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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Shall IL BE Peace or War?

Sofia, Special.-Within 4S hours the
question OF peace or war will prob
n - l." s tiled according - d -. rita
tive opinions here Premier PetroT
had an interview with Ali Feruh Boy.
at which the whole situation in Mace
Gonla was discussed. AS a resi-: cf
tiis conference, much better -eeI;Ag
prevails, and confident hopes a.e cx-
prCS36n that n satisfactory adjustment
viii be reached. This view Is rengtI :
eEed by report from ConSt .ntipoD.e
10 the effect that che council Ct minis
ters after some days discussion is
V'H,.in measurable distan-c OF IN
agleement on the chief poip CT tic
issue.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Miller Case CorsiderrC

Washington. Special.-The exccu-
tive committee of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor considered the case
of w. a. Miller, the foreman of book
binders. who was dismissed from the
Government Printing Office because
he had been expelled from the local
ROokhinders' Union. ard who was sub.
acqut ntly rcinStatci by order of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. but took no action.
The matter was thoroughly gone into.
documents read. and copy OF the evil
dencc submitted. Further considcra.
tion was deferred until later in tho
present session
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Odd Elbows E,.c. officer

baltimore, Special Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the independent Order
of Cdd Fellows unanimously elected
Gen NJ. a. Raney. OF Marengo. lows.
commanding general Of the Patriarcns
Militant for term OF four years Gen
eral Raney was appointed commander
to thr military branch OF the order last
year. and his election was received
with cheers. This evening there was a
reunion of past grand representatives
at Masonic Temple. A dress parade was
given by the Patriarchs Militant at the
Fifth Regiment armory in which all
the visiting and local cantons partici-
Dated
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Official Report.

Washington. Special.-Oficial re-
ports to the Southern Railway general
Offices in this city state that the wreck
ed train was on time at the last sta
ton at which 1t reported. and that
II was going at the rate OF 30 to 81
miles an hour when it approached the
trestle. ard ran off the track Just mort h
OF the trestle. carrying the trestle
down when the engine ran off the
track to the ground below. Broadly. tho
dead engineer. was about 90 years OF
age. and had been with the Southei n
hallway about 20 years. his service a
large part OF the time being on tn,
division on which the accident occur
red.
While reports leave 1t in doubt lust
how the accident occurred, and 1t Will
take further inquiry to make this Ger
tain. it Is believed here that the ac-
ciGent was due to flange IN the front
wheel projecting over the rail and
striking the ties. The trestle where
the accident occurred will be fully re-
paired by an early hour tomorrow
morning. and trains are expected tc
be running over 1t tomorrow. The in
Jured men have been taken TO the hos
pitJ at Danville. and are being giver
every attention. Train No 81 II ie
stabd at the general offices. has been
running about year, and has had M
mishnp. except that some months ago
1t ran into some earth that had fallen
on the track
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Negro Elected.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. Special.-John
Hicks. colored. was elected a member
OF the Republican town committee for
the ninth district. Hicks election was
the result of factional fight in the
district, engineered by John Baker.
who ran Hicks to get even with Will
liam E. Luyter. the present member Of
the committee.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30

New York. Speclal.-Louis Nixon
Saturday night announced that he Is n
candidate for the Democratic nom na-
ton for mayor. He made public state
ment in which he said: "I am a candj-
date for the Democratic nomination for
mayor OF New York. This statement is
made with full knowledge of the un-
certainties of the Democratic situation
desire to make 1t clear that I am
willing to stand with those Democrats
however small their number. who be-
lieve that the Democratic party of
this city should lead and not follow
in the forward march OF municipal re-
form"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30

washington. Special.-The FeIerat
grand jury rosumed consideration of
tho postofice cases, but aijourccG
without reporting any indictmcnts.
Chas. j. Bonapa:tc, special counsel TO
assist the government in the prosecu.
tion of the persons indicted as resu
of the postal Investigation, had a ion.
conference today with Fourth Assist
ant Pos maSter General B-istoW.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Supcrintendents to r1eet.

Atlanta, Special State Superinten-
lent OF Education W. b. Merritt has
announced that meeting of the State
Superintendents OF the Southern States
would be held in this city October G.
The meeting will be for the purpose
IF discussing Southern educational
matters The sessions will last two
days.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
A Suicide,

charleston. s. c.. Special.-J. III.
folhemus. formerly city passenger
agent here and also in Savannah for
the Plant System. killed himself
Thursday morning at Summerville. S
I. He went INTO the yard with a par
ior rifle. the muzzle OF which he placed
against his breast and pulled the trip-
ger. His body was found by his child
The bullet passed. through his heart.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
NO Hope for Canal Trea-y

Washington. Special. - Minister
Beaupre has abandoned hope OF tho
ratification OF the Panama Canal
treaty. and cables the State Depa.t-
ment. under date of Bogota. Scptcm,,c,
18Th. that the situation is unc!:angc,l
ne discussion seems hopeless a9i
me congress will probably adjourn
October goth.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Fastest He on Recnrd

New York. Spccial.-Prince Alert
the pacing hero OF a hundred racos
and the champion OF a score OF half
mile tracks. went against the worlds
pacing record OF 1859. held by Dan
fatch. and heat it most decisiveiy at
the Empire City track
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-30
Hanna VIII A -idc Decision

cleveland. o.. Special Senator Han
n" stated that he would pay no atten
non to the challenge to debate OF the
democratic candidate for United States
senator John n. Clarke. until he had
n1"rn i from chairman Dick, to whom
Ciarkc's challenge has been referrrd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
LAST SEEN. WITH EVANS.
Mysterious Killing of Thrower at Jas
per, Miss.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 8.-The killing
of A. It. Thrower at Jasper, Paulding
county. and the mysterious circum-
stances connected Herewith, is at
tracing much attention throughout
the state. A young white man named
George Evans, who was the last per-
son seen In the society Of the deceased,
is under arrest and will be held to
await the action of the grand jury, al
though he strenuously denies that he
was in any way connected with the
tragedy. Evans and Thrower were
engaged in a drinking bout and on
the following morning Thrower was
found dead beside the railroad track
with his skull crushed. Evans says
that he parted from Thrower at the
exact spot where the body was found,
but the latter was uninjured at that
time. Evans hat was picked up on
the spot, and this is one of the strong
est bits of circumstantial evidence
against him, but he explains it away
by saying that Thrower had taken his
hat from him and said he would keep
it unless Evans accompanied him to
town.
Both were quite drunk Evans has
several times coltradicted his state
ment, and the authorities are con-
vinced that he knows more about the
tragedy than he has yet related.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
COP, COON AND DOG.
Novel Case In Court at Admission,
Alabama.

Novel Case In Court at Admission,
Alabama.
Apniston, Ala, Jan. Sit is Quite
seldom that policeman gets arrested.
However, such was the case here Wed
nesday, when Constable Sweets
served warrants on Officers Thomas
Self and John Fitzgerald. The cause
of the affair started on last Friday,
when the above mentioned officers
went to the house of negro to get
a dog that had disappeared from Gle
burne county, and on which there
was reward of $25. The officers
got the dog, but before they had time
to deliver the dog or claim the reward
the negro had brought suit in the
Justice court and regained possession
of the dog.
On Sunday Officer Self found the
negro and dog at the union depot,
when he again got possession of the
canine, this time resulting in the ne
gro swearing out warrant as above
stated
The charge against Office Self was
for taking the dog, and against on
Ger Fitzgerald for assault, and the
cases will be tried before Judge Crook
In the county court next Friday. Both
were released on their own recogni-
zance Attorneys have been engaged
TO represent both sides.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, in addition to being
policeman, is justice of the peace
in the fifth ward.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Negro PostmIstress Visits Rirl

Negro Postmistress Visits Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 8.-Minnie
Cox, the deposed negro postmistress
of Indianola, Miss, Is here accompa-
MED by her assistant, Annie Moore,
colored The two are stopping with
brother of the Moore woman and
will remain here until the Indianola
trouble blows over, so it is announced.
Mrs. Cox declines to be interviewed.
Her husband, w. w. Cox, a postal
clerk, ON the Southern railway, gave
out very guarded statement in which
he said that he and his wife were
hopeful of settlement of the indiana
Ia trouble as they desired to return
to that place to live, having many
friends there among both the colored
and white population. Cox added
that he had no desire to butt UP
against brick wall" and for his own
sake, as well as for the sake of his
wife and his future intentions, he
would not make a public statement
reviewing the Indianola incident. He
looks for an early adjustment, and
says some of the best people in Mis-
sissippi have the matter In hand with
that end in view. 1t is rumored that
Mrs. Cox will retain the position of
postmistress with white person as
assistant and the latter actively in
charge, but neither Cox nor his wife
affirm this report.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
FRIGH7FUL COLLISION
NEAR PITTSBURG
Passenger and Freight Train
Crash Together.
BRAKEMAN CAUSED COLLISION.

Failed TO Warn Passenger Train-Sev'
eral Men Are Dead, One Is Dying
and Five Are Probably Fatally In.
iured.
Pittsburg, Jan. S.-As a result OF a
collision between passenger train
and the rear end of a freight train on
the Monongahela division of the Penn
sylvania railroad Wednesday night,
at Cochran Station, several men are
dead, one is dying and five are injured.
The dead are:
G. E. Stroud, baggagemaster, Eliza
beth accommodation, Homewood.
C. M. Boehner, brakeman Of accom-
mediation, Pittsburg.
John Stewart, passenger, residence
unknown.
Two unknown foreigners killed out
right.
Two unknown foreigners, died on
way to the hospital
The injured are:
T. D. Cook, conductor accommoda-
tion, will probably died.
Sam Sullanowsky, shoulder blade
fractured
Peter Kimosky burned.
John Smith, seriously injured.
Mike Chonick, slightly injured.
Mike Gentill, slightly injured.
The passenger train which was from
Pittsburg, was on time and had clear
track, according to the signals dis
played
At the siding at Cochran it ran into
the rear car of the extra freight which
had taken the switch, but failed to
clear the main line. The officials
of the road attribute the disaster to
the failure of Patrick Quinn, the rear
brakeman of the freight, to see that
his train had fully cleared the main
track.
Quinn has not been found since the
wreck.
When the passenger locomotive
struck the caboose of the freight it
was forced back upon the combina-
tion baggage and smoking car in a
mass. Three of the victims were
killed instantly; two were roasted to
death and two died on the way to the
hospital
Almost Immediately after the i'm
pact fire from the stove in the smok-
ing car set fire to the wreckage and
the imprisoned victims were tortured.
Not a truck except those of the ten
der, left the track. None of the pas
sengers in the coaches were hurt
The tender stopped within a few
feet Of the rear of the combination
car, crowding everything and every
body in the smoking car into small
space, like the plunger of a cylinder
Men were pinned so that they could
not be extricated. The stove, full of
fire, showed back in the car with the
men and seats, and with a 15-gallon
can Of oil. The oil ignited, there was
an explosion, and the wreckage be-
gan to burn. One of the unidentified.
men, the upper half of his body ex-
tending from a rear window of the
car, was pinioned by piece of wood
In the car. He was alive and con-
scious of his peril. He called for
some one to release him. "Chopper!"
he would shout. pointing back into
the car at something which held him.
Efforts were made to relieve him, but
the poor fellow had to be deserted,
and he slowly burned to death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
SECRET MEETING PROCEEDINGS.
A Plan Suggested to Make the Mem.
bers Entirely independent.

bers Entirely independent.
Pittsburg, JAN. 8-The Chronicle
Telegraph will say: THE result Of
the secret meeting of independent
sheet and tinplate interests held here
last week has just leaked out. At the
time it was announced that the meet.
ing was to consider plans for protec.
ton of manufacturing concerns out
side of the United States Steel corpor.
alton.
j. F. Baumgarten, secretary of the
association, suggested a plan, which,
if adopted, would make the members
entirely independent as to raw ma
terial. 1t is proposed to consolidate
all the independent interests, secure
ore lands, coking and steam coal prop
critics, build blast furnaces and large
bessemer steel plant to furnish steel
to the finishing mills of the consolida-
ton.
The project is looked upon with IA
Vor, and a combination was appointed
to prepare plans for the proposed con-
soidation and data as to the cost of
erecting the necessary blast furnaces
and steel plants, and to secure options
on valuable coal anG ore properties.
]. A. Andrews, president of the New
port Rolling Mill company, of New
port, KY, was waited upon and his
reply is being awaited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Another Renlv From Castro.

{ Washington, Jan. S.-Minister Bow.
en- transmitted to the state depart.
ment today another reply from Pres.
ident Castro touching the arbitration
proposal AS heretofore, President
Castro expresses willingness to sub.
NIT the matter to arbitration and in
addition to his former communication
he Is now willing to recognize the pro.
priety of submitting the clans referred
to in the British and German notes
to the Hague, something that he has
not up to this point been willing to
do. Some details remain to be ar.
ranged before the next step, which is
the appointment of commissioners.
can be taken UP and 1t is not yet
known how Castro will receive de.
mands still insisted upon by the al.
lies for money payment and how he
will view the rejection of his own de.
mand for the immediate withdrawal OF
the blockade as a condition precedent
to the arbitration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Took Prisoners From the Sheriff In
Tennessee.

Took Prisoners From the Sheriff In
Tennessee.
Lewisburg, Tenn. Jan. 8.-Wednes-
day night at midnight 80 masked men
released w. r. Hopwood and W. FL.
Johnson from the Marshall county
Jail. The prisoners were charged
with lynching negro named John
Davis and numerously signed peti.
ton to Judge Houston to grant spe-
cial term Of court to try them had
been refused.
The judges action became known
here last night and shortly afterward
the masked party appeared at the
door Of Sheriff Wallace's residence.
Assistant Jailer Marshall answered
the summons and was forced to give
up the keys to the jail, which was at
once entered and the prisoners re
leased. The keys were then return
ed to the officer and the crowd quiet
ly departed, taking the alleged lynch
ers with Their and today the where
abouts of the fugitives is unknown.
The town is quiet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Serious Collisions with PoIio..

Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 8.-The car
mems strike for higher wages is re-
sulting in serious collisions with the
police. Reyolvers were used in the
streets, strikers threw petroleum on
the premises of the Northern railway
with the intention of setting FIRE to
them and hidden bombs were discov-
cred near the city leading to the be-
lief that dynamiting was contemplated
The police have been largely rein.
forced and special orders have been
promulgated to the civil guard to be
IN readiness for action.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Bubonic PLAQUE In Mexico.

Washington, Jan. "A dispatch has
been received at the public health and
marine hospital service from the
board of trade at Tucson, Ariz., calling
attention to the existence of bubonic
plague in Mexico and requiring that
necessary steps be taken to prevent
its spread into Arizona. The presi-
dent of the superior board of health
of Mexico has announced that the re-
ports that the plague exists at Ensen-
dao and Mazatlan are correct, and
has requested the public health and
marine hospital service to notify the
bureau Of American republics that the
South American countries through
them may be Informed. Dr. Grubbs a
medical representative of the public
health and marine hospital service,
now at Los Angeles, who has been in
vestigating the situation at Ensenada,
and Dr. Alexander, the medical repre-.
sentative at Ensenada, have been di-
rected by the surgeon general to take
any necessary action in the matter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
VIII Not Be Removed.

Knoxville, Team, Jan. S.-Harvey
Logan, the alleged Montana train rob-
Der, with not BIS removed from Knox.
vile jail as early as had been antici-
pated. Judge II. H. Lurton, sitting
at Cincinnati, has permitted Logan's
attorneys to present his appeal and
they will in few days argue this pro-
ceeding In an effort to get a new trial
Tor Logan If the circuit court Of ap-
peals at Cincinnati allows a new trial
Logan, 1t Is said, will not be removed
from Knoxville for three months all
any rate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
SIX Liens EiI.a

New York, Jan. Six liens, aggre4
eating nearly $4,000, have been filed
at Hampstead, Il. l., against the Cas-.
tie Gould, the country seat that Flow.
ard Gould is building at Sands Point.
Port Washington, near Long Island
sound. The contractors who filed the
liens refuse to explain their reasons
until the case is brought up in the
Nassau county court. Mr. Gould had
trouble with worhmen last autumn
and had twenty sheriffs to keep walk.
ing delegates off his premises.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
BLIzzARD,CC Nd TIONS
NOW IN EVIDENCE
Snow is General East of The
Mississippi River.
TRAINS FROM THE NORTH Late.
Snow Fell All Night In The Mountains
of East Tennessee and Western
caroIina--Train Service Greatly
rampered.

Hampered.
Louisville, Jan. 8.-The blizzard con.
ditions which prevailed yesterday and
last night in Kentucky and Tennessee
are in evidence today, although with
diminished force in East Tennessee.
Georgia, North Carolina and along the
Atlantic coast. Snow is general east
of the Mississippi river and freeing
temperatures extended into the south
ern half of the cotton belt. Snow fell
all night in the mountains of Tennes-
see and western Carolina, and train
service through the mountains is ham.
pered
All trains from the north were late
arriving in Louisville this morning,
both the Monon and Big Four's Chica-
go trains being reported four hours
behind time. South of Louisville the
railroads experienced no delay, as the
snowfall was light The temperature
in Louisville at noon was 20 degrees,
with the forecast for continued cold.
Telegraph facilities to the south.
west, which were disarranged yester-
day by reason of adverse weather con.
ditions, showed a decided improve.
ment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
S1nn.nnn Fire

Cleveland, O., Jan. Sire early
this morning partially destroyed the
Central building of the Young Mems
Christian Association, at the corner of
Prospect and Erie streets. The losses
to the Association and to the mer-
chants occupying stores on the ground
floor of the building will aggregate
100000. Partially covered by insur.
ance
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Coal for Cuba.

Paduoah KY, Jan. S-The towboat
Kenton left here last night with big
feet Of coal which is to be delivered
to Cuba. The towboat viii carry the
coal down the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers to New Orleans, where it will
be reshipped. This shipment from
the Paducah mines is to be followed
by others. all intended for the same
point,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
The SiCkest Man is Not Always in Bed.

The meanest kind of sickness IS just TO be able
to attend to duties and yet not feel equal to the task
The eternal grind keeps many in the traces who
ought to be in bed.
thorough course of Johnson's Chill and Fever
Tonic would give new lease life to such people.
1t tones up the the whole digestive apparatus Pus
the Liver in the best condition possible Gives
vitality.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Dojno a Bio Business

Decatur, Ala, Jan. S.-The Decatur
cotton compress is doing the biggest
business this season that it has ever
done in it's past history. They have
already compressed over $4,000 bales
this season and their years business
has not closed yet by any means.
Their yards and warehouses are now
crowded with cotton to their fullest
capacity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
OFFICE OF J. r. LAsSITER.

HENDsONVILLE, 5. @, Sept. 2, 1896.
MR. A. B. GIRARDEAU, Savannah, Ga.
DEAR SIR:-Some years ago operated a float
ing saw-mill on the Savannah River. My base of
operations was being constantly changed and my
hands were always exposed to the worst malarial
influences. [ employed over one hundred hands,
and the work was conducted mudh in water as
out of it. For this reason, in August and Septem
Der there great loss of time and business,
account Of sickness among the workers
My attention then called to J0hnson's Chill
and Fever Tonic, and [ determined to give the
medicine trial. [ procured It, and those who
sick were put on this treatment and those who
were feeling badly were at once given the Tonic.
In a short time every ofthe one hundred hands
was well and reported for duCy and from that time
on used nothing else but Johnoons Tonic and
never had another case of fever.
Yours very truly,
j. r. LASSITER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09

New York. Jan. S.-Replying to an
inquiry regarding the reports circulat-
ed IN the United States that w. G.
Hunter, Jr., had been tried and ac-
quilted of the murder of Fitzgerald,
the Associated Press correspondent ca
bled as follows: Guatemala. Jan. 3.
If there has been a trial it has been
a secret one. Mystery here"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-09
Railway Enaineer Shot.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 8.--Lee
Stratton, a Southern railway engineer
running between this city and Atlanta,
was shot last night at Barnett, Ca,
80 miles from here. by Bob Nixon, a
brakeman Nixon escaped. STRAIT
ton was brought to this city and
died at Erlanger hospital this morn
ing. The remains will be taken to
Atlanta.