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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26


sides. a public meeting was called
at the court house and the cooler
heads finally persuaded the enraged
citizens to allow the law to take it's
courses Later, under military escort,
the two negroes, Paul Reid and Will
Cato, were carried to the Savannah
jail.
Toia party OF Statesboro citizens,
who Visited the prisoners in the
Savannah jail, Reid confessed that
the Hodges murder was planned by a
black malta society known as Before
the Day Club" He. said the men,
bers Of the club, which included many
negroes In the nelghborhood, had
marked several victims. The meet
ing Of sthe club were held after mid
night and adjourned before day.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26

I
THURSDAY morning The slay er " IS A q
negro teamster, Sam Brown, who was
In the employ Of the mill. "A Difficult
ty arose over the tardiness Of the ne.
gro In going to work. Young Heath
lngton fired two or three shots and in
Jured the negro, though it is not
thought seriously. A bystander stated
that the negro fired but one shot,
which was fatal, the bullet entering
the left eye Of He:-.saains tea end caus-
Ing death In a short time.
News OF the tragedy spread like
wildtire and In short while about all
the white men and several of the me-
groes were armed and In pursuit Of
the fugitive.
Sheriff Martin, OF Charleston, was
telegraphed to for bloodhounds. A
special train was chartered and Officer
Burton and two assistants arrived
with the hounds about IL O'Clock.
Up to late Thursday evening it is
not thought that the hounds have
struck the right trail.
In view Of previous troubles In this
section the Governor has wired to
Sheriff Owens, Of Walterboro, to call
out the Campobello Rifles to protect
the fugitive If caught
There are two posses out, each In
charge of local magistrate. Every
thing Is orderly, but serious, aud nc
effort will be spared to capture the
negro.
Mr.. John M. Haathington, other
OF the deceased, has offered reward
OF $500 for the capture of the culprit,
Sam Brown
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Worst on Iscnord.

According to the Railroad Gazette,
the recent wreck at Eden, COL, was
the worst ra!lrCad disaster in point OF
loss OF life, which has ever occurred
In this country. 1t Is believed that
mere than 100 persons were killed In
the Colorado disaster. In August.
1887, at Chatsworth, H.. So lives
were lost In railroad wreck, and this
was the record until last week. There
were larger number injured in the
Illinois wreck, however.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Boys for Farm Work.

The State says Commissioner Wat
son expects two boys from the Chill
drens' Aid society Of New York city
In few days. These boys will go to
Abbeville and later on in the year
others will be sent. AS has been
stated, these boys are not inmates Of
reformators, bat are foundings cared
for by the society until an age of
discretion has been reached, when
they are sent out to make their own
livirgs. They are under the supervi-
sion of the State for two years. Any
one wishing to secure some Of these
boys as laborers, farm hands, ETC.,
should write to Commissioner L. j.
Watson, care the department OF ag-
riculture, commerce and immigration,
at, Columbia
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
BENNETrsv1LLE S. O., FRIDAY AUGUST 26, 1904

groes are Albert Roberts, near seventy
years old, who was shot In the leg,
body and arm, and his son Raymon.
eighteen years old, who vas shot In
the neck, arm and twice In the
the leg. They are said by those who
know them to be harmless, industrl-
GUS negroes. : A doctor has attended
them and pronounced their wounds
painful, but not fatal. The old man
and his boy were asleep In q house
and were aroused by the shooting.
After the attacking party left they
crawled into a field and remained un.
til day. The killing Is not generally
regretted, but the wounding of the
inoffensive negroes Is deplored and 1t
Is believed that they were mistaken
for others.
INsOLENT AND JUBILANT.
The appearance of the militia here
made the negroes insolent and jubi-
liant in their manner. Some negroes
circulated the impression that the
governor was at their back; they con.
strued his Interference not only as for
their protection, but as an approval Of
the Hodges murder.
A negr. on a wagon blocked the
road when he met rural mail carrier
and cursed him, the negro has disap-
peared. Recent events have materi-
ally changed the behavior Of the ne
groes. Those Of shady reputation are
leaving town. About twenty-five are
said to have left Wednesday. Every
negro implicated in the Hodge tragedy
is from another state. The native
Bullock county negroes, as rule, are
Of different stripe. All are learning
an important lesson. A negro barber
at Claxton, twenty-five miles from
there, was soundly thrashed Wednes-
day night for insolent, defiant threats
against the whites on account of the
burning there Tuesday.
A number of negroes in that county
have received the same treatment and
1t Is said that others are to get it
Thursday night. The citizens are de-
termined to protect their families and
property. They will curb the ten
dency of lawless negroes at any cost.
1t is not the intention of any one to
molest the law-abiding or to harm
those who stay in their places.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Over the EaIIs.

Just before ten o'clock Wednesday
morning an unknown woman commit
ted suicide by going over The AmerI-
can Falls at Niagara. The suicide
was witnessed by hundreds of people,
five hundred feet from the precipice.
She was about tOrty-fve years old and
wore black dress and skirt and a
champagne waist. 1t seems that the
woman was OF good circumstances
from her clothing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Burned to Death.

John II. Frazier was burned to
death at Columbia Tenn, Thursday
morning In fire which destroyed tine
planning mill plant Of tine II. {.
Vaughn Mercantile and Manufacture
Ing company. Frazier was cut Oh
while attempting to save tools stored
m the mill. The property loss was
10000.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Well Taken Care OF.

The State says: Morgan w.
Thrailkill and his son have been in
Saluda jail for several months charg-
ed with the unprovoked murder Of
Benz. Burton, but our correspondent
reports that neither looked the worse
for confinement And why should
they, living in comfortably furnished
and well fortified rooms, taking their
meals at the sherlff's table, having
the liberty Of the honse and being
we'll armed!"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
A Trolley Trapedu.

At Chicago four people were killed,
another fatally hurt and twenty-three
severely Injured in collision late
Thursday afternoon between an ex-
press train on the Chicago Great
Western railroad and train of three
cars bound for the Hawthorne race
track.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
MANY JAPS KILLED. g d
Several Bloody Battles Ragged Around
Port Arthur Last Week.
WILL DEFEND IT TO THE LAST.
The Russian General Grew Profane
at the Japanese Demand for
the Surrender of the
Fortress.

a dispatch from Ohefoo says q bat
tie OF huge proportions ragged around
Port Arthur August IA and Is and
was resumed August IT. The Japan
ese. 1t is reported, sacrificed 10000
more men but gained important ad-
vantages In the matter Of position.
The above news was brought to Che
700 on junkS, one Of which, having on
board three Russians concealed In the
baggage OF Chinese to escape from the
Japanese, left Port Arthur Thursday
night and was blown rapidly to Chefoo
by gale. The main force of the at
tack was directed against the left
wing and resulted in the capture of
Pigeon bay positions and some Of the
forts at Liao. Tleshan. At PalunY
Chang the Japanese hastily mounted
guns which did excellent service In
aiding the stOrming Of the right wing
where the Japanese are said to have
captured two forts Of minor value,
mounting eight 4-inch guns, two ssige
guns and six quick firing guns.
SURRENDER DEMANDED.
The position that the Japanese oc-
cupy on Liao Tieshan peninsula Is not
clear but numerous Chinese sources
aver that the japanese have been seen
In force In that section. Apparently
an attack originating In Louisa bay
swept through the Pigeon bay posi-
tions into the peninsula, in the doing
of which a majority of the lives Of
the expedition were sacrificed. On
the night Of the 18th the battle lulled
somewhat ~hcn tho tho Japanese Japanese sent the
terms Of surrender to Lieut.. General
StoeSsel.
The terms provided that the garri-
son should march out with the honors
OF war and join Gen. -Kuropatkin; that
all civilians be brought to o place des-
ignated by the japanese admiral; that
the Russian warships In the harbor,
numbering seven namely, the battle-
ships Retvizan, Seyastapol, Pobieda,
Peresyiet, poltava, the armored cruis-
er Bayan and the protected cruiser
Ballada and II or more Torpedo boat
destroyers and four gunboats be sur
rendered to ethe Japanese. Lieut..
Gen. Steossel is alleged to have re-, s
ceiged the terms with burst Of won
derful profanity, his habitual tacitnr-
ntty deserting him. he strode the
the floor until he became calnaer and
remarked that IL the j apanese psopo- !,
siteot' +-''-' ia joke ste.
N-i,s -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26

Ss-sih avioffss.-Aprussp. G0l. y
lolloWi1g dispaE l,fromsi its 4 ...io cor
respondent on Thursday:
s, i am informed that the Mlkado.
has received from the commander OF
his forces at Port Arthur the Russian
generals reply to the imperial de-
mand for the surrender Of the forces.
In his reply, Lieut.. General Stoe-
sci expresses his thanks for the hu.
manitarlan offer to grant safe conduct
10 ali nUl- cnn.het tants. vsi1Uui2 the Rus
sian lines.
The demand to surrender Stoessel
refuses uncompromislngly, and de-
clares his garrison will fight to the
last man in defence of the fortress.n
FROM PIGEON BAY.
According to news received at Che
foo the Japanese have begun to bonn
bard Port Arthur from Pigeon Bay.
to which the right wing OF the army
has penetrated, this being less than
three miles from the fortress.
The coal yards Of Port Arthur have
been set afre by the Japanese shells
and are now burning.
The centre OF the beseiglng force
has been moved to Paling Cnurg, two
miles north OF the town, and all the
line has moved closer to the doomed
fortress.
Passengers on board the steamer
Decima, which anchored Off Port Ar
thur Thursday night, witnessed the
bombardment from Pigeon Bay.
TERRIFYING SPECTACLE.
The Japanese shells wore visible
during their whole course. They cir
culated comet-like to the town and
their explosions were marked by ceat
splashes OF fire, which shot UP into
the sky.
The bombardment from this and
other points began at midnight and
lasted until morning. The Russians
did not reply to the Japanese fire.
Major Seaman, formerly a surg on
In the American army, was a passen-
ger on the Declma. He says the spec
tacle was most brilliant and awe In.
spring The Decima weighed anchor
from Port Arthur at O'Clock Friday
morning. At some distance out she
saw five Japanese warships guarding
the harbor.
Chinese refugees from Port Arthur,
who arrived here last night, report
that the Japanese have captured the
position at Ballchuang, three miles
out on the main road from the for
| treSS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Neck Broken,

Clarence Derider, a cycllst, was
killed while attempting to loop. the
loop" at u local resort at Salt Lake
Wednesday night. He reached the
upper side when the wheel left the
track and he droped. His head struck
the wheel and his neck was broken.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
Fools naH;.s

An English farmer has had several
cats killed, stuffed and placed in
branches OF his fruit trees. Not a
bird will come anywhere near the or.
chsrd,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
KILLED AT MEaaETTs.
Popular Young Buaslnesa Man Fatal
ly Shot by a Negro.

a special dispatch from MegRett,s
TO The, News and Conrler says Allen
Heathtng ton, prominen Mt young white
man, was shot laird ilted at his bre 8.
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-26
REEDS CONFESSION.

patch while the murder was being
committed. Paul Reed slid that he
did all the killing and that VIII Cato
told the truth when he said he watch
ed In the cane patch. He said he did
not Kill the children; that they were
burned to death when he fired the
house. He told how lie found the lit
tile girl, Kittie, behind Il trunk and
pulled her out. She asked him what
he wanted aud he told her money.
She offered him cents, all she had,
and lie told her he would not hurt her.
She fell back behind the trunk. He
said he then piled the bodies OF Mr.
and Mrs. Hodges together and poured
kerosene Oh the and then fired the
house. He said: Gentlemen this
Is the last talk l will have and l am
telling the truth" He said Preacher
TolbeIt and Bill Golden planned the
crime and that Handy Bell, VIII
Rainey and his boy, Tom Neal, Big
John Ball, NJ ,ses Parish and Ask
Hall were all Into it That Gaines
told him Tolbert AMI Golden were
ring leaders and plannd the crime and
The lot fell on Him to do the j ID, but
II there was any money secured he
never saw any OF it,"
TWO MORE NEGROES KILLED.
Two negroes were killed about ten
miles west OF StatesboIo, Wednesday
night, few miles apart, and two
wounded. One OF the dead men is
Handy Bell, and the other names
could not he learned. Two bullets
were in one AID eleven bucksilot in
the other. The dead and wounded
were found Thursday morning.
A pool OF blood aud bloody trail
were near one corpse, but not con.
nected with 1t. The cause could not
be located. The two wounded me-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
THREE STORES CLOSE
Give Half Holiday According
to Recent Agree
ment.

Hundreds were tlfned away yester-
day afternoon from the doors Of the
Z. C. NJ. T., where they found the
doors locked and a notice stating that
business was suspended until this
morning The same state of affairs
was found at Cutler Bros and at the
Salt Lake Knitting company This
was the result Of the recent agitation
for a general Wednesday afternoon
closing. Colonel n. @. Weber, man
ager of the cooperative store. said
that thirUy-five merchants on Main
street and Second South street had
agreed to close commencing today aud
il was generally understood that the
custom would be universal throughout
the city.
Unexpectedly opposition arose" he
said, "and thirty of those who had
definitely agreed to close backed out
Of the bargain We. however deter
mined 10 try the experiment for once
and watch the results. 1t is not prob
able that we shall continue to close
after today as we could hardly af-
ford to do so when our competitors
remain open. I want TO say, however
that / am as heartily i'm favor of clos
ing as ever"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

RECITAL T0DAT-An organ recital
win he held at the tabernacle at 5;-O
o'clock today
SCOTS no CELEBRATE-The mem
beers of the Thistle Social club viii ce-e-
brate tle anniversary OF the battle OF
BauuocEbuTu iu their ham on Main street
tomorrow evening
ENSIGN STAKE OUTIEG.-The first
annual outing of Ensign stake M. J, A.
viii be held an SaItair today. Through
the courtesy OF u. II Laugford the road
VIII carry all persons over I'D years Old
and those otherwise financially unable TO
attend free of charge
SOUVENIR PEDDLER FINED.-John
~. Jones, the souvenir peldler who was
arrested for selling pictures without a.
license, was fined $40 Dy Judge Dlent yes
terday afternoon Jones had been ar
rested once before on similar charge,
but escaped punishment ON a tecnHicalily.
STEAL, GO-CARTS THE latest tyne
of stealing Is the baby carriage thief
Within the past few weeks "a number OF
E1-Carls and baby carriages nave peet
stolen from persons VINO nave lelL mem
ping. The latest victim IS airs. ". ID.
Rodrique s. go-carL belonging TO her
was stolen while she was iu store
KNAPP FUNERAL.-The funeral of
Charles knapp. well known as a painter
and decorator, who oiled az lhe heQsn-
short illness. viii be held at clock TO-
morrow afternoon at O.DOuuelIs under
taking rooms. The deceased was a mem
her of Camp So NeOjmeu of the World
Rr0therhooI ut Painters, Decorators and
Paperhaugers or America His burial VIII
be conducted under the auspices OF llle
latter lrg auiE1tlou- A meeting pr Ftte
union UiIi Ee held This evening at its hail
10 make arraugenents for the funeral In
torment win ne had al At UuFeL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
no ADVERTISE UTAH
Public Spirited Citizens Buy
Books Describing State For
Distribution at ST. Louis.

The value of Blair and SlOan's pub
LEGATION, The Mountain Empire
Utah" IS attested by the great demand
made for it at the st. Louis eXpOsl-
ton Already some twenty-five thou
sand copies of the work have been
placed in the hands of the Louisiana
purchase commission for the state OF
Utah and an effort is being made TO
have patriotic individuals and enter
prising corpora tiOns interested in the
development of the state subscribe FOR
additional copies TO be- placed at the
disposal of the commission 90 that
the states resources may be given
tie widest, yet most conservative pub
lciUy..
Ii is not saying too much to assert
that no work as well prepared, as eG-
Cellen-ly arranged, with illustrations
giving rs wide a range of subjects has
ever been printed regarding the state
and no person who believes the de-
Vel0pment of the state may be aided
by advertising can make any mistake
I'm purchasing copies Of this excellent
work and placing them where they
can receive as careful distribution as
they viii receive at the hands of the
gentlemen In charge or the UtaE eX-
hibit at ST. Louis. As this IS mat
ter of state interest and benefit the
work should be aided by persons all
over the state
Naturally salt Lake, as The place 10
be most benefited. viii be expected to
contribute most largely to the project
but the assistance should be general
Already w. T. Snyder OF the Western
Exploration company has purchased
500 copies and placed them at the dis
pOsai of the commission. ". s. Nc
CoTnick has purchased like number
for tie same purpose. Captain Nc
Vichie of the Bingham Consolidated
and Boston Copper and Gold Mining
and Smelling companies and r. IL.
Claiming of the Highland Boy mine
and A. =. Hyde, Jr., of the Annie Lau-
RE mine have purchased 400 copies
each. while Colonel y. A. Wall has
purchased $50 copies. The proposition
is before other leading citizens and
corporations and there is little doubt
shat they viii do as mucf for the state
prOpOrtiouately as the parties named.
lit ought 10 be possible to circulate
at the St. Louis exposition anywhere
from 10000 to 100000 of these books
among persons Interested In the wide
range of material advantages this
state has to offer those seeking a
better home place or a healthier and
Immediately and prOspeCtiVely more
encouraging spot for the investment
OF means already accumulated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
QUICK MOVEMENT BY YOUNG CHAUFFEUR
SAVES BOY FROM INJURY BY AUTOMOBILE

The prompt action of a chauffeur
saved SANDY" Fowler, "a newsboy s
years OF age. living at 305 North Sec
Ond West street, from being injured by
an automobile ON Main street i'm front
OF The Herald building last evening
Young Fowler, together with a crowd
of newsboys. were wrestling on the
sidewalk, when Fowler broke away
from the crowd aud ran out into the
street. Bert Fuller. chauffeur for sam
NeWhOuse, was driving a machine
down Main street at a lively rate, and
was pulling q big car by a rope some
fifty feet behind his car The news
boy I'D not see The second car at
tached 20 FuIers machine and started
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
OPIUM DEN MAY BE
ROBBERS RO0ST
Safe Cracking Paraphernalia is
Found.
VALUABLE GOODS RECOVERED
DRUG SMOKERS NOW FACE A
MORE SERIOUS CHARGE

A further search Of the opium den.
90 East Third S0uth street which was
raided Tuesday night has disclosed the
fact than the premises have been tor
some months the rendezvous Of thieves.
The house Was again visited by Depu-
ties Smith, sharp and COWau yesterday
morning. Under beds and I'm closets
boxes and trunks of burglars tools
and quantities of new goods were
found.
a complete line of safe cracking
parsp herualia was found. Every va
riety of a weapon from brass knucklas
TO reviewers and razOrs was tucked
away in odd places. One trunk was
jamued sun of razOrs and knives old
and new. Imported liquors and tobac-
COS were found. In most cases the
seals had not even been broken,
WOmen's dresses and mems furnish
ings stocked one small room. Every
article was of the finest quality. Field
glasses and optical goods were heaped
indiscriminateIy in boxes, An effort is
being made 10 identify some of the
goods, but little progress has been
made.
I'D o, Muller and r. NJ Wells, the
alleged proprietors of the joint. who
were captured I'm Tuesday nights raid
were evidently fond of literature deal
ing with crime and adventure. Besides
several series OF detective novels. the
deputies found memoranda OF safe
cracking and successful rObberies in
other cities as recorded i'm the press
The date and result of the operations
We're carefully scheduled
Five Held in County Jail.
Muller, Wells and William Andrews,
Jim Williams, Jim Jarbert and Frank
+. Barnes, all of whom were taken i'm
the raid made by the deputy sheriffs.
are at present confined in the county
Jail. They have not been formally
charged with maintaining or frequent
ing AN opium den, pending the outcome
of the Investigation which may result
in y more sarfnlls nhare-a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
SAYS VOICES FOLLOWED,
Former salt Lake Woman is Arrested
IN Denver.

Miss Mary Reed formerly employed
at the Knutsford hotel, has been ar
rested at Denver on account of her aC-
lions in the Charles block i'm that city.
She was booked at the police station
as insane. but she is believed to be
suffering from either morphine or
opium. AT the time of her arrest she
was protesting that d number OF per-
sons were secreted fin the roof Of the
Charles building and were waiting an
opportunity Go throw vitriol in her face.
Her cries alarmed the tenants in the
building and the police were called.
The woman declared TO the officers
she further declared that she left salt
Lake City a short time ago expecting
10 secure employment in a Denver no
tel. Since she went TO Denver the wo-
man contends that she constantly heard
voices calling her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
SALT LAKE JAP, VETERAN OF ONE WAR,
LEAVES TO FIGHT AGAIN FOR HIS COUNTRY

Love for his native country, loyalty
to his Mikado and the natural instincts
Of a soldier have proven too strong
to hold Natal Okdmura, d member of
the Salt Lake japanese colony, in this
country any longer
For some time ne has been trying
to convince himself that if would be
wiser to remain here and send his
savings TO help defray the expenses
of the war but TT was all ina vain. He
started last evening for san Fran
cisco. where he VIII take the steamer
for Japan which sails July ].
For four years he has been in the
employ of The Rio Graude road, max
ing his headquarters In salt Lake.
Okamura is a veteran of the late
war between China and Japan, in