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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
HURT BY CRACKERS.

At Baton Range, La, giant fire
crackers II jured two members Of the
Louisiana State legislature curing S
Fourth OF July parade OF the house Of
representatives.. The legislators light.
ed and discharged the crackers as they
marched. One exploded before the
face of Mr.. Charles b. Stroudbaok, or
New Otleans, tearing bis hat and
gashing his forehead. Another lorG
two fingers Of RGpres entaLiVo j. Nj
Hart, Of Reserve. Previous TO the
parade, barrel was placed in the house
chamhers, wheIe the members had
been In session, and giant cfackofe
were exploded in it, some Of the NJ big
enough to jar almost the entire state
house.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
ROCKED TUE BOAT.

Boyish folly in rocking boat LED
to the drowning July 4, or Pum
Beach, Sheepshead Bay, l.. L., OF two
Toys, Ben jamin Goets and Peter I'm
norman, and the narrow ekcape Of
four more, who;were rescued by pass
ing craft.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED.

Only one death was reported In New
York as tbe result Of celebrating the
noted day CT the nation. Morris Sna'
piro, 3 SeltZar water manufacturer,
was shot In The head by stray bullet
as he was driving IN Harlem, He died
soon after wards. The police wero un-
able to learn where the bullet came
from. At the Sheepshead Bay race
track, while standing In crowd John
Fowler of Buffalo, N. Y, was wound
ed In the head by stray bullet.
FIVE BOYS ARE KILLED.
Wananie, Pa, mining town, was
thrown into q fever Of excitement this
evening When a. loud port WAS hesrd
kinilafs ITO that OF I p mine explosion,
\ Men, women and children ran to the
scene, and soon discovered that five
boys were killed and nine others In.
iured by celebrating the Fourth Of
July They had placed powder In a
pipe and 1t failed TO 20 eff They then
forced 8 stick Of dynamite into the
pipe and began pounding 1t. A ter
rifle explosion followed. -Four Of the
boys were badly manglcd, and the
fifth died On the way to the hospital.
Some Of the injured are 50 badly hurt
that they may die.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
SKULL CRACKED.

Mrs. William Snyder, aged 35
years, while witnessing the display OF
fireworks In Bluffton, Ind, Wedues-
day night, was hit on the head by an
unexpected aerial bomb. Her skull
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
FLEE N PANIC

At Excelsior, Hmm, by the prema-
ture explosion OF quantity OF Ire
works Ia front Of the Casino late
Wednesday night, Ltula a DICK ano
E. d. Thompson were seriously IN
iured and in the panic am0rg the D.
900 people gathered to witness the
display, Teddy Montgomery, IA years
old, was trampled upon and badly
hurt
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
BURNED TO DEATH.

At Nepuane, Mich, Josephine
Kratz, years old, was uurncd to odeath
Wednesday by llamcs which colnmun.
icated to her Dress from bursting fir,
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because heard the bullets whiz about
my ears.
Z only fred FIVE shots. not all had
I'm my magazine When I saw my
partner and the other fan ! ran away
and hid under a heavy vine. There
I remained for hours. and often num-
bers OF the posse came within a few
feet OF me. II wanted TO Kill any
body could have shot at least fif-
teen men while lay there, but I did
Rot care 10 take human lives.
When 7 heard them say that the
bloodhounds had come. I decided TO
give UP, because I did not want to be
chawed up by the dogs. came out
and threw UP my hands. telling them
that 7 surrendered,
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An Old Offender.

Robert Barker. the boy who has
written such large page in the Grim
lusl history OF the Northwest. is said
70 be between sixteen and seventeen
years old. but has already served time
and seems thoroughly versed in the
language and customs OF profession
al thieves. He says he Is the son OF
". F. Darker, Of Florence. Col. or
GrangeviIIe. Idaho. and has been shift
Ing for himself since he was nine
years old. BY many he IS believed TO
be Guy Wood. alias Harry Carter,
wanted In Lancaster county. Ne
breska-
Jacob Lake. the outlaw. who was
killed IN the aght. was a professional
burglar. and was recognized as an cx-
convict BY a member OF the posse
which hunted down his boy accom-
plice.
Barker did not appear at first to
realize the seriousness OF his position,
but when he learned that he stood an
excellent chance OF being hung he lost
his air ~ b7aveGo. claimed that none
Of his bullets hit the officers, and that
he hred only because he was in fear
OF his comrode. His confession when
first arrested was as follows,
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The Boy Surrenders.

Waiting until the main body Of the
searchers had gone by and catching
sight Of a group Of men whom he
knew TO be deputy sherins he crawlsd
from the shadow of the vines in which
he had hidden 20 hail them. This
Il was moonlight. Shadows confused
even the sharpest eyes. underbrush
hid the lower part OF a mans body,
and the face was the only means By
which he could be recognized. Barker.
stealing forth 10 greet the officers.
was not seen by those toward whom
his attention was directed. but he was
seen by Perry. who was some dis
tance away from the other searchers.
Perry, not knowing the intentions Of
the criminal. Ieveled his rife at him
and ordered him 10 throw up his
hands. HIS position was such that his
rifle pointed toward the representa-
tves Of the Law. They. not recoguiz-
ing him and thinking ne was the man
they were after, answered his chat
lenge 10 the outlaw with a volley Of
twenty or more shots. Only one Of the
bullets, thought TO be directed al a
murderer, hit Frank Perry. one Of the
bravest uphoIders Of the law. bat that
was enough, and he died few hours
afJcTward.
When Perry fell Barker was discov-
eIed, placed under arrest. and carried
TO the Yakima county jail. There his
lie was in great danger from = vio-
lent mob bent upon lynching, and he
was later taken 10 the Prosser jail, the
journey 10 the station being made
with the prisoner IN the center or
hollow square formed by twenty-five
heavily armed deputies.
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Woman Policeman Thirty Years.

HE woman who has masqueraded
for thirty years as a policeman
in Seville. and whose sex was
oaly discovered recently as the
result of an accident by which she
fractured her leg, was seen by our
Seville correspondent.
She tells me. our correspondent tele-
graphs. that she has always gone by
the name of Fernando Mackenzie, her
father being English and her mother
Spanish She was born in France. came
10 Spain in 1876 at the age Of thirty-ive.
and eontrived TO enter the Madrid police
force disguised as a man.
She married there, and pretended that
her wife's child was her own son. She
removed to Seville. still serving as a
policeman, and was engaged there as
cook and orderly at the governor S
palace at the old convent Of San Pablo,
which was burned last July. She served
seven successive governors. and only
lost her situation through the fire, the
governor removing 10 a hotel
In consequence of the discovery OF her
sex. she has been discharged from the
police without the pension due her. and
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These Connecticut
Cons Chen Tobacco

IT. HF. cows near Kent, Connecticut.
are a progressive lot Early In
the fall they nearly all had sto.n-
ach-ache from eating too many
apples. Now they have got to chewing
tobacco
"Goshang IT," said Bill PARCELS.
they'll be smokin cigarettes next
There's too much education fioatin'
around. I'm on"
Old man Roberts. who has a tobacco
plantation near South Spectacle Lake,
introduced the chewing habit among
the cows. After he had cut his tobacco
he turned his Jerseys into the field to
see If they would eat the stalks. For
years the farmers had been afraid 70 do
II. but Roberts said he'd take the
chance, as 1t was a shame to let such
big green stalks go TO waste.
Roberts cows ate all the stalks and
mOoed for more. Their milk was not
affected. either in color or taste. The
good news spread. aHd now everybody's
cows in the HousatOnic Valley are
chewing the real cud.
The only thing is that when the COWS
chew to much they grow a little bit
cross-eyed and their mouths hitch up
at one side. This Is supposed to be "A
nervous affection. They also have
strong breath. which is 10 be ana
lyzed by a professor from Yale.
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Sits By Stream Twenty Years Awaiting Fortune

~ 'ARCY and Stroud came on foot
-tramped I'm with a burro or
two 70 carry supplies, as pros
pectors usually go writes
Wonder (Nev) correspondent Of the
New York Herald. They were old
Colorado miners. and Colorado min
ers think they know more about this
Nevada formation than those from
other States. They did what prospect
ors always do. located . lot Of claims,
four or six miles In dimensions. Won
der" or course. they claim 10 have
known that there were wonderful gold
deposits IN the big rocks here. but the
less fortunate ones call it Just pros
pectors' luck.
Wonder IS sixty miles southeast OF
Hazen. which Is on the Southern Pa
cinc's main line. Il is also eighteen
miles due north of Fairyiew. and IS
reached by automobile or stage from
Hazen via Fallon. Eight miles avav
are Horse creek and Bend creek. Two
fine streams. an unusual thing I'm Ne
vada -Four hundred and fifty people
are now here. all digging and dreaming
or riches that are 10 come. Wonder il
one OF the youngest camps. and n tba
earlier predictions yield 50 per cent in
facts II will be one OF the largest This
north country is a country of wonders
and Of keen interest
Ihey tell "A story Of John McDevftt.
who is only twenty years old. has FOL
lowed mining for six years and who
claims TO have been here before D'Arc,,
and Stroud came. He started with a
companion. who deserted him while he
slept In the beginning they had been
'nlsled by false rumOrs Of a 'strill-."
and he aWoke one morning 10 find him
self alone and without water. He had
heard cf Horse creek. and began Tn
tramp for just a drink Of water. En-
route he passed over the ground which
IS now the Original Wonder" eisbt
claims which were located by Billy sew
mour. Frank Schultz and r. l. Smith.
who sold half interest to Colonel Rig
don, OF New York. for the ;idv little
sum of 5000. MCDevltt returnedd the
next day and found that Darcy and
Stroud had camped and located six
claims.
over at Horse creek lives an OLD
hermit, a Mexican named Deis. He
came over to Wonder, located one. claim
on April and struck rich ore on the 7th.
Then the rush began, and when two
wealthy bankers from Tonopah aud
f'airview-DOuglas and Jarvis-wanted
the water rights at Horse creek the
Mexican hermit sold out TO them for
$7.OOO-the reward for squatting for
twenty years by the side of a stream
and existing for a period Of year a
a time without seeing a human being.
Entering the district through :he
main canyon over good. accessible
road, four high peaks stand as suilen
guards over Wonder and Hercules-the
other camp. mile and half distant
forming corner stakes" over natures
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tage Hotel. We bought bicycle whns
there and when left Spokane last
week I left the wheel at the hotel
We came down here in boxcars intend
ing TO go 10 work on the railroad
grade at once. We had just reached
Kennewick the night before and had
nothing To do with the robbery a. that
place I did not know that Jake was
an ex-couvict."
Barker looks TO be about eighteen
years old. lie is a fran. round-should-
dered lad. about five feet six inches
tail. weighs about l25 pounds. has a
ruddy complexion. and is not bad
looking. Besides his rife he carried a
revolver and in poke about his neck
$50. nearly all iu currency. He was also
equipped with false whiskers and a
bulrs-eye lantern. some Of the posse
claim he told them when first ques-
toned that he and Lake were prepar-
ing TO hold up a Northern Pacific train.
also that they had been implicated in
a car robbery ,tt Bitzyille.
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claims. II is just r camp, go persons.
10 OF them wives OF miners There are
stores. saloons lodging houses and 4
proud pile OF lumber destined 20 house
the first bank of Wonder
The geologic. d formation certainly
gives promise and wonderful eXpecta-
lions There are a series ot great out
cropping dykes OF DoTnhyry and rhy7-
Ute. Eith andesite cappinE. which carry
rich quartz veins IN heir trend from
northwest TO southwest
There are eight claims in the orig
inal Wonder. six in the D'Arcy group.
four i'm the Queens. twenr,-5ur In The
Extension. three N the stray Horse. six
in the Wehber. one In Jhe Dcis SIX in
the Golden Dawn, four Ia The Nay
group tbirtv-oue in the Ross nrups rty,
three in the Murray McNeaL six in the
Rattle Snake, three in the Last Chance
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BarkePs Confession.

Jake and went down on the island.
Twice that morning the bulls (detec-
tives, had searched our packs to see II
we had any Of the swag stole In the
burglaries the night before. When we
saw them coming TO our camp Jake
saws: We will make the bulls hike
back ur town; get your gun
II was twenty feet behind him and
reached for my rife. Jake stepped ont
~ as'-cd why they were following US.
ordering them To throw up their hands.
at the same time throwing his rife on
Them. They reached for their guns
and Jake commenced shooting. When
they returned the hre I turned loose,
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time in Nebraska. took up the battle
from his partner. Jacob Lake. who
had been eliminated by the shot of
Sheriff MCNEIL. He opened flre with
a repeating rife. His aim was as
deadly as that OF his older companion.
His first shot is the one supposed 10
have gone through the heart of Glover.
Seeing that he had downed one OF the
posse. he quickly turned. fired vide on
MeNeill, smashing his thumb. sfeadied
himself and with the next shot caught
Mcneil in the stomach. the bullet
ranging upward and stopping near the
heart.
Only one man was now left Of the
four who had represented the law.
That was Harry Roseman. who had
been impressed in the posse by Sheriff
McNem on the way 10 the scene Of
battle. When :Ae firing began every
man sought tree and the battle was
conducted in Indian fashion. Strange
ly enough, Roseman was the only un-
armed man on either side. and the
only one who could not find a tree for
protection He was startled by the
opening shots and stood stock still FOR
a moment to see what was happening
and then ran for refuge behind rail-
road embankment on which some lab
orers were working.
The rapidity with which events took
place In a battle IN which three ON
GERS and an outlaw were killed may be
imagined when IL is stated that Rose
man, although his stop was the brief
est possible. had dirt thrown on him
by two bullets from the rife OF the
boy burglar before he could move. and
three more whistled past his head as
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Young Woman to Care For Babies.

~ HE mothers OF Verona. y. J.. can
go 20 church without being dis
traCted by anxiety for their
babies left at bone. The truly
religious and thoughtful young women
OF the Methodist Church have solved
the problem for the married ones who
cannot afford 10 pay a nurses wages.
The young women appointed a com
mittee who will turn the Methodist
chapel into a temporary nursery
"It is dreadful that the care Of their
little babies keeps so many mothers
Il way from church service" said a com
mittee girl after the meeting. They
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and three i'm the Twilight group. There
has been very little development work
done except on the original Wonder,
where tunnel has been driven for
Einety-siX feet and cut the pig vein at
a depth OF about seventy feet The wid-
est lodse here is almost forty feet, and
assays have shown from So per ton Up
as high as $2o0o
Every group OF Owners-there are no
companies as yet-wiN tell yoI that II
has the finest prospects in the camp
and that the country holds possibilities
beyond imagination And vet. n min
ers parlauoe, the earth hasn't been
scratched
Life ouJ there is an endless and Es-
markable story of privations. chance.
and luck. 1t is a fascinating game. and
They say once q miner always q
miner
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can bring the dear little things with
them tomorrow We viii take care OF
them during the service. In the chapel
We Will have everything needed. Our
mothers have told us to provide cradles,
pare gOriC certified milk bottles, even
those little rubber, What-d' ye-Call- ems
that go on top the bottles. So the babies
will be happy, and will have their-their
dinners"
It's very good OF you" the reporter
began, 4 fGTesee that
NO, YOU don t. laughed the commit
tee girl bluShiug most becOmingly. NO
one can see into the future. That's one
reason We girls viii do this tO-m-WelI.
good evening"
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ides-to seek protection OF the brother
Officers OF the men he had so wanton-
Iy killed. to have them suppress their
natural craving for vengeance and
give him protection from the mob
which would have beaten him TO a
pulp and then hung him from the
nearest limb.
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Hid for Hours Under Vine.

Seeing that the posse had been liter
ally wiped out. Barker took to the
brush on the island and remained hid
for several hours. While he was con
cealed under a vine. avenging citizens
seeking his life passed within few
feet OF him. and with his rifle he could
undoubtedly have killed half a dozen
more men. but his nerve failed him.
He determined to sneak quietly away
at the first opportunity. and would
probably have done so had 1t not been
for a peculiar twist in his criminal
makeup
Although Barker had not hesltated
TO kin men who had done him no
harm, and misnt even have refralned
from arresting him. and had then CON
templated lighting two score armed
and enraged citizens who sought his
life he quaiIed at the thought of com
ing into conflict with bloodhounds
When he heard one of the searchers
remark that the dogs would soon be
upon the trail and point out the slayer
TO those who were determined to take
his life, Barker's heart went back on
him He became possessed OF but one
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Formerly a Sheep Herder.

About a month ago. / met Jake at
Wallula He said he was q sheep
herder, and as ] had just come from
Montana. where 1 had been herding
sheep, We became partners. We de-
clded to go 10 Spokane. ana take in the
fair and also buy "a siX-shooter apiece.
We went there and stayed at the Cot
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When I gave UP. one man stood
alone away from the others. and he
shouted FOR ne TO throw Up my hands.
His friends mistook him for me AMI
shot him.
Il did not want 10 kin anybody and
did not begin shooting until the Of
fcer started firing a. me. have
never done wrong before.
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town OF Kennewiek, Wash. A sherirs
posse was organized. headed by Alex
ander Mcneil, sheriff Of Benton coun-
Is. To hunt for the robbers. They re-
ceived word that two suspicious men
were lurking in the hills near the
town. and after them they went For
several days no trace was found, hut
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4 Remarkable Young Criminal.

The officers Of the law had nothing
but revolvers, but they promptly
opened fire on the man. He returned
the compliment with his rife. His
first shot struck Deputy Sheriff
Halzhey in the body. dropping him
at once. Michael Glover and Sheriff
Mcneil fired rapidly. and the sheriT's
second shot killed the robber
At this point there appeared on the
scene one Of the most remarkable
young criminals in the history OF the
West Robert Barker. alias Robert
Layton. alias Robert Larkin. of Colo
rado, and supposed to have served
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Blinded by the Moonlight, and Thinking
Him an OUTLAW, His Friends Shoot
DOwn Frank Perry, One of the Posse
Hunting q Desperate Murderer in
the State of Washington ,@ ~

T linking he was an out
law. a member OF a band,
the leader OF which they
mad killed. members Of a
sherif's posse in Washing
ton shot and killed Deputy
Sherin Frank Perry. as the latter was
about 20 Kill Robert Layton. an eign-
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ne ran for cover. How he escaped
death at the hands OF such a clever
marksman is a mystery. for few. II
any. OF the other shots fired in the bat
tie went wild.
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at last their camp was located on an
island in a river nearby.
Just as the sheriff and his posse
were walking up 10 an old shanty
on the river bank, on the afternoon
of November l. a man stepped out
and leveled rife at their heads.
II guess you are looking for me,
he said. You'd better throw up your
hands"
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Asen-year-old boy bandit" who was
making his last stand.
II was one OF those sad accidents
that happen 70 men who have the
bravery to do their duty, even though
they have % face death to do it. for
when Perry went out with the sherih's
posse he took his life in his hands
From the bullets OF the outlaws ne
escaped. although they whistled
around his head during the running
night between the robbers and the
representatives of the law, but ut
the end OF the chase. as Perry stood
IN the moonlight. some distance away
from his companions. he saw one OF
the bandits crawling out OF the brush.
Throw up your hands" he cried.
leveling his rife at the robbers breast.
The other members OF the posse
thought the order came from one Of
the bandits, and seeing Perry with his
rife raised. they promptly shot MIN
down.
Afterward the bandit surrendered
himself, but too late 20 cave the life
of brave young Frank Perry. who. at
twenty-four years Of age. gave up mis-
life for law and order. leaving a wife.
two sisters. and a mother 10 mourn
hts loss.
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is now a helpless cripple and in great
distress. Our correspondent found her
in miserable room. sitting IN q broken
chair facing a large image Of Christ the
only treasure she has left. She told him
that her wife died two years ago, and
a neighbor stated that Fernando" spent
all she possessed on the woman's
funeral. Her alleged son has never been
seen since the death Of the mother.
Mackenzie has a soft voice. a refined
face, and delicate features. and was
neatly dressed in male attire Asked
how she escaped detection so long she
replied that she always lived quietly IN
her own house with her wife, and did
her duty by her employers so that no
one meddled with her. She owes rent
and fears eviction, her beloved image be-
ing her last resource.
She was speechless with gratitude for
small gift Of money, and turned in an
ecstacy Of thanks 10 the image.
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Come High, But We Must Have EN-.
In Biddeford, Me. kisses retail az
$1O.49 each at least that is the sum
Victor Durant paid for one he took
from Phebe Dauis.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-10
CONFESSION Of A WIFI"
FOR THE LAST TIME

Confessions Of a wife" is on at the
matinee at the Orpheum this afternoon
and VIII be presented tonight for the
last time Last night a big house en-
ioyed the great melOdrama TO the full.
The Oregon girls were the guests Of the
management and occupied a box. They,
together with the rest Of the cnthus-
iastic crowd, found splendid entertain
ment in the production.
Sadie Grove. the tiny tot who takes
the part Of the child in the play, won
the hearts Of everybody present.
In Confessions Of q WIFE excite
mcnt follows excitement in a whirl.
wind Of exceedingly strong situations.
Laughter also plays its part and plays
10 well \ laugh between each thrill
and a stirring sensation between each
hearty laugh is the order OF proceed
ings in this story Of love and misfUr.
tune, complicated plot. a string OF sur.
prises. and FINAL blessings.