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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-22
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MORE BUR6lARIfS
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Company.

Special to Statesman.
/ KENNEWICK, Jan. 22-Sometime
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Atfslfa seed and seed rye at G. A.
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Brief Local News

Rev. Robert J. Reid who has been
suffering with pneumonia for the past
week, is reported to be improving.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01

following the meeting of the county
committees. AS the Second district
Is interested more than the rest of
the State, it was decided to let the
special committee tabulate the vote
instead OF requiring the entire COM
mittee to meet, and exGov. McSwee-
ney, l.. J Williams Cor his substitute),
Thos. Martin, j. NJ. Polatty, G. B.
Free, DIR. w. q. Smith and L. S.
Blease, one from each county in the
Second district, were appointed with
the addition OF ID. II. Magill, A. w.
Jones, ID. j. Griffith and Gen. Jones
as chairman.
There being np further business the
committee adjourned.
AS the campaign in the Second dis
trict closes on the 5th of April, the
last day for filling the pledges with
the State chairman will be ut noon Of
a pril h.-rrhe State.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Trusts Destroy IndividuaIity.

In an addr SIS before the students Of
the college Of the city of New York,
w. II. Truesdalc, president of the
Delaware, Lackawanna railroad, de-
Scribed the great combinations OF
capital and labor as SocialiStic, dcclar-
ing the tendencies are to Shacklc, if
not destroy, the American individuals
ty to which the country owes so much.
After dcs ;ribing the development Of
the great industries, the greatest Of
which is the railroad business, he cx-
pressed the opinion that the gain is
due to the spirit Of American free
dom, and he'.aid he does not expect
the same prorOrtionatc mileage to be
constructed hereafter, as the cost OF
the terminals will interfere, but tie
Improvements will continue rapidly rs
ever. He said great combinations OF
capital are impossible elsewhere and
it is question if it do not stifle indi-
viduaiity. The labor OTgdnizd tiOns
may be bepe icial in some ways and
have done good in some cases and in
jury In others. he declared, and when
they Stiile ambition they do harm.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
a SENSATIONAL INCIDENT.
The Confederate Flag Gives Way to
"Old Glory" ut Clemson.

An occurrence at Clemson College of
unusual and sensational interest is
thus described by an eyewitness:
There has just been erected at the
college nag-pole, eighty-six feet
high. Recently one of the boys took
up collection and had Il flag, four
teen by twentyone feet, of the STARS
and Barr made, and the afternoon of
March y at G:3O, while the college
band played Dixie" and amid the
cheers of the uncovered five hundred
Clemson boys, the flag of the Confeder-
acy was raised. 1t was lowered after
dark and the companies marched to
the pole from revcille this morning,
and again the flag was raised amid
the cheers of the Clemson corps.
1T stayed until O'clock, when the
commandant, who is Il Northcrner,
ordered it taken down. The boys
had it down and hid before mis- orders
could be obeyed. Immediately after
release from quarters at the morning
inspection, however, all of the boys
went to the flag pole and were raising
the flag for the third time. The COM
mandant came out Of his office, caught
hold Of the rope and ordered il lower
ed. But in spite Of his protestations
and his placing one boy under arrest.
the flag was raised.
The flag iloated proudly till after
church, when the commandant made
speech in which he said among other
things: Boys, | don't blame you
for honoring the flag your fathers and
grandfathers fought for. Three cheers
for the flag Of the Southern Confeder-
acy. (Three cheers were given with
Il vim in which the minister, the fac
ulty and the ladies joined heartily.
Continuing he said: But the South
proved that there was only one flag in
1898. Boys, there's no use talking,
we have the greatest flag on the face
of the earth to day And now L want
the band to play Dixie while we lower
the Stars and Bars, and then to play
the Star Spangled Banner while we
raise the Stars and Stripes
So while the band played Dixie
and While tile boys stood With tIfi-
covered heads sending forth cheer
upon cheer, the flag of our fathers was
lowered and the flag of our forefathers
and our flag was raised. Three rous-
ing cheers were given for 'Old Glory"
and then three for the commandant.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01

A dispatch from Towanda, Pa,
says forty years have been knocked
out of the life of Edward Smith. Il
farmer, by single blow Last week
he was Telling Il large trer. In fall.
ing it struck another small tree which
fell on Smith, cutting a deep cash in
lis forehead. He was unconscious for
some time, and since he las recovered
he has no recoIlect ion OF his present
life. lie acts like a boy again, al
though he is over fifty. He plays the
games he played While Il boy aud goes
about doing the same farm work he
did us Il youngstcr lie has no ecol
lection OF his life for the last forty
years, but otherwise is i'm good health.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01

Henry Madison Mann, an eleven
yearold boy, son Of II. G. Mann, a
prominent citizen Of Abbevillc, Shot
himself through the heart. Tie lad
became eXasperated, it is said, be
cause Of the release of a pet bird that
he kept in Il cage. 1t is stated lie
entered his room and locked the door.
a moment later the report of Il pistol
attracted the attention Of the family
Mrs. Mann, the lads mother, rushed
to the room. Henry opened the door
for her, stepped back and fell to tic
floor dead.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
WILL DODGE IT.
The Republicans Afraid to Vote OF
the Mormon Question Now.

hhC 10 vote OH
the Mormon Question Now.
A dispatch from Washington says
the Republican leaders in the Senate
are taking no chances OF having to
wind up the SmCot investigation and
vote on the Mormon apostles right to
his seat at this session Of Congress.
They made up their minds it would
not be good policy, politically, to set
tie the case prior to the presidential
election, but evidence against the Nor
mon hierarchy, which Includes Smoot,
piled up with a rapidity that astonish-
ed and disconnected the Republicans
Only relatively unimportant details
were left for investigation and it was
found that new witnesses would have
TO be called TO testify as to these.
10 allow time TO get these witness
cS from Utah the hearings before the
congressional committe on privileges
and elections were adjourned for ten
days or two weeks, the Republicans
counting on being able to wind up in
the session of Congress by April Is,
and certainly by May l. But the
Democrats have shown disposition
TO resist the early adjournment pro-
gram by insisting on Il prolonged de-
bate on the postoilice appropriation
bill. This opened a prospect that the
Smoot hearing would be completed
before the session of Congress could
be brought to a close. y hastily adj
Juurnment, with the case ready for
settlement would be Il practical admis-
sion of the Republicans that they
were running from it.
So the Republicans adopted tactics
calculated to Offset the Democratic
move to prolong the S, ssion. They
failed to send out the summons for the
10 or 30 additional witnesses required
in the Smoot case. The Democrats
have just discovered this and are
angry about it. They are anxious
to keep partisanship out of Smoo,
case as long as possible, but they nov
feel disposed to raise a row in the
Senate over what they regard as the
ineXcusable delay of the Republicans.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
LEFT WIFE AT HOTEL
And Then Went out and Blew Out
His Brains.

d. Paul Hughes, secretary of the
Dupuesne Mining Company, director
OF the Pittsburg State Bank, promi.
nent In Pennsylvania financial mat
ters and we'll known in New York,
blew out his brains Ca TIC shore Of
Nahone Lake, near the Norfork g.
Western Depot, Norfork, Va, We'd
nesday, Hughes registered at the Az
ianta Hotel ten DAYS ago with wo-
man supposed to be wife, and gave the
name of D. p. Hayes. Some Of his
mali came in that name.
The woman says she knows very
little OF Hughes. AT the inquest We'd
nesday afternoon she said she knew
nothing that could have caused him
to take his life. She was unmoyed.
and stated that Hughes might have
another wife living somewhere.
without a tremor or any indication
or nervousness, she entered tie jury
room, led by Coroner kight, passed
Though the crowd ana out to the
Morgue. She spent moment before
the body and returned to the Jury.
There was no trace Of emotion upon
her coultcnance. She took the oath
and replied to the questions of the
Coroner IN tones as clear and distinct
as though uttered by one who never
had suffered 4 pang Of sorrow.
She stated that she met her hus-
band in Baltimore about two weeks
ago; but she is from the southern part
or New Jersey, but was visiting in
Baltimore. She said she knew moth
ing OF the man save that he gave his
name as Hughes; that he came from
PittSburg, and that lie had a mother
there.
Hughes had been drinking for the
past week or more, and Colonel David
son, of the Atlantic Hotel, said he
frequently warned the unfortunate
man that he must keep sober around
The hotel or remain in his room.
Hugnes always had plenty Of money.
lie received numerous letters every
DAY, and caShed money.
Papers showing that Hughes was a
Mason and Phythian were found in
his effects at the hotel. The statement
found on the body was produced at
the inquest:
My body l give to the first medi-
cal institute that may care for it for
the purpose of dissection. l do this
in the interest Of science. 1 am going
on long exploring expedition, and
may be help Peary find the North
Pole"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Old Men Must Go.

Following the orders issued by TIL
Atlantic Coast Line railway establshs
ing a pension system for the employee
of the road who have seen certain
number of years of service, the general
manger has followed this up with
another that will affect number of
men on the system wllo will not re-
ceivc pensions. The recent order is
that all men over the age Of seventy
must go. The road has come to the
conclusion that the necessary work
cannot be gotten out of men who have
reached that age and on April 1st
they will step down and out for young
er men. The recent order in regard
co pensions provided for a pension of
one per cent for each year Of service
for the salary received provided the
employees had seen a service of ten
years. The new order provides that
if the age of seventy has been reached
the employe must go anyhow, pension
or not.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
APcculinr Accident.

Lieut. cnant Barton H. Gardiner, u.
;. A., on furlough from his company
in Arizona and Il passenger on the east
bound Southern Pacific train. going to
visit his mother III Massachusetts,
met with Il peculiar accident Thurs
day as liie traln was nearing the de
pot in tlatonla, Texas. lie was seat
ed III chair car and was asleep. lie
awoke as the brakeman called out the
name of the station. Jumped from the
window and fell under the ears, both
legs cut on Immediate attention
was given him and he is resting we'll.
Gardiner said when lie heard the
brakeman announce the station Inc
dreamed his captain commanded Il
charge and it WAS this which caused
the accident.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Ki,led nv Gas.

In the city of New York three peo-
pie were killed by illuminating gas
in a tive-Story tenement in east Elev-
enth street Wednesday and many oc-
cupants Of neighboring flats were
more or less overcome. The dead are:
Otto CroSsman, 80 years old, host
ler; Jennie CrosSman, 80 years, his
wife, and Rosie Longfelder, 33 years
old, seamstress, boarding with the
Crossmans. Two gas jets were found
turned on full head. According to
the neighboN Grossman several times
threatened to turn on the gas and
end bis life and that of his wife. Tues
day night, it is said, there was mer-
rymaking at the CroSsman fiat and
considerable wine was drunk,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
ALondon Tragedy.

A ghostly crime was today un-
ieartned at iSeJisafrisG, asuburo a OF
West London, England. The police
found Il trunk in Il boarding house.
containing the bodies Of Il woman and
child, who disappeared TWO months
ago, and who had been murdered.
Tie bodies were covered with several
inches OF cement. Tie officer sus-
pected Il lodger in the house named
Crossman. When they attempted to
arrest him he dashed through the
streets pursued by Il large crowd.
Seeing escape impossible, Crossman
drew Il razor and committed suicide by
cutting his throat. The police now
are digging in the garden Of the house,
thinking other bodies are possibly
buried there.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Society rolysnmY.

Some ugly features of our national
life and what TO do about them was
the subject OF lcntcn sermon Sun
day night by the Rev. DR.. McKim OF
the Epiphany church at Washington,
ID. Q. DR.. Mckim made a direct,
lorcihlc attack on the Almost con
ScienccicSs extravaganza and passion
for display that has spread down
ward among the people. lie drew a
vivid picture of the Progressive
polygamy" of society divorces, as COM
pared with the pJlygamy of the Nor
mons, and made Il cauSlic reference to
the graft top to bottom of society,""
and even the dark and portentious
shadow of the betrayal OF public
trust lying across the legislstive halls
tI The nation -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Hnrrors orthc nccn.

The British steamer Cubal, which
arrived Thursday at New York from
Peru and Chill, reports that on Feb.
ruary 18th, in the Straits of Magellan,
she fell in with a Chillian sealing
schooner in distress. The schooner
was a very small craft, with crew OF
sixteen men. They had been out siN
monthsand were starving. They had
caught 1870 seals, and the only pro
visions ohtainable were ShcllliSh and
water. Their boat had been stovei il
and rendered useless in bad weather
Capt. Berry supplied them with abund
ant provisions.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
TO Go Back to iowa.

Jesse Huffman, a soldier now sta
toned at Fort Fremont, S. c., will
be taken back to Centreville, Iowa,
in day or SO, to stand trial on the
charge of forgery. The story of Hun
mans crime was told by w. b. Davis,
an officer of that town, who called on
the governor Wednesday morning for
/ reQuiSition papers and the warrant.
| Huffman was Il rather bad character,
although cf good family, and it was
after he Joined the army that it was
discovered that he had forged note
OF the National Bank of Centrcvillc.
The amount secured by Huffman was
only $3.50, but the bank is willing
to spend $500 to get him back. Cor
rcSpondencc was had with the war
department, and it was found that
his release could be secured in order
that he might be tried. Governor
Cummings wrote to Governor Hey
ward in the matter, and as soon as
proper papers could be obtained Mr..
Davis came on for his prisoner Word
was wired the captain of Hurman's
company at Fort Fremont and the
man was placed under arrest to be
carried back to Iowa.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
III. Gov. Sloan Married.

Mrs Fannie Blake Gillian and
Lieutenant Governor John +. Sloan
Tere married "Wednesday night at tile
home of DR.. and Mrs. l.. II. Blake. at
Spartanburg Bishop W. W. Duncan
oniciated. Tie bride wore a hand
some gown OF lilac chiffon with an
underdress of tancta ard valuable
diamond tiara, the gift of the groom
n largely attended reception was
rendered Colonel and Mrs. Sloan by
pr. and Mrs. Blake, which was the
decided social affair Of the spring
season. Tie couple left tonight for
California, and upon return, will re-
side in Columbia.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
A COLD WINTER.
November, December, January and
February We're Below the Normal.

February We're Below the Normal.
The Columbia Record says accord
ing to Section Director j. w. Bauer
the winter owed us 200 deg ress,it be-
ing that many belowithe usual mark
Tor tie " ia mon Chs.
I o'clock Sunday the sun crossed the
equator and put an official end to
winter, according to the astronomers.
In common parlance winter did not
end until midnight last night. At all
events, the winter has been the cold.
est that has ever been experienced by
Columbia since the establishment of
the weather bureau here.
The winter has been remarkable,
not, so much for exceptionally low
temperatures on only d few scattered
days, but for continuous cold, broken
only by warm spells now and then, of
only few days duration. The months
of November, December, January and
February have all been below the nor
NAL.
There have been several low temper
aturcs recorded, and in November all
records for weather in that particular
month were broken. February was
marked by a light snowfall, and in
both January and February there
were different days in which sleet fell
and icles hung from the trees and
houses.
Up to March the deficiency was 249
degrees, but this month was little
better and about 40 Of these have been
knocked off. The normal for the
months of December, January and
February complied from the records OF
the bureau since its establishment in
! S89 are aS follows:
December AS
JANUARY ''..... 1T
February As
AS matter Of fact the actual mean
temperature was:
December. 4.
January t:
February A
This shows how each month fell be.
hind and the intense, continued cold
which this section of the country has
! had.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Fatal Ending OF an Eloprmcnt.

a special from Batesville, Ark,
says: $. NJ. Hall, a we'll known mer-
chant Of Austin. was shot and killed
Wednesday night at eight O'Clock by
III. G. Hancock. The tragedy is the
sequel TO the elopement of Hall and
Miss Bessie Hancock. Il daughter of
II. q. Hancock, in january last.
Hall recently returned to Arkansas
and stated that he proposed to live
down the past and resume business
at Austin. Hall arrived in Batesyille
Wednesday afternoon. Hancock came
up on Hall in front of the Sourt house
at eight O'Clock and immediately
pulled Il revolver and began firing.
Three OF the four or five shots took
elect in vital parts Of the body. Hall
fell after the first Shot, dying almost
instantly. Hancock surrendered to
the sheriff and was placed i'm jail.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Cnnc Growers Con,cntion.

a letter has been received from ID.
G., Purse, president Of the interstate
cane growers association by Governor
llcyward asking the appointment OF
five delegates to the next meeting of
the association which will be held in
JackSonvill May 1 g. The governor
has replied stating that he does not
care TO undertake the appoint ui
delegates in this way but should any
one desire to go they can he appointed
by communicating with the governor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
EPIDEMIC Of Suicides.

Three professors OF the Ohio Uni
vcrSiJy have committed suicide in less
than a year They are Profs f.. A.
Eggcrs, Il. G. Clark and G. w. Mesloh.
The epidemic of suicides began on
April 8, 1903, when Ernest August
Eggcrs, head of the department of
German, shot himself through the
head, when confined to his room by
acute rheumatism. On Sept. 10, 1903,
Prof. Frederick Converse Clark, 1T
the head of the department OF econo-
mics and sociology, walked into pas
ture on the campus and sent two bull
lets into his brain. On Tuesday,
March l6, 1904, Prof. Charles Walter
Mesloh. assistant professor of Ger
manic languages, died at home on the
campus from some drug taken with
suicidal intent, having just week
before attempted to kill himself
Prof. Eggers killed himself because
he could not endure the pain Of rheu-
matism. Prof. Clark shot himself be-
cause he had lost all Of his own and
his parents money in wildcat specula-
tion, and Prof. Mes.oh ended his life
as the result of nervous state,
brought on through worry because he
had not been promoted to the chair
held by Prof. Eggers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
We Hope Not.

The Aiken Journal and Review an
nounccs that the ladies of that town
are so pleased with the appearance OF
the northern equeStrienne as she dash
eS about astride that the custom will
be adopted by the natives. AS the
Columbia State says such is familiari
ty. Three years ago the ladies of
Aiken were quite shocked when the
first northerner to ride there with
stlrrups on both sides OF her mans
saddle appeared In public.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
StilI INirlliing.

a dispatch from Manila says Capt.
Dewitt, with detachment OF con
stabulary and Lieut.. Pitney, with a
detachment Of scouts have just en-
countered Macario Sakay, the So.cal-
led president of the Filipino republic,
Sakay with 5 of his followers were
killed and the remainder OF the band
was captured. There we're no casual
ties on the present Americans.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Chokcd Win n Rome

Mrs Robert Walthour, of Walthour-
vile, Liberty county, Ga, died at the
Tcllair hospital Wednesday, under
peculiar circumstances Il few days
ago while eating turkey for dinner IA
bone lodged in her throat. She could
not get it out and died as a result OF
its lodging In her throat, -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
The following table shows track lai,


In Cannada S3o.22 miles of new
road were built last year on 27 lines,
and incomplete returns from Mexico
show 81 LAB miles Of track laid on / ,
lines.
The Hallway Age gives the follow
States last year:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
Total in 43 States and
Territories 4Ol

The report Of the comptroller gen.
eral shows that last year the railroads
returned for taxation 3.0O5 miles of
track In this State, and that the total
value Of all railroad property in the
State was $29, ,467. .716.-The State.