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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13

to. but | feel that in Justice TO nv
colleagues from South Carolina tina
should do So ! wish to saw I'm
behalf of all of them, your represen-
tatives and all. that they are alwav~
1iligent in all things that affect the
Interests Of South Carolina. and they
we're no less diligent in helping To
remove this tax on commercial fer
tilizers, which would have amount
cd to q burden of more than a quar-
ter Of million to the farmers of
the State. You ridicule the Ider
that Messrs. Payne and Dalzen, and
other Republican bosses should fall
in line when 7 crack my whip. ]
freely admit that personally I have
no influence with either ar. Payne
or Mr.. Dalzell. l am sure, however.
that ! have many influential Repub-
lican friends who. in this fight, did
not hesitate to let Messrs. Payne
and Dalzell and other members of
the ways and means committee know
that they were interested in seeing
potash salts and basic Stag out on
the free list and that this interest
was largely due to their friendship
for me- mention among these.
Messrs. Weeks of Massachusetts and
! Currier OF New Hampshire. two men
| with whom I have been intimately
associated with in the many fights
that we have made here for the APP
palachian bill. II so happens also
that several of my close PERSONAL
friends on the Republican side were.
at tho same time. members of the
ways and means committee, and to
! these I went.
OF course. You know that this mat
ter of tax on fertilizers was called
to my attention by a telegram from
Commissioner of Asrieulturs Wat
.on, and presume that he got in
touch with me first because Of the
fact that he lives in my district.
and for the reason that I am q
member of the agricultural eommit-
tee, and presumed TO bs in very
close touch with matters affecting
the agricultural interests Of the eoun-
try. make this statement to you
In justice to myself and because
7 am sure that you want 20 be fair
and also in Justice to the other mem.
ners OF the South Carolins delegs-
tion-all good men and true.
, Very truly.
! A. P. LEVER.
! Washington, April %.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Letter From MFR. Lever

Editor Daily Mail: My attention
has been called to your edi'N Ia. .
"Mr. Lever and :hc Tax on POTASH e"
in. your issue of April 20. in which
YOU ridicule the idea of nv being able
TO accomplish the removal of the
duty on potash salts and basic slag
Your editorial is an answer to one
bv the Newberry Herald and News.
which gives me all of the credit for
this fight. In your answer to this
editorial. you go out of the way to
criticise me for an alleged claim that
| have never made. am sure that
YOU want TO be fair In all matters.
for we have been personal friends
for many years. and no one has q
higher opinion OF your ability as 2
newspaper man than have 7. and
hence. I want to call your attention
to my own statement. published in
the Columbia Record Of April 9
The Records Washington eorre.pon-
dent has this to say: "Mr. Lever
said this morning that the whole
delegation had stood behind him IN
his fight When questioned as tc
| the effect of the amendment. which
will be introduced. Mr.. Lever haC
this to say. 4 have received mum
erous resolutions from the various
farmers throughout the state. snt
have been materially aided by th'
entire South Carolina delegation anC
other members of congress In thi
| hrht Commissioner Watson an,
Prof. Harper have responded prompt
" and splendidly TO my request 70
information
take II that this Is sufiSient N
swer to your editorial. Ordinarily
would not feel called upon TO max
any statement In reference 70 a
editorial, such as the one referre
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
For Protection on Lumber o
Anything Else.
HLLMAk AND SMITH
Takes Their Democracy Straight and
Will Fulfill Their Party's Pledge
By Voting to Carry Out Promise
Made In the Democratic Platform
for Tariff Reform.
for Tariff Reform.

Zach MCGEE. writing to The Stats
from Washington, says Senator Smith
showed some emotion Fridav Whom
ne saw The State, containing the
extract from the Virginia oaner
stating the new South Carolina sera.
tor was going TO vote for protection
on the products Of his State. He
was at that time turning off lumber
lobby which wanted TO convince him
ne ought TO vote for duty on lum-
her.
some OF the lumber lobbyists see
Ing the piece in the paper. suppcsed
that Smith was open to a proposi-
tion. or at least ready to be con-
Vlnced. This. in spite of the fact
the senator says. that he had told
them that he was going to vote the
straight Democratic ticket, one rplank
OF whose platform declared specifical-
ly for free lumber The Vireinia
paper referred to Senator Smith Of
South Carolina.
There are a good MANY Smiths
In the country" said the senator
Even the senate here is loaded with
them. This particular Smith is n
Democrat and whenever he can not
act In accordance with the Demo-
cratic party's principles. he's going
to resign his job and get out"
The lumber lobbyists have been
ca ling on hOtb tho South Na-.tt-
senators. Senator Tillman told them
the same thing that Smith told them
that he was going TO vote In ac-
cordauce with the platform which.
called for free lumber.
The lumber lobby. by the wav
which called on Senators Smith and
Tillman represcnted themselven ae
from South Carolina. Six men called
at Senator Smiths ofice ons day
telling him that some OF them were
from South Carolina and some ron
other States. who had interests in
South Carolina. AS they came ont
| met them.
DO any of you gentlemen live In
South Carolina" I asked.
well, answered one straightfor-
ward. honest-looking follow, at have
interests there. but can not ex
actly say live there. I live in New
York"
Are any of the others from South
Carolina9" I asked.
NO sir was his replv.
ZACH McGEE. =
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Seaman Had Been Mourned For
Dead
THEIR SHIP SEIZED
An Escaped Prisoner From Ven
ezuela Tells n Strange Story About
the Missing Captain and Crew of
the Whaling Ship Carrie Knowles
Thought to Have Been Lost.

1t may be that Capt. Collin Steph-
enson and the crew of the Ameri-
can whaling ship Carrie ID. Knowles.
long since thought to have been lost
at sea, are still in Venezuelan
prison.
An American seaman. who gives
the name of Payne, an escaped pris-
oner from Venezuela, has made his
way to Kingston. where he laid be-
fore the authorities an astounding
stery of the seizure of the Carrie ID.
Knowles at a Venezuelan port. where
she arrived five years ago in dis
tress, and the Incarceration hy the
Venezuelans of the captain and his
men.
The authorities at Kingston have
taken steps looking to a speedy and
thorough investigation of the case.
On January 81. 1904. the Carrie
ID. Knowles sailed from Province
ton. Mass. on whaling voyage. Her
captain was Collin Stephenson, and
her first mate, III. A. Martin. In
addition she carried crew of about
dozen. Payne asserts positively
that all are at the present time CON
fined in Venezuelan prison.
The vessel was supposed to have
been lost in a West Indian storm.
with all hands. Some of the men
belonging in st. Vincent, and after
all hope was given up of their return.
their relatives put on mourning and
the local insurance company eventu-
ally paid the claims against it. on
the assumption that the sailors were
dead. The story Payne told 10 the
police authorities caused great eX
citement.
Payne declared that the whaler
had been disabled in a storm off the
Venezuelan coast and had made
port in distress This was five years
ago. She was at once seized and
the captain and crew were made pris-
oners and thrown into Jail. The
details of Paynes escape from pris-
on are not known. as the police have
him in charge.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
supreme Court Decides Case I'm
- Their Favor.

hh'if EdNOT.
The Charleston Post say the United
States Supreme Court has Just rem
dered two decisions. which are of
much insarest 80 truck growers
through the State. involving more
"onsiderate treatment nthe part
nf railroads in fostering the promo
zion OF the industry. In both cas-
IS j. y. Voorhees,, a truck farmer in
st Andrews parish. was the plain
Tiff, and the Atlantic Coast Line and
other roads the defendants A de-
"ision favorable to truck interests
was rendered in both suits. Z"
In one case the plaintiff shipped
six carloads of cabbages from St
Andrews to New York, for the trans
nortation of which the defendants
charged less than the carload rate
because the initial carrier performed
he loading service. The decision
If the court is that these shipments
having been offered in carload guam
titles were entitled to the published
carload rate. and in the absence of
7necific tariff provision, no additional
charge could he lawfully collected
'rom the. complainant to cover load
ing service performed by the rail-
road company.
In the other case. on a question of
reasonable" rates. the court de-
cided that the charge of sixty-three
cents per half-barrel crate was "un-
reasonahle' and rate of forty-eigh.
cents fairer one than the thirty
two cent rate which had been urged
nv the complainant before the rail
road commission. Tive orders of
the court in both cases provide for
= refund of excess charges. The
amount invloved is not large. bat the
nripc!ple is OF much moment 20 the
truck farmers and the decision il
heinz received with much pleasure
and satisfaction.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
DREAM Of TRAGEDY
wHIoH LEADS TO THE ARREST
OF THE MURDERER.
Three Men Arrested Charged With
the Murder and One Confcsses to
the Chief of Police.

Prof. James H. Hyslop. of the
American Society of Psychilcal Re-
search. who, with DR.. Isaac NJ. Funk.
has revealed many of the mysteries
OF sp'ritualism, relates, in the forth
coming Journal OF Psychical Re-
search, the remarkable case of Mrs.
susan Deilinger, of York Pa.
Prof. Hyslop has spent MANY years
IN endeavoring to discover anv actual
facts which would prove the EXIST
ance or a spirit world. In the case
of Mrs. Delinger he believes a ma
terial fact has been found.
William e. Hooper and his broth
ler. Curvin, were shot and killed near
a little church yard at York. Three
young men were arrested and charg-
ed with the murder.
Mrs. Dellinger, according to Prof.
Hyslop. dreamed two nights after
the crime that she had seen one of
the alleged slayers, Henry Snydor.
pick up revolver and throw It over
the cemetery fence, where it fell by
the side of a grave, on which she
read In her dream the epitaph of
Curtis Site"
On relating her dream the follow
ing day to her son, Mrs. Dellinger de.
scribed minutely where the revolver
was seen by her in her vision. and
said that 1t could he observed from
outside the fence. The son went -
INC ceme.e'y and found the weap N
'xactly w1cre she haG 1e' 'cribed.
Sydnor subsequently confessed TO
.thH chict OF police. accordi lg to Proc
Hyslop, and said that he had dis
posed of the revolver I'm exactly the
manner described by Mrs. Dellinger
in her vision.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
\ Poultry Raiser Has Contest With
"A Wild Cat.

John Simonton. poultry raiser.
at Deep River, Conn. had a desper-
ate battle for his life with fifty
pound wild cat.
Smonton heard noise among
the chickens bcfqrc daylight and
when he opened on" of the henhous-
es he encountered the wild cat AS
SimontOn's dog jumped at the brute
the animal turned and struck Simon
ton a blow with one paw that tore
his head open The poultry raiser
seized a club just as the beast sprang
for his face. He missed and the
cat sank its claws into his arms.
He shook il off. but IL leaped again.
They went down together and for
fifteen minutes were engaged in a
terrific struggle, with the dog as
sisting his master the best he could.
Simonson finally brought the club
down Oh the Wild cats head. killing
it. but not until he had been fright
fully lacerated.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
A WEIRD STORY.
Trained Pack of Wild Animals Eat
Up a Child.
Matters of Importance.

A weird tale OF the lonely north
land is brought TO civilization bv
Fred Allincham and two companions,
James and Mack J. Curtin. OF Saska-
toon. Sask.. who have been spending
the winter around Moose Lake,
northwest OF the Pas. according to
the Indianapolis News.
a traper secured number OF
Young timber wolves which he train
ed for driving, as they developed re-
markable endurance and speed. On
one occasion the traper was away
on a long journey. After finishing
ND a hard days run in which the
animals had not received any food
as Is the way OF treating dog teams
while travelling, as the driver and
the team approached the shanty that
was their home, his little three-year'
old child ran out to meet them. The
famished enimals Jumped on her II
n fash and she was devoured be
fore the father could raise hand
Selling sharp axe from hit
"boat." the trapper went at the wild
creatures and never stopped unit
he had killed the entire lot.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
LITTLE GIRL KILLED.
Delivery Wagon Crushes Infant to
Death.

A special to The News and Courier
from Greenville says Eugenia Gill
reath, the siXteen-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Gilreath.
of Greers. was run over a few after
Moons ago by delivery wagon and
her skull fractured, death resulting
at once. A young white man named
Bub Glenn, was driving the delivery
wagon. and while looking over an
order book, ran over the little girl.
who was in the street. He had not
known of the accident until he hal
driven a couple of blocks. 1t Is
said he is almost frantic with grief
The little girl had slipped out of IT,
house and into the street. where she
was killed.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Moslem Marauders Put to Flight
by Troops
LIVING O.! GRASSES
Attempt to Set Fire to the CITY
Frustratcd-At Harm Every Man
Was Killed, the Mohammedans
SparinS the Women and Children
Under Ten Years of Ape

1 -
A dispatch from nodjin. Aslat;c
turkey, says Notwithstanding the
presence of the troops here. the situ-
atioh is desperate owing to the lack
OF food and medical supplies. The
troops arrived just in time, as the
besieGers had succeeded in setting
fre to a house on the edge of the
city.
The fire spread. but as the breeze
was blowing away from the town.
only five buildings were DESTROYED.
heavy rifle fire was kept up against
those who tried to extinguish the
flames.
The Mohammedans outside the
walls who seemingly numbered many
thousands, pushed their attacks en-
ergetically against the inhabitants.
killing and wounding many.
They were SO eager to get inside
the city and plunder the place that
they did not observe the approach
of Loufti Bcy and his troops until
they were close upon them. where
upon the Mohammcdans fled prccipi-
lately. carrying on all the cattle out
side the city.
y letter received 10y messenger
from Harm says that every man
there has been killed Only women.
girls and boys under 10 years of age
have been left alive. The churches
'ud houses We're plundcrcd and most
ii them wcrc burned Tie letter.
which is from the widow of n clergy
man says:
I'VE have nothing to eat or wear
We are lIving on grass like animals
Worse than this. the Moslems are
trying to force the women and girls
TO become Mohammcdans. Already
some of the women have been car
ricd away
Lucius O. Lee. a missionary here.
says: I'VE are trying to send food
to Harm, although 1T is dangerous.
and to bring away the women as
we'll"
Much excitement has been cuased
here hy the attempts of the authori-
ties to arrest some of those who have
murdered Christians.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
NAVAL NOT SECTIONAL.
Capt. Fremont Does Not Object to
the Portrait.

Capt John c. Fremont command
ing the United States battleship Mis-
sissippi, does not object 10 the plac-
ing of the portrait of Jefferson Davis
upon the silver service which the war
vessel is now on her way mp the
Mississippi to receive from the State
i'm whose honor she is named Re
spending to telegraphic request as
10 whether he and the other Of
ficers of the Mississippi were in sym
pathy with the antasonIsm which the
placing of the likeness of the dead
chieftain of the Confederacy upon
the silver service had aroused. Capt,
Fremont wired The News and Cour-
ier as follows. his dispatch being
dated New Orleans: The navy is
without sectional prejudice, and its
patriotism knows no boundaries save
those Of the great country al
large"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
STRANGE ACCIDENT.
Sack of Guano Exploded and Injur-
ed Man.

Thursday afternoon on the planta-
tion of Mr.. s. l.. Moore. between
Waterloo and Harris Springs, a very
unusual accident occurred. a ten
year-old negro boy while trying to
unite a sack of acid had his left
hand torn and lacerated by a ter
rible explosion. No one seems TO
know the cause of the accident. The
shock and jar were felt by others
at work in the field and resembled
dynamite. The boy suffered pro-
found shock, sand and dirt being
blown in his face and eyes. His
thumb and fingers were amputated
by Drs. Wilbur and Fennel, who are
attending the case.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
EX-GOV. McswEENEY BETTER.
Condition Still Serious, but Recove-
Iy is Possible.

a special dispatch from Hampton
TO The News and Courier says EX-
Gov. NJ. b. McSweeney. who was
stricken down while on his way from
his office TO his residence on Tuesday
evening. and who has since that time
been in an unconscious condition,
is much improved. Although the
doctors in attendance entertain hopes
of his recovery. still they will not
say that he is out of danger. The
trouble seems to be acute indigestion,
but the former Governor has been
in falling health for the past two
years, and his condition rs still very
serious.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Caprrs Resigns.

a dispatch from Washington says
Royal r. Cabell of Richmond, Va,
has been selected to succeed John
G.. Capers of South Carolina as com
missioner of internal revenue. Mr..
Capers some weeks ago sent In his
resignation. effective July 1. Mr.
Capers is very i'll in Washington. .
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Charged with Stealing whisker.

Carl Summers and Jim Subur. two
young negroes, have been arrested
upon the charge of stealing whiskey
out of box car at the Lexington
depot few days ago. These two
fellows undoubtedly had become
very thursty and in order to quench
this thurst resorted to this means
OF securing the necessary. beverage.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
VIII Soon BE Gone.

Within ten or fifteen years. sc-
cording to ]. II. Finney, secretary
and treasurer of the Appalachian
Forestry Association. there will be
not a stick of timber standing east
of the Rockies and within fifty years
the entire country will he as barren
of timber as the American desert
unless something Is done TO avert
the disaster.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
WAGON Driver Slain.

The strike :: ths bakers at Cni-
cago Thursday resulted in the mur.
der OF Henry Teetilbohm, a bakery
wagon driver. He was shot aud
fatally wounded while on his wagon.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Electrocuted.

Joe and 1sham Taylor. two more
Of the negroes who figured in the
recent terrible Powhattan county
tragedy in which Mrs. Skipwith and
Walter Johnson were murdered, were
electrocuted in the penitentiary at
Richmond, Va, Wednesday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
Stamn Out Biloxi Hand.

Determined to stamp out the Black
Hand. number of wealthy italian
residents Of New York City are rep
resented to have offered $4,000 a
year TO Thomas Colesanto, a detec-
tive OF Waterbury, Conn, 10 10 20
New York and, as far as possible.
take the place of Joseph Petrosino.
w hn Nas assassinated In Sicily. d. :
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
mo- Estnhlish Airship Lines. .

At meeting OF the Wurternburg
Aerial Navy League. II became
known that the Zeppelin Airship
Company would establish a regular
line of airships from Luecerne or
Friedrichshafen to North Germany.
via Frankfort-on-the-M to open
for trafice next year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13
HIDES IN COAL MINE.
Will BE Forced to Come Out or
Starvc to Death.

An unidentified negro, wanted for
murder. is concealed in an abandon
ed mine. twenty miles west of Birm-
ingham. and with a rifle and plenty
Of food and ammunition is defying
the authorities. He has been con-
cealed for four days and It is be-
lievcd that friends carried him large
supplies before the officers located
him. The officers are unable to see
down the slope, but the negro in
the darkness below can watch their
movement at the opening. The depu-
ties believe that IT will be necessary
to starve him out
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-05-13

Washington, April %.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-03

an enemy. But there 4 no reaeon
for the killing of birds VII eh help US.
It is unreasonable
1t would be we'll IL every boy in
the land could be shown effectively
that the killing Of ! bird means not
only the shilling ofsits song. but that
it means an addition to the already
enormous crop loss from insects more
plants wilhered from the work of the
cutworm: more foliage blighted by
lice; more wheat fields sick from the
Hessian fly mageot: more wormy APP
Piles from the effects of the miserable
codling moth; more slugs on the
roses: more scale on the twie; aphis
at the root; or insect in the air to
annoy ua, and more weed seed Ia
grow, just because a bird is dead.
1t is really . great matter, worthy
to be thought upon and acted upon by
the best minds ia America. None
should be more Interested and none
more active in preservation and pro-
lection of the fe.thered army than
their most natural friends and protec-
tors. the farmers Of the land.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Monday, Oct. 25th.

Monday, Oct. 18th.
T. E. Dyson ct al to T. A. Haw-
kins-lot z. blk a. Buck Grove, Iowa.
Con $500.
Marian L. Galland to B. F. Wor-
ley-lot 10, blk 25. Deloit, Iowa.
Con. $3.50.
Tuerday. Oct 26th.
j. w. Miller, Jr.. to S. S. and
Melvina Rice IN 40 fl of lot II and 9
10 # Of lot 10, blk 4s, Denison, Iowa.
Con. s2s5O.
Michael ]. Monaghan to Anthony
j. Monaghan ct al -und l sci sci Of
sec q and nj nw4 of sec IS Stockholm
twp. Con. $4,000.
Friday. Oct. 10Th.
Marie s. Meier ct al to Jerome
Slechta-lots 4, 5. 6, z. and 9, blk
81. Denison, Iowa. Con $1,000
Saturday, Oct. Both.
William A. Theobald to John E.
McCracken--lots z. 8, 9, 10, II and
y, blk AZ, Fairview Add Manila,
Iowa. Con $500.
C. L. Breckenridge to John E. Nc.
Cracken-lots and 6. blk AZ. Fair.
view Add Manila. Iowa. Con. 5000.
D P. Uhl to c. G. Cooper ct al
lots and 2. blk a. Charter Oak,
Iowa. Con. $4,000.
George Naeve to Adolph H. Peter
sen-se4 sec 10, Washington twp
Con. SIP. 600.