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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
EiOKEL NEWS NOTES.


Nickel, Texas, March 70, 1903.
Another big rain which has
flooded the farms so work is again
suspended.
Planting Of corn has been the
order ard most farmers hive fin
ished planting the stafi Of life and
started on cotton.
Gardens are doing fine. Irish
potatoes planted early will be in
use at an early date.
Mr.. Mark Griffin of Nashville,
N. c., who has been visiting bis
cousin Mr.. J. w Griffin ofthis place,
has returned home after pleasant
visit with relatives. This worthy
gentleman is a tobacco expert, rails
ing this staple on large scale
From planting TO market, sixty 10
ninety days, quick process. avvrag
ing from S5 cents TO $l.10 per ID.
He is highly pleased with our beau
tiful State although in the throes Of
a flood during his visit. He was
prospecting and states Texas has Il
great future in store ifnot too densc-
ly populated.
Our school closed on the 10Th
inst, the popular and worthy teacher,
Miss Mamie Martin, Of Waelder, re-
turning home via Dilworth.
The bridge across Peach creek
has fallen in at one end, making
passage impossible.
Oh, the roads ! People going TO
Gonzales and vicinity have TO travel
via Dilworth.
Rev. Rowland passed through
here enroute home from Guadalupe
church, where he had gone to fill
his appointment.
No sickness in our community.
Stock doing we'll since grass is
growing. G
Hillsides and meadows are put
ting on spring-time garb, fruit trees
are blooming, filling the air with
NATURES sweetpeffume. We gladly
welcome spring, lovely spring.
ANXIOUS.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
Mount Olive News.

/
Another heavy rain fell here
Thursday afternoon, with north
wind.
Roads are still in d pretty bad
condition.
Very little corn has been planted
yet.
Mr.. and Mrs Smith Of Sinner
visited the family of Mr., James
Culperper Sunday tile 10Th inst.
Mr.. j Al. Richardson has sold
his farm to Mr.. VIM. Green and has
purchased a ranch near Falls City,
whore he intends to locate next fall.
Miss Alma Hoegemeyer has been
quite III, but IL up again
Mossrs, Lumsden, Green and
Dreyer, Of your toy n, were here
surveying land last week
Some Of our young men attended
church at Sweet Home Sunday.
Mcasrs. Lee and Frank Brothers
passed through with a herd Of
cattle list Wednesday to their ranch.
Miss Josephine Culpepper and
Mrs Jincy Grant made visit to
Yoakum one day last week.
Some of our GOOD neoule went
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
WHISPERS.

For The Gazette,
Voices, faint voices, whispering low,
Secrets. so secret mono other can
know,
Telling of hopes that may rise or full
Stirring old momries beyond our
recall
Where do you come from, voices SO
soft
That steal to my mind so repeat
eddy oft?
Cons on the wind or sent here by
stars?
So softly you come, your coming
ne'er jars.
"Fancy paints pictures" no, whispers
It's you
Coming from nowhere thro' ethereal
blue,
Like butterfly fleeing from child's
plaintive call,
You elude my pursuit and are whis-
pers-that's all.
MAE MOONEY.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
y 40 COZ WV INsrfrUrE.
The Teachers Institute Will NJ ect
March 9th and 28th.

The date Of the general county
teachers institute set for April Bird
and 4th is changed to March 9th
and 2Sth on account of trustees
election. Therefore all selected ex-
animation papers must be in the
hands ofCo. Supt.onor before March
9th in order to be entitled to COM
pete for prizes. Many teachers have
not yet given in the papers from
the previous examination, they are
requested TO do SO before March 81.
Every one, whetherhis school has
closed OF not should strive to come
up to his duty III this direction, not
only TO be present but also do all
in his power to make this meeting
success.
There are some teachers in the
county who have not attended any
institute during this term Should
they again fail to attend or give a
reasonable excuse their names will
be published; the trustees viii be
requested not to employ ruch as
they lack the right spirit in teach
ing and their names shall also be
entered upon the records in the
Office Of the Co Supt. that the APP
proyal Of such teachers contracts
in the future may be particularly
considered.
Respectfully,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
Lat NC other FeIIow wnlk.

We clip the following from a late
editorial in The Houston POST
It is an old story, but il is appro.
pos; A man in a hotel WIS kept
awake by fellow in the next room
walking the floor. Finally he called
on his neighDor TO protest and was
told: Il have a note failing due to-
morrow md am nnahle 10 pay IT,"
well" he suggested kindly.
"Ypn 20 TO bed abd lel the fellow
y no holds the note walk while1
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

THE Railroad Commission threat
ems to sue the San Antonio : Aran-
sas Pass railway for illegal tissue Of
binds amounting to $1,700,OC0.
Consolidation is also charged with
the Southern Pacific, the penalty
for which il forfeiture of charter.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
Respectfully,
F. P. GuENTHER

Up in Tyler they pay that a wink
means pint and two winks a
quart" says the Tyler Courier.
This being the case, a aquint. eyed
man gets a jug-or ''jag."-Alto
Herald.
Reckon we'd have tor wear blind
bride if we ever vent through that
tcwn. -Alkali Eye.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

The report Of the coal strike com
mission was made public last Sat
u 'iay and gives the miners ten
per cent increase in wages dating
from November LIT 1902 and con
tinuing three years. From this it
would seem, that contrary to Mr..
Baer's statement, there was some
thing to aybitrate
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

Richard Croker, Jr's. 5000 bull
dog is dead Richard should re-
member that ''into each life some
rain nust iall"aDd that every Dig
has his dry" IT'S a hard blow,
but he must bow. WOW to it.-Houa-
ion Post.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

Work will begin on the Panama
canal as soon IS Columbia ratiiies
the treaty. The frst work will be
cleaning up and disiniecting Pan.
anna and Colon.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

FEDERALJUDaE BRYANr has grant
ed an Injunction and a spirited
fight is on in Grayson county over
the constitutionality of the local
option law.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

THE three cases against Cortez.
the sheriff killer, pending in the
Colorado county district court have
all been continued. Another sam
pie Of the laws delay.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

THE estimate ofthe Corpus Christi
cabbage crop, has been reduced from
1000 cars TO 300. Quite tumble,
we should say.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

THERE seems to have been atruce
called in the Balkans troubles.
We see nothing more OF It in the
HFsss dispatches.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

THE beef trust has al last been
reached The supreme court Of
Missouri has fined the trust $4,000
and costs.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

Mr. FEyAN does not approve Of
TIE leadership Of Nj German. He
gays he is too close 70 the corpora
lions and organized wealth, to he
commander inchief Of the demo-
cratic forces.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

THE GAZETTE acknowledges the
receipt ola complimentary ticket to
the Flatonia Street Fair to come of
April Ia, is and IL. The program
is large and varied and three days
Of Sightseeing is guaranteed.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

SENATOR MoNEY, of Mississippi,
apoke on the ILdiAnola postoiiice
squabble and the appointment Of
negroes to Office, in the Senate last
Wednesday He described Roose-
Welt as the president of the black
beitn
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

BEAUMONT is making a move to-
wards the building Of 100000
paper mill, The mill will use pine
shavings, rice straw and bogasse,
for the making of paper.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

Mr.. GoRMAN's return TO power in
the United States Senate does not
seem to please Mr.. Bryan.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25
Wolters Bros-, 4#5 g45ssgg,
DON'T PUSH.


100 acree, 100 cain farm. rent
house and residence. 2 miles west
of Dilworth, $500 per acre.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

$50 acres, 100 acres in farm, all
prairie land, 4 miles enst Of Dill
WORTH good improvements, $25.0O
per acre.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-03-25

- y - ~ Al, - , LAlA
: menstrual disor-
, ders and conges-
, ton, promotes
the healthy acti-
witty of the or
: gans andcounter-
: acts all troubles
, Incident to preg
nancy, childbirth
and change Of
life. Price $1.OO.
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
OF GREAT INTER EST. d.

The intense interest taken IN every
phase Of the tragedy Is proably un-
paralleled in the history OF the State:
not being surpassed perhaps even by
that which caused the death Of Capt.
T.. w. Dawson, editor of The News
and Courier. The prominence of TILL
man, as an individual, as we'll as
because he was son OF the late Con
gresham George d. Tillman and a
nephew IF Senator Tlllman, and the
prominence Of q different character uf
Mr.. Gonzales, editor of one Of the
mostcinduential daily papers in the
State, caused kilograms to come north,
east and west asking for the fullest
PARTICULAR. The fact was recalled
that George D. Tillman, father OF
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman, was a friend of
Mr.. Gonzales and encouraged aud sup
ported him In his ctforts to put The
State upon.a firm financial basis and
to make 1t Il paper Of prominence and
influence In the affairs OF the State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Skaters Drowned.

At Washington, D. c., while a large
crowd was skating on the basin neal
the Washington monument Thurs
day evening the Ice suddenly gave
way and precipitated twenty or more
persons in the water. Three persons
lost their lives. There were probable
two thousand persons skating on the
basin at the accident. hot water
pipe from the engine room Of tn,
Washington monument emptics in
The basin near where the ice gave
way. The skaters had been warned
that the location was a dangerous
one, but it is said they disregarded
the advice given them to stay away
from the vicinity and when the crash
came fully thirty men and womcr
went through the broken ice and int
The water. All were rescued except
the Two whose bodies subsequently
recovered.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Bryan Was Fright.

The State says one Of the Republi.
can senators at Washington makes
the discovery that Attorney General
Knox's plan OF trust regulation is
closely identical to the scheme out
lined by William j. Bryan at the
Chicago antitrust conference held in
1S99," says the Springfield Rcpubli-
can. This, in his opinion, should
disarm Democratic opposition and
bring it all over to the support of the
bills submitted by the law officer of
the administration. So it should. y
by the same reason not only the Re-
publican congressional majority and
the Republican administration, but
the entire Republican party should
be brought to acknowledge the sup
crior sapiency and craftsmanship of
Mr.. William J. BRYAN.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
A nIurdcrous Scoundrel.

A dispatch from Lancaster says Mr..
Wesley hunters fourteen-year-old
son, who lives across the line in Ches-
terfeld County, was the victim Of a
brutal attack by a Lancaster County
negro, Mack Blakeney, last Friday.
The boy was attacked by the negro
near the Wolfe Pond School, in Chcs-
terield County, AMI was witnessed by
the children returning home from
school. Blakcney stabbed the boy in
ten places with a knire and the
wounds are said to be fatal. Every
effort is now being made to catch the
negro, who Is thought to be hiding IN
this county. Sheriff Hunter left Lam
caster Thursday morning to join in
the chase and lie has with him the
county's bloodhounds. 1t goes with.
out saying that Sheriff Hunter will
leave no stone unturned in his efforts
to capture the bloodthirsty negro.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23

FROM EYE WlTNEssEs.

There is apparently no desire on the
part of the eye witnesses to talk Of
tile tragedy for publication. Senator
Geo. w. Brown OF Darling ton, who
was walking on the inside OF the three
and nearest to Mr.. Gonzales said.
strange as it may appear, he did not
sec the shooting and knew but little.
Just at the time he had turned to the
side to speak to a lady friend who
was passing and then while turned he
heard the pistol fire. Hi0 friend ran
and he tried to stop and assist her.
He heard no words and went off to
calm bis friend who vas much excited.
Hc heard nothing pass between the
two men but did not see the affair,
and Of course Senator Brown Is abso-
lutely candid In his statement.
Senator Talbtrd, who was one of
the party walking along, does not
care to talk for publication and says
he heard Mr.. Tillman say, Il got
your message" and that he thinks
the shot was fired after he used the
expression. Both Senator Brown and
Senator Talbird said they were SO
much surprised and amazed that they
hardly realized what had happened
but there was no quarrel or fight.
Congressman-elect d. Wyatt Aiken
with Mr.. Dominick did not hear any
words and thinks he was near enough
to have heard, while Mr.. Dominlck
thinks they were bit too far. Mr..
Dominick thinks he and Nr. Aiken
were as far as the Murray Drug COM
pany, about half 4 block away.
Arledge Lyles, who attends to the
fruit stand in the transfer station,
was standing in the doorway and saw
the tragedy. He saw what happened
but says he heard nothing. Elc seem
ed to be impressed with the long blue
steel pistol. He does not think there
was anything at all said, prior to the
Shootig.
Mr.. Sims, who was first to reach
Mr.. Gonzales. first heard the pistol
shot.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
A Fent in Stnte Prinrinr.

The Columbia correspondent of the
News and Courier says: The 5Legisla-
tors found THEIR desks laden with pub
lie doctimk1ts to-day. IA new record
had been; made in public printing and
the Lawmakers are supplied with
enough ding matter to Keen them
busy for some time. Tile Following
reports Of State officers were deliver
ed: Pension report Of Comptroller
General; insurance report Of Comp
trollcr General; report ofSuperinten-
dentof Education; report Of the COM
mission on the South Carolina West
Indian Exposition: report Of phosphate
Inspector; pardons and communications;
missioner's report; railroad commits
sioners' report; lighting commissions
report; reports OF the State geologist,
(two.) Perhaps the document of
greatest Importance to the law
makers laid on their desks was 4
pamphlet of about eighty pages, be-
ing advance sheets of the Comptroller
Generals report, containing the State
estimates, the county estimates, the
tax levy and the receipts and expendi-
turcs. The pamphlet bore this en-
dorsemcnt: with the compliments
Of State Company, State printers"
The complete report Of the Comp
troller Gcneral would have been laid
ON the desk Of members on the first
day Of the session if the Comptroller
had been able to get THE necessary re-
turns from all the counties,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Fourteen Victims.

a terrific explosion occurred at the
Hamilton Powder cOlnpany's Deparss
ture Bay, B. O., Wednesday morning.
George Simonetti, James Fulfortc
and ten Cinnamon were killed. Only
one body, that Of a Chinaman, was
recovered. Others were absolutely
blown to fragments. The gun cotton
storage house exploded first, the con-
cussion exploding the geligimite in,
the drying house 400 feet away,
where the great loss oflife is supposed
to have occurred. The ground was
excavatcd to depth Of six feet where
the buildings stood. The buildings
were blown into liindling wood and
scattered. with fragments OF human
flesh over Scvcrcul acres. p,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
'S .Ffss - F---ts 7
Tilltllan's Plea.

The following statement was fur.
nisEcd the press by Col. J. II. TIllmar
in response to an offer from q New
York paper that its columns were
open TO him.
II thank You for your courteous
and kind telegram In view Of the facts
that the dispatches sent ont from Co,
limbia eminated from the Office ot
The State newspaper, Of which Mr..
Gonzales was editor. do not deem
it necessary to deny anything that has
been sent from that quarter. l can
only say that when the truth of the
unfortunate affair Is known my friends
rs we'll as the people OF the country
will see how thoroughly I was justi-
fed in acting as l did. The state
ments already published In the papers
are untrue and at the proper time this
| will he prepared to show. Beyond
this do not care to make any further
statement. James II. Tilllnan.
In commenting on the above the
Columbia correspondent of The News
and Courier says the understanding is
that Col. Tillman's line OF defense will
he that he thought Mr.. Gonzales was
armed and that he had a weapon IN
his coat pocket and that he had his
hands i'll his coat pocket. He is said
to contend that he had every reason
to believe that MIR. Gonzales was arm
ed and that he ought to have been
even IL he was not. The correspond,
cnt further says Mr.. Gonzales was not
armed. Mr.. Tillman will also, it is
understood, contend that he had not
met Mr.. Gonzales before. This
isalso denied, and 1t is said
that Tillman and Gonzales were
in the Senate chamber and State cap
itOl together. The correspondent
closes his comment by saying that il
is admitted that Mr.. Gonzales sent nc
message; that he was quietly on his
way to his dinner; that he was alone;
that he was unarmcd; that he said
nothing to provoke hostilitics and
that Lieut.. Gov. Tillman met Mr..
Gonzales and promptly fired into him
is equally clear. What there was IN
the mind of the assailant is another
question.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Civil Service Examinations.

The local board OF civil service an
nounces that on February ; eXamina-
tons will be held In Columbia for the
following government positions: lIlcc-
lricll assistant in the civil service, at
Il salary of 5000 Il year; machinist in
ne signal service at salary OF 81 200
and electrical instrument maker in
the signal service at large, at Fort
Meyer III Il salary OF ST 200. InfOr-
nation can be obtained from Sccrc-
tary Wilson, OF the local board.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
GOV. McsWEENEY's TRIBUTE.
His Official Announcement OF III
Death Of CHIEF Justice McIyer.

Death of Chief Justice NicIvcr.
Gov. McSweeney announced Judge
Mclver's death to the general assem-
bly, on Tuesday In the following mes
Sage:
Gentlemen Of the General Assem-.
bly,;
1t is my sad duty to announce to
you the death Of Chief Justice Henry
McIver, which occurred at his home
in Cheraw yesterday afternoon.
Judge McIver was one OF South
Cardinals truest patriots and purest
citizens. For more than quarter OF
Il century he was on the supreme
bench of this State, eleven years Of
which time he served as chief Justice.
During these long years Of service,
ever conscientious, ever true to the
trust In his repose, he displayed most
distinguished ability, and at the time
OF his death and for years previous,
was justly recognized us South Caro-
lina'S most eminent iurist.
The record Of his life, including as
it does brave deeds in times OF war,
and deeds equally as hence in times
Of peace-a record made in the SER
vice OF his State-is bright and stain
less, and Is now one or South Caro-
lina'S priceless hcritages. The dis
tinguishcd service which he rendered
began with Ills early manhoud years,
and ended only with his life In his
death the State loses one who was
the highest type of her citizenship,
and one whose memory she will hold
sacred so long as She keeps alive her
appreciation Of ability that is diStin-
guishcd, Of character that is stain
less, Of motive that is pure and lofty.
and Of deeds that are bright and glori-
Gus.
You will take such action as may
seem, to you proper upon the death
of the chief Of coordinate branch Of
government
Respectfully submitted.
Nj. Is, McSWccncY, Governor
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
INiyc Isoys Killed.

AT South Bethlehem, Pa, Pa, i've
boys whose ages range from l3 to 15
years, while coasting Thursday night
werestruck by a train ON the Philadel-
phia and Reading railway and Instant
ly killed, and another was fatally
hurt. The boys were coasting on a
bob sled where the railway crosses tile
street at the bottom Of the hill, and
the sled and express train reached tho
crossing simultaneously. The engineer
vas not aware Of the tragedy until he
reached the station, mile distant
from the scene Of the accident, when
the blood and bones on the pilot Of
the engine gave BIN the first lntima-
tion OF the occurrence.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Killed by n EalI.

Pate Meyers, a young white man,
switchman on the Seaboard Air Line
was instantly killed Wednesday morn
ing by il fall from the Seaboard tres
tie at the corner Of Rice and Lincoln
streets In Columbia. The fall was
caused by a collision between an out
going work train and an incoming
switch engine and happened about
seven O'clock Thursday morning. VI
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
An Editor Dead.

Capt. l.. NJ. Grist, senior proprietor
Of the Yorkyille Enquirer died at 4
o'clock Thursday morning Of apopleXy,'
and effects Of grip. He was sick only
a few days. He was a Confederate
veteran and lIas been connected with
The Enquirersslnce boyhood. I; (
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
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iAS Wrong Signal Caused the Death
sss. Of Three Men 3s5;59S1
ON J, TIE lBA:LI'TIMORE AND OHIO
a Careless N1cssenger5si hoy Pulled. 4
I 80 Lever Showing q ssyhite
Board Snstenel or & Red n

@ Through the alleged interference Of
a messenger boy 1, wreck was caused
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
east OF Cumberland Md. early Friday
morning I'M which four employees Of
the Baltimore ana Ohio railroad were
killed and three injured. Three of
| the men killed lived in I}altimorc, and
the fourth was aresident0f Cumber-
land. The killed: salii .i=
WI. Sims, engineer, .3 II
WI. Morgan, fireman. a.
II. D. Sneeringer, fireman.
John Butler, engineer. $!
Those injured we're: - IS
Il. j. Hendricks, conductor, Balti-
more, bruised about the body.
W y. Christopher, engineer, Balti-
more, bruised. 4,2 81:
Kinney: conductor, Cumberland.
The wreck was due to the display
ing ola false signal giving clear
track for eastbound passenger train
No. 10, when in the next block ahead
there was standing on the track q ca
boosc and two engines. The passenger
train WaE drawn by two engines and
these crashed through the caboose and I
engines which obstructed the track.
Luckily the train had not attained It's
full speed and was only moving at the 4
rate OF about 20 miles an hour when
the collision came. The postal car OF :
the passenger train was dcrailed but
the passenger coaches did not leave
the track and their occupant slesc:a. esc:. ped ped !.
injury 3 "a
1t is charged that a messenger boy
named Turner who was in the block
tower when No. 10 came along hear
ing the engineers whistle for clear
tracks pulled a lever giving him
clear signal. The operator had, it is
explained, previously set the signal at
danger. While his attention was be-
ing devoted to communicating with
the. succeeding block station, the boy,
it is alleged, pulled the lever that
gave the. on-coming train, the signal
that it had a clear block ahead, and
the tower operator was not aware of
what was done until the crash came