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? ~ N V * 4 FORT MILL TIMES. 15TH YEAR. FORT MILL. S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE I t, 100(5. NO. II. SMOOTTOBEOUSTED Mormon Senator Must Not Be Seated SAYS MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE Of Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Burrows, Dollivcr, Dubois, Pcttns, Bailey, Overman and Frazier Hold Against Morman Senator, While Forakcr, Bevcridge, Dillingham, Hopkins and Knox Take Opposite View. Washington, Special.?The nwjort ty and minority report* of the committee on privileges ami elections in the case of Senator Kced Hrnn't. of Utah, were presented in the Senate, the former by Senator Harrows, declaring that Mr. Smoot i> not entitled to his seat and the latter by Senator Foraker, taking opposite view. At the same time Senator Hailey, who is a member of the committee, stated that while he concurred in the views of the majority, that Mr. Smnot is not entitled to his seat, he was of the opinion that "Mr. Smoot could not be deprived of his seat under the constitution except bv a resolution of expulsion." Mr. Harrows envn lirOwm (lint lm o IIV would call up the ease "at the earliest possible moment eonsistcnt with the publie business," and Senator 1A)raker expressed his approval of this announcement. The reason for the action of the Senate committee on privileges and elections in declaring by a majority vote that Heed Smool is not entitled to a seat in the Senate are stated in the eport submitted to the Senate by Chairman Burrows and signed by Senators Burows , Dolliver, Dubois, l'ettus, Bailey, Overman ami Frazier, to be as follows: The Majority Report. "That Mr. Smoot is one of a selfperpetuating body of men, known as the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles of the Church of .Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, coinmonly known as the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles of the Mormon church; that these men claim divine authority to control the members of said church in all things temporal as well as spiritual; that this authority is, and has been for several venrs past, so exorcised by the said First ]'residency and Twelve Apostles as to encourage the practice of polygamy and polygamous cohabitation in the State of Utah and elsewhere, contrary to the constitution and laws of the State of Utah and the law of the land; that the said First Presidency and Twelve Apostles do now control, and for a long time past have controlled, the political affairs of the State of Utah, and have thus brought about in said State a union of church and State, contrary to the constitution of the United States, and that said Weed Smoot comes here, not as the accredited representative of the State <jf Utah in the Senate of the United States, hut as the choice of the hierarchy wihch controls the clturc.lt and has usurped the functions of the State in said State of Utah." The majority report characterizes "as wholly untenable" the position that because Smoot himself does not practice polygamy and there is no evidence to show that he has person any and individually encouraged the practice in others, lie ought not to t>o condemned because of the arts of bis associates. It is charged "Ilia! Senator Snioot is an inseparable part of the governing body of the .Mormon church -the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles and those who compose that organization is the act of each and every member thereof, and whatever policy is adopted and pursued by the body which controls the Mormon church, Mr. Se.ioot must be held to be responsible for as a member of that bodv." The report declares that while Smoot knew the indygnmoua practices of President Smith and other church officials, he has sustained by his vote as nil ajsistle, and at no time uttered a word of protest against the conduct of liis associates, hut on the contrary has sustained them by his silence. 'Mn the judgment of the committee," the report says, "Mr. Smoot is no more entitled to a seat in the Senate than he would be if he were associating in polygamous cohabitation with a plurality of wives." i I \f- n THE WORK OF CONGRESS What is Being Done Day by Day By the National House and Senate. Danger to Quarantine Bill. There is decided danger that the quarantine bill intended to give Federal aid in yellow lover quarantines, which has passed the Senate House, will fail becauso of a deadlock among the eon feres on the seventh section of the bill providing that inter-State traflin may be carried on without interruption through a state under yellow lever quarantine, under certain regulations; that is, that through trains mnv make their rmmlor ?.?c * " "n" 1 * ,luo without taking on or letting off passengers or freight within the quarantined state. Report on Packers Matter. The House Committee on Agriculture decided to comply with the request of the Chicago packers to be heard on the Neill-Kcynolds report regarding the conditions in the Chicago packing houses. The request was made by Mr. E. Wilson, who said he was an employee of the Nelson Morris Company, hut in this instance was authorized to speak for all the Chicago packers. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, l)r. A. D. Mclvin of the Department, and Mr. Neill were present at the hearing. Mr. Wilson made a general denial of the existence of tlie conditions in packing houses as set forth in the Neill-Reynolds report. Some of the, suggestions made in the report he said, had already been complied with by the packers, such as additional sanitary facilities. As to the charge that canned meats were boiled in water to " freshen them up." Mr. Wilson saiil there was absolutely nothing1 in tliis. What the cans were put in hot water were to soak otT the old labels, which he said, was aji injury to the appearance of the goods oti snlo. Ho denied absolutely that there were any deceased cattle or bogs butchered for food. Mr. Wilson described in detail the operation of orcpariug canned meats and when asked by Representative Scott of Kansas, a member of the committee, "How about the rope and other foreign matter found with scraps on the floor," Mr. Wilson explained that what was probably seen in this instance was the string on the knuckle and what had been dried beef. This string was used with which to hang the beef in u smoke house, and when the beef 1 11 - ? - " naa won sliced off, ibis knuckle end was left. There was a bone in it. The bone would smash the machine if an attempt was made to use it. Flooded With Petitions. As Senator Tillman suggested there was "A streak ot' yellow" in the Senate due to the fac t that practically every desk in the chamber was covered with telegrams ??f protest against the Anti-Pass provision in the Kailroad Kate Hill as reported by the Conference Committee. They were all from railroad men and in each case consisted of protests against cutting off the privilege of riding free. In addition there was a formal statement on behalf of engineers, tiremen, eonductors and trainmen saving that they represented 'JdO.OOO railway employees. Bill to Bo Sent Back. The discussion of the Railroad Kate Hill conference report in the Senate showed ttint the bill would be; sent back to the conference. The conference announced that they expected that result. Busy Day in the House. Against the days when the House of Representatives was in throes of a filibuster or ''putting off until tomorrow what it might have done the day before," must be set the work accomplished in the lower branch of ihe national Legislature. In many particulars Tuesday was a "red letter day" in the House, not only in the number of bills passed, but in the general character of the legislation enacted. What hid fair to cause endless trouble, the naturalization bill, was passed under suspension of the rules, the Speaker and the gentleman in charge of the bill, Mr. Hoynge, of Colorado, doing (team wurK 01 a superior kind. The House refused to ]mss a bill leasing to a private tirai or corporation the right to mine coal on the Island of Patau in the Philippine group, although it was stated that such a lease would decrease the amount paid by the government for coal very considerably. For two hours the House worked under suspension of the rules and then, with the time set apart for these measures exhausted, and peueo spreading its wings over the members, the rest of the day, until adjournment. war. taken np with the passage < '. biils bv unanimous eonsent, a fonn of legislation only possible when there are no breakers iu igbt. GUARDS KILL MINERS Difficulty Between Constables and Strikers cci/cnm 1/11 l rn An ?' OLTLIXHL IMLLCU UK INJUKtlJ Indiana Mining Town is Scene of Fatal Claah Between Marching Strikers and Detail of 12 Members of State Constabulary.?Striker Fired His Revolver at Troops, Who Responded With Volley From Carbines.?Six of Wounded in Serious Condition and Three WTill Die. Indianapolis, Special.?The new | mining town of Ernest, on the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad, live miles from here, was the scene of a conllict between a detail of State constnbularv and striking coal miners, in wliieh two strikers were killed and eight wounded, three fatally. Shortly after daylight :i hody of strikers, headed by a brass band, marched from Union Mines, in Jefferson county, to receive one of the mine officials expected from I'unxsutawney. On the way to the station the marchers encountered a detail of twelve members of the State constabulary and as they passed a member of the hand fired his revolver at the troops. No 0110 was struck, kit the constabulary immediately retaliated with a volley from lh< t carbines. When the smoke cleared eight strikers were lying 011 the ground and others had fled precipitately down the hill. Two of those shot were killed instantly and the six others were seriouslv wnimilnil ' DENIED BY HARVIE JORDAN. President of Cotton Association Has Not Advised Farmers to Sell Spot Cotton for Future Delivery. Washington, Special.?President Harvie Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association made the following statement: "In view of the present misinterpretation of my position on prices of spot cotton which has been given general circulation in the press during the past few days, I wish to unqualifiedly deny any report that T ^ autiacu j aimers or others to sell spot cotton for future delivery or to ileal in cotton futures at all. My position in favor of higher prices is unchanged and will continue so long as present splendid trade conditions last and 110 probability of abnormally large crops being produced.'? Report Sent In. Washington. Special.?In response to a request from the House committee on agriculture, President Roosevelt forwarded to Representative Wadsworth, chairman of that committee, the report made to him by a committee of the Department of Agriculture regarding conditions in the Chicago meat packing houses. Accompanying the report was a letter from the President, in which he point'- out that there is no conflict in substance between the Neiil-Ucynolds report and that of tlie Agri- ' cultural Department experts. Telegraphic Briefs (Jabriel Battaile, the negro who is to be hanged today for assault upon Miss Rogers, in King George's county, confessed his crime. W. L. Francis, of Richmond, who was arrested on a charge of embezzlement. admitted the charge and said he did it to raise money with which to elope. Supreme Court Orders Served on Chattanooga Lynchers. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special.? United States Marshal Duiilnp served Supreme Court orders on all defendauts cited to appear before the United States Supreme Court in Octol?er to answer Cor attempt in the Johnson lynching ease. The marshal was aided in locating tbe defendants by sheriff's deiHitioe, all of whom, in addition to the ahe.riff, are included in Atterney Cetieral Moody's information. I GIRL'S BRAVE DEED Shoots Down Her Would-Be Assailant and Resumes Work A SELMA TELEPHONE OPERATOR Miss Pearl Jones, Night Telephone Operator, With Rare Coolness, Puts Fatal Bullet Into Negro Who Premeditated an Assault Upon Her? Negro, Trapped, Confesses His In tended Crime?Hie Accomplice Landed in .Tail?A ^ A&VUUiAillg V 111Z.U11& | to Present Brave Girl Witli GoldMountod Revolver and Medal. Seliun, N. Special.?Saturday night about 11 :'U) o'clock Mi-s Pearl Jones, the telephone operatov at tiiiplace, shot and fatally wounded l?ud Hiehardson, a negro, who, by his own confession, had premeditated an as, sault upon her. The telephone office is located in j a narrow room between a large store and the bank fronting on Main street, i In the rear of the olliee. enclosed 1?\ 1 I a high board wall, is a small back lot private to the operator's. This lot is entered through a screen door in the rear of the office and there is also a door through the wall in the rear of the lot which is kept fastened i by n hook on the inside. About two weeks ago a negro was caught climbing over this high wall and scared away by one of the operators. Three | nights afterwards, as one of the young ladies stepped into the back lot from the otlice, she was confronted by a negro man. This time there happened to be a young man in the operating room who ran to her rescue, only to see the negro's back ami give a fruitless chase. Fired Five Shots. Hearing of this second attempt the young men of the town decided to guard the office at night, which they did regularly, taking turns, until Saturday night, the two men assigned to this duty were sitting in front of | ii._ i im: uriijr sumo awaiting for tin* stoves to close so thoy ooulil 1 ako their positions, when at 11 o'clock they hoard a pistol shot, followed hv I'oui more in quick succession. Thoso two, with the chief of police, ran to the office, when they found the young; lady with the pistol in her hand. Sintold them she started out into the hack lot and some one started toward her, then she jumped hack into the office, grabbed the pistol and tired once. Hy the aid of that lire she COllld obi i >>1 c nun - , .'V < ?i'11II' OI1C CI'OllclKMl in tlio corner. Then slie aimed at him and lived (he otlft'r four -hots as he went out the door and thought -he iiit him with the last one. The doctor's examination -howed that, the hall went through his left arm and into his hody helween the third and fourth rihs.. The hilll?*t was probed for, hut could not he located. The wound was bleeding and he was breathing through the hole. The doctor says he will hot live, hut eighteen hours later he is -till living ami is conscious. Three of this negro's associates were arrested and held in the lockup. At 4 o'clock Sunday tliey were all given a preliminary hearing before a magistrate, resulting in two of their, being released and two held. At llie trial the wounded negro, realizing hiy I rendition, said he was ready to make 1 a statement, which lie did in the form j of nil affidavit as follows: Wounded Ncgro'r. Confctricn. "North Carolina, Johnston eountv: Hud Richardson, hointr sworn, says: Jim Merrill and I went, into the hack lot of tin* telephone company's office Saturday ni'/ht, June Oth for the purpose of committirur rape on Misses I'earl Jones and Jessie Hunt, who were night operators for the company. I got shot and -iim told me he had In en there twice before for the same purpose, hut could not succeed hy himself. No one cUe was with us. (Signed "1UTD RH'llAKIisnN." Vera Cruz, to Have $6,000,000 Rail way Terminals. Mexico City, Special. Work will soon begin on the new railvond ter iiiuiaip, at n era Cruz, which will he the finest terminals in the country and make transfer of goods a,,d passengers between steamers and railways easy and economical. Tb? com of the terminals is estimated at $(!.000,000, gold. A large custom lu>i?*e will be built on the railway pier with tracks connecting with the railway yard-.. 'Pha now terminals will be ""sd by fomr radwwys. I SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Condition of South Carolina Crops for Week Ending Monday. June 11, 1900, as Given Out by tha Department. The weather e*as seasonable durinj* the greater portion ot' the week with about a normal amount of <unshine, allhou'^h widely varying conditions of cloudiness prevailed in different sections. I he average temperature waabout normal in the northern and central portions of the State and was nearly three decrees above normal in I In* southern pari. Tin* heat was ? \eessive oil tin' "Mli ami o.i t in* !M'i. wlii'ii I In* maximum temporal itivranged from slijrhtly above !)() i -liyhtly aleve i'lit decrees. ilit* hi1.: lies! 111:1 niniiiui for the \v?>?k liaviu-! been !"'J tlt".n - at I- Ioiimm-o on i!i" Slli. Tin* ni'*lit lempoi at 111 os wen yenr ally about noimal and rauyod l)rt \v on and 7."> de^re villi a extreme milliiiitnti of ."i7 dooreos ;;? j 1 Ii'alli Sprays on (lie 7>iii. Tin* nvorayo precipitation for 11n work was about half llio normal ainoiuil for tin* saino period allbouyl. widely soparaioil localities luul execs -ivo rains owiny lo (In* occurrence of thunderstorms. A low stations reported "<? rain for the week. Wain was falling in the coast sections when the week ended while at the same time the interior of the State had clear to partly eloudy weather. The week was free from hiyli winds j II.....W- ...." i... 0 - * --- nan si (inns.?.1. \\ . Ikmer. Section Director. A Story of Horror. I'liion, Special.?The story of the murder of Muse Himhes, the neyro who 'late Thursday at'tenioou was louial ia Tyuor river, his hands and feet hound together with ropes and hody weighted down with rocks, 5*rows in jfhastjiness as the details heennn helter known. 'I hat well-known white men are concerned in the crime there seems little reason to douht. Indeed, it i> understood that one nemo. John Sartor, Jr.. says that lie saw \Y. K. (Silliam, whose harn was' liurned on April 27. presumably l?\ j an incendiary, shoot Mose, whi?*h { coiilirms the storv that reached here I roiu t'arlisle that Mose was seen heiny carried wounded gud hleediny: to the river, where hound, he was thrown in. Whether he was dead or aliv llien, even the physician, who tcstilieii at the coroner's inquest, was unnhic to state positively, owinij to the hod' hcinjr so decomposed when discovered. It i> learned that last Saturday Mo>e | came to visit his son, Clorence Hughes | who is in jail charged with two other lies;roes, I'crry Tucker and John j .^nuiiipet i, Willi bin'11111*_r (iilliani*l>:i 1*11. When lie reached t In* liver Sunday i<*liti-iiiuir il was so hitrli In* otiilil no| cross, so left Itis lnulc at ! )or Stewart "s, colored, aiul then 1 crossed hy way of (lie Seaboard Air l.ine hridjre. Il is said lliat lie \v;itlien and there met by W. If. (iilliam ,iitil Douglass Knvrli>h. who sought to cxlract from liiin some informal ion as So (lie lire. Il is iuitl?'l>tood that that day or the preeediny one, < i! liam had gotten some li<|iioi* from Chester, ami that he had been drinli ill** heavily before meet inv, .Mose. Miller Has Resigned. Oratifrehiirjj, Special. Tom Miller, president of the State college for lie L'l'oes here, has resigned. The I'aet "I Miller's i'csienation was reported her -j :i ! Miller wlien sen -latcd licit h i iii n.r\v;i' ileil tic hi1 r <>. r i .mi lion in (ioveriior 1 ley v\ aid ami lc din nut care In make public its content-, until I lie ?rovcrnor should do so. Ii j is a mailer of common know1 ?< 1 j licit lliere have lieen dilYetrncc-; in I lc 1 I acuity fliiriiivr the last -c-sioii. Miller i l'ie tin mei ii lei I In the board I lie i|i>-; e'ciiee u| two nt the leaders, Lillian) Mark ami Louise I?. Kuril ham. lull si I lie recent cieeliim of the board in < '< liiiuhia the two teaelcrs were reeledeil. Miller's din ryes imt briny niistaiiieil. .Miller's act inn in siis|iciidinj; me n| the jni|ii|s was. however, sustained. , Negro Mute Killed By Train. I'liinn, Special. About 7 oYlod; Saturday iiioiiuny Alice lluylies, a ne ?ro woman, was killed by I'reiyhl 1 i 111 \i? ."i 1 onitur vimi li ?! ? !.?? iiseven miles below 1 liion I'.y .1. t Sartor's. Her body was horribly mangled. 'J'lie woman was said in he on her way to work when the accident occurred. The coroner was notified. Imt saying: ho was unable to hold the inquest, Magistrate Johnson acted in his stead. The woman was deaf and dumb and the coroner's jury placed no lilame on tin roi .road, the verdict being a simple statement of facts. V I PALMETTO AFFAIRS Occurrences of Interest f rom All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of L.re Paragraphs Covering a Vt'ide Range? vVhat is Uouig On in Our State. General Cotton Market Galveston, ?,;'! II 1-S Now 5. . . . 10 l;M?> Mobile. si.vi.- - Savannah. i < 10 7-S < 'lljl I'lcst'Ml. <;.!'? . . . . 1(1 f. M \V iIII*. ixii;(??: . :.i!\ . . 10 1 N.m I MIU. t \ II Halt inmiv. .... 111! NV.v Y.irk. . *11.20 HiMoii. 11;ii? t II ]Miil:i<h'lphi... ; Lt i 11 T* 1 1 Milstii||, c; s ..11 AllUUsIa. sit ;;. .. . J1 Mouiplii.-. <| *. ... .. J i t :in-ii:11:11 i 1 . > ilir. Mi II ' Chr.rloU<- Cc'.ton Mircrl. Till-so 11: i i"M ' i- | ' pa ill to w ( !nii?l )11i1111' i i .... I ) Si riot mi?l< I . . ..11 Mi.Mlin- U (li)Oil ini?! 1 inu. * ?! H i-* Slain- <) lu ltU Plans for Tcrh E.uiojJjf: .>? ? ihti \, i. ;;i. lit iiiaus h>i tin1 ItniMi iv >. ?-*! .. t "??11 liv M . : til'f , ?'.ill.t*!VK llif ? i?>iii!? ? i .! . i t pnii . i t v,t nil (ftl in i In t t. ii.it 11 <;<ul . Oil. The Mrnf :.t ?\i. no i ie> hit;h, t.i" . In .1.111'. : t. |to ul ehiloctuiv, ami \ I ham . Hour ?{ tin caeh story. .' (?;-!()( 'tt! ll will l)t' l'lllly i'i|lli|t| d wi'ii u : n. m in U :? cllilU'l'V cseiilisll lit It- 1.1.:.I Sl'll : wit li eupnlit. ifi'.t . tit i'!;0 i on: i sitiuo will 'm- \t tiny al'fei noon willi ;i|i|)iv)i; in roinoo Wov. \\ . tlift'. nasto- 'I llio Asoonsit.n. S;, an. 'In., i. ni'ot'plotl iln i;i\:ti.l Oliver Hi** atltliv?. Killed by Lif b; .jt i i'l'l'hw'ootl. S|it ?i;i' It'll N Mailh'V. ii ' " 'i lit . i, ii; (ill ioiiis, w;i- ; U 1 ?ns*taft|\ killed by lijrlitni v Poplin .^piii'us Kiiii .1. iii'S IP;:J Wares SlioaU* Than .. ..f Lerno in. A very heavy tain l< i. ilniinv I lie Ihnndersloriii. Mr. .V.i .i? y was nn excelleiil i-iii/.t'ti :.m1 i pi i.- n of i>: !li<' iii?. In <I terms l?y iii i^iiboi Til*' 1 ?iii*i:i 1 t'M.k [ !;? ?* at i o clock ii tin' aftcrnnon ;ii I* ?|>!: i * | i Ms It'l l a \\ it|<>\\ a ! -rvoi; ' . hihlren Chester Man Takes His Life Chester. Special. V* 1.1? Mob!c* dr.. a y?iuiiv farmer ' a miles from Chester, w 1 <.t?nil il'.n in liis |?c,i room will. oischnrvd Vtm ')\ hi- ?i?i< a ; .; *!?, worn ? in his aliilomen. 11< ... ?t alone. I' had recently lin n 111 . Ill to iler that he intended m t*ik< life. Yin veruMM nl ilie foioiic. >' n?ry v-.i that i In* 11 ? ? ? ;! J en in 'i ius lit***) i from uiiusliot Wo:imis f tus on i liaiol. Governor Orders Put* i utioii i oliiiiiWin, Spii ijil. J ? m .ui > ? tit* ili>i-1losiiii*s l|i fore li.< i| o | i>li<.t i *. i omiintt<< Mover .01 llrt\\vni*il still loo i/cil tin Attor > Genoiiil lo |irose?u1?* II li Kvans, I. N. I >? i\ Kin ;ind .T. I'. 'I. xv. l; fonnn 1111 i11lii*r? ui tin* ii. .< t>? ;?!?! :o* 11 ' i*:i ?:i i i i i i 1 i mini1'?t .! . . . ,i * . . ' i j*.i lim I'liim* inime?li;i|i-]; J'oll. v,r?l Farmers to Pool Thri; Cotton Spavlatilniiy. Special. - J'rr?'ii!i*nJ. I .. L. Avi-her ui tin* Spart. ninir;: rot: u liiMinli of tlii* SuMiherii i'itli'11 A riation lias <| ;i sta'.cn ut to 1 farmer- that il i- tli?* >nf? ':t.1011 tin year t>> -oil their rotten m hulk. It lias Im'cii <?Iirnatcd tli.it. there air aliout ~>,000 hales to he narkctcd the year in Spartanburg ? n.ty, wlnel will In- held in 2't to SO i..le lets Negroes Administer Poison. < luster. Special.- Willi; m Heigh I* was found dead two d: yr. ago in a Hold, near Kurt. Lawn. Coroner Ixv.-k i?' made an investigntion and found that two strolling negroes, bid. Bui ley and Dennis Cole, have heen ji rested and committed to jail. A Negro Burned to Death. On the premises of Mr. "W. H. LLu din, near Chester, a negro cabin vft?> DnriuM in winch ;i negro Doy v*i? burned to death, and a child of &< same family badly burned was rescued.