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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
MisceIlc n ous riatters.

secretary's report OF the New
rs Cotton Exchange gives figures
raging to the South. both as to
g and manufacturing of cotton.
Ias reported that plans for build
Derations aggrcgatiag $3.50, 200. coo
be abandoned until the condition
or was more stable.
itor J. Frank Alice, OF Delaware
interview, justified his request
g removal of Postmistress Todd
eenwood. Del. by saying she had
recommended by a factional op-
{.
= monument on Lake George COM
)ratinS the battle there September
10. will be unveiled tomorrow.
v. w. II. Hunt. OF Porta Rico. is
en- of as the Republican candidate
COW caused the wrecking of n pas
az train in Ohio.
rec men were injured in a freight
on the Pennsylvania roiiroad.
Altoona, Pa.
race riot at Bridgeville, Del. a
man was stabbed and several ne
: beaten.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
TIE RIOT AT b. our
Clash Between nohammsdaus and
Native Christians


Washington, Special.-Cablegrams
were received at the State and Navy
Departments from Minister Leishman,
at Constantinople. and Admiral Cot
ton, commanding the American squad
ron now in Turkish waters. respec-
lively. giving an account of the riot
which occurred at Beirut Sunday 1t
was stated at the Navy Department
that no new instructions had gone to
Admiral Cotton in consequence of the
days report. Instructions sent to
Minister Leishman contemplate that
he kept the State Department con.
stantly informed as to the situation,
that the Department may know to
what extent protection is being afford
ed American citizens. The President
was advised of the facts reported to
Washington.
Rear Admiral Cotton's cablegram is
dated Beirut. Sept. T. and is as fol-
lows:
Violence and bloodshed between
Mohammedans and native Christians
occurred at Beirut Sunday. Six Greek
Christians, two MohammedanS and
two Turkish soldiers killed; three
Greek Christians. three Mohammed-
ans and three Turkish soldiers wound
ed seriously. Other murders re-
ported. Flag lieutenant and United
States consul We're present Sunday
and Monday in the di ,urbed quarter
and verify details of statement. Turk
ish government willingly afforded
facility for their investigation and
guard; promise 1000 more Turkish
soldiers. Turkish soldiers present
sufficient if properly disposed of to
handle situation at Beirut. Well pa
trolled and all quiet Sunday night and
today. Monday. Turkish Governor
promises to do all in his power to re-
store authority. Many houses closed
and business suspended. | have pre-
pared 10 land force for protection Of
property of American citizens if Situa-
tion demands. Will act with caution
Present trouble due to animosity he
tween inimicable and native Chris
lianS. and failure to control crimes"
The last portion OF Admiral Cottons
cablegram is unintelligiblc and the
cipher experts at the Navy Depart
mcnt worked all morning 10 translate
it,
Minister Leishman reports that a
which seven Christians were killed.
and several wounded. Two houses oc-
cnp piei by GhrasAiapssszsexEa., t..iisszad b,.
the soldiery. The panic was general
An officer and n sigma. man from Ad-
/ miral CottOn's feet are now in the
| consulate ard an investigation of CON
ditions at Beirut is being made by a
flag lieutenant. Consul Ravondai and
another consular officer. Mr. Leish-
man says that the origin OF the
trouble is not distinctly stated by our
consul. He further says that il is
claimed by the sublime Porte that
conditions at Beirut are again quiet.
and that the force now there is suf-
ficisnt to guarantee the safety OF the
CITY.
Lieut.. Charles L. Hussey is Admiral
| Cotton's lag lieutenant. and it is pre-
sumed here he is the officer making
the investigation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
Hiss Roosevelt in Srhn,aripe Font

Newport, II. l.. Spocial.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt. daughter Oi the President.
went down in the submarine boat Moe
c2sin. The boat did not leave her
dock at the Torpedo station. Miss
Roosevelt eretcred the boat with Capt.
Fletcher. of the station. The crew then
closed the matches and water ballast
vas taken in until the vessel settled
to the bottom. After being submerged
for few minutes. that the novelty of
the situation might be appreciated. she
rose to the surface and discmLarkcd.
The water WAS cutie shallow where
the boat went down.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
The Postal Fraud Cases

Washington. Spc2ial-After deliber-
ating for several weeks over n mass
of documents submitted by the post
Office inspectors. the Federal grand
jury in this city returned seven indict-
ments i'll postal cases. involving six
different persons. All the indictments
were kept off the public record ana
both the officials of the district at:Or-
ney's offices and of the Postoffice De-
partment refused to divnlge names or
details of the indictments until the
parties indicted are arrested The
Identity OF the indicted individuals
thus was left q matter OF conjecture.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
P0ST0FFICE FRAUDS.
A Prominent Man Now Involved in
the Investigation.
SPECULATION AS TO OTHERS.
The Desire of the Paesident Is To
Probe the Whole Thing To the
Bottom, and See W no is Guilty.

Washington. Spccial.-One of the
persons indicted by the Federal grand
jury in connection with the postal in
vestigation is George w. Beavers, for
merly chief of the division OF salary
pnd allowances. 1t is understood that
the charge of conspiracy. Another ct
the indictments is against August w
Machen. on n new set OF facts. involy-
ing him with Beavers. The charge is
conspiracy.
While the officials refuse 10 disclose
The names of the four remaining pS.-
sons who were indicted. il is sail thac
none Of them is or has been connected
with the Postoflice Department. aod
that one is a man or some prominence
1t was stated at tho city hall that taC'
climax OF the investigation Is to com"
shortly. when a person not connected
with tho Department. but man as.
we'll known as the Postmaster Genera!
himself undoubtedly will no indicted
for completely in the podto!iice frauds.
The grand jury began hearing the
evidence in this particular case We1-
nesday, and it is stated that when -
report is made it will in all probah!.-
ty conclude the Investigation in Wash
irgton.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
90. Slaugiltered.

Sofia. BY Cablc.-With the arrival OF
new and sensational reports of the
wholesale massacres of Christians in
Macedonia the situation here is hourly
becoming more alarming. II the latest
messages. which state that 10000 Dul-
garians have been slaughtered in the
districts of Okrida and Leren. shall be
confirmed. no doubt exists that the
government will be forced to order tine
mobilization OF the army Immediately.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down In xic.

Hon. II. A. Gudger. the minister to
Panama. asks a change to Antwerp.
Gov. John w. C. Beckham. of Ken
tucky. opened his campaign for re-
election at Winchester. that State.
The Asheville. n. c.. Gazette. the
leading Republican daily of the South.
has been sold and publication suspend
ed.
Silver Creek Sam Pearson. we'll
known character of Burke county. n.
C.'. was shot and killed in bar room
nj Morgantor on Tuesday.
EX-Gov William c. Oates. of Alaba-
ma. says the people OF that State fear
Secretary Shaws extension of privi-
leges to banks gives those institutions
too much power.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
M:ckl:n Coos 10 s A. l.

Roanoke, Va. Spccial-F. c. Mack
lin has resigned as general storc-k keep
c: for the Norfolk & Western Rail
way. with officers in this city. to ac-
ocpt the position Of general purchasing
agent for the Seabo1rd Air Line Rail-
way Company. with headquarters at
Portsmouth, Va. Mr.. Macklin is sue
ceeded here by Herbert Scatchard, of
Roanoke.
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Teitgraphic Briefs.

Warren Ufer. bank manager. fell
Sead In restaurant in New, York as
he raised his glass to drink a toast to
his friends. t
The men on the United States war
ships at Beirut, Syra. are under arms
ana ready to land at signal from the
shore.
Servian offeers under arrest issiied- n
proclamation denouncing the regicides
and refusing TO serve in the army with
them.
storem tore away the war ballons
and made wireless telegraphy impos-
sible. thus interfering with the Ger
man army maneuyers at Halle. Prus-
sia.
The Prussian Cabinet has decided to
propose the construction of a great
cana! 10 connect the Rhine, Weser and
Elbe rivers.
The Russian Minister ct Pekin pro-
posed the postpOnemcnt of the evacua-
uon of the Kirin and Amur districts of
Manchuria. set for October s.
AT n meeting OF the British Associa
ton for the Advancement OF Science
Sir Norman Lockyer advocated spend
ing as much for state aid to higher
education as for the national navy.
Judge Edmund C. Minor. of Rich
mond. died at Norwich. Conn.
d.. j. j. Taylor, OF Norfolk. has ac-
cepted the presidency of Georgetown
(Ky) College
The Langley airship was again dis
abled by the breaking OF propeller.
West Virginia editors are in conven-
tion in Charleston.
Pedro Alvarado, of the State of Chi
fuahua. is dead. Not many years ago
he was peon, toiling for thirty cents
day. He discovered the Palmillo sill.
yer mine 1t made him Mexican
Croesus. He gave away vast sums to
the poor, built churches offered to nav
OFF the national debt Now his wealth
passes to his widow A Sun" CORES
pondent writes: "Of the $4,000. 900
worth of ore which Alvarado took out
or the mine since it's discovery 1T is
said that there is more than $50 900.
600 worth in silver bars locked in n
steel cage at the residence of its late
owner. This case is guarded day and
night by strong force of armed
men"
The telegraph system in Uganda now
extends to Batiaba. on the shore of the
-NiD'i' -NydHHd ne JrunR line from
MomDasa. with its branches. is over
1904 miles in length and the charge
over the whole distance is I'd word
with minimum of Is I'D for q message
OF eight words. There is also a system
or telephones along the whole distance.
which may be used at Is. 4d per conver-
sation. The poles on which the wires
are fixed are living trees.
Martin j. Mahon, a seaman from the
Franklin. was drowned at a Norfolk
ferry
In the gun trials conducted by -he
Chilean naval commission. Vickers
Sons Maxim Nimited) have estab
lished a record in power for their
l-2-inch naval or coast-defence guns
One Of these guns made for the new
Chilean battle works developed. with
its 2OO-poupd projectile. a muzzle
velocity of 3,003 feet per second under
normal conditions of pressure. show
ing muzzle energy of over 12.5O0-
foot tons. In other words these guns
using capped shot. OF the Vickers pat
tern, can perforate the latest type of
6-inch armor at range of between
three and four miles.
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Loss of SChOouer.S

Mobile Speci2l.-Ca1t Scott. of the
British schooner Bartholdi. mas receiv-
"a a letter from Capt Foster. OF the
British schooner Emerald. dated Isle OF
Pines. telling of the loss of the three
schooners at Grand Cayman during the
recent hurricanes. which have not been
mentioned in previous dispatches.
These are the schooners Goorgiana.
Active and Clyde. The letter also men
items the loss OF many small ccasting
vessels.
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EanN 6 --surcrd

SaloT.ca. BY Cablc.-Twclve ba.te!-
ons of Turkish troops are reported TO
ave surrounded large revolutionary
md near C.,rovc. 90 miles from Mo-
Aastr. Fighting 10 progressing. The
rovolutlonists have taken up a position
near Lake Aniatove. in the viilayet Of
Turkish troops are
now said to be attacking them.
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AT Th- National Capital.

Correspondence between Secretary
Hitchcock and Philip c. Garrett. presi-
Gent o' tho indian Rights Association.
concerning alleged frauds on Indians is
made public.
The agitation for general STAFF for
the navy is 10 be revived when Con-
gress meets.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
Big LAWYER Fees.

Houston. Tex. Special.--The probate
court of Harris County, has approved
a fee of 100000 for Baker, Bott. Baker
Lovette for legal services rendered
the estate of w. NJ. Rice. who was
murdered in New York three years ago.
This is the largest fee ever allowed in
Texas ip a single case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-16
Short N-ws Items.

Mayor Seth Low, OF New York city.
was indorsed for denomination by the
fusionists last night.
John II. Clarke, Democratic nominee
Tor United States Senator. made an ad-
dress at Akron. Ohio, advocating re-
duction OF the tariff.
The National tribune., 1903-10-08

cotton, and you will get nothing-noe efen
dc steampoats on which it is. Dey will
daks dem for demselfs. Ii vas such a
Chew as you ina CINE. wouldn't allow you
more dan den per cent of your cotton, for
safing it. Certainly l would pc planned for
a fool, il dock less dan 20 per cent.
for safing it vor you. But I'll show yoost
how liperal a Chew can pc. I'll dreat you
like q chentleman on exact equality nit
me. and only dake 80 per cent. for safing
your cotton. Dat is. il l get it through.
I will dake my bick of de two steamboat
loads, and gif you de other. You get your
steampoats too, though by rights /
ought to hat one of dem. But I'm very
liperal. l Won't pc hard on man in
drOuble.'
He svelled up like he would purst. and
his hide seemed as vuli of cuss-vords as
a bladder of Wind. But de racket out on
de bickets vas getting pigger and pigger.
1t looked as if de reppel cavalry vas driv-
ing dem in.
"'Vell, I'm between de teffil and de deep
sea, it seems. said he, cooling down a lit
tie; Il subbose it is de pest thing | can DO;
I must hat something TO lif on, and dis is
my only chance
you'll pc a good many thousand dol
lars richer for hating met me- l said, as
We vent into de house to vix up de agree
meht. You ought to pless your stars dat
your good luck brought you up against a
The National tribune., 1903-10-08
LOCAL BENEFIT OF PENSIONS.

The recent history of the discovery of
a $40 counterfeit bill illustrates the benefit
done in short time by the circulation Of
small sums which pass from hand to hand
in payment of debts. A. w. Blackburn.
cashier of the American National Bank at
Fostoria, o., found $40 bill ON the street
and gave it to his wife. She used the bill
to pay the butcher, and the butcher paid
it out to a farmer for Il calf, and the far
mer paid his hired girls wages with it.
and the girl gave it to her brother in pay
ment of n loan. Her brother turned it in
at the American National Bank, and in
this way it fell into the hands of Cashier
Blackburn again, who discovered that it
was counterfeit. In the meantime, count
ing the gift of the bill to Mrs Blackburn,
it had paid in n few days $50 worth of
obligations. This shows only a smaller
portion Of a dollars travels, and probably
if any $40 bill which has been paid out to
a veteran for his pension could be traced
through all its travels it will be found to
have paid $500, $500 or even $500 worth of
obligations. 1t illustrates what we have
constantly claimed as to the benefit of pen
sion payments, where about $50, 000, 900
are every three months distributed in small
sums to every little village and community
in the country, and Immediately put into
active circulation, by the veterans and
their widows, paying the money out at
once to the local dealers and their neigh
bors, for the necessaries of life. There can
be no question that the payment of pen
sions last Summer did incomparably more
good in preventing 4 panic than a., the
millions that Secretary Shaw deposited in
the banks. The money paid to the pen
sioners was Immediately visible every
where. 1t was at once in the hands of
everybody. 1t passed freely from the
hand of the humblest, and kept trade ac-
lively moving everywhere
The National tribune., 1903-10-08

de other officer took de list and looked
at 1t. while my vingers itched to get hold
OF 1t. He handed it pack TO de other.
yoost as We landed, and dey had to lead
DER horses up de pank. While I made de
poat vast. Dere dey ordered me to make
n wire for dem 10 dry DER veet Dey
bulled off DER goats. sat down in vront OF
de wire. and smoked der pipes. Den Tay-
lor's Aid said dat he vas afraid dat ders
vas some things de matter NIT his horses
left fore foot, and he beliefed dat he would
go out and take a good look at it, While
got something's for dem to eat. De
other vent NIT him. De minute deir packs
we're turned | slipped de pook nit de pa
pers out and into my own booklet. I vas
Iyiguring around, pretending TO hunt for
some things for dem to eat, but trying to
get chance TO slip away. | looked out
de pack door. and saw coming de man
whom l vas sure vas de man who owned
de house. He looked duller and stupider
dan pretended to pc, but saw il would
not do to hat two of us dere. and I slip
ped out pehind some pushes to where my
| horse vas, mounted, and skipped out.
would hat giffen a pale of de pest cotton to
haf stayed. and seen de time dose officers
must hat had NIT de real owner Of de
cabin. but l had Dressing pizness nit old
A. j. apout dat time. and I got pack to
Alexandria as quick as could.
Il woke up old A. j.. and told him What
v
Smiths order
Now We hat some things, as is some
| things said he, swearing streak TO show
how veil he felt. 'Rosenbaum. you are not
a Chew, but a chewel-ie chewel Of de-
SECRET serfce. De country ought to gif
you all de cotton in Louisiana. We will
go Offer to Panks's headquarters in de
morning. and show him dis. Dat'll show
him dere's no use of keeping me here any
| longer. He can take care of efferything
| now IN vrcnt or rear of him. and let me
go pack to my broper blaze, where Sher-
man wants me. I'm dead tired Of lally-
gagging around here nit dis outfit
DE next morning We vent down to
Panks's headquarters, and wound Gen.
Franklin dere ahead of us. and also Adj
miral Porter.
'Cheneral,' said Gen. Franklin. 4 hat
brought Col. Bailey, my Chief Engineer
here, to see you TO explain a blan he has
for getting de gunpoats Offer de rapids I
hat asked Admiral Porter to gone here
and meet him. 1 approve of Col. Bailey's
plan, and it is something de same as that
which he used to get out dose reppel poats
after You took Port Hudson
~ remember all apout dat achieve
ment, said Gen. Parks. shaking hands
very friendly NIT Col. Bailey. I'm very
glad to see him always. and hat so much
confidence in him dat I'm almost ready to
approve of his plan before / hear it
Il will say for Cen Parks dat. though
he wasn't much of CheneraI dat he had
de incest manners of any Cheneral effer
met. Pity dat pleasant manners can't vim
pattles. He'd hat peen a pigger gonqueror
dan Napoleon"
"But tell us about the DAM" said 81.
We've been waiting all this time to hear
about that"
st is too late tonight. I'll dake supper
nit you again tomorrow efening, and dell
you all apout it,
TO be continued)
The National tribune., 1903-10-08

GEN. WILLIAM P. CARLIN, q. S. A.,
retired, died on an eastbound Northern
Pacific train, Oct. 4, near Livingston,
Mont He was going to Omaha to visit
friends, and had taken the train at his
home at Spokane. The remains were
sent to his relatives in Omaha. Gen. Car
lin was born in Illinois. graduated from
the Military Academy. Goth in the class
of 1850, along with Gems. Prime, G. K.
Warren. Cuvier Grover, A J. Slemmer.
E. A. Carr, Amos Beckwith. E. G. Mar
shall, Robert McFeely and Fl. G. Bank
head of the Union army. He was q
Captain in the 9Th U. S. at the outbreak
Of the war, and was appointed By the
Governor Of Illinois Colonel Of the 2Sth
ILL.,, with which he did good service in
Missouri and Arkansas, and was pro-
NOTED to Brigadier General Of Volunteers,
Nov. 90, 1862. and was assigned to the
command Of brigade in the Army of the
Cumberland. He rose to be commander
of division in the Fourteenth Corps. and
was regarded as one of the best and most
efficient officers in that grand old organiza-
ton. He was brevetted for gallantry at
Chattanooga and Jonesboro, and for gal
liant and meritorious service during the
rebellion. At the conclusion Of the war
he served as Assistant Commissioner Of
the Freedman's Bureau Of the State of
Tennessee for some years, and then re-
turnd to his place in the Regular Army,
as Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th U. s.
He became Colonel in 1882 and Briga-
dierGeneral in 1898, and was retired Nov.
"a, 1898. since which time he has been
living in Spokane.
The National tribune., 1903-10-08
More Postal Indictments.

Last Monday the Grand Jury returned
Is indictments. 10 of which have been
made public and involve several new
names. Five of the 10 named have been
previously indicted. The published list is
as follows:
| JAMES y. TYNER, once Postmaster
General. but more recently until his re-
mOval from Office. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral for the Department.
HARRISON ]. BARRETT, Of Balti.
more, formerly assistant attorney in the
Office of Mr.. Tyner, his uncle by marriage.
bills, and Harrison twice in two other in
dictments, practically all charging con-
| spiracy to defraud.
GEORGE w. BEAVERS and W.
SCOTT TOWERS, lately removed as SUI
perintendent of the substatiOn on F street,
accused in separate indictments of i'm
properly receiving compensation in the sale
of book typewriters to the government.
JAMES T. METCALF, recently re-
moved as superintendent of the money Or
der division of the Post Office Department.
NORMAN r. METCALF, of New
York. son of James L. Metcalf. and
HARRY G. HALLENBECK, of New
separately for conspiracy to defraud the
United States on contracts for printing
money order blanks.
AUGUST w. MACHEN. ex-superinten-
dent of free delivery. for receiving brides
in purchases of rural free delivery badges.
WILLIAM D. DORENIUS. of this city,
indicted separately and also jointly with
Ex-SuperintenGent of Salaries and Allow
ances GEORGE w. BEAVERS.
State Senator GEORGE E. GREEN
and Ex-Superintendent BEAVERS, in
dicted jointly, the papers in this case, al
in those against Doremus and Beavers, not
being made public.
The charge against Hallenbeck and the
Metcalfs is that Of conspiracy in furnish
ing money order blank books. The con-
tract was to supply these to the Govern
ment at the rate of four and one-haH
cents for each book. Inferior paper and
work were given and the books were not
inspected as required. In return young
Hallenbeck was made clerk in the Hal
lenbeck Printing Office at salary of $50
a week and also given rake off, of one
and one-sixth cents on each book. It Is
claimed the Hallenbeck firm made $50.
coo q year out of this arrangement.
Towers and Beavers are indicted for
conspiracy in the purchase of book type
writer's, by which they were to receive SIS
out of each $500 paid for machine.
The charges against Beavers, State
Senator Green and Doremus are not made
public. This is supposed to end the work
of the Grand Jury, and be the beginning
of the end of the investigation. Mr.. Bris-
tow will now proceed to write his report.
The National tribune., 1903-10-08

RUSSIA regards Constantinople, and the
country Immediately around the city. as
the Russian heritage"-the future CAPT
tai of Russia, and the headquarters of her
religion. Consequently, she wants the
Turks to hold on to it until the time is
ripe for her to take it. She is not going
to be bothered by any more little indie
pendent States like Rumania, Bulgaria and
Servia, which may interfere with her
scheme of annexation.