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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-05


Miss Agnes Young has been
visiting friends at Victor.
Frank Elliott was d business
visitor in Hannibal, Saturday.
Edward Kirby, who has been
LAID up with rheumatism, is
improving slowly.
Mrs. w. r.. Rutledge is visit
ing her father. DR.. Harwood, at
Rensselaer,.
Mrs. M. 0viatt, of Clarence,
is the guest of her brother, DR..
A. K. Rutledge.
Mrs r. f. L. Sewer is spend
ing the week with Shelbina
friends.
Judge Robt. Merriwether was
attending to legal business in
Palmyra, Saturday.
Hon. w. H Wallace will
speak at the Fair Grounds to-
day. Hear him.
For Sale.
A Shropshire Buck. Two
years old. r. V. SULLIVAN.
Roy Mudd of Wewaka. l. r.,
is in the city visiting the home
folk.
James Randoll. of Winches-
ter, KY, will arrive in a few
days to visit his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Proctor.
Mrs. w. j. Rouse attended the
wedding of Miss Jessie Sum-
mers and John Terhune at Win
chester. Ill. MONDAY.
Lost.
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Shooting at Riohlands'

Eley Hankins son of M. M.
Hankins the well known merchant
Of Tazewell county, shot ~
ntly killed Amos Lipford ct Rich
lands last Thursday night. Mr..
Hankins is in the mercantile
business at Richlands and sleeps
in the store. About eleven o'clock
Hankins was getting ready to
retire and Lipford came to the
store door aud knocked and
Hsnkins, thinking it was some
friend went to the door and amit-
ted him. After Lipford had come in
he began TO abuse Mr.. M. M,
Hankins. Ely's father, and Ely as.
ked him not to abuse his father in
such manner but Lipford con-
tinued to do so and finally made
an attempt To- hit Hankins and
grabbed him by the throat and
began choaking him. Hankins struck
LipGord in the head with his pistol
AL finding he couldn't get loose
from him in that way he placed
pistol to L,pford's temple and fired
and killed him instantly.
Lipford was forty years old and
Hankins 81. The affair is deeply
regretted by the friends of both
parties.
The preliminary trial was had
at Cedar Bluff yesterday and they
waved examinations. The trial
Will come up next term Of county
court.
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league will in all probability appoint
q committee ofrepresentatiye colored
men to confer with the leaders OF
the convention, when matters con
cerding the race come up ard impart
information which the members Of
the convention could not otherwise
receive concerning the condition
Of the negro.
Referring to that portion Of
Major Daniels letter concerning the
fieiy speeches made by negroes 1
desire to say the negroes making
such speeches do not represen,
the Negro Business League or any
colored organization in this State,
VIII Q I do not know the parties
making such speeches, do know
that they represent nothing but
themselves aud they could not get
an audience in the city OF Richmond
Q. w. Moon, the assistant prin
cipal OF the colored public schools
in Manchester was alec seen and said
he endorsed what the colored lawyer
had said. $3.50
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The destruction of the Winter
Place of the Empress Dowager al
Pekin by fire is news item of more
then ordinary interest. Count Won
Waldersee, the German commander.
ia-chief, gave great offense to the
Chinese by occupying this place
as bis headquarters. 1t was regarded
by them as a dessecration of the
sacred precincts of royalty. The
Chinese court resented the occu-
patton no less than the people and
refused to return to Pekin 80 long
as the place was IN possession
OF the foreign devils. The report
says the destruction Of the palace
was accidental but it is not impossi-
bic that some indignant Chinese
patriot set fire to it in order to burn
out the hated foreigners. Many
OF them probably preferred seeing
1t reduced to ashes rather then have
it occupied by outside barbsrians,
While such was the prevailing sent.
iments among the people as we'll as
the court the conduct OF Count Won
Waldersee was wanton act we'll
calculated 20 irritate the Chinese
and render the court less complaint.
There were many other buildings
available for the German somman.
der IL he was not satisfied with the
asbestos collapsible seAenroom house
whice he carried out with him from
Germany BY the way, il is said
that this house olso located near the
the place was destroyed by the
flames. The destruction of the winter
Palace of the Empress is not likely
to hasten tho return of Of the court
TO fekin, for it iscontiary to the
Chinese idea of pLopreity for the
'mpereal family to be,lpdged In
temporary quarters or in any other
locality except that set apart for
their exclusive occupation.
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Mrs. Zinc and two daughters will
move to Swords Greek Monday.

~@ao' Nsu~ "uN t"O NduS III JCAS Will
move to Swords Greek Monday.
A large rock fell into the second
cut below the station last night
about dark, breaking a rail and
delayed trains for some time.
Miss Maggie Myres, of BIuefeld,
who came down to attend the
marriage of her brother, Mr.. f.
Nyres, to Miss Laura Lo e, return
ed home Friday.
Miss Stella Steele is spending
the week at the home OF her uncle
w. B. Steele, on her way home
from Harman where she has been
teaching a public school.
Engineer Henry Robinett, of the
n. & W., spent most of the last
week with friends and relatives at
this place.
Miss Lou Ella Myres,of Roanoke,
is spending a few day here with
her aunt, Mrs. Ely Robinett.
1t is with the deepest regret that
We chronicle the death of Mr.
Ephriam ClaypooI, near Cedar
Bluff, on yesterday. His remains
will be buried tomorrow at ten
O'Clock, near the home of his birth
on Olaypool Branch. He was an
Old and respected citizen and had
been sick for long time.
Rev. King, of tie Methodist
church, will preach here next Sun
day at IL O'Clock.
Mrs. j. B. Hurt and one of the
twins spent couple of days re-
Gently at the home of her father,
Mr.. G. w. Gillespie, of Tazewell.
Rev. j. B. Sparks visited relatives
at Richlands last Saturday and
Sunday.
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Bailey Items.

Bailey, Va, April 22.-Mr. @. @.
French is slowly recovering slowly
from an attack of grip.
Mrs. Elizabeth ThOmasson, who
was reported last week as being
very sick, is better. She is an old
lady, 40 years old or more, and her
case seems to be a general break
down of the system.
Miss MoIlie Reynolds, of Craig
comfy, who has been visiting rel
atives and friends here most of the
winter, has taken pneumnia fever,
and is in the home of w. d. Hol-
brook. DIR. A. Reynolds is the at
tending physician Miss Mollie is
a maiden lady of 60 or more. She
has some relatives and number OF
friends here.
Rev. II. M. Walker, of SPRING
vile, started Sunday to fill his
appointment at Falls Mills, but on
getting snow bound and water
bound both, he contented himself
to spend the day with friends al
Bailey and the ni hit with his uncle
and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. A. Houn.
she'll
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RIPLEY ACQUITTED.
Jury Says Kentucky Captain Was
Not Guilty OF Oomplioity.

Jury Says Kentucky Captain Was
Not Guilty OF Oomplioity.
Frankfort, KY, April 20.-The
jury III the case of Captain Garnett
Ripley charged with being In
conspiracy which resulted in the
assassination of William Goebel to-
day rendered a verdict OF not guilty
Captain Ripley was the fourth
one of the alleged Goebel suspects
70 be tried.
The jury was composed exclu-
sively of Democrats.
The matter of requisition for
the return of Ex-Governor w. 8
Taylor from Indiana for trial was
again a theme of popular specnla-
ion but up to noon today no
application for extradition papers
had been flcd.
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Graham snow Flakea.

They are many of them. They
have been falling for about sixty
hours. r,s
Prof. Livesay came near not being
wit his pupils Monday. The trains,
not making connection. he was obliR
ed to walk some distance, and all
were delighted when he stepped of
OF No. 3 Sunday night.
Miss Newcomer returned to her
home in Bath county Thursday. She
leaves many friends in Graham.
Several of Mr.. Sam Graham's fam
NY have been i'll for the past week,
but all are better now.
Miss Mary Ritter, one of the teach
ers in the High School, has been
quite i'll with tonsilitis since Friday
Her sister, Mlss Minnie. has been
teaching for her.
DIR. vessie McComas has gone TO
Parkersburg.
A number of letters are sent out
daily from the new p. o., Hockhman.
As the movers wagon is not 80
conspicuous as foramlly it may be
supposed that no moves can be made.
This is moving town.
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Pounding nan.
SHE'LL.

Pounding Mill, Va, Aprii "a
The most winter weather has been
the past week, beginning Friday
with a general down pour all day.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday it
showed and melted at intervals.
The average and Continuous debth
being something near twelve
inches. Today the snow is almost
gone, and the sun has peeped forth
many times and then hid himself
again, as if he delighted in makil g
ns cheerful and then sad.
We have had no preaching IAN
unusual thing) since the first Sun
day, as Rev. Jordan, it is said went
away to get married, and Rev. p
j. Lockhart, we are afraid, thinks
more of the Steelesburg people, as
he has ben giving our Sunday, the
3rd., to them. We bope, however
that hereafter he can arrange tc
preach at both places during the
month.
Mr. w. NJ Kinsey. formerly o.
Coeburn, has charge of the statior
at this place. Mr. 7. w link
former agent having been sent tt
Ssorls Creek. Mr.. and Mrs Kin,
sey ard the two babies are a
present boarding with w. B. Steele
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County Court.

A. F. Wingo was sentenced to one
hour in Jail and fined 5000 and his
son, Charles, two months confinement
in county jail for breaking in a house.
Wilds for cutting Osborne, hung
jury.
II. T. Morris for assault on III.
Lee Brown. acquitted.
Commonwealth VS.. Lindsay Les
ter, indicted with French Wingo,
indictments No. I and 2, fine of 50
and cost in each case.
Jno W. Crockett. qualified as ad.
ministrator of Geo o. Thompson.
J H. and R.. D. Young qualified
as administrator Of Chas. Young
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DEATH OF o. D. FIELDS.
Team Ran Away With q Plow-
Other News Items.

Team Ran Away With q Plow-
Other News Items.
Falls Mills, Va, April 24.-Mr. o,
ID. Fields, who we have reported for
several weeks as being very sick,
with typhoid fever, died yesterday
morning. He was young man in
the primC of life, and leaves wife
and one small child. His family
have our sympathy in this sad be-
reavement.
Henry Tabor left his horses stsnd
ing hitched to plow the other day
and Jessee Pennington rode up be-
hind them. They took fright and
ran away, tearing the plow into frag.
mehts. Henry says that he does not
know whether they got frightened
at Jess or his horses.
Ed Buckland says that if 1t was
not for him and his deputy ands few
respectable bachelors the correspond.
ent at this place would have to take
down his sign.
VIM. Mullins is still on the sick
he has not bee n able to get to
.sc~ two months.
n ! :s nn.on had q narrow
- the other
night. he moved family from this
place to Crane Greek, w. Va He
crossed Bluestone at the mouth oi
Abbs Valley that morning and did
not return to Bluestone until after
dark and not thinking of the stream
being swollen, drove in, he soon
found that horses and wagon were
swiming away. fortunately be
reached the opposite shore without
any other damage than that of being
very wet and cold. s9 ~
The water is high, the snow il
beautiful, the farmers have Ions
faces, the COWS are lowing, the quar-
rymen are walking around, the mil
lers are courting, the blacksmith j.
at work, the merchants are busy, the
girls are pretty and the bachelors
well they are 1t discount.
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many friends Of Tom regretted hi

many frieris of Tom regretted his
leaving.
Our Methodist pastor, Rev. r. T.
Webb, has been away for near two
weeks, was summonsed home to the
sick bed of his father whois very sick.
John. W. Laird. of Tazewell. came
down on Sunday and spent the day
with home folks.
Our popular Fyoung Friend Chap
Wingo has charge of the Post Office
and is canceling stamps while our p.
M. is at Tazewell attending court.
Miss Msude Repass and her little
brother Fred, spent several days of
last week at the home Of their brother
t. A. Repass, Jr, at Raven.
OCCASIONAL.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Items of lnterestfrom the
Different Sections.
Items From Italy.


@. NJ. Deyerle went to Elliston
on business last Saturday.
Chas. Green left for Baltimore
last Thursday in charge of two
2-15 trotters from the Walton stock
farm.
j. @. Davenport, representing
Isaac EberIy 81 Co, of Columbus,
was in camp last Thurs lay talking
groceries.
B. Young vent to PoGahontas
last Tuesday on business.
J. @. Rawn, of Roanok, was visit
ing Msjor Walton the first of the
week
Jarret Long is a regular caller
at Joe Millers-a pretty girl is the
attraction.
The recent snow storm caught
many of the farmers without feed.
w. p. Trent got his back up last
Monday and is now able to tackle
the crow bar again.
Work at the quarries beg AN
anew last Wednesday after four
days rest.
Arthur Bailey, of Five Oaks,
was stopping on High Street last
Sunday calling on his best girl.
Brush Fork Valley was almost
totally covered with water last
Saturday doing considerable dam
age 10 the Italy short line of rail-
road.
G. e. Knox is anxious for the
dogwood to bloom that he might
capture his board bill and enjoy
the refreshing scene of another
well spent simmer in the town of
Italy.
w. b. Clark, farm boss for Mai
Walton, who has been sick for some
time, is able to make frequent Wis
it to our town. We are always glad
to have him with us.
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A Negro Killed-Icicles 10 Inches
Long-Other Iteme.

hOnR-Otner 1teme.
Pocahontas, va, April ga
colorcd man, at the Browning mines,
named John. Hamilton, was cut to
death by another colored man named
Kid jackson. He lived about ten
minutes after the cutting.
"Mary had little lamb.
AS white as any sheet,
But the snow In Pocchontas
is fourteen inches deep"
There are icicles from 8 to 10
inches long hanging on the caves of
the houses In Pocahontas.
A beautiful mantle of snow has
been falling for the last forty-eight
hours, covering the earth about fifteen
inches. The earth and the forests
are one grand spectacle. What 8
magnificent picture taken by nature.
AS the war in the Philippines is
expected to last for years, Pocahontas
expects to furnish President McKin-
ley her quota of soldiers and nurses.
We have had in The last few DAYS
found in radius of one and one half
miles in the valley, from Pocahontas,
six fine soldier boys and five female
nurses. As the war progresses let
them come, Mckinley will need them.
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DANIEL TO the NEGROES
Best Plan TO Trust the Whites to
Cae for Them.

Oue IOT T00m.
Giles b. jackson, the we'll known |
colored lawyer, has received letter
irom Senator John w. Daniel in
response to one written him congra
tulating him on letter which appea.
red IL Ricemond paper a few days
ago. The letter is as follows:
Washington, d. O., April 10 1901
.'Hiles B. jackson, Secretary Of the
Negro Business League:
"Dear Slr,-I have your letter
endorsing my views on the distribu-
ton OF the school funds and express
ing appreciation thereof, aud /
appreciate in turn your worthy
sentiments.
''The white people OF Virginia
have no enmity to the colored people
altho the former voted to disfranchise
them when misled by their leaders.
"The time is come when coored
people should take counsel of their
experience. The day letter was pub
lished here the same paper contained
fiery addresses from colored people
expressing the desire that the South
he punished, etc. This is the way
to ruin for the colored people. The
white people intend to have good,
sound, honest government, and they
will adopt whatever measurs are
necessary to obtain 1t. The organiza-
tion OF the colored people TO sustain
political adventures will only retard
their interest OF every kind, and their
eyes ought by this time be opened
too wide for them to be misguided
by the illusions which such men put
before them.
THE Creator of the Universe made
it big enough for all men to persue
their Own happiness according to
their diverse racial lines, and history
surely teaches that white man is
fitted for that leadership, which he
maintains. Aggressiveness Of the
coiord people against mere measures
to secure good government will meet
with the fate that all efforts 10 stay
progress must ever NEE with, but a
sensible and conciliatoryt course will
! bear good fruit.
IL am very truly yours,
"JoHN w. DANIEL"
1t is understood that while the
colored people of Virginia viii have
committees to appear before the
constitutional convention, they will
not make any stubborn fight against
ans thing that will be proposed
CoLoRED MEN Talk.
Giles B. Jackson was seen this
AFTERNOON and he indicated the pur-
pose OF bis people as follows
"rhere will be no organized fight
on behalf of the Negro Business
League against anything that will
lie done by the convention. but the
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CATTLE DYING.
Feed Scarce-Heavy Snow-Birds
Frozen to Death.

Feed Scarce-Heavy Snow-Birds
Frozen to Death.
Benbow, Va, April 24.-Since
the storm Mr.. ID. w. Lynch has
lost three good head of cattle, Mr..
@. A. Leece two good cows, Mr.,
Harvey johnson one cow, Mr.. Jas.
Harris one two year old mule, all
in this community, besides a great
deal of other stock that has died in
the lower part of the Valley.
Prof. w. A. Thompson was in
this neighborhood Wednesday, at
tending TO some business.
George Mcfarland was here on
Wednesday looking at some stock.
Feed is very scarce since the
storm, and has advanced consider
ably in price. Hay is s25.OO per
ton in the stack, and very little
can be bought even at that price.
It is said that A. B. Buchanan has
been feeding on saw dust and cattle
powders for several days, but that
is more than most Of us have now
Many birds have Lee found
dead on the snow where they have
starved and frozen to death.
Mis- Alley Gray Buchanan, who
his been extending school at Taze-
well, came home Friday and could
not return on account Of the snow
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-26

"Crap Shooters" at Pooahontes.
Kent Jackson, colored, of Poca-
hOntas was lodged in the county jsii
yesterday for shooting John Hamil.
ton last Sunday night. Pete Perdue
was also confined for shooting Will
Deerco at same place. The trouble
was over game of craps"
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FOR RENT.
NICE PROPERTY FOR SALE

A house of 3 rooms. good outbu:ld
"A sc, hne spring of good water, aud 13
acres OF land attached. for sale. Price
$1,000. This property is abou, ore a.
from town. Call ut the NEv -
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SEVERE STORM IN SOUTHWEST
Damage Done at Numerous Points
In Virginia.

SoinaGe lone at Numerous Points
In Virginia.
Bristol. Tenn, April 20.-Follow-
ing last nights heavy rainfall, snow
has covered the ground here aid at
points in Southwest Virginia to a
depth Of from four to twelve inches,
and snow was falling throughout the
day, but much OF it melted away.
The snow fell upon peach and plum
trees in full bloom, and has probably
brought damage to early vegetables.
Last nights fall has caused destruc.
tive floods in the rivere. The Hol-
ston and Cinch river has risen to a
height of fifteen feet, and are sweep
ing finces and other property away
The southbound mail trains on the
N. q w. were delayed by high water
which submerged the tracks for
several miles to'a depth of several
feet in places, near Atkins, Va.
DAMAGE IN VARIOUS SECTION.
Wytheville, Va, April 2O.-Five
inches OF rain fell here yesterdayand
last night, two inches of snow has
fallen today, and reports from the
county indicate that q great deal of
damage has been done, and that the
rivers and creeks are higher than
they have been since the food of
1878. The early fruit crops will be
badly damaged.
Roanoke, Va, April 2O.-Roanoke
river is higher then it mas beed for
fifteen years, and streams in this
section are booming.
The New river is on a boom, TWEEN
ty:ive feet above average height. and
great damage has been done. East
hadford has suffered seriously, and
miles OF Norfolk and Western track
are washed out or damaged. There
is also considerable damage at pearls.
burg, and farmers along the river
are heavy losers. A binding snow
fall is prevailing and the temper
ature is down to forty. Western
Union wires are down in that section.
Pulaski, Va, April 2O.-A number
OF bridges on the Cripple creok were
washed out by the heavy rain today
and no trains have been able 10 90
farther then Allisonia. The track has
been very badly damaged. The
commissary at Cartsr's Siding was
washed away.
AT RADFoRD.
Radford, Va, April 2O.-Owing
to the heavy rains of last night and
yesterday, New river has risen
twenty-one feet, and is over twice
its usual width. Trees along the
banks are in the center of the stream
many almost entirely submerged. The
ice plant has been turned around
and is almost entirely under water
The roller mills and several dwell
ngs are far out in the s ream with
the first story under water. Part of
the dam OF the electric power house
at Little river was washed away just
before day; loss, one thousand or
fifteen hundred dollars.
Barns, straw tacks. etc, go sweep
Ing down the stream in evidence of
the damage of the freshet.
The river is higher then it has
been snce 1873, and it is still rising:
Snow has been falling all day. The
telephone wires are down and con-
ection cut off with all points west.
Passenger train No. IL narrowly
sxcaped being buried under an
avalanche OF rocks and dirt yesterday
in mountkin slide near Lovalletti
on the Kenova division, the slide
grazing the rear of the train.
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NOTICES
Petersburg, Va,
April, 20th. 1901.

I have this day appointed w. E.
Jenkins as my agent for me in my
name, or in his name as agent for me-
TO conduct a general msrchandise
business in the town OF pocahontas,
Va, and have authorized him to buy
snd sell for cash only.
1926 Al. A. WRIGHT.
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4. a. hep2 with his better
:: .: :: !: :: !: !! :
of our usually quiet tow. -
Cured at Richlands on last Friday
night. is deeply deplored by the
friends of both parties.
The oldest inhabitant of this region
has not seen deeper snow fall in
April than that of the last few DAYS,
and at this writing the snow still
covers the earth and farming is at q
standstill.
MIR. and Mrs. John Ireson and
daughters, with Mrs. Robt. Ireson, OF
North Tazewell; Messrs r. A. and
Will Lipford, of Panther, w. Va,
father and brother of the deceased
came down Saturday to attend the
interment of the remains of Amos
Lipford.
A little child of Mr.. II. Cox, OF
this place, died yesterday from
croupe. while the father was ai
Tazeweil.
About one half of the citizens OF
Cedar Bluff have been temporarily
residing at Tazewell for the past
week, as witnesses in the famou:
Wingo case now in progress.
T. A Repass. Sr., of our town, ha,
been drawn as a Grand Jury, to serv,
at the Spring term OF the Federa
Court, commencing at AbinL don, Oh
May 9TH.
Z. H. Peery, of Paint L:ck, spen
Sund y at Cedar Bluff.
Our young friend Thomas GILES
pie, who has been in the employ O
M. K. Mcclure & Son, as sslesma
for the past few months. left las
week to accept position on an eng
neer corpse N West Virginia Th