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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-12
HOTEL is BURNED
AND IT is FEARED
SEVERAL ARE LOST
The Gerard Hotel, New.
Haven, Takes Fire
After Midnight.
FIRE CHIEF THINKS
SIX ARE DEAD
NEW HAVEN, CONN, No

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NEW HAVEN, CONN, No
vember 12.-Fire broke out short
ly after IL o'clock tonight in the
Gerard Hotel. The whole fire
fighting force Of the city was
called out.
At 2 o'clock Fire Chief Hancher
stated he was certain five per-
sons had been suffocated on the
top floor. One man lost his life
by falling from a rope, by which
he was descending from an upper
story
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
HUGGED THE DENTIST
Strange Effects of Laughing Gas On
II Young Lady.

Laughing gas had very strange
effect on Il young lady in New York
one day last week
The girl who is Twenty-Five and
pretty. has been undergoing series
Of dental operations at the office Of
DR.. Thomas Taylor. Of No. S3S East
One Hundred and Sixtyfirst street,
for several weeks.
One evening some nerves had to be
killed, and the laughing gas was adj
ministered to dcaden the pain
The moment the gas took effect
Miss Loveu leski leaped from the
chair and c,asped DR.. Taylor about
the nevk with hug that would do
credit to polar bear.
He tried to cXtricatc himself from
the embrace In vain. Then he called
for help, and Mrs Taylor ran in and
tried to pry the patient from her
husbands neck. She couldn't do It,
and tclophoncd to the Bronx Police.
The girl when finally torn from the
embrace was carried to the Lebanon
Hospital, for the dentist thought she
might have gone out of her mind.
She had been acting strangely for
several days, he said
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
FOR PROTECTION OF BIRDS
Mr.. James Henry Rice Made Sccre-
tary of Audubon Society.

MIR. James Henry Rice, Jr., has
been elected secretary Of the state
audubon society, which the last leg
islaturc chartered, and Will at once
bcgin an active canvass OF the state
appointing game wardcnS and other
wise seeing to the enforcement Of
the game laws Of the state.
The game laws Of South Carolina
are practically a dead letter today, "
said Mr.. Rice the other day. "They
are violated with faithful regularity
throughout the state as to all sorts
Of game and fish as well as to inscc-
tivcrous birds which should be pro-
tcctcd everywhere. 1t Is true the
socicty's intention to sec that these
laws are enforced regardless OF now
much unpopularity that course brings
up on the heads Of the officials OF the
society. Other states are getting as
high as 100000 year in license
fees and fines. and there is no reason
why this state should not get almost
that much, 1t is also the intention
Of the society to see to the protection
OF fish in season"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
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THE BATTLE is ON
Between President Roosevelt and
Senator Foraker.

Senator Charles Dick, old time
friend and colleague OF Senator For
aker, has gone to Ohio to personally
conduct the fight Of the Foraker
against the Taft forces. 1t is O move
that might have been expected, in
fact was expected as a development
Of the campaign.
The interest lies however in the
fact that Senator Dick has made the
fiat announcement that the Ohio Re-
publican machine is against Roose-
welt, Rooseveltism and any Roosevelt
candidate. Thus the issue is square
ly made. and 1T will be finish fight
for neither the President nor Senator
Foraker are in the habit of giving
quarter.
Outsiders may look on with inter-
est and gain considerable instructions
therefrom. 1t is the first serious and
open split In the republican, ranks,
and the question that will be settled
for the rest of the campaign will be
whether or not the presidents per-
sonality and popularity In his own
party will avail against one of the
most effective machines in one Of the
worse machine ridden states.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
FIItIIISCGS CAUGHT.
Believed to be Members of An Or
ganizcd Band in New York.

A dispatch from Rock Hill says the
city has been much interested in the
reports which came here Friday by
telephone and persons coming from
that section Of the capture OF three
negroes, who, it is said. were caught
red handed in an attempt to burn the
barn Of a Mr.. Garrison In Steel Creek
just over the river from here. There
seems to have been a regularly or
ganizcd band Of frcbugS at work in
that community, there having been
several barns burned since January
| of this year.
The last was that Of Mr.. Frank
Erwin. which was burned Monday
night and entirely destroyed with a
number OF stock. Mr.. Garrison, who
lives not far from lGrwin's concluded
that he would watch Tuesday night,
thinking that an attempt might be
made on his property next. He did
SO in company with a neighhor and
about midnight their vigil was
broken by the approach Of three or
more negroe men who came creeping
ON all fours toward the barn.
When the negroes were almost to
the barn they were called on to halt
and when they broke and ran instead
they were followed by loads Of shot
from the guns OF Garrison and his
friend This failed to stop them,
however, and Mr.. Garrison and his
partner chased them with hounds
and captured three. They were later
turned over to the sheriff of the coun-
| ty. There are rumOrS that one OF
the negroes has confessed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
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THREE FOUND DEAD
DEF While Asleep From Somo Kind
OF Poison.

OF Poison.
At Danbille, Va, the dead bodies
OF John cambridge, Adna Noodle and
william Spaggins and the uncon-
scious form OF Lille Mccain, all
young negroes, between 20 and 21
years of age, were found stretched
out on the floor and on the bed in
the servants room Of the Rev. w. II.
Atwill.
When after repeated knocking at
the door no response was made the
door was battered down. The condi-
ton Of the room indicated that the
party had been on a drinking and
eating frolic the night before, and
that the victims had died while as
loep during the night from poison
ing.
Mystery surrounds the case, and
the police have been at work on sew
cral clues. Negroes acquainted with
the dead apparently know more OF
tho cause leading to the deaths than
they will divulge. They are on the
lookout for the husband Of one OF the
women who had been separated from
him.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
KILLED HIMSELF
Because His Wife Found Out
That He Was
LIVING A DUAL LIFE.

Took q Pistol and Blew Out Hi.
Brains Rather than Face the Con.
sequences Of His Sin.
Besicged by his wife, while in the
nome of another woman, Frederick
w. Gardner, Justice Of the Peace I'm
ltidgewOod, ~ j., and also Tax Col
lector Of that town, blew his brains
out Wednesday night while the wo-
man he had promised to love and
cherish was hammering on the door.
The self-destructon Of Gardner
who was rich man and descendant
OF distinguished line, was attended
by dramatic incidents. In the pre-
sence of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Egg
lin. of Ridgewood avenue, the man
went to his death
Ihere have been many rumors dur
ing the past few months, that Gard
ner had become infatuated with Mrs.
Eglin. The police are authority for
the statement that he was, but they
do not think Mr.. Eglin was aware OF
the fact, and believe he treated the
Justice as friend
MIS- Gardner, daughter OF the late
Judge Quackenbush OF Mahwah, N.
j., and herself Il wealthy woman, is
said to have observed the alleged in
fatuation, and to have planned for
the trapping Of her husband.
Wednesday Gardner left his home
to make a call His wife and fifteen
year-old son were In the house. Mrs.
Gardner followed him to the home
Of the Eglins.
Gardner entered the house and the
door was shut. Mrs. Gardner waited
a little while, then raped on the
door, and called for the occupants of
the apartment to open it, The de-
mand was not complied with at once.
Mrs Gardner continued knocking,
and suddenly report Of revolver
was heard. The wife Of the Justice
heard it and OWNED It's course. She
almost collapsed outside the door.
Gardner had gone near window.
pulled the pistol. and shot himself
dead on the spot. Only one bullet
was required. His body plunged to
the centre Of the room and lay mo-
tionless.
When the police arrived the neigh
borhood was in an uproar, news of
the tragedy having got abroad. Cor
oner Poll was notified, and took
investigation. The pistol is also in
his possession, it having been found
ciosc to the Justices hand.
Gardner had been a Justice three
years. He was prominent socially
and In financial way. his father
having left him and two other sons
fortunes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03

AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt Denounced for His Attack
on Labor Leader.

The declaration that President
Roosevelt is behind the Western
mine owners and state authorities at
Colorado and Idaho in an alleged
movement to railroad" Meyer, Hey
ward and Pettibone. Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, to the gallows,
was applaudcd vocifcrously Sunday
by the Chicago Federation of Labor.
In the most dramatic speech that
has been delivered before that body
in many years Edward Morgan, a
member of the Western Federation,
bitterly denounced tho president. His
speech was followed by the adoption
of resolutions scoring the president
for CHASING Hayward with E. II. Har-
riman and other capitalists
God forbid that 1t is true!" shout
ed Morgan, but 1t almost seems that
behind the millions Of Rockefeller and
the Standard Oil company. behind the
millions Of mine owners, stands the
tive OF the nation, saying: Go to It,.
Fall upon your prey like vultures,
and VIII sit by and grin while you
gurgie In their blood
For seventeen years the Western
Federation Of Miners, with their
blood blaZed the way for organized
labor In the West. Now, the mine
owners, backed by the state authori-
ties, are thirsting for revenge. ! can
see William d. Haywood, the man
who refused to be bought or to bend
the knee Of suplication. forfeiting his
life on the gnllows for the loyalty he
bore to his fellows He refused to
make peace. refused to clink glasses
with the mine owners, and now they
have hatched this COnSpiricy to get
him by other methods. And they
will hang him unless the working
class of this country rise up from
ocean to ocean and demands that
justice be done"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
BENNETTsvILLE, S. O.. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1907.
SLEEPLESS WONDER
Man Claims He Has Not Slept
For Thirty Years.
He Rests in Bed ut Night but SDcnds
The Time In Reading Books and

The Time in Reading Books an(
Papers.
Most men find 1t difficult to get the
required eight hours sleep in ever,
twenty-four Few are able to live
and work on less than the allotted
number OF hours that should be Civ.
en- to rest. One man, however, viii,
liam Warner, who resides few
miles from Great Darlington, Mass.
comes forward with the STARTLING
statement that during the past sc
years he has not closed his eyes tC
sleep. He is sixty years Of age and
in robust health. His physicians can
assign no reason for his long period
OF insomnia. Mr.. Warner insists
that his statement is true and is
willing to have any and all comcrs
investigate and see for themselves.
Mr.. Warner was born in New Marl-
boro, Mass, few miles from the
place where he now resides. He Is
farmer and spends his days work
Ing in the fields. At night he goes
to bed about midnight, taking books
and papers with him. There he reads
and rests until dawn appears, when
he arises and goes about his duties
OH the farm. He never sleeps, but
goes to bed for the purpose of rest
ing his body. Mr.. Warner is vcter-
an Of the Civil war, having served in
Company f, Second artillery
In his younger days he had one
romance. The day for his wedding
was set and all was in readiness for
his marriage, when the brido-to- be
He'd by night and nothing since has
been heard Of her. For years Mr.
turn and often sat at the window
watching for the coming Of his sweet
heart. He is still a bachelor. About
80 years ago he suffered severe III
ness and since that time he has not
been able to sleep. He was in the
grove near his home when he became
unconscious. He remained in this
state for days. When he recovered
the past was a blank to him. He
had forgotten everything that had
gone before, but he could not sleep.
He is as young and active as a man
Of 40 years. He stands six feet in
his stockings. Warner has made Il
success Of farming and has a large
trade II vegetables and other produce.
Within short distance Of his
home is a ccmctary where his ances-
tors for several generations are bur
led. During the past few years War
meS has become a believer in spirit
ualism.~ His bed stands at a place
he ,acan see the EravestoncS in the
ccmctary. Ho declares that heYoften
convcrsos with the spirit Of his dead
father.
Anything associated with sleep
seems to have terrorsito Warner. He
says he would%try hypnotism to SEQ
if that would cause him to sleep, but
he fears that once he closes his eyes
in slumbcr he may never awake.
Warner Is a man who has never tas-
ted intoxicating liquors. He buys
tea by the case. He keeps his own
house. In referring to his trouble
Mr.. Warner calls it "a scientific man
Hesitation Of power
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
PLOT TO KILL.
Anarchists Make An Attempt On The
Life OF Prince Albert.

At Brussels. Thursday, an anarch-
list armed with dagger. a loaded re-
volyer and other weapons was arrest
ed In church where Prince Albert
Of Belgium, nephew Of King Leopold,
and heir presumptive to the throne,
was about to visit One Of the atten-
dants Of the church accidentally dis
covered the man in confessional
box, locked the door, and called the
police. Later three other anarchists
heavily armed, were arrested in the
vicinity of the church. Two Of the
latter admitted that they were
French anarchists. The authorities
are convinced that the prisoners had
engaged in plot to assassinate the
prince.
Prince Albert is the son of the
late Count Of Flanders. brother Of
King Leopold. He was born April 8,
1875, and was married October 2 :
1900, to Princess Elizabeth Of Bal
varia. On Nov. 8, last, Prince Albert
was officially declared the successor
Of King Leopold as sovereign of the
Congo Independent state.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
FOR NEGRO SCHOOLS
Philadelphia Gives One Million to
Ncprocs OF the South


Negroes OF the South.
One million dollars has been given
to the negroes of the South for the
establishment Of rudimcntary schools
by Miss Anna T. Jeancs, a Quakcrcss
of Philadelphia.
The income Of the amount given
is to he used sOrely for assistance in
the southern United States commun-
ity, country and rural schools for
the great class Of negroes to whom
the small rural and community
schools arcnalone available"
Booker T. Washington, head OF
ruSkcgce institute. and the Hollis Is
l'rizzell, president Of the Hampton
Normal and Industrial institute. arc
lamed as trustees Of the fund. bui
neither Of the institutions they repre-
ent will share in the gift.
The deed was executed Thursday
md in II Booker Washington anc
Hollis 'riZzcll are empowered to ap-
point board Of trustees In cOnncc-
ton with the fund. The PcnnSylvan-
la company for insnrances on lives
md granting annuitics, Of Philadcl-
phia, will act as fiscal agent for the
trustees
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03

CARRIE NATION DECLINES
The Oficr of Civil War Veteran to
Marry Her.

The New York World says Mrs.
Carrie A. Nation has had offer Of
marriage from Civil War veteran,
living in Virginia. and In the current
issue of her newspaper, the Hatchet,
she thus tells why she has declined
1t:
Lonely and Respondent at times
because he hasn't a wife. Thomas
Flanagan. Of Virginia. wants to mar
ry. And he sings his song Of Can t
you see I'm lonely? to Mrs Carrie A.
Nation. She received the letter OF
proposal from this ardent admrer
on Friday, and wants an early answer
so he can arrange his affair.
"But he will receive the marble
heart. He VIII get the frigid mitt.
Mrs. Nation says she Is welded to
her work and that she can't wed a
man.
"In his letter Flanagan says he is
a government pensiOner at $l2 a
month and has $275 in the bank,
together with house and some land.
His wife died some time ago, and
ever since he has been lonely, and at
times despondent.'
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
TILLMAN SPEAKS
Calls on Audience for Vote as to
Negroes Rank
Carncgie's Music Hall, Where Tho
Senator Spoke in Pittsburg, Polio
cd For the Occasion.

Senator Spoke in Pittsburg, Polio
cd For the Occasion.
A Pittsburg, Pa, as precaution-
ary measure twenty-five detectives
and squad Of armed policemen were
stationed In the Carnegie Music Hall
during the address of Senator Benja-
min r. Tillman, Of South Carolina,
who discussed the race problem be-
fore the Park Avenue Athletic Club,
on Wednesday night Of last week.
Several exciting incidents occurred
during tho address, but no trouble re-
suited. There were ten negroes in
the audience which filled the Music
Hall to overfiowing. The audience
gave the Senator close attention and
frequently applauded him at the
close of his address, in which he de-
clared the races In the South we're
gradually becoming more opposed to
one another, Senator Tillman called
for vote of the audience as to
whether the negro was the equal of
the white man. The entire audience
except the ten negroes, voted in the
negative by rising
One man took exceptions to Sena-
tor Tillman's remarks and made SOW
eral inteuptions. Senator Tillman
made him admit that he came from
Europe and then bitterly denounced
Europeans in America who under
take to Judge questions concerning
this country. about which they know
absolutely nothing. The Senator did
his interrupter up.
In speaking Of whether the negro
can be educated, Senator Tillman de-
clared that Booker T. Washington
was the harbor Of refuge and safety
to which people flee when other
places fail and that Booker r. Wash
ington was one negro in ten millions,
and was half white at that. Senator
Tillman had ninetenths OF tho au-
dience with him.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
FOUGHT HARD
TO Keep From Being Hung for
Killing a Man.

Had to BE Dragged to The Gallows
and He Was Executed by Main
Force.
BOD Watts, young white man,
who was hung at Guntersville, Ala.
Thursday, was hanged under tragic
circumstances. He had become pos-
sessed of knife and resisted to the
end. Ammonia was thrown into his
coll and he was thus overcome and
dragged to the scaffold by force,
coughing and moaning piteously. Be
ING asked FOR statement he persist
ehtly protested his innosence, but did
not attempt to throw suspicion on
anyone else. The drop fell at 8:2O
O'Clock.
Watts was convicted Of the murder
OF Perd Wrinkles, an old Confederate
soldier, who was killed in the fall Of
1904. ~
Wrinkles had just drawn his pen-
sion money amounting to $50 from
the state and was en- route home
when the discharge of n gun, follow
ed by screams, was heard. Friends
who hastened to the place found Win
kles lying In the road mortally
wounded. The dying man said that
Watts had shot and robbed him.
Watts was convicted and sentenced
to hang, but an appeal was taken to
the supreme court which affirmed tho
sentence. Meanwhile Watts, who Ind
been taken to the Birmingham jalI
for safe keeping, was pronounced in
sane and sent to the insane asylum.
Further reprieves followed until six
different dates had been fixed for the
execution.
Recently Watts was declared sane
again and Governor Cromer refused
to grant another reprieve. Watts all
along asserted his innOsonce.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03

SMOKE STACK COLLAPSED
Three Yomng Women Working in
Glass Factory Killed.

Three young women, employed at
r. G.. Wheaton G. Co.'S factory, in
Millville. n. j., were killed by the
crushed through a room In which
they we're working. The dead: Lena
Doughty, Lydia Thurston, Sylvia Gal
lagher
The velocity of the wind was csti-
mated at 60 miles al hour The
stack crashed through the roof of the
plant and into the grinding room oc-
cupied by several men and the three
young women. All were buried un-
der the debris. The crash was heard
for several blocks and workmen from
othor parts OF the plant went to the
rescue.
Among the rescuers we're George
Doughty, whose daughter was In the
ruins. Her body was quickly uncov-
crod, but life was extinct. Miss
ThurstOn was taken out alive, but
died shortly aftcrward. Miss Gala
ghor was dead when her body was
found. The other employees escaped
injury.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
-FOUR MEN MET DEATH
In North Carolina by Being Swept
Over Falls.

Swept over the falls, four men
were drowned in Cape Fear river at
Buckhorn Falls, Chatham county, 80
miles from Raleigh, n. C. The dead:
Hans Thorson, Of st. Paul, MINI ,
general foreman OF construction
company, erecting a power plant; f..
B. Brady, Of Moncure, assistant fore
man. and two negro laborers. The
bodies have not yet been recoveed
Thorson was to have been married
at Raleigh Sunday and his finance,
Miss Thelma Lindgren, was to have
left st. Paul last week to join him in
Raleigh.
The men were in scow trying
with poles to force it from the river
bank with the purpose Of reaching a
landing. The Scow was caught in the
current and carried over the falls.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
SHE ATE a QUART.
Young Woman of Bayonnc Victim of
Strange Feast.

Ovcrindulgcnce in peanuts caused
the death of Miss Rose ~McCabc. 20
years-old, of No, 8 Linnet street, Bay
onne, n. Y, Wednesday. Miss Nc
Cabe had eaten nearly a quart or
peanuts.
A short time afterward she com
planned OF severe pains In her head.
A physician was sent for but before
his arrival the young woman died.
Her death is the third In the fam
lily in eight months. Her mother
died last August and her father In
October.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
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BANDIT SPREADS TERROR
Held Up Men nt Road Eousc and
Robbed Them.

The region around Dubois, Wyn,
Is being tcrrorized by Ethel Burrows,
a girl bandit, aged 8 years. She had
committed number Of successful
hold-ups, some Of them In broad day
light, and has obtaintd large sums OF
money.
Recently she appeared at a road
house, made four men hold up thoir
hands and compelled The landload to
give her the contents OF the cash
drawer. Then she rodo away on q
swift horse. She robbed ranchman
OF $50 at his ranch house and then
touched" number OF travellers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
PURSUED BY DEATH.
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
i.Ooscs Many Officers.

A strange fatality seems to hang
over the high official circles Of the
Colorado Fuel q Iron company at
Denver. On the eve Of his election
to the vice-prcsidency Of the company
Richard NJ. Waite died the other day.
He is only one Of many OF the mon
high i'm the service of the company
who have crossed the border within
short periods Of one another
George IG. Gibb, former assistant
to the president Of the company, was
killed by overwork. Elcarno, once
the brilliant president, was removed
by death and John r.. Keblcr, general
manager Of the fuel department is
critically i'll at Trinidad Of ptomainc
poisoning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-03
SHOOTS SISTER TO DEATH
Load From Shot Gun Enters Face OF
The Girl.

At Buckhead, Ga, Arthur Cochran,
twclve-y -year-old son Of Mr.. William
j. Cochran, accidentally shot and
killed his little two-year-old sister,
Myra, Thursday morning at nine o.
clock.
Arthur had been out hunting and
unon his return nome he was Un-
brecching his gun and 1t was acct
dentally discharged, the whole load
going into the face Of his little sister,
who was lying on the bed.
The parents are overcome with
grief. this being the only girl in the
family and everyone was devoted to
her. So much for the careless hand
ling OF firearms.