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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
APPEALS TO NEWSPAPERS.
bryan Calls Upon Them to Collect
Funds for Campaign.

An appeal by Mr.. BRYAN to tb,
democratic newspapers of the countr,
10 begin the collection of funds fo,
.ne campaign was one of the impor.
'"n. happenings of the day.
Inc statement follows.
wish every Democratic pano,
would begin the collection of u frr,
from It's subscribers. There .re ,a.,
lew Democrats who could moi ,To.J
10 make contribution and the noorLc
VIII never be able to control H.,
government until they take on :,
s seives the burden of supplying cam.
pdisn FUNDS. AS long as "A few mon
iurnish the money to finance cam
pdish the men will exert an upduo
i'iuehce upon the government
II seems that we have reacbad
'"e END OF corporate contrihutior.
anu this is step in advance hut +ha
who control those f,,a
seeking corporations NAV sim an,,,,
n nS'e poiitlcs by furnishing the sinows
~ var The Democratic party b..
suuck blow at this system nv lint,
"S contributions to $1O.OOOand nro
NiuihS FOR publicity before tho a,ao
eioh' The Republican marty hoe a
i'r refused to Join with ms nm thto
proposition but public sentiment r,n,
set compel ii to do SO. b,,,o
uouot that the Democratic party will
receive contributions from more in.
uuaIs than ever contributed to
any campaign and there is no reason
WY 'he entire sum necessary shouId
not he supplied by contributions frnn,
'"e masses. If every Democratic no
per will take the matter nm ana 49,, ~"
"''pi"s hand we will soon have
'no"oy enough in the treasury TO
provide for legitimate campaign work
ana that is all we want -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30

w. Reed. of Reidville; chaplain, w.
r. Bodie. of Saluda: conductor. w.
E Hopkins, of Richland doorek eep-
er, A. +. Calvert, of Abbeville; SER
geant-at-arms, w. p. Caskey, of Lam
caster. Executive committee: Sec
Cnd district. ~ r. Parks. of Parks
willie; Sd district, j. l.. Keitt. of New
berry; 4th district, o. p. Goodwin,
of Laurens; 9TH district. ]. Frank
Ashe, of McConnellsville; 9Th dis
trict, Il. C. Willoughby, OF Florence (;
eth district, H. l.. Baker, of Bishop
Vile.
The Farmers Union is secret
organization, the purposes OF which
are educational and cooperative
| The organization numbers i'm its
membership some of the most in
telligent and progressive farmers in
South Carolina. and it is said that
there are now about 10000 members
in this State. The Union teaches
the farmer to rely on his individual
Efforts, and by cooperation to bet
ter the condition of himself and his
| fellows The delegates who are II
attendance on this Convention are
displaying a deep interest in agricul
tural and labor conditions, and b!
exchange of ideas are making them
selves familiar with conditions
Throughout the State and the South
Many of its members are natural.
alive and influential in politics, bu
the Union is kept free as possible
from such matters, and it is quit
evident that while the organization
lis united to man for its principle
the individual members are exercis
ing their own judgment about candi
ldates and political issues.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
KILLED by PORPOISEp
BOY in Swimming or Tybcc Island
hcetS Sudden Death

"A dispatch from Savannah On
says nearly mile off shore at Tvhao
Harry Lovett, white, i'm SWIMMING
win Wylly Brunner. son of the Sa-
Vannah health officer, was killed NV
" large hsh that sprang over Brun-
her mead and struck the other
swimmer squarely. taking him down
INTO the water. Neither appeored
again From the survivors, descrin.
'ioh OF the big fish it was probably
Il porpoise that became frightened
"heh suddenly approaching Brun-
her' and leaped to clear him without
having seen Lovett. who was follow
ing.
The boys had been swimming for
TWO miles and their destination is n
mile from where the sad accident oc-
CURED. 1t is believed that Lovett's s
head and breast were crushed i'm nv
the terrific force of the porpoise's
leap.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
A CALL TO WORKINGNIEN.
president Gompers Urges Union
Members to Vote for Bryan.

dispatch from Washington i'm
advance Of publication in the Fed
erationist. the newspaper organ of
the trade unionists, President Com
pers, of the American Federation of
Labor, Wednesday night liberated
the proof sheets of democratic edi-
torial that will appear in the August
issue of the paper
There are three double columns
Of 1t, much of the type being used
in quoting the written demands that
Mr.. Gompers and has associates made
on the Republican and Democratic
conventions for insertion in their
party platforms. Stress is laid on
he anti-injunction planks of both
conventions, which are quoted, ana
lytical comments by Gompers being
added.
While disavowing an intention Ito
leliver the labor vote" Gompers ex-
presses the opinion that the worker
will have to answer to his fellow
workers, as we'll as his conscience. if
his action is contrary to the political
course that is pointed out for him.
An argument is submitted with
the intention of proving that the Re
publican party is the enemy and the
Democratic party the friend of la
Dor and it concludes with a call to
the workers to defeat their enemies
for all offices, presidential, legisla-
tive and judicial.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
BISHOP POTTER DEAD.
Episcopal Prclatc PASSES Away i'm
New York

Henry Goldman Potter. seventh
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the
diocese of New York, died Tuesday
night at Fernleigh. his summer home.
near Cooperstown, n. Y, after an
Illness of several weeks. The Bishop
was unconscious all day and the end.
which came at S.35 O'Clock Tuesday
night, was peaceful and quiet The
prelate was "A years old.
Gathered at the bedside OF the
dying churchman were Mrs Potter.
wife of the prGlate; Mrs. Mason c.
Davidge, who came from California,
and Mrs. Sarah Potter. his two
daughters; Alonzo Potter, son.
Mrs. Edward Clark, Stephen c. Clark
and Mr. and Mrs. f. a. Clark. Mrs
Charles Russell and Mrs. VIM. Hyde,
his two other daughters, who are
abroad. have been notified.
Death was due primarily to en-
bolism in the right leg. following a
long attack of liver and stomach
trouble. and the end had been fore
seen for several days ly the Bishops
physicians.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
FINE SET ASIDE.
THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS,
Stands by the Standard Oil Companv
and Wipes Out the Fine of Nearly
Thirty Million Dollars.

At chicago on Wednesday the
United States circuit court of appeal,
reversed the famous decision n,
Judge henesaw M. Landis, in which
ne lined the Standard Oil company
of Indiana. $29,24O,OOO. The case
is remanded to the lower court for
new trial.
The decision Of the court, compos-
ed OF Judges Grosscup, Baker and
seaman, was scathing arraignment
or Judge Lands, in which 1t was
asked If the court believed himself
above the law in imposing a fine that
would fall on the shoulders of the
mother corporation-the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey when the
Indiana corporation alone under the
law could be held responsible.
1T seemed TO be the irony of fate
that Judge Grcsscup should have
written the decision of the upper
court. He not only wrote the deci-
sion, but read the decision to the
waiting throng in the court room.
Judge Grosscup and Judge Lands
have not been the best of friends
loC sometime, as result OF certain
statements made months ago by
Judge Lands concerning federal
judges who talk publicly on matters
which might come under their Judi
cal attention.
When the three Judges took their
seats on the bench, the court room
was crowded to the doors. John S.
Miller, Rockefeller famous $50
600 lawyer, was present to represent
the oil trust. He was accompanied
by Attorney NORTH Rosenthal and
several other Standard Oil lawyers.
District Attorney Edwin Sims appear
ed for the government.
All that occurred in court was the
reading of the last paragraph of the
decision. Judge Grosscup read it as
follows:
The Judgment of the district
court is reversed and the case re-
manded with instructions to grant a
new trial. and proceed here accor-
dance with this opinion.
That was all and court adjourned
Immediately, District Attorney Sims
held a conference with Mr.. James
Wilkerson and decided to rush the
ease to another trial in the fall
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
OUT FOR BRYAN.
Says the Railroads DO Not Care Whe
Is Elected.

A dispatch from Hot Springs. Va
says: Melville E. ingalls,, formerly
president of the Big Four and Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroads. and still
neavlly interested in them and in
other roads, says that it will make
little difference to the railroads Of
the country who is elected president
this fall.
III 1T is Bryan" he said "there will
be hell of time up there in Wall
street for month, and then things
liireturn to normal. Ir Taft is elect
ed, there will not be any disturbance.
but In month after election. IL will
come to the same thing, So far as
the railroads are concerned. with
either the finner
Ia1t is wise man, great man.
and of judicial temperament. There
is no doubt that he will pursue the
Roosevelt policies, but he will not
talk as Roosevelt has done.
After all, it was RooseveIt's talk
ing and not his policies that did harm.
it must be admitted that Roosevelt
is wild, for a president of the United
States. He has not yet sobered II
is nonsense to say that the election
OF any man will wreck the country.
Andrew Johnson and Theodore
Roosevelt put great strain on it..
but they were unable to affect It be-
yond quick recovery.
"One of my reasons for supporting
Bryan is that l am tired of hearing
the panicky talk about his election
raising Ned with our prosperity.
don't believe it, Anyhow 7 am
boy enough still to want to try it
and see.
BESIDES | believe that If BRYAN
entered the white house he would
become sober and conservative
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
CHOKED MAD DOG.
Brave Woman Kills Dog That At
tackled Her.

After a desperate struggle, lasting
zen minutes, Mrs. Mary f.. Forrest
ir, Of Memphis, Tenn, who weighs
less than one hundred pounds. chok-
ID to death a powerful dog believed
be rabid. which had attacked her
1t her home in Buntyn avenue.
The dog, siXty-pound Shepherd,
standing two feet high. the pet of
he neighborhood, attacked her after
ne had bitten Miss Mamie Ditto. u
leighbor. Mrs. Forester turned
ipon the dog as he seized the hem
Vt her skirt. and graspIng him un-
Ter the head. closed her fingers tight
about his neck. All over the
,orch the woman and dog fought
he animal several times nearly drag
ing his captor from the porch. Fin
lily. as she was becoming exhaust
ed. the brute's struggles became
'eeblcr, and Mrs. Forester did not
~clax her grip until he collapsed and
lay still in death.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30

port Bryan and Kern but would work
To win. With Tammany working for
the ticket. with large accessions of
the labor vote and with the legiti-
mate business interests of New York
assured that Bryan is very safe and
sane from the viewpoint of lcgiti-
mate business-Ncw York becomes
debatablc ground. | do not believe
that the Hearst party can take az
many votes from the Democrats as
from the Republicans
Mr.. Bryan's campaign will have
at least one novel feature" said Mr..
Gonzales. THAT feature will be the
resort TO the pen rather than the
tongue; to the press rather than the
platform
When | appealed to Mr. Bryan
to make as vigorous canvass as in
1896" said Mr.. Gonzales. "he re-
minded me that he was now > years
older, and BESIDES said Mr. Bryan,
writing arguments for Democracy
that newspapers can use if they will,
over my signature
when ! saw him last week IL was
MIR. Bryan's intention TO deliver two
perhaps three. speeches in New York
State, one of them in New York city
and six or eight speeches in the
states of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana
He proposes to discuss fully some
one Democratic principle in each o.
these addresses The remainder OF
the campaign Mr.. Bryan expects to
stay at home and prepare letters OF
articles in the nature Of signed edi.
torials for such newspapers as will
use them. He will Giscuss the issues
with any Democratic speakers that
wish to consult him.
"The West is giving Mr. Bryan
much encouragement ent and he is very
hopeful markedly more buoyan
than before the convention"
Mr.. Gonzales twice visited Mr.. Bry
an at Fairview, the nominees Ne
braska home. After the adjournmen
of the convention Mr.. Gonzales visit
ed numerous places of famed seen
cry in Colorado, crossing "the Divide
where the railroad, after goinj
through 33 tunnels in 75 miles
crosses the mountain range at a.
elevation of / 500 feet, where ther
is perpetual snow banked on eac
side of the track.
On the I 9TH of July he was in
snow-storm on the summit of Pike
Peak while simultaneously ther
b was a thunC erstcrm in the valley i
900 feet below.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
THROWN FROM AUTOMOBILE.
Spartanburg Doctor Has IL Narrow
Escape.

A dispatch from Spartanburg We'd
nesday says George ldoore. the well
known mail carrier of Moorer r.
d. Route No. 2, who uses an auto
mobile in serving his route, and DR..
]. NJ Lanham figured in an accident
that came near resulting seriously.
MIR. Moore, who recently purchased
new machine. carried DR.. Lanham
out for ride near Cavins. The
machine was running at a rate OF
forty miles the hour. when 1T struck
an embankment. and DR.. Lanham
was thrown forty feet into a corn
field. Remarkable to state he was
not badly injured. Mr. Moore held
on to his seat. The machine was sc
badly injured that machinest had
to go and repair the damage.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
Bcaten by Citizens.

Joe w. Tclbert. the white Repub-
lican who figured so obnoxiously in
the race riot at Phoenix. Greof wood
county. several years ago, in which
a number Of negroes were shot to
death, was set upon Monday by citi'
zcns of Ninety-SiX. given several
blows and ordered to leave town.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
ARRESTED FOR SETTING TRAPS
Five Negro Fishermen Charged With
Violating Fish and Game Law.

a dispatch from Beaufort says:
At Yemassee Magistrate Roger Pinck-
ney bound over to the circuit court
five colored fishermen for placing
fish traps in the Coosawhatchie river
They will have to answer to the
charge of violating section SIT oi
the game laws.
There has been general complaint
all over that section of the general
disregard of the laws to protect fish
and of their consequent scarcity. II
is expected that the efforts of game
warden VIM. Elliott. who presented
the case, will stop violations there.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
TERRIBLE CRIME.
WOMAN LURED TO DEATH FOR
SAKE OF FORTUNE.
Induced to Come to This Country nv
Her Nephew, Who Robbed and
Shot Her.

| NP"S"' WHO hODDS0 and
Shot Her.
crime so cruelty crafty as to he
almost unbelievable is revealed T.,
the case of Mrs. Ottiliie Eberhard
Niennese widow. whose body was
'o"hu on the New York, Susquehan-
Id ana western railroad track, i'm n
,o"eiy section near Hackensack. n
j., recently
me police of every Eastern citv
are searching for August Eberbard
the victims S nephew, who for months
importuned her come here with
fortune of $4,000 and her twentv-
year-old daughter. whom August nro-
missed to marry. The girl refused to
peheve that August had anything to
40 with 1T. His parents live on
tarm near Duchess Junction, New
York.
The victim, with her daughter. ar
rived at New York last THURSDAY
Eberhard is employed in grocery
store in st. Nicholas avenue. He
settleo them at hotel here and con
verted the money into American
notes. He took them to the country
on the pretext of heat.
At Rochelle park at his suggestion
the trio strolled in the fields. Eber-
hard claimed he had lost the way. A
thunderstorm broke. The woman
stumbled on the track. exclaiming
she had been struck by lightning.
Miss Eberhard says there were three
flashes from behind car on a sid
ing. AS her mother fell the girl felt
a bullet Craze her own neck. cutting
gold chain. Eberhard urged her to
run and as she did so she was struck
by two bullets.
A nearby cottage cared for the
girl till Sunday. The murderer
must have shot the widow as she lay
proStrate.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
SIX MEN KILLED.
By Premature Explosions Caused by
IL Careless POwderman.

A premature explosion of dyna-
mite. which occurred while work
men were preparing "A blast at the
improvements to the Cumberland
Valley railroad near Scotland, Md.
caused the loss of three lives and
a number of others were so serious
ly injured they may die. Malloy.
the powder man, used a long iron
bar instead of wooden instrument
usually employed to tap the dyna
mite in a hole drilled in "A rock. The
explosion was terrific. Malloy was
killed instantly, as was Butler Ma
loy's body was hurled high in the
air. Loudon died in the hospital at
Chambersburg, where the injured
we're removed on special train. An
inquest will be held.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
ADMIRAL ROJESVENSKY DEAD.
Commander of Russian Fleet in Bat
tie of the Sea of Japan Succumbs.

Vice Admiral Roiesvensky. who
commanded the ill-fated Russian
fleet which was annihilated by the
Japanese in the Sea of Japan in May,
1905, died at Bad Nauneim, Ger
many, Monday. 1t is believed that
the heart affection resulted from in
juries received by Admiral Rojesv-
ensky in the battle of the Sea of ia
pan.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
Fulfilled Her Own Prediction.

To fulfill her own prediction that
she would die June %, Mrs. Leroy
Noble took strychnine and killed
herself at jamestown. n. Y. accord
ing to the coToners finding. =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
QUITS EDITORIAL CHAIR.
Mr.. Bryan Resigns His Position ~
Editor of The Commoner.

Beginning with Thursday, Mr.
Bryan retires as editor of The Com
moner, a signed letter in the paper
announcing that his candidacy fol
the presidency makes it necessary
for him to take such action. Coupl.
ed with it, is the interesting state
ment tina as personal campaign
contribution the profits of The Com
moner over and above actual eXpen-
ses will he turned over TO the De
mocratic national committee.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
Celebration.

Cincinnati has started movement
for Southern exposition In 1915 to
celebrate the semi-centennial of peace
between the South and North.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
Minstrel.RcviyaIist Disappears.

Probably demented, BILLY" Will
liams, a former minstrel star. but
more recently a revivalist, has dis
appeared from Des Moines, Ind,
leaving his family destitute.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
Drowned i'm Reedy River

y dispatch from Greenvillc. SAYS
F"ank Reed, a negro boy about -
years old. was drowned in Reedv
river late Wednesday afternoon. He
plunged into a deep hole in trying
TO cross the river on some rocks.
His body was not recovered fin
Thursday night. y
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
Gix Men Killed.

Six foreigners were killed by trains
between midnight and daybreak
Monday morning on the railroad
Yards at Buffalo. A dense fog was
the cause of the accidents.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
suicide Follows Failure.

John D. Wood. fifty-two years o.
age, suicide at st. Louis MONDAY.
Fe recently failed as trunk mer
chant and was disheartened because
he could not pay his debts.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-07-30
six Killed in Six Honrs-

Inside of six hours six foreigners
were run down by trains and killed
! at Buffalo, y. Y, one day last week"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-07
STRONG BOX CRACKED
ATTEMPT TO ROB A BANK IN AN
OKLAHOMA TOWN Is
FRUSTRATED.

Paris, Texas, Feb. Bank rob-
bers made an almost successful at
tack on the Bank of Millerton, a
small town on the Arkansas and
Choctaw, east of Hugo, Okla, We'd
nesday night. A boarder in the hotel
awoke during the night and noticed
the light, always left burning in the
bank, was eXtinguished. He aroused
the other boarders, and Walter Sin
clair and Nat II. Taylor armed them
selves and went toward the bank.
Seeing man in front of the build
ing, they fired at him and he return
ed the fire. Another man came from
the rear of the bank and also fired
on the citizens, who retreated to-
ward the hotel for ammunition. At
the bank building, but the robbers
evidently found it getting too warm
for them and made off. A posse was
organized to pursue, and is reported
hot on the trail. The telephone wires
outside of the town had been cut,
and no assistance could be called
from neighboring towns until late
in the day. There was 81 500 in the
safe, which was blown open and fell
over on one side, but none of the
cash was taken. Fully fifty slots
were fired during the battle, but so
far as known, no one was hit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-07
WAREHOUSE BURNS
THE STRUCTURE WAS COM
PLETELY DESTROYED BY
FIRE THURSDAY.
HEAVY LOSS SUSTAINED
Five Hundred Bales of Linters and
One Hundred and Fifty Bush
els of Corn Consumed in
the Building.

Between and o'clock Thursday
evening the large frame warehouse
situated between the Katy and Bra
zos Valley tracks and belonging to
the Waxahachie Storage company
was totally destroyed by fire. A few
minutes before Z o'clock persons
living near the building on West JEFF
ferson stret saw flames bursting
through the roof. An alarm was i'm
mediately turned in and the fire de-
partment hurried to the scene but
the conflagration had gained such
headway that it was entirely beyond
control After once breaking through
the roof the flames soon spread over
the entire building, and within thir-
ty minutes after the blaze was dis
covered the framework of the build
ing had collapsed. The warehouse
was so situated that the residences in
its vicinity were in no immediate
danger, and seeing that they could
do nothing toward saving the struc-
ture from total destruction the fire.
men directed their efforts to the pro-
lection of telephone and telegraph
poles. A number of cross-arms were
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-07
FIREMAN DECAPITATED.
Rudolph Smith Falls Under Moving
Train at Wichita Falls.

Wichita Falls, Texas, Feb. 7.-Ru-
dolph Smith, 27 years of age, a lo-
comotive fireman on the Fort Worth
and Denver City railroad was run
over and instantly killed in the Wi
chita Falls yards at AIS o'clock
yesterday morning, Smith, who was
paid off yesterday. had secured a
leave of absence and was at the de-
pot prepared to take train for Man
gum, Okla, to visit his wife and
child, when the accident happened.
Just how Smith met his death is not
known, but it is supposed that he
slipped while trying to board NOV
ing train. He was decapitated as
clanely as though done by a guillo-
tine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-07
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
J. ID. Stone of Amarillo Receives
Death Wound While Hunting.

Plainview, Texas, Feb. TT d.
Stone went out duck hunting yester-
day morning, and while returning to
the hotel about $3.50 his shotgun
was discharged, the load entering
one inch above the right breast,
ranging upward to the shoulder. The
wounded man lived two hours after
the accident, conscious until twenty
minutes before death He gave the
address of his wife in Amarillo and
people in Arkansas.