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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-16

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-16
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Paymaster Lost $4,000.

Manila. July 27.-During the
payment of the troops at Santa
Cruz yesterday $50, 900 was stol-
en- from the guardhouse. The
robbery of the paymaster's safe
is supposed to have been the
work of soldiers.
1t appears that Maj. Candy
who was paying the troops in
the Laguna district left the
safe in the guardhouse, and
while it was there the thiev es
succeeded in abstracting its
contents.
Gen. Chatlee has sent the
chef of Manila detectives to
Santa Cruz to investigate the
affair.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
YowelI

j. Orin Vowel, 33 years of
age, died at his home near
Stoutsville, 11:45 a. IN. Sunday.
Funeral services we're conduct.
ed by Revs. Oolburn and Sut
ton. He left to mourn their loss
Il kind old mother, wife and
three children, two brothers and
two sisters. Mr.. Yowell was
well known in this city as he
frequently visited his brother
D. X. Vowel. His kindly DIS.
position and though young had
earned the reputation of being
gentle, generous and a peace
maker. How many men viii
leave the same record behind
them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Land Lottery.

There are 165,007 persons
registered in Uncle Sans Okalo-
homa land lottery. AS there
are only $4,000 claims there
will be $4,000 people disap-
pointed. 1t is claimed by
those who ought to be posted
that only 1000 of the claims
will be worth having. Each
claim will cost the lucky man.
S215 cash before title is good.
Railroad fare, board and lost
time will have cost the 165, 900
registered people, $50 each Not
counting the $215) which
amounts to S5,O1O.0OO. So one
will readily see the Louisiln a
Lottery never was half way In
it with the Great Mckinley
Lottery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Church News.

The hot weather got the best
of the Church News this week
1t has taken Il vacation while
Oh Sol and the other feller got
in their work.
Rev, E. B Redd i: is report.
ed is to marry Miss Matte Viii.
hanson who will resign her
position as Matron Of the Chris.
tian Orphans Home. Mr.. Redd
has been Il widOwer but Il short
time Hannibal Journal.-Mr.
Redd is well known in this city
and has several relatives here.
Rev. w. r. Anderson spent a
portion Of last week in Palmy-
ra with his mother who had
been paralzized. At this writ
ing she is supposed to be i'm
proving
Rev. DR.. W. A. Hatch con-
Quoted services at Hunnewell
last Sunday.
Rev. w. r. Anderson conduct
ed the Union Services at the
Park last Sunday. The sermon
was an impressive one. He
will conduct services at Stouts-
vile Sunday.
There will be no preaching
at the Christian Church Sun
day. The Pastor, Rev. r B.
Briney will begin his vaca ton
tomorrow. He will take in
the Pan-American Elk. and 9TH
er points of interest.
Rev. j H. Terrili will preach
morning and evening next Sun
day at the Grace Baptist church
Rev. DR.. j. e. Travis will
conduct Union Services at the
Park Sunday evening.
Services at the First Baptist
Church Sunday morning. Sub
ject; Patience"
Rev. Dr.. W. A. Hatch will as
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01

Washin gton, July 25.-Tho
president today issued a pro.
clamation establishing free
trade between Porto Rico and
the United States and declar-
ing the organization of a civil
government for the island.
The proclamation is purely
formal and only in the BODY of
resolutions adopted by the por.
TO Rican legislature, heretofore
published, DOES it appear the
island is SCI Tree commercially.
The proclamation is dated to.
morrow IN cImmemoralion of
the anniversary of planting the
American flag on the island
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01

Saturday afternoon the pencil
pusher was asked by lady:
where is my boy, have you
seen him, is he in town" The
heart strings of Il mother al.
ways go out to the boy, yearns
for him and his welfare and as
far as possible protect him and
wards off the cares and troubles
of his life. Boys do you, ever
think of the time when there
will be no mother to ask the
question, where is my boy"?
Stop a moment, think a moment
what she has done for you and
what have you done for her.
The years may be long, but
more than likely they will be
short and you motherless boy
Tighten her burdens and her
heart while you may, then there
will be no regrets.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Record of Disastrous Drouth

Drouths are by no means con-
fined to the western part of this
country. The United States
weather bureau was establish
ed in 1870. Since then the dis.
astrous drouths have been: 1876
but one inch of rain fell over
the Atlantic coast in seven
weeks-less that one fourth the
usual amount. Drouth is reck
oned severe when the rainfall
is 80 per cent below normal.
In 1851 the whole United
States was parched' Springs
and rivers dried up.
In 1886 the wheat fields OF
the northwest received only
2.S5 inches OF rainfall from June
to September.
The drouth of 1887 was tn e
most severe ever known in this
country. Crops were practical
ly destroyed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Hayden.

Mrs, Nancy }, Hayden, II
years of age, a native of Ken.
lucky. died at her old home
near Indian Creek, Tuesday
July %. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. FIR. T. Lyon
at Indian Creek, the following
afternoon. She was the moth.
er of ten children of whom nine
remain to mourn their loss. \ Il
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Queer Freak of a Cyclone.

Wichita, Kan. July 30. Tina t
4 Kansas breeze should lift four
cars out of freight train with
out derailing the train may
sound unreasonable. but that
thing occurred in southwestern
Kansas Saturday evening to L
Rock Island east bound freig b t
near Bucklin. The train ran
into a small cyclone.
The second aud third cars
from the engine and two cars in
the rear of the train were lifte d
from the track and carried
through the air a short distance
and set down on the prairie, the
rest of the train being uninjur
ed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01

While sitting at the keys in
the Western Union Telegraph
office at Brookield during the
thunder storm Saturday even
ing Mrs. Halle Lyon Gartuer
was stunned by the lightning
and had to be carried home. By
morning she was as good as
new. Mrs. Gartner is Il daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Lyon
of this city. Her many friends
will be sorry to learn Of the
shock but glad of the speed Y
recovery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Did Prayers.

Did the prayers for rain brir G
it. That may be an open ques
tion with some people. but this
tact remains There was a gen
eral prayer offered in all Mis-.
souri, towns Sunday July 81. In
many places there was rain and
it kept increasing until Sunday
July - when there was gen.
eral rain. Well, wouldn't the
rain have come anyway? We
don't know, do you?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
This Frog 10000 Years Old.

Brandon. Vt. Prof. Adrian
Ronalds. Il geUlogist from Rio
de Janeriro. who has been
spending Il few weeks collect.
ing specimens of minerals in
the Green Mountains about here,
explored the PittsIDrd ice cave
a few days ago and discovered
buried in two feet of ice Il frog,
that when thawed out came to
life aud croalIed.
The geolo&jst declares that
the frog, which was full grown
and of the bull variety. had
been in cold storage Ior upward
of 2000 years. He points out to
the sIIepticaI that toads and
frogs have been found in stone
and coal pockets and that they
come to life after being buried
for thousands Of ceuturi es,
The existence of the Pitts
ford ice cave has been known
since the days nf the RevoIu-
tjonary war, but few have had
the temeyity to explore it. 1t
is remarkable. for it is L fact
that the entire hopr ot the cave
proper and Subterranean pass
geways leading in are ice
mauy feet in thickness and as
clear as crystal Th" ice has
never been known 10 melt, the
thermometer reglSter,nE sever
al degrees below tne treezmS
puiut ON the hottest summer
days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Palmyra Fair.

The Marion County A. and Nj.
Fair cataloo lie is out and a
credit to Sosey Bros, printers.
The fair association: has shown
the proper snap and spirit by
going a head just as though it
had been raining all summer.
If there ever was 4 time when
the people should have some
thing 10 think about besides
self, that time is at present,
The fair to be held Oct. ., 3, t
and 9TH. 1901 will take the
people out of and away from
themselves for the time being
and they will be benefited
thereby. We hope it will be a
success from every stand point.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01

When a father in the mines
or Sums sells a daughter for 81
or $50 a cry of shame, goes up
all over this broad land and the
Humane societies have con-
niptiou fits over the deal. The
st. Louis Humane society holds
a bill of sale from John Ellie.
bracht showing that it has pur.
chased his daughter, a hand =
some girl nearly grown for the
muniticent sum of S1.00. Is it
not a deal in lhuman flesh and
blood? Is there any difference
(the distinction will be made)
between her being Il slave Ow.
ened by the society and that Of
her being a slave owened by a
Hun in the Pennsylvania coal
fields? viii the law recognize
the bill of sale as a Legal trans
fere or transaction.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Surprised.ss

The young friends of Miss
Mary Bond, of Lathrope, Mo,
surprised her Tuesday night at
the hospitable home Of her
brother, W. l.. Bond and sister
Miss Hattie whom she has been
visiting for the past two
months. The merry friends who
stormed her were, Misses Anna
Boulwdre, Grace Turner, NIL.
dred Scott, Davie Ebey and
Adelaide Lear and Messrs II. NJ.
Boulware, w. V. DCarson. Shell
by Rutledge, Cecil Forsythe,
Claude Nichols and Robert
Sharp.
Misses Bond proved to be de.
lightful hosteSsess and the even.
ing had almos' sped away be.
fore anyone gave father time Il
thought. The ices were rich
and justice fully done them.
Miss Elizabeth Boulware serv.
ed the fruit punch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Staud by Home.

During these trying times Of
heat and drouth it is more neces.
sary than ever that people
stand by their neighbors. pat.
ronize and uphold their own
town, giving every cent they
have to spend to merchants,
mechanics and men Of every
calling at home rather than
sending abroad.
We can by being considerate
for the welfare of all about us
do much to relieve the severity
of the present calamity. The
farmer has largely lost his sea
sons labor and the expected
income from his investment. 1t
is hard on him: on some it is
most trying, perhaps crushing;
but courage. patience, faith,
will help greatly. The people
of this region will see that no
one starves; but of course many
are suffering loss. This will
not be confined to farmers, all
other callings will suffers more
or less with them. Profits
everywhere will be cut down.
People will have to study the
situation. and do the best they
can. Business and professional
men, mechanics and laborers
will all fiud their incomes cut.
We are not pessimists. we
generally look on the bright
side; but we consider it folly to
cry all is we'll, when observation
and common sense says it is not
! true. 1t is best to look The
situation squarely in the face,
ana them prepare to meet 1t DIS
best we can. Gloom and repin'
ing will do no good, but unfit
US to properly discharge oul
duties. Those possessed of the
right metal always meet every
situation with courage, and
without faltering push ahead.
Nothing depresses such people
more than mOmentarily; and
they will always make life a
real success, and calm and
serene of mind, they are the
really contented and happy
ones amid the disappointments
and trials of this life. -Shel'
bina Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Little Beauties.

The storII has visited the
home of Charles Lasley again
and left him L ten pound boy.
H. S. Glascock in his quiet
way is tickeled nearly to dea tn
over the arrival of a sweet lit,
tie girl at his home.
While George Elliott was
stewlng over the drouth his bee,
ter half presented him with as
fine girl as there is in the
county and that put him in
shape to enjoy the rain that
followed.
Mr.. aud Mrs. a, E, Lapp
spent Sunday with the home
folk 1T Clarence,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to extend our CRATE
full thanks to our neighbors and
friends who so kindly assisted
US during the recent long ill
ness and death of our husband
and father.
Mrs AMANDA BLACK AND FAM,
lily.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
He's Sly, Sir, Devilish Sly.

New York, July PA tug.
boat, while cruising off Sandy
Hook Monday, fell ir with the
barkintine Mamie Swami, from
San Juan, Porto Rico, with alb.
out l, 200 tons of sugar on board.
The tug hailed the Swami,
which declined to be towed into
port. Captain Higgins explain
ed that he would stand "off and
on" this port until Friday,
when he will enter with his
vessel. He said that in remain
ing outside he would save the
consignes of his cargo many
thousands of dollars. because
tomorrow President MCKinley's
proclamation declaring the
establishment of civil govern
ment in the territory of Porto
Rico goes into effect, and this
manifesto will institute free
trade between the island and
the United States.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01
LeWclIen.

Mrs. James Lewellen died at
her home in Florida. Wednes-
day night from appendicitis,
The remains were laid to rest in
the Dale Cemetery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01

Warrensburg, Mo, July 20
Because the sun makes the
tools too hot for the men to
handle, the Lawrence Bruce
Stone Company is shutting
down now at noon, remaining
closed until ) next morning,
when work is resumed. Drills
actually blister the hands of
the men and utterly make it
impossible to handle them.
The experiment cf plunging
them into water did not sue
ceed, as the iron held the heat
too long.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-01

The Sunday night rain was
general over Neoraskh. Htu>aS.
Iowa. Illinois and Missouri.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-03
WHAT SORT OF AN APRIL?
Mr.. Won Herman Tells What the Averages For
the Month Have Been

According to the memoranda kept by
the Weather Bureau here during the past
fourteen years, the average month of
April is as follows:
The mean or normal temperature, SO
degrees; the warmest month was that OF
1896, with an average of GA degrees; the
coolest month was that of 1898, with an
average of IS degrees; the highest tenn
perature was 95 degrees on April Is, 1896;
the lowest temperature was 80 degrees on
April 6, 1898; average date on which first
killing" frost occurred in autumn, No
vember 1st; average date on which last
killing" frost occurred in spring, April
8th
Precipitation (rain and melted snow,
the average for the month"; 1874 inches (;
average number of days with .O1 OF an
inch or more, 8; the greatest monthly pre-
cipitation was 7.95 inches in 1885; the
least monthly precipitation was LAC
inches in 1898; the greatest amount OF
precipitation recorded in any "a consecu-
tive hours was $50 inches on April 7th,
1899; the greatest amount of snowfall re-
corded in any "a consecutive hours (rec-
ord extending to winter of 1887 only was
80 inches on April 4th, 1899
The average number of clear days, 10;
partly cloudy days, 8; cloudy days. s.
The prevailing winds have been from
the southwest; the highest velocity of
the wind was 45 miles from the northwest
on April 7th, 1889.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-03
ELECTRICITY FROM MIL BURNZE
The Electric Plant There Will be Furnishing
Raleigh With Lights and Power by
June lSt.
June lst.

Within the next two months the water
power now running to waste at Milbur-
ME- on the -Neuse will be converted into
electricity to light the city Of Raleigh
and to run it's manufacturing establish
ments
The property was bought a year or
more ago by the Raleigh Ic3 and Electric
Company, which is expanding large sum
in its improvement and the erection of
fine electric plant on it.
new dam is now nearing completion
and work will begin in few days on
the power house This will be brick
and stone building of so feet by 60 feet
and 40 feet high. A foundation 20 feet
deep in solid rock has been blasted out
for it.
In this there will be installed the very
best and most improved electrical ma
chinery and the electricity generated will
be transmitted by cables to Raleigh. All
the machinery has been made to order
ana is now about complete.
Mr.. r. l.. Eberhardt, one of the largest
stockholders in the company and who has
the work in charge, said yesterday that
the recent rains had very materially in
terferred with the work, but that the ma
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-03
MAJMARTIN ON TRIAL
His Case to be Called in
Court This Morning.
The Legislative Committee win Begin It's tx
animation Of His Books
Today.

The committee appointed by the Leg
islature to investigate the books in the
State Treasurers Office will meet and
enter upon that duty this morning.
This conmdtte is composed of SEN
ator Arlington and Representatives
Winston and Shannonhouse. 1t
was appointed pursuant to a recon-
mendation made by Coy. Aycock, when
the embezZlement of some $4,000 by
Major w. H. Martin a clerk in the Of
flee under Treasurer Worth, was dis
covered.
Since the appointment of this commit
tee an expert accountant, Mr. w. f.
Foster, has made 4 partial eXamina-
ton of the books, and asccrtained that
the amount of the Cmbezzlement will
certainly reach something like $4,000,
possibly more. This investigation was
made with a view to putting Mr.. Fos-
ter on the stand in case Maj. Martin
fights the case when It is called fer
trial.
The case will likely be called this
morning when the Mangum murder
trial is finished. II is understood that
Martin will submit though he has en-
ployed two lawyers and they may decide
to contest the case.
The minimum penalty is twenty years
in the penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-03
TAX LISTERS NAMED.
The News and Observer Awarded the Printing
of the Delinquent List.

The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion yesterday, all the members of the
board being present
The publication of the delinquent tax
list was awarded to the News and OBJ
server. the lowest bidder, the bid being
5000.
Tax listers were appointed in the yari-
Gus townships as follows:
Raleigh. d. Turner and c. S. Lam
bert Raleigh.
Cary-A w. Moye, Raleigh.
Cedar Fork X. Gibson, Morrisville.
Buckhorn-J. j. Edwards, Buckhorn.
Barton's Creek-G. G. Bledsoe, Bangor.
House Creek-Sion H. Smith, Flint.
Holly Springs. M. Dennis, Emo.
Little River-L. Y. Baker, Horizons
vile.
Marks Creek-A. T. Mial, Rural Del
No. 2
Middle Creek-W. H. Hollond, Christie
Neuse-J. j. Dunn, Neuse.
New Light. K. Keith, Northslde.
Oak Grove-I. L. B. Penny, Dayton.
Panther Branch-W. P. Turner, Rands
Mill.
st. Mary's-J. d. Johnston, Garner
st. Matthews-A. R. Hodge Raleigh.
Wake Forest-Marion Purefoy, Wake
Forest
White Oak-W. H. Penny, Apex.
Swift Creek-Robt. Pierce.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-03

chinery would certainly be in operation
and electric light and power coming to
Raleigh by June 1st.
THE rains of last week" he added,
washed away one of our temporary dams
and are otherwise interfering with our
operations, but the worst of the work
is done. The dam is about complete and
the rock foundation for the power-house
is blasted out. The machinery will be
ready for shipment in few days We
will begin at once constructing the build
ing in which it is to be installed"
The wires and cables for bringing the
electricity to Raleigh will be put up by
contract, and until the work is nearer
completion no contracts for lights or pow
er will be made by the company.
After the electric plant is in success
full operation it is likely, Mr. Eberhardt
saws, that some sort of manufacturing
establishment will be erected at Milbur-
ME, as the water-power there is very
great and will not be exhausted ny the
electric plant.
BY the time the machinery IS put in
operation the company will have expended
about $4,000 on this property.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-03
ASYLUM DIRECTORS
Meet Today to Elect a Stew
ard and Matron.
The Executive Committee is Also to be Chosen
-Four New Members of the Board
to be Sworn In.

The directors of the insane asylum here
will meet today for the purpose of elect
ing steward, a matron and an executive
committee of three.
The indications are that the present
steward (Mr. Crawford and matron (Mrs.
Whtaker) will be reelected. There are,
however, other candidates for both places,
but the incumbents have given such sati~-
factory service that it is believed they
will be reelected.
The board is composed of nine menu
bers, as follows:
J. d. Bggs, chairman, of Martin.
w. B. Fort of Wayne.
j. B. Broadfoot, of Cumberland.
Frank Barnes, of Wilson.
r. H. Stancill, of Northampton.
S. o. Middleton, of Duplin.
Edwin Smith, of Harnett.
L. j. Picot, of Warren.
w. II. Nichols, of Franklin.
The last-named four are new members,
recently appointed by Governor Aycock,
and they will meet today for the first
time with the board.
The meeting will be a full one and a
very important one.