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ALL THE NEWS OF DIXIELAND
GEORGIA.
, Admits He Is a Bigamist.
A. o. Harris, formerly of Atlanta, whc
r.«S been doing business as an insurance
agent in Bristol. Tenn., since March 10,
admits that he is a bigamist.
On August 18 he married Miss Myrtle
Jones, of Bristol, Tenn., and it develops
that he has a living wife in Atlanta. Mrs.
A- O. Harris No. I resides at 51 Mitchell
street with her mother. Mrs. Fannie Stew-
Br t. and Mrs. A. O. Hards No. 2is with
A. O. Harris somewhere, supposedly in
Jackson. Miss.
Gospel Tent Blown Down.
Columbus. Ga.. September W (Special.)
Straining at the ropes from the shrinkage
of the cloth caused by the heavy rain ami
buffeted about by the fierce gusts of wind
the big tent on the church block where
the revival meeting of the Evangelical
churches began yesterday collapsed at an
tally hour this morning.
As the heavy canvas and poles fell to
the ground they swept a piano from the
platform to the ground. The piano, which
was loaned to the churches for this oc
casion by R. M. Kirven, was badly dam
aged by the fall. The rain descended in
torrents on it for the rest of the night
and the hym books, which were expos .1
by the falling of the canvas, were badly
damaged.
The collapsing of the tent wid not in- ;
terfero with the meeting for it wid be ■
erected again as soon as the rain is ov»t. ■
Vntlj then services will be held in the I
churches.
Great Bain in Putnam.
Eatonton. Ga.. S -piembcr 14 - (Sp”« i.« .)
The dry. hot spell of weather has at
last boon broken Id ling yesterday as
temoon and last night a tine rain fell,
and the opportunity for plowing in in.HI
grain is propitious. Except so far as the
peas, potatoes, sugar cane and ver\ late I
corn will he helped, but little benefit i
will result from the rain. Corn and I
cotton are fur beyond any good that
might l»e brought by rain- this late day.
Hisses Heard foi Voorborff.
Savannah. Ga.. Sept’'nih°r 14. -The !
steamship New Orhans from Baltimore i
to Savannah, reported night disabled
off Hunting Island. S. C . omv into port :
today with her shaft broken.
With a passenger ii t of twenty-live ,
the ship was helple s at sc i for sixte n
hours. During that time the Dutch [
steamship Voorborg pa.--ed in sight. Pm* I
captain of the New Orb.ins says li I
nailed for assi. tance. but the Voorborg
continued on her way. paying no atten
t:on whatever.
The Voorborg came into port ahead
of the New Orleans. When the latte”
arrived ir tow her passengers his s’d the
Dutch shin.
The captain of the Vn >rborg he
saw no signal of distress 1 rom the N< w
Orleans.
Three Vagrancy Convictions.
Dalton. Ga.. September 15.-(Special.i ■
Six ca.“c.-- were trio.’ ; <■. i- r lay ami today
in justice court for vasrait".- . I hr.'"
were bound over to co ir! nd three re
leased. The <■■'"< "•< ■ heard • fore
Justices A. I’. Roberts L. bel-
lier. Since tin otli "t'S nr.iT i lese ar
rests the streets Slav. be. n clear of va
grants and people are reported s hat ing .
g’one to work who !e:v ■ never 1" ■ u gm -I i
of the same before.
Will Put. Convicts on Roads.
Americus. Ga.. September 15 (Spe.-ia’.i j
The board of commissioners of Sumter I
county, in meeting ‘this afternoon, de- '
elded to work all misflem. anor convicts
on the c 11 ■" next year. Sumter
usually ha- -t hundred misdemeanors, j
which at present are ]<•:; . <i out. and tlie |
propose'.! in.id working plan insures ex
cellent co ::lrv roils hereafter. Owing i
t . the treat cost in re trietions laid ’
down by the prison eommi-siou. Sumter
will not apply for her apportionment of I
felony convhfs.
Martin Dies of Poisoning.
William W. Martin, cf Buford, was '
fe.nd dead in led in his room ut the i
Kimball house, Atlanta, early last Tues
day morning, and a coroner's ,i-.ry later •
return, d a verdict to tie- effect th.A :
bis death wa: ; dm to al. diolle and mor- |
phine .1- > dng. W"<'tJmr th- nm -.'.tine ■
vas tak-n with suicidal intent o: mere
ly to induce sleep is n it known.
Car Wheels Mangle Trainmen.
Blue Ridge. Ga.. September 15 (Spe
cial.)— Harry Fields, a young white man. '
brakeman on the Atlanta. Knoxville and
Northern rail; nd. fell betwe. n two cars
in the yards here last night and both legs
were horribly mangled He was remov'd '
to the home of his par.-nts and th" road's
surgeons u- in ..tt. nd luce him. but
It Is not thought tli.it in in iv-. His ;
brother w. killed in a railroad v.r ck on
Hiawassee river just . few months ago.
Before ieavinr M .i i-tt.. ye-terday moi n- i
Ing voting Fields .-xpr-s; I ills dett rmi
nation to 1 ■. • the service <>t the road
on his arrival at this pla • . b it was buri
before his tri a iva- put in on the side
tracks.
First New Colton Cleared.
Savann.de <■. . S pt über 15 1.. I. > j
The first shipment of Hex cotton for i
lids season for a l-r-lgn ’•••i t wn- < b ared I
today by Strachan a. < '<> m the British ■
steamship I'rusad. r. in all the .'hi! merit j
w:,s 10.000 '' ah -. win , destine! for .
Bremen and liam'nire and tie . s-. I i
will probably soil tomorrow. ‘l’l-. tirsi ;
shipment of cotton last .'-a,- was made :
by the . -.rm- firm on tin- f:ri;i.sh steam- ■
ship Alon on Scptemo.-r 6. ih staple go- I
lag to Hamburg.
Opposition for Judge Roberts.
Jrwinville, Ga . S .ntmn: , r 16. -(“Spe- .
ciai.) Hon. I>. .’.I. lt d. rt-. judge of tie' i
superior court of th!?: circuit. ii.;s onpo- I
sition for reelection in tlm j.-r >n of
Captain .1. H. M.-irti::, o' Hawk;: -vilb, 1
Ga. Both < t thes- g. ntl-me ; have i
strong followers is Irwin . ount;. ami d- I
l ' >t<T-
esting. Soli, iter General John F. De- ;
Ijtcey also bus opposition. Hon. E. 1>
Giabam, of M. Ri- no of lit. I-ading ;
lawyers of the 0.-onee > irctiit. bein- hi< .
pom nt.
Claims Price on His Head.
Augusta. Ga . S-pt-mb. r 15. >
Some we ks ago a peihlier. Abram Sura
ky, was killed b.v I.co Green, a citizen I
of Aiken county, who i; now in the Aiken
jail awaiting trial for the crime.
Green's defense is that on returning to ,
his home he found the peddler in his house !
attempting to vi.cat.- the sanctity of ids I
home and shot him. Today 1.. . Greeu
published a card in v.-hb h in- declares he ■
has been threat-ned witli lyu. idng ana ,
asks protection both against violence and '
the prejudicing of his ,
He accompanies his communication
with an affidavit from Arthur I’. Glovei. i
one of the i.ftic-rs who captured him, in .
which Glover all.'g. s that lie has been :
offered S2OO by Sam Snrasky. a brother i
of the d. id ti ddler, it ho would lead al
Tbfa cut !» n t the ..... ■— ■
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l?41“’“ne to the *1 3«® OF T T66S.
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t-sttaoruls Write tor our tSy ~.11.w p., ... , tl „V a , B
price., etc It free 7G pn«e -IK® W* « 111 pull Mm. ct >.»<
will -urprse P-Sl i,liiHtri.te<l e B t- g®«f th ng . he, Hls I elnc
ano inter .-.p jgj, .Hogue. W|> u,...1 by many plant
* Z^*'-z'S-< t ASjrf - era and in, s. of the
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Si*SS \ui¥' .AV’ "'■'■ fi <ontrac-
< ■■’ ' . tors it has .1
S/. ~": r ; <•■ '. L«- ’ t'n» H th*» pnwor
•.. -? . ‘xt .•' ; ‘* of our machines
acres at a b. tting.
MILNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 922 Eighth Street, Monmouth, Ihinsis.
lynching mob to take Green out of jail
and that B. M. Stnasky, another brother,
has offered him $250 for the dead body
of Green.
Rough Fighting Ends in Draw.
Savannah, Ga.. September 16.—(Spe
cial.)—Billy Farren, of Philadelphia, arid
Herman Milks. of Baltimore, met to
night before the Savannah Athletic Flub
In a bo.it scheduled for twenty-five
rounds and which went the limit.
It was a hard, rough fight. The men
were evenly matched, and at no stage of
the game was it evident that either was
getting' so much the worst of it that lie
could lie picked as a loser.
Many Vagrancy Arrests.
Irwinville, Ga.. September 16.—(Spe
cial.)- A large number of negroid and
v. bites have been bound over under the
Calvin vagrancy law and the outcome
of ■ casts is being watched with in
ti irst. A number of local attorneys say
tl at the Calvin law is unconstitutional
and say that they will test the consti
tutionality of .lie bill in the supreme
court if their clients me convicted.
Death of John B. Estes.
Gainesville, Ga., September 16.—(Spe
cial.!- Judge John B. Estes died at his
home in this eil.v at 2 o’clock this morn
ing. His lentil was not unexpected, as
i he iia I been in failing health for several
j years.
In recent years Judge Estes lias not
I b. <n very active politically, though Ir
. v.-.-nt . ii the stcinp in behalf of his old
time T.'icnd ami form< r fellow teacher,
.'.lien 1). Candler, in 1599 and did va
linu woil.. in tile nominating conven
tion Ju E-|e- placed Governor Cand
l.i - nam-. j n n . minatlon with a stirring
sfoec b.
Youth Killed by His Own Gun.
! Jackson. Ga., September 17. —(Special.)
: All»>n Garr, the 16-year-old son of M. D.
'Gin. who lives near town, wa..’ acci
dentally shot in the upper part of the
arm ye: u rday by the discharge of a
gun. which h" had just brought in from
hunting.
| Before physicians could reach him he
was in a dying condition.
' Tlie interment occurred today.
Head Mashed in Cane Mill.
j Harmony Grove, Ga., September 17.
I (Special.)—N. J. Holbrook. of Bold
' Spring, Franklin county, while working
jat his sirup mill had his head caught
I between the lever ami an upright piece
!of timber. An ear was mashed off on
one side of the head and the other side
was badly bruised and lac< rateu. Mr.
Ilolb'.f.o); owns several farms, is a large
planter and is one of the most prominent
ami widely known men in this section.
Guerry's Toes Shot Off.
Americus. Ga., September 17.—(Special.)
[While hunting this afternoon Charles
[ Guerry was accidentally shot with his
I own gun in the hands of a. companion,
! Thomas Jones. The two were wrestling.
Several of Guerry's toes were shot away
or may have to be amputated.
Will Appoint Game Warden.
Augusta, Ga.. September 17. —(Special.)
Judge Gary has been presented with a
petiti in to appoint a game warden for
| Richmond county under the new game
I law passed by the la t legislature. it <s
I probable he will appoint John Dougherty.
Pursued by Man He Killed.
[ Fairburn. Ga.. September 1 7.—(Special.)
‘ 11.11 - Moore, a. < itiz-n of this county, was
rouglit here by parties living in River
i town district, of this county, .and lodged
i in jail a laving maniac.
i Sonic years ago Moore, while living at
! Favor's mill, in Fa.vile count.'.', shot
and killed a .nan by th- name of Heflin
; a i that place, for which h • was exonei
lat dbv u coroner’s jury There were no
I eye-wii::csses to the killing and Moore's
i statemen’ claimed self-defense.
j it seems, howevtr. that the killing has
pi- ved on Moore's mind < ver since, caus
ing' him to take to the use of mor
phine and wiiislix. which he ins used ex
ssively until his mind could.no Jonge-'
stand tlie strain.
II- i-mgim s that Heflin, his victim, is
h-adiiig i mob who are alter him trying
to lynch him. ami h- < rie< out in great
fear of Heflin and his mob.
Badly Injured by Angry Hog.
it.iim . <ii>.. Si pt-mber 18 —(Special.)—
Mrs T. I’ Arnold, a well known and
prom,•11’111 lady, who lives in North
Ito-iK- was boniblv mangled this after-
in .’„ enoomit', r with a vicious and ■
Mrs Arnold supped into her b.iek yard [
~ist aft. i dmil. I and .v.ud.’nta 1 y trod
~ young pig that was .-landing near
Its mother, t'tioii hearing it squeal the
1, . -mie m I V angrv and rushed at
Mr volenti’, .ind knocking her
, down, ill’ enragi d animal mad- an at
t-mi.t to seize Mrs Arnold's throat and
v.;,. .e.ilt pi vented from doing so by tlie '.
pin. k-.- w un...’ - raising In . hands before
i,.- lac- \s ii wa< the sow tore th"
I rom on atm and hand in her firs’
I’d, and inflicted a f-atfnl ind gaping
wound in Mrs. Arnold's side in h-r sec
ond onslaught.
II id not a wood chopper in the next
vnd be. n attracted bv the womans
j,,,, scrims ami rushed to tier as
i-i:m< sin' w iu’.l lias- surely been kill
ed. As it is sb. is fearfully and horribly
wounded ind eompl. t"ly prostrated with
fright from her shocking exporlrnec.
’Pii sow lias never be. n known to show
a-tiv vicious tendencies before.
Metritt Hurt in Bad Accident.
Stall Schoo! (.’ommissioner AV. B. Mer
ritt narrowly esl aped serious injury and
probablv death last Friday morning in a
rinawi', Occident at A’alilosta, where th"
lopuiar commissioner iiad gone Io snend .
a few days at his old home. That he
sust.'’im<l nothing but a bad bruise on
t e b<’dv and a painful scratch of the
:.'in is considered miraculous by eye
witnesses of the accident Commission
er Merritt has returned to his home in
All.) Uta.
Keene's Body Brought Home.
Columbus. Gi September IS - (Spe
cial.l The holly of Charles ('. Keene, of
Columbus, arrived today from Manila.
n<l the funeral occurs tomorrow 7 from
tin re.-'id-nc. of ills rot'll’ r. AV. D. Keene
Mr. Ki no was a clerk in the quarter
master's d- irlment in 'll" Philippines.
It- died on Alm 17 of disease. His re
main:’ w-r- s"nt home by the gov"rn
*i ■ nt, and arrived in state of perfect
pre-erva t ion.
K ’u v. a- a member of one of tire
G-orgi.' r '..■ini. ’its during the Spanish-
Amei’i-an war and was w< Jl known over
the state.
Ten Years for Quattlebaum.
Vi nna G'i.. S-pt ember 18—(Special. ■-
J. sep’i Qtialt 1 liaum. the 23-v. ar old epi-
I. p'ie son of J. E. Quattlebaum, if I'na
■illa, Ga., charged with the merd r of
Waiter Bran an, in this county, on Sep-
THE WEEKLY CONSTfTUTIONi ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1903.
tember 5, was this afternoon found guilty
of voluntary manslaughter by the jury,
after being out about three hours.
The case was taken up Tuesday after
noon <>t this week, but owing to the
defendant’s having epileptic fits at in
tervals, the case took up a. good deal
more times than it would otherwise have
dene.
Judge Dlttlejohn gave the defendant a
sentence of ten years in the penitentiary,
and such other punishment as tlie prison
| beard might, inflict.
James Jefferson Discharged.
Columbus, Ga., September T 9 —(Special.)
James Jefferson, the young maji who shot
Bob Parris, a negro hackman, to death
lost Saturday night, was discharged upon
his preliminary trial before the recorder
today. The testimonj- showed that he
i filed in self-defense.
Light Frost in Spalding.
Griffin. Ga., September 19.—(Special.)
Some farmers report a light frost in
low places last night and night before
last.
This is the earliest ever known here.
Cotton is coming in very slowly. In
deed. and tlie crop prospects grow worse
each day.
Two White Men Given Terms.
Elberton, Ga.. September 19.—(Special.)
in Elbert superior court Judge E. J. Rea
gan. of the Flynt circuit, presiding, a
Jury brougtff in a. verdict late last night
finding Dock Maxwell and Jesse Hall
both white tnen, guilty of criminally as
saulting a negro girt, with a recommenda
tion to mercy.
Judge Reagan sentenced both men to
ten years in the penitentiary.
They were charged with the offense of
rape, but under tlie charge of the court
the jury returned a verdict of assault
with in»nt to rape, but recommended
the defendants to mercy.
It is probable the cast' will be appealed,
as the young men and their friend claim
that (Sey are innocent of the crime.
1,000 To 1 Are the Odds
AVe give on Tetterine. It wins 999 times
out of a thousand. Tlie one thousandth
case of Totter, Ring AVorm, Salt Rheum,
Eczema that Tetterine fails to cure is
usually found to be complicate! with
other diseases—and when 'l'i’tti'rine fails
to cure, we refund the price paid without
a murmur. It's a wonderful remedy—the
gieatest of its kind on earth. 50 cents at
dmggists or by mail from J. T. Shuptriue,
Savannah, Ga.
KENTUCKY.
Attacked by a Catamount.
Middlesboro, Ky.. September 14.—J. F.
Cunningham, a photographer, had a fight
with a monster catamount in the edge of
the city this morning. He killed the ani
mal with a rock. Cunningham was com
ing to Middb-sboro when the catamount
sprang upon him. He knocked tlie animal
off and hit him in the head with a rock,
one blow’ proving fatal.
Kentucky Confederate Veterans.
I.exfngton, Ky., September 17.—There
was a gathering here today on the oc
casion of the state reunion of confederate
veterans. Among the distinguished guests
were United States Senator McCreary.
United States Senator Blackburn, Hon.
Morris B. Belknap, the republican can
didate for govet.noi', and General Simon
Bolivi r Buckner, Belknap's father in
law. Under tlie rule of the association
there were no formal speeches.
SOUT
Will Be Heard by Judge Gary.
Columbia, S. September 17.—Judge
Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, has been ap
pointed to preside over the court in Lex
ington at which J. H. Tillman will be
tried next Monday for the assassination
of N. G. Gonzales.
The case of Tillman will be one of the
first called. There are over 500 wit-
Cammer Dies from Wounds.
Charleston, S. C. September 17.—(Spe
cial.)—Julian Cammer. who was shot
Sunday, a week ago, by Lawrence AA’nlk
er, died this morning in the city hos
pital. C".miner was shot by Walker iu
a house on Line street
\\ alkt r found iiis wife and Cammer In
the house, and shot four times, two bul
lets entering Gammer's head, one struck
in hi.- abdomen and ilie fourth win
wild. The -ap of the fifth cartridge iu thf
magazine snapped and would not dis
charge .
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FLORIDA.
Stark Held Without Bail.
Jacksonville, Fla.. September 16. -J. E.
Stark.- today had his preliminary trial
before Justice Cannon on the charge of
murdering John Angel and was held with
out 1,.i11. 'the two men w 're brothers in
1,, w an<l til.' evidence showed that Angel
w:i- shot over the counter of the South
ern Express Company. which lie was
. ashict . Starke was formerly auditor of
ilif Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
tailroad.
Child. Not Hog. Got Bullet.
Pensacola, Fla., September 16.—AVhile
firing at a. hog- with a revolver which
was eating up a. brood of young chickens
at her home at. Gull Point late yesterday
afternoon, Mrs. Louise Tideman accident
ally shot and killed the little daughter of
William Douglass, a neighbor, the bullet
entering the back of the head of the
little girl, passing through the brain.
Mrs Tideman was not aware of the
fact that the children were in the play
house. When tlie bullet struck the little
girl she fell forward.
Fire Destroys River Steamer.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 17—The
new steamer Eunola was burned in the
Ajialachicola river, .it Chattahoochee, (
last Monday. She had just landed with I
■a cargo of naval stores and spirits of
turpentine, all of which wa q a total loss.
S.vr.il of Hie crew had to jump into
the ri and swim ashore. The engineer I
was badly bruised about the hands and |
arms. The mat", in attempting to jump,
had his leg broken.
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TENNESSEE.
Bold Bandit Wants Guns.
Knoxville, Tfnn.. September 15 In 'he .
I'nited States court here today rm order,
was presented by e.x Congressman John
C. Houk, an attorney for Haivey Logan,
the Montana train robber, directing tbit j
the bandit's two rev<dvers lie turned over !
to tin- attorney.
Logan was tried in this court at its last i
t<i in ami sentenced to twenty y.nrs at !
the Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary, but |
broke jail while waiting action of the
court of appeals on h aring of writ of i
Judge C. D. Clark, presiding, stated |
that Mr. l.ogan must appear in court and .
that it he did so no one should molest !
him unless it would be the United States, i
t’he order does not show the present !
whereabouts of Logan.
Blacks Now After Carnegie.
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 15. —An- t
c.rew Carnegie is to be asked to estab
lish free libraries in Chattanooga and
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several other southern cities for the ex-
■ 'ii-'lvi' use of negroes.
Frank J. Wheaton, a prominent negro
attorney of New Ycrk, oTiS other Influen
tial men of his race, have already sent
a memorial to Mr. Carnegie suggesting
the idea anil a delegation will call upon
him in the near future.
It is pointed out by Wheaton and his
associates that the neeroes of Chatta
nooga, Atlanta, Knoxville and other cit
ies in which Air. Carnegie is establishing
libraries, will be barred from the priv
!hlg":' of the institu.tionis. Ailr. Car
negie’s recent donation to Tuskegee in
stitute showed that he was interested
in tlie colored people of the south and
want 'd to help them.
Wheaton hopes tiiat he will provide
libraries in a number of places.
For German Immigration.
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 16.
(Special.)—The German immigration bu
reau of the chamber of commerce,
formed to settle Germans in north Geor
gia and Alabama, is actively at work.
Dr. C. Lieb, tlie director, has practi
cally completed the preparation of the
literature, which is to be published In
German and which will be distributed In
large quantities in the mother country.
Funds are now being raised for a home
for the immigrants in this city to be oc
cupied by them until they select their
permanent homes.
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LOUISIANA.
Duel to Death in Louisiana.
Abita Springs, 1.a., September 14.
Frank Allison and Marshall AtcGhteo,
two young men in Saint Tammany par
ish, fought a. duel to the death at the
Talishook cant)) ground, 4 miles from
Abita Springs. Both men were rivals for
the hand of a young woman, and Allison
('haliioiged AlcGhee to a duel. McGhee
prompt!;, accepted the challenge, and
pistols at 10 paces were named.
The men met at the appointed hour
and place* and at the command of their
seconds, "Are you ready! Fire!" both
weapons were discharg. fl at the same
instant, an 1 both men ti ll dead, one with
a bullet through hJs brain, and the
other with a bullet through his heart.
All Labor Troubles Settled.
New Orleans. September 19. All labor
troubles on the river front have been
adjusted, and serewmen, longshoremen
and freight handlers are at work under a
three-year (ontraet with each organiza
tion. All the steamship agents and other
parties interested in shipping are now
confident that there will be no further
labor troubles on the levee until the ex
piration of the present contract.
MISSISSIPPI.
Dropped Dead in Office.
Columbus, Miss., September 16.—(Spe
cial.)—Judge J. M. Wakefield this morn
ing dropped dead just after entering his
of lice.
May Put Boats in Pearl River.
Jackson, Miss., September 16.—(Special.)
D. W. Johnson, a merchant of Walnut
Grove, is m Jackson interviewing the
business men in regard to tlie establish
ing of a line of boats on the Pearl rver
between the little town of Edinburg and
Jackson, and has met with such encour
-1 agement that the enterprise is very likely
to be put into operation very soon. The
Pearl is not sp.'.'i’iliy adapp .1 to steam
boat traffic but several boats have at |
times plied its waters during the rainy I
season, and it is probable that Air. John- 1
son will be able to provide vessels that ,
wilt b. able to do the same tiling.
Mills Preparing- for Season.
Jackson. Miss., September 16.—(Special.) '
The various oil mills of the state are now i
getting ready for a big season of seed
crushing. The four mills of Jackson,
three of which are the largest In the
state, all expect to be in full operation
within tlie next few days and to run
steadily throughout the season. They
'nave plenty of seed on hand to start in
on, and look for a large cotton crop to
mature and k'jjp them suppjled. The
price of seed at this time is sls per ton.
but no man can tell whs.*, the price will
be before the season closes.
Seeking Humphrey's Veterans.
! Jackson. Miss., September 17.—(Special.)
| Director Dunbar Rowland, of the Mis
[ sissipP’i department of archives and his
! lory has met with great difficulty in
compiling an :i"curate list of the com
| panics of Humphrey's regiment. Army of
Northern Virginia, and would be glad if
all suri'.vors would communicate will,
him and aid him to the extent of their
ability in his attempt to preserve in the
records the history ol all Mississippi com
mands in the civil war.
Cotton Pickers for State.
Jackson, Miss., September 17.—(Special.)
The circuit court of Pike county, which
: has just closed an unusually busy session,
I has furnish’d the state farms with a
batch of needed cotton pickers. A batch
1 of thirteen prisoners arrived here from
Magnolia in charge of one of the prison
| s. rge.ints and were .-ent to the farms.
1 EI.’V- 1. of the prisoners were colored and
| two white.
Mississippi’s Valued Find.
Jackson. Miss., September 17—■ (S, 8
clal.) While Mississippi cannot rival the
famous petrified forest of Arizona, she
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Eg from hnsiueM. Action immediate. Leaves patient In gx
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THE CONSTITUTION’S
$10,000.00
CASH PORT RECEIPTS CONTEST
Upon the New Cotton Season, 1903-1904.
What Number of Bales Will Be Received at All United States
Ports from Sept. Ist, 1803, to Jan. 12th, 1904, Both Inclusive?
Contest Opened July 1,1903, Closes December 31,1903.
SIO,OOO CASH OFFER
DIVISION OF PRIZES
For the exact, or nearest to the exact, estimate of the total number of bales of cotton
received at all United States Ports from September I st, I 903, to January I 2th, I 904, nn
For the next nearest estimate 1,300 OO
For the next nearest estimate 500 OO
For the next nearest estimate 200 OO
For the next nearest estimate OO
For the 5 next nearest estimates, 550.00 each 250 CO
For the <O next nearest estimates, 25.00 each 250 OO
For the 20 next nearest estimates, ls.OOeach 300 00
For the 50 next nearest estimates, 7.50 each 375 OO
For the 100 next nearest estimates, 5.00 each 500 OO
$7,000 OO
Additional Offers for Best Estimates Made During
Different Periods of the Contest
For convenience tlie time of the contest Is divided into estimates received by The Constitution
during five periods—the first period covering the months of July and August, the other four being
one month each, tlie 2d period September, 3d period October, 4th period November, 6th period
December.
We will give to the best estimate received during each period (in addition to whatever other
prize it may take, or if it take no other prize at all) the sum of S2OO OO
The five prizes thus offered at $200.00 each amount to 1 .000 OO
Two Grand Consolation Offers
First—For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of the above 195 prizes)
coming within 500 bales either way of tlie exact figures 1,000 CO
Second—For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of the above 195 prizes
and not sharing the first consolation offer) coming within 1,000 bales either way of the exact figures, i.oOO OO
Grand Total $10,060.00
In case of a tie on any prize estimate the money will be equally divided.
Conditions lof Sending Estimates in This Contest
(1.) Send SI .00 for WEEKLY CONSTITUTION one year and with ft ono estimate In our contest.
(2.) Send 50 Cents for The SUNNY SOUTH ono year and with it one estimate in the contest.
(3.) Send g 1.25 for The WEEKLY CONSTITUTION and SUNNY SOUTH both one year, and send two
estimates In tlie contest that is, one estimate for The CONSTITUTION and another for The SUNNY
SOUTH.
(4.) Send 50 cents for one estimate alone In the contest If you do not want a subscription. Such a re
mittance merely pays for the privilege of sending the estimate. If you wish to make a number of. estimates
on this basis, you may send three estimates for every SI.OO forwarded at the same time estimates are sent.
If as many as ten estimates are received at the same time without subscriptions the sender may forward
them with only $3.00 —this special discount being offered for ten estimates in one order. A postal card receipt
will be sent for all estimates received without subscriptions. Where subscriptions are ordered the arrival
of the paper 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 envelope. The estimate,
the money and tlie subscription go together. This rule is positive.
Further General Bnstructions
The condition for sending estimates on th" Pert Receipts of Cotton Ist of September, 1903, through January 12,
19C1 Is that each and every entry of estimates must be accompanied by a subscription to Tho Constitution or Tho
-.iiniiy' South < r the remittance provided for estimates without subscriptions. They must bo sent in the Identical en
velope that I rings the money that paj’S for the estimates or the subscription. You cannot subscribe now and send
lour estimates afterwards.
In sending your estimates by an agent, of The Constitution you make him your agent and not ours. In forwarding
your estimates, both as to the correctness of the figures as you intended them End the certainty pt the forwarding of
Should a partj- send in more than ono prize estimate he or she will be entitled to a share of tho prize fund for
everv time that it may repres'-nt a successful estimate. Persons may enter the contest as many times as they send
subscriptions, and under the rules the same person may receive a prize with each of the prepositions.
In making your answer just stat® simply: "I estimate the Port Receipts Ist of September, 1993. through January
;o 1904 ..liilos." Make your figures plain. W" will ro-orcl them as received every day, EXACTLY AS THEY
LOOK.’AND WILT. ALLOW NO CHANGE WHATEVER. If you want to make estimates later, or if you want to
repeat’ the estimate you have made, send other subscriptions. 9
Statistics for the Last Six Crops
The total PORT REOEI PTS for the past few years from September Ist through the twelfth day of the fol- |
lowing January are given to aid you in making an intelligent estimate In this contest. It is not necessary to 5
itemize your estimate, give it in one plain sum expressed in figures only. Don’t make any mistake in your |
figures; let. them mean just what you mean to say.
Cotton This line cover« the cont««t with Bgnr«» of former ye»ri. Tots! port Total Balnn in
year. receipts September Ist to I2th of following January, both Inclusive. Crop for Season.
1K97-IS9S 6.070.773 11,199,994
IS9B-1599 11,274,840
1899-1900 4,261,365 9.436,414 9
(900-11101 4,846,741 10,383,422 £
1901- .5,279,507 10,680,780
1902- 5,315,379 10,727,559
Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans Exchange, certifies to the above and will furnish the official figures ?
to decide this contest.
ATLANTA POSTOFFBCE
Office of the Postmaster
Atlanta. Fulton Co., Ga., June 25th. 1903. ;
To THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sirs:—Replying to yours of this date enclosing copy of your new Cotton Contest, T beg to
say that a few days since at. your request T submitted the same to the Department at Washington
for ruling thereon. ’
]am advised by the Assistant Attorney General for the Fostoflice Department that the provi- :
sions contained therein do not introduce into the scheme the element of chance within the meaning ;
of I he lottery law, and that tlie matter is therefore mailable. i
Very respectfully, i
E. F. BLODGETT, Postmaster. s
■oaawouicaKnßMMaia>ia"ia xmmwtwwtw. irocn .uMh j'x’a. MOMMMHnaMMMa
ORDER blank ORDER BLANK for Estimates Only WITHOUT Subscriptions.
for Constitution or Sunny South, or Both, with Estimates. = ——- - p
— PUBLISH ERS THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga. I
PUB.LISHERS;TU ECONSTITUTION.-Atlanta,Ga. Enclosed find one dollar, for which enter three Esti- ’
Enclosed find ? for which send mates in your $10,000.00 Port Receipts Contest, upon j
The Weekly Constitution one year SI.OO, with ON E total receipts of cotton at all (. S. Ports from Septem- 3
Estimate? ‘ ber 1, 1903, to January 12, 1904, both inclusive as fol- |
The Sunnv South one year 50e, with ONE Estimate. lows: (If only ONE Estimate, without Subscrip- (
The Weekly Constitution and Sunny South both one tion, is desired send 50c and fill one blank.) 3
year 91.25, with TWO Estimates. “ contestant s estimate. P
Indicate Vour Clioii’e Fliiinly. Strike Out All ~
Kxccpt tlie One You Take. 1.
SUBSCRIBER’S ESTIMATES o —. _ . ,
Upon Total Port Receipts of Cot ton at All U. S. Corts
I roin 1 Sept., 1903, to 1!J January, 190 1. both inclusive.
11IiI1 ! I i |
2 I : ■ Contestant’s Name J
If as many as ten estimates arc received nt the same time without Si
HUhscnptmns the sender may forward them with only S3OO th s «
Address State spe.inl.lis.ount being ofTcred fortet. .st.maies in oneonl’r A nos- *
' < ' n , rd tVCC-iptwilH.eKent fnr ail esumntes received wittmul'lnb- >
r - hcriptions. \\ her** subscriptions are iir<t. ro.i t»... . i ♦ '
Scud only ono estimate if you take only one p.i per. fill out itself is an acknowledgment that your est mu »tehas I pen Hee? rod i
both estimate lilanks it you take I’otli papers. and is carefully recorded. a i
• ’W.s— .’’’— -I.’.— A
Address All Orders To THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
Atlanta. Georgia. 3