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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
JOHNSON WOULD NOT SERVE.
Says He Prefers to lie Mayor of CIeve-
Iand 10 GoEernor of Ohio.

Cleveland, Ohio.--Referring to the
ruhlished statement that he intended
10 he n candidate for Governor this
fail, Mayor Tom L. johnson said:
"There is absolutely no truth in rhe
statements referred to. | would de.
cline the nomination. l would refuse
10 serve il elected. Is that strone.
enough? Nothing on earth could cause
me to break my contract as Mayor
with the people of Cleveland for the
next two years"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
FREAKS OF LAWMAKERS.
Alabamian Wants Men Learned In Inv
to Hold Only judicial Onices.

Montgomery, Ala.-A feature of the
Constitutional Convention now in ses-
sion was an ordinance introduced by
Mr.. Sanford, of Montgomery. to strike
out that part of the preamble which
declares that no State has a right to
secede. He says it is unnecessary.
Another ordinance which created
much laughter was that of Pierce. OF
Marion, that no man who is learned in
law shall hereafter hold any cfices
except those OF q judicial nature.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
MAN AND WOMAN DROWNED.
Wont Rowing on Lake and Boat Was
Found Floating Bottom Upwnrd

Oak Orchard-on-the-Lake. n. Y
Earl Bently. twenty-five years old. and
Miss Dora Phillips. aged twenty. of
West Barre drove up to Oak Orchard
Inn and left their horse and buggy. go
ing TO the lake and hiring boat.
Later tleir boat was found drifting
bottom up near the mouth of Oak
Orchard Creek. Near by foated the
girls black jacket and her companions
derby hat.
Inc bodies were recovered. 1t Is the
general opinion of the people Mt the
lake mat the act. as far as Bentley
was concerned. was premeditated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
WASHINGTON EEAKs TIT NEWS
Expected That n Speedy Evacuation @;
tho Island VIII Follow.


Washington. d. C.-Thc rows OF tic
3CoDtioD OF tho Plat Amendment by
Tic Cuban Constitutional Convention
was received with genuine gratifca-
tion here. Now that Shc Cubans have
demonstrated their faith in Tie Uni
ted States. it Is expected that q fairly
SPEEDY evacuation OF tho island will
follow, contingent only upon tho cs-
tablishment OF n stable government in
tho island. IN effective police fore,
and other measures necessary II Tic
preservation of good ort.er Gnd sani-
tatiou ere considered rs essential pre-.
requisites in the formation Of the new
government.
The nero physical question Of the
withdrawal Of tho American military
from the Island is IN easy enc and
can be accomplished without much do
lay. Ona cabinet Office. speaking CT
tle matter, eXprcsscG tho opinion that
IL the ether requirements arc net our
Withdrawal must h accomplished cur.
ing the summer 50 that Cuban indc-
pcndencc might be reality by next
aVtupn.
General Wood has officially corn
mulicated to the War Department the
fact that tlc Amendment has been
adopted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
Max Lasnr DISCHARGED.

United States Commissioner Robin.
son. at Buffalo, n. Y, ordered the dis
charge of Max Lasar, OF New York
City. who has been in Jail nearly n
year for trying to smuggle $4,000
worth of diamonds into the country at
Suspension Bridge. Lasar had served
his time, but could not pay the fine
of 5000 He secured his liberation un.
der the Poor Debtor law.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
sugar FROM Sawousr.

A patent for the manufacture of qlu-
cosc sugar has heen granted in London
to a resident in Germany, says the Lon
don Pail Mall Gazette The process is
as follows: "Fennentablc sugar is OBJ
tanned by heating sawdust with sulphur
ic acid then compress sing the mixture
and boiliRs the pressed mass with water.
The solution thus obtained is ready for
treatment in the usual rlr-aer"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
WIDESPREAD IRRIGATION.
Necessary in Two-Gnhs of the Country
Area To Make Farming Pay.

Area To Make Farming Pay.
Washington, II. C.-ProfeSsor Meade.
the Agricultural Departments irriga-
ton expert in his testimony before
the Industrial Commission. said that
irrigation is necessary i'm two-fifths of
the area of the United States to make
farming profitable: that il had re-
deemed an area in Louisiana and Tex
ms larger than some New England
states, cauSinG an increase in the.
value of land from 81 to from $50 n
500 nm acre: that it is considered 4
necessary adjunct to market garden
Ing all along the Atlantic coast. and
that there are 10000 irrigation bitches
In the United States, costing $780,
100000.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
FOREIGN.

The monsoon rains in India started
unusually early. and 1t is hoped they
will greatly improve the crop pros
poets.
Speaker Henderson and Representa-
tive Gillet called on President Loubet
at Paris. France.
The business world of London was
surprised by n reduction Of the bank
rate from three and n half to three
per cent.
Special advices from Warsaw told
Of the arrest of numerous prominent
Poles, including Niewiedomski, for
political reasons.
Contracts We're signed for 500 miles
OF new railways in Rhodesa.
Andrew ID. White. IN an interview al
Berlin. considered there was no ground
for apprehension OF difficulties be.
tween Germany and the United
States.
Sir David Barbour, Government
kial expert In South Africa, made
{,, s S2AZe recommending that the mines
4nsVaal be taxed 81, 25O,O0
yearly to help defray the cost OF the
war.
Pope Leo XIII. is stated to be in
excellent health.
London Truth announced that King
Edwards coronation will probably
take place on June 20, 1902.
Grand Duchess Olga, the Cars ED.
est daughter, is recovering from ty.
phoid fever
Warm weather in Scotland wac fol
lowed by snow storm.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
A PARAGON OF HONESTY.
thiO Patriot Sends tho Treasury One Cent
Duty on Struggled Pencil.

Washington. ID. c. - When United
States Treasurer Roberts opened his
morning mail one OF the first letter.
was from a man il Toledo. Ohio, who
Gid not sign his name.
He stated in the letter that while in
Buffalo recently he bought q lead pen
ell from Canadian. paying two cents
for 1t. He learned later to his humn-
iaticn, that the pencil had not paid
duty, and therefore sent one-cent
stamp as payment OF the duty.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
Explosion KilIa Fifteen.

An explosion in a cartridge factory
ut Les Moulineaux. France, has re-
suited in the loss of fifteen lives ard
the inJuring Of about twenty persons.
majority Of those injured were
women
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19

I saal A. \ - =,
course, had her ofiiciafSss<l14s4sS 4sSItle Fer
HveraGe speed for the four hours of
steady steaminG under forced drauCht
WaS 17.31 knots per hour. This breaks
fhc record CT 1T.C1 established by her
sister ship, tho Alabama. and again
it eciipses the most recent record CT
17.12 made by the Wisconsin. on the
Pacific, vessel of the same type, de-
sign and dimensions.
Not only did the Illinois demonstrate
that she was faster than any warship
Of her class, but she proved her ability
10 turn upon an enemy with eXtraord-
mary quickneSs by describing n COM
plete circle within 500 yards. or little
more than twice her length. In three
minutes and ten seconds while plough
Ing through the sea at fun speed.
Rear-Admiral Sampson. who was
aboard unofiicially. and Rear-Admiral
Evans. who acted rs President Of the
Trial Board. rs well as the other naval
officers who participated in the trial,
spoke of the ship in the highest terms
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19

Three sons of Lawrence q. Mollot, OF
Bellaire. Ohio. were carried away b.
the water in Captina Greek in clouu
burst and drowned. The victims were
Arthur. fifteen years old; WILDER, nInc
years, and Roy, six years.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
Britain's New Naval Station.

The British Government has decided
to establish a naval station at Argen-
tia Bay, Newfoundland. Forts Will be
erected and dockyards laid OUT.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
CUBA ACCEPTS PLATT LAW
No Notifications Are Made by the
Constitutional Convention.
No Debate Preceded the Vote, Which
Stood 1G For tho Amendment
md IL Against It.

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban Consti-
tutional Convention has accepted the
Platt Amendment by vote of 1G to
IL. The resolution to accept was car
ried without discussion.
Immediately after the opening OF
the session Senors Tamayo, Liluendas
and Quesada. constituting n majority
Of the Committee on Relations. sum-
mitted rs substitute for the Commit
tees former report the Plat Amend
ment as passel by Congress, recom-
mending that 1t be accepted and made
an appendix to the Constitution.
In the vote on the resolution the
twenty-seven delegates present divided
as follows:
In favor of acceptance-Capote. VII
uendas. Jose NJ. Gomez. Tamayo. Mon
teaguedo, Delgado. Eetarcourt. Giher-
ga, Llorente. Quesada. Sanguilly, Nu-
neZ, Rodriguez Berriel. Quilez and Fer
rer.
Opposed to acceptance-Zayas. Ale
man. Eudaldo Tamayo. .Tuar Caulher-
TO Gomez, ClsneroS>>Silvc. Fortrn,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
LAST YEA9 OF SPANISH REG
oOeen Announces That the XII

HVeeh Annouaces That the ~
Open the Next ParIinmcr
Madrid. Spain.-The OueenW
accompanied by the King. N IS
Cortes. The speech from
alluded to this being the la 4
will open Parliament, as
terminates next year.
Foreign relations werei q
to be excellent. The
would especially devot
tivatihg good relatiol
ish-American copHtrl
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19

Batneship Oregon in Home Waters.
The battleship Oregon has arrived
at San Francisco. Cal, from Chinese
Hater6
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19

IuDNu Were aOsent. The Iattcr Two
voted against acceptance in the pre-
vious division. Senor FCrrcr vCtcl
with the Conservatives. explaining his
change of attitude by -sscrtin- that
he believed acceptance would be the
Lest solution of the problem.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
Kills HERS "a

Montreal Woman of {
Subject to Attack,
Montreal, Que
path shot and kill,
tally wounded her J
at her home. The
to the Royal Victor
he uicd. So.
Mrs Redpath,
OF the oldest fam s
about forty five {
been subject to -
and melanclol
it is suppose
these speils s
suicide and
inS to preve
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
SPURHS WANANAKER OFFEB
Franchise, Worth $1,000, 900 Gives
AWAY by ihe Mayo Of Philadelphia.
CONTEST IN THE COURTS LIKELY

sss1a suss..
Mayor AshbridGo Signs thc street R.;t-
way Ordinances and Ignores reyru
wrnnnaNer's rrorer OF millions Fos
Them - Tie Makes No Explanation o. ~
His Actfon-Cnuses Profound Sensatson
- Phiiadelnnia Penn.-Nravor Ash
bridge has signed the fourteen ordiu W
nnces passed by the City Council
granting franchises to certain cor,jora
itions for city railways surface. eIe,
jvated. aud underground. These wore
the ordinNnces made possible by TIE -----'-'
pills recently rushed through the Penn
lSylvania Legislature at the instance
lof the Quay machine No payment os
iany Kind to the city is provided for n,
lhe bills. As Il result Injunction prc,
i"eediu"s restraining the operation OF ,
lh" franchises are now couteuipiated
Mayor Ashhrid-es action I'm rafuS
ing 70 open John Wanamakers Letter
which was left Mt his horse ahd
rhrov-.r'- H-vHv ihe lotter handed htuy
mt 'he dedication OF tlic Mint. has de
Ctcd profound sensation Tho
M@Yor signed the ordinances IN or
position 10 public sentiment arE In 25
the face of 4 protest by Mr. War1- <
maker who bod written 30 him csrar.
ing to give $2,5oC.oo0 for the fran
chises. =
Mr. Wanamakcr's letter .cfter rafe -;
ring to the various franchises and III t
claiming any interest In strees ra ~ ~
ways md expressing the opinion IL Il
the rights about to be given away
extremely valuable, confessed
For the power. riyL} #
chiseS, granted and int - -
cured by fha fourteen XIX l1| s.
ferred TO VIII give tn
ade!phi1 the sum or S2 f| s
n gI'Praptcp of rood r. - ~
ter have th!S day De 49, ~
Real Estate Trust { 81
count of th.s propos:t:c IS
or S25OO00.
my offer Of S2.5C0oAo n
because conceive thu, 81.
measure O. tNa value or III
to he granted ny thvge orl -
! beltcvo them 10 be mUch -
bic, but merely rs IN !ndicSS2 E ~ "a
Your Honor in concrete form b ~
magnitude, OF the gift confetred
Private ciiSzeas without resilrn
people. t seems to rie that = W 81
away suGn franchises for "a >
when others stand ready To ~ & ~
ions for the same right, Is III
Of public plunder."1 49,.
Mr.. Wanamaker's letth>zrH2
to Mayor Ashbridse " ! u
was attending the =
dedication of the d IS IE[ $ IS & n
Of NGnamaker's til s. 81 s. Fl s| & Zz<
The Mayor recogIN ~ '<
Ing ef Mr. -NanamaI Is rs W
letter after the messcfA II '.$} S - II
rapidly walking away 81 .52
man picked II ap.- &nnt 81 81 IS S[E
letter was waiting the Nh & s;
house. ts&( <9| IS '8<+| III
Mayor Ashbrdge. sena + E X
end Penrose ana nearly ali S + Is fl 5Z51
delchia Congressman are {, x<z<Z @/ IL: II
interested IN the proposed roaNJ ~ W
WanAmaker is the bitter nerson SIl ~ Z3
oolucal enemy of the Mayor M s,'t
l @<
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
Beers

said in the g. X - X
that there ~ - = - - + = s. Ii X <si
rumors al ISIz:I 81 46 ~ ~ 81
with the r: f 81 @ Il - | >
in the fel s. Il s. 3: = - f $
meu. ~
time = ~ s. 81 4 8 + s 81
st. Is i ~ ~ Il
Ire nd II < 81 S. 'I| Il
acres, and ~ ~ IS x ~ 4/
lhe world S g Il 81 5;7 r. - h
the whole +! = & 81
10 thcatI j ~
however # & & 6 q < EG :: II
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
ILLINOIS FASTEST OF eATTLEsaIPs
Gig Sea Fighter Makes n Record Of II 81
Knots on IIcr Trial

EoStol. Nass.-Whcn tho Lattlcehin
Illinois is turned over to the United
To- u
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19

The Boers Likely "a, Continue the AGgrcs-
Adoptcd-A Force OF Australian Mount
ed Rifles Surprised. Few OF Whom Es-
capped - Kitchener Reports the Losses.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

kept in sight, he inquired what the
game was for
When the two players had replied the
tall Mexican with the mustache strobe
over to where the two captiyes T7re
crouched. and asked them who they
were. The very instant young Foyer
ina had made known his identity he
remarked:
81 am Cortinar
His name was sufficient Young roy
erima practically felt his doom sealed
But COrtina continued:
Il know your father well. We were
muleteers together in the old days be-
fore he grew rich, and he knows me.
He knows my word is perfectly good
and you need have no fear if you viii
follow my directions Come with mel!
He took the young man aside ana
then told him his plans. They were
simple and brief.
In short, Cortina remarked that ne
was anxious to abandon his career as
brigand, but must have money enough
to live as a gentleman should. He then
told young Poyerima to go to his father
and tell him that he could ransom the
girl on paying her weight in gold
which," continued Cortina, lis cheap.
as she is not very heavy"
There was an agreement as to place
and time for meeting, and young Poy-
erima rode away with his own horse,
leaving Miss Jarrett to wonder what
fate had in store for her.
Young Poyerima lost no time in hur-
rying home. He speedily acquainted
his father with the facts. Ordering the
pack animals to the front of the haci-
enda. he loaded two of them with sacks
of gold, partly in bars and partly in
coin, and, the son leading the way, the
party set out to the hills to keep Cor
tina's appointment. Reaching there,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
KURD AND THE CAMERA.
How Mumford, with Aid of Seyyid, Got
Enrnc Phnfnnra rhn

How Mumford, with Aid of Seyyid, Got
Some Photographs.
The seyyid-hackman and nothing
more-eXacted the Difference due to
him, all along the road. Once beside
deep, sluggish stream we came upon an
encampment of nomads, who had come
down out of the mountains to wash
and shear their animals, says Harper's
Weekly. They were hard at work, the
boys holding down the sheep and goats,
while the elders removed the feeces.
The women, to whom health lent a
buXom kind of beauty, and who, after
the manner of mountain women, were
lax about the exposure of their faces,
went about among the focks, drawing
milk into earthen vessels. AS l leaped
across the stream, camera in hand
great cry of protest went up. and the
chief of the outfit, brOnzed, bearded
and rangy gentleman, who missed his
proper place in the world by not being
where he could play right guard on
princeton eleven, came running with
half dozen of his retainers and doz-
en- Kurdish sheep dogs at his heels. He
was roaring Justify and waving his
arms in mandate to me to get back to
the other bank, and, reaching for a sort
of bush hook that he carried to make
the argument good. In the widest
plunge of his onslaught he caught sight
of the seyyid's green belt. He stopped
as If some thoughtful person had pull
ed an airbrake on him, and began to
kOwtow.
With wrath and reverence struggling
IN him he asked the seyyid what sort
OF being | was and what l was going to
do to his people with that "box which
had the evil eye in the end of it," 1t
was explained to him. He looked
doubtingly at the camera, then whis-
pered to the seyyid. rs it a sin?"
No" said the lawgiver.
The chief relaxed his hold of his
snickersnee, and put his entire COM
pany' men, boys, sheep goats and rosy
checked women, through their PAGES,
while the evil eye winked knowingly
and often.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10

became more than a tutor to the chill
dren. The son saw in her much to adj
mire. They became lovers. Frequently
they rode out together into the noun
tains.
TWAS on one of these joyous, free rides
that the shadow Of Cortina fell upon
them. 1t happened that Miss Jarrett
and young Poyerima were riding along
i'm the foot hills drinking in the scenery
and stimulated by the wine-like atmos-
phere of autumn, when two men step
ped from the wood. and pointing their
rifles at them ordered them to dis
mount.
OF course they complied. In fact re-
slstance was impossible, and they offer
ed none The bandits tied the hands OF
their captives behind them and ordered
them to move on. The orders were not
delivered in most choice language, but
there was no misunderstanding them.
I ueir horses were ridden by their cap
tors; and so they slowly clambered the
steep, narrow trail in the hills.
At last they reached a spot that
seemed to suit the views of their cap
tors for stopping place. The camp
ing was brief and simple. They were
ordered to sit down-on the ground.
They complied
The captOrs then went to playing
cards, not for amusement, but to divide
the spells. The winner was to have the
girl-la muchacha-and the loser must
content himself with the boy. 1t be-
came evident before they had played
very many minutes that neither of
them wanted the boy, and that which
ever got him would lose no time in
shooting him.
While the game was still in progress,
amid much cursing as luck seemed to
vibrate from one side to another and
then back, a tall, typical Mexican
strobe into the recess and looked on.
He seemed oblivious to the presence of
the two captives, but very much inter
ested in the game. But, seeing no
stakes, which in Mexico are always
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
Stead on yellow Journals.

"W. 7. Stead. last summer gave me
a rather original description of the
American yellow journal from his view
point.
1t is said he, like a magnificent
cruiser, that has been built without re-
gard to expense. that is provided with
the latest and most effective arma-
ment manned by the choicest of crew
and marine experts, proviSioned care
fully for years cruise, and in every
way lacking nothing excepting that
when the captain gets to sea he sudden
ly discovers that the compass has been
left behindv
Mr. Stead also added that the trouble
with the yellow journal proprietor was
that he had no soul. But this opens up
a question that Messrs. Bennett, Pulit-
ger and Hearst would probably object
to have discussed. Their papers are IN
doubtedly responsible for many actions
that are harmful and uncalled-for On
the other hand, l have known all of
them to display feeling at times that
would seem to disprove Mr.. Stead's as
sertiOn-for example. the retaining of a
valueless employee just as beneficiary.
or the sending away on a long trip for
recuperatiOn Of a reporter or editor
whose health has been wrecked. -
Allen Sangree In Ainslee's
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-05-10
oHURoHEs DEoKED IN PEARLS.
Rare Treasures the Bay of Panama
Yielded TO Spaniards.

Rare Treasures the Bay of Panama
Yielded TO Spaniards.
When the stranger arrives at Seville
and Toledo and the guides conduct him
TO the cathedrals Of those old cities he
is struck with their magnficence and
the abundance of the pearls which are
their finest decoration. These pearls
came from the Bay Of Panama and date
from the epoch when the Spaniards, at
the zenith of their glory, made the con-
quest of America.
These Panama pearls rival the most
beautiful pearls of the orient. Quite
recently, In the spring of 1899, lad Of
Is years found an oyster containing
pearl which was sold at Paris for So
600 francs For his portion he received
10000 francs.
A considerable quantity Of pearls pro-
cured at Panama are sent to New York,
where they do not lack purchasers, says
the jewelers. Weekly. One consign-
ment exceeded in value 10000 francs.
The island pearls are thus denominated
on account of the archipelago in which
the oyster fisheries are carried on. 1t
is opposite the Bay of Panama. The
archipelago is composed Of sixteen Is
let's, in which are thirty or forty small
villages Of negroes and Indians. The
soil is fertile, but the principal occupa-
ton is that Of the fisheries. The largest
isle, called Rey, alone embraces half Of
the population. San Miguel is the chief
pla Of the fisheries, and there is a very
fine church. The inhabitants are near
ly all blacks. They are descended from
the negro population, from whom the
Spaniards learned the advantage they
could derive from the island riches. In
certain of the islands there must have
been diamond beds. Some fine rough
diamonds were formerly procured.
There are two systems for carrying
on pearl fishing in the Bay of Panama.
In certain spots, where the yield is the
most abundant, it is necessary to pay
the government a very high tax. At
other points the tax is small, but per
centage on the pGSrls discovered is add
ed to it. Generally these pearls are
rather small. They usually bring from
. to 80 francs each. Those which reach
$50 to 300 francs are already much less
in number.