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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
COTTON MILLS IDLE.
One Hundred and Forty Thousan
Hands Quit Work.

More than 400 cotton mills il
Lancashire. England. are idle toda
as result of the dispute owe
wages between operatives and en-
ploycrs This means that 10000.
900 Spindles are wholly or PARTIAL
stopped that more than S250,000
900 of capital is not bringing in any
returns and that 10000 operative
are without work and losing some
thing over $7O0.000 in wages
week I'm vicw of The present glut
ted condition OF the market il
not believed that this cessation o
work will entail heavy damages t.
the employers. II is not felt her,
that the strike will last long, fo'
the card room workers are eXpcctct
soon to take second ballot an
agree TO the per cent reduction il
wages which already has been ac
ceDted bv the Spinners.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
HASKELL RESIGNS
DEMOCRATIC TREASURER GIVES
Up HIS OFFICE.
Admits that Hearst and Roosevelt
Charges are Responsible, but
Not That They Are True

Governor Haskell resigned Friday
night as treasurer OF the Democrat
ic National Committee. His resipna.
.ioh was announced by himself three
hours aiter his arrival in Chicago
from Guthrie. and after he had con
ferred with officers of the Democrats,
national headquarters. In giving on,
Els decision Governor Haskell. i'm re-
Spohse to question. declared hp
desired not to he responsible for an>.
embarrassment which might resuit
TO the Democratic party nv retainino
the Office of treasurer.
Ihat his reiGnation is the dirert
result of the charges made arains,
nm by VIM. II. Hearst and Presi
dent Roosevelt Mr.. Haskell also nd.
mitted. At the same time he ala
not by his resignation intend I,
ADMIT That any of the charges were
true
When Mr. Haskell arrived in
Chicago at o'colck last night he
declared that he had not then re-.
signed and that Mr. Bryan had no,
asked him to resign. Speaking +,
reporters he said:
IF YOU have any question to ASK
put them on paper" he said ~.
then went from the station to Dem
ocratic headquarters at the AUDI
torium Annex.
When a list of questions was
handed him he retired to his room.
saying he would give out answer.
later
He was closeted for IA long time
with National Committeeman Martin
j. Wade. of Iowa. and Joscphus
Daniels. chairman of the Democratic
press committee.
1t was midnight when Mr.. Haskell
reappcared from the room. He had
in his hands written resignation
addressed to National Chairman
Norman +. Mack. and the answer
to the questions which had been
given him.
Il have my answers. he said
They will explain themselves.
After giving an affirmative reply
to the question whether he had re
signed. but denying that Mr. Bryan
had asked for the resignation. ths
Question and onswars rood ~ t,I
lows:
DO YOU know whether MIR Bryan
know OF the charges made agains,
you by Mr.. Hearst before YOU were
treosuraro"
II do moi see how ba corld b,,., ..
no Won think vour furtbor con
npctiOn with tho ,aOnaipu rnrnrd
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
Many Republican Leaders Now
Supporting Taft In Same
BOAT WITH FORAKER
And the Republican Candidate fo,.
PRESIDENT Will BE Lonely If He
Eliminates All Who Have Deen ~.
Are Now Aligned With Stand.pd
Oil and Other Trusts.

rorn,o Uieuo. ohio, on Tuesday.
,ormer Republican Attorney Censr.,
Monett of Ohio. was asked "U.h.
no YOU think the effect ne r.s
eliminating - Foraker will have n, 49,
tepupilcan party in Ohio this fa,l9..
Is Mr. Monett's answer.
ihiS is extremely amusinr :,
ush' OF the nominees on tba D'.,
.lcan ticket put there bv Ta,, ~
,,a,, ana Eulibcrt. If Taft com.
'nenceS the eliminating busina.s -,
49," nave TO resign from the t;cna,
oi se' new bed fellows u. o,,,
ii"EN accepted the nominntior,,
,'t gang the Standard Oil Ioi,n1
ri"S the same crowed he y, 49,
"""c'o as unworthy of the srr
po'' OF the decent citizens ,s ~
ises 10 the high moral plano NJ o,,n,
mating Foraker he VIII suroI,. ,
~, ''lii'''ate Judge A. Shauck from
supreme bench. whose recor,,
III ,he Standard Oil contempt n.y.
1eeuingS is more vulnerablc ,hon
'"H ,liihS Foraker has done
"hauck voted to acori, a..
standard Oil agents against th,,
|"i"ra votes of Judge Thaddcrs
bradbury. MinshalI. and y
""chel and Williams. Ue ,.o,a.,
acqult Virgil Kline. for tho StanI
~" -" VII company who openly defied
~ Io",' When ordered TO produce
ne DOCKS of the company tn.
cn"rSed the attorney with contemn,
~ court and throwing away of ,ho
'o"NS during the very time the corrs
ordered them produced
hey burned twemty-eigbt hoxo.
~ u"y books and ledgers in Tho
furnaces of the Standard OH r
hherieS before il was found tbav no.,
hotlhed the court they had M .,,a:.
.,0oNS ana "hen this infamous treat
'''n' was Iald bare to the court and
.cS'imohY and depositions furnished
ny laborcrs that burned the hooLc
ms same Judge Shauck. now rrr'
hihg third term on the sunrer,o
court bench, voted to clear the croo,.
ulssolVlng proceedings arpinsr
mem on motion of John M. Sheets
my successor as attorney general.
Was Foraker friend OF Rurlo,,
'he Judge whom Archbold asked him
10 support?' was then asked.
Yes, Foraker was OF the cam.
political faction as Judge Burket,
ne was also the political friend o.
Judges Williams. Bradbury and Min.
'hall. All of these last three named
Judges voted the Standard Oil gui,tv
contempt. and every one OF them
vas beaten for denomination over.
Whelminely. They were not SIM
ported by Foraker. his friends or
ne standard Oil clique, but tina.
Ninshall on the day he voted the
standard Oil guilty. while Shau,;,
voted them innocent, was approached
IN ftlSh street, Columbus. and
warned publically that il would be-
his death knell. The Ohio RcpubN-
AN bosses kept their word and every
nudge that voted against him and
myself were all slaughtered Will,
Judges Shauck, Speak and Durkett
Who voted for them were supported
~ the Standard OIL lobbyists and
'oraker and other Republicans and
ct Taft doesn't propose to elimi.
nate them"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
Five Persons Killed.

\ dispatch from Lisbon, Portugal
says twenty-five bulls escaped from
the arena az Moiat today and ran
amuck through crowd that was
assembled to witness a bull dcht.
rive persons vero killed and som'
twenty were injured. Troops We're
-ummoued and shot the animals TO
death.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
CULNIINATIoN OF ROMANCE.
Miss Louise Davis Quietly Wcds IT,.
a. stokes at Columbia.

\ little romance was enacted At
Columbia wednesday when Mis5
Louise Davis became Mrs. II. a.
stokes. Miss Davis came here To
attend college, but n note left ut
the hotel tolls briefly the story Of
the surprise. Mr.. Stokes Is a ma
tive of Forsythe, Ga, but is now in
the civil service at Atlanta. He met
Miss Davis here and the two pro-
cceded TO tho Metho Hist parsou-
age. where they became man aui
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes arrived
in Atlanta today. Mrs Stokes Is the
daughter of Mr.. r Z. Davis, prom
lnent banker in Bishopville.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
WIGHT RIDERS IN GREENVILLE
(. &. Willmon Warned Not to Gin
Any More Cotton.

dispatch from Greenville to
rhc state says word reached thai
itv Tuesday Of the position OF {.
threatening notice by supposed night
'iders on the gin of r. C. Willmon.
light miles from Greenviiie. Tho
notice reads:
Take warning and do not gin
my more cotton. If YOU do, you
will suffer the consequences.
(Sgned) Night Riders
1t is also reported several other
'ins were posted last night, though
10 damage is reported.
Willmon's gin is new plant AMI
started mp Tuesday morning, despite
he threat
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01
To Hon. John l.. McLaurin. Senate
Chamber. Washington. y. c.
United State Senate. Rcnnettsvillc.

"Tnitcd State Senate, BcnnettsviIIc.
s. c.. May 90, 1902.
Dear Mr.. Archbold: have
pushed my fights vigorously that
hey have called on Tillman. |
met him at Gafney and beat him Al
his own game. called his bluif,
and now the fight is for two seats
instead Of one can beat Tillman
Z properly and generously support
ed. There is no time to lose. how
ever. enclose an account of both
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18

| the democrats have nothing to gain
by following the republicans lead
They stigmatize 1t as a dodge to
fool the public. Although consid-
cradle of fight on the question is
anticipated, eastern Washington is
SO framed up that it is in control
and already those delegates have
decided to leave out the plank.
Turner was placed in nomination
munication from the state central
committee, which State Chairman
A. r. Titlow read.
William H. Dunphy, of Walla
Walla, and Charles Heifner, Of Sc
attic, the contestants for national
committeeman, escourted Mr.. Turn
err to the chair. His address con-
sumed less than one hour and was
punctuated with continual ap-
plause. He said in part:
az have no political ambitions ex-
cept to see democracy win under
It's Jeffersonian principles and led
by honorable men who will carry
out tnOSe principles.
Regarding the platform that the
republicans adopted last Thurs
day | will say that that of 1t
which was good was not original
and that which was original was
not good.
I'VE should plant the democratic
banner on the front line between
the people and aggregated wealth.
Let us place that banner in the
hands of the man who has twice
carried it. | can refer to but one
man, that first of all citizens of the
country, William Jennings Bryan"
And then the armory roof went
up and the floor down, figuratively
speaking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
MAYOR MIGHT
NAME KNIGHT

S. H. Knight, who inaugurated
the Washington st. bridge and was
influenced to pause in that enter.
prise by unfavorable action of the
council, is talked now as Mayor
Moore's choice for the position on
the board of public works now held
by Mr.. Roy.
If this Is true It would indicate
that the mayor has abandoned his
project to kick forth Mr.. ONO ere
he lands on Roy's neck Knight
has moved his household gods to
Spokane and is now in the contract
ing business here. Whether he in
clines more to city job than Job
bling the city" Gntended only as a
pun. Mr.. Knight) is a question.
For instance, Knight came to
Spokane to draw $3.50 per month.
He hadn't been here long until the
council compelled him to accept
$1,000 per year. Then 1t just the
same as canned MIN, because of a
rumpus raised by Mcintyre, then
city engineer. 1t likewise canned
Mcintyre.
Mayor Moore says that II Knight
has been settled upon for the job
he has had no hand in it. AS to
what the outcome of the deadlock
over ONO will be the mayor speaks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
MURDER FARM"
YIELDED FORTUNE

LAPORTE, Ind, May 18.-In her
alleged campaign of murder Mrs
Belle Guinness is said to have car
ried on very profitable business
which netted her, according to lat
est estimates, about $4,000. Tabu
lation of the sums obtained is as
follows:
Sorenson, first husband, $4,000
Peter Guinness, second husband
81 900.
Charles Erdman, New Castle
Ind, $4,000.
Herman Konitzer, Chicago
SIS 900.
Ole Budsperg, lola, Wis, $4,000
]. o. Moe, Elbow Lake, Mimi,
500.
Andrew Helgelein, Aberdeen, s.
D., $4,000.
George Berry, Tuscola, ILL.,, $500
Henry Gerhalt, lola, Wis, $1,000
Fire insurance on Guinness home,
Chicago, $500.
In addition to these she Is sup
posed to have received $1,000 from
each of four men whose bodies
were found on the murder farm,
and $1,000 from each of Is men
with whom she had been CORE
spending. The money is believed
to have gone into real estate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18

kindly of the virtues OF patience.
He has hopes.
There are other folks standing
around who keep saying that if the
mayor will break loose from the
small caliber gang that keeps steer
ing him into trouble, play some
politics here and swing the meat
ak there, he will progress into a
more blissful state much more
rapidly.
uBt at present ONO seems to be
feeling fairly secure in his job,
which has already Tapped a year
over his term because the mayor
failed to press the right button.
Or maybe ONO isn't more than
half as black as painted. II the
goods have been discovered on his
person they haven't been spread on
the records.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
MEAD CAN
ENDURE IT

Gov. Meal heartily approves Of
the local option plank in the repub-
lican state platform and will sign
the law as soon as 1t comes to him.
He has sent the approval all the
way from Washington, d. c. Con-
sidering the fact that the plank was
rammed into the platform by the
governors home county delegation,
his approval is not exactly a cam
paign sensation. And there were
some foxy Spokane Mead men mix
ed up in it.
1t was a lucky stroke or an in
genious one for Gov. Mead. 1t re-
calls the fact that Mcbride, Mead's
most dangerous opponent apparent
ly, vetoed former local option law
in this state. At any rate that fact
will be recalled a little later in the
campaign.
The funny part OF it is that Nc
Brides friends had to stand and
see the local option procession go
ing by. They climbed on mostly
before it got clear out of sight.
but the TepuDilCdnS ulu tuTH
down the initiative and referendum
plank fiat Under that law the peo-
pie could have any sort of law they
wanted. They could also get action
on legislators unable to remember
just what the platform did call for
or what they promised to make into
law in the heat of the campaign.
And the workingman can profit
by bordering that phase no matter
what IDEAS he may have on local
option.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
NO MOB RULE
SAYS JOHNSON

CLEVELAND, O., May 49,
Cleveland will not be run by mob
rule" ION Johnson has made his
position clear as 1t is affected by
the present strike of the street rail
way system.
He made this statement early to
day when requested tot intervene
and bring peace between the war.
ring factions.
Until all disorder is stopped,
he said, 81 shall not mcve my hand
to adjust the differences between
the parties. l want it thoroughly
understood that mob will never
have any hand In the government
of the city of Cleveland.
when both sides settle down to
conduct this fight along legitimate
line l will do all in my power to
effect a settlement, but not until
then. l feel certain that can eff.
feet a settlement and induce both
sides to sign an agreement. I ex-
pect to see Pres. d. w. Mahon, OF
the International Carmen's union
today"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
BRYAN'S SON IN LAW
BAD MEDICINE

PARIS, May 18.-W. H. Leavitt,
American artist, son in law of VIM.
Jennings Bryan, has satisfied the
police that he acted wholly in self
defense in striking Gamma, an Ital-
ian model, with a hammer, fractur-
ing his skull. Leavitt has been
granted permission to carry re-
volver, which indicates the police
still consider him in danger.
Gamma had been dismissed by
Leavitt, in whose employ he had
been for a time. By persistent an
noyances he had forced several
small sums from the artist before
the attack in Leayitt's studio in
which he struck Leavitt over the
head with a club. Gamma is in a
hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
HOW MANY KIDS
HAS RALST0N?

If a general Spokesman-Review
cleanup of the board of commits
sioners is needed on the score of
the employment of too many in
spectors, friends Of the commits
sioners are arguing that the same
attention might be profltably paid
to City Engineer Ralston's force.
1t is stated that the city engineer
has employed six kids" to cut
stakes for 10 engineers when one
kid could cut stakes enough for
a dozen
And they say a lot Of the engi-
neer force belongs to the kid
category in experience as we'll as
age.
But Ralston has no inspector
watching the six kids" who cut
the stakes. That's because they're
not doing it on contract, perhaps
Mr.. Ralston Is in favor OF contract.
ing the bridge work. One OF the
conundrums in this connection is
how many inspectors will be need
ed to watch the bridge contractors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
FLEET SAILS
NORTH TO-DAY

SAN FRANCISCO, May 49,
Without demonstration beyond a
few cheers the Atlantic feet pulled
up their mud hooks today and lead
by the Connecticut with Sperry's
pennant at the forepeak, started
on the trip north to Puget Sound.
They left the bay shortly after II
O'Clock and will arrive on the
Sound May 81.
Eight of the vessels will then
visit Bellingham, four go to Port
Angeles, three to Port Townsend
and one to the drydock at Bremen
ton. On May % the feet will as
semble at Seattle.
On May q the IL vessels 60 to
Tacoma. but only four will remain
there, the other eight proceeding
on out of the Sound to San Fran
cisco.
The ships left in the Sound will
take their turn at drydOcking and
then proceed to San Francisco. On
July the feet will leave for Homo
lulu and Australia.
The Maine and Alabama will not
accompany the feet north.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
DID LUCRETIA BORCLA,S
SOUL RULE MRS. GUINNESS?

hlood-thirstiness would lead us to
believe II began its human incarna-
ton only few centuries ago. which
is young for soul .he first physi-
cal body 1t inhabited was that of
some warfaring savage. perhaps q
viking or an American Indian. Ger
tainly 1t was. one of some tribe
where hatred led to murder"
This soul. Mrs. CASTOR says, was
so stepped in evil when 1t inhabit-
ed that savage breast that IL was
stunted. So 1t has since been GO
ing back and forth between heaven
and earth, time after time, trying to
be good. Each time ii got back to
heaven 1t was such a sizzling hot
soul that the Lords of Karma
wouldn't let 1t stay more than so
years. Then they sent 1t back to
some physical body.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
Rushing Rails to
Join the Americas

NEW YORK, May 49,
From New York to Buenos
} Ayres, 10,400 miles, by
rail! That would be riding
some, but it's a possibility
of the next few years. The
, gap of $500 miles in the
, run is being filled in rapidly.
, The gap is almost entirely
, in South America. Argentine
, Republic ami Chile are
, building the most railroad
, now. The extension of the
; Central American lines is
, moving slowly. There is an
, unbroken railroad connec-
, ton now from New York to
, the southern boundary of
, Mexico. 3,770 miles.
. Between the Mexican bor-
, der and Buenos Ayres there
. are $500 miles in operation
. and 400 miles under con-
= struction. If the little
. South American republics
. could forget their revolu-
. tons for a year or so the
. gap might quickly be closed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18

sion, banners with the words
"Mead's platform" hanging from
the sides. When the delegate saw
the cart he began to realize what
was in store for MIN and made a
desperate attempt to escape. But
he was forced TO mount the tank
and astride of 1t he was carried
through the streets. AT the corner
OF Elk and Holly he was allowed to
get to the street again and after
thanking the committee for the
honor and assuring them that il he
had been possessed of six-shooter
they would not have taken him so
easily, he was escorted to his ONCE
in the Pike block.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
DEMOCRATS were
GOOD TO STRANGERS

Were the democrats to declare
for prohibition in the state con-
vention today 1t would be as sur
prising almost as the republican
declaration for local option.
For yesterday the Spokane demo
Gratis kept their travelling brethren
in kindly memory, making certain
Sunday arrangements the night be-
fore in a room at the Hotel Spo-
kane. You couldn't buy anything,
of course, but you could get jag
on if so disposed and properly
qualified as a democrat of discre-
ton. There were bottles in that
room and a colored attendant just
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
LOCAL OPTION BOOSTER
RIDES IN ON WA TER WAGON

BELLINGHAM, May 18.-Astride
the tank of the new water wagon
recently put into operation by the
Whatcom County Railway & Light
Co. and accompanied by l.. N. Crit
fin, w. P. Brown. of Washington,
d. c., and a party of yelling adj
mirers, Clinton w. Howard, the
Whatcom county delegate to the
state convention at Spokane, who
won for the republican party plat
form option plank, was carried
through the streets of the city.
He was hustled away to the
tracks on Holly ST., where the water
springling car was awaiting, APP
propriately decorated for the occa-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
OREGON SCRAP DATES

PORTLAND, May fs.-At the
republican headquarters today the
following speaking schedule was
given out as Judge Cakes itinerary
in Eastern Oregon. Thursday, On
tario and Vale; Friday, Haines,
Baker City; Monday, Union county
Wednesday, Hermiston; Thursday
Condor, Arlington; Friday, Pendle-
ton; Saturday, Weston.
Gov. Chamberlain begins his Will
lamette valley tour tonight at Med
ford and will work up valley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
SON PLEADED FOR DEATH !
WITH DESPA|R|NG FATHER.
Father Deals Death-blow but Fails to
Pierce His Own Heart.

CHICAGO, May 18.-Driven to
desperation by financial troubles,
Henry Rudolph Amann, aged 43,
murdered his IL years old son Wal
ter and stabbed himself. He may
not die.
Two days prior the father tried
to lose his son by leaving him at
points about Lake Forest and Fort
Sheridan. The boy suspected him
and foiled his intention.
The father then told his son of
his intention to commit suicide and
the lad, who was always very close
to his father, begged not to be left
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
Special Correspondence to The rrsss

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, May 1S,-Was Belle
Guinness, the laPorte murder de-
mon, the reincarnation of Lucretia
Borgia?
Mrs. C. F. CASTOR, theosophist.
&c Van Buren, St, says II looks very
much as though the same humanity
hating soul which once inhabited
the body called Lucretia Borgia was
on earth and busy again.
1T is certain Mrs. Guinness has
the soul of savage" she says. "A
lop-sided soul, with Its intellectual
side keenly developed along the
lines OF cunning, and its sensibili-
ties those of one of the lowest souls
in the whole process of soul evolu-
ton.
This soul is in very crude
state of development. Its intense
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
Street Carmen
LOSING STRIKE

CLEVELAND, May 1S-Indica-
tons are today that the street car
employees have lost their fight
against the Municipal Traction Co
All lines are running as usual this
morning and there have been nc
disorders today,
The union denies the report
given out by Pres. Dupont, of the
street car company, that the co-n-
pany has more than enough men
on hand to operate all lines. The
state board of arbitration took
steps today looking towards an al
justment Of the difficulty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
KAISER May STRIKE
FOR HIGHER WAGES

BERLIN. May 1S.-The kaiser is
trying to have his pay raised. He
finds 1t utterly impossible to play
the role of the great and only Will
liam" on a mere $4,000,000 a year.
The Prussian diet will shortly be
asked to make substantial adii-
ton to this already heavy tax on
the ratepayers, and 1t is expected
that there will be lively protest
by some of the latter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
MINISTERS TURN SOCIALIST

Parkside Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, is secretary Of the con-
ference. "Clergymen." he says.
have come to the conclusion
Christianity will not work under a
competitive commercial system
and that the Inauguration OF social
ism Is necessary for civilized hui
man beings. Socialism Is the eco
nomic expression of Christian life.
Therefore 1t is the duty OF the
church to step In and advocate
Christian socialism In the United
States.
H. H. Rogers says business Is
war; If business IS war, and II, as
Gen. Grant said, war Is hell, then
business and the competitive sys-
tenn must also be hell"