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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
A Horrible Death,

a few moments after midnight
Thursday On unknown man throw him.
self into one Of the furnaces at Schoen-
bergers millo, Fourteenth and Il .ua
a!roets, Plttsburg, Pa. Almost his en-.
tire body wac roasted beyond idontif-
cation, his left foot being tho only part
not dipfgurod. A fow moments bofol Q
uldnlsnt tho man was econ to onter tho
mill yards and stand at the foot OF tho
hoisting cago which carlos orc and
otfor supplies for tho furn.o,. The
moment that warning was sounded for
tho cage TO aseend with Its load throo
workmon saw tho suicide Jump on the
platform ard Ltsnd within fow foet Of
them. Ho was pulled out about throo
minutes lalor, every part Of his body
rohombling o pieoo OF half booked meat.
No ono can romcmber having seon him
before. 1t is probable no. will neyer
.bo identified. The body vas removed
70 the loorsuo. Tho man va sout 35
years Of $50, medium height, sandy
noustaoho and appsronilyan American.
Ele wore black laced shoes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
The Gospel Truth.

Pay your debts if you oa,; and If you
can't, 60 and sec your oroditor and make
an honest, straightforward statement
to him of your condition and prospects.
Don't wait for him 70 SEQ you; dom,
dodge him on the streets; don't avoid
him in o crowd; for he Of Ill others il
tho man you ought to soc, and you osn
not feel yourself to bo man to tho full
oxtont Of tho word until you have met
him with your head croot, looked hin!
IN the face and tailed to hlm like ,
man. Thoro is nothing that will take
the manhood out Of one fanter and mosc
etfeoiuslly than lodging and hiding
from oroditor. -Gsffuoy Ledger. :
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
Railroad Farming.

According to compilations by the III.
nanoial Chronicle, tho gross earninge
Of 105 railroads in tho United States in
October aggresased $77, ,b83, 600, on in,
orcAso Of SO, 232, 600, or noarly IL poi
cout. Tho earnings Of tho Northwes
tom group wero bonofNod by the
hoAvy spring wheat yiold, while othoY
syntoms had to contend With q snalIor
production Of corn, barley and oats. In
spite Of tho cotton shortage, tho South.
weptcrn group inorcssed 10 per cont,
The gain in gross earnings Of 100 roaas
tor tho ten months to November | IL
$S8, ,273, 900, with the total 1924, $40,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
A ROW i'm ATHENS
oaussd BY tho oppcs csIslon 10 sa,la,
Translation 81 she Gospels s e;
INTO N ! Q NJ \ Q o Z 4 N q IsEE
Tw 7 went w''o'nsy Thousand Psopie II 9Ir,S
s'ltu'Jdants n RIosIng TlrlhsrsI il @
BIot''odshad t'' il tho strasts
Of Athens, .2s #

A dispatch from Athens gays saaita.
tion against the proposal 20 translate
the gospels into modern Crock cOntins
ued Thursday. Twonty thousand per-.
sons assembled around the ruins 81 tho
temple Of Jupiter Olympus and took
part in . demonstration !, organized by
the students A resolution was passed
calling on tho holy synod to excommu-s
nioato any porson rho translated the
gospels into Greek aa now spoken s
Eight hundred marines were land Il d and
oooporated with the troops in pstrolling
the locality. Several collisions ooour.s
red and ocoRsioAal shots were fred Il
During the encounters botWoen the
military and the demonstrators. seven
persons wero killed, 80 were severely
and many others were eliehtly wound
cd. Several Bhots were fred et q N: 81
Theotokis, the Greek premier, but;
without effect. 4 ,sss
Great excitement prevailed Thursday.5
Strong military detaohIne ents guard the
palace and the residence Of tho pres
mier. Everywhere anxious groups are
discussing tho situation. }s59
Haartrending scenes occurred whom
the bodies Of the dead were handed
over to their relatives. It ID rumoYed3
that armed men have arrived at the
university but tho building ig still
guarded by the students, who are sdopt.s
ing militkry' discipline. o ppositionS
deputies pafadad the streets during this
day, exciting the rioteys BY violent
language. s3 S&5s5 3 E5.'5
Theye were no farthcr disturbanoesj
during the evening, but it Id feared
that there will be q renewal OF disorder
Friday. Among those slightly Injured
are the profcet Of police Of AthonB and
tho prefect fAttica.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
a REVOLVING CRIME.
An Inhuman Mother Accused Of Kill
Ing Her Child.

The police Of Hobokon, N. j., arc
investigating tie mystery Of the death
of Gvo-yesr old Emalino Dale, who died
Wednesday Of stryohnino poisoning in
Hoboken. Tho child was tho daughter
Of Harvey s. Dale, manager Of life
insurance AGENCY in Ohio,go. Mrs.
Dalo arrived at Busch's hotol Saturday
night. According TO statements mado
by her, she has not been foeling we'll
and had beon taking atryohnino tab
lots. Monday night, che said, phc loft
tho tablets on dressing table, and
while sho was asleep her child arose
and ate throo of them, thinking they
wero candy. "Her cries asoko, mo-
continued Mrs. Dale, s'and eu nimoncd
Dr.. Kudiioh."
DR.. KCdiioh, who saw tho child be-
foro aud aftor death, Baid:
II was summoned to attond the
child at midnight and romainod with
her two hCutB, whom sue had complete
~ recovered ard waO froioking around
Tho room AT 3 O'clock WAS told oyor
tho telephone That the child was dead
and ogain won't to tho hotol. Mlrs.
Dale told mo that shortly after I left
tho ohilds hands and feet began to got
cold and that death soon followod."
County Pbysician Converse, who WAS
callod IN to view tho body, d, olined to
grant q burial permit and tho ohiid's
body WAS held at tho hotol pending
tho result of the police Investigation
and tho arrival OF the father ftom
Chicago. mrs. Dale was Miss Howo
of Now YORK city. Hor father was q
pbysloian who loft an ca,ato from wni oh
Mrs. Dalo roooivod an in cono OF 5000 q
month.
MrA Dale was arrested on a charge
cf murder. Ndwald Waller, said to be
iriend Of Mrs. Dale, was also takon
into custody, nut not nader tho murder
charge. Mrs.. Dale did not show any
unusual emotion when tho detectives
placod her undor slrcat until she was
told Waller, who hao just arrived from
Philadcl lphla, had bscn looked up.
'Well, il he's under arrest then tako
me, too"
Police Capt. Hayes and Assistant
Prosecutor Viokers questioned hor at
length, after which 1t vas decided
that sho be kept under police guard at
hor room in her hotel until morning.
Waller was kept in the lock. up and it
10 the intention to arraign tho two be-
foTo tho recorder IN tho morning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
Twenty Eskimos Arrive.

Twenty Eskimos OIL thoir dogs have
arrived in tho oi,y and ,afo at tho mid
way on tho eXposition groundo Tho LIS
kimo villsgo will be one Of tho many
attractions OF tho midway durirg the
exposition. Tho N.kimos attracted
considerable attcation upon their eyri.
WI, and whom il was leafnOd in tho city
that they had sopo into temporary
quaters ut the exposition grounds n
large orcwd Of poopIo vent cut TO tho
Ivory Oity" to take look OF the e.
kimos, aho ocu'd 10 coon Glad in fur
quits walkirs about tho grounds Char
loHt0n Post.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
He Knows IT All.

Tho breadth spd dopth OF mind Of
President Eliot Of Harvard wore etrik.
inely displayed in speoch no made the
othor dap in Boston, says tho Albnn5
Evening Journal. In little mo shan
an hour he discussed sus ,o.s ranging
from foot bsll to municipal ownership
OF street railways He talked on mar.
rlRge for love, money, on the European
peasant women working in tho folds,
on tho ftoo silycr and d.voroos. The
variety Of his subj ,ois Mas smazing.
Yet thoy ell wero handled in an oxpert
and mastorly way. And moreover, he
was'piaolio.l aud oonvinojn2.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
I Schley Declines.

Following the report that the court
0fikqpiry would cost Admiral Soaloy
$20, 600 tho Knoxvillo Sentinel on Nov.
l8 aent the admiral q dispatch asking
II he would oonsont to public aubaoy;p.
tionS to lay tho amount. Wednesday
Tho Sentinel roaoivtd q poraonal. lattay
from Admiral Sohley, tho purport o4
which was that he oapnot accept the
offer. Ho says tho report as 10 tho
cost is q mistako as the amount 10 not
30 great. He nuggoats that tho mstter
10 too delioato to discuss," and trusts
thnt his friends "vill appreciate hiS
position and rssDeot II. :, ,a k u ~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
REPU BLICANs Ar ODDS.
Serious Discussions May 0ooar the
Coming Congress.

A diapatoh from Washington sasa
unusual intorogt in the coming sopaior
Of Oongross ia being manifested ;inSgd,
vance Of tho Assembling of tho Hogae
and Senate. Public mon arc discus
ing with groat osgerneHsi the m anyaSin,
p0rtant questions pondipg end whic}l
will como up for consideration during
tho winter and spring months, a:s
Tho fact that thero arc E%,widoHdif-
ferenoes of opinion over those questions
in tho party in p0 xor adds to th9sip.
forest Of tho occasion and draws alton,
tion to the views Of Prominent m III bera
Of tho national legislature as thoy rssch
tho city. i 4 y 4. 3, s ij 4 Il, q
Il looks littloinow as If Tie Stables
might be turned and tho spirit ofS f,is.
sonsion transferred from tho IfSffdi 8
cratic dido Of the House to tho RSpub
iioan benches. Tho Republicans are
protty badly torn up over tho queafiona
OF tariff revision, reciprocity, .War 4 az
reduction and ship subsidiess There 10
thin difference betaeon them and the
Democrats, howover--it is possible TO
hold caucus and harmoniso thoir. con
fliotipg opinions in definite policy,
which would be aorupulously followed
when once dooided upon. .Ss.
Signs multiI ly that the ship subsidy
bill, proposed by Senator Frye and
backed by Senator Hanna,a willSlneat
with vigorous opposition in Republican
qusrtors. Trouble ia brewing fdr the
bill in several State delogationsl In
diana and Wisconsin furnish the most
consp: :ouous examples, but opponents
of the bill ara scattered generally
through the Western d dslogations. Some
Republican representatives in private
conversation declare positively that tho
bill shall not become law. b {
Representative Button of the Olego.
land, Ohio, district, Senator Hanrs 4
own bailiwiok, who ia ono Of tho prom,
inert Republicans of tho House ard
will be chairman Of the rivers and har.
bors committee, is outspoken against
tho ship subsidy bill.
Some Western Representatives who
have arrived in the past few days my
in private conversation that they fear
thoro will be tendency on the,part of
this House to be extravagant In SapprO,
priaiions. They report that thaye,is q
feoling Of that kind among their con.
stituoncios, and say that extrayasanos, ),
while keeping up heavy intsr1al5reye.
nue. taxes, will certainly be rea9nted by
the peopc in the UongrosaioAfl cleo.
tions noIt fall. 5sE t
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
MARINES AT RXpOsITION,i
a Company Has Arrived and Gone Tito


Tie Charleston Post says tho CON.
pany OF United States msrines detailed
oguerd tho government exhibits at the@
exposition arrived ct the Ivory City,
this morning. The company. oonsiats8
OF four OH aepg and nixty raen. |. # .hoH B
otiioers Of the Ioompsny are Capt trl, H Hsn-
sry Leonard siirBt IS lians s kuw,
Harding, Second Liep 8. thup
Hunt,
The company arrived / this morning
on Q speoial train oyer The Southern II
road, and was taken direot to the oxpo. q,
sition grounds, where ;th D Swork of Il ii n
loading the csrs Of tho tents and sbsg
gage, rifles, guns and other impedime
to, was begun. The marines aye
come prepared to roinain throu gKoat$
the expedition, end, bepides doing
guard duty, will give daily hibitionss
on the parade groundu. $;Is
The marincD have mad & ga ape oial lty.
in this line, and @hiIo 5at Buffa alo \ ats
traoted considerable attention for the
drills, company formatioIs, et and
WAS, q Feature ct tho Pam American Ilx-
position. # .s d. q A, S}Ss j$8
Tho ,oomp pany Of marines brought,
with them q 3 inoh field pieos9 and
threo small cannon 90 tursd "a Uhina.s
one of the Chinese maxi the other ai
Krupp gun. Tho guns wore s,,, captured
by Capt. Lsonard's company at gTion.}
tsin, while he was loading an al attack.;
In this attack Capt. Lsonard was
wounded by tho enemy, q ball striking
him in his loft arm, and it was noca d 4
sary for the army surgeons ia asnputatos
the member TO aaye his life. Il sss5j
The Damp Of the marinos hiss been
established near the cotton pelace, q on
the east sido. It has boon naried;
Camp HeyWard, in honor Of Col. Hey
ward tho oommander Of the division to.
lwhioh Capt. Leonard was attached in
Capt; Laonard naid this MOI ming that
ne was glad to got to Charleston and
WAS quite certain that his stay here
would bo q most pleasant one. ri He;
said he had heard Of Charleston all Of
his life, and that thore was no city I'M
tho country; that he would rather visit
ct this time than Ohnrlesto tom 4. ssSEi 5ssS$i
Speaking about tho exposition !. ho,
said that tho buildings ana grounds
presented q beautiful appenrnrl {. and.
from what he had hoard Of til, show. he3'
saw no roaSoE why IL should not beS 81
SUCCESS 10 every Particular. IlSy
The inarineH were busy all day l,itoh.;
Ing their tonts. The work will Be com4i
pleted by tonight. Daring the day sj
largo number Of people visited 6 tho
camp and watched the marines at work 3
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
The IcOnOclasts.

Tho man who has discovered that
Gen. Patnam never rode down that
rocky preoipioo to eic.po from the
British ought to ba suppressed. That
IL ono Of tho ipalionable boliefs OF Am.
eeirioane, and wo hsvo no patienoo with
tho man who would dieprove 1t. Noxt
thing We know nomebody will prove
thst there was no Paul Revcro, no Boa
ton tea party, and wo know, not what
next. We had rathor bo]ieye q fow lies
hood dispollcd. ,.. ''s y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
A Richmond Mystery.

81, ,,, Tho verdict Of tho coroner'S jury, in
ithe y CASE Of y ohm w. SCOTT, the youpg
oiap ana society man who was found
horribly beston la the doorWAy OF q west
,pnd Richmond, Va tenidonoe ono night
last week and who died without regain.
Ing o0ngoiousnesa, was 4 rend cred Wod.
.peaday. The verdict Was that Mr..
Scott d Injuries were infllctod8 By q
Weapon In Tho hands Of Some psraof
,gpknoWn to tho jury. In other Woi6a
shAt ne vas murdered. Tho affair con.4
.tinueb p deep Snyatery, and IL exciting
the groatest interest. s sl3s
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
Robbers Dropped Booty.

The 3 .nk os Troy, ronn., was l robbed
"Wednesday night. The citiz,ns weio
arousod and attacked the robbers, who
fled, dropping several packages of Dill.
YER, containing 1900, and other val.
uahlcs. a poaae with blood hounds is
In pursuit.. The amount lost is not yet
known, butt 10 thought to be Bmkll
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
sKina,s Bed.

IT. is mot every American millionaire
who oan droam Of his inoreasing wealth
whflo lying upon . bed upon which
onco rested the form OF q king. 81
tho other daySa full9bedroom spit oi
ash and olivewo9 b once used by
Uharlon x, WAS aolG TO q wealthy Am.
rioan for $500, a low prioe whom TIC
asorical ssoelAtiona OF tho iture
tsk6 into O en- do 81
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
N.xplosives1in Cotton.

Ssven largo oannonoraokers and some
sulphur matches were found aoereatod
In Q bale Of cotton intended for export
to Btomen, Germany. The balo Had
been loaded on tho Bsitish stealnshir
Cayo Largo which ia taking on q solid
cotton cargo Of 10000 bsles, at Pom
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
Government Fish Exhibita.

The secrotsry Of state received last
week the following lottor from Mr.. W.
NJ. y. Ravsnel of Washington, ID. O.,
representative OF tho U aisod States fish
commission, which 10 Of special intor.
est in Charleston:
Dear Sir | presume you know that
the fsh commission oxpoots to make
an exhibit of fishes at Charleston this
winter, and have boon detailed by
tho commissioner to take charge OF the
same. 1t will be necessary from time
to time to mako collections Of fishes
from tho Eaislo, Cooper, Santoe and
other rivers in tho State and to make
these collections properly it will b.
necessary to u5o soineS and other
toms Of fishing nets. [ would like to
have authorization at once fr0mS the
proper Sshto cfioial to mako suoh col.
loctloDs as [ desire ia any part Of the
State. The permit should bo so broad
that or any of my asoistants oan do
this work without fear Of being mo.
lestoa by Ststo officials. shall ap
preciato very much any assistance
that you oan ronder mo ia this mat.
ter II this docs not como under your
jurisdiction please refer my letter to
Tho proper official.
Tho secretary Of state thought it
best to have tho governor grant tho
authority asked for, aud this Gov.
McSacenoy did at onoe in letter
which has boon msiled Mr. Rsyene.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29

ENvELopED IN FOG.
Two Men Killed Outright and Mum.
bers Seriously Injured.

The densest fog over experienced In
Chicago caused humorous collisions bo.
twoon trains carly Weduoaday. In
theso collisions two mon wero killed.
two woro 90 badly injured that they
will probably potreoover aud Is othors
we're seriously hurt. Scores OF othcrs,
tho polico say, wero Injured in minor
accidents, duo to tho fog, but aa they
were ablo to assist th0mselvye 0 offioisl
Irol ofts were mado,
Tho moro serious accidents occurred
on tho Metropolitan and the Lake
Street Elevated roads. Collisions be
tween yshioles and street car, wer;
frequent but while q great number ol
people were iriurod by thom, mono Of
The iijare, inospaoitstcd them apd
the damage vas chiefly to tho ocllid
ing OBI cots themselves. ,8.a
Tho fog at an early hout was 30 thiob
that persons standing on tho sidewalkt
could scarcely distinguish street car.
paasing within fow foet Of them and
motormon kept their gougs changing a
constant warning.
Tha o,llision on tEo Metropolitan
was between trains gciug tho pamc
VA, aB was the oa.o in other aoci
dents Both trsins wero crowded
many passengers standing on tho roal
platforms. On tho first train thesc
wero almost tho only opoa to suffer.
Tho motormsn slowed up going arour d
8 curve and while waiting for q sigual
to inoroaso speed tho Humboldt Park
express train crashed into tho roar car
without waning. Thomas Mecny was
killed. -
On tho Lake S.roet Elevated tho ao.
o'dont was almoot exactly oimilsr. The
people Injured were standing on tho
roar platform with theexoeption of the
motorman, Muon, on the roir train,
iio eaid ho did not soc the troin ahead
until too late.
Later in tho day news Of another col.
lision which had ooourrod on tho Mot.
ropolitan, became public. One trair
Was ovortaken by mother. Otto Lein.
hert, tho conductor Of tho first train
remained On tho rear platform frantic.
ally waving q signal lantern while Tho
passengers who had boon standips
With him wont inside. His forts wore
in vain. Ho was crushed and dicd al
the hosp al several houra lator. Ia oil
thcro weto nine collisions on elevated
etrl osurts during tlr fog.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
Miracles Of Development.

Poor's Manual, which lo always in.
tterosting and remarkably reliable, in
it5 latest oditions gives a otatoment
showing how tho Investments in rail.
roads in tho Unitoi States havo grown
since 1870.
Thirty years ago the total railroad
osp espitsl IN the unitod States was 1904,
38O, 43l. BS. tho end Of the year 1900
IT had rlson to thoonormons sum OF
S$3,4lS,790, ,67l, or MORO than three and
u aas 3, bali Y aims ita naol.at in 1870.
lSss rprieliig as n this q BhowiIg ig, Il p is
aurpssbrd by that which Ms. Anthony
~. Brady meksB for tho dovolopmont
OF electricity in reeent years.
In 1870, when there wsa nearly a bill.
lion dollars Invested in railroads in this
country there was not cent in cleo
trio enterprises. They had their bo-
ginning several years later and have
progressed at rate that is without
preoondont in any line Of devolopmont
Brom nothing in 1870 to 60, 700, 0OO,-
O0O 10 the growth Of the capital in.
vested in electric railways, lighting
companies and other electric companies
IN this country. The faot thst there
ia now S332, 100000 moro money in
vested in elootriosl development in the
United States than in railroads will
surprise most persons.
Aud tho fact that since 1870 tho value
OF Investments in railroads and cleo.
trio entorpriges in this country has in
oreased $6,2l4, ,410,24O is almost in.
credible. Ii 10 ono Of tho many proofs
n LII A
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-09

stance, the first official notice was
taken OF alfalfa BY the board IN 1891,
when the total returned was Sf,SS4
acres; this year its field extends over
$4,000 acres, showing the phenome-
nal increase in tbs, ten years Of over
628 per cent, this years increase being
43. .134 acres. or more than l5 per cent
over one year ago. Even when first
considered Of sufficient Importance 70
be officially recognized as belonging 70
Kansas repertoire Of crops a canvass
OF the returns for that year (l6sl)
shows that with the three exceptions
Of Atchison, Johnson and Miami, each
county devoted more or less land TO
It's growth. Finney county leading
with 5,7l7 acres. while the counties
ranging between that number and
1000 acres were Kearny. Chase, Cloud.
Gray. Lyon, Saline. SedgWick and Wa
baunsee. and Of those claiming an
acreage at all Linn was among the
smallest, having two acres. Now
while not the foremost. Finney has
u. 545 and Linn POI. and the three
counties mentioned as having none IN
1891 have a total Of 62l acres.
Alfalfa seems to flourish In we'll
nigh an sections Of the state. and after
once gaining a firm foothold can be
safely relied upon to produce from
two to four cuttings whether the sea-
son be wet or dry. Preparations are
going on for seeding additional lands
to this remarkable plant, and IN the
light Of all experience it appears a
most judicious thing to do.--F d. Co
bunr, Secretary Kansas State Board OF
Agriculture.