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- ,vr T -- i i * r .t FORT MILL TIMES. VOL. XLV. IFORT MILL, S.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,190<>. NO 44. ; 1 I ii fc = DEATH LIST LARGER Practically All on Board the Valencia Went Down SCENES WERE HEARTBREAKING Thrilling Stories of the Sea. Tragedy On The Rocks Near Cape Bealo On Monday. \ ietoria, B. C., Special.-?The fatal wreck of the steamer Valencia, which recurred on the ruel<s of Cape Bealc la.-t week was one ot' the most tragic ror of a few years ago. A vague hope was entertained that tome of the passengers and crew who wore not taken off may slill he alive, it is feared that the death list will reach 110. Twenty-two survivors have been aceounted for. A special dispatch received front I'aelicua telegraph hut reports the teailiter Salvor and whaler Orion and mother steamer, believed to he the City of Topeka. olT the mouth of Darling river. A stnull ls?at from the Salvor tried to get through the surf > make a landingg and stteor the sttrvivors there, hut failed. The boat returned to the steamer. The surf will not be navigable for several days. The survivors at Darling river are from boats No. 2 and No. ."? of the Valencia. They rejiovt that lf> men started from the steamer in boat No. 2. it capsized, and seven id' its oc tipants were washed ashore. The ther eight pet ished. All wotc lifepreservers. Boat No. ."? left I he wreck with six or sevdn on hoard. It was also capsized, and only two, Richtev and Hunker, the former a tireman and the latter a passenger hound to Seattle mode the land. The wife iud two children of l'\ F. Bunker went down before his eyes. Bine jackets to the Rescue. The tug Lome, sent out by the Puget Sound Tugboat Company, reached the vicinity of the wreck soon I.-..:? -- ' ' unci uavii^ni. iiuv 1111^ on uonra a ( artj' of British bluejackets from Ksquinialt, who wont in surt'boats to >ee if any possible survivors could !>? rescued and recover what they could reach. In an interview at BaiuHeld Creek Boatswain McCarthy told a story of the Valencia wreck. He said the ?iearner had been going by dead reek niiig and overran her distance, soundings had been made three and four times ati hour. The steamer -truck at I t :45 1*. M., Monday night, about amidships, the tirst ottieer, I'lartermaster and a seaman engaged i.t sounding having 10 miuutes beI ?re got 30 fathoms. Shortly before the steamer stntek -he was going at half speed. Captain .Johnson immediately shouted, Hard a-starbourd !'' to the quartermaster and gave orders to sound the bilges, which was done. The steam r did not seem to be making much water. The captain then called to the engineer and asked it' the stenni r was making much water. Before the odicer's reply tlreinen began clanibering up from the tire room, telling the engineers on the ?ompanionwav she was tiling up. Captain Johnson rang for full speed astern and mndo t<?r the beach. The propeller had made only a few revolutions when the vessel struck and listed to port. Captain Johnson was on the bridge when the vessel struck, with the seeon! otlieer. He ran down and gave nlers to have two of the seven boats lowered to the saloon deck rail. In-lantly the pas.-engers crowded l<? the rail and overcrowded the boats. Baring the excitement they cut whatever lines they could lay hands on. The lavits broke about the same time tlie liues were cut, mul bolli boats were smashed at the sides of the vessel, throwing out the passengers and crew in them. The crew threw lines >ut and succeeded in getting about ->-ix passengers thrown out of the boats on board again. The boats when lost were mostly filled with wo{ men and children. Life Raft Crushed. One very sad incident was witnessed. A lady and gentleman with a little girl tried to get into a boat. The father succeeded and the mother men 10 pass tut* euiut, nut a wave struck'her and washed the child from her arms. The child was lost before her eyes. One lift raft was also lowered, but it was dashed to pieces. After this four boats succeeded in gettin# away from the ship, all full of passenger^. This left one boat and two life rafts. The captain, after consulting with the mate, askod Boatswain McCarthy to take charge, which he did, and called for volunteers, and the five sailors who reached *bore in safety responded. The cap tain instricled then to pull along the beach and line) a place to jet ashore. They landed at 1:10 P. M., Tuesday and made Capo Bei le at 3 P. M. Before making1 Cape Beale they tried to get back to tile vessel by the beach, but could not do so. During the excitement Captain .Tobnson was cool and calm hud ail the crew were at their stations. Tiic rescued sailors cannot give the lighthouse keeper at eBale too much credit for the maimer in which they were treated. BOMB THROWN IN HOUSE Deadly Mi?6ile is Hurled Through Second-Story Window of House in Which 22 Persons Were Asleep, Creating Havoc and Rendexinu a Sick Woman Insane. Woruhester. Mass., Special.?A dyuamite bomb hurled through a seoondstory window of the house of Paul Mosczynski. .'Hi Union avenue, early Sunday morning, exploded and tore away the rear part of the house, blowing out the floors and the rear wall. Twenty-two persons were asleep in the house. The wife of Daniel C. Bootk, who was ill, was rendered insane by the explosion. She was taken to a hospital. , The cap of the !>oinb went through 1 the wall of the house, 40 Richland street, and was found 150 feet away in a picture frame in the home of William ,T. Ryan. The force of the explosion shook that whole section of the city. Miss Valeska Rurkvicz. aged 32, where the explosion took place. She was buried under debris, but not seriously hurt. A second bomb, eight inches long and made of two and a half inch gas pij>e, was found in the yard and is in the possession of the chief or police. The police are looking for Frank Czybonowski and his wife, formerly part owners of the building, from |*>ssession of which they were evicted by mortgage proceedings. SIX DEAD ON TOP FLOOR. rx xsuiiaairuus norex l ire in lioweu? Victims Were All Women?The Building Crowded With Guests Many of Whom Were Rescued by Firemen and Policemen. Lowell. Mass., Special.?At least six persons lost their lives in a tire which partly destroyed the Richardsou Hotel, one of the leading public houses in this city early Saturday morning. The tire started a few minutes before 'J o'clock and the flames rapidly communicated to various parts of the structure. A large number of guests were in the hotel and those who were in the upper part of the building had little chance to escape by the stairways. The firemen at 2 :.">() o'clock found the dead bodies of six women in the top floor of the hotel. Crazy Ex-Policeman's Acta. r. Peoria, 111.. Special.--Charles liar- | wood, a former policeman, thought to j l)i> iiuxno mo ?! /?. I 1.? l-? 1 . ...? | m #i i%-c i j tors and with n revolver held np Chiei | Kcniit'v and seven oHioeis for l.r? mi a- \ ntes while he cursed them and tliret- | oneil to shoot the entire crowd. He snapped a cartridge, but it did not discharge, lie then hacked out of the station and escaped. An hour later Ilarwood entered the home of Mrs. Montgomer, whom he knocked* d ?wn with the but of a revolver. He then entered his own home, taking a shotgun and a revolver, and barricaded himself. Saturday night, Ilarwood eomjrelled hi? wife to disrobe, and then he drove h -r naked into the street. I.ater he attempted to take the life of his children. Alabama Nail Mill Burns. T?iiiningham, Special The nail mil', of the Southern Steel Company, formerly known a- the Alabama Wire and Nail Company, controlled bv the Messrs. Seluielers. was destroyed by tire at Knslev, entailing a loss between $70,000 and $00,000. Adjacent property valued at millions was jeopardized but bard work on the part of I - - ' hi men jMfvemeu us spreaa. Elks Drag River For Body Bristol, Va.. Special.-?Over 100 men are dragging the Watauga river in Johnson county, Tennessee, neat here, in search of the hody of Lieurgc C. Luppert, a wealthy young lumberman, who was drowned Wednesday night. The search is being conducted by the Bristol lodge of F.Ik*, of whirl vouiur Luppert was a member, and hi? continued for over 24 hour* with iu success. 1 # > GEN. WHEELER DEAD Hero of Two Wars and Great Cavalry Leader LOST BATTLE WITH PNEUMONIA Famous Confederate Cavalry Leader and Brigadier General in United States Army Since Spanish War, With Intervening Career in Congress. Passes Away. New York, Special General Joseph Wheeler, the famous Confederate leader and brigadier general <?f the United State?. Aruiy, since the war with Spain, died at ."?Thursday afternoon at the home of hi> sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, in Brooklvn. The veteran of two wars was (i!) years old, but in spite <>f his ago, there was hope until Thursday ?>t his recovering from the attack of pneumonia which caused his death. It has not yet been derided where the body will be buried, but probably it will be in Arlington t'emetary, near "Washington. General Wheeler was taken ill six days ago at his sister's home, where he has been living recently, lie contracted a severe cold, which developed into pleurisy and pneumonia. From the first, his age told against him, but the family did not give up hope until the diseease was found to have affected both lungs. General Wheeler's immediate relatevis were all with him. llis daughter, Mrs. W. J. Harris, and the Misses Anne, Lueile and currie Wheeler, had been summoned from the South and arrived early iu the week. His son, Major Joseph Wheeler. Jr., U. S. A., now stationed at West Point, was also present, as well as General Wheeler's sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, ami her son. The family were summoned to the bedside of the patient at midnight when the doctors ill consultation concluded that the end was hut a matter of hours. The general wras then awake and oonscious and his mind was appearentlv active. He seemed to know that death was approaching. Gen. Wheeler was never again more than semi-conscious. He lingered until evening and then passed away. To Be Buried at Arlington. Washington, Special.?General Joseph Wheeler, whose death occurred in New York, will be buried in the National t'emetary at Arlington wills the full milatary honors due an officer of the United States army. For Big Robbery 4Years Ago. New York, Special.?Central office detectives of this city arrested a man for whom they declare the police of the world have been searching for for more than four years. The prisoner. who was picked up on the streets is declared to be James Manes, formerly an American book-maker, who is wanted in connection with the famous Bank of Liverpool robbery of Nov. 22. 1901, in which the Knglish institution, through forgery and conspiriey. was defrauded of more than $809,000. Subsequently $1180,000 of this amount was recovered from the conspirators, the hank having sustained a net loss <>;' more than $400,000. Porter Kills College Boy. Montgomery. Ala.. Special.?flrndy Miller, the 1 l?-y; ar-old son *>f Dr. 11. L. Miller, was shot and killed by the negro porter of the l.akeview Hotel. There were no eye wit noses to the j shooting, but the pistol shots were I heard. A search was made and near by was found the nemo in a dying condition, lie lived long enough t<? say that he and Miller had engaged in a pistol duel. There is no way to ascertain the cause of the tregedy. Bill For Erection of Tablets at Ap pomattcx. Washington. Special. Representative Flood, of Yiigini.i. introduced a bill to provide for the purchase of the McLean properly and adjacent la.nil at Appomattox, Wt.. and to erect tablets there in commemoration of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant. Jury Acquits of Libel. New York, Special.?An unusually sensational trial came to an end when the jury in the criminal branch of the Supreme Court ported that Nor man liapgood, editor 01 Colliers Weekly, was not j^uiltv of criminal lihel. The ease had been on trial several weeks. The change against Mr. liapgood was brought at the inBtligation of Justice Joseph M. Deuel, of the Court of Special Sessions, and was based upon an editorial in which the editor criticised Justice Deuel for his connection with Town Topics BP - DENMARK MOURNS Death of her Aged and Loved Monarch I END CAME SUDDENLY MONDAY I "Grandfather of Erurope" the Venerable Christian IX, is Taken 111 at Luncheon and Expires Shortly Afterwards From Heart Failure. < 'openhagen, Denmark, My Cable.? Christian IX. tin* aged King; of Denmark. dean ??f the crowned heads of KurojH'. lather of King (leui'jte oi t1 recce, of ljueen Alexandria of (ircat Britain and Ireland, and of the Dowager Empress Marin Kendorovua, ol Ku?ia ; grandfathered' King Haakon \ li of Norway, and related by blood or hv marriage to most of the Ktiro|?ean rulers, died with startling siuldenne? in tiie A tnelieiihorg Palace Monday afternoon. The accession of his surveyor. Prince Frederick, his eldest ->?n. who will be known as Frederick VI11, was proclaimed Tuesday. H>s majesty died at .'1:110 o'clock Monday afternoon. After his majesty had brought the morning audience to a conclusion he appeared to be quite well and proceeded to luncheon as usual. Towards! the end. of the meal lie nave evideueil of indis|>osition and was compelled to retire to bed at 2:110 p. m. His majesty passed away peacefully, the symptoms indicating heart fa i 1 u re.'' This tells concisely the story of the death scene, which found every one, even those who realized the increasing feebleness of the King unprepared for the sudden shock. The death ot King Christian has plunged half the courts of Europe into the deepest mourning and brought a sense of personal loss as well as of sincere grief to every one throughout the kingdom of Denmark, reaching even the humblest cottage, evidences of wiucli are shown everwheiv. It has oast a pull o\er the palaces of the nionnrchs of Great Brit tain, Russia, Norway ami Greeee. New England Limited Wrecked. Burlington, Vt. Spvcini.The Now England State Limited, an expresstrain hound from' Boston for Montreal was wrecked at Bolton. 'J<> miles southeast of this city, by running into an open switch. Six ears left the rails and were practically demolished, but none of the passengers or trainmen were seriously hurt. Investigation after the aerident indicated that the train was wrecked by tampering with the switch. Midshipman Decatur Expelled. Annapolis, Social.?The trial of Midshipman Gorge 11. Melvin, of Geneseo, 111., on a charge of hazing, was begun, but not concluded. The order dismissing Midshipman Stephen Deeiftur, dr., fr<< mthe Naval Academy, was read out at dinner forma- , tion at the Academy yesterday afl'ernooti. Ife left the grounds shortly , after. ; c v at Duriiiu^ creek telegraph hut, reach- | i-M riamiifyu ov?r an almost impassable truil.. K. (minors, \\h<> not lost ( on Turtle Isluul, was found tonight almost ilcail fro.i exhaustion. Five Suff?r in Jail Fire. McRea. Ha.. s|>eeial.?About 7:'!0 ( o'eloek Sunday 'morning the Telt'air , eounty jail discovered on tire. Fiv?* prisoners it the structure were ( hadlv burned, tie injuries of whom inhora may perlnps,, prove fatal. Naval Trailing Ship Fire. Newport, R. (.. Special.?7 buildings, eonneeled vith the United States naval ti.iinigg Nation at Coasters' Harbor Island, ii this city, were destroyed by fire mising an estmaled I loss t?f 1(10,000 The buildings destroyed were th- detention building, machine shop, paint shop, pay! master's store hmse. carpenter shop, | and t \\? -mall store houses. Alfonso's Bride Arrives. Biarretz, Fraw, By Cable.?King Alfonso, accompanied by the military members of his Household. ir. full uniform, arrived lrre in automobiles to conduct Princes* Ena of Battenberg, Uer mother, Princess Henry, and Brinee Alexand'r of Bat ten ben; to San Sebestine. The start for San Sebastian was made at 11:1~? a. m. Princess Ena aid Princess Henry and King Alfonso vere in the lirsl automobile, and Priicc Alexander and bis suite in the se<ood, the military ollicers following h otlm automobiles. v ~4 i -:L-i . c. rfew i i i 1 THE "OODG ||I of a woman's life, is the nai m of life." Your menses come scantier until they stop. Son j5B entire change lasts tln-ee or n much pain and discomfort, v I T CA ga U r Tjgy jjni 1 Woman's Refu I It quickly relieves the \ miserablencss, forgetfulness, cold flashes, weakness, tire; bring you safely through 1 build up your strength for t At all druggists, in $i.oc WRITE US A LETTER Put oaide all timidity and write im freely and frankly, in strictest confidence, telling iib~ all your symptoms and trouble*. We will :i?nd free udvioo (In plain, sealed envelope), how to cure them, address: Ladles' Advisory Dept., Tk? Chattanooga Medicino Co., Chattanooga, Tcnn. CONGRESS AT WORK What Our National Law Makers Arc Doing Day by Day? atavehood Bill Passed. The House passed Hie statehood bill exactly according to schedule. The Republican opposition to the measure spent its entire force and 110 effort was made to defeat the hill on its filial passage, only of the "insurgents" voting against the measure. The bill passed by a vote of 104 to 150. The debate which preceded the vote began at 11 o'clock and was practically featureless so far as any hope was entertained ot' changing the measure in the slightest degree. The nbvocates of the measure placed in The Record through the medium of several speeches, the arguments upon which the joint statehood policy is founded. 1 ;i.?,*k~ *--* " Wat.. , im; opponents or joining Arizona and New Mexico, embracing the entii*e opposition to the bill, produced their reasons for The Record* Several of the "insurgents" made plain the ground of their opposition. The bill as passed provides that Oklahoma and Indian Territory shall constitute one State under the nam of "Oklahoma." and that Arizona and New Mexico shall constitute one State under the name of "Arizona." Should the terms of admission be ratified by the residents of the Territories in question, their respective State constitutions must contain clauses prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians and plural marriages. There are many other stipulations governing schools, courts and political sub-divisions of the proposed new States. Senate and Foreign Affairs. The foreign affairs of the ITiiied tates eniitiniiBit to liol.t ???.?.. on of the Senate, the Moroccan and Dominican matters being the questions immediately at issu:-. Mr. Money was the principal speaker and he talked for over two hours in opposition to the course of the admiuistratioi. with reference to both Santo Doiniu!*o and Morocco. He contended that there was danger of becoming involved unnecessarily in the affairs of other countries by participating in the Algeeiras' conference. and that this , country was not suflicently concerned with the conduct of affairs in Santo Domingo to justify our course in that I We Ksvsr Disaps ;4 We FtiSfill Every Promise and ^ UfC pllJC Sirloturo without tti? I In t'C UUllC p:?ln or (Intention fron curoil never to return, tnercui fl __ Vigor Voaltlv ?S y*" ? ,, he ,,r- Kind a, Jbiit' law# of the ?tat4 I nervous nnd chr '/J \ thU institution. I- \ bya?ta(T of ? iui /, 'Jjfagtgf Oursucrcttln SvSy' \ acd; weusobotl * \ Our offices are 1 lea. X-r?y, viola | i --] ContrlTAJioo knn "| ir dorti in over t ) trained and r(fl and licensed pbi Wa employ n mS\ \ piilrdoue -noC J \ V by thllliiKtutlor lo 110.00 per nioi inoa of a cure i "VBEST MrtBENCEis. CHRONIC D \ tiEDBffllfo iluptnre. h'v! UNTIL CUBED. nW Tamo Ni?o, Throat, 1 N. K. KINO. M O. Olironlo lilac c-*ij? C >nsul>ino P><vaici?N. 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Mr. Mone}' contended that the President had made one explanation and his friends another of our attitude towards Santo Domiugo. Mr. Money declared that he felt no concern about Santo Domingo. "As Senator of the ? United States, I don't care a continental about it," he said, emphatically. Mr. Money agreed with Mr. Lodge that the annexation of Santo Domingo was undesirable, and declared that "if to-day the United States would relieve herself of every island of the sea the country would be iai' measurably stronger." He added that if we continue our oolioy of taking inferior people the nation must sinlc of its own weight unless we changed our form of government. Mr. Hepburn followed Mr. Money, advocating the annexation of Santo Domingo, saying that the present population would soon become Americanized under the rule of the United States. Mr. Tillman suggested that as th? President of Santo Domingo is aJ present within our islands we should proceed to negotiate with him, and thus very easily add to our colored population if ''gluttonous for more of them." Mr. Hepburn replied that if his ideas should prevail, the colored jx?ople of the island would he supplanted bv whites. "I wish," replied the South Carolina Senator, "that the Senator would he more consistent with reference to the colored race and that he would not be so kind to those near us and so cruel tothose abroad. Decide for Lock Canal. j Washington, Special.?TUp Isthmian Canal commission met Saturday anil concluded its consideration of the report of the board of consulting engineers with respect to the type of canal that should he constructed. While no official announcement is made with reference to the commission's report, there is good reason to believe that they have recommended the construction of a lock canal wit^i an S.">-foot level, practically following the recommendations of the minority of the consulting engineers. oint Our Patients. 1 I Never Hold Out False Hopes. I knlfo or l>uu?l?< anil Voricocelo without a btinlnmo; CotiIwrIou* lllootl PoIkiii b ry or minora! miiiuro; I.on* of Manly I i-ly currtl; ao otlinulint tint pertnaoont. I Mi iliont Co. Ii an Institution orRantr.oil ut'dor thn H ? or tionrgia xor itifl trnatnvtit and cuv of all onlc dissanc*. Dr. N. K. Kii'it. th? founder of |g Is the chief consulting specialist, being assisted S* nent physicians noil Mirgoof;s. * the treatment of chronic diseases la unsurpss- J1 n iiiodlcsl and electrical agencies. g cqutppsd wlih a I tbo galvanic, faradlc batter t ray. and Kinvenray: In fact, every electrical B wn to tho medical profession. 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