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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
BALLOON RACING.
Eighty Hundred and Eighty Miles
Longest Distance Made.

S'a" haiiOon wins the Race
With the French Balloon a Close
Second.
with the balloon racing record
broken, the second international Gun
competition. which started from ST
Louis on Monday of last week end.
eo wednesday, October %. with TN.
German balloon Pommerin winpio,
nrst prize for the longest flight.
The finish of the race was so c,oso
however. that the French contestant
LIsle of France" which descended
OF l:1o o'clock Wednesday after
noon at Hubertsville, n. j.. a few
miles from the Atlantic coast NAV
possibly be declared winner after
onnclal measurements are completed
Inc Pommern landed at 9 O'Clock
wednesday forenoon at Asbury Park
y. D., apparently a few miles further
from st. Louis han Hubertsville.
Another German balloon. the
ouesseldorf. stands third in the race.
American entries finished fourth
fifth and eighth. while a third Ger
man balloon entered fell far short of
the others. The Pommern was pilot
ed by Oscar Ebesloche. aided bv n.
ii. Clayton, while Alfred Leblanc and
Edgar w. Mix sailed the L'Isle of
France.
The unofficial estimated air line
hight of the Pommern is $50 miles
and that of the LIsle of France is
$40 miles. The Dusseldorf. third
landed near Dover, Delaware. is es-
timated to have covered 100 miles.
Only the proximity of the Atlantic
ocean stopped the flight of the Pom
mern. The balloon could have re-
mained in the air many hours longer.
and probably would have added sew
eral hundred miles to her record but
Tor the eNpanse of water ahead,
While losing the distance record
and the cup, the French team sailing
L'Isle of France gained the worlds S
record for duration of flight.
Starting from St Louis at All n.
m. Central time.) they landed We'd
nesday at 1.10 p. m. eastern time. J
making their time in the air forty
five hours minus one minute.
The previous record was forty-one
hours and five minutes. held by
Count De La ValuX, of France. Aside
from possession of the cup the Ger
mans won acsh prize of S2.5OO
also, given by James Gordon Bennett
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
HON. JEFF DAVIS
President Roosevelt Pays Tribute to
the SOuth's Chief.

In speech at Vicksburg, Miss,
last week President Roosevelt said
1T is, indeed, an honor for me To
be today the guest of Vicksburg and
OF Mississippi. and 1 was inexpress-
IDLY touched by the greeting over the
great arch of cotton bales which
said: mississippi greets the Presi-
dent l should not be fit to be Presi-
dent at all if did not with all my
might and main. with all my heart
and brain, seek to be in the full
sense the President of Mississippi.
the President of every state I'm the
Union. the city forever memorable of
the conflicts in which victor and van
quished alike showed such splendid
courage, such splendid fealty to the
light as it was given to each.
Even before the civil war Mis-
sissippi's sons had shown that they
knew how to fight. 1t was from
Vicksburg that a company of that
famous Mississippi regiment which
won the undying renown in the Mex
lean war. under the gallant leader
ship of its colonel, who afterward
became the favorite son, not only of
Mississippi. but of all the South. JEFF
ferson Davis, came.
Think how fortunate we are as
nation that it is possible for the
President of the nation to come here
today to be conducted through your
national park by the surviving lieu
tenant-general of the Confederate
army, and to feel that every instance
of heroism recorded by the monu-
ments alike to the union and ronfed-
crate dead on that battlefield is a
subject for just pride to every citi-
zen of this nation, no matter where
he lives"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
BANKS FAILED
Because of the Great Fhurry
Among Wall Street Gamblers.

Inc Trouble Caused by the Banks
Loaning Money on Watered Stocks
and Hot Air.
New York has teen having a taste
of high finance for the last ten days.
Some of he bubbles on which Wall
street fiourishes exploded and as a
consequence number of small banks
which had loaned money on the bub-
bles went to the wall. The larger
banks and trust companies were saw
ed by Morgan and Rockefeller ad-
yancing them large sums.
President Roosevelt's Man Friday
Courtelyou. also went to the aid OF
the gamblers and helped them out
of the trouble There was great ex-
citement for several days.
The institutions which closed it's
doors Friday, with the sums due de-
positors, were:
The United States Exchange Bank,
Harlem, 100000.
international Trust Company,
about 100000.
The Borough Bank, of Brooklyn,
$4,O0O,O0O..
The Brooklyn Bank. S2,300,000.
The williamsburg Trust Company,
Brooklyn. s7,500,OOO.
The First National Bank, OF
Brooklyn, $3,500,00O.
The First National Bank. of Brook
lyn, the Williamsburg Trust Com
pany, and the International Trust
Company were allied institutions
None OF these companies had any
important business connection with
the larger banks which are represen-
tative of the city's financial affairs
Several large trust companies had
gone up before Friday
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
HEAVY SALES.
Large Increase Is Shown In the
Dispensary Business.
The Sales Now Amount To Over
Seven Hundred and Fifty Thous-
and Dollars.

The statement of the condition of
the county dispensaries for the quar-
ter ending Sept. 80, as prepared by
the dispensary auditor. Mr.. w. B.
West, is most interesting document.
lt shows the total amount of sales.
the breakerage and the net profits
from the 81 county dispensaries.
With the exception of Berkeley
county's report as to profits, the table
is complete. The figures show that
for the last quarter the sales in
creased 100000, the figures for
quarter ending June so being s647.-
477.91.
The net profits increased about
$4,000 for the same period. the
quarter ending June 80 showing ag-
gregate profits of s1O6,792.O2. This
money is divided among the cities
and towns. and in some county a
part is TO be used for road and school
purposes as ordered in the Carey-
Cothran act.
FOLLOWING is a statement of pro-
hts and number of dispensaries:
County and No
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
FELL UNDER CARS.
Travelling Salesman Met instant and
Horrible Death.

At Selma, Ala. on Wednesday af-
ternoon of last week in attempting to
hoard n moving trolley car in front
of the Arcadia hotel on Broad street,
C. X. Meadows, travelling salesman
for the Southern Drug Co.. of ST.
Louis, fell between two cars and was
instantly killed. Stopping TO talk to
a friend, the car started of and, run
ming to catch 1t, he either stumbled
or lost his hold just as he got to the
moving cars. The body was badly
mangled, practically every bone from
the waist down being broken.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
MERCHANT SHOT
Down in His Store Near Martins
Station, S. C.
A NEGRO ARRESTED.

Bill Rhodes, Four Years a Customer.
and Behind on His Account, Is
Held on Suspicion, and Barely Es-
capped Lynching-The Wounded
Man Carried to the Augusta Hos
pital.
Mr.. C. B. Ellis. a merchant living
on the C. and w. C. Railroad, three
miles from Martin Station in Barn
we'll County. was shot down in his
store on Wednesday evening at half
past seven o'clock, by a would-be as
sassin. who after firing his double
barreled shot gun turned and ran.
The wounded man was carried to
the City Hospital in Augusta, Ga,
Thursday morning and although he
was badly hurt his wound is not con-
sidered fatal.
Bill Rhodes, colored, was arrested
at his home by posse. of infuriated
white men, two hours after the shoot
ing occurred and carried to Barn
we'll where he is being held on sus-
picion by the authorities. There
seems to be little doubt of his guilt
The shot was fired while Mr.. Ellis
stood behind a counter near the cen
ter of the store, balancing cash.
Tracks opposite side door, showed
where the would-be murderer
crouched down by the edge of the
veranda, and fred through the open
ing. Almost the entire load of No.
s bird shot took effect, decorating
the merchants chest, tearing his
face and temporarily binding both
eyes.
Mrs. Ellis. who was in the family
residence about three hundred yards
away, ran when she heard the shot,
and found her husband lying prone
on the floor, behind the counter, in a
semi-conscious condition. She quick
ly gave the alarm and in less than an
hour one hundred armed men, had
come to the scene of the shooting.
The would-be assassin's motive
had evidently not been robbery, as
fifty silver dollars were left scattered
on top of the desk when the wounded
man staggered backward and fell.
suspicion fell on Bill Rhodes, who
was known to have been trading with
Mr.. Ellis four years, and who owed
him for provisions bought on credit
The posse proceeded to his home
and found a double-barreled shotgun
that showed signs of having been re-
Gently fired one time, but Rhodes de-
clared that he had shot at hawk.
Only the efforts o. the two broth
ers of the wounded man, who were
among the posse. prevented violence
and. had not they urged the men to
wait some more positive proof of the
negro's guilt. he would in all proba.
bility have been now swinging from
a limb. He was taken to the Barn
well county jail, and is being closely
watched.
A peculiar feature of the affair was
that Mr.. T. b. Ellis, of North Angus
ia, brother of the man who was
shot, suspected Bill Rhodes imme
diately upon hearing of the affair
and expressed his suspicious to the
members of his family. He had moi
even heard the particulars of the
shooting, but knew that Rhodes had
been slow in settling his accounts.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
BITTEN by RATHER.
Letter Advising Dealer of Danger
Was Delayed in Mail.

The sending of n boxed rattle
snake to Brooklyn dealer in birds,
reptiles and animals, and leaving to
the mail, which sometimes are tar
dy, the conveyance of a letter telling
of the venomous character OF the
contents of the box, came near re-
sulting in the death of Harry Hayle
in Brooklyn recently.
large box was delivered to his
store a tag showed that it came
from Peter Jackson, of Norwich, Fla.
lioyle knew that Jackson was a deal
er in snakes, but it had never been
Hoyle's custom TO have venomous
reptiles in his establishment. and he
thought those in the box were HARM
less and proceeded to show them to-
Prof. JOS. Edwards, OF Philadelphia
Opening Hoyle took hold of largo
bag. AS soon as he loosened the
string holding the top of the bag a
brown head darted at him and the
fangs of the snake embedded them,
selevs at the top of his index finger.
Hoyle, after much difficulty, man.
aged to get the snake back in the
bag. BY that time his hand was bad
ly swollen and he started for the
hospital The hand was lanced and
cauteriZed
A letter from Jackson, who sent
the snakes, arrived at Hoyle's store
an hour after he had been bitten. IN
which was explained the contents OF
the box Hoyle recovered
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31

MARTINS new PLAN.
State Superintendent Would Have
State Board Pass on Teachers.
Too Much Politics, He Says, i'm the
Awards rs Made at Present by the
County Boards.

County Boards.
State superintendent of Education
Martin will ask the Legislature at
its coming session to so change the
school lew with regard to teachers
examinations throughout the State
as TO have those examing papers
passed up by member of the State
board of education at Columbia in
stead of by the county boards of
education.
to entirely divorce these examina-
tions from politics.
You will readily see that it is
practically impossible to keep these
examinations from politics." said Mr..
Martin. ITO keep this or that dis
trict solid for him i'm the coming
election it is a strong temptation to
a county superintendent to have him
self and his board favor the daughter
of the influential man of that district.
We had no end of trouble with our
scholarship examinations for the
State colleges until Ihad the law
changed in such a way as to have
the paper passed upon by the col
lege faculties by numbers. Every
time there was an examination this
Office would be flooded with COM
plants of partially and favoritism.
| In order to raise money with
which to pay member of the coun-
ty board to pass upon these papers
| SC IN
for teachers certificate charged a
fee of one dollar for the privilege
of standing the examination. This
would not only obviate the necessity
of making extra appropriation. but
would free these examinations from
a large number of negroes, who
crowd upon every examination for
the purpose of practicing and in the
hope that they might strike an easy
examination some time that will af.
ford them the opportunity they seek
of getting certificate.
1t is to fit in with just such plans
as this that l am so insistent I be
consulted when the Governor makes
an appointment in the State board
Do you suppose for one moment that
Ex-Governor ]. C. Sheppard. whom
Gov Ansel tried to get on the board
recently would be available for such
work as passing upon n tedious LOT
of teachers examination papers for q
per diem of 81? l say nothing tc
his discredit when l say ! doubt wher
he is competent to pass upon such
papers. 1t is not in his line to dc
il.
"On the other hand, he probably
would not hesitate to pass upon the
claims of Mr.. Bailey's coeducationa
institute over there in his territory
to be placed on the list of accredited
colleges of the State whose gradual
es are not required to stand teach
er's examination. He would probab.
ly argue that it's in Edgefield ahd
has lot of fine buildings, and, oi
course, it should go on the list Ir
a short time the barrier would bt
broken down entirely"
Mr. Martin added in answer to 6
question that at the end of his pre-
sent term he intended to take a si>
months trip abroad in order to round
out his education.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
THEY SWUNG HIM.
Amused Himself by Insulting White
Girls Over Telephone.

. Henry Sykes. a negro. was lynched
at Vanveleet, Miss. by small crowd
of men thought to hail from Okolona,
who was recent arrival from In
diana, was accused of calling up
white girls on the telephone and an
noying them.
The town authorities used a decoy
message to get Sykes, but before he
could be overtaken he had escaped.
An all-night chase ended when the
posse captured the negro after brief
fightin which shots were exchanged
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
SEVERE SHOCK.
Destructive Earthquake Visits the
Peninsuldr of Calabria.
TERRIBLE DISASTER.

Many Villages and Towns DESTROYED
or Badly Damaged by the Terrible
Convulsion of Nature-Therc Was
Some Loss of Life, But Not A
Great As Was At First Reported
From Rome.
"A dispatch from Catanzaro, Italy.
say violent earthquake was record
ed there at half past nine o'clock
Thursday morning.
The prisoners in the Catanzaro
jail We're awakened by the shock.
Ihey rushed to the window and heat
upon the bars, screaming to be let
out, but the jail guards had already
fied. Many of the villages that were
destroyed 10y the earthquake Of 1905
and since reconstructed, have been
destroyed second time, and a num-
ber OF persons are buried in the
ruins
| The details received regarding the
earthquake in every way tend to
snow that the damage done was much
more extended than at first estimated
but that the loss of life has not been
great.
The lowest estimates place the
NUMBER or Killed at about twenty and
the highest at about 1870, but uD tn
this evening there is nothing to show
that the last figures mentioned are
correct. Nothing definite will be-
known on the subject until the ruins
are cleared away.
| Details OF the earthquake show that
the shocks were especially severe in
southern end of the Calabrian pen
insula, but throughout Calabria there
We're scenes OF desolation and de-
spair.
| The first shock was n tremendous
one and was followed by two others
of longer duration, which entirely
destroyed two villages and reduced
many houses in several others to
mass of ruins.
The first shock fortunately brought
the entire population of the villages
into the open. and many succeeded
in making their escape to the hills
! Or open plains. which accounts for
the smallness of the list of fatilities.
To add to the dosolation caused
! by the earthquake, it was raining in
torrents, which greatly increased the
suffering amoung the homeless peo-
pie. Many persons were buried in
the ruins, and at Slnopli and Stilario
more lives are said to have been lost.
| q nil Id
Rocello, Jonica, Reggie, Cosanza.
Baracdio, Cittanova, Palmi. Marina
and other towns also suffered from
the shocks. but none severely.
| The cathedral of Tore Di Gerace
was thrown down as was also an an
cient tower which had withstood all
the Calabrian earthquakes for CEN
turies past. Half the houses in the
village OF Geraoe are in ruins, and
similar conditions prevail in num-
Der of other points in Calabria.
During the confusion caused by the
first shock, the prisoners in the jail
at Catanzaro mutined, and were only
subdued with great difficulty. The
female prisoners were particularly
alarmed, screaming and shouting and
beating the doors until the whole
place was in terrible uproar. Tho
prison officials did everything posi-
BILE to calm the inmates. but panic5s
broke out afresh every time an earch
shock was experienced. As soon as
possible detatchments of troops with
relief trains were hurried to the
scene of the disaster, and did every
thing they could to assist the reopie,
who had fled from their homes
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
RUNAWAY BOY KILLED.
Cleveland Youth Who Ran Away
With Auto Meets Death.

At Chicago Andrian Sibson, aged
90. who ran away from his home in
Cleveland, Ohio. with an automobile.
given him by his father, was killed
by his machine, which skidded and
smashed against the curb on Michi-
gan boulevard. FIVE OF his compan-
ions were injured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
HANGED HIMSELF.
Deputy Sheriff Found Suspended
from Tree at Sisters Door.

Made insane when prisoner
struck him over the head with his
handcuffed arms. William C. Free
richs, former deputy sheriff, hanged
himself from a tree in front of the
house of his brother-in-law, at New
Haven, Conn. He was forty-two
years OF age.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-10-31
SERVED BAKED BUZZARD.
Made All Sick and Killed One Who
Ate IL.

At Corbin, Ky, an Italian section
hand, employed by the Louisville and
Nashville railroad Killed a buzzard
Friday and cooked the bird, serving
1t with dumplings He invited three
other Italians to partake of the meat.
Immediately afterward all four be-
came violently ill., An hour later
the host died in great agony and his
three countrymen are not expected
to recover.
Physicians attending the men say
their condition is due entirey to
having eaten OF the buzzard flesh
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-18
FRAUD IN kI0WA COUNTY
ouanah Parker Claims That Woman
and Twelve Children, Each Hold.
ing a Farm, With His Tribe
Obtained Same by Fraud.

Washington. d. c., April 17.-Com'
missioner Leupp Of the Indian office
has ordered an investigation of the
frauds in the Kiowa county, recently
turned up by Quanah Parker, chief OF
that tribe. Parker claimed that thir'
teen fine farms had been taken from
his tribe through fraud, by a woman
named Debar, and her twelve chill
dren.
The woman claimed to be the
daughter of Kiowa squaw, who
mysteriously disappeared twenty-five
years ago. After she had been taken
into the tribe and given a farm for
herself and each OF her twelve chill.
dren. Chief Parker claims to have
found that she was an imposter, and
he wants the allotments cancelled
No action will be taken until Leupp's
investigation makes a report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-18
Collins Institute.

Supt. T. W. Kennedy attended the
Indian meeting at Byers Saturday
and Sunday.
joe Charewcll Of Sulphur spent
Thursday any Friday with Supt. T.
W. Kennedy.
Rev Humphrey Colbert preached
at eleven o'clock Sunday morning To
Collins girls. His sermoz was very
good. lie will preach again at Col.
lins Institute the second Sunday in
May.
Miss johnson returned TO her worK
Tuesday. Her brother was laid to
rest when she reached her home.
Miss Smith received crate OF
strawberries from her parents at Al.
win, Texas. last Thursday. She treat
ed the school to a strawberry short.
cake.
Mr.. and Mrs Kennedy went to
Stonewall Monday.
Supt. Kennedy took his whole
school 20 an Indian meeting Sunday,
the eth. They took their dinner and
spent the day. They heard two good
sermons. This meeting was at the
Atkins church south OF Collins two
miles.
The Collins teachers are very busy
now preparing for the' closing Of
school.
Mrs. Keel spent Saturday and sun.
day with her childrem AT Collins
Miss oxford went TO Stonewall on
business Friday afternoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-18
BANDIT KING.
Notorious Mexican Bandit Died Game
When Cornered-Sot -Four Be.
fore He Fell-Wss With.
out Pity for Mankind.

Guadalajara, Mexico, April IL
Enrique Chavez, the most notorious
Mexican bandit of the country has
jus been killed near Paschatetan fall
ing only after being pierced by eight
bullets.
For five years Chavez terrorized the
whole country north OF the state OF
Jalisco. State troops have been on
his trail constantly, but his system
of lookouts and the mountain fast.
nesses Of the country have served to
save him from capture.
The bandit was alone, having been
separated from the other members of
his band, when ton rurales surround.
ed him. Brought to bay, he dismount.
ed and got behind his horse and gave
battle The troopers circled about
him, firing as they rode. He emptied
three Of their saddles and one Of the
wounded has since died.
Chavez was reputed to have been
entirely without pity for man, woman
child or beast He was only thirty-one
years old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-18
Cat Lluchter7

What was the origin OF the phrase
Enough to make cat laughf'
DR.. Murrny's Dictionary notices only
Enough to make n cat speak," which
is eXplhlncl a3 siSulfyinS something
eXtrac rdilary, especially something
very good TO drink. "Old liquor able e.
make II cat speak" Is quoted from an
early eighteenth century source. and
herewith Stephano's remark To Cali.
ban is compared, open your mouth;
here IS that which Will give language
to you, cat" Miss Squecrs' maidsery.
ant said that only TO Pee Miss Squeers'
friend. Miss Price, toss her head was
enough TO make n tomcat talk French
grammar" But even that IL not ex-
actly laughing Has II anything TO do
with the mythical Cheshire Gnimal?-
London Chronicle.