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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
IMPORTANT RULING-
By THE UNITED STATES ST.
PREME COURT.
Another Notable Opinion Handed
Down by the Highest Tribunal i'm
Railroad Rate Matter.

In refusing TO grant to ATTORNEY
| General Young of Minnesota a writ
of habeas corpus releasing him from
the penalty imposed by the United
states circuit court for the district of
minnesota on the charge of con-
tempt OF court in instituting a pro-
ceeding in a State court for the en-
forcement of the railroad rate law
after the federal court had prohibited
such course, and in affirming the
decision of Judge Pritchard Of the
united states circuit court for the
Western district of North Carolina.
discharging from imprisonment Jas.
II. Wood. ticket agent of the South
ern railway at Asheville, after he had
been sentenced by the Asheville police
court TO serve Il term on the rock
pile on the charge of collecting for a
ticket on that road a greater price
than was permitted by the State
Railroad commission, the supreme
court o the United States added
another to series of decisions which
have rendered notable the present
term of that court.
In both cases the right of the
states to fix rates for railroad trans
portatioI was the issue. and both
involved conflicts between federal
and State courts. The decision in
each case was opposed both to the
States and to their courts. The
opinion of the court in both cases
was announced by Justice Peckham.
and with the exception of Justice
Harlan. all the other members of
the court stood behind him in the
announcement of the courts finding
Justice Harlan read q dissenting
opinion in the Young case in which
he took the view that the suit was
practically a proceeding against the
State and therefore not permissible
under the eleventh amendment to the
constitution. He therefore character
lied the opinion as era-making in the
history of the court. and said it had
the effect of closing the courts of
State against the State itself and
predicted that the result would be
disastrous. The two cases were so
similar that both practically were de-
cided in one opinion. The principal
pronouncement was made in the
Minnesota case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
IMPROVES SLOWLY.
Senator Tillman Wont Return to
Senate This Session.

The State says the condition of
Senator Il. r. Tillman Is not alarm
Ing, according to his physician. but
1t is not thought that he will be
able to return to the Senate this
session.
In responce to an inquiry DR.. T.
T. Hunter. Senator Tilman's physi-
ian wired The State at 9.45 Wednes-
lay evening as follows.
There is nothing alarming in Sen
ltor Tillman's condition. Left or
rnodvne last night for first time since
le has been sick. and he did not
est as well as he has been. He
has been somewhat depressed today
II has developed no organic symp-
toms at all. His trouble is purely
functional His improvement has
not been as rapid as / first expected
Don't think he will be able to return
TO the senate this session
TIL following was received from
The States Trenton correspondent
Wednesday, afternoon:
Senator Tillman is slowly improv
ing. Has only been up once and ha:
very little control OF himself while
standing. II is thought he is in neeC
Of complete rest"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
TOWN COMPLETELY DESTROYED
And Two People Killed by Cyclone
Tuesday Morning.

The town of Lynn, Ga, was com
pletely destroyed by a cyclone early
Tuesday morning.
Two persons were killed, Jim
Wright, colored. and a child of Major
Lyles.
a number of others were injured
including Boze and Pete Hatcher,
Mrs. Bailey, Miss Blanco Mimms, Miss
George Williams. Miss Kate Airline
and Mrs. William Lynn.
The costly home of Mr.. Bailey was
picked up and carried ten feet. Every
dwelling. tenant house. barn and
store house were destroyed and all
the contents ruined.
One little child was blown into
the woods. The track of the cyclone
was 400 yards wide and two miles
long
Doctors from Brainbridge and
Brinson were sent on a special train
to care for the injured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
new RULE
CONCERNING RURAL FREE DE-
LIVERY CARRIERS.
IL Is Held Improper to Transmit Tn
stamped Letters From One Point
to Another.

The Washington correspondent of
ne state says it is not proper in
the opinion of the fourth assistant
postmaster general, Mr.. DeGraw, who
mas charge In general of the rural
Tree delivery routes, that r. f. ID. car
riers should carry unstamped letters
from one point on their routes tn
another Representative Sleyden of
teXas recently made inquiry of the
department as to this, from which
fact it appears that in Texas at least.
whence Mr.. Slayden halls. IL has
been customary for some of the ru-
raj carriers to carry from one point
to another letters or parcels which
are not stamped.
1t is doubtless true in all parts of
the country that rural carriers. who
get to know their patrons well. do
small favurs Of this kind for them
The fourth assistant postmaster zen
eral, though, In answering Nr. Slay-
den in effect lays down policy which
will put stop to all rc this.
Mr.. DeGraws answer to the Texas
representative is made after consult
ing the department of justice at
torneys general advising him as to
the legal question involved. Said Mr.
DeGraw. ''All patrons Of rural free
delivery routes are required 20 pro-
vide themselves with approved boxes.
and their contents are recognized by
law as mail boxes and protected from.
wilful damage or depreciation Ee
further states that these boxes,
while provided at the expense of the
citizens on the route, are erected ex-
clusively for the United States mail.
Hence the matter in them is to be
considered United States mail.
'All mailable matter placed in ru-
raj mail boxes" says MIR. DeGraw.
is subject to the rules and regula-
tions governing the mails. including
the payment of postage. While it is
not in violation of law to place un-
stamped mailable matter in rural
boxes, it is not proper that it should
be done.
Rural carriers finding such matter
in boxes on their routes are required
to bring 1t into the Office to be held
for postage.
ut will. therefore. be apparent to
YOU that in the use Of rural mail
boxes there can be divided authority
between thee postoffice department
and the patron. for If this were so, it
would be difficult. If not impossible,
TO enforce the law protecting rural
mail boxes and .meir contents from
damage and depreciation"
In this connection Representative
James Griggs of Georgia has bill
now pending to allow i cent postage
on X. f. ID. routes from one point on
n route to another. just as in the case
of drop letter" in n postoffice.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02

The New Ruling of the Postoffice De.
partmcnt All Right.

Editor Aull, of the Newberry Her
aid and News writes as follows to
his paper from Washington:
II had a very pleasant conference
with the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Mr.. A. w. Lawshe, and in
addition to the main question which
desired to see him about he discuss
ed some of the new rulings which had
been made by the postoffice depart
ment, very pleasantly and intelligent
ly. He is himself an old newspaper
man and was engaged in newspaper
work until he began his service for
the public.
The regulation in regard to the
payment of subscriptions, I am sat
isfed, will result in benefit both to
the subscriber and to the publisher
and will eliminate from the mails al
second class an immense amount OF
matter which 81 not legitimately en-
titled to come in as newspapers OF
periodicals in contemplation of the
law.
1T is not the purpose of the de
partment. ] am sure, to injure any
legitimate newspaper but on the con
trary to benefit such. The postal
laws SO far as they relate to the
second class need revision, and Mr.
Lawshe in his report has called at.
tention OF congress to these matters
and congress should take some ac
ton"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
BIG FALL IN PRICE.
Once Sold For Thousands Now Sold
For Hundreds.

The Columbia State says Il small
lot on the south SIDE of Lumber street.
about one block from the Governors
mansion, has just been purchased by
Mrs. Caroline c.. Elkins from Mr.. j..
II. Sans. The price for the lot was
$3.50. The attorneys eXaming the
title say that it was the longest title
they ever handled, the property hav-
ing changed hands so many times. a
rather Interesting discovery was made
by the lawyers when looking up the
deeds. 1t developed that many years
ago. this little lat, with small strip
OF land adjoining was sold for s45,-
900 in Confederate money.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
BLOODY BATTLE
FOUGHT OVER 'HOLY CARPET
OF THE PROPHETS.
Tomb at Mecca, Between BeIouins
and a Caravan of Egyptians, Ten
Being Killed.

A Dispatch from Suakin SAYS news
has reached there that a bloody hat.
tie was fought between Bedouins and
caravan OF Egyptians. The battle
arose over desire of the Bedouins
to capture the holy carpet" gorge
Gus piece of red velvet, embroidered
with gold which costs years time
to construct.
AT least ten men were killed. many
wounded and one gun captured. The
carpet is made under the supervision
OF the sultan and when completed is
turned over to the Egyptian pilgrims
10 place upon the tomb of the prophet
at Mecca. The journey to Mecca is
sacred one, but the pilgrims take
precautions TO protect themselves for
the trip is always hazardous.
Al the expiration of year another
carpet has been woven and the old
one is replaced with new one. The
carrying OF the carpet from the tomb
Oack to Cairo is attended with solemn
rites and the celebration at the end
of the journey is an imposing and
spectacular one.
Arabs. Turks. Pesians. syrians,
Circassians, Nibians. Negroes and
British. Indians jon in the pilgrimage
The fierce guardians of the caravan
are the Bashi-Bazouks, mounted and
armed TO the teeth with the clumsy
weapons of the East. The right to
carry the carpet has been handed
from camel TO camel for centuries and
centuries.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
TRYING TO SAVE FRANKLIN
But Sooner of Later He Will Pay the
Penalty.

Efforts are being made to stave
off the hanging of Pink Franklin. tho
murderer of Constable Valentine.
but II will not save his neck, as soon
er or later he will pay the penalty
Of his crime on the gallows. The
Newberry observer says:
Jacob Moorer. a colored lawyer
of Orangeburg. was in Newberry on
Friday and appeared before Chief
Justice Pope asking for an order to
stay the remittitur in the case Of
Pink Franklin, colored, who has been
convicted of murder and sentenced
to be hanged The case went to the
supreme court and the lower court
was sustained. Inc motion of the
mittitur until he could have a chance
to present some other motion in the
case. The chief justice granted his
motion and gave him further time
for a hearing.
This is the way murderers escape
their just punishment, but we do not
believe that Franklin will escape. He
murdered an officer of the law who
went to his home to- serve Il war
rant and he should he hung, and we
feel sure that he will he as soon as
all the gauntlets of the courts are
run. When the above hearing Is over
there will he another hearing on
some other nonsensical ground. but
the end will he reached. and then
hemp will be introduced and the
tragedy will be closed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02

feated. This year New York is boost
ing another candidate; making a reg
ular campaign in his behalf and
against Bryan. but that man can not
hope TO be more successful than
Parker. or even to get the New York
vote. II New York would not give
Parker her vote. what chance has a
man Of the same type coming from
the West?
4 year ago Democracy seemed alb
solutely hopeless Today, with a
leader. an inspirer, that can create
enthusiasm, that can reach the peo-
pie. that is known and respected by
the people. there is hope. Bryan Is
! the only Democrat in that class, and
1t is useless TO attempt to blind the
neople of South Carolina to that fact
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
APPARENTLY ASLEEP.
\ Strange Case OF suspended Anima-
ton of Il Little Girl.

a remarkable case Of suspended
animation is reported at Maycock
y. c., where Bessie. the 10-yearold
daughter of a farmer named Perry,
lies seemingly dead. hut with body
still warm, and face with all the
natural coloring of life.
The child fell suddenly to the
ground last Friday. Two physicians
pronounced the girl dead. The face
of the child retaining it's natural col
or and her body its warmth. however,
the parents of the child refused to
permit burial. The child presents
every appearance of being asleep, eX-
cept that her limbs are stiff and there
is no breath.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
storm in Georgia.

About six O'Clock Tuesday morning
Pelham. Ga, was visited by a severe
storm. Several houses we're destroy
ed on the plantation of \. II. Dasher.
One negro was killed on the turpen-
tine plantation Of Boswell q Carter,
where several houses were blown
down and mules were killed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
WANT BRYAN
The wsstlWlIIzBs Solid For His
Nomination.
NEARLY ALL FOR HIM.

lndianna. North Dakota and Illinois
Arc Solid for the Great Commoner
and Send Delegations TO Nation
al Convention Pledged to His Nou,.
ination as the Democratic Standard
Bearer.
Delegates to the Indianna State
convention Wednesday afternoon
district meetings selected 26 district
delegates to the National Convention
at Denver and the committee On
rules selected four delegates ar la .Ce
A majority of the delegate, will
vote at Denver for the reelection of
Thomas Tagart as the Indiana mem
Der OF the national committee.
While some of the district dole
gates were not instructed it is tho
present announced intention of all
30 delesates to support the candidacy
of William J. Bryan for the presi
Dental nomination.
North Dakota Unanimous.
After three hours of oratory Tues
day afternoon the North Dakotn Dem
ocratic convention unanimously a
dopted resolutions ENDORSING William
j. Bryan for the presidential nomi-
nee and instructing delegates to vote
for Bryan's nomination.
The supporters OF Gov. Johnson
of Minnesota threatened to introduce
u second choice resolution. but the
resolution was not forthcoming That
part of the resolution relating to Mr.
Bryan says:
The Democrts of North Dakota.
in convention assembled believing
that William Jennings Bryan repre-
sents the truest type OF American
citizenship and is the natural leader
of the reform forces OF the United
States of America rcsolv3 that the
delegates from this conventino tu the
national convention are hereby in
structed to vote as Il unit for the
nomination of William j. ;}ryan for
the president OF the United States"
Endorsed I'm Illinois.
Democratic State central committee
of Illinois Wednesday. w. j. Bryan
was endorsed for the presidency I'm
emphatic language. II was decided
that the State convention should he
held in Springfield. ILL.,, on April %.
The friends of Roger Sullivan. Nom
ber of the national committee, were
in complete control of the meeting
The only point upon which there
appeared to be n division of senti-
ment was over the manner of select
ing delegates to the State convention.
In this the Sullivan men won their
point. defeating the followers of Nj.
+. Dulop of Jacksonville. Ill. who
wanted TO put through n rule re-
quiring county conventions to he
held.
The resolution endorsing Bryan
was adopted by vote of 33 to |.
Jas II. Donohue of East st. Louis
being the only dissenter. Sullivan
voted in the affirmative.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
CAR ENTERS BUILDING.


At Detroit Mich. over score OF
people were injured late Tuesday
when an interurban car on the Ann
Arhor brancn OF the Detroit United
Railway. bound into the city from
Jackson. Michigan. was derailed by
defective rails near 3lst street and
ploughed across the brick pavement
into store building.
The car was wrecked and the front
of the two-story building was de-
molished Twenty people were taken
TO the hospital for treatment and
many others sustained minor injur-
les. Two of the injured are reported
to be in a serious condition. One is
Mrs. f. Haladay. of Napoelon. Mich.
and the other is Mike Rhowika, OF
Detroit.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
Trains Collide.

One man was instantly killed.
another probably fatally injured and
five others badly hurt in rear-end
with laborers and a freight train on
the Illinois Central Railroad early
Tuesday. The accident occurred at
New South Memphis and was caused
by dense fog.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
THEY WANT BOOZE.
Blown Up Because He Refused to Sell
Liquor.

At Center Po.lt, Ind, the Madge
business block containing drug
store. shoe store and barber shop,
with the knights OF Pythias hall on
the second floor, was destroyed by
dynamite yesterday Hardly any
thing but splinters is left of the build
ing.
The town has no saloons. and Mr..
Urey. druggist has been Emporium
ed often TO turn his store into blind
tiger. refused. 1t is believed that the
liquor sympathizers who wanted the
blind tiger established destroyed the
building out of spite.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.
Caught Hold OF II While in Bath
Room.

Edgar X Miller. aged % years, of
Newton. Ind. freshman at Depau
University lost his life by coming in
contact with "A live wire in the bath
room OF Mrs Jordau's house late last
Thursday night
A cry was heard and his room mate
rushed to the bathroom TO find Mil
Ter lying on the floor dead. hole
in his right nand and "a deep burn in
the young mans foot told the story.
His body had fallen directly beneath
an electric light and was stretched
across a register
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
IOWA FOR BRYAN.
The Democratic Convention Endorses
the Great Commoncr.

A dispatch from from Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa. says William J. Bryan 5
friends today controlled the Iowa
Democratic State Convention. The
platform adopted was recast Of the
Nebraska platform. including the en-
dorsement of Bryan for presidential
candidate. Every mention of Bryans
name was greeted with a storm of
cheers.
The resolutions committee heard a
request from Mr.. Bryan tnat the ideas
of the Omaha platform he Endorsed
by the Democrats of Iowa. There
was some sentiment in favor of adopt
ing the Nebraska platform in toto
but finally 1t was rewritten as 10
words.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-04-02
FORT S. c., THURSDAY, APRIL q 1908
DIED AT HIS POST.
A MAN BEATING HIS WAY ON
TRAIN
Shoots and Kills the Condut tor, Bnt
Is Shot Also and He Dies Later
in Jail.

L
| special dispatch from Andersen
says Conductor c. d. Swink. of
freight train No. 24, of the Ander-
son branch of the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railroad, was kill
ed by white man, named Bunnie
| BROCK, Tuesday afternoon at four
CLOCK, while his train was standing
III the yard at Calhoun Falls. Brock
was arrested and lodged in the Abb
beville jail. Brock is about % wears
OF age and has the reputation of be-
ing big bully.
Brock got on Swink's train at
Lowndesville in a drunken condition.
He succeeded in beating his way as
| far as Latimer, when Swink went in
TO the coach and collected his fare
from Latimer to Calhoun Falls.
Brock, it is said. cursed Swink very
vilely and got off the train near the
Calhoun Falls yard.
When Swink's train pulled up to
the station Brock secured pistol and
cursed Mr. Swink again. Conductor
opened fire. He fired only one time
the bullet penetrating Swinks heart.
AS Swink fell he pulled his
pistol and fired at Brock once or
twice. one of the shots takipr effect.
Conductor Swink VIZ an of
amiable disposition and ili"l,!Iv. He
was about 2S years o,d and was from
Woodruff, in Spar,anb irg County.
where his parents ncw aside. He
was unmarried AM hcd oily been
running on the Anderson branch for
about sixty days. He was popular
with all of his fellow ira l.neL. The
body was carried to Woodruff for
burial.
Brock Dies in Jail.
A dispatch from Abbevilia SAYS at
Calhoun Falls. in this county Tues
day evening Conductor Swink. Of a
freight train of the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railway. was shot
and killed by Bunnie Brock. ,les-
perate young man residing in the
western part of the count Brock
was also shot by the conductor in the
hip and died after being lodged in
jail here.
1t seems that Brock was on the
top of one OF the cars of the train
and was in a drunken condition. Ee
was ordered to come down by the
conductor Words were passed and
the shooting began. The conductor of
the train was shot through the heart.
Brock was very young man. a son
of good father, but he is said to
have been desperate character.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-06
Opening Exercises.

On Wednesday, Sept, 3, the Texas
Woman's College will present to the
Bryan public two programs of spe.
cial interest, At 10 a. m. the open
ing exercises will occur at the Col,
lege The principal address on this
occasion will be delivered bN Col.
II. T, Miner president of the A, a NJ,
College. A short address will be made
by Mr.. Amos w, Buchanan, presi.
ident of the Board of Trustees of the
I. W. c. Songs will be sung by Mrs.
Webb Howell and Mrs, w, c. Davis,
At $3.50 y, m, the Faculty Recital will
be given, Mr. Techau as pianist and
Mr., Graham as vocalist will give Sc
lections illustrative of various forms
OF musical compositions. This will be
AT the First Baptist church and ia
placed at an hour which permits
those attending prayer meeting TO be
present, Both gentlemen have arrived
In the city. The program will be
published in our next issue
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-06
Al the Christian Church Today.

Program at II A. m.
The Opening Song and Invocation
Song-Choir and Congregation, The
Evangel Age"
Responsive Readlng-Psalm |.
Song-Choir, THE Night Before His
Death"
Lords Supper and Offertory.
Vocal Quartette
Five Minute Talks--Church Exten.
sion to the 'FRONT.'. A. Meyers, ].
T. McGee, J. j. Ray, Geo Denison.
Sermonette-"The Later Glory
Greater Than the Former"
Song and Benedictlon.
You have a most earnest invitation
to attend. Bible school GAS M.
Christian Endeavor, 700 y. m, We
will adjorun the 500 o'clock services
to welcome new Baptist pastor II he
comes, Otherwise we will have our
regular services.
JAS. A. CHALLENGER.
Pastor
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-06
Court News.

Following is list OF the grand iu
rors who will begin their sittings next
Monday morning;
p, /, Barron, w. Il. Cloud. J. D.
Castles w, H. Cole, NJ, T. Dansby,
w y, Goodson, Wiley Kelley, Cy.
Koontz, a. Il, McSwain, w. II. Morgan.
J II, Player L, u, Peters. Il. J. Payne
w, r. Sanders w, d, Yardlet, J. l..
Edge,
TO serve the grand Jury; Door.
keeper w, b, Baker Bali6s; j. II.
Reed of Harvey, Henry Eoontz of
Jack Phil Harvey OF Mudyile. Ed
Cole OF Wenborn, C. l.. Baker of Bryan
C.. A. Buchanan Kurton, and J, d,
Coulee Of Bryan
Petit Jurors for first week:
o, L. Andrews, A. w. Buchanan. :
w Beal, w II, BAH, Jr, Nat Cargie.
I, A. Cloud, Ellis Conway, A. w. D,,
oss, NJ S. Edge, w, + Elliot, Il. d.
Fountain, p II, Hensarung, J. /.
Hensarling, II, II, Henry j, NJ. Hick.
man, VIM, Holligan, Il. c. Harder, T.
r. Josey, John Kosarok, l.. l.. Mcln.
mis-, Joe Noto, George Nedbalek, w.
+. odom, n, d, Outlaw, S. S. Rozier.
C. NJ. Risinger w, d. Stallings. A.
w. Shelton, Lee Utsey II. Il. welch, |
H. Wilcox, T. Il, Wade, J. w. Wiz |
ham.
There are eight prisoners confined
n the Brazos county Jail and while
he criminal docket for the term Of
curt which meets to morrow is not
particularly heavy one there will be
everal trials for high crimes.