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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
What Is the Matter?

The Galveston News draws atten.
tiOn to the fact that Galveston is now
the leading cotton port of the world,
having last season taken first place
from New Orleans with receipts OF
2,406,032 against 1000, 357 for the
Crescent City. Following in third
place comes Savannah, with l,lG8, l9l
bales, which will doubtless he i'm prov
ed on this season. Norfolk comes
next with 1876 bales, then VIII
mington with 32l ,324, Mobile with
20l,676, Charleston with l47, ,S52,
Pensacola with 12l 1868 and Bruins.
wick with 90, 1856. What is the mat
ter with Charleston? According to
the above figures she is very much in
the back ground in the matter OF
handling cotton. Savannah handles
over one million more bales Of cotton
per year than she does Even Will
mingtOn doubles her. There must he
something radically wrong somewhere,
and the business men OF Charleston
should find out what it is and remedy
1t. We would all like to see the good
old city of Charleston take the place
commercially that her wealth and
geographical position entities her to.
Let her awake, put on new life and
enter the lists against Savannah and
all other comerS with a determination
to win, and she will do it,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
TO ELECT ROOSEVELT.
The Trusts Have Subscribed Nearly
Seven Million Dollars.

The New York American recently
published list Of the leading contrib
utors and amounts pledged to the Re.
publican national campaign fund OF
1904. According to the American near
ly $4,000, 900 has already been paid to
the national committee. The remain
der Is to be had on call.
The list shows that j. p. Morgan
Is the largest individual subscriber,
while the Standard OIL, Gas and Elec-
trio Trusts are the most generous Of
the corporation. The American says
the ultimate plan is to collect S1O,.
100000 more If necessary, as against
5000, 900 in 1896 and about s5, OOO,-
600 in 1900.
These are the pledges: Standard Oil,
Gas and Elec 5ric, through William G..
Rockefeller, $1,000 900; ]. PierponC
Morgan, $3.50, 900; United States Steel
Corporation, through Andrew Carne-
gle and II. G. Frick, $3.50, 900; Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company, through
FL. o. Havemeyer, $500, 900; Consoli-
dated Tobacco, $500, 600; Charles M.
Schwab and his allied interests, SGCO,-
600; National Paper and branches,
$3.50, 900; Pennsylvania, Reading and
coal Trust, through A. j. Cassat,
$500, 900; New York Central system,
through the Vanderbilts, $3.50, 900,
other railways, S5OO,OO0; National
Biscuit Cracker trust,) 5000, 900:
American Wool, 5000, 900; National
Lead, 100000; manufacturers,
through Messrs. Dolan and DobSon,
100000; James Stillman and other
bankers, $3.50, 900; total so far pleged,
Sc, 100000
The American adds: ''The list OF
contributors and sums printed above
comes from source OF the highest
authority in the Republican party, q
member OF the great trusts, man of
millions, who was induced to give the
facts because OF the reports that it
was hard to raise money to elect
| Roosevelt
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
WILL oppose LEVER.
The Republicans to Put out Candi-
date Soon.

The Columbia Record says the Re.
publican congressional convention for
the Seventh district will meet in
Sumter on September 24th and this
convention will, it is understood, place
in nomination some one who can clp
ture some votes. a delegate to the
district convention stated that this
candidate would not be Dan'zler, who
had announced himself. Tne dele
gates said that they were not running
this candidate this time for the con-
test money, which is $1,000, but he
admitted that the money would be ac-
cepted If the Republican congress
awarded it. 1t was positively stated,
however, that If any candidate was
put up it would not be Dantzler.
There is a possibility that no candi
date will be put in this district, and
1t Is not known what will be done in
the First district.
A number have been mentioned as
possibilities in the Seventh. Among
these is f. Q. Aldrich, of Lexington.
white man, and Republican of
long standing. Mr.. Aldrich. however,
is one Of the electors and he would
have to resign that. If he had the
idea Of running In his mind he did not
mention 1T when named as an elec
tor. G. G. Scott, colored, of East.
over, is also mentioned Us seeking the
honor, as is j. H. Weston, also COL
orcd, of the same place. The chair
man of the Seventh district conyen-
tion is j. II. Fordham, Of Orangeburg,
and it is pretty we'll understood that
any candidate named by him will 90
through.
From what can be gathered it is
evident that there was considerable
discussion Thusday night which was
not given to the press. There is lit
tie doubt chat the G.. O.. p. leaders in
this state are preparing for Il fight, If
not this time, two years hence, and
they are counting on getting support
from sources not heretofore given.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
FEIGNED SICKNESS.
But Was Convicted and Sent TO the
Pcnetcntiary.

I'cnetcnt1ary.
A special dispatch to The State says
an unusual incident transpired In ses-
sicns court "Wednesday which will
afford break from the dull monotony
OF sitting under the stern dignity Of
his honor and hearing the endless
talks 0f.the lawyers, the hesitatiny,
stammering statements OF Witness S
and the ,sonorouS voice OF the court
crier. Arthur Saltcr, colored, was ar
raigned for stealing live stock. That
Is, Sater was brought into the court
room. Just after he had been placed
in the criminal docket, he fell down
and gave vent to number Of gutter
al, groaning sounds, at the same time
twisting and writhing his long, lank
body Judge Gary had a physician
summoned, who, after a careful eX-
animation, pronounced the negro to
be perfectly healthy. Salter refused to
20 10y his diagnosis, however, and con-
tinued in prostrate condition In the
docket, at times groaning and howl
ing. AS the negro kept up his game,
the Judge selected the jury, and the
case was tried. In the meanwhile Sal
ter was removed from the docket to a
bench where he lay flat on his back,
fcigning sickness. He was found gull
ty. When the court asked for him to
stand up he could not be moved by the
court officers and Judge Gary pro-
nounced sentence on the man as he
lay Oh the bench. Your sentence Is
l8 months at hard labor on the roads
OF Spartanburg county this is six
months additional, Salter, for your ex-
hibition this monrning," remarked his
honor. Court officers had to catch the
negro by either arm and forclbly carry
him from the court room. A number
OF cases of minor Importance were dis
posed of.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
WILL NEGROES DIE our?
Tuberoulosls Said TO be Increa aslns
at an Alarming Rate,

While the population OF Augusta Is
practically evenly divided between
whites aid blacks, the moltuary
statistics OF the city show that from
two to three negroes die to every
white person. The fact is causing
considerable discussion since the re-.
cent vital statistic ordinance has been
put In force and more complete records
kept.
The new ordinance went In force
August %. So far 68 deaths have
been recorded with Secretary Cald.
well. OF this number 48 were me-
groes and 20 white people. An ex-
animation of the records for several
years part show that this ratio is
about correct, sometimes the records
showing an increased ratio. Monthly
Sexton Calhoun reports from two to
three times as many internents as
are made during the same time in the
two white cemeteries.
When questioned as to the probable
reason for the greater death rate
among the negroes physicians declare
that 1T Is due to the unsanitary condi.
tion of th'ir homes, the poor atten-
tion given to the sick, carelessness in
summoning medical aid to their sick,
their careSlessnCss in exposing them
selves to diseases, and also to the fact
that conStitutionally they are the easy
victims Of number of maladies.
1t is authorltatively declared by
physicians that tuberculosis Is increas-
ing among the negroes at an alarming
rate. Tuey seem to have prediSposi-
tiOn to the disease. 1t is also fact
that this disease is one to which they
more quickly succumb than white peo.
pie. While Looked upon as a robust
race, ply, icilly strong, it is said to be
fact the course Of the dlea7ed dis.
ease is much shorter when they arc
attacked. 1t is probably true that
this is in part due to the uusanitary
condition OF their homes and the ex
posed occupations they pursue.
1t is also true that the birth rate
among the race is on the decrease.
Locked upon as prolific race, this
fact will cause considerable surprise
among The laity. In the opinion
OF many eminent students OF medi-
cine, as the race is brought up to a
| higher state OF civilization, the death
rate will increase and the birth rate
decrease until the negro is practically
sxte-m!n2ted. Augusta Chronicle.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
THE CHEESE INDUSTRY.
Several New Factories to BE Estab.
lished in south Carolina.

The Columbia Record says 1t 8
likely that a number Of creameries
will be established in the state as
q conference with the commissioner
of immigration by O. G. Voigt, of
Union, is known. Mr.. Voight came
here from Illinois several years ago
and has been instrumental In estab.
liShirg seven cheese factories in vari-
GUS parts OF the state. Mr.. Voight
is enthusiastic about the industry for
this state and says that it is one of
the best paying and cheapest invest
ments thought Of. Negotiations are
now In progress with a Virginia dairy
man for the removal Of his entire
dairy 10 this state and an effort will
be made to bring others here, es the
factories find great trouble in getting
sufficient quantity Cf milk.
a sample Of the cheese was brought
from Union Wednesday, and the quail.
ity Is so much better Than the WeAt.
ern article that it readily sells for
fifteen cents per pound against alb ,ut
nine cents fJf the other. Mr.. Noiglt
says that the dairies here sell much
better supply Of milk, and because OF
the superior pasture lands the cheese
is correspondingly better. a cheese
factory starts tif with capital {
about 81, 800, and the work is very
simple. AS stated, the trouble is
to secure a sufficient quantity oil
milk to keep the factory running at
full capacity, and cften it is only
running half time. The article finds q
sale al once and the factory never has
any stock on hand. Arrangements are
being made with the next factory IS
tabishcd TO have put in an apparatus
for making any kind of cheese.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
CaugIitIIlaG n Gale.

What is known as the Mosquito
lleet' of boats owned and manned by
daring negro fishermen, went beyond
the bar to the Black Fish banks, out
of sight OF land, Wednesday morning.
Three out OF these boats ana their
crews Of four men each have not been
heard from | | o'clock at night, and
are almost certainly lost. One boat,
The Pride, capsized and sunk and
the captain, John Wyilie, and
nine others were drowned. Jos. Butler
was the only one Of the crew rescued,
another fishing boat having picked
him up. The squall which struck
the fishing boats is the edge of a
small gale that has been sweeping up
this coast all day.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
A Word to Farm ers.
atlanta, Gi.

What will farmers do with their
cotton seed? Do they understand
their value? Every 900 pounds OF
lint cotton yields one ton of ed. The
seed is worth one-seventh the price OF
cotton when the latter sells at 10
cents. One ton Of seed will yield:
300 lbs. (40 gallons) OF oil.
100 lbs. OF meal.
40 lbs. of linters.
800 lbs. Of hulls.
20 lbs. Of waste.
Placing the crude oil at % cents a
gallon and the other products at the
market price, the mill gets S2l.6O
from the ton Of seed
One ton OF seed, 66 bushels, con-
tains:
rs lbs. of ammonia.
- lbs. OF phosyhoric acid.
% lbs. OF potash
Placing the plant food at The whole
sale price, the ton Of seed is worth
SLIP to the farmer. Adding freigf t
and the retail profit ton OF S, ed
would be equal in value to CONNER.
cial fertilizer worth $l5 to $l7.
Consider the figures. Can the
farmer afford to sell bis seed for - &C
. cents bushel? They are uo tn "a
cents, used as Il fertilizer. If he ex.
changes seed fer meal he should get
800 to 600 pounds for a ton OF
seed. We do not advise any one to sell
seed for cash. Elk change for meal and
put it back on the land. Hulls have
beer retailing at SO ton recently
and meal at s 40 Il hundred pounds.
The prices will drop when the mills
start. We advise farmers to hold
twice rs many seed as Will be needed
to plant their next crop. Sell the bal.
ance provided they can get their price.
Ii farmers will sell for cash to the
mills they should not take less than
the fertilizer value. II they exchange
for meal they should get at least L.
800 for a ton Of see1. We commend
the above from the Greenville Noun
taineer to the thoughtful considera-
tiOn OF our farmers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
SENATOR TILLMAN's VIEWS.
Talks Plainly About the Murder OF
the Hodges Family.

In letter to the Supreme Cour,
Reporter Bryant OF Lincoln, Senator
T!llman of South Carolina speaks out
very plainly about the crime that
caused the Statesboro lynching. He
says:
THE act Of the mob at StatesborC
Is to be deplored, but more deplorable
Is the fact that a whole family OF
white people have been butchered,
stamped out, by the two fiends who
were lynched and their accomplices
The more depiorable is the condition
In the Southern States which make
such a thing possible and which
promises to make them OF more fire..
quent occurrence in the future.
Nlobs are bad, but they are evil
dcnce OF the spirit OF liberty. We of
the South have thrown of the yoke
of the black majority. We did it be-
cause life has ceased to be worth liv-
ing in the terms and conditions which
existed from 1868 to 1876.
From necessity we used force and
fraud to overcome the negro major
lty. The negroes have the memory
of eight years OF licence, and, in
spired by the actions and utterances
of President Roosevelt, they have
given evidence only too plentiful OF
hope and belief that their time will
come again. Race antagonism and
hatred grow apace.
The whites are resolved to govern
at whatever cost, because experience
has shown that any other course
means ruin. Negro equality is some.
thing that will not be tolerated, and
II 1t comes to war the negroes will
be exterminated. The white people
OF the South are on the top and they
will stay there"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
Trouble Avoided.

Several days ago James Horne, a
leading merchant OF Metcalf, Ga, re-
ceived an anonymous letter advising
him that he had been marked for
slaughter by Before Day Club. "
The letter was followed at an early
hour Friday morning by the firing OF
llorne's store. This was done with
kerosene and was the work of lcendiar-
les. Early risers saw the fire and ex
tiDguished it with slight loss. The
better class Of people counselled a
mass meeting. This was held. More
negroes than whites were present. S.
a. Roddenberry, mayor Of Metcalf,
and II. w. Branch, presiding elder Of
the colored Methodist church, spoke.
The meeting seemed TO clear the at
mosphere and it is now thought that
no trouble will follow. The negroes
seem to be anxious to avoid trouble.
They have submitted the books and
bylaws OF all lodges to the inspection
OF the whites.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
Hasa Hard Time.

Consul Profit, at Pretoria, has for
.warded to the state department a
petition by dozen American negroes
in Transvaal, charging discrimination
by the British government against
the American negro. They anege
that the liberties ONCE enjoyed under
the Boer government are now abrogat1
ed. The petition says they are de
barred from riding In second class
railroad coaches because of their color;
that they are prohibited from walk.
ing on the sidewalk for which we
ere thrown about like chattles, ("
that they are not allowed to do busi-
ness because they are Americans and
lastly, they are told that American
natives must expect the same treat
ment as Africans"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
MANY LIVES LOST.
One ofthe Ficrccst Storms on Record
Sweeps Atlantic Coast.


A number OF lives were lost, much
property damaged and several ships
were wrecked in the storm which
swept up the Atlantic coast Tuesday
night and Wednesday. 1T was one OF
the tierceSt September storms ON
record, thunder and lightning adding
terror to bowling gale which swept
drenching sheets OF rain over sea and
land.
The greatest loss OF life was near
Wilmington, Del. The tug Israel W.
Durham, with crew Of six men and
four other men employees Of the
American Dredging company, was
swamped in the Delaware river early
Wednesday during the height of the
storm. Eight OF the ten persons on
the little craft were drowned
Halifax, N. S., is mourning $500,
600 fire. While t1is lire was not di-
rectly due to the storm, the llames
were famed and driven forward by
the high wind which prevailed
New York suffered comparatively
little. The wind and rain and light,
iiib did NdS LCillHC, DuU
little damage was done. Nineteen
coal barges went adrift in the bay and
their Wreckage strews the shore from
the battery to the narrOwS, but no
lives were lost. Several small vessels
also went ashore on various parts of
the coast near New York. One ia
tally was reported in New York
when a piece of cast iron fire escape
was blown from a building and struck
Carl HertZner, killing him instantly.
A fishing steamboat, Joseph
Church, Of Grecnport, n. y, struck
on Peaks Hill bar and was smashed to
pieces. The captain and crew OF
twenty-one men were saved. From
Wilmington, Del, comes the news
that great destruction was caused by
the storm. Trees were uprootcd,
houses flooded and crops ruined. In
Chesapeake Bay the storm was pal :
ticularly fierce. Incoming steamers
arriving at Baltimore report that
never in their experience has so severe
gale swept down Oh them at this time
OF the year. One man was seen adrift
In a small row boat in Che sapeake
Bay, but 1t was impossible to rescue
him.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
STORM s WEPT.
Much Damage Done in the Eastern
Part of the State.


The storm OF last Tuesday night
and Wednesday did considerable
damage in different parts Of the State.
At Georgetown on Tuesday night,
18th instant, the wind began to rise
at about o'clock, coming from the
northeast in gusts that Increased in
violence each hOnr accompanied by
heavy showers of rain and attained a
mamimum velocity Of about so miles
an hour near midnight. Towards
morning the wind changed completely
around, blowing strongly from the
southwest The storm came without
warning from the weather bureau
and the rice planters lave suffered
severely. A large part of the rice
crop being cut down and lying in the
fields. The damage to property in
town will foot up fully $4,000.
MARION SUFFERS GREATLY.
A dispatch from Marion to The
State on Wednesday says a terrible
storm has been raging since last night.
Houses are blown down, trees up
rooted, telephone and telegraphic
communication is entirely suspended.
Crops are ruined aud the electric
light wires are broken down in many
places. Communication even by
private conveyance is cut OH. No
fatalities have been reported, but
Formation as to the extent of the
image in the county is very meagre.
St.N EKr IN rtt)liESCE
A dispatch on Wednesday to The
State from Florence says severe
wind and rain storm struck this place
last night about - o'clock and ragged
necessarily until o'clock today. y
great many shade trees In the city
were blown down, several fences de-
molished and considerable damage
done in breaking skylights and plate
glass in show windows. Reports
from the country say thai the cotton
crop is badly damaged. The roads
are blockaded with trees and the tcle,
phone wires are badly broken up. In
the city trees were blown on several
houses but none were damaged to d
great extent.
DAMAGE AT GOODWILL.
AS a result Of high winds from early
Tuesday night to lo'clock with light
rains until 8 O'Clock, crops are badly
blown down as we'll as some fencing
and trees at Goodwill. At one time
this morning it looked like the storm
of 1893 would be repeated. Cotton
fields are queer sight, the wrong
sides Of the leaves turned up and cot
ton not more than half as high as il
was Tuesday, one row tapping ovel
another.
STORM AT LATrA.
A heavy wind and rain storm began
at Latta about midnight Tuesday
and continued steadily until about
O'Clock next afternoon. Cotton that
remained in the fields unpcked was
damaged considerably. No other
damage reported except the blowing
down of shade trees
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
Better Stay at Home.

The Anderson Mail relates the story
OF citizen of that county who sold
all his lands, goods and chattels and
moved West to better his fortune.
He utterly failed and will now come
back and start all over again. South
Carolina Is as good state as any in
the union, and superior In some
respects, for agricultural pursuits,
and as The Mail says, man who can
not make success Of 1t in this state
will do no better anywhere else.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
smothered in Cotton Pile.

Bryant Partin, the six-year- old son
of Frank Partin, was smoshered to
death Tuesday while playing in a pile
OF lint cotton in front of his fathers
homo near Raleigh, n. G. The boy
playfully dug hole in the cotton and
jumped in. lie had not been missed
at the house and his dead body was
found by his little sister, who was dig
ging into the loose cotton. The child
was found standing on his head In the
center OF the pile OF cotton.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23
THE RURAL SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Number of Librrnics Established in
the Different Counties.

The following list shows the num-
Der of rural libraries established this
year and the number yet to be estab-
llShed in each county in order to re-
ceive the benefit of the appropriation
for 1904, under the Aull library ac4.
Supt. Martin is anxious, now thai
the county campaigns are over, foc
the county superintendentS, teachers
and patrons OF each county TO btstr
themselves in order that none of this
appropriation may be lost in an,
county at the expiration Of the time,
Dec. 3lst, of this year. Each COUNTY
is entitled to II libraries under this
act and should by all means avail itself
of this rare opportunity OF outside aid
before it is too late. The list is:
v.