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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12

and he wants an injunction preventing the distribution of this money. He also asks for an accounting. The stock of the com pany was recently increased from H,5oo,- GOO to 8, 900, GOO. About sixty well known business men of this city are interested in the company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12
SNUB TO AMERICA.
China Will Not Further Discuss Man.
 Churia.

Shanghai. May 1.-The Chinese treaty re- vision commissioners have received from the Chinese foreign office instructions to decline further discussion with the American commits sioners on Article XII of the proposed new treaty. which refers to the opening of ports in Manchuria to foreign trade.
 It is added that such negotiations are in- advisable. owing to Russian action. The Chinese commissioners. ref1ecting the nde- cision of the Government suggested this was a matter for settleemnt by interchange of dis patches rather than by inclusion in the formal treaty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12
Telegram from Cotton.

Paris. May 11.-Rear Admiral Cotton telegraphs to the Associated Press con- corning the reports that the United States European squadron is going to Kiel. that the future movements of the squadron have not been decided upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12
rn Pension old Members.

Milwaukee. May 1.-The International As sociation of Machinists today adopted an ar tiele of the new subordinate lodge constitution providing for the payment of $500 to any
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12
Activitx is Denied.

Tokio. May il.-A telegram has been re- ceived from the Japanese Consul at New Chwang denying all the rumors of Russian military activity in that region.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12
Will Not Present Dreyfus Case.

Paris May Il-Minister of War Andre has not decided to present the Dreyfus case before the Court of Cessation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12

THE WEATHER
 Washington, Nay H. Tuesday and Wednesday, rain; fresh east to south. east winds. .
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Stole Safe ana avn.

A special dispatch from Sallcy's to
The State says last Friday night week
robbers entered the room Of MIR. Sulli-
van Sawyer and stole small iron safe
containing about S75 in cash and sew
cral valuable papers. 1t is not known
how the robbers entered the house but
the suppoSltiUn is that while Mr.. Saw
yer was eating supper the parties
went into his room and carried the
safe away. Saturday the safe was
found concealed in the woods near the
town but it had been opened and
everything carried away. Mr.. Saw
yer is one OF the most prosperous mcr-
chants OF the thriving little town Of
Perry 1t is Hoped that the guilty
parties will soon be caught and speedy
Justice mcted out to them. This is
the second time that Mr.. Sawyer has
been robbed in the last month and 1t
seems that the robbers must bc famil-
lar with the place and where the
money is kept. This ought to be n
lesson 30 all who keep their money
and papers In such places that can be
easily moved
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07

lied. Nearly all of them have a little
money. They debated whether to
Kill their hostages or turn them loose,
but finally they decided to let them 90
unllarlncd. About 100 Shots were
exchanged in the battle at Pilot Hill.
The fight at Pilot Hill "Wednesday
night between the convictS and their
pursuers seems TO have been a more
serious affair than at first reported.
After they had looted a provision store
ut Pilot Hill they were practically
surrounded by the sherlifs of .Sacra-
mento and Placers counties, each COM
manding q strong posse. All four
horses on the conylcLs' wagon were
shot and on. OF the criminals was kill
cd outright. Then the outlaws raised
IL white flag and marched up the road
with the guards and others whom
they had captured on each side of
them. A general vollcy was not or
dcrcd, us it might have killed several
Innocent men. In this deliberate
manner the second escape was made.
The pursuing officers have been In
| structcd to shoot the convictS OH sight
and their death or capture in the near
future is expected.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07

Everybody carries i watch nova
days men. women, girls and boys.
Prices range from s. to as many thou
sands as one cares to cXpcnd in jew
clry settings. The 81 watch keeps
just as good time as the $4,000 one.
Did you ever consider the amount OF
labor performed by q good watch in
its lifetime Of 80 years? The balance
wheel yibrates $4,000 times an hour,
$4,000 times day or 157, $3.50, ,00O
times year. The hair spring makes
m equal number Of vibrations, and
there is the same number Of ticks
from the cscapcment. Multiply 157,-
ESQ, 900 by 80 and you have 1884, ,0gO,-
600 pulsations. Yet the watch is III
good condition at the end OF half Il
century OF labor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
y Sad Death,

The Anderson correspondent of the
State says Mr.. Lamar liuford, a son
Of MIR. ID. Buford Of Calhoun Falls,
was drowned at Jacksonville, Florida,
last Friday morning. The young man
was telegraph operator at Jackson
vile. The supposition is that he was
trying to cross the ST. Johns river in
a small boat and fell out. Ills body
was recovered 36 hours later and was
buried in Jacksonville. The young
man had many relatives and friends
in Anderson who will bc grieycd TO
learn Of his tragic death lie was an
expert telegraph operator and had a
most promising career before himl
lie was only 10 years old.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
a MEETING CALLED.
Eoiofcd Citizens to-Disetiss IyhSh:
: Ing and its Cauaas. tis.-.s !, (

,. :
Rev. NJ. G. Johnston,4 pastor of Lad.
son Presby tcrian church, Columbia,
S. c., has issued call fora meeting
Of colored citizens Of this and adj.
joining counties on Tuesday, August
25. The following is the call: 4
To All Colored Citizens Of Richland
and Adjacent Counties: You are in
vted and most earnestly requested to
attend a convention to be held in this
city on Tuesday, August. 25, for. the
purpose OF taking under consideration
lynchings, its|cauSeS and it's remedy.
And also to consider ways and means
pertaining to higher moral elevation
OF the race. We also note Lhc sad
fact that every year hundreds OF our
people leave their farms in the ooun-'
try aud crowd into the towns and
cities, where they get little or moth
ing to doand very often some of them
commit crimes that are lursful and
humiliating to us all. All the above
merits our most serious and prayerful
consideration, prompt and decided ac-
tlon. Z
If all we hear and read about the
| ldEc w bru LilcH We nave Il Work 10
do which can only be done bytan hon
est, faithful and united effort on the
part OF the best thinking people of our
race.
While there no doubt will be some
among us who will not join in such
an effort for the moral uplifting OF
the race, am satisfied that there arc
thousands OF men and women who
stand ready to do everything in their
power for q higher moral elevation Of
the race, Therefore we appeal to all
ministers of the pospel, teachers Of
private and public schools and lead
ers Of the rate to attend this conven-
tion, and let us see where you stand
and what side you. are On. s5H.
A number Of speakers will address
tllc codycntion and number Of pers
VIII he read. Nothing will be dis
cusscd but the moral condition or the
race, lynchings, its causes and it's
curses. We expect to secure reduced
rates on all roads leading into Colum-
bia. Names Of speakers and rates to
the convention will be published later
This call to the convention is endorsed
by the ministers union of Columbia.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
THE SOUTH AND THE NEGRO.
Remarkable Resolutions Adopted by
Negro Methodist Conference

by denying the negro social equali-
ty, Southcrn,whiteS befriend him, de-
olares a resolution adopted by the con
ference of the African Methodist
Episcopal church, recently iii session
at. Macon, Ga. The South is declared
the best place for fine negro, and The
crimes which provoke lynching are
condemned. In part the resolutions
are:
we commend the Southern white
man bccauses he refuses to let negroes
drink at his founts, eat ut his cafes,
sleep i'm his hotels, for the following
reasons: 1t forces the negro to build
his own resorts, teaches him business
and turns flood of money to negro
vaults and bank accounts. 1t gives
his boy and girl work and establishes
thrift, industry and economy.
We condemn the heinOus crimes Sc
often charged to our people. Such
crimes are brutal, vicious and deserve
bhe most severe punishment that the
law is allowed to intlict. They maj
our civilization, hinder our progress
and stamp us as villains.
We equally condemn and regret
that it is evident that the mightiest
civilization on earth should resort to Sc
inhuuan and bloody work as to lyncl,
a fellow being without due process OF
law. =
We believe, after carefully recitr
ing facts. that the negro is nc safe n,
safer, In the South than in the North.
Safer, because he can earn Il living In
any vocation in the South that he pos
scsscs ability to do. Safer, because nc
Southern preacher is on record as hav.
Ing pleaded to 5000 people to burn q
human being"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Bribo Takcrs sentenocd.

At ST. Louis, Mo, Wednesday Judge
Ryan passed sentence on five members
OF the house OF delegates, four of
whom we're convicted of bribery and
one Of perjury In connection with
municipal franchise deals. Following
arc these sentenced: John a. Sheri-
dan, bribery In connection with street
railway deal, five years; T. Edward
Albright, bribery, suburban deal, five
years; Jerry j. Hannigan, bribery,
suburban deal, five years; Louis
Decker, bribery, suburban deal, four
years; Emil Hartman, bribery, city
lighting bill six years. All filed APP
peal bonds in the sum Of $40, 700 each.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Blind Tiger Clubs.

The Columbia State says Gov. Hey
wards attention has been called to the
fact that there is an increasing num-
Der Of social clubs in the city, and it is
darkly limited that some Of these clubs
exists only for the purpose Of selling
liquor. 1T is very delicate question.
Recently one Of these clubs ON lower
Main street was raidcd and the consta-
blcs found an ice box in which were Il
few bottles Of beer and u large num-
Der OF bottles of soda water. The
proprictors OF the club asked the con
stables to leave the soft drinks"
Whcrcupon the constableS became
suspicious and upon opening the bot
Ties supposed to he filled with sodo
water found instead that they were
loaded with real booze.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
RAINFALL VERY LIGHT.
The Weekly Report Of the weather
and Crops.

Section Director j . w. Bauer has
issued his report on the weather and
crops for the week ending July %. 1t
Is as follows;
The week ending 8 Il. M, Monday,
July 9th, had mean temperature OF
Sl.5 degrees, which is practically non
NAL. There were no very cool nights,
nor hot days, making the temperature
conditions quite favorable The winds
were generally light, variable and
very dry. There was more than the
usual amount Of bright sunshine. The
relative humidity was Annusnall 10y
throughout the week, that caused veg
citation to wilt considerably In the
day time, but it generally rrcshened
during the nights, but This condition
was favorable for Kidding fields of
grass by cultivation.
The weeks rainfall was very LIGHT.
averaging only OIL inch for the State.
and consisted OF widely scattered
showers. These showers were beneti-
cial where they occurred. There is a
need of rain indicated for all parts Of
the State, although early corn is the
only crop that has as yet suffered to
any material extent. The rain is
needed to cOuntcract the severe work
ing that crops received in Kidding them
of grass. Laying by is either finished
or well underway, and but few fields
remain grassy. The drought is most
severe in York and adjacent countless
Corn is firing in the eastern coun-
ties. In places old corn is safe, in
other places it is in Il critical condition
for want of rain. Young corn is gen
orally promising, but needs rain to
maintain this condition. Some fodder
has been pulled.
a general summary Of the condition
OF cotton shows that on claycy lands,
and over the western counties, the
crop has improved, but that on sandy
lands, and over the eastern counties,
except parts OF Hampton, Barnwcll,
Orangcburs, Sumter, Marion and
Marlboro, the conditions are less prom
islng. The cotton crop would be ben
eiltIed hy general rain. Sea island
cotton is in excellent condition.
Tobacco curing is making iapid
progress, and'in places is nearly finish
ed, tho crop is about half gathered.
Some is burning" in the fields. Mar
keting is underway, and prices arc un-
satisfactory.
Early and late planted rice arc do
ing well, whilcintcrmcdiatc paintings
are poor and grassy ia the Coilcton
district. Peas are not doing well.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07

into the service. Nearly 10 persons
were taken to the two hospitals with
in half an hour, while many more
whose injuries were, slight bad their
wounds dressed and remained on the
scene, where they assisted In caring
for the less fortunate.i ,14s:s
Tho explosion shook the city and
Within half an hour there were at
least 5000 people on the scene Of the
catastrophe. The crowd 80 badly
hindcred the work Of caring for the
wounded that the mayor sent out u
militia call. Three companies respond
ed and three hours later lad thrown a
Gordon or men around the district and
cleared tbe PLACE Of every one except
those Immediately engaged in qllench-
ing the flames and searching fnr VIC
Tins.
Two hundred yards further down
the river from the second magazine
the tircmen suddenly came across the
bodies OF four little boys who werc
about to have p swim. a fifth mem.
ber of the part was in tile river when
the explosion occurred, and escaped
without Injury.
Apparently the force from This sec
Ond magazine was expended In Two iii.
rectons, north and south. On the
north it completely demolished tllt
house Of William Riggs, about &c
yards away, almost bllrylng Mrs.
Riggs, and badly injuring her little
son. Mrs. Riggs died before being
taken to the hospital.
On the other side of the magazine
was u grove OF trees, through whicl
the explosion tore 4 path so feet wild,
for distance or nearly 100 yards
The four little boys were caught il
the centre Of this path, and three
were instantly killed, the body Of on.
Of them being frigttfully mnEilatcd
the head being completely blown or
The fourth was alive when he was
discovered by the police and fircmel
but did not long survive.
Most Of the property destroyed con
sisted Of small buildings constructed
of wood, and at comparatively
small cost. The property loss, there
fore, will not be heavy.
The select men Of the town d
Tcwksbury believe that $75, 200 will
cover tine entire loss.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
~ SHE ii':iiiislj POISONED HIM HIM
'Aa 4: dcore.as womanl.aivess sHer. Huss
~, bund Strychnfnc For Oufnine..t sss

s. Hand stry ychnlne For puinine. :,
" Recently Sheriff Rogers aas Il sum:
moned to .Gresston,, 4 miles north OF
Eastman, TO make arrest. pom arr
irving on the scene he found "a mob OF
over 500 threatening to lynch Robert
Cawthon, who they believe was In
conspiracy with Mrs r. J. Tucker,
who gave her husband poison for
quinine In n capsule the night before,
Tucker dying in less t! an an hour
after taking the dose. a
Cawthon has been working on the
farm for Tucker for n year or: more,
and he and Mrs. Tucher were exceed,
Ing ly good friends. She says he ask
ed her to kiss him once. He says her
caresses were athi command. She
says some time ago Cawthon told her
he wanted 10 marry u rich widow, and
that She was the widow, or would be
if:shc would help him.
Qn@ June a2nd, slit is said he went
to Emprie and h0ught some strych-
nine from Or. Kimberly to poison
dogs, 1t is said they put the poison
In drink Of whiskey that Tucker
had, knowing that sooner or Iater.h he
would drink it. Oni;July 18th Joel
Horn, a prosperous farmer, with his
wife was passing MIR. fuckers home
and told Tucker he was not feeling
we'll and Tucker told him ho had a
drink Of whiskcy and to drink it, and
it would probably do him good. Horn
drank the whiskcy and died before he
had cotton a mile away. Il
Tuesday night Tucker took a cap
sule of supposed ,quininc and died OF
poison in 80 minutes. Mrs. Tucker
says CawthOn gave il to him. Cav
thon says she did 1t. They both
have partly confessed and it is b,licy-
ed they will fully. confess before night.
Excitement is at fever heat, and it is
believed by many that All effort will
be made to lynch Cawthon Thursday.
The stomach was taken to Atlanta
Thursday morning for a chemical
analysis by DR.. Clarke, Had it not
been for the timely arrival Of Sheriff
Rogers, Cawthon would have been
summarily dealt with at Gresston
Thursday. Roth man and woman are
now in jail. An effort will be made to
have Judge Roberts hold special
term OF court for trial OF this case as
public sentiment demands speedy
Justice. Augusta Chronicle.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07

a Special to!rhc State from Plckcns
says Chief Constable @. l.. Culcton
of that division assisted by u. T..
McCrayy and q. w. Coleman Thursday
set Il watch over government distilcry
No 230, operated by J. ID. Stanscll.
| t was not long before they saw Stan
sell go into the ciStern room and in a
rcw minutes he emerged with a
Tin bucket containing two gallons Of
whiskcy and started with il toward
his house. The officers pursued and
soon captured him. They contiscated
the whiskcy and brought Stanscll to
the magistrate at Pickcns before
whom he pleaded guilty on charge
OF transporting and paid the fine of
800 an unusual price for two gallons
OF whiskcy The distillcry will
probably he broken up.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Long Range Predictions.

il . .
w. L. Foster, writing to the News
and Courier from Washington, says
August, September and October will
bring unusually severe and dangerous
storms to the east coasts of North
America and Asia, the Mississippi
drainage basin, along the northern
steamship routes Of North Atlantic
and North Pacific, East Indies, West
Indies and Gulf Of Mexico. Severe
storms may occur any timo during
these three months, but the danger
period seems to hover around August
II and 25, September 7 and 20, Octo-
Der 5, Is and 20. Voyages on water
should be avoided about these dates,
and precautions taken for safety on
land. Very lnw temperatures about
August %, September 25 and 80.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
A Popular Governor.

The Pickens Sentinel-J Journal says:
Coy. Hayward has proven himself
every inch a man and Is faithfully
carrying out with the people the
promises he made to them on the
stump. He is clean man and true
one and Furthermore, he is a man that
is easily approached and lends lis
tcning eur gladly and willingly to any
appeal that will help his State or his
people. Pickcns county people are
proud Of the record he is making and
will be ready to hold up his hands in
the discharge OF his duty. Long life,
good luck and several terms in the
gubernational chair, for the mantle
Of state is on most worthy and excel
lent shoulders" l.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Coming south.

a dispatch from Evansville, Ind.
says for twenty four hours many
strange negroes have been passing
through the city on their way to the
south, where they will Seek homes.
Many OF them came from Danvillc,
ILL.,, and points on the Illinois Central
railway. Two coaches filled with
negroes passed through at ono time.
y number Of the negroes who left
Evansville during the recent riots
have not returned. The feeling
against the negroes in the southern
Indiana towns has grown more intense
since the trouble In Evansville.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Murdered His Wife.

at Mount Vernon N. Y, Coroner
Wcisendaoscr Wednesday afternoon
announced that Martin Ebclt, whose
wifes body was found In a sewer pipe
on Sunday with Il shoe lace tightly
around the throat, had confessed 10
him and to Chief OF Polico Foley that
he had murdered the woman. Tt Is
said tl>ab Ebelt had complained to his
sister that his wife was constantly ap-
plying to him for money. He told his
sister that he was tired of these ap.
plications and that lis wise was a
continual nuisance to him.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
~ Fatal Row.

~ tragedy occurred in Mason county.
Tenn, last week, IN which three men
were killed and fourth desperately
wounded. The trouble occurred in
the home OF Miss Julia Bell while q
dance was in progress. Miss Bell, 1T
is said, had shown Il preference for j.
Frcts and Dick Mason, Tom Fields,
Clay House and Mike johnson attack
ed Frcts, who it is said began to
shoot with the result that the three
first named were killed and johnson
is thought to be mortally wounded.
Frcts, it Is said, shot only four times,
agging a man each time.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Perished in the NIn,nos

The Sea View House, on the camp
ground at Old Orchard, Maine, was
burned to the ground Thursday, and
two women guests, Mrs. a. e. Stevens
and Mrs. Helen Martin, both OF East
Grafton: n, ~. are missing. The
value Of the property burned was
about $4,000. The body Of one CT
the missing women was found in the
ruins this afternoon. 1t was so badly
burned as to make recognition i'm
possible. Search is being continued
with energy, as the finding OF one
body Is taken to show that both wo-
men pcrishcd.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
PLUCKY YANKEE GIRL
Furnishes a Nlasller for; His Insulting

Attentions to Her.
Armed with a whip which she took
with her from her pony carriage, Miss
Mary Reed, daughter OFF, Police
p III 1tennnJ7J0 KEed, EfMaeI.
phia, followed a masher into the Lake
wood train ut Winslow Junction
Thursday night and administered a
sound thrashing. The man only
escaped worse punishment at the
hands Of the father Of the girl through
his train pulling out before the lieu
tenant knew what was going on.
According to the story OF eyewit-
neSses, the man left the Atlantic City
train at the junction to make connec-
tion with one to Lakewood. Miss
Reed was waiting for her father, who
had been to Atlantic City in charge
Of one Of the police pension fund ex-
cursionS, to drive him to their country
hone at Elm City.
While the yonng man and party
OF friends were waiting for their train
he amused himself by making insult
ing remarks TO the young lady, who
sat in her pony carriage. She could
not resent his unwclcomc attentions
on account Of her horse being restive,
and he at last took hold OF the horses
bride and held it In spite of the girls
protests.
just as the Lakewood train pulled
into the station and the young man
ceased worrying the girl in order to
catch 1t, her father arrived on the
scene. Without telling him Of her
intcnbions, the girl handed him the
lines, and selling the whip from the
socket ran to the car which the young
man had entered, and, catching him
in the aisle, bclaborcd him soundly
until he cried for mercy.
The affair happened so quickly
that none OF the friends Of the man
had time to interfere and Miss Reed
ran out Of the car and jumped from
tile platform after the train had be-
gun 10 move. When her father heard
bhc sorty from her he was furious and
made an effort to have the man ar
rested further up the line, but did
not succeed. Miss Reed is twenty
three years Of ago and very pretty.