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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
TWO DROWNED IN KERsHAw.
Bridge Over the Watcree Goes Down
Carrying Man and Boy to Death.

A dispatch from Camden, says the
Wateree iron bridge, which was
operated by corporation as a toll
bridge, was completely wrecked
Tuesday by the high water. The
river is higher than II has been for
years and the immense amount OF
RATS and a large fat which came
floating down the stream was more
than 1t could stand. At the time II
gave way there were a number OF
people on the bridge. including Mr..
Henry Savage. the president of the
Bridge Company. Mr.. Savage and
two negroes went floating down tn.
river on raft. The negroes manag-
ed to get out and the others that
went in at the time the bridge gave
way were all rescued. but the most
distressing feature of II all is that
Mr.. George RADON, who was crossing
in wagon with a littleboy named
Hinson, went in. and 1t is almost GER
tain that they were drowned. Moth
ing has been heard of them.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
PROBING RACE WAR.
Springfield Grand Jury still Investi-
eating.

A dispatch from Springfield, III,
says with a total of rs indictments
returned the special grand jury en-
panelled to hear evidence on the re-
cent race riots. is still in session
and there is little probability that
this body will adjourn before the lat
ter part of next week. After fail.
ing to make a return for two days.
the grand jury presented seventeen
true bills to Judge Creighton.
An indictment charging murder
was returned against Frank Bryant.
alias Frank Sullivan. The young
man has confessed to killing Thomas
Brady last Monday morning. Will
liam Phillips, better known as ''FuZ-
Zy" Philips. an eX-police officer. was
indicted on the charge of attempting
to commit arson and also riot. Two
more indictments were brought
Ernest Humphrey, one OF the alleged
rioters, and under indictment for the
murder of VIM. Donnigan. Roy
Young was Indicted for arson. Tho
grand jury took a recess until Mon
day.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
KERN is FORMALLY NOTIFIED
Democratic andidate For Vice Pres
idcnt Accepts.

AT IndianaLolis, Ind John Wo, b
Kern. Democratic candidate for Vice
president. vas notified formally On
Tuesday of his nomination by the Ma
tional Convention at Denver and ac-
cepted the honor in a speech deliver
ed to 5000 people in the Coliseum
at the State Fair grounds.
The notification speech was made
by Theodore f. Bell, of California.
chairman of the committee, selected
at Denver to officially inform Mr..
Kern. William J. Bryan. candidate
for President. was present. and
spoke at length on the subject OF
trusts. The meeting was called to
,rder by Thomas Taggart. member
If the national committee from In
llama. who relinquished the gavel to
Norman f. Mack. of Buffalo. n. Y,
chairman of the national committee.
Mr.. Mack presided through the
meeting. Mr.. Mack was given an
enthusiastic reception. He spoke
very briefly. He predicted victory
in November for the national Demo
cratic ticket. He introduced Theo
Il. Bell. of California. who as chair
man of the notification committee
formerly announced to Mr.. Kern hi:
nomination by the Denver Conven
ton.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
For r.. II. Commissioners.

In the race for the United States
Senate, f. ID. Smith is leading, with
John Gary Evans second and r. G.
Rhett third. Johnstone is fourth man
The second race will be between
Smith and Evans.
For Governor, Ansel is elected. H.
will defeat Blease by 10000 to 90
900 votes.
Boyd is reelected adjutant and In
spector general. defeating Col. Henry
I. Thompson.
Jones is reelected comptroller
general. defeating Brooker py a large
majority.
Swearingen, the blind man, Is lead
ing for State superintendent OF edu-
cation. The second race will be be-
tween Swearingen and Mellichamp.
For railroad commissioner, Caugh-
man is leading, with Cansler and
Summersett not far behind. 1t looks
like the second race is between
Caughman and Cansler.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
YEGGMAN SHOW THE POLICE.
Gives Demonstration of How Safes
Are Cracked.

Acting Capt. Conneli. of the detec-
tive bureau. In Newark. n. ]. and
several of his men had a practical
Illustration at police headquarters OF
that city of how safes are operated
on by expert "yeggmen" perpetrators
to blowing them open.
The demonstrator was George T.
Williams. alias 'Humpty." the lead.
er of the gang Of burglars captured
in Newark last Friday night.
Williams deftly applied a block T.,
the knob of the safe in the Office ot
Chief of Police Corbitt. put his drill
and prepared to connect the battery
with the dynamite. But when The
demonstrators tried to insert charge
of dynamite and explode 1t the police
hastilyreturned him to hiscell.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
FORT MILL, S. c.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1908
GAMBLERS FLEECE YOUTH,
Captain Of Liner Helps q Heidelberg
Graduate Keep His Funds.

news dispatch from New York
say wise captain, a letter Of cred.
1t and a effincient service saved Au.
gust Walter. recently graduated from,
the meshes of Quartette of profess
sional gamblers who tried to get his
money on board the liner Kronprin.
zessin Cecilie. which arrived at New
York Tuesday from Bremen.
The young man met the gamblers
In the smoking room of the steamer
soon after she cleared the English
channel. They induced him to throw
dice for 50 throw and let him win.
Then they let him lose, and when he
showed a letter of credit and ex-
planned that he would give them
checks, they told him that 1t was ALL
right and urged him to continue the
game.
When he had handed out I. o. us
TO the amount of $3.50. the young
man decided to stop. He said he
would get some cash before the
steamer docked and pay up before he
landed. A fatherly German ap-
preached the Heildelburg man later.
and told him the men were profess
sional gamblers.
Young Walter unburdened his tale
to Capt. Hodgemann, and he sent a
wireless message for the boy to the
latter's bankers in New York. advis-
ing them to refuse payment of the
checks, If presented. When the
steamer docked. there was no scene.
and the gamblers did not refer to n
cash payment of the debt. They
were Informed of Capt. Hogemann's
action. and will be apprehended IF
they attempt to cash the checks.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
CLAMOR MANIAC MAY DIE.
Swallows Iodoform After He Is Plac-
cd Behind the Bars.

At st. Louis Robert Caulefeld. a
boilermaker, suffering from clamor
mania. "a passion for noise" after a
struggle with policeman on a street
car. is in hospital suffering from a
dose of iodoform. His chance of re-
covery is slight.
He was found near the Broadway
viaduct unconscious on last Monday
night. and taken to the hospital. The
quietness of the place caused him to
rave necessarily. 1t was decided to
take him to Jail handcuffed and in
charge of a policeman.
Caulcfield was placed on subur-
ban street car. When the car enter
ed the quiet country district he be-
came violent and attacked the po-
liceman Later he was placed ip jail
Five minutes after he was locked ur
he swallowed iodoform.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
SUICIDE WAS A TEACHER.
No Reason known for Prof. Krewer's
Self Destruction.

More light was thrown upon the
identity of j. Nj. Krewer. who com
mitted suicide at downtown hotel
in Chicago on Tuesday. by j. l.. Hill,
teacher in French and German.
staying at the same hotel. who said
that Krewer was a teacher in Ger
man and French at the University
School at Louisville.
Hill said he was acquainted with
Krewer for several years and during
the past summer Krewer had been
an instructor in a school in New
York.
From papers found among the sui
cide's effects, the police learned that
Hill knew Krewer. a telegram was
sent TO New York. where Hill lives
and an answer was received in which
IL was told that Hill was at the ho'
tel in Chicago. Hill was surprised
on hearing OF Krewer's death. He
said he had not known that his friend
was in Chicago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
DAMAGE AT AUGUSTA
TWENTY-FIVE BODIES RECOVER.
ED-sTEAMER SAW THIRTY
As the Water Rccedes Il is Fo,,d
That the Loss Has Been Greatly
Cnderstimated.

dispatch from Augusta Fr;d,,.
says the flood water is ,ecodi,,
rapidly and as the water Ieaves ,hs
aee.s IL Is apparent that the loss
LOO LOO oeeh underestimated. In addi-
''oh 10 the disasters already renort-
u ,1 is found that the Riverside
NILS In damage to plant and lo.s
vi cotton which foated AWAY er,
'"ihs loss of 100000: Reid,s 90,
.on ware house. the best in the South
% managed in large sum. but II win
| ~f"iie survey to determine tba
amount; Triangular block. wber. IN,
"holesale houses are assembled q.
oadiy injured. The Nelson Norr;,.
20 ware house has collansed ond
ranged; the Augusta Grocery
I'm pahy building is damaged in
So'ooo; Hill q Merry escaped s.ri-
GUS loss c. ID. Carr & Co. Pauu
Muslin Murphy are comparativcIv
slightly damaged; the National R,s
cut Company building is wrecked
ne central Grammer School is had
hurt' and the Davidson Grammar
ochooi Is damaged severely. In ad-
uitioh TO the fires already renortod
developes that there were ton
smaller houses burned i'm different
sections of the city.
AS the water goes down further
1t is reared that damage similar to
me triangular block damage will
develop.
AS TO the loss of life twcntv-two
bodies have been recovered ond
corpses are found every hour or so
Ihe captain of the river steamer
swan. which got in Friday. reports
nat he saw on the up-trip at least
20 corpses. all negroes except one q
white man. There are reports Of
many drownings among negro farm
hands IN the lower valley. The
chronicle estimates the death list at
sixty.
The citizens in mass meeting. the
'ity council in special session and
ne board health in special session
lave taken measures to relieve the
distress. Citizens are subscribing to
fund to help the poorer people in
the submerged districts. for portions
of the town are still under water.
There is sure TO be the greatest suf-
tering. and relief must be quick to
prevent starvation swelling the death
list. In some districts people who
cannot leave their houses have not
tasted food since Wednesday night
Augusta is trying hard to measure
up to the demand upon her. At the
nuhlic meetings it was decided not to
make an appeal for outside assist
1nce. but to accept any contributions
offered. 1t is a question if the citi-
zens' meeting and city council did
not err in declining to make a public
appeal for assistance. and many be-
ieve they will yet he compelled to
ask aid of the outside world. 1t is
certain that the mayor will gladly ac-
cept contributions. and he so publicly
said in reply to Atlanta's inquiry.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
AMBUSH KILLING AT YENfASSEE
Two Negro Car Thieves XIII Tive
Members of Posse.

At Yemassee, a negro boy while
hunting coons Friday morning ran
across two negro men who had rob
bed cars Thursday night and were a.
waiting a chance to bundle their
spoils and to leave at 1 o'clock. The
boy reported the matter to Capt.
VIM NJ Elliott. who is the Atlantic
Coast Lines special agent. and sew
eral started In pursuit.
S. w. Litchfield, white, merchant,
and Joe Francis, colored, were shot
and killed from ambush by the rob-
bers. They ran through an old rice
field, making their escape. They
were seen by several parties. who
could easily identify either of them
Friday the sheriff was notified by
the train dispatcher of the Atlantic
Coast Line. of the robbery and kill
ing at Yemassee and requested tc
send blood hounds to the scene. bat
unfortunately Sheriff Martin has nc
dogs at his disposal. No. details were
given of the robbery and killing
only a request that the dogs be SEN
to Special Agent Elliott at Yemas
see.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
COVERED BY WATER.
THE CITY OF AUGUSTA Is mum.
DATED.
Flood Greatest in States Hfstorx-
The Property Loss VIII Reacf
Enormous Figures.

Property damaged to the extent n,
hundreds OF thousands of dollars n,
'east two or three lives lost, deyast.
ed farms, ruined crops. bridges
washed away, cotton mills and now.
er plants closed, railroad service
traffic paralyzed, and telephone and
teiepgraph service badly crippled
tell the story of the flood which has
oeen raging in the Piedmont and Pee.
Dee sections of South Carolina. and
the eastern portion of North Caroli-
ma FOR the past few days, and which
is undoubtedly the most destructive
that has ever visited this section of
the country.
The rivers are all out of their
banks and some of them are steadily
rising. 1t is impossible to give any
tair estimate of the loss. but II will
go into the millions. Owing to the
disorganized condition OF the usual
means of communication. IT is i'm
possible to get dispatches from all
OF the counties where the flood
is highest and the damages greatest.
but sufficient information was secured
to give tolerably fair idea of the
extent OF the flood.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
Flood Bulletin Issued.

a dipatch from Washington, saws
the weather bureau at 10 o'clocl,
Wednesday night issued the following
flood bulletin:
The heavy rains that have fallen
continuously since Sunday over the
Carolinas and Eastern Georgia have
caused widespread floods of the
most dangerous and destructive
character. The Savannah River. at
Augusta. will likely reach a stage of
3S feet, or s feet above flood stage.
by midnight Wednesday. and there
is grave probability that the entire
city will be flooded. Telegraphhic
communication with the outside
world has been cut of and no reports
have been received since Wednesday
morning.
The Catawba River, of North
Carolina, and the Wateree and Pee
Dee rivers, of South Carolina, have
exceeded all previous stages by sew
eral feet, while Eastern North Carolina
reports indicate the greatest flood
ever known in that section. Tho
.aipfali Was particularly h.avy in
the vicinity of Raleigh, n. c.. where
the total fall since Sunday was ex-
actly ten inches. The losses and
damages are enormous. Railroads
have annulled trains, bridges have
been washed away, roads rendered
impossible and large areas of crops
destroyed. The Oconee and Ocmulgee
rivers. of Georgia, are also above
flood stage and high water will be
experienced in the Altamaha River
during nrr,ch of 80. /, III DER
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
PRESERVE THE FORESTS.
An Urgent Plea for the Preservation
of Our Forests.

Washington. ID. c., Aug. 25-Tb,
disastrous hoods now raging through.
ou' the South. with their appalling
damage to huma nlives and to prom.
erty' Is a striking though lamenta.
Die and costly object lesson said nm
ohcial of the National Forest Associa.
tion today. With the torrential rain
IAN IN the Piedmont and Appalachian
Mouhtain region. coupled with tho
criminal deforestation of the moun.
tain sides throughout this section n,
'ne heauquarters of our Southern
severe hoods can be expected; and
'his condition. as bad as il is
must steadily grow worse and i'm.
creasingly more damaging. upti,
our people return to sanit,,
IN their treatment of the forests
~ proves as no other lesson can
tne need of the forest covering and
nears eloquent testimony to what we
are preaching day in and day ont
ina. our forests are absolutely es-
sential to the Nations life and must
ne preserved, if these woefuI condi-
ton and losses are to he prevented
ouch work as our Association is
doing. in getting forth the facts. IN
calling attention to the results of
our present methods and policies: in
awakening the interest and con-
science of the earnest and thoughtful
individual, must in time, and we hone
before all the forests are gone. make
the South realize that her forests
must be saved. and must call forth
unanimous sentiment and effort
therefor. that they will be saved.
Surely we are not true to our
selves or to our Southland, If this
grave matter. affecting as il does the
very life OF our people and their
material prosperity now and in the
future, does not receive the imme-
diate attention Ii deserves.
We must have not only the Appa-
lachian National Forest. but we must
have state forest throughout the en-
tire South-it is only through and by
means of both that forest perpetual
ton will become a reality. e
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
AFFINITY" EARLE IN LIMBO.
Man Who Created Sensation Several
Months Ago, Placed in Jail.

Ferdinand P. Earl. the artist of
affinity fame, was arrested at his
home near Monroe. n. Y. Tuesday
afternoon charged with assault in
the second degree. alleged to have
been committed on his wife on or
about August 16. twelve days after
the birth of their child.
The complainant was Mrs. Inez
Bardy, an aunt of Mrs. Earle. 1t is
not known on what the assault
charge is based. Earle pleaded
guilty to the charge and was held to
await the action of the grand jury.
Preferring to be locked up rather
than give bail. Earle wos conveyed to
the county Jail at Goshen.
IN the Court Earle appeared to be
very much affected, tears streaming
down his cheeks during the proceed
ings.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
SHOT BY HIS SISTER.
Man Brings Bride Home, But Couple
Isn't Welcomed.

Because her brother. John Vim
cent, who is twenty-eight years old,
married and was about TO leave his
parents home in Brooklyn. \. Y.
Francesca Vincent. seventeen years
old. Vincent alleges, fred two shots
at him with a revolver. He was shot
twice in the left arm.
Francesca ran from the house and
disappeared.
Vincent says he married several
months ago and brought his wife
home. His sister scolded him for
marrying. and thereafter refused to
speak to him. He told her that ii
she did not treat him and his wife
with respect. he would move to some
other house. He says his sister ther
opened fire on him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
LIGHTNING KILLS MULES.
Ono from Each Team Killed-DrivcT-s
Not Injured.

Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock
near Rheims. about ten miles from
Georgetown. lightning struck and
killed three mules belonging to +.
Rhem and Son. The instance was
very peculiar.
F. Rhem and his son had sent
their three double teams to Lake
City 10 carry tobacco to market. On
their way hack about four o'clock
lightning struck and killed one mule
from each wagon, leaving the other
three unharmed. The drivers of the
wagons were stunned but recovered
shortly after the stroke.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
TWO NEGROES DROWNED.
Three Who Went Out to Watch River
bridge Meet Disaster.

a special from Saiuda SAYS Tues
lay afternoon Dock Abney and Sam
Holland, two negroes were drowne'
in the Saluda River at Higgins Fer
ry. Wallace Sheppard another ne
gro. barely escaped being drowned
with them.
The three negroes had gone ont In
aboat from the Saluda side TO sec
how the bridge was standing the
flood, and the boat, small one be-
came entangled in some telephone
wires and was capsized. The Shep-
pard negro had a hard struggle
finally caught in a tree and was later
rescued.
The long bridge at Chappell's was
swept away Tuesday morning and
the steel bridge at Higgins Ferry
went down that evening. Saluds
River was four feet higher than Il
was in 1888.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
SEABOARD TRAIN LOST.
Passenger Train on Line Between Co
Iumbia and Savannah Missing.

Train No. 81. on the Seaboard Air
Line. which has been lost" since
Thursday at noon. so far as the Saw
annah dispatcher's Office is concern
cd, is still in the lost column. No
word of the train has reached the
operating Office there. All that ii
seems to know is that the train is
somewhere between there and CO.
Ilumbia. 1t is thought that IL must be
tied up at some river or stream where
the restle has been washed away,
with no open way OF escape behind
1T, and with wires down. There was
dining car with the train. so pas
sengers will not suffer for food.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
BRICK WALL KILLS EIGHT.
Laborers at Chelsea, Mass, Crushed
by Falling Wall.

A dispatch from Chelsea, Mass
says forty-five-foot high brick wal
In Chelsea square collapsed sudden
ly Tuesday. burying beneath 1t some
thirty workmen. Eight were killed
outright or died in ambulances or
the way to the hospital About
twenty others were injured. eleven
OF whom were taken to the United
States Marine and Naval Hospital
some of them in a serious condition
A number of others escaped with
but minor Injuries. The dead:
Meyer Arlwok, go years old.
Ferri Santi, 4S years old.
Eelechi Genelifia, "a years old.
John Costello, 55 years old.
Morris ZachIad.
Joseph Adler. 38 years old.
Carmfllo Murzello, 23 years old.
Unknown man, features hardly re-
cognizable.
NJ. Gordon, of the firm Of Gordon
& Seegal. the contractor who had the
work in hand. was arrested late Tues
day on a warrant charging man
slaughter. and his partner, Seegal,
was arrested that night.
Five minutes before the collapse
of the wall, 1t is said. Inspector of
Buildings Frank Weymouth had or
dered the foreman of the gang to
stop work, as he saw the wall was
crumbling. II was planned to build
four-story house on the spot. which
was the site Of the old Academy of
Music.
The wall which fell upon the
workmen stood against the Park
Hotel. Beams of wood were being
fitted into this old wall In order that
1t might be utilized for the new
II is claimed that the
wall was undermined by the large
holes that were dug into 1t and that,
with no proper support. it gave way.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
WASHED FROM HOUSE TOP.
Negro Family Drowned in Darlington
on Last Tuesday.

A dispatch from Darlington says
Joe Browns family, consisting of his
wife and three children. all coiored,
were drowned in the Pee Dee Tues
day. Their home was situated in
the swamp at Pee Dee on a planta-
ton belonging to John A. Russell,
and 1t was surrounded by water OF
the freshet.
Before they ha dtime to scape
they lrst climbed to the top of the
house, but 1t was finally swept away
from it position and was carried
down the stream. But before going
very far the wife and children were
drowned. Brown himself escaped by
holding on to the top Of a tree. which
was not fully covered by water. anC
held there until rescued Grea
damage has been done to the river
plantations in Darlington county. The
bodies of those drowned have no
been recovered.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
ATTACK ON "MERRY WIDOWS
kentucky Night Riders Vent Their
Fury on Big Hats.

Prejudice against Merry Widow
hats is so strong in Mead county, Ny.
says a telegram from Elizabeth, that
a band of forty night ridors descend
upon the village of Custom and d's-
troyed the millinery store OF Miss Jeh-
ME Myer A tobacco barn was d'so
burned in the raid, but the Merry
Widow hats were the special objects
of the mot's fury. The raid follow
ed the adoption of resolutions in t-e
village church declaring the bats
nuisance and a sin.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-09-03
SUICIDE AT LAURENS.
Prisoner i'm Police station House
Hangs Himself With blanket.

A dispatch from Laurens. Tuesday
saws the city was stirred by the news
that some time during the night Mr.
C.. c. Wilson. a white man about %
years old, had committed suicide in
the police station house by hanging
himself with the blanket from MS
bunk. Patrolman w. II. Dodson dis
covered the pendant body at about
O'Clock Tuesday morning on casual
stroll through the building. Lie
was extinct. the neck having been
broken,