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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
MERIT ALONE TO GOVERN.
Presidents Statement Regarding Appoint
ments In tho Public Service,

Washington, ID. C.-Clinton Rogers
woodruff. of Philadelphia. was among
the Presidents visitors few days
ago. Mr.. Woodruff is Chairman of the
Dependencies Committee of the Ma,
tlonal civil Service Reform League.
10 MIN the President made the en-
phatic statemenT. with the expressed
hope that it might be spread every
where, that in three branches of the
puoilc service he should exclude polit-
ical influence of every sort, direct or
muirect. These are the army. the
navy and the colonies.
In domestic offices having any polit-
ical character, fitness being first rea-
sonaDly assured. and other things be-
ing equal, political considerations
would be allowed legitimate weight.
but in the three branches mentioned.
lie declared. there should not be one
iota or concession to politics while
lie remained President, for the intru-
sion of such an element would be
nothing short of a taint.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20

on the Northern Pacific preferred stock
ACQUIRED by It.
This stock was retired at n meeting
CT the Board of Directors of the
Northern Pacific Railway This meet.
ing was only another step in the dI-
rection of the settlement which has
row become permanent.
There are ut present SI5. 900. 900 pre-
ferred stock and $50, ,OO0, 900 common
stock of the Northern Pacific Railway
outstanding. Under n resolution which
was adopted. SO 1t was explained. the
owners of the common stock alone
would be permitted TO subscribe for
the new bonds. The owners of the
preferred stock will receiHt the money
raised by this subscriptio.a. This would
mean that the control of the Northern
Pacific rested with the Morgan fac
tion. who own majority of the COM
mon stock. were 1t not for the fact
that these entire holdings OF common
stock are TO be taken over by the new
proprietary company. in which the
various factions will have a Joint in
terest. on hasis which all concerned
declined to divulgc. hut which. It Is
believed. will he one-half interest
for the Mor:.? Eill faction and
ton.
The only othe:. business transacted
Mt the meeting OF the board was the
reelection of the present officers and
the Board OF Directors with the excep-
tion of Robert Bacon. who resigned.
and In whose place Samuel Spencer
was elected. The Executive Commit
tee Will consist of President Mellen
Tor in his absence Vice President La
mont, George +. Baker +. H. Harri-
man, James J. Hill. John s. Ken
nedy and Samuel Spencer.
The effect OF the settlement will he
felt IN London. Paris and Berlin
scarcely less than in this country. The
interests involved are of almost unpar-
alleled magnitude. The settlement
means that hereafter one harmonious
power will administer the wealth of
three formerly Independent companies
whose combined capital stock Is over
5000 .o00.000. whose bonded debt cx-
ceeds S325. 100000 and whose trains
rrn over 10000 mics OF track.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
SCORES DEAD in BRITISH WRECKS
Gale Sends Many Vessels on tho Rocks
Dcstruction In Denmark and Sweden.


Destruction In Denmark and Sweden.
heavy gale have reached alarming
pronortions.
The Swedish bark Trio has been
wrecked Mt Hartlepool and seven of
her crew were drowned.
The Norwegian bark Imga has been
wrecked nj Shields and fifteen of her
crew perishpd.
The steamer Whitcahoy has strand
cd on tho coast of County Down. Ire
land. and nine persons aboard of her
lost their lives.
One of the Wors; disasters during
the gale Is the loss OF the revenue cut
ter Active in the Firth OF Forth. The
Admiralty Issues The following tcle-
gram from the district captain at
Queensfcrry:
The mate or the cruiser Active re-
ports that the Active was lost during
the night on the Cranton breakwater.
Her captain and nineteen mon were
drowned. Five were saved. The
Cockchafer. with divers, is proceeding
TO salve her"
\ French vessel has been wrecked
Oh Sunderland and nineteen lives lost.
y three-masted schooner diSanpear-
od outside Sunderland. 1t is believed
Ihat the crew must have perished.
1t is estimated That 40 lives have
been lost on the British coasts since
the gale began.
Conepha a%en.-neumarii and most OF
Sweden have been tempcst-swept for
hours. \ heavy snowstorm has pre-
vailed. There has been n general lev
cling OF telegraph lines and the rail
ways are blocked. Many shipwrecks
are reported. and there has been n
heavy loss OF life.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20

Little Rack. Ark.-The hifv shipncd
hero from Jeffersonvillc. Ind. as that
OF Newell c. Rathhun. was to have
been buried at Oakland Cemetcrv.
but s. NJ. Powell State A.:ert for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
panv. declared thar it was not that Of
Rathbun. On the request Of the
Louisville Chier OF Police. received hy
telegraph. :he body was helG by the
Coroner.
Attorney Henry VI. Armlstead. who
has been representing the interests
OF the family, SAYS that Mrs. Rathbnn
is so hysterical and nervous that she
hardly knows what she has said He
declares that she has seen the body
only once. and that was bnt n brief
glance. and since that time has been
tco nearly Frustrated 10 undergo the
ordeal again. Mr.. Armistead declares
that there Is not the remotest evidence
or collusion on the part Of any mem
ber of the family In the preparation
OF any fraud.
Mr.. Powell said that several persons
who knew Rathbun well were present
when the body VS. examined. and
when 1t was exposed 10 view II was
the general opinion that the body was
not that of Rathhun.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
IN UTAH
Property Loss Said to Be Fully
Half a Million Dollars.
Twenty Distinct Shocks Felt in One Count,
Many Persons Narrowly Escaped
With Their Lives.

Salt Lake, Utah.--Fully half a mil
lion dollars damage has been done in
Utah by series of earthquakes.
Buildings were wrecked. and in one
place chasm was opened in the earth
and number of persons had mar.
row escapes, from death.
The first shocks felt in Salt Lake
City We're slight, anu small attention
was paid to them. During the early
morning and forenoon the State was
again shaken, and great damage Is
reported from the South and Central
parts of the State. In the town of
Richfield alone the damage is est
mated nj S100.OOO.
In Sewer County, of which Rich.
field is the county seat. twenty dis
tinct shocks were felt. Buildings
rocked back and forth, glass was bro
ken. walls fell, and several structures
We're completely wrecked The AIorc
mon Tabernacle there was severely
damaged. the front OF the building
coliapsing. a majority OF the houses
In the town were more or less dam
aged.
AT Elsinore every brick. stone or
adobe house In town was more or loss
damaged. On the SUBMITS of Arts.
Belnap and Badly several miners
cabins We're wrecked The shock
! there was unusually severe and AZ
entire big crag was torn Off and
started down the mountain, causing
n serious slide.
At Elsinore the principal hotel. the
Jensen House. was partially wreck< d
and Will have TO be rebuilt The guests
cscaned unhurt. The schools. were in
session when some of the worst
shocks occurred in the forenoon. and
there was another panic here. The
children attempted TO break FOR safe
~. but the teachers managed to pre-
vent 4 serious stampede. At Joseph
the same situation developed. None
| OF tine children WIS hurt
AT the Annie Laurie Mine on Gold
Mountain. the miners felt the earth
shake and heard rocks bcgin 10 fall
in various portions of the mine. Thcpe
were several minor cavc-ins. but the
! men reached the surface without sus-
, tainin~ any injuries.
| In Beaver. the Court House, Mormon
meeting house. Beaver Branch tcad-
envy. and scores OF other buildings
were either seriously damaged or
completely wrecked. Fillmore WIS
badly shaken M. but no buildings
were wrecked 80,
Near Moab it IS reported that n
chasm opened in The earth. This was
not close 10 any hahitaiiou ana no
great damage was done.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
PAN-AMERlcAM FINANCES.
Total Cost or the Fair. Ss.S6O..5:; TIa.
biiitIes Now Placed ut ST ,3gs,I14.

Buffalo. y. Y.-The total liabilities
Of the Pan-AmerIcan Exposition Com
pany were stated to he S3.326. I II. 90
net. assuming that assets OF Si4G. 4J4. :
are collectibie The company owes for
operating expenses and construction
S577.945.73, which is embodied, in the
habIiities.
The cost of the Exnosiiion. according
20 the report. was $500, 75I ~. The
total receipts from admissions after
May l were So, 46T .066 5S. and from
concessions S3.011 ,522 20. The bsiance
due to first mortgage lbondholleTsci Is
S1T49I9, and To second mortgage
bondholders 100000. ss
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
Tho NIYsterlons Death

JefTersonvillc. Ind.EThe following
facts have been ascertained regarding
the case OF Newell G. Rathbun, whose
alleged sudden and mysterious death
here is being investigated by life in.
surance representatives and the au-
thorities at Little Rock. Ark.
Two men who registered as William
Ten Eyke. Of Watertown. y. Y. and
Newell G. Rathbun, entered their
names mt n hotel last Wednesday
night. On Thursday the man who
registered as Rathbun wos found dead
in bed. The Coroner says that the
post-mortem examination showed
laudanum enough in the mans stom-
ach TO have killed two men. The YER
dict OF the Coroner's jury, it Is said.
Will be that death was caused by
morphine poisoning. The man who
had registered rs William Ten Eyfe
lad left the hotel when the dead body
was found.
The supposed Rathbun was helpless,
ly intoxicated. II is said. when he re-
turned to the hotel Wednesday night.
The man who registered as Rathhun
was very shabbily dressed Neither of
the men was Known to any one i'll the
hotel. et
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
STOLE THOUSANDS FROM eAN<.
Teller in Erookiyn Institntion Con-
fesses and ImpIIcatea n Dead Man

fesses and duplicates II Dead Map
New York City.-It was made public
that the Williamsburg Savings Bank,
ut Broadway and briggs avenue.
Brooklyn. has lost between $4,000
and $4,000 within the last three years
through the dishonesty of one of their
trusted employees. George Zollinhofer.
for thirty-three years receiving teller.
in the institution. The bank officials
firSt learned of the matter when collin.
hofer went TO Cashier William Burns
and made n complete confession. in
which he implicated as his accomplicc
Harry Il. Corbett. for eighteen years
paying teller of the bank, who died
on November ..
Cashier Burns Immediately notified
the President. General jeremiah V.
Meserole, who in turn called a trus.
tees meeting. On the following day
the officers notified the surety com.
panies who had furnished bonds for
Corhett and Zollinhofer. The surely
romnanies handed /ollinhofar over to
their detectives and pur accountan, \
on the books al once. The investi"a-
tfOn shows that the amount of the de-
falcation was not exaggerated. The
money had been used in speculat.on
i'll Wall Street. Corbett and collin
hofer Were in bonds to the extent OF
Sl50.000, more than twice the amount
tokQn
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
5000 Fire In winsted. Conn.

The Opera House block. containing
several stores and Offices. as well as
the city postotiice at Winsted. Conn.
caught fire, and about $4,000 damage
was done. The theatre was gutted
and several tenants suffered loss. The
contents of the postofice were saved.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
LEADER OF MuTlNY CAPTURED.
Negro who Planned tho Escape From.
Fort LeavenMortll In Qnstudy.

Topeka. Kan.-Two md pre- OF the
twenty-siX convicts who escaped from
the Federal prison at F'ort Leav. ~
worth were recaptured. One is Frank
Thompson. negro. WHO was the
leader Of the mutiny The other con
Wet Is Lawrence Lewis. |; white hoy.
twenty years OF age. 10th convicts
were wounded in the efforts to capture
them. Thompson slightly and Lewis
mortally.
Thompson was captured eight miles
north OF Council Grove by posse nm
der command OF Deputy United States
Marshal E. a. Prescott, Thompson
would not surrender. but was taken
after hard fight with the officers. in
which he was shot In tha head. but
not seriously injured. No member
OF the posse was hurt
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
Killed I'm N Fo,dinp e.d

DIR. James Irvington Marclay had his
life crushed out in a folding bed at
Buffalo, n. Y. Persons living on n
floor beneath heard crash in the doc.
tors room and upon investigation
found the folding bed, lying upon the
floor. 1t was opened and DR.. Mar
clay's lifeless body was found inside.
The dead man has relatives in Plain
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
First MCKINLEY Monnm.nt.

II the presence of several thousand
people, assembled from the mining
GOWNS OF Northern Minnesota. the first
Mckinley monument in the United
States cwas unveiled and dedicated
at Tower. Minn. Governor S. X. Van
SAINT and members of his staff. num-
ber Of State fficials, and other citi-
2ens from various parts OF the STATE
were present. The monument Is Z
.mple shaft. eighteen feet high stand
~ o. 4 pedestal OF concrete aud iron
ore. Grd cost $4,000.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
An Earthoumlsc in CoIorsJo

Buena Vista, Col. This lawn and
surrounding country experienced an
earthQuake shock which lasted several
seconds. Many people rushed from
their residences. fearing their homes
would be demolished. Plate glass
windows were cracked. Many huge
houiderS on Mount Princeton aud
Mount Harvard We're diSl0dgcd aud
rolled down the sides OF The mounta n.
This is the first earthquake evtr felt
a Rucna Vista.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
INSURANCE FRAUD FA|LSI
Curious Case in little Rock Following
Death in JeffersonviIe. Ind.
4 DESERTeR'S POSSIBLE MURDER

P0rkCts
Of Dead GONNA nion-rody Shipped Ia
Litt'c Rock and Deception discovered
-Piotter. Under Arrest, Admits Guilt.
Louisville. Ky.-Newell C. Rathhun.
who was supposed 20 have dicd i'm a
Lehersonville. Ind. hotel last Thurs
day. has been arrested in louisville.
According 10 Ratbhnn the corpse
which was Skinned to Little Rock for
F1rial ms his hodv. was the body OF
w. l.. Ten Evke. The police say Rath-
bun has confessed to desertion from
the United States Army. and to having
formed n nlan to traudulentlv collect
$1,000 insurance on his lite. hut that
he denies having killed the man who
died in the Iefrersopville hotel
Rathbun was arrested Mt the rTnitctl
Staes recruiting station In Louisville.
| ne Is held rs n fugitive from Justice.
The arrest was made on information
| from Sergeant Skinpe- OF the United
States recruiting station. Rathhun en-
listed under the name OF Lou Root.
| Detroit"
Sergeant Skinner had read the story
| or the Jeffersonville case and circum-
stances connected with the new recruit
aroused his suspicions.
At the detectives office Rathbur
was nut through the Sweating" pro-
cess and under pressure made the fol
| lowin" statement. according to lis
inouisitors:
MY name Is Newell G.. Rathhur.
and nv home is in Little Rock. Ark.
| SnNnrO1 he I
the army most at PIattsbnrg. Y. Y. i'm
cCmpanv with an>ther recruit hy the
nar'e of w. IT. Ellis. soon lost sight
Of him and won't 10 Little Rock. Thcrc
| was married. ard aFtcrward took out
| tho insurance nolicieS.
II came TO Louisville about ten davs
ago and formed nlau to mako The
insurance comnanv think was dead.
so that could collect the insurance
l fell in with man who snid his
name WAS w. l.. Ten Evile. in front OF
the Salvation Armv hcadouarterS In
/ louisville. and toll him of my plan
and he agreed to help me. Our pInn
was to obtain 4 corpse from some
! place, put 1t in hotel in Jefferson
willie. md then set fire to tho hotel
| While we. We're I'm Jelfersonvillr
We took = number of drinks and Ton
! Eyke got drunk. 7 funk his dentii
WIS caused by drinking. I prt The
! letters addressed 10 mo- in. his noc'.et
ard left. I did not kill him. i then
came TO Louisville and went TO the
recruiting ofiice. and enlisted. My real
home is IN Detroit"
The police are trying TO establish
| thc identity or tho de2d man. One of
/ their theories is that he WAS tramp
That Rathhun had fallen ifi~ with.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
Eathbun Identified and Arra,gned.

Newell c. Rathbun, suspected OF
killing Charles Goodman in a hotel al
Jefersonville. Ind. by poison, was
positively identified by an officer ano
an acquaintance of the prisoner from
Little Rock. Ark. where he lived for Il
dme- Later Rathbun was arraigneG
before Mayor RAIDER oil charge o.
murder Rathbun pleaded nos guilty,
and ne was held without bond
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
Earthquake Knia Twcr,v..v,

Tiflis. Russia Erzcrum has again
ben visited by nn earthquake Alto
@ethcr there We're ffty shocks. len ot
them being very violent. TWENTY-FIVE
persons were killed and many build
ings DESTROYED.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
FIlIpino OmcIaI a Trai,or

Diaz. the -Presidente of Tacloban,
Island OF Leyte, Z. l.. who has been
proved to be an agen, OF the Filipino
Junta at Hongkong. has been arrested.
Many incrimmating papers, implicat-
ing numerous officials, were seized at
the time of his arrest.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-11-20
fTo lyear ths Koh.I.Noor.

King kdward has decided y have
sdle scele5rased Koh i-Noor diamond
Hounted In the crown o. Queen Alex
cldrd fof tie CORONATION.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-17
ORDINANCE NO. eo7.

An ordinance vacating a portion Of
Seventh street between Broadway and
X streets, in the City Of Aberdeen, Che
halls county, State Of Washington.
Whereas, q petition to the City Council
Of the City Of Aberdeen for the vacation
Of certain PORTION Of Seventh street,
hereinafter more particularly described
signed by Joseph Kaufman. W. b. Fet'
termsn ana c. W. Miller as the resident
owners Of ell the real estate fronting and
abutting on the portion OF the street
vacated by this ordinance, AS hereinafter
described, was filed with the City Clerk
Of the City Of Aberdeen on the 10th day
Of August, 1901 and,
Whereas, at a meeting OF the Cry
Council held on the 9TH day Of Septem'
Der, 1901, said City Council fixed on the
2sth day Of September, 1901. at the City
Council Chambers in the said City OF
Aberdeen as the time and place for hear
ing and determination OF the matters
presented in SAID petition; and,
Whereas, it appears that due and
regular notice OF said hearing has been
given; and.
Whereas, It appears that there are no
objections to said petition, now, therefore.
The City Council of the City Of Aber.
deem do ordain as follows:
SEcrroN l. That all that certain por'
ton Of Seventh street, between Broadway
and K streets in the City of Aberdeen,
Chehalis county, State Of Washington.
which eaid portion OF said X street is
more particularly described as follows,
to-wit: On the east by the westerly line
of Broadway on the north by the wester.
ly line OF Broadway. the southerly line
Of Section 5, Typ. II NJ, r. 9 w., w. NJ,
and lots s, 4, 8 and 2, Of block G. Wealth.
erwax & Benn's addition to the City Of
Aberdeen; on the west by the easterly
line Of X street; on the south by lets 6.
s, 4, 3, 2 and 1, of block II, of said
Weatherwax 4 Benin 'eaddition according
to the plat of said addition, as the same
appears on file in the Office Of the auditor
of said Chehalis county, Washington, be
ard the same is and the said proportion
of said street is hereby vacated, and the
land in that portion Of tile said street 30
vacated shall be and the same is hereby
surrendered and attached to the lots
abutting thereon as part thereof re-
spectively, and all right or title OF the
, said City of Aberdeen and of the public in
and to that portion go varated shall vest
in the person or persons or corporations
owning lots on each side thereof in equal
proportions as provided by law.
SEC. 2. That this ordinance shall be
in full force and effect on and after five
days after it's passage, approval and
publication.
Passed this 5th day Of October, 1901.
Approved this 5th day Of October. 1901.
w. w. ANsrIE.
Attest: GEO. A. BLACK, Mayor.
[sEAL] City Clerk.
Date OF last publication Oct. II, 1901.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-17

One quart Of perfectly fresh milk.
one-flfth Of a 2 cent cake of yeast, one
tablespoonful Of sugar. Dissolve the
yeast in q little water and mix 1t with
the sugar and milk. Put the mixture
into strong bottles-beer bottles are
good-cork them with tightly fitting
shoppers and tie down securely with
stout Irvine. Shake the bottles for a
full minute to mix thoroughly the in
gradients. then place them on end in a
refrigerator or some equally cool place
to ferment slowly. At the end of three
days lay the bottles on their sides; turn
them occasionally. Five days are re.
quired to perfect the fermentation, and
then the koumiss Is at its best It will
keep indefinitely in a refrigerator.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-17

humanity and affection. 1t NAV be
hoped that they will succeed in this pur-
pose, and that the adventurous young
woman will in due time he restored,
alive and unscathed, to their arms. 1t
may be hoped, also, that her very trying
experience will be warning to other
American women, missionaries or travel
ers, to keep we'll cut of the way of the
swart brigands that infest the Balkan
Mountains or swarm the byways of the
dominions of Abdul Manufacturing
Oregonian.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-17

How to Fry CLANS Maryland style.
Put one tablespoonful Of butter In a
frying pan over the fire. When It 10
hot, add one tablespoonful Of finely
chopped onion. Fry slowly for Ave
minutes. Do not brown the onion. Add
Is soft shell clans. Cook for i've min.
utes in q covered pan. Season with a
little pepper. Beat the yolks Of two
eggs, add to them one-half cupful Of
cream, add this to the hot clans and
stir until the sauce Is creamy. II 1t
boils, 1t viii curdle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-10-17
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
THURSDAY, OCT. ~, 1901
MAKES TEN.MlLL LEVY.

1t is to be hoped that the city council
has acted wisely in making the 1O-mill
levy, The HERALD doubted its sufficiency,
but as the councilmen are in position
to be better posted on the needs OF the
city, it is but right to cay that the action
they have taken is correct.
The fact is, that the low rate of taxa
ton will be the best thing that ever hap
pened for the city, for the reason that
from cities and towns all over the state
come complaints of the gradual raising
of taxation. and this in spite of the al
legged period of prosperity which we are
now passing through. 1t is becoming
too burdensome for many municipalities
to bear, and where there is at least one
city in the state making an honest effort
to tighten the load OF taxation, such city
will be looked upon as haven for the
oppressed.
After looking the ground over, it is be-
lieved that this city will be able to pull
through in good shape on the 10-mill
levy; and if we should run short there
will undoubtedly be some way out of the
dilemma.