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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
AsBig Gun Sold.

A letter from Beaufort to the News
and Courier says recently there was a
Government sale of oldiron and metal,
including the big pneumatic gun and
gun carriage and old shells and other
obsolete and useless articles abandon
ed by the Government. The big gun
is fifty feet long; and weighs about
forty-dve or fifty tons, and the rest of
the old iron and brass weigh thirty to
forty tons more. There were only two
bidders and the highest bid was for
only about $3.50. The bids were sent
to Washington TO be approved. The
moving of the big gun and tue other
effete castings will be Herculean
job, as 1t is in most difficult and in
approachable spot. 1t Is supposed by
some citizeus to purchase the Long
Tom and erectit perpendlcularly on
the bluff.in Beaufort, with the amount
expended in eresting it and the price
to be paid for its purchase engraved
upon it, as an historical relic. The
gun is said to have cost $4,000 and
weighs fifty tons.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Private POSTAL Cnrda.

The following information knocks
out, after cert'lin date, a large class
or advertising mail matter, and all
private postal cards which initiate
the regulation postal cards. ''rhe
law officer of the postoffice department
advises that CARTS issued by private
PERSONS, bearing on the address side
the words, Uni ted States Of Amer.
ica,' are In likeness or similitude' of
The regulation United States postal
cards and therefore in violatinn OF the
law and unmailable. However, In or.
der to give owners of such cards rea.
sonable time to dispose Of those on
hand. pOstmastets will accept them
for mailing until July |, 1904, upon
the payment OF the postage at the
proper rate. On and after July, /.
1904, such cards will be treated as
unmailable at any rate of postage"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
a Rough Ride.

Block the limited; there's a man
on the cowcather," was the startling
message flashed along the Pennsyl,a.
MIA line telling the story of a railroad
accident just outside OF Chicago
which trainmen say Is unprecedented
In their experience. While crossing
the tracks In Park Manor John Han
crow was caught from his feet, hurled
in the air. re-caught In the cowcatcher
and while the train sped on nearly a
mile IL minute, he saved himself by
wrapping his arms around the iron
beams in front Of the engine. Two
of his ribs and one of his legs were
broken, yet in spite OF freezing tenn.
perature be clung for four miles, una,
BILE to get a signal to the engineer and
fireman who were only a few feet be-
hind him. Then a telephone opera toi
saw the man, sent a message ahead
and the train was stopped. Tfancrow
will cover.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Cotton Fire on Wheels.

A special to The State from Spar
tanburg says Wednesday morning
shortly after l O'Clock fire Tas d!scoY-
cred in one Of the box cars of the sec
ond section of through freight No. IA,
by N. Tillotison, night baggage mas
ter, as that train pulled into the
Southern yards preparatory to going
its northward course. The tEsin was
halted and the car, which " ! pack
ed witt, cotton, examined. j qsdis.
S,5Us SSGea5 d o:ii iiamDeFsof-t NA1'-'~+s.
ton were onTtlre. .rne nre aIalIu was
given and the train shifted into a
sidetrack nearest to the city and here
the department. hastened to come.
The car was quickly unloaded and 60
bales were discovered on fire. The fire
was extinguished and the damage was
about as great from saturation by
water as from the fire. The cotton
came from .ome point in Mississippi
and was being s.n:pped to some factory
In Gas.onia, N. G. The origin of the
tire Is unknown
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Fell 20 Her Death.

AT Madrid In the presence OF S 900
persons, Nina Alex, q daring, young
German autoraobilist, was dashed to
the ground from the top of Hoop
the Hoop" at Parish's circus Wednes9
DAY and fatally injured. Amid the en-
thusiasttc cheers Of the spectators the
girl had made one circuit OF the track.
AS she shot toward the bottom Of the
Hoop" on her first time around, the
operator was unable to swerve. the
track to allow the automobile 20 run
to the ground. The heavy car, with
Its speed somewhat Stacked, dashed
up the incline the second time. 1t had
not maintained enough momen tum to
carry it around the circle again, and,
as 1t reached the apex, the car lew off
into space with the girl inside The
young woman gave a scream as she
was hurled to the ground. She ,ay un-
able to move. The automobile dropp-
ed few feet away from her, smashed
to pieces. Women In the circus shriek-
ed with horror, and many Of them
tainted. Hundreds OF people rushed
for the entrance intent ON mobbing
the manager of the show. He saved
his life by fleeing from tin, town. The
spectators wrecked the interior of the
building. This was the first perform
ance on the Hoop the HoOp,n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Just Hat Some.

General Gordon said that, on one
occasion during the Civil War, q
threatened attack OF Federal troops
brought together number Of Confed.
crate officers froIn several commands.
After conference as to the proper
disposition OF troops for resisting the
expected assault, the Southern officers
withdrew into small log hut stand.
ing near, and un ted in prayer to AL
mighty God for His guidance. AS
they assembled, oEe Of the generals
was riding within hailing distance,
and General Harry Heth OF Hill's
corps stepped to the door OF the LOG
cabin and called to him to come and
unite with his fellow officers. The
mounted General did not understand
the nature OF General Health's invita-.
tion, and replied: mo, thank you,
general; no more at presents, I've Just
had sOme."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Rryan Coming Here.

MIR. VIM. Jennings Bryan said q
few days ago in New York paper t1a,
he would visit South Carolina scme
time next month, and arrangeme ats
Will accordingly Ee made for his re-
ception In Colombia. He will speak
at the Gridlron club in Washington
on January 20, md Frankfort, KY.
on Feb ruary 3. Mr.. Bryan said. 81
have accepted an invitation from ,he
legislature Of Kentucky to speak oe.
fore a joint assembly there. l'ht
occasion is the third anniversary OF
the killing Of Governor Goebel.
shall go as far South as South Caro-
lima and will speak in Virginia ;.nc
North Carolina. and that III as far as
| have my plans made" Mr.. Bryar
Is to deliver free lectures wherever he
goes, says the paper, and will pay hi.
own expenses
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Treachcrous NIoros

A dispatch from Manila says it has
just been learned that Lieut.. Camp
bell w. Flake Of the Twenty second
infantry, was killed while trying to
enter Moro Gotta, Mindanao, for. the
purpose OF examining the locality.
lie was accompanied by Private Foy
OF the same regiment. Lieut.. Flake
was shot Greacherously, the Moros fir
ing on the party while Maj. Bullard
was parleying with them. Moro Gotta
was at once taken by assault, with no
further loss to the expeditionary
forces. The estimated loss among
the iNoros IS twenty killed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
A Entail Fall.

Charles Holcombe, nine year old
lad OF Ashville N. c., died Saturday
night as the result OF an injury receiv-
cd while out skating two weeks ago.
Young Holcombe, in company with
numerous others, went to the pcnds
and lakes about Asheville during the
extreme cold weather the frat of jan
uary, and while skating he fell, stEik-
ing his head on tire rec. d8n,A 1h9yJ was
rendered unconscious by theSM and
was taken to his home, wheHS$ae has
lain In the same condition until Sat-
urday, wnen death ensued,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
They Looked AIika.
Property, Y

Many curious bluntIersar are constant
ly occurring in Congress by reason OF
the strong resemblance, actual or fam
cied, between well-krown men. Major
Lacey. of Iowa, continues to be mis-
taken for Senator Alger, of Michigan.
They are about the same height and
wear boards Of exactly the same shape
and essentially the same color. Their
resemblance has beer noted for many
years. In fact, Speaker Reed at the
time OF the investigation Of Secretary
Alger's conduct at the war depart
ment put his arm around the neck OF
Iowa's member one day with the re-
mark: Lacey, you look so much like
Secretary Alger that always think,
when see you, that you ought to be
whitewashed.n -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
8 iSNII'TsVIL q FIIDAY, TEBRUARY 8, 1904

scholarships to farmers and sons OF
farmers. These amendments were
overwhelmingly defeated.
Mr. Sarratt wanted to exempt all
students at Clemson to have free tu-
zion. This too was voted down. - !.
Mr. Webb's amendment to mako
the course received instead of contin-
ing scholarship students to agricul-
tural course was adopted by a vote of
SO to 40. ...z 80
Mr.. Efrd moved to continue the
Dill. This was lost by a vote of67 to
Inc house voted down Mr.. Dorroh's
amendment to require the recipients
OF the scholarships to enter into bond
to repay the college the amount Of the
scholarships.
The bill then passed. second reading
by a vote of 80 to 20 and the house
then adjourned. T
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Dads Old Brecches.

a Missouri boy puts it like this:
When dad has worn his breeches
out they pass to bud John, then ma
lurns them round about and Bill puts
Them on. When Bills legs so long
has grown the trousers fail to hide
'em then George claims them for his
own and styles himself inside 'em.
Next Sans fat legs they close invest,
and when they stretch no tighter,
They're turned and shortened, washed
and pressed and fixed on me, the wri-
Ter. Ma works them into carpet rags
When L burst out the stitches; at
doom's day we perhaps will see the
last Of dads old breechess.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
BENEFICIARY scHoLARsH1ps.
A Full Textor the Bin as 1sipassed d
the House.

Col. D o. Herbert's bill to provide
for beneficiary scholarships at Glenn.
son college passed third reading Tues.
day and was sent to the senate
The bill provides:
Section I. That there are hereby
established and created l24 beneficiary
scholarships in the Clemson Agrlcui.
tural college Of South Carolina, and
each of the said scholarships shall be
OF the value Of 500 per annun,, and
shall be apportioned and distributed
among the several counties of the
State In the same manner as the mem.
bers of the house of representatives
are apportioned; so that each county,
shall have as many scholarships as
such county Is entitled to mem bers in
the house of representatives.
Sec. .. That the said scholarships
shall be awarded by the State board
of education, upon the recommenda.
tion OF the county board Of education
or the several counties, TO the most
worthy and needy young men, not less
than ID years Of age, who shall have
passed an approved entrance examina-
tion upon the common school branches
and made at least SO per cent. upon
such examination; and pref renee
shall be given to those young men
who desire to take the agricultural
land mechanicaD course.
Sec. 3. The questions for such ex-
animation shall be prep ired by the
president or some memter or men,
bers OF the faculty of the. said Glenn
son Agricultural college, under the
direction OF the president, and shall
be forwarded to the respective coun-
ty boards OF education on or before
the 18th. day of July in each year, to-
gether with a statement showing the
number OF vacant scholarships to
which each county is entitled; and
the said county boards of education
shall hold said examinations, and
thereafter read aud grade the ex-
animation IA pers OF Ill applicants and
forward the same to the State board
of education, with their recommen-
dation Of the award of the scholar
ships.
Sec. 4. That before applying for
the said scholarships applicants shall
make proof under oath to their re.
spective county boards Of education
as required by law for scholarships In
the South Carolina Military academy,
or their financial inability 10 attend
college, before they shall receive from,
said board permission to stand such
examination.
Sec. S. Thai the said scholarships
shall be paid from the regular income
OF said Clemson Agricultural college
as now provided by law, and shall
each continue for the term Of foul
years, or for such length Of time as
the beneficiary shall be able to main.
tain himself and comply with the
rules of the college; and the said sum
OF 500 per annum shall be placed ts
the credit of each of said beneticiaries
and applied toward the payment ol
his board and other necessary schoo
expenses. y.
Sec 6. That this act shall 20 inte
effect from and after the first day OF
July A n 1914
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Wanted mn Old Ono.

Yes" said the old man address
Ing his younger visiter, Il am proud
of my girls andwould like to see them
comfortably married and as l have q
little money they will not go to their
husbands penniless. There's Mary, %
years old, and real good girl; 1 shall
give her $4,000 when she marries.
Then comes Bet, who won't see sc
again; l shall give her $4,000; and
the man who takes Eliza will have
$4,000 with her." The young man
reflected moment and then inquired
You haven't one about so, have
your"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
ABIaSHl HAUL. / !.
I 9Tsyenty-TRree Gamblers Up Before
tho Recorder in Columbia.

The trial of 22negroes who, with
I9W.s g.. Watts. q white r1an, were ar.
rested Sunday morning between 2 and
t3 O'clock in the midst of an alleged
Iall-nigEt gambling session, In Watts
place on upper Main street, came ofl
Tuesday morning on schedule time
and with conSid iderable eclat. s
81 w. r. Watts, charged with keeping
q agambltng house, asked for continu-
ance OF the case against him. 1t was
not made quite clear whether the con-
tinuance was wanted on the ground
that 1T would be distasteful to his
more refined senslbilities to be tried In
connection with the % negroes who
had been making themselves at home
In his place all night, or because he
desired additional counsel, as he had
only one attorney at the morning ses-
sion and two at the afternoon session.
He presented no witness.
When the case was called platoon
Of % coons fell In" in irregular
double formation without regard to
height, size color or previous condi-
tion. They were all there-the short
chunky specimen adorned with red
sweater silhouetted against the tall.
Slim sport; the big, heavy Fellow ind
The little thin-yoiced negro whose
whisper ratified the tin Oh the roof;
the leery-eyed individual who was
crazy TO take The recorder into his
confidence, and the melancholy men,
Der who had just arrived when ihe
police busted in."
When the recorder opened the ga me
every player, while seemingly intense
ly interested, hesitated before playing:
the pikers, contrary to custom, start
ed in just to see how luck was runnin'
and were early joined by hettors on
the side, the lonkers.on soon aueered
the game and Recorder Stanley called
for new deal, which so ratified the
entire bunch that they ''snoved inn
their stacks" and took the conse-
quences-w which was forfeit OF. 81 or
Is days for the ''plungers" and $40 or
80 days foT the lockers, on
The case against Watts was trans
ferred to the magisterial side OF The
court, and Recorder Stanley, having
jurisdiction in both, Watts gave a
preliminary hearing Tuesday after.
noon and bound him over TO appear
at the April term of court. Columbia
State - I.,.l5
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
FATE OF a TRAMP.
Caught in . Box Oar Loaded With
Burning Cotton. &c

+ "a special dispatch from Spartan
burg to The State says the body OF an
unknown white man was found in q
box car In the Southern yards Thurs.
day morning. Mr.. q. b. Atkinson,
an employe at the Southern freight
depot, was engaged In checking up
the bales Of cotton left in the box ca rs
Of second section of freight No. ID,
which was discovered on fire in the
Southern yards, q few nights ago, ard
81 bales Of which were damaged. The
Remaining Al bales were being taken
from the smoked and scorched car,
and were being placed, into another
car, when MI. Atkinson and his col.
ored assistant we're startled by the
appearance of a mans body iniupright
posture, falling forward, sas they re-
moved a cotton bale from It's position.
The coroner was notified and the In
quest was held. Little testimony
was adduced, and there was no clue as
to the identity Of the deceased. The
general presumption Is that he was a
Syrian or italian OF the laborinp
classes, and that he crept into the box
car at Meridian, Miss, where the
cotton YVES loaded and shipped for
Gastonia, n. @. In his pocket was
found 26 cents, ini the very smallest
denominations Of currency. No let
ters or papers were found on his per-
son, save II receipt from a local ex-
press office In New York city, and on
this paper was the address, 'Austell,
Ga" What purported to be the
name OF the person to whom the re-
ceipt was issued was unintelligible to
all the spectators and to the coroner.
Had the characters been Chinese or
Sanskrit 1T would have been as easy
to decipher. The man appeared to
be 35. years Of age, he was comfortably
dressed, but not neatly; and was pow
erfully built; his muscular develop
ment was superb, and he had evi
IDENTIFY been used to hard manual
work or training. His complexion
was somewhat olive or dark, as is the
case with Syrians. His hair was
black and curly, bis lips large and bis
features Irregular. His death was
evidently due to strapgulation. When
the cotton began burning the close,
compact quarters were soon filed with
smoke, and IL vas doubtless in futile,r
frantic effort to escape his fate that
caused him to be come wedged between
two bales of cotton and suffocated and
burned.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that deceased, an unknown man, J,
came tot.his death from suffocation
and burns. His body will be buried
by the Southern Railway company.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
The Shad Bill Passed.

In the Senate on Wednesday after
the calendar had been read, the Cause
Oil was brought up as a special order.
Senator Walker OF George own, whc
has been active In fighting this meas.
ure, which prevents the shipping. OF
shad out of the State, was on his feet
Immediately and renewed his motion
to have all amendment passed delay
Ing the enforcement Of the bin until
February 10th Df this year. He realiz.
ed that the bill would itself be passed
and asked of the senate to grant him
this concession for the political family
OF Georgetown which he represented.
The bill was passed as amended by
Senator Walker.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
BY Powder Blast.

BY premature explosion Of a charge
of dynamite Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock at Shuman's camp on the Sea-
beard grade, near Powder Springs,
Ca, an old negro known as Uncle
Dick" was blown to pieces. and
ihomas Shuman, contractor 10
charge, was seriously injured as was
seven other laborers. 1t is not thought
that any of the injured will die.
Charles Shuman, brother Of the one
injured, was instantly killed at the
same spot TWO weeks ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
THE FATAL FALL
or a Gage to the Bottom of a Min,
Shaft Causes Fifteen Deaths.

4 At Victor, COL, by the falling OF o
cage Atafday ia TIC st.astons Inde-
pendencefmine located near the CEN
tire of the city, Is men are dead and
one other severely injured. In the
main shaft Is men were being hoisted
In cage from the sixth, seventh and
eighth levels. When the cage reached
the surface the engineer, for some un-
explained reason, was unable to stop
the engine and the cage with Its load
OF human freight was drawn up into
the gallows frame where it became
lodged temporarily. The strain on
the cable finally caused 1t to part, and
the cage released, shot Gown the shaft
with terrific speed. Two Of the oc-
cupants, l.. p. Jackson and James
Bullock, had become entangled in the
timber rods near the top Of the gal
lows frame. Jackson was crushed to
death by the shea We wheel, while Bull
bek had marvellous escape from
death, but received painful injuries
before being rescued. The other
IA men were hurled to death down
the I,500 foot shaft.
AS soon as possible the shift boss
and number Of miners went dow n
the mine through another compart-
ment Of the shaft. They found IA
dead, the bodies scattered in different
directions. Arm S and bodies had been
torn, heads crushed and clothing strip
ped from the victims. From the 700
foot level to the bottom the shaft was
Spattered with blood, ;,t
The bottom OF the shaft stands in
In 25 feet Of water and into this the
cage plunged, carrying some of the
men into. the wafer with it. Frank
Gelles, !engineer,jn charge, surrender
ed himself, to the. military officers in
the district and vas locked up. He
would not talk. The militia has TAX
en- charge Of the mine and a rigid ex-
animation will be made.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Missing Thirty Years.

After more than thirty years the
mystery surrounding the sudden and
unexplained disappearance Of George
'ieyer, a prosperous young man ol
Friendship, Me-, has been partially
cleared by the receipt of a letter an.
nounclng his recent death in Cali.
fornia. Geyer disappeared from his
home In 1871 a mutilated body
found several days later, was -identifi.
ed as his. His groperty was sold and
until now no doubt existed as to his
death.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-05
Cnused hY- Blizzard.

According to the officials of the
Burlington road, the collision of q
local passenger train and the Denver
express Tuesday night at Dardeene
creek, SS miles north OF ST. Louis in
which four were killed and ten in
jured, was the result OF the terrific
blizzard weather and no blame rests
on the crew. The binding snowstorm
made 1t impossible for the engineer OF
the local train to see the danger sig
nal In time to stop from crashing Into
the express train, which had stopped
at O water tank.