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? % 'r^fTM ;> ^^9 FORT MILL TIMES. VOL. XIV. FORT MILL, S. C? WEDNKSDAY.TOCTOBER 11,1905. NO. 29. MURDEROUS ATTACK Prominent Citizen Cnitaliy Slain and Robbed in South Carolina Town NO CLUE TO THE GUILTY ASSASSINS Mr. R. A. McDowell, a Merchant of Camden, Waylaid and Murdered at 9 O'clock at Night Whilo enroute Home. Camden, S. C., Special.?Mr. R. A. McDowell, a merchant of this city, was waylaid and foully murdered on his way home Tuesday night about 9 9'clock and robbed of bis watch, keys and all the money bo bad with him. EIc was struck on the back of the bead presumably with a heavy club. Entire State Excited. Columbia, S. Special?All South Carolina was horrified ia reading the account of the murder of It. A. McDowell, brother of \Y. L. McDowell, * alitor of the Camden Chronicle. McDowell was on his way home to post his books and was killed by a blow from a bludgeon and robbed. The dramatic effect was intensified when the news reached here that It. L. Parker, a member of the jury of the Gillis case w;VS found in the river near Camden. Parker is in a dying rendition, lie states that be was walking with McDowell when both wore struck down at the same moment. lie was found in roods on the river one mile from the place where it occurred. He knows nothing more of the affair. McDowell's neck was broken and Porker's forehead was struck. Bloodhounds arc being used. There is great excitement. There have been many holdups in this State in lha last fortnight and people are getting desperate. Since the robbing of Judge Gary in Columbia nobody is surprised at the boldness of the Camdom double murder. A train from Sumter had just arrived and many people were on the street when both men were struck down. Rewards are being offered. President Duncau Resigns. Union, S. C., Special.?The Union cotton mills situation was greatly cleared at the meeting Wednesday a compromise bring affected bv which Col. T. Duncan was re-elected president, immediately resigned, and was replaced by K. \V. Robertson, president of the National Loan and Exchange Hank, <>f Columbia, who was elected president and treasurer, the now by-laws providing that these twr, oflices coil Id he held by the same person. This action meets with the approval and co-operation of nil the stockholders and creditors. The compromise came rather as a surprise u> many, but nevertheless, was a great relief. Accidentally Killed. Aslicville, Special.?A telephone message from the big Ivy section of Buncombe stated that the death of Ellis Manor, of that place, was due to accident. Young Manor was found dead in the woods with a enn shot wound in the stomach, and the failure to find the gun that he had started hunting with led those in the neighborhood to suspect foul phiv. The gun, however, was later found some distance from the body, with one cartridge exploded. It is supposed that the unfortunate man accidentally shot himself, when ho fell and died. Grasped in the dead man's hands wore leaves broken from a bush that he caught in falling. C * A ? TItfl U11UI 1L1.1 WUilOlli, Atlanta, Oa., S]>eoial.?Croon Steermnn, about 17 years, died at Crady hospital as tlio result of a mvserious shoot iner September 20th. The boy declared that ho aeeidcntallv shot himself, but his cousin, Thomas Steerman, who was with 1dm, declared that the wound was inflicted by himself carelessly and unintentionally. Compelled to Leave Town. Columbia, Special.?W. H. Newbold, former State Detective under Gov. B. Tv. Tillman and a man conspicuous in dispensary affairs, was practically run out or the town of Kershaw Tuesday. Newbold lias excited the ire of the people there on account of his being engaged as a detective to work up evidence auainst the parties accused of lynching a white man .7oiir? Morrison, who had killed three men and ruthlessly and cruelly added a fourth victim on the streets of Kershaw. Ik * t rtXTILE NEWS_OF INTEREST Notes of Southern Cotton Mills and Other Manufacturing Enterprises' Roanoke Rapids, N. C.?Further important developments of the water power properties will be undertaken by the Roanoke Rapids Power Co., of that city, in connection with plans for adding other manufacturing industries to those two established to have a capital with 50,000 spindles, and it has about closed a contract ensur ing the location of a large paper and pulp mill. The Itnanoke Rapids Power Co. developed 5,000 horse-power in 1S03, and has increased its stock to $500,000 for the purpose of building a mill to be equipped and furnishing power to manufactories, and plans to further utilize its water-power to the fullest extent. It is contemplated to construct a concrete dam entirely across the Roanoke river and build an electric plant to transmit the power by electricity ,the cost of this work to amount to about $100,000. The company's engineers are now at work on the plans and estimates. II. C. Cooper is general manager. Spartanburg, S. C.?The Beaumont Mfg. Co. will build the new but will at lirst install 1000 spindles mill for a capacity of 5IS4 spindles, and power for the full capacity, construction work to begin immediately under the supervision of ?! E. Sirrine of (Jreenville, S. C. lie lias been engaged as I he engineer in charge of the improvements. This will be Beaumont Mill No. 3, its product to be white and colored carpet warps, twines rope, wieking and other special lies; output proposed, 5,000 pounds daily. About 100 operatives will be employed iti the mill. Beaumont Mills No. 1 and No. 2 will be tin* yarn mills, with a total of 9,838 spindles; Ni?. 3 is the weave mill, having 9,702 spindles and 252 -10-inch Draper looms. I). L. Jennings is treasurer of the company. Asheville, N. C.?A meeting of the stockholders of the Elk Mountain Cotton Mills Co. was held last week to consider adding a blcaclicry to the company's plant. An affirmative decision was made and the capital stock of the corporation will he increased from $1 ."iO.OOO to $200,000 in order to provide'the required funds. A site has been obtained, and the construction work is expected to begin in the near future. There are 84 looms in the mill and their product is damaslc, bedspreads, etc., all of wheh is now shipped to Lowell, Mass., for bleaching. Electricity is the motive power of the mill, and a steam engine is kept ready for use if emergencies arise or if water is to be pumped in time of tire. Charlotte, N. C.?The Magnolia Mill, which is located on South Graham street, is one of the most successful of the many manufacturing enterprises of this city. This mill was instituted some seven years ago, and since its beginning has always paid handsome dividends. Time and again, the equipment has been increased to meet the demands of the trade. The business of the plant lias reached such proportions that -Mr. A. Siunmorville, the proprietor of the company has decided to add 2000 spindles to the present equipment of 40,000, thus making the total number of machines available (5,000 devoted exclusively to tho manufacture of hosiery yarns Workmen are now engaged in the construction of additional quarters, and as soon as the new machinery arrives which will he within the next few weeks, the operation of the complete equipment will he begun. The new plant will he finished hv the middle of November. The Magnolia mill is capitalized at $40,000. Textiles Notes. Over $2o0,000 has been subscribed for the now cotton mill which is to he built at La Grange, Ga. The Favettevillc Mill Co. of Fnvotteville, Tenn., has been incorporated with capital stock of $110,000, for manufacturing cotton goods, by Messrs. II. K. Holmnn, A. M. McLaughlin, .T. II. Kees, J. II. Harms aiul C. T. Harms. Talladega, Ala.?The new machinery of t ho Chinnabeo Cotton I ills will consist of 1,500 spindles and the necessary preparatory machinery. About $20,000 will he the cost of the additional equipment. The company has been operating 3,500 ring spindles and manufacturing yarns. It is located at Talladega, Ala. Messrs. I.. W. Brown and Charles C. Vaughn of Winston, N. ('.. and Albert M. Brown of St. Louis, Mo., have incorporated the Pioneer Manufacturing Co., with capital stock of $25,000 for textile manufacturing. RARTLOTT TO LEAD Bay State Democrats Held a [Noisy Convention DELEGATE WAS HOWLED DOWN Was Determined to Rend Sub-Platform "Which He Said Was Written by W'. J. Bryan?Municipal Ownership Endorsed. Boston, Mass., Special.?Gen. Charlie, W . i> r. ii. uanii-u ul isosion was nomi-| nated by the Massachusetts Pcmocracv for governor. There were no 1 contests for any of the places on the ticket. The remainder of the ticket nominated was: Lieutenant governor, Henry M. Whitney, Brookline; secretary of state, Ilenry B. Little, Newburyport; treasurer and receiver gen-! oral, Daniel J. Doherty, Wcstlield;' auditor, 1'. .1. Ashe, North Adams; attorney general. John T. Leahy, Boston. Up to the time that James E. Cotter of Hyde Park arose to place before the convention the name of (leu. Barltlett as the gubernatorial candidate, it was believed that there would be a contest. Fornu i Mayor John II. II. McNamee of Cambridge had announced that lie would make a struggle for the honor of leafting the party in the coming campaign. To the surprise of the convention, however, Mr. McNamee did not make any eontset but seconded (ten. Bartlett's nomination. The platform adopted declares for a revision of the tariff and the free admission of coal, iron, lumber, bides, wood pulp and other materials; it commends the "diplomatic courage and sagacity" of President Roosevelt in aiding to end the war in the far Oast ; calls for State supervision of insurance companies and recommends municipal ownership of public utilities. Nearly 10,000 Perished. Victoria, B. C., Sjiecial?Tlie steamer Tartar which arrived last week from the Orient, brought news from Shanghai that the loss of life among the natives of the islands at the mouth of the Yangtsc river as a result of the typhoon at the beginning of September was tremendous. The North China Daily News, of Shanghai, says: "To the cast of Tabagining, two islands, one called Vawoshwa, the other Sitihiousha, distant about twenty miles from Woosubf, have suffered much from the typhoon, nearly all the inhabitants having been swept away. The islands have only been inhabited for a short time, comparatively speaking, as they are of recent formation and are not much above high water mark. The Shanghai pa pel's say that the damage to the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan by the typhoon will necessitates the expenditure of $100,- j 000 for repairs. During the storm the steamer l'eechili, formerly the Hio Grande du Sol, foundered near the month of Yangtse. Her crew of f?4 were saved by the German steamer Albega. Pay $2,509,000 for Mexico Mines. Mexico City, Special.?Messrs. Schullv, Perry and Newell, American capitalists, have just acquired for the sum of $2,">00,000 a group of mining claims situated in tlie State of l>urango. The first payment. .$1,400,000, has been placed with the National Bank of Mexico, and the balance will be paid periodically. This is the most important transaction that has been made in mining claims for several years. Lord Invcrclyde Dead. Wemyss Bay, Scotland, By Cable.? Lord Invcrclyde, chairman of the Canard Steamship Company, died Sunday at Castle Wemyss. his residence here aged 41. lie had been ill for a month with plenro-pnenmonia. Lord InvcrclydeV- broth, James Cleland Burns, succeeds to the title. Negro Mob Lynches Negro. Itomlvewlfk i / 2 % Viiwo.m I _? \ .o1.' 1? .? ? i'tlJil<ni<l_i? ? Kl.i ' * 1(11. llilD just renehe I Hainhridgc of the lynching of n negro eight miles west of here, by a mob of his own race The negro hnrl criminally assaulted a negro girl and had attempted to assault another, wiuT cut him in the breast, lie was arrested by Deputies Ivey and Murkersou, .;*? were bringing hini to Bain bridge, when they were stopped by a mob of negroes, who said they must have the negro. They got him and forced the deputies to go away on another road. The negro was strung up to a tree and riddled with bullets.. None of the mob were apprehended. t COTTON'S CONDITION Government Report Shows Average cf Over Seventy-Cne Per Cent BIG SLUMP fODLOWS THE REPORT Extremely Eearish Government Estimates Was a Great Surprise and Only Buying and Heavy Covering By a Short on the Bearside Saved the Market From Stampede. New York, Special?A large amount of selling' orders had been placed in the cotton market to go into ctToct if the bureau rojjurt made the condition GO or better. Very few of the most sanguine bears had expected a condition better than that percentage. Con sequel "v the government estimate of 71.2 per cent, was a great surprise. The largest Arms of spot dealers and the lioavMtt and most iuiluential operators rallied to the support of the market. The buying and heavy covering by a heavy short who has been on the bear side for the past two months, and his following, practically saved the market, as the bulls had been caught loo heavily overloaded to render much support. The government's report caused enormous selling from the South and Liverpool, hut the market was Anally steadier under a continuance of active prolittaking hv recent hears and by some of the local and New Orleans bulls later recovering their equilibrium. Low prices show a maximum decline of 123 to 130 points Iron: last month's liieli level, wiiieh .w.iitv* lout to between ."ft! and per bale, ami are practically llie lowest prices reached since early last summer. Danville Council Oets Even. Danville, Special.?The city council passed sweeping restrictions, governing the regulations of saloons, which were recently voted back after two years of local option reign. Blinds, screens or obstructions of any nature are prohibited and the opening and closing hours fixed at (i A. M. and 7 P. M. No entrances to a saloon except the front door are allowed, and no pne is allowed in a bar after closing hours. The right of wife or mother to forbid a b.u keeper from selling her inebriate Husband or son intoxicants is recognized by the council. It is also against the law to purchase intoxicants for inebriates or minors. Heavy punishment and forfeiture of license is fixed for any vilation of those ordinances. The majority of the council is composed of 4"dry" men, and the "wets'' claim that thetwislios of the people as expressed at the polls in favor of saloons have not been carried out. Electric Strikers in Berlin. Berlin, By Cable.?The negotiations between the electrical companies and their employes for higher wages were broken off and a general strike in the ?"iiva 11 i<111111 ?i( l111 i. i i i 11 it ?i i ;ij?parntus aiul supplies has been ordered. Two <niard regiments now maneuvermy in the eountrv have been ordered to return immediately to Berlin as a precautionary measure against strike excesses. Entire Crew Lost. Manila, By Cable?The inter-island steamer Canlabenia, 1007 tons, was sunk in the recent typhoon off Tvcao Island, one of tlie Yisaynn group. Apparently all on board were lost. She carried live Americans, one Spaniard and eleven native Chinese passengers and a crew of 07 men and officers. The island steamer Carmen is also reported lost. Details are lacking. Mississippi Schools Open. Jackson, Miss., Speenal.-?The edit ration il institutions supj?orted l>y the State were ojiened Tuesday. The opening lias been d<>ln\cd on aeeonnt of yellow fever ami the qua ran tines. It is hoped, however, that the epidemic is so well under control that there will he no trouble among the students of the various institutions. Ey Wire and. Cable. It is now declared danger of a financial breakdown forced Japan to accept Russia's peace terms as modified. Late reports indicate many lives were lost and a number of vessels sunk by the typhoon which swept the Philippines. lieeausc Great liritain contemplate* dividing the administration of Peng u 50,000 natives have sworn to boycott foreign goods. Prince Louis of Hattcnburg is expected to arrive with his squadron, 4 Annapolis on November 1. [WHW>?w I THE "DODB of a woman's life, is the nai ||fl of life." Your menses come 255 scantier until they stop. Son entire change lasts three or |$fj much pain and discomfort, v by taking P Woman's Refu [ ^3 It auicklv roliowc fim > jffS miserableness, forgetfulness, j|S3 cold flashes, weakness, tire bring you safely through ^jg build up your strength for 1 At all druggists, in $1.0 $8 WRITE US A LETTER 1^23 fnt a-.ld? oil timidity anil write ns B-jZa frw'ly and frankly, in :<trictrst conti&?,j dvnce, telling t:s all your symptoms ' *rl mid troubles. We will vend free advice (in plain, aval d envelope), liow to cure them. Addreaa: .Ladies' Advisory ijS*3 Hop!., The Cb o : ir.oo&a .Mcdiciuo Co., 1 (. '. ttUUlOHIg Congress will he urged to amend the laws that foreigners cannot use American citizenship in protection of political agitation. The question is asked whether Mr. Roosevelt will pay out of his private purse l'or the special train that will carry him on his 2,UU0-inilo Southern trip. Secretary Metcalf lias ordered an inspection of all the steamers in the different districts. Ryan to Build Vault in Richmond Cathedral. Richmond, Special.?It is understood that Thomas F. Ryan, of NewYork and Virginia, is to have constructed in the half-million dollar eathrcdal he has given to the Roman Catholic diocese of Richmond, and which is now nearing completion, a vault to bo the place of sepulture for himself, Mrs. Ryan ami the bishops of this diocese, to cost about $10,000. Three Children Burned to Death. New York, Special.?Fire started in the cellar of a four story apartment house in Brooklyn and spread so rapidly that the escape of Charles Donnelly, his wife and three children on the top floor was cut off. Firemen rescued the father and mother, both of whrm were seriously burned, and after the tire was extinguished the charred bodies of the chidren were found in the apartment. LABOR WORLD. Organized labor is planning again to have a Chicago bank. Labor disputes in Canada Inst year involved a loss of l.loU.oOO working days. The quarterly New York State labor bulletin shows much improvement in trade conditions. Orders for KiO.OOO tons of shipping have been placed with Clyde builders at London, lOngland. There are now atblialed with the American Federation of Labor ltd international trades unions. Butte, Mont.. Is rightly called the Oibraltar of trade unionism. F.very conceivable occupation is organized. Farmers of the Northwest are to form a union and become atliliated vx-Sfll ttir, irnnnml ?? I ..I., .. .. . V-. * ??v- * ? v?* I .1 I M Ml %ti 1*H >fl'| . Clerks in I.eigian railway offices esteem themselves luok.v if after Ionic service tlieir annual salary amounts to ?tiOO. Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of T-nbor, said, at Atlantic City. X. J? that he did not expect a strike of coal miners next spring. The campaign of the International Typographical I'nion for an eight-hour workday in hook and job offices has received the hearty support of the American Federation of Labor. Depression in the upholstering and tapestry manufacturing industry, at Philadelphia, lias resulted in the closing of four large mills and a fifth will probably shut down within u few months. New York is having a building boom. Tlmro j? ? ? 11 * t idiMiioli m/iit in Irneii do the work, and many architects fairly groan wlion tlicy hoc new customers come in to ask tor plans and specifications. The International Miners' Association, whose membership includes mining men from all over the great Southwest, lias been reorganized. A OOIt OF WISDOM. "If the average man wuz cz blzzy peorln* into the future about ids own affairs cz he is tryin' to flgger out who'll git the presidential nominations thr(ie years hence," observed the Pohick philosopher, "there'd he a hoap more vacant rooms in the poorhe u-c throughout the kentry." IKSPERtOD^I | me often given to the "change j|m _ ? at longer intervals, and grow ijffi 9 ie women stop suddenly. The SB four years, and is the cause of H yhich can, however, be cured, ' & ige in Distress. g pain, nervousness, irritability, H fainting, dizziness, hot and ffi d feeling, etc. Cardui will fl|| this "dodging period," and B the rest of your life. Try it. B bottles. |0 "EVERYTHING BUT DEATH S| I Buffered," writes Virginia Itobson, Jajij of Huston, Md., "until I took Cardui, which cured incso quickly itsurpr^cd -J my doctor, who didn't rnoi? waa taking it. I wish I had known of Hu Cardui earlier in life." ^ -t'3 ritOM LNKNT PEOPLE. Mary Twain will be seventy on No^ vember HO. 4 It was flint the health of John P. Koekefeller, dr.. was failing. Aguinnhln, the former chief of the Filipinos, lias settled down as a farmer. llishop Potter tohl Piocesnn Convention Sunday baseball is pagan in origin and tendency. i Funds for a memorial to the late Mayor Collins, of Ilostou, have reached $11,200. | Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M". Shaw will leave the Cabinet Frebruurjr, 1, 1000. London's rnrnnMllAn l.ns ..?.i *? ' - - rv?,i..u.. u.lil ll-OUIVVU IV confer the freedom of the city on General Booth. t The German Emperor spends mncK of his evenings at home in rending aloud to the Empress. Mr. Bonaparte, Secretary of the Navy, agrees with Admiral Dewey on the necessity for big ships. Emperor William lias again posed for a set of otlicinl portraits of himself* this time in full regimentals. President Itoosevelt is the most popular of any forrigner among the Frencl* people, especially the Parisians. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia Pniversity, declined to serve as an Equitable director. Mr. and Mrs. \V. .1. Bryan, necoinnanied by their son and daughter, William and Grace, have started on their lour of the world. Baron Boson, Russian Ambassador lo the United States, is endeavoring to secure the fine Washington mansion of the late I.. Z. i.oiler as headquarters for the Embassy. Armed with cameras and note books, many German tailors visited Mnrlen>ad during the recent sojourn there of ihe King of England, who is still vended all over Europe as the arbiter ji men's fashions. Ono Killed in a Wreck. Pirmiir-rham, Ala., Special.?In a collision between a Louisville and Nashville li:li! entrine and a Southern railway Ir debt near Levies, II. K. Ahevcromhie >!' Villa Kit a, Gal., extra fireman on the Southern, was hilled and M. I'ulaham, engineer, Hrakeman Davis and fireman Glass <> l'thc Southern and la ineer Jones and Conduct"! Stewart ot t! Louisville and Nashvilh were injured. Urges Farmers to Hold. Dallas, Tex.. Special.?Col. R. S. J Peters, vice-president of the Southern Cotton Association, has issued a letter to fanners advising them to sell their cotton. This letter is expected to arouse criticism in the Southern Cotton Association as the officers of that organization, supported hy the farmers' union, have advised farmers to hold their cotton for eleven cents. Colonel l'etcrs says lie helioves that cotton will not go any higher, and he predicts a hig crop. Good Night! iJ'E "Good ntfrht!" so low ;ilift sweet The homely phnv; resounds With far i* -echoed lx at .n-mtmv/titf lteyond the n:inivn I mintls, "(Inwl ni"ht!" 1' iismSnc -dirhs, "Cocxl nlnlil!" the rose replica. "flood night!" as and and clear A tnte The two brh f words I hear, While \\ 't th? moon doth sail. "Good night! Ainu we port! -rtHBHBlBfi "Good nl#;ht! O dearest heart!" :<>od night!" The moon does wane; k?H More purple grown the sky, 7JM Where sleeping farmsteads lie, V .?-> r3 "(h od night! tied d: am-.- of ixsiiet Till tlai knesa have surcease!. Ah. long have pone their way Yet for 11a shine for ?>'? , Love's everlasting stars! So whilst tlntn tal: th "ight. Tfi| "flood night!"- and then "flood night!" lay ? William Strutocr.i in I'oston Transcript