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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

D. l.. Kendrick, of Shiel paid
us a visit Saturday afternoon
and as he knows a good thing
and wants to keep up to date
he took home with him one of
the maps that the DEMOCRAT
is giving to subscribers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

Hon. w. T. Ragland was
attending to legal business in
Palmyra Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

Try Ground Oil Cake for your
Horses aud Cattle.-WOOD
BROS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

James Smith, Of Indian Creek,
who has been on the sick list for
tour months, was in the city
Monday for the first tine dur.
ing those weary weeks. His
friends were glad to see him
again.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

H. w. Ely, one of the big
and prosperous farmers of Sa.
line township, Rails County
paid the DEMOCRAT an appre.
ciated call Saturday afternoon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

A. K. Rutledge, Il H. Hagar
and Ira Searcy took in JEFF
City this week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

The p. Il. o. will meet with
Mrs. Hallock at 2:30 p. IN. Sat.
urday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

@. f. Swearengen, Of Hanni-
bal. has been the guest of his
brother.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12

DR.. W. W. Ritchey's address
is 2710 Prospect Ave. Kansas
City, Mo. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-12
Try Ground Mussel Shell for
your fowls.-WOOD BROS.

Try Ground Mussel Shell for
Your fowls. WOOD BROS.
Senator w S. McClintic was
a Fulton visitor this week.
Hess Stock and Poultry food
is guaranteed.-WooD BROS.
Try Ground Oil Cake for your
Horses aud Cattle.-WooD
BROS
The P. f. o. will meet with
Mrs. Hallock at 2:30 p. IN. Sat.
urday.
@. f. Swearengen, Of Hanni-
bal, has been the guest of his
brother.
DR.. w. W. Ritchey's address
is 2710 Prospect Ave, Kansas
City, Mo. If.
A. K. Rutledge, Il H. Hagar
and Ira Searcy took in jeff
City this week.
Hon. w. T. Ragland was
attending to legal business in
Palmyra Tuesday.
Mrs. DR.. Burney, of Hydes.
burg, has been the : uest Of
friends in this city.
:, ---------------
W. T. Tooley, of Palmyra,
spent Sunday in the city with
his brother George.
ntic RorrU onI yuifo Of El,y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
VIII be ISrlluiIf

y special dispatch to the State says
ut i meeting OF the directors Of the
clifton Mills Company held at Spar
tanburg Friday the following rcsolu-
tionS were adopted
Resolved, lirSt, That the president
OF The company be authorized to take
immediate steps to rebuild mills No. !
and :, and to put them in good work
Ing order SO that we may res lnc
operations as soon us possible, and
Second, That IL meeting ,f the
Stockholders Of this company be called
to meet in July and that the president
OF the company be requested to pre-
pare for the Stockholders at that meet
ing full report Of the recent disaster
and OF The action OF this board and
It's views as to the property partly de-
Stroyed and the rebuilding OF mill No.
s, which was wholly destroyed.
Nothing was given out from the
meeting us to the directors views con
cerning the advisability or practic-
ability of rebuilding No. 3, nor con.
cerning the location OF Nos. and 3
whether on the old sites on tile river
bank or higher up. 1t is pretty gen
orally agreed that 1t will take at least
SIX months to rebuild these two mills.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
No Use for Negroes.

The Chicago Record Herald says
thirty negroes employed on the trac-
tion line Of The Evansville and Prince
ton company, in Gibson county, In
diana, were driven from their work on
Wednesday by whites, who claimed
that the negroes were doing work tina t
should be done by them. The negroes
had been sent to unload some crushed
stone, while the whites had been lef.
to do the heavier work Of grading.
The white teamStcrS refused to haul
the stone. The negroes were ordered
out or the country, went away, but
returned under an arrangement with
the contractor by which they are not
to do any work that the white men
want to do. Notices lave been posted
informing every one of the agreement
and warning the negroes not To yo-
late it,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
They Gctn Raise.

The following changes in postmas-
terS' salaries In South Carolina under
the twentieth annual rcadjustmcnt.
have been announced by the pustonicc
department: Abbcvillc, 81 900 To 81. :
100; Anderson, So, 200 to 81, 300: Cam
den, 81 100 to 81 800; Cheaw, $1,000
to 81 100; Clinton, Sl,400 to 81, 900;
Dillon, $l,l00 to $1,000: Edgeiield,
$1,000 to 300; Georgetown, 81, 800
to 81, 900; Greenwood, 81 300 to 81
600; Ncwbcrry, $500 to 81 800: Or
angeburg, $1,000 to $4,000; Pelzcr,
$1,000 to 81 400; Seneca, 81, 100 to ST, :
200; Spartanburg, 50, 500 to So 600;
Sumter, $4,000 to $1,000; Union, S1,-
100 to $500; Waltcrboro, 100 to
$1,000; Winnsboro, 81, 100 to 81, 500
and iorkyille ST. 400 to ST., 900.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
Many Far,llcrr ! An tr;ered I; 8 J.

In the element OF the n,nnieht,D
rays the GrernviIle News. following.
the mill tll>astpr In Sparlitlbury. the
public lost sight tf tin seri,tis damage
sustained tiY hundreds ur farmers.
living l'l' tho slowluinls. The Injury
cannot easily liz tst imAird. l,ha
cludbur>t covered u wide. ilre. and nS
the rush ~ wntsts swept III. ng tt,wur rfl
the sea. the rivc:s went b,.,nt Il all
boundS anti destroyed ,tl,u,,Siud or
acres of growing crops. S.,mrUf thc
farmers, IT. Is true. luckily eSclpetl
harm, but rank and file suffered. The
floods came immediately after IN in
cessant rain. n;id lv III. timr il will
he possible. tt return t., work in lie
fields, the .lliin will bc complete.
There wlll bc n,urc planting, II course,
but the crops will be late anil Ii less
the farmers can resume Uperal ions
within the next ten days, Their
finances will he badly crippled ut
harvest time, Spartanburg, Green.
Vile, Otunee, PickenS, ana Anderson
received tile brunt Of the storm. Over
In SpartanbnrR county our corrcSpun-
dent reports that great lanes were
washed through the fields, leaving
nothing but the hard, red clay. The
correspondent takes rather. a gloomy
view OF the situation. 1t will not be
too late for rcplantlng il the bad
weather does not continue, and while
the farm ers will have narrow time
margin they will he able to get the
fields under cultivation II they 70 to
work rs soon as the soil Is dry. They
have lost all the fertilizer product put
In the ground weeks ago, Which will
only add tn their damage The weekly
crop bulletin published Friday, shows
that hail destroyed Tie young crops In
ten counties, causing tat,ini'iry tt,
corn, tnOaCtO, uncut oats and o., t,n.
The hail got In It's tisaS' rOuS wuik he
furc the cluidburSt, but 1t WAS nunc
tho less elective, We are not Inciiu.
ed, huwcver, tn luuk upon the dark
Side OF the picture, The farmer has
always been at the mercy of the cIc-
n,ntS. II he could regulate nrLco.O-
| logical Conditions, this would lie the
richest section of country IN the world
lie is constantly expecting trouble and
his energies arc not paralyzcd by
temporary ruin, He is ever iopefui.
y storm Is merely an inuidcnt.of Ills
life, aud being the backbone OF the
South he will work all the harder and
be all the more itldu>t iouS because
lie Is forced to overcome his present
difficulties. The farmer received ntne
OF tile sympathy that was p,,urci out
on the mill people. lie did not expect
1t, and not receiving IT. lie Is II II dis
| aDt)ljutpd -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19

TIE Columbia Record says some
business agents OF unions In New
York appear to have been holding very
profitable positions One has been
arrested for cXtorttng $4,000 from a
concern for calling of a strike. No
doubt the ordinary, hard working
unionlst believed when he was ordered
10 strike by these walking delegates
that he was standing by the prlnci-
pies OF Ills union. They suffered, but
the walking delegate grew rich and
rat. From all reports these hold
ups" by business agents" are quite
common in New York.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
Five Peabody scholarships.

The State superintendent cr cduca-
tion has received notice OF five vacant
scholarships in the Peabody Normal
college at Nashville. These rhholar
ships are worth 800 each aid rail-
road fare both ways. 1t is quite like
~ that these scholarships vii. br given
for only one year, as the Peabody
trustees contemplate changing the
plans with reference to the i:stribl-
tion Of Peabody funds. A colnpcti-
tive eXaminationion for these scholar
ships will be held on the iGln and
18th OF July at the following places:
Anderson, Rock Hill, Florence, Cclum-
bia and Charleston. hpplicants must
not be less than Il years OF age, nor
more than 80, In good health and of
good moral character, and must be a
teacher or expect to become one.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
narrowing Sjphts.

a dispatch from Jonesvlllc to The
State says the river banks and bot.
toms present Il sight that is harrow
ing in the extreme. Cotton bales,
bolts and bales OF cloth, furniture,
machinery and all kinds or rubbish
line the river from Clifton to where lt
cmptics into the Broad river at pinck.
ncy.
One dead body, that of a woman,
was found in the bottoms. Stripped
OF all her clothing in the struggle
with the sirsing waters. 1t was a
ghastly sight and seemed to have been
The body of beautiful young woman.
The body was brought to Joncsvillc
and shipped to Spartanburg for idcn.
tilication. 1t is reported that two
other bodies have been found on the
river and in consequence OF their de-
composed condition they were buried
near where they were found.
a great deal OF cotton and cloth has
been recovered and hauled to Jones.
vile and Is being shipped to the mills.
The mills are Offering good wages to
hands and teams to work for them in
recovering their property and a great
many hands and wagons have gore to
the river to work.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
4 lStIuY IEOttIiti.

a special to tile Union Pr,grr>.
says that Friday morning wh,ic Il
crowd of men were looking over IL raft
on the banks OF Pac, let liver abnut
two miles above Skull's Shoals bridge
the body OF an old lady WIS found. 1t
is supposed to be that or one uf the
victims Of the recent terrible fl ,oi
which swept away SD many humeS at
Clifton and caused the death OF many
by drowning. Judging from the ap-
pearance Of her hair she WIS about 80
years Of age. Her body was very
badly bruised, but as there was no
means Of identifying it and M inror-
matiun could he obtained regarding
her she was buried On Il hillside near
The river. Any one desiring further
informa ton about her can obtain ii
by writing j. Il. Sprouse, Mt. jay.
S. c.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
THE CROP REPORT. II,
Hail III Tet Counties Destroyed
aorea Of Uorn n,it, Cotton.

.s.-- ~
Tho week ending 8 a. M, Monday,
June 8, had Il mean temperature uf
about 72 degrees, which Is six degrees
below normal. The winds were light
easterly, except high in places, ac-
companying thunder storms. There
was more than the usual amount Of
clnudiness.
The inc'pient drought was broken
in all parts except Georgetown coun-
ty. The average precipitation for
the entire state was 1925 inches. The
following excessive amounts were re-
ported: Anderson 5.85; Batesburg
3.45; Chester 4.5O; Columbia 682:
Greenville G.82; Greenwood 3. .G3; Lit
tile Mountain SIG; Longsl,0re 4.S7:
Pinewood 500; ST. Matthews I 80;
StatcsburK 1882; Scivern 5.S3; Spar.
tanburg G.37; Sumter 1853 inches.
Owing to interrupted mail commun-
ication, reports from the extreme
western parts Of the state are MISS
ing. These excessive rains did great
damage by washing lands, and flood
ing bottom lands. All crops are de-
stroyed on bottom lands in the wcS-
tern part Of the state by Hoods. The
ground Is too wet in all parts to per-
NIT cultivation, and fields are becom-
ing foul. On the night of the first,
damaging hail occurred in Abbeville,
l'arnwcii iianlDton, lexington, New
berry, Occiicc. c.,ilanEeburg, Richland,
Sa|uda and Sunitu.. yt,nties, causing
the total DESTRUCTION oT hundreds or
acres of corn, tobacco all some cot
ton, rs we'll as raining many acres OF
uncut oats. The rainfall was of great
benefit tn crops where it was not eX-
ceSSive, and where not accompanied
by hail, causing Il marked improve
mcnt In their prospects.
Cotton improved in stand, color
and growth. Chopping and cultiva-
tion made slow progress. Lice have
appeared in a few places. The plants
are generally small, but are healthy.
Ihc formation of squares have been
noted. Sea island cotton is thriving.
The rains improved corn materially
but 1t needs cultivation and sunshine.
Some being laid by In the southcas-
tern counties. The stands have i'm
some, Tobacco is still small and Is
buttoning low, although number of
places report Improvement in both
conditions. Many acres were totally
ruined by hail, especially in Richland
county. Rice is growing well in the
more soutlerly districts, but is un-
satisfactory in the Georgetown dis
| trict.; The crop as Il whole needs sun
shine. June sowing is under way
Wheat and oat harvest was inter
ruptcd by the rain, while much is in
the shock and damaged by the wet
weather. Much OF that that is uncut
was lodged by tile heavy rains and
high witids. A general improvement
Is Indicated in the minor crops, cX-
ccpt that the wet weather has caused
peaches To rot as they ripen.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19

TIE Carolina Spartan says: '"rhc
Silent sufferers are small farmers In
the clnudburat section. Their mills
have been washed away and one will
have to so miles to have IL turn Of
corn" ground. Bridges are down and
they are put to great Inconvenience
to get anywhere. These suffer alone
They arc not-in communities. They
never get resolutions OF sympathy and
material help. Our sympathy goes
out to the farmers as well as 10 mill
hands. Many Of them Will have To
live on short rati0ns till tho crop Is
made"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
The Till,n,in Trial.

The Columbia Record says Il great
number uf ailldavits are being Type
written To he presented to court to
show that Il change Uf venue in the
'fillman case should be granted. 1t
WAS said Friday that there are two
hundred Of them an6 1t was expected
that they would be served on the
states attorneys Friday afternoon.
The tenor OF the atlantis, ur course,
are that Tillman cannot receive a fair
trial here because or the feeling and
some Of the ailidaYltS assert that Llley
frequently have heard expressions Of
opinion against the prisoner. One
instances subscriptions to Gonzales
monument as indicative uf public
feeling, though lie did not mention
the fact that subscriptions we're not
cInlincd to Columbia and that Il
very large part. uf them came from
outside the city and county 1t Is
said that there are Il dozen Or SO
princial atlidavits and most uf tile
rest are TN the me too or,!Ar-tlIaL
is simply endorsing what somebudy
else has said as To prejudice existing
In this city. 1t has been pointed out
that IL the change Of venue is granted
that the c;lse will probably 20 TO
E.lgctleld or Suluda. Court will have
been held IN every county uf the cir
cult up to that time and al; the defen-
dant has Il constitutional right ~ In
sist un Il speedy trial 1t Is believed he
will do SO, because that woul;i ~ CT u
trial In one of those counties which
are to all intrntS and p,lrp ,.,s the
home Of the defendant, AMI b. no
doubt believes they are az much biased
In his behalf az his friends allcge that
the citizens OF IsichIand arc prulutlIccd
against him. All these things re-
main to be seen, however, ana there
is no certainty that Judge Townsend
will grant the motion for n change.
Somehow there seems to be no desire
on the part OF any OF the JUICES to
sit on" this case and it Is said that
any one OF them Is perfectly willing
to pass it on to another.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
THE SERIOUS sITUATICu
In the Flood.sweps eIIil Valley 5.
yaatiy Improved.

III -a . r + ',l
a special dispatch to Tile State
says as the wind Is tempered to the
sllorn lamb, help came to tile haid
pressed sufferers on the Paculet sand
dudes and wastes today. Through
nu elhargy, but not fully campre-
'hendlng the destitutlon of the opera
tiveS; the committee having charge nr
the subscription fund has nnt hasten
Ell with It's work. Wednesday, how
ever, aimmittee cnthprisi'i. r. II.
y. Csinpnlan, chairman, w. IL. Dill
ing'an,, w. +. Iiurncy, I,nn Baine.
John ~. LAW autl Dr. II. X. Blake
went 10 tile scene. Tiny found the
c0ndiL onS as already reluctantly de-
pictcd IN these tliSp ,tcncs, ;,.d the
| work uf relief is now III III caruest. 1t
has come in tile nick or time.
But the silver LiDtS now SHOW plain
ly for The unfOrLunates aud it is not
likely that they will have To undergo
more suffering in the hclliSll heat OF
the sand lands. a carload Of cloth
ing food and provisions and money
was taken tile operatives Wednesday,.
| Work is In sight, the Southern rail
way, with Il liberality rare, Is Issuing
passes to any Of them that care tC
leave and the situation. which had
such desperate aspect Tuesday and
the day before, Is relieved.
Reports from the outlying districts
are coming in and it Is only matter
OF time when more dead bodies will he
discovered. The finding or another
dead body Wednesday makes tile total
number 62. Despite the fact that
the mayor Of Spartanburg has said
that further subscriptions we're un-
necessary, they come in and pleasant
things of Columba's .lbcrality arc
heard at every turn. ~ few hours
ago the sight OF a storm cloud III The
sky filled the hearts OF the operatives
with fear, butso furnacc-like has 1ecn
the heat in the valley of tile PacOlct
that tile storm OF Wednesday after
noon was welcomed with delight. AZ.
ter it had cast it's waters downward a
rainbow rose out Of the low sand lands
and tipped It's crescent on the green
hillside above the Converse wreck
| III. operatives, dense and i.noran Mt
regarded it in wonder and hope. Fo
the tragedies Of the Red sea were M
more direful than theirs.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
ASII Should BE.

After the close Of the Confederate
reunion at New Orleans there was an
exchange OF letters between Gen. John
Is. Gordon, president or tile Confcd-
crate Veterans association, and Sccre-
tary OF War Root. General Gordon
wrote:
My Dear Mr.. Secretary Please
accept from me, and tile Confederate
veterans whom represent, the sin
ccre appreciation OF your generous
course In urging the provision for a
roster OF all cx-CunfederatcS us well as
OF eX-Uniun soldiers. At our recent
reunion in New Orleans our Indebted.
ness to you was EXPIRE ,sed by form;
resolution, unanimously adopted. The
readiness Of all Cunfederatcs to co.
operate with you was also fully cx-
pressed"
Secretary Of War Root, under tl4 t.
of June &, replied as follows:
My Dear General Gordon: thank
you for your kind letter Of May %, id-
vising me OF tile gratifying way IN
which The Confederate veterans look
upon ny course in regard to the pub.
licatIon or Il roster of eX-Cunfcderate
and ex- Union soldiers. ] beg you to
believe that fully appreciate aud
highly prize tllis exWcSsiun. l think
that next to The splendid lighting that
was done OH both sides or .esit, If.s "A
war. the re-establIslmcnt OF friendly
relations and the common sympatilies
between The two sections within The
lie Time OF the very men who fought
SO desperately against each oLller is a
higli Title to respect for a mericans by
all Lhe world. 1t is i; very great
pleasure ior NE TO be able To do any
Thing Which may contribute twards
The lurtiirr hdvanCrmcnL VI these
friendly relations"
Lllere Is no reason why we us IL pru-
pic should not feel k.r.,,ld OF the record
made hy our soldiers on both sides
during tile civil war. We are Amcrl-
cans I'LL and the bravery and endur-
ance of the Confederate sand the Union
soldiers is a comluon heritage that all
OF lis should prize.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-19
KILLED FOR THEIR MONEY
Four Me" in Cuba Murdered on Their
Wny Home
Way Home.

a letter to The State from Havana
Cuba, says Sagul Ia Grande is yer,
much exercised over the discovery OF
one nf the most revolving crimes in
the history OF This part OF the cuun.
try. -Four men have been robbed and
cruelty murdered by what is believed
10 have been Il large bDdy or men.
The circumstances gained about
tile case show that on May 2Oth -four
men, three SpaniardS and one Cuban,
went to Isabella de Sagua from some
uor - miles up the coast where tile,
we're working on Il charcoal contract,
and closed their accounts with tile
man by whom they bud hecn en-
ployed. They drew about $500 in
Spanish silver and then came to this
city Ito celebrate the anniversary of
the Cuban republic. 1t appears that
here they showed their money in some
Of the cafes which they visited, and
that AN organized move was made to
secure this money.
The men left for their home the
next day, which is situated about five
miles from here. a man who was
passing through the region where
these men worked on Saturday noted
the fact that the men had not re-
turned. This was reported here and
Il search was made for the men. This
search resulted In the most revolving
discovery Of the dead bodies Of the
four men with revolver wounds
through them and their heads beaten
TO Il Jelly. The men were bound TO-
gethcr. The Cuban and Spaniard
were tied To eacll other and two of
tho SpaniardH were served the same
way. Onicers left here together with
doctors to "vnminc the hOdies, but it
was n0i iia,I8l whe; lcr they had
been ticH and lnon murdered or had
been tied late. 10! sonr purpose.
There are two theories, one is that
the men were killed shortly after they
left here and were tied on horses and
taken to the place where they were
living in order to throw The suspicion
from the people here, and the other is
that men, seeing that they had
money, left here and waited for them
at home and bound and killed them
where they we're found.
The rural guard are patroling the
country in the hopes Of securing Il
Trace OF the muidcrcrS, but the gen
eral opinion is that the mIrdercrs are
either from this city or arc among
those who came into the city to cclc-
bratc the Goth Of May.