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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27

IS At Chicago III II because her face
had been marred by i'll health; Mra.5 /;
Lulu w. Brennan has Killed herself
by the use OF chlorof form at the Del:
Pardo hotel. The reason for the sui
eide developed at the coroner's inquest
today. Mrs. Brennan was the wife Of
a wealthy citizen OF Denver and up to
four years ago, when she contracted
blood poisoning, she reigned among
the bellies Of Denversociety. She felt
the loss OF her beauty deeply and last
October came to Chicago and placed
herself In the hands of a beauty.
doctor" Even at the hotel her face
was covered by a veil. MUST ii I al
ways be the yelled woman?, VIII peo-
pie always stare at my face because it
ls ugly, just as they were once at
tracted by my beauty?n This plainb
burst from the afflicted woman recent
ly, according to her maid. On an
other occasion she said to an uncle
living in Chicago: Death is prefer
able to life in this condition." but she
laughed and no more was Thought OF
| her words, zSs3 "a $3.50
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
KILLED HIMSELF.
Sad Ending OF Young J. P. Caldwell
OF Charlotte, N. q.

A Charlotte dispatch to The Colum-
bia State says J. P. Caldwell, Jr., the
l9-year-old son of. P. Caldwell, edj-
tor Of the Charlotte Observer, COM
mitted suicide Wednesday evening at
o'clock by shooting himself through
the heart with a revolver.
There seems to be no cause for the
rash deed. For six weeks the young
man suffered from depression and sew
eral times has said he intended to kill
himself, but 1t was thought that the
remarks were due to dependency and
we're not based on any fixed purpose.
Young Caldwell had been up town
most Of the day and started toward
home shortly after S o'clock. On his
way homeward he met a friend to
whom he said he intended to do away
with himself. Hls statements caused
some alarm, and upon being COM
municated to a member of Mr.. Cald-
wells family kindly effort was made
to change the young mans frame OF
mind.
Without further discussion OF his
purpose the boy walked into his faith
er's house passing through the hall
In which his sisters were seated, and
going to his room on the second floor,
he closed the door. A second later the
! pistol shot was fired. One of his sis
ters who entered the room found it In
darkness. She made light, and then
saw that her brother was lying on his
| back across his bed. He had placed
the revolver against his left breast
and the bullet had penetrated the
heart, producing almost instantaneous
death.
Young Caldwell had served two years
in the United States navy. Since hi;
return home, year ago, he had had
several attacks Of illness and had suf-
| fefed moro or less FROM melanoiiolia
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Killed a Nfiiiionnire.

Joseph Furlong, OF St. Louis, the
travelling man who shot to death Iry-
Ing Mcdonald, the young millionare
Sunday morning at the Hotel Metro
pole, was acquitted by a coroner's jury
and discharged from custody. Fur
long, in company with VIM. Lynch,
another travelling man, Mrs. Lester
Myrick and Miss. Grace Holt OF the
Governors Son" Theatrical company
visited cafe late Saturday night and
started for their hotels in the morn.
ing. They were followed by four
young men, McDonald amnung them,
and In n fight at the hotel, Mcdonald
was shot through the stomach.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
TO PENSION THE FAITHFUL.
Important Action. Taken by tho At
lnntic Coast Limo Railroad.

Important Action. Taken by tho AT
lnntic Coast Limo Railroad.
Tho annual meeting of the stock
holders of the atlantic Coast Line rail
way was held at Richmond, Va, Tues
day.
The following officers were elected
r. G. Erwin, president; Alexande
Hamilton, first vice presldep 20. S
Gadsden, second vice presldenl E. III
Emerson, third vice president; r
Kenly, fourth vice president.
Board OF directors Michael Jen
kins, Waldo Newcomer, Fl. Walter.
and w. G. Elliott of Baltimore; +. w
Scott, Richmond, Va; e. B. Borden
Goldsboro N. C.;J Il. Estill, Savan
nah, Ca; Nj. L. Plant, New York
Donald McRae, Wilmington, N. G.
II. B. Short, Lake Waccamaw, N. @.
J. J. Lucas, Society Hill, S. c.; Alex.
ander Hamilton. PeteTsburg,FVa
The board Of directors elected The
following:-
II. Walters, chairman; H. l.. Bord
en-, secretary and assistant treasurer,
New York; James e. Post, treasurer
Wilmington, n. c.; r. D. Cronly, as,
siStant secretary, Baltimore: W. r.
Sullivan assistant secretary, New
York; w. r. Jones, assistant treasur.
er, Richmond; J. J. Nellljan, assist
ant treasure, Baltimore; O. @. Olney
assistant treasurer, Charleston, S. G..
j. Nj. Lee, assistant treasurer, Savan-
nah, Ga; j. r. Kenly, general mana
ger, Wilmington, N. c.; Fl. NJ. Emer.
son, traffic manager; Wilmlngton, N
u; III. @. Prince, comptroller, Will.
mington, N. c.; w. G.. Elliott, gener-
al counsel, Baltimore, Md.
A dividend of 2 1-2 per cent, was
declared on the common stock payable
Jan. 10, 1904.
one OF the features of the meeting
was the adoption of resolution au
thorizing the board of directors to es
tablish a board of-penSion by which
pension will be paid officers and EN-
:ployes Of the road on the ibasis ofssser
vice and aee1 -. - --ss q e.
The annual report OF the officers 81
the company shows the following
financial condition OF the road: Gross
earnings s19, 1852, ASS go, operating ex
penses Sl1, $40, 1886. SO; net earnings
$7,772,1l9.0l; other income Sl,l52,
952.34; total income SO. 925, OIL .35; de
ductions from income S7,646, 118.O8
surplus income for year, 81 ,278, 953.22
1t also shows that the company
owns 3,999.26 miles of track and oper
ates under lease 139.6l miles, making
total Of 4,l3S.87 miles by the com
pany.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
and that all the sugar he could find
that ina belonged to the trust was 1926


"a few days later Mr.. Hayemeyer
testified that the sugar trust had 93,-
600 tons Of sugar In Cuba. Wood
only missed 1t by 90 900 tons.n W, B
Mr.. Burgess (Dem.) or Texas, char-
acterized the bill as an outrage and
said his party could not hope for sue
cess at the polls next year II it con-
tinued the policy OF making tariff
agreements affecting the agricultural
and stock interests Of the courtry.
Heading on extract from an article
written by Thomas B. Reed, Mr.. Bur
CESS said this simply means stripped
OF OF an verb'age and bare facts stated,
$4,000 was appropriated from the
Cuban funds on vouchers Issued by
Leonard Wood, endorsed by the war
department. Of this administration,
reciting on their faces that they were
for the purpose Of inilue ncing public
opinion in the United States in favor
Of this bill. - ~ : 80 40, n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Wired for Help.

W. H. Clendenen, a telegraph opera
tor at Brown, Pa, was found dead 10
the tower shortly after Z o'clock
Thursday night. At $3.50 o'clock the
operator at Oak Grove, Pa, on the
same road received this message from
Clendenen: Send switch engine
quick to me, I am being murdered
by -." The wire opened and
not another word came. A switch
engine was sent TO the scene. the
body was found lying under the desk,
the head crushed In. A bloody spike
lay on the floor beside 1T. Robbery
apparently was the motive. &
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27


away with the call for extra courts.
II lawyers and slitigants were always
ready to go to trial and there were less
delay; In the sdispa toh OF the business
before our courts, the congestion
which tits now claimed exists would
be removed and the present;machinery
could transact the business In less
time than is now occupied, even with
the aid Of extra courts. 1t should be
remembered, however, that the State
Is increasing In population and In bust
ness, and in proportion to this in
crease there will be additional litlga-
t!on. In 1870 the pDpulst st!cn4 4ct the
State was 705, 900. Now it is twice
that number. In 1870 the number of
circuits was eight, the same number
that we have now, and then we had
only 81 counties. while now. we have
II. The argument seems to be strong-
ly In favor of an increase o; the num-
Der of circuits"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
TWO sECEssIONs.
Comparison Between tho Case o
South Carolina and Panama.

South Carolina and Panama.
It has been said that Great Britain
would have been as justitiable in recog-
nizing the Independence Of South Caro-
lima In twenty-four hours after the
fall OF Fort Sumter as the United
States was in recognizing the Repub-
lie Of Panama as soon as it was pro-
claimed by the junta. A comparison
shows rather to the advantage OF
South Carolina. The two have very
nearly the same area, but a large por-
tion Of Panama is not hah.tahie, being
either high and jagged mountains or
marshy coast. South Carolina had in
1860 a total population Of 7O5, COG.
Panama's population is probably less
than 100000. There has been no re-
cent accurate census. Secession Ia
South Carolina was not altogether SO
precipitate as it was in Panama, and
1t preceded by four months the attack
on Fort Sumter. On October 25, $50,
resolution passed the South Carolina
Legislature declaring that the State
would secede If Lincoln should be
elected. On November Of the same
year the Legislature passed an Act
calling a State Convention, and this
Convention on December 20 unani-
mously adopted the ordinance OF se-
cession. The State forces seized Fort
Moultrle and Castle Pinckney Decems
ber 27, and it was not until April IL
that Fort Sumter was fired ON and
cartured by Gen. Beauregard.
These proceedings were leisurely,
compared with what was done in Pan
anna. There was no Legislature there,
no sort Of State government. The re-
gion was merely a department Of the
Republic Of Colombia ruled by officials
appointed from Bogota. The Act of
Secession was declared by junta COM
posed OF some half dozen men, without
any formal consultation Of the wishes
Of the people. The secessionists would
have been powerless to protect the
government they set up, but marines
were landed from the gunboat Nash
vile and the commandant Of the Col
ombian troops at Colon, forty miles
away, was prohibited from sending
soldiers over the railroad to Panama.
A Colombian war ship undertook to
lombard the rebellious city, but the
United States authorities ordered it TIC
desist.
South Carolina had regularly elect.
ed Governor and State Legislature
and the act Of secession was deliberate
and orderly. Great Britain or any
foreign Power, after the fall of Fort
Sumter, could have recognized it as
an independent State with more con-
sistencY than the Government al,
Washington could recognize the junta
government at Panama.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
He Was Bounced.

Prof. Spencer Bassett, occupying
the chair Of English at Trinity col
lege, Durham, N. g., has rendered
his resignation and the trustees will
act on 1t Tuesday night. Prof. Bas-
scGt's resignation is due TO the fierce
criticism Of the press on his article In
The Atlantic Quarterly on the negro
question lin which he stated that
Booker Washington is the greatest
man, except Gen. Lee, born in the
South, in hundred years. College
patrons were threatening to withdraw
pupils and Methodist churches were
demanding Prof. Dassett's dismissal.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
In Dea,iIy Duel

AT Denver, COL, Rev. Felix NJ. Le-
pore, pastor Of Mount Carmel Catholic
church, and another Italian named
Joe Sorici, were fatally wounded to-
night in Il duel supposed to have
arisen over card game they were
playing in the preists apartment in
the church building. Father Lepore
was shot twice in the abdomen and
once in the face, and Sorici was shot
once In the abdomen. There seems to
have been no witnesses to the
affair and all those who were near are
Italians and are very rctcent about
the shooting. Both were taken to ST..
Joseph's hospital, where it is said they
cannot recover.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Fol- Dead In straet

J. Fairfax Mclaughlin, 60 yeariI
old, clerk In the New York surrc-
gates office, dropped dead at the
corner Of Broadway and White streets
Wednesday night. His death was
probably due to heart disease. Mr.
Mclaughlin was walking with two
associates in the surrogate's Office
when his hat blew of. He started
after 1t, but had gone but q few steps
when he fell heavily to the sidewalk
and died. Mr.. Mclaughlin was known
as the historian Of Tammany Hall.
He was born In Virginia,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Conc Wrong.

at Atlanta on commitment from
Justice Bloodworth's court, charging
larceny, w. e. Latimer, book-keeper
for j. j. s. j. e. Maddox, was locked
up In the tower Tuesday afternoon.
The charge, 1t Is said, grew out Of an
alleged shortage of about sl,50O.
Latimer has been book-keeper for the
wholesale grocery firm Of J.J. 81. q.
Maddox for more than o year. He
kept all accounts Of the firm and
handled the cash turned in by the
collectors.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
a. Az!IW'FlJ 4 l':lI i q OLLIsION
Thirty. .One Men Killed O. and B Fitteeaj
Others Bodily q Injured sss 5
ONE OF THE EBoILRRs RxpLODlED.]

E1s..:::::...!: s.: ...:
S. Near MaokinaYv. iii

Another terrible railroad accident
Is reported from Peoria, III. Thirty
one men we're killed and at least fit-5
teen Injured in; a head d-on3 3collisi lon; be-s
tween a freight train and q work train
on the Big Four railroad & between
Mackinaw5 and fremont Thursday af-s
ternoon. Eodiec of 20 of the victims.
have been taken from the wreck which
is piled 40 feet high on /, the / tracks
Five bodies yet remain buried under
the huge pile of broken timber, twist
ed and distorted iron and steel.
On Q hank at the side OF the track.
lie the bodies OF the victims, cut.
bruised and mangled in horrible
manner. So far IL only have been
Identified, the remaining being I'M.
recognizable. even by those who knew
them and are aware Of the fact that
they are among the, dead. The VIC;
Tins are residents of neighbOring
towns. s &: = s.I4
All the dead ) and most Of the In
jured were members Of the work,
train, the crews on both engines
jumping In time to save their lives.
The collision occurred ina deep out at
the beginning Of a sharp curve, neither
train being visible to the crew Of the
other until they were in SO feet Of
each other. The engineers set the
hra les sounded the the Ties aud then
leaped from their cabs, the tWo trains
striking with such force that the
sound was heard for miles. ls A second
after the collision the boiler OF the
work train engine exploded, throwing
heavy iron and splinters Of wood 200
feet. /; q. 49, 49,
Conductor John w. Judge, of sIndi-
annapolis, who had charge OF the
freight train, received orders at Ur-S
bana to wait at Mackinaw5 for the!
work train which was due there at
2. 40 p. m. Instead of doing this he;
failed to stop. The engineer OF ,thef
work train, George Becker, had also:
received orders to. pass the freight at
,Mackinaw and was on the way to that
station. The work train was perhaps
five minutes late and was running at
full speed. y .,,3s.s
One of the last bod lea recovered was,
that of William Bailey OF Mackinaw,S 81
who had been lifted 80 feet into the
air and held I'm place by Z two steal
rails which had been 5pushe snpb be-
tween The engine and tender: Of tne;ll
work train The dead will lie on the
ban al mig ht, or until the sarrtyalIof. !.
he c1rone nersotS i EazeWel 4 1copnty in the
ornin on otgs tho Is s men Who
s Il,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
A FatnI ExDIosion.

BY an explosion Of dynamite in a
burning store at Sharon, Mich, three
men were killed and fourth so Sc
yerely injured that he may die. The
lire originated in a general store, it
Is supposed, from an overheated stove.
'Ihe blaze spread quickly and in the
excitement of the moment, every one
forgot about the dynamite being
stored in the building.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Nearly Wiped Out.

Remarkable fatality has attended
the family Of Peter Hickey, of Brook.
lyn. During the past week five mem bers
having died from typhoid fever In that
time. or six persons in the house.
hold only one-a a little daughter-re.
mains. She is still Ill and probably
will die. A priest who attended the
family also contracted the disease and
died.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Boil Wcevil in Mails,

Acting Postmaster General Wynee
Wednesday issued an order directing
rigid enforcement Of the section Of
postal laws and regulations which ab-
solutely excludes all insects and rep
tiles from the mails. The action is
the result OF reports that specimens
Of the Texas boil weevll, an insect
very destructive to cotton plants,
have been found in the mails.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Drowned Himself.

The coroner's jury after an investi
CATION into the death Of Raynor Bell,
whose body was found in the Pasquo-
tank river at Elizabet City, N. O., re-
turne,l verdict that Bell came to his
death by attaching rocks to his body
and then leaping into the river.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
Begged for His life.

At Alpine, Ky, at prayermeeting
James Shelton, aged %, and Denny
Hayes, aged 26, engaged in an alterca-
tion when Hayes drew knife and
stabbed Shelton In the right breast.
Shelton died in 15 minutes. Shelton
begged Hayes not to kill him as he
had nothing against him. Hayes is a
cripple and G bad character generally.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27

. H
This may not be the way the ac-
count was presented to pater after
daughter had been successfully dis
posed OF, but suit will be filed in
the superior courts today based on a
claim for services performed by Prof.
NJ. Kline in arranging the marriage
contract between Miss Dora Winkle
and j. T. Wilensky.
In the suit which will be filed-bY
bis attorneys, Messrs Tw!ggs s. on.
yer, Prof. Kline will show that, ac-
cording to q custom OF orthodox He
brews, he is the only person in Savan-
nah with the right to arrange marri-
age contracts between husband and
wife, and that in accordance with
this right he accorded his services to
J. H. Wrinkle, on request, and after
duly arranging the TERMS. made a
match between his daughter, Dora,
and Mr.. Wilensky.
Prof. Kline will further claim that
he duly brought about the match,
drew up the dowry papers, and In due
time the ceremony Joining Mr.. Win
kle's daughter to Mr.. Wilensky in
marriage was performed. He states
that the sum agreed on between him
self and the father OF the bride was
$500, ,and that the amount was to be
paid immedia lately after the perform
Eancas ofssthe ceyemo This amount;
anu the coIrt will 6e asked t6 HaA4t faht
him Judgment against athe said Win
kle for the sum agreed on. -; ~ l
The marriage between Miss Win
kle and Mr.. Wilensky took place near
ly a year ago, and Prof. Kline be-
lieves that he should have had his
money long before this. Prof. Kline
does not sue for services In arranging
a match between Mr.. and Mrs. Wilen-
sky, but for his labor in drawing up
the proper papers for dowry, etc.
There Is law against marriage lot
teries" in this state, which provides
that no one shall receive pay for SER
vices performed in bringing two un-
married people together as man and
wife. The suit will involve many
technicalities Of law, and more deli
cate questions, exposing the privacy
Of contract always supposedly sac
redly secret.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
A N0vELsUIT
Brought by Matohmaker for Bring
ing Two Souls Together.

ing Two Souls Together.
The Columbia Record says story
having considerable local interest in
1t comes from the Savannah News.
Mr.. J. Fl. Wrinkle, one Of the parties
involved, lived in Columbia once and
has relatives in that city now. The
story is as follows:
: Fl. Wrinkle to M. Kline, DR..
10 arranging one marriage contract
beteween daughter and j. T. Wilen-
Sky $500.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
THE MAGILL BILL.

MIR. Magill worked out his plan in
accordance with the census statistics.
The population Of the State Is ,34O,-
BIG. The unit, if the circuits could
be made uniform, would be lGS, 75O
for eight circuits, or 1874 200 for 10
circuits. His bill proposes the follow
ing groupings:
First Circuit-Orangeburg, Bam-
berg, Colleton and Dorchester, popula-
tion 1885,
Second-Aiken, Barnwell, Hamp-
ton, Beaufort; population 133, 769.
Third Sumter, Clarendon, VIII
liamsburg, Florence; 12l, $50.
Fourth Chesterfield, Darlington,
Marlboro, Marion, Horny; 1885,, ,973.
Fifth-Lexington, Richland, Ker-
shaw, Lee; lit. .649.
Sixth-Fairfield, Chester, Lancas-
ter, York, Cherokee; 1I5, 1906.
Seventh Greenvllle, Spartanburp
Union, 144,55 :
Eighth -Abbeville, Anderson, Oco-
nee, Pickens; 1872, ,I37.
Standardization, Berkley, George
town; 141 1916.
Tenth-Laurens, Newberry, Green.
wood, Saluda and Edgeicld; 4O,478.
LITIGATION Is GROWING.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the general assembly by
Gov. hcSweeney, who reported that
the special term of court permitted
under the act of 1900, exhausted over
80. 300 of his contingent fund. He
had observed that the special terms
were not as satisfactory as the regular
sessions. Continuing, Gov. McSweeney
stated to the general assembly.
IT, however, there is demanded fOl
these extra courts, and the demand
is increasing, 1t would be better to In
crease the number of circuits and de
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
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Jnese are ssfi ousl 3 q, jul
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-24
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. William Carson was in Dillon
today on business.
Mr. Fred Dobbin, of State Center.
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. A. L. Stuntz, of State Center,
was in the city Monday.
Rev NJ. Londahl. pastor or Elm Nor
wegian Lutheran church, spent Monday
in McCallsburg.
Superintendent w. Z. Tomlinson, of
the county farm, spent Monday in the
city looking after business matters.
Messrs. Carl Dahmann, John Leach,
William LaPlant, l.. w. and A. Tight,
of st. Anthony, were in the city Mon
day.
Miss Mabel French returned Mon
day evening from Grinnell, where she
has been the guest of Mrs. d. Nj. Cox
for a week.
Mr.. II. H. Buck, of ST. Anthony, was
In the city Monday evening, being on
his way home from Chicago, where he
has been for week looking after bus
mess matters.
Mr.. j. f. Mitchem. of Denver, who
has been to New York looking after
business matters. for the past ten
days, arrived in the city Monday even
ing and spent the day with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Mitchem. He leaves
for Denver this evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-24

The regular meeting of the Political
Equality Club will be held with Mrs. j.
F. Tallett, IL North Fifth street, on
Wednesday evening at o'clock. Topic:
Modern Literature
w. O. Nugent. of Oskaloosa, for many
years a we'll known Iowa Central en-
gineer and a former resident of this
city, spent Monday in the city consult
ing over business matters with Messrs.
C. a. Seely and A. NJ. Clark, who are
among other interested with him in the
Eclipse Mining and Milling Company.
Mr. Nugent is very sanguine over the
prospects of the mines development.
Monday evenings Des Moines News
says : Adjutant General Byers re-
turned yesterday from Iowa Falls
where he looked over the ground with
reference to mastering in a company
of the guard at Iowa Falls, to take the
place of the F'orty-ninth regiment for
meriy occupied by Marshalltown. He
was very much pleased with situ-
alton at Iowa Falls and there is no
doubt that town will get into the ma
tional guard with a strong company,
we'll supported locally. The company
has already been gathered and will be
in in time to participate in the en-
campments this year.