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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Lost AT Sea.

The Assataagne life saving station
reported Friday that the three. mast.
ed schooner Florence / LookWard,
from Norfolk l,r New York with Q
cargo Of lumber, stranded on Williams
ihoal of AgssssteRgue, Virginia, Fri.
day night and is total Lost. Capt.
Taylor and his crew were rescued by
the life savers. The schooner went
aground during o heavy gale and
quickly pounded to pieces In the
heavy sea. The schooner was built
st Norwalk, Connecticut, and was
owned by j. II. Smith Of Boston. The
vessel was 103 feet long, had beam
Of 80 feet and o dept Of "a feet.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
ono Moro state.

The delegates elected to the Con.
sti tutionGl Convention in Oklahoma
and Indian Territory asaemblod this
week 90 begin tho framing OF the
Constitution OF tho state Of Okls.
homa. OF II delegates nearly 100
are democrats. After the Ooustitu
tion 10 finished IL will ho submitted
to Gha two rorTitories for rSalnoetion.
State oilicsrs viii be electod and If
tho Constitution is ratified Oklshoms
Will, by proclamation of the PrSsi.
dent, h'como the forty sixth State
Of the Union. The State officers will
all be democrats 1t win elect two
United States Senator'S who will also
be democrats. Thero will bo dve Con
grcs5moa ~ lo&I50nree OF them will
bo democrats,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
THE LAST FIVE DOLLARS
OF % Large Fortune That Had Been
Gquendered.

OF Largo Fox tune That Had Beer
Gquendered.
Holding up D fve.dollar bill, the
Rev. William p. Chase, pastor OF the
Park Baptist Church of Tottenviile
S. l., Sunday night preached q ser.
mon on Temperance.
The bank note came In the minis.
'er's mail Wednesday. Upon the
white edge were written these words
The last Of an Ill spent fortune OF
S85O,O00, dissipated by the sender
within three years. Whom you get
thia the suicides grave will have end
I'd my life OF shame. Whiskoy,
morphine and opium have ended my
ife. Take warning. Beware |"
The message was not signed. When
The pastor failad, afier there days, to
iiscover the identity Of the owner,
ne determined to preach o sermon
With tho bank note In his hand, and
I'll Tottenyillo crowded the church to
aearsit,
Mr.. UtiAso to0R dis Gsx6 from Bixsf
Timothy 4vi:10: "For the love Of
Ill kinds OF evil" During the whole
If hls discourse he held the banknote
Ia his hand and the awed congrega.
dion sat spellbound.
This is o sermon from the shadow
Of the tomb, "the minister said. "This
bank note 10 the last terrible warning
sent to brother mon by o man whose
soul La lost and who knows that 1t
1t cannot be regained. 1t bears .
double message because its owner
drst bound hellward through tho pos
'ession OF too much wealth, oamo at
the last into the portals of hades
through his sinful dissipation OF his
riches"
The minister says he probably will
givo the 85 bill to some Temperance
organization,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Two Mon Kil'A Z.

Two mon were killed afn an explo.
sion Of q magazine Of Ctl0ntal pow.
der works near Uniontown, Pa, Esi-
day morning. Tho building was to-.
tally wrecked. The body OF an Ital-
ian was burn0d almost TO d crisp, but
. man named Hi0kle lived a few min.
uteS after being rescued from the dc.
orig. The explosion occurred at 8:4b
O'Clock and shook the earth for miles
around Windows were ra6tled In
F9irchanee, two miles away, and in
Uniontown, five miles away A large
force Of men were working In the
mill a6j lining the magazine, hga,
none were injured.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Four Students and Three Flee
men Loose Their Lives ifs
"a BURNING BUILDING.
Three Students Burn Up In d Dormltory
and Three Volunteer Plremsn Are
Crushed Under Failing Walls
at Ithaca. NJ Y, on
Friday.

AT IGhaoa, N. Y, seven paxgons
meta tragic death Friday morning In
the worst disaster that ever hefelli
Cornell university. Three OF the yic-
Tins were volunteer. fremen, Of the
olty of Ithaca and four were students
Of Cornell university. The firesnen
all were prominent In the oity. They.
were: Il. N
a. s. Robinson, attorney; John
Runsey, hardware merchant; HsSyl
Landon, o salesman
The students wore:
0. L, Sohmuok, Hanover, Pa.;F.
w Grelle, South Orange, N. j. Nv.
"a. Nichols, Chicago; J. M. McOuGot,.
son, Pittsburg. Schmuck got out of
dhe building, but went back for j,is
room. mate, Nichols, and In the at
tempt to rescue his comrade he y9as
so seriously injured that he died in
the hospital.
One student, O. j.. Pope, 8 fresh.
man OF East Orange, N. T., was 3esi-
ously Injured, and three others were
| slightly Injured. They are R. b.
Powers, senior Of Atlanta, Ga. w,
| w. Gostz. a sophomore Of Milwaukee,
Wis, and H. M. Curry, Jr., q sopho.
more OF Plttsburg.
Rlmsey, Landon and Robinson,
tho Ithaca volunteer frenaen, had
managed TO train o hose on the north
side OF the house when the wall
6ottered, There was q cry OF alarm
and several men standing near
managed TO got out or the way, but
bhe three named were caught under
she b1@sB of debris and killed,
a few minutes after the GSmea
were discovered the Obi Psi chapter
oouse was all ablaze, the fianaerg,
famed by strong northwest wind,
and the students were trapped in the
dormitory on the third floor. Many
Of the bows jumped to safety, while
chose who hesitated were carried TO
9he ground by the falling walls.
O 81 S. 40 tilrneda in until liAlf
sn hour after the fire had baen die.
aoVered and 1t was an hour later be-
tore the volunteer fire department.
could get to work. Thele was o long
climb from the lower part OF the city
TO the college grounds and by the
time the firemen arrived the interior
Of the building was almost burned
out. They could Go nothing but pre-.
vent the aojoing buildings from tak-
ing are.
The money loss is nearly $500, 600,
aince the original cost OF the building
erected by Mrs. Jennie McGFaw H'ialxe
was about $3.50, 600 and extenslVe in-
torior decorations had been made.
The cause Of tho FIRE is unknow,
though 1t Is supposed that IL starEad
In the Kitchen. Cornell university ia
immeasurably appalled, by the terrible
catastrophe and academic work ID al-
most suspended.
The burned building was built by
Jennie MoGraw Fiske, the b0nefaotor
of Cornell, whose will was contested
by her husband, Prof. Willard Flske.
She abroad, seeking help fox an In.
durable disease, and never ente9Sd
her beautiful mansion alive. Her
body was taken there for the obee.
quies.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14

\
especial cordial hospitality for tho for
eigners Within our gates are urged 10y
the president. ale recommends thai
an cot be passed providing naturali
cation for all Japanese who come tt
America intending TO become citt
zens. u,
From his message it is evident
that the president was we'll pleased
with conditions he found on his re-
cent visit to Cuba, for he states that
peace has been restored and the pro.
visional government will give way to
self. government within q fe W months.
The Rio conference Ia reviewed and
the reception Of Secretary Root iD
South America was,especially fortu,
uate in cemsntin2 the tics botwaen
tho United States and her noighbor
ing tropics.
With . tribute to Secretary Root
the president declares thar no longer
is the Monroe Doctrine nisunder.
stood by the Republics In the South.
Conditions In Central America, the
friendly relations existing between
the United States and Mexico. the
Algeciras conference ara other ques
lions of international import are re,
viewed and discussed In an optimistic
manner.
Toe president calls especial atten.
tion to the pelegic killing OF seals and
Gil seal hunting violations, both In
this country and In foreign waters.
Vital Importance is o 'tached byithe
president to the second Hague CON.
ference In tho interest Of universal
peace.
Probably the feature of the meg.
7aRe lies in the earnest appeal OF the
PRESIDENT to congress thai the pres
emit high standard of tho army and
navy be maintained as the greatest
agency Of posca with our neighbors
and the world.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
- repliod Rswlins and the
tion GOULD be hoard for bloohs

e,p replied Rswlins and the
cony sstion GOULD be heard for blooks
away
ION let US tell the Holy Ghost
abopF b" the preacher shouted back
l;"''Isas right, tell Him." answered
RSwiiqs.
TSss street preacher prayed and
sauG the top of his voice until the
poliSe 9fsere appealed to and he was
madastp move on.
ThpS passed into eternity o man
who S5 one time was an hOnoretl
minister Of the gospel. What a
solemn lesson tho aad close of this
nlan'ss5iife teaches us all. At some
Gime he ltrayed out Of the path of
hoporsnd entered the broad road Of
destrastion, AID according to his con.
feS5ioo followd ~ to nall.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
KILLED hY elevator.

Three men were killed, one was fa-
tally injured aud five others were ae-
yercly hurt at WaYnesboro, Pa,
Thursday by tho fall Of an elevator
in the Ge!s0r Manufacturing com.
pany's shops. Eleven men were or
the lift, together with five ton mill
ing machine and heavy truck, when
a cable parted. The mon were drop.
ped 26 feet with tho machinery into
D pit and George freeman, John Tor.
aon and Msrar Poplar wore Crushed
to death. Nicholas Brunson was fa.
aally injured. All Of the injured
we're brought to the hospital In This
city.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
want 10 Ite-EnIiat

At the Instance Of Secretary Taft
Sergt Mingo Sanders and P>ivate El.
mer Brown, Of tue 25th infantry, col.
bred, Saturday fled with the military
secretary applications for re-enlist.
ment in the army. Ole Of bhesc has
been referred to the President In or
dor that he may deb rmine whether
or not any Of the men OF the 25th In.
'antry who were recently discharged
without honor shall be re.enlisted and
IL 80 on what conditions.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Shoots EgimeeIe.

e n. Williams, assistant postmas.
ter at yGr'ffin, Ga, Friday morning
went TO hjs fathers home a6 Wood.
bury and while there walked 1u6 on
che rear porch, about 2 O'clock and
using ashotgun fired one load OF shot
Into hia left breast and shoulder, In.
iliotinS o fatal wound and 10 now
dying. Ha was q very popular and
prominena young nen, Dependence
Is the supposed cause Of the tragedy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Assumes Onioe.

VIM, w, Finley, recently chosen as
the successor OF the late President
Samuel Spencer Of the Southern rail
way assumes the active duties Of his
oliice Friday and will make his head
quarters In this city. The policies Of
the late praaidenb will be carried out
and no material changes In the system
or the personnel OF the active branch
OF the road arc contemplated by Mr..
Finley,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
sh,ps Imprisoned.

Specials to the Detroit News from
Sault Ste Marie says: Twenty vessels
are caught fast In the loo in So Msry's
River, the cold snap of the past few
lays having caused six to eight inches
II io5. The Lake OArriers' Assooi8-
sion has organized an los crushing ex.
oediilon to leave Sault STE Marie Sun
i2y morning, under the leadership of
tho steamer Algomsh, TO attempt to
release the imprisoned ships."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Mexioans Killod.

News has just came from Monterey,
Mexico, of mine ascident, which oc,
curred Last Tuesday at the Avlno
mines, and which resultad In the
death OF 10 Mexican minors, who were
At work In the shaft, The accident
Ras due, 1t is reported, to the care,
'essness Of some Que In letting d big
fiow of wster into tho lower level
where the men were discovered,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Killed fass Murderor.

A special from Pine Blur, Ark,
s&ysJ. e. Gulpeppsr, former chief of
police and widely known throughout
the SontnWesb, was slloa and instsntly
killed ina pistol duel with b fogTo
nsrned B iock early Thursday, Agter
tecslylng nortal wounds, Gulpepper
fixed at tho negro, sending d bnlleb
through hiB heRtb.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Genoral shooting sornne.

Two persons dead, two seriously
wounded and 70 alightly injured is
tho result OF fight which occurred at
GreenVille, Miss, Friday Felix Hol-
man, negro from Arkansas, shot and
killed Oelina Holman, negress In g
boarding house for negroeB. Ono po-
liceman was killed and another wound
cd before the murderer was; arrested
end pub ia isil,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
Old Man RaWIins and AlfMoore'
Side by Side.
PAY DEATH PENALTY Y
Por the Murder Of the Carter Children
Pew Miles From vaIdosta, Ga.
On the Gallows Rawlins
Declared His Boys inno-

j. @. Rswlins aud All Moore were
hung at Valdssto, Ga. on Tuesday
of last week for the murder of Willie
and Carrie Garter, two children Of
Rev. w. l.. Garter, who slived on a
farm adj )ining Rowling q few miles
from Valdosta. Both Rswlins and
Carter were Baptist preachers. Sow.
oral years ago dispute arose as to
the line between their respective
farms. Litigation and bad blood re-
suited. Garter was wounded by a shot
from ambush and had Rswlins arrest
cd on the charge of attempted mar.
DER.
THE CRIME.
On July 13, 1905 night attack was
made on the Cartier homo. Two of the
children, Willie and Carrie Garter,
wore shot just outside the houee and
shots were fred without effect at Gar
tor and his wife and other daughter.
The wounded boy msuagad to drag
himself to the house and informed hit
parents that Milton and Jesse Raw
lins had shot him. He died the mex
day. After shooting tho children, the
attacking party attempted to set fire
to the house, but were fired upon and
driven eff without further casualties
The trial, which lasted two weeks.
resulted In q verdict Of death for the
elder Rawlins, his sons Milton and
Jesse, and ALI Moore who was ne.
gro, The third son, Leonard Raw.
Inns, was given life sentence, as ao-
complies. Every legal expedient was
resorted TO, but the vardicts have boep
sustained In each instance. The CON
viotion Of all the men WAS secured
chiefly through tho confession OF ALI
Moore, who claimed that he and the
boys were pre-" ~ at the CARTER house
Wher - EN- were shot, but thst
bi>' done by Milton Raw
p tneds9thab old man
9siristtgat0f, of thr
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14

hands upon the bars and pressed hia
face ol01e toSthe window. Gentle.
men and ladies, and III, . he began,
'listenst to me; my boys are innooenG.,'
His plea for his three boyB so amed
10 naa ke bis own peril pale into signi.
llcance. frequently he would almost
yell 90 the crowds. Nov, do you un.
deratand nnep Do II make myself
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14

The fact that Ii was the last night
on earth did not appear to be o source
Of much worry on the part Of the old
man, who paced up and down his
narrow steel cage talking, singing or
praying as the opportunity presented
Itself. He was visited by his wife
and daughters and many friends Gall
ed at tho jail during the evening,
some being admitted, wEtle others
were satisfied to stand on the sloe-
walk and talk to the prisoner through
the &c cond story window.
Although RaWlips could not ho
aesn through the window, he liatened
attentively to ell that WAS said and
would shout back his answers In
strong voice. Just before midnight
o minister Of the gospel who had
known the condemned man when the
latter was preaching, drove up 10 the
jail, held o shouted conversation With
the prisoner, sang q hymn, repeated
brief but earnest prayer and drove
away.
1t was just midnight when Raw.
lins' last visitor disappeared and
everything became quiet about the
jail. The old m an slept q portion OF
the night, but very little, Tor at 2
O'Clock In the morning noted
evangelist, Sam Grimm, with strone
lungs and zealous prayers, took his
stand In the middle OF the street ia
front CT the jail and just opposite the
cell OF the condemned nan.
Hello, RSwlinsp he shouted
through tho window. How are you
feelingp"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
sTARTED ON KILLING TRIP.
Man VINO was Seeking william j. Smith Of
Greenwich Disarmed by . Ruse.

GREENWICH, Conn, June 9o.-Benney
Marion, coachman for A.. L. Fowle, q New
York publisher, set out last night with .
revolver and the intention Of numbering
william j. Smith, n Of the wealthiest
residents Of Greenwich.
-The big kings life is to come to an end
at midnight said Marion as he entered q
saloon. Smith eent me to the p~oorhouse
once, and I'll have revenge. III shoot him
dead, Thaw style, and then kill Fowle.
I've money enough to get away with
Offoer Mitchell, who has just been ep-
pointed, was summoned to the saloon, BE
gave the bartender the wink and moro drink
was refused Maroon. Mitchell then took
him out, ostensibly to find another saloon.
Marion oonided to him his plan to kill
Mr.. Smith. Mitchell volunteeredto 20 along
and help. Marion told him that be had tho
gun In his inner left side pocket. Mitchell
oppressed doubt that the was loaded.
Marion pulled 1t out to show him and the
ofacer put 1t in his pocket. Then he told
Maroon that Smith was In the town build
ing and be would tahe Marion there. Once
In the town building he was led TO the lock-
up and imprisoned.
Then Marion wept. To-day he was
adjudged insane and viii be taken to Middle
town asylum Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
HAS HYDROPHOBIA.
Henry MARKS Not Likely Ia Live More Than
Twnty.four Hours.

Henry MARKS Not Likely Ia Lave More Than
Twenty-feur Hours.
Henry Marks, 81 years old. who has hydro
phobia, 10 In the Kings County Hospital.
Although he was bitten fully Eve weeks
ago the disease did not develop until Thurs
day night, whom he was seized with con-
v~ulsions at his residence, ssS Belmont
avenue, East New York.
While there was some doubt expressed
when Marks was brought to the hospital
10 to whether he WA really afflicted with
the rabies or was simply q victim Of hysteria,
his condition, which gradu ally became
worse. proved that he had h~ydrophobia.
A specialist connected with the Pasteur
Institute visited him yesterday end declared
that he had every symptom Of the disease,
the principal indicatiens being q fever,
twitohing Of the body and conyulsions, with
has o choking sensation and the slightest
sound will throw him into q spasm, 90
wrought UP Is his nervous system.
MARKS. who Y employed BY The Brooklyn
pet dog on May %, The wound in his right
thumb arpeared 10 be only trivial, and be
did not even trouble himself to have it
oauterized. It healed quickly. A scar
about half an inch long IL still visible.
For the last weak Marks had complained
q being unyel. but never for q moment
attended to his duties until Thursdsy night,
when be came home and told his wife that
he feared he was getting hydrophobia.
A physician said last night that Il was
hardly possible for Marks TO live moro than
twenty-four hours, =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
COULDN'T TELL WHY THEY RAN.

Man on Car From Which They Jumped
stopped Two Pocket Picking Enterprises.
A man who told the police he was Frank
Belle Sandre Of Church street, ~Ktngsbridge,
was standing on the crowded platform Of
a n%orthbound Kingsbridge car yesterday
afternoon when he felt a hand moving
over his watch pocket. He sidestepped
suddenly and the hand was withdrawn.
Soon afterward he felt his wallet containing
$50 leaving his hip pocket and gave the
alarm.
Two men jumped of tho car and ran in
opposite directions. Mounted Policeman
Fitzgerald and Detective Hector Of the
West l52d street station house, who CHANGED
to be on the car. gave chase. Hector got
his man after a run through l66th street to
Broadway. He was q negro and gave his
name as Alfred Weston Of 750 Seventh
avenue.
Fitzgerald's man sprinted through 18TH
street to the Speedway. In trying to mako
the fifty foot slide 3 the Speedway he
tunbled and landed on his face. He was
unconscious when the cop reached him.
DR.. Bernstein was summoned from the
Washington Heights. Hospital and dressed
half a dozen wounds on his face after he
had been revived. He gave his name as
George Sexton of 4e2 West ti6eth street.
Neither man could give a good excuse for
running away and both were lookedup.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
LACKAWANNA TRAIN WRECKED.
FIFTY Persons Injured. Eleven OF Them
Serfously-Two May Die.

UTICA, June 8).-Nothing short Of q
miracle saved from death to-day the hun
dred or more passengers who were aboard
the New York and Philadelphia limited on
the Delaware, Laokawanna and Western
road when 1t bounded from the rails at
Chadwicks, eight miles south Of here, and
In a few seconds was reduced to debris.
The wreck occurred shortly after the noon
hour. Three battered, twisted and torn
cars lying beside the track and about fifty
persons with broken bones, sprains and
Commissions sums up the story In a nutshell.
accident. The limited was bowling along
at q forty mile an hour gait whom the smok-
ing car in passing over q switch point
wrenched itself free from its coupling
with the baggage car ahead and plunged
along over track and ties Of the switch
crashing into the end Of a freight car, which
II demolished. The runaway coach then
careened toward q nearby creek and
brought up with Its end resting on the
abutment. Of the bridge. .r
from the remainder Of the train the smoking
and baggage cars, Just ahead, left the
track and went across the bridge, landing
on the south side, where they toppled over:
The baggage car, going nearly into the bed
OF the CREEK, SMASHED iIVO u UdSS oi WIech-
THE injured who were unable to continue
their journey to Binghamton were brought
to hospitals in this city. A list Of the most
seriously hurt follows:
Mrs. Catharlne Grimm Of Oxford, about
s5 years of age. collarbone broken and arm
fractured.
Mrs. Julia Cook of Schenectady. fractured
hip and internal injuries.
Charles Smith OF Clayvllle. arm fractured,
shoulder broken and injured internally:
condition critical.
Frank Fehr Of Holland Patent. ribs broken
and internal injuries.
Joseph D. Ibbotson. professor at Hamilton
College, head badly cut.
Mrs. +. A. Bartlett OF Binghamton. face
and body bruised. Her four-year-old daugh-
ter had arms and body badly out; ohild's
condition critical.
E. NJ. Bryant of Columbus. Ohio. arms
and legs cut.
Patrick Grace. b~aggageman or train.
head and body bruised and out.
Sheldon Talcott Kinney. Hamilton College
student, cut about head and limbs.
Daniel Hall of Binshamton. the conductor
OF tho train, head cut and rib broken.