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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-10

Sensational developments followed
rapidly. this morning, in the fight OF
William r. Hearst to contest the may
orally election Of George B. Mcclellan.
Having secured, last night, an order
from Justice GaynOr in Brooklyn d.
recting the police department to deliv-
er the ballot boxes to the board OF
elections forthwith, the Hearst men lost
no time i'll disratching so automobiles
CARRYING men armed with the courts
order to the various police stations
where they demanded the ballot boxes.
In most instances the officers in charge
at police stations directed that the
boxes be placed in patrol wagons and
each lot guarded by five policemen
hurried to the Office of the board of
elections at 107 West 41st street
Meantime other Hearst men had gone
to the home Of John r. Voorhis, pres
ident of the board of elections. at 1856
Greenwich street, arOusing him. asked
him to Immediately go to his Office and
receive the ballot boxes as fast as they
reached his office. President Voorhis
was surprised at the peremptory de-
mand and was quickly informed Of the
courts order. Later he appeared at a
window and addressing the Hearst
men, who fairly surrounded the house.
said that he would not go to the Office
of the bureau of elections at such an
unreasonable hour, but that he would
appear at his office and open the same
at . O'Clock, the usual hour. today. At
o'clock. this morning, wagons and
automobiles, filled with ballot boxes,
police officers and Hearst watchers, be-
gan to arrive at the office of the board
of elections and an hour later West 41st
street in that vicinity was simply i'm
passaple. Unable to get rid of their
charges, there was nothing for the po-
lice to do but to await the opening of
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
tiins lie.

G.. G. Wellbrock, Wholesale fruit
dealer OF Charleston, S. G., aged fo:.
ty. tnTee years, shot and killed him.
$ s~S his III ;e on Tuesday morning
or last week. He had just entered
the office and locked the door, wheU
the report of the pistol vas heard,
and upon the door being broken open
he was found lying Oh the flor In c
pool OF blood with hole in his right
temple and another on the opposite
side OF the head, where the bail had
passed out, going through a pane Of
the window & lass before finally spend
Ing Its force. AS far as Is known
there was no cause for the suicide.
Mr. Wclibrock was ia company with
Mr.. Guy Stoner short time before
ne retired into bis Office aud to him
be gave no noiStimatien of his.iutentior
TO XII shi@seif. Hs 4sfS q fI6ts, 81 iE fss Il
understood, TO Mr.. Stoner, telling
him goodbye and expressing the opin,
lon that he would be happier, but moi
explaining the cause Of his trouble,
unoer which he seemed to labor. lie
was married on last Sunday nlghJ tc
a Miss Schmidt. IL was learned Tues.
day that Mr.. Welibrock has been suf.
fering under some severe meuta
strain, for few nights ago he slept
or spent the night, III the county j.il
upon his own request, stating that ht
was In fear of bodily injury. Barring
this one fact, Mr.. Wel!brock had giver
no evidence OF any mental affection
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Suspended by smalIpcx.

The Florence Daily Times failed to
make its usual afternoon appearance
Tuesday because the local board OF
health quarantined the entire estab.
lisement and thoroughly fumigated
the building. The foreman Of the
office had developed oase OF vario
loid. Some days before young Smith,
the LEGAL reporter, was stricken with
smallpox and was promptly quaran-
tined at his boarding house In the
eastern suburbs and 1t YVES Thought
no further trouble need be apprehend.
ed but the case of varioloid that de.
veloped has caused the board OF health
to take further and more drastic stops
in order to stamp out any germs that
may remain. The entire community
Is sympathizing with Editor Hart
we'll M. Aver in the closing of his Of.
fice, but Mr.. Aver is as anxious az
she board OF health that all steps
necessary be taken that will assure
the stamping ont Of the disease, and
be and his entire forcs have under.
gone vaccination aud fumigation.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13

house of an English woman. where
she now is and will remain un ell such
time as can notify the United States
authorities Of her case and arrange
for her removal to the hospitalglat
ELLIS Island. This is a GLASS OF simmi.
grafton that this department has
studiously avoided, our efforts being
confined to the higher class OF people
who speak English and who become
after q short time good citizens, asslm.
tliating readily with our own people,
and adopting their views, politically.
and otherwise. " Ssa3
At the same time whom suofi cases
as this and that OF the Polander, who
came here recently, are brought t
our attention 1t lie right that we
should, acting as South Caroliniaps,
see that these people do not suffer.
At the same time others, who are act.
Ing outside OF the State department.
In the matter of immigration. while
meaning we'll, are only doing harm to
great movement for the upbuilding
OF the State, without utinterfering with
any existing conditions. The low
price OF cotton that now prevails has
served to check the movement OF our
own people back to the farms, and
consequ ntly the demand for other
labor in the mills has been reduced.g5
j hope, therefore, that those who
have been bringing in these people OF
type that the department. does not
and will not handle, will restrain
themselves from further independent
efforts and will leave it to the depart.
ment to meet their need judiclously
with due consideration Of the welfare
OF our own working people and the
interests as we'll. Such
cases as this arc not only deplorable,
but each one of them serves to retard
the work Of this department. is de.
signed to do for the good people. /
trust that this will be Bsen
and appreciated"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Wants His Whiskcy.

In his mail Tuesday Gov. Hayward
received the following comnunca.
ton: I'VE the under siners in our
own belief will say that one Dave
Hack whom had his whiSkey siezad
and taken from him by Frln Israel a
constable has to our own noli lge
never sold any whiskey around this
pe!ghborhood whiskey was bought
from d spensary quantity was one and
d half gallons This Is signed by
y. ]. Jones, Wilks STEVENSON, Lock
hart, S. G; II. B. Ash, Bulox Creek,
S. G; James gault. Lickhart, S. G. (;
George CANT, Lockhartr s. c." The
following postscript Is appended:
pleas let me have hearing from
you at an early Date as l want my
~hiskey or the money that l Paid for
same If there Is any law for me In
z ing to have it," The State says it
IL somewhat singular that all the
Games seem TO be signed In the same
handwriting, aud there appt ars to be
marked uniformity in the misspell
Ing OF proper names.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Left Alone TO Die.

The police are Investigating the
mysterious death of an unknown
young woman, found lying in the
snow in the Riverside drive, New
York, Thursday and who died without
becoming conscious. The suspicious
of the police were aroused by the fact
that her underskirt and hat were
found nearly 100 feet from where the
body lay. The spot where the body
was found is lonesome and deserted
one. The police suspect that tho
young woman while unconscious was
left there by other persons TO die Of
exposure.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
An Important Capfure.

A dispatch from Fort Mills to The
State says an important capture was
made in that township Thursday af-
ternoon by Magistrates O Constab,eT.
a. Mills in the arrest Of VIII Springs,
colored, charged with the killing of
officer q. &c. Coles OF Mecklenbarg
county, N. O., and the woundlng of
81. M. Nabors near Sugsr Greek churh,
just across the North Carolina line,
last Sunday afternoon week. Inme.
daily after the killing, Springs fled
from the scene Of his crime and went
to Fort Mills to Hnship, where it Is
supposed he has Slnce been In Kidding
For the arrest Of Springs, Co i! tabla
Mills will receive reward Of $500.
5000 from the governor OF North Caro-
lima and 800 from the shef fiff of Neck.
burg county. Constable Mills took his
prisoner to Charlotte, where he was
positively identified as the man want.
ed for the killing of Cole and the
! wounding Of Nabors.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Earned His I,ewnrti.

a dispatch from Columbia says g
striking instance of "rrusty'' "a
gro convict's loyalty, was brought
the governors attention In par
petition from Aiken Thursday.
hero OF story Is Andrew WsshlI ~
who was serving two-year tern.
the gang, for killing negro nameu
George. The governor Thursday
granted him full pardonon petition
petition, setting forth that on a re-.
cent occasion his heroism prevented
the escape OF all prisoners on the
gang. The guards were drunk and
when the prisoners made dash for
liberty, Washington seized a gun and
held them at bay, till assistance came
next morning, Washington had served
over aycar, and was convicted after
two pojsfriala .
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Pecuiiar Daaln.

A special from Spartanburg to The
State says. Tom Smith, colored,-
mat with q tragic death Tuesday
morning while engaged in walllng the
we'll on MIR. Lip Woods premises,
near Pacolet station. Some OF the
workmen on the ground were lower-
ing massive bucket, filed with recks,
to Smith, who was working in the
we'll, some 25 or 80 feet below. Sud-
denly the hoops Of the, over. laden
ouckeb gave way aud th4 enuire oon-
tents fell on the uof(rtunate mans
bead, crushing his skull. Death was
almost instan teneouB.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
armies shall decide upon the meth cd
of their rtrarsferer,pa

aTm.e shall decide upon the method
of their trarsference.
Art. Z The Japanese army. con.
sidering the gallant resistance ffered
by the Russian army as being honor
able, will permit the officers OF the
Russian army and navy, as well ms
officials belonging thereto, to carry
swords and to take with them private
property directly necessary for tile
maintenance of life. The previously
mentioned officers, offic; ais and volun.
teers who will sign written parole
pledgilg that they will not take up
arms and In no wise take action con-
trary to to the interests OF the Japa-
nese army until the close of the war,
will receive the consent of the Japa-
ness army to return to their country.
Each army and navy officer will be al.
lowed one servant, and such servant
will be specially released on signing
the parole.
Art. s. Non-commissioned officers
and pfivates of both army and navy
and volunteers shall wear their uni.
forms and, taking portable tents and
necessary private property, and COM
manded by their respective officers,
shall assemble at such places as may
be indicated by the Japanese army.
The Japanese commissioners will de.
eide the necessary details thereof.
Art. 8. The sanitary corps and the
accountants belonging to the Russian
army and navy shall be retained by
the Japanese while their services are
deemed necessary for the caring for
sick aud wounded soldiers. During
suoh time such corps shall be required
to render service under the direction
of the sanitary corps AID accountants
OF the Japanese army.
Art. 10. The treatment to be ac-
corded to the residents, the transfer
OF books and documents relating to
municipal administration and finance,
and also detailed flies necessary for
the enforcemento Of this compact shall
be embodied In supplementary com.
pact. Tho supplementary impact
shall have tne same force as this Gull
pact.
Art. IL. One copy each of this COM
pact shall be prepared for the J6pa-
nese and Russian armies, and 1t shall
have immediate effect upon signature
thereof.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13

most searful disaster OF the year oc.
onrred Augut Z. on the Rio Grande
Railroad, when 1l8 lives were lest on
account OF broken bridge.
Donations and bequcsts for the
year total s46, ,2e8, 9Ss, as com pared
with $75. 100000 in 1908, and sl23,-
600, 0,0g0 in 1891, the record holding
year. Mr.. Carnegie has not given so
much TO public libraries ard many
multismillionaires have decreased the
amounts OF their benefactions. Never.
theies4, Mr.. Carnegie has given sll,.
243, 0Q0, the big gift being SIS, 600. 600
for the hero fund and another s5, ooO,-
600 for the Pittsburg Carnegie insti-
tute.
Mr.. Rookefeller's benefactions total
81 $1,000, one million of which was
for charities. Dr.. D. K. Parsons
gave 1886, COO to fmall colleges.
Ninety-six colleges have been among
the henefcisries, getting 81. .s35, 900
In theIaggregate.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Big Dynnno6.

The Canadian Niagara Falls Power
company, the ally OF the American
Niagara Falls Power company, sue
cessfully get In motion Wednesday
two OF their 10000 horse power tu..
Dimes and dynemos before the officers
OF the power company and distingu.
ishcd Ru IS. These are the largest
IleSis!hcs in the world and their oper ra
Liol marks an electrical epOch.
Francis Lynde Stetson, OF New York,
and President W. e. Beatty, OF the
Canadian company, turned on the
po0er. Cheers were given for king
Edward, President Roosevelt and tie
officers of the company. An elaborate
lunch was served and fclicitous
speeches were made by William b.
Ranklne, Francis Lynde Stetson. A
Monroe Greel, Mr.. j. w. Langmauil
and others
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Rnrncu M unntIn.

Fire consumed the home Of Frank
Nowenki, Polish miner in Morris
Run, Pa, at an early hour Tuesday,
and the entire family OF ten, except
the Oldest son, aged 18, was either
burned to death OF smothered. The
Nowesks lived in log house ON the
outskirts OF Morris Run. There were
no immediate neighbois. 1t is not
known how the fire originated but It
Is thought that stove fell over and
the burning Goals set fire to the house.
NOweski was employed by the Morris
Run Coal Mining company. With his
fellow miners he bas oeen on stii6e
since last April. Recently smallpox
broke out in Morris Run. Noweski
and bis family were among the suffer
er3 from the disease but every mem.
Der Of the family recovered and the
quarantine had just bctn raised from
their home.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
WAR CLAIMS OF coNFEDRRATRs.
How Thoy VIII be Paid for Property
Tatren hf,ar poroy,d

There has been a general misunder
standing Of The scope Of the act OF
congress proposing to pay ex-Confed
crates for horses aud other property
confisoated from them at the close OF
the War Of Sessession. Congressman
Wyatt Aiken has secured from the
quartermaster general, Col. o. f..
Humphrey, q statement detailing the
manner In which claims are to be
fled, no claims to be received after
April, 1906. The following regula
tions must be observed:
i. ESch claimant must state his
own claim under oath (the department.
furnishes no blank forms for the pur-
pose,) mailing 1t to the qunrtermaster
general, U. s. z Washington, d. @.
2. In his affidavit he should state
bis name, rank, company and the regi.
ment In which he was serving at the
time of the surrender, and by whom
loficered. -s
t-u-ts 4 .zisseys usi Is rr saa-
and to whom surrendered.
4. That he was paroled at or after
the surrender, naming the paroling
officer, time and place. Written pa.
roles, II In tristence. st stsfd g. -
with clais'H9s JGAerwise, the sworn tes
..hHoay Of two credible persons (pref
erably soldiers,) knowing tho facts
must be submitted as proof.
5. That he was required to bt
mounted for the performances Of hi
military duties, and that the proper
ty taken was his own and that it wa
being used In the Confederate servlc
at the time of the surrender and wa
taken by q. S. troops acting or pre-
isumably acting under orders, stating
how, when and where (and by whom
II 1t Is knoWn) it was taken. S6at,
value Of each horse or mule, saddle
bride, blanket and side arms.
6. at least two credible person
| (soldiers preferred) must corroborat
all the claimants statements in essen
tial particulars, stating how thsi
knowledge thereof was obtained.
| I. II the soldier be dead, his widoy
may make the claim. If both b
dead, his child, or children jointly; o
II no children survive the soldier,
parent may make the claim. ALLOW
ance for only one horse and equir
ment is made to q private 30 die
and two horses, equipment and sid
arms to a commissioned oft1car.
8. All statements by the claimar
and witnesses must be under oatl
The credibllity Of each must bs cert
fed to by the of1lclal before whol
they make the oath and his of1lci,
seal must be affixed to each affi lavlt,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Killed Brother anu Self.

a special from Ozark, Ala, says:
A double tragedy occurred at Middle
City IN the eastern part OF this county
friday. Arch Pope and Jessie Pope,
brothers, had a heated discussion and
disagreement over line fence and the
former shot and killed his brother
with pistol. Arch Pope then went
home and committed suicide by taking
strychnine. The Popes are among the
most prominenta and prosperous people
OF southeastern Alabama. Both men
leave families.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
They Cured Him.

John Clark, negro Ave years old,
Is dead at the homes of his parent at
Lyndon; Ky, CT acnta alcohnl,sn. in
consequences OF excessive doses OF wine
and o mixture of wins and whiskey
admtniste red to him by his step father
and moth er In the Effort to keep him
from ever having desire for drink byl
making him sick OF it.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Killed by an Expiosion,

Specials from Oovlng ton, a town on
the Georgia railroad about 40 miles
east OF Atlanta say: The boilers at
the electric light plant exploded there
Wednesday and killed the fireman, j..
l.. Mccullough. The cause Of the &C.
cident Is unknown, the boilers being
practically new, having been used but
four years.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Tried To Iisosoe.

While a train carrying l3G ,onyicts
In tie employ OF the y. lessee Coal
aud Iron R&ilway .pany wSs goipg
from M M'ne-NQ. ? !. the prison, Win
Filler negro Convict, exploded q
Stick Of dynamite in one of tho
coaches with q view of effecting q
wholesale release. j. Dawkins, a c)n.
vlct from Henry county, was killed,
Guard Pickett lost a leg and an arm.
Geo. Delaney, one OF the traiumS II
was hurt, and several convicts wee
slightly injured. During the STAN
pede guards from the other cars rush.
ed forward and prevented the esclpe
OF any Of the convicts. The explo.
sion blew out the end OF the coach.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Fatal Negro FestivnI.

At negro festival at Monticello,
Sam Bell killed Ben Peay und broke
Dave Peay's jAwbone. Wylie Suba
was shot in the back by a party ua-
known. DR.. Scott does not think he
will die. Another negro whose name
Is unknown had his skull cracked.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Sold to Indians.

Reports from Victoria say that
Margaret Johnson the 1l-year-old
daughter OF Sydney Johnson, q Ger
man from Portland, is being held In
bondage by the Forth Rupert In
dians. The information was obtained
from M sslonary by Secretary South
OF the Cnildren's Protective Society,
and Mr.. South is now endeavoring to
learn the whereabouts Of the child, in
hopes of rescuing her. Th natives
are said by the missionary, who had
just returned from the far interior to
have paid the father $1,000 worth OF
furs for the girl. The father form.
erly worked In the Dawson mines and
met the Indians when returning from
ha North
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Exploded Killing Eight Ven and
Seriously Hurt Three. y
MA D q a GLIB B 4. g N OIsE.'
The Tow Boat Defender Burned ts the
Waters Edge. Those on Board
Terror Stricken Plunged Into
the Waterin an Eifortto
Escape Death.
Escape Death.

i x. = y .tg
Eight men are known to be dead
and three seriously injured the isre-
suit Of boiler explosion and fire
which destroyed the tow boat Dsfen-i
der at Huntington, w. Va, on. We'd
nesday. The dead are:
Perry Spender, mate, Point Pleas
ant.
Horace Wetzel, -watchman, i. P.
burg.
James seese. lamp trimmer, Wells
Vile.
Albert Hamilton, fireman. Pitts
burg.
Mike Stafford, fireman, Plttsburg.
Thomas Duty, fireman, Pittsbnrg.
Will Wetzsl, deckhand.
George Kidd, deckhand. sss5 s5
Injured:
( Ira ELLIS, second engineer, PittEeT
burg; Robert Holland, hremany. .Rop-5
ert Mann, third cook.
The Defender was owned by the,
MGGoGIs:..! !sciS E2:-e:. .GGca:se!.d tAd Goal
and Coke company OF PIttsburg. Capt.
James Woodward was in the pilot
house at the time,of the accident and
with thelexception OF fireman, enGi-E
neer and the watchman, the remain-
der OF the crew were asleep. The .ex-
plosion Of the stlrboard boilers blew
out the entire side of the boat and
awakened the sleeping members OF
the crew. The noise was heard for
three miles. Survivors grabbed What
clothing they could find and plunged
Into the icy waters OF the Ohio in the
effort to escape. The night was Bit
ter cold, the thermometer lowering
about zero and those who escaped
were nearly fro zsn before they could
be given shelter.
The boat caught fire Immediately
following the explosion and drifted
down the river about 200 yards where
she sank In shallow water. The fire
continued until she was burned to
the waters edge. So
Ellen Welsh, cham mbermaid, OF;
.Plttsburg, the only woman on board
the boat. escaped in her night cloth
ing. hps xeEaucd rhe VOC almost
frozen. Capt. Woodward says t.usS.-5.
the origin CT the explosion is a mys-
terry, as the boilers were SO far as
known In excellent condition. a
2Sbsr Of men are working on the
wre& Wednesday to recover the
bodiSbf the dead. So far six bodies
have gsssp p recovered.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13
Many Killed In Disasters.

Without including the last week,
the accidents In North America in
which five or more persons were killed
In 1904 caused the death Of 1924 per-
sons. Tue Burning of the Iroquois
Theater, Chicago, and the wreck of
the Duquesne flyer, near Pittsburg,
occurred In the last week OF 1903, and
their death roll OF 500. IS not counted
Ia the figures given. The wreck OF the
steamship Norge, with 646 lost Is In
cluded, most OF the passengers having
tickets for this country. By far the
worst accident of 1904 was the de-
struction Of the New York excursion
steamer General Slucum, which burn
ed In June, with a loss OF 1.O2O liv, 8.
The worst railway, accidents were a
collision at Willard, Kan, II killed;
collision at Jackson, UGah, "a killed;
collision at Kewanee, Miss. 43 killed:
derailment at Litohtield, H.; "a kill
ed, collision at Midvale, N. j., l6 kill
ed; Sunday school excursion at Ch!ca
go, 20 killed; train through bridge at
Eden, Col, 81 k;llej; collision at
Hodges, Tenn, 5S killed, and collisi Il
at Warren burg, Mo-, 20 killed. Tor
nadoes during the year killed 3S at
Moundvllle, Ala IL at ST. Paul; {
at Jamestown, N. Y, and 90 in east.
ern Cuba. The worst tornado In the
United States occurred In January, ir
Alabama. The worst explosion was
In mine at Cheswlck, Pa, which
cost 1876 lives. An Internal machine
explosion at independence, Col, XIII
ed 13. The worst elevator accident
was at st. Louis, with s killed. Ter
persons were suffocated by coal gas al
Williamstown, Pa. There was hardly
a month Without loss of numerou
live, In tenement house fires. Nine
school children were suffocated In ;
vault at Pleasant Ridge, OHIO. Elgh
children were drowned while bathin,
at Alton. Ill, The average nmuber O
deaths In the larger accidents Of th
year was 325 a month. 1t Is a heay,
waste OF life from preventable causes