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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
"A Large. Meteor.

DR.. Horbors Howe Of Chamberlain
observatory Donver, COL, 10 collecting
data concerning tho largest meteor seen
moro than thirty years. 1t VAS OBJ.
served Dcoembor s betweon 3 and q
O'Clock in tho afternoon. Dor or.s
como from both sides OF the II :
Mounsain divide 90 Far north 40 :, A.,
toga, Wyoming, and as Ear south
% Dolts Col., Judging from thssa
distances Prof. Howe, cssimates
ito height above The earth % OF leapt
600 miles. II appeared nearly as large
as the moon and was inoando doscent.
Whom apparently Just abovo .Nortf
Park, COL, 1t exploded with accompany
ins phenomena resembling an earth
quake, houses hoing shaken aud a
rumblipx eoand perooptiblo for miles.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
a Louisiana L,ynchinu.

Spcoisl from lake Providence, Ia,
says: The Belle Of tho Bends, which
has arrived here from Arcadis, Miss,
landing reports murder end robbery
At that plaoe Sunday, which, III is
thought, resulted In The lypohing Of
two negroes thoro Tuesday. Two.
negroes from noighborhood loveo camp
won't 70 a trading boat kept at tho land.
ing by Q white m ian, and killed him and
his vito and baby. They thon robbed
tho boat and lefs, af.or burning the
craft to tho water's edge. The negroes
Woro recognized by tho property OF tho
white family end arrested. They con-
fessod, and 1t 10 said, were taken In
charge by mob.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
AN IMPORTANT CASE,
Now Before the United States Supreme
Court. t

The United States supreme court now
has before it tho most momensous ia
sues that have been presented for it's dc
ciBion since tho days Of slavery and
State rights Upon its d0livorancos
depends tho immediate and perhaps tho
remote future of the republic. I'radi
tionally the supreme court is unbiased
aud unaffected by political consider
ations and ejudioes, yot it 10 hardly
human for tribunal OF nine mon not
to be In measure .aifsoted by past, if
not present, party ties and niii .ilaslons
In considering this phrase OF sho quos.
tlon IL IL remembered that throe OF tho
judges, or ono third Of tho whole nun.
ber, wore appointed by Prosldent Har
riaon, who has only recently d Q olsred so
strongly for the strict Interpretation Of
the constitution 1t ia understood also
that others Of tho judges onj ~ very
intimate social relations with the r.
publican ex president, who was onter.
tainod by and with them during his late
visit to Washington. The Solicitor gen.
oral OF his administration represents
the plaintiff in tho P,pke case lnyoly.
lng The status of the Philippines. OF
the mem bers Of tho court those are r j.
publican appointoos: Justioos Gary,
Brown, Shlras, Harlan, Brewos snd
MoKenna, and tho Democratic ap.
potatoes arc Chief Justice Euller, JUS
tioes White and Pookham. OF the Rs.
publican m ioers Washington oorre-
spondonts dict that Justices Harlan
and BroworW al side with the Democrats
in giving q decision against oolonialism,
whrch will mako al anti-lmperialist st
mi jority. The latter has already in o
pubic address doolared against imper-
iallsm, Justioo Mokenna is tho only
appolntee of President Mckinley. Re.
moved from tic political arena and free
from the dangers of political changes,
'thesupremo court judges ought to bo
able to formulate decisions with impair.
tiality, and until tho court docs other
WISE wo arc disposed to give it credit
for freedom from bias and prcjudioo. -
The State
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Sensationalism Js,ln Mad

The Metho Hist oluroh OF Austin
IL, was flloi Sunday evening in
ans yer to 9 want advertisements asking
f'r 900 girls to attend the services. III
l Were Girl" was tho eubjscs Of the
sermon delivered by the pastor, the
Roy. a. n. White. he said, in part:
IF ! w6ls q girl would aeok for the
toundation principles that would bring
to mo o pretty faoo,, form and dress.
without the use Of paint or powder OF
arts OF tho tailor. / would so ok to have
. sound, hoalty body, and in securing
this | would be temperate In the use Of
caramels and 'fSdges. / would uso
moro Indian clubs and tonnis r.okots
and less Of the dance racket" /" The girls
seemed pleased with the sermon. &
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Charged with Brutality,

Mr.. Edward 0. Dean, OF HparsaR-
burg, who is we'll known in Charleston,
where he was engaged as Newspaper
reporter first on tho Evoning Post and
later on tho Nows and Courier, .is,in
serious trouble in New York. Mr.. Dean
has been for some timo cmployed aa a
nurse in Bellevuo Hospital. Ga Mon
day, he, with two other nursoD were
dramed from tho institution boosuso
OF brutal treatment Of an inmate OF the
insane pavilion. The patient, L.,H.
Hilliard, died last Wednesday, and the
coroner Of New York has sworn out
warrants for tho arrest Of tho three
nurses, charging them with responsibil-
ity for his doath. Dean had not been
arrested st last reports, but detectives
wore looking for him. The case will bo
fully investigated by the coroner to de-
termine whether doath was due to the
III treatmont received at the hospital,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Rurel Free Mail Deltyery..

~ . s.' +. !
Congressman yHtanyarne* Wilson,, Of
tho Fourth Congressional District, has
sent out tho following letter regarding
tho sucooss of,the rural free .doiivery
system, and tho: way Of obtaining i.s
extensions:
Free rural delivery bcing no longer
an experiment. this Congresa will app
proprlato several million dollar for It's
extension. About every oommun nifty in
the district can SECURE tho benofit of
the sorvioe during the coming .year, by
making application therefor. The
course to pursue is thls:
Present q petition, addressed to tho
First Assistant Postmaster General,
signod by those who desire tho soryico,
This potltion should be signod' only by
heads of families, and; should mention
the number in each family. 1t shoaid
set forth tho nature ,of the o6natry
whore tho delivery 10 dysirod, whothor
densoly or sparaoly populated, tho
principal avocatlons Of the people, tho
character Of the roads, and tho distance
which, undor the existing oondisions,
oaoh lotron has to travel TO .roeoiyo
his mail, and should be accompanied
Whenever possible by rough map in.
dioating tho r0ute or routes proposed.
This petition whom properly signod
should be sent to the Representative
In Oongross, or to one Of the Senators.
with request that he endorse thoro.
on his accommodation of tho pervico
asked and forward tho petition to tho
departments. The route should be be-.
tween twonty and twenty five miles in
longth, and Berve not less than ORC hun.
Died femiliae. Upon receipt Of tho peti.
si0n . special agent will DO dotailod by
tbe aapa9.E,ans 10 visit the location,
map ous I'm souts and seless tho car.
rler." a
: Those who ~aha the banaflte y this
admirable law shopldmake arrangements
OF oRoo to secure IL, All they havo TO
do 10 to follow she general instructions
given above.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
A Woman's Secret.

An oxtraor binary story OF a wonen's
terrible sccros at last revealed comea
from Ostend, Belgium. Three work.
mon were tried about sovcn years ago
and found guilty OF having committed
Q sorics OF crimeg, among them the
murdor Of an aged woman at HIATT.
mond. Although they declared their
Innocence until tho last moment, one OF
them was sentenced to imprisonment
for lifo and the others were guillotined,
Now o woman nanod SoumanRo has
just denounced her husband, twho sho5
says committed the crimes. s dc ID said
TO 90 quite aano and the authorities arc
invoatigAting tho charges.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Train Robber q Suicide.

So . - . . . a & Z
With q gaping wound in tho back
and another in tho loft wrist, inflicted
by tho police, Odanning B. Barnes,
trainrobber, dre9 the keen edge OF a
hunting knife across his throat in 0
swamp near New Orleans Wednesday
and ended his oareer. Hia body bore
two bullet wounds-one in tho back,
tho other in the wrist In tho pockets
we're found the watch Of tho oonduc-
tor OF tho mail train, many registered
letters and qusntity OF dynamite,
The body was idontifod as that OF
Charming B. Barnes, with many
aliases, who WAS wanted for partioi-
psting In the dsriL 3 hold up OF on
Illinois Oentral express train at Wick.
life, KY, last July. 'l.I5
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Masked Burglars.

-Four maskod men entered the homo
OF Michael Frs man, living near Middle.
ton Ohio, early Wednesday morning
and bound and gsgsed him and then
searched the houao. Finding nothing.
thoy roleaaod him and told him they
knew he had just received $4,000,
which no must produce. Protesting ho
had no money, he was twice knocked
insenoible. He lay helpless till tho
next morning, whom no was rescued by
passersby. He 10 In q serious eondi-
tion, but may recover.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Instantly Killed.

CAmpbsll 9. Nos vain, aoction fore
man OF the Louisville and Nashville
RAILROAD, was instantly killed at Molina
Fla, 1hilo uuperidtSndihg the unload.
ing Of hoavy timbors from fat oars. Ho
was caught under she timbers and his
head and body crushed and horribly
mangled. He was to have boon mar
ried Deco ,ber 26th,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
A TBRRIBLE MARCH.
Experiences Of Halls Command In the
Mountains Of LuxoR.

ExpesIenees Of Halls Command In the
Mountains Of Lux OR.
Tho folio owing passages, descriptive
OF Gen. Halls expedition last o ober
to BlnaDgonan, over tho Siniloan Mouu
taains, t4a arc tskeR from che !, Manila
Con. Hall had In tho meanwhile
started on what wsS probably one Of
tho most difaoult marohos over under
taken In the Philippines BIZ large
body of troops. Ho had in his. oom
maud ono company Of Maoabebe pcou,s.
two companies Of tho Second United
Ssascs Regulars (H and Ky, two com.
panies Of tho Eighth United S,atos
kceulars, and two companies OF tho
.Tnirsy.seventh United Statos Volun.
teers. Owing to the d iii suit and dan.
gorons trial over tho Siniloan Mountains
no took also 800 Chinese aB packers.
ule-wagons being useless, Con. Hall
loft Sinloan for Binaugoman, situated
about forty: fyp miles distant; but il
TOOK him six days to make the march.
His oGcial report covers thirty pagea Of
legal.cap, but il will be d,fi ,uls mat.
tor to understand tho hardships endured
by the troops on this march by merei Y
reading o report Of the expedition.
The Pasig. Riyors and .its tributaries
wero crossed forty-ivo timos. Rain
fell night aud day; the rise ,apd broad
wero cooking vet, and: became sour and
unfit for food. In addition. to this the
troops wore lo,dod with their equip
monts and 100 rounds. Of ammunitlon.
The march was further hamporod by
tho Oninoso packers, who, after tho
thirty days, gave out entirely, and in
crossing tho swollen streams would lose
the provisions on which the troops so
much depended. The Chinese had a
most. Bevcro task, and suffered much
moro than tho soldiers; end to Tighten
their burden oaoh man took an extra
100 rounds of ammunition in his h aver
sack. Ia spite Of oil that could I bo
done, ,howeyor, tho expedition was ha-
rassed at every turn by tho paokoro
Many ofthem would have boon drowned
had 1t not boon for tho bravery Of tho
troops (t6reo privates are mentioned in
the offio'sl repors for epooial acts Of
herolsm) ..l',#,:
On tho fourth day out, three i1sur-
gonts were captured, and rebel oamp,Y
only q few hours old, was found. About
this timst 1on. Halls horse was killed..
Inc fearful strain Of the march had
told on every one 10 the expedition,
which was how stre,obed out Ia o long,
struggling line Of suffering men, somo
six miles in length, half Of them baro
footed, and with clothing torn from
them by tho heavy jungle, worn out by
loss of sleep and food, and with their
ratious reduced to slioo Of raw bacon
q day per man; but relief came whom
the head of tho column crowded through
the last canyon and struok tho beach.
For tho nexttwo days 165 disabled
mon were under treatment, one of
whom private Chapman Company Il,
Thirty seveuth u. 8. " died from
complete exhaustion; Eight Chinese
diod on tho trail, and fout- afterwards
died ON board tho Garona no., >''t' u
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
THE FIRE FIEND. !
Columbia Waited by Worse Burn
in Twenty Years.
rHE RoME.HoTEL 9 URNED.
1he rs Total Loss Will Amount TO
s.hlng Like ons Hun.
dred. and Fifty Thous.
and Dollars.

"Wednesday night 'Columbia was
vlsitod BY tho most disastrous Gre 10
tWenty years.
The Jerome hotol and three large
mercantile establishments on Main
street and four smAtlor ones on AgAonn. !. 4
ply woro destroyed. The total esti-
900. RI" =. \ =. " vs
Tho fire started at 8 O'Clock In the
rear Of Van Moter's furniture storc. 3 y
lamp having exploded. Alivery stable
and q hay warehouse adjoining oausht
in almost sosond's timo and the arc
etartod to burning through to Main aud
Assembly strocts, clearing everything
until stopped by an alley dividing The
square. '3 ],
Tho Jerome has boon political hoad.
quarters for the state for years. The
building and furniture wore valued at
Vo 900; insurance, $40, 900.
Othor losses were:
J. NJ Van Motor, two store bu;ldings.
$40 O0O; stock (furniture), $50, 900 IN
surance, $40, 900. :. Is
M. MoRanoy, stock groceries and
hoqsehcld = nma effects. $4,000; insurance,
81 G19.
King Racket 4 k,ss store, stock SO, 600; in.
Mays stables, oontonts el,OOO; ia
aured. -
3 g 2. Losnhart. two briok store
Wm 4 Lyes Ly e store building, $4,000;
Tho fire wes nndcr control oh vii
night. a ~
The fre had to bo fought with two
engines. as the third was of being re-
paired. Hard work to prevent the firo
spreading. Augusta, Charleston and
Newberry woro asked for assistance.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
viii Push II.

Senator Tillman says thas he will
push his amendment to the Hay.
Pauncefoto treaty. The South Caro-.
linian'o amendment 10 modification Of
the Davis amendment Although
Mr.: Tiilman says he will urge its
adoption, il 10 stated on tho best Of
authority that the majority Of tho com.
mittce on foreign relations are opposed
to It, and will not agree to its adoption.
X the Senator insissa upon o vote on
his amendment in tho Honate. 1t 10
not likoly that 1t will meet with any
better fate than 1t will in the COM
mitteo.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
More Negroes Than Whites.

The annual report Of the superin-
tondont. of education, just about to be
issued, will show that tho total enroll.
mont Of tho public schools amount to
27l,787 for tho ontiro State. OF those
l26. 1893 are white pupils and l65, ,6O2
arc colored puplls Below arc gwen
the enrolment figures FOR tho raoos by
oauntiea.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28

Burglars entered Konnedy's band at
Hopo Ind, early Wednesday and blow
open tho safe and secured @l5 600
Two burglars looted tho bsnk while q
third kept watch outside with q oar.
riago, in which thoy oil escaped, A
posse ID In pursuit
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
BENNETrsv1LLE, S, e, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 1900

ahy annouooed that he would pay $685.
wy reward for tho apprehension Of tho
abductoro.
Tho Oudahy boy In his statement Of
what took place says, among othor
things. He was across the street from
bis own homo, on his way back from
kdstin residence Tuesday evoning whom
two mon approached him. One said:
we arc shoriffs from Sarpy county
and arrost you as Eddie MoGoe, who
escaped from tho reform school. They
drove to house, supposedly in The
southwestern part Of South Omaha.
Tho boy was taken in and chained to
tho floor. Ho remained there all night
and the next day. From q oonversa.
tion betwecn the abduotors and him.
self tho young man learned that the
abduotors had boon seeking to abduot
ono Of tho girls Of tho family.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1900-12-28
Two Hundred Massacred.

A A'diapatoh from Vienna reports 70.
cont Monlem oxoossoB against tho Chris
tian population In tho central provinces
OF Tnrkoy, whore 200 Christians hayo
been killed. 81. Il
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-09
LOSS BY FIRE
Stull & McGregor Wareroom
Badly Damaged by Fire.

The alarm of fire was sounded at
2 O'Clock this afternoon for the Stull
& McGregor warerooms on North A
street, next north OF the Campbell &
Coke grocery. The fire burned
fiercely and rapidly in the stock of
goods that was stored in the place
and the fire company had not lit
tie difficulty in fighting the flames.
Four streams of water were soon
playing on the interior OF the build
ing where the flames were confined
and the fire was soon unde control.
Stull & McGregor had surplus
stock of the better grades of furni-
ture in the place valued at between
four and five thousand dollars. There
is Insurance held in the various COM
panies represented in the city. The
building is the property of M. b.
Bristol of st. Louis.
The origin of the FIRE is not known.
There were employees of the Stull &
McGregor firm in the place a short
time before the flames were discov-
cred, and they and Harry Holmes of
the @. w. Bollinger house turned in
the alarm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-09
A TRAIN IS HELD UP.
Two Masked Men Plumber rassen-
gers on Union Pacific.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. GA Jour
nal special from Salina, Kan, says:
Union Pacific east-bound passenger
train No. 4, which left Denver Satur-
day night, was held up by two men
several miles west of Hugo, Col, 90
miles this side of Denver. The passen-
gers in the Pullman sleepers were
robbed of their money and valuables,
obtaining about $1O0 in cash, gold
watches and jewelry. An old man,
named Fay, resident of California,
who had been visiting in Denver and
was on his way to ST. Louis, refused
to surrender his valuables and fired a
shot at one of the robbers, but missed.
Thereupon the robbers fired, one shot
entering Fay's mouth and coming out
at the back of his head, killing him al
most instantly. The robbers stopped
the train, jumped off and escaped.
The Murder of Mr.. Fay.
Charles v Fyke, Kansas City law
yer, was among those robbed. Mr..
Fyke gives graphic description of
the murder OF Mr.. Fay. He said:
Near Limon two men were discovered
on the platform of the rear Pullman. The
Pullman conductor, D. B. Smith, mistook
them for tramps, and ordered them to en-
ter the car. Go to the smoking car he
said, and at the next stop leave the train
They entered the car and at once drew re-
volvers, both flashing weapons in the con-
ductor's face, One handed him flour
sack. Holdit with both hands. said he and
wake up the passengers. Then they began
a systematic search of the car. 1t was in
semidarkness, and all the passengers had
retired several hours before. One robber
guarded the conductor while the other
extorted money and valuables from the
dazed passengers at the point of the re-
volver. All Of the passengers in the rear
Pullman were soon plundered, and then
the bandits entered the forward Pullman,
where was. An aged man, A. j. Fay, dis
covered what was taking place before any
one else in the car. He partially emerged
from his berth and presented a revolver
through the folds of the curtain. The
bandits saw the revolver, and one of them
opened fire at the same time Fay fired, and
it is believed the bullet struck one 81 the
men, but of that no one is sure. Fay fell
like log, and was dead before his body
touched the berth. The bullet had entered
his mouth and had passed through his
head. His blood and brains were scattered
over the bed coverings"
The Dead Passenger.
Denver, Col, Aug. CIV. j. Fay,
who was killed on a Union Pacific
train near Hugo, Col, while resisting
train robbers, was formerly promi-
nent resident of this city. He estab-
lished the first gas and water plants
here and was superintendent of the
old Denver Gas company for number
of years. He was a prominent mem
Der of the odd fellows and had organ
lied number of lodges in Colorado.
What most people want is something
mild and gentle, when in need of
physic. Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets IL the bill to dot They
are easy to take and pleasant in effect
For sale by Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-09
Births, Deaths, Marriages

BAKER.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Will Baker, of Lost Greek, Iowa, Sun
day, August 5, 1900, 12-pound girl.
WRIGHT.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. @ Wright, Saturday morning, Aug
ust 4, 1900, ten-pound daughter.
Mother and babe dong finely.
KOOGLER.-Died, of old age, at his
home in Spring Greek township, at
S:45 o'clock p. NJ, Sunday, August 5,
1900, JACOB KOoGLER, aged 70 years,
months. Funeral from the home at
1880 A. M, Tuesday, August z, and
interment in Wymore cemetery.
ALEXANDER Died, of old age, at
his home in Givin, at O'Clock A. NJ. +,
Saturday, August 4, 1900, NATHANIEL
ALEXANDER, aged 50 years. Funeral
from the M. E. church at 2 O'Clock P.
NJ, Sunday, August 5, and interment
in the Henness cemetery.
WELDON.-Died,a at his home, No.
713 Sixth avenue west, at O'Clock P.
NJ, July rs, 1900, of decaying of the
bones after an illness of several years.
duration, ALEXANDER WELDON, aged
50 years, months and L days. The
funeral occurred at o clock A. NJ. +,
July 80, and interment was made in
Bluff Greek cemetery.
NEWELL-LEE.- = Married, on
Wednesday evening, August /, 1900,
at eight O'Clock, at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. b
Zee, in Fremont, MR. JAMES CHEW
ELL to MISS ORA LEE, Rev G Lien
ant officiating.
After the ceremony was performed
an elegant wedding supperwa served
to the guests present. The wedding
was very quiet affair, only few in
innate friends being present. The
bride and groom received large num-
Der of elegant and useful gifts from
their numerous friends. These young
people need no introduction to the
people of Fremont, as they both have
large circle of acquaintance. Miss
Lee has been employed as teacher
in the schools of this vicinity for some
time, and her work has always been
very satisfactory. Mr.. Newell has
been employed as a clerk for a mum,
Der of years in the Canon & Gum
store and is trusty and competent
employe. The HERALD extends con-
gratulations and wishes the newly
married couple long and happy lite.