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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
DOMESTIC.

The Supreme Court of Washington
State has decided that Lieutenant Gov
ernor Mcbride is To act as Governor
until the end of the term for which the
late Governor Rogers was elected
Another advance in anthracite coal
makes the price 50 ton in New York.
The International Typographical
Union held its forty-cighth annual con
vention in Cincinnati.
1t is believed that the return of j. l..
Morgan from abroad will he followed
by the announcement of combina-
tion of Southern railroad systems
The monument recently erected over
the grave of Nancy Hanks. mother of
Abraham Lincoln. mt Lincoln. Ind.
will b@ dedicated October
y severe frost is reported in The
northwestern portion of Iowa. Dam
age 10 corn in some sections has been
considerable.
George w. Cottcrill. Il wcll-known
New York lawyer. died in his Adiron-
dack cottage from grief over the death
of his wife. who passed away four
weeks ago.
John ID. SpIeckcls has sworn out Il
warrant for Governor Gage. of Califor-
MIA, ON Il charge of criminal libel. the
outgrowth of bitter political fight.
The Retail Butchers and Meat Deal
ers' National Convention decided to
take an active part in politics and op-
pose the election of all candidates for
Representative not pledged to vote for
the removal of the duty on meats.
n stogie trust has been formed with
S6,50OO00 capital.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and 81. Paul
and the Missouri Pacific Railroads
nave entered into traffic agreement.
John III. Twachtman, the well known
landscape painter. died at a hospital
In Gloucester, Mass, where he was
under treatment for n complication
of diseases.
Governor Gambler. of Georgia and
Mayor Minot, of Atlanta, dei.vered ad.
dresses OF welcome to the 5000 dele.
gates to the convention of the Negro
Young Peoples Christian and Educa-
tional Congress.
North Dakota Tax EQUALIZATION
Board has increased railroad valua.
tions $1,000 n mile.
Oyster canning and packing com.
panles in Mississippi, Louisiana and
Alabama will combine.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FREE
Fugitives From Justice in the United
States Released by Canadian Court.
Wanted in Connection with Frauds in
ment Involving Millions of Dollars.

Quebec. Canada.-JudGe Caron, of
the Superior Court. released Captain Il.
ID. Greene and Colonel John L. Gaynor,
the American contractors who are
wanted in the United States for al
legged frauds against the Federal Gov
erEment involving hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Judge Caron based his decision in the
case upon the absence of dates on the
warrants under which the prisoners
were first arrested in Quebec; discrep
anceS in the charges on which true
bills Were obtained against the prison
ers in the United States. and discrep-
ancies between those charges and the
charges made in the application for
eXtradition
The prisoners We're at once released.
and received the congratulations of
their friends. and the court adjourned.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
COUNTY COLLECTOR DEFAULTS.
w. O. Garrison, of Bridg ton, y. j., Flee
Owing S25,OOO

Bridgeton, \. J.-William o. Garri-
son. County Collector. left town after
confessing that he had been using the
county funds for ten years. He is En-
altcd Ruler of the local lodge of Elks.
and he gave it out that he was going
to Salt Lake City TO attend the nation
al gathering of the Elks. He left
note TO be opened by his chief clerk In
which he said he had been using the
county funds since his first election as
collector in 1892, and the amount had
grown so large that he could not re-
place 1t.
He wrote that he would never return.
and there would be no use to look for
him. Freeholders figured up his short
age al $50, ,306.61
What worries the authorities most is
that GarrisOn's bond for 100000. with
hve sureties. cannot be found, so that
the county may have to stand the loss.
Mr.. Garrison is about fifty years old.
He has wife and a family of grown
children. 1t is generally supposed he
was well OFF, as his interests were va-
ried and all appeared to be paying well.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
LYNCH TWO IN MISSOURI
A White Man and a Negro Hanged
on the Same Tree.
They Had Shot and KILLED "a Lexington
Farmer When Caught in the Act
of Kobbinr His Hen House.

Lexington. Mo.-A crowd of 100 La
faycttc County farmers broke down
the door of the Jail here at $50 n. m
and took ont Charles SalycrS. white
man. and Henry Gates. Il negro and
hanged them to n tree Il shor, distance
cuScd of the murder of George w.
Johnson. farmer. Il week ago.
1t took the mob thirty minutes to cut
through the steel doors of the Jail
The lynchcrS were well organized.
each man doing his part y large
crowd assembled while the mob was
Storming the jail.
Johnson was shot ana killed Just
after catching Salycrs and Gates i'm
the act of robhinG his hen house He
was armed nj the time ana made an
attempt To defend himself when fired
upon. When the mob entered the Jail
Gates was found TO he shot i'm the
right hip showing that 1ohnSon's shot
had struck him.
The farmers rode and drove into
Lexington, and about 1910 a. IN. made
their way to the Jail The Prosecuting
Attorney of the county and several
saw that resistance to the lynchng
party would he futile and offered no
resistance. Members of the party
We're equipped with crowhars. files,
axes and other implements
With the prisoners in their posses
sion the crowd started for the ccmc.
terry. three miles from the centre of
the town. Beneath u low tree the
leaders halted. ana the crowd formed
Il circle with the prisoners in the mid.
die The men were asked if they
wanted to make any statement.
SalycrS. the white man. who did
not show c-halC rs much courage aS
did Gates. The negro. said that Gates
had done the actual shooting aud that
he was To blame. SalycrS pleaded foG
his life. hut his words were cut short
ana Gates was told To speak He ad
mittcd being present with Salycrs ON
the chicken raid i'm which Farmer
Johnson was killed. lie said that he
did not know which of them had fired
the fatal shot ana that neither had in
tended murder I'VE both confessed
TO the Prosecuting Attorney" he said.
and lie said We We're equally guilty
and would have to hang. | guess my
time has come"
Ropes placed around the culpritS'
neckS We're drawn taut and thc two
We're hanged simultaneously on thc
same tree. The crowd then dispersed.
At daylight the bodies were cut down
and brought to an undcrtaker'S shon
here.
In Lexington there is no popular dc.
mand for the prosecution of the lynch
ers. While most of the members of
the crowd were masked or disguised
in some manner, many were easily
recognized.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

\ report hy the Manila Board OF
Health shows that between March 20
and May -. this wear. there were 1908
cases of Asiatic cholera reported OF
these 500 had Il fatal termination.
The leper colony on the Island of
Guam was ready for use July l.
Statements that the friarS had sold
their lands To American Syndicatcs
were officially discrcditcd in Manila.
The chief opponent of the American
forces among tie Moros has surrcn-
dered
The present strength Of the Army in
the Philippines * 81 .UIO. of which 22GI
or 30 per cent. of the total were i'll on
June IL. The consolidated sick reports
of the Army hospitals in Manila show
no cases of cholera. 4 testimonial i'm it,
self to the efficiency of the precautions
airy measures taken there ana To .he
discipline maintained by the BoarG
of Health authorities.
American capitalists are still active
In Porto Rico. and many languishing
Industries are being revived.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
TUG BLOWN UP. FOUR KILLED.
The Jacob Kufer Destroyed ut Now York
by Boiler Explosion.

New York City.-Four men were in
stantly killed and four others were
injured by boiler explosion which
utterly wrecked the tug Jacob Kuper.
and which almost sent the cotton laden
lighter that the Kuper was towing to
the bottom. OF the nine men the two
vessels carried only one escaped un-
hurt. No one knows what caused the
boiler to explode.
Tug and tow had reached n point
midway between Robbins Reef and
st. George when the disaster occurred
"A roar. an acre of white steam. and
flying through it bodies of men and
debris OF wreckage. which splashed
into the water for n hundred yards
around.
The dead were: Harvey Johnson,
South Brooklyn. Acting Captain; Hen
ry Mayer, fireman; Louis Couch. South
Brooklyn. cook; Edward Dee. deck
hand, body missing. The injured
We're: Christian Doer. Lawrence Han
son. Charles Jones. Edward Larsen.
William Purdy, Nicholas Kaufman
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
BURIED ONE MAN ALIVE.
Four American School Teachers Shot in
Ambush I'm the Philippines

Manila. z. 1.-The Army officer in
charge in Cebu has sent in details of
me assassination of the four American
school teachers. John +. Wells. of
Providence. r. /: his cousin. Louis F.
thomas. of the same place: Ernest
Heger. of Cincinnati, Ohio. and Clyde
\. France. of Berea, Ohio. last month.
lie says the four teachers were am.
pushed in the mountains Two were
Killed ut the first fire. and one was shot
IN the back while running. The fourth
escaped. but was captured afterward
1t is suspected that one of the teachers
was buried alive. because his wound
was not fatal. Two of the bodies were
buried deep. The others We're d!sin.
TERED and eaten by dogs.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
wASHISGTON ITEMS.

Emperor William will send Professor
Uphues. the sculptor. to Washington in
October 20 erect the bronze statue OF
Frederick the Great.
The Governments monthly report
shows nearly all crops TO he i'm fine
condition.
The Interior Bureau of the War De
partment issued statement showing
what was accomplished Ivy American
army officers during the occupation of
Cuba.
Professor G. T. Borchgrovnk. the
explorer. iS in Washington. seeking to
interest the Carnegie Institution in 4
new expedition To the South Pole.
The Controller of the Currency issued
statement showing the National
banks of the country to be in excellent
condition.
The Navy Department established
communication between Washington
and Annapolis hy wireless tclcgraphy.
The United States gunhoat Machas
has been ordered to prevent the rebel
Haytian Admiral Killick from cutting
the cable ut Cape Hayticn.
1t was announced that the expedition
to Marcus Island recently sent by n
guano company had heen supplied with
arms and ordered TO plant the Amer
lean flag on the island and defend it
against the Japanese.
United States Government has been
invited To take part in convention ut
Berlin To form plans for study of earth
Quakes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.
United States and Germany Decide to
Land Marines.


Washington. ID. c. - United States
Minister Bowen. nj Caracas. Informed
the State Department that tho Ger
mans intended TO land naval force at
Porto Cabello to protect German inter.
ests which were threatened by the up
rising now in progress. Minister Bow.
en- advised that the United States fol
low suit and instructions Were cabled
10 Commander Nichols. OF the Topeka
To proceed from La Guayra to Porto
Cabello TO protect American interests
there in case of an attack on the town.
President Castro's government in
Venezuela appears TO he facing n crisis
more serious than any yet reported
The capture of Barcelona hy the revo.
lutionistS was the first advantage of
any Importance they have gained in
several weeks. although the steady adj
vance of General Matos The revolution.
airy leader upon Caracas from the
south placed him almost within strik.
ing distance of the capital
Barcelona has about $4,000 inhabit
ants. ana is an important cOmmunica.
tive centre. inasmuch ms II is connected
by telegraph with all parts of Vene.
Zuela.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
TERRIBLE DEATH oFA YOUNG GIRL
While Companions Sought Aid. She Slow
Iy Sank in CLAY Near Trenton n J.

Trenton, \. Ada Reynolds. six.
teen years old. suffered the horrible
death of slowly sinking in n clay nit
while her companions went in search
OF help
In company with girl COMPANIONS
she was wading in little pond ut the
rear of the Interstate Fair Grounds.
and she stepped into hole. the hot
tom OF which was of clay Her COM
panions attempted to rescue her. but
hnding that their feet were also being
held by the clay abandoned their at
fempts and went in search of assist
ance
They We're gone half hour. and in
The meantime the Reynolds girl sank
beneath the water. When her body
was pulled out the clay enveloped IL
up to her waist. the head being n
FOOT under water. In her death agony
she tore two large handfuls of hair
out. and 1t was found tightly grasped
between her fingers
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
REBELS SACK BARCELONA
Capture Venezuelan City After Fierce
Fighting and PiIlage Eusues.
AMERICAN CONSULATE INVADED

After Capturing the Town, insurgents
Slny Women and Rob ForeiEnors-
Sanruirary EattIc Lasted Five Days
American Minister Asks For Ifoip, and
war.hir IL Ordered There.
Port of spain Island of Trinadad.-
"Details OF the lighting mt Barcelona.
Venezuela, received here by boat show
that a terrible battle started on sun
day, August =. and that on the follow
ing Wednesday the revolutionists en-
tered the city. They kept up contin'
nous firing day and night. destroying
houses one by one TO reach the centre
of the city. At midnight on Thursday
two-thirds of the city was in the pow
or OF tho rcvolutionistS.
ON Friday the Government strong
holds were carried. and the last sur
VivorS of the Government officers tried
to escape by the river TO the sea, but,
failing i'm this they made one last
stand. after which. Mt noon Friday,
they surrendered to the revolutionist
commanders. General Francisco Mon
agas and Platero. Among those taken
prisoners are Martin Marcano, Presi-
dent Of the State of Barcelona. and
commander of the Government troops
eight generals and twenty-threc colo
nels. The dead on both sides mum
bclpd 161.
All houses in the city We're sacked, and
in some Instances. inoifcnsivc womer
ana children Were maltreated andkilled
All stores were pillagcd especially
those belonging to foreigners. and the
French Gable office was robbed The
American Italian and Dutch Con
Sulates were pillagcd, ana the Consuls
have asked for men of wal to protect
life and property.
United States Minister Bowen. nj
Caracas. has cabled the United States
cruiser Cincinnati to go to Barcelona
without delay and to take provisions
The Topeka is anchored ut Porto Ca
hello. the Marietta is on the Orinoco
the German warship Fake is mt Cur
acoa. and the Italian cruiser Giovanni
Bausan and the British cruiser Pallas
are nj La Guayra.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
ENGLAND LIVES ON AMER ca.
About 9Ioo,noo,0oH Worth OF Our Food
Products Sent in Five Year,.

ABOUT 31op,Vuu'Uop worth Of GU: Food
Products Sent in Five Ncars.
Washington. u. ca report on the
agricultural imports of Great Britain
for lS,n 1909 inclusive. with Il sign,li-
cant review of the trade conditions aud
possibilities between the United states
ana the United Kingdom. has been
compiled hy the Department of hgri-
culture. The United Kingdom is The
principal market for the surplus a"ri-
cultural produce of exporting Coun.
tries. The report says that The uro.
ducts of agriculture sent to that mar.
ket from all sources in 1900 reached
the enormous value of $1.57S. .OOO. 900
forming siXty-two per cent. of the cn.
tire import trade of Great Britain and
Ireland
During the five years mentioned the
annual average value of the imports
into the United Kingdom was S2.3OS.
114,44l, of which 81 .I5S 921.77G. ~
slXty-three per cent, was agricultural:
SS49, 2o2,G65, or thirty seven per cent,
non-agricultural
TO this extraordinary import trade in
agricultural produce the United States
was the principal contributor. furnish.
ing about thirty-three per cent. OF
nearly one-third of the supply
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
Disnppoints Ex-Cnptain Carter.

Leavenworth. Kan.-Oberlin NJ. Car
ter. the eXCaptain of Engineers con
fined in the Federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth. expressed bitter
disappointment when lie learned of the
release of Gaynor and Greene by the
Canadian authorities.
Carter confidently expected to be
taken to Atlanta as Il witness in the
trial of Gaynor and Greene if they
were eXtradited. He has always con-
tended that he would he cleared by n
civil trial. He says he is the American
Dreyfus. the victim of conspiracy of
army officials
Carter wanted to testify at the trial
of the two contractors. rs he SAYS this
would have amounted to civil trial of
himself
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
PARENTS SEE CHILDREN DROWN.
swept to Death in Undertow Before At
lantic City Crowds

Atlantic City, n. j. Daniel Angel.
aged eight gears. and Oscar Angel,
aged twelve. brothers. of Philadephia
were drowned while bathing ia the
surf here. The children's parents
were on the Oeach. helpless. Thousands
OF summer visitors lined the beach
and watched four life guards making
n heroic but unsuccessful attempt to
rescue them. 4 fifteen-year-old brother
of the children was caught in the I'M
dertow. also. but managed to struggle
out of the hole einto which the others
were SweDt
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
TO MAKE AGRICULTURAL. TOOLS.
international Harvester Company with
S12O,OOO,OOO Capital.

Trenton. n. j. - The International
Harvester Company was Incorporated
here with an authorized capital stock
or Sl2O,oOO,OOO. The company is TO
manufacture harvesting machines. har.
vesters. binders. reapers. mowers rakes
headers. shrcdders and all kinds of
agricultural machinery. tools ana i'm.
plements.
The new company is TO consolidate
some of the large agricultural machIEo
works of the country. chief anon.
which are those of the McCormickS. OF
Chicago The States fee for the filing
of the charter was $24 900
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
vTRloL DESTROYS TRAcY's FACE.
This VIII stop Any Plaster Cast or ryHn-
work Exhibition of OutInw

Salem. Ore. - The body of Harry
Tracy was received at the penitentisrTy
here Just two months after his .trIsn-
tional escape. The corpse WIS HicEssi-
fled hy prison officials ana eonvicSs
Immediately after the identificaeisC,
the box was moved into the chanel syf
The prison and the c0nvicts were az
owed 10 view The body.
Nltrioi was placed on the face. ia tIc-
StE"y II. so as TO prevent any attcrnIf
III Stedlin% the hody or taking plas1t.l
cast ana placing il on exhibition. Jg,t.
box then was conveyed to tho Irisnn
cemetery and buried
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
NEW ZEALAND TRAcYS CAUGHT.
Outlaw Brothers konnif, Who KILLED
Pursuing Police Omcers Taken


Victoria, Il. C.-The Kennifs. the
New Zealand outlaws. have been cap
tured after Il chase of three months.
which cost the Government $4,000.
These brothers, having committed
a murder, took TO the woods. Two
police officers who had pursued them
were killed, their bodies burned and
the ashes placed in the saddlebags of
their horses, with note stating that
other pursuers would be treated SINH
larly.
The horses wandered back to the
police camp, and the hunt was CON
tinued with renewed energy.
The outlaws Were surprised in their
camp and their horses were shot. The
men had to take TO the woods on foot.
One stumbled and fell rs he was run
ming and was captured without diff
Guilty. The other, being surrounded,
surrendered,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
FOREIGN.

People are dying from cholera in
Manchuria at the rate of fifty Il day.
we will resist to the DEATH shout
ed the people of three Breton towns
called together by the Prefect that he
might induce them to stop their fierce
resistance to the closing of the nuns
schools.
In the international chess tourna-
ment at Hanover JanOwski won first
prize; Pillsbury took the second.
The Car of Russia has ordered the
liberation of all the students who were
imprisoned at Smolensk in connection
with the student disturbances which
occurred in Moscow in last February.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
Anthracite Famine Near

reports from many cities indicate
that general anthracite famine is
near Mt hand; the people in the anthra-
cite district have determined to use
the power of the ballot to end the
strike. Leading coal operators held q
conference at Pottsville with view 10
resuming work at the mines. They as
sured j. p. Morgan that the strike
could not last two months. and his
coming. it was said, had stirred them
to action
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
AUSTRALIANS SHEEP DYING.
Terrible Drought Drives Wealthy Herd.
ers Into Poverty.

Victoria, Il. C.-Advices received by
me steamship Miowera from Australia
tell or terrible drouth in New South
Wales and Queensland. which has de-
NaStated the sheep ranches OF that
section. Millions of sheep have died
ana men formerly considered wealthy
Fave been compelled TO seek employ.
ment. Samuel McCaughcy. the sheep
KING of Australia. lost over million
sheep out OF his herd OF 1,2JOOJU.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
100000 Short, He Confes..s

me oldest building and loan asso-
clatioh IN Passaic, n. j., the Mutual. is
III serious difficulties. William NAL
conn. the secretary of the association
ior twenty years, has confessed a
snortage In his accounts of over $780,
600. Malcolm is also Citv Treosnror
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-20
senator NIcMilIanpe

United States Senator fumes NTcyyu-
Ian. of Michigan. died suddenly az his
summer home, EaGlchead. nj Manclye,s
'cr-hy-ihc-S@a. Death was the resrtlt
u heart failure. followed by congestion
~ the lungs. after cew hours Illness
lanes Mcmillan. United states Scrrs
tor from Michigan since 1889. was i,n,1,
Hamilton. Province OF Ontario. May