1 visitors, as far us jiossl- 1 j Ide. by the I’nit.M Stales marines, i Guards wr- at tny doors of buildings, i I and while the pr» silent was in a build- , tug no one waa allowed l > enter. i A iunelieoii it tab womans building . ! wiis the closing event tn the president s ! ! memoralih visit to Charleston. Mrs Sa- ■ • all Calliom Simot Is, tile president of ! tin woman’s building. f.ropos"d the I 1., ilth of th • president, who in turn I It • ist l "Tlie Men and Women of I Charleston.” He said Hint he had en- I } joyed every mir.nte of his stay, that it w i, impossible to d > justice to the il<> j pltality of Charleston, adding. “I me in • verj w - >r<l I ' i v." They Called Him “Teddy.” ' Not a >'W' ad.traps d him familiarly as I 'Teddy," whl- h bro ig’ht a laugh to both ! . Rrcs’dent and Mrs. Roos"Ve|t, who were I ’ riding together. After a short tour : i ;lir..iigh the V ' ■' >rk bulhiing, during I vlif -’i til pt-.-l Io an.! Mrs Roos, velt • i H nithcrn r<tlw:i\ ..J>r .., and • te trip to ! ! Wagener, was b-guu. SWORD PRESENTED JENKINS. ! < ’hnrl* mJ nn, S. April ft. A ff aturn of th« i pn -i visit vv is th<* pr ; «»f .« handsome sw«»rd tn M i.b»r Mioah ! Jenkins, \v) o u;« an ofTb- r •’ the Ibmgh ! Kid r rt'K’.nv nt during tin Sp inish war. j I When Pi t i.id.’nt Rf"»spv’lt t * chided ;i<» sp» ts'h at the t xposit! »n, Pr»*s:d«-nt W ag- j Continued on Second Page. DEATH OF WADE HAMPTON SHOCK TO OLD COMRADES Columbia. S. C, April 11.—(Special.)— Gemral Wade Hampton db«i this morning at 9 o'clis’k from valvular disease of the lieart. He had liven uncons ions tor sev eral hours. The general had just passed his efghty fourth birthday. Twice this winter he has had attacks It hat have greatly weak en'! him, but he rallied wonderfully on •lioth occasions. Tonight every town In South Carolina is mourning the mm, who. conshlcring his combined services nnd achievements I I i / i f : I £ \ I h'K-- : I ' Jga 8 ■ :I / • I • i i • • • GENERAL WADE HAMPTON i THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST: FIRST —ls the prizes offered under the first proposition are awarded for the EXACT estimate upon the number of t ales, the prize, oflered under the second proposition will be for the nearest estimate, but it the first p.. e. .re t. ■< n to. t i Nt. \K I one having named correctly the exact figures, then the second prizes would come in tor the second nearest estimate, anu the third prize, for the third nearest estimate. SECOND—If some one should submit a correct estimate in one dvi ion shown above and some one should send a correct estimate in some later division, this last estimate would take rank only proportionately by tae award for the ne “ according to its period, because the larger sum had been previously awarded proportionately to some one who named t.ie amount correctly in the former period. TH IRD—The condition precedent for sending an estimate of the Cotton Crop is that each and every estimate must be accompanied bv a year’s subscription to The Weekly Constitution. This must be sent in the identical envelope that brings the money that pays for the subscription. You cannot subscribe now and send your estimate nft -rwards, no forgetting it or leaving it out >y accident or otherwise, or not knowing of this contest at the time you subscribe, or any other re -on will entitle one to send an estimate afterwards. The estimate must come with the subscription, or not at ail. In sending vour . stmritc by an agent of Ihe Constitution you make him your agent, and not ours, in forwarding vour estimate, both as to the correctness ol the figu.es as you intended them and the certainty of the forwarding of the estimate. Should a party send in more than one estimate, he or she will be entitled to a share of the prize iund under which it may secure a prize for each correct estimate sent. Persons may enter the contest as many tunes as they send subscriptions, and under the rules the same person may receive a prize with each ot the three propositions. FOURTH—In making your answer just state simply: "I estimate the number of bales of cotton will be ” Make your figures very plain. We will record them as received every day. exactly as they look, and will allow no change whatever. I 1 you want to make estimates later, or if you want to repeat the estimates you have made, send other subscriptions. Don t forget, every subscription for yourself or your friends will entitle you to an estimate. ADDRESS ALL ORDERS TO THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, CA. ______ - . in peace as well as war, is considered the ; i state’s greatest son. The end came somewhat unexpectedly, as it was only wichln the prt’Ce'iing thir ty-six hours he was known to Is- se riously ill. A few days ago the general, after rallying from an attack, w.rs able to take a driv with ins sons. Alfred and McDuffie. He tt.ovv through Main street and th"n stopped at the office of The Sl ate anti asked to s<— the three Gon zales brothers. Ho greeted them cordial ly and said tie hi 1 driven through the street to enible the pc >pl" to see there PRICE: FIVE CENTS. | was yet life in him. It was hls last ap- • pearance. j General Hampton's two sons, ills sls i levs, bls son In law. Colore! John C. | Haskell, and Colane! Alexander C. Has kel! were by his bedside when the end ! came. Immediately the nows spread over tow I schools were dismissed, social functions ! called off and the hells toiled. By noon the .state house and confederate m<«n ;- | ment were draped in black. The secre- I tary of the treasury ordered the Hag at h tlf mast over the postoffice and j I'nited States court building, so tnat a l j public edifices. I'nited States, state, coun- I ty ,i-«i city, showed flags doating low. ' Strong efforts were made to g-t the ! the Ke neral wish was tha-t the i;»st eremonies should be as unostentatious a* i P'lSSl’fiH. Proclamation by Governor. I The governor ismed this proclamation; •’Whereas. The Honorable Wad? j Hampton, a form r governor of Sih , t’.irolina and a United Statts •ec.at i 'lied at his home In Columbia this m >r .•- ! i: g, at t? i minutes before a o’clock, foil I o, years and of honor; therefore. I. M. j B M Sw» governrj- of South • ar lir.a. in recognition of his distinguish- 1 I s< rvlc»*s t<> ’ls tcople nnd h's countr? . f • and in further recognition , t I.ls broad I statesmanship ar.d true mobility .f char ‘ a<t"r and his high patriotism and devo tion to duty ar.d his state, do re-; i-s' I that on tomorrow, Saturday, ail pubil; 1 offices in the state of South Carolina lie , dosed, an I. as a further testimonial to I bls worth, that the flags of the state I and of the United States be nut at hat* mast on tne state eapitol an t all oth r . j üblic buildings in the state, and remain I in that position ni.til the funeral setv ' Ices are held." Sketch of Wade Hampton. Wade Hampton, soldier and statesman, ; was born in Columbia. S. C., in D1«. the s n and grandson ot distinguished l-e.i:’- ers of the same Christian name He wts 1 graduated ft on th. Untv.rsity of S -’i.h f.-.rolina. and for a short time studl d • He was elected a memlier of the legtsl.i- I tore of his b«it did net serve long made i.lm unpopular v-'-h h» f«Ho - tix-T* Hi.- sp - ' | logic* dire-?tfd by th- noblest ' His" 'ir’..-.’life u larg- ly d x -ted - - I plantation interests and to th" re -rca- ’ ' t.' rs -f his L-l-.ss. He was a sttpe-o "uhen' th- w.-r ’ broke < d Gen*: il 1 I Hampton •nliated ■ < a so I self. At Bull R .n. »>•> of his men g l 'll„:i:;y h.-Id Warrent -n road ag lir’t 16 Pages jin