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ALL THE NEWS OF OIXIELANO
CEORCIA.
Eating Canadian Turnips.
Columbus. Ga., October 26.—(Special.)
A day or two ago a Columbus wholesale
iealer in vegetables received a car load
of rutabagas raised in Canada, and they
ar* now being eaten by Columbus peo
pie.
Net Earnings Decreased.
Augusta. Ga., October 26.—At the
annual stockholders' meeting of the Au
gusta Southern railway today President
Hamilton McWhorter reported an in
rease of 51.400 in the gross earnings
>ver the previous year, but a decrease in
net earning, owing to the increased cos
of materials.
Cotton Ginnery Burned.
Monroe. Ga.. October 26.—(Special.)—
The cotton ginnery of Baxter & Rodwell,
located 6 miles east of Monroe a.i*.
erected one year ago at a cost *>f $4,400.
was completely destroyed by tit-. >es
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The ori
gin of the lire >s unknown Ihe pan
as insured in the Hartford Fire insur
ance Company for $2,750.
Quart of Corn Brought Death.
Savannah, Ga., October 27. (Special,)—
George Montgomery, a negro, drank a
.mart of corn whisky straight tonlg t,
started to work on a 10 cents cigar and a
few minutes later was dead.
Th- negro was found Just outside a
barroom. It is said he drank the whisky
i.isidi the place on a wager and then be
ga He , s"tag’'erid‘out of the saloon and col
.psed The ponce then found Mm and
was tak ". to the station house In the
M-rited there he was dead.
Record Breaker at State Fair. ,
Macon. Gt. October 23. - . S P ecial.)-At I
: >e state Bit mdav the attendance tuM
’ir p’id aw.v mything of t.-e Kb j
' ' ; ... . . . t. -- were t hrovvn
opr-n with crowds in waiting, and from
Giat second ‘hi the ticket t iketa ''' ll
„.,t busy up to a late Mm t’’ l ‘.^ h ".
one of the attraction-, ■
rt-as Barnum .<• Bailey alone, that drew,
the itnmci « rowd various y estimated
at from 25.C00 to 30 000.
One Young Man Shoots Another.
Thomasvill Ga.. October 28. Sped >
• lint Williams, a young white man. was
shot last night it Cairo. 12 miles west j
of here. H*- bed early tin- morning. Wil- I *
jams’ assailant is sup;.-d to be Gcdle <
Baggett, i > >mg white man who is h
welTknown in th, ernnim’nity. Both par
ms had apparently b-n drinking ami In j,
McM in :- restaur.).:' ti.*-y had 'mt words ;
,t. is alleged that Williams w is appt-xi- a- , ■
ng Baggett with a stick. « i'*'n tn** lal
er drew ids pistol and siiot T\ iiliams (
through tlm brain Baggett has not jet { ,
been captured ' :
Stayed by Husband Until Death. ,
Douglas. Ga., October 28.—(Special.>— ‘
After ar. illness of nearly two months. .
Dr. J. A. M •ntgomery died yesterday. His j
death is >i' i■'u’ '1 *’'? ' ft! ’>y the fact ••
that he w:, -k 4 upon tue <m- of his j
Si nobli
de'e-nitr i-> him th: mgh his
>i*'kn- •" ■ tni-ii.-, c.-nnwny was. I
Therelore pmf.. r d.: Mu ’.**'• -de of the I
si'k ma: 1’“ "■-! '■ Sb: she st iyed by !
j is v,..'. -. war eye and gen- I
tie 1 and • ■ - ' * ■ . ’ l-» bus- I
band. Ev- ryfl .. - ;"nc so: him tha. -
. are ar d ski id s-■ t H< will be
: nights
of Pythi is >! 1 >d*l I ■ Hows: to both oi.
which orders belonged
Mrs. Cecil Gabbert. Sv ttnnah. Ga.
Savanna?,. Ga.. o tu ■ : * 29 (Special.)-
Mrs. C* - m-
•er of th- ■' inn*-li o -. a long illness. ;
She was t! ‘ ■ nn r vice pres- :
ident and g.i *1 m .nacer <>f th*- Georgia i
and Alab.'imn railroad, who is now In the |
limber bu-iuss. M* Gi 'bi-tt was Miss ;
Mary Eppi ‘ tmlrns, Ga. She was .
lorn in 1659. [:••< -I s i. r husband, she j
leaves fiv. < b.iir’rcn.
Double Charge Against Carter.
Valdo G i Gctober 30.-(Sntcial.i A !
? .rung mi: mimed J. Carter was ar- I
rested this ci’y tod.-ij- on a war- '
Free Help to
Sick and Weak
I
Simply Write Dr. Hathaway, of Whom
You Have Al! Heard. Just How You [
Suffer and He Will Tel! You What
to Do to Quickly Cu c Yourself at
Home—Save Doctor Bills.
Sight Medical Bocks—A Small Library
in Itself—Free , All—Send to the
Doctor for the One You Want,
7 Is ■ o ’ringer j
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deeds th.’: •■ 1;. v of throughout the
south. I:av ’ ■ c ired, for tills great doc- '
t-’r is : t •->•. : expert In knowing what '
’ on suffer from, but ills cures are brought '
k bout in ar, e tlrely original way, along
new lint d< •< loped by him after two j
generations >: years ir. the profession.
Hie cur* now perfected for home I
uses, so h wants to hear ftom all men I
and worn.. '.-ho suffer from any disease '
of the throat. lungs. heart, stomach, kid- I
■eys. bladder female trouble, rheuma- I
t:«m. piles pro. tatic trouble, blood poi- ,
son. nervr - ■ bilit;.'. emaciation of parts, |
impotency. losses, varicocele, stricture, :
.ight sweats weak baci; and all other af
f* tlotis of t' nerves, muscles and glands.
He will instant!;. stop al! aches and pains,
soreness rd swelling; steady the nerves,
arouse muscular energy, get the blood to
circulating. put strength in the back and i
firmness in the tissues, and once again I
r.iake you as determined and ambitious
as of old Ry writing to him joy and ■
happiness an be brought into the home
at no cost at all
The docior is also famous as the author
of many medical nooks on chronic diseases i
that are standard among the profession. .
and these hat e now been issued in special j
* lltions for fie circulation emong the
masses. Every person who Is sick and
every head of a family should have them ;
for reference In case of an emergency,
and this can be done by addressing Dr. J.
Newton Hathaway, 42 Inman building,
Atlanta, Ga.. telling’him which book you
want, and lie will send it free at once.
Altogether there are 8 of them, as fol-
I Disease of the vital organs; 2.
Throat, lungs, catarrh; 3. Female dis
eases (new edition); 4. Stricture; 5. Va
ri 0ce1..; 6. Blood poison (modern edi
tion»; 7. Kidney, bladder, rheumatism; 8
Nervous debility and weaknesses of men
(enlarged new edition). Ask for the book
veu want and the doctor will send It to
you, free: write him how you suffer, and
• lie will tell your disease and the quickest
way to be cured, free.
Make up your mind to write Dr. Hath
away the first spare moment you have,
since It costs nothing anyway; he will
nurse you back to health and it will not
he long before you are again hale and
hearty. -
rant sworn out by XV. B. Force charging
him with attempted criminal assault.
According to Mr. Force's statement Car
ter last night entered the room occu
pied by the former, his wife and 12-year
old daughter and attempted to spirit the
little girl from the room. Carter has
been boarding at the Force home and Mr.
Force claims to have recognized him
fully.
Carter gave bond in the sum of SSOO
for his appearance at the next term of
the superior court.
After his release from custody the rel
atives of another young woman living in
the .«ame neighborhood came to town
and swore out another warrant against
Carter charging him with the same of
fense. alleged to have been committed
about two months ago.
Aged Citizaen Swallows Acid.
Columbus, Ga.. October 30.—(Special.)—
■T. H. Brawner, aged 79 years, a prom
inent citizen of Harris county, residing
near Hargett, Ga.. committed suicide late
yesterday afternoon at his home.
lie had been in feeble health and grew
desp lident and. it is thought, his mind
was affected when he took his life.
The old man went into the buggy house
near his r.-sidence and tried to kill him
self with a knife, but succeeded only in
s patching his neck and chest, the knife
being dull and ho being feeble.
Ho then swallowed the contents of a
bottle of carbolic acid. XVhen found by
his family a few minutes later he was In
a dying condition, and he lived only a
short time.
H. E. Cary Meets Sudden Death
Henry E. Cary, a well-known Insur
ance agent, was instantly killed last Fri
day morning about 10:30 o’clock by
shooting himself in the left side with
a double-i’fern'led shotgun, while en
deavoring to kill rates in the barn at
his horn*-, 176 Juniper Mreet. Atlanta.
Coroner ,T. R. Stamps held an inquest
over Hie body and the jury returned a
verdict to the effect that the shooting
was accidental.
Two Men Jaile*!, Onr Confesses.
Jasper, Ga., October 30.—(Special.)—
Will An her and Young Dowda are In
Jill nt Nelson, In this county, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Holcomb and
her 17-ycar-old daughter.
It is reported that one of the young
mm has confessed to the crime and im
plicated the other one.
Robbers Loot Vienna Bank.
Ahacon, Ga., October 30.—(Special.)—
Telegrams were received at polico head
quarters here tonight from Vienna ask
ing for bloodhounds.
J ho hounds were wanted, the message
said, to trace a hand of bank robbers,
who had just broken into the bank at
that place and had gotten away with a
big roll of currency.
The robbery was worked in the early
evening and the robbers had succeeded
in getting away before their work was
detected.
Fund Raised for Wesleyan.
Macon, Ga., Octob-r 30.—(Special.)—In
a spontaneous outbicak of enthusiasm
the Wesleyan alumnae this afternoon
pledged $4,300 for the Susannah Wesley
Memorial hall, the Atlanta chapter sub
scribing SI,OOO of the sum.
When President Guerry arranged for
the reunion of the graduates he did not
contemplate a subscription list during
it- session, his idea being to Interest the
alumnae, form plans and later to ask
for the amount of money needed to erect,
the hall the. association should agree
upon.
Penalty Paid I>y Millard Lee.
Millard Lee, who murdered Lila May
Suttles on Sunday, May 25, 1902, in Wes
ley chapel, near Ben Hill, was hanged
last Friday morning in Fulton county jail.
Thirteen minutes later lie was pronounced
d< ad by Dr. W. C. Fisher, county physi-
\\ hat with stays and appeals, the exe
cution of Lee has been postponed six
time ■ The governor granted respites at
ti,..’ request of the defendant’s attorneys,
and they did everything that was possible
under the. law.
Wentz Thought To Be at Toccoa
Edward 1,. Wentz, the missing Phila
delphia millionaire for whom a reward of
$25,000 has been offered, is supposed to
have been located at Toccoa. Ga- Indi
cations p*»int to the belief that a man
; :dei ■ irveillance there Is XVentz, for
whom the most careful search in every
]i ■: of the country has been prosecuted
for the iast two weeks.
Murderer Joins Church.
Savannah. Ga.. October 30.—(Special.)—
I,*-, W. Cribb, the condemned murderer
trim Coffee county, who Is in Jail here
f. : safekeeping, was received into the
Methodist church of Douglas today by
Rei. T. B. Stanford, its pastor, who bap
tized him in Jail.
'."ribb is to be hanged at Douglas No
vemb-T 10. East December Cribb began
a wiioiesalo killing at Nichols, and it is
for this he is to pay with his life.
Met Death in Tan Vat.
Rome, Ga., October 30.—(Special.)—Ed
ward Gresham, the 13-year-old son of A.
!■'. Gresham, vfas the victim of a hor
rible accident this morning which cost
him his life.
The little fellow was playing about a
large vat at the Roms tannery and fell
In.
He lived only a short while and his suf
fering was Intense.
The flesh peeled from his body In
large rolls and the boy presented 3 most
sickening sight.
Barbecue and Educational Rally Held
Nashville, Ga., October 31.—(Special.)—
Nashville, the county set of Berrien, en
tertained with a big barbecue and edu
cational rally today in celebration of
the completion of the Ocilla, Pinebloom
and Valdosta railroad to that city. Sev
eral noted speakers were heard by the
vcral thousand persons present. The
road was completed to Nashville yes-
■ terday, track being laid several yards
within the Incorporate limits of the city
I last night.
Congressman Hardwick Talks.
Augusta. Ga , October 31— (Special.)—
! Congressman Hardwick in an Interview
tonight gives It as his opinion that nine
tenths of tho democrats In tha extra ses
sion will vote for the Cuban tfeaty, as,
with the exception of Toufslana. the peo
ple want sugar fts free as they can ge<
it. He says Speaker Cannon will meet
with overwhelming opposition in both
parties to his programme of no river and
j harbor appropriation bill.
Man Killed on Track.
Augusta, Ga., October 31.—(Special.)—
J The incoming train on the Southern rail
| way tonight reports the killing of n inffh
I on the track near Graniteville, S. C. He
■ was asleep on the track, and horribly
! mutilated. By means of parcels on his
’ person, among them a whisky bottle, he
; wis identified as Garnett Andrews, of
' Aiken, S. C.
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TENNESSEE.
No Negroes To Run Steamboats.
Memphis, Tenn., October 29.—Because
of a lack of negro labor, live steamboats,
including two United States mail car
riers, are tied up nt this port! Negro
roustabouts are demanding $125 per
month, with one day off. Old river men
say these conditions are unprecedented.
Stair Was Whirled to Death.
Knoxville. Tenn., October 29-Bruce
Stair, a young man, met a horrible death
at the Rosebury Zinc Works, several
miles from this city. He was adjusting
a band of a wheel when his clothing was
caught and his body was thrown around
THIS WEEKLY CONOTITOION* ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBEB. 2, 1903.
the shafting, each revolution striking his
head against a heavy joist. It is esti
mated that lie made fully 150 revolutions.
He finally dropped to the floor and ex
pired in a few minutes.
Chattanooga Gets University.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. October 29.—Pres
ident J. H. Race, of Grant university,
announces that plans are well under
way for moving the literary department
of the college, now located at Athens, to
tliis city. The university will receive
$12,000 from the Freemen’s Aid Society,
and other large gifts arc expected. Grant
university Is under the jurisdiction of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Woman Commits Suicide.
Jackson. Tenn . October 31.—Miss Dol
lle Westfalls committal suicide early
today after a quarrel with Rice Martin.
Iler homo was in Vincennes, Ind., where
her parents reside.
Homicide Follows a Drunken Quarrel
Cleveland, Tenn., October 31.--Andrew
Langford. 24 years old, shot and instantly
killed his cousin, William Langford,
aged 23 years, last night at the home of
the latter's father, where Andrew had
been raised. A fight ensued and William
Langford, a cousin of Andrew, inter
fered. Andrew left the house and soon
returned armed with a revolver, with
which he shot William through the head,
killing him instantly. Andrew Laugloid
escaped, and has not been captured.
He Will Not Hang Yet.
Knoxville, Tenn., October 31. —The Ten
nessee supreme court today reversed and
remanded the ease of Robert Catlett,
who was sentenced to hang In December.
He was convicted on the charge of com
plicity in the whitecap murder of Wil
liam Whalej' in Sevier county in 1897.
Catlett is a wealthy citizen of Sevier
county who. It was charged, agreed to
pay Pleas Wynne and Catlett Tipton for
the XVhaley murder.
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Cures Guaranteed.
All cases of Piles. Fistula. TTceration
of Rectum, Mucous ami Bloody Dis
charges. Stricture. Varicocele. Inflamma
tion of Bladder. Gleet and Cnnatural Dis
charges. No knife, no pain. I’art.i ‘il.ir.:
free. Dr. W J. Tucker, 16 North Broad
street, Atlanta. Ga.
ALABAMA.
Found Dead in Creek.
Anniston, Ala... October 27.—(Special.)—
John Davis, white, recently from Ala
bama City, was found dead in a small
creek about 1 mile from Piedmont. The
discovery was made by some small boys.
It Is supposed that Davis fell into the
creek Friday night. The coroner's jury
empaneled to investigate the matte- : ■
dered a verdict of accidental d: ■
Last Pensioners Get Warrant.i.
‘Montgomery, Ala., October 27. (Spe
cial.)—The auditor will on tomorrow send
out the last batch of warrants for the
old confederate soldiers. This batch in
cludes the counties of Talladega, Talla
poosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker. Washington,
Wilcox and Winston. The auditor has
been busy in getting out these warrants
as fast as he could as he knew the old
soldiers wore In need of the money that
the state allows them every year. Tills
will complete the work so far as the
old soldiers are concerned of tho state’s
little, help that annually goes to them.
Twenty Years for Assault.
Anniston, Ala., October 27. -(Special.)-
The jury in the case of James LeCroy,
charged with criminal assault, returned a
verdict Saturday night of guilty ami fixed
his punishment at twenty years in the
penitentiary.
Williams Wins Cac’etship.
Anniston, Ala,, October 27.—(Special.)
In tho competitive examination held at
Calera Friday and Saturday for the ca
detship in the West Point academy. J.
Williams, of this city, carried of first
honors ami ho will b- : - appointed by Con
gressman Bowie at once. The .appoint
ment, however, will not go into * ff*-.-t un
til June 15. 1904. T. A. Gunn, • I'aXra,
stood second in the examination. Mr.
Williams Is a son of Janies Williams, of
this city.
Gets a Life- Sentence.
Anniston. .Ala., October 28.—(Special.)-
The jury in the case of Jerry Mj_-Cl< 1-
land returned a verdict of murder in the
firs', degree and fixed the sentence at
imprisonment for life.
To Rebuild Clifton Mill.
Anniston, Ala., October 27.—(Special.)—
Thompson & Bros., contractors, of tins
ci'Jd have Just signed a contract '.villi
the Clifton Manufacturing Company to
rebuild mill No. 3 at Clifton, S. ('.. the
price being SIIO,OOO. The contract calls
for the completion of the work by the
15th of next April. The local company
Is now remodeling mills Nos. I and 2
at a cost of $75,000. These two mills
were partially destroyed by tin- floods
of last spring and No, 3 was totally de
stroyed at the same time.
Alabama Synod Down to Work.
Montgomery, Ala., October 28.-(Spe
cial.)—The Alabama synod of the Cum
berland Presbyterian churcn met again
this morning and the principal address
was made, by Dr. W. J. Darby, of
Evansville.’ Ind., secretary of the board
of education. Frank L. Wear, of Ensley,
preached tfie sermon. Dr. Darby's sub
ject was "Education of Young .Minis
ters." The Rev. Mr. Wear spoke on
"Systematic Beneficence.”
Fell Hundred Feet to Death.
Gadsden, Ala., October 29.—(Special.)—
John Smith, a young white man employ
ed at the steel mills here, was killed by
falling from the top of a building ICO
' feet high- He lived five minutes.
Explosion Kills a Plumber.
Selma, Ala., October 29.—(Special.)—
Austin Cline, a plumber, was instantly
killed by tho explosion of an acetyline
plant In Rosendorf & Co.'s saloon here
tonight at 10 o’clock.
The lights furnished by the plant went
out and Cltnc was sent for to fix it and
went In the cellar where the plant was
| stored with a lighted candle.
. Soon after he entered the house an ex
plosion was heard. Upon Investigation
I (Tine was found lying near the machine
! dead. It Is thought that when he stood
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Orders from Arlz., Cal., Colo., Fla., Idaho, Mont..
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must call for twenty quarts by freiEht j'repaid.
over the machine the compressed air
ploded, the force going upward, catchiffg
Cline under the chin, cutting his throat
and causing instant death. , .
The plant was also badly demolished.
Jelks Paroles Aged Murderer.
! Montgomery, Ala., October 29.—(Spc-
I cial.J—Governor Jelks today paroled
I Robert Foster (white), of Chambers
[ county, conditioned on his good Behav
ior. J-'oster was convicted of murder in
1894. and sentenced to life imprisonment
lie is 70 years old and has served ten
years.
Gain of Eleven Million.
' j Montgomery, Ala., October 30.—(Spe
, : cial.j— A statement taken from the ab
stract for 1903 on file in the auditor's
office today shows a total valuation of
$307,663,704 of personal property and real
estate in Alabama. Thijs shows a total
gain over last year of $11,508,164. The
auditor and governor are pleased with the
showing.
Two Negroes Hanged.
Montgomery, Ala., October 30. —(Spe-
cial.)—A double hanging took place to
day at. l.uverne
j Lon Shaw and Jim Chambers, two ne
groes. convicted of the murder of Wil
liamson ( !>;■ nipiou. were hangid m ' lie
presence of 5.0C0 people. The negroes
sang and prayed all ,the way to the gal
lows. After singing and prayer by ‘ ho
pn-achers, Lon Shaw made toe following
statement:
"1 am ready to die. You all want to
know the truth. False witnesses con
victed me. I killed him in the woods
about my wife. It has been reported
that f killed him with an ax: I shot him
with a single-barreled shotgun.”
Felix Wood Paroled.
Montgomery, Ala.. October 30. —(Spe-
cial.)—Governor Jelks this afternoon pa
roled Felix Wood, of Jefferson county.
XVood was convicted In April, 1899, of
assault with intent to murder and sen
tenced to ten years.
Eutler Elected Superintendent.
Huntsville. Ala., October 31 .—(Special.)
Incomplete ri turns from county precincts
indicate rhe nomination of Professor S.
R. Butler for the office of superintendent
of educ ition in the primary today. The
vote so far is But’er 1,543. Hurray 1.058
John I’.url:,. was today appointed assist
ant solicitor of the seventeenth uistrict.
Tin* appointment was made by Solicitor
Earle Pettus.
Five Alabama. Citizens To Face the
United States Court.
Troy. A ! .u, October 31 -Boss Riley,
Wil! Pittman, Tumps Chesser. John M ind
ham and Fletcher Windham, accused of
| whitecappin.., wi re bound over to await
i action i>y tJe- Ciiited States grand jury ;
! by United Stat ■: Commissi. i ner Tutwiler
J here this morning.
A Handsome Catalogue.
The Dei.-MCh Mill Mfg. Co., of Atlanta,
* Ga., lias i ist issued a most complete cat
alog io giving information in detail re
l guiding their entire line of manufacture.
■ Iliis coinpanv is one of tin- largest in
the south and soils m.aclilii-ry in every
. part of the United States. Their plant
: is- complete In every department. Even
the catalogue, which they have Just is
: sued, was from beginning io end gotten
!up in tin it- up-to-date printing office. If
I von nee.! anything in their line, you
would do well to send for one of these ;
1 <n ta logues.
Train Wrecker Found Guilty. ’
’ Staunton. V.i.. October 27.—1 n tho coun
! ty court here today John Kenney, alias i
prinv rd e| irgod with wrecking a Nor- I
folk and Western pass nger train near .
'Gteenxille. Ya, iast December and with ■
i the murder Engineer Bailey, of Roa- :
: neke. who lost his life in the wreck, was
i convicted of .murder in the first degree. I
the jury being out five minutes.
| Sentence will be imposed at a later
day In the term. Kennedy stated some
time ago hr was cor!’ :n he would hang,
and attempt d to bi-.-ik Jail twice. Ik
: pii.-aled guilty to charge.
He is 19 year.-, old and intelligent.
Ills accomplice, Janies Bailey, win be
tried tomorrow, and the trial of Mrs. .
-Ellen Bailey, the aged mother of Juntos i
1 :.iil.-,v. who Ki nnody claims planned tho
wreck, will be tried next,
Large Blaze at Chase City.
. Richmond, Ya.. October 27.—A disas- I
j tv us tire occurred at Chase City this
morning. Wh.it remained from a former '
: fire of Hie oh ay part of the town was (
: practicaliv swept away. The losers are
B. A. Roberts \ Sons. Hughes k- Davis,
’i’i -d.u*i-stav (S. Watson, Tom Goo. ■
Mrs. E. F. Berry. Mrs. E. V. Coleman, I
Mrs. s. J. Haggii-. Pruden A- Huti'he.-on, ;
i <i. G. Burn A- Bro. and Gregory. The ,
toial loss is pla- - <l at $24,000. :
The -n:.-urani'c is SIO,OOO.
Woman Died for Want of Food.
■ Ri -hmond. Ya. October 30.—Literally I
starved to death in the midst of plenty ■
is the f.’to that befell Mrs. Crint Ken- ;
- drick, in Pittsylvania, county.
The family of four—mother, father, son ■
I and daughter—lived in a very dilapidated I
When their food supply became utter- .
I ly exhausted the father, who is a crip
‘ j-!e, ho bled out and gathered wild
i grapes. |
i The woman ate heartily of these, but i
; died within a. few hours afterward. Neigh- '
Ivors \i.:i-,--:i the house and found It |
i destitute of any furniture whatsoever. ’ j
Th*- dead woman was stretched out on •
tho bare floor with a stick of wood for a
pillow and a guano sack for covering.
The boy who was nearly naked ran
> from visitors like a scared animal.
M3SSISSIPPL
Planting Many Fruit Trees.
Jackson, October 26 (Special.)—
The orchard industry Is growing quite
i popular among the farmers of Mississippi,
I and the. acreage of new. trees will be
i largely increased during the winter and
I spring season. Nurseries outsld-' the
! state furnish the greater portion of the
i young trees, and this has suggested a
good opening for home nurseries. A con
cern of this kind has been organized
in D-Sot** county, with a. capital stock of
! $50,000, and will shortly apply -to the
i governor for a charter.
Champion Peanut Grower.
‘ Jaekson, Miss.. October 26.—(Special.)— !
I John Overland, a farmer living near El-
- lisville. Jones county, claims the honor
I of being the champion peanut grower of
, the country. He exhibits samples from
I his croi) this year from 4 to 5 inches in
[ length, and measuring an inch in diam-
■ et-er.
—
Mississippi in Good Shape,
j Jackson, Miss.. October 26.—(Special.)— ;
Major S. A. Jonas, the well known Aber
deen journalist, estimates that Missis
sippi will go out of the year 1903, at
least, $100,000,000 wealthier than when
: she entered it. The cotton crop aione this
year is estimat 'd to I’-.' worth $60,000.-
000, ami the cotton seed, lumber and f::e
torx produi-i.s are increased in volume and
: enhanced in value.
Forest Fires in Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss.. October 29.—(Special.)—
Forest fires are reported to be raging In :i
large number of cotmties of tho state,
' dm- to the long drought, and much val
uable property has been destroyed, the ■
fires IT-.p-'-ntly jumping from the wood
lands to the cotton fields and destroying
many acres of the unpick' d staple. There
Continued on Page 11.
THE CONSTITUTION’S
SIOgOOOnOO
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, 1903, to Jan 12th. 1904. Both Inclusive?
Contest Opened July 1, 1903, Closes December 31,1903.
SIO,OOO CASH OFFER
DIVISION OF PRIZES
For the oxact, or noarast to tho exact, estimate of tho total number of bales of cotton
received at '*ll Unit®*-! States Ports from .-.eptember Ist, I 903, to January I a.th, . 9C4, ___
both inclusive $3.C00 OO
For the next nearest estimate 1,300 OO
For tho next nearest es 00
For the next nearest estimate 200 oo
For tho next nearest estimate *25 OO
For the 5 next neurost estimates, $50.00 each
For tho 1O next nearest estimates, 25 OO each 250 OO
For tho 20 next nearest estimates, i 5.C0 each 30C OO
For tho 50 next nearest estimates, 7.50 each 375 00
For the 100 next netirest estimates, iS.CC each - •••• 500 OO
$7,000 OO
Additional Offers for Best Estimates IVSade During
Different Periods of the Contest
For convenience the time of the contest I? divided into estimates received by The Constitution
during five perl-ds—the first period covering the months of July and Ausrust, the other lour bet g
one month each, the 2d period September, 3d period October, 4th period-November, Sth 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 al!) the sum of S2OO OO
The fiv® prizes thus offered ar $200.00 each amountto 1,000 OO
Two Grand Consolation Offers
First—For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of the above 195 prizes)
coming with n 500 bales either way of the exact figures 1,000 OO
Second—For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of the above 135 prizes
and not sharing the first consolation ofler) coming within 1,000 bales either way of the exact figures, 1.000 OO
Grand Total $10,000.00
In cass of a tlo on any priza estimats tha money will be equally dividoi
Conditions of Sending Estimates in This Contest
(1.) Send <sl ,OO to ~ T ' he WEEKLY CONSTITUTION one year and with it one estimate In our contest
(2.) Send 5Q Cents for The SUNNY SOUTH one year and with it one estimate in th® contest
(3 ) Send Jg 1.25 for The WEEKLY CONSTITUTION and SUNNY SOUTH both one year, and send two
estimates in the contest —that is, one estimate for The CONSTITUTION and another for The SUNNY
SOUTH.
(4.) Send 50 cents for one estimate alone In tho 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 Sl-00 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 coiuo in the same envelope. The estimate,
tha money and the subscription go together. This rule is positive.
Further General (Instructions
The condition for sending estimates on the Port Receipts of Cctton Ist of September, 1903, through January 12,
1904 Is that ea/ffi and every entry of estimates must b*» accompanied by a subscription : The Cons’ :ut!on or Tho
Sunny South cr the remittance provides! for estimates without subscriptions. They must bo rent In the Identical en
velope that brings the money that pays for the estimates or the subscription. You cannot subscribe now and send
your estimates afterwards. , ....
Xn sen*ling 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 and the certainty of tha forwarding of
f 0 "should a party rend In more than one prize estimate he or she will be entitled to a share of the prize fund for
everv time that It may represent a successful estimate. Persons may enter the contest as many times ss they send
subscriptions and under the rules the same person may receive s prize with each - t t.-<> prepositions.
‘ln making vour answer Just state simply: "I estimate the Port Ri’.ce.pts Ist of S-pt. m. »r, j%H, through Jnnuarj
io inru bal»= ” Mak" voilr figures plain. We will record them :i:-- received eiery day, EXACTLY AS THEY
LOOk/ aND WILL 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.
Statistics for the Last Six Crops
The total PORT RECEIPTS for the past few years from September Ist through th*? 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
Itemize your esdmate, 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 IJn ® corerathu cost«ct* with flgr.rea of former yewe. Tots! port Total
y ear receipt® September l«t to I2tb of following January, both inclusive. < ro p f or Season*
1597-IMB —-™-
1901 ■ 1903
Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans Exchange, certifies to the above and will furnish the official figures
to decide this contest.
ATLANTA POSTOFF2O2
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, I beg to
say that a few days since at your request I submitted the same to the Department at Washington
for ruling thereon.
I am advised by the Assistant Attorney General for the Postoffice Department that the provi
sions contained therein do not introduce into the scheme the element of chance within the meaning
of the lottery law, and that the matter is therefore mailable.
Very respectfully,
E. F. BLODGETT, Postmaster.
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order blank ORDER for Estimates Only WITH’’UT Siibscrip'lons
for Constitution or Sunny South, or Both, with Estimates.
= = PUBLISH EKS TIIE * ONSTI I'U HON, Atlanta (la
PUBLISHERS THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga Enclosed find one dollar, for w hieh enter three Esti-
Kn.-insMi find S ’ for which send mates in your 510,00(1.00 Port Receipts Contest, upon
OXB
The sXy South one year 50c, with ONE Estimate. F innate, without Subset ip-
The Weekly Constitution and Sunny South both one bon, is desired Bend and nil one blank.)
year f 1.25, with TWO Estimates. CQb i hsiAxrs estimate
Indicate Your CTtoicc Plainly. Strike Out All
Except the One You Take. 1
srBS( , KTBER , s ESTIMATES O
Upon Total Fort Receipt* of Cotton at .All IT. S. Ports "
From! Sept., <90.3, to 12 January. 1904. both inclusive. |
1 ZZZZZJZZZIZTJ ‘
2 ||| Contestant’s Name
bubscriner S .. a If ns many rs ten estimntes are received nt thn RCTne time without
nubscriptions the sender may forward them with onlv S3.o9—this
Addreaa Stitrt special discount being offered for ten estimates in on-- order. A pos-
AOuiess tai card n ceipt will bo sent for all estimate.-- rceeiv.-i without sub-
■■■ -,vrrzr= — , —seriptions. When - subscriptions are ordered the arrival -,f tho paper
Send only one estimate if you lake only one paper, fill out itself is an :s-knowlo<igincnt that your estimate has received
botii estimate blanks if you take both papers. and is carefully recorded.
Address All Orders To THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
Atlanta. Georgia.