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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
The TYpographlcaI Union.

Washington, Special.-An important
proposition coming from the commit
tee on laws, which was adopted by the
International Typographical Union,
was that which permits subordinate
unions to incorporate in exceptional
eases.
The union took up the Los Angeles
Times case and voted for a referendum
on the question of an assessment for
funds TO unionism The Times office.
statement was read from General
Otis. of The Times. saying that the Of
iice was by choice a fraternal office.
that high wages were paid and no sur
render would he made. Delegate Hayh
of Los Angeles. told OF the unions
course and expressed hope of ultimate
GuccesS.
In the spokane and Seattle tases. in
which President Lynch is charged bv
Commissioners Driscoll with violation
oi the arbitration agreement. the COM
mittee on arbitration reported an en-
iorscmcnt OF President Lynch and the
executive council and accused the pub
ushers OF prccipitating the trouble by
a display of bad faith. The report Says
she union constitution cannot be arHi-
| trated. but asserts Il belief in arbitra-
| ton where the parties appro3ch the
question in a fair and conciliatCry
manner.
The woman's auxiliary elected Mrs.
Frank l.. Kennedy. of Omaha. prcsi-
dent and Mrs. G. c. Houston, of Allan
Ia, one of the vice presidents
The convention adopted Il special or
SaniZer to visit several towns in The
| South to organize new unions and TO
visit established unions for 'hr Dur-
pose OF strengthening the same. The
conventiCI adopted the proposition to
! organize newspaper writer's and au-
thoriZe expenditures OF the necessary
funds therefore. The death benefit Was
increased to $40.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Miscellaneous r1attcrs.

The International Typographical
Union decided to hold it's 1904 conven-
ton in st. Louis.
Edward l.. Dwyer. former husband
oil the Duchess de Castelluccia. filed
petition in bankruptcy in New York.
y freight train ran away on a noun
tain near Asneville, n. c.. and En-
gineer ]. II. Averill. Jr.. and Fireman
Hair were killed in the wreck.
The first bale OF new cotton sold in
Augusta, Ga. brought 20 cents a
pound.
The Irish Land Bill was finally
agreed to by the Lords and Commons
and now awaits only King Edwards
signature to become law
Lord George Hamilton. Secretary of
STATE for India. said in the House oc
Commons that Britain must be ready
II all times for possible Russian as
Srcssion in India.
Lord Salisbury. ex-Pre.nier o. Great
Britain, is seriously III.
Cardinal Gibbons will ass.s, at ,he
ccnsecration in Rome Saturday of Rev
j. j. Harty as Archbishop of Manila.
The latest eruption OF Vcsuyius Is
causing Intense alarm.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Sentenced to Hang

Wilmington. Special.-Jaebel Regis
ter and his father, II. B. Register. were
convicted at Whiteville, Columbus
county. OF the murder of Jesse Sales
and Jim Stally last March. and burning
the house down upon their bodies
after robbing the premises OF some
thing over $1,000. The younger Reg
ister was sentenced to be hanged on
October 3. and his father was sentenced
10 the penitentiary for life. Cross ed
mondson, whose confession implicated
the Registers, and secured their con
v;ction, was sentenced to six years
The Registers counsel gave notice o.:
appeal to the Supreme Court
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
THE PRIZE FIGHT.
Jeffries Whips Corbett Easily at
San Francisco

Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco,
Special.-James ]. Jeffries. champion
heavyweight of the world. played with
Jim Corbett for nine rounds and a
half. and then Corbett's seconds mo-
toned to Referee Graney to stop the
fight in order TO save their man from
needless punishment. The end came
shortly after the beginning of the ninth
round when Jeffries planted one
of his terrific left swings on Jim's
stomach. The man who conquered John
l.. Sullivan dropped to the floor in
agony, and the memorable scene at
Carson City was again enacted, when
Bob Fitzsimmons landed his solar
pleXus blow. This time, however. Cor
bett struggled to his feet and again
faced his giant adversary. With hardly
a moments hesitation Jeffries swung
his right and again landed on Corbett's
stomacr. He dropped to the floor. and
then it was that Tommy Ryan. seeing
that 1t was all over motioned to the
referee TO stop the punishment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Severe Tropical Storm.

Kingston. Jamaica, b. Cable.--The
West Indian hurricane struck the
island of Jamaica with full force
Tuesday. inficting great damage. Port
Antonio. on the north coast. was com
plctely overwhelmed. Only six houses
were left standing. through the United
Fruit Company's wharves. Offices. ho-
tel and plantations were utterly de-
molished. Five of the company's
steamers. including the Simon Du-
mois. Alfred Dumois and Brighton.
were driven ashore, but are lying in
easy positions. Port Maria. another
town on the north coast. also suffered
similarly. The coast is strewn with
the wreckagc of local sailing boats
The southeastern portion of the
island has been completely denuded
of its crops. the rivers are flooded, and
many men were carried out to sea and
drowned. Considering the damage to
property during the hurricane, the
loss Of life is comparatively small.
though the present estimate is that
the death list will reach so. Hundreds
of persons were injured. and there
were numerous haiTbreadth escapes.
The property loss is estimated at $10.-
100000. The entire eastern end of the
island has been devastated. Villages
have been wiped out and public build
ings and churches demolished. Thou
sands OF the peasantry. rendered
homefess and destitute, are wandering
about seeking food and shelter. The
destruction of the banana plantations
HsNe .l.t.. ~.
is l'aralyzed for the next II months.
Hundreds OF prosperous fruit growers
have been brought to bankruptcy and
ruin.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
At TheNort


The new currency law for tho Phil
iDp'nes Will so into effect on Septen-
ECr |.
D. NJ. Parry denounced organized la
hor as moEocracy in an address at
ChautauQua. New York.
Frederick MacMOnries. of New York.
has been appointed to design the stat
ne of Gen. G. =. Mcclellan 10 be erect
ed III Washington.
There were two additional deaths as
lhe result of the accident at The Ma
t;onal League Baseball Park. in Fhil-
adeiphia. on Saturday.
Archbishop John J. Farley was in
Fested with the Dallium by Mgr. Dio-
laede Fdlccni. Papal Delegate. before
q great throng in St. Peters Cathe-
dral in New York
The Democratic convention OF Ham
ilion county. Ohio. at Cincinnati. chose
aelegates to the State convention ia
voring the nomination OF Zimmerman
Aor Governor but the Johnson dele
safes bolted and held another meeting
Gen. Nelson 4. Miles. with phe Mary
iand aeleGa;i lion TO the Grand Army of
the Republic convention. was given n
reception in Denver.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Senboord's New Branches

birmingham. Ala. Spccial.-The
Seahoard's branch from Coal City into
H3irm!ngham, SO miles. has been under
construction since early in the year
and is nearing completion. Trains will
be running into this city not later
than next January. The Seaboard's
Georgia branch. from Rockmart to At
lanta. 4S miles. is under construction
an! VIII be completed within seven or
eight months. The distance hctwccn
Rockmart and Commercial Citv S3
miles. covered by the Seaboard's oost
nnd west road. is now operated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
From Across The Sea.

King Edward started from London
on h is way to Marienbad, travelling in
cognito.
In official circles at Sofia massacre
OF Christians in Macedonia is expected
in short time
1t is estimated that 80 lives were
lost and $l0,000,OO0 property damage
caused by the jamaica hurricane.
ldentiiications marked the trial in
Paris OF members OF the Humbert fam
lily. accused of extensive frauds.
Committees of the Lords and Com
mons will confer in an effort to reach
an agreement on the Irish Land bill.
V. Bosanquet. British vice-consul at
odessa. states, in an official report on
the kischeneff massacre that the local
authorities took no effective steps to
stop the riots
The Senate Subcommittee on Fiance.
which has been comforting with Presi-
Gent Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, will fur
ther tes. public sentiment in reference
to new currency bill.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
A TERRIBLE STORY
Of Murders, ButningS and General
Cutrages Comes From Turkey
BULGARIA ARRAIGNS THE TURKS
In a Memorandum Presented TO the
Powers the Bulgarian Government
Sets Forth the Condition of Affairs
in rlacedonia.

Sofia. BY Cable.-The bulgarian gov
ernment has presented a memorandum
to the powers. setting out at great
length the condition of affairs during
the past three months in Macedonia
since the Turkish government under
took to inaugrate the promised re-
forms. The mcst prcci,e details. dates.
places and names Of persons are given
In the memorandum. the whole con-
stituting terrible category OF murder.
torture. incendiarism. pillage and gen
eral oppression committed by Otto
man soldiers and officials. These par
uculars were obtained entirely from
official sources, such as the reports OF
the Bulgarian consuls and agents OF
the Bulgarian government. and in
many instances. the reports made by
Turkish authorities. The Bulgarian
government guarantees the absolute
truth of every statement and chal-
lenges the Porte to disprove Il single
charge made in the mcmorandum
WHICH begins by stating that during
the past three months the Ottoman
government has taken Il series OF
measures with the alleged intention
OF inauguraung the era Of promised re-
icrm and of assuring peace and tran
qIilitY to the Bulgarian population of
European Turkey. but which have
had the contrary effect Of further cXaS-
rerating this population and rcViving
the Revolutionary movement. Instead
OF proceeding solely against persons
guilty of breaches of the public order,
the military and civil authorities have
sought every possible prcteXt to per-
secute. terro iZc anu ruin the Bulgar-
ian inhabitants alike in the large
cities and in the small villages
Numerous assassinations. burnings
and other OutragcS are charged.
Dealing with other acts of oppres-
sion. there the morandum states
that the bulgarian merchants and
artisans living in CCnstantinuplc and
Salonica were ordered to thcir native
villages and were not allowed any
time or opportunity to dispose OF
their business or property. Some OF
these Bulgarians who, with their fam
lilies, had bcyu established for 20
years or more. were utterly ruined.
AS the orGcr applied equally to pro-
fessors and schoolnastcrs. the Bul-
garian schools were closed before The
end of the school year. The authori-
ties vigorously enforced the same or
dor against the Bulgarian priests.
making every effort to paralyze the
development of religious and educa-
tional work. and deprive the Bul-
garian eXarch of all his privileges and
force the people TO come under the
authority of the Greek patriarch
Encouraged by the Ottoman au-
thovitios. the Greek bishops and arch
imandritcs forced their way int the
Bulgarian churches and burned the
praycr-books and menaccd the peo-
pie. The archimandratc of Salonica
declared in n recent sermon that the
Sultan did not want Bulgarian ex-
aches in his empire; if they remained
they would be eXterminated
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
THE SEABOARD SOLD
Reported That il Becomes Allied With
Other Roads
WILL ABANDON ALL RATE CUTTING
Indications Point TO The Removal of
All Competition From the Field OF
Southern Ra.Iroad;ng.

New York, Special-The long-ex-
pected announcement that the Sea-
board Air Line had passed, at last
practically into new hands, was made
Wednesday by LaGcnburg. Thalman &
Co.. who issued a statement showing
that interests representing the Rock
Island and St. Louis & San Francisco
had secured representation in the Sea
board directorate and board of voting
trustees. The official statement was
as follows:
"Ladenburg. Thalman & Company
announce that they have completed
negotiations whereby new and impor-
tant interests have become identified
with the Seaboard Air Line Railway
Company b. +. Yoaltum and III. Clay
Pierce and B. +. Guinness. of Laden
| burg. Thalman & Company. and Ok
leigh Thorne, president of the North
American Trust Company, have been.
elected voting trustees OF the Seaboard
Air Line Railway"
President John Skelton Williams
also announces that IS. Y. Yoakum, II.
Clay Pierce. Okleigh Thorne and 8. Il.
VSn Worst have been elected directors
Ycakum is president OF the st. Louis
&, San Francisco Railroad. for which
company J. p. Morgan G. Co, are fiscal
agents. The official announcement OF
the deal also said:
The change OF personnel Of voting
trustees of the stock Of the Sc2board
Air Line Company docs not mean the
purchase o: that company hy Rock Is
land or Frisco interests. although the
Frisco lines extend into Birmingham,
ard are part of the Southern situa-
ton. 1t does. however. emphasize the
fact that all the great railway systems
are carrying out the policy of more
closely cementing the railway trans
portatiol interests of the country,
which will greatly rctard and it is
hoped entirely prevent decentralization
of the rate situation. or the unneces-
sary construction and duplication OF
property. Attention is called to the
fact that with the discontinuance of
any further construction by the Sea
| board Air Line the value OF the prop
critics are greatly enhanced. and an
other gratifying fact AT this time and
which is further evidence OF the fu-
ture disposition Of the railways OF the
United states is that this deal does not
| call for any financing " supplying OF
new money"
One of the voting trustees when ask
ed TO state the real Significance Of the
deal said that it meant a "better un-
Gorstanding among intepests that have
at various times conflicted."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
II lis TAKE Vacation

Burlington. VT. SpeCial-The Bur
lington, Winsoolli and Colchester Mills
of the American Wollen Company will
Lot resume operations soon. orders
having been received for two weeks
suspension. In addition to the Wash
ington Mills at Lawrence. Mass. and
the Assabet Mills at Maynard. Mass,
the company has also decided to close
the Lebanon ana Mascoma Mills and
Ealeric Mills OF Enfield in the Mas
coma Valley. n. H.. for a similar pc
riod. These mills employ total OF
about 10000 hands. The shutdown. the
company announces. is for the purpose
OF giving the employees vacation and
repairs and improvements at the sew
eral plants.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19

Car Nicholas appointed Adm,rai
AleXien Viceroy OF the Amur district
and Kwan-Tung province in Eastern
Asa
Tho board of naval officers which
examined the battleship Massachusetts
after the accident on "Wednesday re-
PORTS that the damage to the ship is
serious.
The Commissioner of India Affairs
Is advised that number of Shawnee
and kickapoo Indians are preparing to
go to Mexico.
Russia has sent commercial and
scientific expedition" to Mongolia. IT
is thought in washington that this
expedition forcshadows further ag-
gression on China.
Bishop Dougherty and five Catholic
priests from Philadelphia will sail for
Manila early in October.
The battleship Maine will be sent on
lo"g cruise to test the merits OF the
.tciausse boiler.
5t1te honors were paid to victims Of
Paris tunnel disaster at their fun
ais.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
One Hundred Killed.

Paris, BY Cable.-Eighty-fo bodies
have been recovered and the death
list probably will exceed 100, in the
underground railway disaster which
occurred here Monday night. The ac-
cident. which occurred on the Metro
politan Electric Railway, assumed the
proportions OF an awful catastrophe
during the early hours when more
than four-scorc bodies of the burned
and suffocated victims were removed
from the subterranean passage. The
work continues and indications ere
that the death list will perhaps ex-
ceed fiye-scores.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
MnHY Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Down i'm Dixie

Kentucky distillers, it was reported,
viii ship 10000 barrels of whiskey to
Europe shortly.
L. Siebert Cease who was mysteri-
ously shot in Richmond. has been nut
under peace bond
Captain Baylor and the Virginia
oyster Commission are measuring the
barrcns up James river.
Judge George Gray. chairman of the
cc2l arbitration board at Birmingham.
stated the scope OF the inquiry and the
testimony was continued.
The charges of attempted bribery in
the Georgia Legislature were not sus-
tanned according to the committees
It port
Rock Island intcrests have been ad-
!hltted 10 representation in the Sea-
board Air Line Railway. forming a
close alliance OF the two systems.
Mrs. Daisy Brown Armentrout wife
OF heV. Dr.. NJ. Armentrout of Ken-
tucKy. committed suicide in Prince Ed
ward county. Virginia.
Miss Marie Gordon. formerly of Muir
treesboro, Tenn. who shot herself
while at hotel in Chicago. died beg
gins TO see her mother. who was has
~ eg to her, but did not arrive in
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Sooke to Catholics.

Oyster Bay. Special-President
Roosevelt delivered the principal ad-
dress at the quarterly meeting Of the
Society of the Holy Name. of Brook
lyn and Long Island, held here Sun
day. Decency of speech and conduct
constituted the theme OF his ad-
dress. which was enthusiastically ap-
plauded by an audience Of more
than 1000 persons, chiefly men.
Father Powers. rector OF ST. Domi-
nick's. introduced the President in a
felicitious speech in which he spoke
of the esteem in which Mr.. Roose-
welt is held by the Catholics of this
country.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19

Merida. By Cabe.-Thc effects of the
tropical cyclone here and in Progrcsso
have been terrible. The w.nd cont
menced in the early hours OF the night.
and panic quickly seized the communi-
~. The wind tore up ereat trees by the
roots. blew roofs away. and destroyed
houses and plantations. Great damage
was done in n very short time. Great
eEcrts were made to save small yes
sells. but about 20 OF those in the port
Cf ProSresso were east upon the shore.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Bryan In n Wreck.

ST. Louis. Special.-Wm. J. BRYAN
was severely shaken up. but escaped
injury in small wreck on the Soutn-
ern Railway, near Mount Vernon. ILL.,.
Sunday. While running at full speed
the train ran into an omen switch and
vas delayed several hours. Beyond
bruises no one was injured. Mr.. Bry-
ar arrived here from Louisville. Ky.
and continued his journey to Syca-
more, II.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Killed By Boiler J:xp,os;on

Nlscalosa. Ala. Special. The boiler
Tuscaloosa Light and Power Com
ANY exploded "Wednesday evening. in
family killing Adolph Johnston and n
johnston, negroes, severely bruising
Manager McGhce and Engineer Craw-
ord and wrecking the plant The city
$ in darkness. The boiler was carried
.Wo blocks. on its way passing through
-"Foe prick walls and landing in de-
"a tmcnt store 800 fee; away. Several
torres were badly damaged. Loss. $50
-: partial insurance.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Writ Denied.

Montgomery. Special.-A writ of
habeas corpus was denied to William
l.. Lyttle. brother OF Marie Gordon.
VINO is held by the police on instruc-
tons received from Chief Of Police
ONeill. of Chicago. charging him
with assault to murder a negro in
that city. Chief Gerald received a
telegram from Chief ONeiH. stating
that he had secured formal requisi-
ton TOT Lyttle. and that an officer
would be seEt to take the prisoner to
Chicago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
CElid Killed BX Train

Newbern. n. c.. Special-News
reaches here Tuesday night of the
killing OF n small white child at Tus.
carora by Il mail train on the Atlantic
ana North Carolina Railroad. IL is
said that the cars passed over the
logs Of the little one and both were
severed from its body. Owing to n
Geyere electric storm it was imDos-
siblc to ascertain how the accident
happened. as there is only telephone
connection with the place.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Attention Called.

Constantinople. BY Cable.-The Brit
ish ambassador has called the atten-
ton OF the Porte 20 the serious situa-
tiCn in Macedonia. he pointed out that
grave consequences may attend fresh
murders of consuls or foreign subjects.
The ambassador had an audience with
the Sultan on Friday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Yellow Fever.

Laredo, Tex, Special.-Dr. II. J..
Hamilton, United States hospital sur
geon. has completed his investigation
OF the reported cases of yellow fever
at Monterey. Mex. and has notified the
washington authorities that there is
not case of yellow fever there or in
surrounding towns.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
HayfIOwer Ashore

Norfolk. Special.-Reports from
Elizabeth City, n. c.. are to the effect
that the steamer Maynower is ashore
In North Carolina waters and will
probably prove total loss. The May
Eo~er struck on bar at Wa1e's Point.
in Aibemarle Sound, about 1S miles
south OF Elizabeth City. The Mayaower
is a small river craft and was lg.nbe,
laden.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Convict Bill Passed.

Atlanta Ga, Special-The House of
Representatives of the State Leg.sla-
ture passed the convict bill. as amend
ed by the Senate. providing for the
employment OF all fve-year felony con-
victs on the public roads. Each county
may work its pro-rata number OF con-
v.cts.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
At The National Capital.

Elaborate meneuvers for troops OF
the regular army and National Guard,
olsanlzations have been arranged by
the War Department.
LieutenantSSs0n raj Yopn q will he in
charse OF Ear DeDbrtsnent from
ausrst 22qihstH Assiss6nt Secretary
Cllver assanes the dytics OF his posf1
ton on SeptemberH. -,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Eight Killed.

Chattanooga. Special--The death list
resulting from the head-end collision
between two freight trains on the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad Saturday
night near Cumberland Falls, has
8lown to eight five iaen having died
since Sunday night. Among the dead
Is Engineer T. 8. Duke, OF Salisbury.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19
Will Be Convicted

Wilmington, Special-Testimon in
the Register murder trial was COM
pleted Tuesday and argument by
counsel to the jury has commenced.
The general opinion prevails that a
verdict Of murder in the first degree
Will he returned as to the younger
Register. and that his father viii he
convicted OF accessory bef"-a the
fact.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-19

The King OF Servia is deriving some
comfort from the adage that lightning
does not strike twice in the same
place.