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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
16, from Gen. Kuropatkin:
II have received the following dis
patch from Lieut.. Gen. Baron Stakel-
berg, dated June 16, 1920 a. M:
Yesterday 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 1 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 them
refusing to retire until after tney 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 y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
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S WeeI,iIi { i i, L,
JAps LOSE THREE SHIPS.
The .Loss In Lives fs Estimated at.
One Thousand.

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tion NJ tIia two' ira frapsnosis or | md eSsl 4ls ~
full extent ofi ite % a,,a it;sa s. M arc not r.,t
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
BENNErsv1LLE, S. g. FR1DAY, JUNE %, 1904
WORLDS NOTABLE DISASTERS.
The Burning OF the slooum One of the
Most Henrtrending.

The Burning OF the Slooum One of the
Most Henrtrending.
The burning OF the steamer General
Slocum, on last Wednesday morning,
with loss of probably more than 500
lives, is ongU OF the most heartrending
disasters Of recent times. The guests
Of the big steamer we're nearly all
children and women, going upon their
annual Sunday school picnic.
Such catastrophe cannot fail to
recall the recent holocaust In Chicago,
when at matinee on the last day Of
1903, the Iroquois theatre, just cum-
pleted, was seized by the fire fend and
in less than thirty minutes more than
600 people, largely women and chill
dren, were burned to death, and more
than 400 others were manned for life.
Such disasters call to mind the
theatre fire Of Richmond, Va, in
1911; the burning Of the Conways-
brook playhouse in 1876, and the fiery
destruction Of the Paris theatre u few
years ago, in which the leading actress
and many others lost their liy5s.
While such cataStrophes are horrible
to contemplate they do not approach
the horror of other disasters by lire,
flood and volcanic eruption.
All will recall the eruption Of Vesu
vius in A. d. 10, which buried in sand
and lava Pompeii, Herculaneum and
Stabiae. The loss of life was $50, 900,
and the cities have never been rebuilt
Lisbon, the capital Of Portugal, suf-
fered an earthquake in 1855, which
left the city in ruins, and took so, 900
lives.
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela,
lost ID, 600 lives from an earthquake
in 1872.
Manila, Philippine Islands, was Wis
tied by an earthquake in June, 1868,
causing loss Of nearly 1000 lives.
Certainly the most destructive fire
in the history of this country, If not
in the world, was the Chicago fire of
October, 1871. Beginning in barn
in DeKoven street, it spread with
lightning rapidity, and ragged for two
days and nights. 1t swept over 2, l0C
acres, destroying 1880 buildings
The exact number Of the deaths has
never been ascertained, but it went
lnto @ ene liunuieusi Io'ooo peopie
one-iilIn VI une eltife populaoion
were leio M noiileiess' duu P'oPci ~
value OF the entire city-was destroy
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
THEI INUMpER On BOARD.

.
Itissgariously estimated that there
were between 800 and $500 persons
On board the Gen. Slocum when she
left 5he pier at Third street, East
river, though the Kir.ckerbocker
Steamship company, which owns the
Slocum, officially states that the num-
ber Of persons was S73, 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 salutatinuS OF those on shore or
from passing steamers. On the eX-
treme eastern end of Randalls island,
off 135th street, there Is stretch of
|a.ter known as the sunken meadows.
AT tthiff,S point, just as crowds were
watchinSs the gaily decorated steamer
from shore the Gen. Slocum took fire
and as the aSeAof the vessel-she was
built in lS91-har resulted in the well
seasoning of the wool with which she
was almost entirely ut, she was
soon a mass of flame. L. tame is
said to have broken out in GSS!unch
room on the forward deck by he
overturning Of a pot Of grease. The
wind was high and all efforts to ex-
tinguish the blaze were futile.
FOR 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 8 , he chang
ed his course for North Brother island,
one Of the twin islands near the en-
trance to the sound some half a mile
away, where the boat partially burned
was beached. She sank near that
place at 1915 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, two hours and 25 minutes
after the fire was discovered.
In the meantime The passengers
had become panic stricken and those
who were not caught up by the liame!
rushed to the rear Of the vessel ant
hundreds jumped overheard into The
swiftly running waters. 1t is alleged
that the life preScrverS were to) Sc
curely fastened to their holdings to bt
available and stories are told of iran
tic efforts made 10y strong men t. Cut
them loose but even II they could have
been torn down they were too high w
for the children to reach. 1T is alst
reported that no attempt was ma lie tt
get out the fire apparatus at the frs
cry OF fire. though Capt. Val
Schaick says that he Immediately ranl
the bells for getting out the appa
ratus. According to several STATE
:. ments no attempt was made to owe
boats or life RATS. Capt. Van Sc laic
Alnd his two pilots, named Ell @ar'
Nan Wart and E. M. Weaver, hav
hs,en arrested
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
In A COVE Nav.

AT Aiken while slaughtering a beef
on Saturday, Messrs. Lamer &
Thorpe's butcher found lady's gold
clasp bracelet in the animals NAV.
The bracelet is Of IS karat gold and
Is handsome piece OF jewelrY. The
COW was purchased with q 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
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 Tennessen, Mississippi and Colo
RADIO, and two from North Carolina.
They are all southern boys except one,
and their records are god cause for
pride in the seotion they have so we'll
represented. 1t is really an unusual
showing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Howard 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 a
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
Negress Kills white woman.

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

AT Simpsonville Tuesday afternoon
Jim Thompson, year-old negro
boy, while playing with a pistol shot
and instantly killed a 6-months. old
Infant In the arms Of his young sis
ter. The ball entered the infants
head and grazed the breas5 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 a 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 five-cent fares were
paid last year to the transit companies
OF New York city. Fifty million dol
larsl Paid in five cents at timel A
veritable confirmation Of the little
drops of water, little grains of sand"
teaching.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
DendIY Hot sumner.

Tuesday night at hot supper and
dance given by tile 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 sc
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, a
lmulti-millionalre and a great grand
lfather, has been made defendant In
breach OF promise suit, in New York.
Damages are fixed at 800, 600. The
possssssor Of $50, 900 is a very at
tractive>person.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

BY the way what right men VINO
have been persistent boilers when
things did not go to,suit them to de-
mand that there be nc, boilers when
things do 20 to suit them2
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Six Hundred Die
lin Fire and Wreck.
THE STORY IN DETAIL.
Scenes Of tho Unspeakable Agent on
tho Doomed Ship.

scenes or tho Unspeakable Agent on
the Doomed Ship.
The three-decked excursion steamer
General Slocum, Of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat company, burned to the
waters edge Wednesday off North
Brother island, East river, at the en-
trance to Long Island sound, resulting
in the death through burning or
drowning of at least 600 persons, most
ly women and children. Four hundred
and forty seven bodies had been recov-
cred Wednesday night and divers were
at work taking bodies from the hold
OF the steamer. The remains Of many
persons who leaped into the river have
not yet been found, and 1t will be
many hours before the list Of dead is
anywhere near complete.
The Gen. Slocum, one Of the largest
excursion steamers in these waters,
left Third street, East river, at $50
o'clock Wednesday morning, having on
board the annual Sunday school ex-
cursion of St. Marks German Luther
church, located in Sixth street. Her
destination was Locust Grove, one of
the many resorts on Long Island
sound. The excursion was in charge of
Rev. George G. +. Haas, pastor OF the
church. The vessel was commanded 10y
Capt. VIM. Van Schaik, one Of the
best known excursion boat captains In
New York harbor. He has commanded
the Gen Slocum for almost the entire
time since she was built in 1891. The
number Of excursionists on board
Wednesday is variously estimated at
from 1900 to $500, but according tC
an official statement issued by the
Knickerbocker Steamboat company
owners of the Slocum, the number o!
passengers was 873, that being one
third of the vessels licensed capacity
CROWDED WITH MERRYMAKERs
The steamer, after leaving her docl
Wednesday morning proceeded up The
East river, all three Of her decks being
crowded with merrymakers. Bands
played and the great Sidewheeler wa
decorated with flags from stem tx
stern.
The Slocum had reached a poin
near the sunken meadows Off 1851
street, Manhattan, which is at the eX
treme eastern end Of Lansdalls island
when fire broke out in lunch room OF
the forward deck. The blaze wa!
caused by the overturnjng Of a pot o
grease. The neadwaysof the vessel ane
II a-.higt, a al most nstantly fanneS
foit ts.f@ere It a3nee S5 Ste
the' 'flrebtit ey ef tile. The, q
spread afterwith almost lighsnlng rap
idity. Capt. Van Schaik, in the pilo
house, had been informed of the out
break Of the fire, and realizing the dan
ger to the hundreds of excursionists
decided to send his vessel to shore a
l34th street. AT this point there ar
lumber yards and several huge OF
tanks and the captain was warned tina
to attempt to land at this point woul,
endanger the property and perhap
further imperil the scores Of peopl
who had already been frightened int
u state of almost uncomfortable excite
ment.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
CROWDED TIE RAIL.

AS the fire increased the struggle to
gain 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 a steady stream Of persons
who jumped or were thorwn into the
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tipnoI On nnun A
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
CHANGED COURSE.

Changing the big steamers course
slightly he headed for north Brother
island, half mile away. BY this time
the flames were rushing by leaps and
bounds from the forward part of the
ship aft.
The great open decks, built for the
excursionists, with little obstruction
from bow to stern, offered clear
sweep for the ire. AS he Slocum
dashed forward the flames caught
stanchion and cabin woodwork eating
and tearing their way across the yes
sci.
The eXcursionitS, but few mo-
ments before in the full enjoyment of
an ideal summers day on Long Island
sound, were driven to the after part
If the steamer TO escape the heat,
flames and smoke that were constantly
increasing. Policemen and deckhands
aboard the boat struggled hard to
quiet the panic, but the efforts were
in vain. The wild disorder increased as
frantic mothers sought to find their
children, who had been at play about
the decks.
The steamers whistle was blowing
for assistance and tugs and other near
by craft answered the call Before any
/ OF the boats could reach the burning
steamer, however, the frantic women
and children began to jump overheard.
The current was strong and there are
many whirlpoolS in the channel. The
boats that always bound in the vicini-
ty picked many persons from the
water but these we~I only a small
number Of those that seen strug.
Cling in the current.
On the Slocum the first sweep of
the flames cut Off escape from the
hurricane deck, where great many
of the women and children were
crowded together, and soon burned
away the light wood OF the upright!
which came down with a crash or
those below. 1t is thought that mos1
OF those on the hurricane deck were
burned
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Left Five Hundred Rms
slams Dead ON the
Battlefield.
LOST FOUR TEEN GUNS.
Russians Wanted to AttGSx Jap-
anese I9eft But Was seesss
stalled, Forced Into 9
q. Defile and Routed.

4 IA diSpatCh from I0k1Oi Japan says Z
the Russian hope of relieving the pres-S
sure on Port Arthur by threatening
the rear OF Gen. Oku, the commander
OF the Japanese forces Investing the (
Russian stronghold, came TO an end
Wednesday, at Telissu, a point on the
railroad so miles north Of KinchOu and I
25 miles north of YafangoW. when the
Russians were out-manOeuvred,i en-
yeloped and sweepingly defeated. They
left more than 500 dead on the field
and the Japanese captured 800 prison
ers and IA quick firing field guns. The
Russians retreated hastily 80 the
northward.
~ * Tie j 5SPales1s ohaTH5 utifsu uuV Tilis.
slams violated the japanese flag. Ger.
tain officers aver that during the
fighting a body OF Russian sol diers ap-
ipeared carrying q Japanese flag and
that the Japanese artillery, deceived
by this flag, ceased firing on that par
ticuIars body OF Russians. 0ff1cial dis
patches from the Japanese command.
ers Sade specific charges Of this flag
|lFiolatfon EARLY stimates of the Jap
anese losses at elissu say that IL % GO;
men were killed or wounded
apanese Ell cking force was
Ia sltled hts atl d left columns and Z
he on uesday along
q ilroad, They en-,
eastsof " afans;
81 le IL qsSiansi
R Nv TiaoS
Il japanese ar
01ened line nd the:
as ind "A he ing Gems
1 tiaued 4 2 hours and it W TO Ollowed
kbR tile advance of the y apa nese line to:
tion extending from Lung Qhias
/, / ! TO Yui Hotnn. Darkness put an
lend to the fighting. The japanese dis
patched a column to the westward to-
ward Flu Chau for the purpose of COW
ering the Russian right wing and to
protect their left and rear.
During the night it became ap-
pearent that the Russians were being
re. enforced and 80 decided to make a
force the Russians into defile back OF
Telissu. When morning came it was
discovered that that the Russians held
a line extending from Ta Fang Shen
to Cheng Tsu Shan, with force esti-
mated at more than two divisions.
The Japanese planned to envelop the
Russians near Talissu and they sue
ceeded admirably.
While the main Japanese force was
moving north along the railroad col
ums were swung to the left apa e
right and finally cor IN
the main Russ. ......,r.u-===-u...--.z-, Rus
slams in this 4 a dis
advantage, but 1.RTSONwith de-
termination until 3 ussa,ck in the
afternoon. At this hour they were
routed. The Japanese cavalry continu-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
Horse Claim Allowed.

continued on page 4
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24

slams In this 4 a dis
advantage, but 1.RTSONwith de-
termination until 3 u1a,ck in the
afternoon. At this hour they were
routed. The Japanese cavalry continu-
ed to pursue the enemy and probably
inflicted severe punishment.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26

Two heads may be better than one,
if you are going into the museum freak
business.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26

|SHrklFF'S SAI,E.-BY VIRTUE or A
writ of Levar Faciaa. 10 me directed
VIII be exposed 10 public sale, at the
Washington House Hotel, town Of New
ark. White Clay Creek hundred. New
Castle county. State of be aware.
ON TUESDAY.
IllE FIRST DAY or MARCH, 1914.
at 1. 30 O'clock %. M.
me following described real estate, VIZ:
All tnat certain lot or piece af land
situate In the DOWN OF Newark. in White
Gay Creek hunlred. New Castle county
ana state Of Delaware more particularly
bounced and described as follows to Wit;
herhning AZ post a corner for a lot
OF Jesse 4. Smith and running thence
along the west side uf Choafe street
north six and "a half degrees west forty
iect Go hewly set stone corner fog
and now or late OF William B Thorn
ley; thence south eighty-three and a hall
degrees west one hundred and sixty feet
ana six inches 20 "a newly set. stone ln
lne Of land Of Frederick A. Curtis:
thence south four and n quarter degrees
east forty feet 10 post a corner for IN,
aid Jesse n. Smiths land and thenc.
with his line one hundred and sixty TWO
icct 70 the FIRST mentioned post and place.
OF beginning, containing six thousand
teur hundred square feet Of land. more
SEIZED and taken IN execution as the
property OF Diana Bias and George Bias
tr husband mortgagors ana te be sold
EAiMfT 2. errDuAM shertn
herins office. Wilmington. Delaware.
February 49, 1904.
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
out Went the nandbos.

Lord Ellenborough. the great English
Judge. was once about to go on circuit
when Lady Ellenborough said that 81
should like TO accompany him. He re-
piled that be had no objection. provideu
she did not incumber the carriage with
bandboxes, which We're his utter alb
horrence. During the first days jo~r-
ney Lord Ellenborough happening D
stretch his legs. put his foot throug
something below the seat He disco
cred that it was a bandbox. Up we
the window and out went the bar
box. The coachman stopped. and the
footman. thinklng that the bandbox
bad tumbled out Of the window
some extra, .dinary chance was going
10 pick it Il. when Lord Ellenborougl
furiously called out. Drive onr" II,
bandbox accordingly was left by the
ditch side. Having reached the coun
try town where he was 70 oiiiciate az
judge. Lore Peterborough proceeded t
array himself for bis appearance in L
courthouse. ''Now," said he. where:
my wlg-where is my wigg' "My
lord" replied the attendant. "it wat
thrown out Of the carriage window" j"
Evening journal., 1904-02-26
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Evening journal., 1904-02-26
The case Of santo Domino.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Probably the santo Domingo rebels want
the United States to intervene I'm their
country. They have committed several
depredations recently which appear to
show that they are anxious for the United
States to step in and bring order out Of
the anarchy which is raging in their end
of the Island. The forcible entrance into
the United States consulate at Samana
BY 4 band of the Insurgents a few days
ago and THE taking Of some refugees
thersfrom is an outrage which the United