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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
Wrecked Near -paetAnburg.

Passenger train NJ. 10, bound for
Co umbia from Ashevi le, vas wrecked
two ana half miles from Spartan
burg, a short distance from the jlbc-
non, Friday night. Fireman Cannon
was slightly bruised up, the rcmaln-
der OF the train crew and The passen-
gers escaped with considerable IT.
TIE locomotive was turned over and
the tender blocks the main line. TIE
mail coach Jumped the track, but the
other coaches are standing on the
iron rails The accident vas caused
by the locomotive splitting the
switch. AT the time the tram was
slowly speeding along, approaching
The fiis5 Of q scrlei or switt hes on the
a 3heville road leading into The juno.
tion Engineer Lo ge jumped and
escaped un.cTtched In jumping Fire
man Cannon sustained some painful
scratches and and bruises
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
A Great Light,

st. Catherine's Lighthouse, on the
south coast OF the Isle OF Wight, has
just been provided with new light
Of II COO, 900 candle power as against
5000, ,OJ0 obtained with the old appa.
ratus. Seen from the land there are
three distinct beams OF light revolv-
ing In view, one just on the point of
disappearing behind the blank" or
shield, while the others past rapidly
over the waters OF the English chal.-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
a Severe Storm

a storm OF hurricane force burst
over the lrisa and English coasts dur.
Ing Wednesday night, and it Is feared
that mauy disasters have occurred.
L ltgrapn lines are bioken at many
poin,s. The British ship Khyber
from Melbourne, Australia, O.tober
~, Tor GA enstown, was totally
wrecked OIL the Cornish coast. Twen.
ty three OF her crew were drowned
and three saved. Numbers Of minor
wrecks, accompanied by loss of life
are repOrted
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24

burg have hut the hazleat ideas az to
where the next stand will be made.

where the next stand will be made,
Apparently there are no more forti.
fed positions In readiness and the re-.
tirement probably will not stop short
Of Kirln or KuanchentzY, on the rail
way line; and II the Japanese press the
pursuit the Russians may retire be.
yond and up the Sungari river, there
to await new levies, the mobilization
OF which will begin Immediately in
Russia.
A report received in Toxic March
IA from the Japanese headquarters In
the field: In the direction of Sing.
king our forces have been dislodging
the enemy from Yingpan, 18 miles
east Of Fushun, and on March IL oc.
cupied that place
WHAT KUROPATKIN SAYS.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says the
folioWlng dispatch has been received
by Emperor Nicholas from Gen. Kuro-
patkin. dated March 10: THE troops
are traversing Tie pass In good order.
l have inspected the fourteenth divI-
sion Of infantry. The men seemed In
good spirits.
Up TO the time Of my departure
from Tie pass fighting had not COM
menced. uuring my progres, north
ward l saw many troops and trains
IN aod order. l also inspected the
regiments recently from Russia who
presented an excellent appearance.
Il received no further reports Of
lighting after the rcpulse Of the Jap
ancse at the Fan river. Individual
soldiers and boiies Of men separated
from their units have been rejoining
their commands during the previ, us
two days. The train service IS partly
restored to order, the tro' ps have been
provisionod again and are ready for
lighting"
dispatch from Harbin says large
numbers Of Chinese bandits and
Chinese troops are report d to be west
OF Tsltsihar, and an attack on the rail-
"ay IS appr hend,d. La spite of the
tieavy withd awals OF convalescent,
and tao'e vino have been sent west
yard, this city Is being filed to ovel
flowing with wounded soldiers from
Mukden. A number of Chinese sus-
poets have hCen arrested here
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
Castro Ia HOsriIe

Castro, the preaidenJ If Venezlela,
ants 10 punish the United States.
ii's attitudc IS reelected in a pam
phi1e JUS issu d tnroagh one OF his
daYistr r., CD. Juan BauJistia Dumede.
III wi!cn plins for senclng 30. 00O
Ven ZuelAn, again,t NeH Orleans are
III G. oStd. Tue pamp llet urges the
pubic To avengc the insults offered
Ven Zuela by the Americans and de.
oiareS that the invasion Of the Missis.
sippl valley would be the most effec.
tive means of curbing the power OF
the United States.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
ltcliuvcs iiur. pain

A displtch from st. Petersburg
says it is COW definitely stated that
e nperor NIcnUlis s mas approved the
decision OF the council OF war to send
Grund Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch
To rep acc Gen. Kuropatkin az the
bes' m ans OF putting stop to the
intrie US and jealousies among gen.
cTals OF the army bOtn at ST. Peters
burg and at The front. Gen. Sioux
homllnOff will be chief Of staff.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
Conscience Money.

On Tuesday Secretary Of the Treas
ury Shaw received sl2, 700 in currency
from an unknown conscience sci ickeI
person, who wroSe that years ago ht
defraudel the government aud Wi
following the teaching OF scripture
In restoring fourfoid. The money
was deposited to the credit OF tn.
conscience fund"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
ohicoo n symptom

The Greenville News says "the an
nouncement that Vincent Chicco, the
ltI!an blind tiger kiug OF Charleston,
Is actually a candidate for the state
legislature to fill vacancy in the
dele CATION Is astonishing, because it
Shows the character OF that new ele.
ment which is seeking political glory. )
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
Japanese Are Pushing Russians
Steadily On To Harbin.
THE JAPS REPULSED.
In His Mastery Retreat Fertile and
Well Supplied Country Lies Before
Gen. Kuropa,kin, With Few
Defensible Positions In
Reach of Ills Army.

A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
thanking tactics by the Japanese ap.
parently are In progress again. The
Associated Press correspondent, whC
remains at Tie pass telegraphs that
Gen. Mlstchenko on March ii engaged
japanese force on the Russian right.
1t Is possible that the attacking force
was japanese column which dlsap.
peared from observation during the
battle OF Mukden. The Japane,s . d.
not appear to have renew d the frost.
a! attack up to n Don Wednesday, the
demonstration on Tuesday having
shown that the Russians we're prepar
ed to make determined resistance.
A dispatch from Santoupu says a
sanguinary cnmblt occurred on March
IA on the centre advanced line Of tho
x issian army eight miles south Of
Tie pass. The Russians repulscd the
attack and even made small advanc
through l, 200 corpses OF Japanese, ad
vancing large force on the righ
flank, where Gen. Mistchenk ), whu
has taken command of his detach.
ment, though his wound has rot yet
healed, is holding the Japanese In
check The Russian troops have re.
gained their normal spirits aud fouyh
Cneerfully.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
They win Reduoe.

E. D. Smith Of South Carolina, a.
nanctal agent Of the Clifton Growers
association is making speeches in Ala
bama In the interest of reduction OF
acreage. lie says reports from Texas
and Indian Territory Indicate that
the reduction will be more than Is
per cent
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
"A Spenlthrift.

The Marquis of Angelsy of Bangor,
Wales, died as Monte Carlo on Tues.
day. He was young man, remark
able Chi fly for having spent fortune
of 81, 800, 900, In addition to an an.
nual income OF 100000, in the course
O.. six years.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
Denocrts Won.

For the first time in fifty years the
Democratic party elected tneir candi-
dates for mayor on Monday In
Augusta, Biddcford, Belfast and
Brewer, ell in the state of Main.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
NEA RLY STARVED.

The tli;e If the censor has ALREADY
been removed to Santnupou, point
eight miles north OF Tie pass and
there are intimations that 1t may soon
be established even farther north. The
Associated Press correspondent though
saying nothing regarding the commits
sariat arrangement for the troops, de-
clares that the newspaper c)rreapond.
ents have practically been starved
out OF Tie pass. Tnis msy, perhaps,
be an indication OF the amount OF food
available for the army, immense guam
titles Of which were destroyed at Muk.
den. where practically The entire re.
serve comm!ssarfat had been accunu
lated.
The office OF the censor has been re.
moved to Santoupu, eight miles north
OF Tie pass, as existence at Tie pass
for civilians is almost impossible.
Practically all the ne 2spaper cores.
pondeLts have left for Harbin. For
several nights the Associated Press
correspondent has slept without Gov
ering on the frosty ground and for two
days he had nothing to eat. II Is ru.
mored that Chinese killed 80 foreigners
in Mukden after the Russian evacua.
tion OF that place. According to Chin
ese reports The governor Of Mukden
gave banquet in honor of the Japa
n Sc generals after their triumphal en-
try into the city.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
JAPS AT TIE PASS.

A dispatch from Toxic says the
japanese occupied Tie pass at mid
night, March l5. Details OF the oc.
cupation OF Tie pass have not yet
been received at imperial head0uar.
ters. An official bulletin reports the
action and that the Japanese are In
hot pursuit OF the retreating Rus.
slams, but it does not mention any
particulars about the fight.
The Russians have abandoned their
advanced positions on the Fan river
where the desperate attack OF the
japanese Wednesday was repulsed,
and have fallen back upon the de.
lenses at Tie pass. Previous to the
retirement the supplies of wood, etc
collected there we're set on fire. A
desperate, bloody battle Is now wap.
Ing north Of Tie pass.
The Russian detachments at Tie
pass re, on March Is, ordered to
evacuate their positions, and durjn.,
the night retired in exemplary order.
covering their rear. There had teen
tignting throughout the day. Before
the withdrawal Of the Russian forces
the military settlement and such O,
the stores OF fuel and rage as couid
not be removed were set on fire and
destroyed. The fighting on Marc,l
ii and 10 fell to the second Siberia
corps.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
JAPS PASSING ON.

The japanese are doing their best
TO accomplish the envclopment Of the
Russian army, which all but succeed d
al Mnkden. but Gen. Kuropatkin with
the railway for line OF retreat, prob
ably will be able to keep ahead Of his
pursuers. a constant succession of
delay Ing rearguard encounters NAV be-
expected. Military men at st. Peters.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-24
RUSSIANS ARE PUZZLED.

a dis patcn from ST. Pcaerburp saws
with the evacuation Of Tie pass Wed.
neSday night the Russian army aban,
doned the last stronghold in snutn
ern Manchuria and q, tiuitoly turned
over The section to the Japanese for
the campaign Of 1905. AT las nc
other strategy Is p @sole for Cen.
kuropatkin In view Of his scanty suo.
pies OF ammuUitioD, and stores the
shattered condition OF his army ano
wide enveloping movements which
the japanese have Continued almost
without a stop since the Russian de
feat at Mukden.
Nothing has been heard OF the part
wliich Gen Kawnmura's army is ak
ing In these operations, but Geus
NGgi and Oku, operating In the low
hills OF the Tie pass gorge, were them
selves suili1ient 10 lurn the shattersd d
Russian army out If the Qualifications
which had been prepared with view
70 being held by the army after /,
should has been Withdrawn from
Mukdcn. The evacuation of Tie pas.
involves the loss OF the coal mines IL
that vicinity, which, with the Fushur
and Yentai mines gone, Is a severe
blow. The railway shops at Tic pas.
and more supplies were sacrificed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

other, without much regard TO lheift
proper order or their ulity--that me
new way Of presenting subjects accord
Ing 10 their significance and usefulness
came as startling revelation.
In fact, the old arithmetic was but a
relic Of the days Of number puzzles;
while tho new not only gives the lilehta'
training for which arithmetic nag pcen
80 famous, but presents 10 the Inil'h OF
the pupils the problems OF real NE ul'er
the manner in which they actually occur,
1t was no lucky accident that caused
Professor Smith to take for me suplect
OF his first real exercise In hummer q
group OF children Of the ITO ne Tesld 70,
age, for II is in Just such Group OF
little playmates hat Child Wouid hlYe
an impetus to count. The couhtlhs 81
domino dots Is 80 readily acqiircu. I, ~
early life that Mr.. Smiths SELF ure Or ms
form OF number arrangement ! or scHool
work Is but another indication thal ms
Illustrations are built on the best prac1l-
cal basis, 8l5 VA J
This use of childhood experiences, az
to scanes and events and the objects OF
youthful contact makes arithmetic Teal
subject and the Illustrations giving the
reproduction on the blackboard OF ing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

Arithn,ctic and, indeed. mathematics
In general. is regarded as so mntter-of-
fact a subject that the idea of It's under
going the radical changes that have reYo'
lutIonIzed other school subjects Is just
beginning to dawn upon most OF US.
Two and two still make four and al
ways will, hut the up-to-date method Of
teaching that important fact Is wholly
unlike what 1t Was IN our day''-of, IN
fact, what It was half q dozen years
ago-and the perusal OF one OF the new
arithmetics leaves an entirely different
impression on our minds from that pro-
duced by the old-tlmc ''drudgcry' book.
1t is noticeable that the recent change
in the study Of arithmetic has come main
~ from the side of the advanced mnthe-
maticlans. a most active leader in this
movement Is Professor Smith. OF the
Teachers College Of Columbia University,
whose new textbooks furnish tho best
example Of the progresslyeness OF the
innovation.
We "grown-ups' of the elder genera
ton had become so accustomed 10 the
plan OF the old-fashloned arithmetic
which was really but bunch OF arltn-
metical processes stacked one on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

. /. I p a
cess to the Cuban railway system. AS
Uncle Sam is now situated, Cuba Is one
of his dependencies. He will always have
TO defend II against other nations, ana
he must protect It'll in case he has wal
With other nations. 4 We should have
international troubles Cuba would prob
ably be occupied blythe United states
and Il railroad connection with Guam
tanamo would be very important, as
VIC could then shin naval supplies from
Florida to Havana, and, In short, bring
this naval station within about twelve
hours By sea Of our shores.
At present there are but few settle
ments In the ncighborhood ofthe har-
bor Tho port for the sugar plantations
Is at La Camanera, which liz on the bay
much farther inland, a rail<pad going.
from the port to the town ofSGuantana-
mo and thence on for six miles beyond.
/ understand that the land is very good
in the Interior, and especially 50 In the
valleys over the mountains. There arc
In the lowlands some large plantations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

81. J
+ Of sugar owned by Americans, and cof-
fee grows well on the hills. The coun-3
try is especially healthy; and it was
at one time a sort ofiSNewport for the
Hrlcll sugar and coffee men Of the east
8crn end Of the island One of the plant
scrs had an avenue running from his res
Sdence to the seashore. The road was,
covered with shells and lined wlthsl lemon
and orange trees. Another planter in
this same region Is said to have owned
three hundred acres ofcoffee trees some
time before the war and TO have gotten
s for ten years an annual Income of for-
ty thousand dollars from his coffee and
fruit. Now that tho United States owns
property here American colonies will
probably be formrd 10 buy up the good
i, lands of the Immediate interior.
Guarding the Caribbean.
1t behoovcs the United States to hurry
up It's naval stations on the Caribbean
Sea. We are acquiring bigger interests
In this part OF the world every year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15
Arithmetic for the Children...
.ByFRANK WALDO, Phi, d, Cambridge, Mass.

number features OF the scene In tho fore
ground Of tho picture furnish most
excellent device for showing the child
how the written numbers represent actual
facts Il
Then toot Professor Smith has made
use Of the more complete games OF child
hood and the everyday objects OF home
life as motives for counting The llttle
boy is able to count the number OF tor
pedoes and nrccrackers that he has and
the little girl, Notwithstanding the pro-
verbal inability of the sex to count
straight. learns to keep the score at
bean-bag play,
What child fails to find delight IN count
ing animal pets and the number OF cam
dies on a Christmas tree? And then
the fun or counting money;lno mistakes
are made in numbering the pennies, and
when. u stray nickel. dime, or quarter
gets Into the little hoard, how readily
1t is counted In
This is Professor Smiths idea of teach
Ing children arithmetic. and It Is the CONF
mon-sense idea that appeals to every
thinking person. whether parent, teach-
or or member Of the school board COM
mittee; and best Of all u appeals to the
child himself,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

= = 4
We have, through the Monroe doctrine,
taken upon ourselves i he elIice of an In
ternatlonal policeman. We have already
put the handcuhs on Santo Domingo and
made her a debt prisoner. as 1t were,
and there is no telling when we shall
have trouble with other Islands,
IL the Caribbean Sea is TO be the
American Mediterranean, the American
government will have to protect it. It
can do /, great deal by means of this
naval station at Guantanamo, but 1t
should have equally strong stations at
the other passages, such as the Mona
passage, between Porto Rico and santo
Domingo, and at the Virgin passage.
between Porto Rico and the Danish Is
lands, At present we have q station at
the eastern end Of Porto Rico In Culebra,
a little island which lies Just off the
northeast coast. 1t commands the en-
trance TO that passage and IS said @
control 1t quite as we'll as Gibraltar con-
trolls the entrance to the Mediterranean.
We should, however, own the Danish Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

lands on the other side OF the passage.
We offered to buy Sir Thomas some
time ago and Denmark refused. It = IS
believed that her refusal was caused
by Germany, who may, possibly want
Il coaling station there for herself IN
the future. 335
We need these naval stations especially
on account of the Panama Canal. The
hWndward passage, between Haiti and
Cuba, is well supplied BY Guantanamo
This Is the main highway All our SHIPS
from New York to the tsthmus go past
Guantanamo, and all other vessels from
the North Atlantic do likewise. NO
should have SANTANA Bay. at the other
end OF Santo Domingo, "A TO y control the
Mona passage and we are guarding the
.Yuoatan passage by our naval stations
of KEY West and Bahia Honda on the
other side OF Havana.
SANTANA Bay Is 80 close 70 ne l, Ni ,
passage that It commands IT. inc PAY
is thirty miles long and ten miles W'de,
with n deep water basin ten miles long
and five miles wide with good holdlns
ground. IT Is sheltered by mountain
ranges on It's north and south sides, some
%of the mountains rising to about tlfteeH
hundred feet. The mountain ridge on
the north runs out into peninsula about
ten miles wide. This peninsula can PC
fortified against attack by land and thus
make a coalng station secure. The bay
could easily be defended by works al the
entrance. SANTANA Bay would shelter our
whole Atlantic squadron and be Of enorrg
nous value to us.
Key West Is important not only on ac-
count of tho Caribbean, but MS n defense
to the Gulf Of Mexico and the MISSISSIPPI
River. and the same may be said Of
Bahia Honda, Key West lies right in the
entrance to the Gulf Of Mexico, and 1t
also commands the Ygcatan channel
around the corner, AS 1t is now, we have
ships going from New Orleans through
this channel into the Caribbean, n great
deal OF our trade with Panama being
between Colon and the gulf ports. Tho
United Fruit Company steamers run reg
nlar lines to Panama and to their big
fruit estates about the Chriqui lagoon.
Our Islands About Panama,
Uncle Sam has islands ON both sides Of
the Panama Canal. He has several In
Panama Bay some of which will be all
most at the entrance to the canal when
1T, is completed, Others have formed the
landing PLACES of tho steamers going
north and south. On the Island Of Naos
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for
a long time had It's headquarters, Macs
and Perlco, which ad1oin y are connected
by an isthmus, and between them there
Ia a bay, which forms q good anchorage,
on the isthmus steam vessels Of $500
tons can be easily beached. These Islands
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

2y( 5f MA CORRESPONDENT Of Tie Times
&8 Jltsot'cl.) Eth.
,;. = I'll CG,s.' Crtoscr q
I'm ~. u s,:s Dep rt.nen. IS proceeding
8is 4! ], :... III ei.t.ng out Guantanamo Bay
sis s,: I};..- r,,d;,sc naval station. ] under
i@&sga: a t.se rl:;i1 gong on AZ fast as
55 the appropra. will permit, but the
N drip4nd i6i. l,ic{ l,lnce is such That Con-
Il 5s.ts III proon.ly vote I, big sum OF
N rit:CE toward II during the scom!ag seSs-
&8s.t,ii. ~ pres ent the only buildings .int
N have beef. constructed are a storehousc,
& n iiIe sable and some quarters for otii-
" ccl,s. y lardlns wharf about loo feet
H lon: has been Luik upon piles and pre-
n pnrat!onG are beng made TO put in one
of tic large dry docks IN The world,
u The cora! Islands Of! keys which le IL
sFthe l.a1Eor have been cleared OF the
Il nlalnrous Snlng:ove trees which border
iGtheir shores ard great efforts have been
Y made TO w'pc our the mosquitoes, The
awork is now doing with Cuban laborers
4 under the lircctlonio OF our naval officers,
l5hut good men arei hard 10 hire ana so
& far thef work of constitution is slow.
The An1phitritc"a and tho Mononsohela are
u stationed In the bay. and tho naval Of
d hcers and marines have their Quarters
upon them The little Vixen is used as
I a supply ship, coming here to Santiago
every other day.
In Guantanamo BAY.
95F 7. - : Il ,,,,,o raw wl,, rndo,,hic dlv hn
XIX 80 ~ n,,r I,,ost inno,tnnt novnl sta
Il .ion. II, h,.tha nnl,. ,arqo hnrbor on
d shn. south or east coast of cuba, II lies
fright here OH tho Windward passage
which Is the great avenue from the A.
8lantic into the Caribbean and the main
door for all vessels going to the Panama
II Canal, IT Is lust around the corner from
Cape Alais at the northeastern end OF
Cuba, and about seven hours by steam
l. from Haiti
Ssis In going 10 Panama the first bit OF
Cuban land one sees is Cape Mnisi, a
little later he gets into the Windward
y passa &C. and can see Cuba on one side
Y hnd Haiti on the other. Guantanamo Is
mot visible as after time the boats get
pretty well out In the passage, II Is so
q situated, however, that it commands the
q passage, and thus controls not only the
vessels going to Panama, but those to
Venezuela and al parts of the West In
dies by this route, II Is only two days
4 by fast vessels from Guantanamo to
Colon, and about the same distance to
n La Guayra, In Venezuela. II Is just about
one days steaming to the middle of the
Caribbean, or AS 1t is now called, THE
d American Mediterranean"
The advantage of this station in pro-