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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
DELAY OF FREIGHT.
The Hardest Fought Bill in the Legis-
lature Now a Law.

lature Now Law.
The law in regard to the transpor-
tation Of freight promptly has just
gone into effect. 1t was probably
the hardest fought bill of the legIsla-
ture and was the last signed by the
governor. The law provides a penalty
for the unnecessary delay of freight.
The schedule is from midnight of
the, day the freight Is received; not
over loo miles, 70 hours; 100 to 200
miles 70 bon earest ronte
by rail Is taken at the distance be-
tween points. II prompt shipment is
wanted, the company must stamp the
notice on the bill Of lading.
The second section Of the act is:
That any such company failing to
comply with the provisions Of this
act, except for good and sufficient
cause, the burden Of proving which
shall be on the company so failing,
shall be subject, In addition to the
liabilities and remedies now existing
for unreasonable delay in the trans
portation Of freight, to penalty OF
S5 a day for every day OF delay in ex-
cess Of the time hereinbefore limited,
to be recovered by any consignee who
may be injured in any way by such
delay, or by the owner or holder Of
the bill Of lading in any court of com
petent Jurisdiction: Provided, That
the sum Of the penalties received
shall not exceed the value of the
goods and transportation charges
thereon: Provided, further, That
any such company shall within ten
days after demanding in writing
therefor by any consignee Of delayed
freight, or the owner or holder of the
bill Of lading, furnish a statement In
writing specifying the date Of its re-
ceipt OF such freight, the cause OF
delay, and the name of the company
responsible thereof. Any COMPANY
failing to furnish such statement
shall forfeit to the party demanding
1t 81 day for each day in default, tc
be recovered as aforesaid: Provided
further, That If any such company
shall prove that no delay in violation
OF this act occurred In the transpor.
tation OF such freight after receipt
thereof by it, and that it extended
the notice that prompt shipment was
required to It's connecting line, and
that by the exercise Of due diligence
1t was unable to discover the cause ol
the delay or the name Of the company
responsible therefor, it shall be ex
cused from liability under this act"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Fought to the Death.

a special from Wilkesboro, N. G.,
says: AS the result. it is understood,
OF an old feud, Hillary Key Is dead,
killed by Freeland Johnson in furious
combat with knives and Johnson him
self lies at the point of death suffering
from CHASTITY wounds that may yet
result fatally. 1t is rported that
Johnson went over to Keys field to
hunt for some stray sheep. While
there he engaged in an alteration
with George Key and fired at him
twice but failed to hit him. Hillary
Key, Georges brother, then took up
the quarrel and Johnson attacked him
witila knife. Hillary's blade instant.
ly flashed out, but Johnson was too
quick for him stabbing and cutting
his life out in short order though In
doing so he himself received wounds
that may result fatally.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
A Virginia Desperndo,

Robert Crockett, a Chesapeake and
Ohio railway special agent with head
quarters at Hinton, w. Va, was shot
and killed by Tom Owens, Of Logan
county, w. Va, on Chesapeake and
Ohio train on the Guyandotte branch
near Big Ugly, w. Va, Tuesday
night. Owens had been arrested by a
constable and was being tried by a
justice of the peace on the charge of
attempting TO shoot a newsboy. While
the trial was in progress on the train
Owens drew knife but was seized by
Crockett and another man. The light
was then put out and Owens fired a
Shot which killed Crockett. Ovens
jumped from the train and escaped. x
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
ARMY OFFICER JILTs a GIRL.
War Department Asks Him to Ex
plain Why He Did 1t.

Lieut.. Col. William +. Pitcher of
the Twenty eighth Infantry, who is
stationed at San francisco, has been
called upon by the War department to
answer the charge Of jilting Miss
Carolina Harold, clerk in that de-
partment.
Lieut.. Col. Pitcher is 81 years old.
He was born in Texas and was ap-
pointed to the Naval Academy and
after spending two years there was in
1871 commissioned as second lieuten-
ant in the army. In the complaint
filed with the War department it is
alleged that he became engaged to
Miss Harold six or seven months ago
and that at his earnest request sne
gave up nef place in the depart
shortly before the date fixed for the
wedding, about March 1.
1t is asserted that not only was the
date fixed, but that the bride-to- be
had purchased her trousseau and O.
dinner in honor of the approaching
event had been given by Rear Adnli-
raj Colby N. Chester. whose family
were old friends of Miss Harold. Col
Pitcher the day before the date Sc
lected for the marriage, went away
from Washington. 1t is alleged that
he made no excuse for his departure,
beyond leaving note to the effect
that he had been called away"
Miss Harold succeeded In securing
reinstatement in the war department
and apparently regarded the affair as
a closed incident. Some Of her friends
to whom she told the story urged her
to bring charge sainst Col. Pitcher,
but diSliking nOtpiIcty she declined to
do so. One Of her friends, however,
filed formal allegations at the depart
ment two weeks ago, and Lieut.. Col.
Pitcher was called upon for an expla-
nation.
The explanation was received few
days ago. His only direct answer as
to his reasons for not marrying Miss
Harold was, it is understood, that he
had changed his mind. This and the
other answers to the questions put to
him were not regarded by the war de-
partment officials as satisfactory, and
another request was sent him with
notice that he must make categorical
answers TO the departments inquiries.
Senator Simmons and Representative
Small, OF North Carolina, have taken
up the cause OF Miss Harold and are
pressing the war QcDartment tp act
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
"A Lucky Find.

While preparing to give away, GER
tain articles Of wearing apparel which
had belonged to his lately deceased
wife, Stephen NJ Whitebeck, 2 ranch
er residing about six miles west of
Great Falls, Montana, found a pocket
in one Of the garments saved shut,
and upon investigation found the re-
ceptacle to contain a certificate Of
deposit issued by the First National
Bank to Mrs. Whitbeck in the sum of
1925, and d further search among her
clothing and personal belongings
brought to light currency, mortgages
and bonds valued at several thousand
dollars and which Whitbeck claims
amount to $4,000. At the time OF
the death of Mrs. Whitbeck it was
not thought that any money or prop
erty was owned by the dead woman,
as both she and her husband had been
in almost INDECENT circumstances for
a number OF years.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13

about conditions and he would have
forwarded the letter through proper
channels to Manila and await action
thereon as provided by the rules Of
the service. ..
ARMY OFFICER UPBRAIDs sUPERINTEN-
DENT. ,a
What the army officers, whose
wife has saved the girls life, said to
the district superintendent on hear
Ing these remarks was worth going
miles to hear. AS soon as the girl.
was able, she came to Manila where
she was informed that she was not
entitled to transportation to America,
not having completed three years
service. So she bought q ticket on
liner and went home"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
HAD A HARD TIME.
shnnghaied, Arrested as stowaway
and Convicted of Desertion.

After having been Shanghaied In
Norfolk, Va, shipped in an English
tramp steamer as fireman, put
ashore in England, forced to beat his
way back home, arrested when the
steamer was four days out as stowa-
way, and on his arrival In this coun-
try, convicted by courtmartial, Fred
McDougal, a landsman In the navy,
by order of the secretary Of the navy,
has had his record made straight and
will be reimbursed for his losses.
Last June while absent on leave
from the Franklin, then at Hampton
Roads, McDougal was walking along
the streets or Norfolk one evening.
when a stranger insisted that he have
a drink. McDougal consented after
some pr0teStation. The stranger
took him to q saloon in Water street,
where they had two glasses Of beer,
and that is the last .DIcDougal re-
membered until he found himself Off
the English coast on the tramp
steamer ST.. Herbert bound for Rotter-
dam. From there the steamer went
to Hamburg and thence to South
Shield, England where he was put
ashore with 1925 in his pockets
as wages. Failing to secure assis-
tance from the American counsel at
that place, McDougal worked his way
Ito LondoD and thence slowed away or
cattle ship bound for Baltimole
When four days out, he was arrested
and then the captain on his arrival at
Baltimore, turned him over to the
police, who sent him in few days to
the Franklin, where he was tried by
courtmartial, convicted and SEN
fenced.
Shortly after his release, while in
Norfolk, McDougal met the man who
had Shanghaied him and had him ar
rested. lie was Vance hicCarty and
kept boarding house. He was fined
500 for accepting illegal fees. Nc
DOugal now has been restored to good
standing and the navy department. is
considering plans TO prevent shang-
haing Of our sailors in coast towns.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Fell to His Death.

From a ladder $50 feet up the side
OF temporary tower at Steger, Ill. !,
Michael TrutciuS fell to instant death
Fifty fellow workmcn in piano fac
tory witnessed the plunge. The tower,
which is Of steel and more than 200
feet high, had been erected for the
use OF photographer in taking a
birds eye view Of the town. Trutclus,
who was 2l years Of age, had bnasted
that he would be the first person to
climb the tower, adding: IN CLIMB
to the top If break my neck for it,"
His companions checred him on, and
he slowly climbed the wire ladder on
the outside. More and more hating
he ascended until when $50 feet high,
he stoppad suddenly, clung desperate
ly and fell. His neck was broken.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Five Minors Entomhed.
Is I1npregnable.

Five miners are entombed and
believed to be dead as a result of a
fierce fire which is burning in the
Locust Gap colliery OF the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany. They are: John Boglan,
Michael Boglan, Michael Shannon,
John Debou, VIM. Massaskie. The
fire started Friday night in the slope
and Massaskie, Shannon and the
Boglans were cut off from escape be-
fore thay were warned. Rescuing
parties were at once set to work, and
up to Friday night their efforts to
bring out the men have been unsuc.
CeSSful
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Whose Bike Buggy is Thisq

The State says Mr.. j. r. Newman
while cutting logs in a swamp about
10 miles north of Columbia a few days
ago between the Two Notch aud the
Asylum roads found an almost new
bike single buggy lying in the swamp
with the wheels off. The wheels had
had been freshly painted yellow and
the running gear was being done In
the same color Cups of fresh paint
were found in the body Of the buggy.
The vehicle is now in the hands of
Sheriff Coleman, who is looking for
its owner. n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Dive Keepers Killed.

John Stevens, proprietor OF the
Frisco club, Of Sherman, Texas, and
NJ. E. White, an employe, was killed
in a shooting affray Thursday with
Deputy Sheriff Burris and Policemen
Oscar Kirk and Bob Parrons. The oili-
GERS had entered Stevenson's place in
search of two negroes for whom they
had warrants. They became involved
in a difficulty with the proprietor
which resulted in the tragedy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
The Rural Libraries.

About half Of the appropriation of
5000 for rural school libraries has
been used up which means that about
250 libraries have been established.
Besides this there are a number of
applications now before the state
upcrintendent of education from
counties that have already establish
ed twelve, the limit allowed by the
law this year. These will have to
wait until next year when the advo.
Gates of the bill hope to have the ap-
preparation increased,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Poor Fellow.

At st Louis in the presence Of more
than score Of men and women Paul
Moore, a travelling salesman OF Cleve-
land, o., Friday, shot and killed him
self in street car at the intersect ion
Of two Of the busiest thoroughfares In
the heart OF the business section o
the city. He left iote saying that
he committed suicide because he had
no home, no wife and nothing to live
for" The note requested that Harry
Rchey Of Cleveland be notified.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
TO Africa, says Turner.

= am unwilling to sing America ,
until this country Is what it claims to
be, Sweet land of liberty" declared
Bishop II. M. Turner of Atlanta, Ca,
at Friday nights session of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Conference
at Chicago. The Negro in Science"
was the subject Of the address de-
livered by Bishop Turner, which
caused him to take up every phase
of the negro question in this country
and led HIM to say that this was not
the negro's home, but on the contrary
that God had allowed the negro to
come TO this country to be enSlaved
in order that he could be trained and
so back to his native land and make
it what it should be. In concluding
his address Bishop Turner said: The
supreme court OF the United States is
against us. We have good friends In
this country, yet they are compara-
lively few, and the only thing LETT for
us to do is to leave. Let us be men,
let us go where we can be men. The
negro is here, some declare that he Is
here to stay, but 1 doubt that very
much unless he is to stay under the
ground "
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Head Almost Shot or.

AT Donald on Sunday evening two
negroes, Foster Bradley and Will Bell,
had an alteration about some trivial
matter. Bradley left the house and
sat down on log to his shoe. While
in this position Bell, it is charged,
stuck shotgun out OF crack of the
house and fired, almost decapitating
Bradley. Bell is mere boy and does
not seem to appreciate the enormity
of his crime. Bell is in Jail at Able
Vile
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
A FAMILY OF BEaGARs.
Found Living in Rich Mansion In
the City of Chicago.

-
the City of Chicago.
Living in richly furnished house
on the West Side, Chicago, ILL.,, fam
lily Of beggars was located after seven
years search. The long hunt ended
when Superintendent James Minnick,
of the West Side Bureau of Charities,
took In custody three small children of
Mrs. Missouri Boehm. Two hours later
five children were arrested and In the
afternoon Judge Brown, in the Juye-
nile Court, put them in the care OF
court office or sent them to inStitu-
tiOns.
Il have had long experience with
unworthy beggars," said Minnick to
Judge Brown, but l believe this
Boehm family is the worst exposed in
Chicago for years. Officers OF the
Bureau of Charities have sought for
seven years to find the family, which
they knew was soliciting aims"
In the family home at No. 9 Bing-
ham street Probation officer William
Is. Stine found piano and pianola,
expensive rugs and draperies, and fur
niture of costly woods. There were
closets and chests filed with clothing
and in the basement were bales OF
clothing apparently prepared for sale.
When the family was taken to court
Mrs. Boeilm was declared 10y hiinniok
to have been for ten years beggar In
Austin, Oak Park, and the west side
of Chicago.
Minnick testified that she sent out
her children to beg, and in the last
four years more than one hundred let
terS have been written to the Bureau
OF Charities by persons interested in
the pleas OF the begging children. The
children were declared to have opera
ted under half score of aliases and
in their long experience under their
mothers tutelage TO have become ex-
pertS in deceiving.
Florence Boehm, eighteen years old,
who appeared to testify for her
brothers and sisters, whose crying
nearly made court proceedings impos-
sible, was accused Of having been ar
rested on July 25 last for shoplifting
fined S25 in the West Chicago Avenue
Police Court. The fine, the police said
was paid from wel-tilled purse.
The children accused Of doing most
of the begging were:
Joseph, thirteen years old, seut to
industrial Home at Glenwood.
Grace, twelve, sent to Illinois In
Ha,S & yanston 81 q
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13

ware in his stomach weighed down
that organ until the contents sagged
below the opening of the intestines
and by remaining i'll the stomach
caused irritation.n
The following is a list of the things
lshed from Easel by the surgeons:
SIX pocket knives, gold watch chain,
key ring chain, brass keys, small desk
Key, four Yale lock keys, button
nook, fourteen wire nails, two iron
nails, four horseshoe nails, two pins.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
a Double Murder.

Double murder occurred Wednesday
night in farm house about four
miles from Angelica, Allegheny Coun-
ty N. Y. John Vancorder and half
sister were found on the floor this
morning dead. Bullets were in their
bodies and the house was upset, indi-
eating that robbery had been done.
There Is no clue.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
Two Drowned.

A special from Beaufort to The
State says a negro girl and boy, Eliza
beth Cokesone and Thomas Barnwell,
were drowned Saturday afternoon by
falling into deep fish hole while at
tempting to wade across shallow st.
Helena Island creek at low tide.
Their bodies were recovered Monday
and buried. \
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-30
The Tariff Tax.

1t has been estimated by expert
statisticians that the tariff tax paid to
the trusts by the head of the family
exceeds by more than five times what
is received by the government and
that the average for each family close
" approaches 500. These figures are
obtained by making careful estimates
based upon the amounts which as
spent for each Of the more important
articles consumed. The most eXas-
perating thing in the monopoly the tar
iff gives the trusts and corporations is
that it allows them to sell their sur
plus productions cheaper abroad than
here, which shows the enormous prof.
its realized from the home market.
When the trusts export tb1ic products
they have to pay freight and other ex-
penses and the tariff tax that all 9th
er countries impose except England,
and yet undersell the same class Of
products produced in the country they
export their products to.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-30
The G. O. p. Machine.

All the acts and doings OF the coming
Republican national convention are be-
ing fixed up at the White House. The
candidate for vice president. the plat
form. who shall be temporary and per-
manent chairman, even the speeches,
are all being considered and censored
by President Roosevelt.
Political bosses and dictators gener-
ally have hard time Of it, so the re-
port that the president is much ex-
hausted by the constant and prolong-
ed conferences that are being held is
probably correct 1t would seem to be
a total waste of time and money to
hold convention the proceedings of
which are all arranged in advance, but
for the sake of appearances the forms
at Chicago will have to be gone
through with.
The public interest in the Republic
an convention will be dampened, for
the cut and dried programme will be
known and published long before the
delegates ratify the decisions Of the
bosses. The G. o. P. is indeed per-
feet machine and runs smoothly if
oiled literally.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-30
TWO SETS OF PLUNDERERs.
Beef Trust and Cattle Barons Arc
Robbers of the Same Xix.


The organization of the western cat
tie barons to fight the beef combine Is
an anomaly, as both are after the
same game Of plundering the public.
The barons have banded themselves
together into what might be termed
the grass trust and are trying to get
the farmers Of the western states to
help them to fight the beef trust. AS
the cattle barons are even worse rob-
bers than the beef barons, in that they
monopolize all the valuable govern
ment land and through their retainers
prevent, by force of arms if necessary,
any owner of a small herd or settler
from intruding at the peril of his life.
To show the power Of these cattle
barons they have succeeded in forcing
President Roosevelt to give up his in
tention of removing the barbed wire
fences with which the barons have I'M
lawfully inclosed about all the govern.
ment land on the western plains. Polit-
ically both these combines are kepub-
leans and liberal contributors to the
campaign fund Of that party, which
probaly accounts for their immunity
from punishment by the administra-
ton. Farmers will best conserve their
own interests by steering clear of both
the beef trust and the grass trust, who
are monopolists and will plumber the
farmers after they have settled their
own differences.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-30

The silver anniversary number of the
daily Grand Forks Herald, issued last
Friday is a souvenir which truthfully
depicts the wonderful development OF
our state during the twenty-five years
that have elapsed since the Grand
Forks Daily Herald was first established
by Editor Winship on the oath day OF
June, 1879. The matter and illustra-
tons contained on the 125 pages within
it's covers embrace all the principal
points of interest over the state. 1t
contains nothing of the boom write-up
tone and has its we'll written articles on
North Dakota's development, progress
and resources classified in most pleas
ing style. The Herald in getting out its
silver anniversary number has more
than surpassed the expectation of its
most sanguine admirers and as result
will find the business men of the whole
state its staunch friends and substantial
supporters.