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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-30
Women Ru,hlcssly Crushed.

At New York three women were
killed and five women and one man
severely injured, in Il panic in Leopold
Miller 4 S ms cigar factory Friday as
IL result OF il fire in an adjoining build
ing. The flames from the burning
building beaJ against the walls Of the
cigar factory causing Il panic among
the 500 men. women and boys at
work. There was Il wild rush for the
fire escapes at the front and rear ends
of the building, in which the weaker
were crushed and trampled by the
stronger. The men did not hesitate
to push the women aside and when
they reached the second story instead
Of waiting for the ladders to be raised
pushed the women Off to the ground,
Is feet, and lcaped themselves. III
This way many women were more OF
less injured. The worst scenes, how.
ever, were on the Stairways by which
crowds Of tlle panice stricken employees
tried to escape from the building. The
men Shriekcd as if mad and knocking
the women down tramplcd them IN.
der foot. At the third story there
was Il blockade and had il not beer
for the timely arrival Of the police the
death list would have been much
longer The officers climbing ovci
the heads uf the crowd reached the
third story and succeeded by pushing
The men aside in making passage
way for the women. Other police.
men and the fire department. soon ar
rived and when the building had beer
cleared the bodies OF the three dcat
were found
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-30
Death OF Pro,minent Carolinians.

Col. Thos. w. Holloway, one Of the
best known and most popular men in
the state, died suddenly at his home
at Ponaria, S. c., on Tuesday night
at ! ! o'clock. lie was The secretary
of the State Agricultural and Mech
anical society for many years, and his
presence Will b. greatly missed by
those accustomed TO visit the state
fairs. Prof. O'Ncal Holloway of the
Williamston High school is Il son. ~
singular and Sorowful coincidence was
the death on the same day ut Rock
Hill Of Major a. IL. White, president
of the State Agricultural and Mech
anical society, which also occurred
suddenly. Thus within few hours
two Of the states most useful and
htnorcd sons have passed to their re.
ward
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-30
He IL Right.

The statement by English interests
that the cotton crop estimates Of the
agricultural department are not be-
lieved is answered by Secretary Will
son, who declares that this assertion
is made by English buyers who are
anxious to keep the price of cotton
down.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-30

world influences that are to be seed
for the sower and bread for the eater
fOrages to come, even as they have
been bee through past SSa Ssars tSa 1 faithful eaan
tltic aid to the farmer nov commands
the attention OF our National Govern
ment. We OF South Carolina should
also do this, just as far as may be prac-
ticablc. Clemson College stands now
fully equipped and flourishlng, as the
nucleus for even broader and more di-
vcrsified work, and thus for greater
rns,1ltc f1 ft i"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04
The South's Intolerance.
Richmond Times

htCnHlOnd 1tfHeb.
 Our attention has been called by The Baltimore Sun to an article in The In- dependent written by a Northern woman who for several years was a resident of the South, and who asserts that free speech does not exist in the Southern States. Its non-existence." she declares. has made 1t impossible for residents of the country at large to realize even in a faint degree the ahsoluteness Uf its de- nlai"
 Before proceeding farther with The Suns review of this article. we suspected at once what had provoked this remark from the Northern woman. and sure enough later on she let the cat out of the bag. While in the South she had been discussing the race problem. and tried to convert her Southern associates to her views on the subject of negro equality. Of course, she found Southern people 'intolerant," as she expressed 1t; on that subject, and so she concluded and stated that they were intolerant on all subjects.
 The Southern people make no secret of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04


 providing it originally.
 II. Action to recover for personal in 1uries; contributory negligence; charge In reference thereto.-In an action by an employe against an employer to recover damages for personal injuries alleged ta have been caused by defects in the ways works. machinery or plant of the de- fendant. and to have been sustained by the plaintiff while he was enga ged in oiling a machine in the discharge of his duties. and it appears from the evidence that the plaintiff. while oiling the ma chine was wearing a glove, but there was evidence introduced tending to show that a part of the machinery necessary for its safe operation had been removed by the defendants superintendent. a charge Is erroneous and properly refused which in structs the jury that If they find from the evidence that the plaintiff at the time of the accident. was oiling the de- fendant's machine with a glove on his hand. and that the glove increased the danger incident to oiling the machine, and that it was not necessary for the plaintiff to have worn a glove. and that in cling the machine the glove was caught between the cog wheels, then such was contributory negligence on his part, and which will bar q recovery" the question as to whether the facts pre- dicated In said charge constituted con tributory negligence, being a question for the determination of the jury, and not for the determination of the court.
 Affirmed. Opinion by Sharpe. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04
Sold G. Fow E. " Hunt Montgomery Md ksya 0ew yga Selma.

and conscious. from his knowledge of ex- isting conditions, that injury would like ly or probably result from his conduct. and that with reckless indifference to consequences. he consciously and inten- tionally did some wrongful act, or omit ted some known duty. which produced the injury.
 2. General affirmative charge; when properly given.-When the facts admit ted in case conclusively establish any fact. the mere denial by witness of the existence of the facts so established does not create material conflict in the evil dence, which requires a submission of the issue involved to the jury; and in such case 1t is not error to give the general affirmative charge requested by the party in whose favor the fact Is so established. 8. Action to recover damages; when general affirmative charge properly given. In an action against a railroad com pany to recover damages for personal in- juries. caused by being run over by a train, where all the evidence in the case shows that the approaching train could have been certainly seen and heard by a person in the position occupied hy the plaintiff, in time to have permitted the plaintiff to have escaped from injury. the testimony by the plaintiff that he both looked and listened before going upon the track, and that he neither saw nor heard the approaching train. does not constitute such a conflict in the tes- timony as requires the question of the plaintiffs eontributory negligence to be submitted to the jury; and the general affirmative charge requested by the de- fendant in such a case is properly given.
 Affirmed. Opinion by Dowdell, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

the fact that they draw the line sharply between the races and as Hoke Smith, of Georgia said before the Southern Con- ference for Education last spring. that it is a subject which We will not even dis. cuss with outsiders. We do not admit that there Is any argument on the other side. and We will not permit even North ern women to argue the question with us. Whenever the Northerners come down here and begin to talk about social equal ity between the races or any other sort of equality. save the right before tha law of life and liberty and property. we turn into a discussion. On that subject wa gre lntolerant, and We are proud of 1t.
 But to draw from this conclusion that the Southern people are otherwise intol- erant is illogical and unfair. In the matter of free thought and free speech and religious liberty, and all that. the South Is ready any day to compare notes with New England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

Axed in the bill of lading so issued by him is acting within the scope Of his agency, and any mistakes or error com mitted by him in contracting with the shipper. is binding upon the rairoad
 Affirmed Opinion by Dowdell, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04
Fertilizers.-See advertisement else where in today's paper
SMITH PLEADS GUILTY.
Negro Who Represented Himself a
 Pension Agent.

H. H. Smith. a negro, charged with falsely impersonating a United States nension oficer, entered plea of guilty yesterday before United States Commits sioner John A. Fillmore and in default of hail was committed to the Montgomery County Jail to await the action Of the Federal grand jury.
 smith, who has long string of aliases. represented to various old slaves in and around Montgomery that he was commits stoned by the President to secure their names and given them slaves pensions. He asked for 50 cents fee for his service and A number of old negroes were victimi5ed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

Constipation leads to liver trouble, and torpid liver to Bright's Disease. Prickly Ash bltters is a certain cure at any stage of the disorder. adv--wed- fri-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

Birmingham (England) barbers propose raising the price of shave from 1-2d to 1-2d q cent to 3 cents)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

PETERS " SOUTHERN RAILWAY co. Action against a Railroad Company to
 Recover Damages for Personal Inju-
 ries.-Appeal from the Circuit Court
 of Jefferson.
 1. Negligence; what constitutes wan tonness.-To constitute wantonness, 1t must be shown that the person charged herewith is conscious of his conduct
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

TON FOUNDRY & MACHINE co. Action by Shipper Against Railroad Com-
 psny to Recover Overcharge on
 Freight Appeal from the City Court
 of Anniston.
 l. Common carrier; overcharge illegal; authorizes recovery.-A common carrier who charges and collects from con signor or consignee a higher rate of freight than that stipulated in bill of lading, violates the statute, Code, Sec. 346o). and the person paying such over charge is entitled to recover the same, and in the absence of Its being shown that the rates charged and collected had been previously approved by the Railroad Commission, such person is entitled to recover twice the amount of the dam ages sustained.
 2. Common carrier; bound for act of agent when performed in the scope of his agency A depot or freight agent of A railroad company fixing rate on freight to he shipped over said com pany's road, and specifying the rate so
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04
SHEPHERD V. THE STATE.

SHEPHERD V. THE STATE. Indictment for rape.-Appeal from the Law and Equity Court of Walker. l. Indictment for rape; admissibility | of evidence.-On a trial under an indict-
 ment for rape, where 1t Is shown that the defendant was the stepfather of the | person ravished. who was a girl 12 years
 of age, ignorant and illiterate. 1t Is com-
 petent for the State to prove by the
 prosecutrix and other witnesses. that the
 mother of the prosecutrix had died about
 three weeks prior to the commission of | the offense.
 g. Same: same.-On a trial under an | indictment for rape. where the witnesses | introduced by the State had testified to | facts corroborating the testimony of the | prosecutrix and tending to show the com mission of the offense charged. it is com | potent for the defendant, on the cross | examination of said witness, to ask her if she had not been trying to take the prosecutrix away from the defendant be- fore the alleged offense was committed: 1 since, If the answer to the question was | in the affirmative 1t would have afforded some inference to be drawn by the jury that said witness was unfriendly to the defendant, which fact was competent as bearing upon her credtbility. 8. Argumentative. abstract and mis-
 leading charges are properly refused. 4. Charge on the part of evidence; properly refused. A charge requested by the defendant which instructs the jury that if they believe the testimony of the defendant they can not find the de- fendant guilty, Is erroneous and properly
 refused; such charge ignoring conflicting evidence by the witnesses.
 5. Indictment for rape; charge as to
 force.-While to constitute the offehse of
 rape it must be shown that the act was
 done with force, such force need not
 be actual, but may be constructive or implied; and therefore, on trial under an indictment for rape, charge which instructs the jury that if they have "a reasonable doubt whether the act was done with force." they must acauit the defendant is erroneous and properly re- fused, said charge having tendency to mislead the jury to the belief that actual force was necessary to constitute the crime charged.
 S. Charge as to evidence; when prop erly refused.-In the trial of a criminal case. a charge which instructs the jury that they have a right to believe any one of the witnesses and discard all of the others" is erroneous and properly re- fused.
 Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Haralson, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-04

CAMPBELL V. 1T. B. CHAPLIN co. Bill in Equity for the Appointment of &
 Receiver-Appeal from the Chancery
 Court of Madison.
 1. Equity pleading; how exceptions to registers report should be reserved; when not reviewed.-The appropriate functions of an exception to a registers report Is to point out distinctly and clear ly the matter complained of as error; and the mere general objection to rulings or conclusions of the register or to the results attained by him in the statement of an account or the making of a report, will not be entertained.
 Affirmed. Opinion by Tyson. J.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

their money in household necessiti's
for their families and return to their
homes right side up. The horses and
mules which, in thUse days, suffered
from out bursts Of drunken frenzy and
cruelty, wear more satisfied leoK and
show their appreciation OF the I'm
proved condition by growing fat and
sleek The people who now throng
our streets are quiet and orderly, and
the two elections which have taken
place since the saloon went away were
marked by an almost total absence of
whiskey from the polls, a condition
that never existed while the saloon
was here Under the dry regime.
material financial benefits have accrued
along more lines than ONE First, the
city TAX levy has been reduced mills
onthe dollar, the streets have b9en
improved by graveling ana otherwise,
the city debt has neen reduced, and
the salaries Of all teachers in the city
schools have been raised. To explain
now the above has bsen done Is NOT
the purpose of this article. Suffice 1t
to say that it IS a result mat has come
to ali towns that have banlshed the
saloon.
In addition to the above, clothing
factory. capitalized at $50, 900 ul'i-
mately 70 employ 300 people Is now
in operation, button factory that
will employ one half the above number
,s on the eve Of organization, ana
other industrial enterprises OF great or
less magnitude are in contemplation.
The mercantile houses have installed
improvements incident to the improved
trade and real estate owners have
caught the inspiration and are beauti-
flying their properties.
These, with improved social and
moral conditions, are the fruits OF the
first year since the saloon moved
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25
TIE soUTH's WEALTH.

Notwithstanding the lack of rain is
causinp some loss and inconvenience in
some sections of the South; this promises
TO be one of the best general crop
wears the South has had In long time.
The corn crop, which is good throughout
the country, is excellent in the South.
The cotton crop promises to be worth
more monev than any previous crop. A
staff writer in the Manufacturers Record
says: ut is conservative to estimate that
the growers of cotton will receive not
less than $6OO,OOO,OO0 for this years
crop, while as late as 1893, under the
exceedingly low prices then prevailing,
the value of the crop, including Seed
was less than s35O,oOO,ooO.
fascinating this crop At 5000, OOO,O 600,
Of this. the South will consume in it's
own mills over 100000 bales, and in
doing so will add to tho value OF the raw
staple about $2OO,OO0,OOO; the value Of
the cottonseed- mill products will add
another $1OO, OOO, 600, So the South will
this year have poured into it entirely
from other sections and other countries
for cotton products alone about $500
OOO,OOO."
This ia an enormous amount OF money
for one crop "a crop which no other
section OF the country produses. AS
10 the value Of other products the same
writer saws: "The value OF agricultural
products in the South other than cotton
viii exceed 5000, 900, 900 this year, or
n total to the credit Of the work OF
Southern farmers of 81, 500, OOO, OOO.
against $500, 900. 900 In 1850. Since
1880 the South has increased It's
population by about 80 per CENT
while 1t has increased the value OF its
agricultural products by 100 per cent
Dur,ng the same period-it has
developed the value of its manu-
tactured ana mineral products from
s474. OoO 600 to about $i,70O,OOO, or a
gain Of 25s per cent Taking agricul-
ture. minerals and manufactures
,ouether, and the gain has been from
4, ,,74. 600. 900 to ". 200, 600, QUO, or 1875
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

Judge Jno. M. Lea, of Nashville
died Sunday. He was in his o5tt
year one of the Oldest, best known
ana most highly respected citizens OF
the State. Tried and proved. through
war and in peace, in all the walks OF
life he was true man and a useful
citizen. He was one of those men
''who had opinions and will" whom
the SPOTS of Office could not buy, and
the lust of office could not kill.
He had birth and wealth and station
to make him proud, and yet he wat
too manly q man to look down with
contumely upon any fellow man. he
was as much greater then the average
fash light public men of today, al
Hyperion IS to satyr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

In the name of the parents ana tor
the sake of the youth of the land, We
cry a halt on 80 mnch athletics In the
schools. If ever good thing was
being abused, this is one. And the
trouble of it is you can hardly find a
school where it Is not SO. Boys are
given free tuition to come to school
and play ball. What an example is
that Boys are given board and
tuition and pin money tor clothes, TO
come to the school house and play ball.
And naturally enough many OF them
drift into the professi onal ranks. what
an ambition that is for school to foster
ana encourage! The most you read In
the papers about schools nowadays
ia about their elevens and their nlnes'
their colors and their yells. The boy
who taxes the medal for oratory Is not
in it, compared with the pitch or the
full back And the professors them
selves talk more of their athletic stars
than they do OF their best studente'
1t is all wrong; and the school that
does 1t lowers itself In the estimation
of the public. 1t is a cheap bid for
patronage. 1t savors more of al
effort to get the boys and get their
money, than to arouse their ambition
and make useful men OF them. 1t Is
time parents were awakening to the
al situation, and when they do they
should set themseles steadfastly
against those schools where athletics
is made more prominent than mathe'
MATES, history or the languages.
Enough of a thing is enough. Too
much athletics is a bad thing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

Senator Beverdige recently, while
on d swing around the circle, lost his
pocket book but he easily identified
himself by the production of some
tift y odd railroad passes. And that ls
how the railroads make the laws.
Ana If law happens to be made not
to their liking, that is how they see
to their non enforcement. The law,
state and federal. ought to stop this
species of bribery by exactlng from the
free transportation for all
law officers, when in the discharge of
their duty. The railroads then would
get their rights of eminent domain,
dirt cheap. Oh, the perhdy In high
places 1t is harder to find a public
man. absolutely, unseltshly and I'M
flnchingly true to the peoples in
terest, than it is to find a stable boy
who won't neglect or maltreat your
horse when your back is turned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

President Fish, of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, writes to the Mani
facturer's Record as follows: 81
fully agree with you as to the South
being at this moment the most
prosperous part of the country
And you can hardly look at a daily
newspaper that you do not see similar
expressions from men who are in posi-
ton to know. The result being that
the South is getting more valuable ad-
vertising than 1t ever had before. Aud a
further result of that will be continued
and enhanced growth and prosperity
That prosperity will come in measure
to all the South, but it will come first
and in greater degree to towns and
cities making the most intelligent
effort for it. There ought to be some
thing doing in Columbia to ride that
tidal more.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-09-25

Nothing succeeds like success. Moth
ing is so catching as enthusiasm. 1t
looked for awhile like the fair would be
the same old drag. 1t looks now like
the grand stand won't hold them. The
Fair is in the air. Everybody is talking
about 1T. Everybody wants to go.
Nearly everybody is gong. Why not
have columbia Day." and the whole
town shut ur shop at one o'clock and
90 to the Fair?