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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
InsnI NInn,s Ercak

AT Naldosta, Ga, 4 negro named
John Wesley Stevens was adjudged in
sane and will be sent to the asylum.
lie had been terrorizing the negroes
around Clayatteville and Olympia and
was arrested Saturday and started to
the city on the train. When some
distance this side Of Olympia he
jumped headforemost through the
car window and took to the woods.
lie was found Sunday in lake, wad-
ing around in water up to his neck.
lie was finally arrested again and
brought here for trial. The negro
mas some lucid moments, though he
suffers periodic spells, caused by hav-
ing his head crushed under a wagon
wheel some time ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
"A Berlin Tragedy.

a dispatch from Berlin, Germany,
says Lieut. Carl Besekc, (retired J
after long and steady decay OF for
tune Wednesday took his last money
and gave splendid dinner in honor
or his nincteen-year-old daughters
birthday. Beseke then poisoned his
wife, daughter, two sons, respectively
II and Is years old, cadets at mill
tary academy, and himself, with syan-
ide or potassium, which he seemingly
inserted in the mouth Of each, i'm the
form OF a pill, after they had gone
Into a drunken sleep.
After brilliant career and mar
riage with an heiress, Beseke had
reached the end OF his fortune and
his goods were to be sold by the sher-
lif. lie won the iron cross during the
war Of lS707l with France, married
The daughter OF rich hotel keeper,
hereby having to leave the service, as
he married out OF his castle, and
started newspaper. The lieutenant
wrote well, buG the paper was not sue
ccsSful, and he became sales agent for
manufacturer and then manager of
Il map-making enterprise. He lived
beyond his means for thirty years.
Last night the Beseke family had a
box at the IrOquois. At 10 O'Clock
dinner was ordered in from caterer.
Bcseke was especially gay and tender,
and pressed his wife and his three
children to drink lots Of champagne.
He died holding his wife's hand tight
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Il Horrible Death.

At Atlanta, Ga, from the effects of
burns Miss Fannie Alexander died a
horrible death. Miss Alexander was
lifting coffee pot from stove in the
cooking room, when her clothing
ignited. She ran, screaming and
praying, into a sleeping apartment
and fell in a charred mass at the bed
side OF her sick mother. She was
picked up by neighbors, who were at
tracted by her screams, and medical
assistance summoned, but after suffer
ing agonies for twelve hours she died
Thursday morning. Mis-. Alexander
Is In a critical condition, as a result
of the shock at the time OF the burn
ing, and the news Of the death Of hel
daughter.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18

bers would permit, will forestall any
efforts to burn the immediate business
district. AT that, however, there is
grave danger Of the fire starting in
the great outlying districts, among
the factories or dwelling houses and
ten times the number of troops now
on hand would be entirely insufficient
to prevent incendiarism.
The fire in East Washington street
has burned out exactly the district
the mob should go, and there is now
no danger of it spreading either fur
ther east or west or to the north
where the fashionable East High
street district, including ST. Raphaei's
Catholic church was for. a while in
imminent danger from the spread of
the flames.
Charles Jackson, aged 10, a negro.
fiourished a big revolver In the pre-
sence of small crowd OF whites in
Primrose alley and within two minutes
mob Of several hundred surrou lded
him and he was hidden by the police
to save his life. He was held at
headquarters all night, the police
fearing to remove him to the county
jail.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Il Big Plant,

The Secretary of State Tuesday
issued commission to the Pope Clay
Product Company Of Aiken which viii
have Il capitalization Of 500, 900
The corporators are j. G.. Mosser and
j. Z. Murphy of Harrisburg, Pa. This
concern is backed by Andrew Carnegie
and will manufacture aluminium from
the kaolin with which Aiken pounds.
The manufacture Of pottery, glass
and fire brick also will be con lucted.
The clay of South Carolina Is attract
ing great attention nov, a 500, O,OOC
concern having been chartered recent
ly to make paint out Of he inexhaust.
iblc OChre beds near Columbia
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
"A Hallway Massacre.

The southbound limited express, on
the Alabama Great Southern, run
ming sixty miles an hour, collided
head-on, with north-bolnd Southern
hallway freight near Kt vance, Miss,
early Tuesday. Accordi lg to reports
received there, no pas iengerS were
Killed, but five railway employees
lost their lives, several were injured
and parts of both trains were burned.
Ihe dead are: Engineer P. p. Larkin,
FIREMAN Henry Banks, cc!occd;
Robinson Riggs, mail clerk; d. d.
Nicholson, mail clerk; Express Messen.
ger j. III. Kinds. Both .oads use the
same track near Kewanee. The ex.
press train was three hours late.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Poiaoneu by Mail.

A dispatch from Dcs Moines, Iowa,
says sending poisoned candy to Rena
Nelson OF Pierre, South Dakota, re-
suited in her death. Governor Cum
mius has announced that under the
Iowa laws, sending poison through
the mail is All eytradible offense. lie
says no penalty is provided in Iowa
for the oifelse, and he knows Of nc
way In which Mrs. Sherman Die
under arrest at Boone, charged with
numbering Miss Nelson, can be prose
cuted. She probably will be released
She was jealous Of husbands atten
tions to victim.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Commencing Early.

The New York American says spec.
tators In Justice Truax's part OF the
Supreme Court were amazed yester.
day when Mrs. Bertha McCallum testi-
fled In her suit for the annuiment OF
her marriage last summer to Percy
McCallum. The Justice drew long
breath as he locked at her-a child In
appearance. Sle testified thai after
living with her husband for three
weeks she returned to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Weiss, because he
could not support her. Mr.. and Mrs
Weiss testified that their daughter
would not be sixteen until April g.
Justice Truax reserved decision.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18

l.. ID. Gardner, importer of radium,
with tilices in the Temple Court
building, gives out the startling news
that the price Of radium has increased
81, ,209, 600 pound in two days. The
commercial rate last week was $S, l0O,-
600, now it is SIP, 100000. Mr.. Gard
ncr bellyes the rate will be even
higher. by April j." he says, it
will be almost impossible to buy ra-
dium at any figure. We now get all
radium from Europe, this country
having been unable to extract it so
far. The increase in price will stim-
ulate American prCspcctors. In Utah
Colorado, Texas and other Western
States, pitch blended, carnotilc, fer
gusonite and uranite have been dis
covered, but | have not heard that
radium has been extracted from these
artjCleS.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
Many Families are Rendered Home.
less Much Money Lost.

The city Of Wilkesbarre and the
wyoming valley In Pennsylvania, was
IN turmoil Wednesday. The mighty
How OF water spread cut north and
south west, making the north branch
or the Susquehanna river a vast, mad
dened, coursing lake, sweeping in it's
path whatever there was to invade.
and the scene was more terrifying
than on Tuesday.
At Plymouth the entire business
section Of the town Is under water.
Only few business houses escap.
ed the flood, and as result the
merchants have lost thousands OF dol.
lars worth OF goods. The ice is gorged
there and the water backed up &C
rapidly Wednesday afternoon to leave
their homes, and are now living or
the upper floors.
Over u million dollars worth of pron.
ertY has been destroyed in the Wyom.
ing valley and over two thousand fam.
lilies rendered homeless. Tho Ugh the
river Is falling at Wilkcsbarre Wed.
nesday night, towns in the vicinity
or Bloomsburg are experiencing the
worst flood in their history.
Ihree spans Of the great steel bridge
erected by the state at Catawissa
we're swept from their piers early in
the afternoon and carried four hun
dred yards by the ice and Wednes-
day evening the two remaining spans
collapsed.
Mill street, at Danville, the busi-
ness thoroughfare Of that city, was
under water Wednesday night for Its
whole legth more than &. mile. The
ice moved at Danville early in the
afternoon and carried I'll e great COW
cred river hrigde from it,; piers. The
water works Of Danville are under
water and the city is without electric
light and gas. Two hundred families
nave been forced to leave their homes
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Il Good Man Gone.

The Columbia State says sit was
blb week ago that many friends
were called upon to mourn the death
OF Mrs. O. y. Darby, and now comes
the announcement of the death of
that faithful servant of the South
Carolina conference, Rev. O. a. Darby
OF Sumter county. 1t was feared that
the blow caused by the death Of his
wife had affected him very greatly.
and while the news Of DR.. Darby S
death was not expected it did not
create such shock as it would other
wise. The State Wednesday night
received telegram from Mr.. Il. D..
Smith of Lynchburg stating: ''Rev.
.. a. Darby died suddenly Wedles-
day afternoon at o'clock. His wife
died suddenly Just ten days ago. lie
was in apparently good health ID to
the time of his death. Funera at
Washington Street church at noon
Friday"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Senator TiIInnan Sirk

a dispatch from Washington saws
Senator Tillman Of South Carolinl is
very Ill with serious throat trou ole.
His friends are much concerned as 1t
is impossible for him to swallow and
little liquid nourishmcnt is all that
he can take. a thorough cEamina ion
was made Of the Senator's throat
Wednesday and disclosed tt e fact that
an absceSS had formed on the left
torSil. 1T is slid to be very small
one and The physicians believe it can
be relieved without great diniculty.
An opera lion will be performed Thurs
day morning. After that several DAYS
OF complete rest will be necessary by
which time the phsicians hope the
throat a gain will be in is normal
condition. The statement was made
at the senator's house Wednesday
night thlt his condition is not dang
erous AMI that he has only very
Slight fever.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Wanted to- Lynch Him.

A special from Murpheysboro, Ill.
says that seventytive Carbondale cit
izcns attempted Thursday morning to
take negro from jail to lynch him.
The sheriff frustrated their plan, and
arrested four prominent citizens.
Sheriff Thorpe was apprised Of the
mobs departure for Carbondale, aud,
with deputy, waited on the second
floor Of the jail. When the mob ap-
preached, the jail they were covered
with guns ltom the windows above,
and hurried dispersed. Vaughan is
charged with criminal assault, his vicss
tim being a Carbondale school teach
ar
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
DIsPENSARY APPOINTMENT.
a Large Number Held Over and Fcy
Changes Are Made.

Changes Are Made.
The new state liquor commissioner
w. 0. Tatum, Of Orangeburg, Tues
day announced his appointment for
the term. There are a number OF
changes and transfers, but several
men are retained, and the result will
be somewhat OF surprise to taose
who thought that the new commits.
sioner, would make a clean sweep.
MIR. G. 4. Charles Is retainee as clerk
or the beard Of director. Mr. charles
has serv,d in this office long time
and is fully up to it's duties. The book
keepers, MeSSrS. Nj. H. Mubley, B. A.
Hawkins and w. NJ. Elder, all remain,
as does Mr.. Il. w. Collins as invoice
bookkeeper in the commissioners
Office. MI. c. ). Lynch. cormcr ship
ping clerk, is displaced by Mr.. L. l..
Baker, and Mr.. J. II. Clalry, of Or
angeburg, is made superintendent.
Both of these men have been dispen-
sers, the former in BatcSburg. Mr..
L. e. Dickson, former Superinten-
dent, has been made contrabant clerk,
displacing Mr.. w. w. Harris. Mr..
Dickson has been in the dispensary a
number of years Mr.. w. j. Powers
continues in Office as shipping clerk,
but Mr.. Thomas Reasoner is displaced
by Mr.. w. II. Sondley, new appoint
ment.
MIR. j. f. Ehrhardt retlins his DO
sition as assistant superintendent, as
does Miss e. p. Barrigan as steno.
grapher to the commissioner. The
inspectors, MeSsrs. w. j. McCartha.
a. II. Dean and G. L. Brown have
been retained, but j. G. Richards, of
kershaw, formerly member of ethe
lesislaturc 70 70 zppointed In place of M
IL. Stauser-No appointment has been
made yet for the ipspectorShip now
occupied by Il. T. Searson.
A new office has been created by
Commissioner Tatum, that of stock
bookkeeper, and this place is to be
filled by j. II. Parks, Of Orangeburp
the editor of the Orangcburg Patriot.
This ctliice is made because of the
enormous amount Of stock handled.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Murder and snieide

At Trenchtown. N. j., Miss Mary
Wyker, pretty young school teacher,
is dying, and Paul Weaver, eighteen
years old is dead, as the result of his
insane Jealousy which led him Wedncs.
day night to make murderous attack
on the ,gir' with pistolyaand when
pursued by o posse of his neighbors
he took his own life,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Population ofChino

United States Commercial Agent
II. L. Grcener, at Viadivostock, has
transmitted to the depar tment of
commerce and labor the following
from Chinese publication on the
census or China: According to the
last census taken in China, by impe-
rial order, in view reassessing taxes,
the total number OF inhabitants
amounted to 426, ,447,325 souls. The
~ Chinese provinces proper had 4O7,
737 1905; Manchuria, $500, 900; Mon
golia, 3,354 900; Tibet, 6 6,43O, 900 and
Chinese Turkestan, 1861 900 inhabi-
tnptc "
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
The Koreans.

The people OF Korea are neither
Japanese nor Chinese. They are Mon
golian and have polysyllable Ian
Ruage, with phonetic alphabet.
They have recorded history, Of dis
puted authenticity, which claims for
them continuous existence as a Ko-
rean people of about 5000 years. the
earlier part OF which, Of course, is
shrouded in the mists OF tradition and
fable
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Don't Blnmc Her.

At New York, Mrs. Eva Abernathy
VINO, according to her husband, is
only 2G years old, was put in the psy.
chopa chic ward at Bellevue Hospital
last night. She lives at 1876 West
Thirty. first street. Her husband, a
porter, said that she had been made
insane by the care OF their thirteen
children, all OF whom are alive. She
has made threats, he said, to kill her
self.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
She Must wonL

a court at Coshocton, o., has en-
joined woman who is suing her hus-
oand for divorce from abandoning her
household duties, ordering that she
must make his bed and cook his meals
during the tendency OF the action.
Ihis would seem to be carrying gov.
crnment by injunction to the limit.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
Section Hands Killed.

at Harrisburg, Pa, four unidenti-
fled men were burned to death in n
oox car containing gasoline, which
caught lire near Harrisburg Wednes-
day. Two others barely escaped with
their lives. The men were employed
as section hands. One man lighted
his pipe near the cask of gasoline
which exploded.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
"A Fatal Fight.

In fight near Walden, Miss, Aaron
Stewart and his son, on one side and
w. w. Hill and two sons on the
other, on Wednesday, Hill and one
son were killed and his other son was
seriously wounded They fought
with pistols about boundary IHfie.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-18
NINE SHOTS 4 Ills noDy.
Some one Knocked the negro to t

Some one knocked the negro to the
ground and those nta1to him 'ell back
four of five feet. NiaS shots we're fir
ed into his postrate body, and satish-
ed that he was dead, y dozen men
grabbed the lifclesi b(dy and with a
triumphant cheer th9 mob surged
into Columbia street and marched to
Fountain avenue one ofstle principle
streets Of the town.
From here they marQhed south to
the intersection Of Main street, and a
rope was tied around DiRons neck.
Two men climbed the pol, ard threw
the rope over the topmOsu cross arm
and drew the body about 8 feet above
the street. They then d, scendcd and
their work WIS greeted with IL cheer.
The fusillade then begun and for 80
minutes the body was kept swaying
back and forth from the force of the
rain Of bullets which has poured in on
it. Frequently the arms would fly up
cOnvulsively when Il muscle was
struck, and the mob went fairly wild
with delight.
Throughout it all perfect order was
maintained and every one seemed in
the best OF humor, joking with his
nearest neighbor while reloading his
revolver.
The evening world., 1904-05-07
BURGLAR
IN HER ROOM
Young Woman Watches Man
Crawl Through Window, Then
Jumps from Bed and Clutches
Him by the Throat.

Miss Elizabeth Trabalt, OF No. 80
Warren street. Brooklyn, watched a
burglar enter her room soon after L.
o'clock this morning. When the in
truder reached her bedside she sprang
for his throat.
In the rough and tumble struggle
which followed her attack Miss Trabalt
was brutally beaten. thrown to the floor
and kicked In tho head. Despite the
mans frantic efforts to escape she
chung to his feet until she was dragged
across the foor to the window. There
he broke loose and leaped from the
room.
on the description which she gave TO
the police. Herbert Abercrombie. nine
teen years old. OF No. 100 Wyckon
street, Brooklyn, was arrested and held
in the Butler Street Court in $1,000 for
examination on the charge OF burglary
and assault.
A~bercrombie pleaded not guilty. but
Miss Trabalt. who was present to press
the charge. positively identified h man
as her assailant when he was brought
face TO facs with her In the court
rpnm.
The evening world., 1904-05-07
De RESzKE SUES
FOR $4,000 DUE
John S. Duss and Manager
Johnston, of Metropolitan Or
Chestra, Asked to Pay Him
Big Amount.


Tdauard DO Rcszkc. tho famous opera
baritone. through his counsel. Ignatlu3
Wrldncr. OF No. 1876 Broadway. has in
s;,tutcd suits in the Supreme Court
Against Robert L. Johnston as manager
& ,,ar,aa -. 80
:. puss.
Tho suit against Johnston IA for
breach of contract and against Duss as
-uarantor for the performance OF the
agreement. Tho amount involved is
$4,000.
The papers in the case state that on
March q. 1909. De Ro.zkc aptcr,I int,
II contract ,i,h r.h,...
""' ""'''H'""' it, manager
LOT DhSa Tor i tour to commence on
oct. the Same v,ar Tbcre u,cro 20
Il, ,,o,, ~
" twenty cOi''I'7 given throughout
inc country. for taking part in each of
which the singer was In 90. Il oto
ID. A. - 49, "'''''
10y '"' TERMS "i the agreement 5000
was to have been deposited I'm the Rank
of New Austrrl,p, 40 tr,,., r.,
,,,... a.. -. - ',"'' i"'u' II"
Nv, '"' l'Sl I'VE concerts. This was
not done. buss guaranteed tho contract
entered into between DC VcszLo and
! Jolnstn, "'S"N' ana
The evening world., 1904-05-07
BOYS HAD FUN
WITH DYNAMITE
But West New York Is in a
Panic Because All the
Youngsters in Town Discov-
cred Dangerous PIaythings.

AS West New York. N. j.. Is built on
solid rock, the contractors for the new
main sewer found 1t necessary to use
much dynamite in blasting. They stored
two cases of 100 sticks of dynamite each
in n vacant lot in the centre of the
town.
Two small boys found the dynamite
n they told all the other boys In town,
and almost every yOungster got II stick.
When the town awoke this morning
every sidewalk, fence and pare wall
was covered with names of boys and
the girls they loved, together with such
messages as johnny Marcus Is stuck
on Susie Dodds.'
The startling discovery was made
that these messages and names were
written with dynamite. The vacant tor
was visited and the raide cases found.
Then the police started out on the dou-
bio quick to get In what was left of
the dynamite before there would be an
explosion.
All West New York boys were searched
and from nearly every lad was taken
what remained of his stick of dyna-
mite. In three hours 1856 sticks OF dy-
Mantle a been gathered in. Four are
still missing and the police are search
ing every house ns they come to II,
looking for the missing explosive.
The evening world., 1904-05-07
THIS BURGLAR
MADE OF MUD
Police Surround Hardware
Store and Break In to Catch
Thief, Only to Find He Is Of
Clay

Down Prince street at dawn to-day
came a horse car, the driver flashing his
horses as they bounded ahead. AT
Elizabeth street Policeman Foley, of
the Elizabeth street s~tation-house, ran
into the street.
And is it a runaway?" he called when
The driver put on brakes.
No. it's burglars" whispered the
driver. Burglars in the hardware store
ut the corner of Prince and Marion
streets 10 SLOW. ofncer; they are armed
to the teeth"
,wIl,n. yut quietly, Fo.ey stole to the
store ana peered through the
ns,nIuv. mere, sure enouB Was u
h,irptur-a great, big burglar! He sat
~ % INK and in mis- han he held a saw.
Foley communicated with the Null
IJasSSey sent Policemen McCabe and
Fa,rcily to Foley's aid. On the way
ia tho hardware store WI other DO
uretncn Joined them, and, coming Il
he corner ofPrirce and Marion, the
lore was surrounded.
preached. HE Amt moved. He's lam
se.rrHpoe four policemen peered through
me windows. Then they drew night
sticks and pistols, Foley beat Il the
I'll" door and rushed In. -.
r'siol al the man, with the saw: Sun
30 man remained motionless. Hands
nv or ri shoot!" cried Foley.
'liShooti Shoot!' came from the other
policemen. He will fight! shooti"
aIining his pistol and ready for action
Tho man was n clay figure used fd
=. .-t'-i~~ ~DurNneeF.
The evening world., 1904-05-07
OF REST
BY STEAM DRILLS
New York Central Yardmaster
Hailed to Court, Where Angry
Women Declare Work in Yard
Keeps Them Awake Nights.

John ]. Morey, OF No. 40 West Sixty
fourth street. yardmaster In the New
York Central Railroad Company's yards
at Grand Central Station, where extern
sive improvements are under way, APP
peared in Yorkyille Police Court to-day
in response to a summons issued on
complaint of DR.. Henry +. Deane, OF
No. 452 Lexington avenue, who alleged
that the peace and quiet of the neigh
borhood was disturbed late at night by
the noise of steam drills and steam
shovels engaged In the work.
Several women complained bitterly To
Magistrate Pool Of the noise of the
drills and shovels in the railroad yards.
saying they operated as late as 3
o'clock In the morning and practically
prevented sleep. Among them were
Mrs. II. Wolfsbruck, a sister-in-law OF
DR.. Deane; Mrs. Lydia Forshner, No.
lis East Forty-hfth street; Mrs. ".
Sanford. No. l2O East F~orty-afth
street, and Miss Nettie Miller, No. ia
East Forty-hfth street.
Mr. Morey declared he had nothing to
do with the direction of the work. ay-
he was engaged only in the shifting
the cars. Magistrate Pool said hts
sympa thies were with the co~mplainants.
hut Mr. Morey could not be held re-
sponsible for the alleged nuisance. and
he was discharged. A John Dee war
OF the work. returnable honday morn