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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
DROPS IN SEA.
Boston Aeronaut Fights Hours for
Life Till Rescued.

Enveloped in a dense fog and mist
which chilled him to the bone and
prevented all attempts at self-preser-
vation, John j. Maloney. a Boston
aeronaut, was thrown into the sea
from his balloon two miles off Fisher
mans Beach. Swampacott, Mass, on
last Thursday night, and for more
than an hour was swept back and
forth in the water until his cries
were heard, and fishermen went to
his rescue.
Maloney made the ascension from
Mahant in the presence of a large
crowd at S:30. He was sitting on
trapeze bar and ali preparations
were completed for riding out the
life Of the balloon, a hot-air one
which under ordinary conditions
should stay up for more than al
hour.
A moment after ne had left the
ground he was enveloped in a thick
fog and continuing on up through
this struck a current of cold air.
For more than an hour nothing
was heard from him. until some miles
away. on the Swampscot shore, cries
of Help" were heard from the
ocean. The Mahant Life Saving Sta
ton was notified, and fishermen SCI
out a boat. After n long search two
found Maloney almost unconsciou:
cllnging to the partially inflated fold:
If his balloon.
He said it had collapsed in the
cold upper current sooner than ht
expected and instead of landing oil
shore he had dropped rapidly into the
sea between Mahant and Lynn, two
miles off the beach.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Found Dead i'm Room With the Gas
Turned On.

DR.. William ALercrombie, former
ly United States consul to Nagasaki
was found dead in bed about $3.50
O'Clock Thursday morning in hls
apartments in Stonleigh Court, Wash
ington, ID. G.
Gas was flowing from two jets.
which had been turned on full head,
both windows in the room were clos
ed and the cracks around the door
had been packed with absorbant cot
ton. After viewing the remains, Gov
ernor Nevill gave a certificate of
death by suicide Up to late hour
that afternoon, the police had failed
to locate any of the dead mans rel
atives or friends. Nothing is known
of the causes for his act.
DR.. Abercombie was born in\New
York state in 1845. He was appoint
ed consul to Nagasaki by President
Harrison in 1890, and remained in
the consular service until the cleo
ton OF President Mckinley in 1896.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
ANOTHER RIOT IN FRISCO.
Police Act Quickly, However, and
Results are Not Serious.

Another riot resulting from labor
troubles occurred in the Mission dis
trict Of San Francisco Thursday, but
was quickly quelled by the police af-
ter several arrests were made. A
large number of members of the
Structural Iron Wokers' Union re-
turning from the funeral of one of
their former associates, J.J. Peterson,
who was fatally shot during the Lab
or Day attacks on United Railroad
employees, had reached the corner
of Guerrero and 9Th streets when
some of the men began to create a
disturbance. Soon stones and other
missiles were flying, and in a few
moments the windows of four or five
street cars had been broken.
The crews of the cars drew their
revolvers and fired several shots into
the air to intimidate the crowd. This
caused the arrest of Motorman p. J.
Delphs for carrying a concealed wea-
pom.
One passenger. Mrs. c. l.. Gage,
was struck in the face by a stone.
No one was seriously hurt, however
owing to the prompt arrival of the
police who quieted the turbulent
crowd. Five men. believed to have
participated in the attack on the
cars, were placed under arrest.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
DUMB FROM OPERATION.
Little Boy May Die As Result of
Horses Kick.

A dispatch from Rock Hill to The
State says news came here Of a new
phase of case which was watched
with great interest. 1t will be re-
membered that several months ago
the little son of Mr.. ]. ID. Glass of
Edgemore was terribly injured by a
horses kick.
The skull was frightfully fractured
and in the operation which followed
large piece was removed as was al
so a portion of the brain. The oper-
alton was a wonderfully skillful piece
of surgery, and as stated the outcome
was watched with interest.
The wound healed and the child
recovered so far as to be up and
play around. There was seemingly
one defect-he was dumb. He would
intelligently obey any instructions
given him, but was unable to talk at
all. The sad news now received is
that the child has been taken sudden
Iy worse and death is looked for at
any moment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
NO BOIL WEEVILS.
Government Expert Talks of the
Pest.

f. II. Chittenden, assistant entom-
ologist of the department of agricui-
ture, Wednesday gave it as his firm
belief that there is not boil weeyil
east of the Mississippi, with the ex-
ception OF the State OF Louisiana
So far as the pest being found in
Laurens County is concerned, Mr..
Chittenden does not think there is a
remotest possibility of such thing.
"I heard of a pest in South Caro-
lima and elsewhere in the South. "
Mr. Chittenden said, but l am salts
fed 1t is not the Texas boil weevil.
So far the pest has not been found
anywhere east of the Mississippi,
with the exception of Louisiana
When asked is it was possible that
the weevil could have been carried to
South Carolina in cotton seed secured
by seed crushers from Texas and
other states in the Southwest he said {:
There is only one chance in a mil
could only occur through some per-
son knowingly and wilfully carrying
the weevil from it's present location
in the Southwest to the other States
in the South. There is not the least
for people in South Carolina to be-
come worried over what they think is
the genuine boil weevil, for l am
satisfied it will not be found to be
such upon a careful examination"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
NEGRO BOY CREMATED.
Jumped Into Pile of Sawdust That
Was OH Fire.

horrible accident occurred at
Marlboro. six miles southeast of
Bennettsville, late Wednesday after
noon when John Hollis, a young ne
gro boy, was cremated. Hollis and
another boy We're playing on a pile of
sawdust which had accumulated for
years, and with Il base covering
about an acre rose in the shape of
a pyramid 60 feet high.
The little darkeys were near the
top of the pyramid and Hollis made
a leap in the sawdust and disappear
ed from sight. His body had broken
the crust above small fire which
had doubtless been burning for year
or more and he plunged into the cav
ern of fire 1t is "a matter of almost
impossibility to remove the immense
pile Of sawdust and even If that wore
done the ashes of the little negro
could not he secured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
FREES FATHER.
Through Untiring Efforts Girl Raises
Money To Free Him.

Money To free HIM.
Through the untiring efforts of
Fanny Bick. her father. Joseph e.
Bick, was Thursday freed from Lud-
low street Jail. New York.
The prisoners release was entirely
due to the devotion of his daughter,
who worked day and night for three
months before gaining her object.
Bick is now ga years old
Back of the daughters devotion is
the story of an involuntary petition
in bankruptcy.
member of the clothing firm of Bick
Brothers, of 129 Mercer street.
The firm got into financial diff
culties last May. During the investi-
cation of the firms affairs, Bick was
convicted of contempt of court and
was lodged in Ludlow street jail.
Meanwhile his daughter went to
her friends and business acquaint-
ances of her father and raised by
subscription the sum of $500 for
here father This money was paid
over to United States Marshal Henkel
as an evidence of good faith on the
part of Bick.
Moved to sympathy United States
Marshal Henkel accepted the money
and by order of court released Mr.
Bick, who will be again examined as
TO the firms affairs. This time, II 4:
said, he will answer all questions put
to him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12

ment was made that her hus
had been shot and mortally wou
by a burglar. Wednesday she
.lapsed and was not able to atten,
funeral. 1t was shortly after a
ference with Deputy Coroner He
who had conducted the inquest
widow was taken into custody.
puties will guard her in her l.
till she RECEIVERS sufficiently to be
en- to court.
The police believe Mrs. Phillips
give facts concerning the ira
which would solve the mystery.
At the inquest DR.. c. l.. Rich
son testified he had not been .
moned until A. M, more than t
hours after Phillips was shot.
had been called by telephone.
Phillips admitted him to the he
She exclaimed: "Oh. doctor, S,
thing dreadful has happened.
Phillips has been shot by a burgl
He found the wounded man in
He called DR.. Rhodes. After
reached the house Phillips a
them to leave the bed room
ute as he wished to talk with
wife. Husband and wife were
gther alone for perhaps two m
tes. He said there was a trac
blood on the stairway. The bed w
Phillip was found was much sta
by blood. Phillips told the pl
clans that he wanted as little no
ETY. as possible connected with
affair.
Phillips secretary reiterated Y
nesday his belief that with the In
ance policies left by him the e:
would pay off all of Phillips
and possibly leave something for
family.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
PHARMACIST SUICIDES.
Left Note OF Farewell to His
Family.

With note of farewell TO his fam
lily lying on the dresser beside him,
the dead body of j. p. Ledbetter. a
prominent Birmingham, Ala, phar-
macist, who disappeared mysteriously
from his home two day before, was
found on last Thursday morning in a
room in the Colonial House. Indica-
tions were that he had been dead Is
hours or more.
The deceased was connected with
the Patton-Pope Drug company and
for some days had given evidences
of being mentally unbalanced, and
Tuesday afternoon he left the estab-
lishment after taking a two-ounce bot
tie from the morphine case. This was
found In the room where he sulcided,
with but half an ounce left.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
SHOT MAN IN CELL.
Killed Man Who Eloped With Wife,
Then Went Crazy.

Fire Chief b. II. Miller, of Frank
lin. Ohio, Wednesday, shot and in
stantly killed j. Fl. Little. who recent
ly eloped with his wife and was re-
turned to Franklin Tuesday night
for trial. Miller entered the police
station and going directly to Little
cell fired two shots which lodged in
the victims breast. Miller is now
a raving maniac and is under guard.
Mrs. Miller eloped with Little
month ago. She is a handsome
woman and belongs to a prominen;
family. 1t was because little had :
missing thumb that the detectives 10
Gated the pair. When the pair were
placed under arrest Little denied hi
identity, but Mrs. Miller said she
was the runaway wife and that she
wanted to return home, but Little
would not let her
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
TERR0RIZE ALASKA.
Bold Japanese Poachers Defy the
Government.
Revenue Cutters Unable to Cope
With Them-Aany Other Deprcda-
tions Have Been Committed.

Dispatches received at Seattle
Wash, from Alaska state that Jan
anese seal poachers are terrorizins
the residents OF the coast and hav,
become so bold as to defy the effort,
or the government 70 prevent theil
InieVery. they are also st king ter
ror to the hearts of the people IN
the sparsely settled region by pilag
ing whole towns. The United State.
revenue cutter service is entirely in
adequate to cope with the Japan
ese and they are taking advantag,
OF knowledge of this condition
Seals are being killed with impunity
PIRACY against the inhabitants is an
ordinary occurrence and many othe,
depredations have become common
| The United State government has
| been informed of these conditions
but 1t did not become known until
! Recently that the sealers were sc
numerous and bold as to defy the
| authorities. They are further EN-.
boldened by the attitude of their gov.
ernment to this country. The three
cutters, Mccullough. Manning and
Perry, are doing duty on the Bering
sea. consequently the Pacific coast OF
Alaska. is unprotected.
In 1906, five poachers were killed
in Alaska and it is said Japan will
soon make a demand for indemnity
The poachers were shot while resist
ing arrest, but the Japanese investi-
gators made contrary report. This
demand is to be made in face of the
knowledge the Japanese government
has of robbers. Only recently n band
OF Japanese thieves were caught rob
bing the town of Uguyaik. They had
stripped the churches of gold orna-
ments when the white inhabitants re-
turned. The Japanese fled as soon
as white man got within shooting
distance of them.
dispatch from Denver, Colo.
says Luke Il. White, former governor
general of the Philippines and ex-
am mbassador to Japan, is having a
look at Yellowstone Park before he
goes to Washington to take formal
| farewell of the president and other
government officials before resuming
private life in his home town, Mem
phis, Tenn. Mr.. Wright will leave
| for Washington in few days.
Mr.. Wright was asked if it were
true that the Japanese intended de-
manding indemnity from the United
States for five Japanese. who were
killed while resisting arrest or
charges of seal poaching. He said
that he had not heard of any such ac.
tion. but it might be true for al
that. He does not believe there will
be any serious repute, even if tn,
United States refused fatty to con
slider the indemnity proposition.
Il do not believe that Japan wants
a war with any one at this time.
said Mr.. Wright. Her finance.
would not stand it. Besides" ht
continued with a smile. $50 far a:
we are concerned. well. the United
States is a pretty big country anC
Japan knows it we'll
Mr.. Wright said the Pacific coas
should soon have trade with tn,
Philippines, which would amount tC
millions yearly. If politicians stop
ped gossip long enough to permit the
natives to quiet down. this will b,
brought much sooner
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
SUICIDE OR MURDER?
Two Men Met Death Under
Wheels of Train.
The Police Believe That They We're
Robbed and Thrown From Car
Suspects Held.

Suspects Held.
Three negroes are under arrest al
Champagne, Illsi, whom the police
believe to have murdered and robbed
two white men on an Illinois Central
flyer Tuesday and to have. thrown
them under the wheels, where the
bodies were ground to pieces.
The victims of the double tragedy
were found near Clifton, small
town south of Kankakee. and when
the fast train, which left Chicago al
O'Clock at night, arrived at Cham
payne early Wednesday, the suspects
were arrested.
All deny their guilt, but one OF
them had considerable money, and it
is the belief of the police that it may
have been obtained from the two
men who were killed. The three
men under arrest show the effects of
terrific fight and are marked witn
scratches and bruises which may hav.
been inflicted by the victims of the
tragedy. All show marks of a des-
perate struggle.
Five men were seen to hoard the
blind baggage" on the flyer. which
left Twelfth street depot in Chicago
at six O'Clock Tuesday night
r. II. Bell, the express messenger.
tells graphic story of the affair.
Near Clifton" he said, 'I felt a
jolt. A few seconds later there was
another one. 1t seems as If the
train was running over some obstruc-
ton. The train was stopped and we
backed up and found the bodies of
two white men ground almost to
pieces.
There was nothing about them
that would indicate their identity.
When the train was stopped, the ne
groes who were arrested could not
be seen. but when the train arrived
at Champagne they were captured. "
One of the negroes admits he rode
on the tender of the engine part of
the time, while the other two were on
the platform of the car. They deny
there were any white men stealing
ride on the train, but the express
messenger declares that they were
seen when the train pulled out of the
Chicago station.
When the police attempted to ar
rest the three men found on the
front of the cars, they made a desper-
ate resistance and had to be Quelled
by force.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12

WV OSAAC1 WOIDOf s'N-~1Od6uc. ~
resolution TO kill the members of the
league has been passed by the union.
The BLACK Hundred" began their
massacre with wild onslaught
through the streets. Wherever Jews
were to he found, they were dubbed
and shot. Then the rioters poured
yelling into the Jewish cemetery
where thousands of men, women and
children were kneeling in prayer.
They were at the graves of relatives
and friends, victims of former assas-
sinations
Among this throng. the mob burst.
and sword. ''Slay and spare not
was the watch work. To resist meant
to invite death, and seeking to escape
the fury of their assailants. hundreds
streamed away in all directions in
the widest panic.
A girl and Jewish actor were
ruthlessly shot down by the furious
pursuers and an old man of seventy
and two little four-year-old children
were beaten into insensibility.
| In the rush to flee, score were
| Nowhere the scenes in the Jewish
quarter were less terrible. 1t was
there that the rabble began their
rioting.
| Alleging that the Jews were re-
sponsible for the explosion of the
bomb. which. a few days ago, caused
the deaths of a military officer and
four policemen, they started in to
follow up an imaginary injury.
1t was stated at the time that the
officer dropped the bomb, but any
pretext was enough.
Firing right and left and gather.
ing strength at every step, the mot
killed three and wounded sixty per
sons before they started for the ceme
tary
At every window where Jew was
sitting gun was leveled. Doors
were broken down, windows smashed
goods stolen and women subjected tC
gross indignities.
In vain did the people call on the
police. The police were there, but IL
active spectators of the scene of pill
lage and cruelty Not one raised {
hand.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
) Six Thousand Tribssmen Partic-
ipate In Fierce Fight.
THEY ARE REPULsED.
Eight Hundred Moors Reported Kill
ed Near Casablanca--The Moors
We're RepuIsed on All Sides
France Sees Need of More Troops
i'm Morrocco--Forcesw VIII BE Ma
terially Strengthened.

i'm MorrOccO--Forces VIII BE Ma
terially Strengthened.
Six thousand Moors participated IN
battle outside the city of Casca.
blanca on last Wednesday that lasted
seven hours, and it is estimated that
fully 500 were killed. Eight French.
men were killed and a score wounded
In the initial engagement. an attack
made by the Moors upon a French
scouting party.
The dead include Major Provost. of
the First Battalion of the Foreign
Legion, and Lieutnant Benizzas. of
the Second Battalion of Algerian
Sharpshooters. The Moors concen-
trated the largest force they had vet
mustered in that vicinity and return
ed to the attack again and again after
encountering the deadly fire of the
French artillery and machine guns.
The Moors who were repulsed on
all sides, made most impressive
picture as, garbed Enthusiastically,
mounted on white horses and carry
ing their banners in the front line.
they swept down from the hills IN
splendid formation and charged thun-
derously to within about four hun
dred yards Of the French camp, which
for moment seemed to be in dan
ger of being overridden. AS they ad-
vanced, the Moors chanted in unison
verses from the Koran.
The irregular Algerian calvary en-
countered the first shock OF the
Moors' assault. but they did not
bulge foot from the position they
occupied.
General Drude quickly deployed
his forces to the greatest advantage,
and the Moors were submitted to a
fire of shot and shell which soon left
the ground strewn with corpses
Major Provost conducted a scout
Ing expedition, which was the actual
cause of the battle. the object being
to locate the enemy and prepare the
way for an extensive movement later.
The news of the sanguinary en-
gagement near Casablanca has shock
ed as we'll as surprised France. The
fighting demonstrated that the Nor
ocean situation is steadily growing
more serious. and that although
France is constantly victorious. the
dogged, fanatical resistance OF the
Mooros, who appear to be mobilizing
in larger numbers, may necessitate a
distinct enlargement OF the allies
end.
M. Regnault, the French Minister
at Tangier, left Paris last week for
Spain, where he will confer with the
Spanish officials on the subject of the
enlargement of the action and CO.
operation of Spain and France.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
NEGRO HANGED.
Slayer of g. w. Parks Last April
Pays Death Penalty.

William Mackintoch, negro was
hanged at Norfolk. Va, Thursday,
for the murder of C. w. Parks, in
April. He protested that he did not
kill Parks, laying this to Tom Lassi-
ter, convicted with him, but who sub
sequently became insane and is now
in an asylum. Macintosh has a
grandmother living in indianapolis
and a brother in the 10th United
States cavalry in the Philippines, and
was himself member of Troop l,
9th cavalry, which fought at the
battle of San Juan Hill. The motive
for the murder was robbery.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-09-12
BURNS TO DEATH.
Man Lcoscs Life Trying to Save His
Baby i'm Burning Home

John c. Adams, of Cornelia, Ga.
was burned to death in his dwelling
last Tuesday night. The house caught
on fire from the stove flue. Mr.. Adams
made hard struggle to save his
house. Thinking his baby was still
in the house, he rushed in and was
not able to come out. Later ii was
learneIs that his wife had the baby
outsife.