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CONDITIONS BETTER
Healthy Showing in Earnings
cf All Railroads
RECEIPTS PER MILE INCREASED
Commissioner Lane Says Railroads
Revenues Fer the Year Ending in
June Broke Al Records.

Washington, Special.-In The opin-
ION of Franklin *. Lane. Interstate
Commerce Commissioner. The rail
road, industrial and financial condi-
ton of the country is improving rap
idly. - 1t is fact, - said he '.hard-
ly believablc, but nevertheless tn,r.
that the total operating revenue per
mile Of railroads for the wear ended
June 30th, 1908, exceeds that Of anv
other year i'll the history of railroad
ing I'M the United tatcs except The
one year of 1897. The average opr-
rating revenue per mile of line ner
month for the 226.000 miles OF rail
road reporting to the commission was
$S94. for the fiscal wear of 1908.
This was less bv about sci than ror
the year 1907; but it was more than
any preceding year, and was Sis per
mile per month more than in the year
OF the last presidential election. As
| predicted, local car shortage even
now exists. Conditions rapidly are
becoming normal ana prosperous
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-11-12
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. specialization:
Spots opened Saturday easy and
closed steady. Good middhng beinu
reduced l-lG and middlng fair is
Mlddl:ng unchanged at Sl5-l6: salre
ON tie spot 1000 bales and 5000 fl.
arrive.
Futures opened quiet at n decline
OF , to q points under the Influence
OF disappointing Liverpool cable,
Later the market saggci off still fnr-
ther under the bearish into-siebt
statement. the active position reach.
ing IA level to 10 points under HE
previous days final quotations. AZ
TINS point numerous cable messages
from Livelpool and Manchester were
received stating that the cotton min
lockout had been settled and priccs.
quickly rose 20 TO % points. at Which
level they were at net advance OF
10 to IA points. At the closing The
tone was called steady and prices
showed net advance of ) to :
points.
Closing bids: Nov. s.e5: Dee. s rs
Jan. SO. Feb. SIG, March SIS: An
ril S.Sl; May SS3.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-11-12
Graham Confessed Sentenced to
Death

Concord, \. c., Special. Will era
nam Is Il self-confeSScd rapisi under
sentence of death. On the 18th dav
of December Graham is to be hanged
until dead, Judge Ferguson having
so sentenced him after the cvidcnrr
had been taken and verdict OF
guilty reported by the jury.
Judge Ferguson addressed The
crowded court room. showing how
the law finds the guilty one and ad-
ministers Justice in the ease where
the law is allowed TO take its course.
and IN giving the negro fair trial
carried ont the ends of Justice. He
also commended the members OF .he
negro race for the fidelity and tht
manner in which they gave testimony
against the prisoner and did all pos
slbl" to bring out the truth.
The closing hours of the trial were
tragic and pathetic. Thursday night
Graham told Captain Brown. of the
local militia, that he wanted to talk
with preacher. aud Mt Ills request
Captain Brown brought Rev. +. T.
Logan. a Presbyterian minister. ia
whom Graham made full confession.
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Vice Pros;den Elect,
JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN

1894 Reelected to Congress.
1898 - Chairman OF Republican
State convention.
lS96-Re-elected to Congress.
1S9S-Re-elected to Congress.
19OO-Chairman of Republican
State convention.
1902 Elected to Congress from
twenty-seventh New York district.
19O4-Electcd to Congress.
19O6-Re-elected TO Congress.
l9OS-Elected vice President of
the United States.
Mr.. Bryan Takes 1t Easy.
Lincoln, Neb., Specialized. BRYAN
accepted defeat with the al rof n phil
osopher. He expressed to his friends
his entire willingness to accept the
verdict of the people, saying that as
a private citizen he could still advo-
cate the reforms he had hoped to car
ry out as president.
Speaker Cannon Reelected.
Danville, Ill, Special.-Joseph G..
Cannon has been reelected TO Con-
gress by majority of between 6.O0O
and 1000. The returns are incom-
plete, but enough of them have been
received to show that he will receive
hiS normal vote throughout the dis
trict.
Some Details.
Some of the figures relating to the
Republican slump in States regarded
as certainly Republican are li.tle
short of amazing. Pennsylvania IS
immense plurality of over 500 GOO
TO about 10000 for Mr.. Taft. The
return in Missouri to the Democracy
on the presidential ticket wiped ont a
Republican plurality of $4,000 four
years ago.
Maryland and West Virginia are
confidently claimed by the Republi
cans, but the returns are too meagre
to Justify classification of either
State. Massachusetts, New York and
New Jersey was striking exceptions
to the generally reduced Republican
pluralities.
There has been a shrinkage of The
Democratic vote in several of the
Southern States, notably in Virginia
and North Carolina.
Mr.. Taft has carried Wisconsin bv
a plurality estimateds at $4,000. n
falling from the Roosevelt plurality
of 10000 in 1904
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TAFT And SHERMAN V|CTORS
}ReDaihr..ans Sweep the Entire Nation
Like An Avalanche

one. Five of Nebraska's six con-
grcssmen will be Democratic, while in
the Legislature only IS Republicans
seem to be elected out of tolal of
133 Senators and Representatives
Mr.. Taft Talks.
Cincinnati, o., Special.-Early
Wednesday William H. Taft gave
hearty expression to the qualification
he felt on his election as President
of the United States. Business, labor
and agriculture. he declared, had sap
ported him. His success, he said,
should be also the success of the
country if his ability and endeavor
could make it so.
"Please say that | am perfectly
healthy but tired" was the message
Judge Taft wished uttered for him.
With Mrs. Taft he has enjoyed the
pleasant household of the c. p. Taft
family mansion, going forth only
once. and then to receive the plaudits
of thousands of his fellow townsmen
as they lined the streets and filed
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STATE GOES DEMOCRATIC
Clarendon, Chester and Laurens Seem
to Have Gone Dry" - Other
County Contests.

Columbia. Special. While South
Carolina Is normally Democratic.
scattering returns from over the
State indicate that the Democratic
majority Will be about the usual 90
900.
All of the seven Democratic con
grcssmcn arc returned practically
without opposition. In only two dis
trlctS was there any show of con.
test. the chronic candidate, Aaron
Pnoleau, Ill the First district. rcceiv-
ing few scattering votes. while R.
III. Richardson. another negro. was
voted for by the few Republicans in
the Seventh district.
The Socialist and Independence
tickets made 4 very small showing in
the State.
In the county elections, interest
centered in the contest in Lexington
for superintendent of education
where a. u. Martin was elected over
Rev. +. l.. Lybrand by about ; to |.
For supervision III Lee county eight
boxes out of IL give Mooncvham
lDem) $40: DuRant Cindependent)
20S.
In Richland, the only other county
where there was opposition TO the
regular Democratic nominee. Samuel
II. Owens, for supervisor. deefated
his opponent, w a. Douglass by a
large majority. Douglass vote being
less than 200.
Returns received Tuesday night m
dlcatc that Laurens. Chester and
Clarendon have gone "dry.' While
the returns are vet incomplete. there
Is hardly any doubt that all three of
these co&nties have lined up with
nrnhihilioniStS
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Kentucky has gone safely for Mr..
Bryan by about $4,000.

Kentucky has gone safely for Mr..
Bryan by about $4,000
Governor John A. Johnson of Mis-
nesota, has probably been elected
Governor of that State for n third
term, although the State has gone
safely for Mr.. Taft.
The voting throughout the country
has been exceptionally heavy, ideal
weather conditions bringing out the
country voters in full force.
Mr. Taft carried practically every
so-called doubtful State except Ne
brasla. where the indications point
| to Democratic victory. Mr.. Bryan
has carried Nevada and Montana. in
addition to the solid South, which
includes Missouri
Returns from Colorado and from
Maryland are too meagrc to form a
definite conclusion as to their ulti-
mate alignment.
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Irositent- Elect,
KHAN. HAYWARD TAFT.

the w!nGowS for blocks in the line of
march of the parade of the Wood
ward High School pupils, faculty and
trustees. Mr.. Taft made the princi-
pal address ut the corner stone Law
ing of the new building of this
school, from which he graduated
when boy. The function gave the
| city an opportunity TO pay its first
daylight tribute to the President
elect. Judge Taft did not refer to
the election or politics in his address.
but confined himself to the history
of the school, which held for him
many fond memories.
To Make Speech.
y speech to the Women's s Foreign
Mission Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in annual session
here, Thursday morning. and a ban
quet of the Cincinnati Comercial
Club Thursday night constitute the
public functions which will occupy
Judge Taft before he leav es for Hot
Springs, Va. Friday.
% am going away for n complete
rest of at least two weeks said
Judge Taft. "No, | am not going TO
hold political conferences; neither am
| going to consider Cabinet construc-
tlon nor political appointments dur
ing this time. 1T is to be n period
of as near absolute rest and quiet as
| can make it,
William Howard Taft.
1s57-Born in Cincinnati, Septem-
Der 18th.
1S74-Graduated from the Cincin-
natl High School.
1S76-Graduated from Yale Col
lege, second in the class and class
orator.
1SS0-Admitted to the Ohio bar
1SSl-Assistant prosecuting attor-
ney of Hamilton county, Ohio.
1SS2-Collector of Internal revenue
of the first district of Ohio.
lSS3-Resigned public office to re-
sumo law practice.
1SS5-Assistant county solicitor of
Hamilton county
1SS6-MarIied Miss Helen Heron.
of Cincinnati.
of Ohio.
1s9O-Solicitor General of the
United States.
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1S92-United States circuit judge
of Sthe sixth circuit.
1S96-Became dean of the law de-
partment of the University Of Gin
cinnati.
1900-President of the United
States Philippine commission.
1901-First civil Governor of tho
Philippines islands.
1904-Became Secretary of War of
the United States.
1905-Visited the Philippines with
congressional party.
1906-Restored order in Cuba as
Provisional Governor.
1907-Candidatc for the Republi-
can presidential nomination.
190S-Elected President of the
United States.
James S. Sherman.
1S55-Born in Utica, n. Y. Octo
Der oath.
1s7s-Graduated from Hamilton
College.
1SS0-Admitted to the bar and be.
gan the practice of law.
1SS2-Appointed secretary of The
Republican committee of his county
1SS4-Elected mayor of Utica by ;
record-mcaking majority.
1SS6-Elected TO Congress from
the twenty-fifth New York district
1SSS-Defcated for reelection tc
Congress-
1S9O-Again an unsuccessful can
didate for Congress.
1S92-Elccted to Congress from
the twenty-fifth New Yor kdistrict
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-11-12
Mill Employees Get Fill Work.

Pawtuchct, r. l.. Snrcial.-The
thread mills of the J &. p. Coats
Company, I'M this CITY. -ooloving >
500 ham,. resumed : u me work
Ing schedule on Saur according
to an announcement in tIIe
mills. Tic mills have running
CT short iimc since lh, ncial de-
preston of last fall.
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Florida.

Jacksonville. Fla, Special.-The
election in Florida resulted in the
usual Democratic maioritieS of from
$4,000 TO 10000. Owing to the slow
count of the long ballot. however. ac-
tual figures cahnot be given now.
Montana.
Helena. Mont. Snecial- Returns i'm
Montana outside of Silver Bow point
to n victory for the Democratic State
ticket and Democratic presidential
electors.
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Atlanta Court Fixes Weight Georgia
Mule May Haul.

Atlanta, Ga, Special There is a
limit to the weight Georgia mule
should be made to haul and this limit
was fixed by Judge Broylcs in police
court at $500 pounds Judge Broy!es
fined c. B. Walkor Sj75 because Wal
kcr's mule was caught by an enter
prisiac policeman in the act Of haul
:?s L load of 4,032 poluds
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Oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, Special. Oklahoma
has continued loyal to the Democratic
party. but the mapority has been re-
duccd materially and Bryan's lead
is estimated al % coo.
Washington.
Seattle, Wash. Special Scattered
returns throughout Washington indi-
cate plurality of mt lcas- 10000 for
Iatt and the State Republican ticket.
The legislature viii be almost wholly
Republican.
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Roosevelt Very Happy.

Washington, Spccial-President
Roosevelt was greatly elated when he
saw by the election bulletins which
reached him at the White House that
the man who will succeed him to the
presidency is William Howard Taft.
for whose election he had striven so
hard, and that the Republican party
had achieved n sweeping victory.
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North Carolina.

Charlotte, n l., Special.-At 3
O'Clock Wednesday morning The OBJ
server had received reports from
seventy-four of the ninety eight coun-
ties of the State. and the Democratic
state ticket, headed by Hon. w. w.
hltchln, is elected by an approximate
majority of 10000. Democratic Chair
man Eller at l O'Clock claimed that
the majority would BE- from 10000 to
10000, basing his estimates on re-
turns from fifty-two counties. Fifty
SIX counties are safely Democratic.
twelve are Republican and six are in
doubt. No reports were received on
the remaining number, mostly noun
tam and extreme eastern counties.
Two congressional districts the
Sth and 10th are conceded to the Re-
publicans
Michigan.
Detroit, Mich. Special.-WhiIe
Taft has carried Michigan by ma
Iority estimated at about lOC. .00O at
Il O'Clock the election for Governor
is in doubt, with Hemans, Democrat,
leading Warner, Republican, by 1000
Illinois.
Chicago, Special.-The Republican
national and State tickets gained a
complete victory in Illinois. although
the pluralities will probably fall short
of those obtained by the party in the
campaign of 1904. Taft has carried
the State by approximately 10000
votes.
Kentucky.
= Louisville, KY, Special.-Bryan IS
plurality in Kentucky is $4,000, eight
and possibly nine Democratic Con
gressmen elected and Republican
loss of two seats. This is the prob
able story % the election in Ken
tuclIv at the close of dav which was
marked by the polling of the largest
vote in the history &C he State.
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New Jersey.

Trenton, N. j., Special.-Revised
returns up to midnight indicate that
Mr.. Taft's plurality in New jersey
VIII be between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Republicans elect seven of the
ten Congressman and the Democrats
two. the sixth district, which is now
represented by n Democrat, William
tuehes, being very close and in
doubt.
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Daughter Dead; Mother Injured

Clarkesburg, Special-Mrs. JOSEPH
Fetta and her l4-year-old daughter
were fatal" injured by being luu
down by Baltimore and Ohio pas
senger train The daughter died
while being taken to a losnital here
and the mother is not cxpo-tcd 70
survive an operation performed after
the accident.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-11-12

Indianapolis, Ind, Special-If .hc
present ratio is maintained Taft will
have carried Indiana by $4,000
Missouri.
st. Louis, Mo, Special. Missouri
gave its electoral vote to William J.
Bryan by as'plurality estimated at
10000 to $4,000 The governorship
is in doubt, though William S. Cow
herd, Democrat, is leading Hadley
Republican, on the early returns
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-11-12
The Vote in Former Elections

IN 1870.
Popular Vote-William Mckinley.
I,lO4,779; Bryan, 6,502,925.
The electoral Vote-McKinley, OIL:
Bryan, as Democrat, 140; as Populist
p
In 1900.
MeKinley-Popular vote, 7.2O7.923: ::
Bryan, 6,35S,133.
Electoral vote-McKinlcy, 292;
Bryan, 15j.
Roosevelt, 7,623,4S6; Parker, s.
077.971.
Electoral vote-Roosevelt, 1856;
Parker, 140.
In 1884.
Grover leveland-Popular vote. H.
0ll,017; Blaine, 4,S4S, 1874.
Electoral vote. 219 and 1S2.
In 1883.
Cleveland = Popular vote, 5.53S;
233; Harrison, 5,440,216.
Electoral vote-Cleveland, 16S;
Harrison, 233.
In 1892.
91S: Harrison, 5,176,1OS.
w NeaNer-Iopular vote, l,O4l ,O2S.
Electoral vote-Cleveland. 277:
Harrison, 145; Weaver, 122.
The Next Congress.
Chicago, Special.-Three hundred
and seventy-six Congressional dis
tricts have been heard from. and the
political complexion of the Sixty
first Congress, according to present
Indication with il districts yet to
hear from. will be Republican 2O5
Democratic II. One hundred and
ninety-siX votes will control the
House. The House of Representa-
tlves in the Sixtieth Congress con-
slsts of 1G6 Democrats. 223 Republi-
cans and three are twohrdluahrdlua
cans and there are two vacancies. The
table follows:
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How the States Voted.

The pluralities for Taft and Bryan
in Tuesdays election, rs indicated
by the latest returns available We'd
nesday night, follow:
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MARYLAND's VOTE SPLIT.
indications, Based on Official Returno
Are That Taft Will Receive and
Bryan 6 -"

Baltimore, Md, Special -CalcuIa.
tons of the official returns from
tuesdays elections. not finished uati,
Saturday. show that the electoral
vote of Maryland will be split, Bryan
getting SIX of the electors and Taft
Two. On the popular vote-the vote
cast Tor the elector receiving 'he
highest number ~ Taft carries the
State by SCI votes His elcctor poII-
ing the highest vote received 1l6.47I
and the highest Bryan elector lI5,-
9l0.
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Martin Is Elected IN Lexington
County.

Lexington. Special.-Partial vote
from Lexington county shows that the
total vote in the county will he about
1000. About 100 Republicans and the
rest Democrat. A. ID. Martin is elect
ed county superintendent over the
Rev. +. l.. lybrand by majority of
about > TO |
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Union.


Union.
Union. Spccial.-Twclvc precincts
ont of ID in Union county gave Bry-
an electors l,272, Taft -.
Laurens.
Laurens, Special total vote
here will be about 2.000. At l.aurems
city box Bryan electors received 55S ::
Taft 4S. Socialist l.
AT Clinton, Bryan 2lS: Taft.
Goldvillc: Bryan 22: Taft o.
These precincts are given rs it is
Improbable that other than Demo.
cratic ticket was voted elsewhere in
the county.
Chester.
Chester, Special Fourteen pre-
cincts out of Is in Chester county
give the Democratic electors, LII
and the Republicans 50
Bryan's estimated majority in this
county will be close on 1,400.
Orangeburg.
Springfield, Special Springfield
gives Bryan $50; Taft Is. Lever
and Richardson, same proportion as
above.
Abbeville.
Abcvillc, Special. Abbcvillc citv:
Bryan $50; Taft :; independence ?.
Less than onc-half vote pollcd in this
county.
Interest in Camden.
Camden, Special.-A great deal of
interest is being manifested in elec-
ton results. Besides the excellent
free service which is being furnished
It's patrons by the Bell Telephone
company, the opera house is crowded
with anxious inquircrS who are 1e-
ceiving the returns over the wires.
Florence.
Timmonsville, Special. - Election
very quiet. Republican electors z;
Democratic electors $50 votes. Cover
nor, lieutenant governor. solicitor,
members of house OF representatives
$50 votes.
The Vote in Pinewood.
Plnewood, Special. - Democratic
electors 4G; Republican 15 Lcgale
AZ, Frioleau l3. Vote for prohibition
"a against 10. The election passed
off quietly.
Greenwood.
Greenwood, Special.-Partial re-
turns 1,0S0 for Bryan: Q for Taft.
Edgefeld.
Edgefeld, Special-Votc gives Bry-
an electors. estimated, State and
county ticket, 1900; Taft electors II.
Democratic vote 500 short. Election
passed off quietly
Marlboro.
Bennettsville, Special.-Democrati
electors in Marlboro from eight ont
of IL precincts receive 759 votes, Re
publican electors Is votes. Only
about so per cent. of registered vot-
ers cast their ballots in this county.
Out Of /, ,929 registered voters, only
63 certificates are held by negroes
Anderson.
Anderson, Special. 300
votes cast in Anderson county, all of
which were Democratic except few
Republican. Rain fell over the coun-
ty befora the polls closed
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Pennsylvania

tHISyIVdIIId.
Philadelphia, Pa. Special.-At ]
n. m. with Is still to hear from the
indications are that Taft has carried
Pennsylvania bv plurality that will
be nearer 100000 than 100000. The
returns received show a considerable
falling off in every county with the
exception of two.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Two thousand men from the Am.
erican warships were allowed shore.
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Union. Special Twelve precincts
ont of ID in Union county gave Bry-
an electors 1872. Taft ~.
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Total Vote in Electoral College .4 4ss
NeCcSSmry 10 Elect President. 242
TattS Plurality HI Las
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-18

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