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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-20

minneapolis Dec ao-Four five and possibly
persons lost their lives carly today In the Fifth
street. through the falling of the high wall
building which damaged by fire last Tuesday night high
wind OF last night loosened the bricks tons of brick
and stones crashed down the the
door, The roof carried through Several
sons missing. presumably dead, follows:
William Crocker, landlord.
Mrs. Maggie Lecare
Jennie Morris.
William zimmerman.
William Bray carpenter and
Charles Kenyon
William Lilybled.
Seven men and unaccounted for
The injured are:
Mrs Jennie Murray hip badly bruised
Mrs. Evelyn Williams badly
Mrs William Crocker
Willie Croker.
Hannah Crocker.
Mrs. Frank Boyce.
Charles Smith.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
A Republican view.

The value Of Indiana as campaign
asset makes every political straw from
that state highly important at this
juncture. The public eye is gradual
ly turning towards the Ho )sier voter
for it is becoming generally recognized
that he Is the man on whom hinges
the success Of the Democratic ticket.
One Of the latest indications CT In
diana's attitude is distinctly shown in
a recent editorial expression of the
indianapolis News, the personal or
gan OF Senator Fairbanks. The News
frankly admits that the situation is
puzzling, and this admission is made
after member Of its staff has made
personal canvass Of the state with a
view to sizing up the situation. The
News says: There is nothing in the
political conditions, as they exist now
in Indiana, that justifies the ex! rava-
CANT assertions made by the managers
Of any of the parties. The Republi-
cans can justify their declaration that
Indiana will go Republican, because
1t has been going Republican for al
most ten years-and upon no other
basis as shown by existing conditions.
They say that the people are satisfied.
But the polls in numerous places
show an unusually large number OF
voters who will not tel how they in
tend to yOte-these are down on the
books as doubtful" and in Indiana
there Is an immense number OF them.
There is another proposition the Re.
publican leaders must get away from
the reported great dissatisfac ctior
among the Democrats because o. the
nomination Of Parker. If the Re
publicans expect victory through
Democratic dissensions they might as
we'll close headquarters and shut ur
shop, for these dissensions do not ex.
ist to the extent alleged by the
Republicans. Despite reports tC
the contrary, the Democrats are
organizing and for that matter
they are better organized than they
were at this time in the cam
paign Of 1900. About as much dis
sensiOn exists in the Republican party
as in the Democratic party. The diff.
ference Is that it is getting to be a
great deal harder to line up the Re-
publicans for their ticket than it is tC
get the Democrats back. The rea-
son Is simple. The Republicans feel
that their votes are not needed, any
how, and as they do not like some OF
the things going on they will not vote.
Men who are familiar with the politi-
cal conditions in Indiana, and who
can speak Of them without bias, know
that II Senator Fairbanks was not on
the national ticket it would be the
tossing of a copper as to how the State
would 60" This is a Republican
view, and In it the Democrats have
certainly much to cheer them.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14

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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Seven afenLaat

a dispatch from Oklahoma City,
o. Il says seven men are missing of
a party of eight who went down with
the wagon bridge between Lexington
and Purcell, after battling with the
swift rush Of waters for many hours
in vain attempt to prevent the
bridge from going out. The bridge
was the only connection between the
two towns. And all telegraph and
telephone wires in the south and
southwest portions Of Oklahoma and
the southeastern part OF the Indian
Territory in the flooded districts are
down, information is hard to get, but
that obtainable Is to the effect that
the waters are recedinp.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
THEN AND NOW.

1t is supposed by many who do not
give the matter more than passing
thought that the American people are
being carried away by fashion. That
we have wandered far from the exam
pies set us by our forefathers. They
say just think OF the pride OF people
in this go d year 1904. Just look at
the ladies' hat. Now as a matter OF
fact there is nothing in the la lies
hats OF today to equal the coal-scuttle
hats OF a hundred years ago. They
say, just look at the way people dress
their hair. Do you know the most ex-
tremc style OF today will never equal
the top knots which our great-grand
mothers wore put up with high combs
that we would have thought would
have made our great-grandfathers die
of laughter. Their hair was lifted Into
a pyramid Il foot high. On the top OF
that tower lay white rosebud. Shoes
OF bespangled white kid and heels two
or three inches high. Grandfather
went out to meet her on the floor in q
coat Of sky blae silk and vest of white
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14

satin, embroidered with geld lace,
lace ruffles around his wrist and his
hair falling In queue. Many Of the
fancy drinks of today were unknown
to them, but their hard cider, mint
ijulep, and hot toddy sometimes made
lively work for the broad -brimmed
hats and silver knee buckles. Talk Of
dissipating parties OF today and keep
ing of late hours. Did not our great.
grandparents have their bees and
sausage-stufflngs and tea parties and
dances that for heartiness and uproar
utterly eclipsed all the waltzes, lance rs
and breakdown known in this good
year of 1904. Aud they never went
home till morning. And as to the
old-time courtships Washington IT.
wing describes them better than we
can. Talk about the dishonesties OF
today. Seventy years ago the governor
OF New York state had to disband the
legislature because Of It's utter c r
ruption. You see by comparison that
we are not so bad after all when con-
pared with our forefatherS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
a MARTYR 70 sOlENCE.
An Eleetrtoa, Easlneer = Victim OF
e. IN Ray.

y :. -
Clarence M. Daily, an electrical en-
gineer, is dead ut his home, No. 1O3
Clinton street, North, East Orange,
N. J., martyr to science. His Ill.
ness was due to experimental work in
connection with the Roentgen ray,
says the New York Herald. He suf-
fered for years and underwent seven
operations. which finally eliminated
in the amputation Of both his arms.
He died Wednesday.
During his experiment work with
the X-ray Mr.. Daily was Thomas A.
E 1isou's chief assistant. He worked
at the laboratory in West Orange
night and day. In bis work With
the microscope Mr.. Daily was badly
burned on his hands. He suffered no
pain but bis hands looked as though
they had been scalded. Six months
after the first indications of scalding
appeared the hands began to swell
and Mr.. Daily suffered great pain for
two years, when he went to Chicago
and obtained a position with an in
candescent lamp company. It was
thought the change OF air would
benefit him.
Cancer finally developed on the left
wrist and he came e .st for treat
mcnt. In February, 1902, more than
one hundred ard fifty pieces of skin,
taken from his legs, were grated on
to his hands The operation was un
successful and the disease steadily
spread. In August the arm was am
putated four inches below the sht u
der. For time an imp -ovement was
apparent, but the little finger on the
right hand became affected and In
| November this member was taken Off
Mr.. DAILY still m iintained bis cnur-
age and still believed he would re
cover when three other fingers were
removed In J1re, 1903 The develop.
ment Of a SPOT on the wrist made it
necessary to perform another opera
tion In September and another at
tempt was made to graft skin.
The next indication OF the cOntinu.
ance Of the disease was severe hem
orrhage Of the arm, as result OF
which 1T was amputated In March.
Despite the fact that he had lost
both arms ard had suffered so keenly
Mr. Daily gained courage and appear.
ed to be recovering. Artificial arms
were provided for him, but he used
them only a week when he succumb
ed, the disease having affected his en-
tire system. Complications ensued
and 1T was Sc u on Saturday that he
could net iiYo. During the seven
years he had been unable to care fol
himself and all the time before his
arms were amputated he was obliged
to rest his hands in water during the
night to allay the burning sensation.
MIR. Daily was born in Woodbridge
w., thi1ty-nioe years ago and served
i've years In the United States navy
as chief gunner on the Enterprise
lie bad been connected with Mr.. Edi
son FOR sixteen years. He Is survived
by widow and two sons.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
A GOOD SNAKE STORY
a Mother Snake and Forty -four
Little Ones Killed.


j. III. Batson, who lives on the
Sandy Flat road, not far from Green.
vile, came to town Wednesday with
the champion snake story OF the sea-
son, says The Daily News. While
visiting his brother, j. +, Batson, on
Enoree river Sunday, he went Into
the pasture with several children
where he found a highland moccasin
as big as an ordinary mans thigh and
measuring three and half feet in
length.
Just as soon as he got sight of the
reptile MIR. Batson struck it power
full blow with a rock, cutting deep
cash in it's side. The moccasn was
partly paralyzed by the blow. 1t
quirmel and hissed and while Mr..
BatSon was preparing to finish the
execution, four small baby snakes IL
inches long ran out of the wound.
Ihis called for more fighting, as the
baby snakes were maddene6 and terri
lied and they began to attack the
Batson children in their youthful
way.
While trying to put them out Of
business Mr.. Batson saw things that
would have driven drinking man to
the alcoholic ward. AS the big
mother-reptile was dying a regular
'covey' Of little serpents shot through
that wound and for 20 minutes he
was kept in sweat while trying to
XIII them. The babies fought vicious
ly In appearance every one was
exactly the same, In size, color and
meanueSS.
1t was enough to frighten man, "
and Mr.. Batson, and 1 had to work
hard to kill them. After the battle
was ended l counted A small reptiles,
and believe IL it had not been for
the help Of the boys l would have
been forced to take to the woods or
leave the serpents alone in their glory.
Old people tell me that after the
young are hatched they are frequent
ly swallowed by the mother, and il
her ladyship was anything like the
whale that swallowed Jonah she must
have been a bird. If it had been
possible that day l would have
Brought them to the city. The little
fellows swarmed around the pole
which was used to kill them and
made repeated attempts to get within
striking distance Of me. 1t was not
pleasant experience for ne, and |
am not crazy about returning to that
pasture on the EnOree"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Convict Him FOO.

Bell Sheppard, the negro who killed
Joe Phillips, at a camp meeting two
months ago, was clrried from Amcri-
Gus, Ca, to Webster county for trial.
The case consumed the entire day,
the jury returning verdict OF guilty
with recommendation Of sentence to
lie imprisonment. w. S. Morgan,
the white man whom Sheppard de-
clared hired him to kill Phillips, was
also carried from the tmercus Jail to
Webster for trial as accessory. Al
TIRE trouble originated in the burning
OF the town OF Preston in April last.
Morgan's relatives are charged with
the incendiarism and the negro mur.
dered by Sheppard was an important
witness against the accused parties. X
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Engine Crushed CaDoose.

At Charlotte, N. c., feight Conduc
tor Wise Of the Southern railway,
whose home is said to be in Savannah,
and Jack Godhaul, a negro switch
man, and Walter Z.igler were killed
on the outskirts OF the city about 10
o'clock Wednesday night. The train,
which was southbound No. 73, on the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
division OF the Southern, was being
pushed by switch engine when sud
denly all the brakes became set and
the engine crushed into the rear of
the caboose. Conductor Wise was In
the rear of the caboose and the other
men between the cabooSe and engine.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Killed His Son in-La,y.

At Dawson, Ga, Jesse Wall sho,
and killed Hill Oxford, his son-in-la law
Wednesday night in Oxford's yard.
The coroner's jury Thursday decided
the killing was unjuStitiable and Wall
was brought to Dawson Thursday
night in custody of the sheriff. Wallis
statement at the inquest was to the
effect that he was reprimanding Ok
ford for neglecting his wife when Ok
ford cursed him and advanced with an
open knife and that he fred to save
his own life. A knife was found by
OXford's side unopened and this with
the fact that he was shot in the back
and testimony of eye witnesses led to
the verdict rendered. Both parties
we're we'll known white men Of Ter.
rsll county
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
An Appeal For Fnnds

George Foster Peabody, treasurer
of the Democratic national commit.
tee, Thursday issued an appeal for
contributions for the campaign fund.
The appeal says: "There are about
l4,000,o 900 legal voters in this coun-
try, and to intelligently present the
issues or the campaign and the records
OF the candidates to this vast elector-
ate requires a very large sum of
money. The Democratic party has
no industrial favorites from whom,
either by promise Of by threats, it
can draw campaign subscriptions; but
must rely for necessary funds upon
patriotic citizens who believe in a
government Of law under the constitu
ton honestly and economically ad-
ministered. From all such citizens |
request such contributions as they are
able and willing to make, for which
prompt personal acknow ledgment will
be sent"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Killed by Gas,

AT New York Augustus Donoman
and his wife and Richard Small were
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas in a
bedroom in hotel kept by Salvatore
Kappolla in Flushing. Donoman and
his wife were formerly residents Of
Flushing, but had visited IL Philadel-
phia. Small was from Charleston,
S. c., and is said to have been the
Woman's brother. The three were to
have started for Charleston Tuesday.
Kappolla, the proprietor of the hotel,
was arrested and held in bail to an
swer the charge that he delayed In re-
porting the case to the police.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Steamer Struck Reef.

On Wednesday night the steamc r
Boscowiz struck reef on Harbledown
island. -Four children were drowned.
The crew and lS5 other passengers
were saved. The news OF the disas
ter was br, ught by the steamer Cas-
star. The BoscOwiZ was running from
Vancouver to northern British Column
bian ports and had on board nearly
2OO Indian passengers bound for vari-
Gus settlements up the coast. The
passengers were taken ashore and the
drowning OF the four children occurred
In connection with the launching of a
small boat The Boscowiz was an old
blat, owned in Victoria.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
A DEADLY FIGHT.
Young Farmer is Shot To Death by
Two Negroes

Young Farmer is Shot To Death by
Two Negroes
a dispatch to the Atlanta journal
says early Tuesday morning Lon Gay,
a young white farmer, living about
four miles north OF Hamilton, was
shot and killed by Ashford Jenkins
and Zan Mann, blth negroes.
Jenkins and Mann left Hamilton
Saturday night In buggy which they
hired from one of the livery stables
here, and it Is supposed they spent
the night in the neighborhood In
which young Gay lived. The two
negroes were seen at an early hour
Tuesday coming with their hired
team in the direction Of Hamilton.
Shortly afterward Gay, with a shot
gun on his shoulder, was seen coming
after them riding a mule at lively
pace. He overlook them about a
mile from Hamilton.
1t Is said that the negroes got out
or buggy when they saw Gay and
started across a cotton ii Id. Gay fol.
lowed them into the field and the ne
groes opened, fire, using revolvers.
No one except the participants was
directly at the scene Of the shooting.
Parties living nearby heard i've psto
shots In rapid succession and then
report from the shot gun. a man
living near went quickly to the scene
and found Gay dead, with bullet
hole in his abdomen.
Gays clothing was considerably
torn and his shoes were pulled off.
His mule was also shot.
The white citizen vino came up i'm.
mediately after the shooting says that
Mann was nowhere near the mule.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Passerl,Y Killed.

At San Antanio, Texas, In a street
fight between j. NJ. Chittim, known
as the Texas Cattle King" and w.
w. Jones, cattleman and banker OF
Beeville, ii. S. Elwell, travelling
man OF Milwaukee, Wis, chanced In
range and was accidentally killed. The
bullet, 1t Is said, was fired from Chit
TINS gun. Chittim was placed in jail
charged with murder. Elwcll worked
for the II. G. Miller company, station
ers of Milwaukee. From letters In his
possession it appears he has brother
in Sheboygan. Neither OF the partici-
panUS was injured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
"Thc Gallant Bryan.r

Under the above caption the
| Augusta Chronicle says: "The Com.
moner, MIR. Bryan's paper, is filled
with good, loyal, inspiring Democra.
tic literature. With pen and voice
the eloquent, gifted and patriotic Ne
braska statesman is working wonders
to help elect Judge Parker and defeat
Mr.. Roosevelt. He he's his own
opinions about reforpFand is true to
them, but he doesdot write snarlingly
on the suhject or go about on the
stump proclaiming himself the pro-
phct of Jtlfersonan Democracy and
that Judge Parker is the mere tool of
Wall street. Mr.. Bryan knows bet
ter and he is as modest as he is gift.
ed. He loves the Cons titutional
Union more than his own aggrandize
ment, and he knows that no greater
calamity could befall this Republic
than the election Of II osevelt, the
imperialist, the Big Stick, the unsafe
magistrate. He Is content to await
ihe time for the propagation of his re-
form and he prefers the calm that Par
ker brings to the chaos that Roose
velt would provoke. Very nobly and
admirably has Mr.. Bryan acted in this
campaign and he has won the hearts
OF thou ands who once spoke unkiudly
.of him. He Is a great man and man
of high principles and lofty aspiration.
And MIR. Watson? Where does be
stand for public admiration in the
same light as VIM. j. Bryan?" The
Times AMI democrat has always been
a great admircr of Bryan, and we are
glad to see that his worth is beginning
to be appreciated by those who have
misjudged him in the past.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
a Private Sanitarium.

DR.. L. G. Corbett, for so long at the
head of the Keeley Institute in South
Carolina, and Of late connected with
the original Institute at Dwight, Ill.
has returned to South Carolina and es.
tablished at Greenville Sanitarium
for the treatment of nervous diseases
and the drug and liquor habits His.
friends and former patients know that
is enabled TO give this service at more
reasonable cost than Is usually paid,
many afflicted with these maladieS are
availing themselves Of the benefit to
be derived there.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
Grover to Sneak

a Democratic mass meeting will be
held In Madison Square Garden New
York city about the middle OF Octo.
per, at which it is the intention to
nave as speakers former President
Grover Cleveland, and number of
the foremost Democrats OF the coun.
try. The date has not been fixed
definitely beyond agreeing that the
meeting shall be some time between
October . and 20. If his health will
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-14
GOOD AND BAD TRAINING.

Isn't it queer things that come to
our minds oft times? Here we behold
little girls decked out in all the intri-
cate labyrinth of tucks, rutlles, drawn
work; shirripg, shocking, piping, en-
broidery, with their soft Dair tortured
into bangs, frizzes, crimps, curls,
waves, braids, pulled, rolled or POM
padoured, as the case may be, CT as
dame Fashion may decree. While
under that stylish thatch the busy
little brain Is teeming with the seeds
of vanity, self-love, pride, envy, dis
content, Jealousy, as ignorant of the
tender lessons taught by Him who
said, Suffer little children to come
unto me, for Of such Is the Kingdom
Of heaven, as II they had been or.
phand in early infancy. Now, If all
this be harsh and untrue our observa-
tion is at fault. Mothers. we appeal
to you, to put more OF your time into
the culture OF character Of your chill
dren, and less time on their dress and
mere outward appearance. "The soul
alone endures," and to you it is given
more especially to train immortal
souls for eternal happiness or misery.
We see children often who have never
been taught the principals of doing
unto others as they would wish to be
done by," nor simply trust and love
Him who tendarly placed his hands on
their heads, nor their duty to their
parents, to their elders and to the
poor. 1t is in the early days of their
young lives that these lessons should
oe taught, while their hearts are ten
der and their natures plastic, and 1t
is the mother who should SOW the
seeds In the infant minds which are
to spring up In after years, in the
shape of firm principles OF rectitude,
truth, charity, courage, honesty, and
all that makes a, man or woman
worthy or beloved.