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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
a Woman Lynched.

At Lebanon Junction, Ky, Maria
Thompson, colored, who Wednesday
night killed John Irwin, wealthy
white farmer, was taken from the jail
Thursday and hanged to tree in the
jail yard. She weighed 255 pounds
and the rope broke. AS she ran away
the mob fired fusilade after her un
til she fell and was left for dead The
officers, however, found signs Of life
and removed the women to a physi-
clans Office, where it was found that
she had been shot in several places
and could not recover. IrRin had re.
proved Maria Thompson's boy who
worked for him. Afterward Maria
came into Twins melon patch and
Slashed Irwin until he was dead.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
No Cnuse for Alarm.

The State says Mr.. Kert Berle, the
United States Civil engineer and ar
chitect, has about completed his ex-
animation Of the capitol dome and ex-
poets to leave for Washington Wed
nesday. lie will report to the COVER
nor from there next week. Mr.. Eerle
would not say whether he would re-
port the building safe or unsafe, but
that does not signify that from the
examinations and Investigations he
has made so far that it is or is no6. 1t
merely means that he is guarded in
expressing himself before he reports
formally to the governor. He did say,
however, that there was no cause for
immediate alarm. He is said to have
expressed the opinion that the new
work is shoddy by comparison with
the old. Whether this will be brought
out in the report, however, cannot be
said
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Caused n Panic.

AT New York ia a panic among the
passengers in a Brooklyn car on the
Fulton street line Friday nine persons
received severe injuries, most Of them
requiring attention Of physicians.
The panic was caused by the blowing
out of a fuse while the car was running
at high rate Of speed. The front
platform and forward part of the car
were at once enveloped in flames, and
the passengers made frantic efforts to
escape. Many jumped, others were
pushed of the car and others fell and
were trampled on before the the car
could be stopped. Nearly every pas
senger suffered some injury. Mrs
Julia Calman, "a years old, with a
six months old baby in her arms, was
pushed from the car and received a
fractured skull, 4 broken ankle and
severe concussions of the body. The
baby was unhurt and was found aslee
in the mothers arms, by an ambulance
physician.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
1t Was Brutal Murder.

The State says Nathan Truesdale,
uncle Of the negro killed at Clouds
creek on Saturday week, swore out a
warrant before Magistrate Little at
Saluda on Wednesday for Sion Miller,
Joe Miller and Russell Mccormick.
Thursday the Millers and Mccormick
surrendered themselves to the sheriff
and are now In jail. The Miller boys
are % and % years old, respectively,
and Mccormick looks to be the
younger Of the three. 1t was stated
that Mccormick did the shooting but
the report cannot be confirmed. The
home OF the Miller boys Is not far
from where the homicide occurred,
while Mccormick halls from Lexing-
ton county. He joined the Miller
boys at Batesburg and was going on a
visit to his brother, whose home is in
this county. 1t Is not known whether
application will be made for bail or
not. The older Of the Miller boys is
married.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
On Burning Steamer
at New York They
Psrishsd,
MANY CHILDREN VICTIMS
Although the Steamer Was MOI
Far Frem Shore, Fire and
Wave, in Few Minutes
Claimed Many.

One OF the most appalling disasters
in the history Of New York, tragic
In its immensity, dramatic in its
episodes and deeply pathetic in the
tender age Of most Of the victims,
took place Wednesday in the East
river at the entrance to Long Island
sound, within short distance of the
New York shore and within sight Of
thousands of persons, the majority Of
whom were powerless to minimize the
extent Of the catastrophe.
BY the burning to the waters edge
Of the Gen. Slocum, three-decked ex-
ouToion steamer, the largest in these
waters, more than 600 persons, the
majority Of whom were women and
children, were burned to death or
drowned by jumping overheard or by
being thrown into the whirlpool by
the lurching Of the vessel and the
frantic rush of the panic-stricken
passengers.
1t is the season of Sunday school
excursions In New York bay and Long
Island sound, the latter one OF the
most picturesque bodies OF wat CT in
the country. Great preparations had
been made for the 18th annual excur-
sion OF the Sunday school Of St. M ark's
German Lutheran church the congre
CATION Of which Is drawn from the
dense population Of the lower east and
west sides, and the Gen. Slocum had
been chartered to carry the excursion
lists to. Locust Griasu j. va 81 the many
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
: WEATHER AND CROPS
A Fey Isolated seotionspstin suffer
Ing from Droueht.

A Few; Isolated sectionss Still suffer-
Ing from Drought.
MESJ. w. Bauer, section director,
says "a his weekly report of the crops,
gathsred from correspondence: 2
The week ending a. M, June 13,
had q mean temperature Of rs degrees,
which is about below normal, due to
nearly normal temperatures during
the hrst four days and abnormally
cool weather during the last three.
The cool JYea ther was accompanied by
fresti to brisk northeast; winds and
unusuall low relative humidity. The
hiue was normal In places and be-
low III others.
-, ne greater portion of the State
had sfr0msene to over two inches or
raiB : three days. The upper Sa-
sgS valley had less than anainch,
,whigs 10 prs ~ slh Xssk county and 9
dror 20 is unbroken and crops are
sua,5 Sling for moisture. Streams are
very low and many wells are falling
IN lGne central counties.
A destructive wind and hail storm
passed through Pickens county; the
track Of the hail storm was about half
mile wide and all crops in this path
were destroyed. There were also
damaging wind storms In Spartan
burg and Sumter counties, and hail
occurred at various places in the
northern and northeastern counties,
doing some damage to crops.
The weather was generally favora-
BILE for cultivation of field crops, but
with large areas where the ground
!? tno wet to work and where fields
have become foul. AS n rule, corn,
cotton, tobacco, rice and minor crops
are clean and we'll cultivated, and
have made marked improvement dur
Ing the last week.
Corn made steady improvement in
all parts Of the State, and, although
small, Is growing nicely and has a
healthy color. Earliest corn is being
laid by.
With few and unimportant excep-
tionS, cotton has now attained full
stands, although somewhat irregular
ones as to size. The plants are small
for the season, but have good color
and are growing nicely. Lice are re-
ported from Abbeville county. Squares
have been reported from nearly all
sections, and a few blooms have been
noted in Orangeburg county. In
places fields are becoming foul. Sea
island cotton shared in the general
improvement, and now has full but
irregular stands and good color.
Tobacco improved and is being
primed. Rice planting continues
and she crop is making satisfactory
growth. Wheat and oat harvest is
nearing completion; the yields of
wheat are best in the extreme west
ern counties and only fair to poor in
the central ones. The Oat crop is
best In the eastern counties, where
In places the yields are heavy. Late
oats show some improvement. Both
grains have been housed in good con-
dition, where cut, with only Slight
damage from the rains.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Sustain Heavy Loss.

a dispatch FRI III ST. Petersburg says
Emperor Nicholas has received the fol
lowering telegram from Lieu. Gen.
Baron Stakelberg. "A battle began
at noon around the Russian position
four and a half miles south of the sta
tion of Wafanhoon (Vafangow), the
enemy making repeated attempts to
dislodge our left flank. The attak was
repelled and we retained our position
The first regiment occupying the left
flank Of our position sustained severe
losses. Its commander, Col. Khavas
tounoif, and Adult. Sub Lieu. I'ragos.
laff NadochinSy were killed. Gen.
Gerngross was wounded, a sharpneI
bullet shattering the right side of the
lower jaw, but he remained On the
field"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Negro COTTON MIN Eailed.

The Columbia State says: "The
Wilmington Messenger calls our at
tention to the fact that the defunct
Coleman cotton mill, the failure Of
which was lately noted in these
columns. was not only operated but
owned and managed by negroes. In
that case we do not think that the
evidence of the negro's failure as a
cotton mill hand was as conclusive as
in the case Of the Charleston mill,
which was financed by white capital
and managed by skilled white cotton
mill men. The case Of the Coleman
mill Is, however, equally interesting
in another way"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

tf,ssl y Y 1EB xgt4y tQ SdSSrgG-
town ati;ffies time and HAD no cargo.
The vessel was practically new, hay.
ing been built only three years ago,
and was valued at s12, 200. 1t was In
sured for only $4,000, with J. Fl.
Boatwright & Son at Wilmington, N.
G. Although the telegram says total
loss," Manager Love is of the opinion
that much of the machinery may be
saved. The loss falls heavily on Mr..
Love-he and not the Chamber of
Commerce being the owner.
THE Highlander was the first and
only boat on the line the Chamber Of
Commerce instituted this spring to
give Columbia water connection with
the coast. The business has steadily
Increased since the first trips, and ar
rangements had Just been made for
hauling cotton, which would greatly
relieve the situation and for which
the Chamber of Commerce had been
working for several months. Just
what steps will be taken to put an
other boat in commission on the river
cannot be said at this time, but there
is no doubt but that this will be done
as quickly as the Chamber of Com.
merce can make the arrangements"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Lynohed by Negroes.

News has reached La Grange, Ga.S
that an old nergro by the name of
Jonah Woods, who lived in the coun-
try near Texas court grounds In Heard
county about 25 miles from La
Grange, was lynched by other negroes.
Wood was deacon in bis church and
a pious old negro. 1t is said he dis
covered number of negroes playing
craps" and threatened that he would
report them to the grand jury. After
wards the church was burned down
and two days later, while pluwing in
the fields, he was seized and strung
up to a tree nearby.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
"a 9 NUMBER On BOARD.

:"
Itt isSyariously estimated that there
were between 1, 500 and $500 persons
On board the Gen. Slocum when she
left the pier at Third street, East
river, though the Kiuckerbocker
Steamship company, which owns the
Slocum, officially states that the num-
ber Of persons was 873, that being
only one third Of the vessels capacity.
1t Is thought however, that there
were several hundred children in arms,
for whom fares are not usually charg-
ed on these trips, on board.
The scene on the decks of the
steamer as she proceeded up the East
river was one of merrymaking, custo-
mary on such occasions. The mass Of
flags fluttered in the June breeze, the
bands were playing and the children
were singing, dancing and waving
handkerchiefs and flags in answer to
the salutations OF those on shore or
from passing steamers. On the ex-
treme eastern end Of Randalls island,
Off 135th street, there is stretch of
water known as the sunken meadows.
At thiisA point, Just as crowds were
watching the gaily decorated steamer
from shore, the Gen. Slocum took fire
and as the ageNof the vessel-she was
built In 189l-had resulted in the well
seasoning Of the wool with which she
was almost entirely lit. she was
soon mass Of flame. -. flame Is
said to have broken out In SS,lunch
room on the forward deck byS- F'e
overturning Of a pot Of grease. The
wind was high and all efforts to ex-
tinguish the blaze were futile.
FOE NORTH BROTHER ISLAND.
At 134th street there are several
lumber yards and oil tanks and as
Capt. William Van Schaick, in com
mand Of the Gen. Slocum, started to
turn his vessel towards the shore there
he was warned that it would set fire
to the lumber and Oil and 50 he chang
ed his course for North Brother island
one Of the twin islands near the en-
trance to the sound some half mile
away, where the boat partially burned
was beached. She sank near that
place at 1915 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, two hours and 20 minutes
after the fire was discovered.
In the meantime The passengers
had become panic stricken and those
who were not caught up by the flames
rushed to the rear Of the vessel and
hundreds jumped overheard into the
swiftly running waters. 1t Is alleged
that the life preservers were toD Sc
curely fastened to their holdings to be
available and sIories are told Of IRAN
tic efforts made 10y strong men to cut
them loose but even il they could have
been torn down they were too high up
for the children to reach. 1t is also
reported that no attempt was ma 1e to
get out the fire apparatus at the first
cry Of fire" though Capt. Van
Schaick says that he Immediately rang
the bells for getting out the appa-
fatus. According to several STATE
fnents no attempt was made to over
aaboats or life RATS. Capt. Van SCI Iaick
hnd his two pilots, named Ell yard
an Wart and e. M. Weaver, have
V,en arrested.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

A dispatch from Spartanburg says
Congressman Johnson has received
notice through the war department
that a Confederate horse claim has
been allowed to j. A. Gallamore OF
GreenVille county under act of con-
gress of Feb. 27, 1902. After the sur
render of Lee, Mr.. Gallamore had a
horse stolen from him by the union
soldiers. The money will be forwar led
by the department In week OF two
Congressman Johnson has many SINH
larclaims pending,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Lif. Crushed Ont.

At New York one Of the big auto
mobiles used to take sight secrs about
the city, ran over and killed an elder
ly unknown man in Broadway Thurs.
day night while members OF the NOR
ry party were laughing and singing.
Before the body OF the victim could
be taken from under the car several
OF the women passengers became hys-
terlcal and had to be lifted to the
ground, while others jumped down
and ran way from the scene.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
In A Coy,a Navy.

At Aiken while slaughtering beef
on Saturday, Messrs. Lamer s.
Thorpe's butcher found lady's gold
clasp bracelet In the animals NAV.
The bracelet is Of l8 karat gold and
Is a handsome piece of jewelrY. The
COW was purchased with bunch of
cattle from Tennessee market. How
the animal happened to absorb such
valuable food is Of course hard to
guess.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
.Japs { l,laifll a
wee, ,iIl icfo3 !.
/, JAps 8 LOSE THREE SHIPS.
Tho LOSE in Lives fs Estimated ct
One Thousand.

Tho LOSE In Lives fs Estimated at
One Thousand. ~
"a dispatch from Toxic, Japan, says
all doubt as to the sinking OF the
transports Hitaohi and Sado by the
Russians has been removed. Three
hunc red and ninety.seyen survivors OF
the Hitachi have arrived at Moi and
163 survivors OF the Sado have arrived
at Kokura. Details OF the Gestruc.
tion of the two transports and the
full extent of the casualties are not
obtainable. e s q. 8 8 \ y
a later dispatch says details obtain.
able from the survivors Of the ill-fated
Japanese tranannrts alao alao@a @ :s!.as ~ the he
Hitachi and the Sado met three Rus
sian warship near Iki island at 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning. The
Russians fred on the Japanese ships
and stopped them, and soon afterward
they torpedoed and sank the helpless
transports. The captain of the Sado
and several other men were captured.
More than 100 men escaped In the
boats and landed at Kikura. a message
has been received here from Hagi gay
ing that the survivors ofgthe Hitachi
had drifted nortlIto Shfmonosek and
been saved. The transport Izum is
stillsmissing.
Ltie reported that the the ssisf,oT issif;,oTtss e;
Hitachi and Sado carried only !, 400
men. If this is true, the loss in lives
is probably less than 4 1000. The
transpo orts, however, had many horses
and large quantities OF supplies on
eaf1er Katsuno was sunk of
MOL daysnighta as result OF coliid-
ing with the steamer Yanatokan.
Both vessels were on their way TO
Iiescu to rescue the survivors OF the
transports Hatachi and Sado. ;i.9 sss 8.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Reward for Adams.

Gov. Hayward Wednesday offered a
reward OF $500 for the capture OF r.
A. Adams, who escaped Monday night
from the Walterboro Jail. Adam Is q
white man, who was sentenced last
June to hang for the murder OF Henry
Jacques. His appeal to the supreme
court had been dismissed and he was
to be resentenced at the August term
of the court.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
At the Ton.

The Columbia State calls attention
to the fact that Of the six star" stu.
dents graduated from West point this
year, one is from Virginia, one each
from Tennessee, Mississippi and Colo
iado, and two from North Carolina.
They are all southern boys except one,
and their records are go,d cause for
pride In the section they have so we'll
represented. 1t is really an unusual
showing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Negress Kiils white woman.

News was received Tuesday OF the
killing OF Mrs. Halliday, white wo-
man, by Addie Smith, a negro girl, at
Loachapoka Monday night. The
slayer was caught as Notasulga, q
small town near Montgomery. A
large crowd soon gathered ana rearing
violence the sheriff OF Lee county took
the negress to Tuskegee for safe keep
ing. The woman acknowledges kill
ing Mrs. Holiday. y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Negro Child Killed.

At Simpsonville Tuesday afternoon
Jim Thompson, 6-year-old negro
boy, while playing with pistol shot
and instantly killed 6-months. old
Infant In the arms of his young sis
ter. The ball entered the infants
head and grazed the breast of the
young negro holding the child.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Three Killed in Duel.

AT Bryan sville, Ind, three men
are dead and two wounded, one fatally,
as the result Of pistol fight on the
streets of that village Tuesday. The
dead are James and Charles Rout and
Milton Tow. James Tow is fatally
wounded and Frank Two is badly
hurt. The fight was the elimination
OF feud between the Rout and Tow
families
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Little by little.

Over a billion fve-cent fares were
paid last year to the transit companies
of New York city. Fifty million dol
lars Paid in five cents at q timel A
veritRble confirmation Of the "little
drops of water, little grains OF sand'
teaching.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
DeadIy Hot Supper.

Tuesday night at hot supper and
dance given by the colored people OF
Walterboro, Gus Green, becoming jeal-
GUS of William Haynes, deliberately
pulled his pistol and shot him dead.
Green was captured and lodged in jail
at 2 O'Clock next morning and this fact
enabled the officials to discover so
early that Adams and Stephens had
escaped.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
An Old Sinner.

Meyer Guggenheim, II year, old,
bmulti-millionaire and great grand
ffatner, has been made defendant In a
}breach of promise suit, in New York.
A>mages are fixed at 100000. The
DazSsor of $50, ,000,0 900 is a very at
posses sperson.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
CROWDED THE RAIL.

AS the fire increased the struggle to
gain a point OF vantage at the stern
became frightful. Women and child
rem crowded against the after rail
until it gave way and hundreds were
pushed off into the river. After this
there was steady stream OF persons
who jumped or were thorwn into the
continued ON napp q
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
RUSSIANS ADMIT DEFEAT.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg
says Emperor Nicholas has received
the following telegram, dated June
I6, from Gen. Kuropatkin:
II have received the following dis
patch from Lieut.. Gen. Baron Stakel-
berg, dated June 16, 1920 a. m.:
Yesterday I had intended to at
tack the enemy's right flank but just
as our troops had been assigned for
the purpose and were beginning to
successfully envelop the enemy's right
flank, the Japanese In their turn at
tackled my right flank with superior
forces and I was compelled to retreat
by three roads to the north.
"Our losses are heavy, but they
are not yet completely known.
During the engagement the third
and fourth batteries OF the first ar
tlllery brigade were literally cut to
pieces by the Japanese shells.
'Of 16 guns, 13 were rendered
completely unseless and were aban-
doned.
1.-THE conduct of the troops was
excellent, large proportion OF fthem
refusing to retire until after they had
been repeatedly ordered to do so.'"
The Russians deny that there was
anything in the nature OF a rout. The
enemy had over four divisions In
action ISL.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

& what right men who
bY the WayS<ssStent boilers when
nave oeen persis5S suit them to de-
things did not go t6NEisa bolters when
mand that there be nSSSA2
things do 20 to suit themMA
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
! A AsTRAMRR BURNRD.
The Higb,hns,as Eatsllx DeatroIee De

The sHfghlapfs Es$tal ly Destroyed
= as BY town.
!. i.El
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Horse Claim Allowed.

[continued on page A ]
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Left Five Hundred Rus
slams Dead ON the
Battlefield.
LOST FOURTEEN GUNS.
Russians Wanted TO Attack Jap-
anese left But Was Fnre- .Is
stalled, Forced Into a
Defile and Routed.

ust
the Russian hope of relieving the pres
sure on Port Arthur by threat tening
the rear OF Gen. Oku. the cornma1der
of the Japanese forces Investing the
Russian stronghold, came to an end
\ Wednesday at TeliSSu, q point On the
railroad so miles north of Kinchou and !
20 miles north OF Vafangow, When the
Russians were out-manoeuYred, en-
elc;saa ;ia ;;;a & & z
left more than 500 dead on the field
and the Japanese captured 300 prison-
ers and Ia quick firing field guns. The
Russians retreated hastily 20 the
northward. s. 2sssss
The japanese charge that the Rns-
slams violated the Japanese flag. Ger
tain officers aver that during the
fighting q body of Russian soldiers ap-5
Ipeared carrying asJapanese flag and
that the japanese ARTILLERY deceived
by this flag, ceased firing on that par
ticular body OF Russians. OMcialj dis:
patches rom = N1 1ne japanese command-
egs ,eclIc Icnarges or this fiag
sViol olallon ~ "a y est Inmates OF the Jap
aHeseS losses st y elissl say that ,oG0S
ilnen mere Killed ~ or sYt,l ded. 81
las apane9e attae ring Sorce was.
Isi q p tQ 90 Isf ;ieft coluinS and
tsSe q Oh Tuesday along:
road. They en-
s. ea.gtaof Yafan-
q q q late
& i. ne SLAMS
laslo v: Tiaoa
::IszSs Rpanese ar-z
81 esl esss Y ad the
lisaiaua pond con-.
4 lledsi u la ours and 10 9ol lowed
0y she advance OF the y Japanese line 70 J
Jon extending from Lun Ghias
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

slams In this 6 dis
advantage, but t.72 2TSOYwith de-
termination until 3 oIajek in the
afternoon. at this hour they were
routed. The Japanese cavalry continu-
ed to pursue the enemy and probably
inflicted severe punishment.