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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
A REMARKABLE RESCUE
Well-Digger, Buried Alive, Was
Saved After Thirty-eight Hours.
Rescuers Had to Dig Another We'll, anu
From That Tunnel to the
Imprisoned Man.

Sullivan. Ind (Specian.-An eNtraor-
farm of Charles Sclicchtcr. in Gill
Township. three miles south of New
Lebanon. Thomas McPhcctcrs. of
Palestine. ILL.,. was engaged in digging
n we'll a few days ago. and when he
reached depth of thirty feet the sand
and curbing above caved in suddenly,
covering him above the shoulders. his
head alone remaining above the sand.
The curbing completely filled the open
ing. forming Il perfect arch above his
head.
McPhceters, although he was tightly
wedge in by the sand and entirely
hidden from view. was able to talk to
those who went to his rescue, and he
advised with them what WAS best to
do. \ large force of men soon gath
cred. and they worked all the after
noon and until midnight in running Il
tunnel
Their efforts were apparently of no
avail as the earth caved in rs fast aS
il could he displaced. Late at night
the would-bc reScucrS were unable To
determine if McPhcctprS were still
alive. and ut midnight. under the belief
that he had been Suffocatcd. they re
turned to their homes.
Early in the morning it was discov-
cred that McphcctcrS was still alive.
ana after much cNcrtion 4 two-iuch
rubber hose WAS run down. through
which he received soup and other nour-
ishmcnt. Forty men were then placed
at work and II large hole was dug
alongside. after which Il tunnel was
run through. all of which was curhcd
rs rapidly rs completed. The work
continued unremittingly until o'clock
the following morning, when Mcphcct-
ers WAS rescued. after thirty-cight
hours Imprisonment. He received
no injuries with the exception of II
bruised shoulder
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
DOME ESTIC.

John c. Iotfclmcicr. foreman. and
TWO Chinese We're killed by an cxplo-
sion nj the Grant Powder Company
works, Sobrautc. Cal.
Dr. Christian +. Ahlstrom and his
patient. Mrs. Henry Gardiner. were
found dead in room i'll II hotel in New
York City, where the gas was escap-
ing.
Frank X. Alderman. wealthy renl
estate man, blew out his brains at
Fort Wayne. Ind.
William \. Miller. of Roseland Plan
tation, was shot without warning and
Instantly killed nj Fairview, Miss, by
Joseph Miller.
John III. Ahcarn. aged twenty, of
Auburn. Me-. and Edward j. Bewley
aged twcnty-four. were arrested upon
the charge Of having drugged Miss
Abhic Whitney nj n dance in Sabat-
rus. Il suburb of Lewiston, Me-, on
Saturday night, November 10
William ID. Jelks was elected Presi-
dent of the Alabama Senate The
Governor elect. William j. Sanford.
is critically i'll from an incurnble NAL
ady. and Jclks will succeed in the
event of his death.
captain John I'D. Hart, of Cuban fill
clustering fame. died of apoplexy.
Captain Hart had been in poor health
lately. and made his home at Atlantic
City. y. j.
Chicago'S rapid Improvement as n
hcalthful city since the drainage canal
was opened is shown by the statement
just issued by the Health Department.
William l.. Strong & Co. the big
lry goods house, in New York City.
Of whicn the late former Mayor Strong
was the head, has gone into the hands
Of Il receiver.
The wives and children of many ar
my officers stationed in Manila sailed
from New York City for the Far East
on the transport Fitzpatrick. They will
make their homes there.
Robert Mulcahey. retired corporal
Of the United States Marine Corps,
committed suicide in New York City
lie closed every crevce in the room
and turned on the gas.
Gustavc Erickson. carpenter, was
dragged from his bed and stabbed tc
death by an unknown assassin at Wor.
ccster, Mass.
burglars blew open safes in the post.
office and in Black IL Co.'S store at
Mathews, y. c.. and took $1,000 in
| cash.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
FOREIGN.

Thirteen persons. including the Peru
vian Minister 10 France, were killed
and twenty injured in Il railroad ac
cident near Bayonne France.
Il. y. Moseley. .Jr.. Consul General
of the United States Mt Singapore, died
AT Yokohama. Japan.
The German Reichstag has reelected
Count Won Ballestrem its President
The Portuguese Government has de-
prived Herr Potts, the TrnnsyaaI
Consul at Lorenzo Marques. of his
exequatur.
Great Britain has made courteous
protest to Russia against several in.
cidents in China where Russians
brusquely opposed the hosting of the
British flag.
Sergeant-Major Edwards. OF the
Royal Artillery. shot himself dead in
the Citadel. at Halifax. y. S. while
his sweetheart awaited him at the al
tar
Glasgow, Scotland. has been declared
free from the plague.
The Prince Edward Island provin.
cial legislature was dissolved and De
embor - appointed election day.
President Mckinley sent a medal to
the sailor Olsson, at Copenhagen,
Denmark, who saved twenty members
OF an American crew.
Private advices received In Berlin
announce that the Catholic German
Missionary Bishop Hammer was first
horribly tortured and then burned
alive in Tus-Tseng. China
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
Manchus and Chinese.

or the fifteen provincial Governors
ten are now Chinese and five are
Manchus. and Of the Mauchus three
have been appointed to provinces near
the capital aS a part of the Mnnchu
preparation for the events Of the past
six months. The broad difference he
tween the ManChu and the Chinese
elements Of the Chinese Government
is that the first are of family and mill
tary caste origin. while the latter
reach their posts by the tests of com.
pctiiivc examinations, foolish i'm their
questions s.antiquatcd in conception, anC
narrowing i'm their training. but still
tests of ability and character, such "a
they are The ManchuS hold for the
most part. by no means exclusively.
tribal. military posts their entire pub
lie life. il may be. passed i'm this way.
The Chinese hold civil posts with
which are associated military Offices.
authority, ana duties. Lastly. the
ManchuS represent Il conquest. now
near the inevitable term and collapso
Of all Oriental ConqucstS. and the
Chinese officials, corrupt vcnal, pos
sessng every vice of the Oriental Off.
cial represent the normal working of
tho presence of competition. selection.
and examination. which has survived
the barbarian conqucsts of centuries
and may easily Outlast any contem-
porary form Of government as II has
outlived all that were once its con
temporaries.-' Review Of Reviews
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
THE NEWS EPITOMlZED
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Secretary Long formally announced
that the price for armor plate agreed
upon between the Government and the
Carnegie and Bethlehem companies
was S455.53. including $35.53 royalty.
Rear-Admiral Bradford recommend
ed that the Marconi wireless tele9-
raphy system be used on naval yes.
sells
Secretary Long will recommend to
Congress the establishment OF Na
tional Naval Reserve in place OF the
existing Naval Militia.
Secretary Long returned to Washing
ton from his trip TO Colorado,
Information that the American ord
nance officers have the plans of the
closely guarded French field :un
caused much excitement in Washing.
ton.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
MR.. cRIccs TO RETIRE.
He Informs tho President He Cannot Scrv
After March e.

Washington, q. c. CSpeciaD.-At a
Cabinet meeting Attorney General
Griggs Informed the President q. I'd his
colleagues that after mature dclibera-
tion he had concluded that it would
be impossible for him to remain n
member of the Cabinet for the next
FOUR years.
This was the first definite response
from any of the members to the Presl-
dents wish expressed at the last
Cabinet meeting that all of the port
folios should remain In the same hands
during the coming Administration. The
resignation of the Attorney General
will not take effect until March next.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Department to Ask For $500. .OOO-si7,
100000 For Regular Service.

Washington. ID. c. )Specian. - The
appropriation for rural free delivery
service which the PostmaStcr-G General
viii ask from Congress fov the next
fiscal year probably will hc upward
of S2.5o0.0O0. as it is proposed 10 eX-
tend the service TO all parts of the
country.
The estimates which will he sub
mitted TO Congress for the regular free
service, 1t is understood. Will bc S17,-
10000. an increase OF IS per cent.
over the appropriation for last year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
NO CHANGE IN THE CABINET.
The President Asks the Secretaries to
Serve Another Term

Washington, ID. G. tSpcciaD. .-T'rcSi-
dent Mckinley has announced clearly
and forCCfully to the members of his
Cabinet his desire that they should all
remain with him during the four years
of his coming Administration His
wishes were made known i'm an cX-
tended speech at Il Cabinet meeting
in the White House. Responses were
made 10y all of the members present.
and while there were no definite
pledges from any of them that they
would accept the portfolios thus ten
dercd. there was. on the other hand.
no definite declination
by the proceedings the members of
the Cabinet are relieved OF the Gus
tomary obligation of rendering their
designations al the end of the term IN
less they have made an irrevccahlc de-
cision that it will be impossible for
them TO continue i'm office.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
An Appointment For John w. Yerk.s.

John w. Nerkes, late Republican
candidate for Governor of Kentucky.
was appointed Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Eighth Dstrict. Mr..
Yerkes resigned the Office to which he
has been. .reappointed to make his cam
pHign. He said he had abandoned all
idea of contesting Governor Beck.
hams election
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
FOR nm Army of 100. 600 Men.

Army reorganization plans and
problems became known at Washing
ton, and il was announced that d mini
mum strength of 1oc,0 haG been de-
cided on, with a proper increase of
general and otner officers
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
M;ehigan,s increase in Popula,,on.

The population OF the State OF AIichi-
gan. MS announced by th2 Census
Bureau. at Washington, is 2.A2O, $50.
against 2.003,SS9 In 1890. This shows
an Increase since 1890 of 327 ,O93. or
1916 per cent.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
Butler Arrives in London.

General Sir Redvers Butler arrived
In London. The General was cnthus.
'astically acclaimed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21
THREE NEGRors LYNcuED IL TEXAS
Hanged by n Mob From Railroad Bridge
For Assualting Physician.

For ASsualting - Physician.
Dallas. Tex. tSpecial.-James Shaw.
Elijah Myers and Freeman PERFUME.
negroes. were lynchcd near Jefferson
10y mob Of 1000 men. The mob over
powered the iailer at the Marion
County Jail and took the prisoners
out. The men had been in Jail since
November l on the charge of assault
ing DR. Stallcup. AT Jefferson, on the
night of October 2S and injuring him
so that he has since died.
The negroes We're lynched from n
bridge on the Texas and Pacific Rail.
road
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-11-21

There are 10000 locomotives on the
railways OF the United Kingdom, and
their cost has been about f6ooooooo.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

"When one finishes school or collegs.
one is only beginning to learn. and
what better postgraduate courses could
one have than the practical application
of ideas through the medium Of friends
and familyf" inquiries Frances Evans
In The Ladies' Home JouHhal. "As far
as education Is concerned the best fam
lily friend Is the dictionary. When you
see some one in family consulting the
dictionary whenever doubtful word
or phrase comes up in the course Of con-
versation, you will find the members
intelligent people as far as facts can
educate. We may not be able to aid
each other in the higher education OF
philosophy, science and ethics. but one
thing is certain, we can form family
alliances against ignorance Of the thrce
RS as well as geography. spelling and
good English. Slang has its uses, no
doubt. but IL American parents do not
give some heed to the English talked BY
their children at home. Americans Z
hundred years hence will have absolute
" forgotten their mother tongue
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

John Harmon died here from the
bite of rattlesnake.
This is an inscription on beech tree
standing on the knobs, in Monroe town
ship, back Of Jacksonville. A date
once followed the words, but 1t is now
indistinct. There is strange story con.
nected with the inscription. An old
resident relates 1t.
Years ago, when that section of In
diana was little explored and when
the heavy bush was the dwelling place
Of the wild turkey, deer and rattlesnake,
John Harmon started to Oharlestown
to attend court. He was armed with an
old fashioned rife. A RATHER bit Har-
mons leg. Harmon killed the reptile.
Then he began to prepare for death. Il
was he who carved the words in lighter
lines on the tree, with the request be-.
meath, long since obliterated by tine
trees growth, to bury him on the spot.
A few days later Harmon's body was
found. A grave was dug by the tree and
there 1t can be seen today. "-Louisville
Clcr~lar-Inprnal
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
A Pretty Table Scheme.

At recent pretty dinner the scheme
Of decoration in green and white was
original with the hostess. She took a
handsome fern. covered the pot with
white Grape paper, tied it with white
ribbons and placed it in the center Of
the table. There were to be IL covers,
and at each were arranged little ferns,
secured at an insignificant price, all
the pots covered with white Grape papo,
and ribbons like the centerpiece. Min.
gled with these were small, brilliant
glass goblets, holding olive oil and
tapers like those used in the Catholic
churches. She is the same little woman
who decorates her sitting room with o
score Of glow lamps in colors, little
affairs in which the smoke and odor Of
kerosene oil are consumed in the hurn.
Ing.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
Gladatone,a Courtesy.

"My father" says London restau.
rant keeper. was a milkman, and hi,
place was in the neighborhood of Har
ley street. He supplied the Gladstonr
family with milk, and l delivered Il
One day when on my rounds Thunder.
storm came on as ! had just reached Mr.
Gladstone's house. and the rain descend.
ed in torrents. rang the servants bell,
but it was not promptly answered, and
meantime l was being soaked with the
rain. The front door opened, and a
kindly voice asked me to step into the
doorway, SO that l might be sheltered.
Mr.. Gladstone had seen me from the
window and opened the door himself
He also rang for the servant, so that
might be attended to without furthe,
delay,"
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
THE CLOTHES OF AUTHORS.
Some Structures Upon the Dress of Eng
iish Literary Men.

Some Structures Upon the Dress of Eng
iish Literary Men.
Novelists and playwrights in sample
quantities are the latest class to come
under the basilisk eye and measuring
tape of The Tailor and Cutter. These
members of the sister profession of jour.
naiism, and perhaps even the severely
judged members Of parliament who
have appeared in like connection, may
be relieved to know that the novelists
and playwrights scarcely excel them as
glasses OF fashion and molds Of form.
BY way no doubt of sharpening his pen,
the tailor critic begins with /. Fang.
Will, whose lounge suit might have
belonged to any period during the last
ten years." and had even reached the
stage of the shabby genteel" How
ever, it is consoling to know that Mr..
Zangwill's literary success enables him
to wear frock coat that nearly passes
muster, even though the accompanying
trousers are too short.
Mr.. Jerome, j. M. Barrie, Henry Ar
thur Jones and Hall Caine might al.
Anooe w caliou mOueFauely we'll ureSSed
in nonstylish sort Of way. At all events
they avoid the shuddering solecisn of
wearing light coat and waistcoat with
dark trousers, attributed to Robert
Buchanan, or the mixed styles of w. s.
Gilbert. But the only two members of
the class who unreservedly enjoy the
approval of our contemporary are Sir
Walter Besant and Clement Scott. Tho
former will no doubt be rejoiced to
learn tina. his clothes might cause him
to be mistaken for "a prosperous city
merchant" while Mr. Scott might
easily be mistaken for prosperous
tradesman, says tailor. The force of
fiattery could surely no farther co.
London Chronicle. J
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
They Saw the Point.

An American farmer near Guadala,
lara convinced his Mexican neighbora
that oxen can do more work under
American Jokes, 50 generally used In
the republic. The American brought
several modern Jokes from the United
States and used them with success
The curiosity Of his Mexican friends
was aroused. and they proceeded to
ask questions. d.
WELL" said the American, when
you lasso steer and the lasso gets
around his neck what do you DOR
r Turn him loose" was the reply.
"WhyT
Because he's too strong for us that
way"
That's it." answered the American.
Ellis strength Is in his neck, not In his
horns"
The Mexicans saw the point, and
now Jokes of United States manufac.
ture are generally used In that neigh.
borhood.-Modern Mexico.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
Plural. of Noun. Endin. In 20. y

In the formation Of the plural Of
nouns with this ending the general
rule is that es is added to the singular,
as In potatoes, oargoes, buffaloes, yet
the following words add only 8: Grotto.
junto, canto, cento, quarto, portico,
octave, duodecimo, tyro, solo (all, BY
the bye, foreign words). and also all
nouns ending in 10, as folio, folios; or,
in fact, whenever is Immediately pre-
ceded by a vowel, as cameo, embryo,
etc. A notable popularity is to be OBJ.
served with regard to nouns substantive
ending with the sound Of o. If they be
words of more than one syllable, they
for the most part end simply in o, but
If only of one syllable, they take an 9
after the o, thus, canto, potato, quarto,
hero. but doe, foe, roe, sloe, toe, woe.
etc. Yet other monosyllables, not nouns
substantive, have no final 9, as 80. 10.
no.-Literature of Typography.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
-
DEEP SEA WATER.

At One Thousand Fathoms It's Pres
sure IL q Ton to the Square Inch.
When marine life began to command
notice, the question Of the depth to
which life could extend divided scien.
tifio thought into warning camps. About
ls40, 1t was generally believed that the
bathymetrica limit was about 800 faith.
oms, and some strange ideas were cur
rent as to the physical condition of wa.
ter when under pressure such as q
depth of two miles would produce. II
was thought that skeletons Of drowned
men, or even heavy cannon and the
wedges of gold'' that popular imagina.
ton places in the sea, foated at certain
levels, beneath which is water so com.
pressed as to be impenetrable. In fact,
water is almost incompressible, and the
weight Of cubic inch Of it at the depth
OF mile is very little more than at the
surface, but 1t was assumed that no liv-
ing being could survive q pressure
which at 1000 fathoms Ia about q ton
TO the square inch.
We ourselves live under pressure of
about 10 pounds per inch, and are un-
aware of it. Indeed we sometimes
waken on q morning when the barome.
ter has risen. say, half an inch during
the night. and consequently find our.
selves sustaining an increased pressure
OF several tons not only without suffer-
ing. but with positive feeling Of buoy
ancy and good spirita On the other
hand, II the tremendous pressure under
which we live be relieved as by sur
gical "cup." severe injury may follow.
Aeronauts suffer from this cause, and
marine animals dredged from great
depth often reach the surface In = most
lamentable condition. with eyes protrud-
ing and viscera distended. DIR. @. NJ
Blackford. Jr., in North American Re-
view.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

Miss Nora Blatch, a granddaughter
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. has
been attending the Horace Mann school
In New York during the past year. She
will sail on June 8 for England with
Miss Susan B. Anthony. who Ii to be
the guest Of Mrs. Blatch at her country
home, The Mount, Basingstoke. Miss
Nora has been studying manual train
ing in the boys school, and, although
the only girl IN a large class. has come
of with flying colors, receiving the
highest mark possible. IA, In Latin.
mathematics and manual training.
Here is another illustration Of the
"anti" theory that the children Of
woman suffrage mothers are apt to b
mentally detective boston Wom
ana Iournn1
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

The skin of the kangaroo, when prop
erly tanned, never cracks.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
Grabs and Earthquake.

For some time previous to the day
upon which the great Chilean earth
quake occurred swarms of crabs Of an
unknown variety were seen in the bay
of Payta. They all appeared to be
greatly excited and were literally climb
ing over each other in their efforts to
escape the impending calamity. There
were millions Of them. and Item days
after the earthquake the dead crabs
we're thrown upon the beach in wall
line feet or feet wide along the
whole extent of the bay.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

"Why wouldn't they admit Soribely
to membership in the New York War
Correspondents clubf"
"They said he wasn't eligible. It ap-
pears that he simply described what
was done by the fighters instead Of tell.
ing tho government how ia run thinsa :"
.-Chioaao Newa
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27
"TO the LamppOst,"

This is mistranslation of "A Ia
lanterne" There was no lamppost.
The lamp was hung over the middle Of
the street, in the center Of cord, which
passed over pulleys at the sides of the
street The lamp was let down, the per-
son to be hanged was substituted for it,
and the ends Of the cord pulled. Notes
and Queries.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

The humming Of telegraph wires Ia
not caused by the wind, for it is heard
during perfect Gains It has been con
jecture,l that changes Of temperature,
which tighten or loosen the wires, prob.
ably produce the sound.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

Bill-What do you reckon that doc.
tor t'umps me all over de chest fer?
Jake-Tryin to see how much dough
/, you had in your inside ,pookeS Of
courae. - Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

A couple Of friends were walking In
the suburbs when orc who had been
away for some time asked:
SIS that house over there the one
Snyder had built for his mother. in.
law?'
"Of course not. Don't you see 1t has
. lightning rod on it?'--New Yorh
World.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-27

No Compliments mt Any Rate ~
Bacon-Is that alarm clock OF youfs
q repeater?
Egbert-G Goodness graciousl l hope
notl I wouldn't like to have 1t repeat
any of the things I say about iti-Yon.
kers Statesman.