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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10

been won, he added: Let US cross
the river and. rest in the shade OF the
trees" When Grant was crushing
the lines at Petersburg Lee said to
Hill: General your men are giving
way" Hill galloped into the melee
and fell.
Gen John B. Villepigue, who led q
wing of Prices army at Corinth, was
first lieutenant Of the I'd dragons
and resigned on March 81.
Gen. John B. Hood, who fought
with Sherman at Atlanta and with
Thomas at Nashville, was a first lieu
tenant Of the I'd cavalry and resigned
on April 16.
Capt. Lafayette McLaws. OF the 7th
infantry, resigned March %. On the
second day at Gett ysburg, as general
Of LOngstreet's corps, he almost cap
tured Round Top-the key of the bat
tletield. He made assault in conjunc
tion with Hood. Meade afterward said
that IL Round Top had been taken
nothing could have been held"
Gen. John S. Marmaduke bore a
leading part in the fighting west Of
the Mississippi. His raids into Mis-
souri, made him famous. He was a Sc
cond lieutenant Of the 7th infantry,
resigning on April II.
1t is a good time since the war and
II any mistake Is found in the preced-
ing let some Southern wet" correct
it. OF these disafrected officers three
have since been in the service of the
United States Government G n
Fithzugh Lee, Gen Joseph Wheeler
and the late Gen Longsti Get, the lat
ter having been related by marriage
to Gen Grant and having son now
commanding company In the 18th
United States cavalry. 1t Is probably
well known that soldier Of the Mex
can war who afterward served In the
Confederate army is nevertheless en-
titled to pension for his service in
Mexico
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
EVERYBODY GOT DIAMONDS.
Express Train Showers Village With
Precious Gems.

A special to the New York Times
from Raleigh, N. O., says: News has
been received here that Lucama, a
little town'near this city, has been in
Q state OF ferment for the past week.
On Monday passenger train was
wrecked near the station and several
cars were DESTROYED by fire, among
them the express car.
After the fire was put out men,
women and children began to pick
about In the ashes. One man found
small object which proved to be a
small diamond worth 5000. Immedi-
ately 1T became known that there
were diamonds In the ashes crowds
focked to the scene of the wreck.
The night before the news was gen.
orally known the man who made the
discovery revisited the scene, carrying
q number of empty sacks. He filled
them With the ashes Of the car. On
sitting them he uncovered diamonds
to the value Of $4,000, the railroad
people are Of the opinion that the
value Of the stones still unaccounted
for Is more than double that of those
already found.
The railroad later placed a guard
around the wreck. The railroad has
not been requested to gay for the
diamonds, nor has the express COM
pany. 1t Is believed they were stolen
goods being expressed to some point
South, and that the shippers are
afraid to make known their identity.
Several lawsuits have grown out of
the finds. The owner of the soil says
that the diamonds belong &c him un,
less the railroad demands them for
the real owner. A negro found one
gem valued at Thousand dollars.
The owner OF the land on which the
wreck occurred sued him for the pos
session of the diamond, but the negro
won
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
7ll-.
NO: "a.
FIVE MEN. DEAD.
Two White Men Assassinated by Ns-
groes and Three Negroes Lynched.
NEGROES START THE TROUBLE.
They Murder Two Men in Gold
Blood. Three Slaughtered in
Return. One Negro Helps
White Man.

AS result of fight which occurred
on the Sims & Williams plantation at
Trail Lake, Miss, Thursday night
John Sims and his manager, named
Cato, were killed by negroes and three
Of the negroes have been killed also.
The country Is in {; state of intense
excitement and it is feared further
trouble may ensue between the whites
and blacks.
The slaughter started about 10
O'Clock Thursday night, when Sims
and Cato were shot down in their
store by a negro named Sam Clark.
Sims was engaged in checking up his
cash when Clark came in. Before he
could make any kind of move Clark
raised Winchester and fired, the
shot taking effect first in the back and
then breaking the collarbone. He
died instantly.
clark Immediately turned on Cato,
the manager, who was in another part
OF the store and shot him III the right
side, the ball coming out on the left
side.
Cato staggered out to the back Of
the store and as ne reached the door
q negro convict guard named Van
Horn, who was in waiting, struck him
over the head with rifle. Cato died
at O'Clock Friday morning and the
physician gives it as his opinion that
the blow over the head caused his
death.
News Of the tragedy was immedi-
ately sent to Greenville and Sheriff
.In yu1 h ~
the scene.
The negroes, Van Horn and Clark,
had made their escape before the posse
arrived, but the trail Of Van Horn
was found and he was tracked about
quarter Of a mile into the woods.
Here another negro convict guard
named Mayfield interfered with the
posse and he was shot down in his
tracks.
Van Horn was captured and taken
TO Leland, IA miles distant, where he
was placed In the jail. He remained
IN jail all night under strong guard,
and at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning he
was taken out and lynched by mob.
While the sheriff and posse were
busy with Van Horn the other negro,
Sam Clark, returned to the Simsistore
with the intention, tits said, OF kill
Ing Buck Williams, the other partner;
the oookkeeper, named Crow, who.
was also at work, and Others. Crow, Il
after,:t '~eyious shooting
s.sl him iilsSas - yf, ri ~
woi ned about the place named Aaron
Fuller. When Clark made his appear
ance he was shot and killed by both
Crow and Fuller. Tt is believed at
Trail Lake that the shooting is the
outcome of meeting held in the
vicinity of Trail Lake by negro Sec
ret society and that the negroes in
volved were picked out to do the kill
ing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
JAPANESE CUT TO PIECES.
Cossacks Bore Down on Them in n
ResistIess Charge.

The japanese lost 200 killed and a
number OF horses in the fight at Va
genfuchu Wednesday. The Russians
opened fire at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing and after two hours and half
long range firing the japanese under
Gen. Akkiama prepared to charge and
crush the force which had been har-
RAISING them for twenty-one days.
In the meantime Gen. SamSonoff was
approaching Vagenfuchu with a
strong force Of cavalry. 1t was a
sight worth seeing when at the word
OF command, the Russian squadrons
formed and rushed like a whirlwind
across the terrible cut up country,
clearing away all obstacles, the bat
teries at the same time trotting along
the frightful roads. Having passed
the railroad station, the troops came
under the fire of the japanese ma
chine guns, but Withdrew without
suffering much loss. ~ 4
The fourth and, sixth companies OF
the Eighth Siberian Cossacks furious
ly charged the Japanese cavalry with
lanceS, attacking both fianks. In a
few minutes they literally cut the
whole squadron into pieces. This
was the first time lances were used
and they struck terror to TIE enemy.
In some cases the lances pierced the
riders through and wounded their
horses.
Some Of the lances could not be
withdrawn from the bodies into which
they had entered. The japanese in
fantry, numbering four battalions of
300 men to company, and eight
squadrons Of cavalry attempted to ad-
vance, but the Russian batteries open
ed and soon the slope up which the
enemy was advancing was covered
with black spots and the enemy was
forced to scatter and retire. The Jap
auese cavalry were wonderfully dash
ing, charging with shouts upon the
Russians, who met and scattered them.
a Cossack who had lost his lance
and sword wrenched sword from a
japanese officer and cut Off the officers
head. The Cossa ks picked up boots
which had been Jaken oil by the Jap
anesc in order TO facilitate the fight
and ilourished them on their lances as
tropics. The Japanese used the Boer
trick of displaying dummies but the
CossackS did not waste a shot on
them. Gen. Samsonof highly praised
the practice OF the Russian gunners
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Died of Starvation.

Henry Miles, colored man reside
ing at Blythe, Ga, died Tuesday night
OF last week at the home OF friends at
Sl2 Campbell street, after lingering
illness inflicted at his own hands on
July 4, 1903. Miles, on the date
mentioned, through mistake, drank
enough potassium to leave his throat
In a condition that through com
plication Of diseases, gradually
ally grew worse until it closed entire
ly up Tuesday, and DR.. Goodrich,
who was in attendance, was unable to
give him any nourishment 1t was
deemed necessary to hold an inquest
Wednesday, and the body received a
pauner's burial Wednesday afternoon.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Ants Destroy weevils.

A dispatch from San Antonia,
Texas, nays Jose Cassiano, former
county collector, who has several hun
dred acres OF cotton In that county, Is
tie bearer Of good tidings concerning
the work OF red ants. Mr.. Cassiano's
fields, less than q month ago, were
alive with boil weevlls. Today he
said there is not live weeviI in his
fields. The rows are strewn with dead
weevils, which the busy little red
ants are carrying away by thousands
Mr.. Cassiano says close inspection
failed to show single live weevil on
cotton plant anywhere In his fields.
The ants are on the plants and the
rows between in countless thousands.
They seem to have completed the
slaughter Of the weevils and are now
engaged In carrying the corpses away,
probably to be stored for food.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Accidentally Killed.

AT Spartanburg while swinging
from ladder on the end Of box car
which was being showly carried along
by yard engine to couple up with
some other cars about 60 yards away,
Berry Fowler, colored, a switchman,
met his death In the yards Of the
G. 81 W. @. railroad Wednesday morn
Ing at 7.30 o'clock. He was midway
the ladder and was exchanging greet
ings with two negro women walking
near the track when his hat blew off,
causing him tn turn his head around
and at the same time lean further
away from the car. Just then the
box car passed along where mail car
stood on parallel track and the
head Of the switchboard came in alb
rupt contact with the iron appendage
on the outside Of the mail car which
is used in handling bags and pouches.
The man fell to the ground and In a
few minutes was dead. Conclusion Of
the brain was caused. The verdict Of
the coroner's jury was thBt the death
was accidedtal and was not the result
OF the act OF any person or persons. -
The State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Georgia Cotton CrOp.

A we'll known travelling man OF At
lanta, for number OF years in the
cotton business in that city and Ma
con, who has just returnd to Atlanta
from two months trip to all parts OF
Georgia, declares that the outlook for
anything like full cotton crop in
that state Is the gloomiest since the
civil war. With the single exception
OF q small area OF territory around AL
bany, Fort Valley and Bleckley, there
is no indication Of an average crop. In
some sections he says not more than a
third OF the cotton acreage has been
planted, and what seed have been put
in the ground has only partially ger
minated, owing to the prolonged
drought. He gave it as his opinion
that cotton would call again for 5
cents per pound before Christmas, ow-
ing to the calamities to the crop in
Georgia and the weevil pest in Texas,
the two large producing states in the
Union.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Nina KilIe,f.

Nine persons are reported to have
been killed and many injured in col.
lision Of passenger trains on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad near Martin City,
is miles south OF Kansas City. The
trains, which met head-on, were the
westbound Colorado limited, No. l,
and the eastbound Hoisngton, Kas.,
accommodation No. 36. A message re-
ceived by Missouri Pacific officials
there ordered them to send relief
train as soon as possible and to get al
the surgeons obtainable from which 1t
is inferred that numerous passengers.
we're hurt. Newspaper men were not
permitted on the relief train, which
left about IL o'clock Saturday night
and details OF the accident cannot be
learned until the return Of the train
with the dead and injured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
tThe WeevfI Eater.

DR.. Cook says the ant he has dis
covered in South America is a natural
enemy of the cotton boil weevil, de.
stroying the pest before it reaches the
cotton bolls. DR.. Cook believes that
If the ant can be acclimated In the
United States 1t will put an end to
the weevil. Secretary Wilson cabled
him to bring him some of the ants
home with him. They will be placed
in the Texas cotton fields, and it is
hoped that they will thrive in this
country. If they live through the
winter they will be brought further
north and introduced to colder cli-
mate. Secretary Wilson has had a
special bulletin printed. 1t says:
IF the cotton ant can survive long
dry season and perhaps cold weather
in the table-lands of Guatemala it
might easily learn to hibernate in
Texas, as. has the boil WeeYil. The
ant Is much better abler to protect
itself against frost, since it excayates
Q nest three or mos feet into the
ground 10 take .,rkers st- to
fexas y i'll be eSidenuIy a. very ,...,, u.s:,
matter, but to secure queens and es.
tablish permanent colonies may re.
quire considerable time and expert
ment. The insect does not do the
least injury to the cotton or to any
other plant, SO far as has been ascer-
tained, and it can be handled with
impunity." The Augusta Chronicle
says the anti-boll- ant may
yet prove the salvation Of the Texas
cotton fields, and the energetic, as
well as the sluggish, be called upon to
consider her ways, since it pays"
We hope it will.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
MIXED HIS LETTERS UP.
Put His Pension and Insurance APP
plioations In Wrong Envelopes.

plioations in Wrong Envelopes.
Besides being statesman, Senator
Dryden Of New Jersey is also the
president OF prominent life in
surance company. The other day he
received a letter like this: "Dear
Sir: l am desirous OF taking out q
life Insurance policy, and as am from
your. state. thought I would write
you directly, thinking might get
better terms, especially as 1 am In
the hest Of health and would be an
excellent risk. i have never suffered
a days serious illness in my life. 1
would be glad II you would have one
of your agents directed to give my
matter personal attention. Very truly
yours, John Smith"
The next letter the senator picked
up had heen forwarded to him from
the insurance Company's main Office,
and was along this line: Dear Sir:
Can't you get me pension? l served
In the Spanish war, contracted fever
in Cuba, and have since suffered with
weakness Of the back and legs, shock
to nervous system, diseases of the
stomach and digestive organs, vertigo
and other ailments until am physi-
cal wreck. If anything Is to be done
for me 1t must come soon. Very
respectfully, John Smith,"
MIR. Smith had made the embarrass-
ing mistake Of addressing the applica-
tion for pension to the insurance office
and the letter about the policy to
Washington. Had he not done this
his deception would probably never
have been discovered. AS result
Smith will receive neither the pension
nor the policy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Goes TO Creditors.

The State says Mrs. r. II. Plant,
the widow Of the Macon banker who
lately committed suicide, has refused
to accept any portion of the $3.50, 900
In life insurance payable to her hus-
bands estate; every cent will go to
his creditors. This completes heroic
story Of self-sacriflce. Plant, 1t Is
practically certain, killed himself for
the benefit OF his insured creditors,
and now his wife refuses even that
part OF the estate to which she is by
law entitled. The wisdom of both
the husbands and the wffe's acts may
be questioned but itsstefn tortitude,
never.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Stole the Money.

A loss OF from $4,000 to $50, 900
through the embe2zlement OF it's
funds by trusted employe, Douglass
M. Smith, is admitted by the officers
Of the National Tradesmens bank Of
New Haven, Conn. The exact loss is
not yet known. Smith, who was pay
ing and receiving teller of the bank,
has acknowledged voluntarily that he
embezzled about $40, 900 and the grea-
ter part OF 1t, If not ali, within the
past eight or nine months.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Found His Dead Body.

The dead body Of Herman S. Petit
bone, 81 years old, a son Of former
Congressman A. III. Pettibonc Of Ten
nessee, was found In a hotel in Wash
lngton Thusday. Some drugs Of mix
ture OF aconite and morphine were
found in a glass on the bureau OF the
room Indicated that the man had COM
mitted suicide and the coroner gave a
certificate to that effect, Pettibone had
been dead some hours when found. His
father, who Is now at Huntsville,
Ala, was notified. Young Pettibone
had been Respondent.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
The Ohio Way.

A dispatch from Springfield, Ohio,
says another lynching was attempted
there Thursday night. A crowd of
negroes surrounded the jail at mid
night to lynch Walter Fisher, colored,
uEder arrest for killing Edward Boone,
colored. Sheriff Routzahn had just
returned from Dayton where he took
Fisher for safe keeping, and SO advis-
ed the crowd, which yelled back that
they would get Fisher when he was
brought back for trial.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Lynclied In Iowa.

At Grangeville, Iowa, II. NJ. Myers,
who killed George Brownlee and
wounded Alice Bennett three weeks
ago, has been taken from officers and
lynched. The lynchers we're masked
and outnumbered the officers three to
one. The method Of death is not
known. Myers was being taken to
the county jail.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Found Deadin Room.

John G. Cole, representing an in
surance company Of New York, was
found dead ii his room In hotel at
Birmingham, Ala, Thursday night.
He was a well known man having oc-
cupleo prominent government posi-
tion in Washington for a number OF
years. He lived In Portsmouth, O.,
and has relatives there.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Killed By Fast Mail.

Frank Holmes, eighteen years old,
and Daniel Deadrieh, aged nine, were
instantly killed by5a fast mail on the
Southern railway hear the Memphis
city limits Friday morning. The
boys were driving across the track
when the accident Occurred.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10
Oar Overturned.

Twelve persons were hurt near Cam.
den, n. j., early Thursday morning "a
trolley car overturned and rolled down
an embankment on thu line running
from Camden to Trenton. Three were
badly injured and were taken to hos
pital in Philadelphia and they may
die, is
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10

3O5; Highland Park Mfg. Co., $751;
500; Manchester cotton mills, $231.-
325; Victoria $4,000; Tavora, $780,
600; York (65 per cent.,) s172, 500;
Chicora, $50, 900; Fewell waste mills,
50, 500.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10

amounted to El38.
July 23-Madame and Miss Betsey
went to hear Mr.. Whitfield preach;
and the dog, Jowler, died.
These are only few Of the entries
in this queer old record, and go to show
how busy were the lives lived by these
people.
Mr.. Elerton was very careful in his
notes, recording the negro insurrection
Of 1740 as well as the fact that the
dog Jowler died." and that he had fin
ished the potter cellar"
Madame was kept busy with her
household affairs, she went In person
to pay her taxes, attended to the
schooling of her children, and those of
her relatives. She was diSscnter, F"
for she went often to near the noted
Mr.. Whitfield preach. With 1T all she
found leisure for reading, for we are
told that negro boy was sent at in
teryals to Dorchester for books from
the circulating library, He went about
twelve miles, mounted horse and
carrying a bag made OF cow-skin, with
the hair inside to prevent scratching
the book.
Madame S. lived to good old
age, and lies in the family burying
ground nearby the now deserted and
ruined mansion. She died in 1777,
and a quaint story is told, how she
still haunted the scenes of her busy
life.
A governess was employed In the
| family many years after; Cne Sunday
morning she stole away to her cham
ber and indulRed In the very naughty
pleasure Of reading a novel called
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-26

America of an isthmian canal. He never permitted the subject to drop out of pub lie mind. He never addressed himself to 1t without Illuminating 1t and adding to popular interest in it. He would not to the regret of many of his admirers. ac- cept changed situation when the forma- tion of the new government at Panama put Nicaragua out of the question, but he forfeited none of credit of his previ- ous performances in favor of canal by his refusal to do so. His name will be illustrious among those to whom the world will pay tribute for forwarding the greatest of modern enterprises.