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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13

ferior to the product of the independent
companies. He gave the names of men
whom he had bribed to give informa-
tion of the business of competitors and
on closer examination declared "The
Standard Oil Company is doing all these
things today" Other witnesses told Of
bribing employees of the railroads and
manufacturing companies, and in one
instance related where wire and nail
mill in Indiana was compelled to shut
down business, because grit had been
placed in the oil purchased of an inde-
pendent concern at the instance of a
salesman of the Standard OIL
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13
VOTING DIRECTLY
FOR U. s. SENATOR
Democrats Of Tennessee Try Primary
System for First Time.

system TOT fHst lime.
NASHVILLE, May l2.--For the first
time in the history OF Tennessee the
Democratic voters today are ballotinl
diectly for United States Senator
A primary throughout the state is in
progress for a successor to T.. w. Car.
mack. Mr.. Carmack Is opposed by
Ex-Governor Robert l.. Taylor Indi.
cations are that the vote will be large
No poll tax receipt or registration
certificate is required in voting. The
Taylor people claim the state by 25O,.
900 majority, while the Carmack sup.
portef insist that the Senator will
will win, $1,000 to 10000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13
RELEASE POLITICAL OFFENDERS.

WARSAW, May l2.-The authorities
have ordered to release from Warsaw
prison all petty political offenders and
the abrogation of martial law in Poland
is expected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13
SHURZ IS BETTER.

NEW YORK, May l2.-Schurz is
somewhat better tonight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13
Witness, at Investigation Of Interstate Commerce
Commission, Shows H0w ROckefeller's Agents
Defraud Their Customers.
INDEPENDENTS ARE MOST FOULLY DEALT WITH

EMPLOYEES OF INDEPENDENT COMPANIES
FORMATION BUSINESS OF THEIR EMPLOYERS TO THE
STANDARD 0IL-MANY OTHER Low METHODS ARE
EMPLOYED TO CALM DESIRED ENDS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13

WASHINGTON. May le.--In one oi
the bittercst attacks that has been made
during the debate on the railroad rate
bill, Bailey today charged the chief exc
cutiyc had surrendered his position
which advocated IAN effective measure.
and abandoned his demands for tariff
revision. The Texas senator charged
that the Presidents arraignmcnt Of the
trust had been made after his election
and before that time he had been as
silent as the grave" on the subject Of
regulating thee railroads.
Nothing But Clay.
The senator closed with this state.
mcnt; "But let ia have no more talk
in the senate and talk in the country
about this iron man. lie is clay and
very common clay at that"
The speech was in reply to Carter who
had defended the President against criti'
clsms, saying no one could charge him
with cowardice. In the course of his
remarks the Senator referred to the
Democratic party as the party of mega.
ton and nothing more, He declared the
party had been frightened into chill
ut the prospect OF action. He charged
that neither Senators Bailey nor Raynor
In all their conjectures had done any
thing to secure effective railroad rate
legislation. When Bailey gained the
floor he charged that the Montana sena'
tors ehullitions we're due to the fact
that he had not been mentioned by
Raynor In his speech as one of the
Presidents special advisors. lie de-
Tended his own record on the ground
that during his congressional service
his party had been in power only the
first four years. If during the time
that the Democrats were in minority.
he had introduced bill to regulate
railroads the senator said he would have
been performing an act of buncombe. He
repeated his charges of inconsistency on
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13
President Roosevelt Charged By Texas Senator With
Abandoning His Demands for Tariff Revision
In Railroad Rate Bill.
"HE IS CLAY AND VERY COMMON CLAY AT THAT

SENATOR SUR
RENDERING HIS POSITION WHICH ADVOCATED "AN EFFEc
TIVE neutrality-suspicious. ROOSEVELT AS
WEAK AND NOT IRON MAN"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Held Captive BY Black Hand.

New York, Special.-Paspuala Gre
coss, aged 30, who was reported sever
al days ago as having been kidnapped
by a Black Hand gang. was found
III the hallway on Eleventh street
gagged and blindfolded with feet and
hands tied. He told the police that
since late Tuesday night he had been
\ prisoner of several Italians. who
had given him neither food nor water
in 80 hours of his captivity. Eugene
Duche, tailor, who notified the police
OF Grecos presence in the hallway,
was arrested on suspicion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Says Dead Reach Thousands.
Cheatham is Censured.

Atlanta. Ga. Special-The commit
tee OF five to which was committed
the investigation of the charges
brought by State Representative An
derson against certain officers of the
Southern Cotton Association, met
here, after concluding the taking of
testimony. The meeting TO consider
the evidence and formulate the re-
port to President Jordan, was held
behind closed doors. The report was
completed and sent to President Jor-
dan, and is to be forwarded by him
to the executive committee Of the as
sociation for final action at the meet
ing, which is to be held at Hot
Springs September 6.
with reference to Mr.. Cheatham
the report says:
Mr.. Cheatham having admitted TO
your committee such dealings in the
names of himself and for Michael
O'Grady and p. A. Lee. such action
on his part while an officer fthis
ASSOCIATION meets with our strong
est disapproval and condemnation.
''The A. p
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Will Pay For Looting.

Governor Swanson and Adjutant
General Anderson of Virginia have
written j. A. Spence, merchant here
and manager Wright Of the Union
News Stand at the Releigh Union Sta
ton that steps will be taken at once
TO remunerate them for the large
quantities of fruits and other adibles
that were taken from their places of
business last Friday by the Virginia
troops while the train that was con
veying them to Chicamamga was in
the Union depot. the men having 1T
Is alleged. helped themselves to large
quantities of fruits. Sandwiches and
other articles on display without offer
ing to pay fer them. Col. Vaughan Of
the list Regiment has been directed
by the Governor and Adjutant General
of Virginia to make a thorough inves
tigation and report to them as soon
as this is done. The two Releigh mer-
chants will be compensated for their
losses.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Items of State News. /.

4 number of letters have been re-
ceived by Gov. Hayward, commanding
him for his course in the matter of
committing the sentence of Bob
Small, the young white man in Dar-
lington who killed a negro.
Three years ago last June Pink w
Hutto of Norway came to Columbia,
surrendered himself to the pentiten-
tiary authorities and commsnccd to
serve a sentence Of three yeas ON the
charge Of killing his own brother. Hs
is now appealing to Gov. Hayward 20
restore his citizenship. .Hutto at the
time that he surrendered himself de-
clared that he had to kill his brother
to protect himself and his own FAM
lly: that his brother was blind drunk
and was dangerous man.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
For New Railroad.

Anderson, Special.-A meeting will
be held at Townvile on the 10th of
August In the interest of the proposed
railroad from Westminster to Town
vile. The campaign meeting. which
had been arranged by the county ex-
ecutive committee for the Sth of Au~
gust at Townville was cancelled at
the request OF the people of that sec
ton. They want railroad and
other enterprises that will help To
build up their fine country. Solicitor
Julius h. Boggs and Capt III. H. Wat
klns of this city will make addresses
on that occasion in the interest yof
the road.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
tmiEra"f Vessel Hits Reef and
Goes to Bottom
A FRIGHtfUL PANIC FOLLOWS
italian veesel sirio, From Geona via
Spanish Ports for South America,
Meets Disaster While Threading
Difficult Passage Through Hormi-
gas Isla4 Ids and Goes Down, Speed
lily, Ster h First, Amid Terrific
Scene of Panic.

Cartagema, Spain, BY Cable-A ter
rible marine disaster occurred Sun
day evening off Cape Palos. The
Italian ste amship Sirio. from Genoa
for Barcelona. Cadiz, Montevideo and
Buenos Ayres with about 500 persons
on board, was wrecked off Hormigas
Island.
Three hundred emigrants, most Of
them Italians and Spaniards, were
drowned.
The captain Of the steamer com
mittcd suicide.
The Bishop of Sac Pablo. Brazil,
also was lost and it is reported that
another bishop is among the missing.
The remainder of the passengers
and the officers and crew got away
in the ships boats or were rescued
by means Of boats sent to them from
he shore.
A number OF fishermen who made
attempts 10 rescne were drowned.
These rescued from the vessel are
now at Cape Palos in pitable con-
dition, being without food or clothing.
The Sirio struck rocky reef
known as Bajos Hcrmigas and sank
soon after. stern first Hormigas Is
land lies about two and half miles
to the eastward of Cape Palos.
'Ihe Sirio was owned by the Nxvi-
sazione ltaliana, of Genoa.
Before he committed snicide the
captain declared the steamer had 545
passengers on board and the crew
numbered l21 men. The Sirio had
III passengers when leaving Genoa,
but additional Spanish passengers
were taken on board at Barcelona,
where the vessel touched few hours
before the disaster.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
White Man Kills a Negro.

forkville, Specialize. w. j.
Whhner. superintendent Of Glenn
and AliisOn's at Fishing creek. killed
hine~ Armstrong. solored. The ne
gro came late TO work and Mr. Whit
ner asked him the eanse, when he
threw a shovel of dirt on Mr.. Whit
ner, who asked the meaning Of that.
The negro then attempted to strike
him with = shovel and Whitner went
towards hn house, the negro follow
ing. Whitner and his little brother
held the door TO keep the negro out
and the negro tried to break down
the door. Whitner got his shotgun
and went around the house aud ask
ed the negro what he meant He
then advanced on Whitner with tho
shovel drawn. After being told to
stop he kept on coming and Whitner
shot him IN the neck. killing him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09

Ashevllle. Special.-The 10Th an
nual convention Of the Commercial
Law League of America adjourned
Thursday afternoon after eleeting
the following officers: President, II. G..
W. Dinkelspiel, San Francisco; first
wee president, Edgar F. Brown. Sy-
racuse, n. Y; second vice president,
George M. Napier, Atlanta; third vice
president, Henry Deutch, Minneapo-
lis; treasurer, w. o. Hart, New Orr
leans; recording secretary, w. +. Car
roll New York. Members of exccu-
tive committee: E. p. Allen, Mime
apolls, and A. ". Cannon, Cleyelan,..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Cor dition Of Cotton.

washinghyh, Specialize crop
testi,nsting leoard of the Department
of AgricuIti1e, fnds the average con-
dition ofI .o4ton July 25, S29 COM
pared will 74.9 last year and 91.6
in 1904 AMI .the ten year average of
49, BY States, Virginia, 80; North
Carolms. 75;l Soath Carolina, q;
Georgia, ~ Florida, ~: Alabsma,
83 1G issippi, as; Louisiana, IS (;
Taxa, y Arkansas, So; Tenndssee,
IS Missph4 81 oklahoma, 90; In
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
CONDITIONS ARE Serious
Russian Affairs Grow More Complicated
With Every Passing Day
Grew Of Ship Mutinied.

Startling news reached here to tho
effect that the crew of the armored
cruiser Pamyate Azova mutinied off
the Esthonion Coast and are now in
full possession Of the ship, which
sailed nothward in the direction of
he Finish Gulf.
The Captain Killed.
st. Petersburg. BY Cable-It is stat
ed that the captain and four other Off
GERS Of the armoured cruiser Pamyate
Azova were killed by the mutineers
who took possession Of the warship.
1t is runored that the Emepror and
the imperial family have fed from
Peterhof 10 Barskoe- -Selop.
Imnsdiate Strike Ordered.
London. BY Cable.-A dispatch
from st. Peterburg says that an extra
ordinary conference of all revolution
airy bodies decided on an immediat.
general strike. the exact date and hour
10 he settled at the meeting soon.
and IN the meantime railways and fac
torres have been ordered to prepare
for future events.
Fsur 0Acers Killed.
The Associated Press is officially
Informed that only four officers were
killed and four wounded at Cronstadt
No hFures regarding the losses in
rank sad tls are given.
Those Injured and Dead.
An official statement Of the Con
stradt mutny gives the following list
"f snieer, killed and wounded:
Naval captains Rodioneff, Doyro-
welsky. Schomon. Stayanowsky
wounded. Rear Admiral Beclemscbeff
Captains Krinitzki and Patton and En-
sign MsltzeT.
Big Strike On.
ST. Petersburg. BY Cable.-St. Pet
crsbnrg' is in darkness. The employees
of the electric lighting plants. al
ways the earliest barometric record
ON political conditions, ceased work
In obedience TO the call for a general
strike. This call already has been
obeyed by 1000 factory hands in the
capital.
Says Dead Reach Thousands.
Helsingfors. BY Cable.-A soldier
! who came from the Sveaborg fortress
during the day said the casualties
from the fighting of Wednesday
would be shown To number many
more than 800. expressing the opin-
ION that the totals would run into the
thousands. The garrison consisted
of 5000 men.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Tslssraphic Briefs.

1t is believed the plan for the new
Cabinet has been virtually accepted by
the Car and the program promised
is one Of irumedistss and liberal re-
form.
Winston Spencer CkurchiII, Parlia-
msqtaIy Secfetory of be Colonial of
flee I'm ths Foase q lannon's explain
ed the' erAinsdf : plan to confer
a consn, fiicIoa the Transvaal
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Mutineers Surrender.
Neff Guilty of Grand Larnceny.

Warsaw, N. Y, Special-The jury
in the ease OF John w. Neff, former
county auditor of Erie county, in
dicted for grand larceny in the first
degree in connection with the Old
North Street Cemetery deal in Buff
fao returned a verdict of guilty.
The specific charges on which Neff
was tried was the stealing of $500
from Erie county on October /.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Stamp ckrk Appoiased.

Greenville, Special. Mr.. r. G. M
Pherson has been appointed stamp
clerk at the GreenviIle factory of. The
American Tobacco company. Hereto-
fore the stamps used by this bran<h
have been cancelled at the Columb;x
Office of the internal rsvenhc colle&f>r
but on account of the growth oGfk6
business il is necessary to haT3 4
stamp clerk ht the, factory. The @|1s
pointment Was; male By Cole
Micah lem ljns. Mr.. MsPherS
wen kss Y J easiusI's man.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09

Charleston, Special William Mar
Gus, the first white man executed in
Charleston county since tbe civil war,
was hanged for the marder Of his
bigamous wife on Snllivan's Island
last April. The victim was stabbed
forty times with an ice pick. Marcus
had wife and Ave shilAxen hSing IN
Cincinnatti.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Boy Injured in Mill.

Jonesville, Special-William Briggs
boy about II years old. and an on
erative IN the yarn department of
Jonesville Manufacturing Company
was caught In the machinery in the
card room and fatally injured. DIR.
W. D. Southland, attending physician
stated that he entertained no hope
for his recovery.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Randleman Bank Prospers.

Randleman, Special.-The directors
of the Bank of Randleman held their
annual meeting and declared the us
ual SIX per cent. dividend. The bus
mess of this bank has steadily in
creased under the capable manage
ment of Mr.. James II. Cole, cashier
and the board of directors.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
LABOR TROUBLES ADDED

Plans Of Revolutionists Miscarry.
Meeting at Sveaborg Collapsed. Sit
uation Greatly Changed. Order for
General Strike Probably be Counter
mandfd-Baltic Squadron not in
Hands Of Mutineers-Emperor CT
ders Court Marshall for Those I'm
plicated in Meeting at Fortress of
Sveaborg-other Mutnies.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
MAKE fine SHOWING
Progress of Southern Banks
During Past Year
LEAD THE ENTIRE COUNTRY

With Exception Of Middle Western
States, South Led All Sections Of
Union in Establishment Of National
4, Banks During Period From 1900 to
1905 and Forthcoming Report Of
Treasury Department for Past
Year is Expected to Give This Sec
ton Another Fine Showing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09

London, BY Cable-A dispatch from
helsingfors says that serious conflicts
bftween Communal police and the So
enlist Red Guards occurred.
Warsaw, BY Cable.-General Mark
graifsky. chief of the Warsaw GEN
darms, was shot and killed.
St. Petersburg, BY Cable.-A col
lapse OF the mutinw at Sveaborg,
coupled with a breakdown of the
plans of the RevOlutionists to secure
possession of tbe Baltic Squadron and
provoke an immediate rising Of Cron-
stadt, greatly changes the situation.
The sp....s Of the government Off
cials have risen and those of the Rev
olutionistS are eorrespondingly depres-
sed. Arrangements for ordering gen
eral strike Saturday may be counter
mandea.
The strike III Finland is already 4
failure. The latest reports shsw that
all rumors that the Baltic squadron
was III the hands OF mutineers were
led by the agitators from the shore
and who believed that the squadron
was coming to their rescue found tina t
hope IN that direction was crushed.
dissentions broke out among them
and they turned their guns upon caci,
other. Those who had determined to
die rather than surrender fired into
the ranks of their more faint hearted
comrades who hoisted the white flag.
Number Dead and Wounded.
During the night the mutinous sail
ors. soldiers and sappers and miners
seized Fort Constantine at Constradt
but were subsequently dislodged and
compelled to surrender, after heavy
fighting with the loyal regiments.
A hundred were killed and many
wounded, including Admiral Boaki-
wisheff Some mutineers succeeded
IN boarding steamer and escaping To
Finland.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Mutiny 1T Constadt.

The widest runors are in circula-
ton, one Of which is to the effect that
the mutiny has broke out at Constadt t
has caused the utmost alarm, whicl,
has been increased by the fact that
telephone communication with Cron-
stadt again il interrupted.
1t Is asserted that four mutinous
warships have arrived at Cronstadt
and that the guns of that fortress have
been trained on them, but that the
fire has not yet been opened.
Mntineers Surrender.
An official telegram from Helsing-
fors announces that all the mutineers
of the Fortress of Sveaboarg surren-
dcred and that by order of the Emper-
or. court martials have been instituted
for the trial of the men implicated.
The prisoners are being landed in
patches guared by loyal troops. They
are sullen and seem TO have little
Thought of the punishment, which
awaits them.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-08-09
Charlotte Cotton Market

These prices represent the prices
paid fO waponS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15

80 much like mammals old American water.
proof. ("And mamma thought 1t was out
of style" said Cecile afterward3
st. Nicholas was kneeling beside his rick.
ETY. old "hotte." or basket for the back, and
solemnly unloaded gifts.
Horn! CUM gL, Drum OF candy!" breath
"Fiageoiet! Mouth-organ! Sword and
belt!" gulped Cecile.
'Shovel! Bucket-red and gilt!' enumer-
ated Suzanne, herself overcome by the en-, new !.
and raisins! Bon-bons! Oranges! Malaga
grapes! All kinds Of good things!"
Then Louise and Cecile fairly squealed
when the old chappie finally unloaded two
small dolls.
St. Nicholas glanced severely at Cecile::
Then he fixed Louise with cold and
watery eye. They told about 1t later with
delicious shiverings He rose. NY; he
Louise put in.) He took up his hotte-and
it was empty. It. was all for usl He
hooked It on his back and took his big
staff in his hand. He swats his reindeer
with that staff! His beard was noble! And
his face was kind, in spite Of its severity:
We were not afraid Of him. was just
going to ask him to call again when he
was gone. No. he did not go up the Chin
ney-he just went through the door into the
hallway. There he did disappear-for when
we ran there he was gone, and the hall
door was locked!"
Watching for st. Nick.
So few children have the luck to see St.
Nick that have told the incident quite
fully. You can't get a sight Of him by
stealth or guile. I know a little Paris
boy who tried that very Christmas eve.
"IIl lay for st. Nicholas" he said to his
little sister.
'Why?" she asked.
'If he wants to leave useful presents
I'll just stop him. was his boastful answer.
you'd best not!" she said-g1rls have
these premonitions.
He said: "Pshaw, I'm as foxy as St.
Nicholas!" and while his little sister lay
asleep he watched.
Time passed. The clock struck midnight.
Then he saw his papa and his mamma en-
where's st. Nicholas? I've been laying
for him SOS to head him of from leaving
clothes and things as he di stl last yearr
moment of reflection. "Your mamma over
heard your audacious plan-which almost
kept ST. Nicholas from the house! I as.
sure you I would not have interviewed, but
for the sake Of your sister,"
How? What?" asked the boy.
Hush! Yes, st. Nicholas was very
angry you should dare to criticise his
gifts. He would have passed us altogether
had I not gone to the roof and said:
st Nicholas, don't 60 OF like that. I have
little daughter who is innocent. Give me
her presents!
Ibid he give them, papaT asked the
boy.
For sure!'
Then what are those store bundles7'
"They are your gifts!'' answered papa,
spreading out the useful objects-I think
that 1t was a new hat overshoes and an
umbrella-"As st. Nicholas left nothing
for you, your mamma and went out and
bought them!
STERLING HELLO.