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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25
FINDING The DEAD
FIRST BODIES BROUGHT UP FRI.
p" DAY OUT OF THE MINES.
Gas Explosions Continue. Which
! Alarm the Rescners and Impede
Their Work of Love. in .Ll-r,

4
| a dispatch from Cherry, H., says
the dark tomb of the Cherry mines
has been conquered After an all.
night battle in clearing the shafts
of the burning mine, three bodies
the first recovered through the main
shaft. were brought to the surface al
O'Clock Saturday morning.
| Inspectators and geological ex-
perts, while penetrating the dismal
depths, fighting the smouldering fire
in the coal veins, caught sight of
piles OF other charred bodies, but
their passage was hampered by FIRE.
At 6 o'clock Saturday morning a
group OF miners and railroad men
entered the mine, working without
oxygen helmets. but there was no
suffering from noxious gas. Strug-
Cling through the dark tomb.
the fremen discovered In the second
vein pile Of bodies. from which
three we're recovered.
The east portion Of the gallery,
where the fire originated. Is badly
caved In, The, west portion of the
gallery Is still afire, but fremen
with hose got within SO feet of the
vein. ."'o -"i .'l'fte" l.t-
Fireman O'Connor and many 9th
er iremen from Chicago, lighting the
underground flames. emerged from
the main shaft declaring that they
believed that the fire would be ex-
tinguished before many hours. They
saw many piles OF human bodies
buried In the wreckage OF the gal
lery running from the main shaft
to the air vent. They also saw bod
les lying In heaps In tie west vein
where the fre is still raging
Mine Inspector Taylor, who Thurs
day declared that he would enter
the mine or die In the attempt. spent
the night in the mine, and gave a
gruesome account of the piles of hui
man bodies sighted, but impossible
to reach. Inspector Taylor sent
workmen into the mine to repair
the east vein, the approach timbers
having burned .at
Another body of volunteers was
sent later today into the mines. On
the second trip of the cage. four
other bodies, one that of a boy.
were brought to- the surface. An
ambulance. guarded by milltiamen,
was followed by crowds to the town
hall. temporary morgue.
Here scores of grief-stricken, sob
bing widows sought TO identify the
bodies as their own husbands. bu;
the condition of the bodies render
ed Identification difficult.
Crowds of grief-stricken men. wo-
men and children formed great
circle about the bodies brought from
the mines. Many turned away. un-
able TO bear the cries of the bereav-
ed wives and mothers. Three bodies
were identified: Richard Buckles, a
stable boy: Louis Gibbs. George Nc
Mullen. The condition OF the bodies
recovered Indicates that the men dice
from suffocation the first day of I'M
prisonment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25
The Woman o IA Black.

rs The mysterious woman In black
who committed suicide "Wednesday
IN the rest room OF an Atlanta de-
partmeht store wac Identified as Miss
Wnlano Cotton. daughter of Mrs
Rebecca p, Cotton. The young wo-
man, who died from an overdose of
'strychnine, was said to have been
IN bad health for several months and
despondent- 'H' Nf" 1' 'iV!i /
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25
Killed About Lynching.

At Cairo, H.. Wednesday Henry
Small, q negro shot and killed VIII
liam Pope one of the negro soldiers
discharged from the United States
army aster the shooting up OF
Brownsville. Texas. The shooting
fonowed an argument over the lynch
ing there last veeg OF VIII lanes
-thss tser0 ACCUSED Of tas murder OF
AetiSs 10 lrelleys = - ~
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25

some or TIE claimants certain foes
and expenses incurred by the com
mission In defending recent suits.
1t is also ruled by the commission
that certain claimant who filed bills
in the Federal Court asking for in
Junction against the commission, in
clude the firms OF Garrett & Co..
Fleischmann & Co., Wilson Distiflery
TcsgIGfasjo T&sfgIfasj aftSfl' odjsSl hI1@1' I1@1''I1aI I1aIJY JY@'A 7
The bills brought, by eF'leischman.
the Wilsbn O6mpahsI ahei Jack Gran
ston Company and Gallagher & Bur
top. were consolidated into one 90
nsfS dnto whl0h GarfStt "a Co. after
ward intervened, followed by the Big
Springs Ddstiilibg 0Gompany, I Ullman
& ,Gp,, eApchqr lplstilling, r. Company.
Belair pistilling Company. Richards
& 60. and tho New York and Ken
tucky Company. llIW iI9wnIoD
After oFsviawing m he VICTORY won
by the State OF South Carolina. the
com Mission calls attsntioh to the
fact, fvhhts the night atartEedl To- the
United States Court cost s21s5es.17.
and copslders the state damaged TO
|tkxn fleopFr 1.-THE &ariovsg eon>pa-
<1iks mentioned a6ofe are 1assepsed
prokuYtiok ts1is lskn6nskd
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25
.Naya,I cadLert Hired. Ft,,edd..

~ The Secretary OF the Navy has
approved the recommendations of the
superintendent Of the Naval Academy
foEathe dismissal Of Cadet John p.
Hyman.nof South Carolina, General
which has caused seven
other cadets 10 lenve the Academy
this year. n the cause OF the disula
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25

sympa thizers have been subjected to
the most Horrible indfghaties and
outrages. Nicaraguan refugees. ar
FiTingI on the Isthmus. and In Costa
Rica declare II Is time for the ciyi-
lized powers to forcibly intervene
and put an end TO such barbaritles
and atrosities. fI3..r ,ns sose,f,T
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25
Many Were Hurt. j

MANY WeTe HuFt.' I77l7 n
Ninety persons we're; injured s,pyt
none fatally. when southboupJ pas
Sepger train - on the ST. Louis
a1ld Sa1xf railroad ws2I
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25
SIX KILLED IN EARTH SLIDE
Without Warning Hill Caves
Upon Gang Of Workmen.

A dispatch from Winston-Salem.. :. N
c., says six men were almost instant
y killed and one was seriously in
ured there Tuesday morning short
before 10 O'Clock by a landslide
Of tons of dirt from the side OF IAN
;butment being constructed for the
j00-foot bridge across the Salem
reek valley. on the first section of
he Southbound Railroad. The dead
Ill white men, are: -t.t,!-.,H
Lesso Friesland Of Iredell com
ty tANHf
Carmel Bullin Of Stokes county.
Carl Dortschmidt. German.
Carl Erner. German. 3nl
Franz Liedman, a German.
Alfred Lippner. a German.
The injured man is Oscar Mise of
Norfolk. Va, badly crushed but will
recover. eI
Three others were injured very
slightly '---e e7'<a
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-25

Tho men were, excavating at the
ste of a great hill. working With
picks and shovels nearly fifty feet
below the top Of the embankment
when tons Of earth broke en- masse
from the mainland and covered them.
A few. by dint of terrific struggles.
managed to extricte their arms from
the mass. and the four-ecore labor
ers near by rushed to their aesis-
tance. But at once second crumb-
ling of thousands OF cubic feet of
earth above swept tho rescurers
aside in the twinkiing OF an eye. and
buried the seven victims hopelessly.
1t wss nearly an hour before tho
irst dead body was recovered. 70
deep was the mass os eartn wnich
had crumbIed down the euabankment.
The last .ody was taken out a. 1
O'Clock. Each was easily reeosniz-
able; the earth had crushsx the
breath from their bodies without
ssssssiss sssssssss ssss :sss' II Fl Nv
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
MEMPHIS MUST
OBEY THE LAW
PLAIN CLOTHES MEN VISIT JOINTS
AND ARRESTS WILL FOLLOW
sY THE WHOLESALE.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 14.-After
,leepinS absolutely quiet waiting for
the law to take it's own course IN en-
forcement of statewide prohibition
which has been in eject since July
1st. champions of the Anti-Saloon
League showed their hand Tuesday,
placing eighteen plain clothes men IN
the field who claim they gathered
damaging testimony from more tnan
three hundred places formerly occu-
MED by the licensed saloons and at
nresent kept open by their proprietors
claiming that they sell nothing more
Intoxicating than near beer Bitter
legal fights are anticipated counsel
having been named by the prohiibtion-
lists The saloon interests are also
represented by learned attorneys who'
II is stated. will resist on grounds OF
moi guilty" as we'll as attacking the
constitutionality of the new law The
states attorney has engaged help 10
assist prosecution.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
OPENS WITH JOHN LATTA'S
announcement FORMAYOR
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN SHES HIS CASTOR INTO
THE POLITICAL RING AND STANDS
ON HIS RECORD
POSSESSES MORAL AND PRONOUNCED
ADVOCATE OF LAW Observation-Disclosures ENrRYs Ex.
PEcTEp AT pATE-ELEcTloN IN OCTOBER.

: brought down the execration of man,
on the head of the man who took tina
stand By law enforcement Johl
Latta does not hold for the enforce
ment Of one law for the poor and an
other for the rich, but for the fail
and impartial enforcement OF all law
against poor and rich alike. And ye
John Latta has never enforced the
law with a view or a desire for rev
enue nor in the spirit of grin
nemesis tramping closely on the heels
OF those who have transgressed the
laws. He is q father and knows the
temptations that beset the boys and
young men of the town and has a
tender pity for them when they fall.
1t has rather been his effort to pro-
tect them from temptations by
a stern enforcement Of the laws
against those resorts which tempt and
ruin the youth of the land, and he has
sought to render those temptations
less and the protection for the youth
that much greater. Many is the
mother who has thanked him from the
depths of her heart for his watchful
care over her boy and for saving him
from public disgrace when he did fall
This is John Latta's record and on
IL he will oh ho Mo-
and when the votes are counted in
October he will be found among the
leaders.
So far Mr.. Latta is the only pub
Ideally announced candidate, but it is
safe to say he will have opposition
and strong opposition at that. It is
generally understood that Mayor Bid
die will be a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Ex-Mayor Guest, it is under
stood, will also be candidate and
will have for one of the planks of his
platform the repeal of the Cow Law.
As for the ticket for aldermen no one
has so far intimated that he was
candidate, and it is understood that
few of the present Board will stand
for re-ele elton, but the record of the
present Board for good business gov
and for the enforcement of
the laws, particularly the prohibition
laws has been so eminently satisfac- i
tory that pressure will doubtless be
brought to bear to secure their SER
vice for another two years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16

With the announcement of John Lat
ia for Mayor in Tuesdays issue of The
Herald the municipal campaign is on
and from now until the election the
Nsecond Tuesday in October things
will be lively in local politics.
Mr.. Lattas announcement will
doubtless come in the nature OF a
surprise to many friends throughout
the county as the impression has pre-
vailed for some months that he would
be candidate for Sheriff at the next
election and one who would prove a
most formidable contestant for that
office. But the weight of years has
fallen on John Latta, and though he
is still an active and efficient citizen
the duties of sheriff require great
physical exertion, long rides have TO
be taken, many of them at night and
members of Mr. Lattas family did
not wish him to take on these bur-
dens. In addition Mr.. Latta has work
ed up nice transfer business, which
would have been seriously interfered
with by his candidacy for sheriff and
by the duties of the Office had he been
so fortunate as to secure the place,
while the duties of Mayor would not
interfere with his private business,
though it goes without saying to those
who know John Latta that he would
not allow his private interest to inter
fere with his public duty.
In Mr.. Latta's announcement he
states simply that he is making the
for mayor on his record,
and that is a record of which any man
might justly feel proud. AS citizen
and as an official of the city in past
years he has been up to the mark
lie not only possesses that cardinal
1irtue, physical courage, but that 9TH
er cardinal virtue, held among the
highest since Rome sat on her seven
ILLS and since the days when Greece
vas sovereign of the known world
But many men have
physical courage and do not possess
hat most admirable quality, moral
John Latta has both. He
las stood fairly and unequivocally in
,rivate and public life for law en-
orcement, even at times when that
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
PETRIFIED FOOT y,
IS DISCOVERED
SILL JONES, WELL DIGGER, uN'
sARrhs THE cuRio NEAR
THE OLD CREAMERY.


Bill Jones, colored, is a well digger
nO his Profession Tuesday led him 70
very interesting discovery. Bill
was digging well not far from the
O'u creamery on the" Pulaski pike,
'uen he noticed a stone that attract
W MS attention on account Of its
'Hoo'hness and peculiar shape. Al
! picking the rock out of the ground
Y knocking the dirt off of it, he
''"nu that he had an almost exact
PRODUCTION of human foot and the
'7s Up To the knee. 1t was evidently
le''ited human foot At the place
'"ere the knee cap should have been,
'"o'heF piece of rock was joined,
,,'0oaoly being the upper part of the
49, III order to carry it, Bill broke
'"' ''one near the ankle. and it was
'''3 10 see the difference between
'"e bone and the flesh.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
PRESIDENT HELPS ORPHANS.

Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the President Of The Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ga, who writes: we have used
Electric Bitters in this Institution for
nine years. Ii has proved most ex-
cellent medicine for Stomach, Liver
and Kidney troubles. We regard IL
as one of the best family medicines
on earth" II invigorates the vital or
gans, purifes the blood. aids diges.
ton, creates appetite. To strengthen
and build W thin, pale, weak children
or rundown peoI le it has no equal.
Best for female complaints Only
soc at all druggists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
ANOTHER CHANCE is
GRANTED HARRY THAW
TO SECURE LIBERTY
THREE ALIENlsTs WILL PASS ON
THE SANITY OF NOTED
MURDERER.
THE STATE PERFECTLY WILLING
Nearer to Freedom Than at Any Time
Since Stanford White Was Shot
Down on Roof Garden-RationaI
But Won't Drink.

i WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 13.-
II counsel can agree, a commission Of
three alienists, mutually selected, will
pass upon the question of Harry X.
Thaw's sanity. This was practically
decided before adjournment Monday
at a continuation of the hearing be-
fore Justice Mills, in which counsel
for Stanford Whites slayer are try
ing to establish his right to release
from the asylum for the criminal in
sane at Matteawan.
With all of Mondays testimony In
favor Of Thaw and with the indica-
ton that his wife, Evelyn Nespit
Thaw, will take the stand In his be-
half and with District Attorney Je-
rome eliminated, Thaw's chances for
release appear brighter than at any
time since his commitment.
After string of witnesses, who
testified to Thaw's soundness of mind,
had taken the stand, Roger Clark,
Deputy Attorney General, who is con-
Quoting the peoples case, informed
the court that he had been so much
impressed by Thaw's intelligent inter
est in the issues at stake that he was
willing to concede Thaw's right to a
full and impartial examination. He
suggested that counsel for Thaw and
counsel for the people agree to a
commission of three expert alien1sts.
whose decision should be fully ac-
cepted by both parties to the suit.
Charles Morschauscr for Thaw,
agreed and asked that DR.. Baker, SUI
perintendent of the State Asylum, and
DIR. Austin Flint be named as two of
the three.
Justice Mills favored the sugges-
ton for commission, but was of the
opinion that the State ought to name
two of the three experts. With that
exception he left the personnel of the
commission to be determined by joint
counsel.
The testimony heard Monday from
jailers, inn-keepers, real estate deal
ars, clergymen, a dentist and a re-
oorter, all called by Thaw, were uni
'ormly in his favor. Witnesses re-
ated conversations with him on
music, dogs cigars, literature, cleo
richly, geology, prison life, sport, re-
igion and the personality of the late
Pope Leo XII. A Waterman learned
rom Thaw that the stone age should
,e placed some 500 years back. An
thought Thaw perfectly
ane, except that on one occasion he
efused the witnesses invitation to
axe a drink with him. He admitted,
nder cross-examination, that he had
nown rational persons to decline q
rink.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
LOCAL MERCHANTS
OFF FOR THE EAST
A. S. JAMES AND WILL GOTHAM
LEAVE FoR NEw YORK TO
BUY NEW STOCK.

Messrs. A. S. James and Will
Gotham left Monday for New York
City, where they have gone for the
purpose of buying new and com.
plete stock of jewelry and jewelers.
specialties for James Bros. Jewelry
Co. Mr.. Murray announced today
that the new fixtures for the store
were shipped on the eighth of this
month from the factory and would
reach Columbia in the next few days
and as soon as they arrive the stove
will be closed and force of me-
chanics will begin the placing of the
same, and when completed the store
viii be one of the handsomest If not
the handsomest in the south.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
brown DISHED OUT
SOME EYE-OPENERST TO
CENTREVILLE LADS
VISITING TEAM COULDN'T CON-
YrcT WITH LOCAL WONDER
AND LOST GOOD GAME.
Three TO one Fur COLUMBIA
cam. PLAYED on Academy FieId-CIae-
.stt Huddleston and Mcbride
kmonq Those Who Went Down in
Bitter Defeat.-The Box Score.

With bright crimson suits and big
mise that sounded like the local
.ouad would be dragged in defeat to
,bs time of about 'steen to goose-egg,
tbsre arrived in the midst of our lit
flo village Monday a baseball team
rom the metropolis of Centreville.
With the aggregation were several
ubetes well known to US all, Clag-
rett Huddleston ond Mcbride. Dan
,prous looking athletes, too, for ev-
pryope knows what a terror "Bub"
claggett is and Dean Huddleston Is
vood enough for the National league
when he is right, while Mcbride would
No good man for the outfield on the
New York Giants. In addition to
these three there we're SIX other likely
looking ball players, and the general
aspect was anything but rosy just be-
fore play began at the Military Acad-
emy field But there was one item
which the writer had failed to take
into account and that was a young
man named Brown. A very ordinary
name indeed and he had lanky legs.
all of which goes to prove that legs
and the name don't make the man.
Nay, nay, gentle reader, they do not.
II takes more than that. 1t takes the
curve. And when it comes to the
curve Brown was THERE. Up to the
last inning Centreville couldn't get
anything that smelled like a run. In
the ninth they annexed their lone
tally via the hit, stolen base, another |
bit method. Two of Columbia's runs |
came in the second inning when Fin
ney hit safe and P. Catina followed
with a home run to deep left. The
other run came in the Sixth. Spen-
Yer hit safe and stole second. After
Brown and Finney went out, P. Catina
gain came to the rescue with neat
Jingle, Spencer scoring. The box
core follows:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
PRIMARY BOARDS
LEFT In POWER
CHANCELLOR ALLISON DEFERs
ACTION UNTIL THE OCTOBER
TERM OF COURT.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 14.-Chan-
eelIor Allison announced today that
he would take the case OF w. l..
Ledgerwocd ct al, W., John A. Pitts ct
al, involving the constitutionality Of
the primary board law under advise
nent untfI the October term Of tie
court and in the meantime he ordered
that the present county boards pro
coed to act and discharge all duties
imposed on them by the law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
REFRIGERATOR
is INSTALLED

Mitchell-Ashley Hardware Co. have
just installed for w. G. Harlan at the
new store on West Seventh street one
of the handsomest refrigerators that
has ever been put in by any concern
in Columbia The box was placed in
position today and was at once put
into commission. Mr.. Harlan will use
It for keeping all perishable goods,
butter, cheese, etc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
POLICEMEN STAND
GUARD AT MOBILE
NEAR BEER SALOONS
NEW SHERIFF STARTS TO WORK
TO SECURE ENFORCEMENT
OF THE LAW.
HAS SIX MONTHS TO DO IT IN
Pledged The Governor That he Would
Resign il Promise Was Not Full
fiIled-oId Customers SHED Away
From Resorts.

MOBILE, Ala, July 13.-In order L
enforce the prohibition laws of tn,
state of Alabama, Sheriff John S
Drago Monday placed deputy sherif
in front of every near" beer stand il
the city, armed with a pencil and
book, and took the names of all those
who entered the places.
The object of this is to secure evi
dence that they bought liquor in the
places, but whether or not they will
succeed remains to be seen.
The placing Of the deputies at some
of the places on the principal streets
caused a sensation, and hundreds Of
men gathered around the officers as
they came in and went cut CT the va
rious establishments.
The open sale of liquor is alleged
to have been going on in this city for
day after day since the law went into
effect, and in fact prohibition was one
grand farce, not over two saloons clos
ing their places of business.
Sheriff Drago is the successor Of
Frank Cazalas, who was impeached
for allowing negro to be lynched,
and for not stopping the playing of
ball on Sunday. The prohibition law
and order people and reformers fought
his appointment bitterly, going to
Montgomery in punches and entering
their protest on account of Drago
being the campaign manager of Gov
ernor Conner.
He was appointed, but not before he
secured from him promise that if he
lid not enforce the prohibition laws
n Mobile county known to be violated
hat he would resign in six months
rom the office. 1t is this promise that
he sheriff is trying to make good.
The saloon men report that the &C
ion of the sheriff in placing the off,
.ers in front of their doors has driven
he hardest drinkers away, as they do
lot want to be hauled up before the
tate solicitor.
The receipts of the various places
ell at least ninety-nine per cent from
he time that the officers were sta
toned at the places.
The first effort of the new sheriff
as resulted in one of the largest
near beer" dealers and proprietors
f a German garden signing state
1ent to the sheriff that in the future
e will not sell anything but near
eer,' and nothing whatever intox-
eating.
There were many humorous scenes
round the various saloons of the city.
len would break for the places, and
n seeing officers, jump back as II
lev were shot. The sheriff says that
e proposes to stop the illegal sale
{ LIQUOR across the counters, as he
aims has been done since the law
ent into effect.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-07-16
CRIMINAL COURT
ASSESSES ZINES

Several cases were disposed of in
the brief session of County Criminal
Court Tuesday Sammy Nicholson
got $40 and costs for assault and bat
terry; Tillman Estes was awarded the
same penalty for the same o1ense,
while Arthur Cooper. likewise
escaped with 5000 and costs.