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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
RE-ENROLLNIENT BILL PASSED.
Text of Measure Providing for Reg.
istration of Voters.

One of the most important meas
ures the general assembly has passed
is bill to provide for the re-enroll-
ment and registration of the qualified
electors OF this State during the year
1908, and to provide compensation
for the supervisors of registration as
follows.
Section One. That the sup
ervisors OF registration In each
county of the State are required to
re-enroll all the qualified electors in
this State during the year 1908.
Section 2. That the same time the
said supervisors shall register all per-
sons who may make application there
for and who may be entitled thereto.
Section g. That for the purpose OF
such enrolment and registration the
said supervisors shall keep the books
of registration open at the several
county seats every day (Sundays ex-
cepted) between the hours of a. m.
and 6 p. m. during the months of
July and August 190S;and In addi-
ton thereto they shall attend, during
the month OF September. 1908, at
least 1 day in each township In their
respective counties, OF when at least
ten days notice shall be given by ad-
vertisement In newspaper publish
ed in the county, and In counties con-
tanning fifty thousand inhabitants
hey shall attend in each city, town
Or industrial community containing
,hrec hundred or more inhabitants al
east one day upon similar notice
| Provided that the provisions OF this
section shall only apply to the re-en-
rolment ana registration for the year
1908.
Section 4. That for the purpose OF
said reenrolment the secretary oi
state shall furnish the supervisors o.
registration with all the necessary
books and the sum OF five hundred
dollars shall be appropriated for sup
plying said books.
Section 5. That the supervisors o.
registration shall each receive FOL
their services during the year 1908
the sum OF two hundred dollars. to bC
paid by the State quarterly, as othel
State officers are paid. except in the
counties of Anderson, Charleston
Greenville, Sumter, Orangeburg
Richland. where they shall receive
ceive two hundred and fifty dollars
for the year 1908: Provided, that ii
Spartanburg county they shall receive
this year three hundred dollars, to b,
paid as above provided. That afte
the year 1908 the supervisors Of reg
Iistration shall each receive fifty dol
lars per annum in off years and on
hundred dollars In general election
years, except in the above namet
counties, where they shall each re
ceive seventy-five dollars per annun
In off years and In general election
years they shall receive two hundred
dollars per annum, including tn
county of Spartanburg.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
ROTATE YOUR CROPS.
Good Advice to Farmers From One
of Their Number.

Cow peas, $500 per bushel; yell
low turnips, $1.O0; sweet potatoes,
$1.25; seed oats, $1.00; seed wheat,
S1.40; common hay, $1.0O per hun
dred and corn no doubt will bring
$1.00 on time in this State. Any one
or all of these crops can be grown in
great abundance on any farm in
South Carolina without the use of
common fertilizers.
Twelve to fifteen cents cotton is
not in 1t along with these crops, says
Mr.. ]. c. Stribling. You are COM
PEELED to hold and fight for fifteen
cents cotton. We are now getting
the above prices without holding or
fighting for it. Besides more net pro-
fits on some OF these. crops, COW peas,
hay, small grain and turnips all leave
the land richer IL humus after the
crops come of than before planting
Now here, listen, if you don't ro-
tate your crops more, you will have
to rotate yourself by moving off the
farm or starve out yourself along
with your lands. Surely you can
change your way Of farming easier
than you can move out.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
TAMPERED WITH SWITCH.
A Southern Passenger Train Partly
Derailed at Kingsville.

Train No. IT, from Charleston
was wrecked at Kingsville at 9.15
Tuesday night at switch about 100
yards north of the Congaree River.
The two passenger coaches were de-
rallied but none of the passengers were
hurt beyond a bruise or a good shak-
Ing up.
The trair en- conducted an inves-
tigation anG 'ound that the switch
had been tan. red with. The engine
and the mail ID the express cars
passed over the switch In safety but
the coach for colored passengers
which followed. left the rails and
carried the coach for white passen-
gers with 1t.
The two coaches struck a string OF
box cars which were standing on the
siding, turning over two or three OF
them and wrecking the interior OF the
negro coach, which, at the time was
occupied only by one passenger and
the conductor, neither of whom was
hurt. The coach for whites was turn
ed partly over but was not damaged
The track for about a hundred feet
was torn up.
After an hour and a quarter the
passengers were put aboard the ex.
press car and a caboose, and were
carried on to Columbia, reaching
there at 11.20.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
CHANGES IN POLITICS.
Gov. AnseI Seems to Have Become
Very Unpopular.

The State says there has been a
marked change during the last 10
days in the outlook for the guberna-
torial campaign. Ten days ago there
had scarcely been heard a whisper OF
opposition to Gov. Ansel. 1t was
quite generally conceded that he
would have no opposition for reelec-
ton, but there has been a change, al
though IL Is somewhat difficult to
locate the starting point or to find
the reason.
There are evidences OF good deal
OF quiet activity on the part OF pro-
hibitionists, and 1t is quite evident.
too, that the majority OF the general
assembly is "anti-Ansel." Why this
is true is not so clear, for a majority
stood with him a year ago on the
dispensaTy issue. 1t Is said, however,
that the governor does not consult
members as freely as they like, and
that he takes very few into his conf
dence. They prefer 1t to be other
wise.
But the lack of support on the
part OF the. legislature does not alto
gether explain the sudden change in
the gubernatorial situation. The fact
is that couple of months ago when
1t was rumored that Gov. Ansel might
be a candidate for the United States
senate, he was importuned from many
quarters to remain In the guberna-
torial chair for another term; indi-
viduals and newspapers assumed that
reelection was his for the asking.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
HEAD CUT OPEN.
An Aged Woman Bralned by Negro
With an Axe.
OVER IN LEXINGTON.

sitting Alone I'm - Room. Nc.,
: Caye, Mrs. Paul ID. Ellison Has Her
Skull Split Open by Assassin Who
Crept Upon Her From Behind
Body Concealed in Clothes Bas-
ket.
sitting in her home, two miles west
OF Cayce, nf Lexington County. We'd
nesday morning, white-haired Mrs.
Paul ID. Ellison was suddenly struck
down from behind by n negro burg
lar armed with her husbands axe
The heavy weapon sank down into
the skull and death was probably in
Simultaneous.
His flendish work done, the assas-
Sin strove to cover up the evidence
so that the crime would not be dis
covered until he had made good his
escape. Catching up the pitiful.
wasted body he forced 1t into n
clothes basket near at hand and toss
cd over 1t the quilts from the bed.
Then catching up Mr.. Ellisors shot
gun and one of his coats the murder
or fed.
The crime was not discovered until
an hour or more afterward. Mr.. FL
lisor had gone to New Brookland at
an early hour to sell vegetables. leay-
Ing Mrs. Ellison alone in the little g.
room house. The supposition is that
the murderer. seeing the master of
the house drive away. supposed the
house to be empty. Mr.. Ellison re-
turned to the house at about $50
o'clock and found his daughter and
several friends sitting upon the door
step awaiting his return.
The house was locked up, and all
supposed that Mrs. Ellison had clos
ed 1t to run over to q neighbor's At
ter waiting around the premises for
some time they became alarmed and
forced the door to find the reality
far worse than anything they could
have feared. The alarm was quick
ly given, and within the hour men
were searching for the murderer.
Within few minutes after the
alarm was given Mr.. Steygert, con-
stable for Magistrate Bachman, of
New Brookland, was on the scene. He
took charge Of the premises and un-
der Mr.. Bachman's direction empan-
elled jury. which viewed the re-
mains. The inquest was then ad-
journed. The body remains at the
home.
The Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier, who furnishes
the above facts to his paper, says it
Is believed that the murderer went
direct to Columbia hoping to elude
pursuit in the criminal quarters of
the city. The police were not notified
of the murder until nearly two hours
after 1t had ben discovered. Mrs.
Ellison leaves her husband, an aged
farmer much respected in the com
munity, and six children, four mar
ried daughters and two grown sons
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
SHOT AT HIM.
An Attempt Made to Assassinate
the Marshal of North

Who II . SON Of tn Late r. A
Jsfeoat. Who Was AssassinatsA [,
Short Time Age.
It 10 reported that an attempt VA,
made few nights ago to assassinats
Mr.. William D. Jefrcoat. a son OF
Mr.. r. A. Jefcoat, who was shot
and killed from ambush a few
months ago. Mr.. Jeffcoat In the
chief OF police of North, and It was
there that the attempt ON his life
was made.
1t Is reported that Prof. Carl
Schoenburg and Mr.. Jeffcoat entered
the waiting room at the depot of the
Seaboard Airline Railway a little af.
ter dark. The waiting room was
we'll lighted and so was the plat
form outside. They did not notice
any one about. and had not the least
suspicion that an assassin was lurk-
Ing In the darkness. But he was. no
il seems.
Prof. Schoenburg remained in the
waiting room but \ short time when
he left, leaving Mr.. Jeffcoat alone. AS
soon as Prof. Schoenburg was we'll
out of the way. some one opened fire
on Mr.. Jeffcoat from some cotton
seed houses nearby, but fortunately
none OF the shot hit Mr.. Jeffcoat. A
search was made Immediately for
the would-be assassin, but he had
gotten away.
There is no doubt but the intention
was to assassinate w. D. Jeffcoat,
and possibly the same party who kill
ed his father shot at Mr.. Jeffcoat.
Sooner or later the assassin will be
caught and punished. The attack
doesn't seem to be on the people of
North, but Is a prolongation of the
feud that has existed in the Jeffcoat
family for several years. Such
theings are unusual in this country.
There Is said to be a very strong
suspicion as to who the assassin is.
There are more than one person con-
nected with the dastardly affair, ac-
cording TO a report that is being cir
culated. Every effort should be made
to bring them to justice by the prop
or officers. II the parties are caught
1t will go hard with them.
The good people OF North should
not be subjected to any such outrage
and we hope it will not again occur.
The assassin is after Jeffcoat and no
one else. If this was not the case
he would not have waited until Prof.
Schoenburg got away before firing
on Jeffcoat. The affoir has caused
considerable talk in and about North
-Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
TRIED TO KILL HIM.
Two Bombs Thrown at the shah's
Automobile, Ia Which
He Was Supposed to be Riding, but
Fearing Assassination, He Was Rid.
ing I'm q Carriage.

A dispatch from Teheren. Persia.
says an attempt was made In that
city Friday afternoon to assassinate
the Shah OF Persia by a bomb. His
Majesty was not hurt. Three Of the
outriders who were accompanying
him at the time were killed.
The Shah owes his escape to the
precautions taken to protect him
from just such an attempt. He was
on MS way to nearby town, where
ne intended to pass few days. The
procession had left the palace, and
was traversing narrow street. when
two bombs were hurled down as IL
from the roof OF house
One exploded In the air. but the
other struck the ground near the
Shah's Automobile. This missile In
exploding killed the three outriders.
wounded the chaffeur and a score of
bystanders and shattered the vehicle.
The Shah, however, was not In his
automobile. He had taken the pre-
caution to send the motor car on
ahead and ride himself in a carriage
luTlHer III tne rear or the procession.
The motor car was n closed one and
1t was thought the sovereign was in
side.
AS soon as the Shah heard the ex-
plosion he alighted hurriedly from
his carriage and entered a neighbor-
ing house. Here he remained quiet
ly while his attendants sent word for
detailment Of troops.
The soldiers were hurried to the
scene and formed in front OF the
house where the Shah was. He then
came out. surrounded by big body
guard. and returned to the palace
The house from which the bombs
were thrown, and the buildings near
by were searched, but no arrests were
made.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
BRUTES CONFESS.
The Tojand Negroes Tell of Foul
Killing In Lexington.
They Make Full Confession Of the
Murder of Mrs. Paul w. Ell,sor
Near Columbia.

1
Murder of Mrs. Paul w. Ell,sor
Near Columbia.
A dispatch from Columbia saws
Ned and Brack Toland, negroes. axej
IT and 10 years, respectfully. late
Friday afternoon made full con-
fession OF the murder of Mrs. Paul
w. Ellison. the aged woman who Iiv-
ed Just across the river from Colum-
bia.
Brack. the youngest OF the broth
ers, said that Mrs. Ellison suspected
something as soon as they entered the
mouse. When they got inside Brack
said he caught the old woman and
held her while his brother knocked
her In the head with an axe.
They put her body In a basket and
Ned struck her two more blows. They
then proceeded to rob the house, TAX
ing gun and number of articles
or wearing apparel. No money was
found
These negroes were arrested on
the train going to Newberry the day
after the brutal murder and brought
back to Columbia. There was a big
crowd OF men at the train when they
arrived and had it not been for the
presence OF several officers an at
tempt to lynch them would have been
made The two fiends are now In
the penitentiary for safe keeping.
A dispatch from Prosperity saws
Ned Toland bears a bad reputation,
having been in a number OF scrapes.
About six years ago he broke into
Sligh's store. at Slighs Station, and
robbed the postofIlce. He served a
sentence in the United States prison
In Atlanta for this crime He has
been on the chain gang several times
at different places.
Brack was working in the oil mill
and was enticed away by Ned. They
left Prosperity walking Monday.
Some of the hands In the oil mill
warned Brack that Ned would get
him In trouble. Ned's wife had gone
to Columbia on the morning Colum-
bia, Newberry and Laurens train.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
GEN. CAXTON DEAD.
Was Stationed I'm South Carolina
Right After the War.

BrigadierGeneral Rufus Saxton.
U. s. A, retired, dropped dead al
Washington Tuesday OF heart disease
He entered the army from Massachu-
setts in 1855 as a first lieutenant OF
The Third Artillery; received a con-
sressional medal f)r bravery in the
defense OF Harper's Ferry. and was
retired April %, 1904. General Sax
ton was born "a years ago.
During and after the war Gen.
Saxton was stationed on the isalnds
about Charleston and Beaufort
where he was very active in oppress-
Ing white people for the benefit OF
the freed slaves. He was in charge
OF the confiscated lands OF the plant
ers, which he distributed largely
among the negroes who own it yet.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
TACKLED WRONG MAN.
Robber Shot and Killed I'm an At.
tempted Hold Up.

In Chicago Herman Becker, an al
legged highwayman. was shot and In
stantly killed Tuesday night at Six
teenth and Forty-second avenue by
Frank Daverock, an optician. Dave
rock was on his way home when he
was intercepted by two men. One OF
them pointed pistol at Daverock
and told him to throw up his hands
Daverock had his hands in his over.
coat and in one hand had pistol. He
answered the robbers command with
shot through his coat pocket. The
bullet struck Becker In the stomach
and he fell to the ground. His com.
panion fed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
QUITE A WARM TIME.


Three men are reported dying from
stab wounds at the county hospital,
and IS persons were injured in a
riot and free for all battle with
knives at the close OF Polish wed
ding celebration held over the saloon
OF Joseph Kuza, 73 Front street, on
the North Side. Chicago.
The three most seriously injured
who are expected to die, are John
Wadvo, brother Of the bride, ear cut
off and face and body severely stab
bed in ten places; Stanley Wudasek
stabbed In 20 places. about the head
face and body; James Grim, cut and
slashed about the cheeks head and
breast.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
THREE IdEN KILLED
In frightful Rear End Crash OF Two
Trains.
Two Trains.

Three men were killed in a fright
full rear-end crash between freight
trains on the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroads Harlem
branch just south of the barlow sta
tion Wednesday, A heavily loaded
freight got beyond control on down
grade and ran into the rear of anoth-
er freight just ahead. The conductor
of the first freight train was In the
caboose, and was instantly killed.
The engineer and fireman on the en-
gine of the aecond freight were PIN
ned In the wreckage and killed
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
PREDICTS HIS ASSASSINATION.
a Catholic Priest Says He Is Mark
ed Victim.

"a murder will be committed in
Chicago within one month similar to
the Denver assassination, where
Father Leo Heinriches was shot
down. asserted Chancellor E. M.
Dunno. OF Chicago, archdiocese We'd
nesday night.
II am positive that anarchists, anti
;lericals or whatever they ca'I them
selves, have prepared lists OF priests
and clergymeI to be kIlls1 and l am
certain that some Chicago man has
been marked" he said. 81 am the
most logical man for the assassina-
tion. and although / have thousands
OF friends in the Italian colony, }
also have many bitter enemies"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
Col. Youmans Dead.

A dispatch from Barnwell says Col.
Lawrence w. Youmans died at four
O'Clock Wednesday morning at the
hospital In Savannah. where he was
taken several days ago for treatment
for a cancerous affection. The news
OF his death was received throughout
the state with universal regret.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
AWFUL DEATH.
A Woman Pours Kerosene Over Her.
self and Fires 1t.

Choosing fire as a medium of
death. Miss Emma Fink, OF Stating
ton. Pa, committed suicide at Slate
dale in a most tragic manner. Stand
Ing whore she could see the ruins of
her old home, which was destroyed
by IRE about year ago, she poured
coal oil over her clothing and then
set fire to her skirt.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
B0LTED PARTY.
Four Assistant Republicans De-
feat Democratic Nominee.
SLABS THEIR PARTY.

deadlock I'm Kentucky Legislature
Broken. Four So-Called Democrat.
Going Over to the Republicans and
Electing Their Candidate for the
United States Senatorship.-Looks
very Much Like Sharp Bargain.
The deadlock of the Kentucky Leg
lsiature has been broken at last
FORMER Governor +. o. Bradley tb.
republican candidate, was elected on
rliuay 10 the United States Senate
ai'er an exciting Joint sitting OF the
General Assembly, receiving Ga votes
iour or which were Democratic
The Republicans voted solidlv ,or
bradley, the caucus nominee. If had
oeen held from the beginning of the
contest lover six weeks ago) that n
majority of a quorum was sufficient
ior an election and with 126 NOM
Ders present it required Ga votes tn
eject. The votes OF the four Democrats
VINO have steadily refused to vote for
iormer Governor Beckham were
transferred to Bradley from the var
ious Democratic opponents of Beck
ham.
Bradley received Ga votes to GO
Tor Beckham, one for Allen and one
for Blackburn. The Democrats lert
Tue hali In an attempt TO break the
vote, but later returned and the vote
was ratified.
senators McNutt and Charlton and
representative Huller, OF Louisville
ana representative Lillard, OF BOYLE.
were the Democrats who voted with
the Republicans for Bradley.
A scene OF widest excitement pre-
vailed before the result was announc-
ed, efter the Democrats demanded n
recapitulation. Beckman came on
the floor and released the Democrats
from their primary nomination pledge
Many Democrats sought to change
their votes, the majority going to
Congressman James.
strong effort was made to induce
the four recalcitrant Democrats to
leave Bradley and vote for some Dem
ocrat. The many changes of votes
made the capitulation slow and a.
also developed an additional vote.
but the vote for Bradley remained
unchanged, still being a majority of
all members present and voting. The
Speaker finally announced that Brad
ley had received majority of the
vote and was elected.
The announcement that Bradley had
been elected Senator was made after
nearly all the Democrats had chang
ed their votes. The four who voted
for Bradley resisted the strongest ap-
peals from the leaders of all their
party factions, declaring it was too
late.
In speech accepting his election
Bradley promised to use every ef-
fort as Senator to procure the re-
peal OF the scent tax on tobacco.
Representative Lillard was the
only one OF the four Democrats to
explain his vote for Bradley He
said he thought the time had come
to throw of party shackles and to
break up the machine" and, al
though he did support the Democrat
ic ticket for 40 years, he believed his
vote for Bradley was the best Dem
ocratic vote he ever cast
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
MURDER IN SPARTANBURG
The Passing of the Lie Causes Anoth
er killing.

A dispatch from Spartanburg says
Sullivan Hughes, young white man
who killed John Franklin in the low
er part of the county Saturday, has
not been arrested though the young
mans father says he will have him
surrender to the sheriff. Hughes
shot Franklin in the head with pis-
tol. The difficulty was about a
damned lie" being passed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05
Wash Hunter Convicted.

Wash Hunter, who killed Elbert
Copeland in Laurens county over a
year ago, was convicted of man
slaughter at Greenwood on Wednes-
day.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-05

OF the people OF South Carolina are
opposed to capital punishment; rs
per cent of these juries were.
Louis Bristow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Ed. Doud Sustains The Fracture
Of Four Ribs.

Ed Doud, young man about eight
cen years of age, was seriously injured
this morning at the Earle Henness
place. Young Doud is employed with
Homer Hedge and they were engaged
IN putting up hay for Mr.. Henness.
Doud was at the head of a team of
horses in the meadow. The horses
went into a nest of bumblebees and
started to run away. Not knowing
what caused the trouble, Doud attempt
ed to stop the team by taking the
frantic animals by the bits. Just
what happened the young man cannot
say, nor can he tell how he was
hurt When he was picked up out of
the mix-up, however, he was found
to have four ribs crushed in over the
heart and to nave sustained other
lesser hurts. A physician was hast
lily summoned from the city and every.
thing possible was done for the relief
of the injured boy Doud is a son OF
John Doud, who resides on farm near
old Carbonate. He has two brothers
engaged with Walter Williams livery
stable.