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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
THE FIRST COTTON FIGURES
OF 1904.
Secretary Hester Gives the First Comparisons for the
New Cotton Season

Of cotton received at all United States
ports from September l, 1895 to January
i2 19o4 both inclusive There are S7oo0
In prizes for the 1875 nearest estimates
unless some Of the estimates should tie.
special prize of 5000 cash will be given
for the best estimate received during
the month Of September. ] matters not
how far this nearest September estimate
may miss the exact figure, since it viii
he tho nearest received by us during Sep
tember the 5000 prize will be paid for it,
Should the estimate he rear enough to
take any other prize the 500 cash Will
be added to that other prize, whatever
the amount. There are two grand Con-
ISOLATION offers. the first. $1,000. for dis
tribution among those estimates, not tax
ing any other prizes. that come within
800 bales either way of the exact figure.
The other Consolation prize covers the
field with 1000 for those estimates that
come between 500 bales and 1,0po bales Of
the exact figure.
You now have the first figures OF the
new cotton year and comparisons there
with for the past three years The sta
tistics Of the last six years for the whole
period covered by the contest will be
found in the advertisement With such
data you should be able to make an in
telligent estimate The terms of secur-
ing estimates are quite simple and rea-
sonable and your estimates should be in
our hands at an early date The $1,000
first prize, or even the smallest division
Of the Consolation prize will he very ac-
ceptable early III January. Do not fail
to file your estimate during September
and take your opportunity to secure the
$500 cash prize. Read the rules of the
contest make your figures plain remit
by safe method and send all. the sub
scription estimate and the money in the
same envelope. addressed to
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
Atlanta, Ca
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

and ultraconserv atism contagious tne
immediate future holds for US as much
Of real good as the immediate past IA"
showered upon g.
Monetary System
Discussing then the monetary system OF
the United States. he said:
"a very respectable number of very
e cd people. ar OF that number J de
Sire Ia he classed, believe our lHanc.ai
s1etcm good as il is. might be improved
hy ADDING Ill element OF eidstltlt y.
do not think there exists any great nGn-
Ter who believe w should have any mia
ton Eight years ago we had 81 per
capita Now we have certainly more
than 500 and prohab DIV nearly @oV ~
canita Conservative business men and
conservative bankers do not generally
consider this an insufficient normal nlA~
imum volume of currency.
The term elastic currency or course,
is a MISSIONER What IS needed is not
en- elastic dollar. but some provision ny
u hich. automatically. the aggregate vol
iIne OF dollars shall increase whenever
ANA wherever more dollars are heeueu,
and will IS promptly retire when not
.@There is now no statutory prohibition
gairst the well-nish inherent right OF
banks to Issue circula iinS notes. nus
right exists throughout the United
STATES but subject to tax Of 10 per
cent per annUm. This tax is pronlnitoIy'
If | wire given authority TO formulate Il
measure that would provide the requisite
elasticity to our present currency sys-
tenn. | think l should add ar amenafneis
permitting national banks, with the con-
sent of the comptroller Of the currency.
/ tc issue a volume Of circulating notes
/ equal TO so per cent Of their bond-secured
/ circulation, at tax Of per cent. the
Same to be re tired at Will or bT direction
Of the :omptroller by the deposit of an
equal amount of lawful money with any
subtreascry
Three things ] know. First, this ad
ditional circulation would spring INTO eA
| isteuce almost instantly whenever an
wherever interest rates advanced to tn
point of profit Second. 1t would a
| promptly retire whenever interest rate
became normal. Third. 1t would be ar
solutely safe-as good as me preset
natioual bank issue and with a slight ali
immateriai change identical i'll form an
appearance-for the government, amp,
protected by the ) per cent tax. "op'
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a September 3.-The Reliance,
u \ cup defender, today won
l. the Amer
~ d final race and the series for
IS sea trophy, the Americas
8 :. dense fog. which prevented
IS - Fond 200 yards, she finished the
1t :30:02 amid the acclamations of
g ."0e mbled fleet. Shamrock III, after
ID ''' for more than an hour in the
ne ssed the finish line passed by it
y ioeen returned to 1t from the opposite
l. a.iion. AS the Reliance was then be-
- lowed through the fleet, yacht ensigns
iering from her truck spreaders IN
bration OF her victory, the Shamrock
Old not cross the finish line AS often
id Of the historic race when the Amer
y a won the cup, there was no second.
This success was achieved only after
four futile attempts to sail off the final
race, ana after the outcome had been adj
mitted by even Sir Thomas Upton to be
Il foregone conclusion. Todays was TIL,
eighth attempt TO sail race. After one
nuke, the Reliance won two races--one by
seven minutes and three seconds and the
other by one minute and nineteen seconds.
\ week ago today the first attempt to sail
the third race failed, and attempts have
been made every day this week. On two
occasions the Reliance led the Shamrock
to the finish line by about two miles. but
failed to reach it before the expiration of
the time limit of five and half hours.
Joday's victory means that the cup is
destined to remain in America until Eng
land Is able to produce a genius equal to
in yacht designing.
Finish Most Spectacular.
Rarely. if ever, has there been more
spectacular finish than the Reiiancc's to-
lay. After racing for more than an hour
at terrific speed through a binding fog.
the Reliance burst through the wall OF
mist upon the vision of the spectators on
the fleet assembled on the finish line,
and. heeing under a great bellylns BAL
Don jib tonsail till her lee rail was awasli
He'd across the finish almost before the
spectators could determine for a GER
.ainty that 1t was she
The official starting time was:
Reliance. l:01:56
Shamrock III. 1:0200.
The shamrock III actually crossed the
he al :0203 and suffered a handicap of
hrce seconds.
They went off at swift pace IN
reshenng breeze Captain Wrnge at
empted TO outsal the defender by giving
lis boat a good full and letting her romp
way AT a last Cilp. Willle captain pa
jinched the Reliance close to the WIND
md ccverly nursed her toward the turn
ns mark. The Shamrock III at first sail
I'd faster but the Reliance more than
made it good by outpointing her
Reliance Steadily Gained.
For more than an hour they sailed on
hat tack down the shore of Sandy Hook
md the highlands of Navasink to Sea
bright, and during al that time the Re
lance steadily worked up to windward
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Turkish Soldiers Want To Fight.

,.,.i...e-o ceotenber Two hundred
,..-t,ees men from ali parts of the couu-
-, listened TO Secretary Of the Treasury
cav talk on "'Ghe Business Outlook
- banquet given tonight at II AHdl-
,,rium hotel by the National Association
If Merchants and Travellers. Lyman D.
APE addressed the association on the
s.ne subject just before his retirement
from the treasury department. and great
interest was attached TO the speech TO-
night of the present secretary In MS
lscc,,ss.on of the financial question sec
rs tary shaw declared that Whist was
needed was not an elastic dollar bIt
some provision by which. aItoma ucaiy,
The aggregate volume u dollars should
increase whenever and wherever more
collars were needed, and would as
promptly retire when not needed
Secretary Shaw's Speech.
In beginning his address Secretary
shaw considered the present business
bn~m and the probability Of It's perma-
renee. HIS conclusions we're expressed
SIS follows:
AS nearly as can be estimated the
annual productive capacity OF the Amer
Ican people is eleven billion dollars inns
uot,s not include raw GOTTEN and manu-
featured cotton, Ddt raw cotton an ~
veiue added thereto in the process Oh
M. nufacture. OF this We export one ana
one-half billions, and import Il billion
Of other merchandise. mainly non-c9n-
retitive with our own products we.
therefore. consume the equivalent OF 80
r,cr cent of al We produce. Not Whiie
these conditions continue Will prosperity
cease.
we are the most prosperous people
in the world because we both produrr
end consume -r.ore than others. The III
lie that We sell broad. about ~ per CERT
Of our net production. and the little We
purchase abr, al, or per cent Of on
net consumptien. constitute no challenge
10 the stater,eTt that cur prosperity
rests with ourselves. Unless our facto
ries and work shops voluntarily close
or labor voluntarily refuses employment
or commerce voluntarily ceases its ac
tjyitv there is no occasion for alarm
Unless apprehension becomes epiaem
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
CAPTAIN HOBSON TO WED
DAUGHTER OF w. ]. BRYAN

Wy AYNESvILLE, y. c.. Septem-
w he: 5-(Spe cal -The gossipS at
Y this resort never had SC much to
talk abou. as at present They have it
that captain Richmond Pearson Hobson.
the famous Zero of the Merrimac," is
Engaged to marry Miss Rnth Bryan. the
eldest daughter of William Jennings
Bryan. Captain HcGson himself G'clines
10 either confirm or deny The rumor.
This much is certainly truth CAPTAIN
lIohson writes a letter to Miss Bryan
every day in the week End just as often
does he receive a d1intily add osscd en-
velcre postmarkel Lincoln Near.
Captain Hobson is the guest n his rela
tive, Major " w. SPRINGFIELD, near White
@Elrhur Springs.
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Fifteen Hunore4 Dulgarians Killed.

Salonica, September 1.-Aecording to
the latest Turkish official estimate about
500 Bulgarians were killed in the recent
fighting at Smilero, Neveska anG Kills
sura The Turkish losses are not stated.
This estimate does nor include further
losses In the Smilero district whore fight
ing was renewed August 80, and contin
uei until yesterday 1t is reported that
SOC Bulgarians were killed in this Two
days battle.
Sarafof tho revolutionary leader left
Salonca yesterday
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Immense Army for Macedonia

Sofia. September 4.-Colonel Jankoff, the
lnsurgent leader with three leutenants
of the Servian army. at the head OF a
h.ud of four hundred insurgents with a
fias flying. crossed the frontier on Mon
day evening and passed through the turk
ish posts unopposed-
Captain Stoyanoff's band captured fifty
Turkish soldiers at RakovitZa about Is
miles southeast Of Soda) August 81 took
their arms and ammunition and proceeded
to Mellsk0.
A dispatch from Ria (4o miles from
Sofia says the date of the general insur-
recton has been postponed
According TO reliable information from
Constantinope Turkey will shortly have
100000 soldiers in Macedonia. The pros
poets of the appearance Of such an i'm
mense army causes the most intense anx-
iety here.
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Narrow Escape for Magelssen

share any apprehension thet may be
felt in some quarters that tlere is dan
ger for the legations II Co@tautlnopie.
The Berlin dispatch regarding the action
:; the Turkish government s notification
10 the foreign Representatives is taken
here to be the announcement first made
to the ministers by the port and which
~ indicated in the dispatch Of Minister
I.eishman meant that the interior or
personnel o. the legations Guild not be
protected from those who nliiht gain en-
trance and commit some outage.
Minister Leishman has no asked tor
marines nor has he given an ihdlcalion
that they will be needed me matter
or sending either the Brooklyn or san
francisco to u point nearer the Darda-
nelles has not been consdeed and the
fact that Minister Leishnlat has made
! no suggestion IS taken to man that ne
! does not think such action iscessafy at
nresent. While Admiral Cotton mas re
norted his arrival at Beirut ne mas not
sont any communication as Il the condl-
tion existing there, and tho futher move
ment OF the squadron depe1s entrcly
| upon the reports which MlhsteT i'el7n
man and Admiral Cotton MAKE 10 their
respective departments.
War Ships Arrive at Selrut'
pot,.,,, syria September a.--rhe United
c.a+as cruisers Brooklynlsnd San Fran
cisco have arrived here.
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washington, September 1.-The first OH
ciaI d,spatch coming directly from Beirut
regarding the Magelssen affair has been
received by Secretary Hay. 1t is da'ea
August 81. and isl signed by CONS"
Ravndal 1t says:
."The attsmpt on Magelssens life laileo.
A narrow escape. but the vice cohsui s"A
fered 10 injury
Chekib Bey. the Turkish minister mas
received from the minister OF foreign az
fairs at Constantnople. dispatch CIV
in,, the Turkish version Of the reported
attempt on the life Of United States
VICE Consul Magelssen at Beirut. After
declaring that the report of the assassin
alton Of Mr. Magelssen was absolutely
false. the dispatch gives version or the
affair practically the same as has oeeh
told before in the dispatches from iur-
key It says the pistol was fired by
man returning from marriage fete, that
the shot was fired Ia the air, and that II
haDponed Just as Mr.. Magelssen was
rassInr in his carriage. This, the d1s'
natch SAYS led the vice consul to believe
that an attempt had been made against
his life, The man who did the shooung
has been delivered to the judicial authori-
ties.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
FOREIGNERS ARE IN PERIL
At THE CAPITAL OF TURKEY
It Is Said Sultan Has Warned Pow
ers That He Cannot Protect the
Embassies-Reported Tur-
kish Troops Have
Crossed Frontier.

Berlin. September 5.-A dispatch 70 The
1ageblatt from Constantinople dated to-
day. says:
War with Bulgaria is in sight The
council of war has recommended sending
an immediate ultimatum to Bulgaria
but the sultan has decided to wait. Ii
Is rumored that Turkish troops have al
ready crossed the Bulgarian frontier
without a declara ton Of war
The members OF the council of war
were up all last night at the Yildiz kiosk
snd designated Edhem Pasha as COM
mander in chief.
The Turkish press IS printing inham-
matory articles against Bulgaria.
Legations Are in Danger.
The Turkish government. according 70
information received from the foreign
office here by the Associated Press, has
notified the powers that the porte can
not guarantee the safety of the legations
at Constantinople.
This extraordinary statement was COM
municated. without explanation or quail
e ing details III response 10 an inquiry
as TO whether German marines We're
an1oug these United states Minister
Leishman reported as having been land
ed at Constantinople.
II IS Inferred here. however. that the
conditions at the Turkish capital are not
30 bad as the sultans notification wodid
Imply but that The legations have been
warned 10 'ook out for their own safety
Inc porte disclaiming in advance respon-
sibilitv for any disorderly act.
The foreign Office officials added ina
the German embassy at Constantn
had not reported whether German ma
riues had been landed. nor whether ma
rines Of any other power had been IAN"
cd. Complete official reserve Is nam
tanned on this point
The Associated Press correspondent
learned from sources outside the toreig'
Office that the German government re
CARDS Turko- Balkan affairs as haVln
entered on an acute phase.
The porte's inability to take energetl
hold Of the Macedonian instruction
The worst feature Of the situation
Turkish Soldiers Want To Fight.
ronstantinoole. September 5.-Altheug
il, high Turkish official circles the te'
dancv is against war. the unrest anon
tba military clement and in certain se'
ions Of the Mussuman civil pop'uauo
has markedly increased during IN" ~
GU DAYS. Considerable significance IS a
tached 70 the sultan's gift Of woor coz
n the troops and the appeal to the Pop'
eo- similar contributions. The loca! p
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All Christian Villages Pillaged.

Constantnopie, September 1.-Consular
dispatches from Prishtna, near the Sci
Wan frontier, confirm the reports that
nearly all the Christian villages IL the
districts of Dibra. iiftyfour miles from
Monastir and Giceyo have bean pillaged
and burned and that the inhabitants have
fed 1t is not stated whether AIbanians
or Bulgarians were The perpetrators OK
the OutrageS.
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ncssess Il copy CT the treaty, the terms
of which guarantee that in case oil WAT
between Bulgaria and Turkey the former
shall have the cooperation OF Russia.
The Temps emphasizes the importance
or the statement and declares that the
ctfeials In Bulgaria timed the announce
nent so as to give Turkey a final warn
Ing Of the danger Of further menaclng
P1.Iearia
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to face with such an stemstive. Bul-
earfa would prefer war and upon 'hls
result Macedonian hopes gre aased
Atrocities rerpet' atedl ny Women
Sofia, Bulgaria, septeltef L. . ne
Macedonian revolutionaries awaited W. ~
anniversary Of the sultant atcess''l ~
proclaim the long antiFa.ea ,,sos.
eral insurrection in Ne"u vihio,, los
donia. the proclamation t,,n Tna,,,'ars
issued today signed by ,Y Tba nou.
of the insurgent genera 60. ,faoa'
ou'oreah - l1' ca,o.. Lontchieff, pres
ldent of the Macedon n,,rl7ad - 40
Colonel Jakoff, who r
rising OF 1902. ,.ers tho OF riot
The new territory 80 ase
In the valley of tn
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TURKEY PREPARED TO
FIGHT WITH BULGARIA

70 he false. The government is sending
tro0ps to strengthen The frontier k4 pita
": " ma 49,, 70 na7,so trouble betwa>l the
tr,ops and the insurgents
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thorities appear to be helpless to stop the

thorities appear to be helpless to stop the
atrocities
The position of the Bulgarian residents
is reported to be terrible, as the cruelties
committed by the Turkish authorities ex-
ceed all limits.
Rebels To Fight With Dynamite.
Berlin, September 5.-The Cologne Ga
zette publishes the report Of an inter-
view with one of the Macedonian leaders.
who Is quoted as saying that the Mace
DOMAIN committee controls an enormous
quantity of dynamite, many guns and
much ammunition and largs sum of
money. and is firmly Tesnlvsd. unless
its efforts result in u war between Bull
earia and Turkey or IN ,EuroIean inter-
vention. to destroy the Macedonian cities
with dynamite, burn the villages ana
contaminate the fountains and water sys-
TENS throughout the country
The committee, this leader siys. firmly
expects war. as otherwise anachy might
no carried into Bulgaria and Aaced face
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

Russia Bulgarian Secret Alliance
Paris. September "A dispatch ~ no
Temps from Sofia confirms the repor'
maj the Official journal. Dnevik, when
enicvs the confidence of the palace ana
is he organ of Minister Popoff. has puo-
nshnd tho ersational informaioL that
a treaty Of alliance exists between Nus
STA and BULGARIA. TIE DneVik CLAIMS 10
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United States Not Alarmed.
Washington. September 5.-it is eVioeh
the United states government uoes ""'
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Bryan Leaves New OK
New York. September 4.-William J.
Bryan left town tonight for New Haven
without seeing. 50 far as is known. any
prominent local democrats.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-23
The Common Sense View.

The libel suit brought against Hofer
Bros. publishers OF the Capital Jour.
nal. at Salem. by Mrs. Gibson for
$4,000 damages resulted. in a nominal
verdict for plaintif. the jury giving
Mrs. Gibson one dollar While the
outcome, on the whole was satisfac-
tory to The Journal. the fact remains
that the libel laws must be very prim-
atiye when there is chance for a
lawsuit in a case like that referred TO.
The Journal merely copied part Of the
proceedings IN a divorce case In which
Mrs. Gibson was concerned, and pub
ished Il as news, without comment
The publisher. by all means. should be
given chance to correct or retract
before suit Is brought. and much time
and money could be saved, as in this
case. There is too much Of an open
ing for hungry lawyers 10 get in their
Nork.-Aurora Borealis
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-23

Hands

LCSIoldtlUM
Following bills are now in the
hands Of Governor Chamberlain for
consideration. They were passed
during the last day of the session.
Their titles are as appended:
Eastern Oregon experimental sta
ton.
To protect salmon industry.
Regulating licensing and storing
grain.
To prohibit deception in procuring
employees.
Charter of La Fayette.
Raising salary superintendent pub
lie instruction.
'- Amending section SS42 code, relat-
ing 10 garnlshment of salaries of state
officers.
Charter of Albany.
Incorporating independence.
Duties Of employers to employees
Creating Sth judicial district.
To reapportion the state.
Fixing boundaries of Washington
county.
Bridge across Willamette river.
Salaries in Coos county.
Raising salaries of superintendent
In Multnomah county
Organizing Southern Oregon agrl.
cultural society.
Creating betterment fund for pris
on.
Protection of trout.
Appropriation for state board Of
agriculture.
General appropriation bill.
Compensation of county commits.
sioners.
Protection Of birds.
Terms of supreme court.
Limiting expenditures of counties
Election Of state printer.
General enabling act for location Of
county seats.
Apportionment Of state taxes.
Creating board OF veterinary exam.
iners.
For clerk of state land agena.
, Licensing plumbers
, Location Of cemeteries.
Regulating m 'tual insurance com
panies.
, Creating bureau Of mines.
Exemption from execution.
Seal of state of Oregon.
Relief of Union county.
Prohibiting sale OF liquors
Amending clerkship law.
Incorporation Of societies.
Raising price OF school lands.
Open theaters on Sunday,
Salary OF deputy sheriffs in Clatsop
county.
Prohibiting fish wheels in Necani
Z cum
Making terms OF assessors four
years.
Duties of district attorneys
Manner of organizing corporations.
Initiative and referendum.
Licensing sailor boarding houses.
Issuance Of bonds for Port Of Port
land.
Expenses Of superintendent Of Linn
county. "If'
Compensation OF Indian war veter
ans
County commissioner in Multnomah
county.
Ferry al SellwoOd.
Sale OF stock in corporations.
Special Appropriation bill
Purchase OF paper for state print.
er
Protecting sub-contractors, etc.
Making appointment Of county road
master optional.
District attorney fees in 9Th judicial
district.
Governing surety companies
New ferry at Portland.
Pure food law
| fhhlhhment Tor assault
ReOrganizing Port OF Portland.
Protecting growers.
Copies Of supreme court decisions.
salary Of county treasurers
Recording OF assignments Of certi-
dcates OF sale.
Assessment Of bank stock.
Registration Of land titles.
Exemptions from taxation.
Extending Australian ballot law.
special appropriation bin,
Bureau OF labor statistics.
Sureties for administrators.
Deputies for horticultural commits
sioner.