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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
SEN Z BIG SUM.
OorhlyoET r isr ensed d Nearly two Mil.
liA rollars on Campaign.

4
IL CameS from Many souroeP, the
LarRSst Subscription Was Ono
Hunured Thousad Dollars.
According to Washington news
paper WHich, with evidence Of friend.
y handing. prints long statement
about the, expenses Of Chailmsn Cor.
| telyou inil904, the r ,pub!ican nation.
al commtbtee used tine sum If 81, 500, :
600 to,elept Roosevelt and Fairbanks,
and hadSin bank when the campaign
was ended about 800 900.
1t is stated that Chairman Oortel
you had 5000. 900 less that Chairman
Hanha had in 1900 and ary %, 600,
600 less than he had in 1896. 1t is
also declared to be q fact that the
Demo radio national Committee In
1902, when MI. Cleveland was elected
the second time, had fund exceeding
anything known In American politics
before or siIc3--the sum Of 81 100,
COO.
Chairman Cortelyou, according to
this article, turned over TO State com
mittee In Now York, New jersey,
West Virginia, Massachu 3etts, Con
necticut, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Nevada the sum OF 500. 600, No
amount is fixed as to the sum ex ,end.
ID In New York by the national com.
mittee through Gov. Oitll, but 1T
must have been largely in excess Of
$500, 900 For literature, it states. the
national cpmmittee expended $3.50.
600; for the speakers bureau, el75,-
600; for Autographs, advertising, etc. !,
$3.50. DOOR for salaries and headquarters
expenses, $3.50, 600, and for miscellan
eous expenses, $50, 900.
1t Is stated that the money expend
ed by Chairman Cortelyou came from
10. 600 different sources, about 600
contributors being known, leaving
about 6 600 unknown, to the chaiIm an
Of the national committee. The larg-
st single contributor furnished up
ward of 800 900, 1t is stated, and his
identity was not known to either
Chairman Cortelyou or Mr.. Bliss.
The article Is LACKING In details as
to the identity OF corporations and
corporation managers chat contribut
ed to the Republican funds. No refer.
ence whatever Is made to contribu.
tions either from life insurance comp.
anies or railway companies, bus it is
alleged that In every instance where
a contribution was made conditional
on some political favor to come the Of.
fer was r,j cted or the money return
ed.
In connection with the Republican
campaign fund, the statement is made
that Resident Roosevelt and Ohalr
mnu 80 alvnn will enonerate 70 have
+ TpashEG asiaw 'prUW r1uru,aO .surI,,
city Of cbntribution, ~ political com.
mittees. Chairman Cortelyou declined
to discuss the figures connected with
the campaign OF 1904, but intlmated
that they were "about right.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
AUDITORS TO MEET.
Meeting To Be Held in Columbia and
Will BE Important.
Asse ess m ont of Property at True Mar
kot Value OF Vital Importaoe
TO tho Entire State.

Comptroller General Jones means
business in the step he has taken 20.
ward getting the tax assessment OF
property, real as we'll as personal, In
this state on market value b sis, In.
stead Of on an uneven pretense Of q
60 per cent, basis. The circular let.
ter of instructions, which he sent out
last week to county auditors, assess
Ing boards and county "a lal.zipg
boards directing that the law 10 strict.
ly observed with the beginning Of the
new year and that property be assess
ed at Its true market value, has been
followed bY call for COZ vention of
county auditors to meet with the
comptroller general for conference
to decide upon plan Of action to be
pursued evenly and similarity through
out the state. The step which the
Comptroller general has taken has
caused much talk throughout the
state and has set property holders to
thinking. or course, it Is a sort Of
revolutionary measure, and while the
Justice and the sense Of 1t has appeal
ed to many good business men and
big property holders regardless OF the
isci much Of this sort OF property will
be If :cted, ssill the thing has not
been generally understood, and there
is q fear also that the purpose OF the
comp roller general to equal 70 the
property throughout the state more
nearly will not be successful under
the departure he Is making on account
Of the great proficiency and skill in.
dividuals and communities have ac
luired by long practice and experier CO
u the matter Of tax dodgIng.
The erroneous idea appears to
have taken hold In various parts Of
tho state" Mr.. Jones said Wednesday
that this Is scheme to increse the
taxes. Such is not the case. My OBJ
]eot Is to get property eqlalized In
this state and stop this shameful tax
lodgings, There are some notorics ex,
| ceptions, but generally speaking the
cotton mills and other big property
are being assessed on genuine so per
cent. basis, and small property Is be-
ing assessed at from to 100 per cent
Oaly 80 much money Is needed to run
the state and county government
and the higher the assessment the
greater the yield Of money OF given
evy, but the levy may be easily
changed, In other words. II the as.
sessment is doubled throughout the
state, the levies for state, county and
city purposes may be cut in half
The inequality and ip justice Of the
taxation Of property In this state has
been q shame and disgracs for de-.
CadeH.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Killcu tijs aOn.

A special from Anderson to The
State says l. j. Jrdan negro who
lives ca South Fant street, killed his
son Westeloy 10 dln, youth about 8
years old with broom stick The
boy had been unruly and the fatht r
started to chastise him using broom
stick for that purpose He struck the
boy o sharp blow C oss the head and
the boy sank into acnair and soon be-
came unconscious and died In few
minutes j rdan sent for physician
and was working over hi' cons body,
trying to revive him when the physi.
clan arrived. The physician says that
death results d from hemmorrhaze OF
the brain which vas caused by the
blow. Jordan remained at his home
until the delu y sheriff arrived and
arrested him and carried b IN to jail.
II Is generally believed that Jordan s.
story OF the killing Ia correct.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Pursue by CanniDais.

Among the passengers who
arrived at San Francisco irom aus.
tralia on the ilner Sonoma were Cap
tain Watts and Chief Onicer Alex
Stinson, Of the American ship Susque.
hanna, which founded shortly after
she left Nehone, New Caledonia,
August % last, with @ cargo OF
chrome iron for Delaware breakwater.
The crew LETT the ship In three boats
which were headed for the Solomon
islands. Only one boat landed there.
The 0ther two were picked up at sea
by trading schooner. There the
men were kindly treated for a time
but finally had to fly for their lives
from n set Of cannihals who threaten.
ed their existence. They were Sub.
scquently picked up by q trading yes.
sci and Joined the rest of the crew at
sydney.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
HORRIBLE Aooi0ent,

On last Wednesday morning Mr.
John O. Punches, who lives near
Rowesville, met with most horrible
accident. He was operating a. sugar
cane MILL and by some means hiAI coat
sleeve on the right arm was caught in
The cogs. Before Mr.. Functlts could
pull the sleeve out his arm was drawn
in the cogs and crushed to the elbow.
The machinery was stopped as soon
as possible and Mr.. Punches was re-.
leased from the Mill. Later DR.. A..
s. Hydrick, of thia city, assisted by
DR.. j d. s. Fairey, Rmputated the
arm just above the elbow. We ex.
tend our sympathy to Mr.. Punches
and hoie that he will soon be up
again.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
BENNETTsvILLEs S. O., FRIDAY, .DHQENrBER Is 1905,

any other class. Taey will lie some.
times az we do, and OCCASIONALLY they
get orders that tuch and such man
shall be fly blown. Then they proceed
to plant the microbes, tut upon the
whole they may be depended upon"
He also made reference to the charge
that large expenditures had been made
by the Democrats In the Cleveland
campaign, saying it would have been
fortunate for the Democratic party If
Mr.. Cleveland had never been elected.
He closed with an appeal for q
Thorough investigation, saying that
such q course was necessary to re-
store the confidence OF the public.
The senate adjourned until Mon
day,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15

President Harvie Jordon of the
Southern Cotton association Friday
issued q call for q general convention
Of farmers, bankers, merchants and
others throughout the South t. be
held at New Orleans. Ian, II, IL and
13, 1900, The obj ct of the conven.
tlon will be to discuss tho work Of the
association, with reference to organi.
cation. handling tho Drop of 1905,
trade relations between producers and
spinners, extending the market for
American cotton and holding the un-
sold balance of the present cotton crop
for 15 cents q Mound. Many promi-
nent speakers from various pRrta OF
the country have promised to be
presA"t and large attendance Ia
II slotted,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Disponsary Must Pay.

The supreme court OF the United
States last week he d that the nation
al government may properly tax the
tate liquor dispensaries OF South Oar
ollna. The action in question was
instituted by the state Of South Oar
olina to recover $500, 900 paid to the
revenue officers Of the national gov
ernment on acct unit of the sale Of
liquors by the state and county dis.
pensers under the dispensary law Of
South Carolina. The state took the
position that as the dispensers sold
the liquor without profit they should
not be taxed by the government, hut
the tax has been collected since 1893
This Is satd to have been the nrsl
case In which state unites in on
undertaking the exercise Of It's polio
power together with the pros cution
Of q commercial business.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
CAn,t Assist Kor ,e,

The bad news. from his country
aboutathe reported suicide OF his
brother Yenng Wnan Min which was
conveyed to him Wednesday has
eff !cted the health of Young >Tehau
Min, a Korean minister to France and
he was not able to receive any one
today II Is expected that, he will
call upon President Roosevelt and
Secetary Of State Root aud try to In.
fnanae then, in favor OF hia country
which under the treaties With Japan
will lose most OF its Independence
In Off siai orioles the feeling iss that
1t willnot be possible for the govern.
M mt OF the Uaited SDstes TO inter-
ven0 go"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
CoIored Woman Killed.

A dispatch from Spartanburg to
The State says Nlcey Tinsley,' color
ID, died Thursday morning from the
,Aff cots OF pistol shot wound received
sunday at her home on Mr.. j. N.
uJudCi's farm, near Tuck's bridge, three
niles from the city The woman liv
t,d with Ed. Tinsley, colored, his two
Young sisters and two young brothers
IN inquest was held over her remains
sud the verdict Of the jufy was that
she came TO her death from gunshot
wound, inflicted either accidentally or
wish suicidal intent. The weapon USED
vas a 32.calibre pistol. There was nc
evidence adduced at the ir quest tc
how that she was at difference Will
INV of the family,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Russian Rcd rap ..

A story OF Russian red tape Ia told
by w. Il. Stead. Gen, LlnevItoh,,
while In supreme command OF the
Russian army In Manchuria, once
used rubbsr-stamp signature for
the papers which ne had to Sign
every day before he could draw forage
FOR mis- own horseB. Tne oommissary
general returned the rubber stamp
signed papers as out OF ordsr and
every day the general commanding
an army of 10000 men had 60 anix
his autograph to the reQuisition for
his hOrseS' oats.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15

AlMAlA CIaAn.

Did you ever notice thai tobacco il
always clean. If a man drops piece
OF meat, no matter how clean the
floor may be, he will either give 1T &
pick or pick 1t up and lay 1t to one
side. He will never eat Il. But iet
him drop his plug of tobacco on the
ground and no difference how dirty
the spot was where it fell, he will
pick IL up and give il careless swipa
on his coat sleeve or on the bosom OF
his panEss and then take chow with
greater relfSh> then ever.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
STEAMER GOES ASHORE
And Many of Those ABOARD OF Her
Wore Drowned.


Thirteen lives were lost In the wreck
Of the steamer Lunenberg, which went
ashore Wednesday off Amherst har
Dor Magdalen Islands. A dispatch
to that effect was received at Halifax
from Meat C)ve, near the scene of the
wreck, by l. 3slie, Hart and Son, own.
ers of The steamer.
The steamer had crew OF seven
teen and probably carried several pas
sengers, Including M. L?slie, Nom
b,r of the Canadian parliament and a
member Of the firm which owns the
vessel.
When the steamer struck there
were seventeen persons on board, In
Guiding crew Of sixteen and Mr..
Leslie, Toe dead:
II j. Leslie. Halifax.
H. Meersard, steward Of the Lun-
enhurg.
r. NJ. Mcdonald, chief engineer.
j. Jose, cook.
B. Hall, cabin boy.
j. NJ 'COnnell, sailor.
E " Dnucette, sailor.
Lophin Vinuelt, sailor.
Joseph Bourgeoes, sailor.
A sailor, whose name was not
learned.
The Lunenburg had been running
between Pictou and the Nj ARdalen is
lands since last spring. D lring a
high gale Tuesday, which was 40
companied by binding snow 1urries,
1t Is thought that the steamer went
out OF her course In trying to make
B nherst harbor ard brought up on
jhe rocks that lie some distance eff
shore In that vicinity. The steamer
evidently bad been ashore for some
time before she was seen. Eff )rts
we're made to communicate with her,
eu5 the strong currents that spent
around that point and the high seas
made 1T impossible to launch a boat.
Lister the weather moderated and five
OF the crew came ashore, the twelve
others standing by the ship. Later
ehsae. attannptad to reach shore as t6tl5
vlseels showed signs of breaking up,
and all were lest except Captain
Pride.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Postonloe RoDDod.

The Columbia Record says the post :
cfllce and the store OF r. l.. Bel 81
Go. Of Westville, Ksrshaw county,
was robbed Wednesday night, suopos.
edly By two white tramps who had
been see n In the neighborhood yester-
day. The two cfIioes and store were
In one building, The extent Of the
loss was not learned, but some goods
and twenty-five c0ppers, postc llice
money, were missing. Westvillo In
on the Southern railroad sixteen milo
from Camden. Mr.. Bell has offered q
reward and there is also one OF $5C
Iy the government.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Clash in Oherokee.

Saturday afternoon a6 Blacksburg
United States Com I'M ssiOner Tfescott
and Deputy United States Marshall
Hallman engaged In diniculty as to
the controversy over Cherokee's need
Of dispensary consts bles Trescott
drew revolver but IIallm disarm6d
him. Trescott was unable to get q
blow. Hallman getting several effec-
tive punches Ii Is probable that
TrescOtt will be prosectcd for carry
ing CoLcsaled WeapOns
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Average Weieht.

Secetary Hester makes the actual
average weight Of 4,252, 643 bales OF
the cotton crop embracing port re,
ceipts and overland for the three
months from September to November,
inclusive, $40. 10 against 523. So pounds
per bale last year, decrease of 4,I3.
Detailed averages are: Texas 533. Sc,
Louisiana 622 18; Alabama. etc.. $40,
Georgia sos; South Carolina 500;
North Carolina 5ol.95; Virginia 4o8;
Tennessee, etc, ineludihg Memphis
st, Louis and overland, bS3.T.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Won at L,a,.

Herman III. Vorjohn has been elect
ed assessor Lockland, 0 no, after
meeting with defeat In twenty five
successive contests. He ia q pi neef
resident OF that section and Is no.
seventy-one years old TIE town.
ship Is quite strongly Republican,
but Mr.. Vorjohn aniold.llno Democrat
this year was able to overct me the
adverse majority.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
A TRAGIC DEATH.
Mans Head Split Open by Flying
Fragments of a Saw
A Resident or Columb,a Was Oper.
ating wood Saw for His Son In
Lexington County.


The State says Mylas d. Blackmon
of Columbia was killed In Lexington
county Friday morning about IL o..
olock by the bursting Of cir G alar saw
whi6h he was operating in saving
W o.. The saw was running at its
uauAl high rate OF speed when for
some unknown reason 1T flew into
fragments and one ofthe pieces struck
him full In the face, splitting opsn
, his head from chin to crown. Mr..
Blackmon's son and ophers who were
near ran quickly to his assistance and
preparations we're ihurrirdly made to
bring the injured man to the Colum-
bia hospital. Ho was placed N q ve-
hicle and the start for this city was
soon made but before they had pre-.
ceeded two miles Mr.. Blackmon
breathed his last. He never regained
consciousness after he was struck
The accident happened at the home
OF his son, about eight miles from the
city on the old State road.
Mr.. B!ackmon lived in that clty
with his two daughters, Misses Mag.
gle and Lena BiackmOn, at a Ger.
walls street He has been working
Tor about two weeks. Yesterday
morning they went to work as u;ual.
Mr. BlackmOn was running the saw
VIII c ! cuts the wood into short lengths
when without an instant's warming it
flew into several pieces. Oaeof them
s5ruck him In the face, jlst on the
right side of the nose and sunk itself
into the flesh and bone, laying open
his face and cutting deep onto his
brain.
A docter was near at hand and was
soon called. He saw at once how
desperate was the mans condition and
knew that the only possible hope lay
10 getting him to the hospital. With
all the rapidity Of faithful sons
eager ff )rts, arrangements were
soon made to bring him to that CITY
bat be was even then beyond human
aid and before one fourth of the dis
tance had been covered he had sue
cumbed to his fiightful inju-
ries,
His body was brought to the CITY
and placed In the undertaking par
lors of Funderburk s. Matteson, where
1t was prepared for burial. Coroner
Walker of Richland county and the
coroner Of Lexington both decided
that no inquest would be necess-
ary.
Mr.. Blaokmon was 81 years of age
and was born In Lancaster county
seat, In the Black Greek neighhorhood
He has. .beensa resident of Columbia
for l 8 years. He ~ survived by the
one son, already mentioned, and the
two daughters with whom he lived.
he leaves alao three brothers, M essrs.
j. O. and Mint Blackmon of Llncas.
ter county Minor Blaokmon of Florida
and two sisters, Mira. Belle Grifiln
and Mrs. Nancy tCanonton, both of
lancaster county.
The ron ains of Mr.. B,aokmon will
be taken to his former home In Ian.
caster for interment at $50 O'Clock
Friday afternoon. The funeral will
take place on Sunday morning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Called Ont aud Murdered.

j. M. Harrison, prosperous farm.
or near Carlo Ga. was called to his
gate Wednesday about dusk and shot
twice In the breast with shot gun
loaded with buckshot and killed in
stantly. The murderer up to the
present. time has not been apprehen.
ed. Sheriff Patterson Nas summoned
ard went to the scene Of the tragedy
but was unable to find any clue to the
perROn who did the ahnntinp
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Caugntin tho Aot,

Attempts made last Friday, Satur-
day, and Sunday and Monday nights
to wreck passenger trains on the
Georgia Southern railroad as Heart.
pine Pl resulted in watch being
set This resulted In the arrest We'd
nesday OF VIII Born, negro who
was caught In abe act Of lay ing q tie
across the track. A reward OF $3.50
has been offered for the arrest.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Negro Stoppod,

A dispatch from Gaffney to The
State says ESsie Martin colored, was
possibly fatally stabbed by Son John.
son, coiored, late Wednesday night.
Injuries severe. Result uncertain.
Johnson y In j,il to await trial.
Both about is years of age.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Murder and PilIage.

An official statement received from
Odessa says that 5000 persons have
been killdd there since the beginning
OF the troubles. Latest arrivals at
Jassy, Moldavla, leolare that the kill
ings and plunderlnRs continue at Odes-
sa by day and Eight.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Killed Hilnself.

At Now York Allen K''nedins6
suicide early Sunday night
oy drinking carbollc acid. He died
three hours afterwards Ia the pres.
cnce Of his young wife and child.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Hound over.

"Little Tom" Sudduth and Tom
OhasUine OF tine Dark Corner section
II Greenvllle county have been bound
over to court and placed In jail on the
charge Of making q murderous assault
on james Christine said to be Inc II 81
i've youth at Lebanan on Thanksgi
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
EitteDn M1rn H;irnot2

Fifteen men were burned by an ex
r)losion In the International Harvester
Company's plant at Ooe Hundred and
Twentieth street and Muskegon ave
nue., Chicago one night last week. TIE
explosion was caused by workman
thrustlng cold bar OF steel into a
furnace Of molten metal In the i'm.
mediate vicinity OF the furnace at the
time sixty men were working. The
more seriously injured were In the fur.
mace pit. Following the explosion
,haos reigned In the furnace room TO-!
everal minutes Molten metal was
iurled about the room and the smoke
md fire that shot from the furnace
iillea the room 80 the workmen were
A. ,2able for several minutes to find the
It's. With the groana OF their wound.
fellows ringing In their ears, they
}ircnnod about helplessly and stumbled
'Dver those who had been Frustrated
10y the blast. From the furnace chin.
iiey the flames ShoJ nigh into Ghe air
and could be seen for miles.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Went Democrats.

The Democrats OF Portland, Me
FOR tho hrst time In twelve years,
elected their mayor. Nathan Olifford,
received 4,641, as egainat 4.42D FOR
the Republican candidate
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
a Cook Hello Un.

The Columbia State says "the resi-.
dents In the Vicinity Of Blanding and
Bull streets we're startled by cry for
the pJlice about 8 O'Clock Tuesday
night and an investigation disclosed
another alleged attempt to hold up o
pedestrian. Four policemen were
qaickly on the scene but thorough
search failed to find any trace of the
shadowy footpad. & oolored cook who
is said to work at hotel was on his way
to his home in Waverly, when he W, o
confronted by tall white man who,
he says, tried to hold him up but
when the colored man gave the alarm
the white man disappeared by leaping
the low fence enclosing the campus OF
the PRESBYTERIAN seminary and run
ming through the yard. No trace Of
him could be found by the police.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Big Roof FalIs.

AT London, ElRland the south end
OF the immense roof spanning the
Oharing Cross m ain line station sud
denly collapsed Wednesday afternoon
and completely blocked the lines. A
number Of workmen and trainmeD
were caught in the wrecksge. The
roof Of the Avenue Theater adjoining
the statian also collap led. About
thirty injured persons have already
been taken to the hospital. One Of
them died and the others are in q
cri tical condition. There are num-
ber Of dead among the ruins. The
Continental express. filed with pas
SEM ers, was standing outside the sta
tion waiting for the signal to enter
when the collapse of the roof occur
n6