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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
LAUNCHED AT BATH, ME,
Tho Cruiser Cleveland Christon ed
By Miss Ruth Hanna
Ono of the Six Snca.hrd. Protected War.
ships Authorized 10y ConEress-Largcs.
Government Vessel Euilt In Maine.

Bath. Mc.-Thc United States cruiser
cleveland was successfully launched
at the yards OF the Bath Iron Works.
in the christening party were Miss
Ruth Hanna. her father. Seuator Han
na. and Senators Frye and Hale. and
Representative Littlciicld. OF Maine.
At the stroke of the noon hour Miss
Hanna. with Il daintily mounted sill
yer Ratchet. cut the cords. relcasin
the keyshores AS the big craft began
u move she broke bottle OF Ameri-
can champagne over the how. chris
tenipg the cruiser Cleveland. Whistles
and bells saluted the vessel as she
touched the water. At the conclusion
OF The launching :; luncheon was
served by tho builders.
The Cleveland is ono OF the six
sheathed, protected cruisers. the con
StruCtion of which was authorized by
Congress in March. 1899. Her length
of water line is 291 feet. over all length
3OS feet . inches. mean draft in nor
NAL condition. IL feet inches and
displacement 5000 tons. Her required
speed is 16t. knots an hour Her bot
tom is Sheatled with hard pine. coy
cred with copper. rs Il prccaution
against the accumulation of harnacleS.
Her engines aggregate $500 horse
power aud her coal capacity is 400
tons The armament will consist of
q main battery of ten hvc-inch guns
ana an auxiliary battery of eight siN-
Founders. two onc-pound guns and four
Colt machine guns she is the largest
Government, vessel ever constructed in
Maine
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Br'gadicr-General i. NJ. Bell. who
was promoted recently to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of General
Ludlow. was retired on account OF aga
Henry T.. Cooper. Secretary of Ha-
waii. denied the report that he bore
the resignation of Governor Dole TO
the President.
Arthur $. Raikes was appointed Sec
rctary OF the British Embassy
The sale Of postage stamps OF the
Pan-Amcrican issue will he discontin-
ucd at the close of business October 81.
William l.. Eidgelv. recently ap-
pointed Controller OF the Currency,
arrive! ut the Capital.
Secretary Gage received S615O from
an anonymous writer rs Il contribu-.
tion to the conscience fund"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
POSTAL SERVICE BUDGET.
For Free Delivery SystrIns Posimaster-
General Wants S@f ,o0J.OOO.

Washington, -. C-Thc official cs-
timates for the fiscal year beginning
July |, 1902. which PostmaStcr-Gcn
cral Charles Emory Smith viii submit
TO Congress at the apcning of the scs
sion. call for an aggregate of $G.50O.
600 for rural free delivery service
throughout the country.
This is an increase OF S2.7JO. 900 over
the expense of that service for the
current year. The total for the free
delivery service proper. which is that
operated in cities is S1S.7lJ.oOO an in
crease OF nine per cent. The grand
aggregate for the entire postal free
delivery services. inclusive of both the
free delivery and rural free delivery,
is S24.J9J. 600.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
MONTHS SURPLUS sI2,l2a,6eo.
War Department Expenditures Fail CE
Almost SS,OuO. Gao.

Washington. ID. G. The mon,Aly
statement Of the Government receipts
ana expenditures shows tim, for sep.
tomher the receipts amounted go
S!i.lIl,i22. ana the expenditures So.
3lo.I36, leaving Il surplus for thc
month OF ST.. l23.GS6. Thc decrease in
expenditures in the War Department
alone is almost $S,OO0OOO The ro-
cciptS by items are given aS follows:
Customs. $1o.1GO.Gl3. decrease rs
compared with September. 1900. 500
600: internal revenue. So. H.. .O53: de
crease. $29i.J00; miscellaneous, s.
S40.155; increase. Sigh $50.
The disbursements charged to The
War Department amounted To $6,356,
600; decrease, S1.150.00O. Navy, So
col ,6i1; increase. 81 .0OO00O. Pen
SiOns. $9,69i 800; decrease. - 100000.
The net surplus since July 1 last is
shown TO be 81 100000
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
pYNaM,Te wascKER KILLED.
Identified IN His Cohin the Man Who
Lit the guse

Chicagc.-Thc funeral services over
Thomas Brow were interrupted in or
der that the body might be identified
as one of the consprators in the
wreckin.y By dynamite of the Held
maier & Edgewor,i stone yards six
weeks ago. The Identification releases
an innocent man. who was locked up
in the county jail.
Franlf Hardy. who has turned States
evidence, made the identlhcation. Ap-
preaching the coffin. Hardy said:
THAT body is of the man they called
Lou and he lit the fuse ut the stone
yards.
BroSv's death adds 4 new phase cf
mystery 10 the case. lie arrived III
Chicago suffering from severe injuries
to his legs. While being taken home
in the police ~ ',,lance he became un-
conscious and g., Il few hours later.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
GAVE BIRTH TO ouADRuPLETs.
same Woman the Mother of Tr:pIets and
Two Pairs Of Twins

Chicago. - Joseph II. Ormsby. who
for three years has been trying TO
solve the problem of perpetual motion.
recently parted from his wife. \ few
days ago. at her home. Il little frame
cottage. which is used rs Il grocery
ana "A dwelling. Mrs OrmSby became
the mother of three boys and girl.
The children are small, but perfect
IN form and there is an excellent pros
pect OF their living if they receive the
proper care. Kind neighbors have
taken charge OF the household
Mrs. Ormsby twice has been the
mother of twins and once of triDlcts
Three other children were born. max.
ing fourteen in nine years
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
PURSUING TROOPS CARRY PIANOS.
Kitchener Finds out Whv His Column.
Don't Catch r;oers

London. - Perhaps one OF the rca
sons that the British who are so fire.
quently reported rs being in pursuit.
iail 10 overtakc the Beers i'm South
Africa is found i'll remarkable army
order issued by Lord Kitchener as fol
lows:
ne COMMUNICATIVE in South
AFRICA desires to impress officers in
command of mobile columns that the
OBJECT OF such colvmnS is mobility.
anu that he has learned that such
forces carry with them furniture.
kitcheh ranges. pianos and harmo-
NUNS, which nulify that object. These
articles must he handed over to tbe
nearest stores"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
'ALARA At BOER ACTIVITY
Britis Government Awakening TO the
South African Situation.
HUGE ARMY ON THE DEFENSIVE
Fresh Troops Arc 10 Replace General
Kitchener's Exhausted Men British
Lose Over Thirty Killed in Rcpclling
nm Attack on tho Camp at Mocdwilt
Colonel Kekewich Now Wounded.

-ColOncl hekewiCh Now Wounded.
London.-"For months past we have
been told says the Daily Graphic.
that if the Boers would only abandon
their elusive tactics and come to close
quarters we should see what we
should see. The Beers have taken us
at our word, and the results are GER
tainly not encouraging"
The chorus OF dissatisfaction with
the inertia of the Government is daily
gathering force Winston Churchill.
NJ. T.. speaking in Oldham. described
the situation in South Africa rs "scri-
Gus and disquieting." He said tho
war could not be ended by proclama-
tiOnS or threats. but only by vigorous
military operations.
The Daily Mail and the Daily
Chronicle comment upon the fact that
the huge British army is seemingly
only able to remain on the defensive
1t is believed that The Government
ut last recognizes the necessity of
meeting the renewed Bocr activity.
Preparations are being made to re
place General Kitchencr'S exhausted
been issued making ii Impossible to
obtain discharge by purchase from
any Of the army reserves sections of
which are being prepared for mobll-
Zation.
There is further evidence of tho scri-
BUSINESS of the situation in Cane Col
ony. Mocdwill. the scene OF the bold
attack by Cummandant Delarcy on
Colonel kckewich's camp. ir seventy
five miles west OF Pretoria and fifteen
west OF Rustenburg.
General Kitchener reported that two
officers and thirty-onc men have btcn
killed in an attack on Colonel Keke-
Wichs camp. The EucrS. who were
under CommandantS Dclarcy and
Kemp. had fourteen officers ana ia
men wounded. after two hours night
fighting, when the BocrS were driven
Of. Colonel Kekcwich was among the
wounded
The Bocrs arc reported to have been
1000 strong. General Kltcncner. in
his dispatch. said the British rcpellc.l
the attack with great vigor. Colonel
Nekewich was slightly wounded in
TWO places. He said that all ranks
behaved extremely well
General Kitchener confirmed the
heaVy losses of the HccrS. about 80
killed ana 800 wounded in their at
tack on Fort italia and Fort Prospect.
He said the guns recently captured at
N'akfonteln have been recovered from
tlr Beers
y mixed column under General
Kitchener the Commander-:n-C Chicf's
brother, has been srnt to relieve. pre-
Sumably. Natal from Commandant
General Botha's forces. Ii has reached
| Nryhed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
MANY DEAD IN NINE EXPLOSION.
Ono Man Saves Himself by Running
Faster Than the Fire.


Victoria, Il. C.-Scventccn men are
dead rs Il result Of fire and explosion
in Extension Mine No >. belonging to
the Wellington Collicry Company
The flames started from curtain,
which caught fire from miners lamp.
In half an hour the whole slope WAS
OH fire Rescucrs reached the place
where the miners had been at work.
but the men had gone. The had run
with the fresh air. instead OF against
1t. in an attempt TO gct Out by the nc
cuStOmed route, thus meeting death
half way. While the rCscucrs were ut
work several explosions occurred.
James Thomas Il rope r!de. was rid
ing down the slope. and seeing the hrc
coming, jumped OF the car and ran.
TWO timbern en- called TO him 10 follow
them. but ne ran on and barely cS-
capped. The others pcrishcd.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09

Men will trust the church that really
trusts God.
No man lives honestly till he has
seen God openly.
The best way to hide God is to try
to analyze Him.
All the rivers that bless the world
have their rise in God.
The man who prevails with God Will
not fail with men.
Manhood and manner are more u a
sermon than matter
When a mans honesty is only pro.
tected by policy it Will be held al i
premium.
God does not waste time weighing
worthless men.
Many paupers are made by attcmp 5
TO relieve poverty.
Men will not freeze to you bccau e
you are cold-heartcd.
Sacrifice is the price that love pays
for the privilege of service
The only man who can bear IA
weight OF the worlds sin is ne whom it
bends in prayer.
Holiness is the secret Of all sacred
things.
T divinity of the church is not
demonstrated by the dignity Of The
preacher
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
SEYMOUR NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.
Tho Mayor of Ncwark Nominated by tho
New Jersey Democrats.

Trenton, y. J.-Iamcs NJ. Seymour
now Mayor OF Newark. was nomin-
atcd on tb" second ballot for Govern
Or on the Democratic ticket, The first
ballot resulted:
Seymour, .iSS; Farrell 4Sj; Cawow.
%; Braun. 81; Mattinc. -.
As tine vOt" was being announced
Camden tried To change its vote by
transferring lis CalTOw votes to sScy-
mour, but it was too late. The taking
Of the second ballot followed Cam-
den swung into line for Seymour.
Then the changes came so fast his
nomination was assured long before
the ballot ended.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
Business. Failures For a week

Business failures during the past
week, according to II. G.. Dun " Co..
nupibered 227 in the United States
ant. thirty-one in Canada, against 2O4
i'm this country and eighteen in Can
adj during the corresponding week
last year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09

At Philadelphia the Coroncr's jury
which investigated the explosion OF
the port boiler of the steamboat City
OF Trenton i'll the Delaware River on
August 2S. which resulted in the death
of tWenty-Gour persons, was unable TO
charge criminal neglect Oh the part of
any of those who constructed the boil
er or those who operated the beat.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
our TROOPS WE'RE DECEIVED.
Massacre Was Due to Misplaced Conf
dcnce ia the FiiipInos.

dcnce ia the Fiiipinos.
Washington, II. G. - The following
cablcgram WAS received at the Wag
Department from General CAaiicc.
Manila PIP AdW.aut-Gcacrul, Wash
iaG,ou. Nl,h reference 10 your tclc-
gram OF the 3Oih ultimo, VIII cable
names OF the MISSING enlisted men as
soon as "Scertancd.
The company was rushed about G.
o'clock in the morning Ivy "a large body
of bOlomeu, about 100. General
Hughes thinks the surprise was due
to the confidence OF the commanding
officer in assertions OF friendship from
the natives. Result OF the mvestiga-
tion will he cabled as soon as obtained.
-Chaffee
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
Navy Needs eooo New 1rcn.

Two thousand enlisted men arc
wanted by the Navy 10 bring the
strength up to the full limit author
lied by law. The Navy requires many
of these sailors this winter i'll order TO
place i'll commission the large fleet OF
torpedo-boat dcstroyers now nearly
Cumnlnfrl
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09

Whether l shall ever challenge
again it is tho early 10 say. J do not
know WHAT may 10 in that regard
or what Will be done with the sham
rock H.. bat 1t is not true that she
will remain here to race next spring."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
Connecticut Doctor pro,,ro,

Word has been received in Collins
Vile. Conn, telling OF the drowning
OF Dr. E. w. McClcre of that place. at
Jackman. Me. DR.. McClcre was thir-
tyhvc years old and unmarried.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
Now Companies OF Coast Artillery

Orders Will soon he issued by Lieu
tenanrGcncral Miles to provide for
the addition Of ten companies OF coast
artillery.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
ss.1GO. .4OI Colnea During sentemhcr.

The monthly statement of the Dircc-
toT Oi the Mint shows the total coin
age eNecu+zd III the mints OF the chi
tcd states during September was S.
lG0.4Ol, as follows: Gold. $l.1OO171;
silver, $500. .524; minor coin $lGU. 700
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09

Widespread devastation has been
caused by hoodS in The districts OF
san Haud.lion and LlobreSat. Spain.
cottages have been swept away and
whole villages are inundated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
German Forester Kills Two roachers.

Ten poachers attacked Forester
I4ersch i'll Il forest near Sagan. Ger
ihany. He killed two and wounded
tpree. The others fed. Kersch was
slightly wounded.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
SON of President Kruger Dead.

Tjaardt Kruger, Il son OF the former
President of the Transyaal, who re-
Gently surrendered to the British. has
just died ut Pretoria after Il Short i'll
hess.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09

In the arctic regions great forests of
willow trees thrive. but never reach
height OF more than six inches.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-10-09
RAMS HORN BLASTS

HE church is not
n statue but a
chisel.
y selfish look
leads TO a sinful
lust.
God helps those
who help others.
Great deeds are
achieved i'll The
heart first.
We Tighten or
own loads when
we lift others.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26

the raid which excited the men of the
south. but the manner 1t was received
In the north He Rrown) was looked
upon as a martyr In the cause OF free
dom and was almost deiied by many
He draws a picture of the happy past
for Sambo. and the u~nfriendiy contrast
now. He writes, and he was a Judge on
the bench:
n negro OF that day was a happy
and childlike creature. He had M
wants not willingly supplied: he had no
cares; his days work done. he sIant
secure Crime vas literally unknown
TO him. The plantation lefeth the Wild
to him. The planter left his wife and
children on his place surrounded bv his
sid'es' sure that they were safe from
harm- NOW what is his condition. 7
speak not OF a few bright exceptions,
ASK the Jails, the penitentiaries. the
LuHatlc asyiums, which are filled NOT
from he Of the old slaves brt
tnelr sons and daughters. No white
man VIII now leave his family ON his
place surrounded by negroes alone. and
oIten when / have been on the bench
L nave been constrained to excuse in
rors Tor this reason. Insanity was as
among negroes before the war
as homicide; each was extremely rare
L remember in those days but one really
crazy negro. though there were occa.
slonall idiots, n though we have
now two large asylums, the tails airs
filled with those who cannot be receiv.
I'D"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
THE DALE CHILD-MURDER
To eur Property Said to be the Mo-
tive for the Murder

New York, November 23.-Elizabeth
Howe Dale. who is accused of the muir
der Of her 5-year-old child Emeline, is
still in st. Mary's hospital, Hoboken,
where she was taken after her ~arraign-
ment in court. She is said to be much
improved in her physical condition. She
is under guard day and night.
In trying to establish a motive for the
alleged crime. it has been asserted that.
according to the will of her father. Mrs.
Dale would become the sole beneficiary
in the event of her child's death. She.
however. claims that she derives her
income from the estate of her grand
father and that it is hers during her
lifetime. She could derive no benefit,
as she is said to have declared, by the
death of her child, and she pr%ononunces
the story groundless and denounces it
as a cruel outrage.
Gilbert Waller. arrested for maintain
ing improper relations with Mrs. Dale,
was released today on 81, 900 cash bail.
The money was deposited by a repre-
sentative of the Dutch consul.
The body of the Dale child was plac-
ed in a casket today, but will not be
buried at once. By direction of the
father it will be kept at one of the re-
ceiving vaults at Hoboken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26

made nothing. Z win give you a case
in point. On a farm near here are five
negro tenants. They make barely
enough cotton to pay rent or share
The owner of the LAND hence got the
entire crop. The merchant who fur
nished supplies to the negro did not get
a cent. The condition of the country
negro is d~eplorable in the extreme"
They will have to move out. There are
other sections in the state where negro
labor is in demand. A gentleman from
another town told US this week that he
had a conversation with a merchant on
the wharf in Wilmington, and he said
to him. that he considered the people
TO be in worse condition than they had
been in since the war. Mr.. Ed. b. Bar
bee. a leading Raleigh cotton dealer, is
reported by the correspondent of The
Charlotte Observer as saying that "he
was confident the people in this section
of North Carolina did not realize the
condition in which the partial failure
of crops has placed them. He avs he
will not be at all surprised if by the
middle of January an appeal for aid is
not made. Two months g Governor
Avcock. as Will be recalled. said to the
writer that he was sure the people in
the rain-devastated part of the cotton
belt were not aware Of their bad condi-
ton. The fact is the crop failure has
reached the magnitude of a disaster.
Tenant-farmers are in a deplorable
condition in perhaps 80 counties"
1t is a good time ahead for active
beneficence, for deeds Of mercy and for
giving. Remember the poor and the
destitute. Living is extremely high and
money scare. Do unto others as you
would be lone blythe golden rule. The
W~adesboro Courier quotes Mr.. w. A
Pratt. of Cairo. who lives in a country
where the cotton crop is cut off more
than hall as saying: The people are il
worse fix than they were in '92. anG
equally as bad off as the days of Sher
| mans raid But he added with proper
| spirit: 1--WE will do the best we car
| and trust in Providence for results"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
HOME FOLKS.

The Clinton Democrat. a good week
iy. has passed under the editorial con-
troll of Mr.. H. ]. Hines. He is keep
ing up the interest we'll. Success at
tend him.
- :. >.
AL the celebration held at Raleigh by
the State Literary and Historical Soci-
ETY. a few weeks ago, Professor Henry
Jerome Stockard, of Peace Institute,
read a poem On Sir Walter Raleigh.
The following is perhaps equal to any
part Of the poem. and pays a tribute
In we'll selected words to the influence
of the Lost Colony"
what nough no sage may read the
OF Croatan, diffused through marsh
ana solitude? Their valor did not die,
But is incorporate in our civic life,
J Iney were OF those who fought at
~Bannockburn;
Their vital spirits Spake at Mecklen-
burg;
| They rose at Alamance. at Bethel led,
And at Cardenas steered through
binding shells.
Ihey live today and shall forever live,
Lifting mankind toward freedom and
toward God!"
| :. !. :.
We learn from The Richmond Dis
patch that the returning Daughters OF
the C~onfederacy from the meeting in
this city, are in high spirits and Gin fine
feather over the monument to Jeffer-
son Davis. While the whole amount
necessary for the work is not in hand
there is confidence that it can be soon
procured, and a site at Twelfth and
Broad has been selected for the monu-
ment. which is to be in the shape of
an arch or gateway. June 3rd, 1903, is
the date fixed upon for the unwilling.
The monument fund now amounts to
$4,000. and it is desired to increase
this amount to SIS, OOO."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26

sweet Colonel Seymour is a fine char
acter and there have been in the south
manvm men Of his high and noble type.
We do not like perhaps the way his
daughter married. northern man. 1t
would have been more in harmony
with the feelings of most readers n
t eternal fitness Of things if the
fortunate man to wed such a charming
personality had been the gifted LII
manly son Of a Confederate hero. Let
this book. so well named. THE Broken
Sword" be generally read. 1t will
greatly attract the men who lived
through the tremendous war. and after,
and it should prove both an inspira-
ton and a romantic history to the sons
and daughters of the Confederacy n
Of their descendants, and may their
tribe increase"
Since we wrote nearly all of the above
1t has been suggested to US that the
author is a native North Carolinian
and perhaps born in Martin county. He
was a Confederate officer of merit. II
is of 10 particular consequence in
which southern state he was born, as
he is a thorough southerner in every
inch of his anatomy, and has done a
needed and good work for "the land we
love-"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
end fatally

VIM. Ubelaker, President Of the Lake
View Lodge of Foresters, writes from
1897 North Clark ST., Chicago, ILL.,, the
following letter:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O..
Gentlemen-For years past when /
have been exposed to wet or Indictment
weather, my chest would hurt me and /
would have serious indigestion, and ]
would be laid UP for a day or two, caus-
ing inconvenience and pain.
One of my lodge friends advised me
to try Peruna, as it had helped him, and
| I found that 4 bottle cured me.
If 1 feel badly row I at once take two
| or three doses, and 1 find it keeps me in
| fine health. Peruna is worthy Of every
! ones CONFERENCE.-THE. UBELAKER.
It IL only just ordinary good, common
sense % provide against inclemen'
weather. If you have the slightest cold
cough, sneezing, or any other indication
| that you are "under the weather." a few
| doses of Peruna will put you right.