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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-25
HEAPS PRAISE
ON ROOSEVELT
PAUL MORTON EULOGIZES HIS
INTEGRITY
SHONTS TALKS ABOUT CANAL
Says That the Commission Must Buy
in the Cheapest Market, and
This Is, in Most Instances,
America
SHONTS TALKS ABOUT CANAL
BY Associated Press.

| By Associated Press.
CHICAGO May 24.-Paul Morton,
secretary of the navy. and Theodore
Shonts, secretary of the Panama canal
commission, were the guests of the
Chicago Bankers club at banquet
here tonight. Just as Secretary Nor
ton had taken the floor to commence
his speech, Graeme Stewart, former
national committeeman of the Repub-
lican party in Illinois, fell forward in
his chair unconscious. He was quick
ly carried to sofa at the side of the
room and several physicians who were
present worked over him for several
minutes before they We're able to re-
store him to consciousness.
He was afterward taken home much
improved. His illness was an acute
attack of indigestion, coupled with a
slight congestion of the brain.
Secretary Morton was asked to re-
spond to the toast of 1.-THE President"
and, after expressing his pleasure at
being able to meet the members of the
Bankers club, said of President Roose-
welt:
HE is, taken all in all, one of the
most remarkable of all Of the great
men who have occupied the White
House. AS earnest in his love of coun-
try as Washington, as far seeing as
Jefferson, as courageous as jackson
and as much opposed to human slav-
cry in all forms as Abraham Lincoln,
he stands robust in his integrity. and
sturdy in his determination that there
shall be a square deal all around"
Congress Failed to Instruct
Mr.. Shonts said: Congress. for
some reason unknown to us, although
twice asked to declare its Wishes
failed to limit the purchase of sup
plies and materials entering into the
construction of the canal to the Amer
lean markets. Whatever the cause of
the absence of instructions the
commission feels it it's duty to make
it's purchases in whatever markets of
the world it can, but in the cheapest.
This policy it is pursuing, and, mas
much as it Is getting the great mass
of it's supplies in American markets,
the inference is plain that, notwith-
standing our protective laws and not
withstanding our high wages to labor,
the American markets are in the main
the cheapest markets in the world"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-25
FIGHT rs
| RUM0RED
Report That Togo Is
Defeated
Confirmation of News Is
Lacking
Land Situation Becoming
Very Tense
Oyama and Linevitch Watch
Each Other Like Hawks
and All Signs Point
to Fighting


/ MANILA, May 25.-There
/ is an unconfirmed rumOr
/ here that the Russian and
/ Japanese fleets have met
! south Of Formosa, and that :
| the japanese were de- /:
/ feated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
GREAT CHANGE
From Change In Food.

The brain depends much more on tde
stomach than we are apt to suppose un-
I'll we take thought In the matter.
Feed the stomach on proper food easy
to digest and containing the proper
amount OF phosphates and the healthy
brain will respond to all demands. A
notable housewife in Buffalo writes:
THE doctor diagnosed my trouble as
nervous affection OF the stomach
was actually so nervous that I could
not sit still for five minutes to read the
newspaper, and to attend to my house
hold duties was simply impossible.
dQctored all the time with remedies,
but medicine did no good
"My physician put me on sill sorts of
diet. and I tried many kinds OF cereal
foods, but none OF them agreed with
me. / was almost discouraged, and
when I tried GrapeNu did so with
many misgivings-I had no faith that 1t
would succeed where everything else
had failed
But it did succeed, and you don't
know how glad am that tried 1t.
feel like new person, have gained in
weight and ! don't have that terrible
burning sensation n my stomach any
more. ] feel so strong again that am
surprised at myself. The street noises
that used to irritate me so, I never
notice now, and my mind is so clear
that my household duties are a real
pleasure
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich.
There's n reason
Now why was this great change made
in this woman?
The stomach and the brain had not
been supplied with the right kind OF
food 20 rebuild and strengthen the
nerve centres in these organs. 1t is alb
solute folly to try to do this with
medicine. There is but one sure way,
and that is to quit the old food that has
failed and take on Grape-Nuts food,
which is n.ire than half digested in the
process Of manufacture and is rich in
the phosphate OF potash contained in
the natural grain, Which unites with
albumcn and water-the only three
substances that will make up the soft
gray filling in the thousands of delicate
nerve centres in the brain and body.
Grape-Nuts food is ,Ure road back to
health In all such cases.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
MUCH IN MONOPOLY
Fruit Traffic thoroughly Under the
Control Of One Organization
ARMOUR MAN ADMITS CHARGES
Entire South Atlantic Coast and Parts
OF the West Are "Exclusive" Terri.
tory For the Armours-Under Con-
tracts With the Railroads.

Washington, Special.-Before the
senate committe on Interstate COM
merce, which is investigating railroad
rates, President George II. Robbins. OF
the Armour Car Lines Company. ad-
mitted that the company had twenty or
thirty exclusive contracts with rail-
roads for fruit transportation busine ess.
and acknowledge a monopoly of that
traffic in Parts OF the West and South
wherever these exclusive contracts ap-
pned, he admitted. the producers and
Shippers OF fruit had to accept the rates
iald down by the Armours. He claimed
that MS company was a private one.
ana therefore not subject to the inter-
state commerce laws.
Inc Armours, he said, had exclusive
contracts with all the South Atlantic
coast railways. and exclusive contracts
In East Tennessee. Fruit producers
and shippers on these exclusive lines
nad TO accept the rates of the Armour
Company. but Mr.. Robbins said they
satisfied so per cent. Of the shippers.
=. w. Robinson. representing the
New Orleans board OF trade and the
central Yellow Pine Lumber Associa-
t'S'ih'u lHdI Eastern trunk lines
should be restrained from diverting the
grain OF the Northwest from its natural
outlet at New Orleans He advocated
enlarged powers for the Interstate
commerce commission. Mr.. Robinson
said that the railroads operating in the
South had advanced yellow pine lum-
Der rates, and charged that there were
indirect rebates or Determinations by
manipulation of rates. He referred to
practices OF billing lumber to small
towns and then re-billing to destina-
lons, by which cheaper rate for a
long haul is granted This, he said. is
discrimination against shippers
Hearing in Car Shortage.
Washington. Special. = Testimony
given Wednesday before the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commere
had much to do with the Inadequate
supply OF private cars that resulted in
the loss OF thousands of dollars to
North Carolina strawberry growers.
Most important Of all was the admis-
ri' n Of George p Robbins. president
or the Armour Car Line, which has an
exclusive contract with the Atlantic
Coast Line. that the company had
rallied to deliver a sufficient number of
cars in North Carolina, and that il
Is now adjusting claims that will
amount to $4,000. Mr. Robbins said
tAe loss to the company would be more
than 1t had made and would make in
many years from the Carolina berry
business
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
fIeWs of the Day.

President Samuel Snencer OF the
Southern Railway. made an address on
the dangers of paternalism before the
National Association of Manufacturers
at Atlanta. Georgia.
Governor Douglas. through whose in
strumentalitv the Fall River strike was
settled. decided against the claim of the
operatives TO al increase in salary.
More than $500 laundry employees are
on strike in TROY. n. Y.
the General Convention OF Baptists
of America was organized in st. Louis.
uniting the Baptist conventions of the
North and South.
The coroner's jury investigating the
Pennsylvania railroad disaster OF South
Harrisburg exonerated the company.
The President and Secretary Taft re-
fuse to recede from their position on
the Panama canal purchase.
Dr. Jacob X. Hollander found that
documents he had sent with his charges
against Secretary LOOMS were miss
ing.
1t is said that Togo has elected to
fight south of Formosa. and the belief
prevails that the Japanese feet is now
in there.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
MANUFACTURERS ELECT OFFICERS
Former PresIdent Parry Again Unanl.
ffAOhsiy Elected.

Atlanta, Specialize tenth annual
convention OF the National Association
OF Manufacturers came to a close
shortly after noon Thursday, after Sc
lecting New York as the place for the
convention for 1906. rcelecting d. M.
Parry, OF Indiana. as president, and
ordering that the Association shall be
incorporated under the laws of New
York State. Vice presidents. one
rom each State represented. were
named by the States, the vice-presi-
dents from the 12 States having the
largest membership in the association
constituting, with the president and
Sc "etary, the executive committee.
Af'er re-electing F. II. Stillman, of
New York. treasurer, the roll of States
for v!ce-presidents resulted as follows:
Alabama, G.. B. Mccormick: Cali
fornia. II. ID. Morton; Connecticut, A.
II. Bullard; Delaware, G. r. Hoffech-
er; Georgia, David Woodward; Illi-
nois. Elliott Durand; Indiana, e. II.
Dean; Kentucky, NJ. G.. McNemicher;
Louisiana, II. j. Words; Mississippi,
G. c. Draper; Michigan, b. T. Skinner;
Missouri NJ. j. Cleave; New Hamp-
shire. L. p. Pike; New Jersey, r. j.
Jinldnson; New York, Ludwig Nissen;
North Carolina, ID. a. Tompkins; Ohio,
John Kirby. Jr.; Pennsylvania, ID. c.
Ripley; Rhode Island, p. e. Hays;
South Carolina. f. A. Smith; Tennes
see. II. l.. Chamberlain; Wisconsin,
III. S. Smith; Iowa, G. r. Eastabrook.
The vicc-presidents who will consti-
tute the executive committee will be
those from Now York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio. Massachusetts, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecti-
cut, Wisconsin. Missouri and Tenes-
soc
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
The Japanese have seized two steam

The Japanese have seized two steam
ships.
A Coxey army is organizing to adj
vance upon the British Parliament.
with few scattered disturbances
May Day passed In Russia without any
loss of life.
A Japanese official declares Russian
ships were in Indo-Chiuese waters as
late as Friday last.
The State Department has notified
Immigration Inspector Braun that 1t
will give him all proper protection in
his trouble with the Hungarian author
tiles.
According to a dispatch from Saigon,
Rojestvensky bore himself with very
defiant air and showed absolute disre-
gard of the discussions on the subject
OF neutrality.
The reforms decreed for Poland and
the Baltic provinces are represented
as being of sweeping character.
The convention of the Virginia Dio-
cese of the Protestant Episcopal
Church began in Charlottesville.
A farewell dinner was given to Gen
eral Porter, retiring Ambassador Of the
United States to France.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Depends on RoJestvensky.

Toxic, By Cable.-The reported de-
parture of Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky from Hon-Koe Bay northward re-
news the popular expectation Of a
naval action in the near future 1t is
believed that Admiral Rojestvensky.
having filled his coal bunkers and re-
supplied his fleet is now in condition
to assume the aggressive, IL he so
desires. 1t is the opinion of some
that Rojestvensky may make a demon
stration in the vicinity Of the islands
OF Formosa and the Pescadores and
then enter the Pacific en- route for
Vladvostock. This is. however, pure
ly speculative. Everything depends
upon Admiral Rojestvensky's plans.
which. while as yet undisclosed, may
include an extended stay in Southern
waters.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Or. Plunkett Moderator.

Fort Worth. Tex. Special.-Dr. J. E.
Plunkett. Of Augusta. Ca. was elected
moderator by the General Assembly
of the Southern Presbyterian Church
In the United States. S. NJ. Neel, d.
d., the retiring moderator. delivered
MS farewell sermon at the morning
session. The afternoon session was
devoted 10 committee reports and
other routine work. The question OF
union or closer relations with Other
Presbyterian bodies will come I'M M
this meeting. and 1t Is expected that
an interesting debate will take place
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Don't Lower Alabama Rates.

Montgomery, Ala, Special.-The Al
ALBANIA railroad commission adjourned
after thorough investigation OF the
railroad rates in this State and after
declining TO make any reductions or al
lowing any advance in the tariffs now
prevailing. This does not represent
the attitude of President B. B. Conner.
of the commission, however, who Offer
ed three motions in quick succession,
which called for reductions in the ferti-
lizer rates arh the rates on numerous
articles OF common use, are produced
in Alabama
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Cry Of Thieves" in Council.

Philadelphia. Special.-Amid scenes
Of disorder unprecedented in the an
mails of Philadelphia's legislative body,
the city council voted to lease the
city's gas works to the United Gas
Improvement Company, for term OF
75 years, or the total sum of $25 .00O,-
600, the money to be paid in various
amounts before the end Of 1907.
Council Chambers and committee
rooms were crowded with excited citi-
zens, protesting against the lease The
climax was reached when the vote in
common council was announced after
three hours of debate. The moment
President Geo. McCurdy announced
the vote. great uproar was started
in the gallery, which was crowded to
the door. From all over the gallery
came Kisses and cries OF "Thieves!"
inc outburst was somewhat startling
to the presiding officer, who made q
vain effort to Quell it.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Declares Reports False.

Berlin, BY Cable-The Foreign Office,
replying to an inquiry regarding the
excitement at Toxic over the report
that German troops had occupied Hal
chou, in the southern part of the Shan
tung Pensinula. says the report is
wholly incorrect and one OF several re-
ports designed to make it appear that
Germany is attempting in Shantung
what Russia did in Manchuria. The
German government is doing nothing
in Shantung outside OF fulfilling her
treaty agreement with China, which
fact has been communicated to both
the Washington and Toxic govern
ments,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Race to England On.

New York, Special.-A splendid fleet
OF sailing yachts swept across a start
Ing line at Sandy Hook light ship at
12:l5 p. m. Wednesday, and with the
Ouesnly American schooner Atlantic
leading the way headed out into the
broad Atlantic Ocean on race of 5000
miles to the English coast for a So. 200
cup offered by Emperor William of Ger
many. When last seen as they vanish
ed into the mist they were strung out
in line six miles long. beading south
eastward and pointing as nearly as pos
sible to wind that was dead ahead.
quarter OF mile astern OF the At
lantic was the 90-foot American yawl
Asia, which was having a hot brush
with the German schooner Hamburg.
while all three Of the leaders were
slowly dropping the Philadelphia
schooner Hildegarde. Next was the
Endymion. holder OF the Allan
tic yachting record. Almost a mile
astern OF the Atlantic and more than
half mile astern OF the Endymion we're
the Thistle and Fleur de Lys. Strung
out behind were the American bark
Apache, the British topsail schooner
Sunbeam. and five miles astern the
leader was the American three-masted
schooner Utowana. Bringing up the
rear was the British clipper ship VAL
halla. These two had been delayed by
bad start.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Two Touch Live Wires.

Newport News. Va, Special-Earl
Gilchrist, n telephone lineman, and
Ashley Harris were accidentally cleo
trocuted. Gilchrist was working on a
pole when wires in his hand came in
contact with q live wire and he swung
from the pole dead. Harris was walk
Ing on Huntington avenue when ho
picked up the end OF n broken electric
light wire. icing instantly killed. Gil
christ was lynchhurg man. Harris
was a son OF former State Senator
Harris, of Americus, Ga. Both men
were unmarried
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Sudden Death From DRINKING.

Columbia. Special.-A white man
about 2S years of age named Charles
Christmas died very suddenly at 140S
Wayne street between and 6 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Death is sup
posed TO have been due TO alchohol
poisoning, as the man was hard
drinker and was seen to drink half
pint of wh!skey just before entering
the house where he lived and where
his death occurred. He walked into
the house and in a few minutes fell
in a fit, and before medical aid could
reach him he was dead Coroner
Walker was notified and after view
ing the remains had the body removed
to the undertaking establishment of
j. M. VanMetre.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Fears Entertained That All Chicago
May Suffer upheavaI
RACE RIOT THE OPENING PHASE
Strike Of 2,4oO Transfers EMPLOYED
by lumbermen Is Inevitable and tho
Movement viii Undoubtedly Spread
to Affiited Industries.

no changes in the attitude of either
side OF the labor controversy now in
progress in Chicago. and everything
Sunday night points toward an extern
sion Of the teamsters' strike during the
coming week. Officers OF seven express
companies. whose refusal to reinstate
any of their former employees caused
the collapse of the settlement OF the
Trouble Saturday night. still adhere to
their determination not to give en-
ployment to any Of their former en-
ployes. and other firms involved in the
difficulty declared that they would
stand by the express companies in the
fight. The Transfers union has taken
just rs firm stand as the employers,
and 1t was said by President Shea Sat
urday night that the union would not
call off the strike until the express
companies came to terms.
The first spread of the strike is ex-
pected Monday morning. when the
Lumbermen's association. an organi-
zation employing 2.400 teamsters. is
sues an order to their men TO make de-
liveries to all business houses re-
gardless OF whether or not they are
involved in the strike. In anticipation
OF such an order, the teamsters met
Sunday afternoon and voted TO go on
strike should any teamster be discharg-
ed for refusal to obey the order OF the
1,umbermen's association.
GENARAL UPHEVAL AT HAND.
With non-union drivers making de-
liveries for lumbermen. the strike will
undoubtedly spread to affiliated indus
tries as to union men employed on
buildings will refuse to handle material
delivered by non-union labor. Should
this lumbermens strike be called Mon
day-and there is nothing now to in
dicate how it can he averted-there
seems to he nothing that can prevent
an uphcval throughout Chicago.
PRESIDENT GOMPERS ACTIVE.
After talking over tho situation with
Mayor Dunno and Sheriff Barrett in
the mayors office Sunday, President
Gompers. OF the American Federation
or Labor. withdrew from the conference
to consult with President Shea, OF the
Teamsters' union.
II have been discussing the outlook
with Mayor Dunno and Sheriff Bar
rett." said Mr.. Gompers. They asked
me to use my influence and to do ev-
erythipg I possibly could to prevent
the extension OF the strike. told them
was willing to do everything | could
in an advisory capacity to bring about
peace"
At the end OF the conference Mayor
Dunno said that its purpose had been
to discover whether it was necessary
to increase the police force Monday.
He said:
Should there he an extension of the
strike with a resumption OF the rioting
of two weeks ago there Is probahil
ity that troops will be called to main
tain order"
Sheriff Barrett said that he would
continue swearing in deputies and will
make special efforts TO increase their
number.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
MAN FRozR'FAsy TO FeHcE.
10 Was Thore to Stay and Had 20 Bs
Sawed Loose.

10 Was There to Stay and Had 20 Bs
Sawed Loose.
II NEEDED little argument to convince
esidents that they were face to face
With the worst cold snap that has
'ome here this year. says q dispstch
rom Anaconda. Montana. A peep
It the thermometer was all that wes
'equired. In the morning the mer-
.ury registered somewhere around the
10 degrees below zero mark. Out Of
he city II was colder than that. Re-
,orts brought in from tho vicinity Of
Silver lake claim the thermometer
vent down close to so degrees below
zero, and then refused to work over
lime.
Several citizens had experiences
which they will remember for some
lime to come. In the vicinity of the
'oundry a helated pedestrian cluns for
moment to fence and froze fast
% IT, He was there to stay, and was
Teeziug to the boards harder every
minute. few friends happened to
come along, and they tried to pry him
oose. Some one suggested going for
IN Ak. and another thought an ice
pick would be tho proper caper. BY
his time the man against the fence
vas ready TO take an oath that his
VAS the frostest job he had ever fro
zen on to
The trouble was finally overcome
BY saving away part OF the fence.
md the man went home with q new
tangled kind OF q box plait finish to
his coat.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1905-05-24
Mr.. cIeveIand's Musical Criticism.

Once. during his second term, Gro
yer Cleveland was asked to speak at
a function in a certain town and when
he arrived at the depot, the wind was
blowing q gale. sleet was driving and
hailstones nearly as large as marbles
were fiercely falling.
OF course. the inevitable brass band
was there, and at the sight of the
president. the performers struck eur
with all the strenuosity at their COM
mand. That is the most realistic
music I ever heard" remarked Cleve-
land. What are they trying to play p
asked Secretary Olney, who accom-
panied him. Hail to the Chief" re-
piled the president with q cheerful
smile.