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The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

The rank and file of voters love the president for the enemies he has made. The latter has of late been law ishing no inconsiderable portion of their fckle favor on Governor Hughes. That they will continue doing so is altogether likely, unless they are giv- on distate for him by some of the friends who are now speaking up so pertly in his behalf.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12
OCTOBER, B, 1907

The issue will doubtless prove that the political prophets who are shoot ing widest of the mark are those who predict that Taft and Hughes will be linked together on the same ticket.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

Tom Johnson has been nominated for mayor of Cleveland by the Demo- crats. The open question now is whether sufficient number of Repun- licans will vote for him to insure his election over the Hon. Theodore Bur-
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

With the approach of the time when national politics will take up good deal of the peoples attention we be- gin to hear once more of the Inde- pendence league, Mr. Hearst's person al organization, which will again take a hand in the great game. A delega- tion of members of the Chicago lea que was due for conference in New York last week with members of the New York league to discuss ways and means of landing a nomination for their peerless leader. The present program is to hold national conyen- tion of the league, in advance of the dates set for the Democratic state con- ventions, so as to make it an object lesson to these conventions and make them hesitate about instructing dele gates for any other candidate than Mr. Hearst. Tn other words, the Hearst Independence gentry would like to sandbag the national Democratic or- ganization into accepting their leader just as they sandbagged the New York organization previous to the campaign in which Mr. Hearst was the only Democrat on the state ticket who was defeated. They won't be able to pull it off. Between defeat with Mr. Hearst outside the party breastworks and defeat with Mr. Hearst at the head of the party ticket there is no doubt that a great majori- ty of Democrats would prefer the former alternative. as having the merit of being at least comparatively
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12
BUBBLES

The political pot in Alaska is begin ming to boil with a vengeance. Little bubbles and big bubbles are coming to the surface, giving forth their little
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

patent medicines, except at consid- erabe advance on tho rates charged home patrons. As usual, the Juneau Record argues the question on false premise to begin with.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

Concerning the Pennsylvania capitol scandals the New York Globe remarks "Seldom has a building been so thor oughly gutted. According to the state treasury books the building and equip ment has cost s13, 900, ,000 of which 80, GOO, GOO went to furnish the build ing. State Treasurer William I. Berry charged that s5, ,00o of this was pure graft-gutted by false en- tries, by deceit and pretense, by the substitution of inferior and fake materials. Thieves differ little save in the measure of their brazen sophis- tication. The bigger the thief the harder his surface. The state of Pennsylvania has on hand work of extermination which to be satisfac- tory at all must be thoroughly done. Its obligations are not less than those of San Francisco, and it's failure or success in their performance will not be less conspicuous.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12
WITH ALASKA EXCHANGES

The Alaska Central is still laying track. The end of mile B is in sight.
 The 1907 output of the Yentua will be s100, GOO, and the creeks of the upper Susitna will produce as much more.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

Mrs. Rorer, who is supposed to know
 more about cooking than any other American woman, has just made a mess of the restaurant business ip New York city, failing with liabilities of S26, GOO. It is not specified whether it was the quality of Mrs. Rorer' $ cooking or her lack of grasp of finan- cial detail that got her into deer water. But for the sake of the thous- ands of American women who swear by her we will hope it was the latter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

Following the suggestion that Will liam Randolph Hearst is lining up his independence leagues for his own nom- ination for the presidency as means of forestalling the probable action Of comes the announcement from that gentleman himself that under no cir cumstances will he run as the candi- date of any party. Though he gives other reasons for his determination in that regard his principal one probably grows out of well grounded fear that should he make the attempt his run would be very apt to degenerate into very slow walk
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

That New York is threatened with a disaster that will shock the world and that will take rank among the greatest disasters in history is the declaration of the Technical World. The threatening calamity is, it says, the collapse of the Brooklyn bridge, a structure erected over twenty years ago and which has grown to be one of the greatest arteries of travel and commerce to be found anywhere on the globe. It's traffic has far out grown even the most liberal calcua- tions ot it's builders, and during the rush hours morning and night 300 surface cars and 300 elevated cars an hour pass over its mile of length. Frequently it teens with the popula tion of a city from 10, GOO to b, GOO people, Technical men have insisted that the danger of the bridges col lapse really exists, though it does not appear that anyone has predicted that it is imminent. There is certain reinsurance, however, in the fact that the question has been raised.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

limitation, they say" remarks the Juneau Record, lis sincerest fattery But what rank limitations the scare heads of our contemporary are " Concerning all which it is only to laugh. In the same identical copy ot the Record from which the foregoing extract is taken, there appears lO3 inches of what purports to be tele- graphic news. S9 inches of which is made up of the scare heads, which it accuses its contemporary of initiating. That contemporary, assuming the charge to be true, has cause to be ashamed of itself, and both owe an apology to their readers for such a bare faced attempt to make much out of practically nothing.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

Suppose now, just for instance you know, should certain Juneau news paper refuse to accept the patent med
 icine advertising for the insertion of which it has incurred the ceusure and ridicule of it's local contemporary, would its publisher thereby make himself liable for violation of the postal laws having reference to the admission of his publication to the mails as second-class matter? And is the newspaper publisher allowed no discretion as to what kind of adverts- ing he may or may not admit to his columns? And does the law actually require him to publish the advertise ments of on-resident mail order hous- es at the same rates charged to the resident dealer in the same class of goods? The Miner thinks otherwise, and will subject itself to prosecution rather than level it's rates to an equali ty between the home merchant and the mali order houses, or advertise
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

It isn't the thing you do That brings success to you It's the way you advertise it. Though your work is the best on
 earth, You must whoop it for all your worth
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
SHOT HUSBAND.
He Attempted to Whip Adopted
Son When Wife Interferred.
Tho Woman Picked Up Gun and Shot
Her Husband, and Then Went On
With Her Work.

A specialize The Augusta Chronicle
says Thursday evening, Fillmore
Latham, a prosperous Mariner, living
iive miles east OF Salley was shot
by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Latham.
He was attended by DR.. p. A. Phil
lips and Ds. II. a. Jones OF Spring
field, who found it necessary t. am
putate allSof the fingers Of his right
hand except the thumb. About fifteen
or twentylshot entered his right side
near the point Of the hip, but the
doctors were unable to ascertain if
they penetrated the abdominal cavity
or not. Latham is seriously il not
dangerously shot.
Fillmore Latham Is said to be a
hardworkmg man of some means but
is of high and passionate nature.
His wife is said to be of like ma
ture. Thursday evening Latham at
tempted to whip an adopted boy
when his wife interfcrred causing n
difficulty hetween them in which she
struck Latham with Il stick. Latham
grabbed UP double barrelled shot
gun and snapped it in the breast Of
his wife, who stepped back into the
house ana picking up another gun
shot Latham as above described
People who knew them blame La
than. After shooting Latham his
wife went on with her work as usual.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
-
ROBBERS USE AN AUTO.
Vanderbilt Race Course Selected for
Operations.

Robbers in the state of Long Is
land have taken to the use Of the
automobile, A number Of robbcries
have been committed on the course
on which the Vanderbilt Cup race
was run and in each case the robbers
have come to the house and escaped
in an automobile. The latest theft
was committed near Minneola, l.. |.
on the ,Jerico turnpike, near Krug's S
corners, where the fastest running
was done in the famous race last
fal. Herman Schwertcr, a farm
hand in ihe employ of Charles Os-
wald was attacked and made uncon-
scious. by the use of chlcral. Then
the safe in the house was robbed of
$1,000 and valuable jewelry. The
trio ofrobhers came to the farm in a
red racing car and then escaped
WhehOswald and his wife returned
to the farm they found Schwerter
gagged and unconscious. 1t took
three hours to revive them.
Mrs Oswald saw the robbers while
they ere, on their way to his hone
.He:aa we;swife were driving along
the'r They met a car in which
there re three men. All wore
caps and were dressed alike. When
Schwerter revived he told the story
of the crime. He said he was writ
ing letter, when there came a
knock at tn" door. Fl opened it and
was confronted by three men, all in
automobile caps and dressed alike.
The men quest oned him until they
found he was alone and then
t wo overpowered him, while the
third rushed in and forced choral in
to his mouth.
After seeing the man helpless on
the floor the robbers broke the safe
with pickax they had gotten in the
barn, removed 81 900 and fed. 1t
was an hour before Mr.. and Mrs.
Oswald returned. They summoned
the sheriff, who called out all the
deputies in the county. A doctor
was summoned to care for Schwer-
ter. A determined effort is being
made to apprehend the criminals,
because Of the fact that there have
been SO many robberics on the island
in which the robbers have escaped
in racing cars. The description given
by Mr.. Oswald is counted as an i'm
portant clue in the search.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
MOST ATROCIOUS CRIME.
White Man Assaulted CoiOrcd Child
and Shot COlOrcd Man.

a dispatch from Aiken says ncws
reached that city last Thursday of an
atrocious crime being committed
near Toale, on the edge Of Aiken and
Orangcburg counties. Only rumorS
could he gotten, as no official notice
has been received by the authorities
From what could be learned it
seems that the affair is about as fol-
lows, or rather this IS one side of the
story, and the other side cannot be
learned:
On Tuesday Dave Jclfcoat, a white
man Of questionable repute, went to
the homo OF a negro mar ed Foglc
and while Foglc was aw. working
i'm field, assaulted his lilIie daugh-
ter, who is said to be about ten years
old.
He then, it is said, went to the
field whore Foglc was at work and
there shot him with a gun, inllicting
a mortal wound. What occurred be-
tween the men there is not known.
AS was stated, the affair has not
been officially reported and owing to
the distance the report could not be
substantiatcd. If the above Is true,
Joffcoat has gotten himself into ser
iOuS trouble.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
WILL MEET Ar ORANGBURG.
South Carolina Undcrtal1crs Select
Next Meeting Place.

a special from Columbia Says
the final sessions Of the under
takers convention were held on last
Wednesday, the numbers on the pro-
gram OF most interest being a series
Of demonstrations on three subjects
reserved for the purpose by Col.
Clarke, Of Clarke School of Embalm-
ing at Cincinnati. This expert shows
the delegate Il number of new wrin-
klcS that had not been seen before
and his talk was appreciated.
Resolutions OF regret were adopt
ed on the death OF Mr.. John +. An
sci. Of Walhalla.
Orangcburg was chosen as the
next meeting place.
New officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, W. Hampton Dukes,
Of Orangcburg; first vcc-prcsidcnt
j. NJ Van Metre, Of Columbi Sc
rond vice president, i. j. McCartha
Charlcst0n; treasurer, j. ed. Reid,
Rock IIill; secretary, James f. Mack
.aN. Grccnvillc.
Executive committee, J. T.. Mack
ry, Grccnvillc; w. w. Moore, Barn
well; John -. Wood, GrccrS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
HUSBAND COMMITS SUICIDE
His Wife Had Gone to Her Mothers
With the Children.

Finding that his wife with their
two children had gone to the home
Of his mothcrin-law. Paul Wcin-
traub, Il salesman, S5-years-old, Of
No. ~ Gerry street, Williamsburg,
~ Y, committed suicide carly Thurs
day morning by inhaling gas in the
parlor Of his home. He had been Ill
as we'll as one of his children.
Before he killed himself he remoV-
ed the tips from three gas burners III
the parlor and plunged up every holc
and creVicc i'm the room Ills suicide
was discovered by the family OF sam
ucl Levcrman on the fioor above, VINO
wore almost overcome by the fumes
Of the escaping gas which had pen
etrated their rooms through an air
shaft.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
FIVE PERlSliIGD.
Fire Wipes Out Seven Blocks Adioin.
ing Exposition Grounds.

BY the explosion Of a gasoline
stove in the Berkeley Hotel at Pine
Beach adjoining the jamestown Ex-
position grounds, Wednesday, seven
blocks, comprising sixty-five hotels,
saloons, eating houses and freak
shows, were burned to the ground.
The loss is estimated at $225, 900.
rive pcrsons-a negro boy, three
white women and an infant--dicd
in the flames.
Detective pcyton, Of the secret SER
vice department OF the Exposition,
rescued a woman who was uncon-
SciOus in her bed In the Arcade Hotel
Ills mother and sister were stopping
at this hotel. Miss Pcyton, after es-
Gaping from the burning building
told her brother she had left her
jcwclry In her room. He rushed in
to the burning building, but by mis-
take entered the wrong room. Here
he found the woman.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
THliIF AND INVENTOR.
Philadelphia Prisoner IL Confirmed
Robbcr and Mechanical Genius.

Rohbcr and Mechanical Genius.
Invention and thievery go hand in
hand with Joseph f. Svatk, confined
in the City hall at Philadelphia on
charge of robbing saloon. The man
has notified record, and has lived
under a variety of assumed names.
He has been charged with and con
victcd of every crime connected with
thicving from petty larceny to dar-
ing burglaries and horse stealing.
Police records show that he is one of
the most expert robbers in the bust
ness and that his inventive genius
makes it almost impossible to impris-
on him, as he picks all kinds of locks
and has never served a full sentence
for any charge of which he was con
victcd and imprisoned.
Svatk is a mechanical genius. While
in prison he has perfected number
of inventions to be used in the man
ufacturc of shoes. For one of these
he received $1,000. For another,
which he also perfected during per-
iod of enforced confinement, and
which is for perforating shoe tips,
he has been offered large sum and
big yearly percentages in royalties.
The man could make living honest
ly. but he prefers to pilfcr rather
than labor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05

home Of Mrs. Kidd on the following
morning
yes"
The prosecution brought the state
mcnt from the witness that she had
not mentioned a single word OF her
experience on the evening prior to
people she met ON the same day. She
had talked pleasantly with the moth
CT Of the victim on the morning Of
the tragedy, but had not mentioned
her experience to her. The witness
was asked if before she went buggy
riding she had not taken a drink Of
whiskcy at Estes store, to which she
replied "Ycs."
"Did you drink in Estes store on
Eastern"
The defence objected to the uucs-
ton and the jury left the court room
Mr.. Boulding, who was conduct-
ing the cross examination, said that
his motive in asking the question was
to show that Miss Loving was In the
habit of drinking whiskcy. However,
the prosecution waived the question
without Jugdc 3arksdalc rendering
an opinion, but intimatcd that it
might he brought up again at the
proper time.
Mr. Boulding stated that he OK
pcctcd to show that Theodore Estes
was guilty of no impropricty to Miss
Loving. The jury was brought back
into the court room and the question
ing. resumed.
Miss Loving, I'm answer to quos-
tions, stated that she was an expert
horsewoman and weighed about 140
pounds.
This concluded the cross s-examina-
ton and the court adjourned for the
day.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
STRUCK BX LIGHTNING.
Four Men Killed BY Lightning Dur
ing Thunder storm.

At Spartanburg, S, c., Thursday
Joe Gossett was struck by lightning
and instantly killed while riding to
his home near Walnut Grove ahead
OF an approaching thunder storm. A
neighbor, who was riding a mule
along with him, was also knocked
from his mount, but may recover
A dispatch from Winterville, Ga.
says while hoeing in field under a
clear sky, Jerry Carey, an old negro
was struck by a bolt OF lightning
and instantly killed. He is the third
negro to be killed by lightning In the
Cherokee Corner neighborhood dur
ing the last three days.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
EIGHT KILLED.
Dynamite Explosion Tore Workmen
Into Fragments.

Into Fragments.
AS the result Of a premature explo-
sion Of box Of dynamite near Tola,
Charlotte county, Va, Thursday af-
tcrnoon, eight persons were killed
outright and six other persons SER
iously injured. The two Americans
killed were Edward Clark, Of Char
lottc county, fireman Of dinkey en-
gine and Cornelius Sullivan, Of Lam
on, H., foreman Of the McDermott-
Construction company Of Chicago,
which has the contract for the con-
structon OF part of the Tidewater
railway. The six others killed are all
Italians, who are known by numbers
rather than names.
The accident happened in deep
cut where force Of about fifteen
men were engaged A box contain
ing about fifty pounds exploded and
all i'm the immediate vicinity were
killed. The victims were blown to
atoms, and fragments OF the bodies
wore scattered in all directions. For
some distance around the scene,
heads, arms and legs were picked up.
One Italian was blown so far up into
the embankment that the body had
to be dug out with picks.
A dnkey engine standing In the
yards was blown to pieces. me OK
plosion was heard for miles around
and nearby houses were damaged Dy
the terrific shock. The cause or the
explosion is unknown as the vlctlms
we're the only persons in the vicinity
George Mason, an engineer, was iaC-
ollv i'm illro0,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
"-------------------------
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Body Was Hurled Through Car Win
dow and Fell in Aisle.

While a trolley car was speeding
over Brooklyn Bridge Thursday night
a mans body shot through the sec
Ond window from the rear Of the car
and fell I'm the aisle, Six passengers
in the car were badly frightened, and
the conductor Otter short eXami-
nation, saw that the man was dead.
Where the body came from Is a
mystery The motorman says the
front of the car did not strike the
man. The police think the man at
tempted to commit suicide by throw
ing himself from the promenade
above into the roadway in front OF
the car, but misjudged the speed of
the car and landed against its side,
falling through an open window. The
name of the dead man is supposed to
be John Nelson.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
HE WANTS no GO.
Asked to BE Hanged in Place of Ills
Brother.

at Montgomery, Ala, Rev. John
bccman, a Baptistprcachcr and bro
thor OF David 3ecman, colored SEN
tcnccd to be hanged on July 26 for
the murder Of his wife made the re-
quest In the Office Of Sheriff Bolzer
Thursday that he be hanged in the
place Of his brother.
Il am much better prepared to die
than David" said John Bceman. 81
believe would got to Heaven and
David would not | believe 1T would
make better man OF David and mat
he would meet me in heaven"
The negro spoke with earnestness
and said he was ready and willing to
suffer for the sins OF his brother. He
is an Intelligent negro and realizes
what he is doing.
The negro seemed surprised and
hurt when told that the late could
not allow the sacrifice.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
ATTEMPTS MURDER.
NcgrcSs Poisons Seven Members of
Her Family.

On the charge OF poisoning seven
members Of her family, Cora Setzor,
colored, was lodged in jail at Sails
burg, N. c., to await trial in the SUI
pcrior court.
In hearing before a Justice Of the
peace. the girl pleaded guilty to plac-
ing Rough on Rats In the coffee OF
her father and mother.
rive other members Of the family
also drank of the coffee and all came
near dying. A physician was called
and the arrest OF the girl followed.
She gave as reason for her acts
that she wished to see the effect OF
the poison. This was her third at
tempt, it is alleged, to end the lives
of her parents.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
BLOWN TO PIECES.
Kills Himself With Dynamite Be-
cause Wife Rebuffcd Him.

At Monroe, Mich, after his wife
had refused to come back and live
with him because OF his drinking
habits. George Hummer, a quarry
man. walked to the barn at the rear
of his wife's house, lay down on the
floor and blew himself to pieces with
a stick OF dynamite. He had carried
the dynamite in his hand from the
quarry, where he was employed, and
evidently had planned tho suicide II
his wife persisted in refusing to Two
with him. All that was left OF him
after the explosion was his legs,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
AUTO TURNS TURTLE.
And IL IaIc Student, Who Was niiv-
ing, Was Killed.

At New Haven, Conn. Thursday,
by the ovcrturning Of an automobile,
Daniel Lee Oliver, OF Allegheny, Pa,
a Junior at the Sheffield Scientific
school OF Yaic, was instantly killed;
j. G.. ColSOn, a senior at Shclhcld,
was seriously injured; w. Strothcr
Jones, Il Sheffield junior, Of Rcdbank,
y. Y, and IG. hudson, a guest at the
Vale commencement, were slightly
hurt.
The car struck an iron post, shot
over i5-foot cmbankmcnt, turning
completely over. Oliver was driving
the car at the tinmc OF the fatal acci-
dent occurred
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
GypsicS Carried 'OrttincS.

Many thousands Of dollars mostly
i'm gold coins, were found In canvas
bags in the wagons OF a tribe Of gyr-
sizes arrested on the outskirts of
Springfield, H., the other day, FOR
stealing. One sack alone contained
about $4,000.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-07-05
TIE DEADLY NAIL.
Young Pearl Forester OF Anderson,
Dies with Lock law,

AT Anderson little Miss Pearl For
roster, the tcn-ycar-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j a. Forester, of the
Orr Mil village, died Thursday morn
ing from lockiaw. She stepped on
nail about ten days ago and several
days ago the dreaded disease took
hold OF her. She suffered terribly
and her death was most horrible
one.