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Potatoes.

The acreage ~ potatoes - ~ per cent
o. about 10 80 acres greater than last
scar Or the tweutv-eight states ard
territories reporting. twenty show in
60 eased ard eight decreased scrsages
TIE average condition q potatoes on
July vas sIL a. compared vith = z
or July J. 1871. Pa ~ fhe correspondfns
cate r. 1so. ard 4 ten-vsar average Z
80 Wisconsin SHOWS condition Z
point above the tea-year averzze ono
3. Iova and uHnoia g. whle View York
Minnesota Nehigaa ard PennsVivaaia
show conditions + 2 5.a1d % pclnts re-
s7ecfiveiT aeioz such averages
Reports OF sweet potatoes are rather
sufavorable. but feE states shrwirz
cooditieas above th4sr tez-yssr average
ard ne ua51rfty - ire more important
pr3sselaE states show condftions conasa
erabLe Below ssoa average
Tobacco.
TIE acreage reperte1 - under tohace-
ls consise=shfy smaller rEan that sroEn
f5r Tire crop = isrz o. the principal 20
bsoco p-o6uelax states. MARRIAGE ssc-r
decrease IN acreage sr1oznts-z @ E
per cent. Fi-Efula. pr cenE. Penrssl-
rsnia aas Ohio. pr csat. Tsn1ezsss.
- ger ce1t. ard Eeztzekr. = - ce1f.
Reports ., TIE hay rrao are very fzv-
oratis. az improvement % e0zsstses he-
i-g sose6 turi1E Tsae Ga -ea-tF ese-7
important hay Pro11rlnE stzts. re
ssizs - re ras; tEo z7ufhs have Bee.
very be-e1csa5 e easrzr~s s-z thsas
present ca15ltioa = szce.f--t -szvsr a.
ia7arraat states rsporu-g eoz1.aaas
cansssis-ahiT sHovs fh~ tca-v.zr average
Fruit
Whls frsre hss see- q rer0rsI tsrr-
81 ~ r11frsa1 q a,-l~s 40 rsacess
80 c7-rar.1 18th fas- znats- rsoe-rz -
taez@ s--ics f-pz aszozs essrr s1aor-
tart STATE ir<izzre tssf -re tes1 a.
zv~raEs crop = @ara = snsu wl -
harvested r. eez111o ~ gaps r.
r.-y go. aas q = ezlts p-czsaale tssr
TIE --17 vtl - zz lz<zs a. izzx x 49,
c-141z-y yez-.
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american LEAGUE Games.

WASHINGTON. =: BALTIMORE. 5.
Washington. July 10-W'ashington hit
Howell hard in the early stages OF to-
days game and gained cad Baltimore
could not overcome. Shields. who relieved
Howell. pitched good ball Attendance,
2.s+3. Score:
Ri z
Washington 2s1O 00O1 In 0
Baltimore 30 / 0 0 c 0 0-s 9 I
Batteries-Carrick and Clarke; Howell.
Shields and Robinson
CLEVELAND. :; DETROIT. O.
Cleveland. O.. july I0.-loss 9utpitched
Yeager today and Detroit vas shut out
Cleveland secured its only runs on hits by
Lajoie. Hickman ard Mccarthy Attend
ance, 3.2o0. Score
r II z
Cleveland 0 o 0 - ;
Detroit 5000. O o 90 ?
Batteries-Joss and Wood; Teager and
Mcguire
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Kansas city. u o51eo -
Peoria no O 0 oL

MILWAUKEE. i. ST. JOSEPH. o.
St JOSEPH. No July Io-Mfiwaukee
woa today in the tenth inning. Il was
probably the best game ever seen CT the
home grounds Score
Ri z
Milwaukee. 0 O . 9 II 5 I
St. Joseph o D 0 0 q e-a /
Battcries-Barber and Hanaford, Msu-
pin and Garvin-
DIES MONIES. 3. DENVER.
Des Moines. Ia. July lo-Des 8l'iass
won from Denver today II a pitcher :
contest. Attendance. 800. Score
EH T
Des Sfoiues.- ao0l - 9
Denver ---..o @ O G e. 5
Batteries-Barry and Lobecks Eyler and
Wilson.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
Aschisou. Topeka and SAINT. Fe Ry.
Wichita and Western.

Arrive
No AZ. Pratt < KInSnan Pas
sengeT. except Sunday ...-...s-Il % Il
No ~. Pratt and kirEmsn &C.
com. Tuesday. Thursday ard
SATURDAY -..-....-...--...--......- q 2 n
Leave.
Nc 81. kinE-az1 and Pratt Pas
ssnEsr- except Sunday $500. 5 Is ? n
No -. kInEran and Pratt Ac-
con. III ntay Wednesday and
Friday ...................-a Is . z,
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Rye

The average condition ~ winter rye =
So. as compared with s5s On July l.
isn; ses at the corresponding date n
1870. and a ten-year average % So
Each % the principal rye producing
states shows an Improvement IN cor
clifton during the past months New
York and Pennsylvania. tEo q the larg
est winter rye states show conditions
and points below their respective
ten-5 ear averages. and IN Michigan the
condition Is points above the average
TIE average condition q spring rye
Is SD ~ compared with 81 On July
I. iHg: . a. the corresponding date
II 800 and a ten-yssr average q So
ire tsO leading spring rye states. wia-
corziu ard Nebraska. report conditions
ard 70 points above their respective
tn year averages
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Oats.

The average condition OF the oat crop
or July I was s2-I. as compared With 90 >
last month: 81 on July 1, 1901; So at
the corresponding date in 1909 and ter
year average OF Sd
The average condition OF barley r
ss.7. against ss.s one month ago. sl3 on
July 1. 1901: 7s3 at the corresponding
date in 800. and a ten-year average OF
ST. All the principal barley producing
states. except New York and Caiifor-
MIA, in which states improvements 70
the amount Of and points respective
II were noted. show a slight decline IN
condition during the month Notwith-
standing this decline. however. the pres
ent average condition in every impor-
tant state IS above the ten-year average.
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KANSAS CITY. 5, PEORIA J.
Kansas City. July 10-Weimers Pitch
ing and fielding were Of the sensational
order today. and Peoria was shut out
With two men on bases. kemner made
home run in the fifth Attendance. so.
Score:
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Missouri Pacific Railway.
Frisco system
l. - 49,.

A9AN-c AfAt-Ns
S. Louis Man & Southeastern
Limited ..-...-.......-... - ? n
St LOUIS & IT smith Express..--l1 l5 , "a
IVES BOUND
Arrives Daily
Kansas & Colorado MAI ard Ex 50 IA
49, n
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OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS
chIcann


Chicago. July ttle-Receipts. / 90
head. including 800 Texans westerns
steady; close weak Good 10 prime steers
s. -segS.6o. poor 70 medium. 3 51ef- So.
stocEers and feeders. s2S075. -. COWS s. a
E5-z5, heifers. s2.5317650. Gamers. s. slf
-, bulls. S1-5eG5-75. calves. Se5af6 5:
Texas led steers. 3 MSS
HOgs-Receipts. 2.eN head: tomorrow.
1s.e9 head, left over. 900 head. Choice.
STEADY 70 shade afgher. others weak.
Mixed and butchers, s7.3o7S6 co. good 10
choice heavy. S79s7S <. rough heasv.
ss-2SSs7.75; light s7-oo97so; bulk Of sales.
= saTS-to
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head. sheep
stroug 70 nc higher. Lambs steady.
Good 70 choice wethers. 8 z56s80. fair
&c choice mixed. g 1913 =; western sheep
and yearlings. s2EG4oo; native lambs.
s25s1s-50
Kansas City.
Kansas City. Juiy I9.-Cattle-Receipts
s5ao head natives. 2s9o head Texans. 20
head calves. Best steers dun. steady 20
sc lower cows lower; stocksrs steady 70
S5c lower Choice export and dressed beef
steers S-eo7s -. fair 70 good. - 5.r77 s.
etockers aud feeders. S0a775.so. western
fed steers. 81 see 20: Texas and Indian
steers. s7I565.sS. Texas COWS & Goa So
native cows. S-7sG5-2S; native heiters
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CASH OTOTATToNs


Chicago. July 10.-Cash quotations we're
as follows, F7our-More active. prices
steady and firm No. 3 spring wheat. 20
G15c; No : red. 751zG7Sc No > corn.
size: No , yellow. SHE No. oats. %
oslo; No. white, 54isG54izc. No. white,
81. 05fc- No. rye. s0isc- Fair 70 choice
mating barley. 7017itzc. No. raxseed.
Sl-5l; No. 1 northwestern. ga Prime
timothy seed. SIS Mess pork per bar
rel. Sls6oGls.s5. Lard. per In pounds.
slII2i- Short ribs sides loose. s10756
loss Dry salte6 shoulders. boxed ST
500 Short clear sides. boxed. S1I.2571 u ST..
Whisky. basis 81 high wines. t-30
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Reefs. Shipu1 Is.
tlour. DDS .---------.--.-- ll..l1 e.sn
~ neat on ----.--.--- ----r-- -t-.aff A4--st+
Corn bu. ....-.--.---...-..--l3s1s 90 2s4 ff1
Oats, bu- --.-.-..----...-----l5 Use 90 117 80
tlge- OIL -.-.---------- $3.50 -------
baEleE- Du- Observation-Disclosures 7.--l l-tfN
On the Produce Exchange. today. the
market closed as follows
But1sr-Stsady- Creamery. IsG2ic. dairy
1s1-e1-c
EgE-Easier. Loss Of. Tie.
Cheese uChauEed. 111102sc
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Western leaque eenes.

OMAHA 4. COLORADO SPRINGS. >
Omaha. July 10.-Today's game with
Colorado Springs was played in IS min
utes. and the home team won il by a
better class OF hitting than the visitors
were able 10 offer Score.
RH z
Omaha. 40 o. 1110 - I
Colo. Eprings o @ g 20 o.. s ,
Batteries-Alloway and Gcnding; New
--,s=- and TIofffne-Evrorfh
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Chicago.
Chicago, July 10.-The leading futures
ranged IS follows:
Oren LII I - Go
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Union Livestock Commission Co

4. 5. MOORE, Msnsger.,
stock Yards. wichita. Ka7. Co-si-n-
-rentS and correspondence solicited Mar
ket report furnished free O. apnllcatfor-
Pruceeos RENTED o. day of sac Noaey
% lo11 on cattle Phone "a
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Wheat.

The average condition OF winter wheat
improved during June nine-tenths OF ore
point. standing on July 1 at =, or 1l-3
points below the condition OF July I.
1901: IS points below that al the CORE
spending date IN 1900. and "a points be-
low the ten-year average. II fen OF
during July points in Kansas. points
in California and Oklahoma and l poiar
in Illinois; and improved during the
same period points in Pennsylvania
and Ohio. in Indiana and Nebrasksa,
u in Michigan. and 5 in Missouri. Spec
TAI field agents report q decline OF 4
points in Indiana and Illinois since tie
first OF July.
The average condition OF spring wheat
declined points during June. stand
s5-s on July / 1901: So at the correspond
ing period in 1850 and ten-year aver
age OF SIS The decline during June
amounted 10 points in Minnesota, 6 IN
South Dakota. in Iowa and IN Wash
ington. On the other hand there was
an Improvement Of points in Nebraska.
with no appreciate change IN North
Dakota
Condition OF spring and winter wheat
combined. on July I. was SIS. as com
pared with 81 on July 1. 1901 SOS on
July I. 1890 and IS. at the correspond
ing date in 1893.
The amount OF wheat remaining in the
hands OF farmers on July Is estimated
at about s.. 40 900 bushels, or per cent
OF the crop Of last year.
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American Association Games.

KANSAS CITY. s. MILWAUKEE. .
Milwaukee. Wis. July l0-Score.
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Corn.

The condition il Illinois was 81; IN
Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana. 20; in
Kansas and Oklahoma. g; in Missouri
1o2; in Ohio. s.. and IN Texas, A.
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CROP REPORT
Average of Corn Has Increased
About 3.9 Per Cent
CONDITION OF THE WHEAT
Potatoes and Tobacco PROJECTS
Are Excellent
CONDITION OF THE WHEAT

washington. July 1a-Preliminary re-
turns to the statistician OF the depart
ment Of agriculture on the acreage Of
corn planted indicate an increase o.
about 3g5e.ooa acres. OF 80 per cent. on
the area harvested last year. OF the
twenty-five states and territories with
100000 acres or upward il corn harvest
ed last year. Iowa. Nebraska and Mich
igan report an increase OF 1 Per cent;
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia and
Louisiana Of , per cent; Georgia. A
kansas. Wisconsin and Missouri ; per
cen: Ohio. Illinois. Mississippi and IN
dian Territory. per cent; Kansas. Ken
lucky and Tennessee. 5 per cent; Nortn
Carolina and South Carolina. c per cent,
Texas. per cent; Alabama. s per cens;
Minnesota, : per cent. and South Dakota
and Oklahoma. Il per cent. The average
condition Of the growing crop on July 1
was SIS, as compared with G-S per cent
on July 1. 1901; ss.5 at the corresponding
date in 1900. and a ten-year average OF
Sc uer cent
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Grain-vheat. 6oc, old, new. &c. Corn.
&C. Oats. S5137c
Produce-Butter. 1Hzc Eggs. uac
Hens. Sc. spring broilers, II. 10 - pounds.
lee; turkey hens. &c: toms. &c. ducks. fun
feathers, &C. geese. fun feathers, &C.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
LABOR WORLD.

Boston. Mass. telegraphcrs have
formed Il union.
Iron moulders on strike Mt Hamilton.
Ohio, have returned to work
IIarnessmakcrs on strike at Column
bus, Ohio. have returned to work
The strike on the Oregon City trolley
line ut Portland, Ore, has been set
tied
At Portland. Ore. the marine enCi.
neers' strike has been settled. both
sides making concessions.
Striking capmakers at Boston. Mass.
have received an increase in wages OF
from five to ten per cent.
Farmers arc Offering high wages in
Iowa. At Fertile one man is paying
S41.5O, and $45 is freely offered
Drug clerks at Dcs Moincs. Iowa.
have organized. adding another union
to the already long list of that city.
The strike Of carpenters. painters
and plumbers at Lafayette. Ind. has
been settled by the signing of a new
scale.
number OF telephone opera tors at
Des Moines, Iowa. have resumed work.
having gained every concession de-
mandcd.
Coal miners In Holland arc better
paid and work shorter hours than men
employed in any similar industry in
that country.
Pullman conductors at Chicago have
been given voluntary increase OF
from $40 to SIS Il month, according
to their length of service
At Lowell. Mass, the loom-fixers'
strike. which has been in effect three
months. has been ended 1t is believed
The men received favorable conces-
Bions.
Toledo. Ohio has something unioue
in the way of labor union. The in.
surancc solicitors of the city have for.
mally organized. ard will be granted
n charter by the American Fedora.
ton.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
NEWSY CtEANiNCS.

Cattlemen in Mexico City have band
ed for protection.
Cuba has asked for proposals for the
lease of the Havana Arsenal.
steamship line is to be established
between New Orleans and London.
a separate consular service has been
recommended for Norway and Sweden.
The Simplon tunnel will cost n mil.
lion francs beyond the original csti.
mate.
The Academy OF Mucnster. mt Berlin
is to be made Il university by royal
decree
The Socialist press of Germany mum.
bers 40 publications. nfty-two being
dallies.
At Colwyn Eay. North Wales. three
policemen control Il summer population
OF 10000.
The Cuban crop OF pincapplcs this
year is estimated at about oco.O00 bar
rcls. or 100000 pines.
Seventy eight pro!it-sharinr enter.
priscs. affecting 53.J26 wor!lpooplc
We're in operation in Great Britain last
year.
y systematic study of the Japan cur
rent is TO he undertaken hy Professor
William Il. Ritter, of the University OF
California.
Bri%adier-General Carter has lccn
designated Acting Adjutant-Gencr?l Of
Inc United States while General Cor
bin is in Europe ut the German ma.
ncuVers.
The marvellous improvement OF
Egyptian industries during recent
years and the country's present well
governed condition have made The
place splendid market for American
trade.
The English House of Lords has de-
cidcd that labor unions could be sued
and their treasures confscated where
employers could prove that their bust.
ness had been damaged by strikes or
boycotts.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
whsWINGrON ITEMS

President Roosevelt approved the
court-martial sentences OF Major Glenn
ana Lieutenant Gaujot for cruelty to
tlipinos. and diSapproyed the acouit-
tai OF Lieutenant Cook.
1t was stated that Consul-C Cenera1
Bragg was likely TO be recalled or
transferred from Havana as 4 result OF
his criticism OF the Cubans.
The Catholic Missionary Union re.
celved gift of $4,000 for the estab-
hshment of the apostolic mission house
which is to be opened for the training
oil Roman Catholic priests
Secretary Shaw denied that he boa
established ilvc-ycnr service limit in
the Treasury Department.
Hannis Taylor. Former Minister TO
SPAN. was rcappointed us Spccial
Counsel FOR the Department of Justice
nefore the Spanish Treaty Claims Com
mission.
The Court Of Inquiry which investi
gated the grounding oe the battleship
Illinois. while entering ChristianIa re-
cently. found that no blame attached TO
the officers or crew.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06

governor OF MISSISSIPPI, exc. tt,s u-i-,-
ton has been called to those maliy
nant calumnies against a Croat states.
man and whose curriculum ar Wes,
Point that he ordained when secre.arv
OF war is still in force and who never
was member OF the legislature M,
governor OF Mississippi. No. he is toe
concoited to take back anything or to
apologize for his mistakes. The man
he slandered was dead when he ouh-
lshed those lies, but his widow lives
and there are thousands Of veterans sII
over the South who cherish mis- mem
Dry and who now hold his SANDER in
supreme contempt. Yet he claims to he
a historian! When gentleman GnGs
that he has Cnwittinsly wrcayed
another, he hasters TO apologize. but n
conceited idiot rolls the morsel under
his tongue and chews ii as 4 cow chews
and swallows her cud. He feeds on his
conceit.-Bill Arp in Atlanta Constotu-
ton
p. S.-All hail to Evan Howo!l-Th,
soldier, the editor the friend in need
have known him intim2toly since his
childhood. His good father was mar.
ried in my town and l think am the
only living man who was a. the we'd
ding. though | was then but n child
All hail to my friend. Fc has the right
to run for mayer and Atlanta Will hon
or herself by elec;ing him. u. A
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06

The typhoon which prevailed over
Central Luzon for some days subsidized.
y quiet meeting in opposition to the
friars was held ut Manila
An analysis of the water Mt Manila
showed that it was uncontamlnated.
y native, reared rs Christian I'm
Spain. was said to be the Sultan Of
the mysterious race of white Fui,
pinos IN the Island of Mindanao.
Over 1000 cigar makers went or,
strike mt Manila. .
The bodies of the teachers murdered
In the Philippines will be brought TO
the United States.
The Civil Service Commission issued
statement expressing qualification
at the remarkable showing made bv
native Porto Hicuns in TN" postal SER
wee examinations recently held ut San
Juan.
loss Douglass. formgrly Treasurer of
the Island of Cehu. j. l.. was found
suilty OF c,nbczzlcmcnt.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
OUR UNUSUAL WEATHER
A Scientist Says That 1t is Not
Due TO Planetary Changes.
Doubts Whether Seismic Disturbances
Are tho Cause OF the Summers
Extraordinary Hainfalis.

Geneva. y. Y.-AS to whether the pc
culiar weather conditions o. the pres
eEt summer are due in whole or in part
to the seismic disturbances so univer-
sally manifested OF late ana to the vol
cnnic eruptions Of the present year is Il
question which Is absorbing the atten-
tiCn of scientists. 1t has been said t!,at
the unusual weather. cloudhurSts. cv-
clones, terrific thunder storms and
other atmospheric disturbances were
due TO planetary changes. but Dr. Will
lam X. Brooks, Director of Smith OBJ
servatory. in this city. and one of the
worlds best known astronomers. as
serts that there can he no positive con-
nection between the movements OF the
planets and the weather OF this globe.
DIR. Brooks said:
Il do not believe in the theory that
the planets Influence our atmosphere.
nor do believe that the commonly ac-
Cepted idea about the effect of the
moon on our weather conditions should
he seriously considered. | know that
my assertion that the moon can have
no effect on our weather will be
secuted in some quarters, but | am
nrmly convinced that such is the case
1here have been no marke ed changes in
the planetary system of late such rs
would lead an astronomer to believe
that the planets are responsible for the
present weather conditions"
Askd whether he thought it possible
thnt the recent seismic disturbances or
earthquakes and the volcanic erup-
tionS had anything to do with tho
weather. DR.. Brooks replied that he
was not prepared 10 submit an opinion
FOR publication. DR. Brooks recalled
the eruption of Krallatua in 1883. when
,hous9nds of people We're killed. Fol
lowing that eruption there was wide
remark on the colorin@ OF The western
SKY at sunset. III that summer the
sunsets were Il blood rcd and scientists
everywhere were trying 10 explain the
phenomena.
1t was held in some quarters" said
Dr. Brooks. that the red sunsets were
caused hy the dust from ihc volcano.
hut / never accepted that statement rs
true. Tho fact that before the eruption
an artist had sketche,l and painted The
necull2" sunset suns seems to have cy.
nioded the theory. However, | have
Kept careful watch for the same ll,lc-
nonena since the eruption Of Mont P1-
lee, ard | shall continue 10 do SO for
inI reason tiiat I may have been mis-
taken. As Y@i | have failed 10 observe
any marked change il ;hc color of tho
western sky"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
A CHILD HEROINE
fen-fenr-oid Girl Saves He. Eaby Sistc,
From Infurinted Bull

Rochester. \. Y.-Ten-year-old Flora
Williams, OF Aristotle. hearing screams
from the cow pasture arrived lust in
time 10 see her baby sister tossed in
the air by n vicious bull.
without moments hesitation the
Girl graSped stick. and, sprineinc
INTO the Enclosure. rushed at tho bull
wnich was making ready to toss the
paby again At the sight of the new
conner the bull diverted his attention
from the baby. and with lowered head
charged the girl. who calmly invited
MS coming. AS the maddened animal
dashed up the child poised her stick.
ana % wnen the bnll was three feet away
she poked it directly into one of his
eyes The pain caused the ami.
mai 10 desist from further attacks.
ana hastily catching her little sister in
her arms Flora ran from the field. little
the worse for her encounter.
The baby. while badly bruised. will
probably recover.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
GENERAL SMITH LEARNS FATE.
Gets First News of His Retirement rs
Transport Nears shore

san Francisco. Standing on the
bridge OF the transport Thomas. eager
iy waiting. with the ships captain.
Tor IL glimpse of his native shore. Gen
eral Jacob III. Smith. who was tried
by court-martial for having ordered the
island OF Samar transformed into "a
hoWlinG Wilderness" was doomed to
learn that the President had retired
MN from active duty. The pilot boat
which met the Thomas Just outside
me headS at > o'clock a. IN. brought To
General Smith the first news OF the
Prcsident's action. In the failing light
Of Dinnacie lamp the veteran read the
message that apprised him OF his fate.
SIX hours later. when the Thomas
reached the quarantine station in the
harpor, Major Duval. of the TRANSPORT
service. boarded the ship with his Sec
retary and met General Smith mt the
door OF his cabin. \ sealed document
from the War Department was handed
to General Smith. 1t contained tha
Official notification of President Roose-
velts action. and upon reading it Gen
aral Smith retired. overcome with emo
ton
Upon landing General Smith. with
his wife. Immediately repaired to n
hotel. Repeated efforts made to in
hlice him to discuss his campaign in
The Philippines and his court-martiaI
failed entirely. He even declined to
take up the subject with intimate
friends.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-06
NEGRO LTNcHED IN VIRGINIA.
Murderer Taken From n Jail and
Hanged by a Mob.

Washington. ID. C.-There was n
lynching within twenty-five miles OF
Washington. when virginia mob az
100 white men took Charles Craven. n
negro, accused of the murder of VII
nam Wilson. from the Jail mt I.cesburg
ihhged him TO tree and fired FIVE
hundred bullets into his body as soon
as IL was suspended
craven took To the woods. and for
,ilree DAYS had been chased by blood.
hounds His pursuers had an under.
s,"nuinS mat If 1t was necessary 10
Shoot me negro. they would try not to
mouhd MN MORALLY. in order that he
might be lynched.
Wheh captured Craven was more
.nan I'dlI dead from exposure. He had
not eaten for several days. ''