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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
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Tilllnnn's Plea.


The following statement was fur
nished the press by Col J. II. TlllmaI
in response to an OTer from 4 New
York paper that it's columns were
open 10 him.
Il thank you for your courteous
and kind telegram In view of the facts
that the dispatches sent ont from Co,
lumbia eminated from the Office OF
The State newspaper, OF which Mr.
Gonzales was editor. do not deem
1t necessary to deny anything that has
been sent from that quarter. Can
only say that when the truth Of the
unfortunate affair is known my friends
as well as the people OF the country
Will see how thoroughly was justi-
fled in acting as l did. The state.
mentS already published in the papers
are untrue and at the proper time this
| will he prepared to show. Beyond
this | do not care to make any further
statement. James III. Tilllnan.
In commenting on the above the
Columbia correspondent of The News
and Courier says the understanding is
that Col. Tillman's line or defense will
be that he thought Mr.. Gonzales was
armed and that lie had Il weapon in
mis- coat pocket and that he had his
hands in his coat pocket. He is said
to contend that he had every reason
to believe that Mr. Gonzales was arm
ed and that he ought to have been,
even II he was not. The correspond
ent further says Mr.. Gonzales was not
armed. Mr.. T'illman will also, 1T Is
understood, contend that he had not
met MIR. Gonzales before. This
isalso denied, and it is said
that Tillman and Gonzaias were
in the Senate chamber and State cap
itol together. The correspondent
closes his comment by saying that it
is admitted that Mr. Gonzales sent NO
message; that he was quietly on his
way to his dinner; that he was alone:
that he was unarmcd; that he said
nothing to provoke hostiltics and
that Lieut.. Gov. Tillman met Mr..
Gonzales and promptly fired into him
is equally clear. What there was In
the mind of the assailant is another
question.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Five Boys Killed.

South Bethlehem, Pa, Pa, five
boys whose ages range from l3 to l5
years, while coasting Thursday night
were struck by a train on the phladel-
pllia and Reading railway and Instant
ly killed, and another was fatally
hurt. The boys were coasting on a
bob sled where the railway crosses the
street at the bottom Of the hill, and
the sled and express train reached the
crossing simultaneously. The engineer
was not aware Of the tragedy until he
reached the station, mile distant
from The scene Of the accident, when
the blood and bones on the pilot of
the engine gave him the first intima-
tion OF the occurrence.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
GOV. McsWEENEY's TRIBUTE.
His Official announcement OF Tho
Death Of Chief Justice McIvcr.

Death Of Chief Justice nicIvcr.
Gov. McSweeney announced Judge
Mclvcr'S death to the general assem-
bly, on Tuesday in the following mes
Sage:
Gentlemen Of the General Assem-.
bly,.
1t is my sad duty to announce to
you the death OF Chief Justice Henry
Nlclver, which occurred at his home
IN Cheraw yesterday afternoon.
Judge McIver was one Of Soutl,
Carolina's truest patriots and purcst
citizens. For more than q quarter OF
century he was on the supreme
bench OF this State, eleven years OF
which time he served as chief justice.
During these long years Of service,
ever conscientious, ever true to the
trust in his rcpoSc, he displayed most
distinguished ability, and at the time
OF his death and for years previous,
was justly recognized as South Caro-
lnaS most eminent iurst
The record Df his life, including as
1T does brave deeds in times of war,
and deeds equally as hence in times
OF peacc-a record made in the SER
vice OF his State-iS bright and stain
less, and is now one or South Caro-
lina's priceless hcritagcs. The dis
tinguishcd service which he rendered
began with his early manhood years,
and ended only with his life. In his
death the State loses one. who was
the highest type of her citizenship,
and one whose memory she will hold
sacred so long as She keeps alive her
appreciation Of ability that is distin-
guished, Of character That is stain
less, of motive that is pure and lofty,
and OF deeds that are bright and glori-
Gus.
You will take such action as may
seem, to you proper upon the death
OF the chief Of a coordinate branch of
government.
Respectfully submitted
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
civil service Examinations.

The local board Of civil service an
noulnces that on February 3 eXamina-
tlons will be held In Columbia for the
following government positions: Elcc-
trcal assistant in the civil service, at
Il salary Of 5000 a year; machinist in
lc signal service at IL salary Of 81 200
and electrical instrument maker in
the signal service at large, at Fort
Meyer, ut Il salary OF $1,000. Infor-
nation can be obtained from Sccrc-
tary Wilson, OF the local board.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Killed l,y n EaII.

Pate Meyers, a young white man.
switchman on the Seaboard Air Line,
was instantly killed Wednesday morn
ing by n fall from the Seabnard, tres
tic at the corner Of Rice and Lincoln
streets in Columbia. The fall was
caused by collision between an out
going work train and an incoming
switch engine and happened about
seven o'clock Thursday morning. siyl
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
A Feat in stale rrinttng.

y y
The Columbia correspondence OF, the
News and Courier says: The Legisla-
tors found. .tpeir desks laden with pub
,lic' dott1merfts to-day. A new record
-hpd been, made in public printing and,
the stlaw-makers are supplied With
enough reading matter to lseen them
busy for some time. The Following:
reports Of State officers were deliver
ed: Pension report OF Comptroller
General; insurance report of Comp
troller General: report Of SupeTinten-
dentof Education; report OF the COM
mission on the South Carolina West
Indian Exposition; report OF plospilat te
inspector; pardons and combinations;
report Of State Treasurer; code com
missioner''s report; railroad commits
sioners' report; lighting commissions
report; reports OF the State geologist,
(two.) Perhaps the document Of
greatest Importance to the law
makers laid on their desks was a
pamphlet Of about eighty pages, be-
ing advance sheets uf the Comptroller
Generals report, containing the State
estimates, the county estimates, the
tax levy and the receipts and expendi-
lures. The pamphlet bore this en-
dorsement: with the compliments
Of State Company, State printers.m
The complete report Of the Comp
troller General would have been laid
on the desk Of members on the first
day of the session if the Comptroller
had been able to get the necessary re-
turns from all the counties.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
An Editor Dead.

Capt T.. NJ. Grist, senior proprietor
Of the Yorkville Enquirer died at a
o'clock Thursday morning Of apoplexy.t
and effects Of grip. He was sick only
a few days. s He was a. Confederate
veteran and lhas been connected With
The Enquirer since boyhood. IS
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
or GPEAT INTER EST.

The intense interest taken in every
phase or the tragedy is proably un-
paraiieied i'll iiio history OF the State,
not being surpassed perhaps even by
that which caused the death of Capt
h. w. Dawson, editor Of The News
and Courier. The prominence OF Till
man, as an individual, as we'll as
because he was a son Of the late Con
gresSman George D. Tillman and a
nephew Of Senator Tillman, and the
prominence of different character of
Mr.. Gonzales, editor or one Of the
most influential daily papers In the
State, caused telegrams to come north,
east and west asking for the fullest
particulars. The fact was recalled
that George D. Tillman, father of
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman, was Il friend of
SIr. Gonzales and encouraged and sup
ported him In his efforts to put The
State upon>a firm financial basis and
to make 1t Il paper of prominence and
influence In the affairs of the State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
Ni,Ir,icrcd in n ,CclI.

An Anglcton, Texas, Wednesday
night several men entered cell Of the
county jail in which Ransom O'Neal
and Charles Tunstaii were confined
with 4 NUMBER of other negroes and
shot the two men to death. The other
prisoners we're warned to cover their
heads with blankets, which they did !.
The bed clothing OF the cots occupied
by the negroes caught fire and
O'Neal's arm and leg were burned off.
The negroes were charged with tile
murder Of County Attorney Smith at
Columbia several weeks agoS,; ::saa
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23

FROM EYE WITNESSES. i.

There is apparently no desire on the
part OF the eye witnesses TO talk Of
the tragedy for publication. Senator
Geo. w. Brown OF. Darlington, who
was walking on the Inside OF The three
and nearest to Mr.. Gonzales said,
strange as 1t may appear, he did not
see the shooting and knew but little.
just at the time he had turned to the
side to speak to q lady friend who
was passing and then while turned he
heard the pistol fire. Hio friend ran
and he tried to stop and, assist her.
He heard no words and went Off to
calm his friend who was much excited.
He heard nothing pass between the
twU men but did not see the affair,
and Of course Senator Brown is abso-
lutely candid In his statement.
Senator Talhtrd, who was one of
the party walking along, does not
care to talk for publication and says
he heard Mr.. Tillman say, Il got
your message" and that he thinks
the shot was fired after he used the
expression. Both Senator Brown and
Senator Talbird said they were SO
much surprised and amazed that they
hardly realized what had happened
but there was no quarrel or fight.
Congressman-clect ID. Wyatt Aiken
with Mr.. Dominick did not hear any
words and thinks he was near. enough
to have heard, while Mr.. Dominick
thinks they were a bit too far. Mr..
Dominick thinks he and NIr. Aiken
were as far rs the Murray Drug COM
pany, about half q block away.
Arledge Lyles, who attends to the
fruit stand in the transfer station,
was standing in e doorway and saw
the tragedy. IIe saw what happened
but says he heard nothing. IIe seem
ed to be impressed with the long blue
steel pistol. He does not think there
was anything at all said, prior to the
Shnotig.
Mr.. Sims, who was first to reach
Mr.. Gonzales, first heard the pistol
shot.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
The Smallpox.

The governor has been Officially no
titled by Mr.. j. NJ. LaRoche, chair
man board Of township commissioners
that there is quite an epidemic of
smallpox on Edisto Island, one of the
islands Of the coast Of South Carolina.
He says that there are now some so
cases and that the disease is spread
ing. DR.. Evans Of the State Board Of
Health has been notified and asked by
the Governor to send a well-informcd
physician to take the matter in hand.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23

In a statement Mr. Gonzales made
it plain that he sought no difficulty,
that TO avoid a collision with Mr.. Till
man who was walking with two sena-
tors he cut across the pavement and
passed by without touching or speak
ing, and that Mr.. 'riilmnn pulled his
pistol or had ii in his hand and fired.
Mr.. Gonzales spoke TO Tillman and
told him Shoot again, you coward" |"
MIR. Gonzales said lie saw Mr.. J'illman
two days before and Mr.. Tillman saw
him. Asto sending any message to
Mr.. TilimMn he said Inc had not done
so and thai he was positive that Mr..
Tillman fired before he said il word.
The most serious wound is The cut
ting of the transverse colon for about
an inch and half, almost scvcrng
the intestine. This and the three
other wounds Of the Intestine were
carefully Scwcd. After tile Jeration
the phY:ician, reported that tile pa
LicnL sLOUd the ordeal beautifully and
that the operation was as successful
rs it could he. All during the after
noon messages came from all parts OF
ihc Stale inQuiring into the condition
OF Mr.. Gonzales and what hope could
be offered was dispatched,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
MOL
l.lI 3 6 4 Z REX @ i
Signal ! Caused the Death
Of Three Men fisst|S;
ON THE BALTIM0RE RE AND50 OHIO.
! Careless Messenger Boy Pulled
!. = Lever: showing q 5syhitos ss
sS Board Instead o r. II II ed les
lsH6nrIdS

Through the alleged interference of
a messenger boy i, wreck was cauSed;
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
east Of Cumberland Md IS early Friday
morning III. which four employees or
the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad were
killed and three injured Three, of
the men killed lived in baltimore ana
the fourth was a resident Of Cumber-.
land.f The killed: q {l
w. 7. Sims, engineer; (.
W.J. Morgan, fireman. 5saSi
II. ID. Sneerlnger, fireman. q
John Butler, engineer.
Those injured were: 81! ss
z. j. Hendricks, conductor, Balti-5
more, bruised about the body. ilt, a
w. N. Christopher, engineer, Balti-
more, bruised.
kinney, conductor, Cumberland.
The wreck was due to the display
ing Of a false signal giving a clear!
track for eaStbound passenger train
No. 10, when in the next block ahead
there was standing on the track a ca
ssbOosc and two engines. The passenger
Grain Was drawn by two engines ana
these crashed through the cabOose and
engines which obstructed the track.
Luckily the train had not attained Its
full speed and was only moving at the
rate of about 20; miles an hour when
the collision came. The postal car OF,
the passenger train was dcrailed but.
the passenger coaches did not leave
the track and their occupants escaped,
injury. y. s... rs 4 rs q y
1t is. charged that messenger boy
named Turner who was il. the block.
tower when No. 10 came along hear
ing the engineers whistle for clear
tracks pulled a lever giving him a
clear signal. The operator had, tits
explained. previously set the Signal at
danger. While his attention was be-
ing devoted to communicating With
the. succeeding block station, the boy,
lis alleged, pulled the lever that
gave the on-coming train the signal
that it had clear block ahead, and
the tower operator was not aware Of
what was done until the crash came.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-23
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

Dr. B. W. Taylor. the eminent
physician, was placed in charge and
it was promptly decided that an Oh.
Grafton would have to be performed.
Arrangements were made to take Mr..
Gonzales to the Columbia hospital.
llc stood the trip elegantly and after
being taken into the building his
pulse registered -, and at no time
had It'll gone below CO.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
On Divorce.
Editor of Tho Tor,rna1


To the Editor of The journal. = .-
This article is suggested by the words
Of a young, married friend WHO said: 1--WE
have been out Of the city for two years,
and during That time three of8my hus-
band's9best friends haNe become divorced.
It shocked me-" sheNcontinued, because
Of this state jof affairs among our own
set.'' But these conditions are every
where now, from tho millionaire class to
that of the day laborer. When will it
cease? Not until church and state unite
in a SYSTEM Of stTicter laws against the
great evil, and humanity shall be edu-
Gated back to Gods faplndation plan, when
man was createdtD be the head and
strength, = and woman a help to him in
the broadcast, and best sense in which
this word may be used. Here is no room
for selfishness on either side, but each
must bear the faults of the other AS
Carmen sylvia says: ,.tsAll men are not
heroes; and + add, all women are not
angels; this, too, from no fault of theirs.
Love, the great balance, lis needed to
give sweetness toðe ills Of life. If a
sense Of duty, instead of a, supposed hap
piness in a life of. ease and pleasure,
made itself paramount, in the aim, the
moral atmosphere would become much
clearer on this subject, and blessedness,
as the result Of a righteous and selfess
| life, would come. Then no little chill
dren would be in the anomalous position
of an orphanage without the interference
of death, wailing In sorrow, my father,
my mother, where are your"
| .... Harriet Scott
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10
Increasing Sugar Imports

In the fiscal year ending June 30, the
United States imported more than $780,
900 tons of sugar
Ten years ago it was predicted that
with the aid of protective tariff the beet
sugar makers Of America would soon be
supplying the entire domestic demand be-
sides exporting a million tons year.
The protection was accorded, but after
all these years of high taxes on sugar, the
total American production, cane and beet,
does not exceed 200 tons, and each
and paying more taxes on it, .-.
For the last two or three years the beet
sugar people have been terribly distressed
because it is proposed to admit Cuban
sugar to our markets at a reduction of 20
per cent in tariff, and again we were
told that soon the domestic sugar makers
would supply all our demands.
And now the reports turn up with the
announcement that we have just bought
more foreign sugar than ever before
The worst Of it is that the country has
been called on to pay protective tariff
that is not needed, since beet sugar can
be produced in the United States about as
cheaply as refined sugar can be produced
anywhere. The beet sugar crowd ought
to welcome reciprocity with Cuba and be
| thankful that it gets off so lightly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10

at its expense to assist us to grow richer.
Because congress once enacted high
tariff act, 1t must continue it indefinitely.
Seven years of higher tariff, following
some thirty years of high tariff, ought to
be enough to satisfy almost any reason
able beneficiary. But it is the old story
Of not knowing a good thing when see
ing it, Of forgetting benefits received while
clamoring for future benefits.
1t is the height of insolence for indus
tries such as those of the Iron and Steel
association, that sell their products in
foreign markets cheaper than they do at
home; that can produce just as cheaply
as their foreign competitors, besides hav-
ing the advantage Of being located right
in the greatest market in the world for
their goods, to come now to the nation
that has done so much for them and say,
because you have given us much, you
are morally bound to give us more" and
to inpute bad faith to the nation If it
shall not give more. There is not single
word Of gratitude, mind you, for what
has been given-only swinish demand
for more.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10

the "Jim Crow cars Of the south which
by separating the races avoid trouble and
heart-burning. But SO far as we have
heard even the most squeamish Of the
southern whites do not object to patron
izing the same store that a negro buys
from. Here there is no relation in a
social sense between patrons, while the
relation between the store and buyer Is
purely a business one.
Possibly this strict separation Of the
races, which has offended the northerner
because it seemed like an attempt to es-
tablish a caste system in free country
may be tho means of establishing a sym
metrical negro social system in which
there will be abundant room for the aspir-
ing negro to work out his destiny In
those southern states where the negro
population Is numerous the energetic,
ambitious, black man, when his race is
more generally educated, will find a large
field in which to labor. Thus all of the
advantages to the negro Of transportation
to Africa or the creation Of a negro state
will have been gained except the political
advantage. Possibly even this may be
gained in time thru the recognition OF
certain localities as proper ones for negro
domination. ss3
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10
Chicago Pos,

'-.' CHlCdSO fOSS.
by the way, Poole" said the society
editor to the sporting editor, you've been
at the seashore for couple of weeks
Cant you give me some society news?'
well, I don't know. I suppose might
run trial heat, tho I'm not much in that
kind Of a race. I'm not weighted just
right for the society stakes, you know"
'But you must have run across some
scandal or Irritation while you were away.
Just give me the result Of your observa-
tions'
"Well, now, you speak of flirtations,"
said the sporting editor, settling back in
his chair, II did see a little race Of that
description down at Narragansett Pier. I'll
tell you about it. You see, when I got
down there I found a number of flyers
there just layin' for a chance to show their
speed, but up to that time there'd been no
stakes offered that would get 'em onto the
track. But a couple Of days after I got
there an English duke or something
showed up, and saw right away that all
the flyers would start. The next morning
I was on hand to see the start. and it was
a beauty. A st. Louis filly, thru knowing
a friend Of the dukes, got away in the
lead. She got the first introduction, but
the rest Of 'em came right behind in a
bunch, all getting a knock down before
lunch. Well. sir, jest made up my mind
that you can't tell how horse can run on
the track by her actions in the stable.
There was a Chicago girl there that I'd
seen in the city. Jest size her up when
she's home and you wouldn't think she
could run a mile in three minutes; but
down there. on a fast track with a real
live English lord to fiirt with, you ought
to have seen her go. She made the first
quarter in a 1:42 gait; but st. Louis had
the lead and she was workin' to keep it.
st. Louis was a devil of girl for senti-
ment, communing with nature and all that
sort Of thing-natural, of course, having
been brought up in the country-and, in
an afternoon stroll on the rocks she in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-10
Segregation Without TRANSPORTATION

Since various associations of negroes
have begun to assert that, all things con-
sidered, the south is a more comfortable
place for the negro than the north, the
northerner has begun to think that there
is more of likelihood of the negro prob
lem being solved. The most surprising
feature Of this somewhat novel view of
the situation is that negroes, both north
and south, are beginning to approve of the
drawing Of the race line in strict fashion.
They say that If negroes cannot be ac-
commodated at hotels managed by white
people, cannot eat at restaurants patron
to operate hotels and restaurants them
selves, thus creating amongst them a.
class of business men that would not
otherwise exist. In this way drawing the
race line acts as a sort Of bounty to
negro enterprise. Doubtless the negroes
who take this view regret that white
stores do not reject negro patronage, but
Of course there must be some point be-
yond which the business segregation of
two races occupying the same country can
not go.
However, no one proposes to carry race
segregation to that point. The tendency
is to separate the races in all affairs that
might bring them together in an intimate
manner on a plane of social equality, if
even for the moment. The white man OBJ
jects to that degree of social intercourse
between tho races that is inevitable If
they eat at the same restaurants and live
at the same hotels. Similarly there is a
tendency for the negroes to live in GER
tain part of a city, because if men live in
adjoining houses a certain social relation
is established, even tho it be one of en-
nifty. The same is true when men ride
in the same street or steam cars, hence