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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15

no easygone. s =, l y
(! am greatly gratified at the nlafi-
ner In which I was met by the officials
OF the: government and by those who.
really control the tide of immigra-
t1on, and feel that the first fortnight
OF the new departments career has
been we'll utilized.
What struck me most forcibly In
the east was the widespread Interest,"
IN all circles whether Wall street or.
on ELLIS Island, or in eastern business
or Official circles, or at the national
caplUlal-1n the movement In the
south for immigration and emigra-
tion. The federal government, T
gathered, would be glad to see the
tide turn southwark, thus preventing
the congestion in large centres Of
commerce and the consequent misap-
plication of intelligent farming classes
to trades and callings for which they
are totally unfit, resulting in depor-
tations. Never have the eyes of the
east been so thoroughly turned to the
middle south not only in population
movements but in investments. The
easternerS realize the value Of our re-
sources better than our own people,
and | have received the heartiest as
Suran ces Of earnest aid and co-opera-
tiOn on all lines.
In Washington the liveliest inter-
est is manifested on all sides, as has
been manifested by the prompt, favor
able action taken on Senator Sim
mons immigration Information meas
I
OF the opportuneness of the move
ment launched in this State, and
sincerely trust our effort will be
crowned with success. One danger
is In the people expecting too great
results in short time. The work is
necessarily slow, and when 1T is based
upon a determination to handle
only such matters as posses the
elements Of success, patience is an es-
sential. However, trust results can
be shown in certain branches of the
work at an early date. Another dam
ger is in the possibility of landowners
wishing prices for their lands at first
that will make their utilization diff
cult. l trust that this danger will
not materailze. In few days a call
WIN bO iSSuCi lOl illOTIudUlOu wanted
Immediately in this office concerning
available lands, and official blanks
calling for the exact information will
be furnished the land owners. The
department. is already receiving scores
of inquiries from all parts Of the coun-
try.
"Of what has been accomplished
and what balls have been set In mo-
ton at the country's chief port of en-
try | do not care to speak just now, as
competition in immigration work is
SO strong | can only say that results
thus lar obtained exceed my expecta-
tions.
Concise pamphlets of information
as TO our resources are badly needed
and these will be issued at the earliest
possible moment. Brief ones will be
issued in the different north European
languages for speedy USE"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Ware, Mass, March 90, 1904.

'oiSt Ahdoo.b u1dISll IoVf.
Col. John p Thomas, Charleson, S. c..
Dear Sir: The Columbia State at
hand. Your editorial 0. X. am
inclined to think Mr.. Watson thinks
you and have too much to say. AT
any rate he don't condescend to ac-
knowledge our good intentions. see
Nj. V. Richards has sent man to
Columbia in the interest OF Southern
railroad. We no doubt will see the
workings Of the bureau of immigra-
tion in good time If we only will have
patience. Mr.. Watson Is no doubt
working his brains. The class of peo-
pie this very State of Massachusetts
has allowed to come in last year are a
curse to any country, and are contin-
ually dumped over hereto the bene-
tit Of the country they leave. and a
curse to the one they come to. If
you don't believe it visit any of the
cities OF Massachu-
sctts. l am, Very truly yours,
w. V. HOWARD.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Had NonctnCut

The House OF representatives in
Washington was considering a bill to
prohibit the docking OF horses tails.
Congressman Perkins was speaking in
favor of the measure when he was in
tcrruptcd by Mr.. Cooper Of Wiscon-
sin, who asked: why does anybody
dock a horses tail?" Mr.. Perkins re-
piled: Chiefly because it looks great
deal better Why do you cut your hair
instead of having it down over your
Sholders?" The humor OF this reply if
any, lies In the fact that Mr.. Cooper
Is about as bald as q turnip.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
CONVICTS REVOLT.
An Uprising Of Prisoners in tho Mis-
souri, State Pcnitcntiary.

souri, State Pcnitentiary
a desperate attempt was made by
about fifty convicts at the Missouri
penitcntiary to blow up that institu-
tion early Wednesday morning, killing
all the guards who interfered with
them and to turn loose on Jefferson
City some three hundred criminals.
At 10 o'clock Buck Williams, a
guard in charge OF the jail, heard
some one cali. hold up your hands"
which was Immediately followed by
a shot. Williams grabbed a poker
and yelled at a convict, fire away"
9ardmaster Lehugh heard the
shot and sounded general alarm.
John Drummer assistant yardmaster
arrived, and breaking window lev
elled his gun at Il convict who lodged
into cell after firing another shot.
Several guards with guns appeared
but Brunner was the only one who
had nerve to go into the cell building.
Taking an extra gun Williams and
Drummer entered the building and
with Williams proceeded to a cell,
where the convicts had been seen.
: 11fSy ss-ii.i '-osr-Jfie- asudI uo, - I1UiIr
up your hands!" But later brought
their guns into play and the convicts
submitted.
A search of the cell was made and
twenty pounds Of dynamite, besides
a bottle Of fnitrO-glycerine, two revolv-
erS and box Of cartridges, were found
and number of skeleton keys. 1t is
not known how he Weapons or ex-
plOSivcS were obtained.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15

section in vain seeks to attract such
immigration is thus stated by the
Wilmington IN. C.) Star:
AS long as we lynch in the south,
and furthermore draw our guns and
shoot each other to death on the
streets, we are wasting time in estab-
fishing immigration bureaus. People
will be deferred from immigrating to
a State where big murder record is
made year IN and year out
THE Charleston News and Courier
says Of this that that is the plain
truth plainly spoken. Only the des-
peratcly adventurous and most unde-
sirable would seek residence in COM
munity or State where citizet,'s abil-
lty to draw pistol and shoot first Is
his greatest security Such talk
from southern newspapers is very en-
encouraging. No situation, however
bad, Is hopeless where the truth inds
outSpoken and fearless utterance.n
Whcreupon Mr.. Howard comments
as follows:
There are knitting, cutting, shoot
ing and crimes of all sorts so per cent.
more in New England than in the
SOUTH"
l wish to add that Mr. e. J. Wat.
son, the State commissioner, has in
formed me that it is his purpose to
communicate with Mr.. Howard with
The view nf ascerta!ning how he can
advance the cause of immigration to
the south in New England
1t Is such men as Mr.. Mattheson
and Nlr. Howard and such railroads as
the Southern that advance in prac-
tical way the main purposes Of the
bdreau of immigration. Let them be
encouraged and sustained for the
public good. JNo. p. THOMAS.
March 80, 1904
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15

any interest iu the situation that is
attracting attention to the middle
sOuth-the southern France OF Amer
ica--and thus far effectively. am
trying to see all who are interested In
any way, for feel that. those who
invest or settle in South Carolina have
a bright future awaiting them. When
the waste places have been populated
the act under which we are operating
Is SO constructed that we can turn our
attention to other plans of develop
ment as the necessity for them ar
rives.
There Is no part Of the country
that offers so many inducements as
does the middele south Just now to
the native and foreign settler and
investor. Our State department has
just been launched, but believe 1T is
constructed upon better and broader
lines than any similar State depart
ment In the country, and l expect
noteworthy results. We are now in a
position to Offe - the desirable farm
er from across the water lands upon
which he can raise something the
year round, and with due conSidera-
tion to all conditions l cannot sec
wherein the element of failure enters.
| know we have obstacles to sur
mount, but obstacles are ever an
element in the success of any import
ant undertaking which is of itself
departure from the beaten tracks.
All the Southern States are begin
ming to awaken to the value of their
own resources, and it is safe to pre-
dict that in the next few years this
part Of the United States will Eecome
considerable factor in the produc-
tion Of the wealth Of the country at
large. Eastern capital is at this time
paying more attention to southern
land and other investments than ever
before, and the spirit Of progress is
today running strong in places where
Il few years ago the people seemed to
be ignorant Of their opportunities. -
Few York Sun,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Served Him Iinl,t

At Savannah, Ga, Henry Olson was
found guilty in The United States
court Wednesday morning of shang-
haiing sailors out of Savannah. A re-
ceipt was shown in court indicating
that Olson lad received $3.50 for the
shipping of eight negroes who were
subsequently discharged penniless in
Bristol, Eng, whence they were re-
turned to this country by the Ameri-
can council. There are other cases OF
similar character against Olsen.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Grcnt rrust Grower

Unquesti nably Theodore Roosc-
velt is the greatest friend tile trusts
ever had, judging from the figures.
Under eight years of Cleveland $3.50.
100000 worth Of industrial trusts
were formed, under Mckinley about
81, 200, ,OOO.O0, While under Roosevelt
the capitalization of these concerns
reached the fabulous sum of 33.67O,-
OOO,OO0 Never in the history Of tie
world have the trusts ilourshcd in
such rank luxuriance rs they have
under the benign influence of Abiul
Roosevelt.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
"A Trust "Bustcr."

Congressman John w. Gaines. Of
Tennessee, in speech against an ap-
preparation for building a road in
Alaska, said that his constituents
needed good roads and besides were
oppressed by trusts, but the oppres-
sion of the ice trust had been relieved
by Chief Justice Alton b. Parker and
others in New York, when the Demo
Gratis applauded the name Of Parker,
and Mr.. Gaines again provoked ap-
plausc on the minority side by saying:
We are going to put him in the White
House. He is going to crush the bal
ance of the trusts in this country,
which the Republicans will never do"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
SHOT BY coNsrABLEs.
They Were Assaulted by One White
Man and Two Negroes.

A dispatch from Charleston to The
State says NJ. S. Sullivan, liDeman
of the Postal Telegraph company, was
shot and seriously, perhaps fatally,
wounded in an affray with State Con-
stables j. L. Owens and @. II. Hud-
son, which occurred Thursday night
on the steam launch Hornet, between
l l and 12 o'clock on the cove beach at
Mount Pleasant. The shooting grew
out OF the capture Of contraband IL
Quor which Sullivan was conveying
from the Clyde wharf to storehouse
on the water front Two negro men
were with Sullivan at the time, one Of
whom, it Is said, was also wounded by
the constables. Their names could
not be learned, for neither has
been seen since the affair. Both me-
groes fled from the boat, it is said,
when the shooting commenced.
1t is not positively known which
constable shot Sullivan. At the St.
Francis Xavier infrmary THURSDAY.
Sullivan, it Is alleged, stated that
he was shot by Constable Owens and
e'e-o ot'S hSSic Nuo SuOU NY CUUSUdDle
hudson. Sullivan is thought to be in
critical condition. He was brought
to the city Thursday about 3
Il. m. and sent to the mfr mary. An
operation was performed upon him
and it was found that the ball had
passed through his left arm, entered
the side and perforated the intestines
in six different places. The bullet
vas not located.
Con,tables Hudson and Owens ar
rived in the city this morning at 3 80
o'clock with 10 gallons of whiskey,
which they had captured from the
Hornet, Sullivan's launch, having
hired g rev boat at Mount Pleasant
and rowed the goods over to Charles
ton. Chief Constable Holmes was
Immediately notified Of the shooting
of Sullivan and the capture of the H.
quor. Chief State Constable Hanmet
was informed Of tue shooting early
Friday morning by Constable Holmes
and he is expected in the city soon
to make an Investigation Consta-
bles Owens and Hudson, acting upon
the advice of Constable Holmes, sur
rendered to Sheriff Martin about IL
o'clock Thursnay and were sent to
jail to await further developments.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
INC New Stn1nns.

The new series of stamps commcm-
orativc of the Louisiana purchase ex-
pr sition will be placed on sale by the
pnStoilicc department April 30 and
will be continued til, December lst.
The designs are as follows: One cent,
with portrait of Robt. II. Livingston,
United States minister to France.
who conducted the purchase negotia.
lions; two cent, red, portrait OF Tnos.
JellelSon, president at the time the
purchase was made; three cent, pur-
pie, portrait Of JAS. Monroe, special
ambassador to France; i've cents, blue.
portrait William Mckinley, who as
president approved the act of con-
sreSs oiliclally connected with the
exposition; ten cent, brown, bearing
United States map, showing the ter
ritOry Of the purchase.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
In his letter of March 24th Mr..

In his letter of March 24th Mr..
Howard says:
My Dear Colonel: sent you few
clippings yesterday and l see one in
last nights paper L thought l would
send you today, with my views of it.
have advertised my property for the
last three weeks in 10 papers, viz. ::
Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Wor-
ccSter Gazette, Spring field Republi-
can, Springfield Union, Springfield
Homestead, Hartford Courant, Ware
River News and Barre Gazette. Yes,
10 papers, and l have had but 0ne
man to call to look at my farm and
some six letters Of inquiry. The
trouble in New England is the cold
winter for me; that is the one great
reason l want change and l can't
see why the west part Of South Caro-
lima is not an ideal place for me, Il full
blood, dyed-in-t the-wool Yankee, and
lots more Of us who have always been
workers, and are willing to let our
arm out If Wesiean come with the
right. hand Of fellowship extended.
GaToiinas @ES 1a fu5s 5 up6n 6sfgie Sae
New England Yankee as tricky, sharp
and always looking tor the almighty
dollar. This may be SO to an extent,
but these yarns as to the Yankee be-
ing d. negro lover" is all bosh; the
class Of people l would like to see
have chance to better themselves
want none of it. There may be in
and around Harvard college and Bea-
con street few so-called ''nigger
lovers" but they want them at arms
length. Now in my town Of 5000
people there has never been in the
past 20 years but one colored family.
Our people outside of the cities know
nothing Of them and want nothing of
them, only they would like to see the
colored man, as long as the Great
Creator has put him on the earth,
given Il chance to have home and
country and some of Gods blessings
that are given to others; and the most
OF the people, that is, the class have
requested you to present. to the chief
OF the bureau of immigration for his
consideration. would much prefer this
government unStead Of the millions
that have been blown in FOOLS lly and
needlcssly in the Philippines on a lot
OF people who want no part of us, and
90 per cent. OF the people of this
country want no part of thcm) would
give to the head Of every colored fam
lily home Of 20 or so acres of land
in, we will say, Central America,
Cuba or jamaica. Give the colored
man country Of his own and flag;
establish him on his land with proper
looking after and advice till his chill
drcn can have the benefit of schools.
That the colored people can live in
this part OF the world and IL white
man would have hard time Of it, is
well known; that is the way the Yam
kee who works for living would
solve the negro problem.
My dear colonel, l started to tell
you how | was trying to sell out here
and don't have the success [ could
wish; the fact is there are 900 farms
for sale to one buyer; farms are a
drug in New England. intend to
write you from time to time anyway
in order to keep posted as to immi-
grafton, etc. / am,
Very truly, etc,
w. V. HOWARD.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Passing Ofa Fad

The Chicago board Of education has
condemned the vertical system OF
writing. Through its official bulletin
the board says: 1t is an injustice to
the child to impose system of hand
writing upon him and force him to
adhere TO 1T through his growing years
at the cost of not only SuppresSing his
individuality in this acquired mode OF
expression, but also at the sacrifice of
his time and the mental nucncy that
comes with the ease which accompan-
les mode of expression fitting the
individuals characteristics
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
MIR. WATSON TALKS.
The Commissioner of immigration
Tells New York Paper
OF NEW STATE DEPARTMENT.
Commissioners Watson Makes State.
nent of What He Hopes TO
Accomplish In Bringing
White Labor Here.

By an act of the South Carolina
legislature which went into effect on
Feb. 26 there was created in the State
a department Of agriculture, com
merce and immigration. Il J. Wat.
son OF Columbia, representative OF
the new generation Of energetic young
business men who are the impelllng
force back of the recent awakening OF
southern industries and commercial
activity, has been selected by Gov.
Hayward as the first commissioner of
the new department..
~ Mr.. Watson has been in New York
for several days on business connected
with his office. This summer he will
make a trip to Denmark, Norway,
Sweden and Germany, with view
to presenting the advantages OF South
Carolina as field for the desirable
class Of immigrants WHO come from
those countries. Speaking -Wednes-
day of his visit to New York and Of
the circumstances which led to the
creation Of the department of which
he Is the head Mr.. Watson said:
My presence in New York at this
time is due to the new conditions that
have arisen in the middle south, and
1T is no unmeaning errand considered
In the light OF the development Of the
country. The rapid development of
southern manufacturing and the con-
sequent icbbing Of the fields Of tue
white tenant farmer class, the demon
stration given to the world last fall OF
the dependency OF its cotton manu-
featuring interests on the south for
raw material, not alone in this coun-
I try but abrOad-theSe and the ten.
denoy ui tine negro TO move to the
centres Of population and thence to
the east are the three essentials to be
considered.
1t is perhaps strange and yet not
unexpected condition that the very
rapid development Of the manufac-
turing industry of the south-particu-
larly in my State-should result in in
5 Jury to agricultural interests. The
explanation, however, is easy. When
we went ahead ,and put nearly s4O,-
600, 900 into cotton mills, which could
only be- operated sIi site labor for
reasons it is not necess Phi, discuss,
we simply robbed bur fields Of the
te tenant farmer class and left
aafienltliral Interests in su' a
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
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l.N.O.l6
BAC ACK. FROM NEW YORK
Commissioner Watson Well Pleased
With Prospect for Immigration.
GREAT INTEREST IN THE EAST. &.
The south's Opportunities for Set
tiers and Investments Are
Attracting A Attention
I'm ALI Classes

q y lt
The Columbia State says Col. %. IT,
Watson. Commissioner Of commerce
and immigration of South Carolina.
returned Wednesday evening after
ten days trip to. New York In the
interest Of the new work of which le
has been placed In charge.
Ihe commissioner has the faculty
of taking up everything he does un-
dertake with enthusiasm, and this In
stance is no exception. He is highly
pleased with the results of his trip
and seems fully inbued with a deter
mlnation to accomplish something In
the field to which he has been called.
The interview and editorial ie re-
produced from the New York Sun
show that Col. Watson caught on,'
in New York, as such paper as The
Sun does not open its columns to a
nobody.
Soon after reaching the city
Wednesday night Col. Watson had
talk with Gov. Hayward and the
governor was we'll please with the in
formal report which he made. Wednes-
day the governor received the follow
ing note from Mr. William Williams
of the New York department. of COM
merce and labor:
Mr.. e. J.. Watson, the head of
your department Of agriculture. COM
merce and immigration called at ELLIS
Island today with your letter of in
productions; Itgaye me great pleas
ure TO see him and viii, assist him
to the extent of my ability on his
present mission to the east"
When seen Wednesday night Com
missioner Watson talked talked most inter
estingly Of his trip and the prospects
for his work. While all that he had
learned, considered and undertaken
could not be reviewed in the time
then at bis disposal he consented to.
tell of few things that had come un-
der his observation.
i have been in the east" he said,
for the last ten days giving the most
earnest attention to the southern i'm
migration problem, and arranging all
the preliminarieS for the founding of
the work Of the new State department
upon substantial basis. I knew at
the outset that the work was one of
many ramitications, and that speedy.
action and vigorous measures would
be necessary. Since estnd vi
ditionssand tfs
tIles friIfS ~ < * ~ !,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Five Were Drowned.

Five persons, members Of pleasure
party from the Florida Methodist. col.
ege at Sutherland, Fla, were
drowned near Anclote light house
Sunday night. The dead are: Mrs.
Walker, wife Of the president of the
college.
Mss O'Connor of Atlanta.
Miss Slaughter OF Sutherland
Miss McCray Of Sutherland.
Mr.. Bouland Of Sutherland.
President Walker and Miss Newton
reached the beach alive. The bodies
of Mrs. Walker and Miss O'Connor
have not yet been recovered. The
bodies of the other thee who lost
their lives were washed ashore on the
beach and recovered. President
Walker had taken the party out for a
cruise to the house, but met with
rough weather and the boat was over
turned In the gulf. The Florida
Methodist college is located at Suther-
land, on the west coast OF the gulf.
about 30 miles from Tampa.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
a Queer Notion.

Mr.. Q. M. Strader. Kentuckian,
before dying in Philadelphia The other
cay, dictated will requiring his body
to be cremated, the ashes taken to
Louisville and scattered on the
waves of the beau5iful Ohio" He
concluded: When this is done, If
the angel Gabriel cun collect my re-
mains for the judgment, L will take
OF my hat to him, and will be there
at the last roll cali.n The instruc-
tions have been carried out,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-15
Knife in the Brain.

At New 'an, Con-. portion of a
long thin knife blade, which had been
imbedded more than twenty years in
his skull, penetrating an inch into the
brain, was removed from the head OF
Christopher Osborn by DR.. NJ. j.
Adams The patient is negro, 81
years old He is employed by Prof. j
NJ. Weir, of Yale. According to
oSborn's history of the knife blade, he
quarreled with another negro, who
struck him in the head with a knife.
The blade broke OIL and the steel close
10 the skull. Osborn was sent to jail
ior his share in the fight, but recover
ed and suffered no Inconvenience until
a few weeks ago, when he began to
have convulsions. They grew in fire.
quency, until last week he had them
every half hour and paralysis be-
gan. DR.. Adams says the man will
recover