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thing to buy or sell; rooms or a house
to rent; in short a want of any kind
to fill try a liner in THE REPUBLI-
CAN. The cost is small and the re-
turns are Large.
, 1907-08-28

Evergreen Corn and
Rocky Ford Cante-
loupes at Graham's
market.
, 1907-08-28

DRESSMAkING-270 North Sixth
street. 15t6
, 1907-08-28

Weekly Republican only 81 . year.
, 1907-08-28

FOR sALE-Residence, Eighth and
Sheridan. Frank g. Bowman. 197tf
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18

VIRGINIA SLAVERY.
Woman Said to Have Been Sold
For Small Sum.
Girl Was Bartered at the Age of
Nine for an Old Horse and a Sum
of Money

/
Nine for an Old Horse and a Sun
of Money.
Legal proceeding have been insti
tuted in Chesterfield County, Va.
looking to the punishment of ]. J
Crawley, dairyman, who has kcp
an Anglo-Saxon woman in absolute
slavery for the past IL years. The
commonwealth of Virginia was shock.
ed at the announcement of a case ot
white slavery" in the state, especial.
ly within few miles of Richmond.
According to the woman's story
and the story of the neighbors. she
was deserted by her father when she
was an infant. Her mother died be-
fore the child was old enough to re-
tain a memory of her name. Then
she was sold at the age of nine years
by her fosterfather in exchange for
an old horse and a sum of money.
She says she has been reared with
the belief that she was absolute chat
tel of her owner and had been forced
to work with the men in the field.
Her suit is being paid for by neigh
bors who insist that she has been
treated as a slave. They have always
known her as the white slave"
The girl is now 81 years of age.
She answers to the name of Elean-
ora. From an old artillery man, who
knew the girls parents. the most
complete story of her life has been
learned. At the time she was born
they lived on farm, adjoining the
Palmore place, near Richmond. Her
father and mother came from Park
ersburg, w. Va. The name of the
man is recalled as Gulder or Gulden.
The mothers name was Miss Lizzie
Murrin or Murrell. One year after
marriage the child was born and the
father disappeared.
The child was left with the Pal
mores. who cared for her. The moth
er died in poverty. The artilleryman
declares that at nine years of age she
was taken by ]. j. Crawley in ex-
change with Palmore, the hermit.
He says that after the exchange Pal
more had horse and money, but
that trade was made. 1t is the sup
position that Palmore, who is living,
could tell the whole thing if he would
He will be called to court.
Until few months ago the girl
was in slavery according to the talk
of the neighborhood. She worked in
the fields and in the dairy, and was
never permitted to visit among the
neighbors. She was taken from the
Crawley farm by the Intervention of
neighbors. who are pressing the suit
In her behalf and have engaged at
torneys.
Dairyman ]. ]. Crawley, whose
farm is in Chesterfield county, has
made no statement as to his rights
He gives no reason for not paying
her for her work or for working her
almost as best. He simply says he
has papers to show that the young
woman was not in peonage and that
the law will not apply to the case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
St Petersburg 0verun by Gangs
of Young Robbers.
LIVES SACRIFICED
Desperate Characters Shoot Down
Citizens il Money Is Not Given
to Them NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-.
counters i'm Crowded Streets Are
Daily OccurreRces.-St. Petersburp
Terrorized.

| Th1eves are terrorizing st. Peters
burg, the capital of the Russian EN-
pre- The typical figure of the Rus
sian revolution has become the "ex
proprietor. AS type he is wei
known In America as bad man.
and such has been immortalized in
the spring exhibition of the ST. Pet.
ersburg Academy of Science, where
a model of him appears. 1t is thai
OF young mechanic, unkempt. sin.
lister looking, thin, with a revolver
pointed full in the face of the spec.
tator. The omnious type has the in.
habitants of the capital at it's mercy
recent holdup in which five persons
were killed, is a fair example of what
is happening daily.
The holdup occurred in a pawn
shop. A young undertaken had just
received IA rubles, wnen ten men
entered the shop. The store was
crowded. The young man refused to
give ~ his money and paid for his
refusal with his life. A second later
revolver shot in the street told of
the death of another man who had
tried to sound an alarm to the DO
lice. While the robbers were pre-
pairing to depart there was a cry
from the upstairs. rhe owner OF
the shop opened a window, and,
leaning out, bawled for all he was
worth. A general rush followed. The
robbers soon cleared a the way and
escaped from the building
Then they divide into two bands
each choosing a different line of re-
treat, and each pursued by crowd
of storekeepers, policeman and others
A porter managed to overtake one
OF the gang. lie threw him. Anoth-
er member of the gang shot the por-
ter in the leg and knocked him sense
less. A watchman who got in the
way was killed outright as was also
a police inspector. The men were
finally rounded up at the barracks,
but not until they had killed one of
the soldiers.
The "expropriators" are all young
men between the ages of IS and 20
years. They are bold and brave
Added to this they all dress In red
and blue blouses. They are crack
much as possible by firing backward
pie are wounded in these pursuits.
Once a member of the gang is cap
tui ed 1t goes hard with him
Generally the "eXpropriators" are
not looking for blood. They want
money. If the person they attack
holds up his hands at command there
is no further trouble. If he does
there is a shot and all trouble ends
for him. In flight, it is said, the
gangs do not shoot to kill except
when some one attempts to prevent
their escape. Then a shot means
death.
The gangs are usually fortunate in
escaping without the loss of any of
their members. capture is GER
tain the pursuers are more likely to
find their victim dead than alive.
Thousands of rubles nave been car
ried off in the last few months by
these daring raiders.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
DEADLY WHITE DAMP GAS.
Suffocatcd Eight Miners in an Aban-
doncd Mine Shaft.

Eight Italian mine workers were
reported killed by white damp in an
abandoned shop of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal company at Honey
Brook, Pa, Thursday.
Two of the men were sent into the
mine to measure the water Then
two more went to assist them. 1t
was believed that the force was in
adequate and the others were order
ed to help them. When they did not
return after a reasonable time an in
vestigation was made and the pres
ence of the deadly white damp was
discovered.
DR.. John Farrar, of Audenried
was lowered by rope into the slope,
distance of 100 feet. He was over
come and had to be hoisted out and
revived. Later a rescuing party fol-
lowed and was also overcome after
one body had been recovered. The
rescuers have not been able to make
much progress on account of the gas.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
Thcre Is No Iu Feeling.

At New York Thursday two distin-
guished Japanese took occasion to
declare in no uncertain terms that
there was no unfriendly issues be-
tween the United States and Japan
and to decry the undue Importance
attached by some trivial Incidents.
The champions of peace and
friendship between the countries
were Admiral Baron Yamamoto. a
guest OF the city. and Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador who came
over from Washington to attend the
reception and luncheon given by the
Japan Society of America in honor of
Admiral Yamamoto. In the course
OF a formal statement Ambassador
Aoki said:
"There exists between the two gov
ernments no difference or III feeling
of whatever sort. There is not the
slightest cause for anxiety in the Jap
anese-American relations and If there
Is any anxiety it is not because of ac-
tual existence of any difficulty be-
tween the two countries. but because
of the demoGogic influence OF some
unwarranted press talk that otten
tends to drive even the calmest tenn
per of the public into whiri OF tenn
pestuous rage"
SDcdklHS vi TIC lubthtOh a" ~
Hotel Astor, Admiral Yamamoto said
among other things:
"Our interests, commercial and
otherwise, are SO intimately inter
woven and the cordial relations be
tween us of so years standing are OF
so firm nature, that ] can conn
dently affirm that theya will never he
DESTROYED by mere trifling incidents
"Men are essentially prone to he
controlled by sentiments, and IT is
the duty of those in leading positions
to see that they are always guided III
the path of righteousness, and tha'
they are not led astray.
Expressions of international gooo
will were also made at the luncheon
NV Ambassador Aoki. Thomas j
O'Brien. the newly appointed Amerl
can ambassador to Japan, Rear Ad
miral Coghlan, Rear Admiral RobleN
n Evans, commander of the Atlantic
aeet. and others. Admiral Evans
said that when the newspapers o.
this country stopped making war be
tween Japan and the United states
the people would come to theh
senses and better feeling would eX
ist all around.
During the day, the Japanese ad
miral and his retinue visited the nav!
ward and spent some time inspecting
the different buildings and Admira
Evans flagship, the ConnectcuV'
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
STEAMER KILLS WHALE.
Rams the Marine Monster, Nearly
Cutting Through Ii.

Passengers on the steamship Ad-
miral Sampson, which arrived at Bos-
ton from jamaica, witnessed an un.
usual spectacle when the fruiter ram
med a monster whale and nearly cut
it in two. Capt Henshaw stated he
never saw so many whales as he pass
ed along the coast the other day.
1T was 35 a. m.,'' said Capt.
Henshaw. The sea was as smooth
as glass, and scores of whales were
spouting about. Suddenly there arose
IN the port bow a mammoth whale.
When il saw the steamer so close il
attempted to dive, but the biige Aeel
evidently struck and stunned it so
that il was powerless to get away.
Gradually the whale quieted. and
within a few minutes it's carcass
was floating with the tide"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
BLACK HAND VICTIMS.
\ Young Woman Rescued From Pri-
son I'm Garrett.

At New York, Olympia Palmere. Is
year old bride of a few months, was
released from the attic room Thurs
day where she was held ten days for
ransom. She begged the police to
seek her husband. Rappheal. She
believes him Kidnapped and murder
ed by the Black Hand.
A detective seeking Olympia saw
her peering from the attic and he
smashed the door and rescued her.
The girl says her husband disarear-
ed a few days before she was alb
Quoted and she was kidnapped while
seeking him. Anonymous letters
asked her father for $1,000 for her
release. Luigi Tenna was arrested as
SUSPECT
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
KILLED BY a HORSE.
Little Child Met Death Under the
Animals Feet.

The Columbia Record says "Totsy
the two-year-old daughter OF Jim
Sims, a negro farmer, who lives five
miles from the city on the Bluff
road on Mr. j. P. McCartha's place,
was mashed to death Thursday under
the hoofs of big horse, belonging to
Sims. The little child's grandmother
went into the barn lot to feed some
chickens and the child followed close
behind. The horse, becoming fright
ened at something. jumped suddenly
knocking the chilf down and then
stepped on 1t. The child was killed
almost instantly,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
A Young Man In Horrible Acct.
dent Meets Death
BY RUNAWAY TEAM
The Animals We're frightened by a
Rock Crusher and Became Tn.
manageable. The Young Man Was
Dragged More Than a Half Mile,
Sustaining Fatal Injuries, from
Which He Died.

The Charlotte News publishes the
following account of an awful acci-
dent, which happened near that city
on last Wednesday, by which young
man lost his life
Dragged more than half a mile
half the distance over the providence
macadam road. Mr.. Thomas Helms
received injuries in runaway ac-
cident from which he died at six
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Helms was
driving pair of mules hitched to the
fore wheels of wagon, and on this
was coupled heavy wheat drill.
Mr.. Helms lett his home on the
plantation of Mr.. w. o. Crosby near
Sharon church early We terday morn
ing, going to the formers old place
on the river near Huntersvile to
get the wheat drill. Returning he
left the city about ten O'Clock last
night. When he approached the res
idence of Mr.. w S. Pharr, on the
providence pike. at about IL O'Clock
the mules became frightened at the
township roller and rock crusher and
succeeded in getting beyond the con-
troll of the young man.
He was caught in the machinery
of the drill and from the marks on
the road, it is evident that he was
dragged by his feet the entire dis
tance of more than a mile.
The mules ran down the macadam
to the crossroads beyond Mr.. Pharr's S
and were stopped in the woods near
the residence of Mr.. Tom Alexander
AS 1t happened, a negro, banks Wal
ker, was passing and was the first
man to discover the runaway team
went Immediately to where the mules
were standing and found Mr.. Helms
in an unconscious condition, his
body being terribly lacerated by the
sharp drill. The wounds which prob
ably produced deaths were in his
head, although other injuries were
done to vital parts of the body.
The negro hurried to Mr.. Alexan-
der's and secured help to extricate
the unfortunate young man from the
machinery. He was taken to the
home of Mr.. Alexander and DR..
Lester w. Hunter was summoned.
He dressed the wounds, but could
do nothing to save the young mans
life. He lay unconscious until about
five O'Clock this morning when he
awoke and called for cup of coffee
which he was unable to drink. He
died an hour later.
Mr.. Helms, who was about so
years of age, was son of Mrs. Mittie
Pierson and step son OF Mr.. w. II.
Pierson. He had lived in Sharon
township about five years, removing
there from Matthews. where he was
horn and raised. He married Miss
Francis Robertson about Ii years
ago and is survived by her and three
small children. He was a member of
the Methodist church.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
Millions of Dollars in New York
No One Claims.
HEIRS ARE UNKNOWN
Mysterious Disappearanccs of People
Who Have Left Cash or Have De-
posted il in Safcs-Lawyers Look
ing for Heirs-About Six Million
Dollars is Left Unclaimed i'm New
York Alone.

Millions of dollars in unclaimed es-
Gates are in the hands of the cham
perlaln of New York city and the
state treasurer. Lawyers are work.
ing on the task of finding heirs.
sometimes they succeed. oftener
tail. Another peculiar thing about
New York city is that many of the
most valuable properties are without
owners. They are occupied by ram
shackle buildings, because their
psuedo owners are afraid to invest in
improvements for fear the heirs will
lay claim to the ground. They arc
satisfied tc collect low rent rather
than run any risk of losing every
thing. A lawyer VINO is engaged in
seeking the heirs to estates told re-
Gently of some odd cases.
"A Belgian artist named Jean van
der Stosk arrived in New York city
In 1888. He was 80 years of age. His
paintings We're acceptable and his
business soon became paying one
one day he deposited $4,000 in Sc
curities in vault in safe deposit
box OF a Broadway company. Next
day he disappeared, nobody knows
Where Not word has been heard
OF him since. His aged mother was
ID.
the money cannot he given her until
the fact of the sons death is estab-
lished.
The largest fortune that is waiting
an owner is that of William A. Kin.
ely, a wealthy wholesale grocery
dealer. who died in 1868. He had a
brother, Edward, with whom he had
fought. When William died he will
ed everything to Edward, but the
later was nowhere to be found. He
was traced to Michigan, and there
all trace of him was lost. Evidently
Edward had made up his mind that
he would not take the money OF the
dead brother with whom he did not
speak, changed mis- name and ignored
all advertisements.
James j. Pomeroy, of Joplin, Mo,
and Missoula, Mont, is an heir to a
fortune, but he cannot get the money
that was willed to him on account OF
a quirk in the Montana law. Pome-
roy left his wife in Missouri and
went to Missoula and married anoth-
er. She divorced him. When Pome-
roy died he willed all he had to the
son of his first wife, but the boy has
never been able to get the money.
touch of human sympathy at
tends the story of the disinheritance
of the grandchildren of Peter Knell.
He married Rhoda Whitehead,
daughter of an old merchant of New
York. When the wealthy father died
he disinherited the daughter Later
her brother shared the fortune, hut
the children of Rhoda, who had died
in the meantime, could not be found
They are known to he living on Long
Island, but no result has attended eff
forts to discover them.
Another case of mysterious dislp-
pearance is that of pretty Alsatian
widow named Fanny Celier. She
taught German and French in Wells
college about 1860. A legacy of $10,-
900 awaits her or her heirs If they
ever turn up. but 1t is likely that the
money will always be without claim
ant
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
DIED IN PULLMAN BERTH.
Woman's Dead Body Found on South
crn Train at Charlotte.

The lfeless body of Mrs Frances
ca V. Garrard, a prominent resident
of Ocean View, Miss, was found
Thursday morning in the berth of a
Pullman sleeper attached to the
Southern Railways Washington and
Southwestern Limited train, when it
pulled in to the Charlotte depot.
The discovery was made by the
conductor who went to the woman s
berth to return her ticket. Receiv-
ing no response to his calls he drew
back the curtains and discovered the
woman half dressed and dead.
The body was turned over to To-
cal undertaking establishment and
relatives at Ocean City notified. Mrs.
Garrard was 20 years old and left
Ocean City Wednesday to visit rela-
tives in New York city.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
NAMES CHANGED.
Columbia Calls Streets After General
Hampton and Whaley.

The Columbia Record says having
the matter before 1t ten months,
council last night adopted the ordi-
nances changing the name of Plain
street to Hampton street and that of
Indigo street to Whaley avenue, in
honor, respectively. of General Wade
Hampton and Mr.. w. b. Smith Whal-
ey.
The matter has been for long
time in the hands of a special COM
mittee This committee got togeth-
er and agreed upon a favorable re-
port, which was promptly adopted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
COMET SOON VISIBLE.
Growing Brighter and May Shortly
he Seen With Naked Eye.

Observation made by DR.. w. r.
Brooks, of Geneva, n. Y, show that
the recently discovered comet is rap
idly growing brighter being more
than three times brighter than at the
time of its discovery.
1t may be observed with small tel
escopes and soon will become visible
to the naked eye.
The comet is on the breast OF Aries
in the eastern morning sky and is
moving slowly in northeasterly di-
rection toward Taurus.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
ELEMENTS KILL SIX.
Three of Heat, One by Lightning, and
Two by Accident.

A Cincinnati dispatch says three
days of sweltering weather, with two
electric storms which gave only tenn
porary relief, has resulted in three
deaths from heat prostrations
death from lightning and two other
fatalities indirectly due to the ele-
ments. John Bergman. Perry Davis
and John Mulligan died from heat
prostration. |. C. Whitstone was the
lightning's victim. Five others were
less seriously shocked. Blinded by
wind and rain. Anton Ginder walked
in front of a moving train and was
killed. Alberta Bilger, of Reading,
was injured by tree felled by the
wind
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
BOY HERO's EFFORT FAILS.
Strength Gives Out and Infant Sister
Falls to Death.

SiX-year-old Willie Fotta, of Mon
hela, made heroic effort to save his
two year old sister. Mary. from death
Thursday, when the latter crawled
to the edge of an abutment of a
bridge spanning the Monogahela ri
yer.
AS the tot slid over the edge the
elder child seized her clothing and
for several minutes he held his
baby sister suspended, crying Justly
for help.
Several men, attracted by the lad 5
cries, rushed toward him, but before
they arrived the little girl tumbled to
the brink of the stream forty feet be-
low and was instantly killed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
FROM CAR WINDOW.
4 Prisoner Makes Daring Jump and
Makes His Escape.

John T. Thompson, prisoner In
custody of Detective Joseph Jay OF
the Portland. Oregon, police depart
ment. leaped from a car window
while the train was running 40 miles
an hour, and escaped. Thompson is
wanted In Portland, Oregon, to an
swer charge of stealing $4,000. and
was captured in London. England,
after chase around the world.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
KILLED BY SORGHUM.
Two Cows Die From Eating a Few
Sticks of IL.

An Anderson dispatch to The State
says Mr.. l.. Il. Knight of Hopewell
township lost two COWS Thursday in
a very unusual manner. The cows
broke out of the pasture and got
into patch of sorghum cane.
After having eaten about dozen
stalks each they were discovered. In
a half hour the cows became swollen
and soon died. Mr.. Knight - un-
able to account for the matter, as
sorghum cane is not supposed to be
poisonous In any way.
Mr.. Knight is positive that the
sorghum caused the death of his
cows. because of the fact that anoth-
er COW got out OF the pasture with
the other two. did not eat any of
the cane and is still all right.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
SHOT FIVE PEOPLE.
Man shoots Every Member of Fam
lily of Five.

Bud willard. white, shot hve per
sons near Fair Play, on MONDAY
Willard had a quarrel with w, >
Cooner. also white. about dog. VII
lard went to Cooper's home 10 se'
the dog in dispute. words followed
and Willard returned to his home,
cot his gun and returned to Cooper,
70 straighten the matter out In mill
tary fashion. u,u,ord fred
On sight of Cooper. Willard hre1, ,ntn
scattering shot promiscuousiy lnto
Cooner and four members OF MS IAN,
,ly No one was seriously hurt Dut
stir they are well aware that gun
was fired in their immediate neisn-
borbood. and have had an interes'ihs Z
experience picking shot from uhueo q q
their skins. One man had over oS
shots in his body and woman nan
the good luck to escape with nu, one, nn
n seems chat the members Oh lne y.
family were in pretty close group III
o rH.fhe ward lust short distance iIon, s
udp1fae house. Willard was committeu e .
,,ol;t,X tail Monday by Magistrate Jonn JON.
ra,.L ,rI - hssNdon of Fair Play; ana y NO"
marker. neg events behind the pafs'
f'ort Mills f
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-18
FINDS A LOOPHOLE.
England Would Not BE Forced to
Help Japan.

A London dispatch says England
acknowledges the possibilities of war
between the United States and Japan.
and English legal and diplomatic ex-
perts are studying the Anglo-Japan-
ese treaty. and it is said they have
found a loophole, by which England
need not aid Japan in case of war
with America.
The treaty does not drag England
into the war. unless the United
States tried to seize Japanese terri
tory intending to hold it, which is the
remotest possibility.
Newspapers at London for the first
time openly admit the possibility of
"A characterization war.