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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
A SYSTEM Of SLAVERY
Negroes Held in Stockades Under
Form Of Contract to Work.
SOUTH CAROLINA COURT AROUSED
Judge Benct. In Anderson County. Charge,
the Grand Jury to Investigate tho Sys.
tem-On "a Labor Contract, He SAYS.
Even Women and Little Babes Are
Imprisoned-Even Worse Than Siberi,

Columbia. S. C-Judge w. c. Be.
net has ordered special term of the
Court of Sessions 10 !pcr1 III anderson
on March q. to receive he rcpor. of
the Grand Jury he has charged 10 in
Vestigate the shameful practiccs'
and "stockadc scandal of Anderson
County In charging :hp Grand Jury
TO make thorough and fearless invcs
tigation, the Judge said he had heard
rumors of the conditions; oc slavery
In that county. but the evidence
brought out during the week i'm the
trial of James Newell. farmer for
the murder OF will" HUI. Il negro
"astonished the Court.
The Judge stated that Hull had been
Killed while attempting to escape from
Ncwell's stockadc. and that he was
not convict. hut was held Il prisoner
under labor contract that gave the
landlord every right ever claimed by Il
master over slaves. Hull had run
away and gone home. where he was
arrested. at the instance of Newell
by constable. and by that constable
taken to Newcll's Stockade instead of
the .ail. and turned over to NEWELL :
guards. Later. when he again at
tempted - escape. he was killed.
The Judge said he was Informed
that not only men. hut women and
children, were held in this bondage
He read the labor contrac, in force in
Anderson. saying ii could hold in no
frcc country; no court would permit a
man TO barter himself aS - chattel
and this they did here. The contract.
besides allowing the use of force and
subjecting the laborcr TO "plantation
regulations" which permit whipping.
contains this clause: THE said landlord
shall have The right to transfer his in
terest in this contract to any other
party. and | agree TO continue work
for said assignee the same MS for the
original party of the first part
1t Is understood that the wcalthicSt
men in the county are involved The
Judge urged the jury to see that jus
tice was done to the negroes. who
should he considered the wards of
whites. There are said to be stock
AIDES in your county without n single
! convict, vet filled with men guarded
as convicts worked as convicts pun
ished ms convicts. and sometimes shot
MS if felons escaping from prison and
the custody of the law"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
DOM ESTIC.

The packing houses of the North anG
West will make test case of the mat
ter of taxes for their branches in
Georgia.
The headlcss body OF man was
found in a vault at Columbus. Ohio.
By boiler explosion in Chickasa
Ohio. John Dcsh was killed and his
three sons injured.
Alexander w. Longfcllow. n broth
er of the poet Henry w. Longfellow
died at Portland. Me, aged eighty-siX
AT the Rhode Island Department OF
the G.. y. X. annual encampment Com
mandcr Read spoke harshly of private
pension bills, stating that the practice
was TO be strongly condemned
For soliciting money and jewelry
from many SuitOrS. obtained through
matrimonial agency. Elizabeth Kar
burick, aged twenty one. of Blooming
ton, H.. was held for violating the pos
tai laws
seat in the New York Stock Ex.
change was sold for sol .000 the high.
est price on record
The bill lcgalizing the whipping of
wife beaterS was passed by the Della
ware Legislature after a lively debate.
Mrs. Thomas &. Plat. wife of New
Yori's senior United States Senator
died in her apartments in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. at New York City. She
was in her SiXty-SiXth year.
Lou Miller. German resident, blind
for many years, was murdered near
Hazlcton. Ind. by being shot through
the head. Miller was about fifty years
old and reputed 10 be worth 100000.
Mrs. Harriet Matteson died at the
Old Ladies' Home in Dunkirk. n. Y.
aged 10i years.
Fire in the Kimberly Mills of the
Kimberly Il Clark Paper Company. M
Appleton. Wis. caused loss of $780,
600.
Great ice foes in the waters about
New York City seriously impeded
navigation.
raid in Winfield, Kan. resulted in
the destruction of Joint" Several
shots were fired and one woman was
hurt
y mob took negro charged with
assaulting woman. from a Jail at
Paris. Ky, and lynched him.
Fire at Rochester. Penn. damaged
one of the plants of the National Glass
Company to the extent of $50O,OOO.
a special election will be held in the
Fourth Maine district on April ia
choose a successor to Congressman c.
\. Boutelle. resigned.
A school for teaching boys to beg
was discovered I'm New York City
through the arrest of the alleged man.
ager.
Major Anderson, in an amateur en-
tertainment. hypnotized boy al
Lyons, n. Y, and had to summon a
professional hypnotist to awaken the
youngster.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
FOREIGN.

The death of the King Of Gojam,
Abyssinia, by poison. was made known
and the fact that two pretenders are
lighting for the throne.
Ambassador Choate. at London. de-.
clined to discuss the report that Presi-
dent Mckinley has offered him the
office of Attorney General.
The Ameer of Afghanistan wrote a
sympathetic letter to Lord Curzon, of
kedleston, Viceroy of India, on the oc-
casion of the Queens death.
Strathcona's Horse. from Cape
Town. South Africa, reached Graves
end, England, on the steamer Lake
Erie.
Many lives and $1,000. 900 in Boliv-
ian money were lost. caused by floods
at La Plaz. Peru.
Before brilliant company. the Prin-
cess des Asturias aud Prince Charles
of Bourbon were welded in the royal
palace in Madrid. Spain Fearing Sc
rious disorder, Madrid authorities put
the city under martial law. with Cen
eral Weyler in control.
Another epidemic of the plague is
raging at Bombay, India. or 1000
>'hs within a week 922 were due to
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
THE NEWS ePlTOMlZED
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The President and Mrs. Mckinley
gave dinner at the White House in
honor of the Diplomatic Corps
Tho Senate confirmed all the Presi-
dents nominations of Brigadier- en-
erals
The Administration fears the i'm.
position of countervailing duties on
Russian sugar may lead to CONNER
cial war between the United States
and Europe.
The President nominated former
Congressman Charles A. Boutelle. Of
Maine. to be captain on the retired
list of the navy. in accordance With
the recent act of Congress.
A delegation of prominent Cubans
called on President Mckinley and dis.
cuSsed the condition Of affairs in the
Island with him.
Owing to rctirements President Nc.
kinley will have the appointment of
twenty or more general officers in the
army within the next eighteen months
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
THE ELECTORAL VOTE
Senate and House in Joint Session
Canvass the Presidential Vote
Mckinley and Roosevelt Wccciyed 7os
OF the A47 Cnst. and Congress
Declares Them Elected.

Washington. u. C.-The Senate and
House met in joint session Wednes.
day. canvassed the electoral vote and
declared William Mckinley elected
President and Theodore Roosevelt
Vice-President for four years from
March 4. Mckinley received. 292 elcc.
torai votes. to 155 for Bryan
The method Of counting the electoral
vote for Presider. and Vice President
Is prescribed with great detail by the
statute and was followed literally At
one minute of / O'Clock Colonel Rams
dell, Sergeant-at-Afm of the Senate,
appeared at the main door Of the
House, opposite the Speakers desk.
and announced the President pro tenn.
and members of the Senate. The merl.
bers OF the House rose to receive them,
while page NoyS, carrying the caskcts
In which the electoral returns were de-
posted. took them to the Clerks desk
Senator Frye. Prcsident pro TEN. OF
the Senate, asCcndCd the rostrnm and
took his place nj the right of Speaker
Henderson TO preside over the Joint
session.
The certificates were no; uniform.
and thc operation Of opening The bulky
packages and seeking out the result In
each case was attended, with many dc
lays.
Upon tho Announcement. OF tho vote
of Wyoming. by the direction of the
presiding officer. the tclleru formally
ascertaned the totals.
Senator Chandler announced the to-
tai number OF votes east as A.. or
which William Mckinley. ot Ohio. re-
ccived for President of the United
States 292: W illiam Jennings Bryan
of Nebraska. loo. and of which Theo-
dorc Roosevelt. of New York. received
for Nicc-P President 292. and Adla; r.
Stevenson, 15J.
Thercupon. in accordance with The
statute, Senator Frye proclaimed the
state of the vote as delivered 10 him.
This announcement of the state OF
the vote hv the President OF the Seu-
ate" said he lis. hy law. sufficient
declaration that William Mckinley OF
the State of ohio. is elected President
of the United States. and that Theo-
dore Roosevelt of the State of New
York. is elected Nicc-Prcsident EACH
for the term beginning on March {.
1901. and will hc entered. together
with list of the votes, on the journals
of the Senate and House of Reprcsen-
tativcs.
"The count OF the electoral votes
having been completed and the result
declared. the Joint meeting of the two
houses is dissolved and the Senate
will now return to its chamber"
a tremendous outhurst Of applause,
which swept over the galleries. FOL
lowed. The Senate then filed ont Of
the hall and the ceremony was ended.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

A. T. Odelin Acting AttorneyCen-
eral Of Porto Rico was given n $1,000
judicial appointment in the Philip-
pines by Secretary Root.
In fight at Sibuyan. Batangas. in
Luzon. the Filipino General Malbas
was killed.
The principal government OF the
Province of Pampanga, +. l.. was or
sanized and officers were appointed.
The Philippine Commission is receiv-
ing warm welcome from natives on
its journey in Luzon.
The mass of evidence against Neely
is accumuIating at Havana, Cuba. and
preparations are being made for his
public trial.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
ACCIDENT ON THE KEARsARcE.
shell Burst in Thirteen-Inch Gun, Doing
Little Damage.

Washington, ID. ca mail report
giving an account of the bursting of n
Shell in the bore Of one of thc thirteen
inch guns Of the United States warship
Kearsargc has been received at the
Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy De-
partment.
The accident occurred several weeks
ago while the ship was at target prac-
tice of Pensacola. Fla. The damage
resulting is said to be not serious and
consisted mainly in the deforming or
gouging of the tube. This will not
prevent the gun being used again.
II is probably the first .me. however.
that an explosion has occurred in one
OF the thirteen-inch guns. The pecu.
mary loss will not be large.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
INITIATING MRS. NATION.
A MiddIc-Aged Woman Wrecks n Saloo
in Rochester with an Iron Poker.

Rochester y. "a middle-aged
woman. who announced herself as "a
second Mrs. Carrie Nation" caused
havoc in the saloon of Jacob Weille, in
this city. The woman was angcrcd
over the fact that her son had been
drinking heavily. and. supposing that
he had obtained the liquor in this sa-
loon. she started out with the intention
Of cleaning IL out. and before she left
the place was badly wrecked The
woman. who was Mrs. Ellen Yachter
was armed with an iron poker. When
she was satisfied with her work she
left he place.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
ALABAMA coNvIcTS SHOT.
rhcy Had Made Daring and Nearly
Successful Efort To Escape.

SuCcessfui tnrrt Ia Escape.
Birmingham. Ala Six convicts made
dash to escape from the coal mines
at Pratt City. They We're led by Chas.
Higgins. life man sent UP for muir
der. and Charles Harris, serving
twenty year sentence. The men made
their way for two miles under ground
in entries OF work d-out mines.
w hen the convictS were checked of
the six men were missed. About that
time an electric gong was sound
ed as the desperate men were battering
down heavy gate at the mouth OF the
old mine. All the guards were notified
and when the convicts had the gate
down and were about TO get out into
the open they were fired on by the
guards.
Higgins was almost instantly killed.
Harris was shot i'm the breast and is
fatally wounded. The other four men
surrendered and were marched back
to prison two miles away. The con
victs had to break down seven gates
on their underground trip.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
THE SMALLEST WOMAN IN CUBA
Senorits dc CendH. Twenty-four inches
TnII. Calls on the President.

Washington. ID. C.-Among his visit
Ors n few days ago President McKin-
ley received Senorita Estirito de Cen
da, who is the smallest woman in
Cuba. She was born near Matanzas.
and is about 10 return home after
visit to the United States.
Senorita de Cenda is commonly
called by her friends "Chiquta." She
is thirty y-one years old. twenty-four
inches tall. and weighs twenty seven
pounds. She was showily dressed in
satins and silks and wore diamonds
She speaks Spanish, Italian. French
and English and made "A little speech
to the President in the laSt-named Ian
guage, as follows: II want TO thank
you. Mr. President, for what YOU have
done for my people"
The President replied: 'lh nat c'as q
very nice little speech. one of the most
welcome have ever received.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
only.


The most practical preaching must
deal with great principles.
The world robs itself OF Christ when
1t robs Him OF His divinity
He spepaks we'll whose hearers do
not hear the footsteps OF passing tim
A great store OF patience may be
lost through very small leak OF veXa-
tion.
Many men fan the flames OF their
vices in order TO cool them.
Moderation in sin is as possible a.
moderation in hanging
A change OF air will not cure the
heart of sin.
There is no Christianity without
selfgiving
Seven other devils can he cast out
more easily than the one devil o.
self
The wages OF sin are always paid
right on time.
1t makes all the difference whether
the world is on your heart or your
heart Is in the world.
He who fills all things will not Jet
His people go empty.
A good action does not make n
ner into saint any more than leap
INTO the air makes fish into 4 bird.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
RUSSIA HAS RETALIATEp.
Duties on Many American Products In
creased Thirty Per Cent.

Washington. ID. Count CasSini.
the Russian Ambassador. received n
cablegram from the Russian Foreign
Office confirming the report OF the is
sue of the decree imposing increased
duties on certain American imports
into Russia, and took steps to inform
the State Department accordingly.
1t is believed that a grave crisis has
been reached in the trade relations be-
tween the United States and Russia
The Immediate effect of the Russian
decree, when ii becomes operative on
March ], will he TO increase by fifty
per cent. the duties on American ma
chinery, steel, and iron goods. These
goods already enjoy two separate re-
auctions, thirty per cent. being taken
off from the general. and twenty per
cent. from the conventional duties. The
articles referred TO in the Russian de
cree are machinery and tools. and
manufactures and products of cast
iron and steel
Roughly stated. the United States is
said to have exported goods of this de
scription to Russia last year to the
amount of about S30,0O0.00O. The adj
dition of fifty per cent. TO the duty
will, it is thought, prove practically
prohibitory.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
Troops and Treasure For Manila

The transport Sheridan sailed from
San Francisco. Cal. for Manila via
Honolulu with 400 soldiers, large
number of cabin passengers, more
than S1,OO0,O00 III treasure and 5000
tons OF freight.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
Saloon Wrecked In Arkansas City. Kan.

Arkansas City. Kan.-Seventy men.
led by the ministers Of this city.
crossed the Arkansas River and de-
molished the Last Chance" saloon.
When the crowd swept down upon the
place the bartender was asleep. ale
was backed into q corner at a revolv-
er's point and witnessed the complete
demolition OF the fixtures and stock,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
Have choice of Mode. of scicide.

The Emperor OF China is said TO
have given choice of modes of sui
eide to the officials whose deaths are
demanded by the representatives OF
foreign nations
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20

A contract for 100 toIa of steel
rails has been secured by yhe Illinois
Steel Company for the Australian
Government. The rails arc 10 he
shipped to Melbourne.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20

National Bank of Cuba Incorporated.
The National Bank of Cuba. at Hav-
ana, has been incorporated with =
capital Of $1,000,O00
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

HE hypocrite uses
truth, but as the
vehicle in which 10
mix lies.
II makes much
difference whether
life is a station or
a terminus.
God knows ne
ither popularitynor
unpopularity
The world is bar
rem to the man
who cultivates self
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20

st Petersburg. Russia The Finance
Minister, NJ. dc Wittc has proved his
ability to hit quick and hard. He sent
10 the Senate on Wednesday, for Dub-
lication, an ordinance lcvying thirty
per cent increased duty on the most
important American imports into Rus
sia. The ordinance was published in
the Official Messenger. and becomes
effective on March l.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-02-20

ihe first street Lighting in this coun.
try was done III New York IN 1902.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18
TOWN TOPICS,
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AT DAN
BURY.
R.. s. HINMAN KINDLY MAKES A COR
RECTION. .,

R., s. HINMAN KINDLY MAKES A COR
RECTION. ..
The BEE asks to be corrected if it is
mistaken as to vegetables at Danbury.
It's estimate of. the fruit exhibit is
correct so far as apples and pears were
concerned. The grape exhibit was
not only large but remarkable in quail
ity. The apples and pears this year
were shown by people of Danbury and
adjoining towns, making it local ex-
hibit while last year one exhibitor
from the state of New York had more
than 200 plates. There were 627 ex-
hibits in the fruit classes, some being
collections that would make the num-
ber of plates well up to 800. 1t was
different in the vegetable classes for
not only were the tables occupied by
Mr. Chapman's apples last year piled
with vegetables but every available
table was filled to it's capacity and
truck loads piled around and even un-
der the table. Had The BEE man
spent from Wednesday noon till Sat-
urday noon over those vegetables and
then by agreement between the fair
people and exhibitors Jumped table,
dividing the money, he might have
been impressed with the magnitude
of the exhibit. 1t established one
fact that the big tent at Danbury will
have to be enlarged or smaller quanti-
ties required. A dozen potatoes can
be judged or looked at quite as we'll as
basket full and big pumpkin or
head of cabbage is just asgood as three
where there are hundreds of Them
GR. 8. Hinman.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18
THOMAS H. BEECHER.
HIS DEATH OCCURS ON WEDNESDAY OF
LAST WEEK.

HIS DEATH OCCURS ON WEDNESDAY OF
LAST WEEK.
The death of Thomas III. Beecher OF
Plattsville on Wednesday last remov-
ed one of the most esteemed citizens
of the town of Fairfield. His age was
45 years, IL months and IL days. He
was.a blacksmith and a..year and half
ago received an injury which finally
resulted in his death. Mr. Beecher
was man of character and among his
neighbors was regarded as the. soul of
honor. He is survived by wife, three
sons, Robert j., Clarence S. and Thom-
as Sheldon and one daughter, Bertha.
His aged mother and one brother, At
torney William J. Beecher of this
town, also survive him. The funeral
was largely attended on Saturday from
St Augustine's church, Father Grim
minis officiating. The pail bearers
were Messrs John G. Beecher, James
Dalton, George Bright and George
Bush.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

A popular Sandy Hook young busi-
ness man had an experience the other
day that he does not care to repeat.
1t appears that he is an enthusiastic
bicyclist and often rides to the post
Office for the mail. He generally comes
up to the postofice steps with rush,
alighting with all the agility of the
expert bicyclist. Something went
wrong on the night in question, and
instead of alighting ia his usual grace
full manner, he shot off his wheel, land.
ing on his head somewhere near the
door of the undertaking establishment
of George F. Taylor. The noise he
made in falling caused the postmaster
assistant postmaster and lady clerk tt
rush wildly to the door. But by the
time they arrived on the scene the bi
cyclist had picked himself up and wa
ruefully rubbing his shins. He triet
to smile and laugh 1T off, but tn
incident appealed to those who wit
messed it as highly dangerous. He ha
been advised to slacken his speed OF
approaching the platform hereafter.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

Rev E. F. johnson and Mr. and Mrs
w. G. johnson arrived at Redlands,
CAL, on Saturday evening. They made
quite stay at Colorado Springs, COL,
'enroute. w. G. Johnson, in writing a
friend from there. said: "We are now
1000 miles from Connecticut friends
and have yet $500 miles to travel be.
fore we reach Redlands. 1 never re.
allied before how extensive Uncle
Sans domains were"
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

Brank T. Botsford, who is now at
Montclair, CAL, in renewing his sub
scription to THE BEE, writes: 81 could
not get along without it. It's like a
letter from home every week."
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18
LAKE GEORGE.

Mrs Thomas Donovan measured a
leaf of her tobacco and found it to be
two feet and half long and two feet
wide; good leaf of tobacco.
Cider apples are very scare around
this vicinity.
Austin S. Botsford, who has been on
the sick list, is somewhat better, this
week.
Mrs Depew of Stratford spent Sun
day with her son, Charles Lake.
Mr. and Mrs J. W. Daley were among
the people who went to the Danbury
fair.
Charles Lake bought COW, this
week.
Mr. Collins of Danbury is opening uI
the old silica quarry on J. A. Turner'S
farm.
There was no school in this district
Friday, as Miss Keane attended the
Danbury fair.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

Mr. and Mrs Joseph Edwards of Can
ada arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs A. Beardsley of Zoar, last Friday,
for months stay.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

The sociable of Court Sandy Hook,
No. 81, E. of A., on Friday evening,
October 18, at St Mary's hall, Sandy
Hook, promises to be an interesting
and enjoyable affair. Good music will
be furnished and good time is guar
anteed. The committee of arrange
ments consists of William Peck, Paul
Morrow, William Egan and Elmer
Spencer.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

Miss Florella Northrop changes her
place of residence on Saturday, moving
from George A. Northrop's place to
rooms in Mrs Hamburger's rent in the
Beers house on West street.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-10-18

Architect Barnett Phillips of New
York City passed Sunday in town, the
guest of Selectman Levi G. Morris. MI
Phillips prepared the Oplans for MI
Morris new residence and has had the
superyisiOn of it's erection.