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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Bringing Ants to Eat WeeyjIs.

Secretary Wilson and DR.. B. f.
Galloway, the directory of the bureau
OF plant industry, Wednesday received
the first advices from DR.. o. f. Cook
the departments travelling agent,
since the latter started from Guate-
mala with the newly discovered ants
intended to fight the boil weevils
in the cotton districts. DR.. Cook
cables from Puerto Cortez, Mex, that
he will arrive at New Orleans on July
4th with 80 colonies OF these an s.
He will Immediately proceed to the
Texas cotton districts to begi.l the
campaign against the weevils. The
experimental colonization Of these ants
probably will be instituted first at
Victoria, Tex. The location of the
colonies hinges largely on soil ques.
tions, the Shale-like soil being most
conductive to the success Of the expe-
riments. A letter received by the de-
partment Wednesday from DR.. Cook
says that the colonies should be To-
Gated in districts affording loose and
moist sub-soil but we'll drained. He
SAYS the ants will have to be kept un-
DIR careful observation for a consider
able period and must be protected
from birds or other dangers until the
colonies have had time to increase ma
terially. The ants come from the de.
partment OF Alta Vera Paz, Guate.
mala. DR.. Cook writes from Saiama
and says that contrary to many re.
ports there is no field culture OF cot
ton culture.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
The Weevil I'm Texas Oats.

The State says railroad men Of the
freight departments are asking what
districts in Texas are affected by the
boil weevil, in order that they may
know as to the shipment Of oats from
that State. South Carolina takes q
large quantity of oats from Texas and
freight men say that the law may cut
down their revenues some. Although
the States between South Carolina
and Texas have laws forbidding the
shipment Of oats and other crops from
that district 1t seems that none OF
these have been looked into The
counties affected in Texas, according
to the report filed with the railroad
commission, are bounded by a line
through Texas running north and
south through Starr county, thence
in northeasterly direction to Gray
son county, thence in a southern
direction to the centre of Cabne
parish, La, and thence south to the
county Of Jefferson, Texas. The rail-
road commission will interpret the
law in it's strictest sense, and the rail-
roads will not haul any oats or other
products from that district unless
they decide to carry the case into
court and have the law tested.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
A Traric DEATH

a sad and tragic incident OF an 9th
erwise happy Fourth of July celcbra-
tion occurred at Granitville Monday
afternoon about 3:20 o'clock, result.
ing in the horrible death Of an estim.
able lady and loving wife and mother.
A picnic was given Monday at Lake.
side Park. Nearly all the young folks
in town were in attendance. Mrs. j
j. Ergle and one Of her younger Chill
dren left the park after dinner, in
tending to return to their home in
the village. Mrs. Ergle was walking
on one side Of the Southern railway
track and the Child was on the other
side. Just as they reached the curve
where track makes turn entering
Canal street, Mrs. Ergle heard the
train coming from Columbia. 1t is
said that she called to the Child tC
look out and the little one started tC
cross the track to it's mother, who
cried out to stay where it was, ant
Mrs. Ergle attempted to so to hel
child on the other side OF the railroad
Just as she reached the middle OF the
track the train was upon her and sh(
was knocked about forty feet away
and was killed Instantly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
assaulted and Drowned.

Miss Pauline Edwards was drowned
In creek near her home near Dan
vile, Va, on Wednesday. The body,
partly submerged, was discovered be-
fore the young woman was missed from
her home. The discovery Of the body
was made by farm hand. There was
every evidence of foul play. The
young woman's clothing was torn and
disheveled and the sod on the bank of
the stream was loosened as if in a
struggle. 1t is believed that the girl,
who was not more than l6 years of
age, was assaulted, and that her head
was afterwards held in the stream un-
til she drowned. The water in the
creek is not more than few inches
deep, which eliminates the possibility
OF her having fallen in and drowned.
Clasped in the cold fingers of the dead
girl was found a piece OF cloth which
might have been part Of a mans
coat. The position Of the girl as she
lay in the water, the condition Of her
clothing and the signs Of the struggle
on the bank, all indicate that she had
made desperate fight for her life and
her honor. There were marks on her
neck, which might have been the inn
preSSions OF human fingers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
pArNToN's WONDERFUL CRAFT
With Multiple Electric Propeller, t.
Cross Ocean in Three Days.

Preliminary steps were taken Tues
day for the organization Of COM
pany that will build a ship that will
cross the ocean in three days. The
meeting was held In the office of
Lewis Nixon, at. No. 26 Cortlandt
street, at which was present Richard
Benjamin Painton, inventor of the
multiple electric propeller" The
plan tentatively agreed upon is to
build vessel GOO feet in length at
cost Of about 81, 600, 900, with which
it Is confidently asserted, the passage
time between New York and South
hampton will be cut in two. The In
ventor claims that forty knots an
hour can be made.
MIR. Painton lives at Williamsport,
Pa, and is mechanic. 1t was while
working at his trade that he envolved
the idea of the multiple electric pro-
peller. The device consists OF series
of propelers arranged along the side
Of Il vessel and driven at great speed
by electricity. For torpedo boat
destroyer the size of those at present
in use in the United States navy,
twelve propellers would be necessary,
six on each side. In addition, single
or twin screws could be provided, to
be operated alone or jointly with the
side propellers. J
Mr. Palnton outlined to World re-
porter what he expected would be ac-
mpliShed through his invention.
One hundred and fifty revolutions
Il minute is the limit Of steam power,
while my electric reversible motors
can make ] 800 revolutions minute, +"
he said. Tine power is transmit
ted by electric wires direct to motors
built on propeller shafts. No betting
is required, and the machinery is
simplicity Itself. | claim that there
is practically no limit tC the speed OF
the screw under this system.
The only noise on the new vessel
will be similar to that made by fly
wheel in motion. Another advan-
tage is that the terrible heat furnaces
and steam pipes will be obviated.
"A distinct feature Of IL is that the
screws extend from stern to stem and
thereby tend to maintain an equili-
brium that will materially diminish
the pitching and rolling of the vessel
The long shaft being disposed Of
there will be no humping and no jal
Will be felt from the horizontal mo-
tiOn.
The most efficient turbine engine
in the world will be used, which
means great saving weight of ma.
chiney and In space now occupied by
coal. Steamship propulsion now con.
sumes 5000 tons of coal at cost OF
$4,000 a trip to Southampton,
The electric ship will reduce the Goa
consumption to 1900 tons, being a
saving of $4,000 on each trip" New
| York World.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
A Woman Pardoneu.

The Columbia State says: "Nettie
Pauling, an Orangeburg negro SEN
fenced in 1899 to life tor the alleged
murder Of her child, has been uncondi-
tionaly pardoned by Gov. Hayward
The petition sent up in her behalf
was a strong one, being signed by
practically everybody connected with
the trial as well as by many officials
and other prominent citizens The
grave doubt Of the woman's guilt was
brought out, and in addition to this it
was shown that she was mentally un-
balanced at the time of the alleged in
fanticide. She was represented in
the trial by negro lawyer named
Mercer. who Is said to have conducted
her case in shiftless and careless
manner. 8 There must te some mis-
take about the name OF the negro law
yer who managed the case. There is
no negro lawyer here by the name OF
Mercer
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08

W. saw two other boats capsize
owir the heavy weather and be.
cause no one could navigate them. .Tbr W
made straightaway and when we last
saw the Norge, q large number Of EN-.
igrants we're on the q OK. Capt Gundel
stood on the bridge.
Dozens OF passengers had jumped in
to the sea. They wore life bslts but
were drowned before our eyes.
After "a hours the Saliva bore down
and picked us up. About 700 persons
muSt, have been drowned"
The Norge sailed from Copenhagen
June %. Rockall, the is,et on which
she struck, is about 200 miles s.west of
the Hebrides. 1t is dangerous reef
with rock about rs feet above the
water.
According to the survivors the mo.
ment the vessel Struck, the engines
were reversed and the Norge came back
Into deep water. The rent In her bow
was SO large, however, that she began
to ill ra,illy.
Tie vessels eight boats were swung
over the sides rapidly and the women
and children were put into them first.
There Was heavy sea running and In
lowering the boats, all but two we're
smashed.
The Norge which had been in the
Copenhagen. New York service of the
Scandinavian 4 Americrn line fora mum
Der of years, was an iron vessel Of 3, 3lS
tons gross and 2, III tons net. Her
principal dimensions were: Length SAC
feet, breadth 40 feet, and depth 20
feet. She was equipped with six wa.
ter tight bulkheads.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Fooling the Negro.

We fully agree with the Washing
ton Post that the negro plank in
the Republican platform is merely an
appeal for the negro vote in close
Northern States-simply that and
nothing more" The Post goes on to
say: Our esteemed Southern con.
temporarieS are, we think, taking
much too seriously what they call
the negro plank in the Chicago
platform. 1t is in the last degree
improbable that the declaration is in
tended as anything more than bid
for the negro vote in certain North
cru States which may become Doubt
full II the Democrats should act wise
ly at st. Louis. Nobody really be-
lieves that the election laws in Vir-
ginia, the Carolinas, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, and Louisiana can be success
fully attacked. AS matter of fact,
the United States Supreme Court has
already pronounced upon most of them
and proclaimed their entire validity"
The Post, we think, is right. If it
was not for the business men of The
North the Republican politicians
might attempt to carry out the ne
gro plank" but they are afraid of the
business men of the North, who have
large interests in the South, and would
resent any attempt on the part of the
Republican party to interfere with
the solution of the negro question by
the Southern people. The Republi-
cans are at their old trick Of foeIing
the negro -aH
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Promptly Acquitted.

AT Charleston j. p. Carroll was ac-
quilted Thursday afternoon OF the
murder Of George M. Caulfeld The
defendant set up the plea OF self de-
fense. A messenger boy testified
that he heard one Of Caulfield's party
make a threat against some one. DR..
Mullally testified that from the nature
of the wound, he thought that Caul.
fields arm must have been extended
us II in attack, this testimony being
to Offset the previous evidence that
Caultield was being pursued when
shot in the back. Five witnesses, in.
cluding Lieutenant OF Police Steeni.
ken, testified that Carroll was OF good
character.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
allotted to the Militia,

Acting Secretary Oliver Of the Wal
department has made the annual allot.
ment Of the 100000 appropriated
by congress to provide arms and equip
ments for the organized militia OF the
United States. The money is appor.
toned to southern States as follows
Alabama S21, 942; Arkansas sI7, 952
Florida s9,973; Georgia S25, 932; Ken
tucky $25, 1892; Louisiana $l7, ,952
Mississippi sl9,947; North Carolina
S23, ,937; South Carolina GIT 1852; Ten
nessee s23, 1887; Texas s35, 1905; Vir.
glnia $23,93
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
DEATH FROM BLOOD POISONING
of Prominent business Man at
Gafney Lnst Week.

A dispatch from Gaffney says that
community was shocked Tuesday
afternoon when it was announced that
Fred G.# Stacy, president of tie Ma
|-tional Bank, was '.ie1aaa 81 Ere succrin1b.
ed to blood poison little after 3
O'Clock. MIR. Stacy had been in a
critical condition for about two weeks
and the end was not unexpected. Mr..
Stacy's death is unusually sad. He
was engaged in an alteration a few
days ago with another man, and,
striking him in the mouth, broke the
skin OF his hand against the others
teeth. The wound, seemingly Slight,
grew worse and blood pos IN set In
DR.. William Anderson of Blacks.
burg, and DIR. Heinitsh of Spartan
burg were called in to assist DR.. G. A.
Jeifries and all that medical skill
could do was done for him. He was
thought to be better the latter part
OF last week, but Sunday he did not
rest SO well, and early Monday MORN
ing he suffered a hcmorrhage from
his hand. After time the flow Of
blood was stopped, but Tuesday morn
ing it was decided that the only
chance was to amrutate the haud
which was cone. Mr.. Stacy never
rallied after the operation.
In Mr.. Stacy's death this section
loses one OF its most usful men. He
was one OF the best bu mess men in
the Whole section and was interested
in almost every enterprise in town
He was president Of the National
Bank, the Gaffney Savings Bank, the
Gatfney Telephone Co., the secretary
and treasurer Of the Cherokee Lime
Works. fie was recently elected
secretary and treasurer of the re-or-
ganized carpet mill. lie Is director
and has an interest in almost every
enterprise in Gatfney. His place win
be hard to fill. The knights Of
Py thias conducted the funeral. MIR.
Stacy was about A. years OF age and
leaves mother and number Of
brothers and sisters.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Shot Himself.

A dispatch from Spartanburg says:
William M. Lowe, night watchman
at the Whitney mills, killed himself
Friday afternoon by shooting himself
through the heart with a 38-calibre
pistol In an up. stairs room Of his
dwelling, which is located in the mill
town. Lowe was 48 years old. His
wife and six children, the most of
whom work in Whitney mills, survive
him. For seven or eight years he had
been engaged as drayman for the fac.
tory, but gave up recently to become
night watchman.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Tornado Kills Two.

A tornado near HUmesville, Neb.,
Wednesday killed two persons, fatally
injured third and caused the severe
injury OF five others. The dead are:
Two children OF r. j. Harris, & and 9
years old; Mrs. Harris, their mother,
fatally hurt. The injured, also mem.
bers of the Harris family. The lorna
do followed q sultry Afternoon and
came in the shape Cf fnnne-hke
clowd. 1t struct several buildings b :
fore reaching the Harris home. AT
the latter place part tf the family
reached cellar in safety but Mrs
Harris and her son, Lewis, and six.
year-old daughter were unable to es.
cape.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
A BooDLER's CONFESSION.
He Tells District Attorney Folk of a
Vast Bribe System.

A dispatch from St. Louis Mo-,
says 1t was announced that Charles A.
Gutke, former member Of the house
OF delegates, convicted on charge Of
bribery and soon to be tried on an
other similar charge, Tuesday made q
complete confession to Circuit Attor-
ney Joseph w. Folk, in which he
declared that Former Delegate
Charles E. Kelley had told him he
bad received $4,000 for going to
Europe when his presence in St Louis
jeopardized men of prominence.
Kelley Is also resting under one con.
viction and is soon to be tried in an
other case. Circuit Attorney Folk
attaches great Importance to the
revelations which have been made by
Gutke. When he came from the
circuit attorneys office, Gutke hand
cd out for publication written extracts
from his confession, which the follow.
Is z: part:
The first bill that came up after
l had become member of the COM
bine In the house of delegates vas the
suburban loop bill. The combine
got S20,0 for their votes on this
bill; on the Union avenue bill we got
SIS, 900; on the Central traction bill
we got $4,000; on the Third street
line bill SIS, 900; On the lightning bill
we got S47, 500, on the Suburban bill
we were to get SIS, 900, which is now
in the safe deposit box in the Lincoln
Trust company, being placed there
with the agreement that it should be
turned over to us when the bill had
been passed.
While these are some of the largest
bribeS during my term Of office, there
were inumerabie others ranging from
$4,000 for switching bills to a few
hundred dollars for some minor privi-
lege. The bribe prices were fixed in
meetings of the combine. We would
select an agent Of the combine by
ballot to negotiate for and receive the
money. This agent would distribute
Une money among us. From my inti-
mate. knowledge of dealings with this
combine and from information secured
on what has been going on here for
the last quarter Of century, make
the positive statement that there is
hardly corporation In the city of St.
Louis of s250,00 and over that has
not either been held up for bribe
money or bought official action from
the combine in the house of dele
gates"
Other details were given by Gutke,
who mentioned the name Of promi-
nent local politician, who, he said, had
been at the head of nearly all the
combines in the house of delegates
during the past % years. He said
the "boodle'' gang in ST. Louis has
already planned to capture the circuit
attorneys office at the next election.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
DAsTARDLY CRIME ATTEMPTED
A House Set on Fire in SaIuda Coun.
yby Firebugs.

"A houso SeC ON flrc In Suluda COun.
ty by Firebugs.
A dispatch from Newberry says one
OF the worst attempts at wholesale
murder that that section of the coun-
try has ever known occurred in Salu-
da County Wednesday.
A negro tenant house on the prop
erty of jacob Long, about three miles
from the steel bridge on the Kinatds
ferry road to Saluda, was soaked with
kerosene and set on fire when the
three inmates were supposed to he in
bed asleep. A negro woman, Sallie
Ready, was living in the house with
her blind mother and a small child.
One OF the women was awakened by
the blaze In time to summon aid and
check the lheadway OF the flames be.
fore much damage was done.
On investigation it was found that
the murderous scheme had been care
fully planned and that only good for
tune prevented the death of all the in
mates OF the house. The building was
solid, we'll put together, and every
small, having single room with one
door and one window. The door had
been thoroughly saturated with oil and
sacks Of shaving had been placed out
side OF and under the window. These
shavings had also been soaked In ker-
osene and the stuff was poured over
the structure ut other places. AT
about 3 o'clock this completed death
trap was set on fire. From the facts OF
the case it is evident that the woman
must have been reused By the very
first sound. She scattered the shavings,
called for help and the tragedy was
narrowly averted.
Very early Wednesday morning q
meeting of the white men Of the com.
munity was held at Mr.. Long s and the
entire section was aroused. They tele-
phoned for bloodhounds, but because
the ground was zoo dry for them to be
Of use they were not sent. Suspicion
pointed strongly to gegro woman
named Carrie Green and later Wednes-
day morning she was taken into Gus
today. Other parties are also suspected
but up to this hour have not been Sc
cured. The investigation Is proceeding
in quiet and orderly manner and
there is no tall of violence.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Paid the Penalty.

A dispatch from Cartersville, Ga. i,
says John Jones, the negro aSsailant
OF Mrs. Ban'Ster, was lynched near the
scene of his crime about nghtfall
Friday. Judge a. w. Fite made a
speech in an attempt to restrain the
crowd OF about 200 but it was useless.
The negro's body was riddel with
bIllets, more than 500 shots being
tired
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08

TIE effort to stampede the Demo
cratic National Convention to Cleve-
land if successful would prove the
most disastrous thing that could hap.
pen to the Democratic party. Cleve-
lands election on trust platform
would bc worse than q defeat Of real
Democrat on a clear cut Democratic
platform. The party would be better
off today If it never had anything to
do with Cleveland's band Of demo
cracy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Author of Dixie Dead.

A telephone message received Tues
day night from Mount Vernon, o.,
announced the sudden death in that
city OF Dan Emmett, the old time
minstrel and famous as the composer
Of Dixie" Emmett was about sc
years old. His last public appearance
was made four years ago when he tour.
ed the states with a minstrel com
DanY
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
NIistrinI.

The trial Of Harvey Dean at Spar
tanburg for the killing of Miller Nc
kinney r'sulted in a mistrial on Fri
day the jury having failed to agree
after being in their room all night
They stood eight for manslaghter and
four for acquitta.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08

The Columbia police have actually
raided a white gambling establish
ment and arrested nine white men for
gambling. But the cases were dismiss
ed for want OF sufficient evidence to
convict white man.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
Deadly Kerosene.

Two children Of Jesse Evans of Will
liamsburg county were badly burned
on Tuesday while kindling fire with
kerosene. One Of them died and tho
other is seriously injured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08
BODY FOUND.

A special from Lake City says the
body Of Cairo Williams, riddled with
bullets, has been. found in bay near
Scranton. Magistrate Baldwin is now
holding an inquest. The lynchers
numbered about $50.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-08

The steam trawler Saliva put into
Grimsby late Sunday night with 27
rescued Scandinavlans aboard Only
one Of them could speak English. He
said:
we left Copenhagen June 22.
There were 700 emigrants, Norwe-
gians, Swedes, Danes and Films, on
board. The crew numbered about 80.
All went we'll until June %. lay
In my bunk waiting for breakfast. We
had little bump, then another bump
and then rushed on deck.
Il saw at once that something SER
ious had happened and made dash
below to gather up my few belongings.
Scores were rushing on deck and
the hatchway was crowded with emf
grants. They were launching boats
and rushing into them, but there was
nc, panic.
-Four or five were in the boat into
which l got and we cleared the ship.
Luckily for us, in our party was the
only seamen from the Norge who es-
capped and he was able to navigate our
little boat.